nose hée caused some of the fauourers of Leonicus to bée put to death sixe yeares after his reestablishment he sought to ruinate Chersena he was banquished in warre by Phyllippicus whom hee banished with his sonne Tiberius and lost his life and Empire after him succéeded Phyllippicus surnamed Bardanes Read Egnatius 2. Booke I will not speake chiefely of the West-Saxons because in the processe of time they subdued other Kings and brought this land againe to one Monarchy KEnwalcus surnamed Iew raigning among the west Saxons maintained such warre against the Kentish Saxons that he constrained them to séeke meanes of peace This man builded the Colledge of Wels and the Abbey of Glassenbury hee also paide the Peter pence first to Rome When hee had gouerned the west Saxons by the space of 7. yeares he gaue vp his royall power and went to Rome Anno 101. Ethelredus King of Mercia obtained a Bishops sea to bée in the Citty of Worcester Anno 711. Edilwach King of the south Saxons gaue to the Bishop Wilfride the Isle of Selsee wherein the saide Wilfride builded a Monastery and became the first Bishop of the Prouince And in the yeare 715. the Germanes were generally conuerted to the Christian faith EThelard was King of the West Saxons in whose time the reuerend Beda was famous Beda for his learning and good life was renowned in all the world he compiled 78. bookes Ethelrald raigned 14. yeares He died at 70. yeares of age Beda died the last of May 732. of age 72. CVthred was King of the west Saxons he raigned 16. yeares Slgibert being cruell towards his subiects was depriued of his kingly authoritie and wandring in a wood was slaine of a swineheard he raigned not one yeare About this time the Sarazens ouer-ran and spoiled all France KEnulphus appeased certaine murmurs that were among the people for the deposing of his predecessor Sigibert Hee founded the Cathedrall Church of Wels in Anno 766. As he haunted a woman which he kept at Merton he was slaine by a kinsman of Sigibert When he had raigned 29. yeares he was buried at Winchester About this time Charlemaine had forced the Saxons to become Christians BRithricus of the blood of Cerdicus was made King of the west Saxons and ruled 17. yeares In his time it rained blood which falling on mens cloathes appeared like crosses This yeare 793. the west country of Flanders began to bee an Earledome And 16. yeares before that Charlemaine of France sent choise schollers to Rome to learne to sing according to skill and Art The first Church that receiued and preferred skilfull melody was Mets in Lorrayne Till this time the Frenchmen had but small skill in Musicke but there were no Organs knowne in France vntill the yeare 826. Offa King of Mercia builded the Abbey of S. Albones hée chased the Britaine 's into Wales and the vtter bounds of Mercia which is now called Offa-dike The Danes ariued in the Isle called Portland but by the puissance of Bithricus and other Kings of the Saxons they were compelled to auoide the land Bithricus was poysoned by his wife Ethelbura for which deede the Nobles ordained that from thenceforth the Kings wiues should not bée called Quéenes nor suffered to sit with them in places of estate Kenulph King of Mercia builded the Abbey of Winchcombe EGbricus the Saxon obtained the gouernment of the west Saxons he tamed the Welshmen and vanquished Bertulphus King of middle England hée raigned 37. yeares and was buried at Winchester This yeare 812. being the 11. yeare of the Emperiall raigne of Charlemaigne hée founded an Arch-bishopricke in Hambro and ordained that the Arch-bishop and his successor should bée Metropolitan of Sclauonia Denmarke and other great Prouinces of the North Vpon enuy thereat the Danes and others being mighty in armes after the death of Charlemaigne assaulted Hambro and destroyed it cruelly Then within a while after was y e Bishopricke of Breme founded The Archbishop of Hābro sought to cōuert the Danes A Delnulphus the sonne of Egbricus began his raigne ouer the most part of England there came a great Army of the Pagan Danes with 550. shippes into the mouth of the Thames and so to London and spoled it Adelnulphus came against the foresaide Danes and had of them an honourable victory Adelnulphus sent his sonne Alfreed to Rome at which time Leo the fourth consecrated him King Adelnulphus did make the tenth part of his kingdome frée from all tribute and seruice to the King he raigned 18. yeares and was buried at Stonehing ADhelbalde raigned two yeares and a halfe he presumed to his fathers mariage bed and was buried at Shireburne AThelbrict brother to Adhelbald tooke vnder his dominian Kent Southery and Southsex In his time the Pagans spoiled the Citty of Winchester hee raigned 5. yeares and lyeth at Shireburne ETheldred brother to Atheldrict was slaine by the Danes when hee had raigned 5. yeares and was buried at Winborne About this time a furious heathen people came from Sweathland Denmarke and Norway and most despitefully possest that part of France which euer since hath béene called Normandy of whom it tooke the name William the Conqueror is descended of them Hinguar and Hubba ouercame the Prouince of the Northumbers Hinguar sailed into the east part of England tooke Edmond the King of that Prouince being constant in the faith of Christ who first beaten with bats then scourged with whips yet still called on the name of Iesus Christ his aduersaries shot his body full of shafts and stroke off his head Ebbe Abbesse of Coldingham cut off her nose and vpper lip and perswaded all her sisters to doe the like that they being odible to the Danes might the better kéepe their virgnitie in despite whereof the Danes burned the Abbey and Nunnes ALfreede the fourth sonne of Aethelwolph receiued the gouernment of the whole Realme and fought many sharpe battailes against the Pagans Hee restored and honourably repaired the Citty of London after it had béene amongst other Citties destroyed with fire and the people killed vp he made it habitable againe The twenty ninth yeare and fifth month of his raigne departed this life and is buried at Winchester in the Monastery of his foundation Hee founded a Monastery of Monkes at Ethelingsey and another for Nunnes at Shaftsbury hee ordained the hundreds and tenths hee ordained common Schooles of diuers Sciences in Oxford and turned the Saxons lawes into English with diuers other bookes Hee diuided the twenty foure houres of the day and night into thrée parts he spent eight houres in writing reading and praying eight in prouision for his body and eight in hearing and dispatching the matters of his subiects This yeare 930. the King of Norway was baptized and became a deuout Christian and his sonne Otto was Emperour his eldest
