the streame and by the same carryed from the Conduit there towardes the Thamis wyth suche a swiftnesse that no man wyth staues or other wayes coulde staye hym tyll he came againste a Cart whéele that stoode in the water gate afore which time he was drowned and starke dead Thomas Blanke Anthony Gammage the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Iames Hawes Clothworker the 28. of October This Maior wente by water to Westminster and there tooke his othe as hathe bin accustomed he kepte no feast at No Maiors feaste at Guild hall the Guyld hall althoughe greate prouision hadde béene made for that purpose but dyned at his owne house wyth his brethren the Aldermen the Companies dined at theyr seueral Halles This was done by appointment of the Quéenes Maiesties Councell to auoide infection of the plague like to haue encreased by comming togither of such a multitude This wéeke from the two and twentith to the eighte and twentith of October deceassed in the Citie and Liberties contayning 108. parishes of al disseases 166. of the whiche number 75. were accompted to dye of the plague Michaelmasse Terme whyche hadde béene adiourned Terme adiorned by Proclamation began at Westminster on the sixth of Nouember The same sixth daye in the morning there hapned two greate Tydes at London in the Thamis the first by Tvvo tydes in one houre course the other within one houre after which ouerflowed the Marshes with many vaults sellers neare adioyning The fouretéenth of Nouember being Sundaye aboute midnight following diuers strange impressions of fire and smoke were séene in the ayre to procéede foorth of a blacke Cloude in the North towardes the South whych so continued till the nexte morning that it was day light The next night following the Heauens from all partes did séeme to burne maruellous ragingly and ouer our heads the flames from the Horizon rounde aboute rysing did méete and there double and roll one in an other as if it had béene in a cleare Fornace The eightéenth day at night were very stormy tempestuous Anno reg 17 of windes oute of the South I haue not knowne the like out of that quarter especially after midnight till the nexte morning that it was day light These are to be receyued as tokens of Gods wrath ready bente agaynste the worlde for sinne nowe aboundyng and also of his greate mercie who doeth but onely shewe the rod wherewith wée dayly deserue to be beaten Thys yeare at London after haruest the price of Wheate began by little and little to fall from seauen Shillings to thrée Shillings the bushell at which price it stayed little or nothing rising or falling all the yeare after but bay salte was raysed from thrée shillings to foure shillings fiue shillings Bay salt deare and sixe shillings the bushell the like whereof had neuer bin séene or heard within this Realme The four and twentith of February the feast of Saint Mathie Flyes in February the number strange on whiche day the faire was kepte at Tewkesburie a strange thing hapned there for after a floud which was not great but such as thereby the medowes néere adioyning were couered with water in the afternoone there came downe the Riuer of Seuerne greate numbers of flyes and béetels such as in Sommer euenings vse to strike men in the face in great heapes a foote thicke aboue the water so that to credible mens iudgement there were séene within a paire of butte lengths of those flies aboue a hundred quarters The milles thereaboutes were damned vp with them for the space of foure dayes after and then were cleansed by digging them out with shouels from whence they came is yet vnknowne but the day was cold and a hard frost The xxvj of February betwéene foure and sixe of the Earthquake clocke in the afternoone great Earthquakes happened in the Cities of Yorke Woorcester Glocester Bristow Hereford and in the Countreys about which caused the people to runne out of their houses for feare they should haue fallen on their heads In Tewkesburie Bredon and other places the dishes fell from the cupbords and the Bookes in mens studyes from the shelues In Norton Chappell the people béeing on their knées at euening prayer the ground moouing caused them to runne away in great feare that the dead bodyes woulde haue risen or the Chappell to haue fallen parte of Rythen Castell fell downe with certayne bricke chimneys in Gentlemens houses The bell in the Shiere hall of Denbigh was caused to toll twice by shaking of the hall c. On Easter day which was the third of Aprill about ix of the clocke in the forenoone was disclosed a congregation 1575 of Anabaptistes Dutchmen in a house without the barres of Aldgate at London whereof xxvij were taken and sent to Annabaptistes bare faggots at Paules Crosse prison and four of them bearing faggots recanted at Paules Crosse on the xv day of May in forme as followeth WHereas I. I. T. R. H. being seduced by the Diuell the spirit of errour and by false teachers his Ministers haue fallen into certayne most detestable and damnable heresies namely 1 That Christ tooke not flesh of the substance of the blessed virgin Mary 2 That infants of the faithfull ought not to be baptized 3 That a Christian man maye not be a Magistrate or beare the sword or office of aucthoritie 4 That it is not lawfull for a Christian to take an othe Now by the grace of God and through conference wyth good and learned Ministers of Christ his Church I do vnderstand and acknowledge the same to be most damnable and detestable heresies and do aske God héere before hys Church mercy for my sayd former errours and do forsake them recant and renounce them and abiure them from the bottom of my heart professing that I certaynely beléeue 1 That Christ tooke flesh of the substance of the blessed virgine Mary 2 That infants of the faithfull ought to be baptized 3 That a Christian man may be a Magistrate or beare the sword and office of aucthoritie 4 That it is lawfull for a Christian to take an othe And further I confesse that the whole Doctrine and Religion established and published in this Realme of England as also that which is receyued and preached in the Dutch Church héere in this Citie is sound true according to the word of God wherevnto in all things I submit my selfe and will most gladly be a member of the said Dutch church from henceforth vtterly abandoning and forsaking all and euerye Anabaptisticall errour This is my faith nowe in the whiche I do purpose and trust to stand firme and stedfast vnto the end that I may so doe I beséech you all to pray with me and for me to God the heauenlye father in the name of his sonne our sauiour Jesus Christ The like recantation was made by them afterwardes in the Dutch Church The xvij day of May about midnight folowing y
