Yarmouth there was a fish by force of the Easterly wind driven ashore the length thereof from the neck to the tail was seventeen yards and a foot the head was great for the chap of the jaw was three yards and a quarter in length with teeth of three quarters of a yard in compass great eyes with two great holes over them to spout water her tail was fourteen foot broad in thickness from the back to the belly she was four yards and a half An. Reg. 26 Iames Earl of Desmond in Ireland wandring without succour being taken in his Cabbin by one of the Irish his head was cut off and sent to England where the same as the head of an arch traytor was set on London-Bridge on the thirteenth of December The thirteenth of December a fire beginning in a Brew-house in the town of Nantwich from the West end of the town the flame was dispersed so furiously that in short time a great part of the South side and some part of the East side was burned down to the ground which fire continuing from six a clock in the evening till six a clock in the morning consumed in a manner all the whole town and about the number of two hundred houses besides Brew-houses barns stables and in all about six hundred houses Iohn Sommervile of Edstow in Warwickshire of late discovered and taken in his way coming to have killed the Queen confessed that he was moved thereunto by certain trayterous persons his Kinsmen and Allies as also by reading of certain seditious books lately published for the which the said Sommervile Edward Arden Esquire Mary Arden his wife Father and Mother-in-law to the said Sommervile and Hugh Hall Priest were on the sixteenth day of December arraigned in the Guild-Hall in London where they were found guilty and condemned of High-Treason On the nineteenth of December Iohn Sommervile and Edward Arden being brought before the Tower of London to Newgate and there shut up in several places within two houres after Sommervile was found to have hanged himself and on the morrow after Edward Arden was drawn from Newgate to Smithfield and there hanged and quartered whose head with Sommerviles was set on London-Bridge and their quarters on the gates of the City On the tenth of Ianuary William Carter was arraigned and condemned of High-Treason for printing a seditious book and was so the same drawn from Newgate to Tyburn and there hanged and quartered The seventh of February were arraigned at Westminster Iohn Fenne George Haddock Iohn Munden Iohn Nutter and Thomas Hemerford all these were found guilty of High-Treason and had Judgement to be hanged and quartered and were executed at Tyburn on the twelfth of February An. Dom. 1584 The 21 of May Francis Throgmorton was arraigned at the Guild-Hall in London where being arraigned and found guilty of high-treason had Judgement to be hang'd drawn and quarter'd the tenth of Iuly next following the said Throgmorton was conveyed by water from the Tower of London to the Black-Friers stairs and from thence by land to the Sessions Hall in the Old-Bailey without Newgate where he was delivered to the Sheriffs of London laid on a hâ—rdle drawn to Tyburn and there hanged and quartered The 21 of Ianuary Jesuits Seminaries and other Mass Priests to the number of twenty one late â—â—isoners in the Tower of London Marshalsea and Kings Bench were shipped at the Tower-Wharf to be conveyed towards France and banished this Land for ever The second of March William Parry was drawn from the Tower through the City of London to Westminster and there in the Palace Court was hanged and quartered for high-treason as may appear by a book entituled A true and plain Declaration of the horrible Treasons practised by William Parry that Arch Traytor The twenty seventh of April Philip Howard Earl of Arundel for attempting to have passed beyond the Seas without license of the Queen was sent to the Tower On the twentieth of Iune Henry Percy Earl of Northumberland prisoner in the Tower of London upon suspition of high-treason was found there to have murdered himself The fifth of Iuly Thomas Aâ—â—field Seminary Priest and Thomas Welby Dyer were arraigned at London and found guilty and had Judgement to be hanged as Felons for publishing books containing false seditious and slanderous matter these on the next morning were executed at Tyburn On the fourth of August at the end of the town called Nottingham in Kent eight miles from London the ground began to sink three great Elms being swallowed up and driven into the earth past mans sight The fourteenth of September Sir Francis Drake General as well by Sea as by Land Christopher Carlile Esquire Lievtenant General Martin Frobisher with divers other Gentlemen Captains and two thousand and three hundred Souldiers in twenty two Ships and Pinnaces departed from Plimmouth and passing by the Isles of Bayon and the Canaries arrived at Saint Iago which City they took and burn'd after they sailed to Saint Domingo which they spoiled and ransacked and retiring homewards razed and spoiled the City and Fort of Saint Augustine in Terra Florida and the twenty seventh of Iuly in Anno 1586. arrived at Plimouth The nineteenth of September to the number of thirty two Seminary Priests and other prisoners in the Tower of London Marshalsea and Kings Bench were imbarqued to be transported to Normandy and banished for ever The nineteenth of Ianuary Nicholas Devoreux was condemned of treason as being made Priest at Rhemes in France also Edward Barbat Priest for coming into this Realm was likewise condemned of treason and both drawn to Tyburn and there hanged and quartered on the 21 of Ianuary On the same day a maid was burned in Smithfield for poysoning of her Aunt with whom she lived and would have poysoned her Unkle but that she was prevented The fourteenth of March at the Assizes kept at the City of Exeter in Devonshire before Sir Edward Anderson Lord Chief Justice of the Common Pleas Serjeant Floriday Sir Iohn Chichester Sir Arthur Basset and Bernard Drake Knights Thomas Carew Richard Cary Iohn Fortescue Iohn Waldran and Thomas Risdon Esquires and Justices of the Peace of the common people died very many Constables Reves Tythmen and Jurors especially of one Jury being twelve of them died eleven a strange sickness This sickness began first among the prisoners and then fastned on the rest by degrees The seventeenth of March a strange thing happened Mr. Dorrington of Spaldwick in the County of Huntington Esquire one of her Maiesties Gentlemen Pentioners had a horse which died suddenly and being ripped up to see the cause of his death there was found in a hole of the heart of the horse a worm and of a wondrous form for it lay on a round heap in a Call or skin in the likeness of a toad which being taken out and spread abroad was in form and fashion not easie to be described the length of which worm divided into
