Expedition into France Army into France and first of all took Harflew Sept. 22. 1414. Then went to Agencourt on Octob. 24. where the French had pitched with six some say ten times the number of the English whereupon the King offered to part and surrender what he had won but the French would not yield making sure account of Victory had prepared a Chariot for the Captive King and all other things for that purpose The Battel beginning King Henry encouraged his Souldiers and with their small company the English won the day having every man his Prisoner Of the English A wonderful Victory were slain the Duke of York Earl of Suffolk two Knights one Squire and 28 private Souldiers Of the French were slain 4000 Princes Nobles Knights and Esquires and 10000 common Souldiers and more than these taken After which he came home and in a short time returned there with another Army where at last he was Proclaimed Regent of France and had He is Proclaimed Regent of France His Marriage Homage sworn to him and his Marriage with the Lady Catharine was with all Solemnity celebrated at Troyes After which he hastes into England with his Queen and in a short time after he went into France again where he had not been long before His Death Burial and Issue he fell sick of a burning Fever and Flux whereof he died Aug. 31. 1422. and was buried at Westminster His Issue was only Henry of Windsor HENRY the Sixth of Windsor was A. D. 1422. Crowned about the eighth Month of his Age. The Government of England was committed to Humphrey Duke of Glâ—â—ucester and the Regency of France to John Duke of Bedford under whom things succeeded very prosperously In his time was that Famous French Shepherdess Joan of Lorrain Joan de Lorrain who put on Mans Apparel and opposed the English with great success but was at last taken and was burnt for Sorcery A. D. 1435. that Famous Patriot and General John Duke of Bedford died at Paris after which the English began to change their Affairs there for the worse and lost most of their strong Holds At last there was a Peace concluded between the two Kings A. D. 1444. was King Henry married His Marriage with Margaret Daughter to the Duke of Anjou and Lorrain after which the Kings Fortune declined both in England and France The Queen ruling all contrived the death of Duke Humphrey who was the only man that had hitherto kept things in His Troubles order by his Prudence By this time were all the English Fortunes in France lost The Duke of York raising many Rebellions in England and at last in a great Battel at St. Albans the Kings greatest Friends were most slain and himself taken After which York created himself Protector of England and by degrees works out the Kings ancient Counsellors yet many stood up for the King and many great Battels were fought Fortune favouring sometimes one and then another at last the Duke himself was slain by the Queens Forces near Wakefield And now his Son Edward Earl of March maintains his Quarrel The Queens Forces recover the King again howbeit the Lâ—â—ndoners Proclaimed the Earl Earl of March Proclaimed King His Issue of March King of England King Henry's Issue was only Edward He was a Prince free from Pride very devout chaste and modest He built Eaton College and Kings College in Cambridge The Art of Printing was found out in Printing first in England Germany by John Guttenburg and brought into England by Will. Caxton a Mercer of London who first practised the same in the Abby at Westminster A. D. 1471. EDWARD the IV. eldest Son to Richard A. D. 1461. Duke of York began to reign in the 20th year of his Age at which time Henry had many Friends who sought to re-settle him on his Throne On June the 28th was His Coronation Edward crowned and soon after King Henry and his Son Edward dis-inherited of their Claim to the Crown by Act of Parliament He takes to Wife the Lady Elizabeth Marriage Grey the Relict of his mortal Enemy Sir John Grey slain at the Battel of St. Albans who was crowned at Westminster May 26. 1465. But this his Marriage below himself was much to his disadvantage by making the Earl of Warwick formerly his very good Friend a strong Rebel against him who took the King Prisoner but the King made his Escape again But afterwards the Earl of Warwick drove him out of the Land and made Henry again King After which King Edward returns and in a Battel upon Gladmore the Great Warwick fighting couragiously was slain Death of the Earl of Warwick and King Henry again put into the Tower Afterwards Queen Margaret was defeated and King Henry's Son Edward taken and brought before the King where he speaking boldly was knock'd down and murdered Soon after Queen Margaret was taken and not long after the crook-back'd Duke Death of King Henry of Gloucester stabb'd harmless King Henry to the heart whose Body was buried at Chertsey in Surrey A. D. 1483. King Edward fell into a His Death and Burial dangerous and deadly Sickness whereof April the 9th he died and was buried at Windsor in the new-Chappel whose Foundation himself had laid 'T is said of him that he was just and merciful in Peace fierce in War and very familiar with his Subjects His Issue were Edward Richard His Issue George Elizabeth Cicely Ann Briget Mary Margaret and Catharine EDWARD the V. the eldest Son of King A. D. 1483. Edward the IV. being but 12 years of Age when his Father died was committed to the government of his Uncle Sir Anthony Woodville a worthy Person which much troubled Richard Duke of Gloucester his Enemy who sought his Life that thereby he might come to the Crown By evil Suggestions he wrought upon the greatest Men to take his part against the old Queen and as the King was coming to London to be crowned with a small Company he seiz'd those about him and imprisoned Sir Anthony Woodville amongst the rest Then brought the King to London pretending to be his Friend and there was made his Protector after which he got the Duke of York the King's Brother out of Sanctuary from the Queen and caused many of the chief Nobles to be barbarously massacred and instead of King Edward caused himself to be crowned King RICHARD the III. Son of Richard Duke A. D. 1683. of York was born with all his Teeth and Hair to his Shoulders which foreshew'd his monstrous Proceedings July the 6th he was crowned King at Westminster soon after which he caused the young King and Edward the V. and Brother murdered his Brother to be most inhumanely massacred But King Richard lived most miserably ever after being without the least quiet of Conscience and soon after the Duke of Buckingham his greatest Favourite proved his greatest Enemy