Abel Awgers Angenoun Archer Asperuile Amonerduilâ— Arey Akeny Albeny Asperemound Bertram Buttecourt Brahus Byseg Bardelf Basset Bygot Bohun Baylife Bondeuile Barbason Beer Bures Carta W. Regâ— de S. Martin â—â— gâ—â—â—dâ— Bonylayne Barbayon Berners Braybuf Brand. Bonuile Burgh Busshy Blundell Breton Belaâ—yse Bowser Bayons Bulmere Broune Beke Bowlers Banastre Belomy Belknape Beauchamp Bandy Broyleby Burnel Belot Beufort Baudewine Burdon Berteuylay Barre Busseuile Blunt Beawper Bret. Barret Bainard Barnevale Barry Bodyt Berteuile Bertine Belew Bushell Beleners Buffard Boteler Boteuile Brasard Belhelme Braunche Bolesur Blundel Burdet Bagot Beawpount Bools Belefroun Barchampe Camos Canuille Chawent Chauncy Couderay Coluyle Chamberlaine Chambernoune Cribet Corbine Corbet Coniers Chaundos Coucy Chaworthâ— Claremaus Clarell Camuine Chaunduyt Claruays Chantilowe Colet Cressy Courtenay Constable Chaucer Cholmelay Corneuile Champeney Carew Chawnos Claruaile Champaine Carbonell Charles Chereberge Chawnes Chawmont Cheyne Cursen Conell Chayters Cheynes Cateray Cherecourt Chaunuile Clereney Curly Clyfford Denauile Dercy Dine Dispencer Daniel Denyse Druell Deuaus Dauers Doningsels Daâ—el Delabere De la Pole De la Lind. De la Hill De la Wate De la Watche Dakeny Dauntre Desnye Dabernoune Damry Daueros De la Vere De Lee. De la Warde De la Planch Danway De Hewse Disard Durant Drury Estrange Escutauile Escriols Engayne Euers Esturney Foluile Fitz Water Fitz marmaduk Filberd Fitz Roger. Fitz Robert Fanecourt Fitz Phillip Fitz William Fitz Paine Fitz Alyne Fitz Raufe Fitz Browne Foke Freuile Faconbrige Frissel Fâ—lioll Fitz Thomas Fitz Morice Fitz Hughe Fitz Warren Faunuille Formay Formiband Frison Finer Fitz vrcy Furniuall Fitz Herbert Fitchet Fitz Iohn Gargraue Graunson Gracy Glaunuile Gouer. Gascoyne Gray Golofer Grauns Gurly Gurdon Gamages Gaunt Hansard Hastings Haulay Husie Herne Hamelyn Harewell Hardel Heckâ—t Hamound Harecord Iarden Iay. Ianuile Iasparuile Karre Karron Kyriell Le Strange Leuony Latomere Loueday Logenton Leuel Le Scrope Lemare Litterilâ— Lucy Lislay Longspes Longschampe Lastels LindSey Loterell Lindsey Longuaile Le Vawse Loy Laue. Le dispenser Marmilou Moribray Moruile Manley Malebranche Malemaine Muschampe Musgraue Mâ—nilebillers Mortmaine Muse Marteine Mountbocher Maleuile Mountney Maleherbe Musgros Musard Mautrauers Merke Murres Montague Mantalent Mandute Manle Malâ—ry Merny Muffet Menpincoy Mainard Morell Morley Mounrmartin Myners Mauley Mainwaring Mantell Mayel Morton Neuile Newmarche Norton Norbet Norece Newborough Neele Normanuile Otenell Olibef Olifaunt Oysell Oliford Oryoll Pigot Pery Perecount Pershale Power Paynel Peche Peuerell Perot Picard Pudsey Pimeray Pounsey Punchardon Pynchard Placy Patifine Pampilion Poterell Pekeney Peruinke Penicord Quincy Quintine Rose Ridle Rynel Rous. Russell Roâ—d Richmond Rocheford Reymond Seuche Seint Quintine Seint Omer Seint Amond Seint Leger Someruile Sanford Somerey Seint George Seint Les. Sauine Seint Clo. Seint Albine Seint Barbe Sandeuile Seint More Seint Scudemor Towrs Toget Talybois Tuchet Truslot Trusbut Traynel Taket Talboâ— Tanny Tibtote Trusell Turbeuile Turuile Totet Tauers Torel Tirell Totels Tauerner Valence Vancord Vauâ—sour Vender Verder Verdon Aubrie de Vere Vernoune Venables Venâ—ure Verlaud Verlay Vernoys Verny Vilan Vmframuile Vnket Vrnall Wake Walenger Warde Wardebus Waren Wate Wateline Wateuile Woly Wyuell THis yeare through the greate suite and labour of WilliaÌ„ the Norman then Bishoppe of London King William graÌ„ted the Charter and liberties to the same William Byshoppe VVherefore the Mayor and Citizens of LoÌ„don repayre to Poules and Godfrey Portgreue and al the Burgies of the Cittie of London in as large forme as they enioyed the same in the time of Saint Edwarde before the Conquest in rewarde whereof the Citizens haue fixed on hys graue being in the middest of the great West I le of Saint Paules Church in London this Epitaph following GVilielme viro sapieÌ„tia vitae sanctitate clarâ— qui primùm Epitaph of VVilliam Byshop of LondoÌ„ diuo Edwardo Regi Confessori familiaris nuper in Episcopum Londinensem erectus nec multò post apud inuictissimuÌ„ Principem Guilelmum Angliae regem eius nominis primum ob prudentiam fidemqúe singularem in consilium adhibitus amplissima huic vrbi celeberimae priuilegia abeodem impetrauit Senatus populusque Londinensis bene merenti posuit Sedit Episcopus annos 20. Decessit anno à Christo nato 1070. HAEc tibi clare pater posuerunt marmora ciues Praemia non meritis aequiparanda tuis Namque sibi populus te Londoniensis amicum Sensit huic vrbi non leue praesidium Reddita libertas duce te dotaque multis Te duce res fuerat publica muneribus Diuitias genus formam breuis opprimat hora Haec tua sed pietas benefacta manent Obijt anno 1070 Sedit Episcopus annos 20. The same in English TO William a man famous in wisedome and holynesse of life who first with Saint Edward the king and Confessour being familiar of late preferred to be Byshoppe of London and not long after for hys prudencie and sincere fidelitie admitted to be of counsel with the moste victorious Prince William king of Englande of that name the first who obteyned