time lay as rudely as London stréetes which were not all paued in foure hundred yeares after and the north Church-yard of Paules otherwise called the Close and diuers other stréetes in London were not paued vntill the raigne of Quéene Elizabeth In the yeare 1246. the Citty of Luberke was quite consumed with fire whose misfortune made Paris London and other Citties to couer their houses with tile or slate especially if they stood close together and not to vse any thatch which vntill then was vsuall Maude the Empresse mother to King Henry the second deceased shee founded the Abbey of Bordesley Geffery Earle of Britaine the Kings son died and was buried at Paris he left issue two daughters which he had by Constance daughter of Conan Earle of Britaine who also at this time of his death was great with child and after brought a sonne named Arthur A great earthquake threwe downe many buildings among the which the Cathedrall Church at Lincolne was rent in pieces Chichester Cittie was burnt Neare vnto Orford in Suffolke certaine Fishers tooke in their nets a fish hauing the shape of a man which fish was kept by Barthelmew de Glanuile Custos of the Castell of Orford in the same Castell by the space of sixe moneths and more for a wonder he spake not a word all maner of meats he gladly did eate but most greedily raw fish At length he stole away to the sea The towne of Beuerly with the Church of St. Iohn there was burnt Phillip the French King required that his sister which had ben kept in England 22. yeares might be restored vnto Earle Richard as his wife and Earle Richard desired the same but King Henry denied this request and so they got them to armour The French King and Earle Richard pursued the King of England so hard that he was forced to yéeld all the requests as well of the French King as of his sonne Richard This was done at Gisors and so departing came to Zafe where he fell sicke and departed this life the sixth day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord 1189. when hee had raigned 24. yeares 7. moneths lacking 11. dayes and was buried at Fonteuerald in the Monastery of Nunnes by him founded Richard Coeurdelyon RIchard the first for his valiantnesse surnamed Coeurdelion second sonne to Henry the second began his raigne and was crowned the third of September 1186. He was bigge of stature with a merry countenance he commanded that no Iewes nor women should be at his Coronation for feare of inchantments For breaking of which commandement many were slaine Elianor the old who at the commandement of her husband had béene long kept close prisoner was now set at libertie King Richard gaue ouer the castles of Berwick and Rokesburgh to the Scottish King for the sum of ten thousand pound he also sold to the Bishop of Durham his owne Prouince for a great péece of money and created him Earle of the same He also faigned to haue lost his signet then caused to be proclaimed that whosoeuer would safely enioy those things which before time they had inrolled should come to the new seale He gaue his brother Iohn the Prouinces of Nottingham Deuonshire and Cornewall In this time were many Robbers and Outlawes among whom Robert Hood and little Iohn remained in the woods despoiling and robbing the goods of the rich The saide Robert entertained an hundred tall men and good Archers with such spoiles as he got vpon whō foure hundred men were they neuer so strong durst not giue the onset Poore mens goods hée spared aboundantly relieuing them with that which hee got from Abbies and houses of rich Earles This yeare the Cittizens of London obtained to be gouerned by two Bayliffes or Shriues and a Maior Henry Cornhill Shriue Richard Reynery Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior King Richard betooke the guiding of this land to William Longshanke Bishop of Ely Chancellour of England and transported ouer into Normandy The two Kings of England and of France met at Towers and from thence set forward on their iourney towards Ierusalem The Iewes of Norwich Saint Edmonsbury Lincolne Stamford and Linne were robbed And at Yorke to the number of fiue hundred beside women and children entred a tower of the castle which the people assailing the Iewes cut the throats of their wiues and children and cast them ouer the walles on the Christians heads the residue they locked vp and burnt both the house and themselues William Bishop of Ely builded the outer wall about the Tower of London and caused a déepe ditch to be made Iohn Herlion Shriue Roger Duke Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior King Richard subdued the Isle of Cipres and then ioyned his power with Phillip y e French king in Asia conquered Acon where there grewe betwéene the two Kings a grieuous displeasure for which cause Phillip shortly departed thence and comming into France inuaded Normandy Iohn brother to king Richard tooke on him the kingdome of England King Richard restored to the Christians the citty of Ioppa The bones of king Arthur were found at Glastenbury William Hauerall Shirues Iohn Bucknot Shirues Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior William Bishop of Ely withstood the kings brother who said he wist not if his brother were aliue or not To whom the Bishop answered If King Richard be yet liuing it were vniust to take from him the crowne If he be dead Arthur the elder brothers sonne must enioy the same Nicholas Duke Shriue Peter Newlay Shriue Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior King Richard hauing knowledge that Phillip of France inuaded Normandy and that Iohn his brother had made himselfe King ouer England made peace with the Saladine for thrée yeares with a small company returning homeward he was taken by Leopold Duke of Austria who kept him in straight prison a yeare and fiue moneths Roger Duke Shriue Richard Fitz Alwine Shriue Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior The Kings friends intreating for his deliuerance his ransome was set at 100000. l. wherevpon cōmandement was directed from the Kings Iustices that all Bishops Prelates Earles Barons Abbots and Priors should bring in the 4. part of their reuenewes towards the Kings ransome and besides this the Cleargy brought in their golden and siluer Chalices and fléeced their Shriues all which was coined in mony Iohn the kings brother when he heard of the imprisonment of his brother made great war within the realme and tooke by strength the castles of Windsor Nottingham and others The king was deliuered landed at Sandwich on the 12. of March he was againe solemnly crowned After this hee called into his hands all such things as he had either giuen or sold by patents or otherwise by which meanes he got a great sum of mony and sailed into Normandy where shortly after peace was taken betwéene the two kings Also by
so that the quicke might vnneth bury the dead The beasts cattel also by the corruptnesse of the grasse whereof they fed died horse-flesh was counted great delicates the poore stole fat dogs to eate some in hid places did eate the flesh of their owne children The Théeues that were in prison did plucke in péeces those that were newly brought amongst them and gréedily deuoured them halfe aliue Hamond Goodcheape Shriue William Bodele Shriue Stephen Abingdon Maior There arriued in England two Cardinals to make peace betwéene England Scotland and to reconcile vnto the K. Thomas Earle of Lancaster When they came neare vnto the towne of Derlington certaine robbers Gilbert Middleton and Walter Selbie being their Captaines suddenly set vpon the family of the Cardinals robbed them of their treasure but the Cardinals came to Dirham where they tarried a few daies for answere of the Scots and so returned to Yorke Gilbert Middleton was taken carried to London and there drawne and hanged Sir Iosseline Denuile his brother Robert with 220. in the habite of Friers did many notable robberies they spoyled the Bishop of Dirhams pallaces leauing in them nothing but bare wals for the which they were hanged at Yorke William Causton Shriue Ralph Ballancers Shriue Iohn Wengraue Maior The new worke of the Chappell on the South side of the Church of S. Paul in London being begunne there were found in the foundation more then 100. heades of Oxen and Kine which then confirmed greatly the opinion of those who haue reported that of olde time it had béene the Temple of Iupiter and that there was the sacrifice of beasts Edward de Bruse the king of Scots brother who by the space of 3. yeares had assaulted Ireland and had crowned himselfe King was taken by English men and beheaded at Dundalke Iohn Brior shriue William Furneis shriue Iohn Wengraue Maior The towne of Barwicke was betraied to the Scots through the treason of Peter Spalding A great murrain of kine happened dogs rauens eating of the kine were poysoned and did swell to death so that no man durst eate any béefe Iohn Pounting Shriue Iohn Dalling Shriue Iohn Wengraue Maior The king being at Yorke the Scots entred England came to Yorke and burnt the suburbs of the citty tooke sir Iohn of Britaine Earle of Richmond prisoner with many other Many herdsmen certaine women of England would goe séeke the holy land to kill the enemies of Christ as they saide but because they should not passe ouer the great sea they slew many Iewes in the parts of Tolose and Gascoine wherefore many of them were taken and put to death Simon Abingdon shriue Iohn Preston shriue Hamond Chickwell pepperer Maior Thomas Earle of Lancaster with many Earles and Barons came to Sherborn and from thence with baners displaied to S. Albones from thence they sent to the King being at London requiring him to banish the two Hugh Spencers At length the King granted to their petition so that Hugh Spencer the elder was banished but the yonger Hugh could not be taken Reginald at Conduit Shriue William Prodom Shriue Nicholas Farendon Goldsmith Maior Certaine leapers who had couenanted with the Iewes to poison all the Christians in Europe laid poyson in Iewels springs and pits for the which many were burnt Roger Mortimer the Earles of Richmond and Arundell submitting themselues to the King were sent to the Tower of London After this when the Kings Army and the Army of the Barons met neare vnto Burton vpon Trent the Earle of Lancaster fled and the King pursuing them to Burbrige Thomas Earle of Lancaster was taken and beheaded at Pomfret Richard Constantine Shriue Richard Harkeny Shriue Hamond Chickwell pepperer Maior Andrew Harkeley Earle of Carleil was charged with treason for making peace with the Scots for which he was sent to Yorke hanged headed and quartered Iohn Grantham Shriue Richard of Ely Shriue Hamond Chickewell pepperer Maior Roger Mortimer Lord of Wigmore gaue his kéepers a sléepy drinke escaped through all the watches of the Tower and passed into France Adam of Sarisbury Shriue Iohn of Oxford Shriue Nicholas Farendon Goldsmith Maior King Edward sent the Quéene his wife vnto her brother the French King to establish the peace who went ouer with a small company by her