IN Henry the eighths time the King having made Cardinall Wolsey Bishop of York , and he purposing to come and live in the North ; Mother Shipton hearing of it replyed and said , he must see York , but never come to it . King Henry and the Cardinall heard tell of her saying , and were very angry , and sent three Lords down to see if shee would stand to her words ; viz. Lord Duke , Lord Percy , and Lord Darcy , So they and their Men came down disguised from London to Dring Houses neer York . And left there their Men , and came to York themselves to one Master Beasleys House in Conistreet in York late at night , and knocked at his dore and asked if Master Beasley was within ? who were answered , he was , and they requested to speake with him , who forthwith came unto them , and they whispering in his eare , tould him he must go with them to Shipton Wives House , which accordingly he did , and knocking at her Doore , she said , come in Master Beasley , and those three Honourable Lords with you ; upon which words Master Beasley would have put the Lords in first , and shee said , no Master Beasley come you in , you know the House and they do not ; then said they one to another , this is a strange thing , that she should know us and never saw us : So they came in , and there was a faire fire prepared , Master Beasley saying , with your leave Mother Shipton , well come , quoth she , so said all the Lords in order ; and she said , welcome my Lord Duke , welcome my Lord Percy , and welcome my Lord Darcy ; sit you here my Lord Duke , sit you here my Lord Percy , and sit you here my Lord Darcy , and you M. Beasley sit here , for you are as one of the House , and when they all were set down , she bad her maid fetch some Ale , and goe to the Crbbert and bring short Cakes , ( for she had prepared them before hand ) and she did so , and they all did eat and drink-thereof , and were very merry ; then said my Lord Duke , Mother Shipton , if you knew what we were come about , you would not make us thus welcome ? and she said , my Lord Duke the Messenger must neither be headed , nor hanged ; but Mother Shipton , said the Duke , my Lord Cardinall saies you must be burned , for saying , he might see York , but never come into it : and when he coms to York , he purposeth to effect the same , and she answered him she did say so , and that he should see anon whether she might be burned or no then she took a kercher which she had on her head , that had a yard of cloath in it , and spread it on her knee , and her head was as white as Wooll , and cast it upon the fire and let it lye thereon a great while , which not burning , she took her staffe and turned it over , and it would not burn : then tooke shee it out of the fire and shaked it , and put it on her head againe . Then my Lord Duke asked her what she meant by that ? and she gave him answer and said , if this had burned I might have bin burnt , but because it doth not , I must not . Then said my Lord Duke , Mother Shipton , I understand you are a Woman of knowledge and judgement , tell me , what shall be the event of me ? she answered him , my Lord , the time shall come when you will be in as low an estate and case as I am in , and in as mean an office , and that is both a mean one and a low one . Then required Lord Percy of her , what should become of him ? my Lord ( said she ) shooe your horse in the quick , and you will do well enough , but if you do not , your body will be buried in Cruse-Church after you be beheaded on the Pavement in York , and your head will be stolne into France , and they laught , and said , that will be a great hop betwixt the head and the body . Then said my Lord Darcy ( Mother Shipton ) what must I do ? who answered him , you my Lord who is going for warfare , God speed you well , you have made a great Gun , shoot it off in time , for it will come to passe , that you wil pyne many , but kill few : so they dranke and gave her mony and thanks , and returned to M. Beaslyes house , and the next morning posted to the Court , and declared their conference with her , which severall passages came to be incident to the severall parties . Presently afterwards the Lord Cardinall came to Cawood Castle neer York , and resided there three dayes and three nights , upon the third day the Crosse upon the top of the Castle fell downe , and sore hurt the Steward upon his head , Lord Cardinall being told thereof , replyed , I fear and doubt a ●reater crosse than this will follow . In the afternoon the Car●inall went up to the top of the Castle , and many Knights with him : and when he was at the top upon the Leads wal●ing , he demanded of them where York stood , and they shewed it to him ? and he demanded how many miles it was thither ? ●nd they told him seven miles , then , said he , that will be soone ●idden , not past two houres work , I will go thither because yonder Witch said , I might see York but never come thither , and vowed he would burne not onely her , but also three Priests which were at Table with her , if when he came there they lacked their vestments . The Priests hearing tell thereof were sore affrighted , but she encouraged them , saying , content your selves , for if need require , you shall have twenty vestments , but his purpose will be altered . The night following , after supper , the Lord Cardinall fearing some evill towards him to approach , charged his house-hould and all his Officers , that no manner of person should that night more be suffered to come in , but immediately after the charge was passed , came Lord Percy and knocked at the Gates , importuning the Porter to let him in , who answered him , none could that night come in , for the Cardinall had charged him to suffer none to come in more then was in the house . Then Lord Percy changed his voice , pretending to be a neer kinsman and favourite to the Cardinall , and must needs speak with him , so that the Porter let him in : and when the Cardinall saw Lord Percy , he cryed out , mercy Lord Percy I am no Traytor , if not said Lord Percy , yet must you with speed go with me to London , but before he came thither , for all the haste by the way , he ended his life , and against Mother Shipton his threats were past . Then Mother Shipton , after the Cardinall had poysoned himselfe by the way , sent to M. Beasley and said to him , M. Beasley the Cardinall builded a goodly closet in the Minster for him to sit in , with pillers of Silver and Gold , with Pearles and rich stones enamelled , go and pull down one or two of them , and present them to King Henry , which accordingly he did , and was made in recompence thereof , an officer to the King , and the rest the King caused to be taken down .

Shortly after , Mistris Beasley in her Husbands absence , and when he was at the Court , being desirous to hear the event of future times , seeing her former presages came to passe , and what good successe her hu●band had in following her councel , asked her , saying , Mother Shipton tell me something that is yet to come , then she said , Mistris Beasly , it shall come to passe , that Ouzebridge and Trinity Church shall meet , for the Bridge shall fall , and they shall build it againe on the day , and it shall fall on the night , untill the highest stone of Trinity Church be made the lowest stone of Ouzebridge .

After this you shall have a yeare of pennury and hunger , death without any dread , and dearth without any need .

The first comming of the King into York shall be at Bowdon Bar , which shall be privately , the next time when he comes to be knowne , he will come through Holgate Towne , and not through Holgate Lane , and when his head shall be at London Bridge , his taile shall be at Edenbrough .