This Iohannes Fiberius was otherwise called Castorius and flourished not til the later end of Edward the first 's time about the year 1306. Radulphus de Rizeto Which should be Radulphus de Diceto 45. and is mentioned before num 5. but this is the more proper place for him in point of time Thomas Spottey a Benedictine Frier 48. of Canterbury His name was Sport or Spot a Benedictine Monk Matthaeus Westmonasteriensis lived 49. about the year 1307 for 1377 Mathew Paris wrote a History 51. from Will 1. to the last year of Hen. 3. and lived about the time of K. Edward 3. Mistakes enough Math. Paris dyed many years before Edw 3. time viz. Aº 1259. To which year he brought down his History and after his death it was continued for some years by another Bartholomeus Anglicus wrote a 53. Cronicle of the Scots His right Sirname was Glanvile he did not write a Cronicle de Scotis but a History de Sanctis Alex. Essebiensis Prior of the monastery 55. of Regular Canons lived in the year 1360. By the word the we are to beleive there was but one Monastery of that Order of which there were many this Auther flourished in the year 1220. John Froyssart born in the Low Countrys writ a Cronicle ending 56. with Henry the 4th He was born at Hennault in Flanders His History ends in the year 1400 which is the first year of Hen. 4th Thomas Rodburn an English man 58. and a Bishop wrote a Cronicle and lived 1412. He was Bishop of St Davids but the Cronicle our Author aims at was written by another Thomas Rodburn a monk of Hide Abby who lived Ao. 1480. and is extant in M.S. in Lambeth Library John Trevisa born in Glocestershire 59. He was born in Cornwall John Capgrave born in Kent a Hermit 61. Friar He was an Augustin Friar of Canterbury John Lydgate Monk of St. Edmunds 62. bury lived in the year 1470. in the time of King Edw. the 4th He dyed in the year 1440 tempore Hen. 6. Doctor Goodwin Bishop of Hereford 78. wrote and lived in the time of Q. Eliz. He means Doctor Francis Godwin Bishop who lived in the time of K. James and K. Charles 1. and dyed Anno 1633. Doctor Heyward writ the History of 79. This was Sr John Heyward Knight Doctor of Law Thomas Cowper Bp of VVinchester 83. writ Chronicle notes of all Nations These notes were written by Tho Lanquet and onely continued for some years by Cowper Nicholas Harpsfeild hath written 88. a Chronicle of all the Bishops of England He wrote an Ecclesiastical History of England in folio but no such Cronicle of Bishops was ever before heard of John Speed a Londoner wrote 90. He was born in Ches-shire William Abington Esquire hath 91. written His name was Habington c. These Notes have been with some pains collected out of Leland Bale Pits and other Authors of good authority to shew the mistakes and anticronisms of our Author even in his first Effort who thinking to give a greater reputation to his Book has not without much suspition of vanity praefix'd a Catalogue of 93. Authors Ancient and Modern out of whom he saies his Chronicle is collected of which number it may justly be suspected he never saw above the one half otherwise he could not without great inadvertence so grosly have mistaken what is here noted Besides if his wine had bin good it would not have needed such a Bash ANIMADVERSIONS on the Catalogue of the Nobility Bishops Baronets c. BEfore we come to the Book it self the Continuator has thought fit to entertain the Reader with an Antipast consisting of a Catalogue of the Nobility Bishops and Baronets of England which is so ill cook'd that it must needs offend the understanding Readers stomac especially that dish of the Baronets Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk Baron John Howard his Ancestor created Duke of Norfolk by King Rich. 3d July 4. 1483. whose ancestor Sr John Howard Knight was created a Baron in 1461. by King Edward 4. and afterwards by Richard 3. was created Duke June 28. 1483. If this were true there should be two Dukes of Norfolk and both Howards created by the same K. Rich within 7. daies one of another But this Baron John Howard and Sr Iohn Howard was one and the same person not created Baron but made so by Writ of Summons For thus Camden Iohn Lord Howard who was summond Brit. fol. 483. a Baron to Parliament by Edw. 4 was created Duke of Norfolk by Rich. 3d. and his son Thomas created Earle of Surry It is an ill proof of the Continuators skil in Heraldry thus to mistake the Pedegree of the Primier Peer of the Realm William Cavendish Duke of Baron Bolsomer twice for Bolsover Edward Fines Earle of Lincoln for Fiennes His true name is Clinton William Ley Earle of Marleburgh whose father James was created Earle Iames Ley was the first Earle Henry his son the 2d and Iames the 3d who was slain at Sea in the late war with the Dutch and leaving no issue the title went to his uncle William yet living Henry Germaine Earle of St Albans and Baron