343 Thomas of Woodstoke created Earle of Buckingham Pag. 471 Thomas the bastard Pag. 729. beheaded Pag. 736. Thomas Wolsey Bacheler of Art at fiftene yeares of age Pag. 904. Scholemaister to the Marques Dorsets children ibid. gat a benefice ibid. set in the stockes by Sir Iames Paulet Pag. 905. reuenged his imprisonmente ibid. Chaplen to Sir Iohn Naphant ibid. Chaplen to King Henrie the vij ibid. Ambassadoure to the Emperour Pag. 906. Deane of Lincolne Pag. 908. Kings Almoner ibid. of the priuie Counsel to King Henry the etght ibid. Byshoppe of Turney Pag. 901. Bishop of Lincolne ibid. Archbishop of Yorke ibid. Cardinall Pag. 911. Lorde Chauncellour Pag. 912. Bishop of Winchester ibid. Ambassadour the secoÌ„d time Pag. 916. rideth to meete the Emperor Pag. 390. suppressed priorys to build his Colledges in Oxford and in Ipswich Pag. 939. sente Ambassadoure the third time Pag. 929. his pompous riding Pag. 943. declareth in the Starre Chamber what honorable peace he had concluded Pag. 932. discharged of the great Seale Pag. 966. arrested Pag. 972. sickneth Pag. 974. deceaseth at Leicester Pag. 978 S. Thomas Moore made Chancellour Pag. 967 discharged of the Chancellership Pag. 980 beheaded Pag. 1004 R. Thorne his charitie in London Pag. 979. in the towne of Bristoll ibid. Thomas Mowbrey created Earle of Notingham Pag. 471 Thomas Mawbrey created Duke of Norffolke Pag. 527. banished Pag. 529. dyeth Pag. 544. Threfold plague to the citizeÌ„s of L. Pag. 1121 Tilbery in Essex Pag. 99 Title of Edw. the thirde to Fraunce Pag. 358 Tower of London built Pag. 27. Pag. 34. fortified Pag. 267. bulwarkes fel down Pag. 268. yeelded to the Maior of London Pag. 725 Toceter repayred Pag. 129 Toades deuour a man Pag. 213 Tower on London Bridge Pag. 630. fell Pag. 640 Tourney within the tower of LoÌ„doÌ„ Pag. 874 Trebonianus Pag. 64 Trent a Riuer Pag. 122. dried vp Pag. 180 Triumph at London for the victory against the Scottes Pag. 309 Traytor to his maister miserably ended Page 845 Tree of common wealth a booke by whome compyled Pag. 895 Trayterous fact of Tho. Apeltree Pag. 1196 Tweede a Riuer Pag. 4. 5 Teukesbury builded Pag. 165 Tunne in Cornehill Pag. 300. 309 Turnebull challengeth the combat Pag. 365. and is ouercome Pag. 266 TurneameÌ„t at Dertford and in Cheape of London Pag. 363 Turwin yeelded to King Henry the viij Pag. 899. raced and burnt Pag. 900 Turney beseeged by K. H. the viij Pag. 900 Thomas Gressham Knight deceassed Page 1209 Trinitie Hall in Cambridge Pag. 1217. Colledge Pag. 1220 V. VIgenius and Peridurus kings Pag. 30 Vrianus king Pag. 30 Vespatian a Romaine Pag. 37. 45 Vectius Volanus a Romaine Pag. 44 Valerius Pag. 65 Verolamium a Citie Pag. 65 Valerius Maximus Pag. 66 Valentinian Emperour Pag. 71 Vrsula the Virgine Pag. 72 Vortiger king Pag. 77 Viher Pondragon king Pag. 84 Vortiporus king Pag. 87 Vffa first king of Eastangles Pag. 96 Vulfrune Hampton in Staffordshiere Pag. 128 Vale royall founded Pag. 301 Victuals prised Pag. 335 Vicar of Wandsworth and others executed Pag. 1016 Voyage to Muscouie Pag. 1056 W. WAles discribed Pag. 16 Wayes foure begon Pag. 24. finished Pag. 27 Warwicke builded Pag. 28. repayred Pag. 130. Warwike towne Castle Colledge Pag. 183 Castle new builded Pag. 206 Walebrooke Pag. 67 Walles about Colchester builded Pag. 69 Walles aboute London builded Pag. 69. repayred Pag. 246. 276. 746. Wall of Adrine Pag. 54. of turfe Pag. 59 Pag. 75. of stone Pag. 76 Walles of Vienna built by King Richard the first Pag. 223 Wales inuaded by William Rufus Pag. 173. Waltham in Essex Pag. 147 Watrisburie repayred Pag. 130 Warham Castle Pag. 122 Warwel builded Pag. 134 Ware in Hartfordshire builded by the Danes Pag. 126 Water Dome Pag. 210 Warren and Toll free to the Citizens of London Pag. 250 Walter Stapleton Bishop of Excester beheaded Pag. 349 Wardes in London discharged of fifteens Pag. 630. 722 Water fludde Pag. 166. 306. 370 Watche at Midsomer againe vsed Pag. 1038. on Saint Peters euen Pag. 1122 Warwike Earle wente against the Rebels at Norwich Pag. 1042 Warre with Fraunce Pag. 1104 Westminster founded Pag. 98. reedified Pag. 254 enlarged Pag. 270. Churche and Pallace brent Pag. 309 Worcester a Bishops Sea Pag. 102 Westminster Hall builded Pag. 174. repayred Pag. 527. ouerflowed with water Pag. 1119 Westminster and Bristol made Bishopprickes Pag. 1024 West Saxons Pag. 113 West Cheape in London brent Pag. 285 Welchmen rebel Pag. 547 Wels a Colledge founded Pag. 116. Cathedral Church builded Pag. 117 Whitington a place so called Pag. 121 Winburne Pag. 121 Wheate at twelue pence a quarter Pag. 302 Wheate forbidden to be made in malte Page 337 Whit meats allowed to be eateÌ„ in Lent Page 1026 Whot Sommer corne cheape Pag. 303 Winchester builded Pag. 21 Wilfride Bishop Pag. 94 Winchelcombe founded Pag. 106 Wibandune Pag. 114 Winchester a Bishops Sea Pag. 115. Colledge builded Pag. 561 Wigmore repayred Pag. 129 Wilton in Wiltshire Pag. 122 Wily a riuer Pag. 122 Witham in Essex Pag. 129 Winchester brent Pag. 177. 192 William Rufus king Pag. 168. slaine Pag. 174. Winchelsey drowned Pag. 273 William Bishop of London Pag. 159 Wight taken Pag. 471. inuaded Pag. 557 William with the beard Pag. 226 William Searle executed Pag. 558 Waters ouerflowe Pag. 560 Wines prised Pag. 231. 501 William Wikham Bishop of Winchester Page 561 Wiclife Pag. 469 William Fitz. Wil. being elected Sherife of London and absenting himself disfranchised Pag. 895 William Stafford made Earle of Deuonshiere Pag. 713 Wil Herbert made Erle of PeÌ„broke Pag. 713 Wiats commotion in Kent Pag. 1078. came into Southwarke Pag. 1081. remoued out of Southwark Pag. 1082. taken Pag. 1086. sent to the Tower Pag. 1087. beheaded Pag. 1071 W. Wales of Scotland brought to London and executed to death Pag. 316 Windes great Pag. 641 Wich of Ey brent Pag. 645 Wlfrunhampton Pag. 890 Worcester restored Pag. 133. brent Pag. 181 Worcester defaced by fire Pag. 185. Pag. 190. befieged Pag. 196. Pag. 282 Woodnesfielde in Staffordshire Pag. 128 Wolues destroyed in England Pag. 133 Wolfe and his wife hanged Pag. 1002 Wooll staple at Sandwich Pag. 305 Wooll forbidden to be conueyed ouer the Seas Pag. 373 Wooll staple in England Pag. 428. 463 Wooll staple at Calaice Pag. 459 Woman brente at Maydstone for poysoning hir husband Pag. 1154 Wonders in Wiltshire Pag. 1211 Wrestling at London Pag. 256 Y. YOrke builded Pag. 20. Minster founded Page 109 Yorke taken by the Danes and Normans Pag. 125. brent Pag. 161 Yorke sore perished by fire Pag. 188. brent Page 212 Yorke Minster brent Pag. 715 Yonger brother beguileth the elder Pag. 178 Yonger brother imprisoneth the elder and putteth out his eyes Pag. 179 Yonger brother falsely accuseth his elder brother Pag. 227 FINIS Faultes escaped in the Printing Page Lyne Faultes Corrections 18 11 of a vertidian vert a Diana 18 12 fichule fechel 18 13 Archiuis Architremio 20 16. 17 now called omit now 20 23 namely now â—6 6 Brutus Brennus 32 30 Saeua Scaua 32 35 Saeua Scaua 35 9 filthyly fealtie 36 9 Monrigus Menrigus 56 30 Clauus Eluanus 56 32 Erwydes Drewydes 64 36 stangled strangled 98 33 Eucius Lucius 102 23 Verche Vtriche 255 3 Oswards Oswalds 272 21 at Wales in Wales 280 14 Winchester Worcester 371 28 Biphingdon Biphingdon 406 37 Nicholas Michaell 490 36 ordayned as ordained ChaÌ„cellor as 515 21 Albeit Aubrey 515 26 Euers Deuerois 540 35 Diamonde demaund 562 10 wardes wooddes 604 4 Wellam Pellam 633 6 nineteene nine 636 19 long buried long since buryed 640 7 Friers Quier 734 14 xi xl 749 32 Capriex Captiet 817 33 them to to them 859 16 Sherenton Sherehuttun 860 13 Thomas Maior Thomas Hill Maior 865 14 Stratford of y â— LaÌ„gthorne Stratford Langthorne 867 22 some his and some of his 867 25 repriued repried 932 8 Seretarie Secondarie 935 21 should he shoulde seeme he 937 28 burned turned 1033 15 as many xv 1090 28 Sudley Saint Sudley at Saint 1â—99 30 Relianes Rodeloftes 1185 35 Charterhouse Chapterhouse 110â— 7 Redike Dedike 1188 19 now sence 1101 18 Clober Cleber 1215 1 soueraigne sauiour
the glorie of the world vnto Douer many both of hir Countrey and also of England attending on hir After the feast of the Epiphany all the Nobilitie of the 1382 Realme assembled at London to be present at the Kings mariage and to do their seruice according to the custome of euery one in auntient time vsed This Uirgin named The King maried Anne the daughter of Veselaus King of Boheme is at Westminster consecrate to the Kings wife and by the Archbishop of Canterburie is Crowned Quéene There were Iustes kept for the honor of such a solemâ—â—â—ation certayne dayes togither in which both the Englishmen shewed their force and the Quéenes Countrey men their proâ—esse In this Quéenes dayes began the detestable vse of piked shoes tied to their knées with cheines of siluer and gilt Also Piked shoes high heads and long tayled govvnes vvith vvomen riding aside first vsed in England noble women vsed high attire on their heads piked like hornes with long trayned Gownes and rode on side Saddles after y e example of the Quéene who first brought that fashion into this Land for before women were vsed to ride astride like men The solemnitie of the mariage being ended the Parliament is now begon againe in which many articles are proponed and decréed to wéete of admitting Strangers to sell personally their wares without impeachment of the Merchants of Englande of the abrogating of Fiâ—â—res and siluer garnishing of girdles c. of the price of Wines that is that the Tonne should not excéede sixe Markes c. William Vfford Earle of Suffolke in this Parliament â—â—ing elected by the Knightes of the Shires to pronounce on their behalfes the businesse of the Realme the very day and houre in which he should haue executed the businesse he had taken in hand as he was going vp the staires that ledde vp into the Chamber where all the Nobilitie of the Realme sate he sodeinly fell downe and among his mens handes that were about to holde him he yéelded vp the ghost although being very merie and féeling no euill a little before as euen at that instant he had entred Westminster Hall of whose sodeine death not onely all the Nobles of the Realme were greatly amazed but all the meaner sort for in all his life time he had shewed himselfe amiable to al men After his death the Parliament was ended after the Merchants of England had granted to the King a subsedie the Custome of vvoolles customes of wooll for foure yeares next ensuing whiche the commons called Le Mâ—â—tot In this ParliameÌ„t the Lords and commons requesting it Sir Richard Scrope Knight was ordeyned as the man which in excellent knowledge and inflexible iustice had not his like for his calling in this realm Sir Hugh Segraue Knight was made L. Treasourer Edmond Mortimer Earle of March departed this life in Anno reg 6. Irelande after he had brought that land all in manner vnto peace quietnesse hauing gouerned it most nobly wisely About the feast of S. Iohn Ante port latine all the nobles of the Realme were called to London and other that of custome were wont to be called although y â— Lent before ther had bin another Parliament as before we haue shewed in which by the petition of the Knightes of the Shires Iohn Iohn VVravv hanged Wraw Priest that was leader of them that did rise at Mildenhaâ—e and Burie was adiudged to hanging and drawing though many beléeued that he woulde haue bin redéemed with money The xxj of May was a great Earthquake in Earthquake England at nine of the clocke fearing the hearts of many but in Kent it was most behement where it soncke some Churches and threw theÌ„ downe to the earth There followed also Histo Auriâ— another Earthquake the xxiiij of May in the morning before the Sunne rising but not so terrible as the first Sir Richard Scrope is depriued of the ChaÌ„cellorship which he had gouerned lawdably Rob. Braybroke B. of London is made Chancellor There arriued in a great tempest a Shippe called a Carike at Sandwich an huge vessell and so fraught with riches that she might haue furnished the want of al the land if the enuie of the inhabitants would haue permitted but y â— MerchaÌ„ts of LoÌ„don