with fire An. Reg. 33 A great fire beginning at Gilbert Beckers house in West Cheap consumed a great part of London from thence to Allgate An. Dom. 1135 An. Reg. 36 Worcester was sore defaced with fire An. reg 34 King Henry remaining in Normandy deceased the first day of December Anno 1135. when he had reigned 35. years four months his bowels brains and eyes were buried at Roan the rest of his body being powdered with salt and wrapped in bulls hides was buried at Reading King Stephen KIng Stephen was a man of noble parts and hardy passing comely of favour and personage he excelled in martial policy gentleness and liberality towards all men and although he had continuall war yet he did never burthen the Commons with taxes An. Reg. 1 Fire which began at London stone consumed eastward to Algate and westward to St. Pauls Church An. Reg. 2 An. Dom. 1137 Rochester was burnt with all the city An. Reg. 3 The Arch-Bishops Sea in York Saint Martins Church without the walls and the hospital with thirty nine Churches were burnt Saint Peters Church at Bath and all the city was burnt An. Reg. 5 Robert Earl of Glocester with a great power invaded the town of Nottingham and spoyled it the townesmen were taken slain or burnt in the Churches whereunto they fled An. Reg. 16 An. Dom. 1150 England was full of trouble and war set forth to fire and rapine thâ—ough the discord betwixt the king and certain Lords which took part with Henry Plantagenet An. Dom. 1154 This caused the king to be so willing to render up his crown and government to Henry Plantagenet only he had his honor granâ—ed him so long as he lived King Stephen dyed the twenty fifth of October when he had reigned eighteen years ten months and odd dayes Henry the second An. Reg. 10 An. Dom. 1163 LOndon Bridge was new made of timber by Peter a Priest of Cole-Church An. Reg. 12 An. Dom. 1165 A great Earthquake in Ely Norfolk and Suffolk so that it overthrew them that stood upon their feet and caused the bels to ring in the Steeples An. Reg. 20 An. Dom. 1174 The City of Leicester burnt by the kings command the walls and castle rased and the inhabitants dispersed into other cities for disobedience towards the king the king of Scots taken prisoner led into Normandy and compounded for his ransome Christs Church in Canterbury burnt An. Reg. 26 The City of York was burned the Church of St. Andrews in Rochester was consumed with fire An. Reg. 31 The Abby of Glassenbury burned An. Reg. 32 A great Earthquake threw down many buildings among the which the Cathedral Church of Lincolne was rent in pieces Chichester city likewise was burnt An. Reg. 33 Neer unto Orford in Suffolk certaine fishers took in their nets a fish â—â—â—1 having the shape of a man which fish was kept by Bartholomew de Glanvile custos of the castle of Orford in the same castle for the space of six months and more for a wonder he spake not a word all manner of meat he would gladly eat but most greedy was he after raw flesh or fish at length he stole away from his keeper and ran to the sea again An. Reg. 34 The town of Beverly with the Church of St. Iohn there was burnt King Henry departed this life the sixth day of Iuly in the year of our Lord 1189. when he had reigned twenty four years seven months lacking eleven daies and was buried at Fonteverald in the Monastery of Nunns by him founded Richard Coeur de lion An. Reg. 1 IN this time were many outlawes and robbers among whom Robin Hood and little Iohn remained in the woods dispoyling and robbing the rich of their goods the said Robert maintained an hundred tall men and good Archers with such spoyles as he got upon whom four hundred men were they never so strong durst not give the onset poor mens goods he spared abundantly relieving them with that which he got from Abbies and houses of rich Earls An. Dom. 1191 The Jews of Norwich Saint Edmonsbury Lincoln Stamford and Lyn were robbed and at York to the number of five hundred besides women and children entred a tower of the castle which the people assayling the Jews cut the throats of their wives and children and cast them over the walls on the Christians heads the residue they locked up and burnt both the house and themselves Richard the first An. Dom. 1199 KIng Richard turned his armes against the Barons of Poicton that rebelled against him he set their Cities and Towns on fire spoiled their countrey and killed many of his adversaries at last came to the Dukedome of Aquitâ—â—e and besieged the Castle of Chalne whereon Bertrane de Gordani smote him with a venomed dart and although the King won the Castle yet he lost his life for of this wound he died the sixth day of April in the year of our Lord 1199. when he had raigned 9 years 7 months and was buried at Founteverard his heart was buried at Roan and his bowels at Chalne King Iohn An. Reg. 4 An. Dom. 1202 HAil as big as hens eggs An. Reg. 7 The 14 of Ianuary began a frost which continued till the 22 of March so that the ground could not be tilled whereof it came to pass that in Summer following a quarter of wheat was sold for a Mark which in the daies of Henry the seventh was sold for twelve pence An. Reg. 8 Great thunder and lightning were seen so that many men and women were destroyed besides cattel and houses overthrown and burned corne in the fields was beaten down with hail-stones as big as Goose-eggs An. Reg. 9 The arches and stone bridge over the Thames at London was this year finished by Serle Mercer and William Alman then procurators or â—aâ—eâ—s of the bridge works An. Reg. 15 The tenth of Iuly at night the City of London upon the south side of the River of Thames with the Church of our Lady of the Cannons in Southwark being a fire an exceeding great multitude of people passing the bâ—idge sodainly the north-part by blowing of the south wind was also set on fire and the people which were even now passing the bridge perceiving the same would have returned but were stopped by the fire and it came to pass that as they protracted time the south end was fired so that people thronged between the two fires there came to aid them many ships and vessels into the which the multitude so undiscreetly pressed that the ships being drowned it was said there were destroyed about three thousand persons An. Reg. 17 Saint Edmonsbury consumed with fire It was reported that King Iohn was poysoned by a Monck but certain it is he dyed in the Castle of Newarck on the 19 of Octob. 1216. where the Captain of the Castle caused him to be imboweled and was conveighed to Worcester and there honourably buried when he had reigned seventeen years and five
such continual lightning and thunder that the like hath not been seen nor heard by any man living An. Dom. 1564 In the moneth of December was driven or the shore at Grimsby in Lincolnshire a monstrous fish in length nineteen yatds his tail fifteen foot broad and six yards between his eyes The twentieth of September rose great floods in the Thames that the marshes were overflowed and many cattel drowned The seventh of October all the North parts of the element seemed to be covered with flames of fire proceeding from the North-East and North-West towards the midst of the firmament and descended West The twenty first of Decemb. began a frost which continued so extremely that on New-years even people went over and along the thames on the yce from London-bridge to Westminster some played at the Foot-ball divers of the Court being there at Westminster shot at the Butts upon the Thames and people both men and women went on the yce in greater numbers then in any street in London On the third day of Ianuary it began to thaw and on the fifth day was no yce to be seen between London-bridge and Lambeth which sudden thaw caused great floods and high waters that bare down bridges and houses and drowned many people in England especially in York-shire it bore away Owse bridge and many other bridges The sixteenth of Iune began a tempest about nine a clock at night so great a tempest of lightning and thunder with showres of hail which continued till three of the clock in the next morning so terrible that at Chelmesford in Essex five hundred acres of corn was destroyed the glass windows of the East side of the town were beaten down and on the West