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A37219	A memorial for the learned, or, Miscellany of choice collections from most eminent authors in history, philosophy, physick, and heraldry / by J.D., Gent.	J. D., Gent.; Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715.	1686 (1686)	Wing D38; ESTC R18713	93,900	252

An Act was made That Annats forbidden to be paid to Rome Bishops should pay no more Annats or Money for Bulls to the Pope forasmuch as it was proved there had been paid for Bulls of Bishops since the 4th year of H●●nry the VII an 160000 l. besides what had been paid for Pardons and other Dispensations Another Act was also then made That No more Appeals to Rome no Person should appeal for any Cause out of this Realm to the Court of Rome but from the Commissary to the Bishop and from the Bishop to the Archbishop and from the Archbishop to the King and all Causes of the King to be tryed in the Upper House of the Convocation The Clergy of England being now charged King Henry supream Head of the Church by the King's Council to be in a Praemunire for maintaining the Cardinal Woolsey's Legantine Power in their Convocation concluded an humble Submission in writing and offered the King an 100000 l. to have their Pardon by Parliament Which Offer after some labour was accepted and their Pardon promised in which Submission the Clergy called the King The supream Head of the Church About the Time that this King married Obligations of Knighthood Ann Bullen all men that had 40 l. a year Land were either obliged to be Knighted or to pay a Fine In the 26th year of this King there was The Pope's Authority abolished an Act made which authorized the King to be supream Head of the Church of England and the Pope's Authority to be utterly abolished On the 10th of June 1541. Sir Edmund The Manner and Ceremony of cutting off the Hand of one that strikes in the King 's Court. Knevet of Norfolk Kt. was arraigned before the Officers of the Green-cloth for striking Mr. Cleer of Norfolk within the Tennis-Court of the King's House Being found guilty he had Judgment to lose his right Hand and to forfeit all his Lands and Goods Whereupon there was called to do Execution First The Serjeant-Surgeon with his Instruments pertaining to his Office then the Serjeant of the Wood-yard with a Mallet and a Block to lay the Hand upon then the King's Master-Cook with a Knife to cut off the Hand then the Serjeant of the Larder to set the Knife right on the Joynt then the Serjeant-Farrier with fearing Irons to fear the Veins then the Serjeant of the Poultry with a Cock which Cock should have his Head smitten off on the same Block and with the same Knife then the Yeomen of the Chandry with Searcloths then the Yeomen of the Scullery with a Pan of Fire 〈◊〉 heat the Irons and two Forms for all Officers to set their Stuff on then the Serjeant of the Cellar with Wine Ale and Beer then the Serjeant of the Ewery with Bason Ewer and Towels All things being thus prepared Sir William Pickering Knight-Marshal was commanded to bring in his Prisoner to whom the Chief Justice declared his Offence which the said Knevet confessed and humbly submitted himself to the King's mercy only he desired the King would spare his right Hand and take his left Because said he if my right Hand be spared I may live to do the King good service Of whose Submission and reason of his Suit when the King was informed he granted him to lose neither of his Hands and pardoned him also of his Lands and Goods A. D. 1542. About this Time Arthur Vicount Lisle dieth of excess of Joy Plantagenet Vicount Lisle base Son to King Edward the IV. having been imprisoned upon suspicion of a Practice for betraying of Callice to the French whilst he was the King's Lieutenant there was found to be innocent of the Fact And thereupon the King to make him some reparation for his Disgrace sent him a Ring and a very gracious Message whereat the Vicount took so great Joy that the night following of that very Joy he died In the 30th year of this King it was ordained First Registers in Churches by Cromwel the King's Vicar-General That in all Churches there should be kept a Register of every Wedding Christning and Burial within the same Parish for ever In his 31st year the King first instituted First Gentlemen Pensioners and appointed 50 Gentlemen called Pensioners to wait upon h●●s ●●erson assigning to each of them 50 l. a year for the maintenance of themselves and two Horses In his 37th year the Brothel-houses Stews put down called the Stews on the Bank-side in Southwark were put down by the King's Commandment and it was done by Proclamation and sound of Trumpet In his 23d year it was enacted That Meat sold by weight Butchers should sell their Meat by weight Beef for a half penny the pound and Mutton for three farthings King Henry in his 24th year built his St. James built Mansion-house of St. James where he made a fair Park In this King's Time one Foxley Pot-maker A great Sleeper to the Tower of London fell asleep and could not be wakened at 14 days In this King's Time