Adulteries The 26 of October ariued Olexsey Euanowich Iszazen from the yong Emperour of Russia Michaell Euanowich Vryoue hée returned the next spring and then the King sent Sir Iohn Merricke Knight Lord Ambassador to the sayd Emperour who according to his Commission with great paines and long trauaile made a firme Peace and League betwéene the King of Sweaden and the Emperour of Russia Thomas Benet Henry Iay Shrieues Sir Thomas Middleton Knight Grocer Maior The 4 of Nouember 1613. the Viscont Rochester was created Earle of Somerset and Baron of Branspeth and the same day in the afternoone Sir Edward Cooke Knight Lord chiefe Iustice of England was sworne a Priuie Counsellor Sonday the 26 of Decembert Robert Earle of Somerset maried the Lady Francis Howard daughter to Thomas Earle of Suffolke Sonday the 2 of Ianuary 1613. betweene the houres of twelue and one in the morning was Prince Henry Fredericke borne at Heydelberge in Germanie the first borne sonne of the most high borne Princesse the Lady Elizabeth the eldest daughter of the most High and Mighty Prince Iames King of Great Brittaine and wife to the most Noble Prince Fredericke the first Count Palatine chiefe of the Princes Electors he was christened the sixth of March. Thursday the 29 of March 1614. Sir Ralphe Winwood Knight Master of the Requests was sworne principall Secretary of Estate and Sir Thomas Lake Knight Clerke of the Priuie Signet was sworne a Priuie Counsellor The 15 of Iune died Henry Earle of Northamton and was buried in the chappell of Douer castle he founded thrée Hospitalls one whereof was at Gréenewich which he ordained should be for euer gouerned by the company of Mercers of London In the moneth of Iuly this yeare 1614. the King of Denmarke with thrée shippes arriued at Yarmouth accompanied and attended by his Lord Chancellor and Lord Admirall and diuers other of quallity and a competent Number of his Guard and others Friday the 22 of Iuly hee came to the Quéenes Court at Somerset house in the Strand the King of great Brittaine being then in Bedfordshire ryding progresse where hauing spéedie knowledge of his brothers a ryuall set forward instantly for London and vpon the next Sunday both the Kings the Quéene and and Prince Charles met at Somerset house where the Bishop of London preached before them And the first of August the King of Denmarke being accompanied with King Iames and Prince Charles went by Barge to Woolwich and to Graues-end where they dined and after dinner went aboord the King of Denmarkes shippe and there the King of Great Brittaine tooke leaue of his brother and returned that night to Theobalds Prince Charles accompanied his Vncle the next day to Rochester and and hauing viewed the Nauy Royall they returned to the King of Denmarkes Ship and the next daie Prince Charles returned to London and the King with a faire winde set saile for Denmarke hauing euery way exprest his Royall bounty as formerly The thirtéenth of Iuly Thomas Earle of Suffolke was made Lord high Treasurer of England and at this time Robert Earle of Somerset was made Lord Chamberlaine This Michellmas Tearme there was a call of Seargeants at Law viz. the eleuenth of Nouember At this time was finished and builded the new faire Counsell Chamber for the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London by reason the former Chamber was too little Sir Thomas Middleton Knight being then Lord Maior In September there was a generall muster of horse and foote throughout the Land and therewithall trayning of souldiers but chiefly in the City of London by the citizens themâ—selues many whereof by their former voluntary exercise of Armes and Millitary discipline was now so ready and expert that they taught oâ—thers And whereas at this time there was by the Lord Maior and citizens twenty selectâ—â— captaines chosen to traine and gouerne thâ— trained bands of London viz. sixe thousandâ— there were found in the said former company viz. of the Artillerie garden sufficient men â— be their Lieutenants and all other officers 〈◊〉 the apt and ready trayning of others frâ—â— whom vpon good obseruation all the shires 〈◊〉 England tooke example the captaines and genâ—tlemen of the Artillerie garden demeand themselues so wel exercising all points of warre that it pleased Prince Charles to goe in person to the Artillery garden to sée their wéekely exercise of armes and to goe into Hoxton field to sée their great muster and trayning of the sixe thousand citizens which wéekely practise now vsed in the Artillery garden they were determined to remooue from thence and to hold their vsual Marshall méetings and practise of armes in the great third field from Mooregate viz. next the sixe Windmills which field Master Leat with great paines hath béene diuers yeares a preparing to that purpose At this time the riuer of Thames was cléered of stops pyles and weyres by the Water Bayly of London as he was appointed by the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen Master Hugh Middleton Citizen and Goldsmith of London borne in Denbigh-shire hauing spent fiue yeares time with the aduise and direction of the best and most skillfull Artizens imployed bestowed great summes of money forced to vse seuen hundred workemen at one time and endured infinit Callumny and detraction he brought a delicate Riuer of swéet water from two plentious springs viz. the one whereof is called Chawldwell néere Ware and the other Amwell in Herefordshire which two springs being vnited runne ioyntly togither to the North-side of London which Riuer with the Trenches to conuay it and the great Cesterne to receiue it with great difficultie was brought vnto desired effect in Sommer 1613. but the Currant was restrained from running into the Ceasterne vntill Michaelmas day in the yeare 1613. And that day there came to behold it the Lord Maior if London and Sir Thomas Middleton Knight Lord Maior Elect for the yeare ensuing brother to this Maior Hugh Middleton Master of this memorable worke with many Aldermen and a great number of graue Citizens and others who were entertained with excellent Musique and the royall sound of drums and trumpets with spéeches and other pleasant entertainements and at the lifting vp of the Scluce to let the Riuer runne into the Ceasterne there was a peale of Chambers since which time with all possible expedition this water is conuaied from this Ceasterne by pipes of Elme into all high stré◠and chiefe lanes of the city and the suburbeâ— thereof the generall and particular benefit their of is vnualuable Peter Proby Martin Lumley Shrieues Sir Thomas Hayes Knight Draper Maior At this time was founded the Great Hospiâ—tall at the Charter-house néere London for fourescore men and forty children and the new built Hospitall at Dulwich in Surrey read my large booke The 17 of Ianuary 1614. it began to fréeze in ordinary manner and the 23
Iuly 1616. were created Barons viz. Sir Iohn Hollis Knight was created Baron of Hawghton and Sir Iohn Roper Knght was created Baron Tynchham of Tyncham in Kent Tuesday the 16 of Iuly 1616. the Earle of Arondell was sworne a Priuie Counsellor The 20 of Iuly the Lord Carew was sworne a Priuie Counsellor At Woodstocke vpon Tuesday the 27 of August 1616. Sir George Villers Knight of the Garter and Master of the Horse was created Viscont Villers and Baron of Whaddon By vertue of a speciall Commission from his Maiesty and from the Citie of London bearing date the fifteenth of May this yeare 1616. Peter Proby Alderman of London and Gouernour for the new plantation of the Prouince of Vlster in Ireland accompanied with Master Mathias Springham Merchantailor and Master Clement Mosse Solyciter for London with others did there establish such Lawes and constitutions for the City of London Derie and the Borough of Colerame as should thenceforth be obserued and kept according to the Tenor of the Kings Charter granted to the City of London in that behalfe The sayd Alderman Proby by vertue of the Kings Commission did there also Minister oath vnto all officers and others for the well gouernment and making of true accompts He caried ouer thither with him two rich swords the one whereof he deliuered to Sir Iohn Vawghan Knight Maior of Lonon Dery and the other to Trystram Beryfford Esquire Maior of Coleraine for that time being and to be borne before them and their successors for euer There was also sent vnto the Maior of London Dery a great gilded Man being sent him from the Gouernors and Assistants for that plantation Alderman Proby with his company went from London the eight and twenty of May last and returned to London the 28 of August 1616. what is more to be said touching this businesse I must referre you to my larger booke Sonday being Michaelmas day Doctor Androwes Bishop of Ely was sworne a Priuy Counsellor at Hampton Court The fourth of October Doctor Mountague was translated from Bathe and Wells to Winchester and forthwith he expelled all Inmates out of Winchester house on the Banke-side reduced diuers parts thereof from fowle noysomnesse vnto swéetnesse and comlinesse he repayred the whole house throughout and builded some part new and enclosed a great part of the wharfe and made a new faire paire of staires into the Thames he spent almost thrée thousand pound in the repaire and beautifying this ancient house which for a long time had béene suffred to run to ruin Allan Cotton Cutbert Hacket Shrieues Sir Iohn Leman Knight Fishmonger a batcheler Maior In his Maioralty the old ruinous Gate called Aldersgate was quite taken downe and fairely new builded from the foundation The riuer of Thames cleared of shelues in all parts and the Hauen of Quéene Hyth cleansed and likewise the making of the great wharse on the South-side of the riuer by the Willowes and also the new strict order for the passage of Cars and Carts in the stréets for the preseruation of all passengers Thursday the last of October 1616. viz. Alhollond Eue Prince Charls came in great state by Barge from Barne Elmes to White-hall accompanied attended by diuers great Lords and others of honorable rancke and quallity besides his owne traine and was most ioyfully met at Chelsey by the Lord Maior Aldermen and Citizens of London each Company in a seuerall Barge and distinguished by their seuerall Armes in their rich Banners and stately Streamers besides the Royal sound of Drum and Trumpet and great variety of excellent Musique besides all which and the infinit number of people vpon the shore and in Boates and Barges to behold this ioyfull daie there was also at the Cities charge in honour of his Highnesse creation more particular pleasant Trophies and Ingenious deuices met him vpon the water then euer was at any former creation of any Prince of Wales And vpon Monday the fourth of Nouember at White-hall where the Kings Maiesty inuested crowned Prince Charles Prince of Wales at this solemne creation were present most of the Nobility of the Land The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and diuers other Bishops and reuerend Prelaâ—s all the Iudges of the Law sir Edward Cooke onely excepted there were present also the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London in their scarlet Robes as were the Iudges In honour of this ioyfull creation there were made fiue and twenty Knights of the Bath who performed all their Ceremonies in the vpper Parliament house and the next Sonday withall Magnifisence being lustily mounted they rode to White-hall and were there Knighted by his Maiesty Iames Lord Maltreuers Algernon Lord Percy Iames Lord Wryothesley Edward Lord Clynton Edward Lord Beauchamp Lord Barkley Lord Mordant Sir Alexander Erskin Sir Henry Howard Sir Edward Sackuill Sir William Howard Sir Edward Howard Sir Montague Barty Sir William Stourton Sir Henry Parker Sir Dudley North. Sir Spencer Compton Sir William Spencer Sir William Seymor Sir Rowland Saint Iohn Sir Iohn Candish Sir Thomas Neuill Sir Iohn Roper Sir Iohn North. Sir Henry Carey In honour of this ioyfull creation there were solemne Tryumphs performed at Lowdon in the County of Salop the fourth of Nouember and published by Master Daniell Powel Gentleman Also in honour of this creation there were forty young gentlemen selected out of the foure Iunes of Court who fought at Barriers viz. the one halfe against the other Thursday the seuenth of Nouember Thomas Elsmer Lord Chancellor of England was created Viscont Brackley And William Lord Knowles was created Viscont Wallingford and Sir Philip Stanhope Knight was created Baron of Shelford and vpon the next Satterday the Lord Maior feasted the Knights of the Bath Satterday the 16 of Nouember 1616. Sir Edward Cooke Knight was discharged from his Office viz. from being Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench. Monday the 18 of Nouember Sir Henry Montague Knight the Kings Sergeant at Law was sworne Lord chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench. This Sommer and haruest was so dry that passengers were anoyde with dust in the high-waies the 20 of Nouember Sonday the 8 of December 1616. Arthur Lake Doctor of Diuinity was consecrated Bishop of Bathe and Wells Lewis Bayly Doctor of Diuinity was consecrated Bishop of Bangor Monday the 16 of December 1616. Marcus Anthonius de Domynis Archbishop of Spalato in the Territory of Venice was very honorably entertained and receiued at Lambeth by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury with whom he remained and writ a briefe declaration of his Reasons for leauing that Prelacy and forsaking his Natiue Country which Booke was presently published in eight Languages and disperst through Europe and in Sommer following he printed in London the first foure of his ten bookes intituled of the Common-weale of the Church Monday the two and twentith of December Sir Thomas Edmonds Knight
then were not known by any name Sir Edw. Cooke Lord chief Iustice of the common pleas A Tombe for Queen Elizabeth A monstrous mother The King of Denmarke arriueth in EnglaÌ„d Sir William Wade The King of Denmarke returneth Prince Dolphin of France christned Churches repaired Morefield otherwise called the new walks A truce betweene the Emperour of Germany and the great Turke Shrieues Maior The Lord Hay maried Great flouds A Seminary executed Reconciliation between the Graue of Emden his Subiects An. reg 5. 1607 The King manifesteth his minde to both houses Great flouds in diuers houses Prince Ienuile came into England Vnlawfull assemblies to lay opeÌ„ inclosures Doctor Rauis lord Bishop of London The King dineth with the Lord Maior and made free of the Cloath-workers His Maiestie paieth 600000. l. which was lent vnto Elizabeth Ambassadors from the States Sir Thomas Kneuit made Baron A Parliament Sir Iulius Caesar made a Priuie CouÌ„sellor The King Prince feasted at Merchantailors hall Prince Henry made free of the Merchantailors Strangers NoblemeÌ„ Knights The new Master Wardens of the Merchantailers The Earle of Arundels eldest sonne The Earle of Tyrone and other Irish lords fled out of Ireland The King of Spaines second son borne The death of the Ladie Mary Sir Iaruais Clyfton made baroÌ„ The Lord Awbignye maried Inmates increase of building forbidden by proclamation Also the preseruation of timber vniformity of building throughout London commanded by proclamation Contemners censured in the Star-chamber The old rotteÌ„ Banquetting house of timber taken down and a new builded of bricke and stone Prouision for such Preachers as shall preach at Pauls Crosse Shrieues Maior The discouerie of the Earle of Tyrons treason The Lord Maxwell brake out of prison Sir Thomas Parry sworne a Priuie Counsellor of Estate A great frost All the Hartichokes in gardens about London were kild with this frost Viscount HadingtoÌ„ maried Allgate new builded An. reg 6. 1608 A Seminarie executed S. EdmoÌ„ds Bury spoiled by a sudden fire The King was very forward to do them any fauor Doctor Mountague Lord Bishop of Bath and Wels. The Earle of Dorset dieth The oth of allegiance ministred vnto suspitious persons The Earle of Northampton made L. Priuie Seale The Earle of Salisbury made Lord high Treasurer of England The Earls of Dunbar Montgomery made Knights of the Garter Francis Earle of Comberland is the other lord Lieutenant Sir Alexander Hay knighted A Iesuite executed The corps of the lord Marquesse Dorset taken vp whole hauing been 78 yeares enterred Doctor Neyle Lord Bishop of Rochester Shrieues Maior The Viscount of Cramburne maried Consorts of pirats within the Streights and in the maine sea This Sir Francis Verney did turne vpon hope of aduaÌ„cement but hee became extreame poore and miserable Pirats executed Strange shifting of the tides The yong Earle of Dorset maried and the Earle of Hertfords grandchild maried An. reg 7. 1609 A general truce in the Netherlands for twelue yeares The first generall planting of Mulbery trees in England In Dawpheny other parts of France there was silke made a good while before but not thorowout the whole kingdome vntill of late yeres M. Nicholas Ieffe many others had put it in practise long before Britaine Burse builded They were there entertained with pleasant ingenious speeches gifts and deuises Al forrain nations forbidden to fish vpon the coasts of England Scotland Ireland without speciall licence The King heareth the Bishops and secular Iudges The King heareth the complaints touching his nauie A triall of fight between a Lyon a Horse and a Bare The parents of the childe had as much as â—aw and reason could afford Kingly paiments beyond president There was neuer the like royall payment made by any King to the coÌ„mon subiects The first making of Allome in England An ancient duty Let al that are pardoned note this for example His hand was nailed at the Gybet end before his face The originall and foundation of the East India Company Shrieues Maior Translation and consecration of Bishops Prince Henry his first feats of Armes The first discouery and plantation of Virginea The Lord La Warre goeth to Virginea The Parliament adiorned The plantation of the North of Ireland by the Citizens of London An. reg 3. 1610 The king of France murdered Prince Henry created Prince of Wales Knights of the Bath A proclamation touching Iesuits and Recusants The oath of allegiance ministred The Lord Clifford maried The King buildeth the greatest and goodliest ship of war that euer was built in EnglaÌ„d The Lord Wotton sent to take the oth of the French King Three Bishops consecrated Shrieues Maior The Citie of LondoÌ„ buildeth new granaries and store houses The prince of Anhalt commeth to see the King Sir Edward Cecill Lord Generall of all the English and Sots forces in CleuelaÌ„d and Gulich A Monke and a Seminary executed M. Palyns bounty The Prince of Wales setleth his houshold The Parliament dissolued by Proclamation dated the 31 of December The Prince of Wales his maske at Whitehall A speciall Ambassador froÌ„ the FreÌ„ch King M. Teasdale his bounty Dunbar deceased Viscont Fenton a Priuie Counsellor Sir Marmaduke Dorrell buildeth a Parrish Church Sir Henry Montegue made Sergeant An. reg 9. 1611 Visconâ— Rochester created Doctor Abbot L. Archbishop of Canterbury Sir Thomas Dale and sir Thomas Gates sent with supplies to Virginia Sir Thomas Ouerbury The King in person commeth into the Star-chaÌ„ber to see the triall of his Pixe Proclamation against the transportation of gold siluer and the quoin aduanced The Duke of Yorke the Earle of Arundell and the Viscont Rochester made knights of the Garter Doctor Buckeridge B. of Rochester The yong Landgraue of Hesson arriueth in England The oath of Alleageance ministred ProclamatioÌ„ against al encrease of buildings with in LondoÌ„ and the Suburbs and 20 miles therof Doctor King Lord Bishop of London France Spaine match togither The Earle of Pembrooke a Priuie Counseller Shrieues Maior Two Heretiques burned An. reg 10 1612 Viscont Rochester a Priuie Counsellor Two Seminaries executed The Lord Sanquire executed Lotteries in LondoÌ„ Roger Earle of Rutland deceast The King buildeth a royall Toombe for his mother translateth her corps from Peterborow to Westminster Great windes shipwrack An Ambassador from the King of Persia to the King of Great Brittaine Hicks-hall builded Sir Baptist Hicks his farther bouÌ„tie Lent strictly kept Shrieues Maior The Palsgraue aâ—â—ueth in England Henry Prince of Wales deceased The Palsgraue and Graue Mawâ—ice made Knights of the Garter The Lady Elizabeth married vnto the Palsgraue A present from London Prince Charles bishopped An. reg 11 1613 The Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth set forward for Heydelberg A Ianus borne shipwrack great flames fiers The Globe burnt The Millitaâ—y exercisâ— of Armes in the Artillâ—â—y Garden again pâ—t in practise Sir Peeksall Brocas doth penance at Paules Crosse Sir Iohn Merick sent Lord Ambassador
