Englande and Scotlande Cecilius was buried at Carlyon Kymarus succeded Cecilius and reigned three yeares in Britayne he was slayne as he was huntyng Elanius called also Danius was kyng of Britayn .ix. yeres Morindus the bastard son of Danius began to reigne in Britain he as our Chronicles saye fought with a kynge who came out of Germanye and arriued here and slew hym with all his power Moreouer as they write of the Irishe seas in his tyme came foorthe a wonderfull monster whiche destroyed muche people wherof the king hearyng would of his valiaunt courage needes fyght with it by whoÌ„ he was cleane deuoured wheÌ„ he had reigned .viii. yeres GorbomaÌ„nus eldest sonne of Morindus reigned .xi. yeres A prince iust and religious he renued the temples of his gods and gouerned his people in peace and wealth Oure englyshe Chronicle sayth he buylded the townes of Cambridge and of Grantham Archigallo brother to Gorbomannus was crowned kyng of Britayne he was in conditions vnlike to his brother for he deposed the noble men and exalted the vnnoble He extorted from men their goodes to enriche his treasurie for which cause by the estates of the realme he was depriued of his royall dignitie when had reigned .v. yeares Elidurus the thyrd sonne of Morindus and brother to Archigallo was elected kyng of Britayn a vertuous and gentil prince who gouerned his people iustly As he was in hunting in a forest by chaunce he met with his brother Archigallo whom moste louyngly he imbraced and founde the meanes to reconcile hym to his lordes and than resigned to hym his royal dignitie when he had reigned .v. yeares Archigallo thus restored to his royal estate ruled the people quietly and iustly .x. yeares lyeth buryed at Yorke Elidurus aforenamed after the deth of his brother Archigallo for his pitie and iustice by the generall câ—nsente of the Britayns was agayn chosen kyng But he reigned not passyng two yeres but that his yonger brethern Uigenius and Peredurus raysed warre agaynste hym tooke hym prisoner and cast hym into the Tower of London where he remayned as they write duryng their Reigne Uigenius Peredurus after the takyng of their brother reigned together vii yeres Uigenius thaÌ„ died Peredurus reygned after alone .ii. yeares He buylded the towne of Pyckeryng after the opinion of diuers writers Elidurus the thirde tyme was made kyng of Britayne who continued his latter reigne honorably and iustely but beynge sore bruised with age and troubles he fynyshed his lyfe when he had now lastly reigned .iiii. yeres and was buried at Carâ—â—le Gorbonian reygned in Britayne .x. yeares Morgan was crowned kyng of Britayne who guyded the realme peacibly xiiii yeares Emerianus brother to Morgan succeded in the Realme of Britayne And when he had tyrannously reigned .vii. yeares he was deposed Iuall was chosen kyng of Britayne for his iustice and temperance which he gouerned peacyblye .xx. yeares Rymo gouerned this realme of Britayne .xvi. yeares In his tyme was great plentie and peace Geruncius reigned here in Britayne xx yeares Catillus reigned peacibly in Britayn x. yeres he houng vp all oppressours of the poore people to geue ensample vnto other Coilus succeded Catellus in the realme of Britayne who quietly reigned xx yeares Porex a vertuous and gentle prince reigned in Britayne .v. yeares Chirinnus king of Britayn through his dronkennesse as our Chronyclers write reigned but one yeare Fulgen his sonne reigned two yeres in Britayne Eldred reygned in Britayne one yeare Androgius lykewyse reygned one yeare in Britayne Uarianus the sonne of Androgius succeded his father in this realm of Britayne He wholly gaue hym selfe to the lustes of the fleshe reigned .iii. yeres Eliud kynge of Britayne reygned v. yeres who was a great Astronomer Dedantius kyng of Britayn reigned v. yeares Detonus reigned in this land of Britayne .ii. yeares Gurgineus reygned .iii. yeares in Britayne Merianus was kyng of Britayne .ii. yeares Bladunus gouerned Britain .ii. yeres Capenus reigned kyng of Britayn iii. yeares Ouinus ruled Britain .ii. yeares Silius reigned in Britain .ii. yeares Bledgabredus was .xx. yeres kynge of Britayne He delited muche in musycke and gaue hym selfe to the studye thereof Archemalus was kyng of Britayne ii yeares Eldelus reigned kyng of Britayne iiii yeares In this tyme dyuers prodigies were sene as globes of fyre burstynge oute of the ayre with great noyse Rodianus was kyng of Britayne .ii. yeares Redargius reygned kyng of Britayn iii. yeares Samulius reigned in britayn ii yeres Penisellus was made kyng of Britayne who gouerned it .iii. yeres Pirrhus ruled Britayne .ii. yeares Caporus was kyng of Britayne .ii. yeares Dinellus the sonne of Caporus a iust vertuous prince gouerned this realm of Britaine .iiii. yeares Helius the sonne of Dinellus reigned not fully one yere king of Britayn Of this prince the Isle of Ely toke this name for that he there buylded a goodly palace wherin was his most delight to lyue and also was there buried LUd the eldest son of Hely succeded his father and reigned .xi. yeares in Britayne As soone as he was made Kyng he reformed the state of his common weale for he amended his lawes and tooke awaye all vsages that were naughte Moreouer he repayred the Citie of London then called Troynouant with fayre buildyngs and walles and buylded on the west part therof of a strong gate whiche vnto this time retaineth the name of hym and is called Ludgate Fynally he dyed leauyng after hym two sonnes Androgeus and Theomancius who beynge not of age to gouerne their vncle Cassiuelane obteyned the Crowne Our Chroniclers write that London tooke the name of this Lud and was called Ludston He was buryed nere to the same Ludgate in a Temple whiche he there buylded CAssiuelane the sonne of Hely as oure vulgare Hystoriographiers write after the deathe of his brother Lud was made gouernour of Britayne whiche hee ruled .xix. yeares In the .viii. yere of his reigne Iulius Cesar who warred longe in France made the fyrste vyage of any straunger into this Realme and afterwarde subdued it Whan C. Iulius Cesar had warred seuen yeares in France Germanie commyng vnto that part where Calaice and Boloigne nowe stande hee determined to make warr into Britain whiche vntyll that tyme remayned vnfrequented and vnknowen of the Romayns His quarell was because that in the warres of Fraunce he perceyued the Frenchemen to haue muche succour and aide from thens Wherfore hauing prepared .lxxx. shyppes he sayled into Britayne where at the first beyng weried with an harde and sharpe battayle And after with sodeyne tempest his nauye almoste destroyed he retourned agayne into France there to wynter his men The next spring whiche was the yeare before Christ .51 His
nauy being newe rygged and increased he passed the seas agayne with a greater armye But whiles he went towardes his enemies on lande his shippes lying at anker were agayn by tempest almost lost for either they were dryuen on the sandes wher they stacke fast orels through beatyng one an other with force of the tempeste they were destroyed So that xi were lost the other with muche laboure were saued Upon lande also his horsemen at the fyrste encountre were vanquished and Labienus the Tribune slayne At the seconde conflict not without great daunger of his men he putte the Britayns to flyght and pursued thē to y e riuer of Thamis on the further side wherof Cassiucian with a great multitude of people was keping the banks but they not hable to resist the violence and force of the Romaynes hyd theim selues in woddes and with sodayn eruptions oftentymes inuaded them but in the meane tyme theyr strongest citie Troynouant submitted it selfe to Cesar delyueryng vnto hym hostages whyche exaumple also the other cities folowed whereby Cassiuelan after many losses was constreigned to geue pledges and to agree that Britayne shoulde become tributarie to the Romans Then Cesar lyke a conquerour with a great numbre of prisoners sayled into France and so to Rome where shortely after he was slayne with bodkyns Iohn Lydgate in his boke named the Serpent of diuision writethe that Iulius Cesar buylded in this lande diuers cafteis and cities for a perpetuall memorie to put his name in remembrance that is to say the castell of Douer of Canterbury Rochester and the Tower of London the castell and towne of Cesars bury takyng his name after Cesar the whiche is nowe called Salisbury He also edefied Cesars Chester that nowe is called Chichester and the castel of Excester c. Thus ended th◠warres whiche hee made in Britayn wherby he rather opened onely a waye for his successours to come to the same then that he delyuered to them the dominion therof Thys cōquest was made .2255 yeres after the uersall floud .1057 yeares after the arriuall of Brute .702 yeares after the buyldyng of Rome in the second yeare of the .181 Olympiade the .1116 yeare beefore the conqueste made by Wylliam of Normandye and .1615 years before this present yere of our Lord .1564 Theomancius the sonne of Lud and nephue to Cassiuelan succeded in the realme of Britayne and reigned quietly xxiii yeres and was buried at London Cymbalinus the sonne of Theomantius reigned kyng of Britain .xxxv. yeres and was buried at London The most blessed and pure virgin Mary mother of our sauiour Iesu Christ was born of the holy matrone Saincte Anne the yeare of the world .3948 the yeare before Christ .15 When Cesar Augustius the seconde Emperour by the wyll of God had stablished mooste sure peace thorough the world our redemer IESV CHRIST very God and man vppon whom peace wayted was borne in the .xlii. yeare of the reign of Augustus after the vniuersall Floud .2305 yeres From the birth of Abraham .2012 yeres After the departyng of the Israelites out of Egypt 1509. yeares after the buyldynge of the temple by Salomon .1029 yeres From the buildyng of Rome .752 yeares after the captiuitie of Babylon .614 yeres And in the laste yere of the .194 Olympiade But here is to be noted that the fyrst yere of our Lorde hath but vii dayes after some computation for he was borne the .xxv day of December the fyrst of Ianuary folowynge began the second yeare From this place folowing the yeres synce Christes byrth are placed in the margent at the begynnyng of euery kynges Reigne GUiderius the fyrst sonne of Cimbalyne began his reigne ouer the Britains in the .xvii yeare after the byrth of Christ our Sauiour This man was valiant hardy welthye and trusted muche in his strength And for that he thought the Romayns had their tribute wrongfully he of great courage denied to pay the same For which cause Claudius the .v. Emperoure came into Britayne wyth a greatte power to clayme agayne the payment therof and lastly slew the sayd Guiderius when he had reigned .xxviii. yeares ARuiragus the yongest sonne of Cymbalyne and brother of Guiderius was ordeyned Kynge of Britayne he reigned .xxvii. yeares He slue Hamon neere to a hauen of the sea and threw hym gobbet meale therein Wherfor it is now called Southāpton Claudius the Emperoure after dyuers happes of battaile tooke kyng Aruiragus to his grace And for so much as he perceiued hym to be a valiant prince in token of frendship as the english Chronicles testifie gaue to hym his daughter in mariage named Genissa Thys Claudius as saythe Fabyan buylded Gloucester and Aruiragus was there buryed Peter and Paule by the tyrannye of Nero wer crucified at Rome after the byrthe of our Sauioure Iesus Christe 68. yeares MArius the sonne of Aruiragus an excellente wyse man was ordeyned kyng of Britayn He reigned .liii. yeares In his tyme Lodrik kyng of the Pictes whiche were a people of Scythia accompanyed with the Scottes inuaded Britayne and spoyled the countrey with sworde and fyre against whom Marius with his knightes assembled in all haste gaue theim sharpe battaile Wherein Lodrike captayn of the Pictes was slayne wyth a great number of his souldiours to them whiche he remayned Marius gaue inhabitance in the further part of Scotland And for as muche as the Britaines disdayned to geue theyr daughters to them in mariage they acquainted them with the Iryshe men maryed theyr daughters and grewe in proces of tyme to a great people This Marius as saythe Fabyan buylded the towne of Chester and is buried at Carlyon COilus the sonne of Marius was ordeined kyng of the Britaynes He was brought vp euen from his yong age in Italy among the Romains and therfore fauoured theim greatly payd the tribute truly Som write that he builded the town of Colchester he reigned .liii. yeres was buried at Yorke LUcie the sonne of Coilus was ordeined kyng of Britayne who in all his actes and dedes folowed the steppes of his forfathers in such wise that he was of all men loued and dread This Lucie in the .viii. yere of his reigne that was about the yeare of our Lord .187 sente louyng letters to Eleutherius bishop of Rome desyryng hym to sende some deuout lerned men by whose instruction both he his people might be taught the sayth and religion of Christe wherof Elutherius beyng very glad sente into Britayne .ii. famous clerkes Faganus and Dunianus By whose diligence as Gildas wryteth Lucie and his people of Britayne were instructed and baptised in the faith of Christ 1294. yeres after the arriuall of Brute The yeare of Christe .189 Lucius kynge of Britayne when he had reigned xii yeres deceased and was buried at Glocester after whose death for so muche as of him remained no heire the britaines betwene
Conon Meridoke a Britayn was a stryfe and debate in whiche they both sped dyuersly but at at length they wer made frends Maximus reigned .viii. yeares Maximus kynge of Britayne made warre vpon the Galles and sayled into Armerica now called litle Britayn and subduyng the countreye gaue it to Conon Meridoke to hold for euer of the kynges of great Britayn Maximus was constrayned of the souldiours to take on hym the imperiall crowne therfore beyng in France passed further into the lands of the empire subdued a great part of France and all Germanie Gratian the Emperour of hym was put to flight at Paris and slayne at Lyons Whyles Maximus was occupied in the warres in Italye Melga kynge of Pictes and Guanius captayne of the Hunnes vexed the Britayns Wherof when Maximus had vnderstandynge he sente a captaine named Gratian to withstande their force Saint Ursula with the .11000 Uirgins whiche were sent into little Britayne to be maried to the foresayde Conon and his knyghtes wer slayn of the barbarous people beynge on the sea Forthwith the foresaid Gratian that was sent into Britayne of Maximus to defende the land from Barbariens toke on hym the kyngdom of Britayn and exercised all tyranny and exaction vppon the people for whiche cause hee was abhorred of all the Britaynes and by theym was slayne when he hadde reygned fower yeares Then was the Realme a good space wythoute heade or gouernoure In the whyche tyme they were nowe and then very muche vexed wyth the foresayde Barbarous people and other foreyne enemies Nere about the yeare of Christ .427 the Britaynes were inuaded agayne by the Pictes and Scots which not withstandynge the foresayde wall that was made by the Romanes spoyled the coūtrey very sore so that they were dryuen to seke for newe helpe of the Romanes who sent to them a company of souldiors which agayn chased the Picts and made a wall of stone of the thicknes of viii foot in height .xii. foote Which thing when they had done comfortyng the britones and admonishynge them hereafter to trust to their own māhod strēgth they returned agayn to Rome The Scottes and Pyctes yet once agayne entred the lande of Britayne spoylynge the countreye and chasyng the commons so cruelly that they were altogether comfortelesse and broughte to suche myserie that eche robbed and spoyled other and ouer this the groūde was vntylled whereof ensued greate scarcitie and hunger and after hunger deathe In thys necessitie they sente for ayde to Aetius the Romayne capitayne beynge then occupied in warres in a parte of Fraunce but they had no comfort at his hand And therfore wer forced to send ambassade to Aldroenus kynge of little Britayne to desyre ayde and comforte whiche they obteyned in condition that if they atchieued the victorie Constantine his brother shold be made king of britayn for to that day they had no gouernour Which thyng of the Ambassadours beyng graunted the sayd Constantine gathered a companye of souldiors and went forth with them And when he had manfully vanquished theyr enemies obteined the victorie accordynge to the promise made he was ordeyned their kynge and guyded this land .x. yeres Here endeth fynally the dominion tribute of the Romans ouer this lande whiche had contynued by the space of 483. yeares from the tyme that Brute began to rule this lande .1541 After the citie of Rome was builded .1585 yeres THen it folowed that when Constantine brother of Aldroenus had chased and ouercome the Pictes and Scots as is beforesaid he was crowned kynge of great Britayne and guyded the lande the space of .x. yeares in quietnes In the courte of Constantyne kynge of Britayn was a certayne Picte in so greate fauoure and authoritie with the kyng that he myght at all tymes come to his presence who watchynge hys tyme by secrete meanes trayterouslye slewe the kyng in his chamber Then Constantius hys eldest sonne whyche for his lofte spirite was made monke at saincte Swithens in Wynchester by the means of Uortiger duke of Cornwal was taken out of the cloister and made king vnder whose name the foresayd Uortiger ruled all the land and vsed great tyrannye Constantius kyng of Britayn was slayne of certayne Pictes or Scottes whom Uortiger had ordeined for a gard to the kynges bodye Whereof when Uortiger had knowledge he wept and made semblaunt of greate sorowe and heauynes and caused the sayd Scottes or Pictes to be put to deathe thoughe he in dede were the chief causer of their treason and murder So this Constantius reigned but .v. yeares And Aurelius and Uther the kynges younger brethren fled into little Britayn Uortiger was by force ordeined king of Britayne and gouerned the realme .xvi. yeares not without trouble For the nobles of Britayne suspected that Constantius was not murthered with out hys consent And therfore alienated their myndes from hym In Britayne was so great plentie of corne and fruite that the lyke had not ben seen many yeares before Whiche plentie was cause of idlenes gluttony lechery and other vices so that through their incontinent and riottous lyuyng ensued so great pestilence and mortalitie that the lyuynge scantely suffised to bury the dead The Pictes and Scotts also hauing knowledge of the death of their knightes whyche were slayne by Uortiger for murderyng of the kynge inuaded and in most cruell wise spoyled the land of Britayne Uortiger beyng sore abashed for so muche ashe knewe the myndes of hys people to be alienated from hym after some mens opinion sente for the Saxons named Angli whiche had no place to dwel in gaue to them inhabitāce in Kent By their helpe and manhoode in many batails he vanquished and droue back the Pictes and other enemies and therefore had them euer after in greate loue and fauour Hengist one of the captaines of the Saxons founde meanes that Uortiger kynge of Britayne maryed his daughter Rowan a mayden of wonderfulle beautie and pleasauntnesse but a myscreant and Pagane For her sake the kynge was deuorced frome his laufull wyfe by whome he hadde .iii. sonnes For whiche dede welnere all the Britones forsooke hym and the Saxons daily encreased bothe in fauoure multitude and auctoritie and from this tyme sought alwaye occasyon to extinguyshe vtterly the power of the britayns and subdue the lande to them selfe The Saxons couenanted with the Britons that they shold attend to their worldly busynes and the Saxons as their souldiors would defend the lande from the incursions of all enemies for which seruice the Britains should geue to them competent meate and wages And vnder thys pretence caused more Saxons to bee sent for entendyng at conueniente tyme by force to haue the lande in their subiection Sainct Germain came into Britayn to reduce them from the heresye of Pelagius to the fayth of Christe The britayns consyderyng the daily repaire of the Saxons into this realm