also l●●ved Anthony Anthony Fitz-Herbert Fitz-Herbert who has writ 〈◊〉 learnedly of the Law The most NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King EDWARD the Sixth THE Reign of King Edward the VI. A. D. 1547. A miraculous Victory was ushered in with a miraculous Victory over the Scots the Duke of Somerset the Protector of England being General of the English Forces in which Battel there were of the Scots slain above 14000 and on the English Party only 50 Horse-men and one Foot-man After some Rebellions in the West in An uncourteous Guest this King's days Sir William Kingston being Provost-Marshal one Boyer Mayor of Bedwin in Cornwal had been amongst the Rebels but enforced The Provost sent him word he would come and dine with him the Mayor hereupon made great Provision A little before Dinner the Provost took the Mayor aside and required him to put up a pair of Gallows against Dinner was done which the Mayor did Presently after Dinner the Provost taking the Mayor by the Hand entreated him to lead him to the Gallows where being come he asked the Mayor If they were strong enough Yes said the Mayor Well then said the Provost get you up speedily for they were provided for you and the Mayor was hanged accordingly A. D. 1551. In the Reign of King Edward English Laws in Ireland the VI. the charge was given that Ireland should be governed by English Laws In a Parliament in the 4th year of this Priests Children legitimate A Miraculous Birth King Priests Children were legitimate In his 6th year at Middleton-stony 11 miles from Oxford a Woman brought forth a Child which had two perfect Bodies from the Navel upwards the Legs for both the Bodies grew out at the middle where they both were joyned and had but one Issue for the Excrements of them both They lived 18 days and were Women-Children This year also were

raising Rebellions against him but was overthrown and hiding himself in one Banister's House by Shrewsbury He for hope of gain betray'd his Master the Duke who was thereupon taken and beheaded but Banister was justly punished from Heaven Henry Earl of Richmond afterwards came into England where he rais'd a small Army and met King Richard near Market-Bosworth in Leicestershire where King Richard was slain King Richard slain and his Army discomfited Aug. 22. 1485. HENRY the VII Earl of Richmond was Son to Margaret Countess of Richmond and A. D. 1485. Derby Daughter to John Duke of Somerset Son to John Earl of Somerset Son to John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster 4th Son of Edward the III. Octob. 30. he was Crowned at Westminster A. D. 1486. Jan. 18th he married the His Marriage Lady Elizabeth eldest Daughter of King Edward the IV. and so ioyn'd the two Families of York and Lancaster Yet by this means Peace was not so well secured but that there were several Rebellions by Lambert Symnel and others amongst whom Symnel and Peterkin was one Peterkin under the Name of Rich. Plantaginet second Son of King Edward the IV. But this Impostor was at last taken and executed at Tyburn The King falling sick of a consuming His Death Issue Disease died April 22. A. D. 1509. His Issue Arthur who died before himself Henry Edmund Margaret Elizabeth Mary King Henry left at his death 1800000 l. in His Riches and Buildings ready money he built the Palace at Richmond and the Chappel at Westminster HENRY the VIII was born at Greenwich A. D. 1509. June 22. 1491. His Youth was so trained up in Literature that he was accounted the most learned Prince in Christendom June 25. 1509. he was crowned at Westminster with his Queen Catharine This King went with an Army into His Expedition into France France and recovered many of his Rights but at last by the procurement of the Pope there was a Peace concluded A. D. 1571. was Evil May-day wherein Evil May-day the Prentices of London made an Assault upon the Strangers and Foreigners John Lincoln being the chief of them was hanged and the rest pardoned About A. D. 1528. King Henry began to call in question the lawfulness of his Marriage with Queen Catharine who was Daughter to Ferdinand King of Spain and ha●● been married to P. Arthur his elder Brother and soon after she was divorced from him Also soon after the haughty Cardinal Woolsey was deposed of his Dignities Woolsey he died at Leicester-Abby After this King Henry took upon him the Pope's Authority and Supremacy in England and all persons were prohibited from appealing or making any Payments to Rome A. D. 1533. Novemb. 14. was King Henry His 2d Marriage married to Ann Bullen Daughter to Sir T. Bullen Earl of Wiltshire and on Septemb Lady Eliz. born 7th following was born the Princess Elizabeth And A. D. 1535. the Queen was accused of Incest and Adultery with her own Brother George Lord Rochford And May The Queen beheaded 19. 