lefte on hys ryght hande and so doyng he hadde the Sunne at hys backe and in the face of hys enemyes When the King sawe the Earles companye was passed the marrishe he commaunded wyth all haste to set vpon them the terrible shotte on both sides passed the armyes ioyned and came to hande strokes at whiche incounter the Lorde Stanley ioyned with the Earle The Earle of Oxforde in the meane season fearing least while his company was fighting they should be compassed of the enemies gaue commaundement that no man should go aboue x. foote froÌ„ the Standard which commaundement once knowne they kniâ— themselues together ceased a litle froÌ„ fighting the enemies sodainely abashed at the matter mistrusting some fraude began also to pause The Earle of Oxford bringing all his band together on the one part set on his enemies freshly againe the aduersaryes perceyuing that placed their men slender and thinne before and thicke and broade behynde begynnyng agayne the battayle Whyle the two fore wardes thus mortally foughte Kyng Richarde was admonished that the Earle of Richmond accompanyed wyth a small number of men of armes was not farre of and as he approched to hym he perfectly knewe hys personage and béeyng inflamed with yre he put hys spurres to hys horse and rode out of the side of the range of his battayle leauyng the vauntgardes fighting and wyth â—earein wrest ranne towarde him The Earle perceyued well the King furiouâ—lye comming towarde him and bycause the whole hope of his wealth and purpose was to bée determined by battayle â—e gladlye prâ—fereâ—â—â— encounter with him body to body and man to man King Richarde set on so sharply at the first brunt that he ouerthrew the Earles standard and slew sir William Brandon his staÌ„derdbearer and matched hand to hande with sir Iohn Cheny a man of great force and strength which would haue reâ—â—sâ—ed him and the saide Iohn was by him man fully ouerthrowne and so he making open passage by dint of sworde as he went forwarde the Earle of Richmonde withstoode hys violence and kept him at the swords point longer than his companions thought which being almost in dispaire of victorie were sodainelye recomforted by sir William Stanley whiche came to succour with 3000. tall men at which very instaunt King Richards men were driuen backe and fled and he himselfe manfully fighting in the middle of his enimies was flaine In the meane season the Earle of Oxforde with the ayde of the Lorde Stanley after no long fight discoÌ„â—ited the fore ward of King Richarde wherof a greate number were slaine in the chase but the greatest number y t came to the fielde neuer gaue stroke In this battaile died fewe aboue the number of a M. persons and of the Nobilitie were flaine Iohn Duke of Norffolke Walter Lord Ferrers of Chartley sir Richarde Ratclife and Robert Brakenburie liuetenaÌ„t of the Tower and not many Gentlemen moe sir William Catesby learned in the lawes of the Realme and one of the thiefe Counsellours to the late King with diuerse other were two dayes after beheaded at Leicester Amongst them that ranne awaye were Syr Frauncis Vicount Louel and Humfry Stafforde with Thomas Stafford his brother which toke Sanctuarie in Saint Iohns at Glocester On the Erle of Richmonds part wer slayn scarce 100. persons amongst whoÌ„ the principal was sir William Brandon his standardbearer This battel was fought at Bosworth in Lecestershire the 22. of August in the yeare of our Lord. 1485. the whole conflict â—â—udured little aboue two hours When the Earle had thus obtained the victorie he rendered thankes to God and after in his souldiours for their â—â—â—litie then the people cryed King Henry King Henry When the Lord Stanley saâ—â— the good will of the people he tooke the Crowne of Kyng Richarde whiche was founde amongest the spoile in the fielde and sette it on the Earles head as thoughe hée had béene elected Kyng by the voyce of the people After this the whole campe remoued to the Towne of Leicester where he rested two dayes In the meane season the dead corps of King Richarde was as shamefully carryed to the towne of Leicester as he gorgeouslye the daye before with pompe departed out of the same towne for his bodyâ— was naked to the skinne not so muche as one clowte aboute hym and was trussed behinde a Pursiuant of armes like a hogge or calfe the head and armes hanging on the one side of the horsse and the legs on the other side and all sprinckled with myre and bloud was brought to the Gray Friers Church within the town and there homely buried when he had raigned two yeres two moneths and one daye ¶ Henrie Erle of Richmonde HEnry the seauenth borne in Anno reg 1. Penbrooke Castell began his raigne the xxij of Auguste in the yeare of oure Lorde God 1485. He was a Prince of maruellous wisedom policie iustice temperaunce and grauitie and notwithstandyng manye and greate occasions of trouble and warre he kept his realme in right good order for the which he was greately reuerenced of forraine Princes On the forenamed xxij of August was a greate fyre Parson of Saint Mildreds brenâ— in Bred-streete of London in the whiche fire was brente the Parson of Saint Mildreds and one other man in the Parsonage there King Henry before his departure from Leicester sente sir Robert Willoughbey knight to the Manour of Sherenton in Yorke for Edwarde Plantagenet Earle of Warwike sonne and heire to George Duke of Clarence then being of the age of fifteene yeares and sente him vppe to the Tower of London where he was put vnder sure custody In the meane season the Kyng remoued towards London and when he had approched the Citie on the 27. of August the Maior magistrates and companies all clothed in violet met him at Shoredich and with great pompe conueyed him through the Citie to Saint Paules Church where hée offered his thrée standards one of Saint George the seconde a red Dragon the thirde a dun Coweâ—after his prayers saide and Te Deum sung he departed to the Bishoppes Pallaice where he soiourned a season The Sweating beganne the one and twentith of September and continued till the ende of October of y e which sicknesse a wonderfull number dyed and in London besids other dyed Thomas Maior in whose place was chosen William Stocker who likewise deceased about seauen dayes after in which space departed other foure Aldermen Thomas Ilam Richard Ramson Thomas Norland and Iohn Stocker and then was chosen Maior Iohn Warde who continued til the feast of Simon and Iude. Iohn Tate Iohn Swan the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Hugh Brice Goldsmith the 28. of October On the euen of Sainte Simon and Iude king Henrie came from Kenington his house vnto Lambeth and there dyned w t Thomas Bourcher Archbishoppe of Canterburie Cardinal of Saint Ciria in Thermis And after dinner with a goodlye company of the estates of this Realme both spirituall
being ready to giue battaile the Frenche men made great shew but dallyed out the day and in the night departed The eighte and twentith of July Anthony Parson Robert Testwood and Henrie Filmer were brent at Windsore A greate death of the pestilence was at London and therefore Michaelmasse Terme was adiorned to Saint Albons Iohn Tolous Richarde Dobbes the 28. of September Sherifes Sir William Bower Draper the 28. of October Sir Ralfe Warren the 13. of Aprill Maior At Alhallowntide a roade was made into Scotlande by the garrison there who burned 60. Uillages and tooke great prayes The eightéene of December the Archebyshoppe of Canterburies Pallaice at Canterburie was brent and therein was brent his brother in law and other men The foure and twentith of December William Lorde Parre was created Erle of Essex and sir William Parre was created Baron Parre of Horton at Hampton Court And on the 〈…〉 of January sir Thomas Wriothesley was created Baâ—â—n of Wriothesley at Hampton Courte This yeare chaunced foure Eclipses one of the SuÌ„nne she fourtéenth of Januarie and thrée of the Moone Four Eclypses In the beginning of Lent Lorde Edward Seymer Earle of Hâ—reforde was made Liuetenaunt of the North and sent thâ—ther wyth an army The seauenth of Marche Germaine Gardner and Germaine Gardner and others executed Larke Parson of Chelfea were executed at Tyborne for denying the Kings Supremacie wyth them was executed for other offences one Singleton And shortelye after Ashbey was likewise executed for the Supremacie The xâ—j of Maâ—â—â—sir Ioâ—â— Dudley Lord Lisle Lord Ad 〈…〉 1â—44 with a great naâ—â— de 〈…〉 towardâ— Scotlande oâ—â—â—â—â—â— The 〈…〉 of 〈…〉 Gun poulder house called the House blovvne vppe vvith gunpoulder Blacke 〈…〉 in 〈…〉 Smithfielde was blown vppe and therein burned fiue men a boy and a woman On May euen dyed Lord Thomas Audley Lord Chacelour of Englande After whome succéeded Lorde Thomas Wriothesley The iij. of May sir Iohn Dudley Vicount Lisle hygh Admirall An armye sente into Scotland of Englande â—rryued with his fléete of 200. saile in the Frith of Scotlande where he landed dyuers of his menne and tooke there diuers vessels The iiij of May he landed the residue of his men at Lieth from thence marched forwarde in thrée greate battailes whereof the saide Lorde Admirall led the vawarde the Earle of Shrewsburie the rereward and Edward Seimer Earle of Hertforde Lieuetenant General of the battell Here they found the Scots to the number of 6000 horsemen besides many footemen readye to stoppe their passage who at the firste made as they would haue set on the vawarde but after certaine shotte on both sides they â—â—dainely leauing their artillerie behinde them fled towarde Edenborough the foremoste in fléeing was the Cardinall of Saint Androws the Earle of Huntley Gouernour Murrey and Bothwell and then the Englishmen entred the town of 〈…〉 Lieth taken and spoyled where they found such riches as they thought had not 〈…〉 in any towne of Scotland The nerte day our army went towardes Edenborough and when they approched neare the Prouost of the town with other profered to haue delyuered the same vpon conditioÌ„ that the people might departe with bag and baggage the town to be safe from fire Where vnto our Lieuetenant aunswered that he was sente thither to take vengeance vpon them for their defestable falshoode and that vnlesse they would yéelde vp the town simply wythout condition and cause man woman and childe to departe into the fialdes submitting them to his pleasure he woulde put them to the sworde and their towne to the fire The proudst aunswered that it were better for them 〈…〉 to their defence and so departed and forth with the Lord Lieâ—tenant caused the vaward to marche towards the Towne which they did so couragiously with help of the English gunners that then kept the Scots from their Ordinance and so entred Canie Gaâ—â— and there saw a great number of the Scots Edenborough brent and set fire on the towne which continued thrée 〈…〉 after â—arning Shortly after came to the lord LieutenaÌ„t by and William Lord Eurie WardeÌ„ of the East March of England gouernor of Barwike with his son siâ— Raphe Eurie who also brought with them 1500. light horsmen inhabiters of those two Marches whyche after they were come did suche good seruice that the army sent away their shippes laden wyth spoyle and dislodged their campe out of Lieth settyng fyre in euery house and returned home by lande spoyling euery Uillage and Fortresse as they passed The xvj of May proclamation was made for the enhanring of Golde to xlviij â— and Siluer to iiij sÌ„ the ounce Also the king caused to be coyned base moneys whych was since Base moneys coyned that tyme called downe the fifth yeare of Edwasde the sixth and called in the second of Quéene Elizabeth On the xx day of May passed through the Citie of London in warlike maner to the number of 700. Irishmen hauing for theyr 〈…〉 Darts and Hand guns with Bag pipes 〈…〉 them in Saint Iarâ—es Parke besides Westminster they 〈…〉 before the King In the moneth of June the Letany or Procession was Procession in Englishe â—â— forth in Englishe with commandement by the King to be generally vsed in Parishe Churches The thirtéenth of July King Henrie with a goodlye com 〈…〉 passed into France and encamped on the North fide of King Henrye vvent to Bol. Ioingne 〈…〉 after whose comming the Towne was so sore bat 〈…〉 wyth Gunne shotte aud certaine Towers vnder 〈…〉 and so shaken wyth Gunne powlder that after amoneths siege the Captaine sent worde to the Kyng that 〈…〉 e the 〈…〉 that all 〈…〉 wythin mighte departe â—yth bagge and 〈…〉 King Henrie granted and the Belloâ—ners departed to the 〈…〉 r of 4 454. The fiue and 〈…〉 of September the King with his nobilitie â—â—tred into high Bâ—lâ—ingne and after returned from thence â—â—â—ded at 〈…〉 the first of October The ninth of October in the night the French men came vnwares vpon the English men in base Boloigne and slewe of them a greate number howbâ—it they were shortly after chaced from thence and the base Towne holden after in good quiet Iohn Wilford Merchant Taylour Andrew Iud the 28. of S. Sherifes Maior Prises taken Sir William Laxton Grocer the 28. of October This yeare was taken by the Kings Shyppes of the West Country and of the Englishe coast the number of 300 French shippes and more so that the Grey Friers Churche in London was laide full of Wine the Austen Friers and Blacke Friers were layde full of Hering and other fish that was taken going into Fraunce The King demaunded a beneuolence of al his subiectes A beneuolence demaunded Spirituall and Temporall towardes his warres in France and Scotland And the twelfth of January the Lorde Chauncelour the Duke of Suffolke and other of the Kings Councell began to sit at Baynards
he was forsaken of them that when King Edward wasted France the French King had not men to encounter him but fledde before him as he followed brenning his owne Townes and destroying victuals that the King should find neyther harborough nor meate After the moneth of August the King of England and the Duke of Lancaster with seauen thousand armed men and their retinue entered France and by the space of nine dayes iourney as they went wasting all by fire that came in their way and returning to Caleis the King heard that the Scots entred by stealth and had taken the Towne of Berwike the Bervvike taken by the Scottes Baron of Graystoke being in the armie with the King to whome the charge of that Towne had bin committed wherevpon the King hasted vnto Berwike and within fiftéene dayes recouered the Towne againe being deliuered Bervvike taken by the Englishmen vnto him life and libertie to depart being giuen vnto them that were found therein After this he passed through Scotlande vnto the Scottish Sea but bycause victuals fayled for his armie the King giuing them licence they all returned towarde Englande There followed on the tayle of the armie by the space of twelue miles Robert Herle Almerike de saint Edmond Robert de Hildesley and other whome the Scottes in the night season found asléepe and at rest doubting nothing of any misaduenture wherefore they gaue a cruell assault vppon them with an hideous noyse and cry where after long resistance Robert de Hildesley and Iohn Brancester Knightes were taken prisoners Robert Herle and Almerike hauing much ado to escape for the said Knightes perceyuing the Scottes to be too strong for them thought with themselues that their Lords being Barons of whome they held in fée would redéeme them and so wylie withdrawing deliuered them from the Scottes captiuitie The Duke of Lancaster being appoynted chiefe Admirall of the English Nauie landed it at Hogges about the feast of Saint Barthelmew and from thence rode towards Normandie being accompanied with Philip brother to the King of Nauarre who desired aide of the sayd Duke and requested him to come to help him At this season the French King hauing the King of Nauarre Geffrey Harecourt and diuers other noble men in greate suspection touching the Realme and Kingdome bidde them all to a feast where he tooke the saide King of Nauarre and cast him in prison and murthered the rest of the noble men sauing Geffrey Harecourt whome he caused to be beheaded with an axe The King of Nauarre being thus emprisoned his brother Phillip seased many Castels and holdes into his hāds which were in Normandy and there about strongly fortifying them with men and victualles through the help of the Duke of Lancaster being manned as well with Englishmen as with the men of the same Countrey to withstande the Frenchmen Walter Forester Thomas Brandon the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Simon Frances Mercer the 28. of October The same time when the King passed ouer to Caleis and France his eldest sonne Prince of Wales hauing with him the Earles of Warwike Suffolke Salisburie and Oxforde tooke shipping in the beginning of October at Sutton Hauen in Deuonshire and luckely sayled and landed at Burdeaux where he was honourably receyued by the Bishop and Cleargie being accompanyed with all the common people in the first Sonday of that moneth The Monday following the Prince going out lodged two miles from Burdeaux in the Castell of Vrnoun On the nexte daye he passed through a streight woodde and so through the middle of the Towne of Lougan sometimes walled but nowe defaced and so passing on a long iourney he lost many Horsses and came at length to the strong Castel of Dandert On Thurseday he came to the Citie of Besas hauing in it a Cathedrall Church and a couent of Friers Minors On Friday Proclamation was made in the armie that euery man should beare the armes of Saint George and it was said that his enimies bare the same also On Saterday he passed to the Castell of Nan where stand thrée Castels of thrée Lordes whereof one sheweth a farre off On Friday the twelfth of that moneth his armie passed the lands of Wordiux whiche are belonging to the Earle of Flux this dayes iourney being long and tedious he lost many of his Horsses in the wast grounde called the Laundes Two miles from the Towne of Areule he displayde his Banners and deuided his armies into diuers troupes In the vaward wherein was thrée thousand men of armes were the Earle of Warwike high Connestable Reignold Cobham Lord Marshall Lord Beawchamp a Somersetshire man the Lord Clifford and the Lord Thomas of Hampton belonging to the Auntients and with them seauen Barons of Gascoigne In the middleward wherin were seauen thousand men of armes besides Clearkes and Pages there was the Prince himselfe with a double Auntient the Earle of Oxford the Lord Barthelmew Burwash the Lorde Iohn de Lile the Lorde Wilowby the Lord Le Ware y e Lord Maurice Barkeley son to Thomas Lord Barkeley then liuing very old the Lorde Iohn Boursers Lord Iohn Rose the elder of Burdeaux Captayne de la Busch the Lord Camount the Lord Mountferraunt with their Auntients In the rerewarde was foure thousand mē of armes cōmitted to the charge of the Earle of Suffolke the Earle of Salisburie and the Lord Nemers who led the Bernences In the whole armie was of mē of armes Clearkes Pages Archers Brigants other aboue 60000. men and this day was Ienken Barefort and diuers other made Knightes and the village of Aurule with thrée other villages wherof Wil. Lord Raymond was Captaine were deliuered vp vnto y e Prince wherin he lodged his armie resting there two dayes as many as would wer suffered to go out tooke victuals and brenned their enimies coūtrey On Tuesday they lodged in y e towne of Mount Clere where y e Castel belonging therevnto was giuē vp to the Prince after he left it againe to the Frenchmen by the reason of fire which brake vp in the towne wherevpon the Prince went out into the field lodged in his tentes euer after refusing to lie in any towne This day hauing taken thrée Townes brenning them he made Knightes Gilotus de Straton and diuers other Also Iohn de Lile stricken with a Quarell at Austage died On Wednesday Thurseday he lay stil on Friday he came before the strōg town of Loegeron where he lodged in his tentes On Saterday he came before Placence a very faire towne a strong the inhabitants whereof fled away into y e Castell where the Earle of Molesni and many Knightes were takē by Captaine de la Bouch and the Lord Mountferrant de Loachis who was y ◠day made Knight On Sonday S. Lukes day they staid at Ewant taking the fort of Galian by force they set it on fire brent it On Monday casting fire in the townes of Placence they passed along leauing
emptied their quiuers in vain being armed only with swords and Targets are fayn to encounter with them that were laden with armour Then bestirreth hymselfe the worthye Prince of Wales cutting and hewing the French men with a sharp sword In the mean time Captain de la Buch marcheth a compasse about vnder the hangyng of the Hil which he with the Prince a little before forsoke and priuily compassing about the fielde at the length commeth close vnder the place where the Frenche Campe laye from thence he ascended to the toppe of the Hill that waye whiche the French men had beaten with theyr trauayle and so sodainely breaking forth vnloked for and shewing by the ensigne of Saint George that he was our friend the Prince with great courage giueth a freshe charge on the French armye being desirous to breake their ranckes before the captaine aforesayde shoulde set on the side of the battayle The Prince lustilye encountring with his enimies goeth into the middle of the throng and where he séeth most companye there hée layeth aboute hym on euerye side In the meane time on the other side his friends which serued with Captaine de la Buche were at the backes of the enimies beating down and killing without pittie and the Archers also placed for the purpose shot so thick wounding the backes and sides of the French men in suche sorte that the forme of the battayle was quite spoyled neyther could they put themselues in order or array any more This was the courage of the Prince who at the lenghth thrusteth thorough the throngs of them that guarded the Frenche Kyng then shoulde you sée an auntient beginne to nod and stumble the bearers of them to fall downe the bloud of flaues and Princes ran mingled togither into the waters whiche were nigh In like sort the Bore of Cornwal rageth who séeketh to haue none other way to the French Kings standard thaÌ„ by bloud only but when they came there they met w t a â—oÌ„pany of stout men to withstand them the English meÌ„ fight the Frenche men also lay on but at length Fortune making hast to turne hir whéele the Prince preaceth forewarde on his enimies and like a fierce Lion beating down the proud he came to yéelding vp of the French Kyng The French men being scattered abroade in the fieldes of Poycers perceyuing that the standard with the flouerdeluce was beaten down fledde with all spéede towards the Towne which was not farre off the Englishe menne perceyuing them to be fléeing though themselues were eyther sore wounded or wearied followed them in chase euen to the gates of Poyters wher in a great skirmishe and verie daungerous they slewe a great number of French men At the last our meÌ„ being called back by retreate with y e sound of trumpet assembling togither there were diuerse Pauilians and tentes set vp in the fieldes and the whole company being throughlye comforted wyth this victorie gaue theyr whole endeauour to prouide for them that were wounded for the quiet rest of them that wer wearied for safe kéeping of them that wer taken prisoners and for the refreshing of them that were almoste famished vntill they had ful vnderstanding who and how many were wanting among them which were founde halfe dead was founde the Lord Iames Dawdeley by reason of his broade bucklet and being caried in the armes of his souldiours was brought to the Princes lodging and the Prince hymselfe rise from his supper and came to him and caused him to be stripped and layd in a soft bedde and being somewhat better come to his remembraunce the Prince comforted him swearing vnto him that he had the Frenche King yéelded vnto him whiche newes when the languishing Noble man hearde he streight wayes reuiued The Prince returning to the French King willed him not to deny that to bée an vnworthy déede of his that rose from his supper to comfort him that was almost deade who spared not hys owne bloude to purchase victorie After that they hauing had some talke concerning the warres whiche Iames Dawdeley made the Frenche king sayde that amongst all other stoute Champions which valiauntly that day behaued themselues he did gretly wonder at the noble déeds of that knight and he spake not muche more in all his supper but what he spake to the Prince who comforted his noble praye Such like wordes it is sayde that the French king spake Although it be our chaunce to fall into an euerlasting sorrowe yet for all that we thoughte it good to refrayne from the same by a kinde of measure for though we be vnder subiection by law and righte of war vnder our noble cousin yet are we not as rascals or faint harted runne-awayes or taken lying hidde close in a corner but after the maner of the fielde by the end and successe of warre where we were as readie to dye as liue for iustice sake And in the same fielde were many richmen taken whose liues were reserued for raunsome the fainte harted and lewde chased away but the worthyest and stoutest were spoyled of theyr liues This battayle of Poyters was fought on the ninetéenth day of September The nexte day after the battayle al the prisoners were numbred to wit the French king also Phillip his sonne the Archbishop of Senon the Erle of Pontue the Erle of Longuile the Earle of Ewe the Erle of Tankeruile the Earle Daunter the Earle of Vendadour the Earle of Slauncer the Earle of Wademount the Earle of Vandome the Erle of Iuyny the Erle Don Martin the Earle of Selabruse the Earle of Sasso Vicount Nerbon the Lord Daubeny Marshal Dawdenam the Lord Guincâ—arde de Angle Seneshal de Seintong the Lord Mores Mawnimet the Lord Leonard de Guilhoy the Seneshal of Poyters the Lord great Maister the chiefe maister of the Hospitall of Spaigne the Lorde of Saint Tigre the Lorde Damboyd Seneshal of Annar the Lorde Tower the Lord Dars the Lorde Durual the Lorde of the Towne of Ernell the Lorde Maugeler the Lorde Planke the Vicount de Belimount and the Lorde of Suly there were also the bodyes founde of many that were slayne as the Duke of Burbon the Duke Dasines the Conestable of Fraunce Marshal de Garimount the Lorde Geffrey de Charney the Lorde Pounce y â— Bishop of Chaloner the Lord of Laundas y t Lord RipemouÌ„t the Lord Chaneny the Lorde Ioâ—e the Lord Nele the Lord Aunger the Lord de Mount Iohn the Lord Dargenton the Lorde Groose the Lorde Ruas the Lord Rochechicheward the Lord de Vilem The Prince bought all the prisoners Captiues of them that kept them and carryed them wyth him to Burdeaux there to remain in safe custodie during his abode there Richard Notingham Thomas Dossel the. 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior â—â— 1â—57 Anno reg 21 Henrie Picarde Vintener the. 28. of October Edward Prince of Wales returning into Englande wyth Iohn the French King Phillip his son and many other prysoners arriued at Plymouth on the
from his subiectes by such petitions or demaundes but liue of his owne and continue his warre for as it was aunsweared there his owne goods pertayning to the crowne sufficed both to the finding 1378 of his house and mayntayning of his warres of the same were bestowed by fitte ministers and for the kéeping of the money two Citizens of London were appointed William Walworth and Iohn Philpot. The English men hearing of a number of Spanishe shippes to remayne at sluce for wante of winde assembling a great companye of armed men and a great nauie meant to take the seas their chiefe Captaynes were Thomas of Woodstocke Erle of Buckingham the duke of Brytaine the Lord Latimer the Lord Robert Fitz Walter sir Robert Knowles and many other valiaunt personages who being entred the Sea tasted Fortune disfauourable for by a tempestuous winde that rose theyr shippes were scattered in sunder theyr mastes are broken downe theyr sayles rent and many of the small vessels that were victuallers were drowned at length the shippes got togither againe and arriued in Englande and being nowe rigged are eftsoones freight with men and to the Sea they go About y â— same time sir Hugh Caluerley making a iourney towards Bulloign found a Barge in y â— hauen of y e town y â— bare y e name of the towne another that was the French Kings a xxvj other vessels more and lesse all the which with a great part of the suburbes of Bulloigne he caused to be dispoyled taking with him whatsoeuer was there to be desired with certayne prisoners he droue afore him also a gret bootie of shéepe and beastes whiche he founde pasturing néere the towne which might well serue to victuall Caleis for a great time he recouered the same day the castel Marke of which through negligence before had bin lost The English fléete whereof we spake returned without any great good successe they toke an eyght Spanish shippes in the Brytish coastes neare to Brest and more had takeÌ„ if there businesse had bin so well done as was pretended and therefore the fléete returned home so tossed with stormes and contrarie weather and after with intestine discorde that it séemed there wanted among them gods fauour The Lorde Percy this fléete remaining for the mending of his shippes whilest the other were abrode went now to the sea wyth a great ship and some smaller vessels and méeting with fiftie ships laden with French wares and marchandize of whiche some were of Flaunders some of Spaine he set on them al who beholding his bolde enterprice and thinking that he hadde some ayde at hande gaue ouer to make resistaunce and so xxviij escaping by flight xxij yéelded themselues to the sayd Thomas Lord Percy Sir Hugh Caluerley with a power secretly armed wente to the towne of Staple where the fayre was then to the which were come manye Merchauntmen from Bulloigne Mutterel Amience and Paris where he falling on them that were vnarmed slewe many toke many to be put to their ransomes sacked al the goods and set fire in the town so that it was wholy consumed few places excepted This done he returned to Caleis with his men in safetie bringing from that faire wares which turned to the greate profit of the Calisians many yeares after The men of Winchelse and Rie gathered a gret number of people togither and imbarqued themselues towardes Normandie desirous to requite y e losses which before they had receiued and so in the night arriuing in a Town called Peters Hauen entred the same slaying so many as they met those whom they thinke able to pay raunsome they carry to their shippes they spoyled the houses with the Churches where they founde many rich spoyles which sometime had bin by the French men fet from Ric and especially the belles and such like which they shipped set the rest on fire and theÌ„ they land at Wilet not far from thence wher they practised y e like cheuance so with theyr riche spoyle returned home About the same time Iohn duke of Lancaster requested y e y e mony granted to the K. by y e cleargie laitie might be coÌ„mitted to his custodie affirming y t he would kepe y e enimies of from the coastes of England by the space of one yeare with y t mony moreouer bring to passe some further great commoditie to whose importunate petitioÌ„ the Lords although against theyr willes agréed They appoint therfore y e firste day of Marche to méete in counsel in which euery of those shold go forth on this iourney least y e sea should in y e mean time want those y â— shold kéepe it there wer ix ships hired of theÌ„ of Baion to defend y e sea land froÌ„ incursions of the FreÌ„ch others These ships being furnished with sufficieÌ„t nuÌ„bers of armed meÌ„ w ein a short time coasting y e seas met the nauy marchandice of y e Spaniards entring battayle with them in short time take xiiij of their ships laden w t wines other marchandize returne to England ioyfully vnto sir Robert Knowles captain of Brest they giue the firste fruites of theyr pray an C. tunne of their beste wines as they passed by him homewardes In the meane time Henrie y e bastard calling himself King of Spain hearing y â— they of Baion had done such harme vnto his people that the D. of LaÌ„caster had prepared a gret nuÌ„ber to enter y e sea he was sore afraid thinking y e he minded not only to defeÌ„d the sea but rather to séeke his kingdome which by right of his wife y e lawful inheritour of Spaine he ment to chalenge wherfore y e said Henrie coÌ„manded a nauie to be prepared of al his land y t he might stay the said D. from entring his country if he might to take him prisoner which happily they had done if y e king of Portingale w t almost an inumerable nuÌ„ber had not entred y e kingdome of Spain y e self same time y t the bastard Henrie prepared him selfe against y e D. but the D. deferring his iourney from day to day they y â— wer appointed captains ouer the nauie w e certain meÌ„ of war got theÌ„ to y e sea there to stay for the Dukes comming estéeming it more glorious to liue on the sea by prayes taking froÌ„ the enimies than to liue by spoile of their owne countreymen at home When they had certain dayes waâ—ted vp downe the Seas the Spaniardes met with them with an armed company of men so that either part in hope of pray ioyned togyther in fighte but oure menne hauyng the winde and weather contrary to them lost the victory to theyr enimies some escaping by flight and some being taken amongst the which sir Hugh Courtney a noble Knight was one About the same time Iohn Mercer a Scotte gathering togither no small number of French men Scots and Spaniards set vpon certaine ships of Scaborow
toke them and led them into Scotlande this he did in reuenge of his Fathers iniurie who was before taken by the English men and kept prisoner in the Castel of Scarborow Iohn Philpot a CitizeÌ„ of London a maÌ„ of iolly wit very rich in substance considering the want of y e Duke of Lancaster and other Lords that ought to haue defended y e realm Anno reg 2. and lamenting the oppressions of the inhabitauntes hyred wyth his owne money to the number of a thousand souldiours the whiche mighte take from the sayde Iohn Mercer both his shippes and goods whiche he had by reuenge takeÌ„ and defended the Realme of England from suche incursions and it came to passe within a small time that his hyred meÌ„ toke the sayde Iohn Mercer with all his ships which he had violently taken from Scarborow and fiftéene Spanish shippes that were laden with muche riches and were with hym in ayde at that present There was greate ioy made among y e people all men praysing that worthy mans bountifulnesse and loue towards the king The Earles and Barons séeing so laudable an acte atchieued by Iohn Philpot tooke it grieuously althoughe they knewe themselues guiltie firste they secretly lye in awayte to do him some displeasure and after they spake against him openly saying it was not lawfull for him to doe such things without the counsell of the King and Realme certayne of the Lordes but the chiefe being Hugh Earle of Stafforde that rehearsed these things thus against him were aunsweared by the same Iohn Philpot sir know sayth he that I neyther sente my money nor men to the daunger of the Seas that I shoulde take from you or your fellowes the good renoume of Chilualrie and winne it to me but being sorrowfull to sée the peoples myserie in my Countrey whych nowe through your slouthfulnesse of the most noble Lady of Nations is brought to lye open to the spoyling of euerye vilest nation when there is not one of you that doth put hys hande to the defence thereof I haue therefore set forth my selfe and mine for the sauing of my nation and Countrey the Earle had not to aunswere The. xi of August certaine wicked persons of the Kings Murder in the Church of VVestminster Tho Walsing house being armed at high Masse tyme entred the Churche of Westminster Abbay and there set vppon two valiaunt Esquiers Iohn Schakel and Robert Hawley whyche had escaped out of the Tower of London to the sayde Abbay for refuge of Sanctuarie they slewe the sayde Robert Hawley in the quire before the Priours stal and slewe a Monke which intreated them to spare the sayde Robert in that place Syr Ralph Ferreis and sir Alan Buxule Captain of the Tower some say the Lord Latimer wer the captaines of this mischiefe The aforesayd two Esquires Robert Hawley and Iohn Shakell in the battayle of Nazers in Spaine toke the Erle of Dene poisoner who deliuered vnto him his soÌ„ for a pledge and bycause they would not present the sayde Earles son to the King who woulde giue them little or nothing for hym the foresayde Allen Buxule with other were sent to do thys myschiefe who slewe the one and caste the other in prison Iohn Boseham Thomas Cornewalis the. 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Iohn Philpot his charitie Sir Iohn Philpot Grocer the. 28. of October This Iohn Philpot Maior of London gaue to the same Citie certaine tenementes for the which the Chamberlain payeth yearely to xiij poore people euerye of them seauen pence the wéeke for euer and as any of those thirtéene persons dyeth the Maior appointeth one and the Recorder another The Scottes beganne to Rebell and a Squire of theirs 1379 Tho. Walsing called Alexander Ramsey with fortye persons in a nighte toke the Castell of Berwicke but the ninth day following the Erle of Northumberland recouered it and slew the Scots that were therein The Marchauntes of London wickedly slew a rich marchaunt of Genua for that he woulde carry to a better market the spices that he had promised to bring into this Country the doers wherof were after apprehended and some for that fact executed as after shal appeare So great a mortality of men hapned in the North parts Pestilence in the North. Tho. Wals of England as neuer had bin séene before which the Scots séeing raunged through and slewe with the sworde them that were sicke of the plague and so pursued them that had not the plague that they droue out of the Countrey almost all the able men In a Parliament at London it was decréed that euerye Taxe Duke should pay ten markes to the King the Archbishops the like Earles Bishops and mitered Abbots shoulde giue sixe markes and euery Monke xl pence no religious person man or woman Parson Uicar or Chapleine escaped this taxe Iohn Mountfort Duke of Brytaine returned to his countrey where he was receyued with great honour A bushel of Wheate was solde for sixe pence a gallon of Anno reg 3. VVheat and VVine cheape white Wine sixe pence and a gallon of red Wine for foure pence Iohn Heylisdom William Barret the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Tho. Walsing S. Iohn AruÌ„dale drovvned Iohn Hadley Grocer the. 28. of October Iohn of Arundale brother to the Earle of Arundale was sent to helpe the Duke of Brytaine with manye other noble knightes and Esquires who beginning their voyage wyth spoyling their own Countrey rauishing wiues widowes and Uirgins and robbing of Churches were by tempeste driuen on the rockes of a certaine Islande in Ireland when they were al most miserablye drowned with their treasure and prouisions which was of inestimable value Sir T. Banister Cro. Matoris Lon. sir Roger Trumpington sir Nicholas Kâ—riel sir Thomas Dale sir Iohn Sentcler and sixe other knightes perished there the sixtéenth of December In a Parliamente at London was graunted to the Kyng 1380 a tenth of the Ecclesiastical persons and a fiftéenth of the secular vpon condition that no other Parliament shoulde be holden from the Calendes of March til Michaelmasse A combat was foughte at Westminster in the kings presence A combat at VVestminster betwéene Iohn Ausley knight and Thomas Catrington Esquire whom the forsayde knight had appealed of treson for selling the Castel of Saint Sauiours whiche the Lord Chandos had builded in the I le of Constantine in France and the knight ouercame the Esquire Thomas of Woodstocke Earle of Buckingham Thomas Percy Hugh Caluerley Robert Knowles Lorde Basset sir Iohn Harleston William of Windsore approued and tryed Knightes were sent with a great power to ayde the Duke of Brytaine who were conuayed to Caleis and from thence rode aboute throughe Fraunce spoyling the Countrey and slaying the people to the borders of Brytaine and entred the same without losse eyther of man or beast In this iourney sir Iohn Philpot Citizen of London Iohn Philpot his good seruice deserued great commendations
little talke with the King they recited the conspiracie wherby they had bin indited and they shewed forthe also thâ— letters which he had sente to the Duke of Irelande that he shoulde assemble an armye to their distruction c. in the ende the King promised on the nexte morrow to come to Westminster and there to intreate at large for reformation of all matters In the morning the King came to Westminster wher after a little talke the Nobles sayde that for his honour and commoditie of his Kingdome it was behouefull that the traytours whisperers flatterers and vnprofitable people were remoued out of place and that other mighte be placed in theyr roomes which when the King had graunted they iudged that Alexander Neuell Archbishoppe of Yorke Iohn Forde Bishoppe of Durham Frier Thomas Rushoke the Kings Confessour Bishoppe of Chichester shoulde be banished They expulsed also the Lorde Souch of Haringworth Burnel and of Beamount Albery de Vere Baldwine de Bereforde Richard Aderburie Iohn Worth Thomas Clifford and Iohn Louel knights not as altogither dismissed but to appeare at the next ParliameÌ„t there were certain Ladyes also expelled the Courte as vnprofitable They arrested Simon Burley William Elmham Iohn Beauchamp of Holte stewarde of the kings house Iohn Salisburie Thomas Treuet Iames Barnes Ni. Dagworth and N. Brember Knightes They toke also the Chaplens Richarde Clifforde Iohn Lincolne Richard Mitforde Nicholas Slake Deane of y â— kings Chapel Iohn Blake an Aprentice of the lawe all whyche was sent to diuerse prisons The thirde day of Februarie a Parliament was begon at Westminster to y â— which the Lords came with a sufficiente army this Parliament continued vntil the feast of Pentecost 1388 The xj of Februarie was Robert Tresilian Justice of y â— Kings Bench a Cornishman arested at Westminster wher he had laine hid in sanctuarie and was the same day drawn from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there with a great adoe was hanged consequently by iudgemente of the Lords Nicholas Brembar Knight was put to the like execution After which Iohn Salisburie Iames Barnes knights were by iudgement of the Parliament drawn and hanged then Iohn Beauchampe of Holt the Kings stewarde whome the King purposed to haue made Baron of Bridgenorth was drawen and hanged Iohn Blake Esquire was hanged and drawne and Iohn Vske a Sergeaunt at armes was drawn and haÌ„ged Lastly on the fifth of May sir SimoÌ„ Burley Lord Chamberlayne to the King and Conestable of Douer was beheaded although the Earle of Darbie did what he coulde to saue him for the which great dissention rose betwixt hym and the Duke of Glocester There was condemned also in the same Parliamente these Justices Roberte Belknape Iohn Holte Roger Fulthorpe and William Brough Iohn Locton Richarde Graye Justices with the Lordes before fledde were all banished There was granted to the King of the Cleargie half a tenth and of the Laytie half a fiftéenth and of the MarchaÌ„ts twelue pence of the pounde thrée shillings of the Tunne liij shillings foure pence of the sack of Wool The Duke of Glocester and sir Iohn Cobham asked pardon of the Abbot of Westminster for violence done in y e sanctuarie of Westminster in the taking of the Justice Trisilian The laste saue one of May there were deliuered out of the Tower W. Elmhame T. Treuet and Nicholas Dagworth Knights Also the first of June Iohn Holand the Kings brother was created Erie of Huntington The thirde of June the king in the Church of Westminster renewed the othe which he toke when he was crowned and all the Lordes sware homage and fealtie to him and all the Bishoppes did excommunicate all those that would go about to hinder the statutes of this last Parliament or y â— Anno reg 12 great Charter After Whitsontide Richarde Earle of Arundale with a companye of valiaunte men wente to the sea and foughte with certain ships of his enemies taking drowning or breÌ„ning lxxx shippes he entred into the I le of Beas which he spoyled and brent The same yeare the Scottes prepared themselues that as soone as the truce was exspired they mighte be readie to inuade the North partes and with a great army entred Englande committing gret slaughters of people and toke booties in euery place and ledde away manye prisoners and burned Townes and approched to Newcastel vpon Tyne and picht theyr Tentes not farre from thence There was then in the same Towne sir Henrie Percy the yonger and Syr Ralph his brother both desirous of warlike renowme and sore enimies to the Scottes Thys sir Henrie came vpon them on the sodayne and assayled them in the campe making greate slaughter of them William Douglas also chiefe Captaine of the Scottes beholding the thing that a thousande times he hadde wished that is sir Henrie Percy within his Campe rydeth againste him but was slayne by the sayde Henrie and then commeth the Earle of Dunbar with an excessiue number of Scottes and toke the sayd Henrie with his brother Ralphe slaying many Englishe menne in that place but yet the Scottes loste manye of theyr beste men Thys battayle was at Otterborne the soarest fought that Battaile at Otterborne Iohn Belandine Iohn Maior â— Frosert â—â—h Rudborae Parliament at Cambridge euer was betwéene Englishe menne and Scottes sayeth Froysert The seauenth of September a Parliament was holden at Cambridge in which were newe statutes ordayned for seruauntes wages for beggers for weapons not to be born of playes or games none to be vsed but shooting of the staple to be brought from Middleborow to Caleis c. and in the ende a tenth of the Cleargie and a fiftéenth of the Laytie Thomas Austine Adam Carlehul the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Nicholas Twyforde Goldsmith the. 28. of October The sixth of October as sir Iohn Treuet rode wyth the King to the kings lodging whiche was at Bernewel as he forced his horsse too much with the spurres the horsse falleth and breaketh the inner parts of the rider who liued tyl the next day King Richard discharged the olde officers of his Courte 1389 and also his Counsellours appointing other at his pleasure he toke the Seale from Thomas Arundale Archbishop of Yorke and deliuered it to William Wickam Byshoppe of Winchester and made him Chauncellour the Bishoppe of Excester his Treasurer and Edmund Stafford Kéeper of the priuie Seale A truce was graunted for thrée yeares betwixt Englande and Fraunce A fighting among Gnats at the Kings maner of Shine where they were so thicke gathered that the ayre was darkned with them they fought and made a great battaile Two partes of them being slayne fel downe to the grounde the thirde part hauing got the victorie flew away no maÌ„ knew whether The number of the deade was such that mighte bée swepte vppe wyth Besomes and Bushels filled wyth Anno reg 13 them Michael at Pole sometime Earle of Suffolke and Chauncellour of England deceased at
◠said nobles to be indited at Notinghā suborned such as shold appeach thē in the next Parliament to wit Ed Erle of Rutland T. Moubery E. Marshal Tho. Holland E. of Kent Iohn Holland Erle of Huntington Tho. Bewford Erle of Somerset I. Mountacute Earle of Salisburie and Thomas Spencer William Scrope the Kings Chamberlayne And in mean y eseason the Kyng assembled togither to guarde his parson many malefactors of the Countie of Chester which kept watch and warde both day and night about him Then the K. caused a greate and generall Parliament to be summoned at Westminster when he caused a great Hall to be builded in the midst of the Pallaice betwixte the Clocke tower and the doore of the greate Hall This Parliament began aboute the fiftéenth of September at the beginning whereof Edwarde Stafforde Byshop of Excester L. chanceller made a proposition or sermō in the which he affirmed that the power of the K. was alone and perfect of it self those that impeached it were worthye to suffer pain of the law to this Parliament al the Nobles came with their retinue in armes for feare of the King the prelocutours were Knights in whō no goodnesse at al could be found but a natural couetousnesse vnsatiable ambition intollerable pride and hatred of the truth their names wer Iohn Bushy William Bagot and Thomas Grene. These required Tho. Wals chiefely to haue the Charters of pardons reuoked dissanulled and Bushy sayde to the K. bycause we are charged to say what they be that haue committed any offence against your maiestie regall aucthoritie we saye that Tho. duke of Glocester Richard E. of Arundale in the. xviij yeare of your raigne haue trayterously compelled you by mean of the new Archbishop of Canterburie then Lord Chancellour to graunt to them a commission to gouerne your Realme and to dispose of the state thereof to the preiudice of youre maiestie and royaltie The same daye was that commission dissanulled with all Articles dependyng therevppon Also the generall pardon graunted after the greate Parliament by them procured and one speciall pardon for the Erle of Arundale were reuoked Also there was a peticion made by y e commons I. Bushy speaking for them that the generall pardon procured and gotte forthe the Archebyshoppe of Canterburie then Lorde Chancellor procuring it should be disanulled and he to be iudged a Traytor for granting to it wherevpon the Archbishop rose and would haue answered but the King sayde to morrow to morrow but he came not into the Parliament house againe the King said that he would deliberate of the commons petition Also it was established that any Traytor conuicted to stand against the Kings regalitie should be adiudged worthie to suffer punishment to be appoynted for such offence Also it was enacted that criminall causes from thenceforth-should be determined in euery Parliament and then licence being had to depart a great sturre was made as is vsed wherevpon the Kings Archers in number four thousand compassed the Parliament house thinking there had bin in the house some broyle or fighting with their bowes bent their arrowes set in them and drawing readie to shoote to the terrour of all that were there but the King héerewith comming pacified them On the next day the Prelates were inioyned vpon payne of losing their temporalities that they should the same day agrée vpon some procurator to consent in their names to al things in that Parliament to be dispatched and the King had these words Sir Iohn Bushy bycause many desire that I would explane the fiftie persons exempted in y ◠general pardon I wil briefely that what man soeuer desireth this is worthie of death first bicause he fléeth secondly bycause I haue excepted those that are to be impeached in this Parliament thirdly bycause other of their associates hearing thē oppressed would be afraide where no feare is On the next day the Archbishop of Canterbury commeth to the palace to appeare in the Parliament but the King commanded him by the Bishop of Carelile that he shoulde returne to his house and from thenceforth he appeared not The Prelates made Thomas Percy the Kings Steward of houshold their procurator to consent in all things in this Parliament to be done Also Sir Iohn Bushy had these words our soueraigne Lord the King bycause the second Article in the Parliament is for punishmente to be appoynted for suche as violate the Kings royall authoritie I beséech your grace that you will authorice me by way of appealing of accusing or impeaching with licence to make declaration from one to the rest so often and when to me and to my fellowes it may séeme expedient and it was graunted then Bushy had these words I accuse Thomas of Arundell Archbishop of Canterbury of thréefold treason Frst of the commission in granting the regiment or gouernement of the Realme to Thomas Duke of Glocester and to Richard Earle of Arundell at his instance who rather bycause he was your Chancellour should haue refused it Secondly for that vnder pretext of that trayterous commission they trayterously vsurping the iurisdiction of your regalitie or royall authoritie held a solemne Parliament trayterouslie in preiudice of your regalitie Thirdly bycause that by the sayde trayterous vsurping Sir Simon de Burley and Sir Iames Barnes Knightes and faithfull lieges to you were trayterouslie murthered and put to death of which things we your commons demaund iudgement worthie of so high treason to be terribly pronounced by you and bycause the Archbishop is a man of great consanguinitie affinitie power and most politike witte and cruell nature for the preseruation of your estate and the whole Kingdomes by the petition of this present Parliament I require that he may be put into safecustodie vntill the finall execution of his iudgemente The King héerevnto answered that for the excellence of his dignitie he would take deliberation till the next morrow and all other that were put into the same commission he pronounced them to be his faithfull liege people and voyd from that treason and especially Alexander Neuell late Archbishop of Yorke and then Sir Edmond of Langley Duke of Yorke Unkle to the King and Sir William Wikeham Bishop of Winchester that were put into the same commission with teares fell downe on the ground before the King and gaue him humble thankes for that grace and benefite bestowed on them Also on Saint Mathewes day the Earle of Rutland the Earles of Kent Huntington Notingham Somerset and Salisburie with the Lordes Spencer and Scrope in a sute of redde Gownes of Silke garded and bordered with white Silke and embrodered with Letters of Golde proponed the appeale by them to the King at Notingham before set foorthe in the which they accused Thomas Duke of Glocester Richard Earle of Arundell Thomas Earle of Warwike and Thomas de Mortimere Knight of the premised treasons and of an armed insurrection at Haringey Parke trayterouslie attempted against the King and putting in
of Man vnder the wardship of William Scrope then Lord of the sayd I le to remayne there in perpetuall prison and on the morrow the King granted to him his wife fiue â— Markes yearely during their liues Also the writ of Scire facias was granted to the Earle of Salisburie against the Earle of March for the sayd Lordship of Denbigh fiftéene dayes respite being giuen to put in an answere Item it was ordeyned that those which ought money to Rochester Bridge should be put in execution for the payment to the vse of the same Bridge Also Henry Bolenbroke Earle of Derby sonne and heire of Dukes created Iohn of Gaunt D. of Lancaster was created D. of Hereforde Edward Earle of Rutland was created Duke of Aumarle Thomas Earle of Kent Duke of Surrey the Earle of Notingham Duke of Norffolke Iohn Earle of Huntington Duke of Excester Iohn Earle of Somerset Marques of Dorset Thomas Lorde Spencer Earle of Glocester The Lorde Neuell Earle of Westmerland Thomas Percy Earle of Worcester William Scrope L. Treasourer Earle of Wiltshire Sir Iohn Mountagew Earle of Salisburie The K. added the armes of K. Edward the Confessor to his bare them togither part for pale and then the Parliament was proroged till the octaues of S. Hillary then to be holden at Shrewsburie Iohn Woodcocke William Askam the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior VVestminster Hall repaired Sir Richard Whitington Mercer the 28. of October King Richard caused the great Hall at Westminster to be repaired both the walles windowes and ruffe with a maruellous worke and great costes whiche he leuied of Strangers banished out of their Countreys who obteyned licence to remayne in this CouÌ„trey by the Kings Charter which they had purchased with great sommes of money King Richard kept his Christmas at Liechfield and then 1398 tooke his iourney towardes Shrewsburie where the Parliament lately proroged began againe in the which it was ordeined that all Statutes ordeyned at Westminster in the xj yeare of y â— Kings raigne should be reuoked disanulled al y â— articles of the same and the heires of theÌ„ that were adiudged in y â— said Parliament should be recoÌ„ciled and restored to all their lands inheritances possessions excepted y â— they should haue no clayme against the with-holders of the profiles and reuenues of those lands in the meane time On the morrow it was ordeyned that the heires of them whiche were iudged and conuicted in the foure Articles of high treason should not enioy the Lands nor any possessions of their progenitors but should be excluded from all and euery action and clayme for euer The first Article of high treason was this if any man of what condition soeuer he were did imagin the kings death The second Article was if any man should haue an imagination to depose the King The third if any man did ride armed within the Realm of England in manner of warre against the King The fourth was if any maÌ„ disclaymed y â— kings homage Also the same day the Lord Cobham was arraigned to make answere vnto two Articles of high treason The first was that he the sayde Lorde Cobham was in counsell to make one commission against the state of the King and likewise that he vsed the same commission in doing iudgement against the Kings will and to the preiudice of him The seconde that he sate in iudgement to iudge Sir Simon de Burley and Iames Barnes Knightes of the kings in his absence and against his will and vpon this he was coÌ„uict and iudged to perpetuall prison within the I le of Iersey On the morrow Henry Duke of Hereford accused Thomas The Duke of Hereford accuseth the Duke of Norffolke Mowbray Duke of Norffolke of certaine words by him spoken as they rode betwéene London and Brayneford tending to the dishonor of the Kings person which the Duke of Norffolke vtterly denayd to haue spoken where vpon a Combate was granted them by the King to be fought at A Combate is granted Couentry vpon the seauentéenth of September A fiftéenth and a halfe was granted and the customes of woolles fiftie Shillings of euery Sacke of euery Englishman borne and thrée pound of euery Stranger This Parliament ended the King visited many places in the Weast part of England as Worcester Hereford Bristow and other places to wéete Glastonbury and Bath After this also the King caused a Theatre to be made at Anno reg 22 Bristow for a Combate to be fought betwixt two Scottes to wéete the one béeing an Esquire appellant and the other a Knight defendant and the appellant was ouercome and hanged but after this time he made a great and maruellous strong Theatre at Couentrie for the Combate betwixte the Duke of Hereford and the Duke of Norffolke and gaue them day for the fight the sixtéenth of September to wéete the feast day of Saint Edith at which day and place a great concourse and assemble of people was there gathered out of all partes of Englande When the sayde Champions appeared in the Listes readie to fighte the King commanded them to be quiet and not to fight and then the Kyng sitting in hys royall apparell within his Tente girt with his Sworde hée commanded hys decrée to bée proclaymed and thys was the Kings decrée that Henry Duke of Hereforde for hys disobedience towardes the King Dukes â—anished shoulde bée banished for tenne yeares and likewise the Duke of Norffolke to be banished for euer out of England taking of his reuenues a thousand Markes by yeare till the Towne of Caleis were repaired Iohn Wade Iohn Warner the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Drew Barrentine Goldsmith the 28. of October At the feast of Saint Michaell the King caused seauentéene Counties in East England to bée indited and layde to theyr charges that they had bin agaynste him with the Duke of Glocester the Earles of Arundell and Warwike wherefore hée sente honourable men to induce the Lords both Spirituall and Temporall to make a submission by writing sealed with theyr owne handes acknowledging themselues to bée Traytors to the King though they neuer offended him in word or déede Moreouer he compelled all the Religious Gentlemen and commons to set Blancke Charters their Seales to blanckes to the ende he might as it pleased him oppresse them seuerally or all at once some of the commons payde a thousande Markes some a thousande pounde c. Also he ordeyned through euery Prouince in Englande that all Gentlemen and meÌ„ of substance should be sworne Vnâ—customed othes firmely to maynteyne according to their possible power all the Statutes Articles and Constitutions ordeyned in the last Parliament On Newyeares day néere vnto Bedforde a very déepe water which ranne betwixt the Townes of Swelstone and Harleswode stoode sodeinly still and deuided it selfe so that by the space of thrée miles the botome remained drie which wonder many one thought did signifie the deuision
any of them had of y â— said names Castels Dominions possessions and liberties shold be surrendered vp into y e Chancerie there to be canceled and that they stand in state whiche they had in name and possession before the saide daye â—f the sayde arrest The King to shew to all men in all Countries about by what right and title he had taken vpon him the crowne and realme sent Ambassadours to Rome Iohn Treneuant Byshop of Hereforde Iohn Cheyne Knighte and Iohn Cheyne Esquire Into Fraunce he sent Walter Tricklowe Byshop of Durham Thomas Percy Erle of Worcester and William Heron Into Spaine Iohn Trenor Bishop of Saint Dauids and fir William Pâ—t Knight Into Almaine the Bishoppe of Bangor with other The Scots in time of the Parliament taking occasion by the absence of the Northren Lordes and bycause the same tyme the North parts were sore oppressed by a great Peâ—â—â—lence entred as enimies into those parts and toke the Costell of Warke and kept the same a certain time but at leÌ„gth spoyled and â—â—terly ruinated it and many other mischients they did in the Country Thomas Manbery duke of Norffolk which was exiled dyed at Venide in his returne from Ierusalem Also the Duches of Glocester dyed and hir sonne heirâ— Humfrey dyed of the pestitence when hée was sent for forth of Irelande The King helde his feast of Christmasse in his Castel of Windsor where Iohn Holland late Duke of Excester Erie of Huntington Thomas Holand late Duke of Surrey Earle of Kente Edwarde late Duke of Aumerle and Earle of Rutlande sonne to the Duke of Yorke Iohn Mountacute Eriâ— iâ— Sabsburie Thomas Spencer sir Ralph Lumley sir Thomas Blunt sir Benedict Cely Knights with other that fauoures King Richarde conspired against King Henrie and appointed priuily to murder him vnder the colour of Justing and other pastimes pretended And the time approching of theyr purpose they sent messengers to London with letters to the Duke of Aumerle that he shoulde not fayle to come at y e day appointed with his company to helpe to do the feate whervnto he was sworne but his minde being altered hée bare the letters streighte to his Father the Duke of Yorke who caused a number of his men forthwith to carrye his son to the King where he shewing his letters the King woulde not beléeue them but the same morning came the Maior of London to the Court and informed him of the matter whervpon the King made no tariance but got him forth toward London in companye of the Maior and other But before the King coulde gette London on his backe his enimies were come to Windesore and entred the Castell with an armed band of 400. meÌ„ on the fourth of Januarie at night where vnderstanding that the King was escaped theyr hands being sore amazed they withdrewe from Windesore vnto Sunning a certaine manour neare to Reading where the Quéene wife to King Richarde then lay where they persuaded hyr houshold that King Richarde was escaped out of Romfrete â—astel and they would go to him from thence they went to Walling forde and after to Abingdon mouing the people to take armes vppon them and to goe méete their King Richarde After this they came to Farindon in the vale of White Horsse in Barkeshire and the same daye to Circester on the xij day late in the eneniâ—g and there harbored with a greate number of men of arâ—es and many Archers ther they bruted that K. Richard was escaped forth of prison and that hée was there with them and to make their words toÌ„ haue the more credite they had got a Chaplaine of King Richardes called Madeleine so like to hym in all proportion and fauor that one could vnneth be descerned from the other many times sayth mine aucthour I haue séene him in Ireland ride with the King his Master so faire a Priest and goodly a person he had not lightly séene They put him in armoure with a Crowne on his Helmet so as all men mighte take him for King Richard On the morrow being Wednesday the people of that towne misliking of their procéedings fought against them and at length toke the chiefest of them and ledde them to the Abbay there and put them in a fayre chamber vnder safe custody And on the Thursday the said Lordes fearing the people imagined howe to escape out of theyr handes and caused some of their seruauntes to sette fire on certaine houses in the Towne thinking that therevppon the people woulde departe from them and séeke to staunche the fire but it chaunced contrarie for the people turned into a maruellous rage against them ranne vppon them with great violence and drew them into the market place and there they beheaded the Duke of Excester the Duke of Surrey and the Earle of Salisburie the thirde day after the Epiphanieâ— their seruauntes that were with them were by and by taken and as prisoners bound and brought to Oxforde and on Monday following were beheaded in the Castell there to the number of .xxvj. persons Also sir Thomas Blount Knight was beheaded with them The wéeke nexte following was beheaded Thomas Spencer Earle of Glocester at Bristow and about the same time was beheaded Iohn Holland Earle of Huntington brother to King Richard on the mothers side at Plashy in Essex not long after was sir Barnarde Bâ—ocas beheaded at London and a Prieste named Iohn Maudelen that was like King Richarde and another Priest called William Feribe The Bishoppe of Carlile was impeached and condemned of conspiracie but was pardoned The sixth day of Februarie King Henrie caused y e blank Charters made to king Richard to be brent at the standert in Cheape of London King Richard was imprisoned in Pomfrait Castel where xv dayes and nightes they vexed him with continuall hunger thirste and colde and finally bereft his life with suche a kinde of death as neuer before that time was knowen in EnglaÌ„d He dyed the xiiij day of Februarie whose body was brought to the tower of London and so through the Cittie to Paules Church bare faced where he stoode thrée dayes for all beholders and had seruice where king Henrie was present From thence he was carryed to Langley and there buried in the church of y e Friers Preachers UpoÌ„ his death the famous and excellente Poet Iohn Gower wrote certaine verses which may be englished thus O Mirrour for the world meete which shouldst in Golde be bette By which all wise men by foresight their prudent wittes may whette Lo God doth hate such rulers as here vitiously do liue And none ought rule that by their life doe ill example giue And this King Richarde witnesseth wel his ende this plaine doth shew For God allotted him such ende and sent him so great woe As such a life deservde as by the Cronicles thou mayst know The King with a great armye went into Scotlande spoyled 1400 the Country and returned to Yorke wher two Knights the one a Frenchman
might say The South windes warme did blow with heate pestiferous Pestilence And Pestilence did beare great rule in Cities populous For at London in short while it consumed aboue thirtie thousand men and women and in the Countrey Townes great mortalitie fell among the husbandmen so that great households dyed cleane vp and the houses were emptied About the fiftéenth day of August deceassed Sir Roberte Knowles Knight at his Manour of Sconethorp in Norffolke Sir Robert Knovvles Iohn Leyland he was brought to London and there honourably buried in the white Friers Church which he had newly reedifyed and builded This Sir Robert Knowles had bin a most valiant Captayne in the warres of France during the raigne of Edward the third and Richard the second whose force the Realme of France both felt and feared so did the Dukedome of Briteine Register of Bermondsey and all the people from hence to Spayne Of him in his life were made Uerses in Latin which may be englished thus O Robert Knowles most woorthy of fame Verses by thy prowesse France was made tame Thy manhoode made the Frenchmen to yeeld by dint of sword in towne and field This Sir Robert Knowles founded in the Towne of Colledge and Hospitall at Pontfract Pontfract a Colledge to the honor of the holy Trinitie with an Hospital ioyned therevnto In the which Colledge was placed a Mayster and 6. or 7. Priestes and in the Hospitall 13. poore men and women He was once minded to haue made this Colledge at his Manour of Sconethorp but at the request of Constance his wife a woman of meane birth and somtime of a dissolute life afore hir mariage he turned his purpose and made it in the very place of Pontfraite wher she was borne enduing the same with 180. pound lande by yeare He also builded the faire new greate bridge at Rochester ouer the riuer of Medeway with a Chappel and a chauntrie at the East end therof In the which chappel was sometime a table hanging wherein was noted the benefactours to that Bridge as followeth Sir Roberte Knoles founder of the Trinitie Chappell at Rochester Bridge Constaunce wife to Knowles Sir Iohn Cobham Lord principall benefactour to the making of Rochester Bridge Margaret wife to Cobham Thomas Boucher Cardinall Iohn Morton Archbishop Henrie Chicheley Archbishop Thomas Langley Bishop of Durham Iohn Langedon Bishop of Rochester Thomas Arundale Archbishop Sir Iohn Cornewal Lord Fanhap Richard Whittington William Cromer Geffrey Boleyne Maior of London Iohn Darby Draper Alderman of London William Midleton Mercer of London William Martin Justice Sir Willlam Nottingham chiefe Barron of the Exchequer William Wangforde Iohn Buckingham Bishop of Lincolne Iohn Kempe Bishop of London Sir William Richal Sir Iohn at Pole All these had giuen money or landes towards the building and repayring of the sayde Bridge Iohn Warner a Merchaunt of Rochester made the newe coping of Rochester Bridge and William Warham Archbyshop of Canter burie made the yron pikes and bars aboute the same coaping This sommer Henrie Prince of Wales besieged the Castel of Abrustwich but not long after Owen Glendouerdew Anno reg 9. Sherifes Maior entred into it and placed new kéepers Henrie Pontfract Henrie Halton the. 28. of September Sir William Stondon Grocer the. 28. of October In Nouember a Parliamente being called at London a taxe of money was leuied of the whole Realme This yeare was a sore and sharpe Winter and suche aboundance of Snow which continued December Januarie Februarie and March so that almoste all small Byrdes dyed through hunger and colde Whiles the King helde a great Counsell at London with the nobles of the Realme Henrie Earle of Northumberlande and Thomas Lorde Bardolfe came againe into England who after long iournying when they came to the Towne of Thriske they caused to bée proclaymed that who so woulde haue libertie shoulde take vp armour and weapon and follow them whervpon much people resorted to them but sir Thomas Rockley Sherife of Yorkeshire with other Knightes of that Countrey went against them and at Bramham Moore nere to Hasewold fought with them a great battayle and slew the Earle whose head was streyght wayes cutte off The Lord Bardolph was sore wounded and taken aliue but dyed shortly after This battayle was fought on the xviij day of February The Erles head was put on a stake and caryed openly through the Citie 1408 of London and set on London Bridge The Bishop of Bangor was taken with the Lordes but pardoned of his lyfe bycause he was not founde in armour The King wente to Yorke and there condemned such as transgressed confiscated their goods pacified the Countrey hanged the Abbot of Hayle who had bin in armour and returned to the South partes againe Upon the seuenth of September there were suche flouds of rayne as the olde men of that age had neuer séene before Edmunde Hollande Earle of Kent whilest he besieged the Castell of Briake in Brytaine he was wounded with an arrowe of a crossebowe in the heade notwithstanding he toke the Castel and destroied it to the ground and not long after his braines rotted and he died Anno reg 10 Sherifes Maior Thomas Ducke William Norton the. 28. of September Sir Drew Barentine Goldsmith the. 28. of October Aboute the feaste of Al Saintes the Cardinall of Burges came into Englande being sente from the Colledge of Cardinalles to informe the King and Cleargie of the vnconstaunte dealing of Pope Gregorie as also he had informed the Frenche King and his Cleargie and realme to the end that those two Kings might sette to theyr helping handes to induce the sayde Gregorie to obserue the othe he hadde made and that by the magnificence of those two Kings cōcorde mighte be made in the Church vnto the whiche businesse the Frenche Kyng hadde gladlye graunted and sente messengers vnto Pope Gregorie who notwythstandyng 1409 was obstinate The Kyng of Englande when hée vnderstoode the Cardinalles message hée commaunded that curtesie and gentle entertaymente shoulde be gyuen hym and offered to beare hys charges so long as hée woulde abyde in Englande After the feaste of the Epyphanye the Archebyshoppe of Canterburie caused to assemble at London all the Cleargye of the Realme to chose personages méete to go to the general counsel holdē at Pisa where vnto were chosen Roberte Holam Bishop of Salisburie Henrie Chiseley bishop of Saint Dauids and Thomas Chillingdon Prior of Christes Churche in Canterburie and the Kyng had sente before Iohn Coluile Knighte and mayster Nicholas Rixton Clearkes wyth letters to be giuen to thē And in y e letter to the Pope it was writtē most holy father c. if y e prouidēce of y e Apostolike sea wold vouchsafe to consider how gret harme and danger is sprong vp through out the whole worlde vnder pretence of Scisme and chiefly the destruction of Christian people whiche aboue the nūber as men say of 200000. are perished by the raging
Bridge but the warders or kéepers thereof kept them out by force as before they were commanded wherwith they being gréeuously discontented gathered to them a greater number of Archers and men of armes and assaulted the Gate with shot and other meanes of warre in so much that the commons of the Citie shut in their shoppes and spedde them thither in great number so that greate bloudshed woulde haue followed had not the wisedome of the Maior and Aldermen stayde the matter in time The Archbishop of Canterbury with the Prince of Portugale and other tooke great labour vpon them to pacifie this variance betwixt the two bréethren the Protector and the Bishop in so muche that they rode betwéene them eyght times ere they might bring them to any reasonable conformitie and lastly they agréed to stande to the rule of the Duke of Bedford Regent of France or of such as he would assigne wherevpon the Citie was set in more quiet and the Bishop of Winchester wrote a Letter to the Duke of Bedford Lord Regent as followeth RIght high and mighty Prince and right noble and after one leuest earthly Lorde I recommende me vnto your Grace with all my heart and as ye desire the welfare of the King our soueraigne Lorde and of his Realies of England and of France and your owne weale with all yours hast you hither for by my troth and ye tarrie long we shall put this Land in ieoperdy with a Field such a Brother yée haue héere God make him a good man For your wisedome knoweth well that the profite of France standeth in the welfare of England Written at London the last of October On the tenth day of January next ensuing the sayde Duke of Bedford wyth hys wife came vnto London with them also came the said Bishop of Winchester and the Maior and Citizens receyued him at Merton and â—onâ—ayde hym through the Citie vnto Westminster where he was lodged in the Kings Pallace and the Bishop of Winchester was lodged within the Abbots lodging On the morrow following the Maior presented the Regente with a paire of Basins of Siluer and ouer-gilt and in them a thousande Marke of gold The xxj of February began a great Counsayle at Saint Albons which was after reiorned to Northampton but for that no due conclusion mighte be made on the 1426 Parliament at Leycester xxv of March was called a Parliamente at Leycester the which endured till the xv day of June This was called the Parliamente of Battes bycause men being forbidden to bring Swords or other weapons brought great battes and staues on their neckes and wheÌ„ those weapons were inhibited theÌ„ they tooke stones and plomets of Leade During this Parliament the variance betwixt the two Lords was debated in so much that the Duke of Glocester put a Bill of complaynt against the Bishop conteyning sixe Articles all which Articles were by the Bishop sufficiently aunswered and finally by the counsell of the Lord Regent all the matters of variance betwéene the sayd two Lordes were put to the examination and iudgemente with the assistance of the Lordes of the Parliamente Henry Archbishop of Canterburie Thomas Duke of Excester Iohn Duke of Norffolke Thomas Bishop of Durham Philip Bishop of Worcester Iohn Bishop of Bath Humfrey Earle of Stafford Raulph Lord Cornewell and Maister William Alnewike then kéeper of the priuie Seale which Lordes made a decrée and awarde so that eyther party tooke other by the hande with friendly and louing words none hauing amends of other Upon Whitsonday following was a solemne feast holden at Leycester aforesayde where the Regente dubbed King Henry Knight and then forthwith the King dubbed Richard Duke of Yorke that after was father to King Edward the fourth and other to the number of fortie After the Parliamente the Kyng wente to Killingworth Castell Henry Chicheley Archbishop of Canterbury founded a Colledge at Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire of eyght Colledge and Hospitall at Higham Ferrers fellowes foure Clearkes and sixe Choristers He also founded there an Hospitall for poore folke with many preferments to the sayd Towne which house for the poore his Anno reg 5. bréethren Robert and William Chichely Aidermen of London augmented with goodly legacies On Saterday the euen of Saint Michaell the Archangell Iohn Audley An Earthquake during tvvo houres in the morning before day betwixte the houres of one and two of the clocke began a terrible Earthquake with lightning and thunder whiche continued the space of two houres and was vniuersall through the world so that men had thought the world as then should haue ended and the generall dome to haue followed The vnreasonable Beasts rored and drew to the Townes with hideous noyse Also the Foules of the ayre likewise cryed out suche was the worke of God at that time to call his people to repentance Iohn Arnold Iohn Higham the 28. of September Sherifes Maior VVardes in London discharged of fifteenes Iohn Reynwell Fishmonger the 28. of October This Iohn Reynwell Maior of London gaue certayne Lands or tenements to the Citie of London for the whiche the same Citie is bound to pay for euer all such fiftéenes as shall be graunted to the King so that it passe not thrée fiftéenes in one yeare for thrée wardes in London to wéete Reignwels Testament Downegate warde Billingsgate warde and Aldgate warde This yeare the Tower at the Draw Bridge of London Tovver on LoÌ„don Bridge was begun by the same Maior of London On the Newyeares daye Thomas Beawford Duke of Excester deceassed at Greenewich and was buryed at Sainte Edmonds Burie in Suffolke About the Purification of our Lady the Duke of Bedford Regent of France with his wife and familie passed the seas vnto Caleis and so through Picardy into France but ere he departed from Caleis to wéete vpon the feast day of the Annuntiation 1427 of our Lady the Bishop of Winchester within the Church of our Lady of Caleis was created Cardinall and after the solemnitie done the Regente tooke him on hys righte hande and so conuayed hym vnto hys lodging This yeare was vnseasonable weathering for it reyned most part continually from Easter to Michaelmasse This yeare the Duke of Alanson that before was taken prisoner at the battayle of Vernole in Perch was deliuered for a raunsome of 200000. Scuttes of Golde whiche was Rob. Gagwin 50000. Markes sterling This yeare also the Earle of Salisburie accompanyed with the Earle of Suffolke the Lord Talbot and other layde Rob. Fabian a strong séege vnto the Citie of Orleance and hilde the Citiezens very streight and maugre the Duke of Orleance and the Marshall of France the Englishmen wanne from them diuers strong holdes adioyning to the Citie and forced them to bren a great part of their suburbes but one day as y e sayd Anno reg 6. Earle of Salisburie Thomas Mountagew rested him at a bay window a Gunne was leuelled out of the Citie which all
