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3    2. The parliement proroged to the secund day of the terme in
4Octobre next ensuyng.
5    3. Nicholas Ridley, befor of Rochester, made bishop of London,
6and received his othe.
7    Thomas Thirlby, befor of Whestmuster, made bishop of Norwich,
8and received his othe.
9    5. The bishop of Chichestre, befor a vehement affirmer of transubstantiation,
10did preach against it at Whestmuster in the
11preching place.
12    Removing to Grenwich from Whestmuster.
13    6. Our hostiages passed the narowseas between Dover and
14Cales.
15    7. Mon. de Fern~in, gentilman of the kinges privi chamber,
16passed from the French king by England to the Scottish quen, to
17tel her of the paix.
18    An ambassadour came from Gostav the Suethin King, called
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20    9. The hostiages delivered on both the sides, for the ratification
21of the league with Fraunce and Scoteland, forbicaus som said to
22mon. Rochepot, lieutenant, that mon. de Guyse, father to the
23marquis of Means, was ded, and therefor the delivery was put over
24a day.
25    8. My lord Warwic made general warden of the North, and
26mr. Herbert president of Walis, and the one had graunted to him
27a 1000 marc land, th'other 500, and lord Warwick 100 horsmen
28at my altered to King charge.
29    9. Licencies signed for the whole counsel, and certaine of the
30privi chamber, to kepe amonge them 2290 above is written 2340
31retainers.
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33beginner of the talk for peax, recompensed with knightdom, a
34thousand crounes reward, a 1000 crounes pension, and his son with
35250 crounes pencion. Certen prisoners for light maters dismissed.
36Agreed for delivery of French prisoners taken in the warris. Petre
37Van sent embassadour to Venice. Lettres directed to certein Irish
38nobles to take a blind legat coming from the pope, calling himself
39bishop of Arcman. Commissions for the delivery of Boulein,
40Lodres, and Dunglas.
41    6. Thre Fleminges men of war wold have passed our shippes
42without veling bonet, wich they seing, shot at them, and drove
43them at lenght to vaile bonet, and so depart.
44    11. Mon. Trimoul, mon. vicedam de Chartres , and mon. Henaudiere ,
45cam to Dover; the rest taried at Cales til thei had leave.
46    12. Order taken that whosoever had benefices given them shuld
47preach befor the King in or out of Lent, and every Sonday ther
48shuld be a sermon.
49    16. The thre hostiages aforsaid cam to London, being met at
50Detford with the lord Graye of Wilton, lord Bray, with divers other
51gentilmen to the nomber of twenty, and serving men an hundred,
52and so brought into the cite, and lodged there, and kept houses
53every man by themself.
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55chamber. Commission given to the lord Chobham deputy of Cales,
56sir William Petre chef secretary, and sir Jhon Mason, French
57secretary, to see the French king take his oth, with certein
58instrucion; and that sir Jhon Mason shuld be embassadour ligier.
59    Commission to sir John Maurice Denis and sir Wiliam Sharington
60to receive the first paiment and deliver the quittaunce.
61    19. Sir Jhon Mason taken into the previe counsel, and William
62Thomas made clerk of the same.
63    Wheras the Emperour's embassadour desired leave by lettres
64patentes that my ladi Mary might have mass, it was denied him;
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66with Scotland, it was answered, that the French king and not I did
67comprehend them, saving that I might not invade them without
68occasion.
69    10. Lodres being besieged of the Scotis, the captain, hering that
70the peax was proclaimed in England, deliverid it as the peax did
71will him, taking sureties that al the bargaines of the peax shuld
72be kept.
73    18. Monsiur de Guyse died.
74    20. Ordre taken for the chambre that three of th' utter previe-chamber
75gentlemen shuld alwaies be here, and tow lie in the palat,
76and fill the rome of one of the foure knightes; that the esquieres
77shuld be diligent in ther office; and 5 gromes shuld be alwaies
78present, of wich one to watch in the bedchamber.
79    21. The marquis du Means, the duc d'Anguien, and the constable's
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81    23. Mons. Trimouille and the vicedam of Chartres and mons.
82Henaudiere cam to the court, and saw the ordre of the garter, and
83the knightes with the souverain receive the communion.
