and the inhabitantes of the same strete which fray began in the nyght and continued tyll the next day where were many mē slayne and hurt on bothe parties Anno. 21. Iohn Thirley Irōmōger M. Tho. bewmoūt S Rich. Nordon S The steple of Paules churche in London was set on fyre with lightnyng and lastly quenched by great diligence of many men but chiefly through the labour of a priest of Bowe in cheape Anno. 22. Thomas Carworth Grocer M Nicolas wilford S Iohn Norman S An act was made by the common coū sayle of London that vpon the sondaye should no maner of thyng within the francheses of the Citie be bought or sold Anno. 23. Henry Frowicke Mercer M. Stephē Foster S Hugh Wyche S Kyng Henry by the aduice of the erle of Suffolke toke to wyfe Margaret the kynges daughter of Sicile and refused the daughter of the Erle of Arminake with whome he had made his fyrst contract which thyng was cause of muche miserie and trouble in England as fyrst the losyng of Normandy the diuision of the lordes within the realme the rebellion of the Commonaltie agaynste the Prince and fynally the Kynge deposed and the Quene with the prince fayne to flee the realme Henry Chicheley byshop of Canturbury dyed who in hys lyfe time builded two houses for studentes in the vniuersitie of Oxenforde called Alsolne colledge and Bernarde colledge Anno. 24. Symond Eyre Draper M. Iohn Derby S Godfrey Fildyng S Thys Symon Eyre afore named builded the Leaden hall in London and also a beautifull chapell in the east ende of the same Ouer the gate whereof was written as foloweth Dextera Domini exaltauit me That is to saye The Lordes ryght hande hath exalted me Wherby be doyng so notable a worke for the common weale also lefte a notable example to other Citezens commyng after hym whom God likewise exalteth with such temporall blessynges that they be not vnthankefull to God and theyr cōmon weale wherin they haue receued them This yere was a peace concluded with France for one yeare Anno. 25. Iohn Onely Mercer M. Robert Horne S. Godfrey Boloyne S. Humfrey Duke of Gloucester and protectour of Englande was at the parliament of Bury arrested and .vi. days after he was found dead in his bedde of his deathe are dyuerse opinyons whych I ouerpasse Hee was huryed at Saint Albones William Wamflete a man of greate deuotion wysedome and Iustice was made byshop of Winchester and Chancelloure of Englande thys man to the fortheraunce of letters and studious yong men erected the famous colledge of Marye Magdalene in Oxenford Anno. 26. Iohn Gidney Draper M. Williā Abraham S. Thomas Scotte S. This yeare was taken the towne of Fogers from the Englyshemen which was the cause that all Normandye was loste after warde Anno. 27. Stephen Browne Grocer M. Williā Catlow S. Williā Marrow S. This yeare Roan was yelded to the Frenche Kyng Anno. 28. Thomas Chalton M. William Hulyn S. Tho. Canynges S. The Marques of Suffolke was banished the land for .v. yeares to appeace the rumor of the commons of England for the death of the duke of Gloucester who saylyng toward France was mett on the sea by a shyp of warre and there presently beheaded by the capitayn called Nicholas of the tower and the dead corps cast vp at Douer vpon the sandes the fyrst day of May. The commons of Kent in great number assembled on Black Heath hauyng to their captain Iack Cade naming him self Mortimer Against whom the kyng sent a great armye but by the sayd capitain and rebelles they were discomfited and syr Humfrey Stafford Williā hys brother wyth many other slayne After this victorie the Capitaine and rebelles cam to London and cut the ropes of the drawe brydge and entred the citye and stroke his sworde on London stone saying Nowe is Mortymer lord of this citie Upon the third day of Iuly he caused the lorde Saye to be brought to the Guylde Hall of London there to be arraigned Whyche before the Kynges Iustices desyred to be tried by his peres but the capitayn perceyuing hys delay by force tooke hym frome the officers and at the standarde in Cheape smote of hys head Hee also beheaded syr Iames Cromer at the mylls ende And pytchynge these two heades on two polles entred the Cytie and in despite caused them beynge borne before hym in euery streete to kysse togyther After thys murder succeded open robberye wythin the Cytie But the Maior and other sage Maiestrates perceiuynge theymselues nother to bee sure of goodes nor lyfe determyned to expulse this vngracious companye and sente to the Lorde Scales keeper of the tower who promysed hys ayde wyth shootyng of ordinaunce and Mathewe Gough was appoynted to assyst the Mayre so the capitaines of the Citie tooke vpon them in the nyght to keepe the brydge prohybytyng the Kentyshe men to passe The rebelles hearyng the bridge to be kept ranne with great force to open that passage where betwene bothe partes was a fierce encounter The rebelles draue the Citelyns frome the stoulpes at the Brydge foote to the drawe bridge and sette fyre in dyuers houses In conclusyon the rebelles gat the drawe bridge and drowned and slewe manye This conflict endured tyll .ix. of the clocke in the mornyng in doubtfull chaunce so that bothe partes agreed to desiste from fyght tyll the next day vpon condition that neither Londoners should passe into Southwarke nor the Kentishmen in to London Then the archbishop of Canturbury being Chancellor with the byshop of Winchester passed into Southwarke where they shewed a generall pardon for all offenders vnder the kynges greate seale whyche they caused to be proclaymed wherevppon the whole multitude retyred home but through a proclamation beyng made that who so coulde apprehend the sayd Iacke Cade shoulde haue a M. markes one Alexander Iden founde hym in a gardein who in hys defence slewe the said Iack Cade and brought his body to London where his head was set on London brydge The bishop of Salisbury was murdred by y e cōmons of the west countrey Anno. 29. Nicolas Wiford grocer M Io. Middleton S Williā Dere S The whole duchy of Normandy was yelded to the frenche kynge by meanes of the Quene and the duke of Somerset whiche caused so muche trouble in England that mortall warre ensued Anno. 30. Williā Gregorie skinner M Mathew Philip S. Christop wartō S. A commotion began thys yere by the duke of Yorke and other noble menne which was appeased for a tyme and the malice dissembled Anno. 31. Godfrey M. Feldyng M. Richard Lee S. Richard Alley S. Thys yeare the Quene was delyuered of a Prynce who was called Edwarde Anno. 32. Iohn M. Norman M. Draper M. Iohn Waldern S. Thomas Coke S. Before this Maiors yeare the Maior sheriffes and commons were wonte to ryde to Westmynster when the Maior should take hys charge but
fishes taken The Clergie sworne to the kyng S. Thomas More discharged of the chaÌ„celorshyp S. Thomas Cromwell Execution at the tower hyl Execution at the towre hyl The priory of Crichurche put downe The towre of London repayred 1532 Great fyre at Holborne Haule the famous chronicler common Sergeant of London Foure meÌ„ .ii. women and a boie smouldered Kyng Henry maried the lady Anne Boleyne Desperation Quene Anne crowned A murder Lady Elizabeth borne A fire at Bernardes castell Anne BartoÌ„ 1533 A great fishe taken An othe to the kyng Wolfe his wyfe hanged at Lambeth Execution at Tyborne Othe to the kyng Lord Dacres of the northe Edvvarde Halle Iohn Frythe breÌ„t in smithfielde Fryer houses suppressed A fyre at temple barre The kynges stable brent Master Thomas Cromwell master of the Rolles 1534 The byshops of Romes authoritie abrogated The fyrst frutes gyuen to the kyng Execution at Tyborne Polled heads Examination of HollaÌ„ders Master Halle vnder sheriffe of London Execution in Smythfield Execution at Tyborne The byshop of Rochester beheaded Sir Thomas Moore beheaded A visitation of the abbeys 1535 A generall procession The names of all Chauntries taken Lady Katherine deceased The smalle houses of religion geuen to the kyng Edvvarde Halle Execution Execution The king maried ladye Iane. A commotion in Lincolneshyre A triumph at westminster A coÌ„motioÌ„ in Yorkeshyre 1536 Master Pagyngton slain Execution at Wyndsor A great frost Execution at Tyborne A newe commotion in Yorkeshyre Execution at tyborne Execution for treason Cromwell knyght of the garter The byrth of prince Edwarde 1537 Execution at tyborne Execution at tyborne Execution at Tyborne Execution in Smythfield A fyre in Rode lane Execution at tyborne The hangmaÌ„ hanged Edvvarde Halle The images in churches taken downe The abbeyes suppressed 1538 The friers in London suppressed LaÌ„bert burnt in smythfield Execution at the towre hyl Execution in Paules churcheyarde Execution at lowre hyll Execution The great mustar at LoÌ„don Execution at S. Thomas Wateryng 1539 Execution at Redyng Execution at the towre hil Execution The pencioners first began Kyng Henry maried the lady Anne of Cleue Thomas CroÌ„well erle of Essex The order of the Rhodes put downe in Englande EdVvarde Haule EdVvarde Haule Thomas CroÌ„well sent to y e tower and be headed at towre hyil Quene Anne deuorced and called lady Anne of cleue ExecutioÌ„ both in smithfielde and at Tyborne Execution at Tyborne Kyng Henry maryed lady Katheryne Hawarde A great drouth 1540 Execution In other commotion in Yorkeshyre Execution Edvvarde Halle Execution at Grenewiche Execution at the towre hil Execution at S. Thomas of waterings Execution at tyborne The kynges progresse into Yorke Execution 1541 Execution at tyborne Execution at towre hyll Iohn Sleidan Kyng Henry maried his sixt wyfe Kyng Henry first named kyng of Irelande I mayde boyled in Smithfielde 1542 Execution for slayinge an Haraulde The going to Laundersey Execution at Wyndsore A great pestilence 154â— Foure Eclipsis in one yere Execution at Tyborne Houses blowen vp with gonpouder Lyth and Edenborough taken The coynes inhanced The base money coyned Kyng Henry went to Boloigne Boloigne wonne 1544 The kynge weÌ„t to Portsmouth where was drowned y e Mary Rose Frenchemen landed at the Ile of Wyght Saint Gyles church brent 1545 Chantries giuen to Kynge Henry The stewes put downe The cundyte at Algate and Lothberye buylded A general prosession in Loudon Execution in Smythfield The aduryraâ—t of France landed at the tower wharfe 1546. Execution at tower hyll 1546 S. Paules churche lay at anker Images commanded to bee taken downe ProcessioÌ„ forbydden to be vsed The chaÌ„tries geuen to the kyng Muskleborough field Paten 1547 Anno .2 A great pestilence 1548 Anno .3 Execution at tower hyll CoÌ„motion in Cornewall Deuonshyre Commocion at Norwiche The Duke of Somerset sent to the tower of LoÌ„doÌ„ 1549 A murder coÌ„mitted by Charles Gauaro Execution in Smithfielde Execution at Tyborne Anno. reg 4 The Duke of Somerset delyuered Execution at tyborne Bulleine yelded to the freÌ„che kyng Ioane Butcher burnt in Smythfield Execution 1550 Tho. Coper Anno reg v. A murder at Feuersham Execution Execution at Flyshyng An Aryan burnt in Smythfield An earthquake The first fall of the money A sweatyng sycknes The secoÌ„d fall of the money The Duke of Somerset coÌ„mitted agayn to the towre 1551 A new coyne The quene of Scottes road through London The Duke of Somerset araigned A muster of horsemen Execution at towre hyll Anno. reg .6 Execution at the towre hyl A house blowen vp with gonpouder A monster Great fyshes taken The gray friers in LoÌ„don conuerted to an hospitall Great fyshes taken 1552 The fyrst children taken in to Christes hospitall at London Anno. 7. A voyage to Moscouie A great thunder Kynge Edwarde deceased Ladye Iane proclaymed Quene Lady Marye proclaymed quene of Englande 1553 Quene Mary hauynge to the numbre of 30000. men y e erle of Sussex being lieutenaunt of the armye when she dissolued her campe at Framingham victuals was of suche plentithe that a barell of biere was folde for vi d with the caske and iiii greate loaues of bread for a peny A wherrye ouerturned A dagger throwen at Paules crosse Execution at Tower hyll The greate Hary brente A man stoode on the wether cock of Paules Grauesende barge ouerturned 1553 S. Iohns colledge in Oxenford erected Trinitie coledge erected A commotion in Kent The duke of Suffolks agayn proclaymed his doughter quene The Duke of Suffolke taken The Queene came to the Guylde hall in London Wyat taken Execution Execution at the tower of London Execution at tower hyll Execution at tower hyll Execution at Tyborne Anno. reg 2. A spirite in a wall at London Kyng Philip came to Winchester 1554 Cardinall Poole cam into Englande The prince of Orenge came to London Execution in Smithfielde Execution in Smithfielde Execution in Westminster Execution in Smythfielde Anno .3 The .iiii. of September kynge Philip ariued at Calaice 1555 Execution A blasyng sterre 1556 Seuen aldermen deceased in London An ambassadour frome Moscouie A murderer Execution at Salisbury Englyshmen sent to saynte Quintins Scarbrough castell taken by .xxxii. persons Executioâ— at tower hyll The ladye Anne of Cleue deceased Both deartâ—â— and plentie or corne in one yeare 1557 Calaice lost Execution 1558 1558 A parliament at Westmynster 1559 Anno. reg 1. It is to be noted that the Maior of LoÌ„don beginneth his yeare the 28. day of October whiche is in the fyrst yeare of the quenes maiesties reigne And the quenes seconde yeare begynneth on the 17 day of NoueÌ„ber next folowyng Houses blowen in croked lane The base moneys called in New coynes 1560 Anno. reg 3. One saynyng him selfe to be Christ was whipte Poules steple a fyre 1361 â— new coine Anno reg 4. Manye monstrous births this yeare in Englande A monstrous chylde The goyng to Newhauen 1562 Anno reg 5. Newe hauen delyuered to the frenche Greate pestilence at Lon An hundred eight parishes in London A seuen parishe churches called the out paryshes A treble or a three folde plague 1563 No maiors feast kepte at the Guild hal Anno reg 6. Peace proclaimed betwene England and France The watche on S. Peters euen at London 1564 Anno reg 7. Houses shatered with gonpouder The Thames ouerfrosen Eighte tydes in .ii. nyghtes and a daye The work of god vppon a maid in Chester An escape out of the tower Great tempest
when she had reigned .v yeares and was buryed at Leycester in Ianus temple by her father Morgan the eldest sonne of Dame Gonorell claimed Britayn and warred on his nephue Conedagus that was kyng of Camber that nowe is Wales and of Cornwall but Conedagus met with Morgan in Wales and there slue hym which place is called Glamorgan tyll this daye And then Condenagus was kyng of all Britayne he buylded a Temple of Mars at Perche that now is S. Iohns towne in Scotlande placed there a Flamyne he buylded an other or Minerue in Wales which now is named Bangor The third he made of Mercurie in Cornewall where he was borne he reigned .xxxiii. yeares and was buryed at London Riuallo sonne of Conedagus succeded his father in whose tyme it rayned blood .iii. dayes after the whiche tempest ensued a great multitude of venemous flyes which slewe muche people And then a great mortalitie throughe out this land whiche caused almoste desolation of the same This Riuallo reigned ouer this whole Iland .xlvi. yeres and than deceased and was buried at Caire branke that now is Yorke In the yeere .1554 after the vniuersall Floud and after Comerus the fyrst king of Italy .1414 after y e destruction of Troy .432 And after Brute arriued in England .356 Rome was buylded in Italy by Remus and Romulus Gurgustus sonne of Riuallo succeded in the kyngdom of Brytayne who reigned quietly but was a coÌ„mon dronkarde wherof folowed all other vices when he had reigned .xxxviii. yeres he deceased and was buried at Yorke Scicilius the brother of Gurgustus succeded in the Kyngdom of whome is left but little memory but that he reygned liâ— yeares and was buryed at Bathe Iago or Lago cousyn of Gurgustus reigned .xxv. yeares for his euyll gouernement he dyed of a litargie and was buryed at Yorke The game of Chesse about this season was deuysed by wyse men to mytigate the myndes or hartes of tyrantes the yere of the worlde .3339 the yere before Christ .614 Kynimacus succeded Iago in thys realme of Brittany wherin he reigned liiii yeares and was buryed at Yorke Gorbodug succeded his father Kynimacus in this realme of Britain as our Chronicles write He reigned .lxiii. yeres and was buried at London Forrex with his brother Porrex ruled this lande of Britayn .v. yeares but it was not long ere they fel at ciuile discorde for the soueraygne domynion in whiche Forrex was slayne And Porrex afterwardes by his mother was killed in his bed Thus cruelly was the bloodde and house of Brute destroyed when that this Realme by the space of 616. yeares had bene gouerned by that lynage After the death of the two brethren Forrex and Porrex thys Realme was deuided with ciuile warres for lacke of one soueraigne gouernour whiche continued by the space of .li. yeares vntyll that noble Dunwallo reduced the same into one Monarchie MUlmutius Dunwallo the sonne of Cloten duke of Cornewall reduced this realme into one Monarchie beyng before by ciuile warres and discention seuered and brought into dyuers dominions he was the fyrste that ware a crowne of golde he constituted good lawes whiche long after wer called Mulmutius lawes he gaue priuileges vnto Temples and ploughes and beganne to make the fower notable wayes in Britayne In London called then Troy Nouant he buylded a great Temple whiche some suppose to be S. Paules some Blackwell Hall whiche was called Templum pacis Finally when he had brought this Ralme to wealthe and quietnes reygnyng herein .xl. yeares He dyed honourably leauing after hym two valiant and noble