twenty first Year Sir William Herriot vvas Mayor Robert Tate Rich. Charey Will. Wiking Sheriffs In his twenty second Year Sir Edmund Shaa was Mayor William White John Matthew Sheriffs EDWARD V. EDWARD the eldest son of King Edward the 4th A. D. 1483. being a child but of about twelve years of age when his Father dyed was committed to the government of his Uncle Sir Anthony Woodville a right honourable person with whom were joined other of the Queens friends But Richard Duke of Glocester was much discontented that these should have the keeping of him secure whom he designed to destroy that thereby the Crown might become his This bloody man therefore the better to effect his wicked purposes did every-where represent the Queens Kindred to be enemies to the ancient Nobility and that they would abuse the Kings Name to their undoing With which and like suggestions he wrought upon the Duke of Buckingham and the Lord Hastings that had formerly born no great good-will to the Queens friends to join with him utterly to remove from the Kings company all his Mothers friends under the name of the ancient Nobles enemies Then the Hypocrite Glocester understanding that the Lords attending the King purposed to bring the King to London to his Coronation strongly guarded he therefore procured the Queen to be brought in mind That it was not needful but would be jeopardous for the King to be brought up strong for that if the Lords of her Kindred should assemble in the Kings Name much people they should give the Lords of the contrary Faction cause to suspect that this was not done for the Kings safety whom no man impugned but for the destruction of the ancient Nobility by which means the Nation should be brought into an uproar The Queen thus over-reached sent such word unto the King and his friends about him so that they mistrusting no guile brought the King forwards with a small company in great haste but with no good speed For the Dukes of York and Buckingham at Stony-Stratford as the King was on his way to London took him by violence from his Friends arrested the Lord Richard Grey Sir Thomas Vaughan and Sir Richard Hawt in the Kings presence and imprisoned Sir Anthony Woodvile Lord Rivers in Northampton whom in short time after with the Lord Richard and Sir Thomas Vaughan they sent prisoners into the North. Which done with much honour and humble reverence they convey the King towards London But the Queen hearing of these proceedings in great fright and heaviness she bewailed her Childs Reign her friends and her own mishap cursing the time that ever she disswaded the gathering of power about the King got her self in all haste possible with her young Son Richard and Daughters into the Sanctuary lodging her self and company in the Abbots place at VVestminster whither the Archbishop of York went to comfort her telling her he hoped that the matter was nothing so bad as she doubted it and that he was put in good hope and out of doubt by a Message sent him from the Lord Hastings whose faithfulness to the King he said none did or had cause to suspect Ah wo worth him quoth the Queen he is one that laboureth to destroy me and my blood When the Archbishop was returned home in the dawning of the day he might out of his Chamber-window see all the Thames full of boats with the Duke of Glocester's servants in them watching that none should go to sanctuary nor none pass unsearched Great then was the commotion and murmur as well in other places about as especially in the City the people diversly divining upon this dealing and some Lords Knights and Gentlemen either for favour of the Queen or fear of themselves assembled in sundry companies harnessed But these commotions and fears were moderated by the Lord Hastings then Lord Chamberlain who perswaded that the Duke of Glocester was a sure friend to the King and that the Lord Rivers with the others were for matters attempted against the Dukes of Glocester and Buckingham put under arrest and that the King was bringing up to his Coronation May 4th the King entred the City and was lodged in the Bishops Palace where was held a great Council and the Dukes of Glocester Buckingham and all the Lords vvere svvorn to the King and the Duke of Glocester vvas chosen to be Protector of the King and his Realm And novv the Protector to the end he might finish his designs at once projecteth to get the young Duke of York out of sanctuary in order to which he pretends that the said Duke only was a fit associate for his brother the King and that it was dishonourable both for the King and those about his Grace that the Kings brother should be fain to keep Sanctuary But because the Duke might not be taken out of Sanctuary by violence the A. B. of York was therefore imploy'd to perswade with the Queen to yield him up This the A.B. undertook though perhaps not very willingly alledging to the Queen the comfort that his society would be to the King his brother and that it would take off the obloquy of one brothers being afraid of the other which would seem to be by the Dukes being kept in