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A13042 The abridgement of the English Chronicle, first collected by M. Iohn Stow, and after him augmented with very many memorable antiquities, and continued with matters forreine and domesticall, vnto the beginning of the yeare, 1618. by E.H. Gentleman. There is a briefe table at the end of the booke; Summarie of Englyshe chronicles. Abridgments Stow, John, 1525?-1605.; Howes, Edmund, fl. 1607-1631. 1618 (1618) STC 23332; ESTC S117863 314,292 619

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Nottingham considering how this land was misgouerned by a few persons about the K. intending reformation of the same assembled at Radcote Bridge with a power of forty thousand came to London and pitched in the fields neare to the tower where the King kept his Christmas Shortly after they caused the King to call a parliament whereof hearing Alexander Neuell Archbishop of Yorke Robert Ver Duke of Ireland and Michael de la Poole Earle of Suffolke fled the land died in strange countries The king by the counsell of the aboue named Lords caused to be taken Sir Robert Tresilian chiefe Iustice of England sir Nicholas Brember late Maior of London sir Iohn Salisbury knight sir Iohn Beauchamp sir Simon Burghley sir Iames Barnes knight Iohn Vske a Serieant at Armes which by the authoritie of the said Parliament were conuict of treason and put to death Robert Belknap Iohn holt Iohn Locton Richard Gray William Burgh and Robert Fulthrope Iustices with the Lords which before had voided the land were banished for euer Thomas Austen shriue Adam Carlohul shriue Nicholas Twyford Goldsmith Maior Statutes made of the Staple to bee brought from Middleborow to Calice Iohn Walcot Shriue Iohn Louely Shriue William Venour Grocer Maior In Oxford the Welsh and Southerne schollers assailed the Northerne whereby many murders were done on each side Iohn Francis shriue Thomas Viuent shriue Adam Bawne Goldsmith Maior This Adam Bawne prouided that from parts beyond the seas was corne brought to London plentifully to the furtherance of which good work the Maior and Citizens tooke out of the Orphans chest in their Guild-hall 2000. markes to buy corne and the Aldermen laid out each of them 20. pound to the like purpose The good man of the Cock in Cheape at the litle conduit was murdered in y e night time by a thiefe that came in at a gutter window as it was known long after by the same thiefe when he was at the Gallowes to be hanged for fellony but his wife was burnt therefore and thrée of his men drawne to Tyborne and there hanged wrongfully Iohn Chadworth Shriue Henry Venor Shriue Iohn Hinde Draper Maior Vpon Christmas day a Dolphin came vp the riuer of Thames to London bridge foreshewing the tempests that followed shortly after or else the disturbance of the Citizens which through y e Kings displeasure they came into because the Londoners had denied the lending of 1000. pound which the king demanded of them Hee caused the Maior Shriues Aldermen to be summoned to a Counsell at Nottingham there imprisoned them disanulling all their liberties and made sir Edward Dalengrige Warden of London Gilbert Maghfield Shriue Thomas Newington Shriue William Stondon Grocer Maior When the King saw the Londoners sore repent their trespasses he came to London where the citizens receiued him with so great glory as might haue séemed to receiue an Emperour in his triumph with such gifts did honour him that the worth thereof could not bee estéemed By this meanes the King became more tractable to grant them their liberties and then the Kings Bench from Yorke and the Chancery from Nottingh●● were returned to London Drew Barentine shriue Richard Whiting●on shriue Iohn Hatley Grocer Maior Qéene Anne died at Shene in Southery and was buried at Westminster William Brumstone Shriue Thomas Knowles Shriue Iohn Froshie Mercer Maior King Richard made a chargeable voyage into Ireland which came to small effect Roger Ellis Shriue William Skirrington Shriue William Moore Vintner Maior The Kings of England and of France met besides Calice and there concluded a peace King Richard tooke to his wife Isabell daughter to the French King Thomas Wilford Shriue William Parker Shriue Adam Bawne Goldsmith and Richard Whittington Mercer Maiors This yeare 1397. Tamberlaine being Lord of a a certaine wast countrey and rude people in the East who not long before had assembled great numbers of strangers vnto his aid ouerthrown the Persians vnderstanding that Baiazeth the Turkish Emperour had won diuers kingdomes and many strong Citties from the Christians as also discomfited the Christian Emperiall army which consisted of Gréekes Italians Germanes Hungarions Seruians Myssians Frenchmen