Henry IV: March 1406, Part 2

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< PLACITA IN PARLIAMENTO DE ANNO SEPTIMO HENRICI QUARTI. > < PLEAS IN THE PARLIAMENT OF THE SEVENTH YEAR OF HENRY IV. >
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Recordum et processus facta coram domino rege in parliamento suo tento apud Westm' primo die Marcii, anno regni regis Henrici quarti post conquestum septimo. [Pleas in the parliament of the seventh year of Henry IV concerning the rebellion of Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf].
The record and process made in the king's presence in his parliament held at Westminster on the first day of March in the seventh year of the reign of King Henry IV since the conquest
1. Fait a remembrer, qe le .xix. jour de Juyn, l'an du regne nostre seigneur le roy Henry quart puis le conquest septisme, fuist declarez devant nostre dit seigneur le roy en soun parlement tenuz a Westm' par les seigneurs temporelx, peres de soun < roialme, > alors esteantz en mesme le parlement, coment mesmes les seigneurs par commandement < de > nostre dit seigneur le roy feurent illeosqes ensemble, en semayn alors darrein passe, en la presence de mes seigneurs le prince et ses freres, fitz a nostre dit seigneur le roy, pur estre avises quelle manere de processe serroit < fait, > et quelle manere de juggement serroit renduz, envers Henry de Percy, nadgairs count de Northumbr', et Thomas Bardolf, nadgairs seigneur de Bardolf, pur certains malefaitz quelles nadgairs fesoient encontre lour ligeance < envers nostre dit seigneur le roy. > Et sur ceo ew bone deliberacioun et avys par les seigneurs suisdites, peres du roialme, et viewes et entenduz la tenure du processe a eux bailles depar le conestable d'Engleterre, heue et fait en court de chivalrie envers le dit Henry de Percy, a cause et occasioun des diverses articles de tresoun par le dit Henry faitz, et autres de sa covyne, encontre lour ligeance, envers nostre seigneur le roy, selonc la ley et usage d'armes, laquelle tenure s'ensuyt en cestes paroles: 1. Be it remembered that on 19 June in the seventh year of the reign of our lord King Henry IV since the conquest, it was declared before our said lord the king in his parliament held at Westminster by the lords temporal, the peers of his realm, then present at the same parliament, that the same lords, by order of our said lord the king, had assembled there in the week just past, in the presence of my lords the prince and his brothers, sons of our said lord the king, to discuss what type of process should be used, and what type of judgment should be rendered, against Henry de Percy, formerly earl of Northumberland, and Thomas Bardolf, formerly lord Bardolf, for certain crimes they recently committed contrary to their allegiance against our said lord the king. Whereupon the aforesaid lords, peers of the realm, having fully deliberated and discussed this and having seen and heard the tenor of the process submitted to them on behalf of the constable of England, held and given in the court of chivalry against the said Henry Percy because and as a result of various articles of treason committed by the said Henry and others of his faction, contrary to their allegiance, against our lord the king, in accordance with the law and usage of arms, the tenor of which follows in these words:
2. A remembrer, qe l'an du regne nostre tresredoute seigneur le roy q'orest sisme, cries et proclamaciouns furent overtement et notoirment fait, par commandement nostre dit seigneur le roy, en le mois de May, parmy tout la countee d'Everwyk, qe null homme de null estat ou condicion asembleroit, ne ferroit asembler, nulles gentz [a] force et armes en routes et companyes sanz mandement expresse de nostre seigneur le roy avantdit, ou de moun treshonure seigneur monsire Johan soun fitz, conestable d'Angleterre, gardein del estmarche devers Escoce et justice du pees es parties del Northe, ou de mounsire Rauf sire de Neville, count de Westmoreland, et mareschalle d'Engleterre, gardein del westmarche devers Escoce, et justice du pees ausi es ditz parties; nonobstantz queles cryes et proclamacions monsire Johan Fauconberge, monsire Rauf Hastinges, mounsire Johan fitz Randolf, et mounsire Johan Colvyle de Dale, chivalers, asembleront et fesoient asembler notoirement, en le dit moys de Maii, a Topclyf, Allerton', et Clyvelond, deins la dite countee d'Everwyk, une grand nombre des lieges nostre dit seigneur le roy, entour sept ou oept mil hommes, combatantz ove force et armes, sanz mandement ou auctorite de nostre dit seigneur le roy, ou de moun dit seigneur soun fitz le conestable, ou de moun < dit > seigneur le mareschalle, mes expressement encontre lour voluntee, robbantz ausi, naufrantz et tuantz, plusours lieges nostre seigneur le roy, en grant rebellioun et disobeissance a nostre seigneur le roy, lour seigneur liege. 2. Be it remembered, that in the sixth year of the reign of our most feared lord the present king [1405], announcements and proclamations were publicly and openly made by order of our said lord the king in the month of May, throughout all the county of York, that no man of whatever status or condition should assemble or cause to be assembled any people with force and arms in bands and companies except with the express consent of our aforesaid lord the king or of my most honoured lord Sir John his son, constable of England, warden of the East March bordering Scotland and justice of the peace in northern parts, or of Sir Ralph Lord Neville, earl of Westmorland and marshal of England, warden of the West March bordering Scotland, and also justice of the peace in the said parts; notwithstanding which announcements and proclamations Sir John Fauconberge, Sir Ralph Hastings, Sir John fitz Randolf, and Sir John Colville de Dale, knights, assembled and openly caused to be assembled, in the said month of May, at Topcliffe, Allerton and Cleveland, within the said county of York, a great number of the lieges of our said lord the king, numbering around seven or eight thousand men, fighting as a force and with arms, without the order or authority of our said lord the king or of my lord his son the constable, or of my said lord marshal, but clearly contrary to their wish; and furthermore robbing as well as wounding and killing many lieges of our lord the king, in high rebellion against and disobedience of our lord the king, their liege lord.