was buried at Westminster King Henrie remayning still in Fraunce the Earle of Arundale accompanyed with two thousand Englishmen sente a certaine of his company vnto a Towne called Bealmount to prouoke she Frenchmen to issue out of the towne which smal coÌ„pany when Boyssycant Sentrales theÌ„ Captains behelde they with their souldiours sped them forth to take the sayd Englishmen y â— which by little little gaue backe till they had tolled the Frenchmen a good space from the Towne and then sette vpon them with a stoute courage and helde them on hand tyll the Earle with his company rescued them then betwixt them was a cruell fighte but in the end the Frenchmen were chased and the sayd Sentrayle with many footmen of the sayde Town were slaine Iohn Aderle Stephen Browne the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Wels Grocer the. 28. of October Thys IOHN WELLES Maior of London caused the Conduite commonlye called the Standarde in Cheape to bée builded On the seauenth day of December Kyng Henrie was Crowned in Paris by the Cardinall of Winchester at the which Coronation was presente the Duke of Burgoigne the Duke of Bedforde Regente and diuerse other Nobles of France After the solemnitie of thys feaste was ended the King departed from Paris and so came to Roane where he helde hys Christmasse and that done he returned to Caleis where when he hadde soiourned a season he tooke shipping and returned into England and landed at Douer the eleauenth of Februarie and then rydyng towarde London he was mette on Barham Downe betwixte Douer and Canterburie by a greate companye of Gentles and Commons of Kent all cladde in a liuerie wyth redde hoods the whiche accompanyed hym tyll he came to Blacke Heath which was on the one and twentith day of February where he was mette by the Maior of London who rode in a gowne of Crimson Ueluet his Aldermen in Scarlet the Citizens al in white gownes and red hoodes with diuerse works or Cognisances brodered vpoÌ„ their sléeues after y e facultie of their misteries or crafts after due obeysaÌ„ce and saluting of the king they rode on before him towards y e City And when the King was come to the Bridge there was deuised a mightie Giaunt standing with a sworde drawen in his hande hauing written certaine spéeches in metre of great reioycing and welcoÌ„ming of the King to the Citie on the middest of the Bridge and in diuerse other places of the Citie were diuerse faire and sumptuous pageants replenished with goodly and beautifull personages the order and spéeches whereof are sette downe by Robert Fabian in hys cronicle Thus being coÌ„ueyed to his pallace at Westminster the Maior with the Citizens returned to London and on the xxiitj day of Februarie the Maior and Aldermen yode to the King and presented him with a Hampire of Golde and 1433 therin a thousand pound of nobles This yeare by reason of the souldiours of Caleis a restraynte was made there of the Woolles for they were not content of their wages wherefore the Regente of Fraunce came downe thyther in Easter wéeke at which time many souldiours wer arrested and rode again to Tirwine And hauing not long buried the Lady Anne his late wife sister to the Duke of Burgoigne he married there the Earles daughter of Saint Paule and shortly after returned to Caleis where he caused foure of those souldiours to be beheaded on the. xj of June and. 110. souldiours to be banished the towne besides 120. that were banished before that tyme. And vpon Midsommer euen the Lord Regent with his new wedded spouse came to London and remayned there till the Anno reg 11 Sherifes Maior latter end of August Iohn Olney Iohn Peddesley the. 28. of September Iohn Perneis Fishmonger the. 28. of October On the. xxv day of Nouember was the Lord Fitz Water drowned on the sea and much other harmes were done by tempest 1433 Parliament On the eight day of July King Henrie began his Parliament at Westminster continued it till Lammas and then adiourned it vntil Saint Edwards tide This yere in the South-Weast appeared a blasyng star During the raigne of this King Henrie the sixth were lieutenaunts ouer the realme of Irelande Edmond Earle of March and Iames Earle of Ormond his deputie Iohn Sutton Knight Lorde of Dudley and sir Thomas Straunge hys deputie sir Thomas Stanley and sir Christopher Planket his deputie Lyon Lorde Welles and the Earle of Ormonde his deputie Iames Earle of Ormonde the Kings Lieuetenaunt by himselfe Iohn Erle of Shrewesburie and the Archbishop of Diuelin Lord Justice in his absence Richard Plantagenet Anno reg 12 Duke of Yorke Father to Edwarde the fourth and Earle of Vlstar had the Office of Lieutenaunt by letters patents during the space of tenne yeares who deputed vnder him at seuerall times the Baron of Diuelin Richarde Fitz Eustace Knight Iames Earle of Ormonde and Thomas Fitz Moris Earle of Kildare to this Richard then resident in Diuelin was borne within the Castel there the seconde sonne George Duke of Clarence afterward drowned in a Butte of â—almesey Thomas Chalton Iohn King the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Brokeley Draper the. 28. of October The ninth of Nouember the tormente of the Earle of Saint Paule Father to the Dutchesse of Bedford was solemnly holden in Paules Church of London where the more parte iâ— estates of this realme were present The ninth of Marche the Lorde Talbot with a goodlye companye passed throughe the Citie of London towardes Fraunce where he wrought much woe to the Frenchmen The 1434 Towne of Saint Denis which is within two English myles of Paris was gotten by the practise of one Iohn Notice a knight of Orleance from Matthew Gouglye and Thomas Kiriel Captaines they slewe there many Englishmen and toke many prisoners but soone after the sayde Captaines with strength taken from Paris layde such a strong siege aboute Saint Denis that finally they agréed to deliuer the Town to the Englishmen In thys season also the earle of Arundale which in Normandie had manly born him hearing that one Hirus â— Frâ—ch Captaine had fortifyed a strong Castell named Gerborym before destroyed of the Englishmen toke with him a certaine number of souldiours and belaied the Castel with a strong siege and assaulted it sundry times manfully but Gagwine sayeth the saide Hirus with his companye issued out of the Castell and gaue vnto the sayde Earle a cruel skirmish in the which the sayde Earle receiued a deadly wound and dyed shortly after Anno reg 13 Sherifes Maior Thomas Barnewel Simon Eyre the. 28. of September Roger Otley Grocer the. 28. of October Through a great Froste that lasted from the fiue and Great Frost twentith of NoueÌ„ber vnto the tenth of Februarie the Thamis was so frozen that the Merchandice which came to the Thamis mouth was there landed and carried through Kent to London When the Pope Eugeny the fourth
and she was conuicte of the sayde Articles then was it asked if she woulde saye anye thing agaynste the witnesses wherevnto she aunsweared nay but submitted hyr selfe The seauen and twentith daye of October she abiured the Articles and was adioyned to appeare again the ninth of Nouember In the meane time Thomas Southwel dyed in the Tower of London as himselfe had prophesied that hée shoulde neuer dye by Justice of the Law William Combis Richarde Riche the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Elianor CobhaÌ„ did penaunce Robert Clopton Draper the. 28. of October The ninth of Nouember Dame Elianor appeared béefore the Archbishoppe and other in the sayde Chappel and receyued hyr penaunce which she perfourmed On Monday the. xiij of Nouember she came froÌ„ Westminster by water and landed at the Temple Bridge from whence with a taper of waxe of two pounde in hir hande she went throughe Fleetestreete hoodlesse saue a kerchefe to Paules where she offered hyr Taper at the high Aulter On y e Wednesday next she landed at y e Swan in Thamis stréete then went through Bridgestreet Grace Church Streete streight to Leaden Hall and so to Christ Church by Aldegate On Fryday she landed at Queene Hiue and so went through Cheape to Saint Michels in Cornehil in fourme aforesayd at all which times the Maior Sherifes and Craftes of London receyued hir and accompanyed hir This being done she was committed to the ward of sir Thomas Stanley wherein she remayned duryng hyr life in the castel of Chester hauing yerely an hundred marks assigned for hyr finding whose pride false couetise and lecherie were cause of hir confusion The xviij of NoueÌ„ber Roger Bolingbroke with sir Iohn Hum Priest and William Woodham Esquire was arraigned in the Guild Hall of London where the sayde Iohn and William had their Charters but Roger Bolingbroke was condemned had iudgemeÌ„t of sir Iohn Hody chief Justice of the Kings Bench and the same day he was drawen froÌ„ the Tower to Tiborne there hanged and quartered when y e said Roger shold suffer he said y t he was neuer guilty of any treason against the kings person but he hadde presumed too far in his cunning whereof he cryed God mercie and the Justice that gaue on him iudgemente liued not long after Henrie Beauchampe succéeded in hys fathers inheritaÌ„ce who being kept two yeares in the Kings hands was restored to al his liuings with greate glory for he was crowned King of Wight by the kyngs owne handes and nominated chiefe Earle of England A challenge was done in Smithfield within listes before 1442 A Combat in Smithfielde the King by the Lorde Beawfe of Aragon and Iohn Ansley Esquire of the Kings house whiche Ansley hadde the fielde and at the Kings hande was made Knight and the Anno. reg 21 Lord Aragon offered his harneis at Windsor In the moneth of August was a great fray in Fleetstreete betwéene the yong Studentes of the Innes of Courte and the inhabitauntes of the same stréete whiche Fray began in the night and so continued the assaultes and bickeryngs till the next day in whiche season muche people of the Cytie was thyther gathered and diuerse men on both partes slaine and many hurte but lastly by the presence of the Maior and Sherifes this Fray was appeased of whiche was chiefe occasioner one of Cliffords Inne named Herbotel Thomas Beaumount Richard Norden the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Iohn Athirle Ironmonger the. 28. of October Iohn Beaufort Earle of Somerset was made Duke of Somerset and Lord Talbot Earle of Shrewesburie The stéeple of Waltham Holy Crosse in Essex was brente with lightning on Candlemasse day The Citizens of Norwiche rose against the Priour of 1443 Christes Churche wythin the same Citie and would haue fiered the priorie they kept the towne by strength againste the Duke of Norffolke and all his power wherefore the Kyng sente thyther the chiefe Judge Iohn Fortescue wyth the Earles of Stafforde and of Huntington who indicted many Citizens and the Priour also The Liberties of the Citie were seysed into the Kings hand and Sir Iohn Clifton made Captaine there and manye of the Citizens fledde ouer the seas c. Anno reg 22. Sherifes Maior Nicholas Wilforde Iohn Norman the. 28. of September Thomas Catworth Grocer the. 28. of October Iohn Earle of Huntington at Windsore was made Duke of Excester Iohn Beauforde Duke of Somerset deceased and was buryed at Wimborne The Earle of Stafforde was created Duke of Buckingham Henrie Beauchampe Earle of Warwicke Duke of Warwicke 1444 Cro. of â—ewx vnto whom the King gaue the Castell of Bristowe with all the appurtenances which King Iohn had kept in his haÌ„ds he gaue vnto him also the Isles of Garnsey and Iarnsey The Earle of Dorset was made Marques of Dorset and the Earle of Suffolke Marques of Suffolke King Henrie sent into Fraunce Ambassadours William de la Pole Marques of Suffolke Adam Molens Bishoppe of Chichester and kéeper of the priuie seale sir Roberte Roos and other to treat of a marriage betwéene King Henrie and Margaret the kings daughter of Scicil which was concluded in the Citie of Towres in Touraine Anno reg 13 Sherifes Maior Stephen Poster Hugh Wich the. 28. of September Henrie Frowike Mercer the 28. of October In the moneth of Nouember William de la Pole Marques of Suffolke with other went againe into Fraunce for to conduct the sayd Lady Margaret into England On Candlemasse euen in diuerse places of England was heard terrible thunders wyth lightning wherby the church of Baldoke in Hertfordshire the Churche of Walden in Essex diuerse other were sore shaken And the stéeple of Saint Pauls in London about two of the clocke in the after noone was set on fire in the middest of the shaft but by the labour of many well desposed people the same was quenched and no man perished The stéeple of Kingstone was likewise fiered by the same lightnings Ladie Margaret landing at Portchester went from thence 1445 by water to Hampton rested there in a place called Gods house from thence she went to the Abbay of Tychfielde and Quene Margaret crovvned was there wedded to King Henry y e xxij of April She was receyued at the Blackeheath by the Citizens of London ryding on horsebacke in blewe gownes with brodered sleues and red hoods the 28. of May and on the 30. of May she was crowned at Westminster hir badge was the Daysie With the fall of Kingstone steple one man was slaine Kingston steple fell An reg 24. Sherifes Maior Leaden hall in Lon. builded and many sore hurt Iohn Darby Godfrey Filding the 28. of September Simon Eyre draper the 28. of October This Simon Eyre builded the Leaden hall in London to be a store house for graine and fewell for the poore of the Citie also a beawtifull Chappel in the East end of y e same ouer the gate whereof he
in my owne realm For I shall knowe what traytour dare be so bolde to arise anye people in mine owne lande where through I am in great disease and heauynesse by that Faith I owe vnto Saint Edwarde and vnto the Crown of England I shal destroy them euery mothers son and eke they to be hanged drawn and quartered that may be taken afterward of them in example to make all suche traytours to beware for to make anye rising of people within mine owne land and so trayterously to abyde theyr king and gouernour And for a conclusion rather than they shall haue any Lorde that here is with me at this time I shall this day for their sake in this quarrell my selfe liue and dye The wordes of the Duke of Yorke to all Gentlemen and other assembled with hym SIrs the king our soueraign Lord wil not be reformed at our beséeching ne prayer nor wil not in no wise vnderstaÌ„d the intente wherfore we be here asseÌ„bled gathered at this time but only is in ful purpose to destroy vs al and there vpon a great othe hath made that there is none other waye but that he with all his power will pursue vs and if we be taken to giue vs a shamefull death léesing our liuelodeand goods and also our heyres shamed for euer Therfore sirs now sith it will none otherwise be but y t we shall vtterly die better it is to vs to die in the field than cowardly to be put to an vtter rebuke and shamefull death for the right of England standeth in vs. Considering also in what perill it standeth at this time and for to redresse the mischiefe thereof let euery man helpe to his power this daye and in that quarrell to quite vs like men to the crowne of England praying and beséeching vnto that Lord the which is eternal that raigneth in the glorious kingdome celestial to kéepe and saue vs thys day in our right and throughe the giftes of his holy grace we may be made strong to withstaÌ„d the greate abhominable and horrible malice of them that purpose to destroy vs and the realme of England and put vs to a shamefull death praye we therefore vnto that Lord to be our comfort and our defendour saying these wordes Domine sis clipeus defensionis nostri And when these wordes were sayde the Duke of Yorke and the Earles of Warwicke and Salisburie with their hoste betwéene eleauen and twelue at noone breake in in thrée seueral places of the sayd stréete The King theÌ„ being in the place of Edmond Westby Hundreder of the sayde Towne of Saint Albons hearing of the saide Dukes comming commaunded his hoste to slaye all manner Lordes Knightes Squiers Gentlemen and yeomen that might be taken on the party of the foresayd Duke of Yorke Thys done the Lorde Clifforde kepte so strongly the barriours of the same Towne that the forsayde Duke of Yorke might in no wise with all the power that hée hadde enter nor breake into the sayde Towne The Earle of Warwicke knowyng thereof tooke and gathered hys menne togyther wyth hym and brake in by the Garden side into the sayde Towne betwéene the signe of the keye and the Exchequere in Holywel stréete and anone as they were within the fayde Towne they blew vppethe Trumpet and cryed with an high voyce a Warwicke a Warwicke that maruayle it was to heare And tyll that tyme the Duke of Yorke might neuer haue entry into the Town and then with strong hande they brake vp the Barriers and foughte a fierce and cruell battayle in the whiche were slayne Lordes of name Edmonde Duke of Somerset the Earle of Northumberlande the Lorde Clifforde sir Barton Entewsell Knighte William Souche Iohn Botreaux Ralphe Balithorpe and his sonne William Coruin WilliaÌ„ Cotton receyuer of the Dutchie of Lancaster Gilbert Faldinger Reignalde Griffin Iohn Dawes Ellis Wood Iohn Cytâ—e Robert Woodwarde Gilbert Scarlocke and Ralph Willowby Esquires a Gentleman of the Courte Roger Mercraft the Quéenes messanger Hawbin the Kings Porter Malener Padington and William Butler Yeomen and fiue and twentie moe whose names were not knowne and of them that were slayne bene buryed at Saint Albons eighte and fourtie persons And at that battayle were wounded Lordes of name the King was shotte into the necke wyth an arrowe The Duke of Buckingham and the Lord Sudley in the visages wyth arrowes the Earle of Stafforde in the right hande with an arrowe the Earle of Dorset was so sore hurte that he might not goe but was fayne to be carried home in a carte and Syr Iohn Wenloke Knighte in likewise hurt and carried from thence in a Chayre and diuerse other Knightes and Esquiers sore hurt and the substaunce of the Kyngs hoste dispoyled of theyr harneis at their owne requeste made deliuerye to the Dukes hoste for sauation of theyr liues and fled The Earle of Wiltshire and Thorpe with many other fled and cast away their harneis in ditches and woods This done the Duke of Yorke the Erles of Warwicke and Salisburie came vnto the King where hée was and besoughte hym on theyr knées of grace and forgiuenesse of that they had done in his presence besoughte him of his highnesse to take theÌ„ to grace as his true liege men The king desired them to cease their people that there shoulde be no more hurte done and to obey hys commaundemeÌ„t did cause to be proclaymed in the Kings name that all maner of people shoulde cease off theyr malice and not to smite one stroke more and so ceased the battayle And vpon the day next after the King and the Duke of Yorke the Earles of Warwicke and Salisburie came to London and were lodged in the Bishoppes Pallaice of London where they kepte theyr Whitsontide with great ioye and solemnitye concluding there to holde a Parliament the same to begin on the ninth of July next following This yeare in the moneth of June appeared a comet or starre called Stella Cometa betwixt the North and the East extending his beames towards the South In the Parliament begun the ninth of July as is afore saide Richarde Duke of Yorke was made protectour of the realme The Earle of Salisburie was made Lord Chauncellour of Englande and Richarde Earle of Warwicke was made Captaine of Caleis Iohn Yong Thomas Owlgraue the. 28. of September Anno. reg 34 Sherifes Maior William Marrow Grocer the 28. of October This yeare by meanes of the Quéene and the Lordes of hir Counsell the Duke of Yorke was discharged of the Protectourship and the Earle of Salisburie of the Chauncellourship and being called by priuie seale to Couentrie they were like to haue bene intrapped there and hardlye escaped In the moneth of Maye an Italians seruaunte walkyng 1456 Robert Fabian throughe Cheape of London wyth a dagger hangyng at hys gyrdle a Merchauntes seruaunt that before tyme had bin in Italy and there blamed for wearing of the like weapon chalenged the straunger howe hée durst be so bolde
of the same Indenture And not apply your sayde blessednesse ne the great righteousnesse and equitie wherewith God hath euer endued your high nobilitie to y e importune impacience and violence of such persons as intende of extreme malice to procéede vnder the shadowe of your high might and presence to our destructioÌ„ for suche inordinate couetise wherof God is not pleased as they haue to our Landes Offices and goods not letting or sparing therefore to put suche things in all lamentable and too sorrowfull ieoperdie as might in all wyse take effecte by the mysterie of Gods will and power nor not hauing regarde to the effusion of Christian bloud ne any tendernesse to the noble bloud of this Land such as serue to the tuition and defence thereof ne not waying the losse of your true liege men of your saydo Realme that God defend which knoweth our intent and that wée haue auoyded there from as farre as we may with our suerties not of any dreade that wée haue of the sayde persons but onely of the dreade of God of your said highnesse and will not vse our sayde defence vntil the time that wée be prouoked of necessitie whereof wée call heauen and earth vnto witnesse and recorde and therein beséeche God to be our Judge and to delyuer vs according to our sayde intent and our sayde trueth and duetie to your said highnesse and to the sayde Common Weale Most Christian King right high and mightie Prince and most dread Soueraigne Lorde wée beséeche our blessed Lorde to preserue your honour and estate in ioye and felicitie Written at Ludlowe the. x. day of October R. Yorke R. Warwike R. Salisburie After their excusation contayned in this letter sent to the King they withdrewe them and went into diuers partes beyond the Seas for the more suertie of their persons The Duke of Yorke went into Ireland where he was honorably receyued the Earle of Marche Salisburie and Warwike not without great ieoperdie and perill as well on the lande as on the sea went to Calleis and abode there Then was a Parliament holden at Couentrie wherein Parliament at Couentrie were attaint of treason Richard duke of Yorke Edward Erle of Marche his sonne and heire Richard Earle of Warwike Edmond Earle of Rutlande Richard Earle of Salisburie Iohn Duke of Yorke other attaint Lorde Clifford Lorde Clinton sir Thomas Harington sir Iohn Wenlocke Thomas Neuill Iohn Neuill sonnes of the Earle of Salisburie Iames Pickering Iohn Conyers Thomas Par William Oldhall and Henrie Ratforde Knightes Iohn Bowser Thomas Cooke Iohn Clay Richard Gyton Robert Browne Edward Bowser Thomas Vaughan Iohn Roger Richard Grey Walter Deuorux Walter Hopton Roger Kynderton William Bowes Foulke Stafforde the Lorde Powys and Alice Countesse of Salisburie their goods and possessions escheted and their heires disherited vnto the 9. degrée their tenauntes spoyled of their goods bemaymed Ludlovv spoyled and slayne the towne of Ludlowe longing to the Duke of Yorke was robbed to the bare walles and the Dutches of Yorke spoyled of hir goods The Earle of Warwike hauing a great Nauie kepte the Earle of VVarvvike fought vvith the Spaâ—â—â— ardes narrow seas and sought with the Spanyards kylled many of them tooke their great vessels with one Carrake of Iene and got in them great riches Iohn Plummer Iohn Stocker the 28. of September Sherifes Maior William Hulin Fishmonger the 28. of October In this moneth of October Henrie the yong duke of Somerset Henry Lorde Roos and Lorde Audley with men of Armes sailed toward Calleis to the intent the Duke shoulde haue bene Captaine there but when he came to lande they Duke of Somerset fled to Gvvynes The Lord Audley taken into Calleis The lord Roos fled into Flaunders of Calleis would haue taken him so that he hardly escaped to the Castle of Gwines his souldiors were stripped out of their harnesse and let go The Lord Audley was taken into Calleis and the Lord Roos fled into Flaunders and after returned into England Not long after Richard Lord Riuers was sent to SaÌ„dwich to kéepe the towne and certaine great ships which lay there at Anker but when the Earle of Warwike sawe time conuenient The Lord Riuers and the Lord VVoodvile by force caried from Sandvvicke he sent some of his men to Sandwich by night y e which tooke the Lorde Riuers and Antonie Wooduile his sonne in their beds led them ouer to Calleis with al the great ships saue one called Grace de Dieu the which might not be had away bicause she was broke in the bottome Sir Baudwyne Fulford vndertooke on paine of loosing his head y t he woulde 1460 Sir Baudvvin Fulford his enterprise destroy y t Earle of Warwike but when he had spent y e King a thousand markes in money he returned againe Then was the Duke of Excester Admirall sent to the sea with a great The Duke of Excester sent to the Seas Nauie for to distresse the Earle of Warwike and his Nauie he sailing from Sandwiche to Dertmouth for lacke of victuals and money his Souldiours forsoke him there And betwéene Sandwiche and Dertmouth he met the Earle of Warwike comming out of Ireland that had bin there for to speake with the Duke of Yorke and brought with him his mother that was sled thither for dread and led hir to Calleis but the Duke of Excester durst not set vppon the Earle of Warwike nor the Earle woulde not distresse him because he was Admirall and of the Kings bloud but let him passe by In y e moneth of June 500. men were sent to conduct the duke of Somerset froÌ„ Gwynes into England but abiding y e wind in y e port of Sandwich y e Earle of Warwikes men spoyled them of their harnes killed their captain MouÌ„ford many other The Earles at Calleis sent to the Archbishop of Caunterburie Captaine MouÌ„t sort slaine and at large to the commons of England certaine Articles in writing beginning thus Worshipful sirs we the Duke of Articles sent froÌ„ the Duke of Yorke and the Barles to the Archbishop of Caunterburie and to the commons Yorke the Earles of March Warwike and Salisburie sewed offered to haue come vnto the King our Soueraigne Lords most noble presence to haue declared there asore him for our dutie to God to his highnesse to the prosperitie and welfare of his noble estate and to the Common Weale of all his Lande as true liege men the matters following that is to say In primis the great oppression extortion robberie murther and other violences done to Gods Church and to his ministers thereof against Gods and mans law 2 Item the pouertie miserie that to our great heauinesse our Soueraigne Lord staÌ„deth in not hauing any liuelode of the Crowne of England whereof he may kéepe his honorable housholde which causeth the spoyling of his sayde liege men by the takers of his sayde housholde which lyuelode is
to haue distressed sir Iohn Neuil Lorde Mountacute was himselfe slaine with many other The. xv of May King Henries power beyng at Hexham the Lorde Mountacute with a power came thither and enclosed them round about There were taken slaine many Lords that were with King Henry but he himself was fled iiij dayes before into Lancashire where he and other liued in caues full hardly vnknowne more than a yéere On Trinitie Sonday King Edward made the Lord Mountacute Earle of Northumberland and warden of the Marches The Earles of Warwike and Northumberlande tooke Bambrugh Castle and beheaded sir Ralph Grey at Doncaster The Earle of Warwike was sent into Fraunce to conclude a mariage with the French Kings sisters daughter for K. Edward which he did K. Edvvard maried but in the meane while on the first of May King Edwarde tooke to wife Elizabeth Daughter to Iaquet Duches of Bedforde sister to the Earle of Saint Paule late wife to sir Iohn Grey slayne at Courton fielde on King Henries parte which mariage was kept secret almost halfe a yéere King Edward tooke the Chauncellorship from the Byshop of Excester brother to the Earle of Warwike and gaue it to the Byshop of Bathe In the moneth of May the Duke of Somerset the Lord Roos the Lord Molyns Talbois Earle of Kyme sir Philippe Wentworth sir Thomas Finderne gathered an hoste in the Duke of Somerset and other beheaded North Countrey sir Iohn Neuill Earle of Northumberland with x. thousand men came vpoÌ„ them whom the commons forsaking their Captaines were taken beheaded King Edward searing the Lord MouÌ„tacute the Earle of Warwike whom he had of late made Earle of Northumberland he caused the men of the Countrey to desire the rightfull heyre Percie sonne to Henrie y â— was slaine at Yorke fielde so Percie Earle of Northumberland made Marques Mountacute was restored and Mountacute was made a Marques his sonne Duke of Bedforde which shoulde wed the Kings eldest daughter which by possibilitie should be King of Englande Aboute Michaelmas the King held a Counsell at Reading where the Quéene was shewed openly and receiued as Coine enhauÌ„sed Quéene After this wedding knowne the Earle of Warwike and King Edward were neuer friends The King changed the Coyne both gold and siluer and ordained that y e newe Pestilence Grote waied scantly iij. d. and that the Noble of vj. sÌ„ viij d. should go for viij sÌ„ iiij d. c. A great Pestilence and the Thames ouer frosen In Michaelmas Terme were made Sergeantes at Lawe Thomas Young N. Geney Richard Serieants feast Regester of maiors Neale Thomas Brian Richard Pigot I. Grenefield I. Catesby and Gwy Fairfax which helde their feast in the Bishop of Eles place in Holborne to the which feast the Maior of London with the Aldermen Sherifes and Commons of diuers Craftes being bidden repayred but when the Maior looked to be set to kéepe the state in the Hall as it had béene vsed in all places of the Cittie liberties out of the Kings presence vnknowne to the Sergeauntes and against their willes as they sayd y â— Lord Grey of Ruthin then Treasurer The Maior of London departeth from the Serieants feast of England was there placed wherevpon the Maior Aldermen and Commons departed home and the Maior made all the Aldermen to dyne with him howbeit he and all the Citizens was greatly displeased that he was so delt with and the newe Sergeaunts and other were right sorie therfore and had leauer thâ—n much good it had not so happened This was then as my Recorde reporteth more at large recorded to be a president in time to come Iohn Tate Iohn Stone the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Nevv coyne Anno. reg 5. Ralph Iosseliâ— Draper the 28 of October A newe Coine was made a Rose Noble at x. shillings the halfe Noble fiue shillings the farthing two shillings sir pence an Angelet six shillings eight pence y e halfe thereof thrée shillings foure pence On the. xxvj of May Quéene Elizabeth was Crowned at 1465 Westminster beyng Trinitie Sonday against the which time King Edward made xxxix Knightes King Henrie was taken in Cletherwood beside Bungerley King Henrie taken Hyppingstons in Lancashire by Thomas Talbot sonne heire to sir Edward Talbot of Basshall and Iohn Talbot his cosyn of Colebry which deceiued him being at his dynner at Wadington Hall and brought him toward London with his legs bounde to the stirops where he was mette by the Earle of Wâ—rwike and arested at Esyldon Doctor Manning Deane of Windsore Doctor Bedle and yong Ellerton being in his companie with their féete bound vnder the horse bellyes were brought to the Towre of London A licence was grauÌ„ted to conuey certaine Coteswold shéepe Sheepe traÌ„sported ouet the seas Long piked Shone forbid into Spaine which haue since greatly multiplyed there It was proclaynied throughout England that the beakes or pikes of Shoone and Bootes should not passe ij ynches vpon paine of cursing by the Clergie and forfeting xx sÌ„ to be payde one Noble to the King one other to the Cordewayners of London and the thirde to the chamber of London and for other Cities and Townes the like order was takeÌ„ Before this time and since the yéere of our Lord. 1282. the pikes of shooes bootes were of such length that they were fayne to be tyed vp to their knées with chaynes of siluer and guilt or at the least with silke laces Henrie Wauer William Constantine the 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior Sir Ralph Verney Mercer the 28. of October The. xj of Februarie Quéene Elizabeth was deliuered at Westminster of a Daughter also named Elizabeth who was long after married to King Henrie the seuenth whose Christening was done in the Abbey with y e most solemynitie that might be and the more because the King was assured by his Phisitions that the Quéene was conceyued with a Prince which proued otherwise as ye haue heard This yéere was the Lord Hungerford beheaded at Salisburie Anno. reg 6 1466 Also sir Thomas Hungerford Knight sonne to the Lord Hungerford and Henry Courteney of right Earle of DeuoÌ„shire were beheaded at Salisburie The Lord Stafford of Southwike procured the said Courteneys death to be made Earle of Deuonshire as in déede he was shortly after Iohn Browne Henrie Brice the 28. of September Sir Iohn Yong Grocer the 28. of October Sherifes Maior Iohn Stocton the 26. of Iune The. iij. of June beganne a Parliament at Westminster Anno. reg 7. 1467 All the Kings giftes reuoked wherin was resumed to y e Kings honor all maner of giftes that had bin giuen from the first day he tooke possession of y â— Realme to that time except certaine things then named On Thursday next after Corpus Christi Antonie Wooduile Iustes in Smithfielde Lorde Scales iusted in Smithfield with the Earle of the Roche called the Bastard of Burgoygne
after a Chappell was builded The morow after Easter day were y e bodyes of the Earle Iob. Rastall of Warwike and the Marques Mountacute layde naked in Paules Churche in London that all men might sée them King Henrie with the Archbyshop of Yorke were sent to the Towre of London At this time Quéene Margaret and Prince Edwarde hir sonne had lyne on y e sea xvtj. dayes letted with foule weather on Easter day at euen they landed with their Frenche Battell at Tevvkesburie Nauie at Weymouth and so came to Excester from thence to Tewkesburie and pitched his fielde by Seuerne Edwarde the fourth being come from London fought with Prince Edward Liber Tewx at Tewkesburie on the fourth of May tooke Quéene Margaret prisoner with Prince Edward hir sonne whom cruelly he smote on the face with his gawntlet and after his seruants slew him Edmond Duke of Somerset and sir Hugh Courteney fledde from Prince Edward and loste him the fielde There was slaine Courteney Earle of Deuonshire Lorde Iohn of Somerset Lorde Wenlocke sir Edmond Flamdene sir Robert Whittingham sir William Vaus sir Nicholas Haruie sir Iohn Deluis sir William Filding sir Thomas Fizhony sir Iohn Laukenor King Edward entring a Churche in Teweksburie with his sworde drawne a Priest brought the Sacrament against him and woulde not let him enter vntill he had graunted his pardon to these that followe the Duke of Somerset the Lorde of Saint Iohns sir Humfrey Audeley sir Geruis of Clifton sir William Crimeby sir William Carie sir Thomas Tresham sir William Newbrough Knightes Henrie Tresham Walter Courteney Iohn Florie Lewes Myles Robert Iackson Iames Gower Iames Deluis sonne and heire to sir Iohn Deluis all these where they might haue escaped tarryed in the Church trusting in the Kings pardon from Saterdaye tyll Mondaye when they were taken out and beheaded Aboute this time sir Walter Wroitile and sir Geffrey Thomas the Bastarde Gates Knightes gouernours of Caleis sente sir George Broke Knight from Caleis with 300. souldiours to Thomas the Bastarde Fauconbridge Captaine of the Earle of Warwickes Nauie willing him to raise the Countrey of Kente and to goe to London there to take King Henrie out of the Tower and then to goe against King Edwarde The fourtéenth day of May Thomas the Bastarde wyth a ryotous company of shipmen and other of Essex and Kent came to London where being denyed passage throughe the Citie he set vpon Bishops Gate Aldegate London bridge c. along the Thamis side shooting arrows and Gunnes into the Citie fiered the Suburbs and brent more than 60. houses wanne the Bulwarkes at Aldegate and entred the Citie but y e Parcolise being let downe suche as had entred were slaine and then the Citizens pursued the rest as farre as Stratforde and Blacke Wall slaying many and tooke manye prisoners Thomas the Bastarde went from London Weastwarde as farre as Kingstone vppon Thamis to prosecute King Edwarde but the Lorde Scales with Nicholas Faunte Maior of Canterburie by fayre wordes caused Fawconbridge to returne to Blacke Heath in Kent from whence in the night he stale from the hoste with sixe hundred horssemenne to Rochester and so to Sandwiche where he abode the Kyngs comming The one and twentith of May King Edwarde came to King Henrie murdered London with thirtie thousand men and the same nyght king Henrie was murdered in the Tower of London on the morrowe he was brought to Saint Paules Church in London in an open Cophen bare faced where he bled thēce he was carried to the Blacke Friers and there bled and thence to Chersey Abbay in a boate where he was then buryed but since remoued to Windsor where he resteth Thus ended the King his transitorie life hauing inioyed as great prosperity as fauourable fortune coulde aforde and as greate troubles on the other side as she frownyng coulde poure out yet in both states he was patiente and vertuous that he maye be a patterne of moste perfect vertue as he was a worthy example of Fortunes inconstancie he was plaine vpright far from fraude wholye giuen to prayer reading of Scriptures and almes-déedes of such integritie of lyfe that the Bishoppe whyche hadde bene hys Confessour tenne yeares auowched that hée had not all that tyme committed anye mortall cryme So continente as suspition of vnchaste life neuer touched hym and hauyng in Christmasse a shewe of yong womenne wyth theyr bare breastes layde out presented before hym he immediately departed wyth these wordes fie fie for shame forsooth you be to blame before his marryage he liked not that women shoulde enter into hys Courte and for thys respect he committed hys two brethren by the mothers side Iasper and Edmonde to moste honest and vertuous Prelates to bée broughte vppe so farre he was from couetousnesse that when the executors of hys vncle the Bishoppe of Winchester surnamed the rich Cardinall would haue giuen to him 2000. pounde he playnelye refused it willing them to discharge the will of the departed and woulde scarcely condescend at length to accept the same some of money towarde the endowing of his Colledges in Cambridge and Eaton he was religiously affected as the tyme then was that at principall holydayes he would were sackeclothe next his skinne Othe he vsed none but in moste earnest matters these wordes forsoothe and forsooth he was so pityfull that when hée sawe the quarter of a Traytour agaynste hys Crowne ouer Criple Gate hée willed it to be taken awaye wyth these wordes I wyll not haue anye Christian so cruellye handeled for my sake manye greate offences hée willinglye pardoned and receyuing at a tyme a greate blowe by a wicked manne whyche compassed hys deathe he onelye sayde forsooth forsooth yée doe fowelye to smite a Kyng annoynted so another also thruste him in the side wyth a sworde when hée was restoared to hys state and Kyngdome not long before hys death beyng demaunded why hée hadde so long helde the Crowne of Englande vniustlye he replyed my Father was Kyng of Englande quietlye enioying the Crowne all hys raigne and further my grandsire was Kyng of Englande and I euen a chylde in my Cradle was proclaymed and crowned King without anye interruption and so helde fortye yeares well neare all the states doing homage vnto me as to my antecessors Wherefore I may saye with King Dauid The lotte is fallen vnto me in a faire grounde yea I haue a goodlye heritage my helpe is from the Lorde whyche saueth the vprighte in hearte This good King of hymselfe alwayes naturally enclined The Kings Colledge in Cambridge to doe good and fearing leste he might séeme vnthankfull to almyghtye GOD for hys greate benefittes bestowed vppon hym since the tyme he firste tooke vppon hym the regimente of the Realme determyned aboute the sixe and twentith yeare of hys raygne for hys primer notable worke as by the wordes of hys wyll I finde expressed to erecte and founde two famous Colledges in the honoure and
busynesse betwéene the two mothers so the Ladye Margaret Countesse of Richemond brought to a good hope of the preferment of hir sonne made Reynold Bray chiefe solicitor of this conspiraoie geuyng hym in charge secretely to inuegle suche persons of Nobilitie to ioyne wyth hir and take hir parte as he knewe to be faythfull This Reynold Bray within fewe dayes broughte to his lure sir Gyles Daubeney sir Iohn Châ—nie Richard Guilford and Thomas Rame Esquiers others In the meane season the Countesse of Richemond seat Christopher Vrfwike into Britaine to the Erle of Richmond to declare to him all agréementes betwéene hir the Quéene agréed but she rementbring that the Duke of Buckingham was one of the first inuentors of this enterprise sent Hugh Conway Esquier into Britaine with a great sum of money to hir sonne giuyng him in charge to declare to the Earle the great loue that y e most part of the nobilitie of the Realme bare toward him wylling him not to neglect so good an occasion offered but with all spéede to fettle his minde how to returne into Englande giuing him Counsell to take land in Wales When y e Earle had receyued this ioyfull message he brake to the Duke of Britayne all his secretes aduertising hym that he was entered into a sure and stedfast hope to obtayne the Crowne of England desiring hym of helpe towarde the atchieuing of his enterprise which the Duke promised and after performed Whervpon the Earle sent into England Hugh Conway and Thomas Ram to declare his comming shortly into England In the meane season the chiefe of the conspiracie in England beganne many enterprises which beyng neuer so priuely handled yet knowledge thereof came to Kyng Richard and because he knewe the Duke of Buckingham to bée the chiefe heade and ayde of this commination he thought it most necessarie to plucke hym from that parte where vppon he adressed his louing letters to the Duke to exhorte the Duke to come to the Courte but the Duke required the Kyng to pardon hym excusing himselfe that he was not well King Richard not content wyth this excuse directed to the Duke other letters wyth checkyng wordes commaunding hym wythout delaye to repayre to hys presence The Duke made to the messenger a determinate aunswere that he woulde not come to his mortall enemye and immediatelye prepared warre agaynste hym and by this meanes Thomas Marques Dorset came out of Sancturie gathered a great bande of men in Yorke shire syr Edwarde Courtney and Peter his brother Byshoppe of Excester raysed an other armie in Deuonshire and Cornewall In Kent â—ir Richard Calfortle and other gentlemen rayses a comparrie But King Richarde in the meane tyme had gotten together a great strength with whom he remoued from London towarde Salisburie to the entent he myght set on the Dukes army the King was starce two dayes tourney from Salisburie when the Duke of Buckingham accompanyed with a great powre of wilde Welchmen which in the ende forsooke him The Duke with his powre marched through the forest of Dene intending to haue passed the ryuer of Seuerne at Glocester and there to haue ioyned in armie with the Courtneys other Westerne men which if he had done no doubte but King Richard had béene in great ieoperdie But before he could attayne to Seuerne syde by force of continuall raine the riuer rose so high that it ouerflowed all the countrey adioyning which rage of water lasted x. dayes by which inundacie the passages were so closed that neyther y e Duke could come ouer Seuerne to his complices nor they to hym dâ—wing which time the Welchmen lyngering ydle and wythout money or victuall sodainly scaled and departed The Duke thus left almost alone was of necessitie compelled to flie and conueyed himselfe into the house of Humfrey Banister his seruaht beside Shrewesburie whom he had tenderly brought vp which wheÌ„ it was knowne to his adherents euery man shifted for himselfe and fled And some of them sayled into Britaine among the which were Peter Courtney Byshop of Excester and sir Edward Courtney his brother Thomas Marques Dorset Iohn Lord Welles sir Iohn Bourchier sir Edmond Woodvile brother to Quéene Elizabeth sir Robert Willoughbie sir Gyles Daubney sir Thomas Arundale sir Iohn Cheynie and his two brothren sir William Barkerley sir William BrandoÌ„ and Thomas his brother sir Richard Edgecombe and Iohn Halwell Edwarde Pownyngs c Proclamation was made and a thousande pound promised to who so coulde bring out the Duke of Buckingham where vpon Humfrey Banister bewrayed his guest and Humfrey Banister betrayeth his maister maister to Iohn Mitton then Sherife of Shropshire whiche with a stronge powre apprehended the Duke in a little groue adioyning to the manors of Humfrey Banister and in great haste conueyed him to the Citie of Salisburie where King Richard than kept his housholde This Banister after Banister that be trayed his maister miserably plagued let the like traitors looke for the like or vvorse to them and theirs vvithout speedie repentance he had betrayed his maister his sonne and heire waxed mad and dyed in a Bores stye his eldest daughter was sodainely striken with a foule leperie his seconde sonne maruellously deformed of his lymmes and made lame his yonger sonne in a small puddle was drowned and he himselfe being of extreme age arraygned and found guiltie of a murther and by his clergie saued And as for his thousande pounde King Richarde gaue him not one farthing saying that he which woulde be vntrue to so good a maister would be false to all other The Duke after he had confessed all the whole conspiracie Duke of Buckingham beheaded vpon the second of Nouember without araignement or iudgement was at Salisburie beheaded Whilest these things were thus handled in England Henrie Earle of Richmond prepared an armie of fiue thousand Britons and fortie wel furnished shippes When al thyngs were prepared and the day of setting forward was appoynted which was the. xij of October the whole armie hoysed vp sayles and tooke the sea but toward night the wind turned and so huge a tempest arose that the ships were dispersed a sunder some driuen into Normandie some againe into Britaine In the morning after when the tempest was asswaged the Earle approched to the South parte of England at the mouth of the Hauen of Pole in Dorcet where he might sée all the bankes full of men of warre appoynted to defend his arriuall wherfore he gaue charge that no man shoulde lande vntil such tyme as the whole Nauie were assembled but after that he perceyued none of his ships to appeare he hoysed vp Ankers and away where he arriued safe in Normandie and returned by lande into Britaine where he was soone aduertised that the Duke of Buckingham had loste hys head and that the Marques Dorcet and a great number of Noble men of England had a little before enquired for hym there In the meane season King Richarde apprehended in
his traine came to the Kings Campe the thirtéenth of August and there was receyued wyth greate magnificence The thrée and twentith of August the towne of Turwine Turvvine yeelded to K. Henry was giuen ouer vnto the Kyng of England wyth condition that all men in the Towne mighte safely passe wyth horsse and harnesse and so on the foure and twentith of Auguste there came oute of the towne foure thouâ—and men of warre and moewell appointed whereof sixe hundred were well horsed theyr standardes borne before them The sixe and twentith of August the King remoued to Singate and there it was agréed that the walles gates bulwarkes and towers of Turwine shoulde be defaced razed and caste downe of whyche conclusion the Emperoure Turvviue raced and brent sent word to Saint Omers and to Aire whych being ioyous of that tydings sente thither Pioners and so they and the Englishe Pioners brake down the wals gates and towers and filled the ditch and fiered the towne except the Cathedrall Churche and the Palaice and all the ordinaunce was by the King sente to Aire to be kept to his vse After this it was concluded that the King in person shoulde laye hys siege to the Citie of Turney wherefore hée sente forwarde thrée goodly battayles the firste was conducted by the Earle of Shrewsburie the seconde battell led the King hymselfe wyth whome was the Emperour The rerewarde was conducted by the Lorde Harbert and so the firste nyghte they laye in campe beside Aire The fourtéenth of September the King and hys armye came to Beatwin and on the morrowe passed forwarde and came to a straite where was a Forde whiche with greate difficultie they passed and the next day they passed a bridge called Fount Anandiew c. The one and twentith daye of September the Kyng remoued hys Campe towarde Tourney and lodged wythin thrée myles of the Citie the whyche nighte came to hym the Emperour and the Palsgraue the people about King Henry beâ—ieged Turney Tourney were with theyr gòodes fledde to the Citie and yet the Citie hadde no menne of warre to defende it but wyth multitude of Inhabitantes the Citie was well replenished The Kyng came in aray of battell before Tourney planted his ordinaunce rounde abonte the Citie dyuers frenches were caste and rampiers made so that no Citizens coulde issue oute nor no ayde come to them Wherevpon at length to wéete on the nyne and twentith of September the Citie was yéelded Then the King appointed the Lorde â—isle the Lorde Burgeyny and the Lorde Willoughby to take possession whyche wyth sixe thousande menne entered the Citie and tooke the market place and the walles and then Mayster Thomas Wolsey the Kings Almoner called before him all the Citizens and sware them to the Kyng of Englande the number of whiche Citizens were four score thousande On the seconde daye of October the King entred the citie of Turney and there ordayned sir Edwarde Poynings Knight of the order of the Garter to be hys Lieuetenaunt wyth Captaines horsemen archers and artillerie conuenient hée made hys Almoner Thomas Wolsey Byshoppe of Tourney and then returned to Callaice and sayled Thomas VVoolsey Bishop of Turney from thence to Douer on the foure and twentyth of October In this meane tyme Iames King of Scottes notwithstanding he was sworne to kéepe the peace inuaded this lande with a mightye armye but by the good dilligence of the Quéene with the pollicie and manhoode of the Earle of Surrey the Kings Lieuetenannt he himselfe was slaine at Bramstone vpon Piperd hill with thrée Byshoppes two Abbots twelue Earles seuentéene Lords besides Knights and Gentlemen and seauentéene thousande Scottes and all the ordinaunces and stuffe taken the ninth of September there were slaine of the Englishe men aboute fiue thousande The dead body of the King of Scottes was broughte vp to London and so conueyed to Sheene where I haue séene the same lapped in Lead lye in an olde house vnburyed Iohn Dawes Iohn Bridges the 28. of September Sherifes Roger Bafford William Browne Mercer the 28. of October Iohn Tate Maior Mercer On Candlemasse daye the Kyng made Thomas Howard Earle of Surrey Duke of Norffolke Thomas Lorde Howard Earle of Surrey Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke Charles Somerset Earle of Worcester at Lambeth in the Archbishop of Canterburies palace and not long after he maoe sir Edward Stanley Lorde Mountegle In March folowing Thomas Wolsey the Kings Almoner 1514 T. VVolsey B. of Lincolne Anno reg 6 Hedges plucked vp ditches filled and Bishoppe of Tourney was consecrate Byshoppe of Lincolne as successour to William Smith late deceassed All the hedges wythin one myle and more euery waye aboute London were pulled downe and the ditches fylled vp in a morning by a number of yong men Citizens of London bycause those enclosures hadde bin hinderaunce to their shooting The ninetinth of May was receyued into London a Cap of Maintenance and a sworde sente from Pope Iulie the seconde which was presented to the King on the Sonday nexte with greate solempnitie in Saint Paules Churche The seauenth daye of August a peace was proclaimed betwixte the Kings of England and of Fraunce duryng theyr lyues In October a marriage was made betwéene Lewis the twelfth King of Fraunce and Ladye Mary the Kyngs sister of England Iames Yarford Iohn Mundy the 28. of September Sherifes Maior George Monox Draper the 28. of October This George Monox Mayor of London of his godly disposition reedified the decayed stéeple of the parishe Churche of Waltham Stowe in the Countie of Essex adding thereunto a side I le with a Chappel where he lyeth buryed And on the North side of the Churchyarde there he founded a fayre large Almose house for an Almose Prieste or Schoolemaywomenster and thirtéene poore almes folke eight men and fiue women appointing to the sayde almes Priest or Schoolemayster for his yearely wages 6. l. 13. sÌ„ 4. d. and to euerye one of y e almes folke 7. d. a wéeke 5 l. to be bestowed yéerely 1515 among them in coles And ordeyned that the sayd almes Priest should on Sondayes and festiuall dayes be helping assistant to the Uicar or Curate there in the celebration of Anno reg 7. diuine seruice and on the wéeke dayes fréelie to apply and teache yong children of the saide parishe to the number of Free Schoole at VValtham Stovv thirtie in a Schoolehouse by him there builded for that purpose Moreouer he gaue to the parish Clearke there for the time being a yearly stipend of 26. sÌ„ 8. d. for euer a Chamber by the sayde Almes house to the intent he should helpe the sayd Schoolemayster to teach the said children And hath giuen faire lands and tenements in the Citie of London for the perpetual maintenance of the premisses to Gods glory foreuer He also for the great commoditie of trauellers on â—â—â—e made a continuall cawsey of Timber ouer the marâ—â—â—s from
â—â—ces and then pleased them wonderous well Then â—â—â—pared they all that daye for the purposed deuise â—â— kepte them secret and close without anye noyse or â—â—tte off péeces within the Towne whyche gaue theyr Enimies the lesse â—eare of the assaulte but â—â—â—yghte wente to theyr Tentes and cowched 〈…〉 nothyng mistrusting that afterwarde immediately happened vnto them When the tyme came that all men were at rest the assaylants issued out of the Towne and there according to their appoyntment they gaue so cruell and fierce assault that they in the Camp had as much to do as was possible to resist them and euen as the Duke declared before to his Souldiours they within were compelled to turne their shotte that lay at the entrie against the assaylants With that issued the Duke and with him about fiftéene or sixtéene thousand men or more secretly in the night his enimies being not priuie of his comming vntill he was entred the fielde and at his entrie he tooke all the Ordinance that lay there and slew the Gunners then hée charged the péeces against his enimies and slewe them wonderfully he cutte downe the Tentes and Pauilions and murthered many within them ere they were ware of his comming so that he wanne the field or euer the King French King taken could arise to the rescue in so much as the King was taken in hys lodging or euer he were harnessed his Tentes were robbed and spoyled which were wonderous rith and in the spoyle and search of the Kings coffers the Duke of Burbon found the league vnder the great Seale of England newly made betwéene the King of England and the French King which once perceyued by him began to smell the impediment of his money which should haue come vnto him from the King hauing vpon due search intelligence that all the matter was deuised by the Cardinall of Englande The Duke conceyued suche an indignation héerevpon agaynst the Cardinall that incontinente hée wente vnto Rome and there intended to sacke the Towne and to haue taken the Pope where at the first assaulte of the walles the Duke was the first man that was stayne yet notwithstanding hys Captayne 's continued their assaulte and at the sast wanne the Towne and the Pope fledde Rome sacked the people fled vnto Castell Saint Angell where hée continued long in calamitie All this notwithstanding which yée haue hearâ— when newes was brought into England of the taking of the French King great triumph was made for ioy thereof on the ninth of March. About such time as Cardinall Wolsey was determined Cardinall VVolsey suppresseth Priories to build his Colledges in Oxford and in Ipsvvich to erect his new Colledges in Oxford and Ipswich he obteyned licence and authoritie of Pope Clement the seauenth to suppresse about the number of fortie Monasteries of good same and bountifull hospitalitie wherein the King bearing with all his doings neyther Bishop nor temporall Lorde in this Realme durst saye any worde to the contrarie In the executing of this businesse fiue persons were his chiefe instruments who on a time made a demaunde to the Prior and Couent of the Monasterie of Daintrie for occupying of certayne of theyr groundes but the Monkes refusing to satisfie their requests streightway they picked a quarrell agaynste the house and gaue information to the Cardinall agaynste them who taking a small occasion commaunded the house to bée dissolued and to bée coÌ„uerted to hys new Colledge but of thys irreligeous robberie done of no conscience but to patch vp pride whiche priuate wealth coulde not furnishe what punishmente hath since ensued at Gods hande sayeth myne Authour partly our selues haue séene for of those fyue persons two fell at discorde betwéene themselues and the one slewe the other for the which the suruiuor was hanged the thirde drowned hymselfe in a well the fourth béeing well knowne and valued worth two hundreth pounde became in thrée yeares so poore that hée begged to hys dying day and the fifth called Doctor Allane béeyng thiefe executor of these doyngs was cruelly maymed in Irelande euen at suche tyme as hée was a Bishop the Cardinall falling after into the Kings gréeuous displeasure was deposed and dyed miserably the Colledges whiche hée meante to haue made so glorious a building came neuer to good effect and Pope Clement himselfe by whose authoritie these houses were throwne downe to the ground was after enclosed in a dangerous séege within the Castell of Saint Angell in Rome by the Emperialles the Citie of Rome was pitifully sacked and himselfe narrowly escaped with his life The Tower at Greenewich was this yeare builded Greenevvich tovver builded Creations at Bridewell On the eyghtéenth of June Henry Fitz Roy which King Henry the eyght had by Elizabeth Creations at Bridevvell daughter to Sir Iohn Blunt Knight was created Earle of Notingham Duke of Richmond and Somerset Lieutenant Generall from Trent Northwards Warden of the East middle and West marches fore aneinst Scotlande Henry Earle of Deuonshire was created Marquesse of Exceter Henry Earle of Lincolne Thomas Earle of Rutlande Henry Earle of Cumberland were likewise created Robert Ratcliffe Lord Fitzwater created Uicount Egremunt Thomas Bolleyne Knight Treasourer of the Kings house was created Uicount Rochford Great murmuring was in all partes of the Realme for payment of money and Suffolke men to the number of four thousand rose in a tumult agaynste whome was sente the Duke of Norffolke and other commissioners by whose wisedome they were appeased and diuers executed Iohn Caunton Christopher Askew the 28. of Septemb. Sir Iohn Allen Mercer the 28. of October Sherifes Maior The eleuenth of February four Merchants of y e Stilyard did penance at Pawles Crosse and an Augustine Frier called Doctor Barnes bare a Fagot there was present the Lord Cardinall with eleuen Bishops Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester made the Sermon which was against Martine Luther of Germany and his doctrine A truce was taken betwéene Englande and France for a certayne space and Embassadors were sent into Denmarke 1526 for restoring of their King but the Danes woulde graunte nothing therevnto they did so deadly hate hym for hys crueltie The xxviij of Aprill came to the Court to Greenewiche Anno reg 18 Peace vvith France Mounsire Briond President of Roane and Iohn Iokin which President before the King and his Nobles made in the Latin tongue a solemne Oration the effect whereof was how dreadfull the warres had bin betwéene the Realmes of England and France He declared further of what power the King of Englande was and what conquest he might haue made in France the French King being prisoner whereof he humbly thanked him of his pitie and compassion that he had on them in their necessitie that he would consente to peace to the which Oration Sir Thomas Moore Chancellour of the Duchy of Lancaster made answere saying that it much reioyced the King that they first considered how by hys power he
waye at Sandingfielde mette by the Frenche King and many Nobles of France who rode al to Boloigne and were there lodged On the xxv of October King Henrie returned againe to Calleis accompanied with the Frenche King the King of Nauarre the Cardinall of Loraine and many other Dukes Byshoppes and great estates of Fraunce Gasâ—oine Brytaine and Normandie And the xxviij of October Kyng Henrie made the King of Nauarre Knight of the Garter and the nexte daye the Frenche King with the King of Nauarre and all the greate Lordes of Fraunce rode againe to Boloigne and King Henrie of Englande rode wyth them to Sandingfielde where he made to the Frenche King a costlye banquet and there the thrée Kings departed like louing brethren in great amitie the xiiij of NoueÌ„ber King Henrie landed at Douer Richard Reynold Nicholas Pinchon the 28. of September Sherifes Iohn Martin Butcher Sir Stephen Pecocke Haberdasher the 28. of October Maior Kyng Henrie kepte hys Christmasse at Greenewiche and after Christmasse sir Thomas Audeley Lord Kéeper of the great Seale was made Lord Chauncelor of England and then beganne a Parliament in the whiche it was enacted that no person shoulde appeale for anye cause oute of thys Realme to the Court of Rome and also that Quéene Katherine shoulde from thenceforth be no more called Quéene but Princesse Dowager of Prince Arthur The twelfth of Aprill being Easter euen the Ladye 1533 Anno reg 25 Anne Bolleine who hadde béene priuily marryed to Kyng Henrie wente to hir Closet openly as Quéene and was proclaymed Quéene of Englande The sixe and twentith of Aprill Arthure Plantagenet sonne illegitime of Kyng Edwarde the fourth was created Viscount Lisle at Bridewell The twelfth of May Pauier towne Clearke of London hung himselfe The Kings highnesse addressed his letters to the Maior and Communaltie of London signifying vnto them that his pleasure was to solempnize the Coronation of his most deare and welbeloued wife Quéene Anne at Westminster on Whitsonday next ensuing willing them to make preparation as well to fetche hir Grace from Greenewiche to the Tower by water as to sée the Citie garnished wyth Pageants in places accustomed for the honor of hir Grace when shée shoulde be conueyed from the Tower to Westminster Wherevppon a common Counsell was called and commaundement gyuen to the Haberdashers of whiche Craft the Maior was that they shoulde prepare a Barge for the Bachelers wyth a Wafter and a Foyste garnished wyth Banners lyke as they vse when the Maior is presented at Westminster on the morrowe after the feast of Saint Simon Iude. Also all other Craftes were commaunded to prepare Barges and to garnishe them not onely with their Banners accustomed but also to decke them with Targets by the sides of the Barges and to sette vppe all suche séemely Banners and Bannerets as they hadde in their halâ—es or coulde get to furnishe theyr sayde Barges and euery Barge to haue Minstrels according to whych commaundement greate preparation was made for all thyngs necessary for suche a noble triumph The nine and twentith daye of May béeing Thurseday the Maior and his brethren all in Scarlet and such as were knightes hadde collars of Esses and the residue hauyng greate Chaines and the Counsell of the Citie assembled with them at Saint Marie hill And at one of the clocke descended to the newe steire to their Barge whyche was garnished with manye goodly banners and streamers and richly couered in whiche Barge was Shalmes Shagebushes and dyuers other Instruments of Musicke whiche played continually After that the Maior and hys brethren were in their barge séeing that the companies to the number of fiftie barges were readye to waite vppon them they gaue commaundement to the companies that no barge should rowe nearer to another than twice the length of the barge and to sée the order kepte there were thrée Whirries prepared and in euerye one of them two officers to call on them to kéepe their order After whyche commaundement giuen they set forth in order as hereafter is described Firste before the Maiors Barge was a Foiste for a wafter full of Ordinaunce in whyche Foyste was a greate reddâ— Dragon continuallye â—â—â—â—ng and casting wilde fire and rounde aboute the sayde foiste stoode terrible monstrous and wild men casting fire and making hideous noise nexte after the foiste a good distaunce came the Maiors Barge on whose righte hande â—â—â— the Bachelers Barge in the whyche were Trum 〈…〉 and dyuers other melodious Instrumentes the 〈…〉 of the sayde Barge and saile yardes and the toppe â—â—â—â—elles were hanged wyth ryche cloth of Golde and 〈…〉 at the Fore-shippe and the Sterne were two greate banners ryche beaten wyth the armes of the King and the Quéene aud on the soppe castell also was a long streamer newly beaten with the saide armes the sides of the Barge was sette full of Flagges and Banners of the deuices of the companyes of Haberdashers and Merchaunt Aduenturers and the lasserers or cordes were hanged wyth innumerable Penselles hauing lyttle Belles at the endes whyche made a goodlye noyse and was a goodlye sighte wauering with the winde on the out side of the barge were thrée dozen Scutcheons in mettall of the Armos of the Kyng and Quéene whiche were beaten vppon square Buckeram deuided so that the righte side hadde the King colours and the lefte side the Quéenes whyche Scutcheons were fastened on the clothes of Golde and siluer hauging on the deckes on the lefte hand of the Maior was an other Foyste in the whyche was a mounte and on the mounte stoode a white Faulcon crowned vppon a roote of Golde enuironed wyth white Roses and redde whyche was the Quéenes deuice aboute whyche mounte sate Uirgins singing and playing melodiouslye Next after the Mayor followed hys Felowshippe the Haberdashers nexte after them the Mercers then the Grocers and so euerye company in hys order and laste of all the Maiors Sheriffes officers euery company hauing melodie in their Barge by them selues and goodly garnished wyth Banneâ—s and some couered wyth Sylke and some wyth Arras or suche like which was a goodly sight to beholde and in thy â— or â—er they rowed by Greenewiche to the pointe beyende Greenwiche and there they turned backward in an other order that is toâ— wéete the Maiors and Sherifs officers firste and the meanest Crafte nexte and so ascencendyng to the vpper moste Crafte in order and the Maior laste as thy goe to Paules at Christmasse and in that order they to wed downe warde to Greenewiche towne and there caste ancker makyng greate melodie At thrée of the clocke the Quéene apparelled in riche cloth of Golde entred into hir Barge accompanyed wyth dyuers Ladyes and Gentlewomen and incontinent the Citizens set forward in their order theyr Minstrels continually playing and y â— Bachelers barge going on the Quéenes right hand whyche shée tooke greate pleasure to beholde Aboute the Quéenes barge were manye noble menne as the Duke of
Wednesday following Upon whiche daye â—â—e Maior sir Stephen Pecocke in a gown of Criniosin Uelâ—â—t wyth his collar of Esses and al the Aldermen in Scarâ—â—â— with collars and chaines and all the Counsell of the Ci 〈…〉 with them tooke their Barge at one of the clocke and the 〈…〉 had another Barge and so rowed to Greenewiche where were manye Lordes Knightes and Gentlemen assembled al the walles betwéene the Kings palace and the Friers were hanged with Arras and all the way strewed with gréeue rushes The Friers Church was also hanged wyth riche Arras the Font was of siluer and stoode in the middest of the Churche thrée steppes highe whiche was couered with a fine cloth and diuers Gentlemen with aproâ—â—â— and towels aboute their neckes gaue attendance aboute it that no filth shoulde come to the font ouer it hung a square Canapie of Crimosin Sattin friuged with Golde aboute it was a rayle couered with red Say betwéene the Quéere bodye of the Church was a close place with a panne of fyrâ— to make the childe ready in when all these things were â—â—dered the childe was brought to the Hall and then eueryâ— man set forwarde firste the Citizens twoo and two then Gentlemen Esquiers and ChaÌ„plaines nexte after them the Aldermen and the Maior alone and nexte the Kingâ—â— Councell then the Kings Chappell in Coapes then Barons Bishoppes Earles the Earle of Essex bearing the couered Basons guilte after him the Marquesse of Excestâ—â— with a Taper of Uirgin Ware nexte him the Marquesse Dercet bearing the Salte behinde him the Ladye Mary of Norffolke bearing the Crisoâ—e whyche was verye â—â—â—he of Pearle and Stone The olde Dutchesse of Noâ—ffolke 〈…〉 the childe in a Mantle of purple Uelâ—eâ— wyth a long traine surred wyth Ermin The D. of Norffolke with his Marshals rod went on the right hand of the said Dutches the Duâ—â—â— of Suffolke on the left hand and before them went officers of Armes y e Countesse of Kâ—â—â— bare the long traine of y â— childes Mantle and meane betwéene the childe the Countesse of Kent went the Earle of 〈…〉 the Earle of Darby on eyther side supporting the said traine in the middest ouer the child was borne a rich Canapieby the Lord Rochforde the Lord Husse the Lord William Howard the Lord Thomas Howard the elder After the child followed manyâ— Laâ—yâ—s â— GentlewomeÌ„ When y e child was come to the Church dore the Bishop of London met it with diuers Bishops Abbots mytered began the obseruaunces of the Sacrament The Godfather was Lord Thoâ— Archbishoppe of Canterburie the Godmothers were the olde Dutchesse of Norffolke the olde Marchionesse of Dorcet widows and the childe was named Elizabeth and after that al things were done at the Church dore the child was broughte to the Font and Christened that done Garter chiefe King of Armes cryed aloude God of hys infinite goodnesse send prosperous life and long to the highe mightie Princesse of England Elizabeth and then the Trumpets blewe then y e child was brought vp to y e Aultar the Gospel said ouer it After that immediatly the Archebyshop of Canterburie confirmed it the Marchionesse of Excester being Godmother then the Bishop of Canterbury gaue vnto the Princesse a standing Cuppe of Gold the Dutchesse of Norffolke gaue to hir a standyng Cuppe of Golde fretted wyth Pearle y e Marchionesse of Dorcet gaue 3. guilt bolles pounsed with a couer the Marchionesse of Excester gaue 3. standing boules grauen al guilt with a couer Then was brought in Waffers Confects I pocrase in such plenty y â— euery man had as much as he would desire then they sette forward y e Trumpets afore going in the same order toward the kings palace as they did when they came thitherward sauing that y e gifts that y e Godfather Godmothers gaue were borne before the child by 4. persons that is to say first sir Iohn Dudley bare the gift of the Lady of Excester the L. Thomas Howard the yoÌ„ger bare the gift of the Lady Dorcet the Lord Fitz Walter bare the gifte of the Lady of Norffolke and the Lorde of Worcester bare the gifte of the Archebyshop of Canterburie and al the one side as they went was full of staffe-torches to the number of fyue hundreth borne by the Guarde and other of the Kings seruantes and aboute the childe were manye other proper Torches borne by Gentlemenne And in this order they brought the Princesse to the Quéenes Chamber dore and then departed The â—aior wente to the Kings Chamber and tarryed there a whyle wyth his bréethren the Aldermen and at the laste the Dukes of Norffolke and Suffolke came out from the King and reported to the Mayor and his brethren that the King thanked them hartily and commanded them to giue them thankes in his name and from thence they were had to the Seller and dranke and so went to their Barge The xxiij of Nouember béeyng Sonday on a Scaffolde Holy Mayde of Kent before the Crosse at Paules there stoode a Nunne professed in the Priorie of Saint Sepulchre in Caunterburie named Elizabeth Barton with sundry other persons and the Bishop of Bangor late Abbot of Hyde there preaching shewed their offences from whence they were committed to the Tower of London The xxviij of Januarye a great fish was taken at Blacke wall called a Whale whyche was broughte to Westminster to the King and so backe to Broken Wharfe and there cut out The firste of Aprill Woolfe and his wife were hanged 1534 VVoolfe and his vvife haÌ„ged on two Gibbets at the turning trée in Lambeth Marshe for murthering the two Merchant strangers aforesaide The xx of Aprill Elizabeeh Barton a Nunne professed at The holy Maid of Kent and other hanged and headed Saint Sepulchres in Canterburie Edward Bocking Iohn Deering two Monks of Christs Church in Canterburie Hughe Riche warden of the Friers Obseruants in Canterburie and Richard Risbe and another of his fellows of the same house Richarde Maister Parson of Aldington in Kent and Henrie Golde Pryest were drawn from the Tower of London to Tyborne there hanged headed c. for sundry conspiracies in the matter of diuorce betwéene the Kynges Maiestie and Quéen Katherine At which time were also attainted of misprision by acte of Parliament for the same matter Iohn Fisher Bishop of Rochester Iohn Adeson his Chaplain Tho. Abell Priest Thomas Gold Gentleman and Thomas Laurence Anno reg 26 Register to the Archdeacon of Canterburie The ninth of July Lorde Dacres of the North was arraigned Lord Dacres of the North arraigned at Westminster of high treason where he so wittily confuted his accusers that to their great shame he was fouÌ„d not guiltie The eleauenth of August was all the places of the Obseruant Friers houses suppressed Friers as Grenewich Canterbury Richmont Newarke and Newcastell putte downe and Austen Fryers set in their places and the Obseruants were
putte in places of the Grey Fryers The fourtéenth of August was a greate fire at Temple Bar Fire at Temple Barre and certaine persons burned The sixetéenth of Auguste was burned the Kings Stable The Kings Stable brent at Charing Crosse called the Mewes wherin was burned many greate horses and greate store of Haye The one and twentith of September Doctour Taylour Thomas Croâ—vvell Master of the Rolles Maister of the Rolles was discharged of that office and Thomas Cromwell sworne in his place the ix of October The Earle of Kildare dyed prysoner in the Tower of London and his sonne Thomas Fitz Garet rebelled in Irelande slew Doctour Allen Bishop of Deueling and tooke the kings Ordinaunce wherefore the King sente thither sir William Skeuington with a company of souldiours Nicolas Leueson William Denham the 28. of September Sherifes Maior The Popes authoritie abrogated Sir Iohn Champneis Skinner the 28. of October In Nouember was held a Parliament at Westminster wherein the Pope with al his aucthoritie was cleane banished this Realme and order taken that he should no more be called Pope but Byshoppe of Rome and the King to bée reputed and taken as supreame head of the Churche of Englande hauing full aucthoritie to reforme all errours heresies Firste fruites tenths giuen to the King 1535 Anno reg 27 Charter house Monkes and abuses of the same Also the first fruits and tenths of all spirituall dignities and promotions were granted the king with a subsidy of the laity of twelue pence in y â— pound with a fiftéenth and a tenth The nine and twentith of Aprill the Prior in the Charter house at London the Prior of Beuall the Prior of Exham Reynoldes a brother of Sion and Iohn Haile Uicar of Thistleworth were all condemned of Treason who were drawne hanged and quartered at Tyborne the fourth of May theyr heads and quarters set on the gates of the Citie al saue one quarter whyche was set on the Charterhouse at London The eighte of May the King commaunded al about hys Polled heades commaunded Courte to poll their heades and to giue them example hée caused hys own head to be polled and from thence forth his bearde to be notted and no more shauen Hollanders condemned for heretiques The fiue and twentith daye of Maye was in Saint Paules Churche at London examined ninetéene men and sixe womeÌ„ borne in Holland whose opinions were firste that in Christ is not two natures God and Man secondely that Christe tooke neyther flesh nor bloude of the Uirgin Mary thirdlye that children borne of Infidels shall be saued fourthly that baptisme of Children is to none effecte fifthly that the Sacrament of Christes bodye is but breade only sixtly that hée who after his Baptisme sinneth wittingly sinneth deadly and cannot be saued Fourtéene of them were condemned a man and a woman of them were burned in Smithfielde the other twelue were sent to other townes there to be brent Charter house Monkes executed The eightéenth of June thrée Monks of the Charterhouse at London named Exmew Middlemore and Nidigate were drawne to Tyborne and there hanged and quartred Byshoppe of Rochester beheaded The two and twentith of June Doctour Iohn Fisher Byshoppe of Rochester was beheaded on the Tower hill hys head was set on London Bridge and his body buryed within Barking Curchyard The sixte of July sir Thomas Moore was beheaded on Sir Thomas Moore beheaded the Tower hill for deniall of the Kyngs Supremacie and then the body of Doctour Fisher Byshoppe of Rochester was taken vp and buryed with sir Thomas Moore in the Tower Doctour Foxe the Kyngs Almoner was made Bishoppe of Hereforde and Hugh Latimer Bishoppe of Worcester the blacke Frier of Bristowe was made Byshoppe of Rochester In August the Lorde Thomas Gerard sonne to the earle of Kildare was taken in Ireland and sent to the Tower of London In October the King sente Doctour Lee and other to visite Abbeys visited the Abbeys Priories and Nunneries in Englande who putte forth all religious persons that woulde goe and all that were vnder the age of foure and twentie yeres and closed vppe the residue that woulde remayne and tooke order that no manne shoulde come to the houses of women nor women to the houses of menne but onelye to heare theyr seruice all religious menne that departed the Abbot or Prior to gyue them for their habite a Priestes gowne and fortie shyllyngs of money the Nunnes to haue suche apparell as Secular women weare and to goe where they woulde He tooke out of Monasteries and Abbeys theyr reliques and chiefest Jewels Humfrey Monmouth Iohn Cotes the 28. of September Sherifes These Sheriffes in the beginning of their yeare put away twelue Sergeants and twelue Yeomen till they were forced by a Courte of common Councell to take them againe Sir Iohn Allen being one of the Kinges Councell was at the Kings requeste chosen Maior of London Sir Iohn Allen Mercer the 28. of October Maior This sir Iohn Allen when he deceassed in Anno 1544. Charitable deedes of sir Iohn Allen. and hadde béene twice Maior of London and of Councel with the King as is aforesaide he gaue to the Citie of London a riche collar of Golde to be worne by the Maior whyche Collar was firste worne by sir William Laxton on Sainct Edwards daye to the election of the newe Maior who gaue to euery Warde in London twentie pounde to be distributed to the pore housholders besides to one hundreth and twentie persons thrée score men euerie of them a gowne of broad cloth and a blacke cappe and thréescore women to euerye of them a gowne of the like cloth and a white kerchiefe The eleauenth of Nouember was a greate Procession Procession at London of all the religious men thrée Bishoppes and foure Abbots mytered whyche was for ioy the French King was recouered of hys health In the moneth of December the names of all Chauntries Names of Chauntries were taken and who had the gifte of them The eighte of Januarie dyed Lady Katherine Dowager Katherine Dovvager de ceassed at Kimbalton and was buryed at Peterborowe The nine and twentith of January Quéene Anne was deliuered of a child before hir time whych was borne dead In a Parliament begonne in the moneth of Februarye Aparliament was graunted to the King and his heyres al religious houses Small houses suppressed 1536 Anno reg 28 in the Realme of Englande of the valewe of two hundred pound and vnder with al lands goods to them belonging the number of these houses then suppressed were 376. the value of their lands then 32000 pound and more by yere the mouable goods as they were sold Robin Hoods penniworths 10000. pound the religious were tourned oute to the worlde more than 10000. On May daye was a greate iusting at Greenewich where were Chalengers the Lorde Rocheford and other and Defendors Iustes
