The Welshmen inuade the english marshes. K. Henrie entreth into Wales
with an armie.] The citie of Worcester about this season was by a
casuall fire almost wholie burnt vp and consumed. Which mishap, bicause
that citie ioineth néere vnto Wales, was thought to be a signification
of troubles to folow by the insurrection of the Welshmen: who conceiuing
hope of good speed by their good successe in the wars held with William
Rufus, began now to inuade & waste the English marshes. Whervpon king
Henrie desirous to tame their hautie stomachs (bicause it was a gréefe
to him still to be vexed with such tumults and vprisings as they dailie
procured) assembled a mightie armie and went into Wales. Now bicause he
knew the Welshmen trusted more to the woods and mountains, than to their
owne strength, he beset all the places of their refuge with armed men,
and sent into the woods certeine bands to laie them waste, & to hunt the
Welsh out of their holes. The soldiours (for their parts) néeded no
exhortation: for remembring the losses susteined afore time at the
Welshmens hands, they shewed well by their fresh pursute, how much they
desired to be reuenged, so that the Welsh were slaine on each hand, and
that in great numbers, till the king perceiued the huge slaughter, & saw
that hauing throwne away their armour and weapons, they sought to saue
themselues by flight, he commanded the souldiours to ceasse from
killing, and to take the residue that were left prisoners, if they would
yéeld themselues: which they did, and besought the king of his mercie
and grace to pardon and forgiue them.

[Sidenote: Garisons placed in Wales by K. Henrie. _Floriacensis._
_Wigorniensis._] The king thus hauing vanquished and ouercome the
Welshmen, placed garisons in sundrie townes & castels, where he thought
most necessarie, and then returned to London with great triumph. Thither
shortlie after came ambassadours from the emperour, requiring the kings
daughter affianced (as before you haue heard) vnto him, and (being[8]