swasions were moued openly in the kynges presence, Marginalia.The Card. traytour to the crowne.with all allurementes and inducementes, that the kinge should leaue his right, his title and honour of his crowne, in nominatyng hym kyng of Fraunce, duryng certaine yeares, and that he should vtterly absteine, and be content onely in writyng, with Rex Angliæ, to the great note and infamie of the kyng and of all his progenitours.

16. 17. Item, through the sleight & subtiltye of the sayde Cardinall and his mate, a new conuention was intended betwene the king and certaine aduersaries of Fraunce. Also the deliueraūce of the Duke of Orleance was appoynted in such sort, as thereby greate disworship and inconuenience was like to fall, rather on the kinges side then of the other.

18. Item, that the Cardinall had purchased great landes and lyuelodes of the kyng, the duke beyng on theMarginaliaThe Card. a purchaser of the kinges landes. other syde the sea occupied in warres, which redounded litle to the worship and profit of the kyng: and moreouer had the king bounde, to make him a sure estate of al those landes by Easter next, as could be deuised by any learned counsail: or els the sayd Cardinall to haue and enioy to him and his heyres for euer, the landes of the Duchie of Lancaster in Northfolke to the value of vij. or. viij. hundred markes by þ^e yeare.

MarginaliaPeruerse counsaile of the Cardinal 19. Item, where the Duke the kynges vncle, had often offered hys seruice for the defence of the Realme of Fraunce, and the duchie of Normandy, the Cardinal euer labored to the contrary, in preferryng other, after his singular affection: wherby a great part of Normandy hath bene lost.

MarginaliaThe Card a deceauer of the king and a bryber. 20. Itē, seing þ^e Cardinall was risen to such ryches & treasure, which could grow to him, neyther by hys Church, nor by enheritaūce (which he then had) it was of necessity to be thought, that it came by his great deceites, in deceauing both the king, and his subiectes, in sellyng offices, prefermentes, lyuelodes, captainships both here and in the realme of Fraunce & in Normandy: so that what hath bene there lost, he hath bene the greatest causer thereof.

MarginaliaThe Card. purchaseth a pardon against hys premuniri. 21. Furthermore, when the sayd Cardinall had forfeyted all hys goods by the statute of prouision, he hauyng the rule of the king, and of other matters of the realme: purchased from the pope a Charter of pardon, not onely to the defeating of the lawes of the realme, but also to the defraudyng of the king, who otherwise might & should haue had wherewith to sustaine his warres, without anye tallage of his poore people. &c.

MarginaliaPrelates holde one with an other. When the king heard these accusatiōs, he committed the hearing therof to his counsayle: wherof the most part were spirituall persons. So, what for feare, and what for fauour, the matter was wynked at, & dalyed out, and nothyng sayde thereunto: and a fayre countenaunce was made to the Duke, as though no displeasure had bene taken, nor malice borne in these spirituall stomaches. But shortly after, the smoke hereof, not able to kepe in any longer within the spirituall brestes of these charitable churchmen, brast out in flames of myschiefe. For vpon the necke of this matter, as witnesseth Fabian, Polychronicon, and Hall, which followeth Polych. first ensued the condemnatiō of L. Elianour the Duches, and her Chapleines, as ye haue heard beforeMarginaliaMalice burst out. Wherby it may appeare the sayd Duches more of malice, then any iust cause, thus to haue bene troubled. Also within vi. yeares after, followed the lamentable destructiō of the Duke himselfe, as hereafter more is to be declared.

MarginaliaPaules steple set on fire by lightning. About which time, or not long before, an. 1443. the steeple of Paules was set on fire by lightning, and at last by diligent labour of helpers, the fire was quenched.

After the condemnation of ladye Elianour the Duches aforesayde, within few yeares, an. 1445. followed the death of Henry Chichesley Archb. of Cant, by whom shee was condemned in S. Steuens chappell at Westm. for penaunce to beare a taper through Chepesyde three sondrye tymes, and afterwarde outlawed to the Ile of Manne, vnder the custody of syr Iohn Standley knyght.Marginalia1445.
The death of Henry Chichesley Archb. of Cant.
The building of Alsolne Colledge and Barnard Colledge in Oxforde. This Henry Chichesley builded in his time, ij. Colleges in the Vniuersitye of Oxford, the one called Alsolne coledge, the other named Barnard colledge.

