The xvii day of February was proclamation made that al strangers shold boyde the Realme within .xxiiii â–ª dayes next ensuinge vpon payne of confiscation of theyr goodes al free deâ—â—sens marchantes embassadours and theyr seruantes except The xvii daye of February Henry Duke of Suffolk was condempned of Execution treason the fourth day after beheaded at the tower hill The. 23. of February about 240. prisoners of Wiats faâ—â—â—â—on went with halters about theyr neckes toward Westminster who had theyr pardoÌ„ in chepe â–ª The x. of Aprill D. Craâ—â—er archbishop of Cantorbury D. Ridley oâ— London and Hugh Latimer ones by shop of Worcester were conueyed as prisoners from the tower of London to Oxford â–ª there to dispute with the diuines and learned men The .xi. day of Aprill syr Thomas Execution Wiat was beheaded at tower hill â–ª and after quartered his quarters were seâ— vp in diuers places and his heade 〈…〉 gallowes at Hay hill wher it wâ—◠〈◊〉 after sâ—olne away The 27. of Aprill the lord Thomas Gray brother to the late duke of Suffolke was beheaded William Thomas a gentleman and Execution certayne other persons wer apprehended for conspiring quene Maries death the same William Thomas for that offence the .xviii. day of May was draweÌ„ hanged and quartered at Tyborne The .xxiiii. day of May beinge the â—east of Corpus Christi a ioyner called Iohn Strete wold haue taken the sacrament out of the priests hands in Smith field in the time of procession but he was resisted taken put in Newgate The fourth day of Iune was taken Crosse in Cheape down all the gallowes that wer about London The same day began the crosse of Cheape to be new gyldid The .xv. daye of Iuly Elizabeth a The sprite in the wall wench of the age of .xvi. or xviii yeres did open penaunce at Paules crosse where she confessed that she beyng inâ—â—ced by lewde councell had vpon the â—iiii day of Marche laste passed counterfait certain speches in an house nere vnto Aldersgate in London about the which the peple of the whole citie wer wonderfully molested The .xix. day of Iuly king Philip the emperours sonne arriued at South-hampton King Philip the .iiii. day after he came to Winchester and there was honourably receiued of the bishop and a gret number of nobles the next day he met with the quene with whom after he had long and familiar talke The second day beyng saint Iames day the mariage was in honorable maner solemnised betwen him and Quene Mary Shortly after king Philip and quene Mary departed from Winchester and with a goodly company were brought to London and there with great prouision wer receaued of the Citizens the .xviii. day of August At that time a man came as it Paules steple laye at Anker were flying vpon a rope from Pauls steaple to the deanes wall In October the emperor sent embassadours into England to yeld vnto his sonne king Philip the Dukedome of Millayne Anno. M. 2. P. 1. M date Iohn Lyon grocer S Dauid Wodroffe Wil. Chester The .xxiii. of Nouember Cardinall Cardinall Poole Poole came into England and was receyued with honoure in all places 〈◊〉 he passed â–ª At the same tyme he was by Parliamente restored to his olde estate and dignitie that he was putte from by king Henry the quenes father and shortely after came into the Parliamente house where the king quene and other states were al present Then he declaryng the cause of hys legasie fyrst exhorted them to returne to the coÌ„munion of the churche restore to the most holy father and pope his due aucthoritie secondly he aduertised them to geue thanks to God that had sent them so blessed a king and quene finally he signified for so much as they had with great gentilnes restored him to his honour dignitie that he most earnestly desired to see them restored to the heauenly court vnitie of the church The next day the whole court of parliameÌ„t drue out the forme of a supplicatioÌ„ the summe wherof â–ª was that they greatly repented them of that schisme that they had lyued in And therfore desyred the Quene and the Cardinall that by theyr meanes they mighte be restored to the bosome of the holy church obedience of the seu of Rome The nexte day the king quene and Cardinall beyng present the lorde Chancellour declared what the parliament had determined concerning the Cardinals request and offered vnto the kinge and Quene the supplication before mentioned which beyng read the Cardinall in a large oration declared how acceptable repentaunce was in the sighte of God c. Immediately he â–ª makinge prayer vnto God by authoritie to hym committed absolued them and restored them to the church of Rome When all thys was done they wente all vnto the chapell and there synging Te deum with greate solempnitie declared the ioye and gladnesse that for this reconciliation was pretended The ii day of December beyng sonday the kinges maiestie the lord Cardinal and diuers other of the nobilitie repaired to saint Paules church in London and so vnto a window of the same directly against the crosse wher the byshop of Winchester being lord ChaÌ„cellor of England made a sermon â–ª declaryng how this realme was agayne restored to the church of Rome The 27. of DeceÌ„ber the prince of Pâ—amont The prince of PiamoÌ„t duke of Sauoy with other lords wer receiued at Grauesend by the lord priuie â—eale other â–ª so coÌ„ueyd along the riuer of Thames to Westminster In the beginning of Ianuary the parliament was dissolued Wherin it was enacted that the statutes before tyme made for the punishment of heretikes and the confirmation of the popes power should be reuiued and in so good force as euer they had ben before king Henries reigne and that such actes as wer made against the supremacie of the Pope should be cleane abrogated The ix day of Ianuary the prince of The prince of Orenge Orenge beyng receiued at Grauesend was conueyed along the riuer of Thamis and landed at Suffolke place The iiii of February Iohn Rogers Execution â–ª was burned in Smithfield The .vii. of February the lord Strange being maried at the court the same day at nighte was a goodly pastyme of Iuga cana by Iuga caâ—â— â–ª cresset lyght there were .lxx. cresset lightes The xviii of February the bishop of Execution â–ª Ely with y e lord Mountacute diuers other â–ª well apparelled rode forth of the citie of LoÌ„don towards Rome ambassadours froÌ„ the king quene counsel The xvi day of March a weauer of Shorditâ—h was burned in Smithfild On Easter day one William Flower with a wodâ—niâ— wouÌ„ded a priest as he was ministrynge the sacrament to the people in S. Margaretes churche at Westminster for the which offence the sayd William had his right hand smitten of and for opinions in matters of religion was burned in sainct Margarets churchyard the .xxiiii.
this inuention he receiued this benefite that his name was neuer knowen lefte he might for this abhominable deuise haue ben cursed and euyl spoken of whilest y â— world standeth so sayth Polydore By the meane of the paimeÌ„t aboue named A rebellio by Iacke Straw an others this yere y e coÌ„mons of â—his land specially of Kent Essex sodeinly rebelled assembled together vpoÌ„ black Heath to the number of 60000 â–ª and aboue whiche had to their captaines Watte Tyler Iacke Strawe Iacke Shepard Tom Myller Hobbe Carter and suche other whiche were animated to this rebellion by one Iohn Wall or ball a seditious precher They caused muche trouble and busynes in the realme and chiefly about the citie of London where they practised much villany and destroying many goodly places of the nobles as the Sauoye The Sauoy burnte â—nd Saint Iohns in â—mithfielde â—poyled Saint Iohns in Smithfield other They let foorth all prisoners and sette them at libertie they spoyled all the bookes of lawe in the Innes of court the Recordes of the Counters and other prisons They fet the kyng foorth of the towre of London compellynge hym to graunt all bondmen fredome and that he shoulde neuer demande tribute or taxe of his commons and also required Iacke Straw and Wat Tyler to bee made Dukes of Essex and Kent and gouernours of the kynges person from thens forth both in peace and warre whiche things he granted for he durst in no point deny theÌ„ But William Walworth maior of London beyng in Smithfielde nere vnto the kinges person and seynge hym stande hoodlesse afore Iack Straw rebuke the said Straw of his great leudenes Iack straw slayne with a dagger slewe him brought the kyng into the citie Whervpon the rude company was dispersed fledde Why y e city of London geueth the Dagger in armes as shepe som one way and some an other In memory of this dede the city geueth the dagger in theyr shield of armes Anno. 5. M Iohn NorthaÌ„pton Draper date 1381 S Iohn Rote Iohn Hynde This yere was a terrible earthquake An earthquake throughout all England which threw downe many castels steples houses and trees Anno. 6. M Iohn NorthaÌ„pton Draper date 1382 S AdaÌ„ Baume Iohn Selye This yeare was a combat foughten A combate at y e kings palaice of Westminster betwene one Garton appellant and syr Iohn Ansley knight defendaÌ„t y e knight was Victor Garton was from that place drawen to Tyborn and there haÌ„ged for his false accusation Anno. 7. M Nicolas Brember grocer date 1383 S Symon Winchcombe Iohn Moore This yeare was one Wall or Ball taken at Couentre by Robert Treuil Execution at s Albons lian and iudged to be hanged at saincte Albons for that he was the animator of the rebels spoken of in the fouethe yeare of this kynges reigne Anno. 8. M Nicolas Brembre grocer S Nicholas Exton date 1384 Iohn Frenche The Kyng went toward Scotland with a great army but when he drewe nere y e borders such means was sought that a peace was concluded Anno. 9. M Nicolas Brembre grocer S Iohn Organ date 1385 Iohn Churcheman Kyng Richard maried the daughter of Dinceslaus emperour of Almayn Anno. 10. M Nicolas Exton goldsmith S William Stondon date 1386 William More The Erle of Arundell went into the Duchy of Buyan for to strengthen suche souldiors as the kyng at that tyme had in those parties or to scoure the sea of Rouers The erle Keping his course encountred with a mighty flete of FleÌ„myngs laden with Rochell wyne and set vpon them tooke them and brought theim to dyuers portes of Englande wherby wyne was then so plentuous that it was sold for .xiii. â— .iiii. d â–ª xx â— a tonne of the very choyse Anno. 11. M Nicolas Exton goldsmith S date 1387 Wylliam Denour Hugh Fostalfe This yere Thomas of Wodstoke duke of Glocester y â— erles of AruÌ„dell Warwike of Darby of Notingham consyderyng how this lande was misgouerned by a few persons about y e king entending reformation of the same assembled at Radecocke brydge where they tooke their counsell and raisyng a strong power cam to LoÌ„don where they caused the kyng to cal a parliameÌ„t whereof hearyng Alexander Neuyll archbyshop of Yorke sir Lionel were marques of Deuelen