of the same great and large priuiledges to this famous Citie The Senate and Citizens of LoÌ„don to him hauing well deserued haue made this He continued Bishop xx yeares and died in the yere after Christ his natiuitie 1070. THese Marble monuments to thee thy Citizens assigne Rewardes O Father far vnfit to those deserts of thine Thee vnto them a faithfull friend thy London people founde And to thys towne of no small weyght a stay both sure and sounde Their liberties restorde to them by means of thee haue been Their publike weale by meanes of thee large gifts haue felte and seen Thy riches stocke and beautie braue one houre hathe them supprest Yet these thy vertues and good deedes with vs for euer reste KIng William leauing his brother Odo Byshop of Bayon Marianus Ypodigmâ— Neustriâ— and William Fitz Osberne whom he had made Earle of Hereforde to be Wardens of England retourned into Normandie which at that time was bent to shrink from him Hée toke with him Edgare Etheling Stigandus Archbishoppe of W. de Wâ—lum Canturburie Frederike Abbot of Saint Albons Egelnothus Abbot of Glastenburie Edwyne Duke of Mercia Morcarus duke of Northumberlande Walden Earle of Northampton and of Huntington Roger late Earle of Hertford Renulphe Earle of Cambridge Gospatrike Earle of Cumberlande Gualter the son of Siward and manye other nobles of England thinking they woulde be truer to him in a forraine Countrey than in their owne by theyr diligence he subdued the rebelling Normans When Winter was at hand King William retourned and set an importable tribute on the Englishmen After this going into Deuonshire he besieged Excester Excester besieged which the Citizens and other English men helde againste him The Countesse Githa mother of King Harolde and sister to Swanus king of Denmarke with manye other fléeing out of the Cittie escaped and got them ouer into Flaunders and the Citizens yéelded to the King Anno
Countrey but when it came to martial affayres their owne Archers turned theyr handes againste them whome they shoulde haue defended There were flayne aboue eleauen hundred of our men Sir Edmunde Mortimer was taken and the Welchwomen when y e battayle was done vsing the deade carcasses to shamefullye to bée spoken woulde not suffer them to be buryed without great raunsome The Kyng went wyth a greate power into Wales to pursue OweÌ„ Glendouerdew where he profited nothing but loste muche for the Welchmen conuayed themselues into vnknowen places wherefore the King constrayned by necessitie returned into Englande after he had spoyled brent the Countrey The same time the Scottes cruelly entred into England for they supposed all the Lords beyond Humber to be occupyed in the parties of Wales but the Erles of Northumberlande Henrie Percie and his sonne Henrie with the Earle of Dunbarre that a good whyle agone hauing forsaken the Scottes had sworne to be true to the King of England with a number of armed men plentie of archers sodainly came to resiste the Scottes as they woulde haue retourned home after they hadde spoyled and brente the Countrey but nowe vppon a sodayne theyr waye was forelayde so that they muste néedes abyde and take a place to fighte vppon they chose therefore a mountaine neare to the Towne of Wollor called Halydowe Hill in the whiche they place themselues wyth theyr armed men and Archers which when our men beheld leauing the way in which they stoode against the Scottes they clynie the hill that stoode ouer against the Scottes and without delaye of time our Archers placed in the valley set their arrowes against the Scottes battayle that they might by some means force them to come downe on the other side the Scottishe Archers let flye at our men who yet after they felt the grieuous waighte and as it had bin a shower or tempest of the arrowes shotte by the Englishmen they fledde The Earle Dowglas perceyuing his men so to flée for he was their generall leader tooke hys Speare and manfullye wyth a multitude came down the Hyll trusting doubtlesse in his armour and y e armour of hys complices that hadde bin thrée yeares in makyng and forced himselfe to runne vpon the Archers whiche when the Archers sawe they stepped backe and shotte so fiercely that they pierced the armed mens bodies stroke throughe theyr Helmets ryued their Speares and rente theyr armoure wyth lyghte adoe Earle Dowglas hymselfe was wounded in fiue places the residue of the Scottes that were not come beside the Hyll turnyng backe from the arrowes that flewe fledde awaye but theyr flyghte nothing auayled them whilest the Archers followed them but that they were compelled to yéelde themselues Earle Dowglas also was taken and manye drowned in the Riuer of Tweede whylest they knewe not the Fourdes to the number of fiue hundered as was sayde In thys battayle no Lorde no Knighte nor Squire gaue anye stroke to the enimyes but onely God gaue the victorie to the Englishe Archers the Lordes and armed menne béeyng onelye lookers on That daye the flower of the Scottishe Chiâ—alrye was taken to witte the Earle Dowglas Murdake the eldest sonne of the Duke of Albanie that was heyre apparente to the Realme of Scotlande The Earles of Murrey Angus and Orkeney the Lordes of Mountgomorie Erskin and Gram with manye other Knyghtes to the number of fourescore besides Esquires Yeomen whose number was not knowne There were slayne of Barons the Lord Gordon the Lord Iohn of Swinton that was false to both the Realmes c. This battayle was fought on the fourtéenth of September Richard Marlow Robert Chicheley the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Anno reg 4. Sir Iohn Walcot Draper the 28. of October Edmond Mortimere which before was taken by Owen Glendouer dewe now professed to take Owens part against King Henry and did contract mariage with the daughter of the sayd Owen In a Parliament at London which beganne the morrow after Michaelmas day and lasted seauen wéekes there was granted to the King a tenth and a halfe of the