Sanctuary The Queen desirous to keep him where he was pleaded his infancy his being vexed with sickness insomuch that she durst put no earthly person in trust with his keeping but her self only For though others said she haply might do their best to him yet there was none that knew better than her self how to order him she having so long kept him nor was there any more like to cherish him than his own Mother that bare him And to this her reply she added many biting words against the Protector Howbeit in the conclusion finding by the A. B's words that the Protector would fetch her Son out by force if otherwise he might not be had she deemed it best to deliver him which she did to the Bishop and other Lords with him saying to them I deliver him and his brother into your hands to keep of whom I shal ask them both before God and the world And to the she said Farewell mine own sweet Son God send you good keeping let me kiss you once ere you go for God knows when we shall kiss together again and therewithal she kissed him blessed him turned her back and wept and so went away leaving the Child weeping as fast Then the Lords brought him to the Protector who took him in his arms and gave him a Judas kiss June the 13 many Lords assembled in the Tower and there sate in Councel communing concerning the Kings Coronation for the which Pageants were provided and whilst they were in consultation in came the Protector about nine of the Clock saluting them curteously and excusing himself that he came so late saying merrily I have been a sleeper to day then after a while departed and about eleven of
this success made the English too secure insomuch that through neglect of seasonable and fitting supplies the Town of Callis was forced to yield to the French upon but indifferent Terms on the English part Thus the Town of Callis won by the victorious King Edward the third and that by no less than eleven months siege was now in the compass of eight days besieged and regained and that in the depth of Winter it being surrendred on January 17th 1557. And in the same month and year were also the strong Forts of Guises and Hames taken by the French whereby all the English footing was lost in France This loss with the absence of King Philip who did not passionately love his consort the Queen is thought to have hastned the death of Queen Mary She was heard to say That the loss of Callis was written in her heart and might therein be read when her body should be opened She died of a burning Fever Novemb. 17th 1558 and was buried at Westminster The Church-possessions which this Queen had in her hands she freely resigned with this saying That she set more by the Salvation of her own Soul than she did by ten Kingdoms Though she was of no bad natural temper yet through a blind zeal she dealt so rigidly and cruelly against those called Sacramentarians the Protestants that in less than four years space she caused to be put to death of them 277. In Smithfield and other parts of the Land were consumed of them in the flames for Christs-sake 5 Bishops 21 Ministers 8 Gentlemen 48 Artificers 100 Husbandmen Servants and Labourers 26 Wives 20 Widows 9 Virgins 2 Boys and 2 Infants one of them whipt to death by bloody Bonner and the other springing out of its mothers womb as she burned at the stake was thrown again into the fire Sixty four more were persecuted for their profession of the true Christian Doctrin whereof 7 were whipped 16 perished in prisons and were buried in dunghills and many lay in captivity condemned till the coming in of Queen Elizabeth and many fled the Realm in those Scorching times amongst whom was Katharine Dutchess of Suffolk the last Wife of Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolk Pray God of his great mercy defend England from the Religion and cruelties of Antichristian Rome On the self-same day that Queen Mary died died also Cardinal Pole Archbishop of Canterbury and was buried at Canterbury In the raign of this Queen extream dearths raged also Quartain Agues of which many old people died especially Clergy-men At a little Town about a mile and Eastward from Nottingham a Tempest of thunder did great harm beat down many Houses forced the Bells out of the Steeple carrying them to the outside of the Church-yard and some Webs of Lead four hundred foot into the field A Child by the violence of it was taken out of a mans arms and carried a hundred foot Five or six men besides the Child were slain by it Some Hail-stones fell that were fifteen Inches about Mayors and Sheriffs of London in her Raign In her first Year Sir Thomas White was Mayor Thomas Offley William Hewet Sheriffs In her second Year Sir John Lyon was Mayor David Woodroffe William Chester Sheriffs In her third Year Sir William Garret or Gerrard was Mayor Thomas Lee or Leigh John Machel Sheriffs In her fourth Year Sir Thomas Offley was Mayor William Harper John VVhite Sheriffs In her fifth Year Sir Thomas Curteis was Mayor Richard Mallory James Altham Sheriffs In her sixth Year Sir Thomas Lee or Leigh was Mayor John Halsey Richard Champion Sheriffs ELIZABETH A. D. 1558. QUeen Elizabeth the Restorer and Defender of tne publick profession of the Apostolical Religion in England begun her Reign A. D. 1558 Novemb. 