THE
Viz: The 11JRDERS of Sir ROBERT BEIUIOBT, of CROSLAIID ; HUGH DE QU.IRIBY, of QUIRIBY, Esquire; JOHI DE LOCKWOOD, of LOCKWOOD, Esquire ; Sir JOHI EWD, Senior, at BRIGHOUSE ;
Sir JOHI ELIID J Junior, AID HIS SOI, at EWD ;
And others. JVith the exploits of Wilkin de Lockwood, at Cannon Hall, and of Adam de Beauniont, at Honley, and in Rhodes and Hungary, as recorded in ancient manitscripts in prose and ven;e, i,,ith notes, pedi grees, anll evitlences recently brought to light.
EDITED BY J. HORSFALL TURNER, Idel, Bradford.
P1·inted for the Editor, by T. Harrison & Sons, Bingley, 1890. BINGLEY: T. HARRISON & 8011s, PBIRTBBB, PUBLISHERS, ETC. 1890.
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INTRODUOTION . • IT was not uncommon for Norman barons to make war on each other, especially in Stephen's 1·eign as shewn by Brady. The great lords of Wakefield and Pontefract the Warrens and the Laeis, had several qua1·rels. In 1268 they had each armed their retainers to settle by force of arms a quarrel about a pasture, but were pre vented by the king. In 1817, Alice de Lacy, who had been given in marriage to Thomae, Earl of Lancaster, was forcibly carried off in 1817 to Riegate Castle, belong ing to the Earl of Warren. The Earl divorced her, and laid siege to the. Yorkshire castles of Earl Warren, but again the king interfered. The Dodsworth MSS. (cxlv. folio 107), intimate that the Elland fray originated with this dispute, a man being slain, and Elland sought the murderer at Beaumont's house. The Earl of Lancaster was beheaded in 1822, and Alice de Lacy died in 1848. Sir John Elland was high steward to the Earl of Warren of the manor of Wakefield, &c. The murder of Sir Robert Beaumont is given, 24 Edw. III. The evidence given is from the writings and pedigrees in the possession of John Armytage, of Kirklees, Esquire, 1621, '' and tliey liave a play a.nd sortg thereof i11, the cou1it1y still.'' G. J. Armytage, Esq., has made diligent but unsuccessful search for such writings. It is quite probable that the ballad · was acted in the same style as the Peace-egg, or St. George, is still. The story of Percy and Douglas at Chevy Chace is a parallel instance of noblemen's feuds, .and the last instance, of any magnitude, was the pitched battle in 1470 at Nibley Green, in Gloucestershire, when the friends and retainers of Lord Berkeley fought against those of Lord Lisle. In 1592, a skirmish on a small scale took place between Mr. Ba.ildon of Baildon and his friends, and certain tenants at Wrose, near Bradford. Of similar clan and family quarrels, local history supplies several instances, whilst ancient history abounds with examples. Such expressions in the Bible as, '' I know that my Vi1idicator liveth '' had their origin in the Lea: Talionis principle. 6
The w1·iter of the Elland ballad does not appear to have discovered the cause of the feud, see verse 14; and, besides the Warren dispute about Alicia de Lacy, the following reason has been assigned. Exley, a, near neigh bour to Sir John Eland had killed the knight's brother's son, ~nd fled to Sir Robert Beaumont for safety. Com pensation was given to Sir John, but the enmity con tinued and Sir John broke the agreement. From verse 17, we gather that Lockwood had renewed an old quarrel. John de Lockwood, according to the Wakefield Court Rolls, 85 Edw. I., was found guilty of having forcibly ejected Matthew de Linthwaite from his free tenement, and ,vhen the greave and bailiff came to take possession, he and others made an attempt to have ·slain them, so that they narrowly escaped with their Jives. This is an indication of the character of the Lockwoods and thei1· neighbours at that time. Another account of the origin of the Elland quarrel is that Exley happened to kill a, lfiste,,·'s son of Sir John Eland's, for which he gave & piece of land to the Elands for satisfaction ; yet Sir John sougl1t to slay him, and he fled to his kinsman Sir Robert Beaumont for protection ; on which Sir John called his retainers together, and in the night tiDle, in the month of May, committed the triple n1urders. Mr. Hopkinson's manuscripts (removed from Bierley Hall to Eshton Hall,) state that besides Sir Robert Beaumont, his brother William, and the runaway Exley, were slain. In the antiquarian collection of Inanuscripts belonging to Mr. Wilson, of Broomhead (sold in 1848, to Sir Thomas Phillips, probably), was a copy of the Elland· T1·agedy, as reported by the Rev. Joseph Hunter, F.8.A., who made a catalog11e of the collection. See also Hunter's 801ttli Yorkslii1·e, ii., 481. W. Paley Baildon, Esq., has recently discovered in the Record Office, London, that a writ was sent down to Yorkshire on account of the murder of the Ellands, and therefore we may rest assured that as the account is true of the latter half of the story, the former haH is equally certain. A few notes respecting the places mentioned will be found incorporated with the index ; and such family notes and pedigrees as have been preserved and published are here added. 'l
BEAUM.ONT. William de Bello• monte lived about· 1206, and is sup posed to have been father of Willia.m de Beaumont, of Whitley, who had four sons, Si1,. William, Sir R-, John, and Adam. The eldest died about 1328, leaving a son Sir Robert, who mar1·ied Agnes daughter of John ------ae Quernby, abo11t 1810. He held Whitley, Crosland, &c. He gave lands to Thomas his son, 18 Edw. II., and Sir John de Eland, John de Querneby and others were witnesses. In 1829 he gave lands in Lepton to Nicholas, John and Robert, three of his sons who are mentioned in no other deed, and his own name does not appear in Beaumont Arms. deeds afte1· t h i s date. Agnes, his widow, married Hen1"y Deyvile, and was living in 1846. This Sir Robert is also said to have married Grace de Crosland. He is the Sir Robert mentioned in the ballad as having been slain, but Mr. R.H. Beaumont, the anti qua1-y, believed the story to be fiction. In 1850 Sir John de Eland is witness to a deed of Adam, (fourth) son
• of Sir Robert. Of the eight sons of Sir Robert, Sir John, of Crosland Hall, was heir; Sir Thomas h.eld lands in Lepton, and gave an annuity to Alice, wife of Thomas Bosville, of Cawthorne, and prob- . ably fought at the siege of Calais; William, Ad am, Henry, Nicholas, Jolin(?) and Robert are mentioned in deeds, 1826-9. Sir John, the eldest, in 1882 granted all his inoveable goods in Crosland, above and below ground, to Adam son of Alex. de Radcliffe. His widow Margar------et was living in 1871. His third son Henry succeed ed, after the deaths of John and Robert his elder brothers, to the Crosland,&c. estates, about 1871. This Henry was tried at York for the tnurder of Geof. Darcy at Clifton, but was acquitted. This 'murder' poss ibly took place in 18 Bic. II., when Sir John Ashton took from him Bosville Arms. some cattle by force of arms. This Henry de Beaumont died about 1896, leaving a large family of sons. The Beaumonts in those early times, as later, have had large families, and some, confusion has arisen from the common christian names, John, Adam, It . 9
&c. From deeds the following fragmentary pedigrees a.re extracted from Dodsworth MSS., Yorksliire A rchaological Jou1·nal. William de Bellomont, de Crosland. I ------.. wnAam, living 1802, 1826. Ric~ard. I Robert, 1802, 1826. 1 Agnes de Quernby. I I I I I I Sir J~hn, Thomas, William, Adam, Henry, Nicholas, d.c.1855----- J Robert. 1 I I John, Robert, Henry, all mentioned in deed 81 Edward III., when John de Sayvile of Efand, Henry his brother, John de Quarmby, &c., we1·e witnesses. ExtEY.-The Ecclesley or Exley family derived the name from Exley, near Elland, but in Southowrain township, as is also Cromwellbottom. Richard son of William de Ekclesleye had killed William son of Willia.m de ---, but received the royal pardon, 81 Edw. I., in consideration of good services done the king in Scotland. Ellen, daughter of Henry, son of Hugh de Ecclisley, granted lands in Ecclisley to Richard son of Roger de Ecclisley, sans date. John de Eland and others witness the deed, and Robert, her brother, granted the same. John de Lascy was a, witness to this deed. Wm. de Exley. Thos. ile E. Richard de E. __I_ I -'-I_ I I · I I I I John. Rose=Hugh, son Henry,Richard. Roger,Wm. of Robert I de Priestley. , Richd. LAcY .-Gilbe1·t de Lascy and Agnes his wife occur about 1202. John de Lascy I Ellen, d. & h. Robert de Cromwellbothom 80 Edw. I. John 1 Margaret, d. of John de Elland. I ~ _ . I John r Florence Molineux. Gilbert= Isabel Soothill. William I Joan Ska1~gi1I. 1' Thomas It is singular that Lacy * * 10 * , Eleanor Neville *does not appear to have John taken part in anything =(1) Matilda, Wortley but the plauning of the =(2) Joan Leventhorpe. lllurder of the elder Sir " John Eland, his cousin. LocKwoon.-Adam fil John de Locwode, ( 1286-58.) Adam de L. and John his son, John de Quernby, &c. witness deeds of Annabelle, wid. Sir Ric. de Bellomonte before 1297. John de L., his son William, and ~ 1illiam's son, Richa1·d, with John Warnby de Wharmby (QU:armby) are mentioned in a deed 1824. John de L. I I I I John, Wm., Henry, 1844, lands in N. C1·ossland. Wm. de Fenay and Margaret his wife, deed dated at Lockwood 1880. Margt. the widow of Wm. in 1898 gave mess. at N. Crossland to Henry Bemont, &c. QuARMBY PEDIGREE.*-Quarmby is often written Quern by, Quermby, Wharnby, Whernby. Adam Fitz Orm.
I • Ad~m de Heaton. ThoJnas de Quarmby died befo1·e 1218 John, living in 1218 I . Robert (?) I John, living 1294 1 Joan I I _ I Willis:ro, living John I Margaret, held Alice (?) wife of 1805. I lands in 1888. Wm.Beaumont ----- I Thomas, Jotn, 40 years old in 1825, dead in 1828, living witnessed deed of Sir Robt. Bellomonte 1828. in 1826. 1 Alice, widow, 1828. John, living 1844. 1 Margery. * Yorks. Arohmological* Journal, viii., p. 518.-Mr. Tomlinson. 11 * John,I 1·1v1ng · 1862. w·illil . am, WI·11 d ated 1884. =Catherine, widow, 1866. , Joan Preston. Joan= Hugh de Annesley. The ELLANDS were probably the descendants of GAMEL, who held (with Godwin) the manor of Cornebi (Quarmby) in Domesday Survey, 1086. He also held Elland, Bradford and other manors previously, which he had to relinquish to Ilbert de Lacy, except Elland. Gamel :filius Ulkil gave lands in Eland to Fountain's Abbey, which grant was confirmed by the Elands, (who ( with the Lacys of Cromwellbothom, representing co heiresses, held the manor of Rochdale, another great property of Gamel the Thane's in 1086. Ormus de Eland was living 1202 .. Leisingns de Eland, father of Henry who married the daughter and co-heir of Whitworth, and had a, son Sir Hugh de Eland. His son Sir John de Eland was living 80 Henry III. and 8 Edw. I. for in the latter year a riot was presented at Brighouse Turne upon John de Eland and John de Quermby, about a distress which Eland had taken from. Quermby, for aid to make his son a knight. This Sir John was father of Sir Hugh who married Joan de Tankersley. Sir Hugh died 8 Edw. II. leaving issue: Leising Sir Thomas, Richard, Margaret · I (who married (1) John de Lacy Henry & had issue, and (2) Willia,m I constable of Nottingham Castle, Hugh alias Willia.m de Eland,) and I Wymark, married Robert de John Mitton. Sir Thomas was father I of Sir John de Eland, Knight of Hugh the Shire 14 Edw. III., and High f Sheriff 15 Edw. III., in which . ,----, year he is said to have committed Richard Bir Thomas the niurders of Quarmby, Lock- I wood and Beaumont. He was SirJohn,M.P. thrice married, (1) Alice Latho1n, married (2) Ann Rygate, (8) Olive. His thrice. children were :- · · ( '") Sir John, who had a son name unknown, and a daughter Isabel, whose wardship was purchased by Sir 12
John Barile in 1850, and he afterwards 1narried her, and became possessed of the Elland estates. A John de Eland witnessed a deed of Agnes daughter of John de Bellomonte, in 1846. (b) Thomas de Eland, (c) Henry, (d) Margery, (e) Isabel, (/) Dionysia, and by the third wife, (g) Robert, and (Ii) James. Isabel Eland I Sir John Sa.vile, K~t. John 8., Esq. I Henry B., Esq. I Thomas B., Knt. I John S., Esq. I John B., Knt. Helry Savile, complainant, 1026, entered this pedigree. Col. Fishwick, in his Roclidale, gives the early pedigree somewhat differently: Henry de Eland I Hugh de Eland I I I Hugh N1cho. I 1as Wymarka I ) =Jordan de Mitton. Hugh Hugh I 1 Jotn, living 1250, Margery I =Gilbert de Notton. Sir Hugh I J oha.nna d.1809-10 I d. Sir Ric. de Tankersley. Sir John. Richard. Ma)gery=(l) John Lacy de d. s. p. Cromwelbotbam Dr. Whit~ker, who seems to have been the first after Mr. Watson to print the ballad ( Loidis, 1816) prefixed the following remarks : '' The following metrical record of that hereditary feud was transcribed by Mr. Hopkinson about the year 1650, 18 and has nothing but internal evidence to support th& truth which it relates. The late Mr. Beaum()Ilt supposed the whole to _be a fiction, because at the very period of the tragedy the diffetent parties appear to have been at peace, so far as it may be inferred from their attesting each other's charters. But this a1·gument is not conclu-• sive; there was an interval of fift~n years in which, though the flame was not exiinct, it was smothered under· embers, so that decent appearances were kept up between the survivors of the families. In my opinion the poem authenticates itself. Let the reader turn to the following· transcript from Dodsworth's MSS. of that part of the pedigree which refers to this period, and he will find what. M.r. Watson never observed, that though the estate passed by marriage of a sister of the last Elland to the Saviles, there was a brother Henry. This is not accounted for ; but the poem informs us that this Henry was a, brother· of the half-blood, and therefore, the immediate ancesto~ having died intestate, could not inherit. This could not. be invented. Then again the story is so circumstantial, the places, dates, &c. so, specific and so consistent, that, I cannot •Conceive it a fable. Yet the present poem, wherever the writer procured his materials, is later, by little less than two centuries, than the events which it records. Hopkinson, indeed, has given it an air of n1odernism to which it is not entitled by having altered the spelling ; yet, on the whole, I am inclined to refer it to the end of Henry Vlll.'s 'reign, when, from several other specimens, it appears that a humour of versifying· prevailed in this country. Before that til;Jle I think it cannot be placed from internal evidence, nor after it from. externa.l. The hint given to '' Savile '' not to lose the good graces of the people by pride, may well suit Sir Henry Sa.vile, who died in 1558, but would have been impertinent had it been addressed to Edww.·d Savile, his long-lived son, an idiot. After his death, which did not happen till 1604, it is too late to fix the date. To prov& that it cannot be fixed earlier, if the style did not suffice, there are several hints of the distance of time, and th& remark thrown in, to obviate the objection from so much violence having escaped with impunity, that there was then no 1·egular police. One great geographical inac-• cu1·acy escaped the writer, in representing the Towneleys, 14 who were coming out of Lancashire, and the Breretons out of Oheshire, to the relief of the Beaumonte, as meet ing at Marsden. I suspect the whole to be an expansion of a much more ancient, and perhaps almost contem porary ballad, which has now irretrievably perished. Tradition could never have carried down so many pro bable and consistent facts from the reign of Edward III. to that of Henry VIII. and not have failed to gather in its course much of the wonderful and the fabulous. Hugo de Eland, habuit Warrena a,pud Eland & Tankersley . 1 Joanna, 8 E. 8 . . -- . ------. - -- .
