GentlewomeÌ„ riding on horses trapped with red veluet and their gownes and kirsâ—es likewise of red veluet after them followed two other Chariots couered with red sattin and the horses betrapped with the same certaine Gentlewomen betwéene euery of the said Chariots riding in Chrimson sattin their horses betrapped with the same the nuÌ„ber of the GentlewomeÌ„ so riding were xlvj besides them in the Chariots At Fenchurch was a costly Pageant made by the Genewayes at Grassechurch corner there was another Pageant made by the Easterlings At the vpper end of Grassestrâ—ete there was another Pageant made by the Florentines very high on the top whereof there stoode iiij pictures and in she midst of them and most highest there stood an Angell all in gréene with a Trompet in his hand and when the Trompetter who stood secretly in the pageant did sound his tromp the Angel did put his trâ—mp to his mouth as though it had bin the same that had sounded to the great maruelling of many ignorant persons this Pageant was made with iij. thorough faires or gates c. The Conduit in Cornehill ran wine and beneath y â— Conduit a Pageant made at the charges of the Citie and another at the great Conduit in Cheape and a fountaine by it running wine The Standard in Cheape new painted with the Waytes of the Citie aloft therof playing The Crosse in Cheape new washed burnished One other Pageant at the little Conduit in Cheape next to Paules made by the Citie where the Aldermen stoode and when y e Quéene came against them the Recorder made a short proposition to hir and then the ChaÌ„berlaine presented to hir in the name of the Maior and the Citie a â—â—râ—â— of cloth of gold and â— thousand marlies of â—â—lâ—in it then she rode forth and in Paules Church-yarde against the Schoole one Maister Heywod sate in a Pageant vnder a Uine and made to hir an Oration in Latine and English Then was there one Peter a Dutchman stoode on the weathercocke of Paules stéeple holding a streamer in his hand of fiue yards long and waning therof stoode sometime on the one foote and shooke the other and then knéeled on his knées to the greate maruell of all people He had made two Scaffoldes vnder him one aboue the crosse hauing torches and streamers set on it and one other ouer the bole of the crosse likewise set with streamers and torches which could not burne the wind was so great the said Peter had sixtéene pound thirtéene shillings fourpence giuen hym by the Citie for his costes and paynes and all his stuffe Then was there a Pageant made against the Deane of Paules gate where the Queresters of Paules playde on Uials and song Ludgate was newly repaired paynted and richly hanged with minstrels playing and singing there then was there another Pageant at the Conduit in Fléetestréete and the Temple barre was newly paynted and hanged And thus she passed to White hall at Westminster where she tooke hir leaue of the Lord Maior giuing hym greate thankes sor his paynes and the Citie for their cost On the morrow which was the first day of October the Quéene went by water to the old Pallace and there remayned till about eleuen of the clocke and then went on foote vpon blew cloath being rayled on eyther side vnto Saint Peters Church where she was solemnely crowned and a noynted by the Bishop of Winchester which Coronation and other ceremonies and solemnities then vsed according to the old custome was not fully ended till it was nigh foure of the clocke at night that she returned from the Church before whome was then borne thrée swords sheathed and one naked The great seruice that day done in Westminster hall at dinner by diuers noblemen would aske long time to write The Lorde Maior of London and twelve Citizens kept the high Cupbâ—â—rd of plate as Butlers and y e Quéenâ— gaue to the Maior for his fée a cuppe of gold with a couer waying seauentéene ounces The fifth of October the Parliament began at Westminster Parliament The fiue and twenty day of October the Barge of Graues end a Catch running vpon hir was ouerturned and fourtéene Graues end Barge ouerturned persons drowned and sixtéene saued by swimming Sir Thomas White Merchant Taylor the 28. of October Maior This Sir Thomas White a worthy patron and protector of poore Scholers and learning renued or rather erected a Charitable deedes of Sir Tho. VVhite Colledge in Oxford now called Saint Iohns Colledge before Bernard Colledge He also erected Schooles at Bristow and Reading Moreouer this worshipfull Citizen in his life time gaue to the Citie of Bristow two thousand pounds of ready money to purchase lands to the yearely value of 120. pound for the which it is decréed that the Maior Burgeses and Communaltye of Bristow in Anno. 1567. and so yearely during the tearme of ten yeares then next ensuing should cause to be payd at Bristow one hundred pound of lawfull money The first 800. pound to be lent to sixtéene poore yong men Clothiers and frée men of the same Towne for the space of tenne yeares fiftie pound the péece of them putting sufficient sureties for the same and at the end of ten yeares to be lent to other sixtéene at the discretion of the Maior Aldermen and foure of the common Counsell of the sayde Citie The other two hundred pound to be employed in the prouision of Corne for the reliefe of the poore of the same Citie for their ready money without gaine to be taken And after the end of tenne yeares on the feast day of Saint Barthelmew which shall be in Anno. 1577. at the Merchant taylors Hall in London vnto the Maior and communaltie of the Citie of Yorke or to their Attourney aucthorised an hundred and four pound to be lent vnto four yong men of the sayde Citie of Yorke fréemen and inhabitants Clothiers alway to be preferred viz. to euery of them fiue and twenty pound to haue and occupie the same for the terme of tenne yeares without paying any thing for the loane the four pound ouerplus of the 104. pound at the pleasure of the Maior and communaltie for their paines to be taken about the rescepts and paymentes of the sayd 100. pounde The like order in all poyntes is taken for the deliuerie of 104. pound in the yeare 1578. to the Citie of Canterbury In the yeare 1579. to Reading 1580. to the company of the Merchant Taylours 1581. to Glocester 1582. to Worcester 1583. to Excester 1584. to Salâ—sburie 1585. to Westchester 1586. to Norwich 1587. to South-hampton 1588. to Lincolne 1589. to Winchester 1590. to Oxford 1591. to Heriford East 1592. to Cambridge 1593. to Shrewsburie 1594. to Lin 1595. to Bathe 1596. to Derby 1597. to Ipswich 1598. to Colchester 1599. to Newcastell And then to begin againe at Bristow one 140. pound the next yeare to the Citie of Yorke and so foorth to euery of the sayd Cities
xxiiij of Nouember the Quéenes Maiestie had caused the sayd Earles of Northumberland The Earles of Northumberland VVestmerland proclaymed Traytors and Westmerland to be proclaymed Traytors with all their adherents and fauourers and forthwith prepared an army to be sent out of the South for their suppression The Lord Scrope warden of the West marches had called vnto him the Earle of Cumberland and other Gentlemen of the Countrey and they kepte the Citie of Carelile The Earle of Sussex the Quéenes maiesties Lieutenant generall The Earle of Sussex the Queenes Lieutenant generall in the North against the Rebels in the North had on the xvij of Nouember there published the like Proclamation in effect as after was published by hir Maiestie against the sayde Rebels and also sent out to all such Gentlemen as he knew to be hir Maiesties louing subiects vnder his rule who came vnto hym with such number of their friends as he was able in fyue dayes to make aboue fiue thousand horsemen and footemen and so being accompanyed with the Earle of Rutlande his Lieutenant the Lord Hunsdon general of his horsemen William Lord Eure who had the leading of the rereward of the footemen and Sir Ralph Sadler Treasurer who all came to Yorke with their seruants on Sonday the xj of December they marched from Yorke towards Topclife the xâ—j they tarryed at Sezay where Sir George Bowes with his power comming from Barnards Castell as is a foresayde mette him and was made Marshall of the Armye then they wente to Northalarton to Sâ—ictoâ— to Croftbridge and so to Actay on the which day the Rebels fledde from Durham hauing called their companye Christopher Neuill frent Hertlepoole who were fortifying there to Exham where they abode thrée dayes The Earle of Sâ—â—ssex Lieutenant with his power wente from Actay to Durham then to Newcastell and the twentith of December to Exham from whence the Rebels were gone the nighte before to Naworth where counsayling with Edwarde Dacres concerning theyr owne weakenesse as also how they were pursued by the Earle of Sussex and hys power of seauen thousande euen almoste at theyr héeles and moreouer that the Earle of Warwike the The Earle of VVarvvike sent against the Rebels Lorde Clinton Lorde Admirall of Englande and the Lorde Ferrers Uiscount Hereford with afarre greater armye of twelue thousande out of the South whereof the sayde Earle of Warwike was Generall was not farre behynde them at Borowbridge The nexte nighte the two Earles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande wyth sundry of their principall Gentlemen The Earles of Northumberland VVestmerland fledde vnknowne to theyr associates fledde to Herlaw in Scotlande the other Rebels were shortly after taken by the Earle of Sussex and hys power without any resistance The fourth and fifth of January did suffer at Durham Rebels executed at Durham to the number of thréescore and sixe Constables and other amongst whome an Alderman of the Towne and a Priest called Parson Plomâ—ree were the most notable then â—â—â—r Groâ—â—â— Bowes Marshall finding manye to bée faultors in the foresayde Rebellionâ— dyd sée them executed in euery Markette Towne and other places betwiete Nowcastell and Wetherby about thréescore miles in length and fortie miles in breadth The one and twentith of January a Prentise was hanged on a gibbet at the North end of Finke Lane in London to the ensample of other for that he y â— thirtéenth of December had striken hys mayster with a knife whereof hée dyed The two and twentith of February Leonard Dacre of Leonard Dacrâ—â—â—edde into Scotland Harlsey in the Countie of Yorke Esquire hauyng raysed a number of people the Lorde Hunsdon and other setting on hym with a companye of valiaunt Souldyers flewe manye of hys people and forced hym to flée into Scotlande On good Friday the seauen and twentith of March Simon 1570 Digby of Askewe Iohn Fulthorp of Isilbecke in the Countie of Yorke Esquires Robert Peneman of Stokesley Rebels executed at Yorke Thomas Bishop the yonger of Poklinton in the same Countie of Yorke Gentlemen were drawne from the Castell of Yorke to the place of execution called Knauestmire halfe a mile without the Citie of Yorke and there hanged headed and quartered their foure heads were set on the four principall gates of the Citie with foure of their quarters the other quarters were set in diuers places of the Countrey Oscolph Clesbe was with them drawne to the gallowes and returned agayne to the Castell William Earle of Pembroke Baron of Cardiffe Knighte The Earle of Pembroke deceassed of the Garter one of the priuie Counsell and Lord Stewarde of the Quéenes maiesties housholde deceassed the eyghtéenth of April and was buryed in Saint Paules Church at London The seauentéenth of Aprill the Earle of Sussex Lieutenant The Earle of Sussex made a iourney into Scotland generall in the North with the Lord Hunsdon Lorde gouernour of Barwike Warden of the East Marches and mayster William Drewry high Marshall of Barwike with all the garrison and power of the fame began a iourney into Scotlande and the same night came to Warke twelue miles from Barwike and so the next morrow entred into Tiuidale and marching in warlike order they breÌ„t ouerthrew rased spoyled all the Castels Townes villages of their enimies till they came to the Castell of Mosse standing in a stroÌ„g marish beloÌ„ging to the L. of Bucklugh which likewise was rased ouerthrowne and brent and so marched forward and brent the whole Countrey before them till they came to Craling The same day Sir Iohn Foster Warden of the Sir Iohn Foster vvith a garrison entred ScotlaÌ„d middle marches with the garrison and force of the same entred likewise into Tiuidale vpon Expes gate sixtéene mile from Warke where in like order they brent rased and spoyled the Countrey before them till they came to a strong Castell called Craling in the possession of the mother of the Lord Ferniherst which likewise they ouerthrew rased and brent There both the Armies mette and so marched by the Riuer of Tiuite rasing burning and spoyling Castels and pyles along the Riuer till they came to Gedworth where they both lodged and were curteously receyued The next day the Lorde Sesâ—ord Warden of the middle Marches of Scotlande came in with all the principall men of hys kinred to the Lorde Lieutenante and did submitte themselues and were assured for that they had not receyued the English Rebels ayding or assisting them neyther had made any inuasion into Englande The ninetéenth the Armie deuided into two partes the one parte whereof passed the Riuer of Teuite and brent the Castell of Ferniherst and all other Castels and Townes belonging to the Lorde of Ferniherst Huntill and Bedrell and so passed to Mint where both the Armyes mette agayne and so brente on bothe sides the Riuer till they came to a greate Towne called Hawicke where they intended to haue lodged but the Scottes had vnthatched the
place called Chorengham Sir Walter Tirell shooting at a Déere vnawares hitte the King in the brest that he fell downe starke dead and neuer spake worde his men specially that Knighte gate them away but some came backe agayne and layde his body vpon a Colyars Cart whiche one sillie leane beast did draw vnto the Citie of Winchester where he was Radul Cogshal buryed on the morow after his death at whose buryall men could not wéepe for ioy This King was taken out of the world in the middest of his vnrighteousnesse who being wicked to his owne people and to strangers was most wicked to himselfe The Countreys about him he prouoked with warres and England was so miserably oppressed vnder him that it Io. Rouse could not recouer for he and his trayne spoyled and subuerted all things He reigned twelue yeares and eleuen monethes lacking eyght dayes He gaue vnto the Monkes called De Charitate in Southwarke Register of Bernaâ—dsey the great newe Church of Saint Sauioure of Barmonds eye and also Barmonds eye it selfe He also founded of an olde Monasterie of Monkes a Ex Câ—â—â— goodly Hospitall in the Citie of Yorke called Saint Leonards for the sustentation and finding of the poore as well men as women He gaue the Churche of Saint Peeter in the Citie of Bathe to be a Bishops Sea and the mother Church of Somersetshire ¶ King Henry Beawclerke HEnry brother to William Anno reg 1. Io. Rouse Rufus and y â— first of that name for his learning called Beawclearke brought vp in the studie of the liberall artes at Cambridge chieflye through the trauell of Henrye Nowborough Earle of Warwike who appeased all debates of that time to the The. Râ—dborne W. Malme contrarie obteyned the dominion ouer this Realme of Englande and beganne his raigne the first day of August in the yeare oâ—â—ure Lorde 1100. and was crowned at Westminster on the fifth day of August by Mawrice Bishop of London bycause at that time Geâ—â—â— Dorâ— Anselme Archbishop of Canturburie was by persecution of William Rufus exiled This Henry borne at Selbe in Englande was a noble Prince strong and mightie of body high of stature and amiable of countenance He was excellent in wit eloquent and fortunate in battaile and for these thrée he had thrée notable vices couetousnesse crueltie and lecherie He maryed Mawde the daughter of Malcoline King of Scottes of whome he begate William and a daughter named Mawde At the beginning of his raigne he restored the state of the Cleargie aswaged the gréeuous payments reduced againe Saint Edwards lawes and amended them He put out of his Court all nice and wanton persons He reformed the olde vntrue measures and made a Measures reformed W. Malme Vlno novv called a yard W. Malme measure by the length of his owne arme whiche was then called Vlno an Elle and now the same is called a yarde or metewand c. He restored to his Subiects the vse of lights in the night Vse of light in the night permitted which lightes and also fire had him forbidden by his father to be vsed after the ringing of a Bell at eyght of the clocke at night Edgar King of Scottes did homage to this Henry This yeare Iordan Briset Baron the sonne of Raufe the Saint Iohns by Smithfielde sonne of Brian Briset founded the house of Saint Iohn of Hierusalem néere vnto London by Smithfield The same Iordan gaue fourtéene Acres of ground lying Clarken vvell Register of Clerken well Ex Carta in the field next adioyning vnto Clarken well to build therevpon a house of Nunnes wherein he with Murioll hys wife were both buryed in the Chapter house Robert Shorthose Duke of Normandy the Kings eldest 1101 Anno reg 2. brother whiche was nowe returned from Hierusalem made warre vpon his brother Henry for the Crowne of England who assembled a strong armie and landed at Portesmouth but by mediation a peace was made on condition that Tribute to Robert Shorthose VVinchester and Glocester brent Liber Glocestr Tevvkesbery builded Cronica de Theoksbery Henry should pay thrée thousand markes yearely to Duke Robert and if the one dyed without issue the longer liuer should inherit Winchester was brent the xvij of May and Glocester was brent the twentith of May Robert Fitzham who came with the Conquerour out of Normandy with Sibell his wife founded a new the Church of Theukesbery and was there buryed Robert de Belasine Earle of Shrewsburie eldest sonne to 1102 Robert de Belasme rebelled Wâ—l Malme Floriacensâ—s Roger Mountgomery strengthned the Towne and Castell of Shrewsbury so did he the Castels of Bridgenorth Tichile and Arundell with viâ—â—uals and armed men against King Henry but the King being warned thereof he gathereth his power and beséegeth Bridgenorth whiche Towne was yéelded vnto him And this being knowne to them of Arundell they forthwith submitted themselues with condition that their Lorde Robert de Belasme might be permitted fréely to passe into Normandy Also they of Shrewsbury sent the keyes of their Castell and pledges of their obeysance and then Robert with his brother Ernulfus and Roger of Poytiers abiured this land for euer The Cathedrall Churche of Norwich was founded by Minster of Norvviche Anno reg 3. Register of Saint Barthelmew Hospitall of S. Barthelmevv 1103 Anno reg 4. Herbert Bishop of Norwich The Priorie and Hospitall of Saint Barthelmewe in Smithfield was founded by a pleasant I ester or Minstrell of the Kings named Reior who became first Prior there Before this time Smithfield was a laystow of all drdure and filth and the place where fellons and other transgressors were put to execution Roberte Duke of Normandy comming into Englande through the subtelty of King Henry his yonger brother released The yonger brother begyleth the elder to him the tribute of thrée thousand Markes of Siluer Hugh Lacy founded the Monasterie of Saint Iohn at Ex libre Lanthony Mathew Paris Lanthony founded Chro. Donmow Lanthony the Chanons of which place were since translated by Miles high Connestable and Earle of Here ford to a place néere vnto Glocester then called Hide since called Lanthony Iuga Baynard Lady of little Donmow caused Maurice Bishop of London to dedicate the Church of Donmow which the Priorie of Donmovv in Essex founded by the VViddovv of Baynard that buylded Baynards Castell in London had founded and the same day she gaue to it halfe a hide of land This Lady Iuga was late wife to Baynard that firste buylded Baynards Castle in London Great malice was kindled betwéene the two bréthren 1104 Anno reg 5. Robert and Henry wherevpon deadly warre ensued There appeared about the Sunne foure circles and a blasing Starre King Henry remayned in Normandy making strong 1105 Anno reg 6. Saint Iohns in Colchester warres vpon his brother Robert and Rorsia his wife Eudo Dapifere or sewer to King Henry founded the Monasterie
Gillemehelmach Ocadeci Ocaruell with other Princes and the Bishops submitting themselues and theirs to the King of Englande and his successors builded for him a greate Pallace at Dublin where he helde hys Christmas The Church of Norwich with the houses thereto belonging was brent and the Monkes were dispercled The King returned into England on Monday in the Easter 1172 wéeke about the Ascention tide sayled into Normandy At Andouer a Priest praying before the Altare was striken with thunder and slayne Likewise one Larke and his brother was brent to death with the lightning Cro. Colâ—estre King Henry the sonne with his wife the French Kings daughter were both togither Crowned at Winchester the seauen and twentith of August by the handes of Rotrod Archbishop of Roane King Henry the elder was assoyled of the death of Thomas Geruasius Anno reg 19. the Archbishop vpoÌ„ his oth made that he was not priuie to it King Henry married the eldest daughter of Hubert 117â— Ypodigma Earle of Morton vnto his sonne Iohn surnamed without land He also made Mary the sister of Thomas Becket Abbesse of Berking Henry the yonger rebelling in Normandy against King Henry the yonger rebelled Henry his father many Earles and Barons fledde ouer to him whereby diuers strong battayles were fought as well in England as in Normandy Poytow Guyen and Britaine There tooke part against the father Lewes King of France William King of Scottes Henry Geffrey and Iohn his sonnes Robert Earle of Leycester Hugh of Chester and others Robert Earle of Leycester with thrée thousand Flemings comming into England ariued at Walton and after were receyued by Earle Hugh into Framilingham Castell They brent the Castell of Hagoneth the Citie of Norwich c. but by Iohn Taxtor Anno reg 20 Richard de Lucy the Kings Justice both he his wife and as many Normans and Frenchmen as were with him were taken but the Flemings were all slayne or drowned This battayle was fought without the Towne of S. Edmondsburie néere to a place called S. Martins of Farneham William King of Scottes with many Flemings entring into England wan the Castels of Appleby Brough and Pridehoâ— King Henry the elder returning into England in shorte time subdued his Rebels The Citie of Leycester by his 1174 Leycester brent commandement was brent the walles and Castell raced and the inhabitants sparcled into other Cities Robert de Scoteuile Radulph de Mandeuile Barnard Bayllole of whome Baynards Castell tooke the name and William de Vescy came to Newcastell and after tooke King William King of Scottes taken prisoner Ger. Dorobor Baynardes Castell Sca. Cron. prisoner and sent him to London from whence King Henry tooke him and the Earle of Leycester with him into Normandy and there imprisoned them at Roane where King William compounded for his ransome and after was deliuered at Yorke for 4000. pound The Nobles of Scotlande came no néerer than Pembles in Scotland to méete with their King wherefore he tooke with him many of the yonger sonnes of noble men in England that bare him good wil and gaue them landes in Scotland which he tooke from suche as were Rebels to him there The names of those Gentlemen that he toke with him were Baylliol Brewle Soully Mowbrey Saintclere Hay Giffard Ramesey Lanudell Bisey Berkeley Wellegen Boys Montgomery Valx Celenille Friser Grame Gurlay and diuers other The v. day of September Christes Church in Canturburye Geruasius Doro. Wil. Thorne Canturbury brent was burned with certayne houses of Office in the court King Henry the sonne with his bréethren other were reconciled to King Henry the father The Archbishop of Canturbury held a Counsell in S. Peeters Anno reg 21 1175 at Westminster on Sunday before the Ascention day at which Counsell were present all the suffragan Bishops of his Prouince Worcester except that was sicke and so excused himselfe and y â— Bishop of Norwich which was deceased A brother of the Earle Ferrers was in the night priuily Roger Houed slayne at London which wheÌ„ the King vnderstoode he sware that he would be auenged on the Citizens for it was then a common practise in the Citie that an hundred or more in Night vvalkers in London did murther all they met a company of yong and old would make nightly inuasions vpon the houses of the wealthy to the intent to robbe them and if they found any man stirring in the Citie within the night they would presently murther him in so much that when night was come no man durst aduenture to walke in the Stréetes When this had continued long it fortuned that as a crew of yong and wealthy Citizens assembling togither in the night assaulted a stone house of a certayne rich man and breaking through the wall the good man of that house hauing prepared himselfe with other in a corner when he perceyued one of the Théeues named Andrew Bucquinte to leade the way with a burning brand in the one hand and a potte of coales in the other whiche he assayed to kindle with the brand he flew vpon him and smote off his right hande and then with a lowde voyce cryed Théeues at the hearing whereof the Théeues tooke their flight all sauing he that had lost his hande whome the good man in the next morning deliuered to Richarde de Lucy the Kings Justice This Théese vpon warrant of his life appeached his confederates of whome many were taken and many were fledde but among the rest that were apprehended a certayne Citizen of greate countenance credite and wealth surnamed Iohn the olde when he coulde not acquite himselfe by the waterdome offered the King for his life fiue hundred Markes but the King commaunded that he shoulde be hanged which was done Gualter Couen and the Citie became more quiet The Kings of England both father and sonne did eate Anno reg 22 1176 and drinke at one Table lay in one Chamber and wente togither to visite the Tombe of Thomas late Archbishop of Canturburie accomplishing indéede the peace whiche they had promised The King caused to be razed and ouerthrowne the Castels of Huntington Walton Groby Tutsburie Hay and Trest Castels razed with many other in reuenge of the harme the Lordes of them had done to him This yeare 1176 after the foundation of Saint Mary Redulphus de diceto Oueryes Church in Southwarke the stone bridge ouer the The stone bridge at London begon to bée buylded Ex recordis SaÌ„ctae Mariae de Southwarke Iohn Leyland Thamis at London was begonne to bée founded A Cardinall and the Archbishop of Canturburie gaue a thousande Markes toward the same foundation In March the King called a Conuocation of the Cleargie at London when the Popes Legate was set and the Archbishop of Canturbury on his right hande as primate of England the Archbishop of Yorke disdeyning to sitte on the lefte hande came and swapt him downe to haue thrust
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
First children in Christes hospital taken into y e hospital at the Grey Friers called Christes Hospitall to the number of almost foure hundred And also sâ—eke and pore people into the Hospital of Saint Thomas in Southwarke in whiche two places the children and pore people shoulde haue meate drinke lodging and cloth of the almes of the Citie On Christmasse daye in the afternoone when the Lorde Firste shevve of the children in Christs hospital Maior and Aldermen rode to Paules al the children of Christes Hospitall stoode in array from Saint Laurence Lane in Cheape toward Paules al in on Lyuerie of Russet Cotten the men children with red Caps the women children kerchiefs on their heades all the Maisters of the Hospitall foremost nexte them the Phiâ—â—tions and four Surgeons and betwéen euery twentie children one woman kéeper whych children were in number 340. The King kept his Christmasse with open housholde at Lorde of merry disportes Greenewiche George Ferrers Gentleman of Lincolns Inne being Lorde of the merry disportes all the twelue dayes who â—â—â—pleasantly and wisely behaued himselfe that the King had greate delight in his pastimes On Monday the fourth of January the saide Lorde of The Sherifes â— of Misrulâ— mery disportes came by water to London and landed at the Tower Wharffe entred the Tower and then rode through Tower streete where he was receyued by Vawce Lorde of Misrule to Iohn Mainaâ—d one of the Sheriffes of London and so conducted throughe the Citie with a great company of yong Lordes and Gentlemen to the house of sir George Barne Lorde Mayor where he with the chiefe of his company dyâ—ed and after had a greate banquet and at his departure the Lorde Mayor gaue him a standing Cup with a couer of siluer and guilt of the vale â—â—â— of ten pounde for a rewarde and also set a Hogâ—â—â—ad of 〈…〉 and a Barrel of Béere at hys Gate for his traine that folowed hym the residue of his Gentlemen and sâ—rn aâ—ntes dyned at other Aldermens houses and with the Sheriffes and so departed to the Tower Wharffe againe and to the Courte by water to the great commendation of the Maior and Aldermen and highly accepted of the King and Counaell In the moneth of January the King fell sicke of a cough Anno reg 7. at Whitehall whyche gréeuouslye encreased and at the laste ended in a Consumption of the Lights The firste of Marche beganne a Parliament at Westminster A Parliament and all the Lordes Spiritual and temporall assembled that daye in the Whitehall in their Robes where a Sermon was preached in the Kings Chappell by Doctor Ridley Bishoppe of of London and his Maiestie with diuers Lords receyued the Communion Which being done the King with the Lordes in order went into the Kings greate Chamber 1553 on the Kings side which that day was prepared for the Lordes house the King sitting vnder his cloâ—h of Estate and al the Lordes in their degrées the Bishoppe of Ely Doctor Godrike Lorde Chauncollor made a Proposition for the king whyche being ended the Lordes departed This was done bycause the King was sickly The 〈…〉 after the Burgesses sate in the Common house at Westminster and chose for their Speaker Maistâ—â— Diar one of the late made Sergeants at the lawe The â—1 of Marche being good Friday the Parliament brake vppe and was clearely dissolued at the Kinges Pallaice of White hall at seauen of the clocke at night The thirde of Aprill being Monday after Easter daye the children of Christs Hospitall in London came from theÌ„ce thorough the Citie to the Sermon kepte at Saint Marie Spittle all clothed in plonket Coates and red Cappes and the maiden childreÌ„ in the same Lyuerie with kerchefs on their heades all whiche with their matron and other 〈…〉 were there placed on a Scaffolde of eight Stages and there sate the same time whiche was a goodly shewe The tenth of Aprill the Lorde Mayor of London was sent Bridevvell gyuen to the Citie of London for to the Courte at White hall and there at that time the Kings Maiestie gaue to him for to be a wâ—rkâ— house for the â—â—re and ydle persons of the Citie of London â—â—â—◠〈…〉 of Bridewel and seauen hundred marke land of the Sauoy rents wyth all the beds and bedding of the Hospitall of the Sauoy towardes the maintenaunce of the saide work-house of Bridewell The eleauenth of Aprill the Lord Maior was presented to the King in his Pallaice of White hall at Westminster and was made knight by his Maiesty and the same day the king remoued in the afternoone to Greenewiche In this Moneth of April and in May commissions were Ievvelles and Church plate called into the Kings handes directed throughe Englandes for all the Churche goods remaining in Cathedrall and parishe Churches that is to saye Jewels of Golde and Siluer Crosses Candlestickes Senâ—â—â—â— Chalices and all other suche like with their readye money to be deliuered to the Maister of the Kings Jewels in the Tower of London all Coapes and Uestmentes of cloth of Gold cloth of Tissewe and Siluer to the Maister of the kings Wardrobe in London the other Coaps UestmeÌ„ts and ornaments to be solde and the money to be deliuered to the Kings Treasurer reseruing to euerie Churche one Chalice or Cuppe with Table clothes for the CommunioÌ„ board at the discretion of the Commissioners The twentith of May by the encouragement of one Sebastian Voyage to Moscouy Cabotte thrée great ships wel furnished were sette â—â—â—th for the aduenture of the vnknowen voyage to Muscoâ—â—â— and other easte partes by the North Seas diuers Merchants and other being frée of that voyage yéelded towards the charges of the some fiue and twentie pounds apéece â—â—â— George Barnes 〈…〉 William Garrard being y â— principall 〈…〉 there in About the same time two other ships were sent séeke aduentures Southwards Whiles King Edward lay dangerously sicke Lord Gilforde Three notable marriages at Dâ—rham place the Duke of Northumberlandes fourth sonne marryed Lady lane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter whose mother being then aliâ—e was daughter to Mary King Henries sister whiche was firste marryed to the Frenche King and after to Charles Duke of Suffolke Also the Earle of Pembrookes eldest son marryed Lady Katherine the said Dukes second daughter and the Erle of Huntingtons sonne called Lord Hastings marryed the Dukes yongest daughter King Edward being about the age of sixetéene yeares ended King Edvvarde deceassed his life at Grenewich on the sixth of July when he hadde raigned sixe yeares fiue moneths and odde dayes and was buried at Westminster He was in this his youth a Prince of such towardnesse in vertue learning and al godly gifts as seldome hath bin séeâ—â— the like The eight of July the Lorde Maior of London was sente King Edvvards death opened for to the Courte then at Greenewich and to bring with him fiâ—e Aldermen as many Merchaunts of the Staple an 〈…〉
Bodotria Glota haue sundry passages into y e sea and are clearely dirempte one from the other as Leuinus and Glota are not wherfore they iudge rather the riuer nowe called the Frith to be that which of olde time had to name Bodotria and to proue the same they adde manye other reasons whiche here I omitte But a good space on thys side Grampius riseth the riuer of Taus the greatest in all Scotland taking his name of a Laake from whence it springeth whiche falleth by Atholia and Calidonia by many places but chiefly by Perthum now called Saint Iohns towne and lastlye by Dunde in time past called Alectum and there breaketh into the Germaine sea and at the mouth forceth great estuars or armes of the sea whereof Tacitus maketh mention Againste Taus is Anguise whiche by meanes of that riuer is fertile and prosperous and is deuided from Fife To y ◠same vpō the North adioyneth Athels not the barrēnest Countrey as well for water as for plentie of soyle On the other side Arguile sheweth it selfe whyche being full of laakes yéeldeth greater plentie of fodder than fruite whose vttermost bounds stretch so farre as Ireland is not distante past xvj miles about which the promontorie or foreland called Lands hed standeth That coast whilom the Silures did inhabite as Polidor gathereth by these wordes of Plinie in hys 4. booke the. 16. Chapter Ireland being situate ouer against Brytain is distant frō the nation of Silures by the shortest cut xx myles Howbeit some other for that it is manifest by the same Plinie in y t same Chapter and also by other writers that Brytaine was not in hys tyme well knowen so farre North suppose he mente not by this that the Silures shoulde inhabite Arguile but rather South-Wales from whence the passage ouer was better known and as he mighte haue vnderstanding shortest Wher also as wel Tacitus as Antoninus séeme to place that people Betwéene Argile and Olgouia Westwarde lyeth the Countrey of Sterling so called by a towne there Here the forest of Calydonia began on the left side which within stretcheth farre and broade This forrest sometimes bred white Bulles long maned like Lions whiche were so wilde as they coulde not be tamed but bycause the flesh was pleasant and daintie to the mouth the whole race of them almoste is extinguished There likewise is the Castel of Calydone situate by Taus called Doucheldine From a little hil of the forrest ryseth Glota or Cluid which by a brode chanel falleth into the Irishe Ocean for stayed in a manner by the bankes of the mountaine Grampius it slydeth into the sea by greate tydes so as witnesseth Tacitus the Romaines thought it to be another Ilande Of that riuer the Dale was called Glotevale whyche Countrey that Riuer runneth by and in the same is the Citie of Glasco a goodlye Uniuersitie Agayne towardes the Easte is ioyned the Countrey as Anguish and Merne vppon the Sea coaste wherein Fordune by situation is verye strong and for the reliques of S. Palladius the Scottish Apostle famous Of the same syde of Scotlande is the Countrey of Marre garnished with a Citie called Aberdone standing betwéene the two Riuers of Dona and Dea with a Schole also adorned Then followeth Morrey whiche the two notable Riuers doe compasse aboute called Nessa and Spea At the mouthe of thys last Riuer standeth the Towne of Elgis aboute the banckes whereof be huge woods replenished wyth all sortes of wilde beastes There is a Laake also called Spina stoared with plentie of Swannes but in the middle part standeth the broad Countrey of Rossia now called Beane Rozen stretching to the vttermost angle euen to both the Seas and the further it goeth Eastwarde the better it is inhabited In the same is a bosome of the Sea nowe and then so conuenient for Sailers as cōmonly it is called the port of Health or the Hauen of Safetie and the towne Thana The breadth of the Iland is very short for falling into y e forme of a wedge it is scant xxx mile ouer which defended with thrée promontories like towers repelleth the greate waues and surges of the Sea and inuironed with two gulfes whiche those promontories doe inclose the entries be quiet and calme and the water peaceable The straite of that lande is at this day called Cathanes coasting vpon the Sea Deucalidon Thus muche of the particulars of Scotlande But y ◠same is in euery place ful of good Hauens and nauigable entryes Laakes with Marshes flouds fountaines very full of fishe and mountaines vpon the tops wherof be pleasant plaines yéelding great store of grasse and plentie of fodder for Cattel wooddes likewise full of wilde beastes That part of the land is well sustained with commodities and therefore the people harde to be vanquished at anye time by reason the woods and Marshes be at hande for refuge and hunger eased wyth Ueneson and Fish About Scotlande in the Irishe Seas are xl Ilandes of Plinie tearmed Brytanniae other call them Meuania other Hebrides Manye of these in length at leaste are thirty miles but in breadth not aboue xij Amongest thē is Iona beautified with the Tombes of the Scottish Kings The Ilanders generally speake Irishe whiche declareth them to take their originall of the Irishe nation Beyonde Scotlande towarde the Northe be the Iles of Orchades whiche as Ptolome saith be xxx in number some lying in the Ducalidon Sea and some in the Germaine Ocean the principall of whiche Ilandes is Pamonia bycause it is a Byshops sea and is vnder the gouernement of Scotlande The Ilanders vse the Gothes spéeche whiche argueth them to procéede from the Germaines They be tall of stature but verie helthie and lustie of body and minde liuing very long although their chiefest foode is fishe for the lande almost continually beset with colde in many places is not able to bear corne and generally almost without trée or bushe Beyonde the Orchades standeth Thule in the Frosen sea nowe called Iselande to which our marchauntes repaire for fishing once euery yeare in the Sommer And thus much haue I to say of the scite of Scotlande nowe of the nature and maners of the people The Scottes whiche inhabite in the Southern parte bée wel nurtured and liue in good ciuility the most ciuile vse the English spéech And for that wood there is geason scant their common fewel is of a blacke stone whiche they dig out of the Earth The other part Northern ful of mountaines a very rude and homely kinde of people doth inhabite which are called the redshankes or wilde Scottes They be clothed with a mantel and shyrte saffroned after the Irishe manner going bare legged to the knée Their weapons are bowes dartes with a verie brode sword and a dagger sharp only at the one side All speake Irish féeding on fishe milke chéese fleshe hauing a great number of Cattell The Scottes differ from the Englishe in lawes and customes bicause
