gentlewoman by the Councels commandement was whipped through the City of London for affirming her selfe to be the daughter to Philip king of Spaine as she had béene perswaded by some accounted Sooth-saiers after proued liers for she was knowne to be a Butchers daughter in Eastcheape The 19 of February the Parliament began at Westminster The 21 of March Henry Barrow gentleman Iohn Greenewood Clarke Daniel Studley Girdler Sapio Bislot gentleman Robert Bowley Fishmonger were indicted of felony the said Barrow and Greenewood for writing sundry seditious bookes tending to the slaughter of the Quéen and State Studley Billot and Bowley for publishing and setting forth the same Bookes and on the 23 they were all arraigned found guilty and had iudgement on the last of March Henry Barrow and Iohn Greenewood were brought to Tiburne and there hanged on the 6 of Aprill The tenth of Aprill the Parliament at Westminster brake vp for a time wherein was granted thrée Subsidies of two shillings eight pence the pound goods foure shillings lands and 6 fifteenes About the same time Penry a principall penner and publisher of bookes intituled Martin Marre prelate was apprehended at Stebbenheth by the Vicar there and committed to prison In the moneth of May he was arraigned at the Kings Bench Barre condemned of Felony and afterward conuaied from the Goale of the Kings Bench to Saint Thomas Waterings and there hanged this pernitious booke much troubled the people The 19 of Iuly the Court of Assise for Surrey was holden and kept in S. Georges field in a Tent there set vp for that purpose many prisoners were there arraigned ninetéene were burnt in the hand but none executed This Assise was ended the same day which was thought would haue lasted thrée daies but the Iustices all duties being paid made hast away for feare of being infected with the pestilence This yeare was no Bartholmew faire kept at London for the auoiding of concurse of people whereby the infection of the pestilence might haue increased Paul Banning Peter Hawghton Sir Cuthbert Buckle Vintner For part of y e yeare sir Rich. Martin goldsmth The whole number this yeare buried within the Citie of London the suburbes and other places adioyning as well of the plague as of the other diseases from the 29 of December in the yeare 1592 vntill the 20 of December 1593 was as followeth Within the walls of all diseases 8598 whereof the plague 5390 without the walles in the liberties 9295. the plague 5285. so that within the City and Liberties of all diseases 17863. whereof the Plague was 10675. The 19 of February 1593. at Edenburght in Scotland was borne Prince Henry the eldest sonne of King Iames the 6. King of Scots The 18 of February Harington a Seminary was drawne from Newgate to Tiborne and there hanged cut downe aliue strugled with the hangman but was quartered The last of February Rodoricke Lopeza a Portugal as it was said professing Physicke was arraigned in the Guild-hall of London found guily and had iudgement of high Treason for conspiring her maiesties destruction by poyson In this moneth of March were many great stormes of winde which ouerturned trées stéeples houses barnes c. namely in Worcester-shire in Beaudley forrest many Oakes were ouerthrowne In Horton wood of the said shire more then one thousand fiue hundred Oakes were ouerthrowne in one day namely on the Thursday next before Palmesunday In Stafford-shire the shaft of the stéeple in Stafford Towne was rent in péeces along through the midst and throwne vpon the Church wherewith the said roofe is broken 1000 pounds will not make it good Houses and Barnes were ouerthrowne in most places of those shires In Canke wood more then 3000 trées were ouerthrowne many stéeples more or lesse aboue 50. in Stafford-shire were perished or blowne downe The 11. of Aprill was a great raine which continued more then 24 houres long and withall a great North winde The 14 of Aprill a woman was burnt in Smithfield for killing of her husband The 16 of Aprill Ferdinando Earle of Darby deceased at Latham in a very strange manner The second of May came downe great flouds by reason of sodaine showres of haile and raine that had fallen which bare downe houses Iron milles the prouision of coles prepared for the said mils it bare away cattle c. The second of May the new Serieants of the Law in number ten held their dinner in the Temple The third of Iune deceased Iohn Aylmer Bishop of London at Fulham and on the 26 of Iune was solemnly interred in his Cathedrall Church of Saint Paule in London The 7 of Iune Doctor Lopez and two other Portugals were drawne from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to Tiborne and there hanged and quartered The first of Iuly deceased Sir Cuthbert Buckle Lord Maior of London and on the next morrow was elected Sir Richard Martin to be Maior for the rest of that yeare on the third of Iuly he tooke his oath at the Tower of London The fiftéene of Iuly by a common Counsell in the Guild hall was graunted according to a precept from her Maiesty that sixe ships and two pinnaces should be set forth at the charges of the City the same to be ready with men munition and victuals for thrée moneths by the last of Iuly More on the 17 of Iuly the same Common Councell according to another precept granted 450 men on foote to be likewise set out by the citizens towards the charges whereof a fifteenth was seized and paid This yeare in the moneth of May fell many great raines but in the moneth of Iune and Iuly much more for it commonly rained day and night till Saint Iames Eue on Saint Iames day in the afternoone it began againe and continued for two daies together notwithstanding there followed a faire haruest in the month of August but in September great raines raised high waters such as staied the carriages and bare downe bridges as at Cambridge Ware and elsewhere Also graine grew to be of a great price as a strike or bushell of Rie 5 s a bushell of wheat 6 7 or 8 s c. which dearth happened more by meane of ouermuch transporting by our Merchants then the vnseasonablenes of the weather passed This yeare Beuis Bulmar an ingenious Gentleman made an engine at Broken wharfe thereby from thence to conuay Thames water vp into the Citie sufficient to serue the whole West part thereof being conuaied into mens houses by pipes of lead The same Gentleman on the 18 of October gaue vnto sir Richard Martin then Lord Maior of the City of London and to the Citie for euer one cuppe of siluer with a couer weighing 137 ounces of fine better then the Sterling the siluer of which cup with other he said was digged out of the mine in England in
before proclaimed Quéene and the Lord Gilford her husband were araigned at Guild hall of London and condemned of Treason In the beginning of the month of Ianuary the Emperour sent a Noble man called Ecmondine and certaine other Ambassadors into England to conclude a mariage betweene King Phillip his son and Quéene Mary The 21. of December began the Church seruice to be done in Latine as the same had béene left in the last yeare of King Henry the eight The 25. of Ianuary Sir Iohn Gage Chamberlaine certified the Lord Maior of London that Sir T. Wiat with certaine other rebels were vp 〈◊〉 Kent whereupon great watch was kept and that night the Lord Maior rode about to peruse the same and euery night after two Aldermen did the like in the day time the gates of the Citie warded by substantiall Citizens The 27. of Ianuary the Lord Treasurer came to Guild-hall from the Counsell to request the citizens to prepare 500. footemen well harnished to goe against the said Wiat which was granted and on the morrowe were sent to Grauesend by water The 29. of Ianuary the Duke of Norfolke with the Captaine of the guard other souldiers and the Captaine and souldiers that were sent for London minded to assault Rochester Castle where Wiat and his company lay but the Captaines of the Cittie and their souldiers fled ouer Rochester bridge to Wiat so that the Duke was faine to returne againe to London with great feare of his life Thus Wiats number being strengthned with the Quéenes ordinance and treasure the 30. of Ianuary he remooued to Blacke heath Henry Duke of Suffolke father to Lady Iane flying into Leicester-shire and Warwicke-shire made proclamation against the Quéenes Marriage with the Prince of Spaine c. But the people inclined not to him The first of February the commons of the Citie assembled in their Liueries at the Guild