Dnls Johes de Eland I Dna. Alicia relicta. Jacotns de habuit mercat apud 21 E. 8. Eland. Eland, 10 E. 2. Rector de Tan- kersley, 22 E. 8. I I I -(a> Jobes = Alicia, Thomas I Joanna Jacobus= Kath. deEland 46E.8. de Eland, 46 E.8. de Eland relicta fuit Mar. Carling- fil et her. ·s6 E.8. • de how& QCClSUS Brighouse apud Eland ex dono patris 86 E. 8. 19 E. 8.
Isabeba I Joh'is Sayvile, elder brother I & heir of Henry I I Joh'es I Agnes=Rie'us Henry I Eliz. d. & h.
21 Rio. 2 :• de Simon de miles : Balderston, Thornhill. : miles • ------I I Joh'es=filia Isabella=T. Darcy'' s.p. Fitzwilliam s.p. (a) Margareta ux. Joh'es de Lacy This pedigree also differs from Watson's account. We add it few more notes to gt1ide the future genealogist. 1826. Sir John de Eland witness to Charter of Agnes l.o daughter of John son of Hugh de Berwick of Bo11clive to John de Calverley and Johanna. his wife. Brit. Mus. Addl. MSS. 16788. 1826. John de Eland Knt., grants to John son of Robert del Claye the 16th part of a]l the waste of Rish- worth. · (Watson's Halifa.r, p. 118.) 1888. Sir John de Eland witness to Charter of Sir Richard de Birton, Knt., dated at Huddersfield. ( Loit!,is ii El111ete, p. 34~. · 1884. Sir John de Eland witness to Charter of Adam de Oxenhope, dated at Batley, 18 Oct. 1884. 1841. Sir John de Eland Knight of the Shire for Yorkshire. · 1842. Si1· John de Eland, Sheriff, witness to Charter of John Tilley de Okewe]l. Dated at Gomersall. B. M. Addl. 12689. 1847. Sir John de Eland an Exor. of the Will of John Earl of Warren and Surrey, (1'est. Ebo1·.) 1850. Sil· John de Eland· witness to Charter of Adam de Bellomont releasing lands to Adam de Hopton. (Loi
OR, AN • Historical Narrative, &c.
PART I.
~Wi~igHI S Sublunary \Vorld is the Unive1·sal Stage, ~~· ~ on which all Mankind. Act the various Parts ~ T ~ of Human Life, in a lower, or higher Deg1·ee m~~!§ of Virtue, or Vice, as the one or other of them • ' ~ •• are agreeable to the different Tempers of tl1eir Natures, and Educations ; 01· as they a1·e n101·e or less Imitators of the g_ood or bad Examples wl1ich pass before them. ~F Piety and Prudence become tl1e Rule of thei1· Con duct: Peace, Amity, and Tranquility c1~owns their Years with Honour and Success. BuT if they be otherwise minded, and th1·0' a vehen1ent and 1·estless Ferment of an ungovernable Passion, they suffer their Sottls to be made a Victim to Pride and Luxury, there is nothing can mo1,.e visibly declare the Degeneracy of their Nature, and the Infidelity of tl1eir Principles, than that they cannot submit themselves to the Rules of God's ,v ord, and tl1e Dispensations of P11aovi dence. B 18 REVENGE UPON REVENGE:
THIS is that Satanical Cha1·iot which hurries Sin and Mischief, with Triumph through~:~ the World, and p1·ovokes the Almighty to let then1 fall into the Condemnation of the Wicked. HENCE comes it to pass, that such Men's Lives are generally compos'd, and made of Cheqt1er-Work; here a Light and there a dark Point; now appeareth.Joy blowing from the uncertain Corner of vain Hopes ; anon, the Sorrows of Affliction, from just Displeasure of Heaven, surrot1nd them with Trouble and Vexation of Mind. IN this Qt1arter they conclude themselves safe Liber tines, in which to take the t1tmost of their Revenge: But in the next turn of Providence's Grand Wheel of all Hu man Affairs they are encompast with the vexatious Affr onts of unavoidable Disasters. THus doth 11oor Bewild1·ed Man fall a contemptible Sacrifice to his own unruly Lusts; those pregnant Domi neering Tyrants which occasion that inward Regret, and those restless Changes of Condition, that he can retain no certainty of Resolution within himself, nor any sure Confidence in others, that may bring to Pe1·fection his Ambitious P1·ojects, but is still restless and uneasy under his most sple11did Enjoyments, and most Pleasing A1)p1·e hensions of Success, in regard, acco1~ding to the old Adage, of Wisdom and Expe1·ience. THE Esquire's. Ambition, prompts him to hunt after Knighthood, and from thence to a Lordly Degree ; still in progressive }lotion, never acquiesceing in any honour of Ht1man Dignity on this side the G1·ave; for these ascend ing Thoughts, being roul'd by the Spi1·it of Pride into every Angle of an Ambitio11s Mind, makes the Man ·Angry and Vexatious, both to himself and others, unde1-- every fancied Opposition that may but seem to intercept the Height of his Attainments ; and rather than not succeed in his Ente1·prize, the best of his Familiars must be made a Sacrifice to his Passionate and Irreconcileable Malice, and is generally concluded to be the Ground and Occasion of those Crying, as well as Unch1·istian Murders, which was Practiced and Committed by the Command of Si1- J olt1i Eland, of Eland, he himself being present to behold tl1e Actions pe1·formed. • '' thorow.'' in 1708 edition. • OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 19
AND comes now in its p1·oper Orde1~ to be related, accord ing to that Ancient Description which the Bards of· old gave of them in their wonted lfetres, and was then re ceived as very well known, but greatly admired Truths, to the Memories of that Age, unto whom it ,vas Dedicated. And therefore it is well hoped, that now it will neither appear unacceptable, or displeasing under this homely and borrow' d Attire ; especially considering its chief Design is to give Satisfaction to the Friends an Family; for they foun~ 6,j,; ~'lrte1·t j~ ~f\ l:\~d: ~Cb.QJJU)ei·, · with so many of hi& fS~rvauts, as in that H:urry Qould be summon'd to his Aid; these, t}l:O::llleanly :\·r@'d,' yet def ended their Master and thems«ves with-. ·all iniaginable Gallantry, till very much· W oun-tlea, ~n PART II . • ~~~HI S Second Part opens to us a new Scene of ~ ~ Matter, having in it a peculiar Relation to the ~ T ~ Descendants of the forementioned Sufferers; ~~~f ,:; in which the Lady Beaumont appears first upon ~/,,~%" the Stage, and doth Act her Part in the following Story. No sooner was the Eye lids of the ~fo1·ning, which opened upon the Family of Bea.ztmo1-its with that dismal Shower of Blood, which hung their 1-Iearts, as well as 01·osutnd-Hall, in Mourning, a little n1itigated in the Ft1ry of its dismal Storm, by the withd1·awing of Sir Jolin Ela1zd, and his Bloody Followers, but the Lady, together with the Assistance of l1er Wounded, Headless, and Sorrow ful Family, took that seasonable Interval to Interr, with decent Burial, the Remains of l1er Dearly Beloved Hus band; and also to deliberate on, and contrive such new Methods, as tnight for the future Secure l1e1·self, and her Children, f1·om the Rage and Cruelty of her, a11d their Enemies; All which l1er Transactions, doth very aptly refresh our Memories witl1 those well known Truths. THAT so unequal is the Temper and Disposition of our Lives, that we daily share, eitl1er in the loss of our suffer ing Friends, or in the Death of some near Relation ; some Unhappiness of our ow~ to be conce1·ned for; or else we are overwhelmed with the Treacherous Infidelity of a seeming F1·iend, or the more Malicious IIat1·ed of an open Enemy, to put us in mind, that tl1is Mortal Life is nei ther a State of Security, nor the Du1·ation, wherein is to be enjoyed, desirable, and never failing Pleasures. NoT but. that Duty obliges us to submit with patience and Humility to the Dispensations of Divine Providence, as becomes our holy Profession, only with this gracio11s freedom, that we may 11se our Endeavours to shelter our selves, by all lawful Means, from the Persecuting Power of Unreasonable Men, intimated in tl1at Expression of our Saviour, TV!te1i ye a1·e Pe,·seczttecl i1i one City flee t THE Conside1·ation whereof, undoubtedly took place in the Mind and Spirit of this Distressed Lady; for having given decent Burial to Sir Robert Bettu111,01it, her next care was ( as you have been told ) how safely to Secure her own, and her Childrens Lives, which she endeavoured in tl1e following Manner. BY sending a trusty l\1essenger, with all haste, to ac quaint Mr. To,,,nley, her nigh Kinsman, who at that time resided at Bre1·eton-Hall, in Llt1ica.'Jlti1·e, desiring him forth with to raise such Assistance to join with his Servants, as might be able to rescue Sir Robert Beau,1w1it' s Family from Sir Joli1i l4~'1£t·nd and his Bloody Followers. This Message no sooner came to Mr. To11rnley, but he presently, and without delay, gathering a goodly Company of stout Friends, who being united to his Menial Servants, 1·e solved, if possible, to perform the Lady's Request. BuT when he, and his Company were come as fa1· as 1'la1·s,len, there they received the News which the Messen ger had not told them, Hou, tliat Si1· Robert Beaumont 1t~t1s sl£1i11, a/titl the Ene11zies dispe1·sed, enter upon disconsolate and mou1·nful an Address, op pressed with multitudes of Tears and Anxieties of Mind, how to escape their en1·aged Enemies, as she was how to escape the Heroclia.n Cruelty of Sir Jolt.1i ]!;/trn,l, and his Accomplices. BuT she, thro' the Blessings of Providence, having care fully avoided this foreboding Cloud of Fears and Dangers, to her no small Consolation, by the faithful Conduct, and other Assistances of sure and safe Guides, she and her two Sons are safely arrived at Sir T/1,01,i IN all these foremention'd Manly Exercises were these Generous and Noble Youths daily diverted, on pttrpose to make them expert, and dextrous, readily, and with suc- cess, to play the Game of Death. · Taus, and acco1·ding to this order, after a, diligent Man ner, did these loving Associates encrease their Years and Friendship, until the ~Ieasure of Time had counted Bea.u i1wnt, the youngest of the four Banish'd Friends, unto the Age of Fifteen : This being the Season when Nature dis covers its Puberty, and Ripeness for Action ; that spark of Honour which hitherto lay concealed in tl1eir tender and harmless Breasts, hogan now to discover a kindled flame of Revenge, but the first appearance and discovery thereof, issued f1·om the Manly Speeches of Locki,~ood, who being Senior to the 19 est, in Strength of Body, as well as in numbe1· of Yea1·s, not only waited for, but took a fit Occasion, both for Time and Place, to discover to his Companions, the warmth of those sparkling Thoughts, which hitherto had laid concealed; and this he perform'd in these short but full Expressions following: Friends and Allies, J,VJie·1i ttitli a,1i im,pr11·tirtl Eye, l ·1.:iett! a1ul obser·i·e tlte G1··oit~tl1. of our Boclies. a1id tltei1· Skill rt1id Activity i1i 1\,fct1ily Exe1·cises, 111,etliinks i,,e lia.ue gain' d St1·e1zgtli a,nd Knolt~ledge ertouglt, boltlly to 1·e1Jai1· u,itli C ou1·aue <1:1zcl Resolzttiort i1ito 011,r o,r,n (; ount1·y; 1·,·011i 1cl1,e1ice of ti lo·ng Sect son 1te lttlve bee11, 111,ost 1' y1·a1z.ically l1a1iisliecl; a.12d th.e,·e brtll~ely Seek to 1·evenge tlie spilling of o·zt1· Fcttlie1·s 1no.'~t innocen.t Rloo£ls ; f 01· if Eland slt OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 27 BuT to those in whose Youthful Breasts lay noltrishing tl1e Remembrance of their lfurder'd Parents, by an Ille gal and Tyrannical Death; together with a deep Sense, and Apprehension of their own too, too unjust Banish- 1nent from their Native Soils, Allies, and Revenues: such lively Apprehensions fermenting upon their Noble Blood, cannot, in the Course of Nature ( looking on themselves, as they are meer Men, and not Saints) but be judged and looked upon as a Pro ..~ J.~ential Summons to invite and prompt them to revive and retrieve their losttHonour, and thereby to render and trans1nit their Names famous to Posterity. But not further to dispute this critical Point of Human Honour, the Sto1~y tells us, That thus it prov'd and Revenge they took withot1t delay; for having maturely consider'd the wl1ole Matter, immediately, and without further dispute, these resol11te Youths, with united Hearts and Hands, kindly and firmly embraced Lock,l'oocl's Invitation. BuT how, and after what Manner these bold Attempts should be managed with Success, was the g1·and Q11estion; and, indeed, the only Remora which with-l1eld their pre sent Proceedings, and gave them occasion to be more grave and serious in their Debates, and caused more solid Proposals than before to be laid llpon the Anvil; inso niuch tl1at all their f11ture Consults were the trying and examining of the old Rules ; also proposing new Methods how, with least Danger, and most quiclc and safe Expedi tion, they may redeem lost Honol1r, and fix it upon them selves and their Posterity, su1~e and stedfast, by this their designed Expedition. WHILE they are daily busied in these uncertain Rt11nina tio11s, still halting bet.wixt Hope and Fea1·, never fixed on any settled Point : In the very heat and c1·owd of these tumultuous Thoughts, unexpectedly, as neither by them fore-thought, or foreseen, the1·e comes to pay them an amicable Visit two faithful Friends and Dependants on some of thei1· Ancestors. Nan1ely, .Dazt'S Ti1ne, as being fully bent upon nothing but redeeming lost Honour, according to their yottthful Stile. THEREFORE, laying aside all ceremonious Prefaces, as being well assured of these Mens Truth and Fidelity to their Interest, they presently withdraw them into a private Room, prepared for their purposed Debates, whither being come, they fully, and plainly imparted to them the whole Matter, to the very Bottom of their Design, ea1·nestly re questing their Counsel and Assistance therein, as how, and. afte1· what l\fanner they might bring to Perfection these their projected Determinations. THE ·Gentlemen having opened the Secrets of their Breasts unto these their Trusty Friends, they, as being wholly Dedicated. to their Service, well pondering, and considering in thei1· Minds the P1·oposals which their young Masters had made unto them, fo1·thwith, and with one Heart and Mind, approved and enco11raged this their bold, 1·esolved, and adventurous Attempt. AND in order there11nto, these two Men, came to this Resolution, T liat tlie Slie1·ijfs Tou,·11, 11·oltltl slio1·tly be l~eJJt 01·tunely to tt.1ke tliel1· Re1}e1UJe upon lii111,: as also, To do it most securely to them selves and their Followers, from being suspiciously Noted by the Co11ntry, (l)ecause of their more than ordinary Number and Habit,) in regard on that Occasion, so many uncouth, and unknown People, in great Multitudes, Travel all sorts of Roads, witho11t being questioned whence they came, or whither they went. AND for their more certainty herein, as touching