greate and déepe snowes and sometimes raines whych fréezed as faste as the same fell to the ground where-through at Wrotham in Kent and manye other places the armes boughes of trées béeing ouer-charged wyth Ice brake off and fel froÌ„ the stockes of the same trées also the wind continued north and east till after the Ascention day wyth sharpe frostes and snowes whereby followed a late Spring The twelfth of Januarye William Lorde Haward Baron Lorde priuie Seale deceassed of Effingham Lorde priuie Seale Knight of the noble order of the Garter and one of the priuie Councell deceassed at Hampton Courte The eyghtéenth of January William Lorde Somerset Earle of VVorcester sente into Fraunce Earle of Worcester beganne hys iorney towardes Fraunce to the christning of the Kings daughter there in steade of the Quéenes Maiestie of Englande who sente wyth hym a Font of Golde for that purpose weyghing 326. ounces The saide Earle wyth manye of his company were robbed Earle of VVorcester robbed on the Sea vpon the Sea by Pyrates of muche of their baggage and thrée or four of their men slaine In Fraunce he and his traine were honorablye receyued At the christning he gaue the chylde to name Elizabeth and returned into Englande the seauen and twentith of Februarye In the Moneth of February through sundry hainous coÌ„plaintes brought to the Quéenes Maiestie and hir Counsel of Pyrates that kepte the narrowe seas doing manye robberies as also the robbing of the Earle of Worcester as is aforesaid hir Highnesse by the aduice of hir honorable counsell tooke order wyth the Lorde Admirall of Englande that he shoulde sende to the Seas shippes and men to scowre the narrow Seas and to apprehende so manye Pyrates ships as mighte be mette with and for the better doing thereof it pleased hir Maiestie to sende one of hir owne shippes named the Swallowe to be the Admiral vnder the charge of William Holstocke of London Esquyre Comptroller of hyr Highnesse shippes who hadde wyth hym the Gyllian the Barke Garet and the Barke of Yarmouth and 360. able marriuers gunners souldiours in the saide thrée shippes and and one Barke whyche scowred the narrowe seas from the North Forelande as farre Weastwardes as Falmouth in Pyrates on the VVeast Seat Cornwall and tooke twentie shippes and Barkes of sundrye nations viz. Englishe Frenche and Flemings but all Pirates and in fashion of warre He apprehended in those shippes and Barkes to the number of 900. men of all nations and sent them to warde to Sandwiche Douer Wighte and Portesmouth wherof thrée of them that robbed the Earle of Worcester were shortlye after executed at Wight also the said Pirats executed William Holstocke did rescue and take from the abouesaide Pyrats shippes fiftéene other Merchant shippes laden with Marchandise that were their prises being of sundry nations and set at libertie the said fiftéene Merchaunt shippes and goodes whiche done he returned to Portsmouth and there ended his voyage in March Peter Ramus in hys Commentaries of the wars of France Peter Ramus writeth thus The Earle of Worcester passing into France certaine Frenchemen and Flemings set vppon hym tooke from him one of his ships and kylled certaine of hys men wherevpon the Quéene of Englande takyng displeasure sente the Lorde Admirall saith he wherein he mistooke the matter for Maister William Holstocke was sente as is aforesaide who set vpon all the shippes French and Flemings tooke and carryed awaye what so came to hande so that xx of Mongomeries shippes were lost who was goyng to Rochell with the number of fiftie shippes well furnished oute of Englande wyth money there borrowed but neuer repayed thus his nauie being diminished of those twenty shippes when hée saw the kings nauie néere to Rochel he directed his course an other way landed at Bel Isle and tooke bothe the Isle and Castel The fourth of Marche a man was hanged in chaines in A man hanged in Saint Georges fielde Saint Georges fielde beyonde Southwarke of London for murdethe the Gaylour of Horsham in the same fielde The seauentéenth of Marche deceassed Reinolde Grey of Earle of Kent deceassed Ruthen Earle of Kent at Hernesey and was buryed at Saint Giles withoute Creeplegate Aboute the same time dyed Edmonde Lorde Chandos The fiue and twentith of Marche beyng Wednesday in 1573 George SauÌ„ders murdered at Shooters hill Easter wéeke and the feaste of the Aâ—nâ—â—ciation of our Lady George Browne cruelly murdered two honest men néere vnto Shooters hill in Kent the one of them was a wealthie Merchant of London named George Saunders the other Iohn Bean of Wolwich whyche murder was committed in maner as followeth On Tuisdaye in Easter wéeke the foure and twentith of Marche the saide George Browne receyuing secreate intelligence by letter froÌ„ Maistresse Anne Drewrie that maister Saunders shoulde lodge the same night at the house of one Maister Barnes in Woolwiche and from thence goe on foote to Saint Mary Cray the nexte morning lay in wayte for him by the waye a little from Shooters hill and there slewe bothe hym and Iohn Bean seruant to Maister Barnesâ— but Iohn Bean hauyng senne or eleauen woundes and béeyng left for dead by Gods prouidence reuiued agayne and créeping awaye on all foure was founde by an olde manne and his maiden and conueyed to Woolwiche where he gaue euident markes of the murtherer Immediatelye vpon the déede doing Browne sent Maistresse Drewrie worde thereof by Roger Clement among them called Trustie Roger he himselfe repaired forthwith to the Courte at Greenewiche and anone after him came thither the report of the murther also Then departed he theÌ„ce vnto London and came to the house of Maistresse Drewrie where thoughe he spake not personallye wyth hir after coÌ„ference hadde with hir seruant Trustie Roger she prouided him twentie pounde that same daye for the whych she laide certaine Plate of hir owne and of Maistresse Saunders to guage On the nexte morrowe being Thurseday hauing intelligence that Browne was soughte for they sente hym sixe poundes more by the same Roger warnyng hym to shift for hymself by flight whyche thing he forflowed not to doe neuerthelesse the Lordes of the Quéenes Maiesties Councell caused spéedy and narrowe searche to be made for hym that vppon the eight and twentith of the same moneth hée was apprehended in a mans house of his owne name at Rochester and being brought backe againe to the Court was examined by the Councel to whom he confessed the déede as you haue hearde and that he had often times before pretended sought to do the same by the instigation of the sayde Maistresse Drewrie who had promised to make a marriage betwéene hym Maistresse Saunders whome he séemed to loue excessiuely neuerthelesse he protested thoughe vntrulye that Maistresse Saunders was not priuie nor consenting therevnto Upon his confessioÌ„ he was arraigned at y â— Kings Bench in Westminster hall the xviij of Aprill where hée acknowledged himselfe guiltie
in their hands that haue bene destroyers of his sayd estate and of the sayde common Weale 3 Item how his Lawes be partially and vnrightfully guided and that by them that should most loue and tender his said Lawes the said oppression and extortion is most fauored and supported and generally that al righteousnesse and Justice is exiled out of the sayde land and that no man dreadeth to offend against the said Lawes 4 Item that it will please his saide good Grace to liue vpon his owne liuelode wherevpon his noble Progenitors haue in dayes heretofore lyued as honorably and as worthily as any Christian Princes and not to suffer the destroyers of the sayde land and of his true subiectes to lyue thervpon and therfore to lacke the sustenances that should be belonging to his sayd estate and finde his sayd houshold vpon his poore commons without payment which neyther accordeth with Gods nor mans lawe 5 Item how oft the said commons haue bene greatly maruellously charged with taxes tallages to their great empouerishing whereof little good hath eyther growne to the king or to the said land and of the most substance thereof the King hath left to his part not half so much and other Lordes and persons enimies to the sayd common Weale haue to their owne vse suffering all the old possessions that the King had in Fraunce Normandy Aniow Maine Gascoyn Gwiene won gotten by his father of most noble memory other his noble progenitors to be shamefully lost or sold 6 Item how they can not cease therwith but now begin a new charge of imposition and tallages vpon the said people which neuer afore was séen that is to say euery towne ship to finde men for y e Kings Gard taking ensample therof of our enimies aduersaries of Fraunce which imposition and tallage if it be continued to heire heires and successors will be the heauiest charge and worst ensample that euer grewe in Englande and the foresayde subiectes and the sayde heires successors in such bondage as their auncetors were neuer charged with 7. Item where the King hath now no more liuelode out of his Realme of Englande but onely the Lande of Ireland and the towne of Calleis and that no King Christened hath such a Lande and a Towne without his Realme diuers Lordes haue caused his highnesse to write letters vnder his Priuie Seale vnto his Irishe enemies which neuer King of Englande did here to fore whereby they may haue comfort to enter into the conquest of the sayde Lande which letters the same Irishe enemies sent vnto me the sayde Duke of Yorke and maruelled greatly that any such letters shoulde be to them sent speaking therein great shame and villanie of the sayd Realme 8 Item in like wise the King by excitation and labour of the same Lordes wrote other letters to his enemies and aduersaries in other lands that in no wise they should shew any fauour or good will to the towne of Calleis whereby they had comforte ynough to procéede to the wynning thereof Considered also that it is ordayned by the labour of the sayd Lords that no where victuall nor other thing of refreshing or defence should come out of Englande to the succour or reliefe of the sayde towne to the intent that they woulde haue it lost as it may openly appeare 9 Item it is déemed ought greatly to be déemed that after that the same Lordes would put the same rule of England if they might haue their purpose and intent into the handes and gouernaunce of the sayd enemies 10 Item howe continually sithe the piteous shamefull and sorrowfull murther to all Englande of that Noble worthie and Christian Prince Humfrey Duke of Glocester the Kings true vncle at Burie it hath bene laboured studyed and conspired to haue destroyed and murthered the sayde Duke of Yorke and the yssue that it pleased God to sende me of the Royall bloud and also of vs the saide Earles of Warwike Salisburie for none other cause but for the true hart that God knoweth we euer haue born and beare to the profite of the Kings estate to the Common Weale of the same Realme and defence thereof 11. Item howe the Earles of Shrewsburie and Wilshire and the Lord Beaumount our mortall and extréeme enemyes nowe and of long tyme past hauing the guiding aboute the most Noble person of our sayde Soueraigne Lorde whose highnesse they haue restrayned and kepte from the libertie and fréedome that belongeth to his sayde estate and the supporters and fauourers of all the premysses woulde not suffer the Kings sayde good grace to receyue and accepte vs as he would haue done if he might haue had his owne will into his sayde presence dreading the charge that woulde haue bene layde vppon them of the miserie destruction and wretchednesse of the sayde Realme whereof they becauses and not the King which is himselfe as noble as vertuous as rightuous and blessed of disposition as any Prince earthly 12. Item the Earles of Wilshire and Shrewsburie and the Lorde Beaumount not satysfyed nor content with the Kings possessions and his goods stirred