they vse the ciuill lawe as almost other Countryes doe The English haue theyr own laws and edicts In certain other conditions they be not farre vnlike but their language is one their habite complexion like one corage in battel and in the Nobilitie one desire and pregnancie in hunting The countrey houses be narrow couered with straw réede wherein the people and beasts do lodge togither Theyr towns besides S. Iohns towne are vnwalled which is to be ascribed to their animositie hardinesse fixing all their succor helpe alway in the valiancie of their body The Scots are verye wise as their learning declareth For to whatsoeuer Art they do apply themselues they easily profite in the same But the ydle â—louthful and such chiefly as shun and auoyde labour liue in great pouertie yet wil not sticke to boast of their nobilitie and gentrie as though it were more séemely for the honest to lacke than comely by exercise of some honest Arte to get their liuing But the Scots generally be deuoute obseruers of Religion And thus muche of Scotlande Wales the third parte of Brytaine lyeth vppon the lefte VVales hande whiche like a Promontorie or foreland or an Isle as it were on euery side is compassed with the maine Sea except it be on y e Southeast part with the riuer of Sabrine commonly called Seuern which diuideth Wales from England although some late writers affyrme Hereford to be a bound betwéene Wales and England and say that Wales beginneth at Chepstow where the riuer Wey augmented with an This arme of the Sea as I â—udge is novve called Aust vvhere is a passage betvveene the village of Aust and Chepstoâ—â— other riuer called Lugge passing by Hereforde doth runne into the Sea whiche riuer ryseth in the middle of Wales out of that hil but vncertayne whether oute of that Spring that Sabrine doth for euen to that place there goeth a great arme of the Sea which passing through the land westward on the right hand leaueth Cornwal and on the left Wales whiche Topographie or description althoughe it be newe yet I thought good to follow Therefore Wales is extended from the town of Chepstow where it beginneth almost by a straight line a little aboue Shrowsburie euen to Westchester Northward Into that part so many of the Brytaines as remayned aliue after the slaughter and losse of their countrey at the length being driuen to their shiftes did repayre as auntient writings report where partly through refuge of the mountaines and partly of the wooddes and marishes they remained in safetie which part they enioy euen to this day That land afterwards the English men did cal Wales Giraldus Cambrensis and the Brytaines the inhabitants of the same Walshmen for amongs the Germaines Walshman signifieth a stranger an alien an outborne or strange man that is suche a one as hath a coÌ„trarie laÌ„guage from theirs for Wal in their tongue is called a stranger borne as an Italian or Frenchman which differ in spéech from the Germaine Man signifieth Homo which is a Man in Englishe Therefore Englishmen a people of Germanie after they had wonne Brytaine called the Brytaines whiche escaped after the destruction of theyr Country after their Country maner Walshmen bicause they had an other tongue or speach besides theirs and the laÌ„d which they inhabited Wales which name afterward both to the people and country did remaine By this meane the Brytaines with their kingdome loste their name But they which affirme that name to be deriued of their Kyng or Quéene without doubt be deceyued The countrey soyle towardes the Sea coast in other places in the valleys and playnes is moste fertile whiche yéeldeth bothe to man and beast great plenty of fruite and grasse but in other places for the most part it is barraine lesse fruitful bicause it lacketh tillage for whych cause husbandmen doe liue hardly eating Oten cakes drinking Milke mixt with water There bée many towns strong Castels foure Bishoprickes if the Foure Bishope in VVales Bishopricke of Hereford be counted in England as the late wryters declare The firste Bishopricke is Meneue so called of Meneua which at this day they call Saint Dauids a Citie very auntient scituated vppon the Sea coast and boundeth Westwarde towarde Irelande An other is Landaffe the thirde Bangor and the fourth Saint Asaph which be vnder y e Archbishop of Canterbury The WelshmeÌ„ haue a language froÌ„ the Englishmen which as they say y t fetch their pedigrée froÌ„ y e Troians doth partly sounde of the Troian antiquitie and partly of the Gréeke But hewsoeuer it is the Walshemen doe not pronounce their speache so pleasauntlye and gently as the Englishmen doe bicause they speake more in the throate and contrariwise the Englishmen rightly following the Latines do expresse their voice somewhat within the lips whiche to the hearers séemeth pleasaunt and swéete And thus much of Wales the thirde part of Brytaine Nowe followeth the fourth and last part of Brytaine named Cornwal This part beginneth on that side which standeth towarde Spaine Westward Toward the Easte it is of bredth foure score and ten miles extending a little beyond S. Germains which is a very famous village situate on y e right hand vppon the Sea coaste where the greatest bredth of that Countrey is but. xx miles for this parcel of land on the right hande is compassed with the coast of the maine Sea and on the left hand with that arme of the sea which as before is declared parteth the land and runneth vp to Chepstow wher the CouÌ„try is in forme of a horne For at y e first it is narrow and then groweth broder a little beyonde the sayd town of S. Germain Eastward it bordreth vpoÌ„ EnglaÌ„d West South North y e main sea is rouÌ„d about it it is a very barren soile yéelding fruite more through trauel of y e tillers husbaÌ„dmeÌ„ than through the goodnesse of the ground but there is greate plentie of Lead Tin in the mining digging wherof doth specially consist the liuing and sustentation of the inhabitaÌ„ts Their tong is far dissonant from English but it is much like to the Walsh tong bicause they haue many words coÌ„mon to both tongs yet this difference there is betwéen them when a Walsh man speaketh the Cornish maÌ„ rather vnderstandeth manie words spoken by the Walshman than the whole tale he telleth whereby it is manifest that those thrée people doe vnderstand one another in like maner as y e Southern Scots doe perceiue and vnderstand the Northern But it is a thing very rare and maruellous that in one Iland there should be such varietie of spéeches Cornwal is in the Diocesse of Exceter whiche was once worthy to be counted the fourthe parte of the Iland for the contrariety of the language Afterwards the NormaÌ„s which constituted a kingdome of al those thrée parts reckened Cornwal to be one of the Counties or
Chester of the auntient buyldyng wyth vaultes and towers eche house like a Castell whych sometyme hadde béene of greate pleasaunce A legion of the Romaines as Vigetius reporteth contained 6000. warriours or moe Vigetius whiche legion was diuided into 10. bands but the first passed all the rest both in number of souldioures and also in estimation for this band bare the Eagle whyche was the chiefest Standarde of the Romaines This first bande contayned 1105. footemen heauy armed horsemen 132. and was named Cohors miliaria that is to saye a companye of a thousand and moe souldiours This band is the head of all the legion whensoeuer they muste fight these beginne the battaile are first set in order in the front of the battell The seconde band containeth 555. footmen and 66. horsemen of heauy armour and this bande is called Cohors quingentaria that is to say a company of 500. and moe souldiours The thirde bande likewise hath 555. footmen and 66. horsemen The fourth bande hath 555. footemen and 66. horsemen The fifth bande hathe as many These fiue bandes are set in araye in the firste battaile The sixte bande hath 555. footemen and 66. horsemen The seauenth bande hath 555. footemen 66. horsemen The eighte bande hath 555. footemen 66. horsemen The ninth bande hath 555. footemen 66. horsemen The tenth hath 555. footemen 66. horsemen These ten bands make a ful and perfect legion contayning 6100. footemen and 726. horsemen King Leill in the ende of his raigne fel to slouth and lust of the body by mean wherof ciuill strife was raysed and not in hys dayes ended He raigned xxv yeares and was buried at Carleile alias Chester RVdhudibras alias Cicuber the sonne of Leil builded Caergant Canterburie VVinchester Shaftisbury builtâ— of the Englishemenne called Canterbury that is to saye the Courte of the Kentishemen Caierguent nowe Winchester and Caersepton nowe called Shaftisburie wherein hée builded thrée Temples and placed in the same Flamines Flores HistoriaruÌ„ He raigned xxix yeares BLadud the sonne of Rudhudibras who had long studied at 863 Stamford an Vninersitie Athens broughte with him foure Philosophers to kéepe Schoole in Brytaine for the whiche he builded Stamforde and made it an Uniuersitie wherein hée had greate number of Scholers studying in all the seauen liberall Sciences whiche Uniuersitie dured to the comming of Saint Augustine At whiche time the Bishoppe of Rome interdited it for heresies Iohn Harding I. Rouse Iohn Baâ—e in â—ys Votaries Bathe vvyth the hote Bathes built The King attempteth to flie that fel among the Saxons and Brytons togither mixt so sayth Harding He builded Caier Badon or Bathe and made there a Temple to Apollo and placed there a Flamine he made also the hote Bathes and practised hys Necromancie he decked himselfe in feathers and presumed to flie but by falling on his Temple he brake his necke when he had raigned xx yeres LEire sonne of Bladud succeded his father He builded Caier 844 Leycester built Flores HistoriaruÌ„ Lair vpon the Riuer Sore now called Leycéster and made there a Temple of Ianus placing a Flamine to gouerne the same He had thrée daughters Gonorel Ragan Cordeile whyche Cordeile for hir vertue and wisedome towardes hir father succeded him in the kingdome When he had raigned xl yeares he deceassed and was buryed vnder the channell of the Riuer Sore wythin Leicester Thys vault vnder the â— Rouse earth was builte in honour of Ianus Bifrons There all the Workemen of that Citie when the solemnitie of the daye came begun al things that they had to do the yere folowing COrdila y e yongest daughter of Leire succéeding hir father 805 was sore vexed by hir two nephues Morgan of Albanie Conedagius of Camber and Cornwal who at the length toke cast hir in prison where she being in dispayre of recouering hir estate slewe hir selfe when she had raigned v. yeres and was buryed at Leicester in Ianus Temple by hir father MOrgan the eldest sonne of Dame Gonorell claymed 800 Brytaine and warred on hys nephewe Conedagius that was King of Camber that nowe is Wales and of Cornwall but Conedagius mette with Morgan in Wales and there slewe hym whyche place is called Glamorgan till Hovv Glamorganshire tooke that name this daye And then Conedagius was Kyng of al Brytaine He builded a Temple of Mars at Perche that now is Saint Saint Iohns tovvn builded Johns Towne in Scotlande and placed there a Flamine He builded another of Minerua in Wales whyche now is named Bangor The thirde he made of Mercurie in Cornwall Bangor built where he was borne He raigned xxxiij yeares and was buryed at newe Troy RIuallo sonne of Conedagius succéeded his father in whose 766 Bloude rayned Flores HistoriaruÌ„ tyme it rained bloude thrée dayes after whyche tempest ensued a greate multitude of venemous Flies whych slewe muche people and then a greate mortalitie throughout this land which caused almost desolation of the same This Riuallo raigned ouer this whole Iland xlvj yeares and then deceassed and was buryed at Caierbranke that nowe is Yorke Rome was builded in Italy by Remus and Romulus Rome builded 356. yeares after Brute arriued in this lande GVigustus sonne of Riuallo succéeded in the Kingdome of 721 Brytaine who raigned quietly but was a common drunkard wherof followed all other vices When hée had raigned xxxviij yeares hée deceassed and was buried at Yorke SCicilius brother of Gurgustus succéeded in the Kingdome 684 of whome is lefte but little memorie hée raigned xlix yeares and was buryed at Bathe IAgo or Lago Cousin of Curgustus raigned xxv yeares 636 for his euil gouernement he dyed of a Litargie and was buryed at Yorke Iohn de Vigney in his Booke named The Moralization Iohannes de Vigney Game of Chesse deuised of the Chesse sayeth that the same game of the Chesse was deuised by Xerxes the Philosopher otherwise named Philometre to reproue and correcte the cruell minde of a filmous Tyrant called Eâ—â—lmerodach Kyng of Babilon as is supposed about the yeare before Chrystes byrth 614. ¶ Kimâ—acus raigned liiij yeres and was buried at Yorke 612 GOrbodug raigned thrée score and thrée yeares and was 559 Flores HistoriaruÌ„ 496 The brother slue the brother and the mother murthered hir ovvne sonne buryed at newe Troy FErrex with his brother Porrex ruled Brytaine fiue yeres but it was not long ere they fell at ciuill discorde for the soueraigne dominion in whyche Ferrex was slaine and Porrex afterwardes by hys mother whose name was Idoine was killed in his bed Thus cruelly was the bloude and house of Brute destroyed when this realme by the space Brutes line extinguished of 616. yeares had béene gouerned by that lynage After this the realme was diuided with ciuil warres for lacke of one soueraigne gouernor vntil Dunwallo reduced the same into one Monarchie MVlmutius Dunwallo the son of Cloten Duke of
vessel with Seuerus reliques Whiche vessel the people after they had saluted the newe Emperour did reuerently worshippe The Emperours Consuls being thus accompanyed wyth Princely pompe â—aryed the saine into the Temple where the deuine monuments of Marcus and other Emperors are séene After they had finished the solemne sacrifise and according to y e auntient vsage celebrated the Funerall ceremonies both the brethreÌ„ departed into the Emperiall palace which they deuided betwéene them closed vp all backe dores and priuie posterns mette togither only at y â— outter gates They chose besides eyther of theÌ„ vnto himselfe a soundry guarde neuer came togyther vnlesse it were sometime for a little whyle to be séene of the people Neuerthelesse firste of all they accomplished the due Funerals of their Father For the Romaines accustome to consecrate with immortalitie such Emperours as at theyr death leaâ—â—e eyther children or successoures in the Empire behinde them And those which are endued with that honor they canonize â—â—â—ongst the Gods There is through the Cittie a certaine dolefull lamentation mixed with fearefull iâ— And they vse to enterre the dead corpse very sumptuously But then they haue an Image made as like the deade Emperour as may be The same within the Porche of the Emperial Pallace they lay in a gret and high bed of Iuorie couered ouer with cloth of gold The same Image looketh very pale like a diseased patient About the bed on eyther side a great part of the day do certayne persons sit That is to wit on the left side the Senate clothed in blacke garments and on the right side many matrones None of these are séene to weare any ouches or chaynes of golde but being clad wyth thinne white vestures they shew the countenaunce of mourners And thus doe they continue the space of seauen dayes during the which euery daye the Emperours Phisitions do repayre vnto the bed and as though they had felt the patieÌ„ts Pulses declare that he waxeth more sicke than before Finally when it séemeth that he is deceased certain of the most noble and worthye yong men of the orders of Knightes and Senators doe take vp the bedde on theyr shoulders and cary it through the stréete called Sacra via vnto the olde market place where the Romain magistrats are accustomed to render vp their Offices There on both sides are certaine stages made with steppes vppon the whiche on the one side is a queare of Boyes being noble mens sonnes and on the other side are many beautiful women singing Himnes and Ballades in prayse of the deade Emperour measured with diuerse lamentable verses When these are finished the yong men do take vp the bedde againe and beare it out of the Citie into the fielde called Campus Martius in the broadest part whereof there is erected a Towre foure square with sides of equall height builded of great Timber like vnto a Tabernacle The same within forthe is filled wyth drye chippes and Réedes And on the outter side it is hanged wyth Arras clothes of golde and decked with Images of Iuorie and sundry painted pictures Within it also is another lesse Towre but like in forme with doores and Portals opened And ouer that the third and fourth with many other roomes ascebdubg continually vntill they retche vnto the highest which is lesse than all the other A man maye compare thys building vnto Towres whyche are sette in hauens wyth fire on the toppes to directe shippes whiche sayle by nighte on the Seas into theyr perfecte portes The same are commonly called Phani Nowe when they haue putte the bed in the seconde Tabernacle they gather all kyndes of spices and perfumes wyth diuerse odoriferous fruites Hearbes and iuyces the whyche they throwe on heapes in the Tabernacle Neyther is there anye Nation Citie or Person whyche excelleth in honoure or dignytie but at that tyme wyll to the vttermoste of hys power most honorablye celebrate the laste Funeralles of the Emperour When they haue couched a greate heape of Spices togither and stuffed the building therewyth all the Romayne Knightes doe ride aboute the Towre with a iuste course and order too and fro Chariots are also drawne aboute wherein manye doe sitte clothed in purple representyng the persons of all noble men being Magistrates and Captaines of Rome The Ceremonies being throughly ended the successour in the Empire taketh a brande of fire in his hande and fireth therewith the Tabernacle After whome all other that are present doe throwe fire likewise into the same And immediately all the building being filled with those drye stickes and spices beginneth to burne vehementlye Then out of the highest and leaste Towre as out of a hygh stéeple is let forth an Eagle the which they beléeue doeth beare the Emperours soule into Heauen And from thencefoorthe is that Emperour worshipped as the other Gods From this time to the raigne of Dioclesian for the space of 72. yeares there is nothing recorded in our Histories hythereto published concerning Brytaine but where as it is manifest that the soueraintie of Brytain rested in y e Romain Emperours al that space I wil set them here downe successiuely After Seuerus Bassianus surnamed Antonius Carracalla 212 Herodian murdering his brother Geta succeded in the Empire Hée was cruel to his people he founded the Bath in Rome which is called Antonians he was out of measure giuen to sensualitie and carnal concupisence in so much that he espoused his mother in law Iuba He was murdered by Martialis when he had gouerned by yeares Macrinus one yeare 218 Antoninus Elagabalus iij. yeare Seuerus Alexander who was slayne by his souldiours here 223 Lampridius victor 236 238 239 245 250 252 252 254 in Brytaine in a vyllage called Sicila but other save in Fraunce xiij yeares Iulius Maximus iij. yeares M. Antonius Gordianus j. yeare Antonius Gordianus the sonne vj. yeare Iulius Philippus the first Christian Emperour v. yeare Decius ij yeares Trebonianus Gallus and Vibius Hostilianus ij yeares Iulius Aenilianus 4. monthes Licinius Valerianus vj. Licinius Gallicinus xv At this time there arose in diuerse Countreys 30. Usurpers which are called the. 30. tyrants of the which Lollianus Posthumius Victorianus Tetritius as it is supposed kepâ—e Brytaine from Gallicinus Flauius Claudius ij 269 Aurelianus 5. Tacitus vj. monthes 276 Florianius iij. monthes Aurelius Probus v. yeares In whiche time Bonefus a Brytaine 277 borne but brought vppe in Spaine fearing least he shold be executed bycause the Germaines had burnte certaine vessels in the Rhene whereof he had charge vsurped the Empire with Proculus at Colen and woulde haue exempted from the Vopisens Romaines Brytaine Spaine and part of Fraunce but being baquished by Probus in a long and sore battaile he stangled himselfe some sedition was then raised in Brytaine and appeased by Victorinus a Moore by whose motion Probus had made him regent of Brytain whiche was causer of this trouble Thys Probus permitted the Brytaines and others that
they might haue vines and make wine After he had raigned fine yeares he was slaine by the souldiours CAius then succéeded him with his two sonnes Numerianus 282 Vopisens and Carinus to whiche Carinus he assigned Brytaine Gaule called Fraunce Illiricum Italie and Spaine but all thrée within thrée yeares space lost their liues VAlerius Dioclesianus was then chosen Emperour 284 who adioyned Maximianus vnto hym in lyke gouernement Aboute thys tyme holy Alban for professing Christ being Vita Albani ledde from the Cittie of Verolamium vnto Holmehurst where nowe the towne of Saint Albans is builded suffered martyrdome who is specified to be the first Martyre of Brytaine and shortly after to the number of one thousande Christiās were martyred at Lichfielde where Amphabole instructer Liber Lichfielde of Alban was taken broughte to Verolamium and there tormented to death Carausius was appointed to be admirall of the Brytaine Seas whyche were sore troubled by the Pyracies of the Franckes and Saxons but when he had oftentimes apprehended the Pirates and neyther reserued the prizes or was Reserued accountable for it neyther to the Emperours nor his deputies it was suspected that of set purpose he permitted these Rouers to haue recourse through those Seas to the ende hée mighte rifle them and inrich himself Maximianus therfore sent part of his armye to suppresse him in which were manye of the Thebane legion who in thys iourney were slayne by his commaundemente and made martyres bycause they professed Christ Carausius vnderstanding of the preparatiō made against him passed out of Gaule into Brytaine where bringing the Countrey to hys obeysaunce he vsurped the Roabe of an Emperour wherevppon they whiche were sente to surprise him retourned to Maximianus who then was encombered with newe warre in Gaule agaynste the Peasantes In the meane time Carausius built shippes in Brytayn intercepted certayn cōpanyes of souldiours assembled a gret number of barbarous people with spoyle with hope of whō he purposed to trouble the sea coastes of Gallia Spaine Holland also then holden by certayne Frankes reuolted to Carausius THen purposed Maximianus the seconde tyme to make 288 warre agaynste Carausius but by stormye weather and wante of Pilotes hée was enforced to deferre hys purpose leauyng the gouernement of thys I le to Carausius Shortlye after the two Emperours elected two Caesars 291 Valerius Maximus and Constantius Chlorus to which Constantius they committed the recouerie of Brytaine Hée immediatelye passing through Gaule hytherwarde sodaynely surprised Gesseriacum nowe called Bullen whiche Carausius had manned and so stopped the Hauen that it could stande Carausius in no stéede Then building shippes to passe ouer Paneg. Constantius dictus hither he first assayled luckily the Hollanders whiche had reuolted to Carausius and then staying for conuenient winde he houered a while on the sea coaste and in the meane tyme Carausius was traytorously slayne by Alectus his familiar friende ALbertus then vsurped the Empire here in Brytayne 292 agaynste whome Constantine wyth hys former preparation made readye for warre and launched out in haste thoughe the winde was contrarie Whyche when hys souldiours vnderstoode they sette out also wyth side windes out of the Seyne and other Ports in suche foggie and mystie Seyne weather that they passed by Alectus Nauie then honering for them aboute the I le of Wighte not séeing one the other The Romaines as soone as they landed burnte theyr shippes determining either to winne or lose their liues which when Allectus vnderstoode he left the shore and prepared himselfe for battaile with his Mercenarie barbarous souldiours in which he was slaine by Asclepiodatus Lorde greate maister of the Emperours house In thys fight none of the Romaynes perished but here al the fielde was ouer-spred with deade bodyes of the enimies among whom lay Alectus himselfe without any Imperiall ornamentes and scantly knowen Other Romaine souldiours also whiche had loste theyr companye in the myste arriued at London slewe in the Citie greate number of barbarous people whyche escaped from the battaile and purposed to haue sacked London Then when Constantius came a lande the Brytains with their wiues and children flocked vnto him and submitted themselues ioyfully being nowe deliuered out of a long thraldome Thys expedition of Constantius into Brytain is ascribed by some to Maximianus into which error a false inscription of the Panegirike hath led them ASclepiodatus as is before touched recouered Brytaine 290 Galfridu◠he belayde the Citie of London with a strong siege wherein was Liuius Gallus the Romaine Captaine and ere it wer◠long by Knightly force and violence entred the Citie and slew the forenamed Gallus neare vnto a brooke there at that daye running into whiche brooke he threwe him by reason wherof it was called in Brytish Nant Gallon since in the Saxon tongue Gallus or Wallus brooke and thys daye the stréete where some-time the brooke ranne is called Walbrooke COill after Asclepiodatus toke on him the Kingdome of 301 Brytaine COnstantius begā his Empire with Gallerius the Empire 305 was deuided betwéen them so that Constantius shoulde possesse Affrica Italie Fraunce and Brytaine Gallerius shoulde haue Illirica Asia and the East partes whiche done they substituted vnder them two Caesars Cōstantius holding himselfe content with the dignitie of Augustus refused to sustaine the trouble whiche he shoulde haue endured through the administration of the affaires of Italie and Affricke hée sought by all meanes howe he mighte enriche the people of the Empire He abolished the superstition of the Gentiles in his dominions so that afterwarde Brytaine felt no persecutions The yeare following he passed out of Fraunce hyther against the Pictes at whiche time his sonne Constantine who then serued Galerius perceyuing his destructien to be compassed posted to his Father in al haste howghing killing the post horsses whych way so euer he passed that he mighte not be pursued and came to his Father the verye houre that he wente aboorde to come into Brytaine but Constantius as Panegiricus soone as he came to Yorke sodainely sickned and perceyuing his daye to drawe neare when he was asked to whome hée woulde leaue the Empire aunswered to Constantine and shortly after departed COnstantine surnamed the great sonne of Constantius by 306 Helena first consecrated hys Father being nowe deade and with so great sorrowe and sheading of teares solempnized his burial that the souldiours hoping he would resemble hys Father saluted him Emperour at Yorke against his wil but when the Romaine Senate had confirmed hys election with theyr consent he willingly accepted it And the yere folowing setting the affayres of Brytaine in order he passed hence wyth manye Brytaines firste agaynste the Frankes whome he vanquished then agaynste Maxentius an Usurper whome he slewe and afterwarde agaynste Licinus who named hymselfe Emperour whome also he subdued Many barbarous nations also were by hym discomfited He establyshed the Gospell in hys Empyre and after hym
but he with his mother fledde to Theodotius and persuaded him to take reuenge of Maximus In the meane time Maximus came to Aquileia all Italie and Affrica submitted themselues vnto him when sodainelye Theodotius comming from Constantinople moued warre against him corrupted his souldiours with brybes and after one or two skirmishes enforced Maximus to flye to Aquileia where his owne souldiours deliuered him to Theodosius by whose commaundement he was shortly after beheaded Andragatius also who kept the Seas vnderstanding this drowned himselfe and Victor the sonne of Maximus was slaine in Fraunce by Arbogustes The Brytaines which serued him retourned into Fraunce and setled them in the Countrey there which is now called Brytaine so was Brytaine recouered Giraldus againe to the Romaines Empire Saint Vrsula with the 11000. Uirgins whiche were sente The. 11000. Virgins Flores HistoriaruÌ„ into Brytaine to be married to Conon and hys Knyghtes were slaine and martyred of the barbarous people being on the sea But as some write by Attila King of the Huâ—â—es HOnorius the sonne of Theodosius succéeded in the Empire 365 Bede Pelagius Heresie in whose time Pelagius a Brytaine borne disparckled the venome of his faithlesse Doctrine very farre abroade holding that a man might liue well without the help of the grace of God vsing héerein the ayde of Iulianus of Campania who was intemperately stirred with the losse of his Bishoprike to whome Saint Austen and other Fathers also haue answered in most ample maner but yet they would not be amended thereby but being conuicted of their falsehoode they rather would encrease it by defending and maynteyning it than amend it by returning to the truth This time Marcus was chosen Emperoure by the Souldyoures Lâ—ziâ—â—â— in Brytaine fearing the inuasion of the Vandales but immediately they slewe him and elected Gratianus whome also they murthered within foure monethes Then Constantine a Souldiour of base estate onely vpon confidence of his name was elected héere Emperoure who passing hence into France with all the youth of Brytaine gote all the men of warre there to take part with him Honorius sent therefore Sarus to withstand him who in a foughten field slew Iustinian Constantines Captayne and so pursued Constantine that he made him take Valentia wherein he sharply beséeged him vntill Gerentias with his Brytaines and Edebrichus with the francks raysed the séege Then Constantine fortifyed the Alpes and Rhene with Garrisons sent Constans his sonne whome of a Monke he had made a Caesar with a great Armie into Spayne where he tooke and afterward slew certayne noble personages aâ—lyed to Honorius and returning to his Father left Gerontius to gouerne Spayne Constantius himselfe then craued pardon of Honorius for vsurping the Empire saying that he did it by compulsion which when Honorius heard he so wel liked that he sent an Imperiall Roabe vnto him In these troubles Brytaine was greatly endangered by Pictes and Scottes and sued to Honorius for succoure but he sending them only Letters willed them to looke to their owne state Shortly after Constance that was Monke was slayne by Gerontius his owne Captayne at Vienna in France and Constantine himselfe being beséeged at Arles by Honorius Souldiers entred into holy orders and fled into the Church thinking thereby to saue himselfe but was drawen out from thence and slayne Gerontius who had trayterously killed his Maister was besette rounde aboute with Nicephorus Spanyards in his Lodging wherefore he first slew Allanus his tryed friend then Nunichia his wife and lastly himselfe and now Honorius recouered Brytaine In his time saith Beade Beade Rome was destroyed of the Gothes the 1164. yeare after it was buylded after which time the Romanes left to rule in Britaine after almost 470. yeares that Iulius Caesar first entered the sayd I le The Romanes dwelt within y e french which as we haue sayd Seuerus drew ouerthwart y e Iland at y e South part which thing may appeare by y e Cities Temples Bridges paued stréetes to this day remayning notwithstaÌ„ding they had in possession vnder their dominioÌ„ y â— farther parts of Britaine and also the Ilands which are about Brytaine By meanes as is afore sayd y e Romanes had vsed to traÌ„sport with them ouer into France the floure of al the youth of Brytaine to serue theÌ„ in their foraigne warres their men of warre were consumed was not now able to defende theÌ„selues against the inuasions of their enimies wherevpon many yeares togither they liued vnder the oppression of two most cruel Nations the Scottes Pictes which were of y e circuite of Britaine but deuided from the lande of Britaine by two armes of the Sea running betwixt them of the which one from the East Sea the other from the Weast runneth in farre and wide into the land though they may one reake to the other In the middle of the East créeke there is a Citie builded called Guidi Aboue the Weast créeke toward the right hand standeth a Citie called Alcluith which in their language is as Alcluith much to say as the Rocke Cluith for it standeth by a Floud of the fame name The Britaines then being thus afflicted by the said nations sent their Embassadors with Letters vnto Rome with lamentable supplications requiring of them ayd and succour promising them their continuall fealtie so that they would rescue theÌ„ against y e oppression of their enimies wherevpon there was sent vnto them a legioÌ„ of armed souldiers from Rome which comming into the Iland encountring with the enimies ouerthrew a great number of them draue the rest out of the frontiers of the countrey so setting them at liberty frée from the miserie with which they were before so gréeuously ouercharged counselled them to make a wall betwéene the two Seas which might be of force to kéep out their euill neyghbours and y t done they returned home with great triumph But the Britaines building y â— wall which they were bid to make not of stone as they were willed but of turffe as hauing none amoÌ„g theÌ„ that had skil therin made it so slender y â— it serued theÌ„ to little purpose This wall they made betwene y e two said armes or créekes of the Sea many miles long that where the fence of the water lacked there by the help of y e trench they might kéepe their country from y â— breaking in of their enimies of which péece of worke there remayneth euen vnto this day most assured tokens yet to be séene This trench beginneth about two miles froÌ„ the monastery of Abercuring in a place which in the Pictes language is called Penuahil and in English is called Panwell and running Penuahil out Westward is ended by the City of Alcluith But the former enimies wheÌ„ they had once perceiued y t the Romane Legion was returned home againe forthwith being set on land by boates inuaded the borders ouercame y e countrey as it were beate downe
