a voyag into Normandy and wonne Caen with the castell and in conclusyon what by force rendering vp wan almost all the holdes in Normandy ¶ Anno domi M. cccc.xviii anno vi henrici quinti Richarde Morlowe yremōger mayre Hēry Rede Ihon Gedney shyrefes In this yere syr Ihon Oldcastel knyght lorde Cobham was hāged in cheines and after brente In this yeare the laste daye of Iuly the cytie of Roan was beseged bothe by water and by lande The citie of Roan beseged insomoche that by reason of famin they were cōpelled to fall to treatie and so the xix daye of Ianuary the cytie was yelded to the kynge And immeniatly after all Normandy yelded them selues also ¶ An. do M. cccc.xix an septimo henrici quinti Wylliā Seuenoke grocer mayre Ihon Parues Rauf Barton Ihon Bryan shyreffes In the tyme of thys warre in Fraunce there was great variaūce betwene the nobles of Fraūce and specially betwene the Dolphin variaūce betwene the lordes of fraūce the Duke of Burgon and the Duke of Orliaunce with other and there was a place appoynted to mete to treate for a peace and thether came the Dolphin the Duke of Burgonne and the sayd Duke kneling on his knees tellyng his tale to the Dolphin one Tavagny du chastel smote the Duke on the heed with a hachet so moste shamefully was mordered A communycatyon for a peace In this yeare there was a communycatyon for a peace betwene England and Fraunce but it toke small efecte wherfore the Kynge went forward with his conquest sent an armie to Ponthoyse with forse wanne it Pōthoise wonne to the great feare of the parisience and all Fraunce ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xx anno viii henrici quinti Richard whitinghā mercer mayre Robert whitingham Ihon Butler shyreffes A peace concluded betwene Fraūce England In this yeare in Maye was cōcluded a peace betwene the Kynge of Englande and the French kyng so that king Henry did mary lady Katheryne the Frenche kynges doughter at Troye in Chāpaigne after which mariage kynge Henry was proclamed heyre and regente of Fraunce In this yeare at Christmas the kyng of Englād kept such a noble house in Roan as Regē of Fraūce that to his courte all men resorted and fewe to the Frenche kynges courte and after Christmas he ordeaned his brother the Duke of Clarence his leuetenaūt generall both of Fraunce Normandy and on the morow after candelmas daye the kynge and the quene toke shippyng at Calis landed at Douer and on saynte Mathues daye folowynge the quene was crowned at westminster the kynge returned into Englande ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xxi an ix henrici quinti Wylliam Cambrydge grocer mayre Ihon Butler William weston shyreffes In this yere the Duke of Clarence made a rode into Aniowe where by a lūbard he was betraied and so was slayne with dyuers noble men more the death of the duke of clarence A voiage into fraūce Also in this yeare in Maye the kynge passed the sea with a noble army into Fraūce and pursued the dolphin on such wyse that he coude scant fynde any place to hyde himselfe in In this yeare the kyng beseged the cytie of Meaux in brye during whiche syege was borne at Wynsore the kynges sōne named Hēry the byrth of Kynge Hēry the syxte ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xxii an x. henrici quinti Robart Chychelye grocer mayre Rychard Iostlyn williā weston shyreffes The deth of Kynge Hēry the fyfte In this yeare kynge Henry the fyfte dyed the xxi daye of August In the yeare of oure Lorde next aboue mencioned whan he had reigned .ix. yeares and fyue monethes and xxiiii dayes and lyeth buryed at Westmynster ¶ Henry the syxt HEnry the vi began his reigne the fyrst day of Septembre in the yere of our lorde next aboue mencioned was crowne at Westmynster in the eyght yeare of hys reygne all whiche tyme before for insufficiency of age he was admitted to the rule of his vncles the Duke of Bedforde and Glocester he was of the age of viii monethes odde dayes and not aboue ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.xxxiii anno primo Henrici sixti Wyllyam walderne mayre William Estfeld Robert Tatersale shyreffes Thys yeare was the Duke of Glocester made protectour of Englande and the Duke of Bedforde regēt of Fraūce which Regent like a noble capitayne maytayned the warre against the Dolphin so longe as he lyued ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxiiii anno secondo Henrici sixti Wyllyam Crowner drapen Mayre Nicolas Iames Thomas wadford shyref In this yere the Duke of Bedford Regēt of Fraūce The battayle of vernoyle made warre vpon the Dolphyn of Fraūce and vnto Englishemen fell the victory at the battayle of vernoyle where were viii M. Frenchmen slayne Also in this yeare was Iames Steward kynge of scottes delyuered which was prisoner in Englād long time before The king of scottes deliuered who for the realme of Scotlād did omage to the king of Englande and maryed the lady Iane doughter to the Erle of Somerset and cosyn to the kynge ¶ Anno domini M.ccc.xxv an tercio Henrici sixti Ihon Michell Mayre Symon Seman Ihon Bythwater shyreffes In this yeare the Duke of Glocester protecter of Englande sente vnto hys brother the Regente of Fraunce .x. M. men to mayntayne warre agaynst the Dolphin A voiage into fraūce In this yeare also was a battayle at vernoyle in perch betwene the Regēt the Duke of Alaūson The battayle of Vernocle in Perch the victory fell to the Englshe men where were slayne of Frenchmen Scottes .ix. thousand and vii C. and of Englyshemen xvi C. ¶ Anno domini M. cccc.xxvi anno quarto Ihon couentre marcer Mayre Wyllyam Mylted Ihon Brokeley shyreffes In thys yeare began a greate variaunce in Englande betwene the noble men of the realme for the Byshop of wynchester dyd enuye Of a noble prelat the lorde protector in so moch that the Lorde Regent of Fraunce was fayne to come into England to set theim at one ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxvii anno quinto Henrici sixti Ihon Raynwell fyshmonger Mayre Roberte Arnold Ihon Heygham shyrefes ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxviii anno sixto Henrici sixti Ihon Godney draper Mayre Robert Ocle Hēry Frowyke shyreffes Orliance beseged In thys yeare was Orlyaunce beseged by the thenglyshe men and as syr Ihon Fastolfe wente frome Parys towarde the army with vytales ther met him an army of frēchemen where after longe conflicte the Englysh men optained the victory where were .xxv. C. Frenchmē slayne and .xii. C. taken prisoners ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxix anno septimo Henrici sixti Henry Berton skiner Maire Thomas Dushous Raufe Holande shyreffes In this yeare the seage brake vp before Orliaunce and wan many townes as Geneuile Meū Fort with diuers other and as the lorde Talbot was coming to Meū with v. M. men he was incountered with an