Cleargie a tenth of the borough townes and a fiftéenth of the commoÌ„s through the Realme The messengers that had bin sent for Ioane late wife to Iohn of Mountfort Duke of Briteyne returned with hir into England and landed at Falmouth in Cornewall The King met with hir at Winchester the seauenth of February where they were married in the Churche of Saint Swithen The sixe and twentith of February she was Crowned at Westminster In the Sommer following by the Townes of Bedforde 1403 and of Broklesward Monsters were séene oft-times mornings and euenings to come out of the woods vnder diuers coulours in the likenesse and similitude of meÌ„ of warre which met one with another and séemed to fight cruell battayles which although they that were a farre off might sée yet they that were néere hande could not sée nor finde whiche thing deceyued many that coueted to approch come néere Henry Percy the yonger did sodeinly shew himselfe to be the Kings enimie vnto whome ioyned Thomas Percy Earle of Worcester Unkle to the sayde Henry and to make their conspiracie excusable they did write vnto the Shires Battayle at Shrevvsburie about that they pretended nothing against the alleageance nor fidelitie which they ought to the King neyther to gather to any other ende an armie but only for the sauing of their persons and for the better gouernement of the common wealth bycause the payments and taskes graunted to the King for the safe custodie of the Realme were put to such vâ—es as they ought not to be and were vnprofitably consumed and wasted Moreouer they complayned that bycause of the euill slanders which their enimies had made of them they durst not personally appeare in the Kings presence vntill the Prelates Barons had intreated for them that they might be permitted to purge themselues before the King and bée lawfully iudged by their péeres so that many that saw these letters did praise their diligence extoll their fidelitie towards the common wealth But the King being disquieted with these doings that he might appease the communaltie he wrote to them that he maruelled much that séeing the Earle of Northumberland Henry his son had receiued the most part of the paymeÌ„ts summes granted to him by the Cleargy coÌ„munaltie for y â— defence of the Marches of Scotland what occasion they had to make such manifest slanders c. but the yong Henry Percy puting his coÌ„fidence in the ayd of Owen Glendouerdew and Edmond Mortimer Earle of March with the Welchmen and men of Cheshire published that King Richard was aliue and was with them whom if any maÌ„ would sée they should without delay come in armour to y â— Castell of Leycester which declaration made diuers variable motioÌ„s in the hearts of many caused theÌ„ to wauer King Henry considering all things wisely gathered togither as many as he could and came
Shippes of oures laden with Merchandizes and slew or hanged all the marriners The olde Countesse of Oxforde mother to Robert de Vere Duke of Ireland who as we sayde before died at Louaine did cause suche as were familiar with hir to brute throughout all the parts of Estsex that King Richard was aliue and that he should shortly come and chalenge his old estate and dignitie She caused many Harts of Siluer and some of Gold to be made for badges such as King Richarde was wont to bestow on his Knightes Esquires friends that distributing them in the Kings name she might the sooner allure the Knightes and other valiant men of the Countrey to be at hir will and desire Also the fame and brute whiche dayly was blazed abroade by one William Serle sometimes of King Richards Chamber that the same King Richard was in Scotland and tarried with a power of French and Scottishmen caused many to beléeue that he was aliue This William Serle had forged a priuie Seale in the said King Richards name and had sent diuers comfortable letters vnto such as were familiar with King Richarde by which meanes many gaue the greater credite to the Countesse in so much that some religious Abbots of that Countrey did giue credite vnto hir tales who afterward were taken af the Kings commandement and emprisoned bycause they did beléeue and giue credit to the Countesse in this behalfe and the Countesse had all hir goodes confiscate was coÌ„mitted to close prison and William Serle was drawne froÌ„ Pomfret through the chiefest Cities of England put to death at London About the feast of S. Iohn Baptist at the Kings commandement the Earle of NorthumberlaÌ„d came to Pomfret brought with him his Nephues nephues sonnes by which doing he mitigated the mindes of many whiche thought that he had giuen the yong men counsell to rebell There came also with him William Clifford Knight who brought with him that William Serle K. Richards chamberlain whom we spake of before who by a wile he had caught Anno reg 6. and apprehended by which doing the King held him excused and pardoned him for that he had kept the Castell of Berwike against the Kings will and pleasure William Louth Stephen Spilman the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Hinde Draper the 28. of October About the feast of Saint Faith the King called a Parliament at Couentry and sent processe to the Sheriffes that they should choose no Knights nor burgesses that had any knowledge in the lawes of the Realme by reason wherof it was called the Lay mans ParliameÌ„t These piked out Knights Lay mans Parliament and Burgesses could deuise none other way to reléeue the Kings lacke of money but to depriue the Cleargie of their temporall lands and goodes but Thomas Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury made answere that the Cleargie did alwayes giue the King as much as the Lay people did considering that they did ofâ—â—er giue the King tenthes than the laytie gaue fiftéenes and moreouer that more of their Tenants did serue the King in his warres thaÌ„ of the Tenants of the lay fée and besides this they prayed for the prosperitie of the King and of all them that