sir Michael dela Poole ChaÌ„cellor erle of Suffolk fearing punishment fled the lande and died in strange countreis The kynge by counsaile of the aboue named lordes during the parliament caused to be taken sir Robert Tresilian chief Iustice of Englande sir Nicholas Brembre late Maior of LoÌ„don sir Iohn Salisbury knight of houshold sir Iohn Beauchampe steward of the kings house sir Symon Burley sir Iames Bernes and syr Roberte Belknappe knightes and a sergeant of armes named Iohn Dske the whiche by authoritie of the sayd parliament were conuict of treason and put to death at the toure hil at Tyborn And Iohn Holt Iohn Locton Richard Graye MilliaÌ„ Burgth and Robert Fulthorpe iustice with y â— other foresayd lordes which before had voided the land wer banished and exiled for euer Anno. 12. M Sir Nico. Twyforde goldsmith S Tho. Austen date 1388 Adam Cathyll This yere the kyng kept a great iustes in Smythfield whiche continued Iustes in smithfielde xxiiij days This yere on y e fifth day of August was the battayle of Ottirborn where syr Henry Percy slewe the erle Battaile at Ottirborn Douglas of Scotlande and after was taken prisoner Anno. 13. M William Denour grocer S Iohn Walcot date 2389 Iohn Loueney An esquire of Nauarre accused an â— combat â–ª englysh esquire called Iohn Welshe of treason for the triall wherof a daye of fyght was betwene them taken to bee fought in the kings palais at Westmin ster where Iohn Welshe was victor constrained the other to yelde He was Execution â–ª despoyled of his armour and drawen to Tyborne and hanged Anno 14. M Adam Bawme â–ª goldsmith S date 1390 Iohn Francis Thomas Diuent The duke of LaÌ„caster vncle to king Richard sailed with a company of souldiors into Spayn to claim the realme of Castile for so much as he had taken to wife the eldest daughter of king Peter that was expelled his kingdom by Henry his bastard brother he conquered the countrey of Galice and made league with the king of Portugal but by great mortalitie which fell among his people he was fayn to dismisse his army and shortly after loste all that euer he had wonne Anno. 15. M Iohn Hynde Draper S date 1391 Iohn Chadworth Henry Damer A bakers man bearynge a basket of A fraye in Fletestretâ— â–ª â—orsebreade in Fletestreet one of the bishop of Salisvuries men toke out a lofe y t baker requiring his lofe y e byshops maÌ„ brake y e bakers head whervpoÌ„ folowed such parties taking y t the Maior and sheriffes and all the quiete people of the citie coulde not order the vnrulynes of the
Rome forâ—ydden that the bishoppe of Rome made in his controuersie of deuorcemeÌ„t caused proclamation to be made in SepteÌ„ber forâ— biddinge all his subiectes to purchase any thing from the court of Rome Anno. 22. M date 1530 syr To. Pargitour salter S Wil. DauÌ„cie J. Choping The Cardinall beynge before caste The Cardinal deceâ—sed and conuict in a premunire in Nouember was arrested by the earle of Northumberlande at Cawood and died at the abbey of Leicester the. 28. daye of Nouember and was there buried The v. day of April was a cooke named One boyld in Smithfielde Richarde Rose boyled in a cauldron of brasse in Smithfield for poysonyng the byshop of Rochesters seruantes and other The wole clergie of England being Anno. 23. Clergie in premunire iudged by the kings lerned councel to be in the premunire for mainteyningr the power legatiue of the Cardinall were called by proces into the kinges benche to answere wherfore in theyr conuocation they concluded a submission wherin they called y â— king suprem King â—yrste named supreme head head of the church of England were contented to geue the king 100000 .li. to pardoÌ„ them theyr offences touching the premunire by act of parliament The Kinges palaice builded at saint James whiche before was a house of susters The xix daye of Angust a batcheler of lawe called Thomas Bilney was burned The xxii â–ª day of October one Paâ—tâ—ner a marchant and a glasier bare fagottes at Paules crosse Anno. 23. M date 1531 â— Nich. Lambert â—rocer S Ri. Gresham Edw. Altam The xxvii day of Nouember was a Execution monke of Bury burned in Smithfield The iâ—â—i day of December was one Execution Ryce Grifyn a gentilman of Wales beheaded at the tower hil and his man hanged drawen and quartered at Tyborne for treason The .xxvii. day of Ianuary a Duche An. reg 24 Execution man bare a fagot at Paules crosse and the last of April was one Baynam burned in Smithfield The xxv day of May was taken be Gret fishes taken twene London and Grenewiche two great fishes called Herlpoles both a male and a female This yere the othe that the clergie Clergie â—worne was wonte to make to the byshoppe of Rome was made voide by statute and a newe othe confirmed wherin they coÌ„fessed the king to be supreme head Syr Thomas More-after sute made Thomas 〈◊〉 was discharged of the Chauncelorship the .xvi. day of May. And the fourth of Iune the kinge dubbed Thomas Audeley knighte and made him keper of the great seale And not long after lord Chauncelor of England Thomas Cromwell maister of the Thomas Cromwel kinges Iewell house began to bee in great fauoure with kinge Henry and was now of the counsell The xv day of Iune were fiue men Execution drawen froÌ„ Newgate to the tower hil and there hanged and quartered for â—oyning of syluer and clipping of golde The â—yfth day of Iuly was a priest Execution drawen hanged and quartred for clipping of golde Also in Iuly the king put down the Crichurch put down Tower of London repayred priory of Chrichurch in London In August and September the king repayred the tower of London The fyrste of September was lady Anne Bulleyne made Marques of Pembroke at Windsor The vii daye of October the kinge went to Caleys and to Bulloigne and came ouer agayne the xiii day of Nouember Anno. 24. M syr StepheÌ„ Pecocke Haberda S date Ric. Reinold Iohn Martin Nic. PinchoÌ„ The .xv. day of December was a great fyre at the byshop of Lyncolnes place in Holborne Kinge Henry who had maried the King Henry maried lady Anne Boleine lady Anne Bulloyne on the xii day of April beyng Easter eue next folowing caused her to be proclaymed Quene of Englande The twelfth day of May one Pauier Anno. 25. DesperatioÌ„ beyng the towne clerke of London hong him selfe On Whitsonday beyng the last day Quene Anne crowned of May was the lady Anne Bulleine solemnely and honorably crowned at Westminster The xvii daye of Iuly were two A murder Marchauntes slayne on the water of Thames towarde Westminster by one Wolfe and his wife The 7. of September was the lady Ladye Elizabeth borne Elizabeth daughter to kinge Henry borne at Grenewich and ther christned at the friers church the x. day of September The v. day of October was a Fyre at barnardes castell great fyre at Baynardes castell The .24 of October being sunday ther was a scaffold set vp at Paules crosse and theron stode a nonne named Anne Barton of Courtopstrete besyde Cantorbury Anne bartoÌ„ two Monkes of Cantorbury two obseruaunt friers the person of Aldermary in London called maister Golde an other prieste confessoure to the sayde Nonne and twoo laye men there preached at that tyme the byshop of Bangor called the Abbot of Hyde where he shewed theyr offences and so from thence they were sente to the tower of London Anno. 25. M syr Christopher Askew Draper S date WilliaÌ„ Forman Th. Kitson This yere Pope Clement cursed king Henry and the realme of England This curse was haÌ„ged on a churchdore at Dunkirke in Flaunders and taken downe by one William Locke a Mercer of London The .xxviii. day of Ianuary was a A gret fish taken great fysh taken at Blackewall called a whale and was broughte vppe to Westminster to the king to see and so brought downe to broken wharfe and there cut out Commissioners were sente all ouer An ' o the â—to the king England to take the othe of al persons to the acte of succession for the refusall of whiche acte doctour Fysher byshop of Rochester and syr Thomas More late lord Chancellor of England were sent to the tower of London The fyrst day of April Wolf and his Wolfe and his wife hanged wife wer hanged on two gybets at the turninge tree in Lambith marshe for murdringe of the two marchant â–ª strangers afore named The xx day of April wer two monkes Execution of Cantorbury two obseruant friets the person of Aldermary in LondoÌ„ and the Nonne called the holy Mayde of Courtopstrete in Kente all these were drawen from the tower of London vnto Tyborne and there hanged and beheaded and theyr heades set on London bridge and other gates of the Citie of London The xx day of Aprill al the craftes Othe to the king and companies in London wer sworn to the kinge and to the Quene Anne and theyr heyres The xv day of May was a gret fyre Au. reg 16 at Salters hall in Breadstret The v. day of Iune were all seruants and prentises of the age of .20 yeres or aboue sworne to the king and Quene Anne his wife and to the issue of them The .ix. day of Iuly was the lord Datres of the north arrained at Westminster Lorde Datres of high treason where he so wittily and directly confuted his accusers
neuer had but were called Lord of Irelande The .x. day of March a mayd was boyled in Smithfield for poysonynge A â–ª mayd boiled in smithefyeld many persons In Maye the .xxxiiii. yeare of his raigne king Henry toke a loane of money of all such as were aboue the value Anno reg 34. of 50. pounde and vp warde The Duke of Norfolk with an army royall was sente into Scotlande where he bourned and wasted all the marches and there taried without any battaile proffered by the king of Scottes vntyll the myddest of Nouember followyng Anno. 34. M Iohn Cotes Galter S Henry Hoblethorne Henry Hancotes After the departure of our army froÌ„ Scotland the king of Scottes made a roade into EnglaÌ„d did much harm but at the laste sir Thomas Wharton and syr William Musgraue with a fewe of the borderers mette with the Scottes on saynct Katherins eue the xxiiii of Nouember where by the greate power of God they beynge in number 15000. were ouerthrowen in whyche confâ—icâ—e was taken the lorde Maxwell the erles of Glencarne and Sassilles with all the capitaynes of the army And on saint Thomas euen the Apostle they were broughte to the tower of London where they lay that nyght the next daye folowyng they were by the kynges charge apparelled all in sylke and rode through the city to Westminster where they wer sworn to bee true prisoners and then were they delyuered to the custodye of dyuers noble men whiche honorably entertayned them In this season an Harolde of England rydynge on the borders syde to do a message was mette by certayne rebels which cruelly against all lawe of armes slewe him in his cote armor but they for this dede were sent to the king the yere folowing who executed them for that offence At newyeres tyde the Scottes that were taken by Carlile were by