to haue got the start of his corage That the sacred person of so great a King should be vndone by the hand of an vnholy villaine and his owne vassaile that a Prince of the Sworde should be butchered with a Knife That he who had returned victoriously aliue from the heade of so manie Armies where death kept his open Shambles should bee robbed of his life by the hand of onely one and in the peacefull stréetes of Paris which were as yet euen warme with the glorie of his Quéenes Coronation perfourmed but the day before Is such a villanie as excéeds if it were possible the iust merrit of damnation and that two Kings of one Kingdome shoulde one after the other be so shamefully murdred the one by a Iacobine Frier the other sometimes of the Feliants Order is such an indelible blot on the brow of Fraunce as the vtmost date of time can neuer wipe off nor any Penne sufficientlie expresse the sorrowe fitting a Theame so vnpleasing 64 Lewes the thirteenth of that Name elbest Sonne to King Henry the fourth and Maria de Medices his Quéene being then scarcelie tenne yeares olde succeeded his Father in the Kingdomes Dignitie but the Queene his Mother was proclaimed Regent May hee long liue heire vnto his Fathers Fame and Heroycall vertues but defended by the hand of heauen from his fate and hard Fortune as all Christian Princes else I pray to God may be likewise preserued A Briefe Chronologicall Suruay concerning the Netherlands deuided into 17. prouinces with a Breuiate of the Earles and Princes there raigning from Thierrie who was the first Earle of Holland and Zeland to this instant time COncerning the Originall of the people inhabiting these countries we finde that two Brethren sons to the King of Cathes the one being named Battus or Batton the other Zelandus were the first Fathers of them and that from them they deriued theyr names For these two Princes being too extreamly pursued by the hatred of a Stepmother no way pittied or supported by the King their father escaping many traines and machinations of poysoning murthering and diuers other dangers by her daily deuised put in practise against them were forced to forsake their natiue abiding flie to an Island within the Rhine where Battus determining to make his stay called it Battauia after his owne name that is in plainer vnderstanding Holland Zelandus not liking to liue so néere or with his Brother least pursute should surprize them both reuenge there fasten which in more desperate place they had auoided he trauailed on to the vttermost couâ—nes of the Rhine and liking there to set down his rest imitated his Brothers example in styling the Country and called it Zeland Concerning their building of Citties Townes Castles and Fortes which afterward came to be ruined and defaced againe by wars with the Romans Saxons Gauls Danes c. or to what order of life the people disposed theÌ„selues and thorough how many and infinite encumbrances from their originall they passed for no meane store of years together these are matters méerely exempt from our intended breuitie and may more amply be séen in the history at large whereunto I referre any such desirous Reader and borrowing fauour for so large a leape I instantly procéede to the yeare 863. when Holland first became to be an Earledome In the yeare before mentioned Charles the Bald King of France at Bladell in the Prouince of Campeigne hauing there in his company a general assembly of his Princes and Barons for consultation of many important matters pleased to aduance the two Sons of Count Haghen who was Vnckle to the King for their great deseruinges and for the farther encouragement of the like vertuous minded Gentlemen Walger who was the eldest Sonne hee made Earle of Teysterbaudt and Thierrie the youngest Sonne or Theodor as some tearme him being formerly called Thierrie of Aquitaine hee made Earle of Holland This gift of the Kings especially that to Thierry was much withstood by the Frizelanders as scorning to be commanded by any new Lorde or Ruler wherfore they consulted with the Hollanders and a plot was layde to expell this newe Earle But it proued to no effect for the King comming thither in person with a powerfull army made such an example on the Ring-leaders in this Rebellion that the rest in great humility submitted themselues casting their weapons not onely at the Kinges féete but likewise at the Earles and vppon pardon they vowed theyr continuall bounden dutie to Thierrie His authority was then further strengthened in the yeare 868. by the Letters Patents of King Charles as also by them of Lewes King of Germany confirming him to be Earle of Holland Zeland and Lord of Frizeland This Thierrie maried Genna or Ienna Daughter to Pepin the Bald king of Italy Sonne to the Emperor Charlemaigne He woorthily foiled the Danes that then possessed the Towne of Vtrecht the Wiltes and the Slaues disabling them from any further footing in Holland which made them presume to meddle in Zeland but thence they were repulsed likewise By which meanes he remained afterward in peace beautifying his Countries both wyth fayre buildings and good Lawes Hee dyed verie old hauing raigned forty yeares and after him succéeded 2 Thierrie his Sonne second of that name Earle of Holland Zeland and Lorde of Frizeland who married with Hildegarde Daughter to King Lewes of France the Stammerer and Sister to King Charles the Simple The Frizelanders did twice reuolt from their obedience and would not allow Earle Thierrie to be their Lord but slew very many of them that obeyed the Earle wasting spoiling and burning all the way as they went But at length they were iustly repayed for their insolency and such a slaughter was made of the Frysons without any merrie that few or none of them returned home to their dwellings Afterward he forced them to make the doores of entrance into their houses so low and narrow that they must stoope very lowe before they could get in and this he did to make them the more humble and seruile receiuing a new Oath of allegeance of them And hauing raigned about fiftie yeares beeing then aged 88. yeares olde he dyed leauing two Sonnes behinde him the eldest whereof being named Egbert became Arch-Bishop of Treues and Arnold his yongest Sonne succéeded him 3 Arnolde or as others will haue it Arnulph youngest Sonne to Earle Thierrie followed in rule as his Fathers Successour But hee helde the Earledomes of Holland Zeland and Lordshippe of Frizeland no longer of the Crowne of France but of Otho the third Emperor and so became in fée to the Empyre A verie fearful Comet appeared in his time with strange Ecclipses both of the Sunne and Moone being as red as blood and terrible Earth-quakes a fire also fell from Heauen in similitude like an huge Tower burning for a long time after which ensued so violent
whō he had not any children Much strife war and bloodie bickering happened betwéene him and the Byshoppe of Vtrecht with shrewd disaduantages on eyther side till by the meanes of some Noblemen they were reduced to amity This Duke VVilliam by what occasion it could neuer bee knowne fell distracted of his senses and slew a Knight with a blow of his Fist so that hee was shut vppe vnder good Guarde for ninetéene yeares space euen till he dyed Hauing gouerned his Prouinces of Holland Zeland and Frizeland before his madnesse seauen yeares and Henault two 26 Albert of Bauaria Brother to Duke William in the time of his distraction was sent for from Bauaria and made Gouernour of his Brothers Countries in hope of his recouery which by no meanes coulde hee compassed Hee vanquished the Frizons in many rebellions tooke the Towne of Delft and beheaded the Baron of Eughien vppon sinister informations which caused great trouble betweene him and fire bretheren of the said Baron but vpon their reconcilement Count Albert builded the Channorny of the Chappell at the Court of the Hage In his time a Sea-Woman by reason of great Tempestes at Sea and extraordinarie high tides was seene swimming in the Zuyderzee betwéene the Townes of Campen and Edam which béeing brought to Edam and cleansed from the Sea-Mosse grown about her by her long abiding there she was like to another woman endured to be apparrelled would féede on meates as others did yet sought shee all meanes to escape and get into the water againe had shee not very carefully bin tended She did learne to spin and exercise other womanly qualities being daily séene of infinite persons who haue made perfect testimoniall of this race accident and signified if for an vndoubted truth auouching that she liued fiftéene yeares and lyeth there buryed in the Church-yard In the yeare 1404. this famous Prince Albert dyed after hée had gouerned his Countries forty sixe yeares ninetéene as he was Tutor to his distracted Brother and twenty seauen as Prince Heire and Lorde of those Countries beeing buryed at the Hage in Holland 27 William sixt of that name after the death of Duke Albert of Bauaria his Father succéeded as his immediate Heire His first Wife was Daughter to Charles the fift King of Fraunce and shée dyed young without any Issue He secondly married the Daughter of Iohn Sonne to Phillip the bold Duke of Burgundie by whom he had one onely Daughtex named Iaqueline or Iacoba as the Dutch vse to call her This Count William wasted Frizeland spoiled Liege and preuailed against the Gueldres as also the Lordes Father and Sonne of Arckell at Gorrichom and reconciled the Duke of Burgundy to the French King The Dolphine of France Sonne to King Charles the sixt marryed Iaqueline Count Williams Daughter but he being poysoned by putting on a shirt of maile died without Issue As Earle William himselfe did not long after being bitten in the Legge by a mad Dogge which hurt could neuer bee cured So that Lady Iaqueline his Daughter and widow to the Dolphine of Fraunce was his true Heire in all his Seigneuries He gouerned thirtéene yeares and lieth buried at Valenciennes in Henault 28 Iaqueline or Iacoba Daughter and Sole-heire to William of Bauaria succéeded her Father in all his Earledomes and Seigneuries being then Widdow to the Dolphine of France and yet but 19. yeares of age In regard of her youth and widdow-hood she endured much mollestation in her gouernment chiefely in Holland for the two factions tooke head againe and bandied their boldnesse on both sides the Hoeckins fauouring the Countesses faction and the Cabillantines her Enemies by which meanes her rule was greatly disturbed For Iohn of Bauaria forsaking his Bishoppricke of Liege sought to make himselfe an Earle and marry his Nice Iaqueline vtterly against her will and yet to dispossesse her of her rightfull inheritance for which purpose he leagued himselfe with the Cabillantines and other powerfull Friends who neuerthelesse were slaine in their bolde aduenture at Gorrichome And to frustrate the Bishoppes vaine hope the Pope dispenced her marriage with Iohn Duke of Brabant albeit hee was her néere Kinsman whereby their Patrimoniall inheritances were the more strengthened and hée acknowledged as their Prince in Henault Holland Zeland Frizeland c. It were néedlesse here to relate the following molestations of Iohn of Bauaria the bishop to his Niece Iaqueline taking on himselfe the title of Earle and therefore by some rancked among the Earls of Holland or the after marriages of Lady Iaqueline to the Duke of Glocester Vnckle to Henry the sixt King of England the fourth and last time in great priuacy to Frank of Borsselle Lieutenant of Zeland or her no meane troubles by the Duke of Burgundy to whom she resigned vp all her Countries Let it suffice that she liued in continuall vexations 19. yeares and dying at the Hage was buried in the Chappell of the Court of Holland 30 Phillip Duke of Burgundy being both by Father and Mother rightfull yeire and successor to the fore-named Countesse Iaqueline was thus entitled Phillip Duke of Bourgogne Brabant and Lembourg Earle of Flanders Artois Burgogne Henault Holland Zeland and Namur Marquesse of the holy Empire Lord of Frizeland Salins and Macklyn He had thrée Wiues by the two first hee had no Children but by the last named Isabel daughter to Iohn K. of Portugall he had thrée sons Anthony losse who died young and Charles Martin Earle of Charolois and successor to his father This Phillip of Bourgogn instituted the order of Knight-hood of the golden Fliece had much discontent with his Son Charles whom at length he married to the Lady Margaret Sister to Edward the fourth K. of England The Rebels of Gaunt and Bruges dearly felt the valour of this Phillip he besieged Callis surprized Luxemboug subdued Liege and ouer-came the Hamecons Hee excéeded all his predecessors Duks of Bourgogne in riches Seigneuries height of Pomp and State He died the fift of Iune 1467. hauing gouerned about forty yeares In his time was the famous Art of Printing first inuented the men of Harlem in Holland do challenge the first honor thereof but it was reduced to perfection at Mentz by one Iohn Faustus who had béen Seruaunt to Laurence Ianson of Harlem as they constantly affirme it 31 Charles Sur-named the Warlique Duke of Bourgogne succéeded in all his Fathers Titles and Dignities The Inhabitants of Gant resisting him he brought them vnder obeysance defeated the Liegeois in battaile which enforced Liege to yéelde to him He made peace with the French King who doubted to be detayned at Peronne by Duke Charles Vpon a fresh rebellion of the Liegeois The Duke forced king Lewes to go with him to the siedge of their town which hee ruined and practised the like of the House of Brederode He warred against the Frizons and carried many