and South-sides of the Church were beaten down with all the tiles of their houses besides divers barns and chimneys with the battlements of the Church which were overthrown the like harm was done in many other places as at Leed Crainbrook and Dover This year by the commandment of the Councel divers musters of light horsemen on sundry daies and in divers places about the City of London were taken by the Mayor and other Commissioners for that purpose But thus it happen'd on the eighth day of October that Sir Richard Mallory riding through tower-street toward the tower-hill there to take muster as was appointed he was met by Sir Francis Iobson then Lievtenant of the tower and by him forbidden to enter the Hill with the Sword before him whereunto no answer was made by the Mayor but the Sword was violently seized upon by the Lievtenant and his men and defended by the Officers of the Mayor so that the Lievtenant called for more Officers and assistance out of the tower and the Mayors Officers were minded to raise tower-street and some of the City so there was like to have been a great tumult but the Lord Mayor caused proclamation to be made that no man should draw a weapon or strike a stroke but every man to depart home horse-men and all till they were again warned to appear which was on the same day seventh night being likewise Munday and the fifteenth day of Octoher they did there appear before the Mayor and did muster in the very place where they were appointed where by the Councels appointment the Mayor had the Sword peaceably born before him as had been accustomed An. Reg. 8 The twenty fourth of December there arose a great storm of winde by whose rage the Seas and thames overwhelmed many persons and the great gates at the West end of Saint Pauls Church in London by force of the winde were blown open An. Dom. 1596 About this time Sir Thomas Gresham built the Royal Exchange by the advice of Queen Elizabeth at his own proper cost and charges a fit meeting place for Merchants who in former times used to meet in Lombard-street An. Reg. 9 The 22 of April by great misfortune of fire in the town of Ossestry in Wales to the number of two hundred houses besides cloth corn and cattel were consumed The seuenteenth of May in the town of Milnal in Suffolk thirty seven houses besides baâ—ns and stables were consumed with fire in the space of two houres An. Reg. 9 After a dry Summer followed a sharp Winter which caused such a scarcity of fodder and hay that in divers places the same was sold by weight for five pence the stone there followed also a great dearth of corn On the twenty eighth of March the Queen sent three of her Ships to Sea to wit the Antelope the Swallow and the Aid and one Bark against the Subjects of King Philip who fought with eleven Sail and brought home great treasure Within a while after they fought with fourteen Sail more whereof six of them were sent into the river of thames An. Dom. 1568 The Gravesend Barge was cast away and a many boats beside through a tempest The eleventh of October were taken in Suffolk at Downham-bridge seventeen monstrous fishes some of them twenty seven foot in length two miles from Ipswich The twenty seventh of Ianuary a French man and two English men were drawn from Newgate to Tyburn and there hanged the French man was quartered for coyning of gold counterfeit the English men the one had clipped silver the other for coyning tin-money The plague encreasing Michaelmas term was adjourned unto Hillary term An. Reg. 12 The Queen caused the Earl of Northumberland and the Earl of Westmerland for rebellion in the North to be proclaimed traytors and forthwith prepared an Army to suppress them the twenty fourth of November The two Earls were overthrown and fled into Scotland The other rebels were taken by the Earl of Sussex The fourth and fifth of Ianuary did suffer at Durham to the number of sixty six Constables and others among whom an Alderman of the town and one Parson Plumtree then George Bowers Marshall did see them executed in every town and other places betwixt New-castle and Wetherby about six miles in length and four miles in bredth The 22 of February Leonard Dacre having raised a number of people the Lord Hunsdon setting on him with a company of valiant Souldiers slew many of his people and forced him to fly into Scotland On Good-Friday the twenty seventh of March Simon Digby Iohn Fulthroppe Esquire Robert Pennieman Thomas Bishop Gentleman were drawn from the Castle of York and there hanged headed and quartered The seventeenth of April the Earl of Suslex with the Lord Hunsdon Master William Drury High Marshal of Barwick with all the Garrison and power of the same began a journey into Scotland and enter'd into Tividale burnt overthrew and spoiled all the Castles towns and villages before them till they came to Craling Sir Iohn Foster with a Garrison enter'd Scotland burnt and spoiled Cargeln there both the Armies met and overthrew all that came before them till they came to Godworth the Lievtenant returned to Barwick the 22 of April The Lord Scrope Warden
The faithful Analist OR The EPITOME OF The ENGLISH History GIVING A true Accompt of the Affairs of this NATION from the Building of the Tower of LONDON in the days of William the Conquerour to the Throwing down the Gates of the said City by the command of the PARLIAMENT which sate before the Secluded Members were admitted in the Yeer 1660. IN WHICH All things Remarkable both by Sea and Land from the Yeer 1069. to this present Yeer of 1660. are truly and exactly represented Lipsius in Tacit. In Historiâ pressum concisum dicendi Genus praestat copioso LONDON Print for W. Gilbertson in Giltspurstreet TO THE Right Worshipfull and Right Worthy MATTHEVV GILLEY Esquire Honored Sir IT hath been heretofore as much the Commendation as the Industry of the ablest Wits to contract much into little by which they have been as Beneficial to the Memory as the Apprehension For in long Discourses or Sentences be they never so accute the apprehension often fails and is lost before it can arrive to the period of them and the Memory which can retain that which the Vnderstanding never fully apprehended must be needs prodigious Sir In this Book you shall find much in little the History of almost a thousand years contracted into a Manuel and that which is profitable unto all men must needs be ungrateful unto none There is nothing memorable from the Conquest to these present Times that is here omitted whether you look upon the magnificent of our ancient buildings or the gallant Exployts of this Nation both by Sea Land against domestick and forraign Enemies or rare Revolutions of State or the sad labours of the English Swords that were drawn of late for the purity of Reformation which as yet is more in the Idaea then the Embryo and is rather discovered then obtained Sir should I insert more as much more I might I should but anticipate your understanding I shall only humbly desire you to grant this compendious Chronicle your Protection and if there be life in History as no doubt there is you shall live with it And it shall be Honour for me to be found to be The humblest and most faithful of all that serve you W. G. A Table of the most remarkable passages in the lives of all the Kings and Queens of England from William the Conqueror to the late Lord Richard the Protector I. William the Conqueror SUch a dearth was in England that men did eat horses cats dogs and mans flesh Anno regni 3. The earth hard frozen from the midst of Novem. to the midst