the kinge sente home agayne with greate giftes vpon condition to agree to certayne articles The thyrd day of Iune the Abrine a An. reg 15 lorde in Irelande with diuers of the wild Irish submitted theÌ„ to king Henry and in Iuly the sayde Abrine was created Earle of Clawricarde This yere in Iuly king Henry sent Goyng to Laundersey ouer 6000. men to Landersey whither also came the Emperour in proper person with a gret army and shoâ—tly after came down the french King in proper person with a gret army and offred to geue battell to the Emperour by reason wherof the siege was raysed The xxviii day of Iuly were brent Execution at Wyndsor three persons Anthony Person Robert Testwood and Henry â—ilmer This yere was a gret death in London A pestileÌ„câ— of the pestileÌ„ce therfore Michelmaâ— terme was adiourned to saint Albons and there was kept to the ende Anno. 35. M date 1543 Syr Wil. Bowyer Draper S Iohn Toules Richarde Dobbes Syr William Bowier deceased the xiii day of Aprill about Easter and syr Raufe Warren serued out the residue of that yeare A roade was made into Scotlande by the garryson there who burned 60. villages and tooke great prayes bothe of men and beastes In Nouember the Englishmen that were sente to Laundersey came home agayne This yere beyng leape yeare chaunsed Foure eclipses foure Eclipses â–ª one of the Sonne the .xxiii. day of Ianuary and three of the Moone The beginning of March Germaine Execution Gardiner Larke parson of Chelsey be syde London and Singleton wer executed at Tiborne for denying the king to be supreme head of the churche and shortly one Ashbee was likewise executed for the same The .xxii. day of Marche the Lorde Admirall with a great nauy departed from London towardes Scotland The fourthe day of Aprill a gonne Houses blowen vp with gonpouder pouder house called the black swanne standing vpon the east sinithfield was blowen vp with other houses nighe adioyning and therin were burned fyue men a boye and a woman Vpon May day died the lord Thomas Anno. 36. Audeley highe Chancellor of England After whom succeded lord Thomas Writhesley The nauie sent by the lord admirall with whoÌ„ was the lord Edward Seymor Earle of Hertforde the kinges lieuetenant and general captain of the army the fourth day of May arriued at Lith the hauen of Edenboroughe and toke the towne of Lyth and spoyled it Lithe and Edenborough takeÌ„ after which they made toward Edenborough where at a certayne bridge the Scottes had layde theyr ordinance but by the policie of our Captaynes and souldiors the Scottes ordinance was won and discharged against theÌ„ selues after this the towne of Edenboroughe sent vnto the armye pretending to deliuer the Towne vpon certayne conditions to the behofe of oure Kinge But when the army entred they were inuaded by them for whiche cause the towne was destroied and wasted Kinge Henry and the Emperouâ— agreed ioyntly to inuade the realme of France with two great powers A proclamation made enhaunsinge Coynes in â—hanced the value of Gold to the rate of xlviii â— and siluer to iiii shilâ—inges the ounce It is to be noted that at this time the kinge caused to be coyned the base moneys Base moneys coyned which was called down the fifth yere â—f Edward the syxt and called in the second yere of Quene Elizabeth After the whitson holye dayes the Duke of Norfolke and the Lorde priuie seale with a great army tooke their boyage into Fraunce and besieged Motterell where they laye vntyll the kinge hadde wonne Boloigne Not longe after the Duke of Suffolk with many other noble men passed the seas and encamped before Boloigne on the East syde The xiiii day of Iuly kinge Henry King Henry went to â—oloigne with a goodlye companye passed from Douer to Casaice and the 26 â–ª day encamped on the north syde of Boloigne after whose comming the town was so sore battered with gonneshot and certayne of their Towers beynge vndermined so shaken that after a monetheâ—s â—â—ege the capitayne sente woorde to the king that he would yelde the towne to his behofe vpon condition that al whiche were within myghte departe with bagge and baggage whiche conditions king HeÌ„ry grauÌ„ted the Boloigners Boloignâ— wonne departed to the number of 4454. and the xxv day of September the kinge entred into highe Boloigne with the nobilitie of this realme and the trompettes blowing The fyrst of October king Henry departed from Boloigne towarde Douer The nynthe daye of October in the nighte the French men came vnwares vppon the Englishemen in base Boloigne and slewe of them a great number Howe beit they were shortely hased from thence Anno. 36. M William Laxton Grocer S Iohn Wilforde date 1544 Andrewe Iudde This yere was taken by the kinges shippes of the west countrey and of the English coast the number of 300. frenche shippes and more The vii day of Iune a gret army of An. 37 Frenchmen came nere to the hauen of Boloigne and skirâ—ished with the englishmen and this army beganne to
audience into Paules schole The .xxii. day of August the duke of Execution NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„d was beheaded and with him wer put to deth sir Iohn Gates syr Thomas Palmer called Buskin Palmer knightes The xxvi day of August in the eueninge The greate Hary a ship was burnt at Wolwiche called the greate Hary by the negligence of mariners she was of burthen a thousand tunne The last day of September the quenes A man stode on y e wethercok of Poules hyghnes rode thorough the citie to Westminster in moste goodly maner and pagentes in all places accustomed beyng moste gorgeously trimmed And as her grace passed by Pauls a certain duche man stode vpon the wethercock with an enseigne in his hande flouryshyng with the same very strange to the beholders And y e morow her grace was crowned at Westminster by doctor Gardiner bishop of Winchester The fyfth day of October began the Parliament at Westminster and masse of the holy ghoste was songe The xxv â–ª day of October the barge Grauesend barge of Grauesend by great misfortune of a catch running vpon her was ouerthrowen and .xiiii. persons drowned and xvi saued by swimming The xxiii the xxv the .xxvii. days of October were certayn disputations in the long chapell at the north doro of Paules concerning Transubstantiation but nothing throughly determined Anno. 1. M Tho. White marchant taylour date S Thomas Offley Wil. Hewet The same syr Thomas White a worthy patron and protector of poore scholers and learninge renewed or rather erected a college in Oxford that was in S. Iohns college in Oxforde erectâ—d great ruine and decay now called S. Iohns college and before Bernard college indowing the same with landes reuenues to the greate preferment of learning and comfort of poore mennes children The like College also now called trinity college syr Thomas Pope knight Trinitie college erected to his great praise and singuler coÌ„mendation erected which sometime was called Durham colledge appoyntinge for the maintenaunce of the fellowes and scholars like possession Cardinall Poole who fledde out of England in the tyme of kinge Henry and was in gret estimatioÌ„ in the court of Rome and sent for by Quene Mary to returne into his countrey The xiii day of NoueÌ„ber D Craâ—â—er Archbishop of Cantorbury lady Iane that was before proclaimed quene anâ— the lord Gilford her husband wer openly arraigned condemned for treason The .v. day of December the parliament was dissolued in the which parliament all statutes that wer made eyther of Premunire in time of king HeÌ„ry the viii or concerning religion anâ— administration of the sacramentes vnder king Edward the syxt wer repealed and the latten seruice restored as it was in the last yere of king Henry the eyght and communication was had of the Quenes mariage with king Phillip the Emperours sonne c. The beginning of Ianuary the emperor sent a noble man called Ecmondane and certayne other ambassadours in to England to make a perfect conclusion of the mariage betwen king Philip and Quene Mary The .xx. day of Ianuary the lord Chancellor with other of the counsel declared openly vnto the Quenes maiesties houshold that ther was a mariage concluded betwen her grace and the king â—f Spayne whiche should be a greate strength honour and enriching to the realme of England This mariage was so greuously taken of diuers noblemen gentlemen commoners that for this and religion they in such sort conspired against the Quene that if God had not wonderfully preuented them it woulde haue brought much more trouble and danger CoÌ„motion in Kent For syr Thomas Wyat in Kente beyng one of the chiefe about the .xx. daye of Ianuary gathered a certayne company much incensed the people of those parts against y â— quene saying That she the counsel intended not only by alteration of religion to bring in the pope but also by mariage of a stranger to bring the realme into miserable seruitude The Quene sent the duke of Norfolk with a coÌ„pany of soldiors into Kent against Wiat wher y â— duke meting with Wiat not farre from Rochester bridge was forsaken of his souldiours and returned to London Also Henry duke of Suffolk father to lady The duâ—â—of Suffolâ— proclaimed hiâ— daughâ—ter quenâ— Iane flying into Leicestershyre Warwikeshyâ—e in diuers places as he weÌ„t again proclaymed his daughter quene â–ª but the peple did not inclinâ— vnto him Wherfore when the erle of HuntingtoÌ„ that was sent to pursue him cam to Couentry y e duke hauing no gret strength of men about him was brought therby into a streight and hydyng himselfe â—n a parke of his owne by Couentry was bewraied and by the erle of Huntington brought prisoner to London and Duke oâ— Suffolke taken The quene came to the Guild hall in London the same day beyng the fyrst of February the Quene came from Westminster to the Guilde hall in London and there after vehement woordes against Wiat declared that she ment not other wyse to marry then the Councel shold thynke bothe honourable and commodious to the realme and therfore willed them truely to assiste her in repressing such as contrarye to theyr dueties rebelled Moreouer she appoynted lorde William Haward lieuetenaunte of the citie and the Erle of Pembroke generall of the fyelde whiche both prepared all thinges necessarye for theyr purposes Wyâ—te came neare vnto the Citie and entred into Southwarke the third day of February wherefore the drawe â–ª bridge was broken down ordinance bent to that parte generall pardon proclaymed to al them that would geue ouer and forsake the rebelles After Wiat had layne iâ— dais in Southwarke he turned his iourney to Kingâ—â—on on Shrouetuisday in the morning beyng the syxt of February where he passed ouer the Thames and purposed to haue come to London in the nighte but by meanes that the cariage of hys thief ordinance brake he was so letted that he coulde not come before it was farre day At that time the erle of Pembroke â–ª and diuers other were in sainte Iames field with a gret power theyr ordinance so bent that Wiate was fayn to leaue the common way and with a smal coÌ„pany came vnder saint Iames wall from the danger of the ordinance and so went by Charinge crosse vnto Ludgate without resistance and there thought to haue be let in But perceauinge that he was disapoynted of his Wiat taken purpose he returned â–ª and about temple barre was taken prisoner Proclamation was made in LondoÌ„ that no man should keepe in his house any of Wiates faction And shortly after about the number of fifty wer hanged on .xx. paire of gallouses made for that purpose in diuers places in and about the citie The .xii. day of February Lady Iane the duke Suffolkes daughter and her husband lorde Gylford were beheaded Execution for feare least any othe shold make lil â–ª trouble for her title as her father haâ— attempted â–ª