hall whither the Quéene with her Lords came riding from Westminster and there after vehement wordes against Wiat declared that shée ment not otherwise to marry then the Counsell should thinke both honourable and commodious to the Realme and therefore willing them truely to assist her in oppressing such as contrary to their duties rebelled Shée appointed Lord William Howard Lieutenant of the Citie and the Earle of Pembroke Generall of the field which both prepared all things necessary Wiat entred Southwarke the third of February wherefore the draw-bridge was broken downe Ordinance bent to that part general pardon proclaimed to all that would giue ouer and forsake their rebels After Wiat had laine thrée dayes in Southwarke hée turned his iourney to Kingstone on Shrouetuesday in the morning being the sixt of February where he passed ouer the Thames and purposed to haue come to London in the night but by meanes that the carriage of his chiefe ordinance brake he could not come before it was faire day The same Shrouetnesday in the afternoone were two men hanged in Paules Church-yard one late Shriue of Leicester the other a Baker On the morrow early in the morning the Earle of Pembrooke and diuers other were in St. Iames fields with a great power and their Ordinance so bent that Wiat was faine to leaue the common way and with a small company came vnder St. Iames wall from the danger of the Ordinance and so went by Charing Crosse vnto the Bel Sauage nigh vnto Ludgate without resistance in at the which gate hée thought to haue béene receiued but perceiuing that he was defeated of his purpose he fled backe againe and at Temple bâ—t was taken and brought by water to the Tower of London The tenth day of February the Duke of Suffolke which was taken in Leicestershire was brought to the citty of London by the Earle of Huntington and one of his brethren with him and so had to the Tower The 12. of February Lady Iane and her husband Lord Gilford were beheaded The 14. and 15. of February about the number of 50. of Wiats faction were hanged on twentie pairs of Gallowes in diuers places about the Cittie The 17. of February was proclamation made that all strangers should auoid the Realme within 14. daies next ensuing vpon pain of their goods to be confiscate all frée Denizens Marchants and Embassadors excepted The 22. of February certaine of Wiats faction to the number of 400. and more were led to Westminster coupled together with halters about their neckes and there in the Tiltyard the Quéene who looked foorth of her Gallery pardoned them The 24. of February H. Gray Duke of Suffolke was beheaded on the Tower hill The 11. of Aprill Sir Thomas Wiat was beheaded on the Tower hill and after quartered his quarters were set vp in diuers places and his head on the Gallowes at Hay hill neare Hide Parke from whence it was after shortly stollen The 27. of Aprill Lord Thomas Gray was beheaded William Thomas Gentleman for conspiring Quéene Maries death was drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered the 18. of May. The tenth of Iune Doctor Pendleton Preached at Paules Crosso at whom a Gun was shot the pellet whereof lighted on the Church wall but the shooter could not be found The 22. of Iune was proclamation made forbidding the shooting in hand Gunnes and bearing of weapons The 15. of Iuly Edward Croft about the age of 18. yeares stood on a scaffold at Paules Crosse all the sermon time where shee confessed that shee being moued by diuers lewde persons thereunto had vpon the 14. of March last before passed counterfeited certaine spéeches in an house without Aldersgate of London through the which the people of the whole Cittie were wonderfully molested The 19. of Iuly the Prince of Spaine arriued at Southampton after hee came to Winchester and there going to Church was honourably receiued of the Bishop and a great number of Nables On St. Iames day the marriage was solemnized betwéene him and Quéene Mary Shortly after they came to London where with great prouision they were receiued of the Citizens the 18. of August Dauid Woodrofe William Chester The 26. of October a Spaniard was hanged at Charing-crosse for killing of an Englishman in fight Sir Iohn Lion Grocer the 28. of October The 24. of Nouember Cardinall Poole came into England was by a Parliament restored to his old dignitie and shortly after came into the Parliament house where the King and Quéene and other States being present hée exhorted them to returne to the communion of the Church The next day the whole Court of Parliament desired the King and Quéene and cardinall that by their meanes they might be restored to the sea of Rome The 18. of Nouember the Lord Maior of London with the Aldermen in Scarlet and the commons in their best Liueries assembled in Paules Church where Doctor Chadsey one of the Prebends Preached hée read them a letter sent from
losse of 25000. of his men and of Christians there were slaine 5000. besides 240. Knights of the order Laurence Ducket Goldsmith grieuously wounded one Ralph Crepin in West Cheape and then sled into Bow Church after that certaine euill disposed persons friends to the said Ralph entred the Church in the night time and slewe the saide Laurence lying in the stéeple and then hanged him vp placing him as though he had hanged himselfe But shortly after by relation of a boy the truth of the matter was known for the which a woman and sixtéene men were put in prison and afterward more who all were drawn and hanged saue the woman who was burnt The great Conduit in Cheape was begun to be builded Stephen Cornehill shriue Robert Rokesley shriue Gregory Rokesley Maior A Iustes was proclaimed at Boston in the faire time whereof one part came in y e habit of Monks another in the sute of Canons who had couenanted after the Iusts to spoile the faire for the atchiuing of their purposes they fired the towne in 3. places Walter Blunt Shriue Iohn Wade Shriue Ralph Sandwich Maior On New yeares day at night as well through vehemencie of the winde as violence of the seâ— many Churches were ouerthrowne and destroied not onely at Yarmouth Dunwich and Ipswich but also in diuers other places of England Thomas Crosh Shriue Walter Hautaine Shriue Ralph Sandwich Maior The Summer was so excéeding hot that many men died through the extremitie thereof and yet wheate was sold at London for 3. s. 4. d. the quarter and such cheapnes of beanes and pease as the like had not béene heard of William Hereford Shriue Thomas Stanes Shriue Ralph Sandwich Custos Great haile fell in England after insued great raine that the yeare following wheate was raised from 5. d. the bushell to 16. d. so increased yearely till it was lastly sold for 20. s. the quarter William Betaine Shriue Iohn of Canterbury Shriue Ralph Sandwich Maior Rice ap Meredith was by the Earle of Cornwall taken drawen hanged and quartered Falke of S. Edmond Shriue Salomon le Stotell Shriue Sir Iohn Briton Custes The transgressions of diuers Iustices was tried out punished accordingly some lost their goods and then were banished some as wel of the Bench as of the Assises were sent to the Tower The King banished all y e Iews out of England giuing them to beare their charges till they were out of the realme the number of Iewes then expulsed were 15. M. 9. persons Thomas Romain Shriue William de Lier Shriue Iohn de Breton Custos The wool staple was ordained to be at Sandwich Ralph Blunt Shriues Hamond Boxe Shriue Ralph Sandwich Custos King Edward adiudged Iohn Ballioll to bee true heire of Scotland Quéene Elianor died at Herdby a towne neare to Lincolne she was brought to Westminster and there buried The king made at euery place where she staied a costly crosse with the Queenes image vpon it Charing Crosse and the Crosse in West Cheape of London were two of them The Minoresse a Nunnery without Algate of London was founded by Edmond Earle of Leicester brother to King Edward Henry Bole Shriue Elias Russel Shriue Ralph Sandwich Custos Thrée men had their right hands cut off in west Cheape for rescuing a prisoner rested by an Officer in the Cittie of London Robert Rokesly Shriue Martin Aunsbresby Shriue Ralph Sandwich Maior The water of Thames ouerflowed the bankes and made a breach at Rotherheth beside London the low ground about Bermondsey and Tothâ— was ouerflowed Henry Boxe Shriue Richard Glocester Shriue Sir Ralph Sandwich Maior The King passing with an armie against the Welshmen builded the Castle of Beawmarish in