a Pestilence that the liuing dyed burying the dead The Frizons reuolting againe from obedience made all his raigne a continuall warfare and the Armies on eyther side méeting néere vnto Winckell so dreadfull a battaile was fought betwéene them that the Hollanders sustained the worst Count Arnolde being there slaine and a great number of his chéefest Nobility This battaile was fought the eightéenth of October the morrow after Saint Lamberts day in the yeare 993. So this Earle Arnolde hauing raigned fiue years and being thus vnfortunately slaine was buryed by his Father and Grand-father in the Abbie of Egmont 4 Thierrie third of that name and Sonne to Counte Arnolde succéeded as fourth Earle of Holland Zeland and Lord of Frizeland Being desirous to reuenge his Fathers death vppon the Frizons hee was much impeached therein by Adelbold Bishoppe of Vtrecht against whom neuerthelesse hepreuailed in two foughten battailes in the year 10â—8 and with great slaughter of the Fryzons brought them vnder obedyence to his youngest Sonne Floris whom hee made Lord of them This Earle Thierrie liuing afterward in very peacefull daies vndertooke a Pilgrimage to Ierusalem with the Lord of Arckell his loyall Subiect who died at Hierusalem and was there very honourably buried by Thierrie After whose returne home and some yeares passed in peace with his Wife and Children hauing raigned 46. yeares he died in Anno 1039. and was buried by his Fathers in the Abbay of Egmont 5 Thierrie fourth of that name was the fift Earle of Holland Zeland and Lord of Frizeland after the decease of Thierrie his Father In a Iourney of Princes and Lords performed for pleasure in the Cittie of Liege it was this Earles hard hap to kill a Brother of the Bishops of Cullen and Liege whereby ensued such discord and mollestation that after many aduentures of reuenge vnder-taken by the Germaine Gentlemen albeit therein they sustained much losse of men the Earle was shot into the Thigh with a poisoned Dart of which wound hee dyed the fiftéenth of May 1048. after he had gouerned nine years and was buryed by his Fathers in the Abbay of Egmont He was neuer marryed and therefore left not any Childe to succéede him 6 Floris who as you haue heard before was Earl of Frizeland now after his Brothers death became the sixt Earl of Holland and Zeland The former mishap at Liege could not as yet be forgotten by the Bishops of Cullen and Liege but they would needes prosecute fresh reuenge vppon Count Floris who beeing a man of vndaunted spirite defeated his Enemies in two seuerall attempts Once by a cunning Stratagem causing Ditches and Pit-fals to be made in South Holland and couering them with Straw and grasse so that they could not be easily discerned At this time a bloody battaile beeing fought betwéene them there was forty thousand of the Earles enemies slaine beside twenty sixe thousand more who were drowned and smothered in those Ditches An. Dom. 1058. The second foile of his aduersaries happened foure yeares after this when the Hollanders putting the Germans to flight returned with rich spoiles and great store of Prisoners this was in the yeare 1062. yet was it this Earles ill fortune to be afterward slaine vnarmed as he sate vnder an Elme taking the aire his enemies preuailing by this aduantage Hee had ruled in Holland 14. yeares and in Frizeland 21. and lieth buried at Egmont 7 8. Gertrude widow to Earl Floris in regard that Thierrie her son was in his nonage gouerned those Countries in his right And in the year 1063. she remarried with Robert the Frizon son to Baldwin of Lisle de Buck Earle of Flanders with the good lyking of all the States and Nobility Hee also was made Guardian of young Earle Thierrie and had this Gertrude thrée Sonnes Robert Sur-named the young who went with Godfrey of Bullen to the holy Land and was after his Father decease Earle of Flanders Phillip father to William of Ixt Baldwin Bishop of Teroanne beside thrée daughters also which he had by the saide Gertrude This Robert was called the Frizon not in regard of his birth but of his big stature strength and courage for hauing preuailed against the Frizons and hearing of his Brothers death Baldwine de Mons Earle of Flanders hee laide claime to the saide Earledome and notwithstanding the opposition of Richild Widdow to Earle Baldwin by meanes of the Flemings hee ouer-threwe the King of France in a battaile and shee with her Sonne Baldwine remaining satisfied with the Country of Henault Robert became quietly Earl of Flanders For eight yeares space he carryed himselfe with great wisedome and valour and dying in the yeare 1077. was buried in the Cannons Church founded by himselfe at Cassel Gertrudes time of rule by her selfe and Roberts after are reckoned as two seuerall gouernments 9 Godfrey sir-named the Crooke-backt Duke of Lorraine in this time of young Earle Thierries minority was made an instrument in regard of the former quarrell of Count Floris and the Byshops of Cullen and Liege as yet not reuenged to their minds to suggest a false information to Henry the fourth Emperour whereby the sayde Godfrey became an Vsurper of the young Earles right for the space of foure yeares But as he was sitting on the draught to ease his body a Seruant of young Count Thierries did thrust a Iaueling vp into his fundament whereof he died not long after at Maestrecht 10 Thierry fift of that name who by Crooke-backt Godfrey and other strange oppositions had long time bin debarred from quiet possession of his right at length by an absolute conquest of the Frizons in two seuerall great battailes recouered all and returned home as a Conquerour Afterward he married Whithilde daughter to Frederick Duke of Saxonie by whom hee had a Son and a Daughter Floris that succeeded him and Mathild married to the Duke of Orleans Earle Thierrie hauing gouerned fiftéen yeares dyed and was buried in the Abbey of Egmont 11 Floris second of that name and sir-named the Fat or Grosse succéeded next after his father Thierrie he greatly fauoured men of the Church whereby the Abby of Egmonts reuenewes were largely encreased He being a man of very peacefull inclination little or no disturbaunces happened in his time but onely by the Frizons who for their rebelling were seuerely punnished and forced to submit themselues to his mercy This Floris married Petronilla or Parnell Daughter to Didier Duke of Saxony and Sister to Lotharius the Emperor By her he had thrée Sonnes Thierrie Floris called the Blacke Prince of Kenemerlandt and Symon also one Daughter named Hadewick who was Countesse of Gueldres Hauing gouerned his Countries very honorably for the space of thirty one yeares Hée died in Anno. 1133. and lieth buried in the Abby of Egmont 12 Thierrie sixt of that name succéeded his Father Floris and was much mollested by the Frizons in regard that his
Brother Floris the Blacke Prince enuying the happinesse quiet of Thierrie went and tooke part with them against him vntill such time as the Emperor Lotharius beeing their Vnckle had reconciled them and made them friends Conrade being ioyned as competitor in the Empire with Lotharius caused a fresh quarrell betwéen Thierrie and the Bishop of Vtrecht he ratifying the former grant of Henry which caused very long contention and much blood to be shed on either side Thierrie hauing gouerned his countries of Holland Zeland and Frizeland 40. yeares died in An. 1163. and lieth buried in the Abbey of Egmont 13 Floris the third eldest Son of Earle Thierrie as Heire to his Father inherited his right in Holland Zeland and Frizeland The Frizons pretending their former fréedomes and imperial liberties made still their reuoltes from time to time imboldned thereto by the often suggestions of Godfrey of Rhemen Bishop of Vtrecht who as his predecessors had done before him still questioned the Earledomes of Ostergo Westergoe in Frizeland but the Emperor Frederick went himselfe in person made an agréement in writing betwéene them Al which notwithstanding much hurt was doone on either side as time and treachery fitted them with apt opportunity A great controuersie hapned between the Earles of Holland Flanders for the Isle of Walchren and Count Floris in triall of fight became Prisoner to the Earle of Flanders who neuerthelesse vsed him princely and they being accorded by the Archbishop of Cullen and the Bishoppe of Liege the great hole néere to the Dam or Sluce was recouered with much adoe by casting a Dogge-Fish thereinto spéedy filling it vp with earth whereon they named it Hondâ—dam that is Dogs-sluce This Earle Floris assisting the Emperor Frederick Phillip King of France Richard K. of England with many other Dukes Christian Princes Earles at the siedge of Damieta in Soâ—ia fel there sick in the Army and died in the year 1208 hauing gouerned his Prouinces 27. yeares 14 Thierrie the seauenth hearing of his Fathers death in Palestine succéeded as his heire in all his Earledomes The whole time of his regiment was in warre and continual combustions First by his Brother Lord William of Holland who was with his Father Floris in Palestine performed there many honourable seruices thorow diuers disagréements that happened betwéene them notwithstanding as many labored reconcilings and pacifications Next Baldwin Earle of Flanders he was as molestuous to him likewise for the Isle of Walchien besides the Frizons rebellions and his trouble with the Bishops of Cologne and Liege as also his imprisonment to the Duke of Brabant and then the intrusion of the Bishop of Vtrecht after which ensued a peace vnited amity on all sides This Count Thierrie had no heirs male but two beautifull daughters Adella married to Henry of Gueldres who died without any Children and Ada meanely married by her Mother afâ—er her Fathers death to Count Lewes of Loos that so the gouernment might be disposed at her pleasure In the year 1203 Earle Thierry died hauing gouerned his Countries 1.3 yeares and lieth buried in the Abbay of Egmont 15 Ada daughter to Earl Thierry was Countesse of Holland Zeland after her fathers death which moued a great hart-burning in the Lordes Gentlemen that they should liue vnder a Woman and a poore Earls command Therfore they sent into Frizeland for Count. William protesting to assist him in attaining the gouernment of Holland The young Countesse Ada was surprised in their first attempt and her husband the Earle of Loos driuen to flight who yet won the Bishop of Vtrecht by Money and other promises to aide him and by this meanes he had some small successe for a while But the Countesse Ada dying without any Children Earle William was then the true and onely Heire to Holland and Zeland in which right of his he went with his power against the Earle of Loos and such was his successe that the Women did beat his Enemies with Distaues and Stones they beeing glad to cast away their Armour for lightnesse to saue themselues by flight yet many were drowned in the Ditches and a great number taken Prisoners with all the Earle of Loos Tentes Pauillions Plate Iewels and Munition which Count VVilliam royally deuided among his Hollanders remaining absolute Prince of Holland Zeland and Frizeland 16 William first of that Name succéeded rightfully in all his Earledomes by the death of his Néece the young Countesse Ada. Hee had some strife with Didier Byshop of Vtretcht and Gerard Vander Are his Brother but vpon certaine Articles al displeasures were qualified By his first wife Alix daughter to the Earle of Gueldres he had Floris that next succéeded him Otho bishop of Vtretcht William Lieutenant of Holland and two Daughters the one was Abbesse at Rhynsbourg and the other at Delfte His second wife was named Mary Daughter to Edmund of Lancaster son to Henry the third K. of England by whom he had no issue He gouerned 19. yeares dying lieth buried at Rhynsbourg 17 Floris the fourth succéeded his Father Count William in his Earledomes Hee tooke great delight in Iusts and Turnaments and the Earl of Clermont proclaiming a publicke Triumph for all commers at the Countesse his Wiues request who greatly desired to sée this Floris of whom she had heard much fame and commendation this honourable Earle of Holland Zeland c. was there treacherously slaine onely thorough the iealous suspition of the olde Earle of Clermont who was there likewise presently slaine himself and the Countes grieuing for this great mishap dyed soone after This Count Floris hadde a Daughter named Mathilde or Margaret as some call her who was married to Count Herman of Henneberg She despising a poore Widdow that desired her almes vpon vrgent necessity holding in either arme a swéete young childe both which God hath sent her at one birth gaue her uery reproachfull words beside as that shee could not be honest of her bodie and by her husband haue two children lawfully begotten The poore Woman grieuing to be reiected in such extreame want and néede but much more to heare her reputation so néerely touched knowing her soule cleare from all dishonest detection made no further suite to the Lady but falling vppon her knées appealed to God for defence of her Innocency and earnestly desired that as shee had conceiued borne those two infants lawfully by her husband euen so if euer that Lady should be subiect to the custom of women that it would please him to send hir as many children at one birth as there were daies in the years Not long after the Lady conceiued with child by her husband for hir deliuerance went into Holland to visit the earl hir brother taking vp lodging in the Abbey of religious women at Losdunen and grew so excéeding great as the like had neuer before bin séene
