When her time came on the Friday before Palm-sunday in the yeare 1276. shee was deliuered of 365. children the one halfe being sons and the other daughters but the odde child was an Hermaphrodite and they were all wel shaped proportioned in their little members These children were laid in two Basins and were all baptized by Guydon Suffragan to the Bish of Vtrecht who named al the sonnes Iohn and the Daughters Elizabeth but what name he gaue the Hermaphrodite is not recorded They were no sooner baptized but they all died and the Mother also The two Basins are yet to be séene in the sayde Church of Losdunen and a memory of them both in Latine Dutch The Latine beginning thus Margareta Comitis Hennebergiae vxor Florentij Hollandiae Zelandiae filia c. Vnderneath are these verses En tibi monstrosum memorabile factum Quale nec à mundi conditione datum This Count Floris being so treacherously slaine as you haue heard before had his body brought backe into Holland by the Earle of Cleues and other Noble Lords who buried it in the Abbey of Rhynsbourg hee hauing honorably and vertuously gouerned his Countries 12. yeares He left but one Son named William six years old who was in the tutelage of his Vnckle Otho bishop of Vtrecht during his minority 18 William second of that name succéeded his father Floris in all his dominions being al the time of his vnder yeares in the gouernment of Otho Bishop of Vtrecht his Vnckle who was a verie worthy and carefull Guardian to him The pope hauing deposed Frederick the second Conrade his sonne from the Empire the princes Electors in despight of the Pope made this Earle William King of the Romaines and crowned him at Aix la Chapelle he hauing then attained to the age of 20. yeares A long and tedious trouble happened betweene him and Margaret Countesse of Flanders a very high minded and proude woman for the Country of Walchren wherein after a great foyle and slaugâ—â—he Flemings taking part with hir imprâ—ent of her two sons Guy Iohn she implored the aid of Charles Duke of Aniou against king William and sped thereby no better then shee had done before but was glad in the end to séeke reconcilement This K. William did build the Pallace of the Earles of Holland in the village of La Hage or the Hague where it is at this day a goodly Cloister at Harlem At his wars in West Frizeland where he preuailed very successefully he wold néeds without any other assistance then himself follow the rebels ouer the Ice where his horse slipping in him selfe almost drowned none néer to help him but enemies of the Frizons that lay secretly in ambush they beat him down with clubs staues not knoing that it was the king so they slew him But when afterward they took better notice of him by his Target Armes theron emblazoned in very harty sorrow for their foule déed they buried him secretly in a poore house in the village of Hooktwonde thinking so to wipe out all remeÌ„brance of him But his body was after found and buried in the Abby of Middlebourg in the Isle of walchreÌ„ 19 Floris the fift son to king William who was slaine so inhumanely albeit hee was but sixe moneths old yet he succéeded his father his Vnckle Floris being his Gouernor and Tutor At 17. yeares of age he went with an army against the euer-reuolting Frizons and ouercame them at a village called Schellinckhout very seuerely reuenging his fathers death on them by building foure Castles iâ—â—land brought them wholy vnder his obedâ— Afterward Counte Floris made a voyage into England where a marriage was contracted betwéene Iohn eldest Sonne to Earle Floris and Elizabeth Daughter to King Edward the first Iohn being not long after sent into England to accomplish the saide marriage where he remained in the Court of England till his Fathers vnfortunate death which briefely was thus A Knight liued in the Earles Courte named Gerard Van Velson who had bin a whole years space detained in prison and his Brother beheaded through certaine false suggestions whispered to the Earle which afterward appearing to be a meere iniurie the Earle sought to repaire this wrong with verie especiall fauours doone to the Knight great aduancements and woulde haue bestowed also his Concubine in mariage on him Which Gerard disdaining and replying that he would not weare his cast shooes the Earle rashly answered that he should take his leauings in despight of his heart To preuent marriage with the Earles Minion the Knight bestowed his affections else where and wedded a Lady of great honor and beauty Which when the Earl vnderstood he pursued his former rash folly to the price of his owne life Sending Gerard on an employment of much credit and respect and wherewith he was not a little pleased not doubting any such wicked intention The Earl came vnto Gerardes house vnder colour of hospitaliiy and there winning her to priuat conferenâ—e in her bed chamber forcibly defloured her to performe his rashe promise to her husband At Gerards return and this foule wrong discouered it was pursued with very bloody reuenge by a resolued conspiracy sworn against his life which albeit he had some warning of by a paper deliuered him by a poor woman yet his disaster being ineuitable a train was laid for him as he rode a hauking and xxi wounds he receiued on his body by the hand of the saide Gerard But he and the rest of the conspirators escaped not vnpunished for they had their heads smitten off and were then laide vpon whéeles but Gerard was put stard naked into a Pipe stuck full of sharpe nailes and was so rowled vp and downe through all the stréets of Leyden Then was he beheaded and laide on a whéele and all his Kinred to the ninth degrée put to death and laide vpon whéeles 20 After the wicked murther of Earle Floris the fift committed by the Fryzons as hath béen declared Iohn his onely son being then in England with King Edward his Father in law was next to succéede him as his rightful heire But before he could leaue England some partialities factions happened in Holland for the gouernement which soone were qualified at Earle Iohns being there present notwithstanding the subtle policie of Wolfart of Borssele seizing the person of Earle Iohn and Ladie Elizabeth his Wife thinking to haue the gouernement of the sayde Earle because as yet hee was but young Earle Iohn preuailed against the Frizons and the Byshop of Vtrecht and hauing gouerned his countries about foure yeares hee fell sicke at Harlem and there died He was the first of al the Earls of Holland that died without children wherfore in him failed the line masculine of the Earles from the Dukes of Aquitain which from Thierrie or Theodor the first Earl of Holland had continued 437. yeares He was buried
in the Abbey of Rhynsbourg his widdow Lady Elizabeth being carried back into England where she was afterward maried to the Earle of Oxford So that by the death of Earl Iohn in this maner those countries were deuolued to the earls of Henault issuing by the mothers side froÌ„ the Earls of Holland 21 Iohn second of that name called Iohn of Henault claiming his right from Alix sister to William king of the Romans succéeded after Iohn as Earle of Holland Zeland and Frizeland c. He had a long and tedious trouble with Iohn de Reuesse who perswaded the Emperor that Iohn Earle of Holland dying without issue his Earledomes ought in right to returne to the Empire according as Charles the Bald Emperor of the Romans had at first giuen them in sée homage to Thierrie of Aquitaine This suggestion raised the Emperor Albert in Armes against Iohn of Henault but the Bishop of Cullen compounded the matter betwéen them and Iohn de Reuesse was afteeward drowned by which means Iohn of Henault was rid of a turbulent enemy Iohn of Henault hauing gouerned Henault thirty years and his Countries of Holland Zeland Frizeland 5. years died was buried at Valenciennes 22 VVilliam the thirde son and heire to Count Iohn of Henault succéeded his fathers earldoms he was commonly called The good Earle william for his Vertues Iustice good life and honorable actions In his time happened so great a dearth and famine tn Holland that poore people died with hunger euen in the streetes as they went seeking also for hearbes and rootes in the fields and woods there they were likewise found dead and in the common high wayes litle children died sucking at their Mothers breasts and some were enforced to feede on their deade Children In this time of Famine a poore waman in the Towne of Leyden being extreamly ouercharged with hunger entreated her owne sister being a woman of better ability to lend hir som Bread which she would thankfully repay again when God should inable hir She very vnkindly without any pitty of hir extremity denied her oftentimes notwithstanding the others often vrgings that she was assured shee could not bee without bread Heereupon the vnmercifull Sister lying both to God and to her owne poore sister saide If I haue any bread I wish that it may instantly be turned into a stone wherewith the heauy displeasure of God laid hold vppon her words going afterward to her Cupboord to relieue hir self she found al her loaues of bread conuerted into apparant stones died her selfe with extreamity of hunger It is crediblie saide that one or two of those stones are yet to be séene in S. Peters Church at Leyden as a memorie of this iust iudgement of God There is also recorded another memorable Historie of vpright Iustice doone by this good Earle VVilliam to a poore Countrey-Man against a Bayliffe of South Holland who hadde taken a goodly faire Cowe from him that was the releefe of himselfe his poore Wife and Children as there are some Kine in that Countrey which doe giue twenty pottles of Milke and more in a day The Bayliffe at the poore mans complaint to this good Earle William who lay then sick in his Bed at Valenciennes yet neuer debarred any suters from audience were he sick or well was adiudged to giue the poore man an hundred Crownes of good Gold for the wrong he had done to him which was accordingly performed But for his iniury to publique Iustice being himselfe an Officer and abusing the authoritie committed in trust to him the Earle sent for an Executioner and caused his head to be smitten off by his Beddes side This good Count William beeing a vertuous Prince victorious in warre a Man learned wise well spoken and iudicious a great friend to peace gracious to all men beloued in all Princes courts hauing gouerned his Prouences 32. yeares died the 9. of Iune 1337. and was buried with great pomp at Valenciennes 23 William the fourth Sonne to the good Earle William came to his Fathers Earledoms by lawfull succession He was a man of high merit and a most famous Souldier whereof hée made good proofe first against the Sarrazins and Moores in the Kingdome of Granada Next with the Emperour Lewes and many Noble Earles ayding his brother in law Edward the 3. King of England against the King of Fraunce Thâ—â—ly in ouer-running all Lithuania Liuonia and warring against the Russian Infidels lading home his men with victory and wealthy spoiles And lastly in preuailing against the Frizons and Robert of Arckell Gouernour of Vtrecht Yet it was his hard hap to bee slaine vnknowne among the Frizons before any coulde haue power to help him so that he left no lawful Childe to succéede him and therefore his Sister being Empresse remained his onely Heire 24 Margaret Wise to Lewes of Bauaria then Emperour and eldest Sister to Earl William slaine as you haue heard by the Frizons by the Emperours interposition of his authority and her owne Natiue right went downe by the Rhine into Holland accompanied with a most princely and well beséeming traine and was acknowledged to be Lady and Princesse of Holland Zeland and Frizeland But before her returne backe to the Emperour againe shee constituted both his and her eldest sonne named William of Bauaria to be her Regent there in those Countries for a summe of Money yearely paied to her but remaining vnpaid she might resume all her rights to her selfe againe The Emperour deceasing the Empresse Margaret came thither againe and had resignation from her son William of all the fore-said Countries retyring himselfe into Henault as being well contented there to liue till by intestine discord dangerous practises of two intruded factions called Cabillaux and Hoecks wherein both Nobles and Gentlemen did too far enter the Mothers gouernment did grow vnsufferable and Duke William was recouered from Henault to vnder-goe the Sole-authority Two very bloudy battailes were fought betwéen the Empresse and her Son and in the first Earl William escaped with great difficultie and fledde into Holland for this battaile was fought at La Vere in Zeland But in the second there was so much bloud spilt that for thrée daies after the old Riuer of Mense at full Sea was all ouer red in that place The Empresse by helpe of a small Barke escaped into England and vppon an agreement afterward made betwéene them Duke VVilliam had the quiet possession of Holland Zeland and Frizeland assigned him and the Empresse Margaret had the County of Henault where fiue yeares after she ended her daies and lieth buried at Valenciennes 25 Duke William being peaceably possessed of his Seigneuries according to the former composition béeing also Duke of Bauaria Palatine of Rhine and Earle of Henault by his Mothers death tooke to Wife the Lady Mathilda daughter to Henry Duke of Lancaster in England by
