but not being able to resist the force of the Romanes London submitted it selfe to Caesar deliuering vnto him hostages which example also the other citties followed whereby Cassibelanus was constrained to agrée that Britaine should become tributary to the Romanes Then Caesar like a conqueror with a great number of prisoners sailed into France and so to Rome Theomantius raigned quietly 23. yeares CVnobilinus the sonne of Theomantius raigned 35. yeares In the 14. yeare of his raigne Christ our Sauiour was horne From this place following the yeares from Christ his birth are placed in the Margent IESVS Christ very God and man was borne in the 42. yeare of the raigne of Augustus hee beganne to preach the 15. yeare of Tiberius and suffered his passion in the 18. yeare of the same Tiberius GViderius for that hee thought the Romanes had their tribute wrongfully he denied to pay the same he raigned 23. yeares Aruiragus rained 28. yeares Claudius the Emperour sailed into Britaine he subdued vnto the Empire the Isles of Orcades and those that lye in the Ocean Sea beyond Britaine The yeare after Christs birth 63. came into Britaine Ioseph of Arimathie 11. other Christians who builded them a Chappell in the Isle of Anaion and after he was there buried which place being since increased and newly builded was named Glassenbury MArius was ordained King the Picts accompanied with the Scots inuaded Britaine vnto whom Marius gaue inhabitance in the further part of Scotland He raigned 53. yeares COilus brought vp among the Romanes paied the tribute truly he builded the towne of Colchester and raigned 55. yeares At this time 133. the famous Physitian Galen flourished in Rome vnder Helius Adrianus the Emperour LVcius sent his Embassadors to Eleutherius Bishop of Rome desiring him to send some deuout and learned men by whose instruction both he and his people might be taught the Faith and Religion of Christ whereof Eleutherius being very glad sent with them Faganus and Deruuianus by whose diligence Lucius and his people were baptized and instructed in the faith of Christ Lucius raigned 12. yeares SEuerus Emperour in Britaine caused a trench to be cast from sea to sea the length of 22. miles He deceased at Yorke ANtonius Bassianus died in the vi yeare of his raigne CArausius tooke vpon him in Britaine and 7. yeares after Carausius was slaine by Alectus Saint Alban suffered martyrdom vnder Dioclesian and Maximilian in the yeare of our Lord 23. ALectus then kept Britaine by the space of thrée yeares and was subdued by Asclopiodatus At this time the Emperour of Rome ordained for himselfe his successors and imperiall Crowne or diadem of gold adorned with precious stones Reade my larger booke ASelepiodatus slew Gallus the Romane Captaine in the citty of London Coil tooke on him the Kingdome of Britaine Constantius began to raigne possessed Africa Italy France Britaine COnstantine the great sonne of Codstantius and Helen was created Emperour in Britaine he established the Gospell in his Empire and after him all Emperours were Christians He left behind him thrée sonnes to wit Constantinus Constans and Constantius COnstantinus attempted warre against his brother and was slaine COnstans then ruled Britaine which he had administred with great iustice but was slaine COnstantius then had the regiment of Britaine himselfe alone enioyed the Roman◠Empire About this time liued the famous Preacher S. George in Antioch IVlianus called the Apostata beganne his raigne ouer the Empire an earnest aduersary to Christian Religion After him succéeded in the Empire Iouinion VAlentinian was Emperour he by his Deputy here in Britaine made sharpe warre vpon the Picts and Scots This yeare 369. dyed S. Hillary Bishope Poytiers of whom Hillary Tearme taketh the name or as some thinke of Pope Hillary who was Pope in the yeare 464. GRatian was then created Emperour Maximus heere in Brittaine vsurped the title of the Empire whereupon assembling all the men of warre and youth of the Realme he passed into France expelled the Frenchmen out of Armorica and placed therein Britaines vnder Conon of whom euer since it hath béene called Britaine the lesse VRsula with the eleuen thousand Virgins sent into little Britaine to be maried were slaine At this time 386. in a generall Councell at Constantinople among other things it was ordained that the Bishops of Constantinople should for euer be called Patriarches Reade my larger booke HOnorius the sonne of Theodosius sucéeded after his father in the Empire but Gratian a Britaine taking vpon him to gouerne Britaine was immediately slaine and Constantine was elected Gouernour THe last of September 425. died the most reuerend Father S. Hierosme in his hermitage in Bethelem at 91. yeares of age THeodosius succéeded in the Empire and made Valentinian his cousin fellow therein At this time Britaine with the foresaid warres was so impouerished of able men that it could not withstand the inuasions of the Pictes and Scots whereupon they required aide of Aetius the Captaine