to beare weapon consydering he was out of hys natiue Countrey knowyng that in his Countrey no straunger was suffered to wear y â— like To the which questioÌ„ such answere was made by the straunger that the Merter toke from him hys dagger and brake it vpon his heade wherevpon the stranger complayned to the Maior who on the morrow sent for the yong man to y e Guilde Hall wherfore after his aunswere made vnto the complaynt by agréemente of a full Courte of AldermeÌ„ he was sent to ward and after the Court was finished the Maior and Sherifes walking homewarde thoroughe Cheape were there mette by suche a number of Mercers seruauntes and other that they mighte not passe for ought they coulde speake or doe till they hadde deliuered the yonug manne that before was by them sente to prison And the same daye in the afternoone sodainely was assembled a multitude of lewde and pore people of the City which without heade or guide ranne vnto certaine Italians houses and especially to the Florentines Lukesses and Venetians and there toke and spoyled what they founde and dyd great hurt in sundry places but moste in foure houses standing in Breadstreete warde whereof thrée stoode in Saint Bartholmewes Parishe the little and one in the Parish of Saint Beniâ—s Finke The Maior Aldermen and worshipful Commoners of the Citie with all theyr diligence resisted them what they coulde and sente diuerse of them to Newegate and fynallye not wythout shedding of bloude and mayming of diuerse Citizens the rumour was appeased The yong manne beginner of all thys businesse tooke Sanctuarie at Westminster and not long after the Duke of Buckingham with other noble menne were sente from the Kyng into the Cytie who there charged the Maior by Uertue of a Commission that inquirie shoulde hée made of thys ryot and so called an Oyer determyner at the Guilde Hall where satte for Judges the Maior as the Kyngs Lieuetenaunte the Duke of Buckingham on hys ryghte hande the chiefe Justice on the lefte hande and manye other men of name where whyle they were enpanelyng theyr inquestes the other Commons of the Citie manye of them secretly putte them in armour and ment to haue roong the common bell so to haue raysed the whole force of the Citie and so to haue deliuered such persons as before for the robberie were committed toward But this matter was discretely handled by the counsel and labour of some discrete Commoners which appeased their neighbours in such wise that all this furie was quenched but when worde was brought to the Duke of Buckingham that the commonaltie were in harnesse he with the other Lordes tooke leaue of the Maior and departed and so ceased the inquirie for that day Upon the morrow the Maior commaunded the common counsell with the Wardens of fellowships to appeare at the Guild Hall where by the Recorder in the Kings name and the Maiors was commaunded euery 〈…〉 den that in the afternoone eyther of them should asseÌ„ble his whole fellowship at their coÌ„mon Halles and there to giue straight commaundement that euery maÌ„ sée the kings peace kept within the Citie After which time the Citizens were brought to such quietnesse that after that day the enquirie was duly perused and. iij. persons for the said ryot put in execution and hanged at Tyborne whereof ij were Sanctuarie men of Saint Martins le graunde the other Anno reg 35 a shipman for robbing of Anthony Mowricine and other Lumbardes Iohn Steward Raph Verney the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Thomas Canings Grocer the 28. of October In the moneth of Nouember in the I le of Portland not farre from the towne of Weymouthe was séene a Cocke comming out of the Sea hauing a great crest vpoÌ„ his head and a great red beard and legges of halfe a yarde long he stoode on the water and crewe iij. times and euery time turned 1457 him about and beckened with his head toward the North the South and the West and was of colour like a Fesaunt Robert Fabian and when he had crowed iij. times he vanished away And shortly after were taken at Erithe within xij myles of London iiij great and wonderfull Fishes whereof one was called Mors Marina the second a Sworde Fishe the other two were Whales The. xxvitj day of August Peter Brice Steward of Normandie Iohn Maior with a flete of Frenchmen landed at Sandwiche and with fyre and sword wasted the Towne to ashes and slewe the inhabitauntes almost to the last man Also Fowey in Deuonshire was spoyled by Pirates in the moneth of August In this yeare was a great fray in the Northe Countrey Robert Fabian betwéene the Lorde Egremond and the Earle of Salisburies sonnes whereby many were maymed and slaine but in the ende the Lorde Egremonde was taken who was by the Kings Counsell found in great default and therefore condemned in great summes of mony to be payde to the Earle of Salisburie and in the meane time committed to Newgate Not long after this sir Thomas Percie Lord Egremount and sir Richard Percie his brother beyng prisoners in Newgate condemned in a great summe to the Earle of Salisburie as is aforesaid brake out of prison by night and went to the King the other prisoners tooke the leades of the gate and Regester of Maior defended it a long while against the Shriues and all their officers in so much that they were forced to call more ayde Anno reg 36 Sherifes Maior of the Citizens whereby they lastly subdued them William Edwards Thomas Reyner the 28. of September Godfrey Boleyne Mercer the 28. of October Maister Reginald Pecocke Byshop of Chichester a secular Doctor of Diuinitie that had labored many yéeres to translate the holy Scripture into Englishe was accused to haue passed the bonds of Diuinitie and of Christian beléefe in certaine Articles of the which he was conuict before the Archbyshoppe of Counterburie and other Byshoppes and Clerkes and after vtterly abiured reuoked and renounced those Articles openly at Paules Crosse in his mother tongue on the fourth day of December as followeth In the name of the Trinitie Father Sonne and holy Ghost I Reynold Pecocke Byshoppe of Chichester vnworthie of myne owne power and will without any manner coertion or dread coÌ„fesse and knowledge that I here before this time presuming of myne naturall witte and preferring my iudgement and naturall reason before the newe and the olde Testament and the authoritie and determination of our mother holy Churche haue helde written taught otherwise than the holy Romane and Uniuersall Churche teacheth preacheth or obserueth And one is against the true Catholike and Apostles faith I haue written taught and published many and diuers perilous doctrines bookes workes and writings conteining Heresies and errors contrarie to the fayth Catholike and determination of holye Church and especially these Heresies and errours following that is to say In primis quod non est de necessitate fidei
whome Aulus Atticus Capitaine of aband whom the heat of his youth and corage of his horse broughte into the hands of his enimies That night the victors made mery wyth the spoyle but the Brytaines wandering vppe and downe men and women lamenting togither reléeued and fetcht awaye their hurte men assembled togither the whole forsooke their houses and for anger sette fire on them choosing themselues lurking places which straite they forsooke againe sometime conceyuing good hope whyche straighte waye quayled agayne and some were knowen to kyll theyr wyues and chyldren as thoughe they hadde therein taken compassion vppon them The nexte daye made the victorie more manifest in which there was nothing but silence the hilles being then forsaken and also the houses smoking a far off Agricola sendyng abroade his espialles coulde finde no ennimye to make â—ed wherefore Sommer being too farre spente to procéede any further in the warre he hadde his Souldioures into the coastes of the Horestâ— and there taking hostages caused his nauie to coaste aboute Brytaine whiche at laste arriued at the Hauen called Trutulensis afterwarde hauing bestowed his souldioures in their wintering places departed Brytaine and lefte the prouince in quiet to his successor Diuers sâ—uthours affirme that about this time the Gospell Firste Christians in Brytaine of Christe our sauiour was first preached in this Iland Nicephorus a Gréek Author in his second book the. 40. Chahiter Nicephorus hath as foloweth Simon borne in Cana Galilei who for his feruent affection to his Maister the greate zeale hée tooke by al meanes to the Gospell was surnamed Zelotes he hauing receyued the holy Ghoste from abone trauayled throughâ— Aegipâ— and Affrâ—kâ— then through Mauritania and all Lybia preaching the Gospell And the same Doctrine he brought to the Occidentall sea the Iles called Brytaniâ— c. And in the third Booke the first Chap. he saith The holy Apostles like as we haue declared already béeyng dispersed throughout the whole earth did diuide the prouinces amongest them by lot to preach the Gospel in Peter vndoubtedly first at Hierusalem then in Galatia Byâ—â—inia with the higher Asia Capadocia and all Italie taught the Gospell Iohn in Asiâ— who ended his life there To Andrew fel the Prouinces on the coâ—â—â—â— of 〈…〉 all Scythia Byzans Maâ—edonia and the 〈…〉 of Greece Thomas amongst the Parthians Indians â—â—â— the 〈…〉 of Tapâ—â—bâ—â— did publishe the Gospell Another chose Aegipt and Lybia another the vttermoste coastes of the Ocean with the Iles of Brytaine c. Doâ—otheus wryteth thus Simon Zelotes passing through Mauritania Doâ—otheus Affrica preached Christ at length was crucified slaine and buried in Brytaine Also he saith Aâ—â—â—â—â—bulus whom y e Apoâ—â—le to the Rom. remeÌ„beâ—th was maâ—eâ—a Bishop in Brytaine George Maior writeth in a preface that immediately after Christs râ—surrection vnder Claudius the Emperor the light of y â— Gospel waâ—â—â—â—dled in Brytaine by Ioseph of Aâ—â—â—â—â—hia that blâ—â—ed the body of Christe 〈…〉 writing against the Jewes of those times sayth The Brytaines inhabitaÌ„ts of places vnknown to the Romaines yet did obey and were subiect to the kyngdomes of Christ William of Malmesbury Antiquities of Glaâ—tenbâ—râ— Freculphus in his Book of the Antiquities of Glastenburie alleageth Freculphus to wryte in his second Book and fourth Chapter as followeth Philip the Apostle preaching the worde of God in Gaule nowe called Fraunce chose oute xij amongest his Disciples whome hée sent into Brytaine to preache the word of life and vpon euery one of them he most deuoutly stretched out his right hande ouer these he appointed for chiefe his deare friende Ioseph of Aramathie that buried our Lord. Glastenbury first Church of Christians in Brytaine These saieth Iohn Capgraue who alleageth Melkin and Merlin came into this lande the yeare of Christes incarnation 63. in the tyme of Aruiragus who gaue to them the I le of Aualon where they builded an Oratorie of wrythen Iohn Capgraue Melkin and Merlin wandes and after there were buryed whiche place beyng since encreased and newly builded by diuers Princes was named Glastenburie For confirmation whereof Kyng Henry