the Isle of Anglesey The Welshmen were consumed by famine their woods were felled and many castles fortified Rice ap Meredith was brought to London The Frenchmen arriued at Douer and spoiled the towne Iohn of Dunstable Shriue Adam de Halingbery Shriue Sir Iohn Breton Maior Iohn Baliol King of Scots contrary to his allegiance rebelled King Edward won the Castles 〈◊〉 Barwicke and Dunbarre hee slew of Scots 25. thousand he conquered Edenborough where he found the regall ensignes of Scotland Thomas Suffolke Shriue Adam Fulham Shriue Sir Iohn Breton Maior The King increased the tribute of the woolles tasking for euery sacke 40. s. where before thâ— time they paid but halfe a marke The Scots by instigation of W. Waleâ—s â—ebelled and put the Englishmen to much trouble Iohn de Stortford shriue W. de Stortford shriue Sir Iohn Breton Maior Fire being kindled in the lesser hall of y e pallace at Westminster the flame therof being driuen with winde fired the building of the Monastery next adioyning which with the pallace were both consumed S. Martins Church in the Vintry at London was now builded by the Executors of Mathew de Calumbaris Richard Rotham Shriue Thomas Sâ—ly Shriue Henry Waleis Maior This realme was troubled with false money called Crockden and Pollard coined in parts beyond the seas and vttered for sterling K. Edward tooke to wife Margaret sister to Philliple Beaw then King of France Iohn de Aâ—mentiers Shriue Henry de Fingrie Shriue Henry Waleis Maior K Edward made his voiage against the Scots wherein he subdued a great part of the land tooke the castle of Estreueliue with other and made the Lords sweare to him fealty Lucas Hauering shriue Richard Campes shriue Elias Russell Maior The K. gaue to Edward his son the Princedome of Wales and ioyned there unto the Dukedome of Cornewall and the Earledome of Chester Robert Colleuer shriue Peter de Boscube shriue Elias Russel Maior The Scots rebelling made William Waleis their leader wherefore the king hauing his army ready passed ouer y e whole land none offring him battel Hugh Port Shriue Simon Paris Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior Richard Grauesend Bishop of London deceased who is reported to haue purchased the Charters liberties of the Cittie of London in the yeare of our Lord 1392. in the 16. of Richard the second The vntruth whereof I haue thought good thus much to note The K. returning out of Scotland coÌ„manded the courts of the Kings bench and the Exchequer which had now remained at Yorke seuen yeares to be remoued to their old places at London W. de Combematin Shriue I. de Bereford Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior K. Edw. ordained Iustices of TirelebastoÌ„ against intruders into other mens lands truce breakers extortioners murtherers and such like offenders W. Waleis which had oftentimes set Scotland in great trouble was taken brought to London where he was hanged headed and quartered Roger Paris Shriue Iohn Lincolne Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior Robert Bruce caused himselfe to bee crowned King of Scots wherof when King Edward heard he went with hast into Scotland where he chased the said Robert Bruce and
tooke many of the Noble men prisoners and brought Scotland into such obedience as he gaue of the lands therof to his subiects of England with Markets Faires Warrens Among other I haue séene vnder the broade seale of the said King Edward a Mannour called Retnes in the County of Forfaire in Scotland neare the furthest part of the same nation Northward giuen to Iohn Ewer and his heires auncestors to the Lord Ewer that now is for the seruice done in those parts with market euery munday Faire for 3. dayes euery yeare at Michaelmas and free warren for the same dated at Lauereost the xx day of October Anno Reg. 34. William Coser Shriue Reginald Thunderle Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior This yeare 1306. vpon sundry complaints of many of the Cleargy Nobilitie resorting to the city of London touching the great anoiance danger of contagion growing by reason of the french of burning sea-coale which diuers fire makers in Southwarke Wapping East Smithfield now vsed to make their common fires because of cheapnes hereof to forbeare the burning of bauin and fire coale the King expresly commanded the Maior and Shriues of London for with to make proclamation that all those fire-makers should cease their burning of sea-coale and make their fires of such fuell of wood and coale as had béene formerly vsed Reade the Record The great new Church of the gray Friers in London was begunne to bee builded by the Lady Margaret Quéene second wife to Edward the first Iohn of Briton Earle of Richmond builded the body of the church the residue was finished by the Lady Mary Countesse of Pembroke Gilbert de Clare Earle of Glocester Margaret Countesse of Glocester Elianor Spencer Elizabeth Bourgh sisters to Gilbert de Clare King Edward sent messengers into England commanded that all that ought him seruice should be ready at Carlile within 3. wéekes after the feast of S. Iohn Baptist But himselfe being vexed with a bloody flixe the 7. of Iuly departed this life at Burgh vpon the sands in the yeare of our Lord 1307. when he had raigned 34. yeares seuen moneths and odde daies his body was buried at Westminster vnto the which Church hee had giuen landes to the value of an hundred pound by yeare 20. pound thereof yearely to be distributed to the poore Edward of Carnaruan EDward the second sonne to the first Edward borne at Carnaruan began his raigne the 7. of Iuly in the yeare 1307. he was faire of body but vnstedfast of maners not regarding to gouerne his commonweale by discretion iustice which caused great variance betwéene him and the Lords Nicholas Pigot Shriue Nigellus Drurie Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior The King married Isabel the French Kings daughter The Lords enuying Pierce of Gauestone Earle of Cornwall a stranger borne banished him the land William Basing shriue Iames Borener shriue Nicholas Faringdon Goldsmith Maior The King sent for Pierce of Gaueston out of Ireland and gaue him the Earle of Glocesters sister in marriage which caused him againe to rise in pride scorning the Nobles of the realme The Barons therefore declared to the King that except he would expell the saide Pierce from his company they would rise against him as against a periured Prince whereupon once againe hee caused Pierce to abiure Iames of S. Edmond shriue Roger Palmer shriue Thomas Romane Maior Pierce of Gauestone returned into England and came to y e kings presence who forgetting al oaths and promises receiued him as a heauenly gift The Church of Middleton in Dorsetshire was consumed with lightning the Monkes being at mattens Simon de Corpe shriue Peter Blackney shriue Richard Reffam Mercer Maior Templars in England vpon heresie and other filthy Articles whereof they were accused were condemned to perpetuall penance in seuerall Monasteries The Barons of England being confederated against Pierce of Gauestone besieged him at the castle of Scarborough where they tooke him and brought him to Warwicke castle and caused his head to be stricken off Simon Mermood shriue Richard Gilford shriue Sir Iohn Gisors Pepperer Maior Quéene Isabel was deliuered of her first sonne named Edward at Windsor The Knights of the order of S. Iohn Baptist called S. Iohn of Ierusalem put the Turkes out of the Isle of Rhodes and after that wan vpon the saide Turkes daily for a long time Iohn Lambyn Shriue Richard Gilford Shriue Sir Iohn Gisors Pepperer Maior King Edward gathering a great power marched towards Scotland to breake the siege of the Castle of Streuelin where hee and his power encountred with Robert Bruce and the Scots in the end whereof the English men were discomfited and so eagerly pursued by the Scots that many of the Noble men were slaine This yeare 1313. according to the Chronicles of Germany Phillip king of France surnamed the Faire hauing his body full of venemous scabs manginesse caused all such of his subiects as well women as men both in France and Flaunders as had either the leaprosie or meazelrie to be burned The cause of this his tyrannous rigour was because he had beene informed that the saide lazar or pockey people had wilfully poysoned all the chiefe wels and standing waters Some say that this visitation was the diuine iustice of God vpon the King for suppressing the Knights Templars And in the