Henry ended his lyfe in the yeare of christ m.c.lxxxviii is beryed at founteuerarde in fraunce ¶ Rychard the fyrste RIchard the firste and second sonne of kynge Hēry the seconde was crowned kynge of Englande the iii. day of September the yere of Chryste M.c.lxxxix This man for hys valyantnesse and corage was called Curedde lion In the fyrst yeare of kyng Richarde the Londoners obtayned two offycers to gyde theyr cytie whiche were called baylyffes Two bayliffes gouerned lōdon The Iues spoiled at london About this time the Iues bare themselues very bolde in London in so muche that the people rose agaynste them and dyd robbe and kyll many of them without pytie But by cause the offendours were so manye they ascaped wythoute punyshment The king of scottes did hōage Also in this fyrst yeare Wyllyam king of Scottes came to Cantorbury and dyd homage to kynge Rycharde A preraraciō to recouer Hierusalem About this time the prynces of Christendom made great preparacyon to recouer Hierusalem and to ayde the Chrystyans in Asia In the thyrd yeare of king Richard the isle of cipres conquered he with a noble army toke his Iorney toward Hierusalem by the way he conquered the yle of Cypres and afterward he Ioyned wyth the french kynge in Asia and conquired Acon but shortlye after there fell great variaunce betwene kynge Richard of Englande and kynge Philyp of fraunce wherfor kinge Philip returne whome in to Fraunce and inuaded Normandy also he counsaled Iohn the brother to kynge Rychard to take vpon hym the kingdome of England in his bothers absence Shortly after kynge Rychard of England restored to the christians the citie of Ioppe The citie Ioppe wonne and in manye battayles put the Turkes to muche sorowe In the .iiii. The cruelty of the byshop of Elye yeare of kyng Richard and while he was in Assia william byshoppe of Elye to whome king Richarde had committed the gouernaunce of Englande practised muche crueltie as in depreuing of byshoppes and Abbottes and wolde ryde with a M. horses wherby he greued the place where he so iourned But at the last by strength the lordes put hym out of the land Kynge richard kīg of Hierusalem King Richard exchaūged Cipers with Guye of Lesingham for the kingdom of Hierusalem wherfore the kinge of Englande of a longe time after was called king of Hierusalem king Rychard takē prisōer In the .v. yeare king Richard hearing that king Philip of fraūce inuaded Normandy that Iohn his brother aspired to his kingdom toke peace with the Turkes for .iii. yeares and with a small company returned whomewarde by Thrace and there was trayterouslye taken prisoner by the Duke of Austrych and brought him to henry the Emperour and he was kept in streight prison a yeare and .v. monethes where it is said he slew a Lion and toke out his harte king Rychard deliuered out of prison In the .vi. yeare of kinge Rychardes raygne he payed his ransome whiche was a C.M. pounde and was deliuered and retorned to his countre and made sharpe warre vpon the frenche kynge and Iohn his brother at whiche tyme was fought diuers great batailes to the greate losse of both partyes In the .viii. peace betwene england and Fraunce yeare of kinge Rychardes reygne there was a peace concluded betwene Englande and fraunce for one yeare and Iohn submitted him selfe to his brother In the .x. Auriculen confecion first enuēted yeare of king Richards raygne Innocent the .iii. Byshop of Rome he firste compelled men to Auriculer confession and forbad the Sacrament to be ministred to the layetie vnder both kyndes Shortlye after the warre was newe arered betwene England and fraunce wherfore kinge Richarde sailed againe into Normandy and made newe warre vpon the french kynge in whiche warre they spede diuersly for some time the Frenche kinge wan holdes in Normandy and some time the kinge of Englande wan in Fraunce But at the last kinge Richard went to besege a Castell called Castell Gayllarde and as he rode aboute the Castell to auew it one marked him The deth of king richard the fyrste smot him with a Quarrell in the heade whereof anone after he dyed withoute yssue of his bodye in the yeare of Christ M.cc and in the .xii. yere of his reigne And is buried at Fountuerarde ¶ Kinge Iohn IOhn brother to the aboue named Richard was crowned king of England the xvii kīg Iohn cōtēyned the bishop of rome of a froward minde daye of Iuly the yeare aboue wrytten and reigne .xvii. yeares This kinge contemned the bishop of Romes aucthoryte whiche if he had done of conscience and for religions sake as he semed to do for couetousnes and of a frowarde minde vndoubtedlye he had bene worthy hye commendacion By his cowardnes and slothful necligence the signorye of Englande greatlye decayed In the first yere of kyng Iohns raygne kinge Philyp of Fraunce in the quarell of Arthur Duke of Brytaine whome sertaine of the lordes had named kinge of England made war vpon kinge Iohn and inuaded Normandy and toke from him diuers Castels and townes but after long Scirmishes warre begā betwen England Fraūce to the losse of both parties a peace was a greed which cōtinued not longe The king of scottes did hōage In this yere the king of Scottes came in to Englande and dyd homage and sware to be trewe leage man to king Iohn of of England In the second yere in yorkeshire wer sene v A sharpe wynter mones at ones in the element the next winter after was a sharpe winter hayle felle as byg as hennes Egges Arthur of Bretaine taken prisoner In the .iii. yere of kinge Iohns raygne kinge Philip of fraunce inuaded Normandy and toke diuers castels and townes which he gaue to Arthur Duke of Bretaine But shortly after the same Arther with many other noble men were taken prisoners by king Iohn and led in to Englande Englande enterdited In the .vi. yeare of this kinge the byshoppe of Rome demounced kinge Iohn with his whole realme accursed because he would not admit steuen Laughton to the bishoprike of Cantorbury But he lyttel regarded his curse nor obeyed hym nothing the rather Normandy loste In the .vii. yere of kyng Iohns Rayne kynge Philyp of Fraunce subdued to him the countre of Normandye which was not vnder the dominion of Fraunce in .ccc. yeares before Aboute thys tyme the Welchemen and Iryshmē rebelled whom kynge Iohn constrayned to redeme peace with greate sommes of money The welche men Irishe mē rebelled Aboute this time Philip Emperour of Almaine was murdered by the treason of the countye Palentyne The Emperoure murdered In the .ix The first mayre of London yere of kynge Iohns rayne was fyrste ordayned mayres and shyriffes in London and the fyrste mayers name was Henrye Fitz Alwyn and the fyrste shyriffes wer Peter Duke and Thomas