raising Rebellions against him but was overthrown and hiding himself in one Banister's House by Shrewsbury He for hope of gain betray'd his Master the Duke who was thereupon taken and beheaded but Banister was justly punished from Heaven Henry Earl of Richmond afterwards came into England where he rais'd a small Army and met King Richard near Market-Bosworth in Leicestershire where King Richard was slain King Richard slain and his Army discomfited Aug. 22. 1485. HENRY the VII Earl of Richmond was Son to Margaret Countess of Richmond and A. D. 1485. Derby Daughter to John Duke of Somerset Son to John Earl of Somerset Son to John of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster 4th Son of Edward the III. Octob. 30. he was Crowned at Westminster A. D. 1486. Jan. 18th he married the His Marriage Lady Elizabeth eldest Daughter of King Edward the IV. and so ioyn'd the two Families of York and Lancaster Yet by this means Peace was not so well secured but that there were several Rebellions by Lambert Symnel and others amongst whom Symnel and Peterkin was one Peterkin under the Name of Rich. Plantaginet second Son of King Edward the IV. But this Impostor was at last taken and executed at Tyburn The King falling sick of a consuming His Death Issue Disease died April 22. A. D. 1509. His Issue Arthur who died before himself Henry Edmund Margaret Elizabeth Mary King Henry left at his death 1800000 l. in His Riches and Buildings ready money he built the Palace at Richmond and the Chappel at Westminster HENRY the VIII was born at Greenwich A. D. 1509. June 22. 1491. His Youth was so trained up in Literature that he was accounted the most learned Prince in Christendom June 25. 1509. he was crowned at Westminster with his Queen Catharine This King went with an Army into His Expedition into France France and recovered many of his Rights but at last by the procurement of the Pope there was a Peace concluded A. D. 1571. was Evil May-day wherein Evil May-day the Prentices of London made an Assault upon the Strangers and Foreigners John Lincoln being the chief of them was hanged and the rest pardoned About A. D. 1528. King Henry began to call in question the lawfulness of his Marriage with Queen Catharine who was Daughter to Ferdinand King of Spain and haâ—â— been married to P. Arthur his elder Brother and soon after she was divorced from him Also soon after the haughty Cardinal Woolsey was deposed of his Dignities Woolsey he died at Leicester-Abby After this King Henry took upon him the Pope's Authority and Supremacy in England and all persons were prohibited from appealing or making any Payments to Rome A. D. 1533. Novemb. 14. was King Henry His 2d Marriage married to Ann Bullen Daughter to Sir T. Bullen Earl of Wiltshire and on Septemb Lady Eliz. born 7th following was born the Princess Elizabeth And A. D. 1535. the Queen was accused of Incest and Adultery with her own Brother George Lord Rochford And May The Queen beheaded 19. 1536. the Queen was beheaded upon a Scaffold erected on the Green within the Tower 'T is with good ground thought that the Queens death was procured by Popish Instruments because she much favoured His 3d. Marriage the Protestant Divines The next day the King was married to the Lady Jane Seymour Daughter of John Seymour Kt. About this time began to flourish Tho. Cromwell a Blacksmiths Son of Putney who in a short time was ordained Vicar-General over the Spirituality This Great Cromwell procured it to be enacted in Parliament That the Lords Prayer Creed and Ten Commandments should be read in the English Tongue He also caused the Churches to be purged of Images and the Monasteries to be suppressed to the King's use for which Reasons there arose several Rebellions but were all suppreâ—â—ed A. D. 1540. Jan. 6th was King Henry His 4th Marriage married to the Lady Ann Sister to the Duke of Cleve but they were soon after divorced Now was the Great Cromwell attainted for Treason and Heresie and beheaded on Tower-Hill Then did the King marry the Lady Catharine His 5th Marriage Howard who was beheaded afterwards for Adultery And now likewise were very many great Men put to death for Religion A. D. 1547. and Jan. 28th King Henry His Death yielded to death's imperial stroak whose Body with great solemnity was buried at Windsor His Wives were Catharine Ann Wives Bullen Jane Seymour Ann of Cleve Catharine Howard and Catharine Parr His Issue Henry which lived not two Issue months another Son not named and Mary these by Catharine of Spain Elizabeth and a Son still-born by Ann Bullen Edward by Jane Seymour His natural Issue Henry Fitz-Roy King Henry by Act of Parliament assumed First King of Ireland the Title of King of Ireland former Kings of England bearing only the style of Lords thereof 'T is said that now Turkey Carps Hops Pickarel and Beer came into England all in a year EDWARD the 6th was born but not A. D. 1547. without the death of his Mother A. D. 1537. Octob. 