crowne of England and after much contention being taken and committed Prisoner vnto Cardiffe Castle in VVales after 26. yeares imprisonment hee there dyed and was buried at Glocester Maud King Henries Daughter was maried to the Emperor Henry but his other children William Duke of Normandy his Sister Marie Countesse of Perch Richard Earle of Chester with his Brother Otwell Gouernor to Duke William and the saide Earle of Chester his wife the Kinges Neece with diuers others to the number of 140. persons beside 50. Marriners following the king out of Normandie were all drowned King Henry raigned 35. years died in the Forrest of Lyons in Normandie and was buried in the Abbey of Reading which he had founded In this king Henry first of that name ended the line of the Norman kings concerning their heires male who had raigned about 69. yeares and then began the French by Title of the heyres generall Stephen Earle of Bullen and Mortaigne son to Stephen Earle of Bloys by Adela Daughter to king William the Conquerour vsurped the crowne from Maud the Empresse and her young sonne Henry which caused great Warres betweene him and her and very miserable times to the people till by an assembly of the Lordes at Winchester Articles of peace and agreement were concluded King Stephen raigned eyghteene yeares ten moneths and three and twenty dayes and was buried in the Abby of Feuersham in Kent Henry sur-named Fitz-Empresse and Shortmantle succeeded next in the crown of England He expelled strangers out of the Land and had a long and troublesome contention with Thomas Becket Arch-Bishop of Canterburie Hee crowned his sonne Henry as fellow-King with him which procured him much mollestation by meanes of his Quéene and his other sonnes In his time was the conquest of Ireland Dublin and Waterford being woon by Earle Strongbow He had diuers Concubines but especially fayre Rosamond whom he kept in a Labyrinth at Woodstock where she was poysoned by Q. Elianor King Henry the second raigned 34. yeares nine months and two dayes and dying was buried at Font-Euerard in the Dutchy of Alanson In him ended the raigne both of the Normans and French-men ouer the Realme of England Richard Earle of Poictiers and second Son to King Henry was crowned King at Westminster He went to the Holy-land and performed many worthy seruices there his brother Iohn in his absence aspired to rule the whole land being prouoked thereto by the French king As King Richard besiedged the Castle of Chalus Cheuerel he was wounded with an impoysoned quarrell shot at him by one Barturam de Gurden or Peter Bazile whereof he dyed hauing raigned nine yeares nine moneths and odde daies and was buried at Font-Euerard Iohn Lord of Ireland Earle of Mortaign and Glocester brother to king Richard was crowned at westm He had long tedious contentions with his Barons as also with the pope by whose meanes Lewes the French kinges sonne was drawne into the businesse had the crowne offered him by the Lords whereon he wrought great spoile in the Land King Iohn raigned 17. years six months and 27. dayes and dying by poyson was buried at VVorcester Henry third of that name and eldest Son to King Iohn succeeded immediately after his Father albeit he was but nine yeares old the Barons and French Lewes being still very mollestuous against whom VVilliam Marshal Earle of Pembroke was chiefe Generall of the Kings forces and preuayled worthily This King Henry raigned 56. yeares and 27. dayes and was buried at Westminster Edward eldest Sonne to King Henrie and Surnamed Long-shankes was crowned at Westminster after his returne home from the Holy Land This King conquered Wales and deuided it into Shyres and banished the Iewes for euer out of England Hauing raigned 34. yeares seauen months and twenty dayes hee dyed and was buried at VVestminster Edward of Carnaruon sonne to King Edward the first succeeded in the kingdome after his Father This king did ouermuch affect an Esquire of Gascoigne called Pierce Gauaston and disshonoured many of his Lords to aduance him as he did the like by the two Spensers the Father and Sonne At length he was imprisoned by his Barons with helpe of the Queene and Prince and then deposed when he had raigned nineteene yeares sixe months and seauenteene dayes Edward the third son to king Edward the second was crowned at Westminster in his Fathers life time Flanders yeelded themselues all their Townes to King Edward and laying claime to the Crowne of France in right of his Mother Queen Isabell he entred that land with a puissant army and quartered the Armes of France with his owne of England He deuised the woorthy Order of the Garter and Prince Edward Surnamed the Blacke Prince beside his famous victories in Fraunce reseated Don Peter king of Castile in his kingdom which his bastard Brother Henrie vsurped against him K. Edward the third raigned fifty yeares and fiue monethes and dying at Sheene was buried at Westminster Richard second of that name son to Edward the Blacke Prince being about eleauen yeares old succeeded after his Grand-father King Edward the Duke of Lancaster and the Earle of Cambridge being Protectors of the yong kings person The rebellion of Iacke Straw and Wat Tyler with the Essex and Kentishmen then hapned and the worthy act of William Walworth Lord Maior of London in arresting the traitor Great stormes arose betweene the king and hys Nobles because he had let to Farme the realme of England to Lords that abused the king and much misgouerned him sending abroad blanke Charters c. Whereupon in the end Articles were framed against the king and he committed to the Tower of London Henrie Surnamed Bullingbrooke sonne to Iohn of Gaunt being proclaimed king and Richard quite depryued when he had raigned 22. years three months nine dayes Dying hee was buried at Langley Henry Plantagenet borne at Bullingbroke in the County of Lincolne beeing Cosin-Germaine to king Richard the second succeeded next by Richards depriuation and entailed the crown to him and his heires Owen Glendoure with his VVelchmen entered into Rebellion against the king and did put him in great daunger of his life by Treason by conueying a Caltrop into his bed This king Henry raigned 13. yeares and odde months and was buried at Canterburie with great solemnity Henry of Monmouth sonne and heire to king Henry the fourth succeeded after his father Hee vrged his title to France and fought the famous battell at Agin-court Hee raigned nine yeares sixe months and foure daies and dying at Boys de Vinciennes in France was buried at Westminster Henry of windsore being but nine moneths olde did yet succeed in his lawfull right He was also crowned king of France at Paris and had his time troubled with many grieuous combustions both abroad and at home as also diuers foughten battailes
to the effusion of much blood He raigned 38. yeares sixe months and foure daies and was buried first at Chertsey and afterwarde remoued to windsore Edward Earle of March tooke on him the gouernment of the Realm being son to Richard Duke of Yorke that was slaine at Wakefield His raigne also was filled with many troubles broyles and Rebellions yet hee gouerned 22. years one month and eight daies and was buried at Windsore Edward the fift son to king Edward the fourth succeeded after his father being neuer crowned but deposed by his Vnckle Richard Duke of Glocester when he had raigned two months eleuen dayes and with his brother was murdered in the Tower of London where both theyr bodies were obscurely buried Richard Duke of Glocester vsurped the kingdome two years two months and one day and was slaine in battell at Bosworth fielde by Henrie Earle of Richmond and buried at Leicester In him ended the line of the Plantagenets Henry Earle of Richmond surnamed Tudor son to Edmund of Hadham Earle of Richmond who was son of Owen ap Meredyth and Queene Katherine the French kings daughter wife to king Henry the fift This king Henrie builded and repayred in his life time many goodly houses beside his Mannor of Richmond and his Chappell at Westminster as Baynards Castle in London the goodly Hospitall of the Sauoy neere Charing-Crosse to which hee gaue lands for releefe of an hundred poore people Sir Religious houses for Franciscan Friers of the Obseruant and Couentall orders viz. at Richmond at Greenwich and at Newarke for Obseruants at Canterbury New-Castle South-hampton for Couentals Hee gaue also manie sums of money to good and godly vses And for that one of the goodliest Chappelles in Europe was by his meanes finished formerly begun by king Henry the sixt called the Kings colledge Chappell in the Vniuersitie of Cambridge I cannot omit the summe he gaue to accomplish the same which was 10000. lt viz. 5000. pounds in his life time and the rest by will at his death vnder his great Seale of England which was truely paide as is yet to be seen in the same Colledge Hee married his eldest daughter Margaret to Iames the fourth King af Scots of which happy marriage we enioy our dread Soueraign now raigning King Iames the sixt King Hentie raigned 23. yeares and somwhat more then 8. months and was buried in his new Chappell at Westminster Henry the eight sonne of king Henry the seauenth succeeded next in the kingdome after hys father He banished the Popes authority out of England and was proclaimed King of Ireland because the former Kinges were onely called Lords of Ireland He wun Terwin Tourney and Bullen in Fraunce and gaue the Church of the Gray Fryers in London to the Cittie to bee a place of releefe for poore people S. Bartholomewes Spittle the Gray Fryers and two parish Churches the one called S. Nicholas in the Shambles the other S. Ewin in Newgate Market were then made all one parish Church and he gaue in Lands for maintenance thereof fiue hundred Markes by the yeare for euer He raigned 37. years 9. months and 5. daies and was buried at Windsore Edward the sixt onely son to king Henry the eight was crowned king at Westminster Hée caused the Masse to be vtterly abolished Images to be defaced in Churches and the Lords supper to be ministred in both kindes There was then good orders deuised for the poores reliefe poore people were distinguished by thrée seuerall degrées in manner following Three degrees of poore 1. The poore by impotency 2. Poore by casualty 3. Thristlesse poore 1. The poore by impotency were also diuided into 3 kinds 1. The fatherles pore mans châ—â—d 2. The aged blinde and lame 3. The diseased person by leprosie dropsie c. 2. The poore by casualty were also of three kinds 1. The wounded Souldior 2. The decayed Housholder 3. The visited with grieuous disease 3. The thriftlesse poore were likewise of 3. kinds 1. The Riotor that consâ—meth all 2. The Vagabond that will abyde in no place 3. The ydle â—erson as Strumpets and others 1 Christs Hospitall was appointed for the innocent and fatherlesse childe to be trained vp in knowledge of God and vertuous exercises 2 Saint Thomas Hospitall in Southwark was appointed for reliefe of the aged blinde and lame 3 Bridewel was also appointed for the Vagabond ydle strumpet and vnthrift Of all which seuerall Hospitals this Vertuous yong k. Edward was the founder and gaue the lands of the Sauoy which then serued as a harbour to Loyterers Vagabonds and strumpets that lay all day in the fieldes and at Night were harboured there to the maintenance of these houses which Lands were of the yearelie value of sixe hundred pounds and he gaue 4000 Markes beside of Lands taken in Mâ—â—tmaine so yearely valewed This worthy young King raigned sixe years fiue months and eight dayes and was buried at Westminster Mary eldest daughter to King Henry the eight and Sister to King Edward succeeded after her Brother She married with the Prince of Spain who was afterward king and raigning 5. years fiue monethes and tenne dayes was buried at Westminster Elizabeth second Daughter to king Henrie the eight and Sister also to king Edward came next to her right in the Crowne of England To write of the Princely life and raigne of that Virgin Empresse and matchlesse Queene woulde require large Volumes yet all too little for her high deseruing merit Hauing liued well neere threescore and ten years and happily raigned 44. yeares 4. months and od dayes she died the 24 of March 1602. was buried at Westm The lines engrauen on her Tombe may serue for her further memory A Sacrifice to Posterity HAuing restored Religion to the Primitiue sincerity established Peace reduced coine to the iust valew reuenged Domestical rebellion succored France greeued by ciuill war supported Belgia ouer-come the Spanish inuincible Nauy pacified Ireland by driuing out the Spaniards and compelling the Rebels to yeeld to her pardon increased very much the Reuennewes of both Vniuersities by a Law for theyr prouision of Victuall enriched all England administring most prudently the Imperial state thereof 45. yeares in true piety in the seauenty yeare of her age in most happy peaceable maner departed this life leauing heere hir mortal parts enterred in this famous and renowned Church by her conserued til by the command of Christ they rise againe immortall Iames king of England Scotland Fraunce and Ireland first Monarch of the whole Islands or Countrey was proclaimed king the 24. of March 1602. being the onely inheritour to k. Henry the seauenth and Elizabeth his Queene issuing from Lady Margaret eldest Daughter to them both In whose happy marriage ended the long ciuill dissentions of the two deuided families of Yorke and Lancaster And by his most rightfull succession in the deuided