of Apr. an reg 11. So great a floud by immoderate raine that hills were made soft and in their fall overwhelmed many villages that lay under them to the great amazement of all an reg 20. II. William Rufus BY a great tempest in London the wind overturned six hundred and six houses and the roof of Bow Church in Cheapside an reg 4. So great a famine and pestilence that the quick were not able to bury the dead an reg 6. All the Land belonging to Earl Goodwin was covered with sands by an inundation of the Sea which place ever since is called Goodwin sands an reg 11. Blood sprang out of the earth at Finchamsted in Berkshire an r. 12. The King hunting in Newpark in Hampshire was accidentally killed by the glance of an Arrow ann reg 13. wanting one moneth and some few daies III. Henry the first called Beauclark THere appeared about the Son four circles and a Blazing Star ann reg 5. In March and December exceeding great thunders and lightnings and the Moon at both times seemed to be turned into blood an reg 18. So low an ebb betwixt the Tower of London and the Bridge that men women and children did wade over on foot an reg 15. A great fire beginning in the West-cheap consumed a great part of London all along from thence to Algate an reg 33. The King dying in France his body being powdered with salt and wrapped in buls hides was conveighed from thence and buried a◠Redding in Berkshire an reg 35. IV. King Stephen THe town of Bath and Saint Peters Church in it were both consumed with fire an reg 3 Many Cities and towns in several places of this Land were either destroyed or defaced with fire in the time of this King and his Predecessor It is memorable in this King that although during his whole raign he had continual warrs yet he never burdened the people with taxes V. King Henry the second LOndon Bridge was new builded of timber by Peter a Priest of Cole-Church an reg 10. So great an Earthquake in Ely Norfolk and Suffolk that it overthrew them that stood upon their feet and caused the Bells to ring in the steeples an reg 12. The City of Leicester burned by the Kings command the walls and Castle razed and the inhabitants dispersed into other cities for their disobedience to their King an reg 20. A fish was taken neer to Orford in Suffolk which had the shape of a man it was kept in the Castle of Orford for the space of six months for a wonder it would eat greedily all manner of meat but could not speak a word at the last he stole away from his keeper and ran to the sea again an reg 33. VI. King Richard the first called Ceur de Lion IN the daies of this King were Robin Hood and little John the lawless subjects of so many Ballads Robin Hood maintained a hundred tall men and Archers so expert that four hundred have sled at the twang of their bow The Iews of Norwich St. Edmonsbury Lincoln Stamford and Lyn were plundered at York five hundred of them besides women and children did betake themselves unto the Castle to defend themselves which the people assaulting the Iews grew so desparate that they cut the throats of their own wives and children and did cast them over the walls on the Christians heads and having committed this execrable murder they burned both the house and themselves an reg 7. VII King Iohn HAyl as big as the eggs of hens an reg 4. Many men and women were destroyed by thunder and lightning an reg 8. The Arches and stone work of the London bridge were finished an re 9. Three thousand persons endeavouring to preserve themselves from the fire not far from London bridge so indiscreetly did throng into the boats that were ready to receive them that they were devoured by the water anno reg 15. VIII Henry the third A Young man who called himself Iesus and desired to be crucified and an elderly woman who called her self Mary the mother of Christ and who had bewitched the young man to his madness were both brought before the Archbishop of Canterbury who caused them both to be closed up between two walls of stone where most miserably they ended their wretched lives an reg 5. So terrible a thunderclap was heard when Mass was saying
farthest Arches of the said Bridge and no man perished anno reg 15. All the Lions in the Tower of London died an reg 16. The Postern of London by East-Smithfield against the Tower of London sunck by night and a great wind blew down almost one side of the street called the old change an reg 18. Eleaner Cobham Dutches of Glocester for sorcery received sentence of pennance from the Arch-Bishop of Canterbury and on the seventeenth of November she came from Temple-Bar to Pauls with a Taper of wax in her hand which she offered at the Altar on the Wednesday following she went from Gracious street to Leaden-Hall and so to Algate and on the next Market day she went from Cheapside to St. Michaels in Conrnhil in form aforesaid an reg 20. The Commons of Kent did rise in great number one Jack Cade being their Captain these Rebels did great mischief but they submitted at last to the Kings mercy and Jack Cade was slain in the Wild of Sussex an reg 30. William Carton of London Mercer brought over into England from Germany the science of Printing which he practised afterwards at the Abby of St. Peters in Westminster an reg 38. XVI Edward the fourth MAny battails were fought betwixt King Edward and the adherents to King Henry the sixth in which King Edward still prevailed at the last King Henry was taken and sent to the Tower where he was murthered an reg 4. Some riotus persons that fired the gates of the City of London and would force their entrance into the City being apprehended the King caused the rich to hang by the purse and the poor by the neck an reg 12. George Duke of Clarence was drowned in a butt of Malmssey anno reg 18. XVII King Richard the fourth EDward the fifth being deprived of his life by his unnatural Uncle Ri. having raigned but two months some few daies his Uncle commonly called the usurper was proclaimed King and crowned at Westminster presently afterwards insued the death of the Duke of Buckingham who was beheaded at Salisbury for treason and on the year following was the battail at Bosworth field where Richard was slain himself and buried in the Grey Fryars Church at Leicester XVIII King Henry the seventh THe Sweating sickness began in the moneth of September which in six weeks time devoured a great number of people an reg 1. A commotion was made by the Commons in Cornwal upon the discontent of some subsedy which was granted to the King they came as far as Black Heath where three hundred of them were slain and fifteen hundred taken Prisoners the Lord Andely chief leader of them was beheaded on Tower hill an reg 10. Perkin Warbeck proclaimed himself King Richard the fourth second son to King Edward was taken being once pardoned before and executed at Tiburn an reg 11. XIX King Henry the eighth AN Insurrection of the Apprentises in London against Aliens for which divers of them were hanged with their Captain John Lincorn a Broker this being on the first of May it was called afterwards the ill May day anno regni 9. Richard Rice a Cook was boyled in Smithfield for poysoning divers persons at the Bishop of Winchesters house an reg 23. Many great personages were beheaded in this Kings daies and some of his own wives when he began to be weary of them XX. Edward the sixth THe Book of Common Prayers was read in English to the great contentment of the people an reg 2. The Commons made great commotions and rose against inclosures the Rebels in Norfolk and Suffolk were most formidable but being