to Russia Shrieues Maior Viscont Rochester made Earl of Somerset L. Cooke a Priuie Counsellor Earle of Somerset maried Prince Henry Frederick borne at Heydelberg An. reg 12 1614 Sir Ralph Winwood made Secretary Sir Thomas Lake a Priuie Counsellor Henry Earle of Northamton deceast Christianus King of Denmarke his second comming into England The Earle of Suffolk Lord Treasurer The Earle of Somerset Lord Chamberlaine A call of Sergeants A new Counsell Chamber for the L. Maior of London A general muster trayning The Thames cleered of Piles Stops and Weyres Master Middletō bringeth a riuer to London Shrieues Maior Two Hospitalls founded Great frosts snow and great flouds The King is entertained at Cambridge An. reg 13 1815 Proclamation against transportation of children of gold and siluer Sir George Villers Knighted Iesuits Seminaries sent to Wisbidge Two Knights of the Garter The Lord Hay made a Baron Sir Robert Dormer made Baron Doctor Milburne Bishop Proclamation against encrease of building about London Bishop of Winchester a Priuie Counsellor A house of correction builded for the Countie of Middlesex Smithfield paued all ouer The high-cawses in London taken downe made leuell The Lady Arbella deceast Shrieues Maior Sir Iohn Iolles his bounty Weston executed Mistresse Turner executed The Lieutenant of the Tower executed Franckline executed The second Lottery Captaine Beniamin Ioseph goeth to the East Indies D. Abbot B. of Sallisbury The Earle of Pemb. made L. Chamberlaine The Earle of Worcester L. Priuy Seale Sir Georg Villers Maister of the horse Sir Iohn Digby made a Prime Counsellor 1616 An reg 14 Master William Iones his Bounty Sea-coale and Pit-coale make glasse and melt Mettels Sir Frances Bacon a Priuie Counsellor The King maketh an oration in the Star-chamber A Seminary hanged and a woman burned The Lord Maior in person surueieth the boūds of the Riuer of Thames and reformeth all maner of anoyances Master Rock Doctor Morton Bishop of Chester Knights of the Garter made Two barons created The Earle of Arondell sworn a Priuie Counsellor The Lord Carew a Priuie Counsellor Viscont Villers created The Citie of Londō sendeth Alderman Proby into Ireland to reforme abuses to ratifie good lawes and constitutions in the Prouince of Vlster viz. Londons plantation The Bishop of Flie a Priuy Counsellor Shrieues Maior Aldersgate new builded Prince Charles created Prince of Wales The Earle of Arondell was then Earle Marshall 26 Knights of the Bath made Knights of the Bath Barons created The Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench put from his place Sir Henry Montague Lord chief Iustice of the Kings Bench. A dry Sommer Two Bishops consecrated The Archbishop of Spalato ariueth in England Sir Thomas Edmonds a Priuie Counsellor Earle of Buckingham created Earle of Buckingham a Priuy Counsellor The King sitteth in the Star-chamber Disordered youths Denmark house Sir Francis Bacon Lord Chancellor Sir Henry Yeluerton the Kings Atturney The King rydeth into Scotland The King returneth from Scotland The Lord Hay a Priuy Counsellor Lord Noell created A new Chappell of ease builded The Bishop of Winchester a Priuie Counsellor Shrieues Maior Ambassadors from Russia The L. Hay maried The L. Archbishop of Spalato preacheth in London Two Bishops Consecrated The second son of the Lady Elizabeth born at Heydelberg The Appothecaries London made a particular Company Marques of Buckingham created Sir Robert Manton Secretary This yeares fleet to the East Indies An. reg 16 1618 The Lord De La Warre his second going to Virginia Captaine Spilman The Pallace of Paris burned Chagford in Deuonshire Sol and Mars were in coninuction at that time Doctor Fotherby Bishop of Salisbury Sir Dudley Digs sent Ambassador to the Emperor of Russia The vpper part of Paules new glassed and repaired Peter Colledge Clare-hal Pembroke hall Corpus Christi Colledge Trinitie Hall Gunuile and Caius Colledge Kings Colledge Queenes Colledge Katherine Hall Iesus Colledge Christs Colledge S. Iohns Colledge Magdalen Colledge Trinity Colledge Michael house Emmanuel Colledge Sussex Sydney Colledge founded Vniuersitie Colledge Baliol Colledge Merton Colledge Excester Colledge Orial Colledge Queenes Colledge New Colledge Lincolne Colledge All Soules Colledge Diuinitie Schoole Magdalen Colledge Brasen-nose Colledge Corpus Christi Colledge Christ Church Canterbury Colledge Trinity Colledge sometime Durham Colledge S. Iohns Colledge sometime Bernard Colledge Wadham Colledge founded Walter Stapleton William Wanstock * See the Records in the Roles
〈◊〉 London and punished the bakers vpon the Tuâ—â—berell and did many other things contrary to thâ— lawes of the Cittie The King caused the walles of the Cittie 〈◊〉 London to be repaired Richard Owell shriue William Skwie shriue Richard Hardel Draper Maior The Lords held a Parliament at Oxford wheâ— were chosen 12. Péeres which had authoritieâ— correct the breakers of these ordinances the King his brethren the Noble men and Barons taking their oath to sée the same obserued A Iewe 〈◊〉 Tukesbury fell into a priuy vpon the Saturdâ—â— and would not for reuerence of his Sabboath 〈◊〉 plucked out wherefore Richard of Clare Earle 〈◊〉 Glocester kept him there till Munday at whiâ—â— time he was dead Robert Cornehill Shriue Iohn Adrian Shriue Richard Hardel Draper Maior The king coÌ„manded the Maior that he shuld caâ— to be sworne euery stripling of 12. yeares of aâ—â— or vpward to be true to y e king his heires thâ—â— the gates of y e city should be kept w t harnessed 〈◊〉 Iohn Adrian Shriue Robert Cornhill Shriue Iohn Gisors Pepperer Maior The Barons nobles of the realme held a Parliament at London in the new Temple and the King held himselfe in the Tower of London Adam Browning Shriue Henry Couentry Shriue William Fitz Richard Maior K. Henry published at Pauls crosse the Popes absolution for him all his that were sworne to maintain y e articles made in the parliament at Oxford Iohn Northampton Shriue Richard Pickard Shriue William Fitz Richard Maior The Barons armed men against the King and all this yeare houered about London without any notable of act rebellion This yeare 1263. all Christian nations on the other side the sea sustained great dangers outrages by the miscreant Sarazens so as the Christians was constrained to vse their best meanes to suppresse them And in Paris there was a great Councell held of Prelates and Barons to deuise means for their countries safety In the 10. yeare of the raigne of Richard the Emperour there was a blazing star séene 3. moneths At this time there was a Schisme amongst the Princes Electors in Germany and they elected Richard Earle of Cornwall brother to K. Henry of England he was chosen in the yeare 1257. or as some say in the yeare 1255. with him was likewise chosen Aâ—phonso King of Castile he raigned 18. yeares in his time flourished the great Clarke S. Thomas Aquinas Iâ—hn Taylor shriue Richard Walbroke shriue Thomas Fitz Thomas Maior There was slaine of Iewes in London to the number of 700. the rest were spoiled their Synagogues defaced because one Iewe would haue forced a Christian man to haue paid more then 2. d. for the vsury of 20. s. the wéeke Robert Monpilet Shriue Osbert Suffolke Shriue Thomas Fitz Thomas Maior A battell at Lewis betwéene K. Henry the Barons in which battell the King with his son Edward Richard Earle of Cornwall with many other Lords were taken by Simon of Mountford Earle of Leicester and the Barons Gregory Rokesley shriue Thomas of Lafford shriue Thomas Fits Thomas Maior Edward being now at libertie allied him with the Earle of Glocester gathering to him a great power warred so freshly vpon Simon of Leicester that at the end he with many other of the nobles were slaine in the battell at Euisham A parliament was holden at Winchester when all the statutes made at Oxford were disanulled London was in great danger to haue bin destroyed by the K. for displeasure he had conceiued but the Citizens wholly submitted both liues goods inâ—â— the kings hands The King gaue vnto his son Edward the Maior and 4. Aldermen many other were committed to seuerall prisons Edward Blund Shriue Peter Anger Shriue Thomas Fitz Thomas Fitz Richard Maior The king gaue to diuers of his houshold seruants about the number of 60. houses housholds within the Cittie so that the owners were compelled to redéeme their houses and goods or else to auoid them The 11. of May was the battell of Chesterfield against them that were disherited where many were slaine Iohn hinde shriue Iohn Walrauen shriue William Richard Maior Gilbert de Clare Earle of Glocester allying himselfe with the exiled Gentlemen rose against the K. the 8. of April with an army entred the city of London therein builded bulwarkes cast trenches in diuers places the King gathered an army came towards London pitched his tents at Stafford and taried there the space of one moneth The sixt of Iune the Earle of Glocester in peaceable manner rendred the Citie vnto the King Iohn Adrian shriue Lucas Baâ—ecourt shriue Alin Souch Maior Variance fell betweene the fellowship of Goldsmiths and Taylers of London causing great rufflings in the City and many men to be slaine For which riot twelue of the chiefe Captaines were hanges Walter Haruie Shriue William Duresme Shriue Sir Stephen de Edward Maior The riuer of Thames was so hard frozen from S. Adrewes tide to Candlemas that men beasts passed on foote from Lambeth to Westminster the marchandise was carried from Sandwich and other hauens to London by land Thomas Basing Shriue Robert Cornehill Shriue Hugh Fitz Otonis Maior The Nobles of England assembled at London to entreate of diuers matters whereof there arose discord betwixt Iohn Warren Earle of Surrey and Alin de la Souch Lord Iustice of Ireland before the Iustice of the Bench where the saide Alin Souch was wounded to death Walter Potter Shriue Taylor Shriue Iohn Adrian Vintner Maior The stéeple of Bow in Cheape fell downe and slew many people men and women Richard King of Almaine and Earle of Cornwall brother to K. Henry deceased and was buried at Hailes Gregory Rokesly Shriue Henry Walis Shriue Iohn Adrian Vintner Maior In Iune began a great riot in the City of Norwich through the which the monastery of the Trinity was burned wherupon the King rod downe and making inquirie for the chiefe doers thereof caused 30. of them to be condemned drawne hanged and burnt Richard Paris shriue Iohn Bedell shriue Sir Walter Haruie Maior K. Henry died in the 16. of Nouember in the yeare 1272. wheÌ„ he had raigned 56. yeares 28. daies he was buried at Westminster he builded a great part of the same Church he left for his heire his eldest son Edward Edmond Crowchbacke Earle of Leicester and Lancaster and two daughters Beatrice and Margaret King Edward surnamed Longshankes EDward the first after the Conquest sonne to Henry the third surnamed Longshanke began his raigne the 16. of Nouember in the yeare 1272. being then beyond the sea Iohn Horne shriue Walter Potter shriue Sir Walter Haruie Knight Maior This yeare fell a great variance at Oxford betwéene the Northerne and Irishmen wherein many Irishmen were slaine Nicholas Winchester Shriue Henry Couentry Shriue Henry Walles Maior On St. Nicholas euen were great
Nottingham considering how this land was misgouerned by a few persons about the K. intending reformation of the same assembled at Radcote Bridge with a power of forty thousand came to London and pitched in the fields neare to the tower where the King kept his Christmas Shortly after they caused the King to call a parliament whereof hearing Alexander Neuell Archbishop of Yorke Robert Ver Duke of Ireland and Michael de la Poole Earle of Suffolke fled the land died in strange countries The king by the counsell of the aboue named Lords caused to be taken Sir Robert Tresilian chiefe Iustice of England sir Nicholas Brember late Maior of London sir Iohn Salisbury knight sir Iohn Beauchamp sir Simon Burghley sir Iames Barnes knight Iohn Vske a Serieant at Armes which by the authoritie of the said Parliament were conuict of treason and put to death Robert Belknap Iohn holt Iohn Locton Richard Gray William Burgh and Robert Fulthrope Iustices with the Lords which before had voided the land were banished for euer Thomas Austen shriue Adam Carlohul shriue Nicholas Twyford Goldsmith Maior Statutes made of the Staple to bee brought from Middleborow to Calice Iohn Walcot Shriue Iohn Louely Shriue William Venour Grocer Maior In Oxford the Welsh and Southerne schollers assailed the Northerne whereby many murders were done on each side Iohn Francis shriue Thomas Viuent shriue Adam Bawne Goldsmith Maior This Adam Bawne prouided that from parts beyond the seas was corne brought to London plentifully to the furtherance of which good work the Maior and Citizens tooke out of the Orphans chest in their Guild-hall 2000. markes to buy corne and the Aldermen laid out each of them 20. pound to the like purpose The good man of the Cock in Cheape at the litle conduit was murdered in y e night time by a thiefe that came in at a gutter window as it was known long after by the same thiefe when he was at the Gallowes to be hanged for fellony but his wife was burnt therefore and thrée of his men drawne to Tyborne and there hanged wrongfully Iohn Chadworth Shriue Henry Venor Shriue Iohn Hinde Draper Maior Vpon Christmas day a Dolphin came vp the riuer of Thames to London bridge foreshewing the tempests that followed shortly after or else the disturbance of the Citizens which through y e Kings displeasure they came into because the Londoners had denied the lending of 1000. pound which the king demanded of them Hee caused the Maior Shriues Aldermen to be summoned to a Counsell at Nottingham there imprisoned them disanulling all their liberties and made sir Edward Dalengrige Warden of London Gilbert Maghfield Shriue Thomas Newington Shriue William Stondon Grocer Maior When the King saw the Londoners sore repent their trespasses he came to London where the citizens receiued him with so great glory as might haue séemed to receiue an Emperour in his triumph with such gifts did honour him that the worth thereof could not bee estéemed By this meanes the King became more tractable to grant them their liberties and then the Kings Bench from Yorke and the Chancery from Nottinghâ—â— were returned to London Drew Barentine shriue Richard Whitingâ—on shriue Iohn Hatley Grocer Maior Qéene Anne died at Shene in Southery and was buried at Westminster William Brumstone Shriue Thomas Knowles Shriue Iohn Froshie Mercer Maior King Richard made a chargeable voyage into Ireland which came to small effect Roger Ellis Shriue William Skirrington Shriue William Moore Vintner Maior The Kings of England and of France met besides Calice and there concluded a peace King Richard tooke to his wife Isabell daughter to the French King Thomas Wilford Shriue William Parker Shriue Adam Bawne Goldsmith and Richard Whittington Mercer Maiors This yeare 1397. Tamberlaine being Lord of a a certaine wast countrey and rude people in the East who not long before had assembled great numbers of strangers vnto his aid ouerthrown the Persians vnderstanding that Baiazeth the Turkish Emperour had won diuers kingdomes and many strong Citties from the Christians as also discomfited the Christian Emperiall army which consisted of Gréekes Italians Germanes Hungarions Seruians Myssians Frenchmen and others and that he still persisted in extreame pride of his inuincible strength fortune with a mightie hoast had besieged Constantinople eight yeares being fully perswaded that there was no power vpon earth that could redéeme the Cittie out of his hands because he knew the Princes of Christendome to bee at dissention among themselues And therupon secured himselfe y t if Europ could not preuaile against him there was no other power that durst encounter him And whilest hée thus thought the saide Tamberlaine the yeare alone written came vpon him with a very mighty hoast in a set battell vpon Mount Stella where Pompey fought with Mithridates hee ouercame this Baiazeth being the fourth of that name flew two hundred thousand Turkes tooke him prisoner put him in an iron cage and so carried him in triumph from place to place This Baiazeth was crowned in the yeare 1373. Amurah the second was crowned 1414. he was the first that ordained the Emperiall Band or guarde of renegate Christians commonly called Ianezaries And in the yeare 1447. Constantine the 7. was crowned Emperour of Constantinople being before that K. of Morea he was surnamed the Dragon for his cruelty which he exercised vpon the Turkes for reuenge whereof other ancient grudges Mahomet sonne of Amurat the 2. in the yeare 1452. after hee had done great spoiles and damage vpon Gréece hee also conquered their chiefe Citie Constantinople tooke Constantine the Christian Emperour prisoner then coÌ„manded his head to be cut-off and with great derision caused his head to bee showne throughout all the Turkish campe And among other things of worthy note and obseruation you shall vnderstand that whereas the famous Citie Constantinople was at first dignified reedified enriched aduanced by a Constantine whose mothers name was S. Helen the same Citie was lost subiugated vnto Turkish slauery by a Constantine whose mothers name was likewise Helen This Mahomet was the second of that name and the eight in ranke of Turkish Emperours was the first that arrogated to his title the name of Great whose successors euer since haue béene called the great Turke or grand Signor Therefore Baiazeth the fourth by reason of sundry his victories against the Christians and cruell murthers which he had performed on his kindred friendes was surnamed the whirlwinde or thunderbolt of heauen And Tamberlaine after his conquest calling to minde all his fortunes considering how many mighty Princes he had subdued surnamed himselfe the scourge of God Thomas Duke of Glocester King Richards Vncle was murdered at Calice The Earle of Arundell and many other were put to death for that they rebuked the King in certaine matters somewhat liberally Richard Askam Shriue Iohn Woodcocke Shriue Richard