sonnes Belinus and Brennus as Fabian writeth He buylded the towne of Malmsbury and of Uies He was buried at London in the temple of Peace before named BElinus and Brennus sonnes of Mulmutius deuyded thys whole Isle of Britayne betwene them Unto Belyne the elder brother was appoynted England Wales and Corn wall Unto the other the North part beyond Humber But Brennus a young man desyrous of glory and dominion thinking hym selfe equall with his brother in marciall prowes was not therewith content Wherfore he raised war agaynste Belyne But in conclusion by the meanes of their mother they were accorded and Brennus brynge geuen wholly to the study of warres lefte his countrey to the gouernance of his brother and went into Fraunce amongest the Galles where in the Prouince of Lions for his excelleÌ„t qualities he was greatly estemed of Siguinus kynge of the countrey whose daughter he maried And of the Galles was made Souerain captain wheÌ„ they made their vsage to Rome Belyne in the meane tyme both in ciuile iustyce and also religyon suche as at that tyme was vsed greatly increased his Realme He made three Archeflames whose seas were at London Yorke and Carlion He fynyshed the fower great waies begon by his father He subdued and made tributarye vnto hym Denmarke In London he made the hauen whyche at thys daye retaineth the name of hym called Belynes gate and as Iohn Leyland writeth whose labour and industry in most diligent serchyng out the antiquities of this Realm is greatly to be coÌ„mended builded y e tower of London He maried his daughter Cambria vnto a prince of Almayn called Antenor of whoÌ„ these people were called Cymbri and Sycambri Fynally after he had reigned with his brother and alone .xxvi. yeres he died and after the pagan maner with great pompe was burned his ashes in a vessell of brasse set on a high Pynacle ouer Belyns gate as saith Robert Fabyan he builded Carlion and also the temple of concorde whyche after the opinion of many is nowe the paryshe churche of the Temple Gurgunstus sonne of Belyne succeded his father He subdued Denmark compellyng them to continue their tribute and in his returne home mette with a fleet of Spaniards which were seekyng for habitations because theyr contrey was so populous and not able to susteyne them to whome the Kynge granted the Isle of Ireland to inhabite and to holde the same of hym as their soueraigne Lord But the Scots write that the Spaniards arriued before this time in Ireland This Gurgunâ—us reigned .xix. yeares and was buried at Carlyon Guinthelinus sonne of Gurgunstus was crowned kynge of Britayne A prince sober and quiet who had to wife a noble woman named Marcia of excellent learnyng and knowledge She deuised certain lawes which long time among the Britains were greatly estemed and named Marcian lawes Fynally when this vertuous prince hadde reigned .xxvi. yeres he dyed and was buried at London Cecilius the sonne of Guenthelyne and Marcia reigned .vii. yeres of hym there remaineth nothyng notable But that as the Scottes write in the fyrst yeare of his reigne a people of Almain called Pyctes arriued here in Britayn and possessed those parties which now be the marches of bothe realmes
ryches of the abbays to be brought into his treasory he made also the news Forest in the countreye of Southampton for the atchiuyng which enterprise he was forst to cast downe dyuers townes and churches .xxx. myles of length and replenysshed the same with wylde beastes and made sharpe lawes for the maintenance and increase of the same Auno .10 Roger erle of Hertforde Ranulphe earle of Norffolke conspired agaynste kynge Wyllyam beyng in Normandye both whiche were by hym outlawed and chased oute of the Realme And Waldiffe that was duke of Northumberland and Earle of Huntyngdon and Northampton who vttered the conspiracie was beheaded at Wynchester buried at Crowlande in Lyncolnshire Anno. 13. AT this tyme Oswalde Byshop of Salisburye was famous in England The kyng gaue the Erledome of Northumberlande to Waltar byshoppe of Durham who was after slayne by the men of Northumberland Anno. 15. RObert the eldest sonne of William by the counsell of Philippe kyng of France inuaded his fathers Duchye of Normandye wherwith Wyllyam beynge greately dyspleased gaue hys sonne a stronge battayle in whyche it fortuned Robert to mete vnwares in the field with his father and bare hym to the earthe But perceyuynge by the voyce who it was forth with he lept from his horse and saued his father By whiche dede he was reconciled and peace betweene them was agreed Anno. 16. Whyle kyng William of Englande was in Normandy the Northumbers rebelled About this .xvi. yere earle Waryng erle of Shrewsbury made two abbeis wherof the one was in the suburbes of Shrewsbury the other at wenloke Anno. 19. KYnge Wyllyam caused a newe manner of Tribute to be leuyed thoroughout this Realme for euery hyde of land that is twenty acres vi s. And not long after commanded a valuation to be takeÌ„ of all lands fees and possessions and diligent serche also to be made what numbre of men and cattell were within this land And accordynge to the quantitie and number therof gathered an other payment Anno. 20. Englande was vered wyth manye plagues For greate morayne fell emonge cattelle brennynge feuers and hunger emong people greate bareynnesse vpon the earth and muche hurte was done in manye places by the mysfortune of fyre aud specially in LoÌ„dor For Fabyan and other aucthors affirmeth that a part of Poules was brent at that same tyme namely the .vii. daye of Iuly Kyng William buylded two abbeys in Englande one at Battell in Sussex the other nere to London called Barmondsay He buylded the third at Cane in Normandy He ended his life y e ix day of Septembre and was buried at Cane in Normandie He had .v. children Robert to whom he gaue Normandy Richard who dyed in his youth William Ruffus and Henry which wer kinges after hym And one doughter named Adela who he gaue in mariage to Stephen Erle of Bloâ—s who gotte on her Stephen that after was kynge of England as sayth Hardyng VVilliam Rufus or VVilliam the Red kyng Anno regni .1 WIllyam Ruffus the seconde sonne of Willyam conqueror began his reygne ouer the realme of England the ninthe day of Septembre in the yeare of oure Lorde .1087 and deceased in the yeare of our Lorde 1100. the fyrst day of August so that he reigned .xii. yeare .xi. monethes lackyng .viii. dayes He was variable and inconstant of his demeanor very couetous and therewithall cruell For he burdened his people with vnresonable taxes He pilled the ryche and opprest the poore And caused many to lose their landes for small causes And what he thus got by pillyng of hys people be prodigally and wastfully spente in great banketting and sumptuous apparell And as one auctor writeth who wrate in the tyme of Henry the thirde he would neither eate drynke or weare any thyng but that it coste vnmeasurably deere And for an exaumple hee wryteth whiche is to be noted in these oure dayes that in a morning his chamberlayne bryngyng hym a newe payre of hosen he demanded what they cost his chamberlayn answered .iii. s. Wher with the kynge beynge wrothe as this author affirmeth saide as foloweth Fye a dibles q the king who sey so vile a dede Kyng to weare so vyle cloath but it costened more Bye a payre for a marke or thou shalt a corry sore A worse payre ynongh that other swithe hym brought And said they costned a mark vneth he them so bought Ye belamy q y e king these were wel thought In this maner serue me outher ne serue me nought OUt of this aucthor I haue taken the saying of K. William Ruffus because it importeth the simplicitie of apparel in those days vsed If kinges in those dayes ware hose of .xiii. s .iiii. d. the price then maye subiectes in these days imitate his chamberlayn to weare of inferior price of .iii. s. Whiche price he thought king W. Ruffus wold not haue disdained but as his chamberlayne spared the kynges priuie purse in byeng hose in those days So now some of meane lyuyng spare not theyr owne and others to employe vpon one paire whiche wold bye princes hose for a hole yere as this hystorie reporteth Robert Curthoise his elder brother came with an armie into Englande against William wherof when the said WilllaÌ„ had knowledge he entreated peace Anno. 2. Dyuers Lordes of this realme conspired against William Ruffus and assaulted dyuers townes within EnglaÌ„d They stirred in like maner against him Robert Curthoyse duke of Normandy the second tyme. But William vanquished the traytours chased them oute of this realme and made peace wyth hys brother Robert This second yere was a great earthquake the .xi. daye of haruest that ouerturned many houses and churches in Englande Anno. 3. The Scottes spoyled Northumberland Wherfore William Ruffus prouided a nauie and sayled thither where after dyuers conflictes and skirmishes a peace was concluded Anno. 4. A great tempest fell on sainct Lukes day in sundrye places of Englande and speciallye in Wynchecombe where a great parte of the steple was ouerthrowen with thundryng and lyghtnyng in London the wynde ouertourned .vi. hundreth houses and the roofe of Bow church in Cheape wherwith was slayn mo than .xx. persones Anno. 5. In this yere William Ruffus wente into Northumberland repayred suche holdes and castels as the Scots by their warres had impaired and builded other there besydes as the Newe castell on Tyne c. This v. yere the roofe of Salisburye Churche was cleane consumed with lyghtnyng Anno. 6. In Englande fell wonderfull abundance of raine and after ensued so great frost that horses and cartes passed commonly ouer great ryuers when it thawed the great cakes of yce brake down many great bridges The Welshemen rebelled but they wer vanquished their duke or captain named Rees slayn in battaile And after when their woddes wer cut down they becam by litle little to more quietnes
Robert Curthois duke of Normandy layd his dukedome to pawne to his brother Wyllyam of Englande for tenne thousand poundes This .vi. yeare as saith Guido Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester sente to Normandye for Anceime to buylde an abbey at Chester whyche he after buylded and then was made archebyshop of Canterburye and after was exiled by William Ruffus Anno. 7. Malcolyne kynge of Scottes for displeasure taken with the vnkyndnesse of William Ruffus inuaded the marches of Englande and in Northumberlande was slayne with his eldest soonne Edward by Robert Monbray which was erle of that prouince This yere was so great a pestilence that many men laye vnburied Anno. 8. Englande and Normandy were greued with exactions and murreyn of meÌ„ so sharply that tillage of the earth was layde asyde for .x. yeare wherby ensued great hunger and scarsitie the yeres folowyng And many strange vncouthe syghtes were sene as hostes of menne syghtynge in the skie fyery flames and suche other Anno. 10. The .x. yere was sene a blasyng sterre of great brightnes Anno. 11. About this tyme Wyllyam Ruffus buylded Westmynster Hall who mysliking the same for that it was to smal was determined to make a bygger and that it should serue for a chaumber Althogh WilliaÌ„ Ruffus builded Westminster Hall yet was it sens that tyme fynished or repaired by Richard the seconde who gaue the .iii. lyons with the flower de luce quarterly and the white hart for his cognisaÌ„ce he was the first that gaue the white hart Anno. 12. The .xii. yere the ryuer of Thames rose so hye that it drowned many townes in England In England at a towne called Fynchauster in Barkeshire a well cast out blood as before it had done water and after by the space of .xv. days great flames of fyre were sene in the element Anno. 13. Wylliam Ruffus being at his disport of huntynge by glaunsyng of an arrow that Walter Tyrell a frenche knyghte dyd shoote was wouÌ„ded to death in the newe forest in Hampshire on a Lammas day and buried at Wynchester Iohn Hardyng writeth that William Rufus to enlarge the same forest ouerturned .iiii. abbeyes .xvii. paryshe churches and all the towne to theÌ„ beloÌ„gyng King Henry the first called Beauclerke Anno Reg .1 HEnry the brother of Wylliam Ruffus and the first of that name for his lernyng called Beauclerk began hys dominion ouer this realme of England the fyrst day of August in the yeare of our Lord .1100 and reigned xxxv yeres .iiii. monethes and one day This Henry was a noble prince stronge aud myghty of body of hyghe stature blacke heared and had greate eyes a comely visage and a plesant and amiable countenance He greatly abhorred excesse of meates and drynkes In thre thynges he was excellent in witte eloquence and good fortune in battayle And for these there reigned in him thre notable vices couetousnes cruelty and lust of the body but yet he was not soo geuen to these vices but that he farre exceded in vertue At the beginnyng of his reigne hee restored the state of the clergie aswaged the greuous paymentes reduced agayn saint Edwardes lawes and amended them Anno. 2. Ranulphe byshop of Durham procured Robert Curthoise duke of Normandie which was now returned from Ierusalem to warre vppon his brother Henry for the crowne of England who assembled a strong armie and landed at Portismouth But by mediation peace was made on this condition that Henry should paye three thousande markes yerely to duke Robert Anno. 3. In this thirde yere of kynge Henry as sayth Fabian the churche and hospitall of saint Bartholomew in Smithfield was begun to be founded by a minstrell of the kynges named Rayer And after finished by good and wel disposed citisens of the citie of London and especially by Rychard Whittington Thys place of Smythfield was at that daye a laystowe of all ordure to fylthe and the place where felons and other transgressours of the kynges lawes were put to execution Anno. 4. Robert Duke of Normandye commynge into Englande by the entreatie of kynge Henry and his wyfe released to hym the tribute of three thousande markes Anno. 5. But it was not long ere that by meanes of yl reports great malice was kyndeled betwene the two brethren And shortly thervpon deadly warre sprang In the end wherof Robert was taken and kept in perpetual prison in Cardiff by his brother who immediatly seysed the duchye of Normandy and held it in hys possession Syr Robert le FitzhaÌ„ builded Teukesbury and there was buried Anno. 6. Robert Earle of Shrewsburye and Wyllyam of Cornewalle rebelled agaynst kyng Henry and were taken and condempned to perpetuall imprysonment Kyng Henry ordeined strayte lawes agaynst theues and other that vsed vnlaufull takyng of mens goodes in whiche was conteyned the losse of lyfe of eyes of stones and other membres of the parties transgressors accordyng as qualitie of the fact required Anno. 7. In England appered a blasing sterre betwene the south and the west and agaynst that in the east appered a greate beame as it were stretchyng towarde the sterre and shortly after were seene two moones the one in the Easte and thother in the weste Anno. 8. A certayne byshop of Fluentyne about this tyme taught that Antichriste was come beyng moued with the wonderfull straunge syghtes whiche were sene in those dayes Anno. 9. Henry the Emperor desyred to wife Maude the eldeste doughter of kyngâ— Henry of England beyng then but .v. yeares of age nor able to be maried Anno. 10. In the .10 yeare of his reygne the kyng maried Robert his bastard sonne to Mabel doughter and heire of Robert Fitzham and made hym the fyrst earle of Gloucester who after buylded the strong castell of Brystow And the priorie of saint Iames in the nor the syde of the same citie where his body was buryed And his sonne Erle William began the abbay of Euishame Debate fel betwene the kyng of Englande and Lewes of France for the castell of Gysours and homage whiche the sayd Lewes required to be done for the duchy of Normandie Anno. 13. At Shrewsbury in Englande was a greate earthe quake and the ryuer of Trent was so dryed that the space of one daye men went ouer dryâ—hoed And this yere the kyng buylded the abbay of Hyde without the walles of winchester that of olde tyme was wythin the walles A blasyng sterre appered sonne after and thervpon folowed a harde winter deathe of men scarsitie of victuals and morayne of beastes Anno. 15. Kyng Henry of Englande subdued the Welshmen whiche oftentymes rebelled and made them sweare to hym fealtie and allegeaunce and to delyuer pledges for the more certayn confirmation and suretie therof He also gaue hys doughter in mariage to the Emperour with great dower and made William his sonne Duke of Normandye