the Time when tl1is was to be done, they resolved presently to return Home, and make diligent Enquiry, at what Time ce1·tain, and without fail the She1·iffs-Tot1rn,:: would be kept at B1·ig9-Ho·1tse. , WHEREUPON the whole Cabal was broken up upon tl1is Resolution, and l)azi·sori and litiigli take their leaves with a grateful Dismission, in order to get such Information in the whole Matter, as may fttlly Answer their Expecta tions, which shortly after happened very agreeable to their Minds: For within a little time tLfte1·, if not the next Market-Day, public Notice was given, That on such * Sherift·-turn. - OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 29 a Day the Sheriffs-Tot1rn wottld be held, and kept at B1·ig-Hoz1,se. No sooner had they obtained this gladsome News, but these two, Dr,11.:so·n and Haigli, out of Hand, repair to B1·e1·et.01i-Hall, where they acquainted these Brave, and hardy yo11ng Gentlemen with their glad Tidings; who thereupon, without further delay presently equiped them selves for their Enterprize, after the best manner they could devise; being likewise strongly assisted from their I~ PART III. ~HESE Sons of }Jars having .accomplish'd their 1 ...... A. T -• Design in killing Sir J?lin .E.'la.nd, their Capital . ~ -· Enemy, seem there,v1th at present so ft1lly g; satisfied. with this their Personu,l Revenge, as - to desist from any further attempts in that kind ; but whether it proceeded from an inward Satisfaction of Mind, or from the Apprehension of more open Dangers, · it is not 1·esol·v·ed; yet we a1·e told (in favour of the latter Opinion, that, notwithstanding their former Resolution of the utter Extirpation of the Family of E'land, as will more fully appear in the succeeding Part of the Story) that having openly Slain Sir Joli1i Elct·1icl, the Father, and Author of this Quar1·el, in the View of the whole Neigh bourhood, and as it were in Defiance of the King and his· Laws, Sir Joli1i having that Day, according to the Ancient Customary Law of l?nglcl1id, in a peculiar Manner, Repre sented his Majesty's Person, in receiving the Fealty of his Subjects by, and from his Authority. . Tu1s their Bold and Daring Fact, occasioned the Poet to commence this his last Part with a smart upbraiding Reflection upon Be£zit-111otzt and l1is Accomplices, stiling them the Seed of Cai1i. 82 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: IT is very true, and cannot be denied, that the Fact was Sinf·ul, yet the l\Ianner of doing it was Masculine and Generous, not pulling him by Surprize f1·om the Bed to the Block, where no Resistance could be made, as he had Treated and Used their worthy Ancestors ; b11t Bravely did these Sparks of Honour engage them, }Ian to Man in the open Field, where Victory usually hangs in suspence, and each Man hath his Lot. HowEVER we will wave further Comments, and follow the Author in his Story, who tells us, That these Victori- 011s Champions observing their Danger, and fearing an Insurrection, by reason of the Greatness of the Person now Slain, they tho11ght it not safe for tl1e1n to stay any longer in these Parts, therefore without further Delay, do these Young Leaders, and their well known Followers, that verJ1 Night haste away with Speed towards Po1t1·"1iess l!"el~, a Place betwixt Forty and Fifty Miles distance from Brig- Hoztse, lying North West, and in the 11tmost corner of Yo1·l,sliire, Bordering upon West11w1·elan.tl. And a Place p1~epared by Nature to make a safe Receptacle for s11ch Ft1gitives, because that way is seldom used by Travellers of any a.ccount; in regard of its inaccessible Rocks, various high Hills and deep Valleys, that it may very aptly be styled the J·To1·kslii1·e ~4.lps, l1aviug no better In habitants all the Winter than Wild Geese, who shelter themselves amongst these Crags, trom the ,,iolence of the Winter Storms, untill the returning of Spring invite them to Fly, for the Increase of thei1· Breed amongst the Fens · in Lincoln-slti1·e. HERE it was, and in this Desart did this Flying A1·my take up their Winter Quarters, where they had Time and Security enough to Plot and Cont1·ive new liethods of ~evenge, in rooting out the whole Male Line of .lf,ll,11ul of ]~'land. AND to b1·ing these tl1eir malicious Pt1rposes to a sure and certain Effect, they had their constant Espials, and frequent Correspondents, to give them a trt1e acco11nt of all F1·oceedings in the Parts next adjacent unto F,"la1i(-l Hall. For in that Age when these Persons were made Exiles, there was no Gentleman, 01~ Pe1·son of Quality living within the Parish of l 1./la·1irl, besides Sir J(J!1.1i J.-:la .. 1ul tl1e Lo1·d tl1e1·eof, save one of the S111:ile's, a Gentleman of • OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 88 Ancient Extract, Wise and· Solid in his Deportment, never Intermeddling, as Concerning himself with either Party, during all these violent Contests; seldom appear ing in any Company, nor Travelled much abroad in these Part8, except twice a Year, by coming to Risliworth Hall towards the Summer Season, there to Hunt and Hawk, that being a, Place well Situated fo1· such Recreations, lying in the upper Part of Ela-1id Parish, and from thence returning back towards Winter unto Bothoni-Hall, through a Place known to this Day by the Name of Batik-Ga.te. HAVING spoken thus much of one of the Family of the Saviles, as being only a, Digression made by the Poet, I shall now, with him, presently make my return to give an account of the Banished Men in Foi,1·1iess-Fells. Adam Beaumont (saith he) La,cy, Locklt'ood, and Quarmby, by Advice from their Correspondents, at the opening of the Spring, took that Season secretly to return to Cromble bottom Hall, where, thro' the assistance of their Friends, they there contrived the manner· how they might, with niost Security, cut off this young Sir Joli·n Eland, and his Bon : And thus it was effected. NAMELY, on Palm-Sunday Evening next after the Death of his Father, in the silent hour of Midnight these Blades, together with their Accomplices, secretly, but violently they enter into E_,land Miln, as the most convenient Place to lie in Ambush, in order to assault Sir Jolin Eland and his Family in their way to P~lantl Church the next Morn ing; and here, being confined thereunto by the Method of the Poet, by his intermixtd Discourse, we,._are con strainad to make a large Parenthesis in our .Dtory, by acquainting the Reader. (THAT the. coming o_f these Conspirators (for so he is. pleased to stile them\ into the Country was not·so secret, but a Rumour thereof was got into the Mouths , of the Vulgar, and from them slight underhand hints were given thereof unto Sir John Eland, advising him to take care of himself, that he was not Surprised in his Bed, as his Father had done before to their Parents. This News, tho' not well Grounded, yet it lay so close to Sir John's Mind, that he could not get rid of it without discovering some Resentments, for that very Night they afterwards 0 • 84 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: broke into the Miln; when ' in his Bed-Chamber, he told his Lady what Reports had been brought to him, and under what danger he lay ; but this Story his Lady took little Notice of, and esteemed it no better than a Fiction, and idle Report, and w~en Morning came he repeated the Story over again with some regret ; unto which his Lady replied, It's P a,l1111, S·unday, *''In ,vhose possession, ever since, and at this day, is Elancl Hall, and the Mannor and other Apurtenances thereunto belonging.'' 1708 edition. 86 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: HAVING thus witl1 much Brevity, given an Account of the fatal Catastrophe of the Ancient Family of the Elands, it is Time to enquire after the Success of Bea·umont and his Accomplices. THESE Confederates having accomplished the Work they came about, they speedily, and without delay, quitted their Post at the Miln, marching in good Order towards Wliittle-Lane End, and so on to Old E<11·tli-yate, and from thence to a private Gate, they craftily conveyed thein selves towards Anely Wood, which lay about three quar ters of a Mile from l!.}land Town ; which Town had by this Time received the Alarm of their Lord's 11ntimely Death, for no sooner had the Lord's Servants gotten Liberty from attending the dead Corps of their Master and his Son, but they hasted away to Eland, proclaiming up and down the 'l'own that their Lord was murderously Slain, and who the Men were that did it. ff,7 /1,ittel, 81nith, Re1ningt01i, Bunny, and the chief of the Yeomandry, forthwith harnessed themselves with Armour and Weapons wherewith to pursue these noted Murderers;* calling to their Aid all the Commonality of the Town, who joined to them with full and free Consent, setting forth Hue and Cry after the flying Enemy ; some with long Bows, some with Pitch-Forks, and long Staves, others brought great knotted Clubs, and rusty Bills, that the Sun had not shone on for many a Day, and to them came all the Parish People who were coming to the Church, uniting themselves with Love and good Will to this mixed Multitude. Beaurno1it,t Locltzi,ood, and Qua1·1n.by, with their Followers, hearing the loud Noise, and beholding the vast Nt1mber of People which were in pursuit of them, bravely, and with much Courage and Resolution they fac' d about, m.ade a deliberate Stand, and formed their few Followers into a Military Figure, and with this small Handful, made very brave and stout Resistance, so long as any Arrows were left amongst them, du1·ing which smart Skirmish, Quarmby, the hardiest and m.ost resolute Man amongst them all, for he would not flee one Foot from his Ground, • '' Murtherers,'' in 1708 edition. t Beamont is the spelling in the 1708 edition, as it is still the common pronunciation in the district. OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE; ETC. 87 tho' all their Ammt1nition was spent, and he overpressed with the Multitude of Ektnd }!en, but stood manly fight ing until he fell to the Ground through the much Blood he had lost by his mortal Wounds ; which .Locku,ood be holding, stoutly rescu'd, as he thought, his dettd Body, and nobly took it up and carry'd it on his Back into the Midst of Anely Wood. And there ( as being his nigh Kinsman) he took a Purse of Gold out of his Pocket, and delivered the same unto l1is Followers, with this Com mand, saying, Delive1· tliis to tny Oou.~n* dear, a.nd tt•itli it let good Oliear be 111ade, and i,i your ]li1·th reniembe1· niy dectd K ins1nan a.nd me, jor nou, you see tliat tlie Day is utte,·ly lost, and ei~ery Man mu.at shift the best he ca.n j 01· liimselj. IN the mean time Eland Men were fiercely following Locklt·ood in Anely Wood, until he quite escaped out of their Sight, and fled for Refuge amongst his Friends and Relations, which being well observed by these his Pur suers, and that it was in vain to follow him any further, they returned back, and in their Way through the Wood, they found Quarmby yet alive, who they immediately slew, to rid him out of his Pain; and left him to be buried by the Care of his Followers. And thus ended the fatal and bloody Quarrel betwixt Elanll, Beaitniont, Lock it,ood, and Qit * Cosen, 1708. • ~™M~~~MMa~~MW! ~~~~~~~~~~ . ~~~~~~ A A Short but ft1ll Account 0 F THE L I V E S a11cl D E A T H S 0 F WILKIN LocKwoon, and AnAM BEAUMONT, Esq1·s. and what Travels and Adventures happened unto them after the Battle with Eltt.nd Men in A1iely Wood, as the same is Beco1·ded in a very Ancient Manuscript, in the Custody of a very worthy Gentleman, kindly communicated for Public Satisfaction. §j~~&F all the Deformities which o'erspread this our ~ ~ Earthly Globe, none of them do so truly affect ~ 0 ~ our minds with repeated Compassions, as doth i!l.;f~f§ our beholding helpless Youth and oppressed • - • Innocency, violently expos'd to the Rage and Cruelty of insatiable Malice. It was these sad Objects which gave Words of Grief, and mournful Notes of SoITow to our old Poet's Descrip tion, which he bath given us of Sir Jolin Eland's Tragedies in the foregoing History of his Life and Death. NoR can unlawful and unjust Revenge, consecrate and make vertuous any Attempts, that in their most m.odest Dress are the true Servants of Sin. Since Blood and Rapine are the genuine Off-spring of Satan, the most specious Pleas of Honour and Renown, cannot cleanse them from their Diabolical Tincture, no1· set them beyond the Power and Reach of Vindictive Justice, as hath been fully exemplified in all Histo1·ical Discourses of this Natt1re, and may, in some few Remarks, receive fresh OB, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 89 Evidence from the Lives and Deaths of those two Gentle men, who providing against one Danger, did certainly fall into far greater, through their own Credulity, and the Treachery of false Friends, as was more particularly the Case of Lockwood, who is the First that ente1·s upon the Stage of this Discourse, and of whom we are told, that after his Escape from the Pursuit of Eland Men, in Anely Wood, who, tho' he was filled with Thoughtfulness of Care and Diligence, seeking to find Security for his Person • amongst his Allies, Friends, and Acquaintance, yet could he not find any secure Residence, until he retired to a solitary Place within this Country, called C,a1nel-Hall, nigh Ca,othorn, and here for a Season he fixed his Station, well thinking with himself, that here he might continue free from Discovery, which hoped freedom gave Liberty to his Juvenal Thoughts, and that now without Fear of Danger, he might unbend the Bow of his liind, as he had undone that of his Defensive Weapon, whereupon, amongst other his private Diversions, he chanced, unfore-thought of, to fall into the Company of a young Woman, of whose Parts and Beauty he became greatly enamour'd, not so Dluch out of any Design he had to make her his conjugal Mate, but only to insinuate so far into her Affections, as to ingage her to be to him a Lady of Pleasure ; and so well were his Addresses managed, that he sopn obtained· so great an Interest in her Favour, as privately to receive from her many select Meetings, very secret and suitable to both their Inclinations; And the more to conceal these· their stolen Pleasures, that the Vulgar might remain wholly ignorant of their Amours (Wit being always pregnant in such Cases) with united Consent, they made choice of a large hollow Oak, whicl1 they occasionally found ottt within E11ily Park (when they