and excited his sayd highnesse to holde his Parliament at Couentrie where an Acte is made by their prouocation and labour agaynst vs the sayde Duke of Yorke my sonnes Marche and Rutlande and the Earles of Warwike and Salisburie and the Sonnes of the sayde Earle of Salisburie and many other Knightes and Esquiers of diuers matters falsely and vntruely imagined as they will answere afore almighty God in the day of Dome the which the sayde Earles of Salisburie and Wilshire and the Lorde Beaumount prouoked to be made to the intent of our destruction and of our yssue and that they myght haue our lyuelode and goods as they haue openly robbed and dispoyled all our places and our tenementes and manye other true men and nowe procéede to hangyng and drawing of men by tyrannie and will therein shewe the largenesse of their violence and malice as vengeably as they can if no remedie be prouided at the Kings highnesse whose blessednesse is neither assenting nor knowing thereof We therefore séeyng all the sayde mischiefes hearing also that the Frenche King maketh in his lande great assembly of his people which is greatly to bée dreade for many causes purpose yet agayne with Gods grace to offer vs to come agayne to the sayde presence of our sayde Soueraygne Lorde to open and declare there vnto hym the mischiefes aboue declared and in the name of the land to sue in as reuerent and lowely wise as wée can to his sayde good Grace to haue pittie and compassion vppon his sayde true subiectes and not to suffer the same mischiefes to raygne vppon them Requiring you in Gods behalfe and praying you in our owne therein to assist vs doyng alway the duetie of liege men in our persons to our sayd Soueraigne Lord to his estate prerogatiue and preheminence and to the suertie of his most Noble person
at Grenevviche Henrie Norice and other From this Iustes King Henrie sodainely departed to Westminster hauing only with him sixe persons of which sodayne departure many menne maruelled On the nexte morrowe the Lorde Rocheford brother to the Quéene and Henrie Norrice were brought to the Tower of London prisoners Also the same daye aboute fiue of the clocke in the afternoon Quéene Anne Bolleine was brought to the Tower of London by sir Thomas Audley Lord Chancelour the Duke of Norffolke Thomas Cromwell Secretary and sir William Kingston Constable of the Tower and when she came to the Tower gate entring in she fell on hir knées before the saide Lordes beséeching God to helpe hir as shée was not guiltie of that whereof she was accused and then desired the saide Lordes to beséeche the Kings Grace to bée good vnto hir and so they lefte hir there prisoner On the xv of May Quéene Anne was arraigned in the Tower of London on a Scaffold for y ◠purpose made in y ◠kings Hall before the Duke of Norffolke who sate vnder y e cloth of Estate as high Steward of England with the Lord Chancellour on his right hand the Duke of Suffolke on his left hande with Marquesses and Lords c. and the Earle of Surrey sate before the Duke of Norffolke his father as Earle Marshall of England The Kings commission being redde the Connestable of the Tower the Lieutenant brought the Quéene to the barre where was made a Chaire for hir to sit downe in and there hir inditement was redde whervnto she made so wise and discrete answeres that she séemed fully to cléere hirselfe of all matters layd to hir charge but being tried by hir Péeres wherof the Duke of Suffolke was chiefe she was by them found giltie and had iudgement pronounced by the Duke of Norffolke and immediatly the Lord Rochford the Quéenes brother was likewise arraigned and condemned the Maior of London his bréetherne the Aldermen the Wardens and four persons moe of euery the twelue principall companyes béeing present The xvij of May the Lorde Richford brother to the Quéene Henry Norris Marke Smeton William Brierton and Francis Weston all of the Kings priuie Chamber about matters touching the Quéene were beheaded on the Tower hill the Lord Rochfords body with the head was buryed in the Chappell of the Tower the other four in the Church-yard there On the xix of May Quéene Anne was on a Scaffold made for that purpose vpon the gréene within the Tower of London beheaded with the sword of Caleis by the handes of the hangman of that Towne hir body with the head was buryed in the Quéere of the Chappell in the Tower The xx of May the King marryed Lady Iane daughter King Henry married Lady Iane. to Sir Iohn Seymour Knight which at Whitsontide was openly shewed as Quéene and on Tuesday in the Whitson wéeke Sir Edwarde Seymour was created Uicount Beauchamp and Sir Walter Hungerford made Lorde Hungerford The eyght of June beganne a Parliamente and the Articles of Religion deuised by the King Cleargie held a Conuocation in Paules Churche where after much disputing and debating of matters they published a Booke of Religion entituled Articles deuised by the Kings highnesse On Saint Peters night the King Quéene stoode at the Mercers Hall and saw the watch The xxix of June the King held a great iusting triumph at Westminster where were ordeyned two Lighters made Triumph at VVestminster like Shippes to fight vpō the water one of the which brast in the midst whereby one Gates Gentleman a seruant of Maister Kneuits was drowned in his harneis In the other a Gunne brast hir Chamber maymed two of y e mariners Thomas Cromwell Secretary to the King and Mayster of the Rolles was made Lord Kéeper of the priuie Seale The ix of July the Lord Fitzwaren was created Earle of Bath and y e morrow after Thomas Cromwell was made Lord Cromwell The xviij of July Lord Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromvvell Lord priuie Seale vicar generall was made Knight and high vicar generall ouer the Spiritualty vnder the King and sate diuers times in the Conuocation among the Bishops as head ouer them The xxij of July Henry Duke of Richmond and Somerset Henry Duke of Richmount Earle of Northampton a Bastard sonne of King Henry borne of the Lady Taileboise that time called Elizabeth Blunt dyed at Saint Iames and was buryed at Thetford in Norffolke This moneth of July Lord Thomas Howarde Lord Thomas Hovvard sent to the Tovver yongest brother to the Duke of Norffolke was sente to the Tower of London for making a priuie contract of Matrimonie with the Lady Margaret Dowglas daughter to y e Quéene of Scottes by the Earle of Anguish and néece to King Henry of England the said Lord Thomas was attaint by Parliament and also the saide Lady Margaret Dowglas was after committed to the Tower for the same In September Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Seale and Uizgerent sent out vnder the Kings Spiritual Seale certayne Iniunctions to the Prelates and Cleargie of the Realme charging Curates to preach and to teache their parishners the Pater noster Aue and Creede the Commaundements Pater noster creede and commandements articles of y e faith in English with other articles In the beginning of October at a Sise for the Kings Commotion in Lincolneshire Subsidie kept in Lincolneshire the people made an insurrection and gathered nye twenty thousand persons who tooke certayne Lords and Gentlemen of the Countrey causing them to be sworne to them vpon certayne Articles whiche they had deuised and such as refused to sweare they kepte prisoners and beheaded a Priest who was the Bishop of Lincolnes Chancellour Against those the King did send the Commotion appeased Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Shrewshurie and the Earle of Rutland with a strong power whereof when the Rebelles heard they desired pardon brake vp their armye and departed home but their Captaynes were apprehended and executed The ix of October a Priest and a Butcher were hanged A Priest and a Butcher executed at Windsore for wordes speaking in the behalfe of the Lincolneshiremen y e Butcher wished y e good fellowes as he tearmed them in Lincolneshire to haue the flesh on his stall rather than to sell it at such price as he was offered the Priest standing by likewise wished them to haue it for he said they had néede of it The men of Lincolneshire being pacifyed within sixe dayes Commotion in Yorkeshire after began an insurrection in Yorkeshire for the same causes there people gathered to the number of fortie thousand who tooke the Archbishop of Yorke and the Lord Darcy and caused them to be sworne to their partie Agaynste those Rebelles the Kyng sente the Duke of Norffolke the Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Shrewshurie and the Marquesse of Excester wyth a greate Armye wyth whome a Battayle was appoynted to haue béene
Martin Abboy Straâ—ford Abbey Lewis and Abbeys suppressed other were suppressed to the Kings vse The Images of our Lady of Walsingham and Ipswich were brought vp to London with all the Iewels that hung aboute them and diuers other Images both in England and Wales wherevnto any common Pilgrimage was vsed for aâ—oyâ—ng of Idolatrie all which were brente at Chelsey by the Lord priuie seale The ix of August Edmond Conisby one of the groomes of the Kings Chamber was executed at Tiborne for counterfeting the Kings Seale manuell The firste of September being Sonday one Gratnell Hangman hanged Hangman of London and two other were hanged at the Wrestling place by Clarken well for robbing a Booth in Bartholmew Faire The second of September Edward Clifford GentlemaÌ„ was executed at Tiborne for counterâ—etting the Kings priuie Signet This moneth of September Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Seale Uizgerent to the Kings highnesse sente foorth The Bible in euery Church to be redde iniunctions to all Bishops and Curats through y e Realme charging them to sée that in euery parish Church the Bible of the largest volume printed in English were placed for all men to reade on and that a Booke of Register were also Register booke in euery Church to be kept prouided and kept in euery parish Churche wherein shall be written euery Wedding Christning and Burying within the same parish foreuer Saint Austiâ—â— Abbey at Caâ—terbury was suppressed and the Shriue and goodes taken to the Kings it â—easurie as also the Shrine of Thomas Becket in the Priory of Christ Church Thomas Becket â—â—ent was likewise taken to the Kings vse and his bones scull and all which was there found with a péece broken out by the wound of his death were all brent in the same Church by the Lord Cromwell The Monkes there were commanded to change their habites c. The xxj of October the Churche of Thomas Becket in London called the Hospitall of Saint Thomas of Akers was suppressed William Wilkinson Nicholas Gibson the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Sir William Forman Haberdasher the 28. of October This Nicholas Gibson Grocer Sheriffe of London builded a frée Schoole at Radcliffe néere vnto London appoynting Free Schoole and Almes houses at Radcliffe to the same for the instruction of thréescore poore mens children a Schoolemayster and Usher with a stipend of tenne pound by the yeare to the Mayster and sixe â— xiij â— iiij â— to the Usher He also builded there certayne Almes houses for fourtéene poore and aged persons who quarterly receiue sixe shillings eyght pence the péece for euer The fifth of Nouember were Henry Marquesse of Excester Earle of Deuonshire and Sir Henry Poole Knight Lord Moâ—ntacute and Sir Edward Neuill sent to the Tower who were endited for deuising to maynteyne promote and aduance one Reignald Poole late Deane of Excester enemie to the King beyond the sea and to depriue the King The xvj of Nouember the blacke Friers in London was suppressed the next day the white Friers the grey Friers Friers suppressed and the Monkes of the Charterhouse and so all the other immediatly The xxij of Nouember Iohn Lambert was brente in Lambart brent Smithfield The xxiiij of Nouember the Bishop of Rochester preached at Pawles Crosse and