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TO the which Earle came the wilie Priest, sir Richard Simond, bringing with him a lad that was his Scholer, named Lambert, whome hee feygned to bee the sonne of George Earle of Clarence, lately escaped foorth of the Tower of London. And the boy could reckon vp his pede∣gree so redily, and had learned of the Priest suche Princely behauiour, that hee lightly moued the sayde Earle, and many other ye nobles of Ireland
(tendering as well the lignage royal of Richard Plantagenet Duke of Yorke, and hys sonne George their Countreymā borne, as also ma∣ligning the aduancement of the house of Lan∣caster in Henry the seuenth) eyther to thinke or to faine, yt the world might beleeue they thought verily this child to be Edward Earle of War∣wike, the Duke of Clarence his lawfull sonne.
And although King Henry more than halfe marred their sporte, in shewing the right Earle [ 10] through all the streetes of London, yet the Lady Margaret, Duches of Burgongne, sister to Edwarde the fourth, hyr Nephewe Iohn de la Poole, ye Lord Louell, Sir Thomas Brough∣ton Knighte, and dyuers other Captaynes of this conspiracy, deuised to abuse the coloure of this yong Earles name, for preferring their pur∣pose: which if it came to good, they agreed to de∣pose Lamberte, and to erect the very Earle in∣deede, nowe prisoner in the Tower, for whose [ 20] quarrell, had they pretended to fight, they dee∣med it likely hee shoulde haue bin made away. Wherefore it was blazed in Irelande, that the King to mocke hys subiectes, had scholed a boy, to take vppon hym the Earle of Warwikes name, and hadde shewed him about London, to blinde the eyes of the simple folke, and to defeate the lawfull inheritour of the good Duke of Cla∣rence theyr countreyman and protector duryng his life, vnto whose lignage, they also deriued [ 30] title in right to the Crowne.
In all hast, they assembled at Dublin, and there in Christs Churche, they Crowned thys Idoll, honoring him with titles imperiall, fea∣sting and triumphing, reysing myghtie shoutes and cryes, carrying him from thence to the Ca∣stell vpon tall mens shoulders, that hee myghte bee seene and noted, as hee was sure an hono∣rable childe to looke vpon.
Heerewith, assembling their forces togither, [ 40] they prouided themselues of Shippes, and em∣barquing therein, they tooke the Sea, and lan∣ding in Lancashire, passed forwarde, till they came to Newarke vpon Trent: therevpon en∣sued the battell of Stoke, commonly called Martin Swartes field, wherein Lambert and hys maister were taken, but yet pardoned of life, and were not executed.
The Earle of Lincolne, the Lorde Louell, Martin Swart, the Almayne Captayne, and [ 50] Maurice Fitz Thomas, Captayne of the Irish, were slayne, and all their power discomfited, as in the Englishe history it may further appeare.
Iasper Duke of Bedford, and Erle of Pem∣broke Lieutenant, and Walter Archbyshop of Dublin his Deputie.
In this time, befell another like Irishe illusi∣on, procured by the Duches aforesayd, and cer∣tayne nobles in England, whereby was exalted as rightfull King of Englande, and vndoubted Earle of Vlster, the counterfeyte Richarde Duke of Yorke, preserued from kyng Richards crueltie (as the adherentes faced the matter downe) and with thys Maygame Lorde, na∣med indeede Peter (in scorne Perkin) War∣becke, they flattered themselues manye yeares after.
Then was Sir Edward Poynings Knight sente ouer Lorde Deputie, with commission to apprehende Warbeckes principall partners in Irelande: amongst whome, was named Gi∣ralde Fitz Girald Earle of Kildare, whose pur∣gation the Kyng (notwithstandyng dyuers furmising and auouching the contrarye) dyd accept.
After muche adoe, Perkin beeing taken, con∣fessed by hys owne writing the course of hys whole life, and al his proceedings in thys enter∣prise, whereof in the Englishe historie, as wee haue borowed the same forthe of Halles Chro∣nicles, yee may reade more, and therefore heere we haue omitted to speake further of that mat∣ter.
In the yeare .1501. King Henrye made Lieutenant of Ireland his second sonne Henry, as then Duke of Yorke, who after reigned by the name of Henry the eyght.
To him was appoynted Deputie, the fore∣sayd Giralde Earle of Kildare, who accompa∣nyed with Iohn Blake Maior of Dublin, warred vpon William le Burgh, Obrene, and Mack Nemarre, Ocarroul, and foughte wyth the greatest power of Irishmen that hadde bin togither since the Conquest, vnder the hyll of Knocktowe, in Englishe, the hyll of the Axes, sixe miles from Galoway, and two myles from Belliclare Burghes manour Towne: Mack William and his complices were there taken, hys Souldyers that escaped the sworde were pursued fleeing, for the space of fyue myles, great slaughter was made of them, and many Captaynes caughte, without the losse of one Englishman.
The Earle of Kildare at hys returne, was made Knighte of the noble order of the Garter, and lyued in worthy estimation all hys lyfe long, as well for thys seruice, as diuers other his famous exploytes.
Henry the seuenth. Sir Richard Simōd Priest. Lambert coū∣terfeyt to be the Erle of Warwicke.
The Lorde Louell. 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Thomas Broughton.
••••mberte ••••••ned.
1460
Iasper Duke of Bedford Lieu∣tenant.
Perkin War∣becke.
Perkin War∣becke taken.
1501
Henry Duke of Yorke, after King Henry the eyght, L. Lieutenaunt.
The fielde of Knocktowe.
The Earle of Kildare, knight of the Garter.