Anglo-Tyrannus
,
Or
the
Idea
of
a
Norman
MONARCH
&c.
FAtall
and
Bloody
have
Crowns
,
and
Scepters
been
in
generall
to
all
Nations
,
in
particular
to
this
in
England
,
and
that
not
only
in
regard
of
the
strife
between
competitours
,
who
in
pnrple
gore
deeply
dyed
their
regall
roabs
,
and
by
the
slaughtered
carcasses
of
their
Rivals
,
and
partakers
,
ascended
the
Imperiall
throne
,
but
in
respect
of
the
iterated
contests
between
Prerogative
,
and
Liberty
,
the
Kings
aiming
at
uncontrolable
absolutenes
,
the
people
claming
their
Native
Freedome
.
The
verity
of
this
assertion
we
may
see
deeply
imprinted
in
bloody
Characters
,
throughout
the
whole
series
of
English
history
,
yea
so
deeply
,
that
it
may
even
create
an
envy
in
us
of
the
Turkish
happinesse
,
and
beget
a
wish
after
their
bondage
,
who
though
they
go
for
absolute
slaves
,
yet
cannot
shew
such
dire
effects
of
tyranny
,
as
we
and
our
ancestors
have
felt
and
groaned
under
.
That
policy
of
State
(
impious
and
inhumane
enough
)
of
destroying
the
younger
Brothers
of
the
Ottoman
line
,
though
decried
by
us
and
all
who
write
Christians
,
yet
compared
with
our
Monarches
politick
arts
and
actings
,
may
seem
to
have
been
founded
on
the
advice
of
their
own
,
and
mankinds
better
genius
to
prevent
the
efusion
of
blood
,
and
deliver
millions
from
the
shambles
;
there
a
few
males
of
his
own
Family
fall
a
victime
to
their
Tyrant
,
when
whole
Hecatombs
can
scarse
appease
the
thirsty
ambition
of
an
English
pretender
;
ther
one
house
suffers
,
here
none
escapes
,
as
but
to
instance
in
one
contest
between
Henry
the
sixth
and
Edward
the
fourth
,
wherein
was
fought
ten
bloody
battles
,
besides
all
lesser
scirmishes
,
thousands
of
Lords
,
Gentlemen
,
and
Commons
slaine
,
and
one
halfe
of
the
Nation
destroyed
,
to
set
up
a
King
to
trample
upon
the
other
;
for
in
that
quarrell
between
the
Houses
of
Lancaster
and
Yorke
fell
80998.
persons
,
2.
Kings
,
1.
Prince
,
10.
Dukes
,
2.
Marquesses
,
21.
Earls
,
2.
Viscounts
;
27.
Lords
,
1.
Prior
,
1.
Iudge
,
1
▪
39.
Knights
,
441.
Esquiers
:
this
hath
been
the
happiness
and
peace
which
a
successive
,
and
hereditary
Monarchy
hath
afforded
England
.
For
our
liberty
,
we
can
indeed
shew
many
of
our
Kings
large
,
and
good
deeds
,
but
few
or
none
of
their
actions
,
their
hands
alwaies
having
been
too
hard
for
their
Seals
,
Parchments
,
and
Charters
we
purchased
of
them
with
the
price
of
Millions
,
both
in
Blood
,
and
Treasure
,
but
let
us
but
pass
by
their
promises
,
and
view
their
performances
,
and
we
may
set
aside
Turkie
,
and
term
England
the
slave
:
and
this
appears
in
our
Chronicles
,
where
though
in
the
Theorie
and
System
the
English
Government
hath
been
limited
,
and
bounded
by
good
,
and
distinguishing
lawes
,
yet
in
the
exercise
and
practic
part
of
every
Kings
raign
,
we
shall
find
it
deserve
as
bad
a
name
as
others
,
who
are
called
most
absolute
.
The
Poets
fable
of
Tantalus
hath
been
verified
in
us
,
who
though
we
have
been
set
up
to
the
chinne
in
freedom
,
and
have
had
liberty
bobbing
at
our
lips
,
yet
never
could
we
get
a
drop
to
squench
our
thirsts
,
or
a
snap
to
stay
our
stomacks
,
this
being
added
to
our
sufferings
,
to
want
in
the
midst
of
seeming
abundance
,
and
as
the
vulgar
have
it
,
to
starve
in
a
Cooks
shop
,
a
trick
those
Lords
we
term
absolute
were
never
ingenuous
enough
to
torment
their
slaves
with
.
Were
there
then
no
more
but
this
,
we
might
well
command
those
Roman
and
Turkish
Tyrants
with
a
Cede
Majoribus
,
to
give
place
to
ours
:
How
much
of
a
punie
did
thy
wish
savour
dull
Caligula
,
that
all
Rome
had
but
one
neck
that
thou
mightest
smite
it
off
at
a
blow
?
How
short
of
art
doth
thy
rage
fall
unskillfull
Sultan
with
a
Bowstring
or
Scymiter
to
snach
life
from
an
offending
slave
?
Behold
,
and
blush
you
who
weare
the
title
of
Master
Tyrants
,
at
the
Norman
exactnesse
,
which
hath
thought
it
beneath
a
Princes
anger
to
give
sudden
death
a
quick
riddance
,
and
not
worth
the
name
of
slavery
unlesse
he
can
make
his
vassals
feel
the
lingring
effects
of
his
Tyranny
:
it
was
not
enough
for
us
to
be
slaves
unless
we
knew
it
,
lest
otherwise
not
desiring
freedom
,
we
should
not
have
been
so
sensible
of
their
power
;
we
must
with
Erasmus
be
hung
between
Heaven
,
and
Hell
,
that
we
might
see
our
losse
as
well
as
feel
it
;
but
yet
this
was
not
enough
,
something
must
be
added
to
make
their
Tyranny
most
exquisite
,
for
we
could
not
enjoy
this
condition
unlesse
we
paid
soundly
for
it
;
how
many
Battles
have
been
fought
for
a
piece
of
Parchment
to
instruct
us
but
with
our
miseries
?
and
how
many
millions
granted
to
our
Kings
but
to
play
the
Hocus-pocusses
and
cheat
us
to
our
faces
.
Happy
and
thrice
happy
may
England
call
the
condition
of
Turke
,
Russe
,
or
Moor
,
who
depending
only
upon
their
Tyrants
wils
,
know
no
Law
but
their
Commands
,
a
head
now
and
then
paies
the
shot
there
,
when
two
and
twenty
of
the
chiefest
Lords
heads
must
off
at
once
here
,
besides
thousands
of
Gentlemen
and
Commons
butchered
,
for
but
acting
according
to
those
Lawes
which
their
King
and
his
predecessors
had
an
hundred
times
sworn
to
grant
,
and
maintain
inviolable
;
as
but
to
instance
in
the
Raign
of
Edw.
2.
omitting
the
innumerable
carcasses
of
Englands
noblest
Sonnes
,
which
have
bin
so
often
forced
to
rampire
in
parchment
liberty
from
the
fury
of
other
Tyrant
,
and
as
their
last
wills
to
deliver
a
few
writen
Charters
to
their
sons
,
who
were
also
to
fight
,
and
pay
for
them
as
they
did
,
and
be
as
much
the
better
then
too
as
they
were
:
For
to
sum
up
all
,
these
our
so
dear
liberties
were
of
no
other
use
than
to
drein
our
purses
as
well
as
veins
,
that
when
Englands
generous
bloud
seemed
encreased
too
to
tamely
suffer
Norman
Lords
to
trample
on
her
upon
this
pretence
it
might
be
let
out
;
or
when
her
Kings
wanted
mony
,
they
might
by
these
lures
draw
subsidies
to
their
fists
,
and
so
hang
them
by
till
the
next
occasion
;
but
I
humbly
conceive
that
if
our
Ancestors
had
taken
that
course
a
Naturall
once
did
,
when
he
was
chosen
to
judg
between
a
Cook
,
and
a
Country-man
,
and
as
their
Kings
fed
them
with
a
sight
of
Liberty
,
supplied
them
againe
with
chinking
of
money
,
&
have
executed
justice
without
respect
of
persons
,
they
had
in
all
probability
diverted
those
plagues
,
which
the
crying
sins
of
oppression
and
murder
have
brought
down
from
Heaven
upon
this
Nation
.
But
let
us
descend
from
Generalls
,
and
view
but
the
Raign
of
Henry
the
third
,
the
very
Idea
of
Tyranny
,
and
exact
copie
after
which
all
other
Kings
have
writ
,
especially
the
last
,
and
we
shall
not
only
behold
the
map
of
our
Ancestors
miserie
,
and
folly
,
but
also
perceive
our
own
happinesse
,
and
Gods
mercie
in
not
suffering
us
to
be
deluded
and
baffeled
as
they
were
.
In
the
midst
of
the
civill
flames
kindled
between
Tyranny
and
liberty
,
King
Iohn
expiring
,
his
sonne
Henry
the
third
,
a
child
of
nine
years
of
age
,
by
the
power
of
William
Marshall
Earl
of
Pembrook
,
and
the
consent
of
most
of
the
Barons
,
ascends
the
Throne
:
and
here
we
may
observe
the
unadvised
lenitie
of
the
English
Lords
,
who
not
considering
what
was
bred
in
the
bone
would
not
easily
out
in
the
flesh
,
so
easily
accepted
of
the
Sonne
,
though
the
Father
had
plaid
the
Tyrant
,
and
Traitor
to
the
height
,
giving
the
Crown
to
the
Pope
(
he
would
be
a
slave
himself
rather
than
they
should
not
)
trampling
upon
the
people
,
yea
detesting
the
whole
Nation
,
as
his
grief
because
Corne
was
so
cheap
when
he
thought
he
had
wasted
al
may
make
out
:
But
Gods
time
was
not
come
,
and
he
was
pleased
to
set
their
example
to
guide
posterity
from
splitting
on
that
Rock
,
I
mean
such
of
them
who
when
they
have
eyes
will
make
use
of
them
.
But
to
say
the
truth
they
were
Lords
,
whom
Kings
knew
so
well
to
cajole
,
or
at
worst
set
so
together
by
the
ears
,
that
they
could
command
them
into
their
traps
at
list
;
let
but
one
have
that
Earldome
,
the
other
this
Lordship
,
and
their
turns
were
served
,
others
may
shift
for
themselves
if
they
can
;
besides
it
was
none
of
their
interest
to
stub
up
Tyranny
by
the
roots
,
for
then
down
had
gon
their
branches
too
;
for
they
knew
that
when
that
tree
was
feld
,
the
Rooks
nest
,
must
to
ground
with
it
;
but
we
may
be
silent
in
this
and
give
experience
leave
to
speak
for
us
.
And
yet
let
us
but
look
a
litttle
further
than
the
gilded
,
and
embroydered
superficies
,
and
we
shall
perceive
that
these
Lordlings
estate
was
but
even
by
so
much
more
free
,
and
happy
than
the
Commons
,
by
how
much
that
King
of
Cypresses
condition
was
bettered
,
when
his
Iron
shackles
and
chains
were
converted
into
silver
fetters
:
they
enjoyed
a
little
more
gaudie
servitude
,
and
to
speak
to
the
capacity
of
our
Countryman
were
as
the
Fore-horses
in
the
teame
,
which
though
they
weare
,
the
Feather
,
and
have
the
Bels
about
their
eares
,
yet
must
draw
themselves
as
well
as
those
that
follow
;
nay
and
if
they
did
seem
unwilling
to
lead
,
they
were
sure
to
be
lash'd
by
the
Royall
Carters
till
the
bloud
came
,
and
have
their
gay
trappings
to
boot
pul'd
over
their
eares
:
and
this
the
wise
and
generous
of
them
knew
,
and
often
endeavoured
to
remedy
,
but
were
still
prevented
by
the
envy
and
jealousie
one
of
another
,
which
was
created
and
cast
in
among
them
by
their
Kings
,
as
partly
will
appeare
in
the
following
story
.
Henry
being
thus
Crowned
at
Glocester
,
and
many
great
Barons
daily
resorting
to
his
party
(
moved
both
by
the
proud
carriage
of
the
Frenchmen
,
and
the
confession
of
the
Viscount
Melun
,
That
Lewis
had
taken
an
Oath
,
and
all
his
Lords
,
to
destroy
the
English
Nobility
)
raiseth
a
great
Army
,
defeateth
at
Lincolne
his
enemies
,
and
forceth
Lewis
to
condescend
to
an
accord
,
depart
the
Land
,
and
abjure
his
claim
to
the
Crown
,
which
for
two
years
he
had
worn
over
the
greatest
part
of
the
Land
:
for
Iohn
by
his
tyranny
so
galled
the
Peoples
neckes
,
that
for
ease
they
were
forced
to
get
a
new
yoke
,
and
elect
Lewis
,
the
French
Kings
sonne
,
to
defend
them
against
his
cruelty
,
such
effects
wrought
the
violence
of
an
unruly
King
,
and
the
desperation
of
an
oppressed
people
.
Henrys
part
was
to
restore
to
the
Barons
,
and
people
all
rights
and
heritages
,
with
the
Liberties
for
which
the
discord
arose
between
John
,
and
them
,
to
pardon
al
that
had
aided
Lewis
,
and
set
free
all
Prisoners
of
Warre
,
and
to
doe
this
he
takes
his
Oath
,
or
for
him
the
Popes
Legat
,
and
Protectour
.
The
Protectour
dyes
,
Henry
having
gotten
some
of
his
Fathers
old
Counsellors
about
him
,
begins
to
play
Rex
,
and
obtains
a
Bull
from
the
Pope
,
whereby
he
was
adjudged
of
age
sufficient
to
receive
the
Government
into
his
own
hands
(
the
power
of
making
&
altering
times
and
seasons
it
seems
being
then
in
the
Romish
Prelats
Power
)
and
now
sith
He
would
be
of
age
,
in
the
Parliament
at
Westminster
,
the
archbish.
.
of
Canterbury
and
the
Lords
desire
him
to
confirm
according
to
Covenant
their
promised
Liberties
.
This
was
impiously
oppugned
by
some
(
as
Princes
shall
ever
find
mouths
to
expresse
their
pleasures
)
of
his
Ministers
,
who
urged
it
to
have
been
an
act
of
Constraint
;
yet
at
last
it
was
promised
to
be
ratified
by
the
King
,
and
so
by
that
usual
shift
of
prolongation
was
put
off
for
that
time
,
to
the
greater
vexation
of
that
following
;
for
this
all
his
Raigne
caused
the
imbroylments
,
rendred
Him
odious
to
the
people
,
and
made
him
a
far
lesse
King
by
striving
to
be
more
than
he
was
,
a
just
reward
of
violations
.
But
this
pause
turned
the
bloud
,
and
shewed
how
sensible
the
State
was
,
in
the
least
stoppage
of
that
tender
veine
:
For
the
Lords
began
to
assemble
at
Leicester
,
but
the
Archbish
of
Canterbury
(
whom
the
King
by
fair
words
sooth'd
into
a
fools
paradice
)
by
menacing
excommunication
brought
them
in
;
the
King
also
to
be
even
with
them
,
demands
a
restauration
of
all
those
things
they
had
received
from
his
Ancestors
,
and
to
terrifie
them
for
the
future
,
falls
upon
the
chief
sticklers
,
taking
divers
Lordships
from
them
,
thus
were
they
forced
to
sit
down
with
losse
of
both
Lands
and
Liberties
,
and
such
of
them
whose
spirits
could
not
brook
the
sight
of
the
Coutt
abusive
proceedings
secretly
to
jogge
away
into
the
Countrey
.
The
Royall
gamster
having
dealt
so
well
for
himself
,
yet
on
the
sudden
is
put
to
his
trumps
,
yea
forced
to
shuffle
,
and
cut
too
;
Money
is
wanting
to
maintain
his
Wars
in
France
,
and
this
his
ranting
Counsellours
cannot
help
him
too
;
they
who
were
so
high
in
the
last
Parliament
,
are
fain
now
to
lower
their
sails
,
the
Lions
hide
must
be
patched
up
with
the
Foxes
skin
,
he
must
promise
and
do
any
thing
for
present
cash
:
A
Parliament
therefore
is
summoned
to
Westminster
,
and
of
them
a
relief
demanded
,
but
no
pennie
,
Pater
noster
,
no
money
unless
their
Liberties
be
confirmed
;
and
now
necessity
which
makes
the
Old
Wife
trot
,
perswades
Henry
to
be
so
gracious
to
himselfe
as
to
comply
with
them
.
Thus
Magna
Charta
and
Charta
de
Firesta
were
confirmed
,
which
though
purchased
before
,
and
then
entred
upon
and
possest
by
the
people
,
yet
have
been
paid
for
to
some
purpose
if
we
consider
the
sums
given
since
,
and
to
little
or
none
if
we
sum
but
up
the
profit
our
Landlords
let
us
reap
by
them
.
Thus
the
Petition
of
Right
and
other
later
acts
were
obtained
by
us
,
which
being
acts
of
grace
were
to
cease
when
our
King
pleased
to
turn
gracelesse
,
which
he
never
did
,
nor
intended
to
doe
untill
the
first
oppertunity
,
wherein
a
small
rub
called
impossibility
might
be
removed
out
of
his
way
.
These
Lawes
thus
obtained
;
downe
go
the
forests
,
and
men
repossess
their
habitations
,
which
the
Norman
Lords
had
outed
them
of
and
bestowed
upon
Wild
Beasts
,
yet
more
inoffensive
than
themselves
,
for
if
Cato
have
any
credit
,
we
must
believe
Kings
to
be
de
genere
Bestiarum
rapacium
,
no
better
nor
worse
than
ravenous
beasts
,
and
indeed
that
undeniable
Author
Doctor
Experience
hath
by
arguments
not
to
be
disputed
against
confirmed
that
wise
Romans
assertion
,
indeed
the
last
of
Romans
who
abhorred
to
outlive
the
freedom
,
and
honour
of
his
Country
.