Chartâ— Regiâ— the second hauing diligently perused the Priuileges and Charters which he caused to be presented and read not only of William the first of William the seconde and Henry the first his Grandfather but also the Charters of the Princes his predecessours of more antient time to wéete of Edgar Edmond Edward Elfred Bringwalthius Kenthwin Baldred Ina Arthur and that noble man Cudred and many other Christian Kings beside also of Kenewalla sometyme a Heathen and Pagan Kyng concerning the house of Glastenburie found that in some of those Charters it is called the Mother of Saintes of some other the Graue of the Saints and that the sayde place was firste builded euen by the very Disciples of Christe themselues and by them dedicated to oure Lorde as the firste place whiche he chose to himselfe in this Realme al which the foresaid King Henry established by his Charter MArius sonne of Aruiragus an excellent wise man was 73 Galfrâ—dâ—â— ordayned King of Brytaine At this season Rodrike King â—f the Pictes whiche were people of Scythia accompanyed with the Scots inuaded Brytaine spoyled the country with sword fire against whom Marius with his knights asseÌ„bled in al hast gaue theÌ„ sharp battel wherin Rodrike was slain Flores HistoriaruÌ„ with a great number of his souldiors vpon Stansemore in token of which victorie there was a stone not far from Carleile erected with this inscription In token of Marius victorie To theÌ„ which remained Marius gaue inhabitance in the further part of Scotland And forsomuch as y e Brytaines disdained to Ran. Hig. Henry Bradshaw Chester repayred giue to theÌ„ their daughters in mariage they acquainted theÌ„ with y e Irishmen maried their daughters grew in processe of time to a gret people He repaired walled fortified y e city of Caerlegion now called Chester He rained liij yeres DOmitianus the Emperor seÌ„t Salustius Lucullus into Brytaine 94 Suetonius whom he shortly put to death for that he suffred certaine lawes to be called Lucullen after his name Some write that Cneus Trebullius was now Gouernor héere What Lieutenants were in Brytaine for the time of Nerua Traiane I find not recorded but when Adrian was possessed Iulius Seuerus in the Empire Iulius Seuerus gouerned here vnder him whoÌ„ Adrianus called out of Brytaine to war against y e Jews 120 came hither himselfe in person pacified the tumults reared a wall which shoulde separate the barbarous from hys Spartianus subiects and returned to Rome COilus y e son of Marius was ordeined King he was broughte 124 Galfridus Colchester builded vp eueÌ„ froÌ„ his youth in Rome among y e Romaines therfore fauoring theÌ„ paid y e tribute truly he builded Colchester and raigned lv yeares and was buried at Yorke ANtonius Pius succeded Hadrianus in
y e Empire gouerned 139 Capitelinus this prouince by Lollius Vrbicus who ouercame the Brytaines and raysed another wall of turffes to kéepe oute the inroades the Northern Brytaines ANtonius Philosophus now ruled the Romaine Empire 162 and Calphurnius Agricola was sent hyther with authoritie against the Britaines then repining at the Romaines but with what successe it is not specified LVcius y e son of Coilus was ordained King who in all hys 179 Florent Vigâ—râ—â— acts déeds followed the steps of hys forefathers in such wise as he was of al men loued dread He seÌ„t his two Ambassadors Eluanus Meduuinus twoo learned meÌ„ in y t scriptures with his louing letters to Elutherius Bishop of Rome England receyued the faith â—eda Asser Flores HistoriaruÌ„ Record of Saint Asaphs Church Iohn Capgraue Marianus Scotus desiring him to sende some deuout learned men by whose instruction both he his people might be taught y e faith religioÌ„ of Christ wherof Elutherius being very glad baptized these two messeÌ„gers making Eluanus a Bishop Meduuinus a teacher sent also with theÌ„ into Brytaine two famous Clarks Faganus Deruuianus by whose diligence Lucius his people of Brytaine were baptized instructed in y e faith of Christ 28. Temples were made Cathedral churches Byshops placed where Flamins before had bin at LoÌ„don Yorke Carlein which is now S. Dauids in Wales were placed Archbishops London Yorke and Carlein Archbishops The Epistle of Eleutherius to Lucius King of Brytaine Lib. constitut Lon. now foloweth an Epistle of Elutherius sente to Lucius K. of Brytain as I find y e same recorded in a Booke of y e Constitutions of London pertaining to y e Guild Hall of London The yeare after Christs birth 202. Pope Elutherius did write to Lucius king of Brytaine for y e amendment of y e kings the nobilitie of Brytaine as foloweth You required that we should send you the Romain Imperial laws y e you might vse theÌ„ in your kingdom of Brytaine but those laws we may disproue not the lawes of God You haue receiued lately through Gods goodnes in your kingdom y e faith and law of Christ you haue there in your kingdom both Testaments out of theÌ„ by Gods grace the aduice of your realme take a law thereby patiently gouern y e kingdom You are y e Uicar of God in your kingdom according to y e kingly prophet The earth is y e Lords his fulnesse is y e whole world al y t Psalm 45. dwel therin again Thou hast loued righteousnes hated iniquitie wherfore God eueÌ„ thy God hath annoynted thée with y â— â—ile of gladnes aboue thy fellows They are y e kings children christian nations people of your kingdome that liue consist vnder your protection peace kingdom according to the Scripture as an Hen gathereth chickens vnder hir wings the people nations of the kingdome of Brytaine is youres suche as are diuided you shoulde gather them togither to the lawe of Christe his holy Churche to peace concorde and cherishe maintaine protect gouerne and defend them from the iniurious malicious and their enimies Woe be to that kingdome the King whereof is a childe and the Princes eate earely in the morning I doe not call a King a child for his youth or minoritie but for his follie iniquitie Psalm 55. and madnesse according to the Kingly Prophet The bloud-thirsty and deceitfull menne shall not out-liue halfe their dayes By eating we shall vnderstande Gluttonie by Gluttonie Luxurie by Luxurie all filth wickednesse and mischiefe according to King Salomon Wisedome will not Sapience â— enter into a spitefull soule nor inhabite in a body subiecte to sinne A King hathe his name of gouerning and not of hys Kingdome so long you shall be a King as you rule well otherwise you shall not be so named and lose that name which God forbid God graunt that you maye so rule your Realme of Brytaine that you may raigne wyth hym euerlastingly whose Uicar you are in the saide Kingdome To whome with the father c. There remayneth in the Churche of Saint Peter vpon Cornhil at London a Table wherein is written that Lucius fouÌ„ded the same Church to be an Archbishops sea and made it the Metropolitane and chiefe Churche of hys Kingdome whych so endured the space of 400. yeres vnto the comming of Saint Augustine Ioseline of Fornes in his booke that he wrote of the Brytish Ioseline of Furneys Bishops saith that Thean who was first Archbishop of LoÌ„don in the time of Lucius builded the said Church of S. Peter Archbishops of London 13. in a place called Cornhil in London by the aide and help of Ciran chief Butler to King Lucius also that Clauus the secoÌ„d Archbishop there builded a Librarie to the same church adioyning conuerted many of the Erwydes learned men in the Pagan Law to the Christian faith The third Archbyshop was named Cadar the fourth Obinus the fift Conan y â— sixt Paladius the seuenth Stephan the eighte Iltut the ninth Dedwin the tenth Thedred the eleuenth Hillary y â— twelfth Guidilinus the thirtenth Vodinus who was slain of the Sarons that came first into this lande Lucius raigned 12. yere and was buryed at Gloucester COmodus after his father Antonius Philosophus succeded 181 Dion in the Empire with most cruel tyranny In his time the Northerne Britains burst in through the wall forrayed the Countrey and slew the Romaine Generall with his souldiours wherfore Vlpius Marcellus was appointed here a careful vigilant Captaine he sore annoyed the Brytains which were enemies to the Romain state and purchasing enuie by his vertue was shortly dismissed Then Ceronnis who ruled all vnder Comodus appointed Lampidiâ—â— Dion certaine men of base estate to gouerne the Romain enemies here wherewith the souldiours being gréeued sent 1500. chosen men out of theyr number to Rome who accusing hym before Comodus to compasse the Empire for his sonne was deliuered vnto them who immediatelye mangled hym and slew his wife with his two sonnes Comodus theÌ„ sent Holnius Pertinax into Brytain and surnamed Lampridiâ—â— himselfe Brytanicus thervnto perswaded by flatterers when the Brytaines were so euill affected toward him that they woulde haue nominated some other Emperour against Capitolinus him and namely Pertinax but these tumults were appeased by the Wisdome of Pertinax to his great danger for he was wel-nere slaine in tumulte and left among the dead whiche iniurie he after seuerallye reuenged sued for his discharge being afterwarde preferred to the Empire Clodius Albinus was then sente hyther by Comodus who Capitolinus at the first so greatlye estéemed of him that he honored hym with y â— title of a Caesar which Clodius refused but afterwards when a false rumor was dispersed y t Comodus was slain he made an OratioÌ„ to the legions of