of the Romaine Army hée sent them certaine men of warre out of Fraunce who manfully chased away the Picts and Scots and raising a wall betwéene the Prouince and the enemy returned After their departure the Picts and Scots inuaded the Britaines againe forraged their countrey and destroied the inhabitants wherupon there was sent new aid out of France and a wall was made of stones But shortly after the Scots and Picts made greater Roades into Britaine then euer heretofore For the Romans being troubled with wars in France and Italy neglected the defence of Britaine This happened about the 16. yeare of Theodosius the yonger the yeare of Christ 443. About this time being the 14. yeare of Honorius the Emperour there was a generall Councell held at Ephesus by Celestinus the first who by consent of the Emperour sent S. Patrique the sonne of Gothes sister to S. Martin of Towers to conuert the Irish Nation And in the yeare 413. which was the 2. yeare of this Honorius the Gothes destroyed Rome but Alarcus their King being a Christian shewed mercy to such as fled into the Churches of St. Peter and St. Paul Ricus Geyse alias Genseric King of Alaynes and Vandals after hée had subdued Carthage came from Spaine into Libia at the request of Boniface gouernor of Affrica to aide him against Sygisuldus King of Barbary who not onely made hauocke of the Countrey of Affrica with fire and sword in all extremitie with his diuellish people but also greatly infected the world with the Arrian heresie And in the yeare 431. hee with like malice to disturbe the Christian Church besieged the Citty wherein was the most holy and reuerend Father Saint Augustine who died within thrée moneths after the siege at 76. yeares of age hauing béene 40. yeares Bishop of whom it is written that
An reg 32. 1304 The Kings bench and exchequer returned An reg 33 Draw the staffe 1305 An reg 34 1306 Iohn Ewer An reg 35. Sea-coale forbidden to be burned neare London 1307 An reg 1. 1308 Pierce of Gaueston exiled An reg 2. 1309 An reg 3 1310 An reg 4. Templars condemned 1311 Pierce of Gauestone beheaded 1312 The Rhods won by the Christians An reg 6. 1313 Battaile at Streueling An reg 7. The French King burneth all his diseased All the Iewes in Germany burned 1314 Victuals prised An reg 8. 1315 A Tanners son claimed to be King An reg 9. Mortalitie of men Dogs flesh good meat Children were eaten Theeues deuoured one another 1316 Two Cardinals robbed An reg 10. Thieues like Friers New work of Paules 1317 Edward Bruce beheaded An reg 11. Barwicke betraied 1318 A murren of Kine Suburbs of Yorke burnt 1319 Herdsmen and women went towards Ierusalem An reg 13. 1320 The Barons in armour An reg 14. Spencer banished Iewes and leapers Poysoned waters 1321 Mortimer sent to the Tower Thomas Earle of Lancaster beheaded An reg 15 1322 An reg 16. 1323 An. reg 17. 1324 An reg 18 The Queen sent into 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 reg 19 1326 An reg 20. Qu. Isabell returned Bishop of Excester beheaded S. Iames. The Queen besieged Bristow Spencer the elder executed The King taken Spencer the yonger executed K. Edward the second deposed An reg 1. The Abbey of Bury spoiled 1327 Liberties confirmed An reg 2 1328 Peace with the Scots 1329 An reg 3 R. Mortimer executed An reg 4 1330 Blacke Prince borne S. Laurence Poultney An reg 5. 1331 Hospitall of Leicester An reg 6. 1332 An reg 7. 1333 Battell at Holidowne King Edward won Berwicke An. reg 8. 1334 K. of Scots did homage An reg 6. 1335 Great waters An reg 10 1336 A Duke sixe Earles created 1337 Priuiledge to Cloath-makers Admirable pestilence at Auignon in France A warning to all cities nations Sheepeheards and heards-men died in the fields so as there was none to say these sheep or kine are mine Goods of Monks confiscate An reg 1â— 1338 Armes of England Farnce ioyned An reg 13 1339 New Castle drowned An reg 14. 1340 Battell on the sea An reg 15. 1341 An reg 16. 2342 An reg 17. 1343 Florences of gold K. of Man Order of the Garter 1344 Chappell at windsor 24 poore Knights An reg 19 1345 Scots inuaded Westmerland Scots ouercome An reg 16 1346 K. Edward sailed into France K. Edward besieged Callice Scots inuaded Northumberland The King of Scots taken An reg 11. 1347 Calice won The misfortune of one Emperor foure Kings with other things worthy memory Strange haile The Vniuersitie of Iypsicke founded K. Edward chosen Emperour An reg 22. 1348 An reg 22 Charterhouse Church-yard Great pestilence An reg 23. 1349 A bloody procession An reg 24 A serpent with two heads 1350 Battell on the sea An reg 25. Groats and halfe groats An reg 26. 1351 An. reg 27. S. Stephens at Westminster 1353 Dry soÌ„mer An reg 28 1354 Wool-staple Westminster An reg 29. 1355 Dissension at Oxford An reg 30. 1356 French king taken An reg 31 1357 Iusts in Smithfield Almes houses K. of Scots released An reg 32 1358 An reg 33 K. Edward inuaded Burgundy 1359 Frenchmen arriued at Winchelsea An reg 34 1360 Peace with France Frenchking released An reg 35. 