3. Item, les ditz messeigneurs Johan Fauconberge, Rauf Hastynges, Johan fitz Randolf, et Johan Colvyll de Dale, [col. b] conforteront, moverent et conseillerent les ditz leigez par eux assemblez ove force et armes, come est suisdit, de rebeller encontre lour ligeance, et eux sustener [sic: read 'sustenez'] a meyntener lour trayturous purpos et entent, fauxement pretendantz et sediciousement declarantz et pronounciantz as ditz lieges, qe lour entent et la cause de lour insurreccioun estoit, pur amender et redresser certeins par eux pretenses meschiefs et defautes, par eux pretenduz esteantz en le roialme, et de removoir, chastier et destruyer certains par eux pretenses mesfesours esteantz entour la persone nostre seigneur le roy et de soun conseil, sanz notifier a nostre dit seigneur le roy les dites par eux pretenses meschiefs ou defautes, ou de les nouns de les dites pretenses mesfesours, et luy requerer de remedie, selonc leyes et usage du roialme. 3. Also, my said lords John Fauconberge, Ralph Hastings, John fitz Randolf, and John Colville de Dale [col. b] encouraged, swayed and persuaded the said lords assembled with force and arms, as was said above, to rebel contrary to their allegiance, and ensured that they maintained their treacherous purpose and intent; and they alleged dishonestly and declared and announced seditiously to the said lieges that the aim of and reason for their insurrection was to amend and redress certain fictitious troubles and failings which they pretended were present in the kingdom, and to remove, chastise and destroy certain alleged malefactors surrounding the person of our lord the king and on his council, without informing our said lord the king of the said troubles and faults invented by them or of the names of the said fictitious malefactors which and whom they required him to redress, in accordance with the laws and usage of the kingdom.
4. Item, puis apres, en mesme le moys de Maii, les dites messeigneurs Johan, Rauf, Johan, et Johan, ovec les dites lieges par eux assemblez, continuantz en lour traiturous purpos et entent suisdite, notoirement tiendront champe trayturousement ove force et armes enbattaillez iuxt Topcliff, ove pennons displaiez, tanqe le tresnoble prince mounsire Johan fitz du roy, conestable suisdit, ovec le count de Westmoreland, et le seigneur fitz Hugh, et autres foialx leiges nostre dit seigneur le roy, eux fesoit voider le champe, et eux myst a fuyte et sur lour fuier feurent pris. 4. Also, subsequently, in the same month of May, our said lords John, Ralph, John, and John, with the said lords assembled by them, persisting in their aforesaid treacherous purpose and intent, openly and treacherously occupied a field with force and arms in battle array near Topcliffe, with pennons unfurled, until the most noble prince Sir John, the king's son, the aforesaid constable, with the earl of Westmorland, Lord FitzHugh and other faithful lieges of our said lord the king forced them to leave the field and put them to flight, and captured them during their flight.
5. Item, puis apres, en le dit mois de May, nounobstantz les cries et proclamaciouns avantditz, Richard de Scrope, ore tarde ercevesqe d'Everwyk, Thomas Moubray count Mareschalle et de Notingham, Mounsire William Plymton', Mounsire Robert Lamplew' et Monsire Robert Persay, chivalers, assemblerent, et fesoient assembler deins le dit countee d'Everwyk, en diverses lieux, un grand nombre des lieges nostre seigneur le roy a force et armes a faire de guerre, sanz mandement ou autorite de nostre dit seigneur le roy, ou de mes ditz seigneurs les conestable, et mareschalle, mes expressement encontre lour voluntee, et mesmes les gentz et lieges nostre dit seigneur le roy issint par eux assemblez conforterent, procureront et conseillent sediciousement et traiterousement, et notoirement, par cries et < proclamacions, > de rebeller encontre lour ligeance, pretendantz, pronunciantz < et declarantz > as ditz lieges et autres, fauxement, maliciousement et fraudulousement, qe lour entent, et la cause de lour dit assemble en tiele arraie ove force et armes, estoit pur amender, reparer et redresser, certains par eux pretensez meschiefs et defautz, par eux pretenduz esteantz en le roialme, et de punir, chastier et destruyer certains par eux pretenses meffesours esteantz de conseil nostre seigneur le roy, les quelles nostre seigneur le roy tient et repute pur bons et loialx a luy et a soun roialme, et entant usurpantz et accrochantz trayturousement sur eux poair roiale. Item, subsequentment les ditz Richard de Scrope, et Thomas Moubray, et autres lours complices [p. iii-605][col. a] suisditz, continuantz et permanentz en lour trayturouse purpos et entent avantditz, estoient ovesqe les ditz lieges en nombre entour .viij. ou .ix. mille hommes combatantz, le .xxix. jour du dit mois de Maii, armes et arraies a faire de guerre, et enbataillez, a Shupton' sur le more bien < pres > la citee d'Everwyk, ove pennons displaies notoirement encontre mes < ditz > seigneurs les conestable, et mareschalle, et justice du pees avantditz, et autres foialx lieges nostre dit seigneur le roy esteantz en lour companie mesme le jour enbataillez sur le dit more, et en tiel arraie les ditz Richard et Thomas et autres lour complices feuront pris mesme le jour sur le dit more. 5. Also, later in the said month of May, notwithstanding the aforesaid announcements and proclamations, Richard Lescrope, formerly archbishop of York, Thomas Mowbray earl Marshal and earl of Nottingham, Sir William Plumpton, Sir Robert Lamplew, and Sir Robert Persay, knights, assembled and caused to be assembled within the said county of York, in various places, a great number of the lieges of our lord the king with force and arms to wage war, without the order or authority of our said lord the king or of my said lords the constable and marshal, but blatantly contrary to their will; and the same people and lieges of our said lord the king thus assembled by them they encouraged, persuaded and advised seditiously and treacherously, and openly, through announcements and proclamations, to rebel contrary to their allegiance, alleging, announcing and declaring to the said lieges and others, falsely, maliciously and fraudulently, that their aim, and the reason for their said assembly in such array with force and arms, was to correct, repair and redress certain troubles and faults falsely alleged by them to exist in the realm, and to punish, chastise and destroy certain malefactors falsely alleged by them to be on the council of our lord the king, and whom our lord the king believed and considered to be good and loyal to him and his kingdom; thus usurping and encroaching treacherously upon his royal power. Also, subsequently, the said Richard Lescrope and Thomas Mowbray and their other aforesaid accomplices, [p. iii-605][col. a] continuing and persisting in their aforesaid treacherous purpose and intent, were with the said lieges, who numbered around eight or nine thousand fighting men, on the twenty-ninth day of the said month of May, armed and arrayed for the waging of war and ready for battle at Shipton on the moor very near the city of York, with pennons unfurled freely against my said lords the aforesaid constable, marshal and justice of the peace, and other faithful lieges of our said lord the king who were in their company on the same day, arrayed for battle on the said moor; and in such array the said Richard and Thomas and their other accomplices were captured on the same day on the said moor.