in bréedth 30. myles The same yere Hastings came with 80. shippes into the Milton mouth of Thamis and made a strong town Middleton in the Beaufleet South side of y e Thamis and another on the Northside called Beaufleete The yeare following the Citie of Yorke was taken by the Normans but Seber the Bishoppe by Gods prouision escaped The same yeare also Aelfred fought against the Normans at Fernham where he slewe them wounded their King and Fernham chased the remnant through the Thamis into Eastsex wherby many of them were drowned Aelfrede hearing that a great number of the Pagans were arriued at Exanceastre he toke with him a greate army and by battayle ouercame and chased them away In the meane season Adhered Earle of the Mercies and Beaufleet taken from the PagaÌ„s the Citizens of London with other came to Beaufleete and besieged the Castell of the Pagans and brake into it where they tooke excéeding riche spoyles of golde siluer horsses and garmentes among whiche was taken the wife of Hastings and hys two sonnes whiche were broughte to London and presented to the King who commaunded them to be restored againe But Hastings came againe into Beaufleete and repayred to the Castell whiche they hadde broken downe From thence he wente to Sceabridge and there builded a Sudbury strong Castell there was ioyned vnto hym the armye that remayned at Apuldrane and other that came from the East Englishe and from the Northumbers who altogyther spoyled Apuldoâ— and robbed tyl they came to the bancke of Seuerne and there at Bultingatume they made a strong towne but by Adhered Earle of the Mercies and other they were besieged shortly through famine forced to come out where many on bothe Florenâ—â— Cronica cronicaruin Marianus Scotus sides were slaine but the Christians had the victorie In the yeare 895. the Pagans wintered in a little Ile called I le of Mersey Ley a riuer that then bare ships vnto VVare Asserius Merâ—ig in the East part of Essex scituate in the sea and the same yeare they sayled by the riuer of Thamis after by the riuer of Ligea and twentie myles from London began to build a Fortresse In the Sommer following the Londoners and other néere adioyning did séeke to destroy the fortresse of the Danes but they being put to flight king Aelfrede pitched â— fielde not farre from the Citie least the Pagans should take away the Haruest of the Countrey and viewing the riuer one daye perceyued that the Chanel mighte be in one place dammed vp that the Danes should not get out their shippes he forthwith commaunded on both sides the riuer a damme to be cast and deuided that riuer into thrée streames so that where shippes before had sayled now a small boate coulde scantly rowe which when the Pagans perceyued they leauing theyr wiues and ships flée a foote to Quatbridge there Novv called Catvvarebrig or Catvvaâ—d bridge building a Fortresse lodged there the Winter following whose shippes the Londoners bring some to London the other they brake downe and destroyed Anno. 897. the Pagans came from Quatbridge parte into East England part into Northumberland some got them ships and sayled into Fraunce After al these verations by the cruel Danes committed folowed farre greater the space of thrée yeres by death of cattaile and mortalitie of men XX. Danish ships were taken being Pirates and the Pyrates slaine or hauged on the gallowes This victorious Prince the studious prouider for Alfred deceased widâ—wes orphanes and poore people moste perfect in Sa 〈…〉 Poetrie moste liberall indued with Wisdome Prayse of King Alfrede fortitude iustice and temperaunce the most patient bearer of sicknesse wherewith he was dayly vexed a moste discrete searcher of trueth in executing iudgement a moste vigilant and deuout Prince in the seruice of God Alfrede the. xxix yeare and sixth month of his raigne departed this life the xxviij daye of October and is buried at Winchester in the new Monasterie of his foundation He founded a Monasterie of Monkes at Ethelingsey and another for Nunnes at Shaftsburie He ordayned the hundreds and tenthes whiche Wil. Malmâ— Floriacâ—ns Reg. Hig. Sea Cro. Regist Hyde T. Rudburnâ— Vniuersitie in Oxforde Marianus Scotus men call Centuaries and Cupings he sent for Grâ—â—balde to come into England that by his aduice he might erect y â— studie of good learning cleane decayed By the counsell of Neotus he ordayned common scholes of diuerse sciences in OxeÌ„forde and tourned the Saxon lawes into Englishe with diuerse other bookes He established good laws by the which he brought so gret Regist Hidâ— a quietnesse to the Countrey that men might haue hanged golden bracelets and Jewels where the wayes parted and no man durst touch them for feare of the law He caried euer y â— Psalter in his bosome y â— wheÌ„ he had any leysure he might read it ouer with diligence He deuided the xxiiij houres of the daye and nighte into Asserius thrée parts he spent viij hâ—ures in writing reading praying eight in prouision of his body viij in hearing and dispatching Marianus Scotus the matters of his subiects He deuided his yerely reuenues into two partes and the first he deuided into thrée one part he gaue to his seruaÌ„ts the second part to his workmen which were occupyed in building the third part to straÌ„gers The second part of y â— who le he deuided into iiij parts the first part wherof he gaue in almes to the poore the second to Monasteries by him founded the third to scholes which he had erected and gathered of many both noble mens other mens sons of his nation the fourth part he distributed to the next Monasteries in all the English Saxon. Alhfwido wife to king Alfrede founded the monasterie of Nuns in Winchester EDward surnamed Senior the son of Aelfred was annoynted 900 Speculum histo Ri. Câ—ren Adhelvvoldâ— reuolteth king shortly after Adhelwoldus cousin germaine vnto king Edwarde reuolted and wente to the armie of the Pagans who forthwith chose him to be their Kyng in Northumberlands Ioannes Leoafer in his thirde booke of the description â—â— Iohns Leoafer Africa writeth that about this time to say about the yere â—â— our Lorde 905. the Englishmen at the perswasion of the Gothes besieged the great Citie Argilla in Barbarie which the Affricanes call Arella being 70. myles distant froÌ„ the streight of Marrocho Southwarde hoping thereby to withdraw the Sarazens out of Europe where they fought with so great courage and good successe that they wanne the sayde towne and so ransacked it with fire and sworde that scant one escaped there and the towne laye desolate and without inhabitantâ— for the space of thirtie yeare We account thys to haue hapned in the foresayde yeare bycause the aucthour after the â—â—shion of the Sarazens doth referre it to the. 314. yeare of Mâ—homets Hegira which by coÌ„ference of theyr places
his tayle betwixte the Legate and the Archbyshop of Canturburie whiche Archbishop of Canturburie béeing lothe to remoue the other set his buttocke in his lappe but he had vnneath touched hym with his bumme when the Bishops and other of the Cleargie and Laytie stepte to hym pulled hym threwe hym to the grounde and beganne to lay on hym with fistes and battes so that the Archbishop of Canturburie yéelding good for euill was fayne to defende the other Archbishop who with his rent Coape gote vppe and away straight to the King with a greate complaynte but when the trueth of the matter was once knowen hée was well laughed at for hys remedye Richard Strangbow Earle of Chepstow deceassed and was Iohn Beuer. buryed at Dublin in Ireland William Earle of Arundell also deceassed and was buryed at Wimondham William Earle of Glocester bycause he had no sonne to Anno reg 23 Ypodigma inherite his landes and béeing loth to distribute them amongst his daughters he made Iohn the Kings sonne his successor A showre of bloud raigned in the Isle of Wighte two Cron. Tinmouth houres space The Church of secular Channons at Waltam was by 1177 Ypodigma Geruasius the Kings commandement newe builded and regular Channons placed there After the death of Rosamund the Faire daughter of Walter Rosamund Lord Clifford Concubine to Henry the second at Woodstoke he tooke priuily King Lewes daughter of France that was marryed to his sonne Richard Earle of Poytow for his Leman and had practised for a diuorce betwixt him and his Quéene Eleanor wherevpon followed great discord betwixt the Kings of England and France but méeting togither they agréed vpon peace for a time Richard Lucy the Kings Justiciar layde the foundation of the couentuall Church in the honor of Saint Thomas in 1178 a place which is called Westwood otherwise Lesnes in the territorie Lesnes Geruasius Walter Couen Gerua Tilberien of Rochester in the new Parish of Southfleete This Richard Lucy builded the Castell of Anger in Estsex in the diocesse of the Bishop of London The Citie of Yorke was brent On Christmas day at Oxenhall in the territorie of Derlington Anno reg 25. 1179 Cron. vinmouth in the Bishopricke of Duresme the earth lifted vp it selfe in the manner of an high Tower and so remayned from the spring of the day vnmoueable vntil the euening and then fell with so horrible a noyse that it feared the inhabitantes thereabout and the earth swallowed it vp and made there a déepe pitte which is séene vntill this day For a testimonie thereof Leyland sayth he saw the pittes there Iohn Leyland commonly called Helkettles The tenth day of Aprill the Church of Saint Andrewe in Rochester was consumed with fire Richard Lucy departed this life in the Abbey of Lesnes hauing changed his habite The Usurers in England were gréeuously punished for Anno reg 26 1180 Vsuters punished Gerua Dorâ— corrupting the Coyne the whiche besides other vexations were fettered two and two togither and carryed in Cartes to the Kings Court. A new Coyne was ordeyned in England Geffrey the Kings Bastarde sonne resigned the Byshopricke Anno reg 27 1181 of Lincolne and was made the Kings Chancellour This yeare Giraldus Cambrensis wrote his booke of the Itinerarium Cambriâ— Giraldi description of Wales wherein he noteth to haue happened in his time in the Prouince of Kemmeis a yong man borne in those partes to be persecuted with Toades as all within that Countrey had come crawling togither to vexe him A man deuoured by Toades and when innumerable numbers of them were killed by those that kept him and other of his friends and kinsmen Geruasius de mappa mundi yet came they still as if they had sprong like Hydraes head numberlesse at length when his friends were wéeried with watching they caused him in a Coffin to be hoysed vp into an high trée that was shred of all the boughes and made smooth but there was he not preserued from his venemous enemies which assaulted him créeping vp into the trée till they had eaten him to the bones that he dyed his name was Seisillus Elker her that is long legge Barnewell with the Priorie néere vnto Cambridge was fired Anno reg 28 1182 and brent Robert Harding a Burgesse of Bristow to whome King Henry gaue the Barony of Barkeley builded the Monasterie Saint Austins in Bristovv Anno reg 29 1183 of Saint Augustines in Bristow King Henry the elder went into France and there made his testament They of Aquitayne hated their Duke Richard for his crueltie and were minded to driue him out of the Earledome of Poytow and Dukedome of Aquitayne and to transpose those estates to his brother King Henry the yonger but when all men looked for victory to the yong King he King Henry the yonger deceassed Giraldus Cambr 〈…〉 1184 Gualterus Couen fell miserably sicke and dyed in the Castell of Limouicen about the beginning of June and was buryed at Roane King Henry returned into England and sent many men of warre into Wales for the Welchmen emboldned by the Kings absence had broken forth and slayne many Englishmen The Abbey of Glastenbury was brent with the Church of Glastenbury brent Saint Iulian. Heraclius Patriarch of Hierusalem came to King Henry Anno reg 31. desiring him of ayde agaynst the Turkes but the King bycause 1185 Heracâ—â—us the Patriarke Gerua Doro. of the crueltie of his sonnes was counselled not to leaue his Dominions in hazard and to goe so farre off wherefore he promised the Patriarke 50000. Markes of Siluer This Patriarke dedicated the new Temple then builded Nevv Temple in the West part of London King Henry sente his sonne Iohn into Ireland that he Iohn the kings sonne Lord of Ireland Ypodigma might be made Lorde thereof The Pope sente him a Crowne of Peacocks feathers brayded with Golde This yeare dyed Hugh Mortimere founder of Wigmorâ— Abbey Mawde the Empresse Mother to King Henry the second The Empresse deceased deceassed she founded the Abbey of Bordesley Geffrey Earle of Britayne the Kings sonne of England dyed Anno reg 32 1180 Geffrey Earle of Britayne dyeth Giral Cambr. Mathew Paris Roger Houeden Iohn Taxtor at Paris about the beginning of August and was there buryed He left issue two daughters which he had by Constance daughter to Conan Earle of Britaine who also at the time of his death was great with childe and after brought forth a sonne named Arthur A great Earthquake threw downe many buildings amongst the which the Cathedrall Church of Lincolne was rent in péeces the fiue and twentith of Aprill The Cathedrall Church of Chichester and all the whole Chichester brent Citie was brent the twentith of October Néere vnto Orford in Suffolke certayne Fishers of the Anno reg 33 1187 A Fish like a man Ralphe Cogshall Monument in Colchester Sea tooke in