foughte on the euen of Saint Simon and Iude but as God woulde there fell suche rayne the nighte before that the two Armyes coulde not méete wherevppon they desyred the Duke of Northfolke to sue vnto the Kyngs Maiestie for theyr pardon and that they myghte haue their liberties c. whyche the Duke promised and rode poste to the Kyng then lying at Windesore to know his pleasure and so appeased them Sir Robert Aske Commotion appeased that was chiefe of this Rebellion came to London and was not only pardoned but rewarded with great giftes Sir Ralph Euers kept Skarbrow Castel in the North béeing Sir Ralph Euers his good seruice in the North. sixe wéekes beséeged by the Rebelles twentye dayes whereof he and all his companye whiche were his onely friends seruants and tenants and serued for good will to him were forced to susteyne themselues with bread and water and yet kept the same safe to the end of the sayd Rebellion and so deliuered it to King Henry who sente hym soone after to serue in the bordures against Scotland where in great credite he continued his seruice kéeping the Scottes without doing hurt to England and with such obedience of them as within twentie miles of the bordures of Scotlande fore against him there was not a Scotte but at his commandement and so continued till he was killed in Anno 1545. Robert Paget Mer. Taylor William Bowyer the 28. of Se. Sherifes Maior Sir Ralph Warreine Mercer the 28. of October The xij of Nouember Sir Thomas Newman Priest bare a faggot at Pawles Crosse for singing Masse with good ale Penaunce at Paules crosse The xiij of Nouember Maister Robert Pagington a Mercer of London was slaine with a gunne as he was going to Robert Pagington murthered morrow Masse to Saint Thomas of Akers nowe called the Mercers Chappell but the murtherer was neuer openly knowne till by his owne confession made when he came to the Gallowes at Banbery where he was hanged for felonie The 22. of December the Thames being frozen the king and Quéene Iane rode through London to Greenewich The third of February was Thomas Fitzgarret sonne The Barle of Kildare and fine of his Vnckle 's executed and heire to the Earle of Kildare beheaded and fiâ—e of hys Unckles drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne for Treason In the same moneth Nicholas Musgraue Thomas Gilby and other stirred a new Rebellion and beséeged the A nevv commotion in Yorkeshire Another conspiracie Citie of Carelile from whence they were driuen and many of them taken and put to death Also the same moneth Sir Francis Bigot Sir Robert Constable and other beganneâ— conspiracie and for the same were attaynted The xxix of March were twelue men of Lincolne drawne 1537 to Tiborne and there hanged quartered fiue were priestes and seaâ—en were lay men one was an Abbot a Suffragan Lincolneshirâ— men executed Doctor Mackerell another was the Uicar of Louthe in Lincolneshire and two Priests In Aprill through certayne commissions sent into Sommersetshire Anno reg 29 A commotion in Sommersetshire to take vp Corne the people began to make an insurrection which was by Mayster Pawlet and other alayed the beginners to the number of thréescore were condemned whereof fourtéene were hanged and quartered one of them was a woman In June the Lord Darcy the Lord Hussey Sir Robert Constable Sir Thomas Percy Sir Francis Bigot Sir Stephen Hamelton Sir Iohn Bulmer and his wife William Lomley Nicholas Tempest Esquier Robert Aske William Thurst Abbot of Fountaynes Adam Sodbury Abbot of Gerâ—ax the Abbot of Riuers William Wold Prior of Birlington were all put to death Sir Robert Constable at Hull ouer the gate called Beuerley gate Aske hanged in chaynes on a Tower at Yorke Margaret Cheyny otherwise Lady Boulmer burned in Smithfield Lorde Darcy beheaded at Tower hill Lord Hussey at Lincolne and the other sixe in number suffered at Tiborne The xxvj of August the Lord Cromwell Lorde priuie Seale was made Knight of the Garter The xij of October about two of the clocke in the morning Prince Edvvard borne was borne at Hampton Court Prince Edwarde and Quéene Iane his mother left hir life the xiiij of October The xviij of October y e Prince was made Prince of Wales Duke of Cornewall and Earle of Chester Edward Seymour Lord Beauchamp the Quéenes brother was made Earle of Hertford and Sir William Fitz William Lord Admirall was made Earle of Hampton and Mayster Pawlet was made Uiztreasurer Sir Iohn Russell Comptroller of the kings house Mayster Henedge Maister Long Mayster Kneuet of the Kings priuie Chamber Knightes Mayster Coffin Mayster Listar and Mayster Seimour the Quéenes brother Knightes Iohn Gresham Thomas Lewen the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Richard Gresham Mercer the 28. of October The xviij of October Edward Uiscount Beauchamp was created Earle of Hertford and Sir William Fitz william States created Lord Admirall was created Earle of Southampton at Hampton Court The same day and in the same place were made these Knightes Sir Thomas Hennedge Sir Thomas Seymer Sir Richard Long Sir William Coffin Sir Michaell Listar and Sir Henry Kneuet On Alhallowen euen Lord Thomas Howard brother to Lord Thomas Hovvard deceassed the Duke of Norffolke dyed prisoner in the Tower of London and was buryed at Thetford and then the Lady Margaret Dowglas was pardoned and releassed out of the Tower The xij of Nouember the corpse of Quéene Iane was with great solemnitie conuayde from Hampton Court toward Windsore and there buryed The xxiiij of February being Sonday the Roode of Roode of grace shevved at Povvles Boxley in Kent called the Roode of Grace made with dyuers vices to moue the eyes and lippes was shewed at Powles Crosse by the Preacher which was Bishop of Rochester and there it was broken and plucked in péeces The xxv of February Sir Iohn Allen Priest and also an Irish Gentleman of the Garets were hanged and quartered at Tiborne The second of March the Image of the Roode called Saint Sauiour at Bermondsey Abbey in Southwarke was taken down Saint Sauiour in Southvvarke by the Kings commandement The xxj of March Henry Harfam Customer of Pâ—â—mâ—â—â—â—â— Thomas Ewell were haÌ„ged quartered at Tiborne The xxij of May Frier Forest was hanged by the midle in a chaine of Iron and then brent in Smithfield for denying 1538 Anno reg 30 Frier Forest brent the King to be supreme head of the Church c. with hym was brent the Image of Daruell Gatherine of Wales and the next night following the Roode at Saint Margaret Paitins by Tower streete was broken all to pâ—eces with his Tabernacle that he stoode in The xxvij of May was a great fire in Saint Margaret Fire in Râ—â—dâ— Lane Patins Parish among the Basketmakers where were brent and perished in thrée houres aboue a dozen houses and nine persons cleane brent to death Battayle Abbey
a platter with porage and four pencâ— in money The xiiij of Nouember Hugh Ferringdon Abbot of Abbots of Reading Glastonbâ—â—y executed Reading and two Priests named Ruge and Onyon for denying the Kings Supremacie were hanged and quartered at Reading The same day was Richard Whiting Abbot of Glastonburie hanged and quartered on Torre hill beside his Monasterie for the same cause The first of December Iohn Beach Abbot of Colchester was likewise executed In December were appoynted to wayte on the Kings Pencioners appoynted highnesse person fiftie Gentlemen called Pencioners or Speres vnto whome was appoynted fiftie pound the péece pearely The third of January was the Lady Anne of Cleeue receiued King Henry married Lady Anne of Cleue at Blacke heath and brought to Greenewich with great triumph and the sixth day of y e same moneth she was maryed to King Henry After Christmas the Priorie Church of Saint Mary Ouery Saint Mary Oueryes made a parish Church in Southwarke was purchased of the King by the inhabitants of the Borow Doctor Gardener Bishop of Winchester putting to his helping hand they made thereof a parish church and the little Church of Mary Megdalen ioyning to the same Priorie was made all one Churche and Saint Margarets in Southwarke a parish was admitted to the same parish The xij of March Henry Bowrcher Earle of Essex riding Earle of Essex deceassed a yong Horsse was cast and brake his necke at his Manour in Essex He was the eldest Earle in England The xix of March Iohn Vere Earle of Oxforde high Earle of Oxford deceassed chamberlayne of Englande deceassed at his Manour in Essex Ther. of Aprill Sir William Peterson Priest late commissarie 1540 of Caleis and Sir William Richardson Priest of Saint Maryes in Caleis were both there drawne hanged Priests at Caleis executed and quartered in the Market place for the Supremacie The 18. of Aprill Sir Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Cromvvell Earle of Essex Seale was created Earle of Essex and high Chamberlayne of England Also Gregory hys sonne was made Lorde Cromwell In a Parliament which began the xviij of Aprill was Subsedie and four fifteenes graunted to the King a subsedie of two shillings the pound Lands and twelue pence goodes and four fiftéenes The xxiiij of Aprill Thomas Lord Audley Chancellor Anno reg 32 of England with Sir Anthony Browne Maister of the Kingâ— Lord Audley Knight of the Garter Horsse were made Knightes of the Garter On May day was a great triumph of Justing at Westminster which Justes had bin proclaymed in France Flaunders Iusting of challengers Scotland and Spayne for all commers that woulde against the challengers of Englande which were Sir Iohn Dudley Sir Thomas Seymer Sir Thomas Poynings Sir George Carew Knightes Anthony Kingston and Richarde Cromwell Esquiers which sayd challengers came into the listes that day richly apparelled and their Horsses trapped all in white Ueluet with certayne Knightes and Gentlemen riding afore them apparelled all in white Ueluet and white Sarsenet and all their seruants in white dublets and hozen cut after the Burgonion fashion and there came to Just against them the sayd daye of defendants xlvj the Earle of Surrey being the formost Lord William Heyward Lord Clinton and Lord Cromwell sonne and heire to Thomas Cromwell Earle of Essex and Chamberlayne of EnglaÌ„d with other which were all richly apparelled And that day Sir Iohn Dudley was ouerthrowne in the fielde by mischance of his Horsse by one Mayster Breme defendant neuerthelesse he brake diuers Speares valiantly after that and after the saide Justes were done the sayde challengers rode to Durham place where they kepte open housholde and feasted the King and Quéene with hir Ladyes and all the Court. The seconde of May Anthony Kingston and Richarde Cromwell were made Knightes at the sayd place The third of May the sayde challengers did turney on Tournying horssebacke with swords and against them came xxix defendants Sir Iohn Dudley and the Earle of Surrey running first which the first course lost both their gauntleâ—s and that day Sir Richard Cromwell ouerthrew Mayster Palmer in y e field off his Horsse to the great honor of the challengers The v. of May she said challengers fought on foote at the Barriers against theÌ„ came xxx defendants which â—ought Barriers valiantly but Sir Richard Cromwell ouerthrew that day at the Barriers Mayster Culpeper in the field and the sixth of May the sayd chalengers brake vp their houshold The vij of May Sir William Weston Knight Lorde Saint Iohns in Smithfield suppressed Prior of Saint Iohns without Smithfield dyed and the King tooke all the Lands that belonged to that order into hys hands to the augmentation of his Crowne and gaue vnto euery of the Chalengers aboue written for a rewarde of their valiantnesse a hundred Markes and a house to dwell in of yéerely reuenues out of the sayd lands for euer The 26. of May was sent to the Tower Doctour Wilson and Doctour Sampson Bishop of Chichester for reléeuing certayne prisoners which denyed the Kings Supremacie for the same offence Richard Farmer Grocer of London a rich Richard Farmer in the Premunire and wealthy man was committed to the Marshalsea and after arraigned and attaynted in the Premunire and lost all his goodes Also the kéeper of Newgate was sent to the Marshalsea for giuing libertie to Doctor Powell and Doctour Abell his prisoners The ninth of July Thomas Lord Cromwell Earle of Thomas Lord Cromvvell beheaded Essex béeing in the Counsell Chamber was sodeinly apprehended and committed to the Tower of London The ninetéenth he was attainted by Parliament of heresie and high Treason and y e xxviij of July he was beheaded on the Tower hill with the Lord Walter Hungerford of Heitisburie In this moneth of July King Henry by authoritie of King Henry deuorced from Lady Anne of Cleeue Parliament and Conuocation was deuorced from Lady Anne of Cleeue The xxx of July Robert Barnes Thomas Gerrard William Sixe Priestes three brent three hanged Ierome Priests were burned in Smithfield The same day Thomas Abell Edward Powell and Richarde Fetherstone all thrée Doctours were hanged and quartered for denying the Kings supremacie of the Church The fourth of August were drawne to Tiborne sixe persons Seauen executed at Tiborne and one ledde Lawrence Cooke Prior of Dancalfe William Horne a lay brother of the Charterhouse Giles Horne Gentleman Clement Philpot Edmond Bromham Darby Kenham Robert Birde Iaruis Carrow all put to death for Treason The Ditches about London were clensed The eyght of August Lady Katherine Haward daughter to Edmond Lord Haward was shewed opeÌ„ly as Quéene King Henry married at Hampton Court The xj of September was hanged in Moore field a StraÌ„ger Harlots cause many murthers named Iames Rinatian who had slayne his Maister one Capon a Florentine in a Garden for his Harlot The later end
of this yeare was a great drouth and a Dry sommer great death of hote burning agues and flixes The salt water flowed aboue London bridge William Laxton Martin Bowes the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir William Roche Draper the 28. of October The xxij of December Ralph Egerton and Thomas Harman seruant to Mayster Flightwood were executed for counterfetting the Kings great Seale in leade wherewith they had sealed diuers Patents counterfetted and antidated making Strangers Denisons vnder the names of diuers Clearkes of the Chancerie one Tuckefield being of their faction robbed the Lord Audlyes Chappell and fledde who béeing afterwarde apprehended at Caleis whiche Towne he woulde haue betrayed he slew himselfe with a Dagger In Aprill certayne persons began a new Rebellion in 1541 Anno reg 33 A nevv commotion in Yorkeshire Yorkeshire which were shortly after takeÌ„ put to executioÌ„ in diuers places of which Leigh a GeÌ„tlemaÌ„ Tatarsal a Clothyer and Thorneton a yeoman were put to death at London Sir Iohn Neuell Knight a tenne persons or moe were put to death at Yorke The seauen and twentith of May the Countesse of Salisburie Countesse of Salisburie beheaded Damport and Chapman hanged was beheaded in the Tower of London The ninth of June Damport and Chapman two of the Kings Gard were hanged at Greenewich for robbery The tenth of June Sir Edmond Kneuet Knighte of Norffolke was arraigned before the Kings Justices sitting Sir Edmond Kneueâ— arraigned for striking in the Court. in the great Hall at Greenewich Mayster Gage Comptroller of the Kings houshold Mayster Suthwell Sir Anthony Browne Sir Anthony Winkefield Mayster Wrisley and Edmond Pecham Cofferer of the Kings houshold for striking of one Mayster Clere of Norffolke seruant with theÌ„ Earle of Surrey within the Kings house in y e Tenis Court There was first chosen to go vpoÌ„ the sayd Edmond a Quest of Gentlemen and a Quest of Yeomen to enquire of the saide stripe by the which inquests he was found gilty and had iudgement to lose his right hande wherevpon was called to do the execution first the Sergeant Chirurgion wyth hys instrumentes apperteyning to his Office the Sergeant of the Woodyard with the Mallet and a Blocke wherevpon the hand should lye the Mayster Cooke for the King with the knife the Sergeant of the Larder to set the knife right on the ioynt the Sergeant Farrer with his searing irons to seare the veynes the Serieant of the Poultrey with a Cocke which Cocke should haue his head smitten off vpon the same blocke and with the same knife the yeomen of the Chaundrie with seare clothes the yeomen of the Skolerie with a panne of fire to heate the irons a chafer of water to coole the endes of the irons and two formes for all Officers to sette their stuffe on the Sergeant of the Celler with Wine Ale and Béere the yeomen of the Ewrie in the Sergeantes stéede who was absente wyth Bason Ewre and Towels Thus euery man in hys Office readye to do the execution there was called foorth Sir William Pickering Knight Marshall to bring in the sayde Edmonde Kneuet and when hée was broughte to the Barre the chiefe Justice declared to hym his trespasse and the sayde Kneuet confessing hymselfe to bée giltye humblye submitted hym to the Kings mercie for this offence hée was not only iudged to lose his hand but also his body to remayne in prison and his Landes and goodes at the Kings pleasure Then the sayde Sir Edmund Kneuet desired that the King of his benigne grace would pardon him of his right hande and take the left for quoth he if my right hand be spared I may héereafter doe suche good seruice to his grace as shall please him to appoynt Of this submission and request the Justices forthwith enformed the King who of his goodnesse considering the gentle heart of the sayde Edmund and the good reporte of Lords and Ladyes graunted hym pardon that he should lose neyther hand land nor goodes but should goe frée at libertie The Lord Leonard Gray being endited of certain points of Treason by him committed as was alledged agaynste him during the season that he was the Kings Lieutenant in Ireland to witte for deliuering his nephew Girald Fitz Garard brother to Thomas Fitz Garard before executed and also for that he caused certaine Irishmen to inuade the lands of the Kings friends whome he fauoured not the fiue and twentith of June he was arraigned at Westminster in the Kings bench and appoynted to be tryed by Knightes bycause he was a Lord by name and no Lord of the Parliament but he discharged the Jurie and confessed the enditement wherevpon he had iudgement on y e xxvitj of June being S Peters euen he was beheaded at Tower hill where he The Lord Leonard Grey beheaded ended his life very quietly and godly This noble man as he was come of high lignage so was he a right valiant and hardy personage hauing in his time done his Prince and Countrey good seruice both in Ireland France and other places greatly to his commendation although now his happe was thus to lose his head The same day that he suffered there were executed at Saint Thomas Waterings thrée Gentlemen Iohn Mantell Iohn Frowdes and George Roydon They died for a murther committed in Sussex as theyr inditement imported in company of Thomas Fines Lorde Dacres of the South The troth whereof was thus the Lord Dacres of the South arâ—aigned sayde Lord Dacres through the lewde perswasion of some of them as hath bin reported meaning to bunt in y e Parke of Nicholas Pelham Esquier at Laughton in the same Countie of Sussex béeyng accompanyed with the sayde Mantel Frowdes and Roydon Iohn Cheyney and Thomas Isley Gentlemen and Richarde Middleton and Iohn Goldwell Yeomen passed from his house of Hurstmonseux the laste of Aprill in the night season towarde the same Parke where they intended so to hunt and commyng into a place called Pikehay in the parishe of Hillingley they found one Iohn Busbrigge Iames Busbrigge and Richarde Somener standing there togither and as it fell out through quarrelling there ensued a fray betwixte the sayde Lorde Dacres and his company on the one part and the said Iohn and Iames Busbrig and Richard Somener on the other in so much that the said Iohn Busbrigge receyued such hurt that he dyed thereof the seconde of May nexte ensuing wherevpon as well the sayd Lorde Dacres as those that were there wyth hym and diuers other likewise that were appointed to go another way to méete them at the sayd Parke were indited of murther and the seauen and twentith of June the Lord Dacres himselfe was arraigned before the Lord Audley of Walden then Lord Chauncelor sitting that day as high Steward of Englande with other Péeres of the Realme about him who then and there condemned the sayde Lorde Dacres to dye for that transgression and afterwardes the nine and twentith of
June being Saint Peters daye at eleauen of the clocke in the forenoone the Sheriffes of London accordingly as they were appointed were readye at the Tower to haue receiued the saide prisoner and him to haue led to execution on the Tower hill but as the prisoner should come forth of the Tower on Heire a Gentleman of the Lord Chancelors house came and in the Kings name commaunded to stay the execution till two of the clocke in the afternoone whyche caused many to thinke that the King woulde haue graunted his pardon But neuerthelesse at thrée of the clocke in the same afternoone he was brought forth of the Tower and delyuered to the Sheriffes who led him on foote betwixte them vnto Tyborne where he dyed His body was buryed in the Churche of Saint Sepulchres he was not paste foure and twentie yeres of age when he came thus throughe greate mishappe to hys ende for whome many sore lamented and likewise for the other thrée Gentlemen Mantell Frowdes and Roydon but for the saide yong Lord being a right towardly GentlemaÌ„ and such a one as many had conceiued great hope of better proofe no smal mone and lamentation was made the more indéede for that it was thought he was induced to attempt suche follis which occasioned his death by some light heads that were then aboute him The firste of July a Welchman a Minstrell was hanged and quartred for singing of songs whiche were interpreted to be prophecying againste the King In the moneth of August the King tooke his Progresse Progresse to Yorke towarde Yorke About this time Westminster and Bristow were made Bishopricke â— Rowland Hill Henrie Sucley the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Michaell Dormer Mercer the 28. of October On Christmasse euen at seauen of the clocke at nighte beganne a great fire in the house of sir Iohu Williams Maister of the Kings Jewels where many of those Jewelles were brent more imbezeled The Lady Katherine Haward whom the King had marryed for hir vnchaste liuing committed with Thomas Culpeper and Francis Derham was by Parliament attainted Culpeper and Derham were put to death at Tyborne y e tenth day of December The xxiij of January the King was proclaymed King of King Henry K. of Irelande Queene Katherine beheaded Irelande The 1â— of February the Lady Haward otherwise called Quéene Katherine and the Lady Iane Rocheforde for beyng of hir Councel with Thomas Culpeper were both beheaded within the Tower of London The twelâ—th of March Iohn Dudley was created Viscount Lisle by the right of his mother Lady Elizabeth sister and heire to sir Iohn Grey Viscount Lisle who was late wife to Arthur Plantagenet Viscount Lisle late deceassed The seauentéenth of March Margaret Dauy a Maid was A Maide boiled in Smithfielde boyled in Smithfielde for poysoning thrée housholdes that she had dwelled in The eight and twentith of Marche the Parliament sitting 1542 George Feres Burgesse for the Towne of Plimmouth was arrested in London vpon a condemnation wherevppon the Sergeant at armes of the Common house was sente to the Counter in Bredstrete to fetch him but the Clearks would not delyuer him till the Sheriffes came them selues who in the ende deliuered him howbeit this matter was so takeÌ„ in the Common house that the Sheriffes the Clearks and fiue officers wyth the partie plaintife were sent to the Tower The Sheriffes of London sent to the Tovver Anno reg 34 and there laye two dayes and were then deliuered by y e Speaker and common house the Sheriffes were deliuered from all charges excepte twentie pounde for their fées In Maye the Kyng tooke a loane of money of all such as were valued worth fifty pound or vpwarde In the moneth of August Iames Erle of Desmond in Irelande The Earle of Desmoude came and submitted himselfe to the King and so returned The firste of October the greate Oneale of Irelande was The greate Oneale created Earle of Tiron and hys base sonne Mathew Oneale Baron of Donmagan for Shane Oneale the onely sonne of his bodye lawfully begotten was then little estéemed The Duke of Norffolke entred Scotland the one and twentith Duke of Norffolke entred Scotlande of October burning and wasting all the Marches and there tarried wythoute anye battel proffered by the King of Scottes vntill the middest of Nouember Henry Hoblethorne Henry Hancots the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Coates Salter the 28. of October After the departure of oure armye from Scotlande the Kyng of Scottes made a roade into Englande and did muche harme but at the laste sir Thomas Wharton and sir William Scots ouerthrovvne Musgraue wyth a fewe of the bordurers met the Scots where they being in number 15000. were ouerthrowne in whiche conflicte was taken the Lorde Maxwell the Earles of Glencarne and Sassilles wyth all the Capitaines of the army to the number of one and twentie and on Saint Thomas euen the Apostle they were broughte to the Tower of London where they laye that night the nexte daye they were by the Kings charge apparelled in silke and rode through the Citie to Westminster where they were sworne to be true prisoners and then were deliuered to the custodie of dyuers noble menne whyche honorably entertained them At New-yeares tide they were sent home againe agréeing to certaine articles The 9 of February a proclamation was made whereby VVhite meate licenced to bee eaten in Lent the people were licenced to eate white meates in Lent but straightly forbidden the eating of fleshe Wherevppon shortly after the Earle of Surrey with diuers Lords Knights and Gentlemen were imprisoned for eating of fleshe in the same Lent contrarie to the saide Proclamation The 8. of May one Leche sometyme Bayly of Lowth who 1543 Anno reg 35 Somerset an Herault kylled had killed Somerset one of our Herraults of Armes at Dunbarre in Scotlande was drawne to Tyborne and there hanged and quartred And the twelfth of June Edwarde Leche hys brother and with him a Priest for the same facte were lykewise executed at Tyborne This yeare the firste caste péeces of yron that euer were Firste yron peeces caste made in Englande were made at Buckestede in Sussex by Ralfe Hoge and Peter Bawde The thirde of June the Obrine a Lorde in Irelande and dyuers of the wilde Irishe submitted them to Kyng Henrie In July the saide Obrine was created Earle of Clawricarde The 12 of July King Henrie married Ladye Katherine King Henrye marryed Ladye Katherine Par. Parre late wife to the Lorde Latimer and sister to the Marquesse of Northampton at Hampton Courte King Henry sent ouer 6000. men to 〈…〉 whether An army sent to Landersey also came the Emperouâ— with a greate armye â—â—◠〈…〉 after came downe the Frenche King wyth a great army and offered to gyue battaile to the Emperour by reason whereof the siege was raysed then the Frenche men victualled the Towne and on the morrowe
into Englande Claude de Honne 〈…〉 highe Admirall of Fraunce who broughte with hym the Sacre of Deepe and twelue Galleis he landed at the Tower Admirall of France came to London Wharffe where he was honorably receiued and broughte to the Byshop of Londons Palaice where he lodged two nights and then â—ode to Hampton Courte where the King laye By the waye Prince Edwarde receiued him with a companye of 500. coates of Ueluet with one sléeue of cloth of Golde and halfe the coate embrodered with Golde there was in all to the number of 800. horses In September the water of Finsburie was brought to y e Condit in Loth burie Conduit at London wall Saint Stephens in Colmanstreete and Saint Margarets in Lothburie Richard Iaruis. Thomas Curteyse the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Duke of Norf. folke and Earle of Surrey sente to the Tovver Henry Hobrethorne Merchant Taylour the 28. of Octob. The twelfth of December Thomas Duke of Norffolke and Henry Earle of Surrey his son was sent to the Tower of London the one by water the other by lande The thirde of Januarye the Churche of the late Grey Friers in London was opened Masse sung there and that day preached at Paules Crosse the Bishop of Rochester who declared the Kings gifte to the Citie of London for the reléeuing King Henry his gift to the Citie of London of the poore people whiche was by Patent vnder hys greate Seale Saint Bartholomewe Spittle the Churche of the Grey Friers two Parish Churches the one of S. Nicholas in the Shambles the other Saint Ewine in Newgate Market all to be made one Parish Church of the Grey Friers Churche in lands he gaue for y e maintenance of the same 500. marke by yeare for euer and this Church to be named Christchurch founded by King Henrie the eight Henrie Howard Earle of Surrey was beheaded on the Tower Eatle of Surrey beheaded hill the xix of Januarie The xxviij of January king Henry deceased appointing King Henry deceassed his first son Prince Edward y e second Lady Mary his daughter by Quéen Katherine and the thirde Lady Elizabeth â—â— Quéene Anne Bolloine He deceassed when he had raignâ—â— 37. yeares 9. moneths and odde dayes and was buried â—â— Windsore ¶ Edward the sixt EDvvarde the sixt began his Anno reg 1. raigne the eyghte and twentith of Januarie Anno 1546. wheÌ„ he was but 9. yeares olde King Henrie his father by his will had appoynted for hys priuy councel Doctour Cranmer Archbishoppe of Canterburie Lord Wriothesly Lord chaÌ„ce celour Cuthbert Tonstall Byshop of Durham wyth other to the number of sixetéene The first of February the Earle of Hertford was nominate Earle of Hert forde made L. Protector elected and chosen by all the executors to be protector and chiefe Gouernor of the Kings person The sixt of February the Earle of Hertford Lord Protector King Edvvarde made Knight in the Tower of London endued King Edwarde with the order of Knighthoode and then immediatly the Kyng standing vp Henrie Hoblethorne Lorde Mayor of London was called who knéeling down the kyng tooke the Sword of the Lord Mayor of London made Knight Lorde Protectour and made hym Knight whiche was the firste that euer he made The fourtéenth of February the corps of King Henry the eighte was with great solempnitie and honor conueyed towardes Windsore and there buried in the Colledge The seauentéenth of February sir Edward Seimer Earle Duke and Lordes created of Hertforde and Lorde Protectour was created Duke of Somerset the Lorde Parre Earle of Essex was created Marques of Northampton sir Iohn Dudley Lorde Lisle Lorde Admiral was created Erle of Warwike and Lord Chamberlaine of Englande sir Thomas Wriothesley and Lorde Chauncelour was created Earle of Southampton sir Thomas Seymer was made Lorde of Sudley and highe Admirall sir Richard Riche was made Lord Rich sir William Willoughbey was made Lord Willoughbey of Parham sir Edmond Sheffeld was made Lorde Sheffielde of Buterwike King Ed. rode through y e citie of London towards Westminster and as he passed on the South side of Paules Churcheyarde an Argosine came from the Battlements of the Stéeple of Paules Churche vpon a Cable being made faste to an Paules steeple lay at ancker Ancker by the Deanes gate lying on his breast aiding himselfe neither with hande nor foote and after ascended to the middest of the Cable where he tumbled and played manye preasie toyes where at the King and the nobles hadde good pastime He was crowned at Westminster on the xx of February King Edvvarde crovvned The sixth of Marche the great Seale of Englande was taken 1547 from sir Thomas Wriothesley and on the morrowe the same was deliuered to the Lord Sent-Iohn Lord great Maister The fiftéenth of May Doctour Smith recanted at Paules Doctor Smith recanted Crosse The Lorde Protectour and the rest of the Councell sent Images forbiddeÌ„ Commissioners into all partes of the realme willing them to take all Images out of their Churches for the auoyding of Idolatrie wyth them were sent diuers Preachers to perswade the people from their beades and suche lyke ceremonies and at that time the going in Procession was forbidden Procesâ—ion forbidden to be vsed the Gospel and Epistle were read in English In the moneth of August Edwarde Duke of Somerset Lorde Protectour as Generall and Iohn Dudley Earle of Warwike Lorde Lieuetenant with a noble army were sente into Scotlande and neare to Edenborough at a place called Musclboroughe fielde Williom Patyn Muuscleborough the Englishemenne and Scottes mette where betwéene them the tenth of Septeptember was foughte a cruell battel The victorie whereof fell to the Englishmen and of the Scottes were slaine fouretéene thousande and taken prisoners fiftéene hundred whereof many were GentlemeÌ„ and not aboue thrée score Eeglishmen slaine The xxiiij of October Richarde Lorde Riche was made Lorde Rich L. Channcelor Lorde Chauncellour Thomas Whit Robert Chersey the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Free schoole at Holt. Sir Iohn Gresham Mercer the 28. of October This sir Iohn Gresham founded a Fréeschoole at Holt a Market towne in Norffolke Also at hys deceasse whiche was in Anno 1556. on the xxiij of October he gaue to euery warde in London ten pound to be distributed to the poore And to 60. poore men women euery one of them thrée yards of broade cloth of eight or nine shillings y e yard to be made in gowns readye to theyr backes He gaue also to Maides marriages and to the Hospitals in London aboue two hundred pounds in ready money The fourth of Nouember the Parliament beganne at Hestminster in the which was graunted to the King al ChaÌ„tries Chauntries and Chappels giuen to the King frée Chappels and Brotherhoodes and an acte was made for the receyuing of the Sacrament in both kindes of Breade and Wine Ther vij of Nouember was pulled
downe the Roode in Paules Church with Marie and Iohn all other Images in y e Church then y e liâ—e was done in al Churches in England Also Easter folowing began the Communion and confession in Englishe but no manne constrained thereto excepte Anno reg 2. 1548 they woulde but after Easter beganne the Seruice in Englishe in dyuers Parishe Churches and at Whitsontide at Paules by the commandement of the Deane Barking Chappell nighe the Tower of London and Saint Martins Le Graund nigh the Shambles were pulled down Also the parish Churches of Saint Nicholas in the Shambles and Saint Ewyns within Newgate were pulled downe and the Parishioners appointed to the late dissolued Grey Friers Churche whyche is now named Christes Church founded by King Henrie the eight The watche whiche hadde béene accustomed in London at Midsommer of long time laide downe was nowe againe vsed both on the euen of Saint Iohn and of Saint Peter in as comely order as it had béene accustomed whych watch was greately beautified by the number of more than thrée hundred Dimilaunces and light horsemen that were prepared by the Citizens to be sent into Scotlande for the rescue of the Town of Hadington and other kept by Englishmen in Scotland On Saint Peters euen Monsieur Dassey Lieuetenant to The siege of Hadington the French King and the Reingraue of Fraunce wyth the number of x. thousand French and Almaines besides Scots besieged the Towne of Hadington in Scotlande defended by the Englishmen vnto whose aide shortly after came from Barwike iij. E. horsemen which were 700. men of armes and Dimitances the Captaines whereof were sir Robert Bowes and sir Thomas Palmer whych horsemen not long after by the Frenchmen were enclosed and the moste part either slaine or taken with their Captaines before named neuerthelesse our Englishmen defended the Town often skirmishing wyth the French and putting them to the worse vntill the twentith daye of August and then came an army out of Englande of sixetéene thousande of the whiche foure thousande were Almaines the Kyngs Lieuetenant was the Earle of Shrewsburie the General of the Almaines was Captaine Courtney At the comming of this armie the Frenchemenne and Scottes in peaceable manner departed from before Hadington giuing our Captaynes and Souldiers great commendation for their seruice Francis Earle of Sâ—râ—wshurie after he had séene the Towne victualled and stored with fresh Souldiers and munitions departed into England and our meÌ„ kept the Towne of Hadington oftentimes skirmishing with the Frenchmen and Scottes till the twentith day of September Hadington rased by Englishe men and then came with the Earle of Rutland with thrée thousand Almaynes and as many Borderers who caused the Toâ—ne to be razed and so brought their Ordinance and carriage to Berwike and returned without battayle On Saint Peters day Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester Bishop of VVinchester sent to the Tovver preached at Westminster in the Courte before the King for the which Sermon he was on the morrow after sent to the Tower of London The vij of July a Priest was hanged and quartered in A Priest of Cornevvall executed Smithfield for that he and other in Cornewall had slayne Mayster Body one of the Kings Commissioners the others of his societie were put to death in diuers other partes of the Realme This yeare a great mortalitie by the pestilence was in Great Pestileuce in London London wherefore commaundement was giuen to all Curates and other hauing to do therwith that no corps should be buried before sixe of the clocke in the morning nor after sixe of the clocke at night and that there should at the buriall of euery corpse be rong one bell at the least by the space of thrée quarters of an houre In September dyed Quéene Katherine late â—â—â—s to King Queene Katherine dyed Henry and after marryed to Sir Thomas Seymer Lorde Admirall William Locke Iohn Aâ—liâ—e the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Henry Aâ—â—ots Fishmonger the 28. of October The xvj of Nouember Saint Annes Church within Aldersgate Saint Annes Church brent Anno reg 3. Lord Thomas Seymer beheaded of London was brent The xvj of January Thomas Seymer Lord Admirall and brother to the Lord Protector was sent to the Tower of London the xx of March he was beheaded on the Tower hill The â—â—â—th o◠〈◊〉 Proclamation was made for the 1549 â—â—â—â—e to be put downe through the whole 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 tenth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the â—loysten of Paules Church in 〈◊〉 â—alâ—â—â— Pardon Churchyard with the Daunce of Death commonly called the Daunce of Paules about the Daunce of Paules pulled dovvâ—â—e same Cloyster costly and cunningly wrought and the Chappell in the midst of the same Church-yard were all began to be pulled downe Also the Chernill house of Paules with the Chappell Charnill house of Paules there after the Tombes and other Monuments of the dead were pulled downe and the dead mens bones buryed in the fields were conuerted into dwelling houses shoppes About the same time the Stéeple and most part of the Church of Saint Iohn by Smithfield blovvne vp Church of Saint Iohn of Hierusalem néere vnto Smithfield was vndermined and ouerthrowne with Gunne powlder the stone whereof was applyed in the building of the Lorde Protectors house at the Strand The xxiij of Aprill sixe houses at Broken Wharffe were Fire at Broken VVharffe brent In the moneth of May by meanes of a Proclamation for eâ—â—losuâ—es the Commons of Somersetshire and Lincolneshire made a Commotion and brake vp certayne Parkes Commotion in Sommersetshire and Lincolneshire of Sir William Herberds and Lord Sturtons but Sir William Herberd â—lew and executed many of those Rebels In July the Commons of Essex and Kent Suâ—â—â—ke and Norffolke rose agaynst inclosures and pulled downe dyuers Parkes 〈◊〉 Also the Commons of Cornewall and Deuonshire rose against Commotion in Cornevvall and Deuonshire the Nobles and Gentlemen and required not only that the inclosures might be disparked buâ—â— also to haue their old Religion and Acte of sixe Articles restored these â—â—sée god the Citie of Excester which was valiantly defended Against these Rebels was sent Iohn Lord Russell Lord priuie Seale with a number of Souldyers who entred the Citie of Excester the fifth of August where they â—lew and â—ooke prisoners of the â—â—eâ—â—â—s more than four thousand and Rebels subdued after hanged diuers of them in the Towne and Countrey about The Lorde Gray was also sente with a number of Strangers horssemen who in diuers conflictes sâ—ew many people and spoyled the Countrey The last of July William Lorde Marques of Northhampton Commotion at Norvvich Lord Sheffield slayne Marciall Lavv. entred the Citie of Norwich and on the next morning the Rebels also entred the Towne burned part thereof put the Lorde Marques to flighte and sâ—ewe the Lorde Sheffeld In this meane time diuers persons were apprehended as ayders of the foresayde
miles of length and gaue twentie pound in money toward the making of Roytton bridge thrée miles from Couentrie He made the high way to Kâ—lborne néere to London He made foure Bridges two of them of stone conteyning eyghtéene Arches in them both the one ouer the â—iâ—er of Seuerne called Aâ—â—â—â— bridge the other Terne bridge for that the water of Terne runneth vnder it the other two of Timber at Stoke and built a good part of Stoke Church He builded one notable Fréeschoole at Drayton in Shropshire Freeschoole at Drayton in Shropshire with Mayster and â—â—â—â—er and sufficient stipends for them both besides conuenient Lodgings for the same He also purchased a frée Faire to the sayd Towne with a frée market wéekely and a frée market for Cattell euery fourtéene dayes He gaue to the Hospitall of Christes Church in London in Gift to Christes hospitall his life time fiue hundred pound in ready money and a hundred pound at his deceasse The xxix of Nouember Robert Kete and William Kete Robert Kete and VVilliam Kete hanged his brother were deliuered out of the Tower of London to Sir Edmond Windham Knight and Sheriffe of Norffolke to be conueyed to Norwich where Robert Kete was hanged in theynes on the toppe of Norwich Castell and William Kete likewise hanged on the toppe of Windam Stéeple In December the Scottes tooke Burticragge in Scotland and Holds in Scotland lost other holdes then possessed by Englishmen where they slew man woman and child except Sir Iohn Lutterell the Captayne whome they tooke prisoner The xix of January Sir Iohn Russell Lord priuie Seale States created was created Earle of Bedford and Lord Saint Iohn Lorde great Mayster was created Earle of Wilshire and Sir William Paget Comptroller of the Kings house was made Lord Paget The same day at night were murthered by Saint Pulchers Peter Gambo and another Captayne murthered Church against the Kings head without Newgate of London two Captaynes that had serued the King at Boloigne and else where the one was Sir Peter Gambo the other Filicirga which murther was committed by Charles Gauaro a Fleming who came post from Berwike to do that acte on the morrow he with thrée of his company was taken in Smithfield by the Lorde Paget and sent to Newgate and the four and twentith of January they were all four Charles Gauaro and other hanged Gauaro Balthasar Gauaro Nicholas Disalueron and Francis Deualasco had in a Cart to Smithfield and by the way at the place where the murther was done Charles Gauaro had his right hand striken off on the Cart whéele and then all hanged in Smithfield The xxij of January Iohn Earle of Bâ—â—ford William 〈…〉 Paget 〈…〉 William Peter Knight one of the Kings Secretaries and Sir Iohn Mason Knight chiefe Clearkâ— of the Counsell were sent into France Embassadors to the French King The xxvij of January Humfrey Arundell Esquier Thomas Anno reg 4. Rebels executed Holmes Winslow and Bery Captaynes of the Rebels in Deuonshire were hanged and quartered at Tiborne On Candlemasse day William Lord Saint Iohn Earle Nevv Officers of Wilshire Lord great maister and president of the Counsell was made Lord Treasurer Iohn Dudley Earle of Warwike Lord great Chamberlayne was made Lord great maister William Parre Marques of Northampton was made Lord great Chamberlayne Lord Wentworth was made Lord Chamberlain of houshold Sir Anthony Wing field Captayne of the Gard was made Comptroller of the Kings house and Sir Thomas Darcy Knight was made Uizchamberlayne and Captayne of the Gard and the Earle of Arundell late Lord Chamberlaine with the Earle of Southampton were put off the Councell and commaunded to kéepe their houses in London The vj. of February the Duke of Somerset was deliuered out of the Tower and that night he supped at Sir Iohn Duke of Somerset deliuered Yorkes one of the Sheriffes of London The x. of February one Bell a Suffolke man was hanged and quartered at Tiborne for mouing a new Rebellion in Suffolke and Essex The last of March a generall peace was proclaymed betwéene 1550 Peace proclaymed The liberties of Southvvarke purchased the Kings of England France the Emperour the Scottes This time the Lord Maior of London and the Aldermen purchased all the liberties of Southwarke which was in the Kings hands The xij of Aprill Doctor Nicholas Ridley late Bishop of Rochester was enstalled Bishop of London at Powles Boloigne yeelded to the French The xxv of Aprill the Towne of Boloigne was yéelded â—â— the French â—ing The second of May Ioan Knell alias Butcher or Ioan of Ioan â—utcher brent Kent was brent in Smithfield for Heresie that Christ tooke no flesh of the virgin Mary Richard Lion Goddard Gorran and Richard Irelande Rebels of Kent executed were executed the xiiij of May for attempting a new Rebellion in Kent On Wednesday in Whitson wéeke at a Court of Aldermen kept at the Guild hall Sir Iohn Aliffe Knight and mayster Alderman of Southvvarke of Backewell hall was sworne Alderman of the Bridgewarde without to haue the iurisdiction of the Bourow of Southwarke and thus was he the first Alderman that euer was there who made vp the number of xxvj Aldermen of London whereas before that time had bin but xxv Trinitie Tearme was adiourned till Michaelmas for Tearme adiourned that the GentlemeÌ„ should kéepe the Commons from commotion The third of June the Lord Lisle sonne and heire to the Earle of Warwike was married to the Duke of Somersets A marriage â—aughter at Sheene the King Maiestie being there present The xj of June being Saint Barnabyes day was kepte Saint Barnaby kept holy holyday all London ouer and the same day at night the high â—â—â—tare in Paules Church was pulled downe and a table High Aultare in Paules pulled dovvne â—â—â— where the Aultare stoode with a vayle drawne beneath the steppes and â—n the Sonday next a Communion was 〈…〉 at the same table and shortly after all the Aultars in London were taken downe tables placed in their 〈…〉 This yeare was no such watch at Midsomer as had bin No vvatch at Midsomer 〈…〉 The xxx of July Thomas Lorde Wriothsley Earle of Earle of South-hampton deceassed â—â—uth-hampton Knight of the Garter and one of the execu 〈…〉 to King Henry the eyght deceassed at Lincolne place in 〈…〉 orne and was buryed in Saint Andrewes Churche 〈…〉 Augustine Hinde Iohn Lion the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Andrew Iud Skinner the 28. of October This Sir Andrew Iud erected one notable Fréeschoole Freeschoole at Tonbridge at Tonbridge in Kent wherein be brought vp and nourished in learning great store of youth as well bred in that Shire as brought from other Countreys adioyning a noble acte and correspondent to those that haue bin done by like worshipfull men and other in old time within the same Citie of London He
and Townes in the like order as afore and thus to continue for euer as in the indentures tripartite more playnely may appeare Cardinall Poole who had long time bin forth from this Cardinal Poole Realme and now in great estimation in the Court of Rome was sent for by Quéene Mary to returne into his Countrey of England The third of Nouember the weathercocke of Paules was set vp which cocke wayed fortie pound his length VVeathercock of Paules from the bill to the tayle was four foote and his breadth ouer the wings thrée foote and a halfe the which cocke béeing of copper was ouer gilt The thirtéenth of Nouember Doctor Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury Lady Iane that was before proclaymed Quéene and the Lord Guilford hir husband were arraigned at the Guild hall of London and condemned of Treason The Parliament was dissolued on the sixth of December And on the one and twentith of December beganne Latine seruice in the Church throughout England the Church seruice to be done in Latine as was enacted by the last Parliamente and as the same had bin left in the last yeare of King Henry the eyght In the beginning of the moneth of January the Emperour sent a noble man called Ecmondane and certayne other Embassadors into England to conclude a marriage betwéene King Phillip his sonne and Quéene Mary of Englande The fourtéenth of January D. Stephen Gardener Bishop of Winchester Lord Chancellour of England in the Chamber of presence at Westminster made to the Lordes Nobilitie and Gentlemen an Oration very eloquent wherein hée declared that the Quéenes Maiestie partly for amitie and other waightie considerations had after muche suite on the Emperours and Prince of Spaynes behalfe made determined by the consent of the Counsell and Nobilitie to match hir selfe with the sayde Prince in most godly and lawfull matrimonie and declared further that she should haue for hir ioynter thirtie thousand Duckets by the yeare with all the lowe Countrey of Flanders and that the issue if there happened any betwéene them two lawfully begotten should bée heire as well to the Kingdome of Spayne as also to the sayde lowe Countrey He sayde therefore that they were all bound to thanke GOD that so noble worthy and famous a Prince would vouchsafe so to humble hymselfe as in thys marriage to take vppon hym rather as a Subiect than otherwise for the Quéene and hir Counsell shoulde rule all thynges as â—â—e dyd before and that there shoulde bée of the Counsell no Stranger neyther to haue the custodie of anye Fortes or Castels c. nor beare anye rule or office in â—he Quéenes house or else-where in all Englande with â—yuers other Articles there by hym rehearsed whereâ—â—e hée sayde the Quéenes pleasure and request was â—â—at lyke good Subiectes for hir sake they woulde most â—â—â—inglye receyue him with reuerence ioy and honoure The next day the Lord Maior of London with his bréethren the AldermeÌ„ were sent for to the Court and to bring with them fortie of the head commoners of the Citie vnto whome before the Counsell the Lord Chancellour made the like Oration desiring them to behaue themselues like good subiects with all humblenesse and reioycing The purpose of this marriage was so gréeuously taken of diuers men that for this and for Religion they in such Conspiracy sort conspired against the Quéene that if the matter had not broken out before the time by them appoynted men thought it would haue brought much trouble and daunger The xxv of January Sir Iohn Gage Lord Chamberlayne certified the Lord Maior of London that Sir Thomas Commotion in Kent by Sir Thomas VViat Wyat with certayne other Rebels were vp in Kent aboute Maydestone wherevpon great watche was kepte 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 were warded by substantiall CitizeÌ„s The xxvij of January the Lord Treasurer came to the Guild hall from the Counsell to request the Citizens to prepare fiue hundred footemen well harnessed to go agaynste Wyat which was granted and made ready the same night and on the morrow were deliuered to their Captaines and sent to Grauesend by water The xxix of January the Duke of Norffolke with the Captayne of the Gard and other souldiers The Duke of Norffolke sente against VVyat and the Captaine and Souldiers that were sent from London minded to assault Rochester Castell where Wyat and his people lay but before the setting forward of these VVyat strengthened vvith the Queenes Ordinance men the Duke sent Mayster Nory an Herault vnto Rochester with the Quéenes Proclamation of pardon to all such as would desist from their purpose who comming to the bridge woulde haue gone through into the Citie but they that kept the bridge would not suffer him till that the Captayne came who at the last granted the same to be read â—â— the Citie but holding a Dagge against him cryed speakâ—â— softly or else they would shoote him thorough so that they would not suffer the people to heare the Proclamation which béeing ended each man cryed they had done nothing wherefore they should néede any pardon and in that quarrell which they had taken in hande they would lyue and dye neuerthelesse at the last Sir George Harpar receyued the pardon outwardly and béeing receiued vnder the Duke of Norffolkes protection came on forwarde againste the Kentishmen and euen as the company were set in a readinesse and marched forward toward the Bridge Brette béeing Captayne of the fiue hundred Londoners of which the more parte were in the fore-ward turned himselfe aboute and drawing out his sword sayd these or like words Maysters we go about to fight against our natiue Countreymen of England and our friends in a quarrell vnrightfull and partly wicked for they considering the great and manyfolde miseries which are like to fall vpon vs if we shall be vnder the rule of the proude Spanyards are héere assembled to make resistance of their comming for the auoyding of so great mischiefes and inconueniences likely to light not only vpon themselues but on euery of vs and the whole Realme wherefore I thinke no English heart ought to say against them much lesse by fighting to withstande them and therefore I and others meaning such as were in that ranke with hym will spende our bloud in the quarrell of this worthy Captayne Mayster Wyat and other Gentlemen héere assembled which words once pronounced each man turned their Ordinance agaynst their folowers and therevpon cryed a Wyat a Wyat of which sodeyne noyse the Duke the Captayne of the Gard and other béeing abashed fledde forthwith immediatly came in Mayster Wyat and hys company on horssebacke rushing in amongst as well the Garde as the Londoners and sayde so many as wyll come and tarrye wyth vs shall be welcome and so many as wyll departe good leaue haue they and so
Brytaines is written with y. that is the Gréekes little u. whyche Oracles althoughe they were not the Sibils owne worke as some suspecte Oracula Sibili yet are they very antient indéede and that they might séeme more auntient vse the moste auntient name of Countreys and peoples And some Englishe writers aboue an hundred yeares since vsually doe name it Brutan and not otherwise â— Mandeuil through a large historie of thys lande translated oute of Frenche Brute builded the Citie of newe Troy now called London he stablished therein y e Troian laws gaue y e vttermoste Westerne parte of the Realme to his companion Corineus of whose name it was called Corinea and to thys Iohn Harding Iohn Hanuile Nichol. Vpton day Cornwal Iohn Harding sayth that Brute bare Gules two Lions rampant endorced Ore Also a Banner of a Uertdian of Golde fichule crowned and entronized that were Aeneas armes when he entred the land of Latins Iohn Hanuil in Archinis and Nicholas Vpton saith he bare Ore a Lioâ—â— passant Gules When hys death approched he diuided the whole Ilande among his thrée sonnes whiche he had by Innogen his wife Locrine Camber and Albanact Unto Locrine he gaue the middle parte betwéene Humber and Seuern whiche of him was called Loegria To Camber he gaue all the region beyonde Seuern which of him tooke the name of Cambria and is now called Wales To Albanact he gaue all the lands beyond Humber whyche of his name was called Albania after whiche partition he deceassed when he had raigned 24. yeares and was buryed at newe Troy LOcrine the eldest sonne of Brute raigned xx yeares hée 1084 Gaufride chased the Hunnes whiche inuaded this realme and pursued them so sharpely that many of them with their Kyng were drowned in a riuer whiche then parted Englande and Scotland And forsomuch as the king of Hunnes named HuÌ„ber was there drowned the riuer is til this daye named Hâ—mber This king Loctine had to wife Guendoline daughter Hovve Humber tooke that name of Corineus Duke of Cornwall by whome he had a son named Madan He also kept as Paramour the beautifull Lady Estrilde by whom he had a daughter named Sabrine And after the death of Corineus hée putte from hym the sayde Guendoline and wedded Estrilde but Guendoline repayred to Cornwall where shée gathered a greate power and foughte with King Locrine and slewe hym Hée was buried at newe Troy She drowned the Lady Estrilde with hir daughter Sabrine in a Ryuer that after the young Seuerne maydens name is called Seuerne GVendoline the daughter of Corineus and wife to Locrine 1064 Gvvendoline a Queene raigned Gaufride Flores Historiar forsomuch as Madan hir son was too yong to gouerne y e lande was by common assent of all the Brytaines made ruler of the whole Isle of Brytaine whiche she well and discretely ruled to the comforte of hir subiectes xv yeares and then left the same to hir sonne Madan MAdan the sonne of Locrine and Guendoline was made 1049 ruler of Brytain he vsed great tiranny among his Britons and being at his disport of hunting he was deuoured The King deuoured by VVolues by wild Wolues when he had raigned xl yeres He left him twoo sons named Mempricius and Manlius One olde pedigrée saith he builded the city of Madan now of the riuer Doncaster builded Don called Doncaster MEmpricius the son of Madan being King by treason slue 1009 A travtor to hys brother deuoured of vvilde beastes his brother Manlius after whose death he lyued in more tranquilitie where-through he fell in slouth so to lechery taking y e wiues daughters of his subiects lastly became so euil that he forsooke his wife and concubines and fell to the sinne of Sodomie with beasts whereby he became odible to God man And going on huÌ„ting he lost his company was destroyed of wilde Wolues wherof the land was then ful when he had raigned xx yeares EBranke y e son of Mempricius was made ruler of Brytaine 989 Gaufride he had xxâ— wiues of whom he receyued xx sons and. xxx daughters whyche were sente by their fathers to Alba Flores HistariaruÌ„ Siluius the fourth King of Albanois in Italy to be marryed to the Albanes This Ebranke firste after Brutus attempted to inuade Fraunce wyth an armye 〈…〉 s Iacobus Iacobus Bergomas Iacobus Lessabeus Bergomas sayeth in hys sixte of hys Chronicles and Iacobus Lessabeus in the description of Henault affyrmeth the same and that he was driuen backe by Brunchildis Lord of Henault with no small losse of his men Assaracus the second Germanie toke the name of Ebranke his sonnes vvho conquered the same sonne of Ebranke with the rest of his yonger brethren 18. at the least by the aide of Alba Siluius coÌ„quered all Germanie which was then no great matter for then Europe was very smally inhabited saue only about the Sea coasts as Dalmatia Italie and the coasts of France as in reading the histories may easily be séene how the East people at sundry Bergomaâ— Hector Boâ—nuâ— times came swarming into Europe Of these brethren had Germanie the name à Germanis fratribus that had subdued it Ebranke was a founder of many Cities sayth Bergomas as Alcluid in Albania now Scotland whiche is after Dunbretain Edenbrough Bamburgh and Yorke builded Hector Boetius Dunbretaine but other thinke the same to be cleane destroyed He made the Castell of Maidens now called Edenbrough He made also the Castel of Bamburgh in the. xxiij yeare of his raigne he builded Kayrbranke nowe called since by the Saxons Euorwike nowe corruptely Yorke wherein he builded a Temple to Diana set there an Archflame and was there buryed when he had raigned lx yeres Iohn Rouse sayeth he builded Caior Manour after it was called Bellositum at length Caior Bossa Rhydichen and Oxenford of a certaine Forde which Iohn Leiland calleth Isis in Englishe Ouse and saith it is namely called Oxforde for Ouseforde BRutus 2. the eldest son of Ebranke succéeded in the kingdome 929 and for that his father had receyued suche a repulse at the hands of Brunchildis Lord of Henault he in reueÌ„ge thereof inuaded Henault with a great army in the Fennes and Marshlande at the mouth of the Riuer Scaldis of olde time named Stadus and encamped him selfe vppon the Riuer Hania where betwéene Brutus and Brunchildis was foughten a strong battaile in that place which to this day is called Estam bruges of the station and campe of Brutus as Iacobus Lessabeus writeth in hys description of Henaulte This Brute of his lustie courage was surnamed Gréeneshielde he raigned xij yeares and was buried at Yorke LEill the sonne of Brute Greeneshielde béeyng a louer of 917 Iohn Bradshaw peace builded Carleile and repaired Carleon whych was since by the Romaines reedified when a legion of Souldiors was sent thither and by them named The City of Legions nowe called
hys Dominion He granted the Priuiledge vnto Saint Edmund in which the limits of the Towne of Edmundes Burie are conteyned On Saint Austins day in the kings town named Puckelchurch W. Malme the King whilest he woulde haue saued his Sewar from the handes of a wicked théefe called Leofe was slayne when he had raigned fiue yeares and. vij monthes and was buried at Glastenburie ELdrede succéeded Edmunde his brother for hys sonnes 946 Spâ— Histo Rich. Ciren Edwyne and Edgar were thoughte too yong to take on them so great a charge He tooke on him but as protector but afterwardes he was crowned at Kingstone This Eldred had the earnest fauour of the commons bycause he was a great maintayner of honestie and also most abhorred naughty and vnruely persons for his expertnesse in feates of armes he was much commended whereby he quieted and kepte in due obeysaunce the Northumbers and Scottes and exiled the Danes He placed the Bishoppe of Cornewal at Saint Germaines where it continued tyll the time of Edward nexte before the conquest in whose time it was translated to Excester In the yere 951. he committed to prison Wolstan Archbyshoppe Maâ—â—â—nus Canturb recordes of Yorke in Luthaberie bycause he often had bene accused to haue commaunded manye Citizens of Thetforde to be slaine in reuenge of the Abbot Adelme vniustly by them slaine he was a yeare after released and restoared to hys sea King Eldred builded Mich at Abindone gaue gret laÌ„ds Asses and confirmed them Charters with seales of golde He raigned ix yeares and was buried in the Cathedrall Church at Winchester in the old Monasterie EDwyn succéeded his vncle Eldred in the kingdome He 955 was crowned at Kingstone of whom is left no honest memorie for one heynous acte by him committed in the beginning of his raigne In the selfe daye of hys coronation he sodainely wythdrewe A vicious king W. Malme Speculum Hist â—i Cirecest himselfe from his Lordes and in the sight of certaine persons rauished his owne kinswoman the wife of a noble man of his realme and afterwarde slewe hir husband that he might haue the vnlawfull vse of hir beautie For whyche acte and for bannishing Dunstane he became odible to hys subiectes and of the Northumbers and people of middle Englande that rose against him was depriued when he had raigned The king depriued four yeres He dyed and was buried in the new Abbey of Winchester EDgar the peaceable brother to Edwyne was crowned at 959 King Crovvned at Bathe Bathe He was so excellent in iustice and sharpe in correction of vices as wel in his magistrates as other subiects that neuer before his dayes was vsed lesse fellonie by robbers or extortion or briberie by false officers He chastised y e Alfridus Beuerla great negligence couetousnesse and vicious liuing of the clergie and broughte them to a better order Of stature hée was but little yet of minde valiaunt and hardie and verye Marinus Alredus Riual expert in martial pollicie He prepared a gret nauie of 3600. ships which he deposed in thrée parts of his realme and had souldiours alway prest and readie against the incursions of forrain and strange enimies King Edgar hauing restored new founded xlvij Monasteries which before his time had bin destroyed and intending to continue that his intent tyll the number of 50. were accomplished he confirmed the Monasterie of Worcester whiche Oswalde then Bishop of Worcester VVorcester nuâ—ster restored Ex charta regia by the kings consente and leaue had enlarged and augmented and made it the Cathedrall Churche of that shire The Princes of Wales payde to him yearely in name of Tribute VVolues destroyed 300. Wolues by meanes whereof within thrée yeres in England and Wales might scarcely be found one Wolef The Danes and all other people in England vsed the vice Against quaâ—â—ing of great drincking The king therefore put downe many alehouses and would suffer but one in a village or Towne except it were a great borough he ordayned certaine Cuppes Lavvs against dronkardes with pinnes or nayles and made a lawe that who soeuer dranke paste that marke at one draughte shoulde forfayte a certaine payne Alwynus Alderman earle of East-angle kinsman to king Edgar founded the Abbey of Ramsey King Edgar confirming Ramsey fonÌ„ded Ex charta regia the same on Christmasse daye 974. in the presence of all the Nobilitie The same yere was an Earthquake through al England Edgar being at Chester entred the riuer of Dee hée tooke Eight kings rovved K. Edgar Horiacensis Iohn Pike Eulogium W. Malme Alfridus Beuerla Speculum histo the rule of the Helme and caused eyght kings to rowe hym vnto Saint Iohns Church and from thence vnto hys Palaice in token that he was Lord and King of so many Prouinces The names of the eight Kings were Rinoch king of Scottes Malcoline of Cumberland Macone king of Man and of many Ilands Dufnal King of Demecia or South Wales Siferth and Huwall kings of Wales Iames king of Galaway and â—i Cirâ—â—â—st Rog Hâ—â—ed Flores HistoriaruÌ„ Râ—yâ—â—lf Hygden HeÌ„rie Bradshaw Edmerus 〈…〉 Osbernus Autonius Archi. Marianus Scotus Iukil of Westmerlande King Edgar raigned sixetéene yere was buried at Glastenburie By his first wife Egelslede as some doe write or by a religious votarie as some other doe write he hadde issue Edward surnamed the martyr who succéeded after his Father Of his wife Elfrith daughter to Ordgarus Duke of Deuonshire he receyued another son named Ethelrede a daughter named Wolfrith EDward the sonne of Edgar was crowned at Kingstone by y â— 975 The king crovvned at Kingstone Iohn Pike Wâ—l Malme Alfridus Peuerl Speculum histo Ri. Ciren Flores HistoriaruÌ„ The king murthered by his step mother handes of Dunstan Archbishoppe of Canturburie and Oswalde Archbishoppe of Yorke This man might well be compared to his Father for his modestâ—e and gentlenesse so that he was worthyly fauoured of all men except onely of hys stepmother and other of hir aliaunce whyche euer bare a grudge against him for so muche as she desired to haue y â— gouernaunce of the realme for hir owne sonne Ethelred This Edward while he was huÌ„ting in a forest by chaÌ„ce lost his companie and rode alone to refresh himselfe at the Castell of Corffe where by Counsayle of his stepmother Elfrede he was traytorouslye murthered as he satte on hys horsse when he had raigned thrée yeares He was buried at Warham and after at Shaftesburie Elphred did after take great penaunce and builded two VVarvvel and Almesbury built monasteries of Nuns Almesburie Warwel in which Warwel the after liued a solitarie life till she dyed ETheldrede commonly called Unready the sonne of King 978 W. Malme Speculum Hist Ricâ— Ciren Edgar by his seconde wife Elphrede was crowned at Kingstone But bycause he came to the Kingdome by wicked meanes and by killing his brother he coulde neuer
his tayle betwixte the Legate and the Archbyshop of Canturburie whiche Archbishop of Canturburie béeing lothe to remoue the other set his buttocke in his lappe but he had vnneath touched hym with his bumme when the Bishops and other of the Cleargie and Laytie stepte to hym pulled hym threwe hym to the grounde and beganne to lay on hym with fistes and battes so that the Archbishop of Canturburie yéelding good for euill was fayne to defende the other Archbishop who with his rent Coape gote vppe and away straight to the King with a greate complaynte but when the trueth of the matter was once knowen hée was well laughed at for hys remedye Richard Strangbow Earle of Chepstow deceassed and was Iohn Beuer. buryed at Dublin in Ireland William Earle of Arundell also deceassed and was buryed at Wimondham William Earle of Glocester bycause he had no sonne to Anno reg 23 Ypodigma inherite his landes and béeing loth to distribute them amongst his daughters he made Iohn the Kings sonne his successor A showre of bloud raigned in the Isle of Wighte two Cron. Tinmouth houres space The Church of secular Channons at Waltam was by 1177 Ypodigma Geruasius the Kings commandement newe builded and regular Channons placed there After the death of Rosamund the Faire daughter of Walter Rosamund Lord Clifford Concubine to Henry the second at Woodstoke he tooke priuily King Lewes daughter of France that was marryed to his sonne Richard Earle of Poytow for his Leman and had practised for a diuorce betwixt him and his Quéene Eleanor wherevpon followed great discord betwixt the Kings of England and France but méeting togither they agréed vpon peace for a time Richard Lucy the Kings Justiciar layde the foundation of the couentuall Church in the honor of Saint Thomas in 1178 a place which is called Westwood otherwise Lesnes in the territorie Lesnes Geruasius Walter Couen Gerua Tilberien of Rochester in the new Parish of Southfleete This Richard Lucy builded the Castell of Anger in Estsex in the diocesse of the Bishop of London The Citie of Yorke was brent On Christmas day at Oxenhall in the territorie of Derlington Anno reg 25. 1179 Cron. vinmouth in the Bishopricke of Duresme the earth lifted vp it selfe in the manner of an high Tower and so remayned from the spring of the day vnmoueable vntil the euening and then fell with so horrible a noyse that it feared the inhabitantes thereabout and the earth swallowed it vp and made there a déepe pitte which is séene vntill this day For a testimonie thereof Leyland sayth he saw the pittes there Iohn Leyland commonly called Helkettles The tenth day of Aprill the Church of Saint Andrewe in Rochester was consumed with fire Richard Lucy departed this life in the Abbey of Lesnes hauing changed his habite The Usurers in England were gréeuously punished for Anno reg 26 1180 Vsuters punished Gerua Dorâ— corrupting the Coyne the whiche besides other vexations were fettered two and two togither and carryed in Cartes to the Kings Court. A new Coyne was ordeyned in England Geffrey the Kings Bastarde sonne resigned the Byshopricke Anno reg 27 1181 of Lincolne and was made the Kings Chancellour This yeare Giraldus Cambrensis wrote his booke of the Itinerarium Cambriâ— Giraldi description of Wales wherein he noteth to haue happened in his time in the Prouince of Kemmeis a yong man borne in those partes to be persecuted with Toades as all within that Countrey had come crawling togither to vexe him A man deuoured by Toades and when innumerable numbers of them were killed by those that kept him and other of his friends and kinsmen Geruasius de mappa mundi yet came they still as if they had sprong like Hydraes head numberlesse at length when his friends were wéeried with watching they caused him in a Coffin to be hoysed vp into an high trée that was shred of all the boughes and made smooth but there was he not preserued from his venemous enemies which assaulted him créeping vp into the trée till they had eaten him to the bones that he dyed his name was Seisillus Elker her that is long legge Barnewell with the Priorie néere vnto Cambridge was fired Anno reg 28 1182 and brent Robert Harding a Burgesse of Bristow to whome King Henry gaue the Barony of Barkeley builded the Monasterie Saint Austins in Bristovv Anno reg 29 1183 of Saint Augustines in Bristow King Henry the elder went into France and there made his testament They of Aquitayne hated their Duke Richard for his crueltie and were minded to driue him out of the Earledome of Poytow and Dukedome of Aquitayne and to transpose those estates to his brother King Henry the yonger but when all men looked for victory to the yong King he King Henry the yonger deceassed Giraldus Cambr 〈…〉 1184 Gualterus Couen fell miserably sicke and dyed in the Castell of Limouicen about the beginning of June and was buryed at Roane King Henry returned into England and sent many men of warre into Wales for the Welchmen emboldned by the Kings absence had broken forth and slayne many Englishmen The Abbey of Glastenbury was brent with the Church of Glastenbury brent Saint Iulian. Heraclius Patriarch of Hierusalem came to King Henry Anno reg 31. desiring him of ayde agaynst the Turkes but the King bycause 1185 Heracâ—â—us the Patriarke Gerua Doro. of the crueltie of his sonnes was counselled not to leaue his Dominions in hazard and to goe so farre off wherefore he promised the Patriarke 50000. Markes of Siluer This Patriarke dedicated the new Temple then builded Nevv Temple in the West part of London King Henry sente his sonne Iohn into Ireland that he Iohn the kings sonne Lord of Ireland Ypodigma might be made Lorde thereof The Pope sente him a Crowne of Peacocks feathers brayded with Golde This yeare dyed Hugh Mortimere founder of Wigmorâ— Abbey Mawde the Empresse Mother to King Henry the second The Empresse deceased deceassed she founded the Abbey of Bordesley Geffrey Earle of Britayne the Kings sonne of England dyed Anno reg 32 1180 Geffrey Earle of Britayne dyeth Giral Cambr. Mathew Paris Roger Houeden Iohn Taxtor at Paris about the beginning of August and was there buryed He left issue two daughters which he had by Constance daughter to Conan Earle of Britaine who also at the time of his death was great with childe and after brought forth a sonne named Arthur A great Earthquake threw downe many buildings amongst the which the Cathedrall Church of Lincolne was rent in péeces the fiue and twentith of Aprill The Cathedrall Church of Chichester and all the whole Chichester brent Citie was brent the twentith of October Néere vnto Orford in Suffolke certayne Fishers of the Anno reg 33 1187 A Fish like a man Ralphe Cogshall Monument in Colchester Sea tooke in
their nettes a Fish hauing the shape of a man in all poyntes whiche Fishe was kepte by Barthelinew de Glaunuile Custos of the Castell of Orford in the same Castell by the space of sixe monethes and more for a wonder he spake not a word All manner of meates he gladly did eate but most gréedily raw fishe after he had crushed out all the moysture Oftentimes he was brought to the Churche where he shewed no tokens of adoration At length when he was not well looked to he stale away to the Sea and neuer after appeared The Kings of Englande and of France mette betwixt Gisors Anno reg 34 1188 and Trye where they tooke on them the Crosse and dyuers other with them The King of England landing at Winchelsea hasted towards North-hampton where at Gedington Richarde Sothwel Rog Houed â—nâ—iqâ—â—â—â—erl Gual Coueâ—â— about eight or tenne miles from North-hampton he helde a Parliamente aboute the voyage into the holy land where many Articles concerning that voyage were concluded and the whole Realme troubled with paying of tithes towarde that voyage The Christians were appoynted to pay aboue lxx thousand pound and the Iewes lx thousand without any delay but by meanes of a discorde that fell betwixt the two Kings that voyage was stayed The Towne of Beuerley with the Church of Saint Iohn Beuerley brent Anno reg 35 Geruasius 1189 there was brent the twentith of September The Kings of England and of France with Richard Earle of Poytow the Legate and the Archbishops of Canturbury Roane Rhenes and Burges mette at Naunts the ninth day of June There Philip the French King required that his sister which had bin kept in England a two and tweÌ„ty yeares â—odouicus viâ—es Death of King Henry the second mighte be restored vnto Earle Richard as his wife and Earle Richard desired the same but King Henry denyed this request and so they departed a sunder and got them to armour The French King and Earle Richard pursued the King of England so hard that he was forced to yéelde to Richardus Cambr. all the requestes as wel of the French King as of his sonne Richard This was done at Gisors and so departing came to Azai where he fell sicke and departed this life the sixth day Ypodigma of July in the yeare of our Lord 1189. when he had raigned xxxiiij yeares ix monethes and xij dayes and was buryed at Fonteuerard in the Monasterie of Nunnes by hym founded He founded the Priories of Douer and of Stoneley and Basingwarke and the Castell of Rudlan He also began the stone Bridge ouer the Thamis at London He left issue Richard and Iohn ¶ King Richard Cuer de Lion RIchard the first borne at Oxford for his valiantnesse surnamed Anno reg 1. Cordelion or with the Lions heart the seconde sonne of Henry the second began his raigne the sixth day of July in the yeare of oure Lorde 1189. He was bigge of stature with a merrie countenance To his Souldyoures fauourable bountifull to his friends to Strangers a gréeuous enimie hard to be pleased desirous of warre abhorring ydlenesse enclined to pride lechery and auarice He comming from beyonde the Seas landed at South-hampton Geruasius Do. Mathew Paris the twelfth day of August and was Crowned at Westminster on the third day of September by the hands of the Archbishop Baldwine He commanded that no Iewes nor women shoulde be at his Coronation for feare of enchantmentes whiche were wont to be practised for breaking of whiche commmandement many Iewes were slayne the same day Elianor the olde Quéene who at the commaundement of hir husbande had bene long kept close prisoner was now set at libertie The Archbishop of Canturburie being sore offended wyth Erle Iohn the kings brother for takyng to wife Isabel countesse of Glocester his coosin in the thirde degrée wrote a threatning letter to the same Iohn commanding him not to touch the virgine and to appeare at a peremptory day before him to aunswere the matter King Richard gaue the Castels of Berwike and Rokesburgh to the Scottish king for the summe of x. M. pound he also sold to Hugo de Puteaco Bishoppe of Durham his own prouince for a great péece of mony and created him Erle of the same and then sayde in game I am a wonderous craftesman I haue made a newe Earle of an olde Bishoppe He solde the Priorie of Couentrie to Hugh Bishoppe of Chester for iij. C. markes which Hugh with a power of armed men inuaded the Priory chased the Prior away beat the Monkes lamed some cast some into prison and spoyling the other droue theÌ„ away brake the Hutches of the Churche brente their Charters and priuileges The King also fayned to haue lost his signet and made a newe and then caused to be proclaymed that who so euer woulde safely enioy those things which before time they had inrolled shoulde come to the newe seale wherby it came to passe that many which could not finde him in England went ouer sea to fine with him at his plesure He gaue his brother Iohn the prouinces of Notingham Deuonshire and Cornewal In this time were many robbers and out-lawes among Iohn Maior Outlavves in England the whiche Robert Hoode little Iohn renowmed théeues continued in woods despoyling and robbing the goods of the rich They killed none but such as would inuade them or by resistance for their own defence The sayde Robert entertayned an hundred tall men and good Archers with such spoyles and theftes as he got vppon whome foure hundred were they neuer so strong durste not giue the onset He suffered no woman to be oppressed violated or otherwise inolested poore mens goods he spared aboundantlye relieuing them with that whiche by theft he gotte from Abbayes and the houses of rich Carles whome Maior blameth for his rapine and thefte but of all théeues he affirmeth hym to be the Prince and the moste gentle théefe Till this firste yeare of King Richard the firste the Citizens Magistrates of the Citie of London since before the Conquest Robert Fabian of London hadde bene gouerned by Portgraues as Fabian sometime an Alderman of London in his Chronicle affirmeth whose names with the lawes and customes of the Cittie then vsed he sayeth were recorded in an olde booke written in the Saxon tongue called Domes daye sometime remayning in the Guilde Hal of London but now embezeled To this accordeth the Charter of the same Citie granted by William the Conquerour and diuerse other Records wherein I finde that the chiefe Magistrate of the Citie of Portgraue London in the time of king Edward last before the Conquest called the Confessor was called Portgraue whose name was Wolfgare In the time of William Conquerour and William Rufus Liber trinitatis W. Dunthorne Prouost Godfrey Mandeuile or Magnauile was Portgraue Richarde de Pare Prouost In the time of King Henrie the first Hugh Bouch Portgraue and Leofstanus Goldsmith Prouost