were diverting themselves in that shady Grove from the Vehemency of Sol's reflected Beams) to be the Seat of their concealed Enjoyments. . BuT long could not this their Iterated Correspondence continue obscured from every Eye, especially not from the Keeper of the Park, in regard his Watchful Eyes daily surveyed each Corner of his Circuit ; besides he usually keeping his Ranges, both Day and Night, but more espec ially at such Seasons, and in those Hours did his Place 40 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: require his exactest Observation, when Lovers of stolen Game did usually, and for the most part, make their ap pointed Meetings. IN this critical Moment, and on this public* Account, was the occasion first given of Locl,lcood's Discovery. For the wiley Keeper by a frequent t1·eading of his old Meas ures, soon descried the private and obscure Retirement of these passionately engaged Lovers, who had no Eyes left for anything but themselves, and their premeditated Pleasures; and these his Observations were by him µian• aged with that concealed Art, a.s if he had been Possessor of Gygesring, by which he could see all others, but none were ao quick sighted as to discover him ; for so dexter ously did he Traverse his Steps, that he always kept his Body hid and invisible to their Sight, when his Ear was within reach of their Discourse, and this he Performed even at the very first remark he had made of such strange Guests entering 80 boldly within the verge of his Power. BuT afterwards he so contrived his Walk, that, without any discovery made by them, he drew himself into_ that close, familiar, and clear Prospect of both their Bodies and Faces, that he certainly knew, and was fully assured, that the Man was really Locku,ood, and that the W oma.n who 80 frequently gratified him with her interchanged Kindnesses,. was certainly his Neighbour's Daughter, whose Name and Habitation wa·s very well known to him. THE Keeper beirig filled with this Sight, and big with thoughts of such an unexpected Discovery, was not so fore-casting in his Mind, as to make profit to himself of this new Adventure by using such methods of discovery as might end in a Pecuniary Reward, but on the contrary, like a ·rash Gamester, without all Consideration he loudly winds his Horn, filling all the adjacent Neighbourhood with the Noise of the secret Enjoyments of these two unfortunate Lo,·ers. And may well put us in Mind of that pithy Passage in Pluta-1·ch, That none can so disguise themselves but at some Tinies their Hearts may be seen at their Tongues end ; and it is no small Blessing that we reap by Reading of Histories, in regard as in a Glass we * The 1708 edition has such spelling as publick, untill, stoln, dayly, wyly, cosen, tennant, entring, vertues. By 1761 the modem forms were settled. OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 41 Inay behold what those Virtues were, for which God made some Persons and People Prosperous and Successful, and for what Vices they became wretched and Miserable; a Truth so undeniable this is, that we have the same ex emplified in the Story before us. WHERE we are told, That the Noise which the Keeper's Narrative made, Ecchoed so very loud into Lockwooll's Ears, that he readily concluded he could no longer re main in safety in the midst of such large and open Dis coveries of these his Youthful Miscarriages. TaEREFOBE out of Hand he withdraws himself, in the Jnost private Manner he could devise, to a Place he judged to be far more safe and secure, which he found out at Fenny-B1id_qe, where he remained in Peace for some considerable Time, without all danger of an open Surprize, 01· secret Treachery, and might have continued so, if the thoughts of his old Love had not daily increased into the fermenting heats of those violent Passions, which nothing could either mitigate or cure, but her that gave the Wound ; for as a Learned Man hath very accutely observed, One may Honley* a1id Holmforth, tliere t,> I-ltt1zt botli tlie Red a1zd tl,e .F'allo,v Dee1·, 1·ather tlia1i be tal,e1i ttrul Imprisoned by tliese Me1i to t/1-e Hazard of your Life, fo1· ttritli tlie1n you ivill liave tlie Plea.sure of Hunting, and tlie Iil1tsical l..,.otes Wa1ca ,vords of theirs.• at this Juncture of Time, and in so remarkable a Season, were so effectually obliging and prevalent, that he promised faithfully to be with them at Adr,m Beaumo1it's before he did either eat or drink: and 11nder this Promise, he suddenly parted from these two Gentlewomen, speedily posting thro' the Woods to Ca111el-Hall, where his Woman did then reside. BuT alas ! he made but too m11ch Haste to his own Ruin, which had thus been contrived by his Enemies during his Absence. Bosu·ell, who was at that time Under-Sheriff, as well as owner of l"<111iel- Hall, had a little time before L Ways obliged by him before) enter into l:<1111el-Hltll, in hopes with Freedom to enjoy the Society of his Mistress, but the Tenant went himself to give Bos1l'ell Notice of his being come to his House, whose unmanly, as well as un faithful Conduct, ma)1 very aptly bring to our Minds the wise Saying of Pate,·culits. Fo1· tt·lto i.~ it (saith he) ivlien ll.e sees a ·man i1i AclveJ"·s·ity, tltat retc1i1zs tlie ]-te1n.01y qt· a-n~IJ jo1·111e1· Be1zefits, but 1· Generously yields his Person to their promised l\tlercy, not at all doubting but that he had to do with Men of Worth and Integrity. BuT alas! it prov'd fa.1· otherwise to his utter Ruin and Destruction; for no sooner did he surrender himself into their Cus~ody, bt1t they first Bound and Manacled his Hands that he could not defend his Life, and then most Cruelly Murder'd him, to the utter Extirpation of the Ancient Family of Lockwood of Lockli·ood. HAVING thus given a true account of Lockti·ood's Life and Death, I proceed in order to relate what Adventure befel Ada11i Beaumo11t, Esq; and after what manner, as we are Credibly informed, he ended his Life ; And thus it befel him. After the Battle in Anely Wood, when they fled froin the Pursuit of Ela-nd Men, Ada11i Beaumont with all the speed he could make, retired himself to Crossland-Hall, his Paternal Seat, where, for some certain time, he lived in so much Security and Freedom from outward Troubles and Dangers, that he frequently diverted himself amongst other Gentlemen his Friends and Neighbours, with Hunt ing of Deer, Hare, and other Generous exercises befitting a Man of his Quality, not doubting but that all was well and safe with him, now that the great Storm first raised by Sir Jolin Ela,ntl, of Ela1id, was suddenly blown over, without any flying Reports of further Revenge. IN this manner of Living he continued without fear of any sudden Surprize, until he was certainly informed of the sudden~ Surprize, and cruel Death of Locki,:ood, his near Kinsman, done, and exec11ted on him by Boswell, the under-Sheriff, and his Followers, after a tnost open and very hostile manner, contrary to their most solemn Vow and Promises faithfully made unto him. THis Story was to him not only Surprizing, but most uncomfortable Tidings, for that now he might visibly observe the Hemisphere under which· he had hitherto moved with an undisturbed Peace, to gather Clouds and Blackness, and also violently to threaten him with dismal and unavoidable Storms of Sorrow and Distress: And the more terrible was its appearance, in regard he had no Friend left to share with him in his Misery, or in whose Counsel he could safely confide, in this Day of great 46 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: Distress, for Locl,1t·uocl was taken from him beyond all recovery, and his Cousin Lacy, his only Surviving Trustee, was removed far from him into the North Country, there to escape this threatning Tempest, of which some Rela tions had given him secret Notice, so that he was left to either Sink or Swim, in his own single Bottom, in these raging and tempestuous Seas, in which Safety could not be promised, either to his Lying at Anchor, or Lattnching boldly into the dangerous Abyss of outward Enemies. FoB to this sad and fatal Dilemma was he 1·educed that to stay at home was but to bring him under Loclc1t·ood's Predicament, and to expose his Person to the Treachery of intestine Hypocrites, whose Cruelties most commonly exceed the Malicious Deeds of open Foes; and to venture abroad was openly to bid defiance unto Death. BuT which of these two Evils to make choice of, he had none to be his Counsellor; and certainly greater Discom forts cannot lightly overtake any Man than to want a safe Retirement, and a true Friend, to devise, assist, and relieve him when he is surrounded with lialicious and Implacable Enemies. For a true Friend, like the Spirits and Sinews of our Bodies, have both one }lotion and Inclination, for they mingle Cares, and make a complete union with our Griefs. So that, According to the old, Adage, happy is that Man that hath such a Friend at his need ; but more happy is he that hath no need of such a Friend. True it is, that in the Days of Prospe1·ity we never want Mt1ltitt1des of Friends, but when adverse Fortune turns the Wheel, where's the lVIan that will share with us in ou1· Comfortless Solitudes ? And such really was the Condition of this Distressed Young Gentleman ; for at home he durst not stay for fear of being Betray'd, and to go abroad without a Guide was violentlj· to rush into Mischief, there being Snares laid for him in every Corner, and Spies posted in all Qttarters to give notice when, and how to have him Surprized, on every Motion : For many unexpected Enemies now appear'd against him, in regard divers and sundry Precepts were come from Lo1idon to Arrest him, all of them already put into the Sheriff's Hands, who had his Men placed in all Parts of the Country to way-lay him, in what Road soever he should tal{e. This lie very well knew, and these his OR, .AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 4 7 }Iisfortunes he in vain Laments to Stones and Trees, (for no Human Ears were nigh him) that had neither Will nor Powe1· to Help and S11ccot1r him. Where is Counsel to be had in this case? and unto whom could he better turn in this g1·eat crowd of Difficulties, than to his own Great and Manly Spirit? Brave to Win, or to Lose all by one brisk Effort, that being the fatal cast he was now to throw; and this he 1 as Gallantly perform'd, by advent11r ing, without fear, single, and alone, to Travel through the Country by Night till he could get to a Port where he might Ship himself into a Foreign Country ; and this he so effectually performed, that after a few Nights and Days he was safely Landed within the Realni of F1·ctnce; And being now upon a, Shore, and within a Kingdom that usually Rates Honour at its utmost Value, and in that grand Stage of Remark, this Young Gentleman gave such visible Testimonies of l1is Noble Extract, and true Per sonal Valour, that he had not long ren1ained in those Parts, till Men of Worth and Grandettr had made Obser- _vations upon his Brave and G~nerous Conduct; and that first brought him into the Acquaintance, and afterwards into the Service of the Knights of Rliodes, to Fight 11nder them in no mean Command, in Defence of the Christian Faith within the Kingdom of H1t11gttry, which was then very Powerfully Invaded with a vast Army of Tu1·kisli Infidels. In this Great and Stupendo11s Adventure, he gave most large Proofs of his aln1ost invincible Strength, and most Undaunted Courage. IN these Dangerous Wars and P1·odigious Battels it was, that our J1;ngli.,li Heroe arrived to great Fame and Dignity amongst those Celebrated Chan1pions of our Holy Faith ; and amongst whom some have not been afraid to say, that the Name of Beaumont is to be found Registered amongst the Knights of Rliodes. But however that may · be received or credited I know not, yet that which I am going to say of him is undeniably true. Namely, That out of Hun,g F l ]\T I s . • [ Thus far we follow in full the earliest printed account ·of the '' Elland Tragedy,'' as given by Dr. Midgley,* the supposed author of Bentley's HALLIFAX AND ITS GmBET LAw, 1708. Printed in London for William Bently at Hallifax. The account of the Elland Revenge, begins on page 109 and :finishes on page 174, and has on page 107 a separate title page, as opposite.] *He died in Halifax Jail in 1695. William Bentley was the Parish Clerk at Halifax. · .. Revenge upon Revenge : OB, AN HISTORICAL A.B.BA.T1,·E . N OF THE Tragi'c.al Practices OF Sir Jo·H·N EiiAND, of Ela11d, High Sheriff of the County of YORK, Committed upon the Persons of Sir Robe1t Beamont and his Alliances, in the Reign of Edirard the Third, King of· ENGLAND, &c. TOGETHER With an Acco111Jt of the· Revenge which Adam, the· Son at· _ Sir· Robe1t Bea11iont and his Accom.plioes took upon,, tha Persons of Sir Joli11, Eland and, his Posterity; herein fully, and plainly, as well as impartially 1,.epr:es81ltett for the Satisfaction of the inquisitive Part. of the .World.~ ------Tlie ,zi,/iole being tZ.ivitled into Tliree eqtttil PARTS. I · Printed in the Year· 1'708. [This line on 1st editiOII.].