the Abby of our Lady of Grace by the Tower of London Hee newly builded Saint Stephens Chappel at Westminster the Castle of Windsor and the Nunnery of Detford King Richard of Burdeaux RIchard the second the son of Prince Edward being but 11. yeares old began his raigne the 21. of Iune in the yeare of our Lord 1377. In bounty and liberalitie he farre passed all his progenitors but for that he was young was most ruled by young counsell and regarded nothing the counsels of the sage and wise men of the Realme which thing turned this land to great trouble and himselfe to extreame misery The Frenchmen arriued at Rye spoiled the towne and burnt it Not long after they assailed Winchelsea were expulsed but they burnt the towne of Hastings Andrew Pickman Shriue Nicholas Twyford Shriue Sir Nicholas Brember Grocer Maior The Frenchmen arriued at Southsex neare the towne of Rothington where the Prior of Lewes with a small company met them who with two knights and an Esquire were taken prisoners by them Iohn Bosehame Shriue Thomas Cornwalis Shriue Iir Iohn Philpot Grocer Maior This Iohn Philpot gaue to the same Citty certaine tenements for the which the Chamberlaine paieth yearely to xiii poore people euery one of them xii d the wéeke for euer and as any of those xiii persons dieth the Maior appointeth one and the Recorder another Iohn Halysdon Shriues William Barret Shriue Iohn Hodsey Grocer Maior The French Kings Gallies tooke the towne of Winchelsea put the Abbot of Battaile to flight and tooke one of his Monkes Walter Ducket Shriue William Knighthood Shriue William Walworth Fishmonger Maior This William Walworth increased the Parrish Church of S. Michael in Crooked lane Eastward with a new Quire and side Chappels c. About this time the making of guns was found by a certain Almaine An excéeding great tax was demanded euery person 4. d. by meanes whereof the Commons in Kent Essex rebelled drue together went to Maidston from thence to blacke Heath so to London and entred the citty where they destroied many goodly places as the Sauoy S. Iohns by Smithfield the mannor of Highbury They set out of the Tower of London Simon Sudbury Robert Halles Prior of S. Iohns William Appleton a friar Minor and beheaded them on Towerhill They beheaded all men of Law and Flemings they spoiled all bookes of Law records monuments they could méet with and set all prisoners at libertie The king offered them peace on condition they would cease from burning of houses slaughter of men which y e Essex men tooke returned home but the Kentish men remained burning as afore Whereupon the K. sent Sir Iohn Newton Knight to Wat Tiler their Captaine to intreate him to come and talke with him The Knight doing his message Wat Tiler answered that he would come at his owne pleasure neuerthelesse hee followed softly and when he came neare Smithfield where the K. abode his comming the K. commanded W. Walworth Maior of London to arrest the rebell which Maior being a man of great boldnesse straight way arrested him on the head in such sort that he astonished him forthwith they which attended on the King thrust him in diuers places of his body which when the commons perceiued they cried out that their captaine was traiterously slaine but the King rode vnto them and saide What meane you I will be your Captaine follow me to haue what you wil require In y e meane time the Maior rode into the city raised the Citizens and shortly returned with a thousand well armed men sir Robert Knoles a Citizen of London being their leader The king reioicing for this vnlooked for aide suddenly compassed the commons with fighting men which commons foorthwith throwing downe their weapons humbly craued pardon which was granted charters to be deliuered to the captaines of euery shire who then departed home The rude multitude being thus dispersed the king made the Maior and fiue Aldermen of London Knights for their good seruice Iack Straw being taken confessed all the conspiracy and lost his head at London Iohn Moore Shriue Iohn Hinde Shriue Iohn Northampton Draper Maior King Richard married Anne daughter of Veselaus King of Bohem. In her daies began the vse of piked shooes tied in their knées with chaines of siluer and gilt Also noble women vsed hiâ—h attires on their heads piked like bornes with long trained gownes and side saddles after the example of the saide Quéene who first brought that fashion into this land for before women rode astride like men The Marchants of England granted to the King a custome of wools for foure yeares A generall earthquake the 21. of May a water shaking that made the ships in the haueÌ„ to totter Iohn Bal was brought to S. Albones and there drawne and quartered Iohn Wraw Captaine of the rebels in Suffolke he was taken drawne and hanged Adam Bawne Shriue Iohn Selyt Shriue Iohn Northampton Draper Maior A crafty deceiuer that tooke vpon him to be skilfull in Physicke Astronomy when his presumptuous lyings could no longer bee faced out was taken set on horseback with his face towards the horse taile and so led about the citty with a coller of iordans and a whetstone about his necke and rung out with basons The Fishmongers in London through the councell of Iohn Northampton then Maior William Essex Iohn Moore and Richard Northbury were greatly troubled hindered of their liberties and almost destroyed Simon Winchcome Shriue Iohn Moore Shriue Sir Nicholas Brember Grocer Maior Iohn Northampton late Maior of London with Iohn Moore Richard Norbury and other were conuict at Reading condemned to perpetuall prison and their goods confiscate for certaine congregations by them made among the Fishmongers Nicholas Exton Shriue Iohn French Shriue Sir Nicholas Brember Grocer Maior King Richard with an army entred Scotland burnt the country and returned The 18. of Iuly was an Earthquake Iohn Organ shriue Iohn Churchman shriue Sir Nicholas Brember Grocer Maior This Nicholas Brember caused a paire of stocks to be placed in euery ward of London and a common Are to bee made therewith to behead such as offended The Duke of Lancaster went with a great army into Spaine to claime the Kingdome of Castile which was due to him in the right of his wife Constance daughter to Peter King of Castile William Stondon Shriue William Moore Shriue Nicholas Exton Fishmonger Maior Richard Earle of Arundell and Thomas Earle of Nottingham encountred with a mightie fléete of Flemings laden with Rochell wine tooke 100. ships more the which contained 19000. tuns of wine which they brought to diuers parts of England whereby wine was then sold for 13. s. foure pence the tun William Venour shriue Hugh Forstalfe shriue Nicholas Exton Fishmonger Maior Thomas Duke of Glocester the Earles of Arundel Warwick Darby
Legacies to the poore The 11. of October Thomas Duke of Norffolke was brought to the Tower prisoner Sir Alexander Anenon Ironmonger Maior This Maior went by water to Westminster and there tooke his oath but kept no feast at Guild-hall lest through comming together of a multitude infection of the pestilence might haue encreased The 24. of Nouember the Quéenes Maiestie caused the Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland who rebelled in the north to be proclaimed traitors and forthwith prepared an Army for their suppression The Earle of Sussex the Quéenes Lieutenant generall in the North had on the 17. of Nouember there published the like proclamation against the said rebels and also sent out to all such Gentlemen as he knew to be of her Maiesties louing subiects vnder his rule which came vnto him with such a number as he was able to make aboue fiue thousand horsemen and footemen and so being accompanied with the Earle of Rutland his Lieutenant the Lord Hunsden Generall of his Horsemen William Lord Eure who had the leading of the rereward of the footmen and Sir Ralph Sadler treasurer who all came to Yorke the 11. of December they marched from Yorke toward Topcliffe the 12. sir G. Bowes comming from Bernards Castle met him and was made Marshall of the Army then they went to Northalerton to Smoeton to Crofebridge and so to Aclay on the which day the Rebels fled from Durham to Exham The Earle of Sussex went from Aclay to Durham then to Newcastle and the 20. of December to Exham from whence the rebels were gone the night before to Naworth where counselling with Edward Dakers concerning their owne weakenes as also how they were pursued by the Earle of Sussex and his power of 7. thousand And moreouer that the Earle of Warwicke the Lord Clinton Lord Admirall of England and Lord Vicount Hereford with an Army of 12. thousand out of the South whereof the said Earle of Warwicke was generall not farre behind them at Browne bridge The next night the two Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland with sundry of the principall Gentlemen fled to Hetlaw in Scotland The other rebels were shortly after taken by the Earle of Sussex The fourth and fifth of Ianuary did suffer at Durham to the number of sixtie sixe Constables and other amongst whom an Alderman of the towne and a Priest called Parson Plomtree were the most notable Then George Bowes Marshall finding many to be factors in the aforesaide rebellion did sée them executed in euery market to 〈◊〉 and other places betwixt Newcastle and Wâ—therby about 60. miles in length and 40. mileâ— in breadth The 22. of February Leonard Dacre hauing raised a number of people the L. Hunsdâ—n and other setting on him with a company of valiant souldiers slue many of his people and forced him to flye into Scotland On Goodfriday the twentie seuen of March Simon Digby Iohn Fulthroppe Esquire Robert Pâ—â—â—man Thomas Bishop the yonger Gentleman wâ—re drawne from the Castle of Yorke to Knauesmire without the Cittie of Yorke and there hanged headed and quartered The 17. of Aprill the Earle of Sussex with the Lord Hunsdon master William Drewry high Marshall of Barwicke with all the garrison power of the same began a iourney into Scotland and entred into Tiuidale burnt ouerthrew and spoiled all the Castles townes and villages before them till they came to Craling The same day sir Iohn Foster Warden of the Middle Marches with the Garrison of the same entred into Tiuidale vpon Expas gate sixtéenâ— miles from Warke where in like order they burnt razed and spoiled their country before them till they came to Castle Craling which likewise they ouerthrew razed and burnt There both the Armies met and so marched by the Riuer of Tiwit razing burning and spoiling Castles and piles along the Riuer till they came to Godworth The Lieutenant returned to Barwicke the 22 of Aprill The Lord Scrope Warden of the West Marches entred Scotland the 18. of Aprill burnt and spoiled almost the Doinfrées tooke many prisoners and returned safely The Marches of England were so guarded by the Lord Eure sir George Bowes and other of the Bishopricke that not one house was burned nor one cowe taken out of England There were razed and ouerthrown and burnt in this iourney aboue fiftie strong Castles and piles and aboue 3. thousand townes and villages The 26. the Lieutenant accompanied with the Lord Gouernour the Marshall and diuers lusty Gentlemen Captaines and souldiers to the number of thrée thousand set forward to Yorke and so to Hewme Castle which Castle was yéelded the Lord Gouernour the Lord Marshall and other expelled the Scots to the number of 160. persons among whom were two Englishmen which were carried to Barwicke and there executed The L. Lieutenant placed in the Castle Captaine Wood and Captaine Pikeman with two hundred souldiers and so returned to Barwicke The fourth of May hee sent master Drewry Marshall with the number of 2000. to take Faust castle which at the first comming was deliuered to the Marshall who expelled the Scots and so returned to Barwicke Sir William Drewry set forward toward Edenborough with diuers Scottish bands to ioine with the Earles of Lineaur Morton Glencarne and Marre with other of the Kings power of Scotland in pursuing of the English rebels and such as supported them They came to Edenborough the 14. of May and from thence to Lithcoe where the Regent was slaine The 17. the footemen marched to Fankirke and Sir William Drewry with the horsemen marched to Sterling to sée the King The 18. they departed to the foote bands and so together Marched by Glasco where the Lord Hambletoâ— ad besieged a house of the Lungs but hearing of their comming they fled The 23. our Generall with the whole Army marched towards the Castles of Hamleton and there had parley with Arthur Hamleton but hée would not deliuer the Castle from thence accompanied with the Earle of Lenox and Mortaine with the horsemen marched to a faire house of the Abbots of Kelwing which house they burned with 17. houses more whereof one was the Lord Lanhaps The 27. of May Thomas Norton and Christopher Norton of Yorkeshire were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiburne and there hanged headed and quartered The 28. of May the Castle of Hamleton was yéelded to sir William Drewry and by him presently spoiled and burnt A conspiracy was made by certaine Gentlemen and other in the country of Norffolke whose purpose was on Midsomer day at Harlestone faire with sound of Trumpet to haue raised a number and then to proclaime their pretence against strangers and others This matter was vttered by T. Kete vnto I. Kensey who forthwith sent the same Kete to the next Iustice before whom hee opened the whole matter whereupon Master D. Drewry immediately apprehended Iohn Throgmorton and after him many Gentlemen of the Citty of Norwich and