84    24. Certein articles touching a straighter amytie in marchandis
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86Suethen sent bullion, he shuld have our commodites, and pay noe
87toll. Secundly, he shuld bring bullion to non other prince. Thirdly,
88if he brought ozymus, and stele, and cooper, etc., he shuld have our
89commodites and pai custom as an Englishman. Forthly, if he
90brought any other, he shuld have free entrecours, paing custom as
91a strangier, etc.
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93service with 10,000 men of his band, that the war was endid; and
94for the mariage of my lady Mary to him, ther was talk for her
95mariag with th'enfant of Portungal, wich being determined, he
96shuld have answere.
97    25. The lord Clinton captain of Bolein, having sent away befor al
98his men saving 1800, and al his ordonnaunce saving that the treaty
99did reserve, issued out of the towne with these 1800, delivering it to
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101quittaunce for delivery of the towne, and save-conduyt to com to
102Cales, whither when he came he placed 1800 in the emperour's
103frontieres.
104    27. The marquis du Means, conte d'Anguien, and the constable's
105son wer received at Blakheth by my lord of Rutland, my lord Gray
106of Wilton, my lord Bray, my lord Lisle, and divers gentlemen, with
107al the pensionaries to the nombre of 100, besid a great nomber of
108serving men.
109    It was grauntid that my lord of Somerset shuld have al his movebal
110goodes and lesses leases , except thos that be alredie given.
111    The kinges of Seuthen embassadeur departid home to his master.
112    29. The conte d'Anguien brother to the duke of Vendosm, and
113next heir to the croun after the kinges children, the marquis de
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115constable's sone, cam to the court, wher thei war received with much
116musike at diner.
117    26. Certein wer taken that went about to have an insurrection in
118Kent upon May-day following, and the priest who was the cheaf
119worker ran away into Essex, wher he was laid for.
120    30. Dunglas was deliverid, as the treaty did require.
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124    2. Jhon Joan Bocher, otherwis Jhon Joan of Kent, was burnt
125for holding that Christ was not incarnat of the Virgin Mary, being
126condemned the yere befor, but kept in hope of conversion; and the 30
127of April the bishop of London and the bishop of Elie were to perswad
128her. But she withstode them, and reviled the preacher that preached
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130    The first paiment was paied at Cales, and received by sir Thomas
131Maurice Dennis and mr. Sharington.
132    4. The lord Clinton, befor captain of Bolein, come to the courte,
133where, after thankes, he was mad Admirall of England, upon the
134surrendre of th'erle's of Warwic patent. He was also taken into
135the previe counsel, and promised farther reward. The capitaines
136also and officers of the town wer promised rewardes. Mons. de
137Brisay also passed by the court to Scoteland, where at Grenwich he
138cam to the King, telling him that the French king wold see that if
139he laked any commodite that he had, he wold give it him, and
140likewis wold the constable of Fraunce, who then bar al the
141swinge.
142    5. The marquis du Means departid into Scoteland with mons. de
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144    6. The M^r of Askin and mon. Morret's brother came out of
145Scoteland for th'acceptacion of the peax, who after had pasport to
146goe into Fraunce.
147    7. The councel drue a boke for every shier, who shuld be lieutenants
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149wer appointed to tary till Chastillon's, Sarcy, and Bouchetel's
150coming, and then to depart.
151    9. Proclamation was mad that the soldiars should returne to
152their mansions; and the mair of London had charge to loke thorowgh
153al the wardes, to take them, and send them to thear countries.
154    The det of thirty thousand pound and ode money was put over
155an yere, and ther was bought 2500 cinqtales of pouder.
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157oth that they wold make good cloth ther as the lord chauncelour
158wold apoint them, according to an acte of parliement made by
159Edward the thirde.
160    7. The lord Cobham, the secretary Petre, and sir Jhon Mason
161cam to the French king to Amyens, going on his journey, wher thei
162were received of al the nobles, and so brought to thear loginges,
163wich were wel dressed.
164    10. The French king toke the othe for th'acceptation of the
165treaty.
166    12. Our embassadours departid from the French court, leving sir
167Jhon Mason as legier.
168    14. The duke of Somerset was taken into the prive chambre, and
169likewise was the lord admirall Clinton .