~ · [On 8rd edition_ is.. :] H A. L I F A X : Printed· by P.. D A,B-.B Y·, M: DC.'C •. LXI. D 150 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: . Anotl1er edition was isstted in 1712, but the '' Revenge'' title is dated 1708. (See Boyne's Yo1·kslii1·e Lib1·ary.) In 1761 the third edition was issued in closer type, wherein the '' Elland Feud'' occupies pages 61-95. On page 59 is the secondary title page as above except the last line, for which there is substituted : . Halifax: Printed by P. Darby, M. DCC. LXI. The fourth edition of the Midgley-Bentley '' Gibbet Book'' was reprinted for the present editor in 1886, with a long appendix, but omitting all the Elland T1·agedy, in order to issue it as found in the present volume. \Vright's Halifa.x, 1788, and my reprint of Wright's Hlt,l~/t.1.1·, 1884, barely refer to the Ellaml T,·agetly. Watson's Halija ..1:, 1775, 4to., copies the Rlla-nd T1·agerly from the Gibbet Book, and adds the Ballad. This seems to have been the first date of printing the ancient poem. Watson's Ha.lija&v was reprinted in Svo. size, without his name, with large omissions, under the editorship, it is understood, of the Rev. Mr. Nelson. It was first issued in numbers for N. Frobisher, in 1789, but some copies bear the imprint, ''Halifax, E. Jacobs, 1789,'' others, ''Halifax, E. Jacobs for J. l\filner, 1789.'' After page 648, begins '' Revenge,'' with a new title page, and fresh pagination, 1-70. The ''Revenge'' is copied verbatim. from the ''Gibbet Book,'' and the ''Ballad'' from Watson's Halifax. Some of the sheets were rep1·inted, as shewn by alterations in paging : 8~1 is corrected in the Milner issue, and also 876, whilst 869 and 585 are not altered, nor the word Halijax, p. 557 heading. To complete this notice of Halifax Histories only a few lines are necessary. Mr. F. A. Leyland began about 1866 to issue a second edition of Watson's Htilija.l·, in 4to parts, at 6s. 6d. each, with a large paper edition, with additions froni the )IS. collections of John Brearcliffe and E. N. Alexander. Only 208 pages have been issued, in four parts, and this section is so original that it cannot be considered a second edition of Watson's book. The genealogical and biographical portions of Watson's Halifax, comprising about half the book, have been re printed to form Vol. I. of Halifax Families and TVortlti~s; OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 51 -the second volume, of new matter exclusively, being now in progress as the writer hereof :finds time. . Mr. W. J. Walker republished '' Chapters on Halifax Parish Registers'' which l1is father had written for t~e H<1lifax Gu<1,1·,lift1i, and added the spare sheets (96 pages) of '' Halifax Parish Registers, 1588-40, ,, which a small -committee had printed for the parish magazine. Crabtree's H,tlij(t~-e, 1886, gives the Ballad, and a few notes on the persons named. Horner's Views of Buildings in Halifax Parish, 1885, .and Leyland's Views, printed a few years ago, complete the list of the chief Halifax topographical works. An ancient manuscript account has recently been brought to light, and is now the property of H.J. Barber, Esq., solicitor, of Brighouse and Halifax. It gives the -outline in prose from which the foregoing acco11nt by Dr. Midgley, or some other talented local worthy, has been framed, and it contains also a version of the Ballad that bespeaks a much older date than 1650, as given by llr. Beaumont, the antiquary, from Hopkinson's copy. See Dr. ,vhitaker's opinion, JJostea. In a comparatively modern hand, is the note, '' This copy was communicated by J. B. Holroyd, now Lord Sheffield.'' John Baker Hol1·oyd was born in 1785, was created Earl of Sheffield in 1768, :and died in 1821. The Holroyds were a very ancient local family, and the manuscript which must have been written about 1620, as I judge by the caligraphy, had evidently been preserved in the family. It could not have been communicated to Mr. Watson, or to Dr. ,vhitaker, before the publication of their Histories, or they would undoubtedly have copied its quaint wordings, and extra verses. I am decidedly of opinion that the copies, for there m.ust have been at least two, we1·e taken from. a much earlier version, and whilst Mr. Beaumont's -( used by Mr. ,v atson) was modernized, the one Mr. Barbe1· has recently secured was copied literatim, and :although shorter gives some extra verses. The p1·ose section reads as follows : 52 REVENGE UFON REVENGE: THE SLAU(;HTER OF ~:land of· Eland, ete. A most remarkable instance of pri,1ate feud- which W&S the utter destruetio11, of several Yorl,shjre families ill te1np. R. E4w._ III. N .B. Eland or Ealand lies midwayt between Ralift1ix, and Wakefield, in the Wes.t. Ridi~g of Yorkshire. T1TLE.. The di$cqu1·se. of ye slaught~i: of El~d. Bea11mont, ~Q~kwood, Qua;rmby, etc. CHAPTER- I. How Sr. Jon Eland of·' Eland & Sr Robert Beaumouni;. . of Cros~land Hall had batt-eled ye one against ye other in ye behalf of their maister whome ye· were faithft1:ll· unto web was a distruction unto them both. ltt happened iµ ye month of·May yt Sr Jon. Elland: foreea.sted ye way & went to betray ~r. Robert. Beaumount at Crosland Hall and thereupon gath~red. together a great number of· men and armed ym rea . to make them recoyle or goe back again over ye bridge. !mediately tl1ereupon one of 81· Robts Kinsmen ·& a friend of his went to Lancashire to geyt knowledge unto Sr. John Brewerton & Sr. John Towneley, how Sr. Jolin Eland had betray'd tl1eir Kinsman, Sr Robt Beaumont, wherefore ye assented to come ovr wth diverse gentlemen and othrs well Armed to reskue Sr. Robt Beamont who conjectured yt ye more part of 81· Robts men were slayne & made away therefore bee sudenly gather'd his men together & assailed by battaile & .Slew Sr Robert Beaumont wth ye 1·est of his men & alsoe one Exley ; weh a fore time Slew Sr. Jon Eland's brother's son for ye web to gremt (agree- tnent) hee gave a, certain peece of land to ye Elands yet after ye agremt made, Sr John Eland Sought to have slain him, & therefore Exie was constrain'd to flee 11nto ye foresd Sr Robt Beat1mont for ayde who µy ea.use he was his kinsman reskued him wch partly was ye occasion of ye great mallice that was betwixt ye sd Sr Robt Beaumont et Sr Jon Eland & as they were in Batie -sr John Bruerton & Sr John Towneley with diverse gentle men & oth·ers well armed were COmeing out of Lancashire to res·kue the1·e Kin·smen Sr Robert Beaumont ·& in there eomeing betwixt Pttel & ye Standing Stone, tt? Crosland wards they met a messenger sent unto ym advertiseing ym of ye death of Sr Robt as is aforesaid Then yey enquired wt was become of his wife & children, who answered for .ye safguard of their lives th·ey were conveyed into a secrett place amongst there friends ·& after yt the Kn-ights returned into Lancashyre wth there company Bt11i ·Sr J·ohn Eland caused that Sr Robts children sho11ld be brought before him & wn ye were come ,he proffe1·ed yn:i brea,d wch ye received, but Adam Beaumont ·the eldest, after he had taken it, he wth disdayne threw it at him again, wch Elan·d perceiving sd yt hee woud weed out ye offspring of his blood as yey weed ye weeds 011t of corn !mediately after Sr. John Brewerton & Sr John Towneley sent for Roberts Children to be brought into Lancashire & wth ym went thither ye children of Quermby & Lockwood & also one Lacy being of nigh affinity th' one to th' other as brothr & sister children, & fr soe ye continued there unto ye were twenty years of Age ; att ye weh age they were Strong & of good audacity 54 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: & well cou'd handle there weapons. The remembe1·ed ye Traytou1·s done unto their Parents by Sr John Eland,. for ye wch Lockwood ye oldest of ym sd yt it were great shame unto them, to contin11e among their friends and Not to revenge ye deaths of their Parents & others their l{insmen In th' use of ys communion yt chanced yt 8- honest men of tl1eir Kindred One called Dysowne, another Haugh, ye third Dawson came into Lance.shyer to visit ym to whome ye opened their Communycation before had, whereunto ye Answered ~ Sr Jon Eland had appojnted a certain day to keep ye Sherriff 1·eturne at Brigghouse whereof ye shoud have knowledg, & against yt day according to promiss the had. Wherefore they came and lay at cromwell bothome woods & waiting for· Sr Jon Eland his comeing from ye Sheriffs returne, the Appointed Assey (spy) to give ym knowledge wch ye Spy· did according to there commandement. Then they pre pa1·ed themselves ready & upon ye water* betwixt ye bridge foot & Bridge-house they mett Sr John with all his company, who had 110 little marvell wt young gentlemen they shou'd bee & at tl1eir aproaching nigh him he moved. his capp unto ym, wch Adam Beaumont perceiving said Knight thy courtesy availeth thee naught, because tho11 hast slain Sr Robt Beaumont my father likewise sd Lockwood & Quermby thou hast Slain our Fathers two thefore on thee & thine will wee bee revenged & yn y& battled thone wth thother very fiercely, this battle con tained long, but ever it was to the Distruction of ye Knight great p1·owes & Valyantoves herein was shaped (shawed) But at ye last ye redoubled their st1·okes against Sr. Jon and his men & there by the Vanquished ye Knight & put him to death [21 E. III. 1847] & afte1.. ret11rned to Fou1911ess Fells where they continued amongst tl1eir friends declaring wt they had done in ye revenging· of the Deaths of their fathers. CHAPTER II. How Adam Beamount Lockwood Quermby & Lacy had Battelling against 81· John Eland his son, & how ye Vanqt1ished him & put him to death & afterwa1·ds Slew • road betwixt ye brook foot & Bridge-house. OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 55 his Son. When Adam Bea.mount Lockwood Quermby & Lacy had continued even until Palme Sunday following amongst ye friends att },ourness :ffells & from whence ye came over to Ealand & yt night ye Lodged therein ye Milne house whera they heard Say yt Sr Jon Eland his son was & kept house. It chanced as yt night ye Millne1· co:mmand(ed) l1is wife to repair to ye Milne to fetch home certain Corn she fulfilling her husbands commandment went thether ye young gentlemen perceiving her suffered her to come in & so took her & tyed her fast & laid her aside. ye Miller museing not a little wt it shou'd bee yt caused her tar1·y so long Wherefore bee sware by many great oaths yt she should repent her long tarrying and took a staple in his hands to chastize he1· wth but wn he came to ye Milne yey took him & bound him & laid him besides his wife. The yottng knight Eland dreamt yt night yt he was beset in his bed wth many Enemyes yt assailed him terribly ; & Shewed ye dream to his Laydy, but she set light by it ; however he caused his men to Arm ymselves and bid ym not be afraid of Lockwood, for he intended to go to church yt day being Palmsunday This Milne was in ye way to ye towne ye d1·aught had made ye water so little yt ye Knight wth his Son & all his servants went over ye damm ,vhen Ada.m Beamont Espyed yn1 lie came out of ye Milne with his bow in his hand ~ shot at ye Knight & hitt him and his brest plate which glanced off ye a1·ro,v; whereat Lockwood being angery Shott himself & hitt ye Knight but harmed him not Whereupon ye knight mocked ym and Sd in case his father had been So well arined he had not been Slain by ym, but Says hee if ye Town of Eland knew of this yu durst (not) appear in ys place. Lockwood feareing ye Town might rise upon them Shott ye knight thro ye head ; his Son & heir was m.01·tally wounded, & carried to Eland Hall where he dyed, he had a halfe brothr remaining & a, full sister, who inherited his Lands & was married to Savill in Edward ye thit·ds time 1826. The young men fled by Whithill lane & so by ye old Earth yate into Aneley Woods ye Knights Servants raised ye Town of Eland to revenge ye death of their Lord Whitill, Smith, Wilkinson & Bury wth many others being furiousll" enraged Pursued . '56 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: their Lord's En-emies wth Bows Clubs & Rusty Bills & were ,a, ssisted by many of ye Parishioners yt were goeing to Church. Beaumount, Lockwood, & Qnermby resisted ym. ·as long as ·y-e had any Arows remaining ; And yn betook ym selfes to fight Quermby ye hardiest of yni was ·m.ortally wounded but Lockwood took him & bare hin1 on his back, willing his Cnzen Adam Beamont to shoot in his roome weh he did & so defended ym from their Enemys until! Quermby was brought into Aneley woods, where for ye s-afeguard of his life they hid him in an ivy tree ·because y:e Country catne so fast about ym. Yet Qnernby because he shou'd be had in remembrance, not only for yt yey were brother and ·sister children for in time of their mirth & disporte. but also for their Valient acts & Enterprizes done, did ·give unto ym his purse full of Gold & Silver to be divided amongst ym. & after this ye passed from him n·ot a little thanking him for his gift & gnde will The Country still followed ym, untill ye approached neigh Huthe1·sfeild at wch time ye were ·out . of their danger, & so y·e passed to Crossland, Honley, Holmfirth, & Meltam. The Country then retired & went back llla,rvelling wt the had done wth Quemby & in their returning the h(e )ard ye chattering of Crows & Pyes about ye l vy tree where bee lay hid ; they partly Suspeeteing ye m.atter went thither & found Quernby hid, whom they slew m:ost -cruelly. . On ye other page Stanzo : 89 it is said ys was -·done in King Ed.ward Yi! 848 Reign who began to ·regne Jan: 13 26 & reigned 51 years Soe his reign end·e'd a:d: 1877 CHAPTER III. How Lockwood was enam.onred on a wom&n dwelling att Camwell Hall & how he was be tray'd & :siaine. After all these things itt chanced yt Lockwood was enamo11red on a wotnan dwelling at Cannell Haull neigh Cawthorne, & according to their appointment mett often times in Emley park at a great hallow oake, web ye keeper seeing betrayed and opened their doings yet not withstanding itt chanced yt Lockwood after he had been absent from his woman Awhile att Feney bridge as he was repairing to her again mett wth two maids of his kindred coming from Lepton or Whitley web Said unto OR, .A.N BlSTOltICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. '57 him ·Co.zen we marvel! not a little yt yon are absent from yr 0oz. A.dam Bea.mount, because tha,t we here say yee are sought for by )·e Sherriff & others to be attached & .allsoe ye places & stands yt yee repair unto, a1·e well _Jmown-, therefore it were yo-ur best to be at Crossland, .Honley, & Holmfi.rth hunting ye red dear wth Adam Beanmount, yn to be imprisoned, and in danger ·of your life. ,vithout any mirth at all ( except ye hear now and then ye pipeing of ye (f)yf e in some Co~ner) therefore proceed no further to yr women by whome yu shall betray'd; but return wth U8 to Adam Beaumont. Then he promised to be with ym before he did either eat or drink ; & after this he departed from ym & passed thou.rough ye woods to Emley Haull where his woman was ; & before his coming thither Boswell, who was ye under sheriff & alsoe ownr of ye sd Haul, menaced his Tennants, .Yt hee wou'd pnt him from his farmehold {except by some divice or means he woula not onely permit .hi.m to be· h.is Tennant,. but also would give hini many great gifts. And upon this condition his tennant granted hiin to do his endeavour therein and imediately ihereon itt chanced yt Lockwood came to oamell haull .~and his Tennant privily gave him knowledge thereof yn Boswell gathered a gre&t company of men together & came to cannell hall and besett yt round about & asked for ~ockwoo4, who p~rceived how he was betrayed_.[et -notwithstanding Lockwood bouldly answered and sa1 I -am, here then he with others, com.anded him to Yield. l1i·mself •into their hands wch Lockwood refused to ao so long .as he had life ; and therewith he be~t P.,is bow & m&nfully defende *Dixon in the '' Gibbet Book'' version. Dyson is very probably the name meant . • • A POEM,• ON SIR JOHN ELAND OF ELAND, AND HIS ANTAGONISTS. 