II. Composed Certà as hee sayes inspectione syderum cum videlicet ownes Planetae exordia cursus sui me ditayentur which how you can vnderstand vnlesse either when they are all in those points where in the Thema Mundi imagination of some Ancients true Calculation cannot through vncertainty of Chronography placed them or else when by Parallax they are such I meane as may the sine lesser in point of their second Station at once a systeme perhaps too rare to finde I confesse I know not ¶ Robertus an tu Perdoctus Capito Tibi an f ¶ Roger Bachon in time of Edvvard 1. Doctor of Diuinity in Paris and a Franciscan in Oxford a Dorsetshire borne Gentleman whom it pleases Bale to stile Praestigiator Magus Necromanticus non in virtute Dei sed operatione malorum spiritum and VVier reckons him among his Deplorati inâ—enij hoâ—ines but that great Clarke M. I. d ee long since promised his Apologie Notice that the world hath of him proceeds for the most part from his Chyâ—ique doctrine for which VVoarchadumists and Spagiristique writers commonly vouch him But his workes were diuers both Mathematicall Physicall and Theologicall Of some of them Coppies are extant in Peter-House Bennet Colledge in Cambridge some in priuate hands and in Panbrooke Hall Library the Titles of some of his speciall treatises not meÌ„tioned by Bale or Gesner De prolongatione vitae Antidotarium cussdem De graduatione meduinarum in some of which I presume his report was of Artephius whom he affirmed to haue by art applied to nature liued a thousand yeares remaine in the Frontispice of a volume the bookes themselues being vnhappily seised by plagiary Harpyes And questionlesse spight and ignorance frequent enemies to learning and Art haue depriued posterity of no small benefit by misâ—censuring what they vnderstood not Howsoeuer in others in this learned Frier it hath bene too manifest all whose workes fairly written and well bound were by religious pretending Sciolists dâ—â—â—'d as diuelish with long nailes through theÌ„ fastned to desks in the Franciscans library in Oxford 1. Toviâ—â—â— reb Athiome lib. 2. Laur. Hum fred praefat ad Iesiutismis Homer 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 Br. Tum apâ—â— Oxon. lib 〈◊〉 there among dust mothes consumed being suspected of heresie he was coÌ„mitted to prison by PP Nicholas 4. Bachoni Annè'st g Adam de Marisco pardon me that for the verse he vsurps a name of Homers Kingfrogge familiar friend to Robert Grosse-test both commended for Mathematicians by Frier Bachon to P. Clement IV. Camden in Brigant Ma mesbur lib. â— detgest reg cap. 3. Henrie Huntindor lib 4. Bed in Epit. hist Angl. Bed lib. 5. hist Anglie cap. 20. Malmesh de Pontific lib. 5. Bal. Cent. 2. Hist Dunelmens Br. Tuiâ— apolog 2. Cat. Antiq. Cantabrig lib. 1. Br. Tuin apoâ— 3.1 Sarith in Metalogic lib. 1. cap. 3. Bal. cent â— â— Gesner bibliâ—â— thâ—â— of Somerset by birth by profession a Minorit or Franciscan in Oxford Limnocharis remissa h For his learning grauity surnamed Presbyter Venerabilis borne at Iarrovv vpon Tine in the Bishopricke of Durham spent his life in letters vnder Benedict or Bennet surnamed Bishop an English Gentleman of birth and Abbot of VVeremouth which founded that Abbey and another at Iarrovv as one and first of all brought builders of Stons-vvorke vse of Glasse-vvindovves Painting and such like into England from Rome whither he trauelled fiue seuerall times and Ceolfrid his successor wrote De Temporibus Computo and other vniuersall Learning Neuer as some thinke liu'd out of his natiue Territory nor by any likelihood cuer profest at Cambridge as is gest at by Herrison and Cay vpon argument drawne from a cottage there called Bedes-house no more then Anaximander and Anaxagoras vpon l. Lidgats testimony or then Bellerophon was an Oxford man vpon occurrence of an vnknown place there titled Bellerophontis Curia in the booke of S. Fridesvvides Monastery or then this Bede and S. Colman liued or were buried with other old wiues tales of them at Boscham in Sussex as without warrant the vulgar there haue a tradition Malmesbury buries him in the Abbey of Iarrâ—vv sed modo saith he cum Beato Cuthberto Dunelmi Situm fame consirmet Bedae i Roger Suicet first inuentor of the Art Calculatory in disputation wherein multiplicatis particulis negatiuis traiectâ—s peresse non esse calculo which was beanes and pease oput erat quoties erat disputandum The worth of this subtile Doctor Cardan and his most penetrating antagonist Scaliger enough blazon nor do the Titles of Cainllationes and Quisquiâ—ae Sâ—icetica in Vines and Pic Mirandula much detract from him He was author of an Ephemerides and other of that nature besides a booke of the Art Cabalistique Oxford was his Vniuersity and vnder Ed. 3 as is thought was iustly prou'd of him Suiceti ann'anima'st vtiolim Homeri Cantori Rudio Magis mathesi Credam Pythagorae tot inter alti 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 cum ingenij tot ante pleros Artis symbola Patrie TibÃque Sic Dentur mutuò priùs docendo Quà m Arcturî poterant recèns oborto I. Selden è Soc. I. Templ Ianuarie hath xxxj dayes The Moone 30 ♈ Aries is of the East Masculine Fiery and Cholericke Gouerneth â—he Head Face Eyes and Eares c. and sicknesses the Apoplexie Mummia Spots Abortisments Ring-wormes and Morphewes c. ☉ place  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19  1 ♊ ♎ ♓ ♋ ♠♈ ♠♑ ♉ â™ â™’ ♋ ♠♓ ♌ ♠♈ â™ â™’ 20 2 ♊ ♎ ♓ ♌ ♠♈ â™ â™’ ♊ ♎ ♓ ♋ ♠♓ ♠♑ ♉ ♎ â™’ 21 3 ♋ ♠♈ ♌ ♠♈ ♎ â™’ ♊ ♎ ♓ ♌ ♠♈ ♠♑ ♉ ♎ ♓ 22 4 ♋ ♠♈ ♠♑ ♉ ♎ â™’ ♊ ♠♈ ♌ ♠♈ ♎ â™’ ♊ ♠♓ 23 5 ♋ ♠♉ ♠♑ ♉ ♠♓ ♋ ♠♈ ♌ ♑ ♉ ♎ â™’ ♊ ♠♓ 24 6 ♌ ♠♉ â™ â™’ ♊ ♠♓ ♋ ♠♉ ♠♑ ♉ ♎ â™’ ♋ ♠♈ 25 7 ♌ ♑ ♊ ♎ â™’ ♊ ♠♈ ♌ ♠♉ ♠♑ ♊ ♠♓ ♋ ♠♈ 26 8 ♠♑ ♊ ♎ â™’ ♋ ♠♈ ♌ ♑ ♊ ♎ â™’ ♊ ♠♓ ♌ ♠♉ 27 9 â™ â™’ ♋ ♠♓ ♋ ♠♈ ♠♑ ♊ ♎ â™’ ♋ ♠♈ ♌ ♑ ♉ 28 10 ♎ â™’ ♋ ♠♓ ♌ ♑ ♉ â™ â™’ ♊ ♎ ♓ ♋ ♠♈ ♠♑ ♉ 29 11 ♎ ♓ ♋ ♠♈ ♌ ♑ ♉ â™ â™’ ♋ ♠♓ ♌ ♠♈ â™ â™’ ♊ â™’ 12 ♎ ♓ ♌ ♠♈ â™ â™’ ♊ ♎ ♓ ♋ ♠♈ ♌ ♑ ♉ â™ â™’ ♊ 1 13 ♠♈ ♌ ♠♉ â™ â™’ ♊ ♎ ♓ ♌ ♠♈ ♠♑ ♉ ♎ ♓ ♋ 2 14 ♠♈ ♠♑ ♉ ♎ â™’ ♊ ♠♓ ♌ ♠♉ â™ â™’ ♊ ♎ ♓ ♋ 3 15 ♠♉ ♠♑ ♊ ♎ ♓ ♋ ♠♈ ♌ ♑ ♉ ♎ â™’ ♊ ♠♓ ♌ 4 16 ♠♉ â™ â™’ ♊ ♠♓ ♋ ♠♈ ♠♑ ♊ ♎ â™’ ♋ â™
thereof by Brute to his three sonnes being then called Britaine as to Locrine the eldest hee gaue this part of Britaine called England to Albanact the second the Country of Albany now called Scotland and to Camber the yongest hee gaue the Prouince of Cambria called now Wales And you shall note that the lands that Abbots such like men enioied before the suppressioÌ„ thereof did containe 15. Carledomes 1500. Knights lands 6200. Esquires lands 100. Almes-houses besides to the Kings Treasury 20000. l. as may appeare by a petition exhibited in the 11 yeare of Henry the 4. at a Parliament held at Westminster and reuiued in the 2. yeare of Henry the 5. in a Parliament at Leicester What Shires belong to euery Bishoprieke or Diocesse and first in the Prouince of Canterburie Canterbury and Rochester hath all Kent London hath Essex Middlesex and part of Hartfordshire Chichester hath Sussex Winchester hath Hampshire Surrey and the Isle of Wight Salisbury hath Wiltshire and Barkeshire Exceter hath Deuonshire Cornewall Bathe Welles hath Sommersetshire Glocester hath Glocestershire Worcester hath Worcestershire and part of Warwickshire Hereford hath Herefordshire part of Shropshire