whereof began the vsage custom y t the kings of England made their eldest sons dukes of Normandye Warre was renued betwene kynge Henry of England Lewes of France Anno. 18. Lewes inuaded Normandye wyth muche crueltie toke the Citie of Lingnes in Cause Wherfore kyng Henry assemblyng a strong armye met wyth Lewys in playne field and fought with hym a cruell and deadly battayle in the ende wherof Lewes was ouercome cōstrayned to flee the field Baldwyne erle of Flanders was there slayne and Henry recouered the town of Lingnes Anno. 20. Wylliam Duke of Normandie and Riicharde the sonnes of kyng Henry of Englande and Mary his doughter Richard earle of Chester with his wyfe the kynges nece and other to the number of .160 persons passyng from Normandie into Englande by ouersyght of the shyp maister were drowned sauing one butcher which escaped the danger Anno. 24. In this yeare the abbey of Readyng was begun to be buylded by kyng Henry the fyrst he also buylded Cisseter Wyndilsore and Woodstocke wyth the parke Anno. 27. The gray fryers came nowe fyrst into Englande and had theyr fyrst house at Canturbery as saythe Ro. Fabyan Maude the daughter of Kyng Henry after the deathe of her husbande the Emperour came into Englande to her father Anno. 28. The order of sainct Iohns Hospitalles Templars and other lyke beganne fyrste at thys tyme. Anno. 32. In this yere began Foūtains abbey Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angew maried Maude y e empresse doughter of king Henry of which .ii. descēded Hēry secōd which reigned after Stephen About this time was builded y e priory of Nortō in the prouince of Chester by one Williā the son of Nichole Also the abbey of Cōbremore in y e same prouince was buylded about the same tyme. Robert Curthois dyed in prison and was buried at Glocester Anno. 33. Henry king of Englande because he hadde none issue mal◠ordeyned that hys doughter Maude whiche had bene Empresse shoulde succede hym in the kyngdome Anno. 36. Kyng Henry of Englande beyng in Normandy with a fall of his horse toke his deathe and was buried at Reading when he had reigned .35 yeres .iiii. monthes and one day King Stephen Anno regni 1. STephen Erle of Boloyne the son of the erle of Bloys and Adela Wylliam Conquerors doughter aud nephewe to kynge Henry the fyrst tooke on hym the gouernaunce of this realme of England the seconde day of December in the yeare of our lorde 1135. and left the same in the yeare of our lord .1154 the .xxv. daye of October so that he reigned xviii yeres .x. monthes and .xxiiii. days This was a noble man and hardy of passinge comely fauor and personage in all princely vertues he excelled as in martiall policie gentylnes and liberalitie towarde all men and in especially in the begynnynge For although he had continuall warre yet did he neuer burden his cōmons with exactiōs Only he semed in this blame worthy that contrary to his othe made to Maude the doughter of Henry he was thoughte vniustlye to take on hym the Croune For which cause he was vexed with warres all the tyme of his reigne At this tyme was great trouble and slaughter in Englande for so muche as diuers of the nobles mainteined Maude the empresse agaynst Stephen whiche was in possession of the croune Kyng Stephen made warres against Dauid of Scotlande because he refused to do him his homage for Northumberlande and Huntyngdon whiche he helde by hys wyfe In thys warre the Scottyshe hystorie sayth the Earle of Glouceter was takē But at the length Stephen made peace and agreed with Dauid kyng of Scottes and receiued of hym homage after that he had wonne from hym certaine townes and castels and gaue to Henry the sonne of Dauid the erledome of Huntyngdon Anno. 2. A vayne rumour was spread in Englande of the death of Kyng Stephen which was cause of muche trouble and busynes in the realm For diuers of the lordes got them to their holdes whiche after might scantly with great laboure be quieted and pacified After whiche tyme Stephen passed ouer into Normādye against Geffrey erle of Angew the husband of Maude the empresse which was right heyre to the crowne◠and whē he had quieted that Prouince he made Eustace his sonne Duke of Normandy and ioyned frendshyp and league wyth Lewes kyng of France Anno. 4. Dauid kyng of Scottes repentyng him of the former agremēt made with kyng Stephen and purposyng to recouer the crowne of Englande for Maude his nece cousyn and daughter of kynge Henry in moste cruelle wyse inuaded Northumberland where by meane of Thruston bishop of Yorke the Scottes had an ouerthrow and slayne in greate numbre and Dauid was constrayned to geue his sonne Henry in hostage for suretie of peace In the meane season kyng Stephen was occupied in ciuil warre agayn Robert erle of Gloucester others which fauoured the partes of Maude whome the kyng subdued part of them were forted to forsake the realme Anno. 6. Maude the empresse came into thys lande out of Normandie by ayde of Robert erle of Glocester and Ranulph of Chester made strong warre vpon king Stephen In the end whereof the kyngs partie had the worse and hymselfe takē prisoner and sent to Bristow there to be kept in sure hold But the Kentishe men and Londoners fauourynge the kyng warred vpon the rebelles and in opē field toke Roberte rle of Gloceter◠But shortly after bothe the kyng the duke were deliuered out of prison by exchange And Stephen without delay assemblyng a strong armie in suche wyse pursued his enmies y t hee forced Maude with other of her frendes to forsake the realme This warre continued a longe time to the great domage of the realm About this tyme was foūded the abbey of Stratford Langthorn within .4 myles of London by a knyght called sir William de mount Fichet Anno. 10. About this time the Iewes crucified a chylde vpon Easter day at Norwiche in derision of Christe and his religion Anno. 11. Geffrey Plantagenet the husbande of Maude the Empresse who had long continued the warres against king Stephen of Englande wan from hym the duchy of Normandie and streight thervpon dyed and his sonne Henry succeded in the dukedome Anno. 12. Stephen kynge of Englande after long warre and muche trouble was agayne crowned kynge at Lincolne but Robert earle of Glocester made newe warre vpon hym in whiche he hadde the vpper hand of the kyng at Wilton so that the kyng was like to haue fallen into Roberts danger and escaped with muche paine Anno. 15. Thys yeare the ryuer of Thamis was so stronglye frosen that horse and cart passed ouer vpon the yee Anno. 17. Henry duke of Normādy in the quarell of his mother Maude with a greate puisance arriued in England and at the fyrst wonne the
castell of Malmesbury then the tower of London and afterwarde the towne of Notyngham with other holdes and castels betwene hym and kyng Stephen were foughten many battayles wherby thys realme was sore troubled Anno. 18. But at the last peace was agreed betweene Maude the empresse hir sonne Henry and kyng Stephen vpon thys condition that Stephen duryng his life should holde the kyngdom of England and Henry in the meane tyme to bee proclaymed heyre apparant in the chief cities throughout the realme Kyng Stephen buylded the abbey of Coggeshall in Essex He founded an other at Furneis in Lancashyre and the thyrde at Feuersham in Kente where now his body resteth and deceassed the xxv day of October in the yeare of oure Lord .1154 when he had reigned .xviii. yeres .x. moneths and .xxiiii. dayes King Henry the seconde Anno regni .1 HEnry the second of that name the sonne of Geffrey Plantagenet and Maude the Empresse daughter of kyng Henry the fyrst began his reigne ouer this realme of England the .xxv. day of October in the yere of our Lorde .1154 and deceassed in the yere of our Lord .1189 the .vi. daye of Iuly so that he reigned xxxiiii yeres .ix. monthes and .xii. dayes He was somwhat redde of face short of body and therwith fat Of speache reasonable well learned noble in chiualrie and fortunate in battayle Of couragious hearte wyse in counsell and one that loued well peace liberall to strangers but hard to his familiars slowe of answers vnstedfast of promise geuen somdeale to pleasure and an open breaker of wedlocke By his greate manhode policie the crowne of England was muche augmented wyth the annexyng of Scotland Ireland the Isles Orcades Britayne Poytow Guyan other prouinces of France Anno. 2. Kyng Henry cast down diuers castels which were erected in the tyme of Stephen He wente into the northe partes and got from the Scots Cumberlande and Northumberland which they sayd were geuen to them by Maude his mother and set an order in that countreye Anno. 3. In England were sene .ii. sonnes in the fyrmament and in the Moone appered a redde crosse King Henry wēt with a strong armye into Wales and quieted that countrey and after buylded the stronge castell of Rutland and founded the abbey of Bassyngwerke Anno. 4. About this tyme came into England certaine Germaynes to the numbre of xxx which taught the abrogation of the Sacramentes of the altare Baptisme and Wedlocke Anno. 6. Lewes Kynge of Fraunce gaue his daughter Margaret in mariage to Henry the sonne of Kynge Henry of Englande By reason whereof was pacifyed the Warre and grudge betwene Englande and Fraunce for the landes of Poytowe and others Anno. 7. This yeare as sayth Fabyan kyng Heury went into Scotlande and made freshe warre vppon their kynge William so that at last he toke him and made hym yelde the castell of Carlyle the castell of Bamburgh with dyuers other and receued of him fealtie aud homage Anno. 8. This yeare the citie of Canterbury was fyred by negligence and a greate parte therof brent Anno. 10. Thomas Becket byshop of Canturbery fledde to Rome to complayn vpon the kyng to the byshop Anno. 14. King Henry caused Henry his eldest sonne to be crouned king as he thought to the great quietnes as well of himself as of his realme but as it proued to the vtter disturbance of them bothe Anno. 17. Thomas Becket by the mediation of Alexander byshop of Rome and Lewes the French kyng was restored to his byshoprike and not longe after by certayne gentylmen he was slayne at Canturbery Anno. 18. Kyng Henry sent ambassade to Alexāder bishop of Rome to purge him self of the death of Thomas Becket Among other thynges it was enioyned hym in his penance that it should be laufull to hys subiectes as often as them lysted to appeale to the sea of Rome and that no man should be accompted as Kynge vntyll such tyme as he were confirmed by the Romayn byshop Anno. 19. Thomas Becket was canonised by the byshop of Rome Anno. 21. Henry the sonne of Kynge Henry of England was crouned the second tyme with his wyfe Margarete the frenche kynges doughter Anno. 22. Kyng Henry the sonne by the setting on of the Kyng of France Alinour hys mother and certayn other nobles toke armes and raised deadly warre against his naturall father Dyuers strong batailes were foughten as well in England by the deputies and frends of both parties as also in Normandy Poytow Guyen Britain where they wer corporally present but y e victory fel alway to y e father There toke partie agaynste kyng Henry the father Lewys kyng of France William kynge of Scotlande Henry Geffrey and Iohn his own sonnes Robert Erle of Leicester Hughe of Chester and other But in the ende the sonnes with their alyes were constrayned to yeld to theyr father and desyre peace which he gentilly graunted and forgaue theyr trespas Anno. 24. In England fell greate wetherynge and tempest of thunder and lyghtening in the myddes of wynter and in Sommer folowing fell hayle of suche greatnes that it flewe bothe man and beast Anno. 2.6 At this tyme were manye Iewes in Englande whiche agaynste the feast of Easter did vse to sacrifice yong children in despite of christen religion Anno. 28. Henry the eldest sonne of Henry of Englande ended his lyfe Shortly after began the warre betwene kyng Henry and Philyp of France for homage that the Frenche kyng required to be done for the lands of Poytow and other and for the castell of Gysours Anno. 31. Heraclius Patriarke of Hierusalem whiche had ben in dyuers partes of Europe came to kynge Henry desyrynge hym of ayde agaynst the Turkes but was denied thereof as ye made reade in Fabian the .239 Chapter Anno. 32. At Bury the Iewes crucified a child in despite of Christes passion Anno. 34. Rycharde Earle of Poytowe made warre agaynst kyng Henry his father and taking part with the French kyng wan from hym dyuers cities townes and castels and namely the citie of Cenomannta For sorowe wherof shortly Kynge Henrye ended hys lyfe the .vi. daye of Iune in the yeare of our Lorde 4189. lyeth buried at Founteuerard Kinge Richarde the firste called Cueur de lyon Anno regni .1 RIcharde the fyrste of that name for his valyantnesse surnamed Cueurdelyon beyng the second son of Henry the seconde was crowned Kyng of Englande He began hys reigne the .vi. day of Iuly in the yere of our Lord .1289 and he deceased the yere of our Lord .1199 the .vi. day of Apryll so that he reigned .ix. yeres and .ix. monethes He was bygge of stature and had a mery countenance in the whiche appered as well a pleasant gentylnesse as a noble and princely maiestie to hys souldiors he was fauorable bountifull to hys frendes and to strangers a
greuous ennemy and hard to be pleased Desyrous of warre abhorryng idlenes enclined somewhat to pryde lecherye and auarice but moste of all he was to be blamed because he semed vnnatural towardes his father as ye haue partly hearde of hym and his brethren what warres they raysed agaynst him In his time were many robbers and outlawes amongest y e whiche as Iohn Maiore in his fourth booke De gestis ScotorniuÌ„ writeth Robert Hoode and lyttell John renoumed theues continued in woddes despoylynge and robbyng the goods of the ryche They kylled none but suche as would inuade them or by resistence for their owne defence The sayde Robert intertayned an hundred tall men and good archers wyth suche spoyles and theftes as he gotte Upon whome foure hundred were they neuer so stronge durste not geue thonset The tales and gestes of this Robert be comonly knowen by songes and balades vsed within this realme he suffred no woman to be oppressed violated or otherwyse molested Poore mens goodes hee spared abundantely releuyng theym wyth that whiche by theft he gotte frome abbeys and the houses of riche â—arles Whome the sayd Maior blameth for his rapyne and thefte but of all theues hee affyrmeth him to be the prince and the most gentle thefe In the fyrste yeare of thys Kynges reign the citisens of London obteined two officers to guide theyr Citie which were called Bayliffes whose names shall folowe here vnder Anno regni â— Bayliffes Henry Cornhyll Rychard Reinery In this yeare the Iewes were very brag here in thys realme for that theyr number was so greate But the coÌ„mon people especially about London fell vpon them and despoyled them without pitie or mercye they so hated theym for theyr vsury and other euyll conditions The kyng though he were not lyttle dyspleased wyth these offenders yet coulde he doo no execution on them for the fact the numbre was so great wher by they all escaped without punishmeÌ„t Also thys yere the king set at liberty Elianor his mother whiche long before at the commandement of his father hiâ— husbande had ben kept close prisoner But after her enlargement the realme was muche gouerned by her As sayth Ranulph kynge Rycharde gaue ouer the Castels of Berwyke and Rokesburghe to the Scottyshe Kynge for the suÌ„me of .x. M. li. for the charges of his voyage He also sold to the bishop of DurhaÌ„ his own prouince for a great piece of money and created him erle of the same Wherfore the king said after in game I am a wondrous craftesman I haue made a new erle of an old bishop He gaue his brother Iohn many dignities as the prouinces of Notingham Deuonshyre and Cornewall and created hym Earle of Lancaster This yere the king was assoiled of y e offence that he had coÌ„mitted in rebellioÌ„ against his father in recompence wherof as sayth Guido he voluntarily toke vpon him and promised to warre vpon Christes enemies But other authours affirme that his father hadde so wylled hym in his lyfe whervpon preparation was made towarde the perfourmance of thys iourney Anno reg 2. Bayliffes Iohn Herlyon Roger Duke In this yeare kyng Richard betooke the guidyng of this land to the bishop of Ely then beyng Chancellor of EnglaÌ„d sayled into Normandie when he had appoynted good gouernoures ouer that countrey he went to mete the frenche Kyng Philyp the seconde and hauyng made sure league one with an other went eyther of them the sayd yeare onward of their iorney toward Ierusalem In this meane time the Iewes in diuers places of thys Realme as at Lincolne Stamforde and Lynne were robbed and spoyled And at York to the numbre of four hundred and more had their maister vaynes cut and so bled to deathe Anno Reg. 3. baylyffes William Hauershall Iohn Bukmotte Kyng Richard in his iourney towardes Ierusalem subdued the Erle of Cypres then ioynynge his puisance with the French Kynges in Asia conquered Acon where ther grew betwene king Richard and Philip the frenche Kyng a greuous displeasure For whiche cause Philip shortly departed thens And coÌ„myng into France inuaded the contrey of Normandy And Iohn the brother of kyng Rychard tooke on hym the kyngdome of Englande in his brothers absence Kyng Richarde of England restored to the Christians the citie of Ioppa and in many battels put the turke to great sorowe Anno Reg. 4. Bayliffes Nycolas Duke Peter Newlay William byshop of Elye to whome kyng Richard had coÌ„mitted the gouernance of England dyd many cruell deedes and oppressed the clergie and also the laitie He woulde commonly ryde with a thousand horses and greued abbeyes by meane of his guestes and his lodgyng with them Kyng Richard erchaunged Cypres wyth Guye of Lesyngham for the kingdom of Ierusalem Wherfore the king of Englande a long tyme after was called kyng of Ierusalem Anno Reg. 5. Bailiffes Roger Duke Richard Fitz Alyn Kyng Richarde hauynge knowledge that Phillyp of Fraunce inuaded Normandie and that Iohn his brother had made hymselfe King of England made peace wyth the Turkes for .iii. yeares and with a small company returnynge homewarde by Thrace was taken prisoner by the duke of Ostriches menne and brought to Henry the Emperour and there kept in strayte prison a yere and .v. monethes Where it is sayd that he slewe a Lyon and toke out his hart Anno Reg. 6. Bayliffes WilliaÌ„ Fitz Isabell WilliaÌ„ Fitz Arnolde William Longshampe bishop of Ely coÌ„tinuyng his crueltie in England was lastly by strength of the lordes banished the lande Then he came to the kynge beyng prisoner alledgyng for hym selfe the best that he could but when he saw he myght not begyle the kyng with his sugred wordes he returned into FraÌ„ce there to tary the kynges commyng This yere Iohn the kings brother by the settyng on of the Frence kyng wheÌ„ he herd of the imprisonment of his brother made great warr within the laÌ„d toke by strength the castels of Windsor of Notyngham and others And the Frenche kyng made stronge warre in Normandy Anno Reg. 7. Bailiffes Robert Beysani Ioke le Iosue Hubert bishop of Salisbury was by kyng Richard sent into EnglaÌ„d to haue the guidynge therof and also to treate with the lordes coÌ„mons for the kings deliuerance howe he myght be set at libertie The sayde Hubert was by the monkes of Christes church in Cantorbury chosen archebyshoppe of Cantorburye Anno Reg. 8. Bailyffes Gerrad de Anteloche Robert Durant This yere as sayth Fabyan kynge Richarde was deliuered oute of prison for the summe of one C.M. poundes of sterlyng money for payment of which ransom all the woll of white monkes chanons was sold and rings and crosses of prelates with vessels and chalices of all churches through the land and .xvii. shrines were scraped and spoyled of the golde and syluer c. Kyng Richard being thus deliuered shortly after landed at Sandwiche