170    15. It was apointed that al the light horsmen of Bolein and the
171men of armes shuld be paid their wages, and be led by the lord marquis
172of Northampton, capitain of the pensionaries, and al the gard
173of Bolein under the lord admiral. Also that the chiefest capitaines
174shuld be sent, with 600 with them, to the strenghthening of the
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176    The comprehension of peax with Scoteland was accepted so fare
177as the league went, and sealed with the unfinished .
178    16. The maister of Eskin departed into Fraunce.
179    17. Removing to Whestmuster from Grenwich.
180    18. The French king came to Bolein to visit the pieces lately
181delivred to him, and to apoint an ordre and stay in thinges there;
182wich done, he departid.
183    19. Peter Van went as embassadour to Venice, and departid
184from the court with his instruccions.
185    20. The lord Cobham and sir Wiliam Petre cam hom from ther
186journey, delivering both the oth, the testimoniall of the oth, witnessid
187by divers noblemen of Fraunce, and also the treaty, sealed
188with the great seal of Fraunce; and in the oth was confessid that I
189was Suprem Hed of the Church of England and Irland , and also
190King of Irland.
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192with the Ringrave, Dandelot, the constable's secound sone, and
193Chenault the ligier, cam to Durasme place, where in their journei
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195Whulwhich, and also saluted with great peales both at Whulwich,
196Dettford, and the Towre.
197    24. The embassadours came to me, presenting the ligier, and also
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199    25. The embassadours came to the court, where thei saw me take
200the oth for th'acceptation of the treaty, and afterward dined with
201me; and after diner saw a pastime of tenne against tenne at the
202ring, wherof on th'one side were the duke of Sowthfolk, the vicedam,
203the lord Lisle, and seven other gentlemen, appareled in yelow;
204on the other, the lord Strange , mons. Henadoy, and yeight other,
205in blew.
206    26. The embassadours saw the baiting of the bearis and bullis.
207    27. The embassadours, after thei had hunted, sat with me at
208souper.
209    28. The same went to see Hampton court, where thei did hunt,
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211    25. One that, by way have mariage, had thought to assemble
212the peple, and so to make an insurrection in Kent, was taken by
213the gentlemene of the shier, and afterward punished.
214    29. The embassadours had a fair souper made them by the duke
215of Somerset, and afterward went into the tems on the Thames and
216saw both the beare hunted in the river, and also wilfier cast out of
217botis, and many prety conceites.
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219    13. Proclamacion signed touching the calling in of testornes and
220grotes, that they that list might cum to the minte and have fine
221silver of twelve pence for tow testornes.
222    3. Prior de Capua departed the French kinges service, and went
223to his ordre of knightes in Malta, partly for displeasur to the
224conte Villars, the conestable's brother in law, partly for that Malta
225was assayled often by the Turkis.
226    7. Sir Thomas Paulmer came to th'erl Warwike, since that
227time duke of Northumberland, to deliver him his cheine, being a
228very faire one, for every lince wayed ane ounce, to be delivered to
229Jarnac, and so to receive as much. Wherupon in my lord's gardein
230he declared a conspiracye. How, at St. George's day last, my lord of
231Somerset, (who then was going to the North, if the master of the
232hors, sir William Harbert, had not assured him on his honour that
233he shuld have no hurt,) went to rayse the peple, and the lord Grey
234before, to know who were his frendes. Afterward a devise was made
235to call th'erl of Warwike to a banket, with the marquess of
236Northampton and divers other, and to cutte of there heades. Also
237if he found a bare company about them by the way, to set apon
238them.
239    11. He declared also that mr. Vane had 2,000 men in readines.
240Sir Thomas Arrondel had ashuerid my lord, that the Towre was
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242with the printes apprentices of London. Seymour and Hammon
243should wayt apon him, and al the hors of the gend'armory
244shuld be slayne.
245    15. Removing to Westmister, bicaus it was thought this matter
246might easlier and surelier be dispachid there, and likewise al
247other.
248    14. The duke sent for the secretary Cicel to tell him he suspected
249some ill. Mr. Cicel answerid that if he were not gilty he might be
250of good courage; if he were, he had nothing to say but to lament
251him. Wherupon the duke sent him a lettre of defiaunce, and called
252Paulmer, who after denial made of his declaracion was let goe.