1536. the Queen was beheaded upon a Scaffold erected on the Green within the Tower 'T is with good ground thought that the Queens death was procured by Popish Instruments because she much favoured His 3d. Marriage the Protestant Divines The next day the King was married to the Lady Jane Seymour Daughter of John Seymour Kt. About this time began to flourish Tho. Cromwell a Blacksmiths Son of Putney who in a short time was ordained Vicar-General over the Spirituality This Great Cromwell procured it to be enacted in Parliament That the Lords Prayer Creed and Ten Commandments should be read in the English Tongue He also caused the Churches to be purged of Images and the Monasteries to be suppressed to the King's use for which Reasons there arose several Rebellions but were all suppre●●ed A. D. 1540. Jan. 6th was King Henry His 4th Marriage married to the Lady Ann Sister to the Duke of Cleve but they were soon after divorced Now was the Great Cromwell attainted for Treason and Heresie and beheaded on Tower-Hill Then did the King marry the Lady Catharine His 5th Marriage Howard who was beheaded afterwards for Adultery And now likewise were very many great Men put to death for Religion A. D. 1547. and Jan. 28th King Henry His Death yielded to death's imperial stroak whose Body with great solemnity was buried at Windsor His Wives were Catharine Ann Wives Bullen Jane Seymour Ann of Cleve Catharine Howard and Catharine Parr His Issue Henry which lived not two Issue months another Son not named and Mary these by Catharine of Spain Elizabeth and a Son still-born by Ann Bullen Edward by Jane Seymour His natural Issue Henry Fitz-Roy King Henry by Act of Parliament assumed First King of Ireland the Title of King of Ireland former Kings of England bearing only the style of Lords thereof 'T is said that now Turkey Carps Hops Pickarel and Beer came into England all in a year EDWARD the 6th was born but not A. D. 1547. without the death of his Mother A. D. 1537. Octob. 12. A. D. 1547. Feb. 20. he was crowned at Westminster Edward Lord Seym●●ur his Uncle was made Protector over his Minority The first thing that was done was the purging all Churches of Images for which Commissioners were appointed This caused Rebellions but they were soon supprest One of these Rebels being a Miller he will'd his Man to be Master in his turn The Man that was hanged for his Master and when the King's Officer Sir Anthony Kingston called for the Master of the House the Man in his Name presented himself whom Sir Anthony straight commanded to the Gallows which the Man hearing would be Master no longer but Sir Anthony said Well thou canst never do thy Master better service than to hang for him and so he was truss'd up on the next Tree This King was a great Enemy to Popery Protestancy founded and was the first Founder of the true Protestant Religion in England He died His Death and Burial of a Consumption July 6th 1553. and was interred in St. Peter's Chappel at Westminster He was a Prince of great Learning and of a vast Memory very merciful and zealous for the Reformed Religion The Lady JANE GREY was now by the A. D. 1553. last Will of Edward proclaimed Queen But the Tide soon turn'd and Queen Mary succeeded to the Crown promising to embrace the Gospel as King Edward had established it but afterwards being petitioned to perform her promise herein she both punished the Writer and answered they should one day well know that they being but Members should not direct her their Head She removed the Protestant Protestancy again abolished Bishops placing Papists in their Places she was crowned at Westminster The Lady Jane Grey was beheaded on Tower-hill and many more great Men for the reform'd

Almighty shewed his Justice declaring as it plainly appeared against such horrid Rebellions for though they were so vastly numerous in comparison of the Kings Forces besides took them upon the surprize and so had the advantage of the on-set yet they were so bravely received that first their Horse were routed by ours who coming in afterwards upon the Foot had so absolute a Victory that they The Defeat of the Rebels killed 2000 upon the place and took a vast number of Prisoners so that they were not able to make the least head again The next day the Lord Grey was taken who was Commander of the Rebels Horse and on the 8th of July the late Duke of Monmouth was also taken The Duke of Monmouth Beheaded and on the 15th Beheaded on Tower-Hill So that by the Divine Blessing of Almighty God not only this rebellious attempt brought the deserved vengeance upon its common promoters but even the very Root and Foundation is extirpated so that 't is to be hoped that we shall never again be acquainted with such Domestick strifes but may even forget what a Rebel means The Loyal Party and the Kings Forces Argyle in Scotland taken his Party routed and he Executed in Scotland were before-hand with us for they took Argyle on the 18th of June and ruined his Forces and on the 30th of the same Month he was Beheaded at Edenburgh by which means there is so absolute and serene a Peace and Concord amongst His Majesties Subjects and Affairs are in so happy a posture in all his Dominions that perhaps England hardly ever knew the like June the 29th Mr. Richard Baxter was Mr. Baxter Fined Fined 500 Marks and bound to his Good Behaviour for