6. Item, en le mois de May suisdit, Henry de Percy, appelle count de Northumbr', enprisona, ou fist enprisoner, Robert Waterton', esquier nostre seigneur le roy, et depar luy envoiez en message a dit Henry de Percy, et luy tenoit, et fesoit tener longement en prisone, encontre sa voluntee, en les chastelx de Werkworth, Alnewick, Berwyk, et aillours, et luy ne vuilloit deliverer pur mandement ne message < de > nostre seigneur le roy n'en autre manere tanqe Johan Waterton', frere au dit Robert, fust mys en hostage pur luy. Item, en mesme le mois de Maii, le dit Henry de Percy estoit conspirant, coniectant, et conseillant, ovesqe Richard de Scrope, et Thomas Moubray suisditz, et aussi ovec messeigneurs Johan Fauconberge, Rauf Hastynges, et autres lour complices suisditz, en lour tresons et rebellions dessus declarez. 6. Also, in the aforesaid month of May, Henry Percy, called earl of Northumberland, imprisoned or caused to be imprisoned Robert Waterton, esquire of our lord the king, who had been sent on the king's behalf as a messenger to Henry Percy; and he held him and caused him to be held for a long time in prison, contrary to his wish, in the castles of Warkworth, Alnwick, Berwick and elsewhere, and he would not free him on the order or request of our lord the king or for any other reason until John Waterton, brother of the said Robert, was given as a hostage in his place. Also, in the same month of May, the said Henry Percy was conspiring, plotting, and conniving with the aforesaid Richard Lescrope and Thomas Mowbray, and also with my lords John Fauconberge, Ralph Hastings and their other aforesaid accomplices, in their treasons and rebellions mentioned above.
7. Item, puis apres, en le mois de Juyn adounqes proschein ensuant, le dit Henry de Percy ordena et constituta, par ses lettres patents desoubz le seal de sez armes, Henry de Boynton', chivaler, William de Lasingby, escuir, et Johan de Burton', clerc, pur communer, treter, et concorder, ovesqe Robert roy d'Escoce, qi darrein murust, et ausi ovesqe certeins ambassatours de France, de certains aliances faire parentre le dit Henry et les Escotes, et ausi les Francoys, en destruccioun nostre seigneur le roy soun liege seigneur a soun poair et de soun roiaume d'Engleterre, come par les tenures des lettres desoubz escriptz plus au plein poet apparoir: 7. Also, thereafter, in the following month of June, the said Henry Percy ordained and decreed by his letters patent under the seal of his arms that Henry Boynton, knight, William de Lasingby, esquire, and John de Burton, clerk, should commune, treat and come to an agreement with Robert [III], king of Scotland, who died recently, and also with certain ambassadors of France, concerning certain alliances to be made between the said Henry and the Scots, as well as the French, to bring about the ruin of our lord the king his liege lord in relation to his power and his kingdom of England, as can be ascertained more fully from the tenor of the letters given below:
8. Conuz soit a touz gentz, nous Henry de Percy, count de Northumbr', avons constitut et assigne, constituons et assignons, Henry de Boynton', chivaler, William de Lasingby, escuier, et Johan de Burton', clerc, noz generalx et especialx attornes et deputes, pur communer, treter et concorder ovec monsire Johan Chaverbrelyhake, Meistre Johan Andreu, et Reyner Haydeul, commissairs de France, de toutz maners des matiers d'alliance et tretees, les queux serront a eux moeve et monstrez par nos ditz attornes, et sur ceo faire suretees et obligacions depar nous, obligeant nous par ycestes < presentz, > enselez ove le seal de noz armes, pur acomplire et parfournir toutz manere d'accordez [sic: read 'd'accord'] qe serront faitz ovec les ditz comissairs de France, par les ditz Henry de Boynton', William, et Johan, noz attournes, ou par deux de eux, en nostre noun, ausi avant come feusse fait et accordez par nous mesmes en nostre propre persone; en tesmoignance de quelle chose a cestez presentz nous avons fait mettre nostre seal avantdit. Escript a Berwyk sur Twede, le .xi. jour de Juyn, l'an de grace mille .cccc. et quint. 8. Be it known to all people that we, Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, have decreed and declared, and do decree and declare, that Henry Boynton, knight, William de Lasingby, esquire, and John de Burton, clerk, our general and special attorneys and deputies, shall commune, treat and come to an agreement with Sir John Chaverbreliak, Master John Andrew, and Reyner Haydeul, commissaries of France, concerning all the details of the alliance and treaty which shall be put before them and shown to them by our said attorneys, and thereupon to give sureties and obligations on our behalf, obliging us by these present documents, sealed with the seal of our arms, to accomplish and bring about any kind of agreements which may be made with the said commissaries of France by the said Henry de Boynton, William, and John, our attorneys, or by two of them, in our name, just as if they had been made or agreed by us in person; in testimony of which we have appended our aforesaid seal to these present documents. Written at Berwick upon Tweed, 11 June, in the year of grace 1405.