253    16. This morning non was at Westmister of the conspiratours.
254The first was the duke, who came, latter then he was wont, of himself.
255After diner he was apprehendid. Sir Thomas Paulmer on
256the tarrase walking there. Hammon, passing by mr. vice-chamberlaines
257doore, was called in by Jhon Piers to make a match at
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259his master, and taken. Likewise wer Jhon Seymour and Davy
260Seimour. Arrondel also was taken, and the lord Grey, comming out
261of the countrey. Vanne upon tow sendings of my lord in the
262morning fledd at the first sending; he said my lord was not stout,
263and if he could get home, he cared for non of them all, he was so
264strong. But after he was found by Jhon Piers in a stable of his
265man's at Lambeth, under the straw. Thies went with the duke to
266the Toure this night, saving Paulmer, Arrondel, and Vane, who
267were kept in chambers here apart.
268    17. The duches, Crane and his wife, with the chaumber keaper,
269were sent to the Towr for devising thies treasons; Jaymes Wingfeld
270also, for casting out of billes sediciouse. Also mr. Partrig was
271attached, and sir Jaymes Thomas Holcroft.
272    18. Mr. Banister and mr. Vaugham were attached, and sent to
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274    19. Sir Thomas Paulmir confessed that the gendarmerie on the
275mustar day shuld be assaulted by 2000 footmen of mr. Vannis, and
276my lordes hundred hors, besides his frendes wich stood by and the
277idle peple wich toke his parte. If he were overthrowen, he wold
278rune through London, and crie Liberty, liberty , to raise the prentises,
279and if he could, he wold goe to th'isle of Wight, or to Poole.
280    22. The dowagier of Scoteland was by tempest driven to land at
281Portesmouthe, and so she sent word she wold take the benefite of the
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283    26. She came from Portesmouthe to mr. White's house.
284    24. The lords sate in the starre-chambre, and their declared the
285matters and accusations layed against the duke, meaning to stay
286the mindes of the pepull.
287    25. Certain Germain princes, in the beginning of this month,
288desired ayd in caus of relligion, of 400,000 dalers, if they shuld be
289driven to make shift by necessite, and offered the like also if I entred
290into any warre for them. Wherupon I callid the lordis, and considered,
291as apperith by a scrole in the board at Westmuster; and
292therupon apointed that the secretary Peter, and sir William Cicell,
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294to know the matter precisly, and the names of thos that wold
295entre the confederacy.
296    28. The dowagier came to sir Richard Cotton's house.
297    29. She came from sir Richard Cotton's to th'erle of Arrondel's
298to diner, and was brought to mr. Browne's house, wheare met her
299gentlemen of Sussex.
300    30. She came and was conveyed by the same gentlemen to
301Gilford, where the lord Wiliam Haward and the gentlemen of
302Surrey met her.
303    Al this month the Frenchmen continued spoiling of th'emperour's
304frountiers, and in a skirmish at Ast thei slew 100 Spaniardes.
305    31. A lettre directed to sir Arthur Darcy to take the charge of
306the Towre, and to discharge sir Jhon Mercame Markham , upon
307this, that, without making any of the counsel privey, he suffered
308the duke to walke abrood, and certain lettres to be sent and
309answerid, between Davy Seymour and mrs. Poings, with other
310divers suspicions.
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312noblemen, and chief men in countreys, of the late
313conspiracy.
314    31. She came to Ampton court conveyed by the same lord and
315gentlemen aforesaid, and tow mile and a haulfe from thence, in a
316valley, ther mete her the lord marcus of Northampton, accompanied
317with th'erl of Wiltshier soone and heir to the lord hie treasaurour
318marcus of Winchester, the lord Fizwater soone to th'erl of Sussex,
319the lord Yuers, the lord Bray, the lord Robart Dudley, the lord
320Garet, sir Nicolas Throckmerton, sir Edward Rogers, and divers
321other gentlemen, besides al the gentlemen pensionars, men of armes,
322and usshers, sewers and carvers, to the nombre of 120 gentlemen,
323and so she was brought to Ampton court. At the gate therof met
324her the lady marcus of Northamton, the countesse of Penbroke,
325and divers other ladies and gentlewomen to the nomber of threscore,
326and so she was brought to her lodging on the quene's side, wich
327was al hanged with arrase, and so was the hale, and al the other
328logings of mine in the house, very finely dressed. And for this
329night and the next day al was spent in dauncing and pastime, as
330though it were a court, and great presence of gentlemen resorted
331thither.
332    26. Lettres were written for bicause of thies busines, to differ the
333mustars of the gendarmery, tile the blank day of December.
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336
337    1. The dowagier perused the house of Ampton court, and saw
338some coursing of dere.
339    2. She came to the bishop's palaice at London, and there she lay,
340and al her traine lodged about her.
341    3. The duke of Southfolke, th'erl of Warwicke, Wiltshier, and
342many other lordis and gentlemen, were sent to her to welcome her,
343and to saye, on my behaulf, that if she lakid any thing she shuld
344have it, for her bettir furniture, and also I wold willingly see hir
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346    The 26. of October, Crane confessed the most part even as Paulmir
347did before, and more also; how that the place wher the nobles
348shuld have bene bankettid and there heddis striken of was the lord
349Pageit's house, and how th'erl of Arrondel knew of the mattier as
350wel as he, by Stanop, who was a messinger betwene them. Also
351some part how he went to London to get friendes, once in August
352last, faining himself sike. Hammon also confessed the watch he
353kept in his chaumbre at night. Bren also confessid much of this
354matter. The lord Straung confessid how the duke willed him to
355sturre me to mary his third daughter the lady Jane, and willed him
356to be his spie in al mattieres of my doynges and saynges, and to
357knowe when some of my counsel spake secretly with me. This he
358confessed to himself.
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361
362    4. The duke of Southfolke and lord Fizwater, the lord Bray, and
363divers other lordis and gentlemen, accompanied with his wife the
364ladie Fraunces, the ladie Margaret, the duchesses of Richmond
365and of Northumberland, the ladie Jane daughter to the duke of
366Southfolke, the marquessis of Northampton and Winchester, the
367countessis of Arrondel, Bedford, Huntingdon, and Rutland, with
368100 other ladies and gentlewomen, went to her, and brought her
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370the duke of Northumberland great master, and the treasorer and
371controller and th'erl of Penbroke, with al the sewers and carvers,
372and cupberears, to the nombre of thirty. In the hall I met her
373with al the rest of the lords of my counsell, as the lord treasourour,
374the marquis of Northampton, etc., and from the utter gate up to
375the presence-chaumber, on both sides, stode the gard. The court,
376the hall, and the staires were full of servingmen, the presence-chambre,
377great chaumbre, and her presence-chaumbre of gentlemen;
378and so having brought her to her chaumbre, I retired to mine. I
379went to her to diner. She dined under the same cloth of estate, at
380my left hand. At her reward dined my cousen Fraunces and my
381cousen Magret. At mine sate the French embassadour. We
382were served by tow services, tow sewers, cupberears, carvers and
383gentlemen. Her maistre d'hostel cam befor her service, and
384mine officers befor mine. There were tow cupboards, one of gold
3854 stages heyght, another of massy silver 6 stages. In her great
386chaumbre dined at three bordes the ladies only. After diner, when
387she had hard soome musike, I brought her to the halle, and so she
388went away.
389    5. The duke of Northumberland, the lord treasorour, the lord
390marquis of Northampton, the lord prive seal, and divers other, went
391to see her, and to deliver a ring with a diamont and tow nagges, as
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393    6. The duke of Northumberland with his band of hundred,
394of wich 40 were in blacke velvet with wight and blacke sleves,
39560 in cloth; th'erl of Penbroke with his band and 50 more,
396th'erl of Wiltshier with 58 of his father's band, al the pensioners,
397men of armes, and the euyrey, with divers ladies, as
398my cousen Marget, the duchesses of Richmond and Northumberland,
399brought the quene to Shordech throw Chepeside and
400Cornehil, and there met her gentlemen of Midelsex 100 hors, and
401so she was conveyed out of the realme, met in every shere with
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403    8. Th'erle of Arrondel committed to the Tower, with sir Thomas
404Straodley Stradling and S. Albon his men, bicaus Crane did more
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406    7. A Frenchman was sent againe into Fraunce to be delivered
407againe to the Frenchmen at the borders, bicaus of a murder he
408did at Diep, and therupon he fled hither.
409    14. Aunswere was given to the Germains, wich did require
410400,000 dalers, if nede so required, for maintenaunce of religion;
411first, that I was very well inclined to make peace, amity, or
412bargain with them I knew to be of mine religion (forbicause
413this messaunger was sent only to know my inclination and will
414to entre, and not with full resolution of any matters). Secondly,
415I wold know whither they could gette unto them any
416such strenght of other princes as were able to maintein the
417warre, and to doe the reciproke to me again, if nede should
418soe require. And therefore willed thos three princes, duke
419Maurice of Saxon, the duke of Mecelbourough, and the marquis
420Jhon of Brandenbourg, from wich he was sent, to open the
421matter to the duke of Prussia, and to al princes abought them,
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423etc., shewing them an inkling of the matter. Thirdly, I wold have
424the matter of religion made more plain, lest when warre shold be
425made for other querelles, they should say it were religion. Fourthly,
426he shuld come with more ample commission from the same states to
427talke of the summe of mony and other appurtenances. This aunswere
428was given lest if I assented wholly at the first, they wold declare
429mine entent to the stedes and hole senats, and so to cume abrode,
430wherby I shuld runne into daunger of breaking the leag with
431th'emperour.
432    16. The lord admiral toke his leave to goe into Fraunce, for
433christening of the French kinges soone.
434    18. Mr. Fossey, secretarie to the duke Maurice, who was here
435for matter above specified unfinished
436    20. A proclamacion apointed to goe furth, for that there went
437one before this time, that sett prices of beaf, oxen, and muttons,
438wich was ment to continew but to November, when as the parliement
439should have bene, to abrogate that, and to appointe certein
440commissionars to caus the grasiers to bring to the market, and to
441sell at prices reasonable. And that certein overseers shuld bee
442besides to certifie of the justices' doings.
443    23. The lord tresaurour apointed high stuard for th'arraingment
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445    At this time duke Maurice began to shew himself frend to the
446Protestantes, who before that had apeired there enemy.
447    27. The foresaid proclamacion proclaimed.
448    17. Th'erl of Warwicke, mr. Harie Sidney, mr. Hary Nevel, and
449mr. Harie Gates did chaleng al commers at tilt the 3. of January,
450and at turnay the 6. of January, and this chaleng was proclaimed.
451    28. Newes came that Maximilian comming out of Spain, 9 of
452galees with his stuff, and 120 genettes and his threasor was taken
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454    24. The lord admiral entred Fraunce, and came to Bollein.
455    26. The capitan of Portesmouth had word and commaundement to
456bring the model of the castell and plate, to th'intent it might be
457fortefied, bicaus baron de la Garde hadde seene it, having an ingenir
458with him, and, as it was thought, had the platte of it.
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460Paulmer, mr. Hammond, mr. Crane, and Neudigat sweare that their
461confessions was true, and thei did say that that was saied without
462any kind of compulsion, force, envy, or displeasure, but as favorably
463to the duke as they could sweare to with sauf consciense.
464    24. The lord admiraull came to Paris.
465
466

DECEMBER, A^O D'NI 1551^O ,5^O A^O R^I R^S E. 6^I . 5^A CHARTA.

467
468    1. The duke of Somerset cam to his triall at Westmyster halle.

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469The lord treasaurour sat as high stuard of England, under the cloth
470of estate, on a benche betwene tow postes, 3 degrees high: al the
471lordes, to the nombre of 26, videlicet: -

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472

OCTOBER.

473
474    3. Bicause I had a pay of 48,000 li. to be paid in December, and
475had as yet but 14,000 beyond sea to pay it withal, the merchauntis
476did give me a loane of 40,000 li., to be paid by them the last of
477December, and to be repaied again by me the last of Marche. The
478maner of levieng this loane was of the clothes, after the rate of 20 s.
479of a cloth. For they caried out at this shipping 40,000 brod
480clothes. This graunt was confirmed the 4. day of this month by a
481company assembled of 300 merchauntis adventurers.
