Volume II.
| PART III. | |
| The Author’s Preface. Baldwin | Page 3 |
| To the reader. Baldwin | 7 |
| To the reader, ed. 1610. Niccols | 11 |
| LEGENDS FROM THE CONQUEST. | |
| 53 The falle of Robert Tresilian Chiefe Iustice of England, and other his fellowes, for misconstruing the Lawes, and expounding them to serue the Prince’s affections. A. D. 1388. G. Ferrers | 13 |
| 54 How the two Rogers surnamed Mortimers for their sundry vices ended their liues vnfortunately, the one An. 1329, the other 1387. Cavil | 23 |
| 55 How Syr Thomas of Woodstocke Duke of Glocester, vncle to King Richarde the seconde, was vnlawfully murdered. A. D. 1397. G. Ferrers | 33 |
| 56 How the Lord Mowbrey, promoted by King Richard the second to the state of a Duke, was by him banished the Realme, in 1398, and after died miserablie in exile. Sir Thomas Chaloner | 44 |
| 57 How King Richard the second was for his euill gouernance deposed from his seat, 1399, and murdered in prison. G. Ferrers | 56 |
| 58 How Owen Glendour seduced by false prophecies tooke vpon him to bee Prince of Wales, and was by Henry Prince of England chased to the mountaynes, where hee miserably died for lack of food. A. D. 1401. Thomas Phaer | 65 |
| 59 How Henrie Percy Earle of Northumberland, was for his couetous and trayterous attempt put to death at Yorke. A. D. 1407. Attributed to Baldwin | 78 |
| 60 How Richard Plantagenet Earle of Cambridge, intending the Kings destruction, was put to death at Southhampton. A. D. 1415. Attributed to Baldwin | 86 |
| 61 How Thomas Montague Earle of Salisbury, in the middest of his glory was chaunceably slayne at Orleaunce with a piece of Ordinaunce. A. D. 1428. Attributed to Baldwin | 90 |
| 62 Howe King Iames the first for breaking his othes and bondes was by God’s sufferaunce miserably murdered of his owne subiectes. A. D. 1437. Attributed to Baldwin | 103 |
| 63 How Dame Eleanor Cobham Duchesse of Glocester, for practising of Witchcraft and sorcery suffred open penaunce, and after was banished the realme into the Ile of Man. Ferrers | 112 |
| 64 How Humfrey Plantagenet Duke of Glocester, Protector of England, during the minority of his nephue King Henry the sixt, commonly called the good Duke, by practise of enemyes was brought to confusion. Ferrers | 128 |
| 65 How Lord William de la Pole Duke of Suffolke, was worthely banished for abusing his King, and causing the destruction of the good Duke Humfrey A. D. 1450. Baldwin | 147 |
| 66 How Iacke Cade naming himselfe Mortimer, trayterously rebelling against his King, was for his treasons and cruell doinges worthily punished. A. D. 1450. Baldwin | 157 |
| 67 The tragedye of Edmund Duke of Somerset, slayne in the first battayle at St. Albons, in the 32. yeare of Henry the sixt. A. D. 1454. Ferrers | 168 |
| 68 Howe Richarde Plantagenet Duke of York, was slayn through his ouer rash boldnesse, and his sonne the Earle of Rutland for his lacke of valiaunce. A. D. 1460 | 184 |
| 69 How the Lorde Clyfford for his straunge and abhominable cruelty, came to as straunge and sodayn a death. A. D. 1461. Attributed to Baldwin | 195 |
| 70 The infamovs end of Lord Tiptoft Earle of Worcester, for cruelly executing his Prince’s butcherly commaundements. A. D. 1470. Attributed to Baldwin | 201 |
| 71 How Sir Richard Neuill Earle of Warwicke, and his brother Iohn, Lord Marquise Montacute, through their too much boldnesse were slaine at Barnet. A. D. 1471. Attributed to Baldwin | 210 |
| 72 How King Henry the sixte a vertuous Prince, was after many other miseries cruelly murdered in the Tower of London. A. D. 1471. Attributed to Baldwin | 217 |
| 73 How George Plantagenet third sonne of the Duke of Yorke, was by his brother King Edward wrongfully imprisoned, and by his brother Richard miserably murdered. A. D. 1478. Attributed to Baldwin | 226 |