Be hit knawen til alle men, that we Henry Percy, Erle of Northumbr', has constitut and assigned and by this presentz constitutes and assignes seigneur Henry Boynton', knyghte, William Lasyngby, squier, and Johan Burton', clerk, our generals and specials attournes and deputes, to comune, trete, and concorde, wythe the wyrshipfull prince Robert the king of Scotland, and his conseil, of alle maner of matiers alliance, and tretees, the whilk [col. b] shalle be moeved or shewed be our forsaid attournees to the seid kyng and his conseil, and therto make surtees and obligaciouns on our byhalf, oblyssyng us, by thys presentez, enseled wyth the seal of oure armes, to fulfille all maner accordez that schalle be made wyth the seide kyng and his conseil be the forsaide seigneur Henry de Boynton', William, and Johan, our attournees, or be twa of them in oure name, as fer forthe as hyt were doun and accorded be oure self in our owne propre persone. In witnessyng of whilk thyng, to this presentes we have sette our forsaide seal. Wryten at Berwyk upon Twede, the .xi. day of Juyn, the zer of Grace a mille .cccc. and fyve. Be it known to all men, that we, Henry Percy, earl of Northumberland, have appointed and assigned and by these present documents do appoint and assign Lord Henry Boynton, knight, William Lasingby, esquire, and John Burton, clerk, our general and special attorneys and deputies, to commune, treat and come to an agreement with the worshipful prince Robert, king of Scotland, and his council, concerning the details of an alliance and the treaties which [col. b] shall be presented or shown by our aforesaid attorneys to the said king and his council; and subsequently to give sureties and obligations on our behalf, obliging us, by these present documents, sealed with the seal of our arms, to conclude any kind of agreement that may be made with the said king and his council by the aforesaid lord Henry de Boynton, William, and John, our attorneys, or by two of them in our name, as if it had been done and agreed by ourselves in person. In testimony of which we have appended our aforesaid seal to these present documents. Written at Berwick upon Tweed, 11 June, in the year of grace 1405.
9. Treshaut et trespuissant prince, jeo me recomance a vostre seigneurie, a la quelle plese asavoir, qe j'ay notefie par mes gentz a Monsire Johan Chaverbreliak, Meistre Johan Andrew, et Johan Ardinguille dit Reyner, ambassatours de treshaut et tresexcellent prince le roy de France, vostre seigneur et frere, esteantz en Escoce, moun entencioun et voluntee, laquelle je escriptz au roy vostre dit seigneur et frere, la quelle est, qe a l'aide de Dieu, de le vostre, et de plusours mes allies, j'ay entencion et ferme purpos de sustener le droit querele de moun soverein seigneur le roy Richard, s'il est vif, et si mort est, de venger sa mort, et ausi de susteiner la droit querele qe ma tresredoute dame le royne d'Engleterre, vostre niece, poet avoir resonablement au roialme d'Engleterre, et pur ceo ay moeve guerre a Henry de Lancastre, a present regent d'Angleterre, et care jeo foy qe vouz ames et sustenuz ceste querele et autres contre le dit Henry, jeo vous prie et requere, qe en ceo vous moy voillez aider et socourer, et ausi moy aider eins le treshaut et tresexcellent prince le roy de France, vostre dit seigneur et frere, qe les choses des quelles jeo luy escriptz, et dont vous enformeront au plain les ditz ambassatours, preignent bone et brief [...] conclusioun, qar en verite, en tout ceo qe jeo vous purra servier a sustener depar decea les ditz quereles encontre le dit Henry, jeo le ferra voluntiers de < tout > moun poair. Et vous plese de croiere les ditz ambassatours de ceo q'ils vous dirront depar moy. Le Seint Esperit, treshaut et trespuissant prince, vous ait en sa garde. Escript a Berwik, etc. 9. Most high and most exalted prince, I commend myself to your lordship, whom, may it please you to know, I have notified, through my people, Sir John Chaverbreliak, Master John Andrew, and John Ardinguille called Reyner (ambassadors of the most high and most exalted prince, the king of France, your lord and brother) who are in Scotland, as to my intention and wish, which I have sent in writing to the king your said lord and brother; which is that with the help of God, with your help and that of my many allies, I have the intention and firm purpose of upholding the rightful claim of my sovereign lord King Richard, if he is alive, and, if he is dead, of avenging his death, and also of supporting the rightful claim that my most feared lady the queen of England, your niece, rightfully has to the kingdom of England; and because of this I am waging war on Henry of Lancaster, at present regent of England; and in the hope that you shall aid and support this quarrel, and others lodged against the said Henry, I pray and request of you that you aid and support me in this, and also aid me with regard to the most exalted and most excellent prince the king of France, your said lord and brother, so that the matters which I have written to him about, and of which the said ambassadors have plainly informed you, shall reach a swift and effective conclusion; for in truth, in as far as I can help you from here to sustain these quarrels against the said Henry, I shall do so willingly to the best of my ability. And may it please you to believe the said ambassadors concerning that which they shall say on my behalf. May the Holy Spirit protect you, most high and exalted prince. Written at Berwick, etc.