1362 Second mortâ—lity An reg 36. Subsidy of wooll 1363 An reg 37. Great wind â—reat frost An reg 38 1364 The French King dieth An reg 39 1365 An reg 40. Peter pence forbid 1366 An hospital at Kingston An reg 41. The bastard brother disheriteth the lawfull 1367 An reg 43. Third pestilence Dearth of torne 1396 A chest with three lockes and money to bee lent An reg 45. Great subsidie An reg 46 1372 An reg 17. 1374 An. reg 48. 1374 Petrarch Boccace An reg 49. 1375 An reg 50 1376 Adam Bury late Maior Richard Lions late shriue goldsmith Blacke Prince deceased An reg 51 1377 K. Edward deceased New Abby An reg 1. The towne of Rye spoiled 1378 The Prior of Lewis taken by Frenchmen Iohn Philpot his charitie 1379 2380 An reg 4 Winchelsea taken 1318 Great tax Commons rebelled Rebels entred London Sauoy S Iohns Highbury burnt Archbishop of Canterbury the Prior of S. Iohns and a Friar beheaded Flemings beheaded Essex men pacified The King senâ— to Wat Tiler Wat Tiler arested and slaine The Citizens of London deliuered the King The Kentish men pacified 1388 Picked shoes high heades and long tailed gownes which women riding aside vsed in England by customs Earthquake Iohn Bal. Iohn wraw An reg 6. A counterfeit phisitiaÌ„ punished Sturre against fishmongers An reg 7. 1383 1384 Iohn Northampton coÌ„demned An. reg 8. 1385 The King entred An reg 9. Earthquake 1386 An reg 10. 1387 Rochell wine taken An reg 11. The nobles rise against the King 1388 1389 1390 Variance at Oxford An reg 14 1391 An reg 14 A Brewer at the cocke in Cheape murthered A Dolphin came vp to London 1392 Liberties of London seised An reg 16 The King came to London 1363 An. reg 17. 1394 An reg 18 1395 An reg 19· 1396 An reg 20. Tamberlaine taketh Baiazeth rescueth Constantinople The City of Constantinople receiued that name of the Emperour Constantine the Great hee was crowned in the yeare of the world 4271 and in the yeare of our redemption 309 he raigned Emperour 31. yeares and died at 66. yeares of age but the Citty of Constantinople was of old time called Byzantium beareth for Armes in their Scutchion a crosse betweene 4. letters of B. signifying Bizantium the ancient name of that City 1397 Duke of Glocester murdered An reg 21. Westminster hall repaired 1398 An reg 22. The Duke of Hereford accused the Duke of Norfolke The two Dukes banished Duke of Lancaster deceased 1399 Great exactions Blanke Charters K. Richard sailed into Ireland An reg 23. K. Richard deposed An reg â— The blanck Charters burnt Conspiracy disclosed 1400 OweÌ„ Glendouerdew An reg 2. 1401 Sleeues of garments monstrous An reg 3 1402 CoÌ„nspiracy against king Henry A stout fryar executed Friars hanged Owen GleÌ„douerdew K. Henry went into Wales The first Duke of Millaine Ferrara Scots at Halidon hill An. reg 4. 1403 Battell at Shrewsbury Plimouth spoiled An reg 5. 1404 Frenchmen inuaded the Isle of Wight Dartmouth inuaded by the Frenchmen Owens for taken 1405 Archbishop of Yorke against King Henry An reg 7. 1406 The King of Scots son taken An reg 8. 1407 Great pestilence Rochester bridge new builded An reg 9. A great frost 1408 Earle of Northumberland the Lord Bardolph An reg 10 1409 Play at Skinners well An reg 12. 1410 The Kings son beaten An reg 12. Guild Hall in London builded 1411 An reg 13 1412 Fodringhai An reg 14. An reg 1 1413 Sir
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
estéemed to be 480. myles But as Scotland is longer than England so is it narrower The said riuer of Twéed separateth the marches from Northumberland the farthest country of England the chiefe towne whereof is Barwicke now in possession of the English The westerne limite of Scotland whilome was Cumberland which the riuer of Selue diuideth from Annandall Betwéene these two Regions the Cheuiot hilles appeare Next to the marches Pictland bordereth bounding vpon the East The most famous townes be Dunber Haddington Leigh Northbarwicke and Edenbrough the Kings seat The same Cittie the riuer called the Frith doth water and passe by the same riuer againe diuideth from Loughdean a country adioyning called the Fife in which country are many townes as Donfermile Cupre but the notable towne of S. Andrew specially famous for the Vniuersitie and Sea of the Arch-bishop On the other side toward the Irish side Northward is Nidisdalia so called of the riuer that passeth thereby where be the townes of Douglasse and Doufrie Vpon the South adioyneth Galloway where is the towne called Coswel and the ancient Temple of S. Ninian By that standeth the countrey of Haricta once renowned with the towne Haricton whereof perchance it tooke the name About Haricta towards the west is Elgonia bordering vpon the Ocean whereon is the Lake Lomunde which is very broad large containing many Islands situate at the foote of the mountaine Grantshayn eight miles from the Castle of Doubriton A good space on this side Grampius riseth y e riuer Taus the greatest of all Scotland taking his name of Atholl and Calidonia a lake from whence it springeth which falling by many places but chiefly by S. Iohns towne