tooke many of the Noble men prisoners and brought Scotland into such obedience as he gaue of the lands therof to his subiects of England with Markets Faires Warrens Among other I haue séene vnder the broade seale of the said King Edward a Mannour called Retnes in the County of Forfaire in Scotland neare the furthest part of the same nation Northward giuen to Iohn Ewer and his heires auncestors to the Lord Ewer that now is for the seruice done in those parts with market euery munday Faire for 3. dayes euery yeare at Michaelmas and free warren for the same dated at Lauereost the xx day of October Anno Reg. 34. William Coser Shriue Reginald Thunderle Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior This yeare 1306. vpon sundry complaints of many of the Cleargy Nobilitie resorting to the city of London touching the great anoiance danger of contagion growing by reason of the french of burning sea-coale which diuers fire makers in Southwarke Wapping East Smithfield now vsed to make their common fires because of cheapnes hereof to forbeare the burning of bauin and fire coale the King expresly commanded the Maior and Shriues of London for with to make proclamation that all those fire-makers should cease their burning of sea-coale and make their fires of such fuell of wood and coale as had béene formerly vsed Reade the Record The great new Church of the gray Friers in London was begunne to bee builded by the Lady Margaret Quéene second wife to Edward the first Iohn of Briton Earle of Richmond builded the body of the church the residue was finished by the Lady Mary Countesse of Pembroke Gilbert de Clare Earle of Glocester Margaret Countesse of Glocester Elianor Spencer Elizabeth Bourgh sisters to Gilbert de Clare King Edward sent messengers into England commanded that all that ought him seruice should be ready at Carlile within 3. wéekes after the feast of S. Iohn Baptist But himselfe being vexed with a bloody flixe the 7. of Iuly departed this life at Burgh vpon the sands in the yeare of our Lord 1307. when he had raigned 34. yeares seuen moneths and odde daies his body was buried at Westminster vnto the which Church hee had giuen landes to the value of an hundred pound by yeare 20. pound thereof yearely to be distributed to the poore Edward of Carnaruan EDward the second sonne to the first Edward borne at Carnaruan began his raigne the 7. of Iuly in the yeare 1307. he was faire of body but vnstedfast of maners not regarding to gouerne his commonweale by discretion iustice which caused great variance betwéene him and the Lords Nicholas Pigot Shriue Nigellus Drurie Shriue Sir Iohn Blunt Maior The King married Isabel the French Kings daughter The Lords enuying Pierce of Gauestone Earle of Cornwall a stranger borne banished him the land William Basing shriue Iames Borener shriue Nicholas Faringdon Goldsmith Maior The King sent for Pierce of Gaueston out of Ireland and gaue him the Earle of Glocesters sister in marriage which caused him againe to rise in pride scorning the Nobles of the realme The Barons therefore declared to the King that except he would expell the saide Pierce from his company they would rise against him as against a periured Prince whereupon once againe hee caused Pierce to abiure Iames of S. Edmond shriue Roger Palmer shriue Thomas Romane Maior Pierce of Gauestone returned into England and came to y e kings presence who forgetting al oaths and promises receiued him as a heauenly gift The Church of Middleton in Dorsetshire was consumed with lightning the Monkes being at mattens Simon de Corpe shriue Peter Blackney shriue Richard Reffam Mercer Maior Templars in England vpon heresie and other filthy Articles whereof they were accused were condemned to perpetuall penance in seuerall Monasteries The Barons of England being confederated against Pierce of Gauestone besieged him at the castle of Scarborough where they tooke him and brought him to Warwicke castle and caused his head to be stricken off Simon Mermood shriue Richard Gilford shriue Sir Iohn Gisors Pepperer Maior Quéene Isabel was deliuered of her first sonne named Edward at Windsor The Knights of the order of S. Iohn Baptist called S. Iohn of Ierusalem put the Turkes out of the Isle of Rhodes and after that wan vpon the saide Turkes daily for a long time Iohn Lambyn Shriue Richard Gilford Shriue Sir Iohn Gisors Pepperer Maior King Edward gathering a great power marched towards Scotland to breake the siege of the Castle of Streuelin where hee and his power encountred with Robert Bruce and the Scots in the end whereof the English men were discomfited and so eagerly pursued by the Scots that many of the Noble men were slaine This yeare 1313. according to the Chronicles of Germany Phillip king of France surnamed the Faire hauing his body full of venemous scabs manginesse caused all such of his subiects as well women as men both in France and Flaunders as had either the leaprosie or meazelrie to be burned The cause of this his tyrannous rigour was because he had beene informed that the saide lazar or pockey people had wilfully poysoned all the chiefe wels and standing waters Some say that this visitation was the diuine iustice of God vpon the King for suppressing the Knights Templars And in the yeare 1403. all the Iewes in Germany were burned because they had poisoned all the wels and standing waters It appeareth by forraine Chronicles that the Iewes had a generall purpose to poison the Christians for the Iewes in France did poyson the waters likewise and were seuerely punished Robert Gurdome Shriue Hugh Garton Shriue Nicholas Farendon Goldsmith Maior The King caused his writs to be published for victuals that no Oxe stalled or corne fed bee solde for more then 24. s. no grasse fed oxe for more then 16. s. a fat stalled cow at 12. s. another cow at 10. shillings A fat mutton corne fed or whose wooll is well growne at 20. pence another fat mutton shorne at 14. d. A fat hog of 2. yeares olde at 3. s. 4. d. A fat goose at 2. d. halfe peny in the city at 3 d. A fat Capon at 2. d. in the citty at 2. d. halfe peny A fat hen at one peny in the citty at one peny halfe peny Two chickins a peny in the citie on peny halfe peny Foure pigeons for one peny in the citty three pigeons for one peny 24. egges a peny in the citty 20. egges a peny c. Stephen Abingdon Shriue Hamond Chigwell Shriue Sir Iohn Gisors peppâ—rer Maior A Tanners son of Exceter named himselfe the sonne of Edward the first for the which hee was hanged at Northampton The deaâ—th increased through the abundance of raine that fell in haruest so y t a quarter of wheat or salt was sold for xl s. There followed this famine a grieuous mortalitie of people
William Forman shriue Thomas Kitson shriue Sir Christopher Asken Draper Maior A great fish was taken at Blacke wall which was brought to Westminster to the King The 20. of Aprill Elizabeth Barton a Nunne professed at S. Sepulchres in Canterbury Edward Bocking and Iohn Deering two Monkes of Christs Church in Canterbury Hugh-Rich Warden of the Friars obseruants in Canterbury and Richard Risby of the same house Richard Maister Parson of Aldington in Kent and Henry Gold Priest were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged and headed c. for sundry conspiracies in the matter of diuorse betwéene the Kings Maiestie and Quéene Katherine All the Priests through England called to bée sworne to the King and Quéene Anne and their heires before the Archbishop of Canterbury and all men through England were sworne in their shires and townes where they dwelled for refusall thereof Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester Sir Thomas Moore late Lord Chancellour were sent to the tower of London diuers other Priests religious and lay men were sent to other prisons The xv of May was a great fire at Salters hall in Bredstreet The xi of Iuly Lord Dacres of the North was arraigned at Westminster of high treason where hee so wittily confuted his accusers that to their great shame he was not found guiltie The second of August was all the places of the obseruant Fryars as Greenewich Canterbury Richmount Newarke and Newcastle put downe The fouretéenth of August was a great fire at Temple barre the sixteenth of August was burned the Kings stable at Charing Crosse wherein were burned many great horses and great store of hay Nicholas Luesâ—â— Shriue William Denham Shriue Sir Iohn Champneis Shinner Maior In a Parliament at Westminster the Pope with all his authoritie was banished this realme the King to be reputed and taken as supreme head of the Church of England hauing full authoritie to reforme all errours heresies and abuses in the same Also the first fruits and tenths of all spirituall dignities and promotions were granted the King with a subsidie of the laity of twelue pence in the pound The Prior of the Charterhouse at London the Prior of Beuall the Prior of Exham Reinolds a brother of Simon and Iohn haile Vicar of Thisleworth were all condemned drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne the fourth of May. The K. coÌ„manded all about his Court to poll their heads and caused his owne head to be polled The 25. of May was in Saint Pauls Church at London examined 19. men and 6. women borne in Holland 14. of them were condemned a man and a woman of thâ—m were burnt in Smithfield the other twelue sent to other townes there to bee burnt This yeare 1537. died Francis Sforce the second of that name this Francis Sforce was the ninth and last Tuke of Millaine he was the son of Lewis Sforce called the Moâ—re hee obteined his Dukedome by meanes of Prospero Colonno generall of the Campe of the league betwéene the Emperour Carolus Quintus and Pope Leo the tenth but with great difficulty he married Christierna daughter to the King of Denmark he was crowned Duke Ann 1523. he raigned with great troubles and vexations by reason the Emperour had the greater hold and stronger faction in his country and was forced to flie for griefe whereof to sée his subiects and friends become vassals to the Emperour and his treasure giuen to strangers he fell into a great sicknesse with extreame paine in one of his eyes and thereof died being opened his heart was found all drie and yet notwithstanding his heart was swolne In his time the Mylaneses expelled quite all the French garisons with their chiefe captaine Monsieur Lawtrec out of their territories because of sundrie vile practises and misdemeanours wherewith the French grieued them Presently vpon the death of the Duke his countrey became a pray to many gouernors and his wife Christians returned into Denmarke and was afterward married vnto Anthony Duke of Lorraine Shée was highly honoured of all Princes for her accomplished vertues especiall for her singular patience in her vnfortunate marriage with her first husband and her incessant paines and kindenesse which shee performed in his extreame miseries and long sicknesse The 18. of Iune 3. Monkes of the Charter-house of London Exmew Middlemore and Niâ—igate were drawn to Tiborne and there hanged 〈◊〉 quartered The 22. of Iune Doctor Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester was beheaded on the tower hill The 6. of Iuly Sir Thomas Moore was beheaded on the tower hill The King sent Doctor Lee to visite the Abbeyes Priories and Nunneries in England who put foorth all Religious persons that would goe and all that were vnder the age of 24. yeares Humphrey Monmouth Shriue Iohn Cotes Shriue Iir Iohn Allen Mercer Maior This Sir Iohn Allen gaue to the Citty of London a rich collar of Gold to bee worne by the Maior The eight of Ianuary dyed Lady Katherine Dowager at Kimbalton and was buried at Peterborow In a Parliament was granted to the King and his heires all religious houses of the value of 200 pound and vnder with all lands goods to them belonging On May day King Henry being at a Iuâ— at Gréenewich sodainely departed to Weâ—minster The next day Lady Anne Quéene was had tâ— the Tower there for things laide to her charâ—â— shortly after beheaded The 19. of May the Lord Rochford brother to the said Quéene Henry Nâ—ris Marke Smeton William Brierton and Franciâ— Weston all of the Kings priuy chamber aâ—bout matters touching the Quéene were put tâ— death The 20. of May the King married Lady Iane daughter to Sir Iohn Seimer which at Whitsontide was openly shewed as Quéene and on the Tuesday in the Whitson wéeke Sir Edward Seimer was created Vicount Beuchampe The eight of Iune beganne a Parliament and the Cleargy held a conuocation in Pauls Church where they published a Booke intituled Articles deuised by the Kings highnesse The nine and twentieth of Iune the King held a great iusting at Westminster Thomas Cromwell Secretary to the King and master of the Rolles was made L. Kéeper of the priuy seale and Vicar generall ouer the spiritualitie vnder the King and sate diuers times in the conuocation among Bishops as head ouer them The 22. of Iuly Henry Duke of Richmond and Somerset Earle of Northampton a bastard sonne of king Henry died and was buried at Thetford L. Cromwell Lord priuie Seale and vicegerent sent out vnder the Kings spirituall seale certaine iniunctions to the Prelates and Cleargy of the Realme charging Curates to teach their Parishioners the Pater Noster Aue Creede and commandements in English In the beginning of October at an assize for the Kings subsidie kept in Lincolnshire the people made an insurrection and gathered nine twentie thousand persons Against those the King did send the Duke of
in God D. Whitgift Archbishop of Canterbury he was a holy mercifull man The 5 of March was Proclamation made for the authorizing the Booke of Common prayer The thirtéenth of March the Lord Henry Howard was created Baron of Marnehill and Earle of North-hampton and Thomas Lord Buckhurst was created Earle of Dorset This yeare sir William Rumney sir Thomas Middleton shriues of Londō through their great paine and diligence cleansed the City of Rogues and lewd people which at that time swarmed excéedingly The 15 of March the King Quéene and Prince with the Lords spirituall and temporall the Gentry and all Officers aswell of honor and armes as otherwise passed most triumphantly from the Tower through the high stréetes of his Highnesse Royall Chamber of London to Westminster and all the way hee went euen from his first entrance into the City vntill he came to Temple barre his Maiesty was receiued and attended by the Lord Maior in a Robe of crimson Veluet bearing a golden Scepter in his hand and the graue Citizens of euery Company in their Liueries standing in their stalles with great state hauing their banners and bannerets displayed on the one side of the streetes and the other side very strongly rayled to giue frée passage and kéepe backe the violent pressing of the multitudes of people which at that time excéeded as well in houses as otherwise and at this time the former gates of Pageants being seuen in number were all most sumptuously beautified and adorned with solemne orations melodious harmony and diuers ingenious deuices the first Pageant stood in Fan-church street the second in Gracious street the third in Corn-hill the fourth at the East end of Cheape side and at the East side of the high Crosse in Cheape was erected a low Gallery wherein stood the Aldermen the Chamberlaine the Towne Clerke with the Counsell of the City where Sir Henry Mountegue Recorder of London after his Oration in the behalfe of the Lord Maior and the whole body of the City presented thrée Cups of gold one for the King the second for the Quéene and the third for the Prince The fift Pageant stood at the West end of Cheape the sixt in Fléet-stréete and the seuenth at Temple Barre at this time all the chiefe Conduites ran Claret wine there was an other Pageant erected in the Strand at the charges of the inhabitants there-abouts The 19 of March beganne the Parliament at Westminster and continued vntill the 7 of Iuly and was there proroged vntill the 7 of February next after Sir Edward Denny was made Baron of Waltham by writ and sate in his Robes in the Parliament house the day wherein the Parliament was adiourned Sir Thomas Smith late Alderman of London is sent Ambassador vnto Borris Pheodorwich Emperor of Russia This yéere his Maiesty by his Letters Pattents incorporated the Felt-makers of London by the name of Master Wardens and Communalty of the Art or Mysterie of Felt-makers of London graunting vnto them thereby diuers priuiledges and liberties for the good gouernment of the same corporation this was the first Company that the King incorporated and was obtained by the humble and earnest suite of Richard Banister Iohn Sands Hugh Philips Robert Browne others Felt-makers of London The 5 of August arriued Don Iohn