1. 0 worldly wight can he19 e attain, Always to have their will ; But now in grief, sometimes in pain, Their course they must fulfil. 1. What wealthy wights can here attaine, Always to have there will ; Sometime in joy, somtime in paine, There course must they fulfil!. 2. For when men live in worldly wealth, Full fe'\\~ can have that grace, Long in the same to keep themselves, Contented with thei1· place. 2. For wn men walk in worldly wealth ffull few Can have yt grace Long in ye same to keep themselfe Contented wth their place 8. The Squire must needs become a, !{night, The Knight a Lord would be, Tl1us shall you see no worldly wight, Content with his degree. 8. The Esqr. m11st become a Knight, Ye Knight a Lord mt1st bee, Thus Shall yu See noe worldly wight, Content with their degree. 4. For pride it is that pricks the heart, And moves m.en to mischief, All kind of pity set apart, Withouten grudge or grief. 5. Where pride doth reign within the hea1·t, And wickedness in will, The fear of God quite set apart, Their fruits must needs be------ill. * The first version is from Watson's copy (pirated edition); the· second version is from Mr. Barber's MS. co1ly. 60 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: 4. Wn Pride doth reign' wthin ye hea1-t And wickedness in will, The fear of Godyn Set apart ye fruit mus·t needs be ill. -6. Some cannot suffer for to see, And know their neighbours thrive, Like to themselves in good degree, But rather seek their lives . • ·7. And some must be possess'd alone, And such would have no pee1·, Like to themselves they would have none Dwell nigh them any where. -8. With such like faults was foul infect, One sir John Eland, knight ; His doings make it much suspect Therein he took delight. 5. Wth Suchlike fault was foul infest, One Sr Jon Eland Knight ; His doings make him Sore suspect In· this to have delight. 9. Some time there dwelt at Crossland hall, A kind and courteous knight, It was well known that he withal Sir Robert Beaumont hight. 6. Sometimes there dwelt at Croslan·d Hall, A kind ana Courtious Kn.igh~, It wa.s well known yt h~ wth ·all Sr Robert Beaumont height 10. At Elana sir John Elana awelt 'Within the manor hall, The town his own, the parish held Most part upon him all. 7. At Eland Sr Jon Eland dwelt Wth in ye Manour Hall, The Town his Own ye Parish held Most part upon him all-. 11. The IIlarket town was Eland then, The patent hath been seen, U~der king ~dward's seal certain, The :first Edward I ween. OR, At; IJJBTOIJJPAL HA]UlA.TIVE, ETC. 61 8. 'Jl.h~ :Market. 'l'own was Elin~~ the13, tbe- F11aiEt~t h~iji beeIJ. Se&Jl, lJ -der Ki.iig Edward SeQJ <,ett.ain, y,e: fi~ijt Edwa~cl I. w.~en:. 12. But now I blusb tQ aing for dt•d:, Knowing mine ow11,, country So basely stor'd with CaiQ· his seed There springing pl~~tePu~.ly. 18. AIJ~;, qqc.I, s.to"8- of wi-tty• Qieu As now Qe iJl these days, Were botb q~}lorIJ.,. and gott_en then To sta,y EJUCwh wick.~d w~ys._ 14. Some say that ElJ'nd she~ff w~ By Beaumont disobey,'d,. Which m.ig~ him JS111\e. fpr· thj\ t t?~sp~a: With him the woi:s~ appaid. 9 •. So~, Say thp,t Eland_ aherit[·w~ by Bea-umont disobeyd,. wch_ might him. make fQr. S_uch trespass. wtb: him ye WQr.se Appeyed. 15. He rais'd the QOUJ)tr.y· rQund a-bout,. His friends, and ~.nants all, And for thiij purpos~. picked. out Stout, sturdy Dlen and: tall. l~O., Be rais'd ye Country 1·ound about, hi~ friends and Tennan~ all, )le~ for that purpose picked out Stout,. Sturday men an(l Tall. 16. To Quarmby hall. they oame by 11.ight, And there the lord they slew, At that tim~ llugh. Qf Qq,i,riuby hight, Before the count~y la)~w. r 1·1~ ':f q Qne;rm}>ie Hall ye cam.~· by llig_ht,. ~ th~~ tJ;J.~y L.QJ.:qa tb~y al~w At; y.t; time lI~iJ: of Que~mby, rjght, befPl!e tbe Qpun~:cy· kn,~~ •. 17. To Lockwood then tb~ ~If sam~·"nigb.t-, They came, and the_re they slew: Lockwood of Lpokw:ood,. th~ wiley w.igbil, That stirr'd the strife anew. 62 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: 12. To Lockwood then ye Self Same night, The came & there they slew Lockwood of Lockwood, yt hardy wight, who Stirred ys Strife nnew. 18. When they had slain thus suddenly Sir Robert Beaumont's aid, To Crossland they caIDe craftily, Of nought they were afraid. 18. When they had Blaine thus Suddenly Sr Robt. Beaumonts aide, The came to Crosland Craftily, of naught were they appay'd. 19. The hall was water'd well about, No wight might enter in; Till that the bridge was well laid 011t, They durst not venture in. 14. The Hall was watered well about, No wight cou'd come wthin; Till time ye Brigg was well laid out, they durst not Enter in. ·20. Before the house they could invade, In ambush they did lodge ; And watch'd a wench with wiley trade, Till she let down the bridge. 15. Before ye house they cou'd invade, in Bushment tl1e did Ligg; And watched a wench with wily trade, till She Let down the brigg. 21. A siege they set, assault they made Heino11sly to the hall ; The knight's chamber they did invade, And took the knight withal. 16. Then Set they Siedge asault they made heyniousely to the Hall ; The Knight's chamber did they invade, & tooke the Knight wthal. 22. And this is for most certainty That slain befo1·e he was, He fought against them manfully, Unarmed as he was. OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 68 17. Yet have I read* most certainly headed before he were, He faught against ym manfully, Unarmed as he were. 28. His servants rose, and still withstood, And struck with might and main ; In his defence they shed their blood, But all this was in vain. 18. His Servts. rose and Still with stood, & Struck with might and maine ; in his defence they shed there blood, but all that was in vaine. 24. The lady cry'd, and shriek'd withal, When as from her they led Her dearest knight into the hall, And there cut off his head. 19. The Lady cryed & Shrieked withall, from her him whome they Led Her dear Husband into the Hall, & their Struck of his head. 25. But all in vain, the more pity, For pity had no place, But craft, mischief, and cruelty, These men did most embrace. 20. But all in vaine ye more pittye, for pittye had noe place, ff or crafft mischief & cruelty, these men did most embrace. 26. Tl1ey had a guide that guided them, Which in their hearts did dwell, The which to this that moved them, The very Devil in Hell. 27. See here in what uncertainty This wretched world is led ; At night in his prosperity, At morning slain, and dead. 21. See here in wt uncertainty This wretched world is led ; Att night in his prosperity, Att morning slain and dead. ------•-Where? ----- 64 28. I wis a 1'Clfttlhouae. there was, The lord lay slain, and dead,. Their fQes. the» eat. before their· f&ce Their m.eat, ale, wine, and~ bread.. 22. I wl13· a. w.ofull houe there wa&1 yre: Lord l&y slaJn and dead, there foes yn eat befo.re their face their meat,. ale, wine:, ancl bread. 29. Tw.o. boys.sir Robe1-t Beaumont had thel!e left: alive u·nslain ; Sir John. of Eland he them bade to eat with- hint certain. 28. T sons Sr Robt. Beaumont had they left onlly unsla.ine; Sr Jon Eland hee y1n bad come eat wth him certaine. 80. The one- did ea.t with him truly, the younger it was,~ I think ; Adam, the elder., sturdily, Would neither eat nor drink. 24. The one did: eat with him trul),., ye younger he was·, I think ; Adam, ye other, Sturdily, w:ou'd neither eat nor drinlc. 31. See how tliis boy, said Eland, see His father.'s death. can take; If any be, it will be he, that will revengement make. 25. See ho.w this boy, Sd. Eland, See · his. father.'s. death can take;_ H any be, it will. be hee, ye same shall. venganoe_. wrake •. 32. But if that he wax wild. anon, I shall him soon forese.e.; And cut them off by one and 011.e, As time shall then s.erve n1e. 26. B,it·if yt hew~ wild anon I shall soe· him· for see : & autt ym of by one & one, as time shall. best serve me. OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 65 88. The first Fray liere noiv liave you liea1·cl, The second dotli en,me ; And liow mucli 111,isc~iej ajterit,a1·tl Upo11, tliese 11iu1·ders gretv. 27. The first fray here now have ye heard, yn second shall ensue ; & how much mischiefe after ward upon this murde1· grew. 84. And liow tlie tnischiej lie cont1iv'd His 1ticked liect.rt within, Liglit on lii1nselj ,~hall be describ' d, Ma·1·k noii,,-jo1· I .begin: 28. And how this m.ischiefe he contrived, his. wicked heart within, Light on himself shall be discribed, mark now for I begin. 85. The same morning two messengers Were sent to Lancashire, To Mr. Townley and Brereton, their helps for to require. (Pt. II.) 29. The same morning a messenger is sent to Lancashire, to maister Towneley & Bruerton there .there help for to require. 86. Unto the mount beneath Marsden, Now were they come with speed, But hearing that their friend was slain, they tt1rn'd again. indeed. 80. Unto ye mount beneath Ma1·sdin, to whome the went with Speed, but hearing then their friend were slaine, return' d again indeed. 87. When Eland with his wilft1l ire thus Beaumont's blood had shed, Into the coasts of Lancashire, the lady Beaumont fled. 81. When Eland with his wilfulness thus Beaumond's blood had shed, into the Coasts of Lancashire, the Lady Beaumont fled. E 66 REVENGE UPON BEVENGE: 88. With her she took her children all At Brereton to remain ; Some time also at Tou,nley hall they sojourned certain. 82. With her She took her Children all at Brureton to rcmaine ; Sometime also at towneley Hall they sojourned certaine. 89. Bre,·eton and Toi,-nley, friends they were to her, and of her blood ; And presently it did appear • they fought to do her good. SS. Brnreton & Towneley friends they were to her, and of her blood; As presently it did appear they sought to do her good. 40. They kept the boys till they increas 'd In person and in age, their father's death to have redrest Still kindled their courage. 84. They kept ye boy's till they encreast in person, st1·ength and Age, there fathers death to have redrest Still Kindled their Courage. 41. Lacy and Lockwood were with them Brought up at Brereton green, And Quarmby, kinsman 11nto them, At home durst not be seen. 85. Lacy & Lockwood was with them brought upp at Bruerton green, & Quermby, kinsman unto them, at whome durst not be seen. 42. The feats of fence they p1·acticed, to weild their weapons well, till fifteen years were finished, And then it so befel, 86. The feats of fence ye practised, to weald their weapons well, till fifteen years were finished, & yn soe itt befell. OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 67 48. Lockwood, the eldest of them all, Said, Friends, I think it good, We went into our country all, to venge 01.1r father's blood. 87. Lockwood, as eldest of ym all, Said, Friends, I think it good, Wee went into our Country all, to venge our father's blood. 44. If Eland have this for well done, He will slay mo indeed, • Best were it then we slew him soon, And c1.1t off Cain his seed. 88. If Eland have this for well done, he will Slay more indeed, best were it yn we Slew him Soon, & cut of Caines Seed. 45. I saw my father Lockwood slain, And Quarmby in the night, And last of all they slew ce1·tain Sir Robert Beaumont, knight. 89. I saw my father Lockwood Blaine, & Quermeby in ye night, & last of all ye Slew Sertaine Sr. Robt. Beamount !{night. 46. 0 Lord, this was a cruel deed, Who could their hands refrain ; For to pluck out s1.1ch wicked weed, tho' it were to their pain! 40. Oh ! j Lord, ys was a wicked deed, who could yere hands refrain; for to weed out such wicked men, thong it were to their paine. 4 7. To this the rest then all agreed, Devising day by day, Of this their purpose how to speed, What was the readiest way. 41. To ys ye rest yn all agreed, divising day by day, of this their purpose for to speed, wt were ye readiest way. 68 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: -!8. Two men that time from Quarmby came, Dawson and Haigh, indeed. Who then consulted of the same Of this how to proceed. 42. Two men yt time from Quermby came, Dawson & Haghe, indeed, whome they consulted for ye same In this how to p1·oceed. 49. These countrymen, of course only, Said Eland kept alway 11 1,e Tit.1'1i at Brighouse certainly And you shall know the day. 48. These Country men of Cou1·se onely, Sd. Eland kept alway # ye turne att B1·igghouse certainly & yu shall know ye day. 50. 1'o Cro1rtirelbotto1n you must come, In the wood there to wait; So you may have them all and some, And take them in a strait. 44. By Cromwell bothame must he come, in Woods lye you in wait ; So may yu Slay ym all and some, and take ym at a. Straite. 51. 1' l,.e day was set, the Turn was kept At Brighouse by sir John; Full little wist he was beset, then at his coming home. 45. The day was set, ye turn was keept at Brigghouse by Sr. John ; little wist bee bee was besett, than at his coming whome. 52. Dawson and Haigh had play'd their parts, And brought from Brereton green, Young gentlemen with hardy hearts, As well were known and seen. 46. Dawson & Haghe had plaid their parts,. & brought from Bruerton green, Young gentlemen wth hardy hearts, as well were known and seen. OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 69 -58. Adam of Beaumont there was laid, . And Lacy with him also, And Lockwood, who was nought afraid to fight against his foe. 47. Adame of Beaumont their was laid, Lacy with him alsoe, & Lockwood who was naught afraid to fight against his foe. 54. In Cromwelbottom woods they lay A number with them mo, Armed they were in good array, A spy they had also. 48. In Cromwell bothome woods they Lay a number wth ym moe, Armed they were in good aray, A Spye they had alsoe. 55. T,J spy the time when Eland came, From Brighouse tu1-n that day, Who play~s his part, and shew'd the same to them there as they lay. 49. To Spye ye time wn Eland came, from Brighouse towne yt day, Who plaid his part & Shewed ye same to them where as ye Laye. 56. Beneath Brookfoot a hill there is to Brighouse in the way, Forth came they to the top of this, there prying for their prey. 50. Beneath Brook foot a hill there is to Brighouse in the way, forth Came they to ye top of this, there Spyeing for their praye. 