their nettes a Fish hauing the shape of a man in all poyntes whiche Fishe was kepte by Barthelinew de Glaunuile Custos of the Castell of Orford in the same Castell by the space of sixe monethes and more for a wonder he spake not a word All manner of meates he gladly did eate but most gréedily raw fishe after he had crushed out all the moysture Oftentimes he was brought to the Churche where he shewed no tokens of adoration At length when he was not well looked to he stale away to the Sea and neuer after appeared The Kings of Englande and of France mette betwixt Gisors Anno reg 34 1188 and Trye where they tooke on them the Crosse and dyuers other with them The King of England landing at Winchelsea hasted towards North-hampton where at Gedington Richarde Sothwel Rog Houed â—nâ—iqâ—â—â—â—erl Gual Coueâ—â— about eight or tenne miles from North-hampton he helde a Parliamente aboute the voyage into the holy land where many Articles concerning that voyage were concluded and the whole Realme troubled with paying of tithes towarde that voyage The Christians were appoynted to pay aboue lxx thousand pound and the Iewes lx thousand without any delay but by meanes of a discorde that fell betwixt the two Kings that voyage was stayed The Towne of Beuerley with the Church of Saint Iohn Beuerley brent Anno reg 35 Geruasius 1189 there was brent the twentith of September The Kings of England and of France with Richard Earle of Poytow the Legate and the Archbishops of Canturbury Roane Rhenes and Burges mette at Naunts the ninth day of June There Philip the French King required that his sister which had bin kept in England a two and tweÌ„ty yeares â—odouicus viâ—es Death of King Henry the second mighte be restored vnto Earle Richard as his wife and Earle Richard desired the same but King Henry denyed this request and so they departed a sunder and got them to armour The French King and Earle Richard pursued the King of England so hard that he was forced to yéelde to Richardus Cambr. all the requestes as wel of the French King as of his sonne Richard This was done at Gisors and so departing came to Azai where he fell sicke and departed this life the sixth day Ypodigma of July in the yeare of our Lord 1189. when he had raigned xxxiiij yeares ix monethes and xij dayes and was buryed at Fonteuerard in the Monasterie of Nunnes by hym founded He founded the Priories of Douer and of Stoneley and Basingwarke and the Castell of Rudlan He also began the stone Bridge ouer the Thamis at London He left issue Richard and Iohn ¶ King Richard Cuer de Lion RIchard the first borne at Oxford for his valiantnesse surnamed Anno reg 1. Cordelion or with the Lions heart the seconde sonne of Henry the second began his raigne the sixth day of July in the yeare of oure Lorde 1189. He was bigge of stature with a merrie countenance To his Souldyoures fauourable bountifull to his friends to Strangers a gréeuous enimie hard to be pleased desirous of warre abhorring ydlenesse enclined to pride lechery and auarice He comming from beyonde the Seas landed at South-hampton Geruasius Do. Mathew Paris the twelfth day of August and was Crowned at Westminster on the third day of September by the hands of the Archbishop Baldwine He commanded that no Iewes nor women shoulde be at his Coronation for feare of enchantmentes whiche were wont to be practised for breaking of whiche commmandement many Iewes were slayne the same day Elianor the olde Quéene who at the commaundement of hir husbande had bene long kept close prisoner was now set at libertie The Archbishop of Canturburie being sore offended wyth Erle Iohn the kings brother for takyng to wife Isabel countesse of Glocester his coosin in the thirde degrée wrote a threatning letter to the same Iohn commanding him not to touch the virgine and to appeare at a peremptory day before him to aunswere the matter King Richard gaue the Castels of Berwike and Rokesburgh to the Scottish king for the summe of x. M. pound he also sold to Hugo de Puteaco Bishoppe of Durham his own prouince for a great péece of mony and created him Erle of the same and then sayde in game I am a wonderous craftesman I haue made a newe Earle of an olde Bishoppe He solde the Priorie of Couentrie to Hugh Bishoppe of Chester for iij. C. markes which Hugh with a power of armed men inuaded the Priory chased the Prior away beat the Monkes lamed some cast some into prison and spoyling the other droue theÌ„ away brake the Hutches of the Churche brente their Charters and priuileges The King also fayned to haue lost his signet and made a newe and then caused to be proclaymed that who so euer woulde safely enioy those things which before time they had inrolled shoulde come to the newe seale wherby it came to passe that many which could not finde him in England went ouer sea to fine with him at his plesure He gaue his brother Iohn the prouinces of Notingham Deuonshire and Cornewal In this time were many robbers and out-lawes among Iohn Maior Outlavves in England the whiche Robert Hoode little Iohn renowmed théeues continued in woods despoyling and robbing the goods of the rich They killed none but such as would inuade them or by resistance for their own defence The sayde Robert entertayned an hundred tall men and good Archers with such spoyles and theftes as he got vppon whome foure hundred were they neuer so strong durste not giue the onset He suffered no woman to be oppressed violated or otherwise inolested poore mens goods he spared aboundantlye relieuing them with that whiche by theft he gotte from Abbayes and the houses of rich Carles whome Maior blameth for his rapine and thefte but of all théeues he affirmeth hym to be the Prince and the moste gentle théefe Till this firste yeare of King Richard the firste the Citizens Magistrates of the Citie of London since before the Conquest Robert Fabian of London hadde bene gouerned by Portgraues as Fabian sometime an Alderman of London in his Chronicle affirmeth whose names with the lawes and customes of the Cittie then vsed he sayeth were recorded in an olde booke written in the Saxon tongue called Domes daye sometime remayning in the Guilde Hal of London but now embezeled To this accordeth the Charter of the same Citie granted by William the Conquerour and diuerse other Records wherein I finde that the chiefe Magistrate of the Citie of Portgraue London in the time of king Edward last before the Conquest called the Confessor was called Portgraue whose name was Wolfgare In the time of William Conquerour and William Rufus Liber trinitatis W. Dunthorne Prouost Godfrey Mandeuile or Magnauile was Portgraue Richarde de Pare Prouost In the time of King Henrie the first Hugh Bouch Portgraue and Leofstanus Goldsmith Prouost
the Duke desirous to be magnified and also he perceyued the inwarde hatred whiche he bare towarde King Richard hée opened hys stomake to the botome and saide my singular good Lorde sith the tyme of my captiâ—itie whyche béeyng in your Graces custody I maye rather call it a libertie then a straight imprisonment in auâ—yding of ydlenesse mother of all vyces in reading Bookes and auncient Pamphlets I haue founde this sentence written that no manne is borne frée and at libertie of himselfe onely for one part of duty he oweth to his parents an other parte to his friends and kinsfolkes but the natiue countrey in the which he firste tasted this pleasaunte and flattering worlde demaundeth a debte not to be forgotten whyche saying causeth me to consider in what case this realme my natiue countrey nowe standeth and in what estate and assuraunce before this time it hathe coÌ„tinued what gouernor we now haue and what ruler we might haue for I plainely perceiue the Realme being in this case must néeds decay be brought to confusioÌ„ but one hope I haue that is wheÌ„ I consider youre noble personage your iustice and indifferencie your feruent zeale and ardent loue toward your naturall country in like maner the loue of your countrey toward you the great learning pregnant witte eloquence which so much doth abounde in your person I muste néedes thinke this realme fortunate whyche hathe such a Prince in store méete and apt to be gouernor But on the other side when I call to memorie the good qualities of the late Protector and nowe called King so violated by tyranny so altred by vsurped authoritie so clouded by blinde ambition I muste néedes say that he is neither méete to be King of so noble a realme nor so famous a realme méete to be gouerned by such a tyrant Was not his first enterprice to obtaine the Crowne begunne by the murther of dyuers noble personages Did he not secondarily procéed againste his owne naturall mother declaring hir openlye to be a woman giuen to carnall affection and dissoulute lyuing declaring furthermore hys two brethren and two nephewes to be Bastardes and to be borne in aduoâ—trey yet not contented after he had obtayned the Garlande hée caused the two pore innocents his nephewes committed to him to be shamefully murthered the bloude of whiche little babes dayly cry to God from the earth for vengeaunce what sure tie shall be in this realme to any person eyther for life or goodes vnder suche a cruell Prince whych regardeth not the destruction of his owne bloud then the lesse the losse of other but nowe to conclude what I meane toward your noble person I say affirme if you loue God your linage or your natiue couÌ„try you must your self take vpon you y â— Crown of this Realme both for y e maintenaÌ„ce of the honour of the same as also for the deliueraunce of your natural CountreymeÌ„ from the bondage of such a Tyrante And if your self wil refuse to take vpon you y e Crown of this Realme TheÌ„ I adiure you by the faith y â— you owe to God to deuise some way how this realme may be brought to some conuenient regiment vnder some good gouernour wheÌ„ the B had ended his saying the D. sighed spake not of a gret while so y â— night they coÌ„moned 〈…〉 ore The next daye the Duke sent for the B. vnto whom he sayd my L. of Ely I must néedes in hart thinke and with mouth confesse that you be a sure friende a trustie counsaylour and a verye louer of your Countrey And sith at our last communicatioÌ„ you haue disclosed the secrets of your hart