History of King Henry the Fourth Volume 2

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 Excerpt: ...Nevill, earl of Westmoreland, that Was not far off, together with the lord John of Lancaster, the king's son, being informed of this rebellious attempt, assembled together such power as they might make, and together with those which were appointed to attend on the said lord John, to defend the borders against the Scots, as the lord Henry Fitzhugh, the lord Rafe Evers, the lord Robert Umfrevill, and others, made forward against the rebels, and coming into a plain within the forest of Galtree, caused their standards to be pitched down in like sort as the archbishop had pitched his over against them, being far stronger in number of people than the other, for (as some write) there were of the rebels at the least twenty thousand men. "When the earl of Westmoreland perceived the force of the adversaries, and that they lay still and attempted not to come forward upon him, he subtilly devised how to quail their purpose; and forthwith despatched messengers unto the archbishop, to understand the cause as it were of that great assembly, and for what cause (contrary to the king's peace) they came so in armour. The archbishop answered, that he took nothing in hand against the king's peace, but that whatsoever he did tended rather to advance the peace and quiet of the commonwealth than otherwise; and where he and his company were in arms, it was for fear of the king, to whom he could have no free access, by reason of such a multitude of 141 flatterers as were about him; and therefore he maintained that his purpose to be good and profitable, as well for the king himself as for the realm, if men were willing to understand a truth; and herewith he showed forth a scroll, in which the articles were written whereof before ye have heard., "The messengers returning to ...