shewed to their kyng the ieopardy that might therof ensue and aduertised him to auoyde the danger and expell them out of the realme but all was in vayn For Uortiger by reason of his wyfe bore suche fauour towards the Saxons that he would in no wise heare the coūcell of hys subiectes Wherefore they with one wyll and mynde depriued him of his royall dignitie and ordeyned to theyr Kynge hys eldeste soonne Uortimerus VOrtimer as before is sayde beyng made king in all hast he pursued the Saxons and by his marciall knyghthode vanquyshed theim in iiii greate battailes besydes conflictes and skirmyshes Untyll at lengthe he was poysoned by meane of Rowen his stepmother after hee had reygned .vii. yeares Uortiger obteyned agayn the kyngdome of great Britayne and reygned after this tyme .ix. yeares But shortly after Hengistus whiche was chased of Uortimer into the Isle of Thanet entred the land with a nūbre of Saxons but when he hearde of the great assemble that the britons made against him be treated for peace which in fyne was concluded The Saxons in Britayne by priuy guyle and treason got the kyng Uortiger into theyr handes and kept hym as prisoner and by that meanes constreyned the Kynge to graunte vnto theym thre countreys in the land of britayne that is to say Kent Susser Suffolke and Norffolke Than Hengist beganne his dominion ouer Kent and sendynge for mo saxons to inhabite the other prouinces shortly after made warre vpon the Britayns and so chased them that he kept his kyngdome of Kent in peace and warre .xxiiii. yeares Uortiger fled into Wales and there buylded a castell Of whiche buildyng and longe lette of the same and of his prophete Merlyn the common voyce of the people speaketh many thynges Aurelie surnamed Ambrose and Uther the brethern of Constantius king of brittayne whiche was slayne by the treason of Uortiger landed with a Nauye of shyppes at Totnes and by the healpe of britaynes whyche gathered to them in all haste made warre vppon Uortiger and burned him in his castell in Wales where he kepte hym for hys moste sure defence Aurelius Ambrose was ordeyned kynge of Britayne whyche immediatlye hasted hym wyth an army towards Yorke against Octa sonne of Hengist who wyth hys saxons kepte the Citie where he discomfited and tooke prisoner the sayd Octa. A Saxon named Hella with his .iii. sonnes and a company of Saxons landed in the southe parte of britayne slue the britons chased many of thē into desertes and wods and subdued the countreys of Southery Somerset Deuonshyre and Cornewall which after was called the kyngdome of South Saxons A saxon named Porthe landed wyth his .ii. sonnes at an hauen in southsex After whome the Hauen is named Portsmouthe The kyngdome of the East Saxons began in Britayn vnder a duke named Uffa The kyngdome wherof conteyned Norffolke and Suffolke the kyngs of that lordeshyp were called Uffines great murder veration of the britains was at the entryng of those Saxons In the ende of Aurelie hys reygne Pascentius the yongest sonne of Uortiger who for feare of Aurelius fled into Irelande inuaded this lande with a great armie at which season Aurelius was sicke at Wynchester And therfore sent his brother Uther to resyst the malice of Pascentius Guillamour king of Irelande In the meane tyme Aurelius dyed as some write beyng poysoned whan he had reigned .xix. yeares VTher surnamed Pendragon was crouned kyng of Britayne and reigned .xvi. yeres He was enamored vpon the dukes wife of Cornwall and to obteyne his vnlefull luste made warre vppon her husbande Garelus and slew hym in bataile he was buryed at Stone hynge ARthur the sonne of Uther Pendragon a striplyng of .xv. yeres of age beganne his reigne ouer Britayne and gouerned the land .xxvi. yeares hauynge continuall warre and mortall battayle with the Saxons Of this Arthure be written many thynges in the Englishe chronicle of small credence and farre discordant from other writers but yet all agree that he was a noble and victorious prince in all his dedes◠and they testifie that he fought xii notable battailes agaynst the Saxons and was alway victour But notwithstanding he might not clerely void them out of his land but that they held theyr countreys whyche they were possessed of Iohn Frosarde affirmeth that kyng Arthure buylded the castell of Wyndesour and there founded the order of the rounde Table The fourthe kyngdome of the weste Saxons beganne in Britayne vnder a Saxon called Cerdicus They landed first at an hauē in Norffolk called Yarmouth With this Saxon Cerdicus his people Arthure had muche trouble and warre This lordshyp cōteyned the west part of Englande as Wylshire Somersetshire Barkshire Dorsetshire and other Arthure when after many and dyuers battailes he hadde sette his lande in some quietnes he betooke the rule thereof to hys nephewe Mordred and with a chosen army as saithe Galfride and other sayled into Fraunce where he dyd meruaylous thynges and vanquyshed Lucius Hibertus the Romain Capytayne whyche thyng semeth not to agree with other histories MOrdred whiche had the gouernance of Britayn in the absence of Arthur by treason was crouned kyng through the healpe of Cerdicus kyng of weste Saxons Of whiche treason when relation came to Arthur beyng then in Fraunce wyth all haste he made backe to Britayne where he was mette of Mordred whyche gaue to hym .iii. strong battails In the whiche manye noble and valyaunt knyghtes perished And lastely in a battayle foughten besydes Glastenburye Mordred was slayne and Arthure wounded vnto the deathe He was buried in the valley of Aualon and afterwardes at Glastenbury COnstantine kynsman to Arthur by assent of the brytons was ordeyned kynge of Britayne and reygned three yeares This man was by the two sonnes of Mordred greuouslye vexed For they claymed the lande by the ryghte of theyr father soo that betweene them was foughten sundrye battaylles In the whyche lastely the twoo bretherne were vanquyshed and slayne Holy Gildas our countreyman flouryshed in this tyme he was called Gildas the wyse Aurelius Conanus a britain raised mortall warre against Constantine the kyng and after sore fight slue hym in the field when he had reigned .iii. yeares and was buried at Stonehyng AUrelius Conanus was crowned kyng of Britayn he was noble hardy and therwith very lyberall but hee cherished suche as loued stryfe and discention wythin his Realme and gaue lyght credence to theym whyche accused other wer it right or wrong He imprisoned by stren̄gth his vncle whiche was right heyre to the crown and dyed when he had reigned .iii. yeares The kyngdome of Northumberland began fyrst in Britayn vnder a Saxon named Ida. This prouince was fyrste deuided into twoo kyngedomes The one was called Deyra which conteyned the lande from Humber to Tyne The other Brenicia whiche included the countrey from Tyne to the scottyshe sea
so came to Lōdon wher when he had arested him with a certayn nūber of knightes he rode to Notynghā wan the castell after that the castel of Tikhil by force◠and so called a coūsell of his lordes at Winchester where he reposed his brother Iohn then beyng in Fraunce crouned himselfe sone after again king of Englād in y e city of Winchester thē he called a parliament where he called agayne into his handes all suche thyngs as he hadde eyther geuen or solde by patentes or otherwise by whiche meanes he gathered a summe of money and sailed into Fraunce where shortly a peace was concluded betwene the two Kings for one yeare Then Iohn which hadde taken part with the Frenche Kinge against his brother made meanes to Elianor his mother by whose mediation he was reconciled and became a trewe Knight to his brother In this time there was one William with the longe bearde who moued the common people to seke libertie and fredome not to be subiect to the rich and mightie By whiche meanes hee drewe to hym many greatte companies and with all his power defended the poore mēs cause against the riche The King being warned of this tumult commanded him to cease from those attemptes But the people stil folowed him as thei before had doone and he made to them certaine orations openly taking for his Theme this sentence Haurietis aquas in gaudeo de fontibus Saluatoris Whiche is to saie Ye shall drawe in ioie waters forth of the welles of your Sauiour And to this he added I am sayd he the sauiour of poore men ye be poore and haue assayed longe the harde handes of ryche menne Now drawe ye therfore holsom water foorth of my welles that with ioye For the tyme of your visitation is to men This William was commanded to appere before the kynges counsel to answere for hym self in suche cases as should be layde against hym where he appered but with suche a multitude of people that the lordes were afrayde of hym and remitted hym with pleasaunt wordes for that tyme appointyng some priuily when he was alone and then to apprehende hym By whom he was after taken in Bowe churche in Cheape but not without sheddyng of blood for for he was forced to forsake the church which they fyered about hym And whē he was taken he was arrained before y e Iudges and with .ix. of his adherentes had sentence of deth and he wyth those ix were hanged the morowe after who of the simple people was after honored as a martyr in so muche that they reserued relikes of hym as it is declared at large by Robert Fabyan Anno. Reg. 9. Bailiffes Roger Blunt Nycolas Ducket This yere the warre was renued betwene kyng Richard of Englande and Philip of France in whyche eyther of them spedde dyuersly Anno Reg. 10 Bailiffes Cōstantin Fitz Arnold Robert le Beau Kyng Richard of Englande besieged the castell of Galiarde and was wounded with a quarrell that was shot from the wall and therof dyed the .vi. day of Apryll in the yeare of our Lorde .1199 when he had reigned .ix. yeares and .ix. monethes Hys bodye was buryed at Founteuerard his bowels at Carlyle his harte at Roan King Iohn Anno regni .1 IOhn brother to Richard aforenamed began his reigne ouer this realm of England the .vi. day of Apryl in the yere of our Lord .1199 and deceased in the yere .1216 the .xix. day of October He reigned xvii yeares .vi. monethes and .xiii. days Of person he was indifferent But of melancoly and angry complexion He contempned the byshop of Romes authoritie whiche if he had doone constantly with iudgement to refrayne abuses as he semed to doo for couetousnes and of a froward mynde vndoubtedly he had ben worthy commendation By his cowardnes and slouthfull negligence the crowne of Englande greatly decayed Anno Reg. 1. Bailiffes Arnold fitz Arnold Richard Fitz bartilmewe Philip kyng of Fraunce in the quarell of Arthur duke of Britayn whom certayn of the Lordes had named king of Englande made warre vpon kynge Iohn inuaded Normandye and tooke from hym dyuers castels and townes Kyng Iohn hearynge of thys warre in Normandye assembled a counsayle wherin was graunted to hym .iii. s. of euery plough lande thorough England besyde the subsydie of the spirituall landes and when he had made redy for his dosage he sailed into Normandy wher he spent the tyme to his losse and dishonour But aboute Mighelmas a truce was concluded betwene the two kings of Englande and of Fraunce This yeare was a deuorce betweene kyng Iohn his wife the Erle of Glocesters daughter because of nerenesse of bloode and after he was maryed to Isabel the doughter of the Erle of Engolesym in France by whom he had .ii. sonnes Henry and Richarde and .iii. doughters Isabell Elianor and Iane. An. R. 2. bailifs Roger Dorset Iames bartilmew aldermā In this secoud yere as sayth Fabian Raynulph Erle of Chester by thexāple afore shewed by king Iohn left his own wyse named Constance whiche he before had maried by counsell of Henrys the second and wedded one Clemens One Chronicle saythe he dyd so to haue issue but he therwith displeased God so muche that he wold suffer him to haue none issue but dyed without This yeare as is reported in Polychronicon the kyng of Scottes dyd homage to kyng Iohn at Lincolne An. Reg. 3. Bailiffs Waiser Fitz Ales Symon de aldermābury This yeare in Yorkeshire were sene v. Moones one in the east an other in the weste the thirde in the northe the fourthe in the southe and the fyfthe in the myddes of the other and went compassyng the other .vi. tymes as it were the space of an howre and vanyshed away soone after Philyp of France inuaded Normandie and toke diuers castels and townes whiche he gaue to Arthur duke of Britayne But shortely after the same Arthure with many other noble men wer taken prisoners by kyuge Iohn and led prisoners into Englaude In thys yeare wer chosen .xxv. of the most substantiall and wysest men of the Citie of London to mainteine and kepe the Assises of the same Citie of the whiche yerely the Bailiffs wer chosen and after the Mayre and Sheriffes wer taken of the same numbre Anno Reg. 4. Bailiffes Normand Blundell Iohn de Ely This yere fell excedyng lyghtnyng thunders and other stormes of wynde and rayn w t hayle of y e bignes of henne◠egges which perished fruit corn houses and yong cattell Also spirites were sene in the ayre in likenes of fowles be ring fier in their billes which set fire on diuers houses as R. Fabian reporteth Philip of France continually made warre vppon the Duchye of Normandye tyll at the last be subdued the same to his dominion with the prouinces of Guyen Poytiers Britayn which before pertayned to the crown of Englād
made to knowe what persons assisted Lewys agaynst the kynge of whiche the kynge pardoned many of the laye menne but the spirituall men were put to suche fynes that they were compelled to lay all that they hadde to pledge to please the Kynge And also besydes that to sue to Rome to be assoiled Thys yeare Raynolffe Erle of Chester toke his iourney to the holy land Anno. 3. Serle Merser M. Iohn Wayle S. Iosenus Spicer S. A parliamente was holden at London by vertue whereof was graunted to the kyng .ii. s. of euery plough lande through Englande This yere as is meÌ„cioned in Policronicon Thomas Couper kyng Henry began to buylde the newe worke of the churche of Westminster Anno. 4. Serle merser M. Rich. wimbeldeye S Iohn Wayle S Alexander kyng of Scottes maried the lady Iane syster of kyng Henry Thys yeare was great harme done in England by violeÌ„ce of whirlwynds and fiery dragons spirites were sene flying in the ayre as affirmeth Robert Fabyan This yere was a proclamatioÌ„ made y t all strangers shold auoide the realm except such as came with merchaÌ„dise to make sale of them vnder the kings saus conduct whyche was doone to auoyde Foukes de Brent and his complices who kept the castel of Bedford against the Kyng This yere was kyng Henry secondly crowned at Westminster This yeare Rainolph erle of Chester came out of the holy land into EnglaÌ„d began to build the castels of Charteley and of Beston and after he builded the abbey of Delacresse Anno. 5. Serle merser M. Richard Renger S. Iosence le Iosâ—e S. This yeare was a counsell holden at Oxenford of the byshops of England wherin one was condempned whyche taught that he was Iesus Christe and to confirme the same he shewed the tokens of woundes in hys handes body and feete he was therfore crucifyed on a Crosse at Alburbury tyll he died This yere as some write the grey Friers came fyrste into England and had their fyrst house at Canturbery Anno. 6. Serle merser M. Richard Renger S. Iosens Iosue S. A conspiracie was made against kingâ— Henry by one CoÌ„stantine in the citie of London for the which he was drawen hanged and quartered the morow after our Lady day Assumption Which conspiracie so moued the kyng that he was in mynde to haue cast downe the walles of the Citie Anno. 7. Serle merser M. Richard Renger S. Thomas LaÌ„bert S. This yeare Iohn kyng of Ierusalem came into Englande and required aide of kyng Henry to wynne agayne Ierusalem but he returned again with small comfort This yeare the kyng began the foundation of Salisbury mynster Anno. 8. Richard Renger M William Ioyner S. Thomas LaÌ„bert S. This yere the Lordes and gentllmen of Englande first granted to king Henry and his heyres the warde and mariage of theyr heyres which was then by lerned meÌ„ called the beginning of euils Anno. 9. Richard Renger M. Iohn Trauers S Andrew Bukerel S Richard the brother of kyng Henry ouercame the Frenchemen recouered Poyters and kept the Gascoyns in due obedience Anno. 10. Richard Renger M. Roger Duke S. Martin fitzwilliaÌ„ S. This yeare the pleas of the crowne were pleaded in the tower of London Lewis kyng of France wan certaine castels in the countrey of Poyters and shortly after spoyled the citie of Aniow Anno. 11. Richard Renger M. StepheÌ„ Bokerel S. Henry Cobham S. In this yere was graunted by kynge Henry to the Sheriffes of the Citie of London the sheriffewike of London Midlesex for the summe of CCC pouÌ„d by the yeare It was also granted to y e city fre warreÌ„ that is to say free liberty to hunte a certain circuite about the citie It was also granted that the citisens of London shold passe tole free through out all England and also granted by the kynge that all weeres in the Thamis shoulde bee plucked vp and destroyed for euer Anno. 12. Roger Duke M. StepheÌ„ Buckerel S. Henry Cobham S. The liberties of the Citie were this yeare confirmed and to eche of the sheriffes was graunted to haue .ii. clerkes and two officers without any more Anno. 13. Roger Duke M. walter winchester S. Robert Fitz Iohn S. Kyng Henry sailed with an army in to Britayne agaynste Lewes kynge of France where after spoilyng the couÌ„trey a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yong princes Anno. 14. Roger Duke M. Rich. Fitz WilliaÌ„ S. Iohn Wodborne S. This yere was ordeined by y e Maior and rulers of the Citie of London that no sheriffe of that citie shold continewe lenger in office then one yere because that they shoulde not by long continuance of office become couetous bribers Anno. 15. Roger Duke M. Michel of S. Cleue S Walter Guffilde S This yeare was much harme done in LoÌ„ndon by fyre which began in the house of a wydowe named dame Iane Lambert Anno. 16. Andrew Bokerel M HeÌ„ry EdmoÌ„ton S. Gerrard Bate S. Uariance grew betwene kyng Henry and his lordes bycause he put from his seruice Englyshemen and trusted strangers as well in his counsayle as other offices nere about hym Anno. 17. Andrew Bokerel M. SymoÌ„ Fitzmare S Roger Blunt S In this yere y e king began y e fouÌ„datioÌ„ of the hospitall of sainct Iohn without the east gate of Oxenforde In whiche yere also fell wonderfull sore weather with suche thunder and lightning that the like had not ben sene And there folowed an earthquake to the great fear of the inhabitauntes of Huntyngdon and nere therabout Anno. 18. Andrew Bokerel M. Rafe Ashewy S. Iohn Norman S. This yeare the kyng put from hym the strangers and restored the English men to theyr offices The Iewes dwellyng in Norwyche were accused for stealynge of a chylde whom they purposed to haue crucified Frederike the Emperor maried Isabel sister of y e king of England Anno. 19. Andrew Bokerel M. Gerrard Batte S. Robert Ardell S. Kyng Henry maried Elinor y e daughter of the Erle of Prouance There appeared as it were hostes of men fyghtyng in the element The statute of Merton was first enacted at the parliament of Merton Anno. 20. Andrew Bokerell M. Henry Cobham S. Iorden CoueÌ„try S. Quene Elynor founded the hospitall of saint Katherins besydes the Tower of London for the reliefe of poore women Anno. 21. Andrew Bokerel M Iohn Thesalan S. Gerard cordinaner S. Octobonea a legate of the nynth Gregorie came into England and ordeined good ordinances for the Churche But not all to the pleasure of the yong clergie of Englande Wherefore as he one daye passed thorow Oxenford the scholers sought occasyon against his seruantes and fought with them and slue one of the same and put the legate in suche feare that he for his safegard tooke the belfray of Osney and there helde hym tyll