touching y e new vsurper of the Crowne and also haue a little touched the â—â—auncement of the two noble families of Yorke and Lancaster I shal likewise declare vnto you my priuie entents and secrete cogitations and to beginne when King Edwarde was deceased I then beganne to studye and with deliberation to ponder in what maner this realme shoulde be gouerned I perswaded wyth my selfe to take part wyth the Duke of Glocester whom I thought to be as cleane without dissimulation as tractable without iniurie and so by my means he was made Protector both of the king and realm whiche auathoritie being once gotten he neuer ceased printly to require me other Lords as wel spirituall as temporall that he might take vppon hym the Crowne till the Prince came to the age of xxiiij yeares and were able to gouerne the realme as a sufficient king which thing when he saw me somewhat sticke at he then brought in instrumeÌ„ts autentike Doctors Proctors and notaries of the law with depositions of diuers witnesses testifying King Edwardes children to be bastards whiche depositions then I thought to be as true as nowe I knowe them to be fayned When the sayde depositions were before vs read and diligentlye hearde hée stoode vppe bare headed saying Well my Lordes euen as I and you would that my nephewes should haue no wrong so I praye you do me nothing but right for these witnesses and sayings of famous Doctours be true for I am onelye the vndubitate heyre to RICHARDE PLANTAGENET Duke of Yorke adiudged to be the verye heire to the Crowne of this realme by aucthoritie of Parliament Whyche thynges so by learned men for veritie to vs declared caused me and other to take him for our lawful vndoubted Prince and Soueraigne Lorde so agayne by my aide he of a Protector was made a King but when he was once crowned King and in full possession of the realme he caste awaye his olde conditions For when I my selfe sued to him for my parte of the Earle of Herefords landes which his brother Kyng Edward wrongfully detained from me and also requyred to haue the office of the highe Conestableship of Englande as diuers of my noble auncestours before this time haue hadde and in long descent continued in this my firste sute hée did not only first delay me and afterward deny me but gaue me suche vnkind wordes as though I had neuer furthered him al which I suffred pacieÌ„tly but wheÌ„ I was informed of the death of the two yong innocentes O Lord my heart inwardly grudged in so much that I abhorred y e sight of him I toke my leaue of the Court and returned to Brecknocke to you but in the iourney as I returned I had diuerse imaginatioÌ„s how to depriue this vnnatural vncle Frst I santiâ—ed y â— if I list to take vpon me the Crowne now was the way made playne and occasion giuen For I sawe he was dysdayned of the Lords temporall and accursed of the Lordes spiritual After diuerse cogitations of this matter As I rode betwéene Worcester and Bridgenorth I encountred with the Lady Margaret Countesse of Richmonde now wife to y e Lord Stanley which is the very daughter and sole heire to Iohn Duke of Somerset my grandfathers elder brother so that she and hir sonne the Garle
of December at nyne of the Sheene burnt clocke at night sodaynely beganne a greate fier within the Kings lodgings then being at his Manour of Sheene which continued tyll Mydnight by violence whereof much and a great part of the olde building of that place was brent with hangings beddes apparell plate and manye other Iewelles Perkin Werbecke endeuouring to steale secreatlye out 1498 Perkin VVerbecke taken of the lande was taken againe by hys kéepers and by the Kings commandement cast in the Tower of London and after he was shewed in Westminster and in Cheape stocked on Anno reg 14 scaffoldes to the great wonderment of many people This yeare all the Gardens which had bene continued time out of mind without More gate of London wer destroyed and of them was made a plaine fielde for Archers to shoote in The Englishe Merchants were receyued into Antwarpe with general procession after they had bene long absent from thence This yeare was a great drought by reason whereof a loade of Hay which was before time solde at London for fiue shillings was this yeare solde for ten shillings or twelue shillings more This yeare one Sebastian Gabato a Genoas sonne borne in Bristow professing himselfe to be experte in knowledge of the circute of the worlde and Ilandes of the same as by his Charts and other reasonable demonstrations he shewed caused the King to man and victual a shippe at Bristow to search for an Ilande whiche he knewe to be replenished with rich commodities in the ship diuerse Merchauntes of London aduentured smal stockes and in the company of this shippe sayled also out of Bristow thrée or foure smal shippes fraught with slight and grosse wares as course cloth Caps Laces pointes and such other sir Humfrey Gilbert knight in his booke intituled a discouerie for a newe passage to Cataia writeth thus Sebastian Gabato by hys personall experience and trauaile hath set forth and discribed this passage in his Chartes whiche are yet to be séene in y e quéenes Maiesties priuie Gallerie at White Hall who was sent to make this discouerie by King Henrie the seuenth and entred the same fret affirming y â— he sayled very far Westward wyth a quarter of the North on the Northside of Terrade Labrador the eleuenth of June vntil he came to the septentrial latitude of 67½ degrées and finding the seas stil open sayde y â— he might would haue gone to Cataia if the iminitie of the Maister and Mariners had not bene Thomas Bradburie Stephen Iennins the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior A Shoemakers sonne fained to be the Earleof VVarvvike Sir Iohn Perciuall Tayler the 28. of October A Shoemakers sonne borne in Byshopsgate streete of London was hanged at Saint Thomas Watrings on Shroue Tuesday for naming himselfe to be Edward Earle of Warwike sonne to George Duke of Clarence which Edward Earle of Warwike was then and had bin all the raigne of this King kept seâ—ret prisoner in the Tower of London The foure and twentith of February the Kings thirde 1499 Anno reg 15 sonne was Christned within the Friers Church at Greenewich by the name of Edward The Gasgoyne Wine was solde at London for forty shillings VVine salt and vvheate cheap the Tunne and much left to the Shipmen for freight the plentie was so great A quarter of Wheate foure shillings and bay salte foure pence the bushell This yeare was the Brewers house called the Swanne adioyning to Saint Antonyes taken downe for the enlarging of the sayd Church which was after new builded at the costs of Sir Iohn Tate late Maior Iames Wilford Tayler Richard Brond the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Perkin vverbeck hanged Nicholas Alwin Mercer the 28. of October The xvj of Nouember was arraigned Perkin Warbecke and thrée other the which Perkin and Iohn a Water Maior of Corfe were executed at Tiborne the xxiij of Nouember The xxvitj of Nouember Edward Plantagenet Earle of The Earle of VVarvvike beheaded Warwike sonne to George Duke of Clarence being about the age of xxiitj yeares was beheaded at Tower hill and buryed at Birsam by his auncesters Shortly after Walter Blewet and Thomas Astwoode were hanged at Tiborne In the beginning of May the King and Quéene sayled to 1500 The King and Queene sayled to Calleis Caleis where they met with the Duke of Burgoigne they returned agayne in June In July the Towne of Babram in Norffolke was brente Edward the Kings thirde sonne dyed at a place of the Bishop of Eely called Hatfield in Hartfordshire and was buryed at Westminster This yeare was a great death in London and other partes Anno. reg 16 of this Realme Iohn Hawes William Stede the 28. of September Sherifes Maior William Remington Fishmonger the 28. of October The xxx day of January was brought vnto the Grey Friers the corpse of the Lorde Denham Treasurer of England and was there buryed in the South side of the Quéere In the moneth of May was a royall Tourney of Lords and Knightes within the Tower of London before the King The King buylded new his Mannour at Sheene and named Arnold Smart 1501 Richmond and Baynards Castell Anno reg 17. it Richmond for that so many notable and rich Jewels were there brente and the same cost no small summes the building new He also new builded Baynards Castell in London and repaired Greenewich Edmond de la Poole Duke of Suffolke and Richarde hys brother shipped at Harwich departed secretly into France The fourth of October Katherine daughter to the King of Spayne landed at Plimmouth Lawrence Ailmer Henry Hede the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Shaw Goldsmith the 28. of October This Iohn Shaw caused his bréethren the Aldermen to ride from the Guildhall vnto the water side when he went to Westminster to be presented in y â— Exchequer He also caused the kitchens and other houses of office to be builded at y â— Guildhall where since that time the Maiors feastes hath The Maiors feast first kept at the Guild hall bin kept which before had bin in y â— Grocers or Tailors hal The xiiij of Nouember Prince Arthur was married in Prince Arthur married S. Paules Church at London vnto Katherine daughter to Ferdinando King of Spayne which Arthur the second of Aprill Prince Arthur deceassed 1502 deceassed at Ludlow and was buryed at Worcester About Easter all the Grey Friers in Englande changed their habite for where of long time before they had vsed to VVollen cloth tvvo shillings the brodyarde weare browne Russet of foure shillings sixe shillings and eight shillings the yard now they were compelled to weare Russet of two shillings the yard and not aboue which was brought to passe by the Friers of Greenewich This yeare the dike called Turnemill brooke with all the Dikes of London clensed course of Fléete dike were so scoured downe to the Thames that boates with fish and
