matter, nor seeking how, either to haue stopped his landing, or els streight wayes to haue encoūtred with him before the gatheryng of his frendes, but passing forth þ^e tyme in huntyng, in haukyng in all pleasure and daliaunce) had knowledge what great resort of multitudes incessātly repayred more & more dayly about the Earle and the Duke, began now to prouide for remedy, when it was to late. MarginaliaThe inconstant leuitie of the people of England.Who trustyng to much to his frendes & fortune before, did now right well perceaue, what a variable and inconstant thyng the people is, and especially here of Englād, whose nature is neuer to be cōtent long with þ^e present state, but alwayes delightyng in news, seketh newe varietie of chaunges, either enuying that whiche standeth, or els pytying that whiche is fallen. Whiche inconstant mutabilitie of the light people, chāgyng with the winde, and waueryng with the reede, did well appeare in the course of this kynges story. For he, through the fauour of the people, when he was downe, was exalted: now beyng exalted of the same, was forsaken. Wherby this is to bee noted of all princes, that as there is nothing in this mutable worlde firme & stable: so is there no truste nor assurance to be made, but onely in the fauoure of God, and in the promises of hys word, onely in Christ his sonne, whose onely kingdome shall neuer haue ende, nor is subiecte to any mutation.

MarginaliaThe constant hart & truth of the Lord Hastynges.These things thus passing in England on the Earles syde against Kyng Edwarde, he accompanied with the Duke of Glocester his brother, and the Lorde Hastinges, who had maried the Earle of Warwikes sister, and yet was neuer vntrew to the king his maister: & the Lord Scales brother to þ^e queene, sent abrode to all his trustye frendes, for furniture of able souldiours, for defence of his person, to withstand his enemies. MarginaliaK. Edward forsaken of hys people in hys neede.When litle rescue, and fewe in effecte would come, the Kinge seeing himselfe so destitute, departed to Lincolneshyre, where he perceauing his enemies daylye to encrease vpon him, and all the countreies about to be in a rore, making fiers and singing songes, crying king Henry, king Henry, a Warwicke a Warwicke, MarginaliaThe weake state of K. Edward.& hearing moreouer his enemies the Lancastrians to bee within halfe a dayes iourney of hym, was aduised by hys frendes to flye ouer the sea, to the Duke of Burgoine, whiche not long before, had maryed King Edwards sister.