mediation a peace was fully finished whereupon Edward the Kings sonne went ouer Bennet of Fulsham Shriue Iohn Cawson Shriue Hamond Chickwell pepperer Maior Whiles the Quéene with her sonne remained in France longer then the Kings pleasure was would not come againe without Roger Mortimer and other Noble men that were fled out of England the King banished them both and all oâ—â—â—r that tooke their parts Gilbert Morden shriue Iohn Cotten shriue Richard Britaine Goldsmith Maior Isabell the Queene with her sonne Edward Edmond of Woodstooke the Kings brother Roger Mortimer and many other Noble men that were fled out of England arriued at Orwell besides Harwich in Essex immediately the Earle Marshall the Earle of Leicester the Bishops of Lincolne Hereford Diuelin and Ely being ioyned to the Quéene made a great army The Cittizens of London beheaded such as they tooke to be the Quéenes enemies they tooke also Walter Stapleton Bishop of Exceter and beheaded him and two of his seruants because hee gathered a great army to withstand the Quéene Richard Rothing shriue Roger Chanticle shriue Richard Britaine Goldsmith Maior This Richard Rothing Sheriffe builded 〈◊〉 Parrish Church of Saint Iames at Garlick 〈◊〉 in London The Quéene besieged Bristow whâ—â— was seene rendred and the morrow after her câ—â—ming Hugh Spencer the elder was drawne 〈◊〉 hanged The King Hugh Spencer the younger and Robert Baldocke determined to flye into 〈◊〉 Isle of Lombardy but being in great danger 〈◊〉 the sea at last arriued in Wales where they 〈◊〉 taken the King was committed to Henry 〈◊〉 of Lancaster his kinsman Hugh Spencer was condemned at Hereforâ— where he was drawne hanged headed and quartered Simon Reading was drawne and hanged Robert Baldocke died in Newgate The Quéene with her sonne Edward Roger Mortimer and other went to Wallingford Castle and before the twelfth day came to London where they were ioyfully receiued On the morrow after they held a Parliament where by common decrée they deposed the King and elected Edward his eldest sonne He was thus deposed when he had raigned ninetéene yeares sixe moneths and odde dayes Edward the third EDward the third about the age of fourtéene yeares beganne his raigne the twenty fiue of Ianuary in the yeare of our Lord. 1326. In feates of Armes he was very expert At the beginning of his raigne hee was chiefely ordered by his Mother Isabell The inhabitants of the Towne of Bury besieged the Abbey burnt the gates wounded the Monkes bare out all the gold and siluer ornaments bookes charters the assay to their coine stamps and all other things appertaining to their mint c. The King confirmed the liberties of the Citty of
he forthwith tooke shipping though hee were vehemently petâ—waded to the contrary for that there was at that time a great tempest to whom hee answered hee neuer heard that any King was drowned At this time hee got more honour then euer hee did in all his life for hee chased his enemies and returned with victory In the Summer blood sprang out of the earth at â—inchamsteed in Barkeshire King William on the morrowe after Lammas day-hunting in the new forrest Sir Walter Tirel shooting at a Deare vnawares hit the King in the breast that hee fell downe dead and neuer spake word his men and especially that Knight gat them away but some came backe againe laide his body vpon a Colyars cart which one silly lâ—â—ne beast did draw to the Citty of Winchester where he was buried He raigned twelue yeares 11. monethes lacking eight dayes Hee gaue vnto the Monkes called de Caritate in Southwarke the great new Church of Saint Sauiour of Barmondes eye and also Barmondes eye it selfe He also founded a good Hospitall in the city of Yorke called Saint Leonards for the sustentation of the poore Henry Bewclarke HEnry brother to William Rufus and the first of that name for his learning called Bewclarke borne at Salby beganne his raigne the 5. of August the yeare of our Lord 1100. He restored the state of the Cleargy asswaged the grieuous paiments reduced againe S. Edwards lawes reformed the olde vntrue measures made a measure by the length of his arme which was called Vlna Iordan Brise Baron founded the house of St Iohn of Ierusalem neare vnto London in Smithfield The same Iordan gaue 14. acres of ground lying in the field next adioyning to Clarkenwell to build thereon a house for Nunnes Robert Duke of Normandy the Kings eldest brother which was now returned from Ierusalem made warre for the crowne of England but by meditation peace was made on condition that Henry should pay 3000. markes yearely to Duke Robert and if the one died without issue the longer liuer should inherit Winchester and Glocester was burnt The Cathedrall Church of Norwich was founded by Robert Bishop of Norwich The priory and Hospitall of Saint Bartholomew in Smithfield was founded by a Minstrell named Reior Robert Duke of Normandy comming into England through the subtilty of King Henry his yonger brother released to him the tribute of 3000. markes of siluer Great malice was kindled betwéene the two brethren Robert and Henry whereupon deadly warre in sued There appeared about the Sunne foure circles and a blazing starre Endo sewer to King Henry founded the Monastery of S. Iohn in Colchester Robert Duke of Normandy came to his brother and friendly desired him to beare brotherly loue towards him But King Henry feeling his conscience accusing him for obtaining the kingdome by defrauding of his eldest brother and fearing men more then God first he reconciled the Nobles of the Realme with faire promises and then pursued his brother into Normandy where betweene them were many sore battailes fought but at the last the valiant man Robert was taken The first Canons entred into the Church of our Lady in Southwarke called Saint Mary Ouery founded by William Pountlarge Knight and William Dancis Normans King Henry returning into England brought with him his brother