12. A. D. 1547. Feb. 20. he was crowned at Westminster Edward Lord Seymâ—â—ur his Uncle was made Protector over his Minority The first thing that was done was the purging all Churches of Images for which Commissioners were appointed This caused Rebellions but they were soon supprest One of these Rebels being a Miller he will'd his Man to be Master in his turn The Man that was hanged for his Master and when the King's Officer Sir Anthony Kingston called for the Master of the House the Man in his Name presented himself whom Sir Anthony straight commanded to the Gallows which the Man hearing would be Master no longer but Sir Anthony said Well thou canst never do thy Master better service than to hang for him and so he was truss'd up on the next Tree This King was a great Enemy to Popery Protestancy founded and was the first Founder of the true Protestant Religion in England He died His Death and Burial of a Consumption July 6th 1553. and was interred in St. Peter's Chappel at Westminster He was a Prince of great Learning and of a vast Memory very merciful and zealous for the Reformed Religion The Lady JANE GREY was now by the A. D. 1553. last Will of Edward proclaimed Queen But the Tide soon turn'd and Queen Mary succeeded to the Crown promising to embrace the Gospel as King Edward had established it but afterwards being petitioned to perform her promise herein she both punished the Writer and answered they should one day well know that they being but Members should not direct her their Head She removed the Protestant Protestancy again abolished Bishops placing Papists in their Places she was crowned at Westminster The Lady Jane Grey was beheaded on Tower-hill and many more great Men for the reform'd
Religion The proposal of her Marriage with Philip of Spain caused great Insurrections and great Troubles and Sir Thomas Wiat one of the chief was beheaded These caused great suspicions of the Lady Elizabeth's having a hand in it whereupon she was committed to the Tower and then removed to Woodstock where Stephen Garner thinking to ensnare her Life askt her the meaning of those words of Christ Hoc est Corpus meum to which the Princess answered Christ was the Word that spake it He took the Bread and brake it And what the Word did make it That I believe and take it A. D. 1555. Several Bishops were burnt Bishops burnt at Oxford for the testimony of the Truth A. D. 1554. July 25th was the Marriage Her Marriage solemnized with Philip of Spain King Philip proved a great Friend to the Lady Elizabeth 'T was thought that the Queen was with Child and her delivery expected but it proved otherwise The English now lost their strong Holds in France The Queen died of a burning Fever HerDeath and Burial Novemb. 17. 1558. and was buried at Westminster Queen ELIZABETH the Restorer and A. D. 1558. Defender of the publick profession of the Apostolical Religion in England begun her Reign Novemb. 17. 1558. Jan. 15. she was crowned she soon put all things in the order as King Edward had left them There were several Rebellions in the Land but were all suppressed several likewise attempted to murther the Queen but were all taken and suffered death A. D. 1577. Novemb. 15. Captain Drake Captain Drake set Sayl from Plimouth and in three years wanting twelve days he encompassed the Earth A. D. 1588. the invincible Armado of the Spanish Armado Spaniards came against England but the English played their parts so well that they wearied out the Spaniards at Sea so that they were forced to return home with great loss and the English received a blessed deliverance Octogesimus octavus mirabilis annus Clade Papistarum faustus ubique piis The Queen now sent Forces against Spain which had very great success and annoyed them exceedingly And now again there were several attempts to Murther the Queen by Poison and otherwise but all being discovered they received their deserts There were likewise great Troubles in Ireland which continued a long time On the 24th of March 1602. died this Her Death and Burial most renowned Queen and was buried in Henry the Seventh's Chappel at Westminster 'T is said she was Spain's Rod Rome's ruin Netherland's relief Earth's joy England's Gem World's wonder Nature's chief King JAMES his Title to the Crown A. D. 1602. of England sprung from Henry the Seventh whose Male Issue failing in Queen Elizabeth the Off-spring of Margaret his eldest Daughter married to James the Fourth King of Scotland by him had Issue James the Fifth whose only Daughter and Child Queen Mary was Mother to James the Sixth King of Scotland who hearing of Queen Elizabeth's death came into England and was received with great joy and His Coâ—â—onation July 21. 1603. King James and Queen Ann were Crowned at Westminster by John Whitguift Arch-Bishop of Canterbury There were some now that plotted against the Kings Person but were taken and Executed He then caused himself to be stiled by Proclamation King of Great Britain A. D. 1604. Nov. 5. was that horrid Gun-powder Plot. Popish Plot of blowing up the Parliament House A. D. 1612. Nov. 6. Prince Henry died of a Fever who was very much lamented being a very hopeful Prince A. D. 1625. March 27. this Politick and His Death and Burial Peaceable Monarch died of an Ague at Theobalds and was buried at Westminster His Issue were Henry Charles Elizabeth His Issue and Mary and Sophia who both dyed young CHARLES the First was born at Dunferling A. D. 1625. in Scotland Nov. 19. 1600. No sooner had he celebrated his Father's Funerals but he hastened the coming over of his dearest Consort the Princess Henrietta Maria Daughter to Henry the Fourth King of France He was Crowned at Westminster His Coronation Feb. 2. 1626. A. D. 1630. May 29. was Prince Charles Prince Charles born born The sad accidents in this Kings Reign have been the Thesis of so many Pens that I think the inserting of it in this place to be needless only some short notes The first Blood that was spilt in this unhappy The beginning of the Civil Wars War was near Hull between the Kings Forces and Sir J. Hotham Aug. 24. 