MarginaliaWhether godly simplicitie, or mans policitie be stronger.¶ Heere might be thought, by the common iudgement and policie of man, peraduenture, that King Edward, as he had in his handes the lyfe of king Henry, of his Quene, and prince: so if he had dispatched them oute of the waye, when as he mighte, hee had not fallen into this misery: but because he toke not the vantage, which tyme rather then godly reason gaue hym, therfore that sparing pitie of his, tourned nowe to his confusion and ruine. And certes I suppose no lesse, but if the lame case had fallen in these our pitiles dayes, in which charitye now waxeth vtterly colde, and humanitie is almost forgotten, the occasion of such a time should not be so neglected. But let vs heere note and lerne, how godly simplicitie alwaies in the ende of thinges, gayneth more then mans policie, for somuch as mā worketh with the one, but God worketh with the other. And so far is it of, that the euent and successe of thinges be gouerned by mans aduised policie, or rather vnaduised affection, in thys worlde, that that is iudged to be weaker that florisheth in man, then that whiche is caste downe in the Lorde: as in the double case of both these kynges, may well appeare. MarginaliaThe double case of these two kinges considered.And first let vs consider the case of K. Edwarde, who beyng so beset and compassed with euilles and distresses on euery syde, MarginaliaK. Edward taketh the wasshes.firste was compelled to take the Washes, betwene Lincolneshyre and Lyn (whiche was no lesse daungerous to hys lyfe then it was vnsemely for hys estate.) Beyng come to Lyn, in what peryll was hee there, throughe the doubtefull mutabilitye of the townes men, if hee had beene knowen to hys enemies? And how could he be but knowen, if he had tary-ed any space? MarginaliaGod prouideth.But though mē and frendes forsoke him, yet the mercye of God not forsakinge the lyfe of him, which shewed mercy vnto other, so prouided, that at the same present, there was an english ship, and two hulkes of Hollande, ready to their iourney. MarginaliaK. Edward taketh shipping.Thus Kinge Edward without prouision, without bagge or baggage, w^tout clothsake or male, without store of money, without rayment, saue onely apparell for warre, also, without all frendes, except only hys brother Duke of Glocester, the Lord Scales, and Lorde Hastinges, with a fewe other trusty frendes, to the number of. vii. or. viii. C. persons, tooke shipping toward Hollande: at whiche tyme he was in no lesse ieoperdy almoste, on the sea, then hee was on the lande. For certaine Esterlinges hauing many shippes of war, which lay rouing the same tyme on the sea, and had done much domage the yeare before, as wel to the Englishe Marchauntes, as to the frenche nation, spying the kinges shyp, with. 7. or. 8. gallant ships, made sayle after the king and his company. The kings shyp was good of sayle, and gatte some ground, albeit not much, of the Esterlinges, that she came to the coast of Hollande, before Alquemare, and there caste Anker: for otherwise, beeinge an ebbinge water, they coulde not enter the hauen. MarginaliaKing Edward nere taken by the Esterlyngs.The Esterlinges with their greate ships, approched as nere as they could possible come for þ^e lowe water, purposing at þ^e flud to obtaine their pray, and so were like to do, MarginaliaGod agayne prouideth.if the Lord had not there also prouided Mounsiour de Gronture, gouernour for Duke Charles in Holland, at that season to be personally present in the towne of Alquemare, who hearing of the ieoperdy of the King, beeing there at Anker, prohibited the Easterlings, on payne of death, not to meddle wyth any Englishe men, whiche were the Dukes fryendes and Allies.

MarginaliaK. Edward deliuered frō the Esterlynges.Thus King Edward well chastised of God, for hys wantonnes both by sea and land, but not vtterly geuen ouer frō his protection, escaping so many hard chaūces, was set on lande with his company, who there well refreshed, & newlye apparelled, were conduicted to Hage.

MarginaliaCharles duke of Burgoyne, K. Edwardes brother in lawe.Duke Charles at þ^e hearing of the vnsprosperous case & condition of K. Edward his brother in law, was greatly amased and perplexed in hym selfe, much castyng & doubtyng what he should do: For, beyng then in warre with the French king, he could not well prouoke þ^e English nation agaynst him, without his manifest greuaūce and decay: neither yet could he, without great shame, & obloquie, leaue the kyng his brother in that necessitie. Notwithstanding, so he demanured him selfe throughe fayre speach, pretendyng to the Englishe men to ioyne part with the house of Lancaster, beyng him selfe partly descended of þ^e same familie by hys graundmothers syde: that he both was his owne frende openly, and the kynges frende couertlye, pretendyng that hee dyd not, and doyng that he pretended not.

When tidynges was spred in England of kyng Edwardes flyeng, innumerable people of all handes, resorted to the Earle of Warwicke, to take his part, against kyng Edwarde, a fewe onely excepte of his constant frendes, whiche toke sanctuary. MarginaliaQueene Elizabeth taketh sanctuarie.Among whom was also Elizabeth his wife, who desperate almost of all comfort, tooke also sanctuary at Westminster, where she in great penurie forsaken, MarginaliaPrince Edward borne in sanctuarie.was deliuered of a faire sonne called Edward, which without all pompe was Baptised lyke an other poore womans childe, the Godfathers beyng þ^e Abbot and Prior of Westminster, the Godmother was Lady Scrope.

To make the story short, the earle of Warwicke, hauyng now brought all thinges to his appetite, vpon the, xij. day of October, rode to the tower, whiche was then deliuered to hym, MarginaliaK. Henry 6. brought out of the Tower.and there tooke kyng Henry out of þ^e ward, & placed him in the kinges lodging. The. xxv. day of the said moneth, the Duke of Clarence accompanied