all before thē whervpon Embassadors be sent again to Rome beséeching thē they would not suffer their miserable countrey to be vtterly destroyed Againe there is sent another legion which cōming vpon a suddaine made a great slaughter of y ◠enimies chased thē ouer into their own country Then y e Romanes told the Britaines y t it was not their ease to take any more such trauellous iourneys for their defence and therefore bade thē to practise their armoure themselues and learne to withstand their enimies They builded vp a Wall of hard stone from Sea to Sea right betwéene the two Cities whiche there were made to kéepe out the Enimie in the selfesame place where Seuerus before had cast his Trench with publike and priuate charges the Brytaines also putting too their helping handes they then builded it eyght foote broade and twelue foote high right as it were by a line from East to Weast as it doth to this day appeare which being perfected they giue the people straight warning to looke well to themselues they teach them to handle their weapen and instruct them in warlike feates Also by the Sea side Southward where their Shippes lay at harbor least their Enimies should land there aboutes they made vp Bulwarkes along one somewhat distant from another and this done bid them farewel Gildas Sapiens as minded no more to returne At this time almost all the treasure of Brytaine was hidde vnder ground or transported ouer into France As soone as they were gone the Scottes and Pictes hauing intelligence that they had made promise they woulde come no more they taking heart of grace returne agayne to their businesse and first all that was without the wall they tooke for their owne After that they giue assault vnto the wall where the Britaynes were with Graples pulled downe and otherwise so assaulted that they leauing both the Cities and the wall also were dispersed and put to flight the enimies following killed and slayed more cruelly than euer they did before wherevpon being driuen out of their owne houses and possessions they fall a robbing and spoyling one the other of them so farre foorth that all the whole Countrey was brought to that exigent that they had none other sustenance but that they gote by hunting and killing of wilde Beastes THeodosius the yonger sonne of Arcadius succéeded his 408 Uncle Honorius and appoynted Valentinianus his Cousin Emperour in the Weast partes At this time Timotheus héere in Brytaine vnder a pretence Sigebertus of Religion and great continencie drew many into a dangerous Heresie Chrisanthus the sonne of Byshop Martian a Consull of Socrates Lib. 7. Italy was made Uiceroy and Lord Deputie of Britayne he was afterward made Bishop of Constantinople Now the poore remnant of the Brytaines directed letters to Aetius whereof this was the beginning To Aetius thrice 446 Consull the mourning of the Brytaines In the processe of which Epistle they thus set foorth their pitifull estate The barbarous enimie driueth vs vpon the Sea the Sea agayne vpon the enimie betweene these twayne riseth two manner of deathes eyther we are killed or drowned And yet for all their suite they could obtayne no ayde of hym as he whiche had then both his hands full of businesse and battayle at home with Bleda and Attila Kings of the Hunnes The Pelagian Heresies being brought in by Agricola Pelagian Heresie the sonne of Seuerianus a Pelagian Bishop about this time did fore corrupt the faith of the Brytaines but the Brytaines béeing neither willing to receyue their lewde Doctrine as blasphenrous againste the grace of God neyther able to refute their wilie and wicked persuasions they deuised this wholsome counsell to séeke for ayde of the Bishops of France against these their spirituall enimies And they calling a common counsell consulted among themselues whome of them all it were best to send to help their neighbours fayth By the assent of them all there was chosen two woorthie Prelates Germanus Altisiodorensis and Lupus Bishop of the Citie Germanus and Lupus Trecassa whiche shoulde passe ouer into Britaine to confirme them in the Faith whiche with readie obedience accepting the commandement of the Sinode tooke shipping thitherward and had prosperous windes which set them ashore in place where they themselues desired Thither a great multitude of people being assembled receyued the Priestes of God and the word of God was preached by them not onely in their Churches but also in the open stréetes and in the Countrey in such sort that in all places both the sound and faithfull were confirmed and they that before swarued out of the right faith were amended The Authoures and head professors of this heretical error lay lurcking all this while and much spited to sée the people dayly to fall from them After long aduisement vsed they take vpon them to trie the matter by open disputation which being agréed vpon they come foorth richly appoynted gorgeously apparelled accompanyed with a number of flattering fauourers The people were present both to sée and iudge the matter The parties were farre vnlike of condition on the one side was the faith on the other mans presumption on the one side méekenesse on the other pride on the one side Pelagius on the other Christ First of all Germanus and Lupus gaue their aduersaries leaue to speake which vaynely occupyed both the tyme and eares of the people with naked words but after the reuerend Bishops poured out their words cōfirmed with scriptures out of the Gospels and Apostles Thus the vanitie of Heretikes was conuicted and falsehoode confuted so that at Pelagians Heresie confuted euery obiection they were forced to confesse their errour not being able to aunswere them but after their departure the Heresie began againe to reuiue Wherefore Germanus returned into Britaine with Seuerus banished the Heretiques with banishment and restored the faith The end of the Romaynes gouernement in Brytaine Brytaines and Saxons THe Brytaines continued in doubtfull Warre with the Scottes and Pictes sometime bearing away the victorie sometime leauing it to the enimie But considering the ambitious minds of men and fearing least some should vsurpe the Kingdome at home while they were deteyned with warres abroade thought good to appoynte ouer them some King and so with one consent they elected Vortiger VOrtiger raigned in Brytaines in whose time hunger more 447 Beade preuayling against the Brytaines droue many of them to yéeld themselues vnto the hands of their enimies Other there were which could neuer be brought therevnto but from the hils and brakes where they lurked many tymes inuaded their enimies as trusting so much the more in the help of God how muche the lesse hope they had of ayde of men and by such meanes first of all both resisted and ouerthrew them which many yeares togither had liued by the spoyle of the Countrey whereby for the time they drewe homeward with shame ynough contending not long after to
that is to say y e Fleete of Wepped where they slew xij Dukes or Captaynes of the Britaines with many other where as on the part of y â— Saxons there was one only man slaine whose name was Wepped The fourth battell was fought by Hengest Eske against the Britaines who obtaining the victory gote an innumerable spoile in whiche battell the Britaines fledde from the Angles VOrtiger obteined againe the Kingdome and shortly after 460 Hengest which was chased into the I le of Thanet entred the land with a number of Saxons but when he hearde of the great assembly the Britaines had made against him he treated W. Malme for peace which in fine was coÌ„cluded Shortly after Hengest by a guile which before he had deuised bid his son in law iij. C. of his Nobles vnto a feast or banquet where when he The Barons of the Britaine 's slaine at a banquet had ouerlaid his guests with ouermuch Wine he fel to quarelling with taunting talke pinched euery one of theÌ„ and straight fel to fighting wherthrough the Britaines were slaine euery one The King was taken prisoner and forced to giue The King taken prisoner for his ransome Kent Sussex Suffolke Northfolke This murther of the Britans was on y t plaine of Salesbury Then Hengest began his dominion ouer Kent Vortiger fled into Wales Hengest King of Kent builded there a Castel of which building loÌ„g let of y e same and of his Prophet Merlin Geffrey Monmouth and others speake many things Great coÌ„panies of y e SaxoÌ„s dayly flocked Beade into this Iland grew so strong y â— the people of y â— Countrey which sent for theÌ„ stoode in great feare of their puissance for those Saxons had taken league with the Picts began to turne their force vpoÌ„ the Britaines and to be short the fire once kindled A miserable state of the Britaynes in y t lands of the Paganes there tooke iust reuenge of y â— wickednes of the people raging first vpoÌ„ the Cities Countrey next adioyning after from the East sea to the Weast ouerwhelming all the whole Iland without resistance both publike priuate houses were ouerthrowne to y e grouÌ„d the Priests were slaine standing at the altare the Bishops with their flocke were murthered without respect of their dignity nor there was any that woulde bury the slaine some of the miserable leauings being takeÌ„ in the hilles were there killed other being sterued with hunger were faine to créepe out of their caues buy their victuall at their enimies haÌ„ds with sale of their libertie for euer if yet they were not killed out of hand other fled ouer the Seas with an heauie hearte other tarying stil in their couÌ„trey in feare of death lacke of foode liued ful miserably in y e Mountaines woods Cliffes Aurelius Ambrose and Vther bréethren of Constantine y t was before slaine in France landed with a Nauie of Ships at Totnes made war vpon Vortigerne and buried him in his Castell in Wales when he had secondly raigned vj. yeares AVrelius-Ambrose was ordeined king of Britaine in whose time the Britaines by little little began to take strength 466 Beade Wil. Malme and courage vnto theÌ„ comming out of their caues in whiche they lucked before and with one consent calling for heaueÌ„ly help that they might not for euer be vtterly destroyed they had then for their Captaine a Romane called Ambrosius Aurelius a gentle natured man which only of all the bloud of the Romanes remayned then aliue his parents being slayne whiche bare the name of King of the Countrey This man being their Captayne they assembled themselues togither and prouoking the victors to the fighte through Gods assistance atchieued the victorie and from that day forward now the men of the Countrey now the enimie had the victorie vntill the yeare that Bathe was beséeged where they gaue their enimies a greate ouerthrowe which was about the xliiij yeare of their comming into the land but of this we shall speake more héereafter This Ambrosius caused the Churches to be repaired Brute Booke whiche had bin spoyled by the Saxons He caused the greate Stonehenge besides Salesburie Gadeasins Tilberiensis stones to be sette on the playne of Salesburie whiche is called Stonehinge in remembrance of the Britaines that were slaine and buryed there in the time of Vortiger at the banquet and communication of Hengist with the Saxons A Saxon named Cella with his thrée sonnes and a company Kingdome of the South Saxons Agarâ—a Scot. Brute Booke of Saxons landed in the South part of Britaine A Saxon named Porth landed with his two sonnes Byda and Meagla at an Hauen in South-hamptonshire after whome the Hauen is named Portesmouth The third Kingdome of the East Saxons began in Britain Kingdome of the East Angles vnder Duke Vffa Aurelius Ambrosius being poysoned dyed when he had raigned 32. yeares and was buryed at Stonehinge called Chorea Gigantum VTher Pendragon so called for that he caused alwayes a 498 Gafrid Arbor Succes Dragon to be borne before him in his battels was crowned King of Britaine he vanquished Otta and Oza at Windgate by Coquet Riuer He was enamored vppon Igren the Dukes Wife of Cornewall and to obtayne his vnlawfull lust made warre vpoÌ„ hir husband Goilen and slew him in battell at Duvilioc On hir he begat Arthure He raigned eyghtéene yeare and was buryed at Stonhinge ARthure the sonne of Vther borne in Cornewall at the age 516 of fiftéene yeares was crowned King of Britaine as some say at Caerleon other at Winchester one old namelesse pamflet saith at Cilicester by Dubritius Archbishop of Legions Neneâ—iuâ— This Citie of Cilicester in British is called Caier segent and was scituate néere Reading It was so called for that Constantius the sonne of Constantine the great dyed Sea Crâ— there his Sepulture might once haue bin séene there besides the Citie as the Letters engranen on it in stone did declare He tooke to Wife Guinouer Cousin to Cador Duke of Cornewall and Daughter to the King of Biscay Of this King there be many fabulous reportes but certayne Wil. Malmesbery he was a Prince as Malmesberie saith more worthy to haue aduancement by true Histories than false Fables being the only proppe and vpholder of this his Countrey In the beginning of his raigne Lotho and Conradus his Aurea Histor allies enuying his prosperitie made Warre against him but he valiantlye vanquished them with their Pictes and Scottes at his pleasure and appoynted them a Gouernoure Sea Crâ— Neniâ—â— named Anguisell He fought twelue fieldes against the Saxons and alwayes bare away the victorie of whiche the last was fought at Bath where by his owne prowesse and manhoode he vanquished nine hundred Afterward he raysed the Malmesberie séege which the Saxons had planted about Lincolne and slewe them in great numbers Thus hauing abated the
rage of the Saxons and reduced his Countrey to quietnesse he constituted the order of the Round Table round Table into which order he only receyued such of his nobilitie as were most renowmed for vertue and chiualrie This round Table he kept in diuers places but especially at Cairleon Winchester and Camalet in Somerset-shire There is yet to be séene in Denbigh shire in the parish of Leyland Llansanan in the side of a stonie hill a place compasse wherein be foure and twentie seates for men to sit in some lesse and some bigger cut out of the maine Rocke by mans hand where children and yong men comming to séeke their Cattell vse to sitte and play they commonly call it Arthures round Table So hauing established all things well at home he with his nobilitie made an expedition into Norway where he atchieued Norway subdued sundry notable and maruellous exploytes and subdued the same with all the Regions thereabout to Russia Leges S. Edwardi placing the limite of his Empire in Lapland He caused the people of those Countreys to be Baptised and receyne the Christian Religion He also obtayned of the Pope to haue Norway confirmed to the Crowne of this Realme calling it the Chamber of Britaine Norway the Chamber of Britaine Then sayling into France he forced Frolo Gouernoure there for the Romaynes to flighte and afterward in Combate manfully slew him Shortly after he addressed deadlye Warre againste Gaufridus Lucius Hiberus who claymed a Tribute of Arthure for Britaine and had assembled greate powers to ouercome Arthure but Arthure encountring with him after a long and bloudye fighte discomfited his Armie killed him and sente his body to the Senate of Rome for the Tribute While Arthure was thus valiantly occupyed in his warres beyond the Seas and had conquered thirtie Kingdomes Flores Historiar such as they were in those days Mordred to whome he had committed the gouernement of Britaine confederating himselfe with Cerdicus first King of the Weast Saxons trayterously vsurped the Kingdome of which treason when Battayle at Douer relation came to Arthure he spéedily returned into Britaine and at Richborow néere to Sandwich gaue battell to him and wanne the fielde Anguisell of Scotland Gawin and Cador were there slayne then pursuing him into Cornewall gaue him battell there agayne by the Riuer of Alaune of some histories called Cablan where Mordred was slayne Wal. Conuâ—â— Mordred slayne Ann. Glasco And Arthure béeing deadly wounded was conueyed to Glastenburie where he dyed and is buryed after he had most victoriously gouerned this Realme sixe and twentie yeares COnstantine kinsman to Arthure and sonne to Cador Duke of Cornewall was ordeyned King of Britayne and 542 Bâ—â—te Booke raigned thrée yeares Thys man was by the two sonnes of Mordred gréenouslye vexed for they claymed the Lande by the righte of theyr Father but after many Battayles they fledde the one to London the other to Winchester whyche Cities they obteyned and tooke them but Constantine Mordreds children slayne followed and subdued and tooke the foresayde Cities and one of the yong men hée founde in an Abbey at London and slewe hym néere the Aulter cruelly and buried hym nigh Vter Pendragon at Stonehinge The other Gildas Arbor successio young manne hée founde at Winchester and slewe hym flying into the Churche of Saincte Amphibalus Aurelius Conanus a Britayne raysed mortall warre against Constantine the King and after sore fight slew him in the field when he had raigned thrée yeares and was buryed at Stonehinge A Vrelius Conanus Nephew to Arthure was Crowned 545 King of Britaine He cherished such as loued strife and dissention within his Realme â— and gaue light credence to them which accused other were it right or wrong He emprisoned by strength his Uncle whiche was right heyre to the Crowne He raigned thrée and thirtie Flores HistoriaruÌ„ yeares The Kingdome of Northumberland began first in Britaine The fifth Kingdome of the Saxons 578 Gildas Gaufrid vnder a Saxon named Ida. VOrtiporus the sonne of Conanus was ordeyned King of Britayne a vicious King and cruell tyrant who put from him his Wife and kept hir daughter for his Concâ—bine In diuers battels he discomfited the Saxons He raigned foure yeares MAlgo pulcher Canonus of Northwales beganne his 581 raigne ouer the Britaynes and gouerned them fiue yeares This Malgo was in proportion of body greater than all the Dukes of Brytaine but he delighted in the soule sinne of Sodomie He slewe his first wife and then tooke to wife his Gildas owne brothers daughter CAreticuâ— began to rule the Brytaines This man loued ciuill 586 Warre and was odible both to God and to his subiects They moued the Saxons being accompanied with Gurmunduâ— King of Ireland to make warre vpon Careticus in such wise that he was sayne to take the Towne of Cicester where they assaulted him so sore and fired the Corne by tying fire to the wings of Sparrowes that he with his men fledde from thence into Wales by whiche meanes he lefte a great part of his dominion and ended his life when he had raigned thrée yeares Sea Cro. This Gurmund burned vp the land of Britaine from Sea to Sea and the more part of that I le called Leogrea he gaue to y e Saxons The Britaines gaue place and fled into the Weast parts of Cornewall and Wales Theanus Archbishop of LoÌ„don Thadeocus Archbishop of Yorke wheÌ„ their Churches were al destroyed to the ground they with their Cleargie fledde into Wales many of them into little Britaine This plague came on the Britaines for their couetousnesse cauine and â—echerie Gurmund builded Gurmondchester Gurmunchester buylded 61â— Paulus Diaconus CAdwane Duke of Northwales was made soueraigne of the Britaines who gaue strong battell to Ethelfride King of Northumberland and forced him to intreate for peace After which concord being made they continued al their life time louing friends He raigned xxij yeares The Kingdome of the East Saxons beganne vnder Erchenuinâ—s Sixt Kingdome of Saxons about the yeare of Christ 614. The Kingdome of Mercia or middle England began vnder Seauenth Kingdome of Saxons 635 Penda 626. CAdwalin the sonne of Cadwane raigned ouer y e Britaines he warred strongly vppon the Saxons and made Penda King of Mercia tributarie to him He raigned xlviij yeares and was buryed at London in a Church of S. Martine néere vnto Ludgate whiche Churche was then new founded and buylded by the Britaynes in Anno. 677. CAdwalladar was ordayned king of the Brytaines and 685 ruled only thrée yeares he vanquished and slew Lothier king of Kent and Athelwold king of south Saxons and theÌ„ forsaking his kingly authoritie he went to Rome there to be christened who after became a Monke and was buried in S. Peters Church at Rome He was laste king of Brytain After which time the Brytaines were called Walshmen whiche name was
Egbert who being assaulted oftentimes by Edrike the sonne of Egbert in a cruel 674 fight was shot through with a dart whereof he dyed vnder his Surgeons handes when he hadde raygned thirtéene yeares EDricke the sonne of Egbert within the space of two yeres 686 lost both life and Kingdome After his death y â— kingdome being sometime gouerned by vsurpers and sometime by forreners beganne to decay The Kentishmen by casting of fire did cruelly burne Moll the brother of Cedwal King of the West Saxons and twelue of his Knights with him wherewith Cedwal being moued to fury did miserably harry and spoyle all Kent so that by the space of sixe yeares there was no King in that Country VVIthredus the sonne of Egbert purchasing peace wyth 698 money was then established king in which state he behaued himselfe very honorably both in peace and warre He founded the Priory of Saint Martin at Douer and raigned xxxiâ—j yeres with whoÌ„ king Swebhearde raigned ioyntly in one part of his kingdome EDbert the sonne of Withred walked in his fathers ordinaunces 731 and had like successe and raigned thrée twentie yeare EDelbert his brother succéeded in whose time the Citie of 754 Canterbury as is to be thought was burned by chance he raigned xj yeares ALricke the thirde sonne of Withred ruled Kent after hys 765 brethren and was vanquished in a fought field againste the Mertians he raigned xxxiiij yeares EDelbert or Egbert otherwise called Pren theÌ„ vsurped the kingdome and leauyed warre against the Mertians by 799 whom he was taken prisoner and not long after resisted but the Kentishmen woulde not receiue him Cuthred then vsurped bare a title of a Kentish king for the space of viij yeares BAlbrede then toke on him Princely dignity but Egberte 807 Kyng of West Saxon so discomfited him in battayle that hée fled and forsoke hys Kingdome when he had raigned xx yeare whereby thys kingdome of Kent was vnited to the Kingdome of the West Saxons South Saxons SOuthsex the second Kingdome coÌ„tained the Counties of Southsex and Surrey which had on the Easte side Kent on the South side the Sea on the Weste side Hampshire and on the North the riuer of Thamys it con aineth the diocesses of Chichester and part of Winchester AEle the eight from Woden with his thrée sonnes CimeÌ„ 478 Plencing Cissa came into Brytaine with itj. ships landed in a place called Kimenesore there slew many of the Brytaines and forced the rest to make their flighte into a woodde whiche is called Andredsleage Afterwarde fighting wyth the Brytaines in a place néere vnto Marerodes burne slew many of them and put the reste to flight Then he and Cissa his sonne after long siege brake into the Citie of Andreds Cester and slewe the inhabitantes from the greatest to the smallest and so beganne the Kingdome of Southsex hée raigned xxxvj yeares CIssa hys sonne succéeded he builte the Citie of Chichester 514 and named it after hys owne name he raygned lxxvj yeares EThelwulfus whom Bede nameth Edelwach was christened 590 Eeade First Christened King in Southsex in the prouince of the Mercies in the presence and at the exhortation of King Wulfhere who also at the font was his godfather and in signe of that adoption gaue him two prouinces that is to saye the I le of Wight and the prouince of Manures in the West part of England Wilfride the Bishop came to the prouince of the South-Saxons vnto them did he minister the worde of Faith by the permission and gret reioysing of the King This Bishop Christened the chiefe Lordes and Knightes of the Countrey and the rest of the people at the same time or sone after were Christened by other Priestes The Quéene Ebba was christened in hir I le which was in the prouince of the Vicctans for she was the daughter of Eanfride who was Eanheres brother whiche were both Christian men and all their people But al the prouince of South Saxons had neuer before that time hearde of the name of God nor the faith This Wilfride preached the Gospell and not onelye deliuered the people from the perill of damnation but also from an horrible moraine of temporall death For in thrée yeares before it had not rayned in all those quarters whereby a famine destroyed the people by heapes in somuch that diuerse tymes fortye or fiftie in a companye béeing famished for hunger woulde goe togyther to some rocke or Sea bancke and caste themselues all downe eyther to be killed with the fal or drowned in the Sea but on the same day they receyued Baptisme and Faith there fell a plentifull shoure of rayne wherewith the Earth flourished againe Thys Bishop also taught the people there to get their sustenance by fishing Edilwach gaue vnto Byshoppe Wilfride the lande of fourscoure and seauen tenements where he might place his companye the name of the place was Seolesey In thys Selsee Monestarie in Southsex place he founded a Monasterye to be hys Episcopall Sea CEadwall a valiaunt yong manne of the Weaste Saxons being banished from hys Countrey came wyth an hoste of men and slewe King Edilwach wasted that prouince cruelly murdered and spoyled euery where Edilwach raigned xxv yeares And soone after Ceadwall was driuen out by two Captaines of the Kings Bertham and Anthun which from that tyme dyd holde and kéepe the Dominion of that prouince the chiefe of whyche two was afterwarde slayne of the same Ceadwall being then King of the Weast-Saxons and the prouince subdued and the latter was slaine by Ina. East Angles EAstangles the thirde Kingdome contayned the Countryes of Norffolk and Suffolk Cambridge and the I le of Ely which had on the East and North sids the sea on the West Saint Edmondes Dike with a part of Hertfordshyre and on the South side Essex It contayneth the diocesses of Norwich and Ely VFfa the eight froÌ„ Woden first king of East Angles raigned 492 vij yeares ¶ Titulus raigned xx yeares 499 REdwaldus the tenth from Woden as men write this is he that for the fauour of Edwin killed Edelfride king of 519 W. Malme NorthuÌ„berland The same Redwalde was by y â— perswasion of Edwyne baptised but after by his wiues couÌ„sel he fell froÌ„ the fayth agayn but his sonne Dorwaldus in pure and vncorrupted Christianitie was slaine by the heathen Rochbert Redwaldus raigned xxv yeares ¶ Gerpenwalde raigned xij yeares 554 566 East Angles baptised SIgebertus being broughte vp in Fraunce when he fled the enmitie of Redwald was there baptised wherevpon after his retourne comming to the Crowne of the East Angles and desiring to followe the godly order whiche he had séene in Fraunce set vp a Schole to bring vp children by the helpe and ayde of Byshop Felix whom he toke out of Kent for that purpose appointed them maisters and teachers after the manner of Kentishmen This Felix â—orne in Burgonia was made
Bishop of Dunmock Falix Bishoppe of Donwich now called Donwich an auntiente Citie sometime of great fame gouerned by a Maior and thrée Baylifes nowe soare decayed and wasted by the Sea he satte Byshop xvij yeares and was buryed at Ramsey Sigebert renounced the world and became a Monck and left his Kingdome to his kinseman Egricke with whom hée being assaulted of Penda King of the Mercies ioyned himselfe in battayle and was slaine ANna the sonne of Guido succéeded Egrieks and was lykewise slaine by the furie of Penda Etheldred daughter to Anna founded the Churche of Saincte Peter in the Isle of Ely Minster founded Ely Anno. 674. Athelhere brother to Anna succéeded and bothe he and Penda were slaine by Oswinus Kyng of the Northumbers and that deseruedly bycause he hadde ayded Penda against his owne brother and his kinsman Adelwaldus hys brother succéeded hym with like fortune and left the Kingdom to Aldulfus Elohwoldus and Hisberna sonnes of the same Athelhore Etheredus succéeded him EThelbertus his sonne whome Offa Kyng of Mercies deceitfully 790 slewe he was buryed at Hereforde Uery few men of might did raigne after him in East-Angle by reason of the violence done by the Mercians vntill S. Edmond EDmonde raigned xv yeares in whose time Hinguar and 870 Hubba began Danes entring the Prouince of the Northumbers raged ouer all the same and made great spoiles Hinguar hauyng gotten a great pray left Hubba and wyth Asserius his nauy sayled into East-Angle arriued at a certaine Citie thereof vnawares to the Citizens sette it on fire and slue Albo Florica censis both man woman and childe This wicked Hinguar tooke Edmonde King of that Prouince in a Uillage then called Heglisdune neare to a Wood bearing the same name where this holy Edmond being constant in the Christian Faith was first by the Pagans beaten wyth battes then scourged King Bdmund cruelly martyred by the Danes with whips he still calling on the name of Iesus hys aduersaries in a rage shotte him ful of Shaftes and then smote off his heade after whiche time the Angles ceased to raigne in the East-Angle but the same was possessed by Danes til a fiftie yeares after that Edward the sonne of Etheldred did expulse the Danes and ioyned that Prouince and also the East-Saxons to hys Kingdome of the Weast-Saxons East-Saxons ESsex the fourth kingdome contayned Essex Midlesex and Hartfordshire being bouÌ„ded on the East with the Germaine Ocean on the South with the riuer Thamis on the Weast with Colme and on the North with Stowre which at this day parteth Suffolke from Essex it contayneth the diocesse of LoÌ„don ERchenwine the eighte from Woden from whome all the Saxons deriued their genealogies first erected this Countrey 527 to a Kingdome which neuerthelesse he held as Feodarieto the kings of Kent who were as yet the very soueraines of the whole country froÌ„ Thamis to Humber And as we haue specified Vortiger yéelded season to HeÌ„gest for his deliuery â—eade when y â— Péeres of the Brytains were slain on Salisburie playn and he taken prisoner SLedda the sonne of Erchenwine succéeded his father in the 587 gouernement and to establishe the state more sure married Ricula the daughter of Ermenrich King of Kent and enioyed hys gouernemente so quietly that he ministred small matter to Historiographers SEbert the sonne of Sledda by Ricula ruled this kingdome 602 after his father The seconde yeare of hys raigne by the perswasion of Ethelbert hys vncle and preaching of Miletus first Byshoppe of London he embraced Christianitie and was baptised by Miletus and immediately to shewe himselfe a Christian builte a Churche to the honour of Saint Peter on the West side of London in a place whiche bycause it was ouergrowen with Thornes and enuironed wyth Waters the Saxons at that time called it Thorney and VVestminster built nowe of the Monasterie and West scituation is called Westminster In this place long before was a Temple of Apollo as Sulcardus writeth whyche being ouerthrowne wyth an Earthquake Eucius builte a Churche for the Christians â—ulcardâ—â— Sebert when he had raigned thirtéene yeres dyed and was entombed in the Church which he builte with his wife Acthelgod whose bodies many yeares after in the the time T. Walsingham of Richarde the seconde were translated from the olde Churche to the newe at Westminster and there enterred SErred Sewarde and Sigbert sonnes of Sebarte ioyntly as it séemeth then ruled Eastsex men wickedly giuen irreligious 616 and deadely enemies to the Christian profession who presumed contemptuouslye to the Table of the Lords Supper beyng not Baptised and bycause Miletus woulde not permitte them to be partakers of the Christian Sacramente they expelled hym from his Sea at London but shortly after Serred encountring with the West Saxons was slaine with both his brethren by king Kinegls SIgebert surnamed the little sonne of Sewarde succéeded in this kingdome and lefte the same to Sigebert his kinsman SIgebert sonne to Sigebalde brother to Sebert then ruled in Eastsex he by the perswasion of Oswy King of Northumbers â—eade abandoned all superstition and became a Christian and toke an holye manne Ced wyth hym who did mightily beate down errours wan many by preaching the Christian religion in his Dominions wherevpon Ced was by Finan consecrated Bishoppe of the East Saxons and then procéeded with more authoritie in hys functioÌ„ ordering Priests and Deacons in all places of Essex but especially at Ithancester and Tilberie Thys Cittie of Ithancester stoode on the bancke of the riuer Pante that runneth by Maldune in the hundered of Dansey but now that Citie is drowned in Pante so y t nothing remaineth but the ruines of the Citie in the sayde riuer Tilbery standeth on the Thamis side Ralph Cogshal In y â— good procéedings of King SIGEBERT he was slain by a kinsman of his owne vpon none other occasion but for that he vsed too muche clemencie towardes his enimies as the murtherers themselues confessed Swidhelin sonne of Sexbald succéeded then in this regimeÌ„t who was baptized by Ced in Rendlesham in East-Englande Sigher then ruled with Sebba whyche Sebba became a Monke and is buried at Saint Paules in London Sigehard then raigned Erkenwald Bishop of Eastangle founded the Monasteries of Chartesey in Surrey and Barking in Essex Anno. 677. Seofride nexte successiuely of whome I finde nothyng recorded Offa the sonne of Sigher then ruled this Prouince he enlarged with building and enriched with landes the Church Rich Cicesâ—â— of Westminster and then forsaking hys wife landes kinne and Countrey he went to Rome with Kenrede King of Mercia and there in a Monkes coule ended this life leauing Selred to rule his Countrey SElred whom other call Colred peaceably after Offa raigned 718 Ri. Grincastri 748 in Essex thirty yeares and at length was slaine SVthred after Selred was slayne raigned in Eastsex but Egbert King of the Weast-Saxons
in the Market at Rome where when the Citizens beheld them and wondred at their comelynesse and beautie of face amongst other Gregory the Archdeacon of the Apostolicall seate being one asked of what Nation they were vnto whome it was answered that they were the children of Englishmen of the prouince of Deires and subiect to Alla their King but were Painims wherevnto Gregory sayd they shall be taught to sing Alleluâ—a there during the raigne of Alla ouer the Deires ADda the eldest sonne of Ida raigned vpon the Bernitians seauen yeares ¶ Elappea fiue yeares ¶ Theodwald one yeare ¶ Frethulfe seauen yeares ¶ Theodrike seauen yeares ¶ Aethelfride two yeares and all in the life of Bernitianus AEThelrike the sonne of Ida raigned in both prouinces of 582 Wil. Malme Deirie and Bernicia fiue yeares EThelfride brother to Ethelricus made greater spoyle of Marianus Floriacensis the Britaines than all the other Kings of the Angles and vnpeopled and subdued more of their Countreys and made the same tributarie and habitable for Englishmen wherefore Aadan King of the Scottes being greately moued with his happie successe came against him with a mighty Army but was ouercome and put to flight of a few Saxons whiche battell was fought by Ethelfreth in a place called Degsastan in the eleuenth yeare of his raigne and in the first yeare of Phocas the Emperoure This King also long after this time leuyed a newe power and according as Augustine the Archbishop of Canterbury had before spoken marched toward the Citie of Legious which of the Britaines is called Cairlegion and there first slew 1200. Monckes assembled to make prayer vnto God 1200. Monkes slayne for the good successe of their Souldioures in the battell and afterward he ouerthrewe the whole power of the Britaynes host He was slayne by Redwall King of the East Angles in a battell néere vnto a Riuer whiche is called Idle in the yeare of Christ 616. when he had raigned xxvij yeares EDwyne succéeded and droue out the seauen sonnes of 617 First Christian King of Northumberland Marianus Floriacen Wi. King Ethelfride In Anno 626. Paulinus being the thirde Bishop of Rochester was constituted by Iustus then Archbishop of Canterburie to be Bishop ouer the Northumbers and sente by Eadbald to Edwine the King of that nation with his Wife being the daughter of King Ethelbert and sister of the sayde King Eadbald A certayne desperate fellowe named Eomer was sente vnto King Edwine by Guicheline King of the Weast Saxons who came vnto him on Easter day and hauing a naked weapen vnder his garment assayled the King but Lilla his seruant thrust himselfe before y e stroke yet notwithstanding the Kyng was with that stroke wounded throughe the bodye of his faithfull seruaunt The same night the Quéene his wife was deliuered of a daughter whyche vppon Whitsondaye nexte after was the firste that was baptized of Paulinus the Byshop and named Eanfleda In the yeare of Christ 628. Edwine the most mighty king of the Northumbers and his people receiued the word of God at the preaching of Paulinus the Bishoppe this was done in the xj yeare of hys raigne and in the 230. yeare after the arriuall of the Angles in Brytaine Edwine gaue vnto Pauline a Byshops Sea in the Citie Cathedrall Church of Yorke founded of Yorke and began the Cathedrall Church of S. Peter there whiche Church was after finished by King Oswald his successor after this in encreasing of the Christian Faith and heauenly kingdome his earthly possessions did wonderfully encrease for he first of al the Angles broughte Brytaine wholy vnder his subiection sauing the Kingdome of Kent Edwine in the xvij yeare of his raigne and xlviij of hys age was slaine in a battel whiche he fought at Headfeld with the moste valiant Painime Penda King of the Mercies and Ceadwalla Kyng of the Brytaines Paulinus the Bishop buylded Lincolne Minster founded Beade the great Church at Lincolne In the raigne of King Edwine suche was the peace and tranquilitie throughe all Brytaine whiche way soeuer King Edwines dominions lay that a weake woman mighte haue walked with hir newe borne babe ouer all the I and without any domage Moreouer for the refreshing of wayfaring men he ordained cuppes of yron Cuppes of brasse by the high vvayes or brasse to be fastned by such cleare Wels and Fountaines as did runne by the wayes side whych Cuppes no man durst touch further than to his owne present vse necessity for the loue good wil they bare to their prince who was for y e time of his raigne so honored and loued that the triumphant banners were borne before him not in war only but in peace to wheresoeuer he went abroad After the death of Edwine the Kingdome of Northumberland was againe diuided OSriche the sonne of Elfrike who was Edwins vnckle succéeded 633 in the gouernance of Deira And Eanfride the sonne of Ethelfride ruled y e Bernicians but both these forsaking the Christian profession wherein they were instructed yéelded themselues to be defiled with the filth of Idolatry but thys Apostacie was reuenged by Cedwall King of y e Brytans who slewe them bothe and with tragicall slaughter spoyled Northumberland OSwald brother to Eanfride then gouerned this Kingdom 634 who with a small army ouercame the Brytans and slewe Cedwall theyr King at Deniseburne He sent for Aidan a Scot to aduance y e Christian religion among his people assigning to him the Isle of Lindisfarne or holy Iland for his Sea Hée greatly enlarged his Kingdome reconciled the Deirians and Bernitians whych did deadly hate one the other And when he had raigned viij yeres was slaine in a cruel battel at Maserfielde by Penda King of Mercia and canonized a Sainct OSwine brother to Oswald succéeded he buried the heade 642 and armes of Oswald whyche Penda commaunded to be hanged vpon poles His gouernment was greatly disquieted by inuasion of the Mercians rebellion of his own sonne Aelfride and insurrection of Adilwald sonne to Oswald Hée murthered Oswy the sonne of Osrike who ruled Deira béeing traiterously deliuered vnto him at Ingethling where Liber Lichfield â— Rudbernâ— afterwarde a Monasterie was erected But at length he deliuered his Country from forraine inuasion vanquished the Mercians with Penda in a foughte fielde neare the riuer Iewet brought them to his subiection and caused them to be instructed in the Christian Faith He builded a Churche among the Mercians called Lichefielde Lichfield Churche a Byshops sea founded and procured the same to be a Bishops sea in Anno. 657. Duina was first Byshoppe there of Mercia and also of Lindisferne for there were then so fewe Priests that one Byshoppe was compelled to gouerne two Prouinces King Oswine ended his life quietly when he had raigned xxxij yeres EGfride his lawfull sonne then inherited Northumberland 670 he deposed Wilfride of the Bishoprike and appoynted two Bishops ouer the Northumbers Mildred otherwise
