11.1. The articles of agreement betweene the moonks of Burie and the inha|bitants of Burie.
The articles of agreement betweene the moonks of Burie and the inha|bitants of Burie.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 _FIrst, wheras the said abbat had recouered by iudgement before the said Iohn Sto|nore and other his associats iustices of oier and deter|miner in the said towne of Burie, the summe of seuen score thousand pounds for trespasses to him and his house committed and doone by the said Richard Draiton, and other the inhabitants of Bu|rie: now at the desire of the said king, and for other good respects him moouing, he pardoned and released vnto the said Ri|chard Draiton, and to other the inhabi|tants of Burie, to their heires, executors, and assigns the summe of 122333 pounds, eight shillings eight pence, of the said to|tall summe of 140000 pounds.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 EEBO page image 346And further the said abbat and conuent granted and agreed for them and their suc|cessors, that if the said Richard Draiton, & other the inhabitants of the said towne of Burie, or any of them, their heires, exe|cutors or assignes, should paie to the said abbat & conuent, or their successors within twentie yeares next insuing the date of that present agreement, 2000 marks, that is to saie, 100 marks yearelie at the feasts of S. Michaell & Easter, by euen portions: that then the said Richard & other the in|habitants of the towne of Burie should be acquited & discharged of 4000 marks, par|cell of 17666 pounds, thirteene shillings foure pence residue behind for euer.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Moreouer, whereas the said abbat and conuent, & the said abbat by himselfe, since the 19 yeare of the reigne of king Edward the second vnto that present time, had sea|led certeine charters, deeds, & writings, as well with the proper seale of the abbat, as with the common seale of the abbat & con|uent, if the said Richard and the inhabi|tants of the said towne of Burie did restore vnto the said abbat & conuent all the same writings, or take such order, that neither the abbat nor conuent be impleaded, or in any wise hindered, indamaged nor molested by force of the same: and further if neither the said Richard, nor any the inhabitants of the said towne, nor their heires, execu|tors, nor assignes, shall go about to reuerse the iudgements against them, at the suit of the said abbat, nor shall seeke to impeach the executions of the same iudgements by anie false or forged acquitances or relea|ses, nor implead nor molest any of the iurie, by whom they were conuict, that then they and their heires, executors & assignes shall be acquited & discharged of ten thousand pounds parcell of the said 17666 pounds, 13 shillings foure pence.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 And furthermore, if the said Richard and other the inhabitants of the said towne of Burie, doo not hereafter maliciouslie rise against the said abbat or conuent, nor seeke to vex them by any conspiracie, confedera|cie, or by some other secret vniust cause, nor likewise euill intreat any man by reason of the inditement found against them, nor yet claime to haue any corporation of them|selues within that towne, that then the said Richard, & the said inhabitants, their heires, successors & assignes, shall remaine acquited and discharged of all the residue of the said 17666 pounds, thirteene shil|lings foure pence for euer. And the said ab|bat and conuent doo grant for them & their successours, that their intention is not, that if any singular person of his owne pri|uate malice, shall rise against the said ab|bat and conuent, their successors, moonks bailiffes, or seruants, to doo them, or any of them iniurie or displeasure; that those which be not partakers of the offense, shall be in any wise punished for the same, so that the offendors be not mainteined by any of the same towne, but that the inhabitants there, doo assist the abbat and conuent their successours, bailiffes, seruants & officers, that the same offendors may be punished, according to their demerits, as reason and law shall allow.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 This was the effect of the agréement at length had and made betwixt the abbat and moonks of Bu|rie on the one part, & the inhabitants of that towne on the other part, and for the more confirmation ther|of, it pleased the king to put his seale to the charter conteining the same agréement. ¶ But how soeuer it chanced, it should appeare by such records as came to the hands of master Iohn Fox,This might come to passe before the a|gréement wa [...] made in the fift yeare of the kings reigne as a|boue is men|tioned, and so therevpon he might be re|stored. as he alledgeth in the first tome of his booke of acts and monuments, this agreement was but sorilie kept: for diuerse of the former offendors, bearing grudge towards the abbat for breaking promise with them at London, did confederat themselues togither, and priuilie in the night comming to the manour of Chennington where the abbat then did lie, burst open the gates, and entring by force, first bound all his seruants, and af|ter they had robbed the house, they tooke the abbat, and shauing him, secretlie conueied him to London, and there remoouing him from street to stréet vn|knowne, had him ouer the Thames into Kent, and at length transported him ouer vnto Dist in Brabant, where they kept him for a time in much penurie, thral|dome and miserie, vntill at length the matter being vnderstood, they were all excommunicate, first by the archbishop, & after by the pope. At the last, his freends hauing knowledge where he was, they found means to deliuer him out of the hands of those theeues, and finallie brought him home with procession, and so he was restored to his house againe.
Compare 1577 edition: 1 Thus much touching those troubles betwixt the townesmen of Burie & the abbat and moonks there, and now we will returne to other generall matters touching the publike state of the realme. ¶ And first you shall vnderstand, that in the beginning of this kings reigne the land trulie séemed to be blessed of God: for the earth became fruitfull, the aire tempe|rate, and the sea calme and quiet. This king though he was as yet vnder the gouernement of other, ne|uerthelesse he began within a short time to shew to|kens of great towardnesse, framing his mind vnto graue deuises, and first he prepared to make a iornie against the Scotishmen, the which in his fathers time had doone so manie displeasures to the Englishmen, and now vpon confidence of his minoritie, ceassed not to inuade the borders of his realme. And namelie the verie selfe night that followed the day of this kings coronation, they had thought by skaling to haue stolne the castell of Norham: Rich. South. Rob. Ma|ners captein of Norham castell. but Robert Ma|ners capteine of that place, vnderstanding of their enterprise aforehand by a Scotishman of the garison there, so well prouided for their comming, that where sixtéene of them boldlie entred vpon the wall, he slue nine or ten of them, and tooke fiue.