the head was great for the chap of the iaw was thrée yards and a quarter in length with téeth of thrée quarters of a yard compasse great eyes and two great holes ouer them to spout water her taile was fourtéene foot broad in thicknes from the backe to the belly she was foure yards and a halfe This yéere 1583 the Quéene being at Barne Elmer at the earnest suite of sir Francis Walsingham shee entertained twelue Players into her seruice and allowed them wages and liueries as Groomes of the Chamber and vntill then she had none of her owne but diuers Lorde had Players Iames Earle of Desmond in Ireland secretly wandring without any succour being taken in his cabine by one of the Irish his head was cut off and sent into England where the same as the head of an Arch rebell was set on London Bridge on the 13 of December The 13 of December through negligence of vndiscréet persons brewing in the Towne of Nantwich the fire being carelesly left set vpon some light matter and so burst forth to the roofs of the house and in short time increased that from the West end of the Towne the flame was dispersed so furiously that in short space a great part of the South side and some of the East side was burned downe to the ground Which fire beginning at sixe of the clocke in the Euening and continuing till sixe of the clocke in the Morning consumed in a manner all the whole towne and about the number of two hundred houses beside brew-houses barnes stables c. In all about 600 houses Iohn Someruile of Edstow in Warwickshire of late discouered and taken in his way comming to haue killed the Quéene confessed that he was moued thereunto by certaine traiterous persons his kinsmen and allies and also by often reading of certaine seditious bookes lately published for the which the same Someruile Edward Arden Esquire Mary Arden his wife father and mother in Law to the said Someruile and Hugh Hall Priest were on the 16 of December arraigned in the Guild hall of London where they were found guilty and condemned of high treason On the 19 of December I. Someruile and E. Arden being brought from the Towre of London to Newgate and there shut vp in seuerall places within two houres after Someruile was found to haue strangled himselfe And on the morrow after E. Arden was drawne from Newgate into Smithfield and there hanged bowelled and quartered whose head with Someruiles was set on London Bridge and his quarters on the gates of the City On the 10 of Ianuary William Carter was arraigned and condemned of high treason for printing a seditious and traiterous booke intituled A Treatise of schisme and was for the same on the next morrow drawne from Newgate to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered and forthwith a booke was published intituled A Declaration of the fauourable dealing of her Maiesties Commissioners c. The 7 of February were arraigned at Westminster I. Fenne George Hadocke I. Munden I Nutter and Thomas Hemerford all fiue were found guiltie of high treason and had iudgement to be hanged bowelled and quartered and were executed at Tiburne on the 12 of February The 21 of May Francis Throgmorton Esquire was arraigned in the Guild-hall of the city of London where being found guilty of high treason he was condemned and had iudgment to be drawne hanged bowelled and quartered The tenth of Iuly next following the same Francis Throgmorton was conuayed by water from the Tower of London to the Blacke Fryars staires and from thence by land to the Sessions hall in the old Baily without Newgate where he was deliuered to the Shrieues of London laid on a hurdle drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered This yeare 1584 the rich and most flourishing City of Antwerpe was strongly besieged by Alexander Duke of Parma with eleuen thousand men All which was in vaine except hee could stoppe all reliefe by water therefore he made a Bridge ouer the great Riuer of Scheld by meanes whereof the Citizens were wholly impeached of all maner of succour so as they were constrained to submit themselues again to the King of Spaine gouernment hauing endured a yeares siege during which time fiue hundred gallant Marchants at their owne charges became resolute Souldiers skirmishing daylie with the enemy vntill by their owne forwardnesse and the chance of warre they were either slaine or taken Stephen Slanie Henry Billingsley Sir Thomas Pullison Draper The 12 of Nouember the Quéene returning after her Progresse came to her Manor of S. Iames where the Citizens of London to the number of two hundred in coates of Veluet and chaines of gold on horsebacke and 1000 of the Companies on foot hauing torches ready to giue light on euery side receiued and welcommed her And on the twenty foure day of the same moneth her Maiesty and the Lords rode to the Parliament which was that day begun at Westminster In the moneth of Ianuary deceased Edward Fines Lord Clinton Earle of Lincolne and Lord Admirall of England Knight of the Garter and one of her Maiesties priuy Councell and was buried at Windsor The 21 of Ianuary Iesuites Seminaries and other Massing Priests to the number of 21 late prisoners in the Tower of London Marshalsey and Kings Bench were shipped at the Tower Wharfe to bee conueyed towardes France and banished this Realme for euer Henry Earle of Darby appointed by her Maiesty Ambassadour to Henry the third French King to inuest him with the order of the Garter on the 26 of Ianuary passed with his traine from London to Grauesend and from thence to Douer where they embarked landed at Calleis on the first of February and returning againe landed at Douer on the 11 of March. The second of March W. Parry was drawne from the Tower through the city of London to Westminster and there in the Palace Court hanged and quartered for high treason as may appeare by a booke intituled A true and plaine declaration of the horrible treasons practised by William Parry c. hee was a cunning Traitor This yéere sir Walt. Mildmay Knight one of her Maiesties priuy Councell founded a Colledge in the Vniuersity of Cambridge and named it Emanuel colledge The twenty nine of March the Parliament was dissolued at the breaking vp whereof her Maiesty in the Parliament house made an Oration as ye may reade in my larger labours About the 24 of Aprill by commandement from har Maiesty the citizens of London appointed out of the companies of the same city to the number of foure thousand men with armour ensignes c. the greater part whereof were shot the other were pikes and halbarts in faire corslets all these were trained vp vnder expert Captaines and other officers who mustered and skirmished daily at the Miles end or in Saint Georges field
deuises at the West end of Cheapeside vpon the South side whereof sate the Lord Maior and Aldermen in Scarlet Robes where Sir Henry Mountegue Recorder of London after his solemne Oration in Latine presented the King of Denmarke with a faire Cuppe of gold and vpon the Fountaine in Fléetstréete was a pleasant pastorall deuise with musicke and pleasing songs and for their more State and easie passage the Stréetes were rayled in on the one side and the Companies sate in their Liueries on the other side in as great brauerie as is vsed at a Coronation And that night the Kings were lodged at White-hall the next day the King of Denmarke after he had séene and noted the rare Architecture and stately monuments in the Chappell royall at Westminster he suruaied Paules Church and on the toppe of the stéeple thereof he caused the Kéeper of the stéeple to take the iust length and breadth of his foot in the leade from thence the King went to the Royall Exchange and to the Tower where Sir William Wade banqueted him and all his attendants and within few daies after that the Earle of Rutland feasted all the King of Denmarkes Priuy Counsellors hauing made his prouision to haue feasted the King also Sonday the 10 of August the King of Denmarke with his Counsell and chiefe Gentlemen were royally feasted by the King of Great Brittaine in the Elizabeth Ionas at Chatham and the next day Christianus feasted King Iames Quéene Anne Prince Henrie and others of the Nobility in his owne shippe and about foure a clocke in the afternoone all princely complements being performed they tooke their leaue one of another and the Thursday following the King of Denmarke with all his ships and traine hauing a faire wind set saile of Denmark The King whilest he was in England heard two sermons in Latine and dealt bountifully and royally with all men The 24 of September the French King baptized his Sonne the Prince Dolphin being then full fiue yeares of age This yeare diuers churches in London were well repayred and somewhat beautified namely Christ-church Trinity Church Saint Brides church and Bow-church with others The city also very carefully clensed their ditches and common shewers and made floud gates in Holborne ditch and Fléet ditch and beyond all expectation they turned Moorefield into diuers pleasant and princely walkes and planted it round on all sides and quarters with good store of young trées and rayled it round in like manner to preserue the walkes and keepe the trees from violence and defended the out-sides therof with a new strong bricke wall there was also made diuers vauts vnder ground some to conuey away fowle water without offence and one to bring fresh water into the towne ditch to keepe it sweet This field was euer vntill this present a rude noysome place like a Lay-stall halfe enuironed with stincking ditches very offensiue to the City and all passengers Sir Leonard Hallyday Lord Maior was very forward and carefull to the furtherance of this worke and for contriuing to bring a riuer to the North part of London to serue the City and to clense their ditches and sewers and what he could not performe in his Maiorality his Successor Sir Iohn Wats did his full endeauour to accomplish and Master Nicholas Leate a graue wise and wealthy Citizen was wondrous painfull and industrious in the furtherance of this worke and of the rest thereunto adioyning also there were many thousands of worthy citizens wondrous earnest to expresse their bounty towards the bringing of the foresaid riuer to the city according to the Tenor of a statute lately made for them in that behalfe This yeare was concluded a truce for 15 yeares betweene Rodolphus the second of that name Emperour of Almaine and the Great Turke William Walthall Iohn Leman a batchelor Sir Iohn Wats knight Clothworker Maior The 18 of December the Lords Knights and Bâ—rgesses of the Parliament had leaue to go home vnto their houses and the tenth of February they all began to sit againe The sixt of Ianuary at Whitehall with very great solemnity the Lord Iames Hay was maried vnto Honora the daughter and heire of the Lord Edward Denny The twentith of Ianuary if pleased God to send a mighty west wind which continued sixtéene houres which brought in the sea by reason whereof and of high spring tides both which encountred the land waters after a great raine which caused the Riuer of Seuerne beginning as farre as the mount in Cornewall to ouerflow her bankes all along on both sides vp into Somersetshire and Glocestershire in some places the Waters ouerflowed their Bankes thrée foote in other places fiue foote and some places seuen foote by meanes of which sodaine inundation much people and cattell were drowned diuers Churches and villages borne downe and spoiled and some vtterly destroyed in Wales in diuers places it did most harme in manner as aforesaid the like whereof in England is not knowne to be mentioned in any Chronicle The 26 of February Robert Drewrie a Seminary was executed at Tiburne The 1 of March a peace and reconciliation was concluded and proclaimed betwéene the Graue of Emden and the City of Emden and the Graue entered and tooke possession of the City his Subiects assured him his royalties and profits and concerning all other differences betwéene the Graue and the Citizens it was agréed the same should be determined by the Emperour this was done after the people had wasted their wealth and were wearied with thrée yeares warre Tuesday the last of March the Lorde Knights and Burgesses of the Parliament came before the King at Whitehall vnto whom he made a solemne spéech And from that time the houses sate not vntill the 20 of Aprill following and the 2 of May the King made an other solemne spéech vnto the said Lords Knights and Burgesses concerning the vnion Maundy thursday the 2 of Aprill there happened great inundations of water in Kent Essex Suffolke and Norffolke And the 17 of Aprill there arose in the City of Couentry a most strange and dreadfull inundation The 8 of May ariued Prince Ienuille of the house of Lorraine second sonne to Henry late Duke of Guise which was slaine in the yeare 1589 he was very honourably feasted and entertained by the King And the 22 of May he accompanied the King Quéene and Prince vnto Theobalds where they were royally feasted and entertained with pleasant and ingenious deuises by the Earle of Salisbury being the appointed day in which his Maiesty came to take possession thereof Tuesday the 25 of May the said Prince Ienuille with others ran at Tilt at White-hall viz. The Prince Ienuille The Duke of Lenox The Earle of Arundel The Earle of Pembroke The Earle of Montgomerie The Viscount Haddington The L. Compton The L. Hay Sir Henry Cary. Sir Richard Bulkley Sir Richard Preston Sir Henry Guntrot And the 29 of
Iuly 1616. were created Barons viz. Sir Iohn Hollis Knight was created Baron of Hawghton and Sir Iohn Roper Knght was created Baron Tynchham of Tyncham in Kent Tuesday the 16 of Iuly 1616. the Earle of Arondell was sworne a Priuie Counsellor The 20 of Iuly the Lord Carew was sworne a Priuie Counsellor At Woodstocke vpon Tuesday the 27 of August 1616. Sir George Villers Knight of the Garter and Master of the Horse was created Viscont Villers and Baron of Whaddon By vertue of a speciall Commission from his Maiesty and from the Citie of London bearing date the fifteenth of May this yeare 1616. Peter Proby Alderman of London and Gouernour for the new plantation of the Prouince of Vlster in Ireland accompanied with Master Mathias Springham Merchantailor and Master Clement Mosse Solyciter for London with others did there establish such Lawes and constitutions for the City of London Derie and the Borough of Colerame as should thenceforth be obserued and kept according to the Tenor of the Kings Charter granted to the City of London in that behalfe The sayd Alderman Proby by vertue of the Kings Commission did there also Minister oath vnto all officers and others for the well gouernment and making of true accompts He caried ouer thither with him two rich swords the one whereof he deliuered to Sir Iohn Vawghan Knight Maior of Lonon Dery and the other to Trystram Beryfford Esquire Maior of Coleraine for that time being and to be borne before them and their successors for euer There was also sent vnto the Maior of London Dery a great gilded Man being sent him from the Gouernors and Assistants for that plantation Alderman Proby with his company went from London the eight and twenty of May last and returned to London the 28 of August 1616. what is more to be said touching this businesse I must referre you to my larger booke Sonday being Michaelmas day Doctor Androwes Bishop of Ely was sworne a Priuy Counsellor at Hampton Court The fourth of October Doctor Mountague was translated from Bathe and Wells to Winchester and forthwith he expelled all Inmates out of Winchester house on the Banke-side reduced diuers parts thereof from fowle noysomnesse vnto swéetnesse and comlinesse he repayred the whole house throughout and builded some part new and enclosed a great part of the wharfe and made a new faire paire of staires into the Thames he spent almost thrée thousand pound in the repaire and beautifying this ancient house which for a long time had béene suffred to run to ruin Allan Cotton Cutbert Hacket Shrieues Sir Iohn Leman Knight Fishmonger a batcheler Maior In his Maioralty the old ruinous Gate called Aldersgate was quite taken downe and fairely new builded from the foundation The riuer of Thames cleared of shelues in all parts and the Hauen of Quéene Hyth cleansed and likewise the making of the great wharse on the South-side of the riuer by the Willowes and also the new strict order for the passage of Cars and Carts in the stréets for the preseruation of all passengers Thursday the last of October 1616. viz. Alhollond Eue Prince Charls came in great state by Barge from Barne Elmes to White-hall accompanied attended by diuers great Lords and others of honorable rancke and quallity besides his owne traine and was most ioyfully met at Chelsey by the Lord Maior Aldermen and Citizens of London each Company in a seuerall Barge and distinguished by their seuerall Armes in their rich Banners and stately Streamers besides the Royal sound of Drum and Trumpet and great variety of excellent Musique besides all which and the infinit number of people vpon the shore and in Boates