And
now
if
we
will
believe
one
Writer
,
the
very
Doggs
rejoyced
,
being
freed
from
the
customary
danger
of
losing
their
clawes
;
but
though
the
Gentleman
is
so
sanguine
now
,
yet
he
afterwards
becomes
as
cholerick
,
and
from
playing
with
,
turns
to
play
the
very
Curre
,
barking
and
snarling
at
all
those
Lords
which
stood
for
these
Lawes
:
O
the
ridiculous
power
of
slavish
flattery
,
working
more
than
a
brutish
change
in
low
Souls
,
making
a
man
out
of
his
own
mouth
judg
himfelf
lesse
deserving
of
Liberty
because
less
sensible
of
it
than
a
Dogge
that
will
fawne
and
wag
his
taile
at
him
who
unchains
him
,
whilst
he
crouches
,
and
licks
his
fingers
who
enslaves
and
fetters
him
.
But
take
one
observation
along
:
That
as
the
Norman
Conqueror
first
appropriated
all
old
Forests
,
and
dispeopled
places
to
make
new
ones
,
and
still
when
any
parcell
of
Liberty
was
regained
,
those
Forest
Tyrannies
were
diminished
;
so
now
when
that
Norman
yoak
is
thrown
off
our
necks
,
Forests
and
Parks
are
broken
open
with
it
;
a
certain
signe
that
tyranny
is
expired
now
that
its
pulse
is
ceased
in
the
main
Arterie
.
Thus
the
Historian
reports
the
Grove
of
Bayes
dyed
,
which
was
planted
by
Augustus
,
when
Nero
was
executed
,
in
whom
ceased
that
proud
,
and
bloody
Family
.
Another
Parliament
is
called
,
wherein
nothing
was
done
by
reason
of
the
Kings
sicknesse
,
England
,
by
the
Kings
good
Fathers
means
;
in
this
year
also
the
Londoners
were
fined
5000
marks
,
and
the
Burgesses
of
Northampton
1200
pounds
(
for
their
former
aiding
Lewis
)
contrary
to
the
Oath
and
Pardon
passed
at
the
agreement
,
as
the
Prelates
were
before
,
who
were
made
to
pay
such
large
sums
that
the
Legat
got
12000
marks
for
his
share
.
A
Parliament
is
summoned
at
Oxford
,
where
the
King
declaring
himself
to
be
of
lawfull
age
,
And
now
this
cancelling
having
annulled
all
hopes
of
a
subsidie
,
He
hath
a
new
shift
to
drain
the
peoples
purses
,
by
making
a
new
Seal
,
and
forcing
all
which
held
any
thing
by
the
old
to
renew
their
Patents
,
fining
at
the
pleasure
of
the
Chief
Iusticiarie
,
not
according
to
their
ability
;
It
seemes
the
Old
Seal
was
under
age
too
,
and
for
this
he
had
a
Bul
,
but
whether
from
the
Pope
,
or
somebody
else
,
is
the
question
.
These
perfidious
and
oppressive
courses
so
incense
the
people
,
that
the
Lords
appoint
a
Randezvouz
at
Stamford
,
intending
it
seems
to
bait
these
Buls
,
&
by
force
to
keep
them
from
goring
.
The
King
is
startled
at
this
news
,
hearing
his
Brother
the
Earl
of
Cornewall
was
also
joyned
to
them
,
and
by
feare
brought
to
promise
a
redresse
,
and
so
pacifies
them
at
Northampton
,
and
buyes
his
brother
to
side
with
him
,
with
his
mothers
Dower
,
and
all
the
Lands
in
England
belonging
to
the
Earl
of
Britain
,
and
late
Earl
of
Bullogne
.
These
are
the
uneven
paths
which
necessity
forces
Tyrants
to
stagger
through
,
scraching
up
here
,
and
leaving
a
piece
there
,
using
the
Rake
with
this
hand
,
and
the
Fork
with
that
;
Peter
must
be
rob'd
to
pay
Paul
;
these
pilled
and
polled
,
to
bribe
the
other
:
but
these
shifts
will
be
quickly
thredbare
,
by
which
,
what
is
got
in
the
Hundred
is
lost
in
the
Shire
.
The
King
having
bound
himself
,
by
his
Procurators
at
Rome
▪
Segrave
one
of
the
Kings
Counsell
consented
,
and
found
a
very
hard
bargain
of
it
;
for
the
ravenons
Legat
exacted
them
at
a
set
day
,
and
those
that
miss'd
it
,
were
sure
to
be
hit
home
with
an
Excommunication
.
Thus
between
the
Lyon
and
the
Wolf
,
the
Flock
went
to
wrack
;
for
no
doubt
but
the
King
had
a
feeling
in
the
cause
,
or
his
Counsell
would
never
have
beene
so
diligent
in
the
businesse
;
London
for
redemption
of
their
liberties
,
(
an
excellent
way
to
make
them
free
,
for
they
seldom
are
so
of
themselves
,
yet
have
they
given
down
largely
in
this
Cause
,
to
their
Honour
be
it
spoken
,
and
may
they
be
so
moderate
as
not
to
kick
over
the
palle
in
the
upshot
)
and
forces
the
Iews
to
pay
the
third
of
all
their
moveables
to
maintain
his
Warres
he
then
began
in
France
,
whither
he
goes
,
leaving
them
to
pray
,
that
he
might
deal
more
Christianly
with
them
for
the
future
.
But
his
evill
gotten
goods
thrived
not
,
and
the
King
,
besides
an
infinite
expence
of
treasure
,
having
lost
divers
Nobles
and
valiant
men
,
without
any
glory
returns
home
,
bringing
with
him
the
Earle
of
Britaigne
,
and
many
Poictovins
,
to
suck
up
what
could
further
be
wrung
from
the
poor
people
of
England
:
and
in
order
to
this
calls
a
Parliament
,
Spain
against
the
Saracens
,
he
obtains
a
fifteenth
of
the
Laity
,
and
Clergy
;
but
the
Popes
turn
it
seems
was
come
,
who
falls
a
cursing
all
that
had
any
hand
in
with-holding
Tithes
from
those
multitudes
of
strangers
which
he
had
preferr'd
to
benefices
,
and
the
King
makes
a
strict
inquisition
after
them
,
&
forces
them
all
to
runne
to
Rome
for
absolution
of
this
horrible
sin
of
resisting
his
Pastors
in
the
main
work
of
their
Ministery
,
few
of
them
having
more
English
than
would
serve
to
demand
their
tithes
but
it
was
enough
with
the
Pope
they
had
that
,
whose
special
care
was
to
see
the
Flock
might
be
fleec'd
,
for
teaching
,
that
might
have
spoyl'd
devotion
to
Rome
,
which
ignorance
is
the
sirurest
Nurse
too
:
a
strange
way
to
Heaven
that
the
blindest
hit
best
.
Christs
servants
are
the
Children
of
Light
;
Sure
then
his
Holinesse
must
be
Vicar
to
the
Prince
of
Darknesse
,
whose
best
Subjects
see
least
.
A
Parliament
also
is
called
at
Westminster
,
Winchester
,
sith
the
Parliament
was
so
drie
,
he
fals
to
squeeze
his
own
Spunges
,
and
amongst
the
rest
his
darling
Hubert
de
Burgh
Earl
of
Kent
,
and
his
Chief
Iusticiarie
feels
the
weight
of
Kingly
kindnesse
,
which
loves
a
man
so
long
as
he
is
usefull
;
but
if
any
advantage
shall
accrue
,
it
is
very
Rebellion
should
affection
be
so
saucy
as
to
plead
privilege
against
Royall
profit
,
and
naw
kenning
of
Kingcraft
,
for
Kings
to
be
more
nice
than
wise
.
O
the
wretched
estate
of
that
man
,
who
to
curry
favour
with
a
Tyrant
,
cares
not
how
he
acts
,
nor
what
he
does
!
aside
he
is
thrown
so
soon
as
his
great
Master
hath
served
his
turn
on
him
,
and
being
down
is
sure
to
be
trampled
on
to
some
purpose
by
the
enraged
people
,
who
in
the
servants
misery
seek
a
recompence
for
the
Masters
tyranny
;
and
this
hath
been
told
us
by
a
King
and
Prophet
long
ago
,
Put
not
your
trust
in
Princes
,
men
of
high
degree
area
lye
.
And
now
the
Bishop
of
Winchester
is
the
Court
Minion
,
but
as
he
tript
up
the
Earl
of
Kents
heels
;
so
will
he
be
laid
on
his
back
shortly
,
and
the
same
noose
he
made
for
others
,
will
catch
the
Woodcock
himselfe
ere
long
;
who
was
returned
from
the
Holy
Wars
abroad
,
to
begin
it
seems
wicked
discord
at
Home
:
for
he
shewing
the
king
,
that
Foraigners
were
the
only
journey-men
to
drive
on
his
trade
of
Tyranny
,
and
fittest
instruments
to
keep
the
English
in
slavery
,
causes
him
,
who
for
his
own
ends
cared
neither
whom
nor
what
he
made
use
of
,
to
displace
all
the
chief
Counsellors
,
and
Barons
of
the
kingdom
,
and
to
bestow
all
places
of
concernment
,
either
Military
or
Civill
,
on
strangers
.
These
strains
of
so
strange
and
insufferable
violences
so
exasperate
the
Nobility
,
that
many
combine
for
defence
of
the
publique
,
and
the
Earl
of
Pembroke
in
all
their
names
tels
the
King
how
pernicious
and
dangerous
these
courses
would
prove
,
whom
the
Bishop
of
Winchester
insolently
answers
,
That
it
was
lawfull
for
the
K.
to
call
what
strangers
he
would
to
defend
his
Crown
,
and
compell
his
proud
&
rebellious
Subjects
to
their
due
obedience
,
that
is
,
tame
slavery
;
The
Lords
netled
with
this
Prelats
peremptorinesse
,
which
the
King
bore
him
out
in
,
depart
with
more
indignation
,
vowing
to
spend
their
Lives
in
this
cause
concerning
their
liberties
so
much
,
hereupon
the
K.
sends
for
whole
Legions
of
Poictovins
,
&
then
summons
them
to
appear
in
the
Parl.
called
on
purpose
to
intrap
them
,
but
they
were
so
wise
as
to
avoid
the
snare
,
&
so
resolute
as
to
send
him
word
,
That
unles
he
would
mend
his
manners
,
by
the
common
Counsel
of
the
kingdom
,
they
would
expell
both
him
and
his
evil
Councellors
the
Land
;
But
all
this
avayled
them
not
,
for
upon
their
refusall
to
repair
to
him
at
Glocester
,
the
King
without
the
judgment
of
his
Court
,
or
their
Peers
,
causes
them
to
be
proclamed
Out-Laws
,
seizes
upon
all
their
Lands
,
which
he
divides
among
his
Poictovins
(
the
Panisaries
that
guarded
and
boulstered
out
this
Grand
Sultan
and
his
Visier
Basha
Winchester
in
their
tyrannies
)
and
directs
out
Writs
to
attach
their
Bodie
.
But
now
give
me
leave
a
little
to
digresse
,
and
shew
how
our
bloud-hounds
have
run
counter
on
the
same
foile
,
have
acted
the
most
of
this
scene
in
our
dayes
.
For
thus
,
though
our
King
wanted
not
so
great
a
stock
of
strangers
to
set
up
with
,
there
being
so
many
base
spirited
Englishmen
,
which
would
be
instrumentall
in
enslaving
their
Countrey
,
a
thing
our
noble
and
generous
Ancestors
abhorred
to
do
;
yet
German
horse
were
to
have
bin
brought
over
to
help
to
improve
the
Trade
,
and
lye
for
factourage
of
Tyranny
in
every
County
.
Thus
the
Earl
of
Straffora
tels
the
King
he
had
an
Army
in
Ireland
,
which
might
be
brought
over
to
bring
England
under
the
yoak
,
a
Counsel
which
cost
the
Giver
his
Head
;
Thus
were
Swedes
,
Danes
,
French
,
Scots
,
Irish
,
and
Dutch
sent
for
over
,
and
invited
by
the
King
to
help
him
.
Thus
the
Members
were
illegally
proceeded
against
,
the
Lords
summoned
to
York
,
and
the
Parliament
commanded
to
Oxford
,
and
all
that
refused
handled
without
mittens
,
their
Estates
being
conferred
on
those
who
would
engage
for
Tyranny
,
and
themselves
proclamed
Traytors
and
Rebels
,
indeed
these
things
considered
,
it
was
no
marvell
God
was
so
often
called
to
witnesse
,
that
Tyranny
was
not
intended
,
and
impiety
used
to
create
credulity
,
God
mocked
that
men
might
be
abused
,
sith
no
reason
could
be
given
to
gain
our
belief
,
and
make
us
give
our
own
eyes
the
lye
.
The
Lords
though
much
weakned
by
the
revolt
of
some
of
themselves
(
the
King
having
won
the
Earl
of
Cornwall
,
and
Winchester
with
a
thousand
marks
bought
the
Earls
of
Chester
,
and
Lincoln
to
his
party
)
repair
into
Wales
,
at
that
time
very
sensible
of
their
oppression
and
the
Earl
of
Kent
,
to
cry
quittance
with
the
K.
and
make
amends
for
his
former
faults
,
breaks
prison
and
joyns
with
them
:
hereupon
the
K.
in
person
marches
against
them
,
but
he
is
beaten
,
and
forced
to
retreat
with
dishonor
to
Glocester
,
his
Foraigners
also
being
again
sent
against
them
runne
the
same
chance
,
their
Generall
and
thousands
of
them
being
slain
on
the
place
,
being
frustrated
therefore
in
his
design
of
force
,
the
King
employes
a
Fryer
to
cajole
the
Earl
of
Pembroke
,
General
of
the
Forces
raised
by
the
Barons
,
but
all
the
flatteries
,
promises
,
and
threats
of
that
crafty
instrument
,
could
not
shake
the
constancy
of
that
Noble
Lord
,
who
gallantly
told
him
,
That
he
feared
no
danger
,
nor
would
ever
yeeld
to
the
Kings
will
,
which
was
guided
by
no
reason
;
that
he
should
give
an
evill
example
to
relinquish
the
justice
of
his
Cause
,
to
obey
that
will
which
wrought
all
injustire
,
whereby
it
might
appeare
he
loved
worldly
possessions
,
more
than
Right
and
Honour
.
Thus
the
promise
of
restauration
of
his
former
estate
,
with
the
addition
of
great
Lands
in
Herefordshire
,
nothing
prevailed
with
him
,
in
whose
heroik
Mind
Honour
and
his
Conntryes
good
were
Commanders
in
chief
.
No
way
therefore
now
being
left
but
that
,
the
King
tryes
what
may
be
done
by
Treachery
,
and
takes
a
truce
with
them
:
in
the
mean
while
seizing
all
those
great
possessions
which
were
left
the
Earl
in
Ireland
,
by
his
famous
Ancestor
the
Earl
Strongbow
,
that
thereby
he
might
draw
the
Earl
over
thither
;
this
design
takes
effect
,
and
the
Earl
endeavouring
to
regain
his
livelihood
lost
his
life
circumvented
by
treachery
.
Thus
noblest
souls
are
soonest
intrapt
,
who
measuring
others
their
own
thoughts
are
the
least
suspicious
;
but
his
death
wrought
such
effects
as
caused
the
King
to
disown
the
businesse
,
and
lay
the
load
upon
his
Counsellors
shoulders
.
Westminst.
the
King
being
plainly
told
his
own
the
Bishops
threatning
to
proceed
by
Ecclesiasticall
censure
both
against
him
,
and
his
Counsellors
,
and
seeing
no
way
to
subsist
and
get
his
ends
but
by
temporizing
,
consents
to
them
,
calls
home
the
Lords
,
removes
the
strangers
,
and
brings
his
new
officers
to
account
;
now
the
storm
fals
so
violently
,
that
Winchester
with
his
Bastard
are
forced
for
shelter
to
take
Sanctuary
,
untill
by
large
Fines
the
King
was
appeased
,
who
to
get
money
was
very
ready
to
doe
any
thing
.
Elianor
,
Daughter
to
the
Earl
of
Provence
;
a
match
which
beside
the
distance
of
the
place
,
was
infinitely
disadvantagious
,
having
no
Dowry
,
getting
a
poor
kindred
,
which
must
needs
draw
means
from
this
kingdome
.
A
Parliament
also
is
assembled
at
London
,
(
which
the
King
would
have
held
in
the
Tower
,
but
that
the
Lords
refused
to
come
)
in
which
Sheriffs
were
removed
for
corruption
,
and
the
new
ones
sworn
to
take
no
bribes
:
Now
the
King
endeavours
to
change
his
officers
,
and
to
take
the
Seale
from
the
Chancellor
,
the
Bishop
of
Chichester
;
who
refuses
to
deliver
it
which
he
had
by
the
Common
Councell
of
the
kingdom
,
without
assent
of
the
same
,
and
having
carryed
himself
unblamably
in
his
office
is
much
favoured
by
the
people
.
Also
he
receives
some
old
cast
officers
into
favour
,
such
was
his
levity
and
irresolution
,
moved
with
any
Engine
to
doe
and
undo
,
and
all
out
of
time
and
order
,
wherein
he
ever
loses
ground
;
and
goes
about
by
the
Popes
Authority
to
revoke
his
former
Grants
,
which
addes
to
the
already
conceived
displeasure
of
the
people
.
For
he
presently
hastens
to
Dover
,
receiving
a
Legat
without
acquainting
the
Lords
with
the
cause
of
his
comming
,
exacts
the
Subsidie
contrary
to
order
,
is
wholly
swayed
by
the
Counsell
of
his
Queens
Vncle
an
Alien
,
sends
for
his
father
in
Law
to
help
away
with
his
monie
,
marries
Simon
Mountford
to
his
sister
the
Widdow
of
William
Earl
of
Pembroke
,
a
professed
Nunne
,
and
of
a
banished
Frenchman
makes
him
Earl
of
Leicester
:
But
the
Legat
and
Earl
of
Leicester
proved
better
than
was
expected
(
no
thanks
to
the
King
,
who
doubtlesse
was
no
Prophet
)
the
one
endeavouring
to
pacifie
,
not
foment
divisions
,
which
before
was
held
a
property
inseparable
from
his
office
;
The
other
becomming
a
most
earnest
assertor
of
the
English
Liberties
,
as
the
Sequele
will
manifest
.