Robert and William of Morion and put them in perpetuall prison from whence shortly after Duke Robert deceiuing his kéepers sought to escape but he was taken and by his brothers commandement hée had his eyes put out and then kept straighter till his dying day The Church of the holy Trinitie without Algate in London was founded by Mathild the Quéene A great part of Flaunders was drowned by breaking in of the sea which caused many Flemings to come into EnglaÌ„d at length by the kings appointment they tooke vpon them the possession of Rosse a prouince in Wales Henry Emperour of Rome required to haue Maude the Kings daughter in marriage which was graunted and the King tooke thrée shillings of euery hide of land through England This King translated the Abbey of Ely into a Bishopricke King Henry made Robert his bastard sonne the first Earle of Glocester who after builded the Castles of Bristow and Cardife with the Priory of S. Iames in Bristow King Henry went into Normandy to make warre against the Earle of Angion and spoyled the whole countrey This yeare was a great mortalitie of men and murren of beasts The citty of Worcester was burnt The tenth of October the riuer of Medway by no smal number of miles did so faile of water that in the middest of the channell the smallest vessels and boats could not passe The selfe same day the Thames did suffer the like lacke of water for betwéene the Tower of London and the bridge not onely with horse but also a great number of men and children did wade ouer on foote Chichester was burnt many stormes and a blazing starre In March was excéeding lightning and in December thunder and haile and the Moone at both times séemed to be turned into blood Maude the Quéene of England dyed and was buried at Westminster shee builded an Hospitall neare vnto London without Holborn which now is the parrish Church of Saint Giles in the field The order of the Templars Knights began Many sore battailes were fought in France and Normandy betwéene Henry King of England and Lodowicke the French King King Henry hauing tamed the Frenchmen and pacified Normandy returned into England in which voyage William Duke of Normandy and Richard his sonne and Mary his daughter Richard Earle of Chester and his wife with many noble men and to the number of 160. persons were drowned Lybussa daughter of Cracus the second King of Bohemia for a certaine space raigned as Queene ouer them and albeit shee ministred iustice indifferently yet there grewe a great disdaine male-contentment amongst all sortes of people that men should bee gouerned and directed by women and thereupon was spread a generall voyce that foorthwith they would haue a King And to appease the peoples discontent or as some thinke for her owne pleasure shee married a Peasant called Primislaus who gouerned the Bohemians and was the first that builded walles and rampiers about the Citty of Prague in the yeare 995. After the death of the said Lybussa there presently start vp one of her handmaids called Valasque a lusty Lady of wondrous Amazonian boldnesse who very cunningly caused an assembly of all the chiefe Ladies and others of note vnto whom shee made an eloquent Oration and amongst other things shee spake as followeth My most noble and worthy Ladies wee haue lost our Quéene and Mistresse whose high spirit could neuer admit that either wée or our Sexe should in any sort be subiect vnto men if therefore for the euer fréeing of our selues
William Forman shriue Thomas Kitson shriue Sir Christopher Asken Draper Maior A great fish was taken at Blacke wall which was brought to Westminster to the King The 20. of Aprill Elizabeth Barton a Nunne professed at S. Sepulchres in Canterbury Edward Bocking and Iohn Deering two Monkes of Christs Church in Canterbury Hugh-Rich Warden of the Friars obseruants in Canterbury and Richard Risby of the same house Richard Maister Parson of Aldington in Kent and Henry Gold Priest were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged and headed c. for sundry conspiracies in the matter of diuorse betwéene the Kings Maiestie and Quéene Katherine All the Priests through England called to bée sworne to the King and Quéene Anne and their heires before the Archbishop of Canterbury and all men through England were sworne in their shires and townes where they dwelled for refusall thereof Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester Sir Thomas Moore late Lord Chancellour were sent to the tower of London diuers other Priests religious and lay men were sent to other prisons The xv of May was a great fire at Salters hall in Bredstreet The xi of Iuly Lord Dacres of the North was arraigned at Westminster of high treason where hee so wittily confuted his accusers that to their great shame he was not found guiltie The second of August was all the places of the obseruant Fryars as Greenewich Canterbury Richmount Newarke and Newcastle put downe The fouretéenth of August was a great fire at Temple barre the sixteenth of August was burned the Kings stable at Charing Crosse wherein were burned many great horses and great store of hay Nicholas Luesâ—â— Shriue William Denham Shriue Sir Iohn Champneis Shinner Maior In a Parliament at Westminster the Pope with all his authoritie was banished this realme the King to be reputed and taken as supreme head of the Church of England hauing full authoritie to reforme all errours heresies and abuses in the same Also the first fruits and tenths of all spirituall dignities and promotions were granted the King with a subsidie of the laity of twelue pence in the pound The Prior of the Charterhouse at London the Prior of Beuall the Prior of Exham Reinolds a brother of Simon and Iohn haile Vicar of Thisleworth were all condemned drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne the fourth of May. The K. coÌ„manded all about his Court to poll their heads and caused his owne head to be polled The 25. of