1642. The first remarkable Battel at Edge-hill in Warwick-shire where His Majesties Forces had something the better of the day A. D. 1648. Jan. 30. was this most Christian His Death and Burial and right worthy King beheaded and Feb. 9. was buried at Windsor by some of his Servants His Issue were Charles-James His Issue who died almost as soon as born Charles the Second James the Second whom God preserve Henry Mary Elizabeth Ann Katharine Henrietta Maria. 1635. Tho. Parr died aged 152 years Tho. Parr CHARLES the Second was then in Holland 1648. when his Father was murthered and the then Parliament instead of Proclaiming him King resolved to assume the Government unto themselves nevertheless he was Proclaimed in Scotland and Ireland This Parliament that made such a stir were not above fifty Persons Jan. 1. King Charles the Second was Crowned in Scotland Crowned at Scoon in Scotland The English Parliament had very great success in all their attempts They beat the Marquess of Ormond in Ireland and overcame the Scots beat the Dutch by Sea In all which time Oliver Cromwel was General of the Land-Forces And A. D. 1653. April the 20. Oliver put a period to those long-winded Members at Westminster and constituted a Oliver's height Council of State of those he liked best and takes the Supream Power to himself A. D. 1658. June 25th the Town of Dunkirk was rendred by the Spaniards to the French and from them to the English Septemb. 3d. died that aspiring Usurper Oliver's death and great Politician Oliver of an Ague at Whitehall He was courted or feared by most of the Princes of Europe In Oliver's stead Richard his eldest Son was proclaimed Protector But he wanting the Politick Head of his Father the Army did what they pleased and called a Parliament of their own choosing to which Richard soon submitted And now the Parliament rules all again There were several Insurrections for the King but supprest General Lambert disliking the Parliament goes with his Army and displaces it and for a while he rules all and makes a Committee of Safety as he stiled them Committee of Safety And now there were more discontented men than ever being murmuring in all places and George Monk a General in Scotland comes into England with his Army where he was received very graciously being caressed by the Gentry all along his Journey and Lambert's Fortune
first Christian King in the World After 500 years that the Romans had Romans Departure sway'd in Britain they took their final farewel of it A. D. 446. In this year the Saxons were call'd in under 450. the Conduct of Hengist and Horsa they came 9000. with their Wives and Children to assist the Britains against the Scots which succeeded Hengist afterwards inviting Vortigern a British King to a Feast marry'd his fair Daughter Rowenna to him Upon which Hengist aspired to make this Island his Inheritance sending for greater Forces over hither but by the Britains are defeated in three set Battels in the last whereof the Saxons were forced to flee England However by the Practices of Rowenna and relying on his Son Vortigern's Love Hengist once more comes over to England but pretends only to fetch away his Daughter and on pretence of friendly Conference appoints a Meeting on Salisbury-Plain The well-meaning Britains came unarmed according to Agreement but the fraudulent Saxons with Skeans under their Cassocks with which they set upon the Britains at a Watch-word killing 3 or as some say 500 of the Nobility taking the King Prisoner â—â—relius Ambrosius a Roman born but Aurelius Ambrosius well affected to the Britains arrives to their Relief To him succeeded Uter his Brother or Uter as others say a Britain sirnamed Pendragon from his Banner on which was a golden Dragon's Head which to this day in our English Camps is the imperial Standard To him succeeded his valiant Son Arthur King Arthur Amongst other famous Acts he instituted the Order of the Knights of the round Table to prevent Disputes of Precedence To him succeeded Constantine and then Constantine Aurelius Conanus Nephew to Arthur then Caractecus and then Cadwallar in whose Caractecus Cadwallar time the Doctrine of Mahomet was broached in the East a Famine happening that drove Cadwallar over to France to his Cousin Saxon Invasion Alan The Saxons taking advantage thereof came over in great swarms and possessed themselves of the whole Island The first Kingdom of the Saxons begun First by Hengist in the year 455 containing all Kent and continued 372 years during the Reign of 17 Kings The second Kingdom of the Heptarchy Heptarchy Second was of the South-Saxons begun by Ella in the year 488 containing ail Sufsex and continued 435 years under five Kings Reigns successive The third Kingdom of the Heptarchy Third was of the West-Saxons begun by Credric in the year 519. containing Cornwal Devonshire Somersetshire Wiltshire Hampshire Barkshire and continued 561 years during the Reigns of 19 Kings The fourth Kingdom of the Heptarchy Fourth was of the East-Saxons began by Erchenwyn in the year 527. containing Essex and Middlesex and continued 281 years during the Reigns of 14 Kings The fifth Kingdom was of Northumberland Fifth so called because it lay North of the River Humber began by Ella and Ina in the year 547. containing Yorkshire Durham Lancashire Westmorland Cumberland and Northumberland continued 370 years during the Reigns of 23 Kings The sixth Kingdom was of Mercia and Sixth began in Crida in the year 522. containing Huntington Rutland Lincoln Nottingham Warwickshire Leicestershire Northampton Derby Oxfordshire Cheshire Shropshire Gloucestershire Staffordshire Buckinghamshire Bedfordshire Hartfordshire