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The story & death of Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester. Proceding now to the yeare, wherin suffered Humfrey the good Duke of Glocester, which was the yeare of the Lord. 1447. first we will begin in few woordes to intreate of his life and conuersation: then of the manner and cause of hys death. As touching the of sprynge and descent of this Duke, fyrst he was the sonne of Henrye the fourth, brother to king Henry the fyft, and vncle to king Henrye the sixte, assigned to be the gouernour and protectour of his person. Of manners he seemed meeke and gentle, louing the cōmon wealth, a supporter of the poore commons, of wit & wisdom discrete & studious, wel affected to religion, & a friend to verity, & no lesse enemy to pride & ambitiō, especially in hautie prelates, which was his vndoing in this presēt euil world: And, which is seldom & rare in such princes of that calling, MarginaliaDuke Humfrey cōmended for his learning. he was both learned himselfe: and no lesse geuen to studie, as also a singular fauourer and patron to them which were studious and learned, And that my commendation of hym may haue the more credit, I will produce the testimony of learned writers, who lyuing in his time, not onely do commend hys famous knowledge, and ripenes of learning in hym: but also commit & submit their workes to his iudgement to be examined.MarginaliaPetrus de [illegible text] Of which writers one is Petrus de Monte, writing De virtutum et viciorum differentia: who in hys Epistle dedicatorie, beginnyng wyth the singular commendation of this Duke, and afterward speaking De optimarum artium, liberaliumq; scientiarum peritia, sayth thus: Cui tu quidem omni conatu, omni ingenio, atq; studio incumbis: adeo vt nihil tibi sine librorum lectione, iucūdum, gratum, aut certe delectabile videatur. &c. And in further proces of his worke thus he further declareth, saying: Delectaris autem non vna tantum arte, aut scientia, quanquam et id quidem esset satis: verum fere omnibus, earumq; codices magna quadam auiditate legisti. &c. Beside this Petrus de Monte, let vs heare also the iudgement of an other writer of the same age,MarginaliaLapiscastellius De comparatione studiorum et res militaris ad D. Humfredum. named Lapiscastellius, who likewise dedicating to the sayd Duke Humfrey, his booke intituled: Comparatio studiorum et rei militaris, amongest diuers other wordes commendatory, hath these as follow: Ad te potissimum mitto. quod horum te optimum, et sapientiisimū iudicem fore existimo, qui vt ex integerrimo pat. domino, Zenone Baiocensi episcopo, homine tuæ laudis cupidissimo, accepi: ita in his humanitatis studijs inuigilares, vt nullus toto terrarum orbe princeps, nec doctrina, nec eloquentia, nec humanitate tecum comparandus sit. &c. Many other argumentes and places may be brought, to declare what is to be esteemed of the learnyng and studious wit of thys noble Prince.

Furthermore, as the learning of this Prince was rare and memorable, so was the discrete wisedome and singular prudence in him no lesse to be considered: as for the more manifest proofe thereof, I thought here good amongest many other his godly doinges, to recite one example, reported as well by the penne of Sir Thomas More, as also by M. William Tindall, the true Apostle of these our latter dayes, to the entent to see and note, not onely the craftye working of false miracles in the clergie, but also that the prudent discretion of this high and mighty prince, the foresayd Duke Humfrey, may geue vs better to vnderstand what man he was. The story lieth thus.

MarginaliaA false miracle espied. In the young dayes of this king Henry the 6. beyng yet vnder the gouernaunce of this Duke Humfrey his protector, there came to S. Albones a certaine beggar wyth his wife, and there was walking about the towne, begging fiue or sixe dayes before the kinges comming thether, saying that he was borne blynde and neuer saw in his life, & was warned in his dreame, that he should come out of Barwik, where he sayd he had euer dwelled, to seeke S. Albon, and that he had bene at his shrine, and had not bene holpen, and therefore he would go and seeke him at some other place: for he had heard some say, since he came, that S. Albones body should be at Colon, and in deede such a contention hath there bene. But of truth as I am surely informed, he lyeth here at S. Albones, sauing some Reliques of hym, which they there shewe shrined. But to tell you forth, when the kyng was comen, and the towne full, sodainly this blynde man, at S. Albones shrine had his sight agayne, and a miracle solemnly ronge, and Te Deum songe, so that nothyng was talked of in all the towne, but this miracle. So happened it it then, that Duke Humfrey of Glocester, a man no lesse wise, thē also well learned, hauing great ioy to see such a miracle, called the poore man vnto him, and first shewing himselfe ioyous of Gods glory, so shewed in the getting of his sight, and exhorting hym to meekenes, and to no ascribing of any part of the worship to himselfe, nor to be proud of the peoples praise, which would call hym a good and godly man therby, at last he looked well vpon his eyen, and asked whether he could neuer see nothing at all, in all his lyfe before. And when as well his wife as himselfe affirmed fastly no, then he looked aduisedly vpon his eyen againe, and sayd: I beleue you very well, for me thinketh that ye cā not see well yet. Yes syr, quod he, I thanke God and his holy martyr, I can see now as well as any man. Yea can (quod þ^e Duke) what colour is my gowne? Then anone the begger tolde him. What colour (quoth he) is this mans gowne? He told hym also, and so forth without any sticking, he tolde him the names of all the colours that could be shewed hym.MarginaliaDissimulation well punished. And when the Duke saw that, he bad him walke traitour, and made him to be set openly in the stockes: For though he could haue sene sodeinly by miracle the difference betwene diuers colours, yet coulde he not by the sight so sodeinly tell