mares, kyne, shepe, hoggs, and all othar things that they might carry away with them at theyr pleasure to the towne of Boleyne.

The iiij. of August the Frenchemen cam to the vyllage called Bonyngs within the English pale in the morninge, and there toke dyvars prisonars, with all the cattayll, and othar pilferye.

The x. of Awgust Maximilian emperowr of Almayne came to kynge Henry of England besyde Terwyn, and there the emperowre had wages of the kynge.

The xvi. of Awgust, there came a greate oste of Frenche men to dryve kynge Henry from the sige of Turwyne, but the kynge met with them a litle besyde Terwyne, and kylled many of them, put the othar to flight, and toke many great men prisoners, as the prince of Naverne, the duke of Longevile, mounsure Clermonde amerall of Fraunce, monsur Delefer.

The xviij. of Awgust there cam x м1. Scotts into England, for to distroy the northe partes, but mayny of them were slayne, and theyr grete men taken prisonars.

The xxiij. day of Awguste the towne of Terwen was gyven ovar unto the kynge of England, with condition that all the men of were that kept the towne shuld safely passe with horse and harnyes, but nothinge els; and so on the xxiiij. day of Awgust there came out of the towne iiij м'. men of warre and more, well apoynted, whereof about vi c. were well horsed; ther standards were borne before them.

When James kynge of Scotts hard that his Scotts and lords were taken, and many of them kylled in England, he prepared and cam with a greate nombar of Scotts and many wyld Yreshemen. He made his vowe that he would distroy all the northe parte of England, becaws kynge Henry warryd agaynst the French kynge his greate cosyn; and so he cam into England and bet downe Norham castle, and came on still to a more callyd Bramston more, and on the vij of September, the erle of Surrey being lord protector of the realme, the lord Dakers of the Northe, the lord Howard then lord admarall and sone to the earle of Surrey, the lord Ferrers, the

lorde Coniers, and ser William Percye the erle of Northumberland's brothar, with dyvers other knights and esquiers with theyr retinue, met with James kynge of Scotts and there kylled hym, &c.

The xxj. day of Septembar, when kynge Henry had don his pleasure in the towne of Terwyne, he cam before the citie of Turney with his hoste; he bet downe towrs and gates, and the walles in dyvars places, wherefore on the same xxj. day of Septembar the citizens besowght hym of pitye, and he grauntyd them his peace, and had the citie at his pleasure with all the comodities belongynge thereto, to do withe men and goods what it pleased hym. And when the kynge had bene a certayne days and sene the citie abowte, he made ser Edward Ponyngs his lyvetenaunt of that citie, and then he made a marshall, a comptrowlar, a master portar, with other officers, and with them he lefte iiij thowsand good men, and made many yonge knights, &c. When he had taken order for the citie of Turney, and the Frenche men fled out and gone, then he returned with his armye and enteryd the towne of Calleys on the xix. of October, and the xxj. day he sayled ovar to Dovar.

Charles Brandon, sone to ser William Brandon that bare kynge Henry's standard at Bosworthe filde, and was ther slayn, was made duke of Suffolke. a

1514. The xiij. May the 6. of Henry the Eighth, ser Thomas Lovell landyd at Caleys with c. men of ware, and ther cam to hym iij c. aftarward.

The xv. of May landyd ser John Pechye with c. men.

The xix. of May landyd ser Wyllyam Sands with c. men.

The xxij. of May landyd the lorde Burgaveny, the lord Dawbeny, lord Clinton, lord Cobham, syr Richard Lewes, ser John Raynfforthe, ser William Scott, ser John Scott his sonne, ser Edwarde Gilforthe, ser Henry Gilforthe, ser John Norton, ser John Fogge, ser Mathew Browne, and ser James Derelle, with dyvars esquiers and gentlemen, and men of warre to the nombar of v M. The lord Burgayny was chefe capitayne of all.

a On the 1st Feb. 1514.

The xiij. of Awguste peace was proclaymed betwyxt the kyngs of England and Fraunce.

The xxx. of Septembar kynge Henries greate shipe with iiij. toppes called the Lubicke, was broken and loste, a litle from Sangate, weste of Caleys; there was in hir at that tyme almoaste v c. men, sowldiars and mariners, that ware apoyntyd for to conducte the lady Mary the kyng's sistar, for to brynge her to Boloyne to be wedded to the Frenche kynge; and she was maried before by attorney the lord Rever to the yonge duke of Burgoyne, by his father's apoyntment: there was not one hundred of the v c. men saved.

The 2. of Octobar the lady Mary dowghter to Henry the Seventh arrived at [Boulogne]; they set out of Dover xiiij. gret shipps, but landyd at Boleyn with iiij, for the othar [were] driven by tempest, some to one place some to an other, with great jepartye.

The Frenche kyng Lewes maried lady Mary the kyng's systar of England at Abafilde a in Picardy, the 9. of October.