The
Lords
incensed
with
these
perfidious
and
tyrannous
dealings
,
Remonstrate
against
him
,
and
tell
him
of
the
profusion
of
his
Treasure
,
gotten
by
Exaction
from
the
Subject
,
and
cast
away
upon
strangers
,
who
onely
guide
him
,
of
the
infinite
sums
he
had
raised
in
his
time
,
how
there
was
no
Archbishoprick
or
Bishoprick
,
except
York
Lincoln
,
and
Bath
,
but
he
had
made
benefit
by
their
vacancies
,
besides
what
fell
by
Abbyes
,
Earldoms
,
Baronies
,
and
other
Escheats
;
and
yet
his
Treasure
which
should
be
the
strength
of
the
State
was
nothing
encreased
.
Lastly
,
That
despising
his
Subjects
Counsels
he
was
so
obsequious
to
the
will
of
the
Romans
,
that
he
seemed
the
Popes
feudary
:
the
King
hearing
this
harsh
note
,
and
perceiving
the
Londoners
and
whole
people
ready
to
rise
against
him
,
Lincoln
,
whereby
the
Lords
are
weakned
,
the
businesse
is
dash'd
,
and
the
miseries
of
the
Kingdom
continued
.
Simon
Montford
is
thrown
out
of
favour
,
Geoffrey
a
Knight
Templer
,
put
out
of
the
Counsel
,
Men
much
maligned
,
as
evil
Counsellors
,
so
inconstant
are
Tyrants
in
their
favours
:
they
lost
their
places
for
refusing
to
passe
a
grant
of
4
pence
upon
every
sack
of
wool
made
by
the
King
to
the
Earl
of
Flanders
the
Queens
Vncle
,
to
whom
the
next
year
he
gave
a
pension
of
300
marks
per
annum
out
of
the
Exchequer
:
and
here
by
their
dejection
we
may
observe
,
that
Officers
under
bad
Princes
are
not
alwayes
so
bad
as
men
account
them
,
and
that
when
the
Master
playes
the
wreaks
,
the
servant
bears
the
burden
.
But
it
seems
one
Gulph
sufficed
not
to
swallow
up
the
substance
of
the
Kingdom
,
and
therefore
the
Pope
adds
extortion
to
the
Kings
exaction
,
and
sends
to
have
300
Romans
preferred
to
the
next
vacant
benefices
in
England
,
which
mandate
so
amazed
the
Archbishop
of
Canterbury
,
that
seeing
no
end
of
these
Concussions
of
the
State
,
and
liberties
of
the
Church
,
he
gives
over
his
Sea
,
and
payes
800
marks
to
the
Pope
for
his
Fine
:
We
need
never
doubt
sure
but
that
they
paid
well
for
it
who
were
to
have
it
,
when
so
much
was
given
by
him
that
left
it
.
He
demands
a
tenth
also
of
the
Clergy
;
who
flying
to
the
King
for
protection
against
the
Popes
rapine
,
were
referred
to
the
Legat
:
yea
and
the
chief
of
them
offered
to
be
delivered
up
unto
him
by
the
King
,
who
joyned
with
the
Pope
we
may
see
to
aw
and
punish
the
Kingdom
:
and
though
they
in
the
Councell
then
called
stood
out
for
a
while
against
the
Legat
,
yet
at
length
by
the
Treason
of
division
,
the
body
of
the
Councel
is
entred
into
,
and
the
Pope
prevails
in
this
businesse
.
Neither
was
Pope
,
and
King
enough
,
the
Queenes
kindred
must
have
a
share
,
one
of
whose
Vncles
comes
into
England
,
is
feasted
sumptuosly
,
Knighted
,
and
the
Earldom
of
Richmond
with
other
gifts
bestowed
on
him
,
and
the
Arch-Bishoprick
of
Canterbury
conferred
on
his
Son
;
but
the
poor
Jews
fasted
for
this
,
who
were
forced
to
pay
20000
marks
at
two
Terms
that
year
.
The
King
being
set
agogg
to
be
doing
in
France
,
Stirling
Coin
,
and
yet
before
the
end
of
the
year
he
got
Escuage
toward
his
charges
,
which
he
lay
spending
at
Bourdeaux
to
little
or
no
purpose
.
He
sent
for
Grain
&
Bacon
,
&
had
10000
quarters
of
Wheat
5000
of
Oates
,
Leicester
and
others
which
staid
behind
,
ranne
behind
hand
too
as
wel
as
the
King
,
by
borrowing
large
sums
to
defray
their
expences
;
at
last
He
was
driven
to
make
a
dishonorable
Truce
with
the
French
King
,
and
return
,
having
not
gained
so
much
as
30
emptie
barrels
were
worth
.
The
Stangers
having
made
up
their
mouths
of
him
abroad
,
follow
him
hither
also
,
so
greedy
were
these
Harpies
after
prey
,
and
so
easy
and
ready
was
he
to
be
made
one
to
them
:
and
now
the
Countesse
of
Provence
the
Queens
Mother
bringing
another
doughter
with
her
arrives
at
Dover
,
is
sumptuously
entertained
,
and
sent
away
richly
rewarded
;
her
daughter
being
immediately
bestowed
on
the
Earle
of
Cornewall
,
who
it
seemes
had
as
good
a
stomack
to
forraigne
flesh
as
the
King
his
brother
,
that
he
could
fall
too
so
soone
without
sauce
;
but
the
Earle
was
well
beforehand
in
the
world
,
and
so
might
the
better
dispence
with
the
want
of
a
portion
.
Next
slips
in
Martin
the
Popes
collectour
,
furnished
with
such
ample
power
of
cursing
,
suspending
,
excommunicating
,
pardoning
(
having
whole
droves
of
blanke
Bulls
which
might
be
filled
up
according
to
occasion
)
and
all
other
accoutrements
belonging
to
,
and
necessary
for
St.
Peters
successors
trade
,
which
was
fishing
for
money
not
men
,
that
the
former
Legats
were
but
fleas
if
compared
with
this
horseleech
,
who
sucketh
so
sorely
,
that
the
King
,
what
to
pacifie
the
people
,
and
what
for
fear
nothing
would
be
left
him
,
should
this
cormorant
fish
on
,
humblie
beseeches
the
Pope
,
that
Fleece
,
Skin
,
Flesh
and
all
might
not
be
torn
away
,
and
nothing
but
the
Bones
left
him
for
his
fees
,
but
he
might
have
had
as
much
kindnes
of
a
Wolfe
for
a
good
word
,
and
as
soon
have
kept
that
hungrie
Beast
from
the
folde
by
a
Petition
,
as
his
Holinesse
,
who
though
he
appeare
in
sheeps
cloathing
,
hath
the
wolfes
conditions
,
and
is
onely
to
be
hunted
or
cudgeled
from
worrying
the
flocke
.
No
doubt
this
tender
hearted
Vicar
had
such
a
care
of
their
soules
,
that
regarding
neither
his
owne
,
nor
their
bodies
,
he
endeavoured
to
begger
them
if
possible
,
in
hopes
that
being
poore
they
would
receive
the
Gospell
;
and
in
truth
next
unto
Gods
goodnes
,
the
Popes
wickednes
was
the
meanes
of
this
nations
receiving
the
truth
,
who
by
his
pride
and
covetousnesse
caused
Henry
the
8th
(
a
King
as
proud
as
he
for
his
heart
,
and
in
more
want
for
his
purse
)
to
kick
him
out
,
which
was
the
first
step
to
Reformation
of
Religion
.
Yet
though
the
King
could
obtain
no
redress
of
the
Pope
,
he
prevails
with
him
to
lay
on
more
loads
,
getting
Letters
to
the
Lords
Spirituall
and
Temporall
to
help
him
to
money
in
the
Parliament
now
assembled
at
Westminster
,
which
notwithstanding
the
Kings
personall
,
and
Popes
literall
entreaties
,
will
grant
none
untill
he
give
assurance
of
Reformation
,
and
the
due
execution
of
Lawes
;
they
require
also
that
4
Peers
should
be
chosen
as
conservators
of
the
Kingdom
,
which
should
be
sworn
of
the
Kings
Counsell
,
see
justice
observed
,
and
the
treasure
issued
out
;
That
the
cheife
Iusticiar
and
Chancellor
should
be
of
the
four
,
or
chosen
by
the
Parliament
,
together
with
two
Iustices
of
the
Benches
,
two
Barons
of
the
Exchequer
,
and
one
Iustice
for
the
Iewes
,
that
as
their
function
was
publike
,
so
might
also
their
Election
be
:
but
as
the
Devill
would
have
it
(
sayes
one
)
the
Popes
Nuncio
spoyls
all
by
demanding
money
of
them
towards
the
Popes
Wars
against
the
Emperour
,
a
Son
in
Law
to
England
,
having
married
one
of
her
Daughters
;
thus
was
not
the
Pope
ashamed
to
demand
money
for
the
King
,
but
to
sing
the
second
part
to
the
same
tune
in
the
same
Parliament
,
on
his
own
behalf
;
an
impudency
so
monstrous
,
that
we
might
well
question
it
,
came
it
not
from
that
strumpet
of
Rome
;
and
seting
aside
doctrine
,
by
practice
we
may
easily
perceive
,
who
is
meant
in
the
Revelation
by
the
Whore
of
Babylon
;
but
the
peremptory
demand
received
an
absolute
repulse
,
&
the
Pope
could
get
nothing
,
but
they
granted
Escuage
,
towards
marriage
of
his
eldest
daughter
,
to
the
King
,
twenty
shillings
of
every
Knights
fee
.
The
King
also
upon
a
light
occasion
makes
a
great
and
expensive
preparation
against
Scotland
,
and
the
Earl
of
Flanders
thirsting
after
his
money
comes
over
with
a
ragged
Regiment
to
help
,
whose
unnecessary
presence
was
nothing
acceptable
to
the
Barons
,
as
if
the
strength
of
England
could
not
be
sufficient
without
him
for
that
action
,
which
was
as
suddainly
ended
as
undertaken
,
by
a
faire
conclusion
of
peace
.
The
King
assembles
another
Parliament
,
which
would
grant
Him
no
more
money
,
Londoners
,
and
makes
them
pay
15000
marks
for
receiving
a
banished
man
into
their
City
,
notwithstanding
they
produced
his
pardon
under
the
great
Seal
,
which
they
were
told
was
purchased
when
the
King
was
under
age
:
Thus
,
because
the
Lyon
would
have
it
so
,
the
Asses
ears
must
be
horns
,
well
fare
the
Fox
therefore
which
had
the
wit
not
to
come
to
Court
.
Observe
here
the
happy
estate
of
our
Ancestors
under
Monarchy
,
who
,
if
they
gained
but
this
advantage
(
though
attended
with
many
inconveniences
and
mischiefs
,
incident
to
all
Nations
in
their
Kings
minority
)
of
receiving
a
few
good
Grants
,
and
enjoying
a
pittance
of
Freedom
,
once
in
4
or
5
ages
when
their
King
was
too
young
to
play
Rex
,
and
there
hapned
a
wise
and
honest
Protector
;
yet
were
sure
to
pay
through
the
nose
for
it
afterwards
with
double
and
treble
interest
for
forbearance
.
Then
employes
one
Passeleave
in
a
peremptory
Commission
to
enquire
of
all
Lands
which
had
been
dis-forested
,
and
either
to
fine
the
occupiers
at
pleasure
,
or
take
them
from
them
,
and
sell
the
same
to
others
,
if
they
would
give
more
for
them
,
and
in
this
such
rigour
was
shewn
,
that
multitudes
were
undone
,
yet
Passeleave
should
have
been
preferred
to
the
Bishoprick
of
Chichester
for
his
good
service
,
had
not
the
Bishops
opposed
the
King
therein
.
Thus
have
we
not
seen
with
our
own
eyes
,
whole
Counties
almost
to
be
challenged
for
Forest
,
and
our selves
like
to
have
been
forced
to
purchase
our
own
estates
from
Charles
,
to
save
our
habitations
from
becomming
the
places
of
Wilde
Beasts
?
The
Lords
also
making
bold
to
open
the
Popes
packet
to
Martin
,
found
therein
such
vilany
,
that
the
Nuncio
was
forthwith
commanded
out
of
the
Land
,
who
so
basely
had
behaved
himself
,
that
he
both
needed
,
and
yet
could
hardly
obtain
a
safe
Conduct
to
preserve
him
from
the
violence
of
the
enraged
people
;
and
now
the
King
being
incensed
also
at
the
Popes
oppressions
,
or
at
least
seeming
to
be
so
,
sith
his
cheats
were
made
publike
,
the
Parliament
make
use
of
the
good
mood
he
was
in
,
and
lay
before
him
,
how
that
Italians
Revenues
in
England
,
amounted
to
sixtie
thousand
marks
yearly
,
besides
the
Popes
Exactions
,
which
so
moved
him
that
he
caused
all
to
be
notified
,
&
by
Commissioners
sent
to
the
Generall
Councell
at
Lions
demanding
redresse
;
which
together
with
Martins
usage
,
so
vexed
the
Pope
,
that
he
endeavoured
to
set
the
French
King
upon
his
back
.
Westminster
,
upon
the
Popes
rejecting
the
Consideration
of
these
grievances
,
and
despising
the
Kings
Messages
(
saying
,
that
he
began
to
Frederize
)
it
was
Enacted
and
Ordained
,
under
great
penalty
,
That
no
Contribution
of
money
should
be
given
to
the
Pope
by
any
Subject
of
England
,
and
the
same
confirmed
in
a
Parliament
at
Winchester
,
and
another
at
London
:
The
King
also
bustles
against
the
Popes
Exactions
,
in
such
sort
that
it
gave
hope
of
redress
;
but
this
heat
was
soon
chill'd
by
the
Popes
threats
,
of
so
irresolute
and
wavering
a
nature
was
the
King
,
Woman-like
,
giving
over
what
he
manfully
undertook
;
but
this
may
seem
to
confirm
what
was
hinted
before
,
that
what
he
did
was
rather
out
of
policy
to
delude
the
people
(
whose
rage
was
risen
so
high
,
that
he
fear'd
to
meet
it
)
than
a
just
sence
of
their
misery
,
who
in
all
things
else
which
stood
with
his
humour
or
advantage
was
more
than
enough
stubborn
and
stiffe
.
And
now
the
Pope
having
given
,
or
rather
taken
the
foile
,
continues
his
former
rapine
,
yet
fearing
if
he
kicked
too
hard
,
he
might
be
thrown
out
of
the
Saddle
,
he
seems
openly
to
surcease
,
and
promises
never
to
send
any
more
Legats
into
England
,
and
underhand
effects
his
will
by
other
Ministers
,
termed
Clerks
,
who
had
the
same
power
,
though
a
different
title
,
the
former
being
too
eminent
for
his
clandestine
transactions
,
which
the
King
furthers
him
in
all
he
can
,
so
cordiall
was
the
reconcilement
,
which
shewes
it
was
not
effected
by
fear
.
And
to
give
them
their
due
,
both
play'd
their
parts
very
dexterously
(
if
the
term
may
be
proper
for
a
sinister
practice
)
The
Pope
ranting
as
high
in
the
Counsel
,
as
the
King
vapoured
in
the
Parlament
,
saying
,
It
is
fit
that
we
make
an
end
with
the
Emperour
,
that
we
may
crush
these
petty
Kings
;
for
the
Dragon
once
appeased
or
destroyed
,
these
lesser
Snakes
will
soon
be
trodden
down
.
But
had
he
thought
Henry
one
in
earnest
,
he
would
not
so
soon
have
received
him
into
his
bosome
.
Peter
of
Savoy
,
Richmond
,
comes
over
again
,
(
it
may
seem
the
King
by
his
pretended
forwardnes
against
the
Pope
,
had
got
some
money
)
bringing
with
him
young
wenches
out
of
Provence
,
which
were
married
to
Noblemen
,
who
were
the
Kings
wards
,
as
to
the
Earls
of
Lincoln
,
Kent
,
&c.
and
to
be
sure
Peter
lost
nothing
by
such
bargains
,
though
the
Nobility
were
abused
in
a
barbarous
,
and
tyrannicall
manner
.
Comes
again
the
Countesse
of
Provence
,
Provence
and
sixteen
Castles
as
a
dowry
with
her
Daughter
,
married
to
Charls
the
French
Kings
Brother
,
unto
the
French
,
contrary
to
equity
,
(
the
Queen
of
England
being
the
eldest
Daughter
)
and
Covenant
too
,
having
promised
it
to
the
King
,
and
received
for
five
years
4000
marks
annuall
pension
in
consideration
of
the
pact
;
so
fatally
infatuated
was
this
King
,
that
he
cared
not
how
he
lavished
out
upon
such
cheats
,
what
he
scrued
and
wrung
from
his
Subjects
.
And
besides
Thomas
of
Savoy
titular
Earl
of
Flanders
,
who
came
over
with
her
,
three
of
the
Kings
half-Brothers
are
sent
for
over
to
be
provided
of
Estates
in
England
,
which
it
seems
he
intended
to
divide
between
his
own
and
his
Wives
beggarly
kindred
;
&
truly
by
this
Kings
actions
a
man
would
guesse
he
thought
he
had
been
set
up
onely
to
impoverish
his
Subjects
,
and
enrich
Aliens
;
and
as
he
,
so
almost
every
King
plaid
their
prizes
,
the
only
difference
being
that
strangers
were
not
alwayes
the
objects
of
their
profusenesse
;
yet
King
James
imitated
him
in
every
circumstance
,
who
gave
away
so
fast
unto
Scots
the
English
Lands
(
and
they
to
relieve
their
penury
fell'd
the
woods
so
lustily
)
that
for
ought
could
be
guessed
,
Trees
would
have
been
as
thin
here
as
in
Scotland
,
had
not
the
Lords
,
by
money
,
hyred
his
jester
Green
to
give
a
stop
to
his
Carriere
(
they
themselvs
not
daring
to
give
check
to
the
Magisteriall
Scot
in
his
vanity
)
by
making
a
Coat
with
Trees
and
Birds
on
them
,
and
telling
him
,
questioning
and
wondering
at
the
humor
,
That
if
the
Woods
were
fell'd
so
fast
by
his
Countrey
men
a
little
longer
,
Birds
must
perch
upon
Fools
Coats
,
for
no
Trees
would
be
left
them
to
sit
upon
:
Thus
also
was
the
Lord
Cobham
and
Sir
Walter
Rawleys
estates
conferr'd
on
favourites
;
and
they
made
Traytors
,
that
Court
Hang-bies
might
be
made
Lords
and
Gentlemen
;
and
to
say
the
truth
,
in
this
point
,
all
or
most
of
our
Monarchs
have
so
behaved
themselves
,
as
if
,
with
the
Countrey
fellow
at
Doctors
Commons
,
they
thought
England
was
dead
detestable
,
had
made
them
her
executioners
,
and
they
were
come
to
the
Crown
to
diminish
her
goods
.