part of Monmouthshire part of Worcestershire part of Radnorshire Couentry Liechfield hath Staffordshire Derbyshire and the rest of Warwicke and Shropshire Lincolne greatest of all hath Lincolne Leicester Huntington Bedford and Buckinghamshire and the rest of Hartfordshire Ely hath Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Norwich hath Norfolke Suffolke Oxford hath Oxfordshire Peterborough hath Northampton Rutlandshire Diocesses in Wales S. Dauids hath 331 parishes Landaffe 156. Bangor 95 and Asaph 128 parishes In the Prouince of Yorke Yorke hath Yorke Nottingham Westchester Cheshire Richmondshire and part of Flint and Denbigh in Wales Duresme hath the Bishopricke of Duresme and Northumberland Carlile hath Cumberland and Westmerland Of the Shires Cities and Boroughes of England that haue any Knights or Burgesses in the Parliament house the Shires standing Alphabetically Barkshire New-windsor Reading Wallingford Abington Bedfordshire Bedford towne Buckeinghamshiâ—e Bukingham T Wickham Alisbury Cambridge towne Cheshire Chester cittie Cumberland Carlile ci Corn wall Launceston alia Newport Lesthued Dunheuet Turo Bodmin Holston Saltash Camelford Grampond Poney Trogony Tresmena alia Basing S. Iues S. Iermeines S. Michael Foy S. Maws Castled Darby towne Deuonshire Exceter Citie Toines Plimmouth Barstable PlimtoÌ„ Stonestocke Clyston Dartmouth whose proper name is Hardnesse Dorsethire Poole Dorcester Line Melcombe Waymouth Bertport Shaftbury Wareham Essex Colchester Malden Glocestershire Glocester Citie Cicester towne Hartfordshi S. Albons Herefordshire Hereford Citie Lemster towne HuÌ„tingtonshire Huntington Towne Kent Canterbury Rochester Maidstone Quinborough Lancashire Lancaster town Preston in Holdernesse Leuerpoole tow Newton Wigan Clithero Leicestershi Leicester Towne Lincolneshâ—re Lincolne Citty Grimby Stamford Grantham Boston Middlesex London Citty Westminsterci Norfolk Norwich Citty Linne Thetford town Gr. Yarmouth Castell rising NorrhhamptoÌ„shire NorthamptoÌ„ T. Peterborow Ci. Higham Ferry NorthuÌ„berlandshire Newcastle vpoÌ„ tine Barwicke town Morpith the Bishoprick of Durham NottinghaÌ„shire Nottingham T. East Stretford Oxfordshire Oxford Citty Woodstocke Banbury Richmondshire Rutlandshire Shropshire Shrewsbury Bridge-North Ludlow Wenlocke Bishops castle Somersetshire Bristow Bath cities Welscitty Taunton Bridgwater Minhead SouthhamptoÌ„shire Winchester Ci. Southampton Portsmouth Petersfield Stocke-bridge Christs-church Whit-church Staffordshire Lichfieild City Stafford T. Newcastle vnderline Tamworth Suffolk Ipswich Donewich Orford Alderburgh Sudbury Ely Surrie Southwarke Blechingley Riegate Guilford Gatton Suffex Norsham Midhurst Lewes Shorehame Brandbro Steining east gréenstead Arundell Chichester Citi. Warwickeshire Couentrie City Warwick town Westmeâ—laÌ„d Appleby Towne Wiltshire Salisbury Citi. Noua Wiston DowntoÌ„ Hinden Hetesbury Westbury Calue Deuises Chippingham Malmsbury Cricklad Old Salisbury Wotton basset Marleborough Bodwine the great Lodgershull Worcestershire Worcester Cif. Wiche Yorkeshire Yorke Citie Sharborough T Kingston vpon Hull Hedon Thuske Knaresborough Rippon Borough-bridge Alderborugh Beuerly The Prouince of Wales Mountgomeryshire Mountgomery Towne Monmouthshire Monmouth Towne Radnorshire Radnor Towne Denbighshire Denbigh Towne Penbrookeshire Penbrooke Towne CardigaÌ„shire Cardigan Towne Flineshire Flint Towne CarmartheÌ„shire Carmarthen Towne CarnaruaÌ„shire Carnaruan Towne Breckenockeshire Brecknocke Towne Anglesey Newborough Towne Merionethshire ClamorgaÌ„shire Cardiffe Heruerd Townes A Table of the number of Parish-Churches in euery Shire with the number of Shires in England and Wales 1 Barkeshire 140 2 Bedfordshire 116 3 Buckingham 185 4 Cambridgeshi 163 5 Cheshire 68 6 Cumberland 58 7 Cornewall 161 8 Derbyshire 106 9 Deuonshire 394 10 Dorsetshire 248 11 Essex 415 12 Glocestershire 280 13 Hartfordshire 120 14 Herefordshire 176 15 Huntington 78 16 Kent 398 17 Lancashire 36 18 Leicestershire 200 19 Lincolneshire 630 20 Middlesex 73 21 Norfolke 660 22 Northampton 320 23 NorthumberlaÌ„ 168 24 Nottingham 168 25 Richmondshi 104 26 Rutlandshire 47 27 Oxfordshire 280 28 Shropshire 170 29 Somersetshire 385 30 Southampton 253 31 Staffordshire 130 32 Suffolke 575 33 Surrey 140 34 Sussex 312 35 Warwickshire 158 36 Westmerland 26 37 Wiltshire 304 38 Worcestershire 152 39 Yorkeshire 459 WALES 1 Montgomery 47 2 Monmouthshi 127 3 Radnorshire 52 4 Denbighshire 57 5 Penbrooke 145 6 Cardiganshire 64 7 Flintshire 28 8 Carmarthenshi 87 9 Brecknockshire 61 10 Anglesey 74 11 Merionethshire 37 12 Clamorganshi 118 13 Carnaruan shi 68 A Computation of the seuen Ages of the world for this present yeare 1612. From the First Age. Creation vnto the Flood 1656 Creation till this yeare is 5574 Flood till this yeare are 3918 secoÌ„d Age. Floud to Abraham is 292 Birth of Abraham till this yeare 3626 third Age. Birth of Abraham till the departing of the Israelites out of Egypt 503 Departing of the Iraelites till this yeare 3121 fourth Age. Departing of the Israelites vntill the building of the Temple 482 Building of the Temple till this yeare 2641 fifth Age. Building of the Temple til the Captiuity of Babylon 414 Captiuity of Babylon till this yeare 2252 sixth Age. Captiuity of Babylon till the Birth of Christ 614 The seuenth Age beginneth at the birth of Christ hath continued 1612 yeares at the 25 of March and so forth to the pleasure of God A Geographicall Description of the wales from one notable Towne to another ouer all England and thereby how to trauell from any of them to the Citie of London set forth after a new order Note that the figures in the rowes vnder this marke * is the distance of that towne they stand against from London or from the towne you are directed vnto From Yorke to London 150. miles From Yorke go first vnto Tadcaster which is 8. miles thence to  Miles * Wenthridge 12 130 Doncaster 7 123 Tuxford 18 105 New-market 10 95 Grantham 10 85 Stanford 16 69 Stilton 12 57 Huntington 9 48 Royston 15 33 Ware 13 20 Waltham 8 12 London 12  From Norwich to London 86 miles From Norwich go first vnto Windam which is 5 miles thence to  Miles * Acleborrought 5 76 Thetford 10 66 IckinghaÌ„ sands 6 60 New-market
