this Maior was rowed thyther by water For the whiche the water men made of hym a songe begynnyng Row the boate Norman c. The fyre of enuye that a good space had couertely smouldered betwene the Duke of Yorke and the Duke of Somerset with other of the Quenes counsayle at thys tyme brake out in hot and fierce flames of warres In so muche that betwene the Kynge who defended these persones and the Duke of Yorke wyth hys alies at Sainct Albons a cruell battayle was foughte In the ende wherof the victory fell to the Duke of Yorke And on the kynges partye was slayne the Duke of Somerset the Erle of Northumberlande the Lorde Clyfforde wyth many other honorable men knyghtes and Squyers After whyche tyme the Duke wyth great reuerence broughte the Kynge frome Sainct Albons to London Where by a Parlyamente hee was made Protectour of the realme the Crie of Salisbury Chauncellour and the Erle of Warwyke captayne of Calice Anno. 33. Stephen Maf Foster Maf Iohn Field S. williā Tailor S. This yeare in London was a greate fray at saint Martyns le grand by sainctuary men who issued foorth and hurte diuers citisens but it was appeased by the Maior and other There was suche greuous complaints made therof to the Kyng by the deane of Sainct Martins that the liberties of the citie were in perill to be seysed Anno. 34. William M. Marrow M. Grocer M. Iohn Yong S. Tho. Dulgraue S. By meanes of the Quene and other lordes the duke of Yorke was discharged of his protectorshyp whyche thyng was cause of newe grudge and malice A great ryot committed in London agaynst the Lombardes and Italians because a mercers seruant was caste in pryson for strikyng an Italian Anno. 35. Thomas M. Caninges M. Grocer M. Iohn Steward S. Rafe Uerney S. At Erith within .xii. miles of London were taken .iiii. wonderful fishes wherof one was called Mors Marina the second a swoorde fyshe the other twoo were whales A fleete of Frenchemenne landed at Sandwych and spoyled the towne with great cruelty Anno. 36. Godfrey M. Boleyne M. Mercer M. Williā Edward S. Tho. Rayner S. A fained agremēt was made betwene the Kyng the Quene and the Duke of Yorke with his retinue for ioye wherof a generall procession was celebrated in sainct Paules at London At whyche solempne feast the King in habite royal and his diademe on hys heade kept hys state in procession before whome wente hand in hande the Duke of Somerset the Erle of Salisbury the Duke of Excester and the Erle of Warwike and so one of the one faction an other of the other sect And behynde the kynge the Duke of Yorke ledde the Quene with greate familiaritie to all mens syghtes But wo worth dissimulation for theyr bodies were ioyned by hande in hande whose heartes were farre in sunder as appered shortly after Anno. 37. Tho. Scot M Draper M Rafe Iosselyn S. Rich. Medthā S. The noble scyenco of printynge was founde in Germany at Magunce by one Iohn Cuthenbergus a knight he found moreouer the Inke by his deuyce that printers vsed .xvi. yeare after printyng was founde which was the yeare of our Lord .1458 one Conradus an Almayn brought it into Rome Nicolas Iohnson a frenche man dyd greatly polyshe garnishe it And now it is dispersed thorough the whole worlde as saythe Poliedore Virgile William Caxton mercer of London fyrst brought it into Englande aboute the yeare of our Lord .1471 and practised the same in the abbey of sainte Peter at Westmynster The Duke of Yorke the Erles of Salisburye and Warwicke with a greate hoste met the Kyng and other lordes of England vpon Bloreheath nere to Lōdon where because Andrew Trollop a captayn of Calice the nyght before the battaile should haue ben fledde with a companye of the beste souldiours to the Kynges parte The Duke of Yorke the Earles of Marche Salisbury and Warwyke mystrustyng them selues to bee to weake departed wyth a preuye companye and fledde The Duke into Irelande the .iii. Erles into Gernesey and after to Calais without any notable battayle This yeare deceased the famous citesen of London Symond Eyre Who as before is saide builded the Leaden hall in London and in the chapel of the sayd hall was written in Latine as foloweth in Englisshe The honourable and famous marchant Symond Eire founder of this worke once Maior of this Citie Citezen and draper of the same departed oute of this life the .xviii. daie of September the yeare of the Incarnation of Christe .1459 and the .38 yeare of the reigne of King Henry the .vi. Anno. 38. William M. Hulyn M. Fishmonger M. Io. Plūmar S. Io. Stocker S. The .iii. Erles cōming frō Calice with a pussaunt armie the .ix. daie of Iulie mette Kinge Henrie at Northampton and gaue hym strong battayle In the ende wherof the victorie fell to y e erles and the kynges host was dispersed chased and many slayne amonge whiche was the Duke of Buckingham the erle of Shrewesburie the lorde Egremount with other and the kyng taken in the fielde The Duke of Yorke retornyng into Englande made suche clayme to the crowne that by consent of a parliament he was proclaymed heyre apparaunte and all his progeny after hym Margarete the Quene in this meane tyme in all haste possible had gathered a company of Northern men and neare to a towne in the North called Wakefielde in a cruell fyght discomfited and slew the Duke of Yorke with his sonne the erle of Rutlande the erle of Salysbury was taken prysoner with dyuerse other noble men Anno. 39. Rich. Lee M. Grocer M. Rich. Flemyng S Iohn Lambard S The Quene with hir retyne we neare saynt Albons discomfited the earle of Warwick and the Duke of Norfolke delyuered kyng Henry hys husband Edward erle of March eldest sonne to the Duke of Yorke came vp to London with a myghty power of Marchmē accompanyed with the earle of Warwycke and by agreement of a councell was proclaymed kynge of Englande and called Edwarde the fourth shortly after he pursued kyng Henry towarde Yorke where he gaue a sore battayle to the kyng and his company This fyght was so cruell and fyers that in the field and chase were slayne .xxx. thousand of the commons besyds men of name of the whiche were the erles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande the lorde Clyfford Androwe Trollep and other to the number of eleuen And kynge Henry lost all and was fayne to flee the lande when he had reigned eight and thyrty yeres .vi. monethes and foure dayes And Quene Margaret with the yong prynce fled to her father the Duke of Angeowe King Edwarde the fourth Anno Regni .1 EDwarde the fourth began his dominion ouer this Realme of Englād the fourth daye of Marche in the yere of our lorde .1460 and lefte the same the .ix. daye of
Oreland S This yere the kyng cōmaunded that Peter pence should no more be gathered nor payde to Rome This yere Prynce Edwarde had hys fyrst sonne whose name was Edward but he dyed at seuen yeres of age Prynce Edward entred Spayne with a great puysaunce where he ouercame the Spanyardes and Frenche men and expelled Henry the bastarde and set Peter in his former estate as kig of Spain But not long after the prynces retorne home agayne Henry repaired his army and warred vpon his brother so fiersly that in the ende he vtterly vanquyshed hym and put him to death and thē without resistance possessed the kyngdome of Spayne Anno. 41. Iohn Louekyn M. Iohn Warde S Williā Dickmā S This yere was borne the second son of Prynce Edward named Rychard Anno. 42. Iames Andrew M. Rich. Torgold S. Williā Dickmā S. This yere appeared Stella cometa that is a blasing starre And this yere the erles of Armenak of brett of Perygort with other nobles of y e duchie of Guyan appealed the Prynce of Wales in the Frenche kynges court that he had broken the peace and wronged them as in exacting of them ouer great sommes of money c. But the Frenche king deferred it for certayne causes to long here to reherse Anno. 43. Symon Mordon M. Adā wymbinghā S. Robert Gyrdler S. This yere the kyng of Fraunce proceaded in iudgement vpon the appellation before made by y e erle of Armenak the lorde of Bret and erle of Perygort agaynst Prynce Edward Wherupon discorde variance began to take place betwene y e two kynges and those lords which before were sworne to kyng Edward dyd nowe yelde dyuers townes of the coūtrey of Poytiers vnto the Frēch kyng The Duke of Lācaster aryued at Caleis and entred Fraunce with a company of souldiours wher not farre from Arde the Duke of Burgoyne lodged within a mile of his army with a great power the space of .xviii. dayes and neuer profered battell But lastly went away by nyght and then the Duke passed further into Fraunce Anno. 44. Iohn Chichester M. Iohn Pyell S. Hugh hoiditch S. This yere dyed Quene Phylip wyfe to Edward the thyrd she buylded y e colledge in Oxēford called quenes colledge In this yere was the thyrd mortalitie or pestylence wherof dyed much people Anno. 45. Iohn Bernes M. Wil. Walworth S Robert Gayton S Iohn Barnes Mayor of Londō gaue a chest with three lockes and a. 1000. markee to be lent to yonge men vpon sufficient gage so that it passed not one 100. markes and for the occupying therof if he were learned to saye at his pleasure Deprofundis for the soule of Iohn Barnes if he were not learned to saye Pater noster But howe so euer the money was lent at this daie the chest standeth in the chamber of London without eyther money or pledges for the same This yere the countrey of Lymosyn with other became obeysaunt to the Frenche kyng and fell from the kynge of Englande by reason that Prynce Edward had lately assessed vpon the inhabytantes of the countrey a great and greuous taske by meanes whereof he lost the loue of the people Anno 46. Iohn Barnes M. Robert Hatfild S. Adam Staple S. The Erle of Penbroke as he passed the sea to reskewe the castell of Rochel was encoūtred with a fleete of Spanyardes whiche kyng Henry of Castell had sent to ayde the Frenche kyng Of these Spanyardes after cruellfyght the Erle was taken and syr Guystarde de Angle and other to the number of .160 persons and the more part of his men slayne and drowned Anno. 47. Iohn Pyel Maior Iohn Phylpot S. Nycolas Brēber S. Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred by Calays into Fraunce passed throughout the Realme by Uermendoys and Campayne nyghe to turdeaux in Aquitane without battayle not withstāding the great hurt and domage they dyd to the townes countreys as they passed Anno. 48. Adam of Bury M. Iohn Aubery S. Iohn Fisshye S. Dyuers entreatyes of peace were made betwene the kyng of Englande Fraunce by meane of the byshoppe of Rome but none was concluded Anno 49. William Walworth M. Rychard Lyōs S W. wodhous S The entreatie of peace continued but not concluded but for foure monethes at the moste in which tyme of entreatie the Frenche kyng wan many holdes townes of the Englyshemen as well in Guyan as in Brytayne and in other places Anno. 50. Iohn Warde M. Iohn hadley S. Wil. Newport S. Many wonderfull sycknesses fell among the people as well in Italy as in England whereof there vsed an exceadyng great number Anno. 51. Adam staple M. Iohn Northampton S Robert Launde S Prince Edward departed out of this lyfe who was in his tyme the flower of chyualry He was buried at Caunterbury and then kyng Edwarde created Richard sonne of prince Edward prince of Wales and because the kyng waxed feble and sickly he betoketh rule of the lande to syr Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster who so continued duryng his fathers lyfe This yere kyng Edward the thyrde ended his lyfe at Rychemonde the .xxi. daye of Iune in the yere of our Lorde 1377. When he had reigned .50 yeres fyue monethes lackynge foure dayes and was buried at Westmynster he left behynde hym foure sonnes Lewes duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster Edmond of Langley duke of Yorke and Thomas of Wodstocke erle of Cambrydge Richarde the second Anno regni .1 RIchard the second sonne of Prince Edward of Wales was ordeyned kyng of Englande beyng as yet but eleuen yeres of age He began his reigne the .xi. daye of Iune in the yere of our lorde .1377 and left the same the .xxix. daie of September in the yere .1399 so he reigned .xxii. yeres .iii. monethes and eight daies In bountie and liberalitie he farre passed all hys progenitours but he was ouer muche geuen to reste quietnes and loued litle dedes of armes and martial prowesse for that he was yong he was moste ruled by yong counsayle and regarded nothyng the aduertysementes of the sage and wyse men of his Realme for the chiefe about hym were of no wysdome nor estimacion whiche thyng tourned this land to great trouble and him selfe in fine to extreame myserie Of hym Iohn Gower wryteth as Hardyng affyrmeth these verses in latyne folowyng Principio Regis oritur transgressio legis Quo fortuna cadit humus retrograda uadit Quomodo surrexit populus quem nō bene rexit Tēpus ad huc plangit super hoc quod Chronica tangit Stultorū uile cepit consiliū iuuenile Et sectam senium decreuit esse reiectam Tunc accusare quosdam presumpsit auare Vnde catallorum gazas spoliauit corum Whiche may be englyshed thus When this kyng fyrst began to reigne the lawes neglected were Wherfore good fortune him forsooke and thearth did quake for feare The people also whom
ouer this Realme the .xxix. of September in the yeare of oure Lorde .1399 and lefte the same the .xx. day of March in the yeare .1412 So hee reygned thirtene yeares sixe monethes lackyng nyne dayes Henry the soonne of Kynge Henry was chosen Prince of Wales and duke of Cornewall Earle of Chester and heire Apparaunt to the Crowne hee deposed three Dukes that is to saie of Albumarle Ercester and Surrey and the marques of Dorset Anno. 1. Tho. Knolles Grocer M. wil. waldern S williaÌ„ Hyde S The lorde Morley appealed the Erle of Salisburye of treason and caste hys hoode for a guage to trye wyth hym batayle the whych saying he replied and caste frome hym hys gloues for guage to proue hys sayinges vntrewe which were sealed and delyuered to the lorde Marshall Syr Iohn Hollande Duke of Ercester brother to Kynge Rycharde the Duke of Aumarke the duke of Surrey with the Erles of Salisbury and Gloucester and other that fauoured Richard of Burdeur conspyred againste Kyng Henry and appoynted pryuily to murder hym at a feaste whyche shoulde be holden at Wyndsore but their treason was disclosed and they all put to death with as many knightes and esquiers as were of that alyance and confederacie Kyng Richarde was put to deathe in Pomfret castell by a knyghte called syr Piers of Exton and after brought to the tower of London and so through the citie of London to Poules barefaced and there stode .iii. dayes for all beholders and frome thense to Langley and there buried in a house of Friers but he was since remoued by Henry the .v. and lieth at Westmynster Upon the deathe of thys Kynge Rycharde Iohn Gower dothe wryte these verses in Latine as foloweth O speculum mundi quod debet in auro refundi Ex quo prouisum sapiens acuit sibi uisum Cum male uiuentes Deus odit in orbe regentes Est qui peccator non esse potest dominator Richardo teste finis probat hoc manifeste Sic diffinita fuit regia sors stabilita Regis ut est uita Chronica stabat ita Which may be englished thus O myrrour for the worlde mete Whyche shouldste in golde be bette By whyche all wyse men by forsyght Theyr prudent wytts may whette Lo God dothe hate suche rulers as Here viciously doo lyue And none ought rule that by theyr lyfe Doo yll example gyne As thys kyng Richard wytnesseth well His ende thys playne dothe showe For God allotted hym suche ends And sent hym so great woo As suche a lyfe descrude as by The chronicles thou mayst knowe Anno. 2. Iohn Frauncis Goldsmyth M. Iohn wakell S. williaÌ„ Ebot S. Whyle the Kynge was in Wales certayne persons enuyinge that he had so shortely obteyned and possessed the Realme blased abroade amongest the vulgare people that kynge Rycharde was yet lyuyng and desyred ayde of the common people to reposesse hys realme and royall dignitie And to the furtherance of theyr inuention they sette vppon poastes and caste aboute the stretes raylynge rymes malicious metres and taunting verses against Kyng Henry and kys procedynges He beyng netled wyth those vncurteous prickes and thornes searched out the auâ—tours and amongest other were founde culpable of thys cryme syr Roger Claryngdon knyght wyth two of hys seruauntes the Pryour of Launde and .viii. Friers Mynoures or graye Fryers who were drawen hanged and quartered at Tyborne in the moneth of February Owen Glendour of Wales rebelled and kyng Henry wente thyther with a strong armye but coulde not wynne to them they fled so to theyr mountayns This yeare was greate scarsitie of wheate and other grayn so that wheat was sold at London for xvi.s a quarter Anno. 3. Iohn Chadworth M. will Uenour S I. FreminghaÌ„ S Thys yeare the Cundite standing vpon Cornehill in London was begon to be made where as before tyme it was a pryson for priestes called the Tonne in Cornehyll A great batayle at Srewesbury began by syr Thomas Percy Erle of worcester and other agaynste the Kynge where syr Thomas Percye was taken and beheaded syr Henry Percy slayn wyth many other noble men Anno. 4. Iohn Walcot Draper M. Richard Marlow S. Robert Chicheley S. The Emperor Robert came into Englande only to see the countrey and coÌ„modities therof where he was receiued with great triumph The Lorde of Castile in Brytayne landed within a myle of Plymmouthe with a greate compauye hee lodged all nyghte in Plymmouth and on the morowe robbed and spoyled the town and returned agayne to theyr shyppes Anno. 5. WilliaÌ„ Alkham M. Tho. Fauconer S. Tho. Poole S. The Britaynes and Frenchemen whyche the yere before had spoyled and robbed the towne of Plymmouth were discomfited and slayn of the englishmen in a battayle on the sea nere the towne of Dartmouth This yeare one willyam Serle was taken in the marches of Scotlande and brought to London and there hanged drawen and quartred for the murdring of the duke of Gloucester at Calice Anno. 6. Iohn Hynd Draper M. Wil. Lowsche S StepheÌ„ spilmaÌ„ S Syr Rycharde Scrope then archebishop of Yorke and the Lord Mowbraye then marshall of England wyth other gathered greate strength to haue put downe the kyng as the fame went but they were taken and presented to the Kyng at Yorke where they were bothe beheaded Anno. 7. Io. wodcock Mercer M. Henry BartoÌ„ S wil. Croumer S This yeare was the bridge and Chapell of Rochester finished by syr Robert Knolles who also new reedified the body of the church of white friers standing in Fletestrete and there was buryed That Church was fyrst founded by the ancestors of the Lorde Gray Cotner Anno. 8. Richard WhittingtoÌ„ Mercer M Nic. wotton S. Geffrey broke S. Thys yeare syr Henry Earle of Northumberland and the lord of Bardolfe commyng out of Scotland with a stroÌ„g company to the displeasure of the Kyng as they intended were met and foughten wyth and dyscomfyted and theyr heades were stryken of and sents to London This Richard Whityugton Maior of London aboue named builded the house in London named Whittingtons colledge He buylded a great parte of the Hospytall of Saynete Bartholomewes in west Smithfielde he buylded the library at the Gray friers in LoÌ„don now called Christes hospitall he also buylded a great part of the east end of the guyld hall in London besyde sundry other notable workes done by hym Anno. 9. Wil. scondeÌ„ Grocer M. HeÌ„ry PoÌ„fret S Henry Halton S This yere was a great froste whiche began in December and lasted fyftene weekes Edmond Holland Erle of Kent was by the kynge made admirall of the sea who scouryng and skimmyng the sea at the last landed in Britayn and besieged the Castell of Briake and wan it but he was there wounded with an arrow wherof he dyed soone after Anno. 10. Drew BareÌ„tin Goldsmyth M. Tho. duke S wil.
whiche tyme the lady hys wyfe myght neuer come to hym nor had any thyng to lyue vpon but what people of theyr charities woulde geue hyr or what she got by hyr nedle Anno. 12. William Hampton FyshmoÌ„ M. Iohn Browne S Th. Bledlowe S This Mayor was a good iusticer he punyshed in hys yere many Bawdes and Strompettes and caused them to ryde with raye hoodes and made a payre of Stockes to bee sette in euerye warde of the cytie Anno. 13. Iohn Tat Mercer M. William Stocker S Robert Bellisdon S In this yere the erle of Excester was founde dead in the sea betwene Douer and Calleys One Iohn Gose was burned at the tower hyll for heresy Anno. 14. Ro. Drope Draper M. EdmuÌ„d Shaw S. Thomas Hyll S. This Robert Drope Maior of LondoÌ„ afore named buylded the east ende of y e conduite in Cornehyll Kynge Edwarde required of his subiectes a beneuolence whiche they gaue him and so he sailed into Fraunce with a great armie to aide the Duke of Burgoyne but by sute of the Frenche kyng a peace was concluded for seuen yeres Anno. 15. Robert Basset Salter M. Hugh prince S. Ro. colwich S. This Maior dyd sharp correction vpoÌ„ Bakers for makyng of lyght bread in so muche that he set dyuers of them on the pyllory whose names I pasâ—e ouer And a woman named Agnes Deyntie was also there punyshed for sellynge of false mynged butter Anno. 16. Rauf Iosseleyn Dra. M. Rich. RawfoÌ„ S. Wil. Horne This yere by the dyligence of this Maior the newe wall of London from Creplegate to Byshopsgate was made as it nowe is the Maior with his company of the Drapers made all that part betwyxt Alballowes church in the same wall and Byshops gate of their owne proper costes and the other companies made y e other deale whiche was a great worke to be done in one yere coÌ„sidering the purueyaunce of the stuffe Anno. 17. Humfrey Heyford Goldsmith M. Henry Colet S. Iohn Stocker S. This yere the Duke of Clarence seconde brother to the kyng beyng prysoner in the towre was secretly put to death and drowned in a barell of maluesey within the sayd towre Anno. 18. Richard Gardyner Mercer M. Rob. Herding S. Robert Byfeld S. This yere was a great dearth and also a great death at London and in dyâ—ers other partes of this Realme Anno. 19. Bartholo Iames Draper M. Thomas Ilam S. Iohn Warde S. This Thomas Ilam sheryffe afore named newely buylded the great conduyte in Cheape of his owne proprecostes This yere at the towre hyll were .4 felons hanged and burned for robbyng of a churche Anno. 20. Iohn Brown M. William Daniel S. William Bacon S. This yere the kynge requyred great sommes of money to be lent hym of the citizens of London who after diuerse assemblies graunted to lende him .5000 marke whiche was repaied agayne in the next yere folowyng Anno. 21. William Hariate Draper M. Robert ae S Wil. Wykyng S Rich. Chawry S This yere the Scottes began to stirre against whom kyng Edwarde sent the Duke of Gloucester and diuers other whiche retourned agayne without any notable battayle Anno. 22. Edmond Shawe goldsmith M. Wil. Whyte S. Iohn Mathew S. This Edmund Shaw builded Criple gate in London Kyng Edward makyng great prouision for warre into Fraunce ended hys lyfe the .ix. of Apryll in the yeare of our Lorde .1483 when he had reigned .22 yeares .i. moneth and v. dayes He was buryed at Wyndsor leauyng after him two sonnes Edwarde the prince Rycharde Duke of Yorke with .v. daughters as Elizabeth that after was quene Cicelie Anne Katherine and Bridget King Edward the fifthe Anno. 1. EDward the fyft of the age of .xi. yeres began hys reigne ouer this Realme of England the .ix. of Apryll in the yeare of our Lord .1483 and was murdred by Richarde Duke of Gloucester the same yere the .22 day of Iune so he reigned .2 monethes and .xi. days Thys Edwarde was neuer crowned but cruelly murdred by Richarde Duke of Gloucester his vnnatural vncle who after vsurped the Crowne and was called Richarde the third King Richard the thirde Anno Regni .1 RIchard the thyrd brother to Edwarde the fourthe thorough many cruel dedes lastly obteyned the Crowne of England Fyrst to compas his wycked and dyuelyshe purpose hee put to death those noble men which he thought wold not consent to hys mynde in all thynges the other he corupted with ryche gyftes then by hys vntruth and falshode he wrested from the quene Elizabeth beynge than in sanctuarie Rychard her yonger sonne and brother to the Prynce Thyrdly he caused to be publyshed at Poules Crosse by one doctour Shawe that Edward the fourthe hys elder brother was not ryghtely begotten of hys mother but by aduoutrye and therefore that neyther he nor hys chyldren had ryght to the Crowne or as some wryte he caused to be publyshed that the prynce his brother were not ryghtfully begotten of Queene Elizabeth and therfore the ryghte of the crowne to be his whiche in fyne he toke vpon hym and to make a perfect worke of his crueltie shortly therupon shamefully murdered the two yonge chyldren in the towre of London and vsurped the crowne two yeres and two monethes Anno Regni .1 Robert BylisdoÌ„ Habardasher M. Tho. NorlaÌ„d S. W. Martyn S. Grudge began betwene kynge Rychard the thyrde and his nere friende the Duke of Buckyngham in so much that for displeasure therof the Duke coÌ„spired with dyuers other noble men agaynst hym and intended to bryng into the lande Henry erle of Rychmonde as ryghtful heyre to the crowne This HeÌ„ry had fled into Brytayne fearyng the crueltie of Edward y e fourth for whiche conspiracie the saide Duke of Buckingham with dyuers other was shortly after taken and put to death Henry erle of Rychemounte aided with the Britaynes entended to arriue in Wales but hys nauie was so scattered with a contrary wynd that he was fayne to retyre backe agayne into Brytayne for that tyme. Dyuers noble men detestyng the tyranny of kyng Richard fled into Britayne and there adioyned them with the Erle of Richemount Anno. 2. Thomas Hyll Grocer M. Richard Chester S Tho. Britayne S Rafe Astrie S This Thomas Hill buylded the Cundyte in Gracious strete The noble prince Henry erle of Richmount with a small company of Frenchemen landed at Mylford hauen nygh Pembroke whose commynge when it was hearde of in Wales dyuers noble men with their retinue forsakyng Rychard gathered to hym in greate number so that his strengthe in short space greatly increased At a village nere to Leicester called â—osworthe he mette with his enemies where betwene them was foughten a sharpe battaile In conclusion kyng Rycharde with dyuers other was slayne and Henry obteyned a noble victory After whyche conquest he was immediatly crowned kynge of England in the field and
kyng put downe the priorie of Chrichurche in London and all the Chanons of the same place the kynge sent to other places of the same Religion This yere in August and September the kyng repayred the towre of Lōdon and made there muche buyldyng The fyrst of September was my lady Anne Bulleyne made Marques of Penbroke at Wyndsore The .vii. daye of October the kynge went to Caleys and to Bulloyne and came ouer agayne the .xiii. daye of Nouember followyng Anno. 24. Syr Steuē Pecocke Haberda M. Rich. Rainold S. Iohn Martyn S. Nich. Pynchō S. The .xv. daye of December was a great fyre at the byshop of Lyncolnes place in Holborne whyche dyd muche hurte The .xvii. daye of Marche was Edward Haule gentylmā of Graies Inne chosen to be common sargeant of the citie of London Whiche Edward Haule made the notable boke of Chronicles The .x. day of Aprill was a dole geuē at saint Marie Audries in Southwark at the whiche was so muche preace of poore people that there was smouldred iiii men .ii. women a boie starck dead This yere on saint Erkenwaldes daie kyng Henry had maried the lady Anne Bulloyne at Caleyce and the .xii. daye of Aprill beynge Easter eue next followyng she was proclaymed Queene of Englande The .12 day of May one Pauiar being the town clerke of Londō hōg him self This yere on Whitsonday beyng the last day of May was y e lady Anne Bulleyn solemnely honorably crowned at Westminster The .xvii. day of Iuly were two marchantes slaine on the water of Thames toward Westminster by one Wolfe his wyfe who suffered for the same as ye shall here after The .7 day of Septēber was the lady Elizabeth daughter to king Hēry borne at Grenewich there christened at the fryers church the .x. daye of September The .5 day of October was a great fire at Baynardes castell did great hurt The .24 day of October being sonday ther was a scaffold set vp at Pauls cros and theron stode a nonne named Anne Barton of Courtopstrete besyde Canterbury and twoo Monkes of Canterbury and two obseruaunt fryers and the parson of Aldermary in London called maister Gold an other priest-confessour to the sayde nonne and twoo laye men and there preached at that time the byshop of Bangor called the abbot of Hyde where he shewed their offences and so from thence they were sent to the tower of London Anno. 25. sir Christoper Askew Draper M. Wil. Formā S. Tho. Kitson S. This yere Pope Clement cursed king Henry and the realme of Englande This curse was hanged on a churchdore at Dunkirke in Flaunders and taken downe by one William Locke a Mercer of London The .xxviii. daye of Ianuary was a great fyshe taken at Blackwall called a whale and was brought vp to westmynster to the kyng to see so brought downe to broken wharffe and there cut out Commissioners were sent all ouer England to take the othe of all persons to the acte of succession for the refusall of whiche othe doctour Fysher byshop of Rochester syr Thomas More late lorde Chancellor of England were sent to the tower of London The fyrst day of April wer Wolf and his wyfe hanged on two gybets at the turnyng tree in Lambeth marshe for murdryng of the two marchant strangers afore named The .xx. day of Aprill were .ii. monkes of Canturbery .ii. obseruant friers the persone of Aldermary in London and the Nonne called the holye Mayde of Courtopstrete in Kent all these were drawen from the tower of London vnto Tyborne and there hanged and beheaded and their heades set on London bridge and other gates of the Cytie of London and their bodies buried The .xx. daye of Aprill all the craftes and companies in London were sworne to the Kyng and to the Quene Anne and their heyres The .xxvi. yere of the kyngs reigne the .xv. day of May was a great fyre at Salters hall in Breadstrete and much harme doone The .v. day of Iune were all seruants and prentices of the age of .20 yeres or aboue sworne to the Kyng and Quene Anne his wife and to the issue of them The .ix. day of Iuly was the lord Dacres of the north arrained at Westminster of hygh treason where he so wittyly and directely confuted hys accusers that to theyr great shame he was found by his peres not gyltie The .xxii. day of Iuly was one Iohn Frith a yong man of excellent wyt and learnyng burned in Smythfield for his opinions concerning the sacrament and with hym a yong man called Andrewe Hewet a taylours seruant The .xi. day of August was all the places of the obseruant Friers as Grenewyche Canterburye Rychmounte Newarke and newe castell put downe and Austen Friers sette in their places and the same obseruauntes were put in places of gray fryers The .xiii. daye of Auguste was a greate fyre at Temple barre and muche hurte doone and certayne persones burned The .xvi. daye of Auguste was burned the kyngs stable at Charyng crosse otherwyse called the mewes wherein was burned many great horses greate store of haye The .xxi. day of September doctour Taylour maister of the Rolles was discharged and for hym maister Thomas Cromwell was appointed and sworne the .ix. day of October who afterward bare great rule Anno. 26. Sir Iohn Champneis skinner M Nicol. Lewson S. Wil. Denham S. In Nouember was held a parliament wherin the byshop of Rome with all his authoritie was cleane banyshed this realme and commandement geuen that he shoulde no more bee called Pope but byshop of Rome that the kyng should be reputed and taken as supreme heads of the Churche of England hauyng ful aucthoritie to reforme all errors hereses and abuses in the same Also the first fruites and tenthes of all spirituall dignities and promotions were granted to kyng Henry by acte of parlyament The .xxix. day of Aprill the pryor of the Charter house of London the prior of Beual the prior of Exham and a brother of the same called master Reignoldes and a prieste called mayster Iohn Haile vicar of Thistilworth wer al condemned of treason and iudged at westminster to be drawen hanged and quartered at Tyborne who were there executed the fourth daye of May and theyr heades and quarters set on the gates of the citie of London and at the Charter house of London was set one quarter The .viii. day of May the kyng commanded all about his court to poll their heades to geue them ensāple he caused his owne head to be polled likewise The .xxv. day of May was a great examination of heretikes borne in Hollād there was examined .xix. men and .vi. women of the same countrey borne The seconde day of Iune Edwarde Halle the famous Chronicler was chosen an vnder sheriffe of London by the Maior and common counsell
wyth a great army by whom after the day and place was appoynted to fyght sodeynly the nyght before the battayle shuld haue ben the water that was betwene them rose in suche wise that the two armies coulde not come together by occasyon whereof the capitaines of bothe parties had communication of peace and promise was made to the rebelles that such thyngs as they were greued with shold be redressed by the kynges authoritie wherwith they beyng contented by the prouidence of God departed withoute bloudshedyng Aske that was chiefe of this rebellion in Decēber came to London and was not onely pardoned but also receiued and rewarded with other gyftes of the kyng but he dyd not long enioye his prosperitie Aboute the same tyme a priest aboucher were hanged at wyndsor for speaking in the behalf of the Yorkshyre mē This yere in Decembre the Thames at London was all ouer frosen Wherfore the kyng with his beautifull spouse Quene Iane rode thorough London to Grenewyche The thirde daye of Februarye was Thomas Fitzgarret late Earle of Kyldare and fyue of his vncles drawen hanged and quartered at Tyborne for Treason Also in this moneth of February Nicolas Musgraue Thomas Gilby and other stered a newe rebellion and besieged the Citie of Carlile frome whense they were driuen and many of them taken and put to deathe In the same moneth of February syr Francis Bygot sir Robert Constable and other began an other conspyracie and for the same wer attainted and executed in the moneth of Iune The .xxix. day of March beyng Mandy thursday were .xii. men of Lincolne drawen from Newgate to Tyborn and there hanged and quartered .v. wer priestes and .vii. were laye men one was doctor Makerel a white chanō an other was y e vicar of Louth in Lincolneshyre The .15 day of May in the .29 yeare of Henry the .viii. the lorde Darcy and the lorde Hussey were had from the tower of London vnto Westminster there condemned of treason In Iune the Lorde Darcye the lorde Hussy sir Robert Cōstable sir Thomas Percye sir Francis Bigot sir Stephen Hamelton sir Iohn Bulmer his wife Williā Lomley Nicholas Tēpest the abbots of Ierney and Riuers Robert Aske were all put to death sir Roberte Constable was hāged on Beuerley gates Aske was hanged in chaynes on a tower at Yorke Syr Iohn Bulmers wife burned in Smithfield the lord Darcie beheaded at Tower hylle the lorde Hussey at Lincolne and the other suffered death at Tyborne This yere at the feast of saint George the lorde Cromwell was made knyght of the Garter In October on sainct Edwardes eue was borne at Hampton courte the noble Prince Edwarde and shortely after Quene Iane lefte her lyfe the .14 day of October Anno. 29. Sir Rich. Gresham Mercer M. Iohn Gresham S. Tho. Lewen S. The .viii. day of Nouember the corps of the Quene was caried to Windsore and buried with great solempnitie The Kyngs maiestie kept his Christmas at Grenewyche in his mournynge apparell and so was all the court tyl the morowe after Candelmas day The .xviii. daye of Ianuary a salter of London was set on the pyllory for packyng and sellyng of rotten herryng and vsing of false weyghtes The .xviii. day of February a seruant of my ladye Pargetours was drawen hanged and quartered for clyppynge of golde The .xxv. day of February syr Allyn a priest and a gentylman were drawen to Tyborn and there hanged and quartered for treason The .xxi. day of Marche Henry Harffam customer of Plymmouth was drawen frome Newgate to Tyborne and there hanged and quartered for treason And one Thomas Ewell lykewyse was hanged and quartered The .xxii. day of May in the .30 yeare of Henry the .viii. frier Forest was hanged and brent in Smithfield for deniyng the Kinges supremacie wyth hym was brente the Image of Daruell Gathern of Wales The .xxvii. daye of Maye was a greate fyre at saynt Margaret Pattens called Roode Lane where were many houses burned and .ix. persons were there burned to death in that fyre In Iuly was Edmonde Conyngslie attaynted of treason for counterfaityng of the kynges sygne manuell And in August was Edward Clyfforde for the same cause attaynted and bothe put to execution as traitours at Tyborne The first daye of September beynge the sonday after Bartilmew fayre was one Cratwell hangman of London and two persons more hanged at the wrestlyng place on the backeside of Clerkenwell besyde London for robbynge of a bouthe in Bartylmewe fayre at which execution was aboue .20000 people as it was iudged In September by the speciall motion of the lord Cromwel all y e notable images vnto the whyche were made anye speciall pilgremages and offerings wer vtterly taken awaye as the Images of Walsyngham Ipswyche Worcester the Lady of wilsedon with many other and lykewise all shrines In October and Nouember the abbeis wer suppressed al friers monkes chanons nonnes and other sectes of religion were roted out of this realme Anno. 30. Sir Wil. Forman Haberda M. Wil. Wilkinsō S Nicho. Gybson S This Nicholas Gibson sheryfe and Grocer of London afore named buylde a free schole at Ratclyffe nere vnto London appoyntyng to the same schole for the instructiō of .lx. poore mens chyldren in lernyng and vertuous educatiō a schole maister and an vsher with a stipende of tenne pounde by the yere to the maister and .vi. pound xiii.s iiii.d to y e Usher He also buylded certayn almesse houses adioynyng to the sayd schole for xiiii poore and aged persons suche as through impotencie and age are not able to susteyne the trauell and toyle of the worlde who quarterly doe receyue vi s viii.d a pece for euer And the sayd worshypfull and deuout gentleman duryng his lyfe dysdayned not in his own person many tymes to vysite them Addyng to their lyuyng in the tyme of his abode and house kepyng there reliefe of his owne borde wherby appeared the great zeale he bare to the reliefe of the poore and not only by wordes after the maner of many in these dayes but in workes he manifested the fruytes of charitie accordyng to suche example as many of his predecessors had lefte to the posteritie And lyke as of his owne free lyberalytie he hath begonne this commendable monument I meane the maintenāce of this poore house of christ so I praye that some of his successors or other of abilitie wil adde to y e same some further reliefe and increase of lyuynge wherby in these dere dayes wherein thinges be at great pryces not only learning the honor of all cōmon wealthes but also those nedy impotent persons may be better furnyshed of necessaries The .xvi. day of Nouember was the Black fryers in London suppressed and the next day the whyte fryers the next daye the Graye fryers and the Monkes of the Charterhouse and so all the other immediatly after The .xxii. daye