that were in Ierusalem chose F. Ermingard d'Aps to bee their Mayster The second day of October in the same yeare the Citty of Hierusalem was submitted to the power of Saladine 88. yeares two months and seauentéene daies after that it was deliuered by Godfrey of Bullen from the handes of the Infidels Frederick the first sirnamed Barbarossa then holding the Empire of the West and Isaac the Angell that of the East at Constantinople Vrbane the third beeing Pope of Rome and Phillip the second called Augustus Gods Gift and Conquerour raigning in Fraunce Then were expulsed out of Hierusalem the Knightes Hospitallers Templers and al the Latine Christians of which Christians the Hospitallers redéemed from captiuity of the barbarous to the number of two thousand with their Money All the Churches of the cittie were then polluted and prophaned except the Temple of the Resurrection which was bought with a great summe of Money by the Christians of the East After the losse of Hierusalem the Knights Hospitalers were continually in Armes faithfully assisting the Christian Princes that had put on Crosses for the recouery of the holy Land and did actions of high desert at the siedge of Ptolomais which after a long siedge of thrée yeares was regayned from the Infidels by the Christians the twelft day of Iuly 1191. And in that Citty the Knights of Saint Iohn kept then their ordinary aboad and residence And in the verie same yeare the Christians wonne a notable victorie against the Barbarians and Saladine theyr chiefe wherein they were worthily assisted by the knightes Hospitallers and Templers The yeare following beeing 1192. in Winter dyed Ermingard d'Aps the great maister in the cittie of Ptolomais and then was chosen in his place 11 Geoffrey de Duisson In his time there was truce taken for fiue yeares betwéene the Christians that were in the holy Land and Saladine by which meanes many Lords and Gentlemen of diuers Nations who had worne the Crosse and gotten great store of goodes and possessions returned home to their Countries and gaue their goods to the Brotherhood of saint Iohn which greatly did augment their renennewes And after the death of Henry Earle of Champaigne the Hospitallers and Templers remayned gouernours and administrators of the kingdome of Hierusalem howbeit that by the fewer number of Christians there abiding election was made of Amaury de Lusignan who had succéeded the king of Ierusalem in the kingdome of Cyprus with consent of the Patriarch the Prelats and Barons of the Realme in the yeare 1194. when soone after died Duisson the Great-Maister and then succéeded him by election 12 F. Alphonso of Portugall a knight of the Order of Saint Iohn and of the Royall house of Portugall though it dooth not appeare certainely to what king he was Sonne He made very worthy and commendable statutes whereof to this day there are some inuiolably kept But because he was of too stiffe nature ouer-rough surely and seuere hee encurred the hatred of the greater part of the Knights Hospitallers Which was the cause that hee renounced his Maistershippe and shipt himselfe for returne home to Portugall in the same yeare of his election But he dyed the first day of March in the yeare 1207. 13 The same yeare that Alphonso renounced the Great Maistershippe to wit in the yeare 1194. Geoffrey le Rat who was Graund-Pryour of Fraunce was chosen Mayster And Saladine then dying his Sonne Noradine Lord of Alepo succéeding him About this time Simon Earle of Montfort was sent by King Phillip Augustus with an Army into Syria where finding much disorder he tooke truce for tenne yeares with the Infidels in the yeare 1198. In the time of this tranquile estate there chanced a great difference betwéene the Knights Hospitallers and Templers grounded on this occasion The Hospitallers complayned that the Templers had enterprised too farre vppon their iurisdiction with much contempt and violation thereof Which quarrell after manie rough encounters and skirmishes was appeased accorded by the interposition of king Amaury the Patriarches of Antioch and Hierusalem and other Princes and Christian Prelats who comprimitted this difference in the name of Innocentius the third which fell out very successiuely For after that God the onely Staffe and stay of all affaires in the holy Land had permitted this friendly vnity betwéen these two millitary Orders of Knight-hood King Amaury of Lusignan so preuailed that the Great Mayster and Knights of Saint Iohn might liue with him in the Isle of Cyprus where hee graunted the gouernment of the Kingdome to them In the yeare 1205. King Amaury dyed so did Quéene Isabell who appointed her Daughter Mary which she had by Conrade of Monferrat to be her heire and he left her to be tutoured and guided by the Knightes Hospitallers and Templers In the yeare 1260. Geoffrey le Rat the Great Mayster dyed and then succéeded him 14 Guerin de Montagu of the language of Auuergne who with the Knights of his order ayded Lyuon King of Armenia against the Turkes and Barbarians that had intruded into his Kingdome In recompence whereof he gaue them the citty of Salef with the castles of Camard and new castle and their dependances Hee likewise recommended his heire and Kingdome to the Knightes of the Hospitall of Saint Iohn which guift was confirmed by the Pope the fift of August 1209. Then were Iohn de Brienna and Mary his Wife Heire to the Kingdome crowned King and Quéene of Hierusalem At length in the yeare 1230. Guerin the great Maister died in the citty of Ptolomais and during his tyme all the Christians affaires in the holy Land depended very much vppon the Knightes Hospitalers and Templers who albeit they had many contentions betwéen them yet did they still agrée together in all matters against the Infidels After him succeeded 15 One F. Gerin of whom no other name is found remembred Richard Duke of Cornewal and Brother to Henrie then King of England arryued soone after in Palestine with an Army of forty thousand men and did many worthy actions there The great Maister also and his knights with him bearing him company fought valiauntly against the Corasmine Infidelles There the saide Mayster was taken and sent as a Prisoner to the Soldane of Egypt where he died and in his place the Knights of S. Iohn elected in the citty of Ptolomais for their great Maister 19 Bertrand de Comps in the time of Pope Innocent the fourth and when the Generall Counsell was called at Lyons 1245. This great Maister was present in a furious battaile fought against the Turcomans that wasted all the country about Antioch in the month of August 1248 where hauing receiud sundry deadly wounds he ended his daies And in the Citty of Ptolomais on the 24. of Aug. was elected as Great maister 17. Peter de Villebride In his time Lewes K. of France called S. Lewes tooke on him the crosse against the Infidels with
Language is as much to say as plaine smooth or éeuen and so much the rather is it to bee credited because all the Countrey is plaine spacious full of thicke woodes and verie few hilles or mountaines in it The Earth is colde and fréezing whereby it produceth little store of Wine or Oyle but contrarywise it yéeldeth much Graine and diuers other kindes of Pulse c. Zechus and Lechus or Leschus were the first that euer gouerned in Polonia or there builded any Citty Castle They both gouerned for some time but after the whole race of Lechus was extirpated the Barons of the kingdome assembling to giue succession to Leschus concluded to liue at liberty and without any farther checke or controule Neuerthelesse that Iustice might be administred to the people and they gouerned as necessity required they ordained twelue Vaiuodes or Paladines which order hath continued in that kingdome euen to our daies but not without great hurt to the whole land For there was no change of these Officers but the dignitye lasted their life time although they carried them-selues badly in their authority despising their betters and euill entreating their Inferiours Such as among these Vaiuodes were Castillians Commaunders of Castelles Captaines Iudges and such like great Magistrates did what themselues pleased whereby ensued that this Kingdome could neuer haue any great progression in armes being oppressed by such petty and no mightie or potent Lords But in no long while after the faction of Lechus growing in hatred of the Vaiuodes or Paladines gouernment would néedes haue one peculiar Prince and therefore they made choise of a worthy and valiant man named Gracchus who dwelt at the foote of the Sarmatian Mountaines néere vnto the Riuer Vistula He builded a Citty calling it Graccouia which is nowe corruptly named Cracouia a Cittie greatly blessed both in beautie and Scituation as also infinite Marchandizes which is there Trafficked from all Nations of the worlde it being the Metropolis of the whole kingdome The race of Gracchus fayling it returned againe to the gouernement of twelue Paladines but with much infelicity because in contending for Competitors diuers factions grewe amongst them and consequently insurrections in armes to withstand one another wherby great damage happened to the whole lande Among these turbulent spirits there was a Polander named Pâ—â—arislaus a man expert in armes of quicke apprehension and one that could well fish in such troubled Waters The people reuolted all to his faction they made him their King and he was the fift Gouernour of that Prouince after the firste Lechus or Leschus After his death another gallant young man succéeded him tearmed by the Polacks Leschus the second who proued to be a man of singuler prudence but made olde with time and dying he left it to his Sonne Leschus the third This man made his Sonne Pompilius Legittimate but deuided the Kingdome among twenty other that were his Bastards to the great detriment of the Country But Pompilius being legittimate entred into the gouernment and leauing Cracouia appointed his seate in another City called Gneza but finding it too mollestuous he transferred the State to another Citty named Crusuicza In this Citty he died of the Stone according as himselfe had continually foretold And the chiefe Lords being assembled in Counsell they determined that no more of Pompilius his successours shoulde raigne ouer them but with one consent made choise of a Countreyman named Piastus one of no great stature but strong and well sinnewed This was the first branch of those Kings that continued to the time of Casimirus the second of Lodwick of which selfesame race were also descended the moderne Princes of Slesia This Piastus accepting the Gouernement tooke vpon him the Title of Duke onely whose succession comming at length to Boleslaus in the yeare D. CCCC XC IX hee was then made King by Otho the third Emperour But the Kingdome comming to another Boleslaus successour to the former hee was expulsed thence and dyed Whereupon the Polonians aduaunced in his place his Brother Vladislaus in the yeare MLXXXII by the Title of Duke But