57. From the lane end then Eland came, And spied these gentlemen, Sore wonder' d he, who they could be, And val'd his bonnet then. 51. From ye Lane end came Eland then, & Spyed these gentlemen, Sore wondered hee who were those men, & vailed his bonnett then. 70 BE,'ENGE UPON REVENGE : • 58. Thy court'sy 'vails thee not, sir knight, thou slew my father dear, Some time sir Robert Beaumont, hight, And slain thou shalt be here. 52, Thy courtisie availes ye naught Sr. knight, thou Slew my father dear, Bomtime Sr Robt Beamount, Knigl1t, slain shall thou be here. 59. Said Adam Beaumont, with the rest thou hast our fathers slain, Whose deaths we mind shall be redrest Of thee, and thine certain. 58. Said Adam Bea.mount, wth ye rest our fathers hast thou Blaine, _ whose deaths we mind shall be 1·ed1·est of. thee and thine againe. 60. To strike at him still did they strive, Bttt Eland still withstood, " 1ith might and main, to save bis life, But still they shed his blood. 54. To strike at him still did they strive, but Eland still withstood, wth might and main, to save his life, but still the shed his blood. 61. They cut him from his company, Belike at the Lane end ; And there they slew him certainly, And thus he made his end. 55. They cutt him from his company, be like at ye Lanes end ; & so ye Slew him certainely, & thus- he made his end. 62. Mark here the end of cruelty, Such fine bath falshood lo ! Such end forsooth himself had he, As he brought others to. 56. lfarke here ye end of C1·uelty, Such fine bath falsehood Loe Such end himself loe here hath hee, as he brought others to. OB, AN HISTOBICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 71 68. But Beaumont yet was much to blame, tho' here he play'd the man, the part he play' d not in the same Of a right Christip.n. 57. But Beamount yet was much to blame, though here he plaid ye man, yt pa.rt he plaid not in ye same of A right christen man. 64. A pure conscience could never find An .heart to do this deed, tho' he this day should be assign'd His own l1eart's blood to bleed. 65. But kind, in these young gentlemen Crept where it could not go, And in such sort enforced them their fathers bane to slo. 58. But kind in these yo11ng gentlemen crept where it co11ld not goe, & in Such sort inforced them their father Bs.ne to sloe. 66. The seco1zd F1·ay rwtc lie1·e you have, tlie t/1,ird nou, slta,U you hear; Of you1· kindness no more I crave, But only to give ea1·. 59. The second fray now here you have, ye third now shall yu here ; of yr kindness no more I crave, Bttt onely to give eare. 67. When sir John Eland thus was slain, Indeed the story tells, Both Beaumont and his fellows then Fled into Furness fell. PART III. 60. When Sr. John Eland thus was Blaine, indeed ye story tells, both Bea.mount & his fears certaine fled all to Forness fells. 68. 0 cruel Mars, why wert thou nought Contented yet with this ; to shed more blood, but still thou sought, For such thy nature is. 72 REVENGE UFON REVENGE! 69. Their young conscience corrupt by thee, Indeed could never stay, 'till into extreme misery they ran the readiest way. 70. For Cain his seed on every side, With wicked hearts disgrac'd; Which to shew mercy bath denied. Must needs be now displac'd. 71. In Furness fells long time they were Boasting of their misdeed, Iil more 1nischief contriving there, How yet they might proceed. 61. In Forness ffells long time ye were boasting of their misdeed, in more mischief contriving there, how yet ye might proceed. 72. They had their spies in this country Nigh Eland, who then dwell'd Where sir John Eland liv'd truly, And there his household held. 62. The had their Spyes in this Countery nigh Eland, yn who dweld where 81· Jon Eland dwelt truly, & ·there his house he held. - 78. Mo gentlemen then were not there, In Eland parish dwell'd, Save Sa.vile half part of the year His house at Rushworth held. 68. More gentlemen yn was not there, in Eland parish dweled, Save Savill half part of ye year his house at Rishworth held. 74. He kept himself from such debate, Removing thence withal, twice in the year by Sa,1ile gate Unto the Bothom hall. 64. He kept himself from such debate, removeing thence wthall, twise in ye year by Savils gate unto ye bothome Hall. OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 78 7 5. Adam of BeS:umont then truly, Lacv., and Lockwood eke, And Quarmby came to their country, their purpose for to seek. 65. Adam of Beamont yn trnely, Lacy and Lockwood Eke, & Quermby ran to this Country, their purpose for to seek. 76. To Cromwelbottom wood* they came, there kept them secretly, By fond deceit there did they frame, their crafty cr11elty. 66. To Cromwell botham Hall ye came, • there kept tl1e1n Secretly, by fond deceipt there did ye frame, their crafty cruelty. 77. This is the end in sooth to say, On Palm Sun. e'en at night, to Eland miln they took the way About the mirke midnight. 67. This was ye end ye Sooth to Say, on Palmeson eve at night, to Eland milne ye took ye way about ye marke midnight (murke) 78. Into the miln·e house there they brnke, And kept them secretly, By subtilty thus did they seek, the young knight for to slay. 68. Into ye Miln house there they brake, & kept ym c1·aftily, thus by deceipt there did they seek, ye young Knight for to slow. 79. The morning came, the miller sent His wife for corn in haste, these gentlemen in hands her bent, And bo11nd he1· l1ard and fast. 69. The morning came, & ye milner sent his wife for Corn ,vith hast, ye gentlemen in hands her sent, & bound her hard & fast. ------• hall. 74 REVENGE UPON REVENGE:• 80. The miller aware she should repent She tarried there so long, I A good cudgel in hand he hent to chastise her with wrong. 70. The Milner swore She shou'd ~epent She tarryed there so Long, . a good Staple in his hands hee hent to chastice her with wrong. 81. With haste into the miln came he, And meant with her to strive, Bt1t they bound him immediately, And laid him by his wife. 71. With hast into ye milne ran he, And meant with her to strive, but the him bound imedia.tely, & laid him by his wife. 82. The young knight dreamt the self-same nigl1t, With foes he were bested, that fiercely settled them to fight Against him in his bed. 72. The young Knight Dream'd ye Self same with foes he was beset, [night,. yt fiercely fettled yni to fight ( aetled) against him in his bed. 88. He told his lady soon of this, But as a thing most vain; She weigh'd it light, and said, I wis We must to church certain, 78. He shew'd his Lady soon of this, but as a thing most vaine; She waged ye same & said I wiss yt dreames are oft most vain. 74. Hee Sd arme yu well my merry men, & of Lockwood be naught adread, for to ye Church now will we goe, to here ye Service, Song & read. 84. And serve God there this present day, the knight then made him bown, And by the miln-house lay the way that leadeth to the town. OR, AN HISTOBICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 75- 75. To Serve God this present day, ye Knight then made him boune, & by ye milne yn Lay ye way yt led him unto the Town. 85. The drought had made the wate1· small, the stakes appeared dry the knight, his wife, and servants all, Came down the dam thereby. 76. The drought had made water small, ye stake appeared dry ye knight, his son, and servants all, came downe ye Damm thereby. 86. When Adam Beaumont this beheld, Forth of the milne came he, His bow in hand with him he held, And shot at him sharply. 77. Wn Adam Beamont this beheld, for(th) of ye milln came he, his bow wtb hini in hand he held, & Shott at ym Sharply. 87. He hit the knight on the breast plate, Whereat the shot did glide; William of Lockwood, wroth thereat, Said, Cousin, you shoot wide. 78. Hee hitt ye Knight on ye brest plate, wherewth ye Shoot did slide; Wilkin of Lockwood wroth thereat, Sd, Cuzen, yu shoot awide. 88. Himself did shoot, and hit the knight, Who nought was hurt with this ; Whereat the knight had great delight, And said to them, I wis 79. And shott himself & hitt ye Knight but naught was hurt with this ; whereat ye Knight had great delight, & sd to ym I wiss. 89. If that niy father had been clad With such armour certain, Your wicked hands escap'd he had, And had not so been slain. 16 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: 80. In case my father had been cladd wth Such armoure certaine, yr wicked hands Escaped he had, & had not so been slaine. 90. 0 Eland town, alack, said he, If thou but knew of this, these foes of mine full f a.st would flee, And of their purpose miss. 81. Oh Eland Town, alass, sd hee, If tho11 but knew of this, these foes of mine full fast wou'd flee, & of their purpose miss. 111. By stealth to work needs must they go, For it had been too much, the town knowing, the lord to slo For them, and twenty such. 82. By stealth to work needs must they goe, for it had been too much, ye Town knoing, their Lord too Sloe for ym & many such. ·92. William of,Lockwood was adread .the town should rise indeed ; He shot the knight quite thro' the head, And slew him. then with speed, 88. Wilkin of Lockwood was ad1·ead ye (town) shou'd rise indeed; he shott ye knight quite thro' ye head, & slew him yn wth speed. -98. His son & heir was wo11nded there, But yet not dead at all ; Into the house convey'd he we1·e, And died in Eland-hall. 84. His son & heir was wounded tl1ere, but yet not dead at all ; into ye house convey'd he were, dyed seized in Eland Hall. -94. A full sister forsooth had he, An half brother also ; the full sister his heir must be, the half brother not so. OR, AN BISTOBICAL NABBATIVE, ETC. 77 85. A full sister for sooth had hee, & a half brother alsoe ; ye full sister his heir must be, ye half brother (not) soe. 95. The full sister his heir she was, And Savile wed the same; thus lord of Eland Savile was, And since in Sa.vile name. 86. His full sister his heir sl1e was, & Savill wed ye same ; thus Lord of Ealand Savill was, & still enjoyes ye same. 96. Lo here the end of all mischief, From Eland, Eland's name Dispatch'd it was, to their great grief, Well worthy of the same. 87. See here ye end of all mischief from Eland Eland's name diplaced was to their great grief, well worthy of ye same. 97. What time these men such frays did frame, Deeds have I read, and heard that Eland came to Savile's name In Edward's days the Third. 98. But as for Beaumont, and the rest, they were undone utterly; thus simple virtue is the best, And chief felicity. 88. But as for Besm.ount wth ye 1·est, undon were utterly ; thus simple virtue is J·e best, & chief felicity. PART IV. 89. What time these men these sktLyes (schemes)· deeds have read and heard; [did frame,. Eland's lands came to Savilla name, In Edward days ye third. • 18 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: • '99. By Whittle-lane end they took their flight, And to the old Earth-yate; then took the wood, as well they might, And spy'd a privy gate. 90. By whytill lane they made their flight, . & so to ye old earth-yate; ye took ye woods as yn the might, & spyed a privy gate. 100. Themselves conveying craftily, to Anneley-wood that way, the town of Eland manfully Pursued them that day. 91. Themselfes conveying craftily, • to Aneley wood that way, ye Town of Eland manfully pursued ym that day. 101. The lord's servants throughout the town, Had cry'd with might and main, Up, gentle yeomen, make you bown, this day your lord is slain. 92. The Lord's Servants thrououte ye towne, had cryed wth niight and maine, upp, gentle yeoman, n1a,ke you bonne, ys day yr Ld. is slain. 102. Whittle, and Smith, and Rimmington, Bury. with many mo; As brimme as boars they made them bown, their lord's enemies to slo. 98. Whithill & Smith & Wilkinson,~:~ Bury with many more ; as brim as boars ye made ym bowne, there Lords Enemyes to Sloe. 108. And, to be short, the people rose throughout the town about ; then fiercely following on their foes, With hue and cry, and shout. ----·-- ~ ------* This is probably the 11ame in the original ballad, and not Rimming ton, which ,vas not then locally known. OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 79 94. And, to be short, ye people rose through all ye towne aboute ; fnercly following upon their foes ( furiously wth hue & cry & Shout. 104. All sorts of men shew'd their good wills, Some bows and shafts did bear ; Some brought forth clubs, and rusty bills, that saw no sun that year. 95. All sorts of men Shewed their good will, Some bows & Shaffts did bear ; Some brought forth Clubs, & rusty bills, yt Saw noe Son that year. 105. To church now as the parish ea.me, they join'd them with the town, Like hardy men to stand all sam, to fight now were they bown. 96. To church now as ye parrish came, they joyned ym with ye Towne, like hard 1nen ye Stand all Same, in fight now were ye bowne. 106. Beaumont and Quarmby saw all this, And Lockwood where they stood ; They settled them to fence, I wis, And shot as they were wood. 97. Beaumount & Lockwood Saw all tl1is, & Quermby where ye stood ; they feytled ym to fight, 1 ·wyss, & Shott as they were woo' d. 107. Till all thei1· shafts were gone and spent, Of force then must they flee ; they did dispatch'd all their intent, And lost no victory. 98. Till time that all their shafts were spent, of force yn must they flee ; they had dispatch all their Intent, & lost noe victory. 108. The hardiest man of them that was, Was Quarmby, this is true; For he would never turn his face, Till Eland 1nen him slew. 80 REVENGE UPON REVENGE: 99. Th~ hardiest man of ym. there was, was Quernby this is tr11e ; for he wound never turn his face, till Eland's men him Slew. 109. Lockwood, he bare him on his back, And hid him in Anely wood ; to whom his purse he did betake, Of gold and silver good. 100. Lockwood, he bare him on his backt hid him in anely wood ; to whome his purse he did betake, of gold both fine and good. 110. Here take you this to you, said he, And to my cousins here ; And in your mirth, remember me, When you do make good cheer. 101. Take here ye gold to y~, quoth l1ee, & to my Cozens here ; & in their mirth, remember me, yet wn you make good Che are. 111. If that my foes should this possess, It were a grief to me ; My friends welfare is my riches, And chief felicity. 102. In case my foes shou'd this possess, it were a grief to mee ; • my friends wellfare is my riches, and chief felicity. 112. Give place with speed, and fare you well, Christ shield yot1 from mischief; If that it otherwise befal, It would be my great grief. 