called Etheldred his wife would by no meanes accompany hir husband but continued a Uirgine and after she had bin maried twelue yeares tooke at the handes of Wilfride the vaile and habite of a Nunne and builte the Monasterie of Eely where she was Abbesse Egfride hir husband fought a battell with Edilfride King of Mercia but after they were reconciled by Theodore the Bishop Then turning his power against Ireland he sente Berte thither who miserably destroyed the séely people But the yeare following he marched against the Pictes contrarie to the good counsell of S. Cuthbert whome he made Bishop and was slayne by them in an ambush when he had raigned fiftene yeares ALfride bastard sonne of Oswine succéeded after his brother 685 Egfride He did repaire y â— decayed state of Northumberland but coulde not recouer all that Picts Scottes and Brytaines tooke froÌ„ the Northumbers at the death of his brother He raigned ninetéene yeares OSred his sonne a child of eyght yeares succéeded who 704 wheÌ„ he had wickedly raigned eleuen yeares was murthered by his kinsmen Kenred and Osricke KEnred when he had slaine Osred ruled Northumberland 715 two yeares OSricke obteyned the Kingdome after xj yeares and elected Ceolnulph brother of Kenred to be his successor CEolnulph raigned in this prouince with great pietie 728 victorie viij yeares then forsooke the estate of a King and tooke the habite of a Moncke in the holy Iland Benedict who firste broughte Masons Paynting and Glasing into this Realme to the Saxons flourished at this Glasing brought among the Saxons Bede famous time Beda also that famous learned man liued at this time who dedicated his Historie of the Church of England to the forenamed Ceolnulph EGbert cousin germane to Ceolnulph raigned in Northumberland 736 Wil. Malme twenty yeares peaceably and then forsaking the Worlde entred into Religion and became a Monke his brother bearing the same name was Archbishop of Yorke which Sea he greatly aduanced and founded there a most woorthy Librarie replenished with all good Librarie at Yorke Authours OSwulfe succéeded his Father who was slayne by the 757 people in the first yeare of his raigne MOllo then tooke the regiment and after eleuen yeares 758 was traytecously murthered by Alerede ALered raigned after him eleuen yeares and was enforced 76â— by the people to leaue the Countrey AThelred or Etheldred the sonne of Mollo was aduanced 780 to the regiment of Northumberland by the people and the fifth yeare after was by them depriued AELfwold then was proclaymed King of Northumberland 785 and when he had raigned eleuen yeares was slayne by his subiects he lyeth buryed at Haugustald OSredé the sonne of Aelerede then succéeded but the firste 796 yeare he was depriued AEThelred or Etheldred who was before deposed now receyued 797 the Kingdome and when he had ruled foure yeares was also miserably slayne After his death thys Kingdome decayed and was pitifully ransacked by ciuill sedition and foraigne inuasions for the space of 30. yeares in whiche space there ruled héere withoute title of Kings ¶ Eardulfe ¶ Alfwold ¶ Eandred Lib. Aâ—tonensis ¶ Ethelred ¶ Readulfe ¶ Osbert which two last were slaine at Yorke by the Danes in a place yet to this day called Elle Crafte This Osbert rauished a Lady of his Countrey wife to Bernebokard in reuenge whereof the same Bernebokard fléeing into Denmarke returned againe with the Danes Hinguer and Hubba and ariued in holy Iland and so came to Yorke and there slew King Osbright ¶ Egbert then obteyned Northumberland RIcsy then vsurped it and after him Cuthred froÌ„ whome Sitricke the Dane gote it vnto whome King Athelstane the Monarche gaue his daughter in mariage Weast Saxons THe seanenth Kingdome was of the Weast Saxons which conteyned the Countreys of Barkeshire South-hampton Wiltshire Dorcetshire Somersetshire Deuonshire and Cornewall and hath dioceses Bathe and Welles Sarisburie and Exester hauing on the East side Southsex on the North side Thames on the South and the Weast the Sea Ocean This Kingdome although it tooke beginning long after the first comming of the Saxons yet the same endured longest and ouercomming all the other Kingdomes broughte them againe to one Monarchy CErdic the tenth from Woden with his sonne Kenrike landed in Britaine at a place called Cerdike shore and slew Natanleod King of the Britaines and fiue thousand men of whose name the Countrey as farre as Cerdikes foorde was called by the name of Natanleod CErdike and Kenrite began to raigne as Kings and 519 the same yeare they fought with the Britaine 's in a place called Cerdikes foorde and departed vanquishers After that they fought with the Britaynes in a place called Cerdicks lege They tooke the I le of Wight and gaue the same to their Nephewes Stuffe and Withgare and slewe the Britaines in Wethgarbirg He raigned xvij yeares Withgare the Nephew of Cerdic was buried at Withgarbrig or the Citie of Withgar KEnrike the sonne of Cerdic fought with the Britaine 's at 5â—6 Searesberige and afterwards at Beranbrige and at both times put them to flight and raigned xxv yeares CEaulin the sonne of Kenrike tooke vpon him the Kingdome 560 of the West Saxons In the beginning of his raigne he discomfited Ethelbert King of Kent and slew his two Dukes Oslaue and Cnebban at Wibbandune Afterward his brother Cutholfe vanquished the Britaines at Bedford and wanne from them the townes of Liganburge Egelsburge Bensington and Eignesham Sixe yeres after Ceaulin slew thrée kings of the Britaines Commeaile Condidâ—n Fariemeile at Deorham and tooke thrée Cities from them Glocester Cirencester and Bathancester After he fought with the Britaine 's at Fethanleah in which Tho. Rudborne Leyland he had the victorie but lost his sonne Cutha for now his fortune changed and when he had raigned xxxiij yeares he was ouercome at Wodnesbeorhe or Wannes ditch in Wilshire and expelled out of his Kingdome by the Britaines CEalrike the sonne of Cutholfe ruled the West Saxons fiuâ— 591 yeares CEolnulfe son of Cutha before named succéeded who had 598 continuall warres either with the Englishmen with Britaines with the Scottes or with the Pictes and lastly moued warre against the South Saxons and there dyed when he had raigned fourtéene yeares KInegilsus the sonne of Ceolrike succéeded He brought his 611 Marian. Floria. Wâ—g host against the Britaines into Beandune and there â—lew of them two thousand xlvj He also fought with Penda King of Mercians néere vnto Cirencester and after made peace with him And shortly after VVestsex baptised in the yeare of Christ 635. by the preaching of Berinus King Kinegilsus and all his people receiued the Christian faith to whome King Oswald was Godfather at the Font of which Kings the said Berinus had granted to him the Citie of Dorchester and builded there an house of Canons for Vita Berini his Bishops Sea Kinegilsus raigned xxvij yeares
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
one Richard Ashnalde who had issue Ailricke who had Swane who had Adam of whom came two daughters one of them maried to Gaulfride Neuile the other to Thomas Burgh but neyther of them had anye part of the Towne or lands about Pontfrait Robert sonne to Hildebert Lacy founded the Priory of Pontfraite Robert the first sonne of King William bycause he could not possesse Normandie which his father had giuen him before his coÌ„ming into England in the presence of Phillip king of Fraunce he went into Fraunce and through ayde of Kyng Phillip he fetched prayes in Normandie brent townes slewe men and brought his father into no small perplexitie Upon Palme sondaye aboute noone appeared a Blasing 1077 Anno. reg 12 1078 Ypodigma starre neare vnto the sunne Malcoline King of Scots wasted Northumberland slew many and toke a great pray with him into Scotland The Cathedral Church of Hereford was brent by Grifin and Algare sonne to Leof icke Earle of Merce While King William gaue battayle vnto his eldest son Robert before the Castell of Kerbothead which King Philip King VVilliam vvounded had lent him he was wounded by hym in hys arme and caste besides his horsse but as soone as Robert knew him by his voyce he straight alighted and required his Father to mount on his horsse and suffred him to depart many of king Anno. reg 13 Williams men were slaine and his son William with many other sore wounded Trustin Abbot of Glastenbury committed a filthy acte in his 1379 Murder Mathew Paris Church for he caused thrée Monkes to be slaine which were layde vnder the Altare and xviij men to be wounded that their bloud ran from the Alter down y â— steps to y â— pauement This yeare was a great wind on Christmas daye And Anno. reg 14 1080 Anno. reg 15 1081 Anno. reg 16 Tutsbury Liber Tutsbury 1982 Bermondsey Anno. reg 17 1083 a greate Earthquake and roarings out of the earth the vj. of Aprill Henry Erle Ferrers founded a Priory within hys Castel of Tutsbury the late new Church was builded in Anno. 1407. when the Normans were put out Alwin Child a Citizen of London founder of the Monasterie of S. Sauior at Bermondfeey in Surrey gaue vnto the Monkes there dyuers rents in the Cittie of London Matild the Quéene daughter to Baldwin Earle of Flaunders and wife to King William died and was buryed at Cane in the Monastery of Nunnes whych she had builded Richard sonne to King William died in the new Forrest and was buryed at Winchester King William caused inquirie to be made howe manye Acres of land numbred â—â— Rouse Anno. reg 18. 1084 A greate taxe acres of lande were sufficient for one ploughe by the yeare howe many beastes to the tilling of one hide how many Cities Castels Farmes Oranges Townes Riuers Marshes and Woods what rent they were by yeare and howe many Knightes or Souldiors were in euery shire all whych was put in writing and remayneth at Westminster King William tooke homage and othe of allegiaunce of all Englande of what tenor or fée soeuer they were and tooke Anno. reg 19 of euery hide of land sire shillings and then fayled into Normandy When the Normans had accomplished their pleasure vpon 1085 the Englishmen so that there was no noble man of that nation left to beare any rule ouer theÌ„ it became a reproch to be Nevâ—â—â—â—rrest called an Englishman Wicked customes sprang vp and the more the people spake of equitie the more wroÌ„g was done the Justiciers were the authors of al vnrighteousnes Who so did take a Deare or a Goate had hys eyes putte oute It was broughte to passe that for the space of more than xxx Mathew Paris Bishop at Lincolne miles good profitable corne ground was turned into a chace for wilde beastes Remingus Bishop of Dorchester remoued his Sea to Lincolne Anno reg 20. where he buâ—lded a new Church to be his seate King William kept his feast of Christmas at Gloucester Flori. Wigmore where to thrée of his Chaplaines he gaue thrée Bishoprikes to Mawrice the Bishopricke of London to William that of Thetford and to Robert that of Chester There was a greate water floude so that hils were made 1086 VVater floude softe and consumed with their fal ouer whelmed many villages King William founded the Abbeys of Battel where hée ouercame Harolde of Selbe in Yorkeshire and of Cane in Normandy Battell Abbey in the which he was buried He founded the Priory of Saint Nicholas at Excester He gaue greate Priuiledges to Saint Martins le Graunde Liber S. Mar. Anno reg 21 Saint Martins le grand in London which Church was founded before the Conquest by Ingelricus and Ewardus his brother cousins to king Edward the Confessor he also gaue to y e Chlledge as appeareth by his Charter in these words I do giue Creeplesgate of London but a Posterne and all the grounde adioyning vvas a Doore or Marishe and graunt to the same Church al the land and more without the Posterne which is called Criplesgate on either parte of the posterne that is to say from the North corner of the wall as the riuer of the Wells there running departe the same more from the wal to y e ruÌ„ning water which entreth the Citie c. This yere was a great death of Cattel and sore distemperancie 1087 of ayre many dyed first of feuers and after of famine In the mean time a deuouring fire spread ouer al the principall Famine and Pestilence Cities of Englande The Church of Saint Paule in London was brent with the more part of the Citie which fire began London and Poules Churche brent 〈…〉 Erkenwaldi at the entry of the West gate consumed so y e East gate Mawrice then Bishop of London began the foundation of the new Church of Paules Richard his successor did wonderfully encrease the walles of the said Church and of his owne cost Floria Wig. purchased y â— large stréetes about it where were wont to dwel many laye men and compassed it with a strong wall In a prouince of Wales called Rose was found the sepulchre of Gawen vpon the sea shore who was sisters sonne to Wil. Malme Mens bones of large sixe Arthur king of the Britaines being xiij foote of length King William being at Roane in Normandie Philip king of Fraunce saide that he kept his Chamber as women do in childbed nourished his fat belly but when he is churched I will offer a thousand candles with him King William hearing of these scornes went with a great army into Fraunce spoyling al things as he passed Last of al he burned the Citie of Meanx with our Lady Churche and two Anchers that were enclosed there who perswaded themselues they ought not to forsake their house in such extremitie whereat the King reioysing cheared his men to féede the fire came
wéete Radulphus fitz Algede Winiard le Douershe c. gaue the foresayde Lands called Knighten Gild to the same Church but Othowerus Accolinillus Otto and Gefferey Earle of Estsex Constables of the Tower of London by succession with-helde by force a portion of the same lande that is to say East Smithfield néere to the Tower to make a Uineyard and would not depart from it by any meanes till the seconde yeare of King Stephen when the same was adiudged and restored to the Church of the holy Trinitie King Henry hauing greate warres with Lewes King 1116 Anno. reg 17 Cro. Peter of France the Realme of England was sore oppressed with exactions The Towne of Peterborow with the stately Churche there was burned downe to the ground In March was excéeding lightning and in December 1117 Anno. reg 18. Tempest and Earthquake thunder and hayle and the Moone at both times séemed to be turned into bloud This yeare in Lumbardy was an Earthquake continued fortie dayes whiche ouerthrewe many houses and that Floriacen whiche was maruellous to be séene a Towne was moued from his seate and set a good way off Mathild the Quéene wife to King Henry of Englande 1118 Anno reg 19. Mathew Paris deceassed at Westminster and was there buryed in the Reuostrie She founded the Priorie of Christes Church within the East gate of London called Aldgate and an Hospitall of Mathilds Hospitall Saint Giles in the fielde without the Weast part of the same Citie The order of the Templers began Knightes of the Temple Many sore battayles were fought in France and Normandy betwéene the King of England and of France 1119 Anno reg 20 1120 Anno reg 21. The Kings children drovvned W. Malme Mathew Paris King Henry hauing tamed the Frenchmen and pacifyed Normandy returned into Engalnde in whiche voyage William Duke of Normandy and Richard his sonnes and Marye his daughter Richard Earle of Chester and his wife with many noble men and to the number of one hundred and sixtie persons were miserably drowned the Sea being calme King Henry marryed Adelizia the Duke of Louans 1121 Anno reg 22. daughter at London from thence the King with a great armie wente towarde Wales but the Welchmen met him humbly and agréed with him at his pleasure The Citie of Glocester with the principall Monasterie was brent againe as before and Lincolne was burned 1122 Anno reg 23 Glocester brent Lib. Glocest Mathew Paris 1123 Anno reg 24. VVarvvike vvith the Colledge King Henry sayled into Normandy where he remayned long trauelling to quiet that Countrey Henry Earle of Warwike and Margaret his wife founded the Colledge of Saint Mary in y â— towne of Warwike And Roger de Belemound his sonne Earle of Warwike and Aeline his wife translated the same Colledge into the Castell of Warwike in Anno 1123. At that time were nine parishes in Warwike Saint Sepulcre Saint Hellens of these twayne were made one Priorie of Saint Sepulchre Alhalowes Saint Michaell Saint Iohn Saint Peter Saint LawreÌ„ce Saint Iames these fiue last Liber Warwicâ—â— Io. Rouse were ioyned to Saint Maryes in Anno 1367. Saint Nicholas Waleran Earle of Mellent is takeÌ„ in Normandy by King 1124 Anno reg 25 1125 Anno reg 26 Mathew Paris Taxtor Coyners punished Henry and he with many other are imprisoned at Roane Iohn Thremensis Cardinall came into England who inueying sore against Priestes Concubines was himselfe detected of whoredome The King caused all the Coyners of England to haue their priuie members cut off and also their right hand bycause they had corrupted the Coyne Henry the fourth Emperour being dead as it was said 1126 Anno reg 27. The Empresse returned into England Giraldus Cambr. and Mawde the Empresse returning into England dwelte with the Quéene in hir Chamber bycause she was suspect of hir husbands death but some affirmed him to be long after in England lyuing as an Hermite and in the end to be buryed at Chester King Henry held his Courte with great magnificence Floriacen in his Castell of Winsore and there assembled all the nobilitie of his Realme where when the Archbishop of Yorke woulde haue Crowned the King equally with the Archshop of Canturbury by the iudgement of all menne he Archbishop of Yorke vvith his Crosse cast out of the Kings Chappell was repulsed the bearer of his Crosse togither with the Crosse was throwne out of the Kings Chappell for it was affirmed that no Metropolitane out of his owne Prouince might haue any Crosse borne before him The feast being ended the King with all the States of the Realme togither came to London and there at the Kings commandement William the Archbishop and the Legate of the Romish Churche and all other Bishops of the English Nation with the Nobilitie tooke an othe to defend against all men the Kingdome to his daughter if she suruiued hir father except that before his deceasse he begate some sonne to succéede him The King also granted to the Churche of Canturburie and to William and his successors the custodie and Constableship of the Castell of Rochester for euer The Archbishop of Canturbury assembled a counsell of Bishops 1127 Anno reg 28. Abbots and other Prelates at Westminster where they determined many causes concerning Ecclesiastical businesse and the King with his counsell confirmed them King Henry went with a warlike army into Fraunce bycause 1128 Anno reg 29 Lodowike the French King defeÌ„ded the Erle of Flaunders the Kings Nephew and enimy At this time men had such a pride in their haire that they Men vveare haire like vvomen W. Malme 1129 Anno reg 30 Mathew Paris contended with women in length of haire King Henry helde a Counsell at London wherein it was graunted him to haue the correction of the Cleargie whiche came to an euill purpose for the King tooke infinite summes of mony of Priests and suffred them to do what they would Robert Deolley Knight great Conestable of England was the first founder of Osney King Henry gaue his daughter the Empresse to Geffrey 1130 Anno reg 31 1131 Anno reg 32 Rochester brent Richard Diuiensis 1132 Anno reg 33 Carleil a Byshopricke Geruasius Gualter Couen London brent Geruasius Doro. Thomas Wikes Plantagenet Earle of Angiou In the Moneth of May the King beyng present the Citie of Rochester was sore defaced wyth fire The King made a Bishopricke at Carleil Mawde the Empresse did beare to Geffrey Plantagenet Earle of Angiou a sonne and named him Henry which when the King knewe hée called hys nobles togyther and ordayned that his daughter and the heires of hir body should succéede him in hys Kingdome In Whitsonwéeke a great fire beginning at Gilbert Beckets house in Weast Cheape consumed a greate parte of London from thence to Algate with the Priorie of Channons of the holy Trinitie and many houses of Office thereto
his Christmas at Bermonsey where hauing conference Geruasius Doro. with his Nobles for the state of the Kingdome he 1155 promised to banish all Strangers Wherevpon William of Ipres and all the Flemings that had flocked into England fearing the indignation of the newe King departed the land And the Castels that had bin builded to pill the riche and spoyle the poore were by the Kings commandemente and counsell of his Chancellor throwne downe In March Quéene Elianor did beare a sonne at London called Henry after his father King Henry was sonne to Mawde the Empresse whose Line of the Saxons restored Gerua Doro. Radulphus de decâ—te mother was Mawde Quéene of England wife to King Henry the first and daughter to Margaret Quéene of Scottes who was daughter of Edward which he begat of Agatha the sister of Henry the Emperoure Edwarde was the sonne of King Edmond named Ironside whose father was King Etheldred whose father was the peaceable King named Edgar the sonne of Edmond the son of Edward the seigniour the sonne of Alured c. A counsell was holden at Wallingford where the Nobles Anno reg 2. Ger. Dorobor were sworne to the King and his issue King Henry went ouer into Normandy where with long 1156 Anno reg 3. séege he tooke diuers Castels of Mirable Chinon and other and obteyned the homage and pledges of all Aquitaine and Gascoyne William the Kings eldest sonne died and was buryed at Reding King Henry returned into England and then with an armie 1157 King Henry vvent against the VVelchmen Reedifyed Castels Henry of Essex went against the Welchmen where he felled their wods fortified the Castell of Rutland and recouered many strong holdes He reedifyed the Castell of Basingwirke c. but he lost many of his men for Henry of Essex that bare the Kings Standerd as he was assayled amongst his enimies let fall the Standerd to the ground which encouraged the Welchmen and put the Englishmen in feare supposing that the King Iocelyn of â—racland had bin slayne The King notwithstanding got of a certayne King of Anno reg 4. Wales and other Barons homage and hostages and so rereturned Quéene Elianor brought forth a sonne named Richard at Oxford in the Kings Pallace there William Earle of Glocester was taken by the Welchmen Giraldus Cambre in the Castell of Cardife On Christmas day King Henry ware his Crowne at 1158 Winchester where after celebration of diuine seruice he set his Crowne vpon the Altar and neuer ware it after King Henry went into France and at Paris was ioyfully receyued of King Lewes who required to haue his daughter Margaret to be maryed to his sonne Henry which suite he obteyned and King Henry obteyned that as Seneshall to the French King he might enter into Britaine and call afore him suche as made warre one against another to appease them whereby he brought the Citie of Naunts to his dominion An Earthquake happened in many places Earthquake through England and the Riuer of Thamis was dryed vp that at London men might walke ouer the same dryshod Quéene Elianor brought forth a sonne named Geffrey Anno reg 5. Ypodigma A new Coyne was made in England King Henry tooke esâ—uage of the Englishmen the summe 1159 Geruasius whereof grew to 12400. pounds of siluer Of other Countreys subiect to him he gathered also an infinite exaction then passed towards Tholouse with an huge army and beséeged that Citie from Midsomer til Hallontide There were with him Malcoline King of Scottes and a certaine King of Wales and all the Earles and Barons of England Normandy Aquitaine Angeow Gascoyne but Lewes the French King so defended that Citie that the Kings purpose was frustrate and the séege raysed King Henry returned from Tholouse and Henry y â— King Anno reg 6. 1160 of Englands sonne not seauen yeares olde maried Margaret the French Kings daughter that was not yet thrée yeares Gerua Dorâ— Anno reg 7. 1161 Anno reg 8. Thomas Wikes â—â— Beuâ—â—la old Mathew Earle of Bolonia married Mary Abbesse of Rumsey daughter to King Stephen Theobald Archbishop of Canturbury deceassed and the Churche of Canturbury was voyde one yeare one moneth and fourtéene dayes King Henry caused all his subiects to sweare fidelitie to 1162 Mathew Paris his sonne Henry concerning his inheritance Thomas the Kings Chancellour tooke his othe first sauing his fidelitie to King Henry the father so long as he liued This Thomas was elected Archbishop of Canturbury and when he was consecrated he forthwith refused to deale any more with matters of the Court renouncing the Chauncellorship c. There came into England xxx Germaynes as well men as women who called themselues Publicanes their head and Wilbel Nouobur Ralphe Cogshall ruler named Gerardus was somewhat learned the residue very rude They denyed Matrimony and the Sacraments of Baptisme and the Lords Supper with other Articles They being apprehended the King caused a Counsell to be called at Oxford where the sayd Gerard answered for all his fellowes who being pressed with Scriptures aunswered concerning their faith as they had bin taught and woulde not dispute thereof After they coulde by no meanes be brought from their errors the Bishops gaue sentence against them and the King commanded that they should be marked with an whote Iron in the forehead and whipped and that no man should succour them with houserome or otherwise they tooke their punishment gladly their Captayne Publicans vvhipped going before them singing Blessed are ye when men do hate you they were marked in the forehead and theyr Captayne both in the forehead and the chinne Thus being Anno reg 9. whipped and thrust out in the winter they dyed with cold no man reléeuing them Robert de Mountfort accused his néere kinsman Henry 1163 Iocâ—lin of Bracland of Essex of high treason before the Nobilitie affirming that he in an expedition into Wales in a narrow and hard passage at Colleshele most fraudulently threwe away the Kings Standard and with a lowde voyce pronounced him to be dead and turned backe those that came to y â— Kings succour Indéede the foresayde Henry of Essex was perswaded that King Henry was slayne whiche vndoubtedly had come to passe if Roger Earle of Clare had not with quicke spéede come to with his retinue and raysed agayne the Kings Standarde to the encouraging of the whole army Henry withstoode the foresayd Robert and denyed all his accusations whereby in processe of time the matter came to be tryed by Combate They met at Reding to fight in an Iâ—e Combate at Reading néere to the Abbey Thither also came much people to sée what ende the matter woulde come to And it chanced that when Robert had manfully powred out many and heauie strokes Henry turning reason into rage tooke vpon him the part of a challenger and not a defender who whilest he
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
After them Awburie de Vere Portgraue and Robert de Barquerel Prouost In the time of King Stephen Gilbert Becket Portgraue and Andrew Buchennet Prouost In the time of King Henrie the second Peter Fitz Walter Portgraue After him Iohn Fitz Nigelly Portgraue After him Ernulfus Buchel Portgraue After him William Fitz Isabel Portgraue These Portgraues are also in diuerse Recordes called Vicecomites or Sherifes for that they then farmed the Sherifwike of the King as the Shirifes of London doe at this day Iohn Beuar and some authors as Iohannis Beuar and other do cal them Domes men or Judges of the Kings Court. This yeare the Citizens of London obtayned to be gouerned Baylifes by two Baylifes whiche in diuerse auntiente records are also called Sherifes for that they like as the Portgraues farmed the Sherifewike They also obtained to haue a Maior to be their principal gouernour and lieuetenaunte of the Citie as of the Kings Chamber The names of the first Baylifes or Shirifes who entred at the feast of Saint Michael the Archangell were as followeth Sherifes Henrie Cornehil Richard Reinery Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne Fitz Leofstan Goldsmith The first maior firste Maior of London and continued Maior during his life that was foure and twentie yeares as appeareth by a very antient Recorde sometime pertayning to the Nunrye of Clerkenwel contayning as a perfite register all such Register of Clerkenvvel grauntes of landes as was made to them by anye which hath diuerse déeds where vnto Henrie Fitz Alwyne first Maior of London is a witnesse dated the 1. 2. 3. 4. c. of Richard the first And for a more proofe I finde recorded in the Guilde Hal Consuetud de LoÌ„ in a booke called the Customes of London a constitution or order howe Citizens shall procéede in buildings betwéene Citizen and Citizen whyche constitution begynneth thus In the yere of our Lord. 1189. the first yere of the raigne of king Richard Henry Fitz Alwyne being Maior who was the first Maior of London it was prouided and ordayned c. Other proofes might be shewed out of diuerse auntiente Recordes but these are sufficient King Richard betooke the guiding of this land to William 1190 Gouernour of Englande VVilliam Bishop of Ely King Robert toke his voyage ouer to Ierusalem Geruasius Ypodigma Longshampe Bishop of Ely Chauncellour of England and y â— foure and twentith daye of Februarie he tooke his scrip and staffe at Canturburie and the sixth of Marche toke the Sea at Douer and transported ouer The second of July the two Kings of England of France met at Towers and from thence set forward on their iourney towards Ierusalem The towne of Mawling in Kent with the Nunry was coÌ„sumed with fire The Jewes in the townes of Norwich Saint Edmunds Burie Lincolne Stamforde faire and Linne were robbed and spoyled Ievves slevv themselues And at Yorke to the number of 500. besides women and children entred a tower of the castel which the people assailing the Jews profered money to be in safetie of their liues but the Christians would not take it wherevpon their men of law sayde to them it is better for vs to die for our lawe than to fall into the handes of our enimies and they all agréeing to that Counsell cut the throtes of their wiues and children and cast them ouer the walles on the Christians heades the residue they locked vp in the kings lodging and burnt both the house and themselues Geffrey Archebishoppe of Yorke retourning from Rome Archbishop of of Yorke dravven from the Alter to prison Ralphe Cogshall and now consecrated arriued at Douer with his traine whoÌ„ Matthew de Clare by the commaundemente of the Kings chaunceller entring with violence into the Church of Saint Martins le Grande in London drew from the Alter and so caried him to prison William Bishoppe of Ely builded the vtter wall aboute Anno reg 2. W. Diâ—â—thorne A ditch made about the tovvre of London Richarde Sothwel the Tower of London and caused a déepe ditche to be made about the same thinking he coulde haue caused the riuer of Thamis to goe rounde aboute it but he bestowed great cost in vainâ— Sherifes Iohn Herlion Roger Duke Maior Henrie Fitz Alyne King Richarde subdued the I le of Cipers and then ioyning Mathew Paris Rog Houed Galfâ—idâ—â— Vinisâ—l his power with Phillip the French Kings in Asia conquered Acon where there grewe betwéene the two Kings a gréeuous displeasure for which cause Phillip shortly departed thence and comming into Fraunce inuaded the Country of Normandie Iohn brother to King Richard toke on him the kingdom Arbor Successiâ—nis of England in his brothers absence Robert Earle of Leicester dyed in his iourney to Ierusalem King Richard restored to the Christians the Cittie of Ioppa and in manye battayles putte the Turkes to greate sorrow The bones of the most famous King of Brytaine Arthur 1191 were found at Glastenburie in a goodly olde seâ—ulchre about the which stoode two pillers in which were letters written which by reason of the great barbarousnesse of the laÌ„guage and the foulenesse no body coulde reade vpon the sepulture was a crosse of leade whereon was written here lyeth the Anno reg 3. noble king of Brytains Arthur Sherifes William Hauerell Iohn Bucknote Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne William Bishoppe of Ely did commonlye ride with 500. Iohn the kings brother rebelled horsses and gréeued Abbayes by meane of his lodging wyth them he withstoode Iohn the Kings brother who sayde hée wist not if his brother Richard were aliue or not To whom the Bishop aunswered if King Richard be yet liuing it were vntrueth to take from him the Crowne If he be deade Arthure the elder brothers sonne muste enioye the same King Richarde exchaunged Cipres wyth Guy of Lesingham 1192 Ex anniles â—lieâ— Vita Gâ—â—ngâ— câ—â—â— for the Kingdome of Ierusalem wherefore the King of Englande a long time after was called King of Ierusalem The Bishoppe of Ely legate to the Pope Chauncellour Rogeâ— Houed The Bishoppe put to his shifts Geruasius Doro. of Englande and gouernour of the Realme was forced to take the Tower of London for hys refuge wherein Earle Iohn besieged him at lengthe the Bishoppe getting licence to depart went to Douer but he was there forced to sweare that he woulde not departe the Realme yet béeing in a maruellous disquietnesse of minde he putte off hys mannes apparell put on womans meanyng so to escape whylest hée goeth vppe and downe on the shore bearing a webbe of clothe on hys arme as hée woulde sell it styll wayting for a shippe a sorte of women pulled off his kerchiefe and threwe him to the grounde and after beate hym and drewe hym along the sandes wherevpon great crye beyng made the Burgesies ranne and with muche a doe gotte hym from among them and kepte hym strayghtlye tyll he hadde obtayned licence to departe the Realme Anno
out of Fraunce to the kings ayde Pope Vrbane sent a Legate and Cardinall the Bishop of Sabrine into Englande but they might not enter the realm the fiue Ports prohibiting them wherevpon they called certain English Bishops first to Amience and after to Bulloigne to whom he committed the sentence of excomunication to be pronounced against the Citie of London the fiue Portes and al those that troubled the King of EnglaÌ„ds peace but the Byshops dissembled the matter This yeare about the 20. of June a notable blasing starre appeared such a one as had not ben séene in that age which rising from the East with gret brightnesse vnto the midst of Blasing starre Nic. Triuet Rober of Glocester Anno reg 49 Sherifes 〈…〉 the Semisperie drew his streame it continued till after Michaelmas Gregory Rokesley Thomas of Deford the 28. of Septem 〈…〉 〈…〉 arose for that Simond not only kept the king other as prisoners The Earle of Glocester forsoke the Earle Leicester but also tooke to himself the reuenewes of the kingdome c. which should haue bene equally deuided amongst them so y â— Gilbert of Gloncester departing ioyned to him in league the noble Knights of the Marches whoÌ„ Erle Simond had commanded to auoyde the Realme but Iohn de Waren Earle of Surrey and Sussex William de ValeÌ„ce Erle of Penbroke had brought a great power by sea in the Weast parts of Wales and arriuing at Penbroke Earle Simon leading the king with him went to Hereforde where he gathered a great power to oppresse the sayd knights but while the Prelates laboured for peace Edward the kings son being in y e Castel of Hereford is permitted to exercise himselfe on horssebacke Edvvard the kings son taken from his keepers in a medowe without the Citie by his kéepers where after he had wearied diuerse horsses and mounting on a fresh appointed for that purpose he rode quite away and passing the riuer of Wey with two Knights and foure Esquires was folowed hard by his kéepers but when they were aduised of the standarts of Roger Mortimere and Roger Clifford comming to his reliefe they returned he escaped to Wigmore And this chaunced in the Whitson wéeke Lord Edward being thus escaped gathereth an army confederateth and submitteth to him the Countreys of Hereford Worcester Salop Chester with the townes Cities and Castelles he also winneth by force the Citie of Glocester whiche Earle Simon had lately fortifyed the townes men â—led to the Castel who xv dayes after yéelded it and departed The Earle of Leicester wan the Castle of Monmouth and layde it flat with the grounde and entring into the lande of the Earle of Glocester called Glomorgan méeting with the Prince of Wales Castel of Monmouth raced comming to his ayde they destroyed al with fire and sword Edwarde the Kings sonne hearing that manye of Earle Simonds partakers were come to the Castel of Kenilworthe takyng with him the Erle of Glocester he departed from Worcester and came vpon them at a sodaine where he toke the Earle of Oxford sir William Mountchalsie sir Adam Newmarch sir Walter de Solenle and other and Simon the sonne of Earle Simon hardly escaped in the Castell The Earle of Leicester hauing the King with him returned out of South-Wales and on Lammas daye came to Kemsey a place of the Bishop of Worcester and there tarried the next day Edwarde the Kings son returned from Kenelworth to Worcester whose returne being knowne Erle Simon departing from Kemsey by vnhappy chaunce stayed in the towne of Euesham for on y e morrow being the ij of August Edward the kings son departed from Worcester passing the riuer neare to the towne called Cliue closed vp the passage betwixt Earle Simon and Simon his son who was at Killingworth In the next mornyng Lord Edward approched néere to Euesham on the one side and Battaile of Euesham Gilbert Earle of Glocester on the other side and Roger Mortimer on the two other sides whereby Earle Simon was so enclosed that he must eyther fight or yéelde on Friday therfore was the fifth daye of Auguste theyr armies encountred ech other in a large fielde without the towne where the Earles part hadde the worste the Earle was killed in the fielde and Henrie sonne to Earle Simon Peter de Mountfort Hugh Dispencer Justice of England William de Mandeuile Ralph Basset Walter Greping William de Yorke Robert de Tregoze Thomas de Hostile Iohn de Beâ—â—ocampo Guido de Baylolle Roger de Roulens with sir Iohn de Saint Iohn sir William de Verence sir Iohn de Inde sir William Trossel sir Gilbert Einefielde and other of meaner sorte in great number especially of Walshmen for almost none of theÌ„ escaped thence but they were slain at Tewkesburie Lords taken Lords taken Liber Euesh at Euesham sir Vmfry de Boune sir Iohn Sainte Iohn sir Simons sonne sir Guy sir Baudwin Wake sir Iohn Vessy sir Henrie Hastings sir Nicholas Segraue sir Perce sir Roberte Mountfordes sons many other Simon de Mountfort y e son coÌ„ming too late to méete his Father at Euesham turned backe again to Kenilworth Castel the sixth of September he released King of Almain deliuered the King of Almain his mothers brother sir Reimond Fitz Pierce and many other A Parliament was holden at Winchester where all the A Parliament at VVinchester statutes made at Oxforde were disanulled and all the goods of them that were againste the king seased London was in great danger to haue bin destroyed by the king for displeasure he had conceyued against y e Citizens but the Citizens wholly submitted both liues and goods vnto him Eight persons carrying the same submission toward Windsor met Sir Roger Leyborne knight at Colbrooke who turned them backe againe and after they had discoursed the whole matter with him he willed them to deliuer to him their submission and he woulde moue the King in it whiche thing they did After sixe dayes thys Knight returned to the Citie and sayde the king had receyued their writings willing them first to take away all the chaines that were in the stréetes of the Citie and pull the postes out of the grounde that the same were fixed in and bring both chaynes and postes to the Tower of London then the Maior with fortie Citizens should the nexte day following attende vpon the king at Windsor to confirme theyr wryting and they shoulde goe and come safe in witnesse whereof he deliuered them the kings letter and seale for the space of foure dayes The next daye the Citizens being at Windsore attended at the gate vntill the king came from hunting at whiche time he woulde not once looke on them After the King was entred they woulde haue followed but they were forbidden shortly after they were called into the Castell where they were locked vp in a Towre with homely entertainment the nexte day the king gaue vnto Prince Edwarde the Maior and foure Aldermen y