in the yeare MCCXCV the Title of King was taken againe by Primislaus the second who at first was Duke of the greater Poland and of Pomerauia or Pomerland and so continued the succession euen to Ladislaus the first begotten sonne of Cassimirus who while his Father liued was designed to bee King of Hungaria and of Bohemia He tooke in Marriage Anne Daughter to the King of Fraunce by whom hee had Lodwick and Anne Lodwicke succéeded his Father in both his Kingdomes and tooke to Wife Marie Sister to Charles the Emperour But in the yeare of Christ 1492. the Barons of Polonia at a dyet elected after the Death of Cassimirus his Sonne Iohn Albertus His continuaunce was but a while therefore by the greater part of the Barons Alexander Great Duke of Lithuania was elected who going in Armes agaynste the Tartares dyed in Vilua aged fiue forty yeares Sigismond his younger Brother succéeded him Anno 1500. who hadde the Title of King Anno 1506. and made great Warre vppon the Neighbouring Nations especially on the Moscouites of whom he slew thirty thousand in the yeare 1514. He deceasing Augustus Sigismond tooke his place and after him Henry the thirde Brother to Charles the ninth King of Fraunce was chosen and made King But his Brother dying and he affecting his paternall kingdome more then the other forsooke Poland and went into France to his rightfull Inheritance The Polanders being thus forsaken they made choise of Maximilian the second being Emperour to be their King But he not resoluing to accept it and the Kingdom standing on some doubtful tearms Stephanus Battori Prince of Transiluania being a man of great valor came into Poland with a slender power where he was created King and so continueth A briefe Suruay of sundry other kingdomes as they were by commaund of the Emperor Iustinian set downe in the Romaine Bookes de Iuris-prudentia THe Romaine Emperors in their Imperiall Titles of honour and renowne did not onely obserue giue to themselues the names of those Prouinces wonne by them or reduced vnder the yoke of their Empire but likewise of such Nations and people as lefte theyr owne Countreyes in abounding multitudes and entered vppon the possessions of others to expell and chase thence the Naturall Inhabitauntes to plant there their owne abyding by bidding them many Battailes in some surmounting and in others spéeding according to the Fortune of Warre Of those Nations I intend to speake in some measure of their Originall and howe they succeeded because at length they ruined the greate Romayne Empyre whereto I am the rather induced to instruct such as are little skilled in Histories not onelye Cosmographicall but likewise Geographicall and to shewe them apparantly howe much they haue iniured the greater part of our Hemisphere Wee will first beginne with the Gothes
stained this faire fame with crueltie vsed by him to his owne mother for after her second marriage he caused her to be imprisoned albeit the Pope labored the matter greatly by his Legate yet could hee neuer compasse her deliuerance Which sin was seuerely punished on him by his enemies who afterward tooke him in battell And then his son Sanctio succéeded him and after Sanctio diuers other to Iohn who was the tenth King in direct and natural line This Iohn was at the first expulsed from his Kingdome and made a Knight of S. Iohn of Ierusalem but at length he was re-called to his kingdome where he made very honorable proofe of his valour and among diuers famous déeds he tooke from the Sarrazins the Citty of Septia Hee had seauen Sonnes among which Ferdinand for intergrity of life was tearmed a Saint Henry another of his Sons was the first that found Noua Insula in the Athlantike Sea He being very skilful in the Mathematicks liued continually without a Wife and made his daily abiding in a Promontory which was called the Cape of S. Vincent and there he died in the yeare 1460. But Edward who was the eldest brother was made King and by warres he adioyned to the kingdome of Portugall Zelia Tigea and Alcazar in Affrica He had two Daughters or Sisters as some say named Ioane and Leonora the first was married to the king of Castille and the other to Frederick the third Emperor of whom was borne Maximilian the first who was afterward Emperor and Grandfather to Charles the fift He had also a Son named Alphonsus who succéeded him in the Kingdome and begate Iohn Emanuel who was 14. king of Portugal Emanuel had Iohn who took to wife the sister of Charls 5. Emperor called Katherine Lodwick died an infant but Isabel was wife to the said Charles he had another daughter that was maried to Charls D. of Sauoy After him succéeded Sebastian who in our time fighting with the Moors was slain and the king of Marocco with diuers other great Lords of the Moores Henry Vnckle to the deceased king followed him in succession he being then a Cardinal very aged holding the kingdom but some few months But he dying Phillip king of Spain entred on the kingdom resisting the claime of Don Anthonio beeing a Brothers-son of the dead King Henry and so out-wearied him that hée could neuer attaine thereto in full possession So it remaineth still vnder the Spanish gouernment ¶ The Kingdome of Italy COncerning the Kingdome of Italy the antiquity thereof when at first it was called Ianicula of Ianus Camesena of Cameses Saturnia of Saturnus Hesperia of Hesper and Italia of Italus with all the Kinges there raigning till the Latines and those likewise that descended of Eneas to the time of Romulus with the History both of olde Rome and Rome as it now is it remaineth to our generall History Onely we will say somewhat of the Originall of Venice moued thereto by iust occasion A breefe discourse of the Originall of the Venetians the foundation of Venice and how it hath beene gouerned from the year of our saluation 421. to thiâ— instant To the ancient Right Worshipfull and worthy Society of the Gold-Smiths HIstoriographers who haue written of the Venetians doe not agrée together in theyr true Originall For some doe write that they are descended of the Venetian Gaules inhabiting along the Ocean Sea in little Britaigne called Armorica whereof one of the principall Citties béeing a Bishops Sée was called Vennes Others and among them Titus Liuius borne in Padua assures vs that they came forth of Paphlagonia and that Philemon their Captaine being slaine at Troy the great they went with Antenor into Italy Others write that this Nation hauing béene Neighbours to the Cappadocians and venturing fight with the Cimmerians they hazzarded further vpon the Adriatick Sea in their Fortune The most common opinion is of them who say that the Hinitians or Henetes came with Antenor and in sometime after by changing of a letter were called Venitians or Venetes First of all they expelled the Euganeans who inhabited this Countrey betwéene the Adriatick Sea and the Alpes and builded the Cittie of Padua Afterward by successe of time they increased in such sort as they would not be satisfied to bee Maisters onely of that which had appertained to the Euganeans consisting of thirtie foure faire Citties and Townes but intruded farther to seaze on Bressano and Forli Some report this Countrey to be bounded with the Riuers of Pau and that of Adde as also the Lake of Guard aunciently called the Benack the Alpes and the Adriatick Sea And so the auncient Venetians in this manner extended their Dominion both in longitude and latitude in the most pleasant Countrey of Italy but the seating of the places did daily beget the elder estate of the Venitians hatred For on the one side the ordinary robberies of the Liburnians and on the other side the frequent and frightful courses of the Barbarians did hinder them froÌ„ any long time of continuing in quiet For without these impeachments this Nation had béene most fortunate in conquering by the right of Warre one of the most goodly and beautifull Regions in all Italie Nowe ouer and beside that on the South-side it is enuironed with a most calme circuite of the Sea and in regard thereof is the more capable of receiuing all strange Merchandizes So is it likewise wattered with very delectable Riuers whereby whatsoeuer commeth from the Sea is easilie transported to the very Nauell of the Prouince It aboundeth in Pooles Pondes Forrests and vnder-woodes and the whole Land is choicelie fertile in Corne Wine Oyle and all kindes of Fruites It is also plentifully stored with Countrey Houses Townes Citties and Villages Castles Fortes and such like very commendable for the scituation and enclosure of their Wals. These nâ—w Inhabitants when their weake estate beganne to growe in fairer forme they were seldome exempted from the Warres and incursions of Straungers For after manie bolde insolencies of the Barbarians with continued Warres against each other euen from their very beginning vntill the time of Attila they were yet much more dreadfully encombered with the furious assault of the Gothes a teÌ„mpest farre excéeding in turbulencie all other former disasters happening to them whatsoeuer For first the Hunnes a people of Scythia dwelling néere to the Riphean Mountaines conducted by Attila the Sonne of Mandluck dispersed themselues ouer Italie and making horrible spoyle wheresoeuer they went fell into the Prouince belonging to the Vinitians After a long siedge they tooke the Cittie of Aquileia and spoyled and burnt it wholly In like manner did they ruinate the Citties of Concordia and Altina and almost all the Venitian Region At the fearefull newes of this Warre the Venitians were more amazed then any other and so much the rather because they had béene formerly invred to sustaine their
Common-wealth This man was of the league with the Christian Princes againste the Turke and in his time were sixty seuerall Ambassadors at Venice He gouerned ten yeares and ten months 55 Bartolomeo Gradenigo Atturney of Saint Marke was made Duke at 76. yeares of age by the intercession of Andrea Dandolo and his cessation In his time was Venice myraculously deliuered from a mighty imminent invndation Candie rebelled and the Rebelles were seuerely punnished There happened a great Dearth in the Cittie which droue the people to discontentment Hee died in his fourth yeare 54 Andrea Dandolo who had before resigned his place to Gradenigo caused the dearth for to cease by sending for great store of Corne out of Sicilie Hee obtained of the king of Babylon frée Nauigation into Egypt Zara rebelled the seauenth time and was reprized The Warre betwéene them of Genes and the Citty was trobled by two great accidents One was an earthquake verie dreadfull and the other was a gréeuous Pestilence Hee gouerned twelue yeares wanting some few months 55 Marino Faliero was elected Duke being then Ambassador at Rome Hauing receyued an iniurie by some perticulers which was not reuenged according vnto his owne desire he determined in the eighty yeare of his age to make himselfe absolutely Lorde without any controule The Conspiracy beeing discouered by Nicholo Lion he had his head smitten off within the Pallace And it was ordayned that his Picture shoulde not bee placed among the other Dukes but the place being left voyde had onely this Writing This is the place of Marino Faliero who for his greeuous offence had his head cut off he was Duke but ten moneths 56 Giouanni Gradenigo had an excellent spirite but a much mishappen countenance The Warre was renewed againste the Genes which tearmined with a mutuall peace Hee had warre against the King of Hungarie for Dalmatia Treuisa was besiedged in his time and thether hee went in person He gouerned one yeare thrée moneths and fourtéene daies 57 Giouanni Delfino was elected Duke when he was in Treuisa defending it against the King of Hungary The Senat sent to demand free passage for him which being denied he came foorth with 200. horse to beard the enemy so attained to Margliera where the Senat in person receiued him In short time he gaue end to this war recouered Conciliano Serualla Asola He made peace for the soueraignty of Dalmatia and died aged 45. yeares hauing gouerned foure yeares two months eleuen daies 58 Lorenzo Celso vpon a false bruit of a victory against them of reuolted Genes was made duke in concurrence of Pietro Gradenigo Leonardo Dandolo Marro Cornaro Candie rebelled again it was regained with very great difficulty On this occasion a Iusts and feast was publickly made in the place of S. Mark he died 2. dayes after the fourth yeare of his Principality 59 Marco Cornaro a man very wise learned was sent into Candie which was rebellious and there he made a cruel bloody war the Pope granting plenary Indulgence to al such as went thether The Rebels being seuerely punished the commonwealth sent to Pope Vrbane 5. a certain nuÌ„ber