and Barges to behold this ioyfull daie there was also at the Cities charge in honour of his Highnesse creation more particular pleasant Trophies and Ingenious deuices met him vpon the water then euer was at any former creation of any Prince of Wales And vpon Monday the fourth of Nouember at White-hall where the Kings Maiesty inuested crowned Prince Charles Prince of Wales at this solemne creation were present most of the Nobility of the Land The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and diuers other Bishops and reuerend Prelaâ—s all the Iudges of the Law sir Edward Cooke onely excepted there were present also the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London in their scarlet Robes as were the Iudges In honour of this ioyfull creation there were made fiue and twenty Knights of the Bath who performed all their Ceremonies in the vpper Parliament house and the next Sonday withall Magnifisence being lustily mounted they rode to White-hall and were there Knighted by his Maiesty Iames Lord Maltreuers Algernon Lord Percy Iames Lord Wryothesley Edward Lord Clynton Edward Lord Beauchamp Lord Barkley Lord Mordant Sir Alexander Erskin Sir Henry Howard Sir Edward Sackuill Sir William Howard Sir Edward Howard Sir Montague Barty Sir William Stourton Sir Henry Parker Sir Dudley North. Sir Spencer Compton Sir William Spencer Sir William Seymor Sir Rowland Saint Iohn Sir Iohn Candish Sir Thomas Neuill Sir Iohn Roper Sir Iohn North. Sir Henry Carey In honour of this ioyfull creation there were solemne Tryumphs performed at Lowdon in the County of Salop the fourth of Nouember and published by Master Daniell Powel Gentleman Also in honour of this creation there were forty young gentlemen selected out of the foure Iunes of Court who fought at Barriers viz. the one halfe against the other Thursday the seuenth of Nouember Thomas Elsmer Lord Chancellor of England was created Viscont Brackley And William Lord Knowles was created Viscont Wallingford and Sir Philip Stanhope Knight was created Baron of Shelford and vpon the next Satterday the Lord Maior feasted the Knights of the Bath Satterday the 16 of Nouember 1616. Sir Edward Cooke Knight was discharged from his Office viz. from being Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench. Monday the 18 of Nouember Sir Henry Montague Knight the Kings Sergeant at Law was sworne Lord chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench. This Sommer and haruest was so dry that passengers were anoyde with dust in the high-waies the 20 of Nouember Sonday the 8 of December 1616. Arthur Lake Doctor of Diuinity was consecrated Bishop of Bathe and Wells Lewis Bayly Doctor of Diuinity was consecrated Bishop of Bangor Monday the 16 of December 1616. Marcus Anthonius de Domynis Archbishop of Spalato in the Territory of Venice was very honorably entertained and receiued at Lambeth by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury with whom he remained and writ a briefe declaration of his Reasons for leauing that Prelacy and forsaking his Natiue Country which Booke was presently published in eight Languages and disperst through Europe and in Sommer following he printed in London the first foure of his ten bookes intituled of the Common-weale of the Church Monday the two and twentith of December Sir Thomas Edmonds Knight
THE Abridgement of the English Chronicle First collected by M. Iohn Stow and after him augmented with very many memorable Antiquities and continued with matters forreine and domesticall vnto the beginning of the yeare 1618. By E.H. Gentleman There is a briefe Table at the end of the Booke Imprinted at London for the Company of Stationers 1618. Dextera Domini me exalt abit To the Right Honorable Sir George Bolles Knight Lord Maior of the Citie of London and to the Right worshipfull the Aldermen his brethren And to Sir Anthony Benn Knight Recorder of the same Citie Edmond Howes Gentleman wisheth all health and felicitie RIght Honourable and graue Senators the blessed and peaceful entrance into this land and ioyfull possession of our Leige Lord of his immediate right of the Imperiall crowne of England and the vtter banishment of all doubt in the Regall succession with the vniuersall hearts applause of all his Highnesse English subiects who with one consent acknowledged their loue and dutie vnto his lawfull right in Soueraigntie all which in the speedy effecting and establishing of peace in this kingdome was much more then either our neighbour Nations held possible to bee so easily performed A appeared by their great admiration vpon the certaine knowledge thereof or was rightly vnderstood of the multitude that wholly enioyes the benefite as too plainely appeareth by their wilful ingratitude forgetfulnes seeing their long continued feare so quickely supprest and beyond all expectation conuerted into as great freedome and tranquilitie as either their hearts could wish or is enioyed by any other nation All these and many other high blessings of Almightie God still succeeded one another no man would once hold vp his finger to make present acknowledgement or publicke vnderstanding vnto posterities of the boundlesse and wondrous workes of God in these our daies as also of the manifold remarkable accidents which haue happened of late yeares These motiues I say with the earnest perswasions of diuers graue and honourable personages who neuer ceased to accite mee vnto this present Act of Chronologie haue directly caused mee to performe this generall businesse in which my tedious labours I haue been intollerably abused and scandalized by Thraso Momus Zoylus and other backebiters detractors concerning whom sith it is the least of offences to offend offenders I will neither vexe my selfe nor trouble your patience in seeking to please the enuious and insatiate But forasmuch as I highly prize the good content of the honest wise and vertuous thus was the course and manner of my proceeding herein After I had well obserued that no man would lend a helping hand vnto the late aged painefull chronicler neither in many moneths after his death that any would expose or shewe themselues to prosecute so good a worke and albeit that in this interim before there were many named to haue already entred into this Labyrinth yet not one appeared whereupon I remembred the saying of the Philosopher That the naming of many friends is a maine impediment vnto friendship And as in that so in this then for my own cleare satisfaction full assurance that I would neither preiudice nor preuent any others better proceeding I entered into particular conference with euery man whose names had beene diuulged Some of them of honourable rancke and reuerent qualitie all of them learned of good sufficiency some whereof answered me they thought that the giuing out of their names in this sort was rather done by their secret enemies of purpose to draw them into capitall displeasure and to bring their names liues into a generall question then for any other intent of good other saide who doth this worke must flatter which I cannot neither will I wilfully leaue a scandall vnto my posteritie Another said I cannot see how in any ciuil action a man should spend his trauell time mony worse then in that which acquires no regard nor reward except backebiting detraction And one amongst the rest after he had sworne an oath saide I thanke God that I am not yet madde to wast my time spend two hundred pound a yeare trouble my selfe all my friends onely to gaine assurance of endlesse reproch losse of libertie and bring all my dayes in question like as these spake so did many others And in conclusion I sawe it vtterly refused of all And by this time it was generally obserued that this worke was wholly neglected Then many of my friends began againe to animate me and very seriously required me to make supplement whose kinde perswasions preuailed so farre that I promised them to doe my indeuour onely for one yeares space wherein my good will exceeded my best experience as I found afterwards for that it is not a yeare or two wherein a man may obtaine the particularities of truth neither accomplish any thing to the effect in this solide and variable imploiment Then forthwith I repaired to the most honourable superiours vnto whom I humbly signified my zealous loue dutie and diligence in this generall seruice of my Prince and Country Of whom I receiued very gracious incouragement honorable instructions And after that vpon conference with diuers graue Elders louers of vertue and fauourers of the Cities honour by whose direction with all meekenesse I manifested my willingnesse vnto the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen being then resolued neither to breake my former promise nor to neglect so great and generall a good for any deprauing speeches or maleuolent aspects with all integritie since which time I haue spent in this busines sixteene yeares without any great cause of encouragement May it therefore please your wisedomes rightly to vnderstand that in all my proceedings I haue neither presumed too farre of my selfe nor done ought that might discourage or preuent any other And thus much for the cause and maner of my proceeding Now right honourable and most worthy Elders whose state and gouernment is renowned through the world what is hee that hath any vnderstanding and knowes not London to bee the most flourishing and peacefull Cittie of Europe of greatest antiquitie happiest in countinuance most increased chiefe in prosperitie and most stored with plentie and here I might alleadge many ancient presidents of pleasures profits time and state whereof neuer any subordinate Magistrates could equall yours But seeing few wordes to the wise suffice I will onely speake a word or two by the way The promised blessing vnto the ancient Israelites to possesse a land that flowed with milke and hony is with seuen fold measure heaped on your heads your citty filled more aboundantly with all sorts of silkes fine linnen oyles wines and spices perfection of Arts all costly ornaments and curious workemanship then any other Prouince so as London well deserues to beare the name of the choicest storehouse in the world and to keepe ranke with any royall Cittie in Europe her Cittizens rich and bounteous witnesse their franke-giuing of more then
Edgar the Outlawes sonne to be heire to the Kingdome but because this Edgar was within age by his testament hee made Herold the sonne of Goodwine Regent vntill the young Edgar should be of age to receiue the kingdome notwithstanding he immediatly after the death of Edward pronounced himselfe King which thing shortly after brought destruction both to himselfe and all England This Edward raigned 23. yeares 6. moneths and odde dayes he was buried at Westminster which hée had newly builded This yeare 1055. Henry the 4. Emperor of that name and 90. in number began his raigne and in the 43. yeare of his raigne the city of Lubeck was founded by a Pagan Read my larger booke HErold gaue to young Edgar the Earledome of Oxford but Harold the King of Norway assaulted England both by sea and land Whose attempt whiles Herold of England prepared to withstand William Duke of Normandy came into England with a well appointed Army alleaging that by right it was due to him by the gift of King Edward his kinsman and also by oath established betwixt Harald and him He landed at Pemsey the 28. of September Harald notwithstanding he was bare of men by reason of the battaile that hée had fought against the men of Norway yet hearing of Williams comming went straight wayes against him Both armies being brought into array the battel was fought wherein great slaughter of Englishmen was made And the Normanes got the victory on the 14. of October King Harold was shot through the braines with an arrow when he had raigned 9. Moneths and was buried at Waltham in Essex where hee had founded a faire Colledge THus endeth the raigne of the Saxons who had now continued sometimes in warres with the Britaines then with the Danes and now with the Normanes the space of sixe hundred yeares VERSES A thousand sixe and sixty yeare it was as we doe read When that a Comet did appeare and Englishmen lay dead Of Normandy Duke William then to England-ward did saile Who conquered Harald with his men and brought this land to bale WILLIAM CONQVEROVR WIlliam Duke of Normandy surnamed Conquerour bastard sonnâ— of Robert the 6. Duke of the Duâ—chy and cousin germaine to King Edward after the battell at Hâ—stings came to London when with great ioy he was receiued both of the Cleargy and people and crowned on Christmas day which day by the Historiographers of that time was accounted the first of the yeare following and so named 1067. But after the account of England now obserued the yeare beginneth not vntil the 25. of March This yeare through the great suite and labour of William the Bishop of London King VVlliam granted the Charter and liberties to the same VVilliam Bishop and Godfry of Portgrine and all the Burges of the same Citty of London 〈◊〉 as large forme as they enioyed the same in the time of Saint Edward before the Conquest 〈◊〉 reward whereof the Citizens haue fixed 〈◊〉 his graue being in the midst of the great Isle of Saint Paules Church in London this Epitaph following TO William a man famous in wisdome and holines of life who first with Saint Edward the King and Confessour being familiar of late preferred to be Bishop of London and not long after for his prudency and sincere fidelitie admitted to be of Councell with the most victorious Prince VVilliam King of England of that name the first who obtained of the same great and large priuiledges to this famous Citty the Senate and Citizens of London to him hauing wel deserued haue made this KIng William besieged Exeter which the Citizens and other English men held against him King William gaue to Robert Cummin the Earledome of Northumberland against whom the men of the country did arise slew him with nine hundred of his men and King William came afterward vpon them and slew them euery one AGâ—lricus Bishop of Durham being accused of treason was imprisoned at Westminster The Englishmen that were fled out of England hauing Edgar to be their captaine returned out of Scotland and suddenly set vpon the Garrisons that King William had set at Yorke put them to â—â—ight slewe them possessed the Citty and pronounced Edgar to bee King but not long after King William came with a great army and recouered the Cittie constraining Edgar to returne againe into Scotland Such a dearth was in England that men did eate horses cats dogs and mans flesh King William bereued all the Monasteries and Abbeyes of England of their gold and siluer spâ—ring neither Chalice nor Shrine The castle of Ledes in Kent was builded by Creueceur and the Castle of Oxford by Robert Oâ—â—ley two noble men that came into England with William the Conquerour In a Counsell holden at Windsore 〈◊〉 Prouince of the Church of Canterbury 〈◊〉 the Church of Yorke was examined and approued King William with a great power inuadâ— Scotland and forced Malcolme to do him homaâ— and fealty Gregory the seaueth Pope excommunicated all committers of Simony and remoued married Priestes from executing of diuiâ— Seruice whereof arose great troubles in Eâ—â—â—land King William caused a Castle to be builded a Durham and Earle Waltheothus of Northuâ—â—berland to be beheaded at Winchester hée saith into Britaine and besieged the Castle of Doleâ— but preuailed not Walter Bishop of Durham bought of King VVilliam the Earledome of Northumberland wherein he vsed such cruelty that the inhabitants slew him The earth was hard frozen from the kalendeâ— of Nouember to the middest of Aprill Vpon Palme Sunday about noone appeareâ— a blashiÌ„g Starre neare vnto the Sunne Malcolme King of Scots waffed Northumberland flew many and tooke a great prey This yeare King William builded the Tower of London Thurstone Abbot of Glassenbury in his Church caused thrée Monks to be slaine eightéene men to be wounded that their blood ran from the Altar â—awne the steps This yeare was a great winde on Chrstmas day a great earthquake and roaring out of the earth the 6. of Aprill Henry Earle Ferrers founded a Church within his Castle of Tutsbury Alwine Childe a Citizen of London founded the Monastery of Saint Sauiours at Bermondsey in Surrey King William caused enquiry to bee made how many Acres of land were sufficient for one plough by the yeare how many beastes to tilling of one hide how many Citties Castles Farmes Granges Townes Riuers Marshes and Woods what rent they were by yeare and how many Knights or Souldiers were in euery shire all which was put in writing and remained at Westminster King William tooke homage and oath of allegeance of all England tooke of euery hide of land sixe shillings and sailed into Normandy When the Normanes had accomplished their pleasure vpon the Englishmen so that there was no Noble man of that Nation left to beare any rule ouer them it was brought to passe