hauing much old wares as frutes spices oyles such like they coÌ„pounded with y e Ienewayes to forsake y â— Hauen to passe ouer into Flanders so for y â— couetousnes of a few y â— who le Realm susteined great hinderaÌ„ce Adam Bawme Iohn Sely the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Northampton Draper the 28. of October About the feast of S. Thomas the Apostle great raynes and inundations of waters chanced so that the water rose foure times more in heigth than before drowning vp Uillages and Cattell destroying Bridges and Milles. The Fishmongers in London through y e counsell of Iohn Northampton then Maior William Essâ—x Iohn More and Stirre against Fishmongers Richard Northburie were greatly troubled hindred of their liberties and almost destroyed by congregations made against them but in a Parliament at London by the Kings 1383 Charter patent they were restored to their liberties About the moneth of May the Bishop of Norwich sayled ouer the Seas into Flanders with a greate power where he wanne the Townes of Graueling Brugh Dunkerke and Newport Whilest these things are thus doing in Flanders the King of England and his Quéene with their Bohemians visited the Abbeys of this Realme to the whiche their comming was very chargeable for they came with an excessiue number all which came to take but not to giue The Scottes taking occasion of the time for that a great Anno reg 7. number were gone ouer with the Bishop of Norwich entred into Northumberland and did much hurt to the inhabitants taking prayes in euery place and leading away the people prisoners and carying them into Scotland they tooke the Castell of Warke vpon the Riuer of Twede and brent it Simon Winchcombe Iohn Moore the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Parliament at London Sir Nicholas Brembar Grocer the 28 of October About the feast of All Saincts a Parliament was holden at London in which the halfe fiftéenth was granted to the King by the Laytie and shortly after the halfe of a tenth by the Cleargie a portion of which money the Lords of the North demaunded bycause in this Parliament they were appointed to defende those partes against the irruptions of Scottes to whome answere was made by Sir William Wikeham Bishop of Winchester that they were made for that cause of poore men rich meÌ„ and Lords that they might the more franckly kéepe the Scottes and that the King and Lords of the South partes should be the lesse troubled And bycause the Scottes came not to this Parliament according to couenant and beside that did displeasures vnto the inhabitants of the North parts it was decréed by this Parliament that
get the good wyll of the people who had conceyued an ill opinion of hym of thys arose ciuill warres within the Realme and often dissention and discordes as well of the Nobles as of the common sort Anno. 982. a great part of the Citie of London was brent Thomas Rudburn which Citie at this time had most building from Ludgate towarde Westminster and little or none where the harte of the Citie is nowe except in diuerse places was housing that stoode without order so that manye Cities as Canturburie Yorke and other in Englande passed London in building but after the Conquest it encreased and nowe passeth all other A disease not knowen in England in time past to witte Asser Flux of men c morraine of Cattaile Bishops Sea at Excester Feuers of men with the Flix and Morren of cattayle killed many Anno. 994. King Ethelred erected a Byshoppes sea at Excester The same yeare Anlafe Kyng of the Norwayes Sweyne King of Danes on the daye of the Natiuitie of our Lorde in xviij Galleys came vp to London whiche they attempted to breake into and to set on fire but they were repulsed not without their greate detriment and losse by the Citizens wherevppon they being driuen with furie leauing London set vpon Eastsex and Kent by the sea coastes brent Townes and wasted the fields without respect of sex or age killed al wasted with fire sword al what they may not carry away At length being pacified with a Tribute of 16000. pounds departed to theyr shyppes and Wintered at Southampton Anno. 995. a Comet apeared The Bishoprick of Lindâ—fer Bishops sea aâ— Durham or Holâ—e Iland was remoued to Durham In the yeare 1002. King Etheldred caused al the Danes in The Danes 〈…〉 thered Burton vpon Trent England to be slayne vpon the day of Saint Brice The same yeare Vlâ—ricus Spote founded a Monasterie at Burton vppon Trent In Anno. 100â— Swayn King of Denmark with agret army inuaded EngleÌ„d with fire and sword 1004 they fought a great battell at Theâ—forde against Vlfekettel Carle of East-Angle Asser The yere 1009. they fought another battel against Vlfekettel at Rengemore The yere 1011. they destroyed Canturburie for that y â— Archbishoppe Elfegus woulde not yéelde to them he was first imprisoned there after carried to Grenewiche and there stoned to deathe Christes Churche is spoyled and brent the Monkes with all other men are â—â—â—â—hed TiraÌ„ny of the Danes in Englande nine of euery ten being put to death the tenth suffered to liue in miserie the number of them that were left aliue was four Monkes and of lay people eight hundred so that y â— number slaine was 36. Monkes and. 8000. of the lay people In Anno. 1012. they toke tribute of 48000. poundes and Record eccle Caâ— Marianus Tloriacensis at the last after diuerse ouerthrowes giuen to the meÌ„ of this Iland they possessed the same and putte king Etheldred to flight constrayning him to liue in exile among the NormaÌ„s This Etheldred had two wiues Ethelgina an Englishe Ethelgina and Emma vviues to Etheldred Alured and Edvvard the sons of Etheldred woman and Emma a Norman of the first he had two childreÌ„ of which sauing of Edmonde who succéeded hym in the kingdome it were nothing to our purpose to speake Of the secoÌ„d that was Emma sister to Richard Duke of Normandie there were borne two sonnes to witte Edward and Alured And that I do here contrarie to that is commonly vsed set Edward before Alured as elder brother I am moued therevnto by no smal aucthoritie which I haue taken out of the historiographers W. Gemeticensis Encomium Emma of that age out of Gemeticensis a most diligeÌ„â— writer of Genealogies and one other author who in hys Commentarie written in praise of Emma the Quéene affirmeth that Edwarde was the elder brother whom I doe the better beléeue bycause it is not like that he séeing the things wyth his eyes shoulde mistake the matter especiallye writing to the Quéene who was mother to them both Swanus in the meane time subdued al Englande and the people for feare yelded vnto hym on euery side ouer whome most cruelly he tryumphed But not long after he departed this life at Geynesburge and left Canutus his sonne successour in the Kingdome Etheldrede hearing that Swanus was dead leauing in Normandie with Duke Richard his sisters sonne Emma his wife and the children that he hadde by hyr returned with al spéede into Englande with Edmunde his sonne by hys firste wife being then at maÌ„s state by the trustinesse of his own men and the ayde of the Normans moued warre against his enimie Canutus finding himselfe vnable to matche with him went into Denmarke minding to returne hither immediatly againe Etheldred being contrarie to his expectation thus restored to his kingdome shewed great crueltie vpon the Danes that remained in England sparing neither man nor woman yong nor old Therefore Canutus being very desirous to reuenge the same prepared a new armie and came into England against Etheldred with al spéede he could raging wide and side with fire and sword Etheldred in the meane season whether by sicknesse or for sorrow dyed when he had raigned â—o Taxtor Wil. Malme Alfredus Beuers lacensis eight and thirtie yeares and was buryed in the North I le of Paules Church in London aboue the high Aulter EDmond the sonne of Etheldred by his first wife succéeded 1016 Edmond Ironside W. Malme in the Kingdome who whether it were for the greate strength of his body or for that he alwayes vsed to go in armour was surnamed Ironside He had sixe battels against Canutus King of the Danes Leyland at Penham hard by Gillingham in Dorcetshire He put the Danes to flight after that at Shirestone He held euen hand with them in the field notwithstanding that the Englishmen at the first beganne to flée by the policie of Edricus Duke of Lincolne and of Merce who cryed Edrike a Traytor runne away wretches Edmond your King is slayne After this King Edmond came to London to deliuer the Citizens whome part of the enimies had beséeged as soone as he was gone from thence He had made a ditch also round about the Citie where Ditch about London the Riuer of Thamis doth not runne The Danes fléeing the King followed them and passing ouer Brentford he vanquished them with a notable victorie The rest of y e Danes which remayned with Cnute whiles London beseeged both by land and by vvater Edmond rested him and set his matters in order did againe beséege London both by water and by lande but the Citizens stoutely withstoode and repulsed them wherefore they shewed their anger vpon the Countrey of the Mercies spoyling Townes and Uillages with robbery burnings and murther and caryed their pray to the Shippes whiche they had gathered togither in the Riuer of Medway which runneth by Rochester from
of the Citie of London Gilbert Earle of Glocester dyed leauing issue thrée 1294 daughters and one sonne within age begotten of Iane his wife Robert Rokesley the yong corder Martin Ambresbery Sherifes Custos Ralph Sandwich the 28. of Sep. The thirtenth of October being Sonday all the Cleargie of England granted a Subsedie of the one halfe of their fruites and reuenues for one yeare to the King In the quindene of S. Martin the Justices Itinerants sate Anno reg 23 W. Packington without London in the Bishop of Couentries house at y â— stone Crosse Roger Pine esden Captain to the WelchmeÌ„ spâ—â—led burned the Marches Great Snowes winds did great harme in England The water of Thamis ouerflowed the 1295 bankes a great breach at Rotherheath besides London and y e low grounde about Bermondsey and Tothill was ouerflowed Henry Box Richard Glocester the 28. of September Sherifes Custos Anno reg 24 Castel of Bevv marish Iohn Rouse Ghro Dun. Sir Ralph Sandwich The King passing y â— water of Conoway and so forth into Wales with an army against the Welchmen builded the Castell of Beawmarish in the Isle of Anglesey The Welchmen were coÌ„sumed by famine their woods were felled and many Castels fortified their Captayne was taken brought to London and so for that time the warres seased The Frenchmen arriued at Douer spoyled the Towne 1296 Douer spoyled and brente a great parte thereof amongst other they slewe Thomas of Douer a Monke of great holynesse The King caused all the Monasteries in England to bée Wil. Paken Monasteries searched W. Sheepeshed searched and the money in them to be broughte vp to London He also seised into his hands all their lay fées bycause they refused to pay to him suche a Taxe as he demanded Moreouer he caused the wooll and leather to be stayed in England and there followed great dearth of corne and wine There rose a greate discorde at Oxforde betwéene the Discord betvvixte the Clearkes and Tovvnesmen of Oxforde Clearkes and Lay men and all bycause of two varlets of diuers Countreys which fell out about a small matter for vpon that occasion some tooke one part and some another and so all were deuided into partes in somuch that learned and lewde by flockmeale ranne to the fight and when the Schollers or Clearkes were gone out of their Hostles the Laitie perceyuing either none or else very fewe to be remaining at home entred the Clearkes lodgings and caryed away a great deale many kinds of stuffe to the great vnrecouerable damage of the Schollers In this skirmish was slayne Sir Fulke of Neyrmouth parson of Pichelesthorne and many other on eyther side The King hearing thereof sente Justiciaries to restore the peace and to condemne the murtherers which wheÌ„ they came forced the Townesmen to pay the Scholers two hundreth poundes for domages