de Velasco Constable of Castile being sent from Philip the third King of Spaine to take the oath of the King of England for ratification of the Articles of Peace then agreed vpon by certaine English Lords authorized by the King and by former Commissioners sent the last yeere from Spaine and the Arch-duke which said Don Iohn with all the Commissioners vpon Sunday the 19 of August were most royally entertained and feasted at Whitehall and the same forenoone the King in his owne Chappell was sworne vnto the foresaid Articles and in the afternoon the Peace was proclaimed with Spain and the Arch-duke at the Court and in London And this moneth the Arch-duke wonne the strong Town of Ostend in Flanders after it had béene besieged with all extremity 3 yéeres and 3 moneths The 20 of August the Lord Robert Cecill Baron of Essenden was created Viscount Cranborne In October the Customes of Merchandise were raised both inward and outward and were then let to farme The 24 of October with great state by a King at Armes and Heralds and two Sergeants at Armes assisted by the L. Maior and Aldermen K. Iames was proclaimed in London King of Great Brittaine France and Ireland Defendor of the faith c. Sir Thomas Hayes Knight Sir Roger Iones Knight Sir Thomas Low Knight Haberdasher The 10 of December the most reuerend Father in GOD Richard Bancroft Doctor of Diuinity late Lord Bishop of London was translated to the Archbishoprick of Canterbury The 24 of December Richard Vaughan Doctor of Diuinity late L. Bishop of Westchester was by his Deputy installed Bishop of London in Pauls Church The 4 of Ianuary at Whitehall sir Philip Harbert brother to the Earle of Pembrooke maried the Lady Susan Vere yongest daughter to the Earle of Oxford the King himselfe gaue her in mariage The 6 of Ianuary in the afternoone Charles D. of Albany second son to K. Iames Robert L. Willoughby the L. Chandois William L. Compton the Lord Norris William Cecill son and heire to the L. Viscount Cranborne Allaine Percy brother to the Earle of Northumberland Thomas Somerset second sonne to the Earle of Worcester Francis Manners brother to Roger Earle of Rutland Ftancis Clifford brother to the Earle of Cumberland Thomas Howard second sonne to the Earle of Suffolke and Iohn Harington Sonne and Heyre to the Lord Harington All these were made Knights of the Bath and two dayes after that they performed all appropriate Rites and Ceremonies And the same time the fore-named Duke Charles was also created Duke of Yorke being not full foure yéeres of age the Earles of Oxford and Essex were his esquires The twenty sixt of February was a Lyon whelped in the Tower which whelpe was taken from the Damme and brought vp by hand as the King had commaunded by reason that the same Lyonesse in August last had whelped a Lyon and spoyled it by carrying it in her mouth vp and downe the denne to hide it this yong Lyon liued but sixtéene dayes after this the King caused a conuenient place to bee made néere to the Lyons Denne for the Lyonesse to bréede in and the same Lyonesse afterward brought foorth two Lyons at one litter and they liued and became as lusty as any other in the Tower these foure were the first that ouer were whelped in the Tower The 22 of February 1604 Proclamation was made against all Iesuites and Seminaries and that they should forthwith depart out of the kingdome The 5 of March Proclamation was made for confirmation of the Ecclesiasticall gouernment
deuises at the West end of Cheapeside vpon the South side whereof sate the Lord Maior and Aldermen in Scarlet Robes where Sir Henry Mountegue Recorder of London after his solemne Oration in Latine presented the King of Denmarke with a faire Cuppe of gold and vpon the Fountaine in Fléetstréete was a pleasant pastorall deuise with musicke and pleasing songs and for their more State and easie passage the Stréetes were rayled in on the one side and the Companies sate in their Liueries on the other side in as great brauerie as is vsed at a Coronation And that night the Kings were lodged at White-hall the next day the King of Denmarke after he had séene and noted the rare Architecture and stately monuments in the Chappell royall at Westminster he suruaied Paules Church and on the toppe of the stéeple thereof he caused the Kéeper of the stéeple to take the iust length and breadth of his foot in the leade from thence the King went to the Royall Exchange and to the Tower where Sir William Wade banqueted him and all his attendants and within few daies after that the Earle of Rutland feasted all the King of Denmarkes Priuy Counsellors hauing made his prouision to haue feasted the King also Sonday the 10 of August the King of Denmarke with his Counsell and chiefe Gentlemen were royally feasted by the King of Great Brittaine in the Elizabeth Ionas at Chatham and the next day Christianus feasted King Iames Quéene Anne Prince Henrie and others of the Nobility in his owne shippe and about foure a clocke in the afternoone all princely complements being performed they tooke their leaue one of another and the Thursday following the King of Denmarke with all his ships and traine hauing a faire wind set saile of Denmark The King whilest he was in England heard two sermons in Latine and dealt bountifully and royally with all men The 24 of September the French King baptized his Sonne the Prince Dolphin being then full fiue yeares of age This yeare diuers churches in London were well repayred and somewhat beautified namely Christ-church Trinity Church Saint Brides church and Bow-church with others The city also very carefully clensed their ditches and common shewers and made floud gates in Holborne ditch and Fléet ditch and beyond all expectation they turned Moorefield into diuers pleasant and princely walkes and planted it round on all sides and quarters with good store of young trées and rayled it round in like manner to preserue the walkes and keepe the trees from violence and defended the out-sides therof with a new strong bricke wall there was also made diuers vauts vnder ground some to conuey away fowle water without offence and one to bring fresh water into the towne ditch to keepe it sweet This field was euer vntill this present a rude noysome place like a Lay-stall halfe enuironed with stincking ditches very offensiue to the City and all passengers Sir Leonard Hallyday Lord Maior was very forward and carefull to the furtherance of this worke and for contriuing to bring a riuer to the North part of London to serue the City and to clense their ditches and sewers and what he could not performe in his Maiorality his Successor Sir Iohn Wats did his full endeauour to accomplish and Master Nicholas Leate a graue wise and wealthy Citizen was wondrous painfull and industrious in the furtherance of this worke and of the rest thereunto adioyning also there were many thousands of worthy citizens wondrous earnest to expresse their bounty towards the bringing of the foresaid riuer to the city according to the Tenor of a statute lately made for them in that behalfe This yeare was concluded a truce for 15 yeares betweene Rodolphus the second of that name Emperour of Almaine and the Great Turke William Walthall Iohn Leman a batchelor Sir Iohn Wats knight Clothworker Maior The 18 of December the Lords Knights and Bâ—rgesses of the Parliament had leaue to go home vnto their houses and the tenth of February they all began to sit againe The sixt of Ianuary at Whitehall with very great solemnity the Lord Iames Hay was maried vnto Honora the daughter and heire of the Lord Edward Denny The twentith of Ianuary if pleased God to send a mighty west wind which continued sixtéene houres which brought in the sea by reason whereof and of high spring tides both which encountred the land waters after a great raine which caused the Riuer of Seuerne beginning as farre as the mount in Cornewall to ouerflow her bankes all along on both sides vp into Somersetshire and Glocestershire in some places the Waters ouerflowed their Bankes thrée foote in other places fiue foote and some places seuen foote by meanes of which sodaine inundation much people and cattell were drowned diuers Churches and villages borne downe and spoiled and some vtterly destroyed in Wales in diuers places it did most harme in manner as aforesaid the like whereof in England is not knowne to be mentioned in any Chronicle The 26 of February Robert Drewrie a Seminary was executed at Tiburne The 1 of March a peace and reconciliation was concluded and proclaimed betwéene the Graue of Emden and the City of Emden and the Graue entered and tooke possession of the City his Subiects assured him his royalties and profits and concerning all other differences betwéene the Graue and the Citizens it was agréed the same should be determined by the Emperour this was done after the people had wasted their wealth and were wearied with thrée yeares warre Tuesday the last of March the Lorde Knights and Burgesses of the Parliament came before the King at Whitehall vnto whom he made a solemne spéech And from that time the houses sate not vntill the 20 of Aprill following and the 2 of May the King made an other solemne spéech vnto the said Lords Knights and Burgesses concerning the vnion Maundy thursday the 2 of Aprill there happened great inundations of water in Kent Essex Suffolke and Norffolke And the 17 of Aprill there arose in the City of Couentry a most strange and dreadfull inundation The 8 of May ariued Prince Ienuille of the house of Lorraine second sonne to Henry late Duke of Guise which was slaine in the yeare 1589 he was very honourably feasted and entertained by the King And the 22 of May he accompanied the King Quéene and Prince vnto Theobalds where they were royally feasted and entertained with pleasant and ingenious deuises by the Earle of Salisbury being the appointed day in which his Maiesty came to take possession thereof Tuesday the 25 of May the said Prince Ienuille with others ran at Tilt at White-hall viz. The Prince Ienuille The Duke of Lenox The Earle of Arundel The Earle of Pembroke The Earle of Montgomerie The Viscount Haddington The L. Compton The L. Hay Sir Henry Cary. Sir Richard Bulkley Sir Richard Preston Sir Henry Guntrot And the 29 of
other things appertaining to their mint c. The King confirmed the liberties of the Citty of London The 22. of September at night King Edward the second was cruelly murthered in the Castle oâ— Barkeley by the practise of the Quéene his wife the Lord Mortimer and the Bishop of Hereforâ— He was buried at Glocester Henry Darcy Shriue Iohn Hauten Shriue Hamond Chickwell Grocer Maior Peace was made betwixt the Englishmen and Scots so that Dauid the sonne of Robert Brce married Ioane of the Tower King Edwards sister By procurement of the old Quéene and Rogeâ— Mortimer Edmond of Woodstocke Earle of Kent the Kings Vncle was beheaded at Winchester Richard Lazâ—r Shriue Henry Gisors Shriue Iohn Stanland Maior Roger Mortimer was taken by William Mâ—â—tacute and sent to London where he was condemâ—ned and hanged The 15. day of Iune was borne Edward 〈◊〉 blacke Prince Robert of Ely Shriue Thomas Whoorwood Shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior This Sir Iohn Pultney builded the Colledge 〈◊〉 London called Saint Laurence Pultney and â—â—tle Alhalowes a Parish Church in Thaâ—â— stréete and also the Carmelite Fryars Church 〈◊〉 Couentry Iohn Motking Shriue Andrew Aubury Shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior Henry Earle of Lancaster and of Leicester founded the new Hospitall by the Castle of Leicester wherein were an hundred poore impotent persons The King of England with force came before Berwicke where they that kept the Castle and Towne vsed many deceitfull treaties Nicholas Pike Shriue Iohn Husband Shriue Iohn Preston Draper Maior The Scots came with great multitudes minding to dissolue the siege of Berwicke whom the King couragiously met and slewe of them eight Earles 1300. horsemen and of the common souldiers 35000. neare vnto Halidon The townsemen of Berwicke yéelded to the King of England both the castle the towne who placing garisons there he sent Edward Baliol and other Nobles to kéepe the Realme of Scotland Iohn Haman Shriue William Hansard Shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior Edward Baliol king of Scots did homage to king Edward at â—ew Castle vpon Tyne and shortly after he receiued homage of the Duke of Britaine or his Earledome of Richmond Iohn Kingstone Shriue Walter Turke Shriue Reginald at Conduit Vintner Maior Part of the Vniuersitie of Oxford went tâ— Stamford because of a variance that fell be wéeâ— the Northerne and Southerne Schollers The Sea bankes brake in through all England but specially in the Thames so that all the casâ— and beasts neare thereunto were drowned Walter Morden Shriue Richard Vpton Shriue Richard Wotton Maior King Edward made his eldest sonne Edâ—â— Earle of Chester and Duke of Cornewall It was enacted that no wool should be conuaiâ— out of the Realme Iohn Clarke shriue William Curtis shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior The Towne of Southampton was burnt 〈◊〉 the French Kings Galleys It was enacted that whatsoeuer Clothworâ— of Flanders or of other countries would dâ—â— and inhabite in England should come quietly 〈◊〉 the most conuenient places should bee asigned 〈◊〉 them with great liberties and priuiledges This yeare 1338. as saith the French Chroâ—â—â—cle there happened in Auignon so strange teâ—ble mortalitie that brooks riuers were red 〈◊〉 bloud And that from the graues and sepulchâ—â— of the dead there issued streames of bloud 〈◊〉 vnheard of mortalitie was foretold the Frenâ— by father Robert a Iacobin Frier who hearâ— bewailed the sinnes and wickednesse of this Câ—â—ty and other places for the which hee often prâ—thed vnto them that God would surely visite them vnlesse they speedily repented but they obeyed not his doctrine This sickenesse continued a long time and dispersed into Germany and other nations many a yeare after Also it was enacted that none should weare any cloth made without the realme the K. the Quéen and their children onely excepted The king caused to confiscate all the goods of the Lumbards and also all the Monks of the order of Clume and Citiaux through the whole Realme Walter Beale shriue Nicholas Craine shriue Henry Darcy Maior King Edward with Quéene Phillip his wife and a great army passed the Seas into Flanders and so to Colleine where he made friendship with the Emperour and was made his vicegerent Hee quartered the armes of England and France William of Pomfret Shriue Hugh Marberell Shriue Henry Darcy Maior A sudden inundation of water at New Castle â—pon Tine bare downe a péece of the Towne â—all where an hundred and twenty men and woâ—en were drowned The King appointed himselfe to be called King of England and of France William Thorney Shriue Roger Fresham Shriue Andrew Aubery Grocer Maior The King gathered a Nauy of two hundred and sailed towards Flanders where hee fought with the enemies a most cruell battell by sea in the which the Frenchmen were ouercome and slaine of them 30000. men There was taâ—en 200 ships and the rest fled By the assistance of the Duke of Brabant and the Earle of Hainalt with them of Gaunt and Cypres he entred the North parts of France and besieged the Citty of Turney In the meane season the Earle of Henalt Sir Walter Manny and Reignold Cobham burnt 300. Townes great and small taking preyes Adam Lucas Shriue Bartholomew Maris Shriue Andrew Aubury Grocer Maior Two Cardinals were sent from the Pope who demanded a truce for thrée yeares betwixt the two Kings in which space the title that the King of England pretended might be discussed Richard of Barking shriue Iohn of Rokesley shriue Iohn of Oxford Vintener Maior King Edward sailed ouer into Britaine when he tooke diuers castles and other strong holds that resisted him After this he besieged Vannes and though Phillip de Valois came downe with a great multitude of people yet a truce was taken and Vannes remained to the King of England Iohn Loukin Shriue Richard Keslinbury Shriue Simon Frances Mercer Maior King Edward commanded florences of Gold to be made the penny of the value of vi s. viii pence the halpeny and farthing after the rate William Mountacute Earle of Salisbury conquered the Isle of Man from the Scots which Isle Edward the third gaue the same Earle and caused him to be crowned King of Man Iohn Steward shriue Iohn Alisham shriue Iohn Hamond Maior King Edward held a solemne feast at his Castle at Windsor where he established the most honourable order of the Garter to the number of 26. Knights which were chosen of the most noble and valiant persons of this Realme He also augmented the Cappell which his progenitors Kings of England had before erected with 8. Canons in the Castle of Windsor adding a Deane and 15. Canons more 24. poore knights with other Ministers Geffery Wickingham shriue Thomas Legge shriue Iohn Hamond Maior The Scots to the number of 30000. William Dowglas being their leader entred into Westmerland and burnt Carlile and