earthquakes lightnings thunder with a huge dragon and a blazing starre which made many men sore afraid Vsury was forbidden to the Iewes and that they might bee knowen the King commaunded them to weare a Tablet the bredth of a palme vpon their outmost garmeÌ„ts A Frenchman brought into Northumberland a Spanish Ewe as big as a Calfe of two yeares which Ewe being rotten infected so the country that it was spread ouer all the Realme Lucas Batecourt shriue Henry Frowicke shriue Gregory Rokesley maister of the Kings Mints and therefore a Goldsmith I thinke Maior King Edward builded the Castle of Flint strengthened the Castle of Rutland other against the Welshmen There was a generall earthquake by force whereof the Church of Saint Michael of the mount without Glastenbury fell to the ground The blacke Friers Church at London was builded by Robert Kilworby Archbishop of Canterbury Iohn Horne Shriue Ralph Blunt Shriue Gregory Rokesly Maior The statute of Mortmaine was enacted Michael Tony was hanged drawen and quartered for treason Robert de Aria shriue Ralph le Feuere shriue Gregory Rokesley Maior King Edward gaue vnto Dauid brother to Leoline Prince of Wales the Lordship of Frodisham Iohn Adrian Shriue Walter Langley Shriue Gregory Rokesley Maior Michaelmas Tearme was kept at Shrewsbury Reformation was made for clipping of the Kings coine for which offence 267. Iewes were put to execution Robert Basing shriue William Mazaliuer shriue Gregory Rokesley Maior Whereas before this time the penny was wont to haue a double crosse with a creast in such sort y t the same might be easily broken in the midst or in 4. quarters so to be made into halfpenies or farthings it was now ordained that pence halfepence farthings should be made round At this time twenty pence weighed an ounce of Troy weight Thomas Boxe Shriue Ralph le Lamere Shriue Gregory Rokesley Maior Dauid brother to Leoline Prince of Wales moued all Wales almost to rise against the King William Farrendo Goldsmith Shriue Nicholas Winchester Shriue Gregory Rokesley Maior There was such a frost that 5. arches of London bridge and all Rochester bridge was borne down and carried away with many bridges more William Mazaliueâ— Shriue Richard Chigwell Shriue Henry de VVales Maior The Bakers of London were first drawne vpon Herdels by Henry Walleis Maior and corne was then first sold by waight This Henry Walleis caused to bee erected the Tonne vpon Cornhill to be a prison for night walkers and other suspitious persons He also caused to be builded an house called the Stockes to bee a market for flesh and fish in the midst of the Citie Iohn Pecham Archbishop of Canterbury sendeth commandement to the Bishop of London to destroy all the Synagoues of the Iewes within his Diocesse Ralph Blond Shriue Anktein de Beteuil Shriue Henry de Walleis Maior Leoline Prince of Wales was slaine and his head was set vpon the Tower of London Also Dauid the brother of Leoline Prince of Wales was taken and beheaded Iordan Godcheape Shriue Martin Boxe Shriue Henry Walleis Maior Edward the Kings first son was borne at Carnaruan in Wales Phillip of France surnamed the Faire began his raigne in the yeare 1285. he builded the stately Palace for the Parliament in Paris he tooke Guy the Earle of Flanders and carried him his two sons prisoners to Paris In his time Pope Clement the 5. was consecrated at Lyons And the Cathedrall Papall was transferred from Rome vnto Auignon in France and there remained 70. yeares during which transmigration there were 3. Cardinals appointed to gouerne Italy In this Kings raigne the Hospitelars of St. Iohn tooke Rhodes and draue out the Turkes and were afterwards called Knights of the Rhodes This Phillip bare great hatred vnto the Kinghts Templars which at this time flourished throughout Christendome whose name order of Templars began presently after the conquest of the holy land by Godfrey of Bullen as well for their religious resolute defending the Temple suppressing all manner of thieues and robbers that offended the Christians in Iudea as their continuing warlike seruice vpon the common enemies of Christs religion viz the Turkes and Sarazens who by their oath were bound not to turn their face from their enemies This honorable order by degrées became most famous was by this time dignified and receiued in euery Christian nation which Knights for the most part consisted of yonger brothers of noble birth and haughty courage were possest of faire pallaces endowed with great priuiledges reuenews for their maintenance These men presuming vpon their proper merits kindred allyâ—nce and large possessions became very proud and insolent but whether their great pride or aboundance of wealth caused their sudden suppression â—s not directly set downe in any history therefore I submit my opinion vnto the saying of the holy Scripture to wit Pride goeth before destruciâ—n The Kings displeasure towards them preuailed so far that hee procured the Pope to suppresse them with confiscation of their lands goods in their places for the Christian seruice against the forenamed common enemies of our faith they ordained the order of the Knights of the Rhodes This King raigned 28. yeares and was buried at S. Denys read Gaguin 7. booke â— Emilius 8. booke In the yeare 1522. the Isle of Rhodes was yéelded vnto Sultan Solyman vpon Christmas day after it had béene besieged 6. moneths with great strength and fury and then that name and title of Knights of the Rhodes ceased but for as much as the maintenance of such a speciall order was as propicious to the Christian seruice as odious vnto Turkish infidelitie the Emperour Charles the 5. in the yeare 1529. gaue vnto the late Knights of the Rhodes the Isle of Malta since which time they haue ben called the knights of Malta hauing vpon all occasions extremitie whatsoeuer right worthily performed their oath maintained their order and reputation for which cause the inueâ—â—rate malice of the Mahometists continued as great towards them as to any former ordered Christian seruitors whereupon as well in haâ—â— to suppresse them as to encrease further oppression vpon Christendom the forenamed Solyman tâ—â— 10. of May 1565. sent Mustapha Basha with â— mighty host against them who won certaine holâ—â— and forts within the Island And with all violenâ—â— they besieged their chiefe citie called Bourg by 〈◊〉 and land whom the forenamed Knights and theâ— friends as religious valliantly resisted as wâ— insallying foorth vpon the strongest part of their enemies campe as maintaining their wals water-workes rampiers Albeit of themselues it was not possible for them to make long resistance against so strong cruell enemies hauing already endured 4. moneths terrible siege by which time the K. of Spaine sent fresh supplies vnto them and â—ing conioined so stoutly repulsed Mustapha that in gladly raised his siege and departed with
was at Church hauing raigned ten yeares Reade the supplement of Chronicles The Dukedome of Ferrara for want of heires male returned to the Church againe about the yeare 1596. and Pope Clement the 8. tooke possession thereof and conuerted it to a commonwealth retaining the regall power thereof vnto himselfe and his successors The Scots were ouerthrowne at Hallidon Hill Earle Dowglas was taken many other there were drowned in the riuer of Twéed about 500. Richard Marlew Shriue Robert Chicheley Shriue Iohn Walcot Draper Maior A great battell was fought neare vnto Shrewesbury betwéene King Henry and Henry Percy the yonger vnto whom was ioyned sir Thomas Percy Earle of Worcester vncle to the said Henry almost all the Gentlemen of Ches-shire Sir Henry Percy was slaine sir Thomas Percy taken and beheaded and of the commons on both sides about 5000. slaine The town of Plimouth was burnt by y e Britons Thomas Falconer shriue Thomas Poole shriue William Askam Fishmonger Maior The Frenchmen came to the Isle of Wight but those of the Isle rising against them they were glad to depart The Lord of Cassels in Britain arriued at Black poole 2. mile out of Dartmouth with a great Nauy Where of the rusticall people hee was slaine and xvii ships were taken fraught with wines William Louth Shriue Stephen Spilman Shriue Iohn Hinde Draper Maior The sonne of Owen Glendouerdew was taken and 150. with him were taken and slaine Richard Scrope Archbishop of Yorke and Thomas Monbray Earle Marshall imagined diuers articles against the King because he had put downe King Richard offering themselues for those articles to liue and die which caused great numbers of people to resort to them but they were taken and presented to the King at Yorke where they were both beheaded Henry Berton Shriue William Cromer Shriue Iohn Woodstocke Mercer Maior Iames the sonne of Robert King of Scots being nine yeares old sayling towards France was by tempest of weather driuen vpon the coast of England where being taken he was presented to the King and remained prisoner till the second yeare of Henry the sixth Nicholas Wotton shriue Geffery Brooke shriue Richard Whittington Maior A pestilence consumed in the Citty of London about 30000. Sir Robert Knowles Knight deceased he builded anew the bridge of Rochester hee reedified the Church of the white Friars at London where hée was buried he founded a colledge at Pomfret c. Henry Pomfret Shriue William Hallon Shriue William Stonden Grocer Maior A frost lasted 15. wéekes Henry Earle of Northumberland and the Lord Bardolph came into England with a great company pretending by proclaimation to deliuer the people from the great suppression that they well burdned with but by sir Thomas Rokeby Shriue of Yorkeshire he was encounted at Bramhaunnor there slaine the Lord Bardolph was wounded to death Thomas Dacke Shriue William Norton Shriue Drew Barentine Goldsmith Maior This yeare was a great play at Skinners well neare vnto Clarken well besides London was of matter from y e creation of the world there were to behold the same the most part of Nobles and Gentiles in England and forthwith after began a royall Iousting in Smithfield betwéene the Hâ—nowayes and our English Lords Iohn Law shriue William Chichely shriue Richard Marlow Irenmonger Maior Vpon the euen of S. Iohn Baptist Iohn the Kings son being in East Cheape after midnight a great debate happened betwéene his men men of the Court till the Maior with other Citizens ceased the same K. Henry founded a Colledge at Battlefield in Shropshire where he ouercame Sir Henry Percy and other Iohn Penne shriue Thomas Pike shriue Thomas Knowles Grocer Maior The guild Hall in London was began to be made newly by the foresaid Maior AldermeÌ„ A squier of Wales named Rice ap Dee which had long time rebelled against the King was brought to London and there drawne hanged and quartered Iohn Rainewill Shriue William Cotton Shriue Robert Chichely Grocer Maior The K. caused a new coine of nobles to be made which were of lesse value then the old by 4. d. in a Noble King Henry founded the Colledge of Fadringhey in Northamptonshire Ralph Leuenhinde shriue William Seuenoke shriue William Waldren Mercer Maiorâ— After the fortunate chances happened to K. Henry being deliuered of all ciuill diuision he was taken with sicknesse yéelded to God his spirit the 10. of March Anno 1412. when he had raigned 13 yeares 6. moneths and odde daies he was buried at Canterbury Hâ—â—ry the fifth began his raigne the 20. of March in the yeare 1412. This Prince excéeded the meane stature of men he was beautious of visage his neck long body slender and leane and his bones smal neuertheles he was of maruellous great strength and passing swift in running Sir Iohn Old Castle for diuers points touching the Sacrament before the Archbishop of Canterbury the Bishop of London Winchester and other was conuict and committed to the Tower of London out of the which he brake Iohn Stotton Shriue Iohn Michael Shriue William Cromer Draper Maior Certaine adherents of Sir Iohn Olde Castle assembled them in Thickets field neare vnto the citie of London but the King being warned tooke the field afore them and so took of them such numbers that all the prisoners about London were â—â—â—led diuers of them were after executed Iohn Nâ—anset Esquire with 9. of his men slew Iohn Tibbey Clarke Chancellour to the Quéene for the which déed the said Esquier and foure of his men fled to S. Anns Church within Aldersgate and after for swore the land Iohn Michael Shriue Thomas Allin Shriue Thomas Fawconer Mercer Maior This Thomas Fawconer caused to breake the wall of London neare vnto Colman stréet and there to make a gate vpon the moore side where was none before He also caused the ditch to be cleansed The King rode to Southhampton where was discouered a great conspiracy against him by Richard Earle of Cambridge sir Thomas Gray and Henry Scrope with other who were executed at Southhampton The King entred the sea with 1000. saile and the third night after arriued in Normandy He laid siege to Hartflew which was yéelded to him Hee sought the battell at Agincourt where hee had a maruellous victory About this time Philip the French King began to set a custome or impost vpon Salt which was neuer before William Cambridge Shriue Allen Euerard Shriue Nicholas Wotton Draper Maior K. Henry arriued at Douer The Maior of London with the Aldermen and crafts riding in red with hoods red and white met with the King on blacke Richard Whittington Shriue Iohn Couentry Shriue Henry Barton Skinner Maior This yeare it was decréed by a court of common counsaile that a lantherne candle light should be hanged out at euery doore in the city in the winter On Easter day at a Sermon in S.