yeare 1403. all the Iewes in Germany were burned because they had poisoned all the wels and standing waters It appeareth by forraine Chronicles that the Iewes had a generall purpose to poison the Christians for the Iewes in France did poyson the waters likewise and were seuerely punished Robert Gurdome Shriue Hugh Garton Shriue Nicholas Farendon Goldsmith Maior The King caused his writs to be published for victuals that no Oxe stalled or corne fed bee solde for more then 24. s. no grasse fed oxe for more then 16. s. a fat stalled cow at 12. s. another cow at 10. shillings A fat mutton corne fed or whose wooll is well growne at 20. pence another fat mutton shorne at 14. d. A fat hog of 2. yeares olde at 3. s. 4. d. A fat goose at 2. d. halfe peny in the city at 3 d. A fat Capon at 2. d. in the citty at 2. d. halfe peny A fat hen at one peny in the citty at one peny halfe peny Two chickins a peny in the citie on peny halfe peny Foure pigeons for one peny in the citty three pigeons for one peny 24. egges a peny in the citty 20. egges a peny c. Stephen Abingdon Shriue Hamond Chigwell Shriue Sir Iohn Gisors peppâ—rer Maior A Tanners son of Exceter named himselfe the sonne of Edward the first for the which hee was hanged at Northampton The deaâ—th increased through the abundance of raine that fell in haruest so y t a quarter of wheat or salt was sold for xl s. There followed this famine a grieuous mortalitie of people
being opened there were found about him diuellish bookes of coniuration and abominable practices a picture of a man hauing thrée dice in his hand and this writing Chance dice fortunately and diuers papers of such like matters as hee had dealt in for men such as are mentioned in Leuiticus the 20 chapter the 6 verse If any soule turne himselfe after such as worke with spirits and after southsayers to go awhooring saith the Lord I will put my face against that soule and will cut him off from among my people The 3 of February Iohn Nelson for denying the Quéenes supremacy was drawen to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The 10 of March deceased the Lady Margaret Countesse of Lineaux and was buried at Westminster The 31 of May Martine Frobisher with fiftéene saile of good ships well appointed departed from Harwich in Essex on his third voyage towards Cathay The 31 of Iuly after many attempts and sundry times being put backe by Ilands of Ice in his straites he came to anker in the Ilands now by her Maiesty named Meta incognita wheras in the yere before they fraght their shippes with the like Ore and then on the last of August returning thence arriued safely in England about the first of October George Bond Thomas Starky Sir Richard Pipe Draper The 22 of Ianuary about 7 of the clocke at night Iohn Cassimere Count Palatine of the Rhene and Duke of Bauaria landing at the Tower of London was there by diuers Noble men and others honorably receiued and conueyed by cresset-light and torch-light to Sir Thomas Gressams house in Bishops-gate stréet where hee was feasted and lodged till Sunday next and then by the Nobility brought to the court at Westminster and after lodged in Sommerset-house On the eight of February he was made Knight of the Garter and on the fourtéenth of February departed from London homewards with great rewards giuen by the Quéenes Maiesty the Nobility and men of honour The fourth of February and the night following fell such abundance of snow that on the fift in the morning the same was found at London to be two foot déepe in the shallowest and otherwise being driuen by the winde very boistrous in the Northeast on bankes an ell or yard and a halfe déepe in the which drifts of snow in the countries many cattell and some men and women were ouer-whelmed and lost it snowed till the eight day and fréezed till the tenth When following a thaw with continuall raine a long time after which caused such high floods that the Marshes and low grounds being drowned the water rose so high in Westminster hall that after the fall thereof some fishes were found there to remaine The 20 of February deceased sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Kéeper of the great Seale of England who was honourably buried vnder a sumptuous monument in Pauls Church of London the 9 of March. The 25 of Aprill sir Thomas Bromley knight was made Lord Chancellor of England The 14 of Aprill Matthew Hamont of Hithersey thrée miles from Norwich plough-wright for denying Christ to be our Sauiour and publishing diuers other horrible heresies was conuented before the Bishop of Norwich condemned in the consistorie and deliuered to the Shrieues of Norwich to bée executed but because he had spoken words of blasphemy against the Quéenes Maiesty and other of her Counsell he was by the Maior Sir Robert Wood and Sergeant Windam Recorder condemned to lose his eares which were cut off the thirtéenth of May in the Market place of Norwich and on the 20 of May he was burnt in the Castle ditch there This yeare Marke Scalior Blackesmith of London for triall of his workemanship made one hanging locke of Iron stéele and brasse of eleuen seuerall péeces and a pipe key all cleane wrought which waied but one graine of gold He also at the same time made a chaine of gold of forty thrée linkes to which chaine the locke and key being fastned and put about a fleas necke she drew the same with ease All which locke and key chaine and flea wayed but one graine and a halfe a thing most incredible but that I my selfe haue séene it The 17. of Iuly the Quéenes Maiesty being on the riuer of Thames betwixt her Mannor of Gréenwich and Depford in her priuy barge accompanied with the French Ambassadour the Earle of Lincolne and others it chanced that one Thomas Appletree seruingman in the company of others rowing vp and downe the Thames hauing a Calliuer charged with a bullet shooting at randon by misfortune shot one of the watermen the second next vnto the bales of the said barge which sate within sixe foote of her Highnesse cleane through both armes for the which fact the said Thomas was on the 21 of Iuly brought to the water side where was a Gibbet set vp and when the hangman had put the rope about his necke he was by the Quéenes pardon deliuered from execution This years Iohn Foxe of Woodbridge William Wicnor Robert Moore Englishmen hauing béene prisoners in Turkey about the space of thirtéene yeares with more than 260 other Christians of diuers nations by killing of their kéeper meruailously escaped and returned to their natiue countries In the month of September and October fell great winds and raging floods in sundry places of this Realme where through many men cattle houses were drowned In y e town of Newport the cottages were borne downe and the corne lost pasture ground ouerwhelmed cattell drowned In the towne of Bedford the water came vp into the Market place where cubbords chests and formes swam about the houses their fuell corne and hay was wract and borne away Also the towne of Saint Edes in Huntingtonshire was ouerflowed suddenly in the night when all men were at rest the waters brake in with such force that the towne was all defaced the Swannes swam downe the Market place and all the towne about the boates did floate Gormanchester was suddenly supprest their houses full of water and their cattell destroied Martin Calthorpe Iohn Hart. Sir Nicholas Woodroofe Haberdasher On the 21 of September Sir Thomas Gresham knight agent to the Quéene who had builded the Royall exchange in London deceased suddenly at his house in Bishops gate stéets of London and was buried in the parish Church of S. Elen there The 6 of Aprill being Wednesday in Easter weeke about sixe of the clocke towards the euening a sudden earthquake happened at London and generally throughout England by violence whereof the great clocke bell at Westminster strooke against the hammers as diuers clocks and bells against their hammers and clappers both in the City and country did the like In London a péece of the Temple Church fell downe In the late dissolued Church of the Gray Friars now called Christs Church in the Sermon time one falling from the top killed a