faithfully serued him And wheÌ„ the speker of y e ParliameÌ„t said with a loud voice that he little regarded y e prayers of the Church the Archbishop of CaÌ„terbury answered then quoth he I know to what end the fortune of the Realme will come wheÌ„ the suffrages of y e Church are not set by wherwith y e Godhead is wont to be appeased surely that Kingdome neuer coÌ„tinueth stable y â— is voyde of prayer deuotion notwithstanding thinke not that thou shalt without punishmeÌ„t take away the possessioÌ„s of the Church for if the Archbishop of Canterburie liue thou shalte haue euill taking of any thing that is his Then the Archbishoppe rose vppe and knéeled downe before the Kyng desiring hym to consider howe gratiouslie and by Gods fauour he had atteyned to the Kingdome that he would coÌ„sider his first promis which was that he would preserue vnto euery man their right and title so farre as lay in him He also willed him to remember the oth which he voluntarily made which was that he would honor and defend the Church and Ministers thereof wherefore he desired him to permit and suffer the Church to enioy the priuiledges and liberties which in time of his predecessors it did enioy and to feare that King by whome all Kings doe raigne When the Archbishop had said these and like words the King commanded him to go to his seate againe and sayde that his intent and purpose was to leaue the Church in as good state or better than he found it And then the Archbishop speaking to the Knightes and burgesses sayde you and such like as you be haue giuen such counsell vnto our King and to his predecessors to confiscate the goodes of the In Edvvard the thirds time Celles whiche the Frenchmen and Normans did possesse in England and sayd that by them he should heape vp great riches as in déede they were woorth many thousands of gold notwithstanding it is most true that the King at this day is not the richer thereby of halfe a Marke for you haue extorted or at the least begged them out of his handes and haue appropriated the saide goodes vnto your selues so that it may be coniectured that your request to haue our temporalities is not for the Kings profite but for your owne couetousnesse for without doubt if the King as God forbid he should fulfill your wicked purpose he should not be one farthing the richer the next yeare following and surely I will sooner let my head be cut off than that the Churche should be destitute of the least right that perteyneth to it c. The Cleargie granted a tenth and a halfe and the commons two fiftéenes on condition the Lord Furniuall should receyne it to spend in the Kings warres The same time such abundance of water brake sodeinly ouer the bankes in Kent as was neuer séene the like in those partes whereby were drowned Beastes and Cattell without number neyther did England only bewayle theyr losses but also Zeland Flanders and Holland susteyned the like by the great excesse of waters This yeare died William Wikeham Bishop of Winchester Colledge at Oxford by whose charges and trauell the Cleargie of England was much encreased for he builded a notable Colledge in Oxford for the encrease of learning where he placed the Warden and his company to the number of lxx besides children seruants and tenne Priestes to kéepe dayly seruice enduing the sayd company with sufficient lands He beganne the foundation of a new Colledge at Winchester Colledge at VVinchester and in sixe yeares finished the same where he placed the like number of Schollers to learne their GraÌ„mer and other principles to be sent afterward to his other Colledge at Oxford These two
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
in their hands that haue bene destroyers of his sayd estate and of the sayde common Weale 3 Item how his Lawes be partially and vnrightfully guided and that by them that should most loue and tender his said Lawes the said oppression and extortion is most fauored and supported and generally that al righteousnesse and Justice is exiled out of the sayde land and that no man dreadeth to offend against the said Lawes 4 Item that it will please his saide good Grace to liue vpon his owne liuelode wherevpon his noble Progenitors haue in dayes heretofore lyued as honorably and as worthily as any Christian Princes and not to suffer the destroyers of the sayde land and of his true subiectes to lyue thervpon and therfore to lacke the sustenances that should be belonging to his sayd estate and finde his sayd houshold vpon his poore commons without payment which neyther accordeth with Gods nor mans lawe 5 Item how oft the said commons haue bene greatly maruellously charged with taxes tallages to their great empouerishing whereof little good hath eyther growne to the king or to the said land and of the most substance thereof the King hath left to his part not half so much and other Lordes and persons enimies to the sayd common Weale haue to their owne vse suffering all the old possessions that the King had in Fraunce Normandy Aniow Maine Gascoyn Gwiene won gotten by his father of most noble memory other his noble progenitors to be shamefully lost or sold 6 Item how they can not cease therwith but now begin a new charge of imposition and tallages vpon the said people which neuer afore was séen that is to say euery towne ship to finde men for y e Kings Gard taking ensample therof of our enimies aduersaries of Fraunce which imposition and tallage if it be continued to heire heires and successors will be the heauiest charge and worst ensample that euer grewe in Englande and the foresayde subiectes and the sayde heires successors in such bondage as their auncetors were neuer charged with 7. Item where the King hath now no more liuelode out of his Realme of Englande but onely the Lande of Ireland and the towne of Calleis and that no King Christened hath such a Lande and a Towne without his Realme diuers Lordes haue caused his highnesse to write letters vnder his Priuie Seale vnto his