Dunstons in the East of London a great fray happened wherethrough many people were sore wounded Thomas Petwarden Fishmonger slaine out of hand The beginners of the fray which was the Lord Strange sir Iohn Russel knight through the quarrell of their two wiues were brought to the counter in the Poultry excoÌ„municated at P. Crosse King Henry sailed into Normandy and tooke the Castle of Tonke and shortly after get Caen Beyonx and many other Townes and Castles Henry Read shriue Iohn Gedney shriue Richard Marlow Ironmonger Maior Sir Iohn Oldcastle was sent vnto London by the Lord Powes out of Wales which sir Iohn was conuict by Parliament drawne to S. Giles field hanged and consumed with fire The Parson of Wrotham in Norfolke which had haunted New-Market-heath and there robbed and spoiled many was with his concubine brought to Newgate of London where he died Iohn Brian Ralph Barton Brian deceased Shriue Iohn Pernesse succeeded Shriue William Seuenoke Grocer Maior This William Seuenoke founded in the towne of Seuenocke in Kent where hee had béene nourished a frée schoole and xii almes houses King Henry besieged the Citty of Roan halfe a yeare and more which was yéelded to him Richard Whitingham shriue Iohn Butler shriue Richard Whittington Mercer Maior This Richard Whittington builded the library in the Gray Friars Church in London his Excecutors of his goods builded Whittington Colledge they repaired S. Bartholomews Hospitall in Smithfield they bare some charges to the pauing and glazing of the Guildhall and also of the library there they new builded the West gate of London of old time called Newgate K. Henry was made Regent of France wedded Lady Katherine the Kings daughter of France at Troys in Champaine the feast being finished the King besieged and won many townes in France Iohn Burler Shriue Iohn Welles Shriue William Cambrige Grocer Maior The King suppressed the French houses of religious Monks Friars and such like in England A Subsidie was demaunded but the Bishop of Winchester lent the King 20000. pound to â—â—ay the matter The King sailed into France Richard Goslin Shriue William Weston Shriue Robert Chichely Grocer Maior This Robert Chichely wâ—lled in his testament that vpon his mind day a competent dinner shuld be ordained for 2420. poore men housholders of the Citty and 20. pound in money to distribute amongst them which was to euery man two pence At this time such was the generall capital command sway of the King of England in France as her own Chronicles testifie that in the Court of Chancery in Paris all things were sealed with the seale of King Henry of England and the great seale of England was there new made and vsed wherein was the Armes of France England and as the King sate in his chaire of state he held two Scepters in his hands that is to say in his right hand was a scepter smooth plaine only the proportion of the French coine commonly called a French crowne in his left hand he held a scepter full of curious arts carued and wrought with the armes of England as is vsed in the English mony and on the top thereof a Crosse Presently vpon this the french were so vexed with the english gouernmeÌ„t that they practised al meanes to extirp the English as well by praiers as otherwise and neuer ceased vntill they had obtained their desire Calice onely excepted which was English many yeares after Henry the Kings sonne was borne at Windsor on the 6. day of December K. Henry being at Boys S. Vincent waxed sicke died the last of August in the yeare 1422. when he had raigned 9. yeares 5. moneths odde daies hee founded two Monasteries vpon the Thames the one of the Religion of the Carthusians which he named Bethlem the other of religious men women of S. Briget which he named Sion Hee founded Garter principall King of Armes He lieth buried at Westminster Henry of Windsor HEnry the 6. being an infant of 8. moneths olde began his raigne the last of August in the yeare 1422. the gouernance of the Realme was committed to the Duke of Glocester and the guard of his person to the Duke of Exceter to the Duke of Bedford was giuen the the regiment of France William Eastfield Shriue Robert Tatarsall Shriue William Walderne Mercer Maior The xxi of October died Charles King of France by reason whereof the kingdome of France should come to King Henry and the Nobles of France except a few that held with the Dolphine deliuered the possession thereof to the Duke of Bedford to the vse of King Henry A subsidy was granted for thrée yeares fiue nobles for euery sacke of woolle that should passe out of the land This yeare the West gate of London called Newgate was new builded by the Excecutors of Richard Whittington Nicholas Iames Shriue Thomas VVadford Shriue VVilliam Cromer Draper Maior Iames the yong King of Scots who was taken by the Englishmen in the 8. yeare of Henry the 4. and had remained in England prisoner till this time was now deliuered and maried in S. Mary Oueries in Southwarke to the Lady Iane daughter the Earle of Somerset The battell at Vernoill in Perch betwéene the Duke of Bedford Regent of France and the Arminakes but the English party preuailed Simon Seman shriue Iohn Bywater shriue Iohn Michael Stockefishmonger Maior By a Parliament was granted to the King for 3. yeares to helpe him in his warres a subsidie of 12. d. the pound of all Marchandise brought in or carried out of the Realme and 3. s. of euery tun of wine which was called tonage or poundage but since it hath béene renewed at sundry Parliaments and now called custome It was enacted that all the Marchant strangers should be lodged with English hosts and within 40. dayes to make sale of all they brought or else what remained to be forfeit to the King William Mâ—ldred shriue Iohn Brokâ—â—ll shriue Iohn Couentry Mercer Maior The morrow after Simon Iudes day the Maior caused a great watch to be kept with most part of the citizens in armor to stand by the duke of Glocester against the Bishop of Winchester who lay in Southwark with a great power of Lancashire and Cheshire men but the matter was appeased by the Archbishop of Canterbury The 28. of September was an earthquake which continued the space of two houres Iohn Arnold Shriue Iohn Higham Shriue Iohn Rainwell Fishmonger Maior This Iohn Rainwell gaue certaine tenements to the citie of London for the which the same citie is bound to pay foreuer such Fifteenes as well bee granted to the K. for Downgate Billâ—ngsgate and Algate ward c. This yeare the tower of the drawbridge of London was begun by the same Maior Henry Frowicke shriue Robert Otley shriue Iohn Godney Draper Maior From the beginning of Aprill vnto Hallontide
was burnt in Smithfield William Combis shriue Richard Rich shriue Robert Clopton Draper Maior The ninth of Nouember dame Elianor appeared before the Arch-bishop and others and receiued penance which she performed On the xvii of Nouember she came from the temple bridge with a taper of waxe of two pound in her hand through Fléetstréete to Paules where she offered her Taper at the Altar On the wednesday next she went through Bridge-stréete Grace-Church stréete to Leaden-hall and so to Christ-Church by Algate On friday she went through Cheape to S. Michaels in Cornehill in forme aforesaid The 18. of Nouember Roger Bolinbrooke was araigned drawne from the Tower to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered Thomas Beaumont Shriue Richard Norden Shriue Iohn Athile Ironmonger Maior The Citizens of Norwich rose against the Prior of Christs Church within the same City would haue flered the Priory they kept the Towne by strength against the Duke of Norffolke all his power wherefore the King sent thither the chiefe Iudge Iohn Fortescue with the Earles of Stafford and of Huntington who indited many Cittizens and the Prior also Nicholas Wyfford Shriue Iohn Norman Shriue Thomas Catworth Grocer Maior King Henry sent into France Embassadours W. de la poole Marques of Suffolke Adam Molens Robert Roes and others to treate of a marriage betwéene King Henry Margaret the kings daughter of Cicill and was concluded Stephen Foster shriue Hugh Wich shriue Henry Frowicke Mercer Maior On Candlemas eue in diuers places of England was heard terrible thunders with lightning wherby the Church of Baldeoke in Hartfordshire the Church of Walden in Essex diuers others were sore shaken And the stéeple of S. Pauls in London about 3. of the clock in the afternoone was set on fire in the midst of the shaft but by the labor of well disposed people the same was quenched Lady Margaret landing at Porchester went from thence by water to Hampton from thence to the Abbey of Tich-field and was there wedded to king Henry she was receiued at the Black-heath by the Citizens of London riding on horsebacke in blew gownes and red hoods Iohn Derby Shriue Godfrey Filding Shriue Simon Eyre Draper Maior This Simon Eyre builded the leaden Hall in London to be a storehouse for graine fewell for poore of the Cittie and also a beautifull Chappell in the East end of the same Robert Horne Shriue Godfrey Boleine Shriue Iohn Olrey Mercer Maior In a Parliament at Bury in Suffolke Humphrey Duke of Glocester was arested where soone after he died he was buried at S. Albones William Abraham Shriue Thomas Scot Shriue Iohn Gedney Draper Maior This yeare 1447. George Castriot whom the Turkes in scorne called Scanderbeg by fine policy warlike prowesse recouered from Amurath his kingdomes left by his father viz. the kingdoms of Epyris and Albania auntiently called Macedon he won by force also from the Turkes many prouinces cities and strong holds An English Knight named sir Francis de Aragonis tooke a towne of Normandy named Fogiers against the truce and this was the occasion that after the Frenchmen gate all Normandy Willâ—am Cantlow Shriue William Marow Shriue Stephen Browne Grocer Maior Roan was yéelded to the French King William Hulin Thomas Câ—nings Thomas Chalton Mercer Maior Adam Molins Bishop of Chichester kéeper of the kings priuy seale was by shipmen slaine at portsmouth Blewbeard a Fuller taken beside Canterbury for raising a rebellion was hanged and quartered The Duke of Suffolke was banished the land who sailing toward France was met on the sea by a ship of war beheaded his corps was cast vp at Douer The commons of Kent in great numbers assembled on blacke Heath hauing to their Captaine Iacke Cade against whom the King sent a great array but by the said captaine and rebels they were discomfited sir Humphrey Stafford William his brother with many other slaine After this victory the rebell came to London entred the city strake his sword vpon London Stone saying Now is Mortimer Lord of this city Vpon the 3. of Iuly hee caused the Lord Say to be arrained and at the standard in Cheape smot off his head he also beheaded Sir Iames Cromer at the miles end After this succéeded open robbery within the city But the Maior others sent to the Lord Scales kéeper of the Tower who promised his aide with shooting of Ordinance Matthew Gough was appointed to assist the Maior so that the captaines of the Citie tooke vpon them in the night to kéepe the bridge where betwéene them and the rebels was a fiery encounter In conclusion the rebels got the draw-bridge and drowned spoiled many This conflict endured till 9. of the clocke in the morning in doubtfull chance so that both parties agréed to desist from fight till the next day vpon condition that neither Londoner should passe into Southwarke nor the kentishmen into London Then the Archbishop of Canterbury other passed to southwarke where they shewed a generall pardon for all offenders whereupon the multitude retired home The captaine fled through y e wild of Suffex and there was slaine After this the King rode into Kent where many were drawn and quartered The 29. of Iune William Bishop of Salisbury was by his owne Tenants shamefully murdered Iohn Middleton Shriue William Deere Shriue Nicholas Wyfford Grocer Maior Souldiars made a fray against the Maior of London the same day that hee tooke his charge at Westminster at night comming from S. Thomas of Acres Matthew Phillip Shriue Christopher Warton Shriue William Gregory Skinner Maior A commotion began by Richard Duke of Yorke and others which was appeased for a time Richard Lee shriue Ralph Alley shriue Godfrey Felding Mercer Maior King Henry made his two brethren on the mothers side Edmond Earle of Richmond and Iasper Earle of Pembrooke The 12. of October the Quéene was deliuered of a Prince named Edward Iohn Waldren Shriue Thomas Cooke Shriue Iohn Norman Draper Maior Before this time the Maior Aldermen commons were wont to ride to Westminster wheâ— the Maior should take his charge but this Maior was rowed thither by water A great fire next without Ludgate in a Cordwainers house which Cordwainer his wife thrée mâ—n and a maide were all burnt Iohn Field Shriue William Taylor Shriue Stephen Foster Fishmonger Maior This Stephen Foster and Dame Agnes his wife builded the southeast quadrant adioyning to Ludgate of the citty of London also conueied thereunto swéet water sufficient for the ease of the prisoners he also gaue forty pounds to the preachers at Pauls Crosse and Spittle K. Henry came to S. Albons accompanied with the Dukes of Buckingham Somerset y e Earles of Pembroke NorthuÌ„berland Deuonshire Stafford Dorset Wilshire with other to the number of 2000. The King pight his banner in S. Peters stréet the Lord Clifford