so came to Lōdon wher when he had arested him with a certayn nūber of knightes he rode to Notynghā wan the castell after that the castel of Tikhil by force◠and so called a coūsell of his lordes at Winchester where he reposed his brother Iohn then beyng in Fraunce crouned himselfe sone after again king of Englād in y e city of Winchester thē he called a parliament where he called agayne into his handes all suche thyngs as he hadde eyther geuen or solde by patentes or otherwise by whiche meanes he gathered a summe of money and sailed into Fraunce where shortly a peace was concluded betwene the two Kings for one yeare Then Iohn which hadde taken part with the Frenche Kinge against his brother made meanes to Elianor his mother by whose mediation he was reconciled and became a trewe Knight to his brother In this time there was one William with the longe bearde who moued the common people to seke libertie and fredome not to be subiect to the rich and mightie By whiche meanes hee drewe to hym many greatte companies and with all his power defended the poore mēs cause against the riche The King being warned of this tumult commanded him to cease from those attemptes But the people stil folowed him as thei before had doone and he made to them certaine orations openly taking for his Theme this sentence Haurietis aquas in gaudeo de fontibus Saluatoris Whiche is to saie Ye shall drawe in ioie waters forth of the welles of your Sauiour And to this he added I am sayd he the sauiour of poore men ye be poore and haue assayed longe the harde handes of ryche menne Now drawe ye therfore holsom water foorth of my welles that with ioye For the tyme of your visitation is to men This William was commanded to appere before the kynges counsel to answere for hym self in suche cases as should be layde against hym where he appered but with suche a multitude of people that the lordes were afrayde of hym and remitted hym with pleasaunt wordes for that tyme appointyng some priuily when he was alone and then to apprehende hym By whom he was after taken in Bowe churche in Cheape but not without sheddyng of blood for for he was forced to forsake the church which they fyered about hym And whē he was taken he was arrained before y e Iudges and with .ix. of his adherentes had sentence of deth and he wyth those ix were hanged the morowe after who of the simple people was after honored as a martyr in so muche that they reserued relikes of hym as it is declared at large by Robert Fabyan Anno. Reg. 9. Bailiffes Roger Blunt Nycolas Ducket This yere the warre was renued betwene kyng Richard of Englande and Philip of France in whyche eyther of them spedde dyuersly Anno Reg. 10 Bailiffes Cōstantin Fitz Arnold Robert le Beau Kyng Richard of Englande besieged the castell of Galiarde and was wounded with a quarrell that was shot from the wall and therof dyed the .vi. day of Apryll in the yeare of our Lorde .1199 when he had reigned .ix. yeares and .ix. monethes Hys bodye was buryed at Founteuerard his bowels at Carlyle his harte at Roan King Iohn Anno regni .1 IOhn brother to Richard aforenamed began his reigne ouer this realm of England the .vi. day of Apryl in the yere of our Lord .1199 and deceased in the yere .1216 the .xix. day of October He reigned xvii yeares .vi. monethes and .xiii. days Of person he was indifferent But of melancoly and angry complexion He contempned the byshop of Romes authoritie whiche if he had doone constantly with iudgement to refrayne abuses as he semed to doo for couetousnes and of a froward mynde vndoubtedly he had ben worthy commendation By his cowardnes and slouthfull negligence the crowne of Englande greatly decayed Anno Reg. 1. Bailiffes Arnold fitz Arnold Richard Fitz bartilmewe Philip kyng of Fraunce in the quarell of Arthur duke of Britayn whom certayn of the Lordes had named king of Englande made warre vpon kynge Iohn inuaded Normandye and tooke from hym dyuers castels and townes Kyng Iohn hearynge of thys warre in Normandye assembled a counsayle wherin was graunted to hym .iii. s. of euery plough lande thorough England besyde the subsydie of the spirituall landes and when he had made redy for his dosage he sailed into Normandy wher he spent the tyme to his losse and dishonour But aboute Mighelmas a truce was concluded betwene the two kings of Englande and of Fraunce This yeare was a deuorce betweene kyng Iohn his wife the Erle of Glocesters daughter because of nerenesse of bloode and after he was maryed to Isabel the doughter of the Erle of Engolesym in France by whom he had .ii. sonnes Henry and Richarde and .iii. doughters Isabell Elianor and Iane. An. R. 2. bailifs Roger Dorset Iames bartilmew aldermā In this secoud yere as sayth Fabian Raynulph Erle of Chester by thexāple afore shewed by king Iohn left his own wyse named Constance whiche he before had maried by counsell of Henrys the second and wedded one Clemens One Chronicle saythe he dyd so to haue issue but he therwith displeased God so muche that he wold suffer him to haue none issue but dyed without This yeare as is reported in Polychronicon the kyng of Scottes dyd homage to kyng Iohn at Lincolne An. Reg. 3. Bailiffs Waiser Fitz Ales Symon de aldermābury This yeare in Yorkeshire were sene v. Moones one in the east an other in the weste the thirde in the northe the fourthe in the southe and the fyfthe in the myddes of the other and went compassyng the other .vi. tymes as it were the space of an howre and vanyshed away soone after Philyp of France inuaded Normandie and toke diuers castels and townes whiche he gaue to Arthur duke of Britayne But shortely after the same Arthure with many other noble men wer taken prisoners by kyuge Iohn and led prisoners into Englaude In thys yeare wer chosen .xxv. of the most substantiall and wysest men of the Citie of London to mainteine and kepe the Assises of the same Citie of the whiche yerely the Bailiffs wer chosen and after the Mayre and Sheriffes wer taken of the same numbre Anno Reg. 4. Bailiffes Normand Blundell Iohn de Ely This yere fell excedyng lyghtnyng thunders and other stormes of wynde and rayn w t hayle of y e bignes of henne◠egges which perished fruit corn houses and yong cattell Also spirites were sene in the ayre in likenes of fowles be ring fier in their billes which set fire on diuers houses as R. Fabian reporteth Philip of France continually made warre vppon the Duchye of Normandye tyll at the last be subdued the same to his dominion with the prouinces of Guyen Poytiers Britayn which before pertayned to the crown of Englād
the Kynges officers comming from Abyndon deliuered hym and conueyde hym to Wallyngford where he accursed the mysdoers and compelled the regents and maisters of the vniuersitie to go barefoote through Chepe to Paules at London there to aske him forgeuenes and so were forgeuen Syr Symon Mountforde maryed the Kynges syster named Elianor counties of Penbroke Anno. 22. Richard Renger M. Iohn Withall S. Iohn GouÌ„dresse S. A clerk of Oxenford or more verily a souldior fainyng him self madde enterprised to haue slayn King Henry in hys chamber at Wodstocke but he was takeÌ„ and put to death at Couentrie This yeare was borne Edwarde the kynges sonne called Longshankes Anno. 23. WilliaÌ„ Ioyner M. ReymoÌ„d Bingley S. Rafe Ashewy S. This yere Symon Fitz Marie who before had bene Sheriffe of the citie of London procured the kynges letters to the maior and rulers of the Citie to electe hym agayne to that same office Which the Maior and rulers of the citie refused to do consyderyng it to be a derogation to the libertie of the same Citie This yeare on Candelmas daye the king created syr Symon de Mountford Erle of Leycester Anno. 24. Gerrard Batte Mair Iohn Gysors S. Michel Tony S. The kyng subdued the Welshemen which oftentymes rebelled Anno. 25. Reymond Byngey M. Iohn Uoile S Tho. Duresyne S This yere were aldermen fyrst chosen in London which then had the rule of the wards of the citie but were euery yere changed as y e sheriffes ar now Anno. 26. Reymond Bongley M. Iohn fitz Iohn S. Rafe Ashewy S. Kyng Henry sayled into Normandie with a fayre company purposing to recouer Poytiers Guyan and other couÌ„treys but after many bickeryngs somwhat to the losse of Englyshmen Henry treated a peace Anno. 27. Rafe Ashewy M. Hugh Blunt S. Adam Basyng S. Thys yere the pleas of the crowne wer pleaded in the Tower of London And in thys yeare Griffith whyche was sonne of Lewlyn lately prince of Wales entendyng to haue broken prison fel ouer the inner ward of the Tower of London and brake his necke Anno. 28 Michel Tony M. Rafe Spicer S. Nicolas Batte S. A Iewe dyggyng in the grounde to enlarge his vineyarde founde vnder a stone a boke wherin was written in iii. languages greke hebrue and latin of .iii. worldes that shoulde be of the whiche he appoynted Christ to the begynning of the third world which was expressed in this maner In the begynnyng of the third world Gods son shall be borne of a mayde By the occasyon of this boke the Iewe was turned to the faith of Christ. Anno. 29. Iohn Gysors M. Robert Cornehil S. Adam Bewley S. A maior of London and a sheriff were both deposed from their romes because they were both proued periured and other were chosen in theyr places as testifieth Geffrey of Monmouth Robert Grosthed bishop of Lincolne with other prelates complayned to the King of the wast of the goodes and patrimony of the church which dayly was wasted by alliant byshops and clerkes of this land who shortly were auoided Anno. 30. Iohn Gysors M. Symonfitz mary S. LaureÌ„ce Frowike S. Thys yeare was much stryfe for the election of the emperour some elected one some elected an other Amongest the rest some chose the Kynges brother Richarde Kynge of Almayne and erle of Cornewall But at the last Radulphus Duke of Habspurge in Almayne was by one assent admitted thervnto Thys Richarde the Kynges brother buylded the abbey of Hayles Anno. 31. Piers Alleyn M. Iohn Uoile S. Nicolas Batte S. In thys yeare was a myghtye earthquake in Englande that the lyke to it was not sene many yeares before This yeare the Kyng seysed the fraunchise of the Citie of London for a iudgement that was geuen by the Maior and aldermen against a wydow named Margaret Uiell but shortly the Maior and sheriffes were agayne restored to theyr offices and thys yeare was a new coyn and the olde called in Anno. 32. Michel Tony M. Nicolas ioy S. Geffrey winton S. Thys yeare the wharfe of Quenebyue in London was taken to â—erme by the Communaltye of London to paye yearelye fyftye pounde for the same Anno. 33. Roger fitz Roger M. Rafe Hardel S Iohn tosalan S This yere dyed Robert Grossehed a famous clerke and byshop of Lyncoln who compiled many famous Bookes whyche remayne to this daye in the latin and the frenche tongue the names wherof are partly declared by master Bale in his story of Englyshe writers Anno. 34. Iohn Norman M. Humfrey Basse S WilliaÌ„ fitz Rich. S This yere was a great wynde vpon the day of Symon and Iude whych did muche harme in many places of Englande Anno. 35. Adam Basing M. LaureÌ„ce frowike S. Nicolas Batte S. The frier Augustins began to build or inhabite in Wales at Woodhous Kynge Henry maried his daughter Mary to Alexander kyng of Scottes receiued of him homage for the realme of Scotlande Anno. 36. Iohn Toleson M. WilliaÌ„ DurhaÌ„ S. Tho. Wimborn S. This yere was grauÌ„ted by the king that where before this time the citizens of London did present their Maire before the kyng wher so euer he were and so to be admitted nowe he should come only before the BaroÌ„s of the exchequer and they should admitte him and geue him his othe Anno. 37. Nicolas Batte M. Iohn NorthaÌ„ton S. Richard Picard S. This yere in the moneth of Ianuary tho sea rose in such height that it drowned many vilages and houses nere vnto it in diuers places of Englande This yere also Thames sprange so highe that it drowned many houses about the waters side by meane wherof muche merchandise was perished and lost And this yere was graunted of the kyng that no citizen of London shoulde paye scauage or toule for any beastes by them brought as they before tyme has vsed Anno. 38. Ri. Haâ—dell Dra. M. Ro. Belingtoni S. Rafe Ashwey S. This yere also the liberties of LondoÌ„ were again seased by the meane of Rychard Erle of Cornwayle because the Mayre was charged that he loked not to the bakers for theyr syses of bread so y t the citie was forced to please the Earle with .600 markes and so they were restored againe Alphonce kyng of Castell gaue Elinor his daughter in mariage to prynce Edward the sonne of kyng Henry to whoÌ„ his father gaue the pryncedome of Wales and gouernance of Guyan IrelaÌ„d wherof began that the kynges of England ordeined their eldest sonnes princes of Wales Anno. 39. Rich. Hardel draper M. St. Distergate S Hen. walmode S The kyng agayn seased the liberties of the citie for certeyn money whiche the quene claymed for hir ryght of y e citizeÌ„s so that they gaue vnto his grace .400 marke then were restored to their lyberties agayne The .22 day of NoueÌ„ber were
Symon and Iude syr Hugh Spēcer the father was put to death at Bristowe and after buried at Winchester and on saint Hughes day folowyng was syr Hugh his sonne drawen hanged and quartered at Herford and his head sent to London and sette emong other vpon the bridge After Robert Baldock the Chancellor was sent to London to Newgate where he dyed myserably The earle of Arundell was put to death at Herford and kynge Edward was by parliament deposed from his kingdom when he had reigned .xix. yere .6 monethes and .18 days and not longe after was murthered by syr Roger Mortimer and was buried at Glocester Edwarde the thirde Anno Regni .1 EDwarde the thyrde after the deposing of hys father was crowned king of Englād He begon his reign ouer this realme the .xxv. daye of Ianuarie in the yeare of our lord .1326 and deceased the 21. day of Iune in the yeare .1377 so he reigned .50 yere and .5 monethes lackyng .3 dais This man beside all other gyftes of nature was endued with passynge comely beautie and fauoure Of wytte prouident circumspecte and gentyll of nature doyng nothyng without great wysedom and consideration Hee was a man of excellent modestie temperance and aduanced suche persons to high dignities as dyd most passe other in integritie innocency of lyfe in feares of armes he was very expert as the noble enterprises by hym atchieued doo well declare Of his liberalitie and clemēcy he shewed many great examples Briefly in all princely vertues he was so excellent that few noble men before his tyme were to bee compared to hym At the beginnyng of hys reigne he was chiefly ordered by syr Roger Mortymer and hys mother Isabell. In this fyrst yeare of his reigne he confirmed the liberties of the citie of London and ordeined that the maior of the city of London should sytte in all places of iudgement within the liberties of the same for chiefe Iustice the Kynges person only excepted and that euery alderman that had ben Maior shold be iustice of peace in all London and Middlesex and euery Alderman that had not bene maior should be iustice of peace within his own ward Diuers other priuileges he graunted to the citie whiche ye may reade in Fabian The kynge went towarde Scotlande hauyng vnderstanding that the scottes were entred into England as farre as Stanhop parke He beset them rounde about hopynge to haue broughte them vnder hys subiection But when hee thought to be most sure of them by treason of some of his hoft the scottes escaped cleane and returned back into scotland About the .xxi. day of September Edward the second was murdered in y e castell of Barkley by sir Roger Mortymer was buried at Glocester Anno. 1. Richard Bretain M. Rich. Roting S. Roger Chācellor S. The kyng maried the lady Philip the erles doughter of Henawde in the cytie of Yorke The kynge helde his parliament at Northampton where through the counsaile of syr Roger Mortimer and the old Queene his mother hee made with the scotts and vnprofitable and dishonorable peace For why he restored to them all theyr writyngs charters and patents wherby the kynges of Scotlande hadde bounde them selues to be tributarye to the crowne of England with other like vnprofytable conditions Anno. 2. Hamonde Chikwell S. Henry Darcy S. Iohn Hawden S. Dauid the yong prince of Scotlād