kept his barriers of the town so that the Duke of Yorke with his power might in no wise enter but the Earle of Warwick gathering his men together brake in on the garden side in Holloway stréet crying a Warwicke the duke of Yorke brake vp the barriers fought a fierce cruell battell in which was slaine on the Kings side the Duke of Somerset the Earle of Northumberland the Lord Clifford and many other This done the Duke of Yorke the Earles of Warwicke and Salisbury brought the King to London where by Parliament the Duke was made protector of the realm the Earle of Salisbury Chancelor the Earle of Warwicke captaine of Calice Iohn young Shriue Thomas Oldgraue Shriue William Marrow Grocer Maior The Duke of Yorke was discharged of the Protectorship A great ryot was committed is London against the Lumbards and Italians Iohn Steward Shriue Ralph Verney Shriue Thomas Cancings Grocer Maior At Erith were taken 4. great fishes whereof two were whales Frenchmen landing at Sandwich wasted the towne slew the inhabitants Sir Thomas Percy Lord Egremount sir Richard Percy his brother being prisoners in Newgate brake out by night went to the King other prisoners tooke the leads of the gate defended a long while against the Shriues and all their officers William Edward Shriue Thomas Reyner Shriue Godfrey Bolein Mercer Maior A faigned agréement was made betwéene the King and the Duke of Yorke A fray in Fléetstréet betwéene men of the Court and the inhabitants of y e same stréet in which fray the Quéenes Atturney was slaine for this fact the K. committed the Gouernours of Furniuall Clifford and Barnards Inne to prison and William Taylour Alderman of that ward with many other were sent to Windsor Castle Ralph Iossilin Shriue Richard Medtham Shriue Thomas Scot Draper Maior The Science of Printing was found in Germany at Magunce William Caxton of London Mercer brought it into England about the yeare 1471. and first practised the same in the Abbey of S. Peters at Westminster The Duke of Yorke the Earles of Salisbury and Warwicke with a great hoast met the K. and other Lords vpon Bloreheath where because Andrew Trolapa Captaine of Calice the night before the battell should haue béene fought fled with the best souldiers to the King the Duke of Yorke the Earles of March Salisbury Warwicke also fled without battell Iohn Plummer Shriue Iohn Stocker Shriue William Hulin Fishmonger Maior The thrée Earles with a puissant armie met King Henry at Northampton gaue him a strong battell In the end whereof the Kings hoast was dispersed chased slaine the King taken in the field The Duke of Yorke made such claime to the Crowne that by consent of a Parliament he was preclaimed heire apparant Richard Fleming shriue Iohn Lambard shriue Richard Lee Grocer Maior Quéene Margaret hauing gathered a company of Northren men neare to Wakefield slewe Richard Duke of Yorke with his sonne Edmond On Shrouetwesday the Quéene with her retinue neare S. Albones discomfited the Earle of Warwicke and the Duke of Norfolke and deliuered King Henry her husband In this battell were slaine 1926. persons Edward Earle of March had a great battell against the Earles of Pembroke and Wilshire at Mortimers crosse where hee put them to flight and slew many of their people The Earle of Warwicke fled from S. Albons to the Earle of March almost all the people of the South countries fell to him King Henry with the Quéene withdrew them towards Yorke Edward Earle of March came to London with a mighty power of March men and accompanied with the Earle of Warwicke the 26. day of February where he was ioyfully receiued But many wealthy Cittizens not liking of these doings conueied themselues out of the City amongst the which were Philip Malpas Alderman Thomas Vaugham Esquire William Actlife with many other who fearing the Quéenes comming to London shipped towards Antwerpe but by the way were taken by a French ship and at length deliuered for great ransome it cost Philip Malpas 4000. pound Edward being elected was proclaimed by the name of Edward the fourth on the 4. of March and King Henry lost his Kingdome when he had raigned 38. yeares 6. moneths and odde dayes Edward Earle of March EDward Earle of March began his raigne the 4. of March by the name of Edward the 4. in the yeare 1460. The 12. of March Walter Walker a Grocer that dwelt in Cheape for words spoken touching K. Edward was beheaded The 13. of March Edward tooke his iourney toward the North where betwéene Shireburne and Todcastle all the North part met him on palme Sunday the 29. of March fought a great battell in which were slaine Henry Percie Earle of Northumberland Iohn Lord Clifford Iohn Lord Neuill Leo Lord Welles and many other of both parts to the number of 357. and 11. persons but King Edward got the field The Duke of Exceter the Duke of Somerset the Lord of Ros the Lord Hungerford and many other fled to Yorke to K. Henry and then they with the King Quéene and Prince fled to Barwicke and so to Edenbrough George Ireland shriue Iohn Locke shriue Hugh Wich Mercer Maior Faweonbridge Earle of Kent was appointed to kéepe the Seas with others to the number of 10000. which landed in Britaine won the town of Conquer with the Isle of Keth c. William Hamton Shriue Bartholmew Iames Shriue Thomas Cooke Draper Knight of the Bath Maior Quéene Margaret landed in the North where hauing but small succour was faine to take the sea againe and by tempest of weather was driuen to Barwicke where shée landed but lost her ships and goods Robert Basset Shriue Thomas Muschampe Shriue Matthew Philip Goldsmith Knight of the Bathe Maior K. Henries power being at Hexham the Lord Mountacute with a power enclosed them round about there were taken slaine many Lords that were with King Henry but he himselfe was fled into Lancashire King Edward tooke to wife Elizabeth daughter to Iaquite Dutches of Bedford late wife to Sir Iohn Gray The King changed the coine both gold and siluer ordained that the new groat wayed scantly 3. d. and that the noble of 6. s. 8. d. should goe for 8. s. 4. d. c. A great pestilence and the Thames ouer frozen In Michaelmas Tearme were made Serieants at Law which held their feast in the Bishop of Elies place in Oldburne to the which feast the Maior of London with the Aldermen being bidden repaired but when the Maior looked to be set to kéepe the state in the hall the Lord Gray of Ruthin then Treasurer of England was there placed whereupon the Maior Aldermen and Commons departed home and the Maior made all the Aldermen dine with him Iohn Tate Shriue Iohn Stone Shriue Ralph Iossiline Draper Knight of the Bathe Maior
and the Lady Arbella were the other gossips About the beginning of September there fled out of Ireland into the parts beyond the Seas Hugh Earle of Tirone Terconnel Hugh Baron of Don Gannon Caffer Oge Odonnel brother to the Earle of Terconnel Orto Oge Oneale Nephew to the Earle of Tyrone the Countesse of Tyrone and two of the younger sonnes of Tyrone and the sonne and heire of the Earle of Terconnel being an infant of one yeare of age or thereabout with diuers other their seruants and followers they imbarked at Lughswillie The seuenth of September was borne Duke Charles second sonne to the King of Spaine Wednesday the 16 of September died the Lady Mary daughter to our Soueraigne Lord the King and was solemnly interred at Westminster the twenty thrée of the same in a vaut of the same Chappell and in the same manner as was her sister the Lady Sophia Sir Ieruais Clyfton of Layton Bromeswold Knight was made Baron by writ by the title of Baron of Layton Bromeswold and sate in his roabes with the Lords in the Parliament house the 16 of Nouember being the day of the adiornment of the Parliament And the twentith day of Iuly following the Lord Esme Stewart Lord of Awbigny in France gentleman of his Maiesties Bedchamber in England and sole brother vnto Lodouicus Duke of Lenox maried Katherin in the onely daughter and heire of the said Lord Clyfton The first day of March in the second yeare of his Maiesties raigne proclamation was made straitly prohibiting all increase of buildings within the city of London and one mile thereof and expresly commanding all persons to build all the fore front and windowes of al their new buildings either of bricke or stone but it tooke small effect whereupon the 12 of October this present yere 1607 Proclamation was made again to the same effect commanding them to build all their vtter wals windowes either 〈◊〉 brick or stone And y e 16 of October there were 2 censured in the the star Chamber for building contrarie to the tenour of his Maiesties firs◠Proclamation This yeare the King new builded the statelie Banquetting-house with increase of many faire lodgings at Whitehall Doctor Ailmer late L. Bishop of London and the right honourable Elizabeth Countesse Donger of Shrewsbury haue giuen certaine sums of money for the better maintenance of sermon hereafter at Pauls Crosse and Thomas Russell Draper hath likewise giuen ten pound a yeare for euer to be giuen vnto such vnbeneficed Preachers as shall preach at Pauls Crosse whereupon the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen for the due imployment of the foresaid summes and encrease of the same haue further prouided for the said Preachers so as euery o◠them being vnbeneficed shall not onely receiue a grauitie in money but also euery one that shall preach there shall at his pleasure be fréely entertained for fiue daies space with swéet conuenient lodgings fire candle and all other necessarie viz. from thursday before their appointed day of preaching vntill tuesday morning following Geffrey Elwes Nicholas Style Sir Henry Row Mercer Maior The 16 of Nouember proclamation was made concerning the Earle of Tyrone Terconnell and others of Ireland signifying their purpose and practise to extirpe the English nation out of Ireland and to conferre and yéeld the kingdome of Ireland vnto the Pope and Tyrones soliciting forraigne Princes to attempt the conquest thereof The 20 of December proclamation was made to apprehend the Lord Maxwell who wounded the Porter and so brake prison out of Edenbrough Castle This Lord Maxwell aided Iames Macdonell to escape likewise The 24 of December sir Thomas Parry Knight Chancellor of the Dutchie was sworne a Priuie Counsellor of Estate The 8 of December began a hard frost continued vntill the 15 of the same and then thawed and the 22 of December it began againe to fréeze violently so as diuers persons went halfe way ouer the Thames vpon the Ice and the 30 of December at euery ebbe many people went quite ouer the Thames in diuers places and so continued from that day vntill the third of Ianuary the people past daily betwéene London and y e Banke-side at euery halfe ebbe for the floud remooued the Ice and forced the people daily to tread new paths except onely betwéene Lambeth and the ferry at Westminster the which by incessant treading became very firme and frée passage vntill the great thaw and from Sunday the tenth of Ianuary vntill the fiftéenth of the same the frost grew extream so as the Ice became firme and remoued not then all sorts of men women and children went boldly vpon the Ice in most parts some shot at prickes others bowled and danced with other variable pastimes by reason of which concourse of people there were many that set vp boothes and standings vpon the Ice as Fruit sellers Victuallers that sold béere and wine Shoomakers a Barbers tent c. Euery of them had fire néere their beings The 15 of Ianuary it began somewhat to thaw and so continued 4 daies together yet neuerthelesse the great Ice vpon the Thames held firme and passable and became somewhat smooth like as in the last great frost in the yeare 1564. which till then were very craggy and vncertaine The 19 of Ianuary the frost began againe but not violently vntill Sunday the 24 of Ianuary and then held on vntill the 30 of the same The 1 of February the Ice began to breake by little and little and the next day in the afternoone all the Ice was quite dissolued and cleane gone so as no signe remained thereof many bridges were spoiled by this frost and much fowle perished especially smal birds which in many places were found frozen to death this frost was more grieuous in Ireland and France then in England The 9 of February sir Iohn Ramsey knight Baron of Barnes Viscount Hadington maried Elizabeth the eldest daughter of Robert Earle of Sussex the King gaue her in mariage and at dinner the King dranke to the bride and bridegrome in a faire cup of gold which he gaue him And with it a patent of 600 pound yearely pension out of the Exchequer to the longest liuer of them both this the King did to reward his faithfull seruice against the dangerous treason of Earle Gowry in Scotland The 10 of March was laid the first stone for the new building of Algate but it was not fully finished vntill the end of the next yeare after this old gate was taken downe and new builded at the charges of the Citizens The eleuenth of Aprill George Ieruas a Seminarie was drawne to Tiburne and there executed The eleuenth of Aprill being Monday th◠quarter Sessions was held at Saint Edmondsbury and by negligence an out malt-house was set on fire from whence in most strange and sudden manner through fierce windes the fire
came to the farther side of the Towne and as it went left some stréets and houses safe and vntouched the flame flew cleane ouer many houses néere vnto it and did great spoile to many faire buildings farthest off and ceased not vntill it had consumed 160 dwelling houses besides other and in dammage of wares and houshold stuffe to the full value of thréescore thousand pound The King shewed great kindnesse to the distressed inhabitants as well in giuing them fiue hundred load of timber to repaire their buildings as in preferring their best meanes to raise their generall and particular estates and in giuing them a new Charter The Knights and chiefe Gentlemen of that County performed likewise great kindnesse vnto the Townsmen the Citie of London gaue kindly towards their reliefe The 17 of Aprill Doctor Montague Deane of the Kings Chappell was consecrated Bishop of Bath and Wels by the Lord Archbishop of Canturbury At this consecration were present Prince Henry the Duke of Yorke and most of the great Lords of the Priuie Counsell and diuers Bishops The 19 of Aprill at Whitehall died Thomas Earle of Dorset Lord high Treasurer of England He died suddenly at the Counsell Table The 29 of Aprill proclamation was made commanding the oth of allegiance to be ministred vnto all persons that should come from beyond the seas onely to distinguish honest subiects from traiterous practisers and not for any point or matter in religion all knowne Merchants and others of honest state and quallitie were exempt from taking this oth This proclamation was made by reason that many suspitious persons of base sort came daily from beyond seas and refused to take the oth At this time Henry Earle of Northampton was made Lord Priuie Seale Friday the 6 of May Robert Earle of Salisbury was sworne Lord high Treasurer of England at Westminster being accompanied with the most part of all the Earles and Barons and with an extraordinary company of Knights and others of honorable ranke and qualitie that day he feasted the King Quéene and Prince the Lady Elizabeth the Duke of Yorke and all the Counsell The 20 of May at Windsor were made knights of the Garter George Earle of Dunbar Baron Hume of Berwick Lord of Norham Lord high Treasurer of Scotland one of the two Lords Lieutenants in equall authority ouer the middle shires of Great Britaine sometime the borders of both the kingdomes Lord Gouernour and Captaine for his Maiestie of the said towne of Berwick and the Garrison thereof and one of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Counsell and Philip Earle of Montgomery Baron of Shurland In the moneth of Iune the King knighted Sir Alexander Hay Secretary for the Scottish affaires The 23 of Iune Thomas Garnet a Iesuite was executed at Tyburne hauing fauour offered him if he would haue taken the oth of allegiance aforesaid which he refused to doe This Summer at Astley in Warwickshire by reason of the fall of the Church there was taken vp the corps of Thomas Gray Marquesse Dorset he was buried the tenth of October 1530 in the twenty two yeare of Henry the eight and albeit he had laine 