prisoner had weapon about hym The .iiii. of Ianuarie a shippe passyng before Grenewiche the court beynge there shotte of her ordinaunce and one piece beynge charged with a pellette of stone was shot into the court but thankes be vnto God it dyd no hurt but passed through the walles The .xxvii. day of Februarye an ambassador came to London from the emperour of Cattay Moscouie and Russe lande who was honorably met and receyued at Totâ—ham by the merchantes venturers of London rydyng in veluet coates and chayues of gold and by them conducted to the barres at Smithfield and there receiued by the lorde maior of London with the aldermen and sheriffes and so by the lorde Maior aldermen and merchant venturers conueyed thorough the Citie vnto maister Dimokes place in Fanchurch strete wher he lodged vntill the .12 of May next folowyng in the yere .1557 at the which tyme he toke hys iourney to Grauesend there toke shyppyng with the prymrose and iii. other shyppes to sayle to Moscouie The lorde Sturton with muche iniuâ—ye and crueltie murthered two men and for the same was araigned and condemned at Westminster the .ii. daye of Marche he was conueyed through London to Salisburye and there hanged with .iiii. of his seruantes the .vi. daye of Marche King Philip who had ben a good season in Flaunders to take the possession and gouernement of the low countreis â—â— Marche returned into Englande and the .xxii. day he passed through London beynge accompanied with the Quene and the nobles of the realme but because greate trouble was towarde betwene hym and the kyng of France he taried not long here but about the third of Iuly next folowyng passyng the seas agayne into Flanders made great prouision for warre agaynste the Frenche kyng The quene thynking her husbandes quarell to be hers also proclaymed open war agaynst France and not long after sent ouer an army of one thousand horsemen .iiii. thousand footemen ii M. pioners to ayde kynge Philip whereof the erle of Pembroke was generall The .24 day of Aprill in the yere .1557 Thomas Stafford other englishmeÌ„ to the numbre of .xxxii. persones commyng out of France toke the castell of Scarborough whiche they enioyed .ii. dayes and then were taken and broughte to London wher on the .xxviii. day of May the sayd Thomas Stafford was beheaded at the Tower hyll and vpon the morowe were three of hys companye drawen to Tyhorne and there hanged and quartered The tenthe daye of Auguste in the fyfthe yeare of Quene Marye were taken of Fraunce the chiefest Capitayns that the Frenche kyng hadde as foloweth The duke of Moâ—tmorency Constable of France and his sonne called Monsieur de Meru the duke of Monpencier the duke of Longueuille the Mareshal of S. Andrew the Ringraue Coronal of the Almains Roche du Main the Conte of Roche foucaulâ— The Vicont of Touraine the Baron of Curton the Prince of Manâ—us besyde many gentylmen and Capitains Thys yeare on the .xv. daye of Iuly dyed the ladye Anne of Cleue at Chelsey and was buryed at Westmynster the .viii. day of August The .xviii. daye of Auguste was taken the town of saint Quintine by king Philyppe wyth the healpe of Englishe menne at the siege whereof the Lorde Henry Dudley youngest sonne to the Duke of Northumberland was slayne wyth a gunne This yeare before Harueste wheate was solde for .iiii. marke the quarter Malt at foure and fortye shyllynges the quarter Beanes at forty shyllyngs the quarter Rye at forty shillyngs the quarter and pease at .xlvi. shillinges .viii. d. But after harueste wheate was solde for .v. s. the quarter malt at .vi. s .viii. d â—ye at .iii. s .iiii. d. and in the countreye wheate was solde for .iiii. s. the quarter malt for .iiii. s. viii d. and in some place a bushell of rye for a pound of candels whiche was .iiii. d. Anno M .5 P .4 Thomas Curteys fishmoÌ„ger S. Rich. Malarie S. Iames Altam S. The fyrst of Ianuary the frenchmen came to Calaice with a great army and layd siege thervnto and within .iiii. or v. dayes were maisters therof and shortly after wan all the pieces on that syde the sea To many it semed strange how that towne whiche so many yeares had bene fortified with all munitions that could be deuised shold nowe in so shorte space be taken of our ennemies It is to be noted that the counsell of England raysed great power to haue gone to the defence of that towne but such tempest rose as the like in many yeares had not ben sene wherby no shyppe could broke the sea and suche of the shyppes as aduentured were wonderfully shaken and forced by the saide teÌ„pest to returne agayne with great daunger The French king also inuaded Flanders and spoyled and brent Dunkirke before kynge Philyp could come to the rescue but before the frenche men returned out of Flanders the Fleminges and the englyshe shyppes metyng with them vppon the sandes betwene Dunkirke and Grauelyne slewe of theym a great numbre Agaynst sommer greate preparation was made both on kyng Philyp and the Frenche kyngs parties and they reteined styll myghty armies of purpose to inuade eche other but nothyng beynge doone towarde wynter they brake vp their campes Thys Wynter the quarterne aques contynued in lyke maner or more behementely then they hadde doone the laste yeare At this tyme also dyed so many priests that a great numbre of paryshes in dyuers places of this realme were vnserued and no curates could be gotten for moneye This yeare in Iune were .vii. burned at one stake in Smythfield and in Iuly were syxe bnrned at Brainforde at one stake and dyuers other in other places Anno M. 6. P. 5. Sir Thomas Lee mercer M. Tho. Hawes S. Rich. ChaÌ„pion S. Kyng Philippe beynge absent oute of this realme Quene Mary beyng dangerously sycke ended her lyfe the .xvii. day of Nouember when â—he hadde reigned .vi. yeares .iiii. monethes and .xi. dayes The same daye dyed Cardynall Poole and a lyttell before two of her phifitions and dyuers byshops and noble menne whome the Quene had estemed greatly Quene Elisabeth Anno regni .1 AFter the decease of Queene Mary our gracious and soueraigne lady Elisabeth to the greate comfort of Englande was with ful consent proclaymed quene the .xvii. daye of Nouember in the yere 1558. Not longe after she came frome Hatfielde in Hartefordshyre where she then abode vnto the Charterhouse in London and wente frome thens to the tower there she remayned vntyll the xiiii day of Ianuary folowyng at which time the LoÌ„doners hauyng made sumptuous prouision she passed through the citie to her palaice at westminster shewyng very comfortable and gentil countenance vnto the people the next day folowing her grace was crowned in saint Peters church at Westminster by doctor Oglethorpe byshop of Carlile The reporte of this was very ioyfull to suche as in Quene Maries tyme for religions sake
A Summarie of Englyshe Chronicles Conteynyng the true accompt of yeres wherein euery Kyng of this Realme of England began theyr reigne howe long they reigned and what notable thynges hath bene doone durynge theyr Reygnes Wyth also the names and yeares of all the Baylyffes Custos maiors and sheriffes of the Citie of London sens the Conqueste dyligentely Collected by IOHN STOVV citisen of London in the yere of our Lorde God 1565. Whervnto is added a Table in the end conteynyng all the principall matters of this Booke Perused and allowed accordyng to the Quenes maiesties Iniunctions In aedibus Thomae Marshi KL Ianuary hath .xxxi dayes The day is .viii. houres the night .xvi. ¶ Fayres xviij A Circumcision of Christ 1  b Octa. of saynt Stephen 2 xj c Oct. of saynt Iohn 3  d Oct. Innocentes 4 xix e Deposit of saynt Edward 5 viij f Epiphanla Dom. at Salisbury 6  g Grant Withelmi 7 xvj A Lucian priest 8 v b Lewes confessor 9  c Paule the first Heremite 10 xiij d ¶ Sol in â—quary 11 ij e Rychard martyr 12  f s. Hillary martyr 13 x g Felicis 14 xviij A Archadius martyr 15 vij b S. Mauricius 16  c Saynt Anthony 17 xv d Prisce vyrgyn 18 iiij e Wolstan bysh 19  f Fabian Sebastian 20 xij g Agnes vyrgyn 21  A Uincent martyr 22 j b Emerense ¶ Terme begin 23  c Timothe at Bristow at Chirchingford 24 ix d CoÌ„uer Pauli at Bristow at Chirchingford 25  e Policarpe at Bristow at Chirchingford 26 xvij f Iulian confessor 27 vj g Ualerij bysh 28  A Theodore 29 xiiij b Basilij 30 iij c Saturnine Uictor 31 KL February hath .xxviii. daies The day is .x. houres the night .xiiii. ¶ Fayres  b Fast. Brygyd vyrgyn 1 xj c Parth. of Mary at Bath and Maydstone 2 xix f Blase bysh 3 viij g Gilbert confessor 4  A Agathe vyrgyn 5 xvj b Amandy byshop confessor 6 v c Anguly byshop 7  d Paule bysh ¶ Son in Pisces 8 xiiij e Apolen vyrgyn 9 ij f Scholastice vyrg 10  g Desidery byshop 11 x A Dorothe vyrg ¶ Terme endes 12  b Woulfrani byshop 13 xviij c Ualentyn martyr at FeuershaÌ„ 14 vij d Faustine Iouite 15  e Iulian vyrgyn 16 xv f Polycron byshop 17 iiij g Symon byshop 18  A Sabyn and Iulian martyr 19 xij b Myldred vyrgyn 20 j c Lxxix martyrs 21  d Cathedra Petri 22 xix e Fast. Locus bysexti 23  f Mathie apostle at Henly vpon Thames and at Teukesbury 24 xvij g Mathie apostle at Henly vpon Thames and at Teukesbury 25 vj A Mathie apostle at Henly vpon Thames and at Teukesbury 26  b Augustyn 27 xiiij c Oswalde byshop 28 KL Marche hath xxxi dayes The daye is .xii. houres the night .xii. ¶ Fayres tij d Dauid byshop 1  e Cedde confessor 2 xj f Maurice confessor 3  g Adrian 4 xix A Foce Eusebij 5 viij b Uictor and Uictorin 6  c Perpetue Felix 7 xvj d Deposit of Felix 8 v e Quadraginta mar 9  f Agathe vyrgyn 10  g Gorgonij martyr 11 xiij A Gregory byshop 12 ij b Theodore martyr 13 x c Longius mar ¶ Sol in aries 14  d Cyriaci mar 15 xviij e Hilary byshop 16 vij f Patrick Gertrudis 17  g Edward kyng confessor 18 xv A Ioseph the husband of Mary 19 iiij b Cutbert at Durham 20  c Benedic ab 21 xij d Aphrodosy byshop 22 j e Theodore martyr 23  f Fast. 24 ix g Anuntiae of Mary at Northampton at WaldeÌ„ at great Chart and at new 25  A Anuntiae of Mary at Northampton at WaldeÌ„ at great Chart and at new 26 xvij b Anuntiae of Mary at Northampton at WaldeÌ„ at great Chart and at new 27 vj c castel HuÌ„tingto al y e lady days 28  d Uictor martyr 29 xiiij e Quirini martyr 30 iij f Adelme byshop 31 KL Aprill hath .xxx. dayes The day is .xiiii. houres the night .x. ¶ Fayres  g Theodore vyrgyn 1 xj A Mary Egypciace 2  b Rychard byshop 3 xix c Ambrose 4 viij d Martian at Wallyngforth 5 xvj e Syxtus bysh 6 v f Egesippus at Darby 7  g Perpetuus at Bickelsworth at Byllingworth 8 xiij A Perpetuus at Bickelsworth at Byllingworth 9 ij b Perpetuus at Bickelsworth at Byllingworth 10  c ¶ Sol in Tauro at Esam 11 x d Gutlary the moÌ„day after 12  e Oswoldy archbyshop 13 xviij f Eufemie vyrgyn 14 vij g Olife 15  A Isidore 16 xv b Aniceti 17 iiij c Eleuthery byshop 18  d Alphe ¶ Terme begynneth 19 xij e Symon by The .3 sunday after Easter fayre at Louth 20 j f Symon by The .3 sunday after Easter fayre at Louth 21  g Symon by The .3 sunday after Easter fayre at Louth 22 ix A George Marke at Charing at Ipswiche Amtyll and HinningaÌ„ at Gilford 23  b George Marke at Charing at Ipswiche Amtyll and HinningaÌ„ at Gilford 24 xvij c George Marke at Charing at Ipswiche Amtyll and HinningaÌ„ at Gilford 25 vj d euangelist at Darby 26  e Anastasij 27 xiiij f Uitali martyr 28 iij g Petri Medolanensis 29  A Deposit Erkenwalde 30 KL May hath .xxxi dayes The day is .xvi. houres the nighte .viii. ¶ Fayres xj b Philip Iacob In. cru at RippoÌ„ at Stow the old at Reading Lecester CheÌ„sford 1  c Philip Iacob In. cru at RippoÌ„ at Stow the old at Reading Lecester CheÌ„sford 2 xix d Philip Iacob In. cru at RippoÌ„ at Stow the old at Reading Lecester CheÌ„sford 3 viij e Floriant martyr 4  f Godard 5 xvj g Iohn port latin 6 v A Iohn of Beuerley 7  b Aapparitio Mich. at Beuerley 8 xiii c Gengulfi martyr 9 ij d Gordian and Epimachy 10  e Ascention daye at Newcastell at Yern at Bermincham at s. Edes at bysh Standford 11 x f Ascention daye at Newcastell at Yern at Bermincham at s. Edes at bysh Standford 12  g Boniface martyr at Newcastell at Yern at Bermincham at s. Edes at bysh Standford 13 xviij A Boniface martyr at Newcastell at Yern at Bermincham at s. Edes at bysh Standford 14 vij b Seruacij confessor 15  c Translat off Bernard 16 xv d Dioscorides martyr 17 iiij e Dunston byshop 18  f Bernardyne 19 xij g Helene Queene 20 j A Whytsunday at s. Tyues at Canterbury Royston and Stow the old Kingston vpon Thames 21  b Whytsunday at s. Tyues at Canterbury Royston and Stow the old Kingston vpon Thames 22 ix c Whytsunday at s. Tyues at Canterbury Royston and Stow the old Kingston vpon Thames 23  d Whytsunday at s. Tyues at Canterbury Royston and Stow the old Kingston vpon Thames 24 xvij e Adelme byshop 25 vj f Augustin
Mathew Apostle at Maulborowe at Bedford at CroydoÌ„ at s. Edmundsbery 22 xiiij g Mathew Apostle at Maulborowe at Bedford at CroydoÌ„ at s. Edmundsbery 23 iij A Andochy martyr 24  b Firmynmartyr 25 xj c Cyprian and Iustine 26 xix d Cosmy Damiany 27  e Exuperrij 28 viij f Michael archanâ— at Maulton at s. Iues Hadley Milnal Sittingborne 26  g Michael archanâ— at Maulton at s. Iues Hadley Milnal Sittingborne 30 KL October hath .xxxi. dayes The day is .x. houres the nighte .xiiii. ¶ Fayres xv A Remigius 1 iiij b Leodegarii 2 xij c Candidi martyr 3 ij d Frauncis confessor at Michel 4  e Fayth at Maydstone 5 x f Marci Marciliani at s. Sythes 6  g Pelagie 7 xviij A Dionisij ☞ Terme begyn 8 vij b Nicasius at Welles 9  c Wylfryde 10 xv d Trans of s. Edwarde 11 iiij e Calixt bysh at Grauesend 12  f Wolâ—rane ☞ Sol in Scor. 13 xij g Maurice martyr 14 j A Gaili confessor 15  b Maximini martyr 16 ix c Etheldrede vyrgyn 17  d Luke Euang. at Ely 18 xvij e Quirini martyr 19 vj f Austrebert 20  g Xj. M. virgyns 21 xiiij A Mary Salome 22 iij b Romani archbysh 23  c Chrispine 24 xj d Euerest 25 xix e Ursula 26  f Fast. 27 viij g Symon Iude apo at New market at Neeford at Ciceter 28  A Symon Iude apo at New market at Neeford at Ciceter 29 xvj b Symon Iude apo at New market at Heeford at Ciceter 30 v c Quyntyn martyr 31 KL Nouember hath .xxx. daies The day is .viii. houres the night .xvi. Fast. ¶ Fayres  b All sayntes day at Wakefield 1 xiij e All soules day at Blechyngly 2 ij f Wenefrede vyrgyn 3  g Amancius 4 x A Lete 5  b Leonard Newport ponde 6 xviij c Wyllybrord byshop 7 vij d Quatuor coronato 8  e Theodore martyr 9 xv f Martyn bysh of R. 10 iiij g Martyn at Marlborow Douer 11  A Paternie ☞ Sol in Sagit 12 xij b Brice at s. Edmundes bury 13 j c Trans of Erkenwald 14  d Macute 15 ix e Deposit Edmond 16  f Hughe byshop 17 xvij g Octa. Martini 18 vj A Elyzabeth 19  b Edmond kyng at Heth 20 xiiij c Present of our Lady 21 iij d Cecilie virgyn 22  e Clement bysh at Sandwych 23 xj f Grisogoni martyr 24 xix g Katheryne vyrgyn 25  A Peter byshop 26 viij b Uitalis agricole 27  c Ruffi ☞ Terme endâ—â— 28 xvj d Fast. at Maydenhead 19 x e Andrewe apost 30 KL December hath xxxi daies The daye is .vi. houres the nyght .xviii. ¶ Fayres xiij f Crisanti Darie martyr 1 ij g Libiany 2  A Deposit Osmond 3 x b Barbara virgyn 4  c Sabba ab at Puckley 5 xviij d Nicholas bysh at Spaldyng 6 vij e Oct. Andrew at Sandhorst 7  f Concep Mary 8 xv g Cypriane abbot 9 iiij A Eulalie 10  b Antippa ¶ Sol in Capri. 11 xij c Paule byshop 12 j d Lucy vyrgyn 13  e Nicasij 14 ix f Ualery 15  g O sapientia 16 xvij A Lazarus byshop 17 vj b Gracian byshop 18  c Uenesy vyrgyn 19 xiiij d Iulian martyr 20 iij e Thomas apostle 21  f 30. martyrs 22 xj g Uictor Uyrgyn 23 xix A Candidi 24  b Christmas day 25 viij c Steuen martyr 26  d Iohn Euangelyst 27 xvj e Innocentes daye 28 v f Thomas Becket at CaÌ„torbury 29  g Translat of s. Iames 30 xiij A Syluester bysh 31 A rule to knowe when the 〈◊〉 begynneth and endeth ¶ Eight dayes before any terme be the Exchequer openeth for certayntie except Trinitie terme which is but .4 dayes before ¶ Hillary terme begynneth the .xxiii. daye of Ianuary if it be not Sunday then the next daye after and endeth the .xii. daye of February ¶ Easter terme begynneth .xvii. dayes after Easter and endeth foure dayes after the Ascension daye ¶ Trinitie terme beginneth the nexte daye after Corpus Christi daye and endeth y e wednisday fortnyght after ¶ Mighelmas terme begynneth the .ix. daye of October if it be not Sunday and endeth the .xxviii. of Nouember ¶ In Easter terme on the AssentioÌ„ day In Trinitie terme on the Natiuitie of Saint Iohn Baptist In Michaelmas terme on the feast of All Sainctes In Hyllary terme on the feast of the Purification of our Lady y e Quenes Iudges of Westminster doe not vse to sit in iudgement nor vpon any Sundayes ¶ A table for .xxx. yeres to come The yeres of our Lorde God Letter Dominicaâ— Leape yeres Easter daye March or Apryll 1564 a b 2 A 1565 g  22 A 1566 f  14 A 1567 e  30 M 1568 c d 18 A 1569 b  10 A 1570 a  16 M 1571 g  15 A 1572 e f 6 A 1573 d  22 M 1574 c  11 A 1575 b  3 A 1576 g a 22 A 1577 f  7 A 1578 e  20 M 1579 d  19 A 1580 b c 3 A 1581 a  26 M 1582 g  5 A 1583 f 3â— M 1584 d e 29 A 1585 c  11 A 1586 b  3 A 1587 a  1â— A 1588 f g 7 A 1589 e  30 M 1590 d  19 A 1591 c  4 A 1592 a b 2â— M 1593 g  15 A ☞ In this table aboue what yere our Lorde God you doe chose within wrytten you shall strayght finde in the second rowe toward the left hand the Dominicall letter seruing for y e yere the third rowe sheweth the leape yeres the .iiij. rowe the number of the daye that Easter daye falleth on and the fift rowe the name of the moneth that Easter daye falleth on Note that the letter A. standeth for Apryll and the letter M. for Marche TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE and my very good Lord the Lorde Robert Dudley Earle of Leicester Baron of Dynghby Knyght of the honourable order of the Garter one of the Queenes most honorable priuie counsell and Maister of her maiesties horsse BECAVSE bothe by the vniuersall reporte of all men I heare and also by myne owne experience I perfectly know right honourable and my very good lorde how honorably and cherefully diuers workes presented to your lordship haue ben accepted I though of al others most simple was thereby encouraged to offer to your honour this my simple worke in token of my bounden duty The exaumple also of that famous Monarche Artaxerxes who so wel accepted the simple handfull of water that the poore Persian Sinetas brought him from the riuer Cyrus putteth me in good hope that youre honour who geue place to no man in humanitie and curtesie wil not mislike this simple signifieng of my good wylle For like as the mite of that poore widowe that is mencioned in the Gospell whiche she gaue in
Englande and Scotlande Cecilius was buried at Carlyon Kymarus succeded Cecilius and reigned three yeares in Britayne he was slayne as he was huntyng Elanius called also Danius was kyng of Britayn .ix. yeres Morindus the bastard son of Danius began to reigne in Britain he as our Chronicles saye fought with a kynge who came out of Germanye and arriued here and slew hym with all his power Moreouer as they write of the Irishe seas in his tyme came foorthe a wonderfull monster whiche destroyed muche people wherof the king hearyng would of his valiaunt courage needes fyght with it by whoÌ„ he was cleane deuoured wheÌ„ he had reigned .viii. yeres GorbomaÌ„nus eldest sonne of Morindus reigned .xi. yeres A prince iust and religious he renued the temples of his gods and gouerned his people in peace and wealth Oure englyshe Chronicle sayth he buylded the townes of Cambridge and of Grantham Archigallo brother to Gorbomannus was crowned kyng of Britayne he was in conditions vnlike to his brother for he deposed the noble men and exalted the vnnoble He extorted from men their goodes to enriche his treasurie for which cause by the estates of the realme he was depriued of his royall dignitie when had reigned .v. yeares Elidurus the thyrd sonne of Morindus and brother to Archigallo was elected kyng of Britayn a vertuous and gentil prince who gouerned his people iustly As he was in hunting in a forest by chaunce he met with his brother Archigallo whom moste louyngly he imbraced and founde the meanes to reconcile hym to his lordes and than resigned to hym his royal dignitie when he had reigned .v. yeares Archigallo thus restored to his royal estate ruled the people quietly and iustly .x. yeares lyeth buryed at Yorke Elidurus aforenamed after the deth of his brother Archigallo for his pitie and iustice by the generall câ—nsente of the Britayns was agayn chosen kyng But he reigned not passyng two yeres but that his yonger brethern Uigenius and Peredurus raysed warre agaynste hym tooke hym prisoner and cast hym into the Tower of London where he remayned as they write duryng their Reigne Uigenius Peredurus after the takyng of their brother reigned together vii yeres Uigenius thaÌ„ died Peredurus reygned after alone .ii. yeares He buylded the towne of Pyckeryng after the opinion of diuers writers Elidurus the thirde tyme was made kyng of Britayne who continued his latter reigne honorably and iustely but beynge sore bruised with age and troubles he fynyshed his lyfe when he had now lastly reigned .iiii. yeres and was buried at Carâ—â—le Gorbonian reygned in Britayne .x. yeares Morgan was crowned kyng of Britayne who guyded the realme peacibly xiiii yeares Emerianus brother to Morgan succeded in the Realme of Britayne And when he had tyrannously reigned .vii. yeares he was deposed Iuall was chosen kyng of Britayne for his iustice and temperance which he gouerned peacyblye .xx. yeares Rymo gouerned this realme of Britayne .xvi. yeares In his tyme was great plentie and peace Geruncius reigned here in Britayne xx yeares Catillus reigned peacibly in Britayn x. yeres he houng vp all oppressours of the poore people to geue ensample vnto other Coilus succeded Catellus in the realme of Britayne who quietly reigned xx yeares Porex a vertuous and gentle prince reigned in Britayne .v. yeares Chirinnus king of Britayn through his dronkennesse as our Chronyclers write reigned but one yeare Fulgen his sonne reigned two yeres in Britayne Eldred reygned in Britayne one yeare Androgius lykewyse reygned one yeare in Britayne Uarianus the sonne of Androgius succeded his father in this realm of Britayne He wholly gaue hym selfe to the lustes of the fleshe reigned .iii. yeres Eliud kynge of Britayne reygned v. yeres who was a great Astronomer Dedantius kyng of Britayn reigned v. yeares Detonus reigned in this land of Britayne .ii. yeares Gurgineus reygned .iii. yeares in Britayne Merianus was kyng of Britayne .ii. yeares Bladunus gouerned Britain .ii. yeres Capenus reigned kyng of Britayn iii. yeares Ouinus ruled Britain .ii. yeares Silius reigned in Britain .ii. yeares Bledgabredus was .xx. yeres kynge of Britayne He delited muche in musycke and gaue hym selfe to the studye thereof Archemalus was kyng of Britayne ii yeares Eldelus reigned kyng of Britayne iiii yeares In this tyme dyuers prodigies were sene as globes of fyre burstynge oute of the ayre with great noyse Rodianus was kyng of Britayne .ii. yeares Redargius reygned kyng of Britayn iii. yeares Samulius reigned in britayn ii yeres Penisellus was made kyng of Britayne who gouerned it .iii. yeres Pirrhus ruled Britayne .ii. yeares Caporus was kyng of Britayne .ii. yeares Dinellus the sonne of Caporus a iust vertuous prince gouerned this realm of Britaine .iiii. yeares Helius the sonne of Dinellus reigned not fully one yere king of Britayn Of this prince the Isle of Ely toke this name for that he there buylded a goodly palace wherin was his most delight to lyue and also was there buried LUd the eldest son of Hely succeded his father and reigned .xi. yeares in Britayne As soone as he was made Kyng he reformed the state of his common weale for he amended his lawes and tooke awaye all vsages that were naughte Moreouer he repayred the Citie of London then called Troynouant with fayre buildyngs and walles and buylded on the west part therof of a strong gate whiche vnto this time retaineth the name of hym and is called Ludgate Fynally he dyed leauyng after hym two sonnes Androgeus and Theomancius who beynge not of age to gouerne their vncle Cassiuelane obteyned the Crowne Our Chroniclers write that London tooke the name of this Lud and was called Ludston He was buryed nere to the same Ludgate in a Temple whiche he there buylded CAssiuelane the sonne of Hely as oure vulgare Hystoriographiers write after the deathe of his brother Lud was made gouernour of Britayne whiche hee ruled .xix. yeares In the .viii. yere of his reigne Iulius Cesar who warred longe in France made the fyrste vyage of any straunger into this Realme and afterwarde subdued it Whan C. Iulius Cesar had warred seuen yeares in France Germanie commyng vnto that part where Calaice and Boloigne nowe stande hee determined to make warr into Britain whiche vntyll that tyme remayned vnfrequented and vnknowen of the Romayns His quarell was because that in the warres of Fraunce he perceyued the Frenchemen to haue muche succour and aide from thens Wherfore hauing prepared .lxxx. shyppes he sayled into Britayne where at the first beyng weried with an harde and sharpe battayle And after with sodeyne tempest his nauye almoste destroyed he retourned agayne into France there to wynter his men The next spring whiche was the yeare before Christ .51 His
nauy being newe rygged and increased he passed the seas agayne with a greater armye But whiles he went towardes his enemies on lande his shippes lying at anker were agayn by tempest almost lost for either they were dryuen on the sandes wher they stacke fast orels through beatyng one an other with force of the tempeste they were destroyed So that xi were lost the other with muche laboure were saued Upon lande also his horsemen at the fyrste encountre were vanquished and Labienus the Tribune slayne At the seconde conflict not without great daunger of his men he putte the Britayns to flyght and pursued thē to y e riuer of Thamis on the further side wherof Cassiucian with a great multitude of people was keping the banks but they not hable to resist the violence and force of the Romaynes hyd theim selues in woddes and with sodayn eruptions oftentymes inuaded them but in the meane tyme theyr strongest citie Troynouant submitted it selfe to Cesar delyueryng vnto hym hostages whyche exaumple also the other cities folowed whereby Cassiuelan after many losses was constreigned to geue pledges and to agree that Britayne shoulde become tributarie to the Romans Then Cesar lyke a conquerour with a great numbre of prisoners sayled into France and so to Rome where shortely after he was slayne with bodkyns Iohn Lydgate in his boke named the Serpent of diuision writethe that Iulius Cesar buylded in this lande diuers cafteis and cities for a perpetuall memorie to put his name in remembrance that is to say the castell of Douer of Canterbury Rochester and the Tower of London the castell and towne of Cesars bury takyng his name after Cesar the whiche is nowe called Salisbury He also edefied Cesars Chester that nowe is called Chichester and the castel of Excester c. Thus ended th◠warres whiche hee made in Britayn wherby he rather opened onely a waye for his successours to come to the same then that he delyuered to them the dominion therof Thys cōquest was made .2255 yeres after the uersall floud .1057 yeares after the arriuall of Brute .702 yeares after the buyldyng of Rome in the second yeare of the .181 Olympiade the .1116 yeare beefore the conqueste made by Wylliam of Normandye and .1615 years before this present yere of our Lord .1564 Theomancius the sonne of Lud and nephue to Cassiuelan succeded in the realme of Britayne and reigned quietly xxiii yeres and was buried at London Cymbalinus the sonne of Theomantius reigned kyng of Britain .xxxv. yeres and was buried at London The most blessed and pure virgin Mary mother of our sauiour Iesu Christ was born of the holy matrone Saincte Anne the yeare of the world .3948 the yeare before Christ .15 When Cesar Augustius the seconde Emperour by the wyll of God had stablished mooste sure peace thorough the world our redemer IESV CHRIST very God and man vppon whom peace wayted was borne in the .xlii. yeare of the reign of Augustus after the vniuersall Floud .2305 yeres From the birth of Abraham .2012 yeres After the departyng of the Israelites out of Egypt 1509. yeares after the buyldynge of the temple by Salomon .1029 yeres From the buildyng of Rome .752 yeares after the captiuitie of Babylon .614 yeres And in the laste yere of the .194 Olympiade But here is to be noted that the fyrst yere of our Lorde hath but vii dayes after some computation for he was borne the .xxv day of December the fyrst of Ianuary folowynge began the second yeare From this place folowing the yeres synce Christes byrth are placed in the margent at the begynnyng of euery kynges Reigne GUiderius the fyrst sonne of Cimbalyne began his reigne ouer the Britains in the .xvii yeare after the byrth of Christ our Sauiour This man was valiant hardy welthye and trusted muche in his strength And for that he thought the Romayns had their tribute wrongfully he of great courage denied to pay the same For which cause Claudius the .v. Emperoure came into Britayne wyth a greatte power to clayme agayne the payment therof and lastly slew the sayd Guiderius when he had reigned .xxviii. yeares ARuiragus the yongest sonne of Cymbalyne and brother of Guiderius was ordeyned Kynge of Britayne he reigned .xxvii. yeares He slue Hamon neere to a hauen of the sea and threw hym gobbet meale therein Wherfor it is now called Southāpton Claudius the Emperoure after dyuers happes of battaile tooke kyng Aruiragus to his grace And for so much as he perceiued hym to be a valiant prince in token of frendship as the english Chronicles testifie gaue to hym his daughter in mariage named Genissa Thys Claudius as saythe Fabyan buylded Gloucester and Aruiragus was there buryed Peter and Paule by the tyrannye of Nero wer crucified at Rome after the byrthe of our Sauioure Iesus Christe 68. yeares MArius the sonne of Aruiragus an excellente wyse man was ordeyned kyng of Britayn He reigned .liii. yeares In his tyme Lodrik kyng of the Pictes whiche were a people of Scythia accompanyed with the Scottes inuaded Britayne and spoyled the countrey with sworde and fyre against whom Marius with his knightes assembled in all haste gaue theim sharpe battaile Wherein Lodrike captayn of the Pictes was slayne wyth a great number of his souldiours to them whiche he remayned Marius gaue inhabitance in the further part of Scotland And for as muche as the Britaines disdayned to geue theyr daughters to them in mariage they acquainted them with the Iryshe men maryed theyr daughters and grewe in proces of tyme to a great people This Marius as saythe Fabyan buylded the towne of Chester and is buried at Carlyon COilus the sonne of Marius was ordeined kyng of the Britaynes He was brought vp euen from his yong age in Italy among the Romains and therfore fauoured theim greatly payd the tribute truly Som write that he builded the town of Colchester he reigned .liii. yeres was buried at Yorke LUcie the sonne of Coilus was ordeined kyng of Britayne who in all his actes and dedes folowed the steppes of his forfathers in such wise that he was of all men loued and dread This Lucie in the .viii. yere of his reigne that was about the yeare of our Lord .187 sente louyng letters to Eleutherius bishop of Rome desyryng hym to sende some deuout lerned men by whose instruction both he his people might be taught the sayth and religion of Christe wherof Elutherius beyng very glad sente into Britayne .ii. famous clerkes Faganus and Dunianus By whose diligence as Gildas wryteth Lucie and his people of Britayne were instructed and baptised in the faith of Christ 1294. yeres after the arriuall of Brute The yeare of Christe .189 Lucius kynge of Britayne when he had reigned xii yeres deceased and was buried at Glocester after whose death for so muche as of him remained no heire the britaines betwene
