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A07894 A briefe chronicle, of the successe of times, from the creation of the world, to this instant· Containing, the originall & liues of our ancient fore-fathers, before and after the Floude, as also, of all the monarchs, emperours, kinges, popes, kingdomes, common-weales, estates and gouernments, in most nations of this worlde: and how in alteration, or succession, they haue continued to this day. Munday, Anthony, 1553-1633. 1611 (1611) STC 18263; ESTC S112963 308,814 636

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draper_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1433_o roger_n oteley_n grocer_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1434_o henry_n frowicke_n mercer_n 1435_o l●de_a mayor_n one_o year_n john_n michael_n fishmonger_n 1436_o again_o l._n mayor_n one_o year_n sir_n william_n east-field_n mercer_n who_o be_v make_v a_o knight_n of_o the_o bath_n 1437_o and_o give_v great_a bounty_n to_o rhe_n water_n conduit_n bath_n lord_n maior_n again_o one_o year_n 1438_o stephen_n browne_n grocer_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1439_o robert_n large_a mercer_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1440_o john_n paddesley_n goldsmith_n mint-maister_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1441_o robert_n clopto●_n draper_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1442_o john_n hatherley_n ironmonger_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1443_o thomas_n catworth_n grocer_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1444_o henry_n frowicke_n mercer_n in_o who_o time_n paul_n steeple_n be_v fire_v with_o lightning_n and_o hard_o quench_v fire_v lord_n maior_n again_o one_o year_n 1445_o sir_n simon_n eyre_n draper_n who_o build_v leaden_a hal_n for_o a_o common_a granary_n to_o the_o city_n etc._n etc._n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1446_o john_n olney_n mercer_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1447_o john_n sidney_n draper_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1448_o stephen_n browne_n grocer_n again_o lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1449_o thomas_n chalton_n mercer_n in_o who_o time_n happen_v the_o rebellion_n of_o jack_n cade_n of_o kent_n lord_n maior_n one_o year●_n 1450_o nicholas_n wilford_n grocer_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1451_o william_n gregory_n skinner_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1452_o godfrey_n filding_n mercer_n who_o be_v make_v one_o of_o the_o counsel_n to_o king_n henry_n the_o six_o and_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o lord_n maior_n one_o year_n john_n norman_n draper_n 1453_o who_o be_v the_o first_o mayor_n that_o be_v row_v by_o water_n to_o westminster_n westminster_n for_o till_o that_o time_n they_o ride_v thither_o on_o horseback_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n stephen_n foster_n 1454_o fishmonger_n who_o enlarge_v ludgate_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n william_n marrow_n grocer_n 1455_o lord_n maior_n one_o year_n t●omas_n canning_n grocer_n 1456_o lord_n maior_n one_o year_n godfrey_n boloine_n 1457_o mercer_n who_o give_v a_o 1000_o li._n to_o poor_a householder_n in_o london_n etc._n etc._n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n thomas_n scot_n 1458_o draper_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n william_n hulin_n fishmonger_n 1459_o lord_n maior_n one_o year_n richard_n lee_n grocer_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1460_o in_o his_o time_n begin_v king_n henry_n the_o six_o his_o trouble_n and_o king_n edward_n the_o four_o enter_v his_o reign_n the_o four_o of_o march_n 1460._o hugh_n witch_n mercer_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1461_o thomas_n cook_n draper_n 1462_o bath_n make_v knight_n of_o the_o bath_n in_o the_o fifte_a year_n of_o king_n edward_n the_o 4._o lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n matthew_n philip_n goldsmith_n make_v knight_n of_o the_o bath_n the_o five_o year_n of_o edward_n the_o four_o 1463_o field_n and_o afterward_o knight_v in_o field_n the_o ten_o of_o edward_n the_o four_o lord_n