the tyme of kynge Henry the syxt it was ordeined that the same ounce should be deuided into .xxx. partes called .xxx. pence and in kynge Edwarde the fourthe his tyme into .xl. partes called .xl. pence And in kynge Henry the eyght his dayes into .44 partes called 3.s S. â— but the weyght of the ounce troye and the measure of the foote was ordeined euer to be at one stynt Anno. 52. Allein Souch M. Thomas Basyng S. Robert Cornhyll S. Gylbert de Clare Earle of Glocester for vnknowen displeasure allieng hym selfe with the exiled gentilmen other nobles of Englande rose against the kyng and held the citie of London buildyng therin bulwarkes and caste dytches and trenches in dyuers places of the cytie and Southwarke and fortified it wonderously The kyng lying at the abbay of Stratforde also assaulted the same citie more then a moneth as it is to bee red in Fabian but by diligent labour vpon his partie and by the Legate and the kyng of Romaynes on the other partie Agrement was made betwene the king and hym In this meane tyme many robberies were done wherefore foure that bare the cognisance of the Earle of Darby were put in sackes and caste in the Thames Anno. 53. Aleyn South M. WilliaÌ„ de DurhaÌ„ S. Walter Haruy S. Uariance fel betwene the felowships of goldsmythes and â—aylers of London whiche caused great rufflying in the citie and many men to be slayne For whiche ryot .xiii of the chiefe capitaines were arreigned cast and hanged Aleyn South was discharged of his Mayraltie by the kyng and Stephen Edworthe made constable of the towre and custos of the citie The disherited gentylmen were this yere reconciled to the kynges fauour And the fiue citizens which had remayned prysoners in the towre of Wyndsour the whych the Kyng had geuen to his son Edwarde when they had made theyr ende with greate summes of money were deliuered Anno. 54. Thomas fitz Thomas M williaÌ„ Hadstock M Anketil de Aluern M The ryuer of Thamis was so harde frosen from the feast of S. Andrewe to Candelmas that men and beasts passed ouer on foote from Lambeth to Westmynster The marchandises was caried from Sandwiche and other hauens vnto London by lande The citie of LoÌ„don with the reuenues therof was geuen to prince Edward Anno. 55. Iohn AdriaÌ„ vintener M. walter Potter S Iohn Taylour S Prince Edward sailynge into Aâ—ia agaynst the infidels by his policy manly actes so demeaned hymself that often times he put the Turks to great shame disworshyp For despite wherof they suborned a false Sarasyn by whose treason he was wounded with a venemous dart and therof was longe sicke after This yere the liberties of London wer newely confirmed And this yeare the steple of Bowe churche in Cheape fell downe and slue many people both men and women Anno. 56. Io. Adrian vintener M. Greg. Rokesle S. Henry walleis S. This yeare deceased Richard king of Almayn and Erle of Cornwale brother to the kyng and was buryed at Hayles an abbey of white monkes by hym before tyme buylded In June began a great riot in the citie of Norwich wherethrough the monasterie of the Trinitie was burned And for that fact the king rode down made enquiry for the chief doers therof wherof .xxx. yong men were condemned drawen hanged and brent This yere were diuers prodigies and strange tokens sene in diuers places of Englande Anno. 57. Sir walter Haruy M Richard Pariâ— S. Iohn Bedill S. In the beginning of this yeare kynge Henry sickned and he called before him sir Gilbert Clare erle of Glocester and caused hym to be newly sworne to kepe the peace of the lande to the behofe of Edward his sonne then dyed the .xvi. day of NoueÌ„ber in the yere of our lorde 1272. when he had reigned .lvi. yeres xviii dais He was buried at Westminster vpon the southe syde of saincte Edward He buylded a greate part of the same Churche King Edwarde the firste surnamed Longshanke Anno regni .1 EDwarde the fyrst after the conqueste surnamed Longshanke began hys reigne ouer this realme of England the .16 day of Nouember in the yere .1272 and deceased the .vii. day of Iuly in the yeare .1307 so he reigned â—4 yeres .vii. moneths and .xx. dayes Of stature he was tall and mighty of body but nothyng grosseâ— his eies were somewhat blacke in tyme of anger semed fyerye Of suche a noble and valyaunt heart that his courage neuer faynted in moste harde and dangerous enterprises Of witt excellent of great towardnes and apt to euery thing that he him selfe applied Anno. 1. Sir walter Haruy knight M. Io. Horne S walter porter S In the end of this yere the kynge returned into EnglaÌ„d Ther was yet busines about chusynge of the Maior for dyuers would haue made such a Maior as they had lyked But for that tyme they were disappoynted whiche in the yeare folowyng vpon the same daye toke further effect Anno. 2. Henry walleis M. Nicolas wichester S. Henry Couentrie S. On the day of Symon and Iude wheÌ„ Philyp Tailor which before was chosen to be Maior and should as that day haue taken his charge in the Guylde hall of London diuers citisens put hym besyde the maires seate set therin sir walter Haruy y e rumor wherof came tofore y e kyng who put them both out and chose Henry Frowike Custes of the citie who continued tyll Candelmas At which tyme Walter Haruy was set in auctoritie as Maior and continued the full of that yeare The kyng of Scottes dyd homage to kyng Edwards for the Kyngedome of Scotlande The kyng ordeined certayn new lawes for the welth of the realme emong the which was one that bakers making breade lackyng weight assigned after y e price of corne should fyrst be punyshed by losse of their breade and the seconde by enprisonment and thirdly by the correction of the pillorye Myllers for stealyng of corne to be chastised by the tumberyll And this to be put in execution he gaue auctoritie to all Mayres Bailiffes and other officers through EnglaÌ„d and specially to the Maior of London Anno. 3. Gregory Rockesle M. Lucas Batencourt S. Henry Frowycke S. Kyng Edward buylded the castell of Flynt and strengthened the castell of Rutland other agaynst the welshmen Anno. 4. Gregory Rockesly Maire Iohn Borne S. Rafe Blunt S. The statute of mortmayn was enacted by kyng Edward Michell Tony was hanged drawen and quartered for treason Anno. 5. Gregory Rockesle M Robert de Bracy S Rafe Fenour S King Edward gaue vnto Dauid brother to Lewlyn prince of Wales the lordshyp of Froddesham This Dauid attended in the kynges courte and dyd vnto hym pleasant seruice to the intent to espie the kynges secrete counsel and if any thyng were done or spoken to the hurt of his brother that he
syr Iohn Trussell knyght through the quarel of their two wyues through the whiche fraye many people were sore wounded and hurt and one Thomas Petwarden Fyshmōger slayne out of hande wherefore both the frayers were brought to the Counter in the Pultrye and the lord Straunge for begynning the sayd fraye was the next sunday accursed at Paules crosse Anno. 5. Richard Marlowe Iremōger M. Henry Reade S. Iohn Gedney S. This yere syr Iohn Oldecastell was sent vnto London by the lorde Powes out of Wales the whiche syr Iohn for heresie and treason was conuicte and for the same was draweu to saint Gyles fielde where he was hanged on a newe payre of Gallowes with chaynes and after consumed with fier About this tyme the parson of Wrotham in Norfolke whiche had haunted newe market heath and there robbed and spoiled many of the kyngs subiects was with his concubyne brought vp to Newgate where he lastely died Anno. 6. Wil. Seuenoke Grocer M. Rau◠Barton S. Iohn Parnesse S. Kyng Henry conquered Rone subdued all Normandie and was proclaymed Regent of Fraunce for terme of the lyfe of Charles beyng then kynge And after his decease y e crown of Fraūce with all ryghtes belōgyng to the same to hym and his heyres For confirmation wherof he toke to wyfe Catheryne the daughter of Charles Anno. 7. Richard Whittingtō Mercer M. R. Whittinghā S Iohn Butler S This yere kyng Henry retorned into England and so to London and at west mynster Catheryn his wyfe was crowned the .xxiiii. daye of February Anno. 8. Wyl Cābridge Gro. M. Iohn Butler S. Iohn Welles S. The Duke of Clarence kyng Henries brother was ouer set by the Dolphyn of Fraūce and slayne to the kynges great displeasure Kyng Henry went again into Fraūce and made warre vpon the Dolphyn Anno. 9. Ro. Chichely gro M. Richard Gosselyn S. Williā Weston S. The begining of this yere O. Catherin was deliuered at windsor of a yōg prīe◠whose name was Henry and the tenth daye of August was the newe weather cocke set on Paules steple And this yere the Queene retorned into Fraunce to kynge Henry where was a ioyful metyng but after folowed sorowe for shortly after the kyng being at Bofes in Uincent he wered syck and died the last daye of August in the yere of our lorde .1422 when he had reigned nyne yeres fyue monethes ten dayes he buylded the Shene and Sion and lyeth buried at westmynster King Henry the sixt Anno Regni .1 HEnry the sixt being an infant of .viii. monethes of age began his reigne ouer this realme of England the last day of August in the yere of our lord .1422 he was deposed the fourth day of March in the yere .1460 So he reigned .xxxviii. yeres syxe monethes and foure dayes continuyng the tyme of his youthe he was committed to the gouernaunce of Duke Humfrey of Glocester his vncle whan he came to mans state he was of wytte and nature symple gentyll and meke and loued better peace thē warre quietnes of mynde then busines of the world honestie then profite rest case then trouble and care all trouble veration vnquietnes iniuries that euer happened to hym whiche were many great he suffered so paciently that he reputed them to be worthely sent to hym of God for his offences He fauoured good letters excellently well in token wherof be erected two famous Colledges the one at Cambrydge called the kynges colledge the other at Eaton by meanes wherof good learnyng greatly increased In the begynnyng of this his reigne dyed kyng Charles of Fraunce by reason wherof the kyngdome of Fraunce should come vnto kyng Henry and the nobles of Fraunce except a fewe that helde with the Dolphin delyuered the possession therof vnto the Duke of Bedford Regent of Fraunce to the vse of kyng Henry Anno. 1. William Walderne M. Will. Estfield S. K. Tattarsale S. A subsidie was graunted for three yeres fyue nobles of euery sack of woll that should passe out of the lande A priest was burned for heresie called William Tayler This yere the West gate of London now called newe gate was newly builded by the executors of Richard Whittington late Mayor of London Anno. 2. William Crowmar Draper M. Nicho. Iames S. Th. Wadford S. This yere the Duke of Bedford wan from the Dolphyn of Fraunce manye strong holdes and townes and nere to a towne called Uernell be discomfited the Dolphyns whole power for in that fight were slayne .iii. erles and many other noble mē .5000 cōmō soldiours Syr Roger Mortimer for treasō was condemned by acte of parliament and hanged and quartered This yere Iames kyng of Scottes was deliuered who had remayned prysoner in England .xviii. yeres and he maried in saynt Mary Adries in Southwarke the lady Iane daughter to the erle of Somerset cosyn to kyng Henry Anno. 3. Iohn Michel M. Symon Seman S Iohn Bywater S This yere the kynge of Portingale came into England and was honourably receyued This yere by the parliament holden at Westminster was graunted to the kyng for thre yeres to helpe hym in his warres a subsedy of xii d. in the pounde of all marchaundyzes brought in or caried out of the Realme and .iii. s of euery tonne of wyne the whiche was then called tonnage and pondage but synce it hath been renewed at sondrye parliamentes and nowe is called custome Furthermore it was enacted that all marchaunt straungers should be lodged within an englysh host within .xv. days of their coming to their porte sale and to make no sale of any marchandyse or thei were so lodged then within .xl. days folowyng to make sale of all that they brought and if any remayned vnsolde at the sayde .xl. dayes ende that then all suche marchandyse so vnsolde to be forfeyte to the kyng Anno. 4. Iohn Couētre Mercer M. Wil. Milrede S Iohn Brokle S Grudge and variaunce betwene the Duke of Gloucester protectour of England and his halfe brother the byshop of Wynchester whiche was appeased by the regent of Fraunce and debated by a parliament at Leicester as ye maye reade at large in Edwarde Haull Anno. 5. Iohn Raynewell Fishmōger M. Iohn Arnolde S. Io. Nightham S. This Iohn Raynewell Maior of Lōdon before named gaue certayne landes or tenemētes to the citie of London for the whiche the same citie is bounde to paye for euer all suche fyftenes as shall be graunted to the kyng so that it passe not three fyftenes in one yere for three wardes of the same that is to say Dougate warde Bellynsgate warde and Algate warde This yere the englysh men besiegyng Orliaunce the noble valiaunt knight syr Thomas Mountague was slayne by a great misfortune whose death was the beginnyng of al mischiefe to the Englysh men for after this mishappe they lost by litle and litle all their possessions
this Maior was rowed thyther by water For the whiche the water men made of hym a songe begynnyng Row the boate Norman c. The fyre of enuye that a good space had couertely smouldered betwene the Duke of Yorke and the Duke of Somerset with other of the Quenes counsayle at thys tyme brake out in hot and fierce flames of warres In so muche that betwene the Kynge who defended these persones and the Duke of Yorke wyth hys alies at Sainct Albons a cruell battayle was foughte In the ende wherof the victory fell to the Duke of Yorke And on the kynges partye was slayne the Duke of Somerset the Erle of Northumberlande the Lorde Clyfforde wyth many other honorable men knyghtes and Squyers After whyche tyme the Duke wyth great reuerence broughte the Kynge frome Sainct Albons to London Where by a Parlyamente hee was made Protectour of the realme the Crie of Salisbury Chauncellour and the Erle of Warwyke captayne of Calice Anno. 33. Stephen Maf Foster Maf Iohn Field S. williā Tailor S. This yeare in London was a greate fray at saint Martyns le grand by sainctuary men who issued foorth and hurte diuers citisens but it was appeased by the Maior and other There was suche greuous complaints made therof to the Kyng by the deane of Sainct Martins that the liberties of the citie were in perill to be seysed Anno. 34. William M. Marrow M. Grocer M. Iohn Yong S. Tho. Dulgraue S. By meanes of the Quene and other lordes the duke of Yorke was discharged of his protectorshyp whyche thyng was cause of newe grudge and malice A great ryot committed in London agaynst the Lombardes and Italians because a mercers seruant was caste in pryson for strikyng an Italian Anno. 35. Thomas M. Caninges M. Grocer M. Iohn Steward S. Rafe Uerney S. At Erith within .xii. miles of London were taken .iiii. wonderful fishes wherof one was called Mors Marina the second a swoorde fyshe the other twoo were whales A fleete of Frenchemenne landed at Sandwych and spoyled the towne with great cruelty Anno. 36. Godfrey M. Boleyne M. Mercer M. Williā Edward S. Tho. Rayner S. A fained agremēt was made betwene the Kyng the Quene and the Duke of Yorke with his retinue for ioye wherof a generall procession was celebrated in sainct Paules at London At whyche solempne feast the King in habite royal and his diademe on hys heade kept hys state in procession before whome wente hand in hande the Duke of Somerset the Erle of Salisbury the Duke of Excester and the Erle of Warwike and so one of the one faction an other of the other sect And behynde the kynge the Duke of Yorke ledde the Quene with greate familiaritie to all mens syghtes But wo worth dissimulation for theyr bodies were ioyned by hande in hande whose heartes were farre in sunder as appered shortly after Anno. 37. Tho. Scot M Draper M Rafe Iosselyn S. Rich. Medthā S. The noble scyenco of printynge was founde in Germany at Magunce by one Iohn Cuthenbergus a knight he found moreouer the Inke by his deuyce that printers vsed .xvi. yeare after printyng was founde which was the yeare of our Lord .1458 one Conradus an Almayn brought it into Rome Nicolas Iohnson a frenche man dyd greatly polyshe garnishe it And now it is dispersed thorough the whole worlde as saythe Poliedore Virgile William Caxton mercer of London fyrst brought it into Englande aboute the yeare of our Lord .1471 and practised the same in the abbey of sainte Peter at Westmynster The Duke of Yorke the Erles of Salisburye and Warwicke with a greate hoste met the Kyng and other lordes of England vpon Bloreheath nere to Lōdon where because Andrew Trollop a captayn of Calice the nyght before the battaile should haue ben fledde with a companye of the beste souldiours to the Kynges parte The Duke of Yorke the Earles of Marche Salisbury and Warwyke mystrustyng them selues to bee to weake departed wyth a preuye companye and fledde The Duke into Irelande the .iii. Erles into Gernesey and after to Calais without any notable battayle This yeare deceased the famous citesen of London Symond Eyre Who as before is saide builded the Leaden hall in London and in the chapel of the sayd hall was written in Latine as foloweth in Englisshe The honourable and famous marchant Symond Eire founder of this worke once Maior of this Citie Citezen and draper of the same departed oute of this life the .xviii. daie of September the yeare of the Incarnation of Christe .1459 and the .38 yeare of the reigne of King Henry the .vi. Anno. 38. William M. Hulyn M. Fishmonger M. Io. Plūmar S. Io. Stocker S. The .iii. Erles cōming frō Calice with a pussaunt armie the .ix. daie of Iulie mette Kinge Henrie at Northampton and gaue hym strong battayle In the ende wherof the victorie fell to y e erles and the kynges host was dispersed chased and many slayne amonge whiche was the Duke of Buckingham the erle of Shrewesburie the lorde Egremount with other and the kyng taken in the fielde The Duke of Yorke retornyng into Englande made suche clayme to the crowne that by consent of a parliament he was proclaymed heyre apparaunte and all his progeny after hym Margarete the Quene in this meane tyme in all haste possible had gathered a company of Northern men and neare to a towne in the North called Wakefielde in a cruell fyght discomfited and slew the Duke of Yorke with his sonne the erle of Rutlande the erle of Salysbury was taken prysoner with dyuerse other noble men Anno. 39. Rich. Lee M. Grocer M. Rich. Flemyng S Iohn Lambard S The Quene with hir retyne we neare saynt Albons discomfited the earle of Warwick and the Duke of Norfolke delyuered kyng Henry hys husband Edward erle of March eldest sonne to the Duke of Yorke came vp to London with a myghty power of Marchmē accompanyed with the earle of Warwycke and by agreement of a councell was proclaymed kynge of Englande and called Edwarde the fourth shortly after he pursued kyng Henry towarde Yorke where he gaue a sore battayle to the kyng and his company This fyght was so cruell and fyers that in the field and chase were slayne .xxx. thousand of the commons besyds men of name of the whiche were the erles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande the lorde Clyfford Androwe Trollep and other to the number of eleuen And kynge Henry lost all and was fayne to flee the lande when he had reigned eight and thyrty yeres .vi. monethes and foure dayes And Quene Margaret with the yong prynce fled to her father the Duke of Angeowe King Edwarde the fourth Anno Regni .1 EDwarde the fourth began his dominion ouer this Realme of Englād the fourth daye of Marche in the yere of our lorde .1460 and lefte the same the .ix. daye of