done to them Iohn of Dunstable Adam de Halingbery the 28. of Sep. Sherifes Custos Anno reg 25. Sir Iohn Breton Was made Custos of London by the King Ralph Sandwich being remoued and the morrow after Saint Barnabes day all the Liberties were restored to the Citie of London the Mairaltie excepted Iohn Baliol King of Scottes contrary to his alegiance rebelled Wil. Packington Tho. Walsing wherefore King Edward hasted him thither and wonne the Castels of Berwike and Dunbarre he slewe of the Scottes fiue and twenty thousand he conquered Edenborough 1297 King Edvvarde vvon Bervvike Regalles of Scotland where he found the regall ensignes of Scotland as Crowne Scepter and cloth of estate c. In his returne he called a Parliament at Berwike where he receiued the fealties of all the great men of Scotland and their homages Thomas of Suffolke Adam of Fulham the 28. of Septe Sherifes Custos Anno reg 26. Sir Iohn Breton King Edwarde offered to Saint Edwarde at Westminster the Chayre Scepter and Crowne of Golde of the Scottish King The King encreased the tribute of the woolles talking for euery Sacke fortie Shillings where before that time they payde but halfe a marke The Scottes by the instigation of William Walleis rebelled and put the Englishmen to much trouble and losse of many men King Edward sayled into Flanders to rescue Guy their Earle which was gréeuously ouerset by the French King so 1298 that he had wonne muche of his landes but shortly after a peace was concluded for two yeares The Eschequer and the Kings Bench was remoued froÌ„ London to Yorke King Edward wanne the battell of Fankirke in Scotland vpon Saint Mary Magdalens day in whiche battell was Nicholas Triuet Tho. Walsing Scala Croni Battell at Faulkirke in Scotland slayne more than twentie thousand Scottes and William Walleis their Captayne fledde Anthony Beke Bishop of Duresme had at this battell such a retinue that in his company were two and thirtie Banners At this time the Towne of Saint Andrewes was destroyed no man there resisting The Citizens of London hearing of the great victorie Chro. Dun. obteyned by the King of Englande against the Scottes made great and solemne triumph in their Citie euery one according to their craft especially the Fishmongers which with solemne Procession passed through the Citie hauing amongst other Pageants and shewes foure Sturgeons gilded caryed on foure Horses then foure Samons of Siluer on foure Horsses and after sixe and fortie Knightes armed riding on Horsses made like Luces of the Sea and then Saint Magnus with a thousand HorsemeÌ„ this they did on Saint Magnus day in honor of the Kings great victorie and safe returne This yeare the King payde to the Marchants of Gascoigne 150000. pounds sterling for his brothers expences there Richard Reffeham Thomas Sely the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Chro. Dun. Anno reg 27 Henry Waleis the 28. of October King Edward helde a great Parliament or counsell at Stepenheath by London in the house of Henry Waleis Maior of London Certayne persons of the Citie of London brake vp the Tonne in Cornehill and tooke out certayne prisoners for the whiche nine of them were punished by long emprisonment and great fines It cost the Citizens more than 1299 20000. markes to purchase the Kings fauoure and confirmation of their liberties The xxix of March a vehement fire being kindled in the lesser hall of the Pallace at Westminster the flame thereof VVestminster and the Kings Pallace consumed vvith fire Radul Baldoke Saint Martins in the Vintrie nevv builded being driuen with winde fired the Monasterie adioyning which with the Pallace were both consumed Saint Martins Church in the Uintrie at London was new builded by the executors of Mathew Columbers The king went to Yorke and so into Scotland with a great power A certayne rich Citizen of London deceasing a great nuÌ„ber Io. Euersden of poore people were assembled to receiue his charitable doale amongst whome suddaynely rushed in the sonnes of 150. Beggars murthered at
Yorke where they loste thrée W. Packington thousande and were ouercome by the Scottes whych when the Kyng hearde tell of hée lefte the siege of Barwike and hasted to méete the Scottes but they returned an other way The Pope ordayned that Parsons should haue but one Benefice the péece wherevpon patrons straight presented newe Parsons to the residue A greate morreyne of Kine hapned which were so mortally infected that Dogs and Rauens eating of the carrion A morreyne of Kyne of the Kine were poysoned and did swel to death so that no man durst eate any Béefe Iohn Pointell Iohn Dallyng the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior The Scots bren the suburbs of Yorke 1319 Adam Meri Herdmen and vvomen goe tovvard Ierusalem Anno reg 13 Iohn Wingraue the 28. of October The Kyng being at Yorke the Scottes entered Englande came to Yorke and brent the Suburbs of the Citie and tooke Sir Iohn of Brytaine Earle of Richemonde prisoner wyth manye other Many Herdes men and certayne women of England and of other partes of the world gathered themselues togither and woulde goe séeke the Holy lande to kil the enemies of Christ as they sayde but bycause they could not passe ouer the greate Sea they slewe manye Iewes in the parties of Tholose and Gascoyne wherefore many of them were taken and put to death Simon Abindon Iohn Preston the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Exchequer kept at Yorke Wil. Paston 1390 Hamond Chickwell Peperer the 28. of October The fiftéenth of October the Clearkes of the Exchequer wente towardes Yorke with the Booke called Domes Day and other recordes and prouision that laded one and twenty Cartes but wythin the space of halfe a yeare in the Kalendes of Marche they dydde retourne agayne to London The same yeare the Kings Justices fate in the Tower 1320 of London wherevpon Iohn Gisors late Maior of London and many others fled the Citie for things they had presumptuously done and knewe themselues guilty And at this Chro. Dun. tyme the Citizens acknowledged the right whiche they oughte to Robert Fitz Walter and to his heires for the Castle of Baynard The Earle of Hereforde boughte of Sir William Bruis Knight a portion of lande in the Marches of Wales called Gowers Roger Mortimer the vncle and Roger the nephew not knowing of the foresaide bargayne had also bought the saide ground of the said William Bruis Also the Lorde Mowbray who had married the daughter and heire of the sayde William claymed it by inheritance of his wife Last of al Hugh Spencer the yonger had bought that land and putte them all out where through the foresaide Nobles were sore amoued and Humfrey Earle of Hereforde complayned to Thomas Earle of Lancaster whyche twoo Earles allured almost al the other Earles and Barons to take their part Thomas Erle of Lancaster being their Captaine The Barons iâ— armour they came to Sherborne and from thence with banners displayed to Saint Albons from thence they sent to the king being at London requiring him to banishe the two Hughe Spencers whyche were condemned by the comminaltie in many articles which when the King woulde not graunte Anno reg 14 the Barons came to London where at length the Kyng The elder Spencer banished graunted their petition so that Hughe Spencer the elder was banished but the yonger Hugh fell to spoyling on the sea taking out of two Dronionds aboute Sandwiche goodes to the value of 40000. poundes Reignolde at Conduit William Produn the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Ievves and leapers poysoned vvaters Conradus Memdember Nicholas Farendon Goldsmith the 28. of October Certaine Leapers who had made couenaunt with the Iewes to poyson all the Christians in Europe layde poyson in Welles Springs and Pittes for the whiche there were many conuict and breÌ„t There died in Almain for this cause aboue twelue thousand Iewes About the feaste of Saint Michaell Isabell the Quéene T. de la More came from Canterbury to y e castle of Ledes in Kent purposing to haue lodged there that night but she coulde not be permitted to enter The King herewith beyng offended as beyng done in Leedes Castell besieged contempte of hym calling to hym the Commons of Essex and London besieged the Castle whyche belonged to Bartholomewe de Badelsmere who hauing lefte hys wyfe and chyldren therein was gone wyth the reste of the noble men to the ransacking of the Spencers goodes In the meane time they in Leedes Castle dispayring of their safegarde the noble men wyth their armye came to Kyngston in the Uigill of Saint Simon and Iude demaunding by the Byshoppes of Canterbury and London and the Earle of Penbroke who were sent betwéene them that the King woulde gyue ouer hys siege promising that they after the nexte Parliament woulde delyuer the Castell into the Kyngs handes and become obedient vnto him but the Kyng woulde not graunte the noble mens petition who beyng returned into other partes the Kyng wyth muche laboure obtayned the Castell and hanging sixe of the chiefe of those whome hée founde therein he sente the wife and children of Badlesmere to the Tower of London Kyng Edwarde helde hys Christmasse at Circister and after Christmasse leanyng Gloucester and Wircester hée wyth hys armye wente to Shrewsbury and Bridgenorth Both the Mortimers méeting the King reuerently and peaceably submitted themselues vnto him But the Kyng sente them Mortimer sente to the Tovver both to the Tower of London Mawrice Barkeley and Hugh Audley in like sorte submitting themselues he sent to Wallingforde Castel Humfrey Earle of Hereforde Gilbert Talbot Raufe Damary and their adherents fledde into the North to the Earle of Lancaster Aboute the latter ende of February the Kyng gathered an host and went agaynst the rebels and at Burton vppon Trent putte them to flighte The King pursuyng them the sixtéenth of March the hostes mette agayne at Borowbridge where Humfrey de Bohune by a certayne Welchman who stoode vnder the Bridge being thruste into the fundament with a Speare dyed There were taken in the fielde Thomas Earle of Lancaster with the Lordes Knights and other to the number of 65. the 〈…〉 â—â—uing themselues by flight These by the iudgement o◠〈…〉 e Hâ—â—â—â—elâ—â— Earle of Carlile were condemned On the 〈…〉 twentith of Marche Thomaâ—â— Lancaster The Earle of Lancaster beheaded was b 〈…〉 ed Warin de Lile Wyllyam â—â—ochet Thomas â—â—â—duit Henry Bradebourne Wyllyam Fitz William the yonger and Wyllyam de Cheyney â—â—rons hanged and quartered at Pontfracte Iohn Mowbray Roger Ioh. Troklowe W. Paking Cliffordâ— Goceline Deynvile drawne and quartered at Yorke Bartholomewe Badlesmere at Caunturbury Henry de Mountfort Henry Willington at Bristowe Iohn Clifforde Roger Elinbrough at Glocester Wyllyam Kerdyfe Henry Chies at London Frauncis de Aldham at Windsore Thomas Culpeper at Winchelse Hugh de Audley the yonger Iohn de Wyllyngton Roberte Talbot Iohn Maidut Edmunde Heclude Iohn de Sapy Roberte de Wacheuile