sir_n roger_n martin_n mercer_n 1567._o son_n to_o laurance_n martin_n of_o melford_n in_o suffolk_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n sir_n thomas_n roe_n merchant-taylor_n 1568_o son_n to_o robert_n roe_n citizen_n and_o merchant-taylor_n of_o london_n who_o be_v son_n to_o reiginald_n roe_n of_o lee_n in_o kent_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n sir_n alexander_n auenand_n iron-monger_n 1569_o son_n to_o robert_n auenand_n of_o kings-norton_n in_o worcestershire_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n sir_n rowland_n heyward_n clothworker_n 1570_o son_n to_o george_n heiward_n of_o bridge-north_n in_o shropshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1571_o sir_n william_n allen_n mercer_n son_n to_o william_n allen_n citizen_n and_o pasteller_n of_o london_n who_o be_v son_n to_o richard_n allen_n of_o stondon_n in_o hertfordshire_n lord_n mayor_n one_o year_n 1572_o sir_n lionel_n ducket_n mercer_n son_n to_o william_n ducat_n of_o flynton_n in_o nottinghamshire_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n 1573_o sir_n john_n rivers_n grocer_n son_n to_o richard_n river_n of_o penseherst_n in_o kent_n l._n mayor_n one_o year_n 1574_o sir_n james_n hawes_n clothworker_n son_n to_o thomas_n hawes_n citizen_n and_o merchant_n of_o london_n who_o be_v son_n to_o john_n hawes_n of_o stokenwenton_n in_o middlesex_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1575._o sir_n ambrose_n nicholas_n salter_n son_n to_o john_n nicholas_n of_o nedingworth_n in_o huntingdonshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1576_o sir_n john_n langley_n goldsmith_n son_n to_o robert_n langley_n of_o althrop_n in_o lincolnshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1577_o sir_n thomas_n ramsey_n grocer_n son_n to_o john_n ramsey_n of_o elenbridge_n in_o kent_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1578_o sir_n richard_n pipe_n draper_n son_n to_o richard_n pipe_n of_o wolnerhampton_n in_o staffordshire_n he_o be_v free_a of_o the_o leatherseller_n and_o from_o they_o translate_v to_o the_o draper_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1579_o sir_n nicholas_n woodrove_a haberdasher_n son_n to_o david_n woodrove_a citizen_n and_o haberdasher_n of_o london_n who_o be_v son_n to_o john_n woodrove_a of_o the_o parish_n of_o vscombe_n in_o devonshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n john_n branch_n draper_n 1580_o son_n to_o john_n branch_n citizen_n and_o draper_n of_o london_n who_o be_v son_n to_o john_n branch_n of_o laynham_n in_o suffolk_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n james_n harvey_n iron-monger_n 1581._o son_n to_o william_n harvey_n of_o cotwalton_n in_o staffordshire_n l._n mayor_n one_o year_n sir_n thomas_n blank_a haberdasher_n 1582_o son_n to_o thomas_n blank_a citizen_n and_o haberdasher_n of_o london_n who_o be_v son_n to_o thomas_n blank_a of_o guildford_n in_o surry_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n edward_n osborne_n clothworker_n 1583_o son_n to_o richard_n osborne_n of_o ashford_n in_o kent_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n thomas_n pulloccill_n draper_n 1584._o son_n to_o william_n pulloccill_n of_o fotescray_n in_o kent_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n wolstane_n dixie_n skinner_n 1585._o son_n to_o thomas_n dixie_n of_o catworth_n in_o huntingdonshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n george_n barn_n haberdasher_n 1586_o son_n to_o sir_n george_n barn_n knight_n citizen_n and_o haberdasher_n of_o london_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n george_n bond_n haberdasher_n 1587._o son_n of_o r._n bond_n of_o trull_n in_o somersetshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n martin_n calthrop_n 1588._o citizen_n and_o draper_n of_o london_n lord_n mayor_n for_o part_n of_o the_o year_n and_o richard_n martin_n goldsmith_n for_o the_o rest_n sir_n john_n hart_n grocer_n 1589_o son_n of_o ralph_n hart_n of_o sproston_n court_n in_o yorkshire_n l._n mayor_n one_o year_n sir_n john_n allot_v fish-monger_n 1590._o son_n to_o richard_n allot_v of_o lymbergh_n in_o lincolnshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o part_n of_o the_o year_n and_o sir_n rowland_n heywerd_v the_o rest_n 159●_n sir_n william_n