lims w tout losse of goods or imprisonment and not to be disherited Such of y â— disherited persons as liked not y e ordinaunce of Kenilworth whose Captaine was Iohn Ciuille after they had taken the Citie of Lincoln spoyled the Iewes they fled again to the I le of Ely whose comming abroade when the Kyng with a great army hadde stopped Edwarde the kings sonne with bridges made of Hurdles and bordes in place conuenient as the inhabitaunts thereabout had instructed him he entred vpon the I le some of them within yéelded them to him y â— other being dispersed by flight Whiles these things The Erle of Glocester toke the Citie of London were a doing a newe trouble began for the Earle of Glocester taking part with the disherites came with an army gathered in Wales vnto London the seauenth of April therein he builded Bulwarkes cast ditches and trenches in diuerse places The king gathered an army at Windsor the v. of Maye Annales of Hyde he with an 109. ensignes came towardes London he pitched his tentes at Stratford and tarried there the space of one moneth where many entreated to make peace The vj. of June the Earle of Glocester in peaceable maner rendred the Citie vnto the King againe and then many that were disherited were reconciled at the instance of the Legate and the sayde Erle Foure that bare the cognisaunce of the Erle of Darby were put in sacks and cast in the Thamis Thomas Fitz Theobalde and Agnis his wife sister of Thomas Mercors chapel Becket Archbishop of Canturburie gaue to the master and brethren of the Hospitall called Saint Thomas of Acres beyonde the seas all the lande with the appurtenaunces that sometime was Gilbert Beckets father to Thomas Becket in which land y e said Thomas Becket was borne to make there a Church About Michaelmasse y â— king came to Shrewsburie to passe Nicho. Triueâ— into Wales there to vanquish y e prince of Wales Lewlyne who hadde ayded Simon Earle of Leicester but he sending to the Peace vvith the prince of VVales Anno reg 52 king granted him xxxij M. l. sterling to haue his peace by the Legats means there was restored to y e prince y â— land of 4 Cantredes which by law of armes the K. had taken from him Iohn Adriant Lucas Batecourt the. 28. of September Baylifes Custos 1268 Alyn Souch the. 28. of October Othobone the Legate calling a counsel at London ordayned many things in reformation of the English Church Uariance fell betwene the felowship of Goldsmiths and Aâ—yot in London Taylors of London causing great ruffling in the Citie and many men to be slaine for which ryot thirtéene of the chiefe Captaines were hanged Parliament at Marleborovve Anno reg 53 Baylifs Custos Sokenreure Liber trinitatis Great Frost 1269 Nic. Triuet The King helde a Parliament at Marleborow in the whiche were made the statutes of Marlebrige Walter Haruey William Duresme the. 28. of September Sir Stephen Edesworth the 28. of October Thomas Wimborne The riuer of Thamis was so harde frozen from Saint Androwes tide to Candlemasse that men and beastes passed on foote from Lambeth to Westminster the Marchandise was caryed from Sandwich and other Hauens to London by lande The 8. day of Aprill Edmund the Kings sonne marryed the daughter of William de Albemarle Earle of Holdernesse named Auelina whyche was heyre to hir father and mother both by reason whereof he was to haue with hir the Countie of Deuonshyre and the Lordshippe of the I le of Wight but he deceassed before both father and mother and loste all Anno reg 54 Sherifes Maior Thomas Basing Robert Cornhil the 28. of Septemb. Hugh Fitz Thomas the 28. of October The Nobles of England by the Kyngs commaundement Anuals of hyde Edmond Campion assembled at London to treate of dyuers matters amongest the whiche one was that all men should before the Justices Tho. Wikes 1270 shewe by what right they held their landes whyche matter did muche molest the people vntill Iohn Warren Earle of Surrey appeared who being asked by what right he helde his landes he drewe sodainely out his sword and sayde by this I holde my Grandfathers lands and with this I will kéepe them Upon multiplying of wordes the Earle slewe Allen de la Zouch Lorde chiefe Justice of Ireland before the other Justices of the Bench. And shortly after the same Iohn Erle of Surrey by the othe of 25 Knights at Winchester affirmed that he did not commit that facte vpon any pretenced malice neyther in contempte of the King and so for the summe of 1200 markes was reconciled Edward the kings sonne with hys brother Edmunde and Anno reg 55 many other nobles sayling into Asia against the infidels by hys policie and manly Actes so demeaned himselfe that oftentimes he put the Turkes to great disworship for dispight whereof they suborned a Sarasine to wounde him with a venemous dart whereof he was long sicke Henrie sonne to Richard King of Almayne as he went through Tuscane at Viterbe was slaine by Guy de Mountfort Walter Potter Phillip Taylour the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1271 Wâ— Rishanger Iohn Adrian Vintener the. 28. of October The stéeple of Bow in Cheape fell downe and slew manye people men and and women The eyghte and twentie of Januarie Richarde King of Almaine and Earle of Gornewall brother to King Henrie deceased in the Castel of Berchamsteede was buried at Hayles an Abbey of his foundation Anno reg 56 Sherifes Maior Gregorie Rokesley Henrie Waleys the. 28. of September Iohn Adrian 〈…〉 the. 28. of October Diuerse â—ournes 〈…〉 breake out of the hollow places Tho. de Wike of the Earth and ouerflowed a great parte of Canturburie Citie the streame wherof was so swift and violent that it bare downe buildings and houses and drowned manye people In June beganne a great ryot in the Citie of Norwiche 1272 W. Rishanger Riot at Norvvich Anno reg 57 through the which the Monasterie of the Trinitie was burned wherevpon the King rode downe and making enquiry for the chiefe doers thereof caused xxx of them to be condemnemned drawen hanged and brent Richard Paris Iohn de Wodeley the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sit Water Haruy the. 28. of October King Henrie being sicke called before hym Gilberte â—iber trinitatis of Clare Erle of Glocester and caused him to be sworn to kepe the peace of the lande to the be house of Edwarde his sonne and then dyed the sixtéench of Nouember in the yere 1272. when he had raigned lvj yeares and xxviij dayes he was buried at Westminster whiche Church he had newly builded he left issue Edward his eldest sonne vnto whom hée hadde I. Treklon giuen the Earledome of Chester who succéeded him in the Kingdome Edmund his seconde sonne vnto whom he had giuen the Earledome of Lancaster and
Farrendon Nicholas Wiâ—ichester the 28. of Sep. Gregory Rokesley the 28. of October From Christmas till the purification of our Lady there was such great Frost and Snow as the olde men could not remember the like wherethrough fiue arches of London Bridge and all Rochester Bridge was borne downe and caryed away with many Bridges more Men passed ouer the Thamis betwéene Westminster and Lambeth and likewise ouer the Riuer of Medway betwéene Stroude and Rochester drishod Fishes in ponds and birds in woods died for want of foode Pirats of Zeland and Holland about Yarmouth and Donwich 1282 Io. Euersden Yermouth and Donvvich spoyled Sherifes Maior Anno reg 11 Corne sold by vveight did spoyle and robbe whosoeuer they met slew many men and caryed away not a few Shippes with all y e goodes in them William Mazelyuer Richard Chigwell the 28. of Sept. Henry de Waleis the 28. of October This yeare the Bakers of London were first drawne vppon Herdles by Henry Waleis Maior and Corne was then first sold by weight This Henry Waleis Maior of London caused to be erected The Toune in Cornehill Radul Baldoke a certayne house in one of the highest places of London which house was called the Tonne vpon Cornehill to be a prison for night walkers and other suspitious persons He also by the Kings licence caused to be builded an house called the Stockes on the North side of Saint Mary Wolchurch in The Stockes market Customes of Lon. London to be a market for flesh and fish in the midst of the Citie and certayne houses néere vnto Powles Church the profites therof to be receyued by the Maysters of the Bridge of London towards the maintenance of the same Bridge The King entred Wales with an army appoynting his Wil. Rishenger Wil. Packington footemen to occupy the enimies in fight whiles his horsemen in a wing set on the rere battayle himselfe with a power kept his place where he pight his golden Dragon vnto the which as to a Castell the wounded and wéerie might repaire but Dauid fléeing the King with his power followed and as he passed by a wood there issued out of the same a foure thousand Welchmen whiche inuading the Kings armie made great slaughter but at length the King marching through by strong hande entred the Castell of Oxe and tooke Anglesey where he lost William de Awdley Roger Clifford the yonger and twelue other of his chiefest Captaynes Iohn Peckham Archbishop of Canturburie sendeth commandement 1283 to the Bishop of London to destroy all the Sinagogues of the Iewes within his dioces After the Archbishop The Ievves Sinagogues destroyed writeth to him to tolerate them to build one Church in some open place in the Citie of London where the King should appoint so they bestow no great cost nor vse their fond ceremonies Ralph Blound Anketin de Beteuile the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Anno reg 12 Tho. Walsing 1284 Wil. Rishang Nic. Bromfild Henry de Waleis the 28. of October Leolin Prince of Wales came downe from the Mountayne of Snowdon to Mountgomerie and was at length taken at Bwelth Castell where vsing reprochfull words againste the Englishmen Roger le Strange ranne vpon him with the Sword wherewith he was girt and cut off his head leauing his dead body on the grounde Sir Roger Mortimer caused the head of Lewlin to be set vpon the Tower of London crowned with Yuy King Edward founded the Abbey of Vale Royall in Cheshire Histo Auria Io. Rouse He also remoued the Abbey of Aberconwey to another place and there builded a strong Castell against the Welchmen He gaue diuers Castels of the Welchmen to Englishe Chr. of Dun. Wil. Pakenham Lords and after tooke Dauid Lewlins brother with his wife his two sonnes and seauen daughters at Saint Moris which Dauid was drawne hanged and quartered at Shrewsburie Iordane Godchepe Martin Box the 28. of September Henry Waleis the 28. of October Sherifes Maior Anno reg 13 Edward Prince of Wales borne at Carnaruan in Wales Laurence Ducket Goldsmith and Citizen of London gréeuously wounded one Ralph Crepin in Weast Cheape and then fled into Bow Church after that certaine euill disposed persons friendes to the sayde Ralph entred the Cron. of Dunsta Ducket hanged in bovv Church 1285 Church in the night time and slew the sayd Laurence lying in the Stéeple and then hanged him vp placing him so by the window as if he had hanged himselfe vpon the which déede enquirie being made it was presented that he had hanged himselfe for the which being drawne by the féete he was buryed in a ditch without the Citie but shortly after by relation of a boy who lay with the said Laurence at the time of his death and had hid him there for feare the truth of the matter was knowne for the which Alice a woman that was chiefe causer of the sayde mischiefe and xvj men Murtherers hanged Io. Euersden with hir were then put in prison and afterwardes more who all were drawne and hanged saue the woman who was burnt these were of the poorer sort but the rich of that malicious company escaped for money The Churche was Bovv Church interdicted interdicted by the Archbishop and the dore with the window was stopped vp with thornes then the said Laurence was taken vp and buryed in the Church-yard The great Conduit in Cheape was begon to be builded Stephen Cornehill Robert Rokesley the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Anno reg 14 Liberties of London seased Gregory Rokesley till the feast of Peter and Paule and that day was the Citie seised into the Kings handes and Ralph Sandwich appoynted Custos vntill Candlemas and then was chosen Iohn Briton vntill Saint Margarets day A Justes was proclaymed at Boston in the faire time 1286 whereof one part came in the habite of Monckes the other in the suite of ChanoÌ„s who had couenaÌ„ted after the Justes Faire at Boston spoyled Histo Aurea Tho. Walsing to spoyle y e Faire For the atchieuing of their purpose they fired the Towne in thrée places It is said that streames of Gold Siluer and other mettall molten ranne into y e sea The Captayne of this confederacie was Robert Chamberlaine Esquier who was hanged but would neuer confesse his fellowes Wheate was solde for xvj pence xij pence y e Quarter Walter Blunt Iohn Wade the 28. of September Sherifes Custos Anno reg 15 Yermouth Donvvich and Ipsvvich perished Iohn Euersden Ralph Sandwich On Newyeares day at night as wel through y e vehemeÌ„cie of the wind as violence of y e Sea many Churches were ouerthrowne and destroyed not only at Yarmouth Donwich and Ipswich but also in diuers other places of Englande and other Regions adioyning to the Sea especially in that part 1287 of England which is called Meris land Al the whole prouince was for the most part turned into a standing poole so that intollerable
of the Citie of London Gilbert Earle of Glocester dyed leauing issue thrée 1294 daughters and one sonne within age begotten of Iane his wife Robert Rokesley the yong corder Martin Ambresbery Sherifes Custos Ralph Sandwich the 28. of Sep. The thirtenth of October being Sonday all the Cleargie of England granted a Subsedie of the one halfe of their fruites and reuenues for one yeare to the King In the quindene of S. Martin the Justices Itinerants sate Anno reg 23 W. Packington without London in the Bishop of Couentries house at y â— stone Crosse Roger Pine esden Captain to the WelchmeÌ„ spâ—â—led burned the Marches Great Snowes winds did great harme in England The water of Thamis ouerflowed the 1295 bankes a great breach at Rotherheath besides London and y e low grounde about Bermondsey and Tothill was ouerflowed Henry Box Richard Glocester the 28. of September Sherifes Custos Anno reg 24 Castel of Bevv marish Iohn Rouse Ghro Dun. Sir Ralph Sandwich The King passing y â— water of Conoway and so forth into Wales with an army against the Welchmen builded the Castell of Beawmarish in the Isle of Anglesey The Welchmen were coÌ„sumed by famine their woods were felled and many Castels fortified their Captayne was taken brought to London and so for that time the warres seased The Frenchmen arriued at Douer spoyled the Towne 1296 Douer spoyled and brente a great parte thereof amongst other they slewe Thomas of Douer a Monke of great holynesse The King caused all the Monasteries in England to bée Wil. Paken Monasteries searched W. Sheepeshed searched and the money in them to be broughte vp to London He also seised into his hands all their lay fées bycause they refused to pay to him suche a Taxe as he demanded Moreouer he caused the wooll and leather to be stayed in England and there followed great dearth of corne and wine There rose a greate discorde at Oxforde betwéene the Discord betvvixte the Clearkes and Tovvnesmen of Oxforde Clearkes and Lay men and all bycause of two varlets of diuers Countreys which fell out about a small matter for vpon that occasion some tooke one part and some another and so all were deuided into partes in somuch that learned and lewde by flockmeale ranne to the fight and when the Schollers or Clearkes were gone out of their Hostles the Laitie perceyuing either none or else very fewe to be remaining at home entred the Clearkes lodgings and caryed away a great deale many kinds of stuffe to the great vnrecouerable damage of the Schollers In this skirmish was slayne Sir Fulke of Neyrmouth parson of Pichelesthorne and many other on eyther side The King hearing thereof sente Justiciaries to restore the peace and to condemne the murtherers which wheÌ„ they came forced the Townesmen to pay the Scholers two hundreth poundes for domages done to them Iohn of Dunstable Adam de Halingbery the 28. of Sep. Sherifes Custos Anno reg 25. Sir Iohn Breton Was made Custos of London by the King Ralph Sandwich being remoued and the morrow after Saint Barnabes day all the Liberties were restored to the Citie of London the Mairaltie excepted Iohn Baliol King of Scottes contrary to his alegiance rebelled Wil. Packington Tho. Walsing wherefore King Edward hasted him thither and wonne the Castels of Berwike and Dunbarre he slewe of the Scottes fiue and twenty thousand he conquered Edenborough 1297 King Edvvarde vvon Bervvike Regalles of Scotland where he found the regall ensignes of Scotland as Crowne Scepter and cloth of estate c. In his returne he called a Parliament at Berwike where he receiued the fealties of all the great men of Scotland and their homages Thomas of Suffolke Adam of Fulham the 28. of Septe Sherifes Custos Anno reg 26. Sir Iohn Breton King Edwarde offered to Saint Edwarde at Westminster the Chayre Scepter and Crowne of Golde of the Scottish King The King encreased the tribute of the woolles talking for euery Sacke fortie Shillings where before that time they payde but halfe a marke The Scottes by the instigation of William Walleis rebelled and put the Englishmen to much trouble and losse of many men King Edward sayled into Flanders to rescue Guy their Earle which was gréeuously ouerset by the French King so 1298 that he had wonne muche of his landes but shortly after a peace was concluded for two yeares The Eschequer and the Kings Bench was remoued froÌ„ London to Yorke King Edward wanne the battell of Fankirke in Scotland vpon Saint Mary Magdalens day in whiche battell was Nicholas Triuet Tho. Walsing Scala Croni Battell at Faulkirke in Scotland slayne more than twentie thousand Scottes and William Walleis their Captayne fledde Anthony Beke Bishop of Duresme had at this battell such a retinue that in his company were two and thirtie Banners At this time the Towne of Saint Andrewes was destroyed no man there resisting The Citizens of London hearing of the great victorie Chro. Dun. obteyned by the King of Englande against the Scottes made great and solemne triumph in their Citie euery one according to their craft especially the Fishmongers which with solemne Procession passed through the Citie hauing amongst other Pageants and shewes foure Sturgeons gilded caryed on foure Horses then foure Samons of Siluer on foure Horsses and after sixe and fortie Knightes armed riding on Horsses made like Luces of the Sea and then Saint Magnus with a thousand HorsemeÌ„ this they did on Saint Magnus day in honor of the Kings great victorie and safe returne This yeare the King payde to the Marchants of Gascoigne 150000. pounds sterling for his brothers expences there Richard Reffeham Thomas Sely the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Chro. Dun. Anno reg 27 Henry Waleis the 28. of October King Edward helde a great Parliament or counsell at Stepenheath by London in the house of Henry Waleis Maior of London Certayne persons of the Citie of London brake vp the Tonne in Cornehill and tooke out certayne prisoners for the whiche nine of them were punished by long emprisonment and great fines It cost the Citizens more than 1299 20000. markes to purchase the Kings fauoure and confirmation of their liberties The xxix of March a vehement fire being kindled in the lesser hall of the Pallace at Westminster the flame thereof VVestminster and the Kings Pallace consumed vvith fire Radul Baldoke Saint Martins in the Vintrie nevv builded being driuen with winde fired the Monasterie adioyning which with the Pallace were both consumed Saint Martins Church in the Uintrie at London was new builded by the executors of Mathew Columbers The king went to Yorke and so into Scotland with a great power A certayne rich Citizen of London deceasing a great nuÌ„ber Io. Euersden of poore people were assembled to receiue his charitable doale amongst whome suddaynely rushed in the sonnes of 150. Beggars murthered at
in the Priorie of the Trinitie neare vnto Aldegate And before euery towne or Castel whiche the hoaste of London besiege if the siege continue a whole yeare the sayde Roberte shall haue for euery siege of the communaltie of London an hundred shillings for his trauell and no more These be the rights that the sayd Robert hath in the time of war Rights belonging to Robert Fitz Walter and to his heires in the Citie of London in the time of peace are these that is to saye the sayd Robert hath a Soken or ward in the Citie that is a wal of the Chanonrie of Saint Paul as a man goeth down the stréete before the Brewhouse of Saint Paul vnto the Thamis and so to the side of the Mill whiche is in the water that commeth down from the fléete Bridge and goeth so by London Walles betwixt the Friers preachers and Ludgate and so returneth backe by the house of the sayd Friers vnto the sayd common wall of the said Chanonry of Saint Paule that is al the parish of Saint Andrew whiche is in the gifte of hys auncestours by the saide senioritie and so the sayde Robert hath appendant vnto the sayd Soken al these things vnder written that he ought to haue a Soke man to place what Sokeman he will so he be of the Sokemanrie or the same ward and if any of the Sokemanry be impleaded in y e Guild Hall of any thing that toucheth not the body of the Maior y â— for the time is or that toucheth the bodye of no Sherife it is not lawfull to the Sokeman of the Sokemanrie of the sayd Robert Fitz Walter to demand a Court of the sayd Robert and the Maior and his Citizens of London ought to graÌ„t him to haue a Court and in his Court he ought to bring his iudgement as it is assented and agréed vppon in the Guilde Hal that shall be giuen him If any therefore be taken in hys Sokenry he ought to haue his stockes and imprisonment in his Soken and he shal be brought from theÌ„ce to y e Guild Hall before the Maior there they shall prouide him his iudgement that ought to be giuen of him but his iudgement shal not be published till he come into the Courte of the sayde Robert and in his libertie And the iudgement shall be such that if he haue deserued death by treason he be tyed to a post in the Thamis at Woodwharfe where boates are fastened two ebbings and two flowings of the Water And if hée bée condemned for a common théefe he ought to be ledde to the Elmes and there suffer his iudgemeÌ„t as other théeues and so the said Robert and his heyres hath a great honor that he holdeth a gret Franches within the Citie that the Maior of the Citie and Citizens are bounde to do him of right that is to say that when the Maior will holde a greate counsel hée ought to call the sayd Robert and his heyres to be with hym in Counsell and of counsell of the Citie and the sayde Robert ought to be sworne be of counsel with the Citie against all people sauing the King and his heyres And when the sayde Robert commeth to the Huystings in the Guilde Hall of the Citie the Maior or his lieuetenaunt ought to ryse against him and set hym down néere vnto him and so long as he is in Guilde Hall all the iudgemente oughte to be giuen by his mouth according to the Recorde of the Recorders of the sayde Guilde Hall and so manye weifs as come so long as he is there he ought to giue them to the Baylifes of the town or to whom he will by the Counsell of the Maior of the Citie These be the Franchises that belonged to Roberte Fitz Walter in London in time of peace whiche for the antiquitie I haue here noted out of an old Recorde William Combmartin Iohn Burforde the. 28. of Septem Baylifes Custos Anno reg 32 Adam Meri Grauesend Bishop of LondoÌ„ Sir Iohn Blound the. 28. of October Richard Grauesend Byshop of London deceased who is reported by some to haue purchased the Charters and Liberties for the Citie of London in the yeare of our Lord. 1â—9â— in the sixtéenth yeare of King Richard the seconde The vntrueth whereof I haue thought good thus muche in place to note King Edward went into Scotland and there besieged the Castel of Striueline which William Clifford kept the space of * 1304 Tho. de la More 90. dayes with sundry valiaunt assaultes but being able no longer to resist they put off their shoes and with haulters about their neckes came forth of the Castel and fel prostrate before the king committing both liues and lims to his mercie whom the King pardoned of life but sent them prisoners into England The King returning out of Scotlande by the Citie of Yorke commaunded the Courtes of the kings Benche and the Exchequer which had now remayned at Yorke vij yeares to be remoued to theyr olde places at London Roger Pares Iohn de Lincolne the. 28. of September Sherifes Custos Anno reg 33 Dravv thy staffe Adam Meri Sir Iohn Blound the. 28. of October King Edwarde helde his Christmasse at Lincolne where he ordayned Justices of Traylebaston againste intruders into other mens landes truce breakers extortioners murderers and suche like offendours by whyche meanes the Kings treasure was maruellously encreased Roger Brabason and Robert de Reuer satte at the Guilde Hall in London to heare the complaintes made concerning the foresayde Articles of Traylebaston The Citizens of Norwiche made peticion vnto the Norvvich vvalled Parliament Recordes 1305 King that lyke as it hadde pleased hym heretofore to graunte them hys helpe and lycence certayne yeares for the wallyng aboute of theyr Towne whiche tearme was nowe expyred to graunte them a longer tyme the same being not yet finished wherevppon v. yeares were granted by him and his Parliament at Westminster Iohn Leyland writeth that a Marchaunte of Norwich I. Leyland whom he nameth not builded a great part almost halfe of that Wall Robert Fitz Walter requested the king that the Fries of Friers of the Sacke A sinagoge of the Ievves neare Baynards Castel in LondoÌ„ Parliament recor the Sacke coÌ„monly called de Penitentia Iesu in London might assigne to the sayde Robert one Chappel of olde time called the sinagoge of the Iewes neare adioyning to the place of the same Robert which request was graunted These Friers liued altogither by begging and had of late multiplyed in number greatly vntill the counsel at Lions wherein it was decréed that Friers beggers should receyue none into their order except Grey and White Friers They wer also licensed to enter into religion of larger rule from the which time forth all mendicant Friers began to decrease and were in short time brought to nothing except the Preching Friers William Wales which had ofttimes sette Scotland in gret VV. VVales in Scotland trouble was
Bella Land Melsa Kyrkested Rupe Rughford Valeden Grendon Stanley in Arden Pipwel Combe Basing werke Crokesden Croyland Werdon Wimondham Wauerley Coertesey Quarrera Lotoley Hyde Wendon Saint Agathe Swineshede Stanley in Wilshire Barons Edward prince of Wales Henrie Lacy Erle of Lincolne Ralph Mounthermer Earle of Glocester and of Hereford Thomas Erle of Lancaster Humfrey Bohum Erle of Hereforde and Essex Iohn Warren Earle of Surrey Edmund Erle of Arundale Iohn Brytaine Earle of Richemonde Guy Bello Campo Earle of Warwike Robert Vere Erle of Oxforde Gilberte Vmframvell Earle of Anegos Henrie of Lancaster Aymer of Valence Iohn Ferrers Henrie Percy Hugh Spencer Robert Fitz Walter William Latimer Robert Clifford Robert mount Alto. Iohn Hastings Iohn le Mare Iohn de Ripaurs Iohn de Mohun Petrus de Malolacu Rupart Fitz Pagani Hugh Curtney Edmund Deycourt Iohn Saint Iohn of Lageham Galfride of Geynual Thomas Furniual Robert Tony. Thomas Berkele William de Bruse Peter Corbet William Martin Thomas Multon Iohn ap Adam Iohn Kyme Iohn Segraue Robert Fitz Roger. Hugh Veer Walter Fauconbridge Ralph Basset of Draiton Roger la Warre Iohn Paynel Alexander Walliclo Hugh Points Roger Montnomere William Rithre Reignald Grey Walter Muncy Robert Scales Adam Welles Almarice de Amando William Cantalupo Iohn Engaigne Gilbert Pechy Iohn Glauering William Leyburne Iohn Bello Cāpo of Somerset William Grandstone Iohn Extuens Iohn de Insula Iohn Sudley Simon Mountacute Walter Tey Edmund Hastings Iohn Lancaster Iohn Saint Iohn Henry Treygoz Iohn Louel of Tichmerch Alan la Zusche Henrie Teyes Nicholas Segraue Fulco Fitz Waren Iohn Fitz Reignald Geffrey Camuile William Vauasor William Ferrer Robert Grendon Edmund Baron of Stafford Ralph Fitz William Thomas de la Roche Theobalde de Verdon the yonger William Tuchet Henrie Huslee In this Parliament many complayntes were made of y ◠oppression of Churches Monasteries by the Popes Chapleine named Williā Testa Archdeacon of Araine in y e Church of Couentrie The same Clearke was forbidden to vse any moe suche extortions and diuerse statutes were ordayned touching religious persōs which had theyr principal houses in other Realmes There came to this Parliamente sente from the Pope a Cardinall called Petrus Hispanus to treate a mariage betwixte Edwarde Prince of Wales and the Frenche The course of Fleete dike at London sore decayed vvhich sometime bare ships of smal burden to Holborn bridge to the great commoditie of the Citie in that vvest part kings daughter And amongst many other sutes made ther the Earle of Lincolne complayned that whereas in times past the course of Water running at London vnder Holborne bridge and Fleete bridge into the Thamis hadde bin of suche large breadth and deapth that ten or twelue ships at once with Merchaundises were wonte to come to the forsayde bridge of Fleete and some of them to Holborne bridge nowe y ◠same course by filth of the Tāners and such other was sore decayed Also by raysing vp of Wharfes but especially by turning of the Water which they of y e new Temple made to theyr milles without Baynardes Castel and diuerse other perturbations the sayde shippes nowe coulde not enter as they were wont and as they oughte wherefore he desired that the Maior of London with the Sherifes and certain discrete Aldermen might be be appointed to sée the course of the sayde Water and that by othe of honest men all the forsayde hindraunces might be remoued and to be made as it was wont of old time c. Which was aunswered and recorded that Roger le Brabazon the Conestable of the Tower with the Maior and Sherifs are assigned that taking with them other honest and discrete men they make diligente searche and inquirie howe the sayde riuer was in old time and that they leaue nothing that may hurt or stop it and to kéepe it in the same state that it was wont to be King Edwarde remayning all the Winter and Sommer Tho. Walsing at Carlile disposed manye thyngs of Scotlande at hys pleasure but in the meane tyme Robert de Bruis going aboute the Countrey slewe manye that woulde not obey hym and he sente with parte of hys armye two of hys brethren Thomas that was a Knyghte and Alexander a Prieste Deane of Glasco into another parte of the Countrey that they myghte allure the people vnto them by gentle perswasions whyche by comming of Englishmen vppon them they were taken ledde to the Iustices condemned hanged and headed at Carlile Kyng EDVVARDE sente messengers into Englande commaundyng all that oughte hym seruice to bée readye at Carlile wythin thrée wéekes after the feaste of Saint Iohn Baptiste but himselfe being vexed with the bloudye Flixe he sente to his sonne that he shoulde come with spéede to heare hys laste words whome among other thyngs hée counselled to bée mercifull iuste and constante in all hys wordes and déedes hée commanuded hym not to bée too hastye to take on hym the Crowne of Englande tyll hée hadde reuenged the iniuries done by the Scottes but to staye in those partes and to cause hys Fathers boanes beyng closed in a Cheaste to bée borne aboute wyth hym tyll hée hadde gone thorow all Scotlande and ouercome hys aduersaries He also commaunded hym to honoure hys mother and loue hys two brethren THOMAS Earle Marshall and EDMVNDE Earle of Cornewall Moreouer hée charged hym on hys cursse that he shoulde not presume to call home Pierce of Glauaston by cōmon decrée banished without common fauour nor to spende xxxij M. ◠of siluer otherwayes than in the businesse of the Holy Land for the whiche purpose he had prepared it and willed his heart there to bée buried The king also called vnto him Henrie Lacy Earle of Wil. Pakington Lincolne Guy Earle of Warwicke Aymerde Valence Earle of Penbroke and Robert Clifford Baron desiring them to bée good to his sonne and that they should not suffer Pierce of Gauaston to come againe into England to set his son in riot the vij of July he departed this life at Brugh vpō y ◠sands in the yere 1307. when he had raigned foure and thirtie yeares seauen monthes and odde dayes He was buried at Westminster ¶ Edward of Carnaruan EDvvarde the second sonne Anno reg ◠to the firste Edwarde borne at Carnaruan beganne his raigne the vij day of July in the yeare of Christ 1307. he was fair of body but vnsteadfast of maners and disposed Cro. Dun. to lightnesse haunting the company of vile persons and giuē wholy to the pleasure of the bodye not regarding to gouerne his common weale by discretion and iustice which caused great variaunce betwéene him and hys Lords He foke to be of hys Counsell Patricke Earle of Lincolne and Otho de Granson with other He ordayned Walter Reignald to be his Chauncellour and caused Walter Langton Bishoppe of Chester to bring the King his fathers bodye from Carlile to Waltham Crosse and then to be arrested by the Conestable of the Tower and sent to
Aquitaine and the Earledome of Poâ—tâ—â—e and that the French Kyng shoulde receyue homage of hym wherevpon Edwarde the Kings sonne wente ouer wyth a competent housholde aboute the feaste of Saint Mathewe and did homage vnder certaine protestations to his vncle the Frenche King Bennet of Fulham Iohn Cowson the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1325 Hamon Chickwel Peperer the. 28. of October Whiles the Quéene wyth hyr sonne remayned in Fraunce longer than the Kings pleasure was and would not come agayne wythout Roger Mortimer and other Nobles that were fledde out of Englande and especially for the hatred shée bare to the two Hughe Spencers the Kyng in displeasure banished them bothe and all other that toke theyr partes wherevppon manye fledde ouer the Seas to the Quéene amongst the whych was one a subtill Knyght Sir Robert Walkefare who slaying the Conestable of Corfe Castel brake from them where he had long line prisoner Sir Oliuer Ingham Knight whom the yong Duke Edwarde Oliuer Ingham hadde made kéeper of Aquitaine gathered a great armye and inuaded the prouince of Aniowe whiche the Frenche King contrarie to couenauntes dydde wythholde Anno reg 19 and broughte it wholby into the dominion of England Moreouer the kings Nauie tooke a hundred ships of the Normans and brought them into England for which cause gret hatred grew betwixt the two kings and their Realmes The Q. perceyuing that y â— nobles of France were corrupted with gifts sent out of EnglaÌ„d so that she could trust none of them secretly conueyed hir selfe and hir sonne to the Erle of Heynalde desiring ayde of him who receyued and intreated hyr very honourably so long as she remayned there Gilbert Mordon Iohn Cottoâ— the. 28 of September Sherifes Maior 1326 Richard Betaine Goldsmith the. 28. of October Isabel the Quéene made a mariage betwixt hir eldest son Edward and Phillip the Earles daughter of Heynalde and and then with hir sonne Edwarde Edmunde of Woodstocke Erle of Kent the kings brother Roger Mortimer and many other noble men that were fledde out of Englande and Iohn brother to the Earle of Heynalde being Captaine with stipedarie knightes out of Almaine and Henalde she toke the seas with all hir power whiche were to the number of MM. DCC LUII menne well armed and arriued at Vrewel or Orwel hauen besides Harwich in Essex about Michaelmasse whether immediately the Earle Marshal the Earle of Leicester the Bishops of Lincolne Hereforde Diuelyn Ely came and being ioyned to the Quéene made a great army Anno reg 20. Queene Isabel returned the other Bishops specially of Canturburie ayded hyr with mony When she had refreshed hir armye at Saint Edmondesburie she went forwardes pursuing hir enimies whose goods she applyed to hir owne vse The King requested ayde of the Citizens of London who made him aunsweare they woulde The King requested ayde with due obedience honour the King and Quéene and theyr sonne who was lawfull heyre to the Realme and that they woulde shut theyr gates against all forraine traytors of the Realme but they would not go out of their Citie to fighte except they might according to theyr liberties return home againe the same day before Sunne sette which when the K. hearde he fortified the Tower of London and lefte there hys Proclamation by the king yonger sonne Iohn of Eltham he caused also to be proclaimed that euery â—â—â— should resist them that were arriued and to inuade them to the vttermost of theyr powers the Quéene with hir some Edward and the Erle of Kent his brother only excepted and wholoeuer coulde bring the heade of Roger Mortimer shoulde haue a thousande pounde On the other sâ—â—â— it was proclaymed in the Quéenes behalfe that al men Proclimation by the Queene should haue good peace except the disturbers of the Realm to wit the Spencers y â— father and the son Robert Baldocke byshop of Norwich the kings Chancellour and theyr fautours whosoeuer did bring to the Quéen the head of Hugh Spencer shoulde haue a M. pound The Citizens of London without respect of any beheaded such as they took to be the Quéenes enimies among the whiche they beheaded one of their owne Citizens named Iohn Marshal bicause he was familiar with Hugh Spencer the yonger They toke also Maister Walter Stapleton Bishoppe of Excester and on the. xv day of Bishop of Excester beheaded October beheaded him the eight and tweÌ„tith of March next following he was buried at Excester with great solemnitie and two of his seruauntes a squire and a yeoman named William Atwall and Iohn of Padington at the standerd in Cheape bycause as the saying was he had gathered a greate army to withstand the Quéene they did also wrest the keyes of the Tower of London out of the Conestables handes and deliuered al the prisoners Richard Rothing Roger Chaunteclere the. 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Saint Iames. Richard Britaine Goldsmith the 28. of October Thys Richarde Rothing Sherife builded the Parishe Church of Saint Iames at Garlike Hithe in London The Quéen besieged Bristow which was soone reÌ„dered to The Queen besieged Bristovv hir and the morrow after hir coÌ„myng Hugh Spencer the elder was drawen hanged in his armour then beheaded Spencer the elder executed Wil. Pakington his body hanged vppe againe and after foure dayes cutte al to péeces and cast to the dogges to be eaten but his heade was sent to Winchester The King Hugh Spencer the yonger and Robert Baldocke determyned to flée into the I le of Lunday whiche is in the mouth of the riuer Seuerne twoo miles in length euery waye verye fruitefull pleasaunte and harde to conquer but beyng in greate daunger on the Sea the space of a The King taken Tho. de la More Alexan. Nethaâ— wéeke at laste arriued in Wales where they were taken the sixtéenth daye of Nouember in the Monasterye of Neth The Kyng was committed to Henrie Earle of Lancaster his kinsman who broughte hym to Kellingworthe Castell The K. sent to Killingvvorth Hugh Spencer Robert Baldocke and Symon Readyn were broughte to the Quéene at Hereforde the Earle of Arundell Iohn Daniel and Thomas Muchelden by procurement of Roger Mortimer were beheaded before theyr comming Hugh Spencer was condemned without aunswere at Hereforde where he was drawen and hanged vppon a Spencer the yoÌ„ger executed Gallowes thirtye foote hygh and then headed and quartered on the foure and twentith of Nouember Simon Reading was drawen and hanged on the same Gallowes but ten foote lower Robert Baldocke dyed in Newgate with manye torments These things beyng done the Quéene wyth hyr sonne Edwarde Roger Mortimer and other went to Wallingforde Castell a little before Christmasse and before the twelfth daye they came to London where they were ioyfully receyued On the morrowe after the sayde feaste they helde a Parliamente where by common decrée they elected Edwarde hys eldeste sonne and then sente in the name of