there shewed the bloude of Bloud of Hales shevved at Pavvles Crosse Hales and affirmed the same to be no bloud but Honey clarified and coloured with Saffrone as it had bin euidently proued before the King and his Counsell Also â—â—urâ— Anabaptistes thrée men and one woman all Dutch bare Anabaptistes â—aggots at Paules Crosse the same day The xxix of Nouember a man and a woman Dutch Anabaptistes were brent in Smithfield The ninth of January were Henry Marquesse of Excester Earle of Deuonshire executed Earle of Deuonshire and the Lord Mountacute and Sir Edward Neuill beheaded on the Tower hill Two Priestes Croftes and Colins and Holand a Mariner were hanged and quartered at Tiborne Sir Geffrey Poole was pardoned On Ashe wednesday were Iohn Ioanes Iohn Potter and Execution in Poules Church-yard William Mannering hanged in Paules Church-yard for killing of Roger Cholmeley Esquier in the same place The third of March Sir Nicholas Carew of Bedington in Surâ—ey Knighte of the Garter and mayster of the Kings Horsse was beheaded at the Tower hill for béeing of counsell with Henry Marques of Excester and Henry Poole Lorde Mountacute The ix of March the King created Sir WilliaÌ„ States created Pawlet Knight Treasurer of houshold Lord Saint Iohn and Sir Iohn Russell Comptroller of his houshold Lorde Russell Sir William Parre Lord Parre The new Abbey of white Monkes at the Tower hill and the Minories Nunnes without Aldgate were suppressed â—n the last of March. The xxviij of Aprill beganne a Parliamente in the 1539 which Margaret Countesse of Salisburie Gertrude wife to the Marquesse of Excester Reignold Poole Sir Adrian Anno reg 31 Fortescue and Thomas Dingley Knight of Saint Iohns and diuers other were attaynted and all the Religious houses in England suppressed and not suppressed were graunted to the King for euer The viij of May the Citizens of London mustered at the Great muster aâ— London Miles end all in bright harneys with coates of white silke â—â— cloth and cheynes of gold in thrée great Battayles the number was fiftéene thousand beside wyfflers and other awayters who in goodly order passed through London to Westminster and so through the Sanctuary and round about the Parke of S. Iames and returned home through Holborne No watch at Midsomer Doctor Shakston Bishop of Salisburie and Doctor Latimer Bishop of Worcester resigned their Bishoprickes into the Kings hand the first of July The viij of July Griffith Clearke Uicar of Wandsworth Vickar of VVandsvvorth and other executed with his Chapleine and his seruant and Frier Waire were all four hanged and quartered at Saint Thomas Waterings The tenth of July Sir Adrian Fortescue and Thomas Dingley were beheaded The ninth of September the Nunnery of Clarkenwell Clarkenvvell and other suppressed was suppressed The xij of October the Nunnery of Halywell and forthwith the Priorie of Saint Mary Oueries in Southwarke and Saint Barthelmewes in Smithfield were suppressed and al their lands and goodes taken to the Kings vse The seauenth of September deceassed Doctor Stokesley Bishop of London and was buryed in Paules Church Iohn Feire Thomas Huntlow the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Thomas Huntlovv his charitie Sir William Holleys Mercer the 28 of October This Thomas Huntlow Sheriffe gaue to the Haberdashers certayne tenementes for the which they be bound to giue to tenne poore almes people of the same company euery one of them eyght pence euery Friday for euer And also at euery quarter dinner kept by the maisters to be giuen to euery one of those tenne poore people a penny loaâ—e a pottell of Ale a péece of béefe worth four pence in
Edwarde After he had bin carried aboute Westminster ball before the Judges he was whipped about the Pallaice and then through Westminster into Smithfielde and then banished into the North in whyche Countrey he was borne and had bin sometime Lackey to sir Peter Mewtas The firste of Julye Iohn Bradford was burned in Smithfielde Bradford brent Anno reg 3. this Bradford was a man of very sober and honest life and therefore the Bishops woulde gladly haue had him recant and abiure his opinions The xij of Auguste was a terrible fighte on the sea betwéene the Dutchmen and Frenchmen néere to Romney Marsh whereas xj ships were brent and suncke In thys moneth of August in Suffolke at a place by the Sea side all of harde stone and pibble called in those parts a Shelfe lying betwéen the towns of Orford and Alborough where neuer grewe Grasse nor anye earth was euer séene there chaunced in this barraine place sodainely to spring vppe without anye tyllage or sowing great abundaunce of Peason whereof the poore gathered as men iudged aboue The necessity of the poore by God releeued an hundred quarters yet remayned some rype and some blossoming as many as euer there were before to the whiche place rode the Bishop of Norwich the Lord Willoughbey with others in greate number who found nothyng but harde rockey stone the space of thrée yardes vnder the roots of those Peason whyche rootes were greate and long and â—erye swéete c. On Bartholomew euen after the Lorde Maior and Aldermen of London hadde ridden aboute Saint Bartholomews Disputation at Christes Hospitall as had bene accustomed at S. Bartholomevvs in Smithfielde faire they came to Christs Hospital within Newgate where they heard a disputation betwéene the Schollers of Paules Schoole Saint Anthonies Schoole and the Schollers of the said Hospitall for whom was prouided thrée games which was thrée Pennes the best Pen of siluer and guilte valued at v. sÌ„ wonne by a Scholler of Saint Anthonies Schoole the Maister of that Schoole had vj. sÌ„ viij d. the second a Pen of siluer parcel guilt valued at iiij sÌ„ wonne by a Scholler of Paules Schoole and hys Mayster had v. sÌ„ in money the thyrde a Pen of siluer valued at iij. sÌ„ wonne by a Scholler of the saide Hospitall and his Maister had iiij sÌ„ and there were two Priestes Maisters of Arte appointed for Judges whyche had eache of them a siluer Rule for their paines valued at vj. sÌ„ viij d. the péece The disputation beyng ended the Maior and Aldermen entred the Hall where the chyldren of the Hospital vse to dyne and hadde fruite and wine and so departed King Philip wente ouer seas and landed at Callais on King Philip vvent ouer into Flaunders the fourth of September where he was honorably receyued by the Lorde Deputie and the Maior of the Staple of Callais an Alderman of London named sir Andrew Iudde who presented his Maiestie wyth a Purse and a M. Marks of Golde in it that night the Kyng was lodged in Staple Inne and on the morrowe he departed from Callais towards Brussels in Brabant to visite the Emperour hys father he gaue at his departing among the souldyours of the town of Callais M. crowns of gold and there accompanied him in his iorney of English Lords the Earle of Arundale Lorde Steward of the Quéenes house the Earle of Penbrooke the Earle of Huntington and others On Michaelmasse euen the prisoners that laye in the Nevv Counter in VVoodstrete Counter in Bredstreete were remoued to a newe Counter made in Woodstreete of the Cities purchase and building the whiche remouing was confirmed by a common counsell assembled at the Guild hall for that purpose On the laste of September by occasion of greate winde Great lande vvaters and raine that had fallen was suche greate floudes that that morning the Kings Palaice at Westminster and Westminster hall was ouerflowen wyth water vnto the Stayre foote goyng to the Chauncerie and Kings Benche so that when the Lorde Mayor of London should come to present the Sheriffes to the Barons of the Exchequer all Westminster hall was full of water and by reporte there that morning a Whirrie man rowed with his Boate ouer Westminster Bridge into the Pallaice Courte and so through the Staple gate and all the Wooll Staple into the Kings stréete all the Marshes on Lambeth side were so ouerflowen that the people from Newington Church coulde not passe on foote but were carryed by boate from the said Church to the Pinfold neare to Saint Georges in Southwarke Thomas Leigh Iohn Machil the 28. of September Sheriffes Ridley and Latimer brent The xvj of October Doctor Ridley and Maister Latimer were brent at Oxforde Sir William Garrard Haberdasher the 28. of October Maior First fruites and tenths restored to the Cleargie In October and Nouember a Parliament was holden in the whych the Quéene yéelded vp vnto the Spirituall men the first fruits and tenths of all Bishoprickes Benefices Ecclestasticall liuings In this Parliament was graunted A subsedie to the King and Quéene a subsedie of the Layty from v. l. to x. l. viij d. of the pound from x. l. to xx l. xij d. of the pound and from xx l. vpwarde xvj d. of the pound and al strangers double and the Cleargie granted vj. sÌ„ of the pounde Doctor Storie and other were appointed by the Cardinal to visite euery Parish Churche in London and Middlesex to sée their Reliques repayred and the Images of the Cruciâ—â—â— wyth Mary and Iohn thereon to be fixed Stephen Gardener Byshoppe of Winchester Chauncellor Doctor Gardner deceassed â—â— Englande dyed the ix of Nouember and was buryed at Winchester On Newyeres day the Quéene gaue the great Seale to Doctor Nitholas Heath Archebyshoppe of Yorke and made him Lorde Chauncellor shée likewise gaue the priuie seale to the Lorde Paget and made him Lord priuie Seale these were bothe Londoners borne In thys moneth of February the Lord Maior of London and the Aldermen entred into Bridewell and tooke possession thereof accordyng to the gifte of King Edward nowe confirmed by Quéene Marie The xxvj of February William Conestable alias Fetharston The Millers son fayning to be King Edvv. was arraigned in the Guild hall of London who had caused letters to be caste abroad that King Edward was aliue and to some he shewed hymselfe to be King Edward so that many persons both men and women were troubled by him for the which sedition the said William had bin onte whipped and deliuered as is aforesaide But nowe he was condemned and the thirtéenth of March he was drawne hanged and quartred at Tyborne A Blazing Starre was séene at all times of the nighte the sixth seauenth eight ninth and tenth of Marche The xxj of March Doctor Cranmer Archbyshop of Canterburie Doctor Cranmer brent was burned at Oxfolde and the same day Cardinal Poole sang his firste Masse at Greenewiche in the
