Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (7 of 9): Henrie the Seauenth, Sonne to Edmund Earle of Richmond, Which Edmund was Brother by the Moothers Side to Henrie the SixtHolinshed, Raphael
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Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (3 of 6): England (7 of 9): Henrie the Seauenth, Sonne to Edmund Earle of Richmond, Which Edmund was Brother by the Moothers Side to Henrie the Sixt
Holinshed, Raphael
Great Britain -- History -- Henry VII, 1485-1509; Great Britain -- History -- To 1485; Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603
Now while he remained at Excester, he considered with himselfe, that
he had doone nothing, if he could not get into his hands the chiefe
head of this trouble and seditious businesse. Wherefore he caused the
sanctuarie wherein Perkin was inclosed, to be inuironed with two bands
of light horssemen, to watch diligentlie, that Perkin should not escape
by anie meanes foorth of that place vntaken: and withall attempted
by faire promises of pardon and forgiuenes, if Perkin would submit
himselfe to him and become his man. Perkin perceiuing himselfe so shut
vp, that he could no waie escape, of his owne frée will came out of the
sanctuarie, and committed himselfe to the kings pleasure. When the king
had thus atchiued his purpose, he returned to London, and appointed
certeine kéepers to attend on Perkin, which should not (the bredth of
a maile) go from his person; least he should conueie himselfe by anie
meanes out of the land [and set new troubles abroch by such practises
as he had to fore vsed, for the aduancement of himselfe to the estate
of a king, by assuming vnto himselfe the name of a kings sonne, when in
déed hée was come of base parentage. But Iacke will bée a gentleman,
the long eared asse will be taken for a leopard, & the pelting pismire
for a lion, as one saith:
[Sidenote: _M. Pal. in Virg._]
Nunc se asinus pardum vocat & formica leonem.]
[Sidenote: C[=o]missioners appointed for assessing of their fines that
fauoured the Cornish rebels.]
[Sidenote: 1498]
After this, the king caused inquiries to be made, of all such as
had aided with men or monie the Cornish rebels, so that diuerse
persons as well in Summersetshire as Deuonshire were detected of that
offense, which he minded for example sake should tast some part of due
punishments for their crimes, according to the qualitie thereof. And
therefore he appointed Thomas lord Darcie, Amise Paulet knight, and
Robert Sherborne deane of Poules (that was after bishop of Chichester)
to be commissioners for assessing of their fines that were found
culpable. These commissioners so bestirred themselues, in tossing the
coffers and substance of all the inhabitants of both those shires,
that there was not one person imbrued or spotted with the filth of
that abhominable crime, that escaped the paine which he had deserued:
but to such yet as offended rather by constreint than of malice, they
were gentle and fauourable, so that equitie therein was verie well and
iustlie executed.
[Sidenote: _Abr. Fl. ex. I. S. pag. 872._]
[Sidenote: Gardens in Moore field laid wast to make archers game.]
[Sidenote: Price of haie doubled.]
[Sidenote: Sebastian Gabato his discouerie of an Iland of rich
commodities.]
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