A treshaut et trespuissant prince le duc d'Orlions, count de Valois et de Blois, et Beaumond, et seigneur de Courcy. To the most high and most exalted prince the duke of Orleans, count of Valois and of Blois and Beaumont, and lord of Courcy.
10. Item, en mesme le mois de Juyn, le dit Henry de Percy, avec plusours sez complices, vient en la ville de Berwyk, et par force prist les chiefs de mesme la ville del maire et burgeys d'icelle, et les delivera, ou < fesoit > deliverer, trayturousement a les Escotz, enemys nostre seigneur le roy soun liege seigneur et de soun roialme d'Engleterre, les quelles Escots, par confort, favour, et conseil du dit Henry de Percy et de sez complices, robberont et pilleront la dite ville, et les inhabitantz en ycelle, et apres arderont mesme la ville. 10. Also, in the same month of June, the said Henry Percy, with many of his accomplices, came to the town of Berwick, and forcefully captured the chief men of the same town, namely the mayor and burgesses of the same, and delivered them or caused them to be delivered treacherously to the Scots, enemies of our lord the king, his liege lord, and of his kingdom of England; and those same Scots, with the encouragement and support and at the suggestion of the said Henry Percy and his accomplices, robbed and pillaged the said town and the inhabitants of the same, and later burnt the same town.
11. Item, puis apres, en mesme le mois de Juyn, certeins lieges nostre seigneur le roy, des complices du dit Henry de Percy, par commandement, ordinance, favour, confort, et conseil du dit Henry de Percy, tiendront certains chastelx a force et armes encontre nostre seigneur le roy lour liege seigneur deins soun roialme d'Engleterre en la countee de Northumbr', refusantz longement de luy liverer les ditz chastelx, mes eux defendront trayturousement a force et armes a faire de guerre; des quelles chastelx aucuns au darrein furont renduz par force de guerre, et aucuns pris a force par armes, et plusours des rebelles en ycelles furont pardonez par nostre seigneur le roy, et plusours furont dampnes a mort selonc lour demerites. 11. Also, subsequently, in the same month of June, certain lieges of our lord the king who were amongst the accomplices of the said Henry Percy, on the order and command and with the support, encouragement and counsel of the said Henry Percy, held certain castles by force and arms against our lord the king their liege lord within his kingdom of England in the county of Northumberland, refusing for a long time to deliver up to him the said castles, but rather defending them treacherously by force and arms and waging war; some of which castles were recently regained by force of war, and some captured forcibly by arms, and many of the rebels in the same were pardoned by our lord the king, but some were condemned to death in accordance with their deserts.
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12. Item, puis apres, le dit Henry Percy estoit adhereant et demurant long temps en Escoce, conseillant, moevant et procurant a tout soun poair les Escotez a faire damage et guerre a nostre seigneur le roy son liege seigneur, et a soun roialme d'Engleterre. Item, ore est le dit Henry de Percy notoirement adherdant et de conseil et covyne ovec les rebelles nostre seigneur le roy en Gales. 12. Also, thereafter, the said Henry Percy lingered and remained a long time in Scotland, advising, encouraging and persuading the Scots, as far as he was able, to do damage and wage war against our lord the king his liege lord and his kingdom of England. Moreover the said Henry Percy is now openly supporting and in association and league with the rebels against our lord the king in Wales.
13. Et considerez outre diverses autres enformacions et pleins evidences monstrez et donez as ditz seigneurs peres du roialme en celle partie, il semblast a mesmes les seigneurs peres du roialme certeins matiers contenuz en les ditz articles, c'estassavoir, en tant qe le dit Henry de Percy ordena et constitua par ses lettres patentz desoubz le seal de ses armes Henry de Boynton', chivaler, William de Lesyngby, esquier, et Johan Burton', clerk, pur communer, treter et concorder, ovesqe Robert roy d'Escoce, qi darrein murust, et ausi ovec certeins ambassatours de France, en destruccion nostre seigneur le roy soun liege seigneur a soun poair et de soun roialme d'Engleterre. Et auxi en tant qe apres ceo le dit Henry de Percy estoit adherdant et demurant longement en Escoce, conseillant, moevant, et procurant les Escotz a tout soun poair a faire damage et guerre a nostre seigneur le roy soun seigneur liege et a soun roialme d'Engleterre. Et auxi, en tant qe le dit Henry de Percy ore est notoirement adherdant et de conseille et covyn ovec les rebelles nostre dit seigneur le roy en Gales, d'estre tresouns faitz par le dit Henry de Percy, et le dit Thomas Bardolf, esteant de sa covyne, aide et conseille, et encontre lour ligeance envers la persone nostre dit seigneur le roy. Et sur ceo, le dit .xix. jour de Juyn, les ditz seigneurs peres de roialme, par advys et assent nostre dit seigneur le roy, ordeignerent en le dit parlement, qe proclamacioun soit overtement fait parmy tout le roialme d'Engleterre, qe les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, en lours propres persones appiergent, et soy rendent devant nostre dit seigneur le roy en sa propre persone, devant la quinzeine de Seint Johan le Baptistre proschein venant, a respondre de tresons avantditz, et esteier au droit devant nostre seigneur le roy et les ditz seigneurs peres de roialme en celle partie. Et en cas qe les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, appiergent, et soy rendent devant nostre dit seigneur le roy en la forme suisdite, devant le quinzeine avantdit, adonqes les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf soient mys en sauf et seure garde, tanqe ils purront vener a lour respons devant nostre dit seigneur le roy et les seigneurs peres de roialme < avantdit. > Et en cas qe les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, ne appiergent, ne soy rendent, devant nostre seigneur le roy en la fourme suisdit, devant la dite quinzeine, adonqes les ditz Henry de Percy et Thomas Bardolf soient convictz et atteintz de les tresons suisdites par agard de lour peres en cest present parlement. 