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You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 13 of 24: Henrie the fourth, cousine germane to Richard the second, latelie depriued.
Snippet: 85 of 197 (1587, Volume 6, p. 524)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The earle of Northumberland was now mar|ching forward with great power, which he had got thither, either to aid his sonne and brother (as was thought) or at the least towards the king, to procure a peace: but the earle of Westmerland, and sir Ro|bert Waterton knight,The earle of Westmerland raiseth a pow|er against the earle of Nor|thumberland. had got an armie on foot, and meant to meet him. The earle of Northumberland, taking neither of them to be his freend, turned sud|denlie backe, and withdrew himselfe into Warke|woorth castell. The king hauing set a staie in things about Shrewesburie, went straight to Yorke, from whence he wrote to the earle of Northumberland,The king goeth to Yorke. willing him to dismisse his companies that he had with him, and to come vnto him in peaceable wise. The earle vpon receipt of the kings letters came vn|to him the morow after saint Laurence daie,The earle of Northumber|land commeth to the king. hauing but a few of his seruants to attend him, and so excu|sed himselfe, that the king (bicause the earle had Ber|wike in his possession, and further, had his castels of Alnewike, Warkewoorth, and other, fortified with Scots) dissembled the matter, gaue him faire words, and suffered him (as saith Hall) to depart home, al|though by other it should séeme, that he was commit|ted for a time to safe custodie.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 13 of 24: Henrie the fourth, cousine germane to Richard the second, latelie depriued.
Snippet: 86 of 197 (1587, Volume 6, p. 524)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 The king returning foorth of Yorkeshire, determi|ned to go into Northwales, to chastise the presump|tuous dooings of the vnrulie Welshmen, who (after his comming from Shrewesburie,The Welsh|men molest the English subiects. and the marches there) had doone much harme to the English subiects. But now where the king wanted monie to furnish that enterprise, and to wage his souldiers, there were some that counselled him to be bold with the bishops, and supplie his want with their surplusage. But as it fortuned, the archbishop of Canturburie was there present, who in the name of all the rest boldlie made answer, that none of his prouince should be spoiled by anie of those naughtie disposed persons;It was spo|ken like a prelat. but that first with hard stripes they should vnderstand the price of their rash enterprise. But the king neuerthe|lesse so vsed the matter with the bishops for their good wils, that the archbishop at length to pleasure him, calling the cleargie togither,A tenth leuied of the clear|gie. got a grant of a tenth, towards the kings necessarie charges.

You are here: 1587 > Volume 6 > Body Text: Section 13 of 24: Henrie the fourth, cousine germane to Richard the second, latelie depriued.
Snippet: 87 of 197 (1587, Volume 6, p. 524)

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 4 5 The Britaines vnder the conduct of the lord of Cassils, spoiled and burnt the towne of Plimmouth, and returned without receiuing anie damage, but immediatlie therevpon, the westerne men man|ning foorth a fléet, vnder the gouernement of one William Wilford esquier,

William Wil|ford.

Ships taken.

made saile ouer to the coasts of Britaine, where they tooke aboue fortie ships laden with oile, sope, and Rochell wine, to the quantitie of a thousand tunne, or much thereabouts. In returning homewards, they burnt fortie other vessels, and landing at Pennarch, they burnt townes and villages six leagues within the countrie, togi|ther with the towne of saint Matthew, and all the buildings there, thrée leagues round about the same towne. About the feast of All saints, a parlement be|gan at Couentrie, Anno Reg. 5. A parlement at Couentrie. and continued there till saint An|drewes tide: but at length, bicause vittels waxed déere, and lodging was streict, it was adiorned from thence vnto London,Adiorned to London. A pardon. there to begin againe in the octaues of the Epiphanie. The same time, a pardon was granted and proclamed, for all such as had ta|ken part with the Persies against the king, and like|wise for other offendors, those excepted that had con|sented to betraie Calis, whom the king sent thither to suffer for their offenses. A little before Christmas the Frenchmen meant to haue robbed and spoiled the Ile of Wight,Frenchmen inuade the Ile of Wight. but when a thousand of them were set on land, and had got togither a great bootie of cat|tell, suddenlie there came vpon them such number of people that they were constreined to withdraw to their ships, leauing their preie behind them, and no small number of their men to paie for their shot, so that they wan little by that iournie,They are re|pelled. returning home with shame and dishonor.

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