Englande tooke leaue of the King and on Sonday came to Saint Dennis and after to Bolongne where they tooke shippe and returned into Englande the fourth of July The second of June in the morning betwéen the houres of seauen and eight Thomas Hawarde Duke of Norffolke was beheaded on a Scaffolde sette vpon the Tower hill The Duke of Norffolke beheaded Aboute the ninth of June Frauncis Duke of Momorencie French Embassadors chiefe Marshall of Fraunce Gouernour and Lieutenant of the Isle of Fraunce Generall to Charles the ninth Kyng of Fraunce and Paule de Foix of the priuie Councell to the saide King and Bertrande de Saligners Lorde de la Mothefenalon Knightes of the order of Saint Michael Embassadors for the same King arryued at Douer The fouretéenth day they shotte London bridge towards Somerset house at the Strande where they were lodged The fiftéenth daye beyng Sundaye the saide Embassadours League vvith Fraunce confirmed at VVestminster repayred to the White hall where they were honorablye receyued of the Quéenes Maiestie with hir Nobilitie and there in hir Graces Chappell aboute one of the clocke in the afternoone the Articles of treatie league or confederacie and sure friendship concluded at Blois the ninetéenth of Aprill as is afore shewed betwixt the Quéenes Maistie and the Frenche King being read the same was by his Maiestie and his Embassadours confirmed to be obserued and kepte wythout innouation or violation c. The reste of that day wyth great part of the night following was spent in greate triumph with sumptuous banquets The eightéenth of June the feaste of Saint George was holden at Windsore where the French Embassadoures were royally feasted and Frauncis Duke of Momorencie was S Georges feast at VVindsore stalled Knight of the moste honorable order of the Garter The eight and twentith daye of June the afore named Embassadoures departed from London towardes Fraunce The fouretéenth of June Thomas Lorde Wharton deceassed in his house of Chanon Rowe at Westminster The thyrtéenth daye of July the Qu 〈…〉 Maiestie at Lorde Treasorer Lord priuie Seale L. Chamberlaine vvyth other officers White hall made sir William Cecil Lorde o 〈…〉 〈…〉 hley Lorde highe Treasorer of Englande Lorde Willi 〈…〉 〈…〉 awarde late Lorde Chamberlaine Lorde priuie Seal 〈…〉 The Earle of Sussex Lorde Chamberlaine sir Thomas Smith principall Secretarie and Christopher Hatton Esquier Captaine of the Guarde c. The two and twentith of August Thomas Percie Earle Earle of Northumberland beheaded of Northumberlande late of Topcliffe who hadde béene béefore attainted by Parliament of highe Treason as béeyng one of the principall conspiratoures in the late rebellion and nowe broughte oute of Scotlande whether he hadde fledde was beheaded at Yorke aboute twoo of the clocke in the afternoone on a newe Scaffolde set vppe for that purpose in the Market place In this moneth of Auguste sir Thomas Smith one of the Englishmē sente to Vlstar in Irelande Quéenes Maiesties priuie Councell carefully tending the reformation of Irelande sent hys sonne Thomas Smith Esquyre thither with a Colonie of Englishemen to inhabite the Ardes in Vlster Richarde Pipe Nicholas Woodroffe the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Lionell Ducket Mercer the 28. of October The eyghtéenth of Nouember in the mornyng was Anno reg 15 A strange Starre appeared séene a Starre Northwarde verye brighte and cleare in the Constellation of Cassiopeia at the backe of hir Chaire whiche wyth thrée chiefe fixed Starres of the saide Constellation made a Geometrical figure losinge wise of the learned menne called Rombus thys Starre in bignesse at the fyrste appearing séemed bigger than Iupiter and not muche lesse than Venus when she séemeth greatest also the said Starre neuer changing hys place was carryed about with the daylye motion of Heauen as all fixed Starres commonlye are and so contynued by little and little to the eye appearyng lesse for the space of almoste sixetéene Moneths at what tyme it was so small that rather thoughte by exercise of ofte viewyng myghte imagine the place than any eye coulde iudge the presence of the same and one thyng is herein chieflye to be noted that by the learned skill and consent of the best and most expect Mathematicians which obserued the state property and other circumstances belonging to the same Starre it was found to haue bin in place Celestiall farre aboue the Moone otherwise than euer anye Comet hathe bin séene or naturally can appéere Therefore it is supposed that the signification thereof is directed purposely and specially to some matter not naturall but celestiall or rather supercelestiall so straunge as from the beginning of the worlde neuer was the like The four and twentith of Nouember Edward Earle of Earle of Darby deceassed Darbie Lord Stanley and Strange of Knocking Lord and Gouernor of the Isle of Man Knight of the noble order of the Garter and one of the Quéenes Maiesties priuie Councell deceassed at his house called Latham in Lancashire His life and death deseruing commendation and crauing memorie to be imitated was suche as followeth His fidelitie vnto two Kings and two Quéenes in daungerous times and greate rebellions in whyche time and alwayes as cause serued He was lieutenant of Lancashire and Cheshire and lately offered tenne thousande men to the Quéenes Maiestie of his owne charge for the suppression of the last rebellion His godlye disposition to his tenantes neuer forcing anye seruice at their handes but due payment of their rent His liberalitie to strangers and such as shewed themselues gratefull to him His famous house kéeping 220. in checkroll neuer discontinuing y e space of xlij yere His féeding especially of aged persōs twice a day lx od besids al cōmers thrice a wéeke appoynted for hys dealing dayes and euerye Good Friday these xxxv yeres one with another 2700. with meate drinke money and money worth There was neuer Gentleman or other that waited in his seruice but had allowance from him to haue as wel wages as otherwise for horse and man His yearely portion for the dispenses of hys house 4000. l. His cunning in setting bones dis-ioynted or broke His deliuery of hys George and Seale to the Lord Straunge wyth exhortation that hée myghte kéepe it so vnspotted in fidelitie to his Prince as he had and his ioye that he dyed in the Quéenes fauoure his ioyfull parting thys world his takyng leaue of all his seruants by shaking of handes and his remembraunce to the last daye The eyght and twentith of Nouember Iohn Hall Gentleman Hall and VVilkinson executed and Oswald Wilkinson late of Yorke and Gailour of Yorke Castell béeyng before arraigned and condemned of treason were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartred Thys yeare a greate and sharpe frost almoste continuallye Greate froste a sharp vvinter lasted from before the feaste of all Saints till after the feaste of Epiphany of oure Lorde wyth sometimes
wéete Radulphus fitz Algede Winiard le Douershe c. gaue the foresayde Lands called Knighten Gild to the same Church but Othowerus Accolinillus Otto and Gefferey Earle of Estsex Constables of the Tower of London by succession with-helde by force a portion of the same lande that is to say East Smithfield néere to the Tower to make a Uineyard and would not depart from it by any meanes till the seconde yeare of King Stephen when the same was adiudged and restored to the Church of the holy Trinitie King Henry hauing greate warres with Lewes King 1116 Anno. reg 17 Cro. Peter of France the Realme of England was sore oppressed with exactions The Towne of Peterborow with the stately Churche there was burned downe to the ground In March was excéeding lightning and in December 1117 Anno. reg 18. Tempest and Earthquake thunder and hayle and the Moone at both times séemed to be turned into bloud This yeare in Lumbardy was an Earthquake continued fortie dayes whiche ouerthrewe many houses and that Floriacen whiche was maruellous to be séene a Towne was moued from his seate and set a good way off Mathild the Quéene wife to King Henry of Englande 1118 Anno reg 19. Mathew Paris deceassed at Westminster and was there buryed in the Reuostrie She founded the Priorie of Christes Church within the East gate of London called Aldgate and an Hospitall of Mathilds Hospitall Saint Giles in the fielde without the Weast part of the same Citie The order of the Templers began Knightes of the Temple Many sore battayles were fought in France and Normandy betwéene the King of England and of France 1119 Anno reg 20 1120 Anno reg 21. The Kings children drovvned W. Malme Mathew Paris King Henry hauing tamed the Frenchmen and pacifyed Normandy returned into Engalnde in whiche voyage William Duke of Normandy and Richard his sonnes and Marye his daughter Richard Earle of Chester and his wife with many noble men and to the number of one hundred and sixtie persons were miserably drowned the Sea being calme King Henry marryed Adelizia the Duke of Louans 1121 Anno reg 22. daughter at London from thence the King with a great armie wente towarde Wales but the Welchmen met him humbly and agréed with him at his pleasure The Citie of Glocester with the principall Monasterie was brent againe as before and Lincolne was burned 1122 Anno reg 23 Glocester brent Lib. Glocest Mathew Paris 1123 Anno reg 24. VVarvvike vvith the Colledge King Henry sayled into Normandy where he remayned long trauelling to quiet that Countrey Henry Earle of Warwike and Margaret his wife founded the Colledge of Saint Mary in y â— towne of Warwike And Roger de Belemound his sonne Earle of Warwike and Aeline his wife translated the same Colledge into the Castell of Warwike in Anno 1123. At that time were nine parishes in Warwike Saint Sepulcre Saint Hellens of these twayne were made one Priorie of Saint Sepulchre Alhalowes Saint Michaell Saint Iohn Saint Peter Saint LawreÌ„ce Saint Iames these fiue last Liber Warwicâ—â— Io. Rouse were ioyned to Saint Maryes in Anno 1367. Saint Nicholas Waleran Earle of Mellent is takeÌ„ in Normandy by King 1124 Anno reg 25 1125 Anno reg 26 Mathew Paris Taxtor Coyners punished Henry and he with many other are imprisoned at Roane Iohn Thremensis Cardinall came into England who inueying sore against Priestes Concubines was himselfe detected of whoredome The King caused all the Coyners of England to haue their priuie members cut off and also their right hand bycause they had corrupted the Coyne Henry the fourth Emperour being dead as it was said 1126 Anno reg 27. The Empresse returned into England Giraldus Cambr. and Mawde the Empresse returning into England dwelte with the Quéene in hir Chamber bycause she was suspect of hir husbands death but some affirmed him to be long after in England lyuing as an Hermite and in the end to be buryed at Chester King Henry held his Courte with great magnificence Floriacen in his Castell of Winsore and there assembled all the nobilitie of his Realme where when the Archbishop of Yorke woulde haue Crowned the King equally with the Archshop of Canturbury by the iudgement of all menne he Archbishop of Yorke vvith his Crosse cast out of the Kings Chappell was repulsed the bearer of his Crosse togither with the Crosse was throwne out of the Kings Chappell for it was affirmed that no Metropolitane out of his owne Prouince might haue any Crosse borne before him The feast being ended the King with all the States of the Realme togither came to London and there at the Kings commandement William the Archbishop and the Legate of the Romish Churche and all other Bishops of the English Nation with the Nobilitie tooke an othe to defend against all men the Kingdome to his daughter if she suruiued hir father except that before his deceasse he begate some sonne to succéede him The King also granted to the Churche of Canturburie and to William and his successors the custodie and Constableship of the Castell of Rochester for euer The Archbishop of Canturbury assembled a counsell of Bishops 1127 Anno reg 28. Abbots and other Prelates at Westminster where they determined many causes concerning Ecclesiastical businesse and the King with his counsell confirmed them King Henry went with a warlike army into Fraunce bycause 1128 Anno reg 29 Lodowike the French King defeÌ„ded the Erle of Flaunders the Kings Nephew and enimy At this time men had such a pride in their haire that they Men vveare haire like vvomen W. Malme 1129 Anno reg 30 Mathew Paris contended with women in length of haire King Henry helde a Counsell at London wherein it was graunted him to haue the correction of the Cleargie whiche came to an euill purpose for the King tooke infinite summes of mony of Priests and suffred them to do what they would Robert Deolley Knight great Conestable of England was the first founder of Osney King Henry gaue his daughter the Empresse to Geffrey 1130 Anno reg 31 1131 Anno reg 32 Rochester brent Richard Diuiensis 1132 Anno reg 33 Carleil a Byshopricke Geruasius Gualter Couen London brent Geruasius Doro. Thomas Wikes Plantagenet Earle of Angiou In the Moneth of May the King beyng present the Citie of Rochester was sore defaced wyth fire The King made a Bishopricke at Carleil Mawde the Empresse did beare to Geffrey Plantagenet Earle of Angiou a sonne and named him Henry which when the King knewe hée called hys nobles togyther and ordayned that his daughter and the heires of hir body should succéede him in hys Kingdome In Whitsonwéeke a great fire beginning at Gilbert Beckets house in Weast Cheape consumed a greate parte of London from thence to Algate with the Priorie of Channons of the holy Trinitie and many houses of Office thereto