street vp to the Northwest corner of Leaden hall the highest ground of London where the waste of the main pipe ranne first this yeare on Christmas euen and since being diuided into foure spouts oft times running foure waies plentifully seruing to the commodity of the inhabitants neare adioyning in their houses and also clensing the kennels of the stréet towards Bishops gate Algate the Bridge and the Stocks market But now no such matter priuate commodity being preferred common commodity is neglected and not reformed as was promised The 17 of Ianuary in the Parish of Armitage in a place called Blackemore in Dorcetshire a péece of ground contayning three acres remoued from the place where it was first planted and was carried cleane ouer another close where Alder and Willow trées grow the space of forty goad euery goad contayning 15 foote and hath stopt vp a high way that directed towards the market towne of Cerne and yet notwithstanding the hedges wherewith it was inclosed enuiron it still and the trees stand thereon bolt vpright sauing one Oke that is well nigh twenty loads remoued the place whereas this ground had his being is left like vnto a great pit The 23 of Ianuary being Sonday about 4 of the clocke in the afternoone the old and vnderpropped scaffolds round about the Beare-garden on the South side of the Thames ouer against the City of London on excharged with people sell suddenly downe whereby to y e number of 8 persons men and women were slaine many others sore hurt and bruised A friendly warning to such as more delight themselues in the cruelty of beasts then in the workes of mercy the fruits of true possessed faith which ought to be the Sabboth daies exercise This yeare 1583 William Prince of Orenge was slaine by Iohn Iowrigny a Wallon Souldier who notwithstanding sundry extreame torments inflicted vpon his body and limbs in prison as also hauing his flesh pluckt off with hot pincers vpon an open stage yet he neuer shrunke nor craued any fauour neither repented him of the fact but feared he had not slaine him About this time the Archbishop of Collen being well in yeares married a wife whereupon the Emperor with other Princes of Germany made war vpon him and forced him to flie into Holland for aid but could not preuaile forthwith there was an other preferred in his roome and all was quiet On the sixtéene of Aprill about eight of the clocke in the morning a gunpowder house in Fetter-lane and diuers other houses neare adioyning were blowen vp with the spoile of fiftéene hundred waight of powder two men and one woman were slaine and diuers other persons sore hurt and some strangely saued Albertus Alasco frée Baron of Lasco Vainoide or Palatine of Siradia in Poland arriued at Harwich in Essex and on the last of Aprill came by water to Winchester house in Southwarke where he remained for the most part of his abode here Elias Thacker was hanged at Saint Edmond bury in Suffolke on the fourth of Iune Iohn Coping on the sixt for spreading certaine bookes seditiously penned by one Robert Brown against the Booke of Common praier established by the Lawes of this realme On the ninth of Iuly deceased Thomas Ratcliffe Earle of Sussex Lord Chamberlaine to her Maiesty and knight of the Garter at Bermendsey besides London and was on the 28 of Iuly conueyed through the same city of London toward Newhall in Essex there to be buried Edmond Grindall Doctor of Diuinity Archbishop of Canterbury deceased in Croydon in Surrey on the 6 of Iuly and was there buried Barnard Randolph Esquire common Sergean of the city of London deceased on the 7 of August This man in his life-time deliuered to the company of the Fish-mongers in London the summe of nine hundred pounds to be imployed towards the conducting of Thames water cesterning the same in Lead and castleying with stone in the Parishes of Saint Mary Magdalen and Saint Nicholas Colde Abbey néere vnto Fish-stréet seuen hundred pounds The other two hundred pounds to pay for euer yearely the summe of tenne pounds viz. towards the maintenance of a poore scholar in the Vniuersity of Oxford yearely foure pounds towards the mending of the high-wayes in the Parish of Tisehurst in the County of Sussex foure pounds And to the poore people of the Parishes of Saint Nicholas Oliue in Bred-stréet and Saint Mary Magdalen néere old fish-stréete forty shillings More he bequeathed to be bestowed in lands or annuitie to the reliefe of the poore inhabiting in the Wards of Quéene-hith and castle Baynard in the city of London and in the afore-said Parish of Tisehurst in the County of Sussex the summe of 1000 pounds a faire Legacie if it be performed In the moneth of Iune were sent to the seas a ship called the Barke Talbot and a smal Barke both manned with one hundred men vnder the charge of William Borough Esquire Clerke of her Maiesties Nauie for the apprehending of certain out-ragious sea-rouers who for that they were many in number and well appointed so boldly behaued themselues as that shortly after it was confidently bruited that they had vanquished in fight the said Ship and Barke but within few dayes after beyond all exspectation they were by the said W. Borough and his company discomfited and taken to the number of ten saile whereof thrée prises and some of the chiefe Pirats namely T. Walton alias Purser Clinton Athinson W. Ellis W. Valentine alias Bagh T. Beuen and foure more on the ninetéenth day of August were hanged at Wapping Walton as he went to the Gallowes rent his Venetian Bréeches of crimson taffata and distributed the same to such his old acquaintance as stood about him but Atkinson had before giuen his murrie Veluet doublet with great gold buttons and his like coloured Veluet Venetians laid with great gold lace which he had worne at the seas of Porbeke vnto such of his friends as pleased him On the 17 day of September Iohn Lewes who named himselfe Abdoit an obstinate Hereticke denying the Godhead of Christ and holding diuers other detestable heresies was burned at Norwich On the 22 of September Albertus de Lasco Palatine of Siradia in Poland after he had wel viewed the order of our English Court and Nobility with other places of this Realme especially the Vniuersity of Oxford he returned towards Poland On the 23 day of December Iohn Whitgift Doctor of Diuinity late Bishop of Worcester was at Lambeth translated to the Arch-bishoprick of Canterbury The 25 of September a monstrous childe was borne in Yorke-shire hauing two heads William Masham Iohn Spencer Sir Edward Osborne Clothworker The tenth of October at Caster in Norfolke about two miles from Yarmouth there was a Fish by force of the Easterly winde driuen ashore the length whereof from the necke to the taile was seuentéene yards and a foote
and on the 18 of May mustred in the Parke of Gréenewich and skirmished before the Quéenes Maiesty who gaue them thankes The 25 of April Philip Howard Earle of Arundell was brought to the towre of London for attempting to haue passed beyond the Seas without licence of the Quéene On the twentieth of Iune Henry Percy Erle of Northumberland prisoner in the towre of London vpon vehement suspition of high treason was found there to haue murdered himselfe as more at large in a larger booke I haue set downe The 26 of Iune arriued at London Deputies for the States of the Netherlands who were lodged about the Tower stréete and had their diet worshipfully appointed at the charges of her Maiesty in the Clothworkers hall Those on the 29 of Iune repayred to the Court then at Gréenewich where they presented to her Maiesty the soueraignty of those countries The 4 of Iuly Charles Lord Howard late Lord Chamberlaine was made Lord Admirall and Henry Lord Hunsdon was made Lord Chamberlaine of the houshold The 5 of Iuly T. Awfield Seminary Priest and T. Welby Dyer were arraigned at London found guilty and had iudgment to be hanged as Felons for publishing of bookes contayning false seditious and slanderous matter these were on the next morrow executed at Tiburne The sixteenth of Iuly Sir Francis Russel Knight Lord Russell third sonne to Francis Russell Earle of Bedford was slaine with a dagge in the borders of Scotland beside Barwicke by a Scot as they met vpon a truce day On the next morrow Francis Russell Earle of Bedford Knight of the Garter and one of her Maiesties priuy Councell Father to the late named Sir Francis Lord Russell slaine on the borders of Scotland deceased and was honourably buried at Cheineies in Bedford-shire In the moneth of Iuly Souldiers were pressed in the Citie ef London and being furnished for the warres at the charges of the companies set forth towards the Seas on the 13 of August and were transported ouer into Holland Zeland c. as other the like Sruldiers out of other parts of the Realme before had béene On the fourth of August at the end of the Towne called Motingham in Kent 8 miles from London the ground began to sinke thrée great Elmes being swallowed vp and driuen into the earth past mans sight The fourtéenth of September Sir Francis Drake Generall as well by ses as by land Christopher Carlile Esquire Lieuetenant Generall Martine Frobisher with diuers other Gentlemen Captaines and two thousand and three hundred Souldiers and Sailers in twentie two Shippes and Pinesses departed from Plimouth and passing by the Isles of Bayon and the Canaries arriued at Saint Iago which citty they tooke and burned after they sailed to Saint Domingo which they spoiled and ransomed from thence to Cartagena which they also tooke spoyled and ransomed and retiring homewards razed and burned the city and Fort of S. Augustine in Terra florida and the 27 of Iuly in Anno 1586 arriued at Plimouth their souldiers and saylers got but small spoyle The ninetéenth of September to the number of two and thirty Seminary Massing Priests and other late prisoners in the Towre of London Marshalsey Kings Bench and other places were imbarked to be transported ouer into the costes of Normandy to be banished for euer Antony Ratcliffe Henry Pranell Sir Wolstone Dixie Skinner In the moneths of Nouember and December many men and horses were shipped at the Tower wharfe to be transported ouer into the Low countries The 2 of December Fredericke Lord Windsor deceased at Westminster and was honourably buried at Bradenham in Buckinghamshire And on the sixt of December the Lord Robert Dudley Erle of Leicester Lord Lieutenant Generall with his traine entred the Towne of Colchester in Essex where he lodged at the house of sir Thomas Lucas on the next day he set forward to Harwich and on the eight of December the said Earle accompanied with the Earle of Essex the Lord North the Lord Audley sir W. Russell sir Thomas Sherley sir Arthur Basset sir Walter Waller sir Geruaise Clifton and other with his traine to the number of 50 sailes of shippes and hoyes set forward towards Vlushing where by sir Philip Sidney Gouernor and others he was honorably entertained as he was the like into all other townes of the Low countries The Quéene tooke order for the peopling and inhabiting of the countries late belonging to the Earle of Desmond to which end diuers honourable and worshipfull Gentlemen prouided to be vndertakers of signories there whereof some went into the said Country others according to order taken sent their people among which were Sir Christopher Hatton sir Walter Rawleigh sir William Courtney sir Richard Molinox sir George Bourchire sir Edward Fitton sir Valentine Browne sir Walter Luson Iohn Popham her Maiesties Atturny Generall and others The nineteene of Ianuary Nicholas Deuorox alias Wodson was condemned for treason in being made Priest at Reymes in France Also Edward Barbat being made Priest as aforesaid and comming into this Realme was likewise condemned of treason and both drawne to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered on the one and twentieth of Ianuary On the same day a Wench was burnt in Smithfield for poysoning of her Aunt and Mistrisse and attempting the like to her Vncle. On the feast day of the purification of our blessed Lady Doctor Iohn Whitegift Archbishop of Canterbury William Lord Cobham Warden of the fiue Ports and Thomas Lord Burckburst were chosen and taken to bee of her Maiesties priuie Councell the two first were sworne on that day and the third on the next morrow The eleuenth of February Thomas Louelace was brought prisoner from the Tower of London to the Starre-chamber against whom her Maiesties Atturney did informe that the same Louelace vpon malice conceiued against Leonard Louelace and Richard Louelace his cousin germanes had falsely and deuilishly contriued and counterfeited a very traiterous Letter in the name of Thomas Louelace another brother of the said Leonard and Richard then resident beyond the Seas purporting that the same Thomas should thereby incite and prouoke the said Leonard to procure the said Richard to execute her Highnes destruction with other circumstances of treason This Letter he cast in an open high-way pretending thereby that vpon the discouery thereof his said kinsmen Leonard and Richard should be drawne in question for the treasonable matter against her Maiesty in that bill contained euen in the highest degrée for which offence her Maiesties Atturney prayed that the said Thomas then prisoner might receiue condigne punishment Whereupon the Court adiudged him that he should be remitted to the Tower from whence he came That he should be caried on horsebacke about Westminster hal with his face to the horsetaile and a paper on his backe wherein to be written For counterfeiting of false and trecherous Letters against his owne kindred