and lastly by Dunde and there breaketh into the Germaine sea Against Taus is Anguise and is diuided from Fife To the same vpon the North adioyneth Atheles On the other side Argile sheweth it selfe being full of Lakes whose vttermost bounds stretch so farre as Ireland about which the promontary of foteland called Lands-head standeth Betwéene Argatele and Olgouia westward lyeth the countrey of Sterling Héere the Forrest of Calidonia beganne on the left side there likewise is the Castle of Calidone situate by Taus called Doucheldin From a little hill of the Forrest riseth Cluid Of that riuer the Dale was called Glotenale which country that riuer runneth by and in the same is the Citty of Glasco a goodly Vniuersity Againe towards the East is ioyned the country of Anguis and Merne vpon the sea coast wherein Fordunne by situation is very strong Of the same side of Scotland is the countrey of Marre garnished with a citty called Aberdon standing betweene the two riuers of Dona and Dea. Then followeth Morry which the two notable riuers doe compasse about called Nea and Spea At the mouth of the last riuer standeth the towne of Elgis But in the middle part standeth the broad country of Rossia The breadth of the Island is scarse xxx miles ouer which defended with thrée promontories like Towers repelleth the great waues and surges of the sea and inuironed with two gulfes which those promentories do inclose the entries be quiet and calme the water peaceable The strait of the land is at this day called Cathanes coasting vpon the sea Deucalidon About Scotland in the Irish seas are xl Ilands many of these in length at least are 30. miles but in breadth not aboue 12. Amongst them is Iona beautified with the tombs of the Scottish Kings Beyond Scotland towards the North be the Iles of Orcades the which are 30. in number the principall of which Ilands is Panonia Beyond the Orcades standeth Thule in the frozen sea now called Island The other part Northerne and full of Mountaines a very rude homely kinde of people doth inhabite which are called the Redshankes or wild Scots and thus much of Scotland Wales lieth on the left hand which like a promontary or foreland on euery side is compassed with the maine sea except it be on the Southeast part with the Riuer of Seuerne which diuideth Wales from England Therefore Wales is extended from the towne of Chepstow where it beginneth by a straight line a little aboue Shrewsbury euen to Westchester Northward Into that part so many of the Britaines as remained aliue after the slaughter losse of their country at the length did repaire where partly through refuge of the mountaines and partly of the woods and marshes they remained in safety which part they enioy to this day There bee many townes and strong Castles and foure Bishoprickes The first is S. Dauids another Landaffe the third Bangor and the fourth S. Asaph which be vnder the Arch-bishop of Canterbury The Welshmen haue a language from the Englishmen which as they say doth partly sound of the Troian antiquitie and partly of the Gréeke And thus much of Wales Cornwall beginneth on that side which standeth towards Spaine westward toward the East it is of length fourescore and ten miles reaching a little beyond S. Germaines situate on the right hand vpon the sea coast where the greatest breadth of that countrey is but twenty miles It bordereth vpon England West South North The maine sea is round about it it is a very barren soyle but there is great plenty of Lead and Tin their tongue is farre dissonant from English but it is much like to the Welsh tongue because they haue many wordes common to both tongues Cornwall is in the Diocesse of Exester which was once worthy to bée counted the fourth part of the Island for the contrarietie of the language Thus much of the particular description of Britaine The forme of the Island is Triquetra hauing thrée corners or thrée sides two whereof that is to say the corner toward the East and the other toward the West both extending Northwards are the longest The third which is the South side is farre shorter then the other for the Island is greater of length then of breadth The right corner of which Island Eastward is in Kent at Douer and Sandwich From whence to the third angle which is in the North of Scotland is seuen hundred miles Againe the length from this corner of Douer in Kent to the vttermost part of Cornwall being S. Michaels mount is supposed to be three hundred miles From this left angle being the West part of Cornwall which hath a prospect towards Spaine to the North angle in the further part of Scotland the length is eight hundred miles THE RACE OF THE Kings of Britaine and in the Margent are placed the yeares before Christs birth when euery King began their raigne till Cunobilinus in whose time Christ was borne and then the yeares from his birth are placed BRute the sonne of Siluius following as heretofore the common receiued opinion after a long and weary iourney with his Troians ariued in this Island at a place now called Totnes in Deuonshire the yeare of the world 2155. the yeare before Christs