wherevnto we haue euer bene and will be as true as any of his subiectes aliue wherof we call God our Lady S. Marie and all the Saintes in heauen vnto witnesse and record In the meane time the Earle of Wilshire treasurer of England The Earle of VVilshire and other spoyled Nevvbery the Lorde Scales and the Lorde Hungerforde went to Newberie whiche longed to the Duke of Yorke and there made inquisition of all them that in any wise had fauoured the sayde Duke whereof some were founde guiltie and were drawen hanged and quartered and all the inhabitauntes of the Towne were spoyled of their goods From thence the Earle of Wilshire went to Southampton where vnder The Earle of VVilshire stale ouer the Seas colour to take the Earle of Warwicke he armed fiue gret Caraks of Iene with souldioures taking victuals of the Kings price without payment and put a great part of hys treasure into the sayde Caraks and after sayled about in the sea and at laste stale into Dutchlande sending backe againe hys souldiours into Englande Then were the Kings Priuie seales for money priuie seales directed to all Bishops Abbots Priours and other states to lende the Kyng money therewith to wage souldiours to kéepe the Sea coasts but the commons of KeÌ„t dreading the like vengeance to be taken vpon them as was done vpon them of Newberie sent priuily messangers to Caleis The men of Kent sent to Galeis for the Earles to the foresayde Earles beséeching them in all haste possible to come to theyr succour whervpon the said Erles sent ouer into Kent the lord Fawconbridge to know if their déedes woulde accorde with theyr wordes and anone the people of Kent and other shires adioyning resorted to the sayde Lorde Fawconbridge in greate number When the Earles knewe the wylling heartes of those people they prepared to come into thys lande againste whose comming a long Ballet was fixed vpoÌ„ the gates of Canterburie made in fauour of the Duke of Yorke and the sayde Earles beginning thus In the daye of fast and spirituall affliction The celestiall influence of bodies transitorie c The Erles of March Warwick and Salisburie arriued at Sandwich where met wyth them Thomas Bourcher Archebyshop of Canterburie The Earle entred into London who with hys crosse borne before him and a greate number of other people accompanyed them to London into the whiche Citie they entred on the seconde of Julye wyth them came the Popes legate to treate of peace if néed wer Thâ—n was a conuocation of the Clergie holden in S. Paules Church where the sayde Earles being present the Earle of Warwicke recited the cause of their comming into the lande with the misgouernements thereof and then made open othe vpon the crosse of Canterburie that they had euer borne true faith and alegiaunce to King Henry Then the Earles of March and Warwicke with the Lords Fauconbridge Clinton Borser Priour of Saint Iohns Audley Burgavennie Say and Scrope the Archbyshop the Popes legate the Bishops of Excester Ely Salisburie and Rochester addressed theÌ„ forth to the King at Northampton leauing the Earle of Salisbury to be gouernour of the Citie in their absence The Lorde Scales and Hungerforde that before the comming of the Earles were in the Citie of London and would haue had the gouernance thereof went to the Towre of London and with them the Lordes Vessy Louel Delaware Kendale a Gascoigne Knightes sir Edmond Hampden Thomas Brune Sherife of Kent Iohn Bruyn of Kent Geruayes Clyfton treasurer of the King house Thomas Tyrel the Dutchesse of Excestex many other Then was the Tower of London besieged both by water and lande that no victualles might come to them And they that were within the Towre cast wilde fire into the Citie and shotte manye small Gunnes whereby they brent and slew meÌ„ women and children in the stréets also they of the Citie layde greate Gunnes on the furtherside of the Thamis against the Tower and brake the Wals in diuerse places The King lying in the Friers at NorthaÌ„pton ordayned a strong and myghtie fielde in the Meddowes beside the Nunrie hauing the riuer at his backe The Earles with their power comming to Northampton sent certaine Byshops to the King beséeching him to admit y â— Erle of Warwicke to come to his presence to declare their innocencie which request being denyed by the Duke of Buckingham the Earles sent an Heralde of Armes desiring to haue hostages for his safe comming and going but he might not be heard The thirde time the Erle of Warwicke sent worde to the King that at two houres after noone he would speake with him or dye in y â— field The Bishop of Hereford a white Frier the kings Confessour incouraged the kings parte to fight wherfore after the battayle he was committed to the Castelf of Warwicke where he was long prisoner The teÌ„th of July at two of y â— clocke after nooâ—re y â— Earles of March Warwicke let cry through the field y â— no man should lay hand vpon the King â—e on y â— coÌ„mon people but on the Lordes Knights Espuiers then both hosts incountred foughte halfe an houre the Lord Grey that was the Kings vaward breake the fielde and came to the Earles partie and was a great helpe to them in obtayning the victorie many on the kings side were flayn many y â— fled were drowned in y e riuer y â— Duke of Buckingham the Erle of Shrowesburie y e Lorde Beaumont the Lord Egremont were slain by y â— Kings â—eÌ„t w t many Knights Esquires y e kings ordinaunce of Guns might not be shot there was so gret rayne that day When the field was done the Earles had the victorie they came to the King he being in his tent said in this wise Most noble prince displease you not though it haue pleased God of his grace to grant vs the victorie of our mortal enemies y â— which by their venemous malice haue vntxuely stirred moued your highnesse to exile vs out of your land woulde haue vs put to finall shame and confusion we come not to y â— intent for to vnquiet ne grieue your sayde highnesse but for to please your noble person desiring tenderly the high welfare prosperitie therof of al your realme and to be your true liegemen while our liues shall endure The King of these words was greatlye recomforted anone was led to Northampton with procession where he rested thrée dayes came to London the sixtéenth of July and was lodged in the Byshops Pallaice The nintéenth of Julye they that were in the Tower of London for lacke of victualles yéelded and came forth of the which afterward some were drawn and headed The Lorde Scales late in an euening entred a Wherry with thrée persons and rowing towarde Westminster there to haue taken Sanctuarie was descried by a woman and anone the Wherry men fel on him killed him
at sixe pence the bushell Anno reg 10 Bay Salte for thrée pence halfe peny the Bushell Naâ—â—wiche Salte was solde for syxe pence the Bushell white hearring nine shillings the barrel red hearring at thrée shillings the cade red sprots sixe pence the cade and Gascoine wine for sixe poundes the tunne Nicholas Alwine Iohn Warner the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Richarde Chawry Salter the 28. of October Sir Robert Clifford bearing fauor to the house of Yorke had long since sayled ouer to the Lady Margaret Dutchesse of Burgoigne by whome he was there persuaded and broughte in beliefe that one Perken Werbecke a Fleming born was the verye sonne of King Edwarde the fourth but afterwarde béeyng sente for by King Henry and pardon promised him he returned into Englande and comming to the Kings presence in the Tower of London hée on hys knées moste humblye crâ—â—ed pardon which shortely he obtained and after accused manye amongest whome he accused sir William Stanley whome the Kyng hadde made his chiefe Chamberlaine and one of hys priuie Counsaile The reporte is that this was hys offence When communication was had betwéene him and Sir Robert Clifforde as concerning Perken Werbecke sir William Stanley affirmed there y â— he would neuer fight nor beare armor agaynst the yong man if he knowe of a trueth that he was the vndoubted sonne of King Edward the fourth For this offence sir William Stanly was apprehended araigned and on the xvj day of February beheaded on the Tower hill This sir William Stanley was the chiefest helper of King Henrye to the Crowne at Bosworth fielde againste King Richard the thirde He was a man of greate power in his Country and also of great wealth insomuch as the coÌ„mon fame ran that there was in hys Castell of Holâ—e founde in readye coyne plate and Jewels to the value of fortie thousand markes or more and his lande and fées extended to thrée thousand poundes by yeare In Lent white hearring being good were sold for iij. â— 1495 iiij â— the barrell at London Sir W Capel AldermaÌ„ of London was condemned to the king in xxvij C. and xliij pound sterling Croniclâ— of Lond. for the breaking of certain statuts made before times for the which he made his end with the King for xvj C. and fiftéene pounde sixe shillings eight pence Pierce or Perken Werbecke which by the counsaile of Margaret Dutches of Burgoigne named himselfe Richarde of Yorke King Edwards seconde sonne arriued at Deale in KeÌ„t the thirde daye of July where when he and his companye sawe they coulde haue no comforte of the Countrey they withdrewe to their shippes againe at which so withdrawyng the Mayor of Sandwich with certaine commons of the countrey bickered with the residue that were vpon land toke aliue of them an hundred thrée score and nine persons among the which were fiue captaines Mountford Corbert Anno reg 11 Whitbelt Quintine and Gemâ—â—e And the xij of July Iohn Peche Esquier Shriue of Kent brought vnto London bridge thosâ— 169. prisoners where the Shriues of London receiued them and conueyed them in cartes and long ropes vnto the Tower of London and to Newgate who were shortly after to the number of 150. hanged in Kent Essex Sussex and Norfolk the residue were executed at Tiburne Wapping in the Wose besides London Thomas Kneisworth Henry Sommer the. 