April in the yere 1483. so he reigned .xxii. yeres one moneth and fyue dayes He was a man of noble courage and great wyt but in his tyme was muche trouble and vnquietnes in the realme Anno. 1. Hughe Wiche M. Iohn Looke S. George Irelande S. This yere the Staplers of Calless demanded of kyng Edward .18 thousand pouÌ„ds which they had leÌ„t him to mainteyne his warres against kyng Henry but their sute was smally regarded and lastly denyed Anno. 2. Thomas Coke M. Wil. Hampton S Barth Iames S Margarete the Quene and wyfe to Henry the sixt landed in EnglaÌ„d about the beginning of Nouember but hauyng small succour and euyll fortune was fayne to take the seas agayne and by tempest of weather was dryuen into Scotland Anno. 3. Mathewe Philippe Goldsmyth M. Robert Basset S Th. MuschaÌ„pe S The lorde Mountague hauynge the rule of the North discomfited kyng HeÌ„ry commyng out of Scotlande with a great power to recouer the crowne this is called the battayle of ExhaÌ„ in which were taken the Duke of Somerset the lorde Hungerford the lord Roas which were after put to death w t many other Kyng Edward was secretly maried to Elizabeth Gray late wife of syr Iohn Graye at whiche mariage was none present but the king his spouse the Duches of Bedford the priest twoo gentle women and a yonge man to helpe the priest to masse For which mariage rose great variance betwene the kynge and the erle of Warwick his chief fryende and mainteyner This yere was kyng Henry taken in a woodde in the North countrey by one named Cantlowe and arested by the erle of Warwicke and presented to the kyng Edwarde and sent to the tower where he remayned longe after in the Dungyon Anno. 4. Raufe Iosselyn Draper M. Iohn Tate S. Iohn Stone S. This yere the kyng ordeyned a newe coigne as the ryall the angell the halfe aungell and the farthyng ryals were x. s. the angel .vi. s. viii d. And the grots were made of lesse value then they were by .viii. d. in an ouÌ„ce The siluer that before was at .ii. s. viii d. the ounce was nowe inhaunced to .iii. s. iiii d. the ouÌ„ce and fyne golde that before was .xxx. s. the ounce was now inhaunced to .xl. s. the ounce And this yere was Queene Elizabeth crowned at westmynster on Whytsondaye or the .xxvi. daye of Maye Anno. 5. Raufe Uerney Mercer M. Sir HeÌ„ weuer S Wil. CoÌ„staÌ„tin S This yere the .xi. daye of February the Queene was delyuered of a daughter who was named Elizabeth Anno. 6. S. Io. Yong Grocer M. Iohn Brown S Henry Brice S Iohn Darbie Alderman for that he refused to paye for the cariage awaye of a dead dogge lying at his gate and for vnmete language whiche he gaue vnto the Maior was by a court of Aldermen assessed with the fyne of fyue pounde whiche he payed euery peny Anno. 7. Thomas Owlegraue M. HuÌ„f. Heyford S Th. stalbroke S Syr Thomas Cooke alderman of London was accused of treason and arraygned of the same and founde not gyltye but yet by reason of the Lorde Treasorer who was not his friende he was deteyned in prison and coulde not be delyuered vntyll he had fyned with the kyng for .8000 poundes which he payed A greate iustes was in Smythfyelde betwene the lorde Scales and the bastard of Burgoyne Anno. 8. Wil. Tayler Grocer M. SymoÌ„ Smith S. Wil. Hariot S. This William Tapler Maior of LoÌ„don afore named gaue to the citie of LoÌ„don certaine tenementes for the whiche the citie is bounde to paye for euer at euery fiftene to be grauÌ„ted to the kyng for all such people as shal dwel in Cordwayner strete warde that shall be sessed at .xii. d. the piece or vnder Which charitable worke ought not to be forgotteÌ„ but remayne in remeÌ„braunce to the exaÌ„ple of them who are able to do the lyke The grudge whiche the erle of Warwyke had conceyued against kyng Edward for the forsayde mariage declared it selfe openly so that he adioyned hym with the Duke of Clarence the kynges brother and by their meanes styrred so the Northren men that they dyuers tymes rebelled and turned the kynge and the realme to much trouble But shortly the kyng so demeaned hym selfe that the rebelles were suppressed Wherfore the erle of Warwych perceyuynge hys part to be weakened fled with the duke of Clarence and other into Fraunce Anno. 9. Rich. Lee Grocer M. Rich. Gardiner S. Robert Drope S. The Duke of Clarence the earles of Warwycke Penbroke and Oxenford landed at Darthmouth to whome by meanes of proclamations that were publyshed in the name of kyng Henry the commons gathered in so great companies that Edward fearyng his part fled into FlauÌ„ders to the Duke of Burgoyne Then was Henry the syxt set at lybertie and agayne proclaymed kynge by meanes of the erle of Warwyck and other and Edward proclaymed vsurper of the crowne but that contynued not longe The erle of Worcester was beheaded at the tower hyll and his body with the head was buried in the blacke fryers churche Anno. 10. Io. Stockton Mercer M. Iohn Crosby S. Iohn Warde S. Queene Elizabeth wyfe to Edwarde the fourth beynge in the sanctuary of westmynster was deliuered of a prince who afterward was Edward the fifth Kyng Edward beyng retorned out of Flaunders arryued in the North parte of England with a very small company of soldiours but by meanes that he vsed and through his brother y e Duke of Clarence who turned now to hys parte he came so puisaunt to London that he entred the citie and tooke kyng Henry in the Byshops palaice and than went agaynst the erle of Warwick whom he vanquyshed and slewe with his brother Marques Mountagâ—e on Glademoreheath nere Barnet ten myles from LoÌ„don Shortly after at Tewkesbury he ouerthrew Queene Margaret the wife of Henry In whiche battayle was takeÌ„ the sayde Margaret with Edwarde the Prynce her sonne the Duke of Somerset and dyuers other Kyng Edwarde againe receyued his royaltie and was taken for kyng and vncourteously slewe prynce Edwarde sonne of Henry the .6 after he had taken hym prysoner as by smyting hym on the face with his gauÌ„tlet after which stroke his seruauÌ„tes sodaynly fell vpon hym and slewe hym out of hande so sayth Halle Fabian and Raistall A commocion styred by the bastarde Fawcombrydge and the commons of Kent and Essex who robbed and spoyled the suburbes of the cytie of London and fyred Byshops gate and Algate Henry the syxt was murdered in the towre of London and buried at Chertsey and after remoued to Wyndsor he founded the Colledge and schole at Eaton nyghe to Wyndsor Anno. 11. WilliaÌ„ Edward Gro. M. Iohn Alleyn S. Ioh. Chelley S. The erle of Oxenforde was sent prysoner to Guynes where he remayned prysoner so longe as Edwarde the fourthe reygned whiche was twelue yeres in all
prisoner had weapon about hym The .iiii. of Ianuarie a shippe passyng before Grenewiche the court beynge there shotte of her ordinaunce and one piece beynge charged with a pellette of stone was shot into the court but thankes be vnto God it dyd no hurt but passed through the walles The .xxvii. day of Februarye an ambassador came to London from the emperour of Cattay Moscouie and Russe lande who was honorably met and receyued at Totâ—ham by the merchantes venturers of London rydyng in veluet coates and chayues of gold and by them conducted to the barres at Smithfield and there receiued by the lorde maior of London with the aldermen and sheriffes and so by the lorde Maior aldermen and merchant venturers conueyed thorough the Citie vnto maister Dimokes place in Fanchurch strete wher he lodged vntill the .12 of May next folowyng in the yere .1557 at the which tyme he toke hys iourney to Grauesend there toke shyppyng with the prymrose and iii. other shyppes to sayle to Moscouie The lorde Sturton with muche iniuâ—ye and crueltie murthered two men and for the same was araigned and condemned at Westminster the .ii. daye of Marche he was conueyed through London to Salisburye and there hanged with .iiii. of his seruantes the .vi. daye of Marche King Philip who had ben a good season in Flaunders to take the possession and gouernement of the low countreis â—â— Marche returned into Englande and the .xxii. day he passed through London beynge accompanied with the Quene and the nobles of the realme but because greate trouble was towarde betwene hym and the kyng of France he taried not long here but about the third of Iuly next folowyng passyng the seas agayne into Flanders made great prouision for warre agaynste the Frenche kyng The quene thynking her husbandes quarell to be hers also proclaymed open war agaynst France and not long after sent ouer an army of one thousand horsemen .iiii. thousand footemen ii M. pioners to ayde kynge Philip whereof the erle of Pembroke was generall The .24 day of Aprill in the yere .1557 Thomas Stafford other englishmeÌ„ to the numbre of .xxxii. persones commyng out of France toke the castell of Scarborough whiche they enioyed .ii. dayes and then were taken and broughte to London wher on the .xxviii. day of May the sayd Thomas Stafford was beheaded at the Tower hyll and vpon the morowe were three of hys companye drawen to Tyhorne and there hanged and quartered The tenthe daye of Auguste in the fyfthe yeare of Quene Marye were taken of Fraunce the chiefest Capitayns that the Frenche kyng hadde as foloweth The duke of Moâ—tmorency Constable of France and his sonne called Monsieur de Meru the duke of Monpencier the duke of Longueuille the Mareshal of S. Andrew the Ringraue Coronal of the Almains Roche du Main the Conte of Roche foucaulâ— The Vicont of Touraine the Baron of Curton the Prince of Manâ—us besyde many gentylmen and Capitains Thys yeare on the .xv. daye of Iuly dyed the ladye Anne of Cleue at Chelsey and was buryed at Westmynster the .viii. day of August The .xviii. daye of Auguste was taken the town of saint Quintine by king Philyppe wyth the healpe of Englishe menne at the siege whereof the Lorde Henry Dudley youngest sonne to the Duke of Northumberland was slayne wyth a gunne This yeare before Harueste wheate was solde for .iiii. marke the quarter Malt at foure and fortye shyllynges the quarter Beanes at forty shyllyngs the quarter Rye at forty shillyngs the quarter and pease at .xlvi. shillinges .viii. d. But after harueste wheate was solde for .v. s. the quarter malt at .vi. s .viii. d â—ye at .iii. s .iiii. d. and in the countreye wheate was solde for .iiii. s. the quarter malt for .iiii. s. viii d. and in some place a bushell of rye for a pound of candels whiche was .iiii. d. Anno M .5 P .4 Thomas Curteys fishmoÌ„ger S. Rich. Malarie S. Iames Altam S. The fyrst of Ianuary the frenchmen came to Calaice with a great army and layd siege thervnto and within .iiii. or v. dayes were maisters therof and shortly after wan all the pieces on that syde the sea To many it semed strange how that towne whiche so many yeares had bene fortified with all munitions that could be deuised shold nowe in so shorte space be taken of our ennemies It is to be noted that the counsell of England raysed great power to haue gone to the defence of that towne but such tempest rose as the like in many yeares had not ben sene wherby no shyppe could broke the sea and suche of the shyppes as aduentured were wonderfully shaken and forced by the saide teÌ„pest to returne agayne with great daunger The French king also inuaded Flanders and spoyled and brent Dunkirke before kynge Philyp could come to the rescue but before the frenche men returned out of Flanders the Fleminges and the englyshe shyppes metyng with them vppon the sandes betwene Dunkirke and Grauelyne slewe of theym a great numbre Agaynst sommer greate preparation was made both on kyng Philyp and the Frenche kyngs parties and they reteined styll myghty armies of purpose to inuade eche other but nothyng beynge doone towarde wynter they brake vp their campes Thys Wynter the quarterne aques contynued in lyke maner or more behementely then they hadde doone the laste yeare At this tyme also dyed so many priests that a great numbre of paryshes in dyuers places of this realme were vnserued and no curates could be gotten for moneye This yeare in Iune were .vii. burned at one stake in Smythfield and in Iuly were syxe bnrned at Brainforde at one stake and dyuers other in other places Anno M. 6. P. 5. Sir Thomas Lee mercer M. Tho. Hawes S. Rich. ChaÌ„pion S. Kyng Philippe beynge absent oute of this realme Quene Mary beyng dangerously sycke ended her lyfe the .xvii. day of Nouember when â—he hadde reigned .vi. yeares .iiii. monethes and .xi. dayes The same daye dyed Cardynall Poole and a lyttell before two of her phifitions and dyuers byshops and noble menne whome the Quene had estemed greatly Quene Elisabeth Anno regni .1 AFter the decease of Queene Mary our gracious and soueraigne lady Elisabeth to the greate comfort of Englande was with ful consent proclaymed quene the .xvii. daye of Nouember in the yere 1558. Not longe after she came frome Hatfielde in Hartefordshyre where she then abode vnto the Charterhouse in London and wente frome thens to the tower there she remayned vntyll the xiiii day of Ianuary folowyng at which time the LoÌ„doners hauyng made sumptuous prouision she passed through the citie to her palaice at westminster shewyng very comfortable and gentil countenance vnto the people the next day folowing her grace was crowned in saint Peters church at Westminster by doctor Oglethorpe byshop of Carlile The reporte of this was very ioyfull to suche as in Quene Maries tyme for religions sake
the southe part which part is the front and begynnyng of the Land and endeth narow or as it were in a straighte So the circuit or compasse of the Iland is .xviii. C. myles which is .200 lesse than Caesar doothe recken or accompt Thus muche I haue thought good to take out of Polydore touchynge the diuision of England with the forme and situation of the same Much other good matter that author doth alledge whiche here for breuitie I doo omitte referring those that desyre to know farther herof to that boke where he shall fynde the style and story bothe pleasant and profitable The Race of the kinges of England since Brute the fyrste of this Realme and in the margent are placed the yeares before Christ his byrth when euery kyng began their Reignes tylye come to Cimbilinus in whose tyme Christe the Sauioure of the world was born and then foloweth the yeares from Christ his byrthe AFter the commune and best allowed opinion of the moste ancient and best approued Authours Brute the sonne of Siluius Posthumius arryued in this Ilande at a place now called Toâ—nes in Deuonshire the yeare of the worlde .2855 the yeare before Christes natiuitie .1108 wherin he fyrst began to Reigne and named it Britayn which before was called Albion And therin he builded the noble Citie of London and named it new Troy buildyng there a Temple to Appolyn wherein he placed an Archeflamyn He deuided the same Iland among his thre sonnes vnto Locrine he gaue the midle part of Britayn now called Englande with the superioritie of al this Ile Unto Camber he gaue Wales and to Albanact Scotland After whiche partition he deceassed when he had reigned xxiiii yeres and was buried at London then called new Troy as is aforesayd Locryne the eldest sonne of Brute reigned .xx. yeres he chased the Hunnes whiche inuaded this Realme and pursued them so sharply that many of theÌ„ with their kyng were drowned in a ryuer whyche departeth Englande and Scotland And for so much as the kyng of Hunnes named Humbar was there drowned the ryuer is tyll this daye named Humbar so saythe Hardyng Fabian and other This king Locryn had to wyfe Gwendolynâ— daughter of Corineus duke of Cornewall by whom he had a sonne named Madan he also kept as paramor the beautiful lady Estrilde by whom he had a daughter named Sabryne And after the death of Corineus duke of Cornewal he put from him the sayd Guendolyn and wedded Estrylde but Gwendolyn repaired to Cornwall where she gathered a great power and fought with king Locryn and siue him he was buryed at Troynouant She drowned the ladye Estrylde wyth her doughter Sabrine in a ryuer that after the yong maydens name is called Seuerne Gwendolyne the daughter of Corineus and wyfe to Locryne for so much as Madan her sonne was to yong to gouerne the land was by common assent of all the Britaynes made ruler of the whole Isle of Britayn whiche she well and discretely ruled to the comforte of her subiectes .xv. yeares and then lefte the same to her sonne Madan Madan the sonne of Locryne and Gwendolyne was made ruler of Britayne of hym is lyttle memorie made by any wrtters but that he vsed greate tyranny among his Brytons And that beyng at his disport of huntyng he was deuoured by wyld wolues when he had reigned .xl. yeres He left after hym .ii. sonnes as is reported in Polycronica named Mempricius and Manlius Mempricius the sonne of Madan beyng Kyng by treason slewe his brother Manlius after whose death he lyued in more tranquillitie wherthrough he fell in slouth and so to lechery takynge the wyues and doughters of his subiectes and lastly becam so euyl that he forsoke his wyfe and concubines and fell to the synne of Sodomie with beastes wherby he became odible to God and man And goyng on huntyng lost his company and was destroyed of wyld wolues wherof the lande was then full when he had reigned .xx. yeres Ebranke the sonne of Mempricius was made ruler of Britayn he had as testifieth Policronica Gaufride and other .xxi. wiues of whom he receued .xx. sonnes and .xxx. daughters whiche he sent into Italye there to be maryed to the blood of the Troyans In Albanye now called Scotland he edified the castell of Alclude which is Dumbritain he made the castle of Maidens now called Edenbrough he made also the castel of Bamburgh he buylded Yorke citie wherin he made a temple to Diane and set there an Archeflame and there was buried when he had reigned .lx. yeares About the yeare of the world .3000 according to the prophecie of Helie half the yeares of the world were fulfylled whyche was the yeare before Christes byrthe .963 Brute Greneshield the sonne of Ebranke ruled this lande .xii. yeares and was buried at Yorke leuyng after him a sonne named Leill Leill the sonne of Brute Greneshield beyng a iust man and louer of peace in his tyme buylded Carleile and made there a temple placyng therein a Flamyn to rule the same accordyng to the lawes of theyr gods at that tyme and there was buryed when he had ruled Britayn .xxv. yeares Lud Rudibras the sonne of Leille buylded Canterbury Winchester and Shaftsburye wherein he buylded .iii. temples and placed in the same .iii. flames lyke as byshoppes now be he reigned .xxix. yeares and left a sonne after him named Bladud Bladud sonne of Lud Rudibras who had longe studied at Athens broughte wyth hym .iiii. Philosophers to keepe schole in Britayn for the which he builded Stamford and made it an vniuersitie as saythe Merlyn wherein he had great numbre of scholers studyinge in all the .vii. liberall sciences whiche vniuersitie dured to the commynge of S. Augustine At whiche tyme the byshop of Rome interdited it for heresies that fell among the Sarons and Britons together mixt so saith Hardyng He builded Bathe and made there a temple to Apollo and placed there a Flamyn he made there the hote bathes and practised his necromancye He decked hymselfe in fethers and presumed to flye in the ayre and fallynge on hys temple of Apollo brake his necke when he had reigned .xx. yeares Leire sonne of Bladud succeded hys father he buylded Caire Leyr now called Leicester and made there a Temple of Ianus placyng a Flamyn there to gouerne the same he had .iii. daughters Gonorell Ragan and Cordelle Whiche Cordelle for her wysedom and vertue towardes her father succeded hym in the kyngedome When he had reygned .xl. yeare he deceassed and was buried at Leycester Cordyla the youngest daughter of Liere succedynge her father was sore vexed by her two nephues Morgan of Albanie and Conedagus of Camber and Cornewall who at the lengthe tooke and caste her in pryson where she beyng in dispayre of recoueryng her estate as testifieth Galfride slewe her selfe