Base court in the parish of Saint Giles without Cripplegate of Baâ—bican at London London commonly called to this day the Barbicane bycause in old time y e same had bin a Burgekening or watchtower for the Citie The same day the King made twentie Knightes to Wil. Shepeshead wéete Sir Edward Mountacute Thomas Somarton Sir Isle Sir Darcy Richard Sir Damuory Sir Iohn Poultney Sir de Mere Roger Banant Roger Hilary Sir Bolingbroke Sir Butterell Sir Simon Swanland William Scotte William Basset Robert Sodington William Zoustes Sir Cogshall Roger Sangrauile Thomas de la More mine Authoure Tho. de la More and Iohn Strache In the same Parliament it was enacted that no wooll growing within the Realme of England should be transposed VVooll forbidden to be conuayed ouer the Seas out of the same but that it should be made into cloth in England and that all Fullers Weauers and Clothworkers of euery degrée being sufficiently instructed and cunning Priuiledges giuen to Clothvvorkers in their arte from what Countrey so euer they came into England should receyue and enioy certayne priuiledges yea and moreouer should liue at the Kings charges out of the Exchequer vntill they had prouided commodiouslie to liue by their art Although this Statute séemed at the beginning to be nothing profitable yet in short time the arte of clothing increased so much thereby that it was twentie times more vsed than before Also it was enacted that no man should after that time buy any cloth that was made beyond the Sea and that none should weare any Furres but such as might dispend one hundred pound by yeare Iohn Clarke William Curteis the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Poultney Draper the 28 of October After the feast of Saint Michaell a Parliament was holden Tho. de la More Anno reg 11 1337 at London and a Connocation was assembled by the Archbishop wherein the Cleargie graunted a tenth for thrée yeares and the commons a fiftenth in consideration of the Kings warres which was hote in Scotlande and also to resist the French King who made great bragges and shewed great crueltie for he outlawed slew and emprisoned all Englishmen and confiscated the goodes and Cattayles of all that were found in his Kingdome of France threatning that he would be reuenged for his friendes the Scottes Moreouer he left not so muche as one Towne or Castell in the Counties of Aquitayne or of Poyters that was not seized into his handes wherevpon King Edward sente into Brabant to take vp all the woolles whiche Merchants had brought thither and made sale thereof for readie money He also wrote Letters to the French King exhorting him that he woulde continue his olde amitie Sir Walter Many béeing the Embassadour for the King of Englande and desirous to reuenge the bloud of two Englishmen that were slayne comming a lande for freshe water in a certayne Islande called the I le of Agnes nigh vnto Flanders he caused all that hée founde in the sayde Island to be put to the sworde and tooke prisoner the Earle of Flanders brother who was Captayne of the I le Certayne of the Island men béeing fled into a Church Tho. Walsâ—â—g were brent to the number of thrée thousande with the Church and all by the Welchmen The warres bâ—eing thus as aforesayde begonne betwixte the two Kingdomes the rumour thereof came vnto the Court of Rome wherevpon the Pope sent two Cardinalles for the reformation and ordering of the peace betwixte the two Kingdomes who comming to Westminster declared before the King the cause of their comming wherevnto the King answered that although without all reason they dyd séeme to restreyne hym of right and equitie for that hée ought to succéede into the Kingdome of hys forefathers the whyche hys aduersarie Phillip de Valoys dyd denye hym expelling murthering and emprisoning hys people and taking away the Dukedome of Aquitayne and Earledome of Poyters without cause maynteyning the Scottes and other Rebelles agaynste hym yet these iniuries notwithstanding hée was contented if they coulde take order for the quiet enioying of Aquitayne and other fées belonging vnto hym whiche hys predecessoures did enioy Moreouer for the dismissing of all ayde that the French King shoulde gyue vnto the Scottes at any tyme of Rebellion for the which he offered his money and also the mariage of his eldest sonne and also to resigne all suche rites and interest that he hadde to the Kyngdome of France The Cardinalles béeyng greately comforted with this aunswere departed hoping that all warres were nowe ended They tooke with them Iohn the Archbishoppe of Canterburie Richarde Bishoppe of Durham and Geffrey Lorde Scrope who altogyther wente on message with the Kynges aunswere to the Frenche Kyng hauing full authoritie to treate and conclude à peace These béeing so reasonable offers coulde not pacifye the furious minde of the Frenche King who reposed greate trust in the Scottes hopyng by them and through theyr meanes quite to dispossesse and to disherite the King of England of all the title he had Walter Neale Nicholas Crane the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Henry Darcy the 28. of October The King caused to confiscate all the goodes of the Lonibards and also of the Monkes of the order of Cluny and Cisteaux through the whole Realme The King tooke wooll to a certaine number of Sackes Anno reg 12 at a low price in euery Countrey the number that was set vpon Staffordshire was sixe hundred sackes price nine markes the sacke of good wooll but nothing was payde First the wooll was vniuersally taken Secondly for the halfe in whose hands soeuer it were founde as well MerchaÌ„ts as other And the third time the King tooke a fiftenth of the comminalty to be payde in wooll price of euery stone contayning fourtéene pound two shillings The King appointed also all the Corne and glebe lands 1338 to serue for his warres About Saint Margarets day King Edward with Quéene Ro. Auesbery Philip his wife and a great army passed the Seas with a Nauie of 500. sayle of Shippes into Flanders and â—â— to Cullen The fourth of October fiftie Galleys well manned and South-hampton sacked and breÌ„t by the French â—irats furnished came to Southampton about nine of the clocke and sacked the Towne the Townesmen running away for feare by the breake of the next day they which fledde by helpe of the Countrey there about came againste the Pirats and fought with them in the whiche skirmish were slayne to the number of thrée hundred Pirates togither with their Captayne a yong Souldioure the King of Sicils sonne To this yong man the French King had giuen whatsoeuer he got in the Kingdome of England but he béeing beaten downe by a certayne man of the Countrey cried Rancon notwithstanding the husbandman layde him on with his clubbe till he had slayne hym speaking these words yea quoth he I know well ynough thou art a Franâ—on
the towne of Beal Marchi on the right hand lodged before the Towne of the Archbishop of Anfer called Le Base On this day Richard Stafford brother vnto the Earle of Stafford led his men with his Antient towards y e towne on the next day being Tuesday y e town was yéelded vnto him bicause it beloÌ„ged to y e Church the Prince would not suffer any maÌ„ to enter into it excepting certain persons appointed of purpose for the deliuering of victuals On Wednesday they leauing y e faire town of Escamount on y e left haÌ„d they came before the noble towne of Merand belonging to y e Earle of Commege which was ful of armed souldiours the Prince lodged in the great Monastery of Bartons in y e which Abbey there was not so much as one liuing creature fouÌ„d On Thurseday they lay still doing no harme to the sayde Abbey On Friday they went out of the faire and rich CouÌ„trey of Arminake entred the CouÌ„trey of Austerike through the which the passage was very hard hilly and lodging at Saxaunt a towne they set it on fire contrarie to the coÌ„mandement of y e Prince Al that day and thrée dayes following they passed alongst by the high hilles of Aragon On Saterday they came to the towne of S. More where y e rereward of the army lodged in a great Monasterie of blacke Monkes which were all fled away the middleward at Vilfrankes and the vaward at Tremaine these villages being very rich and full of victualles had no man in theÌ„ for all the inhabitants were fledde Sonday the xxiiij of October they passed a certaine foord and entred into the lands of y e Earle of Comenge which reached vnto Tolouse but these CouÌ„treys wer wasted with fire sword and leauing on the left hand the Towne called Sannetere in Austrike they passed by the strong Citie of Winbers where Pope Iohn the 22. remouing the blacke Monkes erected a Bishops sea and they were lodged in a great rich towne called Sotanco beloÌ„ging to y e Earledome of Comenge where was a coueÌ„t of friers Minors burning this towne on Monday they passed through a goodly wide countrey very plaine so came to the townes of S. Foy and S. Litz On Tuesday they rested and on Wednesday being the feast of Simon Iude the armie passed through y e Riuer of GerouÌ„d being a water very fierce stony terrible again the same day through y e Riuer of Arage much more dangerous came vnto Tolouse before that time neuer durst any horsemaÌ„ passe ouer these waters wherefore y e people of this couÌ„trey being wonderfully made aferd could not tell what to do for being sodeinly takeÌ„ they could not flée that night the Prince lodged at Falgard a little towne one mile from Tolouse On Tuesday they came vnto the faire great town called Mount Gistard being parte of the inheritance of the Lord Almerike de la Fossad the which Towne the Frenche King had taken froÌ„ him bycause he was y e King of Englands féed man Fast by the sayde Towne were twelue Windmilles the which they set on fire all at once There were taken two espies that certified the Prince that the Earle of Arminake was at Tolouse and the Connestable of France at Mount Maban four leagues from Tolouse On Friday they passed on towards Auinion by the good towne of Basige and the towne called Franke and the whole armie lodged at the great Towne called Auionâ—t and the middleward and rereward lay in one side of the suburbes and the vaward lay on the other side of the Towne which the Townesmen perceiuing fled euery one There was about this Towne twenty Windmilles which they set on fire On Saterday the last of October they lodged in the great Towne called Clastalnannar where a Church of Chanons a coueÌ„t of Friers Minors and another of Carmelites with an Hospitall and a Uillage called Les mauns de Pucels with a couent of Friers Augustines were al coÌ„sumed with fire On Sonday the feast of All Saincts the armie rested out of the which army certaine going to take booties they tooke a little towne the inhabitants whereof to be spared from spoyling gaue them x. M. Florens of golde On monday they marched along by the Townes of S. Mathele Port and the great Towne called Vilkapinch and froÌ„ thence they entred the Countrey of Carkason and the Prince lodged at a little Uillage called Alse On Tuesday they came to Carkason a faire towne rich and well built bigger than London Within the walles betwixt the towne of Senburge and the Citie being double walled there ranne a goodly water which passed vnder a faire stone Bridge at the foote whereof were foure couents of Religions of y e which the Friers ran not away but the other fled into the Citie The whole armie was lodged in the towne which abounded with Muskadell and all other delicate victuals this day the sonnes of the Lord Libret and Mayster Basset with Rowland Daues and many other were made Knightes On Wednesday Thurseday the armie lying still in the Towne and hauing made a truce they parlied with them of the Citie concerning a peace the Citizens Carkason in France burned offering for sauing the Towne from burning 250000. of golden Souses the Prince answered he came not for gold but to take Cities and Townes togither with their inhabitantes and the nexte day commanded the Towne to bée brent On Friday the Towne being brent the army departed leauing on the left hand the Castell of Botenake vntouched passing through the champion Countrey burning Townes called La Rustican and all the Countrey thereabout On Saterday they trauayled through a great wind and dust leauing on the lefte hande a great poole of freshe water béeing in compasse aboute thirtie leagues and is called Casibon They came to a Towne called Silony whiche was yéelded to the Prince and therefore neuer touched and the Prince was lodged that night at a good Towne called Canet On Sonday the eyght of Nouember they passed the water of Sandey partly at the Foord called Chastel de Terre and partly ouer a Bridge and so trauayled betwixt high hilles vnto the great Citie of Narbon whereof that Countrey taking his name is called Gallia Narbonensis This Citie was very strong and well walled hauing in it a great Cathedrall Church also a notable Castell belonging to the Bishop and a very strong Tower for the Earle of the same Towne It had also a Suburbe called a Borough much bigger and better built than the Borough of Carkason In the Borough were foure Couents of Religious persons Betwixt the Borough and the Citie there runneth a water called Ande comming from Carkason and runneth into the Greekish Sea Betwixt the Citie and the Borough are two Bridges of stone and the third of timber built with storehouses for diuers Merchandises The Prince was lodged in the house of Carmelite Friers On Tuesday the Borough béeing
vnto faithbreakers faith shoulde be broken againe and that a chosen power should be sent thither forth of Englande vnder the leading of Thomas of Woodstoke to Thomas of VVoodstocke sent against the Scottes wéete a thousand Launces and two thousand Archers to restreyne their attemptes These things being knowne the Scottes being afrayde of themselues in the ende of the Parliament came and were desirous to entreate of peace or truse but the Englishmen hauing tried their falsehoode so often times woulde neyther treate nor compounde with them but commanded them to returne home and warned them to saue their heads as well as they might and to defend their rightes The Scottes being returned the Lordes of the North tooke vpon them to defende the Countrey till Thomas of Woodstoke Earle of Buckingham were readie to come with a greater power The King tooke the temporalities of the Bishop of Norwich Temporalties of the Bishop of Norvvich seased into his hands bycause he was disobedient to his commandement when he sent to haue stayde him from his iourney into Flanders and the Knightes that were ouer with him were put in prison till they were redéemed with gold King Richard held his Christmas at his Manour of Eltham and with him his Quéene Anne After Christmas Iohn Duke of Lancaster which before Christmas went ouer into France to treate of peace betwixt the Realmes returned into England bringing with him an abstinence of warre till the feast of Saint Iohn Baptist at 1384 what time he was to returne to treate againe and to confirme the peace if it might be agréed vpon betwixt y e Kings The night of the Purification of our Lady great Lightning and Thunder happened that put men in great feare and shortly after Iohn NorthamptoÌ„ otherwise called Combartowne that had bin the yeare before Maior of London that with his seditions had filled the Citie full of comber attempted new troubles for in contempt of the Maior that was elected for that yeare Sir Nicholas Brembar Knight he went vp and down with a multitude of seditious people to gard him not once but oftentimes to the terrour of manie and when the said Brembar Maior woulde haue withstanded his attemptes the fauourers of the said Iohn Combertowne were turned into suche a furie that a Cobler which in his owne estimation séemed to be Maior required the voyces of the communalty for which cause by the counsell of Sir Robert Knowles Knight he was drawne out of his house and committed to prison as a stirrer of insurrection which acte for that time staide the commotion of the commons that were sayd to haue conspired at that time to haue murthered the elect Maior and many other worthie men When Lente aproched Iohn Duke of Lancaster with his brother Thomas of Woodstoke Earle of Buckingham and an innumerable number of Knightes Esquires and Archers went toward Scotland but stayde in the North till all the victualles in the Countrey were consumed he did more hurt to the inhabitants than the Scottes had done before at length about the feast of Easter he entred Scotland but did little good The custodie of the Castell of Douer was vacant by the death of Robert Ashtonwald then was made Connestable thereof Simon Burley After Easter the Nobles came to a Parliament at Salisburie Parliament at Salisburie whither a certaine Irish Frier of the order of the Carmelites or white Friers a Batcheler of Diuinitie named Iohn Latimer hasted and accused the Duke of Lancaster Duke of Lancaster accused that he had deuised the Kings death which Frier was committed to Sir Iohn Holland Knight till a day that was assigned him to make proofe of that he had sayde but the night before the day giuen to the Frier the sayde Sir Iohn A Frier tormeÌ„ted to death Holland and Sir Henry Greene Knightes put a corde about the Friers necke and with the same corde tying him by the stones hanged him vp from the grounde laying à stone of great weight vpon his bellie till they by tormente had made an ende of his life The morrow after they â—aâ—sed the Friers body to be drawne through the Towne as a Traytor that they might put away all suspection that he were put to death wrongfully but it is to be wondred at that neyther Esquire Yeoman nor Grome or any other of meane estate would harme the Frier but the Knightes did it themselues they were Judges Officers and Executioners and this was the fruite of this Parliament excepte that the King asked and had of the Laitie halfe a fiftéenth and of the Cleargie halfe a tenth About this time bycause the Scottes ceassed not to do diuers Anno reg 8. domages to the Northumbers the Earle of Northumberland Henry Percy prepareth to inuade Scotland and to requite domage for domage which enterprise accomplished the Earle was no sooner returned and sent home his army but that the Scottes came againe and heaped vp domage vpon domage in the Countrey This Sommer Sir Iohn Philpot Knighte and a most Sir Iohn Philpot deceassed noble Citizen of London that trauelled for the commoditie of the Realme more than all other and both with expences laide forth and good affection borne had oftentimes reléeued the King departed this life leauing none behinde him his like in good affections About the beginning of August the Duke of Lancaster went into France to treate with the Frenchmen of peace or else of truce to be had the Duke with his company of noble men remayning long there when it was thought that he should haue brought glad and ioyfull newes to his Countrey he returned with knowledge of warres to followe the beginning of the next Sommer the truce to endure butâ—â—â— the first day of May and so he returned after he had spente 500000. Markes of Siluer Many of the Nobles assembled at Reading to represse the Iohn Northampton conuict and committed to perpetuall prison seditious sturres of Iohn Northampton late Maior of London that attempted greate and heynous enterprises of the whiche he was conuict hys owne Chapleyne vttering manye thynges that hée wente aboute and hadde deuised as well to the hinderance and harme of the King as of the Citie of London and when sentence shoulde haue bin pronounced against him the King being presente the wicked man made exclamation and mainteyned that such iudgemente ought not to passe in absence of his Lorde the Duke of Lancaster but yet the Justice vsed such words Iohn sayth he the naughtie déedes that are obiected agaynste thée thou oughtest to refell by battayle or else by the lawes of the land to be drawne hanged and quartered and when he stoode mute nor would vtter one word it was déecréede that he should be committed to perpetuall prison and his goodes to be confiscate to the Kings vse and that he shoulde not come within one hundred miles of London during his life he was sente therefore to the Castell of Tintagell in the confines of
and déepe ditches To this Towne also belongeth only two Gates for entries the one called Calturances the other Mostrouillier In this Towne besides the inhabitants thereof for the defence of the same were foure hundred men of armes deputed in Garrison amongst whome were these Lords Lord Discouteuile chiefe Captayne of the Towne Lord Blanuile Lord Haqueuile Lord Harmanuile Lord Eancourt Lord Gaillard Bos and diuers other Lords and men expert in warre The King commanding the Duke of Clarence to asséege the Towne he endeuoured Titus Liuius to conuey his people ouer the Riuer in the passage whereof he had a great skirmish with the inhabitants of the Towne but at the last his aduersaries being put to flight recoyled within the walles The Duke conuayde ouer the Riuer all his ward and company and bycause the Riuer deuided the Kings Camp from the Dukes they ordeyned a ready and sure passage ouer the same Riuer betwixt both the Campes to the kéeping whereof certayne Gentlemen were appoynted so that theyr enimies myghte not endomage them neyther by Water nor Lande In this meane time befell a great misaduenture to the Enguerant Frenchmen that were beséeged for the Gonnepouder and shotte that was sent vnto them by the French King was encountred vpon the Sea by the Englishmen and taken to their great displeasure and domage The King gaue the charge of the fielde to his brother Titus Liuius Humfrey Duke of Glocester On the same side the Riuer that the King lay was y e Duke of Yorke high Connestable of England lodged with his band When euery man was placed y e Towne was so streightly asséeged that all entries and issues of the Towne were stopped so y ◠they of y e towne were in dispaire to haue any succour from the Realme of France Many engins were reysed by the English which in short time should haue bin the destruction of the walles if they of the Towne had not the sooner stopped the Riuer of the same towne within wherby the water gathered reised without the towne betwixt the King and the D. of Clarence to the semblance of a little Sea which caused the Englishmen to withdraw their Gonnes and other engins whereby at that time the walles were saued Then the King caused to Enguerant be made vnder the water thrée great Mines vnto the walles of the towne which in like maner had bin the cause of their ruine if the inhabitants had not countermined them and letted their purpose The inhabitants of the Town perceyuing Titus Liuius themselues thus streightly asséeged as well by Land as by Sea conuayde all their Shippes within their Hauē and bound them togither with cheynes and in the two towers that were made for the defence of the Hauen they put certaine Garrisons and armed men who oftentimes attempted to inuade the Kings Nauie but at all times they were by his Shippes beaten and constreyned to recule still within their Hauen at the last the Captaynes and inhabitants considering that by such skirmishes as well vpon the Land as vpon the Sea they gained nothing tooke this appointment with the King that if they were not rescued by the Frenchmen within certayne dayes limited they shoulde then delyuer into hys handes the Towne with thirtie persons of the greatest and most noble within the Towne suche as the King woulde desire to bée ordered at the Kings pleasure and all the residue as well menne of Warre as the inhabitantes of the same Towne without armoure and leauing behynde them theyr goodes shoulde fréely goe where they woulde for the suretie of whyche appoyntemente to bée kepte they deliuered vnto the King twelue of their greatest personages for pledges The Captaynes and inhabitants of the Towne séeing their day of appoyntment to approch and themselues vtterly desperate of any succours of their people ordeyned to perfourme their couenant at their day prefixed whiche was the xxij of September on which day came Sir Lionell Braquemont gouernour of the Towne vnto the King and knéeling before him sayd Most victorious Prince beholde héere the keyes of this Towne which after our promis I yéeld vnto you with the Towne my selfe and my companie Then were brought to the King the Lord Coteuile the Lord Gangcourt and other to the number of thirtie and all the residue as well souldioures as inhabitants were suffered vnarmed to depart The King constitute Captayne of the Towne Sir Thomas Beawford Earle of Dorset hys Unkle to whome he also committed two thousand souldiers chosen men of his host Then considering that winter drew on as also the losse of their men by reason of the Flix then reigning amongst them by which infirmitie died Michaell at Poole Earle of Suffolke the Bishop of Norwich the Enguerat Lord Beawmont and others and of the commons to the number of two thousand and aboue King Henry created the sonne of Michaell at Poole Earle of Suffolke who liued not long after After King Henry had remayned at Harefleete fiftéene dayes after y e deliuerie of the Towne and of the Towers he departed from thence towards Caleis whereof when his Titus Liuius enimies were aduertised and also by what way he intended to passe all the people of the Countrey Cities and Townes were maruellouslie oppressed with feare wherefore they hasted them to defensible places and other that were apt to warre tooke them to their horsses and assembled them togither in great number with no small companie of footemen and in all that they might they oppressed the Englishmen The Kings host kept an easie pace without making any hast and when they approched the Towne of Ewe their enimies assayled them in the fieldes with great force and noyse where on both parties it was foughten sore and vigorously Enguerant but the Frenchmen reculed to the Towne where they were in good suretie From thence the King departed and came to a passage of the Riuer of Some which the Frenchmen call Blankhestoke or Blanch tache This passage at Titus Liuius the comming vnto it was fixed with sharp stakes by their enimies so that they could not passe there but were constreyned to go farther séeking their passage vntill they came directly to haue the Citie of Amiens and the Castell of Gorby on their left side where they of the sayde Citie began with them a new fight but they were soone forced by the English to returne to their Citie agayne The xix of October the King passed the Riuer of Some at the passage of Vienna and Bethew-court and wente then to lodge him at Mouche-legach frō whence he aduanced him towardes the Riuer of Miramont In the meane time the French King and the Duke of Guyen his sonne then Dolphin purposing to resist the Englishmen came to Roane from whence they sent thrée Heraults to the King of England to giue vnderstanding that he should not escape without battayle vnto whome the sayde King answered All things be done at the pleasure
fiftéene dayes they were not deliuered from thys séege they should deliuer to the King the Towne and Castell and when the day was come they perfourmed promise and this was the first Bridge ouer the Riuer of Seene that the King subdued to his power After the King had thus obteyned that Bridge ouer the Riuer of Seene and that there was none other Riuer or floud mighte lette his iourney with all the hast he might he entred hys iourney towardes Roane The Citizens hearing the approche of their enimies and fearing least they shoulde bée lodged in the Suburbes whiche were muche larger than the Citie was within the walles and was also muche replenished with Monasteries Churches and Towers burned the same and made all euen with the grounde To this Citie on the thirtith day of Julye thys victorious King approched agaynste whome came the Citizens with theyr Garrisons and men of warre where the more parte of all that day they continued in battell and fought sore on both partes but the Frenche were forced to séeke their succour within the walles of the Citie whome in theyr recoyle the King pursued still before the Citie where hée ordered his séege in this maner First the King with a noble company of yong hardy men lodged himselfe before the gate of Saint Hillarie The Duke of Clarence with his power was lodged before the gate of Caulx The Duke of Excester after he was câ—me to the king was lodged with his people before the gate of y e Castel called Beanuice Erle Marshal was lodged before y e gate called Markeuile The Earle of Warwicke after he was come from the Castle of Donfrounte was lodged vpon the Hil where the strong Monasterie of Saint Katherie was The Erles of Salisburie and Huntingdon were lodging ther vpon the other side of the Riuer of Seene vpon whom their enimies made many assaults and bycause the Riuer of Seene diuided the English hoaste in two partes the King caused to be made a strong bridge of Tymber ouer the same Riuer that when néede shoulde require they might haue frée passage on foote and horsse and bycause their enimies shoulde not approch vnto it w t their ships or Galleys the K. caused to be made a great cheyne to be drawen ouer the Riuer betwixt the citie and the Bridge At that tyme the King of Portingale coâ—â— to the King of England sent a nauie of shippes wel manneâ— into the Kings ayde whom the King commaunded to lye betwixte the Citie and the sea to enclose the Citie from all succours by Water The towne of Caudbeke fearing the daunger of the time couenaunted with the King of England that when the Citie of Roane were taken and deliuered into the Kings obeysaunte they in like manner woulde yéelde them to him without any assaulte and vnder the same appointed according with the King xiiij other defensible Townes and Castels that were nigh borderers vnto Roane After many cruell battayles and assaultes the Citizens fearing at leÌ„gth to be famished dayly put out of the Citie gret number of poore people and other but the hunger encreasing they were forced to eate their horsses dogges cattes rattes and mise and these and other like things were consumed eaten Then the plague of famine entred the Citie so that the people for defaulte of reliefe dyed that the liuing might scarcely burie the deade whereby that noble Citie was brought into so muche miserie that it is not lesse maruayle than pitiful to heare In this mean time during this siege of Roane The duke of Excester besieged the Citie of Eneroys also about the xx of August king Henrie had thrée maruellous victories in Normandie The first was that one hundered Englishmen take iij. great Lords at a place called Kilbuife and put to flight thrée hundred and fourescoure persons besides The second was foure hundered of his enimies entred within the suburbes of the Towne of Ebroicens and eleauen Englishmen chased them away and toke foure of them and slew twelue tooke 40. of their horsses The thirde was the enimies would indéede haue taken the town which was called Leuers but the Captaine of the same with an hundered of our men wente out against a thousand of them and ouercame them toke 180. gentlemen of the enimies Aboute thys tyme also Captaine de la Bouche toke the Towne of Pontoys by Paris The Parson of Wrotham in Norffolke whiche haunted New market Heath and there robbed and spoyled many was with his Concubine brought to Newgate of London where he dyed in prison Iohn Brian Ralphe Barton the. 28. of Sep. Iohn Parnesse Sherifes the. 28. of October This Iohn Brian Sherife as he came one a time from Wapping in the Woose thinking to haue eased himselfe beyond Saint Katherines Mill fell into the Thamis and was dragged vp againe by his men and the Miller but dyed therof within a seauen-night in whose place was chosen Iohn Parnesse William Seuenoke Grocer the. 28. of October Maior This William Seuenoke when he was a newe borne babe was founde at a Town called Seuenoke in Kent where by charitable people he was christened by the name of William and for that hys father or mother could not be known they gaue him to surname Seuenoke being by theÌ„ broughte vp till he was able to serue they then bounde him prentise with a Citizen of London where after his good seruice God indued him with such wisedome and wealthe that he came to be Maior of that Citie who being not vnthankefull to God and the common wealth among other his charitable workes founded in the Towne of Seuenoke where he hadde bin nourished a Frée schole and thirtéene almes houses When the Citizens of Roane perceyued themselues maruellously afflicted by famine as is before shewed and also to be in dispaire of succour from the Frenchmen nowe after halfe a yeares siege and more vpon certaine conditions they deliuered to the king of England their Citie castle Tower Abbayes Churches houses Citizens Captaynes Garisons and generallye all things that were within the Citie whatsoeuer they wer The xix day of Januarie there had dyed within this Citie as was sayde for defalt of victuals during this siege mo than xxx thousand people This Anno reg 7. 1419 noble King the rather to relieue this oppressed Citie ordayned the same to be the chiefe Chamber of all Normandie and ordayned hys exchequer hys Treasurie and hys coynage to be kepte in the same he also â—dified a strong tower behinde the Castle Whilest the King ordered his businesse at Roane he sente diuerse Lordes with strong puissaunce of people to receyue the Castelles of Townes borderyng vppon Roane amongst whom the Duke of Clarence in short tyme redused to the King the mightie Castell of Galiarde the Towne of Vernon the Towne of Naunte the Castall of Bandmounte and manye other strong places and holdes The Earle of Salisburie wyth the Garrison to hym assigned tooke the Town of Hounslowe the