â—aruus Iohn Taxtor Gerua Doro. Canturb recordes Gual Couent euill fauoured of shape but yet verye eloquent moued the common people to séeke libertie and fréedome and not to bée subiect to the rich and mightie by which meanes he drewe to him many great companies and with all his power defended the poore mens cause against the riche 52000. Londonors he allured to him to be at his deuotion and commandemeÌ„t The king being warned of this tumult coÌ„manded him to cease from those attemptes but the people still followed him as they before had done he made to them orations taking for his theame this sentence Haurietis aquas in gauâ—io de fontibus saluatoris whiche is to say Ye shal draw in ioy waters forth of the wels of your sauiour And to this he added I am sayd he y e sauiour of poore men yée be poore haue assayed long y e hard hands of rich meÌ„ Now draw yée holsome water forth of my Wels that w e ioy for the time of your visitatioÌ„ is come This WilliaÌ„ was coÌ„maunded to appeare before the kings counsell to aunsweare for himselfe in suche causes as shoulde be layde against him where he appeared but wyth 1196 such a multitude of people that the Lordes were afrayde and remitted him with pleasaunte wordes for the time appointing some priuliy when he was alone to apprehende him He sooke the stéeple of Bow Church in Chope and fortified it with munition and victuals The Archbishop of Canturburie then being at LondoÌ„ with other Iustices sent to him and willed him to come forth of the Church he should haue his life saued but he refused to come forth wherfore y â— Archebishop talking with the Citizens of London called togither a great number of armed area least any stur should be made The Saterdaye therefore being the Passion sondaye euen the stéeple and Church of Bowe were assaulted and William with his complices taken but not without bloudshed for hée was forced by fire and smoke to for sake the Churche he was brought to the Archbishop in the Towre where he was by y e Iudges condemned and by the héeles drawn from thence to a place called the Elmes and ther haÌ„ged with nine of his fellowes This counterfaite friende to the poore who named hymselfe A false accuser of his elder brother in the ende vvas hanged to be the sauiour perswading them against the riche was a man of an euil life a murderer who slew one manne with his owne handes a fornicatour who poluted Bowe church with his Concubine and amongst other his detestable facts one that hadde falsely accused his elder brother of treason whyche elder brother hadde in hys youthe Anno reg 8. broughte him vppe in learning and done manye things for his preferment Yet after the death of this wicked malefactor the simple people honoured him as a martyre in so much that they stale awaye the gibbet whereon he was hanged and pared away the Earth that was be-bled with hys bloude and kepte the same as holye reliques to heale sicke men King Richard graunted licence vnto Phillip Bishoppe of Durham to coyne mony in his Citie of Durham which libertie Roger Houeden none of his predicessours had enioyed of long tyme before Sherifes Gerard de Anteloch Robert Durant Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne The Walchmen brake forth and did muche hurt by spoyling 1197 of the Marches The Archbishop of Canturburie callyng togither an army hasted thyther besieged the Castel of Polie and toke it and chased the enimies established peace and returned Rise the Walch king departed this life King Richard and the Earle of Flaunders confedered togither Anno reg 9. The French King entring vnwarely into Flaunders was intercepted and taken by the Earle of Flaunders but giuing pledges vpon couenaunt to make peace he was suffered to depart The viij day of September they met at Liste where by mediation of the Archbishop of Canturburie they toke a truce The Archbishop of Roane returned from Rome where he had complayned on King Richard for taking from him a plot of ground whereon he builded a strong Castell but at the request of the Archbishop of Canturburie the Kyng gaue him in recompence the towne of Deep Sherifes Roger Blunt Nicholas Ducket Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne The Walchmen on the Marches toke booties did much 1198 Geruasius hurt but Hubert the Archbishop of Canturburie being Lorde thiefe Iustice Lieuetenaunt or Warden of England found meanes to resist them so that they being fought with were ouerthrowen and fiue thousand of them slaine The Archebishop hauing got this victorie returneth to London where calling togither a great number of the Nobles of the lande he resigned his office of being head ruler in whose place the Anno reg 10 Lord Geffrey Fitz Peter succéeded in August King Richard toke of euery Carucata plough land or hid of land through England fiue shillings The French king was intercepted by the army of King Richard so that with much adoe he escaped into Cipres his army was dispersed and almost an hundred Knightes taken beside other common soldiours without number The Charters which the king had Mathew Paris before made with his new seale were chaunged Sherifes Constantine Fitz Arnolde Robert de Beaw Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne Hubert Archebishop of Canturbnrie through the procurement of the Monks of Canturburie and by the coÌ„mandement of the Pope brake downe euen with the ground the Chapel Colledge at Lambeth or Colledge at Lambeth which his predecessors had founded and he had finished in the honor of Thomas Archbishoppe of Canturburie King Richard tourned his armye against the Barons of 119â— K. Richaad vvoÌ„ded to death Paulus Aemeleus Gualterus Couen Ralph Cogshal Poictow that rebelled against him he set their Cities towns on fire spoyled their Countrey flew many of his aduersaries cruelly at the laste came to the Dukedome of Aquitaine and besieged the Castel of Chalne and brought it to that that they within offered to yéeld vpon conditions but he woulde not so receiue them but would haue them by force whervpvn a certain yong man named Bertram de Gordon standing on y e Castel wall leuelled a quarell out of a crosse bowe and smote him with a venomed Darte which stripe the king little regarded but inuading the castel wan it and put the soldiours in prison Of this wounde aforesayde he dyed the sixth day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord. 1199. When he had raigned ix yeres and ix monthes and was buried at Fonteuerard at his fathers féete whom he confessed he had betrayed his heart was buried at Roane and his bowels at the foresayde Chalne ¶ King John IOHN brother to Richard aforenamed beganne his raigne ouer the Realme Anno reg 1 of Englande the vj. daye of April in the yeare of our Lord 1199. Of person he was indifferent but of melancholie and angrie complexion He being now in Normandie
sailed ouer into England was crowned at Westminster on y ◠Ascention daye And at Midsomer Ralphe Cogshall he returned again into Normandie with a great army which al the Sommer season contending against y ◠French proued the worthynesse of y e enimies to be sufficient ynough Consuetud de Lō for Phillip king of Fraunce in the quarrell of Arthur the son of Geffrey Iohns eldest Brother duke of Brytaine made war vppon King Iohn in Normandie and toke from him diuerse Castels and townes King Iohn granted the Shirifewike of London and Midlesex Sherife vvike of London let to ferme to the Citizens thereof for 300 pound yerely to be paid for that of auntient time it had bene so accustomed to be fermed as king Henrie the first before he had graunted to the same Citizens for 300. pounde yearely Also he gaue them full aucthoritie to chose and depriue their Sherifes at theyr pleasure Sherifes Arnolde Fitz Arnolde Richard Fitz Barthelmew Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Iohn made a lawe that no tunne of Wine of Poiters 1200 Price of vvines Gual Couen should be solde dearer than twentie shillings of Anioye foure and twentie shillings and of French wine fiue twentie shillings vnlesse the same French wine were so good that some woulde giue for it sixe and twentie shillings eyghte pence but not aboue A sexter of wine of Poiters no dearer than twelue pence nor white wine aboue sixe pence King Iohn hauing made peace beyonde the sea he required Annoreg 2 Taske aide of his Realme of xxx M. markes wherefore an edict was made that euery plow land should pay thrée shillings which troubled the lande very sore considering the escuage that went afore for euery Knights fée two markes whiche before neuer payde aboue twentie shilling The king being deuorced from his wife Isabel the Earle King Iohn deuorsed Mathew Paris Ypodigma Radul Cogshal of Glocesters daughter he passed ouer the sea paide thirtie M. markes to the French King vanquished his enimies and returned into Englande with Isabel his wife daughter to the Earle of Angolesme and crowned hir Quéene at Westminster on the eight of October Sherifes Roger Dorset Iames Bartelmew Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Iohn went to Lincolne where he met with William King of Scottes did homage King of Scottes Rotland Lorde of Galloway and many other noble men who did to him homage on the one and twētith day of Nouember A noble man of Aquitaine named Hugh Brune rebelling 1201 Hugh Brune rebelled against King Iohn inuaded diuers parts of the prouince bicause the King had maried the daughter of the Earle of Angolesme whom the sayd Brune had affied and had in his custodie wherefore the passed ouer and restrained the rebels from their attemptes The 25. of June there arose a cruell Tempest of thunder Ypodigma Annoreg 3. Tempestes lightning and hayle with a vehemente raine that destroyed corne cattell menne and houses by brenning them c. The 10. of July another Tempest much like to the former hapned so that the Medowes could not be mowed and the hay that was downe was carried away by the outragious course of waters that ouerflowed the grounde greate numbers of fishes through the corruption of the waters dyed many bridges borne downe corne and hay caried away many men drowned so that al men thought a new deluge had bene come Sherifes Walter Fitz Alis. Simon de Adermanbury Maior Henrie Fitz Alwyne King Iohn sharplye warred vppon the Earle of March 1202 Radulphu◠Cog. Hugh Brune and the Earle of Eue hys brother who béeing not able to resist they complayned to Phillip king of France as to their soueraigne and chiefe Lorde who sent ofttimes to King Iohn mouing him to cease from vexing them but that woulde not serue wherefore he was sommoned by the Annoreg 4. Nobles of Fraunce as Duke or Earle of Aquitaine and Anioy to come vnto the Courte of the Frenche King and to stande to the iudgement of hys Péeres all which Kyng Iohn denyed K Iohn sōmoned to the French Kings Court wherevpon the same Courte adiudged hym to be depriued of all his landes which he or his predecessours helde of the king of Fraunce c. King Phillip forth with assembled an armye and inuaded the Castel of Buteuant in Normandie which King Richard had buylded he rased it to the ground He tooke the land of Hugh Gorney and all the Castels there about He tooke the Castell of Albomarle with the County of Eue and all the land to Arches none resisting him Also Arthure Earle of Britayne being made Knight by the French King whose Arthure Earle of Britayne taken yonger daughter he had fianced he being but sixtéene yeres olde wente to Hugh Brune and Geffrey of Lucingnam and with 250. Knightes beséeged the Castell of Mirable in which Quéene Eleanor his Aunte was enclosed but King Iohn came with a power and deliuered his mother from daunger He tooke there his Nephew Arthure William de Brawsa Geffrey de Lucingham Hugh Brune Andrew Caueny Saluaricus de Mauleon and diuers others Great thunder and lightning with hayle as bigge as Hennes egges c. Sherifes Normand Brundell Iohn de Ely Maior Henry Fitz Alwyne The waters encreased and did much hurt in Englande 1023 Mathew Paris Annoreg 5. Earle of Britaine murthered Radul Cogshal Arthure Earle of Britaine from Falaise was broughte to Roane and put in the Tower vnder the custody of Robert de Veypont where shortly after he was dispatched of his life some say by the hands of his Uncle Iohn The King of France inuaded the Castels of Normandy tooke Lisle Dandely with the Castell and the Vale de Ruell in the whiche were Robert Fitz Water Sayer de Quincy and many other He toke the strong Castell vpon Seyne builded by King Richard which had bin valiantly kept by the Connestable of Chester Sherifes Walter Browne William Chamberlayne Maior Henry Fitz Alwyne King Iohn doubting treason in his owne men in December retourned into Englande where he gathered greate aydes of money Elianor daughter to the Earle of Poyters that had bin 1204 Ralph Cogshal Anno reg 6. wife to Lewes King of France and after to King Henry the seconde of Englande departed this life and was buryed in Westminster King Iohn sente Embassadoures to treate a peace with the King of France but he bycause the worlde wente with him woulde not agrée in any wise except Arthure mighte be deliuered to him aliue or if he were dead he woulde haue his Sister in mariage with all the lands on that side the Seas Shortly after he tooke Falaise Caen and so forth all the Countrey to Barflot Charburgh and Dunfront Roane Vernoll and Arches and so proude Normandy Angiow Briteyne Mayne Poitow and Thoraigne were within a short time deliuered to King Phillip King Iohn marryed Iane hys Bastarde Daughter to Lewlin Prince of Wales and gaue with hir
next morning by meanes of the Bishop of Worcester and Reignald Abbot of Glocester a truce was taken betwixt the Barons in the town and the Kings sonne in the Castell but shortly after the Barons fled and the Burgesses submitting themselues were some of them hanged the residue cast in prison grieuously raunsomed and the towne destroyed from whence the Kings sonne departed spoyling and wasting the Country contrarie to his othe made to the Barons till he came to Oxforde where he lodged in the house of the Frier Prēchers and ioyned his power with the King his Father who was lately come thyther to make his offering to Saint Friswide not fearing the superstitious opinion y t if any King entred y e town the Uirgin there would be auenged on him The Kyng hauing now with him his brother Richard king of Almaine his sonne Edward William de Valence his brother on the mothers sidē and Iohn Cumyn of Scotland with a multitude of Scottishmen Iohn de Bailliol Lord of Galoway Robert le Bruse lord of Anandale Roger de Clifford Phillip de Marmiō Iohn de Vallibus Roger de Laborne Henrie Percy Phillip Basset Roger de Mortimer with an army went and besieged Northampton Nothamton besieged and the fourth of Aprill breaking the Wall toke y e towne and in it fiftéene Knightes bearing Banners Simon Mountfort the yonger William de Ferrers Peter de Mountfort Baldwine Wake Adam de Newmarche Roger Bartrandi Simon Fitz Simon Berengario de Wateruile Hughe Cubion Thomas Maunsell Roger Bonteuileyne Nicholas Wake Robert de Newenton Phillip de Derby Grimbald de Paunsevent of whom Simon the yonger was sent to Winchester the residue to other places to be safely kepte Other Knightes of meaner degrée were taken to the number of xl and not a fewe Esquires from thence the king wente towardes Notingham wasting with fire and sworde the maner places of the Barons and there he gathered his Lordes and great men Earle Simon went to London and from thence to Rochester Rochester besieged whiche Iohn Earle Warren defended the bridge and first gate wherof when he had wonne being informed that the king was comming towards London he lefte the siege went backe to méete hym but the king turning his waye from London toke the Castel of Kenington Kingston which was Castel at Kingstone taken the Erle of Glocesters then going to Rochester chased away some that remayned at the siege but slewe many moe from thence he went to Tonbridge the Castel whereof he toke and the Counties of Glocester within it leauing a garrison there Castel of Tonbridge taken he went to Winchester where he receiued thē of the v. Portes to his peace passing further to Lewes was receiued into y e Priory his son into the Castel wher whiles he remained the Barons writ to him letters as ye may read in Mathew Paris Nicholas Triuet but they taking no effect y e Barons in armes approched towards Lewes inuading y e kings people Battel at Levves y ◠wer gone forth for forrage wherof the king being warned he goeth forth to méete thē with his army deuided into thrée sorts The first was led by Edward the kings son hauing with him William de Valence Erle of Penbroke Iohn de Waren Earle of Surrey and Sussex The seconde was guided by Richard K. of Almain w t his son Henrie The third the K. himself had in gouerning The Barons army was deuided into four wardes The first led Henrie de Mountfort w t the Erle of Hereford The seconde led Gilbert de Clare wyth Iohn Fitz Iohn Williā de Moūtchance The third in which the Londoners were Nicholas Segraue The fourth Erle Simō himself led with Thomas de Pelueston Edwarde the Kings sonne with hys battayle brake on his enimies that he made them to giue backe of whom many were drowned The Londoners were put to flyghte whom whilest the kings sonne pursued for the space of foure miles he made great slaughter but being separate frō the rest of the army he weakened his part sore In the meane time manye of the Kings battayle were slaine and the King of Almaine taken in a Windmil by Syr The King of Almaine taken Iohn de Beuis so was Robert le Bruis and Iohn Commyne which had brought the Scottes King Henrie also hauing hys horsse slaine vnder him yéelded to the Earle of Gloucester King Henrie taken who sent him prisoner to the Priory Edward returning is receyued with sharpe battayle and the Earle Waren William de Valence Grey de Lesmute the Kings halfe brethren Hugh Bigod with mē of armes to the nūber of 400. Haberions gotte then the Castel of Pemsey and when many were slayne on eyther side the Lorde Edwarde ryding aboute the towne sound his father in the Priorie In the meane time an assault being giuen to the Castle which was valiauntly defended the Barons withdrew thē wherevpon the Lord Edward being greatly incouraged and hauing gathered his people about him woulde haue made a new battayle so that the Barons sued for peace whiche by y e meanes of the Friers Preachers and Minors was brought to passe that on the Friday following the Lords Edwarde Henrie for theyr Fathers of England and Almayne kings deliuered themselues to Earle Simon vpon hope of quietnesse Edvvard the Kings son taken and peace that might be concluded On the Saterdaye the king licenced them that were aboute him to depart to theyr houses writ vnto thē that were in Tonbridge Castel that they shoulde not molest the Barons as they returned homewardes but they notwithstanding being in armes when they heard that the Londoners which were fled from the battaile were receiued into Croydon they hasted 〈…〉 〈…〉 〈…〉 the kings sonne was deliuered There was slain in the battayle at Lewes which was fought on the xij of May aboute Robert of Glocest VVestchepe in London brent 4500. men About that time a gret part of Westcheape in London was brent by treason Erle Simon led the K. his son Edward about with him W. Pakenton Chro. Glaston till he had gotte all the strong Castels of the lande into hys hands and then put Richard King of Almaine in y e tower of London and Edwarde the Kings sonne in Douer Castle In the mean time Roger Mortimer Iames Audeley Roger Leyborne Roger Clifforde Haymo Lestrange Hugh de Turberuile with many other rose against Simō who to restrayne theyr boldnesse associating to him the Prince of Wales entred the Castell of Hereforde and caused Edward the Kings sonne to be brought thyther from Douer after thys he wanne the Castell of Hey whiche belonged to the Earle of Hereforde and toke the Castel of Ludlow and after wastyng y e Castel of Ludlovv taken landes of Roger Mortimer goeth towardes Mountgomerie there taking pledges of peace of y e sayd nobles he turneth to the south parts to méete thē power which was sayd to come
out of Fraunce to the kings ayde Pope Vrbane sent a Legate and Cardinall the Bishop of Sabrine into Englande but they might not enter the realm the fiue Ports prohibiting them wherevpon they called certain English Bishops first to Amience and after to Bulloigne to whom he committed the sentence of excomunication to be pronounced against the Citie of London the fiue Portes and al those that troubled the King of EnglaÌ„ds peace but the Byshops dissembled the matter This yeare about the 20. of June a notable blasing starre appeared such a one as had not ben séene in that age which rising from the East with gret brightnesse vnto the midst of Blasing starre Nic. Triuet Rober of Glocester Anno reg 49 Sherifes 〈…〉 the Semisperie drew his streame it continued till after Michaelmas Gregory Rokesley Thomas of Deford the 28. of Septem 〈…〉 〈…〉 arose for that Simond not only kept the king other as prisoners The Earle of Glocester forsoke the Earle Leicester but also tooke to himself the reuenewes of the kingdome c. which should haue bene equally deuided amongst them so y â— Gilbert of Gloncester departing ioyned to him in league the noble Knights of the Marches whoÌ„ Erle Simond had commanded to auoyde the Realme but Iohn de Waren Earle of Surrey and Sussex William de ValeÌ„ce Erle of Penbroke had brought a great power by sea in the Weast parts of Wales and arriuing at Penbroke Earle Simon leading the king with him went to Hereforde where he gathered a great power to oppresse the sayd knights but while the Prelates laboured for peace Edward the kings son being in y e Castel of Hereford is permitted to exercise himselfe on horssebacke Edvvard the kings son taken from his keepers in a medowe without the Citie by his kéepers where after he had wearied diuerse horsses and mounting on a fresh appointed for that purpose he rode quite away and passing the riuer of Wey with two Knights and foure Esquires was folowed hard by his kéepers but when they were aduised of the standarts of Roger Mortimere and Roger Clifford comming to his reliefe they returned he escaped to Wigmore And this chaunced in the Whitson wéeke Lord Edward being thus escaped gathereth an army confederateth and submitteth to him the Countreys of Hereford Worcester Salop Chester with the townes Cities and Castelles he also winneth by force the Citie of Glocester whiche Earle Simon had lately fortifyed the townes men â—led to the Castel who xv dayes after yéelded it and departed The Earle of Leicester wan the Castle of Monmouth and layde it flat with the grounde and entring into the lande of the Earle of Glocester called Glomorgan méeting with the Prince of Wales Castel of Monmouth raced comming to his ayde they destroyed al with fire and sword Edwarde the Kings sonne hearing that manye of Earle Simonds partakers were come to the Castel of Kenilworthe takyng with him the Erle of Glocester he departed from Worcester and came vpon them at a sodaine where he toke the Earle of Oxford sir William Mountchalsie sir Adam Newmarch sir Walter de Solenle and other and Simon the sonne of Earle Simon hardly escaped in the Castell The Earle of Leicester hauing the King with him returned out of South-Wales and on Lammas daye came to Kemsey a place of the Bishop of Worcester and there tarried the next day Edwarde the Kings son returned from Kenelworth to Worcester whose returne being knowne Erle Simon departing from Kemsey by vnhappy chaunce stayed in the towne of Euesham for on y e morrow being the ij of August Edward the kings son departed from Worcester passing the riuer neare to the towne called Cliue closed vp the passage betwixt Earle Simon and Simon his son who was at Killingworth In the next mornyng Lord Edward approched néere to Euesham on the one side and Battaile of Euesham Gilbert Earle of Glocester on the other side and Roger Mortimer on the two other sides whereby Earle Simon was so enclosed that he must eyther fight or yéelde on Friday therfore was the fifth daye of Auguste theyr armies encountred ech other in a large fielde without the towne where the Earles part hadde the worste the Earle was killed in the fielde and Henrie sonne to Earle Simon Peter de Mountfort Hugh Dispencer Justice of England William de Mandeuile Ralph Basset Walter Greping William de Yorke Robert de Tregoze Thomas de Hostile Iohn de Beâ—â—ocampo Guido de Baylolle Roger de Roulens with sir Iohn de Saint Iohn sir William de Verence sir Iohn de Inde sir William Trossel sir Gilbert Einefielde and other of meaner sorte in great number especially of Walshmen for almost none of theÌ„ escaped thence but they were slain at Tewkesburie Lords taken Lords taken Liber Euesh at Euesham sir Vmfry de Boune sir Iohn Sainte Iohn sir Simons sonne sir Guy sir Baudwin Wake sir Iohn Vessy sir Henrie Hastings sir Nicholas Segraue sir Perce sir Roberte Mountfordes sons many other Simon de Mountfort y e son coÌ„ming too late to méete his Father at Euesham turned backe again to Kenilworth Castel the sixth of September he released King of Almain deliuered the King of Almain his mothers brother sir Reimond Fitz Pierce and many other A Parliament was holden at Winchester where all the A Parliament at VVinchester statutes made at Oxforde were disanulled and all the goods of them that were againste the king seased London was in great danger to haue bin destroyed by the king for displeasure he had conceyued against y e Citizens but the Citizens wholly submitted both liues and goods vnto him Eight persons carrying the same submission toward Windsor met Sir Roger Leyborne knight at Colbrooke who turned them backe againe and after they had discoursed the whole matter with him he willed them to deliuer to him their submission and he woulde moue the King in it whiche thing they did After sixe dayes thys Knight returned to the Citie and sayde the king had receyued their writings willing them first to take away all the chaines that were in the stréetes of the Citie and pull the postes out of the grounde that the same were fixed in and bring both chaynes and postes to the Tower of London then the Maior with fortie Citizens should the nexte day following attende vpon the king at Windsor to confirme theyr wryting and they shoulde goe and come safe in witnesse whereof he deliuered them the kings letter and seale for the space of foure dayes The next daye the Citizens being at Windsore attended at the gate vntill the king came from hunting at whiche time he woulde not once looke on them After the King was entred they woulde haue followed but they were forbidden shortly after they were called into the Castell where they were locked vp in a Towre with homely entertainment the nexte day the king gaue vnto Prince Edwarde the Maior and foure Aldermen y
lims w tout losse of goods or imprisonment and not to be disherited Such of y â— disherited persons as liked not y e ordinaunce of Kenilworth whose Captaine was Iohn Ciuille after they had taken the Citie of Lincoln spoyled the Iewes they fled again to the I le of Ely whose comming abroade when the Kyng with a great army hadde stopped Edwarde the kings sonne with bridges made of Hurdles and bordes in place conuenient as the inhabitaunts thereabout had instructed him he entred vpon the I le some of them within yéelded them to him y â— other being dispersed by flight Whiles these things The Erle of Glocester toke the Citie of London were a doing a newe trouble began for the Earle of Glocester taking part with the disherites came with an army gathered in Wales vnto London the seauenth of April therein he builded Bulwarkes cast ditches and trenches in diuerse places The king gathered an army at Windsor the v. of Maye Annales of Hyde he with an 109. ensignes came towardes London he pitched his tentes at Stratford and tarried there the space of one moneth where many entreated to make peace The vj. of June the Earle of Glocester in peaceable maner rendred the Citie vnto the King againe and then many that were disherited were reconciled at the instance of the Legate and the sayde Erle Foure that bare the cognisaunce of the Erle of Darby were put in sacks and cast in the Thamis Thomas Fitz Theobalde and Agnis his wife sister of Thomas Mercors chapel Becket Archbishop of Canturburie gaue to the master and brethren of the Hospitall called Saint Thomas of Acres beyonde the seas all the lande with the appurtenaunces that sometime was Gilbert Beckets father to Thomas Becket in which land y e said Thomas Becket was borne to make there a Church About Michaelmasse y â— king came to Shrewsburie to passe Nicho. Triueâ— into Wales there to vanquish y e prince of Wales Lewlyne who hadde ayded Simon Earle of Leicester but he sending to the Peace vvith the prince of VVales Anno reg 52 king granted him xxxij M. l. sterling to haue his peace by the Legats means there was restored to y e prince y â— land of 4 Cantredes which by law of armes the K. had taken from him Iohn Adriant Lucas Batecourt the. 28. of September Baylifes Custos 1268 Alyn Souch the. 28. of October Othobone the Legate calling a counsel at London ordayned many things in reformation of the English Church Uariance fell betwene the felowship of Goldsmiths and Aâ—yot in London Taylors of London causing great ruffling in the Citie and many men to be slaine for which ryot thirtéene of the chiefe Captaines were hanged Parliament at Marleborovve Anno reg 53 Baylifs Custos Sokenreure Liber trinitatis Great Frost 1269 Nic. Triuet The King helde a Parliament at Marleborow in the whiche were made the statutes of Marlebrige Walter Haruey William Duresme the. 28. of September Sir Stephen Edesworth the 28. of October Thomas Wimborne The riuer of Thamis was so harde frozen from Saint Androwes tide to Candlemasse that men and beastes passed on foote from Lambeth to Westminster the Marchandise was caryed from Sandwich and other Hauens to London by lande The 8. day of Aprill Edmund the Kings sonne marryed the daughter of William de Albemarle Earle of Holdernesse named Auelina whyche was heyre to hir father and mother both by reason whereof he was to haue with hir the Countie of Deuonshyre and the Lordshippe of the I le of Wight but he deceassed before both father and mother and loste all Anno reg 54 Sherifes Maior Thomas Basing Robert Cornhil the 28. of Septemb. Hugh Fitz Thomas the 28. of October The Nobles of England by the Kyngs commaundement Anuals of hyde Edmond Campion assembled at London to treate of dyuers matters amongest the whiche one was that all men should before the Justices Tho. Wikes 1270 shewe by what right they held their landes whyche matter did muche molest the people vntill Iohn Warren Earle of Surrey appeared who being asked by what right he helde his landes he drewe sodainely out his sword and sayde by this I holde my Grandfathers lands and with this I will kéepe them Upon multiplying of wordes the Earle slewe Allen de la Zouch Lorde chiefe Justice of Ireland before the other Justices of the Bench. And shortly after the same Iohn Erle of Surrey by the othe of 25 Knights at Winchester affirmed that he did not commit that facte vpon any pretenced malice neyther in contempte of the King and so for the summe of 1200 markes was reconciled Edward the kings sonne with hys brother Edmunde and Anno reg 55 many other nobles sayling into Asia against the infidels by hys policie and manly Actes so demeaned himselfe that oftentimes he put the Turkes to great disworship for dispight whereof they suborned a Sarasine to wounde him with a venemous dart whereof he was long sicke Henrie sonne to Richard King of Almayne as he went through Tuscane at Viterbe was slaine by Guy de Mountfort Walter Potter Phillip Taylour the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1271 Wâ— Rishanger Iohn Adrian Vintener the. 28. of October The stéeple of Bow in Cheape fell downe and slew manye people men and and women The eyghte and twentie of Januarie Richarde King of Almaine and Earle of Gornewall brother to King Henrie deceased in the Castel of Berchamsteede was buried at Hayles an Abbey of his foundation Anno reg 56 Sherifes Maior Gregorie Rokesley Henrie Waleys the. 28. of September Iohn Adrian 〈…〉 the. 28. of October Diuerse â—ournes 〈…〉 breake out of the hollow places Tho. de Wike of the Earth and ouerflowed a great parte of Canturburie Citie the streame wherof was so swift and violent that it bare downe buildings and houses and drowned manye people In June beganne a great ryot in the Citie of Norwiche 1272 W. Rishanger Riot at Norvvich Anno reg 57 through the which the Monasterie of the Trinitie was burned wherevpon the King rode downe and making enquiry for the chiefe doers thereof caused xxx of them to be condemnemned drawen hanged and brent Richard Paris Iohn de Wodeley the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sit Water Haruy the. 28. of October King Henrie being sicke called before hym Gilberte â—iber trinitatis of Clare Erle of Glocester and caused him to be sworn to kepe the peace of the lande to the be house of Edwarde his sonne and then dyed the sixtéench of Nouember in the yere 1272. when he had raigned lvj yeares and xxviij dayes he was buried at Westminster whiche Church he had newly builded he left issue Edward his eldest sonne vnto whom hée hadde I. Treklon giuen the Earledome of Chester who succéeded him in the Kingdome Edmund his seconde sonne vnto whom he had giuen the Earledome of Lancaster and
in the Priorie of the Trinitie neare vnto Aldegate And before euery towne or Castel whiche the hoaste of London besiege if the siege continue a whole yeare the sayde Roberte shall haue for euery siege of the communaltie of London an hundred shillings for his trauell and no more These be the rights that the sayd Robert hath in the time of war Rights belonging to Robert Fitz Walter and to his heires in the Citie of London in the time of peace are these that is to saye the sayd Robert hath a Soken or ward in the Citie that is a wal of the Chanonrie of Saint Paul as a man goeth down the stréete before the Brewhouse of Saint Paul vnto the Thamis and so to the side of the Mill whiche is in the water that commeth down from the fléete Bridge and goeth so by London Walles betwixt the Friers preachers and Ludgate and so returneth backe by the house of the sayd Friers vnto the sayd common wall of the said Chanonry of Saint Paule that is al the parish of Saint Andrew whiche is in the gifte of hys auncestours by the saide senioritie and so the sayde Robert hath appendant vnto the sayd Soken al these things vnder written that he ought to haue a Soke man to place what Sokeman he will so he be of the Sokemanrie or the same ward and if any of the Sokemanry be impleaded in y e Guild Hall of any thing that toucheth not the body of the Maior y â— for the time is or that toucheth the bodye of no Sherife it is not lawfull to the Sokeman of the Sokemanrie of the sayd Robert Fitz Walter to demand a Court of the sayd Robert and the Maior and his Citizens of London ought to graÌ„t him to haue a Court and in his Court he ought to bring his iudgement as it is assented and agréed vppon in the Guilde Hal that shall be giuen him If any therefore be taken in hys Sokenry he ought to haue his stockes and imprisonment in his Soken and he shal be brought from theÌ„ce to y e Guild Hall before the Maior there they shall prouide him his iudgement that ought to be giuen of him but his iudgement shal not be published till he come into the Courte of the sayde Robert and in his libertie And the iudgement shall be such that if he haue deserued death by treason he be tyed to a post in the Thamis at Woodwharfe where boates are fastened two ebbings and two flowings of the Water And if hée bée condemned for a common théefe he ought to be ledde to the Elmes and there suffer his iudgemeÌ„t as other théeues and so the said Robert and his heyres hath a great honor that he holdeth a gret Franches within the Citie that the Maior of the Citie and Citizens are bounde to do him of right that is to say that when the Maior will holde a greate counsel hée ought to call the sayd Robert and his heyres to be with hym in Counsell and of counsell of the Citie and the sayde Robert ought to be sworne be of counsel with the Citie against all people sauing the King and his heyres And when the sayde Robert commeth to the Huystings in the Guilde Hall of the Citie the Maior or his lieuetenaunt ought to ryse against him and set hym down néere vnto him and so long as he is in Guilde Hall all the iudgemente oughte to be giuen by his mouth according to the Recorde of the Recorders of the sayde Guilde Hall and so manye weifs as come so long as he is there he ought to giue them to the Baylifes of the town or to whom he will by the Counsell of the Maior of the Citie These be the Franchises that belonged to Roberte Fitz Walter in London in time of peace whiche for the antiquitie I haue here noted out of an old Recorde William Combmartin Iohn Burforde the. 28. of Septem Baylifes Custos Anno reg 32 Adam Meri Grauesend Bishop of LondoÌ„ Sir Iohn Blound the. 28. of October Richard Grauesend Byshop of London deceased who is reported by some to haue purchased the Charters and Liberties for the Citie of London in the yeare of our Lord. 1â—9â— in the sixtéenth yeare of King Richard the seconde The vntrueth whereof I haue thought good thus muche in place to note King Edward went into Scotland and there besieged the Castel of Striueline which William Clifford kept the space of * 1304 Tho. de la More 90. dayes with sundry valiaunt assaultes but being able no longer to resist they put off their shoes and with haulters about their neckes came forth of the Castel and fel prostrate before the king committing both liues and lims to his mercie whom the King pardoned of life but sent them prisoners into England The King returning out of Scotlande by the Citie of Yorke commaunded the Courtes of the kings Benche and the Exchequer which had now remayned at Yorke vij yeares to be remoued to theyr olde places at London Roger Pares Iohn de Lincolne the. 28. of September Sherifes Custos Anno reg 33 Dravv thy staffe Adam Meri Sir Iohn Blound the. 28. of October King Edwarde helde his Christmasse at Lincolne where he ordayned Justices of Traylebaston againste intruders into other mens landes truce breakers extortioners murderers and suche like offendours by whyche meanes the Kings treasure was maruellously encreased Roger Brabason and Robert de Reuer satte at the Guilde Hall in London to heare the complaintes made concerning the foresayde Articles of Traylebaston The Citizens of Norwiche made peticion vnto the Norvvich vvalled Parliament Recordes 1305 King that lyke as it hadde pleased hym heretofore to graunte them hys helpe and lycence certayne yeares for the wallyng aboute of theyr Towne whiche tearme was nowe expyred to graunte them a longer tyme the same being not yet finished wherevppon v. yeares were granted by him and his Parliament at Westminster Iohn Leyland writeth that a Marchaunte of Norwich I. Leyland whom he nameth not builded a great part almost halfe of that Wall Robert Fitz Walter requested the king that the Fries of Friers of the Sacke A sinagoge of the Ievves neare Baynards Castel in LondoÌ„ Parliament recor the Sacke coÌ„monly called de Penitentia Iesu in London might assigne to the sayde Robert one Chappel of olde time called the sinagoge of the Iewes neare adioyning to the place of the same Robert which request was graunted These Friers liued altogither by begging and had of late multiplyed in number greatly vntill the counsel at Lions wherein it was decréed that Friers beggers should receyue none into their order except Grey and White Friers They wer also licensed to enter into religion of larger rule from the which time forth all mendicant Friers began to decrease and were in short time brought to nothing except the Preching Friers William Wales which had ofttimes sette Scotland in gret VV. VVales in Scotland trouble was
taken and brought to London with greate numbers of men and women wondring vppon him he was lodged Adam Merimo in the house of William Delect a Citizen of London in Fanchurche stréete On the morrow being the euen of Sainte Tho. Delamore Bartholmew he was brought on horssebacke to Westminster Iohn Segraue and Geffrey Knights the Maior Sherifes Aldermen of London and many other both on horsseback and on foote accompanying him and in the gret hall at Westminster he being placed vppon the South benche crowned with Laurel for that he had sayd in times past y e he ought to bear a Crowne in that Hall as it was commonly reported and being appeched for a traytour by sir Peter Mallorie y e kings Justice he aunswered that he was neuer traytour to y e king of England but for other crimes whereof he was accused hée confessed them and was after headed and quartered There was opened to the K. a conspiracie wrought by the Archbishop of Canturburie and diuerse Earles and Barons against him at such time as he was in Flaunders The Earle Marshal being examined of this and being not able to purge himselfe made the king his heire and put him in possession of his landes to haue his grace and thus doing the Kyng gaue him again 1000. pound land by the yeare during hys life William cosine Reignalde Thunderle 28. of September Sherifs Custos Anno reg 34 Sir Iohn Bloud the. 28. of October Robert Bruce an Englishman presuming by the righte of his wife to vsurpe the Kingdome of ScotlaÌ„d called a Parliament of the nobles of Scotland within the Church of the Friers 1306 Minors in Domfries where he slewe Iohn Comin bycause he woulde not agrée to the treason and shortlye after to wit in the feast of the Anunciation of our Lady in the Abbay of Scone he caused himself to be solemnely crowned king by the Bishoppes of Glasco and Saint Andrewes firste and the third day after by the Countesse of Bowan bicause hir brother the Earle of Fife to whome by right of inheritaunce that office belonged was then absent in England In the feast of Penticost king Edward honored his eldest sonne Edward of Carnaruan with the degrée of Knighthoode and with him also moe than a hundred noble yong men at Westminster About the feast of the Natiuity of our Lady the king weÌ„t againe into Scotland with a great army hauing sent his son Edward with Ayner de Valence Earle of Penbroke Roberte Clifforde Henrie Lacy and many other noble knightes and gentlemen at Whitsontide before also he sente before hym his Justices of Trayle BastoÌ„ two and two togither into euery Citie and place into which he woulde come giuing theÌ„ power to kill traytours drawe and hang periured persons burn such as worke deceite destroy the wicked and set Englishmen in their places and there were taken by them in the space of two monthes by inquisition of Juries Hundreds Thousands breakers of peace and conspiratoures amongst the which Nigellus de Bruse brother to Robert de Bruse was drawne through Berwicke and hanged Moreouer Christopher and Iohn Seyton brethren wer hanged y â— Countesse of Bowan was closed in a Cage whose breadth length height depth was eight foote and hanged ouer the waâ—â— of Berwike the Bishop of Saint Andrews and of Glasco with the Abbot of Stone were sent to seuerall prisons in England King Edward besieged Simon Frisell in Lilyscho and tooke him and sent him to London Tower where he founde many Scottish Lordes in fetters of yron amongst whom was Thomas Morham with Herbert his sonne and Thomas Roy his Esquire who were all beheaded Simon Frisel was hanged drawne and quartered Earle Iohn de Athol bycause he was of the Kings bloud and an Englishman was not drawn but hanged and headed Sir Iohn Wallers was sente to the Tower of London and after hanged and headed Lawrence de Megos Esquire was taken at Douer there beheaded The Earle of Stratherne yéelded to king Edward who condemned him to remaine during his life in yron fetters in the Castel of Rochester At this time and long after King Edward had Scotland in such good obedience as he gaue of the landes thereof to hys Ex charta regia seruauntes and subiectes in England with Markets Fayres and Warrens amongst others I haue séen vnder the broade seale of the sayd king Edward a Manour called Ketnes in the Countie of Ferfare in Scotland and néere the furthest parte of the same nation Northwarde giuen to Iohn Evre and hys Lord Evre heires ancester to the Lord Eyre that now is for his seruice done in those partes with market euerye Monday fayre for thrée dayes euery yeare at the feast of Saint Michael and frée Warren for y e same dated at Lauercost the. 20. day of October Anno regni 34. Geffrey Cundute Simon Bylet 28. of September Sherifes Custos Sir Iohn Blound the. 28. of October This yere Margaret Quéene second wife to Edwarde the Registrum fâ—â—â—rum â—inorâ—m Anno reg 53 first began to builde the quire of the Churche of the Gray Friers in London to y e building wherof in hir life she gaue 2000. markes and. 100. marks by hir Testament Iohn of Brytaiâ— Earle of Richmond builded the body of the church Lady Marie Countesse of Penbroke Gilbert Clare Earle of Glocester Margaret Countesse Lady Elenor le Spencer and Lady Elizabeth de Brugh sisters to the Gilbert de Clare gaue greate summes of mony towards the same Richarde Whitington sometime Alderman and Maior of London founded the Librarie there in Anno. 1421. King Edward held his Christmasse at Carlile with a great multitude of English people in the month of January next Parliament at Carlile 1307 following he called a great Parliament to be holden at Carlile vpon the Octaues of S. Hillarie to treat of matters coÌ„cerning the state of Scotland wherevnto were somoned manye Lords both of the Spiritualtie TeÌ„poraltie who either appeared Parliament Records in person or else by proxie My self haue séene and red an auntient register of good authoritie contayning y e names of lxxxvij Erles and BaroÌ„s xx Bishops lxj Abbots viij Priors besides many Deanes Archdeacons other inferiour Clearks of y e Conuocation The maister of the Knights of the Temple of euery shire two Knightes of euerye Citie two Citizens and of euery borough two Burgesses c. Archbishop of Yorke Bishops Of Lincolne London Chichester Excester Hereford Salisburie Landaf S. Assafe Bangor S. Dauids Couentrie and Liâ—chfielde Bath and Wels. Norwich Rochester Durham Carlile Elie. Worcester Abbots Of S. Augustine in CaÌ„terbury Of Saint Edmunde Saint Albane Westminster Waltham Euesham Saint Marie at Yorke Peterborow Ramsey Winchcombe Glocester Bristow Malmesburie Glastonburie Selby Cyrcester Reding Furney Sawley Alnewike Saint Osith Barlyng Tupholme Byley Dale Newhâ—s Croxton Cokersande Saint Radegound Tichfield Torre Holmcolthram Welbecke Hales New Monasterie Iereual Fountaines
Northampton 1228 Peace vvith the Scottes shameful peace was made betwixt the Englishmen and Scots so that Dauid the sonne of Robert Bruis scarce seuen yeres olde married Ioan of the Tower king Edwardes sister at Berwike the twelfth of July Also the king made the Scottes charters the tenour whereof was vnknowen to the Englishmen but al was done as it pleased the olde Quéene Roger Mortimer and Iames Dowglas The Scottes made manye tannting times against the Englishmen for the fond disguised apparel by them at that time vsed amongst the which was fastened vppon the Church doores of Saint Peter towardes Stangate Long beardes hartlesse Scottish taunts Painted hoodes vvitlesse Gay coates gracelesse Makes England thriftlesse Adam Tarleton was made Bishop of Worcester In a Parliament at Salisburie the K. made thrée Erles Parliament at Satisburie Iohn of Eltam his brother Earle of Cornewal Roger Mortimer Earle of the March and Iames Butler of Ireland Earle of Ormond From this Parliament the Earle of Lancaster y e Lord Wake Henrie Beamonde Earle Marshal and other noble men did absent thēselues not being far off frō thence in armour for the whiche the King was highly displeased notwithstanding in Sommer following they submitted themselues vnto the Kyngs mercy séekyng his fauour Simon Fraunces Henrie Combmartin the. 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior Iohn Grantham the. 28. of October Certaine men of this land to y ◠intent to try what friends K. Edvvard the seconde bruted to be aliue they had in England craftily deuised that Edward the second king of England was aliue in the Castell of Gorffe but not to bée séene in the daye time and therefore they vsed manye nightes to make shewes and maskyng wyth dauncing vpon the towers and Wals of the Castel which being perceyued by people of the countrey it was thoughte there had bin some great king vnto whom they dyd these greate solemnities this rumour was spredde ouer all Englande to witte that the olde King was aliue whence it came to passe that the Earle of Kent sente thyther a Fryer Precher to trye the truth of the matter who as it was thought hauing corrupted the Porter of the Castell with rewardes is Anno reg 3. let in where he lay all the day in the Porters lodge verye close and whē night was come he was willed to put on y ◠habit of a lay mā and then was brought into the Hal wher he saw as he thought Edwarde the Father of the king sitting royally at supper with great maiestie This Frier being thus perswaded returned againe to the Earle of Kente and reported as he thought what he saw whervpon y ◠Erle saide and affirmed with an othe that he would indeauoure by all the meanes he coulde to deliuer his brother from prison The same yeare at the earnest request of some the king 1329 held a Parliament at Winchester where by procurement of the olde Quéene and Roger Mortimer the sayde Earle of Parliament at VVinchester Kent and manye other noble men and religious persons to witte the prouincials of the white Carmilit Friers and of the blacke Preaching Friers and Frier Richarde Wliten were accused of conspiracie touching as it was sayde the deliuerye of the Kings Father which matter although it were but deuised fantasie and a méere lye yet the sayde Earle for certaine confessions whyche he made and for certayne letters which were founde about him was there beheaded The other to wit y ◠prouincials of the Predicants Erle of Kent the kings vncle beheaded at VVinchester Carmilites were banished but the Bishop of London was set at libertie Robert de Taunton Priest and some certain Carmilite Friers and predicants were condemned to perpetual prison The death of the sayde Earle was the lesse lamented bycause his familye and seruauntes had aboue measure afflicted the commons in taking vp things as they trauayled at the Kings price paying nothing or verye lyttle for it Richarde Lazer Wyllyam Gisours the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Richarde Swanland the 28. of October There was a Parliament holden at Notingham where Roger Mortimer was in suche glorie and honoure that it was without all comparison No man durst name him any other than Earle of Marche a greater rowt of men wayted at his héeles than on the Kings person he would suffer the King to rise to him and would walke with y ◠King equally step by step chéeke by chéeke neuer preferring y ◠King but would go formost himselfe with his Officers he greatly rebuked the Earle of Lancaster cousin to the Kyng for that withoute hys consent hée appointed certayne lodgings for Noble men in the Towne demaundyng who made him so bolde to take vppe lodgings so nighe vnto the Quéene wyth whyche wordes the Conestable béeyng greatelye feared appoynted lodging for the Earle of Lancaster one myle oute of the Towne and lykewise were lodged the Earle of Hereforde Iohn de Bohune of Estsex highe Conestable of Englande and others By whyche meanes a contention rose among the Noblemen and greate murmuring among the common people who sayde that Roger Mortimer the Quéenes Paragon and the Kyngs Mayster sought all the means he could to destroy the Kyngs bloude and to vsurpe the Regall Maiestie whyche reporte troubled muche the Kyngs friendes to wéete William Mountacute and other who for the safegarde of the Kyng sware themselues to be true to his person and drew vnto them Robert de Hollande who hadde of long tyme béene chiefe kéeper of the Castell vnto whome all secreate corners of the same were knowne Then vppon a certayne night the Kyng lying without the Castel bothe he and his friendes were brought by Torchlight through a secrete waye vnder ground beginning far off from y ◠said Castell til they came euen to the Quéenes Chamber whyche they by chaunce found open they therfore beyng armed with naked swords in their hāds went forwards leauing the King also armed without the dore of the Chamber least that his mother should espie him they which entred in slew Hugh Turpinton Knighte who resisted them Mayster Iohn Neuell of Horneby giuing him his deadly wound From thence they went toward the Quéene mother whome they found with the Earle of March readie to haue gone to bedde and hauing taken the sayde Earle they ledde him out into the Hall after whome the Quéene followed crying Bele fits bele fits ayes pitie de gentil Mortimer Good sonne good son take pitie vpon gentle Mortimer for she suspected that hir sonne was there though she saw him not Then are the keyes of the Castell sent for and euery place with all the furniture is yéelded vp into the Kings hands but in suche secret wise that none without the Castell except the Kings friends vnderstoode thereof The next day in the morning very early they bring Roger Mortimer and other his friēds taken with him with an horrible shout and crying the Earle of Lancaster then blind being
one of them that made the shoute for ioy towards London where he was committed to the Tower and afterward condemned at Westminster in presence of the whole Parliament on Saint Andrewes euen next following and then drawne to the Elmes and there hanged on the common gallowes whereon he hung two dayes and two nightes by the Kings commandement and then was buryed in the Grey Friers Church He was condemned by his Péeres and yet neuer was brought to answere before them for it was not then the custome after the death of the Earles of Lancaster Winchester Glocester and Kent wherefore this Earle had that law him selfe which he appoynted for other The causes of his death laid against him were these First that he was consenting to the murthering of the Kings father Secondly for that he had receiued a great summe of money whereby the Kings honor was greatly abated at Stanhope Parke where he gaue a signe vnto the Scottes that they should flie Thirdly for that he caused certayne auntient déedes and Charters to be brent wherein the King of Scots stood bound vnto the King of Englande and especially for that he had caused a contraâ—t to be made betwixt the Kings sister and Dauid the sonne of Robert le Bruis Fourthly that he had vnprofitably consumed a greate deale of treasure which he found in the kings treasurie and in the treasurie of the Earles of Winchester and Glocester Fiftly for appropriating vnto himselfe the wardes and mariages of all England Sixtly for being an euill counseller to the King and to the Quéene mother and for being ouermuch familiar No Iustice with hir There died with him his friends Simon de Burford Knight brother to Sir William Burford that was Justice Anno reg 4. Iohn Deuerell Esquier who was desirous to haue made open confession of the Kings fathers cruell death but he could not be suffered King Edward the Bishop of Winchester Wil. Mountacute and very few others passed ouer 1â—â—0 Sea like as they had bin Merchants hauing with hym scarse xv horsemen He left Iohn of Eltham his brother Protector of the Realme He returned againe about the beginning of April and then helde a great Turniament at Dertford in Kent The xv of June was borne vnto king Edward Turniament aâ— Dertford Edvvard the blacke Prince borne his first sonne at Wodstoke who was after named Edwarde the blacke Prince The K. tooke into his hands all y e lands assigned to his mother and only left hir a 1000. pound the yeare About Michaelmas there was very solemne iusting of all the stoute Earles Barons and Nobles at London in Cheape betwixt the great Crosse and the great Conduit Turniament in Cheape at London Adam Meri Ro. Auesbery nigh Soper Lane which lasted thrée dayes where the Quéene Phillip with many Ladyes fell from a Stage notwithstanding they were not hurt at all wherefore the Quéene tooke greate care to saue the Carpenters from punishmente and through hir prayer whiche she made an hir knées she pacifyed the King and Counsell whereby shée purchased greate loue of the people Robert of Ely Thomas Whorwode the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Saint Lavvrence Pultney Sir Iohn Pultney Draper the 28. of October This Sir Iohn Pultney builded the Colledge in London called Saint Laurence Pultney and little Alhallowes a Parish Churche in Thamis streete and also the Carmelite Regist Carmil Friers Church in Couentrie Such a wet Sommer with excéeding rayne was this Late Haruest yeare that the Corne in the field could not ripe so that in many places they began not Haruest till Michaelmas The house of Croxton got not in their Wheate till Hallontide W. Sheepeshed and their Pease not before S. Andrewes tide The Monkes on Alhallowen day and Martelmas day were serued with Pease gréene in the coddes in stead of Peares and Apples King Edward held a solemne Christmas at Welles which Anno reg 5. he continued till the feast of the Epiphany where was manye strange and sumptuous shewes made 1331 In the beginning of August Edward Bailioll sonne and heire to Iohn King of Scottes came into England which Edward had bin before that time banished out of Scotland At his comming he declared what right he had in the Kingdome Henry Beawmont Earle of Bohune Gilbert Vmfreuill Earle of Angus Dauid Earle of Athels Richard Talbot Ralph Baron of Stafford Fulx Fitz Williams with many other noble men affirming they had right of inheritance in Scotland desired licence and ayde of the King of Englande to recouer the sayd Kingdome and landes due to them but the King hauing regard of the peace lately made and also for his sisters sake Quéene of Scottes woulde not suffer them to leade an armie through his lande wherefore the sayde Lordes getting a Fléete of Shippes entred the Sea and sayling toward Scotland landed at Kinkehorne where the Earle of Fife and Robert Bruse Bastard sonne to Robert Bruse with tenne thousand Scottes resisted them néere vnto Dunfermeling but the Englishmen put them to flight and slew many Afterward to wéete on Saint Lawrence day they had a sore conflict at Gledesmore where two thousand Englishmen ouercame fortie thousand Scottes By reason of the great throng of the multitude amongst themselues fiue Earles and many other were thronged to death On the morrow the Englishmen tooke the Towne of Saint Iohns well furnished with victualles The seauen and twentith of September Edward Baylioll Edvvard Baylioll resigned the Crovvne of Scotland to King Edvvarde of England Sherifes Maior Hospitall at Leycester was Crowned King of Scottes but afterward he resigned it to King Edward of England and remayned vnder his protection many yeares after Iohn Mocking Andrew Aubury the 28. of September Sir Iohn Poultney Draper the 28. of October Henry Earle of Lancaster and of Leycester high Steward of England founded the new Hospitall by the Castell of Leycester wherein were one hundred poore impotent people prouided for with all things necessarie Edward Baylioll and the foresayde Lords and Nobles Anno reg 6. Iohn Maundeuill continued the warres in Scotland vnto whome came many other noblemen of the Realme of England voluntarily seruing of their owne charges and beséeged Berwike The King of England gathered a great power and beséeged 1â—â—2 Berwike which at length was yéelded for want of victualles During this séege the Scottes sought many wayes to remoue the same leuying a great army ouer all Scotland but comming to the séege they could not bring their purpose to effect yet still prouoking the Kings army to battell wherevpon at length the two armies appoynted to fight and setting out vpon Halidowne hill there commeth forth of the Scottes Campe a certayne stout Champion of greate stature who for a facte by him done was called Turnebull he standing in the midst betwixte the two armies Callenge of Combate challenged all the Englishmen any one of them to fight with him a Combate at
Base court in the parish of Saint Giles without Cripplegate of Baâ—bican at London London commonly called to this day the Barbicane bycause in old time y e same had bin a Burgekening or watchtower for the Citie The same day the King made twentie Knightes to Wil. Shepeshead wéete Sir Edward Mountacute Thomas Somarton Sir Isle Sir Darcy Richard Sir Damuory Sir Iohn Poultney Sir de Mere Roger Banant Roger Hilary Sir Bolingbroke Sir Butterell Sir Simon Swanland William Scotte William Basset Robert Sodington William Zoustes Sir Cogshall Roger Sangrauile Thomas de la More mine Authoure Tho. de la More and Iohn Strache In the same Parliament it was enacted that no wooll growing within the Realme of England should be transposed VVooll forbidden to be conuayed ouer the Seas out of the same but that it should be made into cloth in England and that all Fullers Weauers and Clothworkers of euery degrée being sufficiently instructed and cunning Priuiledges giuen to Clothvvorkers in their arte from what Countrey so euer they came into England should receyue and enioy certayne priuiledges yea and moreouer should liue at the Kings charges out of the Exchequer vntill they had prouided commodiouslie to liue by their art Although this Statute séemed at the beginning to be nothing profitable yet in short time the arte of clothing increased so much thereby that it was twentie times more vsed than before Also it was enacted that no man should after that time buy any cloth that was made beyond the Sea and that none should weare any Furres but such as might dispend one hundred pound by yeare Iohn Clarke William Curteis the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Poultney Draper the 28 of October After the feast of Saint Michaell a Parliament was holden Tho. de la More Anno reg 11 1337 at London and a Connocation was assembled by the Archbishop wherein the Cleargie graunted a tenth for thrée yeares and the commons a fiftenth in consideration of the Kings warres which was hote in Scotlande and also to resist the French King who made great bragges and shewed great crueltie for he outlawed slew and emprisoned all Englishmen and confiscated the goodes and Cattayles of all that were found in his Kingdome of France threatning that he would be reuenged for his friendes the Scottes Moreouer he left not so muche as one Towne or Castell in the Counties of Aquitayne or of Poyters that was not seized into his handes wherevpon King Edward sente into Brabant to take vp all the woolles whiche Merchants had brought thither and made sale thereof for readie money He also wrote Letters to the French King exhorting him that he woulde continue his olde amitie Sir Walter Many béeing the Embassadour for the King of Englande and desirous to reuenge the bloud of two Englishmen that were slayne comming a lande for freshe water in a certayne Islande called the I le of Agnes nigh vnto Flanders he caused all that hée founde in the sayde Island to be put to the sworde and tooke prisoner the Earle of Flanders brother who was Captayne of the I le Certayne of the Island men béeing fled into a Church Tho. Walsâ—â—g were brent to the number of thrée thousande with the Church and all by the Welchmen The warres bâ—eing thus as aforesayde begonne betwixte the two Kingdomes the rumour thereof came vnto the Court of Rome wherevpon the Pope sent two Cardinalles for the reformation and ordering of the peace betwixte the two Kingdomes who comming to Westminster declared before the King the cause of their comming wherevnto the King answered that although without all reason they dyd séeme to restreyne hym of right and equitie for that hée ought to succéede into the Kingdome of hys forefathers the whyche hys aduersarie Phillip de Valoys dyd denye hym expelling murthering and emprisoning hys people and taking away the Dukedome of Aquitayne and Earledome of Poyters without cause maynteyning the Scottes and other Rebelles agaynste hym yet these iniuries notwithstanding hée was contented if they coulde take order for the quiet enioying of Aquitayne and other fées belonging vnto hym whiche hys predecessoures did enioy Moreouer for the dismissing of all ayde that the French King shoulde gyue vnto the Scottes at any tyme of Rebellion for the which he offered his money and also the mariage of his eldest sonne and also to resigne all suche rites and interest that he hadde to the Kyngdome of France The Cardinalles béeyng greately comforted with this aunswere departed hoping that all warres were nowe ended They tooke with them Iohn the Archbishoppe of Canterburie Richarde Bishoppe of Durham and Geffrey Lorde Scrope who altogyther wente on message with the Kynges aunswere to the Frenche Kyng hauing full authoritie to treate and conclude à peace These béeing so reasonable offers coulde not pacifye the furious minde of the Frenche King who reposed greate trust in the Scottes hopyng by them and through theyr meanes quite to dispossesse and to disherite the King of England of all the title he had Walter Neale Nicholas Crane the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Henry Darcy the 28. of October The King caused to confiscate all the goodes of the Lonibards and also of the Monkes of the order of Cluny and Cisteaux through the whole Realme The King tooke wooll to a certaine number of Sackes Anno reg 12 at a low price in euery Countrey the number that was set vpon Staffordshire was sixe hundred sackes price nine markes the sacke of good wooll but nothing was payde First the wooll was vniuersally taken Secondly for the halfe in whose hands soeuer it were founde as well MerchaÌ„ts as other And the third time the King tooke a fiftenth of the comminalty to be payde in wooll price of euery stone contayning fourtéene pound two shillings The King appointed also all the Corne and glebe lands 1338 to serue for his warres About Saint Margarets day King Edward with Quéene Ro. Auesbery Philip his wife and a great army passed the Seas with a Nauie of 500. sayle of Shippes into Flanders and â—â— to Cullen The fourth of October fiftie Galleys well manned and South-hampton sacked and breÌ„t by the French â—irats furnished came to Southampton about nine of the clocke and sacked the Towne the Townesmen running away for feare by the breake of the next day they which fledde by helpe of the Countrey there about came againste the Pirats and fought with them in the whiche skirmish were slayne to the number of thrée hundred Pirates togither with their Captayne a yong Souldioure the King of Sicils sonne To this yong man the French King had giuen whatsoeuer he got in the Kingdome of England but he béeing beaten downe by a certayne man of the Countrey cried Rancon notwithstanding the husbandman layde him on with his clubbe till he had slayne hym speaking these words yea quoth he I know well ynough thou art a Franâ—on
to the I le of Wight and sodainly entred it but sir Peter Russel Knight méeting them with the people of that I le put them backe again and made them to flée staying manye of them in the which skirmish the sayde knight was wounded wherof he dyed These Pirates sayled theÌ„ce toward the coast of Deuonshire and comming to Teygnemouth they sette fire on the Towne and brent it from thence they sayled towardes Plimouth which towne was so defended that they coulde not hurte it but burnt the farmes and fayre places nigh adioyning and toke a knight prisoner whom they caried with them The same yeare king Edward besieged Turney but vpon entreatie made by the Frenche a truce was taken from Michaelmasse til midsommer wherfore the king comming to Gaunt in Flaunders stayed there looking for money out of England which came not Adam Lucas Bartholmew Maris the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Andrew Auburie Grocer the. 28 of October King Edwarde with eight of his men fayning that hée woulde ride abrode for his pleasure secretly came into â—elande where taking shippe after he had sayled thrée dayes and thrée nightes on Saint Andrewes day at night aboute the Cock crowing he entred the Tower of LondoÌ„ by water being wayted on by the Earle of Northampton Nicholas CaÌ„tilopo Reignalde Cobham Giles de Bello Campo Iohn de Bello Campo Knightes William Killesby and Phillippe Weston Priestes earely in the morning he sent for his chaÌ„cellour treasurer and Justices then being at London and the Bishop of Chichester being his Chauncellour and the Bishop of Couentrie his Treasurer he put out of office minding also to haue sent them into Flaunders to haue ben pledges for money he owed there but the Bishoppe of Chichester declared vnto him what daunger might insue to hym by the Canons of the Churche whervpon the King dismissed them out of the Tower but as concerning the high Justices to witte Iohn Lorde Stoner Robert Lord Willowby William Lorde Scharshel and especially Nicholas Lord Bech who before that time was Lieutenant of the Tower of London and sir Iohn Molens Knight with certaine marchaunt men as Iohn Poultney William Pole and Richard his brother and the Chauncellours chiefe Clearkes to witte Maister Iohn de Saint Paule Michael Wathe Henrie Stafforde and certaine of the Exchequer as Maister Iohn Thorpe with many other moe the king commaunded to be imprisoned some in one place some in another neyther woulde he suffer them to be discharged thence til hée were throughlye pacified of his anger conceyued for not sendyng the money whiche shoulde haue serued at the siege of Torney This yeare about Christmas Henrie Bishoppe of Lincolne and Geffrey Lord Scrope chiefe Justiciar to the kyng and his chiefe Counseller dyed at Gaunt Anno reg 15 King Edwarde kept his Christmasse at Gildforde and after that a great Justing at Reading Also at Candlemasse hée kept a greate iusting at Langley for the honor of the noble men of Vasconâ—a which he trayned vp there in feates of war He made Robert de Boursier Knight Lord Chancellour of Englande and Robert Parnike Knighte Treasurer the one to succéede the other Also he sent out Justiciars that Iustice of Tralâ— baston shoulde set in euerye shire to enquyre concerning the collectours of the tenthes and fiftéenthes and of wools and to ouersée al officers And bicause the Citie of London would not suffer that any such officers should set as Justices within theyr Citie as inquisitours of suche matters contrarie to theyr liberties the King prouided that those Justices shoulde holde theyr Sessions in the Tower of London to make inquisition of the domages of the Londoners but bycause the Londoners woulde not aunswere there vntill theyr liberties were fully confirmed neyther anye suche confirmation coulde be had eyther of the King or his Chauncellour touching Writs and Charters in the Towre there rose thereof suche a greate tumulte that the Justicies appointed there to sit fayned that they woulde holde no session there till after Easter Wherevpon the king being highly offended for the sayde tumult and desirous to know the names of them that had raysed it coulde not vnderstande but that they were certaine meane persons who claymed theyr liberties wherevpon the King being pacified of his troubled minde forgaue all the offences committed by the Londoners the Justices breaking vp all theyr sitting touching the sayde place 1â—41 Parliament at London This yeare within the quindene of Easter a Parliamente was holden at London wherein the Earles and nobles of the Realme with the commons and others amongst other things requested that the Charter called Magna Carta and Carta Foresta with all other liberties béelonging to the Churche and kingdome should be obserued and that the officers and chiefe Rulers of the Kings house shoulde be chosen by the Péeres of the Realme in the Parliament but these peticions the king would not confirme nor could not abide to heare talked off About the beginning of the moneth of Julye Kyng Edwarde receyued letters from Lodowike Duke of Bauarie vsurper of the Romaine Empyre in the whyche pretendyng friendshippe betwixt him and Phillip the French King hée signifyed that those warres whyche the King of England had begonne in Fraunce did greately mislike him and therefore desired that there shoulde be concorde and amitie betwixte the Kings of both Realmes the whyche to bée performed he offered to bestowe some labour requestyng Kyng Edwardes letters of aucthoritie thereof to treate and to conclude a truce for one yeare or twaine towarde the ende of whiche letter he addeth these wordes The deputation and Lieutenauntship whiche we gaue vnto you we do for diuersâ— and sundry causes reuoke again Dated at Frankeford the fourtéenth of June in the seauen and twentith of â—ure raign and of our Empire the fourtéenth To the which letters king Edwarde wrote an inscription in sorte as followeth To the renoumed Prince Lodowicke by the grace of God Romaine Emperour alwayes Augustus Edwarde by the same grace king of Fraunce and Englande and Lorde of Ireland c. Richard de Barking Iohn de Rokesley the. 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Iohn of Oxford Vintener the. 28. of October This yeare Iohn Maluerne fellowe of Oriall Colledge in Oxford made and finished his booke entituled The Visions of Pierce Plowman Tho. de la More King Edwarde gaue the Earledome of Cambridge to Iohn Lord Henault vncle to Quéene Phillip and after kept Anno reg 16 his feast of Saint Katherine at Newcastel and his Christmas also Untill this time Dauid king of Scottes threatned to leuie an armie and to enter the lande wherevpon king Edwarde entred Scotland and followed after Dauid who fled before him beyonde the Scottish sea wasting and spoyling al as he went except Castels and Marishes in the which the Scottes togither with Dauid theyr king hyd themselues And William Mountacute Earle of Salisburie hauing gotten 1342 a greate fléete entred an Iland belonging to
with more than fiue hundered men of armes amongst whom was the Earle of Ro. Auesbery Anno reg 19. Penbroke and Walter de Many with manye Archers into Gascoigne with Ralph Baron of Stafforde Seneshal of Gascoigne who being come thyther the sayde Earle made fiftie Knightes of his armye and after wanne manye walled Townes and Castelles making many worthy skirmishes and at length won the towne of Daguâ—lown by assaulte to the kéeping wherof they appointed Ralph Stafford afterward they appointed thrée iourneys toward other townes as especially to Brigerecke so called for the strength thereof and also called the Chamber of Fraunce and also to y e town of Saint Iohn de Laruel and to many other greate and strong townes well fortified which with great toyles and diuerse daungerous assaultes they wan where the Earle of Darbie and his souldiours vndermining the Towers and Wals of the sayde towne were very sore assaulted by them whiche defended Thus he Conquered Cities Townes Castelles and Fortresses to the number of one hundred and fiftie bringing a greate parte of Gascoigne vnder subiection euen to Tolouse vnto the whiche Citie he did no domage neyther to the inhabitantes therof but that he made them wonderfully afrayde as certaine of them tolde me sayeth my aucthour their fear was such that the religious people were constrayned to beare armour and the Prior of the Carmelite Tho. de la More Friers of our Lady of Tolouse hauyng a Banner of our Ladye in Golde set in a fielde of siluer displayed the same prouoking thereby many to take armour About the second sonday in Lent the Earles being fully fraught with bootie prisoners gold and siluer they returned towardes Burdeaux where Iohn de Valoys eldest sonne to the French king being accompanyed with a great number of hyred Dutche souldiours besieged the Towne of Agnlowne and the Captaines thereof the Earle of Stafforde and other so entrenched the same Towne that without greate daunger the Englishmen coulde haue no accesse vnto them but the Earle of Darby bet awaye them that besieged the Citie and eâ—t soones new victualled the same notwithstanding they were not able to raise the siege bycause they hadde so entrenched themselues without the towne who refusing to fight in the fielde would aunswere that they came not to pitch a fielde but to besiege a Town wherefore they continued the same siege vntil the decollation of Saint Iohn but vnderstanding then that the King of England chaced his Father Phillip very sore at Grecie and fearing that he shoulde come verye late to the ayde of hys Father he gaue vppe the siege setting all his tentes on fire and fled in the darke but the Earle of Stafforde wyth hys power pursued them cut off theyr tayle tooke a greate manye of theyr horsses and prisoners and retourned After this certaine bowmen are mustered in England appointed to be sente ouer sea who commyng ouer are layde in garrison fordefence of the Countrey Also twenty thousande sackes of Wooll are graunted to the king Moreouer Geffrey de Harecourte a Norman came to the King requiring ayd against the French king who wrongfully withhelde hys landes from him at his first comming he did fealtie and sware homage to king Edward but afterward he reuolted Thomas of Hatfielde the Kings Secretary by meanes of Tho. Walsing the Kyngs letters to the Pope was admitted Byshoppe of Durham and when certaine of the Cardinalles sayde that the sayd Thomas was a light person and a lay man the Pope answered truly if the king of England at this time Ansvvere of the Pope had made his request for an Asse he should haue obteined it The same yeare dyed Adam Tarleton Bishop of Winchester that had bin long time blind after whome succéeded William Edendon Treasourer of England This man founded the Monasterie of Edendon the religious Liber Edendon bréethren whereof were called Bonhomes The same yeare dyed Henry Earle of Lancaster father to Henry Earle of Darby and was buryed at Leycester in the Monasterie of Channons the King and both the olde and yong Quéenes being present with Archbishops Bishops Earles and Barons in manner of all the lande whose sonne was then in Gascoigne doing chiualrous actes This yeare the Scottes to the number of thirtie thousande William Dowglas being their leader entred into Westmerland and brent Carelile Penreth with many other Townes wherefore the Bishop of Carelile with Thomas Lucy Robert Ogle and a great number compassed them in the night season and with lightes and noyse so disquieted them that they neuer durst go out for victuals nor giue their bodyes to sléepe but at the last Alexander Stragan stoutely prepared to go out for victualles whome the Bishop Scots ouercome and Robert Ogle mette and with a speare thrust him through the body so that the Scottes were soone after ouercome and slayne Edmond Hemenhall Iohn of Glocester the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Richard Laget the 28 of October This yeare was the first coÌ„gregating and first Custos or gardian of the fraternitie of the Grocers in the Citie of London elected The Earle of Northampton and the other Lordes in Briteine Anno reg 20 committed certayne Castels wonne by them in Briteine to the safekéeping of faithfull Captaynes and Souldioures and then returned into England King Edward prepared to make a voyage into Normandy 1346 his Nauie being readie to transport him from Portesmonth King Edvvard sayled into Normandy and Porchester with the Earles of Northampton Arundell Warwike Harecourt Huntingdon Oxenforde and Suffolke the Bishop of Durham and Mayster William Killesby Clerke euery one of these leading a great armie of Souldioures well appoynted were embarqued and wayted for the winde from the first of June to the fifth of July and then Tho. de la More Tho. Walsing Ro. de Aâ—esbury hauing a good winde they beganne to make Sayle with the number of one thousande Shippes of burthen and Pinaces and on the thirtéenth day of July they landed at Hogges in Normandy where on the shore of the Sea King Edwarde made his eldest sonne Knighte and also Prince of Wales and immediately the Prince made Knightes Mortimere Montacute Rose and other That night the King lodged in the Towne of Hogges and the next day the Towne was brent by the Armie Hogges in Normandy brent The night following King Edward lodged in Mercels where he stayde fiue dayes during whiche time all the Countrey with the Towne of Barbefleete was by his men consumed with fire From thence they departed to Veloygus which they set a fire then they went to Senet combe de Mount whiche is nigh the Sea and to Garantam thence to Serius and to Saint Lewes passing along vnto the Towne of Turney wasting all with fire and that night the Kyng lodged at Carmalin then to Gerin being a Religious house belonging vnto Cane leauing nothing behinde them vnspoyled Afterward they made an assaulte and entred the Citie Cane
