prouosts lodging And at the vpper ende of the Hall the Prouosts lodgins that is to witte moe than the Chambers for him aboue specifyed a Parlour on the grounde contayning sixe and thirtie foote in length and two and twentie in breadth and two chambers aboue of the same quantitie And westwarde closing thereto a Kitchin for him a Larderhouse Stables and other many housings and grounds And westwarde The Bake house and Brevvhouse beyonde these houses and the saide Kitchin ordayned for a Hall a Bakehouse a Brewhouse and other houses of office betwéene which there is lefte a grounde square of foure scoure foote in euery pane for wood and suche stuffe The vvoodyarde The vvater Conduite And in the middle of the sayde large Quadraunt shall bée a Conduite goodly deuised for ease of the same Colledge And I will that the edification procéede in large forme of my sayde Colledge cleane and substancial setting apart superfluitie of too greate curious workes of entaile and busye moulding And I haue deuised and appointed that the precinct The Precinct of the Colledge of my sayde Colledge as well on both sides of the garden from the Colledge to the Water as in all other places of the same precinct be inclosed with a substanciall Wall of the height of fourtéene foote with a large Tower at the principall entrie againste the middle of the East pane out of the highe stréete And in the same Tower a large Gate The vvater Gate and another Tower in the middle of the Weast ende at the newe bridge And the same Wall to bée creasted embattelled and fortifyed with Towers as manye as shall bée thought conuenient therevnto And I will that my sayde Colledge be edified of the moste substantiall and best abyding stuffe of stone leade glasse and Iron that maye beste be hadde and prouided thereto Thus much I haue enlarged by occasion of reading this good Kings Will the cunning deuise wherof I leaue to be considered by such as be experte in Architecture hartily desiring almightie God to putte into the hearte of some notable Prince one day to make perfecte thys princely worke so charitably begonne And nowe to returne agayne to Kyng Edwarde At this hys commyng to London at Bishoppes Gate hée made these Knyghtes of Aldermen Syr Iohn Stocton Syr Ralphe Verney sir Richard Blee sir Iohn Yong sir William Tayler sir George IrelaÌ„d sir Iohn Stokar sir Matthew Phillip sir William Hampton sir Thomas Stalbroke sir Iohn Crosby sir Thomas Vrswike Recorder of London The foure and twentith of May King Edward with hys hoste rode through Kent to Canterburie and so to Sandwiche where Bastarde Faulconbridge submitted himselfe and all hys to King Edwarde and yéelded to him lvj shippes gret and small whych had bene vnder his leading wherevppon King Edward pardoned him made him Knight and vâ—zeadmiral of the sea The L. DenhaÌ„ sir Iohn Fog with others were lefte in Kent to sit in iudgement of the rebels wherof were a greate number punished by the purse Nicholas Faunt Mayor of Caunterburie with other were hanged and headed there the heads of Spicing and Quinton were set on Aldegate of London The fourth of June George Neuill Archebishop of Yorke and brother to the Earle of Warwike was deliuered oute of the Tower of London The firste of July Edwarde the sonne of King Edwarde was made Prince of Wales Duke of Lancaster and Earle of Cornewall In September Thomas the Bastarde of Fauconbridge was taken at Southampton and beheaded at the Castle of Midleham in Yorkeshire hys heade was sette on London bridge Iohn Allein Iohn Shelley the 28. of September Sherifes Maior William Edward Grocer the. 28. of October The xij of Nouember the Ladye Anne the Kings sister was deuorsed from the Duke of Excester by hyr owne sute Kyng Ed. on Christmasse day was Crowned at Westminster and the Quéene also likewise the twelfth day the Kyng was agayne Crowned wente on Procession crowned Anno. reg 12 1472 but the Quéene was not at that time crowned bycause she was great with childe Thys yeare were sente Ambassadours from King Edwarde to the Duke of Burgoigne who landed at Bridges on the seconde of Aprill where they were honorablye receyued wythout the Towne by the Lorde Grantehuse The names of the Ambassadors was sir Iohn Scot Knight Marshall of Caleis Mayster William Hatclofe Secretarie to the Kyng Mayster Iohn Russel Doctour and Archdeacon master Richarde Marten Archdeacon of London sir Iohn Yong Knighte and Merchaunte of London on the fourth of April they were conueyed on horssebacke to the Dukes lodging c. George Neuill Archebishoppe of Yorke being at Windsor with Kyng Edwarde on hunting the King promised the Archebishoppe to come to the More a place in Hartfordeshire whiche the Archebishoppe hadde purchased and buylded commodiouslye there to hunte and make merry with hym wherevppon the Archebishoppe made greate prouision for the Kyng and sente for muche plate that hée hadde hydde â—at the tyme of Barnet and Tewkesburie fields and besides this borrowed muche of hys friendes thys beyng done the King sodaynely sente for the Archbishoppe to come to Windsor where he was arrested of Treason that he shoulde helpe the Earle of Oxforde and so was sente to Caleis and to Hames where he continued long after prisoner In thys meane whyle sir William Parre Knight and sir Thomas Vahan Esquire and other were sente to the More to cease all hys goods for the Kyng which came there to the samme of twentie thousande pounde Kyng Edward at thys time brake the Bishops miter that had many riche stones and made therof a Crowne for himselfe Also the Earle of Oxforde that had withdrawen hymselfe from Barnet fielde first into Scotland after into France then getting muche goods on the Sea landed in the Weast Countrey and entred Saint Michaels Mounte with 397. men the last of September wheron he was by the kings appointmeÌ„t besieged by Bodrigan and other but wyth such fauour that the Earle reuictualled the Mount Then was Fortescue sente thyther to continue the siege and King Edwarde sending pardons to the Erles men so long practised with them that at the last if the Earle had not submitted himselfe to King Edward he had bin taken of his own meÌ„ so Fortestue entring y â— Mount the fiftéenth of Februarie found victuall ynough there to haue serued them till Mydsommer after Iohn Vere Earle of Oxforde the Lord Beaumonde two brothers of the sayde Earle and Thomas Clifforde were brought prisoners to the King The Earle of Oxforde was sente prisoner to Gwines where he remayned so long as thys Kyng raygned In all whyche tyme the Ladye hys wife myghte neuer come to hym or had anye thyng to liue vppon but what people of theyr Charityes woulde giue hyr or what shée gotte by hyr néedle In the moneth of September Lewes de Bruges Lorde Grantehuse came into Englande from Charles Duke of Burgoigne and on the thirtéenth of
familie of Franciscane Friers which are called conuentuals at Canterbury Newcastell and Southhampton This noble Prince King Henry dyed at Richmond the Smart Henry the vij deceassed â—â—ij of Aprill when he had reigned thrée and twenty yeares and eyght monethes and was buryed at Westminster in the 〈◊〉 Chappell which he had caused to be builded on the eleuenth of May. He left issue Henry Prince of Wales which succéeded in the Kingdome Lady Margaret Quéene of Scottes and Lady Mary promised to Charles King of Castile The Altare and Sepulture of the same King Henry the Sepulture of Henry the seauenth seuenth wherein he now resteth in his new Chappell at Westminster was made and finished in the yeare of ours Lorde 1519. by one Peter T. a Paynter of the Citie of Florence for the which he receyued one thousande pounde sterling for the whole stuâ—â—e and workemaÌ„ship at the hands of the Kings exequetors Richard Bishop of Winchester Richard Exequetors to Henry the seauenth Fitz Iames Bishop of London Thomas Bishop of Duresme Iohn Bishop of Rochester Thomas Duke of Norffolke Treasurer of Englande Edwarde Earle of Worcester the Kings Chamberlayne Iohn F. Knighte chiefe Justice of the Kings Benche Robert R. Knight chiefe Justice of the Common Place c. King Henry the eyght HEnry the eyght at the age Anno. reg 1. of eyghtéene yeares begaÌ„ his raigne the xxij of Aprill Anno. 15â—9 Of personage he was tall and mighty in witte and memorie excellent of suche maiestie with humanitie as was comely in such a Prince The The King married The King and Queene crovvned third of June he marryed Lady Katherine his first wife who had bin late the wife of Prince Arthur deceassed The sixth of June Iohn Darby â—owyer Iohn Smith Carpenter Iohn Sâ—mpson â—ulleâ—â—â—ingleaders of false â—nesâ—es in London râ—de about the Citie with their faces to the Horsse taytes and papers on their heads and were set â—â— the Pillorie in Corâ—ehill and after brought agayne to â—awgate where they dyed all within seauen dayes after for very shame On Midsomer day the King and Quéene were crowned â—â— Westminster The nine and twentith of June the most noble and verrtuous Princesse Margaret Countesse of Richmond â— Darbye mother to King Henry the seauenth and Grandmother to King Henry the eyght dyed at Westminster whose noble Actes and most charitable déedes all hir life executed can not be expressed in a small volume The seuentéenth of July Edmond Dudley was arraigned at the Guild Hall of London and after Michaelmas Sir Richard Empson was arraigned and condemned at Northhampton and sent agayne to the Tower of London George Monex Iohn Doget Mer Taylor the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Thomas Bradbury Mercer the 28. of October Sir William Capell Draper the 12 of Ianuary Maiors The one and twentith of January began a Parliament at Westminster In February was a great fire in Thames streete néere vnto Wooll Key which began in a Flaxe wiues house and did much harine The xx of Aprill a peace was proclaymed betwixte England and France during the â—â—ues of Henry the eyght King of England and Lewes the French King but it lasted not loâ—â— Doctor Colet Deane of Paules erected a frée Schoole in 1510 Paules Church yard in London and committed the ouersight thereof to the Mayster and Wardens of the Mercers Paules Schoole Anno. reg 2. bycause himselfe was â—oâ—â—e in London and was sonne to Henry Colet Mercer sometime Maior of London On Midsomer â—ighâ— the King came peâ—â—â—ly into Cheape in one of the â—oates of his 〈◊〉 and on Saint Peters night the King and Quéene came riding royally to the Kings head in Cheape there to behold the watch of the Citie oâ— Sir Richard Empson Knight and Edmond Dudley â—â—â—uier Empson and Dudley beheaded Edward Hall who had bin grâ—â—â—â— Câ—â—â—â—ay 〈◊〉 â—â— the late Kyng Henry the seauenth were beheaded at the Tower hill the seauenth of August Richarde Empson was buryed at the White Friers and Edmonde Dudley at the Blacke whose attachemeâ—â—â—â— was thoughte â—◠〈◊〉 procured by the malice of the 〈◊〉 â—hâ—â—wytâ— they 〈◊〉 â—â—â—e were offended or else to shift the noyse of the streight execution of penall Statutes in the late Kings dayes This Edmond Dudley in the tyme of his emprisonmeÌ„t in the Tower of London compiled one notable Booke whiche he entituled The Tree of common wealth a coppye whereof The tree of common vvelth a Booke I haue giuen to the right honourable Earle of Leycester now liuing The xxâ— of September William Fitz Williams MerchaÌ„t Election of a Sheriffe Taylor was agayne the seconde time chosen Sheriffe for the yeare following whereof the sayde William hauyng knowledge absented himselfe and woulde not be founde wherevpon the time drawing néere that presentation must be made of the newe Sheriffes they in a full Court of the Maior and Aldermen with assent of the common Counsayle being present in solemne and due forme caused him to be thrice called and commanded to appeare vpon payne that should fall thereof but he would in no wise appeare nor any other for him wherefore in auoyding the ieoperdie of forfeyture of their liberties if they should not prepare an hable man of themselues to be Sheriffe with that other which the Maior yéerely chooseth they called a new assemble of the commons and then chose Iohn Rest Alderman Nevv election of a Sheriffe and Grocer for the other Sheriffe the whiche with Iohn Milborne his fellow before chosen by the Maior was presented before the Barons of the Kings Exchequer and there admitted and shortly after for so much as the sayde William Fitz William would not submit himselfe to the authoritie of the Citie he was disfranchised and dismissed of VVilliam Fitz VVilliams disfranchised his Aldermanship and â—ined at a thousand Markes to bée leâ—yed of hys goodes and Cattayles within the Citie Iohn Milborne Iohn Rest the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Henry Kebell Grocer the 28. of October The eyghtenth of Nouember was holden the Seriants feast at the Bishop of Elyes in Oldborne the new Seriants Seriâ—ants Feast were Mayster Newport Newdigate Fitzherbert Iohn Brooke Pigote Cariell Brooke of Bristow Palme Senior and Mayster Roo Henry the Kings first sonne was borne on New yeares Prince borne day but dyed on Saint Mathies day next following In the monethes of June and July the Scottes made sundrye 1511 Anno reg 3. entryes vpon the borderes of England with Shippes well manned and victualled who kept the narrow Seas against the Portingales as they sayd wherevpon Sir Edward Haward Lord Admirall of England and Lord Thomas Haward sonne and heyre to the Earle of Surrey wente to Andrevv Barton a Scottish Pirate the Seas by the King of Englands commaundement wyth certayne Shippes who about the end of July mette with the sayde Scottes and gaue vnto them a sharpe battayle wounded theyr Captayne Andrew Barton
therewith he committed the charge of him and of other to the Guarde and Gentlemen that stoode by The xxv of July the Duke with other were brought vp to the Tower of London vnder the conducte of Henry Earle of Arundale and thus was the matter ended without bloudshed whiche men feared woulde haue brought the death of many thousandes ¶ Queene Mary MAry the eldest daughter of King Henrie the eyghte beganne Anno reg 1. hir raigne the sixth of July in the yeare 1553. when shée dissolued hir camp at Framingham whyche was to the number of thyrtie thousande menne the Earle of Sussex béeing Liuetenant of the armye victualles were of suche plentye that a Barrell of Béere was solde for sixe pence wyth the Caske and foure greate loaues of bread for a peny Afterwarde being accompanied wyth a goodlye bande of Noblemenne Gentlemen and Commoners gathered out of all partes of the Realme she came to London and entred the Citie through Aldgate vppe to Leaden hall then downe Grasse streete Fenchurche streete Marte Lane Tower streete and so into the Tower the thirde daye of Auguste where Thomas Duke of Norffolke Doctoure Gardener late Byshoppe Prisoners pardoned of Winchester and Edwarde Courtney sonne and heyre to Henrie Marqueâ— of Excester prisoners in the 〈…〉 knéeling â—â—â— the hill within the saâ—â— â—ower were pardoned and discharged The fifth of August Edmond Bonner late Byshoppe of London prisoner in the Marshalsea and Cutbeâ—t Toâ—â—â—all the olde Bishop of Durham prisoner in the Kings bench had their pardons and were restored to their Seas Shortelye after all the Byshops which had bin depryued in the time of king Edward the sixth were restored to their Bishoprickes and the other which were placed in King Edwardes time remoued Bishops restored and other displaced also all beneficed men that were married or woulde not forsake their opinion were put out of their liuings and other knowen to be â—â— the contrary part were set in y â— same especially if any were alyue that had of late bin put out of the same as Bishop Day of Chichester Heath of Worcest c. The 9. of August in the afternoone the Quéene helde an Obsequie in the Tower for King Edwarde the Dirge beyng sung in Latine on the morrow a Masse of Requiem whereal Buriall of Kyng Edvvard the Quéene with hir Ladies offered The same daye the corps of King Edward was buried at Westminster the Lorde Treasurer the Earle of Pembrooke and the Earle of Shrewsburie being chiefe Mourners with dyuers other Noblemen and other Doctour Day Byshop of Chichester preached at the said buriall and al the seruice with a Communion was in Englishe The 11. of August certaine Gentlemen minding to passe Men drovvneâ— at London bridge vnder London bridge in a Whyrrie were there ouerturned and seauen of them drowned one was Maister T. Bridges â—onne The 13. of Auguste Maister Bourne a Chanon of Paules preaching at Paules Crosse not onelye prayed for the deade but also declared that Doctour Bonner Byshoppe of London late restored and therein presence for a Sermon by hym 〈…〉 in the same place vpon the same Gospell was about foure yeares â—â—uce vniustly caste into the vile prison of the Marshalsea and there kepte during the raigne of King Edwarde whyche saying so offended some of the audience that they breaking silence saide the Bishoppe had preached abhomination other some cryed meaning of the Preacher pull him oute pull hym oute and some béeing neare the Pulpit beganne to clyme wherewith the Preacher stepped backe and one Maister Bradforde a Preacher of King Edwardes tyme stepped into his place and gentlye perswaded the audience to quietnesse and obedience alleadging Saint Paule to the Romaines Let euery soule submitte himselfe to the authoritie of the higher powers c. neuerthelesse Maister Bourne standing by Mayster Bradford one threwe a Dagger at hym whych hit a side poste of the Pulpit and A Dagger throvvne at the Preacher rebounded backe againe a greate waye where vppon Mayster Bradford brake off hys speach and forced hymselfe with the helpe of Iohn Rogers an other Preacher to conuey Maister Bourne oute of the audience whyche wyth greate labor they broughte into Paules Schoole The xviij of August Iohn Dudley Duke of Northumberlande William Parre Marques of Northampton and the Erle of Warwike sonne and heire to the Duke were arraigned at Westminster hall before Thomas Duke of Norffolke high Steward of Englande where the Duke of Northumberland wyth greate reuerence towardes the Judges protested hys faith and allegeance to the Quéene whome he confessed gréeuously to haue offended and saide that he meante not to speake anye thing in defence of his tact but requested to vnderstand the opinion of the Courte in twoo poyntes First whether â— man doing anye acte by aucthoritie of the Princes Councel and by warrant of the greate Seale of England and doyng nothing without the same might be charged with Treason for any thing whiche he might doe by warrant thereof Secondly whether any such persons as were equally culpable in that crime and those by whose letters and commaundementes he was directed in all his doyngs myghte bée hys Judges or passe vppon hys tryall as hys Péeres Wherevnto was aunsweared that as coÌ„ncerning the firste the greate Seate whiche he layde for hys warrant was not the Séale of the lawful Quéene of the Realme nor passed by aucthoritie but the Seale of an Usurper and therefore coulde be no warrant to hym As to the second it was alleadged that if anye were as déepely to bée touched in that case as hymselfe yet so long as no atteynder were of recorde agaynste them they were neuer the lesse persons able in Lawe to passe vppon anye tryall and not to bée chalenged therefore but at the Princes pleasure After whyche aunsweare the Duke vsed fewe wordes but confessed the inditement by whose example the other prisoners arraigned with him did the like and therevppon had iudgement And when iudgement was gyuen the Duke said I beséech you my Lords all to be humble futers to the Quéenes Maiestie and to graunte mée foure requestes whyche are these â—yrâ—â—â— that I maye haue that death whyche Noble 〈…〉 haue hadde in tymes paste and not the other Secondartly that hir Maiestie will be gratious to my chyldren whyche maye hereafter doe good seruice consyderyng that they wente by my commaundement who am theyr father and not of their own trée willes Thyrdlye that I maye haue appoynted to me some learned manne for the instruction and quiet of my conscience And fourthlye that shée will sende twoo of the Councell to commune wyth mée to whome I will declare suche matters as shall be expedient for hir and the common weale and thus I beséech you al to pray for me On the ninetéenth of Auguste were arraigned at Westminster sir Iohn Gates sir Henrie Gates sir Andrew Dudley and sir Thomas Palmer where wythout anye Quest they pleaded guiltie submitted themselues to
â—ll the Londoners parte of the Gard and more than thrée â—artes of the retinue wente to the Campe of the Kentishmen where they still remayned At this discomfiture the Duke lost eyght péeces of brasse with all other munition and Ordinance and himselfe with few other hardly escaped The last of January Wyat and his company came to Dertforde and the next day they came full and whole to Greenewich and Depeford where they remayned Thurseday Fryday and the foorenone of Satterday On the Fryday which was Candlemas day the most parte of the housholders of London with the Maior and Aldermen were in harnesse yea this day and other dayes the Justices Sergeants at the Lawe and other Lawyers pleaded in harnesse In this meane time Henry Duke of Suffolke Father to the Lady Iane fléeing into Leycestershire and Warwikeshire with a small companye in diuers places as he went made Proclamation agaynst the Quéenes marriage with the Prince of Spayne c. but the people enclined not to him The first of February Proclamation was made at London that the Duke of Suffolke was discomfited and fled with his two bréethren And also that Sir Peter Carow with his vnckle Sir Gawyn Carow and Gibbes were fledde into France and further that the Quéene did pardon the whole Camp of the Kentishmen except Wyat Harpar Rudstone and Iseley and that who soeuer could take Sir Thomas Wyat except the sayde foure persons should haue an hundred pound Lands to hym and his heires for euer The same day in the afternoone being Candlemas euen the commons of the Citie assembled in their Liueries at the Guild hall whether the Quéene with hir Lords and Ladyes came Queene Mary came to the Guild hall in London riding from Westminster and there after vehement wordes against Wyat declared that she meant not otherwise to marrie than the Counsell should thinke both honourable and commodious to the Realme and that she could continue vnmaryed as she had done the greatest part of hir age and therefore willed them truly to assist hir in repressing such as contrarie to their duties rebelled When she had done vnderstanding that many in London did fauour Wyats part she appoynted Lord William Howard Lieutenant of Lord VVilliam Hovvard Lieutenant of the Citie the Citie and the Earle of Pembroke General of the Field which both prepared all thyngs necessarie for theyr purpose In the meane season to wéete the third day of February VVyat came into Southvvarke about thrée of the clocke in the after noone Sir Thomas Wyat and the Kentishmen marched forwarde from Depeford towards London with fiue Ancients béeing by estimation about two thousand which their comming so soone as it was perceyued there was shot off out of the white Tower sixe or eyght shotte but missed them sometime shooting ouer and sometime short After knowledge thereof once had in London forth with the Draw Bridge was cut downe and the Bridge Gates shutte The Maior and Sheriffes harnessed commanded each man to shutte in their shoppes and windowes and to be ready harnessed at their dores what chance soeuer might happen By this time was Wyat entred into Kentstreete and so by Saint Georges Churche into Southwarke Himselfe and part of hys company came in good aray downe Barmondsey streete and they were suffered peaceably to enter Southwarke without repulse or anye stroke stricken eyther by the inhabitants or of any other yet was there many men of the Countrey in the Innes reysed and brought thither by the Lorde William and other to haue gone against the sayd Wyat but they all ioyned themselues to the Kentishmen and the inhabitantes with their best enterteyned them Immediatly vpon the sayde Wyats comming hée made Proclamation that no Souldyour shoulde take anye thyng but that hée shoulde pay for it and that hys commyng was to resist the Spanish Kyng c. At the Bridge foote he layde two péeces of Ordinance and beganne a greate trenche betwéene the Bridge and hym Hée layde one other péece of Ordinance of Sainte Georges and one going into Bermondsey streete and one other toward the Bishop of Winchesters house On Shroue Tuesday the sixth of February Sir Thomas Wyat remoued out of Southwarke towarde Kingston Bridge which was done vpon this occasion The nighte before hys departing out of Southwarke by chance as one VVyat remoued out of Southvvarke of the Lieutenants men of the Tower named Thomas Menchen rowed with a Sculler ouer against the Bishop of Winchesters place there was a waterman of the Tower staire desired the sayde Lieutenants man to take him in who did so which béeing espyed of Wyats men seauen of them with Harguebusses called to them to land agayne but they would not whereupon each man discharged their péece and killed the sayd waterman which forthwith falling downe dead the Sculler with much payne rowed through the Bridge to the Tower wharffe with the Lieutenants man and the dead man in his boate which thing was no sooner knowne to the Lieutenant but that euen the same night and the next morning he bent seauen great péeces of Ordinance Euluerings and Demi-Canons full against the foote of the Bridge and against Southwarke and the two Stéeples of Saint Oliues and Saint Mary Oueryes besides all the péeces on the white Tower one Culuering on Diueling Tower and thrée Fauconets ouer the Water gate which so soone as the inhabitants of Southwarke vnderstoode certayne both men and women came to Wyat in most lamentable wise saying Sir we are all like to be vtterly vndone and destroyed for your sake oure houses shall by and by bée throwne downe vpon our heads to the vtter spoyle of thys Borough with the shotte of the Tower all ready bente and charged towardes vs for the loue of God therefore take pitie vppon vs at whiche wordes hée béeyng partly abashed stayde awhile and then sayde I pray you my friendes bée contente a whyle and I will soone ease you of this mischiefe for God forbid that you or the least héere should be killed or hurt in my behalfe And so in most spéedye manner hée martched awaye As he marched towards Kingstone he met by chance a Merchant VViat marched tovvards Kingstone named Christopher Dorell whome he called saying Cosen Dorell I pray you commend me vnto your Citizens the Londoners and say vnto them from me that when libertie and fréedome was offered them they woulde not receyue it neyther woulde they admitte me to enter within their Gates who for theyr fréedome and the disburthening of theyr gréefes and oppression by Strangers would haue franckely spente my blond in that their cause and quarrell but nowe well appeareth theyr vnthankefulnesse to vs their friendes which meaneth them so much good and therefore they are the lesse to bée moned héereafter when the miserable tyrannie of Strangers shall oppresse them and so hée wente forwarde This daye by nighte hée came to Kingstone where the Bridge was broken and kepte on the other syde by two
for so much as they had with gret gentlenesse restored him to his honor dignitie that he most ernestly desired to â—ee them restored to the heauenly court vnitie of y e church The nexte day the whole Courte of Parliament drewe out the fourme of a supplication the summe whereof was that they greatlye repented them of that Scisme that they hadde lyued in and therefore desired the King Quéene and Cardinal that by their means they might be restored to the bosome of the Churche and obedience of the Sea of Rome The nexte daye the King Quéene and Cardinall being present the Lorde Chauncellour declared what the Parliament had determined concerning the Cardinalles request and offered to the King and Quéene the Supplication béefore mentioned which being read the Cardinall in a large Oration declared howe acceptable Repentance was in the sight of God c. And immediately makyng prayer vnto God by aucthoritie to him committed absolued them WheÌ„ al this was done they wente all vnto the Chappell and there singing Te Deum wyth greate solempnitie declared the ioy that for this reconciliation was pretended The xxviij of Nouember the Lorde Maior of London The Queene bruted to bee vvith childe wyth the Aldermen in Scarlet and the Commons in their Lyueries assembled in Paules Churche at nine of the clocke in the forenoone where Doctoure Chadsey one of the Prebendes preached in the Quéere in presence of the Bishoppe of London and nine other Bishoppes and read a Letter sent from the Quéenes Counsell the tenour whereof was that the Byshoppe of London shoulde cause Te Deum to be sung in all the Churches of hys Diocesse wyth continuall prayers for the Quéenes Maiestie whiche was conceyued and quicke with chylde the Letter being read he beganne his Sermon wyth this Antitheme Ne timeas Maria inuenisti â—nim gratiam apud Deum His Sermon being ended Te Deum was sung and solempne Procession was made of Salue festa dies all the circuit of the Churche The seconde of December Cardinall Poole came from Lambeth by water and landed at Paules Wharffe and from thence to Paules Churche with a Crosse two Pillers and two Pollaxes of siluer borne before him He was there receyued by the Lord Chauncelor with Procession where hée tarryed til the King came from Westminster by laÌ„d at eleauen of the clocke and then the Lorde Chauncellour entred Paules Crosse and preached a Sermon taking for his Theame these wordes Fratres scientes quia hora est iam nos de somno surgere c. In the whyche Sermon he declared that the Kyng and Quéene had restored the Pope to his supremacie and the thrée estates assembled in the Parliament representing the whole body of the Realme had submitted themselues to the same The sermon beyng ended the king departed towards Westminster and with him the Lord Cardinall wyth the Crosse onelye borne before hym The xxvij of December Emanuell Philibert Prince of Prince of Piamount Piamont and Duke of Sauoy wyth other Lordes were receiued at Grauesende by the Lorde priuie Seale and other and so conueyed along the riuer of Thamis vnder London bridge to Westminster The ninth of Januarye the Prince of Orange béeing receyued at Grauesend was conueyed along the Riuer of Thamis and landed at the Duke of Suffolkes place The xij of January the said Prince of Orange with other Prince of Orange Lordes was conducted by the Lorde Chamberlaine to the Tower of London where was shewed vnto hym the ordinaunce artillerie munitions and armourie with the mint c. and so was broughte into the white Tower froÌ„ whence as he returned throughe the long Gallorie al the prisoners saluted hym vnto whome the Prince said he was sorie for their captiuitie and trusted the King and Quéene woulde be good vnto them at his departing from the Tower he gaue the Gunners ten péeces of Flemish Golde at v. sÌ„ the péece and the warders other ten péeces as a rewarde The xviij of January the Lord Chancellor the Bishop of Ely the Lorde Treasorer the Earle of Shrewsburie the Comptroller of the Quéenes house Secretary Bourne and sir Richard Southwell Maister of the Ordinaunce and Armorie came to the Tower of London and there sitting in commission discharged prisoners as followeth the Archbishop of Yorke sir Ioh. Rogers sir Iames Crofts sir Nicholas Throck Prisoners discharged morton sir Nicholas Arnolde sir Edward Warner sir George Harper sir William Sentlow sir Andrew Dudley sir Gawin Carrewe Knights William Gibs esquire Cuthbert Vaughan Harington Tremaile and others The fourth of February Iohn Rogers Uicar of Saint Sepulchres Iohn Rogers brent was brent in Smithfielde The seuenth of February the Lord Strange being marryed Iuogo de Can. to the Earle of Comberlands daughter at the Courte the same daye at night was a goodly pastime of Iuogo de Canne by Cresset light The xviij of February Thomas Thurlebe Bishop of Ely Embassadours sent to Rome 1558 Erle of Deuonshyre deliuered and Anthony Lord Montacute with other tooke their iorny towardes Rome Embassadors from the King and Quéene Agaynst Easter the Lord Courtney Earle of Deuonshire came againe to the Courte and about ten dayes after the Lady Elizabeth came likewise to the Quéene both at Hampton Court where the Quéene had taken hir Chamber to bée delyuered of childe but all proued contrarie for she neyther hadde childe nor greate hope to haue anye On Easter daye a Prieste sometime a Monke at Biciter VVilliam Flovver brent at VVestminster named William Branche alias Flower with a Wood knife wounded an other Priest as he was ministring the Sacrament to the people in Saint Margarets Churche at Westminster for the whiche facte the saide William Flower the xxiiij of Aprill had his right hand smitten off for opinions in matters of religion was burned in the Sanctuary nighe to Saint Margarets Churchyarde In May Cardinall Poole the Lorde Chauncellor the Embassadoures sent ouer to Callais Earle of Arundale and the Lorde Paget wente ouer Sea to Callais and neare vnto Marke treated with the Emperors French Kings coÌ„missioners for a peace to be had betwéen the said Princes Cardinall Poole being president there who returned againe into Englande aboute the middest of June without any agréement making The x. of May William Conestable alias Fetharstone a Millars son about the age â—â— eightéene yeres who had published King Edwarde the sixth A Millers sonne fained to bee K. Edvvarde the â—ixte to be alyue and sometime named himselfe to be King Edwarde the sixth was taken at Eltham in Kent and conueyed to Hampton Courte where beyng examined by the Counsell he requyred pardon and saide he wiste not what he did but as he was perswaded by manye from thence he was sent to the Marshalsea and the xxij of May he was carryed in a Cart thoroughe London to Westminster wyth a paper on hys head wherein was written that he hadde named hymselfe to be Kyng
this Maiors yeare Corne rose to fourtéene shillings the quarter and wood waxed scant in London and was sold for thirtéene and fourtéene shillings the thousand of â—illets and coles at tenpence the sacke by reason of the great death and sicknesse the last Sommer for lacke of heÌ„lp and carriage King Philip being absent out of the Realme and Quéene Mary being dangerously sicke ended hir life at hir Manour of Saint Iames by Charing crosse the xvij of Nouember in the yeare 1558. when she had raigned fiue yeares four monethes and odde dayes The same daye deceassed Cardinall Poole at Lambheath and a little before two of hir Phisitions besides diuers Bishops and noble men Quéene Mary was buryed at Westminster and Cardinall Poole at Canterbury ¶ Queene Elizabeth ELizabeth our most gratious Anno reg 1. and soueraigne Lady second daughter to King Henry the viij to the great comfort of Englande was with full consent proclaimed Quéene of England France and Irelande Defender of the Fayth c. on the xvij of Nouember in the yeare of oure Lorde God 1558. Forthwith the Portes and Hauens were stopped and none suffered to passe out of the Realme without licence Proclamation was made forbidding all men to Preach saue such as should be appoynted also to alter any rytes or Ceremonies vsed in the Church saue as it was in hir graces Chappell The xxiij of Nouember Quéene Elizabeth came from The Queene commeth from Hatfild Bishops Hatfield in Hertfordshire vnto the Lord Northes house in the late Charterhouse of London the Sheriffes of London méeting hir Grace at the farther ende of Barnet Towne within the Shere of Middlesex and so rode before hir till the came to the Charterhouse Gate next Aldersgate where hir Grace remayned On Monday the eyght and twentith of Nouember about The Queene â—emoueth to the Tovver two of the clocke in the after noone Quéene Elizabeth rode from the Lorde Northes house along by the Barbycane in at Creeplegate then along by the wall to Bishopsgate which Gate was richly hanged where the Waytes of the Citie playde and ouer against the Kings head Tauerne a Scholler of Paules Schoole made a short Oration to hir Maiestie in Latin Uerses the company of the Mercers standing in theyr rayles next the Scholler and so all the other Companyes of the Citie in order from thence to Mart Lane ende nexte vnto Barking Church in Tower streete the Lorde Maior of London riding wyth Mayster Garter King at Armes bearing a Scepter before hir Maiestie whiche Lorde Maior mette hir at the Charterhouse Gate nexte Aldersgate where Mayster Recorder saluted hir Grace in the name of the Lorde Maior and the whole Citie and so with Lordes Knightes and Gentlewomen richly apparelled brought hir to the Tower of London but when hir Grace entered at Mart Lane a peale of Gunnes beganne to be shotte off at the Tower whiche continued almost halfe an houre The fifth of December the Quéene remoued by water from the Tower to Somerset place néere to the Strand The xiij of December the corpse of Quéene Mary was honourably conuayed from Saint Iames to the Abbey of Queene Mary buryed Westminster and there placed vnder a rich Hearse decked with penons banners and Schutchions of the Armes of Englande and France where she remayned that nighte and on the morrow after the Masse of Requiem and a Sermon preached by Doctor White Bishop of Winchester was ended she was buryed in the Chappell of King Henry the seauenth on the North side The xxiiij of December was solemne obsequie kept in Obsequie for Charles the Emperour the Abbey of Westminster for Charles the fifth late Emperour which deceassed in Spayne in the moneth of September last past Quéene Maryes herse yet standing altered with the Armes of the Emperour and richly hanged with a rich pall-cloth of gold lying on the hearse the Emperours Embassadour being chiefe mourner with other Péeres and Lords of England assistant with him c. The first of January the Lord Maior and Aldermen gaue in commandement to euery warde in London that the Procession Epistle and Gospell in English Parson or Curate in euery Parish Church in London should reade the Epistle and Gospell of the day in the Englishe tong in the Masse time and the English Procession then vsed in the Quéenes Chappell according to a Proclamation sent from hir Maiestie and priuie Counsell proclaymed in the Citie of London the xxx of December which commandement was that day obserued in most parish Churches of the Citis The ninth of January in the morning the Image of Thomas Becket which stoode ouer the dore of the Mercers Image of Thomas Becket throvvne dovvne Chappell in London toward the stréete was found broken and cast downe and a bill set on the Church dore deprauing the setters vp thereof The xij of January the Quéenes Maiestie remoued from hir place of White hall to the Tower by water the Lorde Maior of London and his bréethren the Aldermen in their Barge and all the Craftes of the Citie in their Barges richly decked with targets and banners of euery mysterie The Batchelers of the Maiors companie in their Barge with a Foyst hauing thrée toppes trimmed and richly decked to wayte on them which shotte off gunnes all the way all these awayted on hir Maiestie who tooke hir Barge about two of the clocke in the after noone the Lord Maior folowing after and euery company in order with great melodie of musicall instruments till hir grace was through London bridge and landed at hir priuie staire of the Tower Wharffe and then the Maior after leaue taken and thankes of the Quéene returned through the Bridge with the floud and landed at the Three Cranes Wharffe in the Uintrie The xiiij of January at which time the Londoners had made sumptuous prouision the Quéenes Maiestie passed through the Citie of London to hir Palace at Westminster Coronation the next day she was Crowned by Doctor Oglethorp Bishop of Carelile The xxv of January began a Parliament at Westminster Parliament before the States whereof Doctour Coxe late come from beyond the Seas and sometime Schoolemayster to King Edward the sixth made a learned Sermon In this Parliament the first fruites and tenthes were granted to the Crowne and also the supreme gouernemeÌ„t ouer the state Ecclesiasticall Likewise the Booke of commoÌ„ Prayer and administration of the Sacraments in our vulgar tongue was restored to be done as in the time of King Edward the sixth In the Easter Holydayes preached at the Spittle Doctour Bill the Quéenes Almoner Doctour Coxe and Doctour Horne the two last came lately from beyond the seas On Lowsonday the seconde of Aprill Mayster Sampson made the rehearsall Sermon at Paules Crosse The iij. of Aprill the Quéenes Maiestie appoynted a coÌ„ference or disputation to be had at Westminster Church betwéene 1559 the olde Bishops and certayne learned men late A conference at VVestminster come
reg 7. the North partes of the Element séemed to be couered wyth flames offyre procéeding towards the middle of the firmament where after it had stayed nigh one houre it descended West and all the same night being the next after the chaÌ„ge of the Moone séemed as light as it had bin daye Sir Richard Mallery Mercer the 28. of October Maior The twentith of Nouember in the morning throughe negligence of a Maiden with a Candle the snuffe falling in an hundred pounde waighte of gunne poulder thrée houses in Bucklerslourie werefore shaken and the Maide dyed two dayes after The dâ—e and twentith of December begasâ—e a Froâ—e The Thaniâ—â—â—rosen ouer whyche â—â—◠〈…〉 so extreamly that on Neweyeres euen people weÌ„t ouer and along the Thamis on the Ice from London bridge to Westminister some played at foote ball as boldely there as if it had bin on the dry land diuers of the Court being then at Westminster shotte dailye at prickes sette vpon the Thamis â— And the people both men and women went on the Thamis in greater number than in anye stréete of the Citie of London On the thirde daye of January at night it beganne to thawe and on the fifth daye was no Ice to bée séene betwéene London bridge and Lambeth whyche caused greate â—loudes and highe waters that bare downe Bridges and houses and drowned manye people in Englande especially Ovves bridge borne dovvne in Yorkeshire Owes bridge was borne away wyth other The thyrde daye of February Henry Stuarte Lord Darloâ—â— Henry Stuarte marryed the Quene of Scots aboute the age of ninetéene yéeres eldest sonne of Mathew Earle of Leunex who wente into Scotlande at Whitsontide before hauing obtayned licence of the Quéenes Maiestie tooke his iorney towarde Scotland accompanied with â—iue of his fathers men where when he came was honorablye receyued and lodged in the Kings lodgings and in the Sommer following marryed Marie Quéene of Scotlande Aboute this time for the Quéenes Maiestie were chosen and sent commissioners to Bruges the Lorde Montacute Knight of the honorable order of the Garter Doctour Wotton one of his Maiesties honorable Counsell Doctor HaddoÌ„onâ—â—â— the Maisters of 〈…〉 to hir highnesse with other 1565 Maister Doctor Aubrey was for the Merchant Aduenturers of Englande They came to Bruges in Lent Anno. 1565. continued there till Michaelmasse followyng and then was the diet prolonged till March in 1566 and the Commissioners returned into Englande The two and twentith of Aprill the Ladye Margaret Lady Liunex sente to the Tovver Countesse of Liunex was commaunded to kéepe hir Chamber at the White hall where she remayned till the xxtj. of June then conueyed by sir Frauncis Knolles the Guard to the Tower of London by water On Midsomer day Donell Mac Cartie More was created Baron of Valencia and afterwarde the same daye Earle of Glankerre at White hall On S. Peters euen at night was the like standing watch VVatche at Midsoâ—uer in London as hadde béene on the same nighte twelue moneths The xvj of July about nine of the clocke at night began Tempest at Chelâ—â—forde a tempest of lightning and thunder wyth showres of haile whyche continued til thrée of the clocke the nexte morning so terrible that at Chelmsforde in Essex 500. acres of corne were destroyed the Glasse windowes on the East side of the Towne and of the Weast and South sides of the church were beaten downe wyth also the tiles of their houses beside dyuers Barnes Chimneys and the battlements of the Churche whiche were ouerthrowen The like harme was done in manye other places as at Leedes Cranebrooke Douer c. Christopher Prince and Margraue of Baden wyth Cicelie Margraue and Marques of Baden his wyfe sister to the King of Swethlande after a long and daungerous iorney wherein they had trauelled almoste xj moneths sayling from Stokeholme crossing the Seas ouer into Lifeland from whence by land they came aboute by Polland Pruscy Pomerland Meckeburge Friseland and so to Antâ—arpe in Brabant then to Callais at the laste in September 〈…〉 at Douer and the xj day of the same they came to London and were lodged at the Earle of Bedfordes place neare vnto Iuie bridge where wythin foure dayes after that is to â—aye the xv of September she trauelled in childe bed and was delyuered of a man childe whyche childe the laste of September was christned in the Quéenes Maiesties chappell of White hall at Westminster the Quéenes Maiestie in 〈…〉 owne person being Godmother the Archebyshoppe of Canterburie and the Duke of Norffolke Godfathers at the câ—riâ—â—â—ing the Quéene gaue the childe to name Edwardus Fortunatus for that God had so gratiously assisted hys mother in so long and daungerous a iourney and brought hir so safe to lande in that place whyche she moste desired and that in so shorte time before hir deliueraunce Iohn Riuers Iames Hawes the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Mariage of the Earle of VVarvvike Sir Richarde Champion â—rapeâ— the 28. of October The eleauenth of Nouember the right honourable Ambrose Earle of Warwike marryed Anne eldest daughter to the Earle of Bâ—dforde for the honor and celebration of whiche noble marriage a goodlye chalenge was made and obserued aâ— â—estminster at the Tâ—â—â— with ech one sixe courses at the Tourney twelue strokes with the Sword thrée pushes wyth the punchion staste and twelue blowes with the Sworde at Barâ—iars or twentie if any were so disposed At tenne of the clocke the same daye a valiant seruiâ—eable Robert Thomas slaine man called Roberte Thomas Maister Gunner of Englande destrous also to honour the feaâ—â— and marriage day in consideration the saide Earle of Warwike was Generall of the Ordinaunce wythin hir Maiesties Realmes and Dominions made thrée traines of great Chambers which terribly yéelded forth the nature of their voyce to the greate astonishment of diuers who at the fyring of the seconde was vnhappilye staine by a péece of one of the Chambers to the greate sorrowe and lameâ—â—ation of many The foure and twentith of December in the mornyng Anno reg 8. there rose a greate storme and tempest of winde by whose rage the Thames and Seas ouerwhelmed many persons and the greate Gates â—â— the Weaste ende of Paules Church in London betwéene the whyche standeth the Brazen Piller Paules Gate blovven open were throughe the force of the winde then in the weasterne parte of the worlde â—loâ—en open In January Mâ—nsâ—eur Raâ—buley â— Knight of the Order Order of Sainte Michaell in Fraunce was sent ouer into Englande by the French King Charles the ninth of that naâ—â—e wyth the Order who â—â— Windsore was stalled in the behalfe of the saide French King wyth the Knighthoode of the moste honorable order of the Garter and the four and twentith of January in the Chaâ—pell of hir Maiesties Pallaice of White â—all the saide Monsieur Rambuley inuested Thomas Duke of Norffolke and Robert Earle of
appoynted the King and Earle Godwine should méete at London and thus departing for the time the King increasing his armie ledde the same to London and Godwine with his power came to Southwarke on the other side of the Riuer Thamis but there bycause his armie by little and little stipped from him he fledde and the King forthwith pronounced him with his fiue sonnes to be banished who straightwayes with his wife and two of his sonnes came to Thorney where his Shippe being laden with Golde Siluer and precious things he sayled towarde Flanders his other sonnes tooke Shippe at Bristow and sayled into Ireland In the next yeare Harold and Leofwine sonnes to Earle Godwine returning out of Ireland entred Seuerne arriued with many Shippes in Somerset and Dorsetshires spoyled many Townes in the Countrey slew many people and returned with pray then they sayle about Portesmouth c. Earle Godwine landed in Kent gathered a power sayled to the I le of Wight wasting along the Sea coastes till his sonnes Harold and Leofwine came with a Nauy which being come togither they take their course vp the Riuer of Thamis came to Southwarke and there stayed for the Tide and then weyed vp Anchor and finding none that offered to resist them on the Bridge they sayled vp by the South side of the Riuer and his armie by land placing it selfe vppon the banckes side made shew of a thicke and terrible battayle After this the Nauie turned toward the North shore as though it would haue compassed in the Kings Nauie but they that were with the King and with Godwine abhorred to fight againste their owne kindred and Countreymen wherefore a peace was made Godwine with his sonnes were restored to all former honor and the Normans were banished the land As William of Malmesbury writeth a certayne yong woman W. Malme Kings euill healed by the King being terribly diseased by reason of humors gathered about hir necke into great swelling kernels came to King Edward who with his right hand dipped in water handled hir necke and forthwith y e hardnesse did breake the wormes with the matter ranne out and all the noysome dwelling asswaged so that she was perfectly hole and faire skinned ere the wéeke were ended and they that knewe his life sayd he had oft cured this plague in Normandy This Edward raigned thrée and twentie yeres sixe monethes T. Rudborn and odde dayes He was buryed on the day of the Epiphanie in the Abbey of Saint Peeter in Westminster which he had newly builded In the same day Harold the eldest sonne of Godwine Earle of Kent and brother to Edgitha the Quéene hauing obteyned fayth of the nobilitie tooke the Crowne Leofrike Earle of Mercia and of Hereford founded the Monasterie of Couentrie in Anno 1044. He also granted great priuiledges to that Towne HArold that he might in some behalfe séeme to make the 1066 The yeare of our Lord beginneth heere at Christmas yong Edgar amendes for the wrong he had done him gaue him the Earledome of Oxford and so from a King he made him an Earle But in the meane season England began to be tossed and turmoyled with warres within and without for the disheriting of the right heire is alwayes wont to be the beginning of ciuill warres The 24. day of Aprill a Comete appeared not only to the people of this land but also in other parts of the world seauen dayes Toftus enuying as men said the prosperitie â—og Houed Simon Dâ—nel Gualter Couen of his brother stirred vp troubles in the Realme for he ioyning himselfe to Harold the King of Norway assaulted England in warlike sort both by sea and land Whose attempt whiles Harold of England prepared to withstand William Duke of Normandy who notwithstaÌ„ding he was a Bastard VVilliam Conquerour cousyn to King Edvvard by the mother side was of kinne to Saint Edward in the thirde and fourth degrée of consanguinitie séeing a conuenient time and occasion offered to take the Kingdome in gathered a Nauie of 896. Shippes and came into England with a very well appoynted armie alledging that by all right and title it was due to him by the gift of King Edward his kinsman and also by the couenant that was made and by othe established betwixt Harold and him He landed at Pemsey nine miles Gualter Couen from Hastings the 28. of September Harold notwithstanding he was bare of men by reason of the battel that he had fought against Toftus and the men of Norway yet hearing of Williams comming wente straightwayes againste him Both armies being broughte into aray the battell was fought wherin great slaughter of Englishmen was made and England conquered by vvoden bovves and arovves the Normans gote the victorie especially by meanes of their wodden bowes and arrowes which the Englishmen had not then in vse for Duke William commanded his men that Io. Rouse some of them should shoote directly forwarde and some vpward by reason whereof the arrow shot vpward destroyed the English as they stouped and the arrow shot directly afore hand wounded them that stoode vpright and King Harold himselfe valiantly fighting was shotte through the Harold slayne braynes whereof he dyed when he had raigned nine monethes and was buryed in the Priorie of Waltham which he Sigebertus Gemlaâ—en W. Gemiâ—â—censis Gualterus Couen Hen. Hunting Register of Wodbridge Chronicle of Normandy The description of the Saxons Mathew Paris W. Malme Flores HistoriaruÌ„ had founded This battell was fought at Hastings in Sussex vppon the fourtéenth day of October being Saterday in the yeare of oure Lord 1066. There was slayne of Englishmen 67974. and of Normans 6013. This was saith Mathew Paris the dolefull destruction of this swéete and pleasant land the Kings whereof meaning the Saxons at their firste comming with barbarous countenance and gesture in warlike sort prouoked all men to malice and hatred towards them who ouercame al men by warre and subtiltie but after they had receyued the Christian faith and by little and little applyed their diligence vnto Religion they neglected the exercise of armour for the Kings did change their habite and some at Rome and some in their owne Countrey sought to change their temporall Kingdomes for euerlasting Kingdomes and many which all their life time embraced worldly things did yet distribute their treasures vnto all the workes of mercy but afterwards when charitie waxed colde all their studie and trauaile of Religion slaked and then came the destruction of the inhabitants first at the comming of the Danes and now in the expulsing of the Englishmen by the Normans for the noble men giuing themselues to gluttonie and lecherie did not goe to the Church in the morning as Christian men vse to doe but lying in their Chambers dalying with Women did heare the Priest hastilie rattle vp diuine seruice The Clerkes also that had taken orders if one had learned but his Grammer euery one wondered at him All men generally gaue
place called Chorengham Sir Walter Tirell shooting at a Déere vnawares hitte the King in the brest that he fell downe starke dead and neuer spake worde his men specially that Knighte gate them away but some came backe agayne and layde his body vpon a Colyars Cart whiche one sillie leane beast did draw vnto the Citie of Winchester where he was Radul Cogshal buryed on the morow after his death at whose buryall men could not wéepe for ioy This King was taken out of the world in the middest of his vnrighteousnesse who being wicked to his owne people and to strangers was most wicked to himselfe The Countreys about him he prouoked with warres and England was so miserably oppressed vnder him that it Io. Rouse could not recouer for he and his trayne spoyled and subuerted all things He reigned twelue yeares and eleuen monethes lacking eyght dayes He gaue vnto the Monkes called De Charitate in Southwarke Register of Bernaâ—dsey the great newe Church of Saint Sauioure of Barmonds eye and also Barmonds eye it selfe He also founded of an olde Monasterie of Monkes a Ex Câ—â—â— goodly Hospitall in the Citie of Yorke called Saint Leonards for the sustentation and finding of the poore as well men as women He gaue the Churche of Saint Peeter in the Citie of Bathe to be a Bishops Sea and the mother Church of Somersetshire ¶ King Henry Beawclerke HEnry brother to William Anno reg 1. Io. Rouse Rufus and y â— first of that name for his learning called Beawclearke brought vp in the studie of the liberall artes at Cambridge chieflye through the trauell of Henrye Nowborough Earle of Warwike who appeased all debates of that time to the The. Râ—dborne W. Malme contrarie obteyned the dominion ouer this Realme of Englande and beganne his raigne the first day of August in the yeare oâ—â—ure Lorde 1100. and was crowned at Westminster on the fifth day of August by Mawrice Bishop of London bycause at that time Geâ—â—â— Dorâ— Anselme Archbishop of Canturburie was by persecution of William Rufus exiled This Henry borne at Selbe in Englande was a noble Prince strong and mightie of body high of stature and amiable of countenance He was excellent in wit eloquent and fortunate in battaile and for these thrée he had thrée notable vices couetousnesse crueltie and lecherie He maryed Mawde the daughter of Malcoline King of Scottes of whome he begate William and a daughter named Mawde At the beginning of his raigne he restored the state of the Cleargie aswaged the gréeuous payments reduced againe Saint Edwards lawes and amended them He put out of his Court all nice and wanton persons He reformed the olde vntrue measures and made a Measures reformed W. Malme Vlno novv called a yard W. Malme measure by the length of his owne arme whiche was then called Vlno an Elle and now the same is called a yarde or metewand c. He restored to his Subiects the vse of lights in the night Vse of light in the night permitted which lightes and also fire had him forbidden by his father to be vsed after the ringing of a Bell at eyght of the clocke at night Edgar King of Scottes did homage to this Henry This yeare Iordan Briset Baron the sonne of Raufe the Saint Iohns by Smithfielde sonne of Brian Briset founded the house of Saint Iohn of Hierusalem néere vnto London by Smithfield The same Iordan gaue fourtéene Acres of ground lying Clarken vvell Register of Clerken well Ex Carta in the field next adioyning vnto Clarken well to build therevpon a house of Nunnes wherein he with Murioll hys wife were both buryed in the Chapter house Robert Shorthose Duke of Normandy the Kings eldest 1101 Anno reg 2. brother whiche was nowe returned from Hierusalem made warre vpon his brother Henry for the Crowne of England who assembled a strong armie and landed at Portesmouth but by mediation a peace was made on condition that Tribute to Robert Shorthose VVinchester and Glocester brent Liber Glocestr Tevvkesbery builded Cronica de Theoksbery Henry should pay thrée thousand markes yearely to Duke Robert and if the one dyed without issue the longer liuer should inherit Winchester was brent the xvij of May and Glocester was brent the twentith of May Robert Fitzham who came with the Conquerour out of Normandy with Sibell his wife founded a new the Church of Theukesbery and was there buryed Robert de Belasine Earle of Shrewsburie eldest sonne to 1102 Robert de Belasme rebelled Wâ—l Malme Floriacensâ—s Roger Mountgomery strengthned the Towne and Castell of Shrewsbury so did he the Castels of Bridgenorth Tichile and Arundell with viâ—â—uals and armed men against King Henry but the King being warned thereof he gathereth his power and beséegeth Bridgenorth whiche Towne was yéelded vnto him And this being knowne to them of Arundell they forthwith submitted themselues with condition that their Lorde Robert de Belasme might be permitted fréely to passe into Normandy Also they of Shrewsbury sent the keyes of their Castell and pledges of their obeysance and then Robert with his brother Ernulfus and Roger of Poytiers abiured this land for euer The Cathedrall Churche of Norwich was founded by Minster of Norvviche Anno reg 3. Register of Saint Barthelmew Hospitall of S. Barthelmevv 1103 Anno reg 4. Herbert Bishop of Norwich The Priorie and Hospitall of Saint Barthelmewe in Smithfield was founded by a pleasant I ester or Minstrell of the Kings named Reior who became first Prior there Before this time Smithfield was a laystow of all drdure and filth and the place where fellons and other transgressors were put to execution Roberte Duke of Normandy comming into Englande through the subtelty of King Henry his yonger brother released The yonger brother begyleth the elder to him the tribute of thrée thousand Markes of Siluer Hugh Lacy founded the Monasterie of Saint Iohn at Ex libre Lanthony Mathew Paris Lanthony founded Chro. Donmow Lanthony the Chanons of which place were since translated by Miles high Connestable and Earle of Here ford to a place néere vnto Glocester then called Hide since called Lanthony Iuga Baynard Lady of little Donmow caused Maurice Bishop of London to dedicate the Church of Donmow which the Priorie of Donmovv in Essex founded by the VViddovv of Baynard that buylded Baynards Castell in London had founded and the same day she gaue to it halfe a hide of land This Lady Iuga was late wife to Baynard that firste buylded Baynards Castle in London Great malice was kindled betwéene the two bréthren 1104 Anno reg 5. Robert and Henry wherevpon deadly warre ensued There appeared about the Sunne foure circles and a blasing Starre King Henry remayned in Normandy making strong 1105 Anno reg 6. Saint Iohns in Colchester warres vpon his brother Robert and Rorsia his wife Eudo Dapifere or sewer to King Henry founded the Monasterie
wéete Radulphus fitz Algede Winiard le Douershe c. gaue the foresayde Lands called Knighten Gild to the same Church but Othowerus Accolinillus Otto and Gefferey Earle of Estsex Constables of the Tower of London by succession with-helde by force a portion of the same lande that is to say East Smithfield néere to the Tower to make a Uineyard and would not depart from it by any meanes till the seconde yeare of King Stephen when the same was adiudged and restored to the Church of the holy Trinitie King Henry hauing greate warres with Lewes King 1116 Anno. reg 17 Cro. Peter of France the Realme of England was sore oppressed with exactions The Towne of Peterborow with the stately Churche there was burned downe to the ground In March was excéeding lightning and in December 1117 Anno. reg 18. Tempest and Earthquake thunder and hayle and the Moone at both times séemed to be turned into bloud This yeare in Lumbardy was an Earthquake continued fortie dayes whiche ouerthrewe many houses and that Floriacen whiche was maruellous to be séene a Towne was moued from his seate and set a good way off Mathild the Quéene wife to King Henry of Englande 1118 Anno reg 19. Mathew Paris deceassed at Westminster and was there buryed in the Reuostrie She founded the Priorie of Christes Church within the East gate of London called Aldgate and an Hospitall of Mathilds Hospitall Saint Giles in the fielde without the Weast part of the same Citie The order of the Templers began Knightes of the Temple Many sore battayles were fought in France and Normandy betwéene the King of England and of France 1119 Anno reg 20 1120 Anno reg 21. The Kings children drovvned W. Malme Mathew Paris King Henry hauing tamed the Frenchmen and pacifyed Normandy returned into Engalnde in whiche voyage William Duke of Normandy and Richard his sonnes and Marye his daughter Richard Earle of Chester and his wife with many noble men and to the number of one hundred and sixtie persons were miserably drowned the Sea being calme King Henry marryed Adelizia the Duke of Louans 1121 Anno reg 22. daughter at London from thence the King with a great armie wente towarde Wales but the Welchmen met him humbly and agréed with him at his pleasure The Citie of Glocester with the principall Monasterie was brent againe as before and Lincolne was burned 1122 Anno reg 23 Glocester brent Lib. Glocest Mathew Paris 1123 Anno reg 24. VVarvvike vvith the Colledge King Henry sayled into Normandy where he remayned long trauelling to quiet that Countrey Henry Earle of Warwike and Margaret his wife founded the Colledge of Saint Mary in y â— towne of Warwike And Roger de Belemound his sonne Earle of Warwike and Aeline his wife translated the same Colledge into the Castell of Warwike in Anno 1123. At that time were nine parishes in Warwike Saint Sepulcre Saint Hellens of these twayne were made one Priorie of Saint Sepulchre Alhalowes Saint Michaell Saint Iohn Saint Peter Saint LawreÌ„ce Saint Iames these fiue last Liber Warwicâ—â— Io. Rouse were ioyned to Saint Maryes in Anno 1367. Saint Nicholas Waleran Earle of Mellent is takeÌ„ in Normandy by King 1124 Anno reg 25 1125 Anno reg 26 Mathew Paris Taxtor Coyners punished Henry and he with many other are imprisoned at Roane Iohn Thremensis Cardinall came into England who inueying sore against Priestes Concubines was himselfe detected of whoredome The King caused all the Coyners of England to haue their priuie members cut off and also their right hand bycause they had corrupted the Coyne Henry the fourth Emperour being dead as it was said 1126 Anno reg 27. The Empresse returned into England Giraldus Cambr. and Mawde the Empresse returning into England dwelte with the Quéene in hir Chamber bycause she was suspect of hir husbands death but some affirmed him to be long after in England lyuing as an Hermite and in the end to be buryed at Chester King Henry held his Courte with great magnificence Floriacen in his Castell of Winsore and there assembled all the nobilitie of his Realme where when the Archbishop of Yorke woulde haue Crowned the King equally with the Archshop of Canturbury by the iudgement of all menne he Archbishop of Yorke vvith his Crosse cast out of the Kings Chappell was repulsed the bearer of his Crosse togither with the Crosse was throwne out of the Kings Chappell for it was affirmed that no Metropolitane out of his owne Prouince might haue any Crosse borne before him The feast being ended the King with all the States of the Realme togither came to London and there at the Kings commandement William the Archbishop and the Legate of the Romish Churche and all other Bishops of the English Nation with the Nobilitie tooke an othe to defend against all men the Kingdome to his daughter if she suruiued hir father except that before his deceasse he begate some sonne to succéede him The King also granted to the Churche of Canturburie and to William and his successors the custodie and Constableship of the Castell of Rochester for euer The Archbishop of Canturbury assembled a counsell of Bishops 1127 Anno reg 28. Abbots and other Prelates at Westminster where they determined many causes concerning Ecclesiastical businesse and the King with his counsell confirmed them King Henry went with a warlike army into Fraunce bycause 1128 Anno reg 29 Lodowike the French King defeÌ„ded the Erle of Flaunders the Kings Nephew and enimy At this time men had such a pride in their haire that they Men vveare haire like vvomen W. Malme 1129 Anno reg 30 Mathew Paris contended with women in length of haire King Henry helde a Counsell at London wherein it was graunted him to haue the correction of the Cleargie whiche came to an euill purpose for the King tooke infinite summes of mony of Priests and suffred them to do what they would Robert Deolley Knight great Conestable of England was the first founder of Osney King Henry gaue his daughter the Empresse to Geffrey 1130 Anno reg 31 1131 Anno reg 32 Rochester brent Richard Diuiensis 1132 Anno reg 33 Carleil a Byshopricke Geruasius Gualter Couen London brent Geruasius Doro. Thomas Wikes Plantagenet Earle of Angiou In the Moneth of May the King beyng present the Citie of Rochester was sore defaced wyth fire The King made a Bishopricke at Carleil Mawde the Empresse did beare to Geffrey Plantagenet Earle of Angiou a sonne and named him Henry which when the King knewe hée called hys nobles togyther and ordayned that his daughter and the heires of hir body should succéede him in hys Kingdome In Whitsonwéeke a great fire beginning at Gilbert Beckets house in Weast Cheape consumed a greate parte of London from thence to Algate with the Priorie of Channons of the holy Trinitie and many houses of Office thereto
also after the death of Simond Mountfort and Robert Ferrers the Erledomes of Leicester and Darbie and two daughters Beatrice and Margaret ¶ King Edward surnamed Longshanks EDvvarde the firste after the Conquest son to Henrie the third Anno reg 1 surnamed Longshanke beganne hys raigne the sixtéenth day of Nouember in the yeare 1272. being then in y â— parts beyond the sea towarde 1273 Ierusalem Of stature he was tall and mighty of bodye nothing grosse his eyes soméwhat blacke and in time of anger fierce of suche noble and valiaunt courage that he neuer fainted in most dangerous enterprices of excellent witte and greate towardnesse he was borne at Westminster Iohn Horne Walter Potter the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 2. 1274 Sir Walter Haruy Knight the. 28. of October This yeare fell a great variaunce at Oxforde betwéene the Northren and Irishmen wherein manye Irishmen were slaine The second day of August King Edward came into England from the Holy Lande and on the fiftéenth of Auguste hée with Elianor his wife were Crowned at Westminster by Robert Kilwarby Archbishop of Canturburie At this Coronation fiue hundred great Horsses were turned loase catch them who could Alexander King of Scottes did homage to King Edward The King caused Leolin Prince of Wales to be sommoned to his Parliament at Westminster but he would not come saying he remembred the death of his father Griffen Nicholas Winchester Henry Couentry the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Anno reg 3. Henry Welles the 28. of October On Saint Nicholas euen was great Earthquakes lightnings and thunder with a huge Dragon and a blasing Starre which made many men sore afrayde In a Parliament at Westminster Usury was forbidden Vsury forbidden Io. Rouse to the Iewes and that they might be knowne the King commanded them to weare a Tablet the breadth of a palme vpon their outmost garments He also ordeyned that Bakers making bread lacking weight assigned after the price of Corne should first be punished by losse of their bread the second time by emprisonment and thirdly by the Pillory millers for stealing of corne to be chastised by y e Tumberel A rich man of France brought into Northumberland a Spanish Ewe as bigge as a Calfe of two yeares which Ewe being 1275 First rotte of Sheepe Hen. of Leycester Tho. Walsing rotten infected so the Countrey that it spread ouer all the Realme This plague of moren coÌ„tinued xxviij yeares eare it ended and was the first rot that euer was in England Lucas Batecourt Henry Frowike the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Gregory Rokesley Goldsmith chiefe mayster of y e Kings Mintes the 28. of October King Edward builded the Castell of Flint strengthned Io. Rouse Castell of Flint Anno reg 4. Bocland the Castell of Rutland and other against the Welchmen Amicia Countesse of Deuonshire and Lady of the Isle founded the Abbey of Bocland for Gilbert of Clare Earle of Glocester and Hereford hir Father Isabell hir mother and Baldwine Earle of Deuonshire The eleuenth day of September there was a generall 1276 Earthquake by force whereof the Church of Saint Michael of the Mount without Glastonburie fell to the ground and péeces of many famous Churches in England fell by force of the same Earthquake Gregory Rokesley and the Barons of London granted Canter Record Ex Carta Preaching Friers Church founded by Bainards Castell before vvhiche time their Church vvas in Holborne and gaue to the Archbishop of Canturburie Robert Kilwarby two lanes or wayes next the Stréete of Baynards Castell and the Tower of Mountfichet to be destroyed in the which place the sayd Robert builded the late newe Churche of the Blacke Friers with the rest of the stones that then were left of the sayde Tower for the best and choyse stones the Bishop of London had obteyned of King William Conquerour to reedifie the vpper part of Saint Paules Church that was then by chance of fire decayed Iohn Horne Ralph Blunt the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 5. 1277 Iohn Euersden Sherifes Maior Anno reg 6. 1278 Gregory Rokesley Goldsmith the 28. of October The Statute of Mortmaine was enacted Michaell Tony was hanged drawne and quartered for Treason Robert de Arar Ralph Feuto the 28. of September Gregory Rokesley the 28. of October King Edward gaue vnto Dauid brother to Leolin Prince of Wales the Lordship of Fredisham which Dauid attended in the Kings Court and did him pleasant seruice c. Michaelmas tearme was kept at Shrewsburie Iohn Adrian Walter Langley the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 7. 1279 Gregory Rokesley the 28. of October The King builded a strong Castell in Weast Wales at Llhampaterne vaier Reformation was made for clipping of the Kings coyne Ievves executed for which offence 267. Iewes were put to execution The worthie Souldiour Roger Mortimer at Killingworth Round Table at Killingvvorth Io. Rouse appoynted a Knightly game which was called the Round Table of an hundred Knightes and so many Ladyes to the which for the exercise of armes there came many warlike Knightes from diuers Kingdomes Robert Basing William Mazaliuer the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 8. First halfe pence and farthings round 1280 Piâ—rce Longtofe Gregory Rokesley the 28. of October Where as before this time the peny was wont to haue a double crosse with a creast in suche sorte that the same might be easily broken in the midst or into four quarters and so to be made into halfe pence or farthings it was now ordeyned that pence halfepence and farthings shoulde be made rounde wherevpon was made these Uerses following Edward did smite round peny halfepeny farthing Robert Brune The crosse passes the bond of all throughout the ring The Kings side was his head and his name written The crosse side what Citie it was in coyned and smitten To poore man ne to priest the peny frayses nothing Men giue God aye the least they feast him with a farthing A thousand two hundred fourescore yeares and mo On this money men wondred when it first began to go At this time twentie pence wayed an ounce of Troy Regist of Eâ—â—ry weight whereby the peny halfepeny and farthing were of good quantitie Thomas Boxe Ralph de Lamere the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 9. Wilhel Rishanger Gregory Rokesley the 28 of October Dauid the brother of Lewlin Prince of Wales rose against the King and in the night season brake into the house of Roger Clifford when he was in his bed a sléepe on Easter day at night and sent him fettered in yrons as a théefe vnto Snowdon to his brother Lewlin He also rased and laid flatte on the grounde the Castell of Flint belonging to the King 1281 Sherifes Maior Anno reg 10 Great Frost and Snovv Liber Roffensis Rochester Bridge and fiue arches of London bridge borne dovvne William
multitude of men were ouerflowed and destroyed with the water By reason of wrongs done by Paine Tiptot Rice ap Merideth rebelled in Wales and did much hurt against whome came Edmond the Kings brother and at the séege of Durselan Castel in vndermining of walles with the ruines were slaine William Mountchensey Gerard de Insula Banerers Mounsire Humfrey Hastings Bacheler and diuers other Thomas Croshe Walter Hauteyne the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Custos Anno reg 16 W. Packington Ralph Sandwich King Edward sayled to Burdeaux and from thence rode into France where he was honourably receyued of Phillip le Beaw King of France He banished all the Iewes out of Gascoigne and other his lands in France The Sommer was so excéeding hote that many men dyed through the extremitie thereof and yet wheate was Hot former and cheape Corne. 1288 solde at London for thrée Shillings four pence the Quarter and suche cheapenes of Beanes and Peace as the like had not bin heard of William Hereford Thomas Stanes the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Custos Anno reg 17 1289 Ralph Sandwich Great hayle â—eâ— in England and after ensued great raine that the yeare following wheate was raysed from thrée pence the bushell to sixtéene pence and so encreased yearely till it was lastly sold for twentie Shillings y e Quarter The Citie of Carelile the Abbey with all the houses belonging to the Friers Minors was consumed with fire William Betayne Iohn of Canterbury the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Custos Anno reg 18 Ralph Sandwich Which Ralph before Candelmas was deposed from the Constableshippe of the Tower of London and in his place was putte Ralph de Barneuers Knighte who was agayne remoued on the Custos of London Constables of the Tovver Monday after Candlemas daye from the custodie of the Citie and in his place was Sir Iohn de Briton Rice ap Merideth was by the Earle of Cornewall in the 1290 Kings absence taken drawne hanged quartered at Yorke William de Breosa called the senior deceased at Findâ—â— and was buryed in the Monasterie of Sele Falke of S. Edmond Salomon le Sotell the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Custos Anno reg 19 Sir Iohn Briton King Edward returning out of Gascoine where he had remayned thrée yeares two monethes and eleuen dayes was honourably receyued of the Londoners King Edward held a Parliament at Westminster where in the transgressions of diuers Justices was tryed out and Iustices punished Adam Meri Cro. Dun. Radul Baldoke Scala Croni Iohn Rouse punished accordingly some lost their goodes and then were banished some as well of the bench as of the assises were sent to the Tower which with great summes of money obteyned libertie Sir Thomas Weyland had all his goodes both moueable and vnmoueable confiscate and was banished Sir Ralph Hengham chiefe Justice of the higher bench offered 7000. markes Sir Iohn Loueter Justice of the lower bench 3000. markes Sir William Bromtone 1291 Justice 6000. markes Of their Clearkes for their redemption Of Robert Littelburie 1000. markes Of Roger Leycester 1000. markes Of Sir Salomon Rusx chiefe Justice of Assises 4000. markes Of Sir Richard Boylond 4000. markes Of Sir Thomas Sodentone 2000. markes Sir William Hopton 2000. markes Of Robert Preston 1000. markes Sir WilliaÌ„ Saham Justice 3000. markes Of a certayne Clearke of the Courtes called Adam de Stratton 32000. markes of olde money and newe beside iewelles without number and pretious vessels of siluer which were found in his house and a Kings Crowne which men sayde was King Iohns Moreouer the King constreyned the Justices to sweare that from thenceforth they shoulde take no pention fée or gifte of any man except only a breakefast or such like present He banished all the Iewes out of England giuing theÌ„ to beare their charges till they were out of his Realme the number of Iewes then expulsed were xv M. lx persons The Scottes by their Charter deliuered to King Edward Records the Kingdome of Scotland with the Castels rightes and customes the fourth day of June that vpon due discussing the matter it might be knowne who was lawfull heire therevnto Thomas Romaine William de Lier the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Custos Anno reg 20 1292 Iohn de Briton Who was about Saint Margarets day remoued from the custodie of London and Sir Ralph de Bernouers was remoued from the Constableship of the Tower and in their places put againe Ralph Sandwich Custos of the Citie and Connestable of the Tower Roger Bacon was buried on the eleuenth of June in the grey Friers Church in Oxford The wooll Staple was ordeyned to be kept at Sandwich Ralph Blunt Hamo Box the 28. of September Sherifes Custos Anno reg 21 Iohn Bayâ—â—oll did homage for Scotland Recordes Ralph Sandwich The eightenth of Nouember King Edward sate in his tribunall seate at Berwike and hauing heard the assertions of the competitoâ—â— of the Crowne of Scotland he adiudged Iohn Bailliol to be true heire of Scotland and therefore to enioy the same whole Kingdome with the appurtenances and assigned him to do him homage which was performed at Worham the twentith of Nouember and also on Saint Stephens day following at Newcastell Quéene Elianor dyed at Herdeby a Towne néere to Lincolne 1293 Queene deceassed Walte Hennig Radul Baldoke Charing Crosse Ghro Dun. hir bowels were buryed at Lincolne hir body was brought to Westminster and there buryed the King made at euery place where she stayed a costly Crosse with the Quéenes image vpon it Charing Crosse the Crosse in Weast Cheape of London Dunstable Saint Albons Waltam Crosse and others Great discord arose betwixt the Mariners of France and The Sinque Ports against the French them of Portesmouth and Yermouth wherethrough the Englishmen susteyned great losse but they complayning to the King obteyned licence to reuenge their owne wrongs and without ayde eyther of Wales Scotland or Ireland wente to the Sea with sixe hundred Shippes and set vpon their enimies and tooke two hundreth and fiftéene French Ships and droue them to the I le of Gernesey and after presented them to the King The ninth of July a great part of the Towne of Cambridge Cambridge brent Iohn Euersden with the Church of our Lady was consumed with fire The goodes as well Temporall as spirituall of all religious people in England were taxed to pay the tenth part to the King The Minories a Nunnerie without Aldgate of London The Minories Ex Carta Radul Baldoke was founded by Edmond Earle of Leycester brother to king Edward The same yeare the same Edmond and his wife and all the Englishmen were banished out of the French kings dominion Henry Bole Elias Russell the 28. of September Sherifes Custos Anno reg 22. First Alderman in London Ralph Sandwich Nicholas Farrengdon was the first Alderman Thrée men had their right haÌ„ds cut off in Weast Cheape for rescuing a Prisoner rested by an Officer
Walling ford there to bée shut vppe in prison and his goods confiscate bycause in hys fathers life time he had reproued him of his insolent life c. He also called out of exile Pierce of Gauaston a straunger borne whiche lately in his Fathers dayes had for certaine causes bene banished this land He gaue to the sayde Pierce the Earledome of Cornewal the Isle of Man and the Lordeshippe Cro. Hâ—ntenpries W. Paking Sherifes Maior of Wallingforde otherwise assigned to Quéene Isabel Nicholas Pigot Nigellus Druâ—y the 28. of September Sir Iohn Blunt the. 28. of October A Parliamente was holden at Northampton wherein it was ordayned that his Fathers coyne which was counted bace should not be refused vpoÌ„ paine of life and lim and that a fiftéenth of the Cleargie twentith part of the goods of the Layetie should be giuen to the king The. 27. of October King Edward the first was buryed at Westminster at the heade of Henrie the third his Father vnto the which Church he had giuen lands to the value of one hundred pound by yeare twentie pounde thereof yearely to be distributed to the poore Anthony Becke Patriarke of Ierusalem and Byshoppe of Durham doing the exequies After the Ephiphanie of our Lorde all the Templers Adam Merimo Knightes of the temple apprehended Tho. de la More in Englande were apprehended and committed to prison in diuerse places The King went ouer into France and married Isabel the French kings daughter at Bolloigne y â— xxij of Januarie There were present at that marriage Phillip king of Fraunce hys sonne King of Nauar the King of Almaine and the King of Cicile with many other And on the xxiiij day of Februarye King Edward with his Quéene were crowned at Westminster by Henrie Bishop of Winchester being admitted so to do by Robert Archbishop of Canterburie The King offered firste a pounde of Golde made like a King holding a ring in his hande and after he offered a marke of Golde whiche is eight ounces made like a Pilgrime putting forth his hande to receyue the ring Sir Iohn Bachauell Knyghte was thruste to deathe at hys Coronation The King gaue vnto Pierce of Guaston all such giftes and Ghro Dâ—n Jewels as had bin giuen to him with the Crownes of hys Father his ancestours treasure and many other things affirming that if he could he should succéede him in the Kyngdome calling him brother not granting any thing without his consent The Lords therfore enuying him told the king that the Father of this Pierce was a Traytour to the King of Fraunce and was for the same executed that his mother was burned for a Witch and that the said Pierce was banished for consenting to his mothers witchcraft and that hée had now bewitched the King himselfe They besought the Kyng to heare therefore their petitions whiche shoulde be both for his owne Honoure and for the wealth of his people First that he woulde confirme and vse suche auntiente 1 Lawes and customes as are contayned in the Charters of the Kyngs hys predecessonrs and for that they woulde graunt him the twentith part of their goods and be his true subiectes Secondly that he woulde take nothyng of any man but 2 at the price of the owner the same to be payde for to the vttermost Thyrdlye that what soeuer was alyenated from the 3 Crowne since hys Fathers death might be restoared therevnto again Fourthly that he would obserue the oth he made before 4 his Father as of the reuoking of Peter Gauaston the prosecuting of the Scottish Warre and that all that was amisse shoulde be amended leaste hys enymies reioyce at it c. That iustice and iudgemente mighte be done in the 5 Lande as well to the ryche as to the poore accordyng to the auntiente and olde approued Lawes and Customes of Englande and that no man shoulde bée restrayned by the Kyngs writte from prosecuting hys ryghte or to defend himselfe by Law Then the king taking counsell of Pierce Hugh Spencer the Treasurer y â— Chancellour and others he appointed to answere the Barons at the ParliameÌ„t on Hocday The Barons being departed out of London the Citie gates were shut vp and chayned great watch kept and Hugh Spencer made Conestable of London The king with Peter of Gauaston weÌ„t towarde Wallingford Castel wyth a great company of souldiours as well straungers as English and Hugh Spencer taried still at London The Parliament on Hocday was kepte the Kyng Barons being there when they decréed the same Pierce shoulde be banished the lande to departe on the morrowe after Midsommer day neuer to returne agayne The King gaue him two and thirtie townes and so manye Pierce of Gauastone banished Castels in Gascotgne and great summes of money out of his Earledome of Cornwall during his life the king accompanyed him to Bristow seÌ„t him into Ireland assigning him y â— who le gouernment and reuenewes of that Countrey The king sente William Lorde Latimer with a hundred horssemen to fetch Henrie Lacy Erle of Lincoln but he being forewarned kept himselfe in his Castell and so preuented theyr purpose onely the Lord Latimer and he talked and so departed The king entended to giue Gascoigne to the French King Scotland to Robert Bruis Ireland and Wales to others hoping thereby to haue ayde against his Barons Robert Archbishoppe of Canturburie returned from Rome and was restored to all his goods Anno reg 2. Sherifes Maior 1309 Tho. de la More Iohn Troklowe Anno reg 3. William Basing Iames Botener the. 28. of September Nicholas Faringdon Goldsmith the. 28. of October The king sent for Pierce of Gauaston out of Ireland he laÌ„ded at Kerneruan on the euen of Saint Iohn Baptist he Kyng mette him at the Castel of Flint with great ioy and gaue to him the Earle of Glocesters sister in marriage they were maried at Barkamsteed which caused him again to rise in pride scorning the Nobles of the Realme and to abuse the Kyng as before he had done in conuaying the treasure of the Anno reg 3. Realme into forraine countreys amongst the which treasure he conuayed the table and trestles of golde from the treasurie of Westminster and deliuered them to one Armery of Frisconband to be coÌ„uayed into Gascoigne The Barons Cro. pet Coledge therefore declared to the King that except he would expell the sayd Pierce from his company they would rise agaynst him as against a periured Prince wherevpon by the aduice Chro. Dun. of Pierce of Gauaston the King sent for ayde into Gascoigne to the Earle of Foys and y â— Uicount of Henoy and they came with thrée hundred horsemen through France but Phillip the French King emprisoned the chiefe and slew and hanged the other Also the King of England had word from Robert Bruse of Scotland from Robert Fitz Thomas of Ireland that they woulde not take part with the King against his Barons wherevpon
Paris Iohn Walcotte Iohn Loueney the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir William Vener Grocer the. 28. of October In the moneth of Nouember Iohn Duke of Lancaster came from the parties beyonde the seas into Englande after he had abidden in Spaine and Gascoigne thrée yeares space who in Spaine first tasted great misfortunes yet in the ende brought his matters to very good case not with the force of men but by the fauour of God for when he came firste to y t partes of Spaine with an armye sufficient ynoughe through wante of victualles they first dyed through hunger and after through flixe so that 1000. famous knightes of hys armye dyed miserably the residue leauing the Duke fled to the French army King Richard with his Quéene Anne held their Christmasse at Woodstocke and the Duke of Lancaster in the Castle of Hertforde The same time Iohn Hastings Earle of Penbroke as he was desirous to Just he was stroken about the priuie partes by the Knight that ranne against him called 1390 sir Iohn Saint Iohn where he dyed In a Parliamente at London it was ordayned that none shoulde purchase prouisions at the Popes hands ther was graunted to the King xl shillings of euery sack of wool and of the pound sixe pence Iohn Duke of Lancaster was made Duke of Aquitaine by the Rood and Bonet which the King gaue him and Edward the Duke of Yorkes sonne was made Earle of Rutlande to whom the king gaue the Castell of Okam Anno reg 14 A great Pestilence in the North parts of England so that in a little space a. 1100. were buried in the Citie of Yorke A Merchant of Dertmouth waged the Nauie of ships of the Ports of his own charges 34. ships laden with Wine to the summe of 1500. Tunne A wofull variaunce rose in Oxforde for the Welche and Southerne Schollers assaulted the Northerne whereby many murders were done on each side and a fielde was appointed but by helpe of the Duke of Glocester it was appeased and the Welch men bannished Iohn Francis Thomas Viuent the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Adam Bawme Goldsmith the. 28. of October The. x. xj and. xij of October the King helde a greate Courte at London in the Bishops Palace and a greate insting in Smithfield to the whyche Courte came many strangers forth of Fraunce Almain Zealand and many other parts bringing with them horsses and armour in which pastimes there was giuen first the Badge of the White Harte wyth golden chaines and crownes And vpon Saint Edwardes day the King helde his feaste in his Regalibus sitting crowned at masse with his Scepter c. and likewise the Quéen and they sat likewise at the table at Kenington crowned at which solemnitie were presente the Earle of Sainte Paule and hys wyfe sister to the Kyng of Englande and the Earle of Ostreuaunt who was made Knyghte of the Garter The Duke of Glocester toke hys iourney toward Spruys 1â—91 but being tossed with infortunate stormes driuen nowe hyther nowe thyther was so farre distant of hope that he dispayred of life and at length after he had passed the Barbarous coastes of Denmarke Norway and Scotlande he arriued in Northumberlande and came to the Castel of Tinmouth where hauing refreshed himself certain dayes he toke his iourney towards his maner of Plecy Such a mortalitie increased in Norffolke and many other Countries that it was not vnlike to the greate pestilence within Yorke there dyed a. xj thousand persons The Citizens of London toke out of the Orphans cheste Anno reg 15 2000. markes to buye victualles and the. xxiiij Aldermen eache of them layde out twentie pounde to like purpose of buying corne which was bestowed in diuerse places where the poore mighte buye it at an appointed price and suche as lacked money to pay downe put in suretie to pay in y t yeare following A Brewer that dwelt at the signe of the Cocke in Westcheape by the little Conduite neare vnto Powles gate was murdered in the night time by a théef that came in at a gutter windowe as it was knowne long after by the confession of the same théefe when he was at the Gallowes to bée hanged for fellonie but the Brewers wife was firste brente therefore and thrée of his men drawne to Tiborne and there hanged wrongfully Iohn Chadworth Henrie Vamer the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Hinde Draper the. 28. of October A Parliament began at London on the Friday next after the feast of Al Saintes wherin halfe a tenth by the Ceargie and halfe a fiftéenth by the Laitie was granted to the king which mony should serue for the treatie to be had for peace with the French men whiche treatie the Duke of Lancaster should prosecute King Richarde with Quéene Anne his wife foure Bishoppes as many Erles the Duke of Yorke many Lords and fiftéene Ladyes helde a royall Christmasse at Langley neare to Saint Albons The same Christmasse day a Dolphin came forth of the sea and playde himselfe in the Thamis at London to the Bridge for shewing hapily the tempests that were to follow within a wéeke after the which being séene of the Citizens and followed was with much difficultie intercepted and broughte againe to London shewing a spectacle to many of the height of his bodye for he was ten foote in length These Dolphins are fishes of the sea y t followe the voyces of men and reioyce in playing of instrumentes and are wont to gather themselues at musicke These when they play in riuers with hastie springings or leapings do signify Tempest to follow The seas containt nothing more swift nor nimble for oftentimes with theyr skippes they mount ouer the sayles of shippes The King sent to the Londoners requesting to borrowe of 1392 Tho. Walsing them one thousande pounde whiche they stoutely denyed and also euil entreated bette and néere hand slew a certain Lumbard that woulde haue lent the King the sayde suâ—â—me which when the King heard he was maruellously angried and calling togither almost all the nobles of the lande hée opened to them the malitiousnesse of the Londoners and coÌ„playned of theyr presumption the whyche noble men gaue counsell that their insolencie shoulde with spéede be oppressed and theyr pride abated By the Kings iudgement therefore was the Maior of London and the Sherifes with other of the best Citizens arrested the Maior was sente to Windsor Castel and the other to other prisons til the King with his counsell should determine what should be done with them and there it was determined that from thenceforth the Londoners shoulde not chose nor haue anye Maior but that the King shoulde appointe one of his Knightes to be ruler of the Citie their priuiledges were reuoked their liberties adnulled and their lawes abrogated The king then appointed to be Warden of the Citie a certayne Knighte called sir Edwarde de Dalingrige but he was quicklye deposed by the King bicause men said
and Katherin and of the Duke of Burgoigne departed from Troys and toke his iourney to Paris and from Paris not many dayes after they all went to laye siege to the Citie of Sens whiche was to them contrarie but before the whole hoste were setled in their places the Captaine Citizens and Garisons submitted their bodyes and Citie with all that they had to the King Then they hasted to Monstrean which Towne they toke by force On the xv of July they went to the Citie of Melune and inuironed the same with a strong siege for there were the Kings of Englande of France and Scotlande the Duke of Burgoigne Tho. Wals Bauier Clarence Bedforde and Excester the Earles of March Warwicke Huntington and Somerset c. This siege coÌ„tinued xiiij wéekes and odde dayes from the feast of Mary Magdalen to the feaste of All Saintes not without in a maner euery day a conflict and sore skirmishe but at length for wante of victualles the besieged yéelded themselues to the Kyngs of Englande and Fraunce from whence the forsayde Kyngs with a greate parte of theyr armye wente to Paris Iohn Butler Iohn Wels the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior William Cambridge Grocer the. 28. of October King Henrie kept hys Christmasse in the Citie of Paris in the Castle of Saint Anthony And after he had holden a Parliamente there he went to Roane and therewith hys Titus Liuius Normans and Englishmen helde a Parliament And theÌ„ when he had established sure guarde for this Realme of Fraunce Dutchie of Normandie he passed throughe Picardie to Caleis and so to Douer where with his Quéene he landed on Candlemasse day The fourtéenth of Februarie Quéene Katherin was Crowned at Westminster vnto whom the King assigned to hir dowrie 10000. markes also he consented to the deliuerie of the King of Scots who had bin long prisoner in Englande with condition that before his departure out of Englande he shall take to wiâ—e the Duke of Somersets sister niece to the Cardinal of Winchester Anno reg 9. 1421 The. xxij of March the duke of Clarence with many other Lords were slaine beyond the Water of Leire in Fraunce many Lords were taken prisoners of the which the Earle of Huntington and the Earle of Somerset were principal In a ParliameÌ„t at Westminster it was ordayned that no man should profer gold in payment but if it helde waight wherfore was ordayned Balances and weightes The king suppressed the French houses of religious Monkes and Friers and such like in Englande bycause they thought ill of the Conquest ouer Fraunce theyr lands were giuen by him and Henrie the sixth to Monasteries and Colledges of learned men In this Parliament was demaunded subsidie The Bishop of Winchester lent the king â—0000 pounde to straine y â— matter The King hauing disposed all thing in order coÌ„cerning the realme of England and the wars in Scotland leauing in Englande his Quéene with a greate power to the number after Enguerant of thirtye thousande returned into Fraunce where after he hadde visited the King and Quéene of Fraunce at Paris he tooke the Castell of Dâ—wex by assault And when he heard that his enimies prepared themselues to battaile he approched the floude of Loyre aboute whyche Titus Liuius floud it was said his enimies were but against him came no man Wherfore the Kyng ledde his hoste to laye siege to the City of Sens commonlye called the Kings new Town whiche Towne for lacke of victualles yéelded themselues and the Town to the King Iohn Mortimer brake foorthe of the Tower of London and beyng afterwards taken hée was drawen and hanged Richarde Gosselin William Weston the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Sir Robert Chicheley Grocer the 28. of October This Syr Robert Chicheley when he deceased in Anno 1439. willed in his Testament that vppon his mind day a competent dinner should be ordained for 2400. pore men housholders of the Citie and twenty pounde in mony to be distributed amongest them whyche was to euery man two pence He also with his brother William Chicheley Alderman of London gaue liberally to the Almes houses founded by his brother Henrie Chicheley Archebyshop of Canterbury at Higham Ferrers in Nothamptonshire in whych Towne they were borne In the Moneth of October when King Henry had deliuered Tiâ—us Liuius the Citie of Paris from all annoyaunces he with his hâ—ste went to besâ—ege the Citie of Meaulx in Brye to whych City nigh adioyning is a place called y â— Market of Meaulx betwixt which two places floweth the riuer of Marne whiche also enuironeth bothe the same places Thys Citie was besieged all the Winter wherein were so manye and so greate stormes and flouds of raine that the kings host was often annoyed with huÌ„ger colde The sixth of December Lady Katherine Quéen of Englande broughte forth hir firste begotten sonne in the Castell of Windsore and his name was gyuen him Henry for there receyued hym at the Fonte Iohn Duke of Bedford hys vncle Lord Warden of England and Henrie the Kings vncle B. of Winchester and Iaquelyn dutches of Holland that remained then in England Henry Archbishop of Canterburie doing the office of Baptisme In the moneth of Februarie the Knights that were in Garison and the principall of y â— Citie of Mealx perceyuing that the Sommer comming shoulde cause the siege to be more light and lesse painefull to the Englishmen and difficil vnto themselues departed the Citie and wente into that Anno reg 10 1422 place that is called the Market of Mealx as to the more defensible holde after whose departing the coÌ„mon people hauing none ability to resist the Kings power yéelded themselues and the Citie to the King After this in the moneth of May when the King had sore beaten the forsayd Market of Meaulx he constrayned the Frenchmen that were besieged to condescende vnto certaine couenauntes and to deliuer the place vnto him and shortly after were deliuered to the King the towne of Orepy in Valois the Castle of Pier Pountmeralaw OffemouÌ„t and many others After the rendering of these Townes and Castles the King returned to Paris In the moneth of Aprill Katherin Quéene of Englande shipped at Hampton and sayled ouer into Fraunce with a strong power vnder the conducte of Iohn Duke of Bedforde y â— kings brother Humfrey Duke of Glocester being appointed Warden of England in the Duke of Bedfordes place wheÌ„ the comming of Quéene Katherin was knowne to Kyng Henry hir husband and to Charles king of France both these Kings and with them the Quéene of Fraunce accompanyed with many great Lordes and estates as well of Englande as of Fraunce went to méete hir at Boys de Viscenne wher she was ioyfully receyued of them as if she had bin an Angell sente from God The. xxx day of May the two Kings of Englande and Fraunce with theyr Quéenes departed from Bois de Viscenne and went to Paris the king of
Bridge but the warders or kéepers thereof kept them out by force as before they were commanded wherwith they being gréeuously discontented gathered to them a greater number of Archers and men of armes and assaulted the Gate with shot and other meanes of warre in so much that the commons of the Citie shut in their shoppes and spedde them thither in great number so that greate bloudshed woulde haue followed had not the wisedome of the Maior and Aldermen stayde the matter in time The Archbishop of Canterbury with the Prince of Portugale and other tooke great labour vpon them to pacifie this variance betwixt the two bréethren the Protector and the Bishop in so muche that they rode betwéene them eyght times ere they might bring them to any reasonable conformitie and lastly they agréed to stande to the rule of the Duke of Bedford Regent of France or of such as he would assigne wherevpon the Citie was set in more quiet and the Bishop of Winchester wrote a Letter to the Duke of Bedford Lord Regent as followeth RIght high and mighty Prince and right noble and after one leuest earthly Lorde I recommende me vnto your Grace with all my heart and as ye desire the welfare of the King our soueraigne Lorde and of his Realies of England and of France and your owne weale with all yours hast you hither for by my troth and ye tarrie long we shall put this Land in ieoperdy with a Field such a Brother yée haue héere God make him a good man For your wisedome knoweth well that the profite of France standeth in the welfare of England Written at London the last of October On the tenth day of January next ensuing the sayde Duke of Bedford wyth hys wife came vnto London with them also came the said Bishop of Winchester and the Maior and Citizens receyued him at Merton and â—onâ—ayde hym through the Citie vnto Westminster where he was lodged in the Kings Pallace and the Bishop of Winchester was lodged within the Abbots lodging On the morrow following the Maior presented the Regente with a paire of Basins of Siluer and ouer-gilt and in them a thousande Marke of gold The xxj of February began a great Counsayle at Saint Albons which was after reiorned to Northampton but for that no due conclusion mighte be made on the 1426 Parliament at Leycester xxv of March was called a Parliamente at Leycester the which endured till the xv day of June This was called the Parliamente of Battes bycause men being forbidden to bring Swords or other weapons brought great battes and staues on their neckes and wheÌ„ those weapons were inhibited theÌ„ they tooke stones and plomets of Leade During this Parliament the variance betwixt the two Lords was debated in so much that the Duke of Glocester put a Bill of complaynt against the Bishop conteyning sixe Articles all which Articles were by the Bishop sufficiently aunswered and finally by the counsell of the Lord Regent all the matters of variance betwéene the sayd two Lordes were put to the examination and iudgemente with the assistance of the Lordes of the Parliamente Henry Archbishop of Canterburie Thomas Duke of Excester Iohn Duke of Norffolke Thomas Bishop of Durham Philip Bishop of Worcester Iohn Bishop of Bath Humfrey Earle of Stafford Raulph Lord Cornewell and Maister William Alnewike then kéeper of the priuie Seale which Lordes made a decrée and awarde so that eyther party tooke other by the hande with friendly and louing words none hauing amends of other Upon Whitsonday following was a solemne feast holden at Leycester aforesayde where the Regente dubbed King Henry Knight and then forthwith the King dubbed Richard Duke of Yorke that after was father to King Edward the fourth and other to the number of fortie After the Parliamente the Kyng wente to Killingworth Castell Henry Chicheley Archbishop of Canterbury founded a Colledge at Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire of eyght Colledge and Hospitall at Higham Ferrers fellowes foure Clearkes and sixe Choristers He also founded there an Hospitall for poore folke with many preferments to the sayd Towne which house for the poore his Anno reg 5. bréethren Robert and William Chichely Aidermen of London augmented with goodly legacies On Saterday the euen of Saint Michaell the Archangell Iohn Audley An Earthquake during tvvo houres in the morning before day betwixte the houres of one and two of the clocke began a terrible Earthquake with lightning and thunder whiche continued the space of two houres and was vniuersall through the world so that men had thought the world as then should haue ended and the generall dome to haue followed The vnreasonable Beasts rored and drew to the Townes with hideous noyse Also the Foules of the ayre likewise cryed out suche was the worke of God at that time to call his people to repentance Iohn Arnold Iohn Higham the 28. of September Sherifes Maior VVardes in London discharged of fifteenes Iohn Reynwell Fishmonger the 28. of October This Iohn Reynwell Maior of London gaue certayne Lands or tenements to the Citie of London for the whiche the same Citie is bound to pay for euer all such fiftéenes as shall be graunted to the King so that it passe not thrée fiftéenes in one yeare for thrée wardes in London to wéete Reignwels Testament Downegate warde Billingsgate warde and Aldgate warde This yeare the Tower at the Draw Bridge of London Tovver on LoÌ„don Bridge was begun by the same Maior of London On the Newyeares daye Thomas Beawford Duke of Excester deceassed at Greenewich and was buryed at Sainte Edmonds Burie in Suffolke About the Purification of our Lady the Duke of Bedford Regent of France with his wife and familie passed the seas vnto Caleis and so through Picardy into France but ere he departed from Caleis to wéete vpon the feast day of the Annuntiation 1427 of our Lady the Bishop of Winchester within the Church of our Lady of Caleis was created Cardinall and after the solemnitie done the Regente tooke him on hys righte hande and so conuayed hym vnto hys lodging This yeare was vnseasonable weathering for it reyned most part continually from Easter to Michaelmasse This yeare the Duke of Alanson that before was taken prisoner at the battayle of Vernole in Perch was deliuered for a raunsome of 200000. Scuttes of Golde whiche was Rob. Gagwin 50000. Markes sterling This yeare also the Earle of Salisburie accompanyed with the Earle of Suffolke the Lord Talbot and other layde Rob. Fabian a strong séege vnto the Citie of Orleance and hilde the Citiezens very streight and maugre the Duke of Orleance and the Marshall of France the Englishmen wanne from them diuers strong holdes adioyning to the Citie and forced them to bren a great part of their suburbes but one day as y e sayd Anno reg 6. Earle of Salisburie Thomas Mountagew rested him at a bay window a Gunne was leuelled out of the Citie which all
might in any wise grow vnto me hereafter And this I haue here promised and sworne procéedeth of myne owne desire and frée volunte and by no constraynyng or coaction In witnesse of all the which things aboue written I Richarde Duke of Yorke aboue writ subscribe with mine owne hand and seale This oth he also toke at Westminster and at Couentrey at sundry times Anno. reg 31 Sherifes Maior Richard Lee Richard Alley the 28. of September Godfrey Filding Mercer the 28. of October On the Twelfth day after Christmas the King holding a Robert Fabian 1453 solempne feaste at Westminster made his two bretherne on the mothers side Knightes he also made Edmunde the elder Earle of Richemonde and Iasper the yonger Earle of Penbrooke In the moneth of Marche as witnesseth Gagwine was the Towne of Harflewe wonne by the Frenchmen And soone after the Citie of Bayons was giuen vppe by appointment that the souldioures shoulde leaue theyr armoure behinde them The one and twentith of July Iohn Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie wyth his sonne Lorde Lisle and Syr Edwarde Hull Knight was slaine besides Burdeaux and the Lorde Molins was taken prisoner who was after deliuered for a greate raunsome On Bartholmewe daye at the Wrestling neare vnto Clearken well a Gentleman belonging to the Prior of Saint Iohns made a rumour or tumulte for the whiche by the commaundement of the Maior he was arrested by Richard Alley one of the Sherifes and deliuered to Paris a Sergeant but suche resistance was made by partes taking that the Sherife was faine to craue help of the Maior who with his brethren the Aldermen arose from the game strengthned the Sherifes and for the rescue of the said Gentleman one named Calleis came out of Saint Iohns with a greate strength of Archers to resiste the Maior in the which fray a Yeoman of Saint Iohns was â—laine and many other sore hurte the Maior himselfe escaped hardly for his Cap was smitten from his head with an arrowe but the Maior with his Citizens putte the other to flight sente the principall of them to Newgate and then toke his place again til y e games were ended by which time the Citizens had gathèred them selues in greate nuÌ„ber and fetched him home neuer Maior so strongly nor so honorably Anno reg 32 This yeare the King lay longsicke at Claringdon was in greate daunger to haue ended his life The thirtéenth daye of October the Quéene at Westminster was deliuered of hir firste sonne who was named Edwarde Iohn Waldren Thomas Cocke the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1454 Iohn Norman Draper the 28. of October Before thys time the Maiors Aldermen and Commoners of the Cytie of London were wonte all to ride to Westminster when the Maior shoulde take hys charge but this Maior was rowed thyther by water for the whiche the watermen made of hym a song Rowe the boate Norman c. The ninth of Marche in the nighte was a greate fire nexte wythout Ludgate in a Cordwayners house whyche Cordwayner wyth hys wife thrée yong men and a mayde were all burnte the prisoners of Ludgate were remoued to Newgate bycause they were almoste smouldered An reg 35. Sherifes Maior Iohn Fielde William Tayler the 28. of September Stephen Foster Fishmonger the. 28. of October A greate Fray at London by the Sanctuarie men of Saint Martins le graunde who issued forth and hurte dyuerse Citizens but it was appeased by the Maior and hys brethren The one and twentith of May king HeÌ„ry taking his iorney 1455 from Westminster toward Saint Albons to mete with the Duke of Yorke the Earles of Warwicke and Salisburie lodged that nighte at Wateforde or Wadeforde on thys side Sainte Albons and on the morning earely he came to Saint Albons wyth hym assembled on hys partye the Dukes of Somerset and of Buckingham the. Earles of Penbroke Northumberlande Deuonshire Stafforde Dorset and Wiltshire the Lordes Clifforde Sudley Barons and Roos wyth diuerse Knights Esquiers Gentlemen and Yeomen to the nuÌ„ber of 2000. and more And at the same time were there assembled Richard Duke of Yorke Richarde Earle of Warwicke Richarde Earle of Salisburie with diuerse Knightes and Esquiers in the fielde called Keyfielde beside Saint Albons The King hearing of the dukes comming with the Lords aforesaid pight his banner in a place called Goselowe which place was sometimes called Sandforth in Saint Peters stréete commaunded in strong manner to kéepe the wardes and Barriers of the same Towne The Duke of Yorke knowing the strength made againste him abyding in the fielde afore sayde from seuen of the clocke in the morning vntill it was almost ten of the Clocke without any stroke smitten on eyther parte by the aduise of hys Counsell sente vnto the King vnder these wordes following Wordes in writing by the Duke of Yorke to the King PLease it vnto your excellente grace Richarde Duke of Yorke to take hym as your true liege manne and humble subiecte and to consider and tender at the reuerence of God and in the way of Charitie the true intent of my commyng and to be good and gratious Soueraigne vnto me and all other your true liege menne whych that with all their power and mighte will be readye to lyue and dye with you in your right and to do al things as shal like your Maiestie royal to commande vs if it be to the worship of the Crowne of England and the welfare of this your noble Realme Moreouer gratious Lorde please it vnto youre Maiestye Royall of youre greate goodnesse and rightewisenesse to encline youre will to heare and féele the rightwise parte of vs youre true Subiects and Liege men Fyrste praying and beséeching to oure Soueraigne Christe Jesus of hys hyghe aod mightye power to giue the vertue of Prudence and that throughe the prayer of the glorious Martyre Sainct Albon gyue you verye knowledge of oure trothes and to knowe the intent of our assembling at this time For God that is in Heauen knoweth oure intent is rightfull and true And therefore we praye vnto that mighty LORDE in these woordes Domine sis clypeus defensionis nostrae wherefore gracious Lorde please it your Maiestie royal to deliuer such as we will accuse and they to haue like as they haue deserued And this done you to be honorably worshipped as moste rightfull King and our true gouernour And if we shoulde nowe at this tyme be promised as afore thys time is not vnknown haue bin promises broken whiche haue bin full faithfully promised and therevpon greate othes sworne we will not nowe cease for no suche promises nor othe tyl we haue them which haue deserued death or else we to dye therefore The aunswere by the King to the Duke of Yorke I King Henrie charge and commaunde that no manner person of what degrée estate or condition soeuer he be abyde not but that they auoyde the field and not be so hardie to make resistaunce against me
vpon Bakers for making Anno. reg 16. 1476 of light bread he caused diuers of them to be set on the Pillorie in Cornehill And also one Agnes Daintie a Butter-wife for felling of butter new and olde myngled together Agnes Daintie set on the pillerie being first trapped with butterdishes was then set on the pilery The Countesse of Oxforde deceassed and was buryed at Windsor Richard Rawson William Horne the 28. of Sept. Sherifes This Richard Rawson one of the Sherifes of LondoÌ„ caused to be builded one house in the Church yarde of S. Marie Hospitle without Byshopsgate of London where the Maior of that Cittie and his brethren the Aldermen vse to sit and heare the Sermons in the Easter holydayes as in tymes past appeared by an inscription on the front of the same house now by wethering defaced which I haue red in these wordes Pray for the soules of Richard Rawson late Mercer and Alderman of London and Isabel his wife of whose goods this worke was made and founded Anno Domi. 1488. Ralph Ioâ—celine Draper the 28. of October Maior By the diligence of this Maior the Wall about London was newe made betwixte Aldgate and Creplegate the caused Part of London vvâ—â—â— nevv builded the Moore field to be fearched for Clay the Bricke â—o be made burnt there he also caused Chalke to be brought out of Kent and in the same Moore fielde to be brent into Iohn Rouse Lyme for the furtheraunce of that worke The Maior with his company of the Drapers made all that parte betwixte Byshops gate and Athalowes Church in the same Wall And Byshops gate itselfe newe builded by the Marchauntes Almaynes Byshops gate nevv builded of the Stillyard and from Alhallowes Churche toward Mooregate a great part of the same was builded of the goods and by the executors of sir Iohn Crosseby late Alderman of London as may appeare by his armes in two places fixed Anno reg 17. 1477 The companie of Skynners made that parte of the wait betwéene Aldgate and Buryes Markes towardes Byshops gate as may appeare by their armes in thrée places fixed the other companyes of the Cittie made the other deale of the sayde Wall which was a great worke to be done in one yeare Thomas Burdet an Esquier of Arrowe in Warwikeshire Burdet for a vvord spoken beheaded sonne to sir Nicholas Burdet who was great butlar of Normandie in Henry y â— sixt dayes was beheaded for a worde spoken in this sort K. Edward in his progresse hunted in Tho. Engwarant Burdets parke at Arrow flew many of his Deare amongst the which one was a white bucke wherof Tho Burdet made great account therfore when he vnderstoode therof he wished Register of the Grey Friers the buckes head in his belly y â— moued the King to kyll it Which tale being told to the King Burdet was appreheÌ„ded accused of treason for wishing the buckes head hornes all in the Kings belly he was condemned drawne from the Towre of London to Tyburne and there beheaded then buried in the grey friers Church at London Henrie Collet Iohn Stocker the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Humfrey Heyford Goldsmith the 28. of October The. xv day of Januarie K. Edward the fourth solemnized the Matrimoniall feast of his sonne the Duke of Yorke and Lady Aâ—â—e daughter sole heire to Iohn Duke of Norfolke The. xvj day of Januarie began a Parliament at Westminster Duke of Clarence murdred Anno reg 18 where George Duke of Clarence K. Edwards brother was attainted of treason and y â— xj of March after he had offred his owne Masse penny in y â— Tower of LondoÌ„ made his end in a vessell of Maluesey after buried at Tewkesburie by his wife somtime daughter to y â— erle of Warwike which being with childe died of poyson but a little before him Margaret Dutches of Burgoygne sent to hir brother King 1478 Edward of England for aide against the Frenche King which he would in no case graunt to do but sent Ambassadors to y â— French King with leâ—ing letters requiring him to growe to â—â—â—e reasonable agréement w t the sayd Lady of Burgoygne Robert Hâ—â—ding Robert Byfield the 18. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Anno. reg 19 1479 Richard Gardiner Mercer the 28. of October This yere was a great mortalitie death of y â— pest not onâ—â—â—â— LondoÌ„ but in diuers partes of y â— Realme which begaÌ„ in the â—â—tter end â—â—â—â—pt in the yéere laâ—â— befor a passed continued all this yéere till the beginning of Noue â—â—her which was aboute xiiij monethes in the which space dyed innumerable of people in the saâ—d Citie and else where This yéere the Maior of London being in Paules knéeling in his deuotions at Saint Erkenwaldes shrine Robert Byfield one of the Sherifes vnaduisedly knéeled downe nigh vnto the Maior whereof afterward the Maior charged him to haue done more then becommed him but the Sherife answering rudely and stubbornly would not acknowledge to haue committed any offence for the which he was afterwarde by a court of Aldermen fyned at fiftie pounde to bée payde towarde the reparations of the Condites in London which was truely payde Thomas Ilam Iohn Ward the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Bartholmew Iames Draper the 28. of October This Thomas Ilam one of the Sherifs last before named newly builded the great Condite in Cheape of his owne charges This yéere King Edward began his Christmas at Waking and at fiue dayes end remoued to Greenewich where he kept out the other part of his Christmas with great Royaltie The. xxij day of Februarie were fiue notable théeues put to death for robbing the Church called S. Martins le graund Anno reg 20 1480 in London and other places thrée of them were drawne to the Towre hill hanged and brent the other two were pressed to death Thomas Daniell William Bacon the 28. of Sept. Iohn Browne Mercer the 28. of October King Edwarde required great summes of money to bée tent him the Citizens of London graunted him 5000. marks Anno. reg 21 1481 which was sessed of the. xxv wardes which 5000. markes was truely repayde againe in the next yéere following This yéere on Whitsonday King Edward the fourth created the Lord Barkeley Uicount Barkeley at Grenewiche An house on London bridge called the common siege or priuie fell down into the Thames where through it fiue persons â—ala tempo were then drowned Robert Tate William Wiking the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Richard Chawrie the first of Februarie William Harriot Draper the 28. of October This yéere King Edward with his Quéene kept a Royal Christmas at Windsor About the ende of Januarie deceassed William Wiking one of the Sherifes of London In whose place was chosen Richard Chawrie on the first of Februarie King Edwarde so greatly fauoured this Maior that he Anno
reg 22 1482 tooke him with certaine of his brethren the Aldermen and commons of the Citie of London into the Forest of Waltham where was ordeyned for them a pleasaunt lodge of gréene vowghes in the which lodge they dyned with great chéere and the King would not go to dynner tyll he sawe them serued After dynner they went a hunting with the Kyng and slew many deare as well red as fallowe whereof the King gaue vnto the Maior and his company good plentie sent K. E. banqueted the Maior aldermen of Lon. vnto the Ladie Maires hir sisters the Aldermens wiues ij Hartes vj. Buckes and a tunne of wyne to make them merrie with which was eaten in the Drapers hall The Scots began to stirre against whom the King sent the Duke of Glocester and many other which returned againe without any notable battaile William White Iohn Mathewe the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Creplegate builded Edmond Shaw Goldsmith the 28. of October This Edmond Shaw new builded Creplegate of London from the foundation which gate in old time had bene a prison whereunto such citizens and other as were arrested for debt or like trespasses were committed as they be nowe to the Counters as may appeare by a writ of King Edwarde the second in these wordes Rex vic' London salutem ex graui querela capri ex detenti in Recordes prisona nostra de Creplegate pro. x li quas coram Radulfo Sandwico tune custode Ciuitatis nostre London I. de Blackewell cuius recognum debitorum c. King Edward held his Christmas at Eltham and kept his estate all the whole feast in his great Chamber and the Quéene in hir ChaÌ„ber where were dayly more than 2000 persons The same yéere on Candlemas day he with his Quéene went on procession from Saint Stephens Chappell into Westminster hall accompanied with the Earle of Angwyse y e Lord Grey and sir Iames Liddall Ambassadors from Scotland and at his procéeding out of his Chamber he made sir Iohn Anno reg 23 1483 Wood vnder Treasurer of England and sir William Catesby one of the Justices of the common place Knights After King Edwarde had bene long time in quiet in his Realme and had receiued yéerely 50000. Crownes payde him in the Towre of London and was growne so ritche that richer he could not be sayth myne Author hauing a maruellous great desire to accomplish y e mariage of his daughter with Charles Dolphin of Fraunce according to the Articles of truce taken as is afore shewed was now by the Lord Heyward returned out of France certified that the Dolphin had alreadye ioyned himselfe in mariage with the Ladye Margaret of Austriche daughter to MaximiliaÌ„ sonne to Frederike the Emperour Which newes so highly offended King Edward now séeing how he had bene abused with the vniust and dubble dealing of the Frenche King that he forth with tooke counsell how to be reuenged and preparing his power to make warres in Fraunce through melancholy as was thought fel sicke and ended his life at Westminster the ix day of Aprill Anno Domini 1483. when he had raigned 22. yeares one moneth and odde dayes He was honorably buried at Windsor he lefte issue Edwarde the Prince and Richard Duke of Yorke and fine Daughters Elizabeth that after was Quéene Cicely Anne Katherine and Briget ⸪ ¶ King Edwarde the fifth Whose Historie vvas vvritten by sir Thomas Moore KIng Edvvarde of that name the fourth after that he had lyued fiftie and thrée 1483 yéeres seuen monethes and sixe dayes and thereof raygned twoo twentie yéeres one Moneth eyght dayes dyed at Westminster y e ninth day of Aprill the yeare of our redemption a thousand foure hundreth foure score thrée leauing much fayre issue that is to witte Edward the Prince of thirten yeares of age Richard Duke of Yorke two yéere yonger Elizabeth whose fortune and grace was after to be Quéene wyfe vnto King Henrie the seuenth and mother vnto the eight Cicelie not so for tunate as fayre Briget which representing the vertue of hyr whose name she bare professed and obserued a Religious life in Dertforde an house of close Nunnes Anne that was after honourably married vnto Thomas then Lord Heyward and after Earle of Surrey And Katherine which long time tossed in eyther fortune sometime in wealth ofte in aduersitie at the last if this be the last for yet shée liueth is by the benignitie of hir Nephewe King Henrie the eyght in very prosperous estate and worthie hir birth and vertue This noble Prince deceassed at his Palaice of Westminster The loue of the people and with great funerall honour and heauinesse of his people from thence conueyed was entered at Windsor A King of such gouernaunce and behauiour in time of peace for in warre eche part must néedes be others enimie that there was neuer any Prince of this lande attayning the Crowne by battaile so hartely beloued with the substaunce of the people nor he himselfe so specially in any part of his life as at the time of his death Which fauour and affection yet after his decesse by the crueltie mischiefe and trouble of the tempestuous world that followed highly toward him more increased At such time as he dyed the displeasure of those that bare him grudge for King Henries sake the sixt whom he deposed was well asswaged and in effect quenched in that that many of them were deade in more than twentie yeares of his raigne a great parte of a long life And many of them in the meane season growne into his fauour of which he was neuer straunge He was a goodly Description of Edvvard the fourth personage Princely to beholde of harte couragious pollitique in counsell in aduersitie nothing abashed in prosperitie rather ioyfull than proude in peace iust and mercifull in warre sharpe and fierce in the fielde bolde and hardie and nathelesse no further than wisedome would aduenturous whose warres who so well consider he shall no lesse commende his wisedome where he voyded than his manhoode where he vanquished He was of visage louely of body mightie strong and cleane made Howbeit in his latter dayes with ouer liberall dyet somewhat corpulent and boorely and nathelesse not comely he was of youth greatly giuen to fâ—eshely wantonnesse from which health of body in great prosperitie and fortune without a speciall grace hardly refraineth This faulte not greatly gréeued the people for neyther could any one mans pleasure stretch and extend to the displeasure of very many and was without violence and ouer that in his latter dayes lessed and well left In which time of his latter dayes this Realme was in quiet and prosperous estate no feare of outward enimies no warre in hand nor none toward but such as no man looked for the people toward the Prince not in a constrained feare but in a willing and louing obedience among themselues the coÌ„mons in good peace The Lordes whom he
ought to the King of Englande for their liberties and franchises It was further agréede that the yong Dolphin sonne and heyre to the French King shoulde marry wyth the Ladye Mary King Henries daughter of Englande if they bothe so lyked eche other when they came to age And then the Earle of Worcester with the Bishoppe of Ely and other were sente into Fraunce to make delyuery of the saide Citie of Tourney whyche was done on the tenth of February Iohn Allen Iames Spencer the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Thomas Mirfin Skinner the 28. of October The sixetéenth of Marche landed at Calleis sir Nicholas Vaux sir Edwarde Belknape sir William Sandes Knightes of the Garter Commissioners to ouer sée the making of a Pallaice before the Castell of Guisnes wherefore there was sente the Kings Mayster Mason Maister Carpenter and thrée hundred Masons and fiue hundred Carpenters one hundred Joyners many Paynters Glaziers Tylours Smiths and other Artificers both out of England and Flaunders to the number in all of two thousande and more The saide Pallaice was begunne the ninetéenth of Marche for the whyche tymber was boughte in Holand whyche tymber was so long that the same was bounden togyther and brought to Calleis wythout any shippe for no shippe myghte receiue it the other tymber and boorde was conueyed out of 1519 Englande And thus was there builded the goodlyest Pallaice of tymber that euer was wroughte and so curiously garnished wythin and wythout Then was prouision made in Englande and in Flaunders for victuall wine and all other thynges necessarie for the furniture of feasting and banqueting Then came into Englande Orleaunce Kyng of Armes in France made Proclamation at the Courte that the Kyng of England and the Frenche Kyng in campe betwéene Arde and Guisnes with eightéene aydes in June nexte ensuing should abide al commers being Gentlemen at the tylt tourney and at barriers And the like Proclamation was made in the Courte â—f Fraunce by Clarencius Kyng of Armes of Englande also in the Courte of Burgoigne in Almaine and Italie For the furnishing of those Justes there was deuised a tylt and all thyngs necessarie for that enterprice in a goodlye plaine betwéene Guisnes and Arde. Kyng Henrie being informed that his realme of Ireland was oute of order discharged the Earle of Kyldare of his office of Deputye and therevnto was appoynted the Earle of Surrey Thomas Howard Lorde Admirall wherefore the saide Earle in the beginning of April tooke leaue of the Kyng and the Duke of Norffolke his father and passed into Anno reg 11. Irelande with diuers Gentlemen or that hadde béene of the garrison of Tourney and hadde with hym one hundred Yeomen of the Kings Guarde and other to the number of one thousand men and there he continued two yeres and more in whiche space he had manye battels and skirmishes with the wilde Irishe Iohn Wilkinson Nicholas Partridge the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1520 Anno reg 12. Sir Iames Yarforde Mercer the 28. of October As King Henrie was at Canterburie with the Quéene in readinesse to haue passed the Sea he heard of the Emperor Charles his comming who arriued at Hith in Kent but landed at Douer on the sixe and twentith of May where he was mette by the Lorde Cardinall Wolsey who conducted him from the shoare of Douer to the Castel there where he was lodged On the nexte morning King Henrie came riding from Canterburie to the Castel of Douer where he saluted the Emperour And on Whitsonday earely in the morning these two noble Princes tooke their horses and rode to the Citie of Caunterburie not onelye to solempnise the feast of Pentecoste but also to sée the Quéene his aunte The noble personages of the realme of Englande and the Quéene with hir traine of Ladyes receyued and welcomed the Emperour to Caunterburie where he remayned tyll the Thursday nexte following whyche was the laste of Maye then he tooke hys leaue of the King and of all the Ladyes and so rode to Sandwich where he tooke hys Ships and sayled into Flaunders And the same daye the Kyng made sayle from the Porte of Douer and landed at Caleis aboute eleauen of the clocke and wyth him the Quéene and Ladyes and manye Nobles of the Realme The number of persons on the King and Quéenes side were 4334. and of horses 1637. besides the persons on the Frenche Quéenes and Duke of Suffolke hir husbandes and of the Cardinalles On the fourth of June the King wyth all hys Nobles as well the Quéene with hir traine of Ladies as other with the whole number of Nobles remoued froÌ„ Calleis to Guisnes into the moste noble and royall lodging before séene for it was a Pallaice made quadrant and euerye quadrant was 328. foote long whyche was in compasse 1312. foote aboute The seauenth of June the Kings of England and Fraunce met at the campe betwéene Guisnes and Arde wyth bothe their Swordes drawne and borne before them The tenth of June the King of Englande dyned with the Frenche Quéene in the towne of Arde and the Frenche Kyng dyned the same day wyth the Quéene of England in the new Pallaice made before the Castel of Guisnes which house was the moste sumptuous and costlye of Riches that hath béenâ— séene And after thys these two Kings mette euery daye after at Campe wyth diuers Lords and there iusted and turneyed fourtéene dayes and the two Quéenes met at Guisnes and at Arde dyuers tymes The foure and twentith of June these two Kings and Quéens with their retinues met at Camp where the Justs were kept there they banqueted dauÌ„ced with maskings and disguisings that the like had not bin lightly séene almost all the night following and then tooke their leaue and departed and on the xxv of June the King of England and the Quéene and all the Court remoued from Guisnes to the Towne of Caleis where they rested On the tenth of July the King with a goodly company rode to the Towne of Grauelin in Flanders and there mette with Charles the Emperour and on the next morrow the Emperour and the Lady Margaret the Emperours Aunt Duchesse of Sauoy with many other great Estates came with the King of England to the Towne of Caleis whereby all the Lords and states of England were displaced of their lodgings and for solace against their comming was builded Banqueting house in the Tovvne of Caleis Richard Turpin a Banqueting house eyght hundred foote compasse like a Theatre after a goodly deuise builded in such manner as I thinke was neuer séene with sixtéene principals made of great Mastes betwixt euery Mast four and twentie foote and all the outsides closed with boorde and canuas Ouer it and within round about by the sides were made thrée Scaffolds or loftes one aboue another for men and women to stand vpon and in the midst of the same Banqueting house was set vp a great piller of Timber made of eyght great
solemnne Procession and lodged that nighte The nexte morning the Cardinall rode towarde Amiens and passing on his way he was encountred with noble personages who made to him diuers Orations whiche he answered extempore Afterwarde the Frenche King with a goodly company mette with the Cardinal embraced eche other The preace was so thicke that diuers had their legs hurt with horses Then the King and the Cardinall on his right hande rode forth towardes Amiens euery Englishe Gentleman accompanyed with an other of Fraunce The traine of these twoâ— Princes endured two long Englishe myles they were nobly receyued into the Towne of Amiens with shot of Guns and costly Pageants vntil the King had brought the Cardinall to his lodging and then departed for that nighte the King being lodged in the Bishoppes Pallaice The next daye after dinner the Cardinal rode to the Courte to the King at whiche time the king kepte his bedde yet neuerthelesse the Cardinall came into his bed chamber where on the one side of the bed sate the Kings mother and on the other side the Cardinal of Loraine accompanied with diuers other Noblemen of Fraunce and after a shorte communication and drinking of a cuppe of Wine he departed to hys owne lodging Thus continued the Cardinall and the king in Amiens the space of a fortnight and more consulting and feasting eche other dyuers tymes Then the King and the Cardinall remoued to a Citie called Champaine whych was more than xx English myles from Amiens they were both lodged in the great castel of y â— town wherof y â— Cardinal had the one halfe assigned him for his lodging the king the other halfe And like wise they denided a long Gallerie béetwéen theÌ„ where was made in the midst a strong wal with a window a dore The King the Cardinal would many times méete at the same window talke and diuers times they woulde goe into the other at the said dore Then came there to my lord Cardinal y â— Lord Chancelor of France with al the kings counsellers where they toke great paines dayly in consultation insomuch that y â— Cardinall of England fel out with the Chancelor of France laying to hys charge that he went about to hinder the league whyche before his comming was coÌ„cluded insomuch that Madam Regent hir self many Nobles of France with much labor trauel coulde scarcely bring the Cardinal to his former state of communitation he was in suche a wroth against the Chancelor by these meanes he brought other things to passe that before he could not attaine whiche was more for feare than for any affection to the matter he had the heades of the Counsell so vnder his gyrdle The next morning after this conflict he rose early about foure of the clocke and sate him downe to write letters into Englande vnto the King commaundyng me of hys Chapleines to prepare hym ready to say Masse insomuch that the Chaplaine stoode in his vestures vntill four of the clocke in the afternoone al which season the Cardinal neuer rose to eate or drinke nor to make water but continually wrote and aboute the houre of foure in the afternoone he made an end commaunding Christopher Gunner the Kings seruant without delay to ride Post into Englande with those letters whome he dispatched away or euer he dranke and then went to Masse and said his seruice with his Chapleine and after went bothe to dinner and supper all at once The nexte night after the Cardinall made a great Suppeâ— for Madam Regent for the Quéene of Nauar and other â—â—â—ate estates of Ladies and noble women and at the middest of the said banquet the Kings of Fraunce and of Niâ—â—â—â— came so day â—elye in vnlooked for and tooke their place in the lowest parte of the banquâ—t The supper and banquet being finished the Ladyes and Gentlemen fell to dauÌ„cing and so passed awaye the moste of the nighte ere they departed Shortely after the King caused a wilde Bore to be lodged for him in the For rest of Champaigne and thither the Cardinal rode wyth hym to sée hym hunt where the Lady Regent with a number of Ladyes and Damoisels were standyng in Chariots looking on the toyle on the oute side whyche was pitched there for that purpose among whom stoode the Cardinal to regarde the hunting in Madam Regents Chariot and wythin the Toyle was the King with diuers minion Gentlemen of Fraunce readye furnyshed to thys highe and daungerous enteprice of the hunting the King beyng in his doublet and hozen all of shéepes colour cloth hauing in his â—â—ippe a brace of greate white Greyhoundes who were armed as the maner there is and the reste of the Kings Gentlemen being appoynted to hunte this Bore were likewise in their doublets and hoss holdyng eache of them in theyr handes verye sharpe Bore speares Then the King commaunded the Kéepers to vncouche the Bore and that euerye person béeing within the Toile should go to a standing among whome were dyuers Gentlemen and Yeomen of Englande and incontinent the Bore issued out of his den and followed with an hounde came into plaine where béeing scaled a whyle and gazing vpon the people and incontinent pierced by the hounde he spyed a lyttle bushe standing behinde a banke ouer a ditche vnder the whiche laye two Frenche Gentlemen and thither fledde trusting there to haue defended himselfe who thrust his head snuffing into the same bushe whyche caused the two Gentlemen to flye from thence as from the danger of death Then was the Bore by pursuite of Hunters and the hounde driuen from thence who ranne straighte to one of the Cardinalles foote men a very taâ—â— yong Yeoman who hadde in his handes a â—â—â—â—line with the whiche he was faine to defende hymself from the Bore a greate while the Bore continually â—oyning at hym with his tuskes so that he was faine at laste to pitche his Iaueline in the grounde betwéene him and the Bore the whiche the Bore brake with the force of hys foyning and with that the yeoman drew hys sword and stoode at defence and therewith the Hunters came to the rescue and putte him once againe to flight with that he fledde to an other yong Gentleman of England called Maister Henry Ratcliffe who was sonne and heyre to the Lorde Fitz Walter who had borrowed by chance of a Frenche Gentleman a very fine and sharp Bore speare where with he thruste the Bore in the mouth and so into the throate wherevpon the pastime was ended The Cardinall passing diuers dayes in consultation in other matters expecting the returne of Christopher Gunner at the laste he returned with letters againe vppon receite whereof the Cardinall intended to remoue being then at Masse in hys Closet he consecrated the Chauncelour of Fraunce Cardinall and putte vppon hym his Habite hys Hatte and Cap of Scarlet and then tooke hys iourney returning againe into Englande makyng suche necessary expedition that he came to Guisâ—es where he was nobly
a platter with porage and four pencâ— in money The xiiij of Nouember Hugh Ferringdon Abbot of Abbots of Reading Glastonbâ—â—y executed Reading and two Priests named Ruge and Onyon for denying the Kings Supremacie were hanged and quartered at Reading The same day was Richard Whiting Abbot of Glastonburie hanged and quartered on Torre hill beside his Monasterie for the same cause The first of December Iohn Beach Abbot of Colchester was likewise executed In December were appoynted to wayte on the Kings Pencioners appoynted highnesse person fiftie Gentlemen called Pencioners or Speres vnto whome was appoynted fiftie pound the péece pearely The third of January was the Lady Anne of Cleeue receiued King Henry married Lady Anne of Cleue at Blacke heath and brought to Greenewich with great triumph and the sixth day of y e same moneth she was maryed to King Henry After Christmas the Priorie Church of Saint Mary Ouery Saint Mary Oueryes made a parish Church in Southwarke was purchased of the King by the inhabitants of the Borow Doctor Gardener Bishop of Winchester putting to his helping hand they made thereof a parish church and the little Church of Mary Megdalen ioyning to the same Priorie was made all one Churche and Saint Margarets in Southwarke a parish was admitted to the same parish The xij of March Henry Bowrcher Earle of Essex riding Earle of Essex deceassed a yong Horsse was cast and brake his necke at his Manour in Essex He was the eldest Earle in England The xix of March Iohn Vere Earle of Oxforde high Earle of Oxford deceassed chamberlayne of Englande deceassed at his Manour in Essex Ther. of Aprill Sir William Peterson Priest late commissarie 1540 of Caleis and Sir William Richardson Priest of Saint Maryes in Caleis were both there drawne hanged Priests at Caleis executed and quartered in the Market place for the Supremacie The 18. of Aprill Sir Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Cromvvell Earle of Essex Seale was created Earle of Essex and high Chamberlayne of England Also Gregory hys sonne was made Lorde Cromwell In a Parliament which began the xviij of Aprill was Subsedie and four fifteenes graunted to the King a subsedie of two shillings the pound Lands and twelue pence goodes and four fiftéenes The xxiiij of Aprill Thomas Lord Audley Chancellor Anno reg 32 of England with Sir Anthony Browne Maister of the Kingâ— Lord Audley Knight of the Garter Horsse were made Knightes of the Garter On May day was a great triumph of Justing at Westminster which Justes had bin proclaymed in France Flaunders Iusting of challengers Scotland and Spayne for all commers that woulde against the challengers of Englande which were Sir Iohn Dudley Sir Thomas Seymer Sir Thomas Poynings Sir George Carew Knightes Anthony Kingston and Richarde Cromwell Esquiers which sayd challengers came into the listes that day richly apparelled and their Horsses trapped all in white Ueluet with certayne Knightes and Gentlemen riding afore them apparelled all in white Ueluet and white Sarsenet and all their seruants in white dublets and hozen cut after the Burgonion fashion and there came to Just against them the sayd daye of defendants xlvj the Earle of Surrey being the formost Lord William Heyward Lord Clinton and Lord Cromwell sonne and heire to Thomas Cromwell Earle of Essex and Chamberlayne of EnglaÌ„d with other which were all richly apparelled And that day Sir Iohn Dudley was ouerthrowne in the fielde by mischance of his Horsse by one Mayster Breme defendant neuerthelesse he brake diuers Speares valiantly after that and after the saide Justes were done the sayde challengers rode to Durham place where they kepte open housholde and feasted the King and Quéene with hir Ladyes and all the Court. The seconde of May Anthony Kingston and Richarde Cromwell were made Knightes at the sayd place The third of May the sayde challengers did turney on Tournying horssebacke with swords and against them came xxix defendants Sir Iohn Dudley and the Earle of Surrey running first which the first course lost both their gauntleâ—s and that day Sir Richard Cromwell ouerthrew Mayster Palmer in y e field off his Horsse to the great honor of the challengers The v. of May she said challengers fought on foote at the Barriers against theÌ„ came xxx defendants which â—ought Barriers valiantly but Sir Richard Cromwell ouerthrew that day at the Barriers Mayster Culpeper in the field and the sixth of May the sayd chalengers brake vp their houshold The vij of May Sir William Weston Knight Lorde Saint Iohns in Smithfield suppressed Prior of Saint Iohns without Smithfield dyed and the King tooke all the Lands that belonged to that order into hys hands to the augmentation of his Crowne and gaue vnto euery of the Chalengers aboue written for a rewarde of their valiantnesse a hundred Markes and a house to dwell in of yéerely reuenues out of the sayd lands for euer The 26. of May was sent to the Tower Doctour Wilson and Doctour Sampson Bishop of Chichester for reléeuing certayne prisoners which denyed the Kings Supremacie for the same offence Richard Farmer Grocer of London a rich Richard Farmer in the Premunire and wealthy man was committed to the Marshalsea and after arraigned and attaynted in the Premunire and lost all his goodes Also the kéeper of Newgate was sent to the Marshalsea for giuing libertie to Doctor Powell and Doctour Abell his prisoners The ninth of July Thomas Lord Cromwell Earle of Thomas Lord Cromvvell beheaded Essex béeing in the Counsell Chamber was sodeinly apprehended and committed to the Tower of London The ninetéenth he was attainted by Parliament of heresie and high Treason and y e xxviij of July he was beheaded on the Tower hill with the Lord Walter Hungerford of Heitisburie In this moneth of July King Henry by authoritie of King Henry deuorced from Lady Anne of Cleeue Parliament and Conuocation was deuorced from Lady Anne of Cleeue The xxx of July Robert Barnes Thomas Gerrard William Sixe Priestes three brent three hanged Ierome Priests were burned in Smithfield The same day Thomas Abell Edward Powell and Richarde Fetherstone all thrée Doctours were hanged and quartered for denying the Kings supremacie of the Church The fourth of August were drawne to Tiborne sixe persons Seauen executed at Tiborne and one ledde Lawrence Cooke Prior of Dancalfe William Horne a lay brother of the Charterhouse Giles Horne Gentleman Clement Philpot Edmond Bromham Darby Kenham Robert Birde Iaruis Carrow all put to death for Treason The Ditches about London were clensed The eyght of August Lady Katherine Haward daughter to Edmond Lord Haward was shewed opeÌ„ly as Quéene King Henry married at Hampton Court The xj of September was hanged in Moore field a StraÌ„ger Harlots cause many murthers named Iames Rinatian who had slayne his Maister one Capon a Florentine in a Garden for his Harlot The later end
June being Saint Peters daye at eleauen of the clocke in the forenoone the Sheriffes of London accordingly as they were appointed were readye at the Tower to haue receiued the saide prisoner and him to haue led to execution on the Tower hill but as the prisoner should come forth of the Tower on Heire a Gentleman of the Lord Chancelors house came and in the Kings name commaunded to stay the execution till two of the clocke in the afternoone whyche caused many to thinke that the King woulde haue graunted his pardon But neuerthelesse at thrée of the clocke in the same afternoone he was brought forth of the Tower and delyuered to the Sheriffes who led him on foote betwixte them vnto Tyborne where he dyed His body was buryed in the Churche of Saint Sepulchres he was not paste foure and twentie yeres of age when he came thus throughe greate mishappe to hys ende for whome many sore lamented and likewise for the other thrée Gentlemen Mantell Frowdes and Roydon but for the saide yong Lord being a right towardly GentlemaÌ„ and such a one as many had conceiued great hope of better proofe no smal mone and lamentation was made the more indéede for that it was thought he was induced to attempt suche follis which occasioned his death by some light heads that were then aboute him The firste of July a Welchman a Minstrell was hanged and quartred for singing of songs whiche were interpreted to be prophecying againste the King In the moneth of August the King tooke his Progresse Progresse to Yorke towarde Yorke About this time Westminster and Bristow were made Bishopricke â— Rowland Hill Henrie Sucley the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Michaell Dormer Mercer the 28. of October On Christmasse euen at seauen of the clocke at nighte beganne a great fire in the house of sir Iohu Williams Maister of the Kings Jewels where many of those Jewelles were brent more imbezeled The Lady Katherine Haward whom the King had marryed for hir vnchaste liuing committed with Thomas Culpeper and Francis Derham was by Parliament attainted Culpeper and Derham were put to death at Tyborne y e tenth day of December The xxiij of January the King was proclaymed King of King Henry K. of Irelande Queene Katherine beheaded Irelande The 1â— of February the Lady Haward otherwise called Quéene Katherine and the Lady Iane Rocheforde for beyng of hir Councel with Thomas Culpeper were both beheaded within the Tower of London The twelâ—th of March Iohn Dudley was created Viscount Lisle by the right of his mother Lady Elizabeth sister and heire to sir Iohn Grey Viscount Lisle who was late wife to Arthur Plantagenet Viscount Lisle late deceassed The seauentéenth of March Margaret Dauy a Maid was A Maide boiled in Smithfielde boyled in Smithfielde for poysoning thrée housholdes that she had dwelled in The eight and twentith of Marche the Parliament sitting 1542 George Feres Burgesse for the Towne of Plimmouth was arrested in London vpon a condemnation wherevppon the Sergeant at armes of the Common house was sente to the Counter in Bredstrete to fetch him but the Clearks would not delyuer him till the Sheriffes came them selues who in the ende deliuered him howbeit this matter was so takeÌ„ in the Common house that the Sheriffes the Clearks and fiue officers wyth the partie plaintife were sent to the Tower The Sheriffes of London sent to the Tovver Anno reg 34 and there laye two dayes and were then deliuered by y e Speaker and common house the Sheriffes were deliuered from all charges excepte twentie pounde for their fées In Maye the Kyng tooke a loane of money of all such as were valued worth fifty pound or vpwarde In the moneth of August Iames Erle of Desmond in Irelande The Earle of Desmoude came and submitted himselfe to the King and so returned The firste of October the greate Oneale of Irelande was The greate Oneale created Earle of Tiron and hys base sonne Mathew Oneale Baron of Donmagan for Shane Oneale the onely sonne of his bodye lawfully begotten was then little estéemed The Duke of Norffolke entred Scotland the one and twentith Duke of Norffolke entred Scotlande of October burning and wasting all the Marches and there tarried wythoute anye battel proffered by the King of Scottes vntill the middest of Nouember Henry Hoblethorne Henry Hancots the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Coates Salter the 28. of October After the departure of oure armye from Scotlande the Kyng of Scottes made a roade into Englande and did muche harme but at the laste sir Thomas Wharton and sir William Scots ouerthrovvne Musgraue wyth a fewe of the bordurers met the Scots where they being in number 15000. were ouerthrowne in whiche conflicte was taken the Lorde Maxwell the Earles of Glencarne and Sassilles wyth all the Capitaines of the army to the number of one and twentie and on Saint Thomas euen the Apostle they were broughte to the Tower of London where they laye that night the nexte daye they were by the Kings charge apparelled in silke and rode through the Citie to Westminster where they were sworne to be true prisoners and then were deliuered to the custodie of dyuers noble menne whyche honorably entertained them At New-yeares tide they were sent home againe agréeing to certaine articles The 9 of February a proclamation was made whereby VVhite meate licenced to bee eaten in Lent the people were licenced to eate white meates in Lent but straightly forbidden the eating of fleshe Wherevppon shortly after the Earle of Surrey with diuers Lords Knights and Gentlemen were imprisoned for eating of fleshe in the same Lent contrarie to the saide Proclamation The 8. of May one Leche sometyme Bayly of Lowth who 1543 Anno reg 35 Somerset an Herault kylled had killed Somerset one of our Herraults of Armes at Dunbarre in Scotlande was drawne to Tyborne and there hanged and quartred And the twelfth of June Edwarde Leche hys brother and with him a Priest for the same facte were lykewise executed at Tyborne This yeare the firste caste péeces of yron that euer were Firste yron peeces caste made in Englande were made at Buckestede in Sussex by Ralfe Hoge and Peter Bawde The thirde of June the Obrine a Lorde in Irelande and dyuers of the wilde Irishe submitted them to Kyng Henrie In July the saide Obrine was created Earle of Clawricarde The 12 of July King Henrie married Ladye Katherine King Henrye marryed Ladye Katherine Par. Parre late wife to the Lorde Latimer and sister to the Marquesse of Northampton at Hampton Courte King Henry sent ouer 6000. men to 〈…〉 whether An army sent to Landersey also came the Emperouâ— with a greate armye â—â—◠〈…〉 after came downe the Frenche King wyth a great army and offered to gyue battaile to the Emperour by reason whereof the siege was raysed then the Frenche men victualled the Towne and on the morrowe
into Englande Claude de Honne 〈…〉 highe Admirall of Fraunce who broughte with hym the Sacre of Deepe and twelue Galleis he landed at the Tower Admirall of France came to London Wharffe where he was honorably receiued and broughte to the Byshop of Londons Palaice where he lodged two nights and then â—ode to Hampton Courte where the King laye By the waye Prince Edwarde receiued him with a companye of 500. coates of Ueluet with one sléeue of cloth of Golde and halfe the coate embrodered with Golde there was in all to the number of 800. horses In September the water of Finsburie was brought to y e Condit in Loth burie Conduit at London wall Saint Stephens in Colmanstreete and Saint Margarets in Lothburie Richard Iaruis. Thomas Curteyse the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Duke of Norf. folke and Earle of Surrey sente to the Tovver Henry Hobrethorne Merchant Taylour the 28. of Octob. The twelfth of December Thomas Duke of Norffolke and Henry Earle of Surrey his son was sent to the Tower of London the one by water the other by lande The thirde of Januarye the Churche of the late Grey Friers in London was opened Masse sung there and that day preached at Paules Crosse the Bishop of Rochester who declared the Kings gifte to the Citie of London for the reléeuing King Henry his gift to the Citie of London of the poore people whiche was by Patent vnder hys greate Seale Saint Bartholomewe Spittle the Churche of the Grey Friers two Parish Churches the one of S. Nicholas in the Shambles the other Saint Ewine in Newgate Market all to be made one Parish Church of the Grey Friers Churche in lands he gaue for y e maintenance of the same 500. marke by yeare for euer and this Church to be named Christchurch founded by King Henrie the eight Henrie Howard Earle of Surrey was beheaded on the Tower Eatle of Surrey beheaded hill the xix of Januarie The xxviij of January king Henry deceased appointing King Henry deceassed his first son Prince Edward y e second Lady Mary his daughter by Quéen Katherine and the thirde Lady Elizabeth â—â— Quéene Anne Bolloine He deceassed when he had raignâ—â— 37. yeares 9. moneths and odde dayes and was buried â—â— Windsore ¶ Edward the sixt EDvvarde the sixt began his Anno reg 1. raigne the eyghte and twentith of Januarie Anno 1546. wheÌ„ he was but 9. yeares olde King Henrie his father by his will had appoynted for hys priuy councel Doctour Cranmer Archbishoppe of Canterburie Lord Wriothesly Lord chaÌ„ce celour Cuthbert Tonstall Byshop of Durham wyth other to the number of sixetéene The first of February the Earle of Hertford was nominate Earle of Hert forde made L. Protector elected and chosen by all the executors to be protector and chiefe Gouernor of the Kings person The sixt of February the Earle of Hertford Lord Protector King Edvvarde made Knight in the Tower of London endued King Edwarde with the order of Knighthoode and then immediatly the Kyng standing vp Henrie Hoblethorne Lorde Mayor of London was called who knéeling down the kyng tooke the Sword of the Lord Mayor of London made Knight Lorde Protectour and made hym Knight whiche was the firste that euer he made The fourtéenth of February the corps of King Henry the eighte was with great solempnitie and honor conueyed towardes Windsore and there buried in the Colledge The seauentéenth of February sir Edward Seimer Earle Duke and Lordes created of Hertforde and Lorde Protectour was created Duke of Somerset the Lorde Parre Earle of Essex was created Marques of Northampton sir Iohn Dudley Lorde Lisle Lorde Admiral was created Erle of Warwike and Lord Chamberlaine of Englande sir Thomas Wriothesley and Lorde Chauncelour was created Earle of Southampton sir Thomas Seymer was made Lorde of Sudley and highe Admirall sir Richard Riche was made Lord Rich sir William Willoughbey was made Lord Willoughbey of Parham sir Edmond Sheffeld was made Lorde Sheffielde of Buterwike King Ed. rode through y e citie of London towards Westminster and as he passed on the South side of Paules Churcheyarde an Argosine came from the Battlements of the Stéeple of Paules Churche vpon a Cable being made faste to an Paules steeple lay at ancker Ancker by the Deanes gate lying on his breast aiding himselfe neither with hande nor foote and after ascended to the middest of the Cable where he tumbled and played manye preasie toyes where at the King and the nobles hadde good pastime He was crowned at Westminster on the xx of February King Edvvarde crovvned The sixth of Marche the great Seale of Englande was taken 1547 from sir Thomas Wriothesley and on the morrowe the same was deliuered to the Lord Sent-Iohn Lord great Maister The fiftéenth of May Doctour Smith recanted at Paules Doctor Smith recanted Crosse The Lorde Protectour and the rest of the Councell sent Images forbiddeÌ„ Commissioners into all partes of the realme willing them to take all Images out of their Churches for the auoyding of Idolatrie wyth them were sent diuers Preachers to perswade the people from their beades and suche lyke ceremonies and at that time the going in Procession was forbidden Procesâ—ion forbidden to be vsed the Gospel and Epistle were read in English In the moneth of August Edwarde Duke of Somerset Lorde Protectour as Generall and Iohn Dudley Earle of Warwike Lorde Lieuetenant with a noble army were sente into Scotlande and neare to Edenborough at a place called Musclboroughe fielde Williom Patyn Muuscleborough the Englishemenne and Scottes mette where betwéene them the tenth of Septeptember was foughte a cruell battel The victorie whereof fell to the Englishmen and of the Scottes were slaine fouretéene thousande and taken prisoners fiftéene hundred whereof many were GentlemeÌ„ and not aboue thrée score Eeglishmen slaine The xxiiij of October Richarde Lorde Riche was made Lorde Rich L. Channcelor Lorde Chauncellour Thomas Whit Robert Chersey the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Free schoole at Holt. Sir Iohn Gresham Mercer the 28. of October This sir Iohn Gresham founded a Fréeschoole at Holt a Market towne in Norffolke Also at hys deceasse whiche was in Anno 1556. on the xxiij of October he gaue to euery warde in London ten pound to be distributed to the poore And to 60. poore men women euery one of them thrée yards of broade cloth of eight or nine shillings y e yard to be made in gowns readye to theyr backes He gaue also to Maides marriages and to the Hospitals in London aboue two hundred pounds in ready money The fourth of Nouember the Parliament beganne at Hestminster in the which was graunted to the King al ChaÌ„tries Chauntries and Chappels giuen to the King frée Chappels and Brotherhoodes and an acte was made for the receyuing of the Sacrament in both kindes of Breade and Wine Ther vij of Nouember was pulled
Dimockes house in Fanchurch stréete where he lodged vntill the twelfth of May and then returned to Muscouy The Lorde Sturton and his men cruelly murthered Mayster Argile and his so 〈…〉 he caused them to be striken Lord Sturton executed downe with clubbes then their throtes to be cut and after to be buryed in his owne house fifteene foote déepe for the which he was arraigned and condemned at Westminster and after conuayed from the Tower of London through the Citie and so to Salisburie and there hanged with four of his men seruants the sixt of March. King Philip returned into England and the xxiij of March King Philip returned into England passed through London with the Quéene and Nobles of the Realme The xxiiij of Aprill Thomas Stafford and other Englishmen 1557 Thomas Stafford tooke Scarborough Castell to the number of xxxij persons comming out of France tooke the Castell of Scarborough in the Countrey of Yorke which they enioyed two dayes and then were taken by the Earle of Westmerland and brought to London The last of Aprill Thomas Percy Esquire was made Baron Percy at Westminster and on the next morrow which Percy Earle of Northumberlande was the first of May he was created Earle of Northumberland and the Quéene gaue him all the Lands which had bin his â—uncesters remaynigâ— in hir handes The eyght and twentyth day of May Thomas Stafford was beheaded on the Towerhill and on the morrow thrée of Thomas Stafford beheaded his company to wéete Streightly or Stretchley Bradforde and Proctor were drawne to Tiborne and there hanged and quartered The seauenth of June open warre was proclaymed against VVario vvith France the French King The sixth of July the King passed ouer to Caleis and so into Flanders where he made great prouision for warre against Englishmen sent to Saint Quintins the French King The same moneth the Quéene sent ouer an Army of one thousand horssemen foure thousand footemen and two thousand Pioners to ayde Kyng Philip whereof the Earle of Pembroke was Generall The Lord Robert Dudley mayster of the Ordinance The xv of July dyed the Lady Anne of Cleeue at Chelsey and was buryed at Westminster The tenth of Auguâ—â— were taken of France the chiefest Anno reg Captaynes the Duke of Mouâ—â—â—morency Connestable of France and his sonne Monsieur de Merne the Duke of Monpencier Noble men â— France taken prisoners the Duke of Longâ—lile the Marshall of Saint Andrew the Reinegrâ—â—e â—â—â—â—uell of the Alâ—dayâ—â—s 〈…〉 the Couâ—â— de Roâ—â—â—foucaust the 〈◊〉 of 〈◊〉 the Baron of Curâ—â—â— the Prince of Manâ—â—â— besides many Gentlemen and Captaynes The xviâ— of Auguâ—â— the Towne of Saint Quintins was taken by King Phillip with the help of Englishmen at the séege whereof the Lord Henry Dudley yongestâ— sonne to Iohn late Duke of Northumberland was slayne wyth a Gunne This yeare before haruest wheate was solde for soure Dearth and plenty Marke the quarter malt at four and fortie shillings y â— quarter beanes and rye at fortie shillings the quarter and pease at sixe and fortie shillings eyghtpence but after haruest wheate was sold for fiue shillings the quarter malt at sixe shillings eyghtpence â—ye at thrée shillings and four pence so that the pennie wheate loâ—â—e that wayde in London the last yeare but eleuen ounces Troy wayed now sixe and fiftie ounces Troy In the Countrey wheate was â—olde for four shillings the quarter of malt â—ouâ—â— shillings eyght penâ—â— and in so me place a â—â—shell â—â—â—ie 〈◊〉 pâ—oâ—nd of Candles which was four pence The seauenth of September at seauen of the clocke at Iohn Caiuâ— night in a blacke rayny cloude in the West was â—â—ene a Raynebow the Moone in the East risen one hour before and â—aire shilling â—â—â— a 〈…〉 before Richard 〈…〉 Aâ—â—ham the 2â— of September Sherifes Maior Sir Thomas 〈…〉 the 28. of October The thirtith of Nouember Sir Thomas Tressham knyghte receyued the order of the Crosse and was made Lorde of Sainte Iohns of Hierusalem in Englande The first of 〈…〉 the Frenchne â—â—ame â—â— â—aâ—â—is with a great Army and within four dayes were maysters thereof Caleis lost by the Englishmen and shortly after wan all the péeceâ—â—n that side the Sea To many it séemed strange that such a Towne which so many yeares had bin fortified with all munitions that could be deuised should now in so short space be taken of our enimies The Counsell of England reysed great power to haue gone to the defence of that Towne but such tempest of wind arose as the like in many yeares had not bin séene whereby no Shippe coulde brooke the Sea till it was too late for that matter The xviij of January Edward Hastings Knight of the Garter Lord Chamber layne to the Quéene was created Baron Hastings of Lowghborough at Westminster The xx of January began a Parliament at Westminster A Parliament In the moneth of March a prest was graunted to the Quéene by the Citizens of London of twentie thousande A prest to the Queene pound which was leuied of the companyes for the which summe to be repayde agayne the Quéene bound certayne 1558 Lands and also allowed for interest of the money twelue pound of euery hundreth for a yeare The French King inâ—aded Flanders spoyled and brente Dunkeâ—kâ—â— before King Phillip could come to rescue but before Dunkirke in Flanders brent the Frenchmen returned out of Flanders the Flemings and the English Shippes méeting with them vpon the sands betwéene Dunkerke and Grauelinâ— slew of them a great number The xâ— of July within a mile of Notingham was a maruellous Anno reg 6. tempest of thunder which as it came through two Townes beate downe all the 〈◊〉 and Churches the belles were cast to the out side of the Church yardes and some webbes of leade four hundreth fâ—â—te into the field writhen like a paire of gloues The Riuer of Trent â—â—â—ing betwéene the two Townes the water with the mud in the bottome was caryed a quarter of a mile and cast against the trées the trées were pulled vp by the rootes and cast twelue score off Also a child was taken forth of a mans hands two Speares length hye and carryed a hundred foote and then let fall wherewith hys arme was broke and so dyed Fiue or sixe men there about were slayne and neither flesh nor skinne perished there fell some haylestones that were fiftéene ynches about c. This yeare in haruest time the quartâ—rne agues continued in like manner or more vehemently than they had done the last yeare passed where through died many olde people and specially Priâ—â—â—es so that a great number of parishes were vnserued and no Curates to be gotten and much Corne was lost in the field for lacke of workemeÌ„ and labourers Iohn Halse Richard Campion the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Thomas Leigh Mercer the 28. of October In the beginning of
Leicester wyth the saide order of Saint Mâ—chaell The Marâ—uâ—s of Baden and the Ladye Cecilie his wyfe 1566 â—â—â— Maâ—qâ—es of Baden returneth â—â—ster to the King of Swethen who came into this land in the meneth of September laste paste as before is declared béeing then by the Qéenes especiall appointment at theyr arriuall honorably receyued by the Lord Cobham an honorable Baron of this Realme and the Ladye his wife one of the Quéenes Maiesties priâ—ie Chamber nowe in the moneth of Aprill Anno. 1569. departed the same againe the Marques a fewe dayes before hys wife being both cenducted by a lyke personage the Lorde of Aburgaueny to Douer Certaine houses in Cornehill being first purchased by the The Burse in Cornehill Citizens of London were in the moneth of February cryed by the Bell man and afterwarde solde to suche persons as shoulde take them downe and carry them from thence whiche was so done in the moneths of Aprill and May next following And then the grounde beyng made plaine at the charges also of the Cittie poâ—â—ession thereof was by certaine Aldermen in name of the whole Citizens giuen to y e right worshipfull sir Tho. Gresham Knight Agent to the Quéens Highnesse there to buylde a place for Merchantes to assemble in at hys owne proper charges who on the seauenth of June layde the firste stone of the foundation being Bricke and forth-with the work-men followed vpon the same with suche diligence that by the Moneth of Nouember in the yeare of our Lorde â—â—67 the same was couered wyth Slate The commissioners before named appointed for the matters of Flaunders kéepyng their dyet at Bruges agréed to referre the whole matter to the Princes on bothe sides and if they coulde not agrée then the Merchants to haue fortie dayes to repayre home with their merchaundise and in the meane tâ—â—â— all things to stande as they were then Dure Câ—â—â—â—issioners departed froÌ„ Bruges about the xxvj of June The xxxj of August y e Quéenes Maiestie in hir progresse The Queenes progresse to Oxforde came to the Uniuerâ—â—tie of Oxforde and was of all the Studentes whyche had looked for hir commyng thyther two yeares so honorably and ioyfully receyued as eyther theyr lâ—yaâ—nâ—â—â—e towardes the Quéenes Maiestie or the expectation of their â—â—iendes did requyre Concerning orders in disputaâ—â—on and other Academicall exercises they agréede much wyth those which the Uniuersitie of Cambridge had vsed two yeres before Comedies also and Tragedies were played in Christes Churche where the Quéenes Highnesse â—â—dged Among the whych the Comedie entituled Palemon Misfortune at Oxford and Arcet made by Maister Edwards of the Quéenes Chappel had suche tragicall successe as was lamentable For at that time by the fall of a wall and a payre of staires great preâ—sse of the multitude thrée men were slaine The fifth of September after disputations the Quéene at the humble sute of certaine of hir Nobilitie and the King of Spaâ—â—es Embassadour made a briefe Oration in Latine to the Uniuersitie but so wise and pithie as England maye reioice that it hathe so learned a Prince and the Uniuersitie may triâ—â—ph that they haue so noble a Patronesse The vj of September after dinner hir Grace comming from Christs Churche ouer Carfox and so to Saint Maries the Scholers standing in order according to their degrées euen to the East gate certaine Doctors of the Uniuersitie did ride before in their Scarlet gownes and hoodes Maisters of Arte in blackâ—â—â—wnâ— and hoodâ—s The Maior also with certaine of his drethren did ryde before hir in Scarlet to the ende of Magdalene â—â—â—dge where their liberties ended but the Doctors and Maisters went forward still to Shoâ—ouer a myle and more out of Oxforde dicause their Liberties extended so farre and there after Orations made hir Highneâ—â—â— with thankes to the whols Uniuersitie dade them farewel and rode to Rycote Richarde Lambert Ambrose Nicholas the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Iohn Langley the 4. of Aprill Sir Christopher Draper Iremonger the 28. of October Maior Souldiors transported into Irelande The valiant Captaine Edward Randolfe Esquier lieutenant of the Ordinaunce and Colonell of a thousand footemen in September last paste was wyth his band embarqued at Bristow and within few dayes after landed at Knocfergus in the North parts of Ireland and went thence by water to a place called Derry by which passeth y e riuer of Longfoile there the saide Colonell in shorte space fortified to the greate annoyaunce of Iohn Oneale and by greate foresight and experience guarded hymselfe and hys charge till the said Oneale to hinder and disturbe his abode there thâ—â— of NoueÌ„ber arriued with a great army of Kerne Galawglâ—ssâ—s and horssemen wyth whome the saide Captaine Randolfe encountred and him there so discomfited as after that conflicte he durste neuer approche the Quéenes power and to his perpetuall fame the said Captaine by reason of his bold and hardie onset that daye loste his life Charles Iames the sixth of that name sonne to Henrie Yong Prince of Scots christned Anno reg 9. Stuarte Lord of Darnley and Marie King and Quéene of Scots was borne in Edenberough Castel the ninetéenth of June last past and the eightéenth of December thys yeare solemnly Christned at Striueling whose Godfathers at the Christning were Charles King of Fraunce and Philibert Duke of Sauoy and the Quéenes Maiestie of Englande was the Godmother who gaue a Font of Golde curiously wrought and enameled weighing 333. ounces amounting in value to the summe of 1043. â— 19. s. The tenth of February in the morning Henrie Stuarte King of Scottes murdered Lorde of Darneley before named King of Scots by Scottes in Scotlande was shamefully murdered the reuenge whereof remaineth in the mightie hande of God The xxij of February the Lady Margaret Dowglasse couÌ„tesse of Leunex mother to the saide King of Scottes was discharged out of the Tower of London Within the space of ten moneths laste paste dyed seauen Seauen AldermeÌ„ deceased in LoÌ„don Aldermen of London the firste Edwarde Bankes deceassed the ninth of July Anna 1566. R. Chamberlaine late Sherife sir Martin Bowes sir R Malory sir William Hewet sir Thomas White late Maiors then Richarde Lambart one of the Sheriffes for that yeare the 4. of Aprill Anno 1567. The xxij of Aprill by greate misfortune of fyre in the 1567 The Tovvn of Ossestry brente thrice in thyrtie yeares Towne of Ossestrie in Wales twelue myles from Shrewsburie to the number of 200. houses to saye seauen scores wythin the walles and thrée score without in the Suburbes béesides cloth corne cattel c. were consumed whyche fire began at two of the clocke in the forenoone and ended at fâ—â—â— to the great maruelling of many that so great a spoile in fo short time should happen Two long stréets with great riches of that town were brent in Anno. 1542. And lykewise or worse in Anno. 1544. The xxiiij of Aprill the Sergeants
Englande tooke leaue of the King and on Sonday came to Saint Dennis and after to Bolongne where they tooke shippe and returned into Englande the fourth of July The second of June in the morning betwéen the houres of seauen and eight Thomas Hawarde Duke of Norffolke was beheaded on a Scaffolde sette vpon the Tower hill The Duke of Norffolke beheaded Aboute the ninth of June Frauncis Duke of Momorencie French Embassadors chiefe Marshall of Fraunce Gouernour and Lieutenant of the Isle of Fraunce Generall to Charles the ninth Kyng of Fraunce and Paule de Foix of the priuie Councell to the saide King and Bertrande de Saligners Lorde de la Mothefenalon Knightes of the order of Saint Michael Embassadors for the same King arryued at Douer The fouretéenth day they shotte London bridge towards Somerset house at the Strande where they were lodged The fiftéenth daye beyng Sundaye the saide Embassadours League vvith Fraunce confirmed at VVestminster repayred to the White hall where they were honorablye receyued of the Quéenes Maiestie with hir Nobilitie and there in hir Graces Chappell aboute one of the clocke in the afternoone the Articles of treatie league or confederacie and sure friendship concluded at Blois the ninetéenth of Aprill as is afore shewed betwixt the Quéenes Maistie and the Frenche King being read the same was by his Maiestie and his Embassadours confirmed to be obserued and kepte wythout innouation or violation c. The reste of that day wyth great part of the night following was spent in greate triumph with sumptuous banquets The eightéenth of June the feaste of Saint George was holden at Windsore where the French Embassadoures were royally feasted and Frauncis Duke of Momorencie was S Georges feast at VVindsore stalled Knight of the moste honorable order of the Garter The eight and twentith daye of June the afore named Embassadoures departed from London towardes Fraunce The fouretéenth of June Thomas Lorde Wharton deceassed in his house of Chanon Rowe at Westminster The thyrtéenth daye of July the Qu 〈…〉 Maiestie at Lorde Treasorer Lord priuie Seale L. Chamberlaine vvyth other officers White hall made sir William Cecil Lorde o 〈…〉 〈…〉 hley Lorde highe Treasorer of Englande Lorde Willi 〈…〉 〈…〉 awarde late Lorde Chamberlaine Lorde priuie Seal 〈…〉 The Earle of Sussex Lorde Chamberlaine sir Thomas Smith principall Secretarie and Christopher Hatton Esquier Captaine of the Guarde c. The two and twentith of August Thomas Percie Earle Earle of Northumberland beheaded of Northumberlande late of Topcliffe who hadde béene béefore attainted by Parliament of highe Treason as béeyng one of the principall conspiratoures in the late rebellion and nowe broughte oute of Scotlande whether he hadde fledde was beheaded at Yorke aboute twoo of the clocke in the afternoone on a newe Scaffolde set vppe for that purpose in the Market place In this moneth of Auguste sir Thomas Smith one of the Englishmē sente to Vlstar in Irelande Quéenes Maiesties priuie Councell carefully tending the reformation of Irelande sent hys sonne Thomas Smith Esquyre thither with a Colonie of Englishemen to inhabite the Ardes in Vlster Richarde Pipe Nicholas Woodroffe the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Lionell Ducket Mercer the 28. of October The eyghtéenth of Nouember in the mornyng was Anno reg 15 A strange Starre appeared séene a Starre Northwarde verye brighte and cleare in the Constellation of Cassiopeia at the backe of hir Chaire whiche wyth thrée chiefe fixed Starres of the saide Constellation made a Geometrical figure losinge wise of the learned menne called Rombus thys Starre in bignesse at the fyrste appearing séemed bigger than Iupiter and not muche lesse than Venus when she séemeth greatest also the said Starre neuer changing hys place was carryed about with the daylye motion of Heauen as all fixed Starres commonlye are and so contynued by little and little to the eye appearyng lesse for the space of almoste sixetéene Moneths at what tyme it was so small that rather thoughte by exercise of ofte viewyng myghte imagine the place than any eye coulde iudge the presence of the same and one thyng is herein chieflye to be noted that by the learned skill and consent of the best and most expect Mathematicians which obserued the state property and other circumstances belonging to the same Starre it was found to haue bin in place Celestiall farre aboue the Moone otherwise than euer anye Comet hathe bin séene or naturally can appéere Therefore it is supposed that the signification thereof is directed purposely and specially to some matter not naturall but celestiall or rather supercelestiall so straunge as from the beginning of the worlde neuer was the like The four and twentith of Nouember Edward Earle of Earle of Darby deceassed Darbie Lord Stanley and Strange of Knocking Lord and Gouernor of the Isle of Man Knight of the noble order of the Garter and one of the Quéenes Maiesties priuie Councell deceassed at his house called Latham in Lancashire His life and death deseruing commendation and crauing memorie to be imitated was suche as followeth His fidelitie vnto two Kings and two Quéenes in daungerous times and greate rebellions in whyche time and alwayes as cause serued He was lieutenant of Lancashire and Cheshire and lately offered tenne thousande men to the Quéenes Maiestie of his owne charge for the suppression of the last rebellion His godlye disposition to his tenantes neuer forcing anye seruice at their handes but due payment of their rent His liberalitie to strangers and such as shewed themselues gratefull to him His famous house kéeping 220. in checkroll neuer discontinuing y e space of xlij yere His féeding especially of aged persōs twice a day lx od besids al cōmers thrice a wéeke appoynted for hys dealing dayes and euerye Good Friday these xxxv yeres one with another 2700. with meate drinke money and money worth There was neuer Gentleman or other that waited in his seruice but had allowance from him to haue as wel wages as otherwise for horse and man His yearely portion for the dispenses of hys house 4000. l. His cunning in setting bones dis-ioynted or broke His deliuery of hys George and Seale to the Lord Straunge wyth exhortation that hée myghte kéepe it so vnspotted in fidelitie to his Prince as he had and his ioye that he dyed in the Quéenes fauoure his ioyfull parting thys world his takyng leaue of all his seruants by shaking of handes and his remembraunce to the last daye The eyght and twentith of Nouember Iohn Hall Gentleman Hall and VVilkinson executed and Oswald Wilkinson late of Yorke and Gailour of Yorke Castell béeyng before arraigned and condemned of treason were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartred Thys yeare a greate and sharpe frost almoste continuallye Greate froste a sharp vvinter lasted from before the feaste of all Saints till after the feaste of Epiphany of oure Lorde wyth sometimes
himselfe so neare y â— with the heate of his harneys he got a disease to the encrease of his sicknesse Also the kings horsse leaping ouer a ditch did burst the inner parts of the K. with the pain wherof he was sore afflilcted and retourned to Roane wher shortly after he ended his life The. ix day of Septem in the yere of King VVilliam dyed our Lord. 1087. when he had rained xx yeres xj monthes lacking fine days his body being brought w t great soleÌ„nitie in Cane in Normandie there to be buried in a Church whiche he had founded a certaine knight boldly forbod the burial of W. Malme him in that place affirming that by title of inheritaunce the ground was his that king William ought not to be buried Burial forbiddeÌ„ to VVilliam Conquerour in the ground which by violence he had obtayned wherfore by consent of Henry his son this reproch was appeased with the payment of an hundred pounde of siluer He had issue by Matild his wife daughter to Baldwin Erle of Flaunders Robert Curthose vnto whom he gaue Normandie Richard that Issue of VVilliaÌ„ Conquerour dyed yong William Rufus vnto whom he gaue England and Henry to whoÌ„ he gaue his wiues inheritance treasure hée had daughters Cicily Abbesse of Cane Constance marryed to Alane Earle of Brytain Adale wife to Stephen Earle of Bloyse Margaret promised to Harold king of EnglaÌ„d Alianor betrothed to Alfonse King of Galicia King WilliaÌ„ commanded all prisoners to be released his tresure to be distributed vnto churches ¶ King William Rufus WIlliam le Rovvse or Rufus the thirde sonne of William Conquerour beganne his raigne the Anno reg 1. ninthe daye of September in the yeare of our Lorde 1087. and was crowned at Westminster by Lanfranke Archbishop of Canturburie y â— first day of October He was variable inconstant couetous cruel hée burdened his people with vnreasonable taxes pylled the ryche and oppressed the poore and what he thus got he prodigally spent in great banqueting and sumptuous apparel for he woulde neyther eate drinke or weare any thing but W. Malme Robert of Glocest S. Albons Cronicl that it coste vnmeasurably déere As for example it was in those dayes written and for vs now to be noted that in a mornyng hys Chamberlayne bringing him a newe paire of hosen he demaunding what they coste and the Chamberlaine The best paire of hose three shillings answering thrée shillings the king being wroth said away begger that thou art are those méete hose for a King to weare bring me a paire of a Marke or thou shalte sore repent it then his Chamberlaine fette another paire that were much worse than the first and sayd â—hâ—y cost a Marke wherewith King William was well pleased Thus farre haue I noted the saying of King William bycause it importeth the simplicitie of apparell in those dayes vsed so farre different from the excesse of this present time Odo Bishop of Bayon and Earle of Kent with his brother 1088 The Nobles â—ebesâ— Robert Earle of Mortaigne and Hereford and almost all the Nobles of England raysed warre against King William and would haue had Robert his eldest brother to be King but King William by fâ—irs words pacifying some of the principall conspirators beséeged the residue in the Castell of Rochester W. Malme and with muche labour lastly ouercame them An Earthquake ouerturned many houses and churches An Earthquake in England Lanfranke Archbishop of Canturbury deceassed He renued Anno reg 2. 1089 the great Church of Canturbury restoring xxv manors to the same He repaired the walles of that Citie builded two Hospitals the one of Saint Iohn the other at Harbaldowne Hospitall of Saint Iohn and Harbaldovvne He restored the Church of Rochester from four secular Clarkes to fiftie Monkes He alwayes attended his booke and trauelled to correct the corruption of Writers When Lanfranke was dead King Wilham kept in his owne hands the Churches and Monasteries of England after Mathew Paris G. Lilly their pastours were dead making great spoyle and lotting them out to ferme King William making warre against his brother Robert Anno reg 3. 1090 King VVilliam made vvarre on his brother Duke of Normandy tooke the Castels of Wallarroke and of Albemarle making great spoyle in his brothers Countrey but at length agréemente was made betwéene them that Robert should giue vp into the Kings hands the Castels that he had gotten of him and the King shoulde helpe him to get all that his father had England only excepted and also if one of them dyed without issue the other should succéede in the inheritance to which couenant were sworne twelue Princes of the Kings side and twelue Barons on the Dukes side Malcoline King of Scottes did homage and fealtie to King of Scots did homage Mathew Paris Great tempest King William of England A great tempest sell on Saint Lukes day in â—imdry places of England specially in Winchcombe where a great part of the Stéeple was â—uerthrowne with thundering and lightning and in London the winde ouerturned 606. houses and 606. houses ouerturned the rouâ—e of Bow Church in Cheape wherewith some persons were slayne foure of the â—afters of 20. foote in length were with such violence pitched into the stréeâ—e that scantly Wil. Malme Gualter Couen foure foote of them remayned aboue grounde whiche were fayne to be â—â—t euen with the same grounde bycauâ—e they could not be plucked out About this time one Iustinus sonne to Gurguntus Earle Anno reg 4. of Glamorgan and Morgannoke refusing to obey Rhesus sonne to Theodore Prince of South-wales sente Aeneas The vvinning of Glamorgan and Morganoke out of the VVelchmens hands sonne to Gediâ—orus sometyme Lorde of Demeâ—ia into England to take muster of Souldioures and there receyued a great Armie vnder the conduct of one Robert Fitzhamon and ioyning with other tables out of Went and Breciniâ— met with Rhesus in Blacke hâ—ll and there â—â—ewe him and sâ— paying the Englishmen their wages discharged them But they taking regard vnto the goodnesse of the soyle and the great variance which was then amongst the Welchmen as in foretime the Saxons had done they turned their force of armes against those which had entertayned them and soone displaced them wholly of all the Champion and the best of the Countrey which Robert Fitzhamon diuided amongst twelue Knightes whiche he broughte with him reseruing the better parte to hymselfe who building there certayne Castels and ioyning their power togither defended their Farmes and Lordships whiche they had taken and possessed whose heires peaceably enioy the same vnto this day but Iustinus scarsely reserued to himselfe and his the hilly Countrey The names of the twelue Knightes were these 1 William Lowdon 2 Richard Granuille 3 Paganus Turberuille 4 Robert Saintquiâ—tiâ—â— 5 Richard Siward 6 Gilbert Vmfreuill 7 Roger Berkerowle 8 Reynald Sully 9 Peeter Soore
belonging An Earthquake in England Earthquake Henry Bloys Bishop of Winchester builded the Hospitall Liber canonitrinitatis of Saint Crosse neare vnto Winchester The same hadde béene a Hospitall in the Saxons time but after spoyled by the Danes There was greate darkenesse in England and the Sunne 1133 Anno reg 34. VVorcester brent became like the Moone in the thyrd quarter Worcester as it had oft before chaunced was sore defaced with fire Mawde the Empresse brought forth a sonne named Geffrey for which cause King Henrie went ouer into Normandie Robert Shorthose King Henries brother died in the Castel 1134 Anno reg 35 Robert Shortâ—ose died 1135 Anno reg 36 Death of King Henrie Mathew Paris of Cardife and was buried at Glocester King Henrie remayning in Normandie vpoÌ„ a day did eat Lampraies wherof he toke a surfeite and deceased the firste day of December Anno. 1135. when he had raigned 35. yeres 4. monthes his bowels braynes and eyes were buried at Roan the rest of his bodie was pondered with salt and wrapped in Bulles hydes bycause of the stincke which poysoned them that stood about him The Phisition which being hyred with a great reward to cleaue his heade to take out y e brain with the stinck therof died so that he enioyed not the reward that was couenaunted Thus among a gret many that king Henrie slew this Phisition was the last King Henrie was buried at Reding which he had foundeâ— He also founded the Priorie of Dunstable he conuerted a rich Colledge of Prebends in the Towne of Cirencester into an Abbay of Chanons regular he also builded â— Leyland there an Hospitall of Saint Iohn and newe builded the Castel of Windsor with a Colledge there ⸪ ¶ King Stephen STephen Earle of Morton Anno reg 1 W. Malme Floriacencis Gernasius Do. Ypodigma and of Boloigne sonne to the Earle of Bloys Adela William Conquerours daughter and nephew to king Henrie the firste claymed the kyngdome the seconde daye of December Anno. 1135. He comming into Englande was repulsed by them of Douer shutte out by them of Canturburie but receiued of y e Londoners and Péeres of the land admitted king and crowned at Westminster on Saint Stephens daye by William Archbishop of Canturburie This was a noble man and hardy of passing comely fauour and personage he excelled in martiall pollicie gentlenesse and liberalitie toward all men especially in the beginning and although he had continuall warre yet did he neuer burden his commons with exactions But vniustly and contrarye to his othe made to Mawde the Empresse daughter Fire at London to King Henrie he toke on him the crowne of England Fire which began in the house of one Ailward neare LoÌ„don Liber trinitatis London Thomas Wikes 1136 Excester besieged Ger. Dorobor stone consumed Eastward to Algate and Westwarde to Saint Erkenwalds shrine in Poules Church King Steuen assembling a great armye of Englishmen and Flemmings entred into Deuonshire and besieged the Castell of Excester a long time whiche Baldwine de Riuers helde against him but at length when they within the Castel wanted necessarie things to liue by they compounded Baldwine with hys wife and children are disherited and expulsed the lande A battayle was fought at Goher betwixte Normans and Walshmen where a hundred and. xvj persons on bothe sides Battaile against the vvalchmen were slaine whose bodies laye in the fieldes and were horribly torne and deuoured of Wolues After this was made greate eruptions by the Walchmen who destroyed Churches Townes Castels corne cattayle slewe men women and children riche and poore or solde theÌ„ in forraine countries In October a sore battayle was fought at Cardigan in the which such slaughter of men was made that the men except which were led awaye captiue there were of women taken and ledde away that there remayned to the tenth a thousaÌ„d their husbands with their small children partelye drowned partly brent partly slaine so that the bridge being broken ouer the riuer of Tinde there was a bridge made of mens bodies Anno reg 2. and horsses drowned In March King Steuen passed the Sea to subdue NormaÌ„die 1137 Ypodigma Rochester Richard Diuiensis where he toke many Cities and strong Castels The thirde of June Sainte Andrewe in Rochester was brent with all the Citie and the Bishoppes and Monkes houses The fourth of June Saint Peters the Archbishops sea in Saint Peters in Yorke Yorke Saint Maries without the wals and an Hospital whiche the Archbishoppe Thrustoâ— had builded with 39. other Churches also the Trinitie Church in the suburbes of the same Citie within a small time after were brent Also Saint Peters Church at Bathe and all the Citie the The Citie of Bath brent Liber Roff. Geruasius Dorâ— Floriacensis Anno. reg 3. 27. of June was brent And the same moneth the citie of Leogere was consumed with fire England began to fall into great troubles whych caused King Steuen to returne out of Normandy before he had finished his businesse there Kyng Stephen besieged Bedford and wonne it then he weÌ„t 1138 Bedford besieged Floriacencis Geruasius with a strong power into Northumberlande where he stayed not long but went to Glocester where the Citizens receyued him with greate reioycing Miles the Kings Conestable broughte him into the Kings Pallace there where all the Citizens were to him sworne From thence he wente to Hereford bicause that he heard the Castel was holdeÌ„ against him and on Whitsonday he sate crowned in the Churche of Hereford When they that kept the Castell sawe the Kyngs power to encrease they yéelded themselues The King tooke also the Castell of Webheleyge whych Geffrey Talbot hadde helde agaynste hym The same day that the Kyng departed Hereford brent out of Hereforde all beyond the Ryuer of Wye was brente by the saide Geffrey The King returned to Oxforde where he tooke Roger the Bishop of Sarum with the Byshop of Lincolne and his sonne Roger the Bishop of Eely escaping went to the Castell of Vies and kept it against the King but at lengthe it was deliuered The same time Robert Earle of Gloucester renounced his allegeaunce to King Stephen fortified Bristow and other Castells Also Miles the Kings Conestable reuolted Wherfore Bristovv besieged the Kyng besieged the Castell of Bristow but at length being wearyed he tourned to other of the Earles Castels and séeing hys enimyes still encreasing he called out of Flaunders Anno reg 4. Ypodigma men of warre wyth Wylliam de Ypers their leader whose counsell he chiefly followed The same yeare Roger Byshop of Salisbury a great builder Geruasius Doâ—o of Castelles and Houses departed this life There was founde in hys Coffers fortie thousande Markes of siluer besides much golde and dyuers Jewels that came to the kings hande so that he hadde gathered treasure but wist not for whom The Nobles sent for Mawd the Empresse promising hir
them with garrisons and weÌ„t from thence but by Counsel of Roberte Earle of Leicester the kings Castels were ouerthrowen the Castel besieged deliuered from daunger A diuorcement was made betwéen Lewes king of France 1152 Mathew Paris Geruasius Doro. and Elianor hys Quéene bycause they were a kinne in the fourth degrée moreouer she was defamed of adulterie with an infidel c. Henrie Duke of Normandie maried Elianor whoÌ„ Lewes king of Fraunce had deuorced from him and had by hir a son named William Kyng Stephen called a Parliamente at London declaryng to Theobalde Archebyshoppe of Canturburie and the other Byshoppes howe he woulde vtterly disherite Henrie duke of Normandie and confirme his owne sonne Eustace to be his successour by crowning him king but the Pope had sent a commaundement to the Archbishoppe prohibiting him to crowne king Stephens sonne bycause his father had vsurped the kingdome contrarie to his othe Whiche thing as was thought was brought to passe by the subtile policie of Thomas Becket a Chaplaine borne in London King Stephen and his sonne being not a little offended therewith caused the Bishops with their Primate to be closed vp in an house threatning with terrors to extort of them that which with prayers or price they could not obtain The Archbishop stiffely standing in his purpose some of the Bishops through fear went from him at length the Archbishop by a maruellous hap escaping got ouer the Thamis and so to Douer and thence transporting ouer the seas escaped the threates of the King and his sonne and depriued his son of his coueted honour Quéene Mawde deceased and was buried at Feuersham Anno reg 18 Norvvich increased Chronicle of Brom holma The people of Norwich obtained of the king to haue Coroners baylifes for before y t time they had no other Officer but a sergeant for the king that kept Courts and after this that is to say in the 37. yeare of Hemie the third they had licence to inclose that towne with ditches got of sundry hundreds c. Henrie Duke of Normandie furnished with an army came 1153 into Englande and at his first comming wan the Castell and towne of Malmesburie from thenceforth Roberte the noble Earle of Leicester began to take the Dukes part and to furnish him with things necessarie a thirtie Castels or moe through his counsel with them that kept them submitted themselues to the Duke at length it was decréed y â— the King should talke with the Duke touching peace to be had and so they met in a place wher y â— Thamis was most narrow the one standing on the one side the other on the other After long talke they returned the Duke to his men the king to his and so laying down weapon euery man departed in peace Eustace the kings sonne was angry with hys father for agréeing to this peace and therefore in a rage departed from Policraticon Iohn Sarisburien Iohn Taxtor Mathew Paris the Court towards Cambridge to destroy that Country CoÌ„ming to S. Edmunds Burie he was there honorablye receyued and feasted but when he coulde not haue such money as hée demanded to bestow among his men of war he went away in a rage spoyling the corne in the fields belonging to y e Abbay and caryed it into his castels thereby but as he sat him down to dinner he fel madde vpoÌ„ receiuing the first morsel and miserably died and was buried at Feuersham The Duke besieged Stamfort Castel and wanne it and Stamforde Notingham and Ipsvvich besieged then he went to Notingham and wan that The King in the meane time besieged Ipswich and wan it At length thorough the great labour of the Archbishop of Canturburie and the other Bishops the king commanded the nobles to méet Ex charta regia Anno reg 19 King Stephen adopted Henry Ypodigma 1154 at Winchester where the duke being receiued with gret ioy the King in sighte of all men adopted him his son and confirmed to him the principalitie of all Englande The duke receiued him in place of a father graunting to him al the dayes of his life to enioy the name and seate of the kings preheminence Duke Henrie in the Octaues of the Ephiphanye came togither with the king to Oxforde where the Erles and Barons by the kings commaundement sweare fealtie to Duke Henrie sauing the kings honor so long as he liued This assurance being made they departed asunder but shortly after they met againe at Dunstable there to entreate of the state and peace of the kingdome Shortlye after Duke Henrie with king Stephen and certaine Lords of England came to Canturburie and from thence to Douer where they had communication with Theodrike Erle of Flaunders the Countesse the Dukes aunte When the King and the Duke had dismissed the Earle of Flaunders and were turning towards Canturburie the slaughter of the Duke was prepared by a conspiracie of the Flemmings which enuied both y â— duke peace but behold sodainly y â— kings yoÌ„ger son WilliaÌ„ priuie with the conspirators on BarhaÌ„ down fel of his horsse breaking his leg he gathered all y â— company about him in sorrow The duke in the mean time vnderstanding the appointed treason got him to Canturburie and so escaped hys enimies hands from thence by Rochester and London he came to the sea and passed ouer into Normandie William Archbishop of Yorke going to Yorke in the feaste of Pentercost was poysoned at Masse and dyed within fewe dayes after In October the king met the Earle of Flaunders again at Douer and talked with him After the Earle was dismissed the king was taken with a sodaine paine of the Iliake passion K. Stephen died Gerâ—a Doro. Ralph Cogshal and with an olde disease or running of the Emerodes and there in y â— house of the Monkes dyed the xxv of October when he had raigned xviij yeres x. monthes and odde days He fouÌ„ded the Abbays of Cogshal in Essex of Furnes in Lancashire of Hurguilers and Feuersham in Kent where hys body was buried He founded an house for Nunnes at Carewe ¶ King Henrie the seconde HEnrie the seconde son of Geffrey Plantagenet and Mawde the Empresse began his raigne ouer this realme Anno reg 1. of England the xxv day of October in the yere of our Lord 1154. he was Crowned at Westminster the. xvij daye of December by Theobalde Archbishop of Canturburie he was somewhat red of face short of body and therwith fatte of speach reasonable wel learned noble in chiualry and fortunate in battayle wise in counsel one that loued peace lyberall to straungers but hard to his familiars vnstedfast of promise giuen to pleasure and a wedlocke breaker by his manhoode and policie the crowne of England was much augmented with the annexing of Scotland Ireland the Iles of Orcades Boytaine Peyters Guyen and other prouinces of Fraunce Thomas Becket Archdeacon of Canturbury was made the Kings Chancellour He held
their nettes a Fish hauing the shape of a man in all poyntes whiche Fishe was kepte by Barthelinew de Glaunuile Custos of the Castell of Orford in the same Castell by the space of sixe monethes and more for a wonder he spake not a word All manner of meates he gladly did eate but most gréedily raw fishe after he had crushed out all the moysture Oftentimes he was brought to the Churche where he shewed no tokens of adoration At length when he was not well looked to he stale away to the Sea and neuer after appeared The Kings of Englande and of France mette betwixt Gisors Anno reg 34 1188 and Trye where they tooke on them the Crosse and dyuers other with them The King of England landing at Winchelsea hasted towards North-hampton where at Gedington Richarde Sothwel Rog Houed â—nâ—iqâ—â—â—â—erl Gual Coueâ—â— about eight or tenne miles from North-hampton he helde a Parliamente aboute the voyage into the holy land where many Articles concerning that voyage were concluded and the whole Realme troubled with paying of tithes towarde that voyage The Christians were appoynted to pay aboue lxx thousand pound and the Iewes lx thousand without any delay but by meanes of a discorde that fell betwixt the two Kings that voyage was stayed The Towne of Beuerley with the Church of Saint Iohn Beuerley brent Anno reg 35 Geruasius 1189 there was brent the twentith of September The Kings of England and of France with Richard Earle of Poytow the Legate and the Archbishops of Canturbury Roane Rhenes and Burges mette at Naunts the ninth day of June There Philip the French King required that his sister which had bin kept in England a two and tweÌ„ty yeares â—odouicus viâ—es Death of King Henry the second mighte be restored vnto Earle Richard as his wife and Earle Richard desired the same but King Henry denyed this request and so they departed a sunder and got them to armour The French King and Earle Richard pursued the King of England so hard that he was forced to yéelde to Richardus Cambr. all the requestes as wel of the French King as of his sonne Richard This was done at Gisors and so departing came to Azai where he fell sicke and departed this life the sixth day Ypodigma of July in the yeare of our Lord 1189. when he had raigned xxxiiij yeares ix monethes and xij dayes and was buryed at Fonteuerard in the Monasterie of Nunnes by hym founded He founded the Priories of Douer and of Stoneley and Basingwarke and the Castell of Rudlan He also began the stone Bridge ouer the Thamis at London He left issue Richard and Iohn ¶ King Richard Cuer de Lion RIchard the first borne at Oxford for his valiantnesse surnamed Anno reg 1. Cordelion or with the Lions heart the seconde sonne of Henry the second began his raigne the sixth day of July in the yeare of oure Lorde 1189. He was bigge of stature with a merrie countenance To his Souldyoures fauourable bountifull to his friends to Strangers a gréeuous enimie hard to be pleased desirous of warre abhorring ydlenesse enclined to pride lechery and auarice He comming from beyonde the Seas landed at South-hampton Geruasius Do. Mathew Paris the twelfth day of August and was Crowned at Westminster on the third day of September by the hands of the Archbishop Baldwine He commanded that no Iewes nor women shoulde be at his Coronation for feare of enchantmentes whiche were wont to be practised for breaking of whiche commmandement many Iewes were slayne the same day Elianor the olde Quéene who at the commaundement of hir husbande had bene long kept close prisoner was now set at libertie The Archbishop of Canturburie being sore offended wyth Erle Iohn the kings brother for takyng to wife Isabel countesse of Glocester his coosin in the thirde degrée wrote a threatning letter to the same Iohn commanding him not to touch the virgine and to appeare at a peremptory day before him to aunswere the matter King Richard gaue the Castels of Berwike and Rokesburgh to the Scottish king for the summe of x. M. pound he also sold to Hugo de Puteaco Bishoppe of Durham his own prouince for a great péece of mony and created him Erle of the same and then sayde in game I am a wonderous craftesman I haue made a newe Earle of an olde Bishoppe He solde the Priorie of Couentrie to Hugh Bishoppe of Chester for iij. C. markes which Hugh with a power of armed men inuaded the Priory chased the Prior away beat the Monkes lamed some cast some into prison and spoyling the other droue theÌ„ away brake the Hutches of the Churche brente their Charters and priuileges The King also fayned to haue lost his signet and made a newe and then caused to be proclaymed that who so euer woulde safely enioy those things which before time they had inrolled shoulde come to the newe seale wherby it came to passe that many which could not finde him in England went ouer sea to fine with him at his plesure He gaue his brother Iohn the prouinces of Notingham Deuonshire and Cornewal In this time were many robbers and out-lawes among Iohn Maior Outlavves in England the whiche Robert Hoode little Iohn renowmed théeues continued in woods despoyling and robbing the goods of the rich They killed none but such as would inuade them or by resistance for their own defence The sayde Robert entertayned an hundred tall men and good Archers with such spoyles and theftes as he got vppon whome foure hundred were they neuer so strong durste not giue the onset He suffered no woman to be oppressed violated or otherwise inolested poore mens goods he spared aboundantlye relieuing them with that whiche by theft he gotte from Abbayes and the houses of rich Carles whome Maior blameth for his rapine and thefte but of all théeues he affirmeth hym to be the Prince and the moste gentle théefe Till this firste yeare of King Richard the firste the Citizens Magistrates of the Citie of London since before the Conquest Robert Fabian of London hadde bene gouerned by Portgraues as Fabian sometime an Alderman of London in his Chronicle affirmeth whose names with the lawes and customes of the Cittie then vsed he sayeth were recorded in an olde booke written in the Saxon tongue called Domes daye sometime remayning in the Guilde Hal of London but now embezeled To this accordeth the Charter of the same Citie granted by William the Conquerour and diuerse other Records wherein I finde that the chiefe Magistrate of the Citie of Portgraue London in the time of king Edward last before the Conquest called the Confessor was called Portgraue whose name was Wolfgare In the time of William Conquerour and William Rufus Liber trinitatis W. Dunthorne Prouost Godfrey Mandeuile or Magnauile was Portgraue Richarde de Pare Prouost In the time of King Henrie the first Hugh Bouch Portgraue and Leofstanus Goldsmith Prouost
HEnrie born at Winchester the eldest sonne of Iohn of the age of ix yeares began Anno reg 1. his raign the xix of October in the yeare 1216. he was crowned at Gloucester on the xxviij day of October by Peter Bishoppe of Winchester and Iocelyne Byshoppe of Bathe in the presence of Walo the Legate Siluester Byshop of Worcester Ranulph Earle of Chester William Marshall Erle of Penbroke William Erle Ferrers Iohn Marshal Mathew Paris and many other being crowned remained in the custodie of William Marshal Earle of Penbroke by whose meanes al the nobles serued King Henrie much more faithfully than they had his father Bennet Seinturer William Bluntiuers the. 28. Sept. Sherifes Maior Iames Alderman the. 28. of October for part of the yeare and Salomon Basing for the residue Lewes toke the Castels of Berkhamsteede and Heneforde 1217 after returned into Fraunce to fetch more succour and at hys returne besieged Douer in vaine for the Barons of England that had taken part with him going to Lincolne with a great Liber Barnwel army were there taken on the xx day of June which misfortune Liber Col. S. Peter Scala Crom. when Lewes vnderstoode he raised his siege from Douer and came to London and shutte vp all the gates saue one but the Londoners at the comming of king Henries hoste yéelded the Citie to him wherefore he confirmed all the liberties that the Londoners had or were méete to haue at lengthe the barons of Fraunce with one Eustace le Moyne a gret man of Fraunce hauing prepared a nauie of lx ships set forward to come into EnglaÌ„d to y â— aide of Lewes but Hubert de Brugh Conestable of Douer Castel with a multitude of armed men and the ships of y â— fiue Portes met them on the Sea where they slew Eustace their leader there escaped but fiftéen ships al the other wer taken and drowned When Lewes heard this he wist not what to doe wherevppon compelled by necessitie he sued for peace at length the Legate Bishops and nobles of Englande méeting in an I le néere vnto Kingstone they had a treatie of peace togither where the sayde Lewes in presence of them all was released of the excommunication and he renounced she Realme of England and so peace was restored the thirtéenth day of September Lewes returned Levves returned into France FroÌ„ the benefit of the absolution and peace wer exempted Bishops Abbots Pryors and of al y e cleargy whyche had borne any fauour or good will to Lewes and the Barons were al depriued from the benefices by the Legate Hugh Bishoppe of Lincolne gaue a thousande marke to the Pope and an hundred marke to the Legate whose example Anno reg 2. many other did follow Thomas Bokerel Ralphe Elland the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Searle Mercer the. 28. of October Simon de Montfort died at y â— siege of Tholouse being hurt Lib. Barnewel Gualters Coro 1218 with the stroke of a stone Randulph Earle of Chester Saâ—r de Quincie Erle of Winchester William de Albeneto Erle of Arundel William Erle Ferrers with the Barons Robert Fitz Walter Iohn Conestable of Chester and William Harcourt with a greate traine toke their iourney toward Ierusalem Walo the Legate departed toward Rome and Pandolph elected Bishop of Norwich succéeded Legate Anno reg 3 Sherifes Maior 1216 Crom. â—â—iter Nicholas Triuet Earle Marshall dyed Anno reg 4. Iohn Viell Iohn le Spicer the 28. of September Searle Merceâ— the 28 of October William Marshal the elder Earle of Penbroke gouernor of the kings person and of the realme died and was buryeâ— at London in the New Temple the xv of Apryll after whose death the kyng was gouerned by Peter Byshop of Winchester Richard Wimbledon Iohn Viell the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior King Henry câ—ovvned Searle Mercer the 28. of October King Henry was crowned at Westminster by Stephen Langton Archbyshop of Canturbury on the. xvij daye of May Hubert de Burgo was made the kings chiefe Justice The new worke of our Ladies Chappell at Westminster Nevve vvorke of VVestminster Straungers banished was begunne by kyng Henry Proclamation was made that all straungers shoulde â—â—oyde the realme except such as came with Marchaundise and to make sale of them vnder the kings safeconduct Ranulphe the thirde Earle of Chester Lincolne and Richmond Castels of Chart ley and Bestrne buylded Abbey of Delacrosse Annoreg 5. Sherifes Maior 1231 Nicho. Treâ— Antiq. Calend. in Bristollia and Lorde of Little Brytaine came out of the holy land into England and builded the Castels of Carteley Bestone and the Abbey of Delacrosse Richard Renger Iohn Viell the 28. of Septemb. Searle Mercer the 28. of October The Frier Preachers thirtéene in number were sente into Englande and hauing to their Prior Gilbert de Fraxineto in company of Beter de Roche Bishop of Winchester came to Canturbury and there presenting themselues before the Archbishoppe Stephen he commaunded the saide Prior tâ— preach before him and lyked him so well that he euer aâ—â—â— loued their order On Saint Laurence day they came to London and so to Oxford on the day of the Assumption in whose hoâ— or they builded an Oratorie and also those Schooles which since were called Saint Oxwards schooles in whose parishe they tooke a place and there for a time remayned and after that remoued to the place without the walles whyche the king assygned them King Henry subdued the Welchmen which rebelled The Noblemen graunted to the king twoo Markes of 〈…〉 of euery hide of lande Isabell the kyngs mother without making hir sonne or Nicho. Triuet his Counsell priuy to hir purpose wente ouer into Fraunce and there married with the Erle of March Hugh Bronne King Henry gaue his sister Iane to Alexander k. of Scots who married hir at Yorke and Hubert de Brugh married the king of Scots sister William de Albeneto Erle of Arundel â—yed comming from the holy Land who was conueyed into England and buried at Wimondham a Priory of his fouÌ„dation Anno reg 6 Sherifes Maior 1222 Prouinciall Counsell Radulphus Cog. Gual Couen Lib. Bermond Richard Renger Thomas Lambert the 28. of Septemb. Searle Mercer the 28. of October A Prouinciall Counsell was holden at Oxforde by Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canturbury and his Suffâ—agan Byshops and others in the conuentuall Church of Osney xv days after Easter wher wer degraded a Priest a Deacon the Priest for homicide the Deacon for sacriledge and theft committed An other Deacon offending more déepely denyed the profession of Christian Religion and for the loue hée â—are fo a Jewish woman caused himselfe to be circumcised folowing the Jewish rytes and customes he was degraded An Apotestate brent A counterfaite Christ and beyng left as a lay person and Apostata was condemned and committed to the fyre by the seruaunts of Falcatius wherein he miserably ended his life
There was also a yong man and two women broughte before them the yong man would not come in any Church nor be partaker of the Sacraments but had suffered himselfe to be crucified in whom y â— scars of al y e wouÌ„ds were to be séene in his haÌ„ds head side Radulphus Cog. fâ—et he reioiced to be called Jesus of these women other One of the women being olde was accused for beâ—â—â— ching Radulphus Cog. Wal. Couentren Nicholas Triues the yong man vnto such madnesse and also altering hir owne name procured hirself to be called Mary the mother of Christ They being coÌ„uict of these crimes and other were adiudged to be closed vp betwéene two wals of stone where they ended their liues in miserie The other woman Counterfaite Marie and Christ being sister to the yong man was let go bycause she reueâ—led the wicked fact On Saint Iames day the Citizens of London kept gameâ— of defence and wrestling néere vnto the Hospital of Matild VVrestling Mathew Paris where they got the maisterie of the menne of the Suburbes The Baylife of Westminster deuising to be reuenged proclaymed a game to be at Westminster vppon Lammas daye wherevnto the Citizens of London repayred and when they had played a while the Baylie with the men of the suburbs harnised themselues and fell to fighting that the Citizens being foully wounded were forced to runne into the Citie where they rang the common Bel and assembled the Citizens in gret number and when the matter was declared euery man wished to reuenge the fact The Maior of the Citie being a wise man and a quiet willed them firste to moue the Abbot of Westminster of the matter and if he wold promise to sée amendes made it were sufficient but a certaine A tuâ—ult in London Citizen named Constantine Fitz Arnulâ—e willed that all houses of the Abbot and Baylie should be pulled downe whiche word being once spoken the common people issued out of the Citie without anye order and fought a ciuil battaile for Constantine the firste pulled downe many houses and ofâ—times with a loude voyce cryed in prayse of the sayd Constantine the ioye of the mountaine the ioy of the mountaine God helpe and the Lord Lodowike A fewe dayes after this tumult the Abbot of Westminster Cro. Dâ—n Abbot of VVestminster pat to his shifts came to London to Phillip Dawbney one of the kings counsel to complaine of the iniuries done to him which the Londoners perceyuing beset the house aboute and tooke by violence twelue of the Abbots horsses away cruelly beating of his men c. But whiles the foresayde Daubney laboured to pacifie the vprore the Abbot gotte out at a backe dore of the house and so by a boate on the Thamis hardlye escaped the Citizens throwing stones after him in great aboundaÌ„ce These things being thus done Hubert de Burgo Justiciar Chief Iustice en tred the Citie of London vvith an army of England with a great armye of men came to the Tower of London and sent for the Maior and AldermeÌ„ of whom he enquired for the principal aucthours of this faction Then Constantine who was constaunt in the sedition was more constante in the aunsweare affirming that he had done it and that he hadde done muche lesse than he ought to haue done The Justiciar tooke him and two other with him and in y â— morning earely sent them to Falcatius by water with a gret number of armed men who brought Constantine to the gallowes CoÌ„staÌ„tine vvith other hanged and when he sawe the rope about his necke he offered for his life 15000. marks but that would not saue him so he was hanged with Constantine his nephew Galfride that proclaymed his proclamation on the sixtéenth of August Then the Justiciar entring the City with a great army Mathew Paris Feete handes of many cut of caused to be apprehended as many as he coulde learne to be culpable whose féet and hands he caused to be cut off which crueltie caused many to flée the Citie The King toke of the Citizens 60. pledges which he seÌ„t to diuers Castelles he desposed the Maior appointing a Gardien or kéeper ouer the Citie and caused a greate gybet to be made and after heauie threatnings the Citizens were reconciled paying to the king manye thousande Anno reg 7 Tempestes and dearth markes On holy Rode daye was great Thunder and lightning throughout all England and such great flouds of water followed with great windes and tempest which continued tyll Candlemasse that the yeare following wheate was sold for xij shillings the quarter Richard Renger Thomas Lambert the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Searle Mercer the 28. of October On Saint Andrewes daye a great Thunder ouerthrewe Great tempests Churches Castels and houses so that scantly any body escaped frée from harme by this Tempeste A Knight and hys wife and eyghte menne of hys housholde with the fall of his house were slaine in Pilardestune a villedge of Warwickeshire In a Counsel holden at London the Archbishop of Canturburie 1223 and other the nobilitie and Barons of the Realme required the king to confirme the liberties for the whiche the warre was moued against his Father and that himselfe at the departing of Lewes out of Englande sware to obserue where vppon forthwith the King sente his letters to all the Sherifes of the realm commanding them to inquire by the othes of twelue lawfull men in euery Countie what liberties were in England in the time of King Henrie his grandfather and to send the inqusition so made to London fiftéene dayes after Easter Iohn de Brennes king of Ierusalem and chiefe maister of K. of Ierusalem the Hospital there came into England and required ayde to winne Ierusalem but he returned with smal comfort Leolyn Prince of Wales founded the Castell of Mountgomerie Tho. Wikes and therewith certaine Englishmen in despighte of the King attempted to constraine William Marshall Earle of Penbroke and other to yéelde to them but the whole Countrey Anno reg 8. Sherifes Maior 1224 Mathew Paris rose in armour and ouercame them Iohn Trauers Andrew Bokerel the. 28. of September Richard Renger the. 28. of October The Earle of Chester and other rose against the king and hys Justiciars for the custodyes of the Castelles and landes whyche the Kyng demaunded of them Wherefore the Archbishop of Canturburie and the Byshops excommunicated al the perturbers of the king and the Realme The Earle of Chester and his complices perceyuing that the King had a greater number of men of armes then they and also fearing the excommunicatioÌ„ came to the king at Northampton yéelding their castels honors which appertayned to the Crowne Then the king layed siege about the Ral. Cogshall Bedford castel besieged Castel of Bedforde that Falcatius had long kepte by strength which siege he continued by the space of eight wéekes and toke the
lims w tout losse of goods or imprisonment and not to be disherited Such of y â— disherited persons as liked not y e ordinaunce of Kenilworth whose Captaine was Iohn Ciuille after they had taken the Citie of Lincoln spoyled the Iewes they fled again to the I le of Ely whose comming abroade when the Kyng with a great army hadde stopped Edwarde the kings sonne with bridges made of Hurdles and bordes in place conuenient as the inhabitaunts thereabout had instructed him he entred vpon the I le some of them within yéelded them to him y â— other being dispersed by flight Whiles these things The Erle of Glocester toke the Citie of London were a doing a newe trouble began for the Earle of Glocester taking part with the disherites came with an army gathered in Wales vnto London the seauenth of April therein he builded Bulwarkes cast ditches and trenches in diuerse places The king gathered an army at Windsor the v. of Maye Annales of Hyde he with an 109. ensignes came towardes London he pitched his tentes at Stratford and tarried there the space of one moneth where many entreated to make peace The vj. of June the Earle of Glocester in peaceable maner rendred the Citie vnto the King againe and then many that were disherited were reconciled at the instance of the Legate and the sayde Erle Foure that bare the cognisaunce of the Erle of Darby were put in sacks and cast in the Thamis Thomas Fitz Theobalde and Agnis his wife sister of Thomas Mercors chapel Becket Archbishop of Canturburie gaue to the master and brethren of the Hospitall called Saint Thomas of Acres beyonde the seas all the lande with the appurtenaunces that sometime was Gilbert Beckets father to Thomas Becket in which land y e said Thomas Becket was borne to make there a Church About Michaelmasse y â— king came to Shrewsburie to passe Nicho. Triueâ— into Wales there to vanquish y e prince of Wales Lewlyne who hadde ayded Simon Earle of Leicester but he sending to the Peace vvith the prince of VVales Anno reg 52 king granted him xxxij M. l. sterling to haue his peace by the Legats means there was restored to y e prince y â— land of 4 Cantredes which by law of armes the K. had taken from him Iohn Adriant Lucas Batecourt the. 28. of September Baylifes Custos 1268 Alyn Souch the. 28. of October Othobone the Legate calling a counsel at London ordayned many things in reformation of the English Church Uariance fell betwene the felowship of Goldsmiths and Aâ—yot in London Taylors of London causing great ruffling in the Citie and many men to be slaine for which ryot thirtéene of the chiefe Captaines were hanged Parliament at Marleborovve Anno reg 53 Baylifs Custos Sokenreure Liber trinitatis Great Frost 1269 Nic. Triuet The King helde a Parliament at Marleborow in the whiche were made the statutes of Marlebrige Walter Haruey William Duresme the. 28. of September Sir Stephen Edesworth the 28. of October Thomas Wimborne The riuer of Thamis was so harde frozen from Saint Androwes tide to Candlemasse that men and beastes passed on foote from Lambeth to Westminster the Marchandise was caryed from Sandwich and other Hauens to London by lande The 8. day of Aprill Edmund the Kings sonne marryed the daughter of William de Albemarle Earle of Holdernesse named Auelina whyche was heyre to hir father and mother both by reason whereof he was to haue with hir the Countie of Deuonshyre and the Lordshippe of the I le of Wight but he deceassed before both father and mother and loste all Anno reg 54 Sherifes Maior Thomas Basing Robert Cornhil the 28. of Septemb. Hugh Fitz Thomas the 28. of October The Nobles of England by the Kyngs commaundement Anuals of hyde Edmond Campion assembled at London to treate of dyuers matters amongest the whiche one was that all men should before the Justices Tho. Wikes 1270 shewe by what right they held their landes whyche matter did muche molest the people vntill Iohn Warren Earle of Surrey appeared who being asked by what right he helde his landes he drewe sodainely out his sword and sayde by this I holde my Grandfathers lands and with this I will kéepe them Upon multiplying of wordes the Earle slewe Allen de la Zouch Lorde chiefe Justice of Ireland before the other Justices of the Bench. And shortly after the same Iohn Erle of Surrey by the othe of 25 Knights at Winchester affirmed that he did not commit that facte vpon any pretenced malice neyther in contempte of the King and so for the summe of 1200 markes was reconciled Edward the kings sonne with hys brother Edmunde and Anno reg 55 many other nobles sayling into Asia against the infidels by hys policie and manly Actes so demeaned himselfe that oftentimes he put the Turkes to great disworship for dispight whereof they suborned a Sarasine to wounde him with a venemous dart whereof he was long sicke Henrie sonne to Richard King of Almayne as he went through Tuscane at Viterbe was slaine by Guy de Mountfort Walter Potter Phillip Taylour the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1271 Wâ— Rishanger Iohn Adrian Vintener the. 28. of October The stéeple of Bow in Cheape fell downe and slew manye people men and and women The eyghte and twentie of Januarie Richarde King of Almaine and Earle of Gornewall brother to King Henrie deceased in the Castel of Berchamsteede was buried at Hayles an Abbey of his foundation Anno reg 56 Sherifes Maior Gregorie Rokesley Henrie Waleys the. 28. of September Iohn Adrian 〈…〉 the. 28. of October Diuerse â—ournes 〈…〉 breake out of the hollow places Tho. de Wike of the Earth and ouerflowed a great parte of Canturburie Citie the streame wherof was so swift and violent that it bare downe buildings and houses and drowned manye people In June beganne a great ryot in the Citie of Norwiche 1272 W. Rishanger Riot at Norvvich Anno reg 57 through the which the Monasterie of the Trinitie was burned wherevpon the King rode downe and making enquiry for the chiefe doers thereof caused xxx of them to be condemnemned drawen hanged and brent Richard Paris Iohn de Wodeley the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sit Water Haruy the. 28. of October King Henrie being sicke called before hym Gilberte â—iber trinitatis of Clare Erle of Glocester and caused him to be sworn to kepe the peace of the lande to the be house of Edwarde his sonne and then dyed the sixtéench of Nouember in the yere 1272. when he had raigned lvj yeares and xxviij dayes he was buried at Westminster whiche Church he had newly builded he left issue Edward his eldest sonne vnto whom hée hadde I. Treklon giuen the Earledome of Chester who succéeded him in the Kingdome Edmund his seconde sonne vnto whom he had giuen the Earledome of Lancaster and
taken and brought to London with greate numbers of men and women wondring vppon him he was lodged Adam Merimo in the house of William Delect a Citizen of London in Fanchurche stréete On the morrow being the euen of Sainte Tho. Delamore Bartholmew he was brought on horssebacke to Westminster Iohn Segraue and Geffrey Knights the Maior Sherifes Aldermen of London and many other both on horsseback and on foote accompanying him and in the gret hall at Westminster he being placed vppon the South benche crowned with Laurel for that he had sayd in times past y e he ought to bear a Crowne in that Hall as it was commonly reported and being appeched for a traytour by sir Peter Mallorie y e kings Justice he aunswered that he was neuer traytour to y e king of England but for other crimes whereof he was accused hée confessed them and was after headed and quartered There was opened to the K. a conspiracie wrought by the Archbishop of Canturburie and diuerse Earles and Barons against him at such time as he was in Flaunders The Earle Marshal being examined of this and being not able to purge himselfe made the king his heire and put him in possession of his landes to haue his grace and thus doing the Kyng gaue him again 1000. pound land by the yeare during hys life William cosine Reignalde Thunderle 28. of September Sherifs Custos Anno reg 34 Sir Iohn Bloud the. 28. of October Robert Bruce an Englishman presuming by the righte of his wife to vsurpe the Kingdome of ScotlaÌ„d called a Parliament of the nobles of Scotland within the Church of the Friers 1306 Minors in Domfries where he slewe Iohn Comin bycause he woulde not agrée to the treason and shortlye after to wit in the feast of the Anunciation of our Lady in the Abbay of Scone he caused himself to be solemnely crowned king by the Bishoppes of Glasco and Saint Andrewes firste and the third day after by the Countesse of Bowan bicause hir brother the Earle of Fife to whome by right of inheritaunce that office belonged was then absent in England In the feast of Penticost king Edward honored his eldest sonne Edward of Carnaruan with the degrée of Knighthoode and with him also moe than a hundred noble yong men at Westminster About the feast of the Natiuity of our Lady the king weÌ„t againe into Scotland with a great army hauing sent his son Edward with Ayner de Valence Earle of Penbroke Roberte Clifforde Henrie Lacy and many other noble knightes and gentlemen at Whitsontide before also he sente before hym his Justices of Trayle BastoÌ„ two and two togither into euery Citie and place into which he woulde come giuing theÌ„ power to kill traytours drawe and hang periured persons burn such as worke deceite destroy the wicked and set Englishmen in their places and there were taken by them in the space of two monthes by inquisition of Juries Hundreds Thousands breakers of peace and conspiratoures amongst the which Nigellus de Bruse brother to Robert de Bruse was drawne through Berwicke and hanged Moreouer Christopher and Iohn Seyton brethren wer hanged y â— Countesse of Bowan was closed in a Cage whose breadth length height depth was eight foote and hanged ouer the waâ—â— of Berwike the Bishop of Saint Andrews and of Glasco with the Abbot of Stone were sent to seuerall prisons in England King Edward besieged Simon Frisell in Lilyscho and tooke him and sent him to London Tower where he founde many Scottish Lordes in fetters of yron amongst whom was Thomas Morham with Herbert his sonne and Thomas Roy his Esquire who were all beheaded Simon Frisel was hanged drawne and quartered Earle Iohn de Athol bycause he was of the Kings bloud and an Englishman was not drawn but hanged and headed Sir Iohn Wallers was sente to the Tower of London and after hanged and headed Lawrence de Megos Esquire was taken at Douer there beheaded The Earle of Stratherne yéelded to king Edward who condemned him to remaine during his life in yron fetters in the Castel of Rochester At this time and long after King Edward had Scotland in such good obedience as he gaue of the landes thereof to hys Ex charta regia seruauntes and subiectes in England with Markets Fayres and Warrens amongst others I haue séen vnder the broade seale of the sayd king Edward a Manour called Ketnes in the Countie of Ferfare in Scotland and néere the furthest parte of the same nation Northwarde giuen to Iohn Evre and hys Lord Evre heires ancester to the Lord Eyre that now is for his seruice done in those partes with market euerye Monday fayre for thrée dayes euery yeare at the feast of Saint Michael and frée Warren for y e same dated at Lauercost the. 20. day of October Anno regni 34. Geffrey Cundute Simon Bylet 28. of September Sherifes Custos Sir Iohn Blound the. 28. of October This yere Margaret Quéene second wife to Edwarde the Registrum fâ—â—â—rum â—inorâ—m Anno reg 53 first began to builde the quire of the Churche of the Gray Friers in London to y e building wherof in hir life she gaue 2000. markes and. 100. marks by hir Testament Iohn of Brytaiâ— Earle of Richmond builded the body of the church Lady Marie Countesse of Penbroke Gilbert Clare Earle of Glocester Margaret Countesse Lady Elenor le Spencer and Lady Elizabeth de Brugh sisters to the Gilbert de Clare gaue greate summes of mony towards the same Richarde Whitington sometime Alderman and Maior of London founded the Librarie there in Anno. 1421. King Edward held his Christmasse at Carlile with a great multitude of English people in the month of January next Parliament at Carlile 1307 following he called a great Parliament to be holden at Carlile vpon the Octaues of S. Hillarie to treat of matters coÌ„cerning the state of Scotland wherevnto were somoned manye Lords both of the Spiritualtie TeÌ„poraltie who either appeared Parliament Records in person or else by proxie My self haue séene and red an auntient register of good authoritie contayning y e names of lxxxvij Erles and BaroÌ„s xx Bishops lxj Abbots viij Priors besides many Deanes Archdeacons other inferiour Clearks of y e Conuocation The maister of the Knights of the Temple of euery shire two Knightes of euerye Citie two Citizens and of euery borough two Burgesses c. Archbishop of Yorke Bishops Of Lincolne London Chichester Excester Hereford Salisburie Landaf S. Assafe Bangor S. Dauids Couentrie and Liâ—chfielde Bath and Wels. Norwich Rochester Durham Carlile Elie. Worcester Abbots Of S. Augustine in CaÌ„terbury Of Saint Edmunde Saint Albane Westminster Waltham Euesham Saint Marie at Yorke Peterborow Ramsey Winchcombe Glocester Bristow Malmesburie Glastonburie Selby Cyrcester Reding Furney Sawley Alnewike Saint Osith Barlyng Tupholme Byley Dale Newhâ—s Croxton Cokersande Saint Radegound Tichfield Torre Holmcolthram Welbecke Hales New Monasterie Iereual Fountaines
Bella Land Melsa Kyrkested Rupe Rughford Valeden Grendon Stanley in Arden Pipwel Combe Basing werke Crokesden Croyland Werdon Wimondham Wauerley Coertesey Quarrera Lotoley Hyde Wendon Saint Agathe Swineshede Stanley in Wilshire Barons Edward prince of Wales Henrie Lacy Erle of Lincolne Ralph Mounthermer Earle of Glocester and of Hereford Thomas Erle of Lancaster Humfrey Bohum Erle of Hereforde and Essex Iohn Warren Earle of Surrey Edmund Erle of Arundale Iohn Brytaine Earle of Richemonde Guy Bello Campo Earle of Warwike Robert Vere Erle of Oxforde Gilberte Vmframvell Earle of Anegos Henrie of Lancaster Aymer of Valence Iohn Ferrers Henrie Percy Hugh Spencer Robert Fitz Walter William Latimer Robert Clifford Robert mount Alto. Iohn Hastings Iohn le Mare Iohn de Ripaurs Iohn de Mohun Petrus de Malolacu Rupart Fitz Pagani Hugh Curtney Edmund Deycourt Iohn Saint Iohn of Lageham Galfride of Geynual Thomas Furniual Robert Tony. Thomas Berkele William de Bruse Peter Corbet William Martin Thomas Multon Iohn ap Adam Iohn Kyme Iohn Segraue Robert Fitz Roger. Hugh Veer Walter Fauconbridge Ralph Basset of Draiton Roger la Warre Iohn Paynel Alexander Walliclo Hugh Points Roger Montnomere William Rithre Reignald Grey Walter Muncy Robert Scales Adam Welles Almarice de Amando William Cantalupo Iohn Engaigne Gilbert Pechy Iohn Glauering William Leyburne Iohn Bello Cāpo of Somerset William Grandstone Iohn Extuens Iohn de Insula Iohn Sudley Simon Mountacute Walter Tey Edmund Hastings Iohn Lancaster Iohn Saint Iohn Henry Treygoz Iohn Louel of Tichmerch Alan la Zusche Henrie Teyes Nicholas Segraue Fulco Fitz Waren Iohn Fitz Reignald Geffrey Camuile William Vauasor William Ferrer Robert Grendon Edmund Baron of Stafford Ralph Fitz William Thomas de la Roche Theobalde de Verdon the yonger William Tuchet Henrie Huslee In this Parliament many complayntes were made of y ◠oppression of Churches Monasteries by the Popes Chapleine named Williā Testa Archdeacon of Araine in y e Church of Couentrie The same Clearke was forbidden to vse any moe suche extortions and diuerse statutes were ordayned touching religious persōs which had theyr principal houses in other Realmes There came to this Parliamente sente from the Pope a Cardinall called Petrus Hispanus to treate a mariage betwixte Edwarde Prince of Wales and the Frenche The course of Fleete dike at London sore decayed vvhich sometime bare ships of smal burden to Holborn bridge to the great commoditie of the Citie in that vvest part kings daughter And amongst many other sutes made ther the Earle of Lincolne complayned that whereas in times past the course of Water running at London vnder Holborne bridge and Fleete bridge into the Thamis hadde bin of suche large breadth and deapth that ten or twelue ships at once with Merchaundises were wonte to come to the forsayde bridge of Fleete and some of them to Holborne bridge nowe y ◠same course by filth of the Tāners and such other was sore decayed Also by raysing vp of Wharfes but especially by turning of the Water which they of y e new Temple made to theyr milles without Baynardes Castel and diuerse other perturbations the sayde shippes nowe coulde not enter as they were wont and as they oughte wherefore he desired that the Maior of London with the Sherifes and certain discrete Aldermen might be be appointed to sée the course of the sayde Water and that by othe of honest men all the forsayde hindraunces might be remoued and to be made as it was wont of old time c. Which was aunswered and recorded that Roger le Brabazon the Conestable of the Tower with the Maior and Sherifs are assigned that taking with them other honest and discrete men they make diligente searche and inquirie howe the sayde riuer was in old time and that they leaue nothing that may hurt or stop it and to kéepe it in the same state that it was wont to be King Edwarde remayning all the Winter and Sommer Tho. Walsing at Carlile disposed manye thyngs of Scotlande at hys pleasure but in the meane tyme Robert de Bruis going aboute the Countrey slewe manye that woulde not obey hym and he sente with parte of hys armye two of hys brethren Thomas that was a Knyghte and Alexander a Prieste Deane of Glasco into another parte of the Countrey that they myghte allure the people vnto them by gentle perswasions whyche by comming of Englishmen vppon them they were taken ledde to the Iustices condemned hanged and headed at Carlile Kyng EDVVARDE sente messengers into Englande commaundyng all that oughte hym seruice to bée readye at Carlile wythin thrée wéekes after the feaste of Saint Iohn Baptiste but himselfe being vexed with the bloudye Flixe he sente to his sonne that he shoulde come with spéede to heare hys laste words whome among other thyngs hée counselled to bée mercifull iuste and constante in all hys wordes and déedes hée commanuded hym not to bée too hastye to take on hym the Crowne of Englande tyll hée hadde reuenged the iniuries done by the Scottes but to staye in those partes and to cause hys Fathers boanes beyng closed in a Cheaste to bée borne aboute wyth hym tyll hée hadde gone thorow all Scotlande and ouercome hys aduersaries He also commaunded hym to honoure hys mother and loue hys two brethren THOMAS Earle Marshall and EDMVNDE Earle of Cornewall Moreouer hée charged hym on hys cursse that he shoulde not presume to call home Pierce of Glauaston by cōmon decrée banished without common fauour nor to spende xxxij M. ◠of siluer otherwayes than in the businesse of the Holy Land for the whiche purpose he had prepared it and willed his heart there to bée buried The king also called vnto him Henrie Lacy Earle of Wil. Pakington Lincolne Guy Earle of Warwicke Aymerde Valence Earle of Penbroke and Robert Clifford Baron desiring them to bée good to his sonne and that they should not suffer Pierce of Gauaston to come againe into England to set his son in riot the vij of July he departed this life at Brugh vpō y ◠sands in the yere 1307. when he had raigned foure and thirtie yeares seauen monthes and odde dayes He was buried at Westminster ¶ Edward of Carnaruan EDvvarde the second sonne Anno reg ◠to the firste Edwarde borne at Carnaruan beganne his raigne the vij day of July in the yeare of Christ 1307. he was fair of body but vnsteadfast of maners and disposed Cro. Dun. to lightnesse haunting the company of vile persons and giuē wholy to the pleasure of the bodye not regarding to gouerne his common weale by discretion and iustice which caused great variaunce betwéene him and hys Lords He foke to be of hys Counsell Patricke Earle of Lincolne and Otho de Granson with other He ordayned Walter Reignald to be his Chauncellour and caused Walter Langton Bishoppe of Chester to bring the King his fathers bodye from Carlile to Waltham Crosse and then to be arrested by the Conestable of the Tower and sent to
the whole Parliament thrée Bishoppes Iohn K. Edvvard the second deposed Stratforde Bishoppe of Winchester Adam Tarleton Byshoppe of Hereforde and Henrie Byshoppe of Lincolne two Earles two Abbottes foure Barons and euery Countie thrée Knightes c. vnto the Kyng at Kenilworthe Adam de Tarleton Byshoppe of Hereforde being the chiefe in malice dyd the message with many greate threates declaring vnto hym theyr election and required him to renounce the Kyngly dignitie and Crowne to hys sonne the Kyng aunsweared with teares that hée was very sorie that hée hadde behaued hymselfe so euill towardes the people of hys Kingdome but séeyng the matter was so vnrecouerable he prayed them all to forgiue hym and thanked them that they had chosen his eldest sonne The messengers renounce all homages and dueties due to Edwarde of Carnaruan late King and Thomas Blunte Knight stewarde of housholde brake hys rodde resigned hys office and shewed that the Kyngs housholdehad frée libertie to departe and then returned with the Kings aunswere and made the people ioyfull He was thus deposed when he had raigned nintéene yeares sixe monethes and odde dayes He was deliuered to the custodie of Henrie Earle of Leicester and one hundred markes the moneth allowed for his charges in Kellingworth Castell ¶ King Edward the thirde EDvvarde the thirde borne at Windsor abonte the age of xiiij yeares after the deposing of hys Father beganne his raigne the Anno reg 1 xxv day of Januarie in the yeare of our Lorde 1326. He was crowned at Westminster on the first day of February by Walter Reignalds Archbishoppe of Canturburie This Prince was endued with passing beautie and fauour of wit prouident circumspect and gētle of nature of excellent modestie and temperaunce He aduaunced such persons to dignities as did most excel other in innocencie of life In feates ◠de la More Gual Baker of Swinbroke of armes he was very expert as the noble enterprises by hym atchieued doe well declare At the beginning of hys raigne he was chiefely ordered by hys mother Isabel vnto whome was assigned so greate a Dowrie that the thyrde parte of the Kyngdome didde scantelye remayne to hyr sonne The inhabitauntes of the Towne of Burie in Suffolke Regester of Burie Iohn Prigton The Abbay of Burie spoyled assembled themselues in warlike manner on Saint Lukes daye last before passed in the twentith yeare of Edward the seconde and besiged the Abbey of Burie brent the gates bet wounded y ◠Monkes bare out of the Abbey al the Gold siluer ornamentes bookes Charters and other writings with the assay of their coyne stampes and all other thyngs pertayning to their minte and all other goods as Brasse Pewter Iron Leade c. They also brent many houses about the Abbey and in the Town pertayning to the Abbot with his manours in Berton Packenham Rugham Oldhaw Hernigesburie Newton Whipsted Westle Riseby Ingham Ferneham Redwel Haberdon and others with all the corne in the same manours and droue awaye the horsses oxen kine swine shéepe c. They drewe y e monks out of theyr Abbey put them in prisons and after brought them againe to theyr Chapter house where they forced them to search Charters at theyr pleasure c. For the whiche factes the malefactours were this yeare by vertue of the Kings commission directed to Thomas Earle of Norffolke Commons of Burie executed Marshall of Englande Thomas Bardolfe and others apprehēded and conuicted nintéene of them wer hanged and one pressed to death After this the whole inhabitauntes of the Towne for that they had not stayde the malefactours of their enterprise in y ◠beginning as they might haue done wer amerced to pay y e Abbot toward his damages 140000. pounde Neuerthelesse the Abbot and Couent at the kings request who was there present with his nobilitie forgaue and remitted to them 122333. pounde sixe shillings eight Burie amerced perice of the summe and for the rest vsed suche fauour that if they truely payde 2000. markes in twentie yeares following and obserued their couenaunts for good order and quietnesse they forgaue them all the rest About thys time the like stir was made againste the Record ecclesia Christi Cantu Monkes of Canterburie whereof I fynde recorded as followeth King Edward preparing an army into Scotland commāded the Baylifes and Citizens of Canterburie to furnish him twelue horssemen and sende them to Nowcastel towarde which charge the Citizens required ayde of the Monkes who aunswered them that without the assent of the Kyng and theyr Archbishoppe they would not agrée therevnto for so much as the Kings of Englande had founded theyr churche in frée and perpetuall almes Wherevpon William Chilham Baylife and many commons of the Citie assembled themselues in the Preaching Friers Churchyarde conspired and sware against the Monkes as followeth 1 That they would ouerthrow the pentises windowes and milne belonging to the Monkes 2 That no Citizen should dwell in any house belonging to the Monks 3 That all rents belonging to the Monkes of Canterburie should be gathered to the vse of the commons 4 That no man shoulde sende or sel to the Monkes anye victuals 5 That they should sell all the horsses and beasts y ◠came into the Citie with cariage to the Monkes 6 That al such Monks as came forth of their house shold be spoyled of their garments 7 That a trench shoulde be cast to stop all men from going in or comming out 8 That euery Pilgrime shold at his entring swere that he should make no offering 9 Also that euerye of those commons aforesayde should weare on their finger a ring of golde of those that belonged to Thomas Becket Syr Iohn the Earles brother of Henalt came to helpe Cro. Pet. Coledge Edwarde the thirde againste the Scottes with fiue hundred men of armes whiche Henawders and the Englishmen fell out by chaunce on Trinitie Sonday at Yorke where 80. of the Lincolnshire men were slaine and buried vnder a stone in S. Clements Churchyarde in Fosegate The King wente againste the Scottes that were entred Iourney tovvards scotland Englande as farre as Stanhope Parke in Wardale where they were besieged thrée dayes but they escaped Iames Douglas one night secretly entring the English campe came néere to the kings tent to haue taken or slain him but his Chaplein being a bolde man and well armed with some other beyng slaine he with much adoe got backe vnhurte Isabel the Quéene being perswaded that the Earle of Leicester too muche fauoured the olde King hyr husbande Tho. de la More Walter Barker of Swinebroke through the subtile deuise of hyr scholemaster Adam Tarleton Bishop of Hereforde appointed that Thomas Gornay and Iohn Maltrauers Knightes hauing receyued him into theyr custody should carrie him about whether they would so that none of hys well willers shoulde haue accesse vnto him or vnderstand where he made any long abode These brought him out by nighte from Kenilworth and
in Normandy beseeged by Edvvard the third of Cane making their entrance by a Bridge whiche was strongly defended There was slayne an hundreth thrée and fortie Knightes among the whiche was the Earles of Ewe and Camberlin de Tankeruill with dyuers other Captaynes whyche were sente into England and the Lady Abatesse of Cane and of them of the Citie were slayne aboue one thousande thrée hundred At this Citie the armie remayned sixe dayes and the spoyle thereof they solde to those Marriners whiche followed the coast as the King went Then they wente to the Monasterie in the Towne of Toward a very strong thyng and well defended Afterwarde they came vnto Argons by nighte burning still as they wente till they came to the Citie of Licens where they founde the Cardinalles of Clarimount and of Naples and one Archbishop who offered the King a treatie of peace and there the King continued thrée dayes refusing to treate of peace Then they wente to Lestentnoland and to the Towne of Briue and lodged at New Burge and after at Selelefe vpon Sayne and there the Welchmen â—â—amme through the water of Segan and béeing resisted by the inhabitantes they slewe many of them Then they passed nigh to the Towne and Castell of Pount Darch béeing strong places and not sautable Thys nighte he lodged at Lury vpon Segan nigh vnto the good Towne of Louars whiche they did burne After they passed by the Towne and Castell of Gaylon whiche they tooke and brente and lodged at Lingeuie whiche is nigh the good Towne and Castell of Vernon whiche they touched not and there they first entred into France and the same night they brente the Castell of Roche Blanche whiche standeth on the other side of Segan and lodged at Fremble vpon Segan After that they passed by the Towne de Maunt lodging that night at Oporne On the nexte day they passed to Frigmas and the nexte daye to the good Towne of Poecie where béeyng a Bridge to passe ouer the Riuer of Segan the Frenche had spoyled it but the Kyng caused it to bée reedifyed and the nexte daye they came vnto Amias where were thrée greate Armies appoynted to kéepe the King from passing that way but hée making a greate conflicte with them slewe thrée hundreth of them at the firste charge put the residue to flighte and spoyled their Tentes burning thrée hundreth and two Cartes and Wagons ladeÌ„ with Crossebowes Quarels Armor victuals the King staying there two dayes they went to Gresile nigh vnto Pountoys then to Antell the next day they passed by the Citie of Wenneys which they touched not and so by Trâ—solours at the water of Some where they lodged The next day they wan the Towne of Poys and brent the Castell From thence they went to Aregnus then to Achen where they lodged The next day they came to Noell vpon the Sea side the Frenchmen of Dabuile and the Countrey came to the fâ—â—rdes side to hinder their passage with whome the King had a sore conflict but the enimies were put to the worsse and more than two thousand slayne and the Towne of Croytoy taken and brent and aboue thrée hundred Germanes slayne The next day they followed the King on the Riuer of Some and on the banckes side where the King with his host were lodged came trauelling Phillip de Valoys the French king Tho. de la More with the Kings of Boheme and Malegre leading an army of men innumerable deuided into eight great battels King Edward sent to the French King offering him frée passage ouer the Foorde if he would come and choose a place apt to fight a field in but this Phillip would not fight but went to another place of passage On the morrow King Edward remoued to Cresifield where y e armie of the French King met him The King therefore set his sonne the Prince of Wales to gouerne the vaward The middle warde the Earle of Battayle of Crecy Northampton The third he tooke to guide himselfe The army of the Frenchmen were deuided into nine troupes The vaward was committed to the King of Boheme The French King commaunded his banner called Oliflam The French Banner of oyly flame signifyed no mercy more â—han fire in oyle to be set vp after which time it was not lawfull vnder payne of death to take any man to saue his life This banner that it might differ from his standard had in it Lillies of gold very broade On the other side King Edward commanded his Banner to be erected of the Dragon which signified fiercenesse and crueltie to be turned against the Lillies These armies being thus appoynted stoode in the fielde from one of the clocke vntill the euening Aboute the Sunne setting after the armies had iusted they beganne by sound of Trumpettes to giue signe of battayle but they themselues felt the force of the English Archers and as for their Quarels they fell short a great way Moreouer their footemen being placed among their owne horsemen were by them when they were gaulled with the English shotte of arrowes ouerrunne and troden vpon that a great outcrie was made as it were to the Starres and the whole forme of the array was broken and they fighting with the English armed men are beaten downe with Poleaxes In this so terrible a bickering the Prince of Wales being then but sixtéene yeares olde shewed his wonderfull towardnesse laying on very hotely with Speare and Shield This battell dured thrée partes of the night in the which time the Frenchmen gaue fiue great assaultes againste oure men but at the length they being conquered ranne away On the morrow there came four armies of fresh Souldioures to the French side and making semblant as though their part had suffered no harme they come against the Englishmen and gaue them a fresh battayle On the other side the Englishmen withstoode them very stoutely and after a sharp conflict they forced their foes to flie and in chacing of them togither with them that were slayne in the conflict they slew thrée thousand men in the sayd two dayes There were slayne in the battayle of Crecy the Kings of Boheme and of Maiorica the Archbishop of Zanxinus the Bishop of Noyone the Dukes of Lorayne and Burbon the Earles of Alanson Harecourt Awmarle Sauoy Nois Mountbilliard Niuars and of Flanders with the graund Priour of the Hospitall of France and foure thousand men of armes beside common souldioures without number The third day after King Edward passed by the Abbey of Mounteney and the next day they came to the Towne of Mountney and from thence to the Nunrie of Saint Ioce and after they passed ouer a Foorde and came to Newcastell where they stayde two dayes and from thence they came to Caleis which presently they entrenched to beséege being King Edvvarde beseeged Caleis the fourth day of September Iohn Croydon William Clopton the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Geffrey Witchingham the 28 of October The French King in
lying hidde in the Marish till Euening came in the night neare vnto Caleâ—â— where tarrying for the cleare daye he then wente into the Towne for else he might not here he instructed them that were gréedie of praye and to scale the Castell howe they might enter the same they caused ladders to be made to the length by the Archer appointed Thirtie meÌ„ conspyring togither clothing themselues in blacke armour without any brightnesse they went to the Castell by the guiding of the sayde Iohn de Dancaster and clyming the Wall with their ladders they slewe the watchmen and threwe them down headlong beside the Wall after this in the Hall they slew many whom they founde vnarmed playing at the Chesse and Hazarde Then they brake into the Chambers and Turrets vpon the Ladyes and Knightes that laye there asléepe and so were made maisters of all that was within and shutting all their prisoners into a strong Chamber being bereft of all their armour they toke out the English men that had bin taken the yeare before and there kept in prison and after they hadde relieued them well with meate and drinke they made them guardens ouer them that had them in custodie and so they wanne all the Fortresses of the Castell vnknowen to them that were in the Towne appointed to ouersée the repayring of the broken Wals what had happened to them within the Castell In the morning they commaunded the workemen in the Towne to cease from theyr workes who therevppon perceyuing that the Castell was wonne streyghte wayes fledde and the newe Castilians suffered the Ladyes to depart on horssebacke wyth theyr apparell writings and Munimentes where they oughte to holde theyr fées and the same daye there came from Caleis to theyr ayde suche persons as they sente for by whose ayde they kepte the Castell and aboute thrée of the clocke there came two Knightes sente from the Earle of Guâ—snes who demaunding a truce willed to know of them that were thus entred the Castel who they were to whom they belonged and by whose aucthoritie they kept the Castell so taken in the time of truce wherevnto they aunsweared that being intruded they woulde not declare to any man theyr purpose til they had tryed a longer possession and therefore on Saint Mawrice day the Abbot the King being busie in Parliamente the French men being sente from the sayde Earle of Guisnes declared how in preiudice of the truce the sayd Castel was taken and therefore by right of mutuall fayth it ought to be restored vnto them The king aunswered that without hys knowledge that enterprice was made and therefore hée gaue commaundemente to his subiectes that none of them shoulde deteyne the Castell of Guisnes but deliuer it vnto the lawfull Lordes thereof The messengers being returned 1352 home and reporting what they had done the Earle of Guisnes commeth to the Castel demanding of them within as at other times in whose name they kepte it Who constantly affirming that they kepte it in the name of Iohn Dancaster he required to knowe if the same Iohn were the King of Englandes liegeman or woulde obey him who answearing that he knewe not what messengers hadde bin in Englande the Earle offered for the Castle besides all the treasure founde in it many thousands of Crownes or possessions for exchaunge and a perpetuall peace with the king of France To this they aunsweared that before the takyng of that Castel they were English men by nation but by theyr demerites bannished for the peace of the king of Englande wherefore the place which they thus helde they would willingly sell or exchaunge but to none sooner than to theyr naturall king of Englande to whom they sayde they woulde sell their Castel to obtaine their peace but if he would not buy it then they woulde sell it to the King of Fraunce or to whome soeuer would giue most for it The Earle being thus shifted of from them the king of Englande boughte it in déede and so had that place whyche he greatlye desired This Fortresse was wont to stoppe vppe the passage into the higher Countrey gyuing to some greate suertye from the Forragers that were to issue forth of Caleis The Counsell of Fraunce therefore wishing to haue that Castell agayne or to builde another of like vtilitie for the defence of the Countrey thereaboutes they sente for Geffrey Charney latelye redéemed out of Englishe Captiuitie with aucthoritie to builde and fortifye as followeth To them that trauayle from Guisnes to Caleis there was a place on the lefte hande strong but decayed hauyng a Churche in which certaine Nunnes were resident and it was called Lalbastie this place was so neare to Guisnes Lalbastie fortified that the Englishe menne standyng without the gate of theyr fortresse might shoote to it Thys Monasterie of Nunnes mighte easilye be made defensible for it hadde high Wals like a Castell and a highe Towre and verye large for a stéeple and beyng scituate in a marishe grounde it mighte with small labour be compassed with a ditche This place the Englishe men hadde spared for deuotion sake vntil that the forsayde Geffrey in breache of truce wyth a mightye power besieged Guisnes and remoued the Nunnes from the Churche making a Castell of the Church and fensing the Walles with rampire and ditch and this was about Pentecoste in whiche season the Waters not impeaching hym his people myghte worke in the Marishe They wythin the Castel therefore being besieged were vnneth able to come abroade wyth theyr boates by the ditches that were ful of Water and by the Marish vnpassable and also full of Water neyther they of Caleis coulde victuall them by anye manner of meane by reason of the siege and wardyng that was kepte at Lalbastie They that were thus besieged oft times sailed out and fought with theÌ„ of Lalbastie but slue very few sometime with arrows sometime w t other weapons at length vpon a day appointed the Calisians with theÌ„ of Oye Markes on the one part and they within Guisnes on the other met set on their enimies slew many and chased many away and finally set fire and brent vp Lalbastie and Lalbastie brent and rased dismanteling the walles made all plaine with the grouÌ„d This yeare the Duke of Lancaster going into Spruce by the aduise and ordinance of the King his daughter was dispousate in England to William Duke of Zeland eldest sonne to Lewes Duke of Bauire that intruded vpon the Romane Empire This yeare about the fiftéenth of August Walter Bentley VValter Bentley and Robert Knolles make a voyage into France Captayne Robert Knolles and other in the marches of Briteine valiantly encountered their enimies where in a fight doubtfull for a good while were slayne the principall Marshall of France also the Lords of Quintin of Curâ—â—noke of Richmont of Mount Albon of Legenell of Launey of Montbech of Vile Chastel de la March and other Knightes in number 140. and Bachelers to the number of
fiue hundred whose coatearmours were brought away the number of commoÌ„s were not compted There were takeÌ„ the Lord of Brusebeke sonne of the Marshall Bertram also Tristram de Maleis also the Lord of Maletret the Uicount of Comaine Geffrey de Graues William de la Vall Charles Darchesill Iohn de Bause and other Knightes with Bachelers aboue 130. This armie of the Frenchmen vnder the conduct of the sayde Marshall of purpose deuised by him was so besette on the backehalfe with the stéepenesse of a Mountayne that flie they could not to the end that hope of flight being takeÌ„ from them their courage to fight might y e more encrease There were many of those Knightes surnamed of the Starre who Knightes of the Staâ—â—e in their profession had conspired neuer to turne their fearefull backes to their enimies of which number of Knightes there were among them slayne and taken numbred xlv From that dangerous encounter few escaped vnhurt and among other the foresayd Walter Bentley Captayne was sore wounded who commanded thirtie archers to be condemned for that in the greatest heate of the fight they fledde The Earle of Stafford also entered into Gascoigne where encountering with a greate armie of the Frenchmen that were issued forth of the fortresse of Gagent he discomfited tooke and chased them about the Natiuitie of our Lady there was taken that valiant Knight â—ruse Gaude and seauen Knightes of the Starre Shortly after dyed Iohn Dediaseles and Thomas Wale Knightes of greate valor Iohn Peâ—che Iohn Stotley the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Adam Francis Mercer the 28. of October The same yeare it being heard that Pirats troubled the Seas there were seauen Shippes of warre ordeyned certayne Pinesses attending vpon them ouer the whiche were Admiralles Thomas Cooke and Richard Tottlesham Knightes who scoured the Seas about the coast of Picardie and Normandie but before the feast of Saint George they returned as they wished Whilest these things were a doing by Sea and Lande Otto sonne to the Duke of Brunswike the French Kings féed Otto of Brunsvvike chalengeth to combate vvith the Duke of Lancaster before the French King at Paris man sent letters to the Duke of Lancaster being returned out of Spruce by the tenour whereof he accused him affirming that as he returned out of Spruce by Colein he malitiouslie informed the Coleners that the sayd Otto went about by stealth to haue taken him prisoner and to haue presented him to the French King adding héerevnto that bycause he neuer meant any such taking of him he was ready in declaration of his good name by a singular Combate onely in the French Kings Court to proue the Duke of Lancaster a lyar touching the sayd Article The Letters were not sealed and therefore least it might haue bin thought follie to haue giuen credite to the letter deliuered by a seruant the Duke sent vnto Otto two Knightes to learne the cause of the chalenge and to demaund thereof his letters patentes sealed with his seale of armes which Knightes accomplishing the effect of their iourney and returning with spéede the Duke sent to the French King for a safe conduct for himselfe and his men and with much ado obteyning it he went to Paris where in the listes in presence of the French King the King of Nauarre and the Duke of Burgoigne and many Péeres and other of the Realme of France he mounted on his stéede in séemely wise readie in all signes without default to trie the Combate and so stayde till his aduersarie was readie and the voyce of the Herault and Canton to be had by their common othe for the assurance of his word and to obey the Law On the contrary parte the sayde Otto scarcely was set on his Horse was not able decently to set on his helmet nor to wéelde his Speare or else he fayned whose vnablenesse béeing perceyued by the French King the King of Nauarre and other the Kyng tooke the quarrell into hys handes wherevpon Otto was commaunded first to departe the listes and so wente hys way but the Duke abode still within them After this by commandement of the Frenche King Otto sware that he should neuer after that day appeach the Duke of Lancaster of that Article and so from thence the Duke returned home by Zeland After the Epiphanie a Parliament was holden at Westminster Anno reg 27 Parliament at VVestminster wherin an ordinaÌ„ce was made at the instance of the Londoners that no knowne where should weare froÌ„ thenceforth any hoode excepte reyed or striped of diuers coulours Apparell appoynted to harlots nor Furre but garmentes reuersed or turned the wrong syde outwarde vppon payne to forfeyte the same This yeare the dearth of Corne by them of Ireland and the Irishmen that brought in Corne to sell vnto diuers Hauens of the Realme was aâ—waged to the great reléefe of the people King Edward altered the Chappell which his progenitors before had founded of Saint Stephen at Westminster into a Colledge of twelue secular Canons twelue Uicars other Ministers accordingly and endewed it with reuenewes Saint Stephens Chappell at VVestminster Ex Carta 1353 to the summe of fiue hundred pound by yeare The morrow after Saint Matthies day began a Parliament wherein it was ordeined that the Staple of wooll before kept in Flanders at Bridges should from thencefoorth be holden in diuers partes of England Wales and Ireland as at Staples of VVoll to be kept in England Newcastell Yorke Lincolne Canterbury Norwich Westminster Chichester Winchester Excester Bristow and Carmarden The Earle of Northampton went into Scotland wyth a great company of armed men and Archers where he rode through the marches and enforced y e Castell of Loghmaban and other fortresses to yéeld and tooke the Scottes that were layde in ambushes He also held a treatie of peace with the Scottes who gladly would haue redéemed their King and made a perpetuall peace with the Englishmen but yet so as the King of Scottes should not hold his land of the King of England William Weld Iohn Little the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Adam Francis Mercer the 28. of October Innocent the 6. for the desire of peace sent the Cardinal of Bononi to Caleis to heare the treatie of the finall peace betwixt Treatie of peace the Kingdomes of England and France to whome repaired the Counsellours of both Realmes with full authoritie to treate and constitute the conditions of the same peace and at length they agréed vpon this poynt that the King of Englande should resigne all his right that he had to the Realme of France and remitte it to the French King and should haue therefore the Dutchie of Aquitayne and the Counties of Artoys and of Guisnes for him and his successors Kings of England without that he should holde the Counties same of the French King in any manner of wise To these conditions the King of England gaue his consente and for the assurance
set on fire the army passing to the water side wente ouer it in diuers places From thence they went and lodged at the Towne and Castell of Ambion On Wednesday they trauelled an euill iourney and hurtfull to the Horsse for lacke of water On Thurseday Theodorike Dale Porter of the Princes Chamber was made Knight thence the Army passed by a good towne called Vlmes the middleward passed vnto the good Towne of the Earle of Lile called Arnile where they lodged that night The Prince lay at the Friers Minors where was greate abundance of Muskadell béeing prouided for the Countesse of the I le which was all spoyled This daye also the good Towne of Pipions was destroyed with the Castell thereof called Redote On Friday the army passing by a long stonie way lodged at Lamian On Saterday returning backe towarde Gascoigne they lefte on their right hand the great poole of Esbone and Carkason and all the iourney that they wente before and the rereward lodged at a good Towne called Abier and the middleward at Puchâ—iancies where a Castell béeing defended withstoode them a season but at length was wonne and the Prince lay beyonde the Bridge by a faire running water on both sydes whereof the Countrey was spoyled with fire togither with the good Towne of Pesaunce where the vawarde was lodged y â— night On Sonday they trauelled a long iourney bycause the Prince should be lodged in the great Abbey of our Lady de Prolion where in seuerall Cloysters did liue 100 Predicants wherevnto the Prince was deuoutely receiued In y â— day the army set on fire y e towne of Lemeins where there was far greater Couents of Religions than at Carkason Also they brent the faire Towne called Falanges vnto which towne belonged xxj Windmilles They brent also the townes of Vnlard Serre with all y e whole CouÌ„trey lying theraboutes On Monday the middleward lodged at the good towne called Dealpuhbon which long time was defended but at length gotten by force the Castell whereof yéelded vnto the which Towne and Castell the Prince coÌ„manded that no harme should be done by fire On Tuesday earely passing ouer y e riuer of Beseile they entred into a couÌ„trey which was broade About one aclocke they came before a great Abbey called Bourgbon where the Earle of Fluxens with great ioy receyued the Prince he being newly escaped out of prison from Paris where he had laine by the space of two yeares and the said Earle remained from that time faithful to the Prince This day they rode in the Lordships and seigniories of the same Earle by the Townes of Masell and Colmon and on the right hand they passed by the greate Towne of Saint Canole and the high Castel called Hautripe but on this day they brent nothing for reuerence of the foresaid Earle and his Uineyards but passed agayne ouer the water of Arage leauing also Tolous as they did at the first but then one mile on the left hand and now four leagues on the right and the middle ward was lodged in the great Towne of Mermount which togither with the Castell was brent On Wednesday they passed by the Castell of the Earle of Flux called Mounthane at the foote whereof all the horsemen passed ouer the great water of Geround and there tooke the Towne and Castell of North then leauing the Riuer of Gerond on the left hand and so passed vnto the towne of Marconaw which they tooke then they returned ouer the Riuer againe and tooke the strong Towne of Carbone On Thurseday y e armie rested On Friday word was brought to the Prince that the French were vp and had gathered a great force which they had deuided into fiue great battels being in the field not far from them wherevpoÌ„ our men set themselues in battayle aray about one mile from the place where they lodged and béeing now readie to fight some one of the Souldioures by chance start a Hare wherevpon a great shout was made which the enimies hearing they sente out fortie light Horsemen to sée what was the cause thereof who drawing nigh to the English armie and perceiuing them to be set in battayle aray returned backe againe and declared what they had séene wherevpon presently the whole armie of Frenchmen fled with great feare The same day Barthelmew Burwash Iohn Chandos and Iames de Audley with xxiiij light horsemeÌ„ were appointed scoutes comming to y â— tayle of y â— Frenchmen they toke prisoners xxxij Knightes gentlemen amongst whome they toke the Erle of Romeme also they slewe many Carters and Wagoners The Prince lodged in y e towne of Muwose On Saterday they marched to the Castell of Oradrie in which Castell the Prince lodged and in the morning they brent it On Sonday the two and twentith of Nouember about euening they perceyued that theyr enimies were on the other side of y e gret Hil harde by the great towne of Gemount so that the English men being be-nighted sent out lx lyghte horssemen and certaine bowmen vnto the righte hande of the towne called Auremount where finding 400. menne of armes of the Conestable of Fraunce they chased them out of the Towne and slewe and toke many the middle Warde lodged at Auremount and the Uawarde at Colimont Earelye in the morning the Wagoners being commaunded to remayne in the Towne of Auremount all the residue being deuided into troupes went into the fielde wayting for the comming of theyr enimies all in vaine for the Prynce taking the Towne of Gamount was tolde that his enimies fled away at midnight On Twesday the armye lodged in the fielde and for lacke of Water their horsse were faine to drinke Wyne whereof it came to passe that the nexte daye their horsses were so drunke they coulde not goe right forth and many of them dyed On Saint Katherines daye wyth muche a doe they came to Water and leauing the Towne of Florence on theyr righte hande they passed to the greate towne called Silard and the middle warde was lodged at a Towne called Realmount which they toke by maine force and therefore brent it On Thursday they rested On Fryday they trauayled a long iourney by Walled townes and strong Castels the middle warde lodged at Serde On Saterday they passed ouer a certaine Water with great difficultie and through woods till they came to a good Towne called Mesin On Sondaye the Prince rested and toke homage and othes of the Townesmen Monday Sainte Andrewes daye trauelling a long iourney they came to the Towne of Tolows where were thrée Castels On Twesday the prince trauelled to the Castel of Melan wher he lodged On Wednesday the Prince came to Regla wher his horsses and Wagons passed throughe the riuer of Gerond In thys Anno reg 30 towne of Regla the Prince appointed diuerse Barons and suche like to Winter in diuerse places of the Marches to the intente they shoulde kéepe the inland parts of Gascoigne against the French men The Prince of Wales
Knightes and fiue Bishops to wéete Reginald of Worcester Michael of London Thomas of Eâ—lie Iohn of Lincolne and Robert of Cicester To Worcester was preferred Iohn of Barnet to London Simon Sudburie to Ely Simon Langham to Lincolne Iohn Bokingham to Cicester William Linlinere Leonell Earle of Hulster by his wife and sonne to King Edward went into Ireland to recounter the Irishmen that vexed the English Edward Prince of Wales tooke to wife by dispensation the Countesse of Kent daughter vnto Edmond Earle of Kent brother to King Edward the second she had bin before wife vnto Thomas Holland and before that she was wife to the Earle of Salisburie and diuorsed from him A route of the great company of the Englishmen were coÌ„manded to depart out of France and they discomfited in Anuerne the Frenchmen and tooke diuers prisoners of the nobles of France that had bin afore takeÌ„ of the Englishmen and there was slayn Iaques de Burbon and the Countie of Salbrig Also a route of Britons part of the great company aforesayd were discoÌ„fited in Limosin alias Garet by Wil. Felton knight of England at that time Steward of y e Countrey for K. Edward William Holbech Iames Tame the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Sore rempest of vvinde Iohn Peche Fishmonger the 28. of October The King helde his Christmas at Windsore and the xv day folowing a sore and vehemeÌ„t Southweast wind brake forth so hideous that it ouerthrew high Houses Towers Stéeples and Trées and so bowed them that the residue which fell not but remayned standing were the weaker The first fiue dayes of May at London in Smithfield were Anno reg 36 Iusting in Smithfield Justes holden the King and Quéene being present and the most part of the Chiualrie of England and France and of other Nations to the which came Spanyards Cipriets and Armenians Knightly requesting the King of Englands ayde againste the Pagans that had inuaded their confines The 1362 First Staple of vvool at Caleis staple of wools notwithstaÌ„ding the oth receiued of the King of England and other great men of the land is sent to Caleis In the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paule King Edward at Westminster by his Charter gaue to the Abbot of Westminster and Couent two Stagges of his Uenison yearely to be taken in the Forest of Windsore Edward Prince of Wales about the feast of Saint Margaret Edvvard the Kings eldest sonne Prince of Aquitayne at Westminster in presence of the great men of y e Realme receyued of his father the principalitie of Aquitayne fealtie and homage first made to him but yet he left not the principalitie of Wales the Duchie of Cornewall the Counties of Chester and Kent Simon Islip Archbishop of Canterburie did ordeyne that Priestes became theeues for lacke of liuing â— more should not be giuen to Priestes for their yearely stipend than thrée pound sixe shillings eyght pence whiche caused many of them to steale Iohn of Saint Albons Iames Andrew the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Stephen Candish Draper the 28. of October The sixtéenth day of October began a Parliamente at London which continued till the feast of Saint Brice the thirtéenth Tho. Walsing of Nouember on which day the King was borne hauing now accomplished the 50. yeare of his age wherevppon he pardoned such as were giltie of Treason to his person releassed prisoners reuoked outlawes and at the petition of the commons he commanded pleas to be vsed in English and not in French as they had continued since the Conquest He made Leonell his sonne Earle of Hulster then being in Ireland Duke of Clarence and his son Iohn Earle of Richmond he made Duke of Lancaster and Edmond his sonne he made Earle of Cambridge In the saide Parliamente was granted to the King for Subsedie of vvoolles thrée yeares following sixe and twentie shillings eyght pence of euery Sacke of wooll to be transported beyond the Seas Ioane Quéene of Scottes and wife to Dauid Bruse and sister to King Edward the third dyed and was buried in the grey Friers Church at London by hir mother Sea Cro. A Priest in London was murthered and being cutte in four quarters was cast contemptuouslie in foure partes of y e Citie y â— doers wherof were not knowne what they were Sir Iohn Cobham Knighte founded the Colledge of Cobham Colledge Anno reg 37 1363 Three Kings came into England The French King dieth Cobham in Kent The French King the King of Cipres and the King of Scottes came all into England to speake with King Edwarde who receiued them with great honor and gaue them great giftes the Kings of Cipres and of Scotland returned home shortly but the French King fell sicke at London whereof he shortly after died A Frost in England lasted from the midst of September Great Frost Adam Merimâ— to the moneth of Aprill Richard Croydon Iohn Hiltoft the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Cro. col reg â—â—xâ— Iohn Not Peperer the 28. of October This yeare the Castell of Quinborough was builded by King Edward The ninth day of Aprill died Iohn King of France at the Anno reg 38 1364 Sauoy beside Westminster through griefe of minde that the Duke of Angiow one of his pledges had deceyued him and came not into England according as he had promised and sworne His corps was honourably conueyed to Douer and so to Saint Denis in France where he was buried Iohn de Mitford Simon de Mordon the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Anno reg 39 1365 Sherifes Maior Adam of Bury Skinner the 28 of October Ingram Lord of Cowsie married Lady Isabell the Kings daughter at Windsore Iohn Bukulsworth Thomas Ireland the 28. of Septemb. Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Adam of Bury Skinner The 28. of January Iohn Louekin Fishmonger was elected Maior and Adam Bury remoued by the Kings commandement The King commanded that Peter pence should no more Anno reg 40 Peter pence forbidde be gathered nor payde to Rome Saint Peters pence is the Kings almes and all that had twentie peny worth of good of one manner cattell in their house of their owne proper should giue that penie at Lammas The third day of Aprill was borne at Burdeaux Richard 1366 sonne to Edward the blacke Prince who was after King of England by the name of Richard the second Iohn Ward Thomas at Lee the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Louekin Fishmonger the 28. of October This Iohn Louekin Stockfishmonger four times Maior of London twice by election and twice by the Kings appointment Iohn Leyland for that he was borne in the Towne of Kingston Hospitall at Kingston vpon Thamis vpon Thamis he builded there a Chappel called Magdalenes â—o the which he ioyned an Hospitall wherein was a Mayster two Priestes and certayne poore men and for that the Saint Michaelâ— Church in Crooked Lane builded parish Church of Saint
slayne the Duke of Lancaster with furie sought to kill the D. of Lancaster for a certayne proud word which he spake against their Bishop they had brent his Manour of Suuoy if the B. had not staid their rage this was called the wood Saterday the Duke fledde to Kenington beside Lamheth wher Richard the Prince remayned he made lamentable complaintes vpon the Citizens for The Maior and Aldermen of London deposed the which the King caused Adam Staple Maior to be put downe and in his place Nicholas Brember was elected on the 21. day of March Also the Aldermen were deposed and other set in their places Sir Iohn Minsterworth Knight and other were drawne and hanged About this time rose vp in Oxford a certayne Northren Adam Meri Iohn VVicklefe man called Iohn Wickleffe a Doctour of Diuinitie who in Scholes and elsewhere held certayne conclusions contrarie to the publike state especially against Monkes and other Religious men that had possessions his companions dwelling togither were apparelled in long garmentes downe to the héeles of russet going barefooted c. King Edward ended his life at his Manour of Shene the King Edvvard deceassed Nevv Abbey Iohn Rouse xxj day of June in the yeare 1377. when he had raigned 50. yeares four monethes and odde dayes whose body was buried at Westminster He builded the Abbey of our Lady of Grace by the Tower of London He newly builded S. Stephens Chappell at Westminster the Castell of Windsore and the Nunrie of Dertford He also founded a Masondieu for the poore in the Towne of Caleis ¶ Richard of Burdeaux RIcharde the second borne at Anno reg 1. Burdeaux the sonne of Prince Edward being but eleuen yeares olde beganne his raigne the xxj daye of June in the yeare of our Lord God 1377. and was Crowned at Westminster the sixtéenth day of July by the hands of Simon Sudbury Archbishop of Canterburie Before his Coronation he set agréement betwéene the Duke of Lancaster and the Citizens of London and set at libertie Sir Peter de la Mere who as is aforesayd was by instigation of Alice Perce cast in prison In beautie bountie and liberalitie he farre passed all his progenitours but was ouermuch giuen to rest and quietnesse louing little déedes of armes and for that he was yong was most ruled by yong counsell and regarded nothing the counsels of the sage and wise men of the Realme which thing turned this Land to great trouble and himselfe to extreame miserie as is by these Uerses declared When this King first beganne to raigne the Lawes neglected were Vox clamantis Iohn Gower Wherefore good fortune him forsooke and th' earth did quake for feare The people also whome he pollde against him did rebell The time doth yet bewayle the woes that Chronicles do tell The foolish counsell of the lewde and yong he did receyue And graue aduise of aged heads he did reiect and leaue And then for greedie thirst of Coyne some subiectes he accused To gayne their goodes into his hands thus he the Realme abused The King at his Coronation made foure Earles Thomas Earles created of Woodstocke King Edwardes yongest sonne Earle of Buckingham Northampton To him he gaue 1000 Markes yearely out of his Treasurie til he had prouided him lands to that value Thomas Moubray Earle of Notingham Gifford Angolisme a Gascoigne Earle of Huntington to whome he likewise gaue 1000. Markes the yeare out of his Treasurie till he had prouided him Landes to that value and Henry Percy Earle of Northumberland On S. Peters day the Frenchmen with 50. Ships arriued The Tovvne of Rye spoyled The I le of VVight taken at Rye and spoyled the Towne and brent it The same time the Scottes brent the Towne of Rokesborow In the kalendes of September the Frenchmen tooke the I le of Wight sauing the Castell which Sir Hugh Tirell kept manfully When the Frenchmen had spoyled the Countrey they tooke 1000. Markes of the inhabitants to spare their houses vnbrent After taking of the said I le the Frenchmen entring their The Frenchmen lye before VVinchelsea Galleys againe coasted the Sea strond till they came ouer against the Towne of Winchelsea and vnderstanding that the Abbot of Battaill was come thither to defend it they sent to him that he should redéeme the Towne the Abbot answered that he néeded not redéeme the thing which he had not lost the Frenchmen then requested there might be sente forth to fight mā to man or a more number to trie the matter in view of armes but the Abbot answered he was a Religious man and therefore not lawfull for him to admitte anye suche petition and that he came not thither to fighte but to defend the Towne Countrey These things being heard the Frenchmen supposing that the Abbot and his people wanted courage they assayled the Towne with such instruments of warre as cast forth a farre off whereof they had plentie not ceassing from noone till euening but by the prowesse of y e Abbot and such as were with him the French preuayled nothing In the meane time whilest they were busie thus at Winchelsea they sent part of their company vnto The Tovvne of Hastings brent by Frēchmen Hastings where finding the towne almost emptie they brent it The Frenchmen perceyuing they could do no good at Winchelsea departed from thence and left it as they found it Andrew Pikeman Nicholas Twiford the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Sir Nicholas Brembar Grocer the 28. of October The same yeare the Frenchmen comming vp at y ◠towne of Rotingdon in Sussex néere to the Towne of Lewes where Tho. Walsing the Prior of Lewes with a small companie met them and by The Prior of Levves taken by Frenchmen a multitude of Frenchmen that came vpon him he was taken and ledde to their Shippes with two Knightes to wéete Sir Iohn Fallesley and Sir Thomas Cheynie and a Squire called Iohn Brokes There died in this battayle almost an hundred Englishmen the Frenchmen therefore with all their Nauie returned home being 37. Galleys eyght Caruales of Spayne and certayne Barkes streightwayes therefore as they came to land some of them went vnto the séege that was about Arde and by treason which alwayes is familiar to them the kéeper of that Castell being an Almayne to wéete the Lord of Gunney deliuering to them the Towne they streight got the Castell also for the which the same kéeper being taken by Sir Hugh Caluerley kéeper of Caleis was sent into England and committed to prison A Parliament was holden at London which ended about Saint Andrewes tide in the whiche Parliamente Alice Peres was banished the lande and all hir moueable goodes Alice Peres banished being forfeited to the Kings vse There was graunted to the King of the Cleargie two Tvvo tenthes granted by the Cleargie tenthes to be payde that yeare with condition that from thenceforth the King should not extort
little talke with the King they recited the conspiracie wherby they had bin indited and they shewed forthe also thâ— letters which he had sente to the Duke of Irelande that he shoulde assemble an armye to their distruction c. in the ende the King promised on the nexte morrow to come to Westminster and there to intreate at large for reformation of all matters In the morning the King came to Westminster wher after a little talke the Nobles sayde that for his honour and commoditie of his Kingdome it was behouefull that the traytours whisperers flatterers and vnprofitable people were remoued out of place and that other mighte be placed in theyr roomes which when the King had graunted they iudged that Alexander Neuell Archbishoppe of Yorke Iohn Forde Bishoppe of Durham Frier Thomas Rushoke the Kings Confessour Bishoppe of Chichester shoulde be banished They expulsed also the Lorde Souch of Haringworth Burnel and of Beamount Albery de Vere Baldwine de Bereforde Richard Aderburie Iohn Worth Thomas Clifford and Iohn Louel knights not as altogither dismissed but to appeare at the next ParliameÌ„t there were certain Ladyes also expelled the Courte as vnprofitable They arrested Simon Burley William Elmham Iohn Beauchamp of Holte stewarde of the kings house Iohn Salisburie Thomas Treuet Iames Barnes Ni. Dagworth and N. Brember Knightes They toke also the Chaplens Richarde Clifforde Iohn Lincolne Richard Mitforde Nicholas Slake Deane of y â— kings Chapel Iohn Blake an Aprentice of the lawe all whyche was sent to diuerse prisons The thirde day of Februarie a Parliament was begon at Westminster to y â— which the Lords came with a sufficiente army this Parliament continued vntil the feast of Pentecost 1388 The xj of Februarie was Robert Tresilian Justice of y â— Kings Bench a Cornishman arested at Westminster wher he had laine hid in sanctuarie and was the same day drawn from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there with a great adoe was hanged consequently by iudgemente of the Lords Nicholas Brembar Knight was put to the like execution After which Iohn Salisburie Iames Barnes knights were by iudgement of the Parliament drawn and hanged then Iohn Beauchampe of Holt the Kings stewarde whome the King purposed to haue made Baron of Bridgenorth was drawen and hanged Iohn Blake Esquire was hanged and drawne and Iohn Vske a Sergeaunt at armes was drawn and haÌ„ged Lastly on the fifth of May sir SimoÌ„ Burley Lord Chamberlayne to the King and Conestable of Douer was beheaded although the Earle of Darbie did what he coulde to saue him for the which great dissention rose betwixt hym and the Duke of Glocester There was condemned also in the same Parliamente these Justices Roberte Belknape Iohn Holte Roger Fulthorpe and William Brough Iohn Locton Richarde Graye Justices with the Lordes before fledde were all banished There was granted to the King of the Cleargie half a tenth and of the Laytie half a fiftéenth and of the MarchaÌ„ts twelue pence of the pounde thrée shillings of the Tunne liij shillings foure pence of the sack of Wool The Duke of Glocester and sir Iohn Cobham asked pardon of the Abbot of Westminster for violence done in y e sanctuarie of Westminster in the taking of the Justice Trisilian The laste saue one of May there were deliuered out of the Tower W. Elmhame T. Treuet and Nicholas Dagworth Knights Also the first of June Iohn Holand the Kings brother was created Erie of Huntington The thirde of June the king in the Church of Westminster renewed the othe which he toke when he was crowned and all the Lordes sware homage and fealtie to him and all the Bishoppes did excommunicate all those that would go about to hinder the statutes of this last Parliament or y â— Anno reg 12 great Charter After Whitsontide Richarde Earle of Arundale with a companye of valiaunte men wente to the sea and foughte with certain ships of his enemies taking drowning or breÌ„ning lxxx shippes he entred into the I le of Beas which he spoyled and brent The same yeare the Scottes prepared themselues that as soone as the truce was exspired they mighte be readie to inuade the North partes and with a great army entred Englande committing gret slaughters of people and toke booties in euery place and ledde away manye prisoners and burned Townes and approched to Newcastel vpon Tyne and picht theyr Tentes not farre from thence There was then in the same Towne sir Henrie Percy the yonger and Syr Ralph his brother both desirous of warlike renowme and sore enimies to the Scottes Thys sir Henrie came vpon them on the sodayne and assayled them in the campe making greate slaughter of them William Douglas also chiefe Captaine of the Scottes beholding the thing that a thousande times he hadde wished that is sir Henrie Percy within his Campe rydeth againste him but was slayne by the sayde Henrie and then commeth the Earle of Dunbar with an excessiue number of Scottes and toke the sayd Henrie with his brother Ralphe slaying many Englishe menne in that place but yet the Scottes loste manye of theyr beste men Thys battayle was at Otterborne the soarest fought that Battaile at Otterborne Iohn Belandine Iohn Maior â— Frosert â—â—h Rudborae Parliament at Cambridge euer was betwéene Englishe menne and Scottes sayeth Froysert The seauenth of September a Parliament was holden at Cambridge in which were newe statutes ordayned for seruauntes wages for beggers for weapons not to be born of playes or games none to be vsed but shooting of the staple to be brought from Middleborow to Caleis c. and in the ende a tenth of the Cleargie and a fiftéenth of the Laytie Thomas Austine Adam Carlehul the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Nicholas Twyforde Goldsmith the. 28. of October The sixth of October as sir Iohn Treuet rode wyth the King to the kings lodging whiche was at Bernewel as he forced his horsse too much with the spurres the horsse falleth and breaketh the inner parts of the rider who liued tyl the next day King Richard discharged the olde officers of his Courte 1389 and also his Counsellours appointing other at his pleasure he toke the Seale from Thomas Arundale Archbishop of Yorke and deliuered it to William Wickam Byshoppe of Winchester and made him Chauncellour the Bishoppe of Excester his Treasurer and Edmund Stafford Kéeper of the priuie Seale A truce was graunted for thrée yeares betwixt Englande and Fraunce A fighting among Gnats at the Kings maner of Shine where they were so thicke gathered that the ayre was darkned with them they fought and made a great battaile Two partes of them being slayne fel downe to the grounde the thirde part hauing got the victorie flew away no maÌ„ knew whether The number of the deade was such that mighte bée swepte vppe wyth Besomes and Bushels filled wyth Anno reg 13 them Michael at Pole sometime Earle of Suffolke and Chauncellour of England deceased at
◠said nobles to be indited at Notinghā suborned such as shold appeach thē in the next Parliament to wit Ed Erle of Rutland T. Moubery E. Marshal Tho. Holland E. of Kent Iohn Holland Erle of Huntington Tho. Bewford Erle of Somerset I. Mountacute Earle of Salisburie and Thomas Spencer William Scrope the Kings Chamberlayne And in mean y eseason the Kyng assembled togither to guarde his parson many malefactors of the Countie of Chester which kept watch and warde both day and night about him Then the K. caused a greate and generall Parliament to be summoned at Westminster when he caused a great Hall to be builded in the midst of the Pallaice betwixte the Clocke tower and the doore of the greate Hall This Parliament began aboute the fiftéenth of September at the beginning whereof Edwarde Stafforde Byshop of Excester L. chanceller made a proposition or sermō in the which he affirmed that the power of the K. was alone and perfect of it self those that impeached it were worthye to suffer pain of the law to this Parliament al the Nobles came with their retinue in armes for feare of the King the prelocutours were Knights in whō no goodnesse at al could be found but a natural couetousnesse vnsatiable ambition intollerable pride and hatred of the truth their names wer Iohn Bushy William Bagot and Thomas Grene. These required Tho. Wals chiefely to haue the Charters of pardons reuoked dissanulled and Bushy sayde to the K. bycause we are charged to say what they be that haue committed any offence against your maiestie regall aucthoritie we saye that Tho. duke of Glocester Richard E. of Arundale in the. xviij yeare of your raigne haue trayterously compelled you by mean of the new Archbishop of Canterburie then Lord Chancellour to graunt to them a commission to gouerne your Realme and to dispose of the state thereof to the preiudice of youre maiestie and royaltie The same daye was that commission dissanulled with all Articles dependyng therevppon Also the generall pardon graunted after the greate Parliament by them procured and one speciall pardon for the Erle of Arundale were reuoked Also there was a peticion made by y e commons I. Bushy speaking for them that the generall pardon procured and gotte forthe the Archebyshoppe of Canterburie then Lorde Chancellor procuring it should be disanulled and he to be iudged a Traytor for granting to it wherevpon the Archbishop rose and would haue answered but the King sayde to morrow to morrow but he came not into the Parliament house againe the King said that he would deliberate of the commons petition Also it was established that any Traytor conuicted to stand against the Kings regalitie should be adiudged worthie to suffer punishment to be appoynted for such offence Also it was enacted that criminall causes from thenceforth-should be determined in euery Parliament and then licence being had to depart a great sturre was made as is vsed wherevpon the Kings Archers in number four thousand compassed the Parliament house thinking there had bin in the house some broyle or fighting with their bowes bent their arrowes set in them and drawing readie to shoote to the terrour of all that were there but the King héerewith comming pacified them On the next day the Prelates were inioyned vpon payne of losing their temporalities that they should the same day agrée vpon some procurator to consent in their names to al things in that Parliament to be dispatched and the King had these words Sir Iohn Bushy bycause many desire that I would explane the fiftie persons exempted in y ◠general pardon I wil briefely that what man soeuer desireth this is worthie of death first bicause he fléeth secondly bycause I haue excepted those that are to be impeached in this Parliament thirdly bycause other of their associates hearing thē oppressed would be afraide where no feare is On the next day the Archbishop of Canterbury commeth to the palace to appeare in the Parliament but the King commanded him by the Bishop of Carelile that he shoulde returne to his house and from thenceforth he appeared not The Prelates made Thomas Percy the Kings Steward of houshold their procurator to consent in all things in this Parliament to be done Also Sir Iohn Bushy had these words our soueraigne Lord the King bycause the second Article in the Parliament is for punishmente to be appoynted for suche as violate the Kings royall authoritie I beséech your grace that you will authorice me by way of appealing of accusing or impeaching with licence to make declaration from one to the rest so often and when to me and to my fellowes it may séeme expedient and it was graunted then Bushy had these words I accuse Thomas of Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury of thréefold treason Frst of the commission in granting the regiment or gouernement of the Realme to Thomas Duke of Glocester and to Richard Earle of Arundell at his instance who rather bycause he was your Chancellour should haue refused it Secondly for that vnder pretext of that trayterous commission they trayterously vsurping the iurisdiction of your regalitie or royall authoritie held a solemne Parliament trayterouslie in preiudice of your regalitie Thirdly bycause that by the sayde trayterous vsurping Sir Simon de Burley and Sir Iames Barnes Knightes and faithfull lieges to you were trayterouslie murthered and put to death of which things we your commons demaund iudgement worthie of so high treason to be terribly pronounced by you and bycause the Archbishop is a man of great consanguinitie affinitie power and most politike witte and cruell nature for the preseruation of your estate and the whole Kingdomes by the petition of this present Parliament I require that he may be put into safecustodie vntill the finall execution of his iudgemente The King héerevnto answered that for the excellence of his dignitie he would take deliberation till the next morrow and all other that were put into the same commission he pronounced them to be his faithfull liege people and voyd from that treason and especially Alexander Neuell late Archbishop of Yorke and then Sir Edmond of Langley Duke of Yorke Unkle to the King and Sir William Wikeham Bishop of Winchester that were put into the same commission with teares fell downe on the ground before the King and gaue him humble thankes for that grace and benefite bestowed on them Also on Saint Mathewes day the Earle of Rutland the Earles of Kent Huntington Notingham Somerset and Salisburie with the Lordes Spencer and Scrope in a sute of redde Gownes of Silke garded and bordered with white Silke and embrodered with Letters of Golde proponed the appeale by them to the King at Notingham before set foorthe in the which they accused Thomas Duke of Glocester Richard Earle of Arundell Thomas Earle of Warwike and Thomas de Mortimere Knight of the premised treasons and of an armed insurrection at Haringey Parke trayterouslie attempted against the King and putting in
houre There were thrée Bishops also of which two did not like good men the Bishop of Lincolne and Saint Dauids but the third continued faithfull that was the Bishop of Carelile He had also two Knightes Stephen Scrope and William Fireby and Ianico a Gascoigne The King rode so warely that he came to Conwey at the breake of the daye Great sorrow and lamentation was made by the King and the Earle at their méeting for that the Earles host was dispersed and gone some to the Duke and some otherwayes The Duke of Aumarle Connestable and chiefe gouernour of the Kings armie at Milford immediately wheÌ„ the Kings departure was knowne he sayde to the Souldiers let vs shift for our selues maysters for the King is fledde wherevpon euery man trussed and away Sir Thomas Percy Steward of houshold talking with the Connestable also departed and tooke their way through Wales The Welshmen séeing such disorder assembled them togither and spoyled the Englishmen of all their goodes and sent them packing in their dublets with white staues in their hands for there rode héere tenne héere twentie héere fiftie héere an hundred and so the Welchmen comming downe the Mountaynes the English lost that they had The King had many Horsses of beyond the Sea broode and great riches in apparell and iewels which was in the kéeping of Sir Thomas Percy who with the Connestable came to Duke Henry of Hereford and more than fiue hundred of their companye all naked whome the Welchmen had despoyled and beaten well The King being at Conwey in great discomfort sent the Dukes of Excester and Surrey to Henry Duke of Hereford and Lancaster to know what his meaning was himselfe remayning still at Conwey in great perplexitie and with him the Earle of Salisburie the Bishop of Carelile Sir William Ferebe Knight Sir Stephen Scrope mine Author and another Frenchman in all but xvj persons then was newes brought to the King how his Connestable had demeaned him and likewise his Steward that had caused his riches to be brought aland and going through Wales with it the Welchmen had taken it The King then by the aduise of the Earle of Salisburie departed from Conwey vnto Beawmareis a ten miles off and from thence he went to Carnaruan Beawmaris was a strong Fortresse if it had bin manned and victualled Carnaruan is a faire Towne and a strong Castell but these were vnprouided of all things so that for fiue or sixe nightes he lay very hard and base and for victualles there was none wherefore he returned againe to Conwey where he sore lamented his estate The Dukes of Excester and Surrey entring the Citie of Chester which Duke Henry had taken were brought streight to the Castell to the Duke who was glad to sée them and forthwith asked the Duke of Excester what newes who tolde him from poynt to poynt what shame and dishonour it woulde be to him if he dealt so vniustly towardes his Prince and that through him he were deposed hée therefore demaunded anâ—were with spéede but the Duke of Lancaster was as slow to dispatch him and tolde hym he shoulde not goe for one wéeke and that the King was not well aduised to sende hym and his fellow béeing men of such calling sith he had other ynow of meaner estate to do the message so they remayned to their great discomfort The Duke of Excester Duke Henry still kepte in hys company but the Duke of Surrey was committed to safekéeping within the Castell of Chester There is a Castell sixe miles from Chester called Beston Castell builded on a Rocke verye strong by scituation therein were an hundred men of armes chosen and able men but not diligent for they deliuered it to the Duke where they might well ynough haue kept it the ascending is so stéepe it was victualled for sixe yeares There was founde within it Coyne better than an hundred thousande Markes beside other Jewels which King Richard caused to be kepte to the value of two hundred thousande Markes all which Duke Henry tooke wyth him and returned to Chester and there taking counsell of his friendes what was best to bée done the Archbishop of Canterburie sayde that sith the Kyng was in Wales whych was a Countrey strong by reason of the Mountaynes so that it was impossible for an Armie to passe wyth bagge and baggage hée thought it best to sende vnto King Richarde and to make hym beléeue that hée sought nothing but peace and a Parliamente to bée made wherein those that had offended in putting to death his Unkle the Duke of Glocester shoulde bée punished and so from thenceforth the King and the Duke to be good friendes and that it should be at the Kings pleasure to appoynte the day and place for thys Parliamente for withoute thys shifte it shoulde bée vnpossible for the Duke to gette hym into his handes for hée mighte departe by Sea when hée woulde hauing retayned at Conwey Shippes for that purpose All the other Lords assenting to this counsell the Duke appoynted the Earle of Northumberland to go to the King with four huÌ„dred Launces and a thousand Archers which Earle when he came to Flint Castell had it deliuered to his hands from thence he hasted to Rudland which was also giuen ouer to him then laying vnder a rocke two great embushments of his people with commandemente to kéepe that passage he went with fiue other in his company by the Sea coast till he came before the Towne and then he sent an Herault to the King for a safeconduct to come to his presence to declare his message from the Duke about an agréement which safeconduct being granted he passed the water and entred the Castell of Conwey where he founde the King and the Earle of Salisburie he declared to them that peace woulde be made if he would be a good Judge and a true and cause those that should be named to be tried by iustice at a certayne day of Parliament at Westminster which he and the Duke should holde togither and that the Duke might kéepe his place of high Judge as his father and other auncesters before him had done for the space of one hundred yeares Those that he would haue to be tried by the Law were the Duke of Excester the Duke of Surrey the Earle of Salisburie the Bishop of Carelile and Thomas Marke which fiue had giuen the King counsell to put his Unkle y â— Duke of Glocester to death and then if it should please him to pardon the Duke his wrath he would be readie to come to him on his knées to aske him mercie and so they might goe to London togither or the one one way and the other another The Earle offered to sweare that all this shoulde be perfourmed and that the Duke had assured him by oth to stand to it The King liking that it should be at his libertie to go eyther in companie with the Duke or alone vnto London purposed to take the offer and so
to pretend some excuse for his going alone after he should méete with the Duke as lacke of victualles or such like and so to take a byway thorough Wales and there to rayse a power he accorded to goe to the Duke and then Masse being celebrate the Earle of Northumberlande sware vpon the host that the Duke should holde all that he had tolde the king The Earle hasted the king forwarde to horssebacke but the King prayed the Erle to go before vnto Rutland there to prepare dinner The erle rode a pace till he came where he mighte sée his people vnder the mountaine whom he muche commended for obseruing his commaundement The King passing the water rode a four miles before he came to the Rock where when he sawe the ambushes was K. R. betraye◠sore abashed knowing well he was betrayed by the Earle for he was in such a place as he coulde not escape The Sea beating on the one side and the Rock kéeping him in on the other and if he shoulde haue fled backe they woulde haue caught him or he could haue come to Conway for he had not past thrée and twentie in all of his company The K. dissēding the Rocke the Earle came and knéeling down excused the matter saying he hadde caused those people to come to guarde his person but the king tolde him fewer wold haue serued and that it was contrarie to his othe for he had promised to haue but sixe in his company and sayde therefore that he would goe backe to Conway but the Earle aunsweared that nowe sith he had him he would leade him to the Duke as he had promised ten dayes since and so he caused Breade and Wine to bee broughte and offered the king who durst not refuse it and after leaping on horssebacke againe they rode to Rutlande to dinner and after to Flinte where they lay that night The Morrow being the two and twentie day of August the King got him to the Castell Wals where he beheld the D. with al his host of an hundred thousand men comming by the sands there came before that were departed from the army the Archbishop of Canterburie sir Thomas Percy and the Earle of Rutland from whom the Duke had taken the office of Conestable more for a colour than for displeasure for they bare the Dukes order and not the Harte whyche was the kings the Archbishoppe entred firste and after the other with a great traine they went vp to the dungeon and then the King came downe from the walles vnto whō they did reuerence lowlye on their knées the King toke them vp and drew the Archbishop apart and they two talked lōg togither but the Earle of Rutland kept him aloof They toke horsse againe and rode towards the Duke that now approched neare The Kyng went vp againe to the walles lamēting sore when he saw the Dukes hoste within two bowe shootes of the Castell who compassed it rounde about down to the sea The Earle of Northumberland wente forthe to the Duke who after long talke concluded that the duke should not enter the Castel before the King had dyned for he was fasting so the Earle returned and the King was set to dynner with whome sate his assured friends the Earle of Salisburie and the Bishop of Carlile sir Steuen Scrope and Feribe they sat long and eate little for they had no haste to rise After dinner the Duke entred the Castel all armed his Basenet excepted King Richard came downe to méete the Duke who as soone as he saw the King fell downe on hys knées and comming neare vnto him he knéeled the second time with his hat in his hand and the king then put off his hoode and spake first faire cousin of Lancaster yée are righte welcome The Duke bowing lowe to the grounde answeared my Lord I am come before you sent for me the reason why I wil shew you The cōmon fame among your people is suche that yée haue for the space of twentie or two and twentie yeares ruled them very rigorously but if it please our Lorde I will helpe you to gouerne better The Kyng aunswered fayre cousin of Lancaster sith it pleaseth you it pleaseth mée wel The Duke spake as yée haue heard to the king he spake also to the Bishop of Carlile to sir Stephen Scrope and to Feribe but to the Earle of Salisburie he spake not whereby the Earle perceyued that the Duke hated him deadly The duke with an high sharp voyce bad bring forth the Kings horsses and then two little nagges not worthe fortie franks were brought forth the King was set on the one and the Earle of Salisburie on the other and thus the Duke brought the King from Flinte to Chester where he was delyuered to the Duke of Glocesters sonne and to the Earle of Arundales sonne that loued him but a little for he had put theyr fathers to death who ledde hym strayghte to the Castel The thirde day they went to Nantwich and the next daye to newe Castle and there the Earle of Warwickes son mette thē and so iournying forth the next day they came to Stafford after they departed to Lichfield where the K. thought to haue escaped slypping downe into a Gardaine out of a Windowe of a great Tower but he was espyed and thrust into the Tower againe from Liechfielde the Duke went to Couentrie but before they coulde come thyther the Welchmen did them much harme and slew many of them and the Englishmen when they by great chaunce coulde take anye of the Welchmen they tyed them to their horsse tayles and drewe them after them through ways ful of stones caused them to die miserablye The Duke passed from Couentrie to Deintrie the next day to Northampton from thence to Dunstable then to Saint Albons and a fiue or sixe miles before hys comming to London the Maior and the Companyes in their lyueries with greate noyse of Trumpets mette the Duke doyng more reuerence to hym than to the Kyng reioycing that God had sente them suche a Prince that had conquered the Realme within one monthes space When the Duke came within two miles of the Citie the duke caused the hoste to stay and then said to the commons of the Citie My maisters beholde here youre King consider what yée will doe wyth him They answered they woulde he should be ledde to Westminster wherevppon he was deliuered vnto them and they ledde him to Westminster and from thence by water to the Tower of London The D. entred into London by y e chief gate rode through Cheape to Sainte Paules where he was after lodged in the Bishops Pallace fiue or sixe dayes and after at Saint Iohns without Smithfield where he remained xv days from thēce he remoued to Hertforde where he abonde thrée wéekes and then came backe to London to hold the Parliament that began the firste Wednesday of October in Westminster Hall which they had hung and trimmed sumptuously and hadde caused
to be made to any Prince of England The King gaue them all generallye thankes for theyr good mindes towardes hym and therewyth exhorted them to the zeale of the publike prosperitie and honoure of the Realme If anye man hadde offended hym he pardoned theyr trespasse and desyred heartily of GOD that if hée shoulde rule and doe all things well to the honoure of GOD and the prosperous commoditie of the Realme that then God woulde suffer him to be Crowned But if hys fortune shoulde bée to doe otherwyse that then GOD shoulde take hym to hys mercye and suffer hym rather to be buried than to enterprise the charge of the Realme The ninth day of April he was crowned at Westminster by Thomas Arundell Archebyshoppe of Canterburie after whyche Coronation he called vnto hym all those young Lords and Gentlemen that were the folowers of his yong actes to euerye one of whome he gaue rich and bounteâ—â—s giftes and then commanded that as many as would chaÌ„ge their maners as he intended to doe should abide with him in his Courte and to all that woulde perseuer in theyr former light conuersation he gaue expresse commaundemente vpon paine of their heades neuer after that day to come in his presence About this time Thomas Duke of Clarence the Kings brother came from the coastes of Aquitaine who as we said before was sent to ayde the Duke of Orleaunce againste the Duke of Burgoine A great part of the Citie of Norwich was brent with all Tho. Wals the house of the Frier Preachers and also two Friers of that order Sir Iohn Oldcastle at that time Lorde of Cobham for diuerse pointes touching the Sacrament before the Archebyshoppe of Canterburie the Bishops of London Winchester other was conuict and committed to the Tower of London out of the which he brake ouer the walles in the night and escaped about the feast of Simon and Iude. Iohn Stutton Iohn Michel the. 28. of September Sherises Maior Sir William Cromer Draper the. 28. of October Richard the second somtime king of England which was at the first enterred in the church of the preaching Friers of Langley was takeÌ„ vp and royally buried at Westminster with no small charges to the King The K. kéeping his Christmasse at his manour of Eltham vij miles from London was warned y â— certain had conspired against him eyther to haue taken or sodainly slain him his brethren on Twelfth day â—t night whervpon the king sent word to the Maior of LondoÌ„ y t he should arrest all suspitious persons wherevpon the Maior forthwith caused euery AldermaÌ„ in his ward to kéep great watch and about tenne of the clocke at nighte wente hymselfe wyth a strong power to the signe of the Are wythoute Byshoppes Gate where they apprehended the man of the house called Iohn Burgate Carpenter and vij other sent them to Eltham where they confessed before the Kyng that they were confederate with Sir Iohn Oldcastell to fight against him and his Lords in Saint Giles fielde aboue Holborne On the morrow after the Twelfth day the King King Henry kept the field by S. Giles vvithout Holborne reâ—â—â—ued priuily to Westminster and with a greate armie kept the fielde of Sâ—â—â—t Gâ—les for he was warned that Sir Iohn Oldcastell and Sir Roger Acton woulde be in the same field on the next day following with fiue and twentie thousand people and the same night were taken more than fourescore men in armour of the same faction Also the King being told of an amâ—â—shment gathered in Harengay Parke â—â—nte thither certayne Lordes who tooke many among whome was one William Murlâ— a rich â—aultmaÌ„ or Bruer of Dunstaple who had his two Horsses trapped with Golde following him and a paire of gilt Spurres in his bosome for he thought to haue bin made Knight on the morrow by the handeâ—â—â— Sir Iohn Oldâ—â—stell The twelfth of January thréesâ—â—râ— and nine of them were condemned of treafoâ—â— Many men hanged and some brent in Ficketâ— field at Westminster and on the morrow after seauen and thirtie of thâ—â— were drâ—â—â—â—â— from the Tower of London to Newgate and so to Saint Gâ—â—â—â— and there in a place called Fickets fielde were all hanged and â—eâ—â—ien of them brent Gallowes and â—â— The xix of January were drawne and hanged Sir Iohn Beâ—erley Priest Iohn Bâ—â—gate Carpenter a Text writer in Sâ—â—â—â— Iohns stréete and a Glouer on London bridge and shortly after Sir Roger Aâ—â—on Knight was taken who on the tenth of February was drawne hanged and buryed vnder the Gallâ—wes The twentith of February deceassed Thomas Arundell Archbishop of Conterburie Anno reg 2. The King taking compassion vpon Henry Percy a yong 1414 man who by his Grandfather Henry Percy Earle of Northâ—â—â—â—erland was caryed into Scotland after the death of his father who was sâ—aine in the battell of Shrewsburie when this yong man was then but a child commanded theÌ„ that were of his kindred and néerest friends to solicite for his reclayming home agayne out of Scotland minding not only to honor him by calling him home agayne but also to â—â—â—â—â— him Earle of Northumberland In the moneth of May a Parliament was begon at Leycester Parliament at Leycester Porter of the Tovver executed and there was a Porter of y â— Tower of LoÌ„don drawne hanged and headed whose head was sent to London and set ouer the Tower gate for consenting to one that brake out of the Tower named 〈◊〉 In this Parliamente Iohn the Kings brother was made Duke of Bedford Humfrey Dukes created his brother Duke of Glocester and Richard brother to the Duke of Yorke was made Earle â—â— Cambridge To this Parliament came the Embassadors of the French King and also of the Duke of Bâ—â—gâ—â—dy but not with like inâ—â—â—te and purpose for the D. of â—â—â—gâ—ndy desired ayde against the â— of Orleance promising as men layd more than he was able to perfourme wherefore the King of England â—â—â—◠〈◊〉 Embassadors to them both amongst whome were the Bishops of Durham and Norwich as chiâ—f 〈…〉 were oft times sent into France and the French Kings Embassadors were sente hither with great cost on both â—â—â—â—s but no hope of peace to be had On Mary Magdalens day in London Iohn â—â—â—nser Esquire with mine of his men set vpon and â—lew The Queenes Chancellour flayne Iohn Tâ—â—bey Clearke Archdeacon of Hunâ—â—â—gâ—â— and Chancellour to Quéene Ioane late wife to Henry the fourth for the which fact the sayd Esquire and foure of his men fled to Saint Annes Church within Aldersgaiâ— where they were mured vp with boord and watched day and night till the xxj of August on the which day they forsware the lande Men foresvvare the land and passed through the Citie towards Caleis in their shirtes and bréeches eache of them hauing a Crosse in hys hand This yeare dyed the â—oalours of Newgate and Ludgate Prisoners dyed of London and many prisoners in Newgate to
passed ouer to Caleis and streight from thence to Lâ—â—â— in Artois and so into Henault making no outrage as he passed through Duke Phillips Countreys At their comming into Henault many townes obeyed theÌ„ and other refused â—â— to do likewise were y â— Nobles diuided The D. of Burgoigne hearing of this was sore offended for the iniurie done to his Cousin of Brabant the dishonor of his Cousin the Duchâ—â— Iaqueline and the euill dealing of the Duke of Glocester A third cause of the amitie to be broken betvvixt England and Burgoigne and the losse of many Tovvnes in France and therefore to ayde the Duke of Brabant he appoynted many of his Captaynes with xij C. fighting meÌ„ Pickards to go against the Duke of Glocester The Duke of Brabant was a man but of weake complexion and therefore by the Counsell of Brabant it was ordeyned that his yonger brother Philip Earle of Saint Pol should be chiefe Captayne of the warre against the Duke of Glocester He had a great Armye as the more part of the Nobles of Brabant of Henalt and of Burgoigne in all 50000. Piere de Luxenburge Earle of Conuarson his néere kinsman had the leading of the Armie for himselfe was but yong The Duke of Burgoigne had put of his men in garrison within the towne of Braine in the Countie of Henault who made sore warre to the Countrey about but the Earle of Saint Pol and Conuarson did come and beséege Braine continuing afore it twelue dayes before they within yéelded compounding to departe with bodyes and goodes saued these hauing wonne Braine destroyde it vtterly and that done tooke the Field with all puissance which was great and the Duke of Glocester likewise came into the fielde so that they approched néere togither and the vauntcurrers skirmished but the battayle ioyned not The Duke of Glocester had sent his Heraulte and Humfrey Duke of Glocester chalengeth the Combate vvith Phillip Duke of Burgoigne written to the Duke of Burgoigne calling him Traytor and disloyall to the King of England and France for that he had sente men in ayde against him and offered him the Combate wherevnto the Duke of Burgoine aunswered that hée would accept the Combate denying that euer he had fayled of his promise but that the Duke of Glocester had done great wrong to the Duke of Brabant to haue bereft him of his wife contrarye to the ordinance of God and of holye Church and for other wordes which the Duke had vttered against the Duke of Burgoignes honor he gaue him the lye and so farre the matter went in words betwixt them that the day was appoynted for the Combate and the Duke of Burgoigne chose for Iudge of the Combate the Emperour of Almayne and the Duke of Burgoigne sent the Duke of Glocester a safeconduct to departe safely into England to prepare himselfe of things necessarie for the Combate wherevpon both the Campes brake vp the Duke of Glocester wente to Mons in Henalt to the Duches his wife so tearmed gaue hir to vnderstand that he was desirous to trie the Combate with the Duke of Burgoigne and many other things he told hir which he performed not for within four dayes after he tooke all his power with him and returned into EnglaÌ„d and left the Duches in Mons smally accoÌ„panyed with y e people of that Countrey Shortly after his departure the Duke of Burgoigne sent the Lord Lilladam to the Towne of Mens to receyue Iaqueline the Duches who being deliuered vnto him he conueyed hir to Gaunt where the Duke and she made great semblance of ioy togither she promising to bée gouerned alwayes by his aduise but to goe to hir olde husband the Duke of Brabant she would not and when she espied hir time she stale away into hir Countrey of Holland where she was well receyued of many Lordes and began forthwith to mainteyne warre against Duke Philip of Burgoigne and sent to the Duke of Glocester for ayd who sente to hir a thousand fighting men vnder the conduct of the Lorde Fitzwaters The Duke of Burgoigne fearing least Iaqueline would deliuer the Countrey of Holland into the possessioÌ„ of the D. of Glocester he assembled his power and wente into Holland to put the CouÌ„trey into obeysance At his comming thither Iaqueline accompanyed with many Nobles of the Countrey and the Lord Fitzwaters woulde haue defended his landing but notwithstanding al the defence they could make he entred vpoÌ„ theÌ„ there néere to y e Towne of Brusseils they ioyned in battaile the D. of Burgoigne his people against the Englishmen Hollanders taking y e Duches Iaquelines part there was a fierce battayle on all sides but in the end the Hollanders and Englishmen were all discomfited and there dyed in that place aboue seauen or eight hundred besides those that were taken prisoners the Lord Fitzwater hardly escaped After this battell gote by the Duke of Burgoigne 1425 diuers Townes of the Countrey reuolted to him against Iaqueline the Duches as Dordrecht Sericzee and many other Shortly after the Duke of Burgoigne leauing garrisons in those Townes that obeyed him to make resistaÌ„ce against the Duches that lay in the Towne of Gaunt hée returned into his Countrey of Flanders and Artoyes there to prepare such abiliments as were necessary for him to vse at the Combate appoynted betwixt him and the Duke of Glocester The Duke of Glocester likewise in England made his pronision of his habilimentes and furniture but the Duke of Bedforde brother to the Duke of Glocester tooke greate paynes to make them friends and also the counsell of the yong King of England were nothing content with this variance doubting least it might be occasion that the Duke of Burgoigne mighte withdrawe himselfe from their amitie whereby their businesse in France should be hindered The Duke of Bedford therefore tooke hys iourney from Paris to Caleis and so into Englande to the ende to agrée the sayde Anno reg 4. Dukes he tooke with him the Duches his wife and not past a four or fiue hundred men About Michaelmasse the Prince of Portugale came into England and was honorably receyued and feasted by the Kings Uncles William Mildred Iohn Brokell the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Rob. Fabian Iohn Couentry Mercer the 28. of October The morrow after Simon and Iudes day when the Maior of London had bin at Westminster to take hys charge as Debate betvveene the Duke of Glocester and the Bishop of VVinchester the custome is at suche tyme as hée was holding hys greate dinner hée was by the Duke of Glocester Lord Protector sent for in spéedie manner when hée came to hys presence he gaue to hym commaundement to sée the Citie were surely watched in the night following and so it was done On y e next morrow about ix of the clock certain seruaÌ„ts of y â— Bishop of Winchester brother to y e said Protector would haue entred the Citie by the
was buried at Westminster King Henrie remayning still in Fraunce the Earle of Arundale accompanyed with two thousand Englishmen sente a certaine of his company vnto a Towne called Bealmount to prouoke she Frenchmen to issue out of the towne which smal coÌ„pany when Boyssycant Sentrales theÌ„ Captains behelde they with their souldiours sped them forth to take the sayd Englishmen y â— which by little little gaue backe till they had tolled the Frenchmen a good space from the Towne and then sette vpon them with a stoute courage and helde them on hand tyll the Earle with his company rescued them then betwixt them was a cruell fighte but in the end the Frenchmen were chased and the sayd Sentrayle with many footmen of the sayde Town were slaine Iohn Aderle Stephen Browne the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Wels Grocer the. 28. of October Thys IOHN WELLES Maior of London caused the Conduite commonlye called the Standarde in Cheape to bée builded On the seauenth day of December Kyng Henrie was Crowned in Paris by the Cardinall of Winchester at the which Coronation was presente the Duke of Burgoigne the Duke of Bedforde Regente and diuerse other Nobles of France After the solemnitie of thys feaste was ended the King departed from Paris and so came to Roane where he helde hys Christmasse and that done he returned to Caleis where when he hadde soiourned a season he tooke shipping and returned into England and landed at Douer the eleauenth of Februarie and then rydyng towarde London he was mette on Barham Downe betwixte Douer and Canterburie by a greate companye of Gentles and Commons of Kent all cladde in a liuerie wyth redde hoods the whiche accompanyed hym tyll he came to Blacke Heath which was on the one and twentith day of February where he was mette by the Maior of London who rode in a gowne of Crimson Ueluet his Aldermen in Scarlet the Citizens al in white gownes and red hoodes with diuerse works or Cognisances brodered vpoÌ„ their sléeues after y e facultie of their misteries or crafts after due obeysaÌ„ce and saluting of the king they rode on before him towards y e City And when the King was come to the Bridge there was deuised a mightie Giaunt standing with a sworde drawen in his hande hauing written certaine spéeches in metre of great reioycing and welcoÌ„ming of the King to the Citie on the middest of the Bridge and in diuerse other places of the Citie were diuerse faire and sumptuous pageants replenished with goodly and beautifull personages the order and spéeches whereof are sette downe by Robert Fabian in hys cronicle Thus being coÌ„ueyed to his pallace at Westminster the Maior with the Citizens returned to London and on the xxiitj day of Februarie the Maior and Aldermen yode to the King and presented him with a Hampire of Golde and 1433 therin a thousand pound of nobles This yeare by reason of the souldiours of Caleis a restraynte was made there of the Woolles for they were not content of their wages wherefore the Regente of Fraunce came downe thyther in Easter wéeke at which time many souldiours wer arrested and rode again to Tirwine And hauing not long buried the Lady Anne his late wife sister to the Duke of Burgoigne he married there the Earles daughter of Saint Paule and shortly after returned to Caleis where he caused foure of those souldiours to be beheaded on the. xj of June and. 110. souldiours to be banished the towne besides 120. that were banished before that tyme. And vpon Midsommer euen the Lord Regent with his new wedded spouse came to London and remayned there till the Anno reg 11 Sherifes Maior latter end of August Iohn Olney Iohn Peddesley the. 28. of September Iohn Perneis Fishmonger the. 28. of October On the. xxv day of Nouember was the Lord Fitz Water drowned on the sea and much other harmes were done by tempest 1433 Parliament On the eight day of July King Henrie began his Parliament at Westminster continued it till Lammas and then adiourned it vntil Saint Edwards tide This yere in the South-Weast appeared a blasyng star During the raigne of this King Henrie the sixth were lieutenaunts ouer the realme of Irelande Edmond Earle of March and Iames Earle of Ormond his deputie Iohn Sutton Knight Lorde of Dudley and sir Thomas Straunge hys deputie sir Thomas Stanley and sir Christopher Planket his deputie Lyon Lorde Welles and the Earle of Ormonde his deputie Iames Earle of Ormonde the Kings Lieuetenaunt by himselfe Iohn Erle of Shrewesburie and the Archbishop of Diuelin Lord Justice in his absence Richard Plantagenet Anno reg 12 Duke of Yorke Father to Edwarde the fourth and Earle of Vlstar had the Office of Lieutenaunt by letters patents during the space of tenne yeares who deputed vnder him at seuerall times the Baron of Diuelin Richarde Fitz Eustace Knight Iames Earle of Ormonde and Thomas Fitz Moris Earle of Kildare to this Richard then resident in Diuelin was borne within the Castel there the seconde sonne George Duke of Clarence afterward drowned in a Butte of â—almesey Thomas Chalton Iohn King the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Brokeley Draper the. 28. of October The ninth of Nouember the tormente of the Earle of Saint Paule Father to the Dutchesse of Bedford was solemnly holden in Paules Church of London where the more parte iâ— estates of this realme were present The ninth of Marche the Lorde Talbot with a goodlye companye passed throughe the Citie of London towardes Fraunce where he wrought much woe to the Frenchmen The 1434 Towne of Saint Denis which is within two English myles of Paris was gotten by the practise of one Iohn Notice a knight of Orleance from Matthew Gouglye and Thomas Kiriel Captaines they slewe there many Englishmen and toke many prisoners but soone after the sayde Captaines with strength taken from Paris layde such a strong siege aboute Saint Denis that finally they agréed to deliuer the Town to the Englishmen In thys season also the earle of Arundale which in Normandie had manly born him hearing that one Hirus â— Frâ—ch Captaine had fortifyed a strong Castell named Gerborym before destroyed of the Englishmen toke with him a certaine number of souldiours and belaied the Castel with a strong siege and assaulted it sundry times manfully but Gagwine sayeth the saide Hirus with his companye issued out of the Castell and gaue vnto the sayde Earle a cruel skirmish in the which the sayde Earle receiued a deadly wound and dyed shortly after Anno reg 13 Sherifes Maior Thomas Barnewel Simon Eyre the. 28. of September Roger Otley Grocer the. 28. of October Through a great Froste that lasted from the fiue and Great Frost twentith of NoueÌ„ber vnto the tenth of Februarie the Thamis was so frozen that the Merchandice which came to the Thamis mouth was there landed and carried through Kent to London When the Pope Eugeny the fourth
against the Kings Regalitie and his Lawes and nought setting by the Kings Grace and pardons grauÌ„ted not onely to him but to al the Kings subiectes the which by his deceyt haue assembled with him the which he with great reuerence receiued on Munday last passed and so did all that were assembled with him not withstanding al this he laboureth now of newe to assemble the Kings people againe to that intent beareth them on hand that the Kings letters of pardon graunted to him and them be not auaileable nor of none effect without authoritie of Parliament wheras the contrarie is true as it is openly knowen by that that the King grauntes from tyme to tyme his Charters of Pardon to such as him lyst of all manner of crimes and offences both generall and speciall The King therfore willeth and commaundeth that none of his subiectes giue fayth nor credence to the said falsâ— Informations of the sayde false â—raylor nor accompany with him in any wise nor comfort nor sustaine him nor his with victuall nor with any other things But will whosoeuer of the Kings subiectes may take him shall take him and that who so euer taketh him and bringeth him quicke or dead to the King or to his CouÌ„sel shal haue a thousand markes for his labour truely payde him without faile or delaye by the prouision of the Kings Counsell And who so euer taketh any of those that from this day forth accompany with him shal haue v. marke for his reward truely to be paide in maner and forme aboue saide And ouer this commaunding all Constables Ministers Officers of the said Shire that none of them on paine of death take vpoÌ„ them to execute any coÌ„mandement by word or writing sent or made vnto them by the said Cade calling himselfe Mortimer Captaine be it to rere any people or to any other intent but to arest and make to be arested such as take vpoÌ„ them to bring any such coÌ„maundemeÌ„t by writing or by word Et hoc nullatenus omittatis Teste me ipso apud Westminster x. die Iulij anno regni 28. After which Proclamation Captaine of Kent taken and beheaded thus published a Gentleman of Kent named Alexander Eden awayted so his time that he tooke the sayde Cade in a Garden in Snssex And there he was slaine at Hothfield and brought to LondoÌ„ in a cart there quartered his head set on LondoÌ„ bridge and his quarters sent to diuers places in Kent This done y â— King sent his CoÌ„missioners into Kent rode after himself caused inquiry to be made of this riot in CauÌ„terbury where for y â— same vitj. meÌ„ were iudged executed in other townes of Kent Sussex was dane y â— like execution This yeare the Commons also in diuers partes of England and in Sussox Salisbury Wilshire and other places didde much harme to many persons among the which on the xxix of June William Ascoth Bishop of Salisburie after he had sayde Masse at Edington was by his owne tenauntes drawen from y e Altar in his Albe with his Stole about his necke to the toppe of an hill and there by them shamefully murthered and after spoyled to the naked skynne they renting Bishop of Salisburie murdered his bloudy shirt tooke euery man a péece made boast of their wickednesse The day before his Chariot was robbed An. reg 29. to the value of x. thousand markes Iohn Middleton William Deere the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Fray in LondoÌ„ against the Maior Nicholas Wilforde Grocer the 28. of October Souldiours made a fraye against the Maior of London the same day he tooke his charge at Westminster at nyght comming from Saint Thomas of Acres after he had bene at Paules The. vj. of Nouember began a Parliament at Westminster and the first of December the Duke of Somerset which was newly come out of Normandie was put vnder arest 1451 and his goods by the Commons was foulely despoyled and borne away from the Blacke Eryers After which ryot on the nexte morrowe Proclamation was made through the Cittie that no man should spoyle or robbe vpon paine of death and the same day at the Standard in Cheape was a man beheaded for doyng contrarie to the Proclamation And thus beganne malice to spring between the Lordes of the Lande and specially against the Duke of Somerset and other of the Quéenes Counsell for the léesing of Normandie whereof the chiefe Cittie of Roane was lost or giuen vp by appoyntment the yeare procéeding as witnesseth Gagwyne vpon condition that the Duke of Somerset Robert Gagwyne with his wife English souldiours shoulde with such goods as they might carrie depâ—rte fréely from the Cittie For which frée passage he shoulde paye vnto the French king lvj M. Scuâ—s which amount to fourtèene thousand marks sterling And also he was bounde to deliuer into the French Kings possession all Townes and Castels that at that day were in the possession of Englishmen wythin the Dutchie of Normandie for performaunce of whiche couenauntes the Lord Talbot was sent for one of the pledges and so by one Floquet all the Townes and Castelles were to the Frenche Kyngs vse receyued Harfleete onely excepted whereof the Captaine named Curson with the assistance of sir Thomas Auringham in despight of al the French Kings power laide both by Sea and lande helde the same a full moneth or more and then for lacke of rescue gaue it vppe by appoyntment An. reg 30. Matthew Phillip Christopher Warton the 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior William Gregorie Skinner the 28. of October The sixtéenth of Februarie King Henrie accompanyed with the Duke of Somerset and many other Lords tooke towardes the Marches of Wales for as muche as he was credibly informed that the Duke of Yorke assisted wyth diuerse other Lordes and men of name had in those partes gathered a strong power of people and with them was entring the land and so helde on his iourney towarde him but wheÌ„ the Duke had witting of the Kings greate power he returned from the way which was taken by the Kings hoste and hasted towardes London and when he had receyued knowledge from the Citie that he might not there be receyued he went ouer Kingstone Bridge and so into Kent and there vpon Brent Heath neare vnto Dertforde he pight his fielde wherof the king hauing knowledge sped him after lastly came vnto Blacke Heath and there pighte hys fielde When both the hostes were thus embattelled mediation of peace was made betwéene them for furtheraunce whereof to the Duke were sente the Bishops of Winchester and of Ely with the Earles of Salisburie and Warwicke To whom it was answered by the Duke that he nor none of his company entended any hurt to the Kings person nor to any of hys couÌ„sayle beyng louers of the Common wealth and of him and hys land but his intent and purpose was to remoue from the King a
onely y ◠wound w t the wind but wise men also some Lords eke to marke the matter muse thereon so farre forth that the Lorde Stanley that was after Earle of Darbie wisely mistrusted it and sayde vnto the Lorde Hastings that he muche mislyked these two seueral Councels For while we quoth he talke of one matter in y e one place little wote we wherof they talke in the other place My Lorde quoth the Lorde Hastings of my life neuer doubt you for while one man is there which is neuer thence neuer can there be thing once moued that should sound amisse toward me but it shoulde be in mine eares ere it were well out of their mouthes This ment he by Catesby whiche was of hys néere secrete Catesbie counsell and whom he verie familiarly vsed and in his most weightie matters put no man in so speciall trust reckening himselfe to no man so liefe sithe he well wyste there was no man so muche to him beholden as was this Catesby which was a man well learned in the lawes of this land and by the speciall fauour of the Lorde Chamberlaine in good authoritie and much rule bare in all y e Countie of Leycester where the Lorde Chamberleynes power chiefely laye But surely great pitie was it that he had not had eyther more truth or lesse wit For his dissimulation onely kept all that mischiefe vp In whom if the Lorde Hastings had not put so speciall trust the Lorde Stanley and he had departed with diuers other Lordes and broken all the daunce for many yll signes that he sawe which he now construes all to the best So surely thought he that there coulde be no harme toward him in that Councell intended where Catesby was And of truth the Protector and the Duke of Buckingham made verie good semblaunce vnto the Lorde Hastings and kept him much in companie And vndoubtedly the Protector loued him well and loth was to haue lost him sauing for feare least his lyfe shoulde haue quaiied their purpose For which cause he moued Catesby to proue wyth some wordes cast out a farre off whether he coulde thinke it possible to winne the Lorde Hastings vnto their part But Catesby whether he assayed him or assayed him not reported vnto them that he founde him so fast and heard him speake so terrible words that he durst no further breake And of trueth the Lorde Chamberlayne of verye trust shewed vnto Catesby the distrust that other began to haue in the matter And therefore hée fearing least theyr motion might with the Lorde Hastings minishe his credence wherevnto onely all the matter leaned procured the Protector hastily to rid him And much the rather for that he trusted by his death to obtayne muche of the rule that the Lorde Hastings bare in his Coūtrey the onely desire wherof was the allectiue that induced him to be partner and one speciall contriuer of all this horrible treason Wherevpon soone after that is to wit on the Fryday the thirtéenth day of June many Lordes assembled in the Tower and there sat in Councell deuising the honourable solemnitie of the Kings Coronation of which the tyme appoynted then so neare approched that the Pageantes and subtiltyes were in making daye and night at Westminster and much vitayle kylled therefore that afterward was cast away These Lordes so sitting together communing of thys matter the Protector came in amongst them first about ix of the clocke saluting them courteously and excusing hymself that he had bene from them so long saying merily that he had bene a sléeper that day And after a little talkyng with them he sayde vnto the Byshop of Elie My Lorde you haue verye good Strawberies at your Garden in Holborne I require you let vs haue a messe of them Gladly my Lorde quoth he woulde God I had some better thing as readie to your pleasure as that And therwith in all the hast he sent hys seruant for a messe of Strawberies The Protector set the Lordes fast in communing therevpon praying them to spare him for a little while departed thence And soone after one houre betwéene x. and xj he returned into the Chamber among them all changed with a wonderfull soure angrie countenance knitting y e browes frowning fretting gnawing on his lippes so sat hym downe in his place all the Lordes much dismayde and sore maruelling of this manner of sodaine change what thing should him aile Then whē he had sitten still a while thus he began What were they worthy to haue that compasse and imagine the destruction of mée beyng so néere of bloud vnto the King and Protector of his Royall person and his Realme At this question all the Lordes sat sore astonyed musing much by whom this question shoulde be ment of which euery man wyst himselfe cleare Then the Lord Chamberlaine as he that for the loue betwéene them thoughte he might be boldest with him aunswered and sayde that they were worthy to be punished as heynous traytors whatsoeuer they were And all the other affyrmed the same That is quoth he yonder sorceresse my brothers wyfe and other with hir meaning y e Quéene At these words many of y e other Lords were greatly abashed y ◠fauoured hir But y e Lord Hastings was in his minde better content y ◠it was moued by hir thā by any other whō he loued better Albeit his hart somwhat grudged y t he was not afore made of counsel in this matter as he was of the taking of hir kinred of their putting to death which were by his assent before deuised to be beheaded at Pomfret thys self same day in which he was not ware y t it was by other deuised y t himself should be beheaded y e same day at London Then saide the Protector ye shall all sée in what wise that sorceresse and that other Witch of hir counsell Shores wife with their affinitie haue by their sorcerie and witchcrafte wasted my body And therewith he plucked vp his dublet sléeue to his elbow vpō his left arme where he shewed a werish withered arme and smal as it was neuer other And thervpō euery mans minde sore misgaue them wel perceiuing y ◠this matter was but a quarrel For they well wist y ◠the Quéene was too wise to goe about any such folly And also if she would yet would she of all folke least make Shores wife of counsell whom of all women she most hated as that Concubine whome the King hir husbande had most loued And also no manne was there present but well knew that his arme was euer suche since hys byrth Naythelesse the Lorde Chamberlayne which from the death of Kyng Edward kept Shores wyfe on whom he somewhat doted in the Kings lyfe sauing as it is sayde he that while forbare hir of reuerence toward the K. or else of a certayn kind of fidelitic to his friend aunsweared and sayd certaynly my Lord if they haue so
and temporal from thence weÌ„t to the Tower of London by land ouer London bridge his nobles riding after the guise of FraÌ„ce vpon small Hackneys two and two vppon a Horsse and at London Bridge ende the Maior of London with his brethren and the Craftes met and receyued the King and the King procéeded to Grace Church corner and so to the Tower On the morrowe being the feast daye of Simon and Iude King Henrie created Thomas Lord Stanley Earle of Darby Edwarde Courtney Earle of Deuonshire and Iasper Earle of Penbroke was created Duke of Bedforde all at one time in the Tower of London On the thirtith of October King Henrie was Crowned at Westminster and ordayned a number of chosen Archers being strong and hardie persons to giue dayly attendaunce on his Parson whome he named Yeomen of the Guarde The seauenth of Nouember beganne a Parliamente at Westmiâ—ster for the establishing of all things in the whiche he caused to be proclaimed that al men were pardoned of al offences and shoulde be restored to their landes and goods which would submit themselues to his clemency After this he began to remember his especial friendes of whom some he aduannced to honor and dignitie and some he enriched with possessions and goods and to beginne the Lord Chandew of Brytaine he made Earle of Bath sir Gyles Dawbeney was made Lord Dawbeny sir Robert Willoughby Lorde Broke and Edward Stafford eldest sonne to Henrie late D. of Buckingham he restored to his dignitie and possessions The Parliament being dissolued the King redéemed the Marques Dorset and sir Iohn Bourcher whom he had left as pledges at Paris for mony there before borrowed And sent also into Flaunders for Iohn Morton Byshop of Ely The eightéenth daye of Ianuarie King Henrie married the Lady Elizabeth eldest daughter to Edward the fourth by whiche meanes the two families of Yorke and Lancaster which had long bene at great diuision were vnited made one King Henrie sente the Lorde Treasurer with Maister Bray and other vnto the Lorde Maior of London requiring 1486 Loane to the King hym and the Citizens of a Preste of 6000. markes wherefore the Maior with hys brethren and Commons graunted a prest of two thousand pound which was leuied of the coÌ„panies and not of the wards which prest was repayred againe in the yeare next following Anno. reg 2. Wheate was sold for iij. shillings the Bushell and Bay salt at the like price In the moneth of September Quéene Elizabeth was deliuered of hir first son named Arthur at Winchester Iohn Perciuall Hugh Clopton the 28. of Septemb. Sir Henry Collet Mercer the 28. of Octob. The beautifull Crosse in Cheape was newe builded towarde the building whereof Thomas Fisher Mercer gaue 600. markes Sir Richarde Simon a wily Priest came to Geralde erle of Kildare and Deputie of Irelande and presented to hym a lad his Scholler named Lambert whom he fained to be y e sonne of George duke of Clarence lately escaped the Tower of London And the childe hadde learned of the Prieste such Princely behauiour that he lightly moued the Earle and manye Nobles of Irelande tendering the bloude royall of Rycharde Plantagenet and George his sonne as also maligning the aduancement of the house of Lancaster in Henry the seauenth eyther to thinke or make the world wéene they thought verily this childe to be Edward Earle of Warwicke the Duke of Clarence lawfull sonne And althoughe King Henrie more thaÌ„ halfe marred their sport in shewing the right Earle thorowe all the streates of London yet the Lady Margaret Dutches of Burgoigne sister to Edwarde the fourth Iohn de la Poole hir nephewe the Lorde Louell sir Thomas Broughton Knight and other Capitaines of thys conspiracy deuised to abuse the colour of this yong Earles name for preferring their purpose which if it came to good they agréed to depose Lambert and to erecte the verye Erle in déede nowe prisoner in the Tower for whose quarrell had they pretended to fight they déemed it likely he should haue béene made awaye wherfore it was blazed in Ireland that the Kyng to mocke his subiects had schooled a boye to take vpon him the Earle of Warwickes name and had shewed hym aboute in London to blind the eies of simple folke and to defeate the lawfull inheritor of the Duke of Clarence theyr Countreyman and Protectour during hys lyfe to whose lynage they also diuided a tytle of the Crowne In al y e hast they assemble at Diueline and there in Christes Church they crowned this Idoll honouring him with tytles emperiall feasting and triumphing rearing mighty showtes and cries carying him thence to the Kings Castel vppon tall mens shoulders that he might be séene and noted as he was surely an honourable boy to looke vppon In thys meane tyme the Earle of Lincolne and the lord Edward Hall Louell hadde gotten by the ayde of the sayde Margaret aboute 2000. Almaines with Martin Swart a Germaine and in martiall actes verye experte to be their Capitaine and so sayling into Ireland and at the Citie of Diuelin caused yong Lambert to bée proclaymed King of Englande and so with a greate multitude of Irishemen of whome Thomas Gerardine was Capitaine they sailed into Englande wyth the newe king and landed at Fowdrey within a little of Lancaster trusting there to be ayded with money by sir Thomas Broughton one of the chiefest of thys conspiracy Kyng Henrie not sléepyng in his matters when he had gathered hys host togither ouer the whych the Duke of Bedforde and the Earle of Oxforde were chiefe Capitaines he went to Couentrie where he being certified that the Erle of Lincolne was landed at Lancaster with his newe King he remoued to Notingham to whom shortly after came George Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie the Lorde Straunge sir Iohn Cheyney with manye other In this space the Earle of Lincolne beyng entred into Yorkeshire directed his way to Newarke vppon Trent and at a little village called Stoke thrée or four miles from Newark nighe to the King and his armye planted his Campe. The nexte daye following the king diuided hys number into thrée battailes and after approched nighe the town of Stoke where bothe the armies ioyned and foughte egrelye on bothe partes but at the length the Kyngs forewarde sette vppon the aduersaries wyth suche a violence that they slewe manye and putte the reste to flighte For there their chiefe Capitaines the Earle of Lincolne and the Lord Louel sâ—r Thomas Broughton Martin Swart and the lord Grardin or after Champion Morise Fitz Thomas Captaine of the Irishemen were flaine and other aboue foure thousande This battaile was fought on the sixtéenth of June Lambert and the priest wer both taken to the no small griefe of Margaret Dutchesse of Burgoine Anno. reg 3 Sherifes Maior Iohn Fenkell William Remington the 28. of Septem Sir William Horne Salter the 28. of October The xxv of Nouember Quéen Elizabeth was Crowned at Westminster In the
fewell were rowed vp to Holborne Bridge as they of old time had bin accustomed which was a great commoditie to all the inhabitantes in that parte of London Also the Tower néere to the blacke Friers was taken downe by the commandement of the Maior The sixth of May Sir Iames Tirell Knight Lieutenant of Guisnes Castell and Sir Iohn Windham Knighte were beheaded on the Tower hill and a Shipman was hanged and quartered at Tiborne all for ayding Edmond de la Poole Earle of Suffolke Thys yeare were brought vnto the Kyng thrée men taken Men brought from the nevv found Ilands in the new found Ilands by Sebastian Gabato before named in Anno 1468. these men were clothed in Beastes Skinnes and eate raw Flesh but spake such a language Anno reg 18. as no man could vnderstand them of the which thrée men two of them were séene in the Kings Court at Westminster two yeares after clothed like Englishmen and could not bée discerned from Englishmen Henry Keble Nicholas Nines the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Bartholmew Rede Goldsmith the 28. of October The Chappell of our Lady aboue the East ende of the high Aultare of Westminster Churche with a Tauerne called King Henry the seauenths Chappell at VVestminster the white Rose néere adioyning was taken downe in whiche place a most beautifull Chappell was then forthwyth begonne to be buylded by Kyng Henrye the seauenth the charges whereof as I haue bene credibly informed amounted to the summe of fourtéene thousande pounds Elizabeth Quéene of England wife to Kyng Henry the Queene Elizabeth deceassed seauenth dyed of Childbed in the Tower of London on the twelfth of February and was solemnely buryed at Westminster King Henry the seuenth being himselfe a brother of the Sixe Kings of England breethren vvith the Taylors Company in London before they vvere entituled Merchant Taylors 1503 Taylors company in London as diuers other his predecessors Kings before him had bin to wéete Richard the third Edward the fourth Henry the sixth Henry the fifth Henry the fourth and Richard the second Also of Dukes eleuen Earles xxviij and Lords xiviij he now gaue to them the name and title of Merchant Taylors as a name of worship to endure for euer This yeare about the later end of March the prior of the Prior of Shene murthered Charterhouse of Shene was murthered in a cell of his owne house by meanes of one Goodwine a Monke of the same Cloyster and his adherents artificers of London On the xxv of June at the Bishop of Salisburies place in Fléetestréete was the noble Prince Henry the second sonne of King Henry the seauenth assured in matrimonie to the Lady Katherine late the wife of that excellent Prince Arthure The fifth of August deceassed Sir Reginald Bray Knight Treasurer of the Kings warres and was buryed at Windesore The eyght of August the King of Scottes marryed Margaret Margaret the Kings daughter maryed the eldest daughter of King Henry the seuenth A drye Sommer hauing no notable rayne from Whitsontide Anno reg 9. to the later Lady day in haruest Christopher Hawes Robert Wittes the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Thomas Granger the 11. of Nouember Sir William Capell Draper the 28. of October Maior The xiij of Nouember was holden within the pallace Sergeants feast of the Archbishop of Canterbury at Lambeth the Sergeants feast where dined the King and all his nobles and vpon the same day Thomas Granger newly chosen Sheriffe of London was presented before the Barons of the Kings Exchequer there to take his oth and after went with the Maior vnto the same feast whiche saued him money in hys pursse for if that day that feast had not bin kepte he must haue feasted the Maior Aldermen and others Worshipfull of the Citie This Feast was kept at the charge of tenne learned men newly admitted to be Sergeants to the Kings law whose names were Robert Bridnell William Greuill Thomas Marow George Edgore Iohn Moore Iohn Cutler Thomas Elyot Lewes Pollard Guy Palmis William Fayrefax On the xxj day of Nouember at night beganne a perillous Fire on London Bridge fire at the signe of the Panyer vpon London Bridge néere to Saint Magnus Church where sixe tenements were brent ere the same could be quenched The seauenth of January were certayne houses consumed Fire with fire againste Saint Butolphes Churche in Thamis stréete The xxv of January beganne a Parliament at Westminster Parliament of the which was chosen speaker for the commons Maister Edmond Dudley The xxvij of March was an house brent againste Sainte 1504 Martins le grand in London A newe Coyne was by Parliament appoynted that is Nevv Coyne to say Grote and halfe Grote which bare but halfe faces the same time also was coyned a Grote whiche was in value twelue pence but of those were but few coyned This yeare Alume which many yeares had bin sold for Alume deere sixe shillings an hundred and lower arose to fiue Nobles an hundred and after to foure Markes c. The forenamed Sir William Capell Maior of London caused in euery ward of London a Cage with a paire of Stocks Anno reg 20 Cages and Stockes ordeyned Hunsditch paued Sherifes Maior therein to punish vagabonds Also he caused all Hunsditch to be ouerpaued the which many yeares before lay full noyously and perilously for all trauellers that way Roger Acheley William Browne the 28. of Septemb. Iohn Winger Grocer the 28. of October About Christmas the more parte of the prisoners of the Marshalsey in Southwarke brake out and many of them béeing Prisoners of the Marshalsey brake out shortlye after taken were put to execution speciallye those which had layne for Felouie or Treason The xv of Aprill a money maker one of the Coyners of 1505 the Tower was drawne to Tiborne and there hanged There was great strife in the Guild hall about choosing Anno reg 21. of the Sheriffe for the Taylors woulde haue had Mayster Fitz Williams Tailor and the other commons chose Roger Groue Grocer Richard Shore Roger Groue the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Thomas Kniesworth Fishmonger the 28. of October This Thomas Kneisworth of his owne goodes builded the Conduit at Bishopsgate He gaue to the Fishmongers Conduit at Bishopsgate builded certayne tenements for the whiche they be bound to finde four Schollers that studie Arte two at Oxford and two at Cambridge euery of them foure pound the yeare They bée bound also to giue to twelue aged poore people of their company to euery one of them at Barthelmewtide a winter garment for euer Also to giue to the prisoners of Ludgate and Newgate euery yeare forty shillings c. The fifth of January in the night the Kings Chamber Richmond on fire was fiered at Richmond the which might not be quenched till many curteyns carpets rich beds and much other stuffe was consumed Through great
wyth suche a noyse of Drummes and flewtes as seldome hadde béene hearde the like At theyr entring into the Chamber twoo and twoo togyther they went directlye before the Cardinall where hée sate and saluted hym reuerentlye to whome the Lorde Chamberlaine for them saide Sir for as muche as they bée Straungers and can not speake Englishe they haue desired me to declare vnto you that they hauyng vnderstanding of this your triumphaunt banquet where was assembled suche a number of excellent Dames they coulde doe no lesse vnder supporte of youre Grace but to repayre hyther to viewe as well their incomparable beautie as for to accompanye them at Mumme chaunce and then to daunce with them and sir they require of youre Grace licence to accomplishe the saide cause of their comming To whome the Cardinall saide he was very well content they should so doe Then went the Maskers and first saluted al the Dames and returned to the moste worthiest and there opened their greate cuppe of Golde filled wyth Crownes and other péeces of Golde to whome they sette certaine péeces of Golde to cast at Thus perusing all the Ladyes and Gentlewomen to some they loste and of some they wonne and perusing after this maner al the Ladies they returned to the Cardinal with greate reuerence powring downe all their Golde so lefte in their Cup whych was aboue twoo hundred crowns At all quoth the Cardinall and so caste the Dice and wan them whereat was made a great noise and ioy Thenquoth the Cardinall to the Lord Chamberlain I pray you quoth he that you would shew them that me séemeth there should be a Nobleman amongest them who is more méete to occupye this seate and place than I am to whome I woulde moste gladly surrender the same according to my duety if I knewe him Then spake the Lorde Chamberlaine to them in Frenche and they rownding him in the eare the Lorde Chamberlaine saide to my Lorde Cardinall Sir quoth he they confesse that among them there is suche a Noble personage whome if your Grace can appointe hym oute from the rest he is content to disclose hymselfe and to accept your place with that the Cardinal taking good aduisement among them at the laste quoth he me séemes the Gentleman wyth the blacke Bearde shoulde be euen he and with that he arose oute of hys Chayre and offered the same to the Gentleman in the blacke Bearde with his cap in his hande The person to whome he offered the Chayre was Sir Edwarde Neuil a comely Knight that much more resembled the Kings person in that Maske than anye other The King perceyuing the Cardinall so deceyued could not forbeare laughing but pulled down hys visar and Master Neuels also and dashed out suche a pleasaunt countenaunce and chéere that al the noble estates there assembled perceiuing the King to be there among them reioyced very much The Cardinal eft soones desired his Highnesse to take the place of Estate to whome the King aunswered that he woulde goe firste and shifte hys apparell and so departed into my Lorde Cardinalles Chamber and there newe apparelled him in whych tyme the dishes of the banquet were cleane taken vppe and the Tables spred againe with new cleane perfumed clothes euery man and woman sitting stil vntill the King with all his Maskers came among them againe all newe apparelled then the King tooke his seate vnder the cloth of Estate commaunding euery person to sit still as they did before In came a newe banquet before the Kyng and to all the rest throughout all the Tables wherein were serued two hundred diuers dishes of costly deuises and suttilties Thus passed they forth the night with banqueting dauncing and other triumphes to the great comforte of the King and pleasant regard of the Nobilitie there assembled Thus passed this Cardinall his time from day to daye and yeare to yeare in suche greate wealth ioy triumph and glorie hauyng alwayes on hys side the Kings especial fauor vntil Fortune enuied his prosperous estate as is to the worlde well knowne and shall be partely touched hereafter This yeare in the moneth of May were sent out of Englande xij C. Masons and Carpenters and thrée hundred laborers Castell of Turney builded to the Citie of Tourney to builde a Castell there to chastice the Citie if it chaunced to rebel and to diminish the garrison that then laye there to the Kings greate charge Henry Worley Rich. Gray the 28. of Sep. William Bayly Sherifes Maior Lady Mary the Kings daughter borne 1516 Sir William Butler Grocer the 28. of October Lady Mary King Henries daughter was borne at Greenewiche on the eleauenth of February Margaret Quéene of Scottes King Henries eldest sister who had after the death of hir first husbande Iames King of Scots The Queene of Scots fledde into Englande flaine at Bosworth married Archibald Duglas Earle of Auguise fledde into Englande and lay at Harbottle where shée was deliuered of a childe called Margaret But shortlye after Archibalde Douglas hir husbande wente home agayne into Scotlande wythoute leaue taking wherefore the Kyng sente for hir to London where shée was roally receyued and lodged at Baynardes Castell and there she tarried a whole yeare ere she returned Thomas Seimer Rich. Thurstone Broderer the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Greate frâ—ste 1517 Anno reg 9. Euil May day Iohn Rest Grocer the 28. of October The Thamis was frozen that men with horse and Carts might passe betwixte Westminster and Lambeth On May euen was an insurrection of yong persons and Apprentises of London against Aliens for the whyche fact tenne payre of Gallowes were made with whéeles to be remoued from stréete to stréete and from dore to dore wherevpon diuers yong men were hanged wyth theyr Captaine Iohn Lincolne a Broker the residue to the number of four hundred men and eleauen women tyed in ropes al along one after an other in theyr shyrtes came to Westminster hall wyth halters aboute their neckes and were pardoned Margaret Quéene of Scottes returned into Scotland to the Quene of Scots returned Earle of Anguise hir husbande Thomas Baldry Richard Simonds the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1518 Svveating sicknesse Anno reg 10 Sir Thomas Exmew Goldsmith the 28. of October Manye dyed in Englande of the sweating sicknesse in especiallye aboute London wherefore Trinitie Terme was one daye at Oxforde and then adiourned to Westminster In the moneth of July Cardinall Campeius came into Englande from the Pope to exhorte king Henry to make war on the Turkes After long sute made of the Frenche King and hys councell Cardinall Campeius it was agréed that the Citie of Tourney shoulde be delyuered to the Frenche King he paying sixe hundred thousande Crownes for the Citie and foure hundred thousand Crownes for the Castell the whyche the King had buylded whiche was not fully performed and also he shoulde pay thrée and twentie thousande pounde Tournois the whych sometime the Citizens of Tourney
receyued by the Lorde Sandes then Capitaine there wyth all the retinue of the same And from thence he rode to Calleis where he tarryed the shipping of his stuffe horses and â—â—aine And in the meane time he stablished there a Marte â—or all nations These things and other for the weale of the Towne and Garrison by him perfecte he tooke shipping â—â—â—â—ued at Douer the xxiiij of September from whence he â—â—de to the Courte the King being in hys Progresse at sâ—â— Henrie Wiats house in Kent he wente immediately to hym with whome he hadde long talke and continued twoo or three dayes there in the Courte and then retourned to hys house at Westminster Such scarcitie of bread was in London and al England that Scarcitie of breads many dyed for default thereof the King of his goodnesse sent to the Citie of his own prouision 600. quarters or else for one wéeke there had bin little breade The bread cartes coÌ„ming froÌ„ Stratford toward London were met at y â— Myle â—nd by the Citizens so that the Maior and Sheriffes were forced to goe and rescue the same Eartes and to fée them broughte to the Markets appointed Wheate was then at fiftéene shillings the quarter but shortly after the Merchants of the Stiliarde broughte from Danske sâ—â—he store of Wheate and Rie that the same was better cheape to be solde in London than in any other part of the Realme besides Iohn Hardie William Hollis the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iames Spencer Vintner the 28. of October After the beginning of the Terme the Cardinall caused to be assembled in the Starre Chamber all the Noblemen Iudges and Iustices of Peace that were in Westminster hall at that tyme present and there made to them a long Oration Cardinal VVolsey in the Starre Chamber declareth vvhat an honorable peace he hadde concluded declaring the cause of his Embassade into Fraunce and of his procéedings there among the whyche he saide he had concluded such an amitie as neuer was heard in the realm before as well betwéen the Emperour and vs as betwéene the King our Soueraigne and the Frenche King with a perpetuall peace the whyche should be confirmed in writyng sealed in fine Golde affyrming further that the Kyng of Englande should receiue yearly his tribute by that name out of the Dutchie of Normandie wyth all the costes whyche hée had sustained in the warres And also where there was a restraint made in Fraunce of the Frenche Quéenes Dowrie whome the Duke of Suffolke had married for diuers yeres during the wars it was concluded that she should not onelye receiue it againe but also the arrerages that were â—â—payed This peace thus concluded there shoulde be suche an amitie betwéene the Gentlemen of eache realme and entercoâ—rse of Merchants that it shoulde séeme to al men both territories to be but one Monarchie c. The twentith of October were receyued into London certaine Embassadorâ— oute of Fraunce aboute eyghte in number of the moste noble and worthye Gentlemenne in all Fraunce they were lodged in the Bishops Pallaice in Paules Churchyard to whome diâ—ers Noblemen resorted and gaue them dyuers presents especially the Maior of the Citie of London Then they resorted vnto the Courte béeyng at Greenewiche where they were receiued by the King They hadde Commission to establishe the King in the order of Fraunce for whome they broughte for that intente a collar of fine Golde with the Michaell hanging thereat and Robes to the same order appertenant the whiche was of blewe Uelâ—et richly embrodered And the King to gratifie the French â—yng with the semblable he sent a noble man of the order here in Englande with Garter the Harrault into France to establishe the Frenche King in the order of the Garter with â—â—emblable collar wyth a Garter and Robes accordyng to the same The Embassadors remayning here vntil theyr returne â—â— things béeyng concluded concerning the perpetuall peace vppon solempne ceremonies and othes contained in certain Instruments touching the same whych was confirmed by receyuing of the Sacrament in Paules Churche of London by the King and the Graund Maister of France who represented the King his Maister and there the instrumentes were seâ—led with Golde and the King put his hande therevnto and the Graund Maister did the lyke betwéene whome the Cardinall diuided the Sacrament And that done they deâ—â—rted the King rode wyth the Cardinall to Westminster and there dyned wyth all the Frenche men passyng aâ— the day after with consultation of waightie matters touchyng the conclusion of the saide article of the perpetuall peace The King then depaâ—ted againe by water to Greenewich at whose departing it was concluded by the Kings deuice that al the Frenche men shoulde resorte to Richemonde and hunt in euerye one of the Parkes there and from thence to Hampton Courte and there to hunt and the Cardinall to make there a supper or banquet or both to them And from thence they should ryde to Windsore and there to hunt And after to returne to London so to Greenewich there to banquet with the King Then was there made preparation of all thyngs for this greate assemblye at Hampton Court the Cardinall called before him his principal Officers as Stewarde Treasorer Comptroller and Clearke of hys Kitchin to whome he declared his minde touchyng the entertainement of the Frenche men at Hampton Courte his pleasure to them knowne they sent out Caters Purueyors and other the Cookes wrought both night daye in suttleties the Yeomen and Grooms of the Wardrobes were busied in hanging of the Chambers and furnishing the same wyth beds of silke and other furniture there were prouided 280. beds furnished with all manner of furniture to them belonging The daye was come to the French men assigned and 1526 they ready assembled before the houre of their appointmeÌ„t wherefore the officers caused them to ryde to Haâ— orth a place and a Parke of the Kings wythin thrée myles there to hunt spenâ— the day vntill night at whyth time they returned againe to Hampton Courte euery of them conueyed to theyr seuerall Chambers hauing in them greate â—â—ers and wiâ—e for their comforte remayning there vntil the Supper was ready The Chambers where they supped and banqueted were ordered in this sort First the great wayting Chamber was hanged with rich Arras as none were Aâ—â—oreg 20 better than other and furnished with tall yeomen to serue There were sette Tables rounde aboute the Chamber banquet wise couered a Cupborde was there garnished with whyte siluer Plate hauing also in the same Chamber to giue the more light foure plates of siluer sette with greate lightes and a greate fire of wood and coales The nexte Chamber being the Chamber of Presence was hanged with verye riche arras and a sumptuous cloth of estate furnished with many goodly Gentlemen to serue the Tables ordered in maner as the other Chamber was sauing that the highe Table was remoued beneath the
cloth of Estate towarde the middest of the Chamber couered Then was there a Cupborde being in length as broade as the Chamber with sixe Desks of haight garnished wyth guilt Plate â—auing wyth lightes one payre of Candlestickes of Syluer and guylte béeyng curiously wrought whyche cost thrée hundred Markes and standyng vpon the same twoo lightes of Waxe burning as byg as Torches to set it forth This Cupborde was barred rounde aboute that no manne coulde come nighe it for there was none of all this Plate touched in this baÌ„quet for there was sufficient besides The Plates that hong on the walles to giue light were of siluer and guilte hauyng in them great pearchers of Waxe burning a greate fire in the Chimney â—nd all other things necessary for the furniture of so noble a feaste Nowe was all things in a readinesse The Trumpettes were blowne to warne to supper The Officers discréetely conducted these Noblemen from theyr Chambers into the Chamber where they shoulde sup and caused them there to sette downe and that done their seruice came vppe in suche abundance both costlye and full of suttleties and with suche a pleasaunte noyse of instruments of Musike that the Frenche men as it séemed were rapte into a heauenly Paradice The Cardinall was not yet come but they were mery and pleasant Before the seconde course the Cardinall came in booted and spurred all sodainely amongest them and bade them Proface at whose comming there was greate ioy wyth rysing euerye man from his place The Cardinall caused theÌ„ to sit still and kéepe their roumes and beyng in hys apparell as he rode called for a chayre and sate in the midst of the highe Table Anone came vppe the seconde course with so many dishes suttleties and deuises aboue a hundred in number whiche were of so goodly proportion and costly that I think the French men neuer sawe the like the wonder was no lesse than it was worthy indéede There were Castels wyth Images in the same Paules Church for the quantitie as weâ— counterfaited as the Paynter shoulde haue painted it on a cloth or wall There were beastes byrdes and personages moste likely made and counterfaited some fightyng wyth Swordes some wyth Gunnes and Crossebowes some vaughting and leaping some dauncing with Ladyes some on horses in complete harnesse iustyng wyth long sharpe Speares with many moe deuises Among al other was a chesse boorde made of spiced Plate with menne there of the fame and for the good proportion and bycause the French meune be verye experte in that playe my Lorde Cardinall gaue the same to a Gentleman of France commaunding there shoulde be made a goodly cace for the preseruation thereof in all haste that he might conuey the same into hys Countrey Then tooke my Lord a bole of Gold filled with Ipocrase and putting off hys Cappe sayde I drinke to the Kyng my Soueraigne Lord and next vnto the King your Master therwith dranke a good draught and when he had done he desired the Graund Maister to pledge hym Cuppe and all the whyche was well worth fiue hundred Markes and so caused all the bourdes to pledge these twoo royall Princes then wente the Cuppes so merily aboute that manye of the Frenche menne were faine to be ledde to their beddes Then rose vppe the Cardinall and went into hys priuiâ— Chamber to pul off his Bootes and to shifte hym and then wente he to supper in his priuie Chamber and making a verye shorte supper returned into the Chamber of Presence among the Frenche menne vsing them so louingly and familiarly that they coulde not commende hym too muche and whilest they were in communication and other pastimes al their Lyueries were serued to their ChaÌ„bers euerye Chamber hadde a Bason and an Ewer of siluer a great liuery pot of siluer some guilt yea and some chamber hadde two Lyuerie pots wyth Wine and Béere a siluer Candlesticke both white and plaine hauing in it twoo cizes and a staffe torche of Ware a fine Manchet and a chete loafe Thus was euerye Chamber furnished through al the house And yet the Cupbords in the two banquetting Chambers not once touched Thus when it was more than time conuenient they were conueyed to their lodgings where they rested that night In the morning they dyned with the Cardinall and so departed to Windsore After the returne of the strangers from Windsore which place with the order therof they much commended The day approched that they were by the king inuited to the Courte where firste they dyned and after dauÌ„â—ing and other pastimes by them done the time of supper came on Then was the Banquetting Chamber in the tylte yarde at Greenewiche to the whyche place these strangers were conducted by the noblest personages in the court where they didde bothe sup and banquet the straunge and wonderful deuises of dishes and suttleties whereof as farre passed the banquet at Hampton Court as Golde doth Siluer in valewe of waighte for waight In the middest of this banquet there was â—ourneying at the barryers with lustie Gentlemen in compleate harnesse very gorgeous on foote Then was there the like on horsebacke And after all this was the moste goodlyest disguysing or Enter lude made in Latine the Players beyng so riche and of so strange deuises that it passeth all comparison Thys done there came suche a number of the fayrest Ladyes and Gentlewomen that bare any brute of beautie in all the Realme in moste richest apparell that mighte be deuised with whome the Gentlemen of Fraunce daunced vntil a gorgeous Maske came in of Gentlemen who daunced and masked with these Ladies This done came in a Maske of Ladyes these Ladyes tooke eache of them one of the French men to daunce and to maske these women Maskers spake good French to the French men which delighted them very much Thus was this nighte consumed from fiue of the clocke vntill thrée of the clocke after midnight and then euerye man departed to their lodgings After all thys solempue chéere at a daye appoynted they resorted to the Court to take their leaue of the King and other noblemen then came they to Westminster vnto the Cardinall of whom they receyued the Kings rewards the whyche were these euerye man of honor and estimation had Plate some to the valewe of thrée or foure hundred pound and some more and some lesse besides other greate gifts receyued before of the King as gownes of Ueluet with riche Furres greate chaynes of Golde and goodlye horses wyth dyuers other giftes and the leaste of them had a summe of crowns of Golde the worste Page amongest them hadde twentie Crownes for hys parte and beyng thus nobly rewarded they departed A Frenche Craer of thirtie Tunne being manned wyth eighte and thirtie Feenche menne and a Flemish Craer of seauen and twentie Tunne and foure and twentie Flemings méeting at Margate the one chaced the other along the riuer of Thamis to the Tower Wharffe of London where sir Edmond Walsingham
barre called for iudgemeÌ„t with y â— quoth Cardinall Campeius I wil not giue iudgemeÌ„t till I haue made relation to y â— Pope of all our procéedings whose councel coÌ„mandemeÌ„t in this â—â—se I wil obserue the case is very doubtful also the party defendaÌ„t wil make no answer héere but doth rather apeale froÌ„ vs supposing y â— we be not indifferent wherefore I will â—â—â—ourne this Court for this time according to the order of y â— Court of Rome and with y â— the Court was dissolued no more done This protracting of the conclusion of the matter â— Henry tooke very displeasaÌ„tly Cardinall Campeius toke his leaue of the K. and Nobilitie returned towards Rome Ralph Rowlet Goldsmith was chosen Sheriffe of LoÌ„don by â— commons but y â— King wrote for him he was for y â— yeare 〈…〉 ged then was chosen Walter Champion Draper Michael Dorman Walter Champion the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Sir Raulph Dodmere Mercer the 28. of October The â—â—iâ— day of October the Dukes of Suffolke and of Nonffolke come to the Cardinall then being at Westminster to whome then declared that the Kings pleasure was that he should surrender vp the great Seale into their handes and to depart simply vnto Asher which was an house scituate nigh vnto Hampton Court belonging to the Bishopricke of Winchester The Cardinall demanded of them their commission that gaue them such authoritie who answered againe that they were sufficient commissioners and had authoritie to doe no lesse by the Kings mouth notwithstanding he woulde in no wise agrée in that behalfe withoute further knowledge of their authoritie saying that the great Seale was deliuered him by the Kings person to enioy the ministration â—hereof with the roome of the Chancellor for the tearme of his life whereof for his suretie he had the Kings letters pattents which matter was greatly debated betwéene them with many great wordes in so much that the Dukes were sayne to depart againe without their purpose and râ—de to Windesore to the King and made report accordingly but the next day they returned againe bringing with them the Kings letters Then the Cardinal deliuered Cardinall discharged of the great Seale vnto them the great Seale and was content to departe simply taking with him nothing but only certayne prouision for his house â— and after long talke betwéene him and the Dukes they departed with the great Seale of England and brought the same to the King Then the Cardinal called al his Officers before him and tooke accompt of them for all such stuffe whereof they had charge and in his Galrey were fâ—â— diuers Tables wherevpon lay a great number of goodly rich stuffe as whole péeces of Silke of all coloures â—elâ—et Sattin Damaske Taffata Grograine other things Also there lay a thousand péeces of fine HollaÌ„d cloth There was layd on euery Table Bookes reporting the contents of the same and so was there Inuentories of all things it order against the Kings comming He caused to be hanged the walles of the Gallory on the one side with cloth of Gold cloth of Tissue cloth of Siluer and rich cloth of Bodken of diuers colours On the other side were hanged the richest suite of Coapes of his owne prouision made for hys Colledges of Oxford and Ipswich that euer was séene in England Then had he two Chambers adioyning to the Galerie the one most commonly called the gilt Chamber and the other the Counsell Chamber wherein were set vp two broade and long Tables vpon trestles wherevpon was set suche a number of plate of all sortes as was almost incredible In the gilt Chamber were set out vpon the Table nothing but gilt plate and vpon a Cupbord and in a window was set no plate but Gold very rich and in the Counsell chamber was all white and parcell gilt plate and vnder the Table in baskets was all olde broken Siluer plate and Bookes set by them purporting euery kinde of plate and euery parcell with the contents of the ounces thereof Thus was all things prepared giuing charge of all the said stuffe with all other remaining in euery Office to be deliuered to the King to make answere to their charge for the order was such that euery Officer was charged with y e receipt of the stuffe belonging to his Office by Indenture To Sir William Gascoine being his Treasurer he gaue the charge of the deliuerie of the said goodes and therewithal with his traine of Gentlemen and yeomen he tooke his Barge at the priuie staires and so wente by water vnto Putney where when he was arriued he tooke his Moyle and euery man tooke their Horsses and rode streight to Ashere where he and his family continued the space of thrée or four wéekes without either beddes shéetes table clothes or dishes to eate their meate in or wherwith to buy any the Cardinall was forced to borow of the Bishop of Carelile plate and dishes c. The xxvj of October Sir Thomas Moore was made Sir Thomas Moore made Chancellour Chancellour of England William Tindall after he had translated the new Testament into English he caused the same to be printed beyond Nevv Testament printed in English the Seas A peace was agréed betwéene the Emperour and the Kings of England France Boheme and Hungary In the moneth of October the King came to his Place of Bridewell where he and his Nobles put on their Robes and went to the Blacke Friers and began there a ParliameÌ„t Parliament at the Black friers in y e which the Cardinall was condeÌ„ned in the Premunire The eyght of December was created Thomas Uiscount Rochford Earle of Wilshire Robert Uiscount Fitz Water Earle of Sussex and George Lord Hastings Earle of Huntington at Yorke Place by Westminster The thirtéenth of January a great fire was in the Uintrie at London Cardinall Wolsey after great suite made to the King was licenced to remoue from Ashere to Richmond whyche place he had a little before repaired with great costes for the King had made an exchange therof with him for Hampton Court The Cardinall hauing licence of the King to repaire to Richmond made hast thither and lodged there in the Lodge of the great Parke which was a very pretie house there he lay vntill the beginning of Lent then he remoued into the Charterhouse of Richmond where he lay in a lodging which Doctor Collet made for himselfe vntill he remoued Northward which was in the Passion wéeke after and euery day he resorted to the Charterhouse there and would sitte with one of the most auntient fathers who perswaded him to despise the vayne glorie of the world Then prepared the Cardinall for his iourney into the North and sente to London for liuerie clothes for his seruants and so rode from Richmond to Hendon from thence to a place called the Rye the next day to Raystone where he lodged in the Priorie the next day to Huntingdon and there lodged
in the Abbey the next day to Peterborow and there lodged in the Abbey where he abode all the next wéeke where he kept hys Easter his traine was in number 160. persons vpon MauÌ„die Thurseday he made his Maundy there hauing 59. pore meÌ„ whose féete he washed gaue euery one xij d. in money iij. elles of good Canuas a paire of shoes a cast of redde hearings and iij. white hearings and one of them had ij sÌ„ On Thurseday next after Easter he remoued to Maister Fitz Williams sometime a Merchant Taylor of London and then of the Kings Councell the next wéeke he remoued to Stamford the next day to Grantham the nexte day to Newarke and lodged in the Castell that night and the next day also from thence he rode to Southwell where he continued most part of all that Sommer vntill the latter end of grasse time and then he rode to Scroby where he continued vntill Michaelmasse and then to Cawood Castell within seauen miles of Yorke whereof we will speake more héereafter The xvj of May a maÌ„ was hanged in chaines in Finsburie 1530 field for murthering Doctor Miles Uicar of S. Brides The xxv of May K. Henry commanded the Bishops to call in Anno reg 22 Tindals translatioÌ„ of the new Testament and to sée another truly translated to be set forth K. Henry vpon occasion of Suite to the Court of Rome forbidden delay made by the Pope in his controuersie of diuorcement and through displeasure of such reports as he heard had bin made of him to y e Court of Rome thirdly pricked forward by some counsellers to follow y e example of y e Germanes caused proclamatioÌ„ to be made the xix of September forbidding al his subiects to purchase any maner of thing from the Court of Rome This yeare Ralph Rowlet was againe chosen Election of the Sheriffe Sheriffe for y e coÌ„mons and he would not take it vpon him but went to Saint Albons then on Michaelmasse euen was chosen Robert Amadas Goldsmith and the King wrote for him so that he was excused On the morrow which was Michaelmasse day was chosen Richard Choppin Tallow Sheriffe elected on Michael mas day Chandler who was forthwith sworne in the Guild hall and changed into a Gowne and Cloake of Scarlet wyth a theine of Gold about his necke and a Horse being prepared for him ready at y e Guild Hall Gate he rode to Westminster William Dauntsey Richard Choppin the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Thomas Pergeter Salter the 28. of October The iiij and v. of Nouember was a great wind y â— blew downe many houses and trées after the which winde followed so high a tide that it drowned the marshes on Essex side and Kent with the I le of Thanet and other places destroying much Cattell Cardinall Wolsey lying at Cawood helde there an honourable and plentifull house for all commers and also built and repaired the Castell which was greatly in decay hauing artificers and labourers aboue 300. persons dayly in wages and at length being therevnto perswaded by y e Doctors of y e Church of Yorke he determined to be stauled there at Yorke Minster the next Monday after Alhallowen day against which time due preparation was made for the same but not in such sumptuous wise as his predecessors before him had vsed The day being once knowne vnto the worshipfull GentlemeÌ„ of the Countrey and other as Abbots Priors hauing notice of his staulatioÌ„ they sent in such prouision of victuall that it is almost incredible all whiche was vnknowne to the Cardinall for as much as he was preuented and disappoynted of his purpose by the reason that he was arrested of high Treason as yée shall héereafter heare so that most parte of this former prouision that I spake of was sent vnto Yorke the same day of his arrest and the next day following for his arrest was kept as close as could be the order of his arrest was thus It was appoynted by the King and Counsell that Sir Walter Walsh Knight one of the Kings priuie Chamber shoulde be sente downe with a Commission into the North vnto the Earle of Northumberland who was sometime brought vp in house with the Cardinall and they twaine being ioyntly in commissioÌ„ to arrest the Cardinall of high Treason Mayster Walsh tooke his Horsse at the Court gate about noone vpon Alhallowen day towarde the Earle of Northumberland And now haue I occasion to declare what happened aboute the same time which peraduenture signified the troubles following to the Cardinall The Cardinall sitting at Dinner vpon Alhallowen day hauing at his boordes ende dyuers Chaplaynes sitting at dinner ye shall vnderstand that the Cardinalles great crosse stoode in a corner at the tables end leaning against the hanging and when the bordes end was taken vp and a conuenient time for the Chaplaines to arise one Doctor Augustine a Venetian and Phisition to the Cardinall rising from the table with the other hauing vppon him a great gowne of boysteous Ueluet ouerthrew the Crosse whiche â—rayling downe along the tappet with the point of one of the Crosses brake Doctor Bonars head that Doctor Bonars head broke the bloud ran downe the company there standing greatly astonied with the chance The Cardinall perceyuing the same demanded what the matter meant of their sodeine amaze and they shewed him of the fall of his Crosse vppon Doctor Bonars head hath it quoth he drawne any bloud yea forsooth my Lord quoth they with that he cast his head aside and said shaking his head Malum omen and therewith said Grace and rose from the Table went to his Chamber Now marke the significatioÌ„ how the Cardinal expounded this matter at Pomfret after his fall First ye shall vnderstand that the Crosse which he bare as Archbishop of Yorke signified himselfe and Augustine the Phisition who ouerthrewe the Crosse was only he that accused the Cardinall whereby his enimies caught an occasion to ouerthrow him it fell vpon Doctor Bonars head who was Mayster of the Cardinals faculties and spirituall iurisdictions was then damnified by the ouerthrow of the Crosse yea moreouer drawing bloud of him betokened death which shortly after did ensue About which time of this mischance the same very day and season Maister Walsh tooke his Horsse at the Court as nigh as could be iudged Now the appointed time drew néere of his staulation and sitting at Dinner vpon the Friday next before the Monday on the which day he intended to be stauled at Yorke the Earle of Northumberland and Mayster Wâ—â—sâ— with a great company of Gentlemen of the Earles house and of the Countrey whome he had gathered togither in the Kings name came into y e Hall aâ— Cawod the Officers being at Dinner and the Cardinall not fully dined being then in his fruites The first thing y t y e Earle did after he had set order in the hall he commaÌ„ded Cardinall aâ—rested the
Porter at the Gates to deliuer him y e keyes therof who would in no wise obey his coÌ„mandement although he were roughly threatned streightly coÌ„manded in y e Kings name to make deliuery of theÌ„ to one of the Earles seruants Sir quoth he seeing that ye do but intend to set one of your seruants in my place to kéepe the Gates I knowe no seruant that ye haue but I am as able as he to do it and kéepe the Gates to your purpose whatsoeuer it be and also the keyes were deliuered me by my Lord and Mayster wherefore I pray you to pardon me for whatsoeuer ye shall commaund me to do in the ministratioÌ„ of mine office I shall do it with good will with that quoth the Earle hold him a Booke coÌ„maunded him to lay his hand theron thou shalt â—weare quoth he that thou shalt well and truly kéepe the Gates to the Kings vse and to doe all such things as we shall commaund and that ye shal let passe neither in nor out at these Gates but such as ye be commaunded by vs and with this oth he receiued the keyes at the Earles hands Of all these doings knewe the Cardinall nothing for they stopped the steire so that none went vp to the Cardinals Chamber and they that came downe could no more go vp againe at the last one escaped who shewed the Cardinall that the Earle was in the Hall wherat the Cardinall maruelled would not beléeue him but coÌ„maunded a Gentleman to bring him the truth who going downe the staires saw the Earle of Northumberland and returned and said it was very he then quoth the Cardinall I am forâ— that we haue dined for I feare our Officers be not prouided of any store of good fishe to make him some honourable chéere let the Table stande quoth he with that he rose vp and going downe y â— staires he encountred the Earle coÌ„ming vp with all his tayle and as soone as the Cardinal espied y â— Earle he put off his â—ay said my Lord ye be most hartily welcome so embraced each other then the Cardinall tooke the Earle by the hand â—â—â— had him vp into the Chamber whome followed all the number of the Earles seâ—â—ants From thence he led him into his bedchamber and they being there al alone the Earle said vnto the Cardinall with a soft voice laying his hande vpoÌ„ his arme my Lord I arrest you of high Treason with which words y e Cardinal being maruellously astonied staÌ„ding both stil a good space at the last quoth the Cardinall what authority haue you to arrest me forsooth my L. quoth â— Earle I haue a coÌ„missioÌ„ so to do where is your coÌ„mission quoth he that I may sée it nay sir that you may not sayde the Earle well then quoth the Cardinall I will not obey your rest But as they were debating this matter betwéene them in the Chamber so busie was M. Walsh in arresting Doctor Augustine at the dore in y e pallace saying vnto him go in Traytor or I shal make thée At the last M. Walsh being entred the Cardinals Chamber began to plucke off his hoode and after knéeled down to the Cardinall vnto whom the Cardinal said come hither gentlemaÌ„ and let me speake with you Sir héere my Lord of Northumberland hath arrested me but by whose authoritie he sheweth not if ye be ioyned with him I pray you shew me Indéede my Lord quoth M. Walsh he sheweth you the truth well then quoth the Cardinall I pray you let me sée it Sir I beséech you quoth M. Walsh hold vs excused there is annexed to our coÌ„missioÌ„ certaine instructions which you may not sée well quoth y e Cardinall I trow ye are one of the Kings priuie Chamber your name is Walsh I am content to yéeld to you but not to my Lord of Northumberland without I sée his commission the worst in the Kings priuie Chamber is sufficieÌ„t to arrest the greatest péere of the Realme by the Kings commandement without any commission therefore put your commission and authoritie in execution spare not I will obey the Kings will I take God to Judge I neuer offended the Kyng in worde nor déede Then the Earle called into the Chamber diuers Gentlemen of his owne seruauntes and after they had taken the Cardinalles keyes from him they put him in custodie of the Earles Gentlemen then they went about the house to set all things in an order theÌ„ sent they Doctor Augustine away to London with as much spéede as they could who was boune vnto the Horsse like a Traytor but it was Sunday toward night ere the Cardinal was conuayd from Cawod lodged that night in the Abbey of Pomfret The next day he remoued towarde Daneaster and was there lodged at the blacke Friers The nexte day he was remoued to Shefilde Parke where the Earle of Shrewsburie with his Lady and a traine of GentlemeÌ„ and Gentlewomen receyued him with much honor then departed all the great number of Gentlemen that conducted him thether and the Cardinall being thus with y â— Earle of Shrewsburie coÌ„tinued there xviij dayes after vpoÌ„ whome the Earle appointed diuers Gentlemen to attend coÌ„tinually to sée that he should lacke nothing béeing serued in his owne Chamber as honourably as he had in his own house and once euery day the Earle would repaire vnto him commune with him After the Cardinall had thus remained with the Earle of Shrewsburie aboute a fortnight it came to passe at a certaine time as he sate at his dinner in his own chaÌ„ber hauing at his boords end a messe of Gentlemen and Chaplaines to kéepe him company toward y â— end of his dinner when he was come to eating hys fruites his colour was perceyued often to change whereby he was iudged not to be in good health where vpon one of The Cardinall â—ickneâ—â—â— his Gentlemen said Sir me séemes you are not well at ease to whome he answered with a loude voice forfooth no more I am for I am quoth he taken sodâ—inly with a thing about my stomacke that lyeth there along as colde as a whetstone which is no more but wind I pray you go to the Poâ—icarie and enquire of him â—â— he haue any thing that wil breake winde vpward Then went he to the Earle and shâ—wed him what estate the Cardinall was in and what he desired with that the Earle caused the Poticarie to be called before him and demanded of him if he had any thing that would breake wind vpward in a mans body he answered he had such geare Then quoth the Earle fetch me some theÌ„ y â— Apoticary fetched a white coÌ„fectioÌ„ in a fair paper shewed to y â— erle who coÌ„manded one to giue y e assay therof before him then y â— same to be brought to the Cardinall who receiued it vp al at once into his mouth but immediatly after surely he auoided much wind vpward â—o quoth he ye
Countesse of Oxforde Widowe and on hyr lefte hande stoode the Countesse of Worcester all the dynner season whyche dyuers tymes in the dynner tyme dyd holde a fyne cloath before the Quéenes face when she list to spitte or do otherwise at hir pleasure and at the Tables ende sate the Archbishop of Canterbury on the right hande of the Quéene and in the middest betwéene the Archbishop and the Countesse of Oxforde stoode the Earle of Oxforde with a white staffe all dynner tyme and at the Quéenes féete vnder the Table sate two Gentlewomen all Dinner tyme. When all these thyngs were thus ordered came in the Duke of Suffolke and the Lorde William Howarde on Horssebacke and the Serieants of Armes before them and after them the Sewer and then the Knightes of the Bath bringing in the first course which was eyght and twentie dishes beside sutelties and Shippes made of Waxe maruellous gorgeous to beholde all whych time of seruice the Trumpettes standing in the windowe at the neather ende of the Hall played When she was serued of two dishes then the Archbishops seruice was set downe whose Sewer came equall with the thirde dish of the Quéenes seruice on his left hande After that the Quéene and the Archbishop were serued the Barons of the Portes beganne the Table on the right hande next the wall then at the Table sate the Maysters and Clearks of the Chancerie and beneath them other Doctors and Gentlemen The Table next the wall on the left hand by the Cupbord was begonne by the Maior and Aldermen the Chamberlayne and Counsell of the Citie of London and beneath them sate substantiall Merchantes and so downeward other Worshipfull persons At the Table on the right hand in the midst of the Hall sate the Lord Chancellor and other Temporall Lordes on the right side of the Table in their Circotes and on the left side of the same Table sate Bishoppes and Abbots in their Parliamente Roabes beneath them sate the Judges Serieants and the Kings Counsell beneath them the Knightes of the Bathe At the Table on the left hand in the middle part sate Dutcheses Marqueses Counteses Baronesses in their Roabes and other Ladyes in Circotes and Gentlewomen in Gownes all whiche Gentlewomen and Ladyes sate on the lefte side of the Table along and none on the righte side and when all were thus set they were incontinent â—erâ—â—d so quickly that it was maruellous for the seruitors gaue so good attendance that meate nor drinke nor anye thing else néeded to be called for which in so great a multitude was maruell As touching the fare there could be deuised no more costly dishes nor suttelties The Maior of London was serued with foure and thirtie dishes at two â—â—â—rses and so were all hys bréethren and suche as sate aâ— hys Table The Quéene had at hir seconde course foure and twentye dishes and thirtie at the thirde course and betwéene the last courses the Kings of Armes Crowned 〈…〉 Officers of Armes 〈…〉 â—arges in three partes â—â— the Hall and after stoode in theyr place whiche was in the bekens of the Kings â—â—nâ—h and on the right hand out of the Claysteâ— of Saint Stephons Chappell was made a little closeâ— in which the King with diuers Embassadors stoode to beholde the seruice the Duke of Suffolke and the Lorde William rode oftentimes about y e Hal chéering the Lords Ladyes Maior his brethren After they in the Hall had dined they had Wafers and Ipocrase and then they washed and were commanded to rise and stand still in theyr places before the tables or on the formes till the Quéene had washed When she had taken Wafers and Ipocrase the Table was taken vp and the Earle of Rutland brought vp the surnape and layde it at the boordes ende which immediatly was drawne and cast by Mayster Reade Marshall of the Hall and the Quéene washed and after the Archbishop and after the surnape was withdrawne then she rose and stoode in the midst of the hall place to whome the Earle of Sussex in a goodly spice Plate brought a voyde of spice and coÌ„fections After him the Maior of London brought a standing cuppe of Gold set in a cuppe of Assay of Golde and after that she had drunke she gaue the Maior the cuppe with the cuppe of Assey bycause there was no couer according to the clayme of the Citie thanking him and all hys bréethren of their payne Then she vnder hir Canapie departed to hir Chamber and at the entrie of hir Chamber she gaue the Canapie with belles and all to the Barons of the Portes according to their clayme with great thankes then the Maior of London bearing his cuppe in his hande with his bréethren went through the Hall to their Barge and so did all other Noblemen and Gentlemen for it was sire of the Clocke On Mondaye were the Justes at the Tilt before the Iusting Kings Gate where the Maior and his bréethren had a godly standing but there were sew Speares broken by reasoâ— the Horsses would not coape On Wednesday the King sente for the Maior and â—â—â— bréethren to Westminster and there he himselfe gaue 〈…〉 them hartie thankes with many goodly words On Midsommer euen deceassed Mary the French Quéen Mary King Henries sister deceassed â—â—â—er to King Henrie the eyghte and wife to Charles Duke of Suffolke and she was buryed at Saint Edmondsburie The fifth of July Quéene Katherine was proclaymed Prince Arthures widowe The seauenth of July two Merchants were murthered on the Thamis by one Woolfe and hys wife It was this yeare enacted that Butchers shoulde sell Beefe and Mutton solde by vvaighte their Béefe and Mutton by waighte Béefe for a halfe penny the younde and Mutton for thrée far things whyche beyng deuised for the greate commoditie of the realme as it was thought hath proued farre otherwise for at that time fatte â—ren were solde for sixe and twentie shillings and eighte â—â—â—ce the péece fatte Weathers for thrée shillings and four pence the péece fatte Calues of the lyke price a fatte Lamb for twelue pence The Butchers of London solde peny péeces of Béefe for the reléefe of the pore euery péece two pound and a halfe sometime thrée pound for a peny and thirtéene sometyme fourtéene of these péeces for twelue pence Mutton eight pence the quarter and an hundred waight of béefe â—â— foure shillings and eight pence what price it hathe growen to sence it néedeth not to be sette downe At thys tyme also and not before were forraine Butchers permitted to â—â—ll their fleshe in Leaden hall market of London The seauenth of September being Sondaye betwéene Byrth of Lady Elizabeth and hir christning â—â—rée and foure of the clocke at afternoone the Quéene was â—â—lyâ—ered of a fayre Lady for whose good deliueraunceÌ„ Te 〈…〉 was sung incontinently and great preparation was â—â—de for the Christning The Maior and his brethren and â—â—â—tie of the chiefe Citizens were commaunded to be at the â—hristning the
being ready to giue battaile the Frenche men made great shew but dallyed out the day and in the night departed The eighte and twentith of July Anthony Parson Robert Testwood and Henrie Filmer were brent at Windsore A greate death of the pestilence was at London and therefore Michaelmasse Terme was adiorned to Saint Albons Iohn Tolous Richarde Dobbes the 28. of September Sherifes Sir William Bower Draper the 28. of October Sir Ralfe Warren the 13. of Aprill Maior At Alhallowntide a roade was made into Scotlande by the garrison there who burned 60. Uillages and tooke great prayes The eightéene of December the Archebyshoppe of Canterburies Pallaice at Canterburie was brent and therein was brent his brother in law and other men The foure and twentith of December William Lorde Parre was created Erle of Essex and sir William Parre was created Baron Parre of Horton at Hampton Court And on the 〈…〉 of January sir Thomas Wriothesley was created Baâ—â—n of Wriothesley at Hampton Courte This yeare chaunced foure Eclipses one of the SuÌ„nne she fourtéenth of Januarie and thrée of the Moone Four Eclypses In the beginning of Lent Lorde Edward Seymer Earle of Hâ—reforde was made Liuetenaunt of the North and sent thâ—ther wyth an army The seauenth of Marche Germaine Gardner and Germaine Gardner and others executed Larke Parson of Chelfea were executed at Tyborne for denying the Kings Supremacie wyth them was executed for other offences one Singleton And shortelye after Ashbey was likewise executed for the Supremacie The xâ—j of Maâ—â—â—sir Ioâ—â— Dudley Lord Lisle Lord Ad 〈…〉 1â—44 with a great naâ—â— de 〈…〉 towardâ— Scotlande oâ—â—â—â—â—â— The 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 Gun poulder house called the House blovvne vppe vvith gunpoulder Blacke 〈…〉 in 〈…〉 Smithfielde was blown vppe and therein burned fiue men a boy and a woman On May euen dyed Lord Thomas Audley Lord Chacelour of Englande After whome succéeded Lorde Thomas Wriothesley The iij. of May sir Iohn Dudley Vicount Lisle hygh Admirall An armye sente into Scotland of Englande â—rryued with his fléete of 200. saile in the Frith of Scotlande where he landed dyuers of his menne and tooke there diuers vessels The iiij of May he landed the residue of his men at Lieth from thence marched forwarde in thrée greate battailes whereof the saide Lorde Admirall led the vawarde the Earle of Shrewsburie the rereward and Edward Seimer Earle of Hertforde Lieuetenant General of the battell Here they found the Scots to the number of 6000 horsemen besides many footemen readye to stoppe their passage who at the firste made as they would haue set on the vawarde but after certaine shotte on both sides they â—â—dainely leauing their artillerie behinde them fled towarde Edenborough the foremoste in fléeing was the Cardinall of Saint Androws the Earle of Huntley Gouernour Murrey and Bothwell and then the Englishmen entred the town of 〈…〉 Lieth taken and spoyled where they found such riches as they thought had not 〈…〉 in any towne of Scotland The nerte day our army went towardes Edenborough and when they approched neare the Prouost of the town with other profered to haue delyuered the same vpon conditioÌ„ that the people might departe with bag and baggage the town to be safe from fire Where vnto our Lieuetenant aunswered that he was sente thither to take vengeance vpon them for their defestable falshoode and that vnlesse they would yéelde vp the town simply wythout condition and cause man woman and childe to departe into the fialdes submitting them to his pleasure he woulde put them to the sworde and their towne to the fire The proudst aunswered that it were better for them 〈…〉 to their defence and so departed and forth with the Lord Lieâ—tenant caused the vaward to marche towards the Towne which they did so couragiously with help of the English gunners that then kept the Scots from their Ordinance and so entred Canie Gaâ—â— and there saw a great number of the Scots Edenborough brent and set fire on the towne which continued thrée 〈…〉 after â—arning Shortly after came to the lord LieutenaÌ„t by and William Lord Eurie WardeÌ„ of the East March of England gouernor of Barwike with his son siâ— Raphe Eurie who also brought with them 1500. light horsmen inhabiters of those two Marches whyche after they were come did suche good seruice that the army sent away their shippes laden wyth spoyle and dislodged their campe out of Lieth settyng fyre in euery house and returned home by lande spoyling euery Uillage and Fortresse as they passed The xvj of May proclamation was made for the enhanring of Golde to xlviij â— and Siluer to iiij sÌ„ the ounce Also the king caused to be coyned base moneys whych was since Base moneys coyned that tyme called downe the fifth yeare of Edwasde the sixth and called in the second of Quéene Elizabeth On the xx day of May passed through the Citie of London in warlike maner to the number of 700. Irishmen hauing for theyr 〈…〉 Darts and Hand guns with Bag pipes 〈…〉 them in Saint Iarâ—es Parke besides Westminster they 〈…〉 before the King In the moneth of June the Letany or Procession was Procession in Englishe â—â— forth in Englishe with commandement by the King to be generally vsed in Parishe Churches The thirtéenth of July King Henrie with a goodlye com 〈…〉 passed into France and encamped on the North fide of King Henrye vvent to Bol. Ioingne 〈…〉 after whose comming the Towne was so sore bat 〈…〉 wyth Gunne shotte aud certaine Towers vnder 〈…〉 and so shaken wyth Gunne powlder that after amoneths siege the Captaine sent worde to the Kyng that 〈…〉 e the 〈…〉 that all 〈…〉 wythin mighte departe â—yth bagge and 〈…〉 King Henrie granted and the Belloâ—ners departed to the 〈…〉 r of 4 454. The fiue and 〈…〉 of September the King with his nobilitie â—â—tred into high Bâ—lâ—ingne and after returned from thence â—â—â—ded at 〈…〉 the first of October The ninth of October in the night the French men came vnwares vpon the English men in base Boloigne and slewe of them a greate number howbâ—it they were shortly after chaced from thence and the base Towne holden after in good quiet Iohn Wilford Merchant Taylour Andrew Iud the 28. of S. Sherifes Maior Prises taken Sir William Laxton Grocer the 28. of October This yeare was taken by the Kings Shyppes of the West Country and of the Englishe coast the number of 300 French shippes and more so that the Grey Friers Churche in London was laide full of Wine the Austen Friers and Blacke Friers were layde full of Hering and other fish that was taken going into Fraunce The King demaunded a beneuolence of al his subiectes A beneuolence demaunded Spirituall and Temporall towardes his warres in France and Scotland And the twelfth of January the Lorde Chauncelour the Duke of Suffolke and other of the Kings Councell began to sit at Baynards
downe the Roode in Paules Church with Marie and Iohn all other Images in y e Church then y e liâ—e was done in al Churches in England Also Easter folowing began the Communion and confession in Englishe but no manne constrained thereto excepte Anno reg 2. 1548 they woulde but after Easter beganne the Seruice in Englishe in dyuers Parishe Churches and at Whitsontide at Paules by the commandement of the Deane Barking Chappell nighe the Tower of London and Saint Martins Le Graund nigh the Shambles were pulled down Also the parish Churches of Saint Nicholas in the Shambles and Saint Ewyns within Newgate were pulled downe and the Parishioners appointed to the late dissolued Grey Friers Churche whyche is now named Christes Church founded by King Henrie the eight The watche whiche hadde béene accustomed in London at Midsommer of long time laide downe was nowe againe vsed both on the euen of Saint Iohn and of Saint Peter in as comely order as it had béene accustomed whych watch was greately beautified by the number of more than thrée hundred Dimilaunces and light horsemen that were prepared by the Citizens to be sent into Scotlande for the rescue of the Town of Hadington and other kept by Englishmen in Scotland On Saint Peters euen Monsieur Dassey Lieuetenant to The siege of Hadington the French King and the Reingraue of Fraunce wyth the number of x. thousand French and Almaines besides Scots besieged the Towne of Hadington in Scotlande defended by the Englishmen vnto whose aide shortly after came from Barwike iij. E. horsemen which were 700. men of armes and Dimitances the Captaines whereof were sir Robert Bowes and sir Thomas Palmer whych horsemen not long after by the Frenchmen were enclosed and the moste part either slaine or taken with their Captaines before named neuerthelesse our Englishmen defended the Town often skirmishing wyth the French and putting them to the worse vntill the twentith daye of August and then came an army out of Englande of sixetéene thousande of the whiche foure thousande were Almaines the Kyngs Lieuetenant was the Earle of Shrewsburie the General of the Almaines was Captaine Courtney At the comming of this armie the Frenchemenne and Scottes in peaceable manner departed from before Hadington giuing our Captaynes and Souldiers great commendation for their seruice Francis Earle of Sâ—râ—wshurie after he had séene the Towne victualled and stored with fresh Souldiers and munitions departed into England and our meÌ„ kept the Towne of Hadington oftentimes skirmishing with the Frenchmen and Scottes till the twentith day of September Hadington rased by Englishe men and then came with the Earle of Rutland with thrée thousand Almaynes and as many Borderers who caused the Toâ—ne to be razed and so brought their Ordinance and carriage to Berwike and returned without battayle On Saint Peters day Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester Bishop of VVinchester sent to the Tovver preached at Westminster in the Courte before the King for the which Sermon he was on the morrow after sent to the Tower of London The vij of July a Priest was hanged and quartered in A Priest of Cornevvall executed Smithfield for that he and other in Cornewall had slayne Mayster Body one of the Kings Commissioners the others of his societie were put to death in diuers other partes of the Realme This yeare a great mortalitie by the pestilence was in Great Pestileuce in London London wherefore commaundement was giuen to all Curates and other hauing to do therwith that no corps should be buried before sixe of the clocke in the morning nor after sixe of the clocke at night and that there should at the buriall of euery corpse be rong one bell at the least by the space of thrée quarters of an houre In September dyed Quéene Katherine late â—â—â—s to King Queene Katherine dyed Henry and after marryed to Sir Thomas Seymer Lorde Admirall William Locke Iohn Aâ—liâ—e the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Henry Aâ—â—ots Fishmonger the 28. of October The xvj of Nouember Saint Annes Church within Aldersgate Saint Annes Church brent Anno reg 3. Lord Thomas Seymer beheaded of London was brent The xvj of January Thomas Seymer Lord Admirall and brother to the Lord Protector was sent to the Tower of London the xx of March he was beheaded on the Tower hill The â—â—â—th o◠〈◊〉 Proclamation was made for the 1549 â—â—â—â—e to be put downe through the whole 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tenth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the â—loysten of Paules Church in 〈◊〉 â—alâ—â—â— Pardon Churchyard with the Daunce of Death commonly called the Daunce of Paules about the Daunce of Paules pulled dovvâ—â—e same Cloyster costly and cunningly wrought and the Chappell in the midst of the same Church-yard were all began to be pulled downe Also the Chernill house of Paules with the Chappell Charnill house of Paules there after the Tombes and other Monuments of the dead were pulled downe and the dead mens bones buryed in the fields were conuerted into dwelling houses shoppes About the same time the Stéeple and most part of the Church of Saint Iohn by Smithfield blovvne vp Church of Saint Iohn of Hierusalem néere vnto Smithfield was vndermined and ouerthrowne with Gunne powlder the stone whereof was applyed in the building of the Lorde Protectors house at the Strand The xxiij of Aprill sixe houses at Broken Wharffe were Fire at Broken VVharffe brent In the moneth of May by meanes of a Proclamation for eâ—â—losuâ—es the Commons of Somersetshire and Lincolneshire made a Commotion and brake vp certayne Parkes Commotion in Sommersetshire and Lincolneshire of Sir William Herberds and Lord Sturtons but Sir William Herberd â—lew and executed many of those Rebels In July the Commons of Essex and Kent Suâ—â—â—ke and Norffolke rose agaynst inclosures and pulled downe dyuers Parkes 〈◊〉 Also the Commons of Cornewall and Deuonshire rose against Commotion in Cornevvall and Deuonshire the Nobles and Gentlemen and required not only that the inclosures might be disparked buâ—â— also to haue their old Religion and Acte of sixe Articles restored these â—â—sée god the Citie of Excester which was valiantly defended Against these Rebels was sent Iohn Lord Russell Lord priuie Seale with a number of Souldyers who entred the Citie of Excester the fifth of August where they â—lew and â—ooke prisoners of the â—â—eâ—â—â—s more than four thousand and Rebels subdued after hanged diuers of them in the Towne and Countrey about The Lorde Gray was also sente with a number of Strangers horssemen who in diuers conflictes sâ—ew many people and spoyled the Countrey The last of July William Lorde Marques of Northhampton Commotion at Norvvich Lord Sheffield slayne Marciall Lavv. entred the Citie of Norwich and on the next morning the Rebels also entred the Towne burned part thereof put the Lorde Marques to flighte and sâ—ewe the Lorde Sheffeld In this meane time diuers persons were apprehended as ayders of the foresayde
also builded Almes houses for sixe poore almes Almes houses people nigh to the parish Church of Saint Helen within Bishopsgate of London and gaue Landes to the companye of the Skinners in the same Citie amounting to the value of thréescore pound thrée Shillings eyghtpence the yeare for the which they bée bound to pay twenty pound to the Schoolemayster and eyght pounde to the Usher of hys frée Schoole at Tonbridge yearely for euer and foure Shillings the wéeke to the sixe poore almes people at Saint Anno reg 5. Helens aforesayde eyghtpence the péece wéekely and fiue and twentie Shillings fourpence the yeare in Coales amongst them for euer On Saint Valentines daye at Feuersham in Kente â—nâ— Arden a Gentleman was murthered by procuremente Arden murthered of hys owne wife for the which fact she was the fouretéenth of Marth brente at Canterburie Michaell Mayster Ardens man was hanged in cheynes at Feuershaâ— and a mayden breâ—te Mosby and hys sister were hanged in Smithfielde at London Gréene which had fledde came agayne certayne yeares after and was hanged in cheynes in the high way agaynste Feuersham and Blacke Will the Ruffian that was hired to do that acte after his first â—scapâ— â—aâ— apprehended anâ—â—â—rente on a Scaffold al Flisâ—ing iâ— Zâ—laâ—d The fourtéenth of February Stephen Gardener Bishop Bishop of VVinchester depriued of Winchester was depriued of hys Bishopricke and committed to the Tower agayne into his place was â—â—anslated Doctor Poynet who before was Bishop of Rochester The fifth Aprill Sir Thomas Darcey â—iâ—â—hamâ—ertaine 155â— and Captayne of the â—ard was created Lord Darcey at Greenewich The four and twenty of Aprill George of Paris a Dutchman An Arian brent was brent in Smithfield for an Arian The fiue and twenty of May about noone was an Earthquake Earthquake at Blechingly Godstone Tâ—tser Rigâ—te Croydon Bâ—nâ—ngâ—â—â—â— Alâ—erie and diuers other places in Soutâ—ery The ninth of July the base moneys coyned in the time First fall of the base moneys of King Henry the eyght and King Edward the sixth was proclaymed the Shilling to goe for nine pence the grete for thrée pence which tooke effect immediatly after the Proclamation was made The fiftéenth of Aprill the infections sweating sickenesse Svveating sicknesse beganne at Shrewsburie which ended not in the North part of England vntill the ende of September In this space what number dyed it can not be well accompted but certayne it is that in London in few dayes nine hundred and Iohn Caiâ—s sixtie gaue vp the ghost it began in London the ninth of July and the twelfth of July it was most vehement which was so terrible that people being in best health were sodeinly taken and dead in four and twentie houres and twelue or lesse for lacke of skill in guiding them in theyr sweate And it is to bée noted that this mortalitie fell chieflye or rather on men and those also of the best age as betwéene thirtie and fortie yeares also it followed Englishmen as well within the Realme as in strange Countreys wherefore this Nation was much afeard of it and for the time beganne to repent and remember GOD but as the disease relented the deuotion decayed The first wéeke dyed in London eyght hundred persons The seauentéenth of August the Shilling which of late Second fall of the base moneys was called downe to nineyence was called downe to sixe pence the grote to two pence the halfe grote to one pennie the pennie to an halfe peny Iohn Lambert Iohn Cowper the 28 of September Sheriffes The â—â— of October at Hampton Court Lorde Marques Dukeâ— and Eâ—râ—es created Dorset was created Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Warwike was created Duke of Northumberland the Earle of Wilshire was created Marques of Winchester Sir William Harbert mayster of the horâ—â—e was made Lorde of Karmarden and created Earle of Pembroke He also made William Cicill his Secretarie Knight Mayster Iohn Checke one of hys Schoole maysters Knight Mayster Henry Dudley Knight Mayster Henry Deuell Knight The â—â—â— of October Edward Seymer Duke of Somerset Duke of Somerset brought to the Tovver the Lord Grey of Wilton Sir Ralph Vane Sir Thomas Palmer Sir Miles Partridge Sir Michaell Staâ—hope Sir Thomas Arundell Knightes and diuers other Gentlemen were brought to the â—ower of London The next morrow the Dutchesse of Somerset was also brought to the Tower The liberties Liberties of the Stilyard seased Maior Nevv Coyne of the Stilâ—ard were seased into the Kings handes Sir Richard Dobbes Skinner the 28. of October The xxâ— of October was proclaymed a new coyne both of Siluer and Gold Soâ—eâ—â—â—es of thirtie Shillings Angels of â—eâ—ne Shillings c. The vj. of Nouember the olde Quéene of Scottes rode through London towards Scotland with a great company of Queene of Scottes rode through London Englishmen wayâ—ing vpon hiâ— after she had layne four dayes in the Bishop of Londons pâ—â—â—ace The first of December the Duke of Somerset was arraigned Duke of Somerset arraigned at Westminster and there acquited of treaâ—oâ— but condemned of â—elâ—nie The vij of December was a muster of Horssemen before the King at Saint Iames. The xx of Muster of horssemen December the greâ—e Seaâ—e was taken from the Lord Rich and â—â—â—â—â—ereâ— to D. Gâ—â—â—â—â—eâ—e Bishop of Eâ—ly Doctor Dunstall Bishop of Durham was sent â—o y â— Tower of London The xxâ—â— of January Edward Duke of Somerset was beheaded on Duke of Somerset beheaded the Tower hâ—ct The â—ame morning early the Constables of euery warde in London according to a precept directed from the Counsell to the Maior stâ—eightly â—hâ—â—â—ged euery hâ—â—â—â—hold of the same â—â—â—â—e not to depart any of them out of their houses before tenne of the clocke of that day meaning therby to restreyne the great number of people that otherwise were like to haue bin at the sayde execution notwithstanding by seauen a clocke the Tower hill was couered with a great multitude repayring from all partes of the Citie as well as out of the suburbes and before eyght of the clocke the Duke was brought to the Scaffold inclosed with the Kings Gard the Sheriffes Officers the Warders of the Tower and other with halberds the Duke being ready to haue bin executed sodeinly the people were driuen into a Great feare vvith small cause great feare few or none knowing the cause wherefore I thinke it good to write what I sawe concerning that matter The people of a certayne Hamlet which were warned to be there by seauen of the clocke to giue their attendance on the Lieutenant now came through the posterne and perceyuing the Duke to be already on the Scaffold the forâ—â—st began to runne crying to their fellowes to follow fast after which â—odelnesse of these men being weaponed with billes and halberâ—s thus running caused the people which â—â—â—â—â— saw them to thinke some power had come to haue rescued the Duke from
First children in Christes hospital taken into y e hospital at the Grey Friers called Christes Hospitall to the number of almost foure hundred And also sâ—eke and pore people into the Hospital of Saint Thomas in Southwarke in whiche two places the children and pore people shoulde haue meate drinke lodging and cloth of the almes of the Citie On Christmasse daye in the afternoone when the Lorde Firste shevve of the children in Christs hospital Maior and Aldermen rode to Paules al the children of Christes Hospitall stoode in array from Saint Laurence Lane in Cheape toward Paules al in on Lyuerie of Russet Cotten the men children with red Caps the women children kerchiefs on their heades all the Maisters of the Hospitall foremost nexte them the Phiâ—â—tions and four Surgeons and betwéen euery twentie children one woman kéeper whych children were in number 340. The King kept his Christmasse with open housholde at Lorde of merry disportes Greenewiche George Ferrers Gentleman of Lincolns Inne being Lorde of the merry disportes all the twelue dayes who â—â—â—pleasantly and wisely behaued himselfe that the King had greate delight in his pastimes On Monday the fourth of January the saide Lorde of The Sherifes â— of Misrulâ— mery disportes came by water to London and landed at the Tower Wharffe entred the Tower and then rode through Tower streete where he was receyued by Vawce Lorde of Misrule to Iohn Mainaâ—d one of the Sheriffes of London and so conducted throughe the Citie with a great company of yong Lordes and Gentlemen to the house of sir George Barne Lorde Mayor where he with the chiefe of his company dyâ—ed and after had a greate banquet and at his departure the Lorde Mayor gaue him a standing Cup with a couer of siluer and guilt of the vale â—â—â— of ten pounde for a rewarde and also set a Hogâ—â—â—ad of 〈…〉 and a Barrel of Béere at hys Gate for his traine that folowed hym the residue of his Gentlemen and sâ—rn aâ—ntes dyned at other Aldermens houses and with the Sheriffes and so departed to the Tower Wharffe againe and to the Courte by water to the great commendation of the Maior and Aldermen and highly accepted of the King and Counaell In the moneth of January the King fell sicke of a cough Anno reg 7. at Whitehall whyche gréeuouslye encreased and at the laste ended in a Consumption of the Lights The firste of Marche beganne a Parliament at Westminster A Parliament and all the Lordes Spiritual and temporall assembled that daye in the Whitehall in their Robes where a Sermon was preached in the Kings Chappell by Doctor Ridley Bishoppe of of London and his Maiestie with diuers Lords receyued the Communion Which being done the King with the Lordes in order went into the Kings greate Chamber 1553 on the Kings side which that day was prepared for the Lordes house the King sitting vnder his cloâ—h of Estate and al the Lordes in their degrées the Bishoppe of Ely Doctor Godrike Lorde Chauncollor made a Proposition for the king whyche being ended the Lordes departed This was done bycause the King was sickly The 〈…〉 after the Burgesses sate in the Common house at Westminster and chose for their Speaker Maistâ—â— Diar one of the late made Sergeants at the lawe The â—1 of Marche being good Friday the Parliament brake vppe and was clearely dissolued at the Kinges Pallaice of White hall at seauen of the clocke at night The thirde of Aprill being Monday after Easter daye the children of Christs Hospitall in London came from theÌ„ce thorough the Citie to the Sermon kepte at Saint Marie Spittle all clothed in plonket Coates and red Cappes and the maiden childreÌ„ in the same Lyuerie with kerchefs on their heades all whiche with their matron and other 〈…〉 were there placed on a Scaffolde of eight Stages and there sate the same time whiche was a goodly shewe The tenth of Aprill the Lorde Mayor of London was sent Bridevvell gyuen to the Citie of London for to the Courte at White hall and there at that time the Kings Maiestie gaue to him for to be a wâ—rkâ— house for the â—â—re and ydle persons of the Citie of London â—â—â—◠〈…〉 of Bridewel and seauen hundred marke land of the Sauoy rents wyth all the beds and bedding of the Hospitall of the Sauoy towardes the maintenaunce of the saide work-house of Bridewell The eleauenth of Aprill the Lord Maior was presented to the King in his Pallaice of White hall at Westminster and was made knight by his Maiesty and the same day the king remoued in the afternoone to Greenewiche In this Moneth of April and in May commissions were Ievvelles and Church plate called into the Kings handes directed throughe Englandes for all the Churche goods remaining in Cathedrall and parishe Churches that is to saye Jewels of Golde and Siluer Crosses Candlestickes Senâ—â—â—â— Chalices and all other suche like with their readye money to be deliuered to the Maister of the Kings Jewels in the Tower of London all Coapes and Uestmentes of cloth of Gold cloth of Tissewe and Siluer to the Maister of the kings Wardrobe in London the other Coaps UestmeÌ„ts and ornaments to be solde and the money to be deliuered to the Kings Treasurer reseruing to euerie Churche one Chalice or Cuppe with Table clothes for the CommunioÌ„ board at the discretion of the Commissioners The twentith of May by the encouragement of one Sebastian Voyage to Moscouy Cabotte thrée great ships wel furnished were sette â—â—â—th for the aduenture of the vnknowen voyage to Muscoâ—â—â— and other easte partes by the North Seas diuers Merchants and other being frée of that voyage yéelded towards the charges of the some fiue and twentie pounds apéece â—â—â— George Barnes 〈…〉 William Garrard being y â— principall 〈…〉 there in About the same time two other ships were sent séeke aduentures Southwards Whiles King Edward lay dangerously sicke Lord Gilforde Three notable marriages at Dâ—rham place the Duke of Northumberlandes fourth sonne marryed Lady lane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter whose mother being then aliâ—e was daughter to Mary King Henries sister whiche was firste marryed to the Frenche King and after to Charles Duke of Suffolke Also the Earle of Pembrookes eldest son marryed Lady Katherine the said Dukes second daughter and the Erle of Huntingtons sonne called Lord Hastings marryed the Dukes yongest daughter King Edward being about the age of sixetéene yeares ended King Edvvarde deceassed his life at Grenewich on the sixth of July when he hadde raigned sixe yeares fiue moneths and odde dayes and was buried at Westminster He was in this his youth a Prince of such towardnesse in vertue learning and al godly gifts as seldome hath bin séeâ—â— the like The eight of July the Lorde Maior of London was sente King Edvvards death opened for to the Courte then at Greenewich and to bring with him fiâ—e Aldermen as many Merchaunts of the Staple an 〈…〉
manye Merchaunt Aduenturers vnto whom by the Councell was seâ—â—daâ—â—y declared the death of King Edwarde and also hoâ—e he hadde ordained for the succession of the Crown by his letters Patents to the whych they were sworne and charged to kéepe it secrete The tenth of July in the afternoone aboute thrée of thâ— Lady Iane proclaimed Queene clocke Lady Iane daughter to Frauncis Duchesse of Suffolke 〈…〉 Ianâ— was maâ—â—â—â—â— to the Lord Gilford Dudley fourth â—â—nne to the Duke of Northumberlande was conâ—â—eyed by water to the Tower of London and there receyued as Quéene After fiue of the clocke the same afternoone was proclamation made of the death of King Edwarde the â—â—â—th and howe he had ordained by his letters Patents bearyng baâ—â— the 〈…〉 and twentith of June laste past that the 〈…〉 Iane as is afore saide shoulde be heyre to the Crowne of Englande and the heire males of hir bodye c. The eleauenth of July Gilbert Potte Drawer to Ninion Gilbert Potte punished in Cheape Saunders Uintner dwelling at Saint Iohns head wythin Ludgate who was accused by the said Saunders his Maister was set on the Pillorie in Cheape with both hys eares nayled and cleane cutte off for wordes speaking at time of the proclamation of Lady Iane at which execution was a TruÌ„pet blown and a Harrault read his offence in presence of one of the Sheriffes c. Aboute fiue of the clocke the same day in the afternoone Men drovvned at Lon. bridge Ninion Saunders Maister to the said Gilbert Potte and Iohn Owen a Gunner comming from the Tower of London by water in a Whirrie and shooting London bridge towardes the Blacke Friers were drowned at Saint Mary Locke and the Whirrie men saued by their Ores The twelfth of July worde was broughte to the Councell beyng then in the Tower with the Ladye Iane that the Lady Marie eldest daughter to King Henrie the eighte was at Keninghall Castell in Norffolke and wyth hir the Earle of Bathe sir Thomas Cornwallis and other and also that the Earle of Sussex and Maister Henrie Ratcliffe his sonne were â—â—mmyng towardes hir wherevppon by spéedy Councell it was there concluded that the Duke of Suffolke with certayne other Noblemen should go towards the Lady Mary to â—â—â—che hir vp to the Tower thys was firste determined but by night of the same daye the saide voyage of the Duke of Suffolke was cleane dissolued by the speciall meanes of the Lady Iane hys daughter who takyng the matter heauily wyth wéepyng teares made request to the whole Councel that hir father might â—arry at home in hir company Whervppon the Councel perswaded with the Duke of Northumberlande to take that voyage vpon him saying that no man 〈…〉 so â—â—t therefore bycause that he hadde atchieued the victorie in Norffolke once already and was therefore so feared 〈…〉 none durste once liâ—â—e vp their weapon against him be 〈…〉 that he was the beste man of warre in the Realme as well for the ordering of his Campes and Souldicures bothe in battaile and in their tentes as also by experience knowledge and wisdome he coulde bothe animate his army with wittie perswasions and also pacifie and alay hys ennimyes pride wyth hys stowte courage or else to dissuade them if néede were from their enterprise Finally said they this is the short and long the Quéene will in no wise graunte that hir father shall take it vpon him wherefore quoth they we thinke it good if it may please your Grace it lyeth in you to remedy the matter Well quoth the Duke then since ye thinke it good I and mine will go not doubting of your fidelitie to the Quéenes Maiestie whych now I leaue in youre custodie so that nighte he sente for bothe Lordes Knightes and other that shoulde goe wyth hym and caused all things to be prepared accordynglye then wente the Councell in to the Ladye Iane and tolde hir of theyr conclusion who humblye thanked the Duke for reseruing hir father at home and beséeched him to vse hys diligence whereto he aunswered that he woulde doe what in hym laye The morrowe following greate preparation was made the Duke early in the mornyng called for his owne harnesse and sawe it made ready at Durham place where he appointed all his retinue to méete The same daye Cartes were laden with Munition and Artillerie and fielde péeces were set forwarde The same forenoone the Duke moued efte soones the Counsell to sende their powers after hym as it was before determined the same to méete wyth hym at Newe Market and they promised they woulde He sayde further to some of them My Lordes I and these other noble Personages with the whole army that nowe goe forth as well for the behalfe of you and yours as for the establishing of the Quéenes highnesse shall not only aduenture our bodies and lyues amongest the bloudy strokes and cruell 〈◊〉 of our aduersaries in the open fieldes but also wée do leaue the conseruation of our selues chyldren families at home here with you as altogyther committed to youre truth and fidelities whome if we thoughte ye woulde throughe malice conspyracie or dissention leaue vs youre friendes in the Bryars and betraye vs wée coulde as well sundry wayes foresee and prouide for our owne safegards â—â— anye of you by betraying vs can doe for yours But nowe vppon the onelye truste and faithfulnesse of youre honors whereof we thinke our selues moste assured wée do hazarde oure liues whyche truste and promise if ye shall violate hoping thereby of lyfe and promotion yet shall not God coumpt you innocent of our blouds neyther acquite you of the sacred and holy othe of allegeaunce made fréely by you to thys vertuous Lady the Quéenes highnesse who by your and our enficement is rather of force placed thereâ—â— than by hir ownséeking and request Consider also that Gods cause whyche is the preferment of hys worde and â—â—aâ—e of Papistes entraunce hathe béene as yée haue here before alwayes layde the originall grounde wherevpon ye â—â—en at the firste motion graunted your goodwils and conâ—â—â—ts therevnto as by your handes writing appeareth and â—â—inke not the contrarye but if yée meane deceyte thoughs not forthewyth yet hereafter God will reuenge the same I can saye no more but in thys trouble some tyme wysh you to vse constant heartes abandoning all malice enuye and priuate affections and therewithall the firste course for the Lords came vp wherefore the Duke shut vp his talke wyth these wordes I haâ—e not spoken to you in thys sorte â—ppon anye mistruste I haue of youre truethâ— of whyche alwayes I haue euer hitherto conceiued a trusty confidence but I haue put you in remembrance thereof what chance of variance so euer might grow amongst you in mine absence and this I pray you wish me not worse good spéede in this iorney than ye woulde haue to your selues My Lord saith one of them if ye mistruste anye of vs in this matter your Grace is farre
deceyued for whyche of vs can washe hys handes cleane thereof and if we shoulde shrincke from you as from one that were culpable which of vs can excuse himselfe to be guiltlesse therefore herein your doubt is too farre caste I praye God it be quoth the Duke let vs go to dinner and so they sate downe After dinner the Duke wente in to the Quéene where his Commission was by that tyme sealed for his Lieutenantshippe of the army and then tooke his leaue of hir and so didde certaine other Lordes also Then as the Duke came through the Councell Chamber he tooke his leaue of the Earle of Arundale who prayed God be with his Grace saying he was sorie it was not his chance to goe with him and beare him companye in whose presence he could finde in hys hearte to spende hys bloâ—de euen at his féete then the Earle of Arundale tooke Thomas Louell the Dukes boy by the hande and saide farewel gentle Thomas with al my heart Then the Duke with the L. Marques of Northampton the Lorde Grey and dyuers other tooke their Barge and went to Dirham place and tâ— White hall where that night they mustred theyr men and the next day in the morning the Duke departed with the number of 600. menne or there aboutes And as they rode thorough Shordiâ—che saith the Duke to the Lorde Grey the people preasse to sée vs but not one sayeth God spéede vs. The same daye sir Iohn Gates and other went oute aâ—â—â—â— the Duke By this time worde was broughte to the Tower that the Lady Mariae was â—â—ed to Framingâ—aâ— Castell in Suffolke where the people of the Country almoste wholly resorted to hâ—â— â— that â—â—â— Edmond Pecâ—am sir Edward Hastings and the Lorâ— Windsore with otherâ— were 〈◊〉 Quéene Marie â—â— Bâ—ckinghamshire sir Iohn Williams in Oxfordshire c. About this time sixe ships well manned that were aâ—poynted to lye before Yarmouth and to haue taken the Lady Mary if she had fled that way were by force of weather driuen into the Hauen where one Maister Iernigham was raysing power on the Ladye Maries behalfe who hearing thereof came thither wherevppon the Captaines tooke a boate and wente to the Shippes but the Saylers and souldiors asked Maister Iernigham what he woulde haue and whether he would haue their Captaines or no and he said yea Mary saide they ye shall haue them or we will throwe them into the bottome of the Sea but the Captaines saide forthwith that they would serue Quéene Mary willingly and so broughte forth their men and conueyed with them their great ordinaunce Of the commyng of these Shippes the Ladye Mary was wonderfull ioyous and afterwarde doubted little the Dukes puissaunce but when newes therof was broughte to the Tower eche manne there beganne to draw backward and ouer that word of a greater mischiefe was broughte to the Tower that is to saye that the Noblemens tenaunts refused to serue their Lords against Quéen Marie The Duke thoughte long for his succoures and wrote somewhat sharplye to the councell at the Tower in that behalfe as well for lacke of men as of munition but a flender aunsweare had he againe And from that time forward certaine of the Councell to wéete the Earle of Pembrooke and sir Thomas Cheyney Lorde Warden and other sought to gette oute of the Tower to consulte in London but coulde not yet The sixetéenth of Iuly being Sonday Doctor Ridley Bishoppe of London by commaundement of the Councel preaâ—hed at Paules Crosse where he vehementlye perswaded the â—eople in the title of y e Lady Iane late proclaimed Quéene â—nd inueyed earnestly againste the title of Lady Mary c. The same sixetéenth of Iuly the Lorde Treasurer was â—â—ne oute of the Tower to his house in London at nighte and â—â—rthwith about seauen of the clocke the Gates of the Tower vpon a sodayne were shut vppe and the kayes borne vp to the Lady Iane which was for feare of some packing in the Lorde Treasurer but he was fetched agayne to the Tower about twelue of the clocke in the night The xviij daye the Duke perceyuing that the succours promised came not to him and also receyuing from some of the Councell Letters of discomforte he returned from Bury backe agayne to Cambridge The ninetéenth of July the Counsell partelye moued with the right of the Lady Maries cause partly considering that the moste of the realme was wholy bent on hir side changed theyr minds and assembled themselues at Bainardâ— Castel where they communed with the Earle of Pembrooke and immediately with the Maior of London certaine Aldermen the Sheriffes Garter King at Armes and a Trumpet came into Cheape where they proclaymed the Ladye Mary daughter to King Henry the eyght and Quéene Katherine Quéene of Englande Fraunce and Irelande Dofendor of the Faith c. and the same night the Earle of Arundele the Lord Paget rode in poste to Quéene Mary The xx of July Iohn D. of Northumberlande hauing sure knowledge y â— the Lady Mary was by the nobilitie others of the Councell remayning at London proclaymed Quéene aboute fiue of the clocke the same night he with suche other of the Nobilitie as were in his company came to the Market Crosse and callyng for an Harrault hymselfe proclaymed Quéene Mary and among other he threwe vppe hyâ— owne Cap and wythin an houre after he had Letters from the Councell as he said that he shoulde forthwith dismissâ— his army and not to come within tenne myles of London foâ— if he did they woulde fight wyth hym the rumour whereâ— was no sooner abroade but euerie man departed And shortlye after the Duke was arrested in the Kings Colledge 〈…〉 one Maister Slegge Sergeant at Armes At the laste letters were brought from the Councell at London that al 〈…〉 shoulde goe eche his way Wherevpon the Duke sayde 〈…〉 them that kepte him yée doe me wrong to withdrawe my libertie sée you not the Counsels letters wythoute exception that all men shoulde go whither they would At which wordes they that kepte hym and the other Noblemen sete them at libertie and so contynued they for that night insomuche that the Earle of Warwicke was readye in the morning to haue rode away but then came the Erle of Arundel froÌ„ the Quéen to y e Duke into his Chamber who went out to méete him as soone as he saw the Earle of Arundale he fel on hys knées desired hym to be good to him for the loue of God coÌ„sider saith he I haue done nothing but by the coÌ„sents of you and all the whole Councell My Lorde quoth the Earle of Arundale I am sente hither by the Quéenes Maiestie and in hir name I doe arreast you and I obey it my Lorde quoth he I beséeche you my Lorde of Arundale quoth the Duke vse mercy towardes mée knowing the case as it is my Lorde quoth the Earle yée shoulde haue sought for mercie sooner I muste doe accordyng to my commaundement and
GentlewomeÌ„ riding on horses trapped with red veluet and their gownes and kirsâ—es likewise of red veluet after them followed two other Chariots couered with red sattin and the horses betrapped with the same certaine Gentlewomen betwéene euery of the said Chariots riding in Chrimson sattin their horses betrapped with the same the nuÌ„ber of the GentlewomeÌ„ so riding were xlvj besides them in the Chariots At Fenchurch was a costly Pageant made by the Genewayes at Grassechurch corner there was another Pageant made by the Easterlings At the vpper end of Grassestrâ—ete there was another Pageant made by the Florentines very high on the top whereof there stoode iiij pictures and in she midst of them and most highest there stood an Angell all in gréene with a Trompet in his hand and when the Trompetter who stood secretly in the pageant did sound his tromp the Angel did put his trâ—mp to his mouth as though it had bin the same that had sounded to the great maruelling of many ignorant persons this Pageant was made with iij. thorough faires or gates c. The Conduit in Cornehill ran wine and beneath y â— Conduit a Pageant made at the charges of the Citie and another at the great Conduit in Cheape and a fountaine by it running wine The Standard in Cheape new painted with the Waytes of the Citie aloft therof playing The Crosse in Cheape new washed burnished One other Pageant at the little Conduit in Cheape next to Paules made by the Citie where the Aldermen stoode and when y e Quéene came against them the Recorder made a short proposition to hir and then the ChaÌ„berlaine presented to hir in the name of the Maior and the Citie a â—â—râ—â— of cloth of gold and â— thousand marlies of â—â—lâ—in it then she rode forth and in Paules Church-yarde against the Schoole one Maister Heywod sate in a Pageant vnder a Uine and made to hir an Oration in Latine and English Then was there one Peter a Dutchman stoode on the weathercocke of Paules stéeple holding a streamer in his hand of fiue yards long and waning therof stoode sometime on the one foote and shooke the other and then knéeled on his knées to the greate maruell of all people He had made two Scaffoldes vnder him one aboue the crosse hauing torches and streamers set on it and one other ouer the bole of the crosse likewise set with streamers and torches which could not burne the wind was so great the said Peter had sixtéene pound thirtéene shillings fourpence giuen hym by the Citie for his costes and paynes and all his stuffe Then was there a Pageant made against the Deane of Paules gate where the Queresters of Paules playde on Uials and song Ludgate was newly repaired paynted and richly hanged with minstrels playing and singing there then was there another Pageant at the Conduit in Fléetestréete and the Temple barre was newly paynted and hanged And thus she passed to White hall at Westminster where she tooke hir leaue of the Lord Maior giuing hym greate thankes sor his paynes and the Citie for their cost On the morrow which was the first day of October the Quéene went by water to the old Pallace and there remayned till about eleuen of the clocke and then went on foote vpon blew cloath being rayled on eyther side vnto Saint Peters Church where she was solemnely crowned and a noynted by the Bishop of Winchester which Coronation and other ceremonies and solemnities then vsed according to the old custome was not fully ended till it was nigh foure of the clocke at night that she returned from the Church before whome was then borne thrée swords sheathed and one naked The great seruice that day done in Westminster hall at dinner by diuers noblemen would aske long time to write The Lorde Maior of London and twelve Citizens kept the high Cupbâ—â—rd of plate as Butlers and y e Quéenâ— gaue to the Maior for his fée a cuppe of gold with a couer waying seauentéene ounces The fifth of October the Parliament began at Westminster Parliament The fiue and twenty day of October the Barge of Graues end a Catch running vpon hir was ouerturned and fourtéene Graues end Barge ouerturned persons drowned and sixtéene saued by swimming Sir Thomas White Merchant Taylor the 28. of October Maior This Sir Thomas White a worthy patron and protector of poore Scholers and learning renued or rather erected a Charitable deedes of Sir Tho. VVhite Colledge in Oxford now called Saint Iohns Colledge before Bernard Colledge He also erected Schooles at Bristow and Reading Moreouer this worshipfull Citizen in his life time gaue to the Citie of Bristow two thousand pounds of ready money to purchase lands to the yearely value of 120. pound for the which it is decréed that the Maior Burgeses and Communaltye of Bristow in Anno. 1567. and so yearely during the tearme of ten yeares then next ensuing should cause to be payd at Bristow one hundred pound of lawfull money The first 800. pound to be lent to sixtéene poore yong men Clothiers and frée men of the same Towne for the space of tenne yeares fiftie pound the péece of them putting sufficient sureties for the same and at the end of ten yeares to be lent to other sixtéene at the discretion of the Maior Aldermen and foure of the common Counsell of the sayde Citie The other two hundred pound to be employed in the prouision of Corne for the reliefe of the poore of the same Citie for their ready money without gaine to be taken And after the end of tenne yeares on the feast day of Saint Barthelmew which shall be in Anno. 1577. at the Merchant taylors Hall in London vnto the Maior and communaltie of the Citie of Yorke or to their Attourney aucthorised an hundred and four pound to be lent vnto four yong men of the sayde Citie of Yorke fréemen and inhabitants Clothiers alway to be preferred viz. to euery of them fiue and twenty pound to haue and occupie the same for the terme of tenne yeares without paying any thing for the loane the four pound ouerplus of the 104. pound at the pleasure of the Maior and communaltie for their paines to be taken about the rescepts and paymentes of the sayd 100. pounde The like order in all poyntes is taken for the deliuerie of 104. pound in the yeare 1578. to the Citie of Canterbury In the yeare 1579. to Reading 1580. to the company of the Merchant Taylours 1581. to Glocester 1582. to Worcester 1583. to Excester 1584. to Salâ—sburie 1585. to Westchester 1586. to Norwich 1587. to South-hampton 1588. to Lincolne 1589. to Winchester 1590. to Oxford 1591. to Heriford East 1592. to Cambridge 1593. to Shrewsburie 1594. to Lin 1595. to Bathe 1596. to Derby 1597. to Ipswich 1598. to Colchester 1599. to Newcastell And then to begin againe at Bristow one 140. pound the next yeare to the Citie of Yorke and so foorth to euery of the sayd Cities
to haue coÌ„sented to Wiats conspyracie The xviij of Marche being Palmsonday the Lady Elizabeth the Quéenes sister was by the Lord Treasurer and the Earle of Sussex conueyed to the Tower of London from Parliament Westminster by water The tj of Aprill the Parliament beganne at Westminster whyche was appoynted to haue béene kepte at Oxforde Barons created The v. of Aprill sir Iohn Williams was created Baron of Tame and Saint Iames. The vij of April sir Edward North was created Baron of Chartlege at Saint Iames. The viij of Aprill sir Iohn a Bridges was created Baron Chondoys of Sudley Saint Iames. Catte hanged in Cheape The same viij of Aprill then being Sonday a Catte with hir head shorne and the likenesse of a Uestment caste ouer hir with hir fore téete tyed togither and a round péece of paper like a singing Cake betwixte them was hanged on a Gallowes in Cheape neare to the Crosse in the Parish of Saint Mathew whyche Catte being taken downe was carryed to the Bishoppe of London and he caused the same to be shewed at Paules Crosse by the preacher Doctor Pendleton The x. of Aprill Doctor Cranmer Archbyshop of Canterburie Disputation at Oxforde Doctour Ridley Byshoppe of London and Hugh Latimer once Bishop of Worcester were coÌ„ueyed prisoners from the Tower of London to Windsore and after from thence to Oxforde there to dispute wyth the Diuines and learned men of the contrary opinion The xj of April sir Thomas Wiat was beheaded on the Thomas VViat beheaded Tower hill and after quartred hys quarters were set vppe in dyuers places and hys head on the Gallowes at Hay hill neare Hyde Parke from whence it was shortly after stolne conueyed awaye The xxvtj of Aprill Lorde Thomas Grey brother to the late Duke of Suffolke was beheaded The xiiij of May Gerrard Fitz Garret was created Erle of Kyldare and Baron of Ophelley for him and his heyres at Saint Iames. William Thomas Gentleman and other were apprehended for conspyring Quéene Maries death the same William Thomas for the matter was drawne to Tyborne and hanged and quartred the xviij of May. The xix of May Ladye Elizabeth was conueyed from the Tower of London by water to Richemonde from thence to Windsore and so by the Lord Williams to Ricot in Oxfordshire and from thence to Woodstocke The xxv of May Edward Courtney Earle of Deuonshire The Erle of Deuonshire sent to Fodringaye was deliuered oute of the Tower by sir Ralph Chamberlaine of Suffolk and sir Thomas Tresham Knights who conueyed him to Fodringay Castel in Northamptonshire there to remaine vnder their custodie The x. of June Doctoure Pendleton preached at Paules A Gunne shotte at the preacher Crosse at whome a Gunne was shotte the pellet whereof went very neare him and lighte on the Churche wall But the shooter coulde not be founde The xxtj. of June was Proclamation made forbidding the shooting in handgunnes and bearing of weapons The fiftéenth of July Elizabeth Croft a wenche aboâ—â—â— Anno reg 2. A Spirite in a vvall the age of eightéene yeares stoode vppon a Scaffolde at Paules Crosse all the Sermon tyme where shée confessed that she being moued by dyuers lewde persons therevnto hadde vppon the fouretéenth of Marche laste before passed counterfaited certayne speaches in an house withoute Aldersgate of London thoroughe the whyche the people of the whole City were wonderfully molested for that all men mighte heare the voice but not sée hir person Some saide it was an Angell and a voyce from Heauen some the holy Ghoste c. Thys was called the Spirite in the Wall she hadde laine whistling in a straunge whistle made for that purpose whiche was giuen hir by one Drakes then were there dyuers companions confederate with hir whiche putting theÌ„selues among the preasse tooke vppon them to interprete what the Spirite saide expressing certaine seditious words againste the Quéene the prince of Spaine the Masse and CoÌ„fession c. The xix of July the prince of Spaine arriued at Southampton the fourth day after he came to Winchester in the euening and there going to Churche was honorably receyued of the Byshoppe and a greate number of Nobles the nexte daye he met with the Quéene wyth whome he had long familiar talke On Saint James daye the marriage was solempnized betwéene him and Quéene Mary at whyche time the The marriage of King Philip and Queene Mary Emperors Embassadour being present pronounced that in consideration of the marriage the Emperor had giuen vnto his sonne the Kingdome of Naples The solempnitie of thys marriage being ended the King of Harraults proclaiâ—â—ed their Tytle as foloweth Philip and Marie by the grace of The Kings stile God King and Quéene of Englande Fraunce Naples Hierusalem and Ireland Defendors of the Faith Princes of Spaine and Sicile Archdukes of Austrich Dukes of Millaine Burgundy and Brabant Counties of Aspurge Flaunders and Tyrroll whyche being ended the Trumpets blewe the Kyng and Quéene came forth hand in hande and two Swords borne before them Shortly after King Philip and Quéene Marie remoued froÌ„ Winchester to Basing froÌ„ thence to Windsore then to Richemont from thence by water to Southwarke acompanyed with the Noble men Ladies the King in one barge the Quéeniâ— an other and landed at the Bishop of Winchesters staires neare to S. Mary Oueries Church so passed through that place and parke into Suffolke place where they rested that night And the next day being the xviij of August they rode thorough Southwarke ouer the Bridge and so thorough London where they were with great prouision receiued of y e A man slyding from Paules steeple citizens passing through Paules Churchyard a man came â—lydyng as it were flying vpon a rope from Paules Stéeple The second of September sir Anthony Browne Maister of the Horse was put by and made Marques Mountague for him and his heires Males with the gifte of xx markes the yeare of Surrey at Hampton Court Dauid Woodroffe William Chester the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Lion Grocer the 28. of October The xxvj hâ— October a Spaniard was hanged at Charing Crosse for killing of an Englishman there was offered A Spaniard hanged for his life by other strangers 500. Crownes but all that woulde not stay Justice The xij of NoueÌ„ber the parliament began at Westminster The xxiiij of Nouember Cardinall Poole came out of Brabant into England and was receiued with much honour he was by Parliament restored to hys olde dignitie that he was put from by King Henrie and shortly after came into the Parliament house where the King Quéene and other states were present Then he declared the cause of his Legacie first exhorting them to returne to the Communion of the Churche and restore to the Pope hys due aucthoritie Secondly he aduertised them to giue thankes to God that had sent them so blessed a King and Quéene Finally he signified
Fryers Church on Sunday next he was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury The xxv of March beyng the feast of the Annunciation Cardinall Poole Archebishoppe 1556 Nevvgate sette on fire of our Lady Cardinal Poole receiued y e Pall with y t then vsed ceremonies solemnities at Bow church in Cheap The xxviij of March at ten of the clocke before noone a part of Newgate called Manningshal was brent to the grouÌ„d no prisoners lost A conspiracie was made by certain persons Conspiracie whose purpose was to haue robbed the Quéenes Exchequer called the receit of the Exchoquer in y e which there was of the Quéenes treasure aboue 50000. â— the saue time to the intent they might be able to maintaine was againste 〈…〉 the Quéene This matter was vâ—â—orâ—tâ— by one of the conspiracie whereby Vdall Throckmorton Peckham Iohn Dani 〈…〉 fled â—â— into 〈…〉 Sir 〈…〉 Kingdoâ—â— was apprehended 〈…〉 by the way comming towarde London The xxviij of Aprill Iohn Throâ—kmorton and Richarde Throâ—kmorton and other executed Vâ—dall were â—awne to Tyâ—orne and there hanged and quartred The xix of May William Stanton was likewise executed The viij of June William Rossey Iohn Redike and Iohn Bedell were executed at Tyborne The xviij of June one Sands a yonger son to the Lorde Sandes hanged for robbery Snnds was hanged at Saint Thomas of Waterings for a robbery that he other had coÌ„mitted on Whitsonday laste of foure thousande pounde The xxvij of June thirtéene persons were brent at Stratford Thirtene brent at Stratforde Anno reg 4. Daniell and Peckham the Bowe The viij of July Henrie Peckham Iohn Daniell were hanged and headed on the Tower hill and their bodies buried in Barking Church Conspiracie Aboute this time one Clober whyche sometime kepte a schoole at Dys in Norffolke with thrée brethren whose names were Lincolne pretended an insurrection and woulde haue gathered the people at a marriage vnto the whiche the brethren promised either of theÌ„ to bring an hundred horse with men at whyche tyme by them appointed the saide Clober gaue charge to a seruant of hys to watche in a Lane nighe to the Churche where they shoulde méete and as soone as he sawe any horseâ—aâ— commyng thitherwarde to giue hym warning wyth all spéede So it chaunced by the wil of God that certaine men ryding through that Lane to some other place aboute their businesse came aboute suche an houre as Clober had appointed vpon fight of which men hys sayd seruauntre tourned to his Maister and tolde hym that hys friendes were come and immediatly the said Clober stoode vppe in the Parishe Church of Yaxsle and read a trayterous proclamation of purpose prepared whyche beyng ended séeing his part was too weake for that his mates were not come beganne to flée but one Maister Shireman pursued and tooke him at a Towne called Eye in Suffolke and was kepte in prison vntill the nexte Sessions at Saint Edmondsburie and hys thrée mates being broughte to him were there all togyther drawne hanged and quartred In the laste yeare beganne the hote burning Feuers Seauen Aldermen deceassed in London whereof dyed many olde persons so that in London there dyed seauen Aldermen in the space of tenne moneths whose names were Henrie Herdson who deceassed the two and twentith of December 1555. sir Richard Dobs late Maior sir William Laxton late Maior sir Henrie Hoblethorne late Maior sir Iohn Champneis blind late Maior sir Iohn Ayleffe late Sheriffe and sir Iohn Gresham late Maior who deceassed the thrée and twentith of October Anno 1556. William Harper Iohn White the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Thomas Offeley Merchant Taylor the 28. of October The one and twentith of Nouember Iohn Fecknam late Abbot of VVestminster Deane of Paules in London was made Abbot of Westminster was stalled and tooke possession of the same and fourtéene Monkes more receyued the habite with him that daye of the order of Saint Benet The said one and twentith of Nouember a man was False accuser set on the Pillorie and brente in bothe cheekes vvoulde to God all such accusers vvere so vvell marked broughte from Westminster hall ryding wyth his face to the horse taile and a paper on his heade to the Standarde in Cheape and there set on the Pillorie and then burned with an hote yron on bothe his chéeks with two letters F and A. sor False Accusing one of the Courte of the Common place in Westminster at Treason the like iustice I once wished to the like accuser of his Maister and eldest brother but it was aunsweared that in suche case coulde be no remedy though the accuser himself were in the same fact found the principal offender where through it followeth the accuser neuer shewed signe of shame the waye to Repentance but terribly curseth and blasphemously sweareth he neuer committed anye such acte though the same be registred before the honorable the Quéenes Maiesties high Commissioners and what horrible slaÌ„ders w t threts of murder he daily bruteth the knower of all secretes God I meane knoweth vnto whome I refer the cause being comforted with this sentence of the Prophet Dauid Fret not thy selfe with these Psalme â—7 curssed harmefull men neyther enuie angerly these workers of wickednesse for like grasse anon shall they be cut downe and like the greene fresh bent of the flower shall they wither away c. The xvj of December Gregory Carpenter Smith and A Stranger vvould haue murthered the keeper of Nevvgate a Frenchman borne was arraigned for making counterfeite keyes wherewith to haue opened the lockes of Newgate to haue slayne the kéeper and let forth the prisoners at which time of his arraignement hauing conuayed a knife into his sléeue he thrust it into the side of William Whitrents his fellow prisoner who had giuen witnesse against him so that he was in great perill of death thereby for the which fact he was immediatly taken from the barre into she stréete before the Justice hall where his hand being first striken off he was hanged on a Gibbet set vp for that purpose the kéeper of Newgate was arraigned and indicted for that the sayd prisoner had weapon about him and his hands loose which should haue bin bound The fourth of January a Shippe before Greenewich the Gunne shot into the Court at Greenevvich Court being there shotte off hir Ordinance one péece béeing charged with a bullet of stone which passed through the walles of the Court and did no more hurt The xxvij of February an Embassadour came to London Ambassadour from Muscouâ— from the Emperour of Muskouy and Rusland who was reteiued at Tottenham by y e Merchants Aduenturers of London riding in veluet coates and chaines of golde the Lorde Mountagew with the Quéenes Pencioners mette him at Iseldonne townes ende and at Smithfield barres the Lorde Maior and Aldermen in Scarlet receyued him and conuayed him through the Citie vnto Maister
Frenchmen who by their wisedomes so well ordered the matter that they agréed vpon a peace which was concluded in thirtéene Articles the Frenchmen to depart to the great quietnesse and safetie both of England and Scotland and therevpon hir Maiestie reuoked hir army after the fortes there were rased without any seysure or holding of any péece within Scotland The fifth of July through shooting of a gunne whiche brake in the house of one Adrian Arten a Dutchman in Crooked Lane and setting fire on a Firken and Barell of Gunpowder four houses were blowne vp and diuers other Houses blovvn vp sore scattered nine men and women slayne and diuers other sore brused On Michaelmas euen before noone was published by The third fall of the base money Proclamation that the Testone coyned for twelue pence and in the reigne of King Edward the sixt called downe to sixe pence should now forthwith of the best sort marked with the Portculeys be taken for four pence halfepeny the seconde marked with the Greyhound for two pence farthing the thirde and worst sorte not market as afore not to be taken for any value the grote should be taken for two pence the two peny péece for a peny c. And shortly after Nevv coyne offine siluer hir grace restored to hir subiects fine sterling money for their corrupt and base coyne calling the same to hir Maiesties mintes according to the rate before mentioned Christopher Draper Thomas Rowe the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Anno reg 3. Sir William Chester Draper the 28. of October The Quéenes Maiestie made great preparation of armour niunition and powder to be in a readinesse to defend hir Realme if néede should happen The xxj of March a notable Grammer Schoole was founded by the Mayster Wardens and assistaÌ„ts of the worshipfull The merchant Taylors free Schoole company of the Merchant Taylors of London in the parish of Saint Laurence Pountney in the same Citie the worshipfull Emanuell Lucar Robert Rose William Mericke Iohn Sparke and Robert Duckington then béeing Mayster and Wardens of that company The tenth of Aprill was one William Gefferey whipped 1561 from the Marshal sea in Southwarke to Bethlem without Bishopsgate of London for that he professed one Iohn Moore to be Christ our sauiour on his head was set a paper wherein was written as followeth William Gefferey a most blasphemous Heretike denving Christ our fauiour in Heauen VVilliam Geffrey vvhipped The sayd Gefferey being stayd at Bethlem gate Iohn Moore was brought forth before whome William Gefferey was whipped till he confessed Christ to be in Heauen Then the sayde Iohn Moore being examined and answering ouerthwartly A false Christ vvhipt was commanded to put off his coate dublet and shirte which he séemed to do very willingly and after béeing tied to the Cart was whipped an arrowes shoote from Bedlem where at the last he also confessed Christ to bée in Heauen and himselfe to be a sinfull man then was Iohn Moore sente agayne vnto Bedlem and William Gefferey to the Marshalsea where they had layne prisoners nigh a a yeare and a halfe the one for professing himselfe to be Christ the other a Disciple of the same Christ On Wednesday the fourth of June betwéene foure Panles Steeple on fire and fyue of the clocke in the after noone the Stéeple of Paules in London béeing fired by lightning brast foorth as it séemed to the beholders two or thrée yards beneath the foote of the Crosse and from thence brent down the Sphere to the stoneworke and belles so terribly that within the space of foure houres the same Stéeple with the roofes of the Church so much as was timber or otherwayes combustible were consumed which was a lamentable sighte and pitifull remembraunce to the beholders thereof The length of Paules Church in London is 2690. foote The breadth thereof is 1â—0 foote The heigth of the Stéeple was 520 foote whereof the stone worke is 260. foote And the Spere which now is burnt was likewise 260. foote Alexander Auenon Humfrey Baskeruild the 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior Sir William Harper merchant Taylor the 28. of October This Sir William Harper founded a frée Schoole in the Towne of Bedford where he was borne and lyeth buryed Free Schoole at Bedford and hath giuen a competent liuing for a Schoolemayster there to teach and instruct children in vertue and learning vnto the worldes end The fiftéenth of Nouember the Quéenes Maiestie published Nevv coynes a Proclamation wherin she restored to the Realme dyuers small péeces of Siluer money as the péece of sixe pence foure pence thrée pence two pence and a pennie thrée halfe pence and thrée farthings And also forbadde all forreyne Coynes to bée currant within the same Realme as well Gold as Siluer calling them into hir maiesties Mintes except two sortes of Crownes of Golde the one the French Crowne the other the Flemish Crowne The xxvj of December Sir Ambrose Sutton alias Dudley Knight called Lord Ambrose Dudley was created Baron Lisle and afterward the same day Earle of Warwike at Westminster This yeare in Englande were many monstrous birthes In March a Mare brought forth a foale with one body and Anno reg 4. two heads and as it were a long tayle growing out betwéene the two heads Also a Sow farowed a Pigge Monstrous birthes with foure legges like to the armes of a man childe with hands and fingers c. In Aprill a Sow farrowed a Pigge with two bodyes eight féete and but one head many Calues and Lambes were monstrous some with collers of skinne growing about their neckes like to the double ruffes of shirtes and nekercheffes then vsed The xxiiij of May a man child was borne at Chichester in Sussex the heaâ— armes and legges whereof were lyke a Notamy the brest and belly monstrous bigge from the nauell as it were a long string hanging about the necke a great coller of flesh and skinne growing like to the ruffe of a shirt or nekerchefe comming vp aboue the eares pleyting and folding c. The Quéenes Maiestie in September addressed a band of hir Subiects to the Towne of Newhauen in Normandy Going to Nevvhauen who were embarked at Portesmouth bycause that Hauen is most apt for transportation to that place vpon whose arriuall the Townesmen and inhabitants ioyfully surrendred themselues and their Towne into the possession of the Quéenes maiestie which was kept by Englishmen from September 1562. to the 29. of July then next following which was in the yeare 1563. The gouernour of which band was the right honourable the Earle of Warwicke who with the Captayne 's seruing there which were of great experience and Souldyers trayned by them to knowledge of seruice togither with part of the old approued garrison of Barwike did at that time both manfully defende the péece and valiantly encountred by sundrie skirmishes and conflictes with the Countie Reingraue and his band the most
and the Frenche Kyng their Realmes Dominions and Subiectes whyche peace was proclaymed with sounde of Trumpet at hir Castell of Windsore and also at London on the thyrtéenth daye of Aprill The plague thankes be to God being cleane ceased in London both Easter and Midsommer Terme were kepte at Westminster Throughe the earnest suite of the Armourers there was on the vigile of Saint Peter a Watche in the Citie of London VVatche on S. Peters euen whyche did onelye stande in the highest stréetes as Cheape Cornehill and so forth to Aldgate whyche Watche was to the commons of the City as chargeable as when in times past it had béene commendably done The fifth of Auguste the Quéenes Maiestie in hir Progresse Abrah Hartwell The Queenes Progresse thorough Cambridge came to the Uniuersitie of Cambridge and was of all the Students being inuested according to their degrées taken in the Schooles honorably and ioyfully receiued in the Kings Colledge where she did lye during hir continuaunce in Cambridge The dayes of hir abode were passed in Scholasticall exercises of Philosophie Phisicke and Diuinitie the nightes in Comedies and Tragedies sette for the partlye by the whole Uniuersitie and partly by the Studentes of the Kyngs Colledge At the breakyng vp of the Diuinitie acte being on Wednesday the ninth of Auguste on the whyche daye shâ—e rode through the Town and viewed the Colledges those goodly and auncient monuments of Kyngs of Englande hir Noble Predecessours shée made wythin Saint Macies Church a notable Oration in Latine in the presence of the whole learned Uniuersitie to the Studentes greate comforte The â—erte daye she wente forwarde on hir Pregresse to Fihchingbrooke by Huntington The thyrtith daye of August was enacted by a common Out cryer and Bellman for the daye Councell of the Citie of London that all suche Citizens as from thence-forth should be â—instrained 〈…〉 their houshold â—â—uâ—â—e leafes of houses or suche like shoulde firste cause the same to be cried throughe the Citie by a man wyth a Bell and then to be solde by the common out cryer appoynted for that purpose and he to retaine one farthing of the shilling for his paines The xx daye of September arose great floudes in the riner Greate â—â—onds in the Thamis of Thamis where-through the Marshes neare adioyning were ouerflowed and manye Cattell drowned The creation of sir Robert Sutton alias Dudley Knight of Creation of a Baron the Garter and Maister of the Horsse to the Quéenes Maiestie who was created Baron of Denbigh and after Earle of Leicester on Michaelmasse daye at Saint Iames wyth the gifte of the Manour of Killingworth and other things there to hym and hys heires to the yerely valewe of four and twentie pounde and better Firste the saide Lord attended on the Quéenes highnes to the Chappel and from the Chappell to seruice and when he was returned to the Chamber of Presence the saide Lord with other departed to the Lord Chamberlaines Chamber and shifted them the said Lord Robert in his Surcote with the Hoode his mantle borne before hym by the Lorde Hunsdon and ledde by the Lord Clinton Lorde Admiral by the right hand and the Lord Strange on the lefte hande in their Parliament Robes Garter bearing the Patent and before him the Officers of Armes and so procéeded into the Chamber of Presence where the Quéenes Highnesse sate vnder the cloth of Estate with the Noble men on ech side of hir the Embassador of France was also present with another straunger an Italian and when the faiâ—â—â— Lorde with the other came in the Quéenes sight they made theyr oâ—â—ysaunce thrée tymes the saide Lorde knéeled 〈…〉 after the whyche Gatter presented the Letters pattents to the Lord Chamberlaine and he presented the same to the Quéenes Highnesse who gaue it to sir William Cecil Secretary who read the same with a loude voyce and at the wordes of Creduimus the Lord of Hunsdon presented the Mantle to the 〈…〉 Maiestie who putte on the same whereby he was treated Baron of Denbigh for hym and hys heyres then the pattent was read out to the ende after the whyche hée delyuered it to the Quéene agayne hir Highnesse gaue it to the saide Lord who gaue hir Maiestie most humble thankes and he rose vp and departed to the Chamber then came from the Trumpettes sounding before hym Then bée shifted hym of those Robes and put on the Robes Creation of an Earle of Estate of an Earle and béeing ledde by the Earle of Sussex on the righte hande and the Earle of Huntington on hys lefte hande the Earle of Warwike bearing his Sworde the Pomell vpward and the girdle aboute the same al in their Robes of Estate the Lorde Clinton Lorde Admirall in hys Parliament robes bearing his Cap with y e Coronal Garter before him hearing his Patent and the other officers of Armes before him they procéede as afore into the Chamber of Presence where after they hadde made their obeysance the saide Earle â—néeled downe and Garter delyuered hys patent to the Lorde Chamberlaine who gaue the same to the Quéenes Maiestie and hir highnesse gaue the same to sir Wiliam Cecil Secretary to reade who read the same and at the words Cincturam Glady the Earle of Warwike presented the Sworde to the Quéenes Highnesse who gyrte the same aboute the necke of the saide newe Earle puttyng the poynt vnder hys lefte army and after hir Maiestie putte on his Cappe with the Coronall then hys Patent was read out to the ende and then the saide Secretary deliuered it againe to the Quéene and hir Highnesse gaue it to the sayde newe Earle of Leicester who gaue hir humble thankes for the same and then he arose and wente into the Councell Chamber to dynner the Trumpets sounding before and at dinner he sate in hys kyrtle and there accompanyed him the foresayde Embassadour of Fraunce and the saide Italian wyth dyuers other Earles and Lordes and after the second course Garter with the other Officers of Armes proclaymed the Quéenes Maiesties Stile and after the Stile of the sayde Earle for the whyche they had fiftéene pounde to â—éete for hys Baronie fâ—ue pound and for his â—arledoms tenne pounde and Garter had hys Gowne of blacke â—elnet garded wyth thrée gardes of the same layde on wyth Lace fyned throughe wyth blacke Taffata and garded on the inner side with the same and on the sléeues xxxvitj paire of Aglets of Golde Duâ—resnoble puissant seigneur Robert Cante de Leycestâ—e Baron de Denbighe Cheualier du tresnoble Ordre de la Iarretierrè Grand Esquier de la Royne nostre Souuereigne Edwarde Iackeman Leonell Ducket the 28. of September Sheriffes Obsequy for the Emperour The seconde of October in the afternoone and the morrowe in the forenoone a solempne obsequie was holden in Saint Paules Churche at London for Ferdinando late Emperour departed The seauenth of October at eight of the clocke at night Anno
had coyned gold counterfeit the Englishmen the one had clipped siluer the other cast Testons of Tinne The xxviij of March the Pencioners well appoynted 1569 Muster of Peâ—tioners in armour on horssebacke mustered before the Quéenes Maiestie in Hide Parke beside Westminster A great Lâ—ttâ—m being holden at London in Paules Church-yard A Lottary at London at the We 〈…〉 ore â—â—â—â—egoâ— to be drawne the eleuenth of January and continued day and night till the sixth of May wherein the sayd drawing was fully ended Sir Thomas Roe Lord Maior of London caused to be enclosed Buriall for dead prepared with a wall of bricke nigh one acre of ground néere vnto Bedlem without Bishopsgate to be a place of buriall for the dead of suche parishes in London as lacked conueniente ground within their sayd parishes A standing watch on Saint Iohns euen at Midsomer and Sir Iohn White Alderman rode the circuite as the Lorde Maior should haue done The xxvij of August Andrew Gregoreuich Sauin Embassadour from Muscouy lauded at the Tower Wharffe and Embassador from Muscouy was there receyued by the Lord Maior of London the Aldermen and Sheriffes in Scarlet with the merchants aduenturers in coates of blacke veluet all on horsebacke who conuayd him riding through the Citie to the Muscouy house in Sâ—ding Lane there to be lodged The plague of pestilence some what raigning in the Citie Terme adiorned of London Michaelmas Terme was first adiourned vnto the thirde of Nouember and after vnto Hillarie Terme next folowing Henry Bechar William Danne the 28. of September Sheriffes The xj of October Thomas Haward Duke of Norffolke was brought from Burnam beside Windsore by land to Westminster Duke of Norffolke sent to the Tovver and from thence by water to the Tower of London prisoner Sir Henry Neuill being his kéeper Sir Alexander Auenon Irnemonger the 28. of October Maior No Maiors feast This Maior went by water to Westminster and there tooke his oth as hath bin accustomed but kept no feast at the Guild hall least through comming togither of so great multitude infection of the pestileÌ„ce might haue increased That wéeke from the one and twentith vnto the eyght and twentith of October there dyed in the Citie and out parishes of all diseases 152. of the which 51. were accompted to dye of the plague On Monday the fourtéenth of Nouember Thomas Percy The Earles of Northumberland VVestmerland rebelled Earle of Northumberland béeing at Topclife receyued the Quéenes maiesties letters to repaire to the Court and the same day at night certayne conspirators perceyuing the sayde Earle to be wauering and vnconstant of promise made to them caused a seruante of hys called Bekewith after hée was layde in hys bedde to bustle in and to knocke at hys chamber dore willing hym in hast to arise and shifte for hymselfe for that hys enimies whome hée tearmed to bée Sir Osweld Vlstrop and Mayster Vaghan were about the Parke and had besette him with numbers of men wherevpon hée arose and conuayde hymselfe away to hys kéepers house in the same instant they caused the Belles of the Towne to be rong backwarde and so raysed as many as they could to that purpose The next night the Earle departed thence to Branspith where he mette with Charles Neuill Earle of Westmerland and other theyr confederates after which time by sundrie Proclamations they abusing the Quéenes subiects commaunded them in hir highnesse name to repaire to them in warlike manner for the defence and suretie of hir Maiestles person sometymes affirming theyr doyngs to bée with the aduise and consent of the Nobilitie of the Realme who in déede were wholly bente as manyfestly appeared to spende theyr liues in dutifull obedience agaynste them and all other Traytors sometymes pretending for conscience sake to séeke to reforme Religion sometymes declaring that they were driuen to take thys matter in hand least otherwise for raigne Princes might take it vpon them to the great perill of this Realme The xvj day they came to Durham and forthwith went Rebels rent the Byble to the Minster where they tare the Bible Communion Bokes and other such as therewere The same night they went agayne to Branspith and on the morrow to Darington where they had holywater but no Masse for want of vestments From thence they sente their Horssemen to gather togither suche numbers of men as they coulde The xviij the Earle of Northumberland went to Richmond then to Northalarton after to Borow bridge and on Sonday the twentith Anno reg 12 of Nouember he with his Lady Countesse of Northumberland met agayne with the Earle of Westmerland at Ripon and there had Masse where to get the more credite among the fauourers of the olde Romish Religion they had a crosse with a banner of the fiue woundes borne before them by Richard Norton and that night they went to Borow bridge and on the Monday to Wetherâ—ie on whiche daye at nighte some bands of them entred Tâ—dcaster and tooke a two hundred footemen chacing their Captaynes which were leading them towards Yorke to the Earle of Sussex On Tuesday they mustered on Clifford moore nigh vnto Bramham moore where they were a sixtéene hundred horssemen and a four thousand footemen which was the greatest number that euer they were From thence they intended to haue The number of the Rebels marched toward Yorke but their mindes being sodeinly altered by report they heard that Sir George Bowes had mustered within the Bishopricke and Richmondshire and leuyed greate bands on the Wednesday they returned agayne to Wetherby on Thurseday to Northalerton on Fryday to Richmond on Saterday Westmerland wente to Rabyes hys owne house on Sonday at night the Earle of Northumberland came to him there On Monday Tuesday and Wednesday they mustered in all Richmondshire and the Bishopricke bestowing their footemen in bands vnder Captaynes leading and the same day which was the last of Nouember they beséeged Barnard or Barne Castell vpon Tese builded by Bernards Castel beseeged Barnard Bayllioll about Anno domini 1174. which Castell was valiantly defended by Sir George Bowes and Roberte Bowes his brother the space of eleuen dayes In the meane space the Earle of Westmerland and his Lady went to Durham with seauen or eyght hundred horse where they remayned till the thirtéenth of December in which space to wéete the seauenth day of December Sir Iohn Foster Warden Skirmish vvith the Rebels of the middle marches accompanyed with Sir Henry Percy did giue to the sayd Earle a great skirmish The sixth of December Sir George Bowes put forth of the Castell two hundred horsemen whereof two persons were slayne and thirtie taken by the Rebels The tenth of December Sir Barnards Castel deliuered to the Rebels George Bowes deliuered the sayd Castell vnder composition to depart with armour munition bagge and baggage and forthwith marched with his garrison towardes Yorke In this meane time to wéete on the
Naylor were called to bring in the sayd Naylor Champion for Simon Lowe shortly thervpon sir Ierome Bowes leading Nailor by the hand entreth with him the lystes bringing hym downe that square by which he entred being on the left haÌ„d of the Judges so about til he came to the next square iust against the Judges there making curtesiâ— first with one leg then wyth the other passed forth til be came to the middle of the place then made the lyke obeysance so passing till they came to the Bar there he made the like curtesie and his shield was held vp aloft ouer his head Nailor put off his nether stocks so bare foote and bare legged saue his silke Sâ—auilonions to y e ankles his dublet sléeues tyed vp aboue the elbow bare-headed came in as is aforesaid Then were the sureties of George Thorne called to bring in the same Thorne immediatly sir Henrie Cheyney entring at the vpper ende on the right hand of the Judges vsed the like order in coming about by hys side as Naylor had before on that other side so comming to the Bar with like obeysance helde vp his shield Proclamation was made that none should touch the Bars nor presume to come within the same except such as were appoynted After all this solempne order was finished the Lâ—chiefe Justice rehearsing the maner of bringing the Writ of right by Simon Low of the answere made thervnto by Paramore of the procéeding therein and how Paramore had chalenged to defend his right to the lande by battel by his Champion Thomas Thorne and of the accepting the tryall that was by Lowe with his Champion Henrie Naylor then for default in appearance in Lowe he adiudged the land to Paramore dismissed the Champions acquitting the sureties of their bandâ— He also willed Henrie Naylor to render againe to George Thorne his Gauntlet wherevnto the sayde Naylor aunsweared that hys Lordeshyp myghte commaunde hym any thing but willingly he would not render the saide Gaâ—tlet to Thorne excepte hée coulde winne it and further he chalenged the saide Thorne to playe wyth hym halfe a score blowes to shew some pastime to the Lorde chiefe Justice and the other there assembled but Thorne aunsweared that hée came to fighte and woulde not playe Then the Lordo chiefe Justice commending Naylor for his valiaunt courage commaunded them bothe quietly te departe the fielde c. The sixetéenth of July Rebecca Chamber late wyfe to A vvoman breÌ„t at Maydstone Thomas Chamber of Herieitesham was founde culpable of poysonyng the saide Thomas Chamber hir husbande at the assises holden at Maidstone in the Countie of Kent For the which farre hauyng well deserued she was there brent on the nexte morrowe The seauenth of September the Duke of Norffolke was Duke of Norffolke sent to the Tovver remoued from the Charterhouse to the Tower of London prisoner The two and twentith of September deceassed Iohn Iewell Bishoppe of Salisbury deceassed Byshoppe of Sâ—lisburie in hys life a most eloquent and diligent Preacher but a farre more painfull and studious Writer as hys workes remayning beare witnesse whereby hys fame shall neuer dye Henrie Milles Iohn Braunche the 28. of September Sherifes Maior The Christians victorie againste the Turkes Sir William Allin Mercer the 28. of October The ninth of Nouember great reioycing was made at London with hanquetting and bonefyres for ioye of the late come newes of a maruellous victorie obtayned by the christian army by sea against the Turkes the sixth of October last passed wherein were taken and sunke of the Turkes Galleis and Brygantines two hundred and thyrtie there were slaine of the Turkes more than thyrtie thousande besides a great number of prisoners taken and aboute twelue thousande Christians that had bin slaues wyth the Turkes were set at libertie The Christians loste seauen Galleys and Anno reg 14 were slaine aboute sixe or seauen thousande The thyrtith of December Reynolde Grey was by the Earle of Kent Quéenes Maiestie restored Earle of Kent The thyrtéenth of January deceased Sir William Peter Sir VVilliam Peter deceassed Knight who for hys iudgement and pregnant witte hadde béene Secretary and of priuie Councell to foure Kings and Quéenes of thys Realme and seauen times Lorde Embassador abroade in forraine landes he augmented Exceter Colledge in Oxforde with landes to the value of an hundred pounde by yeare and also builded â—enne Almes houses in the parishe of Ingerstone for twenty pore people ten within the house and tenne wythout the house hauyng euerye one two pence the daye a winter gowne and two loade of wood and among them féedyng for sixe Kyâ—e Winter and Sommer and a Chaplaine to saye them seruice daylye The sixetéenth of January the Lorde Thomas Hawarde Duke of Norffolke arraigned Duke of Norffolke was arraigned in Westminster hall before George Lorde Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie hyghe Steward of Englande for that daye and there by hys Péeres founde guyltie of hyghe treason and hadde iudgement accordynglye The eleauenth of February Kenelme Barney and Edmonde Mather Barney and Roliâ— executed Mather were drawne from the Tower of London and Henrie Rolfe from the Marshalsea in Southwarke all thrée to Tyborne and there hanged bowelled and quartred for treason Barney and Mather for conspiracie and Rolfe for counterfayting the Quéenes Maiesties hande The Quéenes Maiestie hearing credibly by report that Conueyers of Belles Lead other churche goods are to be punished to the example of their too many follovvers certaine lewde persons vnder pretence of executing Commissions for inquiries to be made for lands concealed contrarye to hir Maiesties meaning chalenging lands â—â—ocks of money Plate c. letting not also to make pretence to the Belles Lead and other suche thyngs belonging to Parishe Churches or Chappels Hir Maiestie meaning spéedily to wythstande suche manner of vnlawfull practises commaunded that al Commissions then extant and not determined for inquisition of any manner of concealementes â—houlde be by Supersidias oute of hir Exchequer reuoked â—â—d also appoynted spéedye remedye to be had against suche 〈◊〉 as more aâ— large appâ—â—â—â—th by a Proclamation â—â—is 〈…〉 〈◊〉 â—◠〈◊〉 â—â— haue some speciall â—â—r◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to the 〈◊〉 but also to the reforâ—â—ng â—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 and iniurious attempts of dyuers that of late time by other colour thâ— for hir Maiesties vse had taken away the lead of Churches and Chappels yea and Belles also out of Stéeples and other coâ—mon gâ—â—dâ—â— belonging to parishes an example not to be suffred vnpunished nor vnreformed And so hir Maiestie eâ—tâ—â—â—â—es chargeth hir Justices of hir Assise to prouide seuere remedy bothe for punishement and reformation thereof Dated at Westminster the thirtéenth daye of February the fourteenth yers of hir raigne The tenth of March deceassed sir William Pawlet knight Sir VVilliam Pavvlet Lorde Treasourer deceassed Lorde Sent-Iohn Earle of Wiltshire Marques of Winchester Knight of the Honourable
as he with sir William Peter Boucher vvoūded master Havvkens Winter and another gentleman rode towards Westminster in the high streate neare to the Strande beyond the Tēple barre of London for which fact the sayd Burchet being apprehended and committed to the Tower was after examined concerning the facte who aunswered that he tooke the sayde Mayster Hawkins for another Gentleman and being further examined he was founde to holde certaine erroneous Peter Burchet found to be an Hereticke opinions for the which he was sente to the Lollardes Tower from thence being called into y e consistorie of Pauls Church before y e right reuerend father Edwin B. of London other by them examined he stoode in his opinions till y e sentence of death as an heretike was readie to haue bin pronounced against him on the fourth of Nouember but through the earnest perswasions of diuers learned men who tooke great paynes in that matter he renounced forswore and abiured his opinions for erroneous and damnable promising neuer to returne to them and also willingly Peter Burchet abiured his heresie and submitted himselfe to do penance to do and performe all such penance as the Bishop his ordinarie should enioyne him The ix of Nouember the sayd Peter Burchet was remoued from the Lowlards Tower to the Tower of London where on the nexte morrow about noone whilest one that had kept him company was gone downe and locked the dore after him leauing another with him called Hugh Longworth who stoode at the window reading in the Byble the sayd Burchet walking vp and downe in the chamber tooke a billets end out of the fire and knocked the sayd Longworth on the head and left not till he had Peter Burchet killeth his keeper striken him starke dead for the which on the next morrow he was arraigned and condemned at Westminster and then returned to Somerset house where he remayned that nighte and on the next morrow being the twelfth of Nouember he was brought to the gibbet where after his right hande being striken off and nayled to the gibbet he was hanged Peter Burchet hanged nigh the place where he wounded maister Hawkins This yeare about Lammas wheate was sold at London Anno reg 16 for thrée shillings the bushell but shortly after it was reysed to four shillings fiue shillings sixe shillings and before Christmas to a noble and seauen shillings which so continued long after béefe was sold for twenty pence and two Dearth vvithout scarcitie and twenty pence the stone and all other flesh and white meates at an excessiue price all kind of salt fish very déere as fyue hearings two pence c. yet great plentye of freshe fishe and oft times the same very cheape pease at foure Shillings the bushell otemeale at foure Shillings eyght pence bay salt at thrée Shillings the bushell c. All thys dearth notwithstanding thankes be giuen to God there was no want of any thing to him that wanted not money The fourth of Aprill being Palme Sunday there was 1574 taken saying of Masse in the Lorde Morleis house within Aldgate of London one Albon Dolman Priest and the Lady Priests saying Masse apprehended Morley with hir children and diuers others were also taken hearing of the sayde Masse There was also taken the same day and houre for saying Masse at the Lady Gilfordes in Trinitie Lane one Oliuer Heywood Priest and for hearing of the sayd Masse the sayde Lady Gilford with diuers other Gentlewomen There was also taken at the same instant in the Lady Brownes house in Cow Lane for saying Masse one Thomas Heywood Priest and one Iohn Couper Priest with the Lady Browne and diuers other were likewise taken being hearers of the sayd Masse All which persons were for the same offences indicted conuicted and had the law according to the Statute in that case prouided There was also found in their seuerall Chappels dyuers latin Bookes Beades Images Palmes Challices Crosses Uestments Pires Pares and such like Countie Mongomery was taken in Normandy in the Peter Ramus Castell of Donfro on the xxvij of May. The ix of July at sixe of the clocke at night in the Jste of Thanet besides Ramesgate in the Parish of Saint Peter vnder the Clift a monstrous fish or Whale of the Sea did A monstrous fish but not so monstrous as some reported for his eyes being great vvere in his head and not in his baeke shoote himselfe on shore where for want of water beating himselfe on the sands he dyed about sixe of the clocke in the next morning before which time he roared and was heard more than a mile on the land The length of this Fish was two and twenty yards the nether iaw twelue foote the opening one of his eyes being taken out of his head was more than sixe horse in a cart could draw a man stoode vpright in the place from whence the eye was taken the thicknesse from the backe whereon he lay to the toppe of his bellie which was vpward was fourtéene foote his tayle of the same breadth betwéene his eyes twelue foote thrée mē stood vpright in his mouth some of the ribbes were xvj foote lōg his tong was xv foote long his liuer two cart loade into his nostrels any man might haue crept the oyle being boyled out of the head was Parmasitie the oile of his body was whitishe and swéete of taste The seauenth of August a solempne Obsequie was kept Obsequie at Paules for the Frenche Kyng Peter Ramus in Saint Paules Church at London for Charles the ninth King of Fraunce who being poysoned deceassed on the thyrtith of May laste before passed The fiftéenth of August being Sunday Agnes Bridges Agnis Bridges Rachell Pinder at Paules Crosse for counterfayting to be possessed a maide about the age of xx yeres Rachell Pinder a wench about the age of xj or xij yeres olde who both of them hadde counterfaited to be possessed by the diuel whereby they had not onely maruellouslye deluded many people both menne and women but also diuers such persons as otherwise séemed to be of good wit and vnderstanding stoode before the Preacher at Paules Crosse where they acknowledged theyr hypocriticall counterfayting wyth penitent behauioures requyring forgiuenesse of God and the worlde and the people to pray for them Also their seuerall examinations and confessions were there openly read by the Preacher and afterwards published in Print for the further posteritie hereafter to beware of the like deceiuers The fourth of September in the afternoone such a storm A lad of 1◠yeres olde drovvned in a Chanell at London of rayne happened at London as the like of long time coulde not be remembred where-through the Chanels of the City sodainelye rysing ran with suche forcible course towardes the common shores that a lad of the age of eightéene yeres minding to haue leapte ouer the Chanell néere vnto Downgate was borne ouer with
â— right Archbishop of Canterburie deceased reuerende Father in God Matthew Parker Doctour of diuinitie Archbishop of Canterburie deceased at Lambeth and was there honorablye buried on whose Tombe being of blacke Marble is written this Epitaph made by Doctour Walter Haddon Sobrius prudens studiis excultus vsu Integer verae religionis amans Walter Haddon Matthaeus vixit Parkerus fouerat illum Aula virum 〈…〉 nem fouit aula senem Ordine râ—â— gâ—ssâ—â— recti defensor â—â—â—â— Vixerat ille â—â— mortuus ille reâ— est This reuerend Father examined throughly the Englishe translation of the holy Bibles wherein he partlye vsed the helpe of his brethren Bishoppes and other Doctours and caused the same to be newly printed in the largest volume for the furniture of many churches then wanting Also making diligent searche for the antiquities of the Brytons and Englishe Saxons to the end those monuments might be carefully kepte he caused them to be well bounde and trimlye couered and such wherof he knew very few examples to be extant among the which was Matthew Paris Matthew Florilegus and Thomas Wallingham hée caused to be printed The famous Pallace of his sea at Canterburie by long continuaunce decayed and consumed with fire he renewed builded fully restored with the charges of more thaÌ„ xiiij C. li. He founded a Grammer schole in Rachdale in the CouÌ„tie of Lancaster To Corpus Christi Colledge in Cambridge he procured 13 Schollerships and bare the charges in making and furnishing two Chambers for scholers and the inward Librarie of the same Colledge Item he gaue to y â— outward inward Librarie of y â— saide Colledge a goodly company of printed bookes a great nuÌ„ber of written bookes of great antiquitie muche value Item he procured to y â— said Colledge y â— patronage of S. Marie Abchurch in LondoÌ„ Item he hath founded two felowships in y e said Colledge procured one Charter of Mortmaine to the sum of C. li. by yearâ— Item he hath giuen to y â— same Colledge of siluer plate double guilte 309. ounces 3 quarters surrendered to them a lease with the improuement of xiiij pound viij shillings yearely for xvij yeares Item 100. l. to y â— maintenance of a fier in y â— Hall froÌ„ Halamas to Candlemas by his last will testament 500. l. Item to diuerse scholers chaÌ„bers within y â— said colledge diuers bedstéeds with sufficient bedding bookes to remain for euer Item he hath founded for euer v. Sermons to be preached in diuerse places of Norffolke euery yeare in rogation wéeke xl shillings to be deuided at Norwich to y â— poore and other Item to the Citie of Norwich one Bason Ewre of siluer and double guilt 175. ounces Item to y â— town of Maâ—sal in Norffolke for euer an anuitie of 50. shillings to be deuided to the poore with a Sermon in Rogation wéeke Item to Guâ—â—â— and Caius Coledge anâ— scholership with a standing â—up a pot of siluer double guilt 55. ounces thrée quarters and one nest of goblets wyth a couer siluer gilt with a number of good bookes to their Librarie Item to Trinitie Hall one scholership a standing cup and a pot of siluer and guilt 53. ounces a neast of goblets siluer and gilt with a couer and bookes to their librarie Item to the Uniuersitie librarie fiftie olde antient written bookes and fiftie printed bookes The xxj of May being Whitsoneuen one man and ten Annabaptistes banished women Anabaptists Dutch were in the consistory of Paules condemned to be brent in Smithfield but after great paynes taking with them only one woman was conuerted the other were banished the land On the first of June the nine women being ledde by the Sheriffes officers the man was tyed to a Cart and whipped and so all conueyed from Newgate to the waters side where they were shipped away neuer to returne agayne The xij of June stoode at Paules Crosse fiue persons Englishmen Fiue persons of the familie of loue stoode at Paules Crosse of the sect tearmed The family of loue who there confessed themselues vtterly to detest as well the aucthour of that sect H. N. as all hys damnable errours and Heresies The xxij of July two Dutchmen Anabaptists were brent in Smithfield who dyed in great horror with rearing Annabaptistes brent and crying The xxx of July in the afternoone was a great tempest Thunder and hayle of lightening and thunder where through both men and beastes in diuers places were striken dead Also at that time sell great abundance of hayle whereof the stones in many places were founde to be sixe or seauen ynches about The fourth of September being Sunday about seauen of the clocke in the morning a certayne Glasse house which The glasse house brent sometime had â—â—â— the Crossed friers hall néere to the Tower of London brast out on a terrible fire wherevnto the Lord Maior Aldermen and Sheriffes with all expedition repaired and practised there all meanes possible by water buckets hookes and otherwise to haue quenched it all which notwithstanding whereas the same house in a small time before had consumed great quantitie of wood by making of fine drinking glasses now it selfe hauing within it néere fortie thousand billets of wood was all consumed to the stone walles which walles greatly defended the fire from spreading farther and doing any more harme The xxvj of September a Pulters wife in the parish of Foure chyldren at one burden Christes church within Newgate of London was deliuered broughte to bed of iiij children at one burden al females or maiden children whiche were Christned by the names Elizabeth Mary Margaret and Dorothy and the same day Moneth the mother was buried but al the foure children liuing and in good liking were borne to church after hir Edward Osburne Wolston Dixsey the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Ambrose Nicholas Salter the 28. of October This Maior went by water to Westminster and there tooke his othe as hathe béene accustomed he kepte no feaste in the Gild-hall but dyned at his owne house with his brethren the Aldermen and other The Companyes dyned at their seuerall Halles c. This was done as in the yeare laste béefore passed to auoide the infection of the plague whyche myghte haue encreased by commyng togyther of greater number That wéeke from the two and twentith vnto the eight and twentith of October deceassed in the Citie and Liberties of al diseases 132. of the which number 36. were accompted to dye of the plague The next wéeke following ending the thirde of Nouember thankes be gyuen to God therefore there deceassed of all disseases but 110. and of theÌ„ of the plague but 26. The eleauenth of February Anne Aueries widowe forswearing Anno reg 18 God punisheth periurie hirselfe for a little mony that she should haue paid for sixe pounde of Towe at a shop in Woodstreete of London
there were fouÌ„d aboute hym fiue diuelishe Bookes of Coniuration and most abhominable practises with a picture of Tinne of a manne hauyng thrée Dice in hys hande with this writing Chaunce Dice fortunately and dyuers papers of suche like matters as he had dealt in for men such as are mentioned in Leuiticus the twentith Chapter and sixth verse If any soule turne himselfe after suche as worke with spirites and after soothsayers to goe a whoring after them sayth the Lorde I wil put my face againste that soule and will cutte him off from among my people The third of February early in the morning Iohn Nelson Nelson executed for denying the Quéenes Supremacie and such other trayterous wordes againste hir Maiestie was drawen from Newgate to Tyborne and there hanged bowelled and quartred The seauenth of February one named Sherewood was Sherevvood executed drawen from the Tower of London to Tyborne and there haged bowelled and quartered for the like treason The ninth of Marche seauen Pyrates were hanged at Pirats hanged Wapping The fiftéenth of February Iohn de Ley a Frenchman fiue Englishe Gentlemen were conueyed from the Tower of London towarde Norwiche there to be araigned and executed for coyning of money counterfaite The tenth of March deceassed the Lady Margaret Countesse 1578 of Leunex and was buryed at Westminster the thyrde of Aprill The one and thyrtith of Maye Martin Frobisher wyth Frobishers third voyage fiftéene saile of good Shippes manned victualled and other wayes wel appoynted departed from Harwich in Essex on hys thyrde voyage towardes Cataya The one and thyrtith of July after many attempts and sundrye times being putte backe by Ilandes of Ice in hys straights he recouered his long wished Porte and came to Ancker in the Ilandes newly by hir Maiestie named Meta Incognita where as in the yeare before they fraughte theyr shippes with Golde Ore oute of the Mines and then on the laste of Auguste returning thence arriued safely in England about the firste of October George Bond Thomas Starkie the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 21 Cassimere receyued Sir Richarde Pipe Draper the 28. of October The two and twentith of Januarie about seauen of the clocke at night Iohn Cassimere Counte Palatine of Rhene Duke of Bauare landing at the Tower of London was there by diuers Noblemen and others honorably receiued and conueyed by Cresset light and Torche lighte to sir Thomas Greshams house in Bishops gate stréete where he was feasted and lodged till Sunday nexte that he was by the Nobilitie fetched to the Courte at Westminster and after lodged in Somerset house On the eight of Februarie he was made Knight of the Garter and on the fouretéenth of Februarie departed from London homewardes with greate rewardes giuen by the Quéenes Maiestie the Nobilitie men of honor the Maior of London and the Citizens The fourth of Februarie and in the night following fel Deepe Snovve such abundance of Snowe that on the fifth in the morning the same was founde at London to lye two foote déepe in the shallowest and otherwise being driuen by the winde very boysterous in the Northeast on Bankes an ell or yard and halfe déepe in the whiche drifts of Snow in the Countries manye cattell and some men and women were ouerwhelmed and loste it snowed till the eight daye and fréezed till the tenth Then followed a thawe wyth continuall raine a long time after whyche caused suche high flouds that the Greate lande vvater floudes Marshes and lowe groundes being drowned for the tyme y â— water rose so high in Westminster hall that after the fall therof some fishes were founde there to remaine The seauentéenth of Februarie a yong man was hanged One hanged at Miles end in chaines on the miles end by London for murdering of a man in a Garden of Spepâ—n heath parishe The twentith of February deceassed sir Nicholas Bacon Lorde Keeper deceassed Lorde kéeper of the greate Seale of Englande who was honorably buried vnder a sumptuous Monument or Tombe by him in his life time erected in Paules Churche of London the ix of March He also in his life time gaue for sixe Scholers to be founde in Benet Colledge at Cambridge to eache of them thrée pounde sixe shillings and eight pence the yeare for euer The foure and twentith of Aprill fell such a snowe betwixt 1579 the houres of foure of the clocke in the morning and nine of the clocke before noone that at London some was fouÌ„d to lye almost one foote déepe The fiue and twentith of Aprill sir Thomas Bromley Knight was made Lorde Chauncelor of Englande Mathew Hamont of Hetherset by his trade a Plough Wright thrée myles from Norwiche was conuented before An Heretike brent at Norvviche the Byshop of Norwiche for that he denyed Christe â—â—t the time of hys appearaunce it was obiected that he had published these Heresies followyng That the newe Testament and Gospell of Christe are but mere foolishnesse a storie of menne or rathera mere fable Item that man is restored to grace by the méere mercy of God wythout the meane of Christs bloud death and passion Item that Christe is not God nor the Sauiour of the world but a méere man a sinfull man and an abhominable Idoll Item that al they that worshippe him are abhominable Idolaters And that Christe didde not rise agayne from death to life by the power of his Godhead neither that hée did ascende into Heauen Item that the holy Ghoste is not God neither that there is any suche holy Ghoste Item that Baptisme is not necessarie in the Churche of God neither the vse of the sacrament of the body bloude of Christ For the whyche heresies he was condemned in the Consistorie and sentence was read againste him by the Bishop of Norwich the fouretéenth of Aprill and therevppon deliuered to the Sheriffes of Norwich and bycause he spake wordes of blasphemie against the Quéenes Maiestie and others of hir Counsell he was by the Recorder Maister Sergeant Windham and the Maior sir Robert Wood of Norwich condemned to lose bothe hys eares whyche were cutte off the thyrtéenth of Maye in the market place of Norwiche And afterwardes the twentith of Maye he was brent in the Castell ditche of Norwiche This yere in the moneth of May Marke Scaliot Blacke A locke kaÌ„y vveyghed but one vvheate corne smith Citizen of London borne in the parish of Saint Clements wythoute Temple Barre for â—yall of Workemanshippe made one hanging Locke of Yron Stéele and Brasse of eleauen seuerall péeces a pipe Kay fyled thrée square wyth a Potte vpon the shotte and the bowe wyth two Esses all cleane wrought whyche weighed but one Graine of Gold or Wheat corne he also at the same time made a Chaine of Golde of 43. Linckes to the whyche Chaine the Locke and Kay being fastened and put aboute a Flyes necke she drew the same with ease all whyche
Mulmucius King Pag. 24 Muster of horssemen Pag. 1050. agayne Pag. 1052 Muster at Greenewich by Londoners Page 1112 Merchant Taylors freeschoole founded Page 1116 Mary Rose a Shippe drowned Pag. 1032 Men brent in the Hedgehog a Ship Pag. 1031 Mathew Hamont an Heretike brent Pag. 1195 Marmaduke Glouer hanged in Cheape Page 1209 Monstrous child Pag. 1212. 1213 Magdalen colledge in Cambridge Pag. 1220 Merton Colledge in Oxford Pag. 1221 Magdalen Colledge in Oxford Pag. 1217 Magdalen Hall in Oxford Pag. 1223 Mary Hall in Oxford Pag. 1223 Michaell house in Cambridge Pag. 1220 N. NOble men that came with William Conquerour Pag. 153 Names of Chantries taken Pag. 1006 Nero a Romaine Pag. 3â— Newcastell vpon Tine founded Pag. 172. the towne drowned Pag. 378 New Abbey by the Tower of London founded Pag. 407 Newgate of London builded Pag. 619. on fire Pag. 1100 New Testament first printed in english Page 967 Newman priest bare a fagot at Paules Crosse for singing Masse with good Ale Pag. 1010 New Coyne Pag. 1072 againe Pag. 1115. agayne Page 1117 Newhauen by Bolleine wonne by the French Pag. 1042 Nightwalkers in London did murther all they mette Pag. 209 Night as light as the day Pag. 1125 Norwich a Bishops see Pag. 173. brent Pag. 208. Pag. 294. citie walled Pag. 315. steeple brent Pag. 715. brent Pag. 890 Notingham brent Pag. 191. beseeged Pag. 198 Nonne Eaten founded Pag. 206 Northampton beseeged Pag. 282 Noble of gold Pag. 574 Newelme hospitall Pag. 652 Nunnes burnt in their Abbey Pag. 121 Nelson executed Pag. 1192 Newport towne ouerflowed Pag. 1209 New Colledge in Oxford Pag. 1217 New Inne in Oxford Pag. 1223 O. OCT auius Augustus a Romane Pag. 34 Order of the Garter founded at Windsore Pag. 415 Ocation made by the D. of BuckinghaÌ„ Pag. 811. the same Duke of Buckingham beheaded Pag. 845 Otto of Bromswike chalengeth combate with Iohn Duke of Lancaster Pag. 426 Owen Glendouerdew Pag. 551. Pag. 557. his sonne taken Pag. 563 Owen Tewther brake out of Newgate Pag. 640. beheaded Pag. 709 Oxford builded Pag. 20. an Vniuersitie Pag. 127. Castel builded Pag. 163. forsakeÌ„ Pag. 237. Orial Colledge in Oxforde Pag. 1221 Outâ—rier and Bell man for the daye Pag. 1123 Owes bridge borne downe Pag. 1126 P. PArkes Pag. 4 Policletus a Romaine Pag. 43 Pâ—te a riuer in Eastsex Pag. 99 ParliameÌ„t at Winchester Pag. 288. at Marleborow Pag. 293. at Westminster Pag. 297. at Barwicke Pag. 306. at Stepenâ—eth Pag. 309. at Carelile Pag. 319. at Northampton Pag. 326. at Yorke Pag. 343. at Northampton Pag. 358. at Salisburie Pag. 359. at Winchester Pag. 360. at Notingham Pag. 361. at Yorke Pag. 367. at Northampton Pag. 370. at London Pag. 372 Pag. 374. at Westminster Pag. 381. at London Pag. 386. at Westminster Pag. 387. Pag. 420. Pag. 427. Pag. 431. Pag. 458. Pag. 611. at London Pag. 619. Pag. 624. of Battes at Leycester Pag. 629. at Westminster Pag. 631. Pag. 636. at Bury Pag. 650. at Westminster Pag. 664. at London Pag. 679. at Couentrie Pag. 691. at Westminster Pag. 700. Pag. 713. Pag. 718. Pag. 738. Pag. 861. Pag. 86â— â—â—t the Blackefriers Pag. 932. 968 Paules Church in London founded Pag. 92. brent Pag. 166. repaired ibidem newe work Pag. 276. Pag. 335. weathercocke blowne downe Pag. 878. new Schole Pag. 894. steeple brent Pag. 1116. gates blowne open Pag. 1128. Parson of Saint Mildreds brent Pag. 859 Poultery prised Pag. 310 Pageants new made in London Pag. 930 Parishes in England Pag. 932. in London Page 1120 Paginton slayne with a gonne Pag. 1016 Pallace at Westminster brent Pag. 897 Patrike-Brumpton ouerturned Pag. 1188 Penisellus King Pag. 31 Petronius a Romayne Pag. 44 Pertinax Emperour Pag. 58 Peters Church in Cornehill a Bishops see Pag. 56 Pellagius a Britayne Pag. 73. an heretike Pag. 7â— confuted Pag. 78 Peterborow founded Pag. 101 Peterpence payd to Rome Pag. 116 Pestilence great in England Pag. 405 Pestilence Pag. 568 Saint Petroâ—us at Bodmin in Cornewall Pag. 131 Pestilence Pag. 271. Pag. 478. Pag. 510. Pag. 747. Pag. 166. Pag. 172 Peterborow burned Pag. 182 Peter of Pomfret Pag. 241. hanged Pag. 243 Peter Colledge Pag. 1216 Pierce Plowman his visions Pag. 387 Peterpence forbidden to be payd Pag. 461 Penbroke hall Pag. 1217 Pecocke Bishop of Chichester abiured Page 682 Perkin Werbecke Pag. 825. Pag. 868. Pag. 869. Pag. 871. hanged Pag. 873 Philip king of Castile landed in England Pag. 878 Pictes first inhabit the marches Pag. 28 Pickering builded Pag. 30 Pirthus king Pag. 31 Pilton priorie Pag. 131 Piked shoes forbidden Pag. 717 Pirates hanged Pag. 271 Priuiledges vnto Saint Edmondsbury Page 131 Priests married remoued Pag. 163 Priest at Masse slayne with thunder Pag. 208 Priests became theeues Pag. 460 Prisoners in Newgate and Ludgate dyed Page 586 Porchester builded Pag. 28 Porrex king Pag. 30 Portgreues of London Pag. 218 Porter of the Tower headed Pag. 586 Posterne by the Tower of London fell Page 642 Prodigious signes Pag. 31 Portesmouth Pag. 84 Popes authoritie abrogated Pag. 1003 Powled heads commanded Pag. 1004 Prouosts of London Pag. 218 Prouinciall counsell at Oxford Pag. 255 Proclamation againste the family of loue Pag. 1213 Prince of Wales the kings eldest son Pag. 311 Priuiledge to Clothworkers Pag. 373 Priorie and hospitall of Saint Bartholmew in Smithfield founded Pag. 178 Printing first Pag. 687 Preached at Paules Crosse Doctor Goddard Pag. 724 Prisoners of the Marshalsea brake out Pag. 877 Priests saying Masse apprehended Pag. 1177 Priories suppressed by Cardinall Wolsey Pag. 939 Prince Arthur married Pag. 874. deceassed ibidem Prisoner brake froÌ„ the sessioÌ„s house Pag. 959 Prince of Piamont came into England Page 1095 Prince of Orange conducted to the Tower of London Pag. 1095 Publicans whipped Pag. 203 Publicans with their bloudy procession Pag. 409 Plimmouth spoyled Pag. 556 Q. QVatbridge or Catwarbridge in Essex Pag. 126 Quaffing and drunkennes punished Pag. 133 Queeneheth in London Pag. 270 Queenes Attourney slayne Pag. 685 Queeneborough Castell builded Pag. 461 Queene tooke Sanctuary Pag. 724. 767 Queene of England chased Pag. 279 Queenes Colledge in Cambridge Pag. 1217 Queenes Colledge in Oxford Pag. 1221 R. RAmsey founded Pag. 133 Rampire builded at Caleis Pag. 401 Ralph Stafford slayne Pag. 498 Redargius King Pag. 31 Rebellion in Kent and Essex Pag. 480 Recorder of London Fitz William Pag. 817 Register booke in euery Church to bee kept Pag. 113 Religious houses graunted to the king Page 1015 Rimo King Pag. 30 Richborough Pag. 36 Riot and euill life the destruction of the Britaines Pag. 79 Ripendun or Ripon Pag. 122 Richarde the first King Pag. 216. tooke hys voyage to Hierusalem Pag. 220. taken prisoner Pag. 222. builded the walles of Vienna Pag. 223 Riot in London Pag. 292 Risebanke Castell builded Pag. 403 Rye spoyled Pag. 471 Richard Scrope Archbishop of Yorke rebelleth Pag. 563 beheaded Pag. 564 Richard the secoÌ„d made prince of Wales Pag. 468. crowned King Pag. 470. married Pag. 489. Pag. 518. entreth ScotlaÌ„d Pag.