But
to
return
where
we
left
.
Henry
was
so
lavish
,
and
his
Guests
so
unwilling
to
seem
unmannerly
,
and
refuse
his
kindnesse
,
that
his
baggs
were
now
become
as
empty
,
as
his
barrels
were
before
;
A
Parliament
therefore
is
summoned
at
London
,
and
money
demanded
;
but
they
put
him
in
minde
of
his
Guests
,
and
besides
sharply
reprehended
Him
,
For
his
breach
of
promise
in
requiring
another
aid
,
having
vowed
and
declared
,
upon
his
last
supplie
,
never
more
to
injure
the
state
in
that
kinde
;
for
his
violent
taking
up
of
provisions
for
diet
,
wax
,
silkes
,
robes
,
but
especially
wine
,
contrary
to
the
will
of
the
owners
,
whereby
Merchants
will
withdraw
their
Commodities
,
and
all
Trade
and
Commerce
utterly
ceases
,
to
the
detriment
and
infamy
of
this
Kingdome
;
That
his
Judges
were
sent
in
Circuit
under
pretence
of
justice
to
fleece
the
people
:
That
Passeleave
had
wrung
from
the
Borderers
on
Forests
vast
sums
of
money
,
they
wonder
therefore
he
should
now
demand
relief
from
the
impoverished
Commons
;
They
advise
him
to
pull
from
his
favourits
,
inriched
with
the
Treasure
of
the
Kingdom
,
to
support
his
prodigality
,
sith
his
needlesse
expences
amounted
to
above
800000
l.
since
he
began
his
destructive
Raign
.
(
postquam
Regni
caepit
esse
dilapidator
)
thus
plainly
durst
our
generous
Ancestors
tell
a
Tyrant
his
own
to
his
teeth
.
Then
they
reprove
Him
,
For
keeping
vacant
in
his
hands
,
Bishopricks
,
and
Abbeys
,
contrary
to
the
Liberties
of
the
Church
,
and
his
Oath
taken
at
his
Coronation
.
Which
it
seems
was
judged
more
than
a
Ceremony
in
those
dayes
,
though
in
ours
,
the
contrary
hath
so
falsly
,
and
impudently
been
asserted
.
Lastly
,
they
generally
complain
,
for
that
the
chief
Iusticia
,
Chancellor
,
Treasurer
,
&c.
were
not
made
by
the
Common-Councell
of
the
Kingdom
,
according
as
they
were
in
the
time
of
his
magnificent
predecessors
,
&
as
as
it
was
fit
and
expedient
;
but
such
advanced
as
followed
his
will
,
in
whatsoever
tended
to
his
gaine
,
and
sought
promotion
not
for
the
good
of
the
Kingdom
,
but
their
own
profit
.
Here
we
may
obsetve
that
it
was
no
new
doctrin
,
which
our
Parliament
in
the
beginning
taught
us
,
but
that
it
was
practised
,
as
well
as
thought
fit
so
to
be
,
by
our
Ancestors
,
though
the
Royall
Pen-men
in
their
Declarations
boldly
and
publickly
avowed
the
contrary
.
With
this
reprehension
the
King
was
netled
,
as
his
speech
the
next
Session
makes
out
,
for
though
he
promised
amendment
they
would
not
beleeve
him
,
and
therefore
prorogued
the
Parliament
till
Midsummer
,
that
they
might
see
whether
he
would
be
as
good
as
his
word
.
(
We
must
know
Kings
were
not
grown
so
impudent
and
daring
then
,
as
to
dissolve
Parliaamens
at
their
own
pleasures
.
)
But
he
mended
like
sour
Ale
in
Summer
,
his
heat
it
seems
increasing
with
the
Seasons
,
and
in
the
next
Session
,
with
an
Imperious
and
Magisteriall
brow
thus
expostulates
with
them
,
Would
you
curb
the
King
your
Lord
at
your
uncivill
pleasure
,
and
impose
a
servile
condition
on
him
?
will
you
deny
unto
him
what
everyone
of
you
as
you
list
may
doe
?
it
is
lawfull
for
every
one
of
you
to
use
what
Counsell
,
and
every
Master
of
a
Family
to
prefer
to
any
office
in
his
house
whom
he
pleases
,
and
displace
again
when
he
list
,
and
will
you
rashly
deny
your
Lord
the
King
to
do
the
like
?
Whereas
servants
ought
not
to
judge
their
Master
,
and
Subjects
their
Prince
,
or
hold
them
to
their
cond●tions
.
For
the
Servant
is
not
above
his
Lord
,
nor
the
D●sciple
above
his
Master
;
neither
should
he
be
your
King
,
but
as
your
Servant
,
who
should
so
encline
to
your
pleasure
.
Wherefore
know
I
wil
yeild
to
none
of
your
desires
.
A
brave
ranting
speech
,
yet
I
hope
it
will
not
be
denyed
but
they
were
evill
Counsellors
,
which
put
this
into
that
Kings
mouth
,
though
they
have
been
,
who
penned
the
late
Kings
Declarations
,
which
were
so
like
this
speech
,
as
they
could
not
be
more
,
though
Charls
his
Declarations
had
been
spit
out
of
Henries
mouth
;
in
both
we
may
perceive
the
humour
equally
proud
in
the
Kings
,
and
jointly
mischievous
in
their
Counsellors
,
the
first
accounting
their
Subjects
but
their
slaves
,
the
second
making
themselves
such
to
curry
favor
with
their
Lordly
Masters
;
for
let
what
palliations
or
disguizes
soever
of
evill
Counsellors
be
made
to
cover
the
shame
of
evill
Princes
,
wise
men
know
,
and
it
hath
alwayes
been
found
by
experience
,
that
the
Tyranny
of
the
Kings
,
bears
the
first
,
and
the
slavery
of
the
instruments
but
the
second
part
,
in
the
causality
of
the
mischiefs
,
and
that
these
Lions
rampant
,
wil
make
use
of
none
but
Asses
couchant
,
which
are
most
willing
,
as
wel
as
most
able
,
to
bear
the
load
.
Thus
Henry
he
heaps
his
favours
upon
Strangers
most
,
because
they
were
aptest
to
serve
his
turn
;
and
thus
many
in
our
dayes
have
been
preferred
and
inriched
,
not
because
the
King
loved
Laud
,
Wentworth
,
Buckingham
,
D●gby
,
&c.
better
than
others
,
but
because
these
were
the
fittest
instruments
to
drive
on
the
trade
of
Tyranny
.
But
to
the
story
.
Herry
would
have
money
,
and
the
Parliament
would
have
a
redresse
of
grievances
,
which
his
speech
absolutely
denyes
they
should
,
and
so
they
break
up
in
discontent
:
but
though
his
stomach
was
so
high
,
his
purse
was
so
low
as
he
was
forced
to
sell
his
plate
,
and
jewels
of
the
Crown
.
We
see
here
that
the
late
King
had
a
President
for
what
he
did
,
and
a
very
goodly
one
too
;
but
what
will
not
Princes
devoted
to
Tyranny
sacrifice
,
to
obtain
their
lustings
?
give
,
pawn
,
sell
all
they
can
lay
their
clutches
on
to
carry
on
their
design
,
which
being
accursed
,
and
abominable
,
none
will
be
subservient
to
,
but
they
will
be
soundly
paid
paid
for
it
:
and
truly
these
slavish
wretches
buy
their
Gold
too
dear
,
selling
their
fame
,
together
with
their
honesty
for
a
little
trash
,
which
commonly
is
torn
from
them
by
the
hand
of
justice
,
which
makes
them
behold
the
losse
of
all
they
accounted
and
purchased
so
dear
,
before
it
puts
out
their
eyes
by
a
shamefull
death
:
no
marvell
therfore
Tyrants
are
so
beggarly
,
being
forced
to
hire
their
journymen
at
such
high
rates
.
He
sends
his
letters
Imperiously
deprecatory
to
aid
him
with
money
,
Borrough
denyed
him
a
100
marks
as
he
required
,
he
told
him
it
was
more
Charity
to
give
an
alms
to
him
,
than
to
a
Beggar
that
went
from
dore
to
dore
;
to
this
lownesse
had
his
profufe
and
tyrannicall
courses
exposed
him
.
The
Iewes
also
were
fleeced
by
the
King
again
,
of
whose
sufferings
we
may
take
a
guess
,
by
what
one
of
them
protested
upon
the
faith
he
owed
to
his
law
to
be
true
,
to
wit
,
that
the
King
had
within
7.
years
space
taken
from
him
thirty
thousand
marks
in
Silver
,
besides
200
in
Gold
given
to
the
Queen
.
And
the
Londoners
,
in
requitall
of
their
bounty
,
forced
to
shut
up
their
shops
,
and
keep
St.
Edwards
Fair
15
dayes
together
at
Westminster
,
in
a
very
wet
and
dirty
season
,
being
also
fined
1000
marks
for
beating
some
of
the
Kings
Servants
who
came
and
reviled
them
,
as
they
were
at
their
sport
of
running
at
the
Quintan
:
Thus
his
very
Servants
were
willing
to
be
beaten
,
that
their
Master
might
get
money
by
it
.
Duresme
refusing
to
preferre
his
halfe
Brother
to
that
Bishoprick
,
he
goes
to
Winchester
to
make
sure
of
that
by
his
presence
for
him
:
where
entring
the
Chapter-House
,
he
gets
into
the
Chaire
,
begins
a
Sermon
,
and
takes
this
Text
,
Iustice
and
Peace
have
kissed
each
other
;
which
he
thus
handles
.
To
me
,
and
other
Kings
belongs
the
rigor
of
justice
;
to
you
,
who
are
men
of
quiet
,
and
religion
,
peace
;
and
this
day
I
hear
you
have
for
your
own
good
been
favourable
to
my
request
:
Justice
and
Peace
hath
kissed
each
other
.
Once
I
was
offended
with
you
,
for
withstanding
me
in
the
election
of
your
late
Bishop
,
but
now
I
am
friends
with
you
for
this
and
will
both
remember
and
reward
your
kindnes
.
As
by
a
woman
came
destruction
into
the
world
,
so
by
a
Woman
came
the
remedy
:
I
to
satisfie
my
Wife
,
and
prefer
her
Uncle
,
disquieted
,
and
damnified
you
:
So
now
to
advance
my
Brother
by
the
Mother
,
will
reconcile
my self
to
you
,
&c.
Thus
went
he
on
blasphemously
wresting
and
abusing
Scripture
:
yet
could
not
the
Geese
beware
when
the
Fox
preached
,
for
he
gains
his
desire
,
and
that
Chair
was
more
propitious
to
him
,
than
the
Speakers
was
to
CHARLS
,
into
which
,
in
imitation
of
Henry
,
he
violently
thrust
himself
.
At
York
the
marriage
of
his
Daughter
with
the
King
of
Scots
,
was
solemnized
in
the
height
of
riot
,
and
lavish
expence
,
to
recruit
which
,
the
King
is
forced
to
find
a
new
shift
to
get
money
;
He
will
needs
take
the
Crosse
upon
him
,
and
away
to
the
Holy
Wars
,
and
to
carry
out
the
businesse
the
more
impudently
,
takes
his
Oath
,
laying
his
right
hand
on
his
breast
,
and
after
on
the
Book
,
to
perform
the
journey
;
Which
all
knew
was
pretended
onely
to
get
Cash
:
and
now
his
good
friend
at
need
the
Pope
,
with
a
great
deal
of
gravity
,
ushers
on
the
Imposture
,
granting
him
a
tenth
of
both
Clergy
and
Laity
for
three
years
;
which
had
it
been
collected
,
would
have
amounted
to
six
hundred
thousand
pound
:
A
summe
which
might
have
afforded
him
a
large
Bribe
for
a
dispensation
.
London
about
this
tenth
,
which
was
denyed
by
all
,
this
put
the
King
in
such
rage
,
that
he
drave
all
out
of
his
Chamber
,
as
if
he
had
been
mad
:
but
comming
to
himself
again
,
he
falls
to
his
old
trick
of
dealing
with
them
apart
,
and
first
sends
for
the
Bishop
of
Ely
,
who
plainly
telling
him
He
neither
could
nor
would
goe
contrary
to
the
whole
State
,
and
diswading
him
from
the
journey
,
by
the
example
of
the
King
of
France
,
on
whom
they
might
see
the
punishment
of
God
to
be
faln
for
his
rapine
,
made
on
his
peoples
substance
,
&c.
drove
him
into
such
a
passion
,
that
he
commanded
the
Bishop
to
be
thrust
out
of
dores
.
Being
thus
disappointed
by
the
Parliament
,
he
fals
to
his
former
violent
courses
,
and
maintenance
of
his
strangers
in
all
their
riots
and
oppressions
,
insomuch
that
it
was
the
generall
exclamation
,
Our
Inheritance
is
given
to
Aliens
,
and
our
houses
to
strangers
:
but
we
shall
perceive
the
oppressions
then
on
foot
,
if
we
consider
but
what
was
told
the
King
by
divers
to
his
face
.
The
Countesse
of
Arundell
being
harshly
denyed
,
by
the
King
about
a
Ward
detained
from
her
in
regard
of
a
smal
parcell
of
Land
held
in
capite
,
which
drew
away
all
the
rest
,
thus
spake
,
My
Lord
,
why
turn
you
away
your
face
from
Iustice
,
that
we
can
obtein
no
right
in
your
Court
?
you
are
constituted
in
the
midst
betwixt
God
andus
;
but
neither
govern
your selfe
,
nor
us
discreetly
as
you
ought
;
you
shamefully
vex
both
the
Church
and
Nobles
of
the
Kingdom
,
by
all
means
you
can
.
To
which
the
King
floutingly
answered
,
saying
,
Lady
Countesse
;
have
the
Lords
made
you
a
Charter
,
and
sent
you
to
be
their
Prolocutrix
?
She
replyes
,
No
Sir
,
They
have
not
made
any
Charter
to
me
;
but
the
Charter
which
your
Father
and
you
made
,
and
swore
so
often
to
observe
,
and
so
often
extorted
from
your
Subjects
their
money
for
the
same
,
you
unworthily
transgresse
,
as
a
manifest
breaker
of
your
faith
:
where
are
the
Liberties
of
England
so
often
written
,
so
often
granted
,
so
often
bought
?
I
,
though
a
Woman
,
and
with
me
all
your
naturall
and
faithfull
people
,
appeal
against
you
to
the
Tribunall
of
that
high
Iudge
above
,
and
Heaven
and
Earth
shall
be
our
witnesse
,
that
you
have
most
unjustly
dealt
with
us
,
and
Lord
God
of
revenge
,
avenge
us
.
Behold
a
generous
and
knowing
Lady
,
it
was
the
sufferings
of
her
Country
,
not
her self
(
of
which
we
find
no
mention
)
extorted
this
true
and
resolute
complaint
from
her
.
Vpon
the
ruines
of
Henries
fame
,
hath
Isabell
raised
an
eternall
trophie
of
her
Vertue
,
which
shall
stand
conspicuous
in
English
History
,
so
long
as
any
memory
of
England
remains
.
Thus
the
Master
of
the
Hospitallers
tels
the
King
,
saying
,
he
would
revoke
those
Charters
and
Liberties
inconsiderately
granted
by
him
and
his
Predecessors
,
and
for
it
alleging
the
Popes
practice
,
who
many
times
chashiered
his
Grants
.
So
long
as
you
observe
Iustice
you
may
be
a
King
,
&
as
soon
as
you
violate
the
same
,
you
shall
leave
to
be
a
King
A
Truth
more
Sacred
than
his
Majesty
could
be
,
and
not
to
be
violated
for
the
sake
of
millions
of
Tyrants
.
But
above
all
for
wonder
,
is
that
of
the
Fryars
Minors
,
who
returned
a
load
of
Freeze
he
sent
them
with
this
Message
,
that
he
ought
not
to
give
alms
of
what
he
had
Rent
from
the
poor
.
Indeed
obedience
is
better
than
sacrifice
,
but
had
this
conscience
been
used
by
all
the
Romish
Clergy
,
their
bellies
had
been
leaner
,
though
their
souls
might
have
got
by
it
their
temporalities
lesse
,
though
their
spirituality
more
;
and
this
act
deserves
an
Euge
to
these
,
though
it
create
an
Apage
,
to
others
,
&
rises
in
judgment
condemning
those
great
Clergy
men
,
who
have
been
lesse
than
these
Minors
in
Conscience
and
Honesty
.
At
last
,
London
,
and
now
there
is
no
doubt
,
but
he
would
be
so
gracious
as
to
grant
them
what
they
could
desire
.
O
what
a
blessed
thing
is
want
of
money
,
and
how
bountifull
are
Kings
when
they
are
quite
beggared
?
they
will
pull
down
Star-chambers
,
High-Commission
courts
,
Monopolies
,
suffer
Favourites
to
be
called
to
account
for
Treasons
and
vilanies
they
set
them
a
work
to
do
,
when
they
can
do
no
other
,
can
neither
will
nor
chose
;
and
will
grant
trienniall
Parliaments
,
and
passe
Acts
that
a
Parliament
shall
sit
so
long
as
it
will
,
and
which
it
might
have
done
without
their
leave
,
when
all
the
devices
and
power
they
can
make
are
not
able
to
hinder
it
;
well
though
that
proverb
says
,
Necessity
hath
no
law
,
yet
with
reverence
to
it's
antiquity
,
I
must
contrarily
affirm
,
that
had
it
not
been
for
necessity
England
had
never
had
good
law
,
made
nor
kept
,
neither
ever
should
so
long
as
the
Norman
yoake
was
in
fashion
.