the Country of Norffolke and at the next Sessions of goale deliuery at the Castle of Norwich ten of them were endifed of high treason thrée of them were hanged bowelled quartered which were I. Throgmorton Thomas Brooke and George Dedman The 4. of August the Duke of Norffolke was remoued to the Charterhouse neare vnto Smithfield The same day was arraigned I. Felton for hanging a Bull at the gate of the Bishop of Londons Pallace and also two young men for coyning and clipping who all were found guiltie of high treason The 8. of August I. Felton was drawne from Newgate into Pauls Churchyard there hanged before the Bishops Pallace gate and being cut downe aliue was bowelled and quartered The Shriues returned to tiburne with two yong men which were there executed for coyning and clipping The 22. of August the Earle of Sussex and the Lord Scrope marched from Carlile with the Quéeâ— Army and force of the North into Scotland passing ouer the Riuer of Eske Leuin and Sarke so to Dornocke wood and then to Annonna a strong house of the L. Harris which they razed ouerthrew with others thereabouts from thence to Hodhim which they blewe vp from thence to Kennell which they burnt from thence to Domfrées which they sackeâ— and ouerthrew a sumptuous house belonging to the Quéene of Scots then passing the riuer of Longher they burnt and spoiled Cowhilles and Powtracke and returned to Domfrées and so to the towne of Bankende which they burnt with another house pertaining to William Maxwell and so to the Castle of Calauoracke which castle they blew vp and returned The 28. of August they marched towards Carlile where by the way they burnt two houses the one being Arthur Greames the other Rich George Francis Barnam William Box Shriues The fift of October happned a terrible tempest of wind and raine by meanes wherof many ships and other vessels were drowned the waters ouerflowing drowned many townes villages cattell houses and goods beside many men women and children drowned in their beds Sir Rowland Hayward Clothworker Maior In the moneth of December the money sent out of Spaine to the Duke of Alua then Gouernour in the Low Countries therewith to haue paied his Souldiers was taken by the Quéene of Englands ships on the west vasts brought a land there and so to the Tower of London Also a proclamation was published of the causes why the same money was so staied here The 23. of Ianuary the Quéenes Maiesty accompanied with her Nobilitie came to sir Thomas Gresham in Bishops gate stréete of London where â—he dined and after returning through Cornehill entred the Burse which place shee caused by an Heralde to bee proclaimed the Royall Exchange The 17. of February at Kingstone neare Marclech in the County of Hereford was séene the ground to open and certaine rockes with a péece of ground remooued and went forward the space of foure daies It remooued it selfe betwéene sixe of the clocke in the euening and seuen the next morrow fortie paces carrying great trées shéep-coates some with thréescore shéepe in them The depth of the hole where it first brake out is thirty foot the breadth of the breach is eightscore yards and in length aboue twentie score yards it ouerthrew Rinnastone Chappell Also two high waies bâ— remoued nigh an hundred yards with the trées of the hedgerowes The ground in all is 26. acres and where tillage ground was there is pasture left in place and where was pasture there is tillage ground gone vpon it The second of Aprill a Parliament beganne at Westminster wherein was granted by the Clergy a subsidy of sixe shillings in the pound and by the temporalitie two Fiftéenes with a Subsidy of 20. s. 8. d. in the pound The first of Iune Iohn Story a Doctor of the Canon law who before had béene condemned of high treason was drawne from the tower of London to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The 18. of Iune there was a combat appointed to haue béene fought for a certaine Manour and demaine lands in the Isle of Harty in Kent Simon Low and Iohn Ryme plaintifes had brought a writ of right against Thomas Paramour who offered to defend his right by bataile and the plaintifes aforesaid accepted to answere his challenge Hereupon the said Paramour brought before the Iudges of the coÌ„mon Pleas at Westminster one George Thorne and the plaintifes brought Henry Naylor Master of defence Thorne cast downe a gauntlet which Naylor tooke vp vpon the sunday before the battaile should be tried on the next morrow the matter was staied and the parties agréed that Paramour being in possession should haue the land It was thought good that for Paramours assurance the order should be kept touching the combat and that the Plaintifes should make default of appearance and that the Court should fit in Tuthill fieldes where was prepared one plot of ground one and twenty yards square double railed for the combat without the West square a stage being set for the Iudges representing the Court of common pleas About ten of the clocke the Court of common pleas came to the place prepared when the Lord chiefe Iustice with two other his associats were set then Low was called to come in or else loose his writ of right Then the sureties of Henry Naylor were called to bring in the sayd Naylor champion of Simon Low and shortly thereupon Sir Ierome Bowes leading Naylor entred the lists bringing him downe till he came against the Iudges and there making curtesie Naylor put off his nether stocks and so bare footed and bare legged and his dublet sléeues tied vp to the elbow bare headed came in as aforesaid Then were called the sureties of George Thorn and immediately sir Henry Cheiney entring vsed the like order as Naylor had After all this the Lord chiefe Iustice rehearsing the manner of bringing y e Writ of right by Simon Low of the answere made by Paramour and how Paramour had challenged to defend his right by his champion and of the accepting the triall by law with his champion then for default of appearance in Low he iudged the Land to Paramour and dismissed the Champions The 16 of Iuly Rebecca Chamber of Heriettesham for poysoning T. Chambers her husband was burnt at Maidstone in Kent The 7 of September the Duke of Norffolke was remoued from the Charter house to the Tower of London The twenty two of September deceased Iohn Iewell Bishop of Salisbury in his life a most eloquent and diligent preacher but a farre more painefull and studious writer as his workes remaining witnesse Henry Milles Iohn Branch Sir William Allen Mercer The 9 of Nouember great reioycing was made at London for the late come newes of a maruellous victorie obtained by the Christian army by sea against the Turkes the sixt of October last passed wherein was taken and sunke of the Turkes
arraigned and condemned of high treason The fift of Iuly arriued at London Prince George Lodwicke Langraue of Lutenburgh c. being sent Ambassador from Rodolphus the second of that name Emperour of the Romans vnto the Kings Maiestie to congratulate his peacefull enioying this Kingdome and the rest of his lawfull inheritance and for continuance of ancient amity with the King of Great Brittaine and the Emperours emperiall dignity this Ambassador was accompanied with thrée Earles and 24 Knights and Gentlemen he had a guard of muskets and an hundred other common persons and returned the 22 of Iuly The 8 of Iuly proclamation was made against Pirats and other English Mariners and Souldiers who vnder pretence of seruing the States robbed diuers Englishmen and other Nations who made complaint thereof vnto his Maiesty This is the third Proclamation against Pirats The 24 of Iuly died shireiffe Iones and two daies after Oliuer Stile Grocer was chosen shiriffe for the remainder of that yeare but the said Oliuer Stile was not chosen Alderman but remained as a Commoner because he had paid a fine before to acquite himselfe thereof and as he supposed of all other publicke offices wherein he deceiued himselfe The first of August died Sir Edmond Anderson Lord Chiefe Iustice of the 〈◊〉 Pleas a man very famous for Law Equity and Conscience he sate Iudge of that High Court thrée and twenty yeares he abhorred briberie he was vtterly against all Monopolies and Polipragmaes in concealements after him succéeded Sir Francis Gawdie a most iust Iudge and a great Lawier he died the 15 of December next following The 11 of August the King made Proclamation to redresse the misimployment of lands and goods and other things giuen to charitable vses William Caluerley of Caluerley in Yorkeshire Esquier murdered two of his owne children in his owne house then stabd his wife into the body with full entent to haue killed her and then instantly with like fury went from his house to haue slaine his youngest Child at nurse but was preuented he was prest to death in Yorke the 5 of August The 27 of August the King Quéene Prince with many of the Nobility being accompanied with the Ambassadors of Spaine and the Archduke were very royally receiued into Oxford where the King heard sundry disputations and himselfe made an Oration in Latine in presence of the whole assembly and for thrée daies space they were most sumptuously feasted by the Earle of Dorset Lord Treasurer of England and Chancellour of that Vniuersity who also gaue frée entertainement vnto all commers from morning vntill night during the Kings abode in Oxford The 29 of August 1605. the King by his Letters Pattents did incorporate the Woodmongers and Carmen of London and the Suburbes to be a Body Corporate and Politicke for euer by the name of Master Wardens and Fellowship of Woodmongers Thomas Hunt and Marke Snelling and Cuthbert Coleman were the first Master and Wardens thereof The last of August arriued at London Henricus Remelyus Principall Secretary of Estrate vnto Christianus the 4 King of Denmarke to be enstalled Knight of the Garter in his Kings right to whom the order of the Garter was sent two yeares before he returned the 28 of September The 29 of September the L. Archbishop of Canterbury was sworne a Priuy Counsellor of Estate at Hampton Court About the 20 of September sir Thomas Smith returned out of Russia being sent thither Ambassador the last yeare vnto the Emperour Boris Pheodorowich Godonoua at whose arriuall there he found the country in vprore and the Emperour in open warres against Demetrius who claimed the crowne then entered his territories with an armie of Polonians and seconded by certaine discontented Russians all which notwithstanding the Emperour vsed and entreated him very respectiuely and became so gratious with him as the Emperour graunted all that he desired and being returned from Mosco to Vollogda to embarke for England he vnderstood that the said Boris Pheodor had poisoned himselfe and that his sonne Pheodor Borossowich succéeded him who vpon knowledge that the English Ambassador was not yet departed dealt as kindly with him as his father had done as well in accepting his letters as promising to confirme whatsoeuer his father graunted but this yong Emperour died within eight wéekes after his coronation and the forenamed Demetrius the supposed sonne to the ancient Euan Vaselowich obtained the crowne which said Demetrius after his counsell had duely informed him of the serious purposed and discreet carriage of the English Ambassador from the King of England and that he remayned yet in Russia with all spéed sent Gauarillo Salmanoue a great Courtier vnto his Lordship with commission to giue him a honourable dispatch and to signifie his Maiesties most earnest desire to be in loue and amity with King Iames of England aboue all the Kings in the world Thomas Pearcy Robert Catesby Thomas Winter and others in the last yeare of the raigne of Quéene Elizabeth by the instigation of certaine Iesuits practised with the king of Spain to send a well furnished Army vpon England promising him great aide to entertaine them at their arriuall at Milford Hauen to that purpose the King promised to send them fifty thousand pound for leuying of horse and â—oot and preparation of Munition in England to second them but whilst this was in a manner concluded Quéene Elizabeth died and the King of Spaine vpon certaine knowledge that King Iames was established dispatched his Ambassadors and Commissioners for England for confirmation of a lasting Peace betweene them yet neuerthelesse the said Robert Catesbie sent Thomas Winter againe to the King of Spaine to resolicite their former proiect but the King answered him your old Queene is dead with whom I had warres and you haue a new King with whom I haue euer beene in good peace and amity and for continuance thereof I haue sent my speciall Commissioners and vntill I sée what will become thereof I will not hearken vnto any other course whatsoeuer When Winter returned and made this knowne vnto Catesby Pearcy and the rest then they beganne to cast about what they might doe of themselues to aduance the Roman Catholicke Religion but first they would see the euent of the first Parliament if that would mitigate any former Lawes and trie what good the Conclusion of Peace with Spaine would doe vnto them before they attempted any further but when they perceiued that neither Parliament nor publicke Peace sorted in any part to their desire and that the Peace concluded was rather a more ready meanes for the Law to proceede against them then otherwise because the Peace concerned onely the Amitie of Christian Princes for the generall good of Christendome without any particular or priuate respect then Catesby told the rest hee had a deuice in his head that should free them and the rest of the English Catholiques from their oppressions
chiefe officers of the Court. The 27 of Iune Henry Earle of Northumberland was brought from the Tower vnto the Starre-chamber and there conuicted of diuers misprisions contempts and offences and for the same was adiudged to pay thirty thousand pound and to be remooued from the place of a Priuy Counsellor and from being Captains of his Maiesties Pentioners and from all other offices which he held of his Maiesties grace and fauour and to remaine prisoner during life At this time returned Signior Nichola Molyno of honourable family hauing béene here thrée yeares Ambassador Lieger for the Signory of Venice whom the King honoured with Knight-hood and in his stead came the honourable Signior Georguo Iustiniano from the Duke and State of Venice of which most famous and flourishing city I haue here very briefly set downe the first foundation and State thereof as followeth Bleda and Attilla Brethren Kings of the Hunnes after they had made great excursions and spoyles vpon Illyria and Thrace as farre as Thermopyle Attilla desirous to be sole Soueraigne slue his brother Bleda then he subdued most nations Eastward and after that with fiue hundred thousand men he inuaded the Roman Empire viz. the Romans and Visygotes who encountred him with diuers Armies he passed violently through Italy and forced the people to flie from City to City and other places of which sort some went and possessed certaine very small Islands in the sea which then were not well knowne by any name but were afterward called Venice as you may read he also inuaded France and besieged Orleance in the yeare of the world 4414. and after Christ 452 and gaue battaile vnto Detyus Aefius the Vice Emperour and Theodoric King of Vysâ—gotes the fight continued one whole day wherein was performed all martiall prowes and two hundred thousand slaine on both sides yea such was the effusion of bloud that very many dead bodies floted vp and downe as it had béen a brooke of bloud in this fight Attilla had the worst yet neuerthelesse he reencouraged himselfe and furiously assailed Italie and had vtterlie spoiled it if the Pope had not humbled himselfe before him then he returned into his owne Country of Hungarie The Emperour Valentinian the third being in a manner constrained gaue him his sister in mariage after that he maried an other at which Nuptiall he became so drunke that he died thereof the City of Venice being at first but a small thing was gouerned by Consuls who resisted Pelagius Nestorius and Pharamond the first King of France then it increased and was gouerned by Tribunes And in the yeare 582. Pope Pelagius the second in a Councell of twenty Bishops by meanes of the Archbishop of Aquilea it was agréed that Grado should be the Metropolis of Venice and Istria by reason that Grado was then more Noble and populous then Venice so continued vntill the yeare 654. Afterward Mallo Mocco and Palestina by meanes of a great assembly of people from Padua and Mount Telice which came in company of the Bishop of Padua Venice was greatly increased this was done when Padua had beene destroyed by the Lombards the third and fourth time in the yeare 593. And in the yeare 654 vnto the foresaid ten Tribunes were added two more to rule in Hyraclia which Hyraclia tooke his name of Hyraclius the Christian Emperour the said Hyraclia in the yeare 603 was reedified and enlarged by Bishop Magno but Rotaryo King of Lombards still exercising his crueltie destroyed Oderzo and other places as also there was ciuill wars a long time in most parts of Italy so as many auncient Noble habitations being ruinated the distressed persons for their conuenient safety resorted and inhabited these foresaid small plots or Islands lying in the sea the chiefe whereof was then call Ryuo Alto and is now called the Ryalto which they found to lie commodious for traffique and Nauigation then they encreased so fast in people and building that these petty plots or Islands became well inhabited and therein with great Christian piety erected eight faire goodly Churches with many stately pallaces so as the City was growne very great and these last twelue Magistrates of Tribunes continued vntill the yeare 697. and was then by the forenamed Hyraclius Pope Sergius the first in the generall Councell of Aquilea those foresaid Islands were called Venice and by vertue of the same Councell it was ordained that they should choose themselues a Duke out of their City successiuely for euer and for conclusion of peace after long dissension betwéene Grado and Venice the Pope was content that the Patriarchie of Grado should be transferred vnto Venice since which time he hath there held his Cathedra and the Venetians haue béene gouerned by Dukes assisted by Senators Paulus Lucius was the first Duke and haue so continued Dukes by election vntill this present yeare 1606. with great honour and prosperity ouer whom Leonardo Donato now raigneth there haue béene ninety one Dukes since the forenamed Councell At this time the King made Sir Edward Cooke Lord chiefe Iustice of the common Pleas after he had béene fouretéene yeares his Maiesties Solicitor and Atturney generall This yeare at the appointment and charges of the King the stately Tombe for Quéene Elizabeth was fully finished and set vp in a little Chappell on the North side of the high Altar in the Chappell Royall at Westminster and her Image or Status placed amongst the Pictures of other Kings and Quéenes in an vpper roome on the North side of the high Alter in the Abbey Church at Westminster which said Images of former Princes were wont to stand in a darke lost or Chappell behinde the high Altar and were remooued thence into a more lightsome place by Doctor Neile Deane of Westminster which sayd Deane repayred the Tombe of Anne of Cleaue gaue a rich Altar Cloath vnto the Church and reformed the impeachments of light in the Quire thereof The 15 of Iuly the wife of Richard Homwood of East Grimsted in Sussex without any knowne cause murdered her owne thrée children and threw them into a pit and then cut her owne throat likewise Thursday the 17 of Iuly Christianus King of Denmarke with eight shippes cast anker before Graues-end and the next day King Iames with Prince Henrie and diuers Nobles went thither to him and dined a ship-boord and after diner both Kings came to Gréenewich where Christianus and all his traine were royally entertained The 24 of Iuly these Kings rode progresse together and for foure daies space they and their traine were worthily feasted by the Earle of Salisbury at Theobalds and vpon Thursday the last of Iuly both Kings with all magnificence rode through London against which time and vpon very short warning the Citizens had made diuers Trophies viz. a Bower of the Muses at the East end of Cheapeside a braue stately Pageant with delicate musicke eloquent Orations and variable pleasant