webbe_n salter_n son_n to_o john_n webbe_n of_o read_v in_o berkshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1592._o sir_n william_n roe_n iron-monger_n son_n to_o thomas_n roe_n of_o penseherst_n in_o kent_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1593._o sir_n cutbbert_n buckle_n vintoner_n son_n to_o christopher_n buckle_v of_o bourgh_n in_o westmoreland_n l._n mayor_n for_o part_n of_o the_o year_n and_o sir_n richard_n martin_n goldsmith_n the_o rest_n this_o sir_n richard_n martin_n be_v son_n to_o thomas_n martin_n of_o saffron_n walden_n in_o essex_n 1594_o sir_n john_n spenser_n clothworker_n son_n to_o rich._n spenser_n of_o waldinfield_n in_o suffolk_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1595_o sir_n stephen_n slaney_n skinner_n son_n to_o john_n slaney_n of_o mitton_n in_o staffordshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1596_o thomas_n skinner_n clothworker_n son_n to_o john_n skinner_n of_o walden_n in_o essex_n lord_n maior_n for_o part_n of_o the_o year_n and_o sir_n henry_n billingsley_n haberdasher_n the_o rest_n this_o sir_n henry_n billingsley_n be_v son_n to_o william_n billingsley_n citizen_n and_o haberdasher_n of_o london_n who_o be_v son_n to_o roger_n billingsley_n of_o the_o city_n of_o canterbury_n in_o kent_n 1597_o sir_n richard_n saltonstall_n skinner_n son_n to_o gilbert_n saltonstal_n of_o hallyfax_n in_o yorkshire_n lord_n mayor_n one_o year_n sir_n stephen_n soame_n grocer_n 1598._o son_n to_o thomas_n soame_n of_o bradley_n in_o suffolk_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n he_o be_v free_a of_o the_o girdler_n and_o from_o they_o translate_v to_o the_o grocer_n sir_n nicholas_n mosley_n clothworker_n 1599_o son_n to_o edward_n mosley_n of_o hough_n in_o lancashire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n william_n ryder_n haberdasher_n 1600_o son_n to_o thomas_n ryder_n of_o muckleston_n in_o staffordshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n john_n gerard_n haberdasher_n 1601_o son_n to_o sir_n william_n gerard_n knight_n citizen_n and_o haberdasher_n of_o london_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n sir_n robert_n lee_n merchant-taylor_n 1602_o son_n to_o humphrey_n lee_n of_o bridge-north_n in_o shropshire_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n sir_n thomas_n benet_n mercer_n 1603_o son_n to_o thomas_n benet_n of_o wallingford_n in_o berkshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n thomas_n low_a haberdasher_z 1604_o son_n to_o simon_n low_a citizen_n and_o merchant-tailor_n of_o london_n who_o be_v son_n to_o ralph_n low_a of_o london_n gentleman_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n sir_n leonard_n holiday_n merchant-taylor_n 1605_o son_n to_o william_n holiday_n of_o redborow_n in_o glocestershire_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n sir_n john_n wats_n clothworker_n 1606_o son_n to_o thomas_n wats_n of_o buntingford_n in_o hertfordshire_n lord_n maior_fw-la one_o year_n sir_n henry_n roe_n mercer_n 1607_o son_n to_o sir_n thomas_n roe_n knight_n citizen_n and_o merchant-taylor_n of_o london_n lord_n mayor_n one_o year_n 1608_o sir_n humphrey_n welde_n grocer_n son_n to_o john_n welde_n of_o eton_n in_o cheshire_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1609_o sir_n thomas_n cambell_n iron-monger_n son_n to_o robert_n cambell_n of_o fulsam_n in_o norfolk_n lord_n maior_n one_o year_n 1610_o sir_n william_n cravon_n merchant-taylor_n son_n to_o william_n cravon_n of_o appletreewick_n in_o yorkshire_n lord_n maior_n now_o govern_v to_o who_o with_o the_o rest_n of_o his_o worthy_a brethren_n i_o wish_v all_o health_n and_o happiness_n since_o the_o time_n also_o of_o king_n richard_n the_o three_o these_o gentleman_n have_v bear_v office_n in_o this_o city_n according_a to_o their_o name_n and_o place_n ¶_o recorder_n of_o this_o city_n m._n hvmphrey_n statkey_n esquire_n m._n thomas_n fitz-williams_n esquire_n sir_n robert_n sheffield_n knight_n m._n john_n chaloner_n esquire_n m._n robert_n brooke_n esquire_n m._n shelley_n esquire_n m._n baker_n esquire_n m._n roger_n cholmeley_n esquire_n m._n richard_n onslow_n esquire_n m._n thomas_n bromeley_n esquire_n 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