of their Gallies He gouerned 2. years 5. moneths and 24. daies 60 Andrea Contarini â—led to the Paduans fearing to be elected Duke and as presaging the ruine which in his time wold betide the common-wealth First of all he made warre with them of Triesta then soon after with Carrara for the confines of Padua and such was the fortune that Chioggia beeing taken the Cittie of Venice found it selfe to bee in extreame daunger But in the ende hee went and opposed him-selfe in person against the Enemies vanquished them and regained Chioggia Hee dyed hauing gouerned fiftéene yeares foure months and fiftéene daies 61 Michele Morisini was a man well furnished with Learning and Wisedome Some say that in his time the Isle of Thenedes was taken and not in the time of his Predecessour Contarini There were diuers Lawes then made and amongst others it was ordayned that Homicides who formerly had beene hanged should afterwardes haue their heads smitten off He liued but four months fiue dayes in his Dignity and died in the 74. yeare of his age 62 Antonio Veniero was a rigorous obseruer of Iustice He confined one of his owne Sonnes in exile because he had ouer-lightly offended the Familie of a Noble Venitian Hee made league with Galeazzo the Vicounte against Carrara whereupon hee tooke Padua Hee assisted the Emperour Emmanuell against the Turke and gaue ayde also vnto Sigismond King of Hungaria who afterward came to the Empire The place of Saint Marke and that of the Rialto were greatly beautified in his time He died two months and thrée daies after the 18 yeare of his rule 63 Michele Steno had the dignity of Atturney of Saint Marke with that of Duke Hée wonne an important battaile against the Genewaies Carrera was now the last time vanquished and Padua and Verona surprized They of Vicenza to frée themselues from his tyranny yéelded themselues to the Common-wealth Ladislaus King of Hungaria did likewise for-goe Zara. He died hauing gouerned 13. yeares and thrée daies 64 Thomaso Mocenigo was first Generall of the Goulfe Hee embraced peace to the ende that the Cittizens might Traffique Vdina became obedient to the Common-wealth with the Countrey of Friuoli by meanes of the Lordes of Sauorguani who were made Noble-men of Venice The Florentines were also succoured against the Duke of Milaine In his tenth yeare he died 65 Francesco Foscari did stoutly represse the Duke of Milaine who procéeded too farre on the liberties of Italy Brescia Bergamo and other Citties of Lombardie were then won among which were Loda and Parma and Rauenna in Romania Hée made also a large progresse on the Seas euen into Morea The Senate assisted Paleodogus the Emperour against the Turkes who vsurped Constantinople in the yeare 1453. Hée was made Arbitratour by the Duke of Milaine in certaine differences of neighbour-hood The King of Dacia was made a Noble Venitian And afterward the Duke in regard of his age and infirmities was dismissed hauing gouerned 34. yeares and sixe months 66 Paschale Malapiero was appointed in the place of Foscari being Atturny of S. Mark who died two daies after his dismission Hee made a Law that in following times the Duke should not be deposed In his daies the famous Arte of Printing was brought into Venice The Arsenall was greatly encreased And hee maintained the people in peace during foure years 6. months and fiue daies that he gouerned 67 Christophoro Moro of Procuratour of S. Marke was made Duke He liued for some time in peace till the second yeare of his gouernment and then the Turke proud of his surprizall of Constantinople declared Warre against the Venitians He made heace with Pope Pius the fift and the Duke of Burgundy But the Pope dying they remained alone and maintayned war which lasted twenty yeares And yet he dyed hauing raigned 9
constancy in promise that he sildome spake the word which hee not performed Such an obseruer of Iustice was he also that he would not remoue from any place but Proclamation was first made that if any of his men or officers did take any thing vnpaid for the partie to whome the debt was due should come in and imediatelie satisfied he willinglie heard the complaints of the poore and was as diligent in seeing their wrongs redressed Iohn Stuart Earle of Carrike and sonne to King Robert before named was crowned king but because Iohn was iudged to bee an vnfortunate name for Kings they changed it and called him Robert after his Fathers name and so hee was King Robert the third Then was the first creation of Dukes in Scotland for the king made his eldest Sonne Dauid Duke of Rothsay and his Brother Robert Duke of Albanie yet neyther of these sonnes succéeded their father but another son who was named Iames. This King Robert raigned 16. yeares Iames Sonne to King Robert succéeded his Father in the kingdome of Scotland his Quéen was deliuered of two Sonnes at a birth named Alexander and Iames Alexander dyed in his infancy but Iames liued and succéeded hys Father This King Iames the first raigned thirtéene yeares Of whom it is written that he was a very seuere and vpright Iusticer yet so milde and swéete of Nature that not any of their Princes did more reuerently embrace peace at home among his subiects or more willingly conclude it abroad with strangers then he His Wisedome appeared so manifestly in many very great and especiall affaires that Kinges of other Nations did louingly ioyne in league and friendship with him He had bin so wel educated in all Sciences and Gentlemanly actiuity by the carefull dilligence of the best Schoole-maisters that it coulde not be easily iudged in which hee was most perfect For hee was an excellent Musitian a rare Poet a most elequent Orator so exactly both in minde and memory he comprehended the depth of Diuinity and Lawe that for all these in his time he gaue not place to any one Lastly he was not onely a beauty to his Countrey in prouiding his peoples quiet at home but fought also for their defence against their enemies abroad The inuention of Gunnes happened in his time and he caused diuers pieces of Artillery to be made in Flanders one of which being a great and goodly Piece he called the Lyon whereon these verses he caused to be engranen Illustri Iacobo Scotorum Principi digno Regs magnifico dum fulmin◠castra a reduce Factus sum subito nuncuper ergo Leo. Iames the second son to King Iames the first being but sixe yeares olde succéeded his Father in the Crown and was the 103. King of Scotland from Fergusius the first In this Kings time was the famous Art of Printing inuented in the Citty of Mentz in Germany This King raygned 24. yeares among his Subiects in the Camp hee carried himselfe so gently towards all men that they seemed not to feare him as their King but reuerenced and loued him like a father Hee would ride vp and downe amongst them and eat and drinke with them euen as if hee had bin fellow-like with the meanest Iames the third Sonne to King Iames the second being but seauen years of age succéeded his father in the kingdome and raigned 29. yeares Iames the fourth son to King Iames the third was crowned King of Scotland the 24. day of Iune 1488. he being then aged xvi yeares This King Iames the fourth married the Princesse Margaret eldest Daughter vnto Henry the seauenth King of England and raigned fiue and twenty yeares deseruing to be ranked and numbred amongst the best princes that euer there gouerned for his polliticke rule and administration of Iustice Iames the fift being a Childe aged one yeare fiue moneths and ten daies and sonne to king Iames the fourth was Crowned King of Scotland the one and twentieth day of September 1513. his Mother the Quéene being appoynted Regent of the Realme This King raigned 32. yeares being an obseruice of Iustice a defender of the Law and a sound shielde for the poore and innocent in which regard of his Nobility hee was called King of the Commoners He would set at libertie the poore oppressed with the tyranny of the rich and represse the rich from spoyling the poore All which he did with a kinde of seueritie but yet in such sort as therein appeared a woonderfull gentlenesse in his naturall disposition because he seldom did put any of them to death but did eyther by inprisonment or mulct punish the offence For it was his vsuall saying That he would neuer take life from any but onelie to keepe the Lawe sound for example to others and to keepe downe their boldnesse that dwelt about the borders His death was great lamented of his subiects to whom he was a perfect Patron and a louing Father Mary Daughter and heire to King Iames the fift began her raigne ouer Scotland the 18. of December 1542. She was but seauen daies old when the King her Father died and left her his kingdome hir mother then lying in child-bed in the Castle of Lithquo of which place the Lorde Leuingston being then Captaine had the charge both of mother and daughter committed to him with the mothers good liking frée consent This Q. Mary maried Frances the Dolphin of France who after his fathers death was king of France but King Frances dying Mary Qu. of Scotland and Dowager of France returned home againe into Scotland where hir Mother had bin Regent al the time of hir absence I meane vntill the x. of Iune 1560. on which day the Queen Mother of Scotland died Afterward Mary Q. of Scots maried Henry Stuart Lord Darnley Earl of Rosse Duke of Albanie son to the Earle of Lennox who was proclaimed king at the Market Crosse in Edenburgh the 28. of Iuly 1564. and on the tenth of February 1566. he was made Knight of the Order of S. Michael in the Chappel of Holirood house with great reuerence and solemnitie In the month of Iune next folowing the 19. day and betwéen the houres of x. and xi before noone Quéene Mary was deliuered of a goodlie young Prince who afterwarde was crowned King of Scotland by the name of Iames the sixt Iames the sixt Sonne to King Henry and Q. Mary being about a yeare old began his raigne ouer Scotland and was crowned King thereof the 19. of July 1567. Hee succéeded also in his rightfull inheritance of the Crowne of England after the decease of Queen Elizabeth of famous memory the 24. day of March 1602. gloriously vniting those kingdomes in one which formerly by Brute had bin long time deuided ¶ Of the Island of Albion before Brutes arriuall there and tearming it Brittaine after his owne name Also what Kinges raigned there before he came thither ¶ To
and all our famous Riuers of Britain with the Deucalion Sea and Islandes of Brittaine especially Archadia Aemonia Arachne are glorious records of Brute and the Troyans the founders of Britaine Diuers our most ancient Citties and Townes of Britaine as Oxford vpon Isis and Themis Troia-noua vppon Isis Themis and Rhea Albanorum Yorke Brigantium ciuitas Antandros turned to S. Andros Parthaon Perthe turned to Saynt Iohns Town Albanum ciuitas turned to S. Albanes Chester and Doriscestria with the auncient Townes of Derby and Leicester and Tyanton vpon Tamares Riuer of Britaine with diuers other Townes and Citties of Britaine are Records of Brute and the Troyans Founders of Britaine The diuers Nations and people of Britaine as the Troy-nouants Brigantes Scotobrigantes the people of Albania Calydonia and Aetolia the Iberi the Albani and Georgij the people of Derbie and Leycester the people of Chester that came from Cestria Epiri with the Dores loues and Cares and the Tamarites of Tyanton commonly called Tanton All these are Records of the Noble people of Greece and Asia the remaines of the Troyans that came into to Britaine with Brute To these adde a Catalogue or Register of the ancient Princes Noblemen and Gentlemen of Britaine whereof there are some remaining to this verie day beginne wee then thus Brute Corineus Locrine Camber Albanacte Madan Mempricius Ebranke and hys twentie Sonnes Brute Greensheild Assaracus and Cecilius c. Belinus and Brennus Cambra or Cambria Antenors Wife Cambra Belinus Daughter Conidagus King of Albania slewe Morgan at Glammorgan Conidagus builded the Temple of Minerua at Bangor in Wales the temple of Mars at Parthaon now S. Iohns town of Aetolia in Scotland Aruiragus in whose dayes a Ioseph of Aramithia preached in Brittaine Leile Androgeus Brother to Cassibelanus this Androgeus let Iulius Caesar into Brittaine Pirrhus Alexander Arcadius Alexander Audax Achaius Etolus Helena Coile Constantine Graye Persie Dercie Carie Busir or Bousir Cicell Cydne Dennis Bridgis Andros Carowe Caros Tracie Rhese ap Rhesus Oen or Owen King of Calydon Brent the son of Hercules Thinn Euance Bryce Hil Drake Calais Nele Gryne Dorill Hodie Crane c. These and infinite more beside whiche Brute brought with him from the Countries of Isis and Themis and from Albania Calydonia Sylua and Etolia in Greece to Albania