This
Gaffer
Necessity
at
the
first
word
obtains
what
all
the
Lords
,
Prelats
,
Parliaments
,
so
long
demanded
in
vain
;
Henry
so
the
Parliament
will
but
relieve
him
,
will
ratifie
and
confirm
their
Liberties
,
they
do
it
,
granting
him
a
tenth
of
the
Clergy
for
three
years
,
and
Escuage
three
marks
of
every
Knights
Fee
of
the
Laity
for
one
year
,
towards
his
journey
into
the
Holy
Land
,
indeed
Gascoigne
;
which
how
holy
soever
Henry
accounted
it
,
he
could
never
yet
bring
any
reliques
out
of
it
,
though
he
had
carried
many
a
Crosse
into
it
and
he
accordingly
ratifies
those
often-confirmed
Charters
,
in
the
most
solemn
and
ceremoniall
manner
that
the
Religion
of
that
time
,
and
the
wisdom
of
the
State
could
then
devise
to
do
For
the
Parliament
having
so
often
found
by
experience
,
that
no
civill
promise
or
verball
profession
,
would
hold
in
these
Norman
Lords
,
raptur'd
by
Prerogative
,
and
devoted
to
perjury
to
maintain
tyranny
;
take
now
a
more
Ecclesiasticall
,
and
divine
way
of
Obligation
,
swearing
to
Excommunicate
all
who
should
be
found
infringers
of
the
Charters
.
And
the
King
with
all
the
great
Nobility
,
all
the
Prelats
in
their
Vestments
,
with
burning
Candles
in
their
hands
,
assemble
in
the
great
Hall
at
Westminster
to
receive
that
dreadfull
sentence
;
The
King
having
received
a
Candle
,
gives
it
to
a
Prelat
,
saying
,
it
becoms
not
me
being
no
Preist
to
hold
this
,
my
heart
shall
be
a
greater
testimony
;
and
withall
lays
his
hand
spred
upon
his
Brest
the
whole
time
the
sentence
was
pronounced
,
which
was
Authoritate
Dei
Omnipotentis
,
&c.
which
done
he
causes
the
Charter
of
King
Iohn
his
Father
to
be
read
likewise
openly
;
in
the
end
,
having
thrown
away
their
Candles
,
which
lay
smoaking
on
the
ground
,
they
cryed
out
,
So
let
them
which
incurre
this
sentence
be
extinct
,
and
stinke
in
Hell
;
and
the
King
with
a
loud
voice
said
,
As
God
me
help
I
will
,
as
I
am
a
Man
,
a
Christian
,
a
Knight
,
a
King
Crowned
and
Annointed
,
inviolably
observe
all
these
things
.
Never
were
Lawes
(
saith
that
witty
Historian
)
amongst
men
(
except
those
holy
Commandements
on
the
Mount
)
established
with
more
Majesty
of
Ceremony
to
make
them
reverend
,
and
respected
,
than
these
were
;
they
wanted
but
Thunder
and
Lightning
from
Heaven
,
which
likewise
if
prayers
could
have
effected
,
they
would
have
had
,
to
make
the
sentence
gastly
and
hideous
to
the
infringers
thereof
.
Yet
no
sooner
was
this
Parliament
dissolved
by
a
sacred
and
most
solemne
conclusion
,
but
the
King
presently
studies
to
infringe
all
,
and
with
a
part
of
the
money
he
then
got
,
purchasing
an
absolution
of
the
Pope
,
returnes
to
his
former
oppressive
courses
,
with
more
violence
and
hardnesse
;
and
for
ought
we
know
our
late
King
had
the
like
to
help
him
over
all
those
styles
,
for
Master
Prynne
tells
us
,
there
was
an
English
Lieger
in
Rome
,
and
our
own
eyes
,
that
there
were
Nuntio's
here
at
home
,
to
continue
a
correspondence
between
the
Pope
,
and
his
Royall
Favorite
.
Thus
what
the
King
does
,
the
Pope
undoes
for
money
,
so
cursed
a
thirst
after
Gold
was
in
both
:
It
is
no
wonder
therefore
some
of
Henry's
late
successors
were
hying
so
fast
to
Rome
,
who
being
troubled
with
the
same
disease
,
stood
in
need
of
the
same
Mountebanke
:
and
no
doubt
but
Venus
hath
obtained
Armour
of
proof
of
Vulcan
for
her
wandring
AEneas
,
so
that
the
King
of
Scots
is
well
provided
against
the
Covenants
pearcing
him
to
the
heart
,
by
the
care
of
his
Mother
,
and
art
of
his
holy
Father
.
But
to
returne
to
Henry
,
whom
we
see
the
greatest
security
that
could
be
given
,
and
that
under
the
greatest
penalty
,
an
Oath
could
not
hold
;
who
would
therefore
suppose
that
he
or
any
Kings
of
such
metall
should
ever
be
believed
againe
by
any
who
write
themselves
men
(
Creatures
in
whose
composition
are
many
ounces
of
reason
)
when
the
only
Chaine
upon
earth
besides
Love
to
tye
the
Conciences
of
men
,
and
humane
society
together
(
which
should
it
not
hold
,
all
the
frame
of
Government
must
fall
asunder
,
and
men
like
Beasts
be
left
to
force
,
that
whosoever
is
the
stronger
may
destroy
the
other
)
hath
been
so
often
and
suddainly
broken
by
the
Norman
tyrants
,
in
whom
this
perjury
ran
in
a
bloud
almost
to
a
miracle
?
or
who
could
think
Master
Prynne
who
in
print
takes
notice
of
their
frequent
violations
,
would
ever
be
drawn
by
corrupt
interest
to
have
his
Countries
Liberties
sent
to
Sea
to
seek
their
fortunes
in
so
rotten
a
Bottome
.
These
Deeds
being
done
,
succeeds
one
so
monstrous
,
that
we
must
almost
run
half
way
to
Credulity
to
be
able
to
meet
it
;
for
this
perjured
Prince
was
not
ashamed
to
send
his
Brother
over
to
summon
the
Estates
,
and
demand
of
them
(
the
Wounds
yet
fresh
and
bleeding
made
by
his
impieties
)
another
Subsidy
,
but
the
Parlament
denied
him
,
to
the
great
exasperation
of
the
Tyrant
:
yet
the
Earl
of
Cornwall
forced
the
Iews
to
pay
a
great
Summ
,
that
he
might
not
return
empty
handed
to
his
Brother
,
who
staid
untill
he
had
consumed
all
that
ever
he
could
get
in
this
Iourney
,
which
with
the
other
two
made
before
,
cost
him
seven
and
twenty
hundred
thousand
pounds
,
more
than
all
his
Lands
there
were
They
to
be
sold
were
worth
,
besides
thirty
thousand
Marks
,
with
Lands
,
Rents
,
Wards
,
Horses
,
and
Iewels
,
to
an
inestimable
price
,
thrown
away
upon
his
half-brothers
.
After
all
this
he
returns
,
and
the
first
that
felt
their
good
Lord
was
come
again
,
were
the
Londoners
,
and
the
Iews
,
who
paid
soundly
for
his
Welcome
.
The
Londoners
presenting
him
with
an
hundred
pounds
were
returned
without
Thanks
or
Money
,
for
he
was
not
altogether
so
unmannerly
as
to
deny
to
receive
it
,
then
being
perswaded
Plate
would
be
better
welcome
,
they
send
him
a
fair
Vessell
,
worth
two
hundred
pounds
;
this
had
some
Thanks
,
but
yet
would
not
serve
the
turn
.
For
the
Pope
having
bestowed
the
Kingdom
of
Sicil
on
the
Kings
younger
Son
(
which
the
Earl
of
Cornwall
wisely
refused
,
Iews
,
or
extort
by
the
rapine
of
his
Iustices
itinerants
,
which
he
gives
to
the
Pope
to
maintain
his
Wars
against
Conrade
King
of
Sicil
,
(
you
see
there
was
a
right
Owner
of
what
the
Pope
was
so
liberal
)
and
yet
all
this
would
not
do
,
for
the
Pope
writes
for
more
,
who
was
loath
to
be
a
Niggard
of
anothers
Purse
;
upon
this
Henry
sends
him
Letters
Obligatory
,
signed
with
his
Seal
,
with
Blanks
left
to
put
in
what
Summs
he
would
,
or
could
get
of
the
Merchants
of
Italy
,
desiring
him
to
stick
upon
no
interest
,
all
which
was
so
effectually
performed
,
that
he
was
put
in
Debt
no
lesser
Summ
than
three
hundred
thousand
Marks
,
and
yet
no
Sicil
was
got
.
Vpon
this
a
Parlament
is
summoned
,
and
of
them
money
required
,
which
though
they
promised
to
grant
upon
condition
he
would
swear
without
all
cavillation
to
observe
the
Charters
,
and
let
the
Chief
Iusticiar
,
Chancellour
and
Treasurer
be
elected
by
the
common
Councel
of
the
Realm
,
would
not
be
hearkned
to
:
for
though
he
cared
not
a
fig
for
his
Oath
,
yet
it
seems
those
Officers
might
have
restrained
him
from
disposing
of
his
Cash
at
list
,
and
not
suffer
his
Holinesse
to
have
a
Penny
,
whereby
he
might
have
wanted
his
Dispensation
,
or
else
the
humor
of
Tyranny
was
so
high
,
that
all
his
penury
was
not
able
to
check
it
for
one
moment
.
The
King
thus
being
left
unprovided
,
the
Bishop
of
Hereford
Agent
for
the
Prelates
at
Rome
,
like
a
trusty
Steward
findes
a
shift
to
help
him
,
for
getting
certain
Authentick
Seals
from
them
,
upon
pretence
of
dispatching
some
businesse
for
them
,
by
Licence
of
the
Pope
and
King
,
he
sets
them
to
writings
of
such
Summs
of
Money
taken
up
of
Italian
Merchants
for
their
Vse
,
and
so
makes
them
pay
the
Kings
scores
.
He
seizes
also
the
Liberties
of
the
City
of
London
,
into
his
hands
,
upon
the
pretence
of
their
letting
a
Prisoner
escape
,
making
them
fine
three
thousand
Marks
to
himself
,
and
six
hundred
to
his
Brother
;
he
requires
of
the
Iews
▪
upon
pain
of
hanging
,
a
Tallage
of
eight
thousand
Marks
;
and
thus
having
fleeced
them
,
he
set
them
to
farm
to
his
Brother
;
who
upon
Pawns
lent
him
a
huge
masse
of
Money
;
then
the
City
Liberties
are
seized
again
,
but
upon
payment
of
four
hundred
Marks
restored
.
And
to
add
to
all
,
one
Ruscand
a
Legat
from
the
Pope
comes
and
demands
the
Tenth
of
England
,
Scotland
,
and
Ireland
,
to
the
use
of
the
King
,
and
Pope
,
preaching
the
Crosse
against
the
King
of
Sicil
but
the
Clergy
protesing
rather
to
lose
their
Lives
and
Livings
than
yield
thus
to
the
will
of
the
Pope
,
and
King
,
who
they
said
,
were
as
the
Shepherd
and
the
Wolf
combined
to
macerate
the
Flock
;
were
ordered
to
some
tune
,
for
the
Legat
suspended
&
excommunicated
them
,
and
the
King
if
they
submitted
not
in
forty
days
spoiled
them
of
all
their
Goods
as
forfeited
.
per
annum
were
commanded
to
come
in
,
and
receive
the
Order
of
Knighthood
,
or
else
pay
their
Fines
,
as
was
before
done
in
the
37.
year
:
and
every
sheriffe
was
fined
5
marks
for
not
distreyning
on
all
whom
the
Proclamation
reached
;
this
trick
was
shown
in
our
dayes
,
lest
any
oppression
should
scape
unexercised
.
London
,
wherein
upon
the
Kings
pressing
Them
for
releife
to
pay
his
depts
,
He
is
plainly
told
,
They
will
not
yeeld
to
pay
him
any
thing
,
and
if
unadvisedly
he
without
their
consents
and
counsells
bought
the
Kingdom
of
Sicill
,
and
had
been
deceived
,
he
should
impute
it
to
his
own
imbecility
,
and
have
been
instructed
by
the
provident
example
of
his
Brothe●
,
who
absolutely
refused
it
,
in
regard
it
lay
so
far
off
,
so
many
Nations
between
,
the
cavils
of
the
Popes
,
the
infidelity
of
the
People
,
and
the
power
of
the
pretenders
.
They
also
repeat
the
Kingdoms
grievances
,
The
breach
of
his
promises
,
and
most
solemn
Oathes
:
the
insolence
of
his
Brethren
,
and
other
strangers
,
against
whom
by
his
Order
,
no
Writ
was
to
pass
out
of
the
Chancery
;
how
they
abounded
all
in
riches
,
and
himself
was
so
poor
that
he
could
not
repress
the
Welsh
,
who
wasted
his
Countrey
,
but
going
against
them
was
forced
to
return
with
dishonor
.
The
King
seeing
his
friend
Necessity
was
at
his
Elbow
,
humbles
himself
,
tels
them
,
how
he
had
often
by
evil
Counsell
been
seduced
,
and
promises
by
his
Oath
,
which
he
takes
on
the
Tombe
of
Saint
Edw.
to
reform
all
these
Errors
:
but
the
Lords
not
knowing
how
to
hold
this
ever-changing
Proteus
,
for
security
adjourn
the
Parliament
to
meet
at
Oxford
,
in
which
time
they
provided
for
their
own
,
and
the
Kingdoms
safety
.
The
King
in
the
mean
while
is
put
to
his
shifts
,
and
upon
promise
of
high
preferment
,
gets
the
Abbot
of
Westminster
to
put
his
and
his
Covents
Seal
to
a
Deed
obligatory
,
as
a
surety
for
threehundred
marks
;
sending
by
Passeleave
this
Deed
,
with
his
Letters
,
unto
other
Monasteries
,
to
invite
them
to
do
the
like
;
but
notwithstanding
his
threats
,
telling
them
how
all
they
had
came
from
the
benignitie
of
Kings
,
●nd
how
their
Soveraigne
was
Lord
of
all
they
had
.
They
refused
to
yeeld
to
any
such
deed
,
saying
,
They
acknowledged
the
King
to
be
Lord
of
all
they
had
,
but
so
as
to
defend
,
not
to
destroy
the
same
.
And
now
the
Parliament
meets
at
Oxford
,
and
in
this
it
is
Enacted
that
the
Poictovins
and
strangers
should
avoid
the
Land
,
with
many
other
profitable
Laws
for
that
time
.
The
Charters
are
confirmed
,
and
the
King
and
Prince
sworn
to
restore
the
ancient
Lawes
and
Institutions
of
the
Realm
,
and
to
observe
inviolable
the
Ordinances
of
that
Parliament
.
Now
the
chief
Iusticiar
,
Chancellor
,
and
all
other
great
and
publike
Officers
,
are
elected
by
the
common
and
publike
Counsell
,
which
power
was
,
as
we
may
see
before
,
usurped
by
the
Norman
Tyrants
,
and
worn
as
an
especiall
flowr
of
their
Crowns
,
and
fruit
of
our
slavery
:
for
it
is
manifest
to
any
,
unlesse
such
as
will
wink
,
that
our
English
Kings
were
but
as
Generals
in
War
,
without
any
other
great
jurisdiction
;
our
wise
Ancestors
knowing
such
a
trust
enough
for
one
,
and
therefore
kept
the
Election
of
other
Great
Officers
in
their
own
power
,
untill
it
was
wrested
out
of
their
hands
by
the
Norman
Tyrants
,
and
that
not
so
much
by
the
Sword
,
as
by
craft
;
thus
though
William
sirnamed
the
Bastard
had
defeated
Harold
in
the
field
;
yet
upon
his
Coronation
he
swore
to
maintain
the
ancient
Laws
,
Liberties
,
and
Customes
of
the
English
Nation
,
and
again
renewed
his
Oath
,
and
granted
the
same
too
by
Charter
,
but
when
he
was
throughly
setled
in
his
seat
he
perfidiously
broke
all
,
imposed
the
Norman
Lawes
,
and
those
in
the
Norman
tongue
,
as
a
badge
of
our
slavery
,
and
a
means
to
entrap
the
English
,
who
not
understanding
them
▪
knew
not
how
to
avoid
the
incurring
the
penalties
;
whereby
his
Normans
mouths
up
were
made
with
their
Estates
,
&
thus
his
Successors
were
forced
to
swear
and
forswear
to
maintain
themselves
in
their
Kingships
.
The
Poictovins
and
strangers
being
banished
,
presently
followes
the
death
and
sicknesse
of
divers
Noblemen
,
who
had
been
poysoned
by
their
practice
:
and
a
Steward
of
the
Earl
of
Glocesters
was
executed
for
it
,
he
having
received
a
great
sum
of
VVilliam
de
Valence
the
head
of
the
Poictovins
to
work
the
feat
.
And
though
the
Kings
Favourites
cryed
out
that
he
was
condemned
only
upon
presumption
,
yet
the
evidence
will
appear
very
strong
,
if
we
consider
,
that
his
Lord
,
and
his
Lords
brother
were
poysoned
,
the
latter
dying
,
the
former
lying
sick
a
long
while
,
having
his
body
swell'd
,
his
nails
and
hair
fallen
off
,
and
this
Steward
convinced
to
have
received
a
great
sum
of
the
Poictovin
their
Enemy
,
for
whom
he
could
make
out
no
service
to
be
ever
done
,
unlesse
what
was
layed
to
his
charge
;
besides
,
a
Iew
being
converced
a
little
after
,
confessed
the
poyson
was
prepared
in
his
house
.
The
Earl
of
Cornwall
(
now
King
of
the
Romans
)
returns
into
England
,
Oxford
.
A
Parliament
was
summoned
at
Westminster
,
Oxford
,
and
such
pronounced
acursed
by
the
Prelats
,
which
should
attempt
in
word
or
deed
to
infringe
any
of
the
same
:
Whereupon
Escuage
is
granted
to
the
King
,
forty
shillings
of
every
Knights
Fee
;
a
very
considerable
sum
in
those
dayes
,
for
there
were
above
forty
thousand
Knights
Fees
in
England
at
that
time
.
