Item, the bishops goods he granted to his successor, vpon condition, that he should mainteine all his statutes made at Shrewesburie anno 21, and the statutes made anno 22 at Couentrie.
The first article or point was, that he should séeke to mainteine holie church.
For if he should chance to depart this life, and leaue his sons yoong, and not able to mainteine wars through lacke of knowledge, it might fortune them through the ambition of some to be defrauded and disappointed of their lawful inheritance.
And to increase this mischéefe, his wife quéene Elianor studied to mainteine the strife betwixt hir sonnes.
Here after they had consulted of the maner how to mainteine warre, bicause they would assure the yoong king that they ment not to forsake him, [Sidenote: The French king taketh an oth to aid Henrie the sonne.
This communication was reported to the French king, who priuilie sent for the Englishman to supper, and not onlie made him good cheere, but also gaue him a thousand crownes, to praise the peace and to helpe to mainteine the same.
No more oght any man to mainteine this odious empire of women, althogh that it were approued of all men by their lawes.
No man denieth, but that the sworde is committed to the magistrate, to the end that he shulde punishe vice, and mainteine vertue.
Certes the common-wealth cannot be said to florish where these abuses reigne, but is rather oppressed by vnreasonable exactions made vpon rich farmers, and of poore tenants, wherewith to mainteine the same.
Gospell, and the vnlearned labored with their hands, thereby to mainteine themselues, and to sustaine their preachers.
Here then we are taught that the safest way to mainteine a monarchie, is when all degrées liue in loialtie.
But who are those that haue attempted this sute, other than such as either hate learning, pietie, and wisedome; or else haue spent all their owne, and know not otherwise than by incroching vpon other men how to mainteine themselues?
This separation continued all the life time of the archbishop Lambert, although he trauelled earnestlie to mainteine his prerogatiue.
For as Equites Romani were chosen Ex censu, that is, according to their substance and riches; so be knights in England most commonlie according to their yearelie reuenues or aboundance of riches, wherewith to mainteine their estates.
In this I might insert two more, that both haue writ against these buckram Gentlemen: but let their owne works serue to witnesse against their owne wickednesse, if they perseuer to mainteine any more such peasants.
The Duke askt him why hee made none to mainteine himself?
He accused also his owne brother of treason, who in his youth had kept him to schoole, & beene verie good and beneficiall brother vnto him, bicause now he would not still mainteine him with monie to beare out his riottous port.
To hold, mainteine and obserue this peace, the said earle and chancellour sware in the hand of the archbishop of Rouen with seuen barons on either part.
Alderman, or ouerseer, who haue both authoritie sufficient, and large priuileges to mainteine the good gouernement of their portions withall.
Here when they were once assembled, the king declared vnto them the warres which he was driuen to mainteine against the Frenchmen, & the charges which he was at for the same.
And their reuenues (not able to mainteine their expences) began to decrease, whereupon they were fayne to morgage and sell their inheritaunce, in suche wyse as in the ende they grewe to extreme pouertie.
Sidenote: Sundry persons became Tenants to Sir Humfrey and doe mainteine possession for him in diuers places there.
Besides this, he gathered great summes of monie to mainteine men of warre, and left nothing forgotten that might aduance the good estate of the realme.
Furthermore (saith he) if the pope doo meane to mainteine this errour, he shall giue a perilous example to all kingdomes of the world.
From thence he went to Bruges, and besieged the towne, but he could not win it at the first, and therefore leauing a power of men to mainteine the siege before it, he himselfe went to Gaunt, and thereto also laid his siege.
The second, when Christians being vniustly repulsed, doe seeke to attaine and mainteine the right for which they doe come.
Sidenote: The king studieth to gather monie to mainteinehis warres.
All the nobles of the realme were caused to sweare, that after the kings decease they shuld admit and mainteine Richard prince of Wales for their king and souereigne lord.
And so by Gods assistance if my lord had wherewith to mainteine this warre, and to make the kings profit and his owne honor, he should well inlarge the English marches, and gaine manie faire places: for our enimies are greatlie astonied.
Maister Nichols, who maried the onelie daughter and heire of the aforesaid Stephan Genings, gaue lands to mainteine the pauements of that towne.
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