and others and that he still persisted in extreame pride of his inuincible strength fortune with a mightie hoast had besieged Constantinople eight yeares being fully perswaded that there was no power vpon earth that could redéeme the Cittie out of his hands because he knew the Princes of Christendome to bee at dissention among themselues And therupon secured himselfe y t if Europ could not preuaile against him there was no other power that durst encounter him And whilest hée thus thought the saide Tamberlaine the yeare alone written came vpon him with a very mighty hoast in a set battell vpon Mount Stella where Pompey fought with Mithridates hee ouercame this Baiazeth being the fourth of that name flew two hundred thousand Turkes tooke him prisoner put him in an iron cage and so carried him in triumph from place to place This Baiazeth was crowned in the yeare 1373. Amurah the second was crowned 1414. he was the first that ordained the Emperiall Band or guarde of renegate Christians commonly called Ianezaries And in the yeare 1447. Constantine the 7. was crowned Emperour of Constantinople being before that K. of Morea he was surnamed the Dragon for his cruelty which he exercised vpon the Turkes for reuenge whereof other ancient grudges Mahomet sonne of Amurat the 2. in the yeare 1452. after hee had done great spoiles and damage vpon Gréece hee also conquered their chiefe Citie Constantinople tooke Constantine the Christian Emperour prisoner then cōmanded his head to be cut-off and with great derision caused his head to bee showne throughout all the Turkish campe And among other things of worthy note and obseruation you shall vnderstand that whereas the famous Citie Constantinople was at first dignified reedified enriched aduanced by a Constantine whose mothers name was S. Helen the same Citie was lost subiugated vnto Turkish slauery by a Constantine whose mothers name was likewise Helen This Mahomet was the second of that name and the eight in ranke of Turkish Emperours was the first that arrogated to his title the name of Great whose successors euer since haue béene called the great Turke or grand Signor Therefore Baiazeth the fourth by reason of sundry his victories against the Christians and cruell murthers which he had performed on his kindred friendes was surnamed the whirlwinde or thunderbolt of heauen And Tamberlaine after his conquest calling to minde all his fortunes considering how many mighty Princes he had subdued surnamed himselfe the scourge of God Thomas Duke of Glocester King Richards Vncle was murdered at Calice The Earle of Arundell and many other were put to death for that they rebuked the King in certaine matters somewhat liberally Richard Askam Shriue Iohn Woodcocke Shriue Richard
Maior George Duke of Clarence Edwards brother in the Tower of London made his end in a But of Malmesey Robert Harding shriue Robert Byfield shriue Richard Gardiner Mercer Maior A great dearth and also a great death was in London and diuers other parts of this Realme Thomas Ilam shriue Iohn Ward shriue Sir Bartholomew Iames Draper Maior This Thomas Ilam Shriue newly builded the great Conduit in Cheape Théeues for robbing Saint Martins le grand in London three were drawne to the Tower hill and there hanged and burnt other two were pressed to death Thomas Daniel Shriue William Bacon Shriue Iohn Browne Mercer Maior The Citizens of London lent the King 5000. Marks which was repaired againe the next yeare following Robert Tate W. Wilking shriue Richard Chawry shriue William Harriot Draper Maior The Scots began to stirre against whom the King sent the Duke of Glocester others which returned without any notable battell William White Shriue Iohn Matthew Shriue Edmond Shawe Goldsmith Maior This Edmond Shawe newly builded Creplegate of London from the foundation which gate in old time had béene a prison whereto the Citizens and others as were arested for debt and like trespasses were committed King Edward making great prouision for war into France ended his life at Westminster the 9. of Aprill Anno 1483. when hee had raigned 22. yeares one moneth and odde daies hee was buried at Windsor He left issue Edward the Prince and Richard Duke of Yorke and 5. daughters Elizabeth that after was Quéene Cicely Anne Katherine and Briget Edward the fifth EDward the 5. about the age of 13. yeares began his raigne the 9. of Aprill in the yeare 1483. which Prince raigned smal space either in pleasure or libertie for his vnnaturall Vncle Richard Duke of Glocester within 3. moneths depriued him not onely of his Crowne but also of his life as was said This Edward raigned two moneths and ten dayes Richard the Duke of Glocester RIchard the 3. brother to Edward the 4. was proclaimed