conquered by the Christians vnder the conduct of Godfrey of Bullen and those that then remained of the Turkes retired themselues to Nicea hauing neuer after any one K. of renowne vntill this man who made himselfe a Monarch hath the first place in the History of the Turkes He was but of meane descent yet of great spirit cunning dilligent and ambitious hauing euermore in his hart a desire to raigne and pondered vpon all meanes that thereto might best aduance him In this high disposition hee founde Fortune very fauourable to him for he subdued the greater part of Bithinia tooke many fortes néere to the Pontick Sea But his very greatest honour was the surprising of Sina a Citty anciently called Sebastia He died aged in the first yeare of Phillip de Valois King of France and Edward the third King of England Orchanes Son to the said Othoman was Emperour of the Turkes after his father He would not alter a iote of this newe authority no more then his father did and whom he farre surpassed in Warlike actions By his liberality and good carriage he woon the hearts of his people pursuing on very well what his father had begunne By his industry vigilancie and prouidence he woon the Countries of Mysia Lycaonia Phrygia and Caria and tooke in Warre Prusya which is now called Bursia and which was the aboade of the Kings of Bithynia where he receiued a hurt whereof he died in the first yeare of the raigne of Io. K. of France Edward the third of England stil raigning He raigned 22. yeares leauing Soliman and Amurath his sons and successors Soliman sonne of Orchanes raigned 2. yeares after his Father He made warre vpon the Greekes passed from Asya into Europe where he vanquished the Bulgarians and tooke many places from them especially in Thrace he got the Citties of Adrianople and Philopolis Some say that he died in his Fathers life time with a fall from his horse in hunting and that very soone after his father died with gréefe And this is the reason why some doe not set him in the rank of Turkish Emperors Amurath first of that name and sonne to Orchanes was Emperor of the Turkes in the year 1350. Good Fortune attended on him as shee did on his Graundfather and on his own Father likewise But he was as contrary to his graund father by the mothers side as his father had béen to his predecessor who bereft him of a great part of Cilicia by killing his sonne Amurath incited thereto by Iohn Paleologus sent twelue thousand Turkes for seruice of the said Paleologus which was the source and beginning of the ruyne of Constantinople For being allured with the riches of Europe to make another voyage he passed in the Genowaies gallies six thousand Turks vnder colour of yet giuing fresh succour to the Emperor of Constantinople and to expell his enemies out of the Empire But it was with full intention to vsurpe Greece So he crossed the arme of the Hellespont Sea to Abydos seazing Calypolis and other Citties Afterward with a verie strong power he set vpon the Emperor himselfe who no way doubted him Then tooke he Seruia and Bulgaria whose Princes he foiled comming in good manner against him But one of the followers of Lazarus Despote of Seruia in reuenge of his Maisters death slaine in the fight killed Amurath in the yeare 1378. Baiazeth King or Emperor of the Turks first of that name after the death of Amurath his Father slew his elder brother Solyman by Treason and enioyed the Empyre of the Turkes alone to himselfe To reuenge the death of his Father he made warre against Marke Lord of Bulgaria both vanquishing and killing him and subduing beside a great part of his country In short while after he ran thorow the Countries of Hungaria Albania and Valachia and doing great hurt vnto them tooke many Christians whom he carried Prisoners into Thrace In regard of most bold attempts in his Martiall businesse wherein hee was both hot and sudden hee was called Baiazeth Hildrin that is to say Heauens Lightning He subdued almost all Greece being assisted with the guifts and graces of Nature both in body and mind He besieged Constantinople for the space of eight yeares the Emperor wherof was gon into France to require assistance which was granted him Neuerthelesse Baiazeth had the victory ouer the French Hungarians Germaines Seruians Mysians at once assembled against him And so returning to Constantinople with a fresh besieging and finding no meanes to preserue the Empire of Constantinople suddenly Tamberlain came against Baiazeth and gaue him battel on mount Stella where Pompey fought with Mithridates There did Tamberlain conquer him bound him in chaines of gold placing him in a Cage of yron led him in that manner thorough Asya and Syria In which miserable estate Baiazeth died and after his decease we find that there was interregnum vntil Mahomet one of his sons came Iosuah or Cyriscelebes whom some wrongly name Calapine the eldest sonne of Baiazeth after the foyle of his Father was defeated of Asya by Tamberlain led Captiue to Constantinople for the Emperor as a singular prize But he was vsed as the sonne of a Prince and soon after with great humanity in the Emp. released and sent home into Asya where he recouered his Fathers kingdome After when he had well reestablished his forces he stoutly resisted Sigismond King of Hungary who came to assaile him and had woon diuers Prouinces from him presuming that the Turks could no way reléeue him after so great an ouerthrow giuen by Tamb. But Fortune spake no friendlier to Sigismund then she had formerly don to him when he fought against Baiazeth at Nicopolis his people being al larded with arrows before they could fall into order of battell For the Horsmen turned bridle euen at the first shocke noise of the Enemy and Cyriscelebes remained conqueror who was slaine by his brother Mustapha otherwise called Musulman in the very flower of his age the yeare 1407. Mustapha or Musulman was Emperor of the Turks a very small time for his brother Moyses possessed himselfe of the State and expelled him Som name this Mustapha Orchanes the second whom they tearme to be son and heire to Iosuah or Cyriscelebes and that he was slaine by Moyses his vncle by the fathers side but Moyses quickly did suffer his deserued punnishment For loosing both goods and life together himself was also slain by his owne brother Mahometh There be that write that this Mahometh raigned next after his father Baiazeth making no mention of Iosuah or Cyriscelebes neither of Mustapha or Orchanes nor of Moyses but after Baiazeth do make his sonne Mahometh presently to follow Moyses was expulsed and put to death by his brother Mustapha or as others say his nephue Orchanes and soone after he was likewise slaine by his brother Mahometh And these twoe by some are not set in ranke with
Temple ANno Domi. 1117. Gotfredus Aldemarus Alexandrinus and Hugo de Planco de Paganis Godfrey Duke of Lorraine and King of Hierusalem beeing dead and Baldwine then raigning this order of Knight-hood first began And a seat was graunted them in the Temple of Hierusalem whereupon they were cald knights Templers or Knights of the Temple By entreaty of Stephen Patriarch of Ierusalem Pope Honorius brought in this order and confirmed their Society giuing them a white garment whereunto Eugenius the third added a red Crosse on the breast The charge of these Knightes was to guide trauailers on the way of Ierusalem and to entertaine strangers Anno Domini 1310. Clement the fift who then helde his Sée in Fraunce by perswasion of Phillip King of Fraunce gaue order for the vtter subuersion of this Knight-hoods Society and all their Colledges thorough-out our Christian world wheresoeuer they were builded in regard of a most abhominable treachery by them intended and ratified Knights Teutons or Knights of Allemaigne SOone after that Hierusalem was regained from the Christians one Teuto a Nobleman and abounding in riches instituted this Society of knight-hood building an house for their entertainment at Ierusalem called Hospitium virgini Mariae Among this Order of Knight-hood neyther Knight of Malta nor any other except a Germain and he likewise to be Noble by birth could be receiued into their degrée Their garment was white and a blacke Crosse figured vppon theyr breasts In the yeare 1184. these Knightes the Cittie of Hierusalem being surprised by the Sarrazins Ptolomais was graunted them but beeing likewise driuen thence they came into their Country of Germany In the yeare 1220. they entreated Frederick the second Emperour that he would suffer them to take Armes against certaine fugitiue Idolaters in Prussia who beeing by them subdued they obtained there a newe seating and theyr Dition or Lordship of Liuonia was then added to them ¶ Calatranian Knights or Knights of Calatrana IN the yeare 1130. this Order of Knight-hood was instituted by Santio King of Toledo in imitation of the Order of Saint Iames. These Knights tooke the name of Calatrana which was a place granted vnto them where in former times had stood a Church that belonged to the Knights Templers And when the Sarazins were ouer-powerful for them those knights were constrayned to surrender this place vnto them These Knights did weare a blacke Garment with a red crosse vpon their breast and were said to be of the Cisternian Order holding in Spayne very large possessions ¶ Knights of Alcantara THese Knights held their name of a Citty in Castile called Alcantara and were of the Cisternian Order They had a goodly Temple néere to the Ryuer Tagus where they held very ample possessions Their Ensigne or Badge was a greene Crosse ¶ Knights of the Redemption IN Anno Dom. 1212. this Order was instituted by Iames King of Arragon who conquered the Islands called Baleares or Maiorque and Minorque in the Spanish Sea It was the Office of these Knights to redéeme Captiues whereuppon the Tytle of Redemption was giuen them they were also called Knights of Marie These Knights Order was confirmed by Gregory the ninth By shoppe of Rome And they wore a white Garment with a blacke Crosse vpon it ¶ Knights of Montesia THis order was instituted much about that very same time as the Knights of Calatrana were They deriued their name from Montesia in Valentia where was their place of abiding The Ensigne of these Knights was a red crosse ¶ Knights of the holy Sepulcher THese Knightes who deriued their name of Christs Sepulcher did wear two red crosses This order at this day is quite extinct or as some do imagine the Order of the Knightes of Malta is said to be some-what néere it ¶ Knights of Christ IN Anno Dom. 1320. this order was instituted by Iohn the twentith Byshop of Rome The place of these Knights abyding was in Portugall A blacke garment and a double Crosse were the Ensignes of this Knight-hoods order ¶ Knights of Saint Marie the Mother of Christ CErtaine Noble-men of Bolognia and Modena in Italy being much troubled and molested by perturbations among the Princes desired of Vrbane the fourth Bishop of Rome that they might be suffered to begin some kind of Society Whereupon this order was graunted them to holde in frée and peacefull manner A little red Crosse reflected with Golde they wore vpon their breasts These Knights did weare costly Garmentes and fared delicately whereuppon they were vulgarly called by the Italians Frati Gaudenti They might not weare any gilt Spurs or vse any Gold on their Horses furniture ¶ Knights of Saint Lazarus of Hierusalem THis Order was confirmed or as some will haue it restored by Pius Quartus And yet the Knightes of this Order are saide to bée in the times of Basilius and Pope Damasus when Iulian the Apostata raigned and then they flourished as some do affirme The Ensigne or Imprese of this Order was a gréen Crosse worn on the left side of the breast A man twice married might not bee admitted into this order ¶ Knights of the round Table IN Anno Domini 516. Arthur a worthy and Warlike King raigning in the Isle of Brittaine the Countrey beeing infested and troubled with Armies of Saxons c. was yet by him very valiantly supported and his fame out-stretched to the remotest Regions Afterward when peace was established that other Knightly mindes might bée inflamed with the like glory this Order hee instituted which contynued with others in long and honourable obseruation The Order of these Knightes was especially in the Citty of VVinchester as some haue recorded and theyr yearely méeting was there at the Feast of Pentecost or Whitsontide ¶ Knights of the Garter IN the yeare 1349. Edward the third King of England hauing hadde verie great victories against the French and other neighbouring Nations did institute this Order and consecrated it to S. George The King appointed a Garter to be the Ensign of this Order wrought richly with Golde and precious stones which should circle the Leg beneath the knée and on it to haue these words apparantly discerned HONI SOIT QVI. MAL. Y. PENSE The number of these Knights are 26. whereof the King himselfe is the chiefe The time of this Societies méeting is the feast of Saint George and celebrated at Windsore These Knightes doe weare the Ensigne of S. George fighting with a Draggon fastened to a rich Chaine or Collar which weigheth or valueth neither more or lesse then eighty poundes of English Money as hath béene saide in former times Their garments is Purple with a redde Crosse ¶ Knights of the Starre ANno Dom. 1350 Iohn King of Fraunce being much mooued with the glory of Edward the third King of England did institute this order of Knight-hood entitling it by those 3 Magi who going from the East to honour Christ were guided by a
