Martyr; and frange Miracles (beyond my Creed) are reported to have been done by this dead Roman

Saint and his Blood. Amongst other Epitaphs made at his Death, this is

one:

But the News of this vile Act coming to the Ears of the old King, he was exceedingly troubled; and to take off the Imputation of Guilt from himself, he protefted that he would fubmit himself to the Judgment of fuch Cardinal Legates as the Pope fhould fend to enquire of the Fact. And to calm his own Perturbations, and avert Mens Thoughts from the Confiderations of that Tragedy, he undertook the Con quet of Ireland, which he effected, being helped forward therein by the Civil Diffenfions then amongit the Irish petty Kings. Where having caufed a Reformation of the Irish Church, and fettled Affairs therein to his Conveniency, he returned into England, and from thence pofted into Normandy; where attended for his Arrival two Cardinal Legates (fent at his own Request for his Purgation, concerning Thomas a Becker's Death) by whom he was abfolved; having first given Oath, that he was no Way confenting to the Fact, and declared his Sorrow for having in his Anger given Occafion by rafh Words for others to do the Deed, and engaged to perform enjoin'd Penances. The Conditions of his Abfolution were, That at his own Charge he fhould maintain 200 Soldiers a whole Year for the Defence of the Holy Land. That he fhould fuffer Appeals to be made freely. That he should revoke all Cuftoms introduced to the Prejudice of the Church's Liberty. That he should restore and make up the Poffeffions of the Church of Canterbury. That he fhould freely re

ceive all fuch as were in Banishment for Becket's Caufe; and befides thefe, the Legates enjoyned him fome other fecretly, which came not to our Knowledge (faith the Author of Becket's Life.) And now this Cloud thus blown over, another fucceeds in its Place, for his unnatural Son young King Henry (by the Inftigation of his Mother Queen Eleanor) confpired againft him, having for his Confederates, the Kings of France and Scotland, his two Brothers Richard and Jeffry, with many of the English Nobles. Against whom the Father, with a bleeding Heart for his Son's Ungracioufnels, prepared himself, and was very fuccefsful in Little Britain, where himself was in Perfon; alfo in England by his faithful Subjects. For Humphrey de Bohun, High Conftable of the Realm, with other Nobles, vanquished Robert Earl of Leicefer, and took him Prifoner, which moved Lewis of France to feek a Truce of him for fix Months; whereunto King Henry yielded; then fhipp'd for England, landing at the Port of Hampton. From whence he took his Journey towards Canterbury; and being come within about three Miles thereof, he went barefooted, the hard Stones fo cutting his tender Feet, that the Ground was ftained with his Blood. And after he came to Canterbury, and was entred into the Chapter-houfe of the Monks, he most humbly proftrated him elf on the Ground, begged Pardon, and by the Intance of his own Petition, was by all the Brethren corrected with Rods. The F

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1183. Number of Lathes which he received on his bare Flesh, amounted to Fourfcore. Likely this Penance was that which the Legate enjoyned fecretly. About this Time William King of Scots, that had lately entred England, was taken Prifoner, and young King Heary was with Storms driven back into France, and his Fleet fcatter'd; fhortly after which, Peace was concluded betwixt his Father and him. But yet again he fought his Father's Ruin, though before he could effect it, he was prevented by the King of Terrors, Death, A. D. 1183. The following Year Heraclius, Patriarch of Ferufalem, arrived in England, folicit ing the King to undertake the Holy War in his own Perfon, which, by the Advice of his Lords, he reu fed, yet yielded to aid the Caufe with Money, and gave them Leave to go, that were difpofed thereto. His Son John (whom he exceedingly loved, and commonly in Jeft called Sans Terre, without Land) he made Lord of Ireland, afluring unto him alfo Lands and Rents in England and Normandy; Richard and feoffry his Sons rebelling again againit him. The younger of which, in a Turnament at Paris, was trod to Death under the Horfes Feet, but the Elder lived to the farther Grief of his Father. For joining himself with Philip of France, he forced his Father out of the City of Mentz, (the City where he was born, and loved above all others) which made King Henry to utter thele Words again him, That fince bis Son Richard had taken from him that Day, the Thing which he most loved in the World, he would requite him; for after that Day, he would deprive him of that Thing which in bim fhould best pleafe a Child, name. ly, his Heart. And afterwards finding his Son John firft in the Cata

His Wife Eleanor was the fole Heir of William the Fifth of that Name, Duke of Aquitan. She was firft married to Lewis King of France, and after his Death to this King Henry. She died 1 204.