natiuitie 1108. wherein he first beganne to raigne and named it after his owne name Britan he builded the Citty of new Troy now called London he diuided the whole Island among his thrée sonnes Vnto Locrine his eldest sonne hée gaue the middle part called Loegria to Camber Cambria to Albanact Albania he deceased when he had raigned 24. yeares LOcrine raigned 20. yeares he chased the Hunnes which inuadâ—â— this realme pursued them so sharpely that many of them with their King were drowned in a riuer named Humber Locrine had to wife Guendoline daughter to Corineus Duke of Cornwall by whom hee had a sonne named Madan hée also kept Estrild by whom hee had a daughter named Sabrine but Guendoline gathering a great power fought with King Locrine and stewe him Shée drowned Estrild with her daughter Sabrine in a Riuer called Seuerne GVendoline discréetly ruled 15. yeares and left the same to her sonne Madan MAdan was deuoured by wild woules when he had raigned 11. yeares MEmpricius slewe his brother Manlius taking the wiues daughters of his subiects but was destroyed of wolues when he had raigned 20. yeares EBranke founded Alclud in Scotland he made the Castle of Edenbrough and Bambrought hee builded Rayrbranke now called Yorke hée raigned 40. yeares Brutus surnamed Greeneshield raigned twelue yeares LEil builded Carlill now called Cestria hée raigned 25. yeares RVdhudribras builded Canterbury Winchester and Shaftsbury He raigned twentynine yeares BLadud who had long studied at Athens broght Philosophers to kéepe schooles in Britaine hée builded Bath and presumed to flie but brake his necke when he had raigned 20. yeares LEile builded Caer Lair now called Leicester Hée had thrée daughters Gonorell Ragan and Cordelle which Cordelle succéeded him in the Kingdome when he had raigned fourtie yeares COrdelle was sore vexed by her two Nephews Morgan of Albanie and Conedagus of Camber who cast her into prison where shée flew her selfe when she had raigned 5. yeares MOrgan warred on his Nephewe Conedagus but Conedagus slue Morgan and then was King of all Britaine He raigned thrée and thirty yeares RIuallo in whose time it rained bloud three dayes And then a great mortalitie caused almost desolation He raigned 46. yeares GVrgustus a common drunkard whereof followed other vices raigned 37. yeares SIcilius the brother of Gurgustus raigned fortie nine yeares IAgo Cousin to Gurgustus raigned fiue and twenty yeares Kimmacus raigned 53. yeares Gorbodug raigned 43. yeares FErrex with his brother Porrex ruled Britainâ— fiue yeares they fell at ciuill discord for the soueraigne dominion in which Ferrex was slaine and Porrex afterward was killed MVlmutius Dunwallo constituted good lawes which long after were called Mulmutius lawes he gaue priuiledges vnto Temples and ploughes and began to make the foure notable wayes in Britaine he raigned 40. yeares BElinus Brennus diuided this Isle of Britaine Vnto Belme was appointed England Wales and Cornwall Vnto the other the part beyond Humber This Brennus raised warre against Bâ—line but in conclusion Brennus went amongst the Gaules where for his excellent qualities hée was their soueraigne Captaine with whom he passed into Italy sacked Rome Belinus raigned xxvi yeares Gurgustus subdued Denmarke and in his returne met with a fléete comming from the parts of Spaine which were séeking for habitations to whom he granted the Isle of Ireland to inhabite He raigned xix yeares GVinthelinus had to wife a notable womaÌ„ named Mercia Shee diuised certaine lawes named Mercians lawes He raigned xxvi yeares CEcilius raigned seuen yeares a people called Picts arriued here in Britaine and possessed those parts which now be the Marches of both Realmes England and Scotland KImarus raigned 3. yeares and was slaine as he was hunting Elanius was King of Britaine 9. yeares MOrindus in whose time out of the Irish seas came a wonderfull monster which destroyed much people whereof the King hearing would needes fight with it by which hee was deuoured when he had raigned 8. yeares GOrbomannus raigned 11. yeares He builded Grantham ARchigallo extorted from men their goods to enrich his treasure for which cause he was depriued when he had raigned 5. yeares Elidurus raigned 5. yeares ARchigallo restored ruled the people quietly ten yeares ELidurus after the death of his brother raigned not passing two yeares but that his younger brother Vigenius tooke and cast him into prison VIgenius raigned seuen yeares and Pereduries raigned after 2. yeares He builded the town of Pickering Elidurus the third time raigned foure yeares Gorbonian raigned ten yeares Morgan guided the Realme 14. yeares EMerianus when he had tyrannously raigned 7. yeares was deposed Iuall gouerned peaceably 20. yeares Rimo gouerned this Realme 16. yeares Gernuntius raigned 20. yeares CAtillus raigned ten yeares he hung vp all oppressors of the poore Coilus quietly raigned 20. yeares Porrex a vertuous Prince raigned 