| 74 How King Edward the fourth through his surfeting &, vntemperate life, sodaynly dyed in the middest of his prosperity. A. D. 1483. Skelton | 244 |
| 75 How Syr Anthony Wooduile Lord Riuers and Scales, Gouernour of Prince Edward, was with his nephue Lord Richard Gray and others causelesse imprisoned, and cruelly murthered. A. D. 1483. Attributed to Baldwin | 249 |
| 76 How the Lord Hastings was betraied by trusting too much to his euill counsellour Catesby, and villanously murdered in the Tower of London by Richard Duke of Glocester. A. D. 1483. Dolman | 275 |
| MAYSTER SACKUILLE’S INDUCTION | 309 |
| 77 The complaynt of Henry Duke of Buckingham. Sackville | 333 |
| 78 How Colingbourne was cruelly executed for making a foolish Rime. Attributed to Baldwin | 366 |
| 79 How Richarde Plantagenet Duke of Glocester murdered his brother’s children,vsurping the crowne, and in the third yeare of his raigne was most worthely depriued of lifeand kingdome, in Bosworth plaine, by Henry Earle of Richmond after called King Henry the VII. A. D. 1485. Segar | 381 |
| 80 The wilfvll fall of the Blackesmith, and the foolishe end of the Lorde Audley A. D. 1496. Cavill | 396 |
| 81 How the valiant Knight Sir Nicholas Burdet, Chiefe Butler of Normandy, was slayne at Pontoise. A. D. 1441. Higgins | 418 |
| 82 The Lamentation of King Iames the fourth, King of Scots, slayne at Brampton in the fifthe yeare of King Henry the eight. A. D. 1513. | 442 |
| 83 The Bataile of Brampton, or Floddon fielde, faught in the yeare of our Redeemer 1513, and in the fifth yeare of the raygne of that victorious prince King Henry the eyght. Dingley | 449 |
| 84 How Shore’s wife, King Edward the fourth’s Concubine, was by King Richard despoyled of her goods, and forced to doe open penaunce. Churchyard | 461 |
| 85 How Thomas Wolsey did arise vnto great authority and gouernment, his maner of life, pompe and dignitie, & how hee fell downe into great disgrace, and was arested of high treason. Churchyard | 484 |
| 86 How the Lord Cromwell exalted from meane estate, was after by the enuie of the Bishop of Winchester and other his complices brought to vntimely end. A. D. 1540. Drayton | 502 |
| PART IV. | |
| (The remainder of the volume by Richard Niccols) | |
| Dedicatory Sonnet to the Earl of Nottingham | 543 |
| To the reader | 544 |
| The Induction | 546 |
| 87 The famovs life and death of King Arthur | 553 |
| 88 The life and death of King Edmvnd svrnamed Ironside | 583 |
| 89 The lamentable life and death of Prince Alfred brother to King Edmund Ironside | 605 |
| 90 The treacherous life and infamovs death of Godwin Earle of Kent | 622 |
| 91 The life and death of Robert svrnamed Curthose Duke of Normandie | 639 |
| 92 The memorable life and death of King Richard the first, surnamed Cœur de Lion | 673 |
| 93 The vnfortvnate life and death of King Iohn | 699 |
| 94 The wofvll life and death of King Edward the second | 726 |
| 95 The lamentable lives and deaths of the two yong Princes, Edward the fifth and his brother Richard Duke of York | 766 |
| 96 The tragicall life and death of King Richard the third | 785 |
| 97 The Poem annexed called England’s Eliza | 813 |
| PART V. | |
| Dedicatory sonnet to Lady Elizabeth Clere | 817 |
| Advertisement to the Reader | 818 |
| The Induction | 819 |
| 98 Englands Eliza, or the victoriovs and trivmphant reigne of that virgin Empresse of sacred memorie, Elizabeth Queene of England France and Ireland &c. | 828 |
THE
Mirour for Magistrates,
wherein may bee scene,
by
examples passed in this
Realme with
how greeuous plagues vices are punished in great Princes and Magistrates: