Suffolk The second of May Ione Butcher was burned in Smithfield for heresie she held that Christ took no flesh of the Virgin Mary Richarâ— Lion Godard Gorran and Richard Ireland were executed the fourteenth of May for attempting a new rebellion in Kent In the moneth of May a miller at Battle-bridge was set in the pillory in cheap-side and had both his ears cut off for speaking some words against the Duke of Sommerset On Saint Valentines day at Feversham in Kent one Arden a gentleman was murdered by consent of his wife for the which fact she was on the fourteenth of March burnt at Canterbury Michael Master Ardens man was hanged in chains at Feversham and a maiden burnt Mosby and his Sister were hanged in Smithfield at London Green which had fled came again certain years after and was hanged in chains in the high-way over against Feversham and Black-VVill the Ruffin that was hired to do the act was burnt in Zealand at Flushing The twenty fourth of April a Dutch-man was burnt in Smithfield for an Arrian The twenty fifth of May an earthquake about Croydon and those parts did put the people in great fear An. Dom. 1552 The twenty sixth oâ— February Sir Richard Vine and Sir Martin Patridge were hanged on tower-hill Sir Martin Stanhope with Sir Thomas Arundel were beheaded there the last of April a house near to the tower of London with three barrels of powder was blown up the Gunpowder-makers being fifteen in number were all slain The third of August at Middleton eleven miles from Oxford a woman brought forth a child which had two perfect bodies from the navel upwards and were so joyned together at the navel that when they were laid out at length the one head and body was West and the other East the legs of both the bodies were joyned together in the midst they lived eighteen daies and they were women children The eighth of August were taken at Queenborough three great fishes called Dolphins and the week following at Black-wall was six more taken and brought to London The seventh of October were three great fishes called Whirl-pools taken at Gravesend The eighth of October was three more great fishes called Whirlpools taken at Gravesend and drawn up to the Kings Bridge at VVestminster King Edward being at the age of sixteen years ended his life at Greenwich on the sixth of Iuly when he had reigned six years five moneths and odd daies and was buried at VVestminster The tenth of Iuly was proâ—lamation made of the death of King Edward and how he had ordained that the Lady Iane Daughter to Frances Dutchess of Suffolk which Lady Iane was married to the Lord Gilford Dudley fourth son to the Duke of Northumberland should be Heir to the Crown of England The eleventh of Iuly Gilbert Pott draweâ— to Ninion Sanders Vintner dwâ—lling â—â— the sign of Sâ—int Iohn-Baptâ—st-head within Ludgate was set on the pillory in Cheap wiâ—h boâ—h his ears nailed to the Pillory and cut off for words speaking at the time of Proclamation of the Lady Iane. Lady Mary eldest daughter to King Henry the eight fled to Frammington Castle in Suffolk where the people of the countrey almost wholly resorted unto her In Oxford Sir Iohn Williams in Buckinghamshire Sir Edmond Peckham and in divers other places many men of worship offering themselves as guides to the common people gathered great powers and with all speed made towards Suffolk where the Lady Mary was Also the thirteenth of Iuly by the appointment of the Councel the Duke of Northumberland the Earl of Huntington the Lord Grey of Wilton and divers others with a great number of men of Armes set forward to fetch the Lady Mary by force and were on their way as far as Burie The ninteenth of Iuly the Counsel assembled themselves at Baynards Castle where they communed with the Earl of Pembrook and immediately with the Lord Mayor of London certain Aldermen of London and the Sheriffs Garter King of Arms and a Trumpet went into Cheap where they proclaimed Lady Mary daughter to King Henry the eight Queen of England France and Ireland The twentieth of Iuly Iohn Earl of Northumberland being at Saint Edmonsbury and having sure knowledge that the Lady Mary was at London proclaimed Queen of England returned back again to Cambridge and about five of the clock in the Evening he came to the market-place and caused the Lady Mary to be likewise proclaimed Queen of England but shortly after he was arrested and brought to the Tower of London the twenty fifth of Iuly under the conduct of Henry Earl of Arundel thus was the matter ended without any bloodshed which men feared would have brought the death of thousands Queen Mary An. Reg. 1 MAry the eldest daughter to King Henry the eight began her reign the sixth of Iuly in the year 1553. She came to London and was received with great joy and entred the Tower the third of August where Thomas Duke of Norfolk Doctor Gardner late Bishop of Winchester and Edward Courtney son and heir to Henry Marquess of Exeter prisoners in the Tower discharged the fifth of August Edmond Bonner late Bishop of London prisoner in the Marshal Seas and Cutbert Tunstal Bishop of Durham prisoners in the Kings Bench were restored to their Seas shortly after all the Bishops which had been deprived in the time of King Edward the sixth were restored to their Bishopricks again also all beneficed men that were married or would not forsake their opinions were put out of their livings and others set in the same The eleventh of August certain gentlemen minding to pass through London Bridge in a Wherrie were there overturned and six of them drowned The thirteenth of August master Bourn a Canon of Pauls preached at Pauls Cross so offended some of his audience that they breaking silence cryed out pull him down and one threw a dagger at him whereupon master Bradford and Master Rogers two preachers in King Edwards dayes with much labour conveyed the said master Bourn out of the audience into Pauls School The twenty second of August Iohn Duke of Northumberland Sir Iohu Gaites and Sir Thomas Palmer Knights were beheaded on tower hill The Queen was crowned at VVestminster the first of October by Doctor Gardiner Bishop of Winchester The twenty fâ—fâ—h of October the Baâ—ge of Gravesend was overturned and forty persons drowned In the beginning of the moneth of Ianuary the Emperour sent a nobleman called Egmont and certain other Embassadours into England to conclude a marriage between King Phillip his son and Queen Mary The twenty fifth of Ianuary Sir George Gage Chamberlain certified the Lord Major of London that Sir Thomas VViat with cettain other Rebels were up in Kent whereupon great watch was kept and that night the Lord Major himself rode about the City to look to the same and every night after two Aldermen did the like in the day time the gates of the City were guarded by substantial Citizens The
Carlile from whence they were driven and many of them put to death also Sir Francis Bigott and others began a conspiracie and for the same were atainted The twenty ninth of March were twelve men of Lincolne drawn to Tiburn and there hanged and quartered for a new rebellion In Somerset shire was another rebellion began by Mr. Paulet and some other of his friends the chief of them to the number of sixty were condemned whereof fourteen were hanged and quartered one of them was a woman In Iune the Lord Darcie the Lord Hussey Sir Robert Constable Sir Tho. Pierce Sir Francis Bigott Sir Stephen Hamelton Sir Iohn Bulmer and his wife George Lumbley Nicholas Temple Robert Ask VVilliam Thrift Abbot of Fountains Anthony Abbot of Gervaur the Abbot of Rivers William Prior of Burlington all these were put to death Sir Robert Constable of Hull Ask hanged on a Tower â—t York Lady Bulmer burned in Smithfield Loâ—d Darcie beheaded at Tower hill Lord Hussey at Lincolne and the rest of them suffered at Tiburn The twelfth of October was born at Hampton-Court Prinâ—e Edward and Qâ—een Iane lost her life the 14 of October Alwin a Pâ—iest Harsam customer of Plimmouth and Thomas Evel were all hanged and quartered at Tiburn The twelfth of May Fryer Forrest was hanged and burned in Smithfield for denying the kings supremacy with him was burnt the gathering of Wales that is as much as to say Darvar an image The seventeenth of May was a great fire at Saint Margaret Pattons in London where many houses and many perâ—ons were burned Edmond Cunningsby for counterfeiting the kings signe Manual and Edward Clifford for the same cause were hanged at Tiburn The first of September was one Cartwel hangman of London and two other hanged by Clarken-wel for robbing a Booth in Bartholomew faire Henry Marquess of Exceter Earl of Devonshire Hen. Pool L. Mountacute Sir Edward Nevil the 9th of Ian. were beheaded on tower hill two Priests Crofts Collins and a Marriner were hanged and quartered at tyburn Iohn Lambert was burnt in Smithfield on Ashwednesday Iohn Potter and William Mannering hanged in Pauls Church-yard for killing of Roger Cholmley Esq in the same place The third of March Sir Richard Carew knight of the Garter and Master of the kings horse was beheaded on toweâ— hill The Vicar of VVansworth with his servant and his Chaplain and Fryer Ware wâ—â—e hâ—nged and quartered at Saint Thomas VVatrings At this time were all monasteries suppressed because the king like Ianus would look two wayes The Abbot of Reading and two Priests were hanged and quarter'd at Reading the same day was Richard Whiting Abbot of Glassenbury hanged and quartered at Tower-hill besides his Monastery according to an old Prophesie The Lady Anne Cleve received at Black-heath and brought to Greenwich and the sixth of the same moneth married to King Henry The ninth of Iuly Thomas Lord Cromwel Earl of Essex was committed to the tower of London the 28 of Iuly he was beheaded on tower-hill with the Lord Hungerford King Henry was divorced from the Lady Anne of Cleve The thirtieth of Iuly Robert Barnes Thomas Gerrard William Ierome Priests weâ—e burned in Smithfield the same day Thomas Abell Edward Powel and Richard Featherstone were hanged and qâ—â—â—tered for denying the kings supâ—emacy the fourth of August were drawn to Tyburne six persons and one lead Laurence Cook Prior of Doncaster William Horn a Laie bâ—other of the Charterhouse Giles Horn Gentleman Clement Philpot Edmond Broomeham Darbie Kenham Robert Bird Gervis Carow all put to death for denying the sâ—pâ—emacie The King married again The eighth of August Lady Katherine Howard was â—hewed openly as Qâ—een at Hampton-Court Great draught and a great death of hot buâ—ning agues and feavours the salt water flowed above London-bridge Ralph Egerton and Thomas Harman put to death for counterfeiting the Kings bâ—oad Seal In April certain persons began a new rebellion in York-shire whiâ—h were shortly taken and put to death in several places of which Leigh Tattersal and Thornton were put to death at London Sir Iohn Nevil Knight and ten persons more were put to death at York The Countess of Salisbury was beheaded in the tower Damport and Chapman were hanged at Greenwich for a robbery The 21 of Iune Lord Leonard Grey was beheaded on the tower-hill he was Deputy of Ireland the same day were hanged at St. Thomas VVatrings Mantile Roydon and Frowds Gentlemen for spoil and murder they had done in Nicholas Pelhams Park the Lord of Dacres of the South being in company on Saint Peters day was led from the tower to tyburn and there hanged On Christmas Eve at night began a great fire in the house of Sir Iohn Williams master of the Kings Jewels where many of those jewels were burnt and a great many of them stoln The Lady Katherine Howard whom the King had married for her unchast living with Thomas Culpeper and Francis Durham was by Parliament attainted Culpeper and Durham were hanged at Tyburn The 23 of Ianuary the King was proclaimed King of Ireland the 13 of February were beheaded within the Tower the Lady Katherine Howard otherwise called Queen Katherine and the Lady Rochford An. Reg. 34 An. Dom. 1542 The seventh of March Margaret Davy a Maid was boiled in Smithfield for poysoning three housholds where she had lived The 12 of Iuly King Henry married Lady Katherine Parre late wife to the Lord Latimer Anthony Person Robert Testwood and Henry Filmer were burnt at Windsor A great plague was at London and therefore Michaelmas term was adjourned to Saint Albans This year â—hanâ—ed four eclipses one of the Sun the 24 of Ianuary and three of the Moon German Gardner and Lark Parsons of Châ—lsey Singleton and Assbey were hanged at Tyburn for denying the Kings Supremacy An. Dom. 1544 The third of April a Gun-powder house in East-Smithfield was blown up and therein burned five men a boy and a woman This year was taken by the Kings ships on the English Coast the number of three hundred French ships so that the Grey-Friers Church in London was laid full of wine the Austin-Friers and Black-Friers were laid full of Herrings and other fish that were taken going into France A Priest did penance at Pauls-Cross and there confessed that he pricked his finger when he was at Mass and wiped it on the Corporis and Altar cloth and went about to make the people believe that the miraculous Host did bleed after the words of Consecration The 13 of February a Priest was set on the Pillory in Cheap-side and burnt in both cheeks with the letters F and A. a paper on his head wherein was written For false accusing which judgement was given by the Lord Chancellor in the Star-â—hamber a notable example of Justice An. Reg. 37 An. Dom. 1545 The French Kings Navy coming out of New-haven and Deep arrived in Sussex afore bright Hamsted where they set some of their Souldiers a land but the Beacons were fired and
so that the same was blown over In the Country houses and barns were blown down and some far from the places whereon they had stood besides tâ—ees in great numbers toâ—n up by the roots At the Sea a great deal of harm was done at Southampton the Ships and Barks riding at anchor weâ—e driven a shore and sunk the like was never seen The fifth of March a maid was burned in Sâ—int Georges field without Southwark for poysoning her Mistress and other people This year 1589. Henry Duke of Guise and his Bâ—other the Cardinal Guise were both slain by the commandement of the French King Hen. the third This Duke was wonderfully beloved of the Clergy and of the Peers and Commons of France of the Conclave and many Forraign Princes the manner of his death was taken very grievously Within a while after the said King Henry of France was also slain by a Frier in revenge of the death of the two Brethren before named and the Frier himself was instantly slain by them that were about the King who slew him with the same envenomed knife wherewith he stab'd the King this Henry the third was the last of the House of Valois and presently upon his death Henry of Burbon King of Navarre laid just claim to the Crown but it was a long time e're he was setled by the help of Queen Elizabeth at length he enjoyed the Crown of France peaceably without any further molestation The next year following the great and antient City of Paris by their new King Henry the Fourth was besieged which City until the day of their visitation was a glorious and a flourishing City and the most populous City in all Europe until for their better defence they were constrained to pull down all their Suburbs and althoâ—gh the Siege lasted not above five moneths yet such was the extremity of famine amongst them as it may well be said to be greater then that of Samaria or Ierusalem for after they had eaten all their herbage and carrion and all manner of moist leather with whatsoever else they could get many of them did eat their own children and the children of others On Wednesday in Easter week by shooting off a gun in the town of Ulfringhamton in Staffordshire about the number of eighty houses were burned In the moneth of Ianuary one Nicholas a Perveyer for converting to his own use certain provision taken for her Majesty was hanged for example to others The sixteenth of Iuly Edmond Copinger and Henry Arrington Gentlemen came into Cheap and there in a Carre proclaimed news from heaven as they said to wit that one William Hacket Yeoman represented Christ by partaking his glorified body by his principal spirit and that they were two Prophets the one of Mercy the other of Judgement called and sent of God to help him in this great work these men were afterward apprehended the twentieth of Iuly Hacket was arraigned and found guilty as to have spoken divers most false and trayterous words against her Majesty to have raced and defaced her Armes as also her picture thrusting an iron instrument into that part that did represent the brest and heart for the which he had Judgement and upon the twenty eighth of Iuly brought from Newgate to a Gibbet in Cheap where being moved to ask God and the Queen forgiveness he fell to cursing and railing against the Queen he made a prayer against the Divine Majesty of God he was therefore hanged and quartered His immodest speeches at his arraignment and death utterly disgraced all his former seemed sanctity wherewith he had shrewdly possessed the common people The next day Edmond Copinger having wilfully abstained from meat died in Bridewell and Henry Arrington long after in the Compter submitting himself writ a book of repentance and was delivered On the twenty eighth of October Ben O Royrk a great man of Ireland was arraigned at Westminster and found guilty of High-Treason and on the third of November executed at Tyburn The tenth of December three Seminaries for being in this Realm contrary to the Statute and four other for relieving them were executed to wit Ironmonger a Seminary and Swithen Wells Gentleman in Grayes-Inne fields Blaston White Seminaries three others at Tyburn The fourteenth of Ianuary Captain Arnold Cosby an Irish man did forcibly set upon Iohn Lord Burk neer to the town of Wansworth in the County of Surry and there upon a malicious intent did wilfully murder him giving him one mortal wound with a Rapier by means whereof he fell down and after that the said Cosby with a Dagger gave unto the said Lord Burk twelve or more several wounds of the which mortal wound he died within two houres after for the which fact he was hanged on a Gibbet neer Wansworth on the twenty 7th of Ianuary The eighteenth of February Thomas Parmort was convicted of two several High-Treasons one for being a Seminary Priest and remaining in this Realm and the other for reconciling Iohn Barwis against the form of a Statute the said Barwis was likewise convicted of treason for being so reconciled and also of Felony for relieving the said Priest Thomas Parmort was executed in Pauls Church-yard on the twentieth of February The 27 of Febru Sir Iohn Parrot Knight was arraigned at Westminster and found guilty of Treason and had judgement but died in the Tower The fourth of May a Tilt-boat of Gravesend having in the same Boat about the number of forty persons was over-run by a Hoy so that the greatest part of them were drowned over against Greenwich the Court then being there the Queen beheld the mischance In the moneth of Iune a young man was hanged in Smithfield and a woman was burnt both for poysoning her husband a Goldsmith The fourth of September a woman was burnt in Smithfield for poysoning her husband The sixth of September the wind being in the West as it had been for the space of two daies before very boysterous the river of Thames was made void of water the wind forcing out the fresh and keeping back the Salt that men in divers places might go two hundred paces over and then fling a stone to the land A Collier on a Mare rode from the North side to the South and back again on either side London-Bridge but not without peril of drowning both wayes An. Reg. 35 A certain woman by the Councels appointment was whipped through the City of London for afferming her self to be the daughter of Phillip King of Spain as she had been perswaded by some accounted Soothsayers after proved liers for she was known to be a Butchers daughter in Eastcheap March the twenty first Henry Barrowe Gentleman and Iohn Greenwood Clark Daniel Studley Girdler Sapio Bislot Gentleman Robert Bowlet Fishmonger were indicted for fellony the said Barrow and Greenwood for righting certain seditious books tending to the ruine of the Queen and state Studley Billot and Bowley for publishing and setting forth of the same
and quartered as being actors with the Earl of Essex March the fifteenth a new Scaffold was carried from Leaden Hall in the night to the Tower hill and there set up by torch light The eighteenth of March Sir Charles Danvers and Sir Christopher Blunt Knights were upon the new scaffold beheaded Two men were set on the Pillory in Fleetstreet whipped with gaggs in their mouths and their ears cut off for attempting to have robbed a Gentlewoman in Fetter lane in the day time putting gaggs into the mouths of the servants of the house because they should not cry out one of these thieves was afterward hanged and quartered at Saint Thomas Watrings August the twenty sixth Desmond and an other Knight brought out of Ireland were sent to the Tower of London In November the Lady Mary Ramsey widow to Sir Thomas Ramsey sometime Mayor of London was buried in the Parish Church or Hospital of Christ-church by Newgate-market a charitable dole or armes was given for her on the same day in the afternoon at the Leaden Hall seventeen poor people being weak and aged were there among the sturdy beggars crushed and troden to death Lightning and Thunder often before Christmas and in the holydayes and an Earthquake at London on Christmas Eve at noon In the month of Ianuary news came out of Ireland that on Christmas day that the Spaniards and Irish were overcome and slain in great numbers and the English were victors The eighteenth of Ianuary at night Bonfiers were made with ringing of Bells for joy of the news out of Ireland the victory of our men against Tyrone Windsor Boate was cast away against Black Friers stairs by a tempest April the nineteenth Peter Bullock Stationer and one named Ducket for printing of books offensive against the Queen and State were hanged at Tyburn April the twentieth Stichborne William Kenson and Iames Page Seminary Priests were drawn to Tyburn and there hanged and quartered The last of Iune Atkenson a customer of Hull was set on the Pillory in Cheap and with him three other who had been brought thither on horseback with their faces towards the horse tail and papers on their heads they were there whipped on the Pillory and lost their ears by judgement of the Star-Chamber for slanderous words by them spoken against the Counsel The same day in the afternoon fell great lightning and thunder with hail-stones in many places of nine inches compass which in Sandwich in Kent lay a foot deep on the ground broke the glass windows of their Churches and many tiles off their houses some barnes were fired with lightning February the seventeenth William Anderson alias Richardson a Seminary Priest was drawn to Tyburn and there hanged and quartered for being found in England contrary to the Statute In the month of March the Q lying at Richmond dangeros sick strait watches were set in London with warding of the Gates Lanthornes with lights all the night hanged out of Windowes at which newes the people were sore perplexed Thursday the twenty fourth of March about two of the Clock in the morning deceased Queen Elizabeth at her Mannor of Richmond in Surrey being aged seventy yeers and had Reigned four and forty yeers five moneths and odd dayes whose Corps was privily convaied to White Hall and there remained till the twenty eight of Aprill and then buried at Westminster The same day aforesaid the Nobility and Councell of State with as great peace prudence and providence as the heart of man could imagine assembled themselves together and far beyond the general imagination of all men being a matter of remarkable conscernment took speedy order aswell for the instant manifesting the Queens death as in publishing to the whole Realme for their lasting comfort the true and lawfull Successour and about eleven of the clock the same Thursday in the forenoone which according to the computation of the Church of England is the last day of the yeer 1602. being accompanyed with the Lord Major Aldermen and Sheriffes of London and many other of most Reverend and Honourable quality at the Cross in Cheape Proclaimed Iames the Sixth of that name King Scotland to be the right King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the faith being lineally descended from Margaret the eldest daughter to King Henry the Seventh by Elizabeth his wife which was the eldest daughter of King Edward the fourth the said Margaret was married to King Iames the fourth of that name King of Scotland in the yeer of our Redemption 1503. who had Issue Iames the fifth Who was father to Mary Queen of Scotland and the said Mary was mother to Iames the Sixth Monarch of the Island of great Brittany and King of France and Ireland This forenamed Proclamation was most distinctly and audibly read by Sir Robert Cecill Principall Secretary unto Queen Elizabeth also the Lords and Privie Counsellors of Estate with great diligence send speedily Condinge Messengers to his Majesty into Scotland who manifested their whole proceeding with tender of their zealous love and duty and the peoples universall joy and great desire to see their King which his Majesty most graciously accepted approved all their proceedings and returned them all Princely thanks Authorizing the Lords and others late Privie Counsellours of Estate to the Queene to persist as they had begun until He came personally unto them This Change was very Plausable and well pleasing unto the Nobility and Gentry and generally to all the Commons of the Realm among whom the name of a king was to strange that few could Remember or had seen a King before except they were aged persons considering that the Government of the Realme had continued neer the space of fifty yeeres under the Reigne of two Queens which is the far greater part of an old mans age but tidings hereof being brought to the king in Scotland he called a Coâ—nsell to him and taking order for setling all things in his Realme of Scotland began his voyage towards England King Iames. An. Reg. 1 PResently upon the death of Queene Elizabeth of Famous memory the Nobility of this land and Pâ—ivie Councellors of estate unto the said Queen accknowledged Iames the sixth then King of Scotland for their lawfull king and within six houres after her death the said Lords and Counsellors gave full satisfaction unto the people by three proclamations the first at the Court Gate the second at the Cross in Cheapside and the third at the Tower by the name of Iames the First King of England Scotland France and Ireland Defender of the Faith the King being then full thirty six yeers of age and Crouned King of Scots in his infancie began his Raign over the Isle of Great Brittany the 24. of March 1602. The Nobility and State aforesaid with â—ll speed sent Charles Piercy and Master Thomas Sommerset with Letters unto the King signifiying the death of the Queene and the tender of their duties love and alegianâ—e but Sir Robert Carie rid
Wednesday betwixt two and three of the clock he took his journey forth of London and came into York about seven of the clock the same day where he rested that night the next morning being Thursday betwixt two and three of the clock he took his joâ—rney forth of York and câ—me to London the same day beâ—wixt seven and eight of the clock where he rested that night the next morning being Friday betwixt 2. and 3. of the clock he took his journey towards Yorke and came thither the same day betwixt the howres of seven and eight in the afternoon so as he finished his appâ—inted journey to the admiâ—ation oâ— all men in five dayes accoâ—ding to hiâ— pâ—omise and upon Munday the twenty seventh of this moneth he went from Yorke and came to the Court at Greenwich upon Tueseday the twenty eight to his Majesty in as fresh and cheerfull manner as when he first began The second of Iuly 1605 seventeen Scottish Ministers contrary to the Kings former Expâ—ess Comandment hâ—ld a Sollemne Assembly at Aberdine in Scotland who being Convented foâ— the same before the Counâ—â—ll of Scotland utteâ—ly denied not onely their Loâ—dships authority in that behalf but the Kings also saying that in matters Ecclesiasticall they neitheâ— owe noâ— ought to acknowledge themselves in any subjection either to the King or to any Temporall power and that all Spâ—rituall difference ought to be tryed and determined by the Church as Competent Judges justifying their voluntary meeting to be good and warrantable by the word of God alleadging the severall Assemblies of the Aposâ—les without knowledge or conâ—ent oâ— any Temporall Esâ—ate for which Riot and for denying the Kings Supremacy in Causes Ecclesiasticall Six of the chief of them the tenth of Ianuary following at Blackness were arâ—aigned and condemned of High Treason Iuly the eighth Proclamation was mâ—de against Pirates and other English Maâ—iners and Souldiers who under pretence of Serving the Staâ—es robbed divers English men and others who made complaint thereof to his Majesty Now this is the third Proclamation against Pirats William Calverley of Carverley in Yorkshire Esquire murdered two of his own children at home at his own hoâ—se then stab'd his wiâ—â— inâ—o the body with full intent to have killed her and then instantly with like fury went from his house would have killed his childe at nuâ—se but was pâ—evented he was pâ—est to death at Yorke the fifth of March. Thomas Pearcy Robert Catesby and oâ—herâ— in the last yeer of Queen Elizabeths Raign by the Insâ—igation of certain Jesuits practised with the King of Spain to send a well furnished Army upon England promising him great aide to entertain them at their arrivall at Milford Haven and to that end the King promised to send them fifty thousand pound for Levying of Horse and Foot and preparation in England for them of Ammunition but when this was in a maner concluded upon Queen Elizabeth died and the King of Spain upon certain knowleâ—ge that King Iames was establiâ—hed diâ—pâ—tched his Embassadoâ—â—â—â—nâ— Commiâ—sioners for England for conâ—â—â—mation oâ— a laâ—â—ing Peace between them yet nevertheless the said Robert Catesby sent Thomas VVinter again to the King of Spain to Resollicite their former project but the King answered him Your old Queen is dead with whom I had warres and you have a King with whom I have ever been at Peace and amity and for continuance thereof I have sent my Commissioners and untill I see what will become thereof I will not hearken unto any other course whatsoever when VVinter returned and made this known unto Catesby Percey and the rest they began to cast about what might be done of themselves to the Advance of the Romane Catholike Religion but first they would see the event of the first Parliament if they would mittigate any former lawes and try what good the conclusion of Peace with Spain would do before they attempted any further but when they perceived that neither Parliament nor publiâ—ke peace soâ—ted in any part to their desires and that the peace concluded with Spain was rather a more ready means for the law to proceed against them then otherwise because the peace concerned onely the amity of christian princes for the general good of Christendome without any particular or private respect then Catesby told the rest he had a devise in his head that should free them and the rest of the Catholicks here in England from their oppressors and when he had found out fit Ministers for execution of his devise after they had taken oath and Sacrament for seâ—recie he told them he had devised the mean to blow up the Parliament house by undermining the same when the King and Queen and Prince and Commons were assembled which project they presently embraced and forthwith Pearcie hired lodgings close to the Parliament house and then they appointed miners who with great difficulty digged and undermined part of the wall but after a while they understood that the vante right under the Parliament house was to be let then Guido Faukes hired it this Guido Fawks was of late a Souldier in Flanders and for that purpose sent for who by consent of the rest changed his name and was called Iohn Iohnson Master Pearcies man after they had hired the vaute they secretly conveighed into it thirty and six barrels of powder and covered them over with billets and faggots About ten daies before the Parliament began an unknown party met with a servant of my Lord Mounteagles and delivered him a letter charging him speedily to deliver it to my Lord which he did when his Lord had read it and observed the dangerous contents with a special caveat not to appear the first day of Parliament he was amazed and forthwith delivered it to the Earl of Sallisbury the Kings chief Secretary and Counselloâ— of State when the Earl had judiciously observed the strange phrase and tenoâ— thereof with the terrible threats therein against the whole state he acquainted the Lord Chamberlain therewith and then they shewed it to the Lord Admiralâ— the Earls of Worcester and Northampton who instantly consulted what was fittest to be done omitting neither time dilligence nor industry all which notwithstanding they could not as yet find out the depth of this mystery and were therefore much troubled in mind because the appointed day of Parliament drue near which was Tuesday the fifth of November the Saturday before the King being returned from hunting the said Lord acquainted his Highness with what had past and when his Majesty had well noted the strange contents of the letter which purported the suddain ruine of the state the King said that notwithstanding the slight regard that should be given to scattered Libels yet this was more quick then was usually in Libels and willed them to search in all places as well not dayly frequented as of usual repair and as conceâ—ning any forraign disturbance or invaâ—ion he well knew the force and preparation of all Châ—istian Nations
of England he died suddenly at the Counsel table April the twenty ninth proclamation was made commanding the oath of allegiance to be ministred to all persons that should come from beyond the seas onely to distinguish honest subjects from traiterous practisers and not for any point or matter in religion all known Merchants and others of honest state and quality was exempte from takeing this oath this proclamation was made by reason that many suspitious persons of base sort came dayly from beyond seas and refused to take the oath Iune twenty third Thomas Garnet a Jesuit was executed at Tyburne having favour offered him if he would have taken the oath of allegiance which he refused This Summer at Astley in Warwick shire by reason of the fall of the Church there was taken up the corps of Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset he was buried the tenth of October 1530 in the twenty second year of the â—aign of Henry the eighth and albeit he had lain seventy eight yeers in the the Earth yet his Eyes Haire and flesh remained in a manner as if he had been newly buried For these five yeeres past great and manifold Roberies spoiles Piracies murders and Depredations within the Streights and elsewhere have been committed by severall Companies of English Pirats as well upon our own Nation as others but especially upon the Florentines and Venetians wherewith his Majesty was much grieved and for that cause published from time to time severall Proclamations denownsing the same offenders to be Rebells and therewithall gave order for their suppression and apprehensias Traiters and peace breakers but all this prevailed not for they still prevailed persisted and maintained their former villanies with which offenders there were some English Marchants who very cunningly underhand used Commerce Track and Trafficke for stollen goods to the great Cheriâ—â—ing of those Malefactors and dishonour of this Nation for redresse whereof the King by Proclamation the eighth of Ianuary Prohibited from all manner of medling or dealing with them upon great penalties all English Marchants whatsoever Commanding the judge of the Admiralty to proceed severely in Justice against all such offenders and that from him there should be no appeal granted to any person touching the premises all which notwithstanding the number of Pirats still increased and did much damage to the English Marchants and to all other Nations there were Hollanders and Easterlings that at this time and before became fierce Pirats and held consort with the English Robbers viz. Ward Bishop Sir Francis Vorny and others whereupon the King of Spain sent certain Ships of Warr under the command of Don Lewis Faxardo who very pollitickly about the middle of Iuly came upon them at Tunis and sudenly burned twenty of their ships lying in Harbor at which time though Captain Ward escaped in person by being then a shore yet his great Strength and Riches perished in the fire with some of his Confederates December the two and twentieth Nineteen Pirates were executed at Waping some had been in consort with the English Pirates Sunday the nineteenth of February when it should have been low water at London-Bridge quite contrary to course it was then high Water and presently it ebbed almost half an houre the quantity of a foot and then suddenly it flowed again almost two foot higher then it did before and then ebbed again untill it came to its course almost as it was at first so that the next flood began in a manner as it should and kept its due course in all respects as if there had been no shifting nor alteration of Tydes all this hapned before twelve a clock in forenoone the weather being indifferent calme The thirteenth of Iune the King Queen and Prince with many great Lords and others came to the Tower to make triall oâ— the Lions single valour and to have the Lions skill a great fierce Bear that had killed a Childe but the Lyons being tryed by one and one at a time and lastly by two together whâ—ch were bread in that open yard where the Bare was put loose for Combat yet would none of them assaile him but fled from him to their Dens after the first Lion was put forth then was there a Stone Horse put into the Bare and Lyon who when he had gazed upon them a while fell to grazing standing in the midst between them both and whereas at the first there was but two Mastives let in who fought stoâ—tly with a lion there was now six Dogs let in who flew all upon the Stone Horse being most in their sight at their first entrance and would soon have wearied the horse to death but that suddainly even as the King wisht there Entein thâ—ee stout Barewards who wonderous valliantly rescued the Horse and brought away the Doggs whilst the Lyon and the Bear stood staring upon them and the fifth of Iuly this Bare according to the kings Commandment was bayted to death by Dogges upon a Stage and the Mother of the murthered Child had twenty pound given her out of the money given by the people to see the death of the Bare Robert Allyley being Araigned at Newgate for fellony stood mute and and refused the ordinary triall whreupon as the manner is the Hangman came unto him to binde his hands but Allyley resisted and with his fist stroke him on the face in the presence of the Judges who presently Remembred that this priprisoner but the last Sessions before was there Convicted of Fellony and for the same had obtained the Kings Speciall pardon which pardons in generall are unto all persons but onely upon their good behaviour unto King and his Subjects and thereupon the Court gave judgment that for the blow he gave his hand should first be cut off and then his body to be hanged for that fact for the which he had his pardon according to which sentence he was presently executed at the Sessions Gate Thursday the third of May the French Queen was Crowned with all Solemnity in Paris and having been ten yeers before maried to the King and the next day was murthered in his Coach as he rode through Paris by a base villain that stabed him into the body twise with a long knife that he died instantly and his body was carried to the Loover presently upon the Kings death the Queen was made Regent during her sons minority viz. Lewis the thirteenth The twentieth of May being Sunday our King Queen and Prince the Duke of Yorke the lady Elizabeth and all the Lords and Ladies of the Court mourned in Black for the death of the French King Henry the fourth and about the end of Iune was he buried in Paris in as great Royalty as ever King of France upon the murrher of this French King the Lords and Commons of the house of Parliament of England humbly besought the King to have a more especiall care then formerly for the preservation of his Royall Person and also to the speedy order for the
by the labour of vvell-disposed people the same vvas squenched An. Dom. 1448 Adam Molins Bishop of Chichester Keeper of the Kings Privy Seal vvas by Sea-men slain at Portsmouth Bluebeard a Fuller taken beside Canterbury for raising a Rebellion vvas hanged and quartered An. Dom. 1449 The Duke of Suffolk vvas banished the Land vvho sailing tovvards France vvas met on the Sea by a Man of War and vvas beheaded his corps vvas cast up at Dover The Commons of Kent did rise in great numbers one Iack Cade being their Captain these Rebels did great mischief putting to death vvhom they pleased until at last the King offering them a pardon if they vvould submir they condescended to it Iack Cade their Captain fled and vvas slain in the Wilde of Sussex after this the King went down into Kent and finding who were the chief of this rebellion caused them to be hang'd drawn and quartered the 29. of Iune VVilliam Bishop of Salisbury was murdered by his own Tenants An. Reg. 35 An. Dom. 1456 A great riot was committed in London against the Italians and Lumbards An. Dom. 1457 At Erith were taken four great fishes whereof two were Whales Frenchmen landing at Sandwitch wasted the town and slew the inhabitants An. Reg. 36 Sir Thomas Piercie Lord Egremount and Sir Richard Piercie his brother being prisoners in Newgate brake out by night and went to the King other prisoners took the leads of the gate and defended themselves a long while against the Sheriffs and all other Officers An. Dom. 1458 A fray in Fleetstreet between men of the Court and the inhabitants of the same street in which fray the Queens Atturney was slain for this fact the King committed the Governors of Furnival Clifford and Barnards Inn to prison and William Taylor Alderman of the Ward with many others were sent to Windsor Castle An. Dom. 1459 The science of Printing was found in Germany at Magunce VVilliam Caxton of London Mercer brought it into England in the year 1471. and first practised it at the Abbie of St. Peters at VVestminster An. Reg. 38 The land being miserably divided the King fighting many battels in midst of several dissentions was at last worsted and Edward Earle of March got his kingdome from him An. Reg. 29 Edward Earl of March came to London with a mighty power of March men and accompanied with the Earl of VVarwick the 26 of February where he was joyfully received Edward being elected was proclaimed by the name of Edward the fourth on the fourth of March and King Henry lost his kingdome when he had reigned thritty eight years six months and odd dayes Edward the fourth An. Reg. 1 EDward Earl of March began his reign the fourth of March by the name of Edward the fourth in the year 1460. The twelfth of March VValter VValker Grocer living in Cheapside for speaking some words against King Edward was beheaded The thirteenth of March Edward took his journey towards the North where between Shierburn and Tad-Caster all the North part met him and on Palm Sunday the twenty ninth of March fought a great battel in which were slain Henry Piercy Earl of Northumberland Iohn Lord Clifford Iohn Lord Newel Leo Lord VVells and many of rank and quality on both sides to the number of 357 and eleaven persons but King Edward got the field the Duke of Exeter the Duke of Sommerset the Lord of Ross the Lord Hungerford fled to York to King Henry and then with the King and Queen and Prince fled to Barwick and so to Edenborough An. Reg. 3 Queen Margaret landed in the Nâ—rth where having but small succour was fain to take the Sea again and by a tempest of weather was driven to Barwick where she landed but lost her ships and goods Many battels were fought between the two Kings Henry and Edward and much blood was shed on both sides striving for supremacie one while the Commons with some of the Lords would have Henry restored again to his former dignity and another while Edward should rule at length Henry being overpowred was arrested and sent to the Tower where within a while after he was murdered and buried at Chertsey since removed to Windsor An. Reg. 4 A great pestilence and the Thames frozen over An. Reg. 11 Thomas the Bastard of Fauconbridge with a riotous company of shipmen and others of Essex and Kent came to London where being denied passage through the City he fired the gates wâ—n the Bulworks at Algate and entred the City but the Citizens killed them that entred causing the rest to flie pursued them as far as Black wall slaying many An. Reg. 12 King Edward rode into Kent where he caused inquiry to be made of the foresaid riotous persons hanged the rich by the purse and the other by the necks the Major of the town with others were beheaded there Thomas the Bastard of Falkonbridge was taken at Southampton and beheaded An. Reg. 14 The Duke of Exceter was found dead in the Sea between Dover and Callice Iohn Goose was burnt on the Tower hill An. Reg. 17 An. Dom. 1478 King Edward in his progress hunted in Thomas Burdits Park at a Buck and slew many Deer among the which one was a white Buck Thomas Burdit when he understood thereof wished the Bucks head in his bellie that moved the king to do it Burditt was apprehended of treason condemned drawn from the Tower of London to Tiburne and there beheaded An. Reg. 18 An. Dom. 1479 George Duke of Clarence Edwards brothâ—â— in the Tower of London was drowned in a Butt of Malmsey An. Reg. 19 A great dearth and a great sickness in London and divers other parts oâ— the Realme An. Reg. 21 Thieves for robbing St. Martins le grand in London three were drawn to the Tower hill and there hanged and burnt the other were pressed to death An. Reg. 23 King Edward making great proviâ—â—on for war into France ended his life at Westminster the ninth of April in the year 1483. when he had reigned twenty two years one moneth and odd daies he was buried at Windsor he left issue Edward the Prince and Richard Duke of York and five daughters Elizabeth that after was Queen Cicely Ann Katherine and Bridget Edward the fifth An. Reg. 1 EDward the fifth about the age of thiâ—teen years began his reign the ninth of April in the year 1483 which Prince reigned a small space either in pleasure oâ— liberty for his unnatural unkle Richard Duke of Glocester within three months deprived him of his life and Crown as it was generally reported this Edward reigned two months and ten daies Richard Duke of Glocester An. Reg. 1 RIchard the third brother to Edward the fourth was proclaimed king the 22 of Iune in the year 1483. he put to death Anthony Woodvile Earle Rivers Lord Richard Gray the Qâ—eens brother Sir Thomas Vaughan and Sir Richard Hawes at Pomfret and William Lord Hastings in the tower of London all in one day He was
Cleba a Schoolmaster and three Gentlemen in Lincolns-Inne being brethren in Norfolk were hanged and quarter'd at Bury for conspiracy About this time began the hot burning Feavers whereof died many old persons so that in London died seven Aldermen in the space of ten moneths The 21 of November a man was brought from Westminster with a paper on his head riding with his face toward the horse tail to the Standard in Cheap-side and there set on the pillory and after burned in both the cheeks with the letters F and A for falsly accusing a gentleman of treason The sixteenth of December a stranger born was arraigned for making keyes to Newgate to have murdered the Keeper and let forth the prisoners at which time of his arraignment he thrust a knife into the side of his fellow prisoner that had given witness against him so that he was in peril of death thereby for the which fact he was taken from the Bar into the street before the Justice Hall where his hand being first stricken off he was then hanged on a Gibbet the Keeper of Newgate was arraigned and indicted for that the said prisoner had a weapon about him and his hands loose The Lord Sturton murdered two men for the which he was conveyed from the tower of London to Salisbury and there hanged with four of his servants the sixth of March. A Blazing-star was seen at all times of the night from the sixth to the tenth of March. The twenty third of April Thomas Stafford and others to the number of thirty two persons coming out of France took the Castle of Scarborough which they enjoyed two daies and then were taken and brought to London The twenty eighth of May Thomas Stafford was beheâ—ded on the tower-hill and on the morrow after three of his companions were drawn to tyburn and there hanged and quartered The first of Ianuary the Frenchmen came to Calice with a great Army and within four daies were masters thereof and shortly after won all the pieces on that side of the Sea The French King also invaded Flanders spoiled and burnt Dunkirk before King Philip could come to the rescue The seventh of Iuly within a mile of Nottingham a tempest of thunder as it came through two towns beat down all the houses and Churches the bells were cast to the outside of the Church-yard and some webs of lead four hundred foot in the field writhen like a glove the river of Trent running between the two towns the water running was with the mud carried a quarter of a mile and cast against trees trees were pulled up by the roots and cast twelve score off a child was pulled out of a mans hands and carried a hundred foot and then let fall and died five or six men were killed there fell some hail-stones that were fifteen inches about The Quartain Agues continued very sharp insomuch that many old folk died especially Parsons and Priests so that a great number of Parishes were unfurnished King Philip being absent out of the Realm Queen Mary ended her life the seventeenth of November in the year 1558. when she had reigned five years four moneths and odd daies the same day deceased Cardinal Pool and a little before two of her Physitians beside many Bishops and Noble men Queen Mary was buried at Westminster and Cardinal Pool at Canterbury Queen Elizabeth An. Reg. 1 THe seventeenth of November 1558. came certain news unto the Parliament House of the death of Queen Mary whereat many rejoyced and many lamented and forthwith her death being generally known they proclaimed Lady Elizabeth second daughter to Henry the Eight Queen of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith this was done in London and Westminster the Queen was then at Bishops Hatfield but not proclaimed there till two daies after The Queen came shortly after from Hatfield to the Charterhonse until the time of her Coronation she stayed there the Bishops kneeling down acknowledged their alleageance the fourteenth of Iannary she rode in triumph to the Palace of Westminster and the next day was crowned by Doctor Oglethrop Bishop of Carlisle The twentieth of Ianuary began a Parliament wherein the fruits tenths and supremacy were reserved and connexed to the Crown In this Parliaments time the Queen granted license for a free disputation to be held in Westminster Church concerning some different points in Religion but it came to no effect The twenty fourth of Inne the book of Common-prayer was established and the Mass clean suppressed in all Churches In ancient time many images were in Churches which were maintained by Queen Mary but by Queen Elizabeth beaten down and burned in the open streets The fifth of Inly through shooting off a gun in a house in Crooked-lane a barrel of gunpowder took fire which blew up four houses shatter'd many other houses slew twenty persons outright and hurt as many besides great damage to houses and goods The tenth of April William Geffery was whipped from the Marshalsea to Bedlam for publishing that one Iohn Moor was Jesus Christ which said Iohn Moor after he had been well whipped confessed himself a cozening knave An. Reg. 3 An. Dom. 1561 The fourth of Iune between four and five a clock in the afternoon a terrible tempest chanced of thunder and lightning and chiefly about London where amongst many harms it fired the lofty Spire of Pauls-steeple and began about the top thereof which was two hundred foot high from the top of the stone battlements the fire ceased not till it came down to the roof of the Church and consumed all the bells lead and timber-work An. Reg. 4 In March a Mare brought forth a Foal with one body and two heads and a long tail growing out between the two heads A Sow farrowed a pig with four legs like to the arms of a child with hands and fingers In April a Sow farrowed a pig with two bodies eight feet and but one head many calves and lambs were monstrous some with collers of skin about their necks like to the double cuffs of shirts and neckerchiefs then used An. Dom. 1562 The fourteenth of May a man-child was born at Chichester in Sussex the head legs and arms were like an Anatomy rhe brest and belly big from the navel a long string hanging about the neck a coller of flesh like the ruff of a neckerchief coming up about the ears An. Reg. 5 An. Dom. 1563 The sixteenth of Ianurry a great tempest of winde and thunder happened in the town of Leicester which uncover'd many houses and overturned many Pestilence in 108. Parishes in London besides eleven in the Suburbs The eighth of Iuly a great tempest of thunder and lightning by the same was slain a woman and three kine in the Covent-garden near Charing-cross in Essex a man was torn in pieces his Barn beaten down and his hay burnt An earthquake in the moneth of September in Liucolnshire and Northamptonshire From the first of December to the â—â—elfth was
crowned at Westminster on the seventh day of Iuly After this were taken for Traytors against the king Robert Ruff Serjeant of London VVilliam Davie Pardoner Iohn Smith Groom of king Edwards stirrop and Stephen Ireland Wardroper in the Tower with many more who were charged that they had sent Letters into Brittain to the Earl of Richmond and of Pembrook and also that they were minded to steal our of the Tower Prince Edward and his brother for the which they were drawn from VVestminster to the Tower of London and there upon the hill they were all four beheaded A grudge began between king Richard and the Duke of Buckingham insomuch that the Duke conspired with some Noble men against him intending to bring into the land Henry Earl of Richmond as heir to the Crown for which conspiracy the Duke of Buckingham was beheaded at Salisbury The thirteenth of December was a great fire in Leaden-hall in London where was burnt a number of houses and all the stocks for gunnes other provision belonging to the city King Richard borrowed great sums of mony of the City but being cut off before the time of payment came the City lost it Collingborn Esquire was drawn from Westminster to the tower of London and there upon the hill was headed and quartered An. Reg. 3 An. Dom. 1415 Sir Roger Clifford Knight and one Fortescue were drawne through London and at Saint Martin le grand Sir Roger would have broke from the Sheriffs and taken Sanctuary but the Sheriffs took him again and had him to tower hill where he was beheaded and Fortescue had his pardon Henry Earl of Richmond Iasper Earl of Pembroke his Uncle the Earl of Oxford and many other Knights and Esquires with a small company of Frenchmen landed at Milford Haven on the sixth of August whose coming when it was heard of in VVales divers Noble men with great companies met him and then marching against king Richard at a village called Bosworth near to Leicester he met with his enemies the 22 of August where between them was fought a very sharp battel in conâ—lusion whereof King Richard with divers others were slain and King Henry obtained a Noble victory and immediately the L. Stanley crowned him King in the field with the crown which was taken off King Richards head Richard was buried at the Grey-Friers Church at Leicester when he had held the crown two years two moneths Henry Earl of Richmond An. Reg. 1 HEnry the seventh born in Pembroke Castle began his reign the 22 of August in the year 1485. he was a Prince of marvellous wisdom policy justice temperance and gravity and notwithstanding many great troubles and war he kept his Realm in right good order for the which he was greatly honoured of Forraign Princes On the 22 of August was a great fire in Bredstreet in the which fire was burnt the Parson of Saint Mildreds and one man more of the Parsonage there The sweating sickness began the 21 of September and continued to the end of October of the which sickness a number of people died The 30 of October King Henry was crowned at Westminster he ordained a number of chosen Archers to give daily attendance on his person whom he named Yeomen of the Guard King Henry borrowed certain sums of money of the City which was repayed the nexr year after Wheat was sold for 3 shillings the bushel and Bay-salt at the like price The Cross in Cheap-side was new builded The King married Elizabeth the eldest daughter of Edward the 4th by the which means the two Houses York and Lancaster were united An. Reg. 6 Roger Shavelock a Taylor within Ludgate slew himself and forasmuch as he was a man of great wealth there was a great contest between the Kings Almoner and the Sheriffs of London An. Dom. 1493 A riot made upon the Eastelings or Stilliard-men by Mercers men and others of the City of London for the which many of them were sore punished An. Dom. 1494 An. Reg. 10 Wheat was sold at London for six pence the bushel Bay-salt at three pence half penny Nantwitch salt for six pence the bushel white herrings at six shillings the barrel red at three shillings the Cade red sprats six pence the Cade and Gascoin wine at six pound the Tun. Sir VVilliam Stanley was behe aded on Tower-hill An. Dom. 1495 Perkin Warbeck arrived in Kent where when he and his company saw they could have no comfort of the country they withdrew again to their ships but the Mayor of Sandwich with certain men of the country fought with the residue that were left behind and took 169 persons who were hanged in Kent Essex Sussex and Norfolk An. Dom. 1497 By meanes of a subsidy that was granted to the King a commotion was made by the Commons of Cornwall whiâ—h under the leading of Iames Lord Audley with Michael a Blacksmith and others came to Black-heath where the King met them overthrew them and took their Captains there was slain of the Rebels three hundred and taken fifteen hundred The Lord Audley was beheaded on Tower-hill the Blacksmith and Flamock were hanged and quartered at Tyburn The King sent an Army into Scotland under the Earl of Surrey and the Lord Nevil which made sharp war upon the Scots In Bedfordshire at the town of Saint Needs fell hailstones eighteen inches about Perkin Warebeck landed in Cornwall went to Bodmin where being accompanied with three or four thousand men he proclaimed himself King Richard the fourth second son of Edward the fourth from thence he went to Exeter and besieged it which City was valiantly defended by the inhabitants but many of the Rebels were slain and theâ— withdrew themselves to Taunton from thence Perkin fled to Bewdley where he took sanctuary and was afterward taken and pardoned his life An. Reg. 14 A Shoemakers son was hanged at Saint Thomas Watrings for naming himself to be Edward Earl of Warwick who was then kept close prisoner in the Tower An. Dom. 1499 Perkin Warbeck and Iohn-a-water were executed at Tyburn Edward Plantagenet Earl of Warwick son to George Duke of Clarence was beheaded at Tower-hill Shortly after Bluet and Astwood were hanged at Tyburn An. Reg. 19 The 21 of November at night a perillous fire began upon London-bridge near to Saint Magnus Church whereof six tenements were burnt The 7 of February certain houses more consumed with fire against Saint Buttolphs Church in Thames-street An. Reg. 21 The prisoners of the Marshalsey broke out and many of them being shortly after taken were put to execution especially those that had lain for Felony An. Dom. 1507 An. Reg. 23 About Christmas was a Bakers house burnt in Warwick-lane with the Mistress of the house and two women servants About this time the City of Norwich was much wasted with fire there was 160 houses consumed with most part of their goods King Henry died at Richmond the 22 of April when he had reigned 23 years and 8 moneths and
poste and bâ—ought the first newes to â—he king as he rod gave knowledge unâ—o his brother Sir Iohn Carie then Governour of Barwick this calme and discreet course of the English Lords in Proclaiming the King and quiet setling the whole Estate without faction or interruptiâ—n was as plausible unto all his loving Subjects as admired of Forraign Nations Aprill the fifth the King came from Eden-Borowgh to Barwick and the next day came newes of many disordered persons that were in Armes in the Borders whereat the King was much troubled and forthwith there was power sent to suppress them and after that when the King came to London he with the advise of the Counsell set all the parts of the North Borders in as good condition as any other parts of his Dominions Aprill the tenth divers prisoners were discharged out of the Tower amongst whom the Earle of Southampton was the chiefest Aprill the twenty seventh was thirteen persons slain and blown in peeces by misfortune at the Gunpowder Mill at Reddriffe Aprill the twenty eight at Westminster a very Royall Obsequy for the late Queene Elizabeth according to the Kings appointment by his Letters to the Lords of the Privie Counsell May the nineteenth Proclamation was made for the suppression of disordered persons in the North and for the mutuall Peace and Amity of both Kingdoms Iune the first there was one whipped through London for presuming to come to the Court having his house infected Iune the fourth Vallentine Thomas having been many yeers prisoner in the Tower of London was arraigned at the Kings Bench Barr and there condemned of High Treason for Conspiracy against our late Queene and some of her Counsell and the seventh of Iune about Six of the clock he was drawn from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to Saint Thomas a Waterings and there hanged and quartered Iuly the second the King Solemnized the Feast of Saint George at Winsor and Installed Prince Henry Knight of the Garter and there the chief Ladies of England did Hommage to the Queene There were also made Knights with Prince Henry the Duke of Lennox the Earle of South-Hampton the Earle of Marre and the Earle of Pembroke Within a few dayes after were made divers Proclamations for the apprehension of Anthony Copley Sir Griffin Markham Knight and William watson and VVilliam Cleark Priests and about the same time was apprehended as Traytors the Lord Cobham and his brother the Lord Gray Sir VValter Rawley and others The fifth of August was Commanded by the Bishops to be kept as a Holy day with Prayers Preaching and thanksgiving to Almighty God for the Kings escape from being murdered by Earle Gowrie in Scotland The Plague increased most gâ—ievoâ—sly in London and thereupon it wâ—s ordered that every Wednesdâ—y theâ—e shoâ—ld be a general Fasting and Prayer with preaching through the land to dâ—aw the people to humility and repâ—ntance This year was Bartholomew fair forbidden to be kept and Michaelmas Teâ—m adjorned and to be kept at Westminster but by reason of the sickness it was afterward kept at Winchester and the Lord Mayors great triâ—mphs and feasts was this year omitted The fourth of November the Lord Cobham the Lord Grey of Wilton were bâ—ought from the Tower of London unto Winchester to be arraigned and to that purpose were sent to Wâ—nchester Sir VValter Rawleigh Sir Grâ—ffin Markham Knights George Brook brother to the Lord Cobham Anthony Copley Gentleman William Watson and William Cleark Pâ—ieâ—â—s and the same day out of the Gâ—tehouse at Westminster went Sir Edward Parham he was acquitted by the Jury The twenty ninth of November were executed the two Pâ—iests and six daies after was George Brook hanged and the ninth of December Sir Griffin Markham and the two Barons aâ—ter they had been severally brought upon the Scaffold in the Castle of Winchester and had made their confessions and pâ—epared themselves to die upon a suddain the Kings Warrant written with his own hand was there delivered to Sir Benjamin Titchborne High Sheriff of Hampshire â—ommanding him to stay execution these three and Sir Walter Rawleigh were returned Pâ—isoners to the Tower again the fifteenth of December From the twenty third of December 1602. unto the twenty seâ—ond oâ— December 1603 theâ—e died of all diseases within London and the libeâ—ties thereof thiâ—ty eight thousand two hundred forty and four wheâ—eof of the Plague thirty thousand five hundred sâ—venty eight and the neâ—t year afteâ— London was clear of that infection and then were all the shires in England grievously visited note the work of God March the fifth was proclamation mâ—de for authorising the Book of Common Prayer February the twenty second Proclamation was made against all Jesuits and Seminaries that they shoâ—ld forthwith depart out of the Kingdome March the fifth Proclamation was made for conformation of the Ecclesiastical government of the Châ—rch of England and the book of Common Pâ—ayer as it had been used in the time of Queen Elizabeâ—h At this time Robert Dove of London Merchant Taylor gave competent meâ—ns â—oâ— ever for the toling of a bell in Saint Sepulchres Church to cause good people to pray for such prisoners as are to be executed out of Newgate and to cease when they are executed this bell should begin to toll at six a clock in the morning and the same is made known to the Prisoners that the said bell is to put them in mind to pâ—epare themselves for death Upon the first day of May Richard Haydock a Physitian asked forgiveness of the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury for deluding the King and many oâ—hers under pretence of being inspired and to preach in his sleep by night with which deâ—eit he had strongly possest the vulgar as it was hard to remove them although he confessed the abuse In this moneth Iohn Lepton of Kepwick in the County of York Esq a Gentleman of an anâ—ient family and of good reputation his Majesties servant and one of the Grooms of his most honourable privy Chamber performed so memorable a journey as I may not omit to record the same to future ages the rather because I have heard sundry Gentlemen who were gooâ— horsemen â—nd likewise good Physâ—tians affiâ—me it was impoâ—sible to be done without danger of his life He â—ndertook to â—ide five several times betwixt London and York in six daies to be taken in one week betwixt Munday morning and Saturday night he began his journey upon Munday being the twentieth day of May betwixt two and three of the cloâ—k in the morning forth of Saint Martins neer Aldersgate within the City of London and came into York the same day betwixt the houres of five and six in the aâ—ternoon where he rested that night the noxt morning being Tuesday about three of the cloâ—k he took his journey fourth of York and came to his lodging in St. Martins aforesaid betwixt the houres of 6 and seven in the afternoon where he rested that night the next morning being