13. And, considering various further pieces of information and clear evidence shown and given to the said lords, the peers of the realm, regarding this matter, certain matters contained in the said articles seemed clear to the same lords and peers of the realm; namely, that the said Henry Percy ordained and ordered, through his letters patent under the seal of his arms, Henry de Boynton, knight, William Lasingby, esquire, and John Burton, clerk, to commune, treat and come to an agreement with Robert, king of Scotland, who recently died, and also with certain ambassadors of France, to bring about the ruin of our lord the king, his liege lord, with regard to his power and his kingdom of England. Furthermore, that after this the said Henry Percy lingered and remained for a long time in Scotland, advising, persuading and encouraging the Scots as far as he was able to inflict damage and wage war on our said lord the king, his liege lord, and his kingdom of England. In addition, inasmuch as the said Henry Percy is now openly in league and association with the rebels of our said lord the king in Wales, these matters are treasons committed by the said Henry Percy and the said Thomas Bardolf, who is his associate, supporter and counsellor, and contrary to their allegiance towards the person of our said lord the king. Whereupon, on the said 19 June, the said lords, the peers of the realm, with the advice and assent of our said lord the king, ordained in the said parliament that it should be publicly proclaimed throughout the kingdom of England that the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf should appear in person, and bring themselves in person before our said lord the king, before the quinzaine of St John the Baptist next [8 July], to answer for the aforesaid treasons, and to submit to justice before our lord the king and the said lords, the peers of the realm, in this matter. And in the event that the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf should appear and present themselves before our said lord the king in the aforesaid manner before the aforesaid quinzaine, then the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf should be placed under protection and safeguard until they are able to give their reply before our said lord the king and the aforesaid lords, the peers of the realm. And in case the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf do not appear or present themselves before our lord the king in the aforesaid manner before the said quinzaine, then the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf shall be convicted and attainted of the aforesaid treasons by the decision of their peers in this present parliament.
14. Item, mesme le .xix. jour de Juyn, apres les ditz ordeignance et agard ensy fait, nostre dit seigneur le roy fist demander des ditz seigneurs temporelx, peres de roialme, coment ils vorroient dire touchant le fait de Richard de Scrope, nadgairs ercevesqe d'Everwyk, et Thomas Moubray, nadgairs count Mareschalle, qi nadgairs ove grande multitude de poeple furent armez et arraiez a faire de guerre en le champe deinz le roialme d'Engleterre, ove pennon displaiez, encontre lour ligeance, envers messeigneurs mounsire Johan de Lancastre, fitz a roy nostre dit seigneur, constable d'Engleterre, et mounsire Rauf de Nevill', count de Westmoreland, mareschall < d'Engleterre, > et autres foialx lieges nostre dit seigneur le roy, en destruccioun de luy et soun roialme. A quelle demande les ditz seigneurs temporelx disoient, qe < selonc > l'enformacion a eux done depar le < dit > constable, il semblast a mesmes les seigneurs peres de roialme le cas estre tresoun. Nepurqant, les ditz seigneurs disoient, [col. b] q'ils, ove bone deliberacioun, a lour revenue a cest present parlement dirront ensi a nostre dit seigneur le roy en celle partie, qe null errour serra trove en lour fait en temps avenir. A quelle temps, mesmes les seigneurs prierent a nostre dit seigneur le roy, de commander toutz les seigneurs temporelx, peres de roialme, d'estre presentz pur la cause suisdite, et qe nulle d'eux soit absent a icelle fait. 14. Also, on the same 19 June, after this ordinance and decision had been thus made, our said lord the king asked the said lords temporal, the peers of the realm, for their opinions regarding the deeds of Richard Lescrope, former archbishop of York, and Thomas Mowbray, formerly earl marshal, who recently, with a great multitude of people, had been armed and arrayed to wage war in the field within the kingdom of England, with pennons unfurled, contrary to their allegiance, against my lords Sir John of Lancaster, son of our said lord the king, constable of England, and Sir Ralph Neville, earl of Westmorland, marshal of England, and other faithful lieges of our said lord the king, to destroy him and his kingdom. To which request the said lords temporal replied that, in accordance with the information given them on the part of the said constable, it seemed to the same lords, the peers of the realm, to be a case of treason. Nevertheless, the said lords said [col. b] that they would pronounce on this matter, following full deliberation, after their return to this present parliament, so that no error could be found in their procedure in time to come. On which occasion, the same lords prayed of our said lord the king that he might order all the lords temporal, the peers of the realm, to be present for the aforesaid purpose, and that none of them should be absent when this was done.