Mastes bound togither with iron bands for to holde them togither for it was an hundred and four and thirtie â—ote of length and cost sixe pound thirtéene shillings foure pence to set it vpright The Banqueting house was couered â—uer with Canuas fastned with ropes and iron as fast as might be deuised And within the sayd house was paynted the Heauens with Starres Sunne Moone and Clowdes with diuers other things made aboue ouer mens heads and ther were great Images of wickers couered and made like great men of diuers strange Nations and diuers reasons were written by them of the Countreys that they were likened to be off and the Armes of those Countreys hanging by them Also there was made as it were many ships vnder sayle and Windmilles going and about the high piller of timber that stoode vpright in the midst was made Stages of Timber for Organs and other instruments to stande on men to play on them and for other Musitions and Pageants to be playde when the King of England and the Emperour should be at their Banquet but in the morning of the same day the winde beganne to rise and at night blew off all the Canuas and all the elements with Banqueting house defaced by tempest the Starres Sunne Moone and Clowdes and the wind blew out aboue a thousand Torches and other lightes of waxe that were prepared to giue light to the Banquet and all the Kings seates that were made with great riches besides all other things were all dashed and lost The same night the King with fiftéene persons more were richly apparelled and in a Maske went to the Emperours lodging and in the Chamber of presence daunced and reuelled and then departed On the twelfth of July the Emperour and the Lady Margaret supped with the King and the Quéene at the Checker where the same night were eyght companyes of Maskers and euery company twelue persons all in Gold Siluer and Ueluet richly apparelled The fourtéenth of July the Emperour departed from Caleis toward Grauelin The eyghtéenth of July the King of Englande with the Quéene departed from Caleis towards Calbais Iohn Skeuington Mer. Taylor Iohn Kyeme the 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Bruges Draper the 28. of October King Henry kepte his Christmas at his Manour of Greenewich with much noblenesse and open Court and the tenth day of February in his owne person iusted with all commers In this time Edward Duke of Buckingham was accused Duke of Buckingham accused 1521 of high Treason wherefore the King directed his letters to the sayd Duke béeing at hys Manour of Thornebury in Glocestershire that incontinent he should come to his presence which commandement the Duke obeyed and came vpto Anno reg 13 London where he was streightwayes arrested by Sir Henry Merney Captayne of the Gard and conuayde to the Tower of London on the sixtéenth of Aprill before whiche time the Dukes Chancellour was taken which had confessed matter of high Treason concerning the Kings person There was also attached a Monke of the order of the Carthusians being of Henton Priory and Iohn Delaker the Dukes Confessor all these were prisoners in the Tower Shortly after the Duke was arraigned at Westminster the Duke of Norffolke sitting as chiefe Judge There were brought foorth against him witnesses Sir Gilbert Perke his Chancellour Iohn de la Court his confessor Charles Kneuet Esquire and a Monke Prior of Henton which had diuers times sayde to the Duke that he should be King of England Diuers presumptions were layd to him by Charles Kneuet which he would fayne haue couered but in the ende he was found giltie and had iudgement to be drawne hanged and quartered and on the seauentéenth day of May about eleuen of the clocke the sayd Edward Duke of Duke of Buckingham beheaded Buckingham Earle of Hereford Stafford and Northampton was beheaded on the Tower hill and his body buryed in the Friers Augustines Church such is the ende of ambition the credite of false prophecies and of euill life This Duke had begonne a great and sumptuous building at his Manour of Thornebury but left the same vnfinished He made a faire Parke hard by the same building for the which he tooke in much faire and fruitefull ground Also another Parke at East wood one mile off he enlarged at two times to the compas of sixe miles for the whiche déede and suche like he had many a cursse of the poore tenants Iohn Leyland The seconde daye of August Cardinall Wolsey passed Thomas VVolsey Cardinall vvent Embassador ouer from Douer to Caleis to treate a peace betwixte the French King and the Emperour and returned agayne to Caleis in the latter end of Nouember and from thence tooke his iourney to Blechingly where the King welcomed him and gaue him thankes for his great paynes King Henry wrote a Booke against Luther in Germany King Henry vvrote againste Luther and therefore the Bishop of Rome Leo the tenth named him defender of the faith to which Booke Luther answered very sharply nothing sparing his authoritie or maiestie This yeare was a pestilence in this land especially at Pestilence London and a dearth of Corne for wheate was at London sold for twenty Shillings the quarter Iohn Britaine merchaÌ„t Taylor Th. Pargiter the 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Milborne Draper the 28. of October This Sir Iohn Milborne builded certayne almes houses adioyning to the Crossed Friers in London wherein he placed thirtéene aged poore people who haue their dwelling â—entfrée and two shillings sixe pence the péece the firste day of euery moneth for euer The sixth of March the French King attached all Englishmens Frenchmen attached goodes at Burdeaux and deteyned the Kings tribute and the French Quéenes dower Also all Frenchmens bodies and goodes were attached at London This yeare betwéene Easter and Michaelmas was made a generall proscription of all the Realme of Englandâ— The twentith of May Cardinall Wolsey rode through London to Douer there to méete with the Emperour being 1522 accompanyed with two Earles sixe and thirtie Knightes an hundred Gentlemen eyght Bishops tenne Abbots Anno reg 14. Cardinall VVolsey thirtie Chapleins all in Ueluet Satten and 700. yomen Charles the fifth Emperour came into England and was honourably receyued into London by the Maior Aldermen The Emperour came to London and Commons of the Citie the sixth of June the King accompanying him xj Pageants were made in the Citie and the Crosse in Cheape new gilt From thence he wente to Windsore and sate in the Stall of the Garter After great feastes iustes and honourable entertainement he departed to Hampton and sayled from thence into Spayne During this time the Earle of Surrey Lord Admirall brent Morles in Briteine and then returned not long after he passed ouer to Caleis entred Picardy and brente diuers Townes and Castels He beséeged Hesding but bycause Winter was néere he raysed his séege
Martin Abboy Straâ—ford Abbey Lewis and Abbeys suppressed other were suppressed to the Kings vse The Images of our Lady of Walsingham and Ipswich were brought vp to London with all the Iewels that hung aboute them and diuers other Images both in England and Wales wherevnto any common Pilgrimage was vsed for aâ—oyâ—ng of Idolatrie all which were brente at Chelsey by the Lord priuie seale The ix of August Edmond Conisby one of the groomes of the Kings Chamber was executed at Tiborne for counterfeting the Kings Seale manuell The firste of September being Sonday one Gratnell Hangman hanged Hangman of London and two other were hanged at the Wrestling place by Clarken well for robbing a Booth in Bartholmew Faire The second of September Edward Clifford GentlemaÌ„ was executed at Tiborne for counterâ—etting the Kings priuie Signet This moneth of September Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Seale Uizgerent to the Kings highnesse sente foorth The Bible in euery Church to be redde iniunctions to all Bishops and Curats through y e Realme charging them to sée that in euery parish Church the Bible of the largest volume printed in English were placed for all men to reade on and that a Booke of Register were also Register booke in euery Church to be kept prouided and kept in euery parish Churche wherein shall be written euery Wedding Christning and Burying within the same parish foreuer Saint Austiâ—â— Abbey at Caâ—terbury was suppressed and the Shriue and goodes taken to the Kings it â—easurie as also the Shrine of Thomas Becket in the Priory of Christ Church Thomas Becket â—â—ent was likewise taken to the Kings vse and his bones scull and all which was there found with a péece broken out by the wound of his death were all brent in the same Church by the Lord Cromwell The Monkes there were commanded to change their habites c. The xxj of October the Churche of Thomas Becket in London called the Hospitall of Saint Thomas of Akers was suppressed William Wilkinson Nicholas Gibson the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Sir William Forman Haberdasher the 28. of October This Nicholas Gibson Grocer Sheriffe of London builded a frée Schoole at Radcliffe néere vnto London appoynting Free Schoole and Almes houses at Radcliffe to the same for the instruction of thréescore poore mens children a Schoolemayster and Usher with a stipend of tenne pound by the yeare to the Mayster and sixe â— xiij â— iiij â— to the Usher He also builded there certayne Almes houses for fourtéene poore and aged persons who quarterly receiue sixe shillings eyght pence the péece for euer The fifth of Nouember were Henry Marquesse of Excester Earle of Deuonshire and Sir Henry Poole Knight Lord Moâ—ntacute and Sir Edward Neuill sent to the Tower who were endited for deuising to maynteyne promote and aduance one Reignald Poole late Deane of Excester enemie to the King beyond the sea and to depriue the King The xvj of Nouember the blacke Friers in London was suppressed the next day the white Friers the grey Friers Friers suppressed and the Monkes of the Charterhouse and so all the other immediatly The xxij of Nouember Iohn Lambert was brente in Lambart brent Smithfield The xxiiij of Nouember the Bishop of Rochester preached at Pawles Crosse and there shewed the bloude of Bloud of Hales shevved at Pavvles Crosse Hales and affirmed the same to be no bloud but Honey clarified and coloured with Saffrone as it had bin euidently proued before the King and his Counsell Also â—â—urâ— Anabaptistes thrée men and one woman all Dutch bare Anabaptistes â—aggots at Paules Crosse the same day The xxix of Nouember a man and a woman Dutch Anabaptistes were brent in Smithfield The ninth of January were Henry Marquesse of Excester Earle of Deuonshire executed Earle of Deuonshire and the Lord Mountacute and Sir Edward Neuill beheaded on the Tower hill Two Priestes Croftes and Colins and Holand a Mariner were hanged and quartered at Tiborne Sir Geffrey Poole was pardoned On Ashe wednesday were Iohn Ioanes Iohn Potter and Execution in Poules Church-yard William Mannering hanged in Paules Church-yard for killing of Roger Cholmeley Esquier in the same place The third of March Sir Nicholas Carew of Bedington in Surâ—ey Knighte of the Garter and mayster of the Kings Horsse was beheaded at the Tower hill for béeing of counsell with Henry Marques of Excester and Henry Poole Lorde Mountacute The ix of March the King created Sir WilliaÌ„ States created Pawlet Knight Treasurer of houshold Lord Saint Iohn and Sir Iohn Russell Comptroller of his houshold Lorde Russell Sir William Parre Lord Parre The new Abbey of white Monkes at the Tower hill and the Minories Nunnes without Aldgate were suppressed â—n the last of March. The xxviij of Aprill beganne a Parliamente in the 1539 which Margaret Countesse of Salisburie Gertrude wife to the Marquesse of Excester Reignold Poole Sir Adrian Anno reg 31 Fortescue and Thomas Dingley Knight of Saint Iohns and diuers other were attaynted and all the Religious houses in England suppressed and not suppressed were graunted to the King for euer The viij of May the Citizens of London mustered at the Great muster aâ— London Miles end all in bright harneys with coates of white silke â—â— cloth and cheynes of gold in thrée great Battayles the number was fiftéene thousand beside wyfflers and other awayters who in goodly order passed through London to Westminster and so through the Sanctuary and round about the Parke of S. Iames and returned home through Holborne No watch at Midsomer Doctor Shakston Bishop of Salisburie and Doctor Latimer Bishop of Worcester resigned their Bishoprickes into the Kings hand the first of July The viij of July Griffith Clearke Uicar of Wandsworth Vickar of VVandsvvorth and other executed with his Chapleine and his seruant and Frier Waire were all four hanged and quartered at Saint Thomas Waterings The tenth of July Sir Adrian Fortescue and Thomas Dingley were beheaded The ninth of September the Nunnery of Clarkenwell Clarkenvvell and other suppressed was suppressed The xij of October the Nunnery of Halywell and forthwith the Priorie of Saint Mary Oueries in Southwarke and Saint Barthelmewes in Smithfield were suppressed and al their lands and goodes taken to the Kings vse The seauenth of September deceassed Doctor Stokesley Bishop of London and was buryed in Paules Church Iohn Feire Thomas Huntlow the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Thomas Huntlovv his charitie Sir William Holleys Mercer the 28 of October This Thomas Huntlow Sheriffe gaue to the Haberdashers certayne tenementes for the which they be bound to giue to tenne poore almes people of the same company euery one of them eyght pence euery Friday for euer And also at euery quarter dinner kept by the maisters to be giuen to euery one of those tenne poore people a penny loaâ—e a pottell of Ale a péece of béefe worth four pence in
