Diary of Edward VI 1548
Diary of Edward VI 1548 is in Diary of Edward VI Volume 2.
12 Feb 1548. A triumph was, where six gentilmen did chaleng all commers at barriers, justes, and tornay; and also that they would kepe a fortresse with thirty with them against an hundred or under, which was don at Grenwich.2
Note 2. "The 12 of February, being Shrove-Sunday, and the Munday and Tuesday following, was great Justs, and warlike feates done in the Parke at Greenwich, where was a castle or fort of turves, besieged and assaulted, to shew the King the manner of warres, wherein hee had great pleasure." Stowe's Chronicle. "xxviij Jan. Mr. William had warraunt for Lx li. viij s, x d. to sir Thomas Darcy for pikes, lances, and other necessaries for the Triumph at Shrove-tide, and for weapons at Twelf-tide, according to a bill of particulars." Register of the Privy Council.
1548. Sir Edward Bellingam (age 42) being sent into Irland deputy, and sir Anthoni Setlenger revoced, he toke Ocanor and Omore, bringing the lordes that rebelled into subjection; and Ocanor and Omore, leving thear lordshippes, had apeee a hundred li. pencion.3
Note 3. "O'Conor (Brian) and O'More (Gilla-Patrick), having been abandoned by the Irish, went over to the English, to make submission to them upon their own terms, under the protection of an English gentleman, i.e. the Lieutenant. This, however, was a bad protection." Annals of the Four Masters, sub anno 1547, 4to. 1848, p. 1503, where it is stated in a note that "the Lieutenant" (meaning the Deputy) was Francis Brian. This is clearly an error for sir Edward Bellingham (age 42). The next year "O'More (Gilla-Patrick) died suddenly in England." Ibid. p. 1513.
Jun 1548. The Scottis besieged the towne of Hadington1 wher the captaine mr. Wilford2 every day mad(e) issues upon them, and slew divers of them. The thing was very weake but for the men, who did very manfully. Oftentimes mr. Holcroft and mr. Paulmer3 did vitail it by force, passing through the enemies. And at the last the ringrave4 unawares set upon mr. Paulmer5, wich was ther with ner a thousand and 500 horsmen, and discomfited him, taking him, mr. Bowes (age 56) warden of the Westmarches, and divers other to the nomber of 400, and slew a few.
Note 1. "The History of the Winning of Hadington in Scotland, An. 2 Reg. Edwardi VI." forms the last portion of the historico-poetical book entitled "The Flower of Fame," compyled by Ulpian Fulwell, printed in London 1575, 4to., and reprinted in the Harleian Miscellany, edit. 1812, vol. ix. His information was received from "capitayne Dethick," one of the officers employed; and the accounts given by Holinshed and the other chroniclers are derived from this source.
Note 2. Sir James Wilford. He had been knighted by the earl of Hertford after the taking of Leith, September 28, 1547. In the defence of Hadington he acquired great reputation, as will be found in Fulwell's narrative. He was afterwards taken prisoner (see p. 224); and further particulars respecting him may be seen in the notes to Machyn's Diary, p. 314.
Note 3. Sir Thomas Holcroft and sir Thomas Palmer.
Note 4. The Rhinegrave is mentioned by Holinshed as "coronall" of 3,000 or 4,000 lansknechts in the French service at Boulogne in 1546. I have not discovered his name, but may notice a misapprehension of Mr. Park, the editor of the Harleian Miscellany, who (vol. ix. p. 370, misreading Ulpian Fulwell) identifies this commander with d'Esse, and imagines "the Ringrave of Fraunce" to be "a term applied in pantomimic contempt." The force sent by France to aid the Scots in 1548 consisted of "5,000 olde beattin shouldiers, — Frenche, Italians, and Germans. De Dessay was generall; Dandelot commandit the Frenche footte; Strozzi commandit the Italians; the Eeingrave commandit the Germans; Dunow was generall of the ordinance." (Balfour, i. 290.) Pietro Strozzi, general of the galleys of France, appears to have arrived first, with sixteen galleys, and won the castle of St. Andrew's. (Ibid. p. 287.) He was cousin-german to the queen, Catharine de Medicis, and was afterwards, in 1554, raised to the rank of a marshal of France; see Anselme, Histoire Geneal. vii. 206.
Note 5. My lord (the earl of Shrewsbury (age 48)) sent in hys stead sir Thomas Palmer and sir Robart Bowes (age 56): marrye, of all the launcies sir Thomas had the rule, whose selfwyll and glorie in that joorney did cast awaye the whoale power, for they were all over-throwen." Commentarie of the Services of William lord Grey of Wilton (age 39), p. 16. Sir W. Paget, in a letter to the Protector on this occasion, (MS. Cotton. Titus F. ni.) speaks very highly of sir Thomas Palmer.
29 Jun 1548. Upon S. Peter's day the bishop of Winchester (age 65) was committed to the Toure.Inserted.
Note 1. Bishop Gardiner (age 65) preached the sermon which was made the test of his religious faith and policy on St. Peter's day (June 29), as already noticed in p. 59. He was sent to the Tower two days after.
Sep 1548. Then thei mad(e) divers bragges, and thei had like made to them. Then went th'erle of Shrewesbury (age 48) general of the army2, with a 22,000 men, and burnt divers townes and fortresses; wich the Frenchmen and Scotis hearing, levied their siege in the month of September; in the levieng of wick ther cam (some ?) to Tiberio3, wich as then was in Hadington, and, setting forth the weaknes of the towne, told him that al honour was dew to the defendonrs, and none to the assailers; so the sieg being levied, th'erle of Shrewsbery entred it, and vitailed and renforced it. After his departing by night ther cam in to the utter court at Hadington 2000 men armed, taking the tonsmen in ther shiertes, wich yet defended them with the help of the watch, and, at lenght with ordinaunce issued out upon them, and slew a marvailous nomber, bearing divers hot assaultes, and at lenght driving them home and kept the towne sauf.
Note 2. The earl of Shrewsbury (age 48) was made lieutenant-general in the absence of the duke of Somerset. Fulwell states that he arrived at Hadington with 16,000 fresh soldiers, and raised the siege. (See some documents relative to this period from the Talbot papers, in Lodge's Illustrations of British History, vol. i.) ,
Note 3. Tiberio was an Italian captain in the English service.
24 Nov 1548. A parliement was called4, wher an uniform order of prayer was institut, before made by a number of bishoppes and lerned men gathered together in Windsore. Ther was grauntid a subsidie, and ther was a notable disputation of the sacrament in the parliement house.
Note 4. The parliament met for its second session on the 24th of November, 1548, and was prorogued on the 14th of March. The first chapter of the acts passed in this session is intitled "An acte for the unyformitie of service and administration of the Sacramentes throughout the Realme." (See Statutes ofthe Eeahnj vol. iv. p. 37.)