K. the 22. of Iune in the yeare 1483. hee put to death Anthony Woduile Earle Riuers Lord Richard Gray the Quéenes brother sir Thomas Vaugham sir Richard Hawes at Pomfret and William Lord Hastings in the Tower of London all in one day He was crowned at Westminster on the 7. day of Iuly After this were taken for Rebels against the King Robert Rufe Sergeant of London Willia● Dauy Pardoner Iohn Smith Groome of King Ed●wards stirop and Stephen Ireland wardroper in 〈◊〉 Tower with many other who were charged th● they had sent writings into Britaine to the Earl● of Richmond and of Pembroke and also that they minded to haue stollen out of the Tower Prince Edward and his brother for the which they we●● drawn from Westminster to the Tower-hill and there all foure beheaded Thomas Norland Shriue William Mattin Shriue Robert Bylisdon Haberdasher Maior Grudge began betwéene King Richard and ● Duke of Buckingham insomuch that the Du●● conspired with diuers Noble men against hi● intending to bring into the land Henry Earle Richmond as heire to the Crowne for wh● conspiracy the Duke of Buckingham was behe●●ded at Sarisbury The 30. of December was a great fire at l●●●den Hall in London where through was burn much housing and all the stockes for gunnes 〈◊〉 other prouision belonging to the Citty K. Richard began the high Tower at Westmin●ter Richard Chester T. Britaine Shriues Ralph Austry Shriue Thomas Hill Grocer William Stocker Draper Iohn Ward Grocer Maiors This Thomas Hall builded the Conduite in Grace stréete King Richard being lodged in the Citie of Lon●on at the Wardrop sent for sundry Aldermen ●d head comoners of the Citty instanced them 〈◊〉 lend him certaine sums of money vpon suffici●t pledges of the which persons he had granted of ●me 100. li. some 100. ma. some 40. li. or 50. mar 〈◊〉 assigned a Chapplen named Chaterton to deli● the pledges after the value of the sums bor●ned whereof was parcell an helment of King Edwards with the garnishing of gold stone and pearle certaine cups of gold also garnished with stone and pearle and the twelue Apostles of siluer and guilt garnishing of his Chappell c. For the which kindnesse shewed vnto him by the Cit●ens hee gaue vnto the Chamber of London a 〈◊〉 cup with a couer of gold garnished with cer●ne Kalaxes Diamonds and Pearle the which ●s valued at an hundred marke but the money 〈◊〉 him thus borrowed was neuer repaied by his ●yes nor the pledges redéemed Colingborne Esquier was drawne from West●inster to the Tower of London and there on the 〈◊〉 headed and quartered Sir Roger Clifford Knight and one Forrescue ●re drawn through London and at Saint Mar●es le grand Sir Roger would haue broke from the Shriues and taken Sanctuary but the Shriues tooke him againe and had him to the Tower hill where he was beheaded and Fortesc● had his pardon Henry Earle of Richmond Iasper Earle of Pembrooke his vncle the Earle of Oxford and many other Knights and Esquires with a small company of Frenchmen landed at Milford han● on the 6. of August whose comming when it w●● heard of in Wales diuers Noble men with the● retinue gathered to him in great number And th● marching against King Richard at a village called Bosworth neare to Leicester he met with his ene●mies the 22. of August where betwéene them wa● foughten a sharpe battell in conclusion whereof King Richard with diuers others were slaine and king Henry obtained a noble victory and immedi●ately the Lord Stanley crowned him King of Eng●land in the field with the crowne which was t●●ken of King Richards head Richard was buried in the Gray Friars Church at Leicester when he had held the crowne two yeares and two moneths Henry Earle of Richmond HEnry the seuenth borne in Pembrooke castle began his raigne the 22. of August in the yeare 1485. Hee was a Prince of maruellous wisedome pollicie iustice temperance and grauitie and notwithstanding many and great occasions of trouble and warre hee kept his Realme in right good order for the which he was greatly reuerenced of forraine Princes On the 22. of August was a great fire in Bredstréete of London in the which fire was burnt the Parson of S. Mildreds and one other man in the Parsonage there The sweating sicknesse began the 21. of September and continued to the end of October Of the which sicknesse a wonderfull number died and in London besides other died Thomas Hill Maior in whose place was chosen William Stocker who likewise deceased about 7. dayes after In which space departed foure Aldermen T Ilam R. Rowson T. Norland and Iohn Stocker and then was chosen Maior Iohn Ward who continued till the feast of Simon and Iude. Iohn Tate shriue Iohn Swan shriue Sir Hugh Brice Maior The 30. of October King Henry was crowned at Westminster he