23 of May the Lord Admirall came to Plimouth with the Fléet aforesaid finding there Sir Francis Drake in a readinesse with more then 50 ships and pinnaces The 24 of Iune the Lord Admirall issued out toward the Sea from Plimmouth he diuided her Maiesties Fléet into thrée parts viz. Sir Francis Drake Vice Admirall in the Reuenge with other towards the Islands of Sillie Iohn Hawkens Rere-Admirall in the Victory with other toward the Isles of Vshent And the Lord Admirall with the rest remayning in the sléeue appointed other there all to discerne if the Spanish forces did any way passe The 19 of Iuly intelligence was brought to the Lord Admirall by a pyrate Pinnis whose captaine was Thomas Fleming that the Spanish Fléete was séene in the sea The 20 of Iuly the Lord Admirall made toward the Sea and the same day had sight of the Spanish Fléete in number by estimation 158 sailes The Lord Admirall cast about toward the Land to interrupt them from approaching hauing got the wind of them prosecuted them all that night and so continually from place to place vntill the second of August in which space hauing by the power GOD wonderfully ouercome them he returned to Margate in Kent Now the Campe being kept at Tilbury in Essex vnder the charge of the Earle of Leicester the ninth of August her Maiesty repaired thither where all the whole Campe being set in order of Battaile she passed through euery rank of them to their great reioycing lodged that night and the night following in the house of Master Edward Rich a Iustice in the Parish of Hornedon On the next morrow her Maiestie returned to the Campe and on the twelfth returned to Saint Iames and shortly after the Campe was dissolued Sonday the 20 of August Master Nowell Deane of Pauls at Pauls Crosse in the presence of the Lord Maior the Aldermen in Scarlet the Companies in their liueries preached mouing them to giue land vnto God for the great victory giuen to our English Nation by the ouerthrow of the Spanish Fléete The 26 of August at the Sessions hall neare vnto Newgate were condemned 8 persons for being made Priests beyond the Seas and remayning in this Realme contrary to a Statute foure Temporall men for being reconciled to the Romish Church and foure other for relieuing the others The 28 W. Deane and H. Welby were hanged at the Miles end W. Hunter R. Morton and Hugh More at Lincolnes Inne fields T. Acton at Clarken well T. Fulton and Iames Clarkeson betwéene Brainford and Hounslow The 30 Richard Flower G. Shesley Richard Leigh Richard Martin Iohn Roch and Margaret Warde gentlewoman who had conueied a cord to a Priest in Bridewell whereby he escaped from thence were hanged at Tiborne This yeare 1588 the Patriarke of the Gréeke Church came from Chyo alias Syo in Gréece vnto the City Mosco in Russia and for a certaine summe of money resigned all his Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction state stile and dignity vnto the Metropolitan of Mosco and his successors for euer which done the old Patriarke left Mosco and in his returne towards Grecia the Turkes robbed him of all his treasure and slue him A iust reward for his cowardise and couetousnesse The 2 of September at night a vehement fire brake foorth against the Dutch Church in London to the great terrour of the whole City but by the burning of one house and pulling downe of some other the fire was quenched The 4 of September deceased Robert Dudley Earle of Leicester Lord Steward of her Maiesties houshold lieutenant generall and Marshal of England at Cornebury in Orfordshire from whence hée was conuaied to his Castle of Kenelworth and from thence to Warwicke where hee was honourably interred He had in his towne of Warwicke founded one Hospitall of an old guilde giuen him by the townes for twelue poore men endowing the same with lands to the yearely value of 200. pound and fifty load of Wood out of Killingworth Parke and gaue to the same Hospitall by his Testament 200 pounds in money for a stocke hée was extreame tyrannous in authority Vhe 8 of September the Preacher of Pauls Crosse moued the people to giue God thankes for the ouerthrow of our enemies the Spaniards and there were shewed 11 ensignes or banners takn in the Spanish ships by our men and on the next morrow hanged on London bridge towards Southwarke where then the Faire was kept being our Lady day Hugh Offley Richard Saltonstall Sir Martin Calthorp Drapor The 5 of October Iohn Welden and William Hartley made Priests in France were hanged the one at Miles end the other at Holliwell Robert Sutton for being reconciled to the Church of Rome was hanged at Clarkenwell The 8 of October at night was burnt one stable with horses about the number of twenty at Drury house neare to the Strand The 19 of Nouember was this yeare kept holy day throughout the Realme with sermons singing of Psalmes Bone fires c. for ioy and thanksgiuing vnto God for the ouerthrow of the Spaniards our enemies on the sea and the Cittizens of London assembled in their Liueries that day at a Sermon at Pauls Crosse tending to that end The 24 of Nouember being Sunday the Quéenes Maiesty hauing attendants vpon her the Priuy-Counsel Nobility and other honorable persons aswell spirituall as temporall in great number all on horse backe did come in a chariot throne made with foure pillars behind to haue a Canopy on the top wherof was made a crowne imperiall and two lower pillars before whereon stood a Lion and a Dragon supporters of the Armes of England drawne by two white stéeds from Somerset house to the Cathedrall Church of Saint Paul c. At the temple Barre the Lord Maior and his Brethren the Aldermen in Scarlet receiued and welcomed her Maiesty to her city deliuering to her hands the Scepter which her Highnesse deliuered to the Maior who bare the same before her The Companies in their Liueries stood along to Pauls Church where at the great west dore she dismounted about 12 of the clock and was receiued vnder a canopy by the Bishop of London the Deane others of the Clergy to the number of more then 50. all in rich Coapes and by them brought to a Closet towards the Pulpit Crosse where she heard a Sermon made by Doctor Pierce Bishop of Salisbury and then returned to the Bishops Pallace where she dined and returned to Somerset house by Torchlight The 5 of Ianuary at night a great wind in the Northeast ouerturned trées and otherwaies did great harme in very many places The 30 of Ianuary the Quéenes Maiesty came from Richmond to Chelrich and so to Westminster and was receiued by the Maior Aldermen and commoners of her city of London in coates of veluet and chaines of gold all on horse-backe with the Captaines of the citty betwixt 5. and 6. of
y e Bow so that market people riding towards London hardly escaped but some were drowned also towards Lambeth in the high way people not on horsebacke were borne on mens backes and rowed in wherries in Saint Georges field Robert Earle of Essex and Charles Howard high Admirall of England imbarked with 150. good saile of ships on the first of Iune weighed anchor and hoised vp sailes outward their iourney from Plimmouth towards Spaine and wonne Cadiz and returned with great booties and spoiles The 22 of Iuly Henry Carey Lord Hunsdon and Lord Chamberlaine deceased at Somerset house without Temple barre and was honourably buried at Westminster about the same time also deceased Sir F. Knoles one of her Maiesties priuy Counsell Sunday the eight of August great triumph was made in London for the good successe of the Earle of Essex and his company in Spaine the winning sacking and burning of the famous Towne of Cadiz the ouerthrow and burning of the Spanish Nauie and other accidents A Serman of thanksgiuing was preached at Paules Crosse in the forenoone and bon-fires with great ioy In the yeare 528 and in the 2 yeare of Iustinian the Emperor he gaue charge that his first Cod◠should be composed of the Gregorian Theodosian and Hermoginean Code In the third yeare of this Emperour the first Code came forth In the fourth yeare he commanded the Digests to be composed In the seuenth yeare of his raigne the Institutions were set forth and within one moneth after them came forth the Digests In the eight yeare came forth the new Code of Iustinian In his ninth yeare which was in the yeare of our Lord 535 diuers nouell constitutions were published The 15 of August a new house of Timber not full finished in Fléetstréete sodenly fell downe and with it one old house adioyning by the fall whereof the good man with a man-seruant and a child were killed In the moneth of August began a new collection for so releeue the poore in this City so that besides their ordinary pensions in money giuen to them they also receiued wéekely two shillings bread ready baked euery lofe weighing 24 or 26 ounces the péece