his sonne who inclosed y e same with a depe dyche and grauÌ„ted to the inhabitantes therof great fredom And after builded a church ouer y e place of his sepulture and ordeined there an house of monkes enduyng them with fayre possessioÌ„s And after it was vsed y e kings of EnglaÌ„d wheÌ„ thei wer crouned sent for an offering their crounes vnto S. Edmondes shryne and redemed the same with a good price The englyshe men sente agayne for Etheldred out of Normandye who by the healpe of the Normans and present assistance of his commons expelled Canutus but shortly Canutus returned agayne into Englande where he spared nothynge that myght be destroyed with sworde fyre In whiche tyme king Etheldred ended his lyfe when he had reigned .xxxviii. yeares and was buried in the Northe Isle of Paules churche in London aboue the aultar Fabian saythe that in the seconde yeare of this kynges reigne a great part of the citie of London was wasted with fyre but how it beganne hys aucthor telleth not But ye shal vnderstand that this day the citie of London had moste housyng and buyldynge from Ludgate towarde Westminster and littell or none where the chiefe or hart of the citie is now except in diuers places was housynge but they stoode without order So that many townes cities as CaÌ„terbury York and dyuers other in Englande passed London in buyldyng at those dayes as I haue sene sayth Fabyan by an old boke somtime in the Guyld halle of London named Domes daye But after the conquest it increased and shortly after passed and excelled all the other Aboute the .viii. yeare of this kyngs reign dyed Ethelwald byshop of Wynchester who was born in Wynchester and ther buylded an abbey of Nunnes as sayth Fabyan AFter y e deth of Etheldred great variance fell betwene y e englishe meÌ„ for the election of theyr kyng for y e citezens of London with certayn other named Edmund the son of Etheldred a yong man of lusty and valiant courage in martiall aduentures both hardy and wyse and one that could very well endure all paynes Wherefore hee was surnamed Ironsyde but the more part fauored Canutus the Dane By meanes wherof betwene those two princes were foughten many great battayles in the which either party sped diuersly to the great slaughter of theÌ„ that toke their partes But lastly it was agreed that the two Captayns shold try theyr quarell betwene them selues onely In which fight although Edmund semed to haue the vpper hand yet be condisceÌ„ded to deuyde the realm and make Canutus felow with him in the kingdom whyche agreement was at laste concluded In this tyme there was an englishe Earle called Edricus which by hys falshode had wrought muche hurte to hys naturall country and lastelye was aucthor of the deth of the noble Edmund And therof himself brought fyrst knowledge to Canutus the Dane sayinge in this wyse Thus haue I doone Canutus for the loue of thee To whom hee answered sayinge For my loue thou hast murdered thyne owne soueraigne Lord whome I loued most entierly I shall in rewarde therof exalt thy head aboue all the lordes of Englande And foorthwith commanded hym to be headed and his head to be set vpon a spear on the hyghest gate of London These princes reygned together .ii. yeares Thys Edmund was buryed at Glastenburye VUhen Canutus was stablished in the kyngdom he had knowledge how Olanns king of Norway in his absence inuaded the couÌ„trey of Denmarke wherfore in all hast he sped him thitherward by the maÌ„hod of the english souldiors obteined of them a noble victory recouered Norway to his seignory wherfore when he returned into England he demeaned him toward all men as a sage gentle moderat prince and so continued .xx. yeares Canutus called a parliameÌ„t at OxeÌ„ford where it was decreed that english men and Danes should hold the lawes of Edgare late kyng Canutus subdued the Scots wherby he was king of .iiii. kingdoms y t is to say of England ScotlaÌ„d Denmark Norway After that he weÌ„t into Denmark and so to Rome And after returned again into England Where he kept all his life tyme good iustice and did many charitable dedes And after his deathe was buried in s. Swithins at Winchester Of this Canutus Polidore hath writen a notable history in y e end of his vii boke of the historie of England HArold the sonne of Canutus by hys wyfe Elgina for hys swyftnes surnamed Harefote began hys reygne ouer thys realme of England In the begynning hee shewed some token of crueltie in that he banyshed his stepmother Emma and tooke from her suche iewelles and treasure as she hadde He reigned iii. yeares Hee was buryed at Westmynster and after at S. Clementes without Temple barre HArdikenitus king of Denmarke after the deathe of Harolde was ordeyned kyng of Englande He for the iniurie done to his mother Emma caused the corps of Harolde to be taken out of the sepulchre and smyting of the head caste it with the body into the ryuer of Thames where by a fysher it was taken vp and vnreuerently buried at S. Clementes as afore is sayd He burdeined his subiectes with eractions and tribute and in meat and dryncke was so prodygall that hys tables were spreade .iiii. tymes in the day and the people serued with great excesse whan he had reigned .iii. yeares he dyed sodeinly at Lambeth not without suspection of poysonynge and was buried at Winchester Hardikenitus beyng deade the Danes were beaten slayn and dryuen out of this lande into theyr owne countrey xxviii yeares after that Swayn began fyrst to reigne EDwarde the sonne of Egelrede or Etheldred by the aduice of Goodwyne and Leofricus Erle of Chester after the deathe of Hardikenitus was sent for out of Normandie to take on him the goueruaunce of this realme of Englande whiche hee guyded with much wisdome and iustice from whom issued as out of a fountaiue very godlinesse mercie pitie and liberalitie towarde the pore and gentylnes and iustice towards all men and in all honest lyfe gaue moste godly example to hys people He discharged the englyshmen of the great tribute called y e Dane gelt whiche was often before time leuied to y e impouerishyng of the people He subdued the Wesâ—hemen whiche rebelled and made warre vpon their borders The .xvi. yere of this kyng Edward died y e good Erle Leofricus erle of Mercia of Chester who was buried in the abbey of Couentrie which he hym selfe had caused to be buylded He purchased many great priuileges for the aforesaid towne of Couentrie Willyam bastard duke of Normandie about this tyme came with a goodly company into England and was honorablye receyued to whom the kynge made great cheere And at his returne enriched hym with great gyftes pleasures and as som write made promise to hym that if he died without issue the same
Poūtney M. Iohn Lambyn S. Adam Lutekyn S. This yere was many good lawes made in the parliamēt Londō wher vnto the kynge and his lordes were sworne Anno. 7. Nycolas Faringdon M. Adam Burdē S. Hugh Baytō S. The Englysh men encountred with Robert le Bruse and his Scottes at Estriualen where was fought a strong battayl◠In the ende whereof the Englyshmen wer discomfited and so egrely pursued by the Scottes that many of the noblemen were slayne as Gylbert de Clare Erle of Glocester syr Robert Clyford syr Edmond of Manle with other lordes and barons to the nomber of .xlii. knightes and .lxvii. barons besyde .xxii. men of name which were taken prisoners and .x. M. cōmon souldiours slayne After thys tyme Robert le Bruze reigned as kyng of Scotland Anno. 8. Iohn Gysors M. Stephē of abingdō S Hamōd Chikwell S A villain called Iohn Poydras a tanners sonne of Excester in diuers places of England named himself the sonne of Edward the first and said that by a falsnourse he was stolne out of his cradel Edward that was now kyng put in his place whiche was but a carters sonne but shortly after he was conuict of hys vntruthe and confessed that he dyd it by the motion of a familiar sprite which he had in his house in likenes of a catt whom he had serued .iii. yere and he for his seruice was drawen and hanged at Northampton Anno. 9. Stephē abingdō M Hamōdgoodchepe S Williā Readyng S The castell of Barwike was yelded vp to the Scottes by the treason of Peter Spaldyng Two cardinals beyng sent frō Rome to conclude a peace betwene the kyng of England and the scottes as they wente through Yorkshire were robbed by two knights called Gilbert Midleton walter Selby with .600 mē which .ii. knigtes had don many robberies in those partes or they were taken but they wer afterward condemned drawē hanged at London And the kynge recōpenced the Cardinals double so muche as they lost Shortly after sir Gosselyn Deinuile his brother Robert with two hūdred in habite of Friers going about as exiled persons or outlawes did many great notable roberies despites they robbed spoiled y e bishop of Durhams palaces leauyng nothing in them but bare walles and suche lyke robberyes for the which they were after hanged at York Anno. 10. Iohn wēgraue M. Williā Caston S. Rafe Palmer S. The scottes entred y e borders of Northūberland most cruelly robbed spoiled the countrey sparing neither man woman nor chyld To this mischiefe was ioyned so excedyng derth scarsity y e wheat was sold for .iiii. mark y e quarter y e cōmon people did eate hors flesh other vile beastes many dyed for hunger Anno. 11. Iohn Wēgraue M. Ihon Prior S. williā Furnex S. Kyng Edward assembled a new host and went into Northumberland wher he layde siege to Barwike But in the meane tyme the Scots by an other way inuaded y e borders of Englād wasted the countrey euen to Yorke and slew a greate noumber specially of religious people wherfore it was called the white battaile King Edward was constrained to breake vp his siege and return again into England Sir Hugh the Spencers the father and the sonne were of great power in England and by the fauour of the king practised suche crueltie and bare theim selfe so hautie that no lord in this land durst contrary them in any thynge that they thought good whereby they were greatly hated of the nobles Anno. 12. Iohn Wēgraue M Iohn Poūtney S. Iohn Dallyng S. The Lordes and nobles of Englande detestynge the outragious pryde of the Spencers in suche wyse conspyred against them that they caused the kynge halfe agaynst his mynd to banysh them the Realme Anno. 13. Hamond Chikwel M Simon Abingdō S. Iohn Preston S. This yere king Edward contrary to the mynd of his lords reuoked the Spēcers from banishement and set them in lyke authoritie as they before had ben to the great disturbance of the realme◠and not long after pursued the barons and chased them from place to place as fyrst at Liedes castell in Kent after in the marches of Wales where he toke the Mortymers and sent theym to the Tower of London Anno. 14. Hamond Chikwel M Reinold at cūdyt S william Prodhā S This yere king Edward ouercam the barons of this realme in many batailes and toke many of them whome he put to death in dyuers partes of this realm to the number of .xxii. noble men Master Iohn Baldocke a man of euil fame was made Chancellor of Englād who extremly pilled the cōmons of this realme for the whiche he was well rewarded after as ye maye reade in the xix yeare Anno. 15. Hamond Chikwel M. Rich. Cōstantin S Rich. Hakeney S This yere the sonne appered to mens sight as red as bloud and so continued the space of .vi. howers The last day of October the Irishment by the ayde they had out of England droue the scots out of theyr land At whiche time many noble men of Scotland were slain Amōg whiche was Edward le Bruze the kinges brother Anno. 16. Hamond Chikwell M. Iohn Granthā S Rich. of Ely S Kyng Edward with a great army entred Scotland but with sickenes and other misfortunes that chanced amonge the souldiors he within short space was forced to returne into England wherof syr Iames Douglas and the Scots hauyng knowledge pursued hym in suche wise that they slew many english men and had welnere taken the kynge at an abbey called Beighlād from the whiche he was forced to flee and leaue his tresure behynd hym Anno. 17. Symon Francis M. Adā Ealisbury S. Iohn of Oxēford S. Charles of France warred vpon the landes of Kyng Edward in Gascoyne Guyen and tooke there many townes and castels Wherfore kyng Edwarde sent his wyfe Isabell to entreate wyth her brother Charles for peace or as Froisard sayth the Quene her selfe fleyng the tyranny and mischief of y e Spēcers fled with her yong sonne Edward into France and was gentilly receiued of hir brother whiche made greate promise to ayde hir against the tyranny and iniury of the Spencers Anno. 18. Hamond Chikwel M. Benet of Fulhā S Iohn Causton S Quene Isabell by the ayde and help of syr Iohn of Heynald with a small company of Henoways returned into Englande to whome the Nobles and the commons gathering in greate numbre pursued the kynge the Spencers and other ennemies so egerly that shortely after they tooke them and kepte the kynge in pryson at Kenylworthe And after at Barkeley they toke master Robert Baldok the Chācellor both the Spencers the father and the sonne the erle of Arundel with diueres other and brought them to the towne of Hereford Anno. 19. Richard Betain M Gilbert Mordō S. Iohn Cotton S. The morowe after
Symon and Iude syr Hugh Spēcer the father was put to death at Bristowe and after buried at Winchester and on saint Hughes day folowyng was syr Hugh his sonne drawen hanged and quartered at Herford and his head sent to London and sette emong other vpon the bridge After Robert Baldock the Chancellor was sent to London to Newgate where he dyed myserably The earle of Arundell was put to death at Herford and kynge Edward was by parliament deposed from his kingdom when he had reigned .xix. yere .6 monethes and .18 days and not longe after was murthered by syr Roger Mortimer and was buried at Glocester Edwarde the thirde Anno Regni .1 EDwarde the thyrde after the deposing of hys father was crowned king of Englād He begon his reign ouer this realme the .xxv. daye of Ianuarie in the yeare of our lord .1326 and deceased the 21. day of Iune in the yeare .1377 so he reigned .50 yere and .5 monethes lackyng .3 dais This man beside all other gyftes of nature was endued with passynge comely beautie and fauoure Of wytte prouident circumspecte and gentyll of nature doyng nothyng without great wysedom and consideration Hee was a man of excellent modestie temperance and aduanced suche persons to high dignities as dyd most passe other in integritie innocency of lyfe in feares of armes he was very expert as the noble enterprises by hym atchieued doo well declare Of his liberalitie and clemēcy he shewed many great examples Briefly in all princely vertues he was so excellent that few noble men before his tyme were to bee compared to hym At the beginnyng of hys reigne he was chiefly ordered by syr Roger Mortymer and hys mother Isabell. In this fyrst yeare of his reigne he confirmed the liberties of the citie of London and ordeined that the maior of the city of London should sytte in all places of iudgement within the liberties of the same for chiefe Iustice the Kynges person only excepted and that euery alderman that had ben Maior shold be iustice of peace in all London and Middlesex and euery Alderman that had not bene maior should be iustice of peace within his own ward Diuers other priuileges he graunted to the citie whiche ye may reade in Fabian The kynge went towarde Scotlande hauyng vnderstanding that the scottes were entred into England as farre as Stanhop parke He beset them rounde about hopynge to haue broughte them vnder hys subiection But when hee thought to be most sure of them by treason of some of his hoft the scottes escaped cleane and returned back into scotland About the .xxi. day of September Edward the second was murdered in y e castell of Barkley by sir Roger Mortymer was buried at Glocester Anno. 1. Richard Bretain M. Rich. Roting S. Roger Chācellor S. The kyng maried the lady Philip the erles doughter of Henawde in the cytie of Yorke The kynge helde his parliament at Northampton where through the counsaile of syr Roger Mortimer and the old Queene his mother hee made with the scotts and vnprofitable and dishonorable peace For why he restored to them all theyr writyngs charters and patents wherby the kynges of Scotlande hadde bounde them selues to be tributarye to the crowne of England with other like vnprofytable conditions Anno. 2. Hamonde Chikwell S. Henry Darcy S. Iohn Hawden S. Dauid the yong prince of Scotlād maried Iane the syster of kyng Edwarde whom the scots in dirision called Iane makepeace The scotts made many rymes against thenglishmē as saith Guido for the fond disquised apparell by thē at that time worne amongst the whiche this was one Long beardes hartlesse Paynted hoodes witlesse Gay cotes gracelesse Makes England thryftlesse Anno. 3. Iohn Ganthā M Symon Frācis S. Hēry Cōbmartē S. Edward erle of Kent vncle to kynge Edward of England beyng falsely accused of treason was by syr Roger Mortymer put to death at winchester Prince Edward was borne at Wodstocke Who in proces of tyme grew to a noble and famous man and was in his days counted the Flowre of chiualrie through out the world The .xvii. of October sir Roger Mortimer was taken in Notyngham castell and sente to the Tower of London Anno. 4. Symond Swalond S Richard Lazar S Richard Gisours S Syr Roger Mortimer was accused for diuers points of treason as that he murdered king Edward the second and that through hym the scots escaped at Stanhope parke for receiuynge summes of money of the Scottes for which accusations he was shortly after drawē and hanged at London Edward Baylell the sonne of Iohn Baylell late kyng of Scottes by licence purchased of kyng Edward entred into Scotlande clayminge the crowne by the right of hys father where he vanquished the Scottes and was crowned kyng at Stone Anno. 5. Symond Swaylon M. Robert Ely S. Tho. whorwod S. The kyng with a great armye went into Scotland and at Halidon hyll gaue the Scottes battayle wherin he obteined a triumphant victorie and slewe of them .viii. Erles .900 knightes of barons and esquires 400. and .32000 common souldiors he wonne Edenborow Barwicke and many other castels and gaue the gouernaunce of Scotlande to Edward Baylell betwene whome and the Scots was foughten many battels Anno. 6. Iohn Poūtney M. Iohn Mocking S Andrew Aubery S The king of France sent .x. shyps toward Scotland which were so wether driuen into Flanders that they were little worth after that tyme. Anno. 7. Iohn Preston M. Nicolas Pike S. Iohn Husbande S. King Edward went agayn into Scotland and laid siege to the castell of Kylbridge He wan it by strength and sette the countrey in quietnes and cam back to the castell of Tyne where shortly after Edward Baylell kynge of Scottes came and dyd hym homage and sware vnto hym fealtie and fidelitie and returned agayne into Scotlande Anno. 8. Iohn Poūtney M. Iohn Hamond S. Williā Hansard S. Embassadors were sent from Philyp de Ualoys kynge of France for to conclude vpon certain articles of variance betwene theyr lord and the kyng of England but it toke none effect Anno. 9. Reignold at cundyt M. Iohn Kyngston S. Walter Turke S. This yere kyng Edward sent ambassadors into Frāce to conclude a peace whiche likewyse toke none effect Anno. 10. Reignold at conduit M. walter mordon S. Richard Upton S. This yere kyng Edward made claim to the crowne of France and therfore proclaimed open warre betwene Englande and France Anno. 11. Iohn Poūtney M wil. brickelsworth S Iohn Northehall S In this yere as saith Fabian the king consyderyng the charge he hadde with warres in Scotlande and also that he intended to haue agaynst the Frenchemen for the obtainyng of his right gathered togither treasure by dyuers and sundry wayes wherof the maner is not expressed but such great plentie cam to his handes that money was very scant throughout the whole realme by reason of which