Base court in the parish of Saint Giles without Cripplegate of Baâ—bican at London London commonly called to this day the Barbicane bycause in old time y e same had bin a Burgekening or watchtower for the Citie The same day the King made twentie Knightes to Wil. Shepeshead wéete Sir Edward Mountacute Thomas Somarton Sir Isle Sir Darcy Richard Sir Damuory Sir Iohn Poultney Sir de Mere Roger Banant Roger Hilary Sir Bolingbroke Sir Butterell Sir Simon Swanland William Scotte William Basset Robert Sodington William Zoustes Sir Cogshall Roger Sangrauile Thomas de la More mine Authoure Tho. de la More and Iohn Strache In the same Parliament it was enacted that no wooll growing within the Realme of England should be transposed VVooll forbidden to be conuayed ouer the Seas out of the same but that it should be made into cloth in England and that all Fullers Weauers and Clothworkers of euery degrée being sufficiently instructed and cunning Priuiledges giuen to Clothvvorkers in their arte from what Countrey so euer they came into England should receyue and enioy certayne priuiledges yea and moreouer should liue at the Kings charges out of the Exchequer vntill they had prouided commodiouslie to liue by their art Although this Statute séemed at the beginning to be nothing profitable yet in short time the arte of clothing increased so much thereby that it was twentie times more vsed than before Also it was enacted that no man should after that time buy any cloth that was made beyond the Sea and that none should weare any Furres but such as might dispend one hundred pound by yeare Iohn Clarke William Curteis the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Poultney Draper the 28 of October After the feast of Saint Michaell a Parliament was holden Tho. de la More Anno reg 11 1337 at London and a Connocation was assembled by the Archbishop wherein the Cleargie graunted a tenth for thrée yeares and the commons a fiftenth in consideration of the Kings warres which was hote in Scotlande and also to resist the French King who made great bragges and shewed great crueltie for he outlawed slew and emprisoned all Englishmen and confiscated the goodes and Cattayles of all that were found in his Kingdome of France threatning that he would be reuenged for his friendes the Scottes Moreouer he left not so muche as one Towne or Castell in the Counties of Aquitayne or of Poyters that was not seized into his handes wherevpon King Edward sente into Brabant to take vp all the woolles whiche Merchants had brought thither and made sale thereof for readie money He also wrote Letters to the French King exhorting him that he woulde continue his olde amitie Sir Walter Many béeing the Embassadour for the King of Englande and desirous to reuenge the bloud of two Englishmen that were slayne comming a lande for freshe water in a certayne Islande called the I le of Agnes nigh vnto Flanders he caused all that hée founde in the sayde Island to be put to the sworde and tooke prisoner the Earle of Flanders brother who was Captayne of the I le Certayne of the Island men béeing fled into a Church Tho. Walsâ—â—g were brent to the number of thrée thousande with the Church and all by the Welchmen The warres bâ—eing thus as aforesayde begonne betwixte the two Kingdomes the rumour thereof came vnto the Court of Rome wherevpon the Pope sent two Cardinalles for the reformation and ordering of the peace betwixte the two Kingdomes who comming to Westminster declared before the King the cause of their comming wherevnto the King answered that although without all reason they dyd séeme to restreyne hym of right and equitie for that hée ought to succéede into the Kingdome of hys forefathers the whyche hys aduersarie Phillip de Valoys dyd denye hym expelling murthering and emprisoning hys people and taking away the Dukedome of Aquitayne and Earledome of Poyters without cause maynteyning the Scottes and other Rebelles agaynste hym yet these iniuries notwithstanding hée was contented if they coulde take order for the quiet enioying of Aquitayne and other fées belonging vnto hym whiche hys predecessoures did enioy Moreouer for the dismissing of all ayde that the French King shoulde gyue vnto the Scottes at any tyme of Rebellion for the which he offered his money and also the mariage of his eldest sonne and also to resigne all suche rites and interest that he hadde to the Kyngdome of France The Cardinalles béeyng greately comforted with this aunswere departed hoping that all warres were nowe ended They tooke with them Iohn the Archbishoppe of Canterburie Richarde Bishoppe of Durham and Geffrey Lorde Scrope who altogyther wente on message with the Kynges aunswere to the Frenche Kyng hauing full authoritie to treate and conclude à peace These béeing so reasonable offers coulde not pacifye the furious minde of the Frenche King who reposed greate trust in the Scottes hopyng by them and through theyr meanes quite to dispossesse and to disherite the King of England of all the title he had Walter Neale Nicholas Crane the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Henry Darcy the 28. of October The King caused to confiscate all the goodes of the Lonibards and also of the Monkes of the order of Cluny and Cisteaux through the whole Realme The King tooke wooll to a certaine number of Sackes Anno reg 12 at a low price in euery Countrey the number that was set vpon Staffordshire was sixe hundred sackes price nine markes the sacke of good wooll but nothing was payde First the wooll was vniuersally taken Secondly for the halfe in whose hands soeuer it were founde as well MerchaÌ„ts as other And the third time the King tooke a fiftenth of the comminalty to be payde in wooll price of euery stone contayning fourtéene pound two shillings The King appointed also all the Corne and glebe lands 1338 to serue for his warres About Saint Margarets day King Edward with Quéene Ro. Auesbery Philip his wife and a great army passed the Seas with a Nauie of 500. sayle of Shippes into Flanders and â—â— to Cullen The fourth of October fiftie Galleys well manned and South-hampton sacked and breÌ„t by the French â—irats furnished came to Southampton about nine of the clocke and sacked the Towne the Townesmen running away for feare by the breake of the next day they which fledde by helpe of the Countrey there about came againste the Pirats and fought with them in the whiche skirmish were slayne to the number of thrée hundred Pirates togither with their Captayne a yong Souldioure the King of Sicils sonne To this yong man the French King had giuen whatsoeuer he got in the Kingdome of England but he béeing beaten downe by a certayne man of the Countrey cried Rancon notwithstanding the husbandman layde him on with his clubbe till he had slayne hym speaking these words yea quoth he I know well ynough thou art a Franâ—on
and Fraunce whiche matter notwithstanding doth not much displease vs for y â— he is descended from the weaker side of our kin and therfore as being a Batcheller we woulde be content to graunt him licence to beare part of our armes of Fraunce but wheras in his seales and letters patents he nameth hymself as well King of Englande as of Fraunce and doth set the firste quarter of his armes with Leopardes before the quarter of Liles it doth grieue vs very muche making apparaunt to the beholders that the little Islande of Englande is to be preferred before the great kingdome of France Unto whom sir Iohn of Shordich knighte made aunswere that it was the custome of men in those dayes to set the title and armes of theyr progenitors before the armes and title of the righte descending of their mother and thus of dutie and reason Anno reg 14 sayde he doth my Lord the King of Englande preferre hys armes King Edwarde being thus busied the Mariners of the Cinque Ports embarked themselues in Pinaces and smal beates wel appointed who after the feast of S. Hillarie arriued at Bononie vpoÌ„ the sea coast the weather being so cloudie and darke that they could scarsely be perceyued to be in the hauen they brent in the lower towne nintéene galleys and four great shippes and twentie small boates with all theyr tackling and all suche houses as were scituate nyghe to the sea cost amongst which was one great house full of dares sayles weapons and other necessaries sufficiente to furnish ninetéene galleys and men for theÌ„ at y e length in a skirmish betwixt the townes men and the Englishmen many of the land men were slaine About the beginning of Februarie king Edwarde returned into Englande came vnto Gaunt where the Quéene lay Iohn of Gaunt Parliament aâ— VVestminster 1340 in childbed of hir fourth sonne named Iohn he helde a Parliament at Westminster wherein the Temporalty granted hym euery ninth fléece of Wool euery ninth lambe and euery ninth sheafe of all sorts of corne and the cleargie gaue him a newe tenth Immediatety after Easter the Earles of Salisburie and Suffolke being accompanyed but with a fewe men gaue an assault to the Towne of Lile in Flaunders which Town was confederate with the French King but they chasing the FreÌ„ch men too far within the gates the Percolices being let fal they were beset with a multitude of men of armes and being taken they were conueyed into Fraunce fettered and shackeled with yron although they had â—â—orne to be true prisoners they were drawen in a Cart through the middest of euery Citie Towne Uillage and Hamlet with greate shoutes and cryes rayling on them and at length béeing brought to the presence of the French King he woulde haue most shamefully slaine them had he not bin otherwise perswaded by the counsel of the King of Boemia King Edward kept his Whitsontide at Ipswich for that he intended from thence to take his passage into Flaunders but being certified that the French king had sent a great Nauie of Spanish ships and also the whole fléete of Fraunce to stoppe his passage he caused his ships of the Cinque Ports and other to be assembled so that he had in his fléete great and small 260. shippes Wherefore on the Thursdaye before the matiuity of Saint Iohn Baptist hauing a prosperous winde he began to sayle and the nexte daye in the euen of the sayde feaste they escried the French Fléete lying in Swine Hauen Wherefore the King caused all his Fléete to come to Ancker The next day being the feast of S. Iohn Baptist â—arly in the morning the French Fléet deuided themselues into thrée parts and remoued themselues as it were a myle approching towards the kings Fléete Whiche when the king perceyued about nine of the clocke hauing the winde and sunne on his backe set forwarde and met his enimies as he woulde haue wished wherewithall the whole fléete gaue a terrible shoute and a showre of arrowes out of long woodden bowes so powred downe on the French men that thousandes were slaine in that méeting at length they closed and came to hand blowes with Pikes Powle axâ—s swordes and some threw stones from the toppes of shippes wherewith many were brained The greatnesse and heigth of the Spanish shippes caused many English men to strike many a stroke in vaine but to be short the French shippes being ouercome and al the men spente of the firste parte the Englishmen entred and tooke them The French shippes were chayned togyther in suche sort that they coulde not be separated one from another so that a fewe Englishmen kepte that part of the Fléete wherfore they set vpon the second ward and with greate difficultie gaue the charge whiche being done was sooner ouercome than the firste for that the French men leauing their ships many of them leapt ouer borde The Englishmen hauing thus ouercome the first and seconde parte of the Fléete and now hauing night drawyng on partly for want of light and partly for that they were wearie they determined to take some rest till the next morning wherefore that night xxx shippes of the thirde crewe fled awaye and a greate shippe called the Iames of Deepe thinking to haue carried away a certaine ship of Sandwiche belonging to the Prior of Canterburie was stayde for the Saylers so stoutely defended themselues by the helpe of the Earle of Huntingdon that they saued themselues and theyr ship from the Frenchmen The fight continued al the night and in the morning the Normans being ouercome and takeÌ„ there wer found in the shippe aboue 400 men slaine Moreouer the king vnderstanding that xxx ships were fledde hée sent fortie ships well appointed to followe them ouer the which he made Iohn Crabe gouernour but what good spéede he had is not knowen In the firste companye of shippes that were taken they founde these conquered shippes the Denise the George the Christopher and the blacke Cocke all whiche ships were taken by Erenchmen at Sluce and carried into Normandie The number of shippes of warre that were taken was about 200. and. 30. barges the number of enimies slaine and drowned were aboue fiue and twentie thousande and of Englishmen about foure thousand among whom were foure Knightes sir Thomas Mortimer the Kings cousin sir Thomas Latimer his son sir William Butteler of Seortkorne and sir Thomas Poynings About the same time the Scots came with a great power into Englande burning and spoyling all the Marches by fire and sworde and when they were returning wyth a great bootie of Cattayle they were neuer withstoode by the Nobilitie of the Marches but the common people wold not suffer them so to passe set vpon them toke theyr bootie from them and slewe manye of them and toke more than 80. Scots of good reputation whome they kept from raunsome for the whiche fact the Noble menne of the Marches were highly displeased About Lammas certaine French Pirats gaue an assault