Nele Aboute the .xiii. kīg Iohn reconsiled to the byshoppe of Rome yeare of kinge Iohns rayne Philippe of fraunce made sharpe warre vpō England at the settynge on the Byshop of Rome Insomuch that kyng Iohn was fayne to submite him selfe to the Romish bishop who was boūde that aswell he as his ayres should hold the crowne of the byshoppe of Rome and should paye yearelye a M. Marke of syluer Iewes the frēch kinges sonne entred into englād In the .xvi. yeare of king Iohn great strife and varyaunce happened in England betwene the kyng and his Lordes and commons of his realme Insomuche that the kynge sente into flaunders for socoure and the nobles sent for Lewes the sonne of kinge Phylyppe of fraunce and him saluted as kinge mayntayned him in war against kynge Iohn to the great hurte of this realme of Englande Duryng the tyme of this warre King Iohn ended hys lyfe and died of the flixe at Newewarke vpon Trent the .xix daye of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.cc.xvi The deth of king Iohn But some Authors wryte that a Monke poysoned him at Swynested and is buryed at Worcester ¶ Henry the thirde HEnry the thyrd of of that name and eldest sonne to kīg Iohn by the ayde of certayne lordes of Englande was crowned kynge at .ix. yeares of his age whiche kinge wyth his aydes kepte sharpe warre whiche Lewes the frenche kynges sonne who by comnaunte of certayne Lordes of England claymed the crowne Iewes returned into fraūce but after certagne Skyrmyshes and battayles a peace was concluded so that Lewes shoulde departe into Fraunce and for his trauayle he had a m. Markes and so departed In the fyrst yeare of king henryes raygne were ordayned many lawes in Englande to the greate commoditie of his subiectes Magnacarta cōfirmed And the greate charter called Magnacarta was confirmed and diuerse articles added thereto In the forthe yeare Alexander kynge of Scottes maried Ioan the syster of kynge Henry of Englande The king of scottes maried In this yeare also there was a Proclamacion made througheoute Englande to auoyde straungers Straungers put out of the realme Because one Foukes de brent held the castell of Bedford against the kinges will The commīg in of the graye friers In the .v. yeare of kinge Henryes raygne the gray fryers of the order of Fraunces came fyrste into Englande A voiage into bretayne In the .xiii. yeare of kinge Hēry the thyrd he sailed into bretayne with a noble army agaynst Lewes kynge of Fraunce wher after spoylynge of the countre a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yonge Prynces A varyaunce betwene the king his lordes In the .xvi. yeare of this Kinges raygne a variaunce kyndled betwene kyng Henry and hys lordes because he put frō his seruice Englyshe men and trusted straungers aswell in his counsell as other offices nere about him In the .xix. The king maried yeare kynge Henry toke to wyfe Elinour doughter of the Earle of Prouynce Aboute the .xxi. yere of king hēry the vniuersite of Parys concluded that no Preestes vnder paine of deadlye synne shoulde haue .ii. No preest ought to haue .ii. benefytes benefytes In the .xxxi. The liberties of lōdon loste yeare kynge Hēry seyased the Fraunchesse of the citie of London for a Iudgemente geuen a gaynste a Wydowe named Margaret vyell But shortly after they were restored In the .xxxviii. yere prynce Edwarde The fyrst prince of waies eldest sonne to kynge Henry maryed Elynour doughter to the kyng of Castell to whome king Henry gaue the principalitie of Wales and the gouernaunce of Gyen and Irelande whereof began fyrste that the kynges of England ordayned theyr sonnes prince of Wales The battaile at iewes In the .xlviii. yeare of Kynge Henryes raygne greate varyaunce was betwene the kynge and hys Lordes and commons In somuch that neare vnto Lewes kynge Hēry and his barons fought a cruell battayle where the kynge loste the felde where the kyng himselfe with Richarde his brother kyng of Romaines and syr Edward his sonne and other noble men to the nombre of .xxv. wer taken of the commons were slayne .xx. M. The king delyuered oute of prison The king and his brother wer deliuered vpon promyse made to performe certayne Actes made at Oxforde in the parliament before for suerty wherof Prynce Edward remayned as pledge Shortly after fell great varyaunce betwene the Earle of glocester and the Earle of Leyceter and Prynce Edwarde toke parte with the Earle of Glocester The battayle at killingworthe and at kyllyngworthe was foughte a cruell battayle the vyctory fell on prynce Edwardes parte Shortlye after syr Symonde mounford Earle of Leceter gathered a new army and mette Prynce Edward at Euesham where Syr Symonde the Earle was slayne dyuerse other that toke his parte The battayle at Euesham About the .liiii The liberties of lōdon loste yeare of kynge Henries raygne was such dyspleasure taken agaynst the Londoners that the kyng seased theyr liberties into his handes But after the citie by meanes of frendes payed a fine of .xx. M. Markes and so was restored to theyr lyberty In the .lv. A voyage into the holy land yeare of this kynge syr Edward the kinges sonne toke his iourney into the holy land and there he rescued the citie of Acres whiche was beseiged by the Soudan of surrey The deth of kinge henry the thyrde Duringe which voyage Prynce Edward beyng in the holy land kyng Henry hys father fell sycke at Westminster and dyed the .xvi. daye of Nouember the yeare of Christ M.cc.lxxiii and is buried at Westminster ¶ Edward the fyrst Edward the fyrst of that name and sonne to Henry the .iii. after he hard of the death of his father came from the holye lande And was crowned kynge at Westminster the .xix. The king of scottes did hōage to kynge Edward daye of August the yere of christ M.cc.lxxiii At which tyme Alexander kynge of Scottes was presente and did homage to kynge Edward Lewellyn of wales In the seconde yeare of kynge Edwarde the Kynge wente into Wales and subdued Lewellyn Princes of Wales which paied to the kynge for a fine l.m Markes In the .x. yeare of thys kinge Lewellyn Prince of Wales rebellyd A bataile in wales but after they pursued so the Welchemen that Lewellin and his brother Dauid fled but after Lewellyn was taken by syr Edmond Mortymer who smot of his heade and sent it to the kynge and after that his brother was hanged drawen and quartered In the .xiii. yeare of this kinge The liberties of lōdō seased the king seased the liberties of london into his handes because the Mayre toke brybes of the bakers And suffered them to sell breade vnder the syse In the .xxiiii. A bataile in scotlād yere of kinge Edwarde the Scottes dyuers tymes rebelled wherfore kynge Edwarde beseiged the towne of Barwyke where was fought a