as wel to peace as warr AmoÌ„g his subiectes he was mylde gentill louyng and pleasant agaynst his aduersaries seuere fierce valyant and hardye He lyued in continual warre with the Danes whiche all the tyme of his reigne vexed this land with most deadly warres as Iohn Hardyng writeth he deuided the day in three partes .viii. houres to serue god viii to heare suites of his people and .viii. to take his sleps and reste A company of Danes landed in Northumberlande and after manye skyrmyshes and battayles to theym geuen by strength they possessed and held that countrey the space of .ix. yeares and got also the Citie of Yorke A company of the Danes entred the countrey of Norffolke where they slue the holy kyng Edmonde which gouerned the prouince of Norffolke because he wolde not forsake the faith of Christ. Of this kynge Edmunde Iohn Lidgate monke of Bury hath compyled a goodly treatice in englishe meter heroicall At Colyngham saint Ebbe abbesse cut of her nose and ouerlyppe and persuaded all her â—yuers to doo the lyke that they beyng odible to y e Danes mought better kepe theyr virginitie in dispite the Danes burned the abbeye and the Nunnes therin Also those Danes landed agayne in Southery and went forwarde tyll they came to Readyng and toke that towne and cattell at whiche tyme whyle Etheldred was busyed agaynste them he hadde woord of the landyng of Offrike kyng of Denmarke with an other companye to whome the Kynge gaue manye stronge battayles But in the ende he was put to the woorse and receyued a wounde whereof he dyed when hee had reygned .ix. yeres He buylded the priory of Chanons at Excetor and was buryed at wynbourne ALured the fourthe son of Ethelwolphus beganne his reigne ouer the more parte of England and reigned xxviii yeares This man was of fayre stature and comely personage no lesse renoumed in marciall policie thenne in Ciuille gouernaunce of hys commune weale Hee was wyse dyscreete and learned and raudured good Letters excellentlye well In youth somewhat he was disposed to the vicy of the fleshe and therefore besought god to chastise hym by some continuall sicknes wherby he might serue God the better and yet not to be made vnapte to worldly busynes Wherfore by the ordinance of God he was taken with the euil called Ficus and was ther of sycke a longe space The fyrste yeare of his reign in sundry places he fought vi tymes with the Danes by meanes whereof his people were so weakened that he was glad to make peace wyth his enemies The Danes brake the league made with Alured Wherefore in as secrete maner as he myght he assembled a chosen company and set vpon them sodainly and after the fyrst conflict held them so shorte that he constreigned theim to geue hostages for suretie of peace Alured was sore ouerset wyth newe companies of Danes but at length takynge to hym a valiant courage he enterprised to espye the maner of his enemies in this wyse he dyd on hym the habite of a mynstrell and with his instrument of musyke entred the tentes of the Danes and in shewynge theyin pastyme and songe hee espyed all their slouth and idelnes and heard muche of their counsell Then priuily returning to his armye with a chosen companye fell vpon the Danes in the nyght and slue of them a great numbre and lastly concluded a peace on condition that as many of them as woulde be christened shoulde inhabite the prouinces of East Angles and Northumberlande the other to depart into France As Guido writeth he buylded the house of nuÌ„nes at Shaftsburye and an other house of religion at Ethelyngsey By the counsell of Nottus Allured ordeyned the fyrst Grammer schoole in Oxenforde and franchised the towne with many great liberties He buylded the newe mynster in Wynchester and there lyeth buried EDwarde the Elder sonne of Alured began his reign ouer the most parte of Englande and gouerned this land well and nobly xxiiii yeares In knowledge of good letters he was not to be compared to his father But in honour worshyppe and marciall prowes nothynge inferiour and was also profitable to the coÌ„mon weale in buildinge and repayringe many castelles tounes and cyties whyche were raced and broken by the Danes He in hys tyme builded Herford castel and adioyned to his lordship al this Iland sauing onely Northumberlande whiche was possessed of the Danes He lyeth buried at Wynchester by hys father in the new mynster and as Fabyan writeth he buylded the monasterie of S. Peter in Gloucester In this tyme a noble womaÌ„ named Elfleda syster to kyng Edward gouerned y e prouince of middle EnglaÌ„d This woman whan she had ones assayed the paynes that women suffer in trauaylyng with childe euer after hated the imbracynges of her husbande sayinge That it was not seemely for any noble woman to vse suche fleshely lykynge wherof shold ensue so great sorow and payne She tamed the Welshmen and in dyuers battayles chased the Danes After whole death Edward helde that prouince in his owne hande ADelstane after the death of Edward senior his father begaÌ„ his reign in EnglaÌ„d he was a prince of worthy memorie valiant wise in al his actes and brought this land to one Monarchye for he expelled vtterly the Danes subdued the Scots and quieted the Welshmen He reigned xv yeres and lieth at Malmsbury Of him Iohn Lidgate monke of Bury hath translated a goodly story out of Latin into english meter which was compiled in Latine by Girardus Cambrence EDmuÌ„d y e brother of Adelstan toke on hym y e gouernaÌ„ce of this realm whose short reigne take from hym the renoume of most highe praises that should haue redouÌ„ded to hys posteritie for he was a man disposed of nature to noblenes iustice he reigned .vi. yeres and was buryed at Glastenburie ELdred succeded Edmunde his brother for his sonnes Edwyne and Edgar wer thought to yoÌ„g to take on them so greate a charge This Eldred hadde the earneste fauoure of the commons because hee was a greate maynteyner of honestie and also most abhorred naughty and vnruly persons for his expertnes in feates of armes he was muche commended Whereby he quieted and kept in due obeysance the Northumbers and Scottes and exiled the Danes He reigned .ix. yeares and was buried in the cathedrall church of Wynchester EDwine succeded his vncle Eldred in the kingdome of whome is left no honeste memorye for one heynous acte by him committed in the begynning of his reigne In the selfe daye of his Coronation he sodeynelye withdrewe hym self from hys Lordes and in the syghte of certaine persons rauished his owne kynswoman the wife of a noble man of his Realme and afterwarde slew her husband that he might haue the vnlaufull vse of her beautie whiche acte and for banyshings Dunstane he became odible to his subiects and of the Northumbers and people of
William shold succede hym in the kyngdome of England Harolde the sonne of the Erle Goodwin went to Normādie wher he made faithfull promise to duke William that after the death of Edwarde he woulde kepe the kyngdome to hys behalfe on whiche condition he brought with hym at his returne his brother Tosto The noble kynge Edwarde fynished hys laste daye whenne he hadde reygned foure and twenty yeares .vii. monethes and odde dayes Hee purged the olde and corrupte lawes and pycked out of them a certayn whych wer most profitable for the commons And therfore were they called the common Lawes For restitution whereof happened dyuers commotions and insurrections in this lande Hee was buryed at Westminster HArolde the eldeste soonne of Earle Goodwyne beynge of greate power in Englande and therewyth valyaunt and hardye tooke on hym the gouernance of thys Lande nothynge regardynge the promyse that he made to Wylliam duke of Normandye Wherfore when William sente to hym Ambassades admonysshynge hym of the couenauntes that were agreed betwene theim Harolde woulde in noo wyse surrendre to hym the kyngdome whyche Wyllyam claymed not only for the promyse that was made to hym but also because hee was the nexte of Kynge Edwardes bloudde In thys meane tyme Tosto whiche fledde oute of the Lande beyng moued agaynst his brother the kynge of Norway who entryng in the north partes of England with a great puisance discomfited .ii. Erles that gaue hym battaile But Harold in reskuyng his people slewe the kyng and his owne brother Tosto and chased the Norwayes with disworshyp to their shyps When William Duke of Normandye perceyued that he could not by any meanes brynge Harolde to fulfyll hys promyse nor by treatie to yelde to hym the kyngdome by force he entred the lande to whome Harolde gaue stronge and sharpe battaile In the end wherof William by pollicy obteined the victorye chased the englishemen slewe Harolde and obteined the gouernaunce of this lande when Harolde had reigned but .ix. monethes Hee was buryed at Waltham abbey whyche hym self had buylded and was the last that reigned of the bloude of the Saxones in thys Realme This happened .617 yeres after the fyrst arriuall of the Saxons or Angles in whiche space they reygned dyuersly Fyrst began the kyngdom of Kent the yeare of our Lorde .475 vnder Hengistus And after that .vi. other kyngdodomes at sundry tymes tooke theyr begynnyngs Whych all at the last were broughte into one Monarchie and subiect to the West Saxons by king Adelstane the yeare of our Lord .ix. hundreth thirtie eight Whiche monarchie continued .129 yeares durynge fiue and twenty of whych yeares the Danes reigned in this land vnder Canutus and Harolde A Summarie of King william Conquerour Anno regid .1 WIllyam Duke of Normandye surnamed Conquerour Bastarde sonne of Roberte the syxte Duke of that Duchye and nephew vnto kyng Edward the confessor began his dominion ouer this Realme of England the .xiiii. day of October in the yeare of our Lorde 1067. and deceased in the yere .1087 the nynthe day of September and reigned .xix. yeres .xi. monethes lackyng fyue dayes He vsed greate crueltie towarde the Englyshe menne burdenynge theym wyth greuous exactions By meane whereof he caused dyuers to flee the lande into other countreies And lyke as hee obteyned the kyngedome by force and dent of sweard so he chaunged the whole state of this common weale and ordeyned newe lawes at his pleasure profytable to hym selfe but greuous and hurtfull to the people Thys Wylliam was wyse and politike ryche and couetous and loued well to be magnifyed He was a fayre speaker and a great dissembler A man of comely stature but somdeale grosse bealyed sterne of countenaunce and strong in armes and had great pleasure in huntynge and makynge of sumptuous feastes Wyth thys Wyllyam Conqueroure entred into thys Realme dyuers noble menne and gentylmenne whose successoures for the moste parte to this daye doo remayne in greate honoure and reputation To whome he dysposed and gaue greatte possessions and reuenues And because those houses maye not bee vnremembred I haue thoughte good in thys place to recorde the names of theym as Iohn Hardynge in hys Chronycles dedycated to kynge Henry the syrte doothe particulerly recite theym That is to saye Gospatryke to whome he gaue all Cumbreland and made hym erle therof Perey Bohune Malot Bewchamp Menylebyllers Umframuile Le Uause Taylboys Musgraue Muschaump Bailiol Bruis Bepount Neuyle Sent Clere S. Poule Melchynes Menvile Albemarle Le Fortz Courtenay Albenay Councy Gournay Gaunt Beer Latimer Darcy Ayncorte Lescrope Maundeuile Ledespenser Purpoynt Momboucher S. Elo Seint Iohn Uernon Estontvile Delauale Euers Bonuile Belasyse Uescy Bouser Clarell Fitz Raufe Fitz Roger Fitz Waltar Fitz William Bulmers Fawcomberde Claruays Fitz Waryne Malory Longchampe Matrauersse Fitz Robert Mandit S. Quintine Fitz Thomas Fitz Henry Caunvyne Iohn le vicount Normanuile Forniuale Lassels Scrutuile Mantalent Manley Mortimer Claruayle Mountforde La Poole Lucy Ualence Lusours Longuile Ferrer Engayne Longspe S. Uay Lacy Longchamp Coluill Toures Lisle Tracy Chauncy Bowlers Mountagu Sourdeuyle Fulgers Belknap Coniers Someruile Champneys Longuillers Maners Fitz Urcy Glaunuyle Bewfort Chauser Mountpillers Mortayn Graunson Moruille Breton Broyne Gascoyne Daynvyle Chandose Paruynke Dabrygecourt Deuerose Keruyle Cheuercourt Fitz Hugh Cornuyle Morley Fitz Rayner Pudsay Harecourt Cheyny Dela hay Delamore Gargraue S. Omer Moyne Poynyng S. Richar Chartenay c. Hitherto gathered out of Hardyng The reste I haue collected oute of other good authors Pyget Bertrame Tochet Camoys Hauteney Warrayne Chauent Loueney Bygotte Mohant Marmylon Baylyffe Marrays Estraunge Monbray Audeley Ueer Souche Couderay Brabanson Brabason Butecort Bysette Bassette Tressy Caunuyle Iaunville Andgilham Bascoruile Chamberlaine Logenton Hastynges Muriell Bures Malebraunche Mortymer Dyne Lynnesey Fenys Boys Muse Peache Daubeney S. Amounde Riuers Meuille Chamburnon Uerdon Rydell Hanley Mortmayn Gower Botiller Fylberde Sent leger Paynell Traynell Peuerell Daniell Arundell Riuell Loueday Denys FitzNormāduk Rous Trusbutte Corbyne Mounteney c. Anno. 2. The town of Excetor the North-humbers rebelled whyche were both subdued and greuoufly punyshed This kyng Willyam buylded foure strong castells Twayne at Yorke one at Notyngham an other at Lyncolne whych he furnished with garrysons of Normanes Anno. 3. Canutus kyng of Denmark beyng encouraged thereto by certayne englyshe outlawes inuaded the northe partes of England passed through to York frō whens he was driuen backe by Williā and forced to flee into his own coūtrey Anno. 4. The Scottes wyth their kyng Malcolyne inuaded Northumberland and spoyled the countrey Anno. 6. William kyng of England made suche warre vpon the Scotts that he forced Malcolyne to doo to hym bothe homage and fealtie he also disherited Gospatrike and exiled hym the lande and gaue all Cumbrelande with the honour of Carlylle to Raufe Meschynes and made hym earle therof Kynge Wylliam by the counseyle of the Erle of Hertford caused the money and
ryches of the abbays to be brought into his treasory he made also the news Forest in the countreye of Southampton for the atchiuyng which enterprise he was forst to cast downe dyuers townes and churches .xxx. myles of length and replenysshed the same with wylde beastes and made sharpe lawes for the maintenance and increase of the same Auno .10 Roger erle of Hertforde Ranulphe earle of Norffolke conspired agaynste kynge Wyllyam beyng in Normandye both whiche were by hym outlawed and chased oute of the Realme And Waldiffe that was duke of Northumberland and Earle of Huntyngdon and Northampton who vttered the conspiracie was beheaded at Wynchester buried at Crowlande in Lyncolnshire Anno. 13. AT this tyme Oswalde Byshop of Salisburye was famous in England The kyng gaue the Erledome of Northumberlande to Waltar byshoppe of Durham who was after slayne by the men of Northumberland Anno. 15. RObert the eldest sonne of William by the counsell of Philippe kyng of France inuaded his fathers Duchye of Normandye wherwith Wyllyam beynge greately dyspleased gaue hys sonne a stronge battayle in whyche it fortuned Robert to mete vnwares in the field with his father and bare hym to the earthe But perceyuynge by the voyce who it was forth with he lept from his horse and saued his father By whiche dede he was reconciled and peace betweene them was agreed Anno. 16. Whyle kyng William of Englande was in Normandy the Northumbers rebelled About this .xvi. yere earle Waryng erle of Shrewsbury made two abbeis wherof the one was in the suburbes of Shrewsbury the other at wenloke Anno. 19. KYnge Wyllyam caused a newe manner of Tribute to be leuyed thoroughout this Realme for euery hyde of land that is twenty acres vi s. And not long after commanded a valuation to be takeÌ„ of all lands fees and possessions and diligent serche also to be made what numbre of men and cattell were within this land And accordynge to the quantitie and number therof gathered an other payment Anno. 20. Englande was vered wyth manye plagues For greate morayne fell emonge cattelle brennynge feuers and hunger emong people greate bareynnesse vpon the earth and muche hurte was done in manye places by the mysfortune of fyre aud specially in LoÌ„dor For Fabyan and other aucthors affirmeth that a part of Poules was brent at that same tyme namely the .vii. daye of Iuly Kyng William buylded two abbeys in Englande one at Battell in Sussex the other nere to London called Barmondsay He buylded the third at Cane in Normandy He ended his life y e ix day of Septembre and was buried at Cane in Normandie He had .v. children Robert to whom he gaue Normandy Richard who dyed in his youth William Ruffus and Henry which wer kinges after hym And one doughter named Adela who he gaue in mariage to Stephen Erle of Bloâ—s who gotte on her Stephen that after was kynge of England as sayth Hardyng VVilliam Rufus or VVilliam the Red kyng Anno regni .1 WIllyam Ruffus the seconde sonne of Willyam conqueror began his reygne ouer the realme of England the ninthe day of Septembre in the yeare of oure Lorde .1087 and deceased in the yeare of our Lorde 1100. the fyrst day of August so that he reigned .xii. yeare .xi. monethes lackyng .viii. dayes He was variable and inconstant of his demeanor very couetous and therewithall cruell For he burdened his people with vnresonable taxes He pilled the ryche and opprest the poore And caused many to lose their landes for small causes And what he thus got by pillyng of hys people be prodigally and wastfully spente in great banketting and sumptuous apparell And as one auctor writeth who wrate in the tyme of Henry the thirde he would neither eate drynke or weare any thyng but that it coste vnmeasurably deere And for an exaumple hee wryteth whiche is to be noted in these oure dayes that in a morning his chamberlayne bryngyng hym a newe payre of hosen he demanded what they cost his chamberlayn answered .iii. s. Wher with the kynge beynge wrothe as this author affirmeth saide as foloweth Fye a dibles q the king who sey so vile a dede Kyng to weare so vyle cloath but it costened more Bye a payre for a marke or thou shalt a corry sore A worse payre ynongh that other swithe hym brought And said they costned a mark vneth he them so bought Ye belamy q y e king these were wel thought In this maner serue me outher ne serue me nought OUt of this aucthor I haue taken the saying of K. William Ruffus because it importeth the simplicitie of apparel in those days vsed If kinges in those dayes ware hose of .xiii. s .iiii. d. the price then maye subiectes in these days imitate his chamberlayn to weare of inferior price of .iii. s. Whiche price he thought king W. Ruffus wold not haue disdained but as his chamberlayne spared the kynges priuie purse in byeng hose in those days So now some of meane lyuyng spare not theyr owne and others to employe vpon one paire whiche wold bye princes hose for a hole yere as this hystorie reporteth Robert Curthoise his elder brother came with an armie into Englande against William wherof when the said WilllaÌ„ had knowledge he entreated peace Anno. 2. Dyuers Lordes of this realme conspired against William Ruffus and assaulted dyuers townes within EnglaÌ„d They stirred in like maner against him Robert Curthoyse duke of Normandy the second tyme. But William vanquished the traytours chased them oute of this realme and made peace wyth hys brother Robert This second yere was a great earthquake the .xi. daye of haruest that ouerturned many houses and churches in Englande Anno. 3. The Scottes spoyled Northumberland Wherfore William Ruffus prouided a nauie and sayled thither where after dyuers conflictes and skirmishes a peace was concluded Anno. 4. A great tempest fell on sainct Lukes day in sundrye places of Englande and speciallye in Wynchecombe where a great parte of the steple was ouerthrowen with thundryng and lyghtnyng in London the wynde ouertourned .vi. hundreth houses and the roofe of Bow church in Cheape wherwith was slayn mo than .xx. persones Anno. 5. In this yere William Ruffus wente into Northumberland repayred suche holdes and castels as the Scots by their warres had impaired and builded other there besydes as the Newe castell on Tyne c. This v. yere the roofe of Salisburye Churche was cleane consumed with lyghtnyng Anno. 6. In Englande fell wonderfull abundance of raine and after ensued so great frost that horses and cartes passed commonly ouer great ryuers when it thawed the great cakes of yce brake down many great bridges The Welshemen rebelled but they wer vanquished their duke or captain named Rees slayn in battaile And after when their woddes wer cut down they becam by litle little to more quietnes
Robert Curthois duke of Normandy layd his dukedome to pawne to his brother Wyllyam of Englande for tenne thousand poundes This .vi. yeare as saith Guido Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester sente to Normandye for Anceime to buylde an abbey at Chester whyche he after buylded and then was made archebyshop of Canterburye and after was exiled by William Ruffus Anno. 7. Malcolyne kynge of Scottes for displeasure taken with the vnkyndnesse of William Ruffus inuaded the marches of Englande and in Northumberlande was slayne with his eldest soonne Edward by Robert Monbray which was erle of that prouince This yere was so great a pestilence that many men laye vnburied Anno. 8. Englande and Normandy were greued with exactions and murreyn of meÌ„ so sharply that tillage of the earth was layde asyde for .x. yeare wherby ensued great hunger and scarsitie the yeres folowyng And many strange vncouthe syghtes were sene as hostes of menne syghtynge in the skie fyery flames and suche other Anno. 10. The .x. yere was sene a blasyng sterre of great brightnes Anno. 11. About this tyme Wyllyam Ruffus buylded Westmynster Hall who mysliking the same for that it was to smal was determined to make a bygger and that it should serue for a chaumber Althogh WilliaÌ„ Ruffus builded Westminster Hall yet was it sens that tyme fynished or repaired by Richard the seconde who gaue the .iii. lyons with the flower de luce quarterly and the white hart for his cognisaÌ„ce he was the first that gaue the white hart Anno. 12. The .xii. yere the ryuer of Thames rose so hye that it drowned many townes in England In England at a towne called Fynchauster in Barkeshire a well cast out blood as before it had done water and after by the space of .xv. days great flames of fyre were sene in the element Anno. 13. Wylliam Ruffus being at his disport of huntynge by glaunsyng of an arrow that Walter Tyrell a frenche knyghte dyd shoote was wouÌ„ded to death in the newe forest in Hampshire on a Lammas day and buried at Wynchester Iohn Hardyng writeth that William Rufus to enlarge the same forest ouerturned .iiii. abbeyes .xvii. paryshe churches and all the towne to theÌ„ beloÌ„gyng King Henry the first called Beauclerke Anno Reg .1 HEnry the brother of Wylliam Ruffus and the first of that name for his lernyng called Beauclerk began hys dominion ouer this realme of England the fyrst day of August in the yeare of our Lord .1100 and reigned xxxv yeres .iiii. monethes and one day This Henry was a noble prince stronge aud myghty of body of hyghe stature blacke heared and had greate eyes a comely visage and a plesant and amiable countenance He greatly abhorred excesse of meates and drynkes In thre thynges he was excellent in witte eloquence and good fortune in battayle And for these there reigned in him thre notable vices couetousnes cruelty and lust of the body but yet he was not soo geuen to these vices but that he farre exceded in vertue At the beginnyng of his reigne hee restored the state of the clergie aswaged the greuous paymentes reduced agayn saint Edwardes lawes and amended them Anno. 2. Ranulphe byshop of Durham procured Robert Curthoise duke of Normandie which was now returned from Ierusalem to warre vppon his brother Henry for the crowne of England who assembled a strong armie and landed at Portismouth But by mediation peace was made on this condition that Henry should paye three thousande markes yerely to duke Robert Anno. 3. In this thirde yere of kynge Henry as sayth Fabian the churche and hospitall of saint Bartholomew in Smithfield was begun to be founded by a minstrell of the kynges named Rayer And after finished by good and wel disposed citisens of the citie of London and especially by Rychard Whittington Thys place of Smythfield was at that daye a laystowe of all ordure to fylthe and the place where felons and other transgressours of the kynges lawes were put to execution Anno. 4. Robert Duke of Normandye commynge into Englande by the entreatie of kynge Henry and his wyfe released to hym the tribute of three thousande markes Anno. 5. But it was not long ere that by meanes of yl reports great malice was kyndeled betwene the two brethren And shortly thervpon deadly warre sprang In the end wherof Robert was taken and kept in perpetual prison in Cardiff by his brother who immediatly seysed the duchye of Normandy and held it in hys possession Syr Robert le FitzhaÌ„ builded Teukesbury and there was buried Anno. 6. Robert Earle of Shrewsburye and Wyllyam of Cornewalle rebelled agaynst kyng Henry and were taken and condempned to perpetuall imprysonment Kyng Henry ordeined strayte lawes agaynst theues and other that vsed vnlaufull takyng of mens goodes in whiche was conteyned the losse of lyfe of eyes of stones and other membres of the parties transgressors accordyng as qualitie of the fact required Anno. 7. In England appered a blasing sterre betwene the south and the west and agaynst that in the east appered a greate beame as it were stretchyng towarde the sterre and shortly after were seene two moones the one in the Easte and thother in the weste Anno. 8. A certayne byshop of Fluentyne about this tyme taught that Antichriste was come beyng moued with the wonderfull straunge syghtes whiche were sene in those dayes Anno. 9. Henry the Emperor desyred to wife Maude the eldeste doughter of kyngâ— Henry of England beyng then but .v. yeares of age nor able to be maried Anno. 10. In the .10 yeare of his reygne the kyng maried Robert his bastard sonne to Mabel doughter and heire of Robert Fitzham and made hym the fyrst earle of Gloucester who after buylded the strong castell of Brystow And the priorie of saint Iames in the nor the syde of the same citie where his body was buryed And his sonne Erle William began the abbay of Euishame Debate fel betwene the kyng of Englande and Lewes of France for the castell of Gysours and homage whiche the sayd Lewes required to be done for the duchy of Normandie Anno. 13. At Shrewsbury in Englande was a greate earthe quake and the ryuer of Trent was so dryed that the space of one daye men went ouer dryâ—hoed And this yere the kyng buylded the abbay of Hyde without the walles of winchester that of olde tyme was wythin the walles A blasyng sterre appered sonne after and thervpon folowed a harde winter deathe of men scarsitie of victuals and morayne of beastes Anno. 15. Kyng Henry of Englande subdued the Welshmen whiche oftentymes rebelled and made them sweare to hym fealtie and allegeaunce and to delyuer pledges for the more certayn confirmation and suretie therof He also gaue hys doughter in mariage to the Emperour with great dower and made William his sonne Duke of Normandye
whereof began the vsage custom y t the kings of England made their eldest sons dukes of Normandye Warre was renued betwene kynge Henry of England Lewes of France Anno. 18. Lewes inuaded Normandye wyth muche crueltie toke the Citie of Lingnes in Cause Wherfore kyng Henry assemblyng a strong armye met wyth Lewys in playne field and fought with hym a cruell and deadly battayle in the ende wherof Lewes was ouercome cōstrayned to flee the field Baldwyne erle of Flanders was there slayne and Henry recouered the town of Lingnes Anno. 20. Wylliam Duke of Normandie and Riicharde the sonnes of kyng Henry of Englande and Mary his doughter Richard earle of Chester with his wyfe the kynges nece and other to the number of .160 persons passyng from Normandie into Englande by ouersyght of the shyp maister were drowned sauing one butcher which escaped the danger Anno. 24. In this yeare the abbey of Readyng was begun to be buylded by kyng Henry the fyrst he also buylded Cisseter Wyndilsore and Woodstocke wyth the parke Anno. 27. The gray fryers came nowe fyrst into Englande and had theyr fyrst house at Canturbery as saythe Ro. Fabyan Maude the daughter of Kyng Henry after the deathe of her husbande the Emperour came into Englande to her father Anno. 28. The order of sainct Iohns Hospitalles Templars and other lyke beganne fyrste at thys tyme. Anno. 32. In this yere began Foūtains abbey Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angew maried Maude y e empresse doughter of king Henry of which .ii. descēded Hēry secōd which reigned after Stephen About this time was builded y e priory of Nortō in the prouince of Chester by one Williā the son of Nichole Also the abbey of Cōbremore in y e same prouince was buylded about the same tyme. Robert Curthois dyed in prison and was buried at Glocester Anno. 33. Henry king of Englande because he hadde none issue mal◠ordeyned that hys doughter Maude whiche had bene Empresse shoulde succede hym in the kyngdome Anno. 36. Kyng Henry of Englande beyng in Normandy with a fall of his horse toke his deathe and was buried at Reading when he had reigned .35 yeres .iiii. monthes and one day King Stephen Anno regni 1. STephen Erle of Boloyne the son of the erle of Bloys and Adela Wylliam Conquerors doughter aud nephewe to kynge Henry the fyrst tooke on hym the gouernaunce of this realme of England the seconde day of December in the yeare of our lorde 1135. and left the same in the yeare of our lord .1154 the .xxv. daye of October so that he reigned xviii yeres .x. monthes and .xxiiii. days This was a noble man and hardy of passinge comely fauor and personage in all princely vertues he excelled as in martiall policie gentylnes and liberalitie towarde all men and in especially in the begynnynge For although he had continuall warre yet did he neuer burden his cōmons with exactiōs Only he semed in this blame worthy that contrary to his othe made to Maude the doughter of Henry he was thoughte vniustlye to take on hym the Croune For which cause he was vexed with warres all the tyme of his reigne At this tyme was great trouble and slaughter in Englande for so muche as diuers of the nobles mainteined Maude the empresse agaynst Stephen whiche was in possession of the croune Kyng Stephen made warres against Dauid of Scotlande because he refused to do him his homage for Northumberlande and Huntyngdon whiche he helde by hys wyfe In thys warre the Scottyshe hystorie sayth the Earle of Glouceter was takē But at the length Stephen made peace and agreed with Dauid kyng of Scottes and receiued of hym homage after that he had wonne from hym certaine townes and castels and gaue to Henry the sonne of Dauid the erledome of Huntyngdon Anno. 2. A vayne rumour was spread in Englande of the death of Kyng Stephen which was cause of muche trouble and busynes in the realm For diuers of the lordes got them to their holdes whiche after might scantly with great laboure be quieted and pacified After whiche tyme Stephen passed ouer into Normādye against Geffrey erle of Angew the husband of Maude the empresse which was right heyre to the crowne◠and whē he had quieted that Prouince he made Eustace his sonne Duke of Normandy and ioyned frendshyp and league wyth Lewes kyng of France Anno. 4. Dauid kyng of Scottes repentyng him of the former agremēt made with kyng Stephen and purposyng to recouer the crowne of Englande for Maude his nece cousyn and daughter of kynge Henry in moste cruelle wyse inuaded Northumberland where by meane of Thruston bishop of Yorke the Scottes had an ouerthrow and slayne in greate numbre and Dauid was constrayned to geue his sonne Henry in hostage for suretie of peace In the meane season kyng Stephen was occupied in ciuil warre agayn Robert erle of Gloucester others which fauoured the partes of Maude whome the kyng subdued part of them were forted to forsake the realme Anno. 6. Maude the empresse came into thys lande out of Normandie by ayde of Robert erle of Glocester and Ranulph of Chester made strong warre vpon king Stephen In the end whereof the kyngs partie had the worse and hymselfe takē prisoner and sent to Bristow there to be kept in sure hold But the Kentishe men and Londoners fauourynge the kyng warred vpon the rebelles and in opē field toke Roberte rle of Gloceter◠But shortly after bothe the kyng the duke were deliuered out of prison by exchange And Stephen without delay assemblyng a strong armie in suche wyse pursued his enmies y t hee forced Maude with other of her frendes to forsake the realme This warre continued a longe time to the great domage of the realm About this tyme was foūded the abbey of Stratford Langthorn within .4 myles of London by a knyght called sir William de mount Fichet Anno. 10. About this time the Iewes crucified a chylde vpon Easter day at Norwiche in derision of Christe and his religion Anno. 11. Geffrey Plantagenet the husbande of Maude the Empresse who had long continued the warres against king Stephen of Englande wan from hym the duchy of Normandie and streight thervpon dyed and his sonne Henry succeded in the dukedome Anno. 12. Stephen kynge of Englande after long warre and muche trouble was agayne crowned kynge at Lincolne but Robert earle of Glocester made newe warre vpon hym in whiche he hadde the vpper hand of the kyng at Wilton so that the kyng was like to haue fallen into Roberts danger and escaped with muche paine Anno. 15. Thys yeare the ryuer of Thamis was so stronglye frosen that horse and cart passed ouer vpon the yee Anno. 17. Henry duke of Normādy in the quarell of his mother Maude with a greate puisance arriued in England and at the fyrst wonne the
castell of Malmesbury then the tower of London and afterwarde the towne of Notyngham with other holdes and castels betwene hym and kyng Stephen were foughten many battayles wherby thys realme was sore troubled Anno. 18. But at the last peace was agreed betweene Maude the empresse hir sonne Henry and kyng Stephen vpon thys condition that Stephen duryng his life should holde the kyngdom of England and Henry in the meane tyme to bee proclaymed heyre apparant in the chief cities throughout the realme Kyng Stephen buylded the abbey of Coggeshall in Essex He founded an other at Furneis in Lancashyre and the thyrde at Feuersham in Kente where now his body resteth and deceassed the xxv day of October in the yeare of oure Lord .1154 when he had reigned .xviii. yeres .x. moneths and .xxiiii. dayes King Henry the seconde Anno regni .1 HEnry the second of that name the sonne of Geffrey Plantagenet and Maude the Empresse daughter of kyng Henry the fyrst began his reigne ouer this realme of England the .xxv. day of October in the yere of our Lorde .1154 and deceassed in the yere of our Lord .1189 the .vi. daye of Iuly so that he reigned xxxiiii yeres .ix. monthes and .xii. dayes He was somwhat redde of face short of body and therwith fat Of speache reasonable well learned noble in chiualrie and fortunate in battayle Of couragious hearte wyse in counsell and one that loued well peace liberall to strangers but hard to his familiars slowe of answers vnstedfast of promise geuen somdeale to pleasure and an open breaker of wedlocke By his greate manhode policie the crowne of England was muche augmented wyth the annexyng of Scotland Ireland the Isles Orcades Britayne Poytow Guyan other prouinces of France Anno. 2. Kyng Henry cast down diuers castels which were erected in the tyme of Stephen He wente into the northe partes and got from the Scots Cumberlande and Northumberland which they sayd were geuen to them by Maude his mother and set an order in that countreye Anno. 3. In England were sene .ii. sonnes in the fyrmament and in the Moone appered a redde crosse King Henry wēt with a strong armye into Wales and quieted that countrey and after buylded the stronge castell of Rutland and founded the abbey of Bassyngwerke Anno. 4. About this tyme came into England certaine Germaynes to the numbre of xxx which taught the abrogation of the Sacramentes of the altare Baptisme and Wedlocke Anno. 6. Lewes Kynge of Fraunce gaue his daughter Margaret in mariage to Henry the sonne of Kynge Henry of Englande By reason whereof was pacifyed the Warre and grudge betwene Englande and Fraunce for the landes of Poytowe and others Anno. 7. This yeare as sayth Fabyan kyng Heury went into Scotlande and made freshe warre vppon their kynge William so that at last he toke him and made hym yelde the castell of Carlyle the castell of Bamburgh with dyuers other and receued of him fealtie aud homage Anno. 8. This yeare the citie of Canterbury was fyred by negligence and a greate parte therof brent Anno. 10. Thomas Becket byshop of Canturbery fledde to Rome to complayn vpon the kyng to the byshop Anno. 14. King Henry caused Henry his eldest sonne to be crouned king as he thought to the great quietnes as well of himself as of his realme but as it proued to the vtter disturbance of them bothe Anno. 17. Thomas Becket by the mediation of Alexander byshop of Rome and Lewes the French kyng was restored to his byshoprike and not longe after by certayne gentylmen he was slayne at Canturbery Anno. 18. Kyng Henry sent ambassade to Alexāder bishop of Rome to purge him self of the death of Thomas Becket Among other thynges it was enioyned hym in his penance that it should be laufull to hys subiectes as often as them lysted to appeale to the sea of Rome and that no man should be accompted as Kynge vntyll such tyme as he were confirmed by the Romayn byshop Anno. 19. Thomas Becket was canonised by the byshop of Rome Anno. 21. Henry the sonne of Kynge Henry of England was crouned the second tyme with his wyfe Margarete the frenche kynges doughter Anno. 22. Kyng Henry the sonne by the setting on of the Kyng of France Alinour hys mother and certayn other nobles toke armes and raised deadly warre against his naturall father Dyuers strong batailes were foughten as well in England by the deputies and frends of both parties as also in Normandy Poytow Guyen Britain where they wer corporally present but y e victory fel alway to y e father There toke partie agaynste kyng Henry the father Lewys kyng of France William kynge of Scotlande Henry Geffrey and Iohn his own sonnes Robert Erle of Leicester Hughe of Chester and other But in the ende the sonnes with their alyes were constrayned to yeld to theyr father and desyre peace which he gentilly graunted and forgaue theyr trespas Anno. 24. In England fell greate wetherynge and tempest of thunder and lyghtening in the myddes of wynter and in Sommer folowing fell hayle of suche greatnes that it flewe bothe man and beast Anno. 2.6 At this tyme were manye Iewes in Englande whiche agaynste the feast of Easter did vse to sacrifice yong children in despite of christen religion Anno. 28. Henry the eldest sonne of Henry of Englande ended his lyfe Shortly after began the warre betwene kyng Henry and Philyp of France for homage that the Frenche kyng required to be done for the lands of Poytow and other and for the castell of Gysours Anno. 31. Heraclius Patriarke of Hierusalem whiche had ben in dyuers partes of Europe came to kynge Henry desyrynge hym of ayde agaynst the Turkes but was denied thereof as ye made reade in Fabian the .239 Chapter Anno. 32. At Bury the Iewes crucified a child in despite of Christes passion Anno. 34. Rycharde Earle of Poytowe made warre agaynst kyng Henry his father and taking part with the French kyng wan from hym dyuers cities townes and castels and namely the citie of Cenomannta For sorowe wherof shortly Kynge Henrye ended hys lyfe the .vi. daye of Iune in the yeare of our Lorde 4189. lyeth buried at Founteuerard Kinge Richarde the firste called Cueur de lyon Anno regni .1 RIcharde the fyrste of that name for his valyantnesse surnamed Cueurdelyon beyng the second son of Henry the seconde was crowned Kyng of Englande He began hys reigne the .vi. day of Iuly in the yere of our Lord .1289 and he deceased the yere of our Lord .1199 the .vi. day of Apryll so that he reigned .ix. yeres and .ix. monethes He was bygge of stature and had a mery countenance in the whiche appered as well a pleasant gentylnesse as a noble and princely maiestie to hys souldiors he was fauorable bountifull to hys frendes and to strangers a