May was in Saint Pauls Church at London examined 19. men and 6. women borne in Holland 14. of them were condemned a man and a woman of thâ—m were burnt in Smithfield the other twelue sent to other townes there to bee burnt This yeare 1537. died Francis Sforce the second of that name this Francis Sforce was the ninth and last Tuke of Millaine he was the son of Lewis Sforce called the Moâ—re hee obteined his Dukedome by meanes of Prospero Colonno generall of the Campe of the league betwéene the Emperour Carolus Quintus and Pope Leo the tenth but with great difficulty he married Christierna daughter to the King of Denmark he was crowned Duke Ann 1523. he raigned with great troubles and vexations by reason the Emperour had the greater hold and stronger faction in his country and was forced to flie for griefe whereof to sée his subiects and friends become vassals to the Emperour and his treasure giuen to strangers he fell into a great sicknesse with extreame paine in one of his eyes and thereof died being opened his heart was found all drie and yet notwithstanding his heart was swolne In his time the Mylaneses expelled quite all the French garisons with their chiefe captaine Monsieur Lawtrec out of their territories because of sundrie vile practises and misdemeanours wherewith the French grieued them Presently vpon the death of the Duke his countrey became a pray to many gouernors and his wife Christians returned into Denmarke and was afterward married vnto Anthony Duke of Lorraine Shée was highly honoured of all Princes for her accomplished vertues especiall for her singular patience in her vnfortunate marriage with her first husband and her incessant paines and kindenesse which shee performed in his extreame miseries and long sicknesse The 18. of Iune 3. Monkes of the Charter-house of London Exmew Middlemore and Niâ—igate were drawn to Tiborne and there hanged 〈◊〉 quartered The 22. of Iune Doctor Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester was beheaded on the tower hill The 6. of Iuly Sir Thomas Moore was beheaded on the tower hill The King sent Doctor Lee to visite the Abbeyes Priories and Nunneries in England who put foorth all Religious persons that would goe and all that were vnder the age of 24. yeares Humphrey Monmouth Shriue Iohn Cotes Shriue Iir Iohn Allen Mercer Maior This Sir Iohn Allen gaue to the Citty of London a rich collar of Gold to bee worne by the Maior The eight of Ianuary dyed Lady Katherine Dowager at Kimbalton and was buried at Peterborow In a Parliament was granted to the King and his heires all religious houses of the value of 200 pound and vnder with all lands goods to them belonging On May day King Henry being at a Iuâ— at Gréenewich sodainely departed to Weâ—minster The next day Lady Anne Quéene was had tâ— the Tower there for things laide to her charâ—â— shortly after beheaded The 19. of May the Lord Rochford brother to the said Quéene Henry Nâ—ris Marke Smeton William Brierton and Franciâ— Weston all of the Kings priuy chamber aâ—bout matters touching the Quéene were put tâ— death The 20. of May the King married Lady Iane daughter to Sir Iohn Seimer which at Whitsontide was openly shewed as Quéene and on the Tuesday in the Whitson wéeke Sir Edward Seimer was created Vicount Beuchampe The eight of Iune beganne a Parliament and the Cleargy held a conuocation in Pauls Church where they published a Booke intituled Articles deuised by the Kings highnesse The nine and twentieth of Iune the King held a great iusting at Westminster Thomas Cromwell Secretary to the King and master of the Rolles was made L. Kéeper of the priuy seale and Vicar generall ouer the spiritualitie vnder the King and sate diuers times in the conuocation among Bishops as head ouer them The 22. of Iuly Henry Duke of Richmond and Somerset Earle of Northampton a bastard sonne of king Henry died and was buried at Thetford L. Cromwell Lord priuie Seale and vicegerent sent out vnder the Kings spirituall seale certaine iniunctions to the Prelates and Cleargy of the Realme charging Curates to teach their Parishioners the Pater Noster Aue Creede and commandements in English In the beginning of October at an assize for the Kings subsidie kept in Lincolnshire the people made an insurrection and gathered nine twentie thousand persons Against those the King did send the Duke of
before proclaimed Quéene and the Lord Gilford her husband were araigned at Guild hall of London and condemned of Treason In the beginning of the month of Ianuary the Emperour sent a Noble man called Ecmondine and certaine other Ambassadors into England to conclude a mariage betweene King Phillip his son and Quéene Mary The 21. of December began the Church seruice to be done in Latine as the same had béene left in the last yeare of King Henry the eight The 25. of Ianuary Sir Iohn Gage Chamberlaine certified the Lord Maior of London that Sir T. Wiat with certaine other rebels were vp 〈◊〉 Kent whereupon great watch was kept and that night the Lord Maior rode about to peruse the same and euery night after two Aldermen did the like in the day time the gates of the Citie warded by substantiall Citizens The 27. of Ianuary the Lord Treasurer came to Guild-hall from the Counsell to request the citizens to prepare 500. footemen well harnished to goe against the said Wiat which was granted and on the morrowe were sent to Grauesend by water The 29. of Ianuary the Duke of Norfolke with the Captaine of the guard other souldiers and the Captaine and souldiers that were sent for London minded to assault Rochester Castle where Wiat and his company lay but the Captaines of the Cittie and their souldiers fled ouer Rochester bridge to Wiat so that the Duke was faine to returne againe to London with great feare of his life Thus Wiats number being strengthned with the Quéenes ordinance and treasure the 30. of Ianuary he remooued to Blacke heath Henry Duke of Suffolke father