to the I le of Wight and sodainly entred it but sir Peter Russel Knight méeting them with the people of that I le put them backe again and made them to flée staying manye of them in the which skirmish the sayde knight was wounded wherof he dyed These Pirates sayled theÌ„ce toward the coast of Deuonshire and comming to Teygnemouth they sette fire on the Towne and brent it from thence they sayled towardes Plimouth which towne was so defended that they coulde not hurte it but burnt the farmes and fayre places nigh adioyning and toke a knight prisoner whom they caried with them The same yeare king Edward besieged Turney but vpon entreatie made by the Frenche a truce was taken from Michaelmasse til midsommer wherfore the king comming to Gaunt in Flaunders stayed there looking for money out of England which came not Adam Lucas Bartholmew Maris the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Andrew Auburie Grocer the. 28 of October King Edwarde with eight of his men fayning that hée woulde ride abrode for his pleasure secretly came into â—elande where taking shippe after he had sayled thrée dayes and thrée nightes on Saint Andrewes day at night aboute the Cock crowing he entred the Tower of LondoÌ„ by water being wayted on by the Earle of Northampton Nicholas CaÌ„tilopo Reignalde Cobham Giles de Bello Campo Iohn de Bello Campo Knightes William Killesby and Phillippe Weston Priestes earely in the morning he sent for his chaÌ„cellour treasurer and Justices then being at London and the Bishop of Chichester being his Chauncellour and the Bishop of Couentrie his Treasurer he put out of office minding also to haue sent them into Flaunders to haue ben pledges for money he owed there but the Bishoppe of Chichester declared vnto him what daunger might insue to hym by the Canons of the Churche whervpon the King dismissed them out of the Tower but as concerning the high Justices to witte Iohn Lorde Stoner Robert Lord Willowby William Lorde Scharshel and especially Nicholas Lord Bech who before that time was Lieutenant of the Tower of London and sir Iohn Molens Knight with certaine marchaunt men as Iohn Poultney William Pole and Richard his brother and the Chauncellours chiefe Clearkes to witte Maister Iohn de Saint Paule Michael Wathe Henrie Stafforde and certaine of the Exchequer as Maister Iohn Thorpe with many other moe the king commaunded to be imprisoned some in one place some in another neyther woulde he suffer them to be discharged thence til hée were throughlye pacified of his anger conceyued for not sendyng the money whiche shoulde haue serued at the siege of Torney This yeare about Christmas Henrie Bishoppe of Lincolne and Geffrey Lord Scrope chiefe Justiciar to the kyng and his chiefe Counseller dyed at Gaunt Anno reg 15 King Edwarde kept his Christmasse at Gildforde and after that a great Justing at Reading Also at Candlemasse hée kept a greate iusting at Langley for the honor of the noble men of Vasconâ—a which he trayned vp there in feates of war He made Robert de Boursier Knight Lord Chancellour of Englande and Robert Parnike Knighte Treasurer the one to succéede the other Also he sent out Justiciars that Iustice of Tralâ— baston shoulde set in euerye shire to enquyre concerning the collectours of the tenthes and fiftéenthes and of wools and to ouersée al officers And bicause the Citie of London would not suffer that any such officers should set as Justices within theyr Citie as inquisitours of suche matters contrarie to theyr liberties the King prouided that those Justices shoulde holde theyr Sessions in the Tower of London to make inquisition of the domages of the Londoners but bycause the Londoners woulde not aunswere there vntill theyr liberties were fully confirmed neyther anye suche confirmation coulde be had eyther of the King or his Chauncellour touching Writs and Charters in the Towre there rose thereof suche a greate tumulte that the Justicies appointed there to sit fayned that they woulde holde no session there till after Easter Wherevpon the king being highly offended for the sayde tumult and desirous to know the names of them that had raysed it coulde not vnderstande but that they were certaine meane persons who claymed theyr liberties wherevpon the King being pacified of his troubled minde forgaue all the offences committed by the Londoners the Justices breaking vp all theyr sitting touching the sayde place 1â—41 Parliament at London This yeare within the quindene of Easter a Parliamente was holden at London wherein the Earles and nobles of the Realme with the commons and others amongst other things requested that the Charter called Magna Carta and Carta Foresta with all other liberties béelonging to the Churche and kingdome should be obserued and that the officers and chiefe Rulers of the Kings house shoulde be chosen by the Péeres of the Realme in the Parliament but these peticions the king would not confirme nor could not abide to heare talked off About the beginning of the moneth of Julye Kyng Edwarde receyued letters from Lodowike Duke of Bauarie vsurper of the Romaine Empyre in the whyche pretendyng friendshippe betwixt him and Phillip the French King hée signifyed that those warres whyche the King of England had begonne in Fraunce did greately mislike him and therefore desired that there shoulde be concorde and amitie betwixte the Kings of both Realmes the whyche to bée performed he offered to bestowe some labour requestyng Kyng Edwardes letters of aucthoritie thereof to treate and to conclude a truce for one yeare or twaine towarde the ende of whiche letter he addeth these wordes The deputation and Lieutenauntship whiche we gaue vnto you we do for diuersâ— and sundry causes reuoke again Dated at Frankeford the fourtéenth of June in the seauen and twentith of â—ure raign and of our Empire the fourtéenth To the which letters king Edwarde wrote an inscription in sorte as followeth To the renoumed Prince Lodowicke by the grace of God Romaine Emperour alwayes Augustus Edwarde by the same grace king of Fraunce and Englande and Lorde of Ireland c. Richard de Barking Iohn de Rokesley the. 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Iohn of Oxford Vintener the. 28. of October This yeare Iohn Maluerne fellowe of Oriall Colledge in Oxford made and finished his booke entituled The Visions of Pierce Plowman Tho. de la More King Edwarde gaue the Earledome of Cambridge to Iohn Lord Henault vncle to Quéene Phillip and after kept Anno reg 16 his feast of Saint Katherine at Newcastel and his Christmas also Untill this time Dauid king of Scottes threatned to leuie an armie and to enter the lande wherevpon king Edwarde entred Scotland and followed after Dauid who fled before him beyonde the Scottish sea wasting and spoyling al as he went except Castels and Marishes in the which the Scottes togither with Dauid theyr king hyd themselues And William Mountacute Earle of Salisburie hauing gotten 1342 a greate fléete entred an Iland belonging to
with more than fiue hundered men of armes amongst whom was the Earle of Ro. Auesbery Anno reg 19. Penbroke and Walter de Many with manye Archers into Gascoigne with Ralph Baron of Stafforde Seneshal of Gascoigne who being come thyther the sayde Earle made fiftie Knightes of his armye and after wanne manye walled Townes and Castelles making many worthy skirmishes and at length won the towne of Daguâ—lown by assaulte to the kéeping wherof they appointed Ralph Stafford afterward they appointed thrée iourneys toward other townes as especially to Brigerecke so called for the strength thereof and also called the Chamber of Fraunce and also to y e town of Saint Iohn de Laruel and to many other greate and strong townes well fortified which with great toyles and diuerse daungerous assaultes they wan where the Earle of Darbie and his souldiours vndermining the Towers and Wals of the sayde towne were very sore assaulted by them whiche defended Thus he Conquered Cities Townes Castelles and Fortresses to the number of one hundred and fiftie bringing a greate parte of Gascoigne vnder subiection euen to Tolouse vnto the whiche Citie he did no domage neyther to the inhabitantes therof but that he made them wonderfully afrayde as certaine of them tolde me sayeth my aucthour their fear was such that the religious people were constrayned to beare armour and the Prior of the Carmelite Tho. de la More Friers of our Lady of Tolouse hauyng a Banner of our Ladye in Golde set in a fielde of siluer displayed the same prouoking thereby many to take armour About the second sonday in Lent the Earles being fully fraught with bootie prisoners gold and siluer they returned towardes Burdeaux where Iohn de Valoys eldest sonne to the French king being accompanyed with a great number of hyred Dutche souldiours besieged the Towne of Agnlowne and the Captaines thereof the Earle of Stafforde and other so entrenched the same Towne that without greate daunger the Englishmen coulde haue no accesse vnto them but the Earle of Darby bet awaye them that besieged the Citie and eâ—t soones new victualled the same notwithstanding they were not able to raise the siege bycause they hadde so entrenched themselues without the towne who refusing to fight in the fielde would aunswere that they came not to pitch a fielde but to besiege a Town wherefore they continued the same siege vntil the decollation of Saint Iohn but vnderstanding then that the King of England chaced his Father Phillip very sore at Grecie and fearing that he shoulde come verye late to the ayde of hys Father he gaue vppe the siege setting all his tentes on fire and fled in the darke but the Earle of Stafforde wyth hys power pursued them cut off theyr tayle tooke a greate manye of theyr horsses and prisoners and retourned After this certaine bowmen are mustered in England appointed to be sente ouer sea who commyng ouer are layde in garrison fordefence of the Countrey Also twenty thousande sackes of Wooll are graunted to the king Moreouer Geffrey de Harecourte a Norman came to the King requiring ayd against the French king who wrongfully withhelde hys landes from him at his first comming he did fealtie and sware homage to king Edward but afterward he reuolted Thomas of Hatfielde the Kings Secretary by meanes of Tho. Walsing the Kyngs letters to the Pope was admitted Byshoppe of Durham and when certaine of the Cardinalles sayde that the sayd Thomas was a light person and a lay man the Pope answered truly if the king of England at this time Ansvvere of the Pope had made his request for an Asse he should haue obteined it The same yeare dyed Adam Tarleton Bishop of Winchester that had bin long time blind after whome succéeded William Edendon Treasourer of England This man founded the Monasterie of Edendon the religious Liber Edendon bréethren whereof were called Bonhomes The same yeare dyed Henry Earle of Lancaster father to Henry Earle of Darby and was buryed at Leycester in the Monasterie of Channons the King and both the olde and yong Quéenes being present with Archbishops Bishops Earles and Barons in manner of all the lande whose sonne was then in Gascoigne doing chiualrous actes This yeare the Scottes to the number of thirtie thousande William Dowglas being their leader entred into Westmerland and brent Carelile Penreth with many other Townes wherefore the Bishop of Carelile with Thomas Lucy Robert Ogle and a great number compassed them in the night season and with lightes and noyse so disquieted them that they neuer durst go out for victuals nor giue their bodyes to sléepe but at the last Alexander Stragan stoutely prepared to go out for victualles whome the Bishop Scots ouercome and Robert Ogle mette and with a speare thrust him through the body so that the