and Katherin and of the Duke of Burgoigne departed from Troys and toke his iourney to Paris and from Paris not many dayes after they all went to laye siege to the Citie of Sens whiche was to them contrarie but before the whole hoste were setled in their places the Captaine Citizens and Garisons submitted their bodyes and Citie with all that they had to the King Then they hasted to Monstrean which Towne they toke by force On the xv of July they went to the Citie of Melune and inuironed the same with a strong siege for there were the Kings of Englande of France and Scotlande the Duke of Burgoigne Tho. Wals Bauier Clarence Bedforde and Excester the Earles of March Warwicke Huntington and Somerset c. This siege coÌ„tinued xiiij wéekes and odde dayes from the feast of Mary Magdalen to the feaste of All Saintes not without in a maner euery day a conflict and sore skirmishe but at length for wante of victualles the besieged yéelded themselues to the Kyngs of Englande and Fraunce from whence the forsayde Kyngs with a greate parte of theyr armye wente to Paris Iohn Butler Iohn Wels the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior William Cambridge Grocer the. 28. of October King Henrie kept hys Christmasse in the Citie of Paris in the Castle of Saint Anthony And after he had holden a Parliamente there he went to Roane and therewith hys Titus Liuius Normans and Englishmen helde a Parliament And theÌ„ when he had established sure guarde for this Realme of Fraunce Dutchie of Normandie he passed throughe Picardie to Caleis and so to Douer where with his Quéene he landed on Candlemasse day The fourtéenth of Februarie Quéene Katherin was Crowned at Westminster vnto whom the King assigned to hir dowrie 10000. markes also he consented to the deliuerie of the King of Scots who had bin long prisoner in Englande with condition that before his departure out of Englande he shall take to wiâ—e the Duke of Somersets sister niece to the Cardinal of Winchester Anno reg 9. 1421 The. xxij of March the duke of Clarence with many other Lords were slaine beyond the Water of Leire in Fraunce many Lords were taken prisoners of the which the Earle of Huntington and the Earle of Somerset were principal In a ParliameÌ„t at Westminster it was ordayned that no man should profer gold in payment but if it helde waight wherfore was ordayned Balances and weightes The king suppressed the French houses of religious Monkes and Friers and such like in Englande bycause they thought ill of the Conquest ouer Fraunce theyr lands were giuen by him and Henrie the sixth to Monasteries and Colledges of learned men In this Parliament was demaunded subsidie The Bishop of Winchester lent the king â—0000 pounde to straine y â— matter The King hauing disposed all thing in order coÌ„cerning the realme of England and the wars in Scotland leauing in Englande his Quéene with a greate power to the number after Enguerant of thirtye thousande returned into Fraunce where after he hadde visited the King and Quéene of Fraunce at Paris he tooke the Castell of Dâ—wex by assault And when he heard that his enimies prepared themselues to battaile he approched the floude of Loyre aboute whyche Titus Liuius floud it was said his enimies were but against him came no man Wherfore the Kyng ledde his hoste to laye siege to the City of Sens commonlye called the Kings new Town whiche Towne for lacke of victualles yéelded themselues and the Town to the King Iohn Mortimer brake foorthe of the Tower of London and beyng afterwards taken hée was drawen and hanged Richarde Gosselin William Weston the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Sir Robert Chicheley Grocer the 28. of October This Syr Robert Chicheley when he deceased in Anno 1439. willed in his Testament that vppon his mind day a competent dinner should be ordained for 2400. pore men housholders of the Citie and twenty pounde in mony to be distributed amongest them whyche was to euery man two pence He also with his brother William Chicheley Alderman of London gaue liberally to the Almes houses founded by his brother Henrie Chicheley Archebyshop of Canterbury at Higham Ferrers in Nothamptonshire in whych Towne they were borne In the Moneth of October when King Henry had deliuered Tiâ—us Liuius the Citie of Paris from all annoyaunces he with his hâ—ste went to besâ—ege the Citie of Meaulx in Brye to whych City nigh adioyning is a place called y â— Market of Meaulx betwixt which two places floweth the riuer of Marne whiche also enuironeth bothe the same places Thys Citie was besieged all the Winter wherein were so manye and so greate stormes and flouds of raine that the kings host was often annoyed with huÌ„ger colde The sixth of December Lady Katherine Quéen of Englande broughte forth hir firste begotten sonne in the Castell of Windsore and his name was gyuen him Henry for there receyued hym at the Fonte Iohn Duke of Bedford hys vncle Lord Warden of England and Henrie the Kings vncle B. of Winchester and Iaquelyn dutches of Holland that remained then in England Henry Archbishop of Canterburie doing the office of Baptisme In the moneth of Februarie the Knights that were in Garison and the principall of y â— Citie of Mealx perceyuing that the Sommer comming shoulde cause the siege to be more light and lesse painefull to the Englishmen and difficil vnto themselues departed the Citie and wente into that Anno reg 10 1422 place that is called the Market of Mealx as to the more defensible holde after whose departing the coÌ„mon people hauing none ability to resist the Kings power yéelded themselues and the Citie to the King After this in the moneth of May when the King had sore beaten the forsayd Market of Meaulx he constrayned the Frenchmen that were besieged to condescende vnto certaine couenauntes and to deliuer the place vnto him and shortly after were deliuered to the King the towne of Orepy in Valois the Castle of Pier Pountmeralaw OffemouÌ„t and many others After the rendering of these Townes and Castles the King returned to Paris In the moneth of Aprill Katherin Quéene of Englande shipped at Hampton and sayled ouer into Fraunce with a strong power vnder the conducte of Iohn Duke of Bedforde y â— kings brother Humfrey Duke of Glocester being appointed Warden of England in the Duke of Bedfordes place wheÌ„ the comming of Quéene Katherin was knowne to Kyng Henry hir husband and to Charles king of France both these Kings and with them the Quéene of Fraunce accompanyed with many great Lordes and estates as well of Englande as of Fraunce went to méete hir at Boys de Viscenne wher she was ioyfully receyued of them as if she had bin an Angell sente from God The. xxx day of May the two Kings of Englande and Fraunce with theyr Quéenes departed from Bois de Viscenne and went to Paris the king of
England and his Quéen were lodged in the Castell of Lowre and the King of France and his Quéene were lodged in the pallace of Saint Paule King Henrie hearing that the Dolphen with a great power besieged the Towne of Guisney he determined to goe himselfe to the raysing of the siege and so came to the town of Corbeil and so to Senlis where he waxed so sicke that hée was constrayned to tarry and send his brother the Duke of Bedforde to rescue theÌ„ of Cosney but the Dolphin raysed hys siege and departed thence King Henrie his disease increasing he departed this life in the Castell called Boyes de Visceme not far from Paris on the last of August in the yeare 1422. when he had raigned nine yeares fiue monethes and odde dayes There was present at his death King Charles of Fraunce and the two Quéenes but before his death this most prudent King disposed the guarde of the yong Prince his sonne and the defence of the realme of Englande to hys brother Humfrey Duke of Glocester but the custodie of the body of this yong Prince the King committed to his vncle the Duke of Excester and the reuenues of the Dutchie of Normandie he bequethed to his brother Iohn Duke of Bedforde for the gouernaunce of the same Dutchy and of the Realme of France In his life time he reedified his royall manour that then was called Shine nowe Richmount hée founded two Monasteries vpon the Thamis not farre from Richmount the one of Carthusians whiche he named Bethlem the other of religious men and women of Saint Bridget and that he named Sion He founded Gartar principal Kyng at armes of all Englishmen and also the brotherheade of Sainte Gyles without Creple Gate of London Shortlye after hys departing his bowels were enterred in the Church of Sainte More de Fosses and his corps well enbaulmed and seared was closed in leade and accompanyed with all the Lords Enguerant estates and commons of England that were there presente with also many Lords and great estates as well of France Normandie Burgondie and Picardie was brought with greate honour to Paris and set in the Churche of our Ladie where were done for him right solemne exequies with distributioÌ„ of mony and great almes to the poore From thence he was broughte to Roane where he aboade long When all things necessarie were prepared for the conueyaunce of the deade King into Englande hys body was layde in a Chariot whiche was drawen by foure great horsses and aboue the dead corpes they layde a figure made of boyled hydes or leather representing his person as nyghe to the semblaunce of him as could be deuised painted curiously to the similitude of a liuing creature vpon whose heade was set an Emperiall Diadem of golde and precious stones and in his right hand he helde a Scepter royall and in his lefte hand a ball of gold And in this manner adorned was this figure layde in a bedde in the sayde Chariot with hys vnsage vncouered toward the heauens and the couerture of hys bedde was of red silke beaten with golde and besides that when the body shoulde passe through anye good Town a Canapie of maruaylous great value was borne ouer the Chariot by men of great worshippe In this manner accompanyed of the King of Scottes and of all Princes Lordes and Knightes of hys house he was broughte from Roane to Abeuile where the corpse was set in the Churche of Sainte Offrâ—ne From Abuile he was broughte to Hedin and from thence to Menstreull so to Bulloigne and to Caleis In all thys iourney were many men about the Chariot clothed al in white which bare in theyr handes torches burning after whom followed al the housholde seruauntes in blacke and after them came the Princes Lordes and estates of the Kyngs bloud adorned in vestures of mourning and after all thys from the sayde Corpse the distaunce of two Englishe myles followed the Quéene of Englande righte honourably accompanyed In thys manner they entred Caleis from whence after a fewe dayes they departed and continued theyr iourneys by water and lande vntyll they came to London where they arriued about the tenth of Nouember so were conuaied by London bridge through Cheap to the Cathedrall Churche of Saint Paule vppon the couering of the for moste of the foure horsses that conuayed the Chariot wer imbrodered the auntient armes of EnglaÌ„d vpon the couerture of the seconde horsse were the armes of England and Fraunce in one shielde quarterly vppon the couerture of the thirde horsse was imbrodered the armes of Fraunce without any maner of difference and on the fourth horsse were the armes of King Arthur When his exequies were solemnized at Saint Paules Church in London hée was brought from theÌ„ce to be enterred in the Abbay of Saint Peter at Westminster amongst hys noble auncestoures Thus thys most victorious and renoumed Kyng entred the way decréed for euery creature in the floure most lustie time of hys age to witte but sixe and thirtie yeares olde ⸪ ¶ King Henry of Windsor HEnrie the sixth being an infant of eight moneths old beganne Anno reg 1. Titus Liuius his raigne the last of August in the yeare 1422. Continuing the time of his youth the gouernance of the Realme was committed to y e Duke of Glocester and the gard of his person to the Duke of Excester and to the Duke of Bedford was giuen the regiment of France who right wisely and nobly ruled the same so long as he liued This Henry was of witte and nature simple gentle and méeke he loued better peace than warre quietnesse of mind than businesse of the world honestie than profite rest and â—ase than trouble and care all iniuries that euer happened to him which were many he suffered patiently and reputed them to be worthely sent of God for his offences William Gastfield Robert Tatarsale the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior William Walderne Mercer the 28. of October The xxj of October Charles King of France passed out of this world and was buried at S. Denis in France after he haâ— History of Loys Duke of Orleance Charles le bievv King of France dyed bin Crowned King 46. yeares He was greatly beloued of his people all his life time and therefore was called Le Roy Charle le biew ame but yet he had a sicknesse the more part of his raigne that being out of his witte he woulde strike all that came néere him it tooke him first in the Citie of Mans shortly after he had bin in Flanders to reduce the Flemings to obedience There was by reason héereof great trouble in France bycause those that were néere to him in lignage sought euery one to haue the chiefe gouernement in theyr hands When he thus dyed the Realme was left in miserable state for people of each strange nation were gouernoures in the Realme First the Englishmen had conquered a great parte and sought to haue the rest and the Duke of
Bridge but the warders or kéepers thereof kept them out by force as before they were commanded wherwith they being gréeuously discontented gathered to them a greater number of Archers and men of armes and assaulted the Gate with shot and other meanes of warre in so much that the commons of the Citie shut in their shoppes and spedde them thither in great number so that greate bloudshed woulde haue followed had not the wisedome of the Maior and Aldermen stayde the matter in time The Archbishop of Canterbury with the Prince of Portugale and other tooke great labour vpon them to pacifie this variance betwixt the two bréethren the Protector and the Bishop in so muche that they rode betwéene them eyght times ere they might bring them to any reasonable conformitie and lastly they agréed to stande to the rule of the Duke of Bedford Regent of France or of such as he would assigne wherevpon the Citie was set in more quiet and the Bishop of Winchester wrote a Letter to the Duke of Bedford Lord Regent as followeth RIght high and mighty Prince and right noble and after one leuest earthly Lorde I recommende me vnto your Grace with all my heart and as ye desire the welfare of the King our soueraigne Lorde and of his Realies of England and of France and your owne weale with all yours hast you hither for by my troth and ye tarrie long we shall put this Land in ieoperdy with a Field such a Brother yée haue héere God make him a good man For your wisedome knoweth well that the profite of France standeth in the welfare of England Written at London the last of October On the tenth day of January next ensuing the sayde Duke of Bedford wyth hys wife came vnto London with them also came the said Bishop of Winchester and the Maior and Citizens receyued him at Merton and â—onâ—ayde hym through the Citie vnto Westminster where he was lodged in the Kings Pallace and the Bishop of Winchester was lodged within the Abbots lodging On the morrow following the Maior presented the Regente with a paire of Basins of Siluer and ouer-gilt and in them a thousande Marke of gold The xxj of February began a great Counsayle at Saint Albons which was after reiorned to Northampton but for that no due conclusion mighte be made on the 1426 Parliament at Leycester xxv of March was called a Parliamente at Leycester the which endured till the xv day of June This was called the Parliamente of Battes bycause men being forbidden to bring Swords or other weapons brought great battes and staues on their neckes and wheÌ„ those weapons were inhibited theÌ„ they tooke stones and plomets of Leade During this Parliament the variance betwixt the two Lords was debated in so much that the Duke of Glocester put a Bill of complaynt against the Bishop conteyning sixe Articles all which Articles were by the Bishop sufficiently aunswered and finally by the counsell of the Lord Regent all the matters of variance betwéene the sayd two Lordes were put to the examination and iudgemente with the assistance of the Lordes of the Parliamente Henry Archbishop of Canterburie Thomas Duke of Excester Iohn Duke of Norffolke Thomas Bishop of Durham Philip Bishop of Worcester Iohn Bishop of Bath Humfrey Earle of Stafford Raulph Lord Cornewell and Maister William Alnewike then kéeper of the priuie Seale which Lordes made a decrée and awarde so that eyther party tooke other by the hande with friendly and louing words none hauing amends of other Upon Whitsonday following was a solemne feast holden at Leycester aforesayde where the Regente dubbed King Henry Knight and then forthwith the King dubbed Richard Duke of Yorke that after was father to King Edward the fourth and other to the number of fortie After the Parliamente the Kyng wente to Killingworth Castell Henry Chicheley Archbishop of Canterbury founded a Colledge at Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire of eyght Colledge and Hospitall at Higham Ferrers fellowes foure Clearkes and sixe Choristers He also founded there an Hospitall for poore folke with many preferments to the sayd Towne which house for the poore his Anno reg 5. bréethren Robert and William Chichely Aidermen of London augmented with goodly legacies On Saterday the euen of Saint Michaell the Archangell Iohn Audley An Earthquake during tvvo houres in the morning before day betwixte the houres of one and two of the clocke began a terrible Earthquake with lightning and thunder whiche continued the space of two houres and was vniuersall through the world so that men had thought the world as then should haue ended and the generall dome to haue followed The vnreasonable Beasts rored and drew to the Townes with hideous noyse Also the Foules of the ayre likewise cryed out suche was the worke of God at that time to call his people to repentance Iohn Arnold Iohn Higham the 28. of September Sherifes Maior VVardes in London discharged of fifteenes Iohn Reynwell Fishmonger the 28. of October This Iohn Reynwell Maior of London gaue certayne Lands or tenements to the Citie of London for the whiche the same Citie is bound to pay for euer all such fiftéenes as shall be graunted to the King so that it passe not thrée fiftéenes in one yeare for thrée wardes in London to wéete Reignwels Testament Downegate warde Billingsgate warde and Aldgate warde This yeare the Tower at the Draw Bridge of London Tovver on LoÌ„don Bridge was begun by the same Maior of London On the Newyeares daye Thomas Beawford Duke of Excester deceassed at Greenewich and was buryed at Sainte Edmonds Burie in Suffolke About the Purification of our Lady the Duke of Bedford Regent of France with his wife and familie passed the seas vnto Caleis and so through Picardy into France but ere he departed from Caleis to wéete vpon the feast day of the Annuntiation 1427 of our Lady the Bishop of Winchester within the Church of our Lady of Caleis was created Cardinall and after the solemnitie done the Regente tooke him on hys righte hande and so conuayed hym vnto hys lodging This yeare was vnseasonable weathering for it reyned most part continually from Easter to Michaelmasse This yeare the Duke of Alanson that before was taken prisoner at the battayle of Vernole in Perch was deliuered for a raunsome of 200000. Scuttes of Golde whiche was Rob. Gagwin 50000. Markes sterling This yeare also the Earle of Salisburie accompanyed with the Earle of Suffolke the Lord Talbot and other layde Rob. Fabian a strong séege vnto the Citie of Orleance and hilde the Citiezens very streight and maugre the Duke of Orleance and the Marshall of France the Englishmen wanne from them diuers strong holdes adioyning to the Citie and forced them to bren a great part of their suburbes but one day as y e sayd Anno reg 6. Earle of Salisburie Thomas Mountagew rested him at a bay window a Gunne was leuelled out of the Citie which all
the Harte for he myght not bée suffered to enter the Cittie And vpon the same day the Commons of Essex in great Robert Fabian number pight them a fielde vppon the playne of Myles ende And vppon the seconde day of the sayde moneth the Rebels of Essex pight their field on the Myles end Maior called a common Counsell at the Guild hall to purâ—ey for the withstanding of these rebels in which assembly were diuers men of sundrye opinions so that some thought good that the sayde rebels should be receyued into the Cittie and some otherwise Among the which Robert Horne Stockefishe monger then being an Alderman spake sore agaynst them that woulde haue them enter For the which the Commons were so moued agaynst him that they ceassed not till they had him committed to ward And the same afternoone about v. of the clocke y e Captaine with his people entred by the bridge and cutte the Ropes of the draw bridge a sunder with his sworde when he was passed into the Citie He made in sundrye places thereof Proclamations in the kings name that no man in payne of death shoulde robbe or take any thing without paying therefore By reason whereof he wanne the hartes of the Commons but all was done to beguile them after as he came by London stone he strake it with his sword and said now is Mortimer Lorde of this Citie and then shewing his minde to the Maior for the ordering of his people he returned into Southwarke there abode as he before had done his people comming and going at lawfull houres when they would On the morrowe y e third of July the sayd Captaine agayne entred the Citie and caused the Lorde Say to be fette from the Tower to the Guild hall where he was araygned before the Maior and other the Kings Justices and Robert Horne Alderman before named should haue bene likewise araygned but that his wife and other friendes for v. hundred markes gat him restored to his libertie The Lord Say desiring he might be tried by his Péeres was by the rebels forceably taken from the officers brought to y e Standard in Cheape where they strake off his head pight it on a pole and bare it before them and his body they caused to be drawne naked at a horse tayle vpon the pauement from Cheape into Southwarke to the sayd Captaines Inne Also a Squier called Crowmer that was then Sherife of Kent that had wedded y e said Lord Sayes daughter by commaundement of the Captaine was brought out of the Flete that was committed thither for certaine extortions that he had done in his office and led to Mile end without London there without any iudgement his head was smit off the Lord Sayes head and his were borne vpon tj long poles vnto London bridge and there set vp and the Lorde Sayes body was quartered The same daye the Captaine went vnto y â— house of Philip Malpas Draper AldermaÌ„ robbed spoâ—led his house taking from thence great substance returned into Southwarke on the next morowe he againe entred y â— Citie and dyned that day in the Parishe of Saint Margaret Patyns at one Cherstis house and when he had dyned like an vncourteous guest he robbed him as the day before he had Malpas For which two robberies althoughe the poore people drewe to hym and were parteners in the spoyle yet the honest and wealthy commoners cast in their mynds the sequele of this matter and feared least they should be delt with in lyke manner Then the Maior and Aldermen with assistaunce of the Worshipful Commoners in safegarde of themselues and of the Cittie toke their Counsell how they might driue the Captaine and his adherents from the Citie for the performaunce whereof the Maior sent vnto the Lorde Scales and Mathew Gowghe then hauing the Tower in their gouernment requiring their ayde and assistaunce which they promysed On the. v. of July the Captayne being in Southwarke caused a manne to be beheaded there and that day entred not the Cittie When night was come the Maior and the Citizens with Mathew Gowghe kept the passage of the Bridge and defended the Kentishmen which made great force to reenter the Cittie Then the Captayne séeyng this bickering went to Harneys assembled his people and set so fiercely vppon the Citizens that he draue them backe from the stoupes in Southwarke or Bridgefoote vnto the drawbridge in defending wherof many a man was drowned and slaine Among the which was Iohn Sutton Alderman Mathewe Gowghe a Squire of Wales and Roger Hóysand Citizen This skirmish continued all night tyll nyne of the clocke on the morrowe so that sometyme the Citizens had the better and sometymes the other but euer they kept them vpon the bridge so that the Citizens passed neuer much the Bulwarke at the Bridge foote nor the Kentishmen no farther than the drawe Bridge Thus continuing the cruell fighte to the destruction of much people on both sydes lastly after the Kentishmen were putte to the worst a truce was agréede for certayne houres during which truce the Archbyshoppe of Caunterburie then Chauncellor of England sonte a generall Captaine and rebels pardoned pardon to the Captayne for him selfe and an other for his people by reason wherof he and his company withdrewe them little and little and their Captayne put all his pillage and goods that he had robbed into a Barge and sent it to Rochester by water and himselfe went by land and woulde haue entred into the Castle of Quinborow with a fewe men that were lefte about him but he was there let of his purpose wherefore he fled into the wood Countrey beside Lewes in Sussex The Captayne and his people being thus departed not long after Proclamations were made in diuers places of Kent Sussex and Southerey that who might take the foresaid Captaine aliue or dead should haue a thousand markes for his trauaile The Copie of the Writ and Proclamation by the King for the taking of the sayd Cade and his felowship HENricus Dei gratia Rex Angliae Franciae dominus Hibernia vniuersis singulis custodibus c. For as much as one Iohn Cade borne in Ireland which calleth himselfe Iohn Mortimer and in some writing calleth himselfe Captayne of Kent the which Iohn Cade the last yeare tofore his dwelling in Sussex with a Knight called sir Thomas Dagre slewe there a woman with childe and for that cause tooke the gréeth of the Churche and after for that cause for sware the Kings lande The which Iohn Cade also after this was sworne to the Frenche parte and dwelled with them which hath nowe of late time to the intent to enrich him selfe by robbyng and dispoyling of the Kings liege men as it is nowe openly knowne to bring himselfe to great and high estate falsely and vntruely deceyued many of the Kings people and vnder colour of holy and good intentes made them to assemble with him
he assured the King that the Conestable woulde deliuer into his handes both Saint Quintines and all his other places whiche the Kyng easilye beléeued partly bycause hée hadde marryed the Conestables Nieâ—e and partlye bycause hée sawe hym in so greate feare of the Kyng of Fraunce that hée thoughte hée durste not fayle hys promise made to the Duke and hym and the Duke beléeued iâ— also But the Conestable meante nothing lesse for the feare he was in of the Frenche Kyng was not so greate that it coulde force hym thus 〈…〉 but he vsed sâ—yl his â—onted dissimulation The King of Englande reioycyng at thys message sente by the Conestable departed from Peronnâ— wyth the Duke of Burgoigne towarde Saint Quintins wherevnto when hée approched a greate bande of Englishe menne ranne before thynkyng that the belles shoulde haue bene rong at theyr commyng and that the Citizens woulde haue receyued them wyth Crosse and Holye Water but when they drewe néere to the Towne the Artillâ—â—â—e shotte and the Souldiâ—urs â—â—â—ed for the 〈…〉 he 〈…〉 she bothe on horsâ—e backe and on foote so that two or three Englishe menne were slayne and some taken â— and in thys state returned they in great rage to theyr Campe 〈…〉 againste the Conestable The nexte morning the Duke of 〈…〉 woulde haue taken hys leaue of the King of Englande to departe to hys armye in Barrays promising to do maruayles in hys fauour The Frenche Kyng sente a seruaunte of the LORD Halles in the lykenesse of an Herraulte wyth a coate made of a Trumpets Banner to the Englishe Campe where when hée came hée was broughte to a Tente and after dynner talked wyth the Kyng hys message was chielely grounded vppon the greate desire the Kyng hadde of long time to bée in peace wyth the Kyng of Englande saying further that since hée was Crowned Kyng of Fraunce he neuer hadde attempted anye thyng againste the King of England or his realme Secondly he excused himselfe for the receiuing in times paste the Earle of Warwicke into his Dominions saying that hée dyd it onelyâ— agaynste the Duke of Burgoigne and not him Further he declared that the sayd Duke of Burgoigne had for none other cause called hym into Fraunce but that by the occasion of hys comming hée mighte conclude a bettâ—r peace for hymselfe wyth the Kyng And if happily anye other furthered the matter it was onely to amende the broken estate of theyr owne affaires and for their owne priuate commoditie but as touching the Kyng of Englandes good successe they were altogither carelesse thereof Hée putte hym also in mynde of the tyme of the yeare alleaging that Winter approched likewise the great charges he sustained Lastlye he sayde that notwithstanding a great number in Englande desyred Warre with Fraunce yet if the Kyng oâ— Englande inclyne to peace the Kyng for hys parte would condescende to suche conditions as he doubted not but hée and hys Realme woulde allowe of finally he demaunded a saâ—e conduite for certaine Ambassadours to come well enformed of his maisters pleasure The King of England and part of his Nobles liking these ouertures very well graunted to the Harrault of Fraunce as large a safe conducte as he demaunded and gaue him foure Nobles of golde in rewarde He also sente an Englishe Harrault with him to bring the like safe conducte And in the nexte morning in a Uillage neare to Amience the Commissioners of both Princes met being these For the King of France the bastard of Bourdon Admâ—ral of France the Lord of Saint Pierre and the Bishop of Eureux called Heberge And for the King of Englande the Lord Howard one Chalenger and Doctor Morton Many articles of peace were treated of but the laste resolutions were these That the French King shoulde paye to the King of Englande presently before his departure out of Fraunce 72. thousande crownes that the Dolphine shoulde marrye King Edwardes eldest daughter and that she shoulde haue the Duchie of Guien for hir maintainaunce or 5000. crownes yearly to be paid in the Tower of London the space of nine yeres which terme expired the Dolphine shoulde peaceably enioy the reuenues of the whole Dutchie of Gnien and then the Kyng of France to be clearly discharged of all payments to the King of Englande Further it was decréed that the two Primes shoulde méete togither and be sworne to the treatie which méeting was obserued in a town called Picquigny on the 29. of August The King of England vppon receit of hys money departed towarde Calâ—is in great haste fearing the Duke of Burgoignes malice and his subiectes At his departure he lefte for hostages with the King of Fraunce till his returne into England the Lorde Howarde and the Maister of his horse called sir Iohn Cheyney King Edward tooke shipping at Calais and landed at Douer and was receyued on the Blacke-heath by the Mayor of London and his brethren in Scarlet and 500. commoners all clad in Murrey and so conueyed to London through the Citie to Westminster on the 28. of September This yéere was one Iohn surnamed Gose brent on she Towre hill in the moneth of August Edmond Shawe Thomas Hill the 28. of September Maior Sherifes Robert Drope Draper the 28. of October This Robert Drope Maior of London inlarged the Condite vpon Cornehill making an East ende therevnto The. xviâ—j of Aprill were inhaunced to the honour of Anno reg 15 1475 Knights made by the King Knighth and after the custome of England in the time of peace his eldest sonne Edward Prince of Wales Duke of Connewall and Earle of Chester his seconde sonne the Duke of Yorke and with them the Earle of Lincolnes sonne and heire the Duke of Suffolke the Lord Thomas Grey y e Quéenes sonne Richard his brother the Earle of Shrewsburie the Earle of Wilshire Master Edward Woduile the Lorde Neuibâ— the Lorde Barkleys sonne and heire the Lord Awdeleys sonne and heire the Lord Saint Ainand the Lord Stanleys sonne and heire the Lorde Sturtons sonne and heire the Lorde Hastings sonne heire the Lorde Ferrors of Chartleys sonne and heire Master Harbert brother to the Earle of Penbroke Master Vaughon Brian chiefe Judge Litilton one of the Little 〈…〉 Judges of the Common place Master Bodringham Master Brian Stapleton Kneuit Pilkinton Ludlow Charleton c. The same day the King created the Lord Thomas Marques Dorset before dinner and so in the habit of a Marques aboue the habit of his Knighthood he beganne the table of Knights in Saint Edwards Chamber At that time he ordained that the Kings Chamberlaine shoulde goe with the auncient and well nurtred Knight to aduertise and teache the order of Knighthood to the Esquiers being in the bayne The King himselfe came in person and did honour to all y e companie with his noble Counsell and his handes Hugh Brite Robert Colwitch the 28. of Sept. Robert Basset Salter the 28. of October Sherifes Maior This Maior did sharpe correction
and temporal from thence weÌ„t to the Tower of London by land ouer London bridge his nobles riding after the guise of FraÌ„ce vpon small Hackneys two and two vppon a Horsse and at London Bridge ende the Maior of London with his brethren and the Craftes met and receyued the King and the King procéeded to Grace Church corner and so to the Tower On the morrowe being the feast daye of Simon and Iude King Henrie created Thomas Lord Stanley Earle of Darby Edwarde Courtney Earle of Deuonshire and Iasper Earle of Penbroke was created Duke of Bedforde all at one time in the Tower of London On the thirtith of October King Henrie was Crowned at Westminster and ordayned a number of chosen Archers being strong and hardie persons to giue dayly attendaunce on his Parson whome he named Yeomen of the Guarde The seauenth of Nouember beganne a Parliamente at Westmiâ—ster for the establishing of all things in the whiche he caused to be proclaimed that al men were pardoned of al offences and shoulde be restored to their landes and goods which would submit themselues to his clemency After this he began to remember his especial friendes of whom some he aduannced to honor and dignitie and some he enriched with possessions and goods and to beginne the Lord Chandew of Brytaine he made Earle of Bath sir Gyles Dawbeney was made Lord Dawbeny sir Robert Willoughby Lorde Broke and Edward Stafford eldest sonne to Henrie late D. of Buckingham he restored to his dignitie and possessions The Parliament being dissolued the King redéemed the Marques Dorset and sir Iohn Bourcher whom he had left as pledges at Paris for mony there before borrowed And sent also into Flaunders for Iohn Morton Byshop of Ely The eightéenth daye of Ianuarie King Henrie married the Lady Elizabeth eldest daughter to Edward the fourth by whiche meanes the two families of Yorke and Lancaster which had long bene at great diuision were vnited made one King Henrie sente the Lorde Treasurer with Maister Bray and other vnto the Lorde Maior of London requiring 1486 Loane to the King hym and the Citizens of a Preste of 6000. markes wherefore the Maior with hys brethren and Commons graunted a prest of two thousand pound which was leuied of the coÌ„panies and not of the wards which prest was repayred againe in the yeare next following Anno. reg 2. Wheate was sold for iij. shillings the Bushell and Bay salt at the like price In the moneth of September Quéene Elizabeth was deliuered of hir first son named Arthur at Winchester Iohn Perciuall Hugh Clopton the 28. of Septemb. Sir Henry Collet Mercer the 28. of Octob. The beautifull Crosse in Cheape was newe builded towarde the building whereof Thomas Fisher Mercer gaue 600. markes Sir Richarde Simon a wily Priest came to Geralde erle of Kildare and Deputie of Irelande and presented to hym a lad his Scholler named Lambert whom he fained to be y e sonne of George duke of Clarence lately escaped the Tower of London And the childe hadde learned of the Prieste such Princely behauiour that he lightly moued the Earle and manye Nobles of Irelande tendering the bloude royall of Rycharde Plantagenet and George his sonne as also maligning the aduancement of the house of Lancaster in Henry the seauenth eyther to thinke or make the world wéene they thought verily this childe to be Edward Earle of Warwicke the Duke of Clarence lawfull sonne And althoughe King Henrie more thaÌ„ halfe marred their sport in shewing the right Earle thorowe all the streates of London yet the Lady Margaret Dutches of Burgoigne sister to Edwarde the fourth Iohn de la Poole hir nephewe the Lorde Louell sir Thomas Broughton Knight and other Capitaines of thys conspiracy deuised to abuse the colour of this yong Earles name for preferring their purpose which if it came to good they agréed to depose Lambert and to erecte the verye Erle in déede nowe prisoner in the Tower for whose quarrell had they pretended to fight they déemed it likely he should haue béene made awaye wherfore it was blazed in Ireland that the Kyng to mocke his subiects had schooled a boye to take vpon him the Earle of Warwickes name and had shewed hym aboute in London to blind the eies of simple folke and to defeate the lawfull inheritor of the Duke of Clarence theyr Countreyman and Protectour during hys lyfe to whose lynage they also diuided a tytle of the Crowne In al y e hast they assemble at Diueline and there in Christes Church they crowned this Idoll honouring him with tytles emperiall feasting and triumphing rearing mighty showtes and cries carying him thence to the Kings Castel vppon tall mens shoulders that he might be séene and noted as he was surely an honourable boy to looke vppon In thys meane tyme the Earle of Lincolne and the lord Edward Hall Louell hadde gotten by the ayde of the sayde Margaret aboute 2000. Almaines with Martin Swart a Germaine and in martiall actes verye experte to be their Capitaine and so sayling into Ireland and at the Citie of Diuelin caused yong Lambert to bée proclaymed King of Englande and so with a greate multitude of Irishemen of whome Thomas Gerardine was Capitaine they sailed into Englande wyth the newe king and landed at Fowdrey within a little of Lancaster trusting there to be ayded with money by sir Thomas Broughton one of the chiefest of thys conspiracy Kyng Henrie not sléepyng in his matters when he had gathered hys host togither ouer the whych the Duke of Bedforde and the Earle of Oxforde were chiefe Capitaines he went to Couentrie where he being certified that the Erle of Lincolne was landed at Lancaster with his newe King he remoued to Notingham to whom shortly after came George Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie the Lorde Straunge sir Iohn Cheyney with manye other In this space the Earle of Lincolne beyng entred into Yorkeshire directed his way to Newarke vppon Trent and at a little village called Stoke thrée or four miles from Newark nighe to the King and his armye planted his Campe. The nexte daye following the king diuided hys number into thrée battailes and after approched nighe the town of Stoke where bothe the armies ioyned and foughte egrelye on bothe partes but at the length the Kyngs forewarde sette vppon the aduersaries wyth suche a violence that they slewe manye and putte the reste to flighte For there their chiefe Capitaines the Earle of Lincolne and the Lord Louel sâ—r Thomas Broughton Martin Swart and the lord Grardin or after Champion Morise Fitz Thomas Captaine of the Irishemen were flaine and other aboue foure thousande This battaile was fought on the sixtéenth of June Lambert and the priest wer both taken to the no small griefe of Margaret Dutchesse of Burgoine Anno. reg 3 Sherifes Maior Iohn Fenkell William Remington the 28. of Septem Sir William Horne Salter the 28. of October The xxv of Nouember Quéen Elizabeth was Crowned at Westminster In the
