A myrroure for magistrates Wherein may be seen by example of other, with howe greuous plages vices are punished: and howe frayle and vnstable worldly prosperitie is founde, even of those, whom fortune seemeth most highly to fauour. Anno. 1559.

THis Earles tragedy was not so soone finished, but one of the cumpany had pro¦uided for an other, of a notable person, lord Tiptoftes chiefe enemy: concerning whom he sayd: Lord god, what trust is there in world∣ly chaūces? what stay in any prosperity? for see, the Earle of Warwicke which caused the earle of Wurcester to be apprehended, attaynted, and put to death, triumphing with his olde impriso∣ned, and newe vnprisoned prince king Henry, was by and by after (and his brother with him) flayne at Barnet field by kyng Edward, whō he had before time damaged divers wayes. As first by his frendes at Banbury field, where to revenge the death of his Cosin Harry Nevel, Sir Iohn Conyers and Iohn Clappain his seruauntes slewe five thousand Welshemen, and beheaded theyr captaynes, the earle of Pen broke, and syr Rychard Harbert his brother af∣ter they wer yelded prisoners: of whom syr Ry∣chard Harbert was ••he tallest gentleman both of his person and handes that ever I reade or

heard of. At which time also, Robyn of Rids∣dale, a rebell of the earle of Warwyks raysing, tooke the earle Rivers king Edwardes wifes father, and his sonne Iohn, at his manour of Grafion, and caryed them to Northhampton, & there without cause or proces beheaded them. Whych spites to requite, king Edward caused the lord Stafford of Southwike one of War∣wikes chyefe frendes to be taken at Brent march, and headed at Budgewater. This cau∣sed the Earle shortly after to raise his power, to encounter the king which came agaynst him with an army beside Warwike, at Wouluey wher he wan the field, tooke the king prisoner, and kept him a while at Yorkeshire in Middle∣ham castel: whence (as sum say) he released him agayne, but other thinke he corrupted his ke∣pers, and so escaped. Then through the lordes the matter was taken vp betwene them, & they brought to talk together: but because they could not agree, the earle raysed a new army, wherof he made captayne the lord Welles sonne which broyle kinge Edward minding to appeace by pollicy, fowly distayned his honor committing peruiry. For he sent for the lord Welles & his bro¦ther sir Thomas Dunocke, vnder safeconduyte promising thē vpon his fayth to kepe thē harm∣les: But after, because the Lord Walles sonne would not dissolve his army, beheded thē both, and wēt with his power downe into Lincoln∣shire,

& there fought with sir Robert Welless, & slewe ten thousand of his souldiers yet ran they away so fast, that the casting of of their clothes for the more spede, caused it to be called loose-coate fyeld) & tooke sir Robert & other, and put them to deth in the same place. This misfortune forced the earle of Warwike to saile into Fraūce wher he was wel entertained of y^t king a while, and at last with such poore helpe as he procured ther of duke Rayner & other he came unto Eng∣land againe, & increased such a power in Kyng Henries name y^t as the lord Tiptoft, sayd in his tragedy, king Edwarde vnable to abide him, was faine to flye over the washes in Lincoln∣shire to get a ship to saile out of his kingdome to ••is brother in lawe the duke of Burgoyne: So was king Hēry restored again to the kingdome. Al these despites & troubles the Earle w••ought agaynst king Edward, but Henry was so ••nfor¦tunate that ere halfe a yeare was exp••red, king Edwarde came backe agayne, and imprisoned him, and gave the erle a sielde, wherein 〈◊〉〈◊〉 s••w both him and his brother. I have recounted thus much before hande for the better ope••ing of the story, which if it should have bene spoken in his traged•• would rather have mad•• a vo∣lume tha•• a Pamphlete. For I ente••de onelye to say in the tragedy, what I have 〈…〉〈…〉 the Earle of Warwycke person 〈…〉〈…〉 other noble m••n, wham I have by the waye touched, should not be forgotten.

And therfore imagine that you see this Earle lying with his brother in Paules church in his coat armure, with such a face & countenaunce as he beareth in portrayture ouer the dore in Poules, at the going downe to Iesus Chap∣pell fro the south ende of the quier stayres, and saying as foloweth.