day of April â–ª In May the Lorde Cardinall Poole the lorde Chauncellour of Englande the earle of Arundell high stewarde of England and the lorde Paget went ouer sea to Calice and nere vnto Markâ— treated with the Emperors and French kynges Commissioners for a peace to be had betwene the sayd princes who returned agayne into Englande about the myddest of Iune withoute any agreement makyng The tenthe day of May a ladde called â— mylners â—onne counterfeated to 〈◊〉 â— Edward the â–ª â— Wylliam Fetherstone aboute the age of eightene yeares who named him selfe to be kyng Edwarde the .vi. was taken about Eltham in â—ent The .xxviii. day of May the aforsayd ladde was had out of the Marshalseye in a carte through London to Westminster with a paper on his head wherin was written that he named hym selfe kyng Edwarde And after that hee had ben thus caryed rounde aboute Westmynster hall before all the Iudges and other he was then whipped about the sayd Hall and after set at libertie â–ª About the fyrst of Iuly Iohn Bradford Execution was burned in Smithfielde The .xii. day of August was a terrible An. reg â— fight â–ª on the sea â–ª betwene the Duchmen and Frenchmen neâ—â—vnto Romney marshe where as .xi. shippes were brente and sonke that is .vi. frenche shyppes and fyue great hulkes and certayne shalkes taken by the Frenche menne The fourth day of September king Philip passyng out of England arriued at Calice and so went to Brussels in Brabant to visite the Emperour his father The beginnyng of October fel such Hye waters rayne that for the space of .vi. dais men mought row with boates in saint Georges field the water cam into Westminster hall and there stoode halfe a yarde deepe Also into the palaice of Westmynster and into Lambeth Churche that men mought row aboute the churche with â—a whirrie The .xvi. day of October doctour Ridley and doctour â–ª Latimer were burned â—t Oxenforde Anno. M. â— P. 2. M date Wil. Garret haberdasher S Thomas Lee Io. Macham In October and Nouember a parliameÌ„t was holden in the which y â— quene yelded vp vnto the spirituall men the fyrst fruites and tenthes of all byshopriks benefices ecclesiastical liuings before the end of this parliament dyed Stephen Gardener Chancellor of England on the ix day of Nouember and was buried at Winchester in his place was appoynted doctor Heath archbyshop of Yorke Philpot was burned the .xviii. day Execution of Nouember The .iiii. day of Marche appered a A blasing sterre blasing sterre and continued the space of xii dayes William Fetherston who before had named him selfe to be kinge Edwarde now sayd he had of late sene spoken with kinge Edward for the whiche he Execution was drawen to tiborne ther hanged and quartered the .xiii. day of Marche The xxi day of March D. Cranmeâ— archbishop of Canterbury was burned at Oxforde and the same day the lorde Cardinal Poole song his fyrst masse aâ— Grenewich in the fryers Chusche on sonday next folowing he was consecrated archbishop of Cantorburye at the same friers church with great solemnitie and on the feast of the annunciation of our lady he was stalled at Bow churcheyard in Cheape On Palmesonday euen beyng the 28. of Marche part of the prison house of Newgate at London was burnt by casualitie of fyre A conspiracie was made by certaine CoÌ„spiiacye persons in England whose purpose was to haue robbed the quenes Eschequer to the entent they might be hable to mainteyne war against the Quene This matter was vttred by one of the conspiracie wherby Vdall Throg morton Peckham Daniel and Stanton wer aphrehended for the same and diuers other fled into France The xxviii day of Aprill Throgmorton Execution and Richard Vdall wer drawen to Tyborne and there hanged and quartered The xix of â–ª May Stanton was likewise executed at tyborne The viii day of Iune one Roâ—â—y Dedike and Bedle were also drawen to Tiborne and hanged and quartered The .xxvii. day of Iune were .xiii. persons brent at Stratford the Bowe for matters of religion The vii day of Iuly Henry Peckhâ— An. reg 4. and Iohn Daniel were hanged and headed at the tower hill Anno. M. 4. P. 3. M date 1556 syr Tho. Offley marchant taylour S William Harper Iohn white About this tyme began the burning feuers and other strange diseases wherof Seuen aldermen deceased in London died many olde persons so that in London ther died from the last of Nouember in Anno. 1555. vnto the last of December in Anno. 1556 .vii. Aldermâ— whose names weâ— Henry â–ª Hersdon syr Richard Dobbes late maior syr Willi-Laxton late maior syr Henry Hublethorn late maior syr Iohn Champneis blynd late maior syr Iohn Oliffe late sheriffe and syr Iohn Gresham late Maior The 16. of December a smith being A desperat acte arraigned at Newgate hauing a knife in his sleue drue the same and thrust â–ª it into the syde of his felowe prisoner who gaue witnes against him so that he was in great peril of death thereby for the which act his hand being strikâ— of his body was hanged on a new gibbet set vp for y t purpose y e same time the keper of Newgate was arraigned and indicted for that the sayde prisoner had weapon aboute hym and his handes loose whiche ought to haue ben bouÌ„de The .iiii. of Ianuarie a shyp passing before Grenewiche the courte beynge there shotte of her ordinance and one piece beyng charged with a pellette of â—â—one was shot into the court but thankes be vnto god it did no hurt but passed through the walles The .xxvii. day of February an ambassador An ambassador frome Moscouie cam to London from the emperor of Cattay Moscouie and Russeland who was honorably met and receiued at Totnam by the merchantes venturers of London ridynge in veluet coates and chaynes of gold and by them coÌ„ducted to the barres at Smithfielde and there receiued by the lorde Maior of London with the aldermen and sheriffs and so by them conueydâ— thorough the Citie vnto maysten Dimokes place in â–ª Fanchurche streete where he lodged vntil the xiâ— â–ª oâ— May next folowyng at the whiche tyme he toke his iourney to Grauesend therâ— toke shippyng with the primrose and iii. other shippes to sayle to Moscouie The lorde Sturton murthered two A murdereâ— men and for the same was arraigned and condempned at Westmynster he was conueyd through London to Salisbury Execution and there hanged with .iiii. of his seruants the .vi. day of Marche Kyng Philip who had ben in Flanders to take the possession of the lowe countreys in Marche retourned into England and the .xxii. daye he passed through London beyng accompanyed with the Quene and the nobles of the realm But because great trouble was toward betwene hym and the kyng of France he taried not long here but y â— third of Iuly next folowyng passyng the seas agayne into
into the north partes and got from the Scots Cumberland and Northumberland which â–ª they said were geuen to theÌ„ by Maude his mother and set an order in that countrey Anno. 3. date IN Englande were sene .ii. sunnes in the fyrmameÌ„t and in the Moone appeared a redde crosse King Henry went into Wales and Castell of Rutland abbey of Basingwerk built quieted that countrey and after builded the strong castel of Rutlande and founded the abbey of Basyngwerke Anno. 4. date 1157 ABout this tyme came into EnglaÌ„d certayn Germaines to the number of xxx which taught y e abrogatioÌ„ of the Sacramentes of the alter Baptisme and Wedlocke Anno. 6. date 1159 IEwes kinge of Fraunce gaue his daughter Margaret in mariage to Henry the sonne of kynge Henry of England By reason wherof was â—acifyed the warre betwene Englande and Fraunce for the landes of Pâ—ytowe and others Anno. 7. date 1160 KIng Henry went into Scotlande and made war vpon king William so that he toke him and made him yeld the castel of Carlile the castel of Camburgh with diuers other and receiued of him fealtie and homage Anno. 8. date 1161 THis yere the citie of Canterburye Gret fire at Cantorbury was fiered by negligence a great part therof brent Anno. 10. date 1161 THomas Becket byshop of Canterbury fled to Rome to complayn vppon the king to the byshop Anno. 14. date 1167 KIng Henry caused Henry his eldest R. Henris so crouned his father being aliue son to be crouned king as he thoght to the great quietnes aswel of himselfe as of the realm but as it proued to the vtter disturbance of them bothe Anno. 17. date 1170 THomas Becket by the mediation of Alexander bishop of Rome and Lewes the French king was restored to his bishopricke and not longe after by certayne gentilmen he was slayne at Cantorbury Anno. 18 date 1171 KIng Henry sent Ambassade to Alexander bishop of Rome to purge him self of the deth of Thomas Becker Amonge other thinges it was enioyned him in his penance that it should be lawful to his subiectes as often as theÌ„ listed to appeale to the see of Rome that no man shoulde be accompted as king vntill such tyme as he were confirmed by the Romayne byshop Anno. 19. date THomas Becket was canonised by the byshop of Rome Anno. 21 date 1174 HEnry the sonne of kinge Henry of The kings sonne the second time crowned England was crouned the seconde time with his â–ª wife Margaret y e french kinges daughter Anno. 22. date 1175 KIng Henry the sonne by the settyng Henrye the son of king Henry rebelled against his father on of the king of France Elanour his mother and certaine other nobles toke armes râ—iâ—ed dedly war against his naturall father Diuers strong battels were foughten as well in England by the deputies frendes of both parties as also in NormaÌ„dy Poytow Guyen Britayn wher they wer corporally present but y â— victory fel alway to the father There toke party against king Henry the father Lewis king of France William kyng of Scotlande Henry Geffrey Iohn his own sons Robert Earle of Leicester Hughe of Chester and other But in the ende the sonnes with their alies were constrained to yelde to their father and desyre peace which he gentilly graunted and forgaue their trespace Anno. 