do also note vnto vs the 10 plagues of Egypt in these verses Sanguis rana culex muscae paruae pecus vlcus Grando locustae nox mors prius orta necant Bloud frogs lice flies all cattell lost their breath Plague haile locusts night no man scaped death Now these infortunate daies were noted alwaies in the Romane Kalender notwithstanding the inhibition of Augustine saying Calendas mensium dies Aegyptiacos non obseruetis But yet to satisfie all take them in the ensuing verses Armis Gunfe Dei Kalatos Adamare dabatur Linamemor Constans gelidos Infancia quosdam Omne limen Aaron bagis Concordia laudat Chije linkat Ei Coëquatae Gearcha Lifardus Of the words in these foure verses euery two serue for one moneth the first standing for Ianuary If therefore you desire to know the first of the two former fatall daies in any moneth count so many daies from the beginning of the moneth descending as the first letter in the first word is distant from A inclusiuely according to the Alphabet where that number ends there is the fatall day as in Aprill L. beginning Lixa is the 10 letter in the Alphabet therefore the 10 day is fatall and according to the number of the first letter in the order of the Alphabet of the secoÌ„d sillable the said houre of that said day is vehemently to be suspected But to haue the second fatall day of the moneth you must reckon so many daies from the last day of the moneth ascending as the number of that first letter of the second word for that moneth commeth vnto in the order of the Alphabet as in Aprill M. for Memor is the 11 letter in the Alphabet therefore the 11 day before the last of Aprill is a fatall day which is the 19 day of Aprill and so as before the first letter of the second sillable doth shew the most infortunate houre according to the number thereof in the Alphabet you must note that H in this account is taken for no letter Againe there be certain vnfortunat bad daies in the yeare called Dog-daies as before is remeÌ„bred Likwise through England the 28 of December being Innocents day is called Crosse-day and so is it accounted euery wéeke There be other daies recounted in a little foolish booke called the Booke of Knowledge taken according to the course of the Moone as thus The first day of the Moone Adam was made that he counteth a fortunate day but it is false for Adam was not made the first day of the Moone for the fourth day of the creation was the Sun Moone made and Adam the 6 day so that the Moone was made 2 daies before Adam what vertue should the moone receiue by the creation of Adam The like errour is vpon the 2 day of the moone for Eue so of the rest which since their errours is apparent they be better omitted the repeated for the truth of the rest I commend to your experience And you must note that there be other daies infortunate and euill caused by the motions of the starres planets and by the aspects of the Moone to the rest of the 6 planets as in the ensuing table is compendiously to bée séene A Table of the Moones Aspects to  Coniunction Sextile Quadrat Trine Opposition Saturne An infortunate day Iourney not to princes conuerse not with old meÌ„ fly husbandmeÌ„ Rurall labourers Iovne with rurall people till the earth plant trees vines such like But doe not seeke the loue of women Conferre not with Princes aged men abstaine froÌ„ phisicke and iournies seeke not thy desire Accompany rurall people repaire thy house plant vines and till thy ground Entertaine no seruant begin nor vndertake no kinde of thing Iupiter A fortunate day Goe vnto great men and Rulers expect good councell and iustice Accompanie Lawyers and Ecclesiasticall men reade law and statutes Study Phylosophy and you may intreate of Law matters as iudgements c. Begin all honest workes repaire seek to Kings Prelats Iudges it is good to meet them Take thy iourney it is good to meet with persons Ecclesiastical Mars An infortunate day Take no iourney auoyde Souldiers and warfaring men Buy weapons horses for war take iourny toward war deale with Alchimy fire workes A day of feare beware of contention the peace truce shall not hold Dispose of all things necessary for war buy horses of war make experieÌ„ce in alchimy Take no iourney hire no seruant seeke no loue of womeÌ„ auoide coÌ„pany of any Sol. Begin nothing but what thou wouldst should bee kept close and secret Repaire to Kings Princes c. Effect thy busines expect the office and dignity sought Take heede of princes and great men for this day is to be shund in all affaires Giue gifts to Kings great men aske and haue a league betwixt kings shall hold Come not before great meÌ„ auoid this day in all thy affaires as most infortunate Venus Dayes of preasure put on new apparrell seeke the Loue of women now they bee tractable aske haue Good to seeke loue of women take a wife women be fond Hire thy seruant dayes of sport put on new apparrell and take a wife Combe thy haire seek the loue of womeÌ„ set thy childreÌ„ to schoole put on new apparel in al let not the ☽ be in Leo Hire seruants take thy iourney proceed in matrimony it is a day of pleasure and content Mercury Beginne Calculations and writings exeâ—cise merchandise let thâ— Ambassador or Messenger proceed Write Letters seeke Officesâ— set children to â—choole accomâ—anying wittmen and Singers Let Ambassadors Messengers or postes proceede iourney excellent to buy or sell Poets be busy make verses exercise thy things witty let thy Children goe to schoole Accompany Penne-men send messengers take a iourney exercise the Mathematickes And you must not that that fortunate planets be Iupiter Venus that infortunate wicked are Saturne and Mars the indifferent be Sol Mercury Luna So that the Coniunction of the good is good of the euill had and of the indifferent indifferent excepting the Sunne and Moone Also the good in Coniunction with that bad is bad the good with the meane is indifferent and the bad with the meane is bad Certaine daies of the yeare be also good or bad according to the place of the Moone in the heauens and those places bee called Mansions as in the Table according to which the temperature and quality of the day is much altered A Table of the Mansions of the Moone for this Age. Man Beginning of euery Mansion Quality The Elections S D M 1 ♈ 27 53 Temperate Iourney take phisicke especially lâ—xatiues 2 ♉ 10 45 Temperate or dry Iourney by water sow plant c. Do not purge or vomit 3 ♉ 23 37 Very moist Make Marchandize buy cattell do not Nauigate 4 ♊ 6 29 Cold moist most cold Plant sow seeedes c. Bad for mariages and voyages
in the West in Penbrooke-shire through the middest of Worcester and Warwicke-shire Eastward to Yarmouth in Norfolke is 240 miles And this is the next brodest place in England Of Ireland Ireland reiecting adiacent Islands and some Indraffes is in compasse 948 miles The length Northward and Southward is 303 miles The bredth East and West is 113 miles Being taken in the South parts from the vttermost point of the Continent Westwards to the East point of Cilana lying ouer-against S. Dauids in Penbrooke-shire The Isle of Man The Isle of Man is in compasse 91 miles The length is 28 miles The bredth 18 miles The Isle of Anglesea Mona or Anglesea is in compasse 85 miles The length 21 miles The bredth 18 miles The Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight is in compasse 57 miles The length 22 miles The bredth 11 miles CHAP. XLV To know how to reckon how much your daily expences commeth vnto in the whole yeare very readily without a Table or Calculation TO auoid all Tables and to giue you a ready rule to beare in memory do thus Suppose you spent 6 pence the day and would know what it amounteth vnto in the yeare which to doe say thus sixe pence the day is sixe pounds six halfe pounds and six groates which set together maketh 9 pounds two shillings Againe 7 pence the day is 7 pounds 7 halfe pounds and 7 groates in the yeare which set together maketh 10 pounds 12 shillings and foure pence The like of any other How Money is numbred in England The greatest péece of English siluer now coined ordinarily at the Tower is called 12 d. or a shilling and that is diuided into two parts which be called 6 pence or testons and that is subdiuided into two other parts called 3 pence being one fourth part of