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Sir Henry Colet Mercer the. 28. of October The. xvj of Nouember was holden the Serieants feast at the Bishops place of Ely in Holborne where dined the King Quéene and all the chiefe lordes of England The new Serieants names were maister Mordant Higham Kingsmill Conisby Butler Yakesley Frowicke Oxenbridge and Constable In digging for to lay a new foundation in the Church of S. Mary hill in London the body of Alice Hackeney which had bene buried in the Church the space of 175. yeares was â—â—â—ud whole of skinne and the iointes of her armes pliable whiche corps was kepte aboue grounde foure dayes without anoyance and then buryed againe In Aprill was concluded an amitie and entrecourse betwéene this lande and the Countrey of Flaunders c. In September the Scots entred England by the setting on of Perkin Werbecke and did much harme to the borders but when they hearde of the Lorde Neuels commyng against them they sped them away Iohn Shawe Richard Haddon the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Tate Mercer the 28. of October This Iohn Tate newly builded and enlarged Sainte Anthonies Churche in London a goodly foundation with a Fréesâ—hoole and certaine almes houses for poore men Iasper Duke of Bedforde vncle to King Henry the seauenth dyed the eightéenth daye of December and was buried at Kensham By meanes of a payment that was granted to the king 1497 a new commotion was made by the commons of Cornewal whiche vnder the leading of Iames Tuchet of Audley Lorde Audley with Michaell Ioseph a horse farrer or Blacksmith of Bodman and other came to Blackeheath where the Kyng met with them and discomfited the rebels and tooke their Captains the two and twentith of June where were slain of the rebels about 300. and taken aboute 1500. the Kyng gaue to them that tooke them their goodes The Lord Audley was beheaded on the Tower hill the xxviij of June The blacke Smith and Flamoke a lawyer were hanged headed and quartered at Tiburne In July the King sente an army into Scotland vnder the guyding of the Earle of Surrey and the Lorde Neuell which made sharpe warre vppon the Scots At Bartholmewtide in Bedfordshire at the Towne of Haile stones hightene ynches aboute Saint Needes fell haile stones that were measured eightéene ynches aboute Perkin or Pierce Werbecke landed at Whitsondbay in Anno reg 13 Cornewall the seauenth of September hauing in his company not paste a hundred and twentie persons hée wente to Bodman where beyng accompanyed wyth a thrée or foure thousand rascalles and almoste naked men he proclaymed himselfe King Richarde the fourth second sonne to Edward the fourth from thence he wente to Excester and besieged it which Citie was valiantly defended by the inhabitants the Earle of Deuonshire being their Generall who hymself was hurt in the arme with an arrow of the rebels but many of the rebelles béeyng slaine they wythdrewe them to Taunton but sir Giles Dawbeney Lorde Chamberlaine approching with an armye the people fledde and Perkin got him to Beudley where he tooke Sanctuary but vppon couenauntes offered he came to the King and was pardoned his life Bartholomewe Rede Thomas Windought 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior William Purchas Mercer the 28. of October The eight and twentith of Nouember Perkin Werbeck Perkin VVerbecke broughte vp to London was conueyed vppon horse backe through Cheape and Cornhill vnto the Tower of London and from thence back againe through Candleweeke streate to Westminster with many a cursse and muche wondering The one and twentith
the Emperoure entertayned the Cardinall and all his traine for the time of his Embassage there And that done he returned into Englande with great triumphe Nowe of hys order in going to Westminster hall dayly in the Terme Firste ere he came out of hys priuie Chamber he hearde seruice in his Closet and there said hys seruice wyth hys Chaplaine Then goyng againe to hys priuy Chamber he woulde demaunde if his seruants were in a readynesse and furnished hys Chamber of Presence and wayghting Chamber being thereof then aduertized came oute of hys priuy Chamber aboute eighte of the clocke apparelled all in red that is to saye hys vpper garment eyther of fine Scarlet or else fine Crimosin Taffata but most commonlye of fine Crimosin Satten engrayned hys pillion of fine Scarlet with a necke sette in the inner side wyth blacke Ueluet and a Tippet of Sables aboute hys necke holding in hys hand an Orenge wherof the substance within was taken oute and filled vppe againe wyth the part of a Sponge wherein was Uineger and other Confections againste the pestilent ayres the whyche hée moste commonlye helde to hys nose when he came among anye preace or else that he was pestered wyth manye suters and béefore him was borne firste the broade Seale of Englande and hys Cardinales Hat by a Lorde or some Gentlemanne of Worshippe right solempnely and as soone as he was once entred into his ChaÌ„ber of Presence his two great Crosses were there attending to be borne before hym then cried the Gentlemen Ushers going before him bare headed and saide On before my Lordes and Maisters on before make waye for my Lordes Grace Thus went he downe through the Hall wyth a Sergeant of Armes before hym bearing a greate Mace of Siluer and two Gentlemen carying twoo greate Pillers of Siluer and when he came at the Hall dore there was hys Mule being trapped all in Crimoâ—n Ueluet wyth a Saddle of the same and guilte styrrops When was there attending vpponhym when he was mounted hys two Crosse-bearers and his Piller bearers in like case vppon greate horses trapped all in fine Scarlet Then marched he forward with a traine of noble men and Gentlemen hauing his footmen four in number about hym bearing eache of them a guilte Polare in their hands and thus passed he forth vntill he came to Westminster hall dore and there lighted and wente vppe after thys manner into the Chauncerie or into the Starre Chamber howbeit moste commonlye he woulde goe into the Chancerie and stay a while at a barre made for hym beneath the Chancerie on the righte hande and there commune sometyme wyth the Judges and some time with other persons and that done he woulde repayre into the Chancerie and sitting there vntill eleauen of the clocke hearing of sutes and determining of other matters from thence he woulde dyuers times go into the Starre Chamber as occasion serued There he neyther spared highe ne lowe but iudged euery state accordyng to his merites and desert He vsed also euerye Sondaye to resorte to the Courte then béeyng for the moste parte of all the yeare at Greenewiche with hys former triumphes takyng hys Barge at hys own stayres furnished wyth Yeomen standyng vppon the Bailes and hys Gentlemen béeyng wythin aboute hym and landed againe at the three Cranes in the Vintrâ—e and from thence hée rode vpon his Mule with his Crosse his Pillars his Hat and broade Seale carryed afore hym on horsebacke through Thamis streete vntill he came to Billingsgate and there tooke his Barge againe and so was rowed to Greenewiche where he was receyued of the Lordes and chiefe officers of the Kings house as the Treasurer Comptroller and other and so conuyed vnto the Kings Chamber then the Court was wonderfully furnished wyth Noble men and Gentlemen and after dinner among the Lords hauing some consultation with the King or with the Councell he woulde departe homewarde with the like triumph Thus in greate honour triumph and glory he raigned a long season ruling all thynges within the Realme appertayning vnto the King His house was alwayes resorted to with noblemen and Gentlemen feasting and banqueting Embassadors dyuers times and al other right nobly and when it pleased the King for his recreation to repayre to the Cardinalles house as he didde dyuers tymes in the yeare there wanted no preparations or furniture Banquets were sette forth with Maskes and Mummeries in so gorgeous a sorte and costly maner that it was an heauen to beholde There wanted no Dames or Damoisels méete or apte to daunce with the Maskers or to garnish the place for the tyme then was there all kinde of musicke and harmony wyth fine voices bothe of menne and chyldren One tyme the Kyng came sodainely thither in a Maske A Maske and a Banquet wyth a dozen Maskers all in garmentes like Shepheards made of fine cloth of Golde and Crimosin Satten paned and Cappes of the same wyth Uisars of good visnomy their haires and beardes eyther of fine Goldewyre silke or black silke hauing sixetéene Torch-bearers besides their Drums and other persons wyth Uisars all clothed in Satten of the same colour and before hys entring into the Hall hée came by water to the water gate wythout any noise where were layd diuers ChaÌ„bers and Guns charged with Shot at hys landing they were shotte off whyche made suche a tumble in y e Ayre that it was like thunder It made all the Noblemen Gentlemen Ladyes and Gentlewomen to â—use what it shoulde meane comming so sodainelye they â—itting quiet at a solempne banquet vnder this sorte First yée shall vnderstande that the Tables were sette in the Chamber of Presence iust couered and the Lorde Cardinall sitting vnder the cloth of Estate there hauing all hys seruice alone and then was there sette a Lady wyth a Nobleman or a Gentleman and a Gentlewoman throughout all the Tables in the Chamber on the one side whych were made and ioyned as it were but one Table all whiche order and deuice was done by the Lorde Sandes then Lorde Chamberlaine to the King and by Syr Henrie Gilforde Comptroller of the Kinges Maiesties house Then immediately after the greate Chamberlaine and the sayde Comptroller sente to looke what it shoulde meane as thoughe they knewe nothing of the matter they looking oute of the Windowes into the Thamis retourned againe and shewed hym that it séemed they were Noblemen and Straungers arryued at hys bridge comming as Embassadoures from some forreine Prince with that quoth the Cardinal I desire you bycause you can speake Frenche to take the paines to goe into the Hall there to receyue them according to their estates and to conducte them into this Chamber where they shall sée vs and all these Noble Personages beyng mery at oure banquet desiring them to sitte downe with vs and to take parte of our fare Then wente hée incontinent downe into the Hall whereas they receyued them wyth twentie newe Torches and conueyed them vppe into the Chamber
should be sente to the Emperour about the matter with whome he was that the King and the Emperour should ioyne in those warres against the French King and that the Duke of Burbon should The Duke of Burbon Champion for the K. of England against the King of France be our Kings Champion and Generall in the fielde who had a great number of good Souldiours ouer and besides the Emperours armie which was not small and that the King should pay vnto the Duke monethly wages both for himselfe and his retinue in so much as Sir Iohn Russell Sir Iohn Russel lay continually beyond the Seas in a secret place both to receyue money of the King and to pay the same monethly to the Duke so that the Duke began the warres with the French King in his owne territorie and Dukedome which the King had confisked in his owne hands being not perfectly knowne vnto the Dukes enimies that he had any ayde out of England and thus he wrought the French King much displeasure in so much as the French King was constreyned 1525 to prepare a puissant Armie and in his owne person to resist the Dukes power and with force the King droue him to take Pauy a strong Towne in Italy with hys host for their securitie whereas the King encamped hym wonderously strong intending to enclose the Duke that he should not issue forth yet notwithstanding the Duke did many times issue forth and skirmished with the King Now let vs returne agayne to the Cardinall Wolsey who séemed to be sodeinly altered and to be more French Anno reg 17 than Emperiall howsoeuer it came so to passe but the French King lying in his Camp sent secretly into Englande a priuie person a very wittie man to treate a peace betwixt the French King and our King this person was named Iohn Iokin who was kept as secretly as might be for he was no Frenchman borne but an Italian a man of no great estimation in France and for his subtile witte elected to entreate of such Embassade as the French King had giuen him in commission This Iokin was secretly conuayde vnto Richmond and there remayned vntill the Cardinall resorted Iohn Iokin messenger from the French King thither vnto him where after Easter tearme ended he kept the feast of Whitsontide very solemnely in which season the Cardinall caused diuers times this Iokin to dine with him Thus continued this Iokin in England long after vntill at the last as it should he brought to passe the matter that he had in commission After this there was sente out immediatly a restreynt to Sir Iohn Russell into those partes where he made his abiding beyond the Seas that he shoulde reteyne that monethes wages still in hys â—ands vntill the Kings pleasure were to him knowne which should haue bin payde to the Duke of Burbon béeâ—ng then wyth hys retinue encamped within the Towne â—â—â—â—â—â— for want whereof at his day the Duke and hys â—â—n were sore dismayde when they saw there was not â—â—â—ey brought as it was wont to be and béeing in so danâ—â—rous a case and where victualles beganne to be sâ—ant â—nd very déere they imagined many wayes what shoulde â—â— the lette some sayde thys and some sayde that so that they mistrusted