and continued 222 years during the Reigns of 20 Kings The seventh Kingdom was of the East-Angles Seventh and began by Uffa in the year 575. containing Suffolk Norfolk Cambridgshire and the Isle of Ely continued 353 years under the Reigns of 15 Kings The Saxon Kings striving with each other for Soveraignty gained upon each other till at last in the year 818. Ecbert King of the West-Saxons reduced them all under subjection causing all the South of This Isle first call'd England and why the Island to be call'd England according to the Angles from whom himself came after whom they were no longer properly call'd Saxon Kings but Kings of England Then ensued the Race of Saxon Kings who reigned sole Kings of this Island The first Danes first invade England whereof was Egbert the second Ethelwolph the third Ethelbald the fourth Ethelbert in whose time the Danes first invaded England Ethelbald marry'd Judith incestuously the Widow of his Father from this Judith afterwards marry'd to the Earl of Flanders after divers Descents came Maud the Wife of William the Conqueror from whom are descended all our English Kings ever since Oswald's-tree in Shropshire was so called Oswald's-tree whence named from Oswald a very godly Christian King who reigned the fifth over the Deira A. D. 633. and was there slain by Penda King of Mercia who tore his Body piece-meal This Oswald being at Dinner upon Easter-day His Charity to the Poor hearing of a great company of Poor in the Street that asked Alms of him he commanded the Meat prepared for his own Table to be carried to them and brake a silver Platter to pieces and sent it amongst them An. Dom. 636. Honorius Archbishop of England divided into Parishes Canterbury first divided England into Parishes A. D. 866. the Danes made the first great The Danes invade England Invasion of England under the Command of those cruel Captains Inguar and Habba who burnt down the City of York and at last kill'd King Ethelred in a pitcht Battel who was then King of England It is said that King Elfred of England 872. The University of Oxford founded A. D. 872. founded the University of Oxford and therein University-Colledge Baliol Colledge was founded by John Baliol King of the Scots A. D. 1263. Merton Colledge by Walter de Merton Bishop of Rochester 1274. Exeter Colledge by Stapleton Bishop of Exeter 1316. Oriel Colledge by King Edward the II. 1327. Queens Colledge by Eglesfield Chaplain to Queen Philip Wife to Edward the III. 1340. New Colledge by William of Wickam Bishop of Winchester 1379. Lincoln Colledge by Rich. Flemming Bishop of Lincoln 1420. All-souls by H. Chichely Archbishop of Canterbury 1437. Magdalen by W. Winiflet Bishop of Winchester 1459. Brazen-nose Colledge by W. Smith Bishop of Lincoln 1513. but finished by R. Sutton Corpus Christi by R. Fox Bishop of Winchester 1516. Christ-Church begun by Cardinal Wolsey 1546. and by King Henry the Eighth ordained the Cathedral Church of the See of Oxford Trinity by T. Hatfield Bishop of Durham 1518. St. John's by H. Chichely Arch-Bishop of Canterbury 1437. Jesus College by Dr. Hugh Price 1562. Wadham by Nich. Wadham 1613. Some report that Cambridge was built by Cambridge Founded Cantabar a Spaniard 375 years before Christ. But as some contend Cambridge began not to be an University till Hugh Balsham Bishop of Ely founded the College of Peter-House in A. D. 1256. Clare-Hall by Eliz. de Bourgo Countess of Clare 1347. Pembroke-Hall by Mary Widow to the Earl of Pembroke 1347. Corpus Christi College by the Aldermen 1351. Trinity College by Dr W. Bateman 1353. Gonvil
Almighty shewed his Justice declaring as it plainly appeared against such horrid Rebellions for though they were so vastly numerous in comparison of the Kings Forces besides took them upon the surprize and so had the advantage of the on-set yet they were so bravely received that first their Horse were routed by ours who coming in afterwards upon the Foot had so absolute a Victory that they The Defeat of the Rebels killed 2000 upon the place and took a vast number of Prisoners so that they were not able to make the least head again The next day the Lord Grey was taken who was Commander of the Rebels Horse and on the 8th of July the late Duke of Monmouth was also taken The Duke of Monmouth Beheaded and on the 15th Beheaded on Tower-Hill So that by the Divine Blessing of Almighty God not only this rebellious attempt brought the deserved vengeance upon its common promoters but even the very Root and Foundation is extirpated so that 't is to be hoped that we shall never again be acquainted with such Domestick strifes but may even forget what a Rebel means The Loyal Party and the Kings Forces Argyle in Scotland taken his Party routed and he Executed in Scotland were before-hand with us for they took Argyle on the 18th of June and ruined his Forces and on the 30th of the same Month he was Beheaded at Edenburgh by which means there is so absolute and serene a Peace and Concord amongst His Majesties Subjects and Affairs are in so happy a posture in all his Dominions that perhaps England hardly ever knew the like June the 29th Mr. Richard Baxter was Mr. Baxter Fined Fined 500 Marks and bound to his Good Behaviour for seven years for publishing his seditious Annotations on the New Testament And at the same time Mr. Tho. Dangerfield who the Term before was convicted Dangerfield's Sentence upon an Information for writing and publishing a Scandalous Libel received Sentence at the Kings-Bench-Bar That he should stand in the Pillory at Westminster-Hall Gate and the Royal-Exchange be whipt from Aldgate to Newgate and from Newgate to Tyburn and that he should pay a Fine of 500 l. and find Sureties for his Good Behaviour during life This man after having received the last of these Punishments viz. his whipping from Newgate