Germaine of St Edmundsbury should be Iermyn in both places Archbishops and Bishops Gilbert Shelden for Sheldon John Couzens for Cousin William Fuller consecrated Bishop of in Ireland add Limerick Aº 1663. Davies Bishop of Landaff add Francis BARONS Nevil Baron of Abergavenny created by King Harold the second A grosse mistake The rise of the Lord Bergavenny's honor was by writ of Summons and not by Patent of Creation VVilliam Beauchamp de Bergavenny was first called by writ in 16. Ric. 2d. And Edw. Nevile de Bergavenny was first Summond to Parliament in 29. Hen. 6. James Barfue Baron Norris for Bertue Smith Baron Carington of Worton in England and Viscount Carington of Barefore in Ireland which should be Baron of Wotton-VVawen in England and Viscount Berisford in Ireland William Widdington Baron Widdington for VViddrington John Freshville Baron Freshville and elsewhere Fretswell for Freschevile Thomas Windzor Baron Windzor for VVindesor The Lord Howard of Estrich for Escrick in severall places of the Continuation BARONETS In the Catalogue of Baronets about twenty are totally omitted divers are postpon'd from their true place whereby disputes have arisen touching precedency For say some what more obliging authority can you have in that behalfe Then the English Cronicle not considering that these Catalogu's are published without any licence or authority from the Kings at Armes the proper Registers Approvers and Judges herein Again many of these Baronets names are so grosly mistaken that the Reader had need be a little skilld in Divinails to raise a conjecture who are meant by them for Example num num  137 Sr. Iohn Hornet 184 Sr. VVill Skerington 323 Sr. Iohn Rarisly 468 Sr. Hugh Smithford 558 Sr. Charles Koyde c. Then
Mayor and Sherifs XX The title of a Chapter viz. Of f. 91. a King Henry the 3 ds Personage and Conditions with two lines of the subject matter are wholy omitted The Chapter beginning confusedly thus of his eye-lids hanging down an unpardonable fault in the Printer XXI Leolyn Prince of Wales surprizes f. 95. b the Castles of Flint and Rutland This makes some Readers wonder How that Prince should march from Flint to Rutlandshire when as that Castles name in Welch is Ruddlan in our Records Rotholan and Rodolan and is seated in Flintshire XXII Edward the 1. in his 17th year f. 100. a Fineà all his Iudges for corruption Sr Raph Higham cheif Iustice of the higher Bench in 7000 Marks Sr John Loveton Iustice of the lower Bench in 3000 Marks c. These were Sr Raph de Hengham and Sr Iohn Lovetot And where does our Author find those Courts ever called the Higher Bench and Lower Bench but Bancus Regis or Aula Regis and Bancus Communis XXIII In the 12th year of Edward the 1 in fol. 101. a the Quindenes of St Michael the Iustices Itinerants began to go their general Circuit This is a mistake for Camden saies King Henry the 2d sent some Cam. Brit. f. 179. of his Judges and others yearly into every County of the Realm who where called Iustiees Itinerant and commonly Iustices in Eyre which is confirmed by Mr Dugdale who In Orig Juri dic names certain Iustices Itinerant that were sent into Kent Middlesexs Berks c. Anno 16 Hen. 2. XXIV He places the degrading and execution ◠115 a. of Sr Andrew Harkley Earle of Carlisle in the year 1321. Which Sr Edward Coke in his Institutes saies was in Hillary Terme 18 Edward 2d four years after And our Author omits a memorable part of the story That Cam. writes his name Harcla and that more truly when Judgment was pronounced against Sr Andrew his sword broken over his head and his spurs hewn of his heeles Sr Anthony Lucy the Judge said to him Andrew now art thou no Knight but a Knave XXV In Edward the 2 ds time digging the foundation of a work about Pauls f. 117 b were found more then one hundred heads of Oxen and Kine which confirmed the opinion That of old time it had bin the Temple of Jupiter and that there was the Sacrifice of Beasts St Pauls Church had of old been the Temple of Diana For See Cam. Brit. f. 426 in Doctors Commons anciently an appurtenant to that Temple there was a Chamber which retained the name of Diana's Chamber even til the late dreadful Conflagration And our ancient Historians write of Tauropolia Beef-head Sacrifices which were immolated to Diana in that Temple XXVI The Book called Domus Dei ib. which should be Domesday liber judiciarius as the learned Spelman asserts with good reason XXVII King Edward 2d was buried without any funeral Pomp in the Monastery f. 118 b. of St Peter at Glocester by the Benedictine Friers Monks he would have said For there never were any Benedictin Friers XXVIII Our Author tels us That John Sconer Iustice of the Bench among f. 122. b. others was committed to Prison by Edward 3. sub Aº 1339. This was Iohn Stonore who was constituted Iusticiarius ad Pat. 1. 1. 