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15. Et le maresdy, le .xxx. jour de Novembrer, l'an de regne nostre dit seigneur le roy oeptisme, les communes de roialme esteantz en cest present parlement prierent a nostre dit seigneur le roy, q'ils purroient avoir conisance de ceo qe fuist fait touchant les rebellions nadgairs faitz, sibien a Shrovesbury come aillours deins le roialme. Sur quoy, par advys de nostre < dit > seigneur le roy et toutz les seigneurs temporelx lors esteantz en mesme le parlement, proclamacions feuront faitz mesme le marsdy, al huys del chambre du parlement, et en le paloys de Westm', qe les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, en lours propres persones appiergeroient, et soy rendroient devant le roy en mesme le parlement le mesquerdy alors proschein ensuant, selonc les proclamacions ent faitz en diverses countees d'Engleterre par vertu des certeins briefs nostre dit seigneur le roy; sur peyne d'estre, et d'estre tenuz, convictz des certeins tresons envers eux en cest present parlement declarez. A quelle mesquerdy, les ditz Henry et Thomas ne viendront devant nostre dit seigneur le roy en cest present parlement, selonc les proclamacions ensy faitz le dit marsdy. Nepurquant, nostre dit seigneur le roy, mesme le mesquardy, sur la requeste a luy fait le dit marsdy darrein passe en plein parlement par les ditz seigneurs temporelx, fist venir devant luy en mesme le parlement toutz les briefs < queux > furont retournez en sa chauncellarie touchant la proclamacion fait, qe les ditz Henry de Percy et Thomas < Bardolf > en lours propres persones deussent avoir comparez et soy renduz devant nostre dit seigneur le roy en sa propre persone devant la dite quinzeine de Seint Johan, selonc la consideracioun avantdit. Les quelles briefs ove les retournes d'icelles lieuz en plein parlement, et mesme le mesquerdy les ditz seigneurs temporelx, del assent nostre dit seigneur le roy, aiantz consideracioun qe la dite primere proclamacioun fuist fait suffisantment [devaunt] la dite quinzeisne en diverses countees du roialme d'Engleterre, par vertu des certeins briefs retournez en sa chauncellarie, et en diverses countees du dit roialme apres la dite quinzeisne, et nemye devaunt mesme la quinzeisne, et qe les briefs remenantz ne feurent returnez en la dite chauncellarie, par mesme les seigneurs del assent [...] du roy, par lour autorite en parlement fuist ordeinez de novelle, qe proclamacioun serroit fait de novelle en la citee de Londres tantsoulement, qe les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, en lours propres persones appiergeroient, et soy rendroient devaunt nostre dit seigneur le roy en cest present parlement le vendredy alors proschein ensuant, a respondre illeosqe a nostre dit seigneur le roy de les tresons suisditz, et estoier al droit en celle partie, sur peine q'ils serroient, et tenuz serroient convictz, des tresons avantditz, s'ils n'appiergeroient my en la fourme suisdit. Sur quelle novelle ordeignance brief fuist fait a les viscountz de Loundres, pur ent faire proclamacioun selonc le purport del novelle ordenance avantdit; les quells viscountz returnerent en la dite chauncellarie, q'ils avoient fait proclamacioun selonc le purport del brief avantdit. A quelle vendredy, nostre dit seigneur le roy fist venir en la dite parlement le dit brief ensy returnez en sa chauncellarie; et ycelle brief, ovec le returne d'icelle, lieuz en plein parlement, fist ajourner et continuer le processe en les choses suisdites, et qanqe appartient a celle mater, tanqe le samady lors proschein ensuant. A quelle samady, le dit darrein brief de proclamacion, ove le returne d'icelle, fuist lieuz de novelle devaunt nostre dit seigneur le roy et les ditz seigneurs temporelx en plein parlement. Et sur ceo, mesme le samady, en le dit parlement, les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, [p. iii-607][col. a] solempnement demandez, ne viendroient, ne soy rendroient selonc les ordinances et proclamaciouns avauntditz. Sur quoy les ditz seigneurs temporelx lors esteantz en mesme le parlement, par advys et assent nostre dit seigneur le roy, par lour autoritee en parlement agarderont, qe les ditz Henry de Percy, nadgairs count de Northumbr', et Thomas Bardolf, nadgairs sire de Bardolf, pur certeins tresons par eux faitz a mesme nostre seigneur le roy, encontre lour ligeance, c'estassavoir, entant qe les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, firent les Escotz, enemys du roy, entrer la ville nostre dit seigneur le roy de Berwick, et mesme la ville arder, et entant qe le dit Henry de Percy, par conseille du dit Thomas Bardolf, ordeina et constitua, par ses lettres patentz desoubz le seal de ses armes, certeins sez ambassatours pur communer, treter et concorder, ovesqe le dit Robert nadgairs roy d'Escoce, et auxi ovec certeins ambassatours de France, en destruccioun nostre dit seigneur le roy a lour poair, et de son roialme d'Engleterre. Et auxi, entant qe les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, feurent notoirement adherdantz et de conseille et covyn ovesqe les Escotz enemys du roy, et puis ovec les rebelles nostre dit seigneur le roy en Gales: et pur diverses autres tresons faites encontre la persone nostre dit seigneur le roy par les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, encontre lour ligeance, soient convictz de mesmes les tresons, come traytours a nostre dit seigneur le roy; et q'ils, en cas q'ils purront estre pris, soient treinez, penduz et decollez a la volunte nostre dit seigneur le roy. Et qe nostre dit [col. b] seigneur le roy, ait la forfaiture de toutz les chastelles, seigneuries, < manoirs, > terres, tenements, rentes, services, fees et avouesons, et qeconqes autres possessions es queux les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, ou l'autre de eux, feuront, ou fuist, enfeffez, ou seisez en fee-simple, sibien en demesne come en reversioun, le sisme jour de Maii, l'an de regne nostre < dit > seigneur le roy sisme, ou depuis, et de toutz les chastelles, seigneuries, manoirs, terres, tenementz, rents, services, fees, avouesons, et qeconqes autres possessions, es queux autres feurent enfeffez ou seisez joint ovec eux, ou l'autre d'eux, ou autres solement, sibien en demesne come en reversioun, al oeps des ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, ou l'autre d'eux, le dit sisme jour de Maii, ou depuis. Et qe nostre < dit > seigneur le roy ait auxi la forfaiture de toutz les biens et chateux queux furent as ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, ou l'autre d'eux, le dit sisme jour de May, ou depuis. Nepurqant, les dit seigneurs temporelx, par advys et assent nostre dit seigneur le roy, declareront sur la dite juggement, qe lour entencioun n'est mye qe nulle des chastelles, seigneuries, manoirs, terres, tenementz, rents, services, fees, avouesons, ou autres possessions, des queux les ditz Henry de Percy, et Thomas Bardolf, estoient seisez, ou l'autre d'eux estoit seise, joint ovec autres, ou solement par eux mesmes, del feffement des autres, a autri oeps, soit ascunement forfait a nostre dit seigneur le roy en celle partie, ne compris en ladite forfaiture, ne en le juggement d'icelle. 