fact he was drawne hanged and quartered To this Counsell came two Earles and two Clearkes sente from the Princes electours signifying that their election was made to the King for the dignitie of the Kingdome of Almayne These messengers the Kyng receyued King Edvvard elected King of Almayne with due honour but aunswered them that hée woulde not take so great honour vppon hys shoulders vntill hée had the Crowne of France due vnto him in peaceable possession A little after Easter there were great Justings holden Iusting at Lincolne at Lincolne by the Duke of Lancaster where were presente many Ladyes with the Countesse and also certayne messengers sente from the King of Spayne for the Lady Ioane daughter to the King that should be maryed to their Mayster the Kings sonne whome hir husbande méeting she dyed of the great Pestilence so that he followed hir to the graue The same yeare King Edward with his eldest sonne the Earle of Warwike and the Bishop of Winchester went to Caleis from whence the King sente the Duke of Lancaster to Denemere to receyue in his behalfe fealtie and homage of the Earle of Flanders â—hich thing was by the sayd Earle perfourmed Henry Picard Simon Dolseby the 23. of September Sherifes Maior Tho. de la More Great PestileÌ„ce Tho. Waâ—sing Iohn Loueken Fishmonger the 28. of October There beganne amongst the East Indians and Tartarians a certayne Pestilence which at length waxed so generall infecting the middle region of the ayre so greatly that it destroyed the Sarasins Turkes Sirians Palestinians and the Gretians with a wonderfull or rather incredible death in so much that those peoples béeing excéedingly dismayde with the terrour thereof consulted amongst themselues and thought it good to receyue the Christian Faith and Sacramentes for they had intelligence that the Christians whiche dwelte on this side the Gréekish Sea were not so greatly more than common custome was troubled wyth sicknesse and mortalitie At length this terrible slaughter passed ouer into those Countreys which are on this side the Alpes and from thence to the partes of France which are called Hesperia and so by order along into Germany and Dutchland And the seauenth yeare after it beganne it came into England and first beganne in the Townes and Ports ioyning on the Sea coastes in Dorsetshire where euen as in other Countreys it made the Countrey quite voyde of inhabitantes so that there were almost none left aliue From thence it passed into Deuonshire and Somersetshire euen vnto Bristowe and raged in suche sort that the Glocestershiremen woulde not suffer the Bristowmen to haue anye accesse vnto them or into their Countrey by anye meanes but at length it came to Gloceâ—â—or yea and to Oxforde and London and finally it spread ouer all England and so wasted and spoyled the people that scarce the tenth person of all sortes was lefte aliue when Church yardes were not sufficiente and large ynough to burie theyr dead in they chose certayne Fields appoynted for that purpose Gualter Mayny Lord of Mayny borne in Cambray who serued in company of Henry Duke of Lancaster in his great Records of the Garter actes of Gaseoyne and Gâ—ien after this time made Knight of the Garter in England hauing a respect to the danger that might fall in time of this Pestilence then begonne in England if the Churches and Church-yardes in London might not suffise to bury the multitude he purchased a péece of ground called Spittle Croft for that it belonged to the Mayster and bréethren of Saint Barthelmewes Spittle conteyning Register of the Charterhouse Ex Carta thirtéene acres and a rodde without the barres of Weast Smithfield and caused the same to be enclosed and dedicated by Ralph Bishop of London in the which place in the yeare Charterhouse Church-yard by London following was buryed more than fiftie thousand persons as is affirmed by the Kings Charters which I haue séene and also by an inscription fixed on a stone crosse in the same place And in memorie thereof the same Gualter Mayny caused vpon the same grounde a Chappell to be builded Anno reg 23. and after founded the same to be an house of Charterhouse Roâ—de Auesburie Charterhouse at London founded Monkes Also about the same time one Iohn Cory procured of Nicholas Prior of the Church of the Holy Trinitie néere vnto Alâ—gate one tost of ground néere vnto East Smithfield for the buriall of them that dyed that it mought be called the Church yard of the Holy Trinitie which ground he caused to be enclosed and dedicated by Nicholas Northbroke Bishop of London in the which place King Edward the third by consent of the sayd Prior and Couent founded the Abbey Nevv Abbey by the Tovver of London founded Liber trinita Lond. Lib. Eastminster of Saint Mary of Grace in the yeare 1359. placing therein an Abbot and Monke of the order of Cisteaux whiche were white Monkes and named the place Eastminster All sutes and pleading in the Kings Bench and other places for a season ceassed Uery fewe noble men dyed among whome departed Iohn Mountgomery and his Lady the Lord Clisteles Captayne 1349 of Caleis dyed at Caleis and was buryed in the white Friers at London Of the common people togither with Religious and Clearkes there dyed an innumerable sorte for no man but God onely knewe how many There dyed from the first of January to the first of July in the Citie of Norwich 57374. persons besides Ecclesiasticall Mendicants Norvvich Regist of Norwich Anâ—â— ecclesi â—â—â— Yermouth and Dominikes There was buryed in the Church and Church-yard of Yermouth in one yeare 7052. men and women before which time the Personage there was worth 700. markes by yeare and afterwardes was scarse worth fortie pounde the yeare This note was certified to King Henry the seauenth in the â—â— of his raigne and the same is written on the gates of the Church of Yermouth This great Pestilence began at London about the feast of All Sainctes in y â— yeare 1348. What time this Pestilence had wasted all England y e Scots greatly reioycing mocked sware oft-times by the vile death of y â— Englishmen but y â— sword of Gods wrath departing froÌ„ thence slew coÌ„sumed the Scots in no lesse nuÌ„bers than it did the other It also wasted the Welchmen and within a while passed ouer into Ireland where it destroyed a great nuÌ„ber of English people that dwelt there but suche as were right Irishmen borne y â— dwelt in the hilly countreys it scarcely touched so that few of theÌ„ died therof This plague coÌ„tinued sometime in one place sometime in another vntill the yeare of our Lord 1357. The same yeare for a truce or finall peace to be concluded the B. of Norwich the Earle of Northampton the Earle of Stafford Richard Talbot Walter Mayny Knightes sayled ouer the Sea into France whom y â— Frenchmen met peaceably but they would not agrée to a
â—â—nall peace vnlesse that Caleis were restored to theÌ„ againe which would not be granted and the truce whiche was taken for a yeare was so continued But the Earle of Flanders who would not in any case receyue conditions of peace vnlesse the French King were quite forsaken notwithstanding his solemne oth not long after entred into Flanders with a great power of Frenchmen burning and killing where euer he came but the people of the Countrey with a few Englishmen withstoode him stoutely and gaue him a sore skirmish in the which beside that many Frenchmen were slayne the Earle himselfe was forced to flie for the whiche worthy acte many Knightes were made amongst the which was Iohn de Filebert and English man In the feast of the Natiuitie of Saint Iohn the Quéene was purified at Windesore where were solemne Iustes and running at the Tilt at the which Dauid King of Scottes Iustes at VVindsore was present and the Earle of Ewe the Lord Tankeruill Lord Charles de Valoys and many other Strangers captiues who by the Kings licence were permitted to runne also at the Tilte at the which pastime the price of the field was adiudged to the Earle of Ewe After in Sommer season these Strangers passed their time in hunting in the company of the King and other nobles of the Realme at Claringdon in Wiltshire nigh Salisburie and in diuers other Forrestes Whiles the King was thus occupyed the Frenchmen notwithstanding the truce entred the marches of Britaine but the sonnes of Sabater with a few other who went out a forraging tooke Thomas Dagworth Knight a man of great experience who but with a few men to wéete sixtéene armed men entred the woodde against these robbers and inuaded them slaying to the number of thrée hundred but at the length being stricken fiue times in the face with Quarels Sir Thomas Dagvvorth slayne all his men being first slayne he himselfe was thrust through the body with a sword Adam of Burie Ralph of Linne the. 28 of September Sherifes Maior Ro. Auesbery Adam Merâ— William Turke Fishmonger the. 28. of October About the feast of Saint Michael more than 120. persons of Sealande and Hollande comming through Flaunders vnto London sometime in the Church of Saint Paule sometyme in other places of the Citie twice in the day in the sighte of all people from the loynes vnto the héeles couered in lynnen A bloudy Procession of publicans clothe all the rest of their bodies being bare hauing on theyr heades hats with red crosses before and behinde euery one in their right handes a whip with thrée cordes eache corde hauing a knotte in the middest beat themselues on theyr bare bloudie bodies going in procession foure of them singing in theyr owne language all the other aunswering them The same yeare the Earle of Lancaster the Barons of Stafforde and Greystocke also the heires of the Lordes Percy and Neuel and the Lord Burniual with Barthelmew Burwash and diuerse other about the feast of Al-saintes passed ouer sea into Gascoign to delay the furious vprore that Iohn de Valoys sonne to the French king had made in that dukedome greatly spoyling and wasting the same Also the kings counsel ordained that none of the kings Justices during the time of their offices shoulde receyue any fée gift or reward of any man except it were of the king himselfe Also thys yeare in the Countie of Oxforde nyghe vnto A Serpent vvith tvvo heades in Oxfordshire a towne called Chippingnorton there was founde a Serpent hauing two heades and faces like women and being shaped after the newe tyre of that time another after the manner of the old attyre and it had great wings after the manner of a Flyndermouse or Bat. About the feast of Al-sainctes kyng Edwarde beyng accompanyed K. Edvvarde sayled tovvards Flaunders with the Earle of Lancaster and Southfolke and diuerse others passed ouer the seas into Flaunders and theÌ„ce leading his armie towardes Fraunce the French men made meanes vnto him to renewe their truce and nowe the Earle of Flaunders submitted himselfe the thirde time vnto the kings mercie and dominion Then the king returning toward Englande to solemnizate the translation of S. Thomas the Confessour and Bishoppe of Hereforde dyd wyth his presence and Nobilitye honoure the same to the greate expences of Nicholas Cantulupus Baron and cousin to the sayde Saint Thomas during whiche feaste and solemnitie it was signified to the King by the Secretaries of Emericus of Padua who was a féed manne to the king of Calleis like to haue bin betrayed Englande that on the fourtéenth day of Januarie nexte comming Geffrey Cherney Knight and manye other Frenche men shoulde be receyued into Caleis vnto whom the sayd towne was solde by the sayde Emericus but the Towne beyng presentlye rescued by king Edwarde the sayde Emericus of Padua with other Genoways coÌ„tinued in Caleis beyng maintayned there at the costes of the Frenche king againste the king of Englande when he besieged it who also after the yéelding of it to the King of England being pardoned bothe of life and lymme from thenceforth continued and dwelte as a féed man of the kyngs in the sayde Towne for the defence thereof At that tyme the sayde Geffrey was Lorde of Matas a man more skylfull in warfare than anye Frenche man in Fraunce Wherefore he was greatelye estéemed euen to the time of his death This craftie deuiser indeuored by his letters wherin he made promise of large giftes of golde and other sophisticall perswasitions quite to subuert the fayth and loyaltie of the sayde Emericus Finally thys craftie deuiser agréed with this false man that for twentie thousande French crownes he shoulde lette in the Frenche menne to the Towne and as muche as laye in hym delyuer vppe to the Frenche menne both the Towne and Castell This bargaine being most traytorously made by othe and breaking of y e Sacrament betwixt them yet all this notwythstanding he wrote letters vnto the Kyng touching the state of the whole matter but verye priuilye howe that hée was readie to shewe friendshippe to the Frenche menne yet meanyng to make frustrate theyr purpose whereby they shoulde be conuicted of breakyng the truce and also manye of them shoulde be taken to bée raunsomed wherefore kyng Edwarde spéedilye passed ouer beyng accompanyed wyth hys eldest Sonne the Earle of Marche and a fewe other commyng before the tyme appoynted for the yéeldyng of the Towne certayne dayes Therefore Anno reg 24 hée beyng come to Callayes hée sayde certayne men of armes wythin the Uaultes whyche were betwixte the outter gate and the inner parte of the Castell buyldyng a thinne and stender Wall before them newelye sette vppe not made of Playster but of counterâ—ayte matter whyche ioyned to the other Wal craftilye deuised and made like the olde worke so that no manne woulde Judge that that anye were enclosed therin Also he caused the maynepostes of the drawe bridge to bée sawed
Knightes and fiue Bishops to wéete Reginald of Worcester Michael of London Thomas of Eâ—lie Iohn of Lincolne and Robert of Cicester To Worcester was preferred Iohn of Barnet to London Simon Sudburie to Ely Simon Langham to Lincolne Iohn Bokingham to Cicester William Linlinere Leonell Earle of Hulster by his wife and sonne to King Edward went into Ireland to recounter the Irishmen that vexed the English Edward Prince of Wales tooke to wife by dispensation the Countesse of Kent daughter vnto Edmond Earle of Kent brother to King Edward the second she had bin before wife vnto Thomas Holland and before that she was wife to the Earle of Salisburie and diuorsed from him A route of the great company of the Englishmen were coÌ„manded to depart out of France and they discomfited in Anuerne the Frenchmen and tooke diuers prisoners of the nobles of France that had bin afore takeÌ„ of the Englishmen and there was slayn Iaques de Burbon and the Countie of Salbrig Also a route of Britons part of the great company aforesayd were discoÌ„fited in Limosin alias Garet by Wil. Felton knight of England at that time Steward of y e Countrey for K. Edward William Holbech Iames Tame the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Sore rempest of vvinde Iohn Peche Fishmonger the 28. of October The King helde his Christmas at Windsore and the xv day folowing a sore and vehemeÌ„t Southweast wind brake forth so hideous that it ouerthrew high Houses Towers Stéeples and Trées and so bowed them that the residue which fell not but remayned standing were the weaker The first fiue dayes of May at London in Smithfield were Anno reg 36 Iusting in Smithfield Justes holden the King and Quéene being present and the most part of the Chiualrie of England and France and of other Nations to the which came Spanyards Cipriets and Armenians Knightly requesting the King of Englands ayde againste the Pagans that had inuaded their confines The 1362 First Staple of vvool at Caleis staple of wools notwithstaÌ„ding the oth receiued of the King of England and other great men of the land is sent to Caleis In the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paule King Edward at Westminster by his Charter gaue to the Abbot of Westminster and Couent two Stagges of his Uenison yearely to be taken in the Forest of Windsore Edward Prince of Wales about the feast of Saint Margaret Edvvard the Kings eldest sonne Prince of Aquitayne at Westminster in presence of the great men of y e Realme receyued of his father the principalitie of Aquitayne fealtie and homage first made to him but yet he left not the principalitie of Wales the Duchie of Cornewall the Counties of Chester and Kent Simon Islip Archbishop of Canterburie did ordeyne that Priestes became theeues for lacke of liuing â— more should not be giuen to Priestes for their yearely stipend than thrée pound sixe shillings eyght pence whiche caused many of them to steale Iohn of Saint Albons Iames Andrew the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Stephen Candish Draper the 28. of October The sixtéenth day of October began a Parliamente at London which continued till the feast of Saint Brice the thirtéenth Tho. Walsing of Nouember on which day the King was borne hauing now accomplished the 50. yeare of his age wherevppon he pardoned such as were giltie of Treason to his person releassed prisoners reuoked outlawes and at the petition of the commons he commanded pleas to be vsed in English and not in French as they had continued since the Conquest He made Leonell his sonne Earle of Hulster then being in Ireland Duke of Clarence and his son Iohn Earle of Richmond he made Duke of Lancaster and Edmond his sonne he made Earle of Cambridge In the saide Parliamente was granted to the King for Subsedie of vvoolles thrée yeares following sixe and twentie shillings eyght pence of euery Sacke of wooll to be transported beyond the Seas Ioane Quéene of Scottes and wife to Dauid Bruse and sister to King Edward the third dyed and was buried in the grey Friers Church at London by hir mother Sea Cro. A Priest in London was murthered and being cutte in four quarters was cast contemptuouslie in foure partes of y e Citie y â— doers wherof were not knowne what they were Sir Iohn Cobham Knighte founded the Colledge of Cobham Colledge Anno reg 37 1363 Three Kings came into England The French King dieth Cobham in Kent The French King the King of Cipres and the King of Scottes came all into England to speake with King Edwarde who receiued them with great honor and gaue them great giftes the Kings of Cipres and of Scotland returned home shortly but the French King fell sicke at London whereof he shortly after died A Frost in England lasted from the midst of September Great Frost Adam Merimâ— to the moneth of Aprill Richard Croydon Iohn Hiltoft the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Cro. col reg â—â—xâ— Iohn Not Peperer the 28. of October This yeare the Castell of Quinborough was builded by King Edward The ninth day of Aprill died Iohn King of France at the Anno reg 38 1364 Sauoy beside Westminster through griefe of minde that the Duke of Angiow one of his pledges had deceyued him and came not into England according as he had promised and sworne His corps was honourably conueyed to Douer and so to Saint Denis in France where he was buried Iohn de Mitford Simon de Mordon the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Anno reg 39 1365 Sherifes Maior Adam of Bury Skinner the 28 of October Ingram Lord of Cowsie married Lady Isabell the Kings daughter at Windsore Iohn Bukulsworth Thomas Ireland the 28. of Septemb. Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Adam of Bury Skinner The 28. of January Iohn Louekin Fishmonger was elected Maior and Adam Bury remoued by the Kings commandement The King commanded that Peter pence should no more Anno reg 40 Peter pence forbidde be gathered nor payde to Rome Saint Peters pence is the Kings almes and all that had twentie peny worth of good of one manner cattell in their house of their owne proper should giue that penie at Lammas The third day of Aprill was borne at Burdeaux Richard 1366 sonne to Edward the blacke Prince who was after King of England by the name of Richard the second Iohn Ward Thomas at Lee the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Louekin Fishmonger the 28. of October This Iohn Louekin Stockfishmonger four times Maior of London twice by election and twice by the Kings appointment Iohn Leyland for that he was borne in the Towne of Kingston Hospitall at Kingston vpon Thamis vpon Thamis he builded there a Chappel called Magdalenes â—o the which he ioyned an Hospitall wherein was a Mayster two Priestes and certayne poore men and for that the Saint Michaelâ— Church in Crooked Lane builded parish Church of Saint
Battayle on the Sea Flemings and tooke fiue and twenty ships laden with salt The Frenchmen beséeged Rochell to the remouing whereof was sent the Earle of Penbroke with a number of men of armes vpon whome fell the Spanish Nauie in the Hauen of Rochell who slew and tooke the Englishmen and burnt their Nauie The Earle and many noble men were caried into Spayne togither with the Kings money King Edwarde with a great Nauie entred the Seas towardes Rochell to haue rescued the same but the winde being contrary with heauie chéere he returned agayne hauing spente in thys preparation as it was sayde nine hundred thousande pound Iohn Philpot Nicholas Brember the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 47 1373 Iohn Piel Mercer the 28. of October Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred France with a strong power and passed through the Realme without battayle but in the Deserts and Mountaynes of Aluerne for lacke of victualles many of his armie dyed from thence he went to Burdeaux and brought scantly fortie horsses backe with him it was commonly talked that he lost thirtie thousande Horsses in that vnluckie voyage It was a great miserie â—bo Walsing to sée the poore state of the men of warre suche as were Knightes of great wealth in their Countrey hauing lost men and Horsses were glad to begge from dore to dore and found no reliefe for the Countrey was destroyed and not manured by reason whereof such dearth was in that Countrey that victualles could scant be gotten for any money The Duke yet wintered The tenth of Aprill following a day of battayle was appoynted betwixte him and the Duke of Aniow at Tholouse In the meane time truce was taken till the twentith of May next following but the King of England knew nothing of it When the day came a great power of armed men for the French appeared the which the Duke of Aniow had assembled but yet that daye passed without battayle to the great shame and reproch of the English for the Frenchmen sayd they were ready in fielde the day appoynted to looke for their comming that came not at all wherefore they spake many reprochfull wordes against the Englishmen calling them false cowards and haâ—â— lesse And such was the end of that iourney Iohn Northwold Mercer of London was slayne at the Blacke heath for whose sake began great debate among the Craftes of London at the White Friers in Fléetestréete for him and Sir William of Windsore Lib. Maior vic Lon. The Cleargie granted to the King tenthes and thâ— Laytie a fiftéenth Iohn Awbrey Iohn Fished the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 48 1374 Adam of Bury Skinner the 28. of October Iohn Duke of Lancaster came againe out of Gascoigne after whose departure almost all Gascoigne fell from their allegeaunce which they had couenaunted with the King â—â— England sauing Burdeaux and Bayon Iohn Duke of Lancaster William Earle of Salisbuâ—â—â— Reignold Lord Cobham with Simon Sudbery and other assembled at Brudges to treate a peace betwéene y â— Realâ—â—â— of England and France where mette with them the Duke â— Aniow and many other Nobles of France This treatie continued almost two yeares and ended without conclusion of peace but on a truce Richard Lions William Woodhouse the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Anno reg 49 1â—75 Iohn Walworth Fishmonger the 28. of October The sixtéenth of Aprill died Iohn Hastings Earle of Penbroke comming into Englande after he had raunsomed himselfe for a great masse of money which he neuer payde The Isle of Constantine was deliuered to the French King to the great detriment of Englande for whiche cause afterward Sir Iohn Ansley appeached Thomas Catrington of Trenson A great heate was in England so that many both A hoâ—e sommer men and women died thereof Iohn Hadle William Newport the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 50 Good Parliament Iohn Ward Grocer the 28. of October A Parliament commonly called the good Parliament was holden at Westminster in the which when a Subsidie was demaunded answere was made by Peter de la Mare Prolocâ—tor of the Parliamente that the King néeded not the substance of his poore Subiects if he were well and faithfully gouerned which he offered to proue effectually and promised that if it were found that the King had néede his subiects should be readie most gladlye to help him according to their power The Knightes required to haue the Lord Latimer with 1376 other remoued from about the King whome they sayd did giue him euill counsell whiche being done certaine Prelates Earles and other were ordeyned to gouerne the King who then was an olde man but this endured not long The commons also requested to haue remoued out of the Kings house a certayne proude woman called Alice Perce who by ouermuch familiaritie that she had with the King was cause of muche mischiefe in the Realme she excéeding the manner of Women sate by the Kings Justices and sometimes by the Doctours in the Consistories perswading and disswading in defence of matters and requesting things contrarie to law and honestie to the great dishonor of the King Also Richard Lious and Adam of Bury Citizens of London Adam Bury late Maior Richard Lions late Sherife a Goldsmith were accused by the commoÌ„s of diuers fraudes and deceipts which they had done to the King Richard Lions for money did wisely compouÌ„d and escaped the other conuayde himselfe into Flanders but Sir Peter de la Mere who tolde the troth was at the instance of Alice Pierce condemned to perpetuall prison at Notingham The eyght day of June Prince Edward departed out of Blacke Prince deceassed Adam Meriâ—o this life who was in his time the floure of Chiualrie he was buried at Canterbury and then King Edwarde created Richard sonne of Prince Edward Earle of Chester Duke of Cornewall and Prince of Wales and bycause the King waxed féeble and sicklie he betooke the rule of the lande to Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster The Earle of Warwickes men made a great spoyle of the Euisham spoyled Abbey of Euisham and the tenementes thereto belonging beating and sleying many of the Abbots men but by the King an agréement was made betwixt them but no full satisfaction Iohn Northampton Robert Laund the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Adam Staple Mercer the 28. of October In a Parliament at London there was granted suche a taxe as neuer was heard of before to wit of euery Lay person A great taxe both man woman aboue the age of fourtéene yeares four pence and of euen Religious person both man and woman that had any Ecclesiasticall promotion twelue pence and of them that had no promotion four pence except the four orders of begging Friers and also the Statutes of the good Parliament were disanulled and the abiured persons restored The Londoners at S. Iohns Inne of Ipres being stirred vp The Londoners meant to haue
who hyred ships for them of his owne charges and with his own money released the armour which the souldiours had gaged for their victuals more than a thousand in number The Scottes entred Comberlande Westmerlande and y e forrest of Engelwood slewe the inhabitauntes droue away the Cattle and robbed the Market and Towne of Penreth and whiles the Earle of Northumberland prepared to haue bene reuenged the king sent letters to the contrarie Iohn Vian Anno reg 4. French men tooke VVinchelsey knight with the French kings galyes toke the town of Winchelsea put the Abbot of Battaile to flight and toke one of his Monkes He also brent the Townes of Apledor and Rie about the least of Saint Laurence The eight of September foure Galeys of Fraunce came to Grauesende and burnt a great part of the Towne Walter Ducket William Knighthoode the. 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Guns inuented Polidor Sebastian Munster William Walworth Fishmonger the. 28. of October About this time the making of Gunnes was founde by a certaine Almaine who hauing the pouder of Brimstone in a Morter which he had beaten for a medicine and couered with a stone as he stroke fier a sparke chaunced to fal into y e ponder wherby a flame out of the morter raised the stone a great height whiche after he had perceyued made a Pype of yron and tempered the ponder with other and so finished that deadly engine as reporteth Blondus and R. Volaterianus the first that vsed shot to their behalfe and profit were the Venetians againste the inhabitauntes of Genoa During the Parliament at Northampton beginning the first of Nouember was haÌ„ged Iohn Kirby that slue the merchaÌ„t of Genoa whom he spake of before In this Parliamente an excéeding greate Taxe was demaunded 1381 Great Taxe which afterwardes was cause of greate disturbaunce Of all religious persons men and women sixe shyllings eight pence secular priests as muche and euery person man or woman foure pence to the King whiche was payde It was also ordayned that euery couple wedded should paye two shillings for euery foote of Beast and also homegilde but this was neuer asked By means of which payment in y e Sommer following the commons of Kent and Essex sodainely rebelled they being Commons rebelled Iohn Bal his Sermon Tho. Walsing animated therevnto by Iohn Ball a seditious Prieste who in hys sermons vsed to take for his Theame When Adam dalfe and Eue spanne who was then a Gentleman c. Affirming that al men were made a like by nature and therefore ought to laye away the yoke of bondage that they might enioye the wished libertie c. too shamefull sedicious and damnable to bée taughte whyche neuerthelesse so pleased the common people that they cryed hée should be Archbishoppe of Canterburie and Chauncellour of England This rebellion began at Dertford in Kent in manner as Rebellion begaÌ„ at Dertford Cro. S. Albons followeth The Collectours appointed to gather the foresayd groats or pole mony comming into the house of Iohn a Tiler demanded y e same for him his wife hys daughter other hys family but the Tilers wife denied to pay for hir daughter saying she was vnder age TheÌ„ sayd y t Collector that shal I soone wit and toke the mayde violently and dishonestly searched whether she were of age or no wherwith the mother made an outcry hyr husbande being in y e towne at worke When tidyngs came to him he caughte his lathing staffe in his hande and ranne réeking home where he reasoning with the Collectour who made him so bolde the Collectour being a proude fellow let flye at the Tiler but the Tiler voyding the stroke smote the Collectour on the heade wyth his lathing staffe that the braynes fell out where throughe great noyses arose in the streates and the poore people being glad euerye man arrayed hym to support this Iohn Tyler Thus the commons drewe togither and went to Maidstone from thence backe againe to Blacke Heath and so forth to London and entred the Citie on Corpus Christs day where they destroyed many goodly places of the Rebels entred London Sauoy S. Iohns Highburi brent nobles and other as the Sauoy Saint Iohns by Smithfielde the Manour of Highburie by Yseldon and the Temple where the Prentises of law were lodged for the encrease of theyr studie They set out of the Tower of London where the King was then lodged Simon Sudburie Archbishoppe of Canterburie The Archb. of Canterburie The priour of S Iohns a Frier Iohn Legge beheaded Lorde Chauncellour of Englande Robert Halles Priour of Saint Iohns and Treasurer of England William Apeltoâ— a Frier Minor the Kings confessour and Iohn Legge a Sergeaunt of the Kings and beheaded them on the Tower hill they beheaded diuerse other in manye places as sir Iohn Cauendishe Lorde chiefe Justice of Englande the Priour of Sainte Edmundesburie and other Rychard Lions a famous Lapidarie of London was drawen out of his house and beheaded in Chepe They beheaded all men of Law as wel prentices and vtter Baresters as Justices and al Jurers that they might get into their hands they spared none whom they thought to be learnes were it neuer so little especiallye if they founde anye to haue penne and ynke they pulled of hys whoode and all with one voyce of trying out as they had bin so many Diuels hale him into the stréetes and cut of his head They also beheaded all Flemmings not sparing anye Flemmings beheaded for reuerence of the church or other place where they found them they set thirtéene forth of the Frier Austines Church and seauentéene out of another Church in London they tooke two and thirtie in the Vintrie and many other here there in the Citie and Southwarke all whiche if they coulde not plainly pronounce Bread and Chéese but Brot and Caus lost their heades They spoyled all bookes of law recordes and monuments they coulde méete withall and set al prisoners at libertie The king to pacifie their furie offered them peace on Essex men pacified condition they woulde cease from burning of houses and slaughter of men whiche the Essex men toke and returned home but the Kentishe men remayned burning and slaying as afore Wherevppon the King sent sir Iohn Newton The K sent to VVat Tiler Knight to Wat Tiler their Captaine to intreate him to come and talke with him about his owne demaundes the Knight doing his message Wat Tiler aunswered that hée woulde come at hys owne pleasure neuerthelesse he followed softly and when he came neare Smithfielde where the king aboade his comming the same Knighte was sent againe to méete hym and to knowe his requestes but Wat Tiler séeing the knight come néere vnto him on horsseback sayde it hadde become hym better to bée on foote in his presence the Knighte aunswered that it was no harme â—ith himselfe was also on horssebacke therewith Watte Tyler drewe his dagger and offering to strike called
but none came to helpe them and so they dyed there After a number of them hadde sacked the new Temple The ende of the Rebels what with labour and what with wine they lay down vnder the wals and howsing and were slaine like swine and one of them killed another for olde grudge and hatred and others also made quicke dispatch of them Watte Tiler being killed Iacke Strawe and other theyr principal Captaines hanged the hope and confidence of the commons decayed but bycause the mindes of the King and Nobles was yet wauering séeing the people readie to mischiefe they graunted to them Charters of manumission and suffered them to departe the whiche being done the king caused an army to be assembled from London and sente into al Countryes that those who were his friendes should make haste to come to hym to London furnished with horsse and armour and it came to passe that wythin thrée dayes he had a. xl thousande horssemen about him in séemely sort armed he mustered them on Blacke Heath himselfe ryding on a greate courser with hys standarde borne before hym when therefore so myghtye an armye was assembled the Kyng was aduertised that the Kentishe men had eftsoones conspyred wherevppon hée forth wyth sette forewarde but by the mediation of the Nobles and greate men of Kente that vndertooke for them he was stayde and pacisied wyth them and then firste Iustices were sente to séeke and inquire of malefactours and that Countrey became quiet at the sight of them Then the Maior of London sitting in iudgement caused the malefactours to be tryed as well of the Citie as also of Kente Essex Southsex Norffolke and Suffolke and other Countryes that might be taken within the liberties of the Citie and all those whome he founde guiltie of the foresayde Treason he caused to hoppe headlesse among the which were Iacke Strawe Iohn Kirkesty Alen Threder c. also Iohn Starling of Essex that gloryed to haue beheaded the Archbishoppe was beheaded hymselfe The king remayned nowe at London nowe at Waltham with a greate armye of armed menne considering what was to be done for the commoditie of the realme At length the Counsell thoughte good to sende the Kings commission into euerye shire for the resisting of the disquieters of the peace of the kyngdome These commissions did muche comforte the faythfull subiectes and troubled the false for they were nowe compelled to séeke corners that before toke vpon them to doe all things abroade lawyers nowe durst come forth of their dennes and those which before fledde from the tyrannie of the time looked for thâ—se that nowe feared iudgement and iustice to bée done on them The commons being thus feared but not in all places alike they of Essex gathering a newe multitude togither at Byllarica a village neare to Hatfielde Peuerell decréed eyther to inioye lybertye gotten by force or to dye in fyghting for the same they sente to the Kyng then béeyng at Waltham messengers to knowe if hée thoughte good to permitte them to inioye their permitted Anno reg 5. lybertie lyke to theyr Lordes and that they shoulde not be coÌ„pelled to come to Courts but only to gret Léetes twice in the yeare vnto the which the King answered thus Oh miserable and hateful both to Land and Sea not worthy to liue Do yée require to be equall to your Lordes yée were worthy to be put to moste shamefull death But fith yée are come as Messengers yée shall not dye nowe to the ende yée may declare your answeares to your fellowes declare to them therfore on the Kyngs behalfe that as they were Husbandmen and bondmen so shall they remaine in bondage not as before but more vile without comparison far vnto thys Whilest we lyue and by Gods sufferaunce shal gouerne the Kingdome with Wit Strength goods we wil endeuour our selues to kéepe you vnder so that the duety of your seruice may be an example for posteritie and that your matches both present and that shall succéede may euer haue before their eies and as it were in a Glasse your misery and to you matter to curse and feare to commit the like When the Messengers were gone there was sente straightwayes into Essex Thomas of Woodstocke Earle of Buckingham and sir Thomas Percy brother to the Earle of Northumberlande to represse the boldnesse of the sayde commons These Commons hadde fortified themselues wyth ditches and carriages neuerthelesse although there was a great number of them with small businesse they were scattred into the woods where the Lordes enclosed them least any of them might escape it came to passe that v. C. of them were slain viij C. of their horses taken the other y â— escaped this slaughter being gotteÌ„ togither hasted to Colchester began to stir the townesmen to a new tumult and when they profited not there they weut to Sudbury but the Lord Fitz Walter sir Iohn Harlestone followed them and slewe as many of them as they list shut vp the rest in prisons The king came to his Manour of Hauering at Boure after to Chelmesford where he appointed sir R. Trisilian his Iustice to set enquire of the malefactours wherfore y â— Essex men séeing the euils y â— hung ouer their heades there came aboue 500. humbly to the King barefooted bareheaded beséeching him of pardon and mercie To whom pardon was graunted with condition to delyuer the styrrers of the sayd trouble It came therefore to passe that many were committed to worde vpon whome the Iustice charged xxiiij men of their conscience to say the truth and many being condemned were put to execution by drawing and hanging nine or tenne being hanged on one beame The Iustices that before had sitte in Essex Kent London and other places for all the multitude that were to be executed vsed to head the commons till now it séemed not a kinde of death answerable to so many and manifest crimes These things were done in Essex the King being present the like by his Iustices was done in other Countreys Iohn Ball Priest being taken at Couentrie was brought Iohn Ball hanged to Saint Albons and there before the King condemned drawne and quartered the fiftéenth of Iuly He woulde not aske the King forgiuenesse but vtterly despised him Iohn Rote Iohn Hinde the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Northampton Draper the 28. of October About the feast of All Sainctes a Parliamente was beganne which endured long to small purpose by reason of contention among the Lords especially the Duke of Lancaster and the Earle of Northumberland whose quarrell in the ende was taken vp by the King and then the Lordes procéeded to treate of the Kings businesse and the Realmes but they lingered so long in vayne that nothing was brought to effect for hearing of the new Quéenes comming to Caleis the ParliameÌ„t was proroged There were diuers of y e Nobles sent to méete the Bride and she was conuayde with all
Cornewall and in the meane space the Kings seruants spoyled his goodes Iohn More Richard Northbery and other were likewise there conuict and condemned to perpetuall prison and their goodes confiscate to the King for certaine congregations by them made against the Fishmongers in the Citie of London Nicholas Exton Iohn French the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Nicholas Brembar Grocer the 28. of October About the feast of Saint Martine a Parliament was holden at London in the whiche nothing was done worth the memorie but that which still was in hand and exacting of money of the Cleargie and common people to mainteine the men of warre And besides this there was a Combate fought in listes betwixte an Esquire of Englande and one of A Combate fought Nauarre that had accused the English Esquire whose name was Iohn Welch of Treason to the King and Realme but the effect was that when he was Captayne of Cherbrugh he forced the wife of this Nauaroys as the sayde Nauaroys being afterward ouercome and being readie to suffer death did â—penly confesse for the which cause by the Kings iudgemeÌ„t he was drawne and hanged although the Quéene and many other did make earnest intercessioÌ„ to haue his life saued The Parliament was not yet ended when newe â— came Bervvike lost and vvoâ—â—â— againe out of the North of the taking of Berwike Castell by the Scottes the custodie whereof the Earle of Northumberland Sir Henry Percy did possesse by right of his predecessors The Scottes by mediation of money got entrance into that Castel by one that was put in trust with kéeping of it The Duke of Lancaster that loued not the Earle was glad of this happe when he knew it It came to passe therefore by the Dukes procurement that the Earle was condemned by iudgement of the Lords there present the which execution was within a short while after releassed The Earle of Northumberland through the Kings fauour restored to his life and possessions without any long delayeâ— prepareth al furniture of warre to beséege and winne the sayd Castell of theÌ„ that were within it and after he had gathered a mighty armie he sodeinly beséeged it and after he had layne about it a certaine time it was compounded betwixt them without and them within that they within should forsake the Castell and haue their liues and moueable goodes and for surrendring the Castell they should haue of the Earle two thousand markes of English money and by this meanes did the Earle recouer the Castell foorth of the Scottishmens hands Through certaine yong men brought vp with the King Tho. Walâ— there arose great dissention betwixt him and the Duke of Lancastâ—r who departed from the Court and wente to his Castell of Pomfret whiche he had fortified but by meanes of the Kings mother this discorde was appeased for a time The third of May was an Earthquake 1â—85 The King entred Scotlande King Richard with a great armie entred Scotlande but the enimies would not shew themselues wherfore he brent the Countrey and returned The eightéenth of July there was an Earthquake Sir Iohn de Vienne that serued the French King was sent into Scotland with a great multitude of Shippes and men of warre that ioining with the Scottes they might inâ—eâ—t all England and that whilst they mightâ— draw the power of this Realme that way forth the Frenche King with his Nauie and army might the more at liberty enter other partes of the Realme few or none being left at home to prohibit them their entrie The arriuall of the sayd Iohn being knowne in England the King with all the Nobilitie prepared themselues to make a iourney thither The King maketh a iourney into Scotland there came flocking vnto the King such a number of Knightes Esquires and Archers as the like had not bin heard of in those dayes in so much as the number of Horsses amouÌ„ted to thrée hundred thousand as they were iudged The King reioyced héereat as well he might but the reioycing was shortly darkened at Yorke by fiercenesse of Sir Iohn Holland the Kings brother that slew the Lord Ralph Stafford Ralph Stafforde â—ayne sonne to the Earle of Stafford in the way as he went to the Quéene whose seruant of houshold he was and greatly in faâ—eur with hir and he was no lesse beloued of the King as he that had bin brought vp with him and bin his play-fellow from his tender age where the King taking greate indiguation determined to pursue the sayd Sir Iohn Holland he caused therefore his goodes to be coÌ„fiscate But Sir Iohn Holland fledde to Beuerley there to enioy the libertie of the Church The Lady Iane the Kings mother sente to intreate him for hir other sonne and his brother but when the messengers were returned to Wallingforde and that the mother could perceyue no hope of grace to be gotten in that behalfe of the King she tooke it heauâ—â—ie and fell sicke and Queene Iane the Kings mother dyed within foure or â—â—ue dayes departed this life hir body being seared and closed in Leade was kept at Wallingford till the Kings returne forth of Scotland then to be buried at Stanford in the Church of the Friers Minors In the moneth of August the King of England with a mightie power entred Scotland to whose force the Scottes and Frenchmen perceyuing themselues not able to matche they séeke to get them into the wooddes places where they might be out of the way The English army then the which there hath not bin séene a fairer stronger or greater rideth through the Countrey that was destitute of inhabitantes â—â—yd of Cattell wanting victualles for the land was left desolate as our men confessed that they saw not so much as a bird Owles only excepted They found gréene Corne on the grounde very faire and plentifull whiche they eyther eate vp with their Horsses or treade downe with theyr féete but the enimies fléeing battayle our men did nothing to be accompted of but brent the Abbey of Melroys and the Meltoys and Edenborough brent Towne of Edenborough with such houses as they found by the way When our armie was come to Edenborough and that victualles fayled them many of them beganne to ware sicke and some to die for hunger wherevpon the King returned with his armie into England While King Richarde was in Scotland the Scottes and Frenchmen entred into Englande brenning Townes taking spoyles and leading away many prisoners returned home into their Countrey Iohn Organ Iohn Churchman the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Nicholas Brembar Grocer the 28. of October The Souldiers of Caleis went secretly forth into France and got a bootie of four thousand Shéepe and thrée hundred head of great beastes which they draw to their holdes About the feast of Saint Martine there was a Parliament at London in which the Laytie granted to the King a fiftéenth and a halfe with coÌ„dition that the Cleargie should giue a tenth
the Castell of Rigate where the Earle of Arundell lay the Earle of Northumberland with many other so arrest him who perceyuing a great nūber of mē of warre about him fearing to do that he was commanded departed without doing his errand for which he came after whome there were sent many that by night should haue takē him or haue slaine him but a messenger sent frō the D. of Glocester preuēted their cōming that caused him to ride al night so that in the morning he was come to Haringey hauing passed with his army a xxx miles not without great trauayle where he found assembled the D. of Glocester the Earle of Warwike with a great power of men The K. being enformed of this assembly in Harnesey wood as is said demāded of his familiars what was to be done in this case but in y ◠end by the mediation of thē that came betwixt thē the matter was brought to this issue that y ◠Lords should come to Westminster to receiue answere before y ◠King of those things the Bishop of Ely with many other mē of worthy credit taking an oth for y ◠Kings part that no fraude deceipt or peril should be prepared Whē the Lords had prepared thēselues according to y e couenant the foresaid mediators for peace sent thē word y t treason was deuised by an ambush laid for thē in a place called the Mewes néere to Charing Crosse therfore willed thē not to come but with sure hand whervpō they stayd there the K. demanding why the Lords kept not couenāt the B. of Ely answered bycause saith he there is an ambush laid of a M. armed men or more in such a place contrary to the couenant and therefore they neyther come nor repute you to be faithfull the King moued forthwith sware he knew of no such thing and therefore commanded the Sheriffes of London that going to the Mewes they shoulde kill if they founde any assembled there for that cause but Thomas Treuit and Nicholas Brembar Knightes had secretly sente away the armed men to London the King therefore sent agayne to the Lords who streightwayes came to Westminster with a strong power agaynst whose comming the King adorning himselfe with Kingly robes with Crowne and Scepter entreth Westminster Hall where the Bishop of Elie Lord Chancellour speaking for the King demanded the cause of their assembling of such a power whervnto the Lords answered that it was done for the Kings profit and the Realmes to plucke from him the Traytors whiche he kept about him whome they named to be Robert de Vere Duke of Ireland Alexander Neuell Archbishop of Yorke Michaell at Pole Earle of Suffolke Robert Trisilian a false Justice Nicholas Brembar a false Knight of London and therevpon they threwe downe their gloues swearing that they would prosecute it by battayle nay sayth the King it shall not be so but in the next Parliament which was appoynted to be holden the morrow after the Purification of our Lady all this was pacified for that time A maner of exhalation in likenesse of fire appeared in y ◠Strange likenesse of fire Iohn Leycester night in many places of England which went with men as they went and stayde as they did sometime like a Whéele sometime like a Barrell sometime like a Timberlogge but when many went togither it appeared to be farre off The Lords departing frō the K. notwithstanding kept togither which séemed great wisdome in them for the D. of Ireland in the partes of Chester Wales had assembled a great nūber whose Captaine was y e Connestable of Chester Thomas Moleneux a mā of great wealth hardy The D. of Ireland with such a multitude hasted towards London y t ioyning with the Londoners he might make thē both as it were an inuincible army but y e D. of Ireland riding forth in stately glorious array with y e armie thinking none durst haue encountred him sodeinly as he loked on the one side he beheld where the host of the Lords was ready not far frō them tarying his cōming in the midst of the valley with which sight his heart streightwayes fayled and he said friends I must flie for a greater puissance séemeth to be yōder against you they haue no quarell so y e I being shifted away ye shall escape wel ynough forthwith setting spurres to his horse he fléeth away There was then y e foresaid Tho. Moleneux y ◠prepared himselfe to the battayle for the Lordes were not yet al come to that place who when he had fought a while being awearied entred the riuer which was there by Amōg other sir Thomas Mortimer knighte exhorted him to come vp or else he would shoote him through in the riuer if I do come vp sayth Thomas Moleneux wilt thou saue my life I doe make no such promise sayeth he but eyther come vp or y u shalt steight die for it To whō he answered suffer me to come vp and let me fight eyther with thée or some other and dye like a man As he came vp the knight caught him by the Helmet and plucked it off his heade and streighte wayes with hys dagger strucke hym into the braynes The Duke of Ireland fléeing came to the riuer of Thamis and forced his horsse to enter in the which being made of an horsseman a swimmer he gotte to the other side his horsse Helmet gauntlets and brest plate came to the share of the Lordes so that he was thoughte long after to be drowned but he got ouer into Flaunders The Archbishoppe of Yorke fledde and Robert Tresilian and Michael de la Pole got him to Caleis The Lords béeing returned from the battayle which had bin nere to Burforde fast by Bablack made great ioy for the ouerthrowe of their enimies but muche lamented the escape of the Duke of Ireland A heade of Earthe was made at Oxforde by Arte of Negromancie that at a time appointed spake these words Caput decidetur The head shall be cut off Caput Eleuabitur The heade shall be lift vp Pedes eleuabuntur super caput The feete shall be lift aboue the heade Dissention fel at Oxford betwéen the Sotherne and Welch men on the one parts and Northerne Schollers on the other where through manye were slaine and the more part went to their Countryes wherfore the Chauncellour was depriued and Doctour Nicholas Brightwel Deane of Newerke in Leicester was made Chancellour The Lordes hasted to London where the king kepte hys Christmasse in the Tower of London they hauing assembl◠an army of neare hande 40000. the morrowe after Christmasse day came to London and mustered in the fields where they might be séene of thē in the Tower the Londoners were then in greatfeare waying diuerse perils as the Kings displeasure if they opened their gates to the Lords and if they shut them forth the indignatiō of the vndiscrete multitude The Duke of Glocester with other entred the Tower and hauing a
he fauoured the Londoners and Baldwin Radinton was constituted in his place In the meane time throughe sute of certaine Knightes but Anno reg 16 specially of the Duke of Glocester the King is somewhat pacified and by little and little abateth the rigor of his purpose calling to minde the diuerse honors and the greate giftes he had receyued of the Londoners wherevpon he determineth to deale more mildely with them and to call them to some hope of grace and pardon he sendeth commaundement to them to come to Windsore there to shewe their pryuiledges liberties and lawes whyche being there shewed some of them were ratifyed and some condemned but they could not obtaine the Kings full fauour till they had satisfied y e King of the iniuries whiche was sayd they had done the King at thys assembly at Windsor hadde got togither almost all the Lordes and so greate in army that the Londoners had cause to be afrayde thereof aboute the whiche preparation he was at greate charges for the whiche it was sure that the Londoners muste pay They therefore not ignoraunte that the ende of these things was a money matter submitted themselues to the Kings pleasure offering ten thousand pound They were yet dismissed home to returne againe vncertaine what satisfaction and sum they shoulde pay When the Citizens were returned and that the nobles and other were gone home the King hearing that the Londoners were in hauens and dismayde he sayde to his men I wil go sayth he to London and comforte the Citizens and will not that they any longer dispayre of my fauour which sentence was no sooner knowne in the Citie but al menne were filled with incredible ioy so that euery of them generally determined to méete him and to be as liberal in gifts as they were at his coronation The king therefore as hée came from Shine in Surrey to London with Quéene Anne his wife On the xxj of August the principall Citizens rode to méete them at Wandesworth and at Sainte Gorges Churche in Southwarke they were receyued with procession of Rob. Braybroke Bishop of London and all his Cleargie of the Citie who conuayed him through London the Citizens men women and children in order méeting the King and doing him honor attended on him to Westminster As he passed the Citie the stréetes were hanged with cloth of golde siluer and silke The Conduite in Chepe ran with red white Wine and by a childe Angel-like he was presented with a very costly crowne of golde and the Quéene with another A table of the Trinitie of gold was giuen to the King valued worth eight hundred pounde and another to the quéen of Saint Anne bycause hir name was Anne with diuerse other giftes as horsses trappers plate of golde and siluer clothes of gold silke veluets Basons and Ewers of gold also golde in coyne precious stones and iewels so rich excellent and beautifull that the value and price mighte not well be estéemed and so the Citizens recouered their auntient customes and liberties and then the kings Bench from Yorke and the Chauncerie from Notingham was returned to London And it was granted to them that they might choose them a Maior as before time they had done The Londoners beléeued y ◠by these giftes they had escaped all daunger and that from thenceforth they should be quiet but they wer deceiued for they wer cōpelled to giue the K. after this 10000 pound collected of the cōmons in gret bitternesse of minde and so the troubles of y ◠Citizens came to quietnesse which trouble the Dolphin in Thamis at Christmasse laste past did happily signifie a far off W. Caxton Robert Fabian report these troubles to happen through a fray in Fleetstreete about an horsse loafe taken out of a Bakers basket by a yeoman of the Bishop of Salisburies and that the same troubles were pacified and liberties again restored by meanes of Richard Grauesend Bishop of London in rewarde wherof the Citizēs repaire to the place of burial in the midle I le of Saint Pauls Church c. but all that is vntrue for at this time Rob. Brabroke was Bishop of London and Richard Grauesēd had bin Bishop and deceased in the time of Edward the first in Anno 1303 almost 90. yeares before this time Moreouer the place of burial in Saint Paules whervnto the Maior and Citizens of London haue repayred is of William who was Bishop of London in the time of William Conqueror who purchased the first Charter of the saide king William for y e same Citie as I haue before declared Gilbert Maghfelde Thomas Newington the. 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior Sir William Stoudon Grocer the. 28. of October Albeit Vere was created Erle of Oxforde in a Parliamēt at Winchester and William Scrope Uizechamberlaine the same William Scrope bought of William Mountacute Erle of Salisburie the Ile of Man with the crowne for the Lorde of this I le is called king and it is lawful for him to be crowned 1393 with a crowne of Golde sir Iohn Euers Knighte Conestable of Douer and the Kings stewarde died sodainely and T. Percy brother to the E. of Northum was made the kings steward in his place y t was before the kings vnderchamberlaine T. Beamond was made Conestable of Douer Certain Anno reg 17 théeues brake into the Chappel of our Lady at the Pewe at Westminster toke out of it many iewels muche treasure Also shortly after y e same théeues brake into y e Churche of S. Iohn of Clerkenwel The dukes of Lanc. Glocester passed ouer into France to make somewhat of y e truce or to conclude a final peace betwixt y e kingdoms but it was not so brought to passe as it was wished by reason of the Frenche Kings sicknesse In September lightnings and thunders in manye places of England did much hurte but especiallye in Cambridgeshire the same brent houses and corne neare to Tolleworke in the towne it brent terribly Drewe Barentine Richard Whittington the. 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Hadley Grocer the. 28. of October Such aboundaunce of water fell in October that at Bury in Suffolke the Church was ful of Water and at Newmarket it bare down wals of houses so that men and women hardly escaped drowning The same yeare Lorde T. de Ros 1394 as he returned forth of the Holy Lande in the Citie of Paphos in the I le of Cipres through intemperauncie of the ayre departed this life there In the Octaues of S. Hillerie a Parliament was holden at London in whiche a subsidie was demaunded for the King that was minded to go into Irelande wherefore the Cleargie graunted to him a full tenth if he would passe thyther and if he went not they graunted him but halfe a tenth Certaine Lordes of Scotlande came into England to get worship by force of armes The erle of Marre challenged the Earle of Notingham to iust with him and so they rode
sureties for the prosecuting of their appeale Richarde Earle of Arundell was arreigned in a redde Gowne and a Scarlet whood and forthwith the Duke of Lancaster sayde to the Lorde Neuell take from hym hys girdle and whoode and so it was done and héerewith the Articles of appeale béeing to the sayde Earle declared with a valiaunt and a bolde mynde hée denyed that hée was a Traytor and required the benefite of the pardon protesting that he would not goe from the fauour of the King and his grace The Duke of Lancaster sayde to hym thou Traytor that pardon is reuoked The Earle answered truely thou lyest I was neuer Traytor Also the Duke of Lancaster sayde why diddest thou purchase thy pardon the Earle answered to escape the tongues of myne enimies of whome thou arte one and verily as farre forth as toucheth Treason thou hast more néede of pardon than I. The King sayde make answere vnto thyne appeale The Earle answered I sée well that these persons haue accused me of Treason shewing the appealementes but truely they all lye I was neuer Traytor but I aske alwayes the benefyte of my pardon the whyche youre Grace granted to me within these sixe yeares now last past being of full age and of your francke good will and proper motion Then sayd the King I did so grant it that it should not be against me then sayde the Duke of Lancaster then the graunt auayleth not The Erle answered truly of that pardon I know lesse than thy selfe that was then on the further side the Seas Then said Sir Iohn Bushy that pardon is reuoked by the King the Lordes and vs his faithfull people the Earle answered where be those faithful people I know thée well and thy company how ye are gathered togither not to deale faithfully for the faithful people of the Realme are not héere and therefore the people do lamente for me and well I know that thou hast bin euer false And then Bushy and his fellowes cried out Behold soueraigne Lord and King how this Traytor goeth about to reyse sedition betwixt vs and those people that are at home The Earle answered ye lye I am no Traytor Then rose the Earle of Darby and sayde didst not thou say thus to me at Huntington where we were first assembled togither to rise that it was the best afore all things to take the King The Earle sayd to the Earle of Darby thou lyest on thy head I neuer thought of my soueraigne Lorde the King but that that was good and for his honor Then sayd the King didst not thou say to me in time of thy Parliament in the Bath behinde the White Hall that Sir Simon de Burley was worthie of death for many causes and I answered that I knew no cause of death in him and yet thou and thy fellowes didst trayterouslie put him to death and then the Duke of Lancaster pronounced iudgement against him in this manner Richard I Iohn Steward of England iudge thée to be a Traytor and I condemne thée to be drawne and hanged to be beheaded and quartered and thy lands tailed and not tailed from thée and from thine heires of thy body descending to be confilcate then the King for reuerence of his bloud commanded him only to be beheaded and then was he ledde to the Tower hill and there beheaded and was buried at the Augustine Friers in London Also the same day the King appoynted the Lord Cobham accused by the commons to be arraigned Also vpon the Saterday Sir Thomas de Mortimer was sommoned vpon payne to be banished as a Traytor within sixe moneths to come to be tried in iudgement and then saide the King peraduenture the Earle of March can not take him and therefore I will so long stay for his certificate out of Ireland Also a declaration was made that all benefices or gifts granted or alienated by those that were already condemned or after were to be condemned in this Parliament and other whatsoeuer graunted sith the tenth yeare of this Kings raigne should be reuoked Also on Monday following the certificate giuen in of the Earle of Notingham then Captayne of Caleis in whose custodie the Duke of Glocester was that the same Duke might not be brought to be tried in iudgement bycause he was dead in his custodie at Caleis at the petition yet of the saide appellents the same sentence was pronounced against him which had bin pronounced earst against the Earle of Arundell Also the Archbishop of Canterbury first his temporalities being confiscated was banished the Realme On the Tuesday Rikell on of the Kings Justices borne in Ireland read certayne confessions drawne in writing vpon the said treasons put forth affirming that the same were the confessions of the said Duke by him put forth or discouered and written with his owne hand Also the Earledome of Chester was aduanced to the honor of a Duchie by annexing thereto the Lands of the sayd Earle of Arundell confiscate Also the same day the Earle of Salisburie made request to haue a Scire facias graunted to him against the Earle of March for the Lordship of Denbigh in Wales and the King answered therevpon that he would take deliberation Also on the Wednesday it was ordeyned that the Lands of the sayde Earle of Arundell annexed to the Duchie of Chester should enioy the liberties of the same Duchie excepted that to the Welchmen of those partes their olde Lawes and customes should still remayne and be continued Also it was ordeyned that such as gaue eyther counsell ayde or fauour to the children of them that were condemned or that shoulde be condemned in this Parliamente should be punished as Traytors On Friday the King appoynted a prefixed day to the Archbishop of Canterbury to wéete the third of the sixt wéeke to depart the Realme Also it was ordeyned that all the Lords Spiritual and Temporall should sweare inuiolably to obserue whatsoeeuer in this Parliament were enacted and that the censures of the Church should be pronounced by the Prelates against all those that should go against the same Also the Earle of Warwike was arreigned and his whood being taken off and the appeale read as he had bin some miserable old woman confessed all things conteyned in the appeale wéeping wayling and howling to be done trayterously by him and submitting himselfe to the Kings grace in all things sorowing that euer he had bin associate vnto the appellants Then the King demanded of him by whome he was allured to ioyne with them and he answered by Thomas Duke of Glocester and the Abbot of Saint Albons and a Monke recluse in Westminster and euer besought the King of grace and mercie and the King granted him life to be led in perpetuall prison out of the Realme his goodes moueable and vnmoueable to be confiscate as the Earle of Arundels had bin and the King commanded that he should be had to the Tower of London and after to be conuayde â—uer to the Castell within the Isle
to be set vp a royall chayre in purpose to chose a new king neare to the whiche the Prelates were set and on the other side sat the Lords and after the commoÌ„s in order first sat the Duke of Lancaster then the Duke of Yorke the Duke of Aumerle the Duke of Surrey the Duke of Excester and a Marques then in order the Earles of Arundale Norfolke March Stafford Penbroke Salisburie and Deuonshire the Erles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande sat not but went vppe and down and oftentimes knéeled as it fell in doing theyr offices The Archbishop of Canterburie made a Sermon and toke for his Theame Habuit Iacob benedictioneÌ„ a preÌ„ suo which sermon being ended in latin a Doctour of the law stoode vp and red an instrument in the which was contained that K. Richard had by his owne confession disabled himselfe to be worthy to raigne and that he woulde resigne the crowne to such a one as was sufficiente to rule this instrument being red the Archbishop perswaded theÌ„ to procéede to the election of a new K. perceyuing they were al coÌ„tented for ther wer not past four persons that wer of king Richards part they durst say nothing he asked each of theÌ„ whoÌ„ they wold haue to their King whether the Duke of Yorke or not and they aunswered no he asked if they would haue his eldest son the D. of Aumarle and they sayd no he asked if they would haue his yongest son and they sayd no and so of diuerse other theÌ„ staying a while he asked if they wold haue the D. of Lancaster and then they aunswered they would haue none other This Diamounde being made thrice they drew certain instruments and charters and red them in presence of all that were there TheÌ„ y e Archbishops coÌ„ming to the Duke fell on theyr knées declaring to him how he was chosen King and willed him to take regarde if he would consent thereto theÌ„ the D. being on his knées rose declared y â— he accepted the realm sith it was ordayned by God TheÌ„ y e Archbishop red what y t new K. was bound vnto with certain ceremonies signed him with the crosse theÌ„ he kissed the Achbishop and they toke the ring with which the Kings be wedded to the realme and bare it to the Lord Percy that was Conestable who receyuing it shewed it to al the assembly and then put it on the kings finger the King then kissed the Conestable and then the Archbishops led him to the 〈◊〉 Royal and y â— K. made his prayers on his knées before it and after spake vnto them all first to y e Prelates then to the Lords al other so set him down in the seate thus he was inuested and K. Richard put down he sat a good while kept silence and so did all the rest for they were in prayer for his prosperitie in his gouernement when they had ended wher the offices were voyde the K. created the Lord Percy Conestable and toke him the staffe Then was chosen Ralph Earle of Westmerland Marshal Iohn Skirley Chanceller sir Richard Clifforde kéeper of the priuy seale many other officers were newely confirmed After this the Arcbishoppe spake certayne things in latin praying for y â— Kings prosperitie and the realmes and after spake in English exhorting all other there present to pray the like and then euery man sat down Then the king rose made his eldest son Prince of Wales then the Lords were sworne to be true to the Prince as before they had done to his Father hys seconde sonne was there made Duke of Lancaster Thus was king Richard deposed when he had raigned two and twenty yeres thrée monthes and odde dayes ¶ Henrie of Bolengbroke HEnrie the fourth son to Iohn of Gâ—unte Duke Anno reg 1. of Lancaster was ordayned king of EnglaÌ„d more by force than by lawfull succession or election he began his raigne the 29. of September in the yere of our Lord God 1399. And was crowned at Westminster the xiij of October by Thomas Arundale Archbishop of Canterburie The Dukes of Yorke Surrey Aumarle and the Earle of Glocester bare the Canapie ouer him sir Thomas Dimmocke was champion and rode thrée times about the Hall This was a noble valiaunt Prince and after the Ciuill warres were appeased shewed himselfe louing to his subiectes He made Henrie his sonne Prince of Wales Duke of Cornwal Erle of Chester and heyre apparaunt to the crowne William Waldren William Hyde the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Thomas Knowles Grocer the. 28. of October After the solemnitie of the coronation the Lords commons streight procéeded to the ParliameÌ„t In which it was inquired out of the death of the Duke of Glocester how hée had bin murdered at Caleis by the Duke of Norsfolke vpon y â— Kings commaundement King Hentâ—e created hys eldest sâ—â—ne Prince of Wales Duke of 〈…〉 and Earle of Chester duke of Aquitaine In this Parliament it was ordained that the statutes made in the Parliament holden in the 21. yere of king Richard at Westminster and after proroged vnto Shrewesburie with all the circuÌ„stances to be adnulled reuoked made voyde and vtterly blotted out Also that the Parliament holdeÌ„ at Westminster in the xj yere of K. Richard be holden firme and stable Also that the Lords other persoÌ„s which were iudged forth in the Parliament holden the 21. yere of King Richard their heires that be deade shoulde be wholy restored to their possessions without any â—uing liuèrie thereof to be made excepted that the Lords and other shal haue nothing of y e issues receiued in y e mean time The â— gaue to the E. of Northumberland y e I le of Man to be holdeÌ„ of the K. by seruice to beare the sword w t which he entred into England And to the â— of Westmerland he gaue the CouÌ„tie of Richmond Also Judgement was giuen against the Appellauntes of the Duke of Glocester in this maner The Lords in this present Parliament by she Kings assent iudge that the Dukes of Aâ—â—erle Surrey and Excester now present and were appellantes shal loâ—e thryr names of Dukes and hâ—nors from heÌ„ceforth togither with the dignities of Dukes that the Marques Dorset that is present lose hys name of Macques the E. of Glocester which is preseÌ„t lose his name for him and his heires as y e aboue named persons do theirs that alâ— the castels possessions or manor's which they had of theÌ„ that belonged to those whom they appelled froÌ„ y e day of y â— arrest of the D. of Glocester the other Lords or after at any time simply without fauour or mercie they shal lose theÌ„ that al other castels possessioÌ„s manours Lordships liberties which they helde of the Kings gift that day or after shâ—ld rest in the kinge grace from y e hâ—â—re and that all letters patents and Charters whiche they or
of dyuerse warres that haue risen in sundry partes of the world and euen now of late to the number of thirtie thousande which by reason of the dissention had vpon the Bishoprick of Leons betwixte two which do striue and contende the one in the aucthoritie of the true Pope and the other by the aucthoritie of the Antipope were in slaughter fielde a lamentable thing to be spoken slaine and distroyed Truely the Apostolike sea woulde be in greate heauinesse of heart and woulde rather forsake the honor of the Apostolicall sea thaÌ„ then to sée from henceforth such wicked slaughter to be committed and woulde take example of the true mother who before King Salomon rather chose to giue place than that the childe shoulde be cutte in péeces c. thus muche of the Epistle sente by the Kyng of Englande to the foresayde Gregorie This yeare was a great play at the skinners Wel nere vnto Clearkenwel besids LondoÌ„ which lasted viij days was of matter from the creation of the world there were to bethe same the most part of the nobles and gentles in EnglaÌ„d and forthwith after beganne a royall iusting in Smithfielde betwéene the Earle of Somerset and the Seneshall of Henalt sir Iohn Cornewall sir Richard of Arundale and the sonne of sir Iohn Cheyne against other Frenchmen Anno reg 11 Sherifes Maior Iohn Lawe William Chicheley the. 28. of September Sir Richard Marlow Ironmonger the. 28. of October Thomas Beuforte Erle of Surrey was made Chanceller and Henrie Scrope was made Treasurer In a Parliament holden at London in the Lent season 1410 the Knights and Burgesses presented to the King a Bill in this forme To the most excellent Lord the King and al the Nobles in this present Parliament assembled your faithfull Commons humbly do shewe that our soueraigne Lord the king may haue the Temporall possessions and landes whych by Th. Wals the Bishoppes Abbots and Priors are proudely spent and wasted in this Realme which woulde suffise to finde 150. Earles 1500. Knightes 6200. Esquiers and 100. Hospytals more than now be c. but when they went about to declare out of what places those great summes were to be leuied wherby the forsayde states should be endued they waÌ„ted in theyr accompte wherefore the King commanded theÌ„ that from thenceforth they shoulde not presume to moue any such matter Upon the euen of Saint Iohn Baptist the kings sonne being in Eastcheap at supper after midnight betwixt two and thrée of the clocke a great debate hapned betwéene his men and men of the Courte lasting an houre til the Maior and Sherifes with other Citizens ceased the same for the which afterward the sayde Maior Sherifes and Aldermen were sent for to appeare before the Kyng to aunsweare at whych the King with his sonnes and diuerse other Lordes were highly moued againste the Citie where through William Gascoigne chiefe Justice enquired of the Maior and Aldermen for the Citizens whether they woulde put them in y e Kings grace wherevnto they aunswered they had not offeÌ„ded the Kyng nor his sonnes but according to law stanched the debates then the King seeing it woulde be none otherwyse forgaue altogither and they departed King Henrie founded a Colledge at Battelfielde in Shropshire where he ouercame Anno. reg 12 Battelfield founded Sherifes Maior 1411 Guilde Hal in LondoÌ„ builded sir Henrie Percie and other Iohn Penne Thomas Pike the. 28. of September Sir Thomas Knowles Grocer the. 28. October About Easter the Guilde Hall in London was begun to bée made newe by the forsayde Maior and Aldermen The Custos or Gardian with the brethreÌ„ of the Grocers in LondoÌ„ purchased their Hall in Cunihope Lane for 320. markes and theÌ„â—aide the foundation therof on the tenth of May. Iohn Prendergest Knight and William Long kept the seas from Pirates and Rouers so that the passage by Sea was quiet but by the ill willers they were accused of theft robberie themselues whervpon the Knight toke Sanctuarie at Westminster where he could not haue an house or cotage to hide his heade for that the same was forbidden by the King so that he was forced to lye in a Tente whiche he set vp in the Church Porch and to haue men to watch him in the nighte season for feare of his enimie but his fellowe William remayned on the sea vntill the Admirall had prepared shippes readie and went in person to fetch him whiche he coulde not doe till he promised him by his fidelitie that he shoulde haue no harme which promise notwithstaÌ„ding William was imprisoned in the tower of London The Earle of Arundale the Earle of Kime sir Robert Vmfreuile sir Iohn Oldecastle Lord of Cobham sir Iohn Gray and other warlike power and a greate number of Archers were sent into France to the ayde of the Duke of Burgoine against the Duke of Orleaunce which at Saint Elo beside Paris incouÌ„tred with the enimyes vpon whom they had a noble victorie wherfore they were bountifully rewarded by the Duke of Burgoine and then returned into Englande A Squire of Wales named Rice ap Dee which had long time rebelled against the King was brought to London and there drawen hanged and quartered Anno reg 13 Iohn Raynwel William Cotton the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Robert Chicheley Grocer the. 28. of October After the feast of All Saintes a Parliamente was begun at London The King caused a newe kinde of Nobles to be made 1412 whiche were of lesse value than the olde by foure pence in the noble King Henrie fouÌ„ded the Colledge of Fodringhey in Northamptonshire Henrie the fifth gaue it lande of Priories of Monkes aliantes by him supressed A Goldsmith and his man of Fleete in London were bothe murdered by night in the Duke of Yorkes place without Temple barre and were cast into the riuer of Thamis About the fiftéenth of August the King by determination of the Counsel appoynting to send help to the Duke of Orleaunce sent his second sonne Thomas Duke of Clarence Edwarde Duke of Yorke and Thomas Earle of Dorset and many valiant men wyth a strong power to helpe to the Duke of Orleaunce against the Duke of Burgonie or euer al y â— other were returned whiche a while agoe went ouer with y e erle of Arundale to ayde the Duke of Burgonie so that many men maruelled of the sodaine chaunge that in so small a tyme the Englishmen dyd ayde and assiste the two contrarie parts notwythstandyng the foresayde Nobles wente forewardes and arriued in Normandie where when the Duke of Orleaunce did not méete them at the tyme appointed they brent hys townes and spoyled his Countrey and tooke manye holdes At length thoughe late the Dukes of Clarence and of Orleance mette and talked togither And the matter was so entreated of betwéene them that our menne shoulde desyste from raungyng throughe the Countrey and refrayne from robberie which when our men hadde graunted they departed into
