Visits to Fields of Battle, in England, of the Fifteenth Century: to which are added, some miscellaneous tracts and papers upon archæological subjectsBrooke, Richard
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Visits to Fields of Battle, in England, of the Fifteenth Century: to which are added, some miscellaneous tracts and papers upon archæological subjects
Brooke, Richard
Battlefields -- England; Great Britain -- History -- Wars of the Roses, 1455-1485
of Northampton Knyght, John Delves, late of Uttokeshater, in the
counte of Stafford Squyer, and Robert Baynton, late of Farleston in
the counte of Wilteshire Knyght, with grete nombre of rebelles and
traytours, assembled theym the IIIth day of the moneth of May, the
said XIth yere of the reigne of oure said sovereigne Lord, at
Tewkesbury in the counte of Gloucestr’, and there and then felonsle
falsle and traiterousle levied werre agayns Kyng Edward the IIIIth,
their naturall liege Lord, his roiall persone then and there beyng,
and his baner displaied, entendyng traiterousle then and there the
fynall destruction of his said moost roiall persone.”
The act then declares the persons comprised in it convicted of high
treason, and all their castles, manors, lordships, lands, &c., forfeited
to the King, and also declares that they were disabled from having or
enjoying any name of dignity, pre-eminence, &c. &c.
No. III.
Extract from the Act of Attainder of 1st Henry VII., passed against the
Yorkists who had taken part in the Battle of Bosworth.—_Rot. Parl._ 1st
Henry VII. (A.D. 1485), vol. vi. fos. 275 and 276.
“FORASMOCHE as every king, prince, and liege lord, the more hie that
he be in estate and prehemenence, the more singularly he is bound to
the advancement and preferring of that indefferent vertue justice;
and promoteinge and rewardinge vertue, and bi oppressinge and
punishinge vice: Wherefore oure soveraigne lord, calleinge unto hys
blessed remembraunce thys high and grete charge adjoyned to hys
royall majestie and estate, not oblivious nor puttinge out of hys
godly mind the unnaturall, mischeivous, and grete perjuries,
treasons, homicides and murdres, in shedding of infants blood, with
manie other wronges, odious offences, and abominac̃ons ayenst God and
man, and in es̃pall oure said soveraigne lord, committed and doone by
Richard late Duke of Glouc’, callinge and nameinge hymself, by
usurpac̃on, King Richard the IIId; the which, with John late Duke of
Norff’, Thomas Erle of Surrie, Francis Lovell Kñt Visc’ Lovell,
Walter Devereux Kñt, late Lord Ferrers, John Lord Zouche, Robert
Harrington, Richard Charleton, Richard Ratcliffe, William Berkley of
Welley, Robert Brakenbury, Thomas Pillkinton, Robert Midletoune,
James Harrington, Kñts, Walter Hopton, William Catesby, Roger Wake,
William Sapcott, Humfrey Stafford, William Clerke of Wenlocke,
Jeffrey St̃ Jermin, Richard Watkins, Herrauld of Armes, Richard
Revell of Derbishyre, Thomas Poulter of the countee of Kent the
younger, John Walsh otherwyse called Hastinges, John Kendale, late
secretarie to the said Richard late Duke, John Buck, Andrew Ratt, and
William Bramton of Burford, the XXIst daie of August, the first yere
of the reigne of oure soveraigne lord, assembled to theyme atte
Leicestre in the countee of Leicestre a grete hoste, traiterously
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