greuous ennemy and hard to be pleased Desyrous of warre abhorryng idlenes enclined somewhat to pryde lecherye and auarice but moste of all he was to be blamed because he semed vnnatural towardes his father as ye haue partly hearde of hym and his brethren what warres they raysed agaynst him In his time were many robbers and outlawes amongest y e whiche as Iohn Maiore in his fourth booke De gestis ScotorniuÌ„ writeth Robert Hoode and lyttell John renoumed theues continued in woddes despoylynge and robbyng the goods of the ryche They kylled none but suche as would inuade them or by resistence for their owne defence The sayde Robert intertayned an hundred tall men and good archers wyth suche spoyles and theftes as he gotte Upon whome foure hundred were they neuer so stronge durste not geue thonset The tales and gestes of this Robert be comonly knowen by songes and balades vsed within this realme he suffred no woman to be oppressed violated or otherwyse molested Poore mens goodes hee spared abundantely releuyng theym wyth that whiche by theft he gotte frome abbeys and the houses of riche â—arles Whome the sayd Maior blameth for his rapyne and thefte but of all theues hee affyrmeth him to be the prince and the most gentle thefe In the fyrste yeare of thys Kynges reign the citisens of London obteined two officers to guide theyr Citie which were called Bayliffes whose names shall folowe here vnder Anno regni â— Bayliffes Henry Cornhyll Rychard Reinery In this yeare the Iewes were very brag here in thys realme for that theyr number was so greate But the coÌ„mon people especially about London fell vpon them and despoyled them without pitie or mercye they so hated theym for theyr vsury and other euyll conditions The kyng though he were not lyttle dyspleased wyth these offenders yet coulde he doo no execution on them for the fact the numbre was so great wher by they all escaped without punishmeÌ„t Also thys yere the king set at liberty Elianor his mother whiche long before at the commandement of his father hiâ— husbande had ben kept close prisoner But after her enlargement the realme was muche gouerned by her As sayth Ranulph kynge Rycharde gaue ouer the Castels of Berwyke and Rokesburghe to the Scottyshe Kynge for the suÌ„me of .x. M. li. for the charges of his voyage He also sold to the bishop of DurhaÌ„ his own prouince for a great piece of money and created him erle of the same Wherfore the king said after in game I am a wondrous craftesman I haue made a new erle of an old bishop He gaue his brother Iohn many dignities as the prouinces of Notingham Deuonshyre and Cornewall and created hym Earle of Lancaster This yere the king was assoiled of y e offence that he had coÌ„mitted in rebellioÌ„ against his father in recompence wherof as sayth Guido he voluntarily toke vpon him and promised to warre vpon Christes enemies But other authours affirme that his father hadde so wylled hym in his lyfe whervpon preparation was made towarde the perfourmance of thys iourney Anno reg 2. Bayliffes Iohn Herlyon Roger Duke In this yeare kyng Richard betooke the guidyng of this land to the bishop of Ely then beyng Chancellor of EnglaÌ„d sayled into Normandie when he had appoynted good gouernoures ouer that countrey he went to mete the frenche Kyng Philyp the seconde and hauyng made sure league one with an other went eyther of them the sayd yeare onward of their iorney toward Ierusalem In this meane time the Iewes in diuers places of thys Realme as at Lincolne Stamforde and Lynne were robbed and spoyled And at York to the numbre of four hundred and more had their maister vaynes cut and so bled to deathe Anno Reg. 3. baylyffes William Hauershall Iohn Bukmotte Kyng Richard in his iourney towardes Ierusalem subdued the Erle of Cypres then ioynynge his puisance with the French Kynges in Asia conquered Acon where ther grew betwene king Richard and Philip the frenche Kyng a greuous displeasure For whiche cause Philip shortly departed thens And coÌ„myng into France inuaded the contrey of Normandy And Iohn the brother of kyng Rychard tooke on hym the kyngdome of Englande in his brothers absence Kyng Richarde of England restored to the Christians the citie of Ioppa and in many battels put the turke to great sorowe Anno Reg. 4. Bayliffes Nycolas Duke Peter Newlay William byshop of Elye to whome kyng Richard had coÌ„mitted the gouernance of England dyd many cruell deedes and oppressed the clergie and also the laitie He woulde commonly ryde with a thousand horses and greued abbeyes by meane of his guestes and his lodgyng with them Kyng Richard erchaunged Cypres wyth Guye of Lesyngham for the kingdom of Ierusalem Wherfore the king of Englande a long tyme after was called kyng of Ierusalem Anno Reg. 5. Bailiffes Roger Duke Richard Fitz Alyn Kyng Richarde hauynge knowledge that Phillyp of Fraunce inuaded Normandie and that Iohn his brother had made hymselfe King of England made peace wyth the Turkes for .iii. yeares and with a small company returnynge homewarde by Thrace was taken prisoner by the duke of Ostriches menne and brought to Henry the Emperour and there kept in strayte prison a yere and .v. monethes Where it is sayd that he slewe a Lyon and toke out his hart Anno Reg. 6. Bayliffes WilliaÌ„ Fitz Isabell WilliaÌ„ Fitz Arnolde William Longshampe bishop of Ely coÌ„tinuyng his crueltie in England was lastly by strength of the lordes banished the lande Then he came to the kynge beyng prisoner alledgyng for hym selfe the best that he could but when he saw he myght not begyle the kyng with his sugred wordes he returned into FraÌ„ce there to tary the kynges commyng This yere Iohn the kings brother by the settyng on of the Frence kyng wheÌ„ he herd of the imprisonment of his brother made great warr within the laÌ„d toke by strength the castels of Windsor of Notyngham and others And the Frenche kyng made stronge warre in Normandy Anno Reg. 7. Bailiffes Robert Beysani Ioke le Iosue Hubert bishop of Salisbury was by kyng Richard sent into EnglaÌ„d to haue the guidynge therof and also to treate with the lordes coÌ„mons for the kings deliuerance howe he myght be set at libertie The sayde Hubert was by the monkes of Christes church in Cantorbury chosen archebyshoppe of Cantorburye Anno Reg. 8. Bailyffes Gerrad de Anteloche Robert Durant This yere as sayth Fabyan kynge Richarde was deliuered oute of prison for the summe of one C.M. poundes of sterlyng money for payment of which ransom all the woll of white monkes chanons was sold and rings and crosses of prelates with vessels and chalices of all churches through the land and .xvii. shrines were scraped and spoyled of the golde and syluer c. Kyng Richard being thus deliuered shortly after landed at Sandwiche
so came to Lōdon wher when he had arested him with a certayn nūber of knightes he rode to Notynghā wan the castell after that the castel of Tikhil by force◠and so called a coūsell of his lordes at Winchester where he reposed his brother Iohn then beyng in Fraunce crouned himselfe sone after again king of Englād in y e city of Winchester thē he called a parliament where he called agayne into his handes all suche thyngs as he hadde eyther geuen or solde by patentes or otherwise by whiche meanes he gathered a summe of money and sailed into Fraunce where shortly a peace was concluded betwene the two Kings for one yeare Then Iohn which hadde taken part with the Frenche Kinge against his brother made meanes to Elianor his mother by whose mediation he was reconciled and became a trewe Knight to his brother In this time there was one William with the longe bearde who moued the common people to seke libertie and fredome not to be subiect to the rich and mightie By whiche meanes hee drewe to hym many greatte companies and with all his power defended the poore mēs cause against the riche The King being warned of this tumult commanded him to cease from those attemptes But the people stil folowed him as thei before had doone and he made to them certaine orations openly taking for his Theme this sentence Haurietis aquas in gaudeo de fontibus Saluatoris Whiche is to saie Ye shall drawe in ioie waters forth of the welles of your Sauiour And to this he added I am sayd he the sauiour of poore men ye be poore and haue assayed longe the harde handes of ryche menne Now drawe ye therfore holsom water foorth of my welles that with ioye For the tyme of your visitation is to men This William was commanded to appere before the kynges counsel to answere for hym self in suche cases as should be layde against hym where he appered but with suche a multitude of people that the lordes were afrayde of hym and remitted hym with pleasaunt wordes for that tyme appointyng some priuily when he was alone and then to apprehende hym By whom he was after taken in Bowe churche in Cheape but not without sheddyng of blood for for he was forced to forsake the church which they fyered about hym And whē he was taken he was arrained before y e Iudges and with .ix. of his adherentes had sentence of deth and he wyth those ix were hanged the morowe after who of the simple people was after honored as a martyr in so muche that they reserued relikes of hym as it is declared at large by Robert Fabyan Anno. Reg. 9. Bailiffes Roger Blunt Nycolas Ducket This yere the warre was renued betwene kyng Richard of Englande and Philip of France in whyche eyther of them spedde dyuersly Anno Reg. 10 Bailiffes Cōstantin Fitz Arnold Robert le Beau Kyng Richard of Englande besieged the castell of Galiarde and was wounded with a quarrell that was shot from the wall and therof dyed the .vi. day of Apryll in the yeare of our Lorde .1199 when he had reigned .ix. yeares and .ix. monethes Hys bodye was buryed at Founteuerard his bowels at Carlyle his harte at Roan King Iohn Anno regni .1 IOhn brother to Richard aforenamed began his reigne ouer this realm of England the .vi. day of Apryl in the yere of our Lord .1199 and deceased in the yere .1216 the .xix. day of October He reigned xvii yeares .vi. monethes and .xiii. days Of person he was indifferent But of melancoly and angry complexion He contempned the byshop of Romes authoritie whiche if he had doone constantly with iudgement to refrayne abuses as he semed to doo for couetousnes and of a froward mynde vndoubtedly he had ben worthy commendation By his cowardnes and slouthfull negligence the crowne of Englande greatly decayed Anno Reg. 1. Bailiffes Arnold fitz Arnold Richard Fitz bartilmewe Philip kyng of Fraunce in the quarell of Arthur duke of Britayn whom certayn of the Lordes had named king of Englande made warre vpon kynge Iohn inuaded Normandye and tooke from hym dyuers castels and townes Kyng Iohn hearynge of thys warre in Normandye assembled a counsayle wherin was graunted to hym .iii. s. of euery plough lande thorough England besyde the subsydie of the spirituall landes and when he had made redy for his dosage he sailed into Normandy wher he spent the tyme to his losse and dishonour But aboute Mighelmas a truce was concluded betwene the two kings of Englande and of Fraunce This yeare was a deuorce betweene kyng Iohn his wife the Erle of Glocesters daughter because of nerenesse of bloode and after he was maryed to Isabel the doughter of the Erle of Engolesym in France by whom he had .ii. sonnes Henry and Richarde and .iii. doughters Isabell Elianor and Iane. An. R. 2. bailifs Roger Dorset Iames bartilmew aldermā In this secoud yere as sayth Fabian Raynulph Erle of Chester by thexāple afore shewed by king Iohn left his own wyse named Constance whiche he before had maried by counsell of Henrys the second and wedded one Clemens One Chronicle saythe he dyd so to haue issue but he therwith displeased God so muche that he wold suffer him to haue none issue but dyed without This yeare as is reported in Polychronicon the kyng of Scottes dyd homage to kyng Iohn at Lincolne An. Reg. 3. Bailiffs Waiser Fitz Ales Symon de aldermābury This yeare in Yorkeshire were sene v. Moones one in the east an other in the weste the thirde in the northe the fourthe in the southe and the fyfthe in the myddes of the other and went compassyng the other .vi. tymes as it were the space of an howre and vanyshed away soone after Philyp of France inuaded Normandie and toke diuers castels and townes whiche he gaue to Arthur duke of Britayne But shortely after the same Arthure with many other noble men wer taken prisoners by kyuge Iohn and led prisoners into Englaude In thys yeare wer chosen .xxv. of the most substantiall and wysest men of the Citie of London to mainteine and kepe the Assises of the same Citie of the whiche yerely the Bailiffs wer chosen and after the Mayre and Sheriffes wer taken of the same numbre Anno Reg. 4. Bailiffes Normand Blundell Iohn de Ely This yere fell excedyng lyghtnyng thunders and other stormes of wynde and rayn w t hayle of y e bignes of henne◠egges which perished fruit corn houses and yong cattell Also spirites were sene in the ayre in likenes of fowles be ring fier in their billes which set fire on diuers houses as R. Fabian reporteth Philip of France continually made warre vppon the Duchye of Normandye tyll at the last be subdued the same to his dominion with the prouinces of Guyen Poytiers Britayn which before pertayned to the crown of Englād
Kyng Iohn saylyng into Normandy warred on the borders of France but of his victories is lyttle written Anno. 5. Bayliffes Walter Browne WilliaÌ„ ChaÌ„berlain This yeare by meanes of euyl weather in the yeare passed wheate was solde for .xv. s. a quarter whyche was thought an extreme price Kyng Iohn maried his bastard daughter to Lewlyn prynce of Wales and gaue with her the castell and lordeshyp of Elyngsmore beynge in the marches of Southwales In this yeare the byshoppe of Rome wâ—ate to king Iohn freÌ„dly and gentilly requiring him to admit Stephen Langton into the bishoprike of Canterbury who before was chosen by the monks the monkes by him expelled froÌ„ their owne abbay to restore them agayne to the same but the more his lordes aduised him so to do the more was he beÌ„t to the coÌ„trary In so much that the bishop of Romes messengers returned without obteynynge of their request Anno Reg. 6. Bailyffes Thomas Haueril Hamond Bronde The bishop of Rome denounced king Iohn with his whole realm accursed because he wold not admit StepheÌ„ Langton to the byshopricke of Canterbury but he little regarded his thretnynges and would not obey him At this tyme in Suffolke a fishe was takeÌ„ like to a man was kept liuing .vi. moneths vpon the land with raw flesh and fishe and after when they saw they coulde haue no speche thereof they cast it agayn into the sea Anno Reg. 7. Bailyffes Iohn Walgraue Richard de Winchestar King Philip of FraÌ„ce subdued y e countrey of NormaÌ„dy which sens y e time of Charles the symple that is to saye the the space of .300 yeares was not in the possession of the kynges of France Anno Re. 8. Bailiffes Iohn Holylande Edmonds Fitz Gerrard About this tyme the Iryshemen and shortly after the Welshemen rebelled for that as some aucthors affyrme he leuied on them suche greuous taskes to warre agaynst France so that the king was fayne to raise a great taxe throughout this realme of England to withstaÌ„d theyr force He requyred of the white monkes .6000 marke but they refused the payement of so greate a summe so that the Kynge toke great dyspleasure against them by reson wherof after his returne out of Ireland he vexed theym sore and exacted of them more then before he had desyred whereby he caused some abbottes to forsake their houses Anno Reg. 9. Bailyffes Roger Wynchester Edmond Hardell Kyng Iohn sayled into Normandye wher after certain skirmishes he made peace with Philip of FraÌ„ce for .ii. yeres The .ii. bayliffes aboue named were discharged and in theyr place roome ii other chosen for the rest of that yere Also this yeare was graunted to the Citizens of London by the Kynges letters patentes that they should yearely chose to them selues a Mayre and .ii. shiriffes on S. Mathewes or Mychelmas day whose names were as foloweth Anno Reg. 10. HeÌ„ry fitz Alwyne Maire Peter Duke S. Thom. Nelc S. Thys yere London bridge was begon to be builded of stone where as before it had ben builded of Timber and repaired by a colledge of Priests which then stode where the priorie of S. Mary auderis nowe standeth And for wante of other recordes I wyll declare the opinion of master Fowle who was the pryor of y e abouesayd S. Mary auderis concernynge the originall bothe of that bridge and also of Saint Mary auderis church Fyrst that beyng no bridge but a ferrie to cary and recarye wherby the Feryar gat great wealth lastly the Feryman and his wyfe deccasyng left the same to theyr daughter a mayden named Mary Audery who with the goodes left to her by her parentes and also the profites which came by the said Fery builded an house of sisters whiche is the vppermost ende of S. Mary Auderis churche aboue the quire where she lieth buried vnto the whiche house she gaue the ouersight profyt of the same ferry but afterward the same house of systers was coÌ„uerted vnto a colledge of priestes who builded the bridge of timber and from tyme to tyme kepte the same in reparations but consyderyng the great charges in repairyng y e same now lastly in the yere of our Lord .1209 by y e great ayde of the citisens of LondoÌ„ other they begon to build the same of stone and then the abouesayde colledge of priestes was conuerted vnto a priory of chanoÌ„s bearyng stil the name of the maiden whiche kepte the ferry and so called S. Mary Auderie Anno Reg. 11. Henry fitz Alwyne M. Peterle Iosue S WilliaÌ„ BlouÌ„d S The Englyshemen which were sent by kyng Iohn to ayde the erle of Flanders as sayth Thomas Couper chased the Frenchemen and in the hauen of Sluce compassed and toke theyr whole nauy of ships which was in nuÌ„ber .1020 sayle Anno. Reg. 12. HeÌ„ry fitz Alwine M Adam Whetley S. Stephen le grase S. This yere Pandolph a legate cam froÌ„ y e bishop of Rome monishing the king in sharp maner y t he shold restore maister StepheÌ„ LaÌ„gton to his see of CaÌ„terbury the monks vnto their abbay the king calliÌ„g to mynd y e dangers he was wrapped in both in his own realme also in Normandy made promise by othe to be obedieÌ„t to y e court of Rome as at large apereth in Ro. FabiaÌ„s cronicle At that tyme were granted the Peter pence Anno Reg. 13. Henry fitz Alwyn M. Iohn fitz Pet S Iohn Garlond S This yere StepheÌ„ LaÌ„gton archbishop of Canterbury w t the other exiles laÌ„ded in EnglaÌ„d y e king receuing theÌ„ ioyously was there assoiled of the said bishop after y t the king making restitutioÌ„ to y e bishop other according to y e third article of his othe the laÌ„d was released of y e interdictioÌ„ the king being bouÌ„den that as well he as his heyres should euer after be feuderys to the see of Rome payyng yerely tribute a thousand markes and to holde the Title of the Crowns by the byshop of Rome Anno. 14. HeÌ„ry fitz Alwayne Mair RaÌ„dolph EilaÌ„d S CoÌ„staÌ„tin Iosue S This yere fell greate discentiion betwene the kyng and his lordes partely for that he wolde not mainteyne the lawes of Kyng Edwarde partely for the displeasure he bare vnto them for that they ayded hym not agaynst the byshop of Rome and other causes not here spoken of Herevpon the kyng fell at suche dissention with his lordes that a greate numbre of people were raised on bothe parties The Erle of Chester with the other lordes toke the Citie of London and helde them there a certayne tyme. Caxton his chronicle wyth other saye that a great parte of this variance betwene kyng Iohn and his barons was for because the Kyng would haue exiled the Earle of Chester who oftentymes had aduised the King to leaue his cruelnes hys accustomed aduoâ—try which he exercised with his
brothers wife and others But by meanes of the archebyshop of Canturbery and other prelates a peace was taken for a whyle This yere as saith Fabian on the .xi. day of Iuly a great part of Southwark was brent and in the moneth of August next folowyng was much harme done in London by fyre The kynge and his lordes mett with great strengthe on either partie vppon Baramdowne where a charter or writyng was made and sealed by the kyng so that the Barony was with it contented and departed in peace euerye man into his countrey Anno. 15. Roger fitz Alwyne M Martin fitz alis S. Peter Bate S. The peace whiche in the laste yeare was agreed betwene kynge Iohn his barons was this yere by the kynge violated and broken Wherfore the lordes assembled to them greate powers and made sharpe and cruell warre vpon the kyng in somuche that he was constrained to send into Normandie for ayde Then came into Englande a Normane knyght named Foukis de Brent whiche broughte with hym a companye of Normans Flemmyngs and Picardes He and his company were so cruel that they destroyed as well religious houses as other and dyd muche harme to the lande puttyng the lordes to the worse the kynge made Foukes other of his company wardens of castels and strōg holdes in England The lordes seynge the kynge perseuer in his wrong that he wold in no wyse be induced to holde his owne grauntes but to do all things after pleasure and nothyng after lawe or iustice cast in theyr minds how they myght bryng the realm in a better rule and by one consente wrote to Philyppe kyng of France that he wold send som noble mā into England and they wold yeld the lande vnto hym This yeare kyng Iohn caused to bee drawen and hanged at Warham one Piers of Pomfrette and his sonne for speaking of dyuers thinges against the king Anno Reg. 16. Roger fitz Alwayne M. Salomō basing S Hugh Basing S Kyng Iohn laying siege to the castell of Rochester wan the same toke therin certain gentilmen that had conspired against hym sent them to dyuers prysons placyng strangers in the same castell The barons helde them together at London abydyng the commynge of Lewes son to the French kyng whiche lāded in England with a great army so cam to Rochester wan it with smal payne he caused all the strangers therin to be hanged and after came to London where certain alliances and couenants were established and cōcluded betwene the lordes and him and receiued of them homage as is mēcioned in Polycronicon Then he with the lordes departed from London and gat the castel of Rigate of Gilford and of Fernham and from thens to Winchester where the City was yelded with all other holdes in those partes and then he with the lordes came agayne to London At whose commynge the Tower of London was deliuered to them they slewe all strangers that had ben placed by the kyng in any place Roger Fitz Alwine for that he was accused to the Lordes to be fauourable to the kynges partie was discharged of that office and one called Serle mercer was Mayre in hys place the reste of the yere whiche was viii wekes Kyng Iohn beyng thus ouerset with his lordes sent messangers to the bishop of Rome shewing to hym the rebelliō of his lords and how they laboured his destruction Wherefore the byshop of Rome with all haste sente a Legate into Englande called Swalo The whiche after his commynge commuanded Lewes to returne into France and laboured to the vttermoste of his power to appease the Kynge and his baronye but all his labour was in vayne Anno reg 17. Williā Hardel M. Iohn Crauers S. Andrew Newlād S. This yere kyng Iohn the warre betwene hym and his lordes continuyng dyed of the Flixe as is recorded in Policronicon at the toune of Newarke he was bowelled in the abbey of Croghtō and buried at Worceter in the quier of monkes To tell the opynions of many auctours concernyng his death it wold in this place occupy to muche tyme. To be brefe Caxton affirmeth he was prisoned by a monke of Swinsted abbey in Lincolnshire for sayinge If he myghte liue half a yere he wold make a halfpeny lofe worth .xx. s. others ar of other opinions some y t he dyed for sorow heuynes of hert as Polidorus some of surfettyng in the night as Radulphus niger some of a bloudy flixe as Houeden some of a burning ague some of a cold sweat some of eating apples peares or plummes Mathewe Parisiensis writeth that as he wente from Lyn to Lincolneshire and there hearynge of the losse of hys cariage and treasures vppon the washes fell in great heauynes of mynde and so therby into a feruent feuer beyng at the abbay of Swynsted whiche agew he encreased thorough surfetyng and naughty diet by eating of peches drinking new cider And when he was thus sick was caried thēs to the castel of Laford from thens to the castel of Newark and there departed this lyfe was buried as afore is sayd at Worcestor It is written by Fabian and diuers other that he founded the abbey of Bewley in the new forest in recompence of the parishe churches whiche he there ouerturned to enlarge the forest and an abbey of blacke monkes in the citie of Winchester he decessed in y e yere of our Lord .1216 the .xix. of October when he had reigned .17 yeares .6 monethes and .13 dayes Henry the thirde Anno regni 1. HEnry the sonne of Iohn of the age of .ix. yeares by the counsell of William duke of Glocester the erles of Pēbroke Chester was proclaimed kyng of England who began his reigne the .19 day October in the yeare of our Lord .1216 and decessed in the yere .1272 the .vi. day of Nouember So he reigned .56 yeres and .28 dayes The noble men before mēcioned with their retinue kept sharp warre with Lewys the frenche kynges sonne who by the couenants made before with the englishemen claymed the crown But after certain skirmishes battailes Lewis began to desyre peace whyche lastly was concluded and Henry was crowned at Gloucester Anno. 1. Iacob aldermā M. Benet Couētrie S. williā Blūtiuers S. Iacob Alderman was maior one part of the yeare and Salomon Basing the other part of the same yere But the .ii. sheriffes aboue named stode the whole yeare Swale the byshop of Romes legate accursed Lewys the frenche kyngs son after all suche as toke part with hym agaynste Henry He accursed Lewlyn prince of Wales and interdicted hys lande At the last Lewys toke a◠M. markes or as some authors affirme .xv. M. markes of money departed this realme Anno. 2. Serle merser M. Tho. Bokerell She. Rafe Holyland She. When the land was deliuered from straungers inquisitions were
made to knowe what persons assisted Lewys agaynst the kynge of whiche the kynge pardoned many of the laye menne but the spirituall men were put to suche fynes that they were compelled to lay all that they hadde to pledge to please the Kynge And also besydes that to sue to Rome to be assoiled Thys yeare Raynolffe Erle of Chester toke his iourney to the holy land Anno. 3. Serle Merser M. Iohn Wayle S. Iosenus Spicer S. A parliamente was holden at London by vertue whereof was graunted to the kyng .ii. s. of euery plough lande through Englande This yere as is meÌ„cioned in Policronicon Thomas Couper kyng Henry began to buylde the newe worke of the churche of Westminster Anno. 4. Serle merser M. Rich. wimbeldeye S Iohn Wayle S Alexander kyng of Scottes maried the lady Iane syster of kyng Henry Thys yeare was great harme done in England by violeÌ„ce of whirlwynds and fiery dragons spirites were sene flying in the ayre as affirmeth Robert Fabyan This yere was a proclamatioÌ„ made y t all strangers shold auoide the realm except such as came with merchaÌ„dise to make sale of them vnder the kings saus conduct whyche was doone to auoyde Foukes de Brent and his complices who kept the castel of Bedford against the Kyng This yere was kyng Henry secondly crowned at Westminster This yeare Rainolph erle of Chester came out of the holy land into EnglaÌ„d began to build the castels of Charteley and of Beston and after he builded the abbey of Delacresse Anno. 5. Serle merser M. Richard Renger S. Iosence le Iosâ—e S. This yeare was a counsell holden at Oxenford of the byshops of England wherin one was condempned whyche taught that he was Iesus Christe and to confirme the same he shewed the tokens of woundes in hys handes body and feete he was therfore crucifyed on a Crosse at Alburbury tyll he died This yere as some write the grey Friers came fyrste into England and had their fyrst house at Canturbery Anno. 6. Serle merser M. Richard Renger S. Iosens Iosue S. A conspiracie was made against kingâ— Henry by one CoÌ„stantine in the citie of London for the which he was drawen hanged and quartered the morow after our Lady day Assumption Which conspiracie so moued the kyng that he was in mynde to haue cast downe the walles of the Citie Anno. 7. Serle merser M. Richard Renger S. Thomas LaÌ„bert S. This yeare Iohn kyng of Ierusalem came into Englande and required aide of kyng Henry to wynne agayne Ierusalem but he returned again with small comfort This yeare the kyng began the foundation of Salisbury mynster Anno. 8. Richard Renger M William Ioyner S. Thomas LaÌ„bert S. This yere the Lordes and gentllmen of Englande first granted to king Henry and his heyres the warde and mariage of theyr heyres which was then by lerned meÌ„ called the beginning of euils Anno. 9. Richard Renger M. Iohn Trauers S Andrew Bukerel S Richard the brother of kyng Henry ouercame the Frenchemen recouered Poyters and kept the Gascoyns in due obedience Anno. 10. Richard Renger M. Roger Duke S. Martin fitzwilliaÌ„ S. This yeare the pleas of the crowne were pleaded in the tower of London Lewis kyng of France wan certaine castels in the countrey of Poyters and shortly after spoyled the citie of Aniow Anno. 11. Richard Renger M. StepheÌ„ Bokerel S. Henry Cobham S. In this yere was graunted by kynge Henry to the Sheriffes of the Citie of London the sheriffewike of London Midlesex for the summe of CCC pouÌ„d by the yeare It was also granted to y e city fre warreÌ„ that is to say free liberty to hunte a certain circuite about the citie It was also granted that the citisens of London shold passe tole free through out all England and also granted by the kynge that all weeres in the Thamis shoulde bee plucked vp and destroyed for euer Anno. 12. Roger Duke M. StepheÌ„ Buckerel S. Henry Cobham S. The liberties of the Citie were this yeare confirmed and to eche of the sheriffes was graunted to haue .ii. clerkes and two officers without any more Anno. 13. Roger Duke M. walter winchester S. Robert Fitz Iohn S. Kyng Henry sailed with an army in to Britayne agaynste Lewes kynge of France where after spoilyng the couÌ„trey a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yong princes Anno. 14. Roger Duke M. Rich. Fitz WilliaÌ„ S. Iohn Wodborne S. This yere was ordeined by y e Maior and rulers of the Citie of London that no sheriffe of that citie shold continewe lenger in office then one yere because that they shoulde not by long continuance of office become couetous bribers Anno. 15. Roger Duke M. Michel of S. Cleue S Walter Guffilde S This yeare was much harme done in LoÌ„ndon by fyre which began in the house of a wydowe named dame Iane Lambert Anno. 16. Andrew Bokerel M HeÌ„ry EdmoÌ„ton S. Gerrard Bate S. Uariance grew betwene kyng Henry and his lordes bycause he put from his seruice Englyshemen and trusted strangers as well in his counsayle as other offices nere about hym Anno. 17. Andrew Bokerel M. SymoÌ„ Fitzmare S Roger Blunt S In this yere y e king began y e fouÌ„datioÌ„ of the hospitall of sainct Iohn without the east gate of Oxenforde In whiche yere also fell wonderfull sore weather with suche thunder and lightning that the like had not ben sene And there folowed an earthquake to the great fear of the inhabitauntes of Huntyngdon and nere therabout Anno. 18. Andrew Bokerel M. Rafe Ashewy S. Iohn Norman S. This yeare the kyng put from hym the strangers and restored the English men to theyr offices The Iewes dwellyng in Norwyche were accused for stealynge of a chylde whom they purposed to haue crucified Frederike the Emperor maried Isabel sister of y e king of England Anno. 19. Andrew Bokerel M. Gerrard Batte S. Robert Ardell S. Kyng Henry maried Elinor y e daughter of the Erle of Prouance There appeared as it were hostes of men fyghtyng in the element The statute of Merton was first enacted at the parliament of Merton Anno. 20. Andrew Bokerell M. Henry Cobham S. Iorden CoueÌ„try S. Quene Elynor founded the hospitall of saint Katherins besydes the Tower of London for the reliefe of poore women Anno. 21. Andrew Bokerel M Iohn Thesalan S. Gerard cordinaner S. Octobonea a legate of the nynth Gregorie came into England and ordeined good ordinances for the Churche But not all to the pleasure of the yong clergie of Englande Wherefore as he one daye passed thorow Oxenford the scholers sought occasyon against his seruantes and fought with them and slue one of the same and put the legate in suche feare that he for his safegard tooke the belfray of Osney and there helde hym tyll
