The Du/,§ ofAuflrigejlra11gely plagued. Tbe death of f(i,g Richard the Fi>fl. 281 { Anllo} about the lifth }'Cl!' of~i!i Rei~li. 1\nd then it wasobt~in~ NOt long after this, it ~fc~ that a certain Nobltpnfon- ,~~~[~~~1§ ~~~]~n'~~·r how the f~aid Duke of Au/frigt fho~Jy afi:~ was pl.agued OVtT tht Land. But t~c finda would not ooad&?1d to fort'>. • rh< ~n pu· ~{s ~rT~~~c,fuS!;,Jf~:g~~~ ~~~\k~~~1i~~fgr~ ~!d~ai~~:~~~i~~~ ~:~&f::r~!~g~~o~~ ~~!~.of~ ~;; ~ntof thouf:md of his M_cn in a gr~t flood, hapning_no Man Ku_~ and Warders of the _Caftle, fecmg tl;emfelves not 1Q• Q;.hn c?U~d tell how; Thudly, by tunung ~11 the rusofhiS Corn- fuffit1cnt to withfb.n_d tl~ Kmg, offcrro w h1m_ rht: Cal'r\e., of.A•/Irlt•· hdd into ~onus; FOU11hly,by_ r:akmg away almorl_al! the ddirinf! to depart wtth hfc and armor. To thiS the King Nobles?fhisLand ~ydcath; F1_fthly, bybrcakinglusown WOL~d m no wife grat~t, but bid thcm~ort~ltet theCafile Ltg 6Um~ f~m ~IS Horfc, whtch Leg he w~ compelled again, and to defend it in.all th~ forctb\e wife they ,could. to cut oft wuh hiS own hands, and after dtcd UJX>Il the le fo lxfd, that as the King wtth the Duke of B1·abanr co~<tw. ~~~~~t~~~~t~fi:~l~It~~I ?:i~~jt~~{~£~S~Ii~!i~:~~~~~;;;. {:~;:,} f!tt~:;~ra~:!i~~:~~~:~~e~~~=l~.after> ~ ~~:r~~~~~~~d. ~~~n~,Y~i!~;~~!~!u~~:~ca~f~ ru~ 11ulS the faid King R~harJ bring. ranfomed, as hath the Man that flrook !urn to lx: brought unto .htm, ~nd hmldo::brcd, from.the oovctous~pttvityofthe Em~ askedthec:tufi:ofhimwhyhe fo wounded htm~ Who ror, wasrrll:ored ag:un, a1id made his repair i.nto Engln'!d. anJ\~ercd h1m again (as t~e fiory faith) That~ thought A~whofc:retumEar~ John his Brodx:r, refortmg w1to htm to kill rathrr dun to be killed: and what punifh~nu {?'" wuh humble fubmdlion, defrredto be pardoned of his evtthe{houldfufiain,hewascontent,fothathenllghtktll . tranfgrtllions. To whol'n King Richard anfwned again, him which had before killed his Father and Brethren. The~~.~~-- Thr ,..,.,.eT Would God (faidl he) rhis y~ trcfp.:US, as it dict:h with King. heari.n~ his words, ~reely f~gave him, and caufed an glmh hl'm ~:~~~:; :~(a :~~:~ro;~~e~~~~A.~~~fr~h~:!~i~ ~;\~:~:~ ~dd~~a~;h;;~sd:t~ol~~KC~~ th~~~/ci 1~:r~~7, r~i~:~~:~ ed hlS Holds and Cafile;., he cau_fed himfelf to be Crownl:d a~cer gr~t t~ent.s, .cmf~ hi~ t? ~hanged. E:.: ~ift.o- ;~;,.4 c., .. ~:;~;~~,!~~i::~~i1!i::~;:~~~,:;1:fE! ~f.:;:~;::J;~~~~·~~;~:·i?:E~K~§~ ~i~.(~'~! ~i.f!;. {~:;;} Ph~ihct~~e:~~~rK~~~ob;!~~~h;~~c;:ad~e~ee:1~1~~ :~~ H~~~: r~:r~~ ~~~n=:~~d~n~edbeu~~wn afunder · ~~~J~~er~;,t~~ ;;:'~nt~~~i~~~~~l;~he~~flc~ 1 ~ ne ~~o;~;~,0fl~~~a~~~~1~ 1~r~~~dtl~:~t;;Jl ~~l1:~~,;;~~ his Enemy. About which time, my ftory recorderh of one chree Abbots of the Order Cijferttan came to htm, ro callcdof forne F11lco; fom~ lay he ~rheArchbi!hop of whomhewas.confdf~: And when he flw them fome-v&~nft>t Rone, called Gualter. ThiS F11lco bein~ thnl in England, w.hat llay at hiS ::tbf~lut1?n, he h::td thefe words: That he ~!.