the Hemorrhoids A. D. 1154. and was buried at Feversham in Kent He had Issue Baldwin Eustace William Issue Maud Mary HENRY the Second Plantaginet the A. D. 1154. Son of Maud and Earl Geoffrey of Anjou was Crowned at Westminster This King went in Person against Lord Hugh de Mortimer and other Rebels where in the Siege of Bridgenorth he had been shot with an Arrow had not Hubert de St. An Example of true Loyalty Clare interposed and took the Arrow in his own bosom Tho. Becket Arch-Bishop of Canterbury made great disturbances in this Kings Reign he was at last murdered in the Cathedral at Canterbury and this was his Epitaph Quis moritur Praesul Cur Pro grege Qualiter Ense Quando Natali Quis locus Ara Dei. This King effected the Conquest of Ireland Ireland conquered and reformed the Irish Church This Kings Queen Eleanor and his Sons rose in Rebellions against him and were assisted by the French and Scotch Kings but he overcame them all He died in the Church at Chinon A. D. His Death 1189. and was buried at Font Everard His Issue were William Henry Richard Issue Jeoffrey Philip John Maud and Eleanor He had to his Concubine fair Rosamond Rosamond who was poisoned by the Queen in her Labyrinth at Woodstock which the King had built for her She had this Epitaph upon her Tomb Hic jacet in Tumba Rosamundi non rosa munda Non redolet sed olet quae redolere solet King Henry divided England into Circuits England divided into Circuits appointing that two of his Judges should twice in a year in each Circuit administer Justice In the beginning of his Reign one Nicholas An English man elected Pope Breakspear an English-man was elected Pope by the name of Adrian the IV. RICHARD from his exceeding Valour A. D. 1189. sirnamed Coeur de Lion was Crowned at Westminster He spent great time in the Wars at the Holy Land where he did many noble exploits and as he was going conquered Cyprus where he solemnly took to Wife his beloved Lady Berengaria He died of the wound of an Arrow received His Death at the Siege of the Castle of Chaluz belonging to the Viscount of Limoges April 6th 1199. and was buried at Charron In the first year of his Reign he appointed First Lord Mayor Henry Fitz-Alwin to be the first Lord Mayor of London being formerly governed by Portgraves Now lived Robin Hood and Little John JOHN by the assistance of his Mother A. D. 1199. Eleanor was by the great Council of the Realm admitted King and was Crowned at Westminster His Reign throughout was attended with great Troubles either with the King of France Scotland or by Rebellion of his own Subjects He was at last poisoned at Swinshed Abbey His Death by an envenomed Cup presented to him by a Monk tasting first thereof himself so becoming the wicked Instrument of his own and Sovereign's death Octob. 19. 1216. He was buried at Worcester His Issue were Henry Richard Joan Issue Eleanor and Isabel. Now lived one Simon Thurvey who for Example his Pride in Learning especially for his Blasphemies against Moses and Christ became so utterly ignorant that he could hardly read a letter in a Book HENRY the Third at about ten years A. D. 1216. of Age was Crowned King the ninth day after his Father King John's decease The Noble Earl of Pembroke being by common consent of Peers and Prelates constituted Guardian of him during his Non-age This King was almost always at dissension His Troubles with his Barons He lost all his Rights beyond the Seas to His Losses the French King There were now at Oxford 15000 Students The number of S tudents now at Oxford whose names were in the Metriculation Book After he had gone through very many troubles he fell grievously sick at the Abbey of St. Edmund in Suffolk and there died His De ath and Issue A. D. 1272. whose Issue was Edward Edmund Richard John William Henry Margaret Beatrice and Catharine Richard Beor then Bishop of Sarum The bu ilding of Salisbury Châ—â—rch built that stately Church at Salisbury which hath in it as many Windows as are days in the year as many Marble Pillars as hours as many Doors as Months Magna Charta containing the sum of Magna charâ—â— first instituted all the written Laws of England was ordained in the ninth year of his Reign EDWARD the First sirnamed Longshanks A. D. 1272. at his Fathers Death was employed in the Holy Wars where he behaved himself very valiantly He grieved much at his Fathers death At his arrival into England he was most joyfully welcomed and with his