Ambassador Leger in France was sworne a Priuie Counsellor and made Comptroller of the Kings houshold and the Lord Wotton was made Treasurer of the Kings houshold Sonday the fifth of Ianuary the Lord Viscont Villers was created Earle of Buckingham at White-hall Twesday the fourth of February 1616. the Earle of Buckingham was sworne a Priuie Counsellor Twesday the 13 of February the King in person sate in the Star-chamber and made an excellent Oration to the Lords and to the Iudges vnto whom hee gaue a charge and direction how they should proceed in the Circuits Shroue Twesday the 4 of March many disordred persons of sondry kindes amongst whom were very many young boyes and laddes that assembled themselues in Lincolnes Inne field Finsbury field in Ratliffe and Stepney field where in ryotous manner they did beate downe the walls and windowes of many victualling houses and of all other houses which they suspected to bee bawdie houses And that after-noone they spoyl'd a new Play-house and did likewise more hurt in diuers other places in pulling downe walles and windowes and spoyling of house-hold-stuffe and were so headâ—strong that they dispightfully vsed and resisted the Shrieffes of London and the Constables and Iustices of Middlesex Whereupon the Lords of the Counsell by the Kings appointment ordained diuers of the Chiefe Iustices of Middlesex to be Prouost Marshals and to execute Marshall Law if the like occation should happen Shroue-twesday the fourth of March this yeare 1616. the Queene feasted the King at her Palace in the Strand formerly called Somerset-house and then the King commanded it should no more be so called but that it should from henceforth be called Denmarke-house which said Denmarke-house the Queene had many waies repaired beautified new builded and enlarged and brought to it a pipe of conduit water from Hyde-parke The seuenth of March the Great Seale of England was deliuered to Sir Francis Bacon Knight the Kings Atturney and was then made Lord Kéeper and the next day toward Euening died the Lord Elismer late Lord Chancellor and the fourth of Ianuary following Sir Francis Bacon Lord Keeper was made Lord Chauncelor When Sir Francis Bacon was made Lord Kéeper then was sir Henry Yeluerton Knight the Kings Soliciter made the Kings Atturney and Master Thomas Couentry Esquire Recorder of London was made the Kings Soliciter and was Knighted the 16 of March Friday the fouretéenth of March 1616. the King being accompanied with the Queene and Prince Charles and many of the Chiefe Nobility and others went from White-hall to Theobalds and from thence the King with his appointed traine set forward toward Edenborough the next Monday being Saint Patricks day And vpon his Maiesties returne to London viz. the 15 of September next following the King came from Windsor to London and was met at Hyde-parke by the Lord Maior and Aldermen and aboue foure hundreth of the chiefe Citizens with chaines of gold and well mounted the Lord Maior presented the King with a purse and in it fiue hundreth péeces of gold called the Vnity and there the King Knighted sir Anthony Ben Recorder of London The 20 of March 1616. the Lord Hay was sworne a Priuie Counsellor at Hynching-brooke Sonday the 23 of March 1616. at Burley on the hill in Rutland-shire sir Edward Noell Knight and Baronet was created Lord Noell of Rydlington At this time neere Wapping in the Parish of White-chappell was new builded a very faire large Chappell and a Church-yard to it which were consecrated the 7 of Iuly 1617. by the Lord Bishop of London Vpon Michaelmas day Doctor Montague Lord Bishop of Winchester was sworne a Priuie Counsellor at Hampton Court and that day at that place Sir Iohn Villers maried Frances the daughter of Sir Edward Cooke Knight William Hallyday Robert Iohnson Shrieues Sir George Bolles Knight Grocer Maior Twesday the fourth of Nouember here ariued Stephen Euanowich Lieutenant of Rasco and Marke Euanozin Posdieof of one of the thrée Chancellors of Russia from the late mentioned Michaell Pheodorowich Emperour of Russia they had audience the next Sonday and vpon Now yeares day the King feasted them and their chiefe followers and attendants at Whitehall being fifty in number their whole Traine was 75. Thursday the 6 of Nouember the Lord Hay married the Lady Luce daughter to the Earle of Northumberland Sonday the last of Nouember 1617. the Lord Archbishop of Spalato preached at the Marcers Chappell in the Italian tongue there were present the L. Archbishop of Canterbury the L. Chancellor the Earles of Arondell Pembroke Lord Zowch the Lord Compton and many others of great note he preached there againe vpon Sonday the ninetéenth of Aprill 1618. Sonday the foureteenth of December at â—â—â—beth were two Bishops consecrated viz. 〈◊〉 Felton Master of Pembroke-hall was consecrated Lord Bishop or Bristow and Doctor Montaigne Deane of Westminster was consecrated Lord Bishop of Lincolne at this Consecration were present and assistant at the imposition of hands with the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Archbishop of Spalato the Bishops of London Ely Rochester and Lichfield Monday the foure and twenty of December 1617. was borne Charles Lodowick at Heydelberg about foure a clocke in the morning and was christened in March following Prince Charles was out of his Godfathers At this time the Appothecaries of London obtained a corporation for themselues and their successors for euer and by Letters pattented were made a Body Pollitique and Corporate and that all such as vse and professe the Apt and Mistery of Appothecaries within London and the Suburbs thereof and within seuen miles compasse thereof shall be ordred and gouerned by the Master Wardens and socitie of the Art and Misterie of the Appothecaries Edmond Philips was the Master Stephen Hyggines and Thomas Fanes were the first Wardens New yeares day being Thursday 1617. George Earle of Buckingham was created Marquesse of Buckingham at White-hall Thursday the eight of Ianuary 1617. Sir Robert Manton Knight was sworne the Kings Secretary At the end of February this yeare 1617. the Company of the East India Merchants sent nine braue goodly ships well appointed to the East Iudies And Sir Thomas Dale Knight went Generall this was the first fléet of the second ioynt stock At the beginning of this month of Aprill 1618. the Lord De la Ware with about eight score persons viz. men women went y e second time to Virginea to make good the plantation the Lord De la Ware at his first being in Virginia through extreamity of sicknesse was constrained to returne for England about sixe yeares past and could not recouer his perfect health vntill the last yeare in which he builded a very faire shippe and went now in it himselfe and after him went Captaine Henry Spilman with thirty persons this Captaine Spilman had béene formerly
of the first foundation withdrew from the colledge so much land as the first founder had giuen them but afterward he restored them to the inheritance of fiue hundred marks After him Henry the seuenth finished that notable chappell begun by Henry the sixth to the glasing stalls and pauing with marble which was done by King Henry the eighth Queenes Colledge was begun by Lady Margaret wife to King Henry the sixth 1446. She procured Mortmaine 100. l. by yeare Anno 1448. At the intercession of Andrew Ducket sometime Principall of Barnard hostell which hostell he gaue to the said colledge He was Parson of Saint Botolphs in Cambridge who by his owne mony and helpe of others purchased certaine tenements and builded his colledge being the first President of the same who gaue as well by his life as by his Testament diuers â—ummes and parcels of land and also procured â—ertaine gifts of the Duke of Clarence of Cecily Dutchesse of Yorke of Richard Duke of Gloâ—ester of Anne Dutchesse of the same of Edward Earle of Salisbury Maude Countesse of Oxâ—ord and Marmaduke Lumnee Bishop of Linâ—olne with diuers other Elizabeth wife to â—ing Edward the fourth finished that which Queene Margaret had begunne in the yeare â—465 Katharine Hall was founded by Robert Woodlarke Doctor of Diuinity and Prouost of the Kings colledge and Chancellor to the Vniuersity as is testified by the charter of King Henry the sixth bearing date the 37 of his raign which was the yeare of Christ 1459. Iesus Colledge was founded by Iohn Alcock the 29 Bishop of Ely who did conuert the Monastery of S. Radigond the Abbesse liuing a dissolute life the Monastery then destitute of gouernment the edifices then fallen into ruine and â—n conclusion the Nunnes departing thence leauing it desolate into a colledge of chaplens and schollers the yeare 1496. This Alcocke borne at Beuerley founded a Frée-schoole at Kingston vpon Hul and a schoole â—n the south-side the Parish church of the Trinity wherein his parents were buried The rents of Iesus Colledge haue béen more amplified by Sir Robert Read Knight Doctor Elestone Doctor Roiston and Doctor Fuller Christs Colledge was founded by King Henry the sixth who named it Gods House 〈◊〉 was sometime a great hostell so called first foâ—â—â—ded by W. Bingham Parson of Saint Sakery London and other King Henry the seueâ—â— granted his Charter to Lady Margaret his â—â—ther Countesse of Richmond and Darby to â—â—â—crease the students there translating at her 〈◊〉 position so that from thenceforth it should 〈◊〉 called Christs Colledge S. Iohns Colledge being first an hostell of religious Canons was erected by Nigellus the sâ—â—cond Bishop of Ely Treasurer to King Henâ—â— the first the yeare of Christ 1134. Those Canons liued by the name of the Hospitall and Brethren of Saint Iohn vntill the yeare of Christ 1510. though at that time so 〈◊〉 decaied that there was but a Prior and two Brethren and by the dilapidations of their goods moueable and vnmoueable they abuse their reuenues and within the space of ten yeres last past from the summe of one hundred and forty pounds to thirtie pounds c. Wheâ—â—upon Henry the eight Richard Bishop of Winchester Iohn Bishop of Rochester Charles Somerset Lord of Herbert Thomas Louel Henry Marne and Iohn Saint Iohn Knights Henry Horne and Hugh Ashron Clerks Executor◠〈◊〉 the Testament of Lady Margaret Countess 〈◊〉 Richmond and Darby grandmother to Kinâ— Henry the eighth and mother to King Henry the seuenth vpon the suppression of the said Priorie she being preuented by death leauing behinde her sufficient goods and committing the 〈◊〉 to those her said friends and executore they erected the said Colledge 1511. Magdalene Colledge was first an hostell or hall inhabited by diuers Monkes of sundrie Monasteries Edward Duke of Buckingham translated the same to a Colledge naming it Buckingham Colledge who builded vp the Hal in the yeare of Christ 1519. After him Thomas Audley of Walden sometime Chancellor of England tooke vpon him to be founder of the said colledge and going about to establish the same was preuented by death so that what he had begun he left vnperfect and altogether vnfinished Christopher Wray Lord chiefe Iustice of England repaired and beautified it Trinity Colledge was founded by King Henry the eighth in the yeare of Christ 1546. The colledge was builded in the plot where sometime Edward the third builded his house called the Kings Hall in the yeare of Christ 1337. There was ioyned vnto this Hall a colledge called Michael House with an hostell called Phiswicke hostell and after the building there being made of thrée King Henry the eight named it Trinity Colledge Quéene Mary augmented it with 338 pounds lands the yeare Michael House was founded by Haruie de Stanton Priest Chancellor of the Exchequer to Edward the second of whom he obtained 〈◊〉 to erect the said colledge in the yeare of our Sauiour Christ 1324. Emmanuell Colledge founded by sir Walter Mildmay in Anno 1584. Sussex Sydney Colledge was founded in the yeare 1598. by the right Honorable the Laâ—â— Francis Sydney sometime Countesse of Sussex And thus much in briefe concerning the Vniuersity of Cambridge with the Colledges and Halls in the saâ—â— The Vniuersity of Oxford was instituted by King Alfred a Saxon after the birth of Christ 873. yeares and hath Colledges VNiuersitie Colledge or Saint Marie Church as some haue written founded in the time of King Alfred by Sir William Archdeacon of Duresme in the yeare 873. But more likely by William Bishop of Duresme in the 12 yeare of William Conqueror in Anno 1081. Baliol Colledge was founded in the time of Henry the third by Iohn Baliol father to Iohn Baliol King of Scotland in the yeare of Christ 1263. Merton Colledge was founded in the raigne of Henry the 3. by Walter Merton sometime Canon of Pauls and also of Salisbury at a Towne in Surrey by Nonsuch called 〈◊〉 Anno 1264. And after in Edward the first time being Bishop of Rochester he translated iâ— to Oxford and deceased Excester colledge was founded in the time of Edward the second by Walter Stapleton Bishop of Excester 1156. And augmented in the time of our Soueraigne Lady Quéene Elizabeth by Sir William Peter knight in the yeare of Christ 1566. Oriall Colledge was founded in the time of Edward the second by Sir Adam Browne Almoner of the said King and for the said King the yeare of Christ 1323. Queenes Colledge was founded in the time of Edward the third by Robert Englishfield in his owne ground and by him called the Quéens Hall Hée was chaplaine to the Lady Philip wife to the same Edward the yeare of Christ 1340. New Colledge was founded in the time of King Edward the second by William Wickham Bishop of Winchester the yeare of Christ 1379. Edmond Grindall Archbishop of Canturbury was a benefactor of twenty
of his predecessors H. Billingsley Maior 1597. Souldiers trained sent to the sea The Islāds voiage Ambassadors from Denmark Shrieues Maior Lectures read in Sir Thomas Greshams Colledge Earle of Notinghā created Parliamēt at Westm The cause of this spoyle of the people was the indiscreet behauiour of the inferiour Marshals An. reg 40 Price of Pepper Pety treason A Parliament 1958. Twiford Towne burnt Sir Robert Cicil returneth out of France A Iesuite executed Lord treasurer deceased The King of Spaine dieth Doctor Cotton Bishop of Excester Thunder and lightning Shrieues Maior Earle of Comberland returned from the seas Squire executed for high Treason The Qu. receiued An. reg 41 Great frosts Souldiers sent into Ireland Souldiers into Ireland 1599. Earle of Essex rode towards Ireland Ships sent to the seas and men trained for the warres Shrieues Maior Note Earle of Essex returned out of Ireland The people ignorantly muttered many things The Archdukes enstalled An. reg 42 Twenty prisoners sent to Wisbich Castle L. Mountioy sent into Ireland 1600. Execution of Seminaries Souldiers sent into Ireland The Bishop of London Ambassadour to Emden The Earle of Essex suspended from his office Conspiracie against the King of Scots Meanes for an intreaty of peace to be had Ambassadors from Barbary Right Turkish charity Ambassadors from Russia Earle of Essex set at liberty They were sent home at the Q. charges They were sent home at the Qu. charges Souldirs sent into Ireland run awaies punished Ambassadors from Russia and Muscouia Hospital in Croydon founded Shrieues Maior An. reg 43 Iusts at Westminster Tempest Drumlers made in great hast to little purpose Gallies made by the Citizens of London and giuen to the Queene Earle of Essex his rising A Seminarie executed The Earls of Essex Southāpton arraigned The Earle of Essex beheaded Executiō of Seminaries A Gentlewoman hanged One hanged for libelling Ambassadors from Scotland Merike and Cuffe executed Danuers and Blunt executed 1601 Bold offēders seuerely punished The Earle of Shrewsburie and Worcester of coūsel Souldiers sent to the Low coūtries Desmond brought out of Ireland Marshall Biron of France Shrieues Maior Lady Ramsey An. reg 44 17 poore people murdered Parliamēt dissolued Lightning thunder earthquake at Christmas Victors in Ireland Bonefires for victory in Ireland Windsor boat cast away 1682 Executiō Seminaries executed Great leuying of souldiers to aid Holland Proclamatiō against late building and Inmates but neuer the better Seditious persons punished Tempest of thunder and haile Souldiers to Ireland Shrieues Maior An. reg 45 Seminaries executed Staight watches kept Queene Elizabeth deceased King Iames proclaimed There were 37 Earles Barons Bishops dined that day with Master Shrieue Pembertō besides Iudges chiefe gētry that dined with Master Shrieue Swinartō An. reg 1. 1603. The King Beginneth his iorney for England The kings iorney frō Barwicke to London Prisoners discharged Diuers slaine by Gunpowder The Lord Maior Shrieues and chiefe Citizens ride to receiue the King Prisoners released Funerall for Queen Elizabeth Proclamation Barons Created Proclamations Knights made The Lord Maior of London knighted Sergeants feast Note Presumption punished Valentine Thomas executed for high treason Ambassadour The Earle of Rutland Ambassador into Denmark The great Ladies of England doe their homage to the queen Knights of the Garter Proclamations The Lord Cobham and the Lord Grey and Sir Walter Rawleigh apprehended Cration of Earles and Barons Sir Thomas Edmonds Ambassadour Knights of the Bath Coronation The Aldermen of London knighted The 5 of August to be kept holy day A holy decree Faires forbidden Terme at Winchester No Maiors feast at Guild hall Inmates suppressed Rogues banished Shrieues Maior The Lord Spencer sent Ambassadour to the Duke of Wytenberge Prisoners carried from the Tower vnto Winchester Arraignement at Winchester Executiō The great Plague in London The whole land visited with sicknes except London Archbishop of Canterbury deceased Proclamation Creation of Earles The King Queene Prince with al the Nobility ride in state through London The secōd Pegeant was set vp at the charges of the Italians the third at the charges of the Netherlanders A Parliament Sir Edw. Denny Baron of Waltham 1604. An. reg 2. Ambassador to Russia The King granteth a Corporation vnto the Felt-makers of London Peace with Spain proclaymed Ostend besieged 3 yeares 3 months The Lord Robert Cecil created Viscount Crāborn The Customes of merchandise let to farme K. Iames proclaymed King of Great Brittaine Shrieues Maior D. Bancroft archbishop of Canterbury D. Vaughan Bishop of Londō Sir Philip Harbert married Knights of the Bath The Duke of Yorke created Lyons whelped in the Tower All Iesuites Seminaries banished by Proclamation A Proclamation for establishing the Episcopall authority the booke of commō prayer An. reg 3. 