Scottes were soone after ouercome and slayne Edmond Hemenhall Iohn of Glocester the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Richard Laget the 28 of October This yeare was the first coÌ„gregating and first Custos or gardian of the fraternitie of the Grocers in the Citie of London elected The Earle of Northampton and the other Lordes in Briteine Anno reg 20 committed certayne Castels wonne by them in Briteine to the safekéeping of faithfull Captaynes and Souldioures and then returned into England King Edward prepared to make a voyage into Normandy 1346 his Nauie being readie to transport him from Portesmonth King Edvvard sayled into Normandy and Porchester with the Earles of Northampton Arundell Warwike Harecourt Huntingdon Oxenforde and Suffolke the Bishop of Durham and Mayster William Killesby Clerke euery one of these leading a great armie of Souldioures well appoynted were embarqued and wayted for the winde from the first of June to the fifth of July and then Tho. de la More Tho. Walsing Ro. de Aâ—esbury hauing a good winde they beganne to make Sayle with the number of one thousande Shippes of burthen and Pinaces and on the thirtéenth day of July they landed at Hogges in Normandy where on the shore of the Sea King Edwarde made his eldest sonne Knighte and also Prince of Wales and immediately the Prince made Knightes Mortimere Montacute Rose and other That night the King lodged in the Towne of Hogges and the next day the Towne was brent by the Armie Hogges in Normandy brent The night following King Edward lodged in Mercels where he stayde fiue dayes during whiche time all the Countrey with the Towne of Barbefleete was by his men consumed with fire From thence they departed to Veloygus which they set a fire then they went to Senet combe de Mount whiche is nigh the Sea and to Garantam thence to Serius and to Saint Lewes passing along vnto the Towne of Turney wasting all with fire and that night the Kyng lodged at Carmalin then to Gerin being a Religious house belonging vnto Cane leauing nothing behinde them vnspoyled Afterward they made an assaulte and entred the Citie Cane
Knightes and fiue Bishops to wéete Reginald of Worcester Michael of London Thomas of Eâ—lie Iohn of Lincolne and Robert of Cicester To Worcester was preferred Iohn of Barnet to London Simon Sudburie to Ely Simon Langham to Lincolne Iohn Bokingham to Cicester William Linlinere Leonell Earle of Hulster by his wife and sonne to King Edward went into Ireland to recounter the Irishmen that vexed the English Edward Prince of Wales tooke to wife by dispensation the Countesse of Kent daughter vnto Edmond Earle of Kent brother to King Edward the second she had bin before wife vnto Thomas Holland and before that she was wife to the Earle of Salisburie and diuorsed from him A route of the great company of the Englishmen were coÌ„manded to depart out of France and they discomfited in Anuerne the Frenchmen and tooke diuers prisoners of the nobles of France that had bin afore takeÌ„ of the Englishmen and there was slayn Iaques de Burbon and the Countie of Salbrig Also a route of Britons part of the great company aforesayd were discoÌ„fited in Limosin alias Garet by Wil. Felton knight of England at that time Steward of y e Countrey for K. Edward William Holbech Iames Tame the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Sore rempest of vvinde Iohn Peche Fishmonger the 28. of October The King helde his Christmas at Windsore and the xv day folowing a sore and vehemeÌ„t Southweast wind brake forth so hideous that it ouerthrew high Houses Towers Stéeples and Trées and so bowed them that the residue which fell not but remayned standing were the weaker The first fiue dayes of May at London in Smithfield were Anno reg 36 Iusting in Smithfield Justes holden the King and Quéene being present and the most part of the Chiualrie of England and France and of other Nations to the which came Spanyards Cipriets and Armenians Knightly requesting the King of Englands ayde againste the Pagans that had inuaded their confines The 1362 First Staple of vvool at Caleis staple of wools notwithstaÌ„ding the oth receiued of the King of England and other great men of the land is sent to Caleis In the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paule King Edward at Westminster by his Charter gaue to the Abbot of Westminster and Couent two Stagges of his Uenison yearely to be taken in the Forest of Windsore Edward Prince of Wales about the feast of Saint Margaret Edvvard the Kings eldest sonne Prince of Aquitayne at Westminster in presence of the great men of y e Realme receyued of his father the principalitie of Aquitayne fealtie and homage first made to him but yet he left not the principalitie of Wales the Duchie of Cornewall the Counties of Chester and Kent Simon Islip Archbishop of Canterburie did ordeyne that Priestes became theeues for lacke of liuing â— more should not be giuen to Priestes for their yearely stipend than thrée pound sixe shillings eyght pence whiche caused many of them to steale Iohn of Saint Albons Iames Andrew the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Stephen Candish Draper the 28. of October The sixtéenth day of October began a Parliamente at London which continued till the feast of Saint Brice the thirtéenth Tho. Walsing of Nouember on which day the King was borne hauing now accomplished the 50. yeare of his age wherevppon he pardoned such as were giltie of Treason to his person releassed prisoners reuoked outlawes and at the petition of the commons he commanded pleas to be vsed in English and not in French as they had continued since the Conquest He made Leonell his sonne Earle of Hulster then being in Ireland Duke of Clarence and his son Iohn Earle of Richmond he made Duke of Lancaster and Edmond his sonne he made Earle of Cambridge In the saide Parliamente was granted to the King for Subsedie of vvoolles thrée yeares following sixe and twentie shillings eyght pence of euery Sacke of wooll to be transported beyond the Seas Ioane Quéene of Scottes and wife to Dauid Bruse and sister to King Edward the third dyed and was buried in the grey Friers Church at London by hir mother Sea Cro. A Priest in London was murthered and being cutte in four quarters was cast contemptuouslie in foure partes of y e Citie y â— doers wherof were not knowne what they were Sir Iohn Cobham Knighte founded the Colledge of Cobham Colledge Anno reg 37 1363 Three Kings came into England The French King dieth Cobham in Kent The French King the King of Cipres and the King of Scottes came all into England to speake with King Edwarde who receiued them with great honor and gaue them great giftes the Kings of Cipres and of Scotland returned home shortly but the French King fell sicke at London whereof he shortly after died A Frost in England lasted from the midst of September Great Frost Adam Merimâ— to the moneth of Aprill Richard Croydon Iohn Hiltoft the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Cro. col reg â—â—xâ— Iohn Not Peperer the 28. of October This yeare the Castell of Quinborough was builded by King Edward The ninth day of Aprill died Iohn King of France at the Anno reg 38 1364 Sauoy beside Westminster through griefe of minde that the Duke of Angiow one of his pledges had deceyued him and came not into England according as he had promised and sworne His corps was honourably conueyed to Douer and so to Saint Denis in France where he was buried Iohn de Mitford Simon de Mordon the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Anno reg 39 1365 Sherifes Maior Adam of Bury Skinner the 28 of October Ingram Lord of Cowsie married Lady Isabell the Kings daughter at Windsore Iohn Bukulsworth Thomas Ireland the 28. of Septemb. Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Adam of Bury Skinner The 28. of January Iohn Louekin Fishmonger was elected Maior and Adam Bury remoued by the Kings commandement The King commanded that Peter pence should no more Anno reg 40 Peter pence forbidde be gathered nor payde to Rome Saint Peters pence is the Kings almes and all that had twentie peny worth of good of one manner cattell in their house of their owne proper should giue that penie at Lammas The third day of Aprill was borne at Burdeaux Richard 1366 sonne to Edward the blacke Prince who was after King of England by the name of Richard the second Iohn Ward Thomas at Lee the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Louekin Fishmonger the 28. of October This Iohn Louekin Stockfishmonger four times Maior of London twice by election and twice by the Kings appointment Iohn Leyland for that he was borne in the Towne of Kingston Hospitall at Kingston vpon Thamis vpon Thamis he builded there a Chappel called Magdalenes â—o the which he ioyned an Hospitall wherein was a Mayster two Priestes and certayne poore men and for that the Saint Michaelâ— Church in Crooked Lane builded parish Church of Saint
Captayneshyp but the Earle for as muche as he was made by Parliament he woulde not obey the Priuie Seale but continued forth in the sayd office The Noble Science of Printing was about this tyme 1459 Printing first inuented founde in Germanie at Magunce by one Iohn Cuthembergus a Knight One Conradus an Almaine brought it into Rome William Caxton of London Mercer brought it into England aboute the yeare a. 1471. And fyrst practised the same in the Abbay of Saint Peter at Westminster after which tyme it was likewyse practised in the Abbayes of Saint Augustine at Caunterburie Saint Albons and other Monasteries of England In a lyttle Towne in Bedfordshire there fell a bloudie It raigned bloud rayne whereof the red drops appeared in shéetes the which a woman had hanged out for to dry In this tyme the Realme of Englande was out of good order as it had bene of long tyme for the King béeyng symple and pitifull was ledde by couetous Counsell The King grewe in debte dayly but payment was not made All the possessions and Lordshippes that pertayned to the Crowne the King had giuen some to Lordes and some to others such as would begge them so that himselfe had almost nothing lefte to lyue on but such impositions as were put to the common people as Taxes Tallages Quinzimes all which was spent in vayne for he helde no houshold nor maintayned no warres for which misgouernaunce the heartes of the people were turned from them that had the Land in gouernaunce The Quéene with such as were of hir affinitie ruled the Realme as hir lyked gathering riches innumerable The Officers of the Realme especially the Earle of Wilshire Treasurer of England for to enriche himselfe pilled the poore people disherited rightfull heyres and did many wrongs The Quéene was defamed and sclaundered that the young Prince was not hir sonne but a Bastard gotten in adulterie wherefore she dreading that he shoulde not succéede his father in the Crowne of Englande allyed vnto hir all the Knightes and Esquiers of Chestershire for to haue theyr fauour she helde open housholde among them and made hir sonne the Prince to giue a liuerie of Swannes to all the Gentilmen of the Countrey and to many other through the land trusting through their strength to make hir sonne King making priuie meanes to some of the Lordes of England for to stirre the King that he should resigne the Crowne to her sonne but she could not bring their purpose about The. xxj day of September Richard Earle of Salisburie hauing An. reg 38. gathered a well appoynted armie for dread of his enemies especially of the Quéene tooke his way towarde Ludlowe where at that time the Duke of Yorke lay to the intent that they both together would haue rydden to the King to Colshull in Staffordshire to haue excused them of certaine articles layd against them by malice of their enemies as they sayd Wherevpon those that were about the King and also the Quéene who laye at Eglishall moued him to assemble a great powre whereof Iames Twichet Lorde Awdley was made chiefe and had the leading of them into the fielde called Bloreheath néere vnto Mucklestone by the which the sayde Bloreheath fielde Duke and the Earle must néedes passe there both