but this charity lasted but a while The 29 of August the Duke of Bolloine being arriued in England came to the Court at Greene-wich and there by oath for the King his Master confirmed the League of amity betwixt the two Realmes of England and France Shortly after souldiers were sent ouer to aide the French in their warres The 16 of September Gilbert Talbot Earle of Shrewsbury and sir Anthony Mildmay Knight Ambassadors with Lords Knights Gentlemen and other to the number of more then two hundred horse departed towards France arriued at Deepe on the twenty thrée had audience of the King who most princely welcomed them on the 7 of October the fidelity or oth of the league was solemnly taken the order of the Garter most royally performed and the Ambassadors returning with great honours arriued in the Downes on the 27 of October Richard Godard Iohn Wats 28 Septem Thomas Skinner Clothworker 28 Oct. Henry Billingsley 31 December Through the diligent carefulnesse of T. Skinner Maior prouision was made for corne to be brought from Danske other the Gaft Countries by our Merchants vnto whom was granted custome and stowage frée as also to make their owne price or transport to any part of this Realme whereupon it followed were the price neuer so high this City neuer wanted for their money This yeare like as in the moneths of August September October and Nouember fell great raines whereupon high waters followed wheat in meale was sold at London for ten shillings the bushell Rie sixe shillings and Oate-meale eight shillings The 17 of Nouember a day of great triumph for the long and prosperous raigne of her Maiesty at the Court the Earle of Cumberland Champion for the Quéene the Earle of Essex Bedford Southampton Sussex with other ranne at the tilt most brauely Sunday the fift of December great numbers of people being assembled in the Cathedrall Church of Wels in Somersetshire in the Sermon time before noone a sudden darkenesse fell among them and storme and tempest followed with lightening and thunder such as ouerthrew to the ground them that were in the body of the Church all which Church séemed to be on a light fire a loathsome stench following some stones were stricken out of the Bel tower the wires and irons of the Clocke were molten which tempest being ceased and the people come to themselues some of them were found to be marked with sundry figures on their bodies and their garments not perished nor any marked that were in the Chancell The 30. of December at night deceased Peter Hauton an Alderman of London and the same night also deceased Thomas Skinner Lord Maior of the same City Whereby was made frustrate the great hope that men had conceiued of his good gouerment to come And on the next morrow being the last of December Henry Billingsley Haberdather was elected Maior who being chiefe customer for her Maiesty on the twelth euen sate in the Custome house with the sword before him lying on the table The eleuenth of Ianuary he tooke his oath at the Tower of London In the moneth of May Souldiers were pressed in the city of London to the number of 550. with all the furniture at the charges of the Cittizens these were trained to the field out of which was picked 400. and the rest dismissed these and other picked men out of diuers Shires about the number of 6000. most brauely funished of all things necessary besides the supersfluities of voluntaries who spared for no cost namely in gold lace and feathers vnder conduct of Robert Earle of Essex were sent to the seas they set from the west coasts of England about the tenth of Iuly being Sunday on monday the same fléet was sailed out of sight from England but the 17. being Saturday hauing the winde against them as the like for thrée or foure daies before a tempest of lightning and thunder raine and darkenesse shooke and dispersed them wherevpon they returned Sir Water Rawley with forty saile came to Plimmouth and afterward the Earle and others to Falmouth some of their company wanting namely the Lord Thomas Howard the Lord Mountioy the Lord Rich and other the gallants or voluntaries came home againe but not with such iollity as they went out for many left their Feathers at sea About the twenty seauen of October was newes that the Earle of Essex was returned hauing before sent home thrée or foure ships very richly laden and lately taken he left the fléet to pursue the action in taking more This Summer arriued héere an Embassador from the King of Polonia and had audience the twenty fiue of Iuly whose Oration was presently answered by her Maiesty in Latine This yeare the
they had wel considered what name that house should beare then with one consent they all agreed it should be called Hicks-hall after the name of the Founder and then the Founder gaue it freely to them and their Successors for euer Vntill this time the Iustices of Middlesex held their County Court or méetings in a rude common Inne called the Castle néere Smithfield-bars anoyde with Carriers and many other sorts of people The said Sir Baptist Hicks hath also builded a very faire Hospitall of frée stone at Camden in Gloucester-shire for sixe poore men and six women allowing them competent mainetenance for euer he also repaired the Parrish Church and gaue them a Bell. This yeare vpon sondry apparant reasons of present ensuing famine the Fast of Lent was straightly commanded to bée strickly kept and that all persons should vtterly abstaine from killing and eating of all manner of Butchers flesh which course tooke good effect as you read at large Edw. Rotherham Allexander Prescot Shrieues Sir Ioh. Swynarton knight MerchaÌ„taillor Maior Friday the 16 of October 1612. at 11 a clock at night arriued at Graues-end the most illustrious young Prince Frederick the fifth of that name Count Palatine of the Reyne c. being very Princely accompanied and attended he was receiued by Sir Lewis Lewkenor Knight Master of the Ceremonies whom the King had sent thither before to attend the comming of the Prince vpon knowledge of his ariuall the King sent spéedily the Duke of Lenox with other Earles and Barons to signifie his hearty welcome and the next Sonday they accompanied the Palsgraue by Barge from Graues-end to White-hall where Prince Charles Duke of Yorke receiued and entertained him at his first landing and brought him vp into the great Banqueting-house where he was likewise entertained by the King Queene Henry Prince of Wales and the Lady Elizabeth The 29 of October the Palsgraue dined at the Guild-hall and was accompanied with the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and the Duke of Lenox being the great Feast day of the Lord Maior after dinner the Lord Maior in the behalfe of the City and himselfe in signe of loue and hearty welcome presented the Palsgraue with a Bason and Eure and two faire Liuerie pots curiously wrought and richly gilded and in euery of them was engrauen Ciuitas London Friday the sixt of October died the most Noble and hopefull Prince Henry Prince of Walâ—s hée was Royally buried in the Chappell Royall at Westminster the seuenth of December Spon Saint Thomas day the Palsgraue and Graue Mawrice were elected Knights of the Garter and vpon Sonday the 7 of February the Palsgraue in person was enstalled at Windsor and Graue Mawrice was enstalled by his Deputy and kinsman Count Lodowicke of Nassaw The 14 of February being Shroue Sunday the Lady Elizabeth was married vnto the Palsgraue In honour whereof there were sundry warlike Tryumphs and Trophies vpon the Thames thrée daies before the daie of marriage and vpon the wedding day there was Tilting and other Royall entertainements of Time and that night there was a Maske of Lords and Ladies and two nights after that there were two seuerall Maskes performed by the Gentlemen of the foure Innes of Court all which were set out and adorned with more sundry propperties speeches and ingenious deuices then euer was any before in this Kingdome and the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London in the behalfe of the citie and themselues presented the Bride with a very faire chaine of Orientall pearle Vpon Easter day the King the Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth receiued the Sacrament in the Chappell of White-hall and the next day Prince Charles was confirmed or Bishopped in the same Chappell by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury in the presence of the King and Quéene the Prince hauing beene formerly conferred