~~rgaand coming to the Kings prrfence, f::Jld unto. him with d~d Ynllmgly commit bu body to be rattn if wt;rms, an_d Thrte great coung~ andboldndS; Thoohafi, <? mtghtyKing. lmfoultothe Ji.rezPurgarqry, rh~e robe tormtn:ed t11l :!$.:0~, ~~:f'of~~~~~i= ~~ed~~f~~:'~ ~~;~li:;: t hDpt of God hu mmy. Ex}onula1f. ~~·:~~[. Husbands; kfi, by umimely bellowing of the fame., thou About the Reign cithis King. the {aid J~lmjis m::t~ ~t not only incur great hurt and damage., but al~o uner kcth m~:ntion of Rogtr Archbilhop of yqrJ:, which put out Monb pat nun andddlrudion torhy ftlf. To whom the Ktitgiha of his Church the Monks, ::tnd placed for th(m fnubr :,';,.•ndfeo . :f~~h~~~~t~':h:~f!~t~, l~~,t~~: ~~~}c~/::~:gg~:~,:ew:::~ ;~~:;s, ~}!~~c:t:£;~;~ ~~::J.'eo an mad, or not well in thy Wits ; for I have neva a b/e Monks ; and that ThurfhnuS J,J fin twUer 1uwfo m Daughter, as all rhe world knoweth, and thrrefore thou all billift, than in build~ng that Houft ~~~ Monks, &~. opa1 lytt get rhee out of our prtfnKe. To whom Fuko Anothtt ftory I have, whtc"ll faith, That this was the Blanfwtted, No) and like your Grace, I l~·e not, but f::ty lhop not of York, but of Crromtrr. truth: foryouhavethreeDaugluerswhichcontinuallyfre- Thel\ingnot long aft(r dq:wted withoutilfu(, and {J:1~1;r~tr\~~~'ai~~dna:~~t1iP~~~ ~:r ~~~~h~~~ /o~; ~1~cs8~~;:.~~~~~;~lta~~:~~~: ~~~~~ll~lt~~~~ btat heard ol : 1 man, mifchicvous Pride, greedy Cove- incontill(J\t ::tnd too much licentious life., yet was he far to.ufi1efs, and filthy Luxury; and therefore ag::tin 1 fa~, 0 from that ~eftxvin~, !Or the whic.h he hath beet~ fo ill~- }~~1~;e:,wl;tr ~;~~~(~ d%~~~u~~~h~~~~f;o;~~:ili13~~ ~:1p~~~~~;r:f~h ~~;j~~1~~ ~~~~ded::t~~l~~= fclf and all the ":'hole Realm. . atJon,. deprav~d his domgs more than the fuKere t~.lth of The which hiS words the King took in good part, with the HiHory will brar them. Concmting which fiifiory, rorrcdion of himfclf, and confeffion of the fame. Where· :tfta fo many writers, we thought alfo eo bellow a little upon itKontine:ntly he called his Lords and Baronsbe~ore labor, although i:nthislll::Lttn:we cannot befo long :l.S l h1m, unto whom he declared the communing and motton would, and as the matterrequrreth. ofFulco,whohadwillcdhimtobeW::JJeofhisthreeD::tttglr- ~~~~;~~!,var:tt:~~~~~i~\d0~~f~:t King JOHN. tohimandtoth(wholeRralm; whofe~o:xtnfd(my l.mds)I.intmd to follow., IlOf doubtingJ ~I yourconfenc; A Fttt tht death of King Richard, called Courr "'.' tha:cumo. W~er~herebeforeyouall, I gtvemyDaugh· Lion, Reigned his BJO(herJobnE:ul of Morton . ll:iftJ1~"" terfwcllmg Pride to w1feunto the proud Temp/a";. my Afcmv:trd the Archbifhopputrhe Crown on ~IS ts:«dy Daughta Avarice to the coverousordrr of rhe Cifter· head, and 1\\'::Lre him to dcfntd the Church and ro m:un· ~h:"r~O:~rc%~tsl~rh~~:h~~~hJ!~f~~~: ~~~IC~~:~h~~~~~~ ;~~~'d'r~1tot~~%!1~~~.b~ mctt Mn\ for her;.and fo ftv~\ly"':·eJJ agreeing to all their charged !urn not to prcfwnc to take on him t.hJS dignity. ~rf:;dr~r tt~.ke~dt~~: ~~:c':,~:!; ;:/,r;!t to J~.~{~~ !:C: ~~~~,g~~ ~~; ~~o~:~~,~·.:hc~i~~~ A a 3 was
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