army of Frenchmen to the nombre of xxiii M. where was taken prisoners the Lorde Talbot the lorde Scales with other The lord talbot taken prisoner And of Englishemen were slayne xii C. persons to the great reioysynge of the Dolphin other of his facte In this yeare also after this victory the Dolphin reysed an army wan by cōposicion Troys in Chāpayne the cytie of Raynes with dyuers other townes and castelles whiche Dolphin had in his campe one Ione a stout Ramp whiche the Frenchemen dyd call La pusell de dwe Of Ione the witch the mayd of God And afterwarde in thys same yeare was the Dolphin sacred kynge of Fraunce at Raynes in the presense of all the noble men of his faction The sacred king at Raynes and the Dukes of Lorayne and Barre by the name of Charles the syxte The duke of Bedford pursueth the Dolphyn frō place to place And the Duke of Bedford Regēt of Fraunce beynge at Paris hard of this doinges of the French king with an noble army of Englishmē and Normans pursued him frome place to place tyl he came to senles in Berre where both armies might se other after bothe armyes had lyne in eche others syght .ii. dayes the Frenche kyng lyke a carpet capitayne in the dead of the nyghte brake vp his army fled to Braye which when the Regent perceyued mystrustynge the waueringe Parciās returned with his armi to paris In this yere by the procurement of the byshop of Rone Henry Benford Cardinall of Wynchester cōmonly called the ryche Cardinall Mē sente into fraūce was sent into Beame with iiii M. men to reuēge the bishop of Rome but whē he came to Douer he was countermaunded by the lorde protector went into Fraūce to helpe the Regent agaynst the Frēch kyng ¶ Anno domini M. cccc.xxx anno octauo Hērici sixti Williā Estfeld mercer Mayre Wyllyam Ruffe Raufe Holande shyreffes In this yere the Regēt of Fraūce lefte the gouernaunce of Paris to the Byshop of Ely Chaunceller of Fraunce A parliamente at Roan and the sayd Regent held Parliament at Roan animatynge the Normans to their obeysaunce to the Kynge of Englande .c. At which season the Frenche king sent the Duke of Alaunson and his soceres Ione the greate goddesse of the Frenche men to scale Paris A sealeng of parys from the which they were beaten to theyr great losse theyr capytayne Ione was throwne into the dykes had much worke to saue her lyfe In this eyght yeare kyng Henry the sixt was crowned at wistminster ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxi an nono Henrici syxti Nicolas Wauton Mayre Water Charsy Roberte Large shyreffes The order of the golden flece In this yeare did Phillip Duke of Borgon mary Lady Isabell doughter to Ihon kynge of Portingale and great aunt to the king of Englande at whiche maryage the sayd Duke ordeyned the order of the golden flece In this yeare in Decembre the Englyshmen beseged the towne of of Laigny in the whiche the pusell was capitayne with other who issued oute to skyrmyshe wyth the Englyshemen and Burgonyons at which skyrmishe Ione the puzel was taken and after was sente to the duke of Bedford to Roan wherafter long examinacion was brent to asshes Ione the puzel brēt at Roan ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxii an desimo Hērici sixti Ihon Welles grocer Mayre Ihon Aldryle Steuen Browne shyreffes In this ten yeare kynge Henry the syxte was crowned at Paris king hēry the syxte crowned Kynge of fraūce in Paris which is the chiefe cytie in all fraūce with great triumphe nobilitie After kyng Henry was crowned kynge of Fraunce he kepte a noble house fyrste at Paris and after at Roan in whiche tyme there was a peace concluded for vi yeares betwene the Englyshemen and the Frenchemen A peace cōcluded whiche peace within shorte tyme by the Frenchemē was broken ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxiii an xi Henrici sixti Ihon Perueis fyshemōger Maire Ihon Olney Ihon Paddisly shyreffes The peace brokē In this yere the peace in Fraūce was broken wherfore on both partyes were armyes set forthe townes fortefied and when the French men coulde not preuayle they sente forth theyr accostmed seruaūt called mayster Treasō and corrupted Piers Andebeuffe constable of the castle of Roan with mony that the Marcial of Fraūce with ii C. persons disgysed dyd entre the castell of Roan but they were sone espyed so some of them were slayne some hanged and some raūsomed at the Regentes pleasure ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxiiii anno xii Hērici sixti Ihon Brokely draper mayre Thomas Challō Ihon Lynge shyreffes In this yeare the commons of Normandy made insurrection by the settyng on of the Frenche kyng but thei were shortely suppressed The commons of normādy rebelled many of them slayne In this yeare was Ihon Duke of Burbon delyuered out of prysō whiche had bene prysoner in Englād syns the butayle of Agyncourt xviii yeres before The duke of Burbō delyuered out of prison paied for his roūsome xviii M. pound starling In this yeare also began a veriaunce betwene the Regēt of fraūce and the Duke of Burgoyne to the losse of Englande and no gayne to Burgony A variaūce betwene the Regent the Duke of burgoine ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xxxv anno xiii Henrici sixti Robert Ocley grocer Mayre Thomas Barnewel Symon Eyre shyreffes This yere was a great frost that endured from the feast of saint katheryne vnto the feast of saynt valentyne A greate froste so that neyther shyp might sayle nor botte be rowed on the riuer of Thames therfore all the vyntage was caryed to Londō by land in Cartes A peace betwene the Frēchkīg the duke of Burgoyne In this yeare was concluded a peace betwene the Frenche kyng the duke of Burgoyn to the great dyspleasure and losse of the Englyshemen The deth of the regente of Fraunce In this yere died the noble Duke of Bedforde Regent of Fraunce lyeth buried in our lady churche at Roan in whose sted was elected regente of Fraunce Richarde Duke of Yorke ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xxxvi an xiiii Henrici sixti Henry Frowyke mercer Mayre Thomas Catworthe Robert Clopton shyreffes paris lost In this yeare the Parissioners rebelled agaynst the Englishemen and so rendered vp the cytie of Paris in to the Frenchemens handes and slew many of the Englishmen that kept the cytie In this yeare the Duke of Burgoyne with an army of xl M. mē dyd laye seage to Calys Calis beseged And durynge this seage the Duke sent the lorde of Croy with a cōuenient army to laie sege to Gines Gines beseged who gote there but small gaynes Shortly after it was noysed in the campe of the Duke that the lord protector of England was shipped with a great army to come to calis