the said place and sent them Prisoners to Orleaunce where they were very strictly kept and died Capet being the Conqueror maintained that the kingdome should wholy appertaine to him because Raoull of Burgundy his vnckle had formerly possessed himselfe thereof by the voluntary resignation of Charles the Simple Hée caused his son Robert who had followed his studies to be crowned at Orleaunce and to associate him in the kingdomes regiment taking away the authority of the Maire of the Pallace when thus he aduanced his son whom he had by Adela daughter to Edward King of England Hee appointed also the twelue Peeres againe beganne the dignity office of Constable and established the Marshals of France He raigned alone with his Son 9. yeares He founded the Abbay of S. Magloire at Paris and lieth buried at S. Denis 37 Robert the sonne of Hugh Capet béeing Crowned King in the life time of his Father began to rule alone in the yeare 997. as true inheritour both of the Crowne and likewise of his Fathers vertues He raigned worthily béeing a Man very deuout and méeke the Kingdome continuing peaceable and without warre This King was very wise and could compose in Latine very learnedlie for he made many Proses Himnes and answeres which yet to this day are sung in the Church He was also well skild in Musique and would oft-times sing among the Channons and weare a Coape for companie with them liuing as religiously as royally Henrie Duke of Burgundy his Vnckle by the Mothers side made him Heire of his Dutchie leauing it vnto him by his Testament and incited him against Landry Duke of Neuers béeing beloued and supported by the Burgundians who insulted vppon his right in which attempt they foyled him and droue him to flight Hée ioyned the Cittie of Sens to the Crowne by confiscation for a certaine delict doone by the Counte Reynard He sent his Armie against the Valentians with Richard Duke of Normandy to assist the Earle of Flanders his Kins-man against Henry the Emperor He had thrée wiues Luthard Bertha whom hee forsooke vppon some occasion and Constance by whom hee had thrée sons one whereof died during his raigne In his time was an vniuersal famine and mortality He dyed hauing raigned 34. yeares and lieth buried at S. Denis 38 Henry the first succéeded in the kingdome after his Father Robert in the yeare 1030. In his beginning to gouerne his younger Brother Robert warred against him béeing allied to the Earles of Champaigne and Flaunders who stroue to make him King by the procurement of his Step-mother but he assisted by the Duke of Normandy and the Earle of Corbeile mayntained his owne quietnesse He ioyned Meulanc to his Crowne by rebellion of the Earle of that place Raoull king of high Burgundy being dead the Emperor Conrade seazed on that part thereof which wee call La Franche Conte And the Dutchy béeing Roberts Brother to the King the kingdome of Burgundy which had so contied an hundred and thirtie yeares was then abolished The King seated young William the Bastard Duke of Normandy to whom he had béene Guardian peaceably in his Dutchy because some of his Subiects would haue depriued him thereof as beeing vnwilling to entertaine him He founded Saint Martine des Champs in the same place where his Pallace was without Paris By Anne his wife daughter to George or Gaultier king of the Russians he had Phillip and Hugh and a Daughter married to the Duke of Normandy Féeling himselfe to waxe weeke he caused his Sonne Phillip to bee crowned King of France And before his death he left Baldwine Earle of Flanders as Guardian of his Children He reigned 31. yeares and lieth buried at Saint Denis 39 Phillip the first succéeded after his Father in the year 1061. During his time William the Bastard Duke of Normandy conquered the Realme of England and Godfrey of Bullen was made King of Ierusalem also the Countrey of Gastinois came then to the Crown This king raigned 48. yeares and lyeth buried at S. Bennets on Loire 40 Lewes the sixt sir named le Gros immediatly after the death of King Phillip his Father in the year 1110. was sacred at Orleaunce by the Bishoppe of Sens the way of Rheimes not beeing then secure Some Princes and Lordes assisted by the King of England in the beginning of his raigne did giue him many molestations but still it was his happe to be Conquerour and the Warre of the English verie many times appointed was at last ended Pope Gelasius fled for refuge into France where hee was succoured against the Emperour In the yeare 1129. the King caused his Sonne Phillip to bée Crowned who two yeares after dyed at Paris by reason of a Hogges running betwéene the Legges of his Horse that threwe him violently on the Pauement and dying of that hurt he was buryed at Saint Denis Afterward hée had his other Sonne Lewes crowned and it was done by Pope Innocent he béeing then in France At this time were a great company of Lazers and Leapers in Fraunce who would haue infected all the rest of the people but they were all taken and burned The order of the Knights Templers Chartreux Monks began in this kinges raigne and the winds were so rough and impetuous in the yeare 1135. that they ouer-turned many Towers Castles Trées in Forrests and Mils This King appeased the troubles in Flanders Bouâ—bonnois Auuergne he builded the Abbay of Saint Victor néere Paris raigned 28. yeares died at the age of sixty leauing six Sons and a daughter and lieth buried at S. Denis 41 Lewes the seauenth sir-named the Young man beganne to raigne after his Father in the yeare 1138. He made war on Thibault Earle of Champaigne tooâ—oâ— him the Citty of Vitry And in a great â—age burned the Church with 13 hundred persons in it that had fledde thither for safety By the solicitation of S. Bernald he went to Hierusalem with his Queene and with the Army of the Emperour Conrade where besiedging Damas thorough discord in the Army hée could boast of no aduauntage but retyring thence had not the Shippes of Sicily befriended him and his they hadde remained Prisoners there Beeing returned into Fraunce hée made a separation betwéene him and Queene Aelianor his wife Dutchesse of Aquitaine and Aniou vppon two suspitions conceiued against her Henry Duke of Normandie who afterward was King of England married her with her Patrimony of the saide two Dutchies and there-about followed great Warres betwéene France and England The King married Constance Daughter to the K. of Spayn who dyed soon after And then he remarried Alice daughter to the Earle of Blois by whom he had Phillip Dieu-donne Gods gift Then happened great disturbance in England betwéene the King and his son who making his recourse to Lewes caused thereby a very troublesome war without any aduantage to either side But in the end they were accorded
kings treasury was hanged at Mont-faucon which hee himselfe first caused to be made Lewes tooke first to wife Margaret Daughter to Robert Duke of Burgundy by whom he had a Daughter Next he married Constance whom he left with child of a Sonne named Iohn that liued but eyght daies This King raigned but xviij months died at Boys de Vinciennes and is buried at S. Denis 48 Phillip the fift Surnamed the Long succéeded after his Brother Lewes Hutin in the kingdome being called Long in regard of his tal stature and slendernesse The Duke of Burgundie would haue troubled his possession of the crown in regarde of his Daughters Daughter but the Salique Law did not fauour him therein This King Phillip married Iane Daughter to Otholine Earle of Burgundy by whom hee had three daughters The first married with the Sonne to the Duke of Burgundy the second the Sonne to the Earle of Flaunders and the thirde to the Daulphine of Viennois by which marriages all Warres were asswaged in Fraunce During his raigne diuers Leapers and Lazers procured thereunto by the Iewes poysoned all the welles which caused a great Pestilence thorough the Kingdom but both the one and other were grieuously punnished therefore Neuer coulde this King obtaine of his people any impost or Taxation by him leuied He made a Law that there shold be in his kingdom but one kind of weight one measure and one money commanding that it should be duely kept But while this was in execution he died without any heires male hauing raigned fiue yeares in peace and lieth buried at S. Denis In these times certaine Troopes of Countrey people that were called Pastors and Shepherds arose againe in Fraunce as formerly some had done in the time of King Lewes the ninth These men made their vaunt that they would crosse the Seas and go warre against the Infidels They had two chiefe men of marke among them and wel beseeming such an assembly to wit a Priest that for his mis-behauiour was expulsed his Church and an Apostata Monke of the Order of S. Bennet These two fellowes so abused the hearts and beléefe of the poore popularity that silly Shepheards left their Flocks and Laborers their Manuall trades to follow these two impostures who made them verily beleeue that the Holy Land could be recouered by none but them In conclusion this heape of Rascality was quailed in Languedoc because in stead of preparing their fury against the Infidels and passing the Seas they fell vpon the Iewes whom the king had repealed into France 49 Charles le Bell Son to Phillip the fourth succéeded after his Brother in the year 1321. and likewise was King of Nauarre as his thrée predecessors had bin He had thrée wiues Blaunch whom he diuorced for her adultery Marie and Margaret Iourdain de l'Isle albeit hee was Nephew to Pope Iohn the two and twentieth was hanged and strangled at Paris for his strange offences This King fel to concord with the English appeased the Earle of Flaunders and drewe his people to a mutuall Reconciliation He was a great Iusticer raigned seauen yeares dyed at Boys de Vinciennes and is buried at Saint Denis By his death the second branch of the Capets called De Valois came to the Royalty and began in 50 PHillip de Valois Coozin Germaine to the thrée precedent Kings dying without heire male his succession was in the yeare 1328. His right to the Crowne was dearely disputed betweene him and King Edward the third of England Son to the Sister of the thrée forenamed Kings who preferring his Mothers Title would néeds be King of France contrary to the Decrée of the Law Salique and consent of al the States He did king Phillip homage for Guyenne and Ponthieu but being not well pleased therewith cut him off quite from Flanders Bretaigne Germany Crecy where Phillip lost the day with the very flower of al the French Nobility taking Calais also by their flight Truce being taken betwéene both the Kings Edward of England had both the Title of king and Armes of France or conquest which euer after was attributed to him his Phillip raigned 22. yeares died at Nogent and lieth buried at S. Denis 51 Iohn Sonne to Phillip de Valois succee-his Father in the yeare 1350. proouing as vnfortunate in those tempestuous times as his father had done before him He married Ioane Countesse of Bolongne by whom he had foure sonnes and one Daughter Raoull the Constable of France was beheaded in prison In the day at Poictiers King Iohn was taken by the English and carried into England which imprisonment of his caused many pittifull Tragedies the most furious whereof were acted in the chiefe Citties of France Foure yeares after King Iohn passed into England for the fréedome of his Ostages but there he died at London hauing raigned 13. yeares His sonne caused his body to be brought to S. Denis 52 Charles the fift Sonne to King Iohn succéeded his Father in the yeare 1364. Hee sustained very great troubles during the captiuitie of his father by a commotion which the k. of Nauar raised at Paris who was aided by the merchants of the saide Citty and woulde haue had the Regency but that Charles being then Daulphine made opposition against him He dealte for the ransome and deliueraunce of his Father after whose decease he was crowned King Hee tooke to Wife Ioane Daughter to Charles Duke of Burbon by whom he had three Sonnes and one daughter He maintained great warres against the English hauing at one instant fiue seueral Armies in field against them because they were such potent enemies And to supply so mightie a charge he was faine to lay a heauie taxation vpon wine and Salt Bertrand de Guesclin a most worthy Knight was then his high Constable And the Bastille at Paris was then builded A sedition happened at Montpellier and six hundred of the seditious were executed This King was surnamed the Wise for his deep discretion goodnesse and gouernment He so loued Learning that he caused the Holy Bible to be translated into the French Language which remaineth yet in the Royal Cabinet of the Louure with many other good Bookes beside Hee had stil an eye to Iustice sitting daily to hear causes and ordering all his affayres by Counsel With much adoo he regained some Townes from the English in Poictu and Xaintonge Hee raigned sixteene yeares yeelded his soule to God at Chasteau de Beaute and lieth buried at S. Denis The Sect of the Turlupins was then abolished See Emil. Lib. 9. 52 Charles the sixt sonne of Charles the fift was crowned King at the age of fouretéen years being vnder the gouernment of his Vnckles the Dukes of Berry Burgundy and the Duke of Aniou who got into their custody many millions of Gold left by the King deceast And then no Money being to bee found the people were charged with heauy