dearest Eleanor was Crowned at Westminster The first of this Kings exploits was the Wales subdued subduing of Wales and made his Son Edward born at Caernarvan Prince thereof He was mighty indeâ—â—tigable and successful in all his exploits He brought Scotland Scotland subjected wholly in subjection and was ever very well beloved of his Subjects This Heroick King died of a Dysentery His. Death at Burgh upon Sands A. D. 1307. and was buried at Westminster His Issue were John Henry Alphonso Issue who died before him Edward Thomas Edmund and ten Daughters EDWARD called Caernarvan so soon A. D. 1307. as his Father was dead repealed Pierce Gaveston who in his Fathers time for abusing the Prince's years with wicked vanities by common Decree was banished He sailed into France where at Bolein he was married to young Isabella Daughter to Philip the Fair. This Gaveston forementioned caused many His Dissensions with the Death of Gaveston dissensions being a very debauched man and the King wholly ruled by him He was thrice banished by Parliament the King still re-calling him but at last was Beheaded at Warwick Castle by Guy Earl of Warwick as an open Traytor to the Kingdom which caused a lasting hatred between the King and Nobles This opportunity Bruce King of Scotland took to set his Kingdom at liberty and at Bannoxburn gave King Edward the greatest overthrow that ever they gave the English and gained great spoils the English The English beaten by the Scots coming as for a Triumph having adorned themselves with all sorts of riches whereon the Scots made these Rhymes Long Beards heartless painted Hoods witless Gay Coats graceless make England thriftless Then in Pierce Gaveston's place the King advanced the Spencers Father and Son The Spencers advanced whose intolerable insolences seemed to exceed the others and caused more Civil Dissensions and Civil Wars in which One Earl and fourteen Lords suffered death After which the Spencers behaved themselves so exceeding Lordly that the Queen and discontented Nobles resolve to clear the World of them and the King found but few Friends because of the Mortal hatred that the People generally did bear to the Spencers so that his
and Breadth Page 1 Boadicea 2 Bonds first sealed 10 Becket Tho. 14 Black Prince 21 A Bishop's Chastity 49 Blasphemy 51 London-Bridge 53. and finisht 53 Shower of Blood 53 Barons 63 Barons first executed 64 A Bishop rescued from the King by force ibid Shower of Blood 78 A miraculous Birth 95 Last Banneret in England 99 A Pond of Blood 108 C. CAractecus Page 4 Cadwallader ibid Constantine ibid Cambridge founded 7 Church-Rights sold. 10 Charles the I. 36 Charles the II. 37 Committee of Safety 39 Canutus 48 Scotch Custom 49 Children born with Horse-tails 52 A barbarous Cruelty 57 Common-Councel-men first in London 58 Charters confirm'd 59 A false Christ. 60 Richard Clare his Valour 61 Coronation-Chair brought from Scotland into England 62 The Value of Calice 66 Clergies Tax ibid Chaucer 68 A noble Citizen of London 69 Combat between Katrington and Annesley ib Character of King Henry the V. 75 A wonderful Cock 78 Cap of Maintainance 89 King Henry the VIII supream Head of the Church 90 First Registers in Churches 92 Cranmer Archbishop his Heart not burnt 96 East-India Company 100 First Master of Ceremonies 103 A monstrous Child 105 King Charles murdered 108 D. DAnes first invade England Page 6 Second Invasion of Danes ibid Drake Captain 34 Dangerfield 45 A Dwarf 63 A great Dearth 65 First Dauphin of France 66 Dukes first created 67 An Appearance of the Devil 74 â—â—fender of the Faith Title 90 Dolphins 95 Captain Drake 99 English first Drunkards ibid Dublin-University 100 A great Drought 101 Deer-killers Penalty 104 Duels restrain'd 105 Countess of Derby's Resolution 108 Lady Eleanor Davis 109 E. ENgland's Length and Breadth Page 2 Its first Inhabitants ibid Their Wives ibid England when so call'd and why 6 Divided into Parishes ibid Kings-Evil first cured 7 A dreadful Example ibid Divided into Circuits 14 Edward the I. sirnamed Long-shanks 17 Edward Caernarven ibid Edward the III. Crowned 19 Edward the IV. 26 Edward the V. 27 Edward the VI. 32 Elizabeth Queen ibid Ethelred 48 Strange Earthquake 49 53 Elephant first seen in England 60 Emperor takes Pay of King Henry 88 A prodigious Earthquake 100 Another 101 F. FIre in London Page 39 Great Fire in London 49 A bountiful Feast 59 Vast Expences in France 60 A great Frost 68 4000 French frighted at the Name of Salisbury 76 A Fort taken by one Man 99 A monstrous Fish 100 G. GOspel first preach'd in England Page 3 First publickly professed here ibid Gaviston 18 Garter first instituted 21. 