5. yeares CHierennus through his darkenesse raigned but one yeare Fulgen his sonne raigned but two yeares Eldred raigned but one yeare Androgius likewise raigned one yeare Varianus raigned thrée yeares Eliud a great Astronomer raigned 5. yeares Dedantius raigned fiue yeares Detonus raigned in the land two yeares Gurginus raigned thrée yeares Merianus was King two yeares Blandumus gouerned two yeares Capenus raigned thrée yeares Quinus ruled this land two yeares Silius raigned two yeares Bledgabredus raigned ten yeares Archemalus was King two yeares Eldelus raigned foure yeares Rodianus was King two yeares Redargius raigned thrée yeares Samulius raigned two yeares Penisellus was King thrée yeares Pyrhus ruled this land two yeares Caporus was King two yeares Diuellus gouerned foure yeares Helius raigned not full one yeare LVd repaired the city of new Troy builded on the west part thereof Ludgate leauing after him two sons Androgius and Theomancius who being not of age to gouerne their Vncle Cassibelan obtained the crown London tooke the name of Lud and was called Ludstowne Thus farre Ieffery Munmouth CAssibelanus ruled 19. yeares In the 8. yeare of his raigne Iulius Caesar sailed into Britain whereat the first being wearied with an hard sharpe battaile after with sudden tempest and his nauy almost destroied he returned againe into France the next spring which was the yeare before Christ 51. hée passed the seas againe with a great army But whiles he went towards his armies â—nland his shippes lying at anker with force of tempest were destroyed so that 40. were lost Vpon land also his horsemen at the first encounter were vanquished At the second conflict hee put the Britaine 's to flight From thence hée went vnto the riuer of thames on the further side whereof Cassibelanus with a great multitude of people was kéeping the bankes
all nations and sent them to Sandwich Douer Wight and Portsmouth whereof three of them that rebbed the Earle of Worcester were shortly after executed at Wight Also the said William Holstocke did rescue and take from the abouesaid Pirats xv other merchants shippes laden with merchandises y t were their prises being of sundry nations and set at liberty the said fifteene merchants shippes and goods which done hee returned The 25 of March being Wednesday in Easter weeke George Browne cruell murdered neare to Shooters-hill in Kent a wealthy merchant of London named George Sanders Iohn Beane of Wolwich which murder was committed by the procurement of mistresse Sanders wife to the said George Sanders for the which fact George Browne was hanged in Smithfield in London the 20 day of Aprill and after hanged in chaines neare vnto the place where hee had done the fact Mistris Anne Sanders mistris Anne Drewry and trusty Roger mistris Druries man were al as accessary hanged in Smithfield on the 13 of May. Not long after Anthony Browne brother to the forenamed George Browne was for notable felonies conueied from Newgate to Yorke and there hanged This yeare the Quéene of England being moued by the Regent of Scotland sent a power of 1500 Englishmen to the siege of Edenborow Castle sir William Drewry knight Marshall of Barwicke to be generall of her forces there who with his Captaines and souldiers marched thitherward from Barwicke to Léeth and from thence on the 25 of Aprill to Edenborough entred the towne the same day summoned the Castle raised mounts began the siege in fiue places continuing the same so hote y e on the 28 of May the Castle was surrendred into his hands his ensigne was set vp and afterwards spred in sundry places of the Castle and afterwards by him it was deliuered vnto the vse of the K. of Scots part of the spoile was giuen to the souldiers the Canons and artillery with certaine other instruments left to the King more you may reade in my Annales The second of Iune a great tempest of raine happened at Tocester in Northhampton shire where-through sixe houses of that Towne were borne downe and fourtéene more sore perished the haile-stones were sixe inches about one child was there drowned and many shéepe with other cattell The sixtéenth of Iune T. Woodhouse Priest was arraigned in the Guild hall of London and condemned of high Treason who had iudgment to be hanged and quartered and was executed at Tiburne the 19 of Iune The sixtéenth of August Walter Earle of Essex accompanied with the Lord Rich and diuers other Gentlemen embarked themselues in seuerall ships at Lerpoole and tooke their voyage towards Ireland The Earle after many and great dangers on the Sea landed at Knockfergus The Lord Rich with the like dangers landed at Castle Kilcliffe where being met by Captaine Malby master Smith and master Moore was conductdd to master Malbies house where he had in readines on the morrow morning 150 horsemen for their safegard to Knockfergus beside 50 kernes Sir Brian Makephelin on the 6 of September came to Knockfergus to the Earle of Essex and there made his submission After him Ferdorough Macgillasticke Roze Oge Macwilline