the shilling Againe the 12 pence is diuided into 6 parts euery of which part is called 2 pence The shilling is diuided into 12 parts called pence into 24 parts called halfe pence and into 48 parts called farthings we haue now a péece of siluer stamped which is the ¾ of a shilling called 9 pence and the halfe of that called 4 pence halfe peny thrée of which make a Scottish marke which is 13 pence halfe peny sterling out of these small peeces there is made other summes that haue proper and peculiar denominations as Crownes Nobles and Markes and their halfes a Crowne is 5 shillings a Noble 6 shillings 8 pence a marke 13 shillings 4 pence or two Nobles foure Nobles is 26 shillings 8 pence fiue Nobles is 33 shillings 4 pence seuen Nobles is 2 pounds 6 shillings 8 pence 14 Nobles is 4 pounds 13 shillings 4 pence and 20 Nobles is 6 pounds 13 shillings 4 pence Againe foure Marks is 2 pound 13 shillings 4 pence fiue Marks is 3 pound 6 shillings 8 pence 20 Markes 13 pound 6 shillings 8 pence 40 Markes is 26 pound 13 shillings 8 pence And an hundred Markes is 66 pound 13 shillings 4 pence A briefe remembrance of the principall Faires in England and Wales the Moneth Day and Place where they bee kept more largely set forth then heretofore ¶ Faires in Ianuary THe third day at Llanybyther Tuesday after the Twelfe-day at Salisbury and at Melton Mowbray Thursday after at Banbury and at Litterworth 7. at Llanginnie 25. at Bristoll Churchingford Grauesend and at Northalerton euery Wednesday from Christmas till Iune 31. at Llandyssell ¶ Faires in February THe first day at Brumley the second at Lin Bathe Maidstone Budworth Reading Bicklesworth Vizes and at Whitland the third at Borgroue the eighth at Tragarron the ninth at Llandaffe the 14. at Owndle and at Feuersham the 24. at Vppingham Higham-ferries Walden and at Tewkesbury On Shroue-munday at New-castle-vnder-line On Ash-wednesday at Lichfield Exceter Roystone Abington Ciceter Tamworth Dunstable Tunbridge Fockingham and Eaton The first Munday in Lent at Winchester and at Chersay in Surrey The first Tuesday in Lent at Bedford the first Thursday in Lent at Banbury ¶ Faires in March THe first day at Llangadog Madrim and at Llangeuallah the eight at Tregarron the 12. at Stamford Sudbury Wooborne Wrexham and at Bodnam the 13. at Wye and Bodwin the 17. at Patrington the 18. at Sturbridge the 20. at Alesbury and at Durham the 24 at Llanerchimeth the 25. at Northampton Malden Cardigan Malpas Saint Albons Ashwell Huntington all the Ladidayes at Saint Iones in Worcester at Woodstocke the 31. at Malmesbury Mio-lent Sunday at Saffron-walden and at Odiham Munday before the Annunciation at Kendall Wisbich and at Denbigh the fifth Sunday in Lent at Grantham Salibury Sudbury and at Helxsome Wednesday before Palme-sunday at Drayton Thursday at Llandissell Palmesunday Eus at Newport Pomfret Leicester Skipton Ailesbury and at Wisbich Palme-sunday at Worcester Llandaurenuoure Billingsworth and at Kendall wednesday before Easter at Llanuillinge and at Kaerline Thursday before Easter at Sudmuster and at Kettering On Good-friday at Mâ—llaine Bishops-castle Action-burnell Longuer Risborow Bury Amptill Bishops-hatfield Brewton Hinningham Rotheram Ipswich S. Pombes Gilford Nutly Engfield and Charing ¶ Faires in Aprill THe second day at North-fléet Rochford and at Hitchin the third at Leeke the fifth at Wallingford the seuenth at Darby the ninth at Billingsworth the munday next after at Euesham the 22 at Stabford the 23. at Chichester Tamworth Ipswich Charing Amptill Hinningham S. Pombs Burie Wilton Wortham Brewton castle Combes and at Bewdley the 25. at Darby Vttoxeter Dunmow Colebrooke Buckingham Winchcombe and at Cliffe the 26. at Tenderden and at Clete Munday in Easter wéeke at Gainesborow and at Onay tuesday in Easter wéeke at Daintrée Hitchin Brails Rochford Sandbach and at Northfleet wednesday in Easter weeke at Wellingborow Friday at Darby Saterday at Skipton Munday after Lowsunday at Bicklesworth Euesham and as Newcastle vnder-line ¶ Faires in May. THe first day at Leycester Warwice Oswestrée Kinuar worsworth Bricke-hill Congerton Reading Stow the old Pombridge Chensford ford Perin Andouer Maidston Llantrissent Vske and at Grighouel the second at Pwllhely the third at Stafford Bromyard Nun-eaton Rats-dale Waltham abby Elstow Hinningham Chersay Chepnam Cowbridge Aberganennie Mounton Denbigh Merthir and Tiduile the fifth at Marchenlleth the sixth at Almesburie Hoy and Knighton the seuenth at Beuerly Newton Oxford Stratford vpon Auon Hanslop and at Bathe the ninth at Maidstone the tenth at Ashburne the 11 at Dunstable the 15. at Welshpoole the 16. at Llangarranogge the 19. at Rochester Odehil Mayfield and Wellow the 20. at Malmesbury the 25. at Blackburne the 26. at Lenham the 29. at Crambrooke Rogation weeke at Beuerley Engfield On Ascension Eue at Darking and Abergelcy On Ascension day at Bremmencham Bishops-stratford Kidderminster Eccleshall Wigan Middle-with Stopford Chappell-Frith Rosse Burton vpon Trent Vizes Brasted Sudmuster Eglesrew in Keames Chappell-kinon Bridgend and Bewmarris Munday after Ascension day at Thacksteed On wednesday after at Shrewsbury On Friday at Ruthin On Whitsun-eue at Skipton vpon Crauon Wisbich and Newin On Whitsun-munday
Stokesley pwlhely and Abermarles ¶ Faires in Nouember THe first day at Ludlow Mountgomery Birklesworth and Castlemaine the second at Léeke Lougborough Maxfield bishops-Castle Elesmere Belchingley Mayfield Kingstone the third at Kaermarthen the 5 at VVelshpoole the 6 at VVellington Pembridge Newport-pond called Cole-faire Salforth Lesforth Trigny Andouer VVetshod Hartford Maling Bedford Marron Brecknocke the 10 at Wem Shifnall Lenton seuen dayes Rugby Lanibyther and Aberwingrin the 11. at Marleborow Douer FockinghaÌ„ Newcastle in Emlin Shaftsburie Tlathera Maies Aberkennen MuÌ„mouth Trean and Withgrigge Munday after Saint Martin at Eaglesrow in Keames at Karnaruon the 13. at Gilford the 15. at Llanithiuery and Machenleth the 17. at Hide Northampton Spaldocke Harlow Lincolne the 19. at Horsham the 20. at Saint Edmundsbury Heath and Ingerstone the 22. at Penibout Sawthy the 23. at Sandwich Ludlow Frome Tuddingâ—ton Kates-crosse Bwelth Bangor and Carline at Higham-ferries the 28. at Ashburne the 29 at Lawrost the 30. at Bewdley Oswestrée Cubley Boston Warrington Bedford in Yorkshire VVakefield Rochester Gréene-stéed Peterfield Baldocke Amptill Colingborough Maiden-brackley Narbert Pecorées in Gower Cobham Gargreue Preston Harleigh and Bradford ¶ Faires in December THe fifth day at Pluckley Dolgeth and Newton the 6. at S. Neids Arundell Exâ—eter Northwich Grantham Seuenocke VVoodstock Hendingham the seuenth at Sandhurst the eighth at Leicester Northampton Kinuar Malpasse Clitherall Helxsome VVhitland Kaâ—digan and Bewinarris at Llanvnen the 21. at Hornebie the 22. Llandilauawr the 29. at Canterbury Salisbury and Royston Of the Dimensions of England and other parts of the World according to other Authors BRITAINE as M. Pitheas and Isidorus report is in compasse 3825. miles which is false but Pliny saith when this Dimension was taken the Romanes had knowledge but to the Forest called Caledonia Agrippa saith it is in lenghth 800. miles and in bredth 300. miles and