subdued by the Earl of Warwick Rob. Kett was hanged in Chains on the top of Norwich Castle and William his Brother was hanged on the top of Windham Castle an reg 3. XXI Queen Mary THe Popish Bishops were all restored an reg 1. Sir Thomas Wiatt having drawn forces together against the Queen and peace of the kingdome was beheaded anno reg 3. The French became Masters of Callice an reg 4. Many Protestants for their consciences did perish in the flames of Martyrdome during the raign of this Queen XXII Queen Elizabeth THe Book of Common Prayer was established and Mass clean suppressed an reg 1. The lofty spier of Pauls steeple which was two hundred foot high from the top of the Stone battlements was set on fire by lightning which fire ceased not till it came down to the roof of the Church and consumed all the bels and lead an reg 3. Sir Thomas Gresham did build the Royal Exchange at his own proper costs by the advice and incouragement of Queen Elizabeth an reg 8. The ground opened and certain rocks with a piece of ground removed and went forward for the space of four daies so that where pasture grounds was there was tillage and where tillage ground was there was pasture found in the place of it this was done neer Marlech in the County of Hereford an reg 13. Strange and numerous apparitions of great flies in Winter and terrible Earthquakes and a woman in London brought to bed of four children an reg 18. the like afterwards an reg 22. Mary Queen of the Scots was put to death an reg 31. and in the year following was the great victory against the Spanish Armado supposed to be invincible The Earl of Essex was beheaded the Earl of Southampton was also arraigned and found guilty of high treason an reg 43. XXIII King Iames. RObert Dove Merchant taylor gave means for ever for the toling of a Bell in Sepulchres Church to cause good people to pray for such prisoners as are to be executed an reg 2. The wonderful deliverance from the horrible gunpowder treason an reg 3. The great hard frost when boothes were set up on the River of Thames an reg 7. Sir Thomas Overbury was committed to the Tower where not long afterwards he was poysoned an reg 10. Prince Henry dyed on the sixth of Octob. 1611. and on the fourteenth of February following the Lady Elizabeth was married to the Palsgrave Sir Walter Raleigh that miracle of arms and arts was beheaded anno reg 16. XXIV King Charles KIng Charles was married to Henretta Maria sister to the King of France then living an reg 1. In this year the pestilence raged in London of which above five thousand died in one week The Earl of Castle-Haven being arraigned at the Kings Bench bar and found guilty of Rape and Sodomy was executed on Tower hill an reg 6. Mr. Pryn Doctor Bastwick and Mr. Burton were sentensed in the high Commission Court and ordered to be banished an reg 11. Ship-money this year was called upon to be paid which procured afterwards great divisions The King marched against the scots who would not endure any alteration in their religion The Scots in the second expedition having the better the King was enforced to call a Parliament an reg 15. The King and Parliament not agreeing the
and hanged An. Dom. 1335 The Sea banks broke in all through England but specially in the Thames so that all the cattel and beasts near thereunto were drowned An. Dom. 1339 A sudden undation of water at New-Castle upon Tine bare down part of the Town wall where an hundred and twenty men and women were drowned An. Dom. 1350 In Oxfordshire near Chippingnorton was found a Serpent having two heads and two faces like women one face attired of the new fashion of womens attire and the other face like the old attire and wings like a Bâ—tt An. Reg. 25 Men and women perished in divers places with Thunder and Lightning Fiends or Devils and strange apparitions were seen by men and spake unto them as they travelled An. Reg. 36 A great dearth and pestilence in England in which died Henry Duke of Lancaster who was buried at Leicester An. Reg. 38 A great winde in England overturned houses and Church-steeples An. reg 37. A Frost in England lasted from the midst of September to the moneth of April An. Reg. 51 King Edward ended his life at his Mannour of Shene the 21 day of Iune in the year of our Lord 1377. when he had reigned fifty years four moneths and odd daies he was buried at Westminster King Richard of Bourdeaux An. Reg. 1 RIchard the Second the Son of Prince Edward being but eleven years old began his Reign the 21 of Iune in the year of our Lord 1377. in bounty and liberality he far passed all his Progenitors but for that he was young was most ruled by young counsel and regarded nothing the counsel of the sage and wise men of the Realm This thing turned the Land to great trouble and himself to great misery An. Dom. 1388 Iack Straw was beheaded for Rebellion against the King Wat Tyler arrested by the Mayor of the City of High-Treason was slain in Smithfield and all the rest of the crew pardoned by the King An. Reg. 6 A general Earthquake the 21 of May and a water-shaking which made the ships in the Haven to totter An. Reg. 7 Iohn Bale brought to Saint Albans was hang'd drawn and quarter'd Iohn Rawe Captain of the Rebels in Suffolk was hang'd and quarter'd An. Reg. 9 The 18 of Iuly was an Earthquake An. Reg. 11 An. Dom. 1390 The Nobles rise against the King In Oxford the Welsh and Southern Scholars assailed the Northern whereby many murders were committed An. Dom. 1391 The good man of the Cock in Cheap a Brewer at the little Conduit was murdered in the night by a Thief who came in at the gutter window as it was known long after by the same thief when he was condemned for felony His wife was burned in Smithfield and his three men hanged wrongfully An. Dom. 1397 The Earl of Arundel with many more were put to death for that they rebuked the King in matters of State something liberally An. Dom. 1398 Thomas Arundel Arch-bishop of Canterbury was banished the Realm An. Dom. 1399 Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster deceased and was honourably buried in Saint Pauls Church An. Reg. 23 The King exacted great sums of money of seventeen Shires of the Realm and laid to their charges that they had been against him with the Duke of Glocester the Earls of Arundel and Warwick wherefore he went about to induce the Lords both spiritual and temporal to make a submission by writing acknowledging themselves to be Traitors to the King though they never offended him Moreover he compelled them to set their hands to blanks to the end that so often as it pleased him he might oppreâ—â— them An. Reg. 23 But all this made nothing for him but all against him for within a while after he was sent to the Tower till the next Parliament which was begun the morrow after Michaelmas-day at which time he resigned all his power and Knightly title to the Crown of England and France to Henry Duke of Hereford and Lancaster when he had reigned twenty two years three moneths and odd daies Henry the Fourth Henry of Bollengbrook An. Reg. 1 HEnry the Fourth son to Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster was made King of England more by force then by lawful succession or election He began his Reign the 29 of September in the year 1399. An. Reg. 2 The King caused the Blanok Charters to be burnt made to King Richard Iohn Holland late Duke of Exeter Thomas Holland Duke of Surrey Edward Duke of Awmarl Iohn Mountecute Earl of Salisbury Thomas Spencer Sir Ralph Lumley Sir Thomas Blunt Sir Benedict Cely Knights with others