Edward The king of scottes taken prisoner In the tyme of the seige before Callys Dauid of Scotlande by the settinge on of the french kinge warred on the borders of England But the quene assembled a strong armye as well of preestes as laye men and nere to Durham toke in batayle the kinge of Scottes prysoner with manye of his greatest Lordes and earles and slew of the common soudiers .xv. M. About the .xxii. A greate derth thorough out all the worlde yeare of kynge Edward the .iii ther was a wonderful famyn and Pestilence raygned throughout all the world In Italye scant the .x. person of an .c. was lefte on lyue In the citie of parys in Fraunce died L.M. and in the citie of London besyde the bodies buried in churches and churcheyardes and monasteryes and other places of buriall there was buryed in the charterhouse churche yerde .l. M. persons and aboue as wryteth Fabian In thys yeare the Captayne of Callys conspyred to betraye it agayne to the Frenchemen calis like to betrayed the historye whereof declareth wonderfully the great manhode pollycie liberalytie gentylnesse of the noble kinge Edwarde reade Frosarde the .c. and .v. Chapter of his fyrste boke The tirany of the byshop of rome c. Aboute this time kinge Edward was elected to be Emperour But he consyderynge the trouble vnquietnesse of the byshop of Rome refused it And then they chose the Marques of Messena whiche also refused it Gines yelded to the englishmeÌ„ In the xxvii yere of king Edwardes raygne the towne and castel of Gines was yelded to the english meÌ„ A voyage into Gascoyne In the .xxix. yeare of kinge Edwardes raygne Prynce Edwarde of Wales with a stronge companye of Soudyers passed into Gascoyne where he made sore warre destroied Castelles and townes before hym with greate successe and toke the Castell towne of Rehemorentyne with other A voyage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce Aboute this tyme king Edward sayled to Calys began to make war vpon frauÌ„ce but shortly after he returned because the Scottes rose inuaded the Englysh borders In the .xxx. The battaile of poytiers yeare of kynge Edwardes raygne prynce Edward of Wales nie to the citie of Poytiers ioyned batayle with king Iohn of fraunce on whome the prynce wan a noble victory In this conflycte kynge Iohn was taken wyth hys yonge sonne Phillippe The fifth king takeÌ„ prysoner there were taken .ix. earles the archebyshop of Sens and many other greate lordes Baronettes and knyghtes meÌ„ of name to the nombre of xvi.c and there were slayne the Duke of Burgoyne the Duke of Athens syr Iohn Cleremond Marshall of Fraunce with many lordes Baronetes knyghtes and menne of Armes to the nombre of xvii.c and iii. M of other meane persones And after this felde thus wonne the Prynce with his prysoners returned to Burdeaux And shortely after they sayled in to Englande where they were of kinge Edwarde noblely receyued In the xxxiii yeare kynge Edwarde with the Prynce his sonne wetne to Calys and so in to frauÌ„ce where he made sharpe warre A voiage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce and burned and destroyed the countre without mercye But shortly after by great entreaty ther was a peace concluded on this condicion that kinge Edward should haue to his propre possession the countres of Gascoyne and Guyan Poyters Lymosyn Beleuile Exanctes Calys Guines and diuers other lordshyps townes Castels and all the landes to them belonging without knowledge of any souerainte The freÌ„ch king raunsomed obeysaunce homage or subiection for the same and that the french kyng shoulde paye for his raunsome .iii Myllons of Scutes whiche amounte to v.c M. li. and so kynge Iohn was delyuered In the .xxxvii. yeare of kinge Edwarde The deth of the freÌ„ch king kynge Iohn of fraunce came into englande of his fre wyll to sporte hym and had greate chere And shortly after dyed at the Sauoy at London In this yeare also Prynce Edwarde toke possessyon of the Duchie of Guyen and Acquitaine and did homage to his father for the same Prince edward made duke of Guyen About the .xl. yeare of king Edward Dampeter of Spayne was expulsed his realme by his basterd brother Henry wherfore he fled to Prynce Edward whych was then at Burdeaux A bataile iÌ„ Spaine But this Peter by the ayde of Prynce Edwarde fought with his brother Henry and put him to flyghte and slue .v. M. of his men And restored Peter to dyuerse cities and holdes which he before had loste But not longe after the Prynce returned home and heÌ„ry repayred his army and warred vpon his brother so fearselye that in the end he vtterly vanquished hiÌ„ to deth and then without resistence possessed the kingdom of Spaine In the .xlii. yere of kyng Edward new variaÌ„ce begaÌ„ betwen EnglaÌ„d FrauÌ„ce A voiage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce wherfore the duke of LaÌ„caster was sent with an army into frauÌ„ce nere vnto Arde the Duke of Burgoyne lodged within a mile of the Englysh armye the space of xviii dayes and neuer profered batayle but at the laste stole awaye pryuelye by nyghte and then entered the Duke further into fraunce as Froysar sheweth at large In the .xliii. yeare syr Roberte knolles entered the realme of frauÌ„ce with a stronge army and wasted destroyed the countrie and passed euen by Parys ranged in batayle and without any notable battayle returned About the xlv yeare the french men made sharpe warre in Gyen Great variaunce iÌ„ Gascoine and many dyuers skyrmyshes wer betwene the frenchmeÌ„ and the englysh men but most commonlye alwayes the englyshemen loste and the citie of Lymoge other cities rebelled against Prince Edward Wherfore Prynce Edwarde perceyuinge all this what for lacke of money and what for sykenes maladyes that he had he departed into England leuyng behynd him hys bretheren the Duke of Lancaster and the Earle of Cambryge to rule Gascoyne but sone after they came into Englande In the .xlvi. A baâ—â—â—◠〈◊〉 yeare of kyng Edwardes raygne the Earle of Penbroke was sent with a great army to fortefye the towne of Rochell But he was met on the Sea wyth a companye of Spanyardes betwene whome there was a cruell fyghte but the Englishe men were discomfited and the earle of Penbroke was there taken wyth a .c.lx. mo prisoners and the most parte of his men slayne and drowned And sone after the towne of Rochel was yelded to the Frenchmen A voiage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce Also in the .xlvii. yere the duke of Lancaster landed at Calys with a myghtye armye passed throughe fraunce robbyng and spoylyng the countre eueÌ„ to Burdeaux and wer neuer fought with saue onelye at a scirmyshe they loste .l. Speres and xx archers In the .l. yeare of this kynge there was suche syckenes and mortalite A greate deathe as well in Italy as in England the innumerable of people died The deth of Prince Edwarde In the .li.