54 Lady Jane Grey 32 Gunpowder Plot. 35 Guns first used 66 Knights of Garter first ibid Guns first invented 72 First Garter King at Arms. 74 Gold paid by Weight 75 King's Guard first ordained 85 Granada won by the Spaniards 86 An uncourteous Guest 94 H. HEptarchy Page 4 5 Henry the I. Crown'd at Westminster 11 His Death and Issue 12 Henry the II. Plantagenet 13 Henry the III. Crowned 16 Henry the IV. 22 Henry the V. 23 Henry the VI. 24 Henry the VII 28 Henry the VIII 29 Hell Kettles 40 First Burning in the Hand 87 Large Hailstones ibid Ceremonies of Cutting off the Hand for Courtstriking 91 John Hopkins 97 Hacket's strange Reconciliation 99 King James presented with 70 Teams of Horses 103 I. IReland conquer'd Page 14 John King Crown'd at Westminster 15 First Justice of Peace 21 Joan de Lorrain 24 James the I. King 35 James the II. King 40 Installation at Windsor 45 First Lord of Ireland 50 Johannes de Temporibus ibid Ireland first entred by the English 51 Submits to King Henry 52 King of Jerusalem's Title whence 54 Laws first in Ireland 58 A devout Jew 60 Man-Island conquered 66 A noble Justing 70 An Image made to speak 72 King Edward the IV. sits as Judge 79 A melancholy Judge 80 A magnificent Interview 89 King Henry his Justing ibid Viscount Lisle dies of Joy 92 St. James's built 93 English Laws in Ireland 95 A wonderful Journey 104 K. THe Kingdom interdicted by the Pope P. 58 Knighthood compell'd 60 Knights-Templers imprisoned 64 Earl of Kent beheaded 65 Manner of Knighting 70 Obligations of Knighthood 91 Knights-Baronets first created 104 L. A Learned Man became an Ideot Page 59 Laws first pleaded in English 67 Legitimacy by Parliament 71 Barons first made by Letters Patents ibid Lions die in the Tower 77 Judge Littleton 82 Wonderful Lightning at Whitecomb 108 M. FIrst Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of London Page 15. 55 Magna Charta 17 Evil May-day 29 Man hang'd for his Master 32 Mary Queen ibid Monmouth lands at Lyme 42 Defeated and beheaded 43 A Lord devoured by Mice 49 Miracles 58 Maid of Leicestershire 61 Montfort's Audacity ibid Sir John Mandevil 65 Judgement on King Edward's Murderers 83 Name of Merchant-Taylors first given 87 Masking first used in England 88 Meat sold by Weight 93 Mass restored 96 A strange Mortality 98 N. NUns of Codington Page 48 French Navy of 1287. 7 Necromantick Art 76 Last Nuncio in England 98 O. Oswald Page 6 Oxford-University founded 7 Oliver Usurper 37 Oates his Plot. 40 Perjury and Punishment 41 Oath of Allegiance 105 P. AN English-man elected Pope Page 15 Peterkin and Symnel 28 Protestancy founded 32 Abolished 33 Old Parr his Age. 37 Plague in London 39 First Parliament in England 49 Two Popes at once 53 A Bondman came to be Pope ibid King John resigns his Crown to the Pope 48 A wonderful Preservation 63 First Coronation-Pardon 65 A wonderful Pestilence 67 Great Plenty 68 A King obliged to attend the Parliament 70 A strange sort of general Pardon 71 Prince Henry made a Prisoner 73 King Henry the 5ths Prophesie 74 Printing first used in England 77 A wonderful Prodigy ibid The Fickleness of Parliaments 80 First suing in forma Pauperis 86 Popes Authority abolished 91 First Gentlemen-Pensioners 93 Priests Children legitimated 95 A Plague 105 R. ROmans first enter England Page 2 Their Departure 3 Rosamond 14 Richard Coeur de Lion 15 Robin Hood and Little John ibid. 55 Richard the II. 22 Richard the III. 28 King Richard's Reply to the Priest 56 A â—â—ot of Sheep 64 A strange Rainbow 96 A vast Rain ibid Rain of Fire from Heaven 110 S. SAxons Invasion Page 4 Stephen Earl of Blois Crown'd at Westminster 12 His Valour Death Issue 13 Salisbury Church built 16 Scotland subjected 17 Spencers 18 Scots invade England 20 Straw and Tyler 22 A wonderful Sorceress 53 William King of Scots does Homage to King John 57 Sterling Money ibid. 58 King of Scots does Fealty to King Edward 62 Title to Scotland surrendred 65 Defrauding Souldiers punished 66 A Subsidy granted without asking 74 Scriptures ordered to be in Latin 75 A wonderful Slaughter 79 King Edward marries his Subject 80 Sheep sent to the King of Arragon ibid Strange Examples of Severity 81 Length of Shoos Noses 82 Inundation of the Severn 84 Sweating Sickness 85 A Carver made Sheriff ibid A Just at Sheens 86 Sanctuaries