yelded vp to hym as ye maye reade at large in Iohn Frosard his chronicles Anno. 23. Iohn Lufkin M. Hēry Picard S. Simōwoseley S. In the end of this yere about August the pestilence begon in diuers places of England and specially at London and so cōtinued tyll that tyme twelue month Anno. 24. Williā Turke Maior Adam Bury S. Rafe Lynne S. This yeare was Calice lyke to haue ben betrayed but the kyng in tyme preuented it The Kynge caused to be coyned grotes and half grotes the whyche lacked of the weyght of his former coyne .ii. s .vi. d. of a pound troy And about the end of August ceased the death in London whiche was soo vehement and sharpe that ouer the bodies buried in churches and church yardes monasteries and other accustomed buryeng places was buryed in the Charter howse yarde of London as saith Fabyan .l. M. persons And also many persons of good credite yet liuyng in the citie of London affirm that they haue redde the like writen on a plate of laton fastened on a crosse of stone in the same Charter house church yarde and also to haue sene recorded in one olde Booke of the sayde Charter house that at that tyme the said mortalitie was so great that there remained not the tenthe person alyue throughout the realme Anno. 25. Richard Killingbury M. Iohn Notte S. wil. wocester S. This yere king Edward had a goodly victory vpon the sea against Charles the constable of France where he toke xxii of their shyppes Anno. 26. Andrew Aubery M. Iohn wroth S. Gibbō staindrop S. This yeare the castell of Guynes was yelden vnto the englishmen dwellyng in Calice by treason of a Frenche man Also this yere y e englishmen beyng in Britayn had a goodly victory ouer the Frenchemen where they tooke many noble men prisoners Anno. 27. Adam Francis Maior Iohn Peache S Iohn stodeney S This Sommer was so long dry that it was called after the dry sommer for from March tyll the latter end of Iuly fell lytle rayne or none by which reason corne that yere folowyng was scant Anno. 28. Adam Francis Maior Iohn Welde S. Iohn Lytle S. The Duke of Brunswyke made an appeale against Henry duke of Lancaster for whyche was waged battell in the frenche kynges courte and beynge bothe ready within the lystes to fyght the french kyng stayed the matter and toke the quarell into his handes so that either of them departed the field without any stroke striken Anno 29. Thomas Legget M. williā Totinghā S. Richard Smert S. For so muche as the townes in Flanders brake their promyse before tyme made by Iaques Dartnell and now fauoured the french partie king Edward remoued the market and staple of woll out of Flanders into Englande as to Westminster Chichester Lyncolne Bristowe and Canterbury Prince Edward the sonne of kynge Edward passed into Gascoyn where he made sore warre and destroyed castels and townes before hym and tooke the towne of Remorentine wyth other Also this yeare was the house of the Friers Angustines in London finished whiche was reedifyed by syr Humfrey Bobune earle of Hertforde and Essex whose bodye lyeth buried in the quier of the said house before the high aultar Anno. 30. Symond Francis M. Thomas Forster S Thomas Brādon S Edwarde prince of Wales nye to the citie of Poitiers ioyned battel with king Iohn of Frāce of whō the prince by his marcial policy wan a noble victory notw tstandyng that he had in his army but 800. souldiors on the french part were 6000. fighting mē In this conflict King Iohn was taken with his yong son Philyp and many of his nobles brought◠into Englande Anno. 31. Henry Picard M. Rich. Nofinghā S. Thomas Dosel S. Great and royal iustes were holden in Smythfield before the kyng of Englād the frēch king being prisoner the kyng of Scottes and diuers other nobles Anno. 33. Iohn Stody M. Stephen Candish S. Barthol Frostling S. This yere Dauid le Bruze king of scottes was set at libertie when he had put king Edward suretie of .10000 mark for his ransom Anno. 23. Iohn Lufain M. Iohn Barnes S. Iohn Burys S. The englyshemen in Britaine tooke the towne of Ancore and dyuers other and put them to great ransome Anno. 34. Symon Duffild M. Simon Bedinghā S. Iohn Chichester S. Kyng Edward with his son the prince passed the sea to Calice and from thense rode through France by Picard Artois Roan Champayn and so foorth to Britaine euer destroying the countrey before him hys garrisons also made warre in Beauvoisin in Picardye in Brye in Campayn and spoiled well nere all the counntrey Moreouer the kynge of Nauarre vexed sore the marches of Normandy Thus was the realm of France miserably beset at this tyme on all sydes At the last a finall peace was concluded betwene the kynges of Englande of Frāce on this cōdition that king Edward should haue to his possession the countreis of Gascoyn and Guyen Poytiers Lymosyn Baleuile Exantes Calice Guynes and diuers other lordships castels towns all the landes to thē belōging without knowlege of any soueraigntie or subiection for y e same and the king of France shold pay for his ransom 300000. crownes so King Iohn returned into France Anno. 35. Iohn Wroth M. Iohn Denys S. Walter Burney S. King Edward returned from Caleys into Englande and brought with hym many noble men of Frāce for hostages This yere men and beasts perished in England in diuers places with thunder lightning and fiends wer sene in mās likenes aud spake vnto men as they trauailed by the way Anno. 36. Iohn Peche M. Williā Holbeche S. Iames Tame S. This yeare was great death and pestilence in Englande which was called the second mortalitie in which died Hēry duke of Lancaster then was Iohn of Gaunt the kings third son which had maried the dukes daughter made duke of Lancaster Also there were sene this yere in the ayre castels and hostes of men fighting as sayth Fabian Anno. 37. Stephen Cādishe M. Io. of S. Albons S. Iames Andrew S. This yere was a great wynd in England wherwith many steples and towres were ouerthrowen King Iohn of Fraunce came into England and shortly after died at y e Sauoy in London Also this yeare was a great frost in Englande whiche lasted from the myddest of September to the moneth of Aprill Anno. 38. Iohn Notte M Rychard Croydon S. Iohn Hiltofte S. Prynce Edwarde sayled into Burdeaux and receyued the possession of Guyā that kyng Edwarde had newly gyuen vnto hym Anno. 39. Adam of Bury M. Symon Mordant S Iohn of Motford S This yere the kyng began the foundation of saynt Stephens chappell at Westmynster whiche was finished by Rycharde the second sonne of prince Edward Anno. 40. Iohn Lufkyn M. Io. Bukylsworth S Iohn
Castile King Henry the eight Anno Regni .1 THe renoumed prince HeÌ„ry the eight beyng .xviii. yeres of age succeded his father in the gouernance of this realme and began his reigne the .xxii. day of Aprill in the yere of our Lord .1509 and deceased in the yere .1546 the .xxviii. day of Ianuary so he reygned .37 yeares .ix. monethes and .vi. days Of personage he was tall and myghtie in wytte and memorie excellent of suche maiestie tempered with humanitie and gentlenesse as was comely in so great a prince Margaret mother to Henry the .viii. buylded .ii. colledges in Cambridge and Willyam byshop of Lyncolne buylded Brasenos in Oxenford Kyng Henry maried the lady Katherin late wyfe to prince Arthure Richard byshop of Wynchester buylded Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxenforde Anno. 1. Thomas Bradbury mercer M George Monoxe S Iohn Doket S Thys yeare syr Rycharde Empson knyght and Edmund Dudley Esquier who had ben great counsaylours to the late kyng Henry the seuenth were beheaded at the tower hyll the .xvii. daye of August Whose attachement whervpon folowed y e execution was thought to be procured by the malyce of theym who wyth theyr auctoritie in the late Kynges dayes were offended orels to shyft the noyse of the straight execution of penall statutes in the late Kynges dayes by punyshment of those persons so saythe Halle Thys Edmonde Dudley compyled one notable boke and named it the tree of common wealth The oryginall copie whereof I haue seene though rudely written worthy for the excellencie thereof to be written wyth letters of golde A copy wherof I haue geuen to the ryght honorable lorde the Earle of Leicester Sir WylliaÌ„ Fitz wylliaÌ„s was disfranchysed because he would not be sheriffe This yeare master doctor Colet deane of Poules erected a free schole in Paules churche yarde in London and committed the ouersyght therof to the maisters and wardeynes of the company of Mearcers because hym selfe was borne in London and sonne of Henry Colet whoe was a Mearcer and Maior of London Anno. 2. Henry Keibell mercer M. Iohn Milborn S Iohn Reste S Henry the fyrst son of king HeÌ„ry the right was borne on new yeres day for ioyâ— wherof a great iustes was kepte at Westminster on saint Mathewes day folowyng the chylde dyed Anno. 3. Roger Achiley Draper M. Nico. Shelton S Tho. Mirfyn S King Henry sent the lord Darcy with a goodly company of men into Spayne to ayde the kynge hys father in lawe against the Moores but ere he arriued a peace was concluded betwene theym wherefore shortely after he retourned home agayne The same tyme syr Edwarde Poynyngs accompanied with the lord Clinton and dyuers other was sente into Gelderland with .xv. C. archers to aide the prince of Castile at the requeste of Margaret Duches of Sauoye and Regent of Flanders Syr Edmond Haward and the lorde Thomas Haward toke Andrew Barton and .150 Scots with .ii. great ships The kyng of Scottes requyred hys shyps that were lately taken to bee restored accordyng to the league but answer was made by kyng HeÌ„ry that the matter perteined nothing to the league because that Andrew Barton was a pirate and robber on the seas The .xv. day of Ianuary was holden a parliament in the which two fiftenes and two tenthes of the clergie wer graÌ„ted to ayde the king in his warres that he entended agaynst the French kyng Anno. 4. William Copinger fishmoÌ„ger M. Rob. Holdernes S Rich. Haddon S Rob. FeÌ„rother S This yeare was finyshed the beautifull steple with the lanterne of Bowechurche in cheape The lorde Marques Dorset with diuers other lordes and knyghtes was sent into Spain with an army of .13000 men who a good part of the sommer dyd much harme in Guyon by spoilyng the countreis But in wynter returned by meanes of a flixe which fell among his men Sir Edward Haward admirall of Englande with a great nauie scowred the seas and then went toward Britayne Kyng Henry sent forth a nauy of .xxv. shyppes among the which the Regent a shyppe royall was chiefe Sir Edward Haward lorde admirall of Englande through his to muche hardinesse was slayn in Britayn after whoÌ„ his brother syr Thomas Hawarde was made admirall by the Kyng The nauies of Englande and France metynge at Britayne Baye foughte a cruell battaile in the whiche the regent of England and a Caricke of Fraunce beyng crappled together were burned and their captaynes with theyr men all drowned the englishe capitayn was sir Thomas Kneuet who had wyth hym 700. men in the frenche carricke was sir Piers Morgan with .900 men Anno 5. WilliaÌ„ Brown mercer M. Iohn Dawes S. Iohn Bridges S. Roger Basforde S. Kyng Henry beyng confederate with the Emperour and the kyng of Spayn passed with a great power into France where hauyng in wages vnder his banner the Emperor Maximilian all the nobilitie of Brabant Flaunders Holland he discomfited the whole power of France conquered Turwyn and the great citie of Turney In thys time the kynge of Scots not withstandyng that he was sworn on the sacrament to kepe peace inuaded this land with a myghty Armie but by the good diligence of the Quene and the policie and manhode of the Erle of Surrey the kynges lieutenant he was hym selfe slayne with .xi. of his erles and the Scottes discomfyted but not wythout great losse of Englyshemen Before this tyme the townes about London as Islington Horton suche other had so enclosed the common fields with hedges and dyches that neyther the yong men of the citie myght shoote nor the ancient persons walke for their pleasure except either theyr bowes and arrowes wer broken or taken away or the substanciall persons arested or endited saying That no Londoner shoulde go out of the citie but in the hygh ways This saying sore greued the LoÌ„doners and sodainly this yeare a great number of the Citie assembled in a mornyng a turner in a fooles cote cam crying thorough the citie shouels spades so many people folowed y t it was wonder and within a short space al the hedges about the townes were cast down and the dâ—ches filled and euery thing made plain The kynges counsaile hearyng of thys assemblie came to the graye friers and sent for the Maior and counsaile of the citie to knowe the cause which declared to them the noysance done to y e citisens and their commodities and liberties taken from them though they wold not yet the coÌ„minaltie whiche were anoyed would plucke vp and remedy the same When the kynges counsayle had heard the answer they dissimuled the matter and coÌ„manded the Maior to see that no other thynge were attempted and to cal home the citisens which when they had done their enterprise came home before the kyngs couÌ„sell and the Maior departed without any more harme doyng and soo after the fieldes were neuer hedged Sir Iohn Wallop burned diuers tounes and villages in Normandie
Anno. 6. George Monore Draper M. Iames Yarforde S. Iohn Mundye S. A peace concluded betwene England and France Lewes the french kynge coupled in mariage with lady Mary the kynges syster on newe yeres day folowyng he ended his life wherfore king Henry sent agayne for his syster by the duke of Suffolke and other This yere Richard Hunne a marchaÌ„t taylour of London was fouÌ„d hanged in Lollers tower Anno. 7. sir williaÌ„ Butler grocer M. Henry worley S. Richard Gray S. WilliaÌ„ Baily S. Lady Mary kyng Henries daughter was borne at Grenewich in February Lady Mary the kynges syster before maried to the Frenche kyng returned into Englande and shortely after was maried to the duke of Suffolke Margaret Quene of Scottes kynge Henries eldest syster fled into EnglaÌ„d and laye at Harbottell where she was delyuered of a chyld called Margaret In Maie she came to London where she taried a whole yeare before she departed into Scotlande Anno. 8. Iohn Rest Grocer M. Tho. Seimer S. Rich. ThurstoÌ„ S. This yere was suche a frost that all men wyth cartes myght passe betwene Westminster and Lambeth On May euen this maiors yeare the begynnyng of the .ix. yere of kyng Henry was an insurrection of yong persons agaynst aliens of the whyche dyuers were put to execution with theyr capitayne Iohn Lincolne a broker and the resydue came to Westminster with halters about their neckes and were pardoned This was called Euyl May day whereof ye may reade in Edward Hall And in May the Quene of Scottes returned to her countrey agayne Anno. 9. Sir Thomas Ermeâ— Goldsmith M Th. Balorie S. Rich. SymoÌ„ S. Many dyed in Englande of the sweatynge sicknes and in especially aboute London wherfore the terme was one day kept at Oxenford and adiourned agayne to westminster The admirall of Fraunce came into Englande as ambassadour with a great company of gentylmen The citie of Turney was delyuered agayne into the Frenche kyngs hande for the whiche he should pay vi C. thousande crownes and for the castell that the kynge buylded .iiii. C. thousand and 23000. poundes turnoys A peace was concluded betwene the kinges of England France and Castile for terme of their lyues Anno. 10. Thomas Myrfyn Skinner M. Iohn Alleyn S. Iames Spencer S. This yeare the Erle of Surrey was sente into Irelande as deputie and the Earle of Kyldare was of his office dyscharged Anno. 11. sir Iames Yarforde Mercer M. Iohn wilkinson S. Nicol. partrige S. This yeare was greate preparation made for the kyngs goyng into France to mete the frenche kyng at Arde. As Kynge Henry was at Canterburye wyth the Queene in a readynesse to haue passed the sea he hearde of the Emperoures commynge wyth whom he met at Douer and accompanied hym to Canterburie where after the Emperor had saluted the quene his aunt he toke shypping into Flanders the last day of May kyng Henry passed ouer to Calais and met with Francis the Frenche Kynge at the campe betwene Arde and Guysnes where was great triumphes and many goodly sightes in so sumptuous maner as the like had not ben sene Immediatly after he met with the Emperour with whome he went to Grauelyn and the emperor retourned wyth hym to Calais where he had great chere after whyche tyme they departed and kyng Henry returned into this realme Anno. 12. syr Iohn Bruge Draper M. Iohn SkeuingtoÌ„ S Iohn Remble S In this Maiors yeare the .xvii. day of May whyche was in the .13 yere of the Kynge was the duke of Buckyngham beheaded at London for treason as ye may rede at large in Edward Hall his chronicles the .12 and .13 yeare of Henry the .viii. hys body with the head was buried at the frier Augustins at LoÌ„don Kyng Henry wrate a boke against Luther and therfore the byshop of Rome named hym defender of the faithe To whiche booke Luther aunswered very sharply nothyng sparing the auctoritie or maiestie of the kyng The frenche Kynge attached all Englyshe mens goodes at Burdeaux and deteyned the kynges tribute and the Frenche Quenes dower All frenchemen were attached in the citie of London and cast in prison The .v. day of Iuly the cardinall rode through LoÌ„don to Douer to mete with the Emperor beyng accompanied with ii Erles .xxxvi. knyghtes an C. gentilmen .viii. byshops .x. abbots .xxx. chaplaines all in veluet and satyn and .700 yeomen This yeare was a greate pestilence and deathe in London and other places Anno. 13. Sir Iohn Milborne Draper M. Iohn Britain S. Tho. Pargeter S. This syr Iohn Mylborne to his great commendation and the ensaumple of other the worshypfull of this citie buylded certaine almost houses wherein be placed .xiii. aged poore people who haue theyr dwellynges rente free and also .ii. shillinges .vi. d. the piece payde to them the fyrst day of euery moneth for euer The seconde daye of February the Cardinall declared howe the byshop of Rome had sent kyng Henrye the fifâ—e of defender of the christen faith and to his successours for euer Thys Charles the fyfthe Emperor of Rome came into England and was honourably receiued into London by the Maior the Aldermen and commons of the Citie the syrt of Iune the kyng hym self accompanying him from thens he went to Wyndsour and sate in the stall of the garter At this tyme was talke betwene the Emperour and kyng Henry for the mariage of Lady Mary the kyngs daughter being about the age of .vii. yeres after great feastes iustes and honourable entertaynment hee departed to Hampton and sayled from thense into Spayn Duryng this tyme the Earle of Surrey Lorde Admyrall brente Morles in Britayne and than retuurned into the Realme Not longe after hauyng an armye appoynted to hym by the Kynge hee passed ouer to Calaice and entred Pycardye and brent dyuers townes and castelles He besieged Hesdyng but because winter drewe nere he raysed his siege and returned home The Duke of Albanye began to enter this lande wyth a greate armye but hearyng that the Erle of Shrewesbury was commynge hee tooke a truce for vi monethes Anno. 14. Sir Iohn Mondye goldsmith M. Iohn Rudston S Jo. Champneis S The lorde Rosse and lorde Dacres of the Northe burned the Towne of Kelsey in Scotlande wyth fower score Uyllages and also dydde ouerthrowe eyghtene towers of stone with all their bulwarkes The Emperor Charles Kyng Henry of England Ferdinando duke of Austrige the byshop of Rome the citie of Venice and dyuers other in Italy were confederate against the frenche men The Turkes besieged Rhodes and on Christmas daye tooke it to the greate shame and rebuke of Christen men The lorde Marques Dorset wardeyn of the East marches brent dyuers villages holdes and other places in Scotlande The .xv. daye of Iune the Kynge of Denmarke and hys Quene aryued at Douer and the .xxii. day of Iune they came to London and laye at the byshop of Bathes