maried Iane the syster of kyng Edwarde whom the scots in dirision called Iane makepeace The scotts made many rymes against thenglishmē as saith Guido for the fond disquised apparell by thē at that time worne amongst the whiche this was one Long beardes hartlesse Paynted hoodes witlesse Gay cotes gracelesse Makes England thryftlesse Anno. 3. Iohn Ganthā M Symon Frācis S. Hēry Cōbmartē S. Edward erle of Kent vncle to kynge Edward of England beyng falsely accused of treason was by syr Roger Mortymer put to death at winchester Prince Edward was borne at Wodstocke Who in proces of tyme grew to a noble and famous man and was in his days counted the Flowre of chiualrie through out the world The .xvii. of October sir Roger Mortimer was taken in Notyngham castell and sente to the Tower of London Anno. 4. Symond Swalond S Richard Lazar S Richard Gisours S Syr Roger Mortimer was accused for diuers points of treason as that he murdered king Edward the second and that through hym the scots escaped at Stanhope parke for receiuynge summes of money of the Scottes for which accusations he was shortly after drawē and hanged at London Edward Baylell the sonne of Iohn Baylell late kyng of Scottes by licence purchased of kyng Edward entred into Scotlande clayminge the crowne by the right of hys father where he vanquished the Scottes and was crowned kyng at Stone Anno. 5. Symond Swaylon M. Robert Ely S. Tho. whorwod S. The kyng with a great armye went into Scotland and at Halidon hyll gaue the Scottes battayle wherin he obteined a triumphant victorie and slewe of them .viii. Erles .900 knightes of barons and esquires 400. and .32000 common souldiors he wonne Edenborow Barwicke and many other castels and gaue the gouernaunce of Scotlande to Edward Baylell betwene whome and the Scots was foughten many battels Anno. 6. Iohn Poūtney M. Iohn Mocking S Andrew Aubery S The king of France sent .x. shyps toward Scotland which were so wether driuen into Flanders that they were little worth after that tyme. Anno. 7. Iohn Preston M. Nicolas Pike S. Iohn Husbande S. King Edward went agayn into Scotland and laid siege to the castell of Kylbridge He wan it by strength and sette the countrey in quietnes and cam back to the castell of Tyne where shortly after Edward Baylell kynge of Scottes came and dyd hym homage and sware vnto hym fealtie and fidelitie and returned agayne into Scotlande Anno. 8. Iohn Poūtney M. Iohn Hamond S. Williā Hansard S. Embassadors were sent from Philyp de Ualoys kynge of France for to conclude vpon certain articles of variance betwene theyr lord and the kyng of England but it toke none effect Anno. 9. Reignold at cundyt M. Iohn Kyngston S. Walter Turke S. This yere kyng Edward sent ambassadors into Frāce to conclude a peace whiche likewyse toke none effect Anno. 10. Reignold at conduit M. walter mordon S. Richard Upton S. This yere kyng Edward made claim to the crowne of France and therfore proclaimed open warre betwene Englande and France Anno. 11. Iohn Poūtney M wil. brickelsworth S Iohn Northehall S In this yere as saith Fabian the king consyderyng the charge he hadde with warres in Scotlande and also that he intended to haue agaynst the Frenchemen for the obtainyng of his right gathered togither treasure by dyuers and sundry wayes wherof the maner is not expressed but such great plentie cam to his handes that money was very scant throughout the whole realme by reason of which
syr Iohn Trussell knyght through the quarel of their two wyues through the whiche fraye many people were sore wounded and hurt and one Thomas Petwarden Fyshmōger slayne out of hande wherefore both the frayers were brought to the Counter in the Pultrye and the lord Straunge for begynning the sayd fraye was the next sunday accursed at Paules crosse Anno. 5. Richard Marlowe Iremōger M. Henry Reade S. Iohn Gedney S. This yere syr Iohn Oldecastell was sent vnto London by the lorde Powes out of Wales the whiche syr Iohn for heresie and treason was conuicte and for the same was draweu to saint Gyles fielde where he was hanged on a newe payre of Gallowes with chaynes and after consumed with fier About this tyme the parson of Wrotham in Norfolke whiche had haunted newe market heath and there robbed and spoiled many of the kyngs subiects was with his concubyne brought vp to Newgate where he lastely died Anno. 6. Wil. Seuenoke Grocer M. Rau◠Barton S. Iohn Parnesse S. Kyng Henry conquered Rone subdued all Normandie and was proclaymed Regent of Fraunce for terme of the lyfe of Charles beyng then kynge And after his decease y e crown of Fraūce with all ryghtes belōgyng to the same to hym and his heyres For confirmation wherof he toke to wyfe Catheryne the daughter of Charles Anno. 7. Richard Whittingtō Mercer M. R. Whittinghā S Iohn Butler S This yere kyng Henry retorned into England and so to London and at west mynster Catheryn his wyfe was crowned the .xxiiii. daye of February Anno. 8. Wyl Cābridge Gro. M. Iohn Butler S. Iohn Welles S. The Duke of Clarence kyng Henries brother was ouer set by the Dolphyn of Fraūce and slayne to the kynges great displeasure Kyng Henry went again into Fraūce and made warre vpon the Dolphyn Anno. 9. Ro. Chichely gro M. Richard Gosselyn S. Williā Weston S. The begining of this yere O. Catherin was deliuered at windsor of a yōg prīe◠whose name was Henry and the tenth daye of August was the newe weather cocke set on Paules steple And this yere the Queene retorned into Fraunce to kynge Henry where was a ioyful metyng but after folowed sorowe for shortly after the kyng being at Bofes in Uincent he wered syck and died the last daye of August in the yere of our lorde .1422 when he had reigned nyne yeres fyue monethes ten dayes he buylded the Shene and Sion and lyeth buried at westmynster King Henry the sixt Anno Regni .1 HEnry the sixt being an infant of .viii. monethes of age began his reigne ouer this realme of England the last day of August in the yere of our lord .1422 he was deposed the fourth day of March in the yere .1460 So he reigned .xxxviii. yeres syxe monethes and foure dayes continuyng the tyme of his youthe he was committed to the gouernaunce of Duke Humfrey of Glocester his vncle whan he came to mans state he was of wytte and nature symple gentyll and meke and loued better peace thē warre quietnes of mynde then busines of the world honestie then profite rest case then trouble and care all trouble veration vnquietnes iniuries that euer happened to hym whiche were many great he suffered so paciently that he reputed them to be worthely sent to hym of God for his offences He fauoured good letters excellently well in token wherof be erected two famous Colledges the one at Cambrydge called the kynges colledge the other at Eaton by meanes wherof good learnyng greatly increased In the begynnyng of this his reigne dyed kyng Charles of Fraunce by reason wherof the kyngdome of Fraunce should come vnto kyng Henry and the nobles of Fraunce except a fewe that helde with the Dolphin delyuered the possession therof vnto the Duke of Bedford Regent of Fraunce to the vse of kyng Henry Anno. 1. William Walderne M. Will. Estfield S. K. Tattarsale S. A subsidie was graunted for three yeres fyue nobles of euery sack of woll that should passe out of the lande A priest was burned for heresie called William Tayler This yere the West gate of London now called newe gate was newly builded by the executors of Richard Whittington late Mayor of London Anno. 2. William Crowmar Draper M. Nicho. Iames S. Th. Wadford S. This yere the Duke of Bedford wan from the Dolphyn of Fraunce manye strong holdes and townes and nere to a towne called Uernell be discomfited the Dolphyns whole power for in that fight were slayne .iii. erles and many other noble mē .5000 cōmō soldiours Syr Roger Mortimer for treasō was condemned by acte of parliament and hanged and quartered This yere Iames kyng of Scottes was deliuered who had remayned prysoner in England .xviii. yeres and he maried in saynt Mary Adries in Southwarke the lady Iane daughter to the erle of Somerset cosyn to kyng Henry Anno. 3. Iohn Michel M. Symon Seman S Iohn Bywater S This yere the kynge of Portingale came into England and was honourably receyued This yere by the parliament holden at Westminster was graunted to the kyng for thre yeres to helpe hym in his warres a subsedy of xii d. in the pounde of all marchaundyzes brought in or caried out of the Realme and .iii. s of euery tonne of wyne the whiche was then called tonnage and pondage but synce it hath been renewed at sondrye parliamentes and nowe is called custome Furthermore it was enacted that all marchaunt straungers should be lodged within an englysh host within .xv. days of their coming to their porte sale and to make no sale of any marchandyse or thei were so lodged then within .xl. days folowyng to make sale of all that they brought and if any remayned vnsolde at the sayde .xl. dayes ende that then all suche marchandyse so vnsolde to be forfeyte to the kyng Anno. 4. Iohn Couētre Mercer M. Wil. Milrede S Iohn Brokle S Grudge and variaunce betwene the Duke of Gloucester protectour of England and his halfe brother the byshop of Wynchester whiche was appeased by the regent of Fraunce and debated by a parliament at Leicester as ye maye reade at large in Edwarde Haull Anno. 5. Iohn Raynewell Fishmōger M. Iohn Arnolde S. Io. Nightham S. This Iohn Raynewell Maior of Lōdon before named gaue certayne landes or tenemētes to the citie of London for the whiche the same citie is bounde to paye for euer all suche fyftenes as shall be graunted to the kyng so that it passe not three fyftenes in one yere for three wardes of the same that is to say Dougate warde Bellynsgate warde and Algate warde This yere the englysh men besiegyng Orliaunce the noble valiaunt knight syr Thomas Mountague was slayne by a great misfortune whose death was the beginnyng of al mischiefe to the Englysh men for after this mishappe they lost by litle and litle all their possessions
whiche tyme the lady hys wyfe myght neuer come to hym nor had any thyng to lyue vpon but what people of theyr charities woulde geue hyr or what she got by hyr nedle Anno. 12. William Hampton FyshmoÌ„ M. Iohn Browne S Th. Bledlowe S This Mayor was a good iusticer he punyshed in hys yere many Bawdes and Strompettes and caused them to ryde with raye hoodes and made a payre of Stockes to bee sette in euerye warde of the cytie Anno. 13. Iohn Tat Mercer M. William Stocker S Robert Bellisdon S In this yere the erle of Excester was founde dead in the sea betwene Douer and Calleys One Iohn Gose was burned at the tower hyll for heresy Anno. 14. Ro. Drope Draper M. EdmuÌ„d Shaw S. Thomas Hyll S. This Robert Drope Maior of LondoÌ„ afore named buylded the east ende of y e conduite in Cornehyll Kynge Edwarde required of his subiectes a beneuolence whiche they gaue him and so he sailed into Fraunce with a great armie to aide the Duke of Burgoyne but by sute of the Frenche kyng a peace was concluded for seuen yeres Anno. 15. Robert Basset Salter M. Hugh prince S. Ro. colwich S. This Maior dyd sharp correction vpoÌ„ Bakers for makyng of lyght bread in so muche that he set dyuers of them on the pyllory whose names I pasâ—e ouer And a woman named Agnes Deyntie was also there punyshed for sellynge of false mynged butter Anno. 16. Rauf Iosseleyn Dra. M. Rich. RawfoÌ„ S. Wil. Horne This yere by the dyligence of this Maior the newe wall of London from Creplegate to Byshopsgate was made as it nowe is the Maior with his company of the Drapers made all that part betwyxt Alballowes church in the same wall and Byshops gate of their owne proper costes and the other companies made y e other deale whiche was a great worke to be done in one yere coÌ„sidering the purueyaunce of the stuffe Anno. 17. Humfrey Heyford Goldsmith M. Henry Colet S. Iohn Stocker S. This yere the Duke of Clarence seconde brother to the kyng beyng prysoner in the towre was secretly put to death and drowned in a barell of maluesey within the sayd towre Anno. 18. Richard Gardyner Mercer M. Rob. Herding S. Robert Byfeld S. This yere was a great dearth and also a great death at London and in dyâ—ers other partes of this Realme Anno. 19. Bartholo Iames Draper M. Thomas Ilam S. Iohn Warde S. This Thomas Ilam sheryffe afore named newely buylded the great conduyte in Cheape of his owne proprecostes This yere at the towre hyll were .4 felons hanged and burned for robbyng of a churche Anno. 20. Iohn Brown M. William Daniel S. William Bacon S. This yere the kynge requyred great sommes of money to be lent hym of the citizens of London who after diuerse assemblies graunted to lende him .5000 marke whiche was repaied agayne in the next yere folowyng Anno. 21. William Hariate Draper M. Robert ae S Wil. Wykyng S Rich. Chawry S This yere the Scottes began to stirre against whom kyng Edwarde sent the Duke of Gloucester and diuers other whiche retourned agayne without any notable battayle Anno. 22. Edmond Shawe goldsmith M. Wil. Whyte S. Iohn Mathew S. This Edmund Shaw builded Criple gate in London Kyng Edward makyng great prouision for warre into Fraunce ended hys lyfe the .ix. of Apryll in the yeare of our Lorde .1483 when he had reigned .22 yeares .i. moneth and v. dayes He was buryed at Wyndsor leauyng after him two sonnes Edwarde the prince Rycharde Duke of Yorke with .v. daughters as Elizabeth that after was quene Cicelie Anne Katherine and Bridget King Edward the fifthe Anno. 1. EDward the fyft of the age of .xi. yeres began hys reigne ouer this Realme of England the .ix. of Apryll in the yeare of our Lord .1483 and was murdred by Richarde Duke of Gloucester the same yere the .22 day of Iune so he reigned .2 monethes and .xi. days Thys Edwarde was neuer crowned but cruelly murdred by Richarde Duke of Gloucester his vnnatural vncle who after vsurped the Crowne and was called Richarde the third King Richard the thirde Anno Regni .1 RIchard the thyrd brother to Edwarde the fourthe thorough many cruel dedes lastly obteyned the Crowne of England Fyrst to compas his wycked and dyuelyshe purpose hee put to death those noble men which he thought wold not consent to hys mynde in all thynges the other he corupted with ryche gyftes then by hys vntruth and falshode he wrested from the quene Elizabeth beynge than in sanctuarie Rychard her yonger sonne and brother to the Prynce Thyrdly he caused to be publyshed at Poules Crosse by one doctour Shawe that Edward the fourthe hys elder brother was not ryghtely begotten of hys mother but by aduoutrye and therefore that neyther he nor hys chyldren had ryght to the Crowne or as some wryte he caused to be publyshed that the prynce his brother were not ryghtfully begotten of Queene Elizabeth and therfore the ryghte of the crowne to be his whiche in fyne he toke vpon hym and to make a perfect worke of his crueltie shortly therupon shamefully murdered the two yonge chyldren in the towre of London and vsurped the crowne two yeres and two monethes Anno Regni .1 Robert BylisdoÌ„ Habardasher M. Tho. NorlaÌ„d S. W. Martyn S. Grudge began betwene kynge Rychard the thyrde and his nere friende the Duke of Buckyngham in so much that for displeasure therof the Duke coÌ„spired with dyuers other noble men agaynst hym and intended to bryng into the lande Henry erle of Rychmonde as ryghtful heyre to the crowne This HeÌ„ry had fled into Brytayne fearyng the crueltie of Edward y e fourth for whiche conspiracie the saide Duke of Buckingham with dyuers other was shortly after taken and put to death Henry erle of Rychemounte aided with the Britaynes entended to arriue in Wales but hys nauie was so scattered with a contrary wynd that he was fayne to retyre backe agayne into Brytayne for that tyme. Dyuers noble men detestyng the tyranny of kyng Richard fled into Britayne and there adioyned them with the Erle of Richemount Anno. 2. Thomas Hyll Grocer M. Richard Chester S Tho. Britayne S Rafe Astrie S This Thomas Hill buylded the Cundyte in Gracious strete The noble prince Henry erle of Richmount with a small company of Frenchemen landed at Mylford hauen nygh Pembroke whose commynge when it was hearde of in Wales dyuers noble men with their retinue forsakyng Rychard gathered to hym in greate number so that his strengthe in short space greatly increased At a village nere to Leicester called â—osworthe he mette with his enemies where betwene them was foughten a sharpe battaile In conclusion kyng Rycharde with dyuers other was slayne and Henry obteyned a noble victory After whyche conquest he was immediatly crowned kynge of England in the field and