any seculer businesse going to warre or kéeping any Horses Haukes or Hounds The youth of his land to auoide wantonnesse and idlenesse were appointed but one meale a day and drunkennes either in man or Woman was punnished with death He raigned 13. yeares Ethus brother of Constantine who was a man of such swiftnesse of â—oot that he could match and make way in running with Harts and Hounds whereupon he was sir-named Light-foot Hee gouerned scarce two yeares Gregory the son of Dongall that raigned before Alpine in whose time liued Iohn Scot the famous Clerke This Gregory raignd 18. years Donald the fift Sonne of Constantine the second in whose time Gormond and his Danes were baptized and Gormonds name was changed to Athelstane He raigned almost 11. years Constantine the third Son of Ethus the swift 40. yeares He gaue ouer his kingly dignity and entred into Religion as Hector Boetius affirmeth Malcolme the Sonne of Donald 15. yeares Iudulph Sonne of Constantine the third and prince of Cumberland he raigned about 9. years Duffe the Sonne of King Malcolme foure yeares Culene Prince of Cumberland and Sonne of King Iudulph raigned not fully fiue yeares Kenneth Sonne to King Malcolme the first 25. yeares Constantine the Sonne of King Culene not three yeares Grime Nephew to King Duffe not fully nine yeares Malcolme the Son of Kenneth and Prince of Cumberland 25. yeares Duncane Nephew to Malcolme 6. yeares In his time was Banquho Thaine of Lochquaber of whoÌ„ the house of the Stuarts is descended euen to his Maiesty now raigning And then was England deuided betwéene Canutus King of Denmarke and Edmund Ironside after a valiant Combate fought betwéene them Mackbeth son to Sinell Thaine of Glammis raigned 17. yeares Malcolme Cammore Sonne of King Duncane hee changed the name of Thaines into Earls being tâ—en the first that euer were among the Scots according to their owne Histories At this time did William the Bastard duke of Normandy make his Conquest of England This King Malcolme raigned 36. yeares And after some difference for the Crown betwéene Donald Bane Brother to King Malcolme and Duncane a Bastard Son to King Malcolme which vsurpation continued for the space of thrée years Edgar the rightfull Prince attayned to his due claime Edgar Son to King Malcolme was the first that euer was annointed King in Scotland now was the generall passage to the Holy land vnder Godfrey of Bullen and many other Christian Princes This King Edgar raigned nine years Alexander Brother to Edgar being sir-named Alexander the fierce for his stearne valiancy in pursuing Théeues and Robbers Dauid Brother to King Alexander being in England married Maude Daughter to Waltheof Earle of Huntingdon and Northumberland in right of his wife was made Earle of Huntingdon and Northumberland with inheritance of the lands to them belonging In this King Alexanders time who raigned 17. yeares compleate the order of the Knightes of Rhodes beeing formerlie Knightes of Saint Iohn of Hierusalem tooke beginning and the order of the white Monkes Then liued also the Holy Man Richard de sancte Victore beeing a Scot borne but lyuing the more part of his time at Paris in Fraunce where hee died and lieth buried in the Abbey of S. Victore hee being a Brother of the same house Dauid Brother to Alexander succéeded as lawfull heire and ruled 29. yeares and two moneths It is recorded of this King that he excelled in Noble Vertues and sober conuersation of life being very pittifull to the poore and somewhat ouer-bountifull to the Church For when King Iames the first came to his Tomb at Dunfirmling he saide That hee was a sore Saint for the Crowne leauing the Church ouer-rich and the Crowne too poore He purged his Court so cleane of al vicious behauiour and disordered customes that it appeared to be a schoole of vertue No riotous banquetting surfetting cheare or lasciuious word could be herd there or any wanton signes whereby to kindle lust or idle concupiscence All the words workes and whole demeanor of his seruants tended euer to some good conclusion frée from moouing strife or a thought of sedition the Kings owne life and example seruing for their guide and direction He builded 15 Abbeyes viz Holy-Rood house Kelso Iedburgh Melrosse Newbottell Holmecultrane Dundranane Cambuskenneth Kinlois Dunfirmling Holme in Cumberland Also two Nunneries one at Carleill and the other at Northe Berwike with two Abbeyes beside New-Castle one of S. Benedictes order and the other of white Monks He erected likewise foure Bishoppricks in his Realme Rosse Brechin Dunkeld Dublane endowing them with rich rents faire lands and very commodious possessions Malcolme Sur-named Malcolme the Maid because his conuersation delight both in minde and body was so chaste from his verie infancie that he liued single al his daies and without mariage Hee was Son to Prince Henry that was sonne and heire to King Dauid and raigned not fully twelue yeares William Brother to King Malcolme and for his singuler Iustice Sur-named the Lyon In this Kings time Richard King of England sur-named Cueur de Lyon went his voyage to the Holy-Lande King William raigned nine and forty yeares Alexander the second Sonne to King William the Lyon who caused his Fathers death to be mourned for thorow his whole kingdom hee raigned 35. yeares Alexander the third sonne to the former King Alexander in whose time was a generall Counsell at Lyons in France He raigned 42. yeares and by reason of his dying without any issue the controuersie betweene Iohn Ballioll and Robert Bruse then happened which was heard and censured by Edward the first king of England albeit they maintained both their claimes vpon their Titles seuerally Balioll descending of Margaret eldest Daughter to Dauid Earle of Huntington Brother vnto William the Lyon and Bruse comming of Isabell second daughter of the saide Earle Dauid and the next heire male to William the Lyon for want of succession in the right line By which Title how euer Balioll is saide to be crowned King Robert Bruse inioyed the royal dignitie in the year 1305. He had issue Dauid that left no posterity and Margery maried to Walter Greate Stewarde of Scotland descended lineallie from the Princes of Wales by Neste Daughter to Griffithâ—ap Lhewlyn Mother to VValter the sonne of Fleance made Great Stewarde of Scotland by Malcolme the fourth Of whom came Robert the second first of the sur-name of Stuart that bare dominion in Scotland Robert Stuart being called Robert the second was crowned King with Royall solemnitie at Scone in the 47. yeare of his age on the Annuntiation day of our Lady in Lent 1370. he raigned ten years It is recorded of this K. Robert the 2. that hâ—s Captaines commanders were alwaies fortunat in war neuer returning but with spoils and victories He was a Prince of such
rule reckoning from Brute to this time 1822. yeares and nowe the whole Dominion of the Lande came to the Saxons Egbert the Son of Alcmund a petty Prince the son of Offa of the bloude of Ina King of the West-Saxons hauing bin banished by k. Brightrick into France after Brightricks death was repealed home and succéeded as the seauentéenth King of the West-Saxons He subdued the Cornishmen and seuearely punished the vnquyet Welch-men Bernulfe King of Mercia was ouerthrowne by him and Kent Essex Southrie and Sussex with their seuerall Kings al brought vnder his obeysance and the kingdome of Northumberland yeelded vnto him Then subdued he North-wales and tooke the Citty of Chester Afterward assembling a Counsell at Winchester he was there crowned King and Soueraign Lord of the whole land which he chaunged from the name of Britaine and from the seuerall appellations of the Heptarchie and called it Engle-lond or Angles-land that is to say The Englishmens Land wherof in Latine it was termed Anglia a name taken from the Angles whych of the three people then possessing it to wit the Iutes Saxons and Angles being indéede all but one Nation were the most valiaunt and populous In his time was the first inuasion of the Danes and hee had an ouerthrowe by them at Carrum which successe causing them to aduenture the like attempt the yeare following landing theyr Fléet in Wales and ioyning with the Welch-men they were ouerthrowne by K. Egbert at a place called Hengistenton and a great number of them slaine This glorious Prince hauing greatly enlarged the bounds of his kingdome and raigned seauen and thirtie yeares died and was verie Royally buried at Winchester Ethelwolph eldest sonne to the most victorious King Egbert succéeded next in the kingdom of England All the time of his raigne hee was grieuously troubled with the Danes inuasions but he had a worthy victory ouer them at Ockley in Southrey such as the like hath hardly béene heard of in the English Dominions He deuided the kingdom betweene himself his son Ethelbald hauing raigned twenty yeares was honourably buried in the Cathedrall Church at Winchester Ethelbald succéeded his Father Ethelwolphe by inheritance but to his second sonne Ethelbert in his life time he had giuen the kingdomes of Kent and Essex which he had conquered This Ethelbald presumed to defile his Fathers bedde and maried his Step-mother Iudith he raygned fiue years and dying was buried at Shirbourn Ethelbert second sonne of King Ethelwolph succéeded after his Brother Ethelbald in the regiment This Ethelbert droue the Danes out of Kent many times ouerthrew them put them to flight He raigned fiue yeares and was buryed by his Brother Ethelbald at Shirbourne Ethelred third Sonne to King Ethelwolph raigned next after his Brother Ethelbert Hee fought nine battails with the Danes in one year bearing still the victory away with him but dissention among the Saxon Kinges furthered the Danes in conquest of their kingdomes Ethelred was slaine in fight with the Danes hauing raigned fiue yeares and was buried at Winbourne Abbey Alfred or Alured sur-named the Great yongest Sonne to Ethelwolph succéeded his Brother in the Kingdome Hee was very greatly troubled with the Danes who inuading diuers parts of the Land did most cruelly wast it yet had he in one yeare seuen battailes with them and ouer-throwing them at length recouered his kingdome He builded 3. Monasteries one at Edlingsey afterward called Athelny neer Taunton in Sommerset-shire the second at Winchester called the New Minster and the third at Shaftsbury where his Daughter Ethelgeda was Abbesse But by perswasion of Neote a famous Learned Monke he built the Vniuersity of Oxford being himselfe a good Grammarian Rhetorician Phylosopher Musitian and Poet as also a most perfect Architect Hee raigned 29. yeares and six months and was buried in hys New-Minster at Winchester Edward sonne to King Alfred and Surnamed the Elder succéeded in the kingdome after his Father Hee subdued the Kingdome of the East-Angles and so enlarged the boundes of his Kingdome that he had most part of Great Brittaine vnder his obedience he built a new Town at Nottingham on the South-side of Trent and made a Bridge ouer betwéene the old Town and new He repayred Manchester in Lancashyre accounted then the Southend of Northumberland and built a Towne called by ancient writers Thilwall néere to the Riuer of Mercia placing therein a Garrison of Soldiors Diuer other Townes and Castels also he builded as two at Buckingham on either side the Riuer Ouse against the Danes incursions and another at the mouth of Auon he repayred the Towns of Toceter and Wigmore and hauing raygned 24. yeares was buried in the New Minster or Monastery at Winchester Athelstane or Adelstane eldest Son of King Edward succéeded his Father and as his Auncestors was crowned at Kingston on Thames A great army of the Danes Scots and Irish was ouerthrowne by King Athelstane Northumberland Westmerland and Cumberland yéelded vnto him Hee was the first of the English Kinges that obtained the gouernement of the whole Kingdome which continued so 140. years after though not without some interruption the Danes in the meane time vsurping the Crown by the space of thirty yeares The Welch Cornishmen ware subdued by him He builded two Monasteries one at Wilton in the Diocesse of Salisbury and another at Michelme in Somersetshire founding also a Colledge of Priests at S. Edmunds-bury There were fewe famous Monasteries in this land but he beautified them either with some new piece of building Iewels Bookes or Lands and caused the sacred Scriptures to be translated out of the most pure Fountaine of the Haebrewes into the English Saxon tongue He raigned 16. yeares and was buried at Malmesbury Edmund Brother to King Athelstane succéeded next after him and vanquishing the Danes was afterward vnfortunatly slain hauing raigned fiue yeares and was buried at Glastenbury Eldred or Eadred Brother to King Edmund succéeded next in the royall Dignity being crowned also at Kingstone vpon Thames Edwin and Edgar Sonnes to King Edmund were put by from ruling in regard of their tender age Eldred subdued the Northumbers repayred the Abbey of Abington built by King Ina but ruined by the Danes And hauing raigned nine yeares was buried in the olde Monasterie at VVinchester Edwine eldest Sonne to King Edmund succéeded his Vnckle Eldred and was crowned at Kingston This Edwin was wholly addicted to sensuality and pleasure banished Dunstane Abbot of Glastenbury for reproouing his Rape of Algiua his neere Kinswoman euen when hys Lords were sitting in Counsell He hauing raigned foure yeares was depriued and dying with greefe was buryed in the new Abbey at VVinchester Edgar Brother to King Edwine was annointed and crowned King at Bathe and afterward at Kingstone He was a great fauourer of Religious men and had a Fleete of three thousand and sixe