riche and a goodly pray so returned w tout any damage Mounsyre de Bees inuaded the Englyshe pale besyde Grauelyn Kyng Henry sent the lorde Edward Seymour Earle of Hertforde and the Lorde Lysle hyghe Admirall wyth a companie of .vii. thousand men to preuent the Frenchmē which intended to build an other fort at S. Iohns Rode at whyche tyme they entred into the hauen two daies before the Frenchemen had appointed to be there and so defeated them of their purpose Often skirmishes were betwene the Englishe garrisons in Bulleyne the Frenche forte greately to the losse of both partes and at one time especially were slayn sixtene Englishe gentlemen and .80 other and sewe or none of the Frenchemen The stewes other like borthell houses wer by the kings cōmandement put down in all partes of the realme The .24 day of December the kinges maiestie came into the parliamēt house to geue his royall assent to such actes as there had passed where was made vnto hym by the speaker an eloquent oration whiche the kyng hym selfe dyd very eloquently and wittyly answere In February shoulde a woman haue ben burned in Smithfield for clyppyng of gold but the Kynges pardon came she being at the stake redy to be burned In Aprille were dyuers assemblyes made to entreate a peace betwene Englande and Fraunce but as yet tooke none effecte This .38 yeare of Henry the .viii. the citisens of London leuyed in the Citie two fiftenes for the conueyance of more water to the Citye and then was the Cunduites at Algate and at Lothbery begunne to be buylded And the cunduites at Byshoppes gate was taken downe and sette lower as it nowe standeth This yeare the .xiii. day of Iune beynge Whytsonday a continuall peace was proclaymed in the Cytie of London betwene the kyng of England and the Frenche Kynge wyth a solempne Procession at the tyme of proclamation gyuynge laude and prayse to God and at nyghte thoroughout the Citie great bonfyers were made The .xxvii. day of Iune doctor Crome recanted at Paules Crosse. The .xvi. daye of Iuly were burned in Smithfielde these fower persones Anne Askewe gentylwomanne Iohn Lasselles gentylmanne Nicholas Otterden Prieste and Iohn Handlande Taylour And Doctour Shaxton somtyme byshoppe of Salisbury preached at the same fyre and recanted hys opynyon perswading them to do the like but they would not The .xxi. daye of Auguste came into Englande to doo hys duetie from the Frenche Kynge Mounsyre Deneball hygh Admyrall of France wyth great Tryumphe and also broughte wyth hym the Sacre of Diepe and xii galeys wel besene in dyuers poyntes and landed at London at the tower wharfe where he was honourablye receyued wyth many nobles and pieres of thys Royalme wyth greatte shootynge of gunnes and so broughte to the Bysshop of Londons palaice and laid there twoo nightes On Mondaie the xxiii daye of August he rode to Hampton Courte where the Kinge laie and before he came there Prince Edward receaued him with a companie of fiue hundred coates of veluet and the princes lyuerie were with sleues of cloathe of golde and halfe the coate embroudered with golde And there were to the number of eighte hundred horses royally apparailed whiche broughte him to the manour of Hampton court to the prudent Prince hys father and quene Katherin Anno. 38. Hēry Noble-thorne merchant tailer M. Rich. Iarbis S. Th. Curtise S. In Ianuarie Thomas Duke of Norfolke was sent to the tower of London and condempned to perpetuall prison And shortly after his sonne the Earle of Surrey was condemned and beheaded the .xix. daie of Ianuarie These thinges beinge doone aboute the ende of Ianuarie Kinge Henry departed out of this life appointings his first heire to be his yong son prince Edwarde and the seconde ladie Mary his daughter by his firste wife Quene Katherine and the thyrd Ladie Elisabeth by his seconde wife Quene Anne Boloigne Edwarde the sixte Anno Regni .1 THe gracious prynce Edwarde the sixte began his reigne the xxviii daie of Ianuarie in the yere .1546 when he was but .ix. yeres old He deceased in the yeare .1553 the .vi. daie of Iuly so he reigned .vi. yeares .v. moneths and viii daies by his fathers will were appointed .xvi. gouernours and ouerseers of this yonge prince the chiefe wherof was his vncle Earle of Hertforde who by the cōsent of the residue shortly after was made Duke of Sommersette and proclaymed Protectoure of the Kynge and realme The .xix. day of February he roade solempnely with hys vncle syr Edward Seymour Lorde Gouernour and protectour Duke of Somersette wyth the nobilitie of the realme from the tower to Westmynster thorough the Cytie whiche was richely hunged with couer-lettes and Carpettes of Tapistrie and arras Cheape beynge rychely hanged with cloth of gold and syluer euery cundite runnyng with wine with pageantes being richely apparailed to receiue him at euerye place with Orations of his praise And on the Southesyde of Paules Churcheyard an Argosie came frome the Battilment of Poules churche vppon a Cable beinge made faste to an anker at the Deanes gate lieng vppon his breast aidinge him selfe neither with hande nor foote and after ascended to the middeste of the same Cable and tombled and played many pretie toyes whereat the Kinge with the nobles of the Realme lawghed righte hartilye The fiue and twentye daye of Februarye he was crowned Kynge at Westmynster wyth greate solempnitie In the Monethe of Marche syr Andrewe Dudley Uyce admyrall wyth the Paunce and the Harte beynge but syngle manned hadde a great conflicte wyth three Scottysshe shyppes beynge double manned and obteyned the victorie and toke many prysoners and broughte the shyppes into Orwelle Hauen where they dydde remayne The Lorde Protectoure wyth the reste of the Counsayle sent Commissioners into all partes of the Realme wyllynge them to take all Images out of theyr Churches for the aduoydynge of Idolatrie wyth them were sent dyuers preachers to perswade the people from theyr beades and suche lyke At the same tyme Procession was commaunded to be no more vsed And shortly after was a Parlyament wherin besyde other thynges Chauntryes were geuen into the Kynges handes to bee vsed at hys pleasure And also an order taken for the vse of the Lordes supper that it should be in bothe kynds of bread and wyne This yeare in Auguste the Duke Somersette and the Earle of Warwike wyth a noble armye were sente into Scotlande and nere to Edenborough at a place called Muskelboroughe the Englyshmen and Scottes mett where betwene theym was foughten a cruell battayle The victorye by the onely prouydence of God fell to the Englysh men and the Scottes were slayne as writeth maister Patten in his booke aboue .xiiii. thousande and taken prysoners of lordes knyghtes and gentylmen .xv. C. Anno. 1. Syr Iohn Gresham mercer M. Thomas white S. Robert Chersey S. This seconde yere of kyng Edwarde the .vi. the watche whyche
third yere of the Quenes maiesties reigne the. xv day of Nouember the Quenes maiestie published a proclamation wherin her grace restored to the realme diuers small pieces of syluer money as the piece of .vi. d. iiii d .iii. d .ii. d. and .i. d. three halfepenie thre farthyngs And also forbad all maner of forayn coynes to be currant with in the same realme as well golde as syluer excepte two sortes of crownes of golde wherof the one was the freuche crowne the other a flemishe crowne Thys fourth yeare in England were many monstrous byrthes as in March a mare brought foorth a foale with one body being in good proportion and two heades hauyng as it were a long tayle growing out right like a horn betwene the same two heades Also a sowe farrowed a pygge with .iiii. legges lyke vnto the armes of a man childe wyth handes and fyngers moute and eares dysfygured c. About April a sow farrowed a pigge which had .ii. bodies .viii. feete and but one head many calues and lambes wer monstrous and one calfe had a colier of skinne growyng about the necke lyke to a double ruffe whiche to the beholders semed strange and wonderfull The .xxiiii. day of May a monstrous chyld was borne at Chichester in Suffer whyche maye not so playnly be declared wyth the penne as in picture The head armes and legges lyke vnto an Anatomie the breast and bealy verye monstrous bygge frome the nauille as it were a longe strynge hangyng about the neck a great coller of fleshe and skyn growyng lyke the ruffe of a shyrt or neckerchief commyng vp aboue the eares pleytyng or foldyng c. This yeare the Queenes maiestie in September addressed a band of her subiectes to the towne of Newhauen in Normandye who were embarked at Portesmouthe because that hauen is most apt for transportatiō to that place Upon whose arriuall the townes men and inhabitauntes ioyefully surrendred them selues and their towne into the possession of the Queenes Maiestie whych was kept by Englyshmen from September .1562 to the .29 day of Iuly then next folowynge whiche was in the yere .1563 the gouernour of whiche bande was the ryghte honourable the Earle of Warwyke who with the capitaynes seruyng there whiche were of great experience and souldiors trayned by them to knowledge of seruice together with part of the old approued garrison of Barwike did at that time both manfully defend the piece and valiantly encountred by sundry skirmishes cōflicts with the coūtie Ringraue and his band the moste part wherof were happyly atchieued to the great ouerthrow of the aduersaries part and singular cōmendations of ours Anno. 4. sir Tho. Lodge grocer M. William Alleyn S. Rich. Chāberlain S. This Maiors yeare began the .xxviii. day of October in the yeare .1562 whiche was in the latter part of the fourthe yeare of our soueraigne lady Elizabeth And the fyfthe yeare of her maiesties reigne began the .17 day of Nouembre next folowyng Now this fifth yere when the frenche men with huge armies assembled oute of all partes of Fraunce to recouer the place of passage the stoppyng wherof by oure power was the double wo of theyr common wealth there bredde thorough the heate of tyme and putrifaction of the ayre a miserable and infortunate plague among oure men whiche meruailously encreased wyth the death of dyuers of the best capitains and souldiours wherewithall there folowed a cruell and quick siege wherat was present the yang kyng hymselfe the quene his mother the Constable and the best tried number of warlike souldiors with in the whole countrey besides an other sort of yong olde that cared not for life or land so theyr owne aduenture might wyn agayne the cause of theyr distresse with this generall ayde the marishes were made passable and firme ground which by men of great experience was thought impossible And with common help the Canons wer placed the castell walles were battered sundry breaches made beyonde expectation Howbe it they were rewarded by oure gonners and made to taste the bitter frute of theyr desperate approche to theyr great terrour and annoyance The erle of Warwyke with the remnant of our captaines and souldiours in couragious order standynge at the seuerall breaches readye to defende theyr assaultes whych perceyued by the ennemy they caused theyr trumpettes to sounde the blaste of emparle that composition of eyther part myght be made to auoyde the imminent slaughter and effusion of bloud This offer seemed not vnmete bothe partes concluded the town was delyuered the .xxix. daye of Iuly When the towne in thys sorte was surrendred to the frenchemen and the greatest parte of our garrison shypped many sycke persons were lefte behynde impotent and vnhable to helpe theym selues The myserie wherof Edwarde Randolffe esquire high marshall of the towne who was appointed to tary and see the vttermoste of oure composition accomplished perceyuyng moued with naturall pitie of his countrey men relinquyshed without comfort caused the sayd sycke persons to be caryed aboord not sparyng his owne shoulders at that time ful feble and full of the plage him selfe and his men styll bearyng and helping the poore creatures on shypboord A rare fact worthy of worldly reward and no doubte in remembraunce wyth God hym self the true recorder of mercyfull desertes Thys yeare as ye haue hearde the plague of pestilence being in the towne of Newhauen and many souldioures afected with the same returnyng into Englande the infection therof spredde in dyuers partes of this realme but especially the citie of London was so infected therwith that in the same whole yere that is to say from the fyrst of Ianuarie .1562 vntyll the last of December .1563 there dyed in the Cytie and liberties therof conteining .108 parishes of all diseases .xx. M .iii. C .lxxii. so that there dyed of the plague beyng part of the nombre before named xvii M .iiii. C. and .iiii. persones And in the out parishes adioyning to the same Citie being xi paryshes dyed of all diseases in the whole yere aforesaid .iii. M .ii. C .lxxx. viii persons of them of the plague beyng a part of the sayd numbre laste before named .ii. M .vii. C .xxxii. so that the hole totall summe of all those that dyed of all diseases in the whole yeare aswel within the citie of London and liberties of the same as in the out parishes nyghe adioynynge vnto the same Citie was .xxiii. M .vi. C .lx. and of theym of the plague beynge parte of the totall summe before named dyed in all .xx. M .i. C .xxxvi. This yeare for so much as the plague of the pestilence was so hote in the citie of London there was no terme kept at Michelmas to be short y e poore citisens of Lōdon were this yere plaged with a treble plague as with y e pestilence scarsitie of money and dearth of victuals the myserie wherof were to long here to write
Commotion in Kent 148. Crueltie of Edwarde the fowerth 157. Commotion by the bastarde Fauconbridge 157. Cundyte in Cornhyll enlarged 158 CuÌ„dyt in Chepe called y e gret Cundite new buylded 164. Cross in chepe new bylded ibi Ceyple gate buylded 165 Conduyte in graciouse streate buylded ibidem Cheape wheate salt 166 Cundit at byshops gate builded fol. 170. Charles the .v. emperor came into England 177 Conspiracie at CoueÌ„try 179 Cardinal fyrst suppressed abbeys fol. 180. Cardinal discharged of chancellorshyp 283 Cardinall deceased 184. Clergy coÌ„dened in premu ibi Clergy sworn to K. H. 8. 185 CoÌ„motioÌ„ in Lincolnshire 191 CoÌ„motion in Yorkshire 191. 193.199 Chantries geuen to the kyng 205. 209. Cundytes at Algate Lothbury buylded 206. CoÌ„motion in Cornewall and Deuonshyre 210 Commotion at Norwich 211 Charles Gauaro commytied murder 213 CoÌ„motion in Kent by Thomas Wyat 227 CouÌ„terfait spech iÌ„ a wal 240 Cardinall Poole came into Englande 231 CoÌ„spirators mynded to haue robbed the eschequer 235 Calaice loste 238 DEscriptioÌ„ of EnglaÌ„d 1. Dune a ryuer 3. Dunbrytayne buylded 10 Douer Castell buylded 10 Danes first entred this laÌ„d 38 Danes second entring ibid. Danes thyrd entryng 39 Danes besieged LoÌ„doÌ„ 45 46 Danes sodenly murdred 45. Danes dryuen oute of thys lande 49 Derth of wheat iÌ„ EnglaÌ„d 75 Death of Kyng Iohn 80 Delacresse abbey buylded 83 Douer spoyled 102. Drye sommer 118 Dukes of Herford of Norfolke banyshed 131 Dearth of corne 134 Duke of Norffolke lyke to haue ben drowned 143 Duke of Suff. murdred 148 Duke of York began a commotion 150 D. of york claimed y e Cr. 153 D. of Clarence murdred 158 Dyches sylde and hedges cast downe about London 174 Duke of Buckyngham beheaded 176 Dagger throwen at Paules crosse 223 Dearthe and plentie of corne in one yeare fo 238. E ENgland described fol. 1. Edenburgh builded 10 Ely howe it tooke that name fol. 18 Englande fyrst tributarye to Cesar fo 19 Excester buylded fo ibidem England fyrst baptised 22 England fyrst so named 36 Etheldred slayne by the Danes 40 Ethelyngsey buylded 41 Eight kynges rowed Edgar vp and downe the ryuer of Dee 43 Englande trybutarye to the Danes 44 EdmoÌ„d IroÌ„side murdred 47 Earthquake in England 57 61 88 127 215. Euisham abbey buylded 61 Englande interdicled 76 Enterdiction released 78 Edwarde the seconde murdered 111 Englande lette to ferme 131 Elianor Cobham 146 Edwarde the fourth fled the lande 156 Elisabeth wife to Ed. the .4 tooke saintuarye at Westmynster 156 Earle of Northumberland slayne 164 Excester besieged 167 Englyshe marchantes receyued with procession 167 Euyll May day 175 Execution in Paules church yarde 196 Embassador of Moscouy 236 Eight tydes at London in .ii. nyghtes and one day 247 F FIrste Kynge that ware crowne of golde 13 Forme of the ylande 7 First christeÌ„ emperor 24 Fortiger sent for y e SaxoÌ„s 28 First saxoÌ„s entred this laÌ„d 28 Fortiger diuorsed ibidem Fortiger maryed Rowane daughter of Hengist ibi Fortiger was depriued 29 Fortiger burned 30 Fourth kyngdom of the Saxons 31 Fifthe kyngdome of the Saxons 32 Fyrst warre betwene the saxons 33 First schole in Cambridge 35 Firste Tythes geuen in England 38 First grammer schole in Oxforde 41 Fountains abbey buylded 62 Fourntis abbey builded 65 Feuersham abbey buylded 65 First bayliffs in London 69 Fyue moones sene in the fyrmament 75 Fyrst mayre of London 77 Frewarren granted to London 84 Fre toll graÌ„ted to LoÌ„don 84 Fyrst aldermaÌ„ of LoÌ„don 86 Folkmote at Pauls crosse 91 Famyn 108. 145 Fray in Fletestrete 129. 145 Fray in S. Dunstons churche in London 139 Fall of a stayre slew .18 persones 145 Fray in London by saintuarye men 151 Fyrst yeomen of the gard 164 Fraye in London agaynst the Stylyard 165 Fyrste marchaunt tailours of London 169 Fyre on London brydge ibi Fryer houses suppressed folio 187 folio 195 First frutes geuen to K. Henry the .viii. 188 Fyre in Roode lane 194 Fyrst pencioners 198 Fall of money 215 216 241 GLamorganshyre howe it toke that name 12 Game of Chesse deuysed 13 Grantham buylded 16 Glocester buylded 21 Gurmondchester buylded 33 Great church at Lyncoln builded 34 Glasynge fyrste brought into England 35 Glastenbury new buylded 36 Great fyre at London fo 46. fol. 84. 79. Greate flouodes in Englande fol. 58.89 Graye fryers came into Englande 62 Great wynd 88. 120 Great cundyte in cheape first buylded 100 Great hayle 101 Grauesende spoyled 125 Gunnes fyrst inuented 126 Guyld halle in London buylded 136 Grenewyche buylded 168 Golden Rose sent to K. Henry the .8 180 Golde enhanced 181 Generall procession 189 206 George Barnes hys charitable dedes 19 Great Hary a shyp brent 224 Gon shot into Grenwich 236 Gramer schole builded by the marchant taylers 242 Great frost fo 91 57 64 97 120 135. 144. 175. 192. 246. H HUmber a ryuer fol. 3. Humber howe it tooke that name 9. Hot bathes buylded 11. Holy Gyldas 32 Hospital at Rome for english men 38 Herford Castell buylded 41 Haroldes bodie cafte in Thames 48 Hospitall of S. Bartholomew buylded 59 Hyde abbey buylded 61 Hayles abbey buylded 88 Halfe pens farrhinges coyâ—â—ued 100 Hotte sommer 101 Henry Duke of Hertford landed in Holdernes 131 Henry the syxte crowned at Paris 44 Humfrey duke of Gloucester arested at Bury 147. Henry the .vi. fled y e land 153 Henry the .6 murdred 157 Herring .3 s .4 d. y e barel 166 Houses of office buylded to y e Guyld hal of Lon. 168 169 Henry the .7 buylded y e newe chapell at Westminster 171 Hospital of the Sauoy buylded â—bidem Hâ—ngman hanged 194 Houses blown vp with gunpouder 202. 218. 241. 246. I Irlande situate 7 Iland deuyded 9 IroÌ„ cups fastned by wels 35 Iewes crucified children 64 67. 68. Iewes slayn in Engl. 69. 9â— Iewes robbed spoiled 70 Iewes executed 89. 99. Iewes banyshed 102 Iustes in Smythfielde 119. 128. 135. 155. Iohn Philpot his charitable dedes 125 Iohn â—ycklefe 130 Iohn Oldcastell 158. Images taken down in churches 194.209 Ioane Butcher 214 Images brent 241 Iohn Raynewell his charitable dedes 14â— Iohn Moore faynynge hymselfe to bee Christe was whypt 242 KiÌ„g deuoured by a moÌ„ster 15 King depriued 16. 17. 41. Kyng Edmond slayne 39. Kynge counterfeated to bee a mynstrell 40 Kyng Edwarde murdred by his stepmother 44 Kynges hose cost .iij. â— 56 Kynges childreÌ„ drowned 63 K. Sâ—uen takeÌ„ prysoner 64 Kyng Richarde taken prysoner 70 Kyng Rycharde wounded to death 73 Kyng Iohn deuorsed 74 Kyng Iohn sworne to the see of Rome 78 Keniâ—worth castel beseged 95 King Henry the .iij. besiegeth London 96 Kyng Ed. the .ii. prysoner in Kenilworth castel 110 Kyng Rychard the second taken prisoner 131 Kyng Edward deposed 110 Knyghtes of the gartar 116 K. Ri. the .ij. murdered 132 Kynges Colledge at Cambrydge buylded 141 K. of Scottes maryed at S. Mary Audryes 141 Kyng Henry the .vj. taken prysoner 154 Kyng Rychard the .iij. slayn in the fielde 163 K. of Scottes maryed Margaret daughter to