conspired against King Henry and appointed privily to murder him but their Treason was found out and they were all put to death King Richard being in Pomfret-Castle died the fourteenth day of February his body was brought to London and so through the City of London to St. Pauls Church bare-faced three daies for all beholders from thence he was carried to Langley and there buried An. Dom. 1402 Certain men affirmed that King Richard was alive for the which a Priest was taken at Warwick who was drawn hanged and quarter'd Walter Waldock Prior of Lawd was likewise hanged and headed and eight grey Friers hanged and headed at London of the which one Richard Fresby Doctor of Divinity was drawn and hanged Sir Roger Claringdon Knight a Esquire and a Yeoman were beheaded at London and divers grey Friers hanged and beheaded and two at Leicester all these had published King Richard to be alive An. Dom. 1407 A Pestilence in London consumed above thirty thousand An. Dom. 1408 A Frost lasted fifteen weeks An. Dom. 1409 Henry Earle of Northumberland and the Lord Bardolph came into England with a great company pretending by Proclamation to deliver the people from the great oppression that they were burdened with but by Sir Thomas Rokebey Sheriff of York-shire he was encountred at Bramhammoor and there slain the Lord Bardolph was likewise wounded to death An. Dom. 1412 After the fortunate chances hapned to King Henry being delivered of all civil division he was taken with sickness and yeelded to God his spirit the 20 of March 1412. when he had reigned thirteen years six moneths and odd daies he was buried at Canterbury Henry of Monmouth An. Reg. 1 HEnry the Fifth began his Reign the 20 of March in the year 1412. This Prince exceeded the mean stature of men he was beauteous of visage his neck long body slender and lean his bones small nevertheless he was of marvellous great strength and passing swift in running An. Dom. 1413 Sir Iohn Old-Castle for divers points touching the Sacrament before the Archbishop of Canterbury the Bishop of London VVinchester and others was convicted and committed to the Tower of London out of the which he brake and fled An. Dom. 1414 Certain adherents of Sir Iohn Old-Castle assembled them in Thickets field near London but the King being warned took the field before them and so took of them such numbers that
by the labour of vvell-disposed people the same vvas squenched An. Dom. 1448 Adam Molins Bishop of Chichester Keeper of the Kings Privy Seal vvas by Sea-men slain at Portsmouth Bluebeard a Fuller taken beside Canterbury for raising a Rebellion vvas hanged and quartered An. Dom. 1449 The Duke of Suffolk vvas banished the Land vvho sailing tovvards France vvas met on the Sea by a Man of War and vvas beheaded his corps vvas cast up at Dover The Commons of Kent did rise in great numbers one Iack Cade being their Captain these Rebels did great mischief putting to death vvhom they pleased until at last the King offering them a pardon if they vvould submir they condescended to it Iack Cade their Captain fled and vvas slain in the Wilde of Sussex after this the King went down into Kent and finding who were the chief of this rebellion caused them to be hang'd drawn and quartered the 29. of Iune VVilliam Bishop of Salisbury was murdered by his own Tenants An. Reg. 35 An. Dom. 1456 A great riot was committed in London against the Italians and Lumbards An. Dom. 1457 At Erith were taken four great fishes whereof two were Whales Frenchmen landing at Sandwitch wasted the town and slew the inhabitants An. Reg. 36 Sir Thomas Piercie Lord Egremount and Sir Richard Piercie his brother being prisoners in Newgate brake out by night and went to the King other prisoners took the leads of the gate and defended themselves a long while against the Sheriffs and all other Officers An. Dom. 1458 A fray in Fleetstreet between men of the Court and the inhabitants of the same street in which fray the Queens Atturney was slain for this fact the King committed the Governors of Furnival Clifford and Barnards Inn to prison and William Taylor Alderman of the Ward with many others were sent to Windsor Castle An. Dom. 1459 The science of Printing was found in Germany at Magunce VVilliam Caxton of London Mercer brought it into England in the year 1471. and first practised it at the Abbie of St. Peters at VVestminster An. Reg. 38 The land being miserably divided the King fighting many battels in midst of several dissentions was at last worsted and Edward Earle of March got his kingdome from him An. Reg. 29 Edward Earl of March came to London with a mighty power of March men and accompanied with the Earl of VVarwick the 26 of February where he was joyfully received Edward being elected was proclaimed by the name of Edward the fourth on the fourth of March and King Henry lost his kingdome when he had reigned thritty eight years six months and odd dayes Edward the fourth An. Reg. 1 EDward Earl of March began his reign the fourth of March by the name of Edward the fourth in the year 1460. The twelfth of March VValter VValker Grocer living in Cheapside for speaking some words against King Edward was beheaded The thirteenth of March Edward took his journey towards the North where between Shierburn and Tad-Caster all the North part met him and on Palm Sunday the twenty ninth of March fought a great battel in which were slain Henry Piercy Earl of Northumberland Iohn Lord Clifford Iohn Lord Newel Leo Lord VVells and many of rank and quality on both sides to the number of 357 and eleaven persons but King Edward got the field the Duke of Exeter the Duke of Sommerset the Lord of Ross the Lord Hungerford fled to York to King Henry and then with the King and Queen and Prince fled to Barwick and so to Edenborough An. Reg. 3 Queen Margaret landed in the Nâ—rth where having but small succour was fain to take the Sea again and by a tempest of weather was driven to Barwick where she landed but lost her ships and goods Many battels were fought between the two Kings Henry and Edward and much blood was shed on both sides striving for supremacie one while the Commons with some of the Lords would have Henry restored again to his former dignity and another while Edward should rule at length Henry being overpowred was arrested and sent to the Tower where within a while after he was murdered and buried at Chertsey since removed to Windsor An. Reg. 4 A great pestilence and the Thames frozen over An. Reg. 11 Thomas the Bastard of Fauconbridge with a riotous company of shipmen and others of Essex and Kent came to London where being denied passage through the City he fired the gates wâ—n the Bulworks at Algate and entred the City but the Citizens killed them that entred causing the rest to flie pursued them as far as Black wall slaying many An. Reg. 12 King Edward rode into Kent where he caused inquiry to be made of the foresaid riotous persons hanged the rich by the purse and the other by the necks the Major of the town with others were beheaded there Thomas the Bastard of Falkonbridge was taken at Southampton and beheaded An. Reg. 14 The Duke of Exceter was found dead in the Sea between Dover and Callice Iohn Goose was burnt on the Tower hill An. Reg. 17 An. Dom. 1478 King Edward in his progress hunted in Thomas Burdits Park at a Buck and slew many Deer among the which one was a white Buck Thomas Burdit when he understood thereof wished the Bucks head in his bellie that moved the king to do it Burditt was apprehended of treason condemned drawn from the Tower of