His Iffue was William, who died 1156, Henry, Richard, Jeoffs, Philip, who died very young; John; Maud, married to Henry furnamed the Lion, Duke of Saxony. Elanor, married to Alphonfo, furnamed the Good King of Cafile. Joan, firft married to William King of Sicily, and afterwards to Raimond the fourth Earl of Thouloufe.

His bafe Iffue William, furnamed Longpur, and Geoffry Archbishop of York. These two by fair Rojamund, and Morgan by another Woman. Rofamund, his beloved Concubine, was the Daughter of the Lord C ford, whom, to keep fafe from the Envy of Queen Eleanor, he placed in a Labyrinth which he built for her at Woodfock, with fuch Windings and Turnings, that none could come at her Retiring Room fave the King or whom he inftructed. Howbeit, the jealous Eye of Queen Eleanor found her out by a Ciew of Silk which Rofamund let fall as the fat to take the Air. For the fuddenly fleeing to efcape being feen, the End o the Silk faftened to her Foot, and the Clew ftill unwinding, which the

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1169. beyond Humber, affociating to thofe Bishops divers Temporal Lords for the Defence and Prefervation of Juftice. And with the King of Scots he concluded firm Friendship. Which done, with a Royal Navy he put out to Sea, and by the Way to The Holy Land feized on the Iland Cyprus, where he folemnly took to Wife his beloved Lady Berengaria. The Ifland he committed to the keeping of his own Deputies, permitting the Iflanders to enjoy all fuch Laws and Liberties, as they held in the Time of Emmanuel the Emperor. Farther in his Way he conquered a mighty Argofcy, called a Dromond, wherein were aboard a Thoufand Five hundred Saracens (ifguifed under French Flags) furnished, befides all other Provifions, with Fireworks, Barrels or Cages of venomous Serpents, for the Ufe of the Saracens at Ptolemais, fince call'd Acon. Of the Saracens he kill'd and drowned 1300, and then failed fafely to Acon; before which lay thefe Chriftian Nations, the Genorfe and Florentines, Flemings, Amains, Danes, Dutch, Pifans, Friezlanders, Lombards, and the English, under Hubert Bifhop of Sarum. Befides the Knights Templars, collected out of all Nations, and alfo the Aids of the Afians. The King of France alfo came to the Siege; where, whilft the Chriftians lay, Sultan Saladin cut off the Heads of 1500 Chriftian Captives; in Revenge whereof, King Richard, in Sight of Saladin's Hoft, cut off above 25co of the Heads of Turkish Slaves. The Siege before Acon was fo well plied, (notwithstanding fundry Diffenfions betwixt King Richard and Philip King of France, the two Competitors of Glory in this Siege) that the City of Acon was furrendered upon Articles. Which done, the French King envying the Engl

King's noble Exploits" (though contrary to the French Mens Will) returned into France, having first gi ven Oath to the King of England, that he would well and faithfully keep the Lands and Subjects of King Richard, and neither do Damage to them himself, nor fuffer others to do it till Richard's Return. Howbeit, while Richard was bufied in the Holy War, the King of France, after his Return home, devised how to trouble and endamage his Dominions, but was hindred by his own Nobles. In England the Peers and People were much difc ntented at the incredible Infolencies and intolerable Tyrannies of the Chancellor, which tho' King Richard heard of, yet kept he himself employed in the War, wherein he performed many Heroick Acts. Within Sight of Jerufalem he encountred Saladin, flew a great Number of his Soldiers, took 3000 Camels, 4000 Hories and Mules, took his Carriage richly laden from Babylon, refcued Joppa, repulfing Saladin from thence. He alfo effayed to regain Jerufalem; but being in that Enterprize abandoned by the Duke of Burgundy, he was perfuaded to accept Saladan's Offer for a Three Year's Truce. Which having concluded, and fettled his Affairs in the Eaft, he fet Sail homeward; where in his Paffage his Ships were scatter'd by Tempeft, and driven hither and thither; but he happily gaining the Shore, hoped, in Difguite as a Merchant, to have free journeying thro' Germany. But he being by the Way overfree in his Expences, became fufpected for another kind of Man than a Merchant; and near to Vienna was difcovered, and imprifoned by the Arch-duke of Auftria, under Pretence that he was guilty of the Death of the Marquifs Conrade at Tyre. Then the Perfon of this fanious