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483allowance of soudiars in them, ware dischargid, bi wich was
484saved presently 500 li., and hereafter 700 li. or more.
485    4. The duke d'Alva and the marques of Marignan set forth with a
486great part of th'emperour's army, having al the Italians and
487Spaniardes with them, towards Treves, wheare the marques Albert
488had set 10 enseignes of launce knigtes to defend it, and taried himself
489with the rest of his army at Landaw besides Spires.
490    6. Bicause sir Andrew Dudley capitain of Guisnes had indetted
491himself very moch by his service at Guisnes, also bicause it shuld
492seem injurious to the lord Willoughby that for the contention
493betwen him and sir Andrew Dudley, he shuld be put out of his
494office, therfore it was agreed that the lord Wiliam Howard shuld be
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496    Also it was determined that sir Nicholas Sturley shuld be capitaine
497of the new fort at Barwike, that Alexander Bret shuld be
498porter, and one Rokesby shuld be mershal.
499    7. Upon report of lettres written from mr. Pikering, how that
500Stucley had not declared to him, al the while of his being in Fraunce,
501no one word touching the communication afore specified and declared,
502and also how mr. Pikeringe thought and certainly advertised,
503that Stucley never hard the French king speake no soch worde,
504nor never was in credit with him, or the constable; save ons, whan
505he becam an interpretour betwen the constable and certein English
506pioners; he was committed to the toure of London. Also the
507French embassadour was advertised how we had committed him to
508prison, for that he untruly slaunderid the king our good brother
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510to make him suspect th'English runnagates that bee there. A
511like lettre was sent again to mr. Pikering.
512    8. Le seigneur de Villandry cam in post from the French king
513with this message: First, that although mr. Sidney's and mr.
514Winter's matters ware justly condemned, yet the French king,
515bicause thei both ware my servauntes, and one of them about me,
516was content gratuito to geve mr. Sidney his ship and all the goodis
517in her, and mr. Winter his ship and al his owne goodes. Wich offre
518was refused, sayng we required nothing gratuito , but only justice
519and expedition. Also Villandry declared that the King his master
520wished that ane agreement ware made betwen th'ordonnances and
521customs of England and Fraunce, in marin affaires; to wich was
522answerid, that oure ordinaunces ware nothing but the civil law,
523and certein very old additions of the realme; that we thought it
524reason not to be bound to any other law then their old laws, wich
525had ben of long time continewed, and no faut found with theme.
526Also Villandry brought furth tow new proclamations, wich for
527things to cum were very profitable for England, for wich he had a
528lettre of thankes to the king his master. He required also pardon
529and releasment of emprisonment for ceirtein Frenchmen taken on
530the sea cost. It was shewid him they ware pirates; now some
531of them shuld by justice be punished, some by clemency pardoned;
532and with this dispach he departed.
533    10. Removing to Westmyster.
534    11. Horne deane of Durham declared a secret conspiracy of th'erl
535of Westmurland, the yeare of th'apprehension of the duke of Somerset,
536how he wold have taken out treasur at Middelham, and wold
537have robbed his mother, and sold 200 li. land, and to please the
538peple wold have made a proclamation for the bringing up of the
539coyne, bicause he saw them grudge at the fall. He was commaunded
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541    6. Mr. Morison, embassadour with th'emperour, declared to
542th'emperour the matter of the Turkes before specified; whose
543aunswere was, he thanked us for our gentle offre, and wold cause the
544regent to send a man for the same purpose to know our further
545meaning in that behalf.
546    11. Mr. Pikering declared to the French king, being then at
547Reims, Stukleis matter, confession, and the cause of his imprisonment;
548who, after protestation made of his own good meaning in
549th'amite, and of Stukleis ingratitud toward him, leudnes, and il
550demeanour, thankid us mich for this so gentil an uttering of the
551matter, that we wold not be ledde with fals brutes and tales.
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553    In this month Mons. de Rue, Martin Rossen, and an army of
554Flemminges (while the French had assembled his men of warre in
555Lorrain, had sent the constable to the army wich lay 4 leages from
556Verdeun, the duke de Guise with 7,000 men to Metz, and the
557mareschal St. Andrew at Verdeun), rased and spoiled betwen the
558rivier of Some and Oise many tounes and villages, as Noyon, Roy,
559Chamy, Nelle, Follambray a new bilt house of the kinges, etc.,
560insomuch that the French kinge sent the admiral of Fraunce to
561help the duke of Vendosme against that army. Ther was at this
562time that reigned a great plage in sondry partes of Fraunce, of wich
563many men died.