agonye and I beséeche thée and vppon my blessing charge thée that like as thou haste sayde so thou minister iustice equally and in no wise suffer not them that be oppressed long to call vpon thée for Justice but redresse oppressions and indifferently and wythout delay for no perswasion of flatterers or of them that bée partiall or suche as vse to haue their handes replenished wyth gyftes deferre not Justice vntill to morrowe if that thou mayste doe iustice thys daye leaste peraduenture GOD doe Justice on thée in the meane tyme and take from thée thyne authoritye remember that the wealth of thy body and thy soule and of thy Realme resteth in the execution of Justice and doe not thy Justice so that thou be called a Tyraunte but vse thy selfe meanely betwixte Justice and mercie in those things that belong to thée And betwéen parties do iustice truely and extreamely to the coÌ„solation of thy poore subiects that suffer iniuries and to the punition of them that be extortioners and doers of oppressioÌ„s that other therby may take example in thus doing thou shalt obtayne the fauour of God and the loue and fear of thy subiectes and therefore also thou shalte haue thy Realme more in tranquillitye and reste whiche shal bée occasion of greate prosperitie wythin thy Realme whyche Englishmen naturally do desyre for so long as they haue wealthe and Ryches so long shalte thou haue obeysaunce and when they bée poore then they bée alwayes readye at euerye motion to make insurrections and it causeth them to rebel agaynst theyr soueraygne LORDE for the nature of them is suche rather to feare losing of theyr goods and worldly substaunce than the ieoparding of theyr liues And if thou thus kéepe them in subiection mixed with loue and feare thou shalte haue the moste peaceable and fertyle Countrey and the moste louyng faythfull and manlye people of the Worlde whyche shall because of no small feare to thyne aduersaries My sonne when it shall please God to call me to the waye decrede for euerye Worldely creature to thée as my sonne and heyre I muste leaue my Crowne and my Realme whyche I aduise thée not to take vaynelye and as a manne elate in pryde and reioyced in Worldlye honour but thinke that thou arte more oppressed wyth charge to puruie for euerie Person wythin the Realme than exalted in vaine honoure of the Worlde Thou shalt be exalted to the Crowne for the wealthe and conseruation of the Realme and not for thy singular commoditie and auaile my Sonne thou shalte be a minister to thy Realme to kéepe it in tranquilitie and defende it Like as the harte in the myddest of the bodye is principall and chiefe thyng in the bodye and seruesh to couet and desire that thyng that is moste necessarie to euerye of thy members so my Sonne thou shalte be amongst thy people as chiefe and principall of them to minister imagine and acquire those thyngs that maye be moste beneficiall for them And then thy people shall be obediente to thée to ayde and succoure thée and in al things to accomplishe thy commaundemeÌ„ts like as thy members laboure euerye one of them in theyr office to acquire and get that thing that the hearte desireth and as thy hearte is of no force and impotent without the ayde of thy members so without thy people thy raygne is nothing My sonne thou shalt feare and dread God aboue all things and thou shalt loue honour and worship him w t all thy hearte thou shalte attribute and ascribe to hym all things wherein thou séest thy selfe to be well Fortunate â—ée it victorye of thyne enymies loue of thy friendes obedience of thy subiectes strength and actiuenesse of body honor riches or fruitefull generations or any other thing whatsoeuer it be that chanceth to thy pleasure Thou shalt not imagine that any such thing shoulde fortune to thée by thyne acte nor by thy desert but thou shalte thinke that all coÌ„meth only of the goodnesse of our Lord. Thus y u shalt with all thine heart prayse honour and thanke God of all hys benefits that he giueth vnto thée And in thy selfe eschew al vaineglorie and elation of heart following the holesome counsell of the Psalmist which sayeth Non nobis Domine non nobis sed nominituo dagloriaÌ„ which is to say Not vnto vs Lord not vnto vs but to thy holy name be giuen laude and praise These many other admonishments and doctrines this victorious king gaue vnto this noble prince his sonne who with effect followed the same after the death of his father whereby he obtained grace of our Lorde to attaine to gret victories and many glorious and incredible conquests through the helpe and succour of our Lord whereof he was neuer destitute The king his father drawing to his end after due thankes giuen and supplications made to God gaue his benediction to the Prince his sonne and so yéelded to God his spirit the. xx day of March Anno. 1412. when he had raigned xiij yeares sixe moneths and odde dayes He was conueyed by water to Feuersham and from thence by lande to Canterburie and there buryed ⸪ ¶ King Henry of Monmouth HEnrie the fifth began his raigne y t xx day of March Anno reg 1. Titus Liuius in y â— yere 1412. This Prince excéeded the mean stature of men he was beautiful of visage his necke long bodye slender and leane and hys bones smal neuer the lesse he was of maruellous greate strength and passing swifte in running in so much that he with two other of his Lords without bow or other engine would take a wilde Buck or Doe in a large Park he delighted in soÌ„gs musical instrumeÌ„ts in so much y â— in his chappel amoÌ„gst other his priuate prayers he vsed certaine Psalmes of Dauid translated into heroycall English méeter by Iohn Lydgate Monke of Bury Whilst his father liued beyng accoÌ„panyed w t some of his yong Lords gentlemen he wold waite in disguised araye for his owne receyuers and distresse them of theyr money and sometimes at suche enterprices both he and his company wer surely beaten and when his receiuers made to him their complaints how they were robbed in their comming vnto him he wold giue them discharge of so much mony as they had lost and besides that they should not depart from him without great rewards for their trouble and vexation especially they should be rewarded that best hadde resisted hym and his company and of whom he hadde receyued the greatest most strokes But after the decease of his father was neuer any youth or wildnes that might haue place in him but all his actes were sodainely chaunged into grauitie and discreation To this noble Prince by assent of the Parliamente all 1413 the estates of the realme after thrée dayes offered to do fealtie before he was crowned or had solemnized his othe wel and iustly to gouerne the common weale which offer béefore was neuer found
to be made to any Prince of England The King gaue them all generallye thankes for theyr good mindes towardes hym and therewyth exhorted them to the zeale of the publike prosperitie and honoure of the Realme If anye man hadde offended hym he pardoned theyr trespasse and desyred heartily of GOD that if hée shoulde rule and doe all things well to the honoure of GOD and the prosperous commoditie of the Realme that then God woulde suffer him to be Crowned But if hys fortune shoulde bée to doe otherwyse that then GOD shoulde take hym to hys mercye and suffer hym rather to be buried than to enterprise the charge of the Realme The ninth day of April he was crowned at Westminster by Thomas Arundell Archebyshoppe of Canterburie after whyche Coronation he called vnto hym all those young Lords and Gentlemen that were the folowers of his yong actes to euerye one of whome he gaue rich and bounteâ—â—s giftes and then commanded that as many as would chaÌ„ge their maners as he intended to doe should abide with him in his Courte and to all that woulde perseuer in theyr former light conuersation he gaue expresse commaundemente vpon paine of their heades neuer after that day to come in his presence About this time Thomas Duke of Clarence the Kings brother came from the coastes of Aquitaine who as we said before was sent to ayde the Duke of Orleaunce againste the Duke of Burgoine A great part of the Citie of Norwich was brent with all Tho. Wals the house of the Frier Preachers and also two Friers of that order Sir Iohn Oldcastle at that time Lorde of Cobham for diuerse pointes touching the Sacrament before the Archebyshoppe of Canterburie the Bishops of London Winchester other was conuict and committed to the Tower of London out of the which he brake ouer the walles in the night and escaped about the feast of Simon and Iude. Iohn Stutton Iohn Michel the. 28. of September Sherises Maior Sir William Cromer Draper the. 28. of October Richard the second somtime king of England which was at the first enterred in the church of the preaching Friers of Langley was takeÌ„ vp and royally buried at Westminster with no small charges to the King The K. kéeping his Christmasse at his manour of Eltham vij miles from London was warned y â— certain had conspired against him eyther to haue taken or sodainly slain him his brethren on Twelfth day â—t night whervpon the king sent word to the Maior of LondoÌ„ y t he should arrest all suspitious persons wherevpon the Maior forthwith caused euery AldermaÌ„ in his ward to kéep great watch and about tenne of the clocke at nighte wente hymselfe wyth a strong power to the signe of the Are wythoute Byshoppes Gate where they apprehended the man of the house called Iohn Burgate Carpenter and vij other sent them to Eltham where they confessed before the Kyng that they were confederate with Sir Iohn Oldcastell to fight against him and his Lords in Saint Giles fielde aboue Holborne On the morrow after the Twelfth day the King King Henry kept the field by S. Giles vvithout Holborne reâ—â—â—ued priuily to Westminster and with a greate armie kept the fielde of Sâ—â—â—t Gâ—les for he was warned that Sir Iohn Oldcastell and Sir Roger Acton woulde be in the same field on the next day following with fiue and twentie thousand people and the same night were taken more than fourescore men in armour of the same faction Also the King being told of an amâ—â—shment gathered in Harengay Parke â—â—nte thither certayne Lordes who tooke many among whome was one William Murlâ— a rich â—aultmaÌ„ or Bruer of Dunstaple who had his two Horsses trapped with Golde following him and a paire of gilt Spurres in his bosome for he thought to haue bin made Knight on the morrow by the handeâ—â—â— Sir Iohn Oldâ—â—stell The twelfth of January thréesâ—â—râ— and nine of them were condemned of treafoâ—â— Many men hanged and some brent in Ficketâ— field at Westminster and on the morrow after seauen and thirtie of thâ—â— were drâ—â—â—â—â— from the Tower of London to Newgate and so to Saint Gâ—â—â—â— and there in a place called Fickets fielde were all hanged and â—eâ—â—ien of them brent Gallowes and â—â— The xix of January were drawne and hanged Sir Iohn Beâ—erley Priest Iohn Bâ—â—gate Carpenter a Text writer in Sâ—â—â—â— Iohns stréete and a Glouer on London bridge and shortly after Sir Roger Aâ—â—on Knight was taken who on the tenth of February was drawne hanged and buryed vnder the Gallâ—wes The twentith of February deceassed Thomas Arundell Archbishop of Conterburie Anno reg 2. The King taking compassion vpon Henry Percy a yong 1414 man who by his Grandfather Henry Percy Earle of Northâ—â—â—â—erland was caryed into Scotland after the death of his father who was sâ—aine in the battell of Shrewsburie when this yong man was then but a child commanded theÌ„ that were of his kindred and néerest friends to solicite for his reclayming home agayne out of Scotland minding not only to honor him by calling him home agayne but also to â—â—â—â—â— him Earle of Northumberland In the moneth of May a Parliament was begon at Leycester Parliament at Leycester Porter of the Tovver executed and there was a Porter of y â— Tower of LoÌ„don drawne hanged and headed whose head was sent to London and set ouer the Tower gate for consenting to one that brake out of the Tower named 〈◊〉 In this Parliamente Iohn the Kings brother was made Duke of Bedford Humfrey Dukes created his brother Duke of Glocester and Richard brother to the Duke of Yorke was made Earle â—â— Cambridge To this Parliament came the Embassadors of the French King and also of the Duke of Bâ—â—gâ—â—dy but not with like inâ—â—â—te and purpose for the D. of â—â—â—gâ—ndy desired ayde against the â— of Orleance promising as men layd more than he was able to perfourme wherefore the King of England â—â—â—◠〈◊〉 Embassadors to them both amongst whome were the Bishops of Durham and Norwich as chiâ—f 〈…〉 were oft times sent into France and the French Kings Embassadors were sente hither with great cost on both â—â—â—â—s but no hope of peace to be had On Mary Magdalens day in London Iohn â—â—â—nser Esquire with mine of his men set vpon and â—lew The Queenes Chancellour flayne Iohn Tâ—â—bey Clearke Archdeacon of Hunâ—â—â—gâ—â— and Chancellour to Quéene Ioane late wife to Henry the fourth for the which fact the sayd Esquire and foure of his men fled to Saint Annes Church within Aldersgaiâ— where they were mured vp with boord and watched day and night till the xxj of August on the which day they forsware the lande Men foresvvare the land and passed through the Citie towards Caleis in their shirtes and bréeches eache of them hauing a Crosse in hys hand This yeare dyed the â—oalours of Newgate and Ludgate Prisoners dyed of London and many prisoners in Newgate to
the number of thréescore and foure The tenth of September Iohn Claydon Skinner and A Skinner a Baker brent Richard Gurmonfrench Baker in Lombardstreeâ—e of London were brent in Smithsield Iohn Michelâ— Thomas Allin the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Mooregate first made in the vvall of LoÌ„don Thomas Fawconar Mercer the 28. of October This Thomas Fawconar Maior caused to breake the wall of London néere to the ende of Colmanstreete and made there a Gate vpon the moore side where was none before He also caused the ditches of the Citie to be cleansed and a commâ—â— priuie that was on the moore without the wall to be taken downe and another to be made within the Citie vpon Walbrooke into the which brooke he caused the water of citie to be turned by grates of iron in diuers places Our Embassadors the Bishops of Durham Norwich returning now the second time out of France declared to the King that the Frenchmen did but vse fraude and deceiptes wherefore the King being stirred vp vnto anger determined to aâ—atâ— their â—â—â—rninâ—â—â— and to teach them to vnderstaÌ„d their fully in â—â—aking of a â—â—éeping Dogge and forth with the King commanded all the Preâ—â—tes and Nobles of the Realme to come to London there to intreate of waightâ— affaires coÌ„cerning y â— Realme at y â— which time the Archbishop of Canterbury held a great counsayle in y â— which were chosen 〈◊〉 of the Cleargie of England to go to the generall Counsell that should be holden at Constance a Citie of Germâ—â— and so there were sent the Bishops of Salisburie Bath and Hereford and with them the Abbot of Westminster and the Prior of Worcester and many other wise men in coâ—â—â—â—â—â— of the Earle of Warwike whose presence did theÌ„ much honour This yeare the order of Church seruice throughout Anno reg 3. 1415 Order of Church seruice in England altered England was changed from the vse of Saint Paule to the vse of Salisburie which was to the great disliking of many men in those dayes When King Henry perceyâ—ed that the Frenchmen had with deceite entreated him with fayned promises and faire words he gathered his â—aâ—y togither apointed his bowmeÌ„â— men of armes prepared his engins all things necessary â—or y â— warres coÌ„manding all y â— should go w e him to be ready against the feast of Saint Iohn Baptist and to mâ—eâ—e him at Hampton The eyghtenth day of â—â—â—e King Henry with many Lords and others rode from London toward South-hampton the Maior 〈◊〉 and Craftes of the Câ—tle 〈…〉 ing him on his â—â—â—y to â—he â—owne of Kingston vpon Thamis whileâ—â— the King 〈◊〉 â—◠〈◊〉 〈◊〉 where he abode for his reliâ—â—â—â— and â—â—â—ffe â—â—nging to the warres On the last â—â— July was discouered a great conspiracie Conspiracy disclosed Tho. Wals Regist Maior against him by three 〈…〉 is 〈◊〉 of all the rest he pat greatest trust and confidâ—â—â—◠〈…〉 of them was Henry Scrope Lord Treasours the second Richard â—aâ—â—e of Cambridge brother â—o Edward Duke of Yorke and Sir Thomas Grey a Knight of the North these had made Edmond Earle of Maâ—â—h 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 vpon a Booke not to dâ—â—â—â—ose their counsell and then â—â—lâ—â— him that they thought to 〈◊〉 the King and to 〈◊〉 the sayd Edâ—â—oÌ„â—â— King the which â—â— he refused to take vpon him they would â—â—ey him where vppon the Earle prayse them to giue him one houâ—es spaâ—e to take â—â—uiseâ—ent what was best to doe whiche being granted the Earle went secretly and â—olâ— the Kingâ— therâ—â—â— who caused them forthwith â—o be apprehended and brought before him where they confessed the â—â—â—ason for the which on the sixth of August they were arâ—â—â—gned in y â— Kings presence and the same day all three beheaded The Earle was buried head and all buâ— the other heaâ—â— were â—eâ—â—â— the one to Yorke the other to Newcastell vpon Tine and there seâ— vp On the eleuenth of August the King tooke shipping and entred the Sea with a thousand Sayle Enguerant sayth King Henry sayled into Normandy Tho. Wâ—â—s Titus Liuius Enguerant 1600. Sayles and the third night after arriued at Kedecaâ—x in Normandy whiche is betwixte Hereflete and â—imflete of whose comming all the Cities and States of thâ—â—â— partes being aduertised were striken with great feare The King the Dukes of Clarence and of Glocester his bréethren the Duke of Yorke his Unkle the Earles Barons Knightes Gentlemen and Souldiours 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 anâ—â—â—â— â— there and tooke land without any resistance and the King forthwith falling to the ground vpon his knées deuoutely prayde to God that to his honor he would giue him iustice of his enimies He had at his landing in his host sixe thousande Speares and xxiiij thousand footemen besides Gunners and other enginars artificers and labourers of whome the King had great abundance The King gaue to diuers Gentlemen the order of Titus Liuius Knighthoode and assigned the bearing of his Standarts and Banners to such meÌ„ as he knew to be of great strength and prowesse All thing being set in good order and array the King with all his host ascended to the toppe of an high hill there nigh and there he rested the next day On the sixtéenth day of August the Duke of Clarence leader of the foreward in good ordinance entred his iourney towarde a Towne called Herefleete distant from Kedecamp scarcely thrée leagues where he lodged his host in a field before the towne The King at his comming lodged himselfe nigh to the first warde not farre from the Towne The Earle of Suffolke Michaell at Poole Chiefetayne of the rereward lodged on the other side before the Towne Other noble men that had the conduct of the two wings lodged them one on the right haÌ„d the other on the left Forthwith were sent to the Towne men of armes in great number to sée the scituation thereof who shortly returned with a great pray of Cattell and enformed the King of all his demaundes Hereflete is the key of the sée of all Normandy and is scituate Enguerant Description of Herefleete vpon the Sea side by the Riuer of Seene betwixte two hilles and through the middle thereof runneth a Riuer whiche not farre from the same Towne entreth into the Seane and from thence both those Riuers in one descende into the Sea where as a great and goodly Hauen is belonging to the same Towne which Hauen is garnished with the defence of two faire and strong Towers and in the same Hauen a right great Nauie of Shippes may ride in safetie and if the inhabitants of this Towne enclose and képe within the Towne the course of the foresayd Riuer by their sluces as they may right well do then the Riuer riseth without the Towne so high that it forecloseth all entries to the walles so that no man may approch the towne on that part This Towne is also defended with high and thicke walles and towers and is also enuironed with broade
Saint Simon and Iude earely in the Regist of Maiors morning came tidings to London of this victorie for ioy whereof Te deum was song in all the Churches and at nine of the clocke all the orders of Religious men of the Citie went on Procession from Saint Paules vnto Westminster with the new Maior his Aldermen and the Craftes the Quéene and hir Lords and all hir trayne who all offered at Saint Edwards Shrine and then the Maior tooke his charge and euery man returned with great ioy The xxiij of Nouember King Henry arriued at Douer King Henry returned the Maior of London with the Aldermen and Crafts riding in red with hoods red and white mette with the King on Blacke heath comming from Eliam and so brought him thorough Londō to Westminster with all his prisoners of France On the next morrow the Maior Aldermen and 200. of the commoners presented the King with a thousand pound in two Basens of Gold worth 500. pound In the feast of the Purification seuen Dolphins of the sea came vp the Riuer of Thamis and playd there whiles four of them were kilde In a Parliament begun the fiftéenth of March at Westminster the halfepens of Ianua cōmonly called Galey halfepens Halfepens of Ianua forbiddē were forbid to be vsed as lawfull payment among the English people The first of May the Emperour landed at Douer and the Anno reg 4. 1416. seauenth of May the Maior Aldermen and Craftes of London receiue him at Blacke heath and the King with his Lords met him at Saint Thomas Waterings and so brought him thorough London to Westminster The Emperour returned out of England the sixtéenth of August after he had laboured but could make no peace betwéene England and France Iohn Benet Woolmā who had in Lōdō scattered scedules Tho Wals VVoolman beheaded ful of sedition was drawne hanged and beheaded on Michaelmas day The viij day of October was a Parchment maker of Trillmell stréete drawne hanged and headed for that he had harbored Sir Iohn Oldcastell Robert Widington Iohn Couentrie the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Anno reg 5. Henry Barton Skinner the 28. of October In the Parliament at London the Earle of Dorset was made Duke of Excester The xxvij of Nouember was a Begger drawne and hanged for dismembring of yong children he was drawne in his owne carre from the Leaden Hall vnto Tiborne A Spicers wife of Saint Albons and the Bayliffes wife of Vinesburie were hanged at Tiborne and shortly after the Bayly of Vinesburie himselfe was also hanged at Tiborne On Easter day in the after noone at a Sermon in Saint Dunstons in the East of London a great fray happened in the 1417 A fray in Saint Dunstons Church Church where-through many people were sore wounded and one Thomas Petwarden Fishmonger dwelling at Sprots Key was slayne out of hande wherefore the Churche was suspended and the beginners of the fray which was the Lord Strange and Sir Iohn Tussell Knight through the quarell of their two wiues were brought to the Counter in the Pultry the Archbishop of Canterbury caused them to be excommunicate Records of Caunt The L. Strange his vvife doth penance as well at Paules Crosse as in al other Parish Churches of the Citie The xxi of Aprill the sayd Archbishop sate at S. Magnus to enquire of the authors of that disorder where he foūd the fault to be in the Lord Strange and his wife who vpon the first of May following in Paules Church before the Archbishop the Maior of London and other submitted themselues to penance and sware to do the same which was enioyned them that immediately al their seruants should in their shirtes goe before the Parson of S. Dunstons from Paules to S. Dunstons Church and the Lorde bare headed with his Lady bare footed Reignold Kenwood Archdeacon of London following them and at the halowing of the Church the Lady should fill all the vessels with water and also offer an ornament to the Alter of tenne pound and the Lord Straunge should offer a Pixe of Siluer of fiue pound The xxix of June the Earle of Huntington with his retinue fought with nine Carikes of Iene and tooke foure of them to their patrons and the Admirall of them all that was called the Bastard of Burbon with all the treasure that they all should haue bin waged with for a quarter of a yeare The thirtith of July King Henry with his host sayled into Normandy and tooke the Castell of Tonke and shortly after gat Cane Beyonx and many other Townes and Castels Henry Reade Iohn Gedney the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Richard Marlow Ironmonger the 28. of October Sir Iohn Oldcastell was sent vnto London by the Lorde Tho. Wals Powes out of Wales which Sir Iohn was conuict by Parliament drawne to Saint Giles field where he was hanged by Tho. Wals the necke in a chayne of iron and after consumed with fire The 14. of December King Henry continuing hys Anno reg 6. warres in France held his Christmas in Normādy at Bayaux about which time the Castell of Falase was yéelded vnto 1418 him and the Citie of Aueraunce was also yéelded After Easter Thomas Duke of Clarence was sent by the King to beséege the Monasterie of Becke Helowin and Humfrey Duke of Glocester was sent to beséege the Towne Cherburghe Richard Earle of Warwike was sent to beséege the Castell of Daunfrount and the Earle of Kime was sent to beséege the Castell of Milly Leuisque About the feast of the holy Trinitie the King sent Thomas Duke of Excester his Unkle into Normandy with fiftéene thousand men of armes In the moneth of June King Henry beséeged the noble Towne of Louens and compelled them within to yéelde to him vpon conditions on the euen of Saint Iohn Baptist Then the King on the xxij of June remoued his armie Titus Liuius towards Pount large where he layde his séege on the one side of y ◠Towne by the middle whereof the Riuer of Seene hath his course but could haue no passage ouer the riuer to lay séege on y e other side for y e bridge which was without y e town was defended with a strong Tower and a Garrison but King Henry commanded to make Boates of wickers and those to be closed in Beastes Skinnes by which Boates on the fifth of July the Duke of Clarence with hys companie passed ouer secretly in great number and then beséeged the other side of the Towne but bycause the Riuer of Seene diuided his host whereby if eyther part should haue néede of other they could not come togither for the Riuer the King caused to be made so many small square Boates of the wicker aforesayd that being tyed togither and cast into the Riuer he made of them a Bridge When the inhabitants and Garrisons perceyued them thus enuironed in all partes they agréed with the King that if within
and Katherin and of the Duke of Burgoigne departed from Troys and toke his iourney to Paris and from Paris not many dayes after they all went to laye siege to the Citie of Sens whiche was to them contrarie but before the whole hoste were setled in their places the Captaine Citizens and Garisons submitted their bodyes and Citie with all that they had to the King Then they hasted to Monstrean which Towne they toke by force On the xv of July they went to the Citie of Melune and inuironed the same with a strong siege for there were the Kings of Englande of France and Scotlande the Duke of Burgoigne Tho. Wals Bauier Clarence Bedforde and Excester the Earles of March Warwicke Huntington and Somerset c. This siege coÌ„tinued xiiij wéekes and odde dayes from the feast of Mary Magdalen to the feaste of All Saintes not without in a maner euery day a conflict and sore skirmishe but at length for wante of victualles the besieged yéelded themselues to the Kyngs of Englande and Fraunce from whence the forsayde Kyngs with a greate parte of theyr armye wente to Paris Iohn Butler Iohn Wels the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior William Cambridge Grocer the. 28. of October King Henrie kept hys Christmasse in the Citie of Paris in the Castle of Saint Anthony And after he had holden a Parliamente there he went to Roane and therewith hys Titus Liuius Normans and Englishmen helde a Parliament And theÌ„ when he had established sure guarde for this Realme of Fraunce Dutchie of Normandie he passed throughe Picardie to Caleis and so to Douer where with his Quéene he landed on Candlemasse day The fourtéenth of Februarie Quéene Katherin was Crowned at Westminster vnto whom the King assigned to hir dowrie 10000. markes also he consented to the deliuerie of the King of Scots who had bin long prisoner in Englande with condition that before his departure out of Englande he shall take to wiâ—e the Duke of Somersets sister niece to the Cardinal of Winchester Anno reg 9. 1421 The. xxij of March the duke of Clarence with many other Lords were slaine beyond the Water of Leire in Fraunce many Lords were taken prisoners of the which the Earle of Huntington and the Earle of Somerset were principal In a ParliameÌ„t at Westminster it was ordayned that no man should profer gold in payment but if it helde waight wherfore was ordayned Balances and weightes The king suppressed the French houses of religious Monkes and Friers and such like in Englande bycause they thought ill of the Conquest ouer Fraunce theyr lands were giuen by him and Henrie the sixth to Monasteries and Colledges of learned men In this Parliament was demaunded subsidie The Bishop of Winchester lent the king â—0000 pounde to straine y â— matter The King hauing disposed all thing in order coÌ„cerning the realme of England and the wars in Scotland leauing in Englande his Quéene with a greate power to the number after Enguerant of thirtye thousande returned into Fraunce where after he hadde visited the King and Quéene of Fraunce at Paris he tooke the Castell of Dâ—wex by assault And when he heard that his enimies prepared themselues to battaile he approched the floude of Loyre aboute whyche Titus Liuius floud it was said his enimies were but against him came no man Wherfore the Kyng ledde his hoste to laye siege to the City of Sens commonlye called the Kings new Town whiche Towne for lacke of victualles yéelded themselues and the Town to the King Iohn Mortimer brake foorthe of the Tower of London and beyng afterwards taken hée was drawen and hanged Richarde Gosselin William Weston the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Sir Robert Chicheley Grocer the 28. of October This Syr Robert Chicheley when he deceased in Anno 1439. willed in his Testament that vppon his mind day a competent dinner should be ordained for 2400. pore men housholders of the Citie and twenty pounde in mony to be distributed amongest them whyche was to euery man two pence He also with his brother William Chicheley Alderman of London gaue liberally to the Almes houses founded by his brother Henrie Chicheley Archebyshop of Canterbury at Higham Ferrers in Nothamptonshire in whych Towne they were borne In the Moneth of October when King Henry had deliuered Tiâ—us Liuius the Citie of Paris from all annoyaunces he with his hâ—ste went to besâ—ege the Citie of Meaulx in Brye to whych City nigh adioyning is a place called y â— Market of Meaulx betwixt which two places floweth the riuer of Marne whiche also enuironeth bothe the same places Thys Citie was besieged all the Winter wherein were so manye and so greate stormes and flouds of raine that the kings host was often annoyed with huÌ„ger colde The sixth of December Lady Katherine Quéen of Englande broughte forth hir firste begotten sonne in the Castell of Windsore and his name was gyuen him Henry for there receyued hym at the Fonte Iohn Duke of Bedford hys vncle Lord Warden of England and Henrie the Kings vncle B. of Winchester and Iaquelyn dutches of Holland that remained then in England Henry Archbishop of Canterburie doing the office of Baptisme In the moneth of Februarie the Knights that were in Garison and the principall of y â— Citie of Mealx perceyuing that the Sommer comming shoulde cause the siege to be more light and lesse painefull to the Englishmen and difficil vnto themselues departed the Citie and wente into that Anno reg 10 1422 place that is called the Market of Mealx as to the more defensible holde after whose departing the coÌ„mon people hauing none ability to resist the Kings power yéelded themselues and the Citie to the King After this in the moneth of May when the King had sore beaten the forsayd Market of Meaulx he constrayned the Frenchmen that were besieged to condescende vnto certaine couenauntes and to deliuer the place vnto him and shortly after were deliuered to the King the towne of Orepy in Valois the Castle of Pier Pountmeralaw OffemouÌ„t and many others After the rendering of these Townes and Castles the King returned to Paris In the moneth of Aprill Katherin Quéene of Englande shipped at Hampton and sayled ouer into Fraunce with a strong power vnder the conducte of Iohn Duke of Bedforde y â— kings brother Humfrey Duke of Glocester being appointed Warden of England in the Duke of Bedfordes place wheÌ„ the comming of Quéene Katherin was knowne to Kyng Henry hir husband and to Charles king of France both these Kings and with them the Quéene of Fraunce accompanyed with many great Lordes and estates as well of Englande as of Fraunce went to méete hir at Boys de Viscenne wher she was ioyfully receyued of them as if she had bin an Angell sente from God The. xxx day of May the two Kings of Englande and Fraunce with theyr Quéenes departed from Bois de Viscenne and went to Paris the king of
alien vj. pence Syr Richard Wich Uicar of Hermetsworth in Essex who 1440 had before abiured was breÌ„t on the Towre Hil the xvij of June After whose deathe was greate murmur among the people for some saide he was a good man and an holy and put to death by malice and some sayde the contrarie so that manye men and women wente by nighte to the place where he was brente and offered theyr money Images of waxe and other things making theyr prayers knéeling and kissing of the ground bare away with them the Ashes of hys body for holy reliques c. Thys endured eyght days tyll the Maior and Aldermen ordayned men of armes to restraine the people who apprehended manye and sente them to prison among whome was taken the Uicar of Berking Churche beside the Tower in whose Parishe al thys was done who had receyued the offering of the simple people And to excite them to offer the more feruentlye to the fulfilling of hys false couetousnesse he hadde medled Ashes wyth the poulder of spices and strewed them in the place where the Priest was brente and so the simple people were deceyued wéenyng the swéete sauour had come of the Ashes of the deade Priest All whiche the sayd Uicar of Barking Churche confessed in prison Thys haue I noted the more at large bycause some haue writen the Uicare of Berking to bée brente whiche is false for hée was not brente thoughe he better deserued than the other The eightéenth day of July the Posterne gate of London by East Smithfielde againste the Tower of London sancke by night more than seauen foote into the Earth The twelfth of Auguste the Starre in Breadstreet an Inne of London was fiered by lightning and aboute fiftye loade of Hey burnte The Eagle in Cheape was also burnt Anno reg 19 The first of September Iohn Knighte a souldiour prisoner of Newgate in London as he was led by one of the Sherifes Officers from thence towarde Guilde Hall fiue of hys fellow souldiours with their daggers drawn came sodainly out of the Pannier Alley and berefte him from the Officer thrusting him into Saint Martins Lane and so into y t church where they all claymed priuiledge of the Sanctuarie thinking to haue remained there but the same daye Phillip Malpas and Richard Marshal Sherifes came with a nuÌ„ber of other and by force toke them from theÌ„ce fettered fast to the Counter and from thence chayned by the neckes two togither sente them to Newgate where they remayned till the thirde of Nouember following at whiche tyme they were by the Kings Justice restored agayn to the same Sanctuarie of Saint Martin Iohn Sutton William Wetinhall the. 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Iohn Paddesley Goldsmith the 28. of October The Duke of Yorke was made Regente of Fraunce 1441 and the sixtéenth daye of Maye the sayde Duke wyth the Earle of Oxforde the Earle of Ewe sir Richarde Wooduile Syr Iames of Ormonde the Lorde Clynton and manye other shipped at Portesmouth and Sayled thence into Normandie The sixe and twentith daye of Nouember was a challenge in armes done before Kyng Henrie within listes in Smithfielde betwéene Sir Richarde Woduile a Knighte of Englande and a Knighte of Spaine but the Kyng tooke the matter into his hands after the thirde stroke Also a Combat was foughte at Totehil betwéene two théeues the apealer and defendaÌ„t the apealer had the field of the defendant within thrée strokes Roger Bolingbroke a greate Astronomer with Thomas Southwell a Chanon of Sainte Stephens Chappell at Westminster wer taken as conspiratours of the kings deth for it was said that the same Roger shoulde laboure to consume the Kyngs person by waye of Negromancie and the sayde Thomas shoulde saye Masses in the lodge of Harnesey Parke beside London vpon certaine instruments with the whiche the sayde Roger shoulde vse hys crafte of Negromancye againste the Faythe and was assenâ—yng to the sayde Roger in all hys workes And the fiue and twentith daye of Julye beyng Sondaye Roger Bolingbroke wyth all hys instrumentes of Negromancye that is to saye a chayre paynted wherein hée was wonte to sitte vpon the foure corners of which Chayre stoode foure swordes and vppon euerye sworde an Image of Copper hangyng wyth manye other instrumentes hée stoode on a highe Scaffolde in Paules Churchyarde béefore the Crosse holding a Sworde in hys righte hande and a Scepter in hys lefte arrayed in a maruellous attyre and after the Sermon was ended by mayster Low Byshoppe of Rochester he abiured all Articles longing to the crafte of Negromancye or missownyng to the Faythe On the Twesday next following Dame Elianor Cobham Elianor CobhaÌ„ apprehended Dutchesse of Glocester fledde by nighte into the Sanctuarie at Westminster whiche caused hir to be suspected of treason In the meane tyme Roger Bolyngbroke was examined before the Kyngs Counsayle where he confessed that hée wroughte the sayde Negromancye at the styrryng and procurement of the sayd Dame Elianor to know what shoulde be fall of hyr and to what estate shée shoulde some wherevppon shée was cyted to appeare béefore Henrye Chicheley Archebyshoppe of Caunterburie Henrie Beauforte Bishoppe of Winchester Cardinall Iohn Kempe Archbishop of Yorke Cardinal William Ascothe bishoppe of Salisburie and other in Saint Stephens Chappell at Westminster there to aunsweare to certaine Articles of Negromancie Witchcrafte Sorcery Heresie and Treason where when she appeared the foresaid Roger was brought forth to witnesse against hir and sayde that she was cause and first styrred him to labour in the sayde Arte. Then shée was committed to the warde of sir Iohn Steward Knight and Iohn Stanley Esquire and other to be conueyed to the Castell of Ledes there to remayne tyll thrée wéekes after Michaelmasse Shortly after a commission was directed to the Earles of Huntington Stafforde and Suffolke and to certayne Iudges of bothe Benches to enquire of all manner of Treasons Sorceries and other thyngs that myghte bée hurtefull to the Kyngs Person before whome the sayde Roger and Thomas Southwel as principalles and dame Elianor as accessarie were indicted of Treason in the Guild Anno reg 20. Hall of London There was taken also Margerie Gurdemaine a witch The VVitch of Eye brent of Eye in Suffolke whose Sorcerie and Witchcrafte the said Elianor hadde long tyme vsed and by hyr medicines and Drinkes enforced the Duke of Glocester to loue hyr and after to wedde hyr wherfore and for cause of relapse the same Witch was brent in Smithfield on y e seuen twentith of October The one and twentith of October in the Chappel beforesayde before the Bishoppes of London Robert Gylbart of Lincolne William Alnewike of Norwich Thomas Brouns the sayde Elianor appeared and Adam Molins Clearke of the Kyngs Counsell redde certayne Articles obiected againste hyr of Sorcerye and Negromancie whereof some she denyed and some she graunted The thrée and twentith of October Dame Elianor appeared againe and witnesses were broughte forth and examined
caused to be written Dextera Domini A notable example exaltauit me that is to say The Lordes right hand hath exalted me Whereby he doing so notable a worke for the common weale also left example to other Citizens comming 1446 Cronicle of Thevvkesbury Iohn Rovvse Duke of vvarvvik King of vvight died after him whoÌ„ God likewise exalteth with such temporall blessings that they be not vnthankfull to God and their common weale wherein they haue receiued them Henrie Duke of Warwike chiefe Erle of England Lorde Spencer and Aburgaueny King of the Isle of Wight Garnsey and Iarnsey and Lord of the Castell of Bristow died without issue and was buried at Tewksburie Iohn Dauid appeached his master William Catur an Armorer CoÌ„bat betvven a master the seruaunt dwelling in S. Dunstones Parish in Fletestreete of treason and a day being assigned them to fight in Smithfield the maister being wel beloued was so cherished by his friends and plied with wine that being therewith ouercome was also vnluckily slaine by his seruaunt An. reg 25. Baylifes Custos Robert Horne Godfrey Boleine the 28. of September Iohn Olney Mercer the 28. of October Pope Eugenius sent a golden Rose to the King of England expressing the propertie and aplicatioÌ„ of the same with the ceremonie that is yéerely vsed on Palme Sonday touching Record Ecclesi Canta the same Rose exhorting the Kyng agaynste the Turkes Which Rose Lodouicus Cordona Doctor of Diuinitie did present to the King in S. Stephens Chappell at Westminster vpon S. Andrewes day in presence of the Dukes of Yorke Excester Cardinall Kempe Archbishop of Yorke Iohn Stafford Archbishop of Caunterburie Chauncellor of England The x. of Februarie beganne a Parliament at Saint Edmondesburie Parliament at Burie in Suffolke at which time al the wayes about the same Towne were kept with armed men both daye and night so that many dyed with colde and waking Humfrey The Duke of Glocester arested sone after dyed Duke of Glocester being at the castell of the Vies in Wilshire came from thence to the Parliament and was lodged in the Hospitall where shortly after he was arrested by Iohn Lord Beaumount high Constable the Duke of Buckingham the Duke of Somerset and other who appointed certaine of the Kings housholde to waite vpon him but on the. xxiiij 1447 day he died for sorrow as some said that he might not come to his aunswere he was buryed at Saint Albons xxxij of his principall seruauntes were arrested and sent to diuers prisons and fiue of them were arraigned at London and condemned v. â—â—n hanged after pardoned whose names were sir Roger Chamberlain knight Middleton Herbert Arteyse Esquiers and Richard Nedam gentleman which were al fiue drawne from the Towre of London to Tiborne and there hanged letten downe quicke stript naked marked with a knife for to be quartered and then a charter shewed for their liues but the yoman of the crowne had their liuelode and the hangman had their clothes Henry Beauford Cardinal of Winchester deceased after him W. Wainflete Prouost of Eaton was made Bishop of Winchester The v. of August died Iohn HollaÌ„d duke of Excester An. reg 16. was buried at S. Catherins nygh the Towre of London William Abraham Thomas Scot the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Gidney Draper the 28. of October This yéere during y â— peace betwéene England Fraunce â— knight of the English part named sir Frances Aragonoyse toke a towne named Fogars vpoÌ„ the borders of NormaÌ„die belonging 1448 to y â— duke of Britaine For the which he complained him to y â— French king he at y e said dukes request sent vnto y â— king of England to aske restitutioÌ„ of the harme The which messengers were answered of y e kings CouÌ„sell that y â— déede was right displeasant vnto y e king that sir Francis Aragon had enterprised y â— feate of his owne presumption WhervpoÌ„ it folowed shortly after that y e French by like policie toke y â— towne castle of Pountallarche after that many other so y â— the taking of y â— foresaid towne of Fogiars by y e English men An. reg 27. was y â— occasion by y e which the French after gat al NormaÌ„dy William Catlow William Marow the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1449 Roane yeelde â— to the French Steuen Browne Grocer the 28. of October This yéere the FrenchmeÌ„ got many townes in NormaÌ„dy out of the possession of y e EnglishmeÌ„ Also y â— citie of Roane was yéelded to the French with condition that the Captaines garrisons might depart with armour goods not long after was rendered with the like coÌ„ditioÌ„ as of Roane the towns of Harflewe Hounflewe A knight of France called sir Lewes de Breyll challenged an Esquier of England named Ralph Chalons of certaine feates of Warre the which to proue a day to them was giuen to méete at a towne in France named Maunce where y â— French king at that day was present But Chalons canne the French knight through the body with his An. reg 28. speare whereof the said Lewes dyed William Hulin Thomas Cannings the 28. of September Sherifes Maior B. of Chichester murdered Thomas Chalton Mercer the 28. of October The 9. of Januarie AdaÌ„ Molins Bishop of Chichester kéeper of the kings priuie seale through y â— procurement of Richard duke of Yorke was by shipmen slaine at Portesmouth The 9. of Februarie Thomas Thany otherwise Blewberd Blevvberd hanged 1450 a Fuller was taken beside Caunterburie for raising a rebellion who was hanged and quartered WilliaÌ„ Delapole duke of Suffolke was banished y e land for v. Duke of Suffolk murdered yéeres to appease y e rumor of y e coÌ„mons of England who taking ship at Ipswich the 3. of May sailed toward Fraunce but was mette on the sea by a ship of warre named Nicholas â—â— the Towre and beheaded and his corps was cast vp at Douer and buried in the Charter house at Hull This William de la pole Duke of Suffolke and Alice his wife daughter to Thomas Chawcer sonne to Geffrey Chawcer the famous Poet translated and increased the manner place of Eweline in Oxfordshire they builded a newe the parishe Churche of Gods house at nevv Evveline in Oxfordshire Eweline a comely péece of worke standing on a hyll and also hard adioyning to the West end of Eweline parishe Church they founded a pretie Hospitall or almes house for ij priests â—iber fundationis and xiij poore men to dwell and be sustained in for euer one of the priestes to be maister of the almes house the other priest a scholemaster fréely to teache the children of the tenaunts of the sayd Lordship of Eweline and other Lordships pertaining to the said almes house their GraÌ„mer eyther of those ij priests to haue x. pound the yeare One of
might in any wise grow vnto me hereafter And this I haue here promised and sworne procéedeth of myne owne desire and frée volunte and by no constraynyng or coaction In witnesse of all the which things aboue written I Richarde Duke of Yorke aboue writ subscribe with mine owne hand and seale This oth he also toke at Westminster and at Couentrey at sundry times Anno. reg 31 Sherifes Maior Richard Lee Richard Alley the 28. of September Godfrey Filding Mercer the 28. of October On the Twelfth day after Christmas the King holding a Robert Fabian 1453 solempne feaste at Westminster made his two bretherne on the mothers side Knightes he also made Edmunde the elder Earle of Richemonde and Iasper the yonger Earle of Penbrooke In the moneth of Marche as witnesseth Gagwine was the Towne of Harflewe wonne by the Frenchmen And soone after the Citie of Bayons was giuen vppe by appointment that the souldioures shoulde leaue theyr armoure behinde them The one and twentith of July Iohn Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie wyth his sonne Lorde Lisle and Syr Edwarde Hull Knight was slaine besides Burdeaux and the Lorde Molins was taken prisoner who was after deliuered for a greate raunsome On Bartholmewe daye at the Wrestling neare vnto Clearken well a Gentleman belonging to the Prior of Saint Iohns made a rumour or tumulte for the whiche by the commaundement of the Maior he was arrested by Richard Alley one of the Sherifes and deliuered to Paris a Sergeant but suche resistance was made by partes taking that the Sherife was faine to craue help of the Maior who with his brethren the Aldermen arose from the game strengthned the Sherifes and for the rescue of the said Gentleman one named Calleis came out of Saint Iohns with a greate strength of Archers to resiste the Maior in the which fray a Yeoman of Saint Iohns was â—laine and many other sore hurte the Maior himselfe escaped hardly for his Cap was smitten from his head with an arrowe but the Maior with his Citizens putte the other to flight sente the principall of them to Newgate and then toke his place again til y e games were ended by which time the Citizens had gathèred them selues in greate nuÌ„ber and fetched him home neuer Maior so strongly nor so honorably Anno reg 32 This yeare the King lay longsicke at Claringdon was in greate daunger to haue ended his life The thirtéenth daye of October the Quéene at Westminster was deliuered of hir firste sonne who was named Edwarde Iohn Waldren Thomas Cocke the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1454 Iohn Norman Draper the 28. of October Before thys time the Maiors Aldermen and Commoners of the Cytie of London were wonte all to ride to Westminster when the Maior shoulde take hys charge but this Maior was rowed thyther by water for the whiche the watermen made of hym a song Rowe the boate Norman c. The ninth of Marche in the nighte was a greate fire nexte wythout Ludgate in a Cordwayners house whyche Cordwayner wyth hys wife thrée yong men and a mayde were all burnte the prisoners of Ludgate were remoued to Newgate bycause they were almoste smouldered An reg 35. Sherifes Maior Iohn Fielde William Tayler the 28. of September Stephen Foster Fishmonger the. 28. of October A greate Fray at London by the Sanctuarie men of Saint Martins le graunde who issued forth and hurte dyuerse Citizens but it was appeased by the Maior and hys brethren The one and twentith of May king HeÌ„ry taking his iorney 1455 from Westminster toward Saint Albons to mete with the Duke of Yorke the Earles of Warwicke and Salisburie lodged that nighte at Wateforde or Wadeforde on thys side Sainte Albons and on the morning earely he came to Saint Albons wyth hym assembled on hys partye the Dukes of Somerset and of Buckingham the. Earles of Penbroke Northumberlande Deuonshire Stafforde Dorset and Wiltshire the Lordes Clifforde Sudley Barons and Roos wyth diuerse Knights Esquiers Gentlemen and Yeomen to the nuÌ„ber of 2000. and more And at the same time were there assembled Richard Duke of Yorke Richarde Earle of Warwicke Richarde Earle of Salisburie with diuerse Knightes and Esquiers in the fielde called Keyfielde beside Saint Albons The King hearing of the dukes comming with the Lords aforesaid pight his banner in a place called Goselowe which place was sometimes called Sandforth in Saint Peters stréete commaunded in strong manner to kéepe the wardes and Barriers of the same Towne The Duke of Yorke knowing the strength made againste him abyding in the fielde afore sayde from seuen of the clocke in the morning vntill it was almost ten of the Clocke without any stroke smitten on eyther parte by the aduise of hys Counsell sente vnto the King vnder these wordes following Wordes in writing by the Duke of Yorke to the King PLease it vnto your excellente grace Richarde Duke of Yorke to take hym as your true liege manne and humble subiecte and to consider and tender at the reuerence of God and in the way of Charitie the true intent of my commyng and to be good and gratious Soueraigne vnto me and all other your true liege menne whych that with all their power and mighte will be readye to lyue and dye with you in your right and to do al things as shal like your Maiestie royal to commande vs if it be to the worship of the Crowne of England and the welfare of this your noble Realme Moreouer gratious Lorde please it vnto youre Maiestye Royall of youre greate goodnesse and rightewisenesse to encline youre will to heare and féele the rightwise parte of vs youre true Subiects and Liege men Fyrste praying and beséeching to oure Soueraigne Christe Jesus of hys hyghe aod mightye power to giue the vertue of Prudence and that throughe the prayer of the glorious Martyre Sainct Albon gyue you verye knowledge of oure trothes and to knowe the intent of our assembling at this time For God that is in Heauen knoweth oure intent is rightfull and true And therefore we praye vnto that mighty LORDE in these woordes Domine sis clypeus defensionis nostrae wherefore gracious Lorde please it your Maiestie royal to deliuer such as we will accuse and they to haue like as they haue deserued And this done you to be honorably worshipped as moste rightfull King and our true gouernour And if we shoulde nowe at this tyme be promised as afore thys time is not vnknown haue bin promises broken whiche haue bin full faithfully promised and therevpon greate othes sworne we will not nowe cease for no suche promises nor othe tyl we haue them which haue deserued death or else we to dye therefore The aunswere by the King to the Duke of Yorke I King Henrie charge and commaunde that no manner person of what degrée estate or condition soeuer he be abyde not but that they auoyde the field and not be so hardie to make resistaunce against me
King Edward with great triumph rode through the Citie of London 1461 to Bishops Gate and so toke his iourney towarde the Northe where betwéene Shirburne in Elmet and Todcaster all the Northe partye mette hym and on Palme Sondaye the. xxix of Marche fought a greate battaile betwéene Towton and Saxton in which were slaine Henrie Percy Erle of Northumberlande Iohn Lorde Clifforde Iohn Lord Neuil Leo Lorde Welles Ranulph Lorde Dacre and many other on both parties to the number of fiue and thirtie thousand seauen hundred and eleauen persons but King Edwarde gatte the fielde Many of the Bones of these men were buried Iohn Leyland in the Churchyard of Saxton they were firste buryed in fiue pittes halfe a mile off by North in Saxton fielde yet appearing Towton village is a mile from Saxton where a gret Chappell was begonne by Richarde the third but not finished in whiche Chappel were buried also many of the men flaine at Palmsonday fielde This fielde was as muche in Saxton Parishe as in Towton yet it bare the name of Towton The Duke of Excester the Duke of Somerset the Lorde Roos the Hungerford and many other fled to Yorke to king Henrie and then they with the King Quéene and Prince King Henry fled into Scotlande fled towarde Scotlande to Barwicke and so to Edenborough King Edwarde wente to Yorke and then to Durham and when he had quieted the Countrey returned Southwarde Thomas Courtney Earle of Deuonshire was taken and beheaded in Yorke Castell Iames Butler Earle of Wilshire was beheaded at Newcastell the Lord Fitz Walter was drowned at Ferybridge The town of Barwicke was deliuered to the Scots by king Henrie the sixth on Saint Markes daye The. xxvj of June the Mayor of London with the Aldermen in Scarlet and the Commons in gréene broughte King Edwarde from Lambeth to the Tower of London where he made eight and twentie Knightes and on the morrowe he dubbed foure mo and on the eight and twentith of June he was crowned at Westminster with greate solempnitie of Bishops and other temporall Lordes And on the morow after the King was crowned againe in Westminster Abbay in the worship of God Saint Peter and on the next morow he went Crowned in Paules Church of London in the honour of God and Saint Paule there an Angell came downe censed him at which time was so great a multitude of people in Paules as euer was séene in any dayes And soone after his Coronation the King made his States created brother George Plantagenet Duke of Clarence and his other brother Richard duke of Glocester WilliaÌ„ Stafford Esquier Lord Stafford of Southwike sir William Hebert Lorde Herbert and after Earle of Penbroke and the sayd Lord Stafford Earle of Deuonshire After this he made Edward Lord Grey of Ruthen Earle of Kent Henrie Lorde Bourcher Earle of Essex Iohn Lorde of Buckingham Lorde of Mountioy sir Iohn Heyward Lord Heyward William Hastings Lord Hastings and after that great Chamberlaine Richard Woodvile Lord Riuers Denham Esquier Lord Denham c. Not long after Iohn Dauy had his hand striken of in Cheape the Coronation of King Edward one Iohn Dauy had his hand striken off at the Standard in Cheape because he smote a man before the Judges in Westminster Hall contrarie to the Lawe George Ireland Iohn Locke the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Hughe Wiche Mercer the 28. of October The. iiij of Nouember began a Parliament at Westminster wherein King Henrie his Quéene and his sonne were disherited of the Crowne Henrie Duke of Excester Henrie Duke of Somerset Thomas Earle of Deuonshire c. to the nuÌ„ber of 140. were attainted disherited Shortly the Earle Anno. reg 2. of Oxford and Awbrey his sonne sir Thomas Tudenham Knight William Tirrell and Iohn Mongomerie Esquiers 1462 were detect and at seuerall times beheaded at the Towre hyll and after that many other The. xxvij of Marche King Edward went Northwarde so farre as Stamforde where he was informed that King Henrie had procured the Frenchmen and Scots to enter this land in resisting whereof King Edwarde sent his Priuie Seale through England to moue men to giue him a certaine suÌ„me of money which they graunted liberally The Lord Fauconbridge Earle of Kent was appointed to kéepe the Seas with the Lorde Audeley Lorde Clinton Sir Iohn Heyward sir Richard Walgraue and other to the number of ten thousand which landed in Britaine and wanne the towne of Conqnet with the Isle of Reth c. In Michaelmas Terme king Edward sat in the Kings bench thrée dayes together in open court to vnderstande how his lawes were executed William Hampton Barthelmew Iames the 28. of Sep. Sherifes Maior Thomas Coke Draper the 28. of October Quéene Margaret wyfe to Henrie the sixt landed in the North where hauing but small succour and euill fortune she was faine to take the Sea againe by tempest of weather was driuen to Barwicke where she landed but lost hir shippes and goods In December King Edwarde laide siege to the Castels of Bambrugh Dunstonbrugh Alnewike Henrie Bowfort Duke of Somerset sir Ralph Percie and other yéelded Bambrugh on Christmas euen and were taken to the Kings fauour King Edward graunted to the Duke of Somerset a. 1000. marks by the yéere where of he was neuer paid the Earle of Penbroke sir Thomas Fyndern and other went into Scotland On S. Iohns day Dunstonburgh was yéelded On y â— Twelfe euen Peirsâ—e Brasile the great warrior of Normandie came to helpe the Quéene Margaret with Frenchmen xx thousande Scots to remoue King Edwardes men from Alnewike siege and the residue of other Castels there By whose comming King Edwardes men were afearde of the Scottes as reculing from the siege and the Scottes afearde of Edwardes men least they had reculed to bring them into a trap And Henries meÌ„ issuing out of too much boldnesse gaue Edwards meÌ„ opportunitie to enter into the Castle on the morow after the Twelfe day the Earle of Warwike made xv knights Anno reg 3. these iij. Castels were committed to y e kéeping of sir Ralph Grey and after againe King Henrie with his Quéene and 1463 their felowship entred them and kept them About Midsomer the Scots with many French Englishmen laid siege to the Castle of Norham but were forced to leaue it as they found it The Earle of Warwike wan the towne of Barwike where he made fiue Bannertes xxij knights and went into Scotland where he burnt Lawghmaban Iedeworth Galowey and many other Townes and returned to Barwike The Minster of Yorke the stéeple of Christes Church in Norwiche were brent Robert Basset Thomas Muschampe the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Mathew Phillip Goldsmith the 28 of October In the moneth of Aprill King Edwarde made great Anno. reg 4. 1464 preparation against King Henrie and on Saint Markes day Ralph Percie Lorde Hungerforde with a great power purposing
and had the victorie of the fielde The listes were of length 120. Taylers yardes and. 10. foote and of bredth 80. yardes 10. foote double barred v. foote betwéene the barres c. Diuers persons Iurours in Assises falsely forsworn for rewards were iudged that they should ride from Newgate Iurours on the Pillery to the Pillerie in Cornehill with Myters of paper on their heades and there to stand on the Pillerie the space of one houre and then led againe to Newgate And this iudgement was giuen by the Maior Thomas Stalbroke Humfrey Heyford the 28. of Sept. Maior Sherifes Anno reg 8 1498 Thomas Olgraue Skinner the 28. of October The. viij of May beganne a Parliament at Westminster where was graunted two fiftenes and a demy The xviij of June Margaret syster to King Edward the Lady Margaret the Kings sister married to the Duke of Burgoigne fourth beganne hir iourney from the Wardrobe in London toward hir mariage w e Charles Duke of Burgoigne first she offred in the Church of S. Paule then rode through the Citie the Earle of Warwike riding before hir with Earles Barons a great number the Dutches of Norfolke with other Ladyes and Gentlewomen in great number And at hir entrie into Cheape the Maior of London and his brethren the Aldermen presented hir with a payre of riche Basons â— in them an 100. â— of golde that night she lodged at the Abbey of Stratford where the King then lay from thence she tooke hir iourney to CauÌ„terbury The King riding after to sée hir shipping on y e first of July she tooke y e sea at Margate there toke leaue of y e King hir brother departed There returned backe againe with y e King the Duke of Clarence the Duke of Glocester y e Earles of Warwike Shrewsburie NorthuÌ„berland And there abode with hir in the ship the Lorde Scales the Lorde Dacres hir Chamberlaine sir Iohn Wodvile sir Iohn Heyward and many other famous Knightes Esquiers she was shipped in the new Ellen of LondoÌ„ and in hir Nauie the Iohn of Newcastle the Marie of Salisburie and many other Royall ships the morrowe landed at Sluce in FlauÌ„ders as soone as hir ship coÌ„pany of ships were entred into y e Hauen there receiued hir sir SimoÌ„ de Leleyn and the water Bailie in diuers Boates Barks apparelled redie for hir laÌ„ding The first estate y â— receiued hir was y e Bishop of Vâ—right well accompanyed the Countesse of Shorne bastard daughter to Duke Phillip of Burgoygne with hir many Ladyes GentlewomeÌ„ so procéeding in at the gate of the towne the same towne was presented to hir she to be Soueraigne Ladie thereof also they gaue hir xij marks of gold Troy waight the which was 200. â— of English Money and so she procéeded through the towne to hir lodging euery housholder standing in the stréete with a torche in his hand burning On the morrow the olde Dutches of Burgoygne came to hir accompanyed with many great Estates On the. iij. of July came the Duke of Borgoigne to Sluce with xx persons secretly and was there openly affianced to the Ladie Margaret by the Byshop of Salisburie and the Lorde Scales in presence of the Lord Dacre the Duches of Norfolke the Ladie Scales and all the Knightes and Esquiers Gentlewomen enuironing the Chamber On the viij of July being Saterday by the Duke of Burgoignes appointment the Ladie Margaret remoued by water to the Dame And on the Sonday in the morning betwixt v. and. vj. of the clocke the mariage was solempnized betwixt them by the Bishops of Salisburie and of Turney there being present the olde Duches of Burgoigne the Lord Scales the Lord Dacre with the Knightes Esquiers Ladyes and GentlewomeÌ„ that came out of England the great triumphs feastings shewes of Pageants with other straunge deuises and Justings were such as I haue not read the like and would be ouer long in this place to set downe Sir Thomas Cooke late Maior of LondoÌ„ was by one named Robert Fabian Sir Thomas Cooke Hawkins appeached of treason for the which he was sent to the Towre and his place within London seased by the Lorde Ryuers and his wife and seruauntes clearely put out therof The cause was this The forenamed Hawkins came vpon a season vnto the sayd sir Thomas requesting him to lend a thousand markes vpon good suertie wherevnto he answered that first he would know for whom it should be and for what intent at length vnderstanding it shoulde be for the vse of Quéene Margaret he answered he had no currant wares whereof any shiftes might be made without too much losse and therfore required Hawkins to moue him no farther in that matter for he intended not to deale withall yet the sayde Hawkins exhorted him to remember what benefites he had receiued by hir when she was in prosperitie as by making him hir Wardrober and customer of Hampton c. but by no meanes the sayde Cooke woulde graunt goods nor money although at the last the sayd Hawkins required but an hundreth pouÌ„d he was fayne to depart without the value of a pennie and neuer came againe to moue him which so rested two or thrée yeares after tyll the sayde Hawkins was cast in the Towre and at length brought to the brake called the Duke of Excesters daughter by meane of which payne he shewed many things amongst y e which the motion was one that he had made to sir Thomas Coke and accused himselfe so farre that he was put to death by meane of which confession the sayde sir Thomas was troubled as before is shewed After the saide sir Thomas had lyen in the Towre from Whitsontide fyll about Michaelmas in the which seasoÌ„ many enquiries were made to finde him guiltie and euer quit till one iurie by meanes of sir Iohn Fogge endited him of treason after which an other determine was set at the Guildhall in the which sat with y e Maior the Duke of Clarence the Earle of Warwike y e Lorde Riuers sir Iohn Fogge with other of y e Kings counsell to the which place the saide Thomas was brought there arraygned vpoÌ„ life death where he was acquited of y e said inditement had to the Counter in Bredstreete from thence to the Kings bench After a certaine time that he was thus acquited his wife gat againe the possessioÌ„ of hir house y e which she found in an euill plight for such seruants of y â— Lord Riuers and sir Iohn Fogge as were assigned to kéepe it made hauoke of what they listed Also at his place in Essex named Guydy hall were set an other sort to kéepe that place the which destroyed his Deare in his Parke his Connies his Fishe without reason and spared not Brasse Pewter bedding and all that they might carie for the which might neuer one pennie be gotteÌ„ in recompence yet could not sir Tho. Cooke be
deliuered til he had paid 8000. â— to y e K. 800. â— to y e Quéene In the ende of August the Castle of Harlowe was wonne Harlovv Casâ—lâ— vvonne by the assaulte of the Lorde Herberd the which Castle was one of the strongest holdes in Wales This yéere many murmurous tales ran in the Citie betwene y e Earle of Warwike and the Quéenes blood y e which Earle was euer had in great fauour of the CoÌ„mons of this land by reason of y â— excéeding houshold which he dayly kept in all Countries where euer he soiourned or lay and when Earle of VVarvvike his house keeping he came to London he held such an house that vj. Oxen were eaten at a breakefast and euery Tauerne was full of his meate for who that had any acquaintance in that house he should haue had as much soden and rost as he might carrie vpon a long Dagger Simon Smith William Hanot the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior Cordvvainer streete discharged of fiftens Anno reg 19. William Tailour Grocer the 28. of October This W. Tailour gaue to y e Citie of London certaine tenements for the which y e Citie is bouÌ„d to pay for euer at euery fiftéene graunted to y e King for all such as shall dwell in Cordwainers stréete warde seised at xij d. a péece or vnder The Duke of Clarence went to Calleis there wedded Isable one of y e daughters to y e Earle of Warwike Sir Iohn Coniers 1469 knight Robert Hiltard who named himselfe Robin of Ridsedale other gathered an host of 20000. meÌ„ in y e North Robert of Ridsedale against whoÌ„ K. Edward sent W. Herbert late made Earle of Penbroke with 18000. Welch men and Humfrey Stafforde of Southroike late made Earle of Deuon w t 6000. good archers which ij Erles falling out for lodging in y e towne of BaÌ„bery Edgecote field HuÌ„frey Stafford departed w t his power wherby W. Herbert Richard Herbert his brother were ouercome taken by theÌ„ of the North 5000. saith Hall of the Welchmen slaine in a plaine called Danes more néere to y e towne of Edgecote iij. miles froÌ„ Baâ—bery y â— 26. of July The men of name slaine of y â— Welch party were sir Roger VaughaÌ„ knight Henry ap Morgan Tho. ap Richard VaughaÌ„ Esquier W. Herbert of Brecknocke Esquier Watkin Thomas son to Roger Vaughan InaÌ„ ap Iohn ap Meridik Dauy ap Iankin ap Limorik Harrisdon ap Pikton Iohn Done of Kidwelly Rice ap MorgaÌ„ ap VistoÌ„ Iankin Perot ap Scots Burg Iohn Euerard of Penbrokeshire Iohn Courtor of Hereford The NorthreÌ„ men of name slain were sir Henry Latimer sonne heire to y e Lord Latimer sir Roger Pigot Knight Iames Coniers sonne heire to sir Iohn Coniers Knight Oliuer Awdley Esquier Tho Wakes sonne heire to W. Mallerie Esquier Richard Woodvile Lord Riuers w t Iohn his sonne were takeÌ„ in y â— forest of Dene brought to NorthamptoÌ„ where they with sir W. Herbert Richard his brother were all iiij beheaded by y â— coÌ„maundement of y e duke of Clarence the Erle of Warwike T. Herbert was slaine at Bristow Humfry Stafford was by the commoÌ„s taken at Bridgewater and beheaded King Edwarde was taken at Vâ—nar a village beside Northampton by y e archbishop of Yorke brought to Warwicke Castell thence to Yorke from whence by faire promises he escaped came to London Richard Gardiner Robert Drope the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Richard Lee Grocer the 28. of October The 29. of Sept. Humfrey Neuile Knighte and Charles his brother were taken by the erle of Warwike beheaded at Yorke King Edward being present In the moneth of Anno reg 1â— March the L. Willoughby Rich. Lord Wels sir Roberte his son sir Tho. Delaband sir Tho. Dimoke the Kings Champion draue out of Lincolnshire sir Tho. Burgh a Knighte of the kings house pulled down his place and toke al his goods cattels with 30000 of the commons cried King Henrie K. Edward gaue Lorde Wels his pardon sente for him hauing him in custody coÌ„manded him vpon paine of death to cause the Lincolneshire men iâ— lay down their hoste and so he wrote but all in vaine Wherevpon the Lorde Wels head was cutte off King Edward sprinkeled the Lincolnshire men with his ordinance and slewe many of them Sir Robert Wels sir Thomas Delaband sir Thomas Dimoke were taken and beheaded beside Stamforde the 13. of March and the 19. day the Lorde Willoughbey was beheaded at Doncacter The Duke of Clarence and the Earle of Warwike fledde into Frâ—unce where they made a marriage betwixte Prince Edwarde sonne to King Henrie the sixth and one of the Earle of Warwikes daughters At this marriage was concluded that King Henry shoulde raigne againe and Prince Edwarde after him and for lacke of their heires George Duke of Clarence and his heires â—â— The. xiij day of Sept. George Duke of Clarence Iasper Earle of Penbroke Richard Earle of Warwike the Earle of Oxford with the bastard Fawconbridge and many other ariued at Plymmouth and an other sort at Dartmouth of whome the Earle of Penbroke went into Wales the other toward Excester proclaiming in the name of King Henry that all men betwixt the ages of xvj and. lx should be ready to assist the saide Lordes on the behalfe of King Henrie against King Edward Also on the Sonday next after the feast of Saint Michael the Archangell Doctor Godard preaching at Doctor Godard preached at Paules Crosse againste King Edvvarde Paules Crosse declared by the reading of byls and diuers other arguments and proofes that Henrie was true lawfull King of England and not King Edward Moreouer the Marques Mountacute who had gathered a. vj. thousand men in King Edwardes name and was come néere vnto the said Edward he told them how King Edward had serued him first making him Earle of Northumberland and after giuing the same Erledome to T. Percie made him Marques Mountacute allowing him a Pies neste to maintayne it with all wherefore he would leaue to serue him and take part with the Earle of Warwike his brother Whereof when King Edwarde vnderstoode he fled from his host besides Notingham King Edvvarde fled beyond the Seas and the. iij. day of October he with the Lorde Riuers Lorde Hastings his Chamberlaine the Lord Say and other to y e number of vij or viij Earles tooke shipping at Lynne Phil. Komâ—inâ—â— sayled toward the duke of Burgoigne his brother in lawe The Quéene had before that to wit on y â— first of October The Queene tooke sanctuary at VVestmâ—ster stolne secretly in y e night out of the Towre of London by water to Westminster there taken Sanctuary This time was great watch kept in y e Citie of London for the Kentishmen had Kentishmen robbed the Flemings chased â—hem oute of London assembled themselues in
great companies so had come to the outer part of the Citie as to Ratcliffe Saint Katherins Southwarke and other the suburbes and many of them were entred the Citie where they robbed the Flemings at Blanchapeltoâ— and other places making them to flye out of the Citie with sorrow ynough On Wednesday folowing the tower of London was yéelded The tovvre of London yéelded to the Mayor of London to the Mayor and his brethren the AldermeÌ„ who forthwith entred the same and delyuered King Henrie of his imprisonment and lodged him in the Kings loding On the Fryday following came to London the Archbyshoppe of Yorke brother to the Earle of Warwike the Lorde Prior of Saint Iohns and other to the number of 2000. men of armes On the morrow following came the Duke of Clarence the Earle of Warwike the bastard Fawconbridge with other to the number of foure thousand men On the. vj. day of October Iohn Fortescue the Duke of Clarence the Earle of Warwike the Archbishop of Yorke the Lorde of Saint Iohns with other entred the Towre of London and King Henrie being there prisoner K. H. restored nigh the space of nine yéeres they elected him to be their lawfull King and forthwith rode with him through London to the Bishops Pallace where he rested til the. xiij of October on which day he went a procession Crowned in Paules Church the Earle of Warwike bare his traine and y e Earle of Oxforde his sworde c. King Edward was proclaimed vsurper of the Crowne and Iohn Tiptoft Earle of Worcester was founde in the top of an high trée in the Forest of Wabridge in the Countie of Huntington and brought to London and beheaded at y e Towre hill and was buried at the Blacke Friers Iohn Crosby Iohn Ward the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Stockton Mercer the 28. of October Sir Iohn Crosby Knight one of the late named Sherifes of London for this yeare deceased in Anno Domini 1475 Sir Iohn Crosby his giftes to the Citie and was buryed in the Parishe Churche of Saint Helen in Byshoppes gate stréete vnto the repayring of which Parishe Churche he gaue fiue hundred markes and. xxx pounde to be distributed to poore housholders in the warde of Byshops gate to the repayring of the Parish Church at Heneworth in Myddlesex fortie pounde to the repayring of London Wall one hundred pounde toward the making of a new Towre of stone at the South ende of London bridge if the same were begun by the Maior and commonaltie within x. yéeres next after his deceasse one hundred pounde to the reparations of Rochester bridge x. pound to euerie the prisoners in and about London liberally Also he gaue to the Wardens and Commonaltie of the Grocers in London two large pottes of Siluer chaced halfe guilte waying xitj. pounde v. ounces of Troy weyght to be occupyed in their common hall and else where at their discretions Quéene Elizabeth wyfe to Edward the fourth being in the Sanctuarie at Westminster Prince Ed. born in the SaÌ„ctuarie was deliuered of a Prince on the. iitj. of Nouember who was after King Edward the fifth King Edward with the Lord Hastings the Lorde Say ix hundred Englishmen iij. hundred Flemings would haue landed in Essex but there the Erle of Oxfordes brother put them Anno reg 11 off and after he landed sore weather beaten at Rauenesporne within Humber on Holdernesse and there rose on him Holdernesse 1471 men whose Captayne was sir Iohn Westerdale a Priest after cast into the Marshalsea at London As K. Edward passed the countrey he shewed y e Erle of Northumberlandes letters and Seale that sent for him saying that he came to claime no tytle of the Crowne but only his Dukedome of Yorke nor would not haue done afore but at y e exciting of the Erle of Warwike and cryed in euery place K. Henrie and Prince Edwarde wearing an Estriche Feather Prince Edwardes lyuerie King Edward came to Notingham where sir William Stanley syr William Norres and diuers other broughte him men so that he had then 4000. or more Then Edward marched towarde Lecester where the Earle of Warwike and Marques Mountacute had 4000 men and would haue fought with King Edwarde but that he had receyued letters from the Duke of Clarence that the should not fight vntill he came Whervpon he kéeping Lecester still suffered Edwarde to marche towarde London A 〈…〉 of Clarence with seuen thousand 〈…〉 Edward agréed to him brake all the promises made in Fraunce King Edwarde comming to London by Master Vrswike the Recorders meanes and others entred into the Byshoppe of Londons Palaice by a King Henry againe sent to the Tovver Posterne and there tooke King Henrie and the Archbyshop of Yorke and sent them both to the Towre on MauÌ„dye Thursday The Earle of Warwike the Duke of Excester the Marques Barnet field Mountacute the Earle of Oxford w e many Knights came with their host towarde Barnet Wherefore King Edward tooke King Henrie with him preoccupied y e town of Barnet all the night the Earle of Warwike his retinue remained on the plaine without the towne shooting guÌ„nes one at the other And in y e morning being Easter day and y e xiitj of Aprill they fought in a thick mist from iitj. of y e clock in the morning till x. diuers times the Earle of Warwikes men supposed that they had gotte the victorie of the fielde but it happened that y e Earle of Oxfords men had a starre w e streames both before behinde on their liueries and King Edwards men had the sunne with streames on their lyuery whervpon the Earle of Warwikes men by reason of the myst not well decerning the badges so lyke shot at the Earle of Oxfordes men that were on their owne parte and then the Earle of Oxforde and his men cryed treason and fled with eight hundred men The Marques Mountacute was priuily agréed wyth King Edwarde and had gotten on hys lyuerie but one of his brothers the Earle of Warwikes men espying this fell vppon him and killed him The Earle of Warwike séeing all this lepte on a horse to flye and comming to a woodde where was no passage one of Kyng Edwardes men came to hym kylled hym and spoyled hym to the naked skynne Sir William Tirrell Knyghte was kylled on the Earle of Warwikes â—â—rt The Duke of Excester fought manfully and was dissâ—â—yled wounded and lefte for deade from seuen in the morning tyll 4. of the clocke in the afternoone and then beyng brought to a seruauntes house of his there by called Ruthland he had a Chirurgion and after was conueyed into Westminster Sanctuarie The Lorde Cromwell sonne and heire to the Earle of Essex the Lord Barnes sonne and heire to the Lord Say were slaine on King Edwardes partie and on both partes to the number of foure thousande which were buryed on the same playne where