â—aruus Iohn Taxtor Gerua Doro. Canturb recordes Gual Couent euill fauoured of shape but yet verye eloquent moued the common people to séeke libertie and fréedome and not to bée subiect to the rich and mightie by which meanes he drewe to him many great companies and with all his power defended the poore mens cause against the riche 52000. Londonors he allured to him to be at his deuotion and commandemeÌ„t The king being warned of this tumult coÌ„manded him to cease from those attemptes but the people still followed him as they before had done he made to them orations taking for his theame this sentence Haurietis aquas in gauâ—io de fontibus saluatoris whiche is to say Ye shal draw in ioy waters forth of the wels of your sauiour And to this he added I am sayd he y e sauiour of poore men yée be poore haue assayed long y e hard hands of rich meÌ„ Now draw yée holsome water forth of my Wels that w e ioy for the time of your visitatioÌ„ is come This WilliaÌ„ was coÌ„maunded to appeare before the kings counsell to aunsweare for himselfe in suche causes as shoulde be layde against him where he appeared but wyth 1196 such a multitude of people that the Lordes were afrayde and remitted him with pleasaunte wordes for the time appointing some priuliy when he was alone to apprehende him He sooke the stéeple of Bow Church in Chope and fortified it with munition and victuals The Archbishop of Canturburie then being at LondoÌ„ with other Iustices sent to him and willed him to come forth of the Church he should haue his life saued but he refused to come forth wherfore y â— Archebishop talking with the Citizens of London called togither a great number of armed area least any stur should be made The Saterdaye therefore being the Passion sondaye euen the stéeple and Church of Bowe were assaulted and William with his complices taken but not without bloudshed for hée was forced by fire and smoke to for sake the Churche he was brought to the Archbishop in the Towre where he was by y e Iudges condemned and by the héeles drawn from thence to a place called the Elmes and ther haÌ„ged with nine of his fellowes This counterfaite friende to the poore who named hymselfe A false accuser of his elder brother in the ende vvas hanged to be the sauiour perswading them against the riche was a man of an euil life a murderer who slew one manne with his owne handes a fornicatour who poluted Bowe church with his Concubine and amongst other his detestable facts one that hadde falsely accused his elder brother of treason whyche elder brother hadde in hys youthe Anno reg 8. broughte him vppe in learning and done manye things for his preferment Yet after the death of this wicked malefactor the simple people honoured him as a martyre in so much that they stale awaye the gibbet whereon he was hanged and pared away the Earth that was be-bled with hys bloude and kepte the same as holye reliques to heale sicke men King Richard graunted licence vnto Phillip Bishoppe of Durham to coyne mony in his Citie of Durham which libertie Roger Houeden none of his predicessours had enioyed of long tyme before Sherifes Gerard de Anteloch Robert Durant Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne The Walchmen brake forth and did muche hurt by spoyling 1197 of the Marches The Archbishop of Canturburie callyng togither an army hasted thyther besieged the Castel of Polie and toke it and chased the enimies established peace and returned Rise the Walch king departed this life King Richard and the Earle of Flaunders confedered togither Anno reg 9. The French King entring vnwarely into Flaunders was intercepted and taken by the Earle of Flaunders but giuing pledges vpon couenaunt to make peace he was suffered to depart The viij day of September they met at Liste where by mediation of the Archbishop of Canturburie they toke a truce The Archbishop of Roane returned from Rome where he had complayned on King Richard for taking from him a plot of ground whereon he builded a strong Castell but at the request of the Archbishop of Canturburie the Kyng gaue him in recompence the towne of Deep Sherifes Roger Blunt Nicholas Ducket Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne The Walchmen on the Marches toke booties did much 1198 Geruasius hurt but Hubert the Archbishop of Canturburie being Lorde thiefe Iustice Lieuetenaunt or Warden of England found meanes to resist them so that they being fought with were ouerthrowen and fiue thousand of them slaine The Archebishop hauing got this victorie returneth to London where calling togither a great number of the Nobles of the lande he resigned his office of being head ruler in whose place the Anno reg 10 Lord Geffrey Fitz Peter succéeded in August King Richard toke of euery Carucata plough land or hid of land through England fiue shillings The French king was intercepted by the army of King Richard so that with much adoe he escaped into Cipres his army was dispersed and almost an hundred Knightes taken beside other common soldiours without number The Charters which the king had Mathew Paris before made with his new seale were chaunged Sherifes Constantine Fitz Arnolde Robert de Beaw Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne Hubert Archebishop of Canturbnrie through the procurement of the Monks of Canturburie and by the coÌ„mandement of the Pope brake downe euen with the ground the Chapel Colledge at Lambeth or Colledge at Lambeth which his predecessors had founded and he had finished in the honor of Thomas Archbishoppe of Canturburie King Richard tourned his armye against the Barons of 119â— K. Richaad vvoÌ„ded to death Paulus Aemeleus Gualterus Couen Ralph Cogshal Poictow that rebelled against him he set their Cities towns on fire spoyled their Countrey flew many of his aduersaries cruelly at the laste came to the Dukedome of Aquitaine and besieged the Castel of Chalne and brought it to that that they within offered to yéeld vpon conditions but he woulde not so receiue them but would haue them by force whervpvn a certain yong man named Bertram de Gordon standing on y e Castel wall leuelled a quarell out of a crosse bowe and smote him with a venomed Darte which stripe the king little regarded but inuading the castel wan it and put the soldiours in prison Of this wounde aforesayde he dyed the sixth day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord. 1199. When he had raigned ix yeres and ix monthes and was buried at Fonteuerard at his fathers féete whom he confessed he had betrayed his heart was buried at Roane and his bowels at the foresayde Chalne ¶ King John IOHN brother to Richard aforenamed beganne his raigne ouer the Realme Anno reg 1 of Englande the vj. daye of April in the yeare of our Lord 1199. Of person he was indifferent but of melancholie and angrie complexion He being now in Normandie
sailed ouer into England was crowned at Westminster on y ◠Ascention daye And at Midsomer Ralphe Cogshall he returned again into Normandie with a great army which al the Sommer season contending against y ◠French proued the worthynesse of y e enimies to be sufficient ynough Consuetud de Lō for Phillip king of Fraunce in the quarrell of Arthur the son of Geffrey Iohns eldest Brother duke of Brytaine made war vppon King Iohn in Normandie and toke from him diuerse Castels and townes King Iohn granted the Shirifewike of London and Midlesex Sherife vvike of London let to ferme to the Citizens thereof for 300 pound yerely to be paid for that of auntient time it had bene so accustomed to be fermed as king Henrie the first before he had graunted to the same Citizens for 300. pounde yearely Also he gaue them full aucthoritie to chose and depriue their Sherifes at theyr pleasure Sherifes Arnolde Fitz Arnolde Richard Fitz Barthelmew Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Iohn made a lawe that no tunne of Wine of Poiters 1200 Price of vvines Gual Couen should be solde dearer than twentie shillings of Anioye foure and twentie shillings and of French wine fiue twentie shillings vnlesse the same French wine were so good that some woulde giue for it sixe and twentie shillings eyghte pence but not aboue A sexter of wine of Poiters no dearer than twelue pence nor white wine aboue sixe pence King Iohn hauing made peace beyonde the sea he required Annoreg 2 Taske aide of his Realme of xxx M. markes wherefore an edict was made that euery plow land should pay thrée shillings which troubled the lande very sore considering the escuage that went afore for euery Knights fée two markes whiche before neuer payde aboue twentie shilling The king being deuorced from his wife Isabel the Earle King Iohn deuorsed Mathew Paris Ypodigma Radul Cogshal of Glocesters daughter he passed ouer the sea paide thirtie M. markes to the French King vanquished his enimies and returned into Englande with Isabel his wife daughter to the Earle of Angolesme and crowned hir Quéene at Westminster on the eight of October Sherifes Roger Dorset Iames Bartelmew Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Iohn went to Lincolne where he met with William King of Scottes did homage King of Scottes Rotland Lorde of Galloway and many other noble men who did to him homage on the one and twētith day of Nouember A noble man of Aquitaine named Hugh Brune rebelling 1201 Hugh Brune rebelled against King Iohn inuaded diuers parts of the prouince bicause the King had maried the daughter of the Earle of Angolesme whom the sayd Brune had affied and had in his custodie wherefore the passed ouer and restrained the rebels from their attemptes The 25. of June there arose a cruell Tempest of thunder Ypodigma Annoreg 3. Tempestes lightning and hayle with a vehemente raine that destroyed corne cattell menne and houses by brenning them c. The 10. of July another Tempest much like to the former hapned so that the Medowes could not be mowed and the hay that was downe was carried away by the outragious course of waters that ouerflowed the grounde greate numbers of fishes through the corruption of the waters dyed many bridges borne downe corne and hay caried away many men drowned so that al men thought a new deluge had bene come Sherifes Walter Fitz Alis. Simon de Adermanbury Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Iohn sharplye warred vppon the Earle of March 1202 Radulphu◠Cog. Hugh Brune and the Earle of Eue hys brother who béeing not able to resist they complayned to Phillip king of France as to their soueraigne and chiefe Lorde who sent ofttimes to King Iohn mouing him to cease from vexing them but that woulde not serue wherefore he was sommoned by the Annoreg 4. Nobles of Fraunce as Duke or Earle of Aquitaine and Anioy to come vnto the Courte of the Frenche King and to stande to the iudgement of hys Péeres all which Kyng Iohn denyed K Iohn sōmoned to the French Kings Court wherevpon the same Courte adiudged hym to be depriued of all his landes which he or his predecessours helde of the king of Fraunce c. King Phillip forth with assembled an armye and inuaded the Castel of Buteuant in Normandie which King Richard had buylded he rased it to the ground He tooke the land of Hugh Gorney and all the Castels there about He tooke the Castell of Albomarle with the County of Eue and all the land to Arches none resisting him Also Arthure Earle of Britayne being made Knight by the French King whose Arthure Earle of Britayne taken yonger daughter he had fianced he being but sixtéene yeres olde wente to Hugh Brune and Geffrey of Lucingnam and with 250. Knightes beséeged the Castell of Mirable in which Quéene Eleanor his Aunte was enclosed but King Iohn came with a power and deliuered his mother from daunger He tooke there his Nephew Arthure William de Brawsa Geffrey de Lucingham Hugh Brune Andrew Caueny Saluaricus de Mauleon and diuers others Great thunder and lightning with hayle as bigge as Hennes egges c. Sherifes Normand Brundell Iohn de Ely Maior Henry Fitz Alwyne The waters encreased and did much hurt in Englande 1023 Mathew Paris Annoreg 5. Earle of Britaine murthered Radul Cogshal Arthure Earle of Britaine from Falaise was broughte to Roane and put in the Tower vnder the custody of Robert de Veypont where shortly after he was dispatched of his life some say by the hands of his Uncle Iohn The King of France inuaded the Castels of Normandy tooke Lisle Dandely with the Castell and the Vale de Ruell in the whiche were Robert Fitz Water Sayer de Quincy and many other He toke the strong Castell vpon Seyne builded by King Richard which had bin valiantly kept by the Connestable of Chester Sherifes Walter Browne William Chamberlayne Maior Henry Fitz Alwyne King Iohn doubting treason in his owne men in December retourned into Englande where he gathered greate aydes of money Elianor daughter to the Earle of Poyters that had bin 1204 Ralph Cogshal Anno reg 6. wife to Lewes King of France and after to King Henry the seconde of Englande departed this life and was buryed in Westminster King Iohn sente Embassadoures to treate a peace with the King of France but he bycause the worlde wente with him woulde not agrée in any wise except Arthure mighte be deliuered to him aliue or if he were dead he woulde haue his Sister in mariage with all the lands on that side the Seas Shortly after he tooke Falaise Caen and so forth all the Countrey to Barflot Charburgh and Dunfront Roane Vernoll and Arches and so proude Normandy Angiow Briteyne Mayne Poitow and Thoraigne were within a short time deliuered to King Phillip King Iohn marryed Iane hys Bastarde Daughter to Lewlin Prince of Wales and gaue with hir
Northampton 1228 Peace vvith the Scottes shameful peace was made betwixt the Englishmen and Scots so that Dauid the sonne of Robert Bruis scarce seuen yeres olde married Ioan of the Tower king Edwardes sister at Berwike the twelfth of July Also the king made the Scottes charters the tenour whereof was vnknowen to the Englishmen but al was done as it pleased the olde Quéene Roger Mortimer and Iames Dowglas The Scottes made manye tannting times against the Englishmen for the fond disguised apparel by them at that time vsed amongst the which was fastened vppon the Church doores of Saint Peter towardes Stangate Long beardes hartlesse Scottish taunts Painted hoodes vvitlesse Gay coates gracelesse Makes England thriftlesse Adam Tarleton was made Bishop of Worcester In a Parliament at Salisburie the K. made thrée Erles Parliament at Satisburie Iohn of Eltam his brother Earle of Cornewal Roger Mortimer Earle of the March and Iames Butler of Ireland Earle of Ormond From this Parliament the Earle of Lancaster y e Lord Wake Henrie Beamonde Earle Marshal and other noble men did absent thēselues not being far off frō thence in armour for the whiche the King was highly displeased notwithstanding in Sommer following they submitted themselues vnto the Kyngs mercy séekyng his fauour Simon Fraunces Henrie Combmartin the. 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior Iohn Grantham the. 28. of October Certaine men of this land to y ◠intent to try what friends K. Edvvard the seconde bruted to be aliue they had in England craftily deuised that Edward the second king of England was aliue in the Castell of Gorffe but not to bée séene in the daye time and therefore they vsed manye nightes to make shewes and maskyng wyth dauncing vpon the towers and Wals of the Castel which being perceyued by people of the countrey it was thoughte there had bin some great king vnto whom they dyd these greate solemnities this rumour was spredde ouer all Englande to witte that the olde King was aliue whence it came to passe that the Earle of Kent sente thyther a Fryer Precher to trye the truth of the matter who as it was thought hauing corrupted the Porter of the Castell with rewardes is Anno reg 3. let in where he lay all the day in the Porters lodge verye close and whē night was come he was willed to put on y ◠habit of a lay mā and then was brought into the Hal wher he saw as he thought Edwarde the Father of the king sitting royally at supper with great maiestie This Frier being thus perswaded returned againe to the Earle of Kente and reported as he thought what he saw whervpon y ◠Erle saide and affirmed with an othe that he would indeauoure by all the meanes he coulde to deliuer his brother from prison The same yeare at the earnest request of some the king 1329 held a Parliament at Winchester where by procurement of the olde Quéene and Roger Mortimer the sayde Earle of Parliament at VVinchester Kent and manye other noble men and religious persons to witte the prouincials of the white Carmilit Friers and of the blacke Preaching Friers and Frier Richarde Wliten were accused of conspiracie touching as it was sayde the deliuerye of the Kings Father which matter although it were but deuised fantasie and a méere lye yet the sayde Earle for certaine confessions whyche he made and for certayne letters which were founde about him was there beheaded The other to wit y ◠prouincials of the Predicants Erle of Kent the kings vncle beheaded at VVinchester Carmilites were banished but the Bishop of London was set at libertie Robert de Taunton Priest and some certain Carmilite Friers and predicants were condemned to perpetual prison The death of the sayde Earle was the lesse lamented bycause his familye and seruauntes had aboue measure afflicted the commons in taking vp things as they trauayled at the Kings price paying nothing or verye lyttle for it Richarde Lazer Wyllyam Gisours the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Richarde Swanland the 28. of October There was a Parliament holden at Notingham where Roger Mortimer was in suche glorie and honoure that it was without all comparison No man durst name him any other than Earle of Marche a greater rowt of men wayted at his héeles than on the Kings person he would suffer the King to rise to him and would walke with y ◠King equally step by step chéeke by chéeke neuer preferring y ◠King but would go formost himselfe with his Officers he greatly rebuked the Earle of Lancaster cousin to the Kyng for that withoute hys consent hée appointed certayne lodgings for Noble men in the Towne demaundyng who made him so bolde to take vppe lodgings so nighe vnto the Quéene wyth whyche wordes the Conestable béeyng greatelye feared appoynted lodging for the Earle of Lancaster one myle oute of the Towne and lykewise were lodged the Earle of Hereforde Iohn de Bohune of Estsex highe Conestable of Englande and others By whyche meanes a contention rose among the Noblemen and greate murmuring among the common people who sayde that Roger Mortimer the Quéenes Paragon and the Kyngs Mayster sought all the means he could to destroy the Kyngs bloude and to vsurpe the Regall Maiestie whyche reporte troubled muche the Kyngs friendes to wéete William Mountacute and other who for the safegarde of the Kyng sware themselues to be true to his person and drew vnto them Robert de Hollande who hadde of long tyme béene chiefe kéeper of the Castell vnto whome all secreate corners of the same were knowne Then vppon a certayne night the Kyng lying without the Castel bothe he and his friendes were brought by Torchlight through a secrete waye vnder ground beginning far off from y ◠said Castell til they came euen to the Quéenes Chamber whyche they by chaunce found open they therfore beyng armed with naked swords in their hāds went forwards leauing the King also armed without the dore of the Chamber least that his mother should espie him they which entred in slew Hugh Turpinton Knighte who resisted them Mayster Iohn Neuell of Horneby giuing him his deadly wound From thence they went toward the Quéene mother whome they found with the Earle of March readie to haue gone to bedde and hauing taken the sayde Earle they ledde him out into the Hall after whome the Quéene followed crying Bele fits bele fits ayes pitie de gentil Mortimer Good sonne good son take pitie vpon gentle Mortimer for she suspected that hir sonne was there though she saw him not Then are the keyes of the Castell sent for and euery place with all the furniture is yéelded vp into the Kings hands but in suche secret wise that none without the Castell except the Kings friends vnderstoode thereof The next day in the morning very early they bring Roger Mortimer and other his friēds taken with him with an horrible shout and crying the Earle of Lancaster then blind being
one of them that made the shoute for ioy towards London where he was committed to the Tower and afterward condemned at Westminster in presence of the whole Parliament on Saint Andrewes euen next following and then drawne to the Elmes and there hanged on the common gallowes whereon he hung two dayes and two nightes by the Kings commandement and then was buryed in the Grey Friers Church He was condemned by his Péeres and yet neuer was brought to answere before them for it was not then the custome after the death of the Earles of Lancaster Winchester Glocester and Kent wherefore this Earle had that law him selfe which he appoynted for other The causes of his death laid against him were these First that he was consenting to the murthering of the Kings father Secondly for that he had receiued a great summe of money whereby the Kings honor was greatly abated at Stanhope Parke where he gaue a signe vnto the Scottes that they should flie Thirdly for that he caused certayne auntient déedes and Charters to be brent wherein the King of Scots stood bound vnto the King of Englande and especially for that he had caused a contraâ—t to be made betwixt the Kings sister and Dauid the sonne of Robert le Bruis Fourthly that he had vnprofitably consumed a greate deale of treasure which he found in the kings treasurie and in the treasurie of the Earles of Winchester and Glocester Fiftly for appropriating vnto himselfe the wardes and mariages of all England Sixtly for being an euill counseller to the King and to the Quéene mother and for being ouermuch familiar No Iustice with hir There died with him his friends Simon de Burford Knight brother to Sir William Burford that was Justice Anno reg 4. Iohn Deuerell Esquier who was desirous to haue made open confession of the Kings fathers cruell death but he could not be suffered King Edward the Bishop of Winchester Wil. Mountacute and very few others passed ouer 1â—â—0 Sea like as they had bin Merchants hauing with hym scarse xv horsemen He left Iohn of Eltham his brother Protector of the Realme He returned againe about the beginning of April and then helde a great Turniament at Dertford in Kent The xv of June was borne vnto king Edward Turniament aâ— Dertford Edvvard the blacke Prince borne his first sonne at Wodstoke who was after named Edwarde the blacke Prince The K. tooke into his hands all y e lands assigned to his mother and only left hir a 1000. pound the yeare About Michaelmas there was very solemne iusting of all the stoute Earles Barons and Nobles at London in Cheape betwixt the great Crosse and the great Conduit Turniament in Cheape at London Adam Meri Ro. Auesbery nigh Soper Lane which lasted thrée dayes where the Quéene Phillip with many Ladyes fell from a Stage notwithstanding they were not hurt at all wherefore the Quéene tooke greate care to saue the Carpenters from punishmente and through hir prayer whiche she made an hir knées she pacifyed the King and Counsell whereby shée purchased greate loue of the people Robert of Ely Thomas Whorwode the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Saint Lavvrence Pultney Sir Iohn Pultney Draper the 28. of October This Sir Iohn Pultney builded the Colledge in London called Saint Laurence Pultney and little Alhallowes a Parish Churche in Thamis streete and also the Carmelite Regist Carmil Friers Church in Couentrie Such a wet Sommer with excéeding rayne was this Late Haruest yeare that the Corne in the field could not ripe so that in many places they began not Haruest till Michaelmas The house of Croxton got not in their Wheate till Hallontide W. Sheepeshed and their Pease not before S. Andrewes tide The Monkes on Alhallowen day and Martelmas day were serued with Pease gréene in the coddes in stead of Peares and Apples King Edward held a solemne Christmas at Welles which Anno reg 5. he continued till the feast of the Epiphany where was manye strange and sumptuous shewes made 1331 In the beginning of August Edward Bailioll sonne and heire to Iohn King of Scottes came into England which Edward had bin before that time banished out of Scotland At his comming he declared what right he had in the Kingdome Henry Beawmont Earle of Bohune Gilbert Vmfreuill Earle of Angus Dauid Earle of Athels Richard Talbot Ralph Baron of Stafford Fulx Fitz Williams with many other noble men affirming they had right of inheritance in Scotland desired licence and ayde of the King of Englande to recouer the sayd Kingdome and landes due to them but the King hauing regard of the peace lately made and also for his sisters sake Quéene of Scottes woulde not suffer them to leade an armie through his lande wherefore the sayde Lordes getting a Fléete of Shippes entred the Sea and sayling toward Scotland landed at Kinkehorne where the Earle of Fife and Robert Bruse Bastard sonne to Robert Bruse with tenne thousand Scottes resisted them néere vnto Dunfermeling but the Englishmen put them to flight and slew many Afterward to wéete on Saint Lawrence day they had a sore conflict at Gledesmore where two thousand Englishmen ouercame fortie thousand Scottes By reason of the great throng of the multitude amongst themselues fiue Earles and many other were thronged to death On the morrow the Englishmen tooke the Towne of Saint Iohns well furnished with victualles The seauen and twentith of September Edward Baylioll Edvvard Baylioll resigned the Crovvne of Scotland to King Edvvarde of England Sherifes Maior Hospitall at Leycester was Crowned King of Scottes but afterward he resigned it to King Edward of England and remayned vnder his protection many yeares after Iohn Mocking Andrew Aubury the 28. of September Sir Iohn Poultney Draper the 28. of October Henry Earle of Lancaster and of Leycester high Steward of England founded the new Hospitall by the Castell of Leycester wherein were one hundred poore impotent people prouided for with all things necessarie Edward Baylioll and the foresayde Lords and Nobles Anno reg 6. Iohn Maundeuill continued the warres in Scotland vnto whome came many other noblemen of the Realme of England voluntarily seruing of their owne charges and beséeged Berwike The King of England gathered a great power and beséeged 1â—â—2 Berwike which at length was yéelded for want of victualles During this séege the Scottes sought many wayes to remoue the same leuying a great army ouer all Scotland but comming to the séege they could not bring their purpose to effect yet still prouoking the Kings army to battell wherevpon at length the two armies appoynted to fight and setting out vpon Halidowne hill there commeth forth of the Scottes Campe a certayne stout Champion of greate stature who for a facte by him done was called Turnebull he standing in the midst betwixte the two armies Callenge of Combate challenged all the Englishmen any one of them to fight with him a Combate at
an Esquier also a Cofferer béeyng a Doctor thrée Marshalles thrée yeomen Ushers in the Hall besides two groomes and Almoners Then in the Hal Kitchen two Clearks of the kitchen a Clearke comptroller a Surueyor of the Dressor a Clearke of the Spicerie the whyche togither kepte also a continuall messe in the Hal. Also in hys Hall kitchin hée had of Maister Cookes twoo and of other Cookes Laborers and children of the kitchin twelue persons foure yeomen of the Scullerie and foure yeomen of the siluer Scullerie two yeomen of the Pastry with two other Pastelers vnder the yeomen Then in his priuie Kitchin a Master Cooke who went daylye in Ueluet or in Sattin wyth a Chayne of Golde wyth two other yeomen and a groome In the Scalding house a yeoman and twoo groomes In the Pantery twoo persons In the Buttrey two yeomen two Groomes and twoo Pages And in the Yewrye lykewise In the Seller thrée yeomen and thrée pages In hys Chaundrey two In the Wafarie two In the Wardrobe of Beddes the Maister of the Wardrobe and â— other persons In the Laundry a yeoman a groome thirtie pages two yeomen purueyors and one groome In the Bake house a yeoman and two groomes In the Wood yarde a yeoman and a groome In the Barne one In the Garden a yeoman and two groomes Porters at the Gate twoo yeomen and two groomes a yeoman of hys Barge a maister of hys horse a Clearke of the Stable a yeoman of the same the Sadler the Farrier a yeoman of hys Chariot a Sumpter man a yeoman of his Styrrop a Muleter sixetéene groomes of hys Stable euery of them kepte foure Geldings In the Almorie a yeoman and a groome In Thomas VVolseys Chappell hys Chappel he hadde a Deane a greate Diuine and a man of excellent learning a Subdeane a Repeater of the Quire a Gospeller a Pistler of singing Priestes ten a master of the Children Seculars of the Chappell singing men twelue singing children tenne with one seruant to awaite vppon the children In the Reuestry a yeoman and two groomes ouer besides dyuers reteiners that came thither at principal feastes For the furniture of hys Chappell passeth my capacitie to declare the number of costly ornamentes and riche iewels that were to be occupyed in the same continuallye there hathe béene séene in Procession aboute the Hall 44. very rich Coapes of one sute worne besides the riche Crosses and Candlestickes and other ornamentes to the furniture of the same Hée had two crosse-bearers and two Piller bearers in hys great Chamber and in hys priuy Chamber these persons fyrste the chiefe Chamberlaine and Uizchamberlaine of Gentlemen Ushers besides one in his priuie Chamber he hadde twelue daylye wayters and of Gentlemen wayters in hys priuye Chamber he hadde sixe and of Lordes nyne or tenne who hadde eche of them two men allowed them to attend vpon them except the Erle of Darby who had allowed fiue men then had he of Gentlemen of Cup bearers Caruers and Sewers beth of the priuie Chamber and of the great chamber wyth Gentlemen dayly wayters there fortie persons Ofyeomen Ushers sixe of groomes in his Chamber eight of yeomen in his Chamber fiue and fortie daylye he had also Almose men sometime more in number than other sometime There was attending on his borde of Doctors and Chapleines besides them of his Chappell sixetéene daylye a Clearke of his Closet Secretaries two and two Clearkes of his Signet and foure Counsellours learned in the Lawe And for asmuche as it was necessarie to haue dyuers officers of the Chauncerie to attende vppon hym that is to saye the Clearke of the Crowne a ryding Clearke a Clearke of the Hamper and a chafer of the Waxe then a Clearke of the Checke as well vppon the Chapleins as of the Yeomen of his Chamber hée had also foure footemen whyche were garnished in riche running coates when so euer he rode in anye iourney then had hée an Harraulte of Armes and a Sergeant of Armes a Phisition a Poticarie foure Minstrels a kéeper of his Tents an Armorer an instructer of hys wards two yeomen of hys Wardrobe of hys Robes and a kéeper of hys Chamber continuallye in the Court he had also in his house the Surueyor of Yorke and a Clearke of the gréene Cloth All these were dayly attending downe lying and vprising and at meales he kepte in his greate Chamber a continuall borde for the Chamberers and Gentlemen officers hauing wyth them a messe of the yong Lords and an other of Gentlemen and besides all these there was neuer an officer Gentleman or worthy person but he was allowed in the house some thrée some two and al other one at the leaste whiche grewe to a greate number of persons Thus farâ—ute of the Checker roll besides other officers seruantes â—â—teyners and futers that moste commoulye dyned in the Hall Thomas VVolsey tvvice Embassador to the Emperour Charles After that he was thus furnished he was sente twice in embassade to the Emperor Charles the fifth for diuers vrgent causes touchyng the Kings Maiestie it was thought that so noble a Prince the Cardinall was moste méete to be sente wherefore being readye to take vppon hym the charge thereof was furnished in all degrées and purposes moste lyke a greate Prince for firste he procéeded forth furnished lyke a Cardinall hys Gentlemen béeyng verye many in number were clothed in Lyuerie coates of Crimosin Ueluet of the best wyth chaines of Golde aboute theyr neckes and hys yeomen and meane officers in coates of fine Scarlet garded with blacke Ueluet a hande broade Thus furnished he was twice sente into Flaunders to the Emperour then lying in Bruges whom he did most highly entertain discharging al his charges his meÌ„s There was no house within the town of Bruges wherein any GentlemaÌ„ of the Cardinals were lodged or had recourse but that the owners were commaunded by the Emperoures officers that they vpon paine of their liues shoulde take no mony for anye thing that the Cardinalles seruantes diode take of anye kinde of victuall no althoughe they were disposed to make anye costlye banquets commaunding forthermore their saide hostes to sée y â— they lacked no such things as they honestly required for their honesty pleasure Also the Emperors officers euery night weÌ„t through the town froÌ„ house to house whereas any English GentlemeÌ„ did repast or lodged serued their liueries for all night which was done in this maner First the Officers brought into the house a cast of fine Manchet of siluer two great pots with white wine and Sugar to the waighte of a pounde white lights and yellowe lightes of Ware a boule of siluer wyth a Goblet to drinke in and euerye night a staffe torche This was the order of the liueries euerye nighte and in the morning when the same officers came to fetch away their stuffe then woulde they accompte with the hostes for the Gentlemens costes spent in the daye before Thus
the Emperoure entertayned the Cardinall and all his traine for the time of his Embassage there And that done he returned into Englande with great triumphe Nowe of hys order in going to Westminster hall dayly in the Terme Firste ere he came out of hys priuie Chamber he hearde seruice in his Closet and there said hys seruice wyth hys Chaplaine Then goyng againe to hys priuy Chamber he woulde demaunde if his seruants were in a readynesse and furnished hys Chamber of Presence and wayghting Chamber being thereof then aduertized came oute of hys priuy Chamber aboute eighte of the clocke apparelled all in red that is to saye hys vpper garment eyther of fine Scarlet or else fine Crimosin Taffata but most commonlye of fine Crimosin Satten engrayned hys pillion of fine Scarlet with a necke sette in the inner side wyth blacke Ueluet and a Tippet of Sables aboute hys necke holding in hys hand an Orenge wherof the substance within was taken oute and filled vppe againe wyth the part of a Sponge wherein was Uineger and other Confections againste the pestilent ayres the whyche hée moste commonlye helde to hys nose when he came among anye preace or else that he was pestered wyth manye suters and béefore him was borne firste the broade Seale of Englande and hys Cardinales Hat by a Lorde or some Gentlemanne of Worshippe right solempnely and as soone as he was once entred into his ChaÌ„ber of Presence his two great Crosses were there attending to be borne before hym then cried the Gentlemen Ushers going before him bare headed and saide On before my Lordes and Maisters on before make waye for my Lordes Grace Thus went he downe through the Hall wyth a Sergeant of Armes before hym bearing a greate Mace of Siluer and two Gentlemen carying twoo greate Pillers of Siluer and when he came at the Hall dore there was hys Mule being trapped all in Crimoâ—n Ueluet wyth a Saddle of the same and guilte styrrops When was there attending vpponhym when he was mounted hys two Crosse-bearers and his Piller bearers in like case vppon greate horses trapped all in fine Scarlet Then marched he forward with a traine of noble men and Gentlemen hauing his footmen four in number about hym bearing eache of them a guilte Polare in their hands and thus passed he forth vntill he came to Westminster hall dore and there lighted and wente vppe after thys manner into the Chauncerie or into the Starre Chamber howbeit moste commonlye he woulde goe into the Chancerie and stay a while at a barre made for hym beneath the Chancerie on the righte hande and there commune sometyme wyth the Judges and some time with other persons and that done he woulde repayre into the Chancerie and sitting there vntill eleauen of the clocke hearing of sutes and determining of other matters from thence he woulde dyuers times go into the Starre Chamber as occasion serued There he neyther spared highe ne lowe but iudged euery state accordyng to his merites and desert He vsed also euerye Sondaye to resorte to the Courte then béeyng for the moste parte of all the yeare at Greenewiche with hys former triumphes takyng hys Barge at hys own stayres furnished wyth Yeomen standyng vppon the Bailes and hys Gentlemen béeyng wythin aboute hym and landed againe at the three Cranes in the Vintrâ—e and from thence hée rode vpon his Mule with his Crosse his Pillars his Hat and broade Seale carryed afore hym on horsebacke through Thamis streete vntill he came to Billingsgate and there tooke his Barge againe and so was rowed to Greenewiche where he was receyued of the Lordes and chiefe officers of the Kings house as the Treasurer Comptroller and other and so conuyed vnto the Kings Chamber then the Court was wonderfully furnished wyth Noble men and Gentlemen and after dinner among the Lords hauing some consultation with the King or with the Councell he woulde departe homewarde with the like triumph Thus in greate honour triumph and glory he raigned a long season ruling all thynges within the Realme appertayning vnto the King His house was alwayes resorted to with noblemen and Gentlemen feasting and banqueting Embassadors dyuers times and al other right nobly and when it pleased the King for his recreation to repayre to the Cardinalles house as he didde dyuers tymes in the yeare there wanted no preparations or furniture Banquets were sette forth with Maskes and Mummeries in so gorgeous a sorte and costly maner that it was an heauen to beholde There wanted no Dames or Damoisels méete or apte to daunce with the Maskers or to garnish the place for the tyme then was there all kinde of musicke and harmony wyth fine voices bothe of menne and chyldren One tyme the Kyng came sodainely thither in a Maske A Maske and a Banquet wyth a dozen Maskers all in garmentes like Shepheards made of fine cloth of Golde and Crimosin Satten paned and Cappes of the same wyth Uisars of good visnomy their haires and beardes eyther of fine Goldewyre silke or black silke hauing sixetéene Torch-bearers besides their Drums and other persons wyth Uisars all clothed in Satten of the same colour and before hys entring into the Hall hée came by water to the water gate wythout any noise where were layd diuers ChaÌ„bers and Guns charged with Shot at hys landing they were shotte off whyche made suche a tumble in y e Ayre that it was like thunder It made all the Noblemen Gentlemen Ladyes and Gentlewomen to â—use what it shoulde meane comming so sodainelye they â—itting quiet at a solempne banquet vnder this sorte First yée shall vnderstande that the Tables were sette in the Chamber of Presence iust couered and the Lorde Cardinall sitting vnder the cloth of Estate there hauing all hys seruice alone and then was there sette a Lady wyth a Nobleman or a Gentleman and a Gentlewoman throughout all the Tables in the Chamber on the one side whych were made and ioyned as it were but one Table all whiche order and deuice was done by the Lorde Sandes then Lorde Chamberlaine to the King and by Syr Henrie Gilforde Comptroller of the Kinges Maiesties house Then immediately after the greate Chamberlaine and the sayde Comptroller sente to looke what it shoulde meane as thoughe they knewe nothing of the matter they looking oute of the Windowes into the Thamis retourned againe and shewed hym that it séemed they were Noblemen and Straungers arryued at hys bridge comming as Embassadoures from some forreine Prince with that quoth the Cardinal I desire you bycause you can speake Frenche to take the paines to goe into the Hall there to receyue them according to their estates and to conducte them into this Chamber where they shall sée vs and all these Noble Personages beyng mery at oure banquet desiring them to sitte downe with vs and to take parte of our fare Then wente hée incontinent downe into the Hall whereas they receyued them wyth twentie newe Torches and conueyed them vppe into the Chamber
Wednesday following Upon whiche daye â—â—e Maior sir Stephen Pecocke in a gown of Criniosin Uelâ—â—t wyth his collar of Esses and al the Aldermen in Scarâ—â—â— with collars and chaines and all the Counsell of the Ci 〈…〉 with them tooke their Barge at one of the clocke and the 〈…〉 had another Barge and so rowed to Greenewiche where were manye Lordes Knightes and Gentlemen assembled al the walles betwéene the Kings palace and the Friers were hanged with Arras and all the way strewed with gréeue rushes The Friers Church was also hanged wyth riche Arras the Font was of siluer and stoode in the middest of the Churche thrée steppes highe whiche was couered with a fine cloth and diuers Gentlemen with aproâ—â—â— and towels aboute their neckes gaue attendance aboute it that no filth shoulde come to the font ouer it hung a square Canapie of Crimosin Sattin friuged with Golde aboute it was a rayle couered with red Say betwéene the Quéere bodye of the Church was a close place with a panne of fyrâ— to make the childe ready in when all these things were â—â—dered the childe was brought to the Hall and then eueryâ— man set forwarde firste the Citizens twoo and two then Gentlemen Esquiers and ChaÌ„plaines nexte after them the Aldermen and the Maior alone and nexte the Kingâ—â— Councell then the Kings Chappell in Coapes then Barons Bishoppes Earles the Earle of Essex bearing the couered Basons guilte after him the Marquesse of Excestâ—â— with a Taper of Uirgin Ware nexte him the Marquesse Dercet bearing the Salte behinde him the Ladye Mary of Norffolke bearing the Crisoâ—e whyche was verye â—â—â—he of Pearle and Stone The olde Dutchesse of Noâ—ffolke 〈…〉 the childe in a Mantle of purple Uelâ—eâ— wyth a long traine surred wyth Ermin The D. of Norffolke with his Marshals rod went on the right hand of the said Dutches the Duâ—â—â— of Suffolke on the left hand and before them went officers of Armes y e Countesse of Kâ—â—â— bare the long traine of y â— childes Mantle and meane betwéene the childe the Countesse of Kent went the Earle of 〈…〉 the Earle of Darby on eyther side supporting the said traine in the middest ouer the child was borne a rich Canapieby the Lord Rochforde the Lord Husse the Lord William Howard the Lord Thomas Howard the elder After the child followed manyâ— Laâ—yâ—s â— GentlewomeÌ„ When y e child was come to the Church dore the Bishop of London met it with diuers Bishops Abbots mytered began the obseruaunces of the Sacrament The Godfather was Lord Thoâ— Archbishoppe of Canterburie the Godmothers were the olde Dutchesse of Norffolke the olde Marchionesse of Dorcet widows and the childe was named Elizabeth and after that al things were done at the Church dore the child was broughte to the Font and Christened that done Garter chiefe King of Armes cryed aloude God of hys infinite goodnesse send prosperous life and long to the highe mightie Princesse of England Elizabeth and then the Trumpets blewe then y e child was brought vp to y e Aultar the Gospel said ouer it After that immediatly the Archebyshop of Canterburie confirmed it the Marchionesse of Excester being Godmother then the Bishop of Canterbury gaue vnto the Princesse a standing Cuppe of Gold the Dutchesse of Norffolke gaue to hir a standyng Cuppe of Golde fretted wyth Pearle y e Marchionesse of Dorcet gaue 3. guilt bolles pounsed with a couer the Marchionesse of Excester gaue 3. standing boules grauen al guilt with a couer Then was brought in Waffers Confects I pocrase in such plenty y â— euery man had as much as he would desire then they sette forward y e Trumpets afore going in the same order toward the kings palace as they did when they came thitherward sauing that y e gifts that y e Godfather Godmothers gaue were borne before the child by 4. persons that is to say first sir Iohn Dudley bare the gift of the Lady of Excester the L. Thomas Howard the yoÌ„ger bare the gift of the Lady Dorcet the Lord Fitz Walter bare the gifte of the Lady of Norffolke and the Lorde of Worcester bare the gifte of the Archebyshop of Canterburie and al the one side as they went was full of staffe-torches to the number of fyue hundreth borne by the Guarde and other of the Kings seruantes and aboute the childe were manye other proper Torches borne by Gentlemenne And in this order they brought the Princesse to the Quéenes Chamber dore and then departed The â—aior wente to the Kings Chamber and tarryed there a whyle wyth his bréethren the Aldermen and at the laste the Dukes of Norffolke and Suffolke came out from the King and reported to the Mayor and his brethren that the King thanked them hartily and commanded them to giue them thankes in his name and from thence they were had to the Seller and dranke and so went to their Barge The xxiij of Nouember béeyng Sonday on a Scaffolde Holy Mayde of Kent before the Crosse at Paules there stoode a Nunne professed in the Priorie of Saint Sepulchre in Caunterburie named Elizabeth Barton with sundry other persons and the Bishop of Bangor late Abbot of Hyde there preaching shewed their offences from whence they were committed to the Tower of London The xxviij of Januarye a great fish was taken at Blacke wall called a Whale whyche was broughte to Westminster to the King and so backe to Broken Wharfe and there cut out The firste of Aprill Woolfe and his wife were hanged 1534 VVoolfe and his vvife haÌ„ged on two Gibbets at the turning trée in Lambeth Marshe for murthering the two Merchant strangers aforesaide The xx of Aprill Elizabeeh Barton a Nunne professed at The holy Maid of Kent and other hanged and headed Saint Sepulchres in Canterburie Edward Bocking Iohn Deering two Monks of Christs Church in Canterburie Hughe Riche warden of the Friers Obseruants in Canterburie and Richard Risbe and another of his fellows of the same house Richarde Maister Parson of Aldington in Kent and Henrie Golde Pryest were drawn from the Tower of London to Tyborne there hanged headed c. for sundry conspiracies in the matter of diuorce betwéene the Kynges Maiestie and Quéen Katherine At which time were also attainted of misprision by acte of Parliament for the same matter Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester Iohn Adeson his Chaplain Tho. Abell Priest Thomas Gold Gentleman and Thomas Laurence Anno reg 26 Register to the Archdeacon of Canterburie The ninth of July Lorde Dacres of the North was arraigned Lord Dacres of the North arraigned at Westminster of high treason where he so wittily confuted his accusers that to their great shame he was fouÌ„d not guiltie The eleauenth of August was all the places of the Obseruant Friers houses suppressed Friers as Grenewich Canterbury Richmont Newarke and Newcastell putte downe and Austen Fryers set in their places and the Obseruants were
putte in places of the Grey Fryers The fourtéenth of August was a greate fire at Temple Bar Fire at Temple Barre and certaine persons burned The sixetéenth of Auguste was burned the Kings Stable The Kings Stable brent at Charing Crosse called the Mewes wherin was burned many greate horses and greate store of Haye The one and twentith of September Doctour Taylour Thomas Croâ—vvell Master of the Rolles Maister of the Rolles was discharged of that office and Thomas Cromwell sworne in his place the ix of October The Earle of Kildare dyed prysoner in the Tower of London and his sonne Thomas Fitz Garet rebelled in Irelande slew Doctour Allen Bishop of Deueling and tooke the kings Ordinaunce wherefore the King sente thither sir William Skeuington with a company of souldiours Nicolas Leueson William Denham the 28. of September Sherifes Maior The Popes authoritie abrogated Sir Iohn Champneis Skinner the 28. of October In Nouember was held a Parliament at Westminster wherein the Pope with al his aucthoritie was cleane banished this Realme and order taken that he should no more be called Pope but Byshoppe of Rome and the King to bée reputed and taken as supreame head of the Churche of Englande hauing full aucthoritie to reforme all errours heresies Firste fruites tenths giuen to the King 1535 Anno reg 27 Charter house Monkes and abuses of the same Also the first fruits and tenths of all spirituall dignities and promotions were granted the king with a subsidy of the laity of twelue pence in y â— pound with a fiftéenth and a tenth The nine and twentith of Aprill the Prior in the Charter house at London the Prior of Beuall the Prior of Exham Reynoldes a brother of Sion and Iohn Haile Uicar of Thistleworth were all condemned of Treason who were drawne hanged and quartered at Tyborne the fourth of May theyr heads and quarters set on the gates of the Citie al saue one quarter whyche was set on the Charterhouse at London The eighte of May the King commaunded al about hys Polled heades commaunded Courte to poll their heades and to giue them example hée caused hys own head to be polled and from thence forth his bearde to be notted and no more shauen Hollanders condemned for heretiques The fiue and twentith daye of Maye was in Saint Paules Churche at London examined ninetéene men and sixe womeÌ„ borne in Holland whose opinions were firste that in Christ is not two natures God and Man secondely that Christe tooke neyther flesh nor bloude of the Uirgin Mary thirdlye that children borne of Infidels shall be saued fourthly that baptisme of Children is to none effecte fifthly that the Sacrament of Christes bodye is but breade only sixtly that hée who after his Baptisme sinneth wittingly sinneth deadly and cannot be saued Fourtéene of them were condemned a man and a woman of them were burned in Smithfielde the other twelue were sent to other townes there to be brent Charter house Monkes executed The eightéenth of June thrée Monks of the Charterhouse at London named Exmew Middlemore and Nidigate were drawne to Tyborne and there hanged and quartred Byshoppe of Rochester beheaded The two and twentith of June Doctour Iohn Fisher Byshoppe of Rochester was beheaded on the Tower hill hys head was set on London Bridge and his body buryed within Barking Curchyard The sixte of July sir Thomas Moore was beheaded on Sir Thomas Moore beheaded the Tower hill for deniall of the Kyngs Supremacie and then the body of Doctour Fisher Byshoppe of Rochester was taken vp and buryed with sir Thomas Moore in the Tower Doctour Foxe the Kyngs Almoner was made Bishoppe of Hereforde and Hugh Latimer Bishoppe of Worcester the blacke Frier of Bristowe was made Byshoppe of Rochester In August the Lorde Thomas Gerard sonne to the earle of Kildare was taken in Ireland and sent to the Tower of London In October the King sente Doctour Lee and other to visite Abbeys visited the Abbeys Priories and Nunneries in Englande who putte forth all religious persons that woulde goe and all that were vnder the age of foure and twentie yeres and closed vppe the residue that woulde remayne and tooke order that no manne shoulde come to the houses of women nor women to the houses of menne but onelye to heare theyr seruice all religious menne that departed the Abbot or Prior to gyue them for their habite a Priestes gowne and fortie shyllyngs of money the Nunnes to haue suche apparell as Secular women weare and to goe where they woulde He tooke out of Monasteries and Abbeys theyr reliques and chiefest Jewels Humfrey Monmouth Iohn Cotes the 28. of September Sherifes These Sheriffes in the beginning of their yeare put away twelue Sergeants and twelue Yeomen till they were forced by a Courte of common Councell to take them againe Sir Iohn Allen being one of the Kinges Councell was at the Kings requeste chosen Maior of London Sir Iohn Allen Mercer the 28. of October Maior This sir Iohn Allen when he deceassed in Anno 1544. Charitable deedes of sir Iohn Allen. and hadde béene twice Maior of London and of Councel with the King as is aforesaide he gaue to the Citie of London a riche collar of Golde to be worne by the Maior whyche Collar was firste worne by sir William Laxton on Sainct Edwards daye to the election of the newe Maior who gaue to euery Warde in London twentie pounde to be distributed to the pore housholders besides to one hundreth and twentie persons thrée score men euerie of them a gowne of broad cloth and a blacke cappe and thréescore women to euerye of them a gowne of the like cloth and a white kerchiefe The eleauenth of Nouember was a greate Procession Procession at London of all the religious men thrée Bishoppes and foure Abbots mytered whyche was for ioy the French King was recouered of hys health In the moneth of December the names of all Chauntries Names of Chauntries were taken and who had the gifte of them The eighte of Januarie dyed Lady Katherine Dowager Katherine Dovvager de ceassed at Kimbalton and was buryed at Peterborowe The nine and twentith of January Quéene Anne was deliuered of a child before hir time whych was borne dead In a Parliament begonne in the moneth of Februarye Aparliament was graunted to the King and his heyres al religious houses Small houses suppressed 1536 Anno reg 28 in the Realme of Englande of the valewe of two hundred pound and vnder with al lands goods to them belonging the number of these houses then suppressed were 376. the value of their lands then 32000 pound and more by yere the mouable goods as they were sold Robin Hoods penniworths 10000. pound the religious were tourned oute to the worlde more than 10000. On May daye was a greate iusting at Greenewich where were Chalengers the Lorde Rocheford and other and Defendors Iustes
at Grenevviche Henrie Norice and other From this Iustes King Henrie sodainely departed to Westminster hauing only with him sixe persons of which sodayne departure many menne maruelled On the nexte morrowe the Lorde Rocheford brother to the Quéene and Henrie Norrice were brought to the Tower of London prisoners Also the same daye aboute fiue of the clocke in the afternoon Quéene Anne Bolleine was brought to the Tower of London by sir Thomas Audley Lord Chancelour the Duke of Norffolke Thomas Cromwell Secretary and sir William Kingston Constable of the Tower and when she came to the Tower gate entring in she fell on hir knées before the saide Lordes beséeching God to helpe hir as shée was not guiltie of that whereof she was accused and then desired the saide Lordes to beséeche the Kings Grace to bée good vnto hir and so they lefte hir there prisoner On the xv of May Quéene Anne was arraigned in the Tower of London on a Scaffold for y ◠purpose made in y ◠kings Hall before the Duke of Norffolke who sate vnder y e cloth of Estate as high Steward of England with the Lord Chancellour on his right hand the Duke of Suffolke on his left hande with Marquesses and Lords c. and the Earle of Surrey sate before the Duke of Norffolke his father as Earle Marshall of England The Kings commission being redde the Connestable of the Tower the Lieutenant brought the Quéene to the barre where was made a Chaire for hir to sit downe in and there hir inditement was redde whervnto she made so wise and discrete answeres that she séemed fully to cléere hirselfe of all matters layd to hir charge but being tried by hir Péeres wherof the Duke of Suffolke was chiefe she was by them found giltie and had iudgement pronounced by the Duke of Norffolke and immediatly the Lord Rochford the Quéenes brother was likewise arraigned and condemned the Maior of London his bréetherne the Aldermen the Wardens and four persons moe of euery the twelue principall companyes béeing present The xvij of May the Lorde Richford brother to the Quéene Henry Norris Marke Smeton William Brierton and Francis Weston all of the Kings priuie Chamber about matters touching the Quéene were beheaded on the Tower hill the Lord Rochfords body with the head was buryed in the Chappell of the Tower the other four in the Church-yard there On the xix of May Quéene Anne was on a Scaffold made for that purpose vpon the gréene within the Tower of London beheaded with the sword of Caleis by the handes of the hangman of that Towne hir body with the head was buryed in the Quéere of the Chappell in the Tower The xx of May the King marryed Lady Iane daughter King Henry married Lady Iane. to Sir Iohn Seymour Knight which at Whitsontide was openly shewed as Quéene and on Tuesday in the Whitson wéeke Sir Edwarde Seymour was created Uicount Beauchamp and Sir Walter Hungerford made Lorde Hungerford The eyght of June beganne a Parliamente and the Articles of Religion deuised by the King Cleargie held a Conuocation in Paules Churche where after much disputing and debating of matters they published a Booke of Religion entituled Articles deuised by the Kings highnesse On Saint Peters night the King Quéene stoode at the Mercers Hall and saw the watch The xxix of June the King held a great iusting triumph at Westminster where were ordeyned two Lighters made Triumph at VVestminster like Shippes to fight vpō the water one of the which brast in the midst whereby one Gates Gentleman a seruant of Maister Kneuits was drowned in his harneis In the other a Gunne brast hir Chamber maymed two of y e mariners Thomas Cromwell Secretary to the King and Mayster of the Rolles was made Lord Kéeper of the priuie Seale The ix of July the Lord Fitzwaren was created Earle of Bath and y e morrow after Thomas Cromwell was made Lord Cromwell The xviij of July Lord Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromvvell Lord priuie Seale vicar generall was made Knight and high vicar generall ouer the Spiritualty vnder the King and sate diuers times in the Conuocation among the Bishops as head ouer them The xxij of July Henry Duke of Richmond and Somerset Henry Duke of Richmount Earle of Northampton a Bastard sonne of King Henry borne of the Lady Taileboise that time called Elizabeth Blunt dyed at Saint Iames and was buryed at Thetford in Norffolke This moneth of July Lord Thomas Howarde Lord Thomas Hovvard sent to the Tovver yongest brother to the Duke of Norffolke was sente to the Tower of London for making a priuie contract of Matrimonie with the Lady Margaret Dowglas daughter to y e Quéene of Scottes by the Earle of Anguish and néece to King Henry of England the said Lord Thomas was attaint by Parliament and also the saide Lady Margaret Dowglas was after committed to the Tower for the same In September Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Seale and Uizgerent sent out vnder the Kings Spiritual Seale certayne Iniunctions to the Prelates and Cleargie of the Realme charging Curates to preach and to teache their parishners the Pater noster Aue and Creede the Commaundements Pater noster creede and commandements articles of y e faith in English with other articles In the beginning of October at a Sise for the Kings Commotion in Lincolneshire Subsidie kept in Lincolneshire the people made an insurrection and gathered nye twenty thousand persons who tooke certayne Lords and Gentlemen of the Countrey causing them to be sworne to them vpon certayne Articles whiche they had deuised and such as refused to sweare they kepte prisoners and beheaded a Priest who was the Bishop of Lincolnes Chancellour Against those the King did send the Commotion appeased Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Shrewshurie and the Earle of Rutland with a strong power whereof when the Rebelles heard they desired pardon brake vp their armye and departed home but their Captaynes were apprehended and executed The ix of October a Priest and a Butcher were hanged A Priest and a Butcher executed at Windsore for wordes speaking in the behalfe of the Lincolneshiremen y e Butcher wished y e good fellowes as he tearmed them in Lincolneshire to haue the flesh on his stall rather than to sell it at such price as he was offered the Priest standing by likewise wished them to haue it for he said they had néede of it The men of Lincolneshire being pacifyed within sixe dayes Commotion in Yorkeshire after began an insurrection in Yorkeshire for the same causes there people gathered to the number of fortie thousand who tooke the Archbishop of Yorke and the Lord Darcy and caused them to be sworne to their partie Agaynste those Rebelles the Kyng sente the Duke of Norffolke the Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Shrewshurie and the Marquesse of Excester wyth a greate Armye wyth whome a Battayle was appoynted to haue béene