Calydonia Sylua and Etolia in Britaine are vndoubted records of him and the Troyans Founders of Britaine Thus much out of Maister Lytes Light of Brittaine which worthy Gentleman being deceased his Son Maister Thomas Lyte of Lytescarie Esquire a true immitator and heyre to his Fathers Vertues hath not long since presented the Maiesty of King Iames with an excellent Mappe or Genealogicall Table contayning the bredth and circumference of twenty large shéets of Paper which he entitleth Brittaines Monarchy approouing Brutes History and the whole succession of this our Nation from the very Original with the iust obseruation of al times changes and occasions therein happening This worthy worke hauing cost aboue seauen yeares labour beside great charges and expence his highnesse hath made very gracious acceptance of and to witnesse the same in Court it hangeth in an especiall place of eminence Pitty it is that this Phoenix as yet affoordeth not a fellowe or that from priuacie it might not bee made more generall but as his Maiesty hath graunted him priuiledge so that the world might be woorthie to enioy it whereto if friendship may preuaile as he hath bin already so shall he be still as earnestly sollicited Brute the sonne of Siluius hauing vnfortunately slaine his father in hunting as he shot his Arrow at a Deare was therefore bannished his Countrey whereupon he went into Grece where a great number of the Troyans liuing before in seruitude resorted to him and by his valour hee gaue them liberty by conquerring Pandrasus King of that Country who was descended of the Noble Achilles Hee compelled him also to let him haue his faire Daughter Innogen in marriage with furniture money victuals and Shipping wherewith after many hard aduentures passing along the straits of Gibralterra and coasting along the shore on the right hand hee met with Corineus and another company that came with him from Troy likewise with Antenor Ioyning then their powers together they sayled on til arriuing within the riuers mouth of Loire which deuideth Aquitaine from Celtike Gallia supposed to bee Gascoigne they landed in the Dominions of a King called Goffarius and Surnamed Pictus by reason hee was descended of the people of Agathyisi who were other-wise termed Picts King Goffarius with his men dyd sharply resist those new commers but sustayned the worst twice in the last conflict Brutes Nephew named Turnus was slaine in whose memory Brute builded there a City which to this day is called Tours in Touraigne Departing thence he and his traine came to the Isle of Britaine and landed at the hauen now called Totnesse Anno. 2855. and after the destruction of Troy 66. before the building of Rome 368. years which was before our Sauiours natiuity 1116. almost ended He found this land desolate sauing a few Giants who in short time were vanquished for Corineus wrastled with the strongest of them named Goemagot or Gogmagog at a place beside Doner where hee cast him headlong downe from one of the rockes in regard whereof the place is called Gogmagogs Leap or fal Brute builded London calling it Troy-newydh or Troia-noua He begate on his wife Innogen 3. sons among whom he deuided his kingdome before his death To Locrine who was the eldest hee gaue the middle part calling it Loegria or Loegiers To Camber his second sonne he gaue the west part of the Island calling it Cambria or Cymbry deuided from Loegria by the riuer Seuerne To his third son Albanact he gaue al the North part entitling it Alban or Albania according also to his name To Corineus his deare estéemed friende and companion hee gaue that part of the Land which after him to this day is called Corinwall Lastly when he had gouerned this land 24. yeares Hee died and was buried at that new Citty which he had builded Anno ante incarnat Christi 1132. Locrine after his Father Brutes death was king of Loegria and Lorde Paramount of the whol Island of Britain In his time Humber or Humyr King of the Hunnes entered into Albania and slew Albanact But Locrine and Camber to reuenge their brothers death met in Arms with Humber neere to an arme of the Sea that parted Loegria and Albania where killing him in the fight they threw his body into the water which in memory of his name is yet called Humber Locrine married Guendolen Daughter to Corineus but falling in loue with Estrilde a strange Lady in King Humbers Campe hee reiected his wife which caused her to raise an army againste him In triall of that fight Locrine was slaine and Guendolen drowned Estrilde with her Daughter Sabrine
crowne of England and after much contention being taken and committed Prisoner vnto Cardiffe Castle in VVales after 26. yeares imprisonment hee there dyed and was buried at Glocester Maud King Henries Daughter was maried to the Emperor Henry but his other children William Duke of Normandy his Sister Marie Countesse of Perch Richard Earle of Chester with his Brother Otwell Gouernor to Duke William and the saide Earle of Chester his wife the Kinges Neece with diuers others to the number of 140. persons beside 50. Marriners following the king out of Normandie were all drowned King Henry raigned 35. years died in the Forrest of Lyons in Normandie and was buried in the Abbey of Reading which he had founded In this king Henry first of that name ended the line of the Norman kings concerning their heires male who had raigned about 69. yeares and then began the French by Title of the heyres generall Stephen Earle of Bullen and Mortaigne son to Stephen Earle of Bloys by Adela Daughter to king William the Conquerour vsurped the crowne from Maud the Empresse and her young sonne Henry which caused great Warres betweene him and her and very miserable times to the people till by an assembly of the Lordes at Winchester Articles of peace and agreement were concluded King Stephen raigned eyghteene yeares ten moneths and three and twenty dayes and was buried in the Abby of Feuersham in Kent Henry sur-named Fitz-Empresse and Shortmantle succeeded next in the crown of England He expelled strangers out of the Land and had a long and troublesome contention with Thomas Becket Arch-Bishop of Canterburie Hee crowned his sonne Henry as fellow-King with him which procured him much mollestation by meanes of his Quéene and his other sonnes In his time was the conquest of Ireland Dublin and Waterford being woon by Earle Strongbow He had diuers Concubines but especially fayre Rosamond whom he kept in a Labyrinth at Woodstock where she was poysoned by Q. Elianor King Henry the second raigned 34. yeares nine months and two dayes and dying was buried at Font-Euerard in the Dutchy of Alanson In him ended the raigne both of the Normans and French-men ouer the Realme of England Richard Earle of Poictiers and second Son to King Henry was crowned King at Westminster He went to the Holy-land and performed many worthy seruices there his brother Iohn in his absence aspired to rule the whole land being prouoked thereto by the French king As King Richard besiedged the Castle of Chalus Cheuerel he was wounded with an impoysoned quarrell shot at him by one Barturam de Gurden or Peter Bazile whereof he dyed hauing raigned nine yeares nine moneths and odde daies and was buried at Font-Euerard Iohn Lord of Ireland Earle of Mortaign and Glocester brother to king Richard was crowned at westm He had long tedious contentions with his Barons as also with the pope by whose meanes Lewes the French kinges sonne was drawne into the businesse had the crowne offered him by the Lords whereon he wrought great spoile in the Land King Iohn raigned 17. years six months and 27. dayes and dying by poyson was buried at VVorcester Henry third of that name and eldest Son to King Iohn succeeded immediately after his Father albeit he was but nine yeares old the Barons and French Lewes being still very mollestuous against whom VVilliam Marshal Earle of Pembroke was chiefe Generall of the Kings forces and preuayled worthily This King Henry raigned 56. yeares and 27. dayes and was buried at Westminster Edward eldest Sonne to King Henrie and Surnamed Long-shankes was crowned at Westminster after his returne home from the Holy Land This King conquered Wales and deuided it into Shyres and banished the Iewes for euer out of England Hauing raigned 34. yeares seauen months and twenty dayes hee dyed and was buried at VVestminster Edward of Carnaruon sonne to King Edward the first succeeded in the kingdome after his Father This king did ouermuch affect an Esquire of Gascoigne called Pierce Gauaston and disshonoured many of his Lords to aduance him as he did the like by the two Spensers the Father and Sonne At length he was imprisoned by his Barons with helpe of the Queene and Prince and then deposed when he had raigned nineteene yeares sixe months and seauenteene dayes Edward the third son to king Edward the second was crowned at Westminster in his Fathers life time Flanders yeelded themselues all their Townes to King Edward and laying claime to the Crowne of France in right of his Mother Queen Isabell he entred that land with a puissant army and quartered the Armes of France with his owne of England He deuised the woorthy Order of the Garter and Prince Edward Surnamed the Blacke Prince beside his famous victories in Fraunce reseated Don Peter king of Castile in his kingdom which his bastard Brother Henrie vsurped against him K. Edward the third raigned fifty yeares and fiue monethes and dying at Sheene was buried at Westminster Richard second of that name son to Edward the Blacke Prince being about eleauen yeares old succeeded after his Grand-father King Edward the Duke of Lancaster and the Earle of Cambridge being Protectors of the yong kings person The rebellion of Iacke Straw and Wat Tyler with the Essex and Kentishmen then hapned and the worthy act of William Walworth Lord Maior of London in arresting the traitor Great stormes arose betweene the king and hys Nobles because he had let to Farme the realme of England to Lords that abused the king and much misgouerned him sending abroad blanke Charters c. Whereupon in the end Articles were framed against the king and he committed to the Tower of London Henrie Surnamed Bullingbrooke sonne to Iohn of Gaunt being proclaimed king and Richard quite depryued when he had raigned 22. years three months nine dayes Dying hee was buried at Langley Henry Plantagenet borne at Bullingbroke in the County of Lincolne beeing Cosin-Germaine to king Richard the second succeeded next by Richards depriuation and entailed the crown to him and his heires Owen Glendoure with his VVelchmen entered into Rebellion against the king and did put him in great daunger of his life by Treason by conueying a Caltrop into his bed This king Henry raigned 13. yeares and odde months and was buried at Canterburie with great solemnity Henry of Monmouth sonne and heire to king Henry the fourth succeeded after his father Hee vrged his title to France and fought the famous battell at Agin-court Hee raigned nine yeares sixe months and foure daies and dying at Boys de Vinciennes in France was buried at Westminster Henry of windsore being but nine moneths olde did yet succeed in his lawfull right He was also crowned king of France at Paris and had his time troubled with many grieuous combustions both abroad and at home as also diuers foughten battailes