did the like and diuers others sent their messengers to the Earle to signifie that they were at his disposition as the Baron of Dongarrow Condonell Odonell and the Captaine Kylulto The Earle of Essex hauing the country of Clanyboy and other the Quéenes Maiesty directed her Letters to the Lord Deputie of Ireland willing him to make the Essex Captaine generall of the Irish Nation in the Prouince of Vlster and to diuide the country won Clanyboy and else-where c. Iames Haruey Thomas Pullison Sir Iohn Riuers Grocer The 6 of Iuly in the Isle of Thanet a monstrous fish of the sea did shut himselfe on shore where for want of water beating himself on the sands he died The length of this fish was twenty two yards the nether iaw 12 foote the opening the thicknes from the back whereon helay to the top of his belly was 14 foote his taile of the same bredth betwéen the eyes 12 foote some of the ribs were 16 foot long his tongue was fiftéene foot long The 7 of August a solemne Obsequie was kept in Pauls Church in London for Charles the 9. King of France The 15 of August being Sunday Agnes Bridges a maid about the age of 20 yeares and Rachel Pinder a wench about 12 yeres old who both of them had counterfeited to be possessed by the diuell stood at Pauls Crosse where they acknowledged their hypocriticall counterfeiting requiring forgiuenesse of God the world for they had made the people beléeue many things The 4 of September in the afternoone such a forme of raine hapned at London as the like of long time could not be remeÌ„bred wherethrough the chanels of the City suddenly ran with a forcible course that a lad about the age of 18 yéeres néere vnto Dowgate was borne ouer with the streame and by the same carried from the conduit there towardes the Thames with such a swiftnes that no man with staues or otherwise could stay him till hee came against the cart whéele that stood in the water gate afore which time he was drowned and found starke-dead Thomas Blanke Antony Gammage Iames Hawes Hawes Cloathworker This Maior kept no feast at the Guild hall but diued at his owne house with his brethren the Aldermen the companies dined at their seuerall halles Michaelmas Tearme which had bin adiourned by Proclamation beganne at Westminster on the sixt of Nouember The same sixt day in the morning there happened two great tides in the Riuer of Thames the first by course the other within an houre after which ouer-flowed the marshes The 14 of Nouember about midnight diners strange impressions of fire and smoake were séene in the Aire to procéede forth of a black cloud in the North towards the South which so continued til the next morning The next day following the heauens from 〈◊〉 parts did séeme to burne and ouer our heads 〈◊〉 flames from the Horizon round about rising 〈◊〉 meete The foure and twentieth of February 〈◊〉 Tewkesbury a strange thing happened after 〈◊〉 flood which was not great In the afternoonâ— there came downe the riuer of Auen great number of Flies and Béetles such as in Sommer euenings vse to strike men on the face in great heapes a foot thicke vpon the water so that to credible mens iudgement there were within a paire of buts length of those flies about a hundred quarters The milles there-about weâ—â— dammed vp with them for the space of foure dayes after and then were cleansed by digging them out with shouels from whence they came as yet vnknowne but the day was colde and a hard frost The 16 of February betweene foure and fiue of the clocke in the
the moneth of August last before passed Robert Lee Thomas Benet Sir Iohn Spencer Clothworker The 30 of December a woman was burnt in Smithfield for coyning of money The same day D. Fletcher B. of Worcester was elected B. of London The 26 of Ianuary William Earle of Darby married the Earle of Oxfords daughter at the Court at Gréenewich The tenth of February two souldiers or Captaines named Yorke and Williams were executed at Tiburne for fellony The 10 of February Southwell a Iesuite that long time had laine in the Tower of London was arraigned at the Kings Bench barre he was condemned and on the next morrow drawne from Newgate to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered This yeare by meanes of the late transportation of graine into forraine Countries the same was here growne to an excessiue price as in some parts of this Realme from fourtéene shillings to 4 markes the quarter On the 27 of Iune certaine yong men apprentises and other were punished by whipping setting on the Pillory c. for taking of butter from the maket women in Southwarke after the rate of three pence the pound whereas the sellers price was 5 pence the pound they would be their owne caruers Certaine men for coyning were hanged and also a Scriuener in Holborne was hanged and quartered for taking the great seale of England from the olde patent and putting the same to a new On the 29 of Iune being Sonday in the afternoone a number of vnruly youths on the Tower hill being blamed by the Warders of Towerstreete-ward to seuer themselues