to Lady Iane flying into Leicester-shire and Warwicke-shire made proclamation against the Quéenes Marriage with the Prince of Spaine c. But the people inclined not to him The first of February the commons of the Citie assembled in their Liueries at the Guild hall whither the Quéene with her Lords came riding from Westminster and there after vehement wordes against Wiat declared that shée ment not otherwise to marry then the Counsell should thinke both honourable and commodious to the Realme and therefore willing them truely to assist her in oppressing such as contrary to their duties rebelled Shée appointed Lord William Howard Lieutenant of the Citie and the Earle of Pembroke Generall of the field which both prepared all things necessary Wiat entred Southwarke the third of February wherefore the draw-bridge was broken downe Ordinance bent to that part general pardon proclaimed to all that would giue ouer and forsake their rebels After Wiat had laine thrée dayes in Southwarke hée turned his iourney to Kingstone on Shrouetuesday in the morning being the sixt of February where he passed ouer the Thames and purposed to haue come to London in the night but by meanes that the carriage of his chiefe ordinance brake he could not come before it was faire day The same Shrouetnesday in the afternoone were two men hanged in Paules Church-yard one late Shriue of Leicester the other a Baker On the morrow early in the morning the Earle of Pembrooke and diuers other were in St. Iames fields with a great power and their Ordinance so bent that Wiat was faine to leaue the common way and with a small company came vnder St. Iames wall from the danger of the Ordinance and so went by Charing Crosse vnto the Bel Sauage nigh vnto Ludgate without resistance in at the which gate hée thought to haue béene receiued but perceiuing that he was defeated of his purpose he fled backe againe and at Temple bâ—t was taken and brought by water to the Tower of London The tenth day of February the Duke of Suffolke which was taken in Leicestershire was brought to the citty of London by the Earle of Huntington and one of his brethren with him and so had to the Tower The 12. of February Lady Iane and her husband Lord Gilford were beheaded The 14. and 15. of February about the number of 50. of Wiats faction were hanged on twentie pairs of Gallowes in diuers places about the Cittie The 17. of February was proclamation made that all strangers should auoid the Realme within 14. daies next ensuing vpon pain of their goods to be confiscate all frée Denizens Marchants and Embassadors excepted The 22. of February certaine of Wiats faction to the number of 400. and more were led to Westminster coupled together with halters about their neckes and there in the Tiltyard the Quéene who looked foorth of her Gallery pardoned them The 24. of February H. Gray Duke of Suffolke was beheaded on the Tower hill The 11. of Aprill Sir Thomas Wiat was beheaded on the Tower hill and after quartered his quarters were set vp in diuers places and his head on the Gallowes at Hay hill neare Hide Parke from whence it was after shortly stollen The 27. of Aprill Lord Thomas Gray was beheaded William Thomas Gentleman for conspiring Quéene Maries death was drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered the 18. of May. The tenth of Iune Doctor Pendleton Preached at Paules Crosso at whom a Gun was shot the pellet whereof lighted on the Church wall but the shooter could not be found The 22. of Iune was proclamation made forbidding the shooting in hand Gunnes and bearing of weapons The 15. of Iuly Edward Croft about the age of 18. yeares stood on a scaffold at Paules Crosse all the sermon time where shee confessed that shee being moued by diuers lewde persons thereunto had vpon the 14. of March last before passed counterfeited certaine spéeches in an house without Aldersgate of London through the which the people of the whole Cittie were wonderfully molested The 19. of Iuly the Prince of Spaine arriued at Southampton after hee came to Winchester and there going to Church was honourably receiued of the Bishop and a great number of Nables On St. Iames day the marriage was solemnized betwéene him and Quéene Mary Shortly after they came to London where with great prouision they were receiued of the Citizens the 18. of August Dauid Woodrofe William Chester The 26. of October a Spaniard was hanged at Charing-crosse for killing of an Englishman in fight Sir Iohn Lion Grocer the 28. of October The 24. of Nouember Cardinall Poole came into England was by a Parliament restored to his old dignitie and shortly after came into the Parliament house where the King and Quéene and other States being present hée exhorted them to returne to the communion of the Church The next day the whole Court of Parliament desired the King and Quéene and cardinall that by their meanes they might be restored to the sea of Rome The 18. of Nouember the Lord Maior of London with the Aldermen in Scarlet and the commons in their best Liueries assembled in Paules Church where Doctor Chadsey one of the Prebends Preached hée read them a letter sent from