1605. The Lord Admirall sent to the King of Spaine to take his oath The Earle of Hertford goeth to take the oath of the Archduke A charitable deed The Prince of Spaine borne The Lady Mary borne 3 Popes in sixe weekes Knights of the Garter elected Creation of Earles Barons The Lady Mary christned The pretended sleeping preacher The Qu. churched Master Leptons swift iourney betweene London Yorke Duke Vlrich returneth to Denmark The King maketh speciall prouision for the breeding of Lyons in the Tower Thomas Dowglasse sent prisoner out of Germany and after that condemned executed for his treason An vnlawfull assembly of Ministers A speciall Ambassador from the Emperour of Almaine A proclamation against Pirats and peace-breakers Shiriffe Iones died and a new shiriffe chosen in his place The Lord Anderson deceased A proclamation for continuance of things giuen to charitable vses A cruell homicide The kings progresse to Oxford The Woodmōgers and Carmen of London made a corporation A speciall Ambassador from the King of Denmarke The Archbishop of Canterbury sworne a priuy Counsellor Sir Tho. Smith returneth from Mosco Demetrius came out of Poland and was brought vp there The practise of the blowing vp of the Parliment house The discouery of the gunpowder treason Shrieues Maior The Lord Maior triumphés The Lord Knowles married A present from the King of Spaine Sir Georg Carew Ambassador in France A great Whale came vp as hie as Wolwich Three entire Subsidies and six fifteens giuen by the tēporalty and foure Subsidies giuē by the Clergy The 5 of Nouember ordayned holy day Arraignement of Traytors at Westminster Execution in Londō and Westminster A terrible rumor that the King was slaine An. reg 4. Henry Garret arraigned 1606 Garnet executed Great winds and flouds and shipwrack A speciall Ambassador from Spaine Presents from the Queene of Spaine vnto the Queen of Great Britaine Knights of the Garter made Lords brought from the Tower censured in the Star chamber A proclamation against all Iesuits Seminaries The Lady Sophia borne The Earle of Northūberland conuicted in the Star chamber Ambassador from Venice The Originall and State of Venice These Islands vntill
of Ianuary thrée of the Moone Edward Seymer Earle of Hertford was made Lieutenant of the North and sent thither with an army Germaine Gardiner and Larke Parson of Chealsey were executed at Tiburne for denying the Kings supremacy with them was executed one Singleton and shortly after Ashby The third of Aprill a Gunpowder house in east Smithfield was blowne vp and therein burned 5. men a boy and a woman Sir Iohn Dudley Vicount Lisle high Admirall of England arriued with his Fléet of 200. saile in the Frith of Scotland where he landed diuers of his men he landed the residue at Lieth and from thence marched in three great battailes whereof the said Lord Admirall led the vaward the Earâ—â— of Shrewsbury the rereward and Edward Seâ—mer Earle of Hertford Lieutenant generall of the battaile Hâ—ere they found the Scots to the number of 6000. horsemen besides many footmen râ—â—â—dy to haue stopped their passage but after certaine shotte on both sides they suddenly leauing their artillerie fledde towards Edenbrough then the Englishmen entred the town of Lieth where thâ— found such riches as they thought had not been in any towne of Scotland The next day our arâ—my went towards Edenbrough where they beat the Scots from their Ordinance and so entred the Canigate and there slew a great number of the Scots and set fire on the towne The Letany or Procession was by the King commanded to be vsed in English in euery Parish Church Proclamation was made for the inhaunsing of gold to 48. shillings and siluer to foure shillings the ounce Also the King caused to be coined base monies After Whitsontide the Duke of Norffolke and the Lord Priuie seale with a great armie tooke their voyage toward France and besieged Mutterell The Duke of Suffolke with many other Noble men passed the seas and encamped before Boloin on the east side The 13. of Iuly King Henry with a goodly company passed into France and incamped on the North side of Boloine after whose comming the towne was so sore battered with Gunshot that after a moneths siege the Captaine sent word to the King that they would yéeld the Towne vpon condition that all which were within might depart with bagge and baggage and the Bulloiners departed to the number of foure thousand foure hundred fifty and foure The 25. of September the K. with his Nobilitie entred into high Boloine after turned from thence landed at Douer the first of October Iohn Wilford Andrew Iudde Sir William Laxton Grocer This William Laxton founded a frée Schoole at Dundale in Northampton-shire he also builded there certaine almeshouses for seuen poore almes men This yeare was taken by the Kings ships of the English cost the number of 300. French ships and more so that the Gray Friars Church in London was laide full of wine the Austen Friars blacke Friars were laid full of herring other fish that were taken going into France The king demanded a beneuolence towards his Wars in France and Scotland The Lord Chancellour the Duke of Suffolke other of the kings Counsell sate at Baynards Castle where they first called before them the Maior and Aldermen c. And because Richard Read Alderman would not agrée to pay as they set him hée was commanded vpon paine of death forthwith to serue the K. in his warres of Scotland who departed from London the 23. of Ianuary Also sir William Roche Alderman for words of displeasure taken by the Kings Counsell was by them sent to the Fléete where he remained till passion Sunday A Priest did penance at Pauls Crosse there confessed that himselfe saying Masse prickeâ— his finger and be bled the Corporas and Altar cloth meaning to haue made the people belieue that the miraculous host had bled which hee had consecrated The 13. of February a Priest was set on the pillory in Cheape and burnt in both cheekes with the letters F. and A. a paper on his head wherein was written For false Accusing which iudgement was giuen by the Lord Chancellour in the Starre Chamber A notable example of Iustice In the beginning of March a rode was made into Scotland by the English men who went so far that a great Army of Scots be set them with thrée battailes where the English men for the most part were slaine and taken at Panyer hough among whom Sir Ralph Eure Lord Warden of the Cast Marches was slaine and Richard Reade Alâ—oman of London with others taken prisoners by the Scots Trinity Tearme was adiourned because of the Warres The French kings Nauy comming out of New â—â—uen and Deepe arriued in Sussex afore bright Hâ—â—sted where they set certaine of their Souldiers a land but the beacons were fired and the men came downe so thicke that the French men 〈◊〉 The 19. of Iuly by misfortune of shooting off a â—â—ne in one of the Hedgehogges a shippe before Westminster a firken of gunpowder fired slew â—â—en men and the eight was drowned The 20. of Iuly the king being at Portsmouth a goodly shippe called the Marie Rose with Sir George Carrow the Captaine and many other Gentlemen was drowned in the midst of the haâ—en The 21. of Iuly the French Gallies came afore â—orâ—hmouth hauen and landed certaine of their â—â—â—y in the Isle of Wight and there burned and incamped about two thousaÌ„d men but they went soone driuen away with losse of their Captaine and many souldiers Within few dayes after the whole fléete remoued from the Wight vnto a place in Sussex called New hauen and there landed many captaines and souldiers who by the valiantnesse of the gentlemen and yeomen were slaine and drowned and the rest hardly recouered their Ships and Gallies In August the Earle of Hertford was sent into Scotland with an Army of 12000. men when he destroied diuers townes The 9. of September sir Iohn Dudley Lord Admirall of England landed with sixe thousand men at Treyport in Normandy and there burnt the towne and Abbie and thirtie ships with a barâ—â— that lay in the hauen The 12. of September the Church of S. Gilen without Creplegate of London was burnt George Barne Ralph Alley Sir Martin Bowes Goldsmith A Subsidie of two shillings eight pence in the pound of goods and foure shillings of land All Colledges frée Chappels Chantries aâ— hospitals were committed to the Kings order The Stewes in Southwarke was put dowâ—â— The 27. of Aprill being Wednesday in Eaâ—â— wéeke W. Foxley Pot-maker for the mint in thâ— Tower of London fell a sléepe who could not bâ— wakned with pricking cramping or otherwisâ— till the first day of the next tearme which was 〈◊〉 14. daies 15. nights The cause of his thus slâ—â—ping could not be knowne though the same were diligently searched for by the Kings Physitians and other learned men yea the King himselfe examining the said
coine made in the raigne of Henry the eight and Edward the sixt were forbidden to be any longer currant in England but to be onely currant in Ireland William Harper Iohn White Shriues Sir Thomas Ofley Merchant-tailor Maior The 21. of Nouember a man was brought from Westminster with a paper on his head riding his face toward the horse taile to the standard in Cheape and there set on the Pillory and after burned in both the chéekes with the letters F. and A. for falsely accusing one of the Court of the Common Pleas in Westminster of treason The 16. of December a stranger borne was arraigned for making keies to Newgate to haue murdered the Kéeper and let foorth the prisoners at which time at his arraignement hée thrust a knife into the side of his fellow prisoner that had giuen witnesse against him so that he was in perill of death thereby for the which fact he was immediately taken from the barre into the stréete before the Iustice hall where his hand being first stricken off he was then hanged on a gibit The kéeper of Newgate was arraigned and indited for that the saide prisoner had a weapon about him and his hands loose The fourth of Ianuary a ship before Greenewich the Court being there shot off her Ordinance one péece being charged with a bullet which passed through the Court and did no more hurt The seuen and twentie of February an Ambassadour came from the Emperour of Muscouy who was receiued at Totenham by the Merchants aduenturers of London riding in veluet coates and chaines of gold and by them conuaied through the Citie vnto Fanchuâ—ch stréete where he lodged vntill the twelfth of May and then returned The Lord Sturton murthered this men for the which he was conuaied from the tower of London to Salisbury and there hanged with foure of his seruants the 6. of March A blazing Starre was séene at all times of the night the 6.7.8.9 and 10. of March King Philip returned into England and the 12. of March passed through London with the Quéen and the Nobles of the Realmes The 23. of Aprill Thomas Stafford and other so the number of 32. persons coÌ„ming out of France tooke the Castle of Scarborough which they enioyed two dayes and then were taken brought to London The 28. of May T. Stafford was beheaded on the tower hill on the morrow thrée of his companions were drawne to tiborne and there hanged and quartered The 7. of Iune open warre was proclaimed against the French King The sixt of Iuly the King passed ouer to Calleis and so into Flanders where hée made great prouision of Warre against the French King the Quéene sent ouer an Army of one thousand horsemen foure thousand footmen and two thousand Pioners to aide King Phillip whereof the Earle of Pembrooke was generall The fift of Iuly died the Lady Anne of Cleaue and was buried at Westminster The 18. of August the Towne of Saint Quintaines was taken by King Phillip with the helpe of Englishmen which much vexed the French This yeare before haruest wheate was sold for foure marke the quarter malt at 44. shillings the quarter beanes and Rie at 40. shillings the quarter and pease at 46. shillings 8. pence But after haruest wheate was sold for 5. shillings the quarter malt 6. shillings eight pence Rie at thrée shillings and 4. pence In the Country wheate was sold for 4. shillings the quarter malt 4. shillings eight pence and in the same places a Bushell of Rie for a pound of Candles which was foure pence Richard Malerie Iames Altham Shriues Sir Thomas Curteis Fishmonger Maior The first of Ianuary the French men came to Calice with a great army and within foure daies were masters thereof and shortly after won all the péeces on that side of the sea The French King also inuaded Flanders spoiled and burnt Dunkirke before King Phillip could come to the rescue The 7. of Iuly within a mile of Nottingham a tempest of thunder as it came through 2. townes beat downe all the houses and Churches the bels were cast to the out side of the Churchyards and some webbes of lead 400 foote in the field writhen like a paire of gloues the riuer of Trent running betwéene the two townes the water with the mud was carried a quarter of a mile and cast against trées the trees were pulled vp by the roots and cast twelue score off A child was taken forth of a mans hands and carried a hundred foote and then let fall so died fiue or sixe men were slaine there fell some hailestones that were fiftéene inches about c. The quartaine agues continued more vehemently then the last yeare passed whereof died many old people especially Priests so that a great number of Parishes were vnserued Iohn Halse Richard Champion Shriues Sir Thomas Leigh Mercer Maior King Phillip being absent out of the Realme Quéene Marie ended her life the 17. of Nouember in the yeare 1558. when she had raigned 5. yeares foure moneths and odde daies The same day deceased Cardinall Poole and a little before two of her Physitians beside diuers Bishops and Noble men Quéene Mary was buried at Westminster and Cardinall Poole at Canterbury Queene Elizabeth THe 17. of Nouember 1558 came certaine newes vnto the Parliament house of the death of Quéene Mary wherat many reioyced and many lamented and forthwith her death being generally knowne they proclaimed the Lady Elizabeth second daughter to King Henry the eight Quéene of England France and Ireland defender of the faith c. In London Westminster the Quéene was then at Bishops hatfield but not proclaimed there vntill two dayes after The Quéene came shortly after from Hatfield to the Charterhouse at London and all the Bishops met her by the way at Highgate and knéeling acknowledged their allegiance The Quéene remained at Charterhouse vntill the time of her Coronation and the 14. of Ianuary she rode in triumph through London to the pallace of Westminster and the next day was crowned by Doctor Oglethrop Bishop of Carleite The 20. of Ianuary began a parliament wherin the first fruits tenths and the supremacy were reserued and connexed to the Crowne in this parliament time the Quéene granted licence for a frée disputation to bee held in Westminster Church concerning some different points in Religion but it came to no effect The 24. of Iune the booke of common Prayer was established and the Masse cleane suppressed in all Churches The 11. of Iuly the Citizens made a shew before the Quéene of armed men of halberdiers pikemen and muskatiers In the foresaide moneth the Quéene began to put in practise the oath of Sâ—premacie vpon Bishops and other chiefe officers which diuers refused and were depriued and by authority of this parliament all such Religious houses as were erected by Quéene Mary
all nations and sent them to Sandwich Douer Wight and Portsmouth whereof three of them that rebbed the Earle of Worcester were shortly after executed at Wight Also the said William Holstocke did rescue and take from the abouesaid Pirats xv other merchants shippes laden with merchandises y t were their prises being of sundry nations and set at liberty the said fifteene merchants shippes and goods which done hee returned The 25 of March being Wednesday in Easter weeke George Browne cruell murdered neare to Shooters-hill in Kent a wealthy merchant of London named George Sanders Iohn Beane of Wolwich which murder was committed by the procurement of mistresse Sanders wife to the said George Sanders for the which fact George Browne was hanged in Smithfield in London the 20 day of Aprill and after hanged in chaines neare vnto the place where hee had done the fact Mistris Anne Sanders mistris Anne Drewry and trusty Roger mistris Druries man were al as accessary hanged in Smithfield on the 13 of May. Not long after Anthony Browne brother to the forenamed George Browne was for notable felonies conueied from Newgate to Yorke and there hanged This yeare the Quéene of England being moued by the Regent of Scotland sent a power of 1500 Englishmen to the siege of Edenborow Castle sir William Drewry knight Marshall of Barwicke to be generall of her forces there who with his Captaines and souldiers marched thitherward from Barwicke to Léeth and from thence on the 25 of Aprill to Edenborough entred the towne the same day summoned the Castle raised mounts began the siege in fiue places continuing the same so hote y e on the 28 of May the Castle was surrendred into his hands his ensigne was set vp and afterwards spred in sundry places of the Castle and afterwards by him it was deliuered vnto the vse of the K. of Scots part of the spoile was giuen to the souldiers the Canons and artillery with certaine other instruments left to the King more you may reade in my Annales The second of Iune a great tempest of raine happened at Tocester in Northhampton shire where-through sixe houses of that Towne were borne downe and fourtéene more sore perished the haile-stones were sixe inches about one child was there drowned and many shéepe with other cattell The sixtéenth of Iune T. Woodhouse Priest was arraigned in the Guild hall of London and condemned of high Treason who had iudgment to be hanged and quartered and was executed at Tiburne the 19 of Iune The sixtéenth of August Walter Earle of Essex accompanied with the Lord Rich and diuers other Gentlemen embarked themselues in seuerall ships at Lerpoole and tooke their voyage towards Ireland The Earle after many and great dangers on the Sea landed at Knockfergus The Lord Rich with the like dangers landed at Castle Kilcliffe where being met by Captaine Malby master Smith and master Moore was conductdd to master Malbies house where he had in readines on