execution and therefore to crie away away wherevpon the people ranne some one way some another many fell into the Tower Ditch and they which â—arried thought some pardon had bin brought some sayd it thundered some that the ground moued but there was no such matter The xvij of February on which day was receyued the Bookes of the reliefe of all the wardes of London towardes the new Hospitals by the Kings commissioners the Counsell dined aâ— Mayster Cowpers the Sheriffe and after dinner Mayster Thomas Curteys Alderman came thither to speake with the Lord Chancellour for a matter he had depending afore him in the Chancerie but for his misdeâ—â—â—â—oâ—r in words and â—â—gnes to the Lord Chancellour at that time the sayde Mayster Curteys was committed to warde in the Fleete The sixe and twentith of February Sir Ralphâ—a Vane Anno reg 6. Sir Ralpha Vane and other executed and Sir Miles Partridge were hanged on the Tower hill Sir Michaell Stanhope with Sir Thomas Arundell were beheaded there The last of Aprill through negligence of the Gunnepowlder 1552 makers a certayne houâ—e néere to the Tower of London with thrée Last of Powlder was blowne vp and House blovvne vp vvith Gunpovvlder brent the Gunpowlder makers being fiftéene in number were all slayne The xvj of May was a goodly muster of Horssemen made before the King in the Parke at Greenewich Under the Kings Banner his band of Pencioners in Muster of Horssemen number 15â— euery Pencioner two great Horsses and a Gelding the Lord Bray their Lieuetenaunt The Lord Marques of Winchester high Treasurer vnder his Banner the 〈…〉 one C men The Duke of Northâ—â—berlande greate mayster of the Kings honshold vnder the white Lion and the ragged staffe fiftie The Duke of Suffolke vnder the Unicorne in the Starre C. x. The Earle of â—â—â—forâ—â— Lorde Priâ—ie Seale vnder the Goate C. The Marques of Northumpton high Chamberlayne vnder the Mayden head C. The Earle of Warwike mayster of the Kings horses vnder the white Lion fifty The Earle of Huntington vnder his Banner fifty The Earle of Ruâ—laâ—d vnder the Peacocke fifty The Earle of Pembroke vnder the gréene Dragon fifty The Lord Darcy vnder the Maydens body fifty The Lord Cobham vnder the Sarizens head fifty The Lord Clinton Lord Admirall vnder y e Anker fifty The Lord Wâ—rden of the fiue Portes vnder the Rose in the Sunne bâ—â—â—â—es â— The xxvj of July began the preparing of the Grey Friers Grey Friâ—â—â— in London aâ— Hospiâ—allâ— house in London for the poore father â—esse Children and also in the later end of the same moneth began the repayring of Saint Thomas Hospitall in Southwarke for poore impotent and lame persons The iâ—j of August at Middleton xj miles from Oxford a A Monster woman brought fâ—â—th achild which had two perfect bodyes from the naâ—ell vpward and were so ioyned togither at the naâ—ell that when they were layd in length the one head body was Eastward and the other West the legges for both the bodyes grew out at the midst where the bodyes ioyned and had but one issue for the excrements of both bodyes they liued xviâ—j dayes and were women children The viâ—j of August were taken at Queeneborough iâ—â— great Great Fishes Fishes called Dolphins and the â—éeke following at Blacke Wall were vj. more taken and brought to London the least of them was more than any Horâ—â—e This moneth of August began the great prouiuÌ„on for the poore in London towardes the which euery man was contributorie and gaue certaine money in hand and coâ—enanted to giue a certayne wéekely The commons of the Citie of London being assembled in Four electione for one Sheriffe their Guild hall on the first of August elected Iohn Grimes Clothworker to be Sheriffe for the yeare following who refused and payd his fine of two hundred pound The vj. of August the commons chose Thomas Clayton Baker who likewise refused and payde his fine The xv of August the commons chose Iohn Browne Mercer who also refused and payde his fine The xix of August the commons chose Iohn Maynard Mercer who tooke the same in good part and serued William Garrard Iohn Maynard the 28. of September Sherifes Great Fisheâ— taken The seauenth of October were thrée great Fishes called Whirlepooles taken at Grauesend which were drawne vp to the Kings Bridge at Westminster In this moneth of October the King demaunded of the Merchant AdueÌ„turers by way of prest of euery broad cloath then shipped to Bawmes â—art twentie Shillings sterling to A preâ—t by the Merchant Aduenturers be payde at Antwarp for certayne dette there and they to haue the Kings band for the repayment thereof which did at that time amount to more than xlviiij thousand pound The xvij of October the Sergeants feast was kept at Sergeants feast Greys Inne by Oldborne Mayster Robert Brooke Recorder of London being the principall of the new Sergeants and sixe more besides him the Lorde Maior and Aldermen béeing bidden to the sayde feast rode from the Lord Maiors house vp Friday stréete through Cheape and out at Newgaâ—e all in their Scarlet Gownes to the said Greys Inne Sir George Barne Habeâ— dasher the 28. of October Maior This Sir George Barne gaue a Windâ—â—ill in Finsâ—â—r is Charitable deedes of Sir George Barne Field to the Haberdasherâ— of London the profites thereof to be distributed to the poore Alâ—es people of the same company Also to the parâ—â—â— Church of S. Barthelmew the little certayne tenements for the which the Parson and Church-wardens be bounde to distribute to the poore people of the same Parish xviâ—j pence in bread euery Sonday for euer The first of Nouember being the feast of All Saintes Booke of common Prayer the new Seruise Booke called Of common Prayer begonne in Paules Church and the like through the whole Citie the Bishop of London Doctor Ridley executing the seruice in Paules Church in the foreâ—â—â—ne in his Rochet only without Coape or Uestment preached in the Quire and at after nâ—â—ne he preached at Paules Crosse the Lord Maior Aldermen and Craftes in their best Liueries being present which Sermon tending to the setting forth the sayde late made Booke of common Prayer continued till almost fiue of the clocke at night so that the Maior Aldermen and companyes entred not into Paules Church as had bin accustomed but departed home by Torchlight By this Booke of common Prayer all Coapes and Uestments were forbidden through Englande and Prebendes of Paules left off their hoods the Bishops left their Crosses c. as by an Acte of Parliament more at large is set out After the feaste of all Saints the vpper Quéere in Saint Paules Churche in London where the highe Aâ—ltare stoode was broken downe and al the Quéere thereabout and the table of the CoÌ„munion was set in the lower Quéere where the Priests sing The thrée and twentith of Nouember the children were
â— right Archbishop of Canterburie deceased reuerende Father in God Matthew Parker Doctour of diuinitie Archbishop of Canterburie deceased at Lambeth and was there honorablye buried on whose Tombe being of blacke Marble is written this Epitaph made by Doctour Walter Haddon Sobrius prudens studiis excultus vsu Integer verae religionis amans Walter Haddon Matthaeus vixit Parkerus fouerat illum Aula virum 〈…〉 nem fouit aula senem Ordine râ—â— gâ—ssâ—â— recti defensor â—â—â—â— Vixerat ille â—â— mortuus ille reâ— est This reuerend Father examined throughly the Englishe translation of the holy Bibles wherein he partlye vsed the helpe of his brethren Bishoppes and other Doctours and caused the same to be newly printed in the largest volume for the furniture of many churches then wanting Also making diligent searche for the antiquities of the Brytons and Englishe Saxons to the end those monuments might be carefully kepte he caused them to be well bounde and trimlye couered and such wherof he knew very few examples to be extant among the which was Matthew Paris Matthew Florilegus and Thomas Wallingham hée caused to be printed The famous Pallace of his sea at Canterburie by long continuaunce decayed and consumed with fire he renewed builded fully restored with the charges of more thaÌ„ xiiij C. li. He founded a Grammer schole in Rachdale in the CouÌ„tie of Lancaster To Corpus Christi Colledge in Cambridge he procured 13 Schollerships and bare the charges in making and furnishing two Chambers for scholers and the inward Librarie of the same Colledge Item he gaue to y â— outward inward Librarie of y â— saide Colledge a goodly company of printed bookes a great nuÌ„ber of written bookes of great antiquitie muche value Item he procured to y â— said Colledge y â— patronage of S. Marie Abchurch in LondoÌ„ Item he hath founded two felowships in y e said Colledge procured one Charter of Mortmaine to the sum of C. li. by yearâ— Item he hath giuen to y â— same Colledge of siluer plate double guilte 309. ounces 3 quarters surrendered to them a lease with the improuement of xiiij pound viij shillings yearely for xvij yeares Item 100. l. to y â— maintenance of a fier in y â— Hall froÌ„ Halamas to Candlemas by his last will testament 500. l. Item to diuerse scholers chaÌ„bers within y â— said colledge diuers bedstéeds with sufficient bedding bookes to remain for euer Item he hath founded for euer v. Sermons to be preached in diuerse places of Norffolke euery yeare in rogation wéeke xl shillings to be deuided at Norwich to y â— poore and other Item to the Citie of Norwich one Bason Ewre of siluer and double guilt 175. ounces