78 yeares in the earth yet his eyes haire and flesh remained in a manner as if it had béene newly buried Concerning which you may read the new Epitaph set ouer his sepulchre The ninth of October Doctor Neyle Deane of Westminster was consecrated Bishop of Rochester at Lambeth George Bolles Richard Farrington Shrieues Sir Humphrey Weld Grocer Maior The first of December William Viscount Cramburne sonne and heire to Robert Earle of Salisbury Lord Treasurer of England married Catheren Howard the third Daughter of Thomas Earle of Suffolke For these fiue yeares last past great and manifold roberies spoyles pyracies murthers and depredations within the streights elsewhere haue béene committed by seuerall companies of English pirates as well vpon our owne nation as others but especially vpon the Florentines and Venetians wherewith his highnesse being much grieued published from time to time sundry proclamations denouncing the said offenders to be rebels and therewithall gaue order for their suppression and apprehension as traitors and peace-breakers But all this preuailed not for they still increased and persisted in their former villanies with which offenders there were some English Merchants who very cunningly vnderhand vsed cōmerce trucke and traffique for stolen goods to the great cherishing and abetting of those malefactors and dishonor to this nation for redresse whereof the King by proclamation the eighth of Ianuary prohibited all English Merchants from any manner of medling or dealing with them vpon great penaltie commanding the Iudge of the Admiraltie to proceed seuerely in Iustice against all such offenders and that from him there should be no appeale granted to any person touching the premises all which notwithstanding the number of Pirats still increased and did great damage vnto the English Merchants and to all other nations There were Hollanders and Esterlings that at this time and before became fierce Pirats and held consort with the English robbers viz. Ward Bishop Sir Francis Verney and others Whereupon the King of Spaine sent certaine ships of warre vnder command of Don Lewis Faxardo who very politikely about the middle of Iuly came vpon them at Tunis and suddenly burned about 20 of their ships lying in harbor at which time though captaine Ward escaped in person by being then a shoare yet his great strength riches perished in the fire with other his confederates And the 22 of December there were executed at Waping 19 Pirats some whereof had béene in consort with the forenamed English pirats Sunday the ninetéenth of February it should haue béene dead low water at London bridge but quite contrary to course it was then hie water and presently it ebbed almost halfe an houre the quantitie of a foote and then suddenly it flowed againe almost two foote higher then it did before and then ebbed againe vntill it came néere the right course so as the next floud began in a manner as it should and kept his due course in all respects as if there had béene no shifting nor alteration of tides All this happened before twelue of the clocke that forenoone the weather being indifferent calme The 25 of February Richard Lord Buckhurst maried the Lady Anne Clyfford the onely child of George Earle of Cumberland And the last of February died Robert Earle of Dorset father to the forenamed Richard L. Buckhurst And the first of Iune next following Edward Seymour the sonne and heire of the Lord Beauchampe maried the Lady Anne Sackuyle second daughter to the said Robert Earle of Dorset In this month of March 1609. vpon full 3 yeares deliberate aduice was concluded and proclaimed a generall and particular truce ceassation from all maner of hostilitie by sea and land for twelue yeares betwéene Philip the third of
Ambassador Leger in France was sworne a Priuie Counsellor and made Comptroller of the Kings houshold and the Lord Wotton was made Treasurer of the Kings houshold Sonday the fifth of Ianuary the Lord Viscont Villers was created Earle of Buckingham at White-hall Twesday the fourth of February 1616. the Earle of Buckingham was sworne a Priuie Counsellor Twesday the 13 of February the King in person sate in the Star-chamber and made an excellent Oration to the Lords and to the Iudges vnto whom hee gaue a charge and direction how they should proceed in the Circuits Shroue Twesday the 4 of March many disordred persons of sondry kindes amongst whom were very many young boyes and laddes that assembled themselues in Lincolnes Inne field Finsbury field in Ratliffe and Stepney field where in ryotous manner they did beate downe the walls and windowes of many victualling houses and of all other houses which they suspected to bee bawdie houses And that after-noone they spoyl'd a new Play-house and did likewise more hurt in diuers other places in pulling downe walles and windowes and spoyling of house-hold-stuffe and were so headâ—strong that they dispightfully vsed and resisted the Shrieffes of London and the Constables and Iustices of Middlesex Whereupon the Lords of the Counsell by the Kings appointment ordained diuers of the Chiefe Iustices of Middlesex to be Prouost Marshals and to execute Marshall Law if the like occation should happen Shroue-twesday the fourth of March this yeare 1616. the Queene feasted the King at her Palace in the Strand formerly called Somerset-house and then the King commanded it should no more be so called but that it should from henceforth be called Denmarke-house which said Denmarke-house the Queene had many waies repaired beautified new builded and enlarged and brought to it a pipe of conduit water from Hyde-parke The seuenth of March the Great Seale of England was deliuered to Sir Francis Bacon Knight the Kings Atturney and was then made Lord Kéeper and the next day toward Euening died the Lord Elismer late Lord Chancellor and the fourth of Ianuary following Sir Francis Bacon Lord Keeper was made Lord Chauncelor When Sir Francis Bacon was made Lord Kéeper then was sir Henry Yeluerton Knight the Kings Soliciter made the Kings Atturney and Master Thomas Couentry Esquire Recorder of London was made the Kings Soliciter and was Knighted the 16 of March Friday the fouretéenth of March 1616. the King being accompanied with the Queene and Prince Charles and many of the Chiefe Nobility and others went from White-hall to Theobalds and from thence the King with his appointed traine set forward toward Edenborough the next Monday being Saint Patricks day And vpon his Maiesties returne to London viz. the 15 of September next following the King came from Windsor to London and was met at Hyde-parke by the Lord Maior and Aldermen and aboue foure hundreth of the chiefe Citizens with chaines of gold and well mounted the Lord Maior presented the King with a purse and in it fiue hundreth péeces of gold called the Vnity and there the King Knighted sir Anthony Ben Recorder of London The 20 of March 1616. the Lord Hay was sworne a Priuie Counsellor at Hynching-brooke Sonday the 23 of March 1616. at Burley on the hill in Rutland-shire sir Edward Noell Knight and Baronet was created Lord Noell of Rydlington At this time neere Wapping in the Parish of White-chappell was new builded a very faire large Chappell and a Church-yard to it which were consecrated the 7 of Iuly 1617. by the Lord Bishop of London Vpon Michaelmas day Doctor Montague Lord Bishop of Winchester was sworne a Priuie Counsellor at Hampton Court and that day at that place Sir Iohn Villers maried Frances the daughter of Sir Edward Cooke Knight William Hallyday Robert Iohnson Shrieues Sir George Bolles Knight Grocer Maior Twesday the fourth of Nouember here ariued Stephen Euanowich Lieutenant of Rasco and Marke Euanozin Posdieof of one of the thrée Chancellors of Russia from the late mentioned Michaell Pheodorowich Emperour of Russia they had audience the next Sonday and vpon Now yeares day the King feasted them and their chiefe followers and attendants at Whitehall being fifty in number their whole Traine was 75. Thursday the 6 of Nouember the Lord Hay married the Lady Luce daughter to the Earle of Northumberland Sonday the last of Nouember 1617. the Lord Archbishop of Spalato preached at the Marcers Chappell in the Italian tongue there were present the L. Archbishop of Canterbury the L. Chancellor the Earles of Arondell Pembroke Lord Zowch the Lord Compton and many others of great note he preached there againe vpon Sonday the ninetéenth of Aprill 1618. Sonday the foureteenth of December at â—â—â—beth were two Bishops consecrated viz. 〈◊〉 Felton Master of Pembroke-hall was consecrated Lord Bishop or Bristow and Doctor Montaigne Deane of Westminster was consecrated Lord Bishop of Lincolne at this Consecration were present and assistant at the imposition of hands with the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Archbishop of Spalato the Bishops of London Ely Rochester and Lichfield Monday the foure and twenty of December 1617. was borne Charles Lodowick at Heydelberg about foure a clocke in the morning and was christened in March following Prince Charles was out of his Godfathers At this time the Appothecaries of London obtained a corporation for themselues and their successors for euer and by Letters pattented were made a Body Pollitique and Corporate and that all such as vse and professe the Apt and Mistery of Appothecaries within London and the Suburbs thereof and within seuen miles compasse thereof shall be ordred and gouerned by the Master Wardens and socitie of the Art and Misterie of the Appothecaries Edmond Philips was the Master Stephen Hyggines and Thomas Fanes were the first Wardens New yeares day being Thursday 1617. George Earle of Buckingham was created Marquesse of Buckingham at White-hall Thursday the eight of Ianuary 1617. Sir Robert Manton Knight was sworne the Kings Secretary At the end of February this yeare 1617. the Company of the East India Merchants sent nine braue goodly ships well appointed to the East Iudies And Sir Thomas Dale Knight went Generall this was the first fléet of the second ioynt stock At the beginning of this month of Aprill 1618. the Lord De la Ware with about eight score persons viz. men women went y e second time to Virginea to make good the plantation the Lord De la Ware at his first being in Virginia through extreamity of sicknesse was constrained to returne for England about sixe yeares past and could not recouer his perfect health vntill the last yeare in which he builded a very faire shippe and went now in it himselfe and after him went Captaine Henry Spilman with thirty persons this Captaine Spilman had béene formerly
Blacksmith and Flamocke were hanged headed and quartered at Tiborne The King sent an Army into Scotland vnder the Earle of Surrey and the Lord Neuell which made sharpe warre vpon the Scots In Bedfordshire at the Towne of S. Néedes fell hailstones 18. inches about Perkin Warbecke landed in Cornwall went to Bodman where being accompanied with thrée or foure thousand men hee proclaimed himselfe King Richard the fourth second sonne to Edward the fourth From thence he went to Exceter and besieged it which Cittie was valiantly defended by the inhabitants but many of the rebels being slaine they withdrew them to Taunton from thence Perkin fled to Bewdley where he tooke sanctuary and was after taken and pardoned his life Bartholmew Rede shriue Thomas Windought shriue William Purchas Mercer Maior Perkin Warbecke was conueied vpon horsebacke through Cheap and Cornehill vnto the Tower of London and from thence backe againe through Candlewick stréete to Westminster with much wondring All the Gardens in Moore field which had continued time out of minde were destroyed and of them was made a plaine field for archers to shoote in Thomas Bradbury Shriue Stephen Ienings Shriue Sir Iohn Perciuaile Tailor Maior A Shoomakers sonne was hanged at S. Thomas Watrings for naming himselfe to be Edward Earle of Warwick sonne to George Duke of Clarence which Edward Earle of Warwicke was then kept secret prisoner in the Tower of London Gascoine Wine was sold at London for 40. s. the tune A Quarter of wheate 4. s. and bay salt 4. d. the bushell Iames wilford Shriue Richard Brond Shriue Nicholas Alwine Mercer Maior Perkin Warbeck and Iohn a Water were executed at Tiborne Edward Plantagenet Earle of Warwicke sonne to George Duke of Clarence was beheaded at Tower hill Shortly after Blewet Astwood were hanged at Tiborne Iohn Hawes shriue William Stede shriue William Remington Fishmonger Maior The King builded new his Manour at Shéene and named it Richmond Hee also new builded Bainards Castle in London and repaired Gréenwich Laurence Ailmer Shriue Henry Hede Shriue Iohn Shaw Goldsmith Maior The Maior caused his brethren the Aldermen to ride from the Guild-hall vnto the water side when hee went to Westminster to bee presented in the Exchequer He kept his feast in Guild-hall whereas before the Maiors feast had béene kept in the Maiors house or in the Grocers or Tailors hall He afterwards caused the Archhouse and other houses of Office to be builded at the Guild-hall where since the feasts haue ben vsually kept This Maior euery afternoone held a Court and called before him matters redressed them without expence of money hee was a man of sharpe wit bold spirit by reason of the fauour he stood in with the King Quéene and other estates insomuch that hee was sworne one of the Kings Counsell The 14. of Nouember Prince Arthur was married in S. Pauls Church at London to Katherine daughter to Ferdinando King of Spaine which Arthur the 2. of Aprill deceased at Ludlow and was buried at Worcester The 25. of Ianuary at Pauls crosse was published the assurance of Iames King of Scots and of the Lady Margaret eldest daughter to King Henry of England in reioycing whereof Te Deum was sung bonefires made through the Citty and at 12. of the bonefires were set 12. hogsheadâ— of Gascoine to be drunke of all men freely The dike called Turnmill brooke and all the course of Fléete dike and other were so scouâ—â— down to the Thaines that boats and fish feweâ— were rowed vp to Holborne bridge as they had of olde time béene accustomed Henry Kebel Shriue Nicholas Ninns Shriue Bartholmew Rede Goldsmith Maior The Chappell of our Lady at Westminsterd a Tauerne neare adioyning were put downe in which place a most beautifull Chappell is builded by King Henry the seuenth Elizabeth Quéene of England died in childbed and was buried at Westminster King Henry the seuenth being himselfe a broâ—ther of the Tailors and linnen Armorers in London as diuers of his predecessors Kings before him had béene to wit Richard the third Edâ—â—â—â— the fourth Henry the sixth Henry the fifth Hâ— the fourth and Richard the second Also Duâ— 11. Earles 28. and Lords â—5 Hee now gaâ— them by this great Charter the Title of Mâ—â—â—chant Tailors as a name of worship to endâ— for euer The 8. of August Iames the 4. King of Scoâ— married Margaret the eldest daughter to Heâ— the 7. at Edenbrough Christopher Hawes Shriue Robert Wats T. Granger Shriue Sir Willlam Capell Draper Maior The 21. of Nouember at night a perillous fire began vpon London bridge neare Saint Magnus Church where 6. tenements were burnt The 7. of Februry certaine houses more consumed with â—â—e against S. Buttelphes Church in Thames stréet The 29. of Ianuary began a Parliament at Westminster Edmond Dudley was speaker for the Commons wherein was granted to the King of lands 6. d. in the pound and of goods valued ten marks 6. d. and so vpwards which in all rose to the quantitie of a Fiftéene A new coine is ordained that is to say great â—nd halfe great which bare but halfe faces some greater of the value 12. d. were coined Robert Acheley shriue William Browne shriue Iohn Winger Grocer Maior The prisoners of the Marshalsey in Southwark â—â—ake out and many of them being shortly after taken were put to execution especially those that â—â—d laine for felony Richard Shore Shriue Roger Groue Shriue Thomas Knesworth Fishmonger Maior This Thomas Knesworth builded the Conduit at Bishopsgate he gaue to the Fishmongers certaine tenements for the which they bee bound to finde foure schollers at Oxford at Cambridge euery of them 4. pound the yeare Also to giue to twentie aged poore people of their Company to euery of them a winter garment for euer Also to giue the prisoners of Ludgate and Newgate euery yeare 40. s. Philip King of Castile and his wife were wâ—â—ther driuen into England as they were passing toward Spaine who were honourably receiued 〈◊〉 the Earle of Arundell William Copinger shriue Thomas Iohnson shriue These Shriues being presented before the â—â—rons of the Exchequer one William Copinger was admitted and sworne but Thomas Iohnâ— was put backe till they knew further of the Kiâ—â— pleasure On the 10. of October a commaunâ—â—ment was brought from the King to the 〈◊〉 Maior that he should cause an election to be 〈◊〉 for a new Shriue at which day came into 〈◊〉 Guild hall M. Edmond Dudley the Kings Pâ—â—dent and there shewed the Kings letters that 〈◊〉 Commons should name for the Kings pleasâ— William Fitz William Marchant Taylor and â—â—derman for the yeare ensuing which with 〈◊〉 difficultie was granted This William fitz Wilâ— for the Kings gracious fauour to bee Shriue 〈◊〉 yeare gaue to the King 100. pound in ready â—â—ney and hee was afterward of counsell to Hâ— the eight Sir Richard