prouosts lodging And at the vpper ende of the Hall the Prouosts lodgins that is to witte moe than the Chambers for him aboue specifyed a Parlour on the grounde contayning sixe and thirtie foote in length and two and twentie in breadth and two chambers aboue of the same quantitie And westwarde closing thereto a Kitchin for him a Larderhouse Stables and other many housings and grounds And westwarde The Bake house and Brevvhouse beyonde these houses and the saide Kitchin ordayned for a Hall a Bakehouse a Brewhouse and other houses of office betwéene which there is lefte a grounde square of foure scoure foote in euery pane for wood and suche stuffe The vvoodyarde The vvater Conduite And in the middle of the sayde large Quadraunt shall bée a Conduite goodly deuised for ease of the same Colledge And I will that the edification procéede in large forme of my sayde Colledge cleane and substancial setting apart superfluitie of too greate curious workes of entaile and busye moulding And I haue deuised and appointed that the precinct The Precinct of the Colledge of my sayde Colledge as well on both sides of the garden from the Colledge to the Water as in all other places of the same precinct be inclosed with a substanciall Wall of the height of fourtéene foote with a large Tower at the principall entrie againste the middle of the East pane out of the highe stréete And in the same Tower a large Gate The vvater Gate and another Tower in the middle of the Weast ende at the newe bridge And the same Wall to bée creasted embattelled and fortifyed with Towers as manye as shall bée thought conuenient therevnto And I will that my sayde Colledge be edified of the moste substantiall and best abyding stuffe of stone leade glasse and Iron that maye beste be hadde and prouided thereto Thus much I haue enlarged by occasion of reading this good Kings Will the cunning deuise wherof I leaue to be considered by such as be experte in Architecture hartily desiring almightie God to putte into the hearte of some notable Prince one day to make perfecte thys princely worke so charitably begonne And nowe to returne agayne to Kyng Edwarde At this hys commyng to London at Bishoppes Gate hée made these Knyghtes of Aldermen Syr Iohn Stocton Syr Ralphe Verney sir Richard Blee sir Iohn Yong sir William Tayler sir George IrelaÌ„d sir Iohn Stokar sir Matthew Phillip sir William Hampton sir Thomas Stalbroke sir Iohn Crosby sir Thomas Vrswike Recorder of London The foure and twentith of May King Edward with hys hoste rode through Kent to Canterburie and so to Sandwiche where Bastarde Faulconbridge submitted himselfe and all hys to King Edwarde and yéelded to him lvj shippes gret and small whych had bene vnder his leading wherevppon King Edward pardoned him made him Knight and vâ—zeadmiral of the sea The L. DenhaÌ„ sir Iohn Fog with others were lefte in Kent to sit in iudgement of the rebels wherof were a greate number punished by the purse Nicholas Faunt Mayor of Caunterburie with other were hanged and headed there the heads of Spicing and Quinton were set on Aldegate of London The fourth of June George Neuill Archebishop of Yorke and brother to the Earle of Warwike was deliuered oute of the Tower of London The firste of July Edwarde the sonne of King Edwarde was made Prince of Wales Duke of Lancaster and Earle of Cornewall In September Thomas the Bastarde of Fauconbridge was taken at Southampton and beheaded at the Castle of Midleham in Yorkeshire hys heade was sette on London bridge Iohn Allein Iohn Shelley the 28. of September Sherifes Maior William Edward Grocer the. 28. of October The xij of Nouember the Ladye Anne the Kings sister was deuorsed from the Duke of Excester by hyr owne sute Kyng Ed. on Christmasse day was Crowned at Westminster and the Quéene also likewise the twelfth day the Kyng was agayne Crowned wente on Procession crowned Anno. reg 12 1472 but the Quéene was not at that time crowned bycause she was great with childe Thys yeare were sente Ambassadours from King Edwarde to the Duke of Burgoigne who landed at Bridges on the seconde of Aprill where they were honorablye receyued wythout the Towne by the Lorde Grantehuse The names of the Ambassadors was sir Iohn Scot Knight Marshall of Caleis Mayster William Hatclofe Secretarie to the Kyng Mayster Iohn Russel Doctour and Archdeacon master Richarde Marten Archdeacon of London sir Iohn Yong Knighte and Merchaunte of London on the fourth of April they were conueyed on horssebacke to the Dukes lodging c. George Neuill Archebishoppe of Yorke being at Windsor with Kyng Edwarde on hunting the King promised the Archebishoppe to come to the More a place in Hartfordeshire whiche the Archebishoppe hadde purchased and buylded commodiouslye there to hunte and make merry with hym wherevppon the Archebishoppe made greate prouision for the Kyng and sente for muche plate that hée hadde hydde â—at the tyme of Barnet and Tewkesburie fields and besides this borrowed muche of hys friendes thys beyng done the King sodaynely sente for the Archbishoppe to come to Windsor where he was arrested of Treason that he shoulde helpe the Earle of Oxforde and so was sente to Caleis and to Hames where he continued long after prisoner In thys meane whyle sir William Parre Knight and sir Thomas Vahan Esquire and other were sente to the More to cease all hys goods for the Kyng which came there to the samme of twentie thousande pounde Kyng Edward at thys time brake the Bishops miter that had many riche stones and made therof a Crowne for himselfe Also the Earle of Oxforde that had withdrawen hymselfe from Barnet fielde first into Scotland after into France then getting muche goods on the Sea landed in the Weast Countrey and entred Saint Michaels Mounte with 397. men the last of September wheron he was by the kings appointmeÌ„t besieged by Bodrigan and other but wyth such fauour that the Earle reuictualled the Mount Then was Fortescue sente thyther to continue the siege and King Edwarde sending pardons to the Erles men so long practised with them that at the last if the Earle had not submitted himselfe to King Edward he had bin taken of his own meÌ„ so Fortestue entring y â— Mount the fiftéenth of Februarie found victuall ynough there to haue serued them till Mydsommer after Iohn Vere Earle of Oxforde the Lord Beaumonde two brothers of the sayde Earle and Thomas Clifforde were brought prisoners to the King The Earle of Oxforde was sente prisoner to Gwines where he remayned so long as thys Kyng raygned In all whyche tyme the Ladye hys wife myghte neuer come to hym or had anye thyng to liue vppon but what people of theyr Charityes woulde giue hyr or what shée gotte by hyr néedle In the moneth of September Lewes de Bruges Lorde Grantehuse came into Englande from Charles Duke of Burgoigne and on the thirtéenth of
diuers partes of this Realme certaine Gentlemen of y e Earle of Richmondes faction amongst whom sir George Browne sir Roger Clifford and iiij other were put to death at London y â— iij. of December Sir Thomas Sentlegar which had marryed the Duches of Excester the Kings owne sister and T. Rame with diuers other were executed at Excester The. xxx of December was a great fire at Leaden hall in Fire at Leaden hall in London London where through was brent much housing and all the stocks for gunnes other like prouision belonging to y e citie After this King Richard called a Parliament in y â— which 1484 he attainted the Earle of Richemond and all other persons which were â—led out of the Realme for feare or any other cause as enemyes to him and to their natural countrie and all their landes and goods was confiscate to the Kings vse and yet notwithstanding he laid on the people a great taxe In this troublesome season nothing was more maruelled Anno. reg 2. at than that the Lorde Stanley had not bene taken considering the working of the Lady Margaret his wyfe mother to the Earle of Richemond but for as muche as the enterpryse of a woman was of hym reputed of no regarde or estimation and that the Lorde Stanley hir husband had purged hym selfe to be innocent of all attemptes by hir committed it was giuen him in charge to kéepe hir in some secrete place at home without hauing any seruaunt or company so that from thence forth shée shoulde neuer send letter to hir sonne or to any of his friendes by the which the Kyng myghte bée molested which commaundement was a whyle put in execution This yéere King Richard began the high towre at Westminster which remaineth yet vnfinished Also he caused the K. Henry the sixt remoued to VVindsoâ— body of King Henry the sixte to be remoued from Chertesey Abbey in Surrey and to be buried at Windsor where he nowe resteth on the. xij of August Richard Chester Thomas Britaine the 28. of September Sherifes Ralph Austry the 6. of Februarie Tho. Hill Grocer the 28. of October W. Stocker draper the Maiors 24. of Sep. in anno 1485. Iohn ward grocer the 29. of Sep. William Collingborne made a Ryme of iij. of King Colingborne executed Richards CouÌ„sellers the Lord Louell sir Richard Ratclife and sir William Catesby which was The Ratte the Catte and Louell our dogge Rule all England vnder the hogge For the which he was drawne froÌ„ Westmin to the Towre of London and there on y â— hyll hanged headed quartered King Richard considering y â— aâ—ities concluded betwéene Princes are the cause that their Realmes are fortified with a double power that is to say with their owne strength the ayde of their friendes practised a league with the King of Scots which not long before had made diuers incursions roades into the Realme of Englande and therefore sued to haue a truce or peace concluded Wherfore Commissioners were appointed which met at Notingham there in the end concluded for iij. yéeres on certaine articles xv in number Truce vvith Scotland for three yeeres This peace thus concluded King Richard nowe doubtyng his owne people was continually vexed with feare of the returne of the Earle of Richmond and his complices Wherfore nothing was for his purpose more then once agayne with price prayer to attempt the duke of Britaine in whose territorie y â— Erle then abode to deliuer him into his hands wherfore incontinent he sent certaine Ambassadors to the Duke of Britaine which tooke vpon them that King Richard shoulde yéerely pay and aunswere the Duke of Britaine of al the reuenewes rentes and profites of the landes possessions as well belonging to the Earle of Richmond as to any other noble or gentlemaÌ„ which then were in the Erles companie if he after that time would kéepe them in continuall prison and restrayne them from libertie The orators furnished with these other instructions ariued in Britaine but could not speake w t the duke by reason y â— he being weakned by a long and dayly infirmitie began to waxe ydle of his remembraunce for whiche cause Peter Landoyse his chiefe Treasurer ruled all things at his pleasure vnto whom the English Ambassadors moued to him their message offering to him the same rewardes and lands that they should haue offered the Duke This Peter faythfully promised to accomplishe King Richardes request so that he kept promise wyth him but fortune was so fauourable to the publike Weale of England that this deadly compact tooke none effect for Iohn Morton Byshop of Elie soiourning then in Flaunders was of al this craftie deuise certified wherfore he sent Christopher Vrswike to declare to the Earle of Richemond all the deceyt giuing him charge in all hast possible with his company to retire out of Britaine into Fraunce When these newes came to the Earle he incontinent sent to Charles the French king requiring that he and his myght safely passe into Fraunce which desire was graunted and the Earle with the rest dispatched as priuily as mought be into Fraunce no man susspecting their departure After this the Erle tooke his iourney to Charles the Frenche King to whoÌ„ after great thanks giuen he disclosed the occasion of his accesse to his person After that he required of him helpe and succour to the intent he myghte returne to the Nobilitie of his Realme of whoÌ„ he was generally called to take vpoÌ„ him the Crowne King Charles promysed him ayde and bad hym be of good comforte for he assured him that he woulde gladly shewe to 1485 him his bountifull liberalitie Whiles the Earle of Richemond thus attended on the Frenche Court Iohn Vere Earle of Oxforde so perswaded Iames Blonte Captaine of Hames Castle and sir Iohn Forteskewe Porter of the Towne of Calleis that he him selfe was not only set at libertie but they also leauing their fruitfull offices condescended to goe with him into Fraunce to the Earle of Richemond In the meane season King Richard was credibly aduertised what promises and othes the Earle and his confederates had made and sworne and how by the Erles meanes all the English men were passed out of Britaine into Fraunce Wherefore being in manner desperate imagining howe to infringe the Earles purpose by an other meane so that by the mariage of Lady Elizabeth his niece he should pretend no clayme to the Crowne there came to his minde a thing not onely detestable but much more cruell to be put in execution for he cléerelye determined to reconcile to his fauour his brother wife Quéene Elizabeth and so by that meanes the Earle of Richemond of the affinitie of his Nice shoulde bée vtterly defrauded and if no ingenious remedie coulde bée otherwyse inuented if it shoulde happen Quéene Anne hys wyfe to departe out of this worlde then he himselfe woulde rather take to wyfe hys cosin and Nice
next morning he entred the towne and was lyke a Prince receiued A day or two before the Lorde Stanley hauing in his band almost fiue thousand men lodged in the same towne but hearing y e the Earle of Richemond was marching thetherward gaue to hym place dislodging him and his and repaired to a towne called Adrestone there abiding the comming of y e Earle and this he did to auoyde all suspition being afraide least if he should be séene openly to be a fawtor or ayder to the Earle his sonne in law before the day of batiayle that King Richard which yet did not vtterly put in him mistrust woulde put to some cruel death his sonne heire apparaÌ„t George Lord Strange whom King Richard had in hostage King Richard at this season kéeping his house in the Castle of Notingham was informed that the Earle of Richmond with such banished men as were fled out of England to him were arryued in Wales and that all things necessarie to his enterprise were vnpurueyed and very weake nothing méete to withstande the power of suche as the King hadde appointed to resist him yet notwithstandyng he sent to Iohn Duke of Norfolke Henrie Earle of Northumberlande Thomas Earle of Surrey and to other of hys trustie friendes willyng them to muster and viewe all theyr seruauntes and tenaunts and to electe the moste couragious and actiue persons of the whole number and with them to repaire to his presence with al spéede Also he wrote to Robert Brakenburie Lieutenaunt of y e Tower commaundyng him with his power to come to his armie to bring with him his fellows in armes T. Bouchier and sir Walter Hungerford and diuers other Knights Esquiers in whom he had cast no small suspition While he was thus ordring his affayres tidings came that the Earle of Richmond was passed Seuerne and come to Shrewsburie with out any detriment or encombraunce At which message he was sore mooued and cryed out on them that contrarie to their othe had deceyued him and in all haste sent out to viewe what way his enemyes kepte and passed it was declared to the king that the Earle was encamped at y e towne of Litchfield Wherof wheÌ„ he had perfect knowledge he hauing coÌ„tinuall repayre of his subiects to him he incoÌ„tinently made his battayles to set forwarde toward y e way where his enimies as was to him reported intended to passe and kéeping his array he with great pomp entred y â— towne of Leycester after the Sunne set The Earle of Richmond reysed his Campe from Lichfield to Tomworth and in the midde way passing there saluted him Sir Walter Hungerford and Sir Thomas Bourchier Knightes and diuers others which submitted themselues to his pleasure Diuers other noble personages likewise resorted to him withall their power There hapned in this progression to the Earle of Richmond a strange chance for he was not a little afrayd bycause he could not be assured of his father in law Thomas Lord Stanley whiche as yet enclyned to neyther partie wherfore the Earle accompanyed with twenty light horsemen lingring in his iourney behind his host in the meane while the whole armie came before the Towne of Tomworth and when he for darkenesse coulde not perceyue the steppes of them that passed on before and had wandred hyther and thither séeking after his companye he abode in a little Uillage about thrée miles from his armie where he tarried all night The next morning in the dawning he returned and by good fortune came to his Armie excusing himselfe not to haue gone out of his way by ignorance but of purpose this excuse made he priuily departed agayne to the downe of Aderstone where the Lorde Stanley and Sir William his brother with their bands were abiding then the Earle came to his father in law in a little Close where he saluted him and Sir William his brother and after consulted how to giue battayle to King Richard if he would abide whome they knew not to be farre off with an huge armie In the euening of the same day Sir Iohn Sauage Sir Brian Sanâ—ord Sir Simon Digby and many other leauing King Richarde turned and came to the Earle of Richmond with an elect companye of men In the meane season King Richard marched to a place méete for two battayles to encounter Battayle at Bosvvorth by a Uillage called Bosworth not farre from Leycester and there he pitched his field refreshed his Armie and tooke his rest The next day after King Richard being furnished with men and all abiliments of warre bringing all his men out of their Camp into y e playne ordered his forewarde in a maruellous length in which he appoynted both horsemen and footemen and in the forefront he placed the Archers Ouer this battayle was Captayne Iohn Duke of Norffolke with whome was Thomas Earle of Surrey hys sonne After this long vauntgard followed King Richarde with a strong company of approued men of warre hauyng horsemen for wings on both sides of his battayle After that the Earle of Richmond was returned from the communication wyth hys friendes hée wyth all diligence pitched hys Fielde iust by the Campe of hys Enimies and there he lodged that nighte In the morning betime he caused hys men to put on theyr armour and apparrell themselues to fight and gyue battayle and sente to the Lorde Stanley requiring hym wyth hys men to approche néere to hys armye and to helpe to set the Souldyers in array he answered the Earle shoulde sette hys owne men in good order whyle hée woulde come to hym in tyme conueniente The Earle made hys fore-warde somewhat single and slender according to the small number of hys people In the front hée placed the Archers of whome hée made Captayne Iohn Earle of Oxforde To the right wing of the Battayle he appoynted Sir Gilbert Talbot to be the leader To the lefte wing he assigned Sir Iohn Sauedge and hée wyth the ayde of the Lord Stanley accompanyed wyth the Earle of Pembrooke hauyng a good companye of horssemen and a small number of footemenne for all hys whole number excéeded not fyue thousande menne besyde the power of the Stanleys whereof thrée thousand were in the fielde vnder Sir William Stanley The Kyngs number was double so much or more When both these Armyes were thus ordred and all men ready to set forwarde King Richard called hys Chiefetaynes togyther perswadyng them to be valiaunt c. But his people were to him vnfaythfull in his ende as he was to hys Nephewes vntrue and vnnaturall in his begynnyng When the Earle of Richmond knewe that the King was so néere embattayled he rode aboute hys armie giuyng comfortable wordes to all men after the whiche he made to them a pithie Oration perswadyng them to haue the victorie for that they were to fyght in a iust quarrell he had scantlye finished hys saying but the one armye espyed the other betwéene bothe armyes there was a great marrishe which the Earle
and temporal from thence weÌ„t to the Tower of London by land ouer London bridge his nobles riding after the guise of FraÌ„ce vpon small Hackneys two and two vppon a Horsse and at London Bridge ende the Maior of London with his brethren and the Craftes met and receyued the King and the King procéeded to Grace Church corner and so to the Tower On the morrowe being the feast daye of Simon and Iude King Henrie created Thomas Lord Stanley Earle of Darby Edwarde Courtney Earle of Deuonshire and Iasper Earle of Penbroke was created Duke of Bedforde all at one time in the Tower of London On the thirtith of October King Henrie was Crowned at Westminster and ordayned a number of chosen Archers being strong and hardie persons to giue dayly attendaunce on his Parson whome he named Yeomen of the Guarde The seauenth of Nouember beganne a Parliamente at Westmiâ—ster for the establishing of all things in the whiche he caused to be proclaimed that al men were pardoned of al offences and shoulde be restored to their landes and goods which would submit themselues to his clemency After this he began to remember his especial friendes of whom some he aduannced to honor and dignitie and some he enriched with possessions and goods and to beginne the Lord Chandew of Brytaine he made Earle of Bath sir Gyles Dawbeney was made Lord Dawbeny sir Robert Willoughby Lorde Broke and Edward Stafford eldest sonne to Henrie late D. of Buckingham he restored to his dignitie and possessions The Parliament being dissolued the King redéemed the Marques Dorset and sir Iohn Bourcher whom he had left as pledges at Paris for mony there before borrowed And sent also into Flaunders for Iohn Morton Byshop of Ely The eightéenth daye of Ianuarie King Henrie married the Lady Elizabeth eldest daughter to Edward the fourth by whiche meanes the two families of Yorke and Lancaster which had long bene at great diuision were vnited made one King Henrie sente the Lorde Treasurer with Maister Bray and other vnto the Lorde Maior of London requiring 1486 Loane to the King hym and the Citizens of a Preste of 6000. markes wherefore the Maior with hys brethren and Commons graunted a prest of two thousand pound which was leuied of the coÌ„panies and not of the wards which prest was repayred againe in the yeare next following Anno. reg 2. Wheate was sold for iij. shillings the Bushell and Bay salt at the like price In the moneth of September Quéene Elizabeth was deliuered of hir first son named Arthur at Winchester Iohn Perciuall Hugh Clopton the 28. of Septemb. Sir Henry Collet Mercer the 28. of Octob. The beautifull Crosse in Cheape was newe builded towarde the building whereof Thomas Fisher Mercer gaue 600. markes Sir Richarde Simon a wily Priest came to Geralde erle of Kildare and Deputie of Irelande and presented to hym a lad his Scholler named Lambert whom he fained to be y e sonne of George duke of Clarence lately escaped the Tower of London And the childe hadde learned of the Prieste such Princely behauiour that he lightly moued the Earle and manye Nobles of Irelande tendering the bloude royall of Rycharde Plantagenet and George his sonne as also maligning the aduancement of the house of Lancaster in Henry the seauenth eyther to thinke or make the world wéene they thought verily this childe to be Edward Earle of Warwicke the Duke of Clarence lawfull sonne And althoughe King Henrie more thaÌ„ halfe marred their sport in shewing the right Earle thorowe all the streates of London yet the Lady Margaret Dutches of Burgoigne sister to Edwarde the fourth Iohn de la Poole hir nephewe the Lorde Louell sir Thomas Broughton Knight and other Capitaines of thys conspiracy deuised to abuse the colour of this yong Earles name for preferring their purpose which if it came to good they agréed to depose Lambert and to erecte the verye Erle in déede nowe prisoner in the Tower for whose quarrell had they pretended to fight they déemed it likely he should haue béene made awaye wherfore it was blazed in Ireland that the Kyng to mocke his subiects had schooled a boye to take vpon him the Earle of Warwickes name and had shewed hym aboute in London to blind the eies of simple folke and to defeate the lawfull inheritor of the Duke of Clarence theyr Countreyman and Protectour during hys lyfe to whose lynage they also diuided a tytle of the Crowne In al y e hast they assemble at Diueline and there in Christes Church they crowned this Idoll honouring him with tytles emperiall feasting and triumphing rearing mighty showtes and cries carying him thence to the Kings Castel vppon tall mens shoulders that he might be séene and noted as he was surely an honourable boy to looke vppon In thys meane tyme the Earle of Lincolne and the lord Edward Hall Louell hadde gotten by the ayde of the sayde Margaret aboute 2000. Almaines with Martin Swart a Germaine and in martiall actes verye experte to be their Capitaine and so sayling into Ireland and at the Citie of Diuelin caused yong Lambert to bée proclaymed King of Englande and so with a greate multitude of Irishemen of whome Thomas Gerardine was Capitaine they sailed into Englande wyth the newe king and landed at Fowdrey within a little of Lancaster trusting there to be ayded with money by sir Thomas Broughton one of the chiefest of thys conspiracy Kyng Henrie not sléepyng in his matters when he had gathered hys host togither ouer the whych the Duke of Bedforde and the Earle of Oxforde were chiefe Capitaines he went to Couentrie where he being certified that the Erle of Lincolne was landed at Lancaster with his newe King he remoued to Notingham to whom shortly after came George Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie the Lorde Straunge sir Iohn Cheyney with manye other In this space the Earle of Lincolne beyng entred into Yorkeshire directed his way to Newarke vppon Trent and at a little village called Stoke thrée or four miles from Newark nighe to the King and his armye planted his Campe. The nexte daye following the king diuided hys number into thrée battailes and after approched nighe the town of Stoke where bothe the armies ioyned and foughte egrelye on bothe partes but at the length the Kyngs forewarde sette vppon the aduersaries wyth suche a violence that they slewe manye and putte the reste to flighte For there their chiefe Capitaines the Earle of Lincolne and the Lord Louel sâ—r Thomas Broughton Martin Swart and the lord Grardin or after Champion Morise Fitz Thomas Captaine of the Irishemen were flaine and other aboue foure thousande This battaile was fought on the sixtéenth of June Lambert and the priest wer both taken to the no small griefe of Margaret Dutchesse of Burgoine Anno. reg 3 Sherifes Maior Iohn Fenkell William Remington the 28. of Septem Sir William Horne Salter the 28. of October The xxv of Nouember Quéen Elizabeth was Crowned at Westminster In the
of December at nyne of the Sheene burnt clocke at night sodaynely beganne a greate fier within the Kings lodgings then being at his Manour of Sheene which continued tyll Mydnight by violence whereof much and a great part of the olde building of that place was brent with hangings beddes apparell plate and manye other Iewelles Perkin Werbecke endeuouring to steale secreatlye out 1498 Perkin VVerbecke taken of the lande was taken againe by hys kéepers and by the Kings commandement cast in the Tower of London and after he was shewed in Westminster and in Cheape stocked on Anno reg 14 scaffoldes to the great wonderment of many people This yeare all the Gardens which had bene continued time out of mind without More gate of London wer destroyed and of them was made a plaine fielde for Archers to shoote in The Englishe Merchants were receyued into Antwarpe with general procession after they had bene long absent from thence This yeare was a great drought by reason whereof a loade of Hay which was before time solde at London for fiue shillings was this yeare solde for ten shillings or twelue shillings more This yeare one Sebastian Gabato a Genoas sonne borne in Bristow professing himselfe to be experte in knowledge of the circute of the worlde and Ilandes of the same as by his Charts and other reasonable demonstrations he shewed caused the King to man and victual a shippe at Bristow to search for an Ilande whiche he knewe to be replenished with rich commodities in the ship diuerse Merchauntes of London aduentured smal stockes and in the company of this shippe sayled also out of Bristow thrée or foure smal shippes fraught with slight and grosse wares as course cloth Caps Laces pointes and such other sir Humfrey Gilbert knight in his booke intituled a discouerie for a newe passage to Cataia writeth thus Sebastian Gabato by hys personall experience and trauaile hath set forth and discribed this passage in his Chartes whiche are yet to be séene in y e quéenes Maiesties priuie Gallerie at White Hall who was sent to make this discouerie by King Henrie the seuenth and entred the same fret affirming y â— he sayled very far Westward wyth a quarter of the North on the Northside of Terrade Labrador the eleuenth of June vntil he came to the septentrial latitude of 67½ degrées and finding the seas stil open sayde y â— he might would haue gone to Cataia if the iminitie of the Maister and Mariners had not bene Thomas Bradburie Stephen Iennins the 28. of Sept. Sherifes Maior A Shoemakers sonne fained to be the Earleof VVarvvike Sir Iohn Perciuall Tayler the 28. of October A Shoemakers sonne borne in Byshopsgate streete of London was hanged at Saint Thomas Watrings on Shroue Tuesday for naming himselfe to be Edward Earle of Warwike sonne to George Duke of Clarence which Edward Earle of Warwike was then and had bin all the raigne of this King kept seâ—ret prisoner in the Tower of London The foure and twentith of February the Kings thirde 1499 Anno reg 15 sonne was Christned within the Friers Church at Greenewich by the name of Edward The Gasgoyne Wine was solde at London for forty shillings VVine salt and vvheate cheap the Tunne and much left to the Shipmen for freight the plentie was so great A quarter of Wheate foure shillings and bay salte foure pence the bushell This yeare was the Brewers house called the Swanne adioyning to Saint Antonyes taken downe for the enlarging of the sayd Church which was after new builded at the costs of Sir Iohn Tate late Maior Iames Wilford Tayler Richard Brond the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Perkin vverbeck hanged Nicholas Alwin Mercer the 28. of October The xvj of Nouember was arraigned Perkin Warbecke and thrée other the which Perkin and Iohn a Water Maior of Corfe were executed at Tiborne the xxiij of Nouember The xxvitj of Nouember Edward Plantagenet Earle of The Earle of VVarvvike beheaded Warwike sonne to George Duke of Clarence being about the age of xxiitj yeares was beheaded at Tower hill and buryed at Birsam by his auncesters Shortly after Walter Blewet and Thomas Astwoode were hanged at Tiborne In the beginning of May the King and Quéene sayled to 1500 The King and Queene sayled to Calleis Caleis where they met with the Duke of Burgoigne they returned agayne in June In July the Towne of Babram in Norffolke was brente Edward the Kings thirde sonne dyed at a place of the Bishop of Eely called Hatfield in Hartfordshire and was buryed at Westminster This yeare was a great death in London and other partes Anno. reg 16 of this Realme Iohn Hawes William Stede the 28. of September Sherifes Maior William Remington Fishmonger the 28. of October The xxx day of January was brought vnto the Grey Friers the corpse of the Lorde Denham Treasurer of England and was there buryed in the South side of the Quéere In the moneth of May was a royall Tourney of Lords and Knightes within the Tower of London before the King The King buylded new his Mannour at Sheene and named Arnold Smart 1501 Richmond and Baynards Castell Anno reg 17. it Richmond for that so many notable and rich Jewels were there brente and the same cost no small summes the building new He also new builded Baynards Castell in London and repaired Greenewich Edmond de la Poole Duke of Suffolke and Richarde hys brother shipped at Harwich departed secretly into France The fourth of October Katherine daughter to the King of Spayne landed at Plimmouth Lawrence Ailmer Henry Hede the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Shaw Goldsmith the 28. of October This Iohn Shaw caused his bréethren the Aldermen to ride from the Guildhall vnto the water side when he went to Westminster to be presented in y â— Exchequer He also caused the kitchens and other houses of office to be builded at y â— Guildhall where since that time the Maiors feastes hath The Maiors feast first kept at the Guild hall bin kept which before had bin in y â— Grocers or Tailors hal The xiiij of Nouember Prince Arthur was married in Prince Arthur married S. Paules Church at London vnto Katherine daughter to Ferdinando King of Spayne which Arthur the second of Aprill Prince Arthur deceassed 1502 deceassed at Ludlow and was buryed at Worcester About Easter all the Grey Friers in Englande changed their habite for where of long time before they had vsed to VVollen cloth tvvo shillings the brodyarde weare browne Russet of foure shillings sixe shillings and eight shillings the yard now they were compelled to weare Russet of two shillings the yard and not aboue which was brought to passe by the Friers of Greenewich This yeare the dike called Turnemill brooke with all the Dikes of London clensed course of Fléete dike were so scoured downe to the Thames that boates with fish and
and returned The Duke of Albany in Scotland began to enter this land Iohn Skelton with a great Armie but hearing that the Earle of Shrewsburie was comming he tooke a truce for sixe monethes Iohn Rudstone Iohn Champneis the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Iohn Mundy Goldsmith the 28. of October Iohn Champneis was Secretarie of the Counter The Lord Rosse and Lord Dacres of the North burned the Towne of Kelsey in Scotland with fourscore Uillages and ouerthrew eyghtéene Towers of stone The Emperour Charles King Henry and Ferdinando Duke of Austrige the Pope the Citie of Venice and diuers other in Italy were confederate against the Frenchmen The Turkes beséeged the Isle of Rhodes and on Christmas The Turkes tooke the Rhodes day tooke it to the great shame and rebuke of all Christendome The twentith of Februarie the Lady Alice Hungerford Register of the grey friers Lady Hungerford hanged a Knightes wife for murthering hir husband was ledde from the Tower of London to Holburne and there put in a Cart with one of hir seruants and so caried to Tiburne and both hanged she was buryed in y e grey Friers Church at London The Earle of Surrey burned xxxvtj Uillages in Scotland dispoyled the Countrey from y e East marches to the West and ouerthrew diuers holdes Sir Henry Marney was created Baron Marney at Richmond The fiftenth of Aprill began a Parliament at the Blacke 1523 Friers in London and on the nine and twentith of Aprill the Cardinall with diuers Lords spirituall and temporal Parliament at the blackâ—friers anno reg 15. A great subsidy declared in the common house that for diuers causes the King required a Subsidie of 800000. pound to be reysed on goodes and Lands foure shillings of euery pound against the which demand many obiections wer made by the commons one was that the King had already by way of loane two shillings of the pound which was 400000. pound and now to demaund four shillings the pouud it should amount in the whole to 1200000. pound and the third part There vvas not then 10000. parishes in England as I haue prooued by search of Records of euery mans goodes whiche in coyne coulde not be had within the Realme c. Among other arguments for the King it was sayde that there were in England more than 40000. parishes and if euery parish should pay suche a summe as was there named it could be no great matter But it was by the Commons answered and proued that there was not in England thirtéene thousand parishes After long debating the Commons granted two shillings of the pound of euery mans goodes and lands that were worth twentie pound or might dispend twentie pound by yeare and so vpward and from fortie shillings to twentie pound twelue pence of the pound and vnder fortie shillings of euery head sixtéene yeares and vpward four pence to be paid in two yeares This Parliament the xxj of May was adiourned to Westminster among the blacke Monkes and ended in the Kings Palace at Westminster the fourtéenth of August at nine of the clocke in the night Christerne King of Denmarke and his Quéene arriuing The K. and Qu. of Denmarke arriued in England at the Downes besides Douer the xv of June came to London on the xxij of June and were lodged in the Bishop of Bathes place The fifth of July they returned agayne to Caleis The Duke of Suffolke with many other Lords Knights were sent into France with an army of 10000. men who passing y e water of Some without battayle tooke diuers townes and Castels destroying the Countrey before them Michaell English Nicholas Iennings the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes George Monex was chosen Maior but would not take Maior elected it vpon him wherefore he was condemned in a thousande Marke for a fine in discharge whereof he gaue vnto the Citie a water Mill by the Horse Downe in Southwarke to grind the corne for the Bridgehouse Sir Thomas Baldrie Mercer the 28. of October Maior This yeare the Kippiers of Rye and other places solde their fresh fish in Leaden hall Market at London In December at the Citie of Couentry Francis Philip Conspiracy aâ— Couentrie Schoole mayster to the Kings Henxmen Christopher Pickering Clearke of the Kings Larder and Anthony Manuile Gentleman intended to haue taken the Kings treasure of his Subsedie as the Collectors of the same came toward London therewith to haue reysed men and to haue taken the Castell of Killingworth and then to haue made battayle agaynste the King for the whiche they were drawn hanged and quartred at Tiburne the eleuenth of Februarie the other of their conspiracie were executed at Couentry The Earle of Surrey brent Iedworth in Scotlande and 1524 tooke diuers holdes The Duke of Albany beséeged the Castell of Warke and had in a readinesse a great Armie to inuade Anno reg 1â— England but when he heard the Earle of Surrey was comming he fledde into Scotland The fiue and twentith of May deceassed Sir Thomas Louell Knight of the Garter at Endfield and the same moneth deceassed Thomas Lord Howard Duke of Norffolke The souldiers of Guisnes tooke a great bootie at a faire in the Towne of Morguison and Sir Robert Iernegan wyth certayne dimilances of Caleis tooke diuers French prisoners The first of September Doctour Hanyball Mayster of A golden Rose sent froÌ„ Rome E. Hall the Rolles was receyued into London as Embassadour from Clement the seauenth Pope whiche brought with him a Rose of Gold for a token to the King which was presented to him at Windsore This Trée was forged of fine Golde and wrought with branches leaues and flowers resembling Roses set in a potte of Golde which potte had thrée féete of Aâ—tike fashion of measure halfe a pinte In the vppermost Rose was a faire Saphire leape pearced the bignesse of an Acorne The Trée was of height halfe an English yard and in breadth a foote Ralph Dodmer William Roche the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir William Bayly Draper the 28. of October It chanced in the yeare passed a grudge to breake out betwéene the French King and the Duke of Burbon in so much that the Duke for the safegard of his life fledde out of the French Kings Dominions whereof the Cardinall Wolsey hauing intelligence comprised in his head that if the King our soueraigne Lord could obteyne him to be his Generall in the warre against the French King and considering further that the Duke of Burbon was fledde vnto the Emperour to inuite him to a like purpose wherefore he hauing this imagination in his head thought it good to moue A policie of Cardinall VVolsey that in the end turned against himselfe the King in the matter and after the King was once aduertised héereof and conceyuing the Cardinals inuention at last it came to a consultation among the Counsell so that it was concluded that an Embassade
that at â—â—ght of the clocke they shoulde lose their Maister Here is the ende and fall of Pride arrogancie of men Example of pride and arrogancie exalted by fortune to dignities for in hys tyme he was the haughtiest man in all hys procéedings alyue hauing more respecte to the honor of his person than he had to his spirituall profession wherein should be shewed all méekenesse 〈◊〉 aâ—â— charitie The Cleargie of Englande beyng iudged by the Kings The Cleargie condemned in the Premunire learned Councel to be in the premunire for maintaining y â— power Leganâ—ine of the Cardinall were called by proâ—eâ—â— into the Kings Bench to aunsweare wherefore in their conuocation they concluded a submission where in they called the King Supreme head of the Church of England and were contented to giue the King 100000. poundes to pardon King Henrie supreame head their offences touching y â— premunire by acte of ParliameÌ„t The fift of Aprill one Richard Rose a Cooke was boyled 1531 A Cooke boyled in Smithfielde for poysoning of diuers persons at the Bishop of Rochesters place King Henrie purchased the Hospitall of Saint â—ames â—éere to Charing Crosse and al the medows to the same adioyning Anno reg 23 The Kings house at Saint Iames. gyuing the sisters of the house pencions during their liues and then builded thereof a goodly Mansion with a Parke whiche he caused to be walleâ— about with Bricke The 〈◊〉 of August Thomas Bilney a Bacheler T. Bylney burned of Law 〈…〉 Norwich Richard Gresham 〈◊〉 Althâ—â—â—â—hâ— 28. of September Sherifes Maior Rice Griffyn executed Sir Nicholas Lambard Gâ—â—cer the 28. of October The fourth of December sir Rice Gryffyn was beheaded at the Tower hill and buryed at the Crossed Friers Iohn Hewes hys man 〈◊〉 to Tyborâ—â— hanged and quartered The 17. of May deceassed Robert Thorne Bacheler and Merchant Taylour of London who gaue by his Testament his debts firste being paide is to be destributed in the citie Robert Thom his charitie in the Citie of London of London 500. l. to pore housholders in the xxv Wardes 20. l. in euery warde To reléeue prisoners in the Counters 50. l. To pore Maides mariages 50. l. To the foure prisons about London Newgate Ludgate Kings bench Marshalsea 100. l. To Aldermarie Church in London 10. l. Summe 710. poundes In the Citie of Bristow to the making vppe of the Frée Robert Thornâ— his charitie in the tovvne of Bristovve schoole of Saint Bartholomew 300. l. to be diuided in the parishes among the poore housholders 300. l. to the redemption of the frée farme of prisage there 200. l. to the Almes houses there 100. l. to Thomas Moffit Maister of the Grammer Schoole 25. l. and to Robert his sonne 10. l. to the poore prisoners in Bristowe 50. l. to poore maides Mariages there 50. l. towarde making of a place for Merchants for the stréete in Bristow 100. l. to the repayring of hyghe wayes from Camer Marche to Bristow at the discretion of his executors as néede requyred and to the other high ways about Bristow 100. l. to Saint Nicholas Churche in Bristowe 20. l. to the four orders of Friers there euerye order 20. l. more to the prisoners of Bristowe 100. l. to the Chamber of Bristow 300. l. for the prouision of corne and wood more to the Chamber 500. l. to the reléefe of yong men that practise Clothing to the pore people of Bristow 500. l. And ouer and besides all this to be distributed in déedes of Charitie at the discretion of his executors 1000. l. Summe 3735. poundes Legacies to his sisters children other kindred amounted to 5142. l. 6. sÌ„ 8. d. His debts forgiueÌ„ wer 83. l. 5. sÌ„ 10. d. The residue of hys goods he gaue to his brother Nicholas Thorne The 28. of May Fryer Forrest was put in prison for contrarying Frier Forrest the Preacher before the King The othe which the Clergie had vsed to make to the Bishop Clergy svvorâ—e to the King of Rome was made voyde by statute a new othe confirmed wherein they coÌ„fessed the king to be Supreme head The fiftéenth of May sir Thomas Moore after great sute Siâ— Thomas Moore made by him was discharged of the Chancelorship The fourth of June the King dubbed Thomas Audeley Lorde Audley made Lorde Chauncelour Knight made him kéeper of the greate Seale and not long after Lord Chancelor The fiftéenth of June fiue men were hanged and quartred Coyners and Clyppers executed Christes Church suppressed at Tower hill for coyning and clypping In the Moneth of July the King suppressed the Priorie of Christ church in London he sent the Chanons of that house to other Priories and gaue their Church plate and lands to sir Thomas Audley The thrée and twentith of Auguste William Warham Archebyshoppe of Canterburie deceassed The King repayred the Tower of London The firste of September the Lady Anne Bolleine was Marchionesse of Penbrooke made Marchionesse of Pembrooke at Windsore and then was gyuen hir by the King one thousande pounde by yeare The eleuenth of October King Henrie landed at Calleis with the Duke of Richemonde hys bastarde sonne the Duke of Norffolke Lord Treasurer of England the Duke of Suffolke the Marquesse of Excester the Erles of Darby Arundale Oxforde Surrey and Rutlande the Vicount Lisle King Edwarde the fourth his bastarde sonne the Lord Matrauers the Lord Sands Lorde Chamberlaine of the Kings house the Lorde William Hawarde the Lorde Bray the Lorde Montague the Lorde Cobham the Lorde Mordant the Lorde Dawbney the Lorde Grey the Lord Clinton the Lorde Vaux the Lorde Mountegle the Lorde Rocheford wyth diuers other Lordes the Bishoppes of Winchester London Lincolne and Bathe sir William Fitz William treasourer of the kings house sir William Pawlet Comptroller sir William Kingstone Capitaine of the Guarde sir Iohn Page sir Iames Boleine sir Anthony Browne sir Edwarde Neuell sir Thomas Cheyney sir Iohn Russell sir Richard Page sir Ralph Eldercare sir Edward Baynton sir Edwarde Santener sir Griffyth Deene sir Iohn Dudley sir Iohn Femer sir Henry Long sir Anthony Hungerforde sir Iohn Brudges sir Arthur HoptoÌ„ sir Anthony Wingfielde sir William Paston sir Edmonde Bedingfielde sir Thomas Strange sir William Hawte sir Edwarde Wotton sir William Askewe sir Iohn Marleant sir William Barington sir William Essex sir Giles Strangweis sir Edwarde Chamberlaine sir Giles Caple sir Iohn Sent-Iohn sir Walter Hungerforde sir William Gascoine sir Lionel Norrice sir Edwarde Boloine sir Thomas Lisle sir Iohn Ashton sir Thomas Palmer sir William Boloine sir William Finche sir William Pellam sir Thomas Rotherham sir Iohn Norton sir Richarde Sandes sir Iohn Neuell and thyrtie Esquiers with manye Gentlemenne and all theyr traines The towne of Calleis had at thys season xxiiij C. beddes and stabling for two thousande horses besides the Uillages about The xxj of October King Henrie rode towarde Boloigne and was by the
Suffolke the Marques Dorcet the Earle of Wiltshire hir father the Earles of Arundale Darby Rutland Worcester Huntington Sussex Oxforde and many Byshops and Noble men euerye one in hys Barge whyche was a goodly sight to beholde shée thus being accompanyed rowed towardes the Tower and in the meane waye the Shippes whyche were commanded to lye on the shoare for letting of the Barges shotte dyuers peales of Gunnes and ere she landed there was a maruellous shotte out of the Tower I neuer hearde the like and at hir landing there mette wyth hir the Lord Chamberlaine with the officers of Armes and brought hir to the King whych receyued hir with louing countenance at the Posterne by the water side and kissed hir and then shée turned backe agayne and thanked the Mayor and the Citizens wyth manye goodly wordes and so entred into the Tower After whyche entrye the Citizens all this while houered before the Tower makyng greate melodie went not alande for none were assigned to lande but the Maior the Recorder and two Aldermen but to speake of the people that stoode on euerye shoare to beholde this sighte hée that saâ—e it not will not beléeue it On Friday at dinner serued the King all suche as were appoynted by hys Highenesse to be Knights of the Bathe whiche after dinner were brought to their Chambers and that nighte were bathed and shriuen according to the olde vsage of Englands and the nexte daye in the morning the King dubbed them according to the ceremonies thereto belonging whose names here after ensue ninetéene in number The Marques Dorcet The Earle of Darby The Lord Clifford sonne and heire to the Earle of Comberland The Lord Fitz Walter sonne and heire to the Earle of Huntington The Lord Mountague The Lorde Vaux Sir Henrie Parker sonne and heyre to the Lorde Merle Sir William Winsore sonne and heyre to the Lorde Winsore Sir Iohn Mordant sonne and heyre to the Lorde Mordant Sir Frauncis Weston Sir Thomas Arondale Sir Iohn Hudlestone Sir Thomas Poynings Sir Henry Sauell Sir George Fitz William of Lincolnshire Sir Iohn Tindale Sir Tomas Ierney On Saterday the one and thirtith of May the Quéene The conueying of Queen Anne through the Citie to VVestm was conueyed through London in order as followeth To the intente that the horses shoulde not slide on the pauement nor that the people shoulde be hurte by horses and the highe stréetes where throughe the Quéene should passe were all graueled from the Tower vnto Temple barre and rayled on eche side wythin whiche raile stoode the Craftes along in their order from Grace Churche where the Merchauntes of the Stiliarde stoode vntill the lyttle Conduite in Cheape where the Aldermen stoode and on the other side of the stréete stoode the Conestables of the citie apparelled in Ueluet and Silke wyth greate staues in their handes to cause the people to giue roume and kéepe good order and when the stréetes were somewhat ordered the Mayor in a gowne of Crimosin veluet and a riche collar of Esses with two footemen clothed in white and red damaske rode to the Tower to giue hys attendaunce on the Quéene on whome the Sherifes with their officers did awaite till they came to the Tower hill where they taking their leaue rode downe the high stréetes commaunding the Conestables to sée roume and good order kept and so wente and stoode by the Aldermen in Cheape and before the Quéen with hir traine should come Grace-streete and Cornehill were hanged with fine Scarlet Crimosin and other grayned clothes and in some places with riche Arras and the moste part of Cheape was hanged with cloth of Tisshew Golde Ueluet and many riche hangings whyche made a goodlye shewe and all the windowes were replenished with Ladies and Gentlewomen to beholde the Quéene and hir traine as they shoulde passe by The firste of the Quéenes company that sette forwarde were twelue French men belonging to the Frenche Embassadoure clothed in contes of blewe Ueluet wyth sléeues of yellow and blew Ueluet their horses trapped with close trappers of blewe sarsenet powdred with white Crosses After them marched Gentlemen Esquiers Knights two and two after them the Iudges after them the Knights of the Bathe in violet gownes with hoods purfled with Miniuer like Doctors after them Abbots then Barons after them Bishoppes the Earles and the Marquesses then the Lorde Chanceloure of Englande after hym the Archebyshoppe of Yorke and the Embassadoure of Venice after them the Archebyshoppe of Caunterburie and the Embassadour of Fraunce after rode twoo Esquyers of honor wyth robes of estate rolled and worne Bauldrike-wise aboute their neckes wyth Cappes of estate representing the Dukes of Normandie and Aquitaine after them rode the Mayor of London wyth hys Mace and Garter in hys Coate of Armes whyche bare also hys Mace of Westminster hall after them rode the Lorde Wyllyam Howarde wyth the Marshalls rod deputy to hys brother the Duke of Norffolke Marshall of Englande whyche was Embassadoure then in Fraunce and on hys righte hande rode Charles Duke of Suffolk for that daye highe Conestable of Englande bearing the warder of siluer appertayning to the office of Conestableshippe and all the Lordes for the moste parte were clothed in Crimosin Ueluet and all the Quéenes seruauntes or officers of Armes in Scarlet next before the Quéene rode hir Chancelor bare headed the Sergeaunts and Officers at Armes rode on both the sides of the Lords then came the Quéene in a white Litter of white cloth of Golde not couered nor bailled whyche was ledde by twoo Palfreys clad in white Damaske downe to the grounde heade and all ledde by hir footemen shée hadde on a Kertle of white cloth of Tissue and a Mantle of the same surred wyth Ermyn hir haire hangyng downe but on hir heade shée hadde a coyâ—e wyth a Circlet aboute it full of ryche stones ouer hir was borne a Canapie of Cloth of Golde wyth foure guylte staues and foure siluer Belles for bearyng of the whyche Canapie were appoynted sixetéene Knightes foure to beare it one space on foote and foure an other space according to their owne appoyntment nexte after the Quéene rode the Lorde Browghe hir Chamberlayne nexte after him Wyllyam Coffim master of hir horses leading a spare horse wyth a syde Saddell trapped downe wyth cloth of Tissewe after hym rode seauen Ladies in Crimosin Ueluet turned vppe wyth Cloth of Golde and of Tissewe and theyr horses trapped wyth Golde after them twoo Chariots couered wyth redde cloth of Golde in the firste Chariote were twoo Ladies whyche were the olde Dutchesse of Norffolke and the olde Marchionesse of Dorcet in the seconde Chariot were foure Ladyes all in Crimosin Ueluet after them rode seauen Ladyes in the same sute their horses trapped and all after them came the thyrde Charyot all in white wyth syxe Ladyes in Crimosin Ueluet nexte to them came the fourth Chariot all red with eyghte Ladyes also in Crimosin after whome followed thirtie Gentlewomen all in
at Grenevviche Henrie Norice and other From this Iustes King Henrie sodainely departed to Westminster hauing only with him sixe persons of which sodayne departure many menne maruelled On the nexte morrowe the Lorde Rocheford brother to the Quéene and Henrie Norrice were brought to the Tower of London prisoners Also the same daye aboute fiue of the clocke in the afternoon Quéene Anne Bolleine was brought to the Tower of London by sir Thomas Audley Lord Chancelour the Duke of Norffolke Thomas Cromwell Secretary and sir William Kingston Constable of the Tower and when she came to the Tower gate entring in she fell on hir knées before the saide Lordes beséeching God to helpe hir as shée was not guiltie of that whereof she was accused and then desired the saide Lordes to beséeche the Kings Grace to bée good vnto hir and so they lefte hir there prisoner On the xv of May Quéene Anne was arraigned in the Tower of London on a Scaffold for y ◠purpose made in y ◠kings Hall before the Duke of Norffolke who sate vnder y e cloth of Estate as high Steward of England with the Lord Chancellour on his right hand the Duke of Suffolke on his left hande with Marquesses and Lords c. and the Earle of Surrey sate before the Duke of Norffolke his father as Earle Marshall of England The Kings commission being redde the Connestable of the Tower the Lieutenant brought the Quéene to the barre where was made a Chaire for hir to sit downe in and there hir inditement was redde whervnto she made so wise and discrete answeres that she séemed fully to cléere hirselfe of all matters layd to hir charge but being tried by hir Péeres wherof the Duke of Suffolke was chiefe she was by them found giltie and had iudgement pronounced by the Duke of Norffolke and immediatly the Lord Rochford the Quéenes brother was likewise arraigned and condemned the Maior of London his bréetherne the Aldermen the Wardens and four persons moe of euery the twelue principall companyes béeing present The xvij of May the Lorde Richford brother to the Quéene Henry Norris Marke Smeton William Brierton and Francis Weston all of the Kings priuie Chamber about matters touching the Quéene were beheaded on the Tower hill the Lord Rochfords body with the head was buryed in the Chappell of the Tower the other four in the Church-yard there On the xix of May Quéene Anne was on a Scaffold made for that purpose vpon the gréene within the Tower of London beheaded with the sword of Caleis by the handes of the hangman of that Towne hir body with the head was buryed in the Quéere of the Chappell in the Tower The xx of May the King marryed Lady Iane daughter King Henry married Lady Iane. to Sir Iohn Seymour Knight which at Whitsontide was openly shewed as Quéene and on Tuesday in the Whitson wéeke Sir Edwarde Seymour was created Uicount Beauchamp and Sir Walter Hungerford made Lorde Hungerford The eyght of June beganne a Parliamente and the Articles of Religion deuised by the King Cleargie held a Conuocation in Paules Churche where after much disputing and debating of matters they published a Booke of Religion entituled Articles deuised by the Kings highnesse On Saint Peters night the King Quéene stoode at the Mercers Hall and saw the watch The xxix of June the King held a great iusting triumph at Westminster where were ordeyned two Lighters made Triumph at VVestminster like Shippes to fight vpō the water one of the which brast in the midst whereby one Gates Gentleman a seruant of Maister Kneuits was drowned in his harneis In the other a Gunne brast hir Chamber maymed two of y e mariners Thomas Cromwell Secretary to the King and Mayster of the Rolles was made Lord Kéeper of the priuie Seale The ix of July the Lord Fitzwaren was created Earle of Bath and y e morrow after Thomas Cromwell was made Lord Cromwell The xviij of July Lord Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromvvell Lord priuie Seale vicar generall was made Knight and high vicar generall ouer the Spiritualty vnder the King and sate diuers times in the Conuocation among the Bishops as head ouer them The xxij of July Henry Duke of Richmond and Somerset Henry Duke of Richmount Earle of Northampton a Bastard sonne of King Henry borne of the Lady Taileboise that time called Elizabeth Blunt dyed at Saint Iames and was buryed at Thetford in Norffolke This moneth of July Lord Thomas Howarde Lord Thomas Hovvard sent to the Tovver yongest brother to the Duke of Norffolke was sente to the Tower of London for making a priuie contract of Matrimonie with the Lady Margaret Dowglas daughter to y e Quéene of Scottes by the Earle of Anguish and néece to King Henry of England the said Lord Thomas was attaint by Parliament and also the saide Lady Margaret Dowglas was after committed to the Tower for the same In September Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Seale and Uizgerent sent out vnder the Kings Spiritual Seale certayne Iniunctions to the Prelates and Cleargie of the Realme charging Curates to preach and to teache their parishners the Pater noster Aue and Creede the Commaundements Pater noster creede and commandements articles of y e faith in English with other articles In the beginning of October at a Sise for the Kings Commotion in Lincolneshire Subsidie kept in Lincolneshire the people made an insurrection and gathered nye twenty thousand persons who tooke certayne Lords and Gentlemen of the Countrey causing them to be sworne to them vpon certayne Articles whiche they had deuised and such as refused to sweare they kepte prisoners and beheaded a Priest who was the Bishop of Lincolnes Chancellour Against those the King did send the Commotion appeased Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Shrewshurie and the Earle of Rutland with a strong power whereof when the Rebelles heard they desired pardon brake vp their armye and departed home but their Captaynes were apprehended and executed The ix of October a Priest and a Butcher were hanged A Priest and a Butcher executed at Windsore for wordes speaking in the behalfe of the Lincolneshiremen y e Butcher wished y e good fellowes as he tearmed them in Lincolneshire to haue the flesh on his stall rather than to sell it at such price as he was offered the Priest standing by likewise wished them to haue it for he said they had néede of it The men of Lincolneshire being pacifyed within sixe dayes Commotion in Yorkeshire after began an insurrection in Yorkeshire for the same causes there people gathered to the number of fortie thousand who tooke the Archbishop of Yorke and the Lord Darcy and caused them to be sworne to their partie Agaynste those Rebelles the Kyng sente the Duke of Norffolke the Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Shrewshurie and the Marquesse of Excester wyth a greate Armye wyth whome a Battayle was appoynted to haue béene
Martin Abboy Straâ—ford Abbey Lewis and Abbeys suppressed other were suppressed to the Kings vse The Images of our Lady of Walsingham and Ipswich were brought vp to London with all the Iewels that hung aboute them and diuers other Images both in England and Wales wherevnto any common Pilgrimage was vsed for aâ—oyâ—ng of Idolatrie all which were brente at Chelsey by the Lord priuie seale The ix of August Edmond Conisby one of the groomes of the Kings Chamber was executed at Tiborne for counterfeting the Kings Seale manuell The firste of September being Sonday one Gratnell Hangman hanged Hangman of London and two other were hanged at the Wrestling place by Clarken well for robbing a Booth in Bartholmew Faire The second of September Edward Clifford GentlemaÌ„ was executed at Tiborne for counterâ—etting the Kings priuie Signet This moneth of September Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Seale Uizgerent to the Kings highnesse sente foorth The Bible in euery Church to be redde iniunctions to all Bishops and Curats through y e Realme charging them to sée that in euery parish Church the Bible of the largest volume printed in English were placed for all men to reade on and that a Booke of Register were also Register booke in euery Church to be kept prouided and kept in euery parish Churche wherein shall be written euery Wedding Christning and Burying within the same parish foreuer Saint Austiâ—â— Abbey at Caâ—terbury was suppressed and the Shriue and goodes taken to the Kings it â—easurie as also the Shrine of Thomas Becket in the Priory of Christ Church Thomas Becket â—â—ent was likewise taken to the Kings vse and his bones scull and all which was there found with a péece broken out by the wound of his death were all brent in the same Church by the Lord Cromwell The Monkes there were commanded to change their habites c. The xxj of October the Churche of Thomas Becket in London called the Hospitall of Saint Thomas of Akers was suppressed William Wilkinson Nicholas Gibson the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Sir William Forman Haberdasher the 28. of October This Nicholas Gibson Grocer Sheriffe of London builded a frée Schoole at Radcliffe néere vnto London appoynting Free Schoole and Almes houses at Radcliffe to the same for the instruction of thréescore poore mens children a Schoolemayster and Usher with a stipend of tenne pound by the yeare to the Mayster and sixe â— xiij â— iiij â— to the Usher He also builded there certayne Almes houses for fourtéene poore and aged persons who quarterly receiue sixe shillings eyght pence the péece for euer The fifth of Nouember were Henry Marquesse of Excester Earle of Deuonshire and Sir Henry Poole Knight Lord Moâ—ntacute and Sir Edward Neuill sent to the Tower who were endited for deuising to maynteyne promote and aduance one Reignald Poole late Deane of Excester enemie to the King beyond the sea and to depriue the King The xvj of Nouember the blacke Friers in London was suppressed the next day the white Friers the grey Friers Friers suppressed and the Monkes of the Charterhouse and so all the other immediatly The xxij of Nouember Iohn Lambert was brente in Lambart brent Smithfield The xxiiij of Nouember the Bishop of Rochester preached at Pawles Crosse and there shewed the bloude of Bloud of Hales shevved at Pavvles Crosse Hales and affirmed the same to be no bloud but Honey clarified and coloured with Saffrone as it had bin euidently proued before the King and his Counsell Also â—â—urâ— Anabaptistes thrée men and one woman all Dutch bare Anabaptistes â—aggots at Paules Crosse the same day The xxix of Nouember a man and a woman Dutch Anabaptistes were brent in Smithfield The ninth of January were Henry Marquesse of Excester Earle of Deuonshire executed Earle of Deuonshire and the Lord Mountacute and Sir Edward Neuill beheaded on the Tower hill Two Priestes Croftes and Colins and Holand a Mariner were hanged and quartered at Tiborne Sir Geffrey Poole was pardoned On Ashe wednesday were Iohn Ioanes Iohn Potter and Execution in Poules Church-yard William Mannering hanged in Paules Church-yard for killing of Roger Cholmeley Esquier in the same place The third of March Sir Nicholas Carew of Bedington in Surâ—ey Knighte of the Garter and mayster of the Kings Horsse was beheaded at the Tower hill for béeing of counsell with Henry Marques of Excester and Henry Poole Lorde Mountacute The ix of March the King created Sir WilliaÌ„ States created Pawlet Knight Treasurer of houshold Lord Saint Iohn and Sir Iohn Russell Comptroller of his houshold Lorde Russell Sir William Parre Lord Parre The new Abbey of white Monkes at the Tower hill and the Minories Nunnes without Aldgate were suppressed â—n the last of March. The xxviij of Aprill beganne a Parliamente in the 1539 which Margaret Countesse of Salisburie Gertrude wife to the Marquesse of Excester Reignold Poole Sir Adrian Anno reg 31 Fortescue and Thomas Dingley Knight of Saint Iohns and diuers other were attaynted and all the Religious houses in England suppressed and not suppressed were graunted to the King for euer The viij of May the Citizens of London mustered at the Great muster aâ— London Miles end all in bright harneys with coates of white silke â—â— cloth and cheynes of gold in thrée great Battayles the number was fiftéene thousand beside wyfflers and other awayters who in goodly order passed through London to Westminster and so through the Sanctuary and round about the Parke of S. Iames and returned home through Holborne No watch at Midsomer Doctor Shakston Bishop of Salisburie and Doctor Latimer Bishop of Worcester resigned their Bishoprickes into the Kings hand the first of July The viij of July Griffith Clearke Uicar of Wandsworth Vickar of VVandsvvorth and other executed with his Chapleine and his seruant and Frier Waire were all four hanged and quartered at Saint Thomas Waterings The tenth of July Sir Adrian Fortescue and Thomas Dingley were beheaded The ninth of September the Nunnery of Clarkenwell Clarkenvvell and other suppressed was suppressed The xij of October the Nunnery of Halywell and forthwith the Priorie of Saint Mary Oueries in Southwarke and Saint Barthelmewes in Smithfield were suppressed and al their lands and goodes taken to the Kings vse The seauenth of September deceassed Doctor Stokesley Bishop of London and was buryed in Paules Church Iohn Feire Thomas Huntlow the 28 of September Sherifes Maior Thomas Huntlovv his charitie Sir William Holleys Mercer the 28 of October This Thomas Huntlow Sheriffe gaue to the Haberdashers certayne tenementes for the which they be bound to giue to tenne poore almes people of the same company euery one of them eyght pence euery Friday for euer And also at euery quarter dinner kept by the maisters to be giuen to euery one of those tenne poore people a penny loaâ—e a pottell of Ale a péece of béefe worth four pence in
Castell where they firste called before them the Mayor and Alderman c. And bycause Richard Read Alderman would not agrée to pay as they set hym he was commaunded vpon paine to serue the King in hys wars of Scotlande who departed from London the thrée and twentith of January Also sir William Roâ—â—â— Alderman for words â—â— displeasure taken by the Kings Councell was by them sent Sir VVilliam Roche sente to the Fleete to the Fleete where he remayned till Passion Sondaye The sixe and twentith of January there camped on the Weast side of Boloigne beyond the Hauen an army of French to the number of eightéene thousand where they laye tenne dayes and the sixth of February were put to flight by the Earle of Hartford and sir Iohn Dudley Lord Admiral then being Deputie of Boloigne The thirtéenth of February a Priest was set on the Pillorie in Cheape burnt in both chéeks with the letters F A. a paper on his heade wherein was written For false accusing whyche iudgement was giuen by the Lorde Chancelor in the Starre Chamber a notable example of Justice great cause haue I to wishe the lyke to the lyke accuser who neuer yet repented but coÌ„trariwise sweareth and forsweareth that he neuer did any suche acte againste his brother In the beginning of March a roade was made into Scotlande towarde Gedworth by the Englishemen who at the firste gote greate praise but they were so gréedy and went so far that a greate army of Scottes beset them with thrée battels where the Englishemen for the moste part were slaine and taken at Panyer Howghe among whome sir Ralph Eure Lorde Alderman of London taken prisoner Eure and Warden of the East Marches was slayne and Richard Read Alderman of London wyth other taken prisoners by the Scots Trinitie Terme was adiorned bicause of the warres 1545 Anno reg 37 About the xxv of June was great tempest of wind in Darbishire where through trées were ouer-turned and dyuers Churches Chappels and houses were vncouered Also in Hailestones fâ—gured lyke menâ— heades Lancashire there fell hailestones as big as mens fists which had diuers printes in them some like mens faces some like Gunne holes c. The ninetéenth of July the French kings nauy comming Frenchemen arryued in Susseâ— out of Newhauen and Deepe arriued on the coaste of England in Sussex afore Bright Hamsteade where they sette certaine of their souldiours alande to burne but the Beacons were fyted and the men came downe so thicke that the French men fledde and did little hurte The xix of July by misfortune of shooting a Gun in one of Men brent in the 〈…〉 y â— Hedgehogs a ship afore Westminster a â—irken of gun-poulâ—â—â— fyred slew 7. men and the eight leaped into the Thamis and was drowned The xx of July the king being at Portsmouth a goodly ship Mary Rose vvas drovvned of Englande called the Mary Rose with sir George Carrowe the Captaine and manye other Gentlemen were drowned in the middest of the Hauen by greate negligence The xxj of July the French Galleis nauye came afore Frenchmen landed in the I le of VVight Portsmouth Hauen and landed certaine of their army in the I le of Wight at Saint Helens Point there burned encamped about two thousande men but they were soone driuen away with losse of their Captaine many souldiors Within few dayes after the whole fléete remoiâ—ed from the Wight Frenchmen landed at Nevvhauen in Sussex to a place in Sussex called Newhauen four miles from Lewes and there landed many Captaines souldiors who by the valiantnesse of the Gentlemen and Yeomen of Sussex were slaine and drowned in the Hauen a great number of them the reste hardly recouered their shippes and Galleis In the moneth of August deceassed at Guilforde Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke and Lorde greate Maister of the Kings housholde who was honorably buryed at Windsore In August the Earle of Hereforde was sent into Scotland Erle of Herford sent into Scotl. with an armye of 12000. menne where he destroyed dyuers Townes and greatly endaâ—uaged the Scottes The ninth of September sir Iohn Dudley Lorde Lisle Lorde Admirall brene Treyport Lorde Adinirall of Englande landed with 6000. men at Treyport in Normandie and there brente the Towne and Abbey with other houses about it and thirâ—â—e ships with a Barke that laye in the Hauen with losse of fourtéene Englishmenne and so reâ—urned The twelfth of September the Churche of Saint Giles S. Giles churche brent without Criplegate of London was brent The eightéenth of October the Procession was firste begon in Paules Church to be sung in English and so commanded by Iniunction through the whole realme George Barnes Ralphe Allen the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Martin Bowes Goldsmith the 28. of October The xxliij of Nouember began a Parliament wherein was graunted to the Kyng a subsedie of two shillings eight Chauntres Colledges and hospitals giuen vnto the King pence of the pound in goods four shillings of the pound in lands Also at Colledges Chauntries and Hospitalles were committed to the Kings order to alter and transpose whyche he promised to do to the glorie of God and the common profite of the Realme In the latter ends of March the Stewe in Southwarke was put down by the Kings commandement In May the kings 1546 The Stevves put dovvne Anno reg 38 VVilliam Foxley slepte more than fourteene dayes and as many nightes vvithout vvaking ships tooke one of y e French Kings Galleis with gret riches The xxvij of Aprill being Tuisday in Easter wéeke William Foxley Potte maker for the Mint in the Tower of London fell asléepe and so continued sléeping and coulde not be wakened with pricking cramping or otherwise burning whatsoeuer till the firste day of the nexte Tearme whyche was full fouretéene dayes and as many nights or more for that Easter Terme beginneth not afore seauentéene dayes after Easter The cause of his thus sléeping could not be knowen thoughe the same were diligently searched for by the Kings Phisitions and other learned menne yea the King himselfe examining the saide William Foxley who was in all pointes found at his wakening to be as if he had slept but one night and is yet liuing in the Tower of London this present yeare of oure Lorde God 1579. The thirtéenth of June being Whitsonday a peace was proclaymed betwéene the Kings of England and France with a generall Procession in London The seauen and twentith of June Doctour Crome recaÌ„ted at Paules Crosse The xvj of July were burned in Smithfied for the Sacrament Anne Askevve and other brent Anne Askew alias Keime Iohn Lassels Nicholas O 〈…〉 tleâ— Priest Iohn Adlam Tailour and Doctour Shaxton 〈…〉 time Bishop of Salisburie preached at the same fire and 〈…〉 erecanted perswading them to doe the lyke but they â—oulde not The xxj of August came
Rebels of the whiche one was hanged within Aldgate and another at the Bridge foote toward Southwarke both on Mary Magdalens day In the beginning of August the French King determining to take the Isles of Garnesea and Iersea did set there sodeinly The French Kings Galleys inuaded Garnesea and Iersea vpon our Shippes with a great number of Galeis but they were so manfully encountred by the Kings Nauie that with the losse of a thousand men and great spoyle of their Galleis they were forced to retire into France and deâ—iâ—t from their purpose The xvj of August a man was hanged without Bishopsgate of London and one other sent to Waltham and there executed and diuers other in many places The viij of August the French Embassadours gaue a Frenchmen apprehended defiance to the Lorde Protectour wherevpon all Frenchmen with their goodes béeing no Denizens were apprehended The Rebels in Norffolke and Suffolke encamped theÌ„selues at Mount Surrey in a wood called Saint Nicholas wood néere vnto Norwich agaynst whome Sir Iohn Dudley Earle of Warwike went with â—n Armye where both he and a great number of Gentlemen méeting with the Rebelles were in suche daunger as they had thought all to haue dyed in that place but God that confoundeth the purpose of all Rebels brought it so to passe that as well there as in al other places they were partly by power coÌ„streined partly by promise of their â—arâ—â—n perswaded to submitte themselues to their Prince the Earle of Warwike entred the Citie of Norwich the xxvij of August when he had â—â—aine The Earle of VVarvvicke vvent against the Rebels at Norvvich aboue fiue thousand of the Rebels and taken their chiefe Captayne Robert Ket of Windham â—anner whiche mighte dispend in Lands fiftie pound by yeare and was worth in moueables aboue a thousand Markes when he had put to execution diuers of the Rebels in diuers places about Norwich and returned The xxviij of August tidings was brought to King Edward Nevvhauen by Boleyne vvon by the French and the Lord Protector that the Frenchmen had taken Blacknesse Hamiltew and Newhauen by Boleyne and had slayne all the Englishmen and taken the Kings Ordinance and victualles which was reported to be begunne by one Sturton a Bastard sonne of the Lord Sturtons which had betrayed Newhauen and went himselfe to the French Kings seruice héere vpon the Captayne of Bulleyne Barke for feare of the French Army conuayed all the Ordinance Uictualles goodes and men of that Fort to the high Towne of Bulleyne and after their departing with Gunpowder blew vp the Fort. About this time also a Commotion began at Semer in Commotion in Yorkeshire the North riding of Yorkeshire and continued in the East riding and there ended the principall raysers whereof were William Ombler of Easthesâ—eâ—â—on yeoman Thomas Dale parish Clarke of Semer and Steuenson of Semer being preuented by the Lord President from rising at Wintringham they drew to a place at Semer by the Sea coast and there by night rode to the beacon at Staxâ—oâ— and set it on fire and so gathered a rude route then they went to Mayster Whites house and tooke him and Clopton his wides brother Sauage Merchant of Yorke and Bery seruant to Sir Walter Mildmay which four they murthered a mile from Semer and there left theÌ„ naked their number increased to thrée thousand On the xxj of August the Kings pardon was offered which Ombler and other refused who were shortly after taken and brought to Yorke where Thomas Dale and other Rebels executed at Yorke were executed the xxj of September The first of September Edmond Bonar Bishop of London preached a Sermon at Powles Crosse for the which he was accused vnto the Counsell by William Latimer Parson of Saint Lawrence Pountney and Iohn Hoper sometime a white Monke and so conuented before the Archbishop of Canterbury and other Commissioners at Lambheath on the twentith day of that same moneth and sente to the Marshalsea on the first of October he was depriued of his Bishopricke for disobeying the Kings order in Religion Richard Turke Iohn Yorke the 28. of September Sherifes The viij of October after a common Counsell in the Guild hall at London whether all the Lordes of the Counsell came the Lord Chauncellor and other declared diuers abuses of the Lord Protectour desiring the Citizens to bée ayding and assisting with them for the preseruing of the Kings Maiesties person which they greatly feared béeing in his aduersaries hands The Lords dined with Mayster Proclamation against the Lord Protectour Yorke one of the Sheriffes and in the afternoone Proclamation was made in diuers places of the Citie with Trompets Heralts and Kings at Armes wherein was conteyned diuers Articles touching the euill gouernement of the Lord Protector The tenth of October by a common Counsell at the Guild hall was graunted fiue hundred men of the Citie one hundred to be horssemen to be readie on the next morrow and this day the Lordes dined wyth Mayster Turke the other Sheriffe The xj of October the Lordes sitting at the Lord great maisters Sir Anthony Wingfield Captayne of the Garde was sent to the King at Windsore and seuered the Lord Protectour from his person and caused the Gard to watch him fiâ—â— the Lords comming On the morrow the Lord Chancellour with the rest of the Counsell rode to Windsore to the King and that night the Lorde Protectour was put in ward into Beauâ—champs Tower in the Castell of Windsore The xiiij of October in the afternoone the Duke of Sommerset Lord Protector brought to the Tovver was brought from Windesore riding through Oldborâ—e in at Newgaâ—e and so to the Tower of London accompanyed with diuers Lordes and Gentlemen with thrée hundred horse the Lord Maior Sir Ralph Warren Sir Iohn Gressham Mayster Recorder Sir William Locke and both the Sheriffes and other Knightes sitting on their Horsses against Soper Laâ—e with all the Officers with Halbards and from Holburâ—e bridge to the Tower certayne Aldermen or their deputies on Horssebacke in euery stréete with a number of housholders standing with billes as he passed There was with him committed to the Tower Sir Michaell Stanhope Sir Thomas Smith Sir Iohn Thin Knightes Wolfe of the priuie Chamber and Grey of Reading The xvij of October King Edward came from Hampton Court to his place in Southwarke and there dined and after King Edvvarde rode through London dinner he made Mayster Yorke one of the Sheriffes Knight and then rode through the Citie to Westminster Sir Rowland Hill Mercer the 28. of October Maior This Sir Rowland Hill caused to be made a Causey Charitable deedes of Sir Rovvland Hill commonly called Ouerlane pauement in the high way from Stone to Nantwich in length four miles for horse and man with diuers Lanes on both sides the same Causey He caused likewise a Causey to be made from Dunchurch to Bransen in Warwickeshire more than two
