The Holinshed Project

Holinshed Project Home

The Texts
1587

Previous | Next

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 The emperour of Constantinople comming into England to sue for aid against the Turkes,The emperor of Constanti|nople cõmeth into Englãd. was met by the king on Blackeheath, vpon the feast day of saint Thomas the apostle, and brought vnto London with great honor. The king bare all his charges, pre|senting him with gifts at his departure, meet for such an estate. After the feast of the Epiphanie, a par|lement was holden,A parlement. in which an act was made, a|gainst those that held opinions in religion, contrarie to the receiued doctrine of the church of Rome; ordei|ning, that wheresoeuer any of them were found and prooued to set foorth such doctrine, they should be ap|prehended, and deliuered to the bishop their dioce|sane; and if they stood stiffelie in their opinions, and would not be reformed, they should be deliuered to the secular power, to be burnt to ashes. The first that tasted the smart of this statute, was one William Hawtrée or Sawtrée a priest, that being apprehen|ded was burnt in Smithfield,One burnt in Smithfield. in time of this parle|ment.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Additions of the chronicles of Flanders.About the same time, king Henrie (according to promise made (as ye haue heard) vnto the French ambassadors, sent ouer into the countrie of Guisnes, Edward earle of Rutland, otherwise in king Ri|chards daies intituled duke of Aumarle,

There was also the erle of Deuonshire, as Froissard saith.

The hath Froissard. Cõmissioners met to treat of peace.

son to Ed|mund duke of Yorke, Henrie earle of Northumber|land, and his sonne the lord Henrie Persie, the lord Yuan Fitzwarren, the bishops of Winchester and Lincolne: where the duke of Burbon, the lords Charles d'Albert, Charles de Hangest, Iohn de Cha|stelmorant, the Patriarke of Ierusalem, and the bi|shops of Paris and Beauuois, were readie there to commune with them, and so they assembling togi|ther at sundrie times and places, the Frenchmen re|quired to haue queene Isabell to them restored, but the Englishmen séemed loth to depart with hir, re|quiring to haue hir married to Henrie prince of Wales, one in bloud and age in all things to hir e|quall;The French king troubled with a frensie. but the Frenchmen would in no wise condes|cend thereto, without their kings consent, who at that present was not in case to vtter his mind, being troubled with his woonted disease. The commissio|ners then began to treat of peace, and at length re|newed the truce to endure for six and twentie yeares yet to come;Truce for 26 yeares. wherevnto the foure yeares passed being added, made vp the number of thirtie yeares, accor|ding to the conclusion agreed vpon, in the life time of king Richard.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 Some authors affirme, that there was a new league concluded to continue, Hall. during the liues of both the princes. The Frenchmen diuerse times re|quired to haue some dower assigned foorth for queene Isabell,The French|men demand a dower for queéne Isa|bell. but that was at all times vtterlie denied, for that the marriage betwixt hir and king Richard was neuer consummate, by reason whereof she was not dowable. Neuerthelesse, she was shortlie after sent home, vnder the conduct of the earle of Worcester, associat with diuerse other noble and honorable per|sonages, both men and women, hauing with hir all the iewels, ornaments, and plate which she brought into England, with a great surplusage besides giuen to hir by the king.Additions of the chron. of Flanders. She is deli|uered home. She was deliuered betwixt Bul|longne and Calis, to Ualeran earle of saint Paule, the French kings lieutenant in Picardie, who being accompanied with the bishop of Chartres, the lord de Hugueuile, the ladie of Monpensier sister to the erle of March, the ladie of Lucenburgh sister to the said earle of saint Paule, & diuerse other ladies and gen|tlewomen, which receiued hir with great ioy and gladnesse, and taking leaue of the English lords and ladies, they conueied hir to the dukes of Burgognie and Burbon, that attended for hir, not far off, vpon a hill, with a great number of people.She is con|ueied to Pa|ris. They first con|ueied hir to Bullogne, & after to Abuile, from whence the duke of Orleance conueied hir to Paris, vnto the presence of the king hir father, and the queene hir mother:Hir second marriage. she was after giuen in marriage vnto Charles, sonne to Lewes duke of Orleance.

Previous | Next