Irishe enemies which neuer King of Englande did here to fore whereby they may haue comfort to enter into the conquest of the sayde Lande which letters the same Irishe enemies sent vnto me the sayde Duke of Yorke and maruelled greatly that any such letters shoulde be to them sent speaking therein great shame and villanie of the sayd Realme 8 Item in like wise the King by excitation and labour of the same Lordes wrote other letters to his enemies and aduersaries in other lands that in no wise they should shew any fauour or good will to the towne of Calleis whereby they had comforte ynough to procéede to the wynning thereof Considered also that it is ordayned by the labour of the sayd Lords that no where victuall nor other thing of refreshing or defence should come out of Englande to the succour or reliefe of the sayde towne to the intent that they woulde haue it lost as it may openly appeare 9 Item it is déemed ought greatly to be déemed that after that the same Lordes would put the same rule of England if they might haue their purpose and intent into the handes and gouernaunce of the sayd enemies 10 Item howe continually sithe the piteous shamefull and sorrowfull murther to all Englande of that Noble worthie and Christian Prince Humfrey Duke of Glocester the Kings true vncle at Burie it hath bene laboured studyed and conspired to haue destroyed and murthered the sayde Duke of Yorke and the yssue that it pleased God to sende me of the Royall bloud and also of vs the saide Earles of Warwike Salisburie for none other cause but for the true hart that God knoweth we euer haue born and beare to the profite of the Kings estate to the Common Weale of the same Realme and defence thereof 11. Item howe the Earles of Shrewsburie and Wilshire and the Lord Beaumount our mortall and extréeme enemyes nowe and of long tyme past hauing the guiding aboute the most Noble person of our sayde Soueraigne Lorde whose highnesse they haue restrayned and kepte from the libertie and fréedome that belongeth to his sayde estate and the supporters and fauourers of all the premysses woulde not suffer the Kings sayde good grace to receyue and accepte vs as he would haue done if he might haue had his owne will into his sayde presence dreading the charge that woulde haue bene layde vppon them of the miserie destruction and wretchednesse of the sayde Realme whereof they becauses and not the King which is himselfe as noble as vertuous as rightuous and blessed of disposition as any Prince earthly 12. Item the Earles of Wilshire and Shrewsburie and the Lorde Beaumount not satysfyed nor content with the Kings possessions and his goods stirred and excited his sayd highnesse to holde his Parliament at Couentrie where an Acte is made by their prouocation and labour agaynst vs the sayde Duke of Yorke my sonnes Marche and Rutlande and the Earles of Warwike and Salisburie and the Sonnes of the sayde Earle of Salisburie and many other Knightes and Esquiers of diuers matters falsely and vntruely imagined as they will answere afore almighty God in the day of Dome the which the sayde Earles of Salisburie and Wilshire and the Lorde Beaumount prouoked to be made to the intent of our destruction and of our yssue and that they myght haue our lyuelode and goods as they haue openly robbed and dispoyled all our places and our tenementes and manye other true men and nowe procéede to hangyng and drawing of men by tyrannie and will therein shewe the largenesse of their violence and malice as vengeably as they can if no remedie be prouided at the Kings highnesse whose blessednesse is neither assenting nor knowing thereof We therefore séeyng all the sayde mischiefes hearing also that the Frenche King maketh in his lande great assembly of his people which is greatly to bée dreade for many causes purpose yet agayne with Gods grace to offer vs to come agayne to the sayde presence of our sayde Soueraygne Lorde to open and declare there vnto hym the mischiefes aboue declared and in the name of the land to sue in as reuerent and lowely wise as wée can to his sayde good Grace to haue pittie and compassion vppon his sayde true subiectes and not to suffer the same mischiefes to raygne vppon them Requiring you in Gods behalfe and praying you in our owne therein to assist vs doyng alway the duetie of liege men in our persons to our sayd Soueraigne Lord to his estate prerogatiue and preheminence and to the suertie of his most Noble person
Lorde 1579. and being come into England went vnto the Courte shewed all his trauaile vnto the Counsell who considering that he had spent a great part of his youth in shraldome and bondage exâ—eÌ„ded to him their liberalitie to maintayn hym in hys age to their great honors and encouragement of all true harted Christians This yeare in the moneth of September was finished y e Tovver on London bridge finished newe and most beautifull Tower on London bridge the fouÌ„dation whereof was layde in the moneth of August Anno. 1577. as more at large is shewed In the moneth of September October fell great winds â—ouds and raging floudes in sundry places of this Realme where through many men cattel and houses wee drowned In y e towne of Newport the cotages were borne downe the corne lost pasture grounde ouerwhelmed and cattayle drowned In the towne of Bedford the water came vp to the Market place where Cupbords Chestes stooles and formeâ— swam about the houses their fewel corne and hey was wrackt borne away Also the towne of Saint Edes in Huntingtonshire was ouerflowen sodainely in the night when al men were at rest y e waters brake in with suche a force y t the town was almost al defased the swans swam down the Market place al the town about the boats did floate Gormanchester was sodainely supprest their houses flowen full of water when men were at their rest their cattaile were distroyed aboute the 14. of October The sea did swell the MerchaÌ„ts lost their goods many were drowned which were after found both