Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9): Henrie the Sixt, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the FiftHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (3 of 9): Henrie the Sixt, Sonne and Heire to Henrie the Fift
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VI, 1422-1461; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
¶On Bartholomew daie at the wrestling néere vnto Clerkenwell, a
gentleman belonging to the prior of saint Iohns, made a rumor or
tumult, for the which (by the commandement of the maior) he was
arested by Richard Allie one of the shiriffes, and deliuered to Paris
a sergeant. But such resistance was made by parts taking, that the
shiriffe was faine to craue helpe of the maior, who with his brethren
the aldermen arose from the game, and strengthened the shiriffes. And
for the rescue of the said gentleman, one named Calis, came out of
saint Iohns with a great strength of archers, to resist the maior, in
the which fraie a yeoman of saint Iohns was slaine, and manie other
sore hurt. The maior himselfe escaped hardlie, for his cap was smitten
from his head with an arrow: but the maior with his citizens put the
other to flight, sent the principall of them to Newgate, and then tooke
his place againe till the games were ended: by which time the citizens
had gathered themselues in great number, and fetched him home, neuer
maior so stronglie nor so honorablie.
[Sidenote: _Fr. Thin._]
[Sidenote: An. Reg. 32.]
[Sidenote: 1454]
[24]This yeare was Thomas Bourchier bishop of Elie (sonne to the
countesse of Stafford, and brother to Henrie Bourchier earle of Essex)
remooued to the sée of Canterburie; who in the yeare after the word
became flesh and appeared in humane shape 1443, first obteined the
sée of Elie (although once before he was by the king put backe from
thence after his election of the couent therevnto, and confirmation
of the pope) being translated from Worcester to the said sée of Elie,
the twelfth daie of March in the said yeare 1443. This man (after that
he had remained at Elie ten yeares, thrée and twentie wéekes, and
fiue daies) was (as is before said) in this yeare 1454 remooued to
Canturburie by Nicholas the fift then bishop of Rome. After this he
was made chancellor, which office he obteined the seauenth of March,
in the yeare 1455, being the thrée and thirtith yeare of king Henrie
the sixts reigne. Lastlie he was aduanced to the dignitie of cardinall
by pope Paule the second, in the yeare of our Lord 1465, of whome is
made a more liberall discourse in a [24]tretise of the liues of the
chancellors of England: a place of no small authoritie and reputation.
[24] In a tretise hereafter following.
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