London to Tiburne and there beheaded An. Reg. 18 An. Dom. 1479 George Duke of Clarence Edwards brothâ—â— in the Tower of London was drowned in a Butt of Malmsey An. Reg. 19 A great dearth and a great sickness in London and divers other parts oâ— the Realme An. Reg. 21 Thieves for robbing St. Martins le grand in London three were drawn to the Tower hill and there hanged and burnt the other were pressed to death An. Reg. 23 King Edward making great proviâ—â—on for war into France ended his life at Westminster the ninth of April in the year 1483. when he had reigned twenty two years one moneth and odd daies he was buried at Windsor he left issue Edward the Prince and Richard Duke of York and five daughters Elizabeth that after was Queen Cicely Ann Katherine and Bridget Edward the fifth An. Reg. 1 EDward the fifth about the age of thiâ—teen years began his reign the ninth of April in the year 1483 which Prince reigned a small space either in pleasure oâ— liberty for his unnatural unkle Richard Duke of Glocester within three months deprived him of his life and Crown as it was generally reported this Edward reigned two months and ten daies Richard Duke of Glocester An. Reg. 1 RIchard the third brother to Edward the fourth was proclaimed king the 22 of Iune in the year 1483. he put to death Anthony Woodvile Earle Rivers Lord Richard Gray the Qâ—eens brother Sir Thomas Vaughan and Sir Richard Hawes at Pomfret and William Lord Hastings in the tower of London all in one day He was
crowned at Westminster on the seventh day of Iuly After this were taken for Traytors against the king Robert Ruff Serjeant of London VVilliam Davie Pardoner Iohn Smith Groom of king Edwards stirrop and Stephen Ireland Wardroper in the Tower with many more who were charged that they had sent Letters into Brittain to the Earl of Richmond and of Pembrook and also that they were minded to steal our of the Tower Prince Edward and his brother for the which they were drawn from VVestminster to the Tower of London and there upon the hill they were all four beheaded A grudge began between king Richard and the Duke of Buckingham insomuch that the Duke conspired with some Noble men against him intending to bring into the land Henry Earl of Richmond as heir to the Crown for which conspiracy the Duke of Buckingham was beheaded at Salisbury The thirteenth of December was a great fire in Leaden-hall in London where was burnt a number of houses and all the stocks for gunnes other provision belonging to the city King Richard borrowed great sums of mony of the City but being cut off before the time of payment came the City lost it Collingborn Esquire was drawn from Westminster to the tower of London and there upon the hill was headed and quartered An. Reg. 3 An. Dom. 1415 Sir Roger Clifford Knight and one Fortescue were drawne through London and at Saint Martin le grand Sir Roger would have broke from the Sheriffs and taken Sanctuary but the Sheriffs took him again and had him to tower hill where he was beheaded and Fortescue had his pardon Henry Earl of Richmond Iasper Earl of Pembroke his Uncle the Earl of Oxford and many other Knights and Esquires with a small company of Frenchmen landed at Milford Haven on the sixth of August whose coming when it was heard of in VVales divers Noble men with great companies met him and then marching against king Richard at a village called Bosworth near to Leicester he met with his enemies the 22 of August where between them was fought a very sharp battel in conâ—lusion whereof King Richard with divers others were slain and King Henry obtained a Noble victory and immediately the L. Stanley crowned him King in the field with the crown which was taken off King Richards head Richard was buried at the Grey-Friers Church at Leicester when he had held the crown two years two moneths Henry Earl of Richmond An. Reg. 1 HEnry the seventh born in Pembroke Castle began his reign the 22 of August in the year 1485. he was a Prince of marvellous wisdom policy justice temperance and gravity and notwithstanding many great troubles and war he kept his Realm in right good order for the which he was greatly honoured of Forraign Princes On the 22 of August was a great fire in Bredstreet in the which fire was burnt the Parson of Saint Mildreds and one man more of the Parsonage there The sweating sickness began the 21 of September and continued to the end of October of the which sickness a number of people died The 30 of October King Henry was crowned at Westminster he ordained a number of chosen Archers to give daily attendance on his person whom he named Yeomen of the Guard King Henry borrowed certain sums of money of the City which was repayed the nexr year after Wheat was sold for 3 shillings the bushel and Bay-salt at the like price The Cross in Cheap-side was new builded The King married Elizabeth the eldest daughter of Edward the 4th by the which means the two Houses York and Lancaster were united An. Reg. 6 Roger Shavelock a Taylor within Ludgate slew himself and forasmuch as he was a man of great wealth there was a great contest between the Kings Almoner and the Sheriffs of London An. Dom. 1493 A riot made upon the Eastelings or Stilliard-men by Mercers men and others of the City of London for the which many of them were sore punished An. Dom. 1494 An. Reg. 10 Wheat was sold at London for six pence the bushel Bay-salt at three pence half penny Nantwitch salt for six pence the bushel white herrings at six shillings the barrel red at three shillings the Cade red sprats six pence the Cade and Gascoin wine at six pound the Tun. Sir VVilliam Stanley was behe aded on Tower-hill An. Dom. 1495 Perkin Warbeck arrived in Kent where when he and his company saw they could have no comfort of the country they withdrew again to their ships but the Mayor of Sandwich with certain men of the country fought with the residue that were left behind and took 169 persons who were hanged in Kent Essex Sussex and Norfolk An. Dom. 1497 By meanes of a subsidy that was granted to the King a commotion was made by the Commons of Cornwall whiâ—h under the leading of Iames Lord Audley with Michael a Blacksmith and others came to Black-heath where the King met them overthrew them and took their Captains there was slain of the Rebels three hundred and taken fifteen hundred The Lord Audley was beheaded on Tower-hill the Blacksmith and Flamock were hanged and quartered at Tyburn The King sent an Army into Scotland under the Earl of Surrey and the Lord Nevil which made sharp war upon the Scots In Bedfordshire at the town of Saint Needs fell hailstones eighteen inches about Perkin Warebeck landed in Cornwall went to Bodmin where being accompanied with three or four thousand men he proclaimed himself King Richard the fourth second son of Edward the fourth from thence he went to Exeter and besieged it which City was valiantly defended by the inhabitants but many of the Rebels were slain and theâ— withdrew themselves to Taunton from thence Perkin fled to Bewdley where he took sanctuary and was afterward taken and pardoned his life An. Reg. 14 A Shoemakers son was hanged at Saint Thomas Watrings for naming himself to be Edward Earl of Warwick who was then kept close prisoner in the Tower An. Dom. 1499 Perkin Warbeck and Iohn-a-water were executed at Tyburn Edward Plantagenet Earl of Warwick son to George Duke of Clarence was beheaded at Tower-hill Shortly after Bluet and Astwood were hanged at Tyburn An. Reg. 19 The 21 of November at night a perillous fire began upon London-bridge near to Saint Magnus Church whereof six tenements were burnt The 7 of February certain houses more consumed with fire against Saint Buttolphs Church in Thames-street An. Reg. 21 The prisoners of the Marshalsey broke out and many of them being shortly after taken were put to execution especially those that had lain for Felony An. Dom. 1507 An. Reg. 23 About Christmas was a Bakers house burnt in Warwick-lane with the Mistress of the house and two women servants About this time the City of Norwich was much wasted with fire there was 160 houses consumed with most part of their goods King Henry died at Richmond the 22 of April when he had reigned 23 years and 8 moneths and