the morrow morning 150 horsemen for their safegard to Knockfergus beside 50 kernes Sir Brian Makephelin on the 6 of September came to Knockfergus to the Earle of Essex and there made his submission After him Ferdorough Macgillasticke Roze Oge Macwilline did the like and diuers others sent their messengers to the Earle to signifie that they were at his disposition as the Baron of Dongarrow Condonell Odonell and the Captaine Kylulto The Earle of Essex hauing the country of Clanyboy and other the Quéenes Maiesty directed her Letters to the Lord Deputie of Ireland willing him to make the Essex Captaine generall of the Irish Nation in the Prouince of Vlster and to diuide the country won Clanyboy and else-where c. Iames Haruey Thomas Pullison Sir Iohn Riuers Grocer The 6 of Iuly in the Isle of Thanet a monstrous fish of the sea did shut himselfe on shore where for want of water beating himself on the sands he died The length of this fish was twenty two yards the nether iaw 12 foote the opening the thicknes from the back whereon helay to the top of his belly was 14 foote his taile of the same bredth betwéen the eyes 12 foote some of the ribs were 16 foot long his tongue was fiftéene foot long The 7 of August a solemne Obsequie was kept in Pauls Church in London for Charles the 9. King of France The 15 of August being Sunday Agnes Bridges a maid about the age of 20 yeares and Rachel Pinder a wench about 12 yeres old who both of them had counterfeited to be possessed by the diuell stood at Pauls Crosse where they acknowledged their hypocriticall counterfeiting requiring forgiuenesse of God the world for they had made the people beléeue many things The 4 of September in the afternoone such a forme of raine hapned at London as the like of long time could not be remeÌ„bred wherethrough the chanels of the City suddenly ran with a forcible course that a lad about the age of 18 yéeres néere vnto Dowgate was borne ouer with the streame and by the same carried from the conduit there towardes the Thames with such a swiftnes that no man with staues or otherwise could stay him till hee came against the cart whéele that stood in the water gate afore which time he was drowned and found starke-dead Thomas Blanke Antony Gammage Iames Hawes Hawes Cloathworker This Maior kept no feast at the Guild hall but diued at his owne house with his brethren the Aldermen the companies dined at their seuerall halles Michaelmas Tearme which had bin adiourned by Proclamation beganne at Westminster on the sixt of Nouember The same sixt day in the morning there happened two great tides in the Riuer of Thames the first by course the other within an houre after which ouer-flowed the marshes The 14 of Nouember about midnight diners strange impressions of fire and smoake were séene in the Aire to procéede forth of a black cloud in the North towards the South which so continued til the next morning The next day following the heauens from 〈◊〉 parts did séeme to burne and ouer our heads 〈◊〉 flames from the Horizon round about rising 〈◊〉 meete The foure and twentieth of February 〈◊〉 Tewkesbury a strange thing happened after 〈◊〉 flood which was not great In the afternoonâ— there came downe the riuer of Auen great number of Flies and Béetles such as in Sommer euenings vse to strike men on the face in great heapes a foot thicke vpon the water so that to credible mens iudgement there were within a paire of buts length of those flies about a hundred quarters The milles there-about weâ—â— dammed vp with them for the space of foure dayes after and then were cleansed by digging them out with shouels from whence they came as yet vnknowne but the day was colde and a hard frost The 16 of February betweene foure and fiue of the clocke in the
a Councell to him and taking order for setting all things in his realme of Scotland began his voyage towards England King IAMES PResently vpon the death of Queene Elizabeth of famous memory the Nobilitie of this Land and Priuy Counsellors of Estate vnto the said Queene acknowledged the immediate right of Iames the sixt then King of Scots and within sixe houres after her death the said Lords and Counsellors gaue full satisfaction vnto the people by three Proclamations the first at the Court gate the second at the high Crosse in Cheape and the third at the Tower by the name of Iames the 1. King of England Scotland France and Ireland defendor of the Faith c. The King being then full 36 yeares of age and crowned King of Scots in his infancy began his raigne ouer the great Isle of Britaine the 24 of March 1602. The Nobility and State aforesaid with all speed sent Sir Charles Pearcy and Master Thomas Sommerset with letters vnto the King signifying the death of the Queene and tender of all their duties loue and allegiance but Sir Robert Cary rid poste and brought the first newes to the King and as he rode gaue knowledge vnto his brother Sir Iohn Cary then Gouernor of Barwicke This calme and discréet course of the English Lords in proclaiming the King and quiet setling the whole Estate without faction or interruption was as plausible vnto all his Highnesse Subiects as admited of all forraine nations The 5. of Aprill the King came from Edenborough to Dunglasse and the next day to Barwicke and vpon the morrow after came newes of many disordered persons that were in Armes in the borders whereat the King was somewhat troubled and forthwith there was power sent to suppresse them and after that when the King came to London he with the aduice of the Lords of his Counsell set all the parts of the northborders in as good condition as any other part of his dominions The 8. of Aprill the King went from Barwicke to Wytherington and then to Newcastle and from thence to Durham to Yorke to Grimstone to Dancester to Newarke vpon Trent to Beuercastle to Burleigh to Hinchingbrooke to Godmanchester to Royston to Standon to Theobalos where the Lords and ether of the Priuie Councell and many other of the Nobility attended his comming and did their homage vnto his Maiesty And here the King made of his Priuie Councell the Lord Henry Howard the L. Tho. Howard who was also made L. Chamberlaine and the L. Mountioy there the King made 28 knights The 10 of Aprill diuers prisoners were discharged out of the Tower among whom the Earle of Southamton was the chiefest The 27 of Aprill there were thirtéene persons slaine and blowne in peeces by misfortune at the Gunpowder mill at Redriffe The 7 of May his Maiesty came from Theobalds to London against which time Master Iames Pemberton and Master Iohn Swinnarton shrieues of London and Middlesexe had furnished themselues with 80 men on horse backe in faire Liueries but Master Pemberton being sicke M. Swinnarton with the whole traine attended at Waltham to receiue his Maiesty as the shrieues of other Coūties had formerly done in all the Kings progresse from Scotland And at Stanford hill three miles from London the L. Maior Aldermen in scarlet robes accompanied with the chiefe officers councellors of the City 500. graue Citizens in veluet coats and chains of gold wel moūted attēded his Maiesty there met him also diuers his Highnes officers as Sergeants at armes Heralds Trūpeters euery one in due place y e Duke of Lenox bare the sword the L. Tho. Howard receiued his Maiesty into the Charterhouse where he staied 4 daies made 80 knights you shall vnderstand y e whilst the King was in his iourney many prisoners were released out of diuers prisons the Maūdy very solemnly performed And the 28 of Aprill at Westminster a very Royall obsequy for the late Quéene Elizabeth according to the Kings appointment by his letters to the Lords of the Priuy Councell all auncient English rites and customes were fully obserued except only the feast of Saint George which his Maiesty deferred vntill his personall comming vnto some of his owne palaces The 7 of May proclamation was made for suppression of all manner of former Monopolies that hindered commerce and protections that impeached mens suits in Law and against the annoyance and oppressions done by y e Salt-peter men Purueyors and Cardmakers The 11 of May the King rode priuately from the Charterhouse to White-hall and went from thence by water to the Tower of London and there the 13 of the same he made Barons viz. Robert Lord Cecill Baren of Essenden Robert Lord Sydney Baron of Penshurst William Lord Knowles Baron of Graies Edward Lord Wotton Baron of Marley he also made xi knights The 16 of May Proclamation was made to prohibite all manner of persons from killing of Déere and all wilde foule according to the Tenour of diuers statutes for preseruation of the Kings game of hunting and hawking The 19 of May proclamation was made for the suppression of disordered persons in the North-borders and for the mutuall peace and amity of both Kingdomes The 20 of May the King made Knights sir Iulius Caesar sir Roger Wilbram masters of the requests sir William Waad sir Thomas Smith sir Thomas Edmonds clerks of the priuy Councell and sir Thomas Lake Clerke of the Signet The twenty two of May the King knighte◠sir Robert Lee Maior of London sir Iohn Crooke Recorder and sir Edward Cooke his Highnes Atturney generall And that day the King made a great feast and was serued with great state and at night sundry fire-workes vpon the Thames the Court being at Gréenewich In the last yéere and last terme of Quéene Elizabeth there was a call of Sergeants at Law viz. Thomas Couentrie Robert Houghton Laurence Tanfield I. Crooke Thomas Foster Edward Philips Thomas Harris Iames Altham Henry Hubert Augustine Nichols and Robert Barker these receiued writs from the Quéene de statu gradu seruientum ad legem suscipiendi returnable tres Pascae next following being the second returne in Easter terme but the Quéene dying in the meane time their Writtes abated which notwithstanding the King being aduertised thereof in Scotland from the Councell of England of their late election gaue order for the rest of their procéedings according to their ancient laudable customes so far forth as that they procéed by new Writs in his name returnable the day aforesaid and added vnto their number thrée others viz. Iohn Sherly George Snig and Richard Hutton these fouretéene vpon Tuesday the seuenth of May being the next day after the returne of their writs made their appearance before sir Thomas Egerton Lord Kéeper of the great Seale in the high Court of Chancerie and were then sworne Sergeants at Law and vpon Tuesday
following being the 24 of May they were admitted to the Common pleis barre and the same day kept their solemne feast in the middle Temple hall At this feast Sir E. Philips was chosen the Kings Sergeant you shall vnderstand that albeit some of the Sergeants were knighted yet amongst themselues they had no precedence but euery man held his place according to his antiquity The 1 of Iune there was one whipped through London for presuming to come to the Court hauing his house infected The 4 of Iune Valentine Thomas hauing béene many yéeres prisoner in the Tower was arraigned at the Kings Bench Barre and there condemned of high treason for conspiracy against our late Quéene and some of her Councell and the 7 of Iune about sixe of the clocke he was drawne from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to S. Thomas Waterings and there hanged and quartered About this time came Ambassadors from many forraine Princes namely Monsieur Rosney from the French King Don Iohn de Tassis from the King of Spaine others came from the Archduke from the King of Poland the Signory of Venice the Duke of Florence and the States of Holland The twenty one of Iune Roger Earle of Rutland was sent Ambassador vnto Christianus the fourth King of Denmarke to solemnise the Baptisme of his sonne and to present him with the Garter being attended by W. Segar Norroy King of Armes he returned into England the thirtieth of Iuly The 2. of Iuly the King solemnized the feast of S. George at Windsor and enstalled Prince Henry Knight of the Garter and there the chiefe Ladies of England did their homage vnto the Quéene There were also made Knights of the Garter with Prince Henry the Duke of Lenox the Earle of Southampton the Earle of Marre and the Earle of Pembrooke Within few daies after were made diuers Proclamations for the apprehension of Anthony Copley Sir Griphin Markham Knight and William Watson and William Clearke Priests and about the same time were apprehended as traytors the Lord Cobham and his brother the Lord Grey sir Walter Rawleigh and others The 21. of Iuly at Hampton Court Henry Wriâ—â—hesley Earle of Southampton was created and restored the Lord Thomas Howard created Earle of Suffolke Charles Lord Montioy created Earle of Deuonshire Sir Thomas Egerton Baron of Elesmire sir William Russell Baron of Thornehaugh sir Henry Grey Baron of Grooby sir Iohn Peter Baron of Writtle sir Iohn Harington Baron of Exton sir Henry Danuers Baron of Dawnsey sir Thomas Garrerd Baron of Gerrardes Bromley sir Robert Spencer Baron of Wormeleighton sir Thomas Edmonds is sent Ambassadour Lieger to the Arch-duke The twenty thrée of Iuly the King made sixty and one Knights of the Bath Against this time of Coronation the citizens had made wondrous great prouision but through the terrible encrease of pestilence in the City and Suburbes their sumptuous Pageants and other triumphant entertainments stood like ruines being not yet finished and the King constrained to omit his former determination in ryding through London as Kings haue accustomed and all Londoners prohibited by Proclamation from comming at Court there died that wéeke of all diseases eleuen hundred and thrée the twenty fiue of Iuly being Munday and the feast of Saint Iames the Apostle King Iames the first of that name King of England and the most noble Lady Quéene Anne his wife were both crowned and anointed at Westminster by the most reuerend Father in GOD Iohn Whitgift L. Archbishop of Canterbury in presence of all the Nobility and diuers others namely Sir Robert Lee Maior of London in a Robe of crimson Veluet all the Aldermen in scarlet gownes and twelue Citizens admitted to attend them The twenty sixt of Iuly the King sent for all the Aldermen of London to Westminster and knighted them and the same day the King knighted sir Christopher Parkens Doctor of the Law Master of the Requests and Deane of Carlilâ— At this time the Bishops commanded the 5 of August to be held as a Holy-day with prayers preaching and thanksgiuing to God for the Kings escape from being murthered by Earle Gowry in Scotland The plague encreased still most grieuously in London and thereupon it was ordayned that euery Wednesday there should be a generall fasting and prayer with preaching throughout the land to draw the people vnto humble and hearty repentance of their sinnes This yeare Bartholmew Fayre was forbidden and Michaelmas tearme adiorned vnto Mensem Michaelis and to be kept at Westminster but by reason of the sicknes it was afterward held at Winchester and the Lord Maiors triumphs and great feast at Guild hall was this yéere omitted At this time there was a strict Proclamation against Inmates and diuers new built houses and sheds standing noysomely châ—aking the stréetes or other places all which were by expresse order beaten downe there was also great care and prouision for the banishing of Rogues and Vagabonds according to the tenour of the Statutes in that behalfe Sir William Rumney Sir Thomas Middleton Shrieues Sir Thomas Bennet Mercer Maior The 8 of October Robert Lord Spencer was sent by his Maiestie vnto Fredericke Duke of Wytenberge to inuest him Knight and Companion of the most noble Order of the Garter and returned before Christmas The 4 of Nouember the Lord Cobham the Lord Grey of Wilton were conueied from London Tower vnto Winchester to be arraigned and to that purpose the 19 of Nouember were also conueyed from the Tower to Winchester Sir Walter Rawleigh Sir Griffin Markham Knights George Brooke brother to the Lord Cobham Anthony Copley Gentleman William Watson and William Clearke Priests and the same day out of the Gate-house at Westminster went Sir Edward Parham Knight and Brooksby Esquire of Leycester-shire they were all condemned of high treason saue onely sir Edward Parham who was acquitted by the Iury. The 29 of Nouember were executed the two Priests and sixe dayes after was George Brooke hanged and the ninth of December sir Griffin Markham and the two Barons after they had bin seuerally brought vpon the scaffold in the Castle of Winchester and had made their confessions and prepared themselues likewise seuerally to die vpon the sudden the Kings warrant written with his owne hand was there deliuered to sir Beniamin Tichborne high Shiriffe of Hamshire commanding him to stay execution these thrée and sir Walter Rawleigh were returned prisoners to the Tower the 15 of December From the 23 of December 1602 vnto the 22 of December 1603 there died of all diseases within London and the Liberties thirty eight thousand two hundred and forty foure whereof the plague thirty thousand fiue hundred seuenty eight and the next yéere following London was cleare of that infection and then were all the shires in England grieuously visited note the worke of God The 29 of February died the most renowned and reuerend Father