brought to Westminster .102 Iewes Lyncoln which were accused of the crucifying of a chylde at Lyncoln they were sent to the tower of Londō of these .8 were hanged and the other remayned long in pryson Anno. 40. Rich. Hardel Draper M. Mat. Bokerell S. Iohn Mynour S. This yere a peace was made betwene the citizens of London and the abbot of Waltham who had bene long in controuersie for toll that he demaunded of the citizens that came to Walthā faire but at the last the citizens were set free and bonde to no toll Anno. 41. Rich. Hardel Draper M. Rich. Ewyll S. williā Ashwy S. Great variance was betwene y e kyng and the Londoners in so much that the Mayor and dyuers Aldermen sherifes were depriued of their offices and the gouernance of the citie cōmitted to certeyne persons of the kyngs appoynting all the controuersie and hādlyng of this matter is at large entreted of by Fabiā This yere the kyng for so much as he had oftentymes promysed the restitutiō of certaine ancient lawes but neuer performed the same the lordes murmuring against him to appeace their malyce he helde a parliament at Oxenford which was after called the madde parliament because manye thynges weare there enacted which proued after to the confusion of the Realme death of many noble mē In confirmatiō of these actes were chosen .xii. piers called douze piers which had authoritie to correct the brekers of their ordinaunces These piers altered and chaunged many thinges according to their owne pleasure greatly to the discontenting of thy kynges mynde and disquietinge of the whole Realme as in Fabian and other histories doth at large appeare Anno. 42. Rich. Hardel Draper M. Th. fitz Rich. S. Ro. Catheliō S. This yere Hughe Bygot Iustice and Roger Turkeley kept their courtes in the Guyldhall of London and punished the Bakers vpon the tombrell where in tymes passed they were punished on the pyllory and they did many other thinges against the lawes of the citye but the citie had so be punished of late y t they durst say nothing therto Richard the kynges brother retourned out of Almayne into Englande Anno. 43. Iohn Gisors Peperar M. Iohn Adriā S. Ro. Cornhil S. Kyng Henry fearing some rebellion of his nobles went into Fraunce and there concluded a peace on this condition that Normādy Angeow and Cenomanna shoulde euer after be in the possession of the Frenchemen and the kyng of Englande to haue Guien and that Lewis shoulde geue kyng Henry for his expēces in warr .150000 crowns for yerely tribute a .100000 crownes After whiche peare finished the kynge retourned into England A Iewe of Lewkesbury fell into a priuie upō the saturday and would not for reuerēce of his Saboth day be plucked out whereof the Earle of Glocester hearing that the Iewe did so great reuerence to his Saboth daye thought he would doe as muche to his holy daye whiche is sonday and so kept him there tyll monday at whiche season he was founde dead Anno. 44. Williā Fitz Richard M. Adā Brown S. Ri. Couētre S. In this yere the kyng commaunded a general assembly or meting at Paules crosse where the kyng in proper person commaunded the Mayre that the nexte daye after he should cause to bee sworne before his Aldermen euery stripplynge of .xii. yeres of age and vpwarde to be true vnto the king and his heyres kings of Englande and that the gates of the citie should be kept with harnissed mē Anno. 45. Wil. Fitz Richard M. Io. Northāton S. Rich. Pickard S. Kyng Hēry published at Paules crosse the byshops of Rome absolution for him and all his that were sworne to mainteyne the articles made in the parliament at Oxforde for whiche cause the barons of England begon to vtter their malice which they had long before conceived agaynst the kyng and caused an insurrection that continued thre yeres Richard earle of Glocester decased and Gilbart de Clare was earle after him Anno. 46. Th. Fitz Thomas M. Phi. Walbroke S. Richard Tailer S. This yere was so great a frost y e men rode on hors back ouer the thames The barons of Englād armed them against their kyng all this yere houered about London other places without any notabe act of rebellion saying y t they robbed spoyled aliens certeyn other persons whō they knew to be against their purpose specially they slewe y e Iewes in all places Anno. 47. Tho. Fitz Thomas M. Ro. Moūtpyler S. Osbern Buckessel S. 500. Iewes were slayne by the citizēs of Londō because one Iewe wold haue forsed a christian man to haue paid more then ii.d. for y e vsury of xx s for a weke Hugh le Spencer with the citizeus of London spoiled burnt the manours of Richard the kings brother which hither to had ben a great stay of the warre betwene the kyng and the nobles Nere to Lewys in Susser kyng Hēry and his barons fought a cruel battel in which the kyng hym self with Richarde his brother sir Ed. his son other noble men to the nūber of .25 were taken of the cōmōs wer slayn aboue .20000 Anno. 48. Tho. Fit Thomas M. Tho. Lamford S. Edward blune S. Debate variāce sel betwene Symon Moūtfort Erle of Lecester Gilbert de Clare Erle of Glocester chief capitains of y e barons which torned to their great euil For prince Ed. being now set at libertie allied him w t the erle of Glocester gathering to hī a great power warred so freshly vpon Symon of Leicester that at the ende he and Hughe spencer with many others of the nobles were slayn in the battayle at Euishā in Worcester shyre The same yere was holden a parliament at Wynchester where all the statutes made before at Oxforde were disanulled abrogate And all wrytinges made for the confirmation of the same cancelled and broken This yere the citie of London was in great daunger to haue bene destroied by the kyng for great ire and displeasure that he had conceiued against it because of the fornamed cōmocion of the which the citizens hauing perfit intelligence assembled them selues and tooke aduice diuers tymes what was best to be done At the last it was agreed wholy to submitte them selues bothe lyues goodes into the kynges bandes And for confirmation therof to make an instrument of their submission and to seale the same with the cōmon seale of the citie They agreed upon .viii. persones to carye the same and goyng to wyndsore where the king lay they met at Colbroke a knight called syr Roger Leyborn who turned them backe agayne and after they had discoursed the whole matter with hym he wylled them to delyuer to hym theyr submission vnder seale and he woulde moue the kyng in it whiche thyng they dyd And after syxe dayes thys knyght retourned to
the tyme of kynge Henry the syxt it was ordeined that the same ounce should be deuided into .xxx. partes called .xxx. pence and in kynge Edwarde the fourthe his tyme into .xl. partes called .xl. pence And in kynge Henry the eyght his dayes into .44 partes called 3.s S. â— but the weyght of the ounce troye and the measure of the foote was ordeined euer to be at one stynt Anno. 52. Allein Souch M. Thomas Basyng S. Robert Cornhyll S. Gylbert de Clare Earle of Glocester for vnknowen displeasure allieng hym selfe with the exiled gentilmen other nobles of Englande rose against the kyng and held the citie of London buildyng therin bulwarkes and caste dytches and trenches in dyuers places of the cytie and Southwarke and fortified it wonderously The kyng lying at the abbay of Stratforde also assaulted the same citie more then a moneth as it is to bee red in Fabian but by diligent labour vpon his partie and by the Legate and the kyng of Romaynes on the other partie Agrement was made betwene the king and hym In this meane tyme many robberies were done wherefore foure that bare the cognisance of the Earle of Darby were put in sackes and caste in the Thames Anno. 53. Aleyn South M. WilliaÌ„ de DurhaÌ„ S. Walter Haruy S. Uariance fel betwene the felowships of goldsmythes and â—aylers of London whiche caused great rufflying in the citie and many men to be slayne For whiche ryot .xiii of the chiefe capitaines were arreigned cast and hanged Aleyn South was discharged of his Mayraltie by the kyng and Stephen Edworthe made constable of the towre and custos of the citie The disherited gentylmen were this yere reconciled to the kynges fauour And the fiue citizens which had remayned prysoners in the towre of Wyndsour the whych the Kyng had geuen to his son Edwarde when they had made theyr ende with greate summes of money were deliuered Anno. 54. Thomas fitz Thomas M williaÌ„ Hadstock M Anketil de Aluern M The ryuer of Thamis was so harde frosen from the feast of S. Andrewe to Candelmas that men and beasts passed ouer on foote from Lambeth to Westmynster The marchandises was caried from Sandwiche and other hauens vnto London by lande The citie of LoÌ„don with the reuenues therof was geuen to prince Edward Anno. 55. Iohn AdriaÌ„ vintener M. walter Potter S Iohn Taylour S Prince Edward sailynge into Aâ—ia agaynst the infidels by his policy manly actes so demeaned hymself that often times he put the Turks to great shame disworshyp For despite wherof they suborned a false Sarasyn by whose treason he was wounded with a venemous dart and therof was longe sicke after This yere the liberties of London wer newely confirmed And this yeare the steple of Bowe churche in Cheape fell downe and slue many people both men and women Anno. 56. Io. Adrian vintener M. Greg. Rokesle S. Henry walleis S. This yeare deceased Richard king of Almayn and Erle of Cornwale brother to the kyng and was buryed at Hayles an abbey of white monkes by hym before tyme buylded In June began a great riot in the citie of Norwich wherethrough the monasterie of the Trinitie was burned And for that fact the king rode down made enquiry for the chief doers therof wherof .xxx. yong men were condemned drawen hanged and brent This yere were diuers prodigies and strange tokens sene in diuers places of Englande Anno. 57. Sir walter Haruy M Richard Pariâ— S. Iohn Bedill S. In the beginning of this yeare kynge Henry sickned and he called before him sir Gilbert Clare erle of Glocester and caused hym to be newly sworne to kepe the peace of the lande to the behofe of Edward his sonne then dyed the .xvi. day of NoueÌ„ber in the yere of our lorde 1272. when he had reigned .lvi. yeres xviii dais He was buried at Westminster vpon the southe syde of saincte Edward He buylded a greate part of the same Churche King Edwarde the firste surnamed Longshanke Anno regni .1 EDwarde the fyrst after the conqueste surnamed Longshanke began hys reigne ouer this realme of England the .16 day of Nouember in the yere .1272 and deceased the .vii. day of Iuly in the yeare .1307 so he reigned â—4 yeres .vii. moneths and .xx. dayes Of stature he was tall and mighty of body but nothyng grosseâ— his eies were somewhat blacke in tyme of anger semed fyerye Of suche a noble and valyaunt heart that his courage neuer faynted in moste harde and dangerous enterprises Of witt excellent of great towardnes and apt to euery thing that he him selfe applied Anno. 1. Sir walter Haruy knight M. Io. Horne S walter porter S In the end of this yere the kynge returned into EnglaÌ„d Ther was yet busines about chusynge of the Maior for dyuers would haue made such a Maior as they had lyked But for that tyme they were disappoynted whiche in the yeare folowyng vpon the same daye toke further effect Anno. 2. Henry walleis M. Nicolas wichester S. Henry Couentrie S. On the day of Symon and Iude wheÌ„ Philyp Tailor which before was chosen to be Maior and should as that day haue taken his charge in the Guylde hall of London diuers citisens put hym besyde the maires seate set therin sir walter Haruy y e rumor wherof came tofore y e kyng who put them both out and chose Henry Frowike Custes of the citie who continued tyll Candelmas At which tyme Walter Haruy was set in auctoritie as Maior and continued the full of that yeare The kyng of Scottes dyd homage to kyng Edwards for the Kyngedome of Scotlande The kyng ordeined certayn new lawes for the welth of the realme emong the which was one that bakers making breade lackyng weight assigned after y e price of corne should fyrst be punyshed by losse of their breade and the seconde by enprisonment and thirdly by the correction of the pillorye Myllers for stealyng of corne to be chastised by the tumberyll And this to be put in execution he gaue auctoritie to all Mayres Bailiffes and other officers through EnglaÌ„d and specially to the Maior of London Anno. 3. Gregory Rockesle M. Lucas Batencourt S. Henry Frowycke S. Kyng Edward buylded the castell of Flynt and strengthened the castell of Rutland other agaynst the welshmen Anno. 4. Gregory Rockesly Maire Iohn Borne S. Rafe Blunt S. The statute of mortmayn was enacted by kyng Edward Michell Tony was hanged drawen and quartered for treason Anno. 5. Gregory Rockesle M Robert de Bracy S Rafe Fenour S King Edward gaue vnto Dauid brother to Lewlyn prince of Wales the lordshyp of Froddesham This Dauid attended in the kynges courte and dyd vnto hym pleasant seruice to the intent to espie the kynges secrete counsel and if any thyng were done or spoken to the hurt of his brother that he
won muche of his landes But shortly after kyng Edwards commyug a peace was concluded for .ii. yeares and thens he went to Burdeaux The Scotts by the enticement of the frenchmen and settinge on of one William Wallace rebelled and put the englishmen to muche trouble and losse of many men emong which was sir Hugh Tresyngham This yere certain persons of the city of Lōdon brake vp the tonne in the ward of Cornhyll and toke out certain prisoners that thither were cōmitted by sir Iohn Britton for the which .ix. of them were greuously punished by long imprisonment and great sines The tunne aboue named is now y e cūdit in Cornhill The kyng comming againe into England and so to Winchester the citesēs of Lōdō made such labor vnto his grace that they obteined grant of their liberties that had in some part be kept from them by the terme of .xii. yeres or more Anno. 27. Henry Walleis M. Richard Reshā S. Thomas Sel◠S. This yere the kyng made cruell war vpon the Scots and had of them a great victorie and then they yelded them selues agayn to his grace and mercy This yeare also the kynge called in certaine coynes of money called pollardes Crocardes and rosaries Anno. 28. Elis Russell M. Iohn Armencer S. Henry Fringrith S. Kyng Edward heryng of the vntruthe and rebellion of the Scottes made his third voyage against them wherin he subdued a great part of the land and toke the castel of Estriuelyn with other and made the lords sweare to hym fealtie and homage Anno. 29. Elis Russel M Luke Haueryng S. Rich. Champeis S. Thys yeare the Kynge gaue vnto Edwarde hys sonne the Princedome of Wales and ioyned there vnto the Dukedome of Cornewall and the crie dome of Chester Anno. 30. Iohn Blunt M. Robert Caller S. Peter Bosham S. This yeare the Kyng helde a greate parliament at Canturbery Anno. 31. Iohn Blunt Maior Hugh Pourte S. Simon Parys S. This yere Kyng Edward made great warres in Scotland where he had many great victories Anno. 32. Iohn Blūt M Williā Cōbmartein S. Iohn de Burford S. This yeare the Kyng caused great inquirie to be made of the behauior of his Iustices through out his realme which was called Broyly Baston Anno. 33. Iohn Blunt M. Roger Parys S. Iohn Lincolne S. Wylliam Wales whiche had don so many displeasures to Kyng Edwarde in Scotland was taken drawen hanged and quartred at London on S. Bartylmewes eue and his head sette on London brydge The nobles of Scotlande in a parliament at Westmynster volūtaryly were sworne to be true to the kynge of Englande and to kepe the lande of Scotlande to his vse against all persons Anno. 34. Iohn Blunt M. Raynold Doderil S. Wylliā Causon S. Robert le Bruse cōtrary to his othe to kyng Edwarde before made assembled the lordes of Scotland and caused hym selfe to be crowned When kynge Edwarde heard of this treason he went with haste into Scotlande where he chased syr Robert le Bruse and all the power of Scotlande and tooke many of the noble men prysoners Anno. 35. Iohn Blūt M. Symon Belet S. Godfrey de la cōduit S. The warres continuyng in Scotlād the noble kyng Edwarde ended his lyfe the seuēth day of Iuly in the yere .1307 When he had reigned .34 yeres ◠monethes and .21 dayes He lyeth buryed at Westmynster in the chappel of saynt Edward vpon the south syde in a playne tōbe of marble at the head of his father King Edward the second Anno Regni .1 EDwarde the second sonne of of the first Edward prince of wales borne at Carnaruan began his reigne ouer the realme of England the vii day of Iuly in the yeare of our lord 1307. who was deposed the .25 day of Ianuary and in the yeare .1326 so that he reigned .19 yeres He was fayre of body but vnsted fast of maners and disposed to lightnes he refused the company of his lordes and men of honour and hanted the company of villeins and vile persous He gaue hym self to ouermuch drinkyng and lightly wold disclose thinges of great councell and beside that he was geuen to these vices of nature He was made muche worse by the counsail and familiaritie of certain euill disposed persons As Piers of Gaueston Hugh Spencer others whose wanton coūsaile he folowyng gane himself wholly to the appetite and pleasure of the body not regardyng to gouerne his commune weale by sadnes discretion and iustice Which thing caused first great varīace betwene him and his lords so that shortly he became to his lordes odible aud in the end was deposed from his kingdom Anno. 1. Sir Iohn Blunt M. Nicolas Pigot S. Michel Drury S. King Edward toke to wife Isabel y e doughter of Philip y e fayre king of France He gaue Piers of Gaueston the erledom of Cornwall the lordshyp of wallingford was ruled al by his counsell Anno. 2. Nicolas faringdō M. Williā Basyng S. Iohn Butler S. The kyng callyng to mynd the displesure don vnto him his familiar Piers Gaueston by the bishop of Chester commanded hym to the Tower of London where he was streightely kepte many dayes after But the lordes perceauyng the kyng geuen all to wantonnesse and that he was much prouoked thervnto by the meanes of Piers of Gaueston caused the kyng to banishe him the realme and so hee wente ouer into Irelande where the kyng notwithstandyng comforted hym wyth many rych gyftes and made him chief ruler of that countrey Anno. 3. Thomas Romain M. Iames of s. Ed. S. Roger Palmer S. The kynge and hys lordes were at great stryfe for the banyshmēt of Piers of Gauestone in so muche that the king would not be pleased vntill he were agayn restored This yere was the Ile of Rhodes recouered from the Turke by the knightes of the order of saynt Iohn Baptist. This yere the crouched friers came fyrst into England Anno. 4. Rychard Rofham M. Symon Croppe S. Pet. Blacknay S. Piers of Gaueston more and more encreased in so muche that he had the custody of all the kynges iewelles and tresure of the whyche as sayeth Fabian and other he tooke a table and a payre of tressels of golde and conueyghed thē with other iewelles out of the lande He also brought the kyng to manyfolde vyces as adultery and suche other Wherfore the lordes agayne banyshed hym out of England into Flaunders to the kynges great displeasure Anno. 5. Iohn Gysours M. Symō Merwod S. Rich. Wylford S. Piers of Gauestone was agayne by the kyng called out of Flaūders wherfore the lordes beyng confederate besieged hym in the castell of Scarborough where they tooke him and brought him to Gauersyde besyde Warwycke and smote of his head to the great discontētyng of the kynges mynde This yere the kyngs fyrst sonne named Edward was borne at Wynsore Anno. 6. Iohn
Poūtney M. Iohn Lambyn S. Adam Lutekyn S. This yere was many good lawes made in the parliamēt Londō wher vnto the kynge and his lordes were sworne Anno. 7. Nycolas Faringdon M. Adam Burdē S. Hugh Baytō S. The Englysh men encountred with Robert le Bruse and his Scottes at Estriualen where was fought a strong battayl◠In the ende whereof the Englyshmen wer discomfited and so egrely pursued by the Scottes that many of the noblemen were slayne as Gylbert de Clare Erle of Glocester syr Robert Clyford syr Edmond of Manle with other lordes and barons to the nomber of .xlii. knightes and .lxvii. barons besyde .xxii. men of name which were taken prisoners and .x. M. cōmon souldiours slayne After thys tyme Robert le Bruze reigned as kyng of Scotland Anno. 8. Iohn Gysors M. Stephē of abingdō S Hamōd Chikwell S A villain called Iohn Poydras a tanners sonne of Excester in diuers places of England named himself the sonne of Edward the first and said that by a falsnourse he was stolne out of his cradel Edward that was now kyng put in his place whiche was but a carters sonne but shortly after he was conuict of hys vntruthe and confessed that he dyd it by the motion of a familiar sprite which he had in his house in likenes of a catt whom he had serued .iii. yere and he for his seruice was drawen and hanged at Northampton Anno. 9. Stephē abingdō M Hamōdgoodchepe S Williā Readyng S The castell of Barwike was yelded vp to the Scottes by the treason of Peter Spaldyng Two cardinals beyng sent frō Rome to conclude a peace betwene the kyng of England and the scottes as they wente through Yorkshire were robbed by two knights called Gilbert Midleton walter Selby with .600 mē which .ii. knigtes had don many robberies in those partes or they were taken but they wer afterward condemned drawē hanged at London And the kynge recōpenced the Cardinals double so muche as they lost Shortly after sir Gosselyn Deinuile his brother Robert with two hūdred in habite of Friers going about as exiled persons or outlawes did many great notable roberies despites they robbed spoiled y e bishop of Durhams palaces leauyng nothing in them but bare walles and suche lyke robberyes for the which they were after hanged at York Anno. 10. Iohn wēgraue M. Williā Caston S. Rafe Palmer S. The scottes entred y e borders of Northūberland most cruelly robbed spoiled the countrey sparing neither man woman nor chyld To this mischiefe was ioyned so excedyng derth scarsity y e wheat was sold for .iiii. mark y e quarter y e cōmon people did eate hors flesh other vile beastes many dyed for hunger Anno. 11. Iohn Wēgraue M. Ihon Prior S. williā Furnex S. Kyng Edward assembled a new host and went into Northumberland wher he layde siege to Barwike But in the meane tyme the Scots by an other way inuaded y e borders of Englād wasted the countrey euen to Yorke and slew a greate noumber specially of religious people wherfore it was called the white battaile King Edward was constrained to breake vp his siege and return again into England Sir Hugh the Spencers the father and the sonne were of great power in England and by the fauour of the king practised suche crueltie and bare theim selfe so hautie that no lord in this land durst contrary them in any thynge that they thought good whereby they were greatly hated of the nobles Anno. 12. Iohn Wēgraue M Iohn Poūtney S. Iohn Dallyng S. The Lordes and nobles of Englande detestynge the outragious pryde of the Spencers in suche wyse conspyred against them that they caused the kynge halfe agaynst his mynd to banysh them the Realme Anno. 13. Hamond Chikwel M Simon Abingdō S. Iohn Preston S. This yere king Edward contrary to the mynd of his lords reuoked the Spēcers from banishement and set them in lyke authoritie as they before had ben to the great disturbance of the realme◠and not long after pursued the barons and chased them from place to place as fyrst at Liedes castell in Kent after in the marches of Wales where he toke the Mortymers and sent theym to the Tower of London Anno. 14. Hamond Chikwel M Reinold at cūdyt S william Prodhā S This yere king Edward ouercam the barons of this realme in many batailes and toke many of them whome he put to death in dyuers partes of this realm to the number of .xxii. noble men Master Iohn Baldocke a man of euil fame was made Chancellor of Englād who extremly pilled the cōmons of this realme for the whiche he was well rewarded after as ye maye reade in the xix yeare Anno. 15. Hamond Chikwel M. Rich. Cōstantin S Rich. Hakeney S This yere the sonne appered to mens sight as red as bloud and so continued the space of .vi. howers The last day of October the Irishment by the ayde they had out of England droue the scots out of theyr land At whiche time many noble men of Scotland were slain Amōg whiche was Edward le Bruze the kinges brother Anno. 16. Hamond Chikwell M. Iohn Granthā S Rich. of Ely S Kyng Edward with a great army entred Scotland but with sickenes and other misfortunes that chanced amonge the souldiors he within short space was forced to returne into England wherof syr Iames Douglas and the Scots hauyng knowledge pursued hym in suche wise that they slew many english men and had welnere taken the kynge at an abbey called Beighlād from the whiche he was forced to flee and leaue his tresure behynd hym Anno. 17. Symon Francis M. Adā Ealisbury S. Iohn of Oxēford S. Charles of France warred vpon the landes of Kyng Edward in Gascoyne Guyen and tooke there many townes and castels Wherfore kyng Edwarde sent his wyfe Isabell to entreate wyth her brother Charles for peace or as Froisard sayth the Quene her selfe fleyng the tyranny and mischief of y e Spēcers fled with her yong sonne Edward into France and was gentilly receiued of hir brother whiche made greate promise to ayde hir against the tyranny and iniury of the Spencers Anno. 18. Hamond Chikwel M. Benet of Fulhā S Iohn Causton S Quene Isabell by the ayde and help of syr Iohn of Heynald with a small company of Henoways returned into Englande to whome the Nobles and the commons gathering in greate numbre pursued the kynge the Spencers and other ennemies so egerly that shortely after they tooke them and kepte the kynge in pryson at Kenylworthe And after at Barkeley they toke master Robert Baldok the Chācellor both the Spencers the father and the sonne the erle of Arundel with diueres other and brought them to the towne of Hereford Anno. 19. Richard Betain M Gilbert Mordō S. Iohn Cotton S. The morowe after
Symon and Iude syr Hugh Spēcer the father was put to death at Bristowe and after buried at Winchester and on saint Hughes day folowyng was syr Hugh his sonne drawen hanged and quartered at Herford and his head sent to London and sette emong other vpon the bridge After Robert Baldock the Chancellor was sent to London to Newgate where he dyed myserably The earle of Arundell was put to death at Herford and kynge Edward was by parliament deposed from his kingdom when he had reigned .xix. yere .6 monethes and .18 days and not longe after was murthered by syr Roger Mortimer and was buried at Glocester Edwarde the thirde Anno Regni .1 EDwarde the thyrde after the deposing of hys father was crowned king of Englād He begon his reign ouer this realme the .xxv. daye of Ianuarie in the yeare of our lord .1326 and deceased the 21. day of Iune in the yeare .1377 so he reigned .50 yere and .5 monethes lackyng .3 dais This man beside all other gyftes of nature was endued with passynge comely beautie and fauoure Of wytte prouident circumspecte and gentyll of nature doyng nothyng without great wysedom and consideration Hee was a man of excellent modestie temperance and aduanced suche persons to high dignities as dyd most passe other in integritie innocency of lyfe in feares of armes he was very expert as the noble enterprises by hym atchieued doo well declare Of his liberalitie and clemēcy he shewed many great examples Briefly in all princely vertues he was so excellent that few noble men before his tyme were to bee compared to hym At the beginnyng of hys reigne he was chiefly ordered by syr Roger Mortymer and hys mother Isabell. In this fyrst yeare of his reigne he confirmed the liberties of the citie of London and ordeined that the maior of the city of London should sytte in all places of iudgement within the liberties of the same for chiefe Iustice the Kynges person only excepted and that euery alderman that had ben Maior shold be iustice of peace in all London and Middlesex and euery Alderman that had not bene maior should be iustice of peace within his own ward Diuers other priuileges he graunted to the citie whiche ye may reade in Fabian The kynge went towarde Scotlande hauyng vnderstanding that the scottes were entred into England as farre as Stanhop parke He beset them rounde about hopynge to haue broughte them vnder hys subiection But when hee thought to be most sure of them by treason of some of his hoft the scottes escaped cleane and returned back into scotland About the .xxi. day of September Edward the second was murdered in y e castell of Barkley by sir Roger Mortymer was buried at Glocester Anno. 1. Richard Bretain M. Rich. Roting S. Roger Chācellor S. The kyng maried the lady Philip the erles doughter of Henawde in the cytie of Yorke The kynge helde his parliament at Northampton where through the counsaile of syr Roger Mortimer and the old Queene his mother hee made with the scotts and vnprofitable and dishonorable peace For why he restored to them all theyr writyngs charters and patents wherby the kynges of Scotlande hadde bounde them selues to be tributarye to the crowne of England with other like vnprofytable conditions Anno. 2. Hamonde Chikwell S. Henry Darcy S. Iohn Hawden S. Dauid the yong prince of Scotlād maried Iane the syster of kyng Edwarde whom the scots in dirision called Iane makepeace The scotts made many rymes against thenglishmē as saith Guido for the fond disquised apparell by thē at that time worne amongst the whiche this was one Long beardes hartlesse Paynted hoodes witlesse Gay cotes gracelesse Makes England thryftlesse Anno. 3. Iohn Ganthā M Symon Frācis S. Hēry Cōbmartē S. Edward erle of Kent vncle to kynge Edward of England beyng falsely accused of treason was by syr Roger Mortymer put to death at winchester Prince Edward was borne at Wodstocke Who in proces of tyme grew to a noble and famous man and was in his days counted the Flowre of chiualrie through out the world The .xvii. of October sir Roger Mortimer was taken in Notyngham castell and sente to the Tower of London Anno. 4. Symond Swalond S Richard Lazar S Richard Gisours S Syr Roger Mortimer was accused for diuers points of treason as that he murdered king Edward the second and that through hym the scots escaped at Stanhope parke for receiuynge summes of money of the Scottes for which accusations he was shortly after drawē and hanged at London Edward Baylell the sonne of Iohn Baylell late kyng of Scottes by licence purchased of kyng Edward entred into Scotlande clayminge the crowne by the right of hys father where he vanquished the Scottes and was crowned kyng at Stone Anno. 5. Symond Swaylon M. Robert Ely S. Tho. whorwod S. The kyng with a great armye went into Scotland and at Halidon hyll gaue the Scottes battayle wherin he obteined a triumphant victorie and slewe of them .viii. Erles .900 knightes of barons and esquires 400. and .32000 common souldiors he wonne Edenborow Barwicke and many other castels and gaue the gouernaunce of Scotlande to Edward Baylell betwene whome and the Scots was foughten many battels Anno. 6. Iohn Poūtney M. Iohn Mocking S Andrew Aubery S The king of France sent .x. shyps toward Scotland which were so wether driuen into Flanders that they were little worth after that tyme. Anno. 7. Iohn Preston M. Nicolas Pike S. Iohn Husbande S. King Edward went agayn into Scotland and laid siege to the castell of Kylbridge He wan it by strength and sette the countrey in quietnes and cam back to the castell of Tyne where shortly after Edward Baylell kynge of Scottes came and dyd hym homage and sware vnto hym fealtie and fidelitie and returned agayne into Scotlande Anno. 8. Iohn Poūtney M. Iohn Hamond S. Williā Hansard S. Embassadors were sent from Philyp de Ualoys kynge of France for to conclude vpon certain articles of variance betwene theyr lord and the kyng of England but it toke none effect Anno. 9. Reignold at cundyt M. Iohn Kyngston S. Walter Turke S. This yere kyng Edward sent ambassadors into Frāce to conclude a peace whiche likewyse toke none effect Anno. 10. Reignold at conduit M. walter mordon S. Richard Upton S. This yere kyng Edward made claim to the crowne of France and therfore proclaimed open warre betwene Englande and France Anno. 11. Iohn Poūtney M wil. brickelsworth S Iohn Northehall S In this yere as saith Fabian the king consyderyng the charge he hadde with warres in Scotlande and also that he intended to haue agaynst the Frenchemen for the obtainyng of his right gathered togither treasure by dyuers and sundry wayes wherof the maner is not expressed but such great plentie cam to his handes that money was very scant throughout the whole realme by reason of which
scarsnes vitaile and other merchandise were exceding good chepe for at London a quarter of wheate was sold for .ii. s. fat oxe for vi s .viii. d. A fat shepe for .vi. d. and .viii. d. syx pigeons for one peny a fatt goose for .ii. d. a pyg for a peny so all other victuals after y e rate This yeare appered a blasyng sterre Anno. 12. Henry Darcy M. Walter Neale S. Nicolas Graue S. Kyng Edward for the expedition of his warres agaynst the frenche Kynge sent embassadours into the parties beyonde the sea to allie with hym the erle of Heynault and other lordes whiche obeyed not the french king of whom by the meanes of Iaques Dartnell he had great comfort bothe of the Flemmings diuers lordes princes of those parts This yere the kyng granted that the officers of the Maior and Sheriffes of London should beare maces of syluer Anno. 13. Henry Darcy M. Williā of Pomfret S Hugh Marbre S King Edward for more establishmēt of amitie betwene hym and the Hollanders Selanders and Brabanders sailed to Andwarpe where he concluded the matter with his aliances and by the consent of the emperor Lewys was proclaimed vicar generall of the empire In this meane time certayn French men had entred the hauē of Southampton and robbed the towne and brent a great part therof and vpon the sea they toke .ii. great ships called the Edward and the Christopher Anno. 14. Andrew Aubery M. Williā Thorney S. Roger Frosham S. Kyng Henry helde a parlyament at Westminster and there towarde his great charges he demaunded the fyfthe part of euery mans goodes The customes of the wolles to be payd .ii. yeares before hand and the ninth sheaff of euery mans corne Which was granted vnto hym But before it were all payd the loue of the people dyd turne into hatred and theyr prayer into cursyng c. The kyng changed hys coyne made the noble and halfe noble The noble at vi s .viii. d. which is nowe .x. s. King Edward ouer and beside a great army of Englishe souldiours hauynge with him welnere the power of the hole Empire entred the borders of France and made claime to the whole realme of Fraunce as his rightfull inheritaunce and for more auctoritie named hym self kyng of France and entermedled the armes of Fraunce as it remayneth to this day Anno. 15. Andrew Aubery M. Adam Lucas S. Bertholo marys S. The quene of England wife to kyng Edward beyng at Gaunt was deliuered of a sonne whiche afterwarde was called Iohn of Gaunt which was fyrst earle of Richemont and after Duke of Gloucester This yere K. Edwarde sailynge into Flanders nye to y e town of Sluce mett with the Frenche kynges nauy where was foughten a cruell battaile wherof the kynge of Englande had the victorie and the French flete that was in number .400 sayle was welnere destroyed and the souldiors taken slayn and drowned so that of .33000 fower escaped aliue Shortly after this victorye kyng Edward besieged Turney and the towne of saint Omers during the time of whiche siege dyuers out rydynges and enterprises were aduentured by the Heynawes Almains and other his frendes to the great hurt of both parties At the ende of .xi. wekes after the siege a peace was concluded for .xii. monethes and the kyng returned to Londou Anno. 16. Iohn Oxenford M. Rich. barking S. Iohn Rokesley S. This yeare came into England .ii. cardinals to treat a peace betwene the kinges of England of France who cōcluded it for .3 yeres but it lasted not so lōg This yere the quene was deliuered of a mā child at Lāgley which was named Edmunde of Langley was kyng Edwards third sonne Anno. 17. Symon Francis M. Iohn Luskyn S Rich. Kyslingbery S This yere dyed Iohn duke of Britain by reason of whose death warre strife grew and partes taking by the French kyng and kyng Edward Anno. 18. Iohn Hamond M. Iohn steward S. Iohn Ayseshā S. This yere the king called a parliamēt at westmynster In tyme wherof Edwarde hys eldeste soonne was created prince of Wales This yere y e king made a coyne of fine gold and named it the florentine that is to say the peny of the valu of .vi. s .viii. d. the halfpeny of the valu of .iii s .iiii. d. and the farthing of the value of xx d. whiche coyne was ordeyned for hys warres in Fraunce for the golde therof was not so fyne as was the noble before named Anno. 19. Iohn Hamōd M. Geff. wichinghā S. Thomas Legget S. This yere the king held a solemn feast at his castell of Windsor where he deuised the order of the Garter and stablished it as it is at this day Then king Edward sailed into Sluce so into little britain with a strong army But for that he was disappointed of the Flemmyngs by reason of the death of his trusty frende Iaques Dartnell he turned again into England leauing behynd hym the Erle of Salisbury wyth a stronge company to ayde Iohn Erle of of Mountford against Charles de bloys Which Iohn by the aide of Englishmen wan diuers towns holdes in Britain This yeare the kyng sent the Erle of Derby with a strong army into Guyen for to ayde the erle of Northampton Anno. 20. Richard Lacer M. Edmōd Hēpnall S. Iohn Gloucester S. Thys yere kyng Edward made great preparation for the warres of France and Philyp de Ualoys kyng of France made as greate preparation to defende his land against king Edward Anno. 21. Geffrey wichinghā M. Iohn Croydon S. williā Clopton S. This yeare kyng Edward sailed into Normandy with .1100 sayle greate and small and with him his sonne prince Edward they ouer rode spoiled destroied the countrey before them vnto Parys and gathered wonderfull riches of pray which he sent into England Shortly after he encoūtred the french kynge nye the foreste of Cresse when he had not in his host the eight man in comparison of the Frenche army and obteyned of them a triumphant vyctorie Where was slayn the kyng of Bohem with .x. other great princes .80 banners .1200 knyghtes and .3000 common souldiors After this victory kyng Edward went toward Caleys and besieged it In the meane while Dauid of Scotland by procurement of the Frenche kynge made warre vpon the borders of Englande but the byshop of Yorke with other lordes gathered a greate company aswell spirituall as temporall and nere vnto Durham dyd hyd the kynge of Scottes battayle where was fought a cruell and fierce bataille But in the ende the victorie fell vnto the quenes syde and ther was taken the kynge of Scottes wyth many of his greatest lordes there was slain one other aboue .15000 souldiors Anno. 22. Thomas Legget M. Adā Bramson S Rich. basingstoke S This yeare after king Edwarde had lien afore Caleis a yeare more it was