17. Upon the death of her sister Queen Mary she removed to the Charter-house of London and from thence was royally attended through the City unto the Tower In which Triumphal state as she passed through the streets of London when the Book of God was presented to her at the little Conduit in Cheapside she received it with both her hands and kissing it laid it to her breast saying That the same had been her chiefest delight and should be the Rule by which she meant to frame her Government January 15 was the Crown-Imperial set on her head by Dr. Oglethorp Bishop of Carlile Shortly after which a Parliament sate wherein the Title of the Supremacy was restored to the Crown with the Tenths and First fruits of all Ecclesiastical Livings and the Book of Common-Prayer set forth in Edward the sixths time was ratified as also those Acts repealed which were Enacted in Queen Maries time in favour of the Romish and against the Reformed Religion During this Parliament a Petition was made unto her Majesty to move her unto Marriage in hope of royal Issue from her To which she replied That she best liked a Virgins life but that if it hapned that her affection should change her choice should be only of such an one as should be as careful as any of themselves for the publick good As for her Issue she said if she should have any it might grow out of kind and prove ungracious and therefore to leave behind her a more lasting and grateful remembrance she held it sufficient that a Marble-stone should declare to posterities that she a Queen had reigned lived and died a Virgin This Maiden-Queen the better to secure her self against the Bishop of Rome who sought to disable her Title by the calumny of Illegitimation entred into a league with some Princes of Germany This done she claimed the restitution of Callis as her right having been lawfully granted and assured by the French themselves unto the Crown of England But the English Queen was not more desirous to have Callis than the French was unwilling to part with it howbeit at length it was thus concluded That Callis should remain French the term of eight years and then to return to the English else the French to pay 500000 Crowns which they never performed though the agreement was sealed and sworn unto Next her Highness proceeds to purge the Clergy of England ordering the Oath of Supremacy and other Articles to be tendred them which many refusing were forthwith deprived of their Ecclesiastical Benefices and Promotions Then went forth Commissioners to suppress those Monasteries restored by Queen Mary Matthew Parker A. B. Cant. and to cast out all Images set up in Churches and after the reducing of Church-matters into order this happy Queen brought her Coyns into fine and pure Sterling debasing of Copper-coins causing likewise great store of Munition Armour and Powder to be brought into the Land and laid up in readiness against a time of need A. D. 1562 Her Majesty sent Ayds into France to support the Reformed Religion there These with great joy were received into the Towns of Newhaven Roan and Deep but within the space of twelve moneths they were forced back
murdred body was on the Ascension-Eve laid in an open Coffin and conveyed to St. Pauls in London where it rested uncovered one day and began to bleed afresh thence it was carried to the black Friars Church where it did bleed as before then was buried at Chertsey in Surrey but King Henry the seventh translated it to his Chappel of Windsor A. D. 1474 Was an Interview at Piquigny in France of the two Kings of England and France where falling into complemental conference Lewis told King Edward that he would one day invite him to Paris there to court his fair French Ladies with whom if he committed any sin Lewis merrily told him that Cardinal Bourbon should be his Confessor and to be sure his penance should be the easier for that Bourbon used to kiss fair Ladies himself This was no sooner spoken howsoever meant but Edward was as forward of thanks and acceptance which King Lewis observing rounded Philip Coâ—â—nes his bosome-servant in the ear telling him flatly That he liked not Edwards forwardness to Paris there had been too many English Princes at that City already After King Edwards return into England as he was hunting in Arrow-Park belonging to Thomas Burdet Esquire with the death of much game he slew a white Buck which the Esquire much fancied whereupon he wished the Horns in that persons belly that moved the King to kill that Buck. For which words he was accused and condemned of Treason his words being wrested that he wish'd the Horns in the Kings belly and was beheaded at Tyburne A. D. 1478. George Duke of Clarence by the procurement of his brother Richard Duke of Glocester was accused of Treason and committed to the Tower His accusation was That he had caused divers of his servants to inform the people that