in England named Knights of the Rhodes was dissolued whose reuenewes were wondrous great In May was sent to the Tower Doctor Wilson and Doctor Sampson Bishop of Chicester for relieuing certaine prisoners which dâ—nied the kings supremacy For the same offence Richard Farmer Grocer of London a wealthy man was committed to the Marshalsey attainted in the premunire and lost all his goods The 9. of Iuly Thomas Lord Cromwell Earle of Essex committed to the Tower of London the 28. of Iuly hee was beheaded on the Tower hillwith the Lord Walter Hungerford King Henry was diuorced from Lady Anne of Cleue The 30. of Iuly Robert Barnes Thomas Gerard William Ierome Priestes were burned in Smithfield The same day Thomas Abell Edward Powell and Richard Fetherstone were hanged and quartered for denying the Kings supremacy The fourth of August were drawne to Tiburne sixe persons one led Laurence Cooke Prior of Doncaster William Horne a lay brother of the Charterhouse Giles Horne Gentleman Clement Philpot Edmond Bromham Darby Kenham Robert Birde Geruace Carrow all put to death for denying the supremacie The eight of August Lady Katherine Howard was shewed openly as Queene at Hampton Court Great drought and a great death of hote burning agues and flixes The salt water flowed aboue London bridge William Laxton Martin Bowes Sir William Roch Draper Ralph Egerton and Thomas Harman put to death for counterfaiting the Kings great scale In Aprill certaine persons began a new rebellion in Yorkeshire which were shortly taken and put to execution in diuers places of which Leigh Tatersall and Thronton were put to death at London Sir Iohn Neuell Knight and ten persons more were put to death at Yorke Barbarossa the King of Argier his mother was a Christian and in his youth through extreame pouertie was constrained to wander like a pedler carrying chéeses and other like meane commodities into Spaine to get a poore liuing and after that he gaue himselfe to Piracy vpon the sea by which theft he enriched himselfe and then consorted with other strong théeues and robbers by meanes whereof hee grew very strong and well furnished with many exiles and wicked persons and then hee assailed and surprised Argier which is in Mauritania otherwise called Barbaria then he ioyned with the great Turke and made fierce warres by sea wherein hee was wondrous fortunate he did very great damage vnto Spaine and chased Foratine Muleasem the king of Tunis out of his kingdome but not being able to Maintaine his fortunes against the Emperour Carolus quintus the King of Tunis and others by reason hée wanted money and skilfull warriours the forenamed Muleasem in the yeare 1535. was by Carolus quintus reestablished in his Kingdome of Tunis for which kindnesse Muleasem permitted the preaching of the Christian faith and in the yeare 1541. Carolus and Muleasem made a strong attempt either to take or to extirpe the forenamed Barbarosso out of his Kingdome of Argier but it tooke no effect yet neuerthelesse forasmuch as they had crost the sea to that intent they meant to continue the siege which they had already planted before his chiefe city bordering vpon the Sea but vpon the sudden there arose a most great and terrible tempest with fierce showers of haile and raine which did the assailants extreame annoyance which the Argierians well perceiuing issued forth with great courage made as great slaughter of their enemies who were in a manner beaâ—â— and almost ouercome with the fury of the tempest this was done about the beginning of October the yeare last mentioned the Emperour hereupon was constrained instantly to retire with mighty losse of men ships and gallies Read Guaâ—â— and Paulus Iouius The Countesse of Sarisbury was beheaded in the tower of London Damport and Chapman two of the Kings guard were hanged at Greenewich in robbery The 28. of Iune Lord Leonard Gray Deputie 〈◊〉 Ireland was beheaded on the Tower hill The â—â—me day were hanged at Saint Thomas Waâ—â—ings Mantile Royden and Frowds Gentlemen for spoile and murther they had done in Nicholas Pelhams Parke the Lord of Dacres of the South being in company and on St. Peters day the Lord Dacres led led from the Tower to Tiburne and there hanged In August the King tooke his Progresse towards Yorke Rowland Hill Henry Sucley Sir Mâ—chaell Dormer Mercer On Christmas euen at night began a great fire in the house called Elsing spittle nigh Cripplegate in London which at that time was the house of Sir Iohn Williams Master of the Kings Iewels where many of those Iewels were burnt more imbezeled The Lady Katherine Howard whom the King had married for her vnchast liuing committed with Thomas Culpeper and Francis Deâ—â—ham was by Parliament attainted Câ—lpeper and Derham were put to death at Tiburne The 2â— of Ianuary the King was proclaimed king of Ireland The 13. of February were beheaded withâ—â— the Tower the Lady Howard otherwise called Queene Katherine and the Lady Rochford The 17. of March Margaret Dauie was boilâ—â— in Smithfield for poysoning thrée housholds thâ— she had dwelled in In the moneth of August Iames Earle of Desâ—mond in Ireland submitted himselfe to the King The first of October the great Onele of Ireland was created Earle of Tiron and his base 〈◊〉 Mathewe Onele Barron of Dongaman 〈◊〉 Duke of Northfolke entred Scotland the 21. 〈◊〉 October burning wasting all the Marches and there tarried till the midst of Nouember Sir Henry Hublethorne Henry Amcots Iohn Coates Salter The King of Scots made a Roade into England and did much harme but at the last Sir Thomas Wharton sir William Musgraue with a few of the borderers met the Scots where they being in number 15000. were ouerthrowne in which conâ—â—ict was taken the Lord Maxwell the Earles of â—lencarne and Sassilles with all the Captaines of the Army on St. Thomas euen were brought into the Tower of London At new-yeares-tide they were sent home againe The third of Iune the Obrine a Lord in Ireland and diuers of the wild Irish submitted them to King Henry the said Obrine was created Earle of Clawdicard The 12. of Iuly King Henry married Lady Katherine Parre late wife to the Lord Latimer King Henry sent ouer 6000. men to Landersey â—hither also came the Emperour with a great army and shortly after came downe the French K. with a great Army and offered to giue battaile to the Emperour by reason whereof the siege was raised Anthony Person Robert Testwood and Henry Filâ—er were burnt at Windsor A great pestilence was at London and thereâ—â—re Michaelmas terme was adiourned to Saint Albons Iohn Towles Richard Dobs Shriues Sir William Bowyer Draper Sir Ra. Warren At Hallontide a roade was made into Scotland by the Garrison there who burned 60. villages and tooke great preyes This yeare chanced foure Eclipses one of the Sunne the 24.
before proclaimed Quéene and the Lord Gilford her husband were araigned at Guild hall of London and condemned of Treason In the beginning of the month of Ianuary the Emperour sent a Noble man called Ecmondine and certaine other Ambassadors into England to conclude a mariage betweene King Phillip his son and Quéene Mary The 21. of December began the Church seruice to be done in Latine as the same had béene left in the last yeare of King Henry the eight The 25. of Ianuary Sir Iohn Gage Chamberlaine certified the Lord Maior of London that Sir T. Wiat with certaine other rebels were vp 〈◊〉 Kent whereupon great watch was kept and that night the Lord Maior rode about to peruse the same and euery night after two Aldermen did the like in the day time the gates of the Citie warded by substantiall Citizens The 27. of Ianuary the Lord Treasurer came to Guild-hall from the Counsell to request the citizens to prepare 500. footemen well harnished to goe against the said Wiat which was granted and on the morrowe were sent to Grauesend by water The 29. of Ianuary the Duke of Norfolke with the Captaine of the guard other souldiers and the Captaine and souldiers that were sent for London minded to assault Rochester Castle where Wiat and his company lay but the Captaines of the Cittie and their souldiers fled ouer Rochester bridge to Wiat so that the Duke was faine to returne againe to London with great feare of his life Thus Wiats number being strengthned with the Quéenes ordinance and treasure the 30. of Ianuary he remooued to Blacke heath Henry Duke of Suffolke father to Lady Iane flying into Leicester-shire and Warwicke-shire made proclamation against the Quéenes Marriage with the Prince of Spaine c. But the people inclined not to him The first of February the commons of the Citie assembled in their Liueries at the Guild hall whither the Quéene with her Lords came riding from Westminster and there after vehement wordes against Wiat declared that shée ment not otherwise to marry then the Counsell should thinke both honourable and commodious to the Realme and therefore willing them truely to assist her in oppressing such as contrary to their duties rebelled Shée appointed Lord William Howard Lieutenant of the Citie and the Earle of Pembroke Generall of the field which both prepared all things necessary Wiat entred Southwarke the third of February wherefore the draw-bridge was broken downe Ordinance bent to that part general pardon proclaimed to all that would giue ouer and forsake their rebels After Wiat had laine thrée dayes in Southwarke hée turned his iourney to Kingstone on Shrouetuesday in the morning being the sixt of February where he passed ouer the Thames and purposed to haue come to London in the night but by meanes that the carriage of his chiefe ordinance brake he could not come before it was faire day The same Shrouetnesday in the afternoone were two men hanged in Paules Church-yard one late Shriue of Leicester the other a Baker On the morrow early in the morning the Earle of Pembrooke and diuers other were in St. Iames fields with a great power and their Ordinance so bent that Wiat was faine to leaue the common way and with a small company came vnder St. Iames wall from the danger of the Ordinance and so went by Charing Crosse vnto the Bel Sauage nigh vnto Ludgate without resistance in at the which gate hée thought to haue béene receiued but perceiuing that he was defeated of his purpose he fled backe againe and at Temple bâ—t was taken and brought by water to the Tower of London The tenth day of February the Duke of Suffolke which was taken in Leicestershire was brought to the citty of London by the Earle of Huntington and one of his brethren with him and so had to the Tower The 12. of February Lady Iane and her husband Lord Gilford were beheaded The 14. and 15. of February about the number of 50. of Wiats faction were hanged on twentie pairs of Gallowes in diuers places about the Cittie The 17. of February was proclamation made that all strangers should auoid the Realme within 14. daies next ensuing vpon pain of their goods to be confiscate all frée Denizens Marchants and Embassadors excepted The 22. of February certaine of Wiats faction to the number of 400. and more were led to Westminster coupled together with halters about their neckes and there in the Tiltyard the Quéene who looked foorth of her Gallery pardoned them The 24. of February H. Gray Duke of Suffolke was beheaded on the Tower hill The 11. of Aprill Sir Thomas Wiat was beheaded on the Tower hill and after quartered his quarters were set vp in diuers places and his head on the Gallowes at Hay hill neare Hide Parke from whence it was after shortly stollen The 27. of Aprill Lord Thomas Gray was beheaded William Thomas Gentleman for conspiring Quéene Maries death was drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered the 18. of May. The tenth of Iune Doctor Pendleton Preached at Paules Crosso at whom a Gun was shot the pellet whereof lighted on the Church wall but the shooter could not be found The 22. of Iune was proclamation made forbidding the shooting in hand Gunnes and bearing of weapons The 15. of Iuly Edward Croft about the age of 18. yeares stood on a scaffold at Paules Crosse all the sermon time where shee confessed that shee being moued by diuers lewde persons thereunto had vpon the 14. of March last before passed counterfeited certaine spéeches in an house without Aldersgate of London through the which the people of the whole Cittie were wonderfully molested The 19. of Iuly the Prince of Spaine arriued at Southampton after hee came to Winchester and there going to Church was honourably receiued of the Bishop and a great number of Nables On St. Iames day the marriage was solemnized betwéene him and Quéene Mary Shortly after they came to London where with great prouision they were receiued of the Citizens the 18. of August Dauid Woodrofe William Chester The 26. of October a Spaniard was hanged at Charing-crosse for killing of an Englishman in fight Sir Iohn Lion Grocer the 28. of October The 24. of Nouember Cardinall Poole came into England was by a Parliament restored to his old dignitie and shortly after came into the Parliament house where the King and Quéene and other States being present hée exhorted them to returne to the communion of the Church The next day the whole Court of Parliament desired the King and Quéene and cardinall that by their meanes they might be restored to the sea of Rome The 18. of Nouember the Lord Maior of London with the Aldermen in Scarlet and the commons in their best Liueries assembled in Paules Church where Doctor Chadsey one of the Prebends Preached hée read them a letter sent from
lightning and thunder that the like had not béene séene nor heard by any man liuing In the moneth of December was driuen on the shore at Grunsby in Lincolneshire a monstrous fish in length xix yards his taile xv foote broad and vi yards betwéene his eyes Hillary Tearme kept at Hertford Castle Peace proclaimed betwéene England France Through sute of the Armorers there was on the vigile of Saint Peter a watch in the Citie of London which did onely stand in the high streete in Cheape Cornehill and so forth to Aâ—dgate The fift of August the Quéenes Maiesty in her progresse came to the Vniuersity of Cambridge was of all the Students most honourably receiued in the Kings Colledge She made within S. Maries Church a notable Oration in Latine in the presence of the whole learned Vniuersitie to the Students great comfort The next day shee went forward to Fincinbrooke The 30. day of August was enacted by a common Counsell of the City of London that all such Citizens as from thenceforth should bee constrained to sell household stuffe should first cause the same to bée cried thorow the City by a man with a bell and then to be sold by the common outcrier appointed for that purpose The 20. of September rose great floods in the riuer of Thames where through the Marshes were ouerflowed and many cattell drowned Edward Iackeman Lionell Ducket Shriues The second of October was an obsequie at Pauls for Faroinando late Emperour The seuenth of October at night all the North parts of the Element séemed to bée couered with flames of fire procéeding from the Northeast and Northwest toward the midst of the firmament and discended West Sir Richard Mallorie Mercer Maior The 21. of December began a frost which continued so extreamely that on Newyeares euen people went ouer and along the thames on the yee from London bridge to Westminster some plaied at the footeball diuers of the Court being then at Westminster shot at pricks set vpon the thames And people both men and women went on the thames in greater number then in any stréete of the Citty On the third day of Ianuary at night it began to thaw on the fift day was no yee to be seene betwéene London bridge and Lambeth which sudden thaw caused great floods and high waters that bare downe bridges and houses and drowned many people in England especially in Yorkshire Owes bridge was born away The third day of February Henry Steuart Lord Darly eldest sonne to Matthew Earle of Linneaux tooke his iourney toward Scotland and in sommer following married Mary Quéene of Scotland The 22. of Aprill the Lady Margaret Countesse of Linneaux was