14 Ed. m. 15. Placita coram Rege 16 Oct 14. Edward 2d and was made cheif Justice by Edw 3d Sept. 3. Aº 1330. He lyeth buried in the Abby Church of Dorchester in Com. Oxon. and hath a Monument over him with his effigies in its robes cut in stone He was one of the Ancestors of the Stonors of Stonor in the same County XXIX Speaking of David King of Scots f. 123 b. being with an Army in the Province of Durham he says from thence he passed to the Castle of Salisbury He should have said to the Castle of Werk then belonging to William Montacute Earle of Salisbury and now the Lord Grey of VVerk XXX The next year after all the goods f. 131 b. of 3. Orders of Monks Lombards Cluniacs and Cistercians were seized into the Kings hands These Lombards were an Utopian Order of Monks which all the diligence of the most industrious Dugdale could never discover XXXI Richard Aungervil Bishop of f. 137 b. Durham and Lord Chanceler of England Our Records call him Richard de Bury and say he was both Lord Chanceler and Lord Treasurer of England about the year 1333. XXXII Sr John Dimmock for his Mannor f. 140 a of Scribolvy claims the Office of the Kings Champion And in the Index 't is the Mannor of Scriveling And neither true for t is the mannor of Scrivels by in the County of Line To which the Office of the Kings Champion has bin appurtenant ever since the Coronation of K. Ric. 2. XXXIII About this time Sr John Annesley Knight accused Tho Katrington f. 142 a. Anno 1382 Esq for betraying the Fortress of St Saviour to the French which Katrington denying a solemn Combat is permitted between them wherein through the justness of his cause the Knight prevailed and Katrington the day after the combat dyed Fabian says he was drawn to Tiburn and there hang'd for his false accusation Whereas t is plain that Annesley was the accuser and so the Story is nonsensical XXXIV till this time viz. Rich. 2d women used to ride a stride as men f. 157 b doe This I conceave to be unwarrantable For I have seen in Sr Iohn Cottons famous Library a deed of the Lady Iohanna de Stuttevile made in Henry 3d time with a fair Seal wheron the Lady is sculped sitting sidewaies on horseback with her shield or Coat of armes in her hand XXXV he says New-College in Oxford f. 168 a An. 1379 was built where Noetus College stood Which should be St Neots hall built by K. Alfred at St Neots intreaty if Mr Fox may be credited XXXVI In the sixth year of Henry the 4th f. 168. b the King call'd a Parliament at Coventry and sent Process to the Sherifs that they should choose no Knights nor Burgesses that had any knowledg in the Lawes of the Realm by reason whereof it was called the Laymens Parliament This is repeated three times in less then two leaves And shortly after another Parliament Ibid. was called and named the Unlearned Parliament either for the unlearneáness of their persons or for their malice to learned men This which our Author divides into two Parliaments was but one and the same improperly by him called The Laymens Parliament which Walsingham and the Parliament Rols of 6. Hen. 4. call Parliamentum Indoctorum by reason the Lawyers were excluded XXXVII That Queen Katharine wife to fol. 175. b Anno 1421. Henry 5th was Crowned at VVestminster upon St Mathews day the 4th of February and so I find it in former Impressions Every Almanac would have told him that neither is
feild and lyes buried in Christs Church Cathedral at Oxford where there was a Monnument lately laid over his body by one of his Relations XLVII Our Author speaking of a mutinous f. 303. a. Commotion at Exeter in Devonshire says All this while the Lord Russel Lord Privy Seal who had bin sent down to suppress the Commotion lay at Huntington expecting more forces As if Huntington were the ready rode from London to Exeter Perhaps he intended Honnyton XLVIII Sr Thomas was instituted Lord of St Johns of Hierusalem f. 320. b. He leaves us to ghess who this Sr Thomas was and to beleeve he intended to say Lord Prior of St Johns XLIX King Edw. 3. made Kerry in f. 374. b. Ireland a County Palatine and granted to the Earles of Desmond all Royol libertyes excepting Wreck by fire Forestall and Treasure trove This Wreck by fire is a pretty word yet Wreck by water had bin better But there is nothing of Wreck in the Case if you wil beleeve Camden who saies Brit. tit County of Kerry That King granted to the Earle all Regal Liberties except four Pleas namely of Burning Rape Forstal and Treasure trouve L About this time Henry Fitz f. 380. a. Alan Earle of Arundel dyed in whom the Sirname of a most noble family ended which had flourished in this Honor for above 300. years from Richard Fitzalan who being descended from the Abbanets ancient Earles of Arundel and Sussex in the reign of King Edward 1. obtained the title of Earle by reason of the possession of Arundel Castle without Creation He had 3 daughters by his wife Katherine Daughter to Thomas Grey Marques Dorset