Bretayne Rycharde Chester Raufe Austreye shyryffes This yere the .xxii. day of August in the yere of our Lorde bosworth felde M. cccc.lxxxv was the Bataile of Bosworth nere to lecester in the which kynge Richard the .iii. in the third yeare of his reygne was slayne by kynge Henri the vii the whyche in the same daye began his reigne ouer the Realme King henry the .vii crowned and the .xxx. day of Octobre next folowing was crowned at Westminster In the .xiii. daye of September Two maires of london in one yeare and both died of the sweate in the yere of oure Lorde laste before mencioned dyed of the sweate the foresaid Thomas Hille mayre in whose place the .xxiiii. day of the moneth and yere of our lorde laste before mencioned wyllyam stocker knyght was chosen mayre whiche Stocker dyed the .viii. daye of the sayd moneth also of the sweate and the .xix. day of the sayde moneth of September was Iohn warde chosen mayre and so continued vntyll the feaste of Symon and Iude nexte folowing ¶ Henry the .vii. ANno dom M. cccc.lxxxv anno primo Henrici septimi Hughe Bryce goldsmyth knyghte mayre Iohn Tate Iohn Swā shiriffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxvi an secondo henrici septimi Henry Collet mercer knyghte mayre Iohn Perceiuall Hugh Clopton shirif This yere the kynge maryed kynge Edwards eldest doughter named Elyzabeth The king maried and in September next after was Prynce Arthur borne at wynchester Prince Arthar born ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxvii anno tercio henrici septimi Wyllyam Horne mayre wyllyam Remingtō Iohn Fenkell Shiriffes The quene crowned In thys yeare on saynct Katherins day was the Quene crowned at Westminster ¶ Anno do m cccc lxxxviii anno iiii Henrici septimi Roberte Tate Mercer mayre Wylliam Isaac Raufe Tylney shiriffes This yeare the commons of the North slew the Earle of Northumberland Aedmocion in northomberlande in the same yeare was the felde of Dykesmew in Flaunders foughten by the lorde Dawbeney where the Lorde Morlaye was slayne ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxix anno v. henrici septimi Wyllyam Whyte Mayre Wyllyam Capell Iohn Broke shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxx anno .vi. Henrici septimi Iohn Mathewe Mercer mayre Henry Coke Robert Reuil Hugh Pemperton shyr This yere was the Lord Henry the kinges seconde sonne The birth of king hēri the .viii borne in Grenewich in Iune ¶ Anno dom m. cccc.lxxxxi anno vii henrici septimi Hugh Clapton mercer mayre Thomas wod willyam Browne shiriffes ¶ Anno domi m. cccc.lxxxxii anno viii henrici septimi Willyam martyne skynner mayre william Purchate William welbeke shiriffes This yere in the moneth of Octobre A fray in London was a fraye made vpon the Esterlynges by the commons of the citie of London and speciallye by the mercers seruauntes ¶ Anno do m cccc lxxxxiii an ix henrici septimi Raufe Austrey fish monger mayre Roberte Fabyan Wyllyam wynger shiriffes This yeare was wheat at sixe pence the bushell and baye salte at thre pence ob a bushell in the cyty of London This yeare was syr wyllyam Stanley beheaded ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxxiiii anno .x. henrici septimi Rycharde Chawry Salter mayre Nicholas Alwyn Iohn warner shiriffes In this yere was good chepvittell in England This yere was whyte Hearing solde for thre shyllynges and iiii pence a barell at London and not aboue ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxxv an xi Henrici septimi Henri Collet mercer knyghte mayre Thomas knesworth Henry Somiz Shirif ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxxvi anno xii Henrici septimi Iohn Tate mercer mayre Iohn shaa Richard Haddon shiriffes This yeare the .xviii. daye of Iune was Blackeheth felde Blackeheth feld ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxxvii an xiii Henrici .vii. wylliā Purchase mercer mayre Bertylmewe rede Thomas wyndone shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxxviii anno xiiii henrici septimi Iohn perciual marchaunt tayler mayre Thomas Braybury Steuen Ienyns shir ¶ An. do M. cccc.lxxxxix an xv hērici septi Nicolas alwyne mayre Iames wyford Rychard Broude shiriffes This yeare was the Earle of Warwyke beheaded Th erle of warwike beheaded This yeare the kinge and the Quene sayled to Callys A triūphe at Calis and at Saynte Peters they met with the duke of Burgoyne ¶ Anno do M. ccccc anno xvi hērici .vii. william Remingtō maire Iohn Hawes Wyllyam Siete shiriffes Lady katherin landed This yere the .iiii. day of octobre landed at Plummouth katherin doughter to the kyng of Spaine ¶ Anno do M. ccccc.i anno .xvii. henrici septimi Iohn shaa goldesmith mayre Laurence Aylmer Henry hede shiriffes Prince arther maryed This yere vpon S. Erkinwaldes daye was Prince Arthur maryed to the foresayde Lady Katheryne whiche Prynce dyed in the Easter weke folowinge ¶ Anno domini m.ccccc.ii anno xviii Henrici septimi Bartilmewe Rede goldsmith maire Henri kebbell Nicolas Niuers Siriffes The deth of the quene This yere the .xi. daie of February dyed quene Elizabeth in the Towre of London beyng in child bed and the .viii. daye of Auguste was the King of Scottes maryed to Margeret the eldest doughter ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.iii an xix henrici septimi Wyllyam Capel draper mayre Chrystopher Hawes Robert warris Thomas graunge Shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.iiii an xx hērici septimi Iohn wynger grocer mayre Roger Achilley Wyllyam browne shiriffes ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.v anno xxi henrici septimi Thomas Ioysworth fyshmōger Mayre Richard Shore Roger Grouer shiriffes In this yeare was the wethercocke of Poules blowne downe The duke of burgon driuen into englād by tēpest the duke of Burgoyne was driuen to lande in the west Countrey ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.vi an xxii Henriri septimi Richarde Haddon mercer knyght mayre wylliam Copynger wylliā Fytzwylliam shir ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.vii anno xxiii Henrici septimi Wyllyam Browne mercer Laurence Aymer Mayres wyllyam Butler Iohn Kyrby shyryffes A greate fire at norwytche This yeare was a greate parte of the Cytie of Norwytch brente ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.viii anno xxiiii henrici septimi Steuen Ienins marchaunte tayler Mayre Thomas Exmew Richarde smith Shyryffes In this yere the .xxi. daye of Apryll dyed kynge Henry the vii at Rychmond the .xxiiii. yeare of hys reygne is buried at westminster ¶ Henry the eyghte THe most gracious prince Kynge Henry the viii beganne hys regyne the xxii day of Apryll in the yeere of oure Lorde M. ccccc ix and was crowned at westmynster in the Feaste of the Natiuite of saynt Iohn Baptyst nexte folowinge ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.ix anno primo henrici octaui Thomas Bradbury mercer mayre George Monox Iohn Dubet shyryffes In this yere was Emsone and Dudley beheaded Emson dudley beheaded Thys yere was Syr wyllyam Fytzwyllyam disfraunchesed bycause he wolde not be shyrffe ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.x an secondo henrici octaui Henri Kebell mayre