to Tyburn was returning in a Coach when being met by a Gentleman to whom he gave a saucy Answer to an impertinent Question the Gentleman being nettled made at him with a small Bamboo Cane which so unfortunately hit the Sufferer in Kill'd by a strange Accident the Eye that it pierced to his Brain and soon deprived him of Life which being upon Tryal judged Murther the Gentleman was executed for it at Tyburn On July the 2d the Parliament was adjourned Parliament Adjourned till the 4th of August after the enacting of many good Statutes and being met on the 4th of August they were farther adjourned till the 9th of November On July 22th there was an Installation An Installation at Windsor at Windsor of three Knights of the Garter Henry Duke of Norfolk Earl-Marshal of England Henry Earl of Peterborough Groom of the Stool to His Majesty and Lawrence Earl of Rochester Lord High Treasurer of England It was performed in the Royal Chappel of St. George within the Castle by the Dukes of Ormond and Beaufort two Knights of the said Order Commissioned thereunto by the Sovereign with all the accustomed Ceremonies after which the new Installed Knights Entertained the Commissioners and the other Noblemen and Persons of Quality there present at a splendid Feast in the Kings great Guard-Chamber within the said Castle His Majesty for all the foresaid wonderful Blessings of Almighty God to himself and all his happy Subjects was pleased by Proclamation to order an Universal A General Thanksgiving Thanksgiving on July the 26th throughout the Kingdom to that All-wise and powerful King of Heaven and Earth by whom all Earthly Monarchs Rule and are preserved from the horrid Machinations and rebellious Designs of all Barbarous Caballers and Seditious Plotters whatsoever Wherefore what remains now but that all True and Loyal Subjects unite their Prayers to Almighty God for the long Life and happy Reign of our most Wise most Powerful and most Excellent Monarch And say God Save King JAMES the Second A COLLECTION Of the most remarkable Occurrences Adventures notable Exploits and wonderful Casualties mentioned in Sir Richard Baker's Chronicle I Shall first take notice of the admirable A. D. 516. Arthur of Britain his great Deeds Arthur Son to Uter and King of Britain who in twelve set Battels discomfited the Saxons and in one his Sword Callibourn managed by his own invincible Arm gave Death to 800 of his Enemies which is but one and perhaps not the greatest of his wonderful Deeds 'T was he instituted the Order of Knights of the Round Table Cadwalladar about the year 687 going Cadwalladar against the Saxons and praying to God for good success was informed by an Angel That it was God's pleasure that the Britains should not rule this Land any longer whereupon he desisted from his Enterprize and so England became a Colony of the Saxons anon England was made into an Heptarchy Etheldred Daughter to Anna King of Etheldred the East-Saxons was twice married and yet continued a Virgin and afterwards turned Nun. When the Danes first invaded England A. D. 866. Nuns of Coldington the Nuns of Coldington to keep themselves from being polluted by the Danes deformed themselves by cutting off their upper Lips and Noses King Athelstone going to encounter the A. D. 924. A Miracle Danes prayed to God to shew some sign of his rightful Cause whereupon striking with his Sword he struck it an ell deep into a hard Stone Canutus the first Danish King of England A. D. 1017. A precious Jewel gave to the Church of Winchester a precious Jewel in form of a Cross valued at as much as the yearly Revenues of all England 'T was he that convinced his Flatterers of his small Power by his endeavouring to command the Tides of the Sea at Southampton Bishop Wolston in King William the Conqueror's A. D. 1066. A strange Wonder Time being commanded by the King to leave his Bishoprick Wolston answered A better than thou O King gave me these Robes and to him I will restore them and thereupon went and struck his Staff upon St. Edward's Monument who had made him a Bishop where it stuck so fast that by no strength it could be removed till himself removed it with ease which so terrified the King that he entreated him again to accept of his Bishoprick In this King's Time there hapned the A Fire greatest Fire that ever was in London by which the Cathedral of Pauls was utterly destroyed A great Lord sitting at a Feast was set A Lord devoured by Mice upon by Mice and though
he were removed from Land to Sea and from Sea again to Land yet the Mice still followed him and at last devoured him In William the Conqueror's Time a private A brave Souldier Norwegian Souldier alone upon a Bridge resisted the whole Army of the English slew 40 and maintained the Place for several hours till one getting under the Bridge found means to thrust up a Spear into his Body and killed him Till the Time of Malcolme King of Scots A Scots Custom who was Co-temporary with William the 2d of England it was the custom among the Scots that when any Man married his Lord should lye the first night with his Wife This Law was abrogated by Margaret then Queen and was altered to a payment in Money Westminster-Hall was built by King William Westminster-Hall built the II. being 270 Foot long and 74 broad The High Court of Parliament was first First Parliament instituted by Henry the I. And in his Time the Order of the Templers Order of Templers began In this King's Time the Archbishop of A worthy Bishop York being desperate sick was told that nothing would cure him but to lye with a Woman but he answered That the Remedy was worse than the Disease and so died a Virgin In the Time of Henry the I. the River Thames almost dry Thames was so low that between the Tower and the Bridge men walked over on foot for the space of two days At this time in Lombardy