1189. Order of the Garter whence began from blue Ribbons that King Richard the I. gave to his Noblemen with an Oath to be true to him when he was going his Expedition into the holy Land When King Richard was in the holy A City that was built before theFlood Land he took particular care of Joppa and put a Colony in it of Christians for that it is a City of Palestine that was built before the Flood and hath belonging to it a Haven of great convenience After this Expedition of King Richard's Whence the Title of Kings of Jerusalem into the holy Land the Kings of England for a long time were styled Kings of Jerusalem A worthy Servant Once when the King was hawking in the holy Land he was set upon by several Turks and had not escaped but that one of his Servants named William de Batrellis cryed out in the Saracen Tongue That himself was King and so to save his King let himself be taken King Richard sitting once at Dinner in His strange haste to relieve Vernoil his little Hall was advertised that King Philip had besieged Vernoil He was so moved at it that he presently caused 〈◊〉 Wallbefore him to be beat down and swore a great Oath that he would not turn his face until he were revenged Thus in haste he goes to Vernoil whither he was no sooner come but the King of France made as much haste to be gone not without some loss and more disgrace In this Time there was a Trouble at Robin Hood and little John home though not to the King yet to the Kingdom For Robin Hood accompanied with one little John and a 100 stout Fellows more molested all Passengers upon the High-way of some it is said that he was of noble Blood at least made noble no less than an Earl for some deserving Services but having wasted his Estate in riotous Courses very Penury forced him to take this course in which yet it may be said that he was honestly dishonest for he seldom hurt any Man never any Woman spared the Poor and only made prey of the Rich till the King setting forth a Proclamation to have him apprehended it hapned he fell sick at a certain Nunnery in Yorkshire called Berkleys and desiring there to be let Blood was betrayed and bled to death This King granted the City of London to Mayor and Sheriffs first of London be governed by two Sheriffs and a Mayor as now it is and to give the first of these Magistrates the Honour to be remembred The Names of the Sheriffs were Henry Cornhill and Roger Reyner and the Name of the first Lord Mayor was Henry Fitz-Alwin who continued Mayor during his Life which was 24 years Fabian only says these were Bayliffs and that there was no Mayor or Sheriffs of London till the 10th year of King John A certain Priest told King Richard that King Richard's Daughters how disposed he had three Daughters viz. Pride Covetousness and Leachery which the King taking merrily called the Company about him and said I am told by a Priest here that I have three Daughters and I desire you to be witness how I would have them bestowed My Daughter Pride upon the Templers and Hospitalers my Daughter Covetousness upon the Monks of the Cistercian Order and my Daughter Leachery upon the Clergy NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King JOHN ABout this Time William King of Scots A. D. 1199. came to London to visit King John William King of Scots did Homage to King John and there did Homage to him for his Kingdom of Scotland though some say but only for the Counties of Northumberland and Cumberland King John divorced his Wife Avis for King John divorceth his Wife being akin to him in the 3d. degree and marries another This King being at variance with his Nobles they sent to Lewis the French King's Son to head them who came over and was kindly received at London This King made very hard Taxations of Barbarous Cruelty all Persons especially of the Jews amongst whom there was one that would not be ransomed till the King caused every day one of his great Teeth to be pulled out by the space of seven days and then he was content to give the King 10000 Marks of Silver not to pull the other out having but one left King John was the first that caused Sterling Sterling Money Money to be coyned In his Time the English Laws were first Laws first in Ireland planted in Ireland and he enlarged the Royal Style with the Title of Lord of Ireland This King surrendred his Crown to Pandulphus King John surrendred