nothing lesse than the very cause thereof in so much as at the last what for wante of victualles and other necessaries the Souldyoures and Captaynes beganne to grudge and mutter and at last for lacke of victuals were like all to perish The Souldyours being in this extremitie came before their Captaine y â— Duke of Burbon and sayd Sir we must bée of very force and necessitie constreyned to yéelde vs vp to our enimies and better it were for vs so to do than to sterue lyke Dogges When the Duke saw their extremitie he sayde vnto them with wéeping eyes Sirs quoth he yée are both valiant men and of noble heartes who haue serued me héere right worthelie and for your necessitie whereof I am perticipant I doe not a little lament but I shall desire you as you are noble in heart and courage so to take patience for a day or twayne and if succour come not then from the King of England as I doubt nothing that he will deceyue vs I will well agrée that we shall all put oure selues and our liues vnto the mercy of our Lorde wherewith they were all agréeable and tarrying the comming of the Kings money vntill the tearme of two dayes were past the Duke séeing no remedie called his noble Captaynes and Souldyoures before hym and wéeping sayde Yée noble men and Captaynes I sée no remedie in thys necessitie but eyther wée must yéeld vs vnto our enimies or else â—â—mishe and to yéelde the Towne and our selues I know not the mercie of our enimies as for my parte I passâ— not for their cruelties for I knowe very well that â— shall suffer death most cruelly if I come in their handâ—â— it is not for my selfe therefore that I doe lamente 〈…〉 it is for youre sakes it is for youre liues and safegarâ— of youre persons for so that yée might escape the dangâ—â— of oure enimies handes I woulde most gladly 〈…〉 death therefore good companyons and most noble Souldyoures I shall require you all to consider the daungerous miserie and calamitie that wée stande in to sell o 〈…〉 liues most dearely rather than to be murthered lykâ— Beastes if yée wyll bée agréeable wée wyll take vpon vs thys nighte to gyue oure Enimes an assaulte and by that meanes wée maye eyther escape or else gyue them an ouerthrowe and thus it were better to die in the Fielde lyke men than lyue prisoners in captiuitle and miserie to the whiche they all agréed then quoth the Duke yée perceyue that our enimies Campe is strong and that there is no waye to enter vppon them but one and that is so planted wyth Ordinance and strength of men that it is not possible to atteyne to oure Enimies that wayes to fighte wyth them in Campe. And also nowe of late you perceyue they haue hadde but small doubt of vs in so muche that they haue kepte but verye slender watche therefore my deuice shall bée thus There shall issue out of the Towne aboute the dead of the nighte from vs a number of you that bée of the most delyuerest to assaulte theyr Campe and they shall gyue the assaulte righte secretly euen directly agaynste the place of the entrie whyche is very strong and inuincible youre fierce and valiant assaulte shall be to them of the Campe so doubtfull that they will turne their strength of the entrie that lyeth ouer agaynst your assaulte to beate you from youre purpose then will I issue out of the posterne and come to the place of theyr strength newly turned and there or they be ware will I enter and fight with them in theyr Camp and winne their Ordinance whiche they haue newly burned and beate them wyth theyr owne
that moued me vnto this matter was a certayne scrupulositie that pricked my coÌ„science vpon certaine words spoken at a time when it was by the Bishop of Bayon the French Embassador who had bin hyther sente vpon the debating of a marriage to be concluded betwéene our daughter the Lady Mary and the Duke of Orleance second sonne to the King of France and vpon the resolution and determination of the same he desired respect to aduertise the King his mayster thereof whether our daughter Mary should be legitimate in respect of this my marriage with this woman being sometime my brothers wife which wordeâ— once conceyued within the secret bottome of my conscience engendred suche a scrupulous doubt that my conscience was incontiently accombred vexed and disquieted whereby I thought my selfe to bée greatly in danger of Gods indignation which appeared to be as me séemed the rather for that he sente vs no issue male and all such issues male as my said wife had by me died incontient after they came into the worlde so that I doubted the great displeasure of God in that behalfe thus my conscience being tossed in the waues of a scrupulous conscience and partly in despaire to haue any other issue than I had already by this Lady now my wife it behoued me further to consider the state of this Realme and the danger that it stoode in for lacke of a Prince to succéede me I thought it good in releasse of the weighty burthou of my â—â—ake conscience and also the quiet estate of this worthy Realme to attempt the law therein whether I may lawfully take another wiâ—e more lawfully by whome God may sende me more issue in case this my first copulation was not good without any carnall concupiscenâ—e and not for and displeasure or misliking of the Quéenes person and age with whome I would be as well contented to continue if our marriage may stand with the Lawes of God as with any woman aliue in which poynt consisteth all this doubt that we go about now to trie by the learning wisedome and iudgement of you our Prelates and pastoures of all this our Realme and dominiâ—â— now héere assembled for that purpose to whose conscience 〈…〉 learning I haue committed the charge and iudgement according to the whiche I will God willing be right well content to submit my 〈…〉 and for my part obey the same wherein after that I perceyued my â—â—â—scâ—ence so dâ—â—â—tfull I moued it in confession to you â—â—◠〈…〉 â—◠〈…〉 then Ghostly Father and â—â—â— as much as â—he◠〈…〉 〈…〉 self were in some doubt you â—â—ued me to 〈…〉 the counsell of all you my Lords wherevpon I moued you my Lord of Canterbury first to haue your â—â—ence in as much as you were Metropolitane to put this matter in question and so I of all you my Lordes to which you granted vnder your Seales héere to be shewed that is truth quoth the Archbishop of Canterbury After that the King rose vp and the Court was adiourned vntill another day The next Court day the Cardinals sate againe at which time the Counsell on both sides were there 〈…〉 to answere the Kings Counsell alledged the Matrimonie not to be lawfull at the beginning bycause of the â—â—â—nall copulation had betwéene Prince Arthure and the Quéene This matter being very vehemently touched on that side and to proue it they alledged many reasons and â—â—â—ilitudes of truth and being answered negatiuely againe in the other side it séemed that all their former allegations were doubtfull to be tryed and that no man knewe the truth And thus this Court passed from Sessions to Sessions and day to day that at certayne of their Sessions the King sent the two Cardinalles to the Quéene who was then in Bridewell to perswade with hir by their wisedomes and to aduise hir to surrender the whole matter into the Kings hands by hir owne consent and will which should be much better to hir honour than to stand to the triall of Law and thereby to be condemned whiche shoulde séeme much to hir dishonour The Cardinalles béeing in the Queenes Chamber of presence the Gentleman Usher aduertised the Quéene that the Cardinalles were come to speake with hir â— with that the rose vp and with a Skeyne of white thâ—ead about hir â—â—â—ke came into hir Chamber of presence where the Cardinalles were attending at whose comming quoth shâ— what is your pleasure with me if it please your Grace quoth Cardinall Wolsey to goe intâ— your priâ—ie Chamber we will shew you the cause of oure comming my Lord quoth she if yée haue any thing to say speake it openly before all these fâ—â—ke for I feare nothing that yée can say against me but that I would all the worlde should heare and sée it and therefore speake your minde Then began the Cardinall to speake to hir in Latine nay good my Lord quoth she speake to me in Englishâ— forsâ—th quoth the Cardinall good Madame if it please you we come both to knowe your mind how you are disposed to do in this matter betwéene the King and you and also to declare secretly our opinions and councell vnto you whiche we do only for very zeale and obedience we beare vnto your Grace My Lord quoth she I thanke you for youre god will but to make you answere in your request I can not so sodeinly for I was set among my Maydes at worke thinking full little of any such matter wherein there néedeth a longer deliberation and a better head than mine to make answere foâ— I néede of councell in this case which toucheth me so néere and for my councel or friendship that I can find in England they are not for my profite what thinke you my Lords will any Englishman councell me or be friendly to me against the Kings pleasure that is his subiect nay forsâ—th as for my Counsell in whome I will put my trust they be not here they be in Spayne in mine owne Countrey and my Lordes I am a poore woman lacking witte to answere to any such noble persons of wisedome as you be in so waightie a matter therefore I pray you be good vnto me poore woman destitute of friends héere in a forrayne region and your counsell also I will be glad to heare and therewith she tooke the Cardinall by the hand and leÌ„dde him into hir priuie Chamber with the other Cardinall where they tarried a season talking with the Quéene which communication ended they departed to the King making to him relation of hir talke Thus this case went forward froÌ„ Court to Court till it came to Judgemente so that euery men expected the iuÌ„dgement would be giuen the next day at which day the King came thither and set him downe in a Chaire within a dore in the end of y â— Galery which opened directly against the iudgemeÌ„t seate to heare the iudgement giuen at which time all their procéedings were openly red in Lattin That done the Kings Counsell at y â—