The xx. of Octobar ser Charles Brandon, late made duke of Suffolke, landyd at Calleys, with ser Edward Nevile lord Burgevenies brothar, [and] ser William Sydney, all in grey coates and whodes, becaws they would not be knowne; they rode to Paris to the justinge at the coronation.b

The xxvj. of Octobar ser Henry Gilford landyd at Caleis, with two sergeants at armes and xx. yemen of the crowne and kyngs garde, to goo to the citi of Paris with x. or xij. goodly horses, to be at the justs at the coronation of lady Mary qwene of Fraunce.c

Abbeville. Two despatches written by the Earl of Worcester to Cardinal Wolsey and the King, dated respectively from Abbeville on the 3d and 13th of October, which are printed in Ellis's Original Letters, Second Series, give an interesting account of King Louis's reception of his bride; and two letters of Mary herself to her brother and Wolsey, dated Abbeville, 12 Oct. are in the First Series of the same Collection. See also the Rutland Papers, p. 26.

b Several despatches of these ambassadors are preserved in the MS. Cotton. Calig. D. VI. and some of them are printed in Ellis's Original Letters, Second Series.

• The coronation took place at St. Denis on the 5th of November.

The last of Decembar, Lewes kynge of Fraunce deceased.

1515. Mary the Frenche qwene cam to Caleys out of Fraunce the xxv. of Aprell, with Charles Brandon, who had been with her in Fraunce sence the xix. of January.a

The 2. of May, Mary qwene of Fraunce toke shippe at Caleys with the duke of Suffolke and other, and landyd the same nyght at Dovar.

The 13. of May Mary the Frenche qwene was maried at Grenewiche to Charles Brandon duke of Suffolke.b

1518. The x. of Henry the Eighth, landyd at Caleis the xiiij. of November the bysshope of Ely, the erle of Worcestar lord chambarlen of England, and the lord of Saint John's, thes iij. beinge chefe ambassadors into Fraunce to finishe the mariage betwyxt the dolfyn of Fraunced and the princes of England, the kyng's

a The duke of Suffolk, sir Richard Wingfield, and doctor West, "with a goodly bande of yomen, all in black," (Hall) had been sent in embassy to Paris to negociate the settlement of the Queen's dower.

b It was rumoured at the time (says Hall) that the queen and duke had been married secretly whilst at Paris, and it is now ascertained that such was the fact, and that the event took place about the latter end of February. In letters (unfortunately half burnt) in the MS. Cotton. Caligula, D. VI. this is stated by Suffolk himself, and alluded to by Wolsey also in the miscellaneous Exchequer documents at the Rolls House (as I am kindly informed by Mrs. Green, who is engaged on the biography of the Princesses of England,) there is a draught in Wolsey's hand of a reproving letter from him to the duke of Suffolk on the subject, and a letter of exculpation from Mary to Henry VIII, The hotel de Clugny in Paris (which has recently been converted into a most interesting mediæval museum) was the residence of la blanche reine (as it was customary to term the royal widows), and was certainly the scene of this secret marriage. Some of our historical writers, as Sir Henry Ellis (Orig. Letters, 1st Series, i. 123), Sharon Turner, and the author of the Pictorial History of England, have stated that the public solemnity of the marriage took place at Calais; but for this there appears no foundation. The marriage at Greenwich on the 13th of May is confirmed by several authorities: but it would have been unnecessary if any such solemnization had taken place at Calais. Nicholas West.

di. e. Francis, afterwards Francis II., and Mary, afterwards queen of England. See various documents on this projected alliance in Rymer.

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dowghter, and to delyvar agayn the citie of Turney," that Henry the Eighth had conqwered, and sens buylded a new castle, the whiche cost hym many a thowsand pounds.

The citie of Turney was delyvered on the x. of February by ser Charles Beawforde, earle of Worcester, lord chamberlayne of England, and the lord of Seynt John's."

1519. The xvij. of Marche the 11. of Henry the Eighth landyd at Caleys ser Nicholas Vauxe, ser Edward Bellknape, ser William Sands knight of the gartar, commissioners to ovar-se the makynge of a palace before the castle gate of Gwines, wherefore there was sent the kyng's mastar mason, mastar carpentar, and iii c. masons and v c. carpentars, one c. joynars, many payntars, glaysers, taylors, smythes, and other artificers bothe out of England and Flaundars to the nombar in all ij M. and more. The sayd palays was begone the xix. of Marche, for the whiche miche tymbar was bowght in Holand, whiche tymbar was so longe that the same was bownden togethar, and browght to Caleys without any shype, for no shype mowght receyve it, all the tymbar borde that cowld be browght out of England, whiche palays was framed in many places, all the roves whereof was paynted canvas, and all the walls from the second plate downward. It was allso glased with the best glass that cowld be gotten, from the over plate, the second plate of the stone wall downward; and undar the lofte of the palays round abowt were howses of office, as pantrye, botrye, sellar, and dyvars othar. And at the campe betwixt Gwysnes and Arde was cut a greate dyke, a greate compas abowte, and within the sayd dyke was made a tilte for men to juste at, and a goodly howse and galerie for the kynges and qwenes and lords and ladyes

The Treaty for this measure was made at London on the 4th Oct. 1516 (Rymer, xiii. 642); and four days after a further Treaty was made for an interview to take place between Henry and Francis (ibid. 695). This, however, was deferred until 1520.

b See the instrument bearing this date in Rymer, xiii. 694, and others relating to the sum of 600,000 crowns paid by the French king for the surrender, ibid. 697, et seq.