in God D. Whitgift Archbishop of Canterbury he was a holy mercifull man The 5 of March was Proclamation made for the authorizing the Booke of Common prayer The thirtéenth of March the Lord Henry Howard was created Baron of Marnehill and Earle of North-hampton and Thomas Lord Buckhurst was created Earle of Dorset This yeare sir William Rumney sir Thomas Middleton shriues of Londō through their great paine and diligence cleansed the City of Rogues and lewd people which at that time swarmed excéedingly The 15 of March the King Quéene and Prince with the Lords spirituall and temporall the Gentry and all Officers aswell of honor and armes as otherwise passed most triumphantly from the Tower through the high stréetes of his Highnesse Royall Chamber of London to Westminster and all the way hee went euen from his first entrance into the City vntill he came to Temple barre his Maiesty was receiued and attended by the Lord Maior in a Robe of crimson Veluet bearing a golden Scepter in his hand and the graue Citizens of euery Company in their Liueries standing in their stalles with great state hauing their banners and bannerets displayed on the one side of the streetes and the other side very strongly rayled to giue frée passage and kéepe backe the violent pressing of the multitudes of people which at that time excéeded as well in houses as otherwise and at this time the former gates of Pageants being seuen in number were all most sumptuously beautified and adorned with solemne orations melodious harmony and diuers ingenious deuices the first Pageant stood in Fan-church street the second in Gracious street the third in Corn-hill the fourth at the East end of Cheape side and at the East side of the high Crosse in Cheape was erected a low Gallery wherein stood the Aldermen the Chamberlaine the Towne Clerke with the Counsell of the City where Sir Henry Mountegue Recorder of London after his Oration in the behalfe of the Lord Maior and the whole body of the City presented thrée Cups of gold one for the King the second for the Quéene and the third for the Prince The fift Pageant stood at the West end of Cheape the sixt in Fléet-stréete and the seuenth at Temple Barre at this time all the chiefe Conduites ran Claret wine there was an other Pageant erected in the Strand at the charges of the inhabitants there-abouts The 19 of March beganne the Parliament at Westminster and continued vntill the 7 of Iuly and was there proroged vntill the 7 of February next after Sir Edward Denny was made Baron of Waltham by writ and sate in his Robes in the Parliament house the day wherein the Parliament was adiourned Sir Thomas Smith late Alderman of London is sent Ambassador vnto Borris Pheodorwich Emperor of Russia This yéere his Maiesty by his Letters Pattents incorporated the Felt-makers of London by the name of Master Wardens and Communalty of the Art or Mysterie of Felt-makers of London graunting vnto them thereby diuers priuiledges and liberties for the good gouernment of the same corporation this was the first Company that the King incorporated and was obtained by the humble and earnest suite of Richard Banister Iohn Sands Hugh Philips Robert Browne others Felt-makers of London The 5 of August arriued Don Iohn de Velasco Constable of Castile being sent from Philip the third King of Spaine to take the oath of the King of England for ratification of the Articles of Peace then agreed vpon by certaine English Lords authorized by the King and by former Commissioners sent the last yeere from Spaine and the Arch-duke which said Don Iohn with all the Commissioners vpon Sunday the 19 of August were most royally entertained and feasted at Whitehall and the same forenoone the King in his owne Chappell was sworne vnto the foresaid Articles and in the afternoon the Peace was proclaimed with Spain and the Arch-duke at the Court and in London And this moneth the Arch-duke wonne the strong Town of Ostend in Flanders after it had béene besieged with all extremity 3 yéeres and 3 moneths The 20 of August the Lord Robert Cecill Baron of Essenden was created Viscount Cranborne In October the Customes of Merchandise were raised both inward and outward and were then let to farme The 24 of October with great state by a King at Armes and Heralds and two Sergeants at Armes assisted by the L. Maior and Aldermen K. Iames was proclaimed in London King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Defendor of the faith c. Sir Thomas Hayes Knight Sir Roger Iones Knight Sir Thomas Low Knight Haberdasher The 10 of December the most reuerend Father in GOD Richard Bancroft Doctor of Diuinity late Lord Bishop of London was translated to the Archbishoprick of Canterbury The 24 of December Richard Vaughan Doctor of Diuinity late L. Bishop of Westchester was by his Deputy installed Bishop of London in Pauls Church The 4 of Ianuary at Whitehall sir Philip Harbert brother to the Earle of Pembrooke maried the Lady Susan Vere yongest daughter to the Earle of Oxford the King himselfe gaue her in mariage The 6 of Ianuary in the afternoone Charles D. of Albany second son to K. Iames Robert L. Willoughby the L. Chandois William L. Compton the Lord Norris William Cecill son and heire to the L. Viscount Cranborne Allaine Percy brother to the Earle of Northumberland Thomas Somerset second sonne to the Earle of Worcester Francis Manners brother to Roger Earle of Rutland Ftancis Clifford brother to the Earle of Cumberland Thomas Howard second sonne to the Earle of Suffolke and Iohn Harington Sonne and Heyre to the Lord Harington All these were made Knights of the Bath and two dayes after that they performed all appropriate Rites and Ceremonies And the same time the fore-named Duke Charles was also created Duke of Yorke being not full foure yéeres of age the Earles of Oxford and Essex were his esquires The twenty sixt of February was a Lyon whelped in the Tower which whelpe was taken from the Damme and brought vp by hand as the King had commaunded by reason that the same Lyonesse in August last had whelped a Lyon and spoyled it by carrying it in her mouth vp and downe the denne to hide it this yong Lyon liued but sixtéene dayes after this the King caused a conuenient place to bee made néere to the Lyons Denne for the Lyonesse to bréede in and the same Lyonesse afterward brought foorth two Lyons at one litter and they liued and became as lusty as any other in the Tower these foure were the first that ouer were whelped in the Tower The 22 of February 1604 Proclamation was made against all Iesuites and Seminaries and that they should forthwith depart out of the kingdome The 5 of March Proclamation was made for confirmation of the Ecclesiasticall gouernment
of the Church of England and the Booke of Common prayer as it hath béene vsed in the time of Queene Elizabeth c. The 28 of March 1605 the Earle of Nottingham Lord high Admirall of England imbarked for Spaine to take the Kings oath for confirmation of the Articles of Peace lately agréed vpon returned the ninetéenth of Iune he left sir Charles Cornwallis Ambassador Lieger in Spaine The 19 of Aprill Edward Earle of Hertford was likewise sent Commissioner into Flanders to the Archduke and Dutchesse to take their oathes for confirmation of the said Peace and returned the 20 of May. At this time Ro. Doue of London Marchant-taylor gaue competent maintenance for euer for the tolling of a Bell in Saints Sepulchres Church to cause good people to pray for such prisoners as are to be executed out of Newgate and to cease when they are executed this Bell doth begin to toll at sixe of the clocke in the morning the same is made knowne vnto the prisoners that the said Bell is to put them in mind to prepare themselues for death c. The 29 of March was borne Philip Prince of Spaine son to Philip the 3 of that name At Gréenwich the 8 of Aprill was borne the Lady Mary Daughter to our Soueraigne Lord the King betwéene 11 and 12 a clocke at night The twenty one of February last died Clement the eight Pope of Rome after hee had raigned full thirtéene yéeres after him succéeded Leo the eleuenth who dyed within fourtéene dayes after his instalment and after him came Paul the fift The Feast of Saint George was kept at Gréenewich where the King elected the Duke Vlricke brother to our most gracious Quéene Anne and Henry Earle of North-hampton knights of the Garter At Gréenewich the fourth of May the King made Earles and Barons viz. Sir Robert Cecill Viscount Cranborne Baron of Essenden-was created Earle of Salisburie Thomas Cecil Lord Burghley elder brother to sir Robert Cecil was created Earle of Excester Sir Philip Harbert younger brother to the Earle of Pembrooke was created Baron of Shurland and Earle of Montgomery Rober Sidney Baron of Penhurst was created Viscount Lisie Sir Iohn Stanhope was created L. Stanhope of Harington Sir George Carew was created Lord Caâ—ew of Clopton M. Thomas Arondell was created Lord Arondell of Wardour and M. William Cauendish was created Lord Cauendish of Hardywicke The next day after being Sonday the Lady Mary was christned Vpon May day last Richard Haydocke a Physition asked forgiuenesse of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury for deluding the King and many others vnder pretence of being inspired and to preach in his sléepe by night with which deceite he had so strongly possest the vulgar as it was hard to remoue them although he confessed the abuse The 19 of May the Quéene was churched and two dayes afterâ— the King made twelue Knights In this moneth Iohn Lepton of Kepwicke in the County of Yorke Esquire a Gentleman of an ancient Family there and of good reputation his Maiesties seruant and one of the Groomes of his most honourable Priuy Chamber performed so memorable a iourney as I may not omit to record the same to future ages the rather for that I did heare sundry Gentlemen who were good horsemen and likewise many good Physicions affirme it was impossible to bee done without daunger of his life Hee vndertooke to ride fiue seuerall times betwixt London and Yorke in sixe dayes to be taken in one wéeke betwixt Monday morning and Saturday following he began his iourney vpon Monday being the 20 day of May betwixt two and thrée of the clocke in the morning forth of S. Martins néere Aldersgate within the City of London and came into Yorke the same day betwixt the houres of 5 and 6 in the afternoone where he rested that night the next morning being Tuesday about 3 of the clock he tooke his iourny forth of York and came to his lodging in S. Martins aforesaid betwixt the houres of 6 7 in the afternoon where he rested that night the next morning being wednesday betwixt 2 and 3 of the clocke he tooke his iourney forth of London and came into Yorke about seuen of the clocke the same day where he rested that night the next morning being Thursday betwixt two and thrée of the clocke he took his iourney foorth of York and came to London the same day betwixt 7 and 8 of the clocke where he rested that night the next morning being Friday betwixt two and thrée of the clocke he took his iourney towards Yorke and came thither the same day betwixt the houres of 7 and 8 in the afternoone so as he finished his appointed iourney to the admiration of all men in fiue dayes according to his promise and vpon Monday the 27 of this moneth he went from Yorke and came to the Court at Gréenwich vpon Tuesday the 28 to his Maiesty in as fresh and chearefull maner as when he first began The first of Iune Prince Vlricke Duke of Holstaine c. embarked for Denmarke About this time the King caused a conuenient place to be made on the backe part of the Lyons Denne for the Lyons to bréed in which tooke good effect reade my large Booke concerning the Tryall and Conclusions with the Lyons touching their Instinct of Nature in not fearing the Cocke nor greedy deuouring the Lambe as also the vndaunted Courage of the English Masties against the fiercest Lyon in the Tower The 15 of Iune Thomas Dowglasse was committed to the Tower who arriued in England but thrée daies before being then sent prisoner by the County Palatine of the Rheine the 26 of Iune the said Thomas Dowglasse was brought to the Sessions house at Newgate and there condemned of high treason viz. for counterfeiting the Kings Priuie signet and for counterfeiting the Kings hand vnto Letters of his owne deuising vnto diuers Princes of Germany c. and the next day after his triall he was drawne hanged and quartered in Smithfield The second of Iuly 1605 seauentéene Scottish Ministers contrary to the Kings former expresse commandement held a solemne assembly at Aberdine in Scotland who being conuented for the same before the Councell of Scotland vtterly denied not onely their Lordships authority in that behalfe but the kings also saying that in matters Ecclesiasticall they neither owe nor ought to knowledge themselues in any subiection either to the King or to any temporall Counsell and that all spirituall differences should be tried and determined by the Church as competent Iudges c. Iustifying their voluntary méeting to be good and warrantable by the word of God alleadging the seuerall assemblies of the Apostles without knowledge or consent of any temporall estate c. for which riot and for denying the Kings supremacy in causes Ecclesiasticall sixe of the chiefe of them the tenth of Ianuary following at Blackenéese were
May the said Prince returned into France About the middle of May certaine common persons assembled themselues in Northamptonshire Warwickshire and Leicestershire they cut and brake downe hedges filled vp ditches and laide open all such enclosures of commons and other grounds as they found enclosed which of ancient time had béen open and imploied to tillage And the last of May they were straitly commanded by Proclamation to surcease their disorder but yet they ceased not whereupon the Sheriffes and Iustices had authority giuen them to suppresse them by force And after that the King sent certaine Noblemen and Iudges to punish the wilfull offenders according to law And the 28 of Iune the King made another proclamatioÌ„ signifying his great vnwillingnesse to haue procéeded against them either by marshall law or ciuill iustice if lenity or gentle admonition might any way haue preuailed with them to desist from their turbulent rebellions and traiterous practise Tuesday the second of Iune in Pauls Church the right reuerend Father in God Thomas Rauis Doctor of Diuinity late Bishop of Glocester was by his deputy Doctor King Deane of Christ-church enstalled Lord Bishop of London He died the 14 of December 1609. Friday the 12 of Iune the King dined with the Lord Maior and after dinner went into Cloath-workers Hall and was there made frée of that company At that time also were made frée sir Patricke Murry knight gentleman of the Kings Bedchamber sir Arthur Arston knight sir Hugh Carmychel knight Iames Medow Doctor of Diuinitie one of the Kings Chaplaines and others The 16 of Iuly being the great feast day at Merchantailors hall the Lord Maior feasted all the Aldermen that were not frée of the Merchantailors and with them these honourable Personages following viz. Patricke Steward Earle of Orqueney sir Iohn Ramsey knight Lord Viscount Hadington sir Iohn Selby knight Edward Ramsey gentlemen Sewer to the King These were also made frée of the Cloathworkers sir William Stone being then Master of the company Henry Walton Thomâ—s Bostocke Richard Boothe and William Kymber Wardens The third of Iuly the Kings Maiestie repaied thréescore thousnd pound vnto the Citizens of London which summe the Londoners had lent vnto Quéene Elizabeth the 3 of Februarie 1598. On Saturday being the fourth of Iuly arriued Iohn Berke chiefe Councellor of Dort and Iames de Maldere Knight Lord of Heyes and had audience the sixth of Iuly they were honourably entertained and feasted in many places The fourth of Iuly the right honourable sir Thomas Kneuit knight was called by writ to the Parliament by the name and title of Baron of Escricke and sate that day in his roabes among the Barons being the last day of that Parliament holden vpon prorogation and so againe proroged vntill the 16 of Nouember following Sunday the 5 of Iuly sir Iulius Caesar knight Chancellor of the Exchequer was sworne a Priuie Councellor of Estate Thursday the 16 of Iuly 1607 the Kings most excellent Maiestie with Prince Henry and diuers honourable Personages dined at Merchantailors hall and were most ioyfullie entertained with great varietie of melodious harmony of voices and instruments and pleasant spéeches being the day they held their feast for the election of Master and Wardens and after dinner Master Iohn Swinnarton the Master and Richard Wright Andrew Osborne Edward Atkinson and William Albany the foure Wardens of the Company being accompanied with master Baron Southerton and sir Leonard Halliday sir William Crauen sir Iohn Swynerton knights and Aldermen and Ieffrey Elwes Alderman being all members of that Company resorted to the Kings most excellent Maiestie who dined in their chamber called the Kings Chamber and sir Henry Mountague knight Recorder of London being there present did in the name of the whole Company most humbly thanke his Maiesty for that it had pleased him to grace it with his royall presence that day And the Master of the Company did present his Maiestie with a purse full of gold Richard Langley the Clarke of the Company did deliuer vnto his Maiesty a roll wherein was entred the names of seuen Kings one Quéene seuentéene Princes and Dukes two Dutchesses one Archbishop thirty one Earles fiue Countesses one Viscount twenty foure Bishops sixty sixe Barons or Lords two Ladies seuen Abbats seuen Priors and one Sub-prior omitting a number of Knights Esquires c. who had béen frée of the Company which his Maiestie most gratiously accepted and said that he himselfe was frée of another Company yet he would so much grace the Company of Merchantailors that the Prince his eldest sonne should be frée thereof and that he would sée and be a witnesse when the garland should be put on his head And then they in like manner resorted to the Prince who dined in the great hall And the said Master presented his Highnesse with another purse full of gold and the Clarke deliuered his Highnesse a like roll which were also gratiously accepted and his Highnesse said that not onely himselfe would be frée of the Company of Merchantailors but commanded one of his Gentlemen and the Clarke of the Company to goe to all the Lords present and require all of them that loued him and were not frée of other companies to be free of his Company whereupon those Lords whose names ensue with humble thankes to his highnesse accepted of the freedome viz. Iohn Berke Lord in Godschalckcoort c. Counceller of Dort in Holland Sir Iames du Maldere knight Lord of Heyes c. Counceller of Zeland Sir Noel de Caron knight L. of Schoonwal c. Ambassador Lieger from the States c. The Duke of Lenox Earle of Nottingham Lord Admirall Earle of Suffolke Lord Chamberlaine Earle of Arundell Earle of Oxenford Earle of Worcester Earle of Pembrooke Earle of Essex absent yet entred by order from the Prince vnder his Highnesse owne hand Earle of Northampton Earle of Salisbury principall Secretary to the King Earle of Montgomery Earle of Pearth Lord Viscount Cranborne Lord Euars Lord Hunsdon Lord Knolles Lord Haye Lord Sanker Lord Borley M. Howard Sir Iohn Harington M. Sheffield Sir Thomas Challoner Gouernor to y e Prince Sir Roger Ashton Master of the Wardrobe Gentleman of the Kings Bed-chamber Sir Thomas Vauasor Knight Marshall Sir Dauid Fowlis Sir Dauid Murry M. Doctor Mountague Deane of the Chappell M. Adam Newton Deane of Durham and Tutor to the Prince Sir Thomas Sauage Sir Lewes Lewknor M. of the Ceremonies and many other Knights Esquires and Gentlemen seruants to the King Queene and Prince and to Noblemen The new Master and Wardens chosen in the presence of the King and Prince was Iohn Iohnson Master of the Company and Thomas Owen Richard Scales Iohn Woller and Randolph Wolley Wardens The next day the King christened Iames the eldest sonne of Thomas Earle of Arundel borne of Alethea youngest daughter to Gilbert Earle of Shrewsbury the Earle of Suffolke