564    20. A man of th'erl of Tyron's was committed to the Toure,
565bicause he had made an untru suggestion and complaint against the
566deputy and the holle counsel of Irland. Also he had bruted certein
567il brutes in Irland, how the duke of Northomberland and th'erl of
568Pembroke were fallen out, and one against another in the feld.
569    17. The Flemminges, and the Englishmen that toke their partes,
570assaulted by night Hamleteu; the Englishmen were on the walles,
571and some of the Flemminges also, but by the couardise of a great
572part of the Flemminges the enterpris was lost, and many men slain.
573The nomber of the Flemminges was 4,000; the nomber of the
574men within Hamleteu 400. The capitain of this entrepris was
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576    6. Mons. de Boissy entred Treves with a Flemmish army to the
577nomber of 12,000 footmen and 2,500 horsmen Bourgignons, without
578any resistauns, bicause th'enseignes there left by marques Albert
579ware departed, and therupon the duke d'Alva and the marques
580of Marignan marched toward Mets; th'emperour himself, and the
581marques Hans of Brandenburg, having with him the rest of his
582army, the 9. day of this month, departed from Landaw towards
583Mets. Monsieur de Boissy his army also joyned with him at a place
584called Twaybrug ofor Deuxpont.
585    23. It was agreed that, bicause the state of Irland could not be
586knowne without the deputy's presence, that he shuld in this ded time
587of the yere leave the gouvernaunce of the realme to the councel
588there for the time, and bring with him the hole estat of the
589realme, whearby such ordre might be taken as the superfluous
590charg might be advoyded, and also the realme kept in quietnes,
591and the revenu of the land better and more profitablie gathered.
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593betwen th'erle of Desmond and other Irish lordes and the
594French king, did now, being wery of that mater, practise meanes to
595cum hom, and to have his old landes in Irland againe; his pardon
596was graunted him, and a lettar written to him from my counsel, in
597wich he was promised to be considered and holpen.
598    Ther fel in this month a great contention among the Skottis.
599For the Carris slew the lord of Bouclugh in a fray in Edinborough,
600and assone as they had done they associated to them the lord Hume
601and al his kinne. But the gouvernour therupon sommoned an army
602to goe against them. But at lenght, bicause the dowagier of Scotland
603favoured the Carris and Humes, and so did al the French
604faction, the French king also haveng sent for 5,000 Scotish footmen
605and 500 horsmen, for his ayd in theis warres, the gouvernour
606agreed the 5,000 footmen, under the leading of th'erl of Cassels, and
607500 lighthorsmen, of wich the Carris and Humes shuld be capitaines,
608shuld go with such hast into Fraunce that they might be in such
609place as the French king wold point them to serve in by Christmas,
610or Candlemas at the furdest. And thus he trusted to be wel ridde
611of his most mortal enemies.
612    27. The Scottis, hearing that George Paris practised for pardon,
613committed him to ward in Sterling castel.
614    25. Mons. de Rue, having burnt in Fraunce 18 leages in lenght,
615and three leages in bredth, having burnt, pilled, sakked, and raised
616the faire tounes of Noyon, Roye, Nelle, and Chamy, the kinges new
617house of Follanbro, and infinit other villages, bulwarkes, and gentlemen's
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619    23. Th'emperour in his person cam to the toune of Mets, with
620his army, wich was rekened 45,000 footmen, as the brut went, and
6217,000 horsmen. The duke d'Alva, with a good band, went to vieu
622the toune, upon whom issued out the soudiars of the toune and slew
623of his men about 2,000, and kept him play til the maine force of
624the camp cam doune, wich caused them to retire with losse. On
625the French party was the duke of Nemours hurt on the thigh.
626Ther was in the toune as capitain the duke of Guise, and ther were
627many other great lords with him, as the prince of Roussirion,
628the duke of Nemours, the vicedam of Chartres, Pierro Strossy, mons.
629Chastileon, and many other gentlemen.