commanded to kéepe her chamber at the White hall where she remained till the two and twentieth of Iune and then by sir Frances Knowles and the guard conuaied her to the Tower of London by water The 16. of Iuly about nine of the clocke at night began a tempest of lightning and thunder with showres of haile which continued till thrée of the clocke in the next morning so terrible that at Chelmisford in Essex 500. acres of corne was destroied the glasse windowes on the East side of the towne and on the West and South sides of the Church were beaten downe with all the tiles of their houses besides diuers barnes chimnies and the battlements of the Church which were ouerthrowne The like harme was done in many other places as at Léedes Crainebrooke Douer c. Christopher Prince and Margraue of Baden with Cicely his wife sister to the King of Swethland in September landed at Douer and the xi day of the same they came to London and were lodged at the Earle of Bedfoords place where within foure dayes after shée trauelled and was deliuered of a man childe which child was christened in the Quéenes Chappell of White Hall the Quéenes Maiestie being Godmother gaue the child to name Edward Fortunatus This yeare by commaundement of the Counsell diuers musters of light horsemen in sundry dayes and in seuerall places about the Citie of London were taken by the Maior and other commissioners for that purpose by which meanes it happened on the eight of October that Sir Richard Mallorie riding through Tower stréet toward the tower hill there to haue taken muster as was appointed he was met by Sir Francis Iobson then Lieutenant of the Tower and by him forbidden to enter the hill with the sword before him whereunto no answers by the Maior could be heard but the sword was violently seased on by the Lieutenant and his men and defended by the officers of the Maior so that the Lieutenant called for more assistance out of the Tower and the Maiors Officers were minded to haue raised tower stréet and so more of the Citie whereof was like to haue bin a great tumult but the Lord Maior caused Proclamation to be made that no man should draw weapon or strike any stroke but euery man to depart horsemen and all till they were againe warned to appeare which was on the same day seuen night being likewise monday and the xv of October that they did there muster before the Maior in that very place on the tower hill before appointed where by the Counsels appointment the Maior had the sword peaceably borne before him as he had béene accustomed Iohn Riuers Iames Hawes Shriues Sir Richard Champion Draper Maior The 24. of December there rose a great storme of wind by whose rage the Thames and Seas ouerwhelmed many persons and the great gates at the West end of Saint Pauls Church in London were through the force of the winde then in the westerne part of the world blowne open The Marques of Caden and the Lady Cicely his wife sister to the King of Swethen now in the moneth of Aprill departed the land Certaine houses in Cornehill being first purchased by the Citizens of London and cost them more then 3532. pound were afterward sold to such as should carry them from thence and then the ground being made plaine possession thereof was giuen to Sir Thom. Gresham Knight there to build a place for Marchants to assemble in at his owne proper charges who on the 7. of Iune laide the first stone of the foundation and forthwith the workemen followed with such diligence that by the moneth of Nouember in Ann. 1567. the same was couered with slate The 31. of August the Quéenes Maiesty in her Progresse came to the Vniuersity of Oxford and was of all the Students honourably receiued The 5. of September after disputations the Quéene at the humble suit of certaine of her Nobilitie made a briefe Oration in Latine to the Vniuersitie and the 6. her Maiestie bade them farewell and rode to Ricote Richard Lambart Ambrose Nicholas Iohn Langley The 4. of Aprill Sir Christopher Draper Ironmonger Charles Iames the sixt of that name sonne to Henry
and when he had found out fit Ministers for execution of his deuice after they had taken oath and Sacrament for secresie hee tolde them hee had deuised the meane to vndermine and blow vp the Parliament house at the instant when the King Queene Prince Peeres and Commons were all assembled which proiect they presently embraced and forthwith Pearcy hired certaine lodgings close to the Parliament house and then they appointed Miners who with great difficulty digged and vndermined a part of the wall but after a while they vnderstood that the Vaut right vnder the Parliament house was to bee let to hire then Guydo Fawkes went and hired it this Fawkes was of late a Souldier in Flanders and for this purpose was sent for who by consent of the rest changed his name and was called Iohn Iohnson Master Pearcies man after they had hired the Vant they secretly conuaied into it thirty and sixe barrels of powder and couered them all ouer with Billets and Fagots About tenne daies before the Parliament should beginne an vnknowne party in the Euening met a seruant of the Lord Mounteagles in the street and deliuered him a letter â—hâ—â—â—ing him speedily to giue it vnto the Lord which he did when his Lord had read it and obseruâ—â— the dangerous contents with a speciall caâ—â—â—â— not to appeare the first day of Parliament 〈◊〉 was amased and forthwith deliuered it to the Earle of Salisbury the Kings principall Secretary a chiefe Counsellor of Estate when thâ— Earle had indiciously obserued the stranâ—â—â— Phrase and Tenor thereof with the terrible threates therein against the whole State he acquainted the Lord Chamberlaine therewith then they conioyned vnto them the Lord Admirall the Earles of Worcester and Northampton who instantly consulted what was fittest to be done omitting neither time diligence nor industry all which notwithstanding they could not as yet find out the depth of this mysterie and were therefore much troubled in minde because the appointed day of Parliament draw neare which was Tuesday the fift of Nouember vpon the Saturday before the King being returned from hunting the said Lords acquainted his Highnesse with what had past and when his Maiesty had well noted the strange contents of the letter which purported the sodaine ruine of the State the King said notwithstanding the sleight regard which might be giuen to scattered Libels yet this was more quicke and pithie then was vsuall in libels and willed them to search in all places as well not dayly frequented as of vsuall repaire and concerning any forraine disturbance or inuasion he well knew the present force and preparation of all Christian Princes and that whatsoeuer practise of treason was now in hand it must be performed in some vnsuspected place and by some home-bred traytors thereupon new search was made in all places about the Court and the Parliament house but could not as yet finde any thing worthy their labours all which searches were performed with such silence and discretion as there â—ose no manner of suspition either in Court or City the Lord Chamberlaine whose office it most concerned neuer rested day nor night and the night before the Parliament as Sir Thomas Kneuet with others scowted about the Parliament house espied a fellow standing in a corner very suspitiously and asked him his name what he was and what he did there so late who answered very bluntly his name was Iohn Iohnson Master Pearcies man and kéeper of his ledgings Sir Thomas Kneuet continued still his search in all places thereabouts and returning thither againe found him lingering there still searched him and found vnder his cloake a close Lanterne and a burning Candle in it and about him other signes of suspition that he stood not there for any good then the Knight entered the Vaut where they found the powder couered with billets and fagots as afore-said and then the Lord Chamberlaine caused the Traytor to â—e bound and being now about thrée a clocke in the morning he went vnto the King and with excéeding gladnesse told his Maiesty the treason was discouered and preuented and the traitor in hold the King desired to sée Fawkes who when he came before the King vsed like trayterous and audacious spéeches as he did at his first apprehension affirming himselfe was the onely man to performe this treason saying it sore vexed him that the déed was not done and for that time would not confesse any thing touching the rest of the Conspirators but that himselfe onely and alone was the contriuer and practiser of this treason Betwéene fiue and six a clocke in the morning the Councel gaue order to the Lord Maior of London to looke to the City in very calme manner to set ciuill watch at the city gates signifying therewithall that there was a plot of treason discouered and that the King would not goe to Parliament that day and the same day in the afternoone the manner of the treason was by Proclamation made knowne vnto the people for ioy whereof there was that night as many bonefires in and about London as the stréetes could permit and the people gaue humble and hearty thankes vnto Almighty God for their King and Countries right blessed escape Within 3 daies after two other proclamations were made signifying vnto the people who were the chiefe conspirators with commandement to apprehend Pearcy and Catesby and to take them aliue if it were possible which said Pearcy and Catesby were gone to Holbach in Warwickshire to méet Winter Grant and others where vnder pretence of a great hunting they meant to raise the country and surprise the Lady Elizabeth from the Lord Harington whom they meant to proclaime Quéene and in whose name they meant to enter into Armes being perswaded that the King the Prince and Duke of Yorke were by that time blowne vp in the Parliament house but when they knew their treason was knowne and preuented and saw the Kings forces round about the house so as they could not escape Pearcy and Catesby very desperately issued forth and fighting backe to backe were both slaine with one musket shot Saturday the ninth of Nouember the King went to Parliament wherein the presence of the Quéene the Prince the Duke of Yorke the Ambassadors of the King of Spaine and the Archduke and all the Lords Spirituall and Temporall and Commons of the same he made a very solemne oration manifesting the whole complot of this Treason Sir Clement Scudamour Knight and Master Iohn Iolles Shrieues Sir Leonard Halliday Merchantaylor Maior At this time the solemne triumphes pleasant trophies in honour of the Lord Maior and the City of London were held two seuerall daies viz. the day of his oath and all Hollonday but there was none in thrée yeares after by reason of continuall sicknesse The 19 of Ianuary the Lord William Knowles Baron of Graies maried Elizabeth Howard eldest daughter vnto the said Thomas Earle of Suffolke The 4 of Ianuary
ordained fit places for Storehouses of Allome for the ready vse therof to such as would buy the same the King also gaue very gratious respect princely remuneration vnto all those who of late had taken paines béene at expences in the practising and atchieuing to bring this royall commodity vnto due perfection and then tooke the traffique thereof vnto himselfe This yeare the King had ayde of his Subiects throughout the Kingdome of England for knighting his sonne Prince Henry according to the Law of this land in the leuying whereof the Subiects were very fauourably dealt withall for whereas by the ancient law of this land the subiects ought to haue paid twelue pence in the pound of the yearely value of their lands his Maiesty very gratiously ordained seuerall Commissioners in the seuerall shires who according to the purpose of their commissions did so moderately demeane themselues as no man was compelled to pay any more then he would willingly giue being a very auncient duty due vnto the King and was now in a manner quite forgotten Robert Allyley being arraigned at Newgate for fellony stood mute and refused the ordinary tryall whereupon as the manner is the hangman came vnto him to binde his hands but Allyley resisted and with his Fist smote him on the face in the presence of the Iudges who presently remembred that this prisoner but the last Sessions before was there conuicted of fellony and for the same had obtained the Kings speciall pardon which pardons in generall are vnto all persons but onely vpon their good behauiour vnto the King and his subiects and thereupon the Court instantly gaue Iudgement that for the blow he gaue his hand should first be cut off And then his body to be hanged for that fact for the which he had his pardon according to which sentence he was presently executed vpon a Gybbet at the Sessions gate In December in the 34 yeare of Quéene Elibeth there were letters pattents graunted for fiftéene yeares to the East India Merchants trading to the East Indies and in May last 1609. The Kings Maiestie vpon mature deliberation in fauour of the said Company finding the same to be very commodious traffique and Nauigation and as propitious and honourable for this Kingdome renued and enlarged the foresaid letters pattents and Charter to continue for euer enabling them thereby to be a body corporate and politique The first gouernour of this Company named and ordained both in the first and last pattent was Sir Thomas Smith Knight who is also Gouernour of the Muscouy Company and president and treasurer of the Company and counsell for Virginea This yeare the said East-India Company builded a most stately ship at Detford of the burthen of twelue hundreth tunne being the greatest and goodliest ship that euer was builded in this kingdome by any Merchants At this time they also builded a Pinace of two hundreth and fifty tunne to attend her And vpon Saturday the 30 of December his Maiestie and Prince Henry with the Lord Admirall the Lord Chamberlaine the Earle of Worcester and many other Lords went to sée these ships launched and were all entertained with a banquet in the chiefe Cabin of the great ship and the rest were banquetted at a long Table in the halfe decke these rich and plentifull banquets were all serued in fine Chyna Dishes which were fréely permitted to be taken and carried away by al persons The King gaue the Gouernor a very faire chaine of gold with a Iewell wherein was the Kings picture highly commending his endeauour care and industry for the good of the common wealth maintenance of traffique and Nauigation for the which also his Maiestâ— with very gratious respect commended and thanked the assistants of that companie whâ— likewise kissed his Highnesse hand the King called the great ship the Tradeâ— Encrease and the other the Pepper Corne. Sebastian Haruie William Cokayne sheriffes Sir Thomas Cambell Iremonger Maior The sixt of Nouember the famous Doctor Lancelot Androwes Lord Almner Bishop of Chichester was transferred vnto the Bishopricke of Ely And the 3 of December George Abbot Doctor of diuinity Deane of Winchester was consecrated Lord Bishop of Couentry and Lychfield And Samuel Harsenet Doctor of Diuinity was consecrated Lord Bishop of Chichester And 12 of February the forenamed Doctor Abbot was transferred to the Bishopricke of London and was enstalled in Paules by his deputy Doctor Pasfielde The sixe of Ianuary at the Court of Whitehall in the presence of the King and Quéene and the Ambassadors of Spaine and Venice and of al the Péeres and great Ladies of the land and of many thousand of others there the Prince performed his first feats of armes viz. at Barâ—yers against all commers being assisted onely with sixe other viz. the Duke of Lenox the Earle of Arundel the Earle of Southampton the Lord Hay sir Thomas Somerset and sir Richard Preston who shortly after was created Lord Dingwell against these challengers came 56 braue defendants consisting of Earles Baâ—ons Knights and Esquiers euery challenger fought with eight seuerall defendants two seuerall combats at two seuerall weapons viz. at push of pyke and with single sword the Prince performed this challenge with wondrous skill and courage to the great ioy and admiration of all the beholders the Prince not being full sixtéene yeares of age vntill the 19 of February these feates of Armes with sundry statelie showes and ingenious deuises began before tenne a clocke at night and continued vntill thrée a clocke next morning being Sonday and that day the Prince feasted all the Combatants at Saint Iames house and then gaue thrée rich prises vnto thrée of the best deseruers defendants viz. vnto the Earle of Mountgomery M. Thomas Darcy sonne and heire to the Lord Darcy of Chich and vnto six Robert Gourdon In the yeare 1584. was discouered y e Country which is now called Virginea and was so called by Quéene Elizabeth and she assigned the same vnto sir Walter Rawleigh as being the chiefe discouerer thereof And in the yeare 1587. there were sent thither aboue 100 soules viz. men women and children since which time vntill the third yeare of his Maiesties raigne the yearely sending thither for plantation ceased and then vpon more exact discoueries there were sundrie yearely supplies sent thither of men women and children with all things necessary vnder conduct of captaine Newport and also in the Month of may there were sent thither nine ships with fiue hundred men women and children with all necessary prouision vnder commaund of Sir Thomas Gates Lieutenant generall Sir George Somers Admirall of Virginea and captaine Newport Vice Admirall with other expert captaines and resolute gentlemen And likewise at the end of this present yeare 1609. there was sent an other supply of thrée shippes with an hundred and fifty men being for the most part Artificers vnder commaund of the right Honourable Thomas Lord La Ware who