he polâ—d against hym dyd rebell The tyme doth yet bewayle the woes that Chronicles doe of sell The foolysh councell of the lewde and yonge be did receyue And graue aduice of aged heads he did reiects and leaue And then for gready thirst of coyne some subiectes he accusde To gayne theyr goodes into his hands thus he the Realme abusde Anno Regni .1 Nycolas Brymber M. Andrew pickmaÌ„ S Nyco Twyford S By the entisement of the Frenche men the Scottes began to rebell and a squyre of theirs called Alexander Ramsey with .xl. persous in a nyght toke the castel of Barwyke whiche was rescued recouered by therle of NorthuÌ„berlaÌ„d Anno. 2. Iohn Philpot M. Iohn Boseham S. Tho. Cornwalis S. This Iohn Philpot Mayor of LondoÌ„ aboue named gaue to the citie of LondoÌ„ certayne tenementes for the whiche the Chamberlayn of LondoÌ„ payeth yerely foreuer to .xiii. poore people of the same citie euery of them vii pence the weke which is payde to them at the .iiii. quarter feastes of the yere as any of those xiii persons dye the Maior appoynteth one and the Recorder of London an other in their romthes This yere the warre was agayne renued betwene the king of Fraunce and Nauarre who shortly after allied with kyng Rychard of Englande The lorde Neuile was sent with a coÌ„pany of souldiours to raise the siege before Fortayne in Poytow and to ayde the kyng of Nauarre against the Spanyardes of Castill Anno. 3. Iohn Hadley M. Iohn Heylisdom S. William Barret S. The Frenche men with galleis and other shyppes entered into the Thames and burnt dyuers townes at the laste came to Grauesende where they spoyled the towne and set it on fyre and retourned into Fraunce with muche ryches This yere as Iohn Hardyng writeth alledging Iohn Gower was suche a pestilence in Englande that most people died A parliament at westmynster where was graunted that all men and women beyng of the age of .xiiii. yeres or vpward should pay to the king iiii.d by reason whereof great grudge and murmure grewe among the commons and this was graunted towardes the warres in Fraunce Anno. 4. William Walworth M. Wal. Ducket S. Wil. â—mgâ—thod S. This yere the makynge of gunnes was first found in this maner a certain Almayne whose name is not knowen chaunced to haue in a morter pouder of brymstone that he had beaten for a medicine and couered it with a stone and as he stroke fyre it fortuned a sparke to fall in the pouder by and by there rose a great flame out of the mortar and lyfte vp the stone wherwith it was couered a great heyght and after he had perceyued that he made a pype of Iron and tempered the pouder and finished thys deadly engyn and taught it to the Uenecians when they warred agaynst the Genuates whiche was in the yere of our lorde .1380 For this inuention he receyued this benefite that his name was neuer knowen leste he might for this abhominable deuise haue bene cursed and euil spoken of whylest the world standeth so sayeth Polldore By the meane of the payment aboue named this yere the coÌ„moÌ„s of this laÌ„d specially of Kent and Essex sodenly rebelled and assembled together vpoÌ„ black Hethe to the numbre .60000 and aboue whiche had to their captaynes Watte Tyler Iack Strawe Iack Sheparde Tom Myller Hobbe Carter and suche other whiche were animated to this rebellion by one Iohn Wall or ball a very sedicious preacher As ye may reade at large in Iohn Froysard the first boke the .381 chapiter They caused muche trouble and busines in the Realme and chiefly about the citie of London where they practised much vyllanie in destroyinge manye goodlye places of the nobles as the Sauoye saynt Iohns in Smythfielde and other They let forthe all prysoners and set them at lybertie they spoyled all the bookes of lawe in the Innes of courte the Recordes of the Counters and other prysons They set the kyng forth of the towre of London compellyng hym to graunt al bondmen fredom and that he shoulde neuer demaunde trybute or taxe of his commoÌ„s and also required Iack Strawe and Wat Tyler to be made Dukes of Essex and Kent and gouernours of the kyngs person from thenceforth both in peace and warre whiche thynges he graunted for he durst in no poynt denye them But WylliaÌ„ Walworth Maior or LoÌ„don beyng in Smithfielde nere vnto y e kynges person and seynge hym stande hoodlesse afore Iack strawe rebuked the saide Straw of his great leudnesse and with a dagger slewe hym and brought the kyng into the citie Whereupon the rude company was dispersed and fledde as shepe some one waye and some an other so sayeth Hardyng In memory of this dede the citie geueth the dagger in their shylde of armes Anno. 5. Iohn NorthaÌ„pton M. Iohn Rote S. Iohn Hynde S. This yere was a terrible earthquake throughout all England whiche threw down many castelles steples houses trees Whiche Iohn Hardyng sayth he sawe the .xx. daye of Maye Anno. 6. Iohn NorthaÌ„pton M. AdaÌ„ Bawme S. Iohn Selfe S. This yere was a combat foughten at the kynges pallais of Westminster betwene one Garton Appellant and syr Iohn Ansley knight defendaÌ„t y e knight was Uictor and GartoÌ„ was from that place drawen to Tyborn and there haÌ„ged for his false accusation Anno. 7. Iohn NorthaÌ„pton M. Sy. WinthcoÌ„be S Iohn More S This yere was one Wall or Ball taken at Couentre by Robert Treuillian and iudged to be hanged at saynt Albons for that he was the anymator of the Rebelles spoken of in the fourth yere of this kynges reigne of whom ye may reade at large in Iohn Frosard Anno. 8. Nycolas Brember M. Nycolas Exton S. Iohn Frenche S. The kyng went towarde Scotlande with a great army but when he drewe nere y e borders such meanes was songht that a peace was concluded Anno. 9. Nycolas Brember M. Iohn Organ S. Io. ChurchmaÌ„ S. Kyng Rychard maried the daughter of Uinceslaus Emperour of Almayne Anno. 10. Nycolas Exton M. W. Stondon S. WilliaÌ„ More S. The Erle of Arundell went into the Duchse of Guyan for to strengthen suche souldiers as the kyng at that tyme had in those parties or to stoure the sea of Rouers The erle kepyng his course encountred with a mightie fleete of Flemynges laden with Rochell wyne and set vpon them tooke them and brought them to dyuers portes of Englande wherby wyne was then so plenteous that it was sold for xiii.s.iiii.d xx.s a tonne of the very choyse Anno. 11. Nycolas Exton M. WilliaÌ„ Uenour S. Hughe Fostalse S. This yere Thomas of wodstoke duke of Glocester the erles of AruÌ„del Warwyke of Darby and of Notyngham consyderyng howe this lande was mysgouerned by a fewe persons about the king entending reformatioÌ„ of the same assembled at Radecocke brydge where they tooke their counsell and raysyng a
Nortō S This yere in Smithfield was helde a great Iustes betwene the Henowayes and Englyshemen in the whiche were many feates of armes done Anno. 11. Richard Marlowe Ironmonger M. Iohn Lawe S wil. Chichley S Iohn Badley taylour was brente in Smithfielde for the Sacrament of the Aulter This yeare the market house called the Stockes in London was begon to be buylded Anno. 12. Tho. Knolles Grocer M. Io. Penne S. Tho. Pike S. This yeare a squier of Wales named Rice ap Dee which had longe tyme rebelled agaynst the Kyng was broughte to London and there drawen hanged and quartered This yeare was the Guyld Halle of London begon to be newe buylt and of an olde and lyttell cotage made into a fayre goodly house as it now apereth Anno. 13. Robert Chicheley Grocer M. Iohn Rainewel S Williā Cotton S This yeare the .xii. daye of October the Thames flowed thrise in one day And this yere the kyng caused a new coyne of nobles to be made which were of lesse value then the old by iiii.d in a noble Anno. 14. Williā waldren Mercer M Rafe Leuēhind S. williā Seuenoke S. This yeare after the great and fortunate chaunces happened to Kyng Henry beyng deliuered of all ciuile diuision and discētion he mynded to make a voiage agaynst the infidels and especially for the recouery of Ierusalem and for that cause prepared a greate army and gathered muche treasure entendyng to set forward in the same sprynge When he had thus prepared all thynges necessary for his voyage he was taken wyth an Apoplerie of the whiche he languyshed tyll his appoynted hower Duryng which sycknes as auctors write he caused his Crowne to be set on the pyllowe at hys beds head and sodeynly his pang so sore troubled hym that he laye as all hys vital spirites had ben departed such as had cure of hys body thynkyng hym to be deade couered his face with a lynnen cloathe The prince hys sonne beyng therof aduertysed entered into the Chamber and toke away with hym the crowne and departed the father beyng sodaynly reuyued out of his traunce quickely perceyued y e lacke of his crown and hauyng knowledge that the prynce had possessed it caused hym to repayre to his presence requirynge of hym for what cause he had so misused hym selfe The Prynce aunswered syr to my iudgement you semed dead wherfore I as your next heyre tooke it as myne and not as yours wel sonne sayd the kyng what ryght I had to it and howe I enioyed it God knoweth well quod the Prynce if you dye kynge I wyll haue the garlande and trust to kepe it with the sworde as ye haue done well sayde the kyng I commyt all to God and remember you to doo well and with that turned hym selfe and shortly after departed in a chamber of the Abbottes of Westmynster called Hierusalem the xx daye of Marche in the yere of our lorde .1412 When he had reigned .13 yeres syxe monethes and nyne dayes and was buried at Cauntorbury King Henry the fifth Anno Regni .1 HEnry y e fifte began his reigne the .xx. daye of Marche in the yere of our lorde .1412 and deceased the last day of August in the yere .1422 so he reigned .ix. yeres fyue monethes and tenne dayes He was a Prynce of great noblenes prowes of stature and personage talle and sclender of nature gentle and lyberall in dedes of armes expert and cunnyng wherby he conquered manfully his enemies and broughte Fraunce to his subiection before the death of his father he applied and gaue hym selfe to all vice and insolencie of lyfe and drewe vnto hym riotous and wildely disposed persones but whan he was admitted to the rule of the land sodaynly he became a newe man and turned all that rage of wyldnes into sober and wyse behauior and vice into vertue and that he myght not be agayne corrupted he charged all his olde companions that vpon payne of their lyues none of them should come within tenne myles of the place that he was lodged in He caused Iohn Lidgate monke of Bery to translate certayne verses of the psaltar into english myter whiche he vsed in his deuyne seruice This yere about haruest tyme was syr Iohn Olde castell knight appeached for an hereticke and committed to pryson but he brake out of the tower and went to Walis where he lyued .iiii. yeres after Anno. 1. Wil. Crowmer Draper M. Ioh. Suttō S. Iohn Mycol S. Certayne adherentes of the forenamed syr Iohn Oldecastel intending the destruction of this lande and subuersiō of the same assembled them in Thickettes fielde nere vnto saynt Gyles in great number whereof the kyng beyng informed toke the fyeld afore them and foke of them so many that all the prysons in and about London were filled The chiefe of them whiche were .xxix. were condempned by the Clergie of heresie and attaynted of hyghe treason as mouers of warre agaynst their kyng by the temporall lawe in the Guyldhall adiudged for treason to be drawen hāged and for heresy to be cōsumed w t fire whiche was executed accordingly in Ianuary folowyng The chiefe of these rebelles was syr Robert Acton knyght Iohn Browne Esquser and Iohn Beuerley priest as testyfieth Edward Hal. Anno. 2. Thomas Fauconer Mercer M. Iohn Michell S. Tho. Allyn S. This yere the kyng made great prouision to sayle into Fraunce with an army whyle he was shipping of his people syr Rychard erle of Cambrydge syr Rychard Scrope treasorer of England and syr Thomas Graye knyght were arrested for treason and so strayghtly examyned that it was cōfessed that they were purposed to haue slayne the kyng by the corrupting of the Frenche men wherfore they were all three adiudged to die and were headed at Hampton Then kyng Henry tooke shypping with a great power and sayled into Normādie toke the town of Harflewe where he was compassed about with a great hoste of french mē to y e nūber of .40000 He hauyng but .13000 footemen and 2000. speares He slewe of his enemies 10000. and toke prisoners nye as many This was called the battayle of Agyncourt of the whiche ye may reade more at large in Fabian and Hall Anno. 3. Nycholas Walton Draper M. Wil. Cābridge S Allein Euerard S This yere the Emperour Sigismōd came into Englād to entreate a meanes of peace betwene the kynges of England and Fraūce but al was in vayne for in the ende no peace could be concluded and kyng Henry went agayne into Fraunce Anno. 4. Henry Barton Skinner M. Ro. Wodyngtō S Iohn Couentree S This yere in Fraunce kynge Henry obteyned many victories and gotte all the townes and holdes in Normandy sauyng Roban whiche he strongly besieged This yere on Easter day was a great fraye in saynt Dunstones churche in the East the begynners thereof was the lorde Straunge and
syr Iohn Trussell knyght through the quarel of their two wyues through the whiche fraye many people were sore wounded and hurt and one Thomas Petwarden Fyshmōger slayne out of hande wherefore both the frayers were brought to the Counter in the Pultrye and the lord Straunge for begynning the sayd fraye was the next sunday accursed at Paules crosse Anno. 5. Richard Marlowe Iremōger M. Henry Reade S. Iohn Gedney S. This yere syr Iohn Oldecastell was sent vnto London by the lorde Powes out of Wales the whiche syr Iohn for heresie and treason was conuicte and for the same was draweu to saint Gyles fielde where he was hanged on a newe payre of Gallowes with chaynes and after consumed with fier About this tyme the parson of Wrotham in Norfolke whiche had haunted newe market heath and there robbed and spoiled many of the kyngs subiects was with his concubyne brought vp to Newgate where he lastely died Anno. 6. Wil. Seuenoke Grocer M. Rau◠Barton S. Iohn Parnesse S. Kyng Henry conquered Rone subdued all Normandie and was proclaymed Regent of Fraunce for terme of the lyfe of Charles beyng then kynge And after his decease y e crown of Fraūce with all ryghtes belōgyng to the same to hym and his heyres For confirmation wherof he toke to wyfe Catheryne the daughter of Charles Anno. 7. Richard Whittingtō Mercer M. R. Whittinghā S Iohn Butler S This yere kyng Henry retorned into England and so to London and at west mynster Catheryn his wyfe was crowned the .xxiiii. daye of February Anno. 8. Wyl Cābridge Gro. M. Iohn Butler S. Iohn Welles S. The Duke of Clarence kyng Henries brother was ouer set by the Dolphyn of Fraūce and slayne to the kynges great displeasure Kyng Henry went again into Fraūce and made warre vpon the Dolphyn Anno. 9. Ro. Chichely gro M. Richard Gosselyn S. Williā Weston S. The begining of this yere O. Catherin was deliuered at windsor of a yōg prīe◠whose name was Henry and the tenth daye of August was the newe weather cocke set on Paules steple And this yere the Queene retorned into Fraunce to kynge Henry where was a ioyful metyng but after folowed sorowe for shortly after the kyng being at Bofes in Uincent he wered syck and died the last daye of August in the yere of our lorde .1422 when he had reigned nyne yeres fyue monethes ten dayes he buylded the Shene and Sion and lyeth buried at westmynster King Henry the sixt Anno Regni .1 HEnry the sixt being an infant of .viii. monethes of age began his reigne ouer this realme of England the last day of August in the yere of our lord .1422 he was deposed the fourth day of March in the yere .1460 So he reigned .xxxviii. yeres syxe monethes and foure dayes continuyng the tyme of his youthe he was committed to the gouernaunce of Duke Humfrey of Glocester his vncle whan he came to mans state he was of wytte and nature symple gentyll and meke and loued better peace thē warre quietnes of mynde then busines of the world honestie then profite rest case then trouble and care all trouble veration vnquietnes iniuries that euer happened to hym whiche were many great he suffered so paciently that he reputed them to be worthely sent to hym of God for his offences He fauoured good letters excellently well in token wherof be erected two famous Colledges the one at Cambrydge called the kynges colledge the other at Eaton by meanes wherof good learnyng greatly increased In the begynnyng of this his reigne dyed kyng Charles of Fraunce by reason wherof the kyngdome of Fraunce should come vnto kyng Henry and the nobles of Fraunce except a fewe that helde with the Dolphin delyuered the possession therof vnto the Duke of Bedford Regent of Fraunce to the vse of kyng Henry Anno. 1. William Walderne M. Will. Estfield S. K. Tattarsale S. A subsidie was graunted for three yeres fyue nobles of euery sack of woll that should passe out of the lande A priest was burned for heresie called William Tayler This yere the West gate of London now called newe gate was newly builded by the executors of Richard Whittington late Mayor of London Anno. 2. William Crowmar Draper M. Nicho. Iames S. Th. Wadford S. This yere the Duke of Bedford wan from the Dolphyn of Fraunce manye strong holdes and townes and nere to a towne called Uernell be discomfited the Dolphyns whole power for in that fight were slayne .iii. erles and many other noble mē .5000 cōmō soldiours Syr Roger Mortimer for treasō was condemned by acte of parliament and hanged and quartered This yere Iames kyng of Scottes was deliuered who had remayned prysoner in England .xviii. yeres and he maried in saynt Mary Adries in Southwarke the lady Iane daughter to the erle of Somerset cosyn to kyng Henry Anno. 3. Iohn Michel M. Symon Seman S Iohn Bywater S This yere the kynge of Portingale came into England and was honourably receyued This yere by the parliament holden at Westminster was graunted to the kyng for thre yeres to helpe hym in his warres a subsedy of xii d. in the pounde of all marchaundyzes brought in or caried out of the Realme and .iii. s of euery tonne of wyne the whiche was then called tonnage and pondage but synce it hath been renewed at sondrye parliamentes and nowe is called custome Furthermore it was enacted that all marchaunt straungers should be lodged within an englysh host within .xv. days of their coming to their porte sale and to make no sale of any marchandyse or thei were so lodged then within .xl. days folowyng to make sale of all that they brought and if any remayned vnsolde at the sayde .xl. dayes ende that then all suche marchandyse so vnsolde to be forfeyte to the kyng Anno. 4. Iohn Couētre Mercer M. Wil. Milrede S Iohn Brokle S Grudge and variaunce betwene the Duke of Gloucester protectour of England and his halfe brother the byshop of Wynchester whiche was appeased by the regent of Fraunce and debated by a parliament at Leicester as ye maye reade at large in Edwarde Haull Anno. 5. Iohn Raynewell Fishmōger M. Iohn Arnolde S. Io. Nightham S. This Iohn Raynewell Maior of Lōdon before named gaue certayne landes or tenemētes to the citie of London for the whiche the same citie is bounde to paye for euer all suche fyftenes as shall be graunted to the kyng so that it passe not three fyftenes in one yere for three wardes of the same that is to say Dougate warde Bellynsgate warde and Algate warde This yere the englysh men besiegyng Orliaunce the noble valiaunt knight syr Thomas Mountague was slayne by a great misfortune whose death was the beginnyng of al mischiefe to the Englysh men for after this mishappe they lost by litle and litle all their possessions
in Fraunce Anno. 6. Iohn Gidney Draper M. Hē Frowick S. Rob. Otley S. This yere a womā dwelling in white Chappell paryshe without Algate of London was in the nyght murdered by a Bryttaine or Frencheman whom she had cheryshed and brought vp of almes Who conueying suche iewelles stuffe as he myght carie was taken in Essex and brought vp to London but a sone as he came in the parishe where he had committed the murder the wyues cast vpon hym so muche fylthe and ordure of the strete that not withstanding the resistaunce made by the Cōstables they slewe hym out of hande Anno. 7. Henry Barton Skinner M. Th. Dushous S Iohn Abbot S This yere the Duke of Norfolk was lyke to haue been drowned passinge through London bridge his barge beyng set vpon the pyles whelmed ouer so that he and very fewe escaped beyng drawen vp with ropes the rest were all drowned Anno. 8. William Estefield Mercer M. Williā Russe S. Ranfe Holland S. This yere was kyng Henry crowned at Westmynster of whom Iohn Lydgate mūke of Bury made many goodly verses in prayse and commendation of hym and his coronatiō as ye may reade them in Robert Fabian bothe of this coronation and also of his coronation at Paris in Fraunce Anno. 9. Nicholas Wotton M. walter Chertsey S Robert Large S This yere at Abyngton began an insurrection of certayne lyght persones that entended to haue wrought muche mischiefe but they were quieted by the lorde protector and the chiefe authour beyng baily of the towne named Wylliam Maundeuyll a weaner otherwyse namyng hym selfe Iack sharpe of wygmores land in Wales with other were put to death This yere was one Richard Russel a woll man drawen hanged quartered at Tiborne for treason Anno. 10. Ioh. Welles Grocer M. Iohn Adyrlee S. Step. Brown S. This Iohn Wels of his goodes caused the conduit named the Standarde in cheape to be buylded in Anno .1442 This yere kyng Henry was crowned at Paris by y e Cardinal of Winchester And this yere the kyng retorned into England and so to London where he was receiued with great ioy triūphe Anno. 11. Io. Parneis Fyshmōger M. Iohn Olney S. I. Paddesley S. This yere was sene in the southwest a sterre called a Comete or blasing ster Anno 12. Ioh. Brokley Draper M. Tho. Chalton S. Iohn Kyng S. The Erle of Huntyngton was sent with a cōpany of soldiours into Fraūce where he atchieued many great feates of armes Anno. 13. Roger Otley Grocer S. Th. Barnwel S Simond Eyre S This yere was a great frost that such marchandise as came to the Thames mouth was caried to London by lande This frost endured from the xxv day of Nouember vnto the .x. day of February whiche was .x. wekes And this yere deceased Iohn Duke of Bedford regent of Fraūce after whose decease all thynges went backwarde with the Englyshemen in Fraunce Anno. 14. H. Frowick Mercer M. T. Catworth S. Ro. Clopton S. Charles of Fraunce recouered the citie of Paris and wanne by force the towne of Harflewe and of saynt Denis expelling murdering the Englyshmen in great number The Duke of Burgoyne besyegyng Calieis was fayne to flye leue muche of his ordinaunce behynde hym at the commyng of Humfrey Duke of Gloucester who pursued hym eleuen dayes and destroyed the countrey as he went vnto saynt Omers Anno. 15. Iohn Mychel M. Tho. Morsted S. Williā Gregorie S. This yere on the thyrd day of Ianuary dyed Queene Catheryne mother to kyng Henry the syxt and wyfe to Henry the fifth and lieth buried at Westmynster This yere on the fourtene day of Ianuary the gate on London brydge with the tower vpon it next to Southwarke fell downe and .ii. of the furdest arches of the sayd bridge but as God would no man therwith peryshed This yeare it was enacted by a parliament that euery alient housholder in this realme shoulde paye wekely to the Kynge .xvi. d. This yeare all the lyons in the tower of London dyed whiche had ben there a long tyme. Anno. 16. William Eastfield Mercer M. Wil. Chapman S. William Hallis S. The kyng caused a greate obyte to be kept in Poules churche for Sigismund the Emperour who was knyght of the Garter Anno. 17. Stephen Browne Grocer Mai. Hugh Dyker S. Nicolas Yod S. This yere on new yeres day a stacke of wodde fell downe at Baynardes Castell and slewe .300 men and hurt many other There was so great a dearthe in Englande that the poore people made them breade of fetches peason ferne rootes This yeare by the falle of a strayre at Bedford .xviii. persons were slayn In this yeare the Cundyte in Fletestrets was begon by sir Wylliam Eastfield late Maior of London and fynished of hys owne coste without any one peny charge to the Citie This yeare dyed Roberte Chicheley grocer and twise Maior of Lōdon who wylled in his testament that vpon hys Mynd day a good competēt dyner shold be ordeyned for .2400 poore men housholders of the Citie if they myght bee founde and .xx. li. in money distributed amongst theym whyche was to euerye man .ii. d. Anno. 18. Robert Large Mercer M. Robert Marshall S. Philyp Malyas S. A prieste was burned at the Tower hyll on the .xvii. day of Iune whiche of the common people was counted an holy man for that he said the poster n shold synke as afterwardes it dyd and suche lyke thynges they made theyr prayer to hym and arrered a greate heape of stones and pyght there a Crosse by night vntyll a commandement was geuen by the kyng to the contrary The postern of East Smythfielde agaynste the tower of London sanke by nyght the .xviii. of Iuly Anno. 19. Iohn Paddisley goldsmith M Iohn Sutton S. wil. Wetynhale S. Elianor Cobham wyfe to Humfrey Duke of Gloucester and other persons namely maister Roger Bolynbroke a cunnynge negromancer and Margerye Iourdemayn cōmonly called the witche of Eie were accused that by sorcery and enchantmentes they practised the kynges death as by an image of ware whiche through their diuelysh incantations should lytle and litle wast and consume and so lyke wyse the Kyng to weare out of his life Wherefore beyng examined conuicte Elianor Cobham was iudged to doo penaunce as to beare a taper .iii. dayes thorough the chiefest streetes of the Citie of London and so to be exiled to the Ile of Man vnder the kepyng of syr Thomas Stanley knyghte Roger Bolyngbroke was drawen hanged and quartered at Tyborne and Margerye Iourdemayn the witche was burnt in Smythfielde Anno. 20. Ro. Clopton Draper M. Wil. Combis S Richard Riche S This yeare the Towne of Depe was besieged by the Lorde Talbot and rescued by the Frenchemen Thys yere was a fray in Fletestrete betwene the Innes of Courte
April in the yere 1483. so he reigned .xxii. yeres one moneth and fyue dayes He was a man of noble courage and great wyt but in his tyme was muche trouble and vnquietnes in the realme Anno. 1. Hughe Wiche M. Iohn Looke S. George Irelande S. This yere the Staplers of Calless demanded of kyng Edward .18 thousand pouÌ„ds which they had leÌ„t him to mainteyne his warres against kyng Henry but their sute was smally regarded and lastly denyed Anno. 2. Thomas Coke M. Wil. Hampton S Barth Iames S Margarete the Quene and wyfe to Henry the sixt landed in EnglaÌ„d about the beginning of Nouember but hauyng small succour and euyll fortune was fayne to take the seas agayne and by tempest of weather was dryuen into Scotland Anno. 3. Mathewe Philippe Goldsmyth M. Robert Basset S Th. MuschaÌ„pe S The lorde Mountague hauynge the rule of the North discomfited kyng HeÌ„ry commyng out of Scotlande with a great power to recouer the crowne this is called the battayle of ExhaÌ„ in which were taken the Duke of Somerset the lorde Hungerford the lord Roas which were after put to death w t many other Kyng Edward was secretly maried to Elizabeth Gray late wife of syr Iohn Graye at whiche mariage was none present but the king his spouse the Duches of Bedford the priest twoo gentle women and a yonge man to helpe the priest to masse For which mariage rose great variance betwene the kynge and the erle of Warwick his chief fryende and mainteyner This yere was kyng Henry taken in a woodde in the North countrey by one named Cantlowe and arested by the erle of Warwicke and presented to the kyng Edwarde and sent to the tower where he remayned longe after in the Dungyon Anno. 4. Raufe Iosselyn Draper M. Iohn Tate S. Iohn Stone S. This yere the kyng ordeyned a newe coigne as the ryall the angell the halfe aungell and the farthyng ryals were x. s. the angel .vi. s. viii d. And the grots were made of lesse value then they were by .viii. d. in an ouÌ„ce The siluer that before was at .ii. s. viii d. the ounce was nowe inhaunced to .iii. s. iiii d. the ouÌ„ce and fyne golde that before was .xxx. s. the ounce was now inhaunced to .xl. s. the ounce And this yere was Queene Elizabeth crowned at westmynster on Whytsondaye or the .xxvi. daye of Maye Anno. 5. Raufe Uerney Mercer M. Sir HeÌ„ weuer S Wil. CoÌ„staÌ„tin S This yere the .xi. daye of February the Queene was delyuered of a daughter who was named Elizabeth Anno. 6. S. Io. Yong Grocer M. Iohn Brown S Henry Brice S Iohn Darbie Alderman for that he refused to paye for the cariage awaye of a dead dogge lying at his gate and for vnmete language whiche he gaue vnto the Maior was by a court of Aldermen assessed with the fyne of fyue pounde whiche he payed euery peny Anno. 7. Thomas Owlegraue M. HuÌ„f. Heyford S Th. stalbroke S Syr Thomas Cooke alderman of London was accused of treason and arraygned of the same and founde not gyltye but yet by reason of the Lorde Treasorer who was not his friende he was deteyned in prison and coulde not be delyuered vntyll he had fyned with the kyng for .8000 poundes which he payed A greate iustes was in Smythfyelde betwene the lorde Scales and the bastard of Burgoyne Anno. 8. Wil. Tayler Grocer M. SymoÌ„ Smith S. Wil. Hariot S. This William Tapler Maior of LoÌ„don afore named gaue to the citie of LoÌ„don certaine tenementes for the whiche the citie is bounde to paye for euer at euery fiftene to be grauÌ„ted to the kyng for all such people as shal dwel in Cordwayner strete warde that shall be sessed at .xii. d. the piece or vnder Which charitable worke ought not to be forgotteÌ„ but remayne in remeÌ„braunce to the exaÌ„ple of them who are able to do the lyke The grudge whiche the erle of Warwyke had conceyued against kyng Edward for the forsayde mariage declared it selfe openly so that he adioyned hym with the Duke of Clarence the kynges brother and by their meanes styrred so the Northren men that they dyuers tymes rebelled and turned the kynge and the realme to much trouble But shortly the kyng so demeaned hym selfe that the rebelles were suppressed Wherfore the erle of Warwych perceyuynge hys part to be weakened fled with the duke of Clarence and other into Fraunce Anno. 9. Rich. Lee Grocer M. Rich. Gardiner S. Robert Drope S. The Duke of Clarence the earles of Warwycke Penbroke and Oxenford landed at Darthmouth to whome by meanes of proclamations that were publyshed in the name of kyng Henry the commons gathered in so great companies that Edward fearyng his part fled into FlauÌ„ders to the Duke of Burgoyne Then was Henry the syxt set at lybertie and agayne proclaymed kynge by meanes of the erle of Warwyck and other and Edward proclaymed vsurper of the crowne but that contynued not longe The erle of Worcester was beheaded at the tower hyll and his body with the head was buried in the blacke fryers churche Anno. 10. Io. Stockton Mercer M. Iohn Crosby S. Iohn Warde S. Queene Elizabeth wyfe to Edwarde the fourth beynge in the sanctuary of westmynster was deliuered of a prince who afterward was Edward the fifth Kyng Edward beyng retorned out of Flaunders arryued in the North parte of England with a very small company of soldiours but by meanes that he vsed and through his brother y e Duke of Clarence who turned now to hys parte he came so puisaunt to London that he entred the citie and tooke kyng Henry in the Byshops palaice and than went agaynst the erle of Warwick whom he vanquyshed and slewe with his brother Marques Mountagâ—e on Glademoreheath nere Barnet ten myles from LoÌ„don Shortly after at Tewkesbury he ouerthrew Queene Margaret the wife of Henry In whiche battayle was takeÌ„ the sayde Margaret with Edwarde the Prynce her sonne the Duke of Somerset and dyuers other Kyng Edwarde againe receyued his royaltie and was taken for kyng and vncourteously slewe prynce Edwarde sonne of Henry the .6 after he had taken hym prysoner as by smyting hym on the face with his gauÌ„tlet after which stroke his seruauÌ„tes sodaynly fell vpon hym and slewe hym out of hande so sayth Halle Fabian and Raistall A commocion styred by the bastarde Fawcombrydge and the commons of Kent and Essex who robbed and spoyled the suburbes of the cytie of London and fyred Byshops gate and Algate Henry the syxt was murdered in the towre of London and buried at Chertsey and after remoued to Wyndsor he founded the Colledge and schole at Eaton nyghe to Wyndsor Anno. 11. WilliaÌ„ Edward Gro. M. Iohn Alleyn S. Ioh. Chelley S. The erle of Oxenforde was sent prysoner to Guynes where he remayned prysoner so longe as Edwarde the fourthe reygned whiche was twelue yeres in all
the dead corps of kyng Richard was broughte to Leycester and there buried at the Gray friers churche King Henry the seuenth Anno Regni .1 HEnrie the seuenth began hys reigne ouer this realme of England the .22 day of August in the yeare of our Lorde .1485 and deceased in the yeare .1509 the .xxii. day of Apryll So he reigned .xxiii. yeares and .viii. monethes he was a prince of meruailous wysedome and polycie and of great iustice temperaunce and grauitie He so behaued hym in the time of his Reigne that not withstandynge manye and greate occasions of trouble vnquietnes and warre Hee kepte his Realme in ryghte good rule and order Wherfore he was greately estemed reuerenced of foreyne princes Anno. 1. Hugh Brice M. Goldsmyth M. Iohn Tate S Io. Swanne S This yeare maister Thomas Ilam Alderman of London and marchant of the Staple at Calaice newe made the great Cundite in Cheape of hys owne goodes The Kynge ordeyned a numbre of chosen Archers and other stronge and hardy persons to geue daily attendance on his person whom he named yeomen of his garde This yeare was the sweatyng sycknes of the whyche a wonderfull multitude dyed and in London besydes other there dyed .ii. Maiors within .viii. dayes and .vi. aldermen This yeare the beautyfull Crosse in Cheape was newe buylded and made Towarde the buyldyng wherof Thomas Fysher mercer gaue .vi. C. marks Anno. 2. Sir Henry Colet mercer M. Iohn Perciuall S. Hugh Cloptoâ— S. This yere the king maried Elisabeth eldest daughter of Edward the fourth by whyche meanes the twoo famylyes of Yorke and Lancaster the whyche had long caused diuision was knytt together in one About this tyme Francis Louell and Humfrey Stafford rebelled in y e north with them was Martin Swart Which commotion was quieted by the policy of the Duke of Bedford but not without bloud shedde For there was slayne the Erle of Lyncoln the lord Louell Martyn Swart other aboue .iiii. thousand And this yeare was borne prince Arthure in the moneth of September Anno. 3. WilliaÌ„ Horne Salter M. Iohn Fenkyll S. williaÌ„ RemingtoÌ„ S. This yere was quene Elizabeth crowned at Westmynster vppon saynt Katherines daye Anno. 4. Robert Tate Mercer M. williaÌ„ Isake S Rafe Tinley S This yere was a taske of the .x. peny of all mens goodes and landes through which the commons of the northe slew the Earle of Northumberlande wherfore Chamberlayne their capitayn with other was hanged at Yorke Anno. 5. WilliaÌ„ white Draper M. williaÌ„ Capel S Iohn Broke S This yeare one Roger Shauelocke slewe hym self For whole goodes was muche busynes betwene the kyngs amner and the sheryffe Anuo .6 Iohn Mathewe mercer M. HeÌ„ry Coot S. Ro. Reuell S. Hugh HeÌ„berton S. Syr Robert Chamberlain beheaded This yere the Kyng required a beneuolence which was to hym granted toward his iourney into France Thys yeare Creplegate of London was new buylded at the costes and charges of syr EdmuÌ„d Shaw goldsmith late Maior of the same citie In Iuly was Henry the kyngs second sonne borne at Grenewiche This yeare the beautifull Cundyte in Gracious strete was begon to be buylded The stone worke wherof was fynished in the yeare .1494 But the fyrst water ran out therof on the .xix. day of March in the yere .1503 the .xix. yere of Henry the .vii. and not before Whyche Cundyte was buylded at the costes and charges of sir Thomas Hyll grocer as it doth appeare by certaine verses writen on the same Cundyte as hereafter followeth Thomas Hill knight late Maior of this citie with his wife dame Elisabeth of their charity For the loue of God weale of the coÌ„monaltie Of their costs onely thys thyng dyd edyfie Out of the ground with all thyngs necessary Anno. 7. Hugh Clopton mercer M. Tho. Wood S. Wil. Brown S. This yere kyng Henry toke hys voyage into France with a greate army to aide the BritoÌ„s against the french king Anno. 8. Wil. Martin skinner M. Wil. Purchas S wil. Welbecke S This yere was a peace concluded betwene the kings of England France and kyng Henry returned agayne into England And this yere was a fraye or ryote made vppon the Easterlynges or Stilliard men by Mercers seruauntes and other For the whyche dyuers of them were sore punished and the chiefe aucthors were kept long in prison Anno. 9. Rafe â—stry fish monger M. Robert FabiaÌ„ S Iohn wynger S This yeare wheat was solde for vi.d the bushell and baye salte at iii.d ob the bushell Anno. 10. Rich. Chawry salter M. Nicol. Alwin S. Iohn warner S. This yeare was white hearyng sold at xl.d a barell beyng good Dyuers gentylmen in England were appeached of treason and for fauoryng the conspiracie of Parkyn Warbeck of whiche some were pardoned and some put to death Perkyn Warbecke whyche by the counsayle of Margarete of Burgoyne namyng hymselfe Rycharde of Yorke Kynge Edwardes seconde sonne arryued in Kente where hee was dryuen backe by the Uplandyshe menne and other of the inhabitauntes of the countreye wyth the losse of dyuers of hys men and shortely after were hanged an hundred and three score persones of the forenamed Rebelles in dyuerse and sundrye coastes of Englande The .v. captains were Mountford Corbet Whitebelt Quintin and Genyne Anno. 11. Syr HeÌ„ry Colet mercer M. Tho. Kneisworth S Henry Somer S The Scots brake into the north partes of England by the setting on of Perkyn Werbecke and dyd muche harme to the borderers Anno. 12. Iohn Tate mercer M. Iohn Shaw S Rich. Haddon S This Iohn Tate builded saint Anthonies in London a goodly foundation as shall hereafter be declared Where kynge Henry made preparation for warre into Scotland by means of a payment that was graunted to the Kyng by act of parliament a new commotion was made by the Commons of Cornewall whyche vnder the leadyng of the lorde Audeley wyth Mighell Ioseph the Black smyth and dyuers other came to Blacke heath where the kyng met with them and discomfited the rebells and toke theyr Captaines which were shortly after drawen hanged and quartered The lorde Audeley was beheaded at the tower hyll the .xxviii. day of Iune Kyng Henry sent an army into Scotlande under the guydyng of the Erle of Surrey and the lorde Neuell whyche made sharpe warre vpon the Scots A mariage concluded betwene prince Arthur and lady Katherine the kyngs daughter of Spayn Perkyn Werbecke landed agayne in Cornewall and assaulted the towne of Excetour and other places but finally he toke the saintuarie of Beaudly and was after pardoned his life Anno. 13. WilliaÌ„ purchase mercer M. Bartholo Rede S. Tho. windought S. A peace proclaimed betwene the kinges of Englande and Scotlande for the terme of both theyr lyues Perkyn Warbecke endeuoured to steale away secretly out of the land but he was taken