on sand and land in great numbers Martin Caltrope Iohn Hart Sherifes the 28. of September Sir Nicholas Woodroofe Habardasher the 28. of Octob. Maior On Saterday the 21. of Nouember Anno reg 20 Sir T Gresham deueased sir T. Gresham knight Agent to the Q. highnesse who had in his life time builded the Royal Exchange in London as is afore shewed deceased at his house in Bishops Gate stréete of London and was buried in the Parish Church of Saint Elen the On the xxviij daye of Marche one Francis alias Marmaduke 1580 One hanged in Cheape for murdering of Serieant Grace Gloâ—â—r was hanged on a gibbet set vp for that purpose by the Staâ—â—â—rd in Cheape for wilfully murdering SerieaÌ„t Grace after he was by him arrested Also on the next morow being the nine and tweÌ„tith day of March one Richard Tod that shoulde haue beâ—e hanged in Eastsmithfielde by the Tower for murdering of Mistresse Skinner a widow there was hanged at Tiborne The sixth of Aprill being Wednesdays in Easter wéeke Earthquake about six of y e clocke toward euening a sodayne Earthquake hapning in London almost generally through out England caused suche amazednesse of the people as was wonderfull for the time and caused them to make their earnest prayers vnto Almightie God The great clocke bell in the Palaice at Westminster stroke of it selfe againste the hammer wyth shaking as diuerse clockes and Bels in the Citie and elsewhere did the like the Gentlemen of the Temple being at Supper ranne from the Tables and out of theyr Hal with theyr kniues in their handes a péece of the Temple Church fell downe some stones fell from Pauls Churche And at Christes Churche in the Sermon while a stone fell from the toppe of the Church whiche killed out of hand one Thomas Grey an Apprentice an other stone also brused his felowe seruaunte named Mabel Eueret so that she liued but foure dayes after diuerse other were sore hurt with running out of the Church diuerse chimneyes in the Citie part of them fell downe the houses were so shaken This Earthquake continued in or about London not passing one minute of an houre and was no more felt but Eastwarde in Kent and on the sea coast it was felt thrée times As at Sandwich at sixe of the clocke the land not only quaked but the sea so foamed that the shippes tottered At Douer also at the same houre was the like so that a péece of the Cliffe fel into the sea with also a péece of the Castle wall there A péece of Saltwood Castle in Kent fell downe and in the Church of Hide the Bels were harde to sounde A péece of Sutton Churche in Kent fell downe the Earthquake being there bothe hearâ— and felte And in al these places and other in East Kent the same was felt thrée times to moue to wit at vj. at ix â— xj of the clocke The ninetéenth of Aprill the Ferrye at Lambeth was Feâ—ry at Lambeth drovvned drowned with fiue men and foure horses other two menne and fiue horsses swam to land and were saued The first day of May after xij of the clocke in the nighte Earthquake iâ— Kent was an Earthquake felt in diuers places of Kent namely at Ashforde Great Chart c. which made the people there to rise out of their beds and ruÌ„ to the Churches where they called vpon God oy earnest prayers to be merciful vnto them The xviij day of May about one houre before Sun setting diuerse Gentlemen of worship good credite riding from Castels Ships seene in the ayre Bodman in Cornewal towards Foy there appeared to their séeming in y â— Northeast a very great mistor fog muche like vnto the sea and the forme of a cloude in the fashioÌ„ of some gret Castel with flags streames thereon as it were standing in the Sea whiche presentlye vanished awaye In whose stéede and in néere the same place appeared another cloud which altered into the likenesse of a great Argosie furnished with Mastes and other necessaries hir sayles séeming ful of winde made hir way on the Southweast of the Castel hauing streamers and flags very warlike with two boates at either sterne There incontinent appeared againe the forme of a Castel and behinde the same came folowing on the Southweast side another greate Argosie furnished as the firste This being past there appeared thrée or foure Galeis with their Mastes and flags in warlike sort hauing boates at their sternes and thereby appeared other small clouds to the number of xij which altered into the proportion of the sayde Castels and one following another as soone as any of them vanished other came in their roomes thys continued the space of an houre Shortly after the sightes T. Churchyard VVonders in VViltshire and Somersetshire in y e ayre aforesayde a worthy Gentleman in the Countrey writ to a right good gentleman in y e Court y â— there was séen vpon a downe called Brodwels Downe in Somersetshire lx personages all clothed in blacke a furlong in distance froÌ„ those y e beheld them after their appearing and a little while tarying they vanished away but immediately another straÌ„ge company in like maner colour and number appeared in the selfe same place and they encountred one another and so vanished away And the thirde time appeared that number