that at â—â—ght of the clocke they shoulde lose their Maister Here is the ende and fall of Pride arrogancie of men Example of pride and arrogancie exalted by fortune to dignities for in hys tyme he was the haughtiest man in all hys procéedings alyue hauing more respecte to the honor of his person than he had to his spirituall profession wherein should be shewed all méekenesse 〈◊〉 aâ—â— charitie The Cleargie of Englande beyng iudged by the Kings The Cleargie condemned in the Premunire learned Councel to be in the premunire for maintaining y â— power Leganâ—ine of the Cardinall were called by proâ—eâ—â— into the Kings Bench to aunsweare wherefore in their conuocation they concluded a submission where in they called the King Supreme head of the Church of England and were contented to giue the King 100000. poundes to pardon King Henrie supreame head their offences touching y â— premunire by acte of ParliameÌ„t The fift of Aprill one Richard Rose a Cooke was boyled 1531 A Cooke boyled in Smithfielde for poysoning of diuers persons at the Bishop of Rochesters place King Henrie purchased the Hospitall of Saint â—ames â—éere to Charing Crosse and al the medows to the same adioyning Anno reg 23 The Kings house at Saint Iames. gyuing the sisters of the house pencions during their liues and then builded thereof a goodly Mansion with a Parke whiche he caused to be walleâ— about with Bricke The 〈◊〉 of August Thomas Bilney a Bacheler T. Bylney burned of Law 〈…〉 Norwich Richard Gresham 〈◊〉 Althâ—â—â—â—hâ— 28. of September Sherifes Maior Rice Griffyn executed Sir Nicholas Lambard Gâ—â—cer the 28. of October The fourth of December sir Rice Gryffyn was beheaded at the Tower hill and buryed at the Crossed Friers Iohn Hewes hys man 〈◊〉 to Tyborâ—â— hanged and quartered The 17. of May deceassed Robert Thorne Bacheler and Merchant Taylour of London who gaue by his Testament his debts firste being paide is to be destributed in the citie Robert Thom his charitie in the Citie of London of London 500. l. to pore housholders in the xxv Wardes 20. l. in euery warde To reléeue prisoners in the Counters 50. l. To pore Maides mariages 50. l. To the foure prisons about London Newgate Ludgate Kings bench Marshalsea 100. l. To Aldermarie Church in London 10. l. Summe 710. poundes In the Citie of Bristow to the making vppe of the Frée Robert Thornâ— his charitie in the tovvne of Bristovve schoole of Saint Bartholomew 300. l. to be diuided in the parishes among the poore housholders 300. l. to the redemption of the frée farme of prisage there 200. l. to the Almes houses there 100. l. to Thomas Moffit Maister of the Grammer Schoole 25. l. and to Robert his sonne 10. l. to the poore prisoners in Bristowe 50. l. to poore maides Mariages there 50. l. towarde making of a place for Merchants for the stréete in Bristow 100. l. to the repayring of hyghe wayes from Camer Marche to Bristow at the discretion of his executors as néede requyred and to the other high ways about Bristow 100. l. to Saint Nicholas Churche in Bristowe 20. l. to the four orders of Friers there euerye order 20. l. more to the prisoners of Bristowe 100. l. to the Chamber of Bristow 300. l. for the prouision of corne and wood more to the Chamber 500. l. to the reléefe of yong men that practise Clothing to the pore people of Bristow 500. l. And ouer and besides all this to be distributed in déedes of Charitie at the discretion of his executors 1000. l. Summe 3735. poundes Legacies to his sisters children other kindred amounted to 5142. l. 6. sÌ„ 8. d. His debts forgiueÌ„ wer 83. l. 5. sÌ„ 10. d. The residue of hys goods he gaue to his brother Nicholas Thorne The 28. of May Fryer Forrest was put in prison for contrarying Frier Forrest the Preacher before the King The othe which the Clergie had vsed to make to the Bishop Clergy svvorâ—e to the King of Rome was made voyde by statute a new othe confirmed wherein they coÌ„fessed the king to be Supreme head The fiftéenth of May sir Thomas Moore after great sute Siâ— Thomas Moore made by him was discharged of the Chancelorship The fourth of June the King dubbed Thomas Audeley Lorde Audley made Lorde Chauncelour Knight made him kéeper of the greate Seale and not long after Lord Chancelor The fiftéenth of June fiue men were hanged and quartred Coyners and Clyppers executed Christes Church suppressed at Tower hill for coyning and clypping In the Moneth of July the King suppressed the Priorie of Christ church in London he sent the Chanons of that house to other Priories and gaue their Church plate and lands to sir Thomas Audley The thrée and twentith of Auguste William Warham Archebyshoppe of Canterburie deceassed The King repayred the Tower of London The firste of September the Lady Anne Bolleine was Marchionesse of Penbrooke made Marchionesse of Pembrooke at Windsore and then was gyuen hir by the King one thousande pounde by yeare The eleuenth of October King Henrie landed at Calleis with the Duke of Richemonde hys bastarde sonne the Duke of Norffolke Lord Treasurer of England the Duke of Suffolke the Marquesse of Excester the Erles of Darby Arundale Oxforde Surrey and Rutlande the Vicount Lisle King Edwarde the fourth his bastarde sonne the Lord Matrauers the Lord Sands Lorde Chamberlaine of the Kings house the Lorde William Hawarde the Lorde Bray the Lorde Montague the Lorde Cobham the Lorde Mordant the Lorde Dawbney the Lorde Grey the Lord Clinton the Lorde Vaux the Lorde Mountegle the Lorde Rocheford wyth diuers other Lordes the Bishoppes of Winchester London Lincolne and Bathe sir William Fitz William treasourer of the kings house sir William Pawlet Comptroller sir William Kingstone Capitaine of the Guarde sir Iohn Page sir Iames Boleine sir Anthony Browne sir Edwarde Neuell sir Thomas Cheyney sir Iohn Russell sir Richard Page sir Ralph Eldercare sir Edward Baynton sir Edwarde Santener sir Griffyth Deene sir Iohn Dudley sir Iohn Femer sir Henry Long sir Anthony Hungerforde sir Iohn Brudges sir Arthur HoptoÌ„ sir Anthony Wingfielde sir William Paston sir Edmonde Bedingfielde sir Thomas Strange sir William Hawte sir Edwarde Wotton sir William Askewe sir Iohn Marleant sir William Barington sir William Essex sir Giles Strangweis sir Edwarde Chamberlaine sir Giles Caple sir Iohn Sent-Iohn sir Walter Hungerforde sir William Gascoine sir Lionel Norrice sir Edwarde Boloine sir Thomas Lisle sir Iohn Ashton sir Thomas Palmer sir William Boloine sir William Finche sir William Pellam sir Thomas Rotherham sir Iohn Norton sir Richarde Sandes sir Iohn Neuell and thyrtie Esquiers with manye Gentlemenne and all theyr traines The towne of Calleis had at thys season xxiiij C. beddes and stabling for two thousande horses besides the Uillages about The xxj of October King Henrie rode towarde Boloigne and was by the
therewith he committed the charge of him and of other to the Guarde and Gentlemen that stoode by The xxv of July the Duke with other were brought vp to the Tower of London vnder the conducte of Henry Earle of Arundale and thus was the matter ended without bloudshed whiche men feared woulde haue brought the death of many thousandes ¶ Queene Mary MAry the eldest daughter of King Henrie the eyghte beganne Anno reg 1. hir raigne the sixth of July in the yeare 1553. when shée dissolued hir camp at Framingham whyche was to the number of thyrtie thousande menne the Earle of Sussex béeing Liuetenant of the armye victualles were of suche plentye that a Barrell of Béere was solde for sixe pence wyth the Caske and foure greate loaues of bread for a peny Afterwarde being accompanied wyth a goodlye bande of Noblemenne Gentlemen and Commoners gathered out of all partes of the Realme she came to London and entred the Citie through Aldgate vppe to Leaden hall then downe Grasse streete Fenchurche streete Marte Lane Tower streete and so into the Tower the thirde daye of Auguste where Thomas Duke of Norffolke Doctoure Gardener late Byshoppe Prisoners pardoned of Winchester and Edwarde Courtney sonne and heyre to Henrie Marqueâ— of Excester prisoners in the 〈…〉 knéeling â—â—â— the hill within the saâ—â— â—ower were pardoned and discharged The fifth of August Edmond Bonner late Byshoppe of London prisoner in the Marshalsea and Cutbeâ—t Toâ—â—â—all the olde Bishop of Durham prisoner in the Kings bench had their pardons and were restored to their Seas Shortelye after all the Byshops which had bin depryued in the time of king Edward the sixth were restored to their Bishoprickes and the other which were placed in King Edwardes time remoued Bishops restored and other displaced also all beneficed men that were married or woulde not forsake their opinion were put out of their liuings and other knowen to be â—â— the contrary part were set in y â— same especially if any were alyue that had of late bin put out of the same as Bishop Day of Chichester Heath of Worcest c. The 9. of August in the afternoone the Quéene helde an Obsequie in the Tower for King Edwarde the Dirge beyng sung in Latine on the morrow a Masse of Requiem whereal Buriall of Kyng Edvvard the Quéene with hir Ladies offered The same daye the corps of King Edward was buried at Westminster the Lorde Treasurer the Earle of Pembrooke and the Earle of Shrewsburie being chiefe Mourners with dyuers other Noblemen and other Doctour Day Byshop of Chichester preached at the said buriall and al the seruice with a Communion was in Englishe The 11. of August certaine Gentlemen minding to passe Men drovvneâ— at London bridge vnder London bridge in a Whyrrie were there ouerturned and seauen of them drowned one was Maister T. Bridges â—onne The 13. of Auguste Maister Bourne a Chanon of Paules preaching at Paules Crosse not onelye prayed for the deade but also declared that Doctour Bonner Byshoppe of London late restored and therein presence for a Sermon by hym 〈…〉 in the same place vpon the same Gospell was about foure yeares â—â—uce vniustly caste into the vile prison of the Marshalsea and there kepte during the raigne of King Edwarde whyche saying so offended some of the audience that they breaking silence saide the Bishoppe had preached abhomination other some cryed meaning of the Preacher pull him oute pull hym oute and some béeing neare the Pulpit beganne to clyme wherewith the Preacher stepped backe and one Maister Bradforde a Preacher of King Edwardes tyme stepped into his place and gentlye perswaded the audience to quietnesse and obedience alleadging Saint Paule to the Romaines Let euery soule submitte himselfe to the authoritie of the higher powers c. neuerthelesse Maister Bourne standing by Mayster Bradford one threwe a Dagger at hym whych hit a side poste of the Pulpit and A Dagger throvvne at the Preacher rebounded backe againe a greate waye where vppon Mayster Bradford brake off hys speach and forced hymselfe with the helpe of Iohn Rogers an other Preacher to conuey Maister Bourne oute of the audience whyche wyth greate labor they broughte into Paules Schoole The xviij of August Iohn Dudley Duke of Northumberlande William Parre Marques of Northampton and the Erle of Warwike sonne and heire to the Duke were arraigned at Westminster hall before Thomas Duke of Norffolke high Steward of Englande where the Duke of Northumberland wyth greate reuerence towardes the Judges protested hys faith and allegeance to the Quéene whome he confessed gréeuously to haue offended and saide that he meante not to speake anye thing in defence of his tact but requested to vnderstand the opinion of the Courte in twoo poyntes First whether â— man doing anye acte by aucthoritie of the Princes Councel and by warrant of the greate Seale of England and doyng nothing without the same might be charged with Treason for any thing whiche he might doe by warrant thereof Secondly whether any such persons as were equally culpable in that crime and those by whose letters and commaundementes he was directed in all his doyngs myghte bée hys Judges or passe vppon hys tryall as hys Péeres Wherevnto was aunsweared that as coÌ„ncerning the firste the greate Seate whiche he layde for hys warrant was not the Séale of the lawful Quéene of the Realme nor passed by aucthoritie but the Seale of an Usurper and therefore coulde be no warrant to hym As to the second it was alleadged that if anye were as déepely to bée touched in that case as hymselfe yet so long as no atteynder were of recorde agaynste them they were neuer the lesse persons able in Lawe to passe vppon anye tryall and not to bée chalenged therefore but at the Princes pleasure After whyche aunsweare the Duke vsed fewe wordes but confessed the inditement by whose example the other prisoners arraigned with him did the like and therevppon had iudgement And when iudgement was gyuen the Duke said I beséech you my Lords all to be humble futers to the Quéenes Maiestie and to graunte mée foure requestes whyche are these â—yrâ—â—â— that I maye haue that death whyche Noble 〈…〉 haue hadde in tymes paste and not the other Secondartly that hir Maiestie will be gratious to my chyldren whyche maye hereafter doe good seruice consyderyng that they wente by my commaundement who am theyr father and not of their own trée willes Thyrdlye that I maye haue appoynted to me some learned manne for the instruction and quiet of my conscience And fourthlye that shée will sende twoo of the Councell to commune wyth mée to whome I will declare suche matters as shall be expedient for hir and the common weale and thus I beséech you al to pray for me On the ninetéenth of Auguste were arraigned at Westminster sir Iohn Gates sir Henrie Gates sir Andrew Dudley and sir Thomas Palmer where wythout anye Quest they pleaded guiltie submitted themselues to