hostes mette and fought a mortall battaile wherin the Lord Audley was slaine with Hugh Venables of Kinderton Thomas Dutton of Dutton Richard Mollynes William Trowtbek Iohn Legh del Bothes Iohn Donne of Vtkinton and Iohn Edgerton of Edgerton Knightes Richard Donne of Croton Iohn Duttes Esquiers and many other of Chestershire that had receyued the Princes liuerie of Swannes and there were takeÌ„ prisoners the Earle of Salisburies ij sonnes Thomas and Iohn and sir Thomas Harington which were sent to Chester but soone after deliuered After this discomfiture the Earle of Salisburie passed forth to Duke Richard to Ludlowe and thether came to them for Calleis the Earle of Warwike which all thrée writ a letter vnto King Henry whereof the tenure is this MOst Christian King right high and mighty Prince our most dread Soueraigne Lord after as humble recommeÌ„dations to your high excellencie as will suffice Our true intent to the prosperitie augmentation of your high estate and to the commoÌ„ Weale of this Realme hath beâ—â—â— shewed vnto your highnesse in such writing as wée make thereof And ouer that an Indenture signed by our hands in the Churche Cathedrall of Worcester comprehending y â— proofe of the truth duetie that God knoweth we beare to your saide estate and to the preheminence and prerogatiue thereof we sent vnto your good Grace by the Prior of the sayde Churche and diuers other Doctors and among other by M. William Lynwood Doctor of Diuinitie which ministred vnto vs seuerally the blessed Sacrament of the body of Jesus wherevppon we and euery of vs deposed for our sayde trueth and duetie accordyng to the tenor of the sayde Indenture And sith that time we haue certified at large in writing and by mouth by Garter King of Armes not onely to your said highnesse but also to the good worthie Lordes beyng about your most Noble presence the largenesse of our sayde trueth and duetie and our intent and disposition to serche all the motions that might serue conueniently to the affirmation thereof and to our perfect suerties from suche inconuenient and vnreuerent ieopardies as wée haue béene put in diuers tymes here before Whereof we haue cause to make and ought to make suche exclamation and complaint not without reason as is not vnknowen to all the sayde worthie Lordes and to all his land and wil offer vs to your high presence to the same intent if we myght so doe without sayd suertie which onely causeth vs to kéepe suche fellowshippe as we doe in our léefull manner And hereto we haue forborne and auoyded all thinges that might serue to the effusion of Christian bloud of the dreade that we haue of God and of your Royall Maiestie and haue also eschued to approche your sayde most Noble presence for the humble obeysaunce and reuerence wherein we haue and during our lyfe will haue the same And yet neuerthelesse we heare that we be proclaimed and defamed in our name vnrightfully vnlawfully and sauing your high reuerence vntruely and otherwise as God knoweth than we haue giuen cause knowing certainely that the blessed and noble intent of your said good grace and the righteousnesse thereof is to take repute and accept your true and lawfull subiectes and that it accordeth neyther with your sayd intent nor with your wyll or pleasure that we shoulde be otherwise taken or reputed And ouer that our Lordshippes and tenantes bene of high violence robbed and spoyled agaynst your peace and lawes and all ryghteousnesse Wée therefore as we suffice beséeche your sayde good Grace to take repute and receyne therevnto our sayde trueth and intent which to God is knowne as wée shewe it by the sayde tenor
being ready to giue battaile the Frenche men made great shew but dallyed out the day and in the night departed The eighte and twentith of July Anthony Parson Robert Testwood and Henrie Filmer were brent at Windsore A greate death of the pestilence was at London and therefore Michaelmasse Terme was adiorned to Saint Albons Iohn Tolous Richarde Dobbes the 28. of September Sherifes Sir William Bower Draper the 28. of October Sir Ralfe Warren the 13. of Aprill Maior At Alhallowntide a roade was made into Scotlande by the garrison there who burned 60. Uillages and tooke great prayes The eightéene of December the Archebyshoppe of Canterburies Pallaice at Canterburie was brent and therein was brent his brother in law and other men The foure and twentith of December William Lorde Parre was created Erle of Essex and sir William Parre was created Baron Parre of Horton at Hampton Court And on the 〈…〉 of January sir Thomas Wriothesley was created Baâ—â—n of Wriothesley at Hampton Courte This yeare chaunced foure Eclipses one of the SuÌ„nne she fourtéenth of Januarie and thrée of the Moone Four Eclypses In the beginning of Lent Lorde Edward Seymer Earle of Hâ—reforde was made Liuetenaunt of the North and sent thâ—ther wyth an army The seauenth of Marche Germaine Gardner and Germaine Gardner and others executed Larke Parson of Chelfea were executed at Tyborne for denying the Kings Supremacie wyth them was executed for other offences one Singleton And shortelye after Ashbey was likewise executed for the Supremacie The xâ—j of Maâ—â—â—sir Ioâ—â— Dudley Lord Lisle Lord Ad 〈…〉 1â—44 with a great naâ—â— de 〈…〉 towardâ— Scotlande oâ—â—â—â—â—â— The 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 Gun poulder house called the House blovvne vppe vvith gunpoulder Blacke 〈…〉 in 〈…〉 Smithfielde was blown vppe and therein burned fiue men a boy and a woman On May euen dyed Lord Thomas Audley Lord Chacelour of Englande After whome succéeded Lorde Thomas Wriothesley The iij. of May sir Iohn Dudley Vicount Lisle hygh Admirall An armye sente into Scotland of Englande â—rryued with his fléete of 200. saile in the Frith of Scotlande where he landed dyuers of his menne and tooke there diuers vessels The iiij of May he landed the residue of his men at Lieth from thence marched forwarde in thrée greate battailes whereof the saide Lorde Admirall led the vawarde the Earle of Shrewsburie the rereward and Edward Seimer Earle of Hertforde Lieuetenant General of the battell Here they found the Scots to the number of 6000 horsemen besides many footemen readye to stoppe their passage who at the firste made as they would haue set on the vawarde but after certaine shotte on both sides they â—â—dainely leauing their artillerie behinde them fled towarde Edenborough the foremoste in fléeing was the Cardinall of Saint Androws the Earle of Huntley Gouernour Murrey and Bothwell and then the Englishmen entred the town of 〈…〉 Lieth taken and spoyled where they found such riches as they thought had not 〈…〉 in any towne of Scotland The nerte day our army went towardes Edenborough and when they approched neare the Prouost of the town with other profered to haue delyuered the same vpon conditioÌ„ that the people might departe with bag and baggage the town to be safe from fire Where vnto our Lieuetenant aunswered that he was sente thither to take vengeance vpon them for their defestable falshoode and that vnlesse they would yéelde vp the town simply wythout condition and cause man woman and childe to departe into the fialdes submitting them to his pleasure he woulde put them to the sworde and their towne to the fire The proudst aunswered that it were better for them 〈…〉 to their defence and so departed and forth with the Lord Lieâ—tenant caused the vaward to marche towards the Towne which they did so couragiously with help of the English gunners that then kept the Scots from their Ordinance and so entred Canie Gaâ—â— and there saw a great number of the Scots Edenborough brent and set fire on the towne which continued thrée 〈…〉 after â—arning Shortly after came to the lord LieutenaÌ„t by and William Lord Eurie WardeÌ„ of the East March of England gouernor of Barwike with his son siâ— Raphe Eurie who also brought with them 1500. light horsmen inhabiters of those two Marches whyche after they were come did suche good seruice that the army sent away their shippes laden wyth spoyle and dislodged their campe out of Lieth settyng fyre in euery house and returned home by lande spoyling euery Uillage and Fortresse as they passed The xvj of May proclamation was made for the enhanring of Golde to xlviij â— and Siluer to iiij sÌ„ the ounce Also the king caused to be coyned base moneys whych was since Base moneys coyned that tyme called downe the fifth yeare of Edwasde the sixth and called in the second of Quéene Elizabeth On the xx day of May passed through the Citie of London in warlike maner to the number of 700. Irishmen hauing for theyr 〈…〉 Darts and Hand guns with Bag pipes 〈…〉 them in Saint Iarâ—es Parke besides Westminster they 〈…〉 before the King In the moneth of June the Letany or Procession was Procession in Englishe â—â— forth in Englishe with commandement by the King to be generally vsed in Parishe Churches The thirtéenth of July King Henrie with a goodlye com 〈…〉 passed into France and encamped on the North fide of King Henrye vvent to Bol. Ioingne 〈…〉 after whose comming the Towne was so sore bat 〈…〉 wyth Gunne shotte aud certaine Towers vnder 〈…〉 and so shaken wyth Gunne powlder that after amoneths siege the Captaine sent worde to the Kyng that 〈…〉 e the 〈…〉 that all 〈…〉 wythin mighte departe â—yth bagge and 〈…〉 King Henrie granted and the Belloâ—ners departed to the 〈…〉 r of 4 454. The fiue and 〈…〉 of September the King with his nobilitie â—â—tred into high Bâ—lâ—ingne and after returned from thence â—â—â—ded at 〈…〉 the first of October The ninth of October in the night the French men came vnwares vpon the English men in base Boloigne and slewe of them a greate number howbâ—it they were shortly after chaced from thence and the base Towne holden after in good quiet Iohn Wilford Merchant Taylour Andrew Iud the 28. of S. Sherifes Maior Prises taken Sir William Laxton Grocer the 28. of October This yeare was taken by the Kings Shyppes of the West Country and of the Englishe coast the number of 300 French shippes and more so that the Grey Friers Churche in London was laide full of Wine the Austen Friers and Blacke Friers were layde full of Hering and other fish that was taken going into Fraunce The King demaunded a beneuolence of al his subiectes A beneuolence demaunded Spirituall and Temporall towardes his warres in France and Scotland And the twelfth of January the Lorde Chauncelour the Duke of Suffolke and other of the Kings Councell began to sit at Baynards