that Ireland is as broad but not so long by 200. miles Some of our owne Countrimen haue published the compasse of England to be 4340 miles and that the length from Barwicke to Portsmouth is 320 miles and the bredth in the brodest place which is from Douer or rather from Sandwich 300. miles but it is not so much as you may gather by my dimensions before which be truly set downe Of Europe Pliny Lib. 6. Chap. 31. saith that Europe is in length 3748. miles and that the bredth at the broadest is 250. miles Agrippa would haue it 910 from the bounds of Cyrene ending at the Garamantes for so farre to them was knowne and discouered Of Asia Pliny also saith that Asia is in length 63750 miles and in bredth from the Aethiopian Sea to Alexandria situate vpon Nilus 1875. and that Europe is scarce halfe so bigge as Asia Also that Europe is twice as much as Affrica and a sixth part ouer so that by Plinies Computation in reducing all these parts together Europe is a third part of the Earth and an eighth portion ouer and Asia a fourth part and one 14 portion and Affrica a fifth part with an ouerplus of a 16 portion But the ignorance of these Authors is herein to bee excused in respect it is not so now For since their time our Trauellers haue found out as it were a new world of which they were ignorant of imagining no such thing to wit America and Magellana so that as they before diuided the world into three parts now bee there flue such parts but Pliny like the Author of such another great English volume was forward to write much vpon reports and that of the meanest as Hunters Fowlers Sheepheards c. And therefore since hath beene called by some Rusticus Mendax But as his workes hee learned though much matter impertinent and erroneous so is he in many things excuseable As for Europe it now consists of aboue 28. Kingdomes beside the Romane Empire In length it containeth from the Cape of Portingale to the riuer Taneus 3800. miles and in bredth from the Archipellago to the Frise Ocean 1200. miles and is wasted vpon the westerne and Northerne part partly by the Ocean and partly by the Balthean Seas as for the other foure parts of the world I cannot here stand further to speake of them CHAP. XLVI Of the difference of Gold in finenesse and the valuation of seuerall peeces of Gold with other necessary Tables VVHat is meant by Troy or Auerdupois weight is declared before and what is meant by the ounce c. is expressed likewise in Tables for that purpose It resteth therefore to giue you a Table of the finenesse of gold because there is some gold better then other and also to deliuer the valuation of certaine peeces of Gold A Table of the difference of Gold  Angell Gold French Gold Soueran Gold A pound weight 36. l. 33. l. 30. l. An Ounce 3. l. 55. sÌ„ 50. sÌ„ The halfe ounce 30. sÌ„ 27. sÌ„ 6. d. 25. s. Quarter of an ounce 15. sÌ„ 13. sÌ„ 9. d. 12. s. 6. d. Halfe quart of an ouÌ„ce 7. sÌ„ 6. d 6. sÌ„ 10. d 6. s. 3. d. Farthing gold weight 3. sÌ„ 9. d. 3. sÌ„ 5. d ¼ 3. s. 1. d. ½ Peny weight 3. sÌ„ 2. sÌ„ 9. d. 2. s. 6. d. A Graine 1. d. ½ 1. d 12 48. 1. d. ½ But here you must note that it is intended in this Table a peny weight of Goldsmiths weight which is made by the weight of 24 barley cornes dryed and taken out of the middest of the eare 20 of which peny-weights make an ounce and 12. ounces a pound Troy as before Of which weight the insuing peeces of Gold weigh as followeth A Table of the weight and valuation of seuerall peeces of Gold The Names of Gold The weight George Noble 3. peny-weight Angell Noble 3. peny-weight 7 grains ¼ The Reall 4. peny-weight 23 grains First crowne of K. H. 2. peny-weight 9 graines Salute 2. peny-weight 5 graines Old Noble 4. peny-weight 9. grai ½ ¼ Base Crowne of K.H. 2. peny-weight 2 parts of a Salue 1. peny-weight 11. grain â…› Elizab. Soueraigne 3. peny-weight 14 grains Edwards Soueraigne 3. peny-weight 14. grains Great Soueraigne 10. peny-weight Elizabeth Crowne 1. peny-weight 19 grains Soueraigne of K. Ed 3. peny-weight 14 grains Soueraigne of K. H 4. peny-weight French Noble 4. peny-weight 16 grains K. Edward 3. peny-weight 14 grains Vnicorn of Scotland 2. peny-weight 10. grains Scottish Crowne 2. peny-weight 5. graines Philips Reall 3. peny-weight 10. grai ½ French Crowne 2. peny-weight 5. grain ½ Old French Crowne 2. peny-weight 5. graines Philips Crowne 2. peny-weight 5. grains ½ Flanders Rider 2. peny-weight 6. grain ½ Flanders Crowne 2. peny-weight 5 grains Flanders Reall 2. peny-weight 10. grain ½ Flanders Roial with the spread Eagle 2. peny-weight 6. grains Flemish Angell Portigu 3. peny-weight 6. grains Crusado with the crosse standing 2. peny-weight 6 grains Crusado †2. peny-weight 6. grain ½ Double Ducat 4. peny-weight 12. grain Single Ducat 2. peny-weight 6. grain ½ Double D.
of Rome 4. peny-weight 13. gr ½ ¼ Ducat of Rome 4. peny-weight 13. gr ½ ¼ Double Pistolet 4. peny-weight 8. grains Single Pistolet 2. peny-weight 4. grains Ducat of Valence 2. peny-weight 6. grai ½ Ducat of Florence 2. peny-weight 5. grains Golden Castilion 2. peny-weight 23. grains Ducat of Castile 2. peny-weight 6. grain ½ Ducat of Aragon 2. peny-weight 6. grain ½ Hungary Ducat 2. peny-weight 7. grains The new restraint for the exportation of gold according to the proclamation dated the 23 of November in the 9 yeare of his Maiesties reigne of great Britaine France and Ireland 1611. THe circumstance of this Proclamation is to restraine the great gaine that is made by the exportation of our gold as being like wise a consequent of the disproportion betweene the price of his Maiesties coines abroad here within his Kingdome For which cause others too long to recite it is Authorized the all seueral peeces of Gold hereafter mentioned to be currant within this realme respectiuely hereafter at the values following The piece of gold called the Vnite 22 sÌ„ Double crown 11 sÌ„ Britain crown 5 sÌ„ 6. d. Thistle crown 4 sÌ„ 4 d. ob q Halfe crowne 2 sÌ„ 9 d. The coin of gold of Scotland called the 6 l. peece 11 sÌ„ Our gold called the Rose roial 33. sÌ„ Spur roial 16. sÌ„ 6 d Angell 11. sÌ„ These be not currant in Scotland All other peeces of gold of his Maiesties progenitors and now currant proportionall to bears the like increase as followeth Euery peece of gold formerly currant for 30 shillings to be 33 shillings For â—0 sÌ„ to be 22 sÌ„ For 15 sÌ„ to be 16 sÌ„ 6 d. For 10 sÌ„ to bee 11 sÌ„ For 5 sÌ„ to be 5. sÌ„ 6 d. For 2 sÌ„ 6 d. to be 2 sÌ„ 9 d. But if the gold shal be too light according to the abatemeÌ„ts folowing theÌ„ any subiect may refuse it Euery peece of gold currant for 30 s must not want aboue 4 gr di Currant for 20 s. not to want aboue 3. gr Currant for 15 s. not to want aboue 2. gr Currant for 10 s. not to want aboue 2 gr di Currant for 5 s. not to want aboue 1. gr Currant for 2. s. 6 d. not to want di gr A Note of a Necessary Table Oftentimes tradesmâ—n others buy their coÌ„momities by the hundreds would retaile by the yound as 4. d. the l is 1 l. 17. s. 4. D. the huÌ„dred at 112 to the hundred for which purpose for any other sum there is an ensuing table whose vse is thus Seek what you pay by the l in one of the left rowes desceÌ„ding vnder pouÌ„ds answering to which rightwards vnder huÌ„dreds is what it coÌ„meth vnto