withall by the Lord Archbishoppe and the Lord Bishop of Bathe and Wells touching the principles of Religion vnto whom hee manifested such princely vnderstanding and forwardnesse and there withall vpon the sodaine gaue such ready answeres and reasons of his Faith as draue them and all the rest that heard him into great admiration the Prince being then but twelue yeares of age the 19 of February last Satterday the tenth of Aprill 1613. the Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth set forward on their iourney for Heydelberge being accompanied with the King and Quéene and Prince Charles and went by barge from White-hall to Gréenewich and vpon Twesday they all in like manner went by Coach to Rochester where the next morning the Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth tooke their leaue of the King Quéene and Prince and then rode to Canterbury and from thence to Margate where the Lord Admirall of England with nine ships and pinaces attended their comming and receiued them and their traine and with them there went to conduct them the Duke of Lenox the Earle of Arundell the Viscont Lisle and the Lord Harrington all these were imbarked the 23 of Aprill but through contrary windes it was the 25 of Aprill before they arriued at Flushing and from thence passed through the vnited Prouinces and through the Dukedome of Cleaueland Gulych and through the Bishopricks of Collen and Tayer and through part of Hessia in all which places they were most kindly entertained and presented with many princely presents and being arriued at Heydelberge they were likewise as ioyfully receiued and welcomed by the Princes Electors and others with great Tryumphs and royall entertainements The Palsgraue during his abode in England demeand himselfe so Nobly that he won the hearts of the whole Nation and at his departure hee exprest his Princely bounty in guifts and rewards The 17 of Aprill 1613. at Alington in Lancashiâ—e was borne a maiden child hauing foure Legges foure Armes two Bellies ioynde to one backe one head with two faces the one before and the other behinde and this yeare likewise was great Ship-wracke by violent tempests there happened also sundrie Inundations and strange accidents and much dammage done by fire in diuers places and vpon Saint Peters day the Globe on the banckside was burned The practise of Armes and Millitary discipline in the Artillery Garden by the Citizens of London formerly mentioned in the yeare 1586. being for the space of almost foure and twentie yeares quite neglected and in a manner forgotten beganne this yeare 1613. to be practised in farre more excellent manner then formerlie and shortly after vpon the example of this warlike exercise of the Citizens of London then the young Gentlemen of the Innes of Court and Middlesex and others beganne the like practise of Armes in a place called the Couent Garden and after that they made themselues a more conuenient place in a field betwéene Saint Iames and Saint Gyles The 24 of October sir Pecksall Brocas knight did penance at Paules Crosse for standing conuicted before the high Commissioners for secret and notorious
Ambassador Leger in France was sworne a Priuie Counsellor and made Comptroller of the Kings houshold and the Lord Wotton was made Treasurer of the Kings houshold Sonday the fifth of Ianuary the Lord Viscont Villers was created Earle of Buckingham at White-hall Twesday the fourth of February 1616. the Earle of Buckingham was sworne a Priuie Counsellor Twesday the 13 of February the King in person sate in the Star-chamber and made an excellent Oration to the Lords and to the Iudges vnto whom hee gaue a charge and direction how they should proceed in the Circuits Shroue Twesday the 4 of March many disordred persons of sondry kindes amongst whom were very many young boyes and laddes that assembled themselues in Lincolnes Inne field Finsbury field in Ratliffe and Stepney field where in ryotous manner they did beate downe the walls and windowes of many victualling houses and of all other houses which they suspected to bee bawdie houses And that after-noone they spoyl'd a new Play-house and did likewise more hurt in diuers other places in pulling downe walles and windowes and spoyling of house-hold-stuffe and were so headâ—strong that they dispightfully vsed and resisted the Shrieffes of London and the Constables and Iustices of Middlesex Whereupon the Lords of the Counsell by the Kings appointment ordained diuers of the Chiefe Iustices of Middlesex to be Prouost Marshals and to execute Marshall Law if the like occation should happen Shroue-twesday the fourth of March this yeare 1616. the Queene feasted the King at her Palace in the Strand formerly called Somerset-house and then the King commanded it should no more be so called but that it should from henceforth be called Denmarke-house which said Denmarke-house the Queene had many waies repaired beautified new builded and enlarged and brought to it a pipe of conduit water from Hyde-parke The seuenth of March the Great Seale of England was deliuered to Sir Francis Bacon Knight the Kings Atturney and was then made Lord Kéeper and the next day toward Euening died the Lord Elismer late Lord Chancellor and the fourth of Ianuary following Sir Francis Bacon Lord Keeper was made Lord Chauncelor When Sir Francis Bacon was made Lord Kéeper then was sir Henry Yeluerton Knight the Kings Soliciter made the Kings Atturney and Master Thomas Couentry Esquire Recorder of London was made the Kings Soliciter and was Knighted the 16 of March Friday the fouretéenth of March 1616. the King being accompanied with the Queene and Prince Charles and many of the Chiefe Nobility and others went from White-hall to Theobalds and from thence the King with his appointed traine set forward toward Edenborough the next Monday being Saint Patricks day And vpon his Maiesties returne to London viz. the 15 of September next following the King came from Windsor to London and was met at Hyde-parke by the Lord Maior and Aldermen and aboue foure hundreth of the chiefe Citizens with chaines of gold and well mounted the Lord Maior presented the King with a purse and in it fiue hundreth péeces of gold called the Vnity and there the King Knighted sir Anthony Ben Recorder of London The 20 of March 1616. the Lord Hay was sworne a Priuie Counsellor at Hynching-brooke Sonday the 23 of March 1616. at Burley on the hill in Rutland-shire sir Edward Noell Knight and Baronet was created Lord Noell of Rydlington At this time neere Wapping in the Parish of White-chappell was new builded a very faire large Chappell and a Church-yard to it which were consecrated the 7 of Iuly 1617. by the Lord Bishop of London Vpon Michaelmas day Doctor Montague Lord Bishop of Winchester was sworne a Priuie Counsellor at Hampton Court and that day at that place Sir Iohn Villers maried Frances the daughter of Sir Edward Cooke Knight William Hallyday Robert Iohnson Shrieues Sir George Bolles Knight Grocer Maior Twesday the fourth of Nouember here ariued Stephen Euanowich Lieutenant of Rasco and Marke Euanozin Posdieof of one of the thrée Chancellors of Russia from the late mentioned Michaell Pheodorowich Emperour of Russia they had audience the next Sonday and vpon Now yeares day the King feasted them and their chiefe followers and attendants at Whitehall being fifty in number their whole Traine was 75. Thursday the 6 of Nouember the Lord Hay married the Lady Luce daughter to the Earle of Northumberland Sonday the last of Nouember 1617. the Lord Archbishop of Spalato preached at the Marcers Chappell in the Italian tongue there were present the L. Archbishop of Canterbury the L. Chancellor the Earles of Arondell Pembroke Lord Zowch the Lord Compton and many others of great note he preached there againe vpon Sonday the ninetéenth of Aprill 1618. Sonday the foureteenth of December at â—â—â—beth were two Bishops consecrated viz. 