pounds the yeare beside bookes and places William Wickham also founded a colledge in the citie of Winchester by the like name of New Colledge in Anno 1389. Lincolne Colledge was founded in the time of King Henry the fifth by Richard Fleming Bishop of Lincolne 1440. And augmented in Richard the thirde time Thomas Rotheram Bishop of Lincolne in the 〈◊〉 1479. All Soules Colledge was founded in the time King Henry the sixth by Henry Archbishop of Canturbury in the yeare 1437. King Henry the 〈◊〉 gaue it to soure Priors alians to wit Alâ—â—erbury in Salope Runmey in Kent Languaâ—th in Southwales Wedon Pinkney in Northamptonshire and therefore is he in the â—â—â—ord called the founder of that colledge Chichley also founded Bernard Colledge in Oxford since suppressed by Henry the 8. and now re-edified by Sir Thomas White and by him called Saint Iohns Colledge More he founded a colledge at Higham ferris with Almesâ—ouses there Diuinity Schoole was founded in the raigne of Henry the sixth by Humfrey Duke of Glocester 1447. He gaue 129 bookes to the Library there Magdalen Colledge was founded in the time of King Henry the sixth by William Wamflet Bishop of Winchester 1459. He builded a good part of Eaton Colledge begun by King Henry the sixth He builded a frée-schoole at Wamflet in Lincolneshire Brasen-nose Colledge was founded in the raigne of King Henry the seuenth by William â—mith Bishop of Lincolne He deceased in the yeare 1513. Corpus Christi Colledge was founded in the raigne of King Henry the seuenth by Richard Fox Bishop of Winchester in the yeare 1516. Christ Church was founded in the time of Henry the 8. by Thomas Wolsey Cardinall and Archbishop of Yorke in the yeare of Christ 1539. And finished by the same King Henry the eight in the yeare 1549. Canterbury Colledge in Oxford founded by Simon Islip Archbishop of Canterbury in the yeare of our Lord 1353. And lately suppressed in the 31 yeare of King Henry the eight was ioyned to Christs-churchâ—â— in Oxford Trinity colledge was founded and so named in the time of Quéen Mary by S. Thomas Pope Knight in Anno 1556. which colledge was first founded in the time of King Edward the third by Thomas Hatfield Bishop of Durham and by him named Durham colledge for eight Monks and seuen clarks admitted by the Prior of Durham there to study Anno 1370. Robert Walworth Prior of Durham indowed it with 3 â—â—nates of land c. in Readington and Clarton â— the adnowsion of y e church of Readington which colledge at the suppression by King Henry the eight might dispend land as the same was theâ— valued by the Visitors 115 pounds foure shillings foure pence Saint Iohns Colledge was founded and is named in the time of Quéene Mary by Sir Thomas White Merchantailor Anno 1557. which Colledge sometime called Bernards Colledge being amongst other suppressed in the time of King Henry the eight and greatly ruinated the same Sir Thomas White purchased and after bestowed large summes of money in building thereof and did lay the same Colledge in very good land neare to the Vniuersity of Oxford to the yearely value of 500 pounds which he purchased with his money and hath left order to make it dispend sixe hundred pounds the yeare Also the same sir Thomas White founded a hall for students by him called Saint Iohns Hall sometime Glocester Colledge founded by Iohn Glifford for Monkes which Colledge being suppressed he redeemed from spoyle and wast with his money placing there a Principall and Schollers to the number of an hundred persons or more made great reparations of the house and adioyned it to his sayd Colledge of Saint Iohn Wadham colledge was founded in the yeare 1613. by Nicholas Wadham of the county of Sommerset Esquire and Dorothy his wife sister to the right honorable Iohn Lord Peter of Writle Oxford hath Halls Brodegate Hall Heart Hall Magdalene Hall Alborne Hall Saint Mary Hall White Hall New Inne Edmond Hall In the Vniuersities of England saith Erasmas Roterodam there be certaine colledges in the which there is so much Religion so strait Discipline and such integrity of life that if you did sée it you would neglect in comparison of them all Monkish rules and ceremonies All y e cities in England many market towns and some villages haue frée Grammer schooles erected in them for the further increase of learning and vertue Vertuous men haue to the perpetuall registring of their good names done these good déeds learned men haue not béene all the doers Some therefore for the supply in other of that which wanted in themselues haue done wisely all to this purpose that vertue and learning vnited and knit together might in this curage make a learned vertuous world haue done godly It were much there are so many in a small roome to comprehend them but the chiefe and worthy patterns of the rest are Eaton Schoole Henry the 6. 1443 Westminster Queene Elizabeth  Winchester W. Wickham Bishop of Winchester 1387 Paules Schoole in London Iohn Collet 1510 Saint Antonies in London by Iohn Tate Merchantailors schoole in London by the Merchantailors 1560 How a man may iourney from any notable towne in England to the City of London or from London to any notable Towne in the Realme The way from Walsingham to London FRom Walsingham to Picknam xii mile From Picknam to BrandoÌ„ fery x. mile From Brandon fery to Newmarket x. mile From Newmarket to Braban x. mile From Braban to Barkeway x. mile From Barkeway to Puckrich vii mile From Puckrich to Ware v. mile From Ware to Waltham viii mile From Waltham to London xii mile From Barwicke to Yorke and also to London FRom Barwicke to Belford xii mile From Belford to Anwick xii mile From Anwicke to Morpit xii mile From Morpit to Newcastle xii mile From Newcastle to Durham xii mile From Durham to Darington xiii mile From Darington to Northalerton xiiii mile From Northalerton to Topcliffe vii mile From Topliffe to Yorke xvi mile From Yorke to Tadcaster xvi mile From Tadcaster to Wentbridge xii mile From Wentbridge to Doncaster viii mile From Doncaster to Tutford xviii mile From Tutford to Newarke x. mile From Newarke to Grantham x. mile From Grantham to Stamford xvi mile From Stamford to Stilton xii mile From Stilton to Huntington ix mile From Huntington to Roysten xv mile From Royston to Ware xii mile From Ware to Waltham viii mile From Waltham to London xii mile From Carlile to Doncaster and so to London FRom Carlile to Hasket yate viii mile From Hasket yate to Pirath viii mile From Pirath hardby to Apelbie x. mile From Apelby to Burghley vi mile From Burghley to the Spittle viii mile From the Spittle to the Bowes viii mile From the Bowes to Grethaw bridge iiii mile From Grethaw Bridge to Catrike Bridge x. mile From Catrike bridge to Limon vi mile From