Item to y â— town of Maâ—sal in Norffolke for euer an anuitie of 50. shillings to be deuided to the poore with a Sermon in Rogation wéeke Item to Guâ—â—â— and Caius Coledge anâ— scholership with a standing â—up a pot of siluer double guilt 55. ounces thrée quarters and one nest of goblets wyth a couer siluer gilt with a number of good bookes to their Librarie Item to Trinitie Hall one scholership a standing cup and a pot of siluer and guilt 53. ounces a neast of goblets siluer and gilt with a couer and bookes to their librarie Item to the Uniuersitie librarie fiftie olde antient written bookes and fiftie printed bookes The xxj of May being Whitsoneuen one man and ten Annabaptistes banished women Anabaptists Dutch were in the consistory of Paules condemned to be brent in Smithfield but after great paynes taking with them only one woman was conuerted the other were banished the land On the first of June the nine women being ledde by the Sheriffes officers the man was tyed to a Cart and whipped and so all conueyed from Newgate to the waters side where they were shipped away neuer to returne agayne The xij of June stoode at Paules Crosse fiue persons Englishmen Fiue persons of the familie of loue stoode at Paules Crosse of the sect tearmed The family of loue who there confessed themselues vtterly to detest as well the aucthour of that sect H. N. as all hys damnable errours and Heresies The xxij of July two Dutchmen Anabaptists were brent in Smithfield who dyed in great horror with rearing Annabaptistes brent and crying The xxx of July in the afternoone was a great tempest Thunder and hayle of lightening and thunder where through both men and beastes in diuers places were striken dead Also at that time sell great abundance of hayle whereof the stones in many places were founde to be sixe or seauen ynches about The fourth of September being Sunday about seauen of the clocke in the morning a certayne Glasse house which The glasse house brent sometime had â—â—â— the Crossed friers hall néere to the Tower of London brast out on a terrible fire wherevnto the Lord Maior Aldermen and Sheriffes with all expedition repaired and practised there all meanes possible by water buckets hookes and otherwise to haue quenched it all which notwithstanding whereas the same house in a small time before had consumed great quantitie of wood by making of fine drinking glasses now it selfe hauing within it néere fortie thousand billets of wood was all consumed to the stone walles which walles greatly defended the fire from spreading farther and doing any more harme The xxvj of September a Pulters wife in the parish of Foure chyldren at one burden Christes church within Newgate of London was deliuered broughte to bed of iiij children at one burden al females or maiden children whiche were Christned by the names Elizabeth Mary Margaret and Dorothy and the same day Moneth the mother was buried but al the foure children liuing and in good liking were borne to church after hir Edward Osburne Wolston Dixsey the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Ambrose Nicholas Salter the 28. of October This Maior went by water to Westminster and there tooke his othe as hathe béene accustomed he kepte no feaste in the Gild-hall but dyned at his owne house with his brethren the Aldermen and other The Companyes dyned at their seuerall Halles c. This was done as in the yeare laste béefore passed to auoide the infection of the plague whyche myghte haue encreased by commyng togyther of greater number That wéeke from the two and twentith vnto the eight and twentith of October deceassed in the Citie and Liberties of al diseases 132. of the which number 36. were accompted to dye of the plague The next wéeke following ending the thirde of Nouember thankes be gyuen to God therefore there deceassed of all disseases but 110. and of theÌ„ of the plague but 26. The eleauenth of February Anne Aueries widowe forswearing Anno reg 18 God punisheth periurie hirselfe for a little mony that she should haue paid for sixe pounde of Towe at a shop in Woodstreete of London
707. at Mortimers crosse Pag. 708. at Towton Pag. 712. at Barnet Pag. 727. at Thewkesburie Pag. 728. at Stoke Pag. 863. at Blackeheath Pag. 870 Battel Abbey buylded Pag. 166 Battell of Gnats Pag. 509 â—arwike wonne by Edwarde the firste Pag. 306. betrayed Pag. 339. deliuered to the Scots Pag. 712. won by the Earle of Warwicke Pag. 715. wonne by the Scottes and recouered again by the Earle of Northumberland Pag. 477. 497 Barbican of London Pag. 373 Bay salt deare Pag. 1180 Bedford towne Pag. 105. Pag. 114. besieged Pag. 189 Bedforde Castle besieged Pag. 259 Benet a MoÌ„ke brought glasing into this land Pag. 111 Beda famous Pag. 111 Bewly builte Pag. 251 Beaufleete in Essex Pag. 125 Beuerley brent Pag. 215 Beranbridge Pag. 114 Bewmarise Castel builded Pag. 307 Beggers murdered Pag. 310 Biefe and Mutton first sold by weighte Page 999 Berking in Essex founded Pag. 100 Belins gate in London Pag. 27 Belinus and Brennus king Pag. 24 Beston Castel builded Pag. 254 Bermonsey founded Pag. 165 Bensintoâ— Pag. 114 Bishoprickes in England Pag. 2 Bishoprickes in Wales Pag. 11 Bishoppe of Excester drawne out of hys Church Pag. 279 Bishop of Chichester murdered Pag. 651 Bishop of Salisburie murdered Pag. 664 Bishop of Durham murdered Pag. 164 Bishop of Ely put to his shiftes Pag. 222 Bishops gate of London builded Pag. 746 Bishop of Rochester beheaded Pag. 1004 Bishops depriued Pag. 1112 Bishoppe of Winchester sent to the Tower Pag. 1039. depriued Pag. 1048 Bishops restored other displaced Pag. 1067 Bible commaunded to be had in euerye Church in Englishe Pag. 1013 Bilney burned Pag. 978 Bladud king Pag. 22 Blasing starres Pag. 116. Pag. 179. blasing star Pag. 179 285. 297. 636. 550. 3679. 1100. Blacke Heath fielde Pag. 688 870 Blacke Friers in Holborne Pag. 273 in London Pag. 298 Blanke charters burned Pag. 546 Blasing starre Pag. 182 Bledgabredus king Pag. 31 Blewbeard hanged Pag. 651 Bloude rayned Pag. 23. Pag. 117. Pag. 211. sprang out of the Earth Pag. 174. bloud of Hales Pag. 1014 Boniface his Epistle to Ethelbald Pag. 102 Bones of men monstrous Pag. 167 Bones of Arthur found Pag. 221 Bosten spoyled and brent Pag. 302 Bow Church suspended Pag. 302 Bow steeple builded Pag. 897 Booke written against Luther by King Henrie the eight Pag. 930 Booke of Common prayer set forthe Page 1054 Bokeland Pag. 297 Boloigne yeelded to the French Pag. 1046 Bonars heade broken Pag. 271 Bridge at London Pag. 3 Brute arriued in Brytaine Pag. 17 Brutaine so named of Brute Pag. 17 Brutaine deuided into three Pag. 18 Brother slue brother Pag. 24 Brytaine tributarie to the Brutaines Pag. 34 Brytaines barbarous Pag. 34 Brasen Image of Cadwaline cast downe Page 118 Brakenburie Conestable of the Tower Page 826 Bridge of London new made Pag. 204 Bridge of stone begun at London Pag. 211 finished Pag. 238 Bridge at Stratford vpon Auen Pag. 865 Bridges borne downe Pag. 299 Brimsburie with the bridge builded Page 130 Bristow Castel built Pag. 181. besieged Pag. 189 Brytains house in Holland Pag. 37 Brytains bodyes painted Pag. 59 Brentford Pag. 137 Bretan receyued the Faith Pag. 55 Bruite Greneshilde King Pag. 20 Bradford brent Pag. 1097 Bridwel giuen to the Citie of London Page 1057 Browne hanged in Smithfield Pag. 1168 Bursse begun in Cornehill Pag. 1129 Burton vpon Trent Pag. 135 Burgondie inuaded by the Englishe Page 457 Boundwica a woman of Britaine Pag. 40. 41. 42. 43. Britains had all things common Pag. 41 Bury Abbey spoyled and brent Pag. 353 Burial forbidden to W. Conqueror Pag. 167 Buckingham Castel builded Pag. 129 Bul hanged on the Bishops of Londons gate Pag. 1146 Burdet beheaded Pag. 747 Buriall of King Edward the sixth Pag. 1067 P. Burchet wounded Maister Hawkins Pag. 1175. founde an Hereticke ibid. kylleth his keeper Pag. 1176. hanged ibid. C. CArliele builded Pag. 21 Caratacus Pag. 38 Caligula his expedition into Britain Pag. 36 Caius Pag. 65 Canterburie builded Pag. 21. Castell buylded Pag. 34 Canterburie defaced by fire Pag. 270 Canterburie prouince deuided into Parishes Pag. 92 Canterburie brent Pag. 209 Canterburie ouerflowed by breaking out of bornes Pag. 294 Caporus King Pag. 31 Cassibelanus King Pag. 34 Cambridge builded Pag. 29 Cairleon vpon Vske builded Pag. 27 Capenus King Pag. 31 Carausius vsurped Britaine Pag. 65 Careticus King Pag. 88 Cadwalin King Pag. 88 Cadwalader King Pag. 89 Cadwine king Pag. 88 Catellus King hung vp oppressors Pag. 3â— Castels at Notingham Yorke and Lincolne builded Pag. 161 Cardife Castle builded Pag. 181 Carliele repayred and the Castell builded Pag. 172 Carlile a Bishops Sea Pag. 185 Canutus the Dane King of England Pag. 139 King of foure kingdomes Pag. 140 Cardinals robbed Pag. 337 Cambridge sore perished by fire Pag. 306 Cane in Normandy spoiled by E. Pag. 3. 394 Carliele consumed by fire Pag. 303 Caleice besieged by E. Pag. 3. Pag. 398. described and builded Pag. 400. yeelded Pag. 402 Caleice like to haue bene betrayed Pag. 410 Caleice besieged by the Duke of B. Pag. 639 Caleice lost by the Englishmen Pag. 1106 Castle at Ethelingey builded Pag. 123. Monasterie builded Pag. 127 Carcason in FrauÌ„ce burned by the English Pag. 438 Caple Alderman of London Pag. 868 Cardinal Wolsey the storie of his life vprising described Pag. 904 Cardinal Campeius came into Eng. Pag. 923 Cardinal Poole came into EnglaÌ„d Pag. 1093 Castel at Tourney built Pag. 922 Catte hanged in Cheape Pag. 1090 Cecilius King Pag. 28 Caesar Iulius his first voyage into Brytain Pag. 31. his second third voyage Pag. 32. subdued Brytaine Pag. 33. slaine Pag. 34. London yeelded to Caesar Pag. 33 Cerdike first King of the West SaxoÌ„s Pag. 113 Cerdikes Shore Pag. 113 Cerdikes Forde Pag. 113 Chester a Citie Pag. 21 Chesse a game deuised Pag. 23 Chartsey in Surrey founded Pag. 100 Chartley Castle builded Pag. 254 Christians first in Brytaine Pag. 5â— Chester repayred Pag. 129 Churchyardes appointed to Bury Pag. 117 Chastitie before beautie to be preferred Page 121 Charing Crosse Pag. 305 Children were eaten of their parentes Page 336 Chichester brent Pag. 182 Christes Church in London fouÌ„ded Pag. 180 Children of King Henrie drowned Pag. 183 Chester Abbey Pag. 172 Christ was borne Pag. 35 Children of Englishmen solde in common markets Pag. 107 Chipenham Pag. 121 Chichester builded Pag. 34. 94 Chipingham in Wilshire Pag. 123 Chichester brent Pag. 214 Chrisanthus deputie in Brytaine Pag. 77 Chirinus King Pag. 30 Chester repayred Pag. 54 Christ counterfaite Pag. 255 Charterhouse of London founded Pag. 406 Chicheley his testament Pag. 612 Church seruice altered Pag. 587 Chest in the Guild Hal of London Pag. 464 Chappell at Westminster for Henrie the seauenth Pag. 875 Christ Church suppressed Pag. 908 Charterhouse Monkes executed Pag. 1003. 1004. Charitable deeds of sir Iohn Allen. Pag. 1005 Charitie of Thomas Huntlowe Pag. 1016 Churches pulled downe Pag. 1038 Churche of Sainte Iohn by Smithfielde blowne vp Pag. 1040 Charnel house of Paules conuerted to dwellings