his traine came to the Kings Campe the thirtéenth of August and there was receyued wyth greate magnificence The thrée and twentith of August the towne of Turwine Turvvine yeelded to K. Henry was giuen ouer vnto the Kyng of England wyth condition that all men in the Towne mighte safely passe wyth horsse and harnesse and so on the foure and twentith of Auguste there came oute of the towne foure thouâ—and men of warre and moewell appointed whereof sixe hundred were well horsed theyr standardes borne before them The sixe and twentith of August the King remoued to Singate and there it was agréed that the walles gates bulwarkes and towers of Turwine shoulde be defaced razed and caste downe of whyche conclusion the Emperoure Turvviue raced and brent sent word to Saint Omers and to Aire whych being ioyous of that tydings sente thither Pioners and so they and the Englishe Pioners brake down the wals gates and towers and filled the ditch and fiered the towne except the Cathedrall Churche and the Palaice and all the ordinaunce was by the King sente to Aire to be kept to his vse After this it was concluded that the King in person shoulde laye hys siege to the Citie of Turney wherefore hée sente forwarde thrée goodly battayles the firste was conducted by the Earle of Shrewsburie the seconde battell led the King hymselfe wyth whome was the Emperour The rerewarde was conducted by the Lorde Harbert and so the firste nyghte they laye in campe beside Aire The fourtéenth of September the King and hys armye came to Beatwin and on the morrowe passed forwarde and came to a straite where was a Forde whiche with greate difficultie they passed and the next day they passed a bridge called Fount Anandiew c. The one and twentith daye of September the Kyng remoued hys Campe towarde Tourney and lodged wythin thrée myles of the Citie the whyche nighte came to hym the Emperour and the Palsgraue the people about King Henry beâ—ieged Turney Tourney were with theyr gòodes fledde to the Citie and yet the Citie hadde no menne of warre to defende it but wyth multitude of Inhabitantes the Citie was well replenished The Kyng came in aray of battell before Tourney planted his ordinaunce rounde abonte the Citie dyuers frenches were caste and rampiers made so that no Citizens coulde issue oute nor no ayde come to them Wherevpon at length to wéete on the nyne and twentith of September the Citie was yéelded Then the King appointed the Lorde â—isle the Lorde Burgeyny and the Lorde Willoughby to take possession whyche wyth sixe thousande menne entered the Citie and tooke the market place and the walles and then Mayster Thomas Wolsey the Kings Almoner called before him all the Citizens and sware them to the Kyng of Englande the number of whiche Citizens were four score thousande On the seconde daye of October the King entred the citie of Turney and there ordayned sir Edwarde Poynings Knight of the order of the Garter to be hys Lieuetenaunt wyth Captaines horsemen archers and artillerie conuenient hée made hys Almoner Thomas Wolsey Byshoppe of Tourney and then returned to Callaice and sayled Thomas VVoolsey Bishop of Turney from thence to Douer on the foure and twentyth of October In this meane tyme Iames King of Scottes notwithstanding he was sworne to kéepe the peace inuaded this lande with a mightye armye but by the good dilligence of the Quéene with the pollicie and manhoode of the Earle of Surrey the Kings Lieuetenannt he himselfe was slaine at Bramstone vpon Piperd hill with thrée Byshoppes two Abbots twelue Earles seuentéene Lords besides Knights and Gentlemen and seauentéene thousande Scottes and all the ordinaunces and stuffe taken the ninth of September there were slaine of the Englishe men aboute fiue thousande The dead body of the King of Scottes was broughte vp to London and so conueyed to Sheene where I haue séene the same lapped in Lead lye in an olde house vnburyed Iohn Dawes Iohn Bridges the 28. of September Sherifes Roger Bafford William Browne Mercer the 28. of October Iohn Tate Maior Mercer On Candlemasse daye the Kyng made Thomas Howard Earle of Surrey Duke of Norffolke Thomas Lorde Howard Earle of Surrey Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke Charles Somerset Earle of Worcester at Lambeth in the Archbishop of Canterburies palace and not long after he maoe sir Edward Stanley Lorde Mountegle In March folowing Thomas Wolsey the Kings Almoner 1514 T. VVolsey B. of Lincolne Anno reg 6 Hedges plucked vp ditches filled and Bishoppe of Tourney was consecrate Byshoppe of Lincolne as successour to William Smith late deceassed All the hedges wythin one myle and more euery waye aboute London were pulled downe and the ditches fylled vp in a morning by a number of yong men Citizens of London bycause those enclosures hadde bin hinderaunce to their shooting The ninetinth of May was receyued into London a Cap of Maintenance and a sworde sente from Pope Iulie the seconde which was presented to the King on the Sonday nexte with greate solempnitie in Saint Paules Churche The seauenth daye of August a peace was proclaimed betwixte the Kings of England and of Fraunce duryng theyr lyues In October a marriage was made betwéene Lewis the twelfth King of Fraunce and Ladye Mary the Kyngs sister of England Iames Yarford Iohn Mundy the 28. of September Sherifes Maior George Monox Draper the 28. of October This George Monox Mayor of London of his godly disposition reedified the decayed stéeple of the parishe Churche of Waltham Stowe in the Countie of Essex adding thereunto a side I le with a Chappel where he lyeth buryed And on the North side of the Churchyarde there he founded a fayre large Almose house for an Almose Prieste or Schoolemaywomenster and thirtéene poore almes folke eight men and fiue women appointing to the sayde almes Priest or Schoolemayster for his yearely wages 6. l. 13. sÌ„ 4. d. and to euerye one of y e almes folke 7. d. a wéeke 5 l. to be bestowed yéerely 1515 among them in coles And ordeyned that the sayd almes Priest should on Sondayes and festiuall dayes be helping assistant to the Uicar or Curate there in the celebration of Anno reg 7. diuine seruice and on the wéeke dayes fréelie to apply and teache yong children of the saide parishe to the number of Free Schoole at VValtham Stovv thirtie in a Schoolehouse by him there builded for that purpose Moreouer he gaue to the parish Clearke there for the time being a yearly stipend of 26. sÌ„ 8. d. for euer a Chamber by the sayde Almes house to the intent he should helpe the sayd Schoolemayster to teach the said children And hath giuen faire lands and tenements in the Citie of London for the perpetual maintenance of the premisses to Gods glory foreuer He also for the great commoditie of trauellers on â—â—â—e made a continuall cawsey of Timber ouer the marâ—â—â—s from
being ready to giue battaile the Frenche men made great shew but dallyed out the day and in the night departed The eighte and twentith of July Anthony Parson Robert Testwood and Henrie Filmer were brent at Windsore A greate death of the pestilence was at London and therefore Michaelmasse Terme was adiorned to Saint Albons Iohn Tolous Richarde Dobbes the 28. of September Sherifes Sir William Bower Draper the 28. of October Sir Ralfe Warren the 13. of Aprill Maior At Alhallowntide a roade was made into Scotlande by the garrison there who burned 60. Uillages and tooke great prayes The eightéene of December the Archebyshoppe of Canterburies Pallaice at Canterburie was brent and therein was brent his brother in law and other men The foure and twentith of December William Lorde Parre was created Erle of Essex and sir William Parre was created Baron Parre of Horton at Hampton Court And on the 〈…〉 of January sir Thomas Wriothesley was created Baâ—â—n of Wriothesley at Hampton Courte This yeare chaunced foure Eclipses one of the SuÌ„nne she fourtéenth of Januarie and thrée of the Moone Four Eclypses In the beginning of Lent Lorde Edward Seymer Earle of Hâ—reforde was made Liuetenaunt of the North and sent thâ—ther wyth an army The seauenth of Marche Germaine Gardner and Germaine Gardner and others executed Larke Parson of Chelfea were executed at Tyborne for denying the Kings Supremacie wyth them was executed for other offences one Singleton And shortelye after Ashbey was likewise executed for the Supremacie The xâ—j of Maâ—â—â—sir Ioâ—â— Dudley Lord Lisle Lord Ad 〈…〉 1â—44 with a great naâ—â— de 〈…〉 towardâ— Scotlande oâ—â—â—â—â—â— The 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 Gun poulder house called the House blovvne vppe vvith gunpoulder Blacke 〈…〉 in 〈…〉 Smithfielde was blown vppe and therein burned fiue men a boy and a woman On May euen dyed Lord Thomas Audley Lord Chacelour of Englande After whome succéeded Lorde Thomas Wriothesley The iij. of May sir Iohn Dudley Vicount Lisle hygh Admirall An armye sente into Scotland of Englande â—rryued with his fléete of 200. saile in the Frith of Scotlande where he landed dyuers of his menne and tooke there diuers vessels The iiij of May he landed the residue of his men at Lieth from thence marched forwarde in thrée greate battailes whereof the saide Lorde Admirall led the vawarde the Earle of Shrewsburie the rereward and Edward Seimer Earle of Hertforde Lieuetenant General of the battell Here they found the Scots to the number of 6000 horsemen besides many footemen readye to stoppe their passage who at the firste made as they would haue set on the vawarde but after certaine shotte on both sides they â—â—dainely leauing their artillerie behinde them fled towarde Edenborough the foremoste in fléeing was the Cardinall of Saint Androws the Earle of Huntley Gouernour Murrey and Bothwell and then the Englishmen entred the town of 〈…〉 Lieth taken and spoyled where they found such riches as they thought had not 〈…〉 in any towne of Scotland The nerte day our army went towardes Edenborough and when they approched neare the Prouost of the town with other profered to haue delyuered the same vpon conditioÌ„ that the people might departe with bag and baggage the town to be safe from fire Where vnto our Lieuetenant aunswered that he was sente thither to take vengeance vpon them for their defestable falshoode and that vnlesse they would yéelde vp the town simply wythout condition and cause man woman and childe to departe into the fialdes submitting them to his pleasure he woulde put them to the sworde and their towne to the fire The proudst aunswered that it were better for them 〈…〉 to their defence and so departed and forth with the Lord Lieâ—tenant caused the vaward to marche towards the Towne which they did so couragiously with help of the English gunners that then kept the Scots from their Ordinance and so entred Canie Gaâ—â— and there saw a great number of the Scots Edenborough brent and set fire on the towne which continued thrée 〈…〉 after â—arning Shortly after came to the lord LieutenaÌ„t by and William Lord Eurie WardeÌ„ of the East March of England gouernor of Barwike with his son siâ— Raphe Eurie who also brought with them 1500. light horsmen inhabiters of those two Marches whyche after they were come did suche good seruice that the army sent away their shippes laden wyth spoyle and dislodged their campe out of Lieth settyng fyre in euery house and returned home by lande spoyling euery Uillage and Fortresse as they passed The xvj of May proclamation was made for the enhanring of Golde to xlviij â— and Siluer to iiij sÌ„ the ounce Also the king caused to be coyned base moneys whych was since Base moneys coyned that tyme called downe the fifth yeare of Edwasde the sixth and called in the second of Quéene Elizabeth On the xx day of May passed through the Citie of London in warlike maner to the number of 700. Irishmen hauing for theyr 〈…〉 Darts and Hand guns with Bag pipes 〈…〉 them in Saint Iarâ—es Parke besides Westminster they 〈…〉 before the King In the moneth of June the Letany or Procession was Procession in Englishe â—â— forth in Englishe with commandement by the King to be generally vsed in Parishe Churches The thirtéenth of July King Henrie with a goodlye com 〈…〉 passed into France and encamped on the North fide of King Henrye vvent to Bol. Ioingne 〈…〉 after whose comming the Towne was so sore bat 〈…〉 wyth Gunne shotte aud certaine Towers vnder 〈…〉 and so shaken wyth Gunne powlder that after amoneths siege the Captaine sent worde to the Kyng that 〈…〉 e the 〈…〉 that all 〈…〉 wythin mighte departe â—yth bagge and 〈…〉 King Henrie granted and the Belloâ—ners departed to the 〈…〉 r of 4 454. The fiue and 〈…〉 of September the King with his nobilitie â—â—tred into high Bâ—lâ—ingne and after returned from thence â—â—â—ded at 〈…〉 the first of October The ninth of October in the night the French men came vnwares vpon the English men in base Boloigne and slewe of them a greate number howbâ—it they were shortly after chaced from thence and the base Towne holden after in good quiet Iohn Wilford Merchant Taylour Andrew Iud the 28. of S. Sherifes Maior Prises taken Sir William Laxton Grocer the 28. of October This yeare was taken by the Kings Shyppes of the West Country and of the Englishe coast the number of 300 French shippes and more so that the Grey Friers Churche in London was laide full of Wine the Austen Friers and Blacke Friers were layde full of Hering and other fish that was taken going into Fraunce The King demaunded a beneuolence of al his subiectes A beneuolence demaunded Spirituall and Temporall towardes his warres in France and Scotland And the twelfth of January the Lorde Chauncelour the Duke of Suffolke and other of the Kings Councell began to sit at Baynards
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
the Quéens mercy and so had iudgement There of August Doctdure Watson Chaplaine to the Byshop of Winchester preached at Paules Crosse by the Quéenâ— appoyntment and for feare of the like â—unâ—â—lie as had béen the Sonday laste paste certaine Lordes of the Counsell repayred to the Sermon as the Lorde Treasourer the Lord priuie Seale y e Earle of Bedforde the Earle of Pembrooke the Lorde Wentworth the Lorde Bliche and sir Honrie Geâ—oâ—gâ—â— Capitayne of the Guarde wyth two hundred of the Guarde whych foode aboute the Preacher with Halbertâ— Also the Maior â—â—d warned the Companies of the Cittieâ—â— Preacher at Paules Crosse guarded be present in their Lyâ—â—eries whyche was well accepted of the Quéenes Councâ—â—l and the Sermon was quietly ended The xxij of August Iohn Duke of Northumberlande was beheaded on the Tower hill whose bodye with the head was buryed in the 〈…〉 by the bodye of Edwarde late Duke of Somerset â—o that there lyeth before the highe Aultare â—wâ— Dukes between two Quéenes to wéere the Duke of 〈…〉 and the Duke of Northumberlande betwéen Quéene Anne and Quéene Katherine all foure beheaded At the same time and place also was likewise beheaded sir Iohn Gates Sir Iohn Gates and sir Thomas Palmer beheaded and sir Thomas Palmer whyche sir Iohn Gates in that place vsed fewe words but laydâ— downe his heaâ— withoute anâ—â— kerchef and had the same stâ—â—â—en off at thrée blowes Syr Thomas Palmer as loone as he came to the Staffolde tooke euerye manne by the hande and desyred them to praye for hym then putting off his gowne he leaned vpon the Easte rayle and sayde these words in effecte My Maisters quoth he God saue 〈…〉 it is â—ot 〈…〉 â—â—â—o you wherefore I come hither whyche I haue worthilye well defeâ—â—â—ed at Gods handes for I knowe it to be hâ—â— diuine ordinance by this meanes to call me to his mercie and to teache me to knowe mysâ—tre what I am and wherevnto we are all subiecte I thanks hys mercifull goodnes for he hath caused me to learne more in one litle darke corne◠〈…〉 〈…〉 than euer I learned by any trauell in so many places as I haue bin for there I say I haue séene God what he is and how vnsearcheable his wonderous workes are and how infinite his mercies be I haue séene there my selfe throughly and what I am nothing but a lump of sinne earth dust and of all vilenesse most vilest I haue séene there and know what the world is how dayne deceiptfull transitorie and short it is how wicked and loathsome the workes thereof are in the sight of Gods Maiestie how he neyther regardeth she manâ—ees of the proude men and mighty ones neyther despiseth the humblenesse of the poore and lowly which are iâ— the same world Finally I haue séene there what death is how néere hanging ouer euery mans head and yet how vncertayne the time and how vnknowne to all men and how little it is to be feared and should I feare death or be sadde therefore haue I not séene two dye before mine eyes yea and within the hearing of mine eares no neyther the sâ—rinckling of the bloud or the sheading thereof nor the bloudy Axe it selfe shall make me afrayd and now taking my leaue to the same I pray you all to pray for me come on good fellow quoth he art thou he that must do the déede I forgiue thée with all my heart and then knéeled downe laying his head on the blocke sayd I will sée how méete the 〈…〉 is for my necke I pray thée strike not yet for I haue a few prayers to say and that done strike on Gods name good leaue haue thou his Prayers ended and desiring each man to pray for him he layd downe his head agayne and so the executioner tooke it from him at one stroke The xxiij of August the Quéene deliuered the greate Nevv Lord Chancellour Seale to Doctour Gardener Bishop of Winchester and made him Lord Chauncellour The xxvij of August the seruice began in Latin to bée Latine seruice song in Paules Church in London The xxvj of August in the euening the notablest Shippe Great Harry a Shippe brent in England called the great Harry was brent at Wolwich by negligence of the Mariners she was of burthen a M. tunne The â—â— of September the Quéene demanded a prest of â— Prest to the Queene Citie of London of twentie M. pound to be repayde agayne within fourtéene dayes after Michaelmas next following which summe was leuied of the AldermeÌ„ 120. coÌ„moners The third of September Edward Courtney was created Earle of Deuonshire created Earle of Deuonshire at Richmond The iiij of September was proclaymed certayne new coynes of gold and siluer a Soueraigne of gold of xxx sÌ„ the Nevv Coynes halfe Soueraigne xv sÌ„ an Angell of x. sÌ„ the halfe Angel v. sÌ„ Of silner the grote halfe grote and peny All base coynes to be currant as before Also the same day by Proclamation was pardoned the Subsidie of iiij sÌ„ the pound Landes Subsedie pardoned and two shillings eyghtpence the pound of mouable goods graunted in the last Parliament of King Edward the sixth The fourtéenth and fiftéenth of September Mayster Latimer and Doctour Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury were sent to the Tower of London Thomas Offeley William Huette the 28. of September Sheriffes The xxvij of September Q. Mary came to the Tower by water accoÌ„panied with y t Ladye Elizabeth hir sister other Ladies before whose ariual was shot a gret peale of guÌ„nes The last of September Quéene Mary rode through the Citie of London towards Westminster sitting in a Charryot Coronation of cloth of Tissew drawne with sixe Horsses all trapped with the like cloth of Tissew She sate in a gowne of purple Ueluet furred with poweered Grmin hauing on hir head a caule of cloth of tinsel beset with perle and stone aboue the same vpon hir head a round circlet of gold beset so richly with pretious stones that the value there of was inestimable the same caule and circle being so massy pâ—derous that she was fayne to beare vp hir head with hir hand and the Canapy was borne ouer hir Charyot Before hir rode a number of Gentlemen Knightes then Judges then Doctors then Bishops th Lords then y e Counsel after whom followed y â— Knightes of the Bath in their roabes the Bishop of Winchester â— Chancellour the Marques of Winchester L. high Treasurer next came y e D. of Norffolke and after him the Earle of Oxford who bare y e sword before hir the Maior of London in a gowne of Chrimson Ueluet bare the Scepter of gold c. after y e Quéenes Chariot Sir Ed. Hastings led hir horse in his haÌ„d then came another Chariot hauing a couering all of cloth of siluer all white vj. horsses trapped with she like therin sate the Lady Elizabeth and the Lady Anne of Cleue then Ladies
Realme besides the losse of many men women and children some drowned in theyr beddes some in the wayes trauelling c. As you may reade more at large in a Booke thereof made by Thomas Knell Minister Sir Rowland Haward Clothworker the 28. of October Maior Anno reg 13 The xxiij of January the Quéenes Maiestie accompanyed with hir Nobilitie came from hir house at the Strand called Somerset place and entred the Citie of London by Temple Barre Fleetestreete Cheape and so by the North syde of the Bursse to Sir Thomas Gresshams in Byshoppes gate streete where shée dyned After Dinner hir grace returning through Cornehill entred the â—â—rsse on the Southside and after hir hignesse had viewed euery part thereof aboue grounde especially the Pawne which was richly furnished with all sortes of the finest wares in Royall Exchange the Citie she caused the same Bursse by an Heralt and a Trumper to be proclaymed The Royall Exchange so to bée called from thencefoorth and not otherwayes The seauentéeuth of February at a place called Kynnaston A strange kinde pâ—â—arthmouing néere Marclech hill in the Countie of Hereforde was séene the ground to open and certayne rockes with a péece of grounde remoued and wente forwarde the space of foure dayes making at the first a terrible noyse as it went on the earth it remoued it selfe betwéene sixe of the â—â—oâ—ke in the euening and seauen the nexte morrow fortie paces carying greate trées and Shéepecoates some Shéepecoates with thréescore Shéepe in them some trées fell into the chinkes other that grew on the same ground grow now as firmely on a hill and some that stoode East stand West and those that stoode West stanâ— East The depth of the holâ— where it first brakeâ—â—â— is thirtie foote the breadth of the breach is eyght score yardes and in length aboue twenty score yardes It ouerthrew Kinastone Chappell Also two high wayes be remoued nigh one hundred yardes with the trâ—â—â— of the hedge rowes The grounde in all is sire and twentie acres and where tillage grounde was there is pasture lefte in place and where was pasture there is tillage grounde gone vpon it The grounde as it remoued draue the earth before it and at the lower part ouerwhelmed the ground so that it is growne to a greathyll of twelue faddome high It rempued from Saterday till Monday at night following and so stayd The second of Aprill a Parliament began at Westminster 1571 wherein was graunted to the Quéenes maiestie towarde hir great charges in repressing the late Rebellion Parliament in the North and pursuing the â—aâ—de Rebels and theyr faultors whych were fledde into Scotlande by the Cleargy a subsidie of sixe shillings in the pounde and by the Temporaâ—ties two fiftéens with a subsidie of two shillings and eight pence in the pounde The first second third of May was holden at Westminster Iustes at VVestminster before y â— Quéenes Maiestie a solemne Iust at the Tilt Turney and Barriars The Challengers were Edwarde Carle of Oxford Charles Hawarde sir Henrie Lee and Christophér Hatton Esquier who all dyd very valiantly but the chiefe honour was gyuen to the Earle of Oxforde The firste of June Iohn Storie a Doctor of the Cannon Doctor Story executed Lawe who before had béene condempned of hygh treason was drawne from the Tower of London to Tyborne and there hanged bowelled and quartred hys head sette on London bridge and hys quarters on the gates of the Citie The eightéenth of June in Trinitie Tearme there A Combate appoynted at Tuâ—hill was a combate appoynted to haue béene foughte for a certaine Manour and demaine lands belonging therevnto in the Isle of Hartie adioyning to the Isle of Sheppey in Kent Simon Lowe and Iohn Kyme were Plaintifs and hadde broughte a Writ of right against Thomas Paramore who affered to defende hys righte by battell wherevppon the Plaintifs aforesaide accepted to answeare hys challenge offering likewise to defende their right to the same Manour and landes and to proue by battell that Paramore had no righte nor good tytle to haue the same Manour and landes Heâ—â—â—ppon the saide Thomas Paramore broughte before the Judges of the common pleas at Westminster one George Thorne a bigge broade strong set fellowe and the Plaintifs brought Henrie Nailor Maister of Defence and seruant to the right Honorable Earle of Leicester a proper slender man and not so â—all as the other Thorne caste downe a Gauntlet whyche Naylor tooke vp Upon the Sondaye before the battell shoulde be tryed on the next morrowe the matter was stayed and the parties agréed that Paramore being in possession shoulde haue the lande and was vounde â—â— 500. â— to consider the Plaintifs as vpon hearing the matter the Judges should award The 〈◊〉 Maiesty was y e The quarrell of combate stayed takeâ— vp of the matter in this wiâ—â— It was thought good y â— for Paramores assurance the order should be kept touching y e combate and that the Plaintifs Low Kyme should make defaulte of appearaunce but that yet such as were sureties for Naylor theyr Champions appearaunce should bryng hym in and lykewyse those that were sureties for Thorne should bring in the same Thorne in discharge of their hand and that the Courte shoulde sitte in Tuthil fieldes where was prepared one plot of grounde one and twentie yardes square double railled for the combate wythoute the west square a stage béeyng sette vp for the Judges representing the court of the common pleas All the compasse wythoute the Lystes was set wyth Scaffolds one aboue another for people to stande and beholde There were behind the square where the Judges sate two tentes the one for Naylor the other for Thorne Thorne was there in the morning timely Naylor aboute seauen of the clocke came through London apâ—â— parelled in a dublet and galeygascoigne bréeches al of Crimosin Satten cut and raced a Hat of blacke Ueluet with a red feather and bande before hym Drummes and Fifes playing the Gantlet y t was cast down by George Thorne was borne before the said Naylor vpon a swords point and his Baston a staffe of an elle long made Taper wise tipâ— with Home wyth hys shielde of hard Leather was borne after hym by Aâ—kam a Yeoman of the Quéene â— Guarde he came into the Pallaice at Westminster and staying not long before the Hall dore came backe into the Kings stréet and so along thorough the Sanctuary Tuthil stréet into y e field where he staid til past ix of the clocke theÌ„ sir Ierome Bowes brought him to his tent Thorne being in the Tent with sir Henry Cheiney long before About x. of the clocke y e court of common pleas remoued came to the place prepared when the Lord chiefe Justice with two other hys associates were set then Lowe was called solemâ—â—ly to come in or else he to lose his Writ of right Then after a certain time the sureties of Henrie
meanest of vs all or of any subiectes should suffer the slaunder of so tyranous or trayterous a fact yea or of the prepension or forethought of so horrible a treason toward hit thoughe it were in facte See the exceeding loue of a prince tovvarde hir subiectes in excusing all accidents vvithout any suspition of ill meaning Here al the people shouted out Amen Amen neuer executed Wherein to all our singular comfortes it pleased hir w t moste princely affection and earnestnesse graciouslye to affirme that neuer Prince had better nor more kinde true subieas God for his mercie direct vs euer to be so with our due gratefulnesse to sacrifice at hir kinglye féete oure bloude and liues for hir seruice sake when occasion shal cal vs thereto M. Carie vvas maister to this â—ude Appletree and Knight Marshal for that day appointed One other thing I finde hir Maiestie troubled with y â— is the sorrow this noble yong Gentleman M. Henrie Carie hath suffered in continuall grieft of his hart for the offence of his man who through the vaine iealousie of some euill disposed persons hath likewise borne some slaunder of the cause But it suffiseth to cleare him that no intente of malice nor forethought of this fact is found in the partie himselfe M. Caries commendation His conuersation besides with excéeding faith and diligence in hir highnesse seruice will euer deliuer him as a most acceptable Gentleman frée from this and al other euil in the sight of hir Maiestie and all the worlde I shall not néede therefore to speake of him for hys cause néedeth none excuse Here may you behold the rare goodnesse of our great and He reciteth the Queenes vertues and most vvorthsly commendeth hir rare courage in such a perilous chance gracious Mistresse full of religion and pietie Justice and mercie Temperance and magnanimitie and that I cannot but tell you of the most constant and noble courage that euer liued the proofe wherof the cause heard whereat I was present I leaue to your iudgements Hir Maiestie taking prospecte out of the vales of hyr Behold hir princely stoutnesse nothing dismayed at thir sodaine terror but vvith such care to this pore vvounded man and vvith suche countenaunce to the Embassador that she seemed a mother to the one a Queen to the other Barge at the very instant did sée the man stricken and behelde his fall and hearde as it were his deadly scrâ—tch whoÌ„ she immediately commaunded to be taken vp and then beholding him all embrued with bloude commaunded hys woundes to be lapped vp with a scarffe of hir owne and so with hir most constante and amiable countenaunce continued hir entertaynement of the Ambassadoure as thoughe there had bene no such matter Afterwardes the man began to fainte hir highnesse then commaunded a cloke to be put on his bodye with other suche necessarie reliefes asÌ„ were there presentlye to be hadde without alteration of countenaunce Beholde this kinglye hearte and courage of rarâ— magnanimitie Hir highnesse magnanimitie mingled vvith mercie the one most comfortable to hir subiectes and the other most terrible to hir foes séeing as it were the presente death of the next to hir neyther feared hir owne life nor was dismayed with this treasonable chaunce An action more than maruellous in hir sexe Hereof howe muche wée maye reioyce I want witte to tell you But in one worde hir highnesse that with hir singular wisedome and policie hath preserued hir Empire these twentie yeares in moste ioyfull peace wyth thys courage magnanimitie will no doubt as mightily defende vs in the moste cruell wars God therefore euer blesse hir and let vs with oure handes stretched vp to Heauen and oure eyes fixed on the seate of God praye for hir long life and moste prosperous raigne ouer vs. Thomas An earnest exhortation to pray Appletree receiue thy life from hir most excellent Maiestie and pray to God on thy knées for hir all thy dayes to come Here Maister VizchaÌ„berlaine kneeled on hys knees vvith al the people pray sing God for hir Maiesties safe deliuerie And so the people being moued to prayer for hir Maiesties moste happy escape and for the blessing of God to lengthen hir dayes for many any many yeares he fell on hys knées with great deuotion amongest them and so departed with excéeding ioy to the people and a thousand blessings on him selfe A Shippe called the thrée halfe Moones manned with xxxviij men and well fenced with munitions sette from Iohn Fox delyuered 269. Christians ouâ—e of captiuitie of the Turkes Portesmouth towarde Ciuill a Citie in Spaine but falling into the streightes were taken by the Turkes putte in their Galleys their clothes torne from their backes and then set to the Ores where their fare was scant of bread vnholesome water and plentie of stripes Nigh to the Citie of Alexandrâ—a being a Hauen Towne vnder the dominion of the Turkes there is a Roâ—â—e very fencible where into the Turkes doe customably bring their Galleis on shoare euery yere in the Winter and there do trimme them against the Spring time In whyche roade there is a prison wherein the Captiues and suche prisoners as serue in the Galleis are putte for all that time vntill the Seas be calme and passable for the Galleis euery prisoner laden with yrons on their legs Into whiche prison these Christians were putte and faste warded all the Winter season but ere it was long the Maister and the owner by meanes offriendes were redéemed the reste abyding whyle they were all throughe their yll vsage and worse fare myserablye starued sauing one Iohn Fox who being somewhat skilfull in the Crafte of a Barber by reason thereof made great shift in helping his fare now and then with a good meale till at the last God sente him fauour in the sight of the kéeper of the prison so that he had leaue to go in and out to the Roade at his pleasure paying a tertayne stipend vnto the kéeper and wearing a locke about his legge which libertie likewise sixe more had vpon like sufferance who not being suspected to start aside had libertie to go in and out at the sayd Roade and to returne agayne at night In the yere of our Lord 1577. in the Winter season the Galleis comming to their accustomed harborough and being discharged of all their Mastes Sayles and other such furnitures and all the maysters and marriners of them being lodged in their owne homes there remayned in the prison of the sayd Roade 268. Christian prisoners who had bin taken by the Turkes force and were of sixtéene sundry Nations among the which there were thrée Englishmen whereof one was named Iohn Fox of Wodbridge another William Wickney of Portesmouth and the third Robert Moore of Harwich which Iohn Foxe hauing bin thirtéene or fourtéene yeares vnder their gentle intreatance minding his escape tooke good heart vnto him Not farre from the Roade at one side of
firste christned Pag. 115 Ile of Ely besieged Pag. 247 Ipswiche besieged Pag. 198 Iron gunnes first cast Pag. 1026 Irelande inhabited Pag. 28 Issue of William Conquerour Pag. 167 Istleworth by the Thamis Pag. 279 Isabel the Queene sent into France returned and made an army againste the King hir husbande Pag. 348. shee besieged Bristow Pag. 347 Ithancester a Citie in East Sax. Pag. 99 Iuall King Pag. 30 Iulius Frontinus a Romaine Pag. 45 Iulius Agricola a Romaine Pag. 45 Iulius Seuerus a Romaine Pag. 54 Iulius Amilianus Pag. 64 Iulius Maximus Pag. 64 Iulius Philippus Pag. 64 Iulianus Apostata Pag. 71 Iustices punished Pag. 304 Iustes at Lincolne Pag. 405. at Windsore Pag. 408. at Woodstocke Pag. 431. in Smithfielde Pag. 459 Iustes in Smithfielde Pag. 718. at Richmont Pag. 866. in the Tower of London Pag. 874 Iurâ—rs on the Pillerie Pag. 718 Iusting of Chalengers Pag. 1018 Iustes at Greenewich Pag. 1006 Iustes at Westminster Pag. 1151 Iustices condemned Pag. 507 Insurrection in the North. Pag. 864 Ill May day Pag. 923 Iuogo de Can a pastime at Court Pag. 1096 Images brent at Chersie Pag. 1013 Images forbidden Pag. 1036 Image of Thomas Becket defaced c. Pag. 1110 K. KInimacus king Pag. 23 Kymarus king Pag. 28 Kingdome of Northumberland Pag. 87 Kentish Saxons Pag. 89 Kings euill healed Pag. 145 Kensham builded Pag. 181 Kenelworth Priorie Castel built Pag. 181 Kenelworth Castel besieged Pag. 290. yeelded Pag. 291 Knighten guilde Pag. 102 Knarisborow Pag. 251 Kenington or Kingston Castle Pag. 283 King of Man Pag. 387 Kings a Prince and other Pag. 455 King Castle Pag. 465 King and Queene of Denmarke arriued in England Pag. 932 King Henries marriage with Queene Katherine called in question Pag. 959 King Henrie supreme head of the church Page 978 King Henrie the eighte besieged Turwine Pag. 898 Kings stable brent Pag. 1003 King Henrie married Lady Iane. Pag. 1007 King Henrie his gift to the Citie of LoÌ„don Pag. 1034 Sir Edmund Kneuet araigned for striking one in the Court Pag. 1021 King Henrie married Ladye Anne of Cleaue Pag. 1017 King Henrie Pag. 8. went to Boloigne Pag. 1029 Knightes made by the Earle of Sussex Page 1144 L. LAncaster builded Pag. 28 Lanthony founded Pag. 178 Late haruest Pag. 364 Labastie in FraÌ„ce brent by the Eng. Pag. 425 Lambert brent Pag. 1014 Lambeth Ferry drowned Pag. 1010 Leil King Pag. 21 Legion of the Romaines Pag. 21 Lecester built Pag. 22. repayred Pag. 130. Monasterie Pag. 206 Legetoun or Lutone in Hertfordshire Page 129 Leedes Castle in Kent built Pag. 163. besieged Page 342 Lewes in Sussex Pag. 172 Lesnes in Kent founded Pag. 212 Lewes arriued in England Pag. 249. returned into Fraunce Pag. 253 Legat put to his shiftes Pag. 266 Leaden Hall builded Pag. 649 Lewes de Bruges Lord Grantehuse made Earle of Winchester Pag. 738 Legate from Rome Pag. 959 Letanie in English Pag. 1029 Llhanpatren Vaier Castel builded Pag. 298 Licinius Valerianus Pag. 64 Licinius Gallicinus Pag. 64 Lichfielde an Archbish Sea Pag. 105. 110. 130 Lincolne Minster founded Pag. 109. a Bishops Sea Pag. 166. burned Pag. 183. besieged Page 191 Lincolne Colledge in Oxford Pag. 1217 Librarie at Yorke Pag. 112 Liganburge Pag. 114 Limen a Riuer Pag. 124 Lieth taken and spoyled Pag. 1028. besieged Page 1115 Lincolneshire men executed Pag. 1011 Liberties in Southwark purchased Pag. 1046 Liberties of the Stilyarde seased Pag. 1050 Lightning and thunder Pag. 1121 LondoÌ„ builded Pag. 18. tooke name of Lud. Pag. 31. repayred and made habitable Pag. 124 empaired by fire Pag. 134. brent Pag. 166. Pag. 185. Pag. 187. bridge brent Pag. 241 Liberties of London seased Pag. 274. taken and helde by the Earle of Glocester Pag. 292. vncurteous to the King Pag. 512 Liberties seased Pag. 513 London the Kings especiall Chamber Page 814 Locrine King Pag. 18 Lollius Vrbicus a Romane Pag. 54 Lombards goodes confiscate Pag. 376 Lord Cassels slayne Pag. 557 Loue to King Henry the vij Pag. 861. 864 Lord Dacres of the North arraigned Page 1003 Lone of money to the King Pag. 861. 864 Lord of merrie disportes Pag. 1055 Lord of misrule Pag. 1055 Locke and key weyed but one wheate corne Pag. 1195 Lud King repaired London Pag. 31 Ludgate builded Pag. 31 Lucius King Pag. 54. baptised Pag. 55 Ludlow Castell taken Pag. 285. towne spoyled Pag. 691 M. MAdan King deuoured Pag. 19 Marcus Antonius Pag. 64 Macrinus Emperour Pag. 64 Maximius a Romane Pag. 66 Maximus Emperour Pag. 71 Malgo King Pag. 87 Maldune in Estsex Pag. 99. 129 Martins Church at Douer founded Pag. 93. by Ludgate Pag. 88 Malmesbury buylded Pag. 115 Marius King Pag. 58. â—â—ew Roderike King of Pictes Pag. 54 Manchester repaired Pag. 130 Maior of London repaireth to Paules wherefore Pag. 158. Pag. 219. yearely chosen Pag. 237 rowed to Westminster Pag. 674. conseruer of the Thamis and Medway two Riuers Pag. 864. feast kepte at the Guild hall Pag. 874 Mawde the Empresse Pag. 190. obteyned the crowne Pag. 191. fled Pag. 192. beseeged Pag. 194. flyeth Pag. 194. Walingford beseeged Pag. 190. Pag. 195 Marleborough Castell beseeged Pag. 224 Mart at Westminster Pag. 271 Mad Parliament Pag. 276. at the new Temple Pag. 277 Martins Churche in the Vintrey newe builded Pag. 309 Margaret daughter to Edward the fourth marryed to the Duke of Burgoigne Page 719 Martin Swart Pag. 863 Merchants of England receyued with procession Pag. 872 Merchant Taylors Pag. 876 Maltot Pag. 490 Mayd boyled in Smithfield Pag. 102 Margraue and Marquesse of Baden landed at Douer Pag. 1127. returneth out of England Pag. 1129 Memprisius King deuoured Pag. 19 Merianus King Pag. 31 Mercians or middle England Pag. 88 100 Medeshamsted now Peterborough Pag. 101 Medway a Riuer Pag. 124. drie Pag. 181 Measures reformed Pag. 176 Men brought from new found Ilandes Page 875 Men drowned at London bridge Pag. 1059. againe Pag. 1067 Mercers Chappell in London Pag. 292 Midleton or Milton in Kent Pag. 125 Minâ—s or coyning places Pag. 130. in Ireland Page 239 Michelney Pag. 131 Minories without Aldgate founded Pag. 306 Middleton in Dorsetshire brent Pag. 330 Michaels Church in Crooked lane builded Pag. 462 Morgen King Pag. 22 Mortalitie Pag. 23. Pag. 336. more of kine Pag. 340 Mother slew hir sonne Pag. 24 Morindus King deuoured by a moÌ„ster Pag. 28 Morgan King Pag. 30 Mordred the Traytor slayne Pag. 86. hys children slayne Pag. 87 Monkes Pag. 1200. slayne Pag. 108 Monasterie at Winchester founded Pag. 127 Monster Pag. 235. 270 Monsters appeare Pag. 553. Monster Pag. 1053 Monstrous birthes Pag. 1117 Montgomery Castell founded Pag. 258 Monasteries rifled Pag. 162. 307 Monmouth Castell rased Pag. 286 Mortimer escaped out of the tower Pag. 346 Mortimer beheaded Pag. 362 Mayden of God Pag. 633. brent Pag. 634 Mouing of the earth Pag. 1150 Monkes goodes confiscate Pag. 376 Mooregate of London builded Pag. 587 Mercers prentises of London against the Pag. 8â— strangers Pag. 679 â— Monox his almes deedes Pag. 902