hundered shippes alwayes in readinesse and sayled therewith once a yeare about all great Britaine Hee had the whole Isle and all the Kinges thereof in subiection to him and was rowed vp and downe the Riuer of Dee by seauen Kings his vassailes Luduall one of those Kings did pay him a yearly tribute of Wolues He raigned 16. yeares and was buried at Glastenburie Edward eldest Sonne to King Edgar succeeded his Father being crowned at Kingston but by Counsell of Elfrith his Step-mother he was treacherously murdered when hee had raygned three yeares and was buried at Shaftesbury Ethelred or Egelred second Sonne to King Edgar was crowned at Kingstone but because his comming to the Crown was by his brothers murder he could neuer obtaine his peoples affection Al the Danes in England by the command of King Ethelred were murdered in one night He raigned 38. yeares and was buried in Saint Paules Church in London Edmund Son to King Ethelred and Surnamed Ironside was immediately proclaimed K. after his Fathers death as the Cleargy and Nobility did the like to Canutus because they hadde sworne fealty to his Father Swaine or Sweno whereon three great battailes were fought betwixt King Edmund and Canutus the Danes ouerthrowne at Otford in Kent beside the great battell at Ashdone in Essex neere Saffron walden where the Englishmen were foyled by the Danes and the Land once againe deuided betweene Canutus and King Edmund who was treacherously slaine at Oxford hauing raigned but one yeare and some few months and was buried at Glastenbury Canutus the Dane challenging all England to himselfe was crowned King in Saint Paules Church in London and maried Quéen Emma the widdow of king Etheldred hee raigned xx yeares and was buried at Winchester Harold surnamed Harefoot vsing the power of the Danes in England inuaded the Realme while his brother Hardi-kenutus Gouerned in Denmarke Hee raigned foure yeares dyed at Oxford and was buried at Westminster Hardikenutus or Hardy-Canutus Sonne of King Canutus and his Quéene Emma obtayning his Fathers Kingdome sent for his mother from exile He died with the cup in his hand as he sat merrily disposed at his Table in the third yeare of his raigne and was buried at Winchester With this Hardy-Canutus ended the dominion of the Danes in England who had grieuously oppressed this nation for the space of 250. yeares Edward the sonne of Ethelred and Emma was next crowned King at Winchester all the Danes being then quite expulsed the land This Edward was Surnamed the Confessor for hys vertuous life and worthy Lawes also he is saide to be the first that cured the Disease called The Kinges Euill Hee raigned three and twentie yeares and was buried at Westminster which in his life time hee had most sumptuouslye repayred Harold sonne of Earle Goodwin tooke vpon him the gouernment of the kingdome but William Duke of Normandy came into England with a powerfull Army and in battell Harold was shot through the braines with an Arrowe hauing raigned but nine months and was buried in the Monastery of Waltham in Essex by whose death Duke William obtained his Conquest of England William Duke of Normandy base Sonne of Robert Duke of Normandie and Nephew to King Edward the Confessor whom he perceiued more addicted to vertue then policy and through debility of body not like to liue long contryued his owne attaining to the crowne of this land after the decease of the aged King For hee placed diuers Normans in the cheefest roomes about him while he liued and when he was dead leuied an Army of diuers Nations and there-with pretending the Patronage of England agaynst Harold Earle Godwins Sonne who vsurped the Kingdome first fought with him and flewe him at a place now called Battell in Sussex and then tooke the Crowne on him by election of the Estates Seeking next to barre Titles he imprisoned Edgar Etheling the onely true heire of the Saxons bloud and by means of Ethelbert Arch-bishop of Hamborow procured Sweno King of Denmark for money to cease the Danes claime Hee builded foure strong Castles one at Nottingham another at Lincoln the third at York and the fourth neere to Haftings where he landed at his first arriuall in England Hee deuised the Couer le feu Bell to bee Rung nightly at eight of the clocke in all Citties Townes and Villages for preuention of mighty tumults He ordained the Tearmes and that they shoulde be kept foure times in the yeare and Iudges to sit in seuerall Courtes for desciding controuersiall matters betwixt party and party as is vsed vnto this day He appointed Sheriffes in euery shyre and Iustices of the peace to see offenders punnished and the Countries kept in quiet He ordained the Court of Exchequer with the Barons Clarkes and Officers thereto belonging as also the high Court of Chancery with the Booke then called The Rowle of Winchester nowe The Doomesday Booke whereby the whole Land was taxed and euery mans estate and wealth thoroughly knowne He raigned twenty yeares ten months and 26. dayes and was buried in the Abbey of Saint Stephen at Caâ—n in Normandy which he had founded And this is well worthy memory that hee being so great a Conqueror yet after his death coulde not haue so much ground to bury his dead body without wronging some other vntill that by his Executors it was bought for him William Rufus second sonne to the Conqueror by his Fathers appointment succeeded him in the Kingdom and was crowned at Westminster Robert elder Brother to King William Duke of Normandy went with Godfrey Duke of Bullen and other Christian Princes to the Holy-land to recouer it from the Saraziâ—s This King William Rufus caused new Walles to be builded about the Tower of London and layed the foundation of Westminster Hall Hee raigned thirteene yeares and was slain with an Arrow by one Sir Walter Tyrel a French knight in the New Forrest in Hampshire his body being buried at VVinchester In which Forrest not many yeares before had stoode 36. Parish Churches diuers faire Townes Villages and Hamlets containing thirty miles in circuite all which was laide wast by the Conqueror the poor inhabitants expelled thence and it was made a place for wilde beastes to liue in It was somewhat strange that in that very place the King should bee so vnfortunately slaine Richard his Brother blasted to death and Henry the Conquerors Nephew by his eldest Sonne Robert as hee ouer-earnestly pursued the game in the the bushes like to another Absolon straungely strangled to death vengeaunce from God as was thought punnishing the fathers offence in his posterity Henry sur-named Beauclerke for his Learning and youngest sonne to the Conqueror succeeded his Brother King William was crowned at VVestminster Robert Duke of Normandy being returned from the Holie-Lande warred with his Brother Henry for his right in the
kingdomes of England and Scotland hath vnited them in one sole Monarchy of Great Britaine Long may hee raigne to Gods glory and comfort of his Kingdomes ¶ A briefe Catalogue of the Princes of Wales from the time that King Edward the first had conquered Wales to this instant 1. EDward borne at Caernaruon therefore called Edward of Caernaruon being Sonne to king Edward of England first of that name was the first Prince of Wales of the English bloud after the death of Prince Lhewelyn and came to Chester in the 29. year of his fathers raigne where he receiued the homage of the frée-holders of Wales 2 Edward of Windsore beeing eldest son to king Edward the second in the 15. yeare of his fathers raigne was created Prince of VVales and Duke of Aquitaine in a Parlament holden at Yorke 3 Edward borne at Woodstock sonne and heyre to king Edward the third in the 17. yeare of his Fathers raigne was created Prince of Wales at London This Prince was surnamed the Blacke Prince hee tooke Iohn the French King prisoner and dyed in the 46. yeare of his age his father yet liuing 4 Richard sonne to Edward the Black Prince was created Prince of Wales at Hauering in the Bower in the fiftie yeare of king Edward the 3. his Grandfather and was afterward king of England by the name of king Richard the second 5 Henry of Monmouth sonne and heire to king Henry the fourth was in the first yeare of his fathers raigne created Prince of Wales at VVestminster 6 Edward of Westminster sonne and heyre to king Henry the sixt in the 31. yeare of his Fathers raigne was created Prince of wales and Earle of Chester at westminster 7 Edward eldest sonne of king Edward the 4. borne in the Sanctuary at Westminster in the 11. yeare of his Fathers raigne was created Prince of Wales and Earle of Chester at London He was afterward king of England by the name of Edward the fift but neuer crowned because both he and his Brother were made away by the treachery of their Vnckle Richard Duke of Glocester that vsurped the Crowne 8 Edward the onely Sonne of king Richard the third being a child of ten years olde in the first yeare of the said kings raign was created prince of wales at London 9 Arthur sonne and heire to king Henrie the seuenth in the fift yeare of his Fathers raigne was created Prince of wales at London dying at Ludlow Castle in the 17. yeare of his fathers raigne was buried with great Funerall solemnity at Worcester 10 Henry Duke of Yorke son to King Henry the seauenth and Brother vnto Prince Arthur was after the saide Princes death in the ninetéenth yeare of his Fathers raigne created Prince of Wales and was afterward King of England by the name of King Henry the 8. In the 26. yeare of his raigne the Principality and Countrey of Wales was by Parliament incorporated and vnited vnto the Kingdome of England and all the Inhabitants thereof made equall in freedomes liberties rightes priuiledges lawes and in all other respects to the naturall subiects of England 11 Edward sonne to King Henry the eight and borne at Hampton Court the Principality of Wales being incorporated as hath bin sayde to the Crowne and kingdome of England was no otherwise Prince of Wales then vnder the generall Title of England as the King his Father was king of England and vnder the name king of Wales as it being a member of England Nor do I read of any other creation or inuesture that he had in that Principality He was King after his Father by the name of K. Edward 6. 1 Marie Daughter to King Henry the eight by the Princesse Katherine Dowager Widdow of Prince Arthur was Princesse of Wales 2 Elizabeth Daughter also to King Henrie tâ—e eight was in a Parliament in the 25. yeare of her Fathers raigne declared Princesse and Inheretrix of the crowne of England with all dominions to the same belonging and therefore was as her Sister Princesse of Wales All these fore-named Princes of Wales were created solemnely by and in Court of Parliament except three which were Richard the second Edward the fifte and Edward Sonne to Richard the thyrde Those that were created out of Parliament were Princes whose fortunes proued hard and disastrous For Richard the second was deposed and after murdered Edward the fift was also murdered in the Tower of London and Edward sonne to Richard the thirde dyed within three moneths after as a iust iudgement of God for his Fathers wickednesse 12. Henrie sonne and heire to our dread Soueraigne King Iames in the eight yeare of his Fathers raigne ouer England c. was created in the Court of Parliament at Westminster Prince of Wales Duke of Cornwall and Rothsay Earle of Chester and Knight of the most Noble Order of the Garter The strong arme of Heauen be his continuall keeper and defender Briefe Obseruations not vnfitly annexed to this our short Summary of England ¶ Of Bishopprickes and their circuites CAnterbury erected first by Augustine the Monke in the time of Ethelbert king of Kent by prouincial regiment reacheth ouer all the South and west parts of this Lande and Ireland also and there are few shyres wherein the Arch-byshop hath not some peculiets But in it selfe as from the beginning was and is proper to the See It extendeth but ouer one parcell of Kent which Rudburne calleth Cantwarland the Iurisdiction of Rochester including the rest so that in this one County both the greatest Archbishopricke and least Bishoppricke are vnited together Canterbury hath vnder it one Arch-deaconry that hath iurisdiction ouer 11. Deanries or 161. Parish Churches In time of popery vndername of first fruites it paide to Rome at euery alienation 10000. Ducats or Florens beside 5000. which the new elect did vsually pay for his pall each ducat being then worth an English Crowne Rochester included within the limits of Kent was erected also by Augustine in the raygne of Ceolrijc ouer the west-Saxons It hath one Arch-Deacon whose gouernement in spirituall causes ruleth 3. Deanries or 132. parish Churches whereby appeareth that in Kent are 393. parish churches whereof the saide two Arch-deacons haue cure and charge It paid to Rome at the bishops admission 1300. Ducats or Florens London was erected at first by king Lucius who made it an Archbishops See as in due place hath already bin remembred and so it continued till Augustine translated that title to Canterbury It includeth Essex Middlesex and parte of Hertfordshire containing in quantity the ancient Kingdome of the East Angles before it was vnited to the West-Saxons It hath foure Arch-deaconries viz. London Essex Middlesex and Colchester that haue vnder them 363. parish Churches beside peculiers The Archdeaconry of S. Albanes was added thereto by king Henry the eight which hath also 25. parishes whereof foure are in Buckingham the rest in Hertfordshire It payed to Rome
Citties ancient liberties confirmed by Charter againe and so they proceeded on to their wonted election of a lord Maior and Sheriffes as before and Sir Hugh Fitz Othon was discharged of his office Iohn Adrian Vintoner was Lorde Maior of London two yeares Sir Walter Haruey Lord Maior and H. Frowike Pepperer likewise for part of that yeare wherein began the raigne of King Edward the first the 16. of Nouember 1272. Sir Walter Haruey Lorde Maior againe for one yeare Henry Walleis Lord Maior for one yeare Gregory Roksley Golde-Smith chiefe Say Maister of all the Kinges Mints thorough England and kéeper of the Kings Exchange at London was Lord Maior seâ—uen yeares together Henry Walleis who builded the Tonne vpon Cornhill to be a Prison and the Stockes to be a Market-house was Lorde Maior againe three yeares together Gregory Roksley being chosen Lord Maior againe King Edward was informed that the said Gregory Roksley tooke bribes of the Bakers and suffered them to sell bread that wanted sixe or seauen ounces of weight in a Pennie-loafe yet Wheat was then sold at London for 12. 