and desire the to take these my trauell in good parte like as I haue painefully to my greate costes and charges out of manye olde hidden Histories and Recordes of antiquitie broughte the same to light and fréely for thy great commoditie bestowed them vpon thée The seauen ages of the Worlde THe first age from the creation of Adam to the floud of Noe which continued yeares 1659 2 The second from Noe to Abraham 292 3 The third from the birth of Abraham till the departing of Israel out of Aegipt 503 4 The fourth from the departing of Israel out of Aegipt till the building of the Temple 482 5 The fift from the building of the Temple til the Captiuitie of Babilon 414 6 The sixth from the captiuitie of Babilon till the byrth of our Sauiour Iesus Christ 614 7 The seauenth beginning at the birth of our Sauiour Iesus Christ hath continued till this present yeare of our Lorde 1580 and shall last to the worlds ende  ⧠The age of the Worlde at the birth of our Sauiour Christ was 3962. The age of the worlde this presente yeare of our Lord. 1580. is 5542. ¶ Of the vniuersities in England and Colledges in the same vvith the founders and principall benefactours I Haue before time reioyced sayeth Erasmus Roterdam that England was so wel furnished with so many men of excellent learning but now I begin to enuie hir felicitie for that she so florisheth with all kind of literature that by taking the commendation therof from the other Regions she doth as it were maruellously obscure them And yet this commeÌ„dation is not as now first due to England in the whiche it is well knowen haue bene of long time men of greate learning The vniuersities proue this to be true which haue for their antiquities and worthynesse contended with the most auntient and worthy vniuersities in the worlde Cambridge as some learned writers doe affirme was Cambridge first frequented with Philosophers and Astronomers procured from Athens by Cantaber a Spaniarde in the time of Gurguntius who was King of Brytaine before the byrthe of Christ yeares 375 Peter Colledge was erected of two auntiente Hostelles Peter Colledge sometime belonging vnto the Brethern de paenitentia Iesu Christi by Hughe Balesame sometyme Pryor of Elye Anno. 1256 This Hugh was afterwarde the tenth Byshop of Elye and finished this Colledge in Anno. 1284 Clare Hall was firste builded by Richarde Badowe then Clare Hall Chauncellour of the students there and the same was called Vniuersitie Hall 1326 It was since that enlarged by Gualter Thacsteede Mayster of the said Hall who with consent of the saide Richarde Badow resigned the foundation thereof to Elizabeth Ladye of Clare thirde daughter of Gilbert and sister and one of the heyres of the laste Gilbert de Clare Earle of Gloucester who was firste married to Iohn Burgh Earle of Vlster in Ireland after to Theobald of Verdon and thyrdly to sir Roger Damarie and hadde issue by them all she I saye named it Clare Hall Pembrooke hall was founded by Marie of Valentia daughter Pembrooke hall to Guydo Erle of Saint Paul in France wife to Adomare de Valentia Earle of Pembrooke she obtained of King Edwarde the thyrde whose cousin she was to found this Colledge in hir owne grounde with purchasing two or thrée tenements there by and named it Aulade Valence Mariae Anno. 1343. Corpus Christi Colledge was firste begunne to be buylded Corpus Christi Colledge by the Alderman and brethren of Corpus Christi Guild This Colledge was brought so farre forth the rather by the help of Saint Maries Guilde and fraternitie newly adioyned to the other Guilde 1344. In the yere 1353. they did elect Henrie Erle of Darby and Lancaster who shoulde obtaine them fauour for the purchasing of Mortmaine for suche landes and tenementes as after manye did sell them This Earle of Darby in the eyghte and twentith yeare of Edwarde the thyrde was created the firste Duke of Lancaster and then they elected hym their Alderman who recognised theyr statutes not by the Dukes Seale but by the Seale of the Aldermen of that Guilde Trinitie hall was first an Hostell purchased by Iohn Cranden Trinitie hall sometime Prior of Ely who procured it for his brethren the Monkes of that house to be Students there in y â— tyme of Edwarde the thyrde whyche Hostell was afterward purchased by William Bateman Bishoppe of Norwich who builded this Colledge of Trinitie hall vpon the saide grounde being the firste Founder thereof he deceassed in the yeare of Christe 1354. Gunuile and Caius Colledge was first founded by Edmund Gunuile and Caius Colledge Gunuile sometime Parson of Terington in Norffolke he gaue it to name Gunuile hall as appeareth by his statute 1348. At his deceasse he leauing a good masse of money commended the further finishing of the same Hall to William Bateman Bishoppe of Norwiche who with the assent of the Aldermen and brethren of the Guildes of Corpus Christi our Lady changed with them the said house with their house called the Stone hall where nowe Gunuile and Caius Colledge standeth 1353. Iohn Caius Doctoure in Phisicke sometime fellow and late Maister of the saide Colledge hath enlarged the house and nowe made a second foundation with gyuing certaine Manours and lands to the same 1557. Kings Colledge was first founded by King Henrie the sixth Kings Colledge in the yeare of Christ 1441. The same King altered the forme of hys firste foundation in the yeare of Christe 1443. Edwarde the fourth in displeasure of the firste foundation wythdrewe from the Colledge so muche lande as the firste Founder hadde gyuen them but afterwardes hée restored them to the inheritaunce of fyue hundreth markes â—â—â— After hym Henrie the seauenth finished that notable Chappell begonne by Henrie the sixth to the glazing stalles and pauing with Marble whych was done by king Henrie the eight Queenes Colledge Queenes Colledge was begonne by Lady Margaret wife to Kyng Henry the sixth 1446. Shée procured Mortmaine of an hundred pound by yere Anno. 1448. At the intercession of Andrew Ducket sometime principall of Barnarde Hostell whiche Hostell he gaue to the saide Colledge He was Parson of Saint Buttolphs in Cambridge who by his owne money and help of others purchased certaine tenementes and builded his Colledge beyng the first President of the same who gaue as well by hys life as by hys Testament dyuers summes and parcels of lande and also procured certayne gyftes of the Duke of Clarence of Cicelie Dutchesse of Yorke of Richarde Duke of Gloucester of Anne Dutchesse of the same of Edwarde Earle of Salisburie Maude Countesse of Oxforde and Marmaduke Lumley Bishop of Lincolne with diuers other Elizabeth wife to King Edwarde the fourth finished that whyche Quéene Margaret hadde begonne in the yeare 1465. Katherine hall was founded by Robert Woodlarke Doctor Katherine hall of Diuinitie and Prouost of the Kings Colledge