seven years for publishing his seditious Annotations on the New Testament And at the same time Mr. Tho. Dangerfield who the Term before was convicted Dangerfield's Sentence upon an Information for writing and publishing a Scandalous Libel received Sentence at the Kings-Bench-Bar That he should stand in the Pillory at Westminster-Hall Gate and the Royal-Exchange be whipt from Aldgate to Newgate and from Newgate to Tyburn and that he should pay a Fine of 500 l. and find Sureties for his Good Behaviour during life This man after having received the last of these Punishments viz. his whipping from Newgate to Tyburn was returning in a Coach when being met by a Gentleman to whom he gave a saucy Answer to an impertinent Question the Gentleman being nettled made at him with a small Bamboo Cane which so unfortunately hit the Sufferer in Kill'd by a strange Accident the Eye that it pierced to his Brain and soon deprived him of Life which being upon Tryal judged Murther the Gentleman was executed for it at Tyburn On July the 2d the Parliament was adjourned Parliament Adjourned till the 4th of August after the enacting of many good Statutes and being met on the 4th of August they were farther adjourned till the 9th of November On July 22th there was an Installation An Installation at Windsor at Windsor of three Knights of the Garter Henry Duke of Norfolk Earl-Marshal of England Henry Earl of Peterborough Groom of the Stool to His Majesty and Lawrence Earl of Rochester Lord High Treasurer of England It was performed in the Royal Chappel of St. George within the Castle by the Dukes of Ormond and Beaufort two Knights of the said Order Commissioned thereunto by the Sovereign with all the accustomed Ceremonies after which the new Installed Knights Entertained the Commissioners and the other Noblemen and Persons of Quality there present at a splendid Feast in the Kings great Guard-Chamber within the said Castle His Majesty for all the foresaid wonderful Blessings of Almighty God to himself and all his happy Subjects was pleased by Proclamation to order an Universal A General Thanksgiving Thanksgiving on July the 26th throughout the Kingdom to that All-wise and powerful King of Heaven and Earth by whom all Earthly Monarchs Rule and are preserved from the horrid Machinations and rebellious Designs of all Barbarous Caballers and Seditious Plotters whatsoever Wherefore what remains now but that all True and Loyal Subjects unite their Prayers to Almighty God for the long Life and happy Reign of our most Wise most Powerful and most Excellent Monarch And say God Save King JAMES the Second A COLLECTION Of the most remarkable Occurrences Adventures notable Exploits and wonderful Casualties mentioned in Sir Richard Baker's Chronicle I Shall first take notice of the admirable A. D. 516. Arthur of Britain his great Deeds Arthur Son to Uter and King of Britain who in twelve set Battels discomfited the Saxons and in one his Sword Callibourn managed by his own invincible Arm gave Death to 800 of his Enemies which is but one and perhaps not the greatest of his wonderful Deeds 'T was he instituted the Order of Knights of the Round Table Cadwalladar about the year 687 going Cadwalladar against the Saxons and praying to God for good success was informed by an Angel That it was God's pleasure that the Britains should not rule this Land any longer whereupon he desisted from his Enterprize and so England became a Colony of the Saxons anon England was made into an Heptarchy Etheldred Daughter to Anna King of Etheldred the East-Saxons was twice married and yet continued a Virgin and afterwards turned Nun. When the Danes first invaded England A. D. 866. Nuns of Coldington the Nuns of Coldington to keep themselves from being polluted by the Danes deformed themselves by cutting off their upper Lips and Noses King Athelstone going to encounter the A. D. 924. A Miracle Danes prayed to God to shew some sign of his rightful Cause whereupon striking with his Sword he struck it an ell deep into a hard Stone Canutus the first Danish King of England A. D. 1017. A precious Jewel gave to the Church of Winchester a precious Jewel in form of a Cross valued at as much as the yearly Revenues of all England 'T was he that convinced his Flatterers of his small Power by his endeavouring to command the Tides of the Sea at Southampton Bishop Wolston in King William the Conqueror's A. D. 1066. A strange Wonder Time being commanded by the King to leave his Bishoprick Wolston answered A better than thou O King gave me these Robes and to him I will restore them and thereupon went and struck his Staff upon St. Edward's Monument who had made him a Bishop where it stuck so fast that by no strength it could be removed till himself removed it with ease which so terrified the King that he entreated him again to accept of his Bishoprick In this King's Time there hapned the A Fire greatest Fire that ever was in London by which the Cathedral of Pauls was utterly destroyed A great Lord sitting at a Feast was set A Lord devoured by Mice upon by Mice and though