Castile King Henry the eight Anno Regni .1 THe renoumed prince HeÌ„ry the eight beyng .xviii. yeres of age succeded his father in the gouernance of this realme and began his reigne the .xxii. day of Aprill in the yere of our Lord .1509 and deceased in the yere .1546 the .xxviii. day of Ianuary so he reygned .37 yeares .ix. monethes and .vi. days Of personage he was tall and myghtie in wytte and memorie excellent of suche maiestie tempered with humanitie and gentlenesse as was comely in so great a prince Margaret mother to Henry the .viii. buylded .ii. colledges in Cambridge and Willyam byshop of Lyncolne buylded Brasenos in Oxenford Kyng Henry maried the lady Katherin late wyfe to prince Arthure Richard byshop of Wynchester buylded Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxenforde Anno. 1. Thomas Bradbury mercer M George Monoxe S Iohn Doket S Thys yeare syr Rycharde Empson knyght and Edmund Dudley Esquier who had ben great counsaylours to the late kyng Henry the seuenth were beheaded at the tower hyll the .xvii. daye of August Whose attachement whervpon folowed y e execution was thought to be procured by the malyce of theym who wyth theyr auctoritie in the late Kynges dayes were offended orels to shyft the noyse of the straight execution of penall statutes in the late Kynges dayes by punyshment of those persons so saythe Halle Thys Edmonde Dudley compyled one notable boke and named it the tree of common wealth The oryginall copie whereof I haue seene though rudely written worthy for the excellencie thereof to be written wyth letters of golde A copy wherof I haue geuen to the ryght honorable lorde the Earle of Leicester Sir WylliaÌ„ Fitz wylliaÌ„s was disfranchysed because he would not be sheriffe This yeare master doctor Colet deane of Poules erected a free schole in Paules churche yarde in London and committed the ouersyght therof to the maisters and wardeynes of the company of Mearcers because hym selfe was borne in London and sonne of Henry Colet whoe was a Mearcer and Maior of London Anno. 2. Henry Keibell mercer M. Iohn Milborn S Iohn Reste S Henry the fyrst son of king HeÌ„ry the right was borne on new yeres day for ioyâ— wherof a great iustes was kepte at Westminster on saint Mathewes day folowyng the chylde dyed Anno. 3. Roger Achiley Draper M. Nico. Shelton S Tho. Mirfyn S King Henry sent the lord Darcy with a goodly company of men into Spayne to ayde the kynge hys father in lawe against the Moores but ere he arriued a peace was concluded betwene theym wherefore shortely after he retourned home agayne The same tyme syr Edwarde Poynyngs accompanied with the lord Clinton and dyuers other was sente into Gelderland with .xv. C. archers to aide the prince of Castile at the requeste of Margaret Duches of Sauoye and Regent of Flanders Syr Edmond Haward and the lorde Thomas Haward toke Andrew Barton and .150 Scots with .ii. great ships The kyng of Scottes requyred hys shyps that were lately taken to bee restored accordyng to the league but answer was made by kyng HeÌ„ry that the matter perteined nothing to the league because that Andrew Barton was a pirate and robber on the seas The .xv. day of Ianuary was holden a parliament in the which two fiftenes and two tenthes of the clergie wer graÌ„ted to ayde the king in his warres that he entended agaynst the French kyng Anno. 4. William Copinger fishmoÌ„ger M. Rob. Holdernes S Rich. Haddon S Rob. FeÌ„rother S This yeare was finyshed the beautifull steple with the lanterne of Bowechurche in cheape The lorde Marques Dorset with diuers other lordes and knyghtes was sent into Spain with an army of .13000 men who a good part of the sommer dyd much harme in Guyon by spoilyng the countreis But in wynter returned by meanes of a flixe which fell among his men Sir Edward Haward admirall of Englande with a great nauie scowred the seas and then went toward Britayne Kyng Henry sent forth a nauy of .xxv. shyppes among the which the Regent a shyppe royall was chiefe Sir Edward Haward lorde admirall of Englande through his to muche hardinesse was slayn in Britayn after whoÌ„ his brother syr Thomas Hawarde was made admirall by the Kyng The nauies of Englande and France metynge at Britayne Baye foughte a cruell battaile in the whiche the regent of England and a Caricke of Fraunce beyng crappled together were burned and their captaynes with theyr men all drowned the englishe capitayn was sir Thomas Kneuet who had wyth hym 700. men in the frenche carricke was sir Piers Morgan with .900 men Anno 5. WilliaÌ„ Brown mercer M. Iohn Dawes S. Iohn Bridges S. Roger Basforde S. Kyng Henry beyng confederate with the Emperour and the kyng of Spayn passed with a great power into France where hauyng in wages vnder his banner the Emperor Maximilian all the nobilitie of Brabant Flaunders Holland he discomfited the whole power of France conquered Turwyn and the great citie of Turney In thys time the kynge of Scots not withstandyng that he was sworn on the sacrament to kepe peace inuaded this land with a myghty Armie but by the good diligence of the Quene and the policie and manhode of the Erle of Surrey the kynges lieutenant he was hym selfe slayne with .xi. of his erles and the Scottes discomfyted but not wythout great losse of Englyshemen Before this tyme the townes about London as Islington Horton suche other had so enclosed the common fields with hedges and dyches that neyther the yong men of the citie myght shoote nor the ancient persons walke for their pleasure except either theyr bowes and arrowes wer broken or taken away or the substanciall persons arested or endited saying That no Londoner shoulde go out of the citie but in the hygh ways This saying sore greued the LoÌ„doners and sodainly this yeare a great number of the Citie assembled in a mornyng a turner in a fooles cote cam crying thorough the citie shouels spades so many people folowed y t it was wonder and within a short space al the hedges about the townes were cast down and the dâ—ches filled and euery thing made plain The kynges counsaile hearyng of thys assemblie came to the graye friers and sent for the Maior and counsaile of the citie to knowe the cause which declared to them the noysance done to y e citisens and their commodities and liberties taken from them though they wold not yet the coÌ„minaltie whiche were anoyed would plucke vp and remedy the same When the kynges counsayle had heard the answer they dissimuled the matter and coÌ„manded the Maior to see that no other thynge were attempted and to cal home the citisens which when they had done their enterprise came home before the kyngs couÌ„sell and the Maior departed without any more harme doyng and soo after the fieldes were neuer hedged Sir Iohn Wallop burned diuers tounes and villages in Normandie
Anno. 6. George Monore Draper M. Iames Yarforde S. Iohn Mundye S. A peace concluded betwene England and France Lewes the french kynge coupled in mariage with lady Mary the kynges syster on newe yeres day folowyng he ended his life wherfore king Henry sent agayne for his syster by the duke of Suffolke and other This yere Richard Hunne a marchaÌ„t taylour of London was fouÌ„d hanged in Lollers tower Anno. 7. sir williaÌ„ Butler grocer M. Henry worley S. Richard Gray S. WilliaÌ„ Baily S. Lady Mary kyng Henries daughter was borne at Grenewich in February Lady Mary the kynges syster before maried to the Frenche kyng returned into Englande and shortely after was maried to the duke of Suffolke Margaret Quene of Scottes kynge Henries eldest syster fled into EnglaÌ„d and laye at Harbottell where she was delyuered of a chyld called Margaret In Maie she came to London where she taried a whole yeare before she departed into Scotlande Anno. 8. Iohn Rest Grocer M. Tho. Seimer S. Rich. ThurstoÌ„ S. This yere was suche a frost that all men wyth cartes myght passe betwene Westminster and Lambeth On May euen this maiors yeare the begynnyng of the .ix. yere of kyng Henry was an insurrection of yong persons agaynst aliens of the whyche dyuers were put to execution with theyr capitayne Iohn Lincolne a broker and the resydue came to Westminster with halters about their neckes and were pardoned This was called Euyl May day whereof ye may reade in Edward Hall And in May the Quene of Scottes returned to her countrey agayne Anno. 9. Sir Thomas Ermeâ— Goldsmith M Th. Balorie S. Rich. SymoÌ„ S. Many dyed in Englande of the sweatynge sicknes and in especially aboute London wherfore the terme was one day kept at Oxenford and adiourned agayne to westminster The admirall of Fraunce came into Englande as ambassadour with a great company of gentylmen The citie of Turney was delyuered agayne into the Frenche kyngs hande for the whiche he should pay vi C. thousande crownes and for the castell that the kynge buylded .iiii. C. thousand and 23000. poundes turnoys A peace was concluded betwene the kinges of England France and Castile for terme of their lyues Anno. 10. Thomas Myrfyn Skinner M. Iohn Alleyn S. Iames Spencer S. This yeare the Erle of Surrey was sente into Irelande as deputie and the Earle of Kyldare was of his office dyscharged Anno. 11. sir Iames Yarforde Mercer M. Iohn wilkinson S. Nicol. partrige S. This yeare was greate preparation made for the kyngs goyng into France to mete the frenche kyng at Arde. As Kynge Henry was at Canterburye wyth the Queene in a readynesse to haue passed the sea he hearde of the Emperoures commynge wyth whom he met at Douer and accompanied hym to Canterburie where after the Emperor had saluted the quene his aunt he toke shypping into Flanders the last day of May kyng Henry passed ouer to Calais and met with Francis the Frenche Kynge at the campe betwene Arde and Guysnes where was great triumphes and many goodly sightes in so sumptuous maner as the like had not ben sene Immediatly after he met with the Emperour with whome he went to Grauelyn and the emperor retourned wyth hym to Calais where he had great chere after whyche tyme they departed and kyng Henry returned into this realme Anno. 12. syr Iohn Bruge Draper M. Iohn SkeuingtoÌ„ S Iohn Remble S In this Maiors yeare the .xvii. day of May whyche was in the .13 yere of the Kynge was the duke of Buckyngham beheaded at London for treason as ye may rede at large in Edward Hall his chronicles the .12 and .13 yeare of Henry the .viii. hys body with the head was buried at the frier Augustins at LoÌ„don Kyng Henry wrate a boke against Luther and therfore the byshop of Rome named hym defender of the faithe To whiche booke Luther aunswered very sharply nothyng sparing the auctoritie or maiestie of the kyng The frenche Kynge attached all Englyshe mens goodes at Burdeaux and deteyned the kynges tribute and the Frenche Quenes dower All frenchemen were attached in the citie of London and cast in prison The .v. day of Iuly the cardinall rode through LoÌ„don to Douer to mete with the Emperor beyng accompanied with ii Erles .xxxvi. knyghtes an C. gentilmen .viii. byshops .x. abbots .xxx. chaplaines all in veluet and satyn and .700 yeomen This yeare was a greate pestilence and deathe in London and other places Anno. 13. Sir Iohn Milborne Draper M. Iohn Britain S. Tho. Pargeter S. This syr Iohn Mylborne to his great commendation and the ensaumple of other the worshypfull of this citie buylded certaine almost houses wherein be placed .xiii. aged poore people who haue theyr dwellynges rente free and also .ii. shillinges .vi. d. the piece payde to them the fyrst day of euery moneth for euer The seconde daye of February the Cardinall declared howe the byshop of Rome had sent kyng Henrye the fifâ—e of defender of the christen faith and to his successours for euer Thys Charles the fyfthe Emperor of Rome came into England and was honourably receiued into London by the Maior the Aldermen and commons of the Citie the syrt of Iune the kyng hym self accompanying him from thens he went to Wyndsour and sate in the stall of the garter At this tyme was talke betwene the Emperour and kyng Henry for the mariage of Lady Mary the kyngs daughter being about the age of .vii. yeres after great feastes iustes and honourable entertaynment hee departed to Hampton and sayled from thense into Spayn Duryng this tyme the Earle of Surrey Lorde Admyrall brente Morles in Britayne and than retuurned into the Realme Not longe after hauyng an armye appoynted to hym by the Kynge hee passed ouer to Calaice and entred Pycardye and brent dyuers townes and castelles He besieged Hesdyng but because winter drewe nere he raysed his siege and returned home The Duke of Albanye began to enter this lande wyth a greate armye but hearyng that the Erle of Shrewesbury was commynge hee tooke a truce for vi monethes Anno. 14. Sir Iohn Mondye goldsmith M. Iohn Rudston S Jo. Champneis S The lorde Rosse and lorde Dacres of the Northe burned the Towne of Kelsey in Scotlande wyth fower score Uyllages and also dydde ouerthrowe eyghtene towers of stone with all their bulwarkes The Emperor Charles Kyng Henry of England Ferdinando duke of Austrige the byshop of Rome the citie of Venice and dyuers other in Italy were confederate against the frenche men The Turkes besieged Rhodes and on Christmas daye tooke it to the greate shame and rebuke of Christen men The lorde Marques Dorset wardeyn of the East marches brent dyuers villages holdes and other places in Scotlande The .xv. daye of Iune the Kynge of Denmarke and hys Quene aryued at Douer and the .xxii. day of Iune they came to London and laye at the byshop of Bathes
place Kyng Henry by letters complained vnto the princes of Germanie of Luther who had writen to sharply against him and desyred theym that he myghte not translate the newe Testament into the vulgar tongue Sharpe warre and often skyrmishes betweene the borderers of Englande Scotlande and France The Erle of Surrey burned .37 villages in ScotlaÌ„d despoiled y e couÌ„trey froÌ„ the east marches to the west and ouerthrewe dyuers holdes and castels Anno. 15. Syr Tho. Baldrie Mercer M. Michel English S Nich. Ienyngs S In DeceÌ„ber at the cytie of Couentry one Philip Scholemaister to the kyngs henxmeÌ„ Christopher Pykeryng clarke of the Larder and Anthony Maynuile gentlemen entended to haue taken the kynges treasure of his subsidie as the Colectors of the same came towarde London therwith to haue araysed meÌ„ and taken the Castell of Kylyngworth and then to haue made battayle against the kyng for the whiche they were drawen hanged and quartered at tyborne The .xi. daye of February the reste that were taken were executed at CoueÌ„tree The Duke of Suffolke with many other lordes and knyghtes was sent in to Fraunce by kyng Henry with an armie of .10000 men who passynge the water of Some without battayle tooke dyuers townes and castelles and destroyed the countrey before him In December he returned agayne into Englande The erle of Surrey brent Iedworth in Scotlande and toke dyuers holdes The Duke of Albanye besieged the castell of Warke and had in a redynes a great army to inuade Englande but when he heard the erle of Surrey was commyng he fled back into Scotland The souldiours of Guynes tooke a great bootie at a fayre in the towne of Morguyson and syr Robert Iernyngham and certayne dimilaunces of Calys toke dyuers Frenche prysoners Anno. 16. Sir Wil. Bailie Draper M. Raufe Dodmer S WylliaÌ„ Roche S The fyrst weke of Lent the Lorde of Camphier and other came from the Emperour to kyng Henry The byshop of Dunkell and other Ambassadours came out of Scotland and a legate from the byshop of Rome to entreate a peace betwene England and Fraunce Syr Raufe a Fanwycke Leonarde Musgraue and bastard Hearon were slayne in Scotlande by to muche hardines in pursuing their enemies at which tyme .300 Scottes were takeÌ„ prysoners by the englyshemen Clement byshop of Rome sent vnto kyng Henry in token of great loue the golden rose that he vseth euery yere to consecrate before Easter Great triumphe in England for y e taking of y e French kyng by y e Emperour The Cardinall obteyned lycence of the byshop of Rome to suppresse certain abbayes to the intent to erecte two colledges one at Oxenforde an other at Ipswyche and to indue theÌ„ with laÌ„des whiche colledges he began so sumptuously that it was not lyke they woulde come to good ende Kyng Henry was lyke to haue been drowned by leapyng ouer a diche in followyng his hauke This yere was the castell or towre set vp at Grenewyche This yere the coyne was enhaunsed in England Luther by the counsell of Christerne king of DeÌ„marck certain other wrate very huÌ„ble letters vnto kynge Henry of EnglaÌ„d acknowleging a faulte in him self that he had writteÌ„ before so sharply vnto hym but when the kyng in his answere blamed Luther muche and noted hym of lyghtnes and inconstancie Luther repented his doyng and wrate that he was deceiued when he thoughte to fynd Iohn Baptist in princes courtes and amonge them that were arayed in purple A murmuring was in al partes of the realme for payment of money and in Suffolke .4000 men rose agaynst the Duke and other commissioners which were appeased by the Duke of Norfolke and other A truce betwene England Fraunce for a certaine space and Ambassadours were sent into Denmarke for restoring of their kyng whiche was then in Englande but the Danes would graunt nothyng they dyd hate hym so extremely for his crueltie Anno. 17. Syr Iohn Allen Mer. M. Iohn Calton S. Christ. Askew S. The .xi. day of February being shrofe sonday fyue men of the Styliarde dyd penaunce three of them bare fagottes at Paules and two of them bare tapers of waxe And an Austen fryer called doctor Barnes of Cambrydge bare a fagot at Paules the same daye and there was present at that tyme the lorde Cardinal with a .xi. bishops y e bishop of Rochester made the sermon against Martin Luther and his doctrine The same yere the .vi. daye of SepteÌ„ber was a proclamation for goulde the Frenche crowne was valued at .iiii. s. vi d the Angel at vii.s vi d the Ryall at xi.s.iii.d and so euery pece after that value Anno. 18. sir Tho. Seymer Mercer M. Ste. Pecock S Nich. LaÌ„bert S The thyrd daye of Iuly whiche was in the .xix. yere of kyng Henry the lorde Cardynall of England with great poÌ„pe rode thorowe Cheape and so towarde FrauÌ„ce where he coÌ„cluded a league betweene kyng Henry and the Frenche kyng whiche both sent their defiaunce to the Emperour and a stronge armie into Italy to delyuer the byshop driue the Emperours power out of that countrey The great maister of Fraunce came to London with great triumphe for the coÌ„clusion of y e â—ornamed league The .xv. daye of Iuly was one Harman drawen from newgate to tyborne and there hanged for coyninge of false golde Also in Iuly and Auguste was the sleweis made in Fynsebury fielde to coÌ„uey the ill waters ouer the towne dyche by pipes of lead into y e riuer of Thames In the same yere was suche scarcitie of bread at London and all Englande that many people died for defaulte therof And the bread cartes that came from Stratforde to London were met by the waye at Myles ende by the cytyzens of London that the lorde Mayor and Sheryfes of London were fayne to goe and rescue the sayde bread cartes and see them brought to the markettes appoynted for the same Anno. 19. Syr Iames Spencer Uyntener M. Iohn Hardy S. Wyl Hollis S. The first daye of Nouember the lord Cardynall with the Ambassadours of Fraunce were at Paules there was proclaymed a generall peace betwene kyng Henry of England and Fraunces the French kyng duryng their lyues a twelne monethes and a daye after The .viii. day of December thre scholers of Cambridge one Forster a gentilmaÌ„ of y e court bare fagots at Paules The fyfth day of Ianuary the Cardinall with many byshops abbottes and priors went a procession at Paules and sang Le deum for the escapyng of y e Pope from the Emperour The .xiii. daye of Ianuary was a great fyer at Andrewe Moris keye in Thames strete and at an other keye by it where was muche harme done This yere a frenche Crayer of .xxx. tonne beyng maÌ„ned with .xxxviii. freÌ„ch men and a flemish crayer of .xxviii. toÌ„ne and .xxiiii. flemynges metyng at Margate the one chased the other along the ryuer of Thames to
of Nouember was one Iohn Nycholson otherwyse Lambert a priest burnt in Smythfielde Also in Nouember were Henry Marques of Excester and erle of Deuōshire and syr Henry Pole knyghte the lorde Mountague and syr Edward Neuell brother to the lorde of Burganysent to the towre The two lordes were arraigned the last day of December at Westminster before the lord Audley of Walden lord Chaunceller highe stewarde of Englād there found gilty the third day after was arraigned sir Edwarde Neuell syr Geffray Pole two priestes called Croftes and Collyns one Holland a marriner and all attainted the ix daye of Decēber were the sayde two lordes and syr Edward Neuel beheaded at the tower hyll the two priesies Holland were drawen to tyborne and there hanged and quartered and syr Ieffray Pole was pardoned The .22 day of Decēber a priest Hēry Daunce a Brycklayer an Organ maker bare fagottes at Paules crosse On Ashwensday were Iohn Iohnes Iohn potter William Manering hāged in the princes lyueries because thei were the princes seruantes on the south side of Paules churchyard for killing of Roger Cholmeley Esquier in the same place of malyce pretended The thyrd daye of Marche was syr Nicholas Carewe of Bedingtō in Surrey knyght of the gartar and maister of the kynges horse beheaded at towre hil The thirde daye of Marche the kyng created at Westmynster syr Willyam Pawlet knyght treasorer of his housholde Lorde saynt Iohn and syr Iohn Russell comptroller of his housholde lorde Russell The same tyme the kynge caused all the hauens to be fortyfied and rode to Douer and sent cōmissioners through out all the Realme to haue his people muster and at the same season on Easter daye was there .ix. vnknowen ships liyng in the downes wherfore all Kent arose and mustered in harness the same daye The .xxviii. daye of Apryll beyng in the .xxxi. yere of Henry the eight began a parliament at Westmynster in the whiche Margaret Coūtesse of Salisbury Gertrude wyfe to the Marques of Excester Reinold Pole syr Adrian Foskewe and Thomas Dingley knyght of saynt Ihons and dyuers other were attaynted of treason Folkewe and Dingley were beheaded the .x. day of Iuly This yere the .viii. daye of May the citezins of London mustered at the Myles ende all in bryght harneys with coates of whyte sylke and cloth and chaines of golde in thre great battayls the number was .xv. thousande besyde wyffelers and other wayters who in goodly order passed through London to Westmynster and so through the sanctuary and round about the parke of S. Iames and so up through the fielde and came home through Holborne The .viii. daye of Iuly the Uicar of Wandsworth with his chaplayne and his seruaunt and fryer Wayre were all foure drawen from the Marshalsey vnto saint Thomas a Wateryngs and there hanged and quartered for treason In August the great Onele Odonele of Irelande inuaded the Englyshe pale and burned almost .xx. myles within the same wherfore the Lorde Graye beyng deputie there assembled a strong power and draue hym back The .xvi. daye of September Duke Frederick of Bauarie the Palsgraue of Rhine the Marshal of duke Iohn Frederick electour of Saxony with other came to London by whom the mariage was concluded betwene kyng Henry the lady Anne sister to Wyllyam the Duke of Cleue Anno. 31. Syr William Hollis Mercer M. Tho. Feyrie S. Th. Hūtlow S. This Thomas Huntlow shryue before named gaue to the company of the Habardashers certain tenementes for y t which they be bound to geue to .x. poore almes people of y e same cōpany euery one of thē .viii. d. euery fryday for euer And also at euery quarter diner to be kept by the masters of y e same cōpany to be genē to euery one of those .x. poore people before named a peny lose of bread a potle of ale a pece of bief worth .4 d. in a platter with porage and .4 d. in money The .14 day of Nouēber Hughe Feryngdon abbot of Reding .ii. priestes the one called Rug the other named Onion were attainted of high treason for deniyng y e kyng to be supreme head of the church were drawen hanged quartered at Redyng The same days was Richard Whiting abbot of Glastēbury lykewyse attainted hanged and quartered on towre hyll besyde his Monastery for the same cause The first day of Decēber was Iohn Beche abbot of Colchester put to execution for the lyke offence In Decēber were appointed to waite on the kynges highnes person .50 gentlemē called Pencioners or speres lyke as they were in the first yere of y e kyng The third daye of Ianuary was the lady Anne of Cleue receiued at Blacke heath and brought to Grenewych with great tryumphe and the syxt daye of the same moneth she was maried to kynge Henry The .18 daye of Apryl was Thomas lorde Cromwell created erle of Essex made great chamberlayne of England whiche euer the erles of Oxenforde had before that tyme. In A parliament whiche began the xviii daye of Apryll the relygion of S. Iohnes in Englande whiche of moste men was named the knyghtes of the Rhodes was dissolued wherof hearing syr Wyllyam Weston knyght prior of S. Ihones for thought dyed on the Assention day beyng the fifth day of May. In Maye the .xxxii. yere of his reigne was sent to the towre doctor Wilson doctor Samson bishop of Chichester for releuīg certain prisoners which denied the kings supremacy and for y e same offēce was one Richard Farmer Gro. of London a ryche and a welthy man and of good estimacion commytted to the Marshalsey and after in Westmynster hall was arraigned and attainted in the premunire and lost all his goodes The .ix. daye of Iuly Thomas lorde Cromwell late made Erle of Essex being in the counsayle chamber was sodaynly apprehended and committed to the tower of London The .xix. daye of the same moneth he was attainted by parliament and neuer came to his answere whiche lawe he was the autour of he was there attainted of heresie and hyghe treason And the .xxviii. daye of Iuly beheaded at the tower hyll with the lorde Hungerforde Kyng Henry by authoritie of parliament conuocatiō was dyuorsed from his pretensed mariage made with the lady Anne of Cleue and it was enacted that she shoulde bee taken no more as Queene but called the ladye Anne of Cleue The .xxx. daye of Iuly Robert Barnes Thomas Gerrard Wylliam Ierome priestes were burned in Smythfield The same daye Thomas Abell Edward Powell and Rychard Fetherstone were drawen hanged and quartered for denying the kynge to bee supreme head of the churche of England The fourth daye of August were drawen from the towre to tyborne syx persons one led betwene two sergeātes and there hanged and quartered one was the Priour of Dancaster an other a Monke of
the Charterhouse of LondoÌ„ maister Gyles Horne a moÌ„ke of Westmynster one Philpot one Carewe and a fryer all were put to death for treason This yere the ditches about London were newe caste The .viii. daye of August was the lady Katheryne Haward shewed opeÌ„ly as Queene at Hampton court which dignitie she enioyed not long The latter end of this yere was great death of hote burnyng agues flyxes such a drought that welles and smal ryuers were dryed vp and many cattayle dyed for lack of water the salte water flowed aboue London bridge Anno. 32. Syr Wyl Roche Draper M. Wyl Laxton S. Mart. Bowes S. The .xxii. daye of December was Egerton and Harman put to death for counterfaytyng the kynges great seale In Aprill the .33 yere of Henry the eight certaine priestes and lay men began a newe rebellion in Yorkeshyre which were shortly takeÌ„ and put to execution in diuers places of which Leigh Tatorsale and Thornton were put to death at London the .28 daye of Maye and syr Iohn Neuel knyght was executed at Yorke The same daye the countesse of Salisbury was beheaded in the tower of London she was the last of the right lyne and name of Plantagenet The .ix. day of Iune were Damport and Chapman two of the kinges garde hanged at Grenewich for robberies in example of all other The .xxviii. daye of Iune the lorde Leonard Graie whiche before was deputie generall of Irelande was beheaded at the towre hyll for certayn treason whiche he had committed The .28 day of Iune were haÌ„ged at S. Thomas a waterynges Mantell Royden and Froudes gentylmeÌ„ for a spoile and murder that they had done in one of the kynges parkes vpon May morning the lorde Dacres of the South beyng in company with them and on the morow whiche was saynt Peters day the lorde Dacres was led from the towre a foote betwene the two sherifes through the citie to tyborne and there put to death for the same offence This sommer the kyng toke his progresse to Yorke The fyrste daye of Iuly was a Welsheman drawen hanged and quartered for prophecying the kings maiesties death Anno. 33. Syr Michel Dormer Mercer M. sir RoulaÌ„d Hil S HeÌ„ry Suckley S The lady Katheryne Haward whom the kynge had maried for her vnchaste lyuing committed with thomas Culpeper Frauncis Dereham was by parliament attainted Culpeper and Dereham were put to death at tyborne the x. day of December The xiii day of February were beheaded within y e towre the lady Hawarde otherwyse called Q. Katherine and the lady Rocheforde And shortly after kyng Henry maried the lady Katherine Parre that had bene wyfe to the lord Latimer syster of the Marques of Northampton At this parliameÌ„t the kyng was proclaymed kyng of Irelande which name his predecessours neuer had but were called lorde of Irelande In the begynning of Marche dyed sir Arthur Plantagenet Uicecounte Lisâ—e bastarde to kyng Edward the fourth in the towre of London vnattainted The .x. daye of Marche a mayde was boyled in Smythfielde for poysonynge many persons In May the .xxxiiii. yere of his reigne kyng Henry toke a loane of money of al suche as were aboue the value of .50 pounde and vpwarde The fourth daye of Iuly the Scottes began to inuade the borders spoylyng burnyng as it had bene in open warre for whiche cause a garryson was sent thether then the Scottes pretended a peace and yet neuertheles in the meane space spoyled the borders In reuengement wherof syr Robert Bowes made a rode into ScotlaÌ„d wher he with other were taken without puttyng to raunsome Then the kynge sent the Duke of Norfolke with an armie royall but at Yorke the armie was stayed And after long consultation the Scottes woulde not agree to any reasonable conditions wherfore the Duke went forward burnyng and wastyng all the marches and there taried without any battayle proffered by the kyng of Scottes vntyll the myddest of Nouember followyng Anno. 34. Io. Coates Sal. M. HeÌ„ Hoblethorn S. Hen. Hancotes S. After the departure of our armie froÌ„ Scotland the kynge of Scottes made a rode into EnglaÌ„d and did much harme but at the last syr Thomas Wharton and syr Wyliyam Musgraue with a few of the borderers met with the Scottes on saynt Katheryns eue the .xxiiii. of Nouember wher by the great power of God they beyng in number .15000 were ouerthrowen in whiche conflicte was taken the lord Maxwel the erles of Glencarne and Sassilles with all the capitaines of the armye And on saynt Thomas euen the Apostell they were brought to the towre of London where they laye that nyght the next daye followyng they were by the kinges charge apparelled all in sylke and rode through the citie to Westmynster where they were sworne to be true prysoners and then were they delyuered to the custody of dyuerse noble men whiche honorably entertayned them In this season an Harold of EnglaÌ„d rydyng on the borders syde to do a message was met by certayn rebels which cruelly agaynst all lawe of armes slew him in his cote armor but they for this dede were sent to the kyng the yere followyng who executed theÌ„ for y e offence At neweyeres tyde the Scottes that were takeÌ„ by Carlyle were by the kyng sent home agayne with great giftes vpoÌ„ condition to agree to certayne artycles for the welth of both Realmes The thirde daye of Iune in the .35 yere of HeÌ„ry the eight the Abrine a lord in Ireland with dyuers of the wylde Irysh submitted them to kyng Henry And in Iuly the sayde Abrine was created Erle of Clawricarde This yere in Iuly kyng Henry sent ouer .6000 men to Landersey whether also came the Emperour in proper person with a great army and shortly after came down the Frenche king in proper person with a great army and offred to geue battayle to the Emperour by reason wherof the siege was raysed The .28 daye of Iuly were burnt at Wyndsore thre persons Anthony person Robert Testwood HeÌ„ry Filmer This yere was a great death in London of the pestilence therfore Mighelmas terme was adiourned to saint Albons and there was kept to the ende Anno. 35. Syr Wil. Bowyer Draper M. Iohn Toules S Rich. Dobbes S Syr Wyllyam Bowyer deceased the xiii day of Aprill about Easter and syr Raufe Warren serued out the resydue of that yere The begynning of this Maiors yere that is to saye at Alhallontyde a roade was made into Scotland by the garryson there who burned .60 villages and toke great praies both of men beastes In Nouember the Englyshmen that were sent to Laundersey came home agayne A lytle before Christmas the Uiceroye of Sicill came from the Emperour to kyng Henry in Ambassade of whom he was honorably entertained shortly retorned agayne This yere beyng leape yere chaunsed foure Eclipses