the dead corps of kyng Richard was broughte to Leycester and there buried at the Gray friers churche King Henry the seuenth Anno Regni .1 HEnrie the seuenth began hys reigne ouer this realme of England the .22 day of August in the yeare of our Lorde .1485 and deceased in the yeare .1509 the .xxii. day of Apryll So he reigned .xxiii. yeares and .viii. monethes he was a prince of meruailous wysedome and polycie and of great iustice temperaunce and grauitie He so behaued hym in the time of his Reigne that not withstandynge manye and greate occasions of trouble vnquietnes and warre Hee kepte his Realme in ryghte good rule and order Wherfore he was greately estemed reuerenced of foreyne princes Anno. 1. Hugh Brice M. Goldsmyth M. Iohn Tate S Io. Swanne S This yeare maister Thomas Ilam Alderman of London and marchant of the Staple at Calaice newe made the great Cundite in Cheape of hys owne goodes The Kynge ordeyned a numbre of chosen Archers and other stronge and hardy persons to geue daily attendance on his person whom he named yeomen of his garde This yeare was the sweatyng sycknes of the whyche a wonderfull multitude dyed and in London besydes other there dyed .ii. Maiors within .viii. dayes and .vi. aldermen This yeare the beautyfull Crosse in Cheape was newe buylded and made Towarde the buyldyng wherof Thomas Fysher mercer gaue .vi. C. marks Anno. 2. Sir Henry Colet mercer M. Iohn Perciuall S. Hugh Cloptoâ— S. This yere the king maried Elisabeth eldest daughter of Edward the fourth by whyche meanes the twoo famylyes of Yorke and Lancaster the whyche had long caused diuision was knytt together in one About this tyme Francis Louell and Humfrey Stafford rebelled in y e north with them was Martin Swart Which commotion was quieted by the policy of the Duke of Bedford but not without bloud shedde For there was slayne the Erle of Lyncoln the lord Louell Martyn Swart other aboue .iiii. thousand And this yeare was borne prince Arthure in the moneth of September Anno. 3. WilliaÌ„ Horne Salter M. Iohn Fenkyll S. williaÌ„ RemingtoÌ„ S. This yere was quene Elizabeth crowned at Westmynster vppon saynt Katherines daye Anno. 4. Robert Tate Mercer M. williaÌ„ Isake S Rafe Tinley S This yere was a taske of the .x. peny of all mens goodes and landes through which the commons of the northe slew the Earle of Northumberlande wherfore Chamberlayne their capitayn with other was hanged at Yorke Anno. 5. WilliaÌ„ white Draper M. williaÌ„ Capel S Iohn Broke S This yeare one Roger Shauelocke slewe hym self For whole goodes was muche busynes betwene the kyngs amner and the sheryffe Anuo .6 Iohn Mathewe mercer M. HeÌ„ry Coot S. Ro. Reuell S. Hugh HeÌ„berton S. Syr Robert Chamberlain beheaded This yere the Kyng required a beneuolence which was to hym granted toward his iourney into France Thys yeare Creplegate of London was new buylded at the costes and charges of syr EdmuÌ„d Shaw goldsmith late Maior of the same citie In Iuly was Henry the kyngs second sonne borne at Grenewiche This yeare the beautifull Cundyte in Gracious strete was begon to be buylded The stone worke wherof was fynished in the yeare .1494 But the fyrst water ran out therof on the .xix. day of March in the yere .1503 the .xix. yere of Henry the .vii. and not before Whyche Cundyte was buylded at the costes and charges of sir Thomas Hyll grocer as it doth appeare by certaine verses writen on the same Cundyte as hereafter followeth Thomas Hill knight late Maior of this citie with his wife dame Elisabeth of their charity For the loue of God weale of the coÌ„monaltie Of their costs onely thys thyng dyd edyfie Out of the ground with all thyngs necessary Anno. 7. Hugh Clopton mercer M. Tho. Wood S. Wil. Brown S. This yere kyng Henry toke hys voyage into France with a greate army to aide the BritoÌ„s against the french king Anno. 8. Wil. Martin skinner M. Wil. Purchas S wil. Welbecke S This yere was a peace concluded betwene the kings of England France and kyng Henry returned agayne into England And this yere was a fraye or ryote made vppon the Easterlynges or Stilliard men by Mercers seruauntes and other For the whyche dyuers of them were sore punished and the chiefe aucthors were kept long in prison Anno. 9. Rafe â—stry fish monger M. Robert FabiaÌ„ S Iohn wynger S This yeare wheat was solde for vi.d the bushell and baye salte at iii.d ob the bushell Anno. 10. Rich. Chawry salter M. Nicol. Alwin S. Iohn warner S. This yeare was white hearyng sold at xl.d a barell beyng good Dyuers gentylmen in England were appeached of treason and for fauoryng the conspiracie of Parkyn Warbeck of whiche some were pardoned and some put to death Perkyn Warbecke whyche by the counsayle of Margarete of Burgoyne namyng hymselfe Rycharde of Yorke Kynge Edwardes seconde sonne arryued in Kente where hee was dryuen backe by the Uplandyshe menne and other of the inhabitauntes of the countreye wyth the losse of dyuers of hys men and shortely after were hanged an hundred and three score persones of the forenamed Rebelles in dyuerse and sundrye coastes of Englande The .v. captains were Mountford Corbet Whitebelt Quintin and Genyne Anno. 11. Syr HeÌ„ry Colet mercer M. Tho. Kneisworth S Henry Somer S The Scots brake into the north partes of England by the setting on of Perkyn Werbecke and dyd muche harme to the borderers Anno. 12. Iohn Tate mercer M. Iohn Shaw S Rich. Haddon S This Iohn Tate builded saint Anthonies in London a goodly foundation as shall hereafter be declared Where kynge Henry made preparation for warre into Scotland by means of a payment that was graunted to the Kyng by act of parliament a new commotion was made by the Commons of Cornewall whyche vnder the leadyng of the lorde Audeley wyth Mighell Ioseph the Black smyth and dyuers other came to Blacke heath where the kyng met with them and discomfited the rebells and toke theyr Captaines which were shortly after drawen hanged and quartered The lorde Audeley was beheaded at the tower hyll the .xxviii. day of Iune Kyng Henry sent an army into Scotlande under the guydyng of the Erle of Surrey and the lorde Neuell whyche made sharpe warre vpon the Scots A mariage concluded betwene prince Arthur and lady Katherine the kyngs daughter of Spayn Perkyn Werbecke landed agayne in Cornewall and assaulted the towne of Excetour and other places but finally he toke the saintuarie of Beaudly and was after pardoned his life Anno. 13. WilliaÌ„ purchase mercer M. Bartholo Rede S. Tho. windought S. A peace proclaimed betwene the kinges of Englande and Scotlande for the terme of both theyr lyues Perkyn Warbecke endeuoured to steale away secretly out of the land but he was taken
agayne by his kepers and by the kynges commaundement cast in the Tower of London where after he was shewed at westminster in Chepe on scaffoldes and stocked to the great wonderment of many people This yeare one Godfrey a carpenter toke downe the Wethercock of Paules and set it vp agayne This yeare the Englishe marchants beyng long absent out of Flaunders commynge into Flaunders with marchandise wer receyued into And warpe with generall procession so glad was the towne of theyr returnyng whiche was by theyr absence sore hyndred and impoueryshed Anno. 14. Sir Iohn Perciuall mar tailer M. Tho. bradbury S Stephē Ienins S At saincte Thomas Watryng a strypling was put to execution whych called hymselfe Edwarde Earle of Warwycke and sonne of George Duke of Clarence whiche George synce the begynnyng of Kyng Henries reygne was kept secretly in the tower of London Thys yere master Iohn Tate aldermā of Lōdon began to edifie S. Anthonies churche iu London with a notable free schole to the same adioynynge and also one almes house for poore people The .xvi. day of Iuly beyng sonday and the next sondaye folowyng .xii. persones bare faggots at Paules crosse Anno. 15. Nicholas Alwyn mercer M. Iames wilforde S. Richard Bronde S. This yeare the .xvi. daye of Nouember was arraygned at Westmynster Perkyn Warbeck and .iii. other which Perkyn and one Iohn a Water were executed at Tyborne the .xxiii. daye of the same moneth of Nouember And soone after on the .xxviii. daye of Nouember was the Erle of Warwike put to deathe at the Tower hylle and one Blewet and Atwood at Tyborne This yere was a great death in London Whereof after Fabyan dyed .xx. thousande but after Halle hys Chronicle .xxx. thousand In Maye the Kynge and Quene sailed to Calaice and at saynct Peters they mette wyth the Duke of Burgoyne Anno. 16. William Remington Fishmōger M. Iohn Dawes S. williā Stede S. This yere the Kyng buylded new his manour at Shene changed the name therof and named it Richemont and he buylded newe his place called Baynardes castell in London and repayred his place at Grenewiche with muche other buyldynge Syr Edmund de la Poole Duke of Suffolke departed secretly by meane of whom was lyke to haue ben a newe insurrection Kyng Henry trouthplighted his daughter Margaret to Iames the Kyng of Scottes and the .4 day of October landed at Plymmouth Katherin daughter of the kyng of Spayne and thys yeare was fynished by master Tate the churche of sainct Anthonies Anno. 17. sir Iohn Shawe goldsmith M. Sir Lau. Ailmer S Henry Hede S This syr Iohn Shawe mayre of London before named caused the kitchens and other houses of office to be bnylded at the Guylde hall of London and sens that tyme the Mayors feastes hath ben there kept where as before that tyme they were kept eyther at the Grocers or the marchant Taylers Halle On saint Erkenwalds day prince Arthur beyng but .xv. yeare olde was maried unto Katherin daughter to Ferdinando Kynge of Spayne the .xiiii. of Nouember whiche Arthur shortly after departed this mortal life at Ludlow and was buried at Worcester The dyche from Thames to Holborn bridge was new caste Anno. 18. Bartho Rede Goldsmith M. Hēry Keble S Nico. Nines S In this yere began the newe worke of the Kynges chapell at Westmynster and Elizabeth Quene of England dyed at the Tower of London in chyldebed and was buried at westminster Shortly after was dame Margarete the Kynges daughter maryed to the Kynge of Scottes This yeare the felowshyp of Taylers in London purchased a graunte of the Kynge to bee called Merchaunts Tayloures Anno. 19. sir williā Capell Draper M. Christo. Hawes S. Robert wattes S. Tho. Granger S. The .xxi. daye of Nouember was a dreadfull fyre vppon the north ende of London bridge And vpon the .vii. daye of Ianuary were certayne houses consumed wyth fyre agaynst sainte Botulphes church in Thames strete and the xxvii day of Marche was an house burned against saint Martins le grand and the same day was hurt done wyth fyre in the parishe of saint Peter the poore This yeare was holden a parliament where was ordeyned a new coyne of siluer as grotes halfe grotes and shyllinges with halfe faces and in the same parliament was graunted to the Kyng the loane of .36000 li. Anno. 20. Iohn Winger Grocer M. Roger Achilley S Williā Browne S This yeare the lyberties of the Cytie of London were agayne confirmed Anno. 21. Thomas Kneisworth Fishmōger M. Rich. Shore S. Rog. Groue S. This Thomas Kneysworthe Maior of London of his owne goodes buylded the Cundyte at Byshoppes gate Moreouer he gaue to the companye of the Fishmongers certayn tenements for the whyche they be bounde to fynde iiii scholers that studye arte two to be at Oxenforde the other two at Cambridge euery of them to haue .iiii. li. the yere for their exhibition They be boūd also to geue to .xiii. aged poore people of their company to euery of them euerye weke viii.d to euery of them at Bartylmeutide a winter garmēt of frise or such like for euer And also to geue to y e prysons of Newgate Ludgate euery yere xi.s whose notable workes by him done are wel worthy of remembrance and to be folowed of others Edmonde dela Poole was conueyed through the citie vnto the tower of London and there left as prisoner This yere Philip king of Castile and hys wyfe were weather dryuen into Englande as they were passynge towarde Spayn◠who were honorably receiued by the Erle of Arundell at the kynges appoyntment with .iii. C. horses all by torchelyght Anno. 22. Sir Rich. Haddon mercer M. wil. Copinger S Tho. Iohnson S wil. fitz william S Thys yere the kyng of his goodnesse deliuered out all prisoners in London whiche lay for .xl. s. aud vnder Anno. 23. William Browne mercer M. Williā Butler S. Iohn Kyrkeby S. In the ende of Aprill dyed william Browne maior and for hym was chosen Laurence Ailemer draper who serued out that yere This yeare syr William Capell was put in suite by the Kynge for certayne thynges by hym done in the tyme of his Maioraltie Anno. 24. Stephen Genings M. M. tailer M. Tho. Ermeu S. Rich. Smith S. This yere was finyshed the goodlye hospitall of the Sauoy nere vnto Charing crosse whiche was a notable foundation for the pore done by king Henry the seuenth This yere dyed this moste noble and famous prince kyng Henry the seuenth which was in the yere .1509 the .xxii. day of April when he had reigned .23 yeres and eight moneths and was buryed at Westminster in the new chapel which he had caused to be builded and lefte behynd him Henry prince of Wales whiche after him succeded lady Margaret quene of Scottes and lady Mary promised to Charles kyng of
Anno. 6. George Monore Draper M. Iames Yarforde S. Iohn Mundye S. A peace concluded betwene England and France Lewes the french kynge coupled in mariage with lady Mary the kynges syster on newe yeres day folowyng he ended his life wherfore king Henry sent agayne for his syster by the duke of Suffolke and other This yere Richard Hunne a marchaÌ„t taylour of London was fouÌ„d hanged in Lollers tower Anno. 7. sir williaÌ„ Butler grocer M. Henry worley S. Richard Gray S. WilliaÌ„ Baily S. Lady Mary kyng Henries daughter was borne at Grenewich in February Lady Mary the kynges syster before maried to the Frenche kyng returned into Englande and shortely after was maried to the duke of Suffolke Margaret Quene of Scottes kynge Henries eldest syster fled into EnglaÌ„d and laye at Harbottell where she was delyuered of a chyld called Margaret In Maie she came to London where she taried a whole yeare before she departed into Scotlande Anno. 8. Iohn Rest Grocer M. Tho. Seimer S. Rich. ThurstoÌ„ S. This yere was suche a frost that all men wyth cartes myght passe betwene Westminster and Lambeth On May euen this maiors yeare the begynnyng of the .ix. yere of kyng Henry was an insurrection of yong persons agaynst aliens of the whyche dyuers were put to execution with theyr capitayne Iohn Lincolne a broker and the resydue came to Westminster with halters about their neckes and were pardoned This was called Euyl May day whereof ye may reade in Edward Hall And in May the Quene of Scottes returned to her countrey agayne Anno. 9. Sir Thomas Ermeâ— Goldsmith M Th. Balorie S. Rich. SymoÌ„ S. Many dyed in Englande of the sweatynge sicknes and in especially aboute London wherfore the terme was one day kept at Oxenford and adiourned agayne to westminster The admirall of Fraunce came into Englande as ambassadour with a great company of gentylmen The citie of Turney was delyuered agayne into the Frenche kyngs hande for the whiche he should pay vi C. thousande crownes and for the castell that the kynge buylded .iiii. C. thousand and 23000. poundes turnoys A peace was concluded betwene the kinges of England France and Castile for terme of their lyues Anno. 10. Thomas Myrfyn Skinner M. Iohn Alleyn S. Iames Spencer S. This yeare the Erle of Surrey was sente into Irelande as deputie and the Earle of Kyldare was of his office dyscharged Anno. 11. sir Iames Yarforde Mercer M. Iohn wilkinson S. Nicol. partrige S. This yeare was greate preparation made for the kyngs goyng into France to mete the frenche kyng at Arde. As Kynge Henry was at Canterburye wyth the Queene in a readynesse to haue passed the sea he hearde of the Emperoures commynge wyth whom he met at Douer and accompanied hym to Canterburie where after the Emperor had saluted the quene his aunt he toke shypping into Flanders the last day of May kyng Henry passed ouer to Calais and met with Francis the Frenche Kynge at the campe betwene Arde and Guysnes where was great triumphes and many goodly sightes in so sumptuous maner as the like had not ben sene Immediatly after he met with the Emperour with whome he went to Grauelyn and the emperor retourned wyth hym to Calais where he had great chere after whyche tyme they departed and kyng Henry returned into this realme Anno. 12. syr Iohn Bruge Draper M. Iohn SkeuingtoÌ„ S Iohn Remble S In this Maiors yeare the .xvii. day of May whyche was in the .13 yere of the Kynge was the duke of Buckyngham beheaded at London for treason as ye may rede at large in Edward Hall his chronicles the .12 and .13 yeare of Henry the .viii. hys body with the head was buried at the frier Augustins at LoÌ„don Kyng Henry wrate a boke against Luther and therfore the byshop of Rome named hym defender of the faithe To whiche booke Luther aunswered very sharply nothyng sparing the auctoritie or maiestie of the kyng The frenche Kynge attached all Englyshe mens goodes at Burdeaux and deteyned the kynges tribute and the Frenche Quenes dower All frenchemen were attached in the citie of London and cast in prison The .v. day of Iuly the cardinall rode through LoÌ„don to Douer to mete with the Emperor beyng accompanied with ii Erles .xxxvi. knyghtes an C. gentilmen .viii. byshops .x. abbots .xxx. chaplaines all in veluet and satyn and .700 yeomen This yeare was a greate pestilence and deathe in London and other places Anno. 13. Sir Iohn Milborne Draper M. Iohn Britain S. Tho. Pargeter S. This syr Iohn Mylborne to his great commendation and the ensaumple of other the worshypfull of this citie buylded certaine almost houses wherein be placed .xiii. aged poore people who haue theyr dwellynges rente free and also .ii. shillinges .vi. d. the piece payde to them the fyrst day of euery moneth for euer The seconde daye of February the Cardinall declared howe the byshop of Rome had sent kyng Henrye the fifâ—e of defender of the christen faith and to his successours for euer Thys Charles the fyfthe Emperor of Rome came into England and was honourably receiued into London by the Maior the Aldermen and commons of the Citie the syrt of Iune the kyng hym self accompanying him from thens he went to Wyndsour and sate in the stall of the garter At this tyme was talke betwene the Emperour and kyng Henry for the mariage of Lady Mary the kyngs daughter being about the age of .vii. yeres after great feastes iustes and honourable entertaynment hee departed to Hampton and sayled from thense into Spayn Duryng this tyme the Earle of Surrey Lorde Admyrall brente Morles in Britayne and than retuurned into the Realme Not longe after hauyng an armye appoynted to hym by the Kynge hee passed ouer to Calaice and entred Pycardye and brent dyuers townes and castelles He besieged Hesdyng but because winter drewe nere he raysed his siege and returned home The Duke of Albanye began to enter this lande wyth a greate armye but hearyng that the Erle of Shrewesbury was commynge hee tooke a truce for vi monethes Anno. 14. Sir Iohn Mondye goldsmith M. Iohn Rudston S Jo. Champneis S The lorde Rosse and lorde Dacres of the Northe burned the Towne of Kelsey in Scotlande wyth fower score Uyllages and also dydde ouerthrowe eyghtene towers of stone with all their bulwarkes The Emperor Charles Kyng Henry of England Ferdinando duke of Austrige the byshop of Rome the citie of Venice and dyuers other in Italy were confederate against the frenche men The Turkes besieged Rhodes and on Christmas daye tooke it to the greate shame and rebuke of Christen men The lorde Marques Dorset wardeyn of the East marches brent dyuers villages holdes and other places in Scotlande The .xv. daye of Iune the Kynge of Denmarke and hys Quene aryued at Douer and the .xxii. day of Iune they came to London and laye at the byshop of Bathes