But
the
King
having
an
intent
to
break
more
Oaths
,
and
knowing
that
now
it
would
not
so
easily
be
done
,
makes
a
Voyage
over
Sea
to
conclude
a
peace
with
France
,
that
he
might
not
be
interrupted
in
the
game
he
ment
to
play
at
home
,
having
dispatched
Messengers
secretly
to
Rome
,
for
absolution
of
his
Oath
,
and
to
Scotland
for
aydes
to
be
ready
upon
occasion
When
he
had
concluded
with
the
King
of
France
,
Normandy
,
the
Earldoms
of
Anjou
,
Poictou
,
Tourenne
and
Main
,
upon
the
receipt
of
300000
Crowns
,
and
a
Grant
to
enjoy
what
he
had
in
Guien
,
Xantongue
,
&c.
doing
homage
and
fealty
to
the
Crown
of
France
,
He
returns
,
and
comes
to
London
,
where
he
presently
fortifies
the
Tower
,
caused
the
Gates
of
the
City
to
be
Warded
,
and
then
to
pick
a
quarrel
commands
the
Lords
to
come
to
a
Parliament
to
be
holden
in
the
Tower
,
which
they
refusing
,
as
he
knew
they
would
,
he
takes
an
Oath
of
all
above
12
years
of
age
in
London
,
to
be
true
to
Him
and
His
Heirs
,
and
sets
armed
men
to
defend
the
City
Gates
,
For
fear
sure
the
Parliament
should
have
come
in
,
and
so
spoyled
the
design
,
For
neither
Henry
or
any
of
our
former
Kings
were
ever
so
daring
as
to
contest
with
a
Parliament
in
the
field
or
set
up
their
standards
against
it
,
but
were
alwayes
forced
to
grant
its
demands
,
or
quietly
sit
down
without
having
their
own
turne
served
,
when
the
Parliament
was
willing
to
dissolve
.
And
now
Henry
being
provided
for
the
work
,
Oxford
,
to
be
read
publickly
at
Pauls-Crosse
,
and
makes
Proclamation
that
all
should
be
proceeded
against
as
Enemies
to
his
Crown
and
Royal
dignity
,
who
should
disobey
the
absolution
;
and
such
was
the
blindnesse
and
slavery
of
many
in
those
times
,
that
one
Bull
begot
thousands
of
Calves
in
an
instant
:
and
yet
it
seems
veal
was
never
the
cheaper
,
for
his
Son
the
Prince
was
forced
to
rob
the
Treasury
at
the
New
Temple
to
buy
him
Provision
,
every
one
refusing
to
lend
him
or
the
King
a
groat
,
so
great
credit
had
their
perfidie
got
them
.
London
,
where
the
King
lay
in
the
Tower
waiting
the
gathering
of
his
forces
,
and
the
comming
over
of
strangers
which
he
expected
;
and
now
the
Bishops
(
who
as
they
were
seldom
in
any
good
,
so
would
be
sure
to
be
cheif
in
every
bad
action
)
make
such
a
stir
to
prevent
bloudshed
forsooth
(
of
which
their
tendernesse
hath
alwaies
been
well
enough
knowne
)
that
the
controversy
must
be
referred
to
the
French
King
to
decide
;
much
honour
got
England
,
and
much
liberty
was
like
to
get
by
such
an
Arbitratour
,
while
she
is
forced
to
creep
to
forraigners
,
to
know
whether
they
will
please
to
let
her
enjoy
liberty
or
no
,
after
47
years
oppression
under
Henry
,
besides
what
his
good
Father
and
Grandsiers
had
loaded
her
with
.
But
the
Lords
being
perswaded
that
their
Liberties
and
Rights
depended
not
upon
the
will
of
any
one
Man
refused
to
stand
to
the
partiall
award
of
the
French
in
the
English
Tyrants
behalfe
.
Thus
concluded
this
business
(
as
all
others
commonly
did
,
which
Bishops
had
a
foot
in●●
with
a
mischief
to
the
Common-wealth
,
the
King
gaining
by
it
not
only
time
for
raising
,
but
a
seeming
justice
for
his
using
of
Forces
to
compell
the
Lords
to
stand
to
the
sentence
,
by
which
their
liberties
were
adjudged
from
them
.
No
doubt
those
wise
and
generous
Barons
not
only
disliked
,
but
disdained
such
an
Vmpire
,
as
being
sensible
of
the
advantages
Henry
,
of
the
dishonour
their
Countrey
,
and
of
the
discommodity
their
cause
would
reap
by
him
;
but
that
those
Fathers
in
evill
under
the
angelical
shape
of
peace-makers
,
necessitated
them
to
accept
of
him
,
to
avoid
the
obloquy
of
being
Incendiaries
,
the
involvers
of
their
Country
in
a
miserable
civill
war
.
Let
the
English
High
Priests
then
,
to
their
eternall
infamy
,
carry
a
frontlet
engraven
with
Mischeif
to
England
on
their
foreheads
,
who
were
the
fatall
instruments
of
enforcing
their
Country
to
submit
her
liberty
to
a
forraigne
Tyrants
decision
,
whose
corrupt
interest
lay
in
adding
fewell
to
the
flames
,
which
consumed
the
Noblest
Fabricks
,
the
uprightest
and
firmest
pillars
in
the
English
Nation
.
Yet
that
Henry
might
make
a
little
better
market
for
himselfe
,
Westminster
,
where
whilst
openly
nothing
but
redressing
grievances
,
composing
differences
,
exclaiming
against
jealousies
raised
to
scandalise
the
King
,
good
man
,
as
if
he
intended
to
leavy
War
against
his
people
,
by
factious
spirits
,
proceeds
from
Henry
,
he
underhand
prepares
for
War
,
endeavouring
to
divide
the
Barons
,
and
strengthen
himself
by
all
the
plots
and
clandestine
tricks
he
could
;
at
last
having
by
sprinkling
Court
holy-water
,
and
promising
fifty
pound
Lands
per
annum
to
such
as
would
desert
the
Lords
party
,
drawn
divers
to
revolt
unto
him
,
he
secretly
withdraws
from
Westminster
to
Windsor
,
and
from
thence
to
Oxford
,
&
so
on
,
traversing
the
Country
,
to
patch
up
,
and
peece
together
an
Army
:
And
here
we
may
see
it
was
no
new
thing
which
was
acted
by
his
late
successor
,
who
in
al
his
actions
made
it
appeare
that
he
was
a
right
chip
of
the
old
block
.
Now
pretences
of
the
Barons
insolencies
against
the
King
,
and
oppressions
of
the
Subjects
,
Declarations
of
his
being
forced
to
take
up
arms
for
defence
of
the
just
Lawes
and
Liberties
of
the
people
,
and
his
own
safety
,
with
protestations
of
his
good
intentions
,
and
divers
other
such
knacks
are
every where
on
the
wing
,
as
we
have
had
flying
up
and
down
at
the
tayss
of
the
Royall
paper
Kites
of
our
times
.
The
Lords
being
thus
left
in
the
lurch
,
are
not
wanting
in
preparing
for
defence
,
being
unanimously
backt
by
the
citizens
of
London
,
who
have
hitherto
had
the
honour
of
bravely
standing
for
Liberty
;
yet
first
they
send
to
the
King
,
putting
him
in
mind
of
his
oathes
and
promises
,
and
desiring
him
to
observe
the
great
Charter
and
Oxford
Statutes
,
but
the
Drums
and
Trumpets
make
such
musick
in
his
ears
,
that
Henry
will
heare
no
talk
of
any
Law
,
but
what
his
will
and
Sword
shall
give
;
and
for
their
good
Counsell
,
returnes
them
as
tokens
of
his
love
the
title
of
Rebels
,
and
Traytors
,
which
he
as
frankly
bestows
on
their
persons
,
as
he
doth
their
Lands
on
his
followers
.
By
these
course
Complements
the
Lords
perceiving
which
way
the
game
was
like
to
go
,
leave
off
putting
their
confidence
in
the
King
,
and
trust
their
cause
to
God
and
their
good
Swords
;
then
choosing
the
Earls
of
Leicester
and
Glocester
for
their
Generalls
(
whose
hands
no
manacle
of
alliance
could
lock
from
defending
their
Countries
Liberties
,
though
the
first
had
married
the
Sister
,
the
second
the
Neece
of
the
King
)
they
take
the
Feild
,
may
Towns
are
taken
by
each
party
,
and
many
skirmishes
passe
,
wherein
sometimes
the
one
party
,
sometimes
the
other
get
the
better
;
at
length
divers
Scotch
Lords
,
and
others
with
great
forces
being
joyned
to
the
King
,
he
marches
against
Northampton
,
where
he
heard
Peter
Montford
was
assembling
forces
for
the
Barons
:
the
Town
was
very
resolutely
defended
,
untill
by
the
Treachery
of
some
Monks
within
say
some
,
by
the
subtilty
of
the
Kings
Forces
say
others
,
(
who
advancing
close
under
the
Wall
,
undermined
it
,
whilst
the
Captains
within
parlying
with
the
King
on
the
other
side
)
a
breach
was
made
so
large
that
forty
Horse
might
enter
a
brest
,
by
which
Henry
gained
it
by
assault
.
This
Town
being
taken
ran
the
same
fortune
Leicester
lately
did
,
for
Henry
drunk
with
successe
,
and
rage
,
like
a
violent
Torrent
swept
all
before
him
,
killing
,
burning
,
and
spoiling
where
ever
his
Army
came
;
but
here
,
so
unmanly
was
the
cruelty
of
the
Tyrant
,
that
he
would
have
hanged
all
the
Oxford
Schollers
(
a
band
of
which
were
in
the
Town
)
for
their
valour
shewed
in
the
brave
resistance
of
his
forces
,
had
not
some
of
his
Counsellers
perswaded
him
from
so
doing
,
for
feare
(
the
only
curb
to
an
ignoble
soule
)
of
exasperating
their
freinds
against
him
by
his
cruelty
,
many
of
the
Schollers
being
young
Gentlemen
of
good
quality
.
Here
by
the
way
we
may
observe
the
miserable
effects
of
bad
Governours
in
the
Vniversities
,
by
whom
such
degeneratenesse
was
wrought
in
our
youth
,
that
none
in
our
times
were
found
more
desperate
engagers
against
the
cause
of
Liberty
,
than
young
Schollers
,
who
heretofore
were
the
most
resolute
Champions
for
it
:
Let
us
therefore
make
no
sinister
constructions
,
when
we
see
our
Governours
diligent
in
purging
the
fountaines
,
if
we
desire
to
have
the
streams
run
cleere
.
But
Northampton
put
a
period
to
Henries
fortune
,
for
although
he
caused
the
Barous
to
raise
their
siedge
from
Rochester
,
yet
in
the
height
of
his
jollity
he
was
defeated
at
Lews
,
such
was
the
wages
of
Pride
and
Rage
:
And
thus
the
Sunne
setting
at
Leicester
,
went
down
at
Naseby
upon
Charls
,
whose
successe
kept
time
with
his
presumption
and
cruelty
.
And
now
Henry
is
pitched
down
at
Lewes
,
where
the
Barons
petitioning
for
their
liberties
,
and
desiring
Peace
,
are
answered
by
his
proclaming
them
Rebells
and
Traitors
▪
and
sending
his
own
,
his
Brothers
and
Sons
Letters
of
defiance
unto
them
:
But
this
was
too
hot
to
hold
,
for
the
Lords
perceiving
what
they
must
trust
to
,
notwithstanding
the
great
numbers
of
the
Enemy
,
the
Banished
Poictovins
being
returned
with
great
forces
for
his
aide
,
bravely
resolve
to
give
him
battel
,
and
as
gallantly
perform
their
resolutions
,
for
fighting
like
men
for
their
Liberties
,
they
gain
the
day
,
and
take
Him
,
his
Brother
and
his
Sonne
,
with
many
English
and
Scotch
Lords
prisoners
.
This
victory
was
received
with
such
universall
joy
,
that
when
news
came
of
the
Queens
having
a
great
Army
of
strangers
ready
to
set
sale
for
England
,
such
multitudes
appeared
on
Barham
Down
to
resist
them
,
that
it
could
hardly
have
been
thought
that
so
many
men
were
in
the
Land
:
and
at
this
appearance
of
the
English
the
forreiners
vanish
and
are
disperst
,
being
terrified
to
hear
the
English
were
so
unanimous
in
the
defence
of
their
Country
and
its
freedome
;
Oh
were
we
but
thus
united
now
within
our selves
we
need
never
fear
the
combination
of
forreiners
.
But
these
noble
souls
being
more
valiant
than
wary
,
more
pitifull
than
just
,
upon
a
few
feigned
shews
of
amendment
,
and
fawning
promises
of
not
entrenching
upon
their
liberties
,
receive
the
Snake
into
their
bosomes
,
which
will
reward
their
kindnesse
with
their
ruine
assoon
as
he
is
able
.
For
in
the
Parliament
assembled
at
London
,
the
cry
of
blood
and
oppression
being
stopt
and
smothered
up
,
Henry
again
is
seated
on
the
Throne
,
upon
that
poore
and
Thread-bare
satisfaction
of
himself
and
his
sonne
,
taking
their
Oaths
to
confirm
the
Charters
and
Statutes
before
at
Oxford
,
and
those
now
newly
made
:
sure
Mercury
was
ascendent
at
Henries
nativity
,
so
potent
were
his
starres
in
deluding
those
who
had
been
so
oft
mock'd
,
and
beguil'd
before
;
when
in
reason
we
might
suppose
his
former
frequent
violations
and
reiterated
perjuries
should
have
taught
them
what
trust
was
to
be
given
to
a
Kings
oath
,
in
whose
eye
Tyrranny
was
so
beautifull
,
that
he
never
dallied
to
make
market
both
of
soul
and
body
,
so
he
might
but
purchase
his
desired
Paramour
.
These
oaths
being
past
in
order
to
the
performance
after
the
royall
mode
,
the
Earl
of
Glocester
is
tampred
with
to
leave
the
Barons
;
and
by
the
artifice
of
those
masters
in
the
art
of
Division
,
who
in
all
times
knew
how
to
work
upon
the
covetous
,
ambitious
and
envious
humours
of
great
men
,
drawn
to
desert
the
cause
of
liberty
:
and
of
this
we
our selves
have
had
a
sad
and
fatall
experience
,
how
many
great
ones
were
cajold
by
Charles
at
Newcastle
,
Hol●bie
and
the
Islle
of
Wight
,
even
to
the
great
danger
of
our
Cause
;
nay
the
very
House
was
not
free
,
as
those
Tuesday
nights
votes
may
,
and
the
Fridayes
had
informed
us
with
a
witnesse
had
not
Providence
wrought
miraculously
for
us
,
for
it
can
be
made
out
by
good
witnesse
that
there
was
a
resolution
to
have
dissolved
the
Parliament
,
and
proclamed
the
Army
Traitors
,
had
they
all
met
.
But
Gold
was
too
drossie
to
make
Glocesters
towring
soul
stoop
,
and
his
free
spirit
could
not
be
shackled
with
silver
fetters
,
some
other
Lure
must
be
used
to
bring
him
down
:
and
now
Leicester
was
mounted
to
so
high
a
pitch
in
the
peoples
favour
,
that
Glocesters
weaker
wings
could
not
reach
him
,
which
whilest
with
an
aspiring
eye
he
gazes
after
,
his
sight
was
so
dazzled
with
the
others
motion
us
gave
check
to
his
pursute
of
the
game
.
The
crafty
Prince
marking
his
advantage
,
so
works
upon
the
weaknesse
of
this
young
Lord
,
that
by
it
he
effects
what
he
could
not
do
by
his
own
force
;
thus
Diamonds
are
cut
by
their
own
dust
,
and
the
Champion
of
Englands
liberty
must
be
the
man
can
ruine
it
:
accursed
be
that
sorceresse
envy
,
so
fatall
then
to
Englands
freedome
,
so
mischievous
lately
to
the
same
,
whose
menacing
power
had
it
not
been
stopp'd
by
the
new
modell
,
had
totally
routed
the
Parliaments
whole
force
,
so
many
Divisions
of
them
being
charged
through
,
and
through
,
and
needs
must
that
Army
become
a
Chaos
,
wherein
Commanders
consist
of
jarring
Principles
.
Glocester
now
being
come
to
his
fist
,
away
flies
Edward
to
the
Lord
Mortimer
,
notwithstanding
his
assurance
given
not
to
depart
the
Court
:
that
fable
of
the
wise
men
of
Gotams
hedging
in
the
cuckow
,
hits
many
of
our
ancestors
home
,
who
with
oaths
and
promises
went
about
to
keep
in
their
Kings
,
when
one
of
the
Norman
brood
could
flie
over
such
a
fence
with
the
very
shell
upon
his
head
:
and
as
the
first
part
of
that
storie
may
be
applyed
to
us
,
so
the
second
is
not
altogether
insignificant
for
our
Kings
,
whom
we
shal
alwayes
find
(
together
with
such
as
sing
after
them
)
in
one
tune
,
crying
out
disloyall
,
dissoyall
,
as
if
they
could
say
as
well
as
do
nothing
else
:
yet
a
Christian
may
conceive
such
a
found
should
make
them
tremble
,
by
bringing
the
sinnes
of
their
fathers
and
their
own
iniquities
into
their
remembrance
,
did
they
but
believe
there
were
a
God
,
who
will
measure
the
same
measure
out
unto
them
which
they
have
meted
to
others
,
and
will
visit
the
sinnes
of
the
fathers
upon
the
children
.
Glocester
and
Edward
having
done
the
Prologue
,
the
Tragedy
begins
,
wherein
the
Scenes
were
so
well
laid
,
that
every
actor
was
ready
to
enter
,
and
each
had
his
part
so
well
by
heart
,
that
it
is
plain
they
had
been
long
conning
their
lessons
;
for
no
sooner
were
these
two
gone
,
but
the
Earles
,
Warren
,
Pembroke
,
with
a
whole
shoale
of
Poictovins
,
and
other
strangers
,
come
to
land
in
Wales
,
which
with
the
scattered
reliques
of
the
battell
at
Lewes
,
gathered
from
all
parts
,
embody
in
great
numbers
before
the
Lords
who
stood
faithfull
were
aware
of
them
,
yet
they
prepare
for
them
as
fast
as
they
can
:
but
their
fortune
was
now
in
the
wane
,
their
pity
and
credulity
had
brought
them
into
the
snare
,
and
their
lives
must
go
for
suffering
him
to
escape
whom
God
had
delivered
into
their
hands
:
for
to
condemne
the
innocent
and
absolve
the
guilty
,
are
equally
abominable
in
the
sight
of
heaven
:
and
our
ancestors
to
their
cost
have
made
experience
of
the
truth
of
the
Proverb
,
Save
a
thief
from
the
Gallows
,
and
he
shall
be
the
first
will
cut
your
throat
.