24. date 1177 IN Englande fell grent wetherynge and tempest of thunder lightening in the middes of winter and in Sommer folowyng â—ell hayle of such gretnes that it slew both man and beast Anno. 26. date 1179 AT this time were manye Iewes in England which agaynst the feast of Easter did vse to sacrifice yong childreÌ„ in despite of christen religion Anno. 28. date 1181 Henry the eldest sonne of Henry of England ended his lyfe Shortly after began the warre betwene king Henry and Philip of France for homage that the Frenche kinge required to be done for the landes of Poytow and other for the castell of Gysours Anno. 29. date 1182 RObert Harding a bourgis of â—rystrow S. Iustes at bristowe builded to whoÌ„ kyng Henry gaue the Garonye of Geâ—klaye butlded the abbey of S â–ª Austen at Bristow Anno. 31. date 1184 HEraclius Patriarke of Ierusalem which had bene in diuers parts of Europe came to king Henry desyring him of ayde againste the Turkes but was denied therof Anno. 32. date 1185 At Bury the Iewes crucified a child in despite of Christes passion Anno. 34. date 1187 RYcharde Earle of Poytowe made warre against kyng Henry his father and taking part with the French king in proces of tyme wan from him diuers cities tounes and castels and namely the citie of Cenomannia For sorow wherof at the lengthe that is to say on the .vi. day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord. 1189. king Henry ended his life when he had reigned 34. yeres 9. monethes and. 12. days he was buryed at Founteuerard King Richard the first called Cueur delion Anno regni â— date 1189 RIcharde the firste of that The fyrste batliffes in London name for his valiantnesse surnamed Cueurdelion beyng the second son of Henry the seconde was crowned King of England He began his reigne the .vi. daye of Iuly in the yere of our Lord .1189 and he deceased the yere of our Lord 1199. the vi day of Aprill so that he reigned .ix. yeres and .ix. monethes THe fyrste yere of his reigne the citisens of London obteined two officers to guide their Citie which were called Bayliffes whose names shal folowe here vnder Anno regni â— Baylyffes date 1189 Henry Cornhyll Richard Reineâ—y IN this yere y e Iewes were very brag here in this realm for that their number Iewe â—slain in england was so great But the commoÌ„ people especially about London fel vpon them and despoyled them without pitie or mercy they so hated theÌ„ for theyr vsury and other euill conditions THis yere the king set at libertie Elianor Elianor released oute of prison his mother which loÌ„g before at the coÌ„maundement of his father her husband had ben kept close prisoner But after her enlargement the realme was much gouerned by her KIng Richard gaue ouer the Castelles of Bar wike and Rokesburge to the Scottishe Kinge for the summe of x. â— .li. He also solde to the bishop of Durham his own prouince for a great piece of money and created him erle of the same Wherfore the king saide after in game I am a wonderous craftsman I haue made a newe earle of an olde bishoppe He gaue his brother Iohn many dignities as the prouinces of NotinghaÌ„ Deâ—oâ—shyre and Cornwall and created him earle of Lancaster Anno reg 2 â–ª Batliffes date 1190 Iohn Herlyon Roger Duke IN this yeare kyng Richarde betooke the guiding of this land to the bishop of Ely then beyng Chancelour of England and sayled into Normandy and when he had appoynted good gouernoures ouer that countrey he went to mete the frenche kinge and
Realme and death of manye noble men In confirmation of these actes wer chosen .xii. piers who altered and Twelue piers changed many thinges greetlye to the discontenting of the kinges minde Anno. 42. M date 1257 Rich. Hardell draper â–ª S Th. fitz Rich. Ro. Cathelion This yere Hugh Bigot Iustice and Roger Turkeley kept theyr courts in Bakers on the tumbrel the Guildhal of London and punished the Bakers vpon the tombrell where in times passed they were punished on the pillorye and they dyd manye other thinges agaynst the lawes of the citie Richard the kings brother retourned out of Almayn into England Anno. 43. M date 1258 Iohn Bisors Peperer S Iohn Adrian Ro. Cornhil King Henry fearing some rebellion of his nobles went into Fraunce and there concluded a peace After whiche peace finished the kyng retourned into Englande A Iewe at Tewkesbury fell into a A Iewe â—rouned in a priuie priuie vpon the saturday would not for reuereÌ„te of his Saboth day be plucked out Richard of Clare â—riâ— of Glocester hearing that the Iew did so gret reuerence to his Saboth day thought he would do as much to his holy day which is sonday and so kept him there tyll mondaye at which season he was found deade Anno. 44. M Williâ— fitz Richard date 1259 S Adam brown Ri. Couentry In this yere the king commaunded a a â—olk moâ—e at Poules crosse general assembly or meting at Poules crosse â–ª whor the king in proper person commaunded the Maior that the nexte day after he should cause to be sworna Othe to the king before his Aldermen euery striplynge of .xii. yeres of age and vp warde to be true vnto the king his heires kings of England and that the gates of the citie shold be kept with harâ—issed men Anno. 45. M Wil. Fitz Richard date 1260 S Io. NorthaÌ„ptoÌ„ Rich. Pickard King HeÌ„ry published at Poules croâ— the bishops of Rome absolutioÌ„ for him and al his that wer sworn to maintein the articles made in the parliament at Oxforde for whiche cause the barons of EnglaÌ„d begon to vtter theyr malice which they had long before conceiued against the king and caused an insurrection that continued three yeres Richard erle of Glocester decesed Gilbart de Clare was erle after him Anno. 46. M date 1281 Th. Fitz Thomas S Phi. walbroke Rich. Tayler THis yere was so gret a frost y t men A gret frost The baroÌ„s against the king rode on hors back ouer the thames The barons of Englande armed them against theyr king and all this yere ho uered about LondoÌ„ other places they robbed and spoyled aliens and certayn other persons whom they knew to be against theyr purpose speciallye they slew the Iewes in all places Anno. 47. M date 1262 Thomas Fitz Thomas S Ro. Mountpiler Osâ—ern Buâ—kessell 500 Iewes were slayn by the ciizaÌ„s Iewes slayne of LondoÌ„ because one Iew wold haue forced a christen man to haue paid more theÌ„ .ii. d for y â— vsury of .xx. â— for a weke Hugh le Spencer with the citizeÌ„s of London spoyled brent the manors of Richard the kinges brother which hither to had bâ—n a great stay of the warre betwene the king and his nobles Nere to Lewis in Sussex king HeÌ„ry A baâ—tell at Lewis his barons fought a cruell battei in which the king him self with Richard his brother syr Ed. his son other noble men to the nuÌ„ber of 25. wer taken and of the commons were slayue about 20000. Anno. 48. M Tho. Fitz Thomas date S Tho. Lamford Edward blune Debate and variance fel betwene Symon Mountford erle of Leicester and Gilbert de clare erle of Glocester chif capitains of y â— barons which torned to theyr gret euill For prince Ed. beyng now set at libertie allied him with the erle of Glocester gathering to him a The battel of EuishaÌ„ gret power warred so freshly vpoÌ„ Simon of Leicester that at the end he and Hugh spencer with many others of the nobles were slayn in the battel at Euisham in Worcestershyre The same yere was holden a parliament A Parliament at winchester at Wynchester where all the statutes made before Oxforde were disanulled abrogate And all writinges made for the confirmation of the same cancelled The citie of London was in greate London like to haue bene spoyled daunger to haue bene destroyed by the kyng for great ire and displeasure that he had conceiued against it because of the fornamed commotion he gaue vnto prince Edward the Maior of London and â–ª iiii of the beste Aldermen with al theyr goodes lands and put diuers other of the moste welthye into diuers prisons Anno. 49. M date 1264 Tho. Fitz Thomas S Peter Armiger Greg. Rockesie The kinge came to Westminster and shortly after he gauevnto diuers of his The kinge gaue diuers citizens of LoÌ„don with all theyr landes and goodes to his household seruaÌ„tes honshold seruants vpon 60. housholdes houses within the citie with all such lands tenementes goods cattels as the sayd citizens had in any other places of Englande and then he made one Custos or Gacdein of the citie syr Othon Constable of the tower And after this the kinge toke pledges of the best mens sons of the citie that his peace should be surely kepte in the same the which were put in the tower of London and there kepte at the coste of theyr parentes And shortly after by greate laboure and suite made all the foresayd persons whiche shoulde be in the keping of the bailife of the castel of Windsor eyght onely excepte and all the other londoners 31. in nuÌ„bver were deliuered and came to London Dailye sute was made vnto the king to haue his grace and know his pleasure what fine he would haue of the citie for theyr transgressions by thâ— done for the whiche the king asked .xl. M. pouÌ„des and stucke at .l. M. markes but the citizeÌ„s alledged for them selues the vnhabilitie of the citie as that many oftheyr citizens were fled the rest at home were spoiled and robbed of theyr goods For which considerations and many other the citizens besought the kinges moste gracious fauour to take of theÌ„ as they might beare Such continuall laboure was made to y e king that lastly it was agreed for .xx. M. marks to be paid by the citie for all transgressions and offences by them done certayn persons excepted which the king had geuâ— his son beyng in the tower of Windsor Then for the leuying of this fine were taxed as well seruantes couenaunte men as householders And many refused the liberties of y e citie for tobe quite of the charge of whiche number many neuer returned agayne King Henry besieged the castell of Kenelworth castel besieged Kenelworth which Henry Hastinges defended against him the space of half a yere then gaue it vp into his hands Anno. 50. M WilliaÌ„ fitz Richard S date
