The king returning foorth of Yorkeshire, determined to go into Northwales, [Sidenote: The welshmen molest the English subiects.] to chastise the presumptuous dooings of the vnrulie Welshmen, who (after his comming from Shrewesburie, and the marches there) had doone much harme to the English subiects. But now where the king wanted monie to furnish that enterprise, and to wage his souldiers, there were some that counselled him to be bold with the bishops, and supplie his want with their surplusage. But as it fortuned, the archbishop of Canturburie was there present, who in the name of all the rest boldlie made answer, [Sidenote: It was spoken like a prelat.] that none of his prouince should be spoiled by anie of those naughtie disposed persons; but that first with hard stripes they should vnderstand the price of their rash enterprise. But the king neuerthelesse so vsed the matter with the bishops for their good wils, [Sidenote: A tenth leuied of the cleargie.] that the archbishop at length to pleasure him, calling the cleargie togither, got a grant of a tenth, towards the kings necessarie charges. The Britaines vnder the conduct of the lord of Cassils, spoiled and burnt the towne of Plimmouth, and returned without receiuing anie damage, but immediatlie therevpon, the westerne men manning foorth a fléet, [Sidenote: William Wilford.] vnder the gouernement of one William Wilford esquier, [Sidenote: Ships taken.] made saile ouer to the coasts of Britaine, where they tooke aboue fortie ships laden with oile, sope, and Rochell wine, to the quantitie of a thousand tunne, or much thereabouts. In returning homewards, they burnt fortie other vessels, and landing at Pennarch, they burnt townes and villages six leagues within the countrie, togither with the towne of saint Matthew, and all the buildings there, thrée leagues round about the same towns. [Sidenote: _Anno Reg._ 5. A parlement at Couentrie.] About the feast of All saints, a parlement began at Couentrie, and continued there till saint Andrewes tide: but at length, bicause vittels waxed déere, [Sidenote: Adiorned to London.] and lodging was streict, it was adiorned from thence vnto London, there to begin againe in the octaues of the Epiphanie. [Sidenote: A pardon.] The same time, a pardon was granted and proclamed, for all such as had taken part with the Persies against the king, and likewise for other offenders, those excepted that had consented to betraie Calis, [Sidenote: Frenchmen inuade the Ile of Wight.] whom the king sent thither to suffer for their offences. A little before Christmas the Frenchmen meant to haue robbed and spoiled the Ile of Wight, but when a thousand of them were set on land, and had got togither a great bootie of cattell; suddenlie there came vpon them such number of people that they were constrained to withdraw to their ships, leauing their preie behind them, [Sidenote: They are repelled.] and no small number of their men to paie for their shot, so that they