First
the
Armies
meet
at
Killingworth
,
where
the
Lord
Simon
Montford
sonne
to
the
Earl
of
Leicester
is
defeated
;
this
bad
newes
meeting
Leicester
in
Wales
hastens
him
to
repair
the
breach
made
in
their
fortunes
,
and
he
meets
the
enemy
near
Evesham
,
where
in
a
bloody
field
fighting
most
valiantly
,
he
loses
life
and
victory
both
,
and
with
him
many
more
of
the
most
noble
English
fall
a
victime
to
perjured
Tyranny
,
whose
rationall
and
undaunted
souls
disdaininga
Brutish
slavery
,
freely
offered
up
their
bodies
on
the
High
places
of
the
field
,
a
rich
oblation
for
Englands
freedome
,
which
together
expired
,
and
lay
butchered
by
them
.
The
losse
of
this
battell
was
imputed
to
the
cowardice
of
the
Welsh
,
who
in
great
numbers
ranne
away
in
the
beginning
of
the
fight
,
not
to
the
injustice
of
the
cause
,
of
which
the
people
had
a
sacred
opinion
:
but
the
truth
is
,
there
was
an
accursed
thing
,
an
Achan
in
Leicesters
host
,
old
Henry
attended
with
whole
troops
of
perjuries
,
matters
,
and
oppressions
,
against
whom
incensed
heaven
was
injustice
engaged
.
And
now
that
the
world
might
take
notice
Tyranny
was
again
in
the
saddle
,
cruelty
in
the
height
of
revenge
pranceth
through
the
field
;
for
the
dead
body
of
noble
Leicester
was
most
barbarously
abused
and
cut
in
pieces
,
the
head
with
the
privy
members
fastened
on
either
side
the
nose
being
sent
as
a
Trophy
to
the
Lord
Roger
Mortimers
wife
,
a
present
indeed
as
fitting
for
a
Lady
to
receive
,
as
it
was
becoming
a
Prince
,
who
was
Leicesters
nephew
to
send
,
but
the
people
made
a
Saint
of
him
whom
his
enemies
by
making
reliques
of
,
rendred
themselves
little
better
than
Devils
,
and
the
dismembred
body
gave
a
fragrant
sent
,
whilest
the
dismemberers
rotted
and
stank
alive
,
thus
after
death
Leicester
leads
a
triumph
over
Tyranny
,
which
may
instruct
us
how
far
a
free
and
generous
soul
is
above
its
reach
.
And
here
notwithstanding
the
calumnies
and
reproaches
wherewith
the
Royall
party
backed
with
successe
,
and
parasiticall
Chronologers
then
and
since
have
loaded
Leicester
;
yet
we
may
take
a
guesse
of
the
worth
of
that
noble
Lord
by
the
love
of
the
people
,
and
malice
of
the
Tyrant
:
the
former
cannonizing
him
for
a
Saint
,
do
what
the
latter
could
for
his
heart
:
and
sure
the
common
people
had
more
than
ordinary
cause
,
which
could
make
them
practice
after
an
unusuall
manner
,
which
was
to
judge
contrary
to
event
:
had
his
pride
and
his
sonnes
insolency
been
such
as
some
would
make
them
(
who
endeavour
with
their
shame
to
make
a
cloak
for
their
adversaries
knaverie
)
Henry
need
never
to
have
been
so
timerous
as
he
was
,
who
not
onely
confessed
he
feared
the
father
more
than
any
storm
,
but
could
never
be
quiet
untill
he
ezpell'd
both
mother
and
sonnes
the
Land
,
though
she
was
his
sister
,
a
Lady
of
eminent
note
,
both
daughter
and
sister
to
a
King
,
and
they
upon
delivering
up
their
strengths
were
seemingly
received
into
favour
:
thus
dreadfull
and
hatefull
to
a
tyrant
are
free
and
generous
spirits
,
which
must
expect
such
usuage
,
when
they
are
within
the
verge
of
his
power
,
and
such
effects
of
an
act
of
oblivion
must
our
noble
Patriots
have
felt
from
Charles
,
had
not
providence
in
men
been
pleased
to
have
put
bounds
to
the
paralell
,
by
erecting
us
a
pillar
with
a
ne
plus
ultra
upon
it
.
Let
each
following
line
then
teach
here
thankfulnesse
to
Heaven
,
wherein
we
shall
read
,
from
what
a
labyrinth
and
maze
of
misery
divine
mercy
hath
freed
our
unworthy
selves
;
in
which
our
forefathers
were
miserably
imprisoned
and
devoured
:
and
let
us
prize
the
clue
which
hath
led
us
out
among
our
choicest
jewels
;
that
giving
glory
to
the
hand
,
and
honour
to
the
instrument
,
we
may
in
some
measure
walk
worthy
of
the
mercies
we
have
received
.
Henry
now
again
where
he
would
be
,
breaths
nothing
but
bloud
,
and
revenge
against
all
who
had
stood
for
liberty
,
following
,
and
pursuing
them
with
such
unheard
of
fury
,
that
had
not
some
potent
favorites
interposed
,
he
had
burnt
the
whole
City
of
London
:
Thus
the
Metropolis
of
England
had
been
laid
in
ashes
,
which
so
generously
and
often
hath
ventured
for
Liberty
,
had
not
God
had
a
work
to
doe
,
wherein
London
was
to
be
gloriously
instrumentall
,
and
so
delivered
it
out
of
the
paw
of
the
Lyon
.
A
Parliament
now
is
summoned
to
Winchester
(
which
considering
the
season
,
was
likely
to
do
the
people
much
good
)
and
in
this
all
who
took
part
with
the
Lords
are
disherited
,
all
the
Statutes
of
Oxford
are
repealed
,
the
wealthiest
Citizens
of
London
cast
into
prison
,
the
City
deprived
of
it
's
Liberties
,
and
all
the
posts
and
chains
taken
away
;
These
things
being
put
in
execution
(
for
such
Acts
must
be
kept
)
another
Parliament
meets
at
Westminster
,
wherein
the
Acts
of
VVinchester
are
confirmed
;
Thus
topsie turvie
is
the
world
changed
,
that
Assembly
,
the
onely
refuge
and
Assilum
for
the
people
to
fly
to
,
&
so
lately
the
assertor
of
their
Freedoms
is
becom
the
Mint
,
wherein
the
Tyrant
stamps
for
current
what
he
lists
,
and
makes
the
basest
metall
passe
for
Gold
,
backing
his
lust
with
pretence
of
Law
:
O
now
I
warrant
you
Henrye's
conscience
is
tender
in
keeping
Acts
of
Parliament
,
and
it
is
no
lesse
than
a
piaculum
to
go
about
to
infringe
them
.
Henry
in
this
latter
comming
to
Westminster
,
Businesse
thus
dispatched
at
London
,
away
hies
Henry
to
Northampton
,
where
the
Popes
Legat
holding
a
Synod
,
curses
all
those
who
stood
for
Liberty
:
and
Henry
had
been
undutifull
had
he
not
helped
his
Holy-Father
,
who
all
along
had
bin
so
kind
to
him
,
he
good
man
was
agreed
with
before
,
it
was
all
the
reason
then
in
the
World
that
the
Pope
should
make
his
market
;
thus
the
poor
slaves
were
to
purchase
their
fetters
double
,
so
costly
was
slavery
unto
England
;
justly
then
may
such
be
termed
niggards
and
base
,
who
will
grumble
now
though
with
a
round
sum
to
purchase
their
Liberty
.
And
now
it
seems
Henry
made
not
his
journey
for
nothing
,
for
the
gratefull
Pope
by
his
Legat
this
Synod
,
grants
the
tenths
of
the
Church
for
a
year
unto
him
,
so
bountiful
in
rewarding
one
another
were
these
Foxes
,
with
what
they
lurched
from
the
Geese
.
Henry
passing
his
time
in
such
pranks
as
these
,
at
last
Glocester
finding
his
turning
not
to
serve
his
tongue
as
he
expected
,
takes
his
time
,
changes
his
footing
,
and
assembling
an
Army
seizes
on
London
:
this
puts
the
King
and
Legat
so
to
their
trumps
,
as
brought
both
unto
their
last
stake
,
making
the
one
pawn
the
shrines
,
jewels
,
and
reliques
,
the
other
spend
the
curses
and
excommunications
of
the
Church
most
liberally
;
but
the
Legat
might
have
been
sent
packing
with
his
Sonne
at
his
back
in
Pontificalibus
,
had
not
Henries
Golden
Gods
wrought
the
miracle
,
which
having
thousands
of
Angels
at
command
,
quickly
brought
in
great
Armies
of
Forraigners
,
by
whose
aid
Glocester
was
forced
to
submit
,
he
and
all
his
partakers
fining
for
their
offence
to
Henry
,
who
,
no
doubt
,
made
them
pay
for
putting
him
into
such
a
fear
,
as
well
as
unto
such
a
charge
,
(
which
could
be
no
small
sum
,
were
he
like
some
of
his
late
successors
in
defraying
only
the
charges
laid
out
for
guilded
clouts
)
besides
what
must
be
given
to
set
the
little
Dagons
in
their
places
againe
,
and
appease
their
and
their
Priests
fury
:
Thus
Glocester
received
the
reward
of
his
base
deserting
Leicester
,
being
forced
by
his
kind
Master
to
find
sureties
for
his
good
behaviour
.
And
now
this
Earl
being
brought
under
the
yoak
,
Henry
turns
against
those
Barons
who
stood
out
,
and
were
possest
of
the
Isle
of
Elie.
These
he
first
attempts
by
the
Legat
(
his
forlorne
Hope
and
reserve
too
it
seems
)
who
is
beaten
back
with
this
repulse
,
That
unles
the
Statutes
of
Oxford
might
be
observed
,
and
Hostages
delivered
,
that
they
might
peaceably
enjoy
the
Island
,
untill
they
should
perceive
how
the
King
would
performe
his
promises
,
they
were
resolved
to
stand
it
out
,
and
with
the
venture
of
their
bodies
seek
to
preserve
their
Souls
,
upon
which
lay
most
sacred
and
solemne
ties
.
So
great
an
incouragement
was
the
opinion
of
their
cause
,
that
it
made
them
stand
upright
and
undaunted
after
all
these
storms
;
and
so
great
a
distrust
had
Henries
perfidie
created
,
that
his
subjects
durst
not
let
him
come
within
their
swords
point
,
without
Hostage
given
to
keep
him
to
his
word
;
and
indeed
this
Tyrants
gaine
by
their
violations
,
that
none
dare
believe
them
but
will
rather
fight
it
out
to
the
last
,
as
expecting
revengefull
and
treacherous
usage
from
them
.
This
Answer
to
the
Legat
so
netled
Henry
,
that
he
could
not
choose
but
wince
;
and
well
it
might
,
for
his
galled
conscience
could
not
endure
the
mention
of
keeping
an
Oath
,
which
was
a
tacit
exprobration
of
him
,
no
more
than
his
tyrannicall
humour
could
of
the
Oxford
Articles
,
which
carried
in
them
a
sound
of
Liberty
,
a
thing
he
supposed
he
had
by
the
sword
ript
out
of
English
breasts
.
And
no
doubt
but
it
must
be
thought
great
incivility
in
these
Barons
to
dare
to
believe
their
eyes
before
royall
perjuries
,
and
great
saucinesse
in
them
,
to
make
,
or
pretend
to
make
more
conscience
of
Oathes
then
their
King
;
for
what
was
this
other
than
to
endeavour
to
appear
more
religious
,
more
honest
,
more
true
,
and
more
just
than
their
sacred
Soveraigne
?
Away
with
such
precise
,
and
puritannicall
fellowes
;
there
can
never
be
a
good
world
so
long
as
such
are
suffered
to
goe
unpunished
;
into
the
High
Commission
Court
with
these
Sectaries
,
that
the
Legat
may
hamper
them
;
bring
these
seditious
fellowes
before
the
King
,
and
the
Honorable
privy
Councell
,
that
they
may
receive
the
reward
of
their
presumptuous
questioning
the
legality
of
obeying
King
and
Cardinall
,
right
or
wrong
;
nay
,
what
is
more
,
they
are
not
contented
to
be
slaves
as
others
are
,
let
them
be
tryed
for
Traitours
and
Rebells
,
for
they
have
taken
up
Arms
against
the
King
,
and
talke
of
defending
their
Liberties
by
the
Sword
;
Thus
rang
the
peale
among
the
flattering
Courtiers
,
and
the
like
verdict
hath
been
past
upon
us
by
the
Royall
jury
men
,
who
in
all
things
have
followed
these
their
foremen
.
Here
we
may
perceive
then
through
the
veile
of
pretended
Protestantisme
,
and
Conscience
,
the
rrue
rise
of
the
Royalists
assertions
,
for
the
Parasiticall
Papist
hath
done
the
like
,
to
whom
the
reformed
Religion
was
unknown
or
abhorred
,
flattery
being
the
motive
,
not
Conscience
,
the
desire
to
cologue
with
a
Tyrant
,
not
the
fear
of
displeasing
God
.
And
upon
these
worthy
considerations
Henry
and
his
faction
decree
ruine
to
these
Barons
,
and
the
fate
of
Liberty
was
unable
to
resist
their
vowes
;
for
Prine
Edward
with
a
great
Army
quickly
forces
them
out
of
their
strengths
in
that
Isle
whose
courage
was
greater
than
their
force
,
and
their
resolutions
more
numerous
than
their
party
;
thus
were
the
last
glimmerings
of
Freedom
extinguished
,
and
the
whole
Land
envolved
in
darknesse
,
the
English
being
left
to
grope
in
a
blind
obedience
after
the
will
of
their
Tyrannicall
Master
.
Henry
by
treacherie
having
thus
triumphed
over
liberty
,
He
convenes
a
Parliament
at
Marlborough
,
where
in
a
flourish
he
confirms
the
great
Charter
,
either
on
purpose
to
make
their
teeth
water
,
or
to
quiet
the
grumblings
on
foot
against
his
Tyranny
,
by
this
act
of
grace
,
which
was
likely
to
be
kept
now
the
Bugbears
of
prerogative
,
those
resolute
Lords
and
Gentlemen
were
destroyed
.
Now
twentieths
,
&
fifteenths
,
or
what
ever
he
would
demand
are
readily
granted
,
and
glad
he
would
be
so
contented
,
and
all
things
go
as
well
as
Henry
can
wish
,
who
promises
to
be
a
good
Lord
to
them
,
so
long
as
they
shall
continue
humble
vassals
,
contented
slaves
unto
him
;
no
mumbling
or
talking
must
be
of
Oxford
Acts
,
which
it
was
high
treason
but
to
think
on
,
so
wise
the
world
was
now
grown
over
those
former
mad
Parliaments
.
And
thus
after
he
had
at
least
twenty
times
confirmed
,
and
as
often
violated
those
just
decrees
,
notwithstanding
all
the
solemnities
,
both
civill
,
morall
,
and
ecclesiasticall
,
used
in
the
acts
of
ratification
,
and
after
all
the
hard
strivings
,
and
wrastlings
between
tyranny
,
and
liberty
,
with
such
bad
successe
to
the
people
,
whose
foolish
credulity
and
sinfull
pitty
undid
them
,
in
the
seven
and
fiftyeth
yeare
of
his
raign
Henry
and
Magna
Charta
slept
together
,
his
Sonne
Edward
succeeding
him
in
his
Tyranny
,
to
which
he
was
Heire
,
as
to
the
Crowne
;
for
he
made
an
higher
improvement
of
his
royalty
,
and
got
the
domination
of
this
State
in
so
high
and
eminent
manner
,
that
(
as
one
saith
)
he
seemed
to
be
the
first
Conquerout
after
the
Conquerour
,
his
little
finger
was
heaviour
than
his
Fathers
loynes
,
laying
insupportable
taxes
on
both
Clergy
and
Laity
even
unto
the
halfe
of
their
Estates
,
the
Barons
and
people
not
daring
to
quitch
,
or
move
for
removall
of
grievances
,
untill
at
last
needing
a
vast
Summe
to
maintaine
his
Wars
,
he
Summoned
a
Parliament
,
wherein
he
was
pleased
to
confirme
the
Charters
to
stop
their
mouthes
and
open
their
purses
,
and
this
he
often
did
when
his
occasions
urged
him
to
it
,
which
like
all
other
royall
promisers
he
performed
by
leasure
;
Never
was
Royalty
more
Majestick
,
and
glorious
than
in
this
Kings
Raign
,
and
the
people
lesse
able
to
oppose
;
but
I
shall
conclude
his
Character
with
what
DANIEL
saith
of
him
,
he
was
more
for
the
greatnesse
of
the
Kingdom
than
the
quiet
of
it
;
for
having
been
nurst
up
▪
in
slaughter
,
he
as
it
were
thirsted
after
bloud
,
so
that
never
any
King
before
or
since
(
except
our
last
Charls
)
shed
,
and
caused
so
much
to
be
spilt
in
the
age
following
within
this
Isle
of
Britaine
.
But
all
that
we
shall
observe
from
his
Raigne
is
this
,
that
as
it
was
said
of
the
Emperour
Frederick
He
was
a
good
Emperour
,
but
a
bad
Man
,
so
the
most
warlike
,
politick
,
and
temperate
Princes
have
been
the
greatest
Tyrants
and
oppressors
of
the
people
,
the
vicious
and
debauched
by
their
lewd
lives
and
unmartiall
natures
,
giving
the
people
more
advantage
and
better
opportunity
to
regain
and
revive
the
claim
of
their
liberties
,
which
the
other
by
oraft
,
force
,
and
a
kind
of
respect
created
by
their
morality
kept
them
from
:
needs
then
must
that
trust
of
powr
be
dangerous
to
the
Nation
which
lighting
upon
the
most
able
person
proves
most
destructive
to
the
peoples
just
and
native
freedome
.