the goodly vniforme order rich habit of the citizens and said that there was no State nor citie in the world that did elect their Magistrates with such magnificence except the citie of Venice vnto which the city of London commeth very neere c. The 7 of December Iohn Roberts a Benedict Monke somtime prouinciall of the Benedictans in England and Thomas Somers a Seminary were condemned at Newgate executed at Tiburn they hauing bin before sundry times takē and banished yet presumed to returne againe and here to practise against the King and State George Palyn Citizen and Girdler of London at this time gaue ad pios vsus 3600. pound that is to say twelue hundreth pound vnto the two Vniuersities and nine hundreth pound for an Almes-house and the rest he bequeathed vnto other godly and charitable purposes in which legacies he bestowed the better part of all his wealth This month of December 1610. Henry Prince of Wales kept his Court at Saint Iames néere Charing Crosse setled his house and ordained his Officers as well the Officers of his Highnesse Reuenewes as those of his houshold the names of the chiefe whereof follow Of his Highnesse Reuenewes Sir Edward Philips Chancellor Master Adam Newton Secretary Sir George Moore Receiuer Generall Sir Willi. Fleetwood Suruaier generall Sir Augustine Nichols Sergeant M. Thomas Stephens Atturney M. Richard Cunnock Auditor Of his Highnesse Houshold Sir Thomas Challoner Chamberlaine Sir Charles Cornewalleys Treasurer Sir Iohn Hollis Comptroller Sir Dauid Fowllis Cofferer Sir Dauid Murrey Gentleman of the Bed-chamber Whereas the Kings most Excellent Maiestie hath continued this Parliament together longer then hath beene vsuall or might well haue stood either with his important affaires of State or with the publike businesse of three whole Termes spent in the two last Sessions or with the occasions of the Countrey where the seruice and Hospitality of many Persons of quality hath beene missing and diuers Shires Cities and Burrough Townes haue beene burdened with allowances made to the Knights and Burgesses whom they imployed besides the particular expence of the nobility and others attending that seruice And all this in expectation of a good conclusion of some of those weightie causes which haue béene therein deliberated not onely for the supply of the necessities of his Maiesties estate but for the ease and fréedome of his subiects in many things proposed by his Maiestie in Parliament farre differing surpassing the fauors and graces of former times both in nature and value His Maiestie hath now resolued for preuenting of further trouble of all those that would prepare themselues to be here against the time limited by the last prorogation to declare by these presents that they shall not néed to giue their attendance at the day appointed for any seruice to be done as members of this Parliament because his Maiestie for many good considerations knowne to himselfe hath now determined to dissolue this Parliament by his Commission vnder the great Seale of England Vpon New yéeres night the Prince of Wales being accompanied with twelue others viz. two Earles thrée Barons fiue Knights two Esquires they performed a very stately maske in which was an excellent Sceane ingenious spéeches and rare songs and with great variety of most delicate musique The French King sent Monsieur de la Verdyne one of the Marshals of France Gouernor of Maine accompanied and attended with sixescore persons all in mourning habit He and his whole traine came to Lambeth the 16 of Ianuary and were lodged in the Archbishops palace which the King caused to be very roially furnished and during their abode they were also entertained at the Kings charge The Ambassador had audience vpon Sunday the 20 of Ianuary and the next Sunday the King tooke his oath for performance of a league lately made betwéene the two Kingdomes Thomas Teasdale of Glymton in Oxfordshire-Gentleman at this time gaue fiue thousand pound to purchase land for perpetual maintenance of seuen Fellowes and six Schollers to bee placed in Bailyoll Colledge in Oxford and to be chosen thither from time to time out of the Free-schoole of Abingdon in Backshire He also gaue lands for perpetuall maintenance for an Vsher in that Schoole besides many other charitable legacies He deceased the 13 of Iune 1610. The 30 of Ianuary 1610. died the Earle of Dunbar and the 18 of Aprill next following viz. 1611 his funerall was very honorably performed at Westminster The 31 of Ianuary 1610 the Lord Viscont Fenton captaine of the Guard was sworne a Priuy Counsellor About this time sir Marmaduke Dorell knight then Master of the Kings houshold but was afterward cofferer of the kings houshold builde◠a very faire new Parish Church in the Town of Fulmer in Buckingham-shire neere Vxbridge this church was consecrated by Doctor Barlow Lord Bishop of Lincolne and within fiue yeres after this time most of the Churches within and about London with their steeples were either newly enlarged or repaired or beautified as also about 3 yeares after there were diuers Chappels new builded and consecrat as a Chappell builded by Baron Altham at Oxhey a Chappell builded in the Strand by sir Iulius Caesar Knight Master of the Roles as also diuers Church-yards ordained and consecrated y e last whereof was that at White-chappel néere Mile-end-gréene and at this time Bow-stéeple in Cheap-side was well repaired and the faire Dial set vp The 11 of February 1610. sir Henry Montegue Knight recorder of London was made Sergeant at Law and presently after he was made the Kings Sergeant so remained Recorder of London vntill the 18 of Nouember 1610. and then was made L. Chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench the next day road to Westminster-hall with great state being very honorably accōpained attended Vpon our Lady-day being thē Easter-day the King created Sir Robert Car Knight L. Viscont of Rochester at White-hall The 9 of Aprill 1611. the most reuerend Father in God George Abbot Doctor of Deuinity Lord Bishop of London was transferred vnto the Archbishoprick of Canterbury and vpon Sonday the 23 of Iune he was sworne a Priuy Counseller at Gréenewich About the middle of March last Sir Thomas Dale Knight Marshall of Virginia was sent thither with thrée ships and three hundreth men and all things necessary for the Colony and also twelue Kine twenty Goates besides Coneies Pigeons and Pullen and toward the end of May following Sir Thomas Gates Knight Lieutenant Generall of Virginia was sent with thrée ships and thrée Caruells and two hundreth and fourescore men and twenty women and two hundreth kine and as many swine with other necessaries And the next spring were sent thither more supplies besides a particular supply for the English in the Bermodes The 20 of Aprill 1611 Sir Thomas Ouerbury was committed to the Tower and died there the 15 of September next following Thursday
Adulteries The 26 of October ariued Olexsey Euanowich Iszazen from the yong Emperour of Russia Michaell Euanowich Vryoue hée returned the next spring and then the King sent Sir Iohn Merricke Knight Lord Ambassador to the sayd Emperour who according to his Commission with great paines and long trauaile made a firme Peace and League betwéene the King of Sweaden and the Emperour of Russia Thomas Benet Henry Iay Shrieues Sir Thomas Middleton Knight Grocer Maior The 4 of Nouember 1613. the Viscont Rochester was created Earle of Somerset and Baron of Branspeth and the same day in the afternoone Sir Edward Cooke Knight Lord chiefe Iustice of England was sworne a Priuie Counsellor Sonday the 26 of Decembert Robert Earle of Somerset maried the Lady Francis Howard daughter to Thomas Earle of Suffolke Sonday the 2 of Ianuary 1613. betweene the houres of twelue and one in the morning was Prince Henry Fredericke borne at Heydelberge in Germanie the first borne sonne of the most high borne Princesse the Lady Elizabeth the eldest daughter of the most High and Mighty Prince Iames King of Great Brittaine and wife to the most Noble Prince Fredericke the first Count Palatine chiefe of the Princes Electors he was christened the sixth of March. Thursday the 29 of March 1614. Sir Ralphe Winwood Knight Master of the Requests was sworne principall Secretary of Estate and Sir Thomas Lake Knight Clerke of the Priuie Signet was sworne a Priuie Counsellor The 15 of Iune died Henry Earle of Northamton and was buried in the chappell of Douer castle he founded thrée Hospitalls one whereof was at Gréenewich which he ordained should be for euer gouerned by the company of Mercers of London In the moneth of Iuly this yeare 1614. the King of Denmarke with thrée shippes arriued at Yarmouth accompanied and attended by his Lord Chancellor and Lord Admirall and diuers other of quallity and a competent Number of his Guard and others Friday the 22 of Iuly hee came to the Quéenes Court at Somerset house in the Strand the King of great Brittaine being then in Bedfordshire ryding progresse where hauing spéedie knowledge of his brothers a ryuall set forward instantly for London and vpon the next Sunday both the Kings the Quéene and and Prince Charles met at Somerset house where the Bishop of London preached before them And the first of August the King of Denmarke being accompanied with King Iames and Prince Charles went by Barge to Woolwich and to Graues-end where they dined and after dinner went aboord the King of Denmarkes shippe and there the King of Great Brittaine tooke leaue of his brother and returned that night to Theobalds Prince Charles accompanied his Vncle the next day to Rochester and and hauing viewed the Nauy Royall they returned to the King of Denmarkes Ship and the next daie Prince Charles returned to London and the King with a faire winde set saile for Denmarke hauing euery way exprest his Royall bounty as formerly The thirtéenth of Iuly Thomas Earle of Suffolke was made Lord high Treasurer of England and at this time Robert Earle of Somerset was made Lord Chamberlaine This Michellmas Tearme there was a call of Seargeants at Law viz. the eleuenth of Nouember At this time was finished and builded the new faire Counsell Chamber for the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London by reason the former Chamber was too little Sir Thomas Middleton Knight being then Lord Maior In September there was a generall muster of horse and foote throughout the Land and therewithall trayning of souldiers but chiefly in the City of London by the citizens themâ—selues many whereof by their former voluntary exercise of Armes and Millitary discipline was now so ready and expert that they taught oâ—thers And whereas at this time there was by the Lord Maior and citizens twenty selectâ—â— captaines chosen to traine and gouerne thâ— trained bands of London viz. sixe thousandâ— there were found in the said former company viz. of the Artillerie garden sufficient men â— be their Lieutenants and all other officers 〈◊〉 the apt and ready trayning of others frâ—â— whom vpon good obseruation all the shires 〈◊〉 England tooke example the captaines and genâ—tlemen of the Artillerie garden demeand themselues so wel exercising all points of warre that it pleased Prince Charles to goe in person to the Artillery garden to sée their wéekely exercise of armes and to goe into Hoxton field to sée their great muster and trayning of the sixe thousand citizens which wéekely practise now vsed in the Artillery garden they were determined to remooue from thence and to hold their vsual Marshall méetings and practise of armes in the great third field from Mooregate viz. next the sixe Windmills which field Master Leat with great paines hath béene diuers yeares a preparing to that purpose At this time the riuer of Thames was cléered of stops pyles and weyres by the Water Bayly of London as he was appointed by the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen Master Hugh Middleton Citizen and Goldsmith of London borne in Denbigh-shire hauing spent fiue yeares time with the aduise and direction of the best and most skillfull Artizens imployed bestowed great summes of money forced to vse seuen hundred workemen at one time and endured infinit Callumny and detraction he brought a delicate Riuer of swéet water from two plentious springs viz. the one whereof is called Chawldwell néere Ware and the other Amwell in Herefordshire which two springs being vnited runne ioyntly togither to the North-side of London which Riuer with the Trenches to conuay it and the great Cesterne to receiue it with great difficultie was brought vnto desired effect in Sommer 1613. but the Currant was restrained from running into the Ceasterne vntill Michaelmas day in the yeare 1613. And that day there came to behold it the Lord Maior if London and Sir Thomas Middleton Knight Lord Maior Elect for the yeare ensuing brother to this Maior Hugh Middleton Master of this memorable worke with many Aldermen and a great number of graue Citizens and others who were entertained with excellent Musique and the royall sound of drums and trumpets with spéeches and other pleasant entertainements and at the lifting vp of the Scluce to let the Riuer runne into the Ceasterne there was a peale of Chambers since which time with all possible expedition this water is conuaied from this Ceasterne by pipes of Elme into all high stré◠and chiefe lanes of the city and the suburbeâ— thereof the generall and particular benefit their of is vnualuable Peter Proby Martin Lumley Shrieues Sir Thomas Hayes Knight Draper Maior At this time was founded the Great Hospiâ—tall at the Charter-house néere London for fourescore men and forty children and the new built Hospitall at Dulwich in Surrey read my large booke The 17 of Ianuary 1614. it began to fréeze in ordinary manner and the 23