his Crown to the Pope the Pope's Legate to be disposed of as the Pope should think fit Pandulphus kept the Crown several days before he restored it and did not then but upon condition that he and his Successors should hold the Kingdom of the See of Rome at the annual Tribute of a 1000 Marks About this Time the Kingdom was interdicted The Kingdom interdicted by the Pope for six years in which Time there was no publick Exercise of Religion no Churches open nor no Sacrament administred The Later an Council was now held under Auricular Confession and Transubstantiation Pope Innocent the III. in which was established the Pope's Power over Princes and in Matters of Faith Auricular Confession and Transubstantiation In this King's Time the Stone-Bridge of London-Bridge finished London was finished by the Merchants By this King 35 of the most substantial Common-Council-men first in London Citizens of London were chosen out for the Common-Council of the City In this King's Time were great Thunders and Lightnings and Showers with Hail-stones as big as Eggs Fishes taken armed with Helmets and Shields like Knights but much greater in proportion In Suffolk a Fish was taken that was like a Man Simon Turvey a wonderful Scholar both A learned Man becamâ—â— an Ideot for Parts and Reading became so dull that he could scarce read it was thought a Judgment upon him for his Pride in Learning NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King HENRY the Third KIng Henry the III confirmed the Charters A. D. 1216. Charters confirmed of Magna Charta and Charta de Forestis granted by King John This King keeping his Christmas at York A bountiful Feast the Marriage was solemnized between Alexander King of Scots and Margaret his Daughter to the Feast of which Solemnity it is said the Archbishop gave 600 fat Oxen which were all spent at one Meal and besides the Feast cost him 4000 Marks This King's Son Edward marrying Eleanor Prince of Wales whence first the King of Spain's eldest Daughter was invested by his Father with the Dukedom of Aquitain Ireland Wales Bristow Stamford and Grantham and from hencesorward the King 's eldest Son was immediately upon his Birth Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester This King
Guttenburg and brought into England by William Caxton a London Mercer who first practised the same in the Abbey at Westminster A. D. 1471. In the 18th year of this King all the The Lions died Lions in the Tower died In his 22d year on New-years-day near A wonderful Prodigy unto Bedford a very deep Water which ran between the Towns of Swelstone and Harlsewoad stood suddenly still and divided it self so that by the space of three miles the bottom remained dry In the three and thirtieth year of his A wonderful Cock Reign besides a great Blazing-star there hapned a strange Sight a monstrous Cock came out of the Sea and in the presence of a multitude of People at Portland made a hideous Crowing three times each time turning about and clapping his Wings and beckning towards the North the South and the West as also many prodigious Births In his six and thirtieth year in a A showr of Blood Town in Bedfordshire it rained Blood In this King's Time Richard Nevil The Valour of the Earl of Warwick Earl of Warwick was so brave a Souldier that he could make whom he pleased K. ing NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King EDWARD the IV. IN the beginning of this King's Reign A. D. 1460. A wonderful Slaughter there was so bloody a Battel fought between his Forces and those of the late King Henry that there was on both sides 38000 Men slain all Englishmen which perhaps was a greater Slaughter than at one Encounter has been known for many Ages In the 4th year of King Edward the IV. The Mayor of London offended there were made eight Serjeants at Law who held their Feast at the Bishop of Ely's Place in Holborn where the Lord Gray of Ruthin then Lord Treasurer of England was placed before the Lord Mayor of London being invited to the Feast which gave such a distast to the Mayor that he presently departed with the Aldermen and Sheriffs without tasting of their Feast and it was registred to be a President in time to come This King in Michaelmas Term in the This King sirs as Judg. 2d year of his Reign sate three days together publickly with his Judges on the King's-Bench in Westminster-Hall to observe what needed Reformation in it either at Bench or at