of manye greuous diseases thorowe the Charity therof In Maye was frier Forest hanged Frier forest suffered and brente in smithfelde for treason and heresy ¶ Anno dom M. ccccc.xxxviii an xxx Henrici octaui Syr Wyllyam Forman mayre Wyllyam wylkinson Nicholas Gibson shiriffes The marques of exetor beheded This yeare in Decembre was the Marques of Exceter the lorde Montacute and syr Edwarde Neuel beheaded for hygh treason duely proued A noble muster in London In May the Cytezyns of London mustred all in bryghte harnes and cotes of white sylke wyth whit cloth and chaynes of golde in thre greate battaylles to the great wōder of straungers ¶ Anno dom M. ccccc.xxxix anno xxxi Henrici octaui syr wyllyam Holleys mayre Iohn Fayre Thomas Huntlowe sheriffe This yeare in Nouembre 4. abbottēs put to death for treason the Abbot of Redynge Glastenbury Colchester were attaynted of hygh treason and lyke traytours put to deathe The .xxviii. daye of Iuly Thomas cromwell beheaded Thomas Crumwell late before created Earle of Essex and water Lorde Hungerford were beheaded at the Towre hyll for treason And the .xxx. daye were Barnes Garet and Hierom brent for heresye Also the same daye were Abell Powell and Fetherstone drawen hanged and quartered in Smyth felde for treason This Somer was a great heat and droughte so that in many places the people woulde haue gyuen one bushell for the grendyng of another An examinacion of byshopes Thys yeare was the Byshop of Chychester and Doctor wylson delyuered oute of the towre vpon the kynges pardon ¶ Anno. dom m. ccccc.xl an xxxxii Henrici octaui syr Wyllyam Roch mayre Wylliam Laxton syr Martyn Bowes shyryffes great pity Thys yeare the collection for the poore people seased In Decembre were Egerton Harman put to execucion for counterfetyng of the kinges great Seale This yere the kinges grace begā great buildīg at Calis Guynes In Apryl certaine preestes and laye men began a new commocion in yorkeshyre A new cōmocion in yorkeshire whiche were shortly taken and put to death in dyuerse places one Leghte and two other were put to deathe at London the xxvii daye of Maye and for that offēce was syr Iohn Neuel knight draune hanged and quartered Due execucion at yorke on corpus Christi euen and xxx handged for robbery This yeare the .vi. day of May there was a proclamacion that the Byble should be had in euery parysh Churche within this realme Goddes word set at lyberty redye for all sortes of people to reade and heare Goddes worde at conuenient tymes This yere the countesse of Salisburye was beheaded the .xxviii. day of maye The .ix. daye of Iune were two yemē of the kinges Garde Right iudgement hanged at Grenewitch for robberye in example of al other And the .x. day of Iune was sir Edmond Kneuet knighte arayned in the Kynges Hall there for geuynge a blow in the kinges house and shoulde haue loste his hand if the kinges maiestie had not extended hys mercy towardes him The .xxii. daye of Iulye there was another proclamaciō Abrogacions of holye dayes that no holy day shoulde be kepte excepte our ladies dayes the Apostles Euangelystes S. George S. Mary Magdalene And the S. Marke shal not be takē ne kept as a fastīg day nor S. Laurence euen Neyther that Chyldren shoulde be derked ne go aboute vpon saynt Nycholas saynt Katheryne saynt Clement the holy Innocentes suche lyke dayes Also the .xxviii. daye of Iuly was the lord Leonard Grey beheaded at Towre hill for diuers treasons done in Irelād while he was the kinges deputy there The same daye were thre Gentilmen called Mantell Roydon Frowes hanged at sayncte Thomas waterynges for comminge a shameful murther and making an vnlawfull assemble confirmed by a sedicious oth in Sussex A vnlawful assēble in May laste in the companye of the Lorde Dacres of the South which lorde Dacres was on s Peters daye folowing led frō the Towre through London by the Sheryffes on fote to Tyborne and there hanged And the first daye of Iuly was a Welchman drawen hanged and quartered for prophesyinge of the noble kinge Henrye the eyghtes deathe ¶ Anno domini M. ccccc.xli an xxxiiii henrici octaui Syr Mighell Dormer mayre Syr Rouland Hyl Henry Suckley shiriffes In this yeare the .x. daye of Marche there was a maide boyled in Smithfelde for poysonynge of diuers honest persons that she had dwelled wyth in the Citie of londō This yeare came in the Earle of Desmonde and the great Oneil oute of Irelande and did submyt theim to the kinges maiestie yrysh men called to honoure and after their submission the great Oneyll was created Earle of Tyron his sonne Baron of Doncannen ¶ Anno domini M. ccccc.xlii an xxxiiii Henrici octaui Iohn Cotes salter mayre Henry Hobelthorne Henry Amcotes sheriffes Lacke of wood in London In this yeare the Frost dured so longe that many of the poore people cried out for lacke of wode and coles that the mayre wente to the wood wharfes and sold to the pore people Byllet and Fagot by the peny worth And this yeare was an Acte of parliamente An act for wod cole in london for woode and cole to kepe the full syse after the purifycaciō of our Lady that shuld be in the yere of our lorde M. ccccc.xliii that no manne shuld bargayne sel bringe or conuaye to be vttered or solde vpon payne of forfiture This yeare the .xxviii. daye of Iulye was brente at winsore three persōs that is to say one sir Anthony parsō Preest and two seculer men the thyrd had the kinges pardon Also this yere was proclamed in the Citie of London the thirde day of August Opē war towarde fraunce open war betwene our soueraigne Lorde the kynge the Frenche kinge so the kynges hyghnes geuinge licence and aucthororitie to euery of his subiectes to vse the sayde Frenche kinge and al that depēded vpon him to their moste aduauntage and commoditie as his maiesties enemies hath in suche lyke case heretofore bene vsed and accustomed ¶ Anno domi M. ccccc.xliiii an xxxv Henrici octaui Syr Wyllyam Bower draper whiche deceased being mayre after him was chosē syr Raufe warren Iohn Rowles Richard Dobbes shiriffes This yere was a greate deathe in London A greate deathe whiche continued so longe that ther was no terme kept at Londō at Mighelmas but was remoued to saynt Albones there kepte A voiage into scotlande In the yere of our lord M. ccccc xliii and the .xxxvi. yere of our soueraygne lorde kinge Henry the .viii in the time of the mairaltie of syr Rafe Waren the kinges maiestie sente an army into Scotlande the iiii day of May and landed at lith and so wente burning and destroyinge the countrey about sparinge neyther Castell towne Pyle ne Village The boroughe and towne of Edenborough with the Abbey called Holy