also builded Almes houses for sixe poore almes Almes houses people nigh to the parish Church of Saint Helen within Bishopsgate of London and gaue Landes to the companye of the Skinners in the same Citie amounting to the value of thréescore pound thrée Shillings eyghtpence the yeare for the which they bée bound to pay twenty pound to the Schoolemayster and eyght pounde to the Usher of hys frée Schoole at Tonbridge yearely for euer and foure Shillings the wéeke to the sixe poore almes people at Saint Anno reg 5. Helens aforesayde eyghtpence the péece wéekely and fiue and twentie Shillings fourpence the yeare in Coales amongst them for euer On Saint Valentines daye at Feuersham in Kente â—nâ— Arden a Gentleman was murthered by procuremente Arden murthered of hys owne wife for the which fact she was the fouretéenth of Marth brente at Canterburie Michaell Mayster Ardens man was hanged in cheynes at Feuershaâ— and a mayden breâ—te Mosby and hys sister were hanged in Smithfielde at London Gréene which had fledde came agayne certayne yeares after and was hanged in cheynes in the high way agaynste Feuersham and Blacke Will the Ruffian that was hired to do that acte after his first â—scapâ— â—aâ— apprehended anâ—â—â—rente on a Scaffold al Flisâ—ing iâ— Zâ—laâ—d The fourtéenth of February Stephen Gardener Bishop Bishop of VVinchester depriued of Winchester was depriued of hys Bishopricke and committed to the Tower agayne into his place was â—â—anslated Doctor Poynet who before was Bishop of Rochester The fifth Aprill Sir Thomas Darcey â—iâ—â—hamâ—ertaine 155â— and Captayne of the â—ard was created Lord Darcey at Greenewich The four and twenty of Aprill George of Paris a Dutchman An Arian brent was brent in Smithfield for an Arian The fiue and twenty of May about noone was an Earthquake Earthquake at Blechingly Godstone Tâ—tser Rigâ—te Croydon Bâ—nâ—ngâ—â—â—â— Alâ—erie and diuers other places in Soutâ—ery The ninth of July the base moneys coyned in the time First fall of the base moneys of King Henry the eyght and King Edward the sixth was proclaymed the Shilling to goe for nine pence the grete for thrée pence which tooke effect immediatly after the Proclamation was made The fiftéenth of Aprill the infections sweating sickenesse Svveating sicknesse beganne at Shrewsburie which ended not in the North part of England vntill the ende of September In this space what number dyed it can not be well accompted but certayne it is that in London in few dayes nine hundred and Iohn Caiâ—s sixtie gaue vp the ghost it began in London the ninth of July and the twelfth of July it was most vehement which was so terrible that people being in best health were sodeinly taken and dead in four and twentie houres and twelue or lesse for lacke of skill in guiding them in theyr sweate And it is to bée noted that this mortalitie fell chieflye or rather on men and those also of the best age as betwéene thirtie and fortie yeares also it followed Englishmen as well within the Realme as in strange Countreys wherefore this Nation was much afeard of it and for the time beganne to repent and remember GOD but as the disease relented the deuotion decayed The first wéeke dyed in London eyght hundred persons The seauentéenth of August the Shilling which of late Second fall of the base moneys was called downe to nineyence was called downe to sixe pence the grote to two pence the halfe grote to one pennie the pennie to an halfe peny Iohn Lambert Iohn Cowper the 28 of September Sheriffes The â—â— of October at Hampton Court Lorde Marques Dukeâ— and Eâ—râ—es created Dorset was created Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Warwike was created Duke of Northumberland the Earle of Wilshire was created Marques of Winchester Sir William Harbert mayster of the horâ—â—e was made Lorde of Karmarden and created Earle of Pembroke He also made William Cicill his Secretarie Knight Mayster Iohn Checke one of hys Schoole maysters Knight Mayster Henry Dudley Knight Mayster Henry Deuell Knight The â—â—â— of October Edward Seymer Duke of Somerset Duke of Somerset brought to the Tovver the Lord Grey of Wilton Sir Ralph Vane Sir Thomas Palmer Sir Miles Partridge Sir Michaell Staâ—hope Sir Thomas Arundell Knightes and diuers other Gentlemen were brought to the â—ower of London The next morrow the Dutchesse of Somerset was also brought to the Tower The liberties Liberties of the Stilyard seased Maior Nevv Coyne of the Stilâ—ard were seased into the Kings handes Sir Richard Dobbes Skinner the 28. of October The xxâ— of October was proclaymed a new coyne both of Siluer and Gold Soâ—eâ—â—â—es of thirtie Shillings Angels of â—eâ—ne Shillings c. The vj. of Nouember the olde Quéene of Scottes rode through London towards Scotland with a great company of Queene of Scottes rode through London Englishmen wayâ—ing vpon hiâ— after she had layne four dayes in the Bishop of Londons pâ—â—â—ace The first of December the Duke of Somerset was arraigned Duke of Somerset arraigned at Westminster and there acquited of treaâ—oâ— but condemned of â—elâ—nie The vij of December was a muster of Horssemen before the King at Saint Iames. The xx of Muster of horssemen December the greâ—e Seaâ—e was taken from the Lord Rich and â—â—â—â—â—ereâ— to D. Gâ—â—â—â—â—eâ—e Bishop of Eâ—ly Doctor Dunstall Bishop of Durham was sent â—o y â— Tower of London The xxâ—â— of January Edward Duke of Somerset was beheaded on Duke of Somerset beheaded the Tower hâ—ct The â—ame morning early the Constables of euery warde in London according to a precept directed from the Counsell to the Maior stâ—eightly â—hâ—â—â—ged euery hâ—â—â—â—hold of the same â—â—â—â—e not to depart any of them out of their houses before tenne of the clocke of that day meaning therby to restreyne the great number of people that otherwise were like to haue bin at the sayde execution notwithstanding by seauen a clocke the Tower hill was couered with a great multitude repayring from all partes of the Citie as well as out of the suburbes and before eyght of the clocke the Duke was brought to the Scaffold inclosed with the Kings Gard the Sheriffes Officers the Warders of the Tower and other with halberds the Duke being ready to haue bin executed sodeinly the people were driuen into a Great feare vvith small cause great feare few or none knowing the cause wherefore I thinke it good to write what I sawe concerning that matter The people of a certayne Hamlet which were warned to be there by seauen of the clocke to giue their attendance on the Lieutenant now came through the posterne and perceyuing the Duke to be already on the Scaffold the forâ—â—st began to runne crying to their fellowes to follow fast after which â—odelnesse of these men being weaponed with billes and halberâ—s thus running caused the people which â—â—â—â—â— saw them to thinke some power had come to haue rescued the Duke from
First children in Christes hospital taken into y e hospital at the Grey Friers called Christes Hospitall to the number of almost foure hundred And also sâ—eke and pore people into the Hospital of Saint Thomas in Southwarke in whiche two places the children and pore people shoulde haue meate drinke lodging and cloth of the almes of the Citie On Christmasse daye in the afternoone when the Lorde Firste shevve of the children in Christs hospital Maior and Aldermen rode to Paules al the children of Christes Hospitall stoode in array from Saint Laurence Lane in Cheape toward Paules al in on Lyuerie of Russet Cotten the men children with red Caps the women children kerchiefs on their heades all the Maisters of the Hospitall foremost nexte them the Phiâ—â—tions and four Surgeons and betwéen euery twentie children one woman kéeper whych children were in number 340. The King kept his Christmasse with open housholde at Lorde of merry disportes Greenewiche George Ferrers Gentleman of Lincolns Inne being Lorde of the merry disportes all the twelue dayes who â—â—â—pleasantly and wisely behaued himselfe that the King had greate delight in his pastimes On Monday the fourth of January the saide Lorde of The Sherifes â— of Misrulâ— mery disportes came by water to London and landed at the Tower Wharffe entred the Tower and then rode through Tower streete where he was receyued by Vawce Lorde of Misrule to Iohn Mainaâ—d one of the Sheriffes of London and so conducted throughe the Citie with a great company of yong Lordes and Gentlemen to the house of sir George Barne Lorde Mayor where he with the chiefe of his company dyâ—ed and after had a greate banquet and at his departure the Lorde Mayor gaue him a standing Cup with a couer of siluer and guilt of the vale â—â—â— of ten pounde for a rewarde and also set a Hogâ—â—â—ad of 〈…〉 and a Barrel of Béere at hys Gate for his traine that folowed hym the residue of his Gentlemen and sâ—rn aâ—ntes dyned at other Aldermens houses and with the Sheriffes and so departed to the Tower Wharffe againe and to the Courte by water to the great commendation of the Maior and Aldermen and highly accepted of the King and Counaell In the moneth of January the King fell sicke of a cough Anno reg 7. at Whitehall whyche gréeuouslye encreased and at the laste ended in a Consumption of the Lights The firste of Marche beganne a Parliament at Westminster A Parliament and all the Lordes Spiritual and temporall assembled that daye in the Whitehall in their Robes where a Sermon was preached in the Kings Chappell by Doctor Ridley Bishoppe of of London and his Maiestie with diuers Lords receyued the Communion Which being done the King with the Lordes in order went into the Kings greate Chamber 1553 on the Kings side which that day was prepared for the Lordes house the King sitting vnder his cloâ—h of Estate and al the Lordes in their degrées the Bishoppe of Ely Doctor Godrike Lorde Chauncollor made a Proposition for the king whyche being ended the Lordes departed This was done bycause the King was sickly The 〈…〉 after the Burgesses sate in the Common house at Westminster and chose for their Speaker Maistâ—â— Diar one of the late made Sergeants at the lawe The â—1 of Marche being good Friday the Parliament brake vppe and was clearely dissolued at the Kinges Pallaice of White hall at seauen of the clocke at night The thirde of Aprill being Monday after Easter daye the children of Christs Hospitall in London came from theÌ„ce thorough the Citie to the Sermon kepte at Saint Marie Spittle all clothed in plonket Coates and red Cappes and the maiden childreÌ„ in the same Lyuerie with kerchefs on their heades all whiche with their matron and other 〈…〉 were there placed on a Scaffolde of eight Stages and there sate the same time whiche was a goodly shewe The tenth of Aprill the Lorde Mayor of London was sent Bridevvell gyuen to the Citie of London for to the Courte at White hall and there at that time the Kings Maiestie gaue to him for to be a wâ—rkâ— house for the â—â—re and ydle persons of the Citie of London â—â—â—◠〈…〉 of Bridewel and seauen hundred marke land of the Sauoy rents wyth all the beds and bedding of the Hospitall of the Sauoy towardes the maintenaunce of the saide work-house of Bridewell The eleauenth of Aprill the Lord Maior was presented to the King in his Pallaice of White hall at Westminster and was made knight by his Maiesty and the same day the king remoued in the afternoone to Greenewiche In this Moneth of April and in May commissions were Ievvelles and Church plate called into the Kings handes directed throughe Englandes for all the Churche goods remaining in Cathedrall and parishe Churches that is to saye Jewels of Golde and Siluer Crosses Candlestickes Senâ—â—â—â— Chalices and all other suche like with their readye money to be deliuered to the Maister of the Kings Jewels in the Tower of London all Coapes and Uestmentes of cloth of Gold cloth of Tissewe and Siluer to the Maister of the kings Wardrobe in London the other Coaps UestmeÌ„ts and ornaments to be solde and the money to be deliuered to the Kings Treasurer reseruing to euerie Churche one Chalice or Cuppe with Table clothes for the CommunioÌ„ board at the discretion of the Commissioners The twentith of May by the encouragement of one Sebastian Voyage to Moscouy Cabotte thrée great ships wel furnished were sette â—â—â—th for the aduenture of the vnknowen voyage to Muscoâ—â—â— and other easte partes by the North Seas diuers Merchants and other being frée of that voyage yéelded towards the charges of the some fiue and twentie pounds apéece â—â—â— George Barnes 〈…〉 William Garrard being y â— principall 〈…〉 there in About the same time two other ships were sent séeke aduentures Southwards Whiles King Edward lay dangerously sicke Lord Gilforde Three notable marriages at Dâ—rham place the Duke of Northumberlandes fourth sonne marryed Lady lane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter whose mother being then aliâ—e was daughter to Mary King Henries sister whiche was firste marryed to the Frenche King and after to Charles Duke of Suffolke Also the Earle of Pembrookes eldest son marryed Lady Katherine the said Dukes second daughter and the Erle of Huntingtons sonne called Lord Hastings marryed the Dukes yongest daughter King Edward being about the age of sixetéene yeares ended King Edvvarde deceassed his life at Grenewich on the sixth of July when he hadde raigned sixe yeares fiue moneths and odde dayes and was buried at Westminster He was in this his youth a Prince of such towardnesse in vertue learning and al godly gifts as seldome hath bin séeâ—â— the like The eight of July the Lorde Maior of London was sente King Edvvards death opened for to the Courte then at Greenewich and to bring with him fiâ—e Aldermen as many Merchaunts of the Staple an 〈…〉
hundreth men wherefore Wyat caused a two péeces of Ordinance to be layde on the ende of the Bridge whiche so feared them on the other syde that they durst not abyde then caused hée thrée or foure of hys Souldyers to leape into the Thamis and to swimme to the other syde who lewsed the Westerne Barges whyche there lay tyed and so brought them ouer and by that meanes he passed the water it was woonderfull what paynes hée tooke himselfe comming on foote amongst them neyther dyd they stay anye whitte all that nyghte but came almost to Brayneforde or euer they were discryed by the Quéenes scoutes who there by chaunce méeting Brette and hys companye Brette sayde to the scoute backe villayne if thou goe farther to discouer any thing héere thou shalte dye out of hande the scoute returned in great hast The same day in the afternoone were two men hanged Execution in Paules Church-yard on a Gibbet in Paules Church yard by Marciall law the one being seruant to the Duke of Suffolke and late Sheriffe of Leycester the other a Baker one of the white coates sent out of the Citie agaynste Wyat and the same day came tidings that the Duke with his bréethren were taken The same day towards night there was laden tenne or twelue Cartes with OrdinaÌ„ce as Billes Pikes Speares bowes arrowes powlder shotte shouels mattockes baskets and other munitions two Culâ—erings one Sacre thrée Fawcons and a Fawconet all which stuffe stayde in Paules Church yard The same night also aboute fyâ—e of the clocke a Trompetter went about and warned all horssemen and men of armes to be at Saint Iames field and all footemen also to be there by sixe of the clocke in the next morning The Quéenes scoute vpon his returne to the Court declared Wyats béeing at Brayneforde whiche sodeyne newes made all in the Courte wonderfullye afrayde Drommes went through London at four of the clocke commanding all Souldiours to armour and so to Charing crosse Wyat hearing that the Earle of Pembroke was come into the fields he stayde at Knightes bridge vntill day where his men being very wéerie with trauell of that night and the day before and also partly féebled and faint hauing receyued small sustenance since their comming out of Southwarke restlesse There was no small ado in London and likewise the Tower made great preparation of defence By tenne of the cloke the Earle of Pembroke had set his troupe of horssemen on the hill in the high way aboue the newe bridge ouer against Saint Iames his footemen were set in two battels somewhat lower and néerer Charing Crosse at the lane turning downe by the bricke wall from Islington ward where he had set also certayne other horssemen and he had planted his Ordinance vpon the hill side In the meane season Wyat and his company planted his Ordinance vppon VVyat in Saint Iames fielde a hill beyond Saint Iames almost ouer against the Parke corner and himselfe after a few words spoken to his Souldyers came downe the old lane on foote hard by the Court gate at Saint Iames with four or fiue auntients his menne marching in good array Cuthbert Vaughan and a two antients turned downe towarde Westminster The Earle of Pembrokes horssemen houered all this whyle without mouing vntill all was passed by sauing the tayle vpon which they did set and cut off the other marched forward in array and neuer stayd or returned to the ayde of theyr tayle the greate Ordinance shotte off freshly on both sydes Wyats Ordinance ouershotte the troupe of Horssemen The Quéenes Ordinance one péece strake thrée of Wyats company in a rancke vpon the heads and slaying them strake through the wall into the Parke more harme was not done by the greate shotte of neyther partie The Quéenes whole battayle of footemen standing still Wyat passed along by the wall towardes Charing Crosse where the sayde Horssemen that were there set vppon parte of them but was soone forced backe At Charing Crosse there stoode Sir Iohn Gage Lorde Chamberlayne wyth the Garde and a number of other béeing almost a thousande the which vppon Wyats comming shotte at hys companye but at the last fledde to the Court gates which certayne pursued and forced wyth shotte to shutte the Court gates against them In thys repulse the sayde Lorde Chamberlayne and others were so amazed that manye cryed Treason in the Courte and hadde thought that the Earle of Pembroke who was assaulting the tayle of hys Enimies hadde gone to Wyat takyng hys parte agaynst the Quéene there was running and trying out of Ladyes and Gentlewomen shutting of dores and windowes and suche a shriking and noyse as was wonderfull to heare Wyat wyth hys menne marched still forwarde all along to Temple Barre and so thorough Fleetestreete tyll hée came to the Bell Sauadge an Inne nigh vnto Ludgate wythout resistance hys menne goyng not in any good order or array It is sayde that at Strand certayne of the Lorde Treasurers hand to the number of thrée hundreth men whereof the Lorde Chidioke Powlet his sonne was Captayne met them and so going on the one side passed by them going on the other side without any thing saying to them Also this is more strange the sayde Wyat and hys company passed along by a greate companye of harnessed men whiche stoode on both sides the stréetes without anye withstanding them And as he marched forward through Fléetestréete most with their swords drawne some cryed Quéene Mary hath graunted oure request and giuen vs pardon other sayde the Quéene hath pardoned vs thus some of Wyats men came euen to Ludgate and knocked calling to come in saying there was Wyat whome the Quéene had graunted to haue their requestes but the Lorde William Howarde stoode at the Gate and sayde auant Traytor thou shalt not come in héere Wyat a while stayde and rested hym vppon a stall ouer agaynste the Bell Sauadge Gate and at the last séeing hée could not gette in to the Citie and béeing deceyued of the ayde hée hoped for returned backe agayne in array towards Charing Crosse and was neuer stopped till hée came at Temple barre where certayne Horssemen which came from the fielde mette them in the face and then beganne the fyghte agayne tyll Clarensus an Herraulte came and sayde to Mayster Wyat Sir you were best by my counsell to yéelde you sée thys daye is gone agaynste VVyat taken you and in resisting you can gette no good but bée the death of all these your Souldioures to youre great perill of Soule perchance you maye fynde the Quéene mercifull and the rather if yée stint so greate bloudshead as is lyke héere to bée Wyat héerewyth béeyng somewhat astonyed although hée sawe hys menne bente to fyghte sayde well if I shall néedes yéelde I wyll yéelde me to a Gentleman to whome Sir Mawrice Barkeley came streight and bade hym leape vp behynde hym and another tooke Thomas Cobham and Wyllyam Kneuet so carryed them behinde them vpoÌ„
for so much as they had with gret gentlenesse restored him to his honor dignitie that he most ernestly desired to â—ee them restored to the heauenly court vnitie of y e church The nexte day the whole Courte of Parliament drewe out the fourme of a supplication the summe whereof was that they greatlye repented them of that Scisme that they hadde lyued in and therefore desired the King Quéene and Cardinal that by their means they might be restored to the bosome of the Churche and obedience of the Sea of Rome The nexte daye the King Quéene and Cardinall being present the Lorde Chauncellour declared what the Parliament had determined concerning the Cardinalles request and offered to the King and Quéene the Supplication béefore mentioned which being read the Cardinall in a large Oration declared howe acceptable Repentance was in the sight of God c. And immediately makyng prayer vnto God by aucthoritie to him committed absolued them WheÌ„ al this was done they wente all vnto the Chappell and there singing Te Deum wyth greate solempnitie declared the ioy that for this reconciliation was pretended The xxviij of Nouember the Lorde Maior of London The Queene bruted to bee vvith childe wyth the Aldermen in Scarlet and the Commons in their Lyueries assembled in Paules Churche at nine of the clocke in the forenoone where Doctoure Chadsey one of the Prebendes preached in the Quéere in presence of the Bishoppe of London and nine other Bishoppes and read a Letter sent from the Quéenes Counsell the tenour whereof was that the Byshoppe of London shoulde cause Te Deum to be sung in all the Churches of hys Diocesse wyth continuall prayers for the Quéenes Maiestie whiche was conceyued and quicke with chylde the Letter being read he beganne his Sermon wyth this Antitheme Ne timeas Maria inuenisti â—nim gratiam apud Deum His Sermon being ended Te Deum was sung and solempne Procession was made of Salue festa dies all the circuit of the Churche The seconde of December Cardinall Poole came from Lambeth by water and landed at Paules Wharffe and from thence to Paules Churche with a Crosse two Pillers and two Pollaxes of siluer borne before him He was there receyued by the Lord Chauncelor with Procession where hée tarryed til the King came from Westminster by laÌ„d at eleauen of the clocke and then the Lorde Chauncellour entred Paules Crosse and preached a Sermon taking for his Theame these wordes Fratres scientes quia hora est iam nos de somno surgere c. In the whyche Sermon he declared that the Kyng and Quéene had restored the Pope to his supremacie and the thrée estates assembled in the Parliament representing the whole body of the Realme had submitted themselues to the same The sermon beyng ended the king departed towards Westminster and with him the Lord Cardinall wyth the Crosse onelye borne before hym The xxvij of December Emanuell Philibert Prince of Prince of Piamount Piamont and Duke of Sauoy wyth other Lordes were receiued at Grauesende by the Lorde priuie Seale and other and so conueyed along the riuer of Thamis vnder London bridge to Westminster The ninth of Januarye the Prince of Orange béeing receyued at Grauesend was conueyed along the Riuer of Thamis and landed at the Duke of Suffolkes place The xij of January the said Prince of Orange with other Prince of Orange Lordes was conducted by the Lorde Chamberlaine to the Tower of London where was shewed vnto hym the ordinaunce artillerie munitions and armourie with the mint c. and so was broughte into the white Tower froÌ„ whence as he returned throughe the long Gallorie al the prisoners saluted hym vnto whome the Prince said he was sorie for their captiuitie and trusted the King and Quéene woulde be good vnto them at his departing from the Tower he gaue the Gunners ten péeces of Flemish Golde at v. sÌ„ the péece and the warders other ten péeces as a rewarde The xviij of January the Lord Chancellor the Bishop of Ely the Lorde Treasorer the Earle of Shrewsburie the Comptroller of the Quéenes house Secretary Bourne and sir Richard Southwell Maister of the Ordinaunce and Armorie came to the Tower of London and there sitting in commission discharged prisoners as followeth the Archbishop of Yorke sir Ioh. Rogers sir Iames Crofts sir Nicholas Throck Prisoners discharged morton sir Nicholas Arnolde sir Edward Warner sir George Harper sir William Sentlow sir Andrew Dudley sir Gawin Carrewe Knights William Gibs esquire Cuthbert Vaughan Harington Tremaile and others The fourth of February Iohn Rogers Uicar of Saint Sepulchres Iohn Rogers brent was brent in Smithfielde The seuenth of February the Lord Strange being marryed Iuogo de Can. to the Earle of Comberlands daughter at the Courte the same daye at night was a goodly pastime of Iuogo de Canne by Cresset light The xviij of February Thomas Thurlebe Bishop of Ely Embassadours sent to Rome 1558 Erle of Deuonshyre deliuered and Anthony Lord Montacute with other tooke their iorny towardes Rome Embassadors from the King and Quéene Agaynst Easter the Lord Courtney Earle of Deuonshire came againe to the Courte and about ten dayes after the Lady Elizabeth came likewise to the Quéene both at Hampton Court where the Quéene had taken hir Chamber to bée delyuered of childe but all proued contrarie for she neyther hadde childe nor greate hope to haue anye On Easter daye a Prieste sometime a Monke at Biciter VVilliam Flovver brent at VVestminster named William Branche alias Flower with a Wood knife wounded an other Priest as he was ministring the Sacrament to the people in Saint Margarets Churche at Westminster for the whiche facte the saide William Flower the xxiiij of Aprill had his right hand smitten off for opinions in matters of religion was burned in the Sanctuary nighe to Saint Margarets Churchyarde In May Cardinall Poole the Lorde Chauncellor the Embassadoures sent ouer to Callais Earle of Arundale and the Lorde Paget wente ouer Sea to Callais and neare vnto Marke treated with the Emperors French Kings coÌ„missioners for a peace to be had betwéen the said Princes Cardinall Poole being president there who returned againe into Englande aboute the middest of June without any agréement making The x. of May William Conestable alias Fetharstone a Millars son about the age â—â— eightéene yeres who had published King Edwarde the sixth A Millers sonne fained to bee K. Edvvarde the â—ixte to be alyue and sometime named himselfe to be King Edwarde the sixth was taken at Eltham in Kent and conueyed to Hampton Courte where beyng examined by the Counsell he requyred pardon and saide he wiste not what he did but as he was perswaded by manye from thence he was sent to the Marshalsea and the xxij of May he was carryed in a Cart thoroughe London to Westminster wyth a paper on hys head wherein was written that he hadde named hymselfe to be Kyng
Edwarde After he had bin carried aboute Westminster ball before the Judges he was whipped about the Pallaice and then through Westminster into Smithfielde and then banished into the North in whyche Countrey he was borne and had bin sometime Lackey to sir Peter Mewtas The firste of Julye Iohn Bradford was burned in Smithfielde Bradford brent Anno reg 3. this Bradford was a man of very sober and honest life and therefore the Bishops woulde gladly haue had him recant and abiure his opinions The xij of Auguste was a terrible fighte on the sea betwéene the Dutchmen and Frenchmen néere to Romney Marsh whereas xj ships were brent and suncke In thys moneth of August in Suffolke at a place by the Sea side all of harde stone and pibble called in those parts a Shelfe lying betwéen the towns of Orford and Alborough where neuer grewe Grasse nor anye earth was euer séene there chaunced in this barraine place sodainely to spring vppe without anye tyllage or sowing great abundaunce of Peason whereof the poore gathered as men iudged aboue The necessity of the poore by God releeued an hundred quarters yet remayned some rype and some blossoming as many as euer there were before to the whiche place rode the Bishop of Norwich the Lord Willoughbey with others in greate number who found nothyng but harde rockey stone the space of thrée yardes vnder the roots of those Peason whyche rootes were greate and long and â—erye swéete c. On Bartholomew euen after the Lorde Maior and Aldermen of London hadde ridden aboute Saint Bartholomews Disputation at Christes Hospitall as had bene accustomed at S. Bartholomevvs in Smithfielde faire they came to Christs Hospital within Newgate where they heard a disputation betwéene the Schollers of Paules Schoole Saint Anthonies Schoole and the Schollers of the said Hospitall for whom was prouided thrée games which was thrée Pennes the best Pen of siluer and guilte valued at v. sÌ„ wonne by a Scholler of Saint Anthonies Schoole the Maister of that Schoole had vj. sÌ„ viij d. the second a Pen of siluer parcel guilt valued at iiij sÌ„ wonne by a Scholler of Paules Schoole and hys Mayster had v. sÌ„ in money the thyrde a Pen of siluer valued at iij. sÌ„ wonne by a Scholler of the saide Hospitall and his Maister had iiij sÌ„ and there were two Priestes Maisters of Arte appointed for Judges whyche had eache of them a siluer Rule for their paines valued at vj. sÌ„ viij d. the péece The disputation beyng ended the Maior and Aldermen entred the Hall where the chyldren of the Hospital vse to dyne and hadde fruite and wine and so departed King Philip wente ouer seas and landed at Callais on King Philip vvent ouer into Flaunders the fourth of September where he was honorably receyued by the Lorde Deputie and the Maior of the Staple of Callais an Alderman of London named sir Andrew Iudde who presented his Maiestie wyth a Purse and a M. Marks of Golde in it that night the Kyng was lodged in Staple Inne and on the morrowe he departed from Callais towards Brussels in Brabant to visite the Emperour hys father he gaue at his departing among the souldyours of the town of Callais M. crowns of gold and there accompanied him in his iorney of English Lords the Earle of Arundale Lorde Steward of the Quéenes house the Earle of Penbrooke the Earle of Huntington and others On Michaelmasse euen the prisoners that laye in the Nevv Counter in VVoodstrete Counter in Bredstreete were remoued to a newe Counter made in Woodstreete of the Cities purchase and building the whiche remouing was confirmed by a common counsell assembled at the Guild hall for that purpose On the laste of September by occasion of greate winde Great lande vvaters and raine that had fallen was suche greate floudes that that morning the Kings Palaice at Westminster and Westminster hall was ouerflowen wyth water vnto the Stayre foote goyng to the Chauncerie and Kings Benche so that when the Lorde Mayor of London should come to present the Sheriffes to the Barons of the Exchequer all Westminster hall was full of water and by reporte there that morning a Whirrie man rowed with his Boate ouer Westminster Bridge into the Pallaice Courte and so through the Staple gate and all the Wooll Staple into the Kings stréete all the Marshes on Lambeth side were so ouerflowen that the people from Newington Church coulde not passe on foote but were carryed by boate from the said Church to the Pinfold neare to Saint Georges in Southwarke Thomas Leigh Iohn Machil the 28. of September Sheriffes Ridley and Latimer brent The xvj of October Doctor Ridley and Maister Latimer were brent at Oxforde Sir William Garrard Haberdasher the 28. of October Maior First fruites and tenths restored to the Cleargie In October and Nouember a Parliament was holden in the whych the Quéene yéelded vp vnto the Spirituall men the first fruits and tenths of all Bishoprickes Benefices Ecclestasticall liuings In this Parliament was graunted A subsedie to the King and Quéene a subsedie of the Layty from v. l. to x. l. viij d. of the pound from x. l. to xx l. xij d. of the pound and from xx l. vpwarde xvj d. of the pound and al strangers double and the Cleargie granted vj. sÌ„ of the pounde Doctor Storie and other were appointed by the Cardinal to visite euery Parish Churche in London and Middlesex to sée their Reliques repayred and the Images of the Cruciâ—â—â— wyth Mary and Iohn thereon to be fixed Stephen Gardener Byshoppe of Winchester Chauncellor Doctor Gardner deceassed â—â— Englande dyed the ix of Nouember and was buryed at Winchester On Newyeres day the Quéene gaue the great Seale to Doctor Nitholas Heath Archebyshoppe of Yorke and made him Lorde Chauncellor shée likewise gaue the priuie seale to the Lorde Paget and made him Lord priuie Seale these were bothe Londoners borne In thys moneth of February the Lord Maior of London and the Aldermen entred into Bridewell and tooke possession thereof accordyng to the gifte of King Edward nowe confirmed by Quéene Marie The xxvj of February William Conestable alias Fetharston The Millers son fayning to be King Edvv. was arraigned in the Guild hall of London who had caused letters to be caste abroad that King Edward was aliue and to some he shewed hymselfe to be King Edward so that many persons both men and women were troubled by him for the which sedition the said William had bin onte whipped and deliuered as is aforesaide But nowe he was condemned and the thirtéenth of March he was drawne hanged and quartred at Tyborne A Blazing Starre was séene at all times of the nighte the sixth seauenth eight ninth and tenth of Marche The xxj of March Doctor Cranmer Archbyshop of Canterburie Doctor Cranmer brent was burned at Oxfolde and the same day Cardinal Poole sang his firste Masse at Greenewiche in the
Fryers Church on Sunday next he was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury The xxv of March beyng the feast of the Annunciation Cardinall Poole Archebishoppe 1556 Nevvgate sette on fire of our Lady Cardinal Poole receiued y e Pall with y t then vsed ceremonies solemnities at Bow church in Cheap The xxviij of March at ten of the clocke before noone a part of Newgate called Manningshal was brent to the grouÌ„d no prisoners lost A conspiracie was made by certain persons Conspiracie whose purpose was to haue robbed the Quéenes Exchequer called the receit of the Exchoquer in y e which there was of the Quéenes treasure aboue 50000. â— the saue time to the intent they might be able to maintaine was againste 〈…〉 the Quéene This matter was vâ—â—orâ—tâ— by one of the conspiracie whereby Vdall Throckmorton Peckham Iohn Dani 〈…〉 fled â—â— into 〈…〉 Sir 〈…〉 Kingdoâ—â— was apprehended 〈…〉 by the way comming towarde London The xxviij of Aprill Iohn Throâ—kmorton and Richarde Throâ—kmorton and other executed Vâ—dall were â—awne to Tyâ—orne and there hanged and quartred The xix of May William Stanton was likewise executed The viij of June William Rossey Iohn Redike and Iohn Bedell were executed at Tyborne The xviij of June one Sands a yonger son to the Lorde Sandes hanged for robbery Snnds was hanged at Saint Thomas of Waterings for a robbery that he other had coÌ„mitted on Whitsonday laste of foure thousande pounde The xxvij of June thirtéene persons were brent at Stratford Thirtene brent at Stratforde Anno reg 4. Daniell and Peckham the Bowe The viij of July Henrie Peckham Iohn Daniell were hanged and headed on the Tower hill and their bodies buried in Barking Church Conspiracie Aboute this time one Clober whyche sometime kepte a schoole at Dys in Norffolke with thrée brethren whose names were Lincolne pretended an insurrection and woulde haue gathered the people at a marriage vnto the whiche the brethren promised either of theÌ„ to bring an hundred horse with men at whyche tyme by them appointed the saide Clober gaue charge to a seruant of hys to watche in a Lane nighe to the Churche where they shoulde méete and as soone as he sawe any horseâ—aâ— commyng thitherwarde to giue hym warning wyth all spéede So it chaunced by the wil of God that certaine men ryding through that Lane to some other place aboute their businesse came aboute suche an houre as Clober had appointed vpon fight of which men hys sayd seruauntre tourned to his Maister and tolde hym that hys friendes were come and immediatly the said Clober stoode vppe in the Parishe Church of Yaxsle and read a trayterous proclamation of purpose prepared whyche beyng ended séeing his part was too weake for that his mates were not come beganne to flée but one Maister Shireman pursued and tooke him at a Towne called Eye in Suffolke and was kepte in prison vntill the nexte Sessions at Saint Edmondsburie and hys thrée mates being broughte to him were there all togyther drawne hanged and quartred In the laste yeare beganne the hote burning Feuers Seauen Aldermen deceassed in London whereof dyed many olde persons so that in London there dyed seauen Aldermen in the space of tenne moneths whose names were Henrie Herdson who deceassed the two and twentith of December 1555. sir Richard Dobs late Maior sir William Laxton late Maior sir Henrie Hoblethorne late Maior sir Iohn Champneis blind late Maior sir Iohn Ayleffe late Sheriffe and sir Iohn Gresham late Maior who deceassed the thrée and twentith of October Anno 1556. William Harper Iohn White the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Thomas Offeley Merchant Taylor the 28. of October The one and twentith of Nouember Iohn Fecknam late Abbot of VVestminster Deane of Paules in London was made Abbot of Westminster was stalled and tooke possession of the same and fourtéene Monkes more receyued the habite with him that daye of the order of Saint Benet The said one and twentith of Nouember a man was False accuser set on the Pillorie and brente in bothe cheekes vvoulde to God all such accusers vvere so vvell marked broughte from Westminster hall ryding wyth his face to the horse taile and a paper on his heade to the Standarde in Cheape and there set on the Pillorie and then burned with an hote yron on bothe his chéeks with two letters F and A. sor False Accusing one of the Courte of the Common place in Westminster at Treason the like iustice I once wished to the like accuser of his Maister and eldest brother but it was aunsweared that in suche case coulde be no remedy though the accuser himself were in the same fact found the principal offender where through it followeth the accuser neuer shewed signe of shame the waye to Repentance but terribly curseth and blasphemously sweareth he neuer committed anye such acte though the same be registred before the honorable the Quéenes Maiesties high Commissioners and what horrible slaÌ„ders w t threts of murder he daily bruteth the knower of all secretes God I meane knoweth vnto whome I refer the cause being comforted with this sentence of the Prophet Dauid Fret not thy selfe with these Psalme â—7 curssed harmefull men neyther enuie angerly these workers of wickednesse for like grasse anon shall they be cut downe and like the greene fresh bent of the flower shall they wither away c. The xvj of December Gregory Carpenter Smith and A Stranger vvould haue murthered the keeper of Nevvgate a Frenchman borne was arraigned for making counterfeite keyes wherewith to haue opened the lockes of Newgate to haue slayne the kéeper and let forth the prisoners at which time of his arraignement hauing conuayed a knife into his sléeue he thrust it into the side of William Whitrents his fellow prisoner who had giuen witnesse against him so that he was in great perill of death thereby for the which fact he was immediatly taken from the barre into she stréete before the Justice hall where his hand being first striken off he was hanged on a Gibbet set vp for that purpose the kéeper of Newgate was arraigned and indicted for that the sayd prisoner had weapon about him and his hands loose which should haue bin bound The fourth of January a Shippe before Greenewich the Gunne shot into the Court at Greenevvich Court being there shotte off hir Ordinance one péece béeing charged with a bullet of stone which passed through the walles of the Court and did no more hurt The xxvij of February an Embassadour came to London Ambassadour from Muscouâ— from the Emperour of Muskouy and Rusland who was reteiued at Tottenham by y e Merchants Aduenturers of London riding in veluet coates and chaines of golde the Lorde Mountagew with the Quéenes Pencioners mette him at Iseldonne townes ende and at Smithfield barres the Lorde Maior and Aldermen in Scarlet receyued him and conuayed him through the Citie vnto Maister
had coyned gold counterfeit the Englishmen the one had clipped siluer the other cast Testons of Tinne The xxviij of March the Pencioners well appoynted 1569 Muster of Peâ—tioners in armour on horssebacke mustered before the Quéenes Maiestie in Hide Parke beside Westminster A great Lâ—ttâ—m being holden at London in Paules Church-yard A Lottary at London at the We 〈…〉 ore â—â—â—â—egoâ— to be drawne the eleuenth of January and continued day and night till the sixth of May wherein the sayd drawing was fully ended Sir Thomas Roe Lord Maior of London caused to be enclosed Buriall for dead prepared with a wall of bricke nigh one acre of ground néere vnto Bedlem without Bishopsgate to be a place of buriall for the dead of suche parishes in London as lacked conueniente ground within their sayd parishes A standing watch on Saint Iohns euen at Midsomer and Sir Iohn White Alderman rode the circuite as the Lorde Maior should haue done The xxvij of August Andrew Gregoreuich Sauin Embassadour from Muscouy lauded at the Tower Wharffe and Embassador from Muscouy was there receyued by the Lord Maior of London the Aldermen and Sheriffes in Scarlet with the merchants aduenturers in coates of blacke veluet all on horsebacke who conuayd him riding through the Citie to the Muscouy house in Sâ—ding Lane there to be lodged The plague of pestilence some what raigning in the Citie Terme adiorned of London Michaelmas Terme was first adiourned vnto the thirde of Nouember and after vnto Hillarie Terme next folowing Henry Bechar William Danne the 28. of September Sheriffes The xj of October Thomas Haward Duke of Norffolke was brought from Burnam beside Windsore by land to Westminster Duke of Norffolke sent to the Tovver and from thence by water to the Tower of London prisoner Sir Henry Neuill being his kéeper Sir Alexander Auenon Irnemonger the 28. of October Maior No Maiors feast This Maior went by water to Westminster and there tooke his oth as hath bin accustomed but kept no feast at the Guild hall least through comming togither of so great multitude infection of the pestileÌ„ce might haue increased That wéeke from the one and twentith vnto the eyght and twentith of October there dyed in the Citie and out parishes of all diseases 152. of the which 51. were accompted to dye of the plague On Monday the fourtéenth of Nouember Thomas Percy The Earles of Northumberland VVestmerland rebelled Earle of Northumberland béeing at Topclife receyued the Quéenes maiesties letters to repaire to the Court and the same day at night certayne conspirators perceyuing the sayde Earle to be wauering and vnconstant of promise made to them caused a seruante of hys called Bekewith after hée was layde in hys bedde to bustle in and to knocke at hys chamber dore willing hym in hast to arise and shifte for hymselfe for that hys enimies whome hée tearmed to bée Sir Osweld Vlstrop and Mayster Vaghan were about the Parke and had besette him with numbers of men wherevpon hée arose and conuayde hymselfe away to hys kéepers house in the same instant they caused the Belles of the Towne to be rong backwarde and so raysed as many as they could to that purpose The next night the Earle departed thence to Branspith where he mette with Charles Neuill Earle of Westmerland and other theyr confederates after which time by sundrie Proclamations they abusing the Quéenes subiects commaunded them in hir highnesse name to repaire to them in warlike manner for the defence and suretie of hir Maiestles person sometymes affirming theyr doyngs to bée with the aduise and consent of the Nobilitie of the Realme who in déede were wholly bente as manyfestly appeared to spende theyr liues in dutifull obedience agaynste them and all other Traytors sometymes pretending for conscience sake to séeke to reforme Religion sometymes declaring that they were driuen to take thys matter in hand least otherwise for raigne Princes might take it vpon them to the great perill of this Realme The xvj day they came to Durham and forthwith went Rebels rent the Byble to the Minster where they tare the Bible Communion Bokes and other such as therewere The same night they went agayne to Branspith and on the morrow to Darington where they had holywater but no Masse for want of vestments From thence they sente their Horssemen to gather togither suche numbers of men as they coulde The xviij the Earle of Northumberland went to Richmond then to Northalarton after to Borow bridge and on Sonday the twentith Anno reg 12 of Nouember he with his Lady Countesse of Northumberland met agayne with the Earle of Westmerland at Ripon and there had Masse where to get the more credite among the fauourers of the olde Romish Religion they had a crosse with a banner of the fiue woundes borne before them by Richard Norton and that night they went to Borow bridge and on the Monday to Wetherâ—ie on whiche daye at nighte some bands of them entred Tâ—dcaster and tooke a two hundred footemen chacing their Captaynes which were leading them towards Yorke to the Earle of Sussex On Tuesday they mustered on Clifford moore nigh vnto Bramham moore where they were a sixtéene hundred horssemen and a four thousand footemen which was the greatest number that euer they were From thence they intended to haue The number of the Rebels marched toward Yorke but their mindes being sodeinly altered by report they heard that Sir George Bowes had mustered within the Bishopricke and Richmondshire and leuyed greate bands on the Wednesday they returned agayne to Wetherby on Thurseday to Northalerton on Fryday to Richmond on Saterday Westmerland wente to Rabyes hys owne house on Sonday at night the Earle of Northumberland came to him there On Monday Tuesday and Wednesday they mustered in all Richmondshire and the Bishopricke bestowing their footemen in bands vnder Captaynes leading and the same day which was the last of Nouember they beséeged Barnard or Barne Castell vpon Tese builded by Bernards Castel beseeged Barnard Bayllioll about Anno domini 1174. which Castell was valiantly defended by Sir George Bowes and Roberte Bowes his brother the space of eleuen dayes In the meane space the Earle of Westmerland and his Lady went to Durham with seauen or eyght hundred horse where they remayned till the thirtéenth of December in which space to wéete the seauenth day of December Sir Iohn Foster Warden Skirmish vvith the Rebels of the middle marches accompanyed with Sir Henry Percy did giue to the sayd Earle a great skirmish The sixth of December Sir George Bowes put forth of the Castell two hundred horsemen whereof two persons were slayne and thirtie taken by the Rebels The tenth of December Sir Barnards Castel deliuered to the Rebels George Bowes deliuered the sayd Castell vnder composition to depart with armour munition bagge and baggage and forthwith marched with his garrison towardes Yorke In this meane time to wéete on the
Ordinance being placed was shot very sorâ— but did no great harme for that they were field péeces The. xxiiij our Generall gaue sommons to the sayde Castell which would not yéeld wherevpon he sent to Starling for bigger Ordinance for the batterie and so went from thence accompanyed with the Earles of Lenox and Mortayne with the horsemen and certayne shotte marched in the Countrey to a faire house of the Abbots of Kelwing néere adioyning whose name was Gawyn Hamelton whiche house they burned and vtterly spoyled with seauentéene houses more of good countenance of that name whereof one was the Lord Lanhappes which had marryed with the sister of Iames Hamelton of Bedwilhough whiche slewe the Regent There was burned seauen other faire houses thereaboutes not of that name but of alie besides those there were diuers of their kinred and alie that came in wyth humble submission and assured themselues promising their obedience to their King c. The. xxv of May in the morning was found hanging at the Bishop of Londons palace gate in Paules Church-yard a A Bull from Rome hanged on the Bishop of Londons gate Bull which lately had bin sent from Rome conteyning dyuers horrible treasons against the Quéenes maiestie for the which one Iohn Felton was shortly after apprehended and committed to the Tower of London The. xxvtj of May Thomas Norton and Christopher of Yorkeshire being both condemned of high treason for the late The Nortons â—â—ecuted Rebellion in the North were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiborne and there hanged headed and quartered The xxvtj of May the Castell of Hamelton was yéelded Hamelton in Scotland yelded to the English to Sir William Drewry generall of our Army and by him presently spoyled and brent there was in the house 34. meÌ„ The xxviij Sir George Care with the horsemen came to Lithco where the whole army mette This day a very faire house with the whole Towne of Hamelton was brent The xxix they brent an house of the Dukes called Kemyell and another at Lithco the whole Towne and diuers other faire houses was yéelded to our generall who returned to Edenborough and so to Barwike the third day of June A conspiracy was made by certayne Gentlemen and other Conspiracy in Norffolke in the Countrey of Norffolke whose purpose was on Midsomer day at Harlestone faire with sound of Trumpet and Drumme to haue reysed a number and then to proclayme their diuelish pretence against Straungers and other This matter was vttered by Thomas Kete one of the conspiracie vnto Iohn Kensey who forthwith sente the same Kete with a Constable to the nexte Justice before whome and other Justices he opened the whole matter wherevpon mayster Drewgh Drewry immediatly apprehended Iohn Throgmorton and after him many Gentlemen of the Citie of Norwich and the County of Norffolke who were all committed to prison and at the nexte Sessions of gaile deliuerie at the Castell of Norwich the seauentéenth of July before Sir Robert Caâ—â—â— Knight Lord chiefe Justice Gilbert Gerrard the Quéenes Attourney generall and other Justices tenne of them were indicted of high Treason and some others of contempte diuers of them were condemned and had iudgement the one and twentith of August and afterward thrée of them were hanged bowelled and quartred which were Iohn Throgmorton of Norwich Gentleman who stoode mute at his arraignement but at the gallowes confessed himselfe to be the chiefe conspiratour and that none had deserued to dye but he for that he had procured them with him was executed Thomas Brooke of Rolsbye GentlemaÌ„ the thirtith of August and George Redman â—â— Cnâ—â—geleford Gentleman was likewise executed the second of September The fourth of August the Duke of Norffolke was remomoued The Duke of Norffolke remoued from the Tower of London to the Charterhouse néere vnto Smithfield The same day was arraigned at the Guild hall of London Felton arraigned Iohn Felton for hanging a Bâ—ll at the gate of the Bishop of Londons palace and also two yong men for coyning and clipping of coyne who all were found giltie of high Treason and had iudgement to be drawne hanged and quartered The eyght of August Iohn Felton was drawne from Newgate into Paules Church-yard and there hanged on a gallowes Felton and others executed new set vp that morning before the Bishops palace gate and being cut downe aliue he was bowelled and quartered After this the same morning the Sheriffes returned to Newgate and so to Tiborne with two yong men which were there executed for coyning and clipping as is aforesayd The two and twentith of August the Earle of Sussex A iourney into Scotland by the Earle of Sussex Lord Lieutenant generall for the Quéenes Maiestie in the North and the Lord Scrope warden of the West marches with diuers other marched from Câ—relile with the Quéenes army and force of the North as well of Horsemen as footemen into Scotland passing ouer the Riuers of Eske Leuin and Sarke which Riuer of Sarke parteth England and Scotland and so to Dornocke wood belonging to Edward Vrone the Lord of Bonshow and then to Annoâ—na a strong house of the Lorde Harris which they rased and ouerthrew with other there aboutes from thence to Hodhim which they brente and blew vp from thence to Kennell a Towne belonging to the Lorde â—owhill which they brente from thence to Domfries which they sacked and spoyled of such paltrie as the fugitiues had left and also rased and ouerthrewe a sumptuous house belonging to the Quéene of Scottes in the kéeping of the Lorde Harris then passing the 〈…〉 of Longher they brent and spoyled Cowhilles and Powâ—racke and returned to Dâ—mâ—â—â—â—s and so to the Towne of Bankend which they brente with another house perteyning to William Maxwell of the Isles and so to the Castell of Carlauoracke standing in a marish iust to an arme of the Sea which parteth Aunerdall and Gallaway which Castell they blew vp and returned homeward transporting theyr Ordinance ouer quicksands and bogges where neuer the lyke was done before and so came to Darnoke wood The eyght and twentith of August they marched towards Garelile where by the way they brent and ouerthrew two houses the one being Arthur Greames alias Carelile the other Rich George two notable Théeues The same day at night after the Lordes comming to Carlile he made Knightes Sir Edward Hastings Sir Frances Russell Sir Knightes made by the Earle of Sussex Valentine Browne Sir William Hilton Sir Robert Stapleton Sir Henry Curwen Sir Simon Musgraue Fraunces Barâ—ame William Boxe the 28. of September Sherifes The 〈…〉 of On other â—t night happened a terrible tempest of winde and rayne both on the Sea and Lande by High vvaters vvhich drovvned many meanes whereof many Shippes and other vessels were drowned about midnight the waters ouerflowing drowned many medowes pastures townes villages cattell houses and goodes to the vtter vndoing of a great number of subiectes of this
order of the Garter one of the Quéenes Maiesties priuy Counsell and Lorde high Treasorer of England at his Manour of Basing Thys worthy man was borne in the yeare of our Lorde 148â— the firste yeare of King Richarde the thirde and lyued aboute the age of 87. yeares in sixe Kings and Quéenes dayes He serued fiue Kings and Quéenes Henrie the seauenth Henrie the eight Edwarde the sixth Quéens Marie and Quéene Elizabeth All these he serued faithfully and of them was greately fauoured Hymselfe did sée the chyldrâ—n of hys childrenâ— children growen â—o the â—â—â—ber of â—03 Aâ—â—â—â— blessing gyuen by God to men of hys â—â—â—â—ing The xxv and xxvj of March by the commaundement of the Quéenes Maiestie hir Councel the Citizens of London assembling at their â—â—â—â—â—all Halles the Maisters chose oute â—he moâ—â—e 〈◊〉 â—â—◠〈◊〉 persons of euerye their companies to 〈…〉 eâ— of thrée thousande whom they appoynted to be Pikemen and 〈◊〉 â—hâ— Pikemen were forthwith armed in â—aâ—â—â—â—â—râ—eâ—â— and â—â—â—â—r furniture according there vnto the Gunners had euery of them hys Callyuer with the furniture and 〈◊〉 on theyr heaâ—es To these were appoynted dyuers valiant Capitaines who to â—â—aine them vp in warlike â—eaâ—◠〈◊〉 them â—â—râ—ce euery wéeke sometimes in the Artillery yarde teaching the Gunners to handle their péeces sometime at the Miles end and in Saint Georges fielde teaching them to skyrmishe In the whyche skyrmishe wythe Miles end the tenth of Aprill one of the 〈◊〉 of the Goldsmiths company was shot in the 〈◊〉 wyth a péece of a scowring sticke lefte in one of the Calyuers whereof he dyed and was buryed the twelfth of Aprill in S. Paules Churcheyarde al the Gunners marching from the Miles end in battaile ray shotte off theyr Calyuers at hys graue On May day they mustred at Grenewich before y e Quéens Maiestie where they shewed manye warlike feates but were hindred by the weather whych was all day showring they returned that nighte to London and were discharged on the nexte morrowe The fourth of May Walter Deueroux Lorde Ferrers of Earles of Essex and Lincolne created Chartley and Viscount of Herâ—fonde was created Earle of Essex And Edwarde Fines Lorde Clinton and Say hyghe Admirall of Englande was created Earle of Lincolne The eight of May the Parliament beganne at Westminster Barons made and that same daye in the Parliament by the Quéenes Maiesties Writtes sir Henrie Compton Knight Lorde of Comptâ—n in the Hole sir Henry Cheyney Knight Lorde of Tudington sir William Pawlet Knight of Basing and sir Henrie Norrice Knight Lorde of Rycote were called Barons into the higher house In this Parliament for so muche as the whole Realme of England was excéedingly pestred with Roags Uagabonds and sturdy beggers by meanes wherof dayly hapned diuers horrible murders theftes and other greate outrages it was enacted that all persons aboue the age of fourtéene yeres beyng taken begging vagrant and Roags brente through the â—are wandring misorderly shoulde be apprehended whipped brent through the griâ—â—le of the right eare with a hote yron of one ynch compasse for the firste time so taken The foure and twentith of May Martin Bulloke was hanged on a Gibbet by the Well with two Buckets in Bishoppes gate stréete of London for robbing and most shamefullye murdering of a Merchaunt named Arthure Hall in the Personage of Saint Martine by the saide Well Thys Martin hadde procured the saide Arthure Hall to come to the sayd Personage to buy of hym certaine Plate but after the saide Arthure hadde well viewed the same he saide this is none of your Plate it hathe Doctor Gardeners marke I knowe it to be his that is true said Martin Bullocke but he hath appoynted me to sell it c. After thys talke whyles the said Arthure was weighing the Plate the same Martin fetcht out of the Kitchen a thicke washing Béeâ—le and commyng behinde hym strake the saide Arthure on the head that hée felled him with the firste stroke and then strake hym againe and after tooke the saide Arthures Dagger and sticked hym and wyth hys knyfe cut hys throate and after woulde haue trussed hym in a Danske Cheste but the same was too shorte wherevppon he tumbled him downe a paire of stayres and after thinking to haue buryed hym in the Seller hys legges being broken with the fyrst fal and stiffe he coulde not drawe hym downe the Seller staires béeyng wynding wherefore he cutte off hys legs wyth an Hatchet and in the ende trussed hym with Strawe in a drye fat and saying it was his apparell and Bookes caused the same to be carryed to the water side and so shipped to Rye The sixe and twentith of May the right honorable Earle of Lincolne departed from London towardes Fraunce Embassador being accompanyed with the Lords Dacres the Lord Riche the Lord Talbot the Lord Sandes and the Lord Clinton sir Arthure Chambernowne sir Ierome Bowes and sir Edwarde Hastings Knightes wyth dyuers other Gentlemen who takyng ship at Deuer cutte ouer to Bolongne where they were very honorably receyued from thence conueyed by iorneys to Paris where they were lodged in a house of y e kings named Le Chasteau de Loure being attended on by the Kings Officers Fiue dayes after they wente to the King at a house called Madril where the Kyng wyth his two brethren the Admirall and the moste parte of the Nobles of Fraunce mette them a distance from the place and broughte them into the house where they dyned and remayned till Sondaye followwyng from whence the Kyng and hys nobles with the nobles of Englande came to Paris the Kyng his two brethren and oure Embassador ryding in one Coche togither and the Nobles of England and Fraunce being so placed also in Coches came to the saide Castell of Loure and there dyned After dinner the King our Embassadour with the Nobibilitie of bothe Realmes wente to a Churche named Saint Germaine where the Frenche King his brethren and Nobilitie hearde Euensong the Noble men of Englande withdrawing them into a Chappell til Euensong was done were then fetched thence by the Nobles of Fraunce to the Kyng and hys brethren that awayted their commyng where was League vvith Fraunce confirmed in Fraunce confirmed the league whyche hadde bin concluded at Blois the ninetéenth of April deputies beyng there for the French partie Frauncis Momorencie Reignold Virago Sebastian de Lanbespine and Paul de Foix. And for the Quéene of Englande sir Thomas Smith and Maister Walsingham Embassadors Thys being done they departed without the wals of Paris to a Garden of pleasure where they supped after supper the King departed to his place of Madrill and the nobles of Englande to the Castell of Loure On Monday the Admirall feasted the Nobles of Englande On Tuisday the Duke of Aniow the Kings brother and on Wednesday the Duke of Alanson hys yonger brother and so passed in banquetting and feasting wyth riche giftes on bothe partes On Fridaye the Nobles of
the same Hospital but bycause suche agréementes coulde not be concluded vpon as he reasonablye required hys contribution that waye ceased sore against his wil as manifestly appeareth by his charitable giftes to the saide Hospitall somtyme ten pound at once to buy bedding with Item to the Company of Clothworkers in London four pounds the yere for euer Also more to the same Clothworkers he hathe gyuen hys owne dwelling house wyth other landes and tenements to the value of thyrtie pounde the yeare to the intente they shall hyre a Minister to saye diuine seruice euerye Sundaye Wednesdaye and Friday and that foure Sermons euerye yeare after hys deceasse be preached in the Chappell or Churche to the saide house béelongyng called Saint Iames in the Wall by Criplegate and also to gyue to twelue poore men yearly on the fyrste of October to euerye one a gowne of good Frize readye made a shyrte of good Locoram and a paire of strong shoes and twelue poore women twelue Gownes of the like Fréese twelue smockes and twelue paire of shoes for euer Item he hath erected a Fréeschoole sixe Almes houses Freeschole and Almes houses at Sutton in Kent adioyning at Sutton Valence in Kent where he was borne and hathe appointed for the Maister twentie pounde and y e Usher ten pound yerely for euer and to the sixe almes houses tenne pounde yearelye wyth an Orcharde and Gardens Item towarde the maintainaunce of a Frée-schoole at Maidstone in Kent tennâ— pounde yearelye after hys deceasse Item to sette poore Clothiers aworke in the Countie of Suffolke one hundred pounde in ready money Item to the Townes of Ludlow and Bridgenorth to eche of them one hundred pounde in ready money to sette poore men on worke In the moneth of Aprill the decayed stone house called Tovver on LoÌ„don bridge taken dovvne the Tower vppon London bridge was begonne to be taken downe and the heades of Traytors being remoued thence were sette on the Gate at the Bridge foote towarde Southwarke The seauentéenth of May Richard Robinson Goldsmith Robinson haÌ„ged was drawen from the Tower of London to Tyborne and there hanged for clipping of Golde The one and thyrtith of May Martin Frobisher with one Seconde voyage to Cataya ship and two Barks furnished for that purpose sayled from Harwiche in Essex towards Cataya by the Northweast Seas and entred his straites beyond Quéene Elizabeths Forlande aboute thyrtie leagues where he went on shore and fyndyng store of Golde Ore fraught his Shippe and Barke caught a man woman and childe of that Countrie then on the four and twentith of August returning from thence arryued at Mâ—forde Hauen in Wales on the twentith of September next following The twentith of June William Lumley a poore man in Necessity of the poore relieued the parishe of Elmeley in the Countie of Worcester being kept in prison by a wealthie Widow he hauing a Mare of xxij yeres olde with foale within thrée dayes after hys Mare did foale a Mare colte the which immediatly had an Udder out of the which was milked that same day a pinte of Milke and euery day after gaue aboue thrée Pintes to the great sustentation of the said pore mans wife and chyldren the which Colte continued in that sorte long time after as hathe bin séene of many thousandes The 4. 5. and 6. dayes of July was the Assises holden at Strange sicknes at Oxforde Oxforde where were arraigned and condemned one Rowlande Ienkes for his seditious tongue at whych time there arose amidst the people such a dampe that almost all were smothered very few escaped that were not taken at that instant the Jurors dyed presently Shortely after dyed sir Robert Bel Lorde chiefe Baron sir Robert de Olie sir William Babington Maister Weneman Maister de Olie high Sheriffe Maister Dauers Maister Harcurt Maister Kirle Maister Pheteplace Maister Greenewoode Maister Foster Maister Nashe Sergeant Baram Maister Steuens c. there died in Oxforde 300. persons and sickned there but dyed in other places 200. and odde from the 6. of July to the 12. of August after which day dyed not one of that sicknesse for one of theÌ„ infected not another nor any one womaÌ„ or child died therof On Sunday the 4. of August betwéen y e houres of 9. 10. Tempest in Norffolke of the clocke in the forenoone whilest the Minister was reading of the second lesson in the parish Church of Bliborough a towne in Suffolke a strange and terrible tempest of lightning and thunder strake through the wal of the same churche into the ground almost a yarde déepe draue down al the people on that side aboue xx persons then renting the wal vp to the Reuestrie cleft y e dore returning to the Stéeple rent the Timber brake the Chimes and fled towarde Bongey 6. miles off The people that were stricken downe were found groueling more than halfe an houre after whereof a man more than xl yeres a boy of xv yeres old were found starke dead the other were scorched The like flashe of lightning and crackes of thunder rent the parish Church of Bongey 9. miles from Norwich wroong in sunder the wyers and whéeles of the clocke slewe two men which sate in the Belfrey when other were at Procession and scorched an other whiche hardly escaped The Tower vpon London bridge being taken downe The tovver on London bridge nevve builded a new foundation drawen sir Iohn Langley Lord Maior of the Citie of London laid the first stone the xxviij of Auguste in presence of the sheriffes of London and the two Bridge Maisters Thomas Battes and Robert Aske Nicholas Backhouse Frauncis Bowyer the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Maior Sir Thomas Ramsey Grocer the 28. of October The ninetéenth of Nouember the newe Sergeantes at Anno reg 20 Sergeants feaste the Lawe seauen in number helde their feaste in the Temple at London The thyrtith of Nouember Cuthbert Maine was drawen Cutbert Maine executed hanged and quartered at Lawnceston in Cornewall for preferring Romaine power The seauentéenth of Januarye one Simon Pembrooke Example of Sorcerers dwelling in Saint Georges parishe in Southwarke beyng vehementlye suspected to be a Coniurer by commaundement of the ordinarie Judge for those partes appeared in the parish Churche of Saint Sauiour at a Courte holden there whyche Simon béeing busied in entertainyng a Proctor and hauyng money in his hande leaned hys head vppon a Pewe wherein the Proctor stoode whyche after he had done a certaine space the Proctor beganne to lifte vppe hys heade to sée what hée ayled and found him departing out of lyfe and straightway the saide Simon fel downe ratling a little in the throate and neuer spake worde after this was done euen as the Judge came into the Churche who said it was the iust iudgement of God towardes those that vsed Sorcerie and a greate example to admonish other to feare the iustice of God After his clothes being opened
Chancellor to the Uniuersitie as is testified by the Charter of K. Henrie the sixth bearing date the 37. yeare of his raigne whyche was the yeare of Christ 1459. Iesus Colledge was founded by Iohn Alcocke the 29. Byshop Iesus Colledge of Ely who did conuert the Monastery of Saint Raâ—â—gond the Abbesse liuing a dissolute life the Monasterie then destitute of gouernement the edyfices fallen in ruine and in conclusion the Nuns departing thence leauing it desolate into a Colledge of Chaplaines and Scholers the yeare of Christe 1446. This Iohn Alcocke was borne in Kingstone vppon Hull and therefore builded there a Fréeschoole The rentes of Iesus Colledge hathe bin more amplified by sir Robert Reade Knight Doctour Eleston Doctor Royston and Doctor Fuller Christes Colledge was founded by King Henry the sixth Christs colledge who named it Gods House as it was sometime a greate Hostell so called King Henry the seauenth granted hys Charter to Lady Margaret hys mother Countesse of Richemont Darby to encrease the Students there translating it at hir disposition so that from thenceforth it should be called Christes Colledge 1505. Saint Iohns Colledge being firste an Hostell of religious Chanons was erected by Nigellus the seconde Bishoppe of Ely Treasourer to King Henrie the firste the yeare of Christe 1134. Those Chanons lyued by the name of the Hospitall and brethren of Saint Iohn vntil the yere of Christ 1510. though at that time so farre decayed that there was but a Prior two brethren and by the dilapidations of their goods moueable and vnmoueable they abased their reuenues within the space of ten yeres last paste from the summe of an hundred and fortie pounde to thirtie pounde c. Wherevpon King Henrie the eight Richarde Byshop of Winchester Iohn Bishoppe of Rochester Charles Somerset Lorde of Herbert Thomas Louell Henry Marne Iohn Sent-Iohn Knights Henry Horneby and Hugh Ashton Clearks executors of y e testament of Lady Margaret Countesse of Richmont Darby grandmother to King Henry the eight mother to King Henry the seuenth vpon the suppressioÌ„ of the said priorie she being preuented by death leauing behinde hir sufficient goodes and committing the same to those hir friendes and executors they erected the saide Colledge Magalene Colledge was firste an Hostell or Hall inhabited Magdalene Colledge by dyuers Monkes of sundrye Monasteries Edward Duke of Buckingham translated the same to a Colledge naming it Buckingham Colledge who builded vp the Hall in the yeare of Christe 1519. After him Thomas Audley of Walden sometime Chauncellor of Englande tooke on him to be Founder of the saide Colledge and going aboute to establishe the same was preuented by death so that what he had begonne he left vnperfect and altogither vnfinished Trinitie Colledge was founded by King Henrie the eighte Trinitie Colledge in the yeare of Christ 1546. This Colledge was builded in the plot where somtime Edwarde the thyrde builded his house called the Kings hall in the yeare of Christ 1334. There was ioyned vnto this Hall a Colledge called Michael house with an Hostell called Phisicke Hostell and after the building there being made of thrée King Henrie the eight named it Trinitie Colledge Michael house was firste founded by Harnious de Stanton Priest Chauncellor of the Exchequer to Edwarde the second of whome he obtained licence to erect the saide Colledge in the yeare of oure sauiour Christ 1324. ¶ And thus farre of the Uniuersitie of Cambridge with the Colledges and Halles in the same ¶ The Vniuersitie of Oxford was instituted by King Alfred a Saxon after the byrth of Christe 873. yeares And hathe Colledges VNiuersitie Colledge founded in the time of King Vniuersitie Colledge Alfred by sir William Archdeacon of Duresme in the yeare 873. The Uniuersitie Church alias Saint Marie Church was begun to be reedified in y e time of Doctor Fitz-Iames after Bishoppe of London he procured much money towardes the building of it The battlements of it were full of Pinacles but by tempest were most of theÌ„ thrown down in one night Balioll colledge Baliol Clledge was founded in the tyme of Edwarde the first by Iohn Balioll K. of Scotland in the yere of Christ 1263. Merton Colledge was founded in the time of Edwarde the Merton Colledge firste by Walter Merton Byshoppe of Rochester the yeare of Christ 1276. Excester Colledge was founded in the time of Edward the Excester Colledge seconde by Walter Stapleton Bishoppe of Excester 1316. And augmented in the time of oure Soueraigne Ladye Elizabeth by sir William Peter Knight in the yere of Christ Anno. 156â— Oriall Colledge was founded in the time of Edwarde the Oriall Colledge seconde by sir Adam Browne Almoner of the said King the yeare of Christe 13â—3 Queenes Colledge was founded in the time of Edwarde the Queenes Colledge thyrde by Robert Eglishfielde in his owne grounde and by him called the Queenes hall he was Chapleine to the Lady Philip wife to the same Edward the yeare of Christ 1340. Newe Colledge was founded in the time of King Richard Nevv Colledge the seconde by William Wickham Byshoppe of Winchester the yere of Christ 1375. Lincolne Colledge was founded in y â— time of Henry the fifth Lincolne Colledge by Richard Fleming Bishop of Lincolne 1430. and augmented in Richard the thirds time by Thomas Rotheram Byshop of Lincolne in the yere 1479. Alsoule Colledge was founded in the time of King Henry y â— Alsoule Colledge sixth by Henry â—icheâ—y Archbi of Canterburie in y â— yere 1437. He also founded Barnard Colledge in Oxford since suppressed by K. HeÌ„ry the eight now reedified by sir Thomas White and by him called Saint Iohns Colledge Diuinitie Schoole was founded in the time of King Henry Diuinitie schoole the sixth by Humfrey Duke of Gloucester 1447. Magdalen Colledge was founded in the time of king Henry Magdalen Colledge the sixth by William Wainflet Bish of Winchester 1459. He builded a good part of Eaton Colledge begon by Henry y â— sixth he builded a Fréeschoole at Wamflet Brasen nose Colledge was founded in y â— raigne of King Henry Brase nose Colledge the seuenth by Wil. Smith B. of Lincolne in the yere 1513. The same William Smith sometime Bishop of Lichfielde ordayned an Hospitall there for pore folkes and a Gramer Schoole for pore folkes children Also at Farneworth where he and his parents had their originall he bestowed x. pound the yere foreuer to one that should teach a Gramer schoole Corpus Christi Colledge was founded in the raigne of Henrie Corpus Christi Colledge the seauenth by Richard Foxe Bishop of Winchester himselfe being a Fellow in Pembrooke hall in Cambridge he endowed the same Colledge with 40. â— 8. sÌ„ 11. d. of yerely rent for euer the yere 1516. Christes Churche was founded in the time of Henry the Christes church eight by Thomas Wolsey Cardinal Archebishop of Yorke in the yere of
Glastenburie brent Pag. 213 Gorbodug king Pag. 24 Gorbomanus king Pag. 29 Gorbonian king Pag. 30 Gospell preached in England Pag. 57 Godwin Sands Pag. 173 Good Parliament Pag. 467. euil Parliament Pag. 519. lay mans Parliament Pag. 559 Golden Rose sent from Rome Pag. 933 Gold enhaunsed Pag. 941 Grantham builded Pag. 29 Grantbridge or Cambridge Pag. 122 Grey Friers in England Pag. 259 Grifithe of Wales brake his necke out of the Tower of London Pag. 269 Grauesend Bishop of London Pag. 315 Groates halfe groates coyned Pag. 420 Grey Friers in LondoÌ„ an Hospital Pag. 1053 Great and wonderful tempestes Pag. 1106 Gardner made Lord Chauncellour Pag. 1071 deceased Pag. 1099 Great Hary a slip brent Pag. 1071 Great seale taken from the Lord Riche page Pag. 1050 Greenewich Towne builded Pag. 240 Giles Church brent Pag. 1032 Great flouds Pag. 1099 Great fishes Pag. 1053 Great muster in London Pag. 1015 Gwindolen Queene Pag. 19 Gurgustus king Pag. 23 Gurgustius King Pag. 28 Guinthelinus king Pag. 28 Gurguinus king Pag. 30 Guinouer wife to Arthur Pag. 81 Gurmondchester builded Pag. 88 Guy Earle of Warwicke slew Colbronde Page 131 Guisnes gotten by the English Pag. 421 Gunnes muented Pag. 480 Guilde Hall in London builded Pag. 573 Gunne shot at the Preacher Pag. 1091 H. HAdrianus a Romaine Pag. 54 Hadley in Essex Pag. 124 Harold a Dane King Pag. 141 Hardicanutus king Pag. 142 Harold king Pag. 146. slaine Pag. 147 Hartes leapt into the Sea Pag. 240 Hales Owen reedified Pag. 251 Halfepence and farthings round Pag. 299 Handes of men cut of for rescuing of a prisoner Pag. 306 Hastings brent Pag. 472 Harlow Castel wonne Pag. 721 Hayle stones Pag. 18. ynches about Pag. 870 Hayle in Northamptonshire did muche harme Pag. 1174 Hailestones figured like meÌ„ heads Pag. 103 Hangman hanged Pag. 1013 Helius king Pag. 31 Helen mother to Constantine Pag. 69 Hengest Saxon. Pag. 80. king of Kent Pag. 83 Hengest first king of Kent Pag. 190 Hereforde Bishoppes Sea founded Pag. 106 Hereford brent Pag. 164 Henâ—ie the first Pag. 176 Hereford brent Pag. 189 Henrie the seconde king Pag. 200 wenteagainst the Welchmen Pag. 201 Hergelius Patriarke Pag. 214 Hedges burned Pag. 237 Henrie the third King Pag. 252 Herdesmen go toward Ierusalem Pag. 340 Hugh Spencer executed Pag. 349 350 Henrie Percy created Erle of Northumberland Pag. 471 Henrie bastard of Spaine Pag. 475 Herfleete besieged Pag. 589 Henrie sonne to Iohn of Gaunt created Duke of Hereforde Pag. 527 accufeth the Duke of Norffolke Pag. 528 banished Pag. 529 returneth into Englande Pag. 532. chosen king Pag. 540 crowned â—42 conspiracie againste him Pag. 544. entreth Scotlande Pag. 547. in great daunger Pag. 549 marieth the dutches of Brytaine Pag. 553. conspiracie against him Pag. 563. writeth to the Pope Pag. 571. ended his life Pag. 576 Henrie Beauchamp created duke of Warwicke Pag. 648 Henrie Lord Bourcher made Earle of Essex Pag. 713 Henrie son to Henrie the seauenth borne Page 865 Henrie sonne to Henrie the fourth made prince of Wales Pag. 541. his demean of at his fathers deathe Pag. 576. crowned king Pag. 583. entreth Normandie Pag. 588. Pag. 599. returneth home Pag. 597. deceased Pag. 614 Henrie the sixth borne at Windsor Pag. 612 King of England and of Fraunce Pag. 618 crowned Pag. 633. at Paris Pag. 635. fled into Scotlande Pag. 712. disherited Pag. 713 taken Pag. 717 â—estored Pag. 725. sent to the Tower prisoner Pag. 727. murdered Pag. 729. his coÌ„mendation Pag. 730 his Colledge Pag. 731. his death Pag. 756. buried at Windsor Pag. 84â— Edward Prince borne in Sanctuarie Pag. 726 Pag. 807. King of Englande Pag. 7â—â— his aunswere to his mother Pag. 805 murdered Page 828 Henrie Earle of Richmonde landed at Mylford hauen Pag. 851. proclaymed king Pag. 858 drowned Pag. 861. besieged Buloigne Pag. 866 builded a Chapple at Westminster Pag. 875. Hospitall of the Sauoy Pag. 891. deceased ibidem his sepulchre Pag. 892 Hingwer the Dane slayne Pag. 123 Honorius Emperour Pag. 73 Hokenorton a towne Pag. 129 Houndsdich Pag. 139 Hofen a payre for a king three shillings Page 168 Howses blowne down in Cheape Pag. 170 Hospital of Saint Leonard at Yorke fouÌ„ded Pag. 175 Hospitall of Saint Giles Pag. 183 Hospital of Saint Crosse builded Pag. 185 Hospital of s Thomas in Southwark Pag. 244 Hospitall at Oxford Pag. 263 Hospital of Saint Marie at London Pag. 265 Hospital at Lecester founded Pag. 365 Hogges in Normandie brent by Edward the third Pag. 394 Hospitall at Kingston founded Pag. 461 Housekeeping of the Earle of Warwike Page 722 House at London bridge fell into the Thames Pag. 748 Humber a Riuer Pag. 18 Humfrey Duke of Glocester chalengeth to coÌ„bat with Philip D. of Burgoign Pag. 625. marieth Elianor Cobham Pag. 631. dyed at Bury Pag. 650. debate betwene the D. of Glo. and the Bi. of Winchester Pag. 627 I. I Ago King Pag. 23 Saint Iames in Bristowe builded Pag. 181 Iames Churche at Garlike Hithe builded Pag. 349 Iaqueline Dutchesse of Henalt Pag. 623 married to the Duke of Gloucester Pag. 624 Iames son to the King of Scottes taken Pag. 567. released of his imprisonment Pag. 629 Iacke Cade a rebel Pag. 652. Pag. 653 entred London Pag. 659. pardoned Pag. 661. beheaded Page 663 Iames house purchased by the king Pag. 798 Ida firste King of the Northumbers Pag. 107 Iewels haÌ„ged and left in the high wayes not touched but of the owners Pag. 127 Iewes robbed Pag. 220. imprisoned Pag. 238. spoyled Pag. 246. their Synagogue Pag. 262 Iewes borne in Englande Pag. 273. hanged Page 275 Iewe drowned Pag. 277. Iewes spoyled Pag. 278 Iewes executed Pag. 298. their Synagogues destroyed Pag. 301. banished Pag. 304 Iewes and Leapers poysoned waters Pag. 341 Iedworth in Scotland brent Pag. 933 Iewels and Church Plate called into the Kings hande Pag. 10â—7 Ioseph of Aramath â—7 Iohn the Kings sonne made Lord of Irelande Pag. 294 Iohn the Kings brother rebelled Pag. 221. 223 Iohn King Pag. 230. diuorced Pag. 231. sommoned to the Frenche Courte Pag. 232. resigned the Crowne and absolued Pag. 243. crossed to Hierusalem Pag. 245. fled Pag. 249. hys treasure drowned Pag. 250 Iohn Eure helde landes in Scotlande Pag. 319 Iohn Kirby hanged Pag. 480 Iohn Ball hanged Pag. 489 Iohn Wraw hanged Pag. 491 Iohn Philpots worthinessâ— Pag. 476. Pag. 479. deceassed Pag. 495 Murder in Westminster Church Pag. 477 Iohn Northamptons sedition Pag. 493 Iohn Holand created Erle of HuntingtoÌ„ Page 507 Iohn Duke of Lancaster entreth Spaine Pag. 500. made Duke of Aquitaine Pag. 510 marryeth Katherine Swinford Pag. 518. dyeth Pag. 530 Iohn Gower Pag. 548 Sir I. Oldeastel coÌ„uict Pag. 584. executed Pag. 599 Iohn Beaufort made Duke of Somerset Page 647 Iohn Dauy loste hys hande in Cheape Page 713 Iohn Duke of Bedford regent of France married Anne daughter to the Duke of Burgoigne Pag. 619 Saint Iohns in Smithfielde suppressed Page 1019 Ione Butcher brent Pag. 1047 Ile of Shepey Pag. 115 Ile of Wight