16 pence the quarter VpoÌ„ which information the K. seized the Franchises and liberties into his own handes appointing first one Iohn Sandwich to be Custos thereof for one part of the yeare and Sir Iohn Breton Knight for the other part Thus did the Cittie of London continue vnder the gouernment of seuerall Men bearing the names of Custos till King Edward the second began his raigne which was the seauenth day of Iuly 1307. Sir Iohn Blunt Knight hauing béene Custos of the Cittie for the space of sixe yeares before was now in the first yeare of King Edward the second Lord Maior for one yeare Nicholas Faringdon or Farendon Golde-smith of whom the Ward of Faringdon both within and without tooke name was L. Maior for one yeare Thomas Romaine Lord Maior one yeare Richard Reffam Mercer Maior one yeare Sir Iohn Gisors Pepperer Lord Maior two yeares Nicholas Faringdon Gold-Smith againe Lord Maior one yeare Sir Iohn Gisors Pepperer againe L. Maior one yeare Stephen Abendon Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Wingraue Lorde Maior thrée yeares In his time happened such cheapnesse of Corne that a Bushell of Wheate which had béene sold formerly for ten shillings was then solde for ten pence Hamond Chickwell Pepperer Lorde Mayor one yeare Nicholas Faringdon again Lord Maior one years Hamond Chickwell Pepperer againe Lord Mayor two yeare Nicholas Faringdon Gold-smith againe L. Maior one yeare Hamond Chickwell Pepperer againe Lord Mayor two yeares Richard Britaine Gold-smith Lorde Mayor one yeare In whose time King Edward the third began his raigne the 25 day of Ianuary 1326. who graunted the Lord Maior to bee Iustice for the Gaole deliuery at New-gate and the Cittizens of London not to goe by any constraint to any Warre out of the Citty of London Beside that the Franchises and liberties of the Citty should not thence-forward for any cause bée seized into the Kinges handes Nor â—ny Eschetor to bee in the Citty but the Lorde Maior for the time being Hamond Chickwell Pepperer againe Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Grantham Lord Maior one yeare Richard Swandland Lord Maior one yeare In whose time the King kept a great Iusting in Cheape betwéene Sopaâ—s-lane and the great Crosse Sir Iohn Poultney Draper Lord Maior two yeares Iohn Preston Draper Lord Maior one year Sir Iohn Poultney Draper againe L. Maior one yeare Reginald at the Conduit Vintoner L. Maior one yeare Nicholas Wotten Lord Maior one yeare Sir Iohn Poultney Draper again Lord Maior one yeare He founded a Colledge in the parish Church of Saint Laurance Poultney by Candlewick-streete Henry Darcy Lord Maior two yeares In whose time the Sergeants to the Lorde Mayor and Sheriffes of London were graunted by the King to beate Maces of Siluer and Guilt with the Kings armes on them Andrew Aubery Grocer L. Maior two years Iohn of Oxenford Vintoner Lord Maior one yeare Simon Francis Mercer L. Maior one yeare Iohn Hamond Lorde Mayor two yeares Richard Leget Lord Maior one yeare Geffrey Witchingham L. Maior one yeare Tho. Leggy Skinner Lord Maior one year Iohn Louekin Fish-Monger Lord Maior one yeare Walter Turk Fish-Monger Lord Maior one yeare Richard Killingbury Lord Maior one yeare Andrew Aubery Grocer againe Lord Maior one yeare Simon Francis Mercer who with Henry Frowike founded the Colledge in Guild-hall Chappell and was againe Lord Maior two yeares Thomas Leggy Skinner againe Lord Maior one yeare Simon Francis Mercer againe Lord Maior one yeare Henry Prichard or Piccard Vintoner who in one day feasted the kings of England France Scots and Cypres at his own house and was L. Maior one yeare Iohn Stody Vintoner Lorde Mayor one yeare Iohn Louekin Fish-Monger againe Lorde Maior one yeare Simon Dolesby Grocer Lord Mayor one yeare Iohn Wroth Fish-Monger Lorde Mayor one yeare Iohn Peche Fish-Monger Lord Maior one yeare Stephen Gondish Draper Lorde Mayor one yeare Iohn Not Grocer Lord Maior one yeare Adam of Burie Skinner Lorde Mayor one yeare Iohn Louekin Fish-Monger againe Lorde Maior and Adam of Bury one yeare Iohn Louekin Fish-Monger againe Lorde Mayor one yeare This Iohn Louekin builded Saint Michaels Church in crooked-lane Iames Andrew Draper Lorde Mayor one yeare Simon Mordon Fish-monger Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Chichester Gold-smith Lord Mayor one yeare Iohn Barnes Mercer Lorde Mayor two yeares Iohn Piell Mercer Lord Mayor one yeare Adam of Bury Skinner againe Lord Maior one yeare William Walworth Fish-Monger Lorde Maior one yeare Iohn VVarde Grocer Lorde Maior one yeare Adam Staple Mercer Lord Maior one yeare His time no sooner expired but therewith ended the life of King Edward the third and on the 21. of Iune 1377. began the raign of King Richard the second Sir Nicholas Brember Grocer Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Philpot Grocer Lord Maior one year Iohn Hadley Grocer Lord Maior one year Wil. Walworth Fish-Monger againe Lord Maior In this yeare of his Mairalty happened the tumultuous rebellion of Iack Straw Wat Tiler Iack Carter Iack Truman c. with the commons of Kent Essex and other places But William Walworth being then Lord Maior arrested the Traytor Iack Straw so stoutly with his Weapon on the head euen as he saucily took the Kings Horse by the bridle in Smithfielde that thrusting him afterward through the throat the whole crewe were dishartened and séeing theyr Captaine slaine betooke themselues to flight For which worthy act the King immediatly knighted the Lorde Maior William Walworth and with him Ralphe Standish Iohn Philpot Nicholas Brember Iohn Launde and Nicholas Twifield
Wallus Brooke Walbrook The martirdome of S. Alban Werlamchester S. Albanes Iohn Rossus Warwicons in lâ—â— de wigorâ— Epis Lichfielde why it was so called 26â— Constantius married Helena daughter to King Coell 189 The martirdome of Amphibilaus 306 Q Helena found the Crosse and the Nailes 329 Octauius put to flight by Trahernes Helena walleth London Colchester 383 Litle Britain 390 The Saxons first enterance into Britaine Constantinus crownd at Cicester Hengist the Saxon his Brother Horsus Vortiger deposed Vortimer Crowned The Britain Nobles murdered on Salisbury plaine The death of Vortiger 481. The death of Hengist Stone-heng 500 The birth of Arthur 5â—6 Arthur had 12. battailes against the Saxons 542 546 Conan murdered his Nephewes 548 580 Eight kings of the English Saxons The Britains loose theyr ancient seats Augustine the Monke sent into Britaine 613 The Britainâ— 24. yeares without a King 635 S. Martins at Ludgate built 678 The ending of the Brytaines Gouernment 800 The victories of King Egbert The first noâ—ination of England by K. Egbert The first inâ—asion of the Danes 837. A woorthie victory ouer the Danes 857 Ethelbald defiled his fathers bed 862. 867 Nine Baâ—tâ—â— fought with the Danâ—s in one yeâ— 87â— K. Alfred builded 3. Monasteries Oxford built by Ki. Alfred 900 The East-Angles coÌ„quered by K Edward K. Edward a great builder 924 King Athelstane the first monark of England 940 946 955 959 K. Edgar his fleet of ships A tribute of Wolues 975 979 The Danes murdered in one night 1016 Edmund Ironside and Canutus both proclaimed Kings 1017. 1035. 1041 The ending of the Danes gouerment in England 1042 The Kinges Euill 1067 England conquered by D. William 1067 Duke Williams policy to get the Crowne Edgar Etheling true heire of the Saxons blood Rake vp the fire The foure Tearmes The Exchequer and Court of Chancery K. William destitute of a Graue 1087 The foundation of Westminster Hall 511 New forrest in Hampshire and strange accidents theâ— happening 1100 Robert D. of Normandy King Henries Children drowned 1135 K. Stephen vsurped the Crowne 1154 Tho. Becket Archbishop of Canterb. 1189 Ki. Richard went to the holy-Land he was called Cueeâ—de-Lion 1199 1216 William Marshall Earle of Pembroke 1272 Wales conquered 2307 Piece Gauâ—ston 1327 The Order of the Garter 1277. Iack Straw his rebels Articles against the King 1399. The Crown entailed 1413 The battell of Agin-court 1423 The houses of Yorke Lancaster 1461 1483 Edw. 5. neuer crownd 1483. Bosworth field 1485 The memorable buildings of king Henrie the seuenth Kinges Colledge chappel in Cambridge 1509 Lords of Ireland King Henries gifts to charitable vses 1549 The Masse abolished Christs hospitall S. Thomas Hospitall Bridewell 1553 1558 1602 Prince of Wales by general title 1. Princesse of Wales 2. Princesse of Wales Prince of Wales by creation Iurisdiction of Canterb. Iurisdiction of Rochester Iurisdiction of London Iurisdiction of Chichester Iurisdiction of winchest Iurisdiction of Salisbury Iurisdiction of Excester Iurisdiction of Bath Iurisdiction of Worcester Iurisdiction of Gloster Iurisdiction of Hereford Iurisdiction of Lichfield Iurisdiction of Oxford Iurisdiction of Elie. Iurisdiction of Norwich Iurisdiction of Peterborow Iurisdiction of Bristow Iurisdiction of Lincoln Iurisdiction of Landaffe Iurisdiction of S. Dauids Iurisdiction of Bangor Iurisdiction of Saint Asaphes York her Iurisdiction Iurisdiction of Chester Iurisdiction of Durham Iurisdiction of Caerleill Bish of Man Years of the foundations 1546 1441 1511 1505 1446 1496 1342 1343 1256 1348 1354 1326 1459 1519 1585 1539 1459 1375. 1276 1437 1516 1430 1323 1340 1263 1557 1556 1316 1517 873 The names by diuers giuen to London Caesar and Strabo alledged by M. Camden London burnt by the Danes Wil. Malinsbury Maintenance of the wals London wall in circuite Four Gates no more in elder time The Posterne gate by the Tower Aldgate Bishopsgate The Easterlings Mooregate Criplesgate Fabians manuscript Aldersgate Christs hospital postem New-gate Ludgate Ludgate made a free prison The South side of London William Fitz StepheÌ„ his words Water gates Queenes-Hith The Stilyard or Guilda-Halla Teutonicorum The order for the Citties prouision at Belins gate and Queenes-hithe Downe-gate Wolfesgate Ebgate Oyster-gate Bridge-gate Buttolphs-gate Belins-gate Two water gates London-bridge S. Marie Oueries London-bridge of Timber London bridge of Timber burnt Fleetbridge Oldbourne bridge Cowbridge Of the CoÌ„duites 〈…〉 〈…〉 The Sâ—â—â—dard 〈…〉 cheap Conduits Alderman burie and Fleestreets The Citties deuision into Wardes 26. wards 26. AldermeÌ„ Portsoken Ward Kâ—hten Guilde Toâ—â—â—street Wâ—â—d 〈…〉 Algate ward * Of a shaft or Maypole higher then the Church Steeple * Of ColmaÌ„ Haw a Haw yard or garden Limestreete Ward Leaden hall Bishopsgate Ward Hospitall of Bethelem New church yard Fishers folly Croâ—by place Gresham Colledge Leather sellers Hall Brodestreet ward * Of three men so named founders thereof * Of Fynke the founder S Anthonies schoole Drapers hal Merchant Taylers hal Corne-hill Ward The Wey-house The Royall Exchange S. Peters schoole Rus Bell in Cornehill Langborne Ward all fenny about with a Morish ground * Of Birchouer the first builder and owner Pewterers Hall Belins-gate Ward Bridgeward Fishmongers Hall Stock fishmongers Salt fishmongers Candlewick street ward Weauers of Drapery Tapery and Napery Walbrooke Ward Wooll-Church Haw or Beame Downegate Ward Guilda Aula Teutonicorum Colde Harbrough Merchaunt Taylors schoole the Mannor of the Rose Skinners hall Tallow-Chandlers Hall Ioyners hall Dyers Hall Vintry ward Whittingtons Colledge Parish Clerks hall Vintners hall Plummers Hall Fruiterers Hall Cutlers hall Glasiers hal Cordwainer street ward Nine a clocke Bell is nightly rung Cheap ward Guilde Hall built Anno 1411. Courts for the Citty Grocers hal Mercers Chappell and Hall Coleman street ward Founders hall Armorers Hall Bassings Hal ward Bassinges Haugh Masons hall Weauers hall Weauers of Woollen Clothes Girdlers hal Coopers Hall Cripples gate Ward Haberdashers hall Waxchandlers hall Plaisterers hall Brewers hal Pinners hal Bowyers hal Aldersgate Ward Goldsmiths Hall Cooks hall Faringdon ward within How Faringdon warde took name 1361. The free schoole in Paules Church-yard founded by Iohn Collet Doctor in Diuinity and Deane of Paules Imbroyderers hall Barbar chirurgions hall Sadlers hall Butchers Felt makers hall Bread-street Ward Salters hall Cordwaâ—ners hall Queenes Hith ward Painters hal Blacksmiths hall Castle Baynard ward Woodmongees hall Stationers Hall Faringdon warde and Bride-ward both without Ethelred Earle of Mercia Portgraue or Portreue Wolfegar Portgraue Prouost Robert Bar-Querel prouost Portgraue and Sheriffe of London Middlesex William Fitz Stephen his words Bayliffes of London The first Bayliffes of London Beginning of the Mayralty The first L. Maire of London The time of the L. Mairs election Choyce of Lord Maire by voyces and hands Choyce of Sheriffes Forrest of Middlesex and warren of Stanes Toule free thorough al England granted to London Common seale of the Citty 1189 1213. 1216 1217. 1223 1227 1231 1238 1239 1240 1241 1243. 1244 1245 1247 1248 1249 1250 1251 1252 1253 1259 1260 1262 1266 1267 1268 1269 A Custos appointed ouer the Cittie of London 1270 1272. 1273. 1274 1275 1282 1285 London againe in the charge or rule of a Custos 1307 1308 1309 1310 1311 1313 1314 1315 1316 1319 1320 1321 1323 1324 1326 The Lord Maior Iustice for Gaole deliuery at New gate 1327 1328 1329 1330 1332 1333 1334 1335 1336 1337 The first Maces to Sergeants granted 1339 1341 1342 1343 1345 1346 1347 1348 1349 1350 1351 1352 1354 1355 1356 Foure kings feasted at the L. Maiors house in one day 1357 1358 1359 1360 1361 1362 1362 1364 1365 1366 1367 1368 1369 1370 1372 1373 1374 1375 1376 1377 1378 1379 1380 The Lord Mayor kild Iack Straw the Rebell The dagger added to the Citties Armes 1381 1383 1387 1388 1389 1â—90 13â—1 A Warden appointed to gouerne London 1392 1393 1394 1395 1396 1397 1398 1399 1400 1401 1402 1403 1304 1405 1406 1407 1408 1409 1410 1411 1412 1413 1414 1415 1416 First Lantherne and candle-light 1417 1418 1419 1420 1421 1422 1423 1424 1425 1426 1427 1428 1429 1430 1431 1432 1433 1434 1435 1436 1437 L. Maior Knight of the Bath 1438 1439 1440 1441 1442 1443 1444 Pauls steâ—ple fired 1445 1446 1447 1448 1449 1450 1451 1452 1453 The first Maior rowed to Westminster 1454 1455 1456 1457 1458 1459 1460 1461 1462 Lord Maior Knight of the Bath 1463 Lord Maior Knighted in the fielde 1464 1465 A sheriffe knight of the Bath 1466 1467 1468 1469 Lord Maior deliuered the king out of the Tower 1470 L. Maior 11 Aldermen and the Recorder knighted in fielde 1471 1472 1473 Sergeants yeomen Clearks appointed 1474 1475 1407 1477 1478 1479 1480 1481 1482 1483 1484 Three Lord Maiors in one yeare 1485 1486 1487 1488 1489 1490 1491 1492 1493 1494 1495. 1496 Black heath field 1497. 1498 1499 1500 1501 Lord Mairs first riding from the Guild Hall to take Bardge to Westminster 1502 1503 First setting vp of Cadges 1504 1505 1506 1507 1508 1509 1510 1511 1512 1513. 1514 1515 1516 1517 1518 1519 1520 1511 1522 1523 1524 1525 1526 1527 1528 1529 1530 1531 1532. 1533 1534 1535 1136 1537 1538 1539 1540 1541 1542 1543 1544 1545. 1546 1547 1548 1549 1550 1551 1552 1553 1554 1555 1556 1557 1558 1559 1560 1561 1562 1563 1564 1565 1566 1567 1568 1569 1570 1571 1572 1573 1574 1575 1576 1577 1578 1579 1580 1581 1582 1583 1584 1585 1586 1587 1588 1589 1590 159â— 1592 1593 1594 1595 1596 1597 1598 1599 1600 1601 1602 1603 1604 1605 1606 1607 1608 1609 1610