all whom he out lived Henry a young man of great hope who dyed at Brussels Jean Wife to the Lord Lumley and Mary who being married to Thomas Howard Duke of Norfolk brought forth Philip in her right Earle of Arundel Here the Albanets is mistaken for Albeneys or D'aubeneys and the reign of Edward the 1. for Henry 1. And when he comes to particularize the 3. Daughters of Richard Fitzalan he names Henry a young man Joan and Mary Of which thus Camden Sr John Fitz Alan Lord of Clun Cam. Brit. f. 309 who having married one of the sisters and heyrs of Hugh de Albeney fifth Earle of Arundel and Sussex his great Grandson Richard by reason of his possession of the Castle of Arundel was by Parl. adjudged to be E. of Arundel 11 Hen. 6. LI Soon after him dyed Sr John Crofts who had don good service in f. 400. a. Scotland in Edw the Sixths time This was Sr James Croft of Croft Castle in Herefordshire great Grandfather to Herbert Croft at present Lord Bishop of Hereford a Family of very ancient extraction and this Sr James was by Q. Eliz. made Governor of Berwic and soon after Comptroller of her House LII 19 February 1594 Henry Prince of Scotland was born to whom the f. 403 a. Queen was Godmother and sent Robert Earle of Sussex for her Deputy Which should be Robert Earl of Essex LIII It was now the year 1596 says our f. 406. b. Author when Thomas Arundell of Warder returned into England from the war in Hungary against the Turk whom for his good service don there the Emperor by his Letters Patents had created Earle of the sacred Empire c. And afterward he says King James made f. 428. b. Thomas Arundell of Devonshire Lord Arundell of Warder This to a common Reader will seem to be two severall Thomas Arundells For VVarder is in Wiltshire and his principall Seat and to Devonshire he had no relation Besides our Author makes not that honorable mention of a Person of that singular valor and Desert who had gain'd so much honor abroad to the English Nation as he justly deserv'd For among other examples of his Gallantry he threw down with his own hand the Turkish standard at the seige of Strigomium in Hungary now called Gran and encourag'd his Ensign Rook Church to advance the Christian Colors in its place Which with much more in his due praise will best appear by Quen Elizabeths commendatory Letters of him to the Emperor Rudolphus and his Imperial Majesties Letters Patent of Creation a true Copy of the first and an abstract of the other which is vere long are here exhibited and deserve a place in the best of English Cronicles Elizabetha Dei gratiâ Angliae Franciae et Hiberniae Regina Fidei Defensor c. Serenissimo Potentissimo Principi ac Domino Rudolpho divinâ favente Clementiâ Romanorum Imperatori semper Augusto Fratri Consanguineo amico nostro charissimo Salutem rerum prosperarum foelicissima incrementa Serenissimè Princeps Frater Consanguinee noster charissime Is qui has perfert Thomas Arundelius Consanguineus noster perdilectus Adolescens in melioribus liter is probe institutus ad rerum usum colligendum nobilium Provinciarum mores perdiscendos in Germaniam hoc tempore aliasque nonnullas Europae regiones proficiscitur Ideoque suppliciter à nobis discedens petiit ut se Imperatoriae tuae Majestati literis nostris commendaremus Quod nos pro nostra in optimae spei Adolescentem nobis sanguinis propinquitate conjunctum charitate fecimus perlibentèr orantes summoperè Majestatem tuam ut Thomam hunc non solùm in Imperio clementèr protegas principali favore juves verùm etiam literis si Italiam Regnúmve Neopolitanum petere volet de mulieri notâ commendare velis Hoc ut nobis pergratum erit sic nos vicissim Imperatoriam tuam Majestatem sororiis omnibus officiis demereri studebimus Quam Deus Opt. Max. in omni florente foelicitate diutissimè conservet Dat. ex Palatio nostro VVestmonasterii die decimo Februarii Anno Domini M.D.LXXIXo. Regni verò nostri vicesimo secundo Vestrae Ser tis bona soror Consanguinea ELIZABETH R. Rudolphus secundus Divina favente clementia Electus Romanorum Imperator semper Augustus c. Illustri sincerè nobis dilecto Thomae Arundelio nostro sacri Romani Imperii Comiti gratiam nostram Caesaream omne bonum Considerantes itaque perantiquam illustrem generis tui originem in inclito Angliae Regno ex stemmate Regio qâ—emadmodum antehac ex Serenissimae Principis Dominae Elizabethae Reginae Anglia Franciae Hibereiae sororis consanguineae nostrae clarissimae literis ac testimonia accepimus due is insignes etiam virtutes quibus illustre genus tuum magis ac magis domi ferisque illustras at liberalibus primum disciplinis pectus imbueris peregrinas provincias adieris multorum mores multorum urbes videris magnum rerum usum acquisieris ut denique tandem in hoc sacro quod contra communem Christiani nominis Hostem Turcam gerimus bello raro ac singulari zelo excitus tam longinquis ac remotis ex partibus in Hungariam propriis