into the Hospitall at the gray friers called Christes Hospitall to the number of fower hundred In the sommer past the other yeare king Edward wēt in progresse into the west countrey where he had so muche exercise of haukynge and huntynge as was thought by some at that tyme to be daungerous vnto his health Towarde wynter he returned to London from thense to Grenewitche where all the Christmas season was passed with muche pleasauntnes and myrthe vntill at lengthe in Ianuarie he felle sycke of a cough whyche ended in a consumption of the lyghtes The sunday before Candelmas which was the .xxix. daye of Ianuarie in the vii yere of Edward the .vi. came a commission to the Churche wardens of all paryshes in London that all their lynnen as albes chesebels and surplices whiche were not occupied reseruynge necessarie linnen for the churche should bee geuen vnto the Hospitall aboue named The .xx. day of May by the encouragemēt of one Sebastian Gabota .iii. great shyppes well furnished were set foorthe for the aduenture of the vnknowen voiage to Moscouia and other easte partes by the northe seas And about the same tyme .ii. other shyps were sent foorth to seke aduentures southwardes In May whiles kyng Edwarde laye daungerously sycke Lorde Gylford the duke of Northumberlandes fourth son maryed lady Iane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter whose mother being then aliue was doughter to Mary king Henries sister whiche fyrste was maried to the frenche kynge and after to Charles duke of Suffolke In this tyme many were punyshed in Englande for talkynge rasshely that the Kyng shoulde be deade and dyuers also for sayenge that he was poysoned for that rumour was spred throughoute the Realme The .22 day of Iune a great thunder began about a .xi. of the clock and dured almoste the space of two houres and about .xii. of the clocke was a wonderfull terrible clap at which clappe the lyttell doore of saint Denyse church in London was driuen open and the locke thereof with a great parte of the lynyng of the same doore was torne awaye Kyng Edward beyng about the age of .xvi. yeres as is sayd before was long sick of a consumption of the lightes and the .vi. day of Iuly ended his life he was in this hys youthe a prince of suche towardnes in vertue learnynge and all goodly gyftes as Europe seldom tymes or neuer hath sene the like and therfore no meruaile considering the state of the realme if all true englyshe hartes dye muche lament soo vntymely death in so tender youthe and so toward a prince The .x. daye of Iuly beyng monday the deathe of Kyng Edwarde was publyshed The same daye in the after noone aboute fower of the clocke the Lady Iane doughter of the lady Frances the Duchesse of Suffolke whyche Lady Iane was maryed vnto the Lord Gyiford Dudley the fourthe sonne vnto the Duke of Northumberland was conueyed by water to the tower of London and betwene .vii. and .viii. of the clocke in the euening proclamation was made throughout the citie whereby was declared by sondry circumstāces that king Edwarde beyng deceased by his wylle had assigned the sayde lady Iane to bee quene and therevppon so proclaymed Quene of England Thys matter was very greuouslye taken of the commom people and a greate numbre of gentilmen for the loue they bare to Lady Mary and the ryghte of her title At thys tyme the state of this realme might wel seme moste myserable wherin the nobilitie and counsell on the one parte and the gentlemen and commons of the other appered to be fully bent to mayntayne two contrary titles For when it was heard that the lady Mary was fled to Framingham castell in Suffolk the people of the countrey almoste wholly resorted vnto her and in Oxenforde syr Iohn Williams in Buckinghamshire syr Edmunde Peckham and in dyuers other places many men of worshyp offryng them selues as guides to the common people gathered greate powers and with all spede made towarde Suffolke where ladye Mary was In thys meane tyme the .xiii. day of Iuly by appointment of the counsell the Duke of Northumberland the Erle of Huntingdon the lorde Grey of Wilton and dyuers other with a great numbre of men of armes went to fetche her by force and was on their way as farre as Bury but not long after the counsell partly moued with the right of her cause partly consideryng that the moste of the realme was wholly bent on her syde changed theyr myndes and assembled them selues at Baynardes castell and there commoned with the erle of Pembroke and immediatly came into Cheapeside with the kyng of heraldes where they proclaimed the lady Mary doughter to kyng Henry the .viii. and quene Katherine quene of Englande France and Irelande defendor of the faithe c. the xix day of Iuly kepyng as prisoners in the tower lady Iane lately proclaimed and Lorde Gylford her husband When this was heard in the dukes campe many of his souldiours forsoke hym and be returnynge to Cambridge proclaimed the Ladye Marye Quene and on the twenty day at nyght beyng apprehended of the garde he with other was brought to the Tower of London the fyue and twentye daye of Iuly Thus was the matter ended wythout bloudshedde whyche menne seared woulde haue brought the deathe of many thousandes Queene Mary Anno Regni 1. MArye the eldest daughter of king Henry the .viii. began her reigne ouer thys realme of England the vi day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord .1553 deceased in the yere of our Lorde .1558 the .17 day of Nouember so she reigned .v. yeares .v. moneths .xi. days she was proclaimed Quene at London the .xix. day of Iuly and the .xx. day at the castel of Framingham and afterwarde beynge accompanied with a goodly bande of noble men gentylmen and commoners gathered out of all partes of the realme came to London and entred the tower the .iii. day of August In her fathers tyme and brothers tyme dyuers noble men byshops and other were caste into the tower somme for treason layde to their charge as the Duke of Norffolke and the Lord Courtney sonne to the Marques of Excester some for mainteinyng the Popes supremacie as D. Lonstall byshop of Durham and other whiche continued there prisoners at the Quenes commyng to the tower to all these and many other she graunted pardon and restored them to theyr former dignities Lykewise dyd she vnto doctour Gardener bishop of Winchester whom she dyd not only sette at libertie but also made hym hygh chauncellour of Englande For the greate fauour that she shewed to the lord Courtney whom she made Erle of Deuonshyre many men were in opinion that she purposed to haue maryed hym but in the end it proued otherwyse As all sortes of men almoste dyd reioyce that Quene Mary had recouered the crowne so many notwithstandyng muche feared alteration of religion by her For manyfest signification therof was geuen
opinion The .xi. daye of Aprill syr Thomas Wiat chiefe capitayn and ryngleader of the rebels was beheaded at tower hyll and after quartered his quarters were sette vp in dyuers places and his heade on the gallowes at Hay hyll where it was soone after stolne awaye and his fyngers and toes cut of from his quarters and conueyed The .27 of Aprill the lorde Thomas Gray brother to the late duke of Suffolke was beheaded William Thomas a gentylman and certaine other persons were apprehended for conspiring Quene Maries death the same William Thomas for that offence the .xviii. day of May was drawen hanged and quartered at Tyborne The .xix. day of May the lady Elizabeth was brought out of the Tower by water and so conueyde to Richemount from thense to Wyndsore and so by my lorde Williams to Rycote in Oxfordeshyre and from thens to Woodstocke where she remayned The .xxiiii. day of Maye beynge the feast of Corpus Christi a ioyner that dwelte in Colman streete called Iohn Strete wold haue takē the Sacrament out of the priests hands in Smithfield in the tyme of procession but he was resisted taken and put in Newgate and then he fayned hym selfe madde The fowerth day of Iune was taken down all the gallowes that were about London The same day began the crosse of Cheape to be newe gylded The .xxii. daye of Iune was a proclamation made concernyng shootynge in handgunnes and bearyng of weapons The .xv. daye of Iuly in the seconds yeare of Quene Mary Elisabeth a yong wenche of the age of .xvi. or .xviii. yeres did open penance at Paules crosse standyng vpon a skaffold al the sermon time where she confessed openly that she beyng inticed by lewde councell had vpon the .xiiii. day of Marche last passed counterfait certayn speches in an house nere vnto Aldersgate in London aboute the which the people of the whole citie wer wonderfully molested Some saying it was an angel some the holy ghost speakynge in a walls On this maner she behaued her selfe she laye and whystled in a strange whistell made for the nones then were .iii. or .iiii. companions confederate with her which toke vpon them to interprete what the spirit said expressyng certain sedicious opprobrious words against the quenes highnes The .xix. day of Iuly kyng Philyp the emperours sonne passyng out of Spain came into England arriued at South hampton the .iiii. daye after he came to Winchester in the euenynge and there goyng to the churche was honourably receiued of the bishop and a great number of nobles for that purpose appointed the next day he met with the quens with whom after he had long and familiar talke The second day beyng sainct Iames day the mariage was in honorable maner solemnised betwene him and quene Mary At this time the emperors embassadour being present openly pronounced y t in consideration of that mariage the emperour had granted geuen vnto his sonne the kingdom of Naples Shortly after kyng Philip and quene Mary departed from Winchester and with a goodly companie were broughte to London there with great prouision were receyued of the Citizens the .xviii. day of August At that time a man came as it wer flying vpon a rope from Paules steple to the deanes walle In October the emperor sent ambassadours into Englande to yeld vnto his sonne kynge Philip the Dukedome of Millayne Anno. M .2 P .1 Iohn Lyon grocer M. Dauid Wodroffe S. William Chester S. The .xxiii. of Nouember Cardinall Poole came oute of Brabant into Englande and was receyued with muche honour in all places as he passed At the same tyme he was by parlyamente restored to his old estate and dignitie that he was put frome by kynge Henry the quenes father and shortely after came into the parlyamente house where the kyng quene and other states were all present Then he declaryng the cause of his legacie fyrst exhorted thē to returne to the cōmunion of the church restore to the moste holy father and pope hys due aucthoritie secondly he aduertised them to geue thankes to God that had sent them so blessed a kynge and quene fynally he signified for so much as they had with great gentylnes restored him to his honour and dignitie that he most earnestly desyred to se them restored to the heauenlye courte and vnitie of the churche The next day the whole court of parliament drue out y e forme of a supplication the summe whereof was that they greately repented theym of that schisme that they had lyued in And therfore desired the quene and the Cardinal that by their meanes they myght be restored to the bosome of the holy churche and obedience of the sea of Rome The next day the Kyng queene and Cardinall beyng present the lorde Chancellour declared what the parliamente had determyned concernyng the Cardinals request and offred vnto the kynge and Quene the supplication before mencioned whiche beyng read the Cardinall in a large oration declared howe acceptable repentaunce was in the syghte of God c. Immediatly he makynge prayer vnto God by authoritie to hym committed absolued them and restored them to the churche of Rome When all this was done they wente all vnto the chapell and there syngynge Te Deum with greate solempnytie declared the ioye and gladnesse that for thys reconciliation was pretended The .ii. day of December beyng sonday the kynges maiestie the Lord cardinall and diuers other of the nobilitie repaired to saint Paules church in London and so vnto a wyndow of the same directly against the crosse wher the byshop of winchester being lord Chācellor of Englande made a sermon declaryng howe this realme was agayne restored and vnited vnto the churche of Rome The .27 of Decēber the prince of Piamont duke of Sauoy with other lordes wer receiued at Grauesend by the lord priuie seale other so conueyde along the ryuer of Thames thorowe London bridge to Westmin to y e kings palaice In the beginnyng of Ianuary the parliament was dissolued Wherin among other thynges it was enacted that the statutes before tyme made for the punishement of heretikes and the confirmation of the popes power should be reuiued and in so good force as euer they had ben before kynge Henries reigne and that such acts as were made against the supremacie of the Pope shoulde bee cleane abrogated and abolished The .ix. day of Ianuarie the prince of Orenge beyng receyued at Grauesende was conueyed along the ryuer of Thamis through London bridge and landed at the duke of Suffolkes place The .iiii. of February being monday Iohn Rogers vicar of S. Sepulchres was burned in Smithfield The .vii. of February the lorde Strange being maried at the court the same day at nyght was a goodly pastime of Iuga cana by cresset lyght there were .lxx. cresset lightes The .xviii. of February the byshop of Ely with the lord Mountacute dyuers other well apparelled rode forthe of the citie of London
Danes discharged 44 Tempest in England 57.67.75.82.247.85.110 Tewkesbury abbey buylded 61 Twenty gouernours of London 75 Twelue yeeres in Englande 91 Terme kepte at Shrewesbury 99 Tunne in Cornhyll 101 Treasure conueyed out of England 101 Theues in apparayle of friers 101 Three hundred men slayn by misfortune 141 Two Maiors and syxe Aldermen of London dyâ— within .viij. dayes 164 Thomas Kneysworth hys charitable dedes 171 Turney and Turwyne wonne 171 Towre of Grenewyche buylded 180 Thomas More Chaunceler 181 Thomas Cromwell 185. 188. 193. 198. Towre of London repayred 185 Thomas â—unflow his charitable dedes 167 Thomas Whyte his charitable dedes fo 225 Trinite college erected 225 Three folde plague of London 245 U Ueye a ryuer 4. Uniuersitie at Stamforde fo 11. Uies buylded 14. Uortymer poysoned by his stepmother 29 Uillages and towns drouned 89 Uisytation of the abbeyes fol. 189. Uoyage to Moscouie 220 W Wales described 4. Welshemen fo 4. Wolues deuoured kynges fol. 10. Wynchester buylded 11 Walbrooke howe it tooke that name 23 Wall of stone betwene England and scotland 26 Wyndsore castel fyrst buylded 31. Wynchecombe abbey buylded 37 Wolues destroyed in Englaude 43. Warwell buylded 44 WalthaÌ„ abbey buylded 50 Wenloke abbey buylded 55 Westmynster Halle buylded 58 Wyndsore buylded 62 Wodstocke buylded ibid. Wyllyam wyth the longe bearde 72.73 Wynchester abbeye buylded 81 Wardes graunted to the kyng 83. Weyghts and measures 95 Woll staple kepte at sandewyche 102 Whyte battayle 108 Woll staple kept at Westmynster 119 Wolstaple kept at Chychester ibide Wolstaple kept at Lincolm Brystowe and Canterbury ibidem Wylliam Walworth slewe Iacke strawe 127 Whityngton colledge buylded 135 William Taylour his charitable dedes 155 Wyat taken 229 Y Yorke buylded 10 FINIS Imprinted at London in Fletestreete nygh vnto S. Dunstones churche by Thomas Marshe Anno Salutis 1565. Polydore Virgil. Now at thys presente there is a byshop of Glocester Ther is now a byshoppe at Peterborow London brydge Cornelius Tacitus This arme of the sea as I Iudge is nowe called Anste where is a passage betwene the village of Anste and Chepstoll 1108 London builded He stablyshed the Troian lawes in thys kyngdome 1084 Howe the ryuer of Humber toke that name Howe the ryuer of Seuerne tooke that name 1063 The Queene reigned durynge the mynoritie of her sonne 1053 The king deuoured by wolues Policronica 1009. Iohn Hardyng The king destroyed of wolues 989. Policronica Gaufride Iohn Hardinge Dumbritaine Edenbrough Bawburgh and Yorke buylded 929. 