108. Give place wth speed, and fare yu ,veil, Christ shield you from mischance ; in case it othe1· wise befell, itt wou'd be my griefance. 118. Their foes so fiercely follow'd on, It was no biding there : Locltwood, with speed, he went anon, to his friends where they were. OR, AN HISTORICAL NARRATIVE, ETC. 81 104. Their foes so fuersly followed on, · it was no bideing there: Lockwood wth speed he went anon, to his friends whe1·e they·were. 114. With haste then towards Huddersfield, they held their ready way; Adam of Beaumont the way he held, to Crosland hall that day. · 105. Wth hast then towards Huddersfield they went ye ready way; ye way then Adam Beamont held, , to Crosland Hall yt day. 115. When Eland men returned home, through Aneley wood that day ; there found they Quarmby laid alone, Scarce dead, as some men say. 106. Thus Eland men returned whome, by Aneley wood yt day ; there found they Quernby all laid alone, Scant dead as some men say. 116. And then they slew him out of hand, Dispatch'd him of his pain; the late death of their lord Eland Inforced them certain. 107. Where they him slew quite out of hand, dispatcht him of his paine; ye late death of thei1· Lord Eala'd insenced ym certa.ine. 117. Learn, Sa.vile, here, I you beseech, that in prosperity You be not p1·oud, but mild and meek, And dwell in charity. 118. },01· by st1ch means your elders came, to knightly dignity ; Where Eland then forsook the same, And came to misery. 119. Mark here the breach of charity, How wretchedly it ends ; Mark here how much felicity, On charity depends. F 82 REVENGE UFON REVENGE! 108. Mark here ye breach of charity how wretchedly it ends ; • mark here how heigh felicity on charity depends. 120. A speech it is to every wight, Please God who may or can ; It wins always with great delight, the heart of ev'ry man. 121. Where charity withdraws the heart, From sorrow and sighs deep : Right heavy makes it many a heart, And many an eye to weep. 122. You gentlemen, love one another, Love well the yeomanry ; Oount ev'ry Christian man l1is brother, And dwell in charity. 109. You gentlemen love one another, Love well ye yeomanry ; Count every Christian man your brother, and live in charity. 1~8. Then shall it come to pass t1·uly, that all men you shall love And after deatl1 then shall you be In heaven, with God above. 110. So shall it come to pass truely yt all men shall you love & after death so shall you be in life with god above. 124. To whom always, of ev'ry wight, throughout all years and days ; In heav'n and earth, both day and night, Be honor, laud, and praise. 111. To whome allways of every wyght, Thorouout all years and day's; in heaven and earth, both day and night, be honour law'd and praise. THE END. • M.r. Paley Baildon favours us with the discovery in the Record Office, London, referred to in the introduction. The acco11nt, in Latin, will be found in the Yorkslii1·e A1·cliaological Jou1·11,al for 1890. Gaol Delivery of York Castle made before William Basset and his fellows, Justices, etc., Thursday in the feast of S. James the Apostle, 27 Edward III. 1858. Robert del Bothe of Holmfirth, and Richard l1is brother dwelling in Holmfirth, Mathew de Hepworth of Hudders field, Thomas Litster of Aldmondbury and Ralph de Skelmanthorp, seised because they received William de Lockwood and Adam Beaumont ( who had feloniously slain John de Elland, knight,) at Holmfirth, Aldmondbury and Skelmanthorp, knowing that they had committed the said felony and were outlaws • • • • Edmund de Flockton, seised because he received Adam de Beaumont at Flockton knowing him to be outlawed fo1· the death of John de Elland, knight, feloniously slain, Thomas Molot of Wakefield, seised because he main tained Thomas, son of Thomas Lacy, who feloniously slew John de Elland, knight, and because he gave. the said Thomas, son of Thomas, 40 shillings of silver for his maintenance, after the said felony, and knowing that he had committed it, . . . . and whereof they were indicted before Miles de Stapleton, Sheriff of Yorkshi1·e, --they came, bro~ght by the Sl1erifi, and being severally asked by the Justices whether they wished to be acquitted of the premisses, they say severally that they are not guilty of the said felonies, and put themselves upon the country fo1· good or ill. The jurors, chosen and sworn, say on their oath, that the said Robt. del Bothe & all the others, are in nowise guilty of the said felonies; therefore it is adjudged that the said Robert del Bothe & all the others do go quit thereof. Gaol Delivery of York Castle made before Thomas de Seton, John Mowbray, and Roger de Blaykeston, Justices, etc. Tuesday next after the feast of S. Margaret tl1e Virgin 29 Edward III. 1855. John de Shelley, seised by an indictment before Peter de N uttle, late Sheriff of Yorkshire, because he received, at Brighouse, William de Lockwood, Adam Beaumont and others who had feloni ot1sly slain John de Elland, knight, after the commission of the felony, and knowing of it, came before the Justices brought by the Sheriff, etc. as before: not guilty. INl>EX OF P~JRSONS. Alexander, 50 Exley, Eoolisley, 5-16, 53 Aneley, 16 Fenay, 10 · ArmytKge, 5 Flockton, 88 Ashton, 8 Frobisher, 50 Barber, 8, 51, 59 Haigh, Hagh, Haugh, 15, 16, 27, Baildon, 5, 6, 83 28, 29, 54, 68 bis. The Haighs Basset, 83 took their name from a farm - Beaumont, Bellomonte, Beamont, stead named Haigh, between o-16, 19-24, 26, 29, SO, 83-36, Quarmby and Elland. John 38, 41, 42, 45-49, J,1-58, 60-65, Hagh, of Hagh Honse, is men- 67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 7 5, 77, 79, 81, tioned 1418, and the family 83 resided there before and aftPr Bentley, 48, 50 that date. Thomas Hagh, in Boswell, Bosville, 8, 16, 42, 48, 44, 1430, resided at Qnarmby. 45, 57 Halifax, Lord, 35 Bothe 83 Hepworth, 83 Brearclift'e, 50 Holroyd, (Lord Sheffiel,l) 51 Bre1·eton, Brewerton, 14, 25, 53, Hopkinson, 6, 12 65, 66 Horner, 51 Bunny, should be Bury or Wilkin- Hunter, 6 son, though there was an old Jacobs, 50 family near Wakefield of this Leyland, 50 name, 86 Lister, see Edward I. Bury, (Bunny) 36, 55, 78 Litster, SS Cawthorne, 16 Lacy, 5-16, 25, 29, SS, 44, 46, 53, Clay, 15 54, o5, 58, 66, 69, 73 83 Crabtree, 51 Linthwaite, 6 Crossland, 7 Lockwode, Lockwood, u-16, 20, Darby, 49 · 21, 25, 26, 29, 33, 35 .. 45, 52- Darcy, 8, 14 57, 61, 66, 67, 69, 73-76, 79, Dawson, 16, 27, 28, 29, 54, 68 bis. 80, 83 Dodsworth, 5, 9, 13 Midgley, 48, f>0 Dixon, 47, 58 Milner, 16, 84, 50, 55, 73, 74 Dyson, 16, 47, 58 Molot, 83 Dysowne, (Dawson) 54 Nelson, 50. Mr. H. J. Barber's Edward I., 60. 'fhis should be copy of Jacobs' Halifax, for- Edward II., 1817, as recently merly the property of Mr. James proved by the discovery in the Crossley, F.S.A., Manchester, Record Office, London, of the but a native of Halifax, bears patent. (Mr. Lister, Shibden the following note in Mr. Cross- Hall.) ley'e handwriting:- Edward III., 16, 49, 52, 55, 56, 77 '' In addition to the three Elland, Eland, 6-16, 18-23, 26, plates of tl1e gibbet, the Piece 28--33, 35, 45, 48, 49, 52-55, 59, Hall, and the Independent 60, 61, 64, 67-71, 74, 75, 76, 81, Chapel contained in this volume, 88 a view of Halifax is sometimes INDEX OF PERSONS. 85 prefixed, lmt it is not a necessary Smith, 36, 55, 78. illustration to the book. This Sheffield, Lord, see Holroyd history was compiled for Jacobs Shelley, 83 from Watson, principally, by Mr. Skelmanthorp, 83 William Winn, of whom I have Stapleton, 88 given some account in the Tilley, 15 Register of the Manchester Tomlinson, 10 Grammar School, Chatham Towneley, 13, 24, 53, 65, 66 Society, Walker, 51 J as. Crossley, Warren, 5, 15 October, 1879.'' Watson, 13, 50,51, 59 Nuttle, 88 Whitake1·, 12, 51 Oxenhope, 15 Whittel, 16, 86, 55, 78. They Quarmby, Quernby, Wharmby,&c., probably derived their name from 6-16, 20, 21, 25, 29, sa, 36, a7, Whithill, in Northowram, and 52-56, 61, 66, 67, 73, 79, 80, 81 they gave their name to Whittel Remington, 36, 78. This is evid- Place, and Whittol Lane, in ently a mistake for Wilkinson, Elland. a very ancient local name. Wilkinson, 55, 78 (and 36, 78, for Rubilion, 16 Remington). Savile, Sayvil, 9, 12, 13, 14, 16, Winn, see Nelson 82, 38, 35, 55, 72, 77, 81. Wright, 50 IND~JX OF PLAC1~S. Almonbnry, 47,58,83 Aneley Wood, 36-39, 45, 48, 55, 56, 78, 80, 81. Aneley, or Th' Ainleys, is a populous hamlet no,v, near Elland, on the high road to Huddersfield. Baildon, 5 Batley, 15 Bierley, 6 Botbom Hall, SS, 72 Brer~ton Hall, Brnerton Green, 24, 25, 29, 66, 68 • Bradford, 11 Drighouse, S, 7, 16, 28, 29, SO, 61, 54, 68, 69, 70, 88 In the present centu1·y Brighouse has risen from a village to a pros11erous town. It takes its name from an ancient bridge erected in very early times near the Roman ford, where the great highway from Mancun1um and Cambodunum crosses the Calder. It is a pleasant ,valk of about three miles from Brighouse, via Boothroyd in Rastrick, and Elland Edge, and Elland Ne,v Hall, to Elland Church, and a little further from Brighouse, via Lane Head, Brook foot, and Cromwellbottom to Elland Hall. Sir John Elland evidently took the latter road as there was then no bridge at Elland. The Court Baron and Tonrn for Northowram, Shelf, Hipperholme, Rastrick, Quarmby, Dalton, Fixby, Stainla}ld, Barkisland, and Hartishend-cum-CJifton, were held at Brighonse, under the manor of Wakefield, tl\~ice a J~ear then, as now, but all kinds of cases came before the jury then. Elland and Southowram were not po1·tions of Wakefield manor, but were held of the Lacy family, under Ponte fract. Brookfoot, 29, 54, 6!). Broolifoot is a hamlet near Brighouse at the foot of the Red Beck, that is, where it joins the Calder. There a1·e now a few houses on the Brighouse side of the beck, but the old hamlet is on the South owram side. From a very old waggon bridg$:' that crosses the beck, the immediate part is called Wainbrig. The line in the ballad, '' Beneath Brookfoot,'' should read to satisfy the topogra}>hy, '' be yond .Brookfoot. '' Camel, Camwell, Cannel, Cannon Hall, 39, 42, 43, 56, 57 Cannon Hall is in Cawthorne, near Barnsley, and probably gets its name from Gilbert Canun. 'rhomas Bosvile, of Ardsley, pur cha$ed the property of the Canuns, about 1840. Eventually it passed to the Spencer Stanhopes, who now hold it. Carlinghow, 14 Cawthorne, 8, 39, 56. See Pratt's History of Cawthonie, 1882. Chevy-chase, 5 Cromwellbotham Hall and Wood, or Cromblebothom Hall, 9-16, 25, 29 bis., 33, 54, 68, 69, 78, Cromwellbottom is a hamlet of a dozen houses midway between Brighouse and Elland. The old hall is made into cottages. The INDEX OF PLAOES. 87 Cromwellbottoms took their name from the place, and it passed to the Lacy family by maniage, and was held by them from the time of Hen1·y III to the 1·eign of James I, when it passed by pur chase to the Gledhills, of Barkisland, represented now by the Hortons. Captain John Hodgson rented the house, and was accustomed to receive here, visits from his friend and neighbo:nr, the Rev. Oliver Heywood, of Coley. The slopes of the hills, on the 1·ight band side, from Brighouse to Elland, are still mainly covered with wood, through which a turnpike road has been cut, but the ancient 1-oad may, still be followed, via Lane Head, Brookfoot, Purl,vell, where it leaves the new road and mounts the hill until Cromwellbottom is reached. Crossland Hall, 7-16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 41, 42, 45, 52, 53, 56, 57, 60, 62, 81. The Crosslands (North and South) are a little beyond Huddersfield on the Holmfirth road. The old hall has long been demolished, but the moat is still observable. Elland, Hall, ?\Iiln, Church, 1-16, 18, 19, 29, 32-36, 48, 50, 52, 55, 59, 60, 72-79 . Elland now gives name to a Parliamentary division, though Brighouse was a strong rival for the honour. The hall still stands on the south side of the river, though now bearing few remains of antiquity, external or internal. The town, mill, and church were then reached by a ford, or, in dry weather, by crossing the damstones, which still divert the water to turn the mill-wheel. A bridge has, however, existed several centuries. The milestone at the end of the bridge, beneath the hall front, states the distance as follows: Halifax, 3 miles, and (to the east) Brighouse 2 miles and Wakefield 15. Bee footnote, p. 52. Elland market charter is dated 1317. therefore on this finding by Mr. Lister, the '' The first Edward, I ween,'' should read the second Ed,vard. Earth Yate, see Old Earth. Emley Park, 89, 56, 57 Erdislowe, Ardsley, 15 Exley, 9 Fenny Bridge, 41, 56 Flocton, 83 Fourness Fells, 32, 54, 71, 72 Fourness Fells was probably a vaguely defined district formerly. Though North Lancashire is surveyed under Yorkshire in Domesday Survey, Furness proper could not be given as in Yorkshire in the time of the Edwards. The fifty miles distance was much within the mark, even in reckoning old English miles. France,47 Haigh, hamlet near Quarmby Halifax, 48-52 Holmfirth, 42, 56, 57, 83 Honley, 42, 56, 57 Hungary,47,48,58 Huddersfield, Huthersfield, 16, 56, 81, 83 Kirklees, 5 LaneHead,29,80, 69,70 88 INDEX OF PLACES. Lane Head, in recent years, has become a populous adjunct of Brighouse. There were three or four low cottages there last century. Lancashire, 58, 54,65 Lepton, 41, 56 JJncolnshi1·e Fens, 32 LQckwood,20,25,45,52, 61 Lockwood forms an important section of the borough of Hudders- field now. The old hall has long ago disappeared London,9,46, 58, 83 Marsden, 65. There are two Marsdens on the confines of Lancashire Meltham, 56 Nibley Green, 5 Northowram, a township in Halifax parish Oakwell, near Birstall, 15 Old Earth Yate, 86, 55, 78 Old Earth, near the Ainleys still retains the peculiar name. The yate, or 1·oad, is not known by that name, I believe Pontefract, 5 Puel, 58. Possibly the Pole, near Rlaithwaite. Quarmby, and Quarmby Hall, 10-16, 20, 25. 52, 61, 68 Quarmby, like all the suburbs of Huddersfield, has made rapid strides in population during recent years. 'Ihe old hall is well worth a visit, though now divided into cottages. The room where the '' King of Quarmby '' was slain is still pointed out. Mr. C. Hall is the owner of the hall estate. The interior is composed of massive old oak timbers, but the black oak is bedaubed with yellow ochre, paint, or 1,apered. Gables and mullioned ,vindows, and traces of a coat of arms, betoken its old prosperous days. One big roomed house is said to have been '' t' kitchen when t' king lived.'' 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