and depart from thence threw at them stones and draue them backe into Tower stréete and were heartned thereunto by a late Souldier sounding of a trumpet but the trumpeter and many other of them being taken by the shrieues of London and committed to prison About 7 of the clocke the same night sir Iohn Spencer Lord Maior rode to the Tower hill attended by his officers and others to sée the hill cleared of all tumultuous persons where about the middle of the hill some warders of the Tower or Lieutenants men told sir Iohn that the sword ought not to be borne vp there and two or thée catching hold thereof some bickering was there and she sword bearer hurt but the Lord Maior séeing the hill cleared of all trouble rode backe the sword bearer bearing vp the sword The two twenty of Iuly in presence of the Earle of Essex and other sent from the Queene were arraigned in the Guild-hall of London fine of those vnruly youths that were on the Tower hill apprehended they were condemned and had iudgement to be drawne hanged and quartered and were on the twenty foure of the same month drawne from Newgate to the Tower hill and there executed accordingly Sir Thomas Wilford knight Prouost Marshall for the time in the City of London rode about and through the city of London daily with a number of men well mounted on horsebacke armed with cases of pistols c. This Marshall apprehended many vagrant and idle people brought them to the Iustices who committed them c. Thomas Low Leonard Haliday Sir Stephen Slany Skinner This yeare in February 1595. the Lord Maior and Aldermen as well for expelling vagrant people out of the City reforming of common abuses to be aiding to Clarks of the Market for redresse of forrainers false waights and measures as to be assistant vnto all Constables and other ciuill officers for the more spéedy suppression of any distemperature that may arise by youth or otherwaies they ordained two Marshals viz. Master Reade and Master Simson and after them Master Roger Walrond was admitted alone The 20 of February fiue men for couzonage and counterfeiting of Commissions c. were set on the Pillory in West Cheape some of them had their eares nailed and cut off others that had before lost their eares were burnt in their cheekes and forehead This yeare a certaine Pinnace was made by a House-carpenter in the Gréene-yeard of Leaden hall in London it was about some 5 tun to be taken a sunder and set together with vices the same was finished and launched out of Leaden hall on the 12. of March in the night and drawne by strength of men and horses on a sléed with wheels made for that purpose towards Algate where about the parish Church of S. Catherine Christs Church the wheeles taking fire on the Axeltrées were broken about one of the clocke in the morning where it staied till the next night and then was drawne to the Tower hill where the same was calked and pitched and on the xx of March drawne and lanched into the riuer of Thames at the water gate by the Tower and from thence by water drawne to Ratcliffe and there tackled The ninth of Aprill being good Friday in the afternoone the Lord Maior and Aldermen were sent from the Sermon in Paules Church-yeard and forthwith vpon precept from the Councell pressed 1000. men which was done by eight of the clocke the same night and before the next morning they were purueied of all manner of furniture for the warres ready to haue gone towards Douer and so to the aid of Callis against the Spaniards but in the afternoone of the same day they were all discharged And on the 11. of Aprill being Easter day about tenne of the clocke came a new charge so that all men being in the parish Churches ready to haue receiued the Cōmunion the Aldermen their deputies and Constables were faine to close vp the Churchdoores till they had pressed so many to be souldiers that by 12. of the Clocke they had in the whole City 1000. men and they were forthwith furnished of armour and weapons c. And they were for the most part that night and the rest on the next morning sent away to Douer as the like out of other parts of the Realme but returned againe about a wéeke after for the French had lost Callis c. And in Iune 1598. the towne of Callis was quietly restored backe to the French The last of Aprill at night deceased Sir Iohn Puckering L. kéeper of the great Seale he died of a great palsie wherewith he had béene taken on the 26 of Aprill at night On May day proclamation was made that all souldiers appointed to sea should in all hast passe to Portesmouth c. to the Earle of Essex and other the Nobility there The 6 of May sir Thomas Egerton Master of the Rolles was made Lord Kéeper and had deliuered vnto him the great Seale The 11. he rode accompanied of the Nobility and others in great number to Westminster and there tooke his place In this moneth of May as afore fell continually raines euery day or night whereby the waters grew déepe brake ouer the high waies namely betwixt Ilford and Stradford
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