at 112 the huÌ„dred as 1 d. the l coÌ„meth to 9 s. 3. d. the huÌ„dred contrary 7. s the hundred is ob q. the l. A Table for such as buy or vse retailing at 112 in the hundred Pounds By the huÌ„dred Pounds HuÌ„dreds  l s d  l s d a q. 0 2 4 6. d. q. 2 18 4 a ob 0 4 8 6. d. ob 3 8 8 a ob q. 0 7 0 6. d. ob q. 3 3 0 1 peny 0 9 3 7 pence 3 5 4 1 peny q 0 11 8 7. d. q. 3 7 8 1 pen. ob 0 14 0 7. d. ob 3 10 0 1 d. ob q 0 16 4 7. d ob q. 3 12 4 2 pence 0 18 8 8 pence 3 14 8 2. d. q. 1 1 0 8. d. q. 3 18 0 2. d. ob 1 3 4 8. d. ob 3 19 4 2. d. ob q 1 5 8 8. d. ob q 4 1 8 3 pence 1 8 0 9 pence 4 4 0 3. d. q. 1 10 4 9. d. q. 4 6 4 3. d ob 1 12 8 9. d. ob 4 â— 8 3. d. ob q 1 15 0 9. d. ob q. 4 11 0 4 pence 1 17 4 10 pence 4 13 4 4. d. q. 1 19 8 10. d. q. 4 15 8 4 d ob 2 2 0 10 d. ob 4 18 0 4. d ob q 2 4 4 10. d. ob q 5 4 4 5 pence 2 6 8 11 pence 5 â— 8 5. d. q. 2 9 0 11. d. q. 5 5 0 5. d. q. 2 11 4 11. d. ob 5 7 4 5. d. ob q 2 13 8 11. d. ob q 5 9 8 6. pence 2 16 0 12 pence 5 10 0 A most excellent Table for any man to vse first diligently calculated 1605. What 100 pound forborne for any time vnder 21 yeares commeth vnto according to the rate of 10 pound in the hundred at compound interest What 100 pouÌ„dis worth for any time vnder 21 year before hand after the former rate What 10 pouÌ„d Annuitve is worth for any time vnder 21 yeares according to 10 p in the 100 yea l s d q l s d l s d 1 110 0 0 0 00 18 2 0 1 10 2 121 0 0 0 8 12 11 17 7 1 3 133 2 0 0 75 2 8 24 17 4 4 146 8 2 2 68 6 0 31 14 0 5 161 1 0 1 62 1 10 37 18 2 6 177 3 1 1 56 8 11 43 11 1 7 194 17 5 0 51 6 13 48 13 9 8 214 7 2 0 46 13 0 53 7 0 9 235 15 10 2 43 8 2 57 11 10 10 259 7 6 0 38 11 1 61 8 11 11 285 6 2 2 35 1 0 64 19 0 12 313 16 10 2 31 17 9 68 2 9 13 345 4 6 3 28 19 4 71 0 8 14 379 15 0 0 20 6 8 73 13 4 15 417 14 6 0 23 18 10 76 1 2 16 459 9 11 3 21 15 5 78 4 9 17 505 9 0 0 19 15 8 80 4 3 18 555 19 10 0 17 19 8 81 0 3 19 611 11 10 0 16 7 0 8â— 13 0 20 672 15 0 1 14 17 3 85 â— 9 21 740 0 6 2 13 10 3 86 9 9 CHAP. XLVII Of the degrees of men before the Conquest THe first was a Hertzoge which was the Constable of England and now in the Norman tongue he is called a Duke The next in the Saxons speech was a Markenriue which is called a Marques in the Brittish tongue and was chiefe in the horse campe The next in the Saxons speech was an Elderman which is now called an Earle and hee was Iudge in the County where hee dwelt had the third part of the profits of the County-Court towards his paines and charges The next in the Saxons time was a Vicecount who in the absence of the Elder-man did execute iustice and in the Norman spéech was called a Vicecount and is now called a Sherife or Reaue of the Shire The next in the Saxons speech was a Thayne which in the Brittish tongue is interpreted a Dynast and in the Norman speech a Baron and in Latine is Thanus The next degrée was a Vauasour which is now called a Knight Barronet and he had his Mannor place where he kept his Courts The next in the Brittish
 1494 428 9 118 mar 30  1495 429 10 117 aprill 10  1496 430 11 116 apri 3 C Iesus Colledge in Cambridge founded by Iohn Alcocke the 29 Bishop of Ely 1497 431 12 115 mar 26  1498 432 13 114 aprill 15  1499 533 14 113 mar 31 Gascoine wine at forty shillings the Tun. 1500 434 15 112 apr 19. E  1501 435 16 111 aprill 1â— Â 1502 436 17 110 mar 27 Prince Arthur married to Katherine daughter to Ferdinand King of Spaine 1503 437 18 109 april 16  1504 438 19 108 apr 7. G Christ Colledge in Cambr. first founded by Henry 6. who named it Gods house but this yeare Henry the 7. granted a Charter to his mother that it might bee translated at her pleasure for the benefite of Students prouiding it were euer called Christs Colledge 1505 439 20 107 mar 23  1506 440 21 106 aprill 12  1507 441 22 105 aprill 4  1508 442 23 104 aprill 30  1509 443 24 103 aprill 8  Anno Domini post conquestum K. Reigne Time expired 1612 Easter day King Henry the eighth was a mighty man and wise He abrogated the Popes authority in England and pulled downe their Abbies c. Henry the 7. dyed Apri 22 Defect Henry the 8. began Apri 22 Defect Henry 7. dyed at Richmond hauing reigned 23 years 10. mo 24. da. buried at Westmin 1509 443 1 103 april â—â— S Iohns Colledge in Cambridge being an ancient Hostell was conuerted to a Colledge by the Excecutors of the Countesse of Richmond and Derby and Mother to H. 7. in this yeare as her will was 1510 444 1 102 mar 31  1511 445 2 101 april 20  1512 446 3 100 apâ—il 10  1513 447 4 99 mar 27 1513. VVill Smith Bishop of Lincolne founded Brason nose Colledge in Oxford 1514 448 5 98 april 18  1515 449 6 97 aprill 8 Magdalen Colledge an Hostell first for diuers Moâ—kes of sundry Monasteries was this yeare translated by the Duke of Buckingham who this yeare built vp the Hall 1516 450 7 96 ap 23 F  1517 451 8 95 april 12  1516 452 9 94 aprill 4  1519 453 10 93 april 2â— Â 1520 454 11 92 apr 8. A  1521 455 12 91 mar 31  1522 456 13 90 april 20  1523 457 14 89 aprill 5  1524 458 15 88 mâ—â— 2. C  1523 459 16 87 apriâ—l 17  1526 460 17 86 april 1. Corpus Christs Colledge founded by Ri. Fox Bishop of Winchester 1527 461 18 85 apri 21  1528 462 19 84 apr 12. E  1529 463 20 83 mar 28 Queene Katherine brought before the two Cardinals her marriage at last found vnlawfull 1530 464 21 82 aprill 15  1531 465 22 81 aprill â— Â 1532 466 23 80 ma 31. G Sir Thomas Moore discharged T. Audley Lord Chauncelloâ— 1533 467 24 79 aprill 13  1534 468 25 78 aprill â— The Popes authority abrogated 1535 469 26 77 mar 20 Sir Thomas Moore beheaded 1536 470 27 76 apr â—6 B The King married the Lady Iane. 1537 471 28 75 aprill 1  1538 472 29 74 april 21 Christ-church in Oxford founded by Cardinall VVolsey 1539 473 30 73 aprill 6  1540 474 31 72 ma. 28 D Queene Katherine beheaded 1541 475 32 71 april 17  1542 476 33 70 aprill 9 The King married Ka. Parre and this yeare the King went to Boloin 1543 477 34 69 mar 25  1544 478 35 68 apr 13 F  1545 479 36 67 aprill 5  1546 480 37 66 april 25 Trinity Colledge in Cambridge founded Anno Domini post conquestuÌ„ K Reigne Time expired Easter day Edvvard the sixth began his reigne at nine yeares old who hauing his Councell appointed by his Father After him succeeded Mary his eldest Sister who restored the Popes authority And after her Elizabeth second daughter of Henry the eighth Henry the 8. dyed Ian. 28 period Edw. the 6. began Ian. 28 period He dyed hauing reâ—â—â— 37 yeares 10 moneths and two dayes buried at Westminster 1546 480 1 66 aprill 25  1547 481 1 65 april 10 Muskelborough field 1548 482 2 64 april 1. A The siege of Hadington 1549 483 3 63 april 21 Boloin yeelded 1550 484 4 62 aprill 6 The second fall of base money 1551 485 5 61 mar 20  1552 486 6 60 apr 17. C The new Seruice-booke in English 1553 487 7 59 aprill 2  Edward 6 dyed Iuly 6. Defectiu Mary began Iuly 6. Defectiu He died at Green-wich buried at Westminster when he had reigned 6 ye 23 wee 5. dai 1553 487 1 59 aprill 2 Bishops restored 1554 488 1 58 mar 15 VViat beheaded 1555 489 2 57 april 14 The first vse of Coches in England 1556 490 3 56 apr 5. E Trinity Coll in Oxf being in Anno 1370 a religious house called Durham Colledge was now refounded by Tho. Pope knight 1557 491 4 5â— april 1 8  1558 492 5 54 aprill 1â— Â Q. Mary died NoueÌ„ 17. periodi Q Elizab began NoueÌ„ 17. periodi She died hauing reigned 5 yeares 4 moneths and 22 dayes buried at Westminster 1558 492 1 52 april 10 Now the Masse was suppressed 1559 493 1 53 mar 25  1560 494 2 52 ap 14. G All base money suppressed 1561 495 3 51 aprill 6 Paules steeple burned 1562 496 4 50 mar 2 Going to New hauen 1563 497 5 49 aprill 11 108 parishes infected in London 1564 498 6 48 apri 2. B  1565 499 7 47 april 22 Thames frozen Anno Reg. 7. 