Carlile from whence they were driven and many of them put to death also Sir Francis Bigott and others began a conspiracie and for the same were atainted The twenty ninth of March were twelve men of Lincolne drawn to Tiburn and there hanged and quartered for a new rebellion In Somerset shire was another rebellion began by Mr. Paulet and some other of his friends the chief of them to the number of sixty were condemned whereof fourteen were hanged and quartered one of them was a woman In Iune the Lord Darcie the Lord Hussey Sir Robert Constable Sir Tho. Pierce Sir Francis Bigott Sir Stephen Hamelton Sir Iohn Bulmer and his wife George Lumbley Nicholas Temple Robert Ask VVilliam Thrift Abbot of Fountains Anthony Abbot of Gervaur the Abbot of Rivers William Prior of Burlington all these were put to death Sir Robert Constable of Hull Ask hanged on a Tower â—t York Lady Bulmer burned in Smithfield Loâ—d Darcie beheaded at Tower hill Lord Hussey at Lincolne and the rest of them suffered at Tiburn The twelfth of October was born at Hampton-Court Prinâ—e Edward and Qâ—een Iane lost her life the 14 of October Alwin a Pâ—iest Harsam customer of Plimmouth and Thomas Evel were all hanged and quartered at Tiburn The twelfth of May Fryer Forrest was hanged and burned in Smithfield for denying the kings supremacy with him was burnt the gathering of Wales that is as much as to say Darvar an image The seventeenth of May was a great fire at Saint Margaret Pattons in London where many houses and many perâ—ons were burned Edmond Cunningsby for counterfeiting the kings signe Manual and Edward Clifford for the same cause were hanged at Tiburn The first of September was one Cartwel hangman of London and two other hanged by Clarken-wel for robbing a Booth in Bartholomew faire Henry Marquess of Exceter Earl of Devonshire Hen. Pool L. Mountacute Sir Edward Nevil the 9th of Ian. were beheaded on tower hill two Priests Crofts Collins and a Marriner were hanged and quartered at tyburn Iohn Lambert was burnt in Smithfield on Ashwednesday Iohn Potter and William Mannering hanged in Pauls Church-yard for killing of Roger Cholmley Esq in the same place The third of March Sir Richard Carew knight of the Garter and Master of the kings horse was beheaded on toweâ— hill The Vicar of VVansworth with his servant and his Chaplain and Fryer Ware wâ—â—e hâ—nged and quartered at Saint Thomas VVatrings At this time were all monasteries suppressed because the king like Ianus would look two wayes The Abbot of Reading and two Priests were hanged and quarter'd at Reading the same day was Richard Whiting Abbot of Glassenbury hanged and quartered at Tower-hill besides his Monastery according to an old Prophesie The Lady Anne Cleve received at Black-heath and brought to Greenwich and the sixth of the same moneth married to King Henry The ninth of Iuly Thomas Lord Cromwel Earl of Essex was committed to the tower of London the 28 of Iuly he was beheaded on tower-hill with the Lord Hungerford King Henry was divorced from the Lady Anne of Cleve The thirtieth of Iuly Robert Barnes Thomas Gerrard William Ierome Priests weâ—e burned in Smithfield the same day Thomas Abell Edward Powel and Richard Featherstone were hanged and qâ—â—â—tered for denying the kings supâ—emacy the fourth of August were drawn to Tyburne six persons and one lead Laurence Cook Prior of Doncaster William Horn a Laie bâ—other of the Charterhouse Giles Horn Gentleman Clement Philpot Edmond Broomeham Darbie Kenham Robert Bird Gervis Carow all put to death for denying the sâ—pâ—emacie The King married again The eighth of August Lady Katherine Howard was â—hewed openly as Qâ—een at Hampton-Court Great draught and a great death of hot buâ—ning agues and feavours the salt water flowed above London-bridge Ralph Egerton and Thomas Harman put to death for counterfeiting the Kings bâ—oad Seal In April certain persons began a new rebellion in York-shire whiâ—h were shortly taken and put to death in several places of which Leigh Tattersal and Thornton were put to death at London Sir Iohn Nevil Knight and ten persons more were put to death at York The Countess of Salisbury was beheaded in the tower Damport and Chapman were hanged at Greenwich for a robbery The 21 of Iune Lord Leonard Grey was beheaded on the tower-hill he was Deputy of Ireland the same day were hanged at St. Thomas VVatrings Mantile Roydon and Frowds Gentlemen for spoil and murder they had done in Nicholas Pelhams Park the Lord of Dacres of the South being in company on Saint Peters day was led from the tower to tyburn and there hanged On Christmas Eve at night began a great fire in the house of Sir Iohn Williams master of the Kings Jewels where many of those jewels were burnt and a great many of them stoln The Lady Katherine Howard whom the King had married for her unchast living with Thomas Culpeper and Francis Durham was by Parliament attainted Culpeper and Durham were hanged at Tyburn The 23 of Ianuary the King was proclaimed King of Ireland the 13 of February were beheaded within the Tower the Lady Katherine Howard otherwise called Queen Katherine and the Lady Rochford An. Reg. 34 An. Dom. 1542 The seventh of March Margaret Davy a Maid was boiled in Smithfield for poysoning three housholds where she had lived The 12 of Iuly King Henry married Lady Katherine Parre late wife to the Lord Latimer Anthony Person Robert Testwood and Henry Filmer were burnt at Windsor A great plague was at London and therefore Michaelmas term was adjourned to Saint Albans This year â—hanâ—ed four eclipses one of the Sun the 24 of Ianuary and three of the Moon German Gardner and Lark Parsons of Châ—lsey Singleton and Assbey were hanged at Tyburn for denying the Kings Supremacy An. Dom. 1544 The third of April a Gun-powder house in East-Smithfield was blown up and therein burned five men a boy and a woman This year was taken by the Kings ships on the English Coast the number of three hundred French ships so that the Grey-Friers Church in London was laid full of wine the Austin-Friers and Black-Friers were laid full of Herrings and other fish that were taken going into France A Priest did penance at Pauls-Cross and there confessed that he pricked his finger when he was at Mass and wiped it on the Corporis and Altar cloth and went about to make the people believe that the miraculous Host did bleed after the words of Consecration The 13 of February a Priest was set on the Pillory in Cheap-side and burnt in both cheeks with the letters F and A. a paper on his head wherein was written For false accusing which judgement was given by the Lord Chancellor in the Star-â—hamber a notable example of Justice An. Reg. 37 An. Dom. 1545 The French Kings Navy coming out of New-haven and Deep arrived in Sussex afore bright Hamsted where they set some of their Souldiers a land but the Beacons were fired and