them after which victory Sir Thomas Poyninges was made Lord. This yeare in Iuly about the xx day the frenchmen wyth a greate Nauy of shyppes enuaded the I le of Wyghte The frēchmen enuaded the ile of wight where as they wer driuen backe and a greate nombre slayne This yerae in Septembre the Church of Saynt Gyles withoute Cripilgate was brent ¶ Anno domini M. ccccc.xlv an xxxvii Henrici octa Syr Martyn Bowes goldsmith mayre George Barnes Raufe Aleine shiriffes This yere in February sholde a woman bene brente in Smithfmithfelde for clyppyng of Golde but the kinges pardonne came she beynge at the stake readye to bee brente Thys yere the Cytizyns of london leuaied in the cyty ii fyfienes for the conueyaunce of more water to the citie Thys yeare the .xiii. day of Iune beynge whytsonday and the yeare of our lorde God M. ccccc.xlvi a continuall peace was proclaymed in the citie of London betwene our most renomed Henry the eyghte on the one partye A peace betwen england and Fraunce And the ryght hygh and myghtye prynce the Frenche kynge on the other partye with a solempne procession at the tyme of proclamacion gyuynge laude and praise to god the auctour of peace and at nyght thorowoute the Citie greate fyers with muche ioye and gladnes This yeare the .xxvii. daye of Iune docter Crome preached at Poules crosse Docter crome recanted and there openly confessed that he had ben seduced with noughtye Bokes contrarye to the true doctrine of Christ and in this doyng he sayd he was not compelled so for to saye neyther for feare nor by any other meanes but onelye of his free and voluntary wyll This yere was brent in smithfelde Anne Ascue and thre more for herisy and Doctor shaxston recanted the same time In the same yeare the .xxi. day of Auguste The conclusion of the year came into englande to do his duety from the french kinge Mounscure Deneball high admirall of Fraunce wyth greate tryumphe and broughte with him the Sacre of Depe .xii. Galeis well besene in diuers poyntes and so landed at the Towre where as he was honorablye receyued with manie nobles and peres of the realme and with the greatest shotinge of Gunnes that euer was hearde or sene and so broughte to the Byshoppe of Londons place and lay there ii nyghtes that is to saye the xxi .xxii. day of August ī the yere of oure lorde M. ccccc.xlvi On the monday the .xxiii. day of August he dyd ryd to Hampton courte where as the kinges grace lay and before he came to Hampton Court my Lorde the prince receyued him with the noblest company that euer was sene to the nombre of cccc.xl veluet cotes And my lord Prīces leuery wer with sleues of cloth of golde and halfe the cote imbrodred also with golde there were to the nombre of viii.c horses ryally apparelled which broughte him to the Maner of Hampton Courte to the prudent and redubted Prynce his father and Quene Katheryne and on the morowe the kynges grace and the said Mounsure Deueball brake the hooste betwene them for a generall peace so continued in banketynge and pleasure triumphantlye wyth the noblest Maskes and mumminges that euer was sene with diuers sundry chaunges in so muche that the torche berers were clothed in cloth of golde this continued .vi. daies and so returned into Fraūce with manye sundrye gyftes gyuen him and his retynew ¶ An. do m. ccccc.xlvi an xxxviii herici viii Henri Hobelthorne marchaunte Tayloure mayre Richard Gerues Thomas Curtes shiriffes This yeare the .xix. day of Ianuary was the Erle of Surrey beheaded at the Towre hyl for treasō This yeare the .xxviii. daye of Ianuary departed this present life the noble king Henry the eyght of that name whose soule God take to his infinite mercy vnder whome we his people of Englande lyued longe a ioyful and a peasable lyfe The deth of kīg hēry the .viii reduced from the errour of Idolatry to the true knowledge of God and his worde And was full royally buryed at Wynfore the .xvi. day of February the same yeare ¶ Edwarde the .vi. OVre most gracious Soueraygne lorde kyng Edward the .vi. beganne his raygne the .xxxi. daye of Ianuary in the yere of our lord m.ccccc.xlvi and was proclaimed kīg in all his late fathers realmes and landes And the .xix. day of February he rode solemply with his vncle syr Edward Seymer Lord gouernour and Protectour Duke of Somerset with the nobilitie of the realme from the towre to Westmīster thorowe the citie of London whiche was richelye hanged with couerlites and carpettes of tapistry and ares Chepesyde being richely hanged with clothe of siluer and golde Euery condite running wine Pagentes of chyldren beyng rychely aparelled to receiue him at euerye place with Oracons of his prayse And on the Southe syde of saynt Poules churcheyard an Argosie came from the battilment of the same churche vpon a cable beynge made faste to an anker at the deanes doore lying vpon his brest aidinge him selfe nether with hand nor fote and after ascēded the mid of the same cable tūbled and played many pretye toyes where at the kynge with other of the peres and nobles of thys Realme laughed hertelye The tornacion of king Edwarde The .xx. daye of February hys moste noble grace at Westminster was proclaymed anoynted crowned kynge Thomas lord Archebishop of Cantorbury and Meterapolytane of this Realme minystring the deuine Sacramentes ceremonies to do ryallye al thynge belonginge and so continued in banketynge triumphantlye wyth the noblest maskes and mummeries that euer was sene wyth dyuers and sundry chaunges of apparell The xxi and .xxii. day syr Thomas Seymer lorde Admyrall accompanied with Deuelox syr Anthony kingstone syr Peter Carewe Knowles and Shelley were Chalengers agaynst al personnes defendaunte at the Tylte bariers and turney wherein they behaued themselues lyke valiaunte men of armes And this was finished on Sonday nexte folowinge beynge the .xxvii. day hauinge at euen bankettes at the which were suche dyuers and sundry playes with maskes that no tyme tongue nor pen can expresse In this moneth of March syr Andrewe Dudley vise Admirall with the Paunce and the Hart beynge but synglye manned had a great conflycte with thre Scottish shippes beynge double manned and trīmed with ordinaunce in the narowe Seas and thankes be to God obteyned the victory and toke many prisoners and broughte the shyppes into Orwell hauen where they dyd remaine For the whiche victory let vs praise God praying God for the prosperous raygne longe life of oure Lord and kynge Edward the sixte to the victory ouer his enemyes and for the welthe of this Realme ¶ Anno domi M. ccccc.xlvii an primo Edwardi sexti Syr Iohn Greshā knighte Mayre Thomas White Robert Curtes shiriffes In this yere was ordeyned the holye Communion to be receyued in both kindes This yere the last day of Iuly Stephen Gardener byshoppe of