Thus
having
briefly
represented
the
most
signall
and
materiall
passages
throughout
this
tedious
and
long
reigne
of
Henry
the
third
,
in
this
short
Discourse
,
where
as
in
a
perspective
the
Reader
may
not
onely
descry
actions
farre
distant
in
time
,
and
near
hand
,
as
done
in
our
dayes
,
but
also
take
an
exact
view
of
the
whole
mannagement
of
affairs
under
the
Norman
Monarchie
,
together
with
the
real
ground
and
rise
of
all
those
former
,
and
these
latter
contestations
between
the
Kings
and
people
of
this
Nation
,
upon
the
score
of
Prerogative
,
and
liberty
.
I
shall
forbear
to
swell
into
a
volumne
by
raising
unnecessary
observations
,
which
I
shall
leave
(
as
I
have
done
the
paralell
,
where
it
was
plain
to
every
eye
)
to
be
spun
out
by
each
Readers
fancie
,
being
assured
that
the
most
shuttleheaded
adorer
of
our
Monarchy
must
blush
in
affirming
that
a
fine
piece
,
which
it
appears
hath
been
wrought
of
such
course
threds
and
will
onely
in
short
set
before
you
those
Tyrannicall
,
abusive
,
and
delusive
practises
by
which
our
ancestors
have
been
bobbed
,
of
their
Freedome
;
and
the
Norman
Tyranny
founded
and
continued
over
them
.
William
the
Norman
sirnamed
the
Bastard
,
taking
the
opportunity
of
the
Divisions
among
the
English
,
invades
the
Land
,
and
overthrows
Harolds
,
weakned
much
in
a
fight
with
the
invading
Norwegians
,
where
though
he
got
the
victory
,
he
lost
the
bodies
of
many
,
and
the
hearts
of
most
of
his
Souldiers
by
his
partiall
dividing
of
the
Spoil
.
Harold
slain
,
and
William
victorious
he
is
received
,
and
crowned
King
by
consent
of
the
English
,
upon
taking
his
oath
to
maintain
the
ancient
Lawes
and
liberties
of
the
Nation
.
And
now
being
as
the
thought
settled
in
the
Throne
,
he
begins
to
play
Rex
,
in
English
the
Tyrant
,
spoiling
the
English
of
their
estates
,
which
they
were
forced
to
purchase
again
of
him
,
who
neverthelesse
reteined
a
propriety
in
them
,
and
would
have
all
held
of
himself
as
Landlord
:
thus
came
in
the
slavish
Tenures
,
and
the
English
,
amongst
whom
were
no
bondmen
before
,
both
Nobility
and
Commons
,
were
made
subject
to
the
intollerable
servitude
of
the
Norman
.
The
English
thus
exasperated
take
up
arms
to
regain
their
liberty
,
and
that
so
unanimously
;
under
the
conduct
of
Edgar
Etheling
,
then
tearmed
Englands
Darling
,
and
Edwin
and
Morchar
Earls
of
Mercia
and
Northumberland
,
that
the
tyrant
not
daring
to
fight
them
,
assayes
to
pacifie
them
by
large
promises
of
addressing
their
grievances
,
and
restoring
their
liberties
,
and
by
the
help
of
some
Clergy
men
he
so
prevails
,
that
meeting
at
Berkhamsted
an
accord
is
made
,
William
taking
his
personall
oath
upon
the
Reliques
of
the
Church
of
Saint
Alhans
,
and
the
holy
Evangelists
,
from
thenceforth
to
observe
inviolably
the
ancient
Lawes
,
especially
those
of
Saint
Edward
,
whom
the
Norman
wickednesse
had
sainted
among
the
people
,
so
transcendent
was
tyranny
already
grown
.
The
English
deceived
by
these
specious
shews
lay
down
their
arms
,
and
repair
to
their
homes
,
and
now
William
having
obtained
his
end
,
takes
his
advantage
,
and
sets
upon
them
disperst
,
and
never
dreaming
of
any
assault
,
imprisoning
,
killing
,
banishing
all
he
could
lay
hands
on
,
and
forcing
the
rest
to
fly
into
Scotland
,
overthrowing
their
ancient
Lawes
,
and
introducing
others
in
a
strange
language
,
appropriating
the
old
Forests
,
and
making
new
ones
,
by
depopulating
the
Countrey
,
and
pulling
down
Churches
,
Abbies
,
and
Houses
for
thirty
miles
together
,
and
yet
prohibiting
the
people
the
liberty
of
hunting
upon
great
penalties
,
the
ancicient
priviledge
and
delight
of
the
English
:
thus
by
treachery
and
perjury
cheating
the
English
of
their
liberties
,
whom
by
force
he
could
not
bring
under
his
yoke
,
he
laid
the
foundation
upon
which
his
Successours
have
erected
the
stately
trophies
of
Tyranny
amongst
us
.
But
the
English
being
of
a
generous
and
free
nature
were
so
impatient
of
the
yoke
,
that
upon
all
opportunities
they
did
endeavour
to
break
it
;
whereupon
our
Kings
were
forced
still
to
make
use
of
other
props
to
uphold
their
tottering
edifice
,
which
perjury
alone
was
too
rotten
to
sustain
,
and
by
the
Pope
,
Prelates
,
and
Lords
,
working
upon
the
credulous
,
superstitious
,
and
unstable
vulgar
,
did
even
to
admiration
shore
up
their
Babel
to
the
confusion
of
liberty
.
1.
The
Pope
was
the
chief
Hobgob
in
in
those
dark
times
,
that
scared
the
people
out
of
their
wits
;
for
through
the
superstitious
ignorance
of
men
,
he
had
usurped
the
power
of
God
;
this
Iugler
with
the
counterfeit
thunder
of
his
Excommunications
,
and
curses
,
which
his
Bulls
upon
all
occasions
bellowed
forth
against
the
assertors
of
Liberty
,
and
with
the
pretended
omnipotency
of
his
dispensations
with
the
oathes
of
the
Tyrant
,
so
amazed
the
people
,
that
he
not
onely
domineered
himself
,
but
,
like
the
Lord
Paramount
,
for
great
Fines
let
the
Land
out
,
to
be
harrowed
,
and
the
inhabitants
to
be
handled
like
villains
and
slaves
to
his
Royall
and
well
beloved
sonnes
(
indeed
he
was
a
dear
father
to
most
of
them
)
our
immediate
Landlords
.
2.
The
proud
Prelates
,
the
Imps
of
that
great
Diabolo
of
Rome
,
were
many
of
them
strangers
,
and
all
of
them
the
Creatures
of
the
Popes
,
and
Kings
(
who
would
choose
none
,
but
such
as
were
fit
for
their
designs
,
by
their
good
wills
,
and
with
their
ill
wills
could
out
any
that
should
thwart
them
)
and
so
either
regarded
not
our
sufferings
,
or
were
bound
to
augment
them
to
please
their
Patrons
,
as
well
as
to
pamper
themselves
,
who
being
Diocesan
Monarchs
were
no
foes
to
Arbitrary
power
that
themselves
might
tyrannize
ad
libitum
over
their
Sees
.
And
no
doubt
but
Kings
were
so
crafty
as
to
perswade
them
No
King
,
no
Bishop
,
heretofore
,
to
heighten
their
zeal
to
the
Royall
cause
,
as
Prelats
of
late
have
stiffened
them
with
No
Bishop
,
no
King
,
in
obstinacy
for
Prelacy
;
yet
these
later
have
been
Prophets
against
their
wils
,
at
their
fall
,
who
in
their
jollity
had
little
or
no
will
to
be
Preachers
,
and
were
so
effectuall
in
their
doctrine
,
that
they
confirmed
their
calling
to
be
jure
divino
,
though
Scripture
was
never
so
clear
against
it
,
in
the
Royall
conscience
,
to
whom
a
Crown
and
Scepter
must
appear
most
sacred
.
And
now
the
Father
,
and
Sonnes
,
the
Pope
and
Prelates
profit
requiring
it
,
what
could
there
be
imagined
,
but
that
it
must
be
stamp'd
with
a
divine
right
?
alas
it
was
easie
with
them
to
take
sacred
from
an
Oath
,
and
confer
it
upon
the
perjured
Violater
;
they
had
their
holy
oyle
sent
from
Heaven
by
an
Angel
to
Thomas
Becket
that
Metropolitan
Saint
,
and
Martyr
of
Canterbury
,
with
which
Kings
were
anointed
,
and
divers
other
holy
devices
to
make
them
sacred
,
not
to
be
touched
by
prophane
Civill
Lawes
,
or
questioned
by
any
but
men
in
holy
orders
;
who
being
ghostly
Fathers
,
might
lash
,
curse
,
depose
,
and
devote
to
the
Knife
,
Sword
,
&c.
(
notwithstanding
Sacred
,
and
Majesty
,
and
holy
Vnction
,
and
all
the
rest
)
Emperours
,
or
Kings
,
if
stubborn
,
or
encroaching
upon
the
usurpations
of
Holy
Church
.
For
you
may
observe
that
clause
in
the
Coronation
Oath
to
maintaine
the
rights
and
privileges
of
Holy
Church
,
to
be
indispensahle
in
former
times
as
well
as
these
latter
,
wherein
conscience
was
onely
made
of
preserving
Episcopacy
:
Thus
one
part
of
the
Oath
was
not
to
be
violated
upon
pain
of
the
highest
censures
;
all
the
rest
but
a
mere
formality
,
and
we
poor
Lay-slaves
not
to
question
our
Kings
doings
,
but
in
a
blind
and
brutish
obedience
perform
all
their
commands
,
just
or
unjust
,
good
or
wicked
,
our
Clergy
Impostures
making
the
Pulpits
ring
with
to
obey
is
better
than
sacrifice
,
for
Rebellion
is
as
the
sinne
of
VVitchcraft
,
&c.
Sacred
writ
being
wrack'd
to
torment
us
,
and
the
Scriptures
perverted
to
subvert
our
Liberties
,
and
notwithstanding
the
Cheat
was
so
palpable
,
the
peoples
understandings
were
lost
in
the
Fogge
,
which
these
Gipsy
Magicians
raised
by
their
Charmes
.
Behold
then
the
reason
of
Episcopacies
being
so
sacred
and
divine
in
the
judgment
of
Kings
,
who
were
so
devoted
to
Tyranny
that
they
ventured
all
to
maintain
it
.
3.
The
Nobility
were
made
the
Whifflers
to
make
roome
for
the
Monarchicall
Masquers
:
and
although
many
of
these
were
so
generous
,
that
they
disdained
to
be
slaves
,
and
so
potent
and
valiant
,
that
they
regained
their
fredoms
,
and
brought
the
Tyrants
on
their
knees
,
yet
so
ambitious
and
envious
were
the
most
of
them
,
that
they
were
easily
divided
and
made
to
ruine
one
another
,
every
one
chosing
rather
to
be
a
slave
to
a
Tyrant
,
than
be
equall'd
by
his
fellow
,
and
gaping
for
advancement
over
the
rest
by
his
obsequiousness
to
his
great
master
,
thus
by
envy
and
Court
preferment
;
being
bewitch'd
,
they
still
undid
what
they
had
well
done
,
and
made
the
peoples
taking
up
of
arms
for
Liberty
the
step
to
their
own
preferment
,
betraying
them
to
curry
favour
with
their
oppressor
.
Thus
were
the
people
still
betrayed
by
their
Leaders
,
and
so
disabled
and
disheartned
for
the
future
to
claim
their
rights
by
the
present
losse
and
expence
of
bloud
and
treasure
:
and
those
who
faithfully
stood
by
them
severely
prosecuted
and
murdered
;
when
the
Tyrants
though
vanquished
,
still
escaped
upon
swearing
a
little
amendment
,
and
were
set
up
again
to
take
revenge
upon
the
peoples
,
and
to
reward
and
preferre
their
own
partakers
.
Thus
were
good
patriots
dishearnted
and
deprest
,
whilst
that
the
Imps
of
Tyranny
were
emboldened
,
and
set
aloft
to
the
utter
ruine
of
Englands
Freedom
.
Lastly
,
when
it
was
apparent
that
the
noble
and
free
spirits
of
the
English
could
never
be
so
deprest
but
that
still
they
would
up
again
,
and
so
might
at
last
,
in
spite
of
all
opposers
break
the
yoke
,
with
the
noise
of
Parliaments
and
Charters
,
Kings
often
stilled
the
Peoples
cries
,
when
indeed
the
former
were
so
stuffed
with
a
King
,
Lords
,
and
Prelats
,
that
the
peoples
Representatives
sate
for
little
more
than
cyphers
to
make
up
thousands
and
ten
thousands
,
when
the
others
pleased
to
set
the
figure
before
them
:
and
the
latter
were
of
little
or
no
use
to
the
People
,
who
received
no
benefit
by
them
,
but
stood
Kings
in
great
stead
,
helping
them
to
Millions
,
when
all
other
shifts
fayled
to
get
money
.
And
now
these
things
premised
,
I
appeal
to
the
judgment
of
all
rationall
creatures
,
whether
it
be
not
so
perspicuous
that
the
dimmest
eye
,
on
this
side
blindnesse
,
not
winking
our
of
design
must
perceive
1.
That
continuall
claim
hath
been
made
by
the
English
to
their
rights
and
Liberties
,
so
that
in
point
of
Law
no
pretentended
succession
,
continued
by
force
,
fraud
,
and
perjury
,
can
be
a
just
plea
to
barre
us
of
our
inheritance
,
our
Native
Freedome
,
which
we
have
now
gained
possession
of
,
the
most
high
and
just
judge
having
given
sentence
for
us
upon
our
appeal
,
and
of
his
free
grace
enabled
us
to
enter
in
despight
of
those
who
so
long
kept
possession
against
our
Ancestors
.
2.
That
it
would
be
the
highest
imprudencie
,
if
not
folly
and
madnesse
,
in
us
for
the
future
to
trust
the
most
promising
and
insinuating
Princes
with
our
liberties
and
priviledges
,
which
can
be
no
longer
expected
to
be
preserved
by
them
,
than
they
may
serve
as
footwools
to
advance
them
in
the
Throne
of
absolute
Tyranny
.
3.
That
the
whole
frame
of
just
Government
,
hath
been
dissolved
by
our
Norman
Lords
,
who
have
made
their
own
proud
wills
the
rules
,
and
their
own
greatnesse
and
absolutenesse
the
end
of
their
Government
.
Sic
volo
sic
jubeo
,
was
Lex
terrae
,
I
mean
the
Law
which
was
onely
in
practice
;
and
if
this
be
not
tyranny
let
our
Royalists
enquire
of
Lipsius
no
small
Champion
of
Monarchy
,
who
makes
not
the
grandeur
of
the
Court
,
but
the
Good
of
the
Common-wealth
the
mark
that
Princes
are
set
up
to
aim
at
:
neque
enim
principatus
ipse
finis
est
,
absit
,
aut
altitudoilla
&
splendor
,
sed
populi
ho●um
,
it
is
not
the
greatnesse
and
lustre
of
the
Prince
,
but
the
good
of
the
people
that
is
the
end
of
Principality
,
and
that
eloquent
Panegyrist
in
his
Oration
in
the
Romane
Senate
shews
that
the
Empereall
dignity
consisted
not
in
sound
or
shew
;
for
saith
he
though
we
adorned
our
Emperours
with
majesty
and
pomp
,
yet
is
there
farre
more
due
from
them
to
us
the
authours
and
granters
of
their
power
,
as
to
take
care
of
the
Common-wealth
,
and
setting
aside
self
interest
to
intend
the
good
of
the
people
,
&c.
neque
enim
specie
tenus
,
as
nomine
fortuna
Imperii
consideranda
est
,
sunt
trabeae
&
fasces
,
&
stipatio
,
&
fulgur
,
&
quicquid
aliud
huic
dignitati
adstruximus
,
sed
longè
majora
sunt
qua
vicissim
nobis
auctoribus
,
fautoribusque
potentiae
debent
,
admittere
in
animum
totius
Reipublicae
curam
,
&
oblitum
quodammodo
sui
Geniibus
vivere
,
&c.
Yet
thus
to
have
taught
his
duty
and
the
peoples
soveraigne
power
had
been
little
lesse
than
treason
with
one
of
our
Monarchs
,
which
a
Romane
Emperour
disdained
not
to
hear
in
the
open
Senate
,
though
he
was
accounted
a
more
absolute
Lord
by
farre
than
one
of
our
Kings
,
and
we
were
entitled
to
more
liberty
than
the
Romans
.
But
to
conclude
,
so
great
corruption
hath
invaded
Monarchy
in
generall
;
and
so
universally
is
it
fallen
from
its
primitive
purity
,
that
it
is
most
evident
its
fate
is
not
farre
off
,
quin
ruet
sua
mole
,
and
will
be
buried
in
its
own
rubbish
,
for
there
are
Symptomes
by
which
the
dissolution
of
politick
bodies
may
be
guess'd
at
as
well
as
naturall
,
and
too
much
surfetting
will
bring
both
into
the
dust
.
And
let
us
omit
the
tyrannies
,
murders
,
and
idolatries
,
and
take
a
view
but
of
the
perfidies
,
and
perjuries
,
the
main
pieces
of
King
craft
,
by
which
Monarchs
have
carried
on
their
Designs
a
long
while
in
the
world
,
and
we
may
without
a
spirit
of
prophecy
foretell
what
is
likely
to
befall
Royall
families
even
by
the
light
of
nature
,
and
a
common
observation
of
providence
,
for
a
very
heathen
Poet
tells
us
,
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
;
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
,
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
,
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
{non-Roman}
.
That
though
God
may
for
a
while
deferre
his
Iudgement
against
the
violator
of
his
oath
and
promise
,
yet
h●mself
,
wife
and
children
shall
dearly
pay
for
it
at
last
;
an
oraculous
truth
▪
and
confirmed
in
our
eyes
,
and
which
may
deterre
all
of
us
who
are
on
this
side
sorcery
or
obduration
,
from
during
t●
engage
against
heaven
,
and
oppose
the
Almighty
in
the
execution
of
Iustice
upon
an
offending
family
,
by
which
we
shall
onely
draw
down
vengeance
upon
our
own
heads
to
the
eternall
confusion
of
both
souls
and
bodies
,
for
great
is
Iehovah
,
and
onely
to
be
feared
,
and
there
is
none
can
deliver
out
of
his
hand
.
FINIS
.