1566 500 8 46 april 14 This yeare sir VVil Peter Knight augmented Exceter Colledge first founded by VValte Stapleton Bishop of Exceter 1556 1568 501 9 45 mar 3 C  1568 502 10 44 ap 28. D  1569 503 11 43 aprill â—0  1570 504 12 4 mar 26 Diuers ArmieÌ„s sent into Scotland 1571 505 13 41 april 15 The Duke of Norfolke arrained 1572 506 14 40 apr 6 F The Massacre in France 1573 507 15 39 mar 22 Edenborow yeelded to the English 1574 508 16 38 april 12 An Earth-quake 1575 509 17 37 aprill 3 The Family of Loue. Anno Domini post conquestum K. Reigne time expi Easter day Charles Iames the first of that name son to Henry Stevvard Lord Darley Mary King Queen of Scotl. borne at Edenburg whose god-father was Ch. K of France Phill. D of Sauov Q. Eliz. being his godmother who gaue him a Font of gold of 333. ounces whose true successor he is 1576 510 16 30 apr 22. A  1577 511 19 35 aprill 7  1578 512 20 34 mar 30  1579 513 21 33 april 10 Frobushers voyage to Cathay A blazing star Great snow great floods A generall earth-quake 1580 514 22 32 apr 3. C  1581 515 23 31 mar 26  1582 516 24 30 april 15 A blazing starre Strange tempest 1583 517 25
the regnal yeares stand periodicall or compleat against the yeares of our Lord so that the yeare Regnall standeth against that Eclesian yeare or yeare of our Lord it ended in and not against that it began in so that if a question in the Computation be put in the beginning of the regnal yeare or in this Concordancie in the ending of the regnal yeare the demand is easie but if the contrary happen it is more hard Therefore the matter and intent of this my worke is when a question is pronounded by the yeare of any King to know in what yeare of our Lord it was the is whether it were in the yeare of cur Lord. God that the regnall yeare did take beginning or ending in This considered all shall be made easie by the ensuing examples Seeke in your Tables for Edward the 6 then in the row vnder K. Reigne finde the 6. yeare of his reigne which you shall sinde placed against 1552 against which in the row vnder Time expired is 60. My leass is therefore expired in January the 8 day 1612. Or hauing found the yeare of our Lord count as in the first question or substract 1552 from 1612 as before but reckoning with the old Computation you haue 61. yeares which is false but to make all plaine worke as followeth Notes to bee obserued for this new kinde of of casie Computation YOu must first consider that in my Kalender in the Margent vpon the left hand the wéekes be numbred from our Lady day the which number for breuities sake is called the Hebdomadall Number Next here is an insuing Table wherein the names of all the Kings and Quéenes of England since the Conquest be writ and to them is added a certaine number of wéeks and daies as to Henry the 7 21 wéekes and 3 dayes which I call Epact which Bosco saith is Intercalare or addere But howsoeuer you may admit the word without offence since it is but for distinction or difference sake which had worke 〈◊〉 followeth A Table of the Epacts for each King KINGS Names Epact KINGS Names Epact w. da. w. da. Wil. Conquerour 29 0 Hen. the. fourth 27 1 Wil. Rufus 24 0 Henry the fifth 51 2 Henry the first 18 3 Henry the sixth 22 5 Stephen 36 0 Edw. the fourth 49 0 Henry the second 30 4 Edward the fifth 2 1 Richard the first 14 5 Rich. the third 11 2 Iohn 1 6 Hen. the seuenth 21 3 Henry the third 31 1 Hen. the eighth 4 0 Edward the first 33 5 Edw. the sixth 44 0 Edward the secoÌ„d 14 6 Mary 15 1 Edward the third 43 4 Elizabeth 33 6 Richard the secoÌ„d 12 4 King Iames. 51 5 When any question is propounded by the yeare of any King only without mention of the Ecclesâ—â—◠〈…〉 yeare you must note in what Kings reignâ—◠〈…〉 what moneth and day of the moneth it 〈…〉 date Next ' find the said moneth and 〈…〉 moneth sée what Hebdomadall 〈…〉 â—â—â—reth thereunto that is how 〈…〉 it is from the 25 of March 〈…〉 â—â—â—ble finde the name of the King 〈…〉 number of wéekes daâ—â—◠〈…〉 pact and against the 〈…〉 numbers viz. 〈…〉 consider which 〈…〉 If the Eâ—â—â—â—◠〈…〉 the demâ—â—◠〈…〉 yeare which standeth against the Ecclesian yeare periodically But if the Hebdomadall number be the greater the demand was made in the beginning of the Regnall yeare which answereth to the Ecclesian yeare or yeare of our Lord next before And of both these differences an example followeth Quest 3 I haue an Euidence bearing date the 13 of May in the 23 yeare of Elizabeth I would know 1612 what yeare of our Lord it was how long since how long after the Conquest it was ANSVVER To answer this question by this new Table first séeke the Epact of Elizabeth which is 33 wéeks 6 daies then the Hebdomadall number of the 13 of May is 13 wéeks here the Epact is the greater Therefore according to the first difference the demand is made in the ending of the regnal yeare that stands periodically against the yeare of our 〈◊〉 in the Concordancy Wherefore to resolue 〈…〉 â—â—estion find the 23 yeare of Elizabeth aâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—ich standeth 1581 in the first row in 〈…〉 15 in the fourth is 31 whereby 〈…〉 Euidence was dated in the 25 Anno Domini 1581 515 afâ—â—◠〈…〉 that it is 31 yeares since 〈…〉 see the answere to 〈…〉 Quest 4. I haue a lease bearing date the 5 of March in the 2 yeare of Elizabeth and is to continue for 60 yeares I demand what yeare of our Lord it was dated in and consequently how many yeares bee expired this yeare 1612. ANSVVER As in the last question conferre the Epact of Elizabeth and the Hebdomadall Number of the 5 of March together noting which is the greater In this question the Hebdomadall number is the greater therefore according to the second difference the demand was made in the beginning of the regnall yeare which answereth to the yeare of our Lord next before Séeke therefore the second yeare of Elizabeth against which in the first row is 1560 but for the causes before said you must take the yeare next before that is 1559 and that yeare of our Lord was the lease dated in the tune expired standing against the same as 53 and so many yeares of my lease bee expired But if you séeke how many yeares be expired in any other yeare after 1612 worke as in the first question Quest 5. To finde Easter day and the rest of the moueable feasts because many times Deeds c. beare date vpon such dayes without mention of the moneth as also to finde the Dominicall letter First seeke the yeare of our Lord God or yeare of the King against either of which in the last row vpon the right hand is the moneth and day of the moneth the Easter day fell vpon that yeare which had get the other moueable Feasts thus From Easter day count fixe Sundaies backewards so haue you Quadragessima or the first Sunday in Lent then goe backe vnto the next Tuesday so haue yee Shroue-tuesday Againe From Easter day forwards count fiue weekes or 35 dayes so haue you Rogation Sunday The next Thursday after is Ascension day Ten dayes after is Whitsunday The next Sunday following is Trinitie Sunday and foure dayes after is Corpus Christi day Hauing found Easter day see what day of the Moneth it happened on and finde that day in the Kalender for the letter answering thereto was Dominicall letter that yeare As 1611 Easter day was the 24 of March to which F answereth in the Kalender therefore F was Sunday letter that yeare But when it is Leape-yeare there be two Dominicall letters whereof that which beginneth the yeare and serueth till Saint Mathias day is noted by the time in the Table when Easter day happeneth and the other seruing to the end of the yeare is the next letter in the Alphabet that goeth before or this
