The works of Francis Bacon, lord chancellor of England.

HISTORY OF KING HENRY VII. 325
ter of them was a great clscouragement and ap- tion. And first, he did yet again make a propalment to the rest: that there died upon the place gress from Lincoln to the northern parts, though
all the chieftains; that is, the Earl of Lincoln, it were indeed rather an itinerary circuit of justhe Earl of Kildare, Francis Lord Lovel, Martin tice than a progress. For all along as he went,
Swart, and Sir Thomas Broughton: all making with much severity and strict inquisition, partly
good the fight without any ground given. Only by martial law and partly by commission, were
of the Lord Lovel there went a report, that he punished the adherents and aiders of the late rebels.
fled, and swam over Trent on horseback, but could Not all by death, for the field had drawn much.
not recover the farther side by reason of the steep- blood, but by fines and ransom, which spared life
ness of the bank, and so was drowned in the river. and raised treasure. Amongst other crimes of
But another report leaves him not there, but that this nature, there was diligent inquiry made of
he lived long after in a cave or vault. The number such as had raised a bruit and rumour a little bethat was slain in the field, was of the enemies' fore the field fought, ", that the rebels had the day;
part four thousand at the least; and of the king's and that the king's army was overthrown, and
part, one half his vanguard, besides many hurt, the king fled." Whereby it was supposed
but none of name. There were taken prisoners, that many succours, which otherwisewould have
amongst others, the counterfeit Plantagenet, now come unto the king, were cunningly put off and
Lambert Simnell again, and the crafty priest his kept back. Which charge and accusation, though
tutor. For Lambert, the king would not take his it had some ground, yet it was industriously emlife, both out of magnanimity, taking him but as braced and put on by divers, who having been in
an image of wax that others had tempered and themselves not the best affected tothe king's part,
moulded; and likewise out of wisdom, thinking nor forward to come to his aid, were glad to apthat if he suffered death, he would be forgotten prehend this colour to cover their neglect and coldtoo soon; but being kept alive, he would be a con- ness, under the pretence of such discouragements.
tinual spectacle, and a kind of remedy against the Which cunning nevertheless the king would not
like enchantments of people in time to come. For understand, though he lodged it, and noted it in
which cause he was taken into service in his court some particulars as his manner was.
to a base office in his kitchen; so that, in a kind But for the extirpating of the roots and cause
of 1" mattacina" of human force, he turned a broach of the like commotions in time to come, the king
that had worn a crown; whereas fortune corm- began to find where his shoe did wring him, and
monly doth not bring in a comedy or farce, after that it was his depressing of the house of York
a tragedy. And afterwards he was preferred to that did rankle and fester the affections of his peobe one of the king's falconers. As to the priest, ple. And therefore being now too wise to disdain
he was committed close prisoner, and heard of perils any longer, and willing to give some conno more; the king loving to seal up his own tentment in that kind, at leastin ceremony, he redangers. solved at last to proceed to the coronation of his
After the battle, the king went to Lincoln, where queen. And therefore at his coming to London,
he caused supplications and thanksgivings to be where he entered in state, and in a kind of trimake for his deliverance and victory. And that umph, and celebrated his victory with two days
his devotions might go round in circle, he sent his of devotion, for the first day he repaired to Paul's,
banner to be offered to our lady of Walsingham, and had the hymn of " Te Deum" sung, and the
where before he made his vows. And thus deli- morrow after he went in procession, and heard
vered of this so strange an engine, and new in- the sermon at the cross, the queen was with great
vention of fortune, he returned to his former con- solemnity crowned at Westminister, the five-andfidence of mind; thinking now, that all his mis- twentieth of November, in the third year of his
fortunes had come at once. But it fell out unto reign, which was about two years after the marhim according to the speech of the common people riage; like an old christening, that had stayed long
in the beginning of his reign, that said, " It was for godfathers. Which strange and unusual disa tokenhe should reign in labour, because his reign tance of time made it subject to every man's note,
began with a sickness of sweat." But howso- that it was an act against his stomach, and put
ever the king thought himself now in a haven, yet upon himn by necessity and reason of state. Soon
such was his wisdom, as his confidence did sel- after, to show that it was now fair weather again,
dom darken his foresight, especially in things near and that the imprisonment of Thomas, Marquis
hand. And therefore, awakened by so fresh and Dorset, was rather upon suspicion of the time than
unexpected dangers, he entered into due consi- of the man, he, the said marquis, was set at 1;deration, as well how to weed out the partakers berty without examination or other circumstanice.
of the former rebellion, as to kill the seeds of the At that time also the king sent an ambassador
like in time to come; and withal to take away all unto Pope Innocent, signifying unto him this his
shelters and harbours for discontented persons, marriage; and that now, like another JEneas, he
where they might hatch and foster rebellions, had passed through the floods of his former trouwhlch afterwards might gather strength and mo- bles and travels, and was arrived unto * safe
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