[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.