of LoÌ„don Anno. 3. M date 1275 Gregory Rockesse S Lucas BateÌ„court Henrye Frowyke Kyng Edwarde builded the castel of The castel of Flynte buylded Flynte and strengthened the castell of RutlaÌ„d other against the welshmeÌ„ Anno. 4. M date 1276 Gregory Rockessey S Iohn Horne Rafe Blunt The statute of Mortmayn was enacted by kyng Edward Alienynge in Mortmayn Michell Tony was hanged draweÌ„ and quartered for treason Anno. 5. M date 1277 Gregory Rockesse S Rob. de Bracy Rafe Fenour Kynge Edwarde gaue vnto Dauid brother to Lewlyn prince of Wales the lordshyp of Froddesham Anno. 6. M date 1278 Gregory Rockesie S Iohn Adrian Walter LaÌ„gley Michelmas term was this yere kept Term kept Shrewsb at Shrewesbury Anno. 7. M Gregory Rockesse date 1279 S Robert Basing Wil. Merser Reformation was made for clipping of the kynges coyn for which offence Execution of Iewes 297. Iewes were put to execution In this yeare began the foundation of the Church of the frier preachers or Black friers in London buylt blacke Friers by Ludgate and also Castell Baynard The towne of Boston was greately empaired â–ª with fyre Anno. 8. M Gregorye Rockessey date 1280 S Thomas Boxe Rafe Moore Thys yeare was fyrst coyned halfepens Halfepenâ— farthingâ— and farthynges of syluer where before other coynes of other mettall ran amonge the people to theyr greate losse and nâ—yance Anno. 9. M Gregory Rockessey date 1281 S Wil. FaringdoÌ„ Nicolas Wynchester Dauid the brother of Lewlyn prince Rebellion in Wales of Wales vnkyndly â–ª and traiterously moued his brother against kynge Edwarde Anno. 10. M date 1282 Henry Waleys S WilliaÌ„ Mazerer Nicholas â–ª Wynchester Kyng Edward sente a companye of souldiors into Wales vnder guyding of the Earles of Northumberlande Surrey Of whiche companye many were slayn and syr Roger Clifford taken prisoner The Welshemen subdued certayn â–ª castelles and holdes and of some townes thrâ—e down the walles Anno. 11. M date 1283 Henry Waleys S Rafe Blunt Haukyn Betuel Lewlyn prince of Wales was slayn Execution by syr Roger Mortymer and his head set vpon the Tower of London William Marton Chancellor of England MartoÌ„ colledge built about this tyme builded MartoÌ„ colledge in y e vniuersitie of Oxenford Anno. 12. M date 1284 Henry Waleis S Iorden goodchepe Martin Boxe DAuid the brother of Lewlyn prince A parliamente at Shrewesbury of Wales was taken beheaded Prince Edward was borne in Wales at the castell of Carnaruan and a parliament was held at Shrewsbury Laurence Ducket a citisen of London was found dead and hanged with Laurence Ducket hanged in saint Mary Bow church of Chepe for the whiche were condemned .viij. men which were drawen and hanged and one woman brent This yeare the great conduite standyng The greate cundite in Chepe builded again saincte Thomas of Acres in Chepe was first begon to be made Anno. 13. M Gregory Rockessey date 1285 S StepheÌ„ Cornhil Robert Rockessey Thys yeare the liberties of the Citie Liberties of London seysed of London was agayne seysed into the kynges handes and StepheÌ„ Sand wiche admytted for Custos and the Maior discharged for takyng bribes of the Bakers The newe woorke of the churche of The newe worke of westminst churche Westminster vnto the end of the quier begon in the thirde yeare of Henry the iij. and continued in buyldynge .lxvi. yeres before it was fynished Anno. 14. M Rafe SaÌ„dwich date 1286 S Walter Blâ—nt Iohn Wade This yeare were enacted by y e King ParliameÌ„t at Glocest the Statutes called AdditameÌ„ta Gloucestria Anno. 15. W date 1287 syr Iohn Bryton S Thomas Crosse WilliaÌ„ Hautein Kyng Edward sailed to Bnrdeaux and from thens rode into FraÌ„ce where he was honorably receiued oâ— Philyp le beau kyng of France This yere the sommer was so exceding A hot sommer gret cheape of corne hot that many men died throughâ— the extremitie thereof And yet wheate was so plentuous that it was sold at London for .iii. â— .iiii. d a quarter Anno. 16. M date 1288 â—afe sandwich S WilliaÌ„ Herford Tho. Staines Great haile fell in England after ensued so continuall rain that the yere folowyng wheat was sold for rvi d â— bushel and so encreased yerely y e reign of this kyng and his sone tyll it was lastly solde for xâ— â— a quarter Anno 17. M date 1289 Rafe Sandwiche S WilliaÌ„ Betain Iohn of Canâ—ee bury Rice ap Merâ—ooke a welsheman rebelling against Payn Tipâ—oâ—t warden Execution of the countreye was by the Earle of Cornwall in the kings absence taken draweÌ„ hanged quartered at Yorke Anno. 18. M Rafe Sand wiche S date 1290 Fulke of S. Edmonde SalomoÌ„ Langford This yeare kyng Edwarde returned into England and was honorably â—eceyued of the citisens of London Anno. 19. date 1291 M Rafe sanâ— wich S Tho. Romaine Woâ—staple at saÌ„dwich Iewes banished WilliaÌ„ de Lyre This yeare the staple of woll was ordeyned to be kept at Sandwiche And this yere the Iewes were banyshed the land for the which cause the coÌ„mons gaue to the kyng a fyftene Anno. 20. M Rafe sandwich S date 1292 Rafe Blunt HamoÌ„d Boxe This yere died quene Elianor y â— kinâ—es wâ—â—â—â— was buried at westminster in the chapell of saint Edward at the sete of Henry the third This yere also dyed Elianour wyfe vnto Henry the Quene Elianor decâ—sed third mother to this Edward whose heart was buried at the graye friers in London and her body at Ambresbury in the house of Nunnes Anâ—o 21. M Rafe SaÌ„dwich S date 1293 Henry Balle Eliâ— Russell This yeare .iii. men had theyr right hands smitten of in West chepe for rescuyng a prisoner arested by an officer of the Citie of London Anno. 22. M date 1294 Rafe Sandwiche S Roberte Rockeâ—leye Martin Aubreye The .xviii. day of May fell a wondrous snow and therwith an exceding wynde By violence whereof great harme was doone in sundrye places of Englande as ouerthrowynge houses Great tempest and trees c. Anno. 23. M date 1295 Sir Iohn Briton S Henry Boxe Richarde Gloucester MAdocke with the Welshemen rebelled against the kyng wherfore he â–ª in all â–ª haste made agaynst them and ouercame them This yeare the frenchemen arriued â—ouer spoâ—â—d by frenhemen at Douer and spoyled the towne and brent a part of it in which skirmishe was slayne one Thomas of Douer Anno. 24. M date 1296 Syâ— Iohn Bryton S Iohn Dunstable Adam Harlyngbury Iohn Baylel was by kyng Edward admitted to be kyng of Scottes he for the same dyd his homage sware vnto hym â—â—altie This yeare was taken Madocke or Rebellion in Wakes Meridoke capitayne of the rebelles in Wales hee was drawen and hanged at London Anno. 25. M Sir Iohn Bryton S date 1297 Thomas Sulam AdaÌ„ de Fullam Iohn Baylell king of Scots coÌ„trâ—â—y to his allegiance by the settynge on of the FrenchmeÌ„ rebelled agayn
Windsore Anno. 6. M date 1312 Iohn Gysours Grocer S Iohn Lambyn Adam Lutekyn This yere was manye good lawes made in the parliamente at London whervnto the king and his lords were sworne Anno. 7. M date Nicolas Faringdon goldsmith S Adam Burden Hugh BaytoÌ„ The Englishe men encountered with Robert le Bruse and his Scots at Estriualen where was fought a stronge The 〈…〉 battell In the ende whereof the Englyshemen wer discomfited so egerly pursued by the Scottes that many of the noble men were slayne as Gilbert de Clare Erle of Glocester syr Robert Clyford syr Edmond of Manle with other lords and barons to the number of .xlii. knightes and .lxvii. barons be syde .xxii. men of name which wer taken prisoners and .x. M. coÌ„mon souldiours slayne After this tyme Robert le Bruse reigned as king of Scotland Anno. 8. M Iohn Gysors Grocer S date 1314 Stephen of Abingdon HamoÌ„d Chikwel A villayn called Iohn Poydras a tanners son of Excester in diuers places A barkers son made claym to the croune of England named himselfe the son of Edward the first said that by a false nourse he was stolne out of his cradel Edward that was now king put in his place which was but a carters son but shortly after he was conuict of his vntrueth and confessed that he dyd it by the motioÌ„ of a familiar sprite which he had in his house in likenes of a cat whom he had serued .iii. yere and he for his seruice was drawen and hanged at Northamptou Anno. 9. M date 1315 StepheÌ„ abingdoÌ„ S HamoÌ„dgoodchep Wil. Reading The castell of Barwike was yelded vp to the Scottes by the treason of Peter Spaldyng Two cardinalles beyng sente from Rome to conclude a peace betwene the king of England the Scots as they went through Yorkshyre were robbed by two Knights called Gilbert Midleâ—oâ— Walter Selby with 600. men which .ii. knightes had don many robberies in those partes or they were taken but they were afterward condemned drawen hanged at London And the King recompensed the Cardinalles double so much as they lost Shortly after syr Gossâ—en Deinuile and his brother Robert with two hundred in habite of Friers goyng about Notable â—heues in Friers apparell as exiled persons or outlawes did many great and notable roberies and despites they robbed and spoyled the byshop of Durhams palaces leauing nothing in them but bare walles such lyke robberyes for the which they wer after hanged at Yorke Anno. 10. M Iohn Wengraue S date 1316 Wil. Caston Rafe Palmer The Scottes entred the borders of NorthuÌ„berland and most cruelly robbed and spoyled the countrey sparyng neither man woman nor chyld To this mischief was ioyned so exceding Great famine dearth and scarsitie that wheate was sold for .iiii. mark the quarter the coÌ„mon peple did eat hors flesh other vile beastes many died for hunger Anno. 11. M Iohn Wengraue S date 1319 Iohn Prior Wil. Furnex Kinge Edward layde siege to Barwike The white battell But in the meane time the scots by an other way inuaded the borders of England wasted the countrey euen to Yorke slew a gret number specially of religious people Wherefore it was called the white battel King Edward was constrained to break vp his siege returne agayne into England Syr Hugh the Spencers the father and the sonne were of great power in EnglaÌ„d and by the fauour of the king practised suche crueltie and bare them selfe so hautie that no lord in this land durst contrary them in any thyng that they thought good whereby they were greatly hated of the nobles Anno. 12. M date 1318 Iohn WeÌ„graue S Iohn PouÌ„tney Iohn Dalling The Lords and nobles of England detestynge the outragious pryde of the Spencers in suche wyse conspired against them that they caused the kinge halfe against his mind to banish them the Realme Anno. 13. M date 1319 Hamond Chikwel peperer S Symon Abingnon â–ª Iohn Preston This yere king Edward contrary to the mind of his lords reuoked the SpeÌ„cers from banishment and set them in like authoritie as they before had bene to the great disturbance of the realme and not long after pursued the barons and chased them from place to place as fyrst at Ledes castell in Kent after in the marches of Wales where he tooke the Mortimers and sent them to the Tower of London Anno. 14. M date 1320 Nicholas Faringdon goldsmithe S Reynolde at cundit Wil. Prodham This yere king Edward ouercam the barons of this realme in many battels Gret execution and toke many of them whome he put to death in diuers parts of this realm to the number of .xxii. noble men Master Iohn Baldocke a man of euill fame was made Chancelor of EnglaÌ„d who extremely pilled y â— coÌ„mons of this realme for the which he was well rewarded after Anno. 15. M Hamond Chikwel Grocer S. date 1321 Richard Constantine Rich. Hakeney This yere the sunne appeared to mens The sunne appeared as blood sight as red as bloud and so continued the space of .vi. houres The last day of October the Irishmen by the ayde they had out of Englande droue the scottes out of theyr land At which