and the Lady Arbella were the other gossips About the beginning of September there fled out of Ireland into the parts beyond the Seas Hugh Earle of Tirone Terconnel Hugh Baron of Don Gannon Caffer Oge Odonnel brother to the Earle of Terconnel Orto Oge Oneale Nephew to the Earle of Tyrone the Countesse of Tyrone and two of the younger sonnes of Tyrone and the sonne and heire of the Earle of Terconnel being an infant of one yeare of age or thereabout with diuers other their seruants and followers they imbarked at Lughswillie The seuenth of September was borne Duke Charles second sonne to the King of Spaine Wednesday the 16 of September died the Lady Mary daughter to our Soueraigne Lord the King and was solemnly interred at Westminster the twenty thrée of the same in a vaut of the same Chappell and in the same manner as was her sister the Lady Sophia Sir Ieruais Clyfton of Layton Bromeswold Knight was made Baron by writ by the title of Baron of Layton Bromeswold and sate in his roabes with the Lords in the Parliament house the 16 of Nouember being the day of the adiornment of the Parliament And the twentith day of Iuly following the Lord Esme Stewart Lord of Awbigny in France gentleman of his Maiesties Bedchamber in England and sole brother vnto Lodouicus Duke of Lenox maried Katherin in the onely daughter and heire of the said Lord Clyfton The first day of March in the second yeare of his Maiesties raigne proclamation was made straitly prohibiting all increase of buildings within the city of London and one mile thereof and expresly commanding all persons to build all the fore front and windowes of al their new buildings either of bricke or stone but it tooke small effect whereupon the 12 of October this present yere 1607 Proclamation was made again to the same effect commanding them to build all their vtter wals windowes either 〈◊〉 brick or stone And y e 16 of October there were 2 censured in the the star Chamber for building contrarie to the tenour of his Maiesties firs◠Proclamation This yeare the King new builded the statelie Banquetting-house with increase of many faire lodgings at Whitehall Doctor Ailmer late L. Bishop of London and the right honourable Elizabeth Countesse Donger of Shrewsbury haue giuen certaine sums of money for the better maintenance of sermon hereafter at Pauls Crosse and Thomas Russell Draper hath likewise giuen ten pound a yeare for euer to be giuen vnto such vnbeneficed Preachers as shall preach at Pauls Crosse whereupon the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen for the due imployment of the foresaid summes and encrease of the same haue further prouided for the said Preachers so as euery o◠them being vnbeneficed shall not onely receiue a grauitie in money but also euery one that shall preach there shall at his pleasure be fréely entertained for fiue daies space with swéet conuenient lodgings fire candle and all other necessarie viz. from thursday before their appointed day of preaching vntill tuesday morning following Geffrey Elwes Nicholas Style Sir Henry Row Mercer Maior The 16 of Nouember proclamation was made concerning the Earle of Tyrone Terconnell and others of Ireland signifying their purpose and practise to extirpe the English nation out of Ireland and to conferre and yéeld the kingdome of Ireland vnto the Pope and Tyrones soliciting forraigne Princes to attempt the conquest thereof The 20 of December proclamation was made to apprehend the Lord Maxwell who wounded the Porter and so brake prison out of Edenbrough Castle This Lord Maxwell aided Iames Macdonell to escape likewise The 24 of December sir Thomas Parry Knight Chancellor of the Dutchie was sworne a Priuie Counsellor of Estate The 8 of December began a hard frost continued vntill the 15 of the same and then thawed and the 22 of December it began againe to fréeze violently so as diuers persons went halfe way ouer the Thames vpon the Ice and the 30 of December at euery ebbe many people went quite ouer the Thames in diuers places and so continued from that day vntill the third of Ianuary the people past daily betwéene London and y e Banke-side at euery halfe ebbe for the floud remooued the Ice and forced the people daily to tread new paths except onely betwéene Lambeth and the ferry at Westminster the which by incessant treading became very firme and frée passage vntill the great thaw and from Sunday the tenth of Ianuary vntill the fiftéenth of the same the frost grew extream so as the Ice became firme and remoued not then all sorts of men women and children went boldly vpon the Ice in most parts some shot at prickes others bowled and danced with other variable pastimes by reason of which concourse of people there were many that set vp boothes and standings vpon the Ice as Fruit sellers Victuallers that sold béere and wine Shoomakers a Barbers tent c. Euery of them had fire néere their beings The 15 of Ianuary it began somewhat to thaw and so continued 4 daies together yet neuerthelesse the great Ice vpon the Thames held firme and passable and became somewhat smooth like as in the last great frost in the yeare 1564. which till then were very craggy and vncertaine The 19 of Ianuary the frost began againe but not violently vntill Sunday the 24 of Ianuary and then held on vntill the 30 of the same The 1 of February the Ice began to breake by little and little and the next day in the afternoone all the Ice was quite dissolued and cleane gone so as no signe remained thereof many bridges were spoiled by this frost and much fowle perished especially smal birds which in many places were found frozen to death this frost was more grieuous in Ireland and France then in England The 9 of February sir Iohn Ramsey knight Baron of Barnes Viscount Hadington maried Elizabeth the eldest daughter of Robert Earle of Sussex the King gaue her in mariage and at dinner the King dranke to the bride and bridegrome in a faire cup of gold which he gaue him And with it a patent of 600 pound yearely pension out of the Exchequer to the longest liuer of them both this the King did to reward his faithfull seruice against the dangerous treason of Earle Gowry in Scotland The 10 of March was laid the first stone for the new building of Algate but it was not fully finished vntill the end of the next yeare after this old gate was taken downe and new builded at the charges of the Citizens The eleuenth of Aprill George Ieruas a Seminarie was drawne to Tiburne and there executed The eleuenth of Aprill being Monday th◠quarter Sessions was held at Saint Edmondsbury and by negligence an out malt-house was set on fire from whence in most strange and sudden manner through fierce windes the fire
came to the farther side of the Towne and as it went left some stréets and houses safe and vntouched the flame flew cleane ouer many houses néere vnto it and did great spoile to many faire buildings farthest off and ceased not vntill it had consumed 160 dwelling houses besides other and in dammage of wares and houshold stuffe to the full value of thréescore thousand pound The King shewed great kindnesse to the distressed inhabitants as well in giuing them fiue hundred load of timber to repaire their buildings as in preferring their best meanes to raise their generall and particular estates and in giuing them a new Charter The Knights and chiefe Gentlemen of that County performed likewise great kindnesse vnto the Townsmen the Citie of London gaue kindly towards their reliefe The 17 of Aprill Doctor Montague Deane of the Kings Chappell was consecrated Bishop of Bath and Wels by the Lord Archbishop of Canturbury At this consecration were present Prince Henry the Duke of Yorke and most of the great Lords of the Priuie Counsell and diuers Bishops The 19 of Aprill at Whitehall died Thomas Earle of Dorset Lord high Treasurer of England He died suddenly at the Counsell Table The 29 of Aprill proclamation was made commanding the oth of allegiance to be ministred vnto all persons that should come from beyond the seas onely to distinguish honest subiects from traiterous practisers and not for any point or matter in religion all knowne Merchants and others of honest state and quallitie were exempt from taking this oth This proclamation was made by reason that many suspitious persons of base sort came daily from beyond seas and refused to take the oth At this time Henry Earle of Northampton was made Lord Priuie Seale Friday the 6 of May Robert Earle of Salisbury was sworne Lord high Treasurer of England at Westminster being accompanied with the most part of all the Earles and Barons and with an extraordinary company of Knights and others of honorable ranke and qualitie that day he feasted the King Quéene and Prince the Lady Elizabeth the Duke of Yorke and all the Counsell The 20 of May at Windsor were made knights of the Garter George Earle of Dunbar Baron Hume of Berwick Lord of Norham Lord high Treasurer of Scotland one of the two Lords Lieutenants in equall authority ouer the middle shires of Great Britaine sometime the borders of both the kingdomes Lord Gouernour and Captaine for his Maiestie of the said towne of Berwick and the Garrison thereof and one of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Counsell and Philip Earle of Montgomery Baron of Shurland In the moneth of Iune the King knighted Sir Alexander Hay Secretary for the Scottish affaires The 23 of Iune Thomas Garnet a Iesuite was executed at Tyburne hauing fauour offered him if he would haue taken the oth of allegiance aforesaid which he refused to doe This Summer at Astley in Warwickshire by reason of the fall of the Church there was taken vp the corps of Thomas Gray Marquesse Dorset he was buried the tenth of October 1530 in the twenty two yeare of Henry the eight and albeit he had laine 78 yeares in the earth yet his eyes haire and flesh remained in a manner as if it had béene newly buried Concerning which you may read the new Epitaph set ouer his sepulchre The ninth of October Doctor Neyle Deane of Westminster was consecrated Bishop of Rochester at Lambeth George Bolles Richard Farrington Shrieues Sir Humphrey Weld Grocer Maior The first of December William Viscount Cramburne sonne and heire to Robert Earle of Salisbury Lord Treasurer of England married Catheren Howard the third Daughter of Thomas Earle of Suffolke For these fiue yeares last past great and manifold roberies spoyles pyracies murthers and depredations within the streights elsewhere haue béene committed by seuerall companies of English pirates as well vpon our owne nation as others but especially vpon the Florentines and Venetians wherewith his highnesse being much grieued published from time to time sundry proclamations denouncing the said offenders to be rebels and therewithall gaue order for their suppression and apprehension as traitors and peace-breakers But all this preuailed not for they still increased and persisted in their former villanies with which offenders there were some English Merchants who very cunningly vnderhand vsed cōmerce trucke and traffique for stolen goods to the great cherishing and abetting of those malefactors and dishonor to this nation for redresse whereof the King by proclamation the eighth of Ianuary prohibited all English Merchants from any manner of medling or dealing with them vpon great penaltie commanding the Iudge of the Admiraltie to proceed seuerely in Iustice against all such offenders and that from him there should be no appeale granted to any person touching the premises all which notwithstanding the number of Pirats still increased and did great damage vnto the English Merchants and to all other nations There were Hollanders and Esterlings that at this time and before became fierce Pirats and held consort with the English robbers viz. Ward Bishop Sir Francis Verney and others Whereupon the King of Spaine sent certaine ships of warre vnder command of Don Lewis Faxardo who very politikely about the middle of Iuly came vpon them at Tunis and suddenly burned about 20 of their ships lying in harbor at which time though captaine Ward escaped in person by being then a shoare yet his great strength riches perished in the fire with other his confederates And the 22 of December there were executed at Waping 19 Pirats some whereof had béene in consort with the forenamed English pirats Sunday the ninetéenth of February it should haue béene dead low water at London bridge but quite contrary to course it was then hie water and presently it ebbed almost halfe an houre the quantitie of a foote and then suddenly it flowed againe almost two foote higher then it did before and then ebbed againe vntill it came néere the right course so as the next floud began in a manner as it should and kept his due course in all respects as if there had béene no shifting nor alteration of tides All this happened before twelue of the clocke that forenoone the weather being indifferent calme The 25 of February Richard Lord Buckhurst maried the Lady Anne Clyfford the onely child of George Earle of Cumberland And the last of February died Robert Earle of Dorset father to the forenamed Richard L. Buckhurst And the first of Iune next following Edward Seymour the sonne and heire of the Lord Beauchampe maried the Lady Anne Sackuyle second daughter to the said Robert Earle of Dorset In this month of March 1609. vpon full 3 yeares deliberate aduice was concluded and proclaimed a generall and particular truce ceassation from all maner of hostilitie by sea and land for twelue yeares betwéene Philip the third of
of Ianuary it beganne to snow and continued fréezing and snowing many daies and vpon Sonday the twelfth of February it beganne to snow most extreamely and continued vntill the foureteenth of Februarie at noone and then it abated and from that time for many daies after it continued fréezing and snowing much or little vntill the sixth or seuenth of March by meanes whereof much cattell perished as Calues and Lambes Déere and Coneys c. by reason the earth lay long couered with déepe snow to the great hurt of all manner of cattell and many were forced to vse new deuices to fadder this snow brought extreame daunger to all Trauaillers after this snow thawed there followed Inundations great and violent which did great spoiles and dammages as you may read in my large booke Tuesday the seuenth of March 1614. the King was royally receiued into Cambridge where he staied vntill Satterday following in which space the Vniuersitie entertained his Maiestie with learned disputations in Diuinitie Philosophy c. and with Comodies in Lattin and English with great feasting of the King his Nobility and traine the King in most gratious manner came to them againe in May next following what is more to be said touching his Maiesties being at Cambridge I could neuer learne notwithstanding my letters and mediation to the Vice Chancellor therefore I cannot promise any more in my large booke The 25 of March 1615. proclamation was made to restraine the sending of children ouer beyond the seas to make them Roman Priests Iesuits or Seminaries and there was an other Proclamation made to stay and preuent all further transportation of gold or siluer out of this land vpon seuerall penalties as well to the Counsellor as Transporters Sonday the 23 of Aprill 1615. George Villers Esquire was sworne gentleman of the Kings Bed-chamber and the next day he was Knighted The 24 of Aprill there were 18 Iesuits and Seminaries taken out of Newgate and sixe out of the Gatehouse at Westminster and were all 24 sent to Wishydge The 23 of May were enstalled Knights of the Garter the Lord Viscont Fenton captaine of the Gard and the Lord Knowles Master of the Court of Wards The 29 of Iune Iames Lord Hay was created Baron of Sawley in Yorkeshire The next day being Friday Sir Robeâ—â— Dormer Knight and Baronet was created Baron Dormer of Wing The 19 of Iuly Doctor Milburne Deane of Rochester was consecrated Bishop of Saint Dauies At this time proclamation was made againe not onely to stay all further encrease of buildings which were daylie erected in and about London contrary to sundrie former Edicts and thereupon this Proclamation rattified and confirmed all the former Proclamations and streightly charged all Commissioners in that behalfe to looke and search into the depth of all such offenders and offences and to punnish them accordingly This Proclamation was dated the 16 of Iuly 1615. And yet for all this there was wonderous new encrease of buildings round about London chiefly on the North-side of the Couen-garden vpon a field called Long Acar neere Saint Giles in the field c. The 3 of August Doctor Bilson Bishop of Winchester was sworne a Priuie Counsellour This yeare 1615. was builded a House of Correction for the County of Middlesex nere Clearken-well in a large garden plot purchased by the Iustices of that countie for that purpose the purchase and building whereof cost aboue fiue and twentie hundreth pounds part of which money was the free guift of the Iustices of the county and the rest was leuied by the Inhabitants The Citie of London at the request of the Counsell gaue fiue hundreth pounds in readie money to make a stocke for the said house of correction but it was imployed in the building and furnishing of that house And then the Iustices ordained two Gouernours and a Matrone to order and gouerne the Vagrants committed to that house and they to haue a Sallarie of two hundreth pound a yeare allowed them for their paines In regarde of which Sallarie they doe receiue the Vagrants and keepe them at worke without farther charge to the countie vntill they be discharged thence by order of the Iustices of peace This Sommer also was the West Smithfielde of London paued all ouer and stronglie Rayled in on all sides and likewise the new raised mount or middle of the Field was strongly Railed abount for the better saffetie of passengers and securetie of all that should walke therein from the danger of Coathes Carts Horses Oxen and all other Cattell of all which that field is seldome emptie and the last yeare the new Pallace yard before Westminster-hall was likewise paued the pauing of these two places was formeth held as strange and difficult to bée so fully perâ—formed as well for that it was generally supâ—posed there could not bée sufficient quantiâ— of stones found to repaire the daylie decay 〈◊〉 London stréetes and to paue new them stréetes as it was of late yeares to sée most of the high stréetes of London to bee paued all along by their shops sides with broad frée stone which manner of smooth pauement beganne first by the Gold-smithes and Mercers toward the East end of Cheape-side about fiue yeares past and since by degrées many other stréetes did the like though very slowly but the Stationers in Paules Church-yard in the yeare 1616 bordered their side in vniforme order all in one Sommer And about eight yeares past the sondry high Cawses which lay in the middest of diuers his stréetes and great thorough-faires were taken downe and the stréetes made sweeter fairer and more passable as the Strand where the first reformation beganne in Holborne in long Southwarke the great high-way by the Minors to Algate from Algate to White-chappell which was the last Cawsey that was taken downe there was an other great cawsey from Bishops-gate to Shoredich-church there were diuers others as in Saint Iohns-stréete Barbican Red-crosse-stréete White-crosse-stréete and in other places the which are all remooued and new paued and no signe remaines of any of the former offences or anoyance to passengers or inhabitants which remooue of those sundry broad long high cawses were euer formerly held impossible to be remooued and the stréets to be made so swéet and passable as now they are The 27 of September 1615. died the Ladie Arbella in the Tower she was buried in the Chappell Royall at Westminster William Gore Iohn Gore Shrieues They were brehren borne in London and both free of the Company of Merchantayllers Sir Iohn Iolles Knight Draper Maior He builded a Frée-schoole and eight faire sliues houses at Stratford-bow for eight poore families towards the maintenance of all which he gaue fifty thrée pounds thirtéene shillings and foure pence a yeare for euer And during the time of his Mayralty he dilligently administred Iustice and very bounteous and chéerefull he with certaine Aldermen names