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
maner arrayed to the nomber of VIIIM persones ymagynyng, compassyng,
and conspiryng the deth and deposition, and utter destruction of oure
said soveraygne leige lorde the kyng, and the subversion of all this
realme, for the execucion and pfourmyng of the said myschevous and
traiterous purpose contynuelly in hostyle maner passed fro thens from
place to place to they come to Stoke, in the countie of Notyngham;
where the XVI day of June last past, with baners displayed, levied
warre ayenst the psone of his sovereygne and naturall leige lorde,
and gave to hym myghty and stronge batell, trayterously and contrarie
to all trouth, knyghthode, honour, allegeaunce, feith, and affyaunce,
intendyng utterly to have slayne, murdred, and cruelly destroyed oure
foresaid leige lorde and most Cristen prynce, to the uttermost and
grettest adventure of the noble and roiall persone of oure seid leige
lorde, destruction, dishonour, and subversion of all this realme.
For the which malicious compassed greate and heynous offence, not
alloonly commytted ayen oure said sovereygne lorde, but also ayenst
the unyversall and comen wele of this realme, ys requisite sore and
grevous punycion; and also for an example hereafter that non other be
bold in like wise to offend: Therfore be it enacted by oure
sovereygne lorde the Kyng by the advyse of all the lordes sp̃uall and
temporall, and the com̃ons in this present parliament assembled, and
by the auctorite of the same, that the said John, late Erle of
Lincoln, Sr̃ Henry Bodrugan, Thomas Broughton, knyghtes; John
Beaumond, Thomas Haryngton, Robert Percy,” &c. &c., “be reputed,
jugged, and taken as traytours, and convicte and attaynte of high
treason,” &c. &c. And the act proceeds to declare all their castles,
lordships, manors, lands, goods, &c. &c. forfeited to the King.
No. VI.
Extract from the Act of Attainder of 11th Henry VII., against Francis
Lovel, late Lord Lovel.—_Rot. Parl._ 11th Henry VII. (A.D. 1495), vol.
vi. fo. 502.
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