part whereof were happily atchéeued to the â—â—â—eats ouer throwe of the aduersaryes parte and singular commendation of ours William Allin Richard Chamberlaine the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Anno reg 5. Tempest at Leycester Sir Thomas Lodge Grocer the 28 of October On Saterday y e xvj of January a great tempest of wind and thunder happened in the Towne of Leycester whiche vncouered 411. bayes of houses and ouerturned manye The ix x. and xj of February Westminster hall was ouerslowen 1563 wyth water and Holland in Lincolneshire was drowned by rage of winde and water When the Frenchemen with huge armies assembled oute Iohn Caiâ—â— of all partes of Fraunce to recouer the place of passage the stopping whereof by our power was the double woe of their common wealth there bred throughe the season of the yere and putrifactioÌ„ of the aire a miserable infortunate plague among our men whyche maruellously encreased with the death of diuers of the best captains souldiors where withal there folowed a cruel and quicke siege whereat was present the yong Kyng hymselfe the Quéene hys mother the beste tryed number of warlike souldiours within the whole Countrey besides an other sorte of yong and olde that cared not for life or lande so their aduenture might winne againe the cause of their distresse wyth this generall ayde the marishes were made passable and firme ground whych by men of great experience was thought impossible and with common helpe the Cannons were placed the Castell and wals were battered and sundrye breaches made beyond expectation howbeit they were rewarded by oure Gunners and made to taste the bitter fruit of their desperate approche to their greate terrour and annoyaunce the Earle of Warwike wyth the remnant of our Capitaines and souldiors in couragious order standing at the seuerall breaches ready to defende their assaultes whyche perceyued by the enimy they caused their Trumpets to sound the blast of Emparle that composition of eyther parte mighte be made to auoide the imminent slaughter and effusion of bloude This offer séemed not vnméete bothe parties concluded the Towne was delyuered the nine and twentith of July wyth condition that the Englishemen should departe When the towne in this sorte was surrendred to the Frenche and the greatest part of our garrison shipped many sicke persons were lefte behind impotent and vnable to help themselues The misery whereof Edwarde Randolfe Esquier hygh Marshall of the Towne who was appointed to tarry and sée the vttermoste of oure composition accomplished perceiuyng moned with naturall pitie of his Countreymen relinquished withoute comforte caused the saide sicke persons to bée carryed aboorde not sparing his own shoulders at that time feeble and full of the plague hymselfe and hys men still bearing and helping the poore creatures on Ship-boorde a rare facte worthy rewarde and no doubte in remembrance with God the true recorder of mercifull deserts As ye haue hearde the plague of pestilence being in the Pestilence Towne of Newhauen through the number of souldiors that returned into Englande the infection thereof spread into dyuers partes of this Realme but especially the Citie of London was so infected that in the same whole yeare that is to say froÌ„ the first of January 156â— till the last of December 1563. there dyed in the Citie and Liberties thereof containing 108. parishes of all diseases xx M. iij. C. lxxij and of the 108. parishes in London besides â—â— in the suburbs plague being parte of the number aforesaide xvij M. iiâ—j C. iiâ—j persons And in the out parishes adioyning to y â— same Citie being xj parishes dyed of al diseases in the whole yeare itj. M. tj C. lxxx and vitj. persons and of them of the plague tj M. vtj C. xxxtj persons so that the whole number of all that dyed of all disseases as well within the Citie and Liberties as in the out parishes was xxitj M. vj. C. and lx of them there dyed of the plague xx M. one hundred thirtie and sixe The eight of July in the morning hapned a great teÌ„pest Tempest at London of lightning and thunder where through a woman thrée kyne were slaine in the Couent Garden neare to Charing Crosse At the same time in Essex a man was torne to péeres as he was carying haye hys barne was borne downe and hys haye brent bothe stones and trées were rent in many places The Counsell of Kyng Philip at Bruxels commaunded proclamation to be made in Antwerpe and other places that no English ship with anye clothes shoulde come into anye places of their lowe Countries their colour was as they saide the daunger of the plague whyche was that tyme in London and other places of England notwythstanding they woulde gladly haue gotten our Woolles but the Quéenes Maiestie throughe sute of oure Merchaunt Aduenturers caused the Wooll fléete to be discharged and our Cloth fléet was sente to Emden in East Friselande aboute Easter nexte following in Anno 1564. Forsomuche as the plague of Pestilence was so hote in Threefolde plague to the poore Citizens of London the Citie of London there was no Terme kepte at Michaelmasse to be shorte the poore Citizens of London were thys yeare plagued with a thrée folde plague pestilence searcity of mony and dearth of victuals the misery whereof were too long here to wryte no doubte the poore remember it the riche by flight into the Countries made shifte for themselues c. An Erthquake was in the moneth of September in dyuers Earthquake places of thys realme speciallye in Lincolne and Northamptonshires Edwarde Bankes Rowlande Haywarde the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn White Grocer the 28. of October After the election of this Maior by the Counsels letters the Quéenes Maiesties pleasure was signified to Sir Thomas Lodge then Maior that forsomuche as the plague was to greate in the Citie the newe Maior elected shoulde kéepe no feast at the Guild hall for doubte that throughe bringing togither suche a multitude the infection might encrease for that wéeke there dyed wythin the Citie and out Parishes more than two thousande wherefore this sir Iohn White tooke his othe at the outermoste Gate of the Tower of London From the firste daye of December till the twelfth was Anno reg 6. Lightning and thunder sache continuall lightning and thunder especially the same twelfth day at night that y â— like had not bin séene nor heard by any man then liuing In the moneth of December was driuen on the â—hore â—â— Grimsâ—â—e in Lincolneshire a monstrous fishe in length nynetéene yardes his taile fiftéene foote broade and sixe yardes betwéen hys eyes twelue men stoode vpright in hys mouth to get the oyle For that the plague was not fullye ceased in London Terme kepte at Hertforde Hillarye Tearme was kepte at Hertforde Castell besides Waer Thys yeare an honorable and ioyfull peace was concluded 1564 betwixte the Quéenes Maiestie
was condempned as principal of the murder according to which sentence he was excuted in Smithfield on Monday the xx of April at which time also vntruely as she hir selfe confessed afterward he laboured George Brovvn hanged in Smith fielde by al meanes to cleare Maistresse Saunders of coÌ„mitting euill of hir body with him then flung himselfe besides the Ladder he was after hanged vp in chaines neare vnto the place where he had done the facte In the meane time mistresse Drewry hir man being examined as well by their owne confessions as by falling out of the matter and also by Browns appeachment thought culpable were committed to warde And after mistresse Saunders being deliuered of child and churched for at the time of hir husbaÌ„ds death she looked presently to lie downe was vpon mistresse Drewryes mans confession and other great likelyhoodes likewise committed to the Tower and on Wednesday the sixth of May arraigned with mistresse Drewry at the Guild hall the effect of whose enditemeÌ„t was that they by a letter written had bin procurers of the sayde murther and knowing the murther done had by money and otherwise relieued the murtherer wherevnto they pleaded not giltie howbeit they were both condemned as accessaries to Mayster Saunders death and executed in Anne Sanders Anne Drevvry trusty Roger hanged Smithfield the thirtéenth of May being Wednesday in the Whitson wéeke at which time they both confessed themselues giltie of the fact Trusty Roger mistresse Drewryes man was arraigned on Fryday the eyght of May and béeing there condemned as accessarie was executed with hys mistresse at the time and place aforesayd Not long after Anthony Brovvne hanged at Yorke Anthony Browne brother to y â— forenamed George Browne was for notable felonies conuayed from Newgate to Yorke and there hanged The tenth of Aprill seauen Pirates which among other had bin taken on the North Seas were ledde from Pirats hanged at VVapping Southwarke to Wapping and fiue of them were there hanged the other two had their pardon at the gallowes The seauentéenth of Aprill a Chandlers wife without Aldreds gate of London who had practised hir husbands death Four vvomen on the Pillorie by poysoning and other wayes was set on the Pillory in Cheape with thrée other women who had bin of hir counsell two of them were with hir there whipped This yeare the Quéenes maiestie of Englande being moued Ayd sent into ScotlaÌ„d against the Castell of Edenborough by the Regent of Scotlande in the behalfe of the yong King of Scottes hir Cousen sente a power of 1500. Englishmen to the séege of Edenborough Castell Sir William Drewry Knight Marshall of Barwike to be Generall of hir forces there with Captaynes as foloweth Sir Francis Russell Knight Captayne Reade of Barwike as these folowing also Captayne Yaxley Captayne Wood Captayne Brickwell Captayne Pikeman Captayne Gamme Captayne Cace Captayne Carew Captayne Erington Prouost Marshall Captayne Astoll Captayne Sterlee Captayne of the Pioners and Captayne Barton also of the Pioners Diuers other Gentlemen also went thither to serue of their owne frée willes as Sir George Carie Knight Sir Henry Lee Knighte Mayster Thomas Cecil Maister Michaell Carie Mayster Henry Carie Mayster William Knolles Mayster Thomas Sutton Mayster Cotton Mayster Kelway Mayster Dier Mayster Tilney Mayster William Killigrew Mayster Wlliam Selby and other Sir William Drewry with the Captaines GentlemeÌ„ number of souldiers before mentioned passed from Barwike to Lieth froÌ„ whence on the xxv day of April they marched on to Edenborough entred y e town the same day sommoned y â— Castell in forme as followeth Tho. Churchyard Sir William Kirkandie sometime of Graunge Knighte for as much as the Quéenes Maiestie my soueraigne Lady vpon the earnest request of hir deare coosin y â— King of Sots your soueraign Lorde made to hir highnesse by his regent nobilitie and states of this realme after al good meanes vsed to haue reduced you to dutifull obedience of his authority by treatie which hither to you haue not duely hearkened vnto to the only hinderaunce of the vniuersall peace in this realme by withholding that his highnesse Castle meaning as it séemeth to reserue the same for a receptacle of forraine forces to the manifest daungers both of this realme and of my soueraignesse and therefore necessarie to remoue so perilous a daunger to both the realmes for which consideration hir Maiestie hath sente hir ayde and succours of men ordinaunce and munition vnder my charge and leading for the repugnation and recouerie of the sayde Castel to the saide Kings vse and behalfe and therefore according to hyr Maiesties commandement and commission this shal be in due manner to warne require and summon you that you render and deliuer the saide Cascell with the whole ordinaunce artillerie munitions Jewels housholde stuffe and such other implements within the same to me and the vse and behalfe of the King your soueraigne and his regent in his name immediately after this my letter of Summons or knowledge of the same shall come to you which if you obey as of duetie you oughte then shall I in hir Maiesties name enterpone my selfe to trauaile with the regent counsel and nobilitie here for y e safetie of your liues c. Otherwise if you continue in your former obstinacie abyding the Canon then no further to looke for grace or fauour but you and the rest within that Castell to be pursued to the vttermost and holden as enemies to hir maiestie your owne soueraigne Countrey Giuen at Edenburgh by me sir WilliaÌ„ Drurie Knighte generall of hir Maiesties forces nowe in Scotland this xxv of April 1573. The Lord Grange Captain of y e Castell notwithstaÌ„ding this somonaÌ„ce refused vtterly to yéeld y â— Castel who thervpoÌ„ receiued such answere froÌ„ y e general as stoode not to his contentation Herevpon were the Pioners set in hand to caste trenches and to raise mounts in places conuenient to plaÌ„t the ordinaunce vppon And then began the siege of the Castell in fiue places where were erected 5. mounts The first was for the regent called the King mount The seconde for sir William Drurie general there The third was gouerned by sir George Carie. The fourth by sir Henrie Lee. The fifth by Maister Thomas Sutton Maister of the ordinance in the Northe parte of Englande There was at thys siege as is reported 1500. Englishmen and of Scottes fiue hundred there was also one with another péeces of Artillery 30. sixe Canons nine halfe Canous ix Culuerings sixe Sakers They within spared not to bestow such as they had as wel at y e pioners as souldiours in so much y e diuerse were hurt and some sâ—ayne before the trenches and mountes might be brought to perfection but they within escaped not frée especially after that the trenches and mountes were brought in state to defende the assaylants who watching and warding in the trenches answered them within the Castell very roughly On