tongue was a Norghough which after the Danish speech was called a Knight The next degree was the Edleman which wée now call the Gentleman I reade not of Esquires vnlesse it were Laueffer which the Linguists doe rather interprete a Pursiuant The next in the Saxons time was a Bocland-man which the Danes called a Swaine and is now a Charterer or Free-holder The next in the Saxons time was Gebures which we call Husbandmen There is a degrée called a Farmer which properly is as some thinke where a man letteth out land for a certaine time for meats drinke as you may read that Canutê° Rex dedit firmario Ecclesiae de Glastenbury vnam hidam terrae c. And this was onely for the reliefe of old sickly Monkes but hée is now a Farmer that can get a good liuing and pay but a little for it to the Lord. There is yet another degrée called Hlafordines the which were bond-men and are now Copyholders and their Lords were taled Hlafords CHAP. XLVIII The order of the Nobility and all other degrees and estates of England as they were set and distinguished in the time of King Henry c. 1 DUkes of the bloud royall 2 Other Dukes 3 The eldest sonnes of Dukes of that bloud royal 4 Marquesses 5 The eldest sonnes of other Dukes 6 Earles 7 The yongest sons of Dukes of the royall bloud 8 The eldest sonnes of Marquises 9 The eldest sonnes of Earles 10 Vicecounts 11 The younger sonnes of Dukes 12 The younger sonnes of Marquises 13 Barons 14 The eldest sonnes of Vicecounts 15 Knights of the order of S George which vulgarly be called Knights of the Garter 16 Knights of the Kings Counsell 17 The yonger sonnes of Earles 18 The yonger sonnes of Vicecounts 19 The eldest sonnes of Barons 20 Knights Banerets 21 The new order of Knights Baronets 22 Knights of the Bath 23 Doctors of the Kings Counsell 24 Knights Batchelours 25 Esquires of the Kings Counsell 26 The eldest sonnes of Knights Banerets 27 Ths eldest sonâ—ne of Batchelour Knights 28 Esquires of the body 29 The yonger sonnes of Knights Banerets 30 Esquires 31 Gentlemen The Nobility of England according to their authority and degrees as they bee now liuing 1611. Marques of Winchester 1 Earle of Arundell 2 E. of Oxford 3 E. of Northumberland 4 E. of Shrewsbury 5 E. of Kent 6 E. of Derby 7 E. of Worcester 8 E. of Rutland 9 E. of Cumberland 10 E. of Sussex 11 E. of Huntington 12 E. of Bath 13 E. of Southampton 14 E. of Bedford 15 E. of Penbroke 16 E. of Hertford 17 E. of Essex 18 E. of Lincolne 19 E. of Nottingham 20 E. of Suffolke 21 E. of Northampton 22 E. of Dorset 23 E. of Salisbury 24 E. of Exceter 25 E. of MouÌ„tgomery 1 Vicecount Mountag 2 Vicecount Lysle 3 Vicecount Rochester Carnborne 1 Lord Abergeuenny 2 L. Audley 3 L. Zouch 4 L. Willoughby of Eresby 5 L. Lawarre 6 L. Barkley 7 L. Morley 8 L. Stafford 9 L. Scrope 10 L. Dudley 11 L. Sturton 12 L. Herbert of Chepstow 13 Lord Darcy of the North 14 L. Mount-eagle 15 L. Sands 16 L. Vaux 17 L. Windsor 18 L. Wentworth 19 L. Mordant 20 L. Cromwell 21 L. Euers 22 L. Wharton 23 L. Rich. 24 L. Willowby of PaÌ„ham 25 L. Sheffeild 26 L. Paget 27 L. Darcy of Cliche 28 L. Howard of Effingham 29 L. North. 30 L. Chaundos 31 L. Hunsdon 32 L. S. Iohn of Bletfoe 33 L. Burleigh 34 L. Compton 35 L. Norris 36 L. Howard of Walden 37 L. Knowles 38 L. Wotton 39 L. Ellesmere now Lord high Chauncelour of England 40 L. Russell 41 L. Grey of Groby 42 L. Petre. 43 L. Harrington 44 L. Dauuers 45 L. Gerard. 46 L. Spencer 47 L. Say and Sele 48 L. Denny 49 L. Stanhop 50 L. Carew 51 L. Arundel of Warden 52 L. Cavendish 53 L. Kniuet 54 L. Clifton Other estates of honour and dignity there bée in respect of the office they beare which are highly preferred and take place some of them before the Nobility as the place of the Lord high Chancellor of England the Lord high Treasurer the Lord high Admirall of England c. And you must note that the eldest Sonnes of Dukes are not Earles by birth yet take place before Earles no more then the eldest sonnes of Earles be Uicecounts as for the rest of any of their sons they be by rigor of the law but Esquiers Of Women The estate of women is such by the curtesie of England that if they get to any degrée of estate they neuer loose it though they marry more basely and yet are capable of a higher degrée as a Lady marrying with a gentleman taketh place as a Lady according to the estate of her Lord or knight that was her first husband so likewise of a Dutches c. But if they debase themselues ouermuch as to marry with a Clowne or one of base parentage then they bée not so much esteemed amongst the better sort though of curtesie they affoord her a place CHAP. XLIX The number of Bishops in England and their order this present yeare whereof foure take place by act of Parliament the rest according to their consecration The number of Parish Churches in England and number of parishes in euery Shire with the Knights and Burgesses of the Parliament house The Prouince of Canterbury 1 George Archbishop of Canterbury 2 Iohn B. of London 3 Thomas B. of Win. 4 Anth. B. of S. Dau. 5 Wil. B. of Excester 6 Hen. B of Salisbury 7 Hen. B. of Bangor 8 T. B. of Peterborow 9 Fran. B. of Landaffe 10 Iohn B. of Bristow 11 Rob. B. of Hereford 12 Iohn B. of Norwich 13 Iohn B. of Oxford 14 Ric B of Asaph 15 Wil. B. of Lincolne 16 Lancel B. of Ely 17 Hen. B. of Worcest 18 Iam. B. of Bath and Wels 19 Ric. B. of Couentry and Lichfield 20 Sam. B. of Cicester 21 Giles B. of Glouce 22 Ioh. B. of Rochest The Prouince of Yorke 1 Tobias Arch-bishop of Yorke 2 Bishop of Durham 3 Bishop of Carlile 4 B. of Westchestr England thus deuided into Bishoprickes it hath therein 9272 parish Churches as you may note by the number of parishes in each shire in the table following and 52080 Townes besides Citties Castles It hath also 25 Shires of which 13 bee Welsh It hath 26 Bishoprickes of which 4 be Welsh England is also diuided into 3 great Prouinces or Countries euery of them speaking a seuerall and different Language as English Welsh and Cornish and their language which is strange alters vpon the sodaine euen as the Prouinces part for in this Towne they speake English and do not vnderstand Welsh or Cornish and in the next Towne Cornish not vnderstaÌ„ding English or Welsh but in many things the Welsh and Cornish somthing agrée but now God bee praised England and these Prouinces with Scotland are all vnder the subiection of one King which neuer was since the diuision