one of the Sonne the .xxiiii. daye of Ianuary and three of the moone a straunge thyng and suche as had not happened since the tyme of Charles the great In the beginning of lent lorde Edward Seymer erle of Hertforde was made lieftenāt of the north partes and sent thether with an armie for y e defēce of that countrey The beginning of Marche Germine Gardyner Larke parson of Chelsey besyde London and Syngleton were executed at Tyborne for denying the kyng to be supreme head of the churche and shortly one Ashbee was lykewyse executed for the same The .xxii. daye of Marche the lorde Admirall with a great nauy departed from the port of Londō towardes Scotlande The fourth daye of Apryll a gonne poulder house called the black swanne standyng vpon east smythfielde was blowen vp with other houses nighe adioynyng and therein were burned fyue men a boye and a woman Upon Maie euen in the .36 yere of Henry the eyght died the lord Thomas Audeley hygh Chancellor of England After whome succeded lorde Thomas Writhesley Upon May daye the nauye sente by the Lord admirall which vntyll thys tyme had no good wynde tooke their voyage into Scotlande from Tynmouth wyth whom was the lorde Edwarde Seymor Erle of Hertford the kynges lieutenāt and generall captain of the army whiche the fourthe daye of May arriued at Lyth the hauen of Edenborough and toke the towne of Lyth and spoyled it after which they made toward Edenboroughe where at a certayne brydge the Scottes had layde theyr ordynance but by the pollicie and manhode of our captaines and souldiors the Scottes ordynance was won and discharged against them selues and thereby were put to flyght after thys the towne of Edenborough sente vnto the armye pretendynge to delyuer the towne vppon certayne condytions to the behofe of oure Kynge But when the armye entred they were inuaded by them for whiche cause the Towne was destroyed and cleane wasted Kyng Henry and the Emperoure agreed ioyntely to inuade the realme of France wyth two great powers About this tyme kyng Henry made great prouisiō for a voiage into France A proclamation made enhaunsynge the value of gold to the rate of xlviii.s and syluer to .iiii. shyllynges the ounce It is to be noted that at thys tyme the kynge caused to be coyned the base moneys whych was called down the fyfth yeare of Edwarde the .vi. and called in the seconde yere of Quene Elizabeth After the whytson holye dayes the Duke of Norffolke and the Lord pryuie seale with a great army tooke their voyage into Fraunce and besieged Mutterell where they laye vntyll the Kynge hadde wonne Boloygne Not longe after the Duke of Suffolke with many other noble men passed the seas and encamped before Boloigne on the East syde The xiiii daye of Iuly kyng Henry hym selfe wyth a goodly companye passed from Douer to Calaice and the .26 day encamped on the north syde of Boloygne after whose comyng the towne was so sore battered wyth gonneshott and certayne of theyr Towers beynge vndermyned soo shaken wyth force of gunne powder that after a monethes siege the captayne sente woorde to the kyng that he would yelde the towne to his behofe vpon condition that all whiche were within myght departe wyth bagge and baggage whiche conditions Kyng Henry mercyfully graunted and the Bulleynors departed one and other to the numbre of .4454 The .xxv. day of Septembre the kyng entred into hyghe Boloigne wyth the nobilitie of hys realme and the trompettes blowyng that it reioyced all the whole hoast to heare The fyrst daye of October kyng Henry departed frome Boloigne towarde Douer and at his goyng he dubbed .iiii. knyghtes at the water syde Ambassadours were sent both frome the Emperour and the french Kyng for peace to Kyng Henry but for so muche as he would not geue vp Boloigne nothyng was concluded The .ix. day of October in the night the frēch mē cam vnwares vpōth english mē in base Boloigne and slewe of theym a great number Howe beit they were shortly chased from thense and the base towne holden after in good quiete Anno. 36. Williā Laxton grocer Mai. Iohn Wilford S. Andrew Iudde S. This yere was taken by the Kynges shyps of the weste countrey and of the Englysh coast the numbre of .300 frenche shyppes and more The .xxvi. day of Ianuary there camped on the weste syde of Boloigne beyonde the hauen an army of Frenchemen to the number of .xviii. thousand and laye there ten days and the .vi. day of February they wer all put to flight by the Erle of Hertforde and the lorde admirall then beynge Lorde deputie of Boloigne The .vii. day of Iune in the .37 yere of kyng Henry the .viii. a great army of Frenchmen came nere to the hauen of Bulleyne and skirmished with the Englyshmen and thys armye beganne to buylde a fort whych before they departed they dyd accomplishe The French kyng prepared .ii. great armies agaynst the Englishmen one by sea an other by lande that vpon the sea was aboue .200 shyppes besyde galeys This nauye made shewe dyuers tymes to haue landed in the Isle of wyght at Portesmouth and other where but euer they perceyued suche prouysyon made by kynge Henry that nothynge was done woorthy memorye but that theyr sort by Boloine was in the meane tyme fynyshed Worde was brought that the french menne entended to lande in the Isle of Wyght Wherfore the kyng wente to Portesmouthe At whyche tyme of the kynges abode there a goodly shyppe of Englande called the Mary Rose wyth syr George Carewe the capitayne and many other gentylmen were drowned in the myddest of the hauen by greate negligence and folye Certayne frenche men landed in the Isle of Wyght but they were dryuen away with losse of theyr captaine and many souldiours In August the lorde Edwarde Seymor erle of Hertforde was sente by the Kyng into Scotland with an armye of xii thousande men where he destroyed dyuers towns and the middle marches and greatly endomaged the Scottes This yeare in Auguste dyed Charles duke of Suffolke a very noble gentylman and full of actiuitie This yeare the .xii. day of September the Churche of saynt Gyles without Creplegate was brent Anno. 37. sir Martin Bowes goldsmith M. George barnes S Rafe Alleyn S The .xxiiii. day of Nouember a parliament begon at Westminster where was graunted to the Kyng a Subsydie of ii.s viii.d of the pounde of mouable gooddes and .iiii. shyllynges the pounde in landes to be payde in twoo yeare and all Colleges Chauntryes and hospitalles were committed to the kynges order durynge hys lyfe to alter and transpose whyche hee promysed to doo to the glory of God and the common profyte of the realme Aboute thys tyme the Lorde admirall landed in Normandye and brente the suburbes of Traiport dyuers villages along the sea coast and destroyed and toke almost all the shyppes in the hauen which was a
in London had bene vsed at Mydsomer and of long tyme before had ben layde downe was nowe agayn vsed bothe on the euen of sainct Iohn at Mydsommer and on the euen of saincte Peter next folowyng in as beautyfull maner and in as good order as it hadde bene accustomed before tyme. The laste day of Iuly Stephen Gardyner byshop of Winchester was for a sermon made before kyng Edward and the Counsell wyth the nobilitie sent to the tower of London where he remained all this kynges reigne Thys yeare in London was greate mortalitie by the pestilence Wherfore a commauundemente was geuen to all Curates and other hauyng to doo therwyth that no corps shoulde bee buried before .vi. of the clocke in the morning nor after .vi. of the clocke at nyght and that there shoulde at the buryeng of enery corps bee ronge one belle at the leaste the space of three quarters of an hower Anno. 2. sir Henry Amcottes fishmōger M. Williā Locke S. Iohn Oliffe S. Sir Thomas Seimour hygh Admirall of Englande brother to the Lorde Protectour and the Kynges vncle had maryed Quene Katherine late wyfe to Kynge Henry she conceyuynge a stomacke agaynste the Lorde Protectors wyfe And there vppon also in the behalfe of theyr wyues dyspleasure and grudge beganne betweene the twoo brothers whyche at the lengthe brake out to the trouble of the whole realme and the confusion of theym bothe For the twenty day of Marche in the third yeare of Edwarde the syrt was the lord admyrall beheaded at Tower hyl And it was then sayde of many the fall of the one brother woulde bee the ruine of the other as afterwarde it happened This yeare about Whitsontide and so foorthe vntyll September the commons in most part of this realme mads sundry insurrections and commotions Amongest whome dyuers of the commons of Cornewall and Deuonshyre rose agaynst the nobles and gentilmen and in sundrye Campes besyeged the towne of Excester whyche was valyantly defended Also they of Norffolke and Suffolke encamped them selves in a wood called saynt Nycholas woode nere vnto Norwiche declaryng them selues to be grieued with parkes pastures and inclosures made by the gentilmē who required the same to be disparked set among the commons They of Deuonshyre dyd not only require that but also their olde relygion and the arte of syre articles to be restored Into Deuonshyre against Humfrey Arundell and his rebelles was sent the lorde Russell lorde preuye seale with a nūber of souldiours The lorde Graie was also sent with a number of straungers which were horsemē where in dyuers conflictes they slewe many people and spoiled that countrey Into Norfolk against captaine Kite a Tanner and his company syr Iohn Dudley erle of Warwycke went with an armie where both he hym selfe and a great number of gentlemen that were with hym metynge with the rebelles were in suche daunger as they had thought all to haue dyed in the place but God that confoundeth the purpose of rebelles brought it so to passe that as well there as in all other places they were partely by power constrayned partly by promis of their pardō perswaded to submitte them selues to their prynce and delyuered their chiefe capitaynes to punyshment but yet after the losse of many thousādes of Englishmē The kyng of Fraunce perceyuinge suche sedicion and trouble in England as is before mencioned and takyng greuously the losse of Bulleyne dyd not omitte the occasion but in y e meane time assaulted certayne holdes about y e town builded of the Englyshemen for the defence of the same and namely tooke the forte called newe hauen and thereby muche indamaged the Englyshe garryson that laye at Bulleyne The losse of this was layde to the lorde Protectour because he hauynge the chief gouernement of the Realme dyd not see those partes better furnyshed in conclusion the Erle of Warwycke as chiefe with the consent of other nobles of the Realme by open proclamatiō accused him of misgouernement as well in this as in dyuers other matters Wherefore when he fled with the yonge kynge to Wyndsour castell they caused hym to be set from thēce and brought as a traytour to the tower of London the .xiiii. daye of October Anno. 3. Syr Rouland Hill Mercer M. Iohn Yorke S. Rych Turke S. This syr Rouland hyll to the great prayse of his vocation and to the synguler comfort of the weale publyque of his countrey erected many notable monumentes and good dedes whiche here are not to be vnremembred so many at the least as be come to my knowledge to the intent that lyke as suche without doubte be immortalized in the euerlastyng worlde they may not also be forgotten in this transitory passage where they be vsed and practysed as well to the reliefe of the poore as to the great commoditie of trauelers and maintenaunce of learnyng whiche amonges other be these At his costes and charges he caused to be made a causye commonly called ouerlane pauement in the highe waye from Stone to Nantwiche in length .iiii. myles for horse and man safely to passe with also diuers lanes on bothe sydes the same causye he caused lykewyse a causye to bee made from Dunchurche to Bransen in Warwickshyre more then two myles of lengthe and gaue .xx. pounde in money towarde makynge of a brydge called Roytten brydge three myles from Couentree He made the hyghe waye to Kylborne nere vnto London he made foure brydges two of them of stone conteynynge xviii arches in them bothe the one of them ouer the ryuer of Seuerne called Acham bridge the other Terne bridge for that the water of Terne renneth vnder it y e other two of timbar at Stoke built new a good part of Stoke church Moreouer he buylded one notable free schole in Drayton in Shropshyre of cōtinuānce for euer with maister Ushar and sufficient stypendes for them bothe besydes conuenient lodgynges for the the same and one yerely rent to mayntayne and repayre the same schole house and other the roumes for euer For the maintenaunce whereof he hath assured landes to the parysh of Drayton of .22 pounde by the yere he also purchased a free fayre to the sayd towne with a free marked wekely and a free market for cattell euery .xiiii. dayes He gaue to the Hospital of Christes churche in Londō in his lyfe tyme fyue hundred pounde in ready money and one hundred pounds at his decease to the poore of the same cytie of London besyde the fyndynge of certayne scholers at the vniuersities of Oxenforde and Cambrydge and studentes in the Innes of courte c. Upon a sondaye beyng the .xix. daye of Ianuary were murdered in London betwene Newgate and Smythfielde two capitaines that had serued the king in his warres at Bulleyne and other where the one was called Gambo the other Filicirga both Spaniardes this murder was cōmitted by Charles Gauaro a Flēmyng who came in poste frō Barwyke to London
into the Hospitall at the gray friers called Christes Hospitall to the number of fower hundred In the sommer past the other yeare king Edward wēt in progresse into the west countrey where he had so muche exercise of haukynge and huntynge as was thought by some at that tyme to be daungerous vnto his health Towarde wynter he returned to London from thense to Grenewitche where all the Christmas season was passed with muche pleasauntnes and myrthe vntill at lengthe in Ianuarie he felle sycke of a cough whyche ended in a consumption of the lyghtes The sunday before Candelmas which was the .xxix. daye of Ianuarie in the vii yere of Edward the .vi. came a commission to the Churche wardens of all paryshes in London that all their lynnen as albes chesebels and surplices whiche were not occupied reseruynge necessarie linnen for the churche should bee geuen vnto the Hospitall aboue named The .xx. day of May by the encouragemēt of one Sebastian Gabota .iii. great shyppes well furnished were set foorthe for the aduenture of the vnknowen voiage to Moscouia and other easte partes by the northe seas And about the same tyme .ii. other shyps were sent foorth to seke aduentures southwardes In May whiles kyng Edwarde laye daungerously sycke Lorde Gylford the duke of Northumberlandes fourth son maryed lady Iane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter whose mother being then aliue was doughter to Mary king Henries sister whiche fyrste was maried to the frenche kynge and after to Charles duke of Suffolke In this tyme many were punyshed in Englande for talkynge rasshely that the Kyng shoulde be deade and dyuers also for sayenge that he was poysoned for that rumour was spred throughoute the Realme The .22 day of Iune a great thunder began about a .xi. of the clock and dured almoste the space of two houres and about .xii. of the clocke was a wonderfull terrible clap at which clappe the lyttell doore of saint Denyse church in London was driuen open and the locke thereof with a great parte of the lynyng of the same doore was torne awaye Kyng Edward beyng about the age of .xvi. yeres as is sayd before was long sick of a consumption of the lightes and the .vi. day of Iuly ended his life he was in this hys youthe a prince of suche towardnes in vertue learnynge and all goodly gyftes as Europe seldom tymes or neuer hath sene the like and therfore no meruaile considering the state of the realme if all true englyshe hartes dye muche lament soo vntymely death in so tender youthe and so toward a prince The .x. daye of Iuly beyng monday the deathe of Kyng Edwarde was publyshed The same daye in the after noone aboute fower of the clocke the Lady Iane doughter of the lady Frances the Duchesse of Suffolke whyche Lady Iane was maryed vnto the Lord Gyiford Dudley the fourthe sonne vnto the Duke of Northumberland was conueyed by water to the tower of London and betwene .vii. and .viii. of the clocke in the euening proclamation was made throughout the citie whereby was declared by sondry circumstāces that king Edwarde beyng deceased by his wylle had assigned the sayde lady Iane to bee quene and therevppon so proclaymed Quene of England Thys matter was very greuouslye taken of the commom people and a greate numbre of gentilmen for the loue they bare to Lady Mary and the ryghte of her title At thys tyme the state of this realme might wel seme moste myserable wherin the nobilitie and counsell on the one parte and the gentlemen and commons of the other appered to be fully bent to mayntayne two contrary titles For when it was heard that the lady Mary was fled to Framingham castell in Suffolk the people of the countrey almoste wholly resorted vnto her and in Oxenforde syr Iohn Williams in Buckinghamshire syr Edmunde Peckham and in dyuers other places many men of worshyp offryng them selues as guides to the common people gathered greate powers and with all spede made towarde Suffolke where ladye Mary was In thys meane tyme the .xiii. day of Iuly by appointment of the counsell the Duke of Northumberland the Erle of Huntingdon the lorde Grey of Wilton and dyuers other with a great numbre of men of armes went to fetche her by force and was on their way as farre as Bury but not long after the counsell partly moued with the right of her cause partly consideryng that the moste of the realme was wholly bent on her syde changed theyr myndes and assembled them selues at Baynardes castell and there commoned with the erle of Pembroke and immediatly came into Cheapeside with the kyng of heraldes where they proclaimed the lady Mary doughter to kyng Henry the .viii. and quene Katherine quene of Englande France and Irelande defendor of the faithe c. the xix day of Iuly kepyng as prisoners in the tower lady Iane lately proclaimed and Lorde Gylford her husband When this was heard in the dukes campe many of his souldiours forsoke hym and be returnynge to Cambridge proclaimed the Ladye Marye Quene and on the twenty day at nyght beyng apprehended of the garde he with other was brought to the Tower of London the fyue and twentye daye of Iuly Thus was the matter ended wythout bloudshedde whyche menne seared woulde haue brought the deathe of many thousandes Queene Mary Anno Regni 1. MArye the eldest daughter of king Henry the .viii. began her reigne ouer thys realme of England the vi day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord .1553 deceased in the yere of our Lorde .1558 the .17 day of Nouember so she reigned .v. yeares .v. moneths .xi. days she was proclaimed Quene at London the .xix. day of Iuly and the .xx. day at the castel of Framingham and afterwarde beynge accompanied with a goodly bande of noble men gentylmen and commoners gathered out of all partes of the realme came to London and entred the tower the .iii. day of August In her fathers tyme and brothers tyme dyuers noble men byshops and other were caste into the tower somme for treason layde to their charge as the Duke of Norffolke and the Lord Courtney sonne to the Marques of Excester some for mainteinyng the Popes supremacie as D. Lonstall byshop of Durham and other whiche continued there prisoners at the Quenes commyng to the tower to all these and many other she graunted pardon and restored them to theyr former dignities Lykewise dyd she vnto doctour Gardener bishop of Winchester whom she dyd not only sette at libertie but also made hym hygh chauncellour of Englande For the greate fauour that she shewed to the lord Courtney whom she made Erle of Deuonshyre many men were in opinion that she purposed to haue maryed hym but in the end it proued otherwyse As all sortes of men almoste dyd reioyce that Quene Mary had recouered the crowne so many notwithstandyng muche feared alteration of religion by her For manyfest signification therof was geuen
September she trauailed in childbedde and was delyuered of a man chylde whyche child the laste of September was baptised in the Queenes maiesties chapell of the White Halle of Westmynster the Quenes maiesty in her own person beyng godmother the archbyshop of Canburye and the duke of Norffolke godfathers the Quene gaue the name Edwardus Fortunatus for that God had so graciousely assisted his mother in so long and dangerous a iourney and brought her so fate to land in that place which she most desyred and that in so short tyme before her deliueraunce Rech Champion draper M Iohn Riuers S. Iam. Hawes S. Thus good reader I haue broughts as thou seest this small abridgement or Summarie of our englyshe Chronicle to these our present dayes meanyng as tyme shall increase so to encrease the same yf I be not discouraged of thee in these my symple beginnyngs Wherfore I beseche thee to iudge fauourably and to correct frendly so as thy correction maye rather be an Instruction then a condemnyng of me The ages of the world after the accompt of the Bible the Hebrues and after the most ueritable writers are in numbre .7 as foloweth THe fyrst age of the world toke his beginnyng at the creation of Adam and was finished at the floude of Noe whiche continued 1656. The second age toke his beginning at such time as Noe came out of the ark and cōtinued til the natiuitie of Abraham which was yeres 292. The third age continued from the birth of Abraham til the departyng of Israel out of Egypt whiche was yeres 503. The fourth age continued from the departing of Israel out of Egypt till the buyldynge of the temple whiche was yeres 481. The .5 age cōtinued frō the building of the tēple til the captiuity of Babilō which was yeres 414. The sixte age cōtinued from the captiuitie of Babylon tyl the birthe of our Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christ which was yeares 614. The .7 age of the world toke his beginnyng at the birth of our sauior Iesus Christ and hath continued till this present yere of our Lord and shall last til the worldes ende 1565. The age of the world at the birthe of Christe was .3962 The age of the worlde this present yere of our Lord. 1565. is .5527 FINIS Here is shewed howe a man may iourney from any notable towne in Englande to the Citie of London or from London to any notable towne in the same realme ¶ Here foloweth the way from Walsingham to London FRom Walsingham to Pyknam xii myles From Pyknam to Brandonfery x. myles From Brandonfery to newmarket x. myle From newe market to Babrain x. myle From Babram to Bark way xx myle From Barkeway to Puchryche vii myle From Puchryche to Ware v. myle From ware to Waltham viij myle From Waltham to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the way from Barwyke to Yorke and so to London FRom Barwyke to Belforth xij myles From Belforth to Anwyke xij myle From Anwyke to Morpit xij myle From Morpit to Newcastell xij myle From Newcastell to Durham xij myle From Durham to Daryngton xiiij myle From Darington to Northalerton xiiij myle From Northalerton to Topclyfe vij myle From Topclyfe to Yorke xvj myle From Yorke to Tadcaster viij myle From Tadcaster to Wentbrydge x myle From Wenthrydge to Dancaster viij myle From Dancaster to Tutford xviij myle From Tutford to Newarke x myle From Newarke to Grantham x myle From Grantham to Stanford xvj myle From Stanforde to Stylton xij myle From Stylton to Huniyngton ix myle From Huniyngton to Boyston xv myle From Royston to Ware xij myle From Ware to Waltham viij myle From Waltham to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the waye from Carnaruan to Chester and so to London FRom Carnaruan to Conway xxiiij myle From Conway to Dynbygh xij myle From Dynbygh to Flynt xij myle From Flynt to Chester x myle From Chester to Wyche xiiij myle From Wyche to Stone xv myle From Stone to Lychfelde xvj myle From Lychfield to Colfill xij myle From Colfyll to Couentre viij myle And so from Couentre to London as hereafter foloweth ¶ Here foloweth the waye from Cokermouth to Lancaster and so to London FRom Cokermouth to Kyswyke vj myle From Kyswyke to Grocener viij myle From Grocener to Kendale xiiij myle From Kendale to Burton vij myle From Burton to Lancaster viij myle From Lancaster to Preston xx myle From Preston to Wygam xiiij myle From Wygam to Waryngton xij myle From Waryngton to Newe castel xx myle From Newe castell to Lychfield xx myle From Lychfield to Couentre xx myle From Couentre to Danetre xiiij myle From Danetre to Tocester x myle From Tocester to Stony Stratforde vj myle From Stony Stratford to Brychyl vij myle From Brychyl to Dunstable vij myle From Dunstable to S. Albons x myle From S. Albons to Barnet x myle From Barnet to London x myle ¶ Here fololoweth the waye from Yermouth to Colchester and so to London FRom Yermouth vnto Becclis viij myle From Becclis to Blybour vj myle From Blybour to Snapbrydge viij myle Frō Snapbrydge to Wodbridge viij myle From Wodbrydge to Ipswyche v myle From Ipswyche to Colchester xij myle From Colchester to Eastford viij myle From Eastford to Chelinesford x myle From Chelinesford to Brentwod x myle From Brentwood to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the way from Douer to London FRom Douer to Canterbury xij myle Frō Cāterbury to Sittingborn xij myle Frō Sittyngborn to Rochester viij myle From Rochester to Grauesende v myle From Grauesende to Datford vj myle From Datford to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the waye from S. Burten in Cornwall to London FRom S. Burten to the mount xx myle From the mount to Thury xij myle From S. Thury to Bodnam xx myle From Bondain to Launston xx myle From Launston to Ocomton xv myle From Ocomton to Crokehornewell x myle From Crokehornewell to Exceter x myle From Exceter to Honiton xij myle From Honiton to Charde x myle From Charde to Crokehorne vij myle From Crokehorne to Shyrborne x myle From Shyrborne to Shaftisbury x myle From Shaftisbury to Salysbury xviij myle From Salysbury to Andeuor xv myle From Andeuor to Basyngstock xviij myle from Basingstocke to Harford viij myle from Harford to Bagshot viij myle from Bagshot to Stanes viij myle from Stanes to London xv myle ¶ Here foloweth the waye from Brystowe to London FRom Brystowe to Maxfelde x myle from Maxfelde to Chypnam x myle from Chypnam to Marleborow xv myle from Marleborow to Hūgerford viij myle from Hungerford to Newbery vij myle from Newbery to Redyng xv myle from Redyng to Maydenhead x myle from Maydenhead to Colbroke vij myle from Colbroke to London xv myle ¶ Here fololoweth the waye from S. Dauids to London FRom S. Dauids to Axforde xx myle from axford to Carmarden x myle from Carmarden to Newton x myle from Newton to Lanbury x myle from Lanbury to Brecknocke xvj myle from Brecknocke to Hay x
Wales and Irelande rebelled 1207 The fyrste Mayre of London 1208 LoÌ„don bridge bnylded of stone S. Mary Ouerys in Southwark buylded 1209 1210 A legate from Rome The kynge sworne to bee obedient to Româ—â— 1211 The land released of the interdiccion 1212 Great discention betwene the kyng and his lordes Great fyre in Southwark and London The Kynge made a charter to his barons on Baramdowne 1213 The king forced to take y e ayde of strangers to defend him agaynste his barons Piers of PoÌ„fret his son executed at Warham 1214 Kynge Iohn besieged the castell of Rochester and wan the same Reynold of Chester The Mayre of London discharged and an other serued the rest of the yeare A Legate froÌ„ Rome 1215 Reynold of Chester The death of Kyng Iohn VVilliam Caxton Polidorus Virgile Radulphus niger Houeden Mathevv Paris The abbey of Bewley builded The abbey of blacke monks in Winchester 1216 Kyng Henry crowned at Gloucester 1216 1217 1218 ii s. of euerye plough lande granted to the kyng The newe work of westminster abbey begon 1219 Spirites and fyry dragons All strangers banyshed thys land but such as came wyth marchandyse Kyng Henry crowned the second tyme at Westminster The castels of Chartley Beston the abbey of Delacresse builded 1220 One faynyng hym selfe to be Christ was crucified 1221 Execution 1222 Salisburye buylded 1223 The fyrste grant of wardes to y e king â—â—24 1225 1226 Sheriffwike of London Midlesex Free wareyn Toll free 1227 The cities liberties ratified 1229 Thomas Couper 1229 No sheriffe in LoÌ„don past one yeare 1230 Great fyre in London 1231 Warre in England betwen the kynge and his lordes 1232 Saint Iohns without OxeÌ„ford begon Great tempestes 1233 1234 The statute of Merton establysht 1235 S Katherines by the tower builded 1236 1237 Kyng Henry the thyrd like to haue been slayn by treason 1238 1239 1240 The fyrst Aldermen in LoÌ„don 1241 1242 Griffith of Wales brake his necke in the tower of London 1243 Thomas Couper 1244 Geffrey of Monmouth 1245 The abbey of Hayles buylded 1246 An earthquake The kyng seised the franchise of the citie of LondoÌ„ Coyne changed 1247 1248 Robert Fabian Iohn Bale 1249 The great wind 1250 1252 1251 The Maire of LondoÌ„ sworn in the schequer 1252 The sea arose and drowned many vylages in Englande 1253 The liberties of London seased The kynges eldest sonne Prince of Wales 1254 The liberties of LondoÌ„ seased by y e king Execution of the Iewes 1255 1256 The Maior of London diuers AldermeÌ„ and the Sherifes depriued The mad parliament holdeÌ„ at OxeÌ„ford Twelue piers chosen in Englande 1257 Bakers punished on the tumbrell 1258. Thomas coper A Iew drowned in a prime marg 1259 A folke mote at Paules crosse An othe to the kyng 1260 Gylbart de Clare Earle of Gloucester 1261 A great frost The barons of Englande rose gainst the kyng 1262 Fyue huÌ„dred Iewes slaine at London A battaill at Lewys 1263 The battayle of Euisham in Worcestershyre A parliament at winchester London lyke to haue bene vtterly spoyled The kynge gaue y e maior of London foure aldermeÌ„ with all theyr lands goods to his sonne prince Edwarde 1264 The kynge gaue dyuers citizens of LoÌ„don with all their landes goodes to his houshold seruauntes Kenelworth castel besieged 1265 A parliament at Northamton 1266 Norwiche spoyled The statute for weyghtes and measures Iohn Rasâ—al The alteration of the coyns from iiii pence to xii pence 1267 The kyng besieged LondoÌ„ Foure persons for roberies putte in sackes caste in y e Thames 1268 A great ryot in London Execution The Maior of London iiii AldermeÌ„ released out of Wynsor castell 1269 A great frost The Citie of London geueÌ„ to prince Edwarde 1270 The steple of Bowchurche blown down 1271 A great ryote in Norwiche Execution 1272 1272 1272 1273 Greate stryfe for chusyng y e Maior of LoÌ„don 1274 The castell of Flynte buylded 1275 Alienynge in Mortmayne Execution 1276 1277 The terme kept at Shrewesbury 1278 Great executioÌ„ of Iewes 1279 Halfpens and farthings first coyned 1280 Rebellion in Wales 1281 1282 Execution Thomas Couper Marton colledge buylded at Oxenford 1283 Execution A parliament at Shrowesbury Laurence Ducket hanged in Bowe churche The great cuÌ„dite in Chepe begon to bee buylded 1284 The liberties of London seised into the kyngs hande The newe work of westminster churche 1285 Parliamente at Glocester 1286 A hote soÌ„mer and greatte cheape of corn other grayn 1287 1288 Execution for rebellion 1239 1290 The woll staple kepte at Sandwyche Iewes banyshed 1291 Quene Elianor deceased 1292 Execution 1293 Great tempeste 1294 Douer spoyled by French men 1295 Rebellion in Wales 1296 Kyng Edward wonne Barwyke 1297 The Tunne in Cornhyll is nowe the Cundyte The liberties of London granted again 1298 1299 1300 1301 A parliameÌ„t at CaÌ„turbery 1302 1303 Iohn Hardyng 1304 Execution at London 1305 1306 Kynge Edward the first deceased 1307 1307 1308 1309 The Rhodes won by christian men froÌ„ the Turkes The crouched friers came first into Englande 1310 A table with tressels all of golde conueighed out of Englande 1311 Execution in Gauerside 1312 1313 The battayle of Estriuelyn Guido de columna 1314 Iohn Hardyng A barkers son made clayme to the crowne of Englande in an opeÌ„ parliament holdeÌ„ at Oxenford Execution 1315 Iohn Hardyng Iohn Hardyng 1316 A greate famyne 1317 The whyte battaille 1318 1319 1320 Great execution 1321 The sonne appered as red as blood 1322 1323 1324 Kynge Edwarde hys Chancellor y e Spencers other taken prisoners 1325 Great execution Kyng Edward deposed 1326 The liberties of London coÌ„fyrmed Kynge Edward the second murdred 1326 Parliamente at Northampton 1327 Scottyshe tauntes 1328 Execution 1329 Execution 1330 Barwicke wonne 1331 1332 1333 1334 1335 1336 Great cheape of vitaye 1337 1338 SouthamptoÌ„ robbed by Frenchmen 1339 A great subsedye Coyne changed The armes of Englande and Fraunce entermedled 1340 Iohn of Gaunt borne at Gaunt A battayle on the sea 1341 1342 1343 A new coyne 1344 The order of knyghtes of the garter 1345 1346 The kyng of Scotts taken 1347 Caleis yelded to Edwarde the third 1348 A great plage 1349 Alteration of coyn to a smaller value A great pestilence 1350 1351 1352 The dry sommer 1353 1354 The woll staples kepte at Westminster Chichester Lyncoln Bristow and Canturbery The frier Augustins churche in LoÌ„don buylded 1355 1356 A great Iustes in Smithfielde 1357 1358 1359 1360 1361 The seconde pestilence 1362 A greate wynde 1363 1364 S. StepheÌ„s chapel at westmynster begonne 1365 1366 1367 A Comet or blasing starre 1368 1369 The quenes Colledge in Oxford buylded The thyrd pestilence 1370 A cheste in Guyldehaule hauyng three lockes and neuer a peny therin 1371 1372 1373 1374 1375 Edward the third deceased 1377 Iohn Gowre in his booke entituled vox clamantes whiche treateth of the infortunate time of Richarde the second 1377 1 Froysart Barwick taken by .xl. persons 1378 1379 Grauesende spoyled by
dayly as well by the Quene her selfe who oftentymes hadde masse and Latine seruice before her in the tower as also by diuers sermons made of them that at that tyme were appointed to preache about London The .xi. day of August certaine gentilmen myndyng to passe through London bridge in a wherrie were there ouerturned by violence of the water and seuen of them drowned The .xiii. day of August master Bourn canon of Paules preachynge at Paules crosse sayd as foloweth This same day v. yeares the reuerende father in God Edmunde bishop of London our diocesan preachynge in thys place and thys same gospell whyche I nowe preache for the same was cast in prison and hath there remained tyll this tyme that the quenes most excellent maiestie hath deliuered and set hym at libertie whyche saying of the precher so offended the audience that they breakyng silence said the byshop had preached abhomination other some cried meanyng of the preacher pull hym out pulle hym out and some beynge next the pulpyt began to clymbe towarde the preacher to haue pulled hym out wherwith the preacher stepped backe and one mayster Bradforde a preacher of Kynge Edwardes tyme stepped forthe into the preachers place most myldely and gently persuadyng the audience to quietnes and obedience whose presence lyked the people well but neuertheles Bourne standing by Bradford one threw a dagger at him whiche hytte one of the syde poastes of the pulpet and rebounded backe agayn a great way whervpon maister Bradforde was fayne to breake of his speche forced hym self with the helpe of Iohn Rogers an other preacher to conueye Maister Bourne oute of the audience whiche with great labour they brought into Poules schole Doctour Boner that was depriued in king Edwards time was now again as ye haue heard restored to his bishoprike and dyuers other byshops for Religion were displaced as Cranmer of Canterbury The archbishop of Yorke Poynet of winchester Barlow of Bath Farrar of S. Dauis Harley of Herford Houper of Gloucester Couerdale of Excester Scory of Chichester c. And al other benefieed men that either were maried or wold not forsake their opiniōs wer put out of their liuinges other knowen to be of the contrary parte were set in the same especially if any were aliue that in the time of kyng Henry or Edwarde were put out of the same bishoprikes or benefices as bishop day of Chichester Heth of worc Turberuile of Excest c. The .22 day of August y t duke of Northūberlād was beheded with him wer put to deth sir Iohn Gates and sir Thomas Palmer called Buskin palmer knights Peter martyr who in king Edwards tyme was reader of diuinitie in Oxford obteined licence and safe conduite of the quene and departed oute of Englande to Argentine whens he came In this time y e people shewed thēselues so redy to receiue their old religion y t in many places of the realme vnderstandyng the quenes plesure before any law was made for the same they erected agayne theyr aultars and vsed the Masse and latin seruice in suche sorte as was wont to be in kyng Henries tyme. The .xxvi. day of Auguste in the euenyng the notablest shyppe in the world was burnt at wolwich called the great Hary by the negligence of maryners she was of burthen a M. tunne The last day of September the quenes hyghnes rode thorough the citie to Westminster in moste goodly maner the pageantes in all places accustomed beyng moste gorgiously