S. Austins at Canturbery S. Paules church iu LoÌ„don S. Andrews in Rochester Saint Peters at Westminster buylded 613 Mahomete fyrst begynnyng The vii kingdome Paulinus buylded the great churche at Lincolne Iron cuppes fastened by welles fountayns for trauayling meÌ„ to drynke on 635 The fyrste Schoole in Cambrydge buylded Policronica f. Columbe cronicis Colmanni The byshops see of Winchester buylded Glasynge brought fyrst into Englaud Chertesey in Southerye was afterwarde destroyed by the Danes 683 The kyng becam a monke The Ilande called vniuersally England 686 The colledge of Welles the abbey of Glastenbury newly builded The quene of West SaxoÌ„s was abbesse of Barkyng the kynge her husbande became a religious man 724 S. Beda in this tyme wrote in Englande 729 Two comets or blasynge starres Crowlande buylded Beda deceased 745 The kyng depriued and slayne by a swyneheard 748 Winchcombe abbey builded The abbey of S. Albons buylded The Kynge Kenulphus slayne 778 It rayned blood The Danes fyrst entred this lande The kynge poysoned by his wyfe 795 The Danes seconde entryng thys lande 832 Ethelwolphus gaue first tithes in Englande as Iohn Harding affirmeth An hospitall for englyshemen buylded at Rome Oxenforde buylded 855 856 The Danes third entryng this land 893 This kynge deuided y e day and nighte in iii. partes 8. howers to serue god .8 houres where suites of his people and viii houres to take his sleape reste The Danes landed in Northumberlande Kynge Edmunde slayne by the Danes Iohn Lidgate Women to kepe their chastitie disfigured them selues by cuttinge of theyr noses and ouerlyppes The king Etheldred slayn by the Danes The prioryist Excetor builded 872 The kynge counterfeated the mynstrell Shaftesbury Ethlingsey buylded The fyrste graÌ„mer scole in Oxenforde buylded Newe abbey in winchester 901 This K. Edwarde is called Edwarde the senior Herford castell buylded The monastery of S. Peter at Gloceter buyldyd 925 The Kinge was crouned at Kyngston Iohn Lidgate 940 946 The Kynge crowned at Kyngs town 955 He was crouned at Kyngstoune A vicious kinge The kyng depriued 959 He was crouned at Bathsome saye at Kyngstoune This kynge builded and repaired xi abbeis in England as Wilton Peterborowe Thorney Ramsey c. The wolues in Englande destroyed Good lawes made agaynst quaffyng and alehouses Eight pety kyngs rowed kynge Edgar vp and down the ryuer of Dee 975 The Kynge crowned at Kyngston The kyng murdered by his stepmother A blasynge sterre Almsbery Warwel builded 978 The kynge crowned at Kyngston Englande became tributary to the Danes The Danes besieged London Great tribute sayd to the Danes The Danes sodeynly murdered slayne A great number of Danes aryue in thys lande London besiged by the Danes S Edmondes Burye buylded A great fire in London A boke in the Guylde hall of London named domes daye 1016 EdmuÌ„d with the Iron sydâ— 1038 Kynge Edmunde slayne with a speare thrust vp into his foundment as he sat on a priuy I iuste reward geuen Iohn Hars dynge 1018 A parliameÌ„t at Oxforde Polidore Vergile 1038 1041 Reynolde of Chester Robert Fabian 1043 Robert Fabian William bastarde duke of Normandye Thomas Couper The lawes of S. Edwarde the confessor 1066 WillliaÌ„ duke of Normandy conquered this lande Waltham abbey Thomas Couper 1067 Thomas Couper The names of Normanes and other that came with the conqueror 1068 Two castels buylded at Yorke one other at Notyngham and other at Lincolne 1069 1070 1072 Iohn Hardynge The new forest in South-hampton Iohn Hardynge Execution at Wynchester 1079 1081 10â—â— 1082 Srhewsbury and WeÌ„loke bbeys buylded 1085 The numbre of men of cattell and howe many hydes of lande was noted in Englande A greuous reaction 1086 Great plages in England A parte of Poules churche was brent Battaile abbey and Barmondsey abbey builded 1087 It remaineth in recorde of good authoritie that the best payre of hose then to be bought for the kyng coste but .iii. s. as one Robert affirmeth who wrate in the tyme of Henry the thyrde 1088 A great earth quake 1089 1090 Greate teÌ„pest in Englande The roofe of Bowchurche and syxe hundred houses in London bloweÌ„ down 1091 Newe castell vpon Tyne buylded The roofe of Salisburye churche consumed with lyghtnyng 1092 Great frost The welshemen rebelled The dukedome of Normandy morgaged to y e kyng of England Chester abbey buylded 1093 The kyng of Scots slayne in Englande Greate pestilence 1094 Great morein of men Strange sightes sene in the ayre 1096 1097 Westminster hall buylded Iohn Rastall 1098 Great flouds A welle caste out bloud Great flames of fyre sene in the element 1099 Iohn Hardynge 1100 1101 A tribute payed to the duke of NormaÌ„dy 1102 The priory the hospitall of S. Bartholomewe in Smithfielde was begun to be buylded Smith feld a laystowe 1103 1104 Teukesbury abbey builded 1105 Rebellion in Shropshire Cornwall 1106 A blasynge sterre 1107 1108 1109 The strong castell of Brystow builded Euisham abbey buylded 1112 A great earth quake Hyde abbey buylded A blasyng sterre 1114 1117 1119 The kynges chyldren drouned in the sea 1123 Readyng abbey Cisseter Windilsore Woodstocke buylded 1126 The gray friers first came into EnglaÌ„de 1127 1131 Fountaynes abbey builded The priory of Norton and the abbeye of Combremore buylded 1132 1135 Henry the first toke his death by a â—all of his horse 1135 Hector Boice 1136 1138 1140 Kynge Stephen taken prisoner Stratford abbey buylded 1144 1144 1145 1148 A great frost 1150 1151 The abbeyes of Coggeshall of Fourneys and Feuersham buylded 1154 1155 1156 Two sonnes sene in the fyrmament The castel of Rutland and the abbeye of Basyngwerk buylded 1157 Thomas Couper 1159 1160 1161 Great fyre at Canturbery 1163 Thomas Becket bisshop of Canturbery 1167 K. Henries eldest sonne crowned hys rather beynge alyue 1170 1171 Thomas Gouper 1172 1174 The kynges sonne the seconde tyme crowned 1175 Henry the sonne of king Henry rebelâ— agaynst his father 1177 1179 1181 The Kynges son deceased 1184 1185 1187 1289 Thomas Couper Iohn Maiore Many outlawes in Englande The fyrst bailiffes in London 1189 Many Iewes slayne in Englande Quene Elianor released out of prison Ranulph of Chester Guido 1290 The Iewes in Englande were robbd many of them slewe them selues 1191 Kyng Rychard weÌ„t to Ierusalem in his absence his brother rebelled in Englande 1192 Thomas Couper 1193 Kyng Richarde taken prisoner 1194 1195 1196 Great ransom payde for the kyng Kyng Rychard agayne crowned at Wynchester A preacher called Willliam wyth y e long bearde WilliaÌ„ with the long beard forced by fyre to flye oute of Bowchurche in cheape 1197 1198 Kyng Richarde wounded to deathe with a venemous arrow 1199 1199 The kynge toke .iii. s. of euery plough lande Kyng Iohn dueorsed 1200 Ranulph of â—â—ester 1201 Fiue Mones sene in the firmament Robert Fabian xxv Gouernours of the Citie chosen 1202 Great tempest in Englande 1203 Great dearth of wheate in Englande 1204 England interdicted A monstrous fyshe taken 1205 Normandye loste 1205
Oreland S This yere the kyng cōmaunded that Peter pence should no more be gathered nor payde to Rome This yere Prynce Edwarde had hys fyrst sonne whose name was Edward but he dyed at seuen yeres of age Prynce Edward entred Spayne with a great puysaunce where he ouercame the Spanyardes and Frenche men and expelled Henry the bastarde and set Peter in his former estate as kig of Spain But not long after the prynces retorne home agayne Henry repaired his army and warred vpon his brother so fiersly that in the ende he vtterly vanquyshed hym and put him to death and thē without resistance possessed the kyngdome of Spayne Anno. 41. Iohn Louekyn M. Iohn Warde S Williā Dickmā S This yere was borne the second son of Prynce Edward named Rychard Anno. 42. Iames Andrew M. Rich. Torgold S. Williā Dickmā S. This yere appeared Stella cometa that is a blasing starre And this yere the erles of Armenak of brett of Perygort with other nobles of y e duchie of Guyan appealed the Prynce of Wales in the Frenche kynges court that he had broken the peace and wronged them as in exacting of them ouer great sommes of money c. But the Frenche king deferred it for certayne causes to long here to reherse Anno. 43. Symon Mordon M. Adā wymbinghā S. Robert Gyrdler S. This yere the kyng of Fraunce proceaded in iudgement vpon the appellation before made by y e erle of Armenak the lorde of Bret and erle of Perygort agaynst Prynce Edward Wherupon discorde variance began to take place betwene y e two kynges and those lords which before were sworne to kyng Edward dyd nowe yelde dyuers townes of the coūtrey of Poytiers vnto the Frēch kyng The Duke of Lācaster aryued at Caleis and entred Fraunce with a company of souldiours wher not farre from Arde the Duke of Burgoyne lodged within a mile of his army with a great power the space of .xviii. dayes and neuer profered battell But lastly went away by nyght and then the Duke passed further into Fraunce Anno. 44. Iohn Chichester M. Iohn Pyell S. Hugh hoiditch S. This yere dyed Quene Phylip wyfe to Edward the thyrd she buylded y e colledge in Oxēford called quenes colledge In this yere was the thyrd mortalitie or pestylence wherof dyed much people Anno. 45. Iohn Bernes M. Wil. Walworth S Robert Gayton S Iohn Barnes Mayor of Londō gaue a chest with three lockes and a. 1000. markee to be lent to yonge men vpon sufficient gage so that it passed not one 100. markes and for the occupying therof if he were learned to saye at his pleasure Deprofundis for the soule of Iohn Barnes if he were not learned to saye Pater noster But howe so euer the money was lent at this daie the chest standeth in the chamber of London without eyther money or pledges for the same This yere the countrey of Lymosyn with other became obeysaunt to the Frenche kyng and fell from the kynge of Englande by reason that Prynce Edward had lately assessed vpon the inhabytantes of the countrey a great and greuous taske by meanes whereof he lost the loue of the people Anno 46. Iohn Barnes M. Robert Hatfild S. Adam Staple S. The Erle of Penbroke as he passed the sea to reskewe the castell of Rochel was encoūtred with a fleete of Spanyardes whiche kyng Henry of Castell had sent to ayde the Frenche kyng Of these Spanyardes after cruellfyght the Erle was taken and syr Guystarde de Angle and other to the number of .160 persons and the more part of his men slayne and drowned Anno. 47. Iohn Pyel Maior Iohn Phylpot S. Nycolas Brēber S. Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred by Calays into Fraunce passed throughout the Realme by Uermendoys and Campayne nyghe to turdeaux in Aquitane without battayle not withstāding the great hurt and domage they dyd to the townes countreys as they passed Anno. 48. Adam of Bury M. Iohn Aubery S. Iohn Fisshye S. Dyuers entreatyes of peace were made betwene the kyng of Englande Fraunce by meane of the byshoppe of Rome but none was concluded Anno 49. William Walworth M. Rychard Lyōs S W. wodhous S The entreatie of peace continued but not concluded but for foure monethes at the moste in which tyme of entreatie the Frenche kyng wan many holdes townes of the Englyshemen as well in Guyan as in Brytayne and in other places Anno. 50. Iohn Warde M. Iohn hadley S. Wil. Newport S. Many wonderfull sycknesses fell among the people as well in Italy as in England whereof there vsed an exceadyng great number Anno. 51. Adam staple M. Iohn Northampton S Robert Launde S Prince Edward departed out of this lyfe who was in his tyme the flower of chyualry He was buried at Caunterbury and then kyng Edwarde created Richard sonne of prince Edward prince of Wales and because the kyng waxed feble and sickly he betoketh rule of the lande to syr Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster who so continued duryng his fathers lyfe This yere kyng Edward the thyrde ended his lyfe at Rychemonde the .xxi. daye of Iune in the yere of our Lorde 1377. When he had reigned .50 yeres fyue monethes lackynge foure dayes and was buried at Westmynster he left behynde hym foure sonnes Lewes duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster Edmond of Langley duke of Yorke and Thomas of Wodstocke erle of Cambrydge Richarde the second Anno regni .1 RIchard the second sonne of Prince Edward of Wales was ordeyned kyng of Englande beyng as yet but eleuen yeres of age He began his reigne the .xi. daye of Iune in the yere of our lorde .1377 and left the same the .xxix. daie of September in the yere .1399 so he reigned .xxii. yeres .iii. monethes and eight daies In bountie and liberalitie he farre passed all hys progenitours but he was ouer muche geuen to reste quietnes and loued litle dedes of armes and martial prowesse for that he was yong he was moste ruled by yong counsayle and regarded nothyng the aduertysementes of the sage and wyse men of his Realme for the chiefe about hym were of no wysdome nor estimacion whiche thyng tourned this land to great trouble and him selfe in fine to extreame myserie Of hym Iohn Gower wryteth as Hardyng affyrmeth these verses in latyne folowyng Principio Regis oritur transgressio legis Quo fortuna cadit humus retrograda uadit Quomodo surrexit populus quem nō bene rexit Tēpus ad huc plangit super hoc quod Chronica tangit Stultorū uile cepit consiliū iuuenile Et sectam senium decreuit esse reiectam Tunc accusare quosdam presumpsit auare Vnde catallorum gazas spoliauit corum Whiche may be englyshed thus When this kyng fyrst began to reigne the lawes neglected were Wherfore good fortune him forsooke and thearth did quake for feare The people also whom
he polâ—d against hym dyd rebell The tyme doth yet bewayle the woes that Chronicles doe of sell The foolysh councell of the lewde and yonge be did receyue And graue aduice of aged heads he did reiects and leaue And then for gready thirst of coyne some subiectes he accusde To gayne theyr goodes into his hands thus he the Realme abusde Anno Regni .1 Nycolas Brymber M. Andrew pickmaÌ„ S Nyco Twyford S By the entisement of the Frenche men the Scottes began to rebell and a squyre of theirs called Alexander Ramsey with .xl. persous in a nyght toke the castel of Barwyke whiche was rescued recouered by therle of NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„d Anno. 2. Iohn Philpot M. Iohn Boseham S. Tho. Cornwalis S. This Iohn Philpot Mayor of LondoÌ„ aboue named gaue to the citie of LondoÌ„ certayne tenementes for the whiche the Chamberlayn of LondoÌ„ payeth yerely foreuer to .xiii. poore people of the same citie euery of them vii pence the weke which is payde to them at the .iiii. quarter feastes of the yere as any of those xiii persons dye the Maior appoynteth one and the Recorder of London an other in their romthes This yere the warre was agayne renued betwene the king of Fraunce and Nauarre who shortly after allied with kyng Rychard of Englande The lorde Neuile was sent with a coÌ„pany of souldiours to raise the siege before Fortayne in Poytow and to ayde the kyng of Nauarre against the Spanyardes of Castill Anno. 3. Iohn Hadley M. Iohn Heylisdom S. William Barret S. The Frenche men with galleis and other shyppes entered into the Thames and burnt dyuers townes at the laste came to Grauesende where they spoyled the towne and set it on fyre and retourned into Fraunce with muche ryches This yere as Iohn Hardyng writeth alledging Iohn Gower was suche a pestilence in Englande that most people died A parliament at westmynster where was graunted that all men and women beyng of the age of .xiiii. yeres or vpward should pay to the king iiii.d by reason whereof great grudge and murmure grewe among the commons and this was graunted towardes the warres in Fraunce Anno. 4. William Walworth M. Wal. Ducket S. Wil. â—mgâ—thod S. This yere the makynge of gunnes was first found in this maner a certain Almayne whose name is not knowen chaunced to haue in a morter pouder of brymstone that he had beaten for a medicine and couered it with a stone and as he stroke fyre it fortuned a sparke to fall in the pouder by and by there rose a great flame out of the mortar and lyfte vp the stone wherwith it was couered a great heyght and after he had perceyued that he made a pype of Iron and tempered the pouder and finished thys deadly engyn and taught it to the Uenecians when they warred agaynst the Genuates whiche was in the yere of our lorde .1380 For this inuention he receyued this benefite that his name was neuer knowen leste he might for this abhominable deuise haue bene cursed and euil spoken of whylest the world standeth so sayeth Polldore By the meane of the payment aboue named this yere the coÌ„moÌ„s of this laÌ„d specially of Kent and Essex sodenly rebelled and assembled together vpoÌ„ black Hethe to the numbre .60000 and aboue whiche had to their captaynes Watte Tyler Iack Strawe Iack Sheparde Tom Myller Hobbe Carter and suche other whiche were animated to this rebellion by one Iohn Wall or ball a very sedicious preacher As ye may reade at large in Iohn Froysard the first boke the .381 chapiter They caused muche trouble and busines in the Realme and chiefly about the citie of London where they practised much vyllanie in destroyinge manye goodlye places of the nobles as the Sauoye saynt Iohns in Smythfielde and other They let forthe all prysoners and set them at lybertie they spoyled all the bookes of lawe in the Innes of courte the Recordes of the Counters and other prysons They set the kyng forth of the towre of London compellyng hym to graunt al bondmen fredom and that he shoulde neuer demaunde trybute or taxe of his commoÌ„s and also required Iack Strawe and Wat Tyler to be made Dukes of Essex and Kent and gouernours of the kyngs person from thenceforth both in peace and warre whiche thynges he graunted for he durst in no poynt denye them But WylliaÌ„ Walworth Maior or LoÌ„don beyng in Smithfielde nere vnto y e kynges person and seynge hym stande hoodlesse afore Iack strawe rebuked the saide Straw of his great leudnesse and with a dagger slewe hym and brought the kyng into the citie Whereupon the rude company was dispersed and fledde as shepe some one waye and some an other so sayeth Hardyng In memory of this dede the citie geueth the dagger in their shylde of armes Anno. 5. Iohn NorthaÌ„pton M. Iohn Rote S. Iohn Hynde S. This yere was a terrible earthquake throughout all England whiche threw down many castelles steples houses trees Whiche Iohn Hardyng sayth he sawe the .xx. daye of Maye Anno. 6. Iohn NorthaÌ„pton M. AdaÌ„ Bawme S. Iohn Selfe S. This yere was a combat foughten at the kynges pallais of Westminster betwene one Garton Appellant and syr Iohn Ansley knight defendaÌ„t y e knight was Uictor and GartoÌ„ was from that place drawen to Tyborn and there haÌ„ged for his false accusation Anno. 7. Iohn NorthaÌ„pton M. Sy. WinthcoÌ„be S Iohn More S This yere was one Wall or Ball taken at Couentre by Robert Treuillian and iudged to be hanged at saynt Albons for that he was the anymator of the Rebelles spoken of in the fourth yere of this kynges reigne of whom ye may reade at large in Iohn Frosard Anno. 8. Nycolas Brember M. Nycolas Exton S. Iohn Frenche S. The kyng went towarde Scotlande with a great army but when he drewe nere y e borders such meanes was songht that a peace was concluded Anno. 9. Nycolas Brember M. Iohn Organ S. Io. ChurchmaÌ„ S. Kyng Rychard maried the daughter of Uinceslaus Emperour of Almayne Anno. 10. Nycolas Exton M. W. Stondon S. WilliaÌ„ More S. The Erle of Arundell went into the Duchse of Guyan for to strengthen suche souldiers as the kyng at that tyme had in those parties or to stoure the sea of Rouers The erle kepyng his course encountred with a mightie fleete of Flemynges laden with Rochell wyne and set vpon them tooke them and brought them to dyuers portes of Englande wherby wyne was then so plenteous that it was sold for xiii.s.iiii.d xx.s a tonne of the very choyse Anno. 11. Nycolas Exton M. WilliaÌ„ Uenour S. Hughe Fostalse S. This yere Thomas of wodstoke duke of Glocester the erles of AruÌ„del Warwyke of Darby and of Notyngham consyderyng howe this lande was mysgouerned by a fewe persons about the king entending reformatioÌ„ of the same assembled at Radecocke brydge where they tooke their counsell and raysyng a