〈◊〉 Felton Master of Pembroke-hall was consecrated Lord Bishop or Bristow and Doctor Montaigne Deane of Westminster was consecrated Lord Bishop of Lincolne at this Consecration were present and assistant at the imposition of hands with the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Archbishop of Spalato the Bishops of London Ely Rochester and Lichfield Monday the foure and twenty of December 1617. was borne Charles Lodowick at Heydelberg about foure a clocke in the morning and was christened in March following Prince Charles was out of his Godfathers At this time the Appothecaries of London obtained a corporation for themselues and their successors for euer and by Letters pattented were made a Body Pollitique and Corporate and that all such as vse and professe the Apt and Mistery of Appothecaries within London and the Suburbs thereof and within seuen miles compasse thereof shall be ordred and gouerned by the Master Wardens and socitie of the Art and Misterie of the Appothecaries Edmond Philips was the Master Stephen Hyggines and Thomas Fanes were the first Wardens New yeares day being Thursday 1617. George Earle of Buckingham was created Marquesse of Buckingham at White-hall Thursday the eight of Ianuary 1617. Sir Robert Manton Knight was sworne the Kings Secretary At the end of February this yeare 1617. the Company of the East India Merchants sent nine braue goodly ships well appointed to the East Iudies And Sir Thomas Dale Knight went Generall this was the first fléet of the second ioynt stock At the beginning of this month of Aprill 1618. the Lord De la Ware with about eight score persons viz. men women went y e second time to Virginea to make good the plantation the Lord De la Ware at his first being in Virginia through extreamity of sicknesse was constrained to returne for England about sixe yeares past and could not recouer his perfect health vntill the last yeare in which he builded a very faire shippe and went now in it himselfe and after him went Captaine Henry Spilman with thirty persons this Captaine Spilman had béene formerly
Redwin The xiiii at Newport at Chesterfield at Richmond at Rippon in the North at Stratford vpon Anon at â—arseley at Hetsburie at Smalding at Waltham Abby at Penhad at Wotton vnder hedge at Barseley at Hidome in Holdernesse at Denbigh at Newborough at Rosse at Munâ—ton at Abergauenni The .xv. at Raiadargwy The xvii at Cliffe a Llanidlasse The xx at Llanuellie at Kothin The xxi at Nottingham at Strafford at Shrewesburie at Peterborough at Kingston in Warwickshire at Holden in Holdernesse at Mayden-brackley at Daintry in Northamptonshire at Baldock at Bedford at Saint Edmondsburie at Woodstocke at Lentham at Eastrid at Milnall at Clanone at Braintrie at Wendouer at Douer at Witherall at Katherine-hill by Gilford at Malden in Essex at Croydon at Vizes at Marleborough at Canterbury at Abergwilly at Knighton The xxiii at Paâ—cridge in Staffordshire a great Horse faire at Malton a great faire of horses and of cattle all the wéeke long in Yorkeshire at Llanuillinâ—â— The xxviii at Dolgeth at Kaermarthen The xxix at Leicester at Westchester at Lancaster at Blackborne at Ashorne at Tuddingtin at Saint Iues at Saint Albones at Vâ—bridge at Highamferries at Brunningham at Selby at Killingworth at Ludlow at Balmestocke at Newbery at Michael Deane at Canterburie at Sittingborne at Woodham ferry in Essex at Kingstand at Câ—keâ—mouth at Basingstoke at Maldon an Horsefaire at Way-hill by Andouer at Bookeham at Headly at Buckland at Bishop stratford at Shelford in Bedfordshire at Hull at Merthir at Llanuihangell at Aberconwy at Llocher at Machenleth at Llnidlasse at Wemer vii daies at Hay Faires in October THe Monday after Saint Michael at Falseley The iii. at Boulton in the Moores The iiii at Saint Michael The vi at Saint Fayths besides Norwich at Hauent in Hampshire at Maidstone in Kent The viii at Hereford at Bishops-stratford at Chichester at Swansey at Llambedder at Pont-stephen The ix at Harborough in Leicestershire at Gainsborough at Blith in Nottinghamshire at Ashborne in the Peake at Sabridgeworth in Hartfordshire at Hodnet at Deuizes The ix and tenth dayes at Greys Thorrocke in Essex the xii at Boulton in Furnace at Llangoneth The xiii at Edmondstow in Nottinghamshire at Tamworth at Drayton at Cruston at Stapforth at Grauesend at Hitchin at Royston at Windsore at Marshfield at Colchester in Essex at Staunton at Charing at Aberfrow at Newport in Monmouthshire at Leighton-bussard The xviii at Welingborough at Burton vpon Trent at Bridgenorth at Tisdale in Darbishire at Wyham at Barnet at Banburie at Middlewich at Bishops-hatfield at Ely at Brickhill at Newcastle at Faringdon at Charing at Henley in Arden at Marlow at Vphauen at Tunbridge at Asâ—well at Yorke at Thirst at Wrickley at Holt at Charleton at Lawhadden at Kidwelly at Iske at Radnor The xix at Saint Frideswides by Oxford The xxi at Couentrie at Newmarket at Stokesley at Cicester at Lentham at Saffron-walden at Hereford at Llanibither The xxiii at Whitchurch at Lower Knotisford at Ratsdale at Bicklesworth at Preston The xxx at Beuerly the xxviii at Warwicke at Ashby de la Zouch at Lamster at Preston in Andernes at Stanford at Hartford at Oxford at Biddenden at Waxmester in Wiltshire at Willon at Aberconwey at Llanedy The xxix at Talisarnegréene The xiii at Stokesley at Wakefield at Ruthin a Pwshely at Abermarles Faires in Nouember THe i. day at Bricklesworth at Ludlow at Kellome at Castlemaine at mountgâ—mmery The ii at Loughborow at Léeke at Marfield at Blechingley at Mayfield in Sussex at Bishops castle at Elsemere at Kingstone vpon Thames at Yorke in Petergate The iii. at Kaermarthen The v. at Welsh-poole The vi at Newport pond in Essex called Cole faire at Wellington at Pembridge at Salforth at Lessorth at Stanley at Trigney in Cornewall at Andiuer at Wetshod at Hartford at Mailing in Kent at Bedford at Marron in Holdernesse at Brecknock The x. at Lenton by Nottingham vii daies at Rugbie at Wem at Shifnall at Llambither at Aberwingrin the xi at Marleborow at Douer at Fockingham at Newcastle in Emlin at Yorke at Botingam in Yorkshire at Shaftesbury at Tlathara Maies at Aberkenuen at Monmouth at Tream at Withgrig On Monday after Saint Martin at Englesrow in Kemes at Carnaruan The xiii at S. Edmondsburie at Gilford in Surrey The xv at Llanithinery at Machenleth The xvii at Harlow at Hide at Northampton at Spaldocke at Lincolne The xix at Horsha in Kent The xx at S. Edmondsbury in Suffolke at Health at Hide at Ingerston The xxii at Penibont at Sawthey The xxii at Sandwitch at Ludlow at Frome at Tuddington at Kates-crosse by Prittlwell in Essex at Bwelth at Bangor at Carline The xxv at Highamferries The xxviii at Ashborne in the Peake The 29. at Lawrest The 30. at Boston a Mart at Cublay in Darbishire at Kimolton at Bedford in Yorkeshire at Warington at Gargraue at Wakefield at Baldocke at Peterfield at Colongborough at Amptill at Cobham at Maydenhead at Rochester at Gréenestéed in Sussex at Ocestry at Bewdley at Mayden-brackley at Narbert at Pecorées in Gower at Gargréene at Preston at Harleight at Bradford Faires in December THe v. day at Pluckley at Dolgeth at Newton The vi at S. Needes at Northwich in Cheshire at Arundle at Spalding at Exceter at Cased at Hendingham Seuenoeke in Kent at Woodstocke at Grantham at Hethin at Hornesay The vii at Sandhurst the viii at Leicester at Northampton at Malpasse in Cheshire at Clitherall in Lancashire at Kinnax at Heirsome at Whitland at Kardigan at Bewmarris at Llanunen the xxi at Hornebie in Lancashire The 22. at Llandilauaw the 29. at Canterbury Salisbury Royston A Note of the moueable Faires here in England THe three Mondaies next after Twelft day at Hincklay in Leicestershire the Twesday next following Twelft day at Melton Mowbray an Horsefaire at Salisburie The Thursday after Twelft day at Banburie at Litterworth in Leicestershire and euery thursday after for 3 wéeks The Ashwednesday at Lichfield at Tamworth at Dunstable at Fakinghame at Royston at Eaton by Windsor at Exceter at Cicetour at Candaine in Glocestershire at Tunbridge in Kent the first Monday in Lent at Abington at Winchester at Chichester at Cherlay in Surrey The first Twesday in Lent at Bedford the first Thursday in Lent at Banbury On Mid-lent sunday at Standford at Odsham at Saffron Walden the Friday and saterday before Care-sunday at Hartford The Monday before our Lady day in Lent at Kendall at Wisbitch at Denbigh in Wales the fift sunday in Lent being Care-sunday at Hartford at Grantham at Salisbury at Sudbury at Helxsome in Sussex On Palme sunday euen at Pumfract and euery fourtnight vntill Trinity-sunday and that is three weekes betwixt and euery fourtnight after till S. Andrewsmas at Leicester at Alesbury at Skipton vpon Crauen at Fockingham at Wisbich On Palmeâ—unday at Worcester at Billingsworth at Kendall in Lancashire On Maunday-thursday at Kettering at Sudmyster in Essex On good Friday at Millonie On Munday in Easter wéeke at Gainsborough a