Lady Elizabeth daughter to our Soueraign the Lady Arabella the Countesse of Arondel the Countes of Darby the Countes of Essex the Countes of Dorset the Countes of Mountgomery the Viscounts of Haddington the Lady Elizabeth Gray the Lady Elizabeth Guilford the Lady Katherine Peter the Lady Winter and the Lady Winsor and vpon Wednesday in the afternoon in the Tilt-yard there were diuers Earles Barons and others being in rich and glorious armour and hauing most costly caparisons wondrous curiously imbrodered with pearle gold and siluer the like rich abiliments for horses were neuer séene before presented their seuerall ingenious Trophies before the King Quéene and Prince and then ran at Tilt where there was a world of people assembled to behold their trophies and that night there were other triumphes vpon the water with ships of warre and Gallies fighting one against an other and against a great Castle builded vpon the water and after these battailes then for an houres space there were many strange and variable fire workes in the castle and in all the ships and gallies The Knights of the Bath The Earle of Oxford The Lord Gourdon The Lord Clifford The Lord Fitzwalter The Lord Fitzwarren The Lord Hay The Lord Erskine The Lord Winsor The Lord Wentworth Sir Charles Somerset Sir Edward Somerset Sir Francis Stewart Sir Ferdinando Dudley Sir Henry Cary. Sir Oliuer Saint Iohn Sir Gilbert Gerrard Sir Charles Stanhope Sir Edward Bruce Sir William Stewart Sir Robert Sydney Sir Ferdinando Tuchet Sir Peregrine Bartye Sir Henry Rich. Sir Edward Sheffield Sir William Cauendish The 4 of Iune Proclamation was made commanding all Roman Priests Iesuits and Seminaries to depart this Kingdome by the 4 day of Iuly next and not to returne vpon paine of the seuerity of the law also by this proclamation the King straightly commaunds all Recusants to returne home to their dwellings and not to remaine in London nor to come within ten miles of the Court without especiall licence but to depart from London and the Court by the last day of this moneth and to remaine confined according to the tenor of the statute in that behalfe prouided Presently after that the oth of allegiance was ministred vnto all officers atturneyes Clerks belonging to any of the Courts of Westminster hall and the Exchequer and vnto all Aduocats and Proctors of the spirituall Courts This oth was also ministred vnto all Lawyers and Students in the Innes of Court and Chancerie and vnto all Studients and Schollers in both the Vniuersities The 25 of Iuly 1610. the Lord Henry Clifford sonne to Frances Earle of Cumberland maried the Lady Francis Cecill daughter to Robert Earle of Salisbury Lord high Treasurer of England This yeare the King builded a most stately ship for war the Kéele whereof was an hundred and 14 foot long and the crosse beame was forty and foure foot long she will beare 64 péeces of great Ordnance and is of the burthen of 1400 tunne This royall ship is double built and is most sumptuously adorned both within and without with all manner of curious caruing painting and rich gilding being in all respects the greatest and goodliest shippe that euer was builded in England and this glorious ship the King gaue vnto his sonne Henry Prince of Wales and the 24 of September the King the Quéene the Prince of Wales the Duke of Yorke and the Lady Elizabeth with many great Lords went to Wollwich to sée it lanched but because of the narrownesse of the Docke it could not then be launched whereupon the Prince came the next morning by thrée a clocke and then at the launching thereof the Prince named it after his owne dignity and called it the Prince Master Phynyes Pet. was Warden and chiefe worke master in building this ship The King sent the Lord Wotton Ambassador into France to take the oath of the young King and of the Quéene Regent his mother for performance of a league newly made betwéene the two Kingdomes he arriued at Callis the 28 of August and came to Paris the 7 of September and the King was sworne the 12 of the same moneth And the Ambassador returned into England the 7 of October And the French King viz. Lewis the 13. was crowned the sixth of October at Reynes in Champaigne Sunday the 21 of October by Commission from the King to the Lord Bishop of London the Lord Bishop of Elye the Lord Bishop of Worcester and to the Lord Bishop of Rochester they did consecrate in the Chappell of the Lord Bishop of London Master Iohn Spottyswod Archbishop of Glasco Master Gawen Hamelton Bishop of Galloway and M. Andrew Lambe Bishop of Breachyn which consecration was performed mutatis mutandis according to the forme of the Church of England Richard Pyot Francis Ihones Shreeues Sir William Crauen Merchantaylor Maior The Triumphes Trophies and pleasant deuices at this time in honour of the Lord Maior and Citie of London were extraordinarie great being in a manner twice so much as hath béene vsuall within the Citie and so likewise were the stately shewes and ingenious deuices vpon the water at the charges of the Company of Marchantaylors Notwithstanding the Citie of Londons former plentifull prouision of sundry Granaries and other Storehouses for the generall seruice thereof and for preuention of sudden famine yet such is the late vnspeakeable increase of people within and about the City as well of strangers as Natiues so as the Magistrates in their prouidence for preuention of famine and for prouision for the poore very carefully about two yeares past beganne to build a Bridewell twelue new faire Granaries being sufficient to kéepe sixe thousand quarters of Corne and two store houses for sea-coale for the poore which will keepe foure thousand loade of coales These necessary houses were not finished vntill this time Master Alderman Leman vsed great paines and diligence in the contriuing and accomplishing of this memorable worke This last Summer there were warres in Cleueland and the vnited protestant Princes with their seuerall forces aided the Marquesse of Brandenberg in his claime to that Dukedome and the Dukedome of Gulich in which wars and at the taking the Citie of Gulich Christianus Prince of Anhalt was chiefe Generall of all the vnited forces and sir Edward Cecyll otherwise called Colonell Cecyll was then Lord Generall of the English and Scottish Army This Prince Christanus arriued of late at Douer and came to sée the King who entertained and feasted him and all his traine very roially He tooke great pleasure to view the Citie of London he beheld the pleasant triumphs vpon the water and within the City which were then extraordinary in honor of the Lord Maior and Citizens and that day this Prince with all his German traine were feasted in the Guild hall where he manifested his princely former admiration touching the greatnesse scituation state and wealth of the City and then he also admired
Adulteries The 26 of October ariued Olexsey Euanowich Iszazen from the yong Emperour of Russia Michaell Euanowich Vryoue hée returned the next spring and then the King sent Sir Iohn Merricke Knight Lord Ambassador to the sayd Emperour who according to his Commission with great paines and long trauaile made a firme Peace and League betwéene the King of Sweaden and the Emperour of Russia Thomas Benet Henry Iay Shrieues Sir Thomas Middleton Knight Grocer Maior The 4 of Nouember 1613. the Viscont Rochester was created Earle of Somerset and Baron of Branspeth and the same day in the afternoone Sir Edward Cooke Knight Lord chiefe Iustice of England was sworne a Priuie Counsellor Sonday the 26 of Decembert Robert Earle of Somerset maried the Lady Francis Howard daughter to Thomas Earle of Suffolke Sonday the 2 of Ianuary 1613. betweene the houres of twelue and one in the morning was Prince Henry Fredericke borne at Heydelberge in Germanie the first borne sonne of the most high borne Princesse the Lady Elizabeth the eldest daughter of the most High and Mighty Prince Iames King of Great Brittaine and wife to the most Noble Prince Fredericke the first Count Palatine chiefe of the Princes Electors he was christened the sixth of March. Thursday the 29 of March 1614. Sir Ralphe Winwood Knight Master of the Requests was sworne principall Secretary of Estate and Sir Thomas Lake Knight Clerke of the Priuie Signet was sworne a Priuie Counsellor The 15 of Iune died Henry Earle of Northamton and was buried in the chappell of Douer castle he founded thrée Hospitalls one whereof was at Gréenewich which he ordained should be for euer gouerned by the company of Mercers of London In the moneth of Iuly this yeare 1614. the King of Denmarke with thrée shippes arriued at Yarmouth accompanied and attended by his Lord Chancellor and Lord Admirall and diuers other of quallity and a competent Number of his Guard and others Friday the 22 of Iuly hee came to the Quéenes Court at Somerset house in the Strand the King of great Brittaine being then in Bedfordshire ryding progresse where hauing spéedie knowledge of his brothers a ryuall set forward instantly for London and vpon the next Sunday both the Kings the Quéene and and Prince Charles met at Somerset house where the Bishop of London preached before them And the first of August the King of Denmarke being accompanied with King Iames and Prince Charles went by Barge to Woolwich and to Graues-end where they dined and after dinner went aboord the King of Denmarkes shippe and there the King of Great Brittaine tooke leaue of his brother and returned that night to Theobalds Prince Charles accompanied his Vncle the next day to Rochester and and hauing viewed the Nauy Royall they returned to the King of Denmarkes Ship and the next daie Prince Charles returned to London and the King with a faire winde set saile for Denmarke hauing euery way exprest his Royall bounty as formerly The thirtéenth of Iuly Thomas Earle of Suffolke was made Lord high Treasurer of England and at this time Robert Earle of Somerset was made Lord Chamberlaine This Michellmas Tearme there was a call of Seargeants at Law viz. the eleuenth of Nouember At this time was finished and builded the new faire Counsell Chamber for the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London by reason the former Chamber was too little Sir Thomas Middleton Knight being then Lord Maior In September there was a generall muster of horse and foote throughout the Land and therewithall trayning of souldiers but chiefly in the City of London by the citizens themâ—selues many whereof by their former voluntary exercise of Armes and Millitary discipline was now so ready and expert that they taught oâ—thers And whereas at this time there was by the Lord Maior and citizens twenty selectâ—â— captaines chosen to traine and gouerne thâ— trained bands of London viz. sixe thousandâ— there were found in the said former company viz. of the Artillerie garden sufficient men â— be their Lieutenants and all other officers 〈◊〉 the apt and ready trayning of others frâ—â— whom vpon good obseruation all the shires 〈◊〉 England tooke example the captaines and genâ—tlemen of the Artillerie garden demeand themselues so wel exercising all points of warre that it pleased Prince Charles to goe in person to the Artillery garden to sée their wéekely exercise of armes and to goe into Hoxton field to sée their great muster and trayning of the sixe thousand citizens which wéekely practise now vsed in the Artillery garden they were determined to remooue from thence and to hold their vsual Marshall méetings and practise of armes in the great third field from Mooregate viz. next the sixe Windmills which field Master Leat with great paines hath béene diuers yeares a preparing to that purpose At this time the riuer of Thames was cléered of stops pyles and weyres by the Water Bayly of London as he was appointed by the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen Master Hugh Middleton Citizen and Goldsmith of London borne in Denbigh-shire hauing spent fiue yeares time with the aduise and direction of the best and most skillfull Artizens imployed bestowed great summes of money forced to vse seuen hundred workemen at one time and endured infinit Callumny and detraction he brought a delicate Riuer of swéet water from two plentious springs viz. the one whereof is called Chawldwell néere Ware and the other Amwell in Herefordshire which two springs being vnited runne ioyntly togither to the North-side of London which Riuer with the Trenches to conuay it and the great Cesterne to receiue it with great difficultie was brought vnto desired effect in Sommer 1613. but the Currant was restrained from running into the Ceasterne vntill Michaelmas day in the yeare 1613. And that day there came to behold it the Lord Maior if London and Sir Thomas Middleton Knight Lord Maior Elect for the yeare ensuing brother to this Maior Hugh Middleton Master of this memorable worke with many Aldermen and a great number of graue Citizens and others who were entertained with excellent Musique and the royall sound of drums and trumpets with spéeches and other pleasant entertainements and at the lifting vp of the Scluce to let the Riuer runne into the Ceasterne there was a peale of Chambers since which time with all possible expedition this water is conuaied from this Ceasterne by pipes of Elme into all high stré◠and chiefe lanes of the city and the suburbeâ— thereof the generall and particular benefit their of is vnualuable Peter Proby Martin Lumley Shrieues Sir Thomas Hayes Knight Draper Maior At this time was founded the Great Hospiâ—tall at the Charter-house néere London for fourescore men and forty children and the new built Hospitall at Dulwich in Surrey read my large booke The 17 of Ianuary 1614. it began to fréeze in ordinary manner and the 23