follow visited and suruaied the bounds and limits of the Riuer of Thames and held Courts and Iuries in sundry places in this progresse he was as honourable accompanied and attended as was befitting so honourable a Maistrate of so famous a Citie as London the like visitation had not beene in about fourscore yeares before Monday the 23 of October 1615. Richard Weston yeoman was indicted and condemned in the Guild-hall of London for poysoning 〈◊〉 Thomas Ouerbury Knight and was executed at Tiburne the next Wensday Thursday the ninth of Nouember 1615 Anne Turner widow was indicted and condemned at Westminster for being accessarie before the murther of Sir Thomas Ouerbury she was executed at Tiburne the twelfth of Nouember Thursday the 16 of Nouember 1615. Sir Ieruas Elwese Knight Lieutenant of the Tower was indicted and condemned in the Guild-hall for being accessarie before the murther of Sir Thomas Ouerbury and was executed vpon the Tower hill the 20 of Nouember Monday the 27 of Nouember 1615. Iames Franklin Gentleman was indicted and condemned at Westminster for being accessarie also before the murther of the sayd Sir Thomas Ouerbury and was executed at Saint Thomas Awaterings vpon Satterday the ninth of December The next yeare viz. the 24 of May Frances Countesse of Somerset was brought to Westminster-hall and the next day Robert Earle of Somerset was brought thither likewise and had their seuerall tryalls by their Péeres touching the businesse lastly mentioned and from thence they returned backe againe to the Tower The seuenteenth of Nouember 1615. began she drawing of the second great Lottery for Virginia At the end of this yeare 1615. the East India Merchants sent out sixe braue ships to the East Indies vnder command of Beniamine Ioseph an excellent Nauigator The third of December 1515. Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinity and brother to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury was consecrated Lord Bishop of Sallisbury The thrée and twentith of December the Earle of Pembrooke was made Lord Chamberlaine The third of Ianuarie the Earle of Worcester was made Lord Priuie Seale Thursday the fourth of Ianuary Sir George Villers was made Master of the Horse The third of Aprill 1616. Sir Iohn Digby Knight was sworne a Priuie Counsellour and was made Vice-Chamberlaine to the King At this time Master William Iones Merchant and frée of the Company of Haberdashers of London gaue nine thousand pounds to build twenty Almes houses at Monmouth in Wales for twenty poore men and women with competente maintinence for them for euer He builded there also a faire Frée schoole the Master thereof to haue a hundreth Marke yerely for euer and the Vsher a hundreth Nobles yearely for euer And at Newland he haue likewise fiue thousand pounds for the maintenance of a Preacher and for the reliefe of the poore and others for euer In London hee gaue sixtéene hundreth pounds to allow a learned Preacher a hundreth pounds a yeare for euer He gaue also fouretéene hundreth and forty pounds to purchase a yearely reliefe for euer of nine poore men of the Company of Haberdashers He haue to the foure Hospitalls of London fiue hundreth pounds He gaue a thousand pounds to be giuen to poore Preachers throughout the Land for a present guift All these his guifts and bounty he ordained should be for euer at the dispose of the Company of Haberdashers the full summe of money to the aforesaid vses is eightéene thousand pounds fiue hundreth and forty besides his bounty in Hambro and Stode c. At this time was brought to perfection the making of all manner of Glasse viz. Venice Glasse and all other sorts of Glasses by the burning onely of Sea-coale and also the melting of Iron and all other Mettles onely with Sea-coale and also the burning of Brick with Sea-coale whereof I will say more in my large Booke The ninth of Iune 1616. Sir Francis Bacon Knight was sworne a Priuie Counsellour Thursday the twentith of Iune the King in person being accompanied with Prince Charles and the great Lords of the Counsell went into the Starre-chamber and there made an excellent Oration vnto the Iudges and others Monday the first of Iuly 1616. one Maxfield a Seminary was executed at Tiburne and the same fore-noone a woman was burned in Smithfield for killing her husband Wensday the third of Iuly Sir Iohn Iolles Knight Lord Maior of London accompanied with Alderman Prescot Alderman Iones Alderman Rotherham Alderman Lumley Master William Gore one of the Shréeues of London Master Iones common Sergeant Master Smart Sword bearer Master Sparrey Water Bayliffe with diuers other chiefe officers and gentlemen went to Suruay the bounds and limits of the Riuer of Thames Eastward and to cleanse the Riuer of annoyances and to reforme the abuse of vnlawfull fishing and spoile of Fry c. And to that purpose kept Court at Graues-end and gaue a Iurie to make dilligent enquiry of all abuses and annoyances from thence he his whole traine rode to Rochester where the Maior and Aldermen of that City entertained him and all his traine verie kindely and the next morning those three Barges that brought them to Graues-end being come about carried his Lordship and the rest from Rochester to Lée and Master Rocke The Maior of Rochester in his owne Barge conducted the Lord Maior as farre as his liberties extended and passing by the Kings Castles and Nauy Royall they were saluted with many volleis of great shot And being come to Lée the Lord Maior that after-noone held a Court and gaue a Iury for Essex as he had done before in Kent and the next day returned to London hauing demeand himselfe very Nobly and performed all things very honourably and giuen very kinde entertainement to such Gentlemen of the seuerall Counties as came either to see him or obserue the carriage of the businesse because the like visitation to this purpose had not beene in the memorie of the oldest man then liuing And the 16 of Iuly the Lord Maior with eight Aldermen kept like Courts at Putney for Surrey and at Fullham for Middlesex and the sixteenth of September the Iury for Middlesex made their presentments before the Lord Maior in Westminster-hall And the 18 of September the Iury of Kent made their presentments before the Lord Maior at Detford in the fore-noone the Iury of Essex gaue in their Presentments vnto the L. Maior at Barking in the after-noone And the 25 of September the Lord Maior kept Court againe in Westminster-hall in the forenoone and in Southwarke in the after-noone to take Presentments and giue order for reformation Sonday the 7 of Iuly Doctor Thomas Morton Deane of Winchester was consecrated Bishop of Chester The same day were enstalled Knights of the Garter at Windsor Francis Earle of Rutland Sir George Villers Knight Master of the horse and the Lord Viscont Lisle At White-hall the ninth of
builded 1526 Rome taken and sacked by the duke of Burbon 1527 An reg 19. Extreame raine and drought Great famine 1528 An reg 20. A ship chased to the Tower wharfe Sweating sicknesse 1529 An reg 21. Cardinall Woolsey Sir Thomas Moore made Chancellor New testament printed Parliament at Blacke Friars 1530 An reg 23 Suit to the Court of Rome for bidden Pest in London Cardinall Wolley died Cleargy in the premunire K Henry supreame head 1531 A Cooke boyled An reg 23. Thomas Bilney burned 1532 An reg 24. Monstrous Fishes The cleargy sworne Sir Thomas Moore discharged T. Audley Lord chancellor Coiners executed The first Duke of Florence Christ Church suppressed Tower of London repaired 1538 An reg 25. Queene Annecrowned Prince Arthurs widdow Beefe and mutton sold by waight Lady Elizabeth borne The holy maide of Kent Oath to K. Henry Queene Anne An reg 26. Fire in Bredstreet Lord Dacres araigned Frier houses suppressed Fire at Temple-barre The Kings stables burnt The Popes authoritie abrogated First fruits and tenths 1537 An reg 27. Charterhouse men Poled heads Hollanders heretikes This was the last Duke of Millaine since which time that Citty hath beene gouerned by strangers Monkes executed Bishop of Rochester beheaded Sir Thomas Moore beheaded Abbies visited Charitable deeds L. Katherine Dowager Houses of Religion suppressed 1536 An reg 28 L. Rochford executed King Henry married Lady Iane. Articles by the King Triumph at Westminster Thomas Cromwell Vicar generall Duke of Richmond Pater noster Creede and commandements Commotion in Lincolnshire Lincolneshire commotion appeased A â—riest and a butcher executed Commotion in Yorkshire CommotioÌ„ appeased Shriues Maior The Earle of Kildare and his vncles executed Another conspiracy 1584 Lincolne-shire-men executed An reg 29. A commotion in Somersetshire Prince Edward borne Shriues Maior 1585 An reg 30 Hangman hanged Bible in euery Church a Register booke Shriues Maior Freeâ—chole and Almes-houses at Radcliffe Marques of Deuonshire executed Blacks Friers suppressed Execution in Pauls Church-yard 1538 An reg 13. Great muster at London The Vicar of Wansworth executed Clarken well suppressed Shriues Maior Couentry Crosse The Register booke of Parish Churches Abbats of Reading and Glastenbury executed Pensioners appointed King Henry married Lady Anne of Cleue 1540 The Cromwell Earle of Essex 4. fifteens a subsidy An reg 32. Knights of Rhodes supprest Note Richard Farmer in the premunire L. Cromwell beheaded K Henry diuorced Priests burnt and hanged others for denying the Kings supremacy K. Henry married againe Dry sommer Note Shriues Maior 1541 An reg 33 Commotion in Yorkshire The misery of Barbarosso K. of Argier and how hee obtained the Crowne The Christian religion preached in Tunis Countesse of Sarisbury beheaded Damport Chapman hanged L. Dacres of the South put to death Progresse to Yorke Shriues Maior Fire at Elsing spittle K. Henry King of Ireland Qu Katha beheaded A maide boilded 1542 An reg 4. The Earle of Desmond the great Onele Duke of Norffolke entred Scotland Shriues Maior Scots ouerthrowne Maxwell 1543 An reg 35. K. Henry married K. Henry married againe An Army into Landersey Tearme at S Albons Maiors 4. Eclip Germain Gardiner 1544 House blowen vp Sir Iohn Dudley An reg 36. Lieth taken and spoiled Edenborough burnt Procession in English Coines inhaunced Base monie coined K H. went to Boloin Shriues Maior free schools at Oundale Prise taken A beneuolence demanded An Alderman sent into Scotland S. W. Roch sent to the Fleete A fained miracle A false accuser set on the pillory and well marked to be knowne A rode into Scotland Alderman of London taken prisoner 1545 An reg 37 Men burnt in the hedghogge Mary Rose was drowned French men landed at new hauen in Sussex Earle of Hertford sent into Scotland L. Admirall burnt Treyport S. Giles Church burnt Shriues Maior Chantries Colledges and Hospitals giuen to the King 1546 The stewes put downe Note this sleeper Anne Askew and others burnt Admirall of France came to London Conduit in Lothbury Shrieues Maior Duke of Norfolke sent to the Tower K. Henry his gift to the Cittie of London Earle of Surry beheaded K. Henry deceased An reg 1. Earle of Hertford L. Protector K E. made Knight L. Maior of London made knight Duke and Lords created K. Edward crowned 1557 D. Smith recanted Images forbidden Procession forbidden Muskleborow field 1. Rich L. Chanceller Shrieues Maior 1548 An reg 2. A goodly watch at Midsomer The siege of Haddington Bishop of Winchester sent to the Tower A priest of Cornwall executed A great pestilence at London S. Annes Church burnt An reg 3. Lord Thomas Seymer beheaded 1549 Fire at broken wharfe Commotion in Somerset shire Commotion in Cornwall Rebels subdued Martiall law The french Kings gullies inuaded Gernsey and Iersea French men apprehended The Earle of Warwicke went against the rebels Bishop of London depriued L. protector brought to the Tower K. E. rode through London Charitable deedes of sir Rowland 〈◊〉 gift to Christs Hospitall R. Kete and W. Kete hanged Holds in Scotland lost Peter Gambo murdered Gauaro others hanged An reg 4. Rebels hanged The house of Fernese made dukes of Parma Peace proclaimed The liberties of southwarke purchased Boloine yeelded Ioan Butcher burnt Rebels executed Tearme adiourned Almesnouses by Saint Helens in Bishopsgate streete Arden murdered Bishop of Winchester depriued 1551 An Arrian burnt Earthquake First fall of base money Sweating sicknes Second fall of base money Liberties of the Stilyard seased Maior New coine Muster of horsemen Duke of Somerset beheaded An reg 6. Queene of Scots rode thorow London Sir Ralph Vaine and other executed 1552 Christs Hospitall A monster Great fishes Great fishes Charitable deeds of six G. Barnes Great fishes taken Money borowed of the Merchants The new seruice in English First children in Christs Hospitall First shew of children in Christs Hospitall Lord of merry disports An. reg 7. Parliament 1553. Subsidie Bridewell giuen to the Citie of London The Sauoy suppressed Voiage to Muscouie K. Edward deceased Lady Iane proclamed Queene Gilbert Pot punished in Cheape Lady Mary fled Lady Mary proclaimed Queene An reg 1 Bishops restored Men drowned at London bridge Violence vnto a Preacher at Paules Crosse The Duke of Northumberland beheaded New coins Subsidy pardoned CoronatioÌ„ Grauesend barge ouerturned Charitable deeds of sir Thomas White Cardinall Poole recalled A treaty for marriage with the Queen Commotion in Kent by Sir Th. Wiat. Wiats insurrection Duke of Norfolke sent against Wiat. Wiat Strengthned with the queenes ordinance Lord William Howard Lieutenant of the Citie of London Two men hanged in Paules Church-yard Wiat taken The Duke of Suffolke brought to the lower Lady Iane beheaded Wiats men hanged Strangers banished the realme Duke of Suffolke beheaded 1554 Th. Wiat beheaded W. Thom. quartered A Gun shoâ— at a Preacher An reg 2. An imposture The mariage of K. Phillip Q. Mary Shâ—s A Spaniard hanged Maior Cardinall Poole Q. Mary bruted to be with child