there was an A strange Earthquake Earthquake that continued 40 days and removed Towns and Houses far from their former residence Raynerus a wicked Minister in the Reign of King Stephen going over Sea with his Wife the Ship in the midst of the Sea stood still and could not be moved till he was cast out of it In this King's Time lived Johannes de An old Man Temporibus of whom it is recorded that he lived 361 years Ireland first submitted it self to Henry the First Lord of Ireland II. who was first Lord thereof In this King's days in the Territory of Hell Kettles Derlington in the Bishoprick of Durham the Earth lifted up her self in the manner of a high Tower and so continued all day being Christmas-day and at night fell with a most horrible noise and the Earth swallowed it up that the Holes are to be seen at this day and are called by the Name of Hell Kettles At this time near Orford in Suffolk was taken a Fish that had the shape of a Man in all parts King Henry the II. caused his Son Henry King Henry causes his Son to be Crowned to be Crowned in his Time and carried the first Dish to the Table whereupon the Archbishop Roger said merrily to the new King What a wonderful Honour is this to have so noble a Waiter Why saith he what great Honour is it for him that is but the Son of a Duke to do service to me that am the Son of a King and Queen King Lewis now of France did the like by his Son Henry the II. was so troubled for the loss King Henry's Blasphemy of Mentz that he said He should never hereafter love God any more that had suffered a City so dear unto him to be taken from him It is memorable and worth observing A wonderful Accident of Thunder That when Philip King of France and King Henry had a Meeting between Turwyn and Arras for reconciling of Differences there suddenly hapned a Thunderbolt to light just between them with so terrible a crack that it forced them for that time to break off their Conference And afterward at another Meeting the like Accident of Thunder hapned again which so amazed King Henry that he had fallen off his Horse if he had not been supported by those about him Robert Fitz-Stephen was the first of all Ireland first entred by the English Englishmen after the Conquest that entred Ireland the first day of May in the year 1170 with 390 men and there took Wexford in the behalf of Derâ—â—tius Son of Merclerdach called Mac Murg King of Leymster In September following Richard Earl of Chepstow sirnamed Strongbow sailed into Ireland with 1200 men where he took Waterford and Dublin and married Eve the Daughter of Dernutius as he was promised From these beginnings King Henry being The Irish submit to King Henry then at rest from all hostile Arms both at home and abroad takes into his consideration the Kingdom of Ireland as a Kingdom which oftentimes afforded assistance to France and therefore purposing with himself by all means to subdue it he provides a mighty Army but to little purpose for without any Action the Irish soon submitted to him all but Roderick King of Connaght who then stood out But after some time he also submitted and all the Irish together with the Popes have agreed that King Henry and his Heirs shall be their King This King left behind him in his Coffers Henry the II. his Riches 900000 l. besides Plate and Jewels In his 21st year he divided England into Beginning of the Law Cirâ—â—uits Circuits and appointed Judges three for every Circuit to go twice a year to hear and determine Causes between Man and Man 'T is for certain said That some Persons Children born with Horses Tails cutting off the Horses Tails of Becket Archbishop of Canterbury their Children for several Generations were born with Horses Tails In this King's Time there was contention Superiority in the Archbishopricks for Superiority in the two Archbishopricks and the Pope gave it to Canterbury In this King's Reign there were two Two Popes at once Popes at once who continued for almost 20 years In this Time a Bond-man of Langley in A Bond-man came to be Pope Hertfordshire came to be Pope by the Name of Adrian the IV. This King began the Foundation of the London-Bridg Stone-Bridge over Thames In the 11th year of this King's Reign A greatEarthquake there was so great an Earthquake in Ely and Norfolk and Suffolk that it overthrew those that stood on their feet and made the Bells to ring in the Steeples In the 23d year a showr of Blood reigned A showr of Blood in the Isle of Wight for two hours together Morgan base Son to this King rather An Honour to be a King's Bastard than disown his Father and be a true Son accounted of a Knight refused the Bishoprick of Durham As King Henry was carried to be buried his Son Richard coming near the Corps it fell a bleeding at the Nose afresh There was a Princess in the Family of A wonderful Sorceress Anjou Ancestors to this King who being desired to take the blessed Eucharist she suddenly flew out at the Church-window and was never seen after NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King RICHARD the First 'T IS thought that the Order of the Garter A. D.