15. Whereupon, on Tuesday 30 November in the eighth year of the reign of our lord the king [1406], the commons of the kingdom attending this present parliament prayed of our said lord the king that they might be informed as to what had been done in connection with the rebellions recently carried out, both at Shrewsbury as well as elsewhere in the kingdom. Whereupon, with the advice of our said lord the king and all the lords temporal then present in the same parliament, proclamations were made on the same Tuesday, at the house of the chamber of parliament and in the palace of Westminster, that the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf should appear in person and present themselves before the king in the same parliament on the following Wednesday, in accordance with the proclamations made on this in various counties of England by virtue of certain writs of our said lord the king; on pain of being, and being considered, convicted of certain treasons alleged against them in this present parliament. On which Wednesday the said Henry and Thomas did not come before our said lord the king in this present parliament in accordance with the proclamations thus made on the said Tuesday. Nevertheless, our said lord the king, on the same Wednesday, at the request made to him on the said Tuesday last in full parliament by the said lords temporal, caused to be brought before him in the same parliament all the writs which had been returned to his chancery touching the proclamation that the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf ought to have appeared in person and presented themselves before our said lord the king in person before the said quinzaine of St John, in accordance with the aforesaid consideration. And when these writs, with their returns, had been read in full parliament on the same Wednesday, the said lords temporal, with the assent of our said lord the king - considering that in some counties of the realm of England the said first proclamation had been made far enough in advance of the said quinzaine, by virtue of certain writs which had been returned in his chancery, but that in other counties of the said kingdom it had been made after the said quinzaine, and not before the same quinzaine, so that the remaining writs had not been returned to the said chancery - it was decided by the same lords, with the assent of the king, by their authority in parliament, that the proclamation should be repeated in the city of London only, namely that the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf should appear in person and present themselves before our said lord the king in this present parliament on Friday next [3 December], to answer there to our said lord the king for the aforesaid treasons and to submit to justice in this matter, on pain of them being, and being considered, convicted of the aforesaid treasons, if they did not appear in the aforesaid manner. Concerning which new ordinance a writ was issued to the sheriffs of London instructing them to make the proclamation in accordance with the purport of the aforesaid new ordinance; and these sheriffs returned to the said chancery that they had made the proclamation in accordance with the tenor of the aforesaid writ. On which Friday, our said lord the king causedto be brought to the said parliament the said writ thus returned to his chancery; and when the same writ, with its return, had been read in full parliament, he caused the process on the aforesaid matters and anything pertaining to this matter to be delayed and adjourned until the following Saturday. On which Saturday [4 December], the said last writ of proclamation, with its return, was read again before our said lord the king and the said lords temporal in full parliament. Whereupon, on the same Saturday, in the said parliament, the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf, [p. iii-607][col. a] solemnly summoned, did not come or appear in accordance with the aforesaid ordinances and proclamations. Thus the said lords temporal present in the same parliament, with the advice and assent of our said lord the king, by their authority in parliament have decided that the said Henry Percy, formerly earl of Northumberland, and Thomas, formerly Lord Bardolf, for certain treasons committed by them against our same lord the king contrary to their allegiance - namely in as much as they, the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf, caused the Scots, enemies of the king, to enter the town of our lord the king at Berwick, and to burn the same town; and inasmuch as the said Henry Percy, with the advice of the said Thomas Bardolf, ordained and decreed by his letter patent under the seal of his arms certain of his ambassadors to commune, treat and come to an agreement with the said Robert, formerly king of Scotland, and also with certain ambassadors of France, to bring about the ruin of our said lord the king as far as they were able, and the ruin of his kingdom of England; and also, in as much as the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf openly supported and were in league and association with the Scots, enemies of the king, and then with the rebels against our said lord the king in Wales: and for various other treasons committed against the person of our said lord the king by the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf, contrary to their allegiance - should be convicted of the same treasons as traitors to our said lord the king; and that if they are caught they shall be hanged, drawn and beheaded at the will of our said lord the king. And that our said [col. b] lord the king shall have the forfeiture of all the castles, lordships, manors, lands, tenements, rents, services, fees and advowsons, and any other possessions with which the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf, or either of them, had been or was enfeoffed or seised in fee simple, whether in demesne or in reversion, on 6 May in the sixth year of the reign of our said lord the king [1405], or since; and of all the castles, lordships, manors, lands, tenements, rents, services, fees, advowsons, and any other possessions with which others had been enfeoffed or seised jointly with them, or either one of them, or others only, whether in demesne or in reversion, to the use of the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf, or either of them, on the said 6 May or since. And that our said lord the king shall also have the forfeiture of all the goods and chattels which belonged to the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf, or either one of them, on the said 6 May or since. Nevertheless, the said lords temporal, with the advice and assent of our said lord the king, declare with regard to the said judgment that their intention is not that any of the castles, lordships, manors, lands, tenements, rents, services, fees, advowsons, or other possessions of which the said Henry Percy and Thomas Bardolf were seised, or either of them was seised, jointly with others, or solely by themselves, by the enfeoffment of others, to the use of another person, should be in any way forfeit to our said lord the king in this case, or included in the said forfeiture or in the judgment on the same.
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