Burgesses of the Citty adding the Dagger into the Citties Armes which till that day was a red Crosse in a Siluer field onely Iohn Northampton Draper Lord Maior two yeares Sir Nicholas Brember Grocer knighted with Syr William Walworth Lorde Maior three yeares together Nicholas Exton fishmon lord maior 1. yeare Nicholas Tâ—â—ifield or Tâ—ylorde knighted with Syr William Walworth Lord Maior one yeare William Vâ—naâ—r Grocer Lord Maior one yeare Adam Bâ—mme Goldsmith who prouided the Cittie of such plenty of corne from beyonde the seas that the Citty was able to furnish the countrey Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Hend Draper in whose time happened a great tumult in London because one of the bishop of Salisburies men had taken a Horse-loafe from a Bakers man in Fleete-streete and on the Byshops complaint to the King the Lord Maior being sent for to Windsore and other of hys Brethren the Maior Sheriffes and other substantiall Cittizens were there arrested the Maior committed to the castle of Windsore and the rest to other Castles and Holdes The King seized the citty into his hands appointing a Warden to gouerne it named Sir Edward Darlingâ—â—g knight c. But in short while the Kinges displeasure was pacified and the liberties of London restored and ratifyed William Sâ—ondon Grocer lord maior 1. year Iohn Hadley Grocer againe lord maior one yeare Iohn Froshe Mercer Lorde maior one yeare William More Vintner L. Maior one yeare Adam Bamme Gold-Smith againe Lorde Maior one yeare Richard Whittington mercer Lorde Maior one yeare Drew Barentine Gold-smith Lord Maior 1. yeare At his expiration of Office beganne the raigne of King Henry the fourth the 29. of September 1399. Thomas Knolles Grocer lord maior 1. yeare Iohn Francis Goldsmith lord maior one year Iohn Shadworth mercer lord maior one yeare Iohn Walcote Draper lorde maior one yeare William Ascham Fishmonger lord maior one yeare Iohn Hend draper again lord maior one year he builded new againe the parish Church of saint Swithen at London stone Iohn woodcock mercer lord maior one yeare Richard VVhittington mercer agayne lorde maior one yeare In which year died of the plague more then 30000. people William Stondon Grocer againe lord maior one yeare Drew Barentine Gold-smith againe lorde maior one yeare Hee builded part of the Goldesmiths Hall and gaue them lands Richard Marlow Ironmonger Lorde Maior one yeare Thomas Knoles Grocer againe L. Maior one yeare he began anew to builde the Guild-Hall in London c. Robert Chichley Grocer Lorde Maior one yeare William Waldren mercer Lord Maior one yeare In his time died king Henry the fourth his sonne King Henry the fift began his raigne the 20. day of march 1412. William Cromar Draper lorde Maior one yeare Thomas Faulconer mercer who builded the Postern at Moorgate and lent the king 10000. markes vpon Iewels Lord Maior one yeare Nicholas Wotton Draper Lord Maior one yeare Henry Barton Skinner who first ordayned Lanthorn and Candle-light in the winter Euenings from Hallontide to Candlemasse Lorde Maior one yeare Richard Marlow Iremonger againe Lorde Maior one yeare William Seuenoke Grocer who founded a free Schoole and Almes houses at Seuenoke in Kent Lord Maior one yeare Richard Whittington mercer of whose worthy déeds we haue else where spoken Lord Maior again one yeare William Cambridge Grocer Lorde Maior one yeare Robert Chicheley Grocer againe L. Maior one yeare He gaue the plot of ground to builde the parish church of S. Stephens in Walbrooke thereon In his time died king Henry the fifte and King Henry the sixt began his raigne the 31 of August 1422. William walderne mercer again Lord Maior one yeare Newgate was then builded by Richard Whittingtons executors William Cromar Draper againe Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Michell Fishmonger Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Couentrie mercer Lord Maior one year Iohn Reinwell Fishm lord maior one yeare Iohn Gidney Draper Lord Maior one yeare Henry Barton Skinner againe Lorde Maior one yeare William East-field mercer Lorde Maior one yeare Nicholas wotton Draper againe Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Welles Grocer a liberall benefactor for newe building the chappell by Guild-Hald beside of his goodes was builte the Standarde in west-Cheape Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Parneis Fishmonger Lorde Maior one yeare Iohn Brokle Draper Lord Maior one yeare Roger Oteley Grocer Lord Maior one year Henry Frowicke Mercer Lâ—de Maior one yeare Iohn Michell Fishmonger againe L. Maior one yeare Sir VVilliam East-field mercer who was made a Knight of the Bathe and gaue great bounty to rhe Water conduits Lorde Maior againe one yeare Stephen Browne Grocer Lorde Maior one yeare Robert Large mercer Lorde Maior one yeare Iohn Paddesley Gold-smith mint-maister Lord Maior one yeare Robert Cloptoâ— Draper Lorde Maior one yeare Iohn Hatherley Ironmonger Lorde Maior one yeare Thomas Catworth Grocer Lorde Maior one yeare Henry Frowicke mercer in whose time Pauls Steeple was fiered with lightning and hardlye quenched Lord Maior againe one yeare Sir Simon Eyre Draper who builded Leaden Hal for a common Granary to the city c. Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Olney mercer Lord Maior one yeare Iohn Sidney Draper Lord Maior one yeare Stephen Browne Grocer againe Lord Maior one yeare Thomas Chalton mercer in whose time happened the Rebellion of Iack Cade of Kent Lord Maior one yearâ— Nicholas VVilford Grocer lorde Maior one yeare William Gregory Skinner lord Maior one yeare Godfrey Filding mercer who was made one of the counsell to King Henry the sixt and King Edward the fourth lord Maior one yeare Iohn Norman Draper who was the firste maior that was rowed by water to westminster for till that time they rode thither on horseback lord Maior one yeare Stephen Foster Fishmonger who enlarged Ludgate Lord Maior one yeare William Marrow Grocer lorde Maior one yeare Tâ—omas Canning Grocer Lord Maior one yeare Godfrey Boloine mercer who gaue a 1000. li. to poore housholders in London c. lord Maior one yeare Thomas Scot Draper lord Maior one yeare William Hulin Fishmonger lord Maior one yeare Richard Lee Grocer lord Maior one yeare In his time began King Henry the sixt his troubles and King Edward the fourth entered hys raigne the fourth of March 1460. Hugh witch mercer lord Maior one yeare Thomas Cooke Draper made knight of the Bath in the fifte yeare of King Edward the 4. Lord maior one yeare Mathew Phillip Gold-smith made Knight of the Bath the fift yeare of Edward the fourth and afterward knighted in field the tenth of Edward the fourth Lord
yet maintained by the Merchant-Taylors and the greater part of S. Andrews Vnder-shaft Parish Church in London Lorde Maior one yeare Thomas Bradbury Mercer sonne to VVilliam Bradbury of Branghing in Hertfordshire Lord Maior part of the yeare and Sir VVilliam Capell the rest wherein dyed King Henry the seauenth and Henry the eight his sonne began his raigne the 22. of Aprill 1509. Henry Keble Grocer son to George Keble of London Cittizen and Grocer Lord Maior one yeare Roger Acheley Draper sonne to Thomas Acheley of Stanwardine in Shropshire Lorde Maior one yeare Sir VVilliam Coppinger Fish-Monger son to VValter Coppinger of Buckseill in Suffolk And Sir Richard Haddon Mercer were Lord Maiors this yeare by seuerall partes each after other William Browne Mercer sonne to Iohn Browne Cittizen and Mercer of London Lord Maior one yeare George Monox Draper borne in London Lord Mayor one yeare Sir William Butler Grocer son to Richard Butler of Bindenham in Bedfordshire Lorde Maior one yeare Iohn Reest Grocer sonne to William Reest of Peterborow in Northamptonshire Lorde Maior one yeare Sir Thomas Exmew Golde-smith sonne to Richard Exmew of Ruthin in Cheshire Lorde Maior one yeare he made the Water-Conduite in London wall by Moore-gate c. Thomas Mirfin Skinner sonne to George Mirfin of Elie in Cambridgeshire L. Maior one yeare Sir Iames Yardford Mercer sonne to William Yardford of Kidwelley in Wales L. Maior one yeare Sir Iohn Brugge Draper sonne to Thomas Brugge of Dymmocke in Glocestershire Lord Maior one yeare Sir Iohn Milborne Draper son to Iohn Milborne of Long-Melford in Suffolke L. Maior one yeare Sir Iohn Mundy Gold-Smith son to William Mundy of Wycomb in Buckinghamshire Lord Maior one yeare Sir Thomas Baldry Mercer son to Richard Baldry of Stow-market in Suffolke Lord Maior one yeare Sir William Baylie Draper son to Iohn Baylie of Thackstead in Essex Lorde Mayor one yeare Sir Iohn Allen Mercer son to Richard Allen of Thackstead in Essex Lorde Mayor two yeares Sir Thomas Seymor Mercer sonne to Iohn Seymor of London Fish-Monger who was Sonne to Robert Seymor of Walden in Essex Lord Maior one yeare Sir Iames Spencer Vintoner son to Robert Spencer of Congleton in Cheshire Lord Mayor one yeare Sir Iohn Rudstone Draper son to Robert Rudstone of Hatton in Yorkshire Lord Maior one yeare Sir Raphe Dodmer Mercer son to Henrie Dodmer of Pickering-Leigh in Yorkshire béeing frée of the Brewers he was from them translated to the Mercers and Lorde Mayor one yeare Sir Thomas Pargitor Salter sonne to Iohn Pargitor of Chipping-norton in Oxfordshire Lord Maior one yeare Sir Nicholas Lambert Grocer son to Edmond Lambert of Wilton in Wiltshire L. Maior one yeare Sir Stephen Peacock Haberdasher sonne to Stephen Peacock of the Citty of Dublin Lorde Maior one yeare Sir Christopher Askew Draper son to Iohn Askew of Edmonton in Middlesex Lord Maior one yeare Sir Iohn Champneis Skinner sonne to R. Campneis of Chew in Somersetshire Lorde Mayor one yeare Sir Iohn Allen Mercer againe Lord Maior one yeare and made a priuy Counceller to the King for his great wisedome Sir Raphe Warren Mercer son to Thomas Warren of London Fuller who was sonne to William Warren of Fering in Essex L. Maior one yeare Sir Richard Gresham Mercer son to Iohn Gresham of Holte in Norffolke Lorde Maior one yeare Sir William Forman Haberdasher sonne to Willi◠Forman of Gainsburgh in Lincolnshire Lord Maior one yeare Sir William Hollis of London Mercer L. Maior one yeare Sir William Roche Draper sonne to Iohn Roche of Wixley in Yorkshire Lorde Maior one yeare Sir Michaell Dormer Mercer son to Geffrey Dormer of Tame in Orfordshire L. Maior one yeare Iohn Cootes Salter son to Thomas Coots of Bearton in Buckinghamshire Lorde Maire one yeare Sir William Bowyer Draper son to William Bowyer of Harston in Cambridgshire Lord Maior one yeare Sir William Laxton Grocer sonne to Iohn Laxton of Yongdel in Northamptonshire Lord Maior one yeare Sir Martin Bowes Golde-Smith sonne to Thomas Bowes of Yorke Citty Lorde Maior one yeare Sir Henry Hubberthorne Merchant-Taylor son to Christopher Hubberthorne of VVadingworth in Lincolnshire L. Maior one year In whose time died King Henry the 8. and King Edward the sixt began his raigne the 28. of Ianuary 1546. Sir Iohn Gresham Mercer son to Iohn Gresham of Holte in Norffolke Lorde Mayor one yeare Sir Henry Amcotes Fish-Monger son to William Amcotes of Astrap in Lincolnshire L. Maior one yeare Sir Rowland Hill Mercer sonne to Thomas Hill of Hodnet in Shropshire Lord Maior one yeare Sir Andrew Iudde Skinner son to Iohn Iud of Tonebridge in Kent Lord Maior one yeare Sir Richard Dobbes Skinner son to Robert Dobbes of Baitby in Yorkeshire L. Maior one yeare Sir George Barne Haberdasher sonne to George Barne Cittizen and Haberdasher of London Lord Maior one yeare Sir Thomas White Merchant-Taylor son to Thomas White of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire Lord maior one yeare Then died king Edward and Queene Mary began her raign the 6. day of Iuly 1553. This sir Thomas White founded S. Iohn Baptists Colledge in Oxenford and gaue 2000. li. to the Citty of Bristoll to purchase 100. and 20. li. land yearely c. Sir Thomas Lyon Grocer son to Iohn Lyon of Peryfare in Middlesex Lorde Maior one yeare Sir William Gerard Haberdasher sonne to Iohn Gerard Cittizen and Grocer of London who was son to William Gerard of Seddingbourne in Kent Lord Maior one year Sir Thomas Offley Merchant-Taylor sonne to VVilliam Offley of the Citty of Chester lord maior one yeare Sir Thomas Curteis Fish-Monger sonne to Iohn Curteis of Enfield in Middlesex he was frée of the Pewterers and from them translated to the Fish-Mongers Lord Maior one yeare Sir Thomas Leigh Mercer sonne to Roger Leigh of VVillington in Shropshire Lorde Maior one yeare In which yeare died Quéene Mary and Quéene Elizabeth began her princely raigne the seauentéenth day of Nouember 1558. Sir William Huet Cloth-worker son to Edmond Huet of Wales in Yorkshire Lord Maior one yeare Sir William Chester Draper sonne to Iohn Chester Cittizen and Draper of London Lord Maior one yeare Sir William Harper Merchant-Taylor son to William Harper of the Towne of Bedford lord maior one yeare Sir Thomas Lodge Grocer son to William Lodge of Cresset in Shropshire Lorde Maior one yeare Sir Iohn White Grocer Sonne to Robert White of Farnam in Surry Lorde Maior one yeare Sir Richard Malory Mercer son to Anthony Malory of Papworthamus in Cambridgeshire Lord Maior one yeare Sir Richard Champion Draper son to Richard Champion of Godilming in Surrey Lord maior one yeare Sir Chtistopher Draper Iron-monger son to Iohn Draper of Melton Mowbrey Lord Maior one yeare