917. Carleile builded 892. Canterbury Wynchester and Shaftesbury builded 863. Stamforde buylded Iohn Hardyng alledgyng Merlyn Bathe wyth the hotte bathes builded The king attemptynge to fly brake his necke 844 Leycester buylded â—0â— Galfride 800 Howe Glamorganshyre tooke that name S. Iohns Towne in Scotlande buylded Bangor in Wales buylded 766 It rayned bloud .iii. dais Rome was buylded â—21 684 636 The game of â— hosse deuised 612 559 496 Porrex slewe his brother Forrex and Porrex was afterwarde slayne by his mother Brutus lyne extinguished 441 The fyrste king of Englande that ware a crown of golde who builded Black well Hall in London The seconde lawes were Mulmutius lawes R. Fabian The towne oâ— Malmesbury buylded 401 Iohn Hardynge Three archeflames in Englande Foure notable wayes made in Englande Belyns gate in London buylded Iohn Leylande The tower of London fyrst buylded Carlyon buylded The old temple nexe to teÌ„ple barre builded 375 The Spaniards fyrst inhabited Irelande Ector Boyce 356 The thirde lawes were Marcian lawes 330 The Pictes fyrste inhabited the marches of Englande and Scotland 323 321 311 The king deuoured by a monster 303 Cambridge Grantham buylded 292 The kyng depriued 286 281 272 270 The town of Pikerynge buylded 261 258 248 234 The kyng deposed 225 207 191 173 A good ensample 163 143 138 137 135 134 133 136 124 120 118 115 113 111 108 106 104 94 92 Prodigious sygnes in the ayre 88 86 83 81 78 76 74 70 Now the Ile of Ely â—tooke fyrste that name 69 Kynge Lud buylded London from LoÌ„don slone to Ludgate and named it Ludston 58 Iulius Cesar made his fyrst voyage into Englande The seconde voyage of Iulius Cesar in to England London submitted to Iulius Cesar. England first tributarye to the Romains Iohn Lidgate Iulius Cesar a bakers son coÌ„quering y e worlde and beyng the first Emperour was in the capitoll by the senate slayne with bodkins The castels of Douer Canterburye Rochester the tower of London builded Salisbury Chichester and Excester builded 42 19 The byrth of Christ. 17 Thomas Lanquet 45 Southampton howe it tooke that name Gloucester buylded whiche before was named Carlyon Peter and Paule crucified 73 Chester town builded 126 Colchester buylded 180 England first receiued the christen faith Gildas in his boke De victoria Aurelii Ambrossi In this tyme as Gildas Martin a chronicler dooe write xxviii temples of Flamynes were made cathedrall churches and bysshops placed in the same as Flamyns before had bene LoÌ„don York and Earlyon were archbyshops Adrians wall repaired by Senerus which is yet called the scottyshe banke 213 218 Polydore Virgile 226 Alectus slayn by Asclepiodatus 232 Walbroke in London how it toke that name 262 Asclepiodatus slayne 289 S. Albon of England martyred Iohn Lidgate 310 Wherfore the kynges of Englande weare close crownes The fyrste christen Emperour S. Helene an englyshe woman 329 Ector Boice Polydore Virgile 283 Maximus coÌ„quered lyttle Britayn S. Ursula of Englande 391 The Scotts and Picts inuade EnglaÌ„d A walle of stone betwene England and Scotlande The Scottes and Picts inuaded this realme so sore that the Romains refused to defende the same but rather to lose theyr Trybute Beda de gestis AngloruÌ„ 433 The kynge slayne in hys chamber by a Picte 443 A Monke made kyng of Englande The kynge traiterousely slayne by certaig Pictes 448 Great plentie of Corne and grayne A great pestilence The Scots Pictes spoyled this land The fyrste Saxons entryng thys realme Kyng Uortiger deuorced from his laufull wyfe and maryed Rowan y e daughter of Hengist the Saxon. Pelagius heresy in Englande Uortiger depriued of hys kyngdome 464 The king poisoned by his stepmother 471 Hardyng sayeth the Saxons slewe on the Playne of Salisburye iiii C. and ix barones and Erles toke the kyngeprisoner Abbot Ambry buylded Ambresbury Kyng Uortiger burned in his castell in Wales 481 The seconde kyngdome of the Saxons How Porismouthe came to that name The thyrde kyngdome of the Saxons 218 500 517 Gildas made a boke de gestis Arthuri Iohn Frosard Wyndsor castell buylded The fowerth kyngdome of the Saxons Galfride Mordred the traytour vsurpeth the crowne Mordred slayne and Arthur wouÌ„ded to deathe 543 Gildas the wyse 546 The .v. and vi kyngdome of the SaxoÌ„s 548 Guido 552 The fyrste war betwene the Saxons in this realme 586 Gurmundus builded Gurmundchester so sayth Hardyng who alleâ—gâ—th Beda 589 The Saxons had the whole possession of this realme S. Augustin came into Englande
yelded vp to hym as ye maye reade at large in Iohn Frosard his chronicles Anno. 23. Iohn Lufkin M. Hēry Picard S. Simōwoseley S. In the end of this yere about August the pestilence begon in diuers places of England and specially at London and so cōtinued tyll that tyme twelue month Anno. 24. Williā Turke Maior Adam Bury S. Rafe Lynne S. This yeare was Calice lyke to haue ben betrayed but the kyng in tyme preuented it The Kynge caused to be coyned grotes and half grotes the whyche lacked of the weyght of his former coyne .ii. s .vi. d. of a pound troy And about the end of August ceased the death in London whiche was soo vehement and sharpe that ouer the bodies buried in churches and church yardes monasteries and other accustomed buryeng places was buryed in the Charter howse yarde of London as saith Fabyan .l. M. persons And also many persons of good credite yet liuyng in the citie of London affirm that they haue redde the like writen on a plate of laton fastened on a crosse of stone in the same Charter house church yarde and also to haue sene recorded in one olde Booke of the sayde Charter house that at that tyme the said mortalitie was so great that there remained not the tenthe person alyue throughout the realme Anno. 25. Richard Killingbury M. Iohn Notte S. wil. wocester S. This yere king Edward had a goodly victory vpon the sea against Charles the constable of France where he toke xxii of their shyppes Anno. 26. Andrew Aubery M. Iohn wroth S. Gibbō staindrop S. This yeare the castell of Guynes was yelden vnto the englishmen dwellyng in Calice by treason of a Frenche man Also this yere y e englishmen beyng in Britayn had a goodly victory ouer the Frenchemen where they tooke many noble men prisoners Anno. 27. Adam Francis Maior Iohn Peache S Iohn stodeney S This Sommer was so long dry that it was called after the dry sommer for from March tyll the latter end of Iuly fell lytle rayne or none by which reason corne that yere folowyng was scant Anno. 28. Adam Francis Maior Iohn Welde S. Iohn Lytle S. The Duke of Brunswyke made an appeale against Henry duke of Lancaster for whyche was waged battell in the frenche kynges courte and beynge bothe ready within the lystes to fyght the french kyng stayed the matter and toke the quarell into his handes so that either of them departed the field without any stroke striken Anno 29. Thomas Legget M. williā Totinghā S. Richard Smert S. For so muche as the townes in Flanders brake their promyse before tyme made by Iaques Dartnell and now fauoured the french partie king Edward remoued the market and staple of woll out of Flanders into Englande as to Westminster Chichester Lyncolne Bristowe and Canterbury Prince Edward the sonne of kynge Edward passed into Gascoyn where he made sore warre and destroyed castels and townes before hym and tooke the towne of Remorentine wyth other Also this yeare was the house of the Friers Angustines in London finished whiche was reedifyed by syr Humfrey Bobune earle of Hertforde and Essex whose bodye lyeth buried in the quier of the said house before the high aultar Anno. 30. Symond Francis M. Thomas Forster S Thomas Brādon S Edwarde prince of Wales nye to the citie of Poitiers ioyned battel with king Iohn of Frāce of whō the prince by his marcial policy wan a noble victory notw tstandyng that he had in his army but 800. souldiors on the french part were 6000. fighting mē In this conflict King Iohn was taken with his yong son Philyp and many of his nobles brought◠into Englande Anno. 31. Henry Picard M. Rich. Nofinghā S. Thomas Dosel S. Great and royal iustes were holden in Smythfield before the kyng of Englād the frēch king being prisoner the kyng of Scottes and diuers other nobles Anno. 33. Iohn Stody M. Stephen Candish S. Barthol Frostling S. This yere Dauid le Bruze king of scottes was set at libertie when he had put king Edward suretie of .10000 mark for his ransom Anno. 23. Iohn Lufain M. Iohn Barnes S. Iohn Burys S. The englyshemen in Britaine tooke the towne of Ancore and dyuers other and put them to great ransome Anno. 34. Symon Duffild M. Simon Bedinghā S. Iohn Chichester S. Kyng Edward with his son the prince passed the sea to Calice and from thense rode through France by Picard Artois Roan Champayn and so foorth to Britaine euer destroying the countrey before him hys garrisons also made warre in Beauvoisin in Picardye in Brye in Campayn and spoiled well nere all the counntrey Moreouer the kynge of Nauarre vexed sore the marches of Normandy Thus was the realm of France miserably beset at this tyme on all sydes At the last a finall peace was concluded betwene the kynges of Englande of Frāce on this cōdition that king Edward should haue to his possession the countreis of Gascoyn and Guyen Poytiers Lymosyn Baleuile Exantes Calice Guynes and diuers other lordships castels towns all the landes to thē belōging without knowlege of any soueraigntie or subiection for y e same and the king of France shold pay for his ransom 300000. crownes so King Iohn returned into France Anno. 35. Iohn Wroth M. Iohn Denys S. Walter Burney S. King Edward returned from Caleys into Englande and brought with hym many noble men of Frāce for hostages This yere men and beasts perished in England in diuers places with thunder lightning and fiends wer sene in mās likenes aud spake vnto men as they trauailed by the way Anno. 36. Iohn Peche M. Williā Holbeche S. Iames Tame S. This yeare was great death and pestilence in Englande which was called the second mortalitie in which died Hēry duke of Lancaster then was Iohn of Gaunt the kings third son which had maried the dukes daughter made duke of Lancaster Also there were sene this yere in the ayre castels and hostes of men fighting as sayth Fabian Anno. 37. Stephen Cādishe M. Io. of S. Albons S. Iames Andrew S. This yere was a great wynd in England wherwith many steples and towres were ouerthrowen King Iohn of Fraunce came into England and shortly after died at y e Sauoy in London Also this yeare was a great frost in Englande whiche lasted from the myddest of September to the moneth of Aprill Anno. 38. Iohn Notte M Rychard Croydon S. Iohn Hiltofte S. Prynce Edwarde sayled into Burdeaux and receyued the possession of Guyā that kyng Edwarde had newly gyuen vnto hym Anno. 39. Adam of Bury M. Symon Mordant S Iohn of Motford S This yere the kyng began the foundation of saynt Stephens chappell at Westmynster whiche was finished by Rycharde the second sonne of prince Edward Anno. 40. Iohn Lufkyn M. Io. Bukylsworth S Iohn
Commotion in Kent 148. Crueltie of Edwarde the fowerth 157. Commotion by the bastarde Fauconbridge 157. Cundyte in Cornhyll enlarged 158 CuÌ„dyt in Chepe called y e gret Cundite new buylded 164. Cross in chepe new bylded ibi Ceyple gate buylded 165 Conduyte in graciouse streate buylded ibidem Cheape wheate salt 166 Cundit at byshops gate builded fol. 170. Charles the .v. emperor came into England 177 Conspiracie at CoueÌ„try 179 Cardinal fyrst suppressed abbeys fol. 180. Cardinal discharged of chancellorshyp 283 Cardinall deceased 184. Clergy coÌ„dened in premu ibi Clergy sworn to K. H. 8. 185 CoÌ„motioÌ„ in Lincolnshire 191 CoÌ„motion in Yorkshire 191. 193.199 Chantries geuen to the kyng 205. 209. Cundytes at Algate Lothbury buylded 206. CoÌ„motion in Cornewall and Deuonshyre 210 Commotion at Norwich 211 Charles Gauaro commytied murder 213 CoÌ„motion in Kent by Thomas Wyat 227 CouÌ„terfait spech iÌ„ a wal 240 Cardinall Poole came into Englande 231 CoÌ„spirators mynded to haue robbed the eschequer 235 Calaice loste 238 DEscriptioÌ„ of EnglaÌ„d 1. Dune a ryuer 3. Dunbrytayne buylded 10 Douer Castell buylded 10 Danes first entred this laÌ„d 38 Danes second entring ibid. Danes thyrd entryng 39 Danes besieged LoÌ„doÌ„ 45 46 Danes sodenly murdred 45. Danes dryuen oute of thys lande 49 Derth of wheat iÌ„ EnglaÌ„d 75 Death of Kyng Iohn 80 Delacresse abbey buylded 83 Douer spoyled 102. Drye sommer 118 Dukes of Herford of Norfolke banyshed 131 Dearth of corne 134 Duke of Norffolke lyke to haue ben drowned 143 Duke of Suff. murdred 148 Duke of York began a commotion 150 D. of york claimed y e Cr. 153 D. of Clarence murdred 158 Dyches sylde and hedges cast downe about London 174 Duke of Buckyngham beheaded 176 Dagger throwen at Paules crosse 223 Dearthe and plentie of corne in one yeare fo 238. E ENgland described fol. 1. Edenburgh builded 10 Ely howe it tooke that name fol. 18 Englande fyrst tributarye to Cesar fo 19 Excester buylded fo ibidem England fyrst baptised 22 England fyrst so named 36 Etheldred slayne by the Danes 40 Ethelyngsey buylded 41 Eight kynges rowed Edgar vp and downe the ryuer of Dee 43 Englande trybutarye to the Danes 44 EdmoÌ„d IroÌ„side murdred 47 Earthquake in England 57 61 88 127 215. Euisham abbey buylded 61 Englande interdicled 76 Enterdiction released 78 Edwarde the seconde murdered 111 Englande lette to ferme 131 Elianor Cobham 146 Edwarde the fourth fled the lande 156 Elisabeth wife to Ed. the .4 tooke saintuarye at Westmynster 156 Earle of Northumberland slayne 164 Excester besieged 167 Englyshe marchantes receyued with procession 167 Euyll May day 175 Execution in Paules church yarde 196 Embassador of Moscouy 236 Eight tydes at London in .ii. nyghtes and one day 247 F FIrste Kynge that ware crowne of golde 13 Forme of the ylande 7 First christeÌ„ emperor 24 Fortiger sent for y e SaxoÌ„s 28 First saxoÌ„s entred this laÌ„d 28 Fortiger diuorsed ibidem Fortiger maryed Rowane daughter of Hengist ibi Fortiger was depriued 29 Fortiger burned 30 Fourth kyngdom of the Saxons 31 Fifthe kyngdome of the Saxons 32 Fyrst warre betwene the saxons 33 First schole in Cambridge 35 Firste Tythes geuen in England 38 First grammer schole in Oxforde 41 Fountains abbey buylded 62 Fourntis abbey builded 65 Feuersham abbey buylded 65 First bayliffs in London 69 Fyue moones sene in the fyrmament 75 Fyrst mayre of London 77 Frewarren granted to London 84 Fre toll graÌ„ted to LoÌ„don 84 Fyrst aldermaÌ„ of LoÌ„don 86 Folkmote at Pauls crosse 91 Famyn 108. 145 Fray in Fletestrete 129. 145 Fray in S. Dunstons churche in London 139 Fall of a stayre slew .18 persones 145 Fray in London by saintuarye men 151 Fyrst yeomen of the gard 164 Fraye in London agaynst the Stylyard 165 Fyrste marchaunt tailours of London 169 Fyre on London brydge ibi Fryer houses suppressed folio 187 folio 195 First frutes geuen to K. Henry the .viii. 188 Fyre in Roode lane 194 Fyrst pencioners 198 Fall of money 215 216 241 GLamorganshyre howe it toke that name 12 Game of Chesse deuysed 13 Grantham buylded 16 Glocester buylded 21 Gurmondchester buylded 33 Great church at Lyncoln builded 34 Glasynge fyrste brought into England 35 Glastenbury new buylded 36 Great fyre at London fo 46. fol. 84. 79. Greate flouodes in Englande fol. 58.89 Graye fryers came into Englande 62 Great wynd 88. 120 Great cundyte in cheape first buylded 100 Great hayle 101 Grauesende spoyled 125 Gunnes fyrst inuented 126 Guyld halle in London buylded 136 Grenewyche buylded 168 Golden Rose sent to K. Henry the .8 180 Golde enhanced 181 Generall procession 189 206 George Barnes hys charitable dedes 19 Great Hary a shyp brent 224 Gon shot into Grenwich 236 Gramer schole builded by the marchant taylers 242 Great frost fo 91 57 64 97 120 135. 144. 175. 192. 246. H HUmber a ryuer fol. 3. Humber howe it tooke that name 9. Hot bathes buylded 11. Holy Gyldas 32 Hospital at Rome for english men 38 Herford Castell buylded 41 Haroldes bodie cafte in Thames 48 Hospitall of S. Bartholomew buylded 59 Hyde abbey buylded 61 Hayles abbey buylded 88 Halfe pens farrhinges coyâ—â—ued 100 Hotte sommer 101 Henry Duke of Hertford landed in Holdernes 131 Henry the syxte crowned at Paris 44 Humfrey duke of Gloucester arested at Bury 147. Henry the .vi. fled y e land 153 Henry the .6 murdred 157 Herring .3 s .4 d. y e barel 166 Houses of office buylded to y e Guyld hal of Lon. 168 169 Henry the .7 buylded y e newe chapell at Westminster 171 Hospital of the Sauoy buylded â—bidem Hâ—ngman hanged 194 Houses blown vp with gunpouder 202. 218. 241. 246. I Irlande situate 7 Iland deuyded 9 IroÌ„ cups fastned by wels 35 Iewes crucified children 64 67. 68. Iewes slayn in Engl. 69. 9â— Iewes robbed spoiled 70 Iewes executed 89. 99. Iewes banyshed 102 Iustes in Smythfielde 119. 128. 135. 155. Iohn Philpot his charitable dedes 125 Iohn â—ycklefe 130 Iohn Oldcastell 158. Images taken down in churches 194.209 Ioane Butcher 214 Images brent 241 Iohn Raynewell his charitable dedes 14â— Iohn Moore faynynge hymselfe to bee Christe was whypt 242 KiÌ„g deuoured by a moÌ„ster 15 King depriued 16. 17. 41. Kyng Edmond slayne 39. Kynge counterfeated to bee a mynstrell 40 Kyng Edwarde murdred by his stepmother 44 Kynges hose cost .iij. â— 56 Kynges childreÌ„ drowned 63 K. Sâ—uen takeÌ„ prysoner 64 Kyng Richarde taken prysoner 70 Kyng Rycharde wounded to death 73 Kyng Iohn deuorsed 74 Kyng Iohn sworne to the see of Rome 78 Keniâ—worth castel beseged 95 King Henry the .iij. besiegeth London 96 Kyng Ed. the .ii. prysoner in Kenilworth castel 110 Kyng Rychard the second taken prisoner 131 Kyng Edward deposed 110 Knyghtes of the gartar 116 K. Ri. the .ij. murdered 132 Kynges Colledge at Cambrydge buylded 141 K. of Scottes maryed at S. Mary Audryes 141 Kyng Henry the .vj. taken prysoner 154 Kyng Rychard the .iij. slayn in the fielde 163 K. of Scottes maryed Margaret daughter to