Mr. Burdet was wrongfully put to death That upon purpose to exalt himself and Heirs to the regal dignity he had most falsely published that the King his brother was a bastard and therefore not capable to wear the Crown for which and the like crimes charged upon him he was in Parliament Attainted of Treason and found guilty and on the eleventh of March 1478 after he had offered his Mass-peny in the Tower was drowned in a But of Malmsey whose body was buried at Tukesbury But the King was afterwards much grieved that he had consented to his death and would say when any made suit for the life of a condemned person O unfortunate brother for whose life no man would make suit A. D. 1483 King Edward fell into a dangerous and deadly sickness when calling for his Lords into his sick presence and raising his faint body on the pillowes he exhorted and required them all For the love that they had ever born unto him for the love that he had ever born unto them for the love that our Lord beareth unto us all that from that time forward all griefs forgotten each of them would love other Which saith he I verily trust you will If you any thing regard either God or your King affinity or kindred your own Country or your own safety Shortly after which words he departed this life April the ninth and was buried at VVindsor in the New Chappel whose foundation himself had laid 'T is said of him that he was just and merciful in peace sharp and fierce in War and that never any King was more familiar with his Subjects than he In the beginning of his raign he used to sit in person certain days together in his Court of Kings-Bench to see justice and equity done His Issue were Edward Richard George who died an infant Elizabeth Cicely Anne Briget Mary Margret and Catharine His Concubines were Elizabeth Lucy and three others which were of three several humours as himself would say One the merryest which was Shores Wife another the wiliest and the third the holiest for she had wholly devoted her self to his Bed and her Beads His base Issue were Arthur sirnamed Plantaginet and Elizabeth He ordained penal Statutes against excessive pride in apparel especially against long-piked shoes then worn which had grown to such an extream that the Pikes in the toes were turned upwards and with Silver-chains or Silk-laces tied to the knee He gave some Cotswold-sheep to Henry of Castile and John of Arragon 1465 which hath been accounted one of the greatest prejudices that ever hapned to England One VValker a substantial Citizen of London was beheaded in Smithfield for only saying to his Child That he would make him Heir of the Crown meaning his house which had that sign In the fallen estate of King Henry many of the Nobles that had took part with Henry were put to fly for their lives into Forraign Countries and amongst the rest Henry Holland Duke of Excester and Earl of Huntingdon son to the Lady Elizabeth second daughter of John of Gaunt and Husband to the sister of King Edward the fourth was constrained to live in exile in miserable want and penury For saith Philip Comines I once saw the Duke of Excester run on foot bare-leg'd after the Duke of Burgundies Coach and Train begging an Alms for Gods-sake But being known what he was Burgundy gave him a small pension for his maintenance The Mayors and Sheriffs of London in this Kings time In his first Year Sit Hugh Witch was Mayor George Ireland John Lock Sheriffs In his second Year Sir Thomas Cook was Mayor VVilliam Hampton Bartholomew James Sheriffs In his third Year Sir Matthew Philip was Mayor Robert Basset Thomas Muschampt Sheriffs In his fourth Year Sir Ralph Joceline was Mayor John Tate John Stones Sheriffs In his fifth Year Sir Ralph Varney was Mayor Henry Weaver VVilliam Constantine Sheriffs In his sixth Year Sir John Young was Mayor John Brown Henry Brice John Darby Sheriffs In his seventh Year Sir Thomas Oldgrave was Mayor Thomas Stalbrook Humphrey Heyford Sheriffs In his eighth Year Sir VVilliam Taylor was Mayor Simon Smith William Herriot Sheriffs In his ninth Year Sir Richard a Lee was Mayor Richard Gardner Robert Drope Sheriffs In his tenth Year Sir John Stackton was Mayor John Crosby John VVard Sheriffs In his eleventh Year Sir William Edwards was Mayor John Allen John Shelley Sheriffs In his twelfth Year Sir William Hampton was Mayor John Brown Thomas Bledlow Sheriffs In his thirteenth Year Sir John Tate was Mayor Sir VVilliam Stocker Robert Belisdon Sheriffs In his fourteenth Year Sir Robert Drope was Mayor Edmond Shaa Thomas Hill Sheriffs In his fifteenth Year Sir Robert Basset vvas Mayor Hugh Brice Robert Colwich Sheriffs In his sixteenth Year Sir Ralph Joceline was Mayor Richard Rawson William Horn Sheriffs In his seventeenth Year Sir Humfrey Heyford vvas Mayor Henry Collet John Stocker Sheriffs In his eighteenth Year Sir Richard Gardner vvas Mayor Robert Harding Robert Bifield Sheriffs In his nineteenth Year Sir Bartholomew James was Mayor Thomas Ilam John Ward Sheriffs In his twentieth Year Sir John Brown was Mayor Thomas Daniel William Bacon Sheriffs In his