of his predecessors H. Billingsley Maior 1597. Souldiers trained sent to the sea The Islāds voiage Ambassadors from Denmark Shrieues Maior Lectures read in Sir Thomas Greshams Colledge Earle of Notinghā created Parliamēt at Westm The cause of this spoyle of the people was the indiscreet behauiour of the inferiour Marshals An. reg 40 Price of Pepper Pety treason A Parliament 1958. Twiford Towne burnt Sir Robert Cicil returneth out of France A Iesuite executed Lord treasurer deceased The King of Spaine dieth Doctor Cotton Bishop of Excester Thunder and lightning Shrieues Maior Earle of Comberland returned from the seas Squire executed for high Treason The Qu. receiued An. reg 41 Great frosts Souldiers sent into Ireland Souldiers into Ireland 1599. Earle of Essex rode towards Ireland Ships sent to the seas and men trained for the warres Shrieues Maior Note Earle of Essex returned out of Ireland The people ignorantly muttered many things The Archdukes enstalled An. reg 42 Twenty prisoners sent to Wisbich Castle L. Mountioy sent into Ireland 1600. Execution of Seminaries Souldiers sent into Ireland The Bishop of London Ambassadour to Emden The Earle of Essex suspended from his office Conspiracie against the King of Scots Meanes for an intreaty of peace to be had Ambassadors from Barbary Right Turkish charity Ambassadors from Russia Earle of Essex set at liberty They were sent home at the Q. charges They were sent home at the Qu. charges Souldirs sent into Ireland run awaies punished Ambassadors from Russia and Muscouia Hospital in Croydon founded Shrieues Maior An. reg 43 Iusts at Westminster Tempest Drumlers made in great hast to little purpose Gallies made by the Citizens of London and giuen to the Queene Earle of Essex his rising A Seminarie executed The Earls of Essex Southāpton arraigned The Earle of Essex beheaded Executiō of Seminaries A Gentlewoman hanged One hanged for libelling Ambassadors from Scotland Merike and Cuffe executed Danuers and Blunt executed 1601 Bold offēders seuerely punished The Earle of Shrewsburie and Worcester of coūsel Souldiers sent to the Low coūtries Desmond brought out of Ireland Marshall Biron of France Shrieues Maior Lady Ramsey An. reg 44 17 poore people murdered Parliamēt dissolued Lightning thunder earthquake at Christmas Victors in Ireland Bonefires for victory in Ireland Windsor boat cast away 1682 Executiō Seminaries executed Great leuying of souldiers to aid Holland Proclamatiō against late building and Inmates but neuer the better Seditious persons punished Tempest of thunder and haile Souldiers to Ireland Shrieues Maior An. reg 45 Seminaries executed Staight watches kept Queene Elizabeth deceased King Iames proclaimed There were 37 Earles Barons Bishops dined that day with Master Shrieue Pembertō besides Iudges chiefe gētry that dined with Master Shrieue Swinartō An. reg 1. 1603. The King Beginneth his iorney for England The kings iorney frō Barwicke to London Prisoners discharged Diuers slaine by Gunpowder The Lord Maior Shrieues and chiefe Citizens ride to receiue the King Prisoners released Funerall for Queen Elizabeth Proclamation Barons Created Proclamations Knights made The Lord Maior of London knighted Sergeants feast Note Presumption punished Valentine Thomas executed for high treason Ambassadour The Earle of Rutland Ambassador into Denmark The great Ladies of England doe their homage to the queen Knights of the Garter Proclamations The Lord Cobham and the Lord Grey and Sir Walter Rawleigh apprehended Cration of Earles and Barons Sir Thomas Edmonds Ambassadour Knights of the Bath Coronation The Aldermen of London knighted The 5 of August to be kept holy day A holy decree Faires forbidden Terme at Winchester No Maiors feast at Guild hall Inmates suppressed Rogues banished Shrieues Maior The Lord Spencer sent Ambassadour to the Duke of Wytenberge Prisoners carried from the Tower vnto Winchester Arraignement at Winchester Executiō The great Plague in London The whole land visited with sicknes except London Archbishop of Canterbury deceased Proclamation Creation of Earles The King Queene Prince with al the Nobility ride in state through London The secōd Pegeant was set vp at the charges of the Italians the third at the charges of the Netherlanders A Parliament Sir Edw. Denny Baron of Waltham 1604. An. reg 2. Ambassador to Russia The King granteth a Corporation vnto the Felt-makers of London Peace with Spain proclaymed Ostend besieged 3 yeares 3 months The Lord Robert Cecil created Viscount Crāborn The Customes of merchandise let to farme K. Iames proclaymed King of Great Brittaine Shrieues Maior D. Bancroft archbishop of Canterbury D. Vaughan Bishop of Londō Sir Philip Harbert married Knights of the Bath The Duke of Yorke created Lyons whelped in the Tower All Iesuites Seminaries banished by Proclamation A Proclamation for establishing the Episcopall authority the booke of commō prayer An. reg 3. 1605. The Lord Admirall sent to the King of Spaine to take his oath The Earle of Hertford goeth to take the oath of the Archduke A charitable deed The Prince of Spaine borne The Lady Mary borne 3 Popes in sixe weekes Knights of the Garter elected Creation of Earles Barons The Lady Mary christned The pretended sleeping preacher The Qu. churched Master Leptons swift iourney betweene London Yorke Duke Vlrich returneth to Denmark The King maketh speciall prouision for the breeding of Lyons in the Tower Thomas Dowglasse sent prisoner out of Germany and after that condemned executed for his treason An vnlawfull assembly of Ministers A speciall Ambassador from the Emperour of Almaine A proclamation against Pirats and peace-breakers Shiriffe Iones died and a new shiriffe chosen in his place The Lord Anderson deceased A proclamation for continuance of things giuen to charitable vses A cruell homicide The kings progresse to Oxford The Woodmōgers and Carmen of London made a corporation A speciall Ambassador from the King of Denmarke The Archbishop of Canterbury sworne a priuy Counsellor Sir Tho. Smith returneth from Mosco Demetrius came out of Poland and was brought vp there The practise of the blowing vp of the Parliment house The discouery of the gunpowder treason Shrieues Maior The Lord Maior triumphés The Lord Knowles married A present from the King of Spaine Sir Georg Carew Ambassador in France A great Whale came vp as hie as Wolwich Three entire Subsidies and six fifteens giuen by the tēporalty and foure Subsidies giuē by the Clergy The 5 of Nouember ordayned holy day Arraignement of Traytors at Westminster Execution in Londō and Westminster A terrible rumor that the King was slaine An. reg 4. Henry Garret arraigned 1606 Garnet executed Great winds and flouds and shipwrack A speciall Ambassador from Spaine Presents from the Queene of Spaine vnto the Queen of Great Britaine Knights of the Garter made Lords brought from the Tower censured in the Star chamber A proclamation against all Iesuits Seminaries The Lady Sophia borne The Earle of Northūberland conuicted in the Star chamber Ambassador from Venice The Originall and State of Venice These Islands vntill
then were not known by any name Sir Edw. Cooke Lord chief Iustice of the common pleas A Tombe for Queen Elizabeth A monstrous mother The King of Denmarke arriueth in EnglaÌ„d Sir William Wade The King of Denmarke returneth Prince Dolphin of France christned Churches repaired Morefield otherwise called the new walks A truce betweene the Emperour of Germany and the great Turke Shrieues Maior The Lord Hay maried Great flouds A Seminary executed Reconciliation between the Graue of Emden his Subiects An. reg 5. 1607 The King manifesteth his minde to both houses Great flouds in diuers houses Prince Ienuile came into England Vnlawfull assemblies to lay opeÌ„ inclosures Doctor Rauis lord Bishop of London The King dineth with the Lord Maior and made free of the Cloath-workers His Maiestie paieth 600000. l. which was lent vnto Elizabeth Ambassadors from the States Sir Thomas Kneuit made Baron A Parliament Sir Iulius Caesar made a Priuie CouÌ„sellor The King Prince feasted at Merchantailors hall Prince Henry made free of the Merchantailors Strangers NoblemeÌ„ Knights The new Master Wardens of the Merchantailers The Earle of Arundels eldest sonne The Earle of Tyrone and other Irish lords fled out of Ireland The King of Spaines second son borne The death of the Ladie Mary Sir Iaruais Clyfton made baroÌ„ The Lord Awbignye maried Inmates increase of building forbidden by proclamation Also the preseruation of timber vniformity of building throughout London commanded by proclamation Contemners censured in the Star-chamber The old rotteÌ„ Banquetting house of timber taken down and a new builded of bricke and stone Prouision for such Preachers as shall preach at Pauls Crosse Shrieues Maior The discouerie of the Earle of Tyrons treason The Lord Maxwell brake out of prison Sir Thomas Parry sworne a Priuie Counsellor of Estate A great frost All the Hartichokes in gardens about London were kild with this frost Viscount HadingtoÌ„ maried Allgate new builded An. reg 6. 1608 A Seminarie executed S. EdmoÌ„ds Bury spoiled by a sudden fire The King was very forward to do them any fauor Doctor Mountague Lord Bishop of Bath and Wels. The Earle of Dorset dieth The oth of allegiance ministred vnto suspitious persons The Earle of Northampton made L. Priuie Seale The Earle of Salisbury made Lord high Treasurer of England The Earls of Dunbar Montgomery made Knights of the Garter Francis Earle of Comberland is the other lord Lieutenant Sir Alexander Hay knighted A Iesuite executed The corps of the lord Marquesse Dorset taken vp whole hauing been 78 yeares enterred Doctor Neyle Lord Bishop of Rochester Shrieues Maior The Viscount of Cramburne maried Consorts of pirats within the Streights and in the maine sea This Sir Francis Verney did turne vpon hope of aduaÌ„cement but hee became extreame poore and miserable Pirats executed Strange shifting of the tides The yong Earle of Dorset maried and the Earle of Hertfords grandchild maried An. reg 7. 1609 A general truce in the Netherlands for twelue yeares The first generall planting of Mulbery trees in England In Dawpheny other parts of France there was silke made a good while before but not thorowout the whole kingdome vntill of late yeres M. Nicholas Ieffe many others had put it in practise long before Britaine Burse builded They were there entertained with pleasant ingenious speeches gifts and deuises Al forrain nations forbidden to fish vpon the coasts of England Scotland Ireland without speciall licence The King heareth the Bishops and secular Iudges The King heareth the complaints touching his nauie A triall of fight between a Lyon a Horse and a Bare The parents of the childe had as much as â—aw and reason could afford Kingly paiments beyond president There was neuer the like royall payment made by any King to the coÌ„mon subiects The first making of Allome in England An ancient duty Let al that are pardoned note this for example His hand was nailed at the Gybet end before his face The originall and foundation of the East India Company Shrieues Maior Translation and consecration of Bishops Prince Henry his first feats of Armes The first discouery and plantation of Virginea The Lord La Warre goeth to Virginea The Parliament adiorned The plantation of the North of Ireland by the Citizens of London An. reg 3. 1610 The king of France murdered Prince Henry created Prince of Wales Knights of the Bath A proclamation touching Iesuits and Recusants The oath of allegiance ministred The Lord Clifford maried The King buildeth the greatest and goodliest ship of war that euer was built in EnglaÌ„d The Lord Wotton sent to take the oth of the French King Three Bishops consecrated Shrieues Maior The Citie of LondoÌ„ buildeth new granaries and store houses The prince of Anhalt commeth to see the King Sir Edward Cecill Lord Generall of all the English and Sots forces in CleuelaÌ„d and Gulich A Monke and a Seminary executed M. Palyns bounty The Prince of Wales setleth his houshold The Parliament dissolued by Proclamation dated the 31 of December The Prince of Wales his maske at Whitehall A speciall Ambassador froÌ„ the FreÌ„ch King M. Teasdale his bounty Dunbar deceased Viscont Fenton a Priuie Counsellor Sir Marmaduke Dorrell buildeth a Parrish Church Sir Henry Montegue made Sergeant An. reg 9. 1611 Visconâ— Rochester created Doctor Abbot L. Archbishop of Canterbury Sir Thomas Dale and sir Thomas Gates sent with supplies to Virginia Sir Thomas Ouerbury The King in person commeth into the Star-chaÌ„ber to see the triall of his Pixe Proclamation against the transportation of gold siluer and the quoin aduanced The Duke of Yorke the Earle of Arundell and the Viscont Rochester made knights of the Garter Doctor Buckeridge B. of Rochester The yong Landgraue of Hesson arriueth in England The oath of Alleageance ministred ProclamatioÌ„ against al encrease of buildings with in LondoÌ„ and the Suburbs and 20 miles therof Doctor King Lord Bishop of London France Spaine match togither The Earle of Pembrooke a Priuie Counseller Shrieues Maior Two Heretiques burned An. reg 10 1612 Viscont Rochester a Priuie Counsellor Two Seminaries executed The Lord Sanquire executed Lotteries in LondoÌ„ Roger Earle of Rutland deceast The King buildeth a royall Toombe for his mother translateth her corps from Peterborow to Westminster Great windes shipwrack An Ambassador from the King of Persia to the King of Great Brittaine Hicks-hall builded Sir Baptist Hicks his farther bouÌ„tie Lent strictly kept Shrieues Maior The Palsgraue aâ—â—ueth in England Henry Prince of Wales deceased The Palsgraue and Graue Mawâ—ice made Knights of the Garter The Lady Elizabeth married vnto the Palsgraue A present from London Prince Charles bishopped An. reg 11 1613 The Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth set forward for Heydelberg A Ianus borne shipwrack great flames fiers The Globe burnt The Millitaâ—y exercisâ— of Armes in the Artillâ—â—y Garden again pâ—t in practise Sir Peeksall Brocas doth penance at Paules Crosse Sir Iohn Merick sent Lord Ambassador
to Russia Shrieues Maior Viscont Rochester made Earl of Somerset L. Cooke a Priuie Counsellor Earle of Somerset maried Prince Henry Frederick borne at Heydelberg An. reg 12 1614 Sir Ralph Winwood made Secretary Sir Thomas Lake a Priuie Counsellor Henry Earle of Northamton deceast Christianus King of Denmarke his second comming into England The Earle of Suffolk Lord Treasurer The Earle of Somerset Lord Chamberlaine A call of Sergeants A new Counsell Chamber for the L. Maior of London A general muster trayning The Thames cleered of Piles Stops and Weyres Master Middletō bringeth a riuer to London Shrieues Maior Two Hospitalls founded Great frosts snow and great flouds The King is entertained at Cambridge An. reg 13 1815 Proclamation against transportation of children of gold and siluer Sir George Villers Knighted Iesuits Seminaries sent to Wisbidge Two Knights of the Garter The Lord Hay made a Baron Sir Robert Dormer made Baron Doctor Milburne Bishop Proclamation against encrease of building about London Bishop of Winchester a Priuie Counsellor A house of correction builded for the Countie of Middlesex Smithfield paued all ouer The high-cawses in London taken downe made leuell The Lady Arbella deceast Shrieues Maior Sir Iohn Iolles his bounty Weston executed Mistresse Turner executed The Lieutenant of the Tower executed Franckline executed The second Lottery Captaine Beniamin Ioseph goeth to the East Indies D. Abbot B. of Sallisbury The Earle of Pemb. made L. Chamberlaine The Earle of Worcester L. Priuy Seale Sir Georg Villers Maister of the horse Sir Iohn Digby made a Prime Counsellor 1616 An reg 14 Master William Iones his Bounty Sea-coale and Pit-coale make glasse and melt Mettels Sir Frances Bacon a Priuie Counsellor The King maketh an oration in the Star-chamber A Seminary hanged and a woman burned The Lord Maior in person surueieth the boūds of the Riuer of Thames and reformeth all maner of anoyances Master Rock Doctor Morton Bishop of Chester Knights of the Garter made Two barons created The Earle of Arondell sworn a Priuie Counsellor The Lord Carew a Priuie Counsellor Viscont Villers created The Citie of Londō sendeth Alderman Proby into Ireland to reforme abuses to ratifie good lawes and constitutions in the Prouince of Vlster viz. Londons plantation The Bishop of Flie a Priuy Counsellor Shrieues Maior Aldersgate new builded Prince Charles created Prince of Wales The Earle of Arondell was then Earle Marshall 26 Knights of the Bath made Knights of the Bath Barons created The Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench put from his place Sir Henry Montague Lord chief Iustice of the Kings Bench. A dry Sommer Two Bishops consecrated The Archbishop of Spalato ariueth in England Sir Thomas Edmonds a Priuie Counsellor Earle of Buckingham created Earle of Buckingham a Priuy Counsellor The King sitteth in the Star-chamber Disordered youths Denmark house Sir Francis Bacon Lord Chancellor Sir Henry Yeluerton the Kings Atturney The King rydeth into Scotland The King returneth from Scotland The Lord Hay a Priuy Counsellor Lord Noell created A new Chappell of ease builded The Bishop of Winchester a Priuie Counsellor Shrieues Maior Ambassadors from Russia The L. Hay maried The L. Archbishop of Spalato preacheth in London Two Bishops Consecrated The second son of the Lady Elizabeth born at Heydelberg The Appothecaries London made a particular Company Marques of Buckingham created Sir Robert Manton Secretary This yeares fleet to the East Indies An. reg 16 1618 The Lord De La Warre his second going to Virginia Captaine Spilman The Pallace of Paris burned Chagford in Deuonshire Sol and Mars were in coninuction at that time Doctor Fotherby Bishop of Salisbury Sir Dudley Digs sent Ambassador to the Emperor of Russia The vpper part of Paules new glassed and repaired Peter Colledge Clare-hal Pembroke hall Corpus Christi Colledge Trinitie Hall Gunuile and Caius Colledge Kings Colledge Queenes Colledge Katherine Hall Iesus Colledge Christs Colledge S. Iohns Colledge Magdalen Colledge Trinity Colledge Michael house Emmanuel Colledge Sussex Sydney Colledge founded Vniuersitie Colledge Baliol Colledge Merton Colledge Excester Colledge Orial Colledge Queenes Colledge New Colledge Lincolne Colledge All Soules Colledge Diuinitie Schoole Magdalen Colledge Brasen-nose Colledge Corpus Christi Colledge Christ Church Canterbury Colledge Trinity Colledge sometime Durham Colledge S. Iohns Colledge sometime Bernard Colledge Wadham Colledge founded Walter Stapleton William Wanstock * See the Records in the Roles