15.1. Articles proponed by the commons against the duke of Suffolke.

Articles proponed by the commons against the duke of Suffolke.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 _FIrst they alleged that he had trai|torouslie excited, prouoked, and counselled Iohn earle of Dunois bastard of Orleance, Bertram lord Presignie, William Cosinet, eni|mies to the king, and fréends and ambassadours to Charles, calling himselfe French king, to enter into this realme; and to leauie warre against the king and his people, to the intent to de|stroie the king and his freends, and to make Iohn his sonne king of this realme, marieng him to Mar|garet, sole heire to Iohn duke of Summerset, pre|tending and declaring hir to be next heire inherita|ble to the crowne, for lacke of issue, of the kings bo|die lawfullie begotten.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 Item, the said duke, being of the kings priuie and néere councell, allured by great rewards and faire promises, made by the said earle of Dunois, caused the king to deliuer and set at libertie, Charles duke of Orleance, enimie to the king, and the kings noble father: which deliuerance was prohibited by ex|presse words, in the last will of the kings most victo|rious father.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 2 3 Item, that before the departing of the said duke of Orleance, the aforenamed duke of Suffolke trai|torouslie fast cleauing to Charles called the French king, counselled, prouoked, and intised the said duke of Orleance; to mooue the same king to make warre against England, both in France and Normandie. According to which procurement & counsell, the said French king hath recouered the whole realme of France, and all the duchie of Normandie, and taken prisoners the earle of Shrewesburie, the lord Fau|conbridge, and manie other valiant capteins. ¶These thrée articles aforenamed he denied, either for fact or thought.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 4 Further it was alleged, that he being am|bassadour for the king of England, to Charles cal|ling himselfe the French king, promised to Reiner king of Sicill, and to Charles d'Angiers his bro|ther, enimies to the king, the release of Aniou, with the deliuerance of the countie of Maine, and the citie of Maunt or Mans, without the knowledge of the other ambassadours with him accompanied. Which promise, after his returne, he caused to be performed, to the kings disinheritance and losse irrecouerable, and to the strength of his enimies, and feeblishment of the duchie of Normandie. ¶To this article he an|swered, that his commission was to conclude, and doo all things according to his discretion, for the obtei|ning of a peace: & bicause without deliuerie of those countries, he perceiued that the truce could not be obteined, he agreed to the release and deliuerance of them.]

Compare 1577 edition: 1 5 Also they had great cause to iudge by the se|quele, that the said duke being in France in the kings seruice, and one of the priuiest of his councell there, traitorouslie declared and opened to the cap|teins and conductors of warre, apperteining to the kings enimies, the kings counsell, purueiance of his armies, furniture of his townes, & all other ordi|nances, whereby the kings enimies (instructed afore|hand by his traitorous information) haue gotten townes and fortresses, and the king by that meanes depriued of his inheritance.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 6 Item, the said duke declared to the earle of Dunois, to the lord Presignie, and William Cos [...]|net ambssadours for the French king lieng in Lon|don, the priuities of the kings councell, both for the prouision of further warre, and also for the defense of the duchie of Normandie: by the disclosing where|of, the Frenchmen knowing the king secrets, defea|ted the kings appointments, and they obteined their purpose.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 7 Item, that the said duke, at such time as the king sent ambassadours to the French king, for the intreating of peace, traitorouslie before their com|ming to the French court, certified king Charles of their commission, authoritie, and instructions: by rea|son whereof, neither peace nor amitie succéeded, and the kings inheritance lost, and by his enimies pos|sessed.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 8 Item, the same duke said openlie in the Star|chamber before the lords of the councell, that he had as high a place in the councell-house of the French king, as he had there: and was as well trusted there as here, and could remooue from the French king the priuiest man of his councell, if he would.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 9 Item, when armies haue béene prepared, and souldiers readie waged to passe ouer the sea, to deale with the kings enimies: the said duke, corrupted by rewards of the French king, hath restreined & staid the said armies to passe anie further.

Compare 1577 edition: 1 10 Item, the said duke being ambassadour for the king, comprised not in the league (as the kings alies) neither the king of Aragon, neither the duke of Britaine: but suffered them to be comprised on the contrarie part. By reason whereof, the old amitie of the K. of Aragon is estranged from this realme, and the duke of Britaine became enimie to the same: Giles his brother, the kings sure freend, cast in strong prison, and there like to end his daies.]