Bar. This King falling desperately in Love King Edward marries his Subject with the Lady Elizabeth Gray Widow of Sir John Gray of Groby not being able to prevail upon her Chastity was forced to marry her he was the first King since the Conquest that married his Subject This King sent a score of Cotsal Ewes Shâ—â—ep sent to the King of Arragon and five Rams to John King of Arragon for a Present which how small soever the Present appeared was great in effect by their increase there to admiration Sir John Hawksford one of the Chief A Judge strangely melancholy Justices about this Time grew so melancholy that one day he called to him the Keeper of his Park charging him with negligence in suffering his Deer to be stoln and thereupon commanded him that if he met any man in his Night-circuit that would not stand or speak he should not spare to kill him whosoever he were The Knight having thus laid his foundation and meaning to end his doleful days in a certain dark Night secretly conveyed himself out of the House and walked alone in his Park The Keeper hearing one stirring and coming towards him asked Who was there but no Answer being made he commanded him to stand which he refusing to do the Keeper shot and killed him Here was a great Example of the Fickleness The Fickleness of Parliaments of the Minds of Parliaments for in the space of half a year one Parliament proclaimed King Edward an Usurper and King Henry a lawful King and another proclaiming Edward a lawful King and King Henry an Usurper So that we may see in humane Affairs there is nothing certain In this King's Time one Walter Walker Strange Examples of Seâ—â—rity living at the Crown in Cheapside was hang ed for only saying to hiâ—â— Child when it cried That if it would be quiet he would make it Heir of the Crown And Thomas Burdet Esq of Arrow in Warwickshire having a Buck killed by the King that he much esteemed wished it Horns and all in the Belly of him that counselled the King to kill it and because none counselled the King to kill it but himself it was thought those words were not spoken without a malignant reflecting on the King and thereupon Burdet was arraigned condemned and beheaded at Tyburn In Edward the Fourth's Time there was A merry Passage between the King and an old Widow used a way for raising Money called a Benevolence and it is memorable of an old rich Widow to whom King Edward calling among others merrily asked What she would willingly give towards his great Charges By my troth quoth she for thy lovely Countenance thou shalt-have twenty pounds The King not looking for half the Sum thanked her and lovingly kissed her which so wrought with the old Widow that she presently swore He should have twenty pounds more and paid it willingly Whereas before this King's Time the The length of the Noses of Shooes Noses or Beaks of Shooes were so long that they were fain to be tyed some with Chains and some with Silk to their Knees their length was now by Proclamation contracted to two inches In this King's Time lived Thomas Littleton Judge Littleton a Reverend Judg of the Common-Pleas who brought a great part of the Law into method which lay before confusedly dispersed and composed his Book of Tenures The most Notable EVENTS In the Reign of King EDWARD the V AND RICHARD the III. THE most notable thing that hapned A. D. 1483. King Edward murther'd and God's Judgment on his Executioners about this Time was the murthering of King Edward the V. and his Brother in the Tower by the Order of their Uncle the Duke of Gloucester who being appointed their Protectoâ—â— usuâ—â—ped the Kingdom sure the most horrid Villainy that was ever perpetrated and must needs excite the divine Revenge to make Examples of such villainous Miscreants as durst attempt the Lives of two such Royal Infants which indeed was not very slow for Miles Forrest one of these damnable Executioners rotted away piece-meal Dighton another lived at Callice a long time after but detested of all men died in great misery Sir James Tyrrel the chief Engine was beheaded afterwards on Tower-hill for Treason and King Richard had never after a quiet Mind being forced by his frightful Dreams often to start out of Bed and run about his Chamber as if all Hells Furies were tormenting him so that it was truely verified in him Ultrix Tisiphone vocat agmina saeva sororum An Inundation of the River Severn In the second year of King Richard the Third when the Duke