College by Edm. de Gonvil 1353. Repaired by J. Caius Dr. of Physick 1557. Kings College by King Henry the Sixth 1441. Queens College by Margaret his Wife in the same Year Katharine-Hall by R. Woodlark Provost of Kings College 1475. Jesus College by J. Alcock Bishop of Ely 1497. Christs College by Mar. Countess of Derby where the College of Gods House stood 1505. St. John's College by the same 1508. Magdalen College by T. Audley Lord Chancellor of England 1542. Trinity College by Henry the Eighth 1546. Emmanuel College by Sir Walter Mildmay 1584. Sidney Suâ—â— College by Frances Countess of Suâ—â— Daughter of Sir William Sidney 1598. There is a story of King Edward the He Reigned A. D. 1042. Confessor that as he lay in his Bed in an Afternoon with his Curtains drawn a Courtier came into his Chamber where finding the Kings Casket open which Hugoline his Chamberlain had forgot to shut he took out as much Coin as he could conveniently carry and went away and came again a second and a third time when the King spake to him and bad him speedily be packing whilest he was well for if Hugoline should take him he should not only lose all he had but stretch an Halter And when Hugoline came and missing it was troubled the King said be not troubled for the man that had it hath more need of it than we have This King Edward was the first that The Kings-Evil first Cured cured the Kings-Evil Earl Godwin whose Daughter this King married took Bread and eat it in witness that he was not guilty of the death of A dreadful Example Prince Alfred but as soon as he had received the Bread he was choaked at the Table before the King at Windsor WILLIAM the Conquerour was the A. D. 1066. base Son to Robert Duke of Normandy He began his Reign Octob. 14th A. D. 1066. He was very cruel to the English and took part of every mans Estate and also exacted very great Taxes He died at Roan in Normandy A. D. 1087. forsaken of all his Courtiers his Body was left unburied till one Harluims a poor Country Knight at his own charge conveyed it to Caen. His Issue were Robert Richard William Henry and six Daughters In his time it was decreed at Rome That the See of York should be stiled Primas Angliae and that of Canterbury Primas totius Angliae The setting Seals to Bonds and Writings First use of sealing Bonds was now first used in England there being before only Witnesses to them WILLIAM Sirnamed Rufus though A. D. 1087. not eldest Brother gained the voices of the Council and was Crowned A. D. 1087. This King fairly promised to abolish the over-hard Laws made by his Father He set to Sale the Rights of the Church The Church Rights sold. preferring those therein that would give the most He was wont to say that Christs Bread was sweet dainty and most delicate for Kings When Duke Robert had mortgaged Normandy to him hearing as he sat at meat the Main in Normandy was straitly Besieged and his Subjects distressed he swore his wonted Oath By St. Luke's Face that His Expedition into Normandy he would not turn his back till he was with them and thereupon commanded the Wall of the House to be broke down that he might go the next way leaving orders for his Nobles to follow him but the Winds being contrary and the Seas raging his Pilot desired him to stay till they were appeased to whom the King said Hast thou ever heard that a King hath been drowned Therefore hoise up thy Sails I charge thee and be gone Which accordingly being done the King making such haste relieved the City before it was expected and settled all things in a short time and being returned into England as he was Hunting in New Forest Sir Walter Tyrrel a French Knight shooting at a Stag the Arrow glanc'd against a Tree and struck the King into the Breast with which he immediately died August 1. A. D. 1100. His Death His Body laid in a Colliers Cart was drawn with one poor Jade till the Cart broke where for a while the Corps was laid in the dirt but afterwards was conveyed to Winchester and there buried in Burial the Cathedral Church There did several strange Wonders happen in this Kings Reign as Earthquakes Blazing-stars and the like HENRY for his Learning stiled Beauclerk A. D. 1100. promising many good things was with the general liking of the People Crowned at Westminster in A. D. 1100. He constituted many good Laws and rejected those that were formerly too severe by which he wholly gained the hearts of the People Robert being returned from the Holy Land claimed the Kingdom but at length the difference between these two Brethren was reconciled on these terms That Henrâ—â— should enjoy the Crown during his life paying to Robert 3000 Marks by the year After this King had taken pleasure in Hunting in Normandy he made a great repast of Lampreys upon which he fell exceeding sick and after seven days sickness died A. D. 1135. at the Town of St. Denis His Death His Body was brought to Reading and there buried in the Abbey which himself had founded Besides his Lawful Issue William and His Issue Maud he is said to have had fourteen illegitimate In the Year 1111. at Dunmow in Essex the Lady Juga Founded a Priory for black Nuns which afterwards became a House of Monks who 't is said did allow a Gammon of Bacon to such married couples as repented not of their bargain a year and a day after their Marriage nor made any Nuptial transgression in word or deed This they were to make a solemn Oath of STEPHEN Earl of Blois Son to A. D. 1135. Adelicia Daughter to the Conquerour was admitted King by the working of his Brother Henry Bishop of Winchester but chiefly through the means of Hugh Bigot who took this Oath That King Henry upon his Death-bed had dis-inherited his Daughter and appointed Stephen to succeed him He was Crowned at Westminster on St. Stephen's day in A. D. 1135. His entrance was peaceable but by little and little civil discords increased with which and the incursions of the Welsh Scots and Maud the Empress he was continually disturbed He was a very valiant King as was shewn His Valour by his encounter with Robert Earl of Gloucester and Ranulph Earl of Chester where after a long Fight his Horse and Foot flying and leaving him almost alone he with his Battle-Ax drove back whole Troops assailing him with an undaunted courage till his Battle-Ax broke and after that till his Sword flew in pieces but was knock'd down and taken and carried to the Empress So the Empress for a while ruled all but Stephen by the diligence of the Bishop of Winchester after a while gained it again He died at Dover being troubled with His Death the Iliack Passion and