time many noble men of Scotland wer slayne Among which was Edwarde lè Bruze the kinges brother Anno. 16. M Hamond Chikwel Grocer S date Iohn Grantham Rich. of Ely King Edward with a great army entred Scotland but with sicknes and other misfortunes that chanced amonge the soldiors he within short space was forced to return into England wherof syr Iames Douglas and the Scots hauinge knowledge pursued him in such wise that they slew many english men and had welnere taken the kyng at an abbey called Beighland froÌ„ the which he was forced to flee and leaue his tresure behind him Anno. 17. M date 1323 Nicolas Faringdon Goldsmith S Adam Salisbury Io â–ª of Oxéford Charles of â–ª France warred vpon the lands of king Edward in Gascoyne Guien and tooke there manye to wnes and castels Wherfore king Edwarde sent his wyfe Isabell to entreate with her brother Charles for peace or as Froâ—sard saith the Quene her selfe fleyng che tyranny mischief of the SpeÌ„â—ers fled with her yonge son Edward into France and was gently receiued of her brother which made greate promise to ayde her against the tyranny iniury of the Spencers Anno. 18. M date 1324 Hamond Chikwel Gâ—â—â—â—er S Beâ—et of Fulham Iohn Caâ—sion Quene Isabel by the ayde and helpe of lyr Iohn of Haynold with a â—â—nal company of Henoways returned into Englande to whom the Nobles and the King Edward taken prisoner commons gatheringe in great number pursued the kinge the Spencers and other enemies so egerly that â—hortlye after they toke them and kept the king in prison at Kenil worthe â–ª And after at Barkley they toke maister Robert bal docke the chancellor the Spenrers taken prisoners Robert Baldock the ChaÌ„cellor both y e
Fletstret builded late Maior of London finished of his owne cost without any one peny charge to the citie This yeare dyed Robert Chicheley An obite for maister Robert Chicheley grocer and twise maior of LondoÌ„ who willed in his testament that vpon his mind day a good competeÌ„t diner shold be ordeined for .2400 poore men hous holders of the Citie if they mighte he found and .xx .li. in money distributed amongest them whiche was to euery man .ii. d Anno. 18. M date 1439 Robert Large Mercer S Robert Marshall Philip Malpas A prieste was burned at the Tower hyll on the .xvii. day of Iune which of Execution at Tower hill the common people was counted an holy man for y t he sayd the postern shold sinke and such like things they made theyr praier to him and arrered a gret heape of stones and pight ther a Crosse by night vntyl a coÌ„maundement was geuen by the king to the contrary The posterne of East Smithfielde agaynst the tower of London sanke by The postern sanke night .vii. foote into the earth the xviiâ— of Iuly Anno. 19. M Iohn Paddisley goldsmith S Iohn Sutton date 1440 William Wetinghale Elianor Cobham wife to Humfrey duke of Giocester Roger Bolinbroke aconning negromancer and Margery Iourdemain coÌ„monly called the witch of Eie were accused that by sorcery enchantmentes they practised the kin â–ª ges death as by an image of waxe whi the through their diuilish incantations should litle litle wast and consume and so like wise the king to weare out of his life Wherfore beyng examined conuict Elianor Cobham was iudged to do penaunce as to beare a taper .iii. days through the chiefest stretes of the Citie of London and so to be exiled to the Isle of Man Roger Bolinbroke was diawen hanged and quartered at Execution Tiborn and Margery Iourdmayn the witch was burnt in Smithfield Anno. 20. M Ro. Clopton Drauer S Wil. Combis date 1441 Rich. Riche This yere was a fray in Fletestrete A gret fray in Fletstret betwene the Innes of Courte and the inhabitantes of the same strete whiche fray began in the night and continued tyll the next day wher were many men slayne and hurt on both parties Anno. 21. M date 1442 Iohn Thirley Ironmonger S Tho. Bewmount Ri. Nordon The steple of Paules church in London Paules steple a fyre was set on fyre with lightning lastly quenched by greate diligence of many men but chiefly through the labour of a priest of Bowe in cheape Anno. 22. M date 1443 Thomas Catworth Grocer S Nicolas Wilford Iohn Norman An acte was made by the Common counsell of London that vpon the sonday should no maner of thinge within the francheses of the Citie be boughte of solde Anno. 23. M date 1444 Henry Fro wicke Mercer S Stephen Foster Hugh Wyche King Henry toke to wife Margaret the Kinges daughter of Sicile Henry Chicheley byshop of Cantorbury Alsoules college and Bernarde colledge bâ—â—lded died who in his life time builded two houses for students in the vniuersitie of Oxenford called Alsoules colledge and Bernard college Anno. 24. M Symond Eyre dra S date 1445 Iohn â–ª Derby Godf. Filding This Simond Eyre builded the Leaden Leaden hal builded hal in LondoÌ„ and also a beautifull chapell in the east end of the same Anno. 25. M Iohn Onely mercer S date 1446 Robert Horne Godf. Boloyne Humfrey duke of Gloucester and Humfraye duke of glocester arested protectour of England was at the parliament of Bury arrested and .vi. days after he was found dead in his bed He was buried at saint albones William Wams etc byshop of Winchester Mary Magdalen colledge builded and Chancelour of England erected the famous college of Mary Magdalen in Oxenford Anno. 26. M Iohn Gidney draper S date 1447 Wil. Abraham Tho. Scotte This yere was taken the towne of Fogers from the Englishmen which was the cause that NormaÌ„dy was lost afterward Anno. 27. M Stephen Brown gro S date 1448 Wil. Catlow Roan yelded Wi. Marlow This yere Roan was yelded to the Frenche king Anno. 28. M Tho. Chalton mercer S date 1449 Wil. Hulyn Th. Caninges The Marques of Suffolk was banished the land for .v. yeres who fayling towarde France was met on the sea by A murder a ship of warre and there presently beheaded by the capitayn called Nicholas of the tower the dead corps caste vp at Douer vpon the sandes The commons of Kent in gret number â–ª A commotion in KeÌ„t by Iacke Cade assembled on black Heath hauing to their capitaine Iacke Cade naming him self Mortimer Against whom the king sent a great army but by the sayd rebelles they were discomfited and syr Humfrey Stafford and William his brother with many other slayne After this victory the capitaine and rebelles cam to LondoÌ„ and cut the ropes of the drawe bridge and entred the citie and stroke his sword on London stone saying Now is Mortimer lord of this citie Vpon the third day of Iuly he caused the Lorde Say to be brought to the Guilde hall of London there to be arraigned Whiche before the kinges Iustices desyred to be tried by his peres but the capitain perceiuing his delay by force tooke him from the officers and at the standard in Cheape smote of his head He also beheaded syr Iames Cromer at the miles ende And pytching these two heades on two polleâ— entred the Citie and in despite caused them beynge borne before him in euery strete to kysse together After thys murder succeded open robberie within the citie But the Maior and other sage Maiestrates perceauinge theym selues nother to be sure of goodes nor lyfe determined to repulse this vngracious company and sente to the Lorde Scales keper of the tower who promysed his ayde with shoting of ordinaunce and Mathew Gough was appointed to assist the Maior so the capitaines of the Citie tooke vpon them in the nighte to kepe the bridge prohibyting the Kentish-men to passe The rebelles hearing the bridge to be kept ranne with great force to open that passage where betwene bothe partes was a fierce encounter The rebelles draue the Citezens from the stoulpes at the Bridge foote to the drawe bridge and set fyre on diuers houses In conclusion the rebels gat the drawe bridge and drowned and flewe many This conflict endured tyll .ix. of the clock in the mornyng in doubtfull chaunce so that both partes agreed to desiste from fyght tyll the next day vpon condition that neyther Londoners shoulde passe into Southwarke nor the Kentishmen into London Then the archebishop of Cantorburye beynge Chancellor with the bishop of Winchester passed into Southwarke wher they shelved a generall pardon for all oftenders vnder the kinges greate seale whiche they caused to be proclaymed wherevpon the whole multitude retyred home but throughe a proclamation beyng made that who so coulde apprehend the sayde Iacke Cade should haue a thousande markes one
and ther with to haue araysed men and taken the Castel of Kiling worth and theÌ„ to haue made battell against the kyng for the whiche they wer drawen hanged and quartered at Tyborne the reste that were taken were executed at Couentrie The souldiours of Guines tooke a An. reg 16. great bootie at a fayre in the towne of Morguison and syr Robert Ierningham and certayne dimilaunces of Calays toke diuers Frenche prisoners Anno. 16. M date 1524 Syr Wil. Bâ—ylie Draper S Raufe Dodmer Wil. Roche Clement bishop gf Rome sent vnto The goldeÌ„ rose king Henry in token of great loue the golden rose Gret triumph in England for the taking of y â— FreÌ„ch king by the Emperor The Cardinall obteined lycence of Cardinal suppressed abbeis the bishop of Rome to suppresse certain abbayes to the intent to erect two colledges one at Oxenforde an other at Ipswich and to indue theÌ„ with lands whiche colledges he began so sumptuously that it was not lyke they would come to good ende King Henry was like to haue bene King Henry in ieopardy drowned by leaping ouer a diche in folowing his hauke This yere was the castell or tower set vp at Grenewiche This yere the coyne was enhansed Coyne enhaunced in England A murmuring was in all partes of the realme for payment of money and in Suffolke .4000 men rose against the Duke and other commissioners which were appeased by the duke of Norfolk and other A true betwene England and France for a certayne space Anno. 17. M Syr Iohn Allen mer S Iohn Calton date 1525 Christ Askew The .xi. of February fyue men of the Stâ—iarde did penaunce at Paules And an Austen fryer called Doctor Barnes bare a fagot at Paules y e same day there was present at that time the lord Cardinall with xi byshoppes the byshop of Rochester made the sermon against Martin Luther his doctrine The same yere the syxt day of September An. reg 18 Gould enhaunced was a proclamation for gold the Frenche crowne was valued at iiii s .vi. d. the Angel at .vii. s .vi. d. the Ryall â–ª at xi s .iii. d. and so euery piece after that value Anno. 18. M date 1526 syr Th. Seymer Mercer S Ste. Pecock Nic. LaÌ„bert The thyrde day of Iuly which was Anno. 19 in the .xix. yere of king Henry the lord Cardinall of Englande rode towarde Fraunce where he concluded a league betwene kinge Henry and the French kinge whiche both sente their defiance to the Emperour and a stronge armye into Italy to deliuer the byshop and driue the Emperors power out of that countrey The .xv. day of Iuly was one Harman Execution drawen and hanged for coynyng false golde This yeare was suche scarsitie of Scarsiti of bread bread at London and al England that many people dyed for default thereof And the bread cartes that came from Stratford to London were met by the way at Myles end by the citizens that the lord Maior and Sherifes of London were fayne to go and rescue the sayd cartes and se them brought to the markets appointed for the same Anno. 19. M Syr Iames Spencer Vintener S Iohn â–ª Hardy date 1527 William Hollis The fyrst day of Nouember the lord Peace proclaymed Cardinall with the Ambassadours of France were at Paules and ther was proclaymed a generall peace betwene king Henry of England and Frances the french king during theyr lyues twelue monethes and a day after The eyght day of December three scholers of Cambridge and one Forster a gentilman of the court bare fagots at Paules The fyfth of Ianuarye the Cardinall Generall procession with many bishops abottes and priors went a procession at Paules sang Te deum for the escaping of the Pope from the Emperor This yere a French Crayer of .xxx. tonne beynge manned with .xxxviii. frenchmen a flemish craier of .xxviii â— ship chaâ—ed to the â—ower wharfe â–ª tonne and xxiiii fleminges meting at Margate the one chased the other aloÌ„g the riuer of Thames to y e tower whare of London wher the lieuetenaunt stayed them and toke bothe the captaynes and their men The .xvii. day of Iune the terme was An. reg 20 â–ª â— sweating â—ickenes adiourned to Michelmas after because of the sweting sicknes that then reigned in LondoÌ„ and other places of this Realme and also there was no suche watch in London at Midsomer as beforetime had bene acustomed The vii day of October cam to London A legate from Rome a legate froÌ„ Rome called Cardinal Campegius who afterward with Cardinall Wolsey sate at the Black friers in London where before them was brought in question the kings mariage with Quene Katherine as to be vnlawefull but they long time protracted the conclusion of the matter â–ª which delaye king Henry tooke very displâ—asauntly in so much that shortly after the Cardinall Wolsey was deposed froÌ„ the Chauncelorship of England Anno. 20. M date 1528 S. Iohn Rudstone Draper S Ra. warreÌ„ Ioh. Long The .xxix. day of Nouember the parysh priest of Hony lane and the vsher of Saincte Anthonees schole bare fagottes at Paules and two other bare tapers of waxe The .viii. day of may a pouchmaker An. reg 2â— bare a fagot at Paules A peace was agreed vpon betwene king Henry of Englande the Emperour the Frenche kinge the kinge of Boheme and Hungary The third day A parliament at the Blacke fiers of October the king came to his place of Bridewell and there he and his nobles put on theyr robes of parliament and so â–ª came to the blacke Friers and there sate in theyr robes and began the parliament The .xviii. day of October was the Cardinall discharged Cardinall discharged of his Chauncelorship the king seased all his goods and his palais at Westminster called yorke place into his handes The xxvi daye of October was syr s Thomas more made chauncelor Thomas More made Chauncelour of England and sworne kept his rome all one day William Tyndale translated the The new Testamente printed in english new testament into English and printed the same beyond the seas Anno. 21. M date 1529 Syr Raufe Dodmer Mercer S Mic. Dormer Walter Champion Commaundement was geuen by king Henry to the Bishops that Tyndales translation of the new testament shold be called in and that they should see an other set forth to the profit of y e people The .xxiiii. of January wer .iii. men Execution drawen from newgate to the towre hil and there hanged and quartered for counterâ—eyting the kinges coyne The xvi daye of Maye was a gybet Anno. 22. Execution set vp in Finsbury field a man hanged in chaynes for murderinge doctor Miles Dicar of saint Brides The v. day of July was one hanged Execution in chaynes in Finsbury field for murdering mistres Kneuâ—ts mayd at saint Antoâ—ins King Henry vpon occasion of delay Sute to
miles from Oxenford a woman brought forth a child which had .ii. perfeâ—â—bodies frome the nauel vp ward and wâ—re so ioyned together at the nauell that whenne they were layde in length the one head and body was eastward and the other west the legges for bothe the bodies grewe out at the myddes where the bodyes ioyned and had but one issue for y â— excrement of both the bodies they lyued xviii dayes and when they were opened it appered they wer womeÌ„ childreÌ„ Great fyshes taken The .viii. day of August there were taken about Quinborough thre greate fyshes called Doâ—phines or by some called Rigs and the weke folowing at â–ª Blackwall wer .vi more taken and brought to London there solde the â—east of theÌ„ was greater then any horse The same moneth of August began the great prouision for the pore in LoÌ„don towardes the whiche euery man was contributorie and gaue certayn money in hande and promised to geue a certain wekely The first house whiche was begon was at the Gray friers in Newgate market The .vii. day of October were two great fyshes takeÌ„ at Grauesend which Great fyshes were called whirlepoles they wer afterward drawen vp aboue the bridge The .xiiij. day of October y e bishop of DurhaÌ„ Cuthbert Tunstall was depriued from his byshoprike Anno. 6. M date 1552 George Garnes haberdasher S Will. Garrct Iohn Maynarde This sir George Garnes haberdasher gaue y e windmil which staÌ„deth toward the east in Finsâ—ery fielde to the poore almose people of the same companye And also he gaue to be distribute to the poore people of the parish of S. Bartholomew the little .xviii. d in breade euery sonday for euer The .xxi day of Nouember the children were taken into the Hospitall at the gray friers to the numbre of iiii C In the sommer past kyng Edwarde went in progresse into the weste countrey where he had so muche exercise of haukyng and hunting as was thought by some to bee daâ—ngerous vnto hys healthe Towarde wynter he retourned to London and frome thense to Grene wiche where all the 〈◊〉 season was passed with muche pleasantnesse and myrâ—he vntyll at length in Ianuarye he fell sycke of a cough whiche ended in coâ—sumption of the lyghtes The .xx. day of May .iii. great shippes Voyage to Moscouie well furnyshed were set forth for the aduentuâ—e of the vnknowen voyage to Moscouia And .ii. other shyps were sente foorth to seke aduentures southe wardes In May Lorde Gylsorde the Duke of Northumberlandes fourthe sonne maried lady Iane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter whose mother being theÌ„ alyue was daughter to Mary kynge Henryes syster The .xxii. daye of Iune was a verye great terrible clap of thunder aboute Great thunder rii of the clock at noone which bet open one of the doores of saint Denyse câ—â—â—â—ch in London tore of both lock and lynyng of the same doore Kyng Edward beyng about the age Kyng Edwarde deceased of xvi yeres as is said before was loÌ„g sick of a consumption of the lightes the â–ª vi day of Iuly ended his lyfe The x. day of Iuly the death of kyng Edwardâ— was publyshed The same day in the after noone about foweroâ— the clocke the Lady Iane doughter of the lady Frances the duchesse of Suffolke whiche Lady Iane was maried vnto the Lorde Gylforde Dudley the fourthe sonne vnto the Duke of Northumberland was conueyed by water to the Tower of London and betwene viâ— and .viii. of the clocke in the euening proclamatâ—oÌ„ was made through out the citie whereby was declared that kyng Edward beyng deceâ—sed by his wyll had assigned the sayde Lady Iane to be quene and thervpon so proclaymed Quene of Englande This matter was very greuously taken of y e common people and a great numbre of gentilmen for the â—one they bare to lady Mary and the right of her title For when it was heard that the Ladye Mary was fled to Framingham castel in Suffolke the people of the countrey almost wholly resorted vnto her and in Oxenford syr Iohn Williams in Buckynghamshire syr Edmunde Peckham and in dyuers other places many men of worshyppe gathered great powers and with al spede made toward Suffolke where lady Marye was The .xiii. day of Iuly by appoiâ—t mente of the counsell of the duke of Northumberland the Earle of Huntingdon the lord Grey of Wilton and dyuers other with a greate numbre of men of armes wente to fetche her by force and was on theyr way as farre as Bury But the .xix. daye of Iulye the counsell partely moued wyâ—h the right of her cause partly consydering that the most of the Realm was wholly bente on her syde chaunged theyr myndes and immediately came inâ—o Cheapesyde with the kynge of Heraldes where they proclaymed the ladye Lady Mary proclaymed quene Mary Quene of Englande kepyng as prisoners in the Tower lady Iane lately proclaimed and lorde Gylford her husband and the duke returnyng to Cambridge on the twentye daye at nyght beyng apprechended of the gard he with other was brought to the tower of London the fiue and twentye of Iulye Thus was the matter ended without bloudshed whiche men feared woulde haue brought the deth of many thousandes ¶ Quene Marye Anno Regni .i. date 1553 MAry the eldest daughter of kyng Henrye the .viii. began her reigne ouer thys realme of Englande the .vi. day of Iuly in the yeare of oure Lord. 1553. and deceased in the yere of our Lorde 1553. the. 17. day of Nouember so she reigned .v. yeares .iiii. moneths .xi days she was proclaimed Quene at LoÌ„don the .xix. day of Iuly and the .xx. day at the castel of Framyngham and afterward being accompanied with a goodly band of noble men gentylmen and commoners gathered out of all partes of the realme came to London and entred the tower the .iii. day of August In her fathers tyme and brothers time and other were caste into the Tower some for treason layde to their charge as the Duke of Norffolke and the lorde Courtneye some for matters of Religion as Doctour Tonstall byshop of Durham and other whiche continued there prisoners at the Quenes commyng to all these and manye other she granted pardon and restored them to theyr formeâ— dignities Lykewyse dyd she vnto Doctour Gardener byshop of Wynchester whome she set at libertie made hym hygh chancellor of England the lorde Courtney made erle of Deuonshire The .xi. day of August certayne gentylmen A wherrye ouerturned mindyng to passe through London bridge in a wherrye were there ouerturned and seueÌ„ of them drowned The .xiii. day of August one master Bourne a Canon of Poules preached at Paules Crosse whose talke mysliked the audience that some cryed Pull hym oute and one threwe a dagger at hym which hyttyng one of the syde postes rebounded backe agayne then maister Bradforde and Iohn Rogers two preachers of kyng Edwards time with muche laboure conueyed the sayd maister Bourne oute of the