and a marriage concluded of Alice the daughter of Lewes to the son of England The King died at Paris hauing raigned 43. yeares and lieth buried in the Abbay of Barbeau which was founded by him 42 Phillip Augustus sir-named Dieu-donne Gods gift succéeded after his Father in the year 1181. He banished all the Iewes out of Fraunce and yet afterward permitted them entraunce againe ordaining many Edicts against Blasphemers as also the vsury of the Iewes He did put to death the Albigeois Heretiques and them of Besiers augmenting greatly the Cittie of Paris instituting Sheriffes and Alder-men commaunding the stréetes to be paued building also the Halles for Studentes and the Church-yard of S. Innocent and enclosing with wals the Vniuersity side Hée went to recouer the Citty of Hierusalem with Richard Cueur de Lyon King of England and falling off from him returned home into France Hee hadde afterward great wars against the said K. Richard and Iohn without Land his brother who succéeded him about the titles of Normandy Aquitain Poictu Maine Aniou Auuergne He won the battaile at Bouines against the Emperor Otho and other French Lords who were entred into rebellion against him In which battell perished fifty thousand men and Otho himselfe was enforced to flight the Earle of Flanders and the Earl of Bolongne being taken Prisoners by which reason the king was called the Conqueror He raigned 43. yeares died at Mante aged 59. lieth buried at S. Denis leauing two sons and a daughter 43 Lewes the eyght succéeded after his Father in the yeare 1224. In the life time of his Father hee crossed the Seas and made Warre in England attayning to no such successe as hee expected Hee renewed kindnesse and Brotherhood betwéene the French and Germaines tooke Auignon and warred vpon the Albigeois He raigned thrée yeares and lyeth buryed at Saint Denis 44 Lewes the ninth succeeded his Father Lewes the eyght in the yeare 1227. Blaunche his Mother in regard of his young yeares was appointed to bée Regent whereat some Lords were discontented but she tooke order sufficiently with them She maintained the warre against the English and agréement was made with them vpon solemne Oath to holde Aquitaine doing homage and to yéelde vp Normandie Ponthieu Maine and Poictiers The king being in peace exercised himselfe to liue Religiously building Churches Hospitals and Monasteries enriching them with rents reuennues In the 24. yeare of his raigne hee went to recouer the Holy Land descended into Egypt and tooke Damieta He was afterward so rudely assayled that he was taken by the Soldane but deliuered againe vppon his restoring Damieta and paying a great ransome Hee bought of the Venetians the Crown of Thornes as was supposed with other Relickes of the passion caused them to be safely kept in the holy Chappel at Paris Many Shepheards vnderstanding that the King was prisoner arose vp in armes and made great spoile in France but they were foyled by them of Orleance and Bourges The king at his returne did very seuerely chastise blasphemers And passing afterward into Affrica tooke Carthage and assailed Thunis where the Pestilence happening in his Campe he died of a flux of blood He raigned 34. yeares and lieth buried at S. Denis Behold briefely the life and death of King Lewes ninth of that name who afterward by Pope Boniface the eight in the time of Phillip le Bel was cannonized among the number of Saints in Romes Kalender and called S. Lewes His raigne was truely in piety religion sanctitie and iustice His youth was much tormented with rebellions subleuations seditions of some Lords but his manly yeares did disperse them as the Sunne doth dimme clouds Hee was deuoute vpright valiant liberal seuere and yet clement vsing all these Vertues according as hee knewe them to be néedfull 45 Phillip the third Son of S. Lewes was proclaimed King in the Campe before Thunis in the yeare 1271. but was afterward Sacred at Rheimes He was Sur-named Phillip the hardie and at his comming back into France he had many difficulties about the death of Phillip his impoysoned Sonne in the Warres of Foix and Terracon Vpon an Easter day in the euening houre all the French being then in Sicily were euery one slaine whereon grew the By-word of the Sicilian Vespres or Euening The king died at Parpignan in the fortith yeare of his age and lieth buried at Saint Denis hee married Isabel Daughter to Peter of Arragon by whom he had Phillip Charles and Marie And then remarrying Marie Daughter vnto Henrie Duke of Brabant he hadde by her Lewes and Margaret 46 Phillip the fourth Sur-named le Bell or the Fayre Sonne to the fore-named Phillip succéeded his Father in the yeare 1286. both in the Kingdome of France and Nauarre in right of his wife In his younger daies he had a Schoolemaister a Roman borne and a great Diuine named Gilles who caused the King to write an excellent worke yet to be séene called The Institution of Princes As the King was at Paris being returned from his Corronation at Rheimes this Diuine according to the Vniuersities ancient custome which was to make a learned spéech after the kings sacring made a singuler Oratiō to him to encrease his desire in following Vertue piety preseruing his subiects in peace and tranquility He built the sumptuous Pallace of Paris subdued the Flemings who had forsaken his part giuen aide to the English against him the Earle of Flanders and his two sons beeing then taken prisoners The King left a Garrison in the countrey but they were slaine in a commotion of the people Whereupon the Earle of Flanders hauing giuen his faith to the King was sent thyther with one of his sons but being able to do no good he returned backe againe to the King and died soon after at Compeign The k. went thither himselfe in person at the first had no better successe but at length he charged them so furiously that he foiled 36000. wheron they were constrained to make attonement and pay him 200000. Crownes The day of Coutray was afterward fauourable to the Flemmings but deplorable to the French the English preuayling mightily against them Then came the Bulles of Pope Boniface against Phillippe but they were burned in the Court of the Pallace which made Boniface to excommunicate the King but Bennet his Successour absolued him againe In his time was the Papall See trans-ferred to Auignon where it continued thréescore ten yeares Rome being then gouerned by Legates The king died at Fountainebleu which was the place of his byrth hauing raigned 28. years and lieth buried at S. Denis 47 Lewes the tenth Sur-named Hutin after the conformity of his manners succéeded his Father in the yeare 1314. and had his right also after his Mother in the kingdome of Nauarre Enguerrand de Marigni General of the Finances being accused to haue robbed the
whō he had not any children Much strife war and bloodie bickering happened betwéene him and the Byshoppe of Vtrecht with shrewd disaduantages on eyther side till by the meanes of some Noblemen they were reduced to amity This Duke VVilliam by what occasion it could neuer bee knowne fell distracted of his senses and slew a Knight with a blow of his Fist so that hee was shut vppe vnder good Guarde for ninetéene yeares space euen till he dyed Hauing gouerned his Prouinces of Holland Zeland and Frizeland before his madnesse seauen yeares and Henault two 26 Albert of Bauaria Brother to Duke William in the time of his distraction was sent for from Bauaria and made Gouernour of his Brothers Countries in hope of his recouery which by no meanes coulde hee compassed Hee vanquished the Frizons in many rebellions tooke the Towne of Delft and beheaded the Baron of Eughien vppon sinister informations which caused great trouble betweene him and fire bretheren of the said Baron but vpon their reconcilement Count Albert builded the Channorny of the Chappell at the Court of the Hage In his time a Sea-Woman by reason of great Tempestes at Sea and extraordinarie high tides was seene swimming in the Zuyderzee betwéene the Townes of Campen and Edam which béeing brought to Edam and cleansed from the Sea-Mosse grown about her by her long abiding there she was like to another woman endured to be apparrelled would féede on meates as others did yet sought shee all meanes to escape and get into the water againe had shee not very carefully bin tended She did learne to spin and exercise other womanly qualities being daily séene of infinite persons who haue made perfect testimoniall of this race accident and signified if for an vndoubted truth auouching that she liued fiftéene yeares and lyeth there buryed in the Church-yard In the yeare 1404. this famous Prince Albert dyed after hée had gouerned his Countries forty sixe yeares ninetéene as he was Tutor to his distracted Brother and twenty seauen as Prince Heire and Lorde of those Countries beeing buryed at the Hage in Holland 27 William sixt of that name after the death of Duke Albert of Bauaria his Father succéeded as his immediate Heire His first Wife was Daughter to Charles the fift King of Fraunce and shée dyed young without any Issue He secondly married the Daughter of Iohn Sonne to Phillip the bold Duke of Burgundie by whom he had one onely Daughtex named Iaqueline or Iacoba as the Dutch vse to call her This Count William wasted Frizeland spoiled Liege and preuailed against the Gueldres as also the Lordes Father and Sonne of Arckell at Gorrichom and reconciled the Duke of Burgundy to the French King The Dolphine of France Sonne to King Charles the sixt marryed Iaqueline Count Williams Daughter but he being poysoned by putting on a shirt of maile died without Issue As Earle William himselfe did not long after being bitten in the Legge by a mad Dogge which hurt could neuer bee cured So that Lady Iaqueline his Daughter and widow to the Dolphine of Fraunce was his true Heire in all his Seigneuries He gouerned thirtéene yeares and lieth buried at Valenciennes in Henault 28 Iaqueline or Iacoba Daughter and Sole-heire to William of Bauaria succéeded her Father in all his Earledomes and Seigneuries being then Widdow to the Dolphine of France and yet but 19. yeares of age In regard of her youth and widdow-hood she endured much mollestation in her gouernment chiefely in Holland for the two factions tooke head againe and bandied their boldnesse on both sides the Hoeckins fauouring the Countesses faction and the Cabillantines her Enemies by which meanes her rule was greatly disturbed For Iohn of Bauaria forsaking his Bishoppricke of Liege sought to make himselfe an Earle and marry his Nice Iaqueline vtterly against her will and yet to dispossesse her of her rightfull inheritance for which purpose he leagued himselfe with the Cabillantines and other powerfull Friends who neuerthelesse were slaine in their bolde aduenture at Gorrichome And to frustrate the Bishoppes vaine hope the Pope dispenced her marriage with Iohn Duke of Brabant albeit hee was her néere Kinsman whereby their Patrimoniall inheritances were the more strengthened and hée acknowledged as their Prince in Henault Holland Zeland Frizeland c. It were néedlesse here to relate the following molestations of Iohn of Bauaria the bishop to his Niece Iaqueline taking on himselfe the title of Earle and therefore by some rancked among the Earls of Holland or the after marriages of Lady Iaqueline to the Duke of Glocester Vnckle to Henry the sixt King of England the fourth and last time in great priuacy to Frank of Borsselle Lieutenant of Zeland or her no meane troubles by the Duke of Burgundy to whom she resigned vp all her Countries Let it suffice that she liued in continuall vexations 19. yeares and dying at the Hage was buried in the Chappell of the Court of Holland 30 Phillip Duke of Burgundy being both by Father and Mother rightfull yeire and successor to the fore-named Countesse Iaqueline was thus entitled Phillip Duke of Bourgogne Brabant and Lembourg Earle of Flanders Artois Burgogne Henault Holland Zeland and Namur Marquesse of the holy Empire Lord of Frizeland Salins and Macklyn He had thrée Wiues by the two first hee had no Children but by the last named Isabel daughter to Iohn K. of Portugall he had thrée sons Anthony losse who died young and Charles Martin Earle of Charolois and successor to his father This Phillip of Bourgogn instituted the order of Knight-hood of the golden Fliece had much discontent with his Son Charles whom at length he married to the Lady Margaret Sister to Edward the fourth K. of England The Rebels of Gaunt and Bruges dearly felt the valour of this Phillip he besieged Callis surprized Luxemboug subdued Liege and ouer-came the Hamecons Hee excéeded all his predecessors Duks of Bourgogne in riches Seigneuries height of Pomp and State He died the fift of Iune 1467. hauing gouerned about forty yeares In his time was the famous Art of Printing first inuented the men of Harlem in Holland do challenge the first honor thereof but it was reduced to perfection at Mentz by one Iohn Faustus who had béen Seruaunt to Laurence Ianson of Harlem as they constantly affirme it 31 Charles Sur-named the Warlique Duke of Bourgogne succéeded in all his Fathers Titles and Dignities The Inhabitants of Gant resisting him he brought them vnder obeysance defeated the Liegeois in battaile which enforced Liege to yéelde to him He made peace with the French King who doubted to be detayned at Peronne by Duke Charles Vpon a fresh rebellion of the Liegeois The Duke forced king Lewes to go with him to the siedge of their town which hee ruined and practised the like of the House of Brederode He warred against the Frizons and carried many