raigne the 41. of his age and of our Lord 1172. Dermon Mac Morogh beeing deade some short while before The King beeing Royally welcommed into Ireland Dermon or Mac Carti Prince of Corke Donald O Bren Prince of Limerick Donold O Carel Prince of Ossorie and Macleighlin O Felin Prince of the Decies or Ophalie O Roâ—ke K. of Meth Oneale King of Vlster with Rotherick O Conor Dun the Brown Monarch of Ireland came al submitted themselues to k. Henry swearing fealty to be tributaries to him Al matters being ordered in Ireland to the Kings good lyking he departed thence to England hauing made Earle Strong-bow Earle of Pembroke the first Lorde Gouernor of Ireland ioyning Reimond le Grace in Commission with him in the yeare 1174. ¶ The names of the Gouernors Lieutenants Lord Iustices and Deputies of Ireland since the conquest thereof by King Henry the second RIchard Strongbow Earle of Pembroke Gouernor Reimond le Grace being ioyned for his more ease in commission with him Reimond le Grace Lieutenant by himselfe William Fitz Adelme Lieutenant hauing Iohn de Curcy Robert Fitzstephans and Miles Cogan ioyned in Commission with him Hugh Lacie Lieutenant Iohn Lacy Constable of Chester and Richard de Peche Gouernours Hugh Lacy againe Lieutenant Hugh Lacy the younger Lord Iustice Henry Loandoris Arch-bishop of Dublin Lord Iustice Maurice Fitzgirald Lord Iustice Iohn Fitzgeffery Knight Lord Iustice Alain de la Zouch Lord Iustice Stephen de Long Espe Lord Iustice William Deane Lord Iustice Sir Richard Rochell or Capell Lord Iustice Dauid Barry Lord Iustice Robert Vfford Lord Iustice Richard de Excester Lord Iustice Iames Lord Audley Lord Iustice Maurice Fitzmaurice Lord Iustice Walter Lord Genuille Lord Iustice Robert Vfford againe lord Iustice Fulborne Byshoppe of Waterford Lorde Iustice Iohn Stamford Arch-Bishop of Dublin Lorde Iustice William Vescie Lord Iustice VVilliam Dodingsels lord Iustice Thomas Fitz-Maurice Lord Iustice Iohn Wogan lord Iustice Theobald Verdoâ— lord Iustice Edmund Butler lord Iustice Roger Lord Mortimer Lord Iustice Alexander Bignor Arch-Bishoppe of Dubline Lord Iustice Roger lord Mortimer the second time lord Iustice Thomas Fitz-Iohn Earle of Kildare lorde Iustice Iohn Birmingham Earle of Louth lorde Iustice Iohn Lord Darcy Lord Iustice Roger Outlaw Prior of Kilmainan lorde Iustice Anthony lord Lucy lord Iustice Iohn lord Darcy second time lord Iustice Iohn lord Charleton lord Iustice Thomas Bishop of Hereford lord Iustice Iohn Lord Darcy ordayned lord Iustice by Patent during his life by King Edward the third Raphe Vfford lord Iustire Robert Darcy lord Iustice Iohn Fitz-Maurice lord Iustice VValter lord Birmingham Lorde Iustice his Deputies were Iohn Archer Priour of Kilmainan and Baron Carew with Sir ThoRokesby Maurice Fitz-Thomas Earle of Desmond had the Office of Lord Iustice for tearme of his life by the graunt of King Edward the third Thomas Rokesby Knight lord Iustice Almericke de S. Amand. appointed Lord Iustices by turnes Iohn Butler Earle of Ormund appointed Lord Iustices by turnes Maurice Fitz-Henry Earle of Kildare appointed Lord Iustices by turnes Lionell Duke of Clarence Lord Iustice Gerald Fitz-Maurice Earle of Desmond lorde Iustice VVilliam lord Windsor the first Lieutenant in Ireland Roger Ashton lord Iustice Roger Mortimer Iustices and Lieutenaunts especially recorded in the dayes of King Richard the second Phillip Courtney Iustices and Lieutenaunts especially recorded in the dayes of King Richard the second Iames Earl of Ormund Iustices and Lieutenaunts especially recorded in the dayes of King Richard the second Robert Vere Earle of Oxford Marquesse of Dublin created Duke of Ireland Roger Mortimer Earle of March Lieutenant Roger Mortimer Earle of March and Vlster lieutenant Roger Grey lord Iustice Iohn Stanley Knight lord lieutenant Thomas of Lancaster brother to king Henry the fourth lord Lieutenant whose Deputies at sundry times were Alexander Bishop of Meth Stephen Scrope knight the Prior of Kilmainan Iames Butler Earle of Ormond Lord Iustice Gerald Earle of Kildare Lord Iustice Iames Butler Earle of Ormond Son to the foresaid Iames Lord Iustice Iohn Stanley againe Lord Lieutenant Thomas Cranley Arch-Bishop of Dublin Lord Iustice Iohn Lord Talbot of Shefield Lieutenant Iames Butler Earle of Ormond the second time Lieutenant Edmund Earle of March Iames Earl of Ormond his Deputy Lieutenants to K. Henrie the sixt Iohn Sutton Lord Dudly Sir Thomas Strange his Deputy Lieutenants to K. Henrie the sixt Sir Thomas Stanley Sir Christopher Plunket his Deputy Lieutenants to K. Henrie the sixt Lion Lorde Welles Deputy to the Earle of Ormond Lieutenants to K. Henrie the sixt Iames Earle of Ormond by himselfe Lieutenants to K. Henrie the sixt Iohn Earl of Shrewsbury the Archbishop of Dublin in his absence Lord Iustice Lieutenants to K. Henrie the sixt Richard Plantagenet Duke of York Father to King Edw the fourth had the Office of Lieutenant by letters patents from king Henry the sixt for tenne years His Deputies at sundry times were the Baron of Deluin Richard Fits-Eustace Knight Iames Earle of Ormond and Thomas Fitzmoris Earl of Kildare Thomas Fitzmoris Earle of Kildare Lord Iustice in the daies of King Edward the fourth vntill the third yeare of his raigne After whom George Duke of Clarence brother to the King had the office of Lieutenant during his life and made his Deputies at sundry times these Men following Thomas Earle of Desmond Deputies to the duke of Clarence Iohn Tiptoft Earle of Worcester Deputies to the duke of Clarence Thomas Earle of Kildare Deputies to the duke of Clarence Henry Lord Gray of Ruthine Deputies to the duke of Clarence Sir Rowland Eustace Lord Deputy Richard Duke of Yorke younger son to King Edward the fourth Lieutenant Edward Son to K. Richard the 3. Lieutenant his Deputy was Gerald Earle of Kildare Iasper Duke of Bedford Earl of Pembroke Lieutenant his Deputy was Walter Archbishop of Dublin Edward Poynings Knight Lord Deputy Henry Duke of Yorke afterward King by the name of Henry the eight Lieutenant his Deputy was Gerald Earle of Kildare Gerald Fitz-gerald Earl of Kildare L. Deputy Thomas Howard Earle of Surry afterwarde Duke of Norffolke Lieutenant Piers Butler Earle of Ossorie Lord Deputy Geralde Fitzgeralde Earle of Kildare againe Lord Deputy The Baron of Dublin Lord Deputy Piers Butler Earle of Ossorie again L. Deputy William Skeffington Knight Lord Deputy Gerald Fitzgerald Earle of Kildare the third time Lord Deputy William Skeffington againe Lord Deputy Leonard Lord Gray Lord Deputy Sir William Brereton Knight Lord Iustice Sir Anthony Sentleger Knight Lord Deputy ¶ The names of all the Lordes Deputies and Iustices in Ireland since the death of King Henry the eight who died in Ianuary 1546. SIr Anthony Sentleger knight by Patent dated 24.
Martij Anno primo Edw. 6. Sir Edward Bellingham Lord Deputy 22. Aprills An. eodem Sir Francis Brian Lord Iustice Sir VVilliam Brabeston Lord Iustice Sir Anthony Seutleger the third time Lord deputy 4. August Sir Iames Croftes Lord Deputie twenty nine Aprilis Sir Anthony Sentleger the fourth time Lorde Deputy September 1. Anno primo Reg. Marie Thomas Lord Fitzwalter Lorde Deputie 27. Aprilis Sir Henry Sidney Lordes Iustices Doctor Coren or Corwen Lordes Iustices Sir Henry Sidney Lord Iustice alone eightéen Ianuary Thomas Earle of Sussex Lord Lieutenant 19. Martij Sir William Fitz-Williams Lord Iustice Thomas Earle of Sussex Lord Deputy 6. Maij Anno primo R. Elizab. Sir Nicholas Arnold Lord Iustice Sir Henry Sidney Lord Deputie the third time Doctor Weston Lord Chancellour Sir William Fitzwilliams Sir Henry Sidney Lorde Deputy the fourth time Sir William Fitz-williams Lord Iustice Sir William Fitz williams Lorde Deputy 11. Decemb. Anno. 14. Elizab. Sir Henry Sidney Lorde Deputy the fift time August 3. Sir William Drury Lord Iustice 14. Septem by patent 18. May. Sir William Pelham lord Iustice The Lord Arthur Gray Adam Arch-Byshoppe of Dublin Lordes Iustices Sir Henry Wallop Lordes Iustices Sir Iohn Perot Lord Deputy Sir William Fitz-Williams Lord Deputy Sir William Russell Lord Deputy Thomas Lord Burrough lord Deputy Robert Earle of Essex Lord Lieutenant Charles Blunt Barou Montioy Lord Deputie Sir George Carew Lord Deputy Sir Arthur Chichester Lord Deputy who yet to this day continueth in that honourable office ¶ Of the Kingdome of Scotland ACcording to the ancient Historiographers of Scotland in description of their Nations first off-spring and originall after Brutes first deuision of Brittaine to his Sonnes they make relation of a Noble man among the Grecians that was named Gathelus the sonne of Cecrops in the iudgement of some who builded Athens but according to the conceite of others the Sonne of Argus Nealus fourth King of the Argines This Gathelus being banished by his Father for some matter of disobedience departed thence into Aegypt in the thirty three yeare of Pharao Orus then King of that Countrey and there carried himselfe with such valiant and extraordinary successe against the Countries Enemies in the company of Moses Generall vnder the King himselfe that Pharao bestowed his faire Daughter named Scota on him in mariage hauing also then giuen him and his follâ—wers the Citty Thebes Aegyptiaca reported to be taken from the Israelites Vpon iust occasion Gathelus after his Fathers in Lawes decease leauing Egypt being prouided of Shippes and other apt necessaries tooke his Wife Children and a great multitude both of Greeks and Ethyopians and setting forth of Nilus determined to séeke his fortune in other Countries This was in the year of the worlds creation 2453. and after his abiding in Egypt aboue 39. years what accidents befell him in this voyage is néedelesse to report his first arriuall was on the Coastes of Numidia in Affrick now named Barbary but being not able to settle there he came into a part of Spaine long after termed Lusitania It is said that the place of his landing there was called Port-Gathele after the name of Gathelus which afterward became corruptly to bee called Portgale or Portingale the certainty whereof I referre to better iudgements The people there inhabiting gaue both him and his at the first a bold repulse but in the end hee preuailed victoriously and after further friendly conference with the Spaniards he began to builde a Citty named Brachara on the bankes of the Riuer Mundus and so at the first did hee name the Citty it selfe Gathelus by the Spaniards further perswasions promise of assistance to their vttermost whatsoeuer disasters should betide him and his remooued to the Northside of Spaine on the Cantabrian Sea coasts now called Galitia where he builded likewise another Cittie named Brigantia afterwarde called Nouium and nowe Compostella Héere did Gathelus bear the Title of king and gaue lawes to his people commanding that they should all be called Scottish-men to honour the name of his deare beloued wife Scota as hee had alwayes so tearmed them in the time of his trauailes In time they grew to be so great a Nation that the Spaniards warring with them for their owne safety sustained the worst though victory remained to the Scots yet such good Orders were agréed on that both Scots and Spaniards should obserue their own lawes without inuasion offered on either side Then did Gathelus liue in peace with his neighbors sitting daily on his Marble stone in Brigantia administring Lawes and Iustice to his people which stone was fashioned like a seat or chaire hauing such a fate thereto belonging as is said that wheresoeuer that stone should be found there shoulde the Scottishmen raigne and hold dominion Héereof it ensued that there first in Spain afterward in Ireland and next in Scotland the Kings ruling ouer the Scottishmen receiued the Crowne sitting vppon that stone vntill the time of Robert the first King of Scotland On the stone was this inscription engrauen Ni fallat fatum Scoti quocunque locatum Inuenient lapidem regnare tenentur ibidem Englished thus Except olde Sawes doo faile and Wizards wits be blinde The Scots in place must raigne where they this Stone shal finde This quiet life of Gathelus did so daily encrease the aboundance of his people that the bounds of his dominion was not able to containe them and he beeing religious in couenant with the Spaniards auoiding all meanes of breach of the peace hauing intelligence of an Island lying North ouer against Spaine and wherein was but fewe inhabitantes made readie his shipping leuyed an Armie of his subiectes and vnder conduct of his two sonnes named Hiberus and Himecus or Hermion which hee had by his Quéene Scota conueyed them ouer into that Island which after-warde was named Hibernia after the name of Hiberus The History recordeth that the Scottishmen offered no violence to the inhabitants but fought all meanes to win them by gentlenesse which in the end was easilie compassed and all thinges appointed in decent order which made Hiber leaue his Brother to gouerne there in Hilberland or Ireland and return backe to Spaine There he found his Father Gathelus to be dead and hee with the peoples ioyfull consent was admitted to succéed him as his son but in regard of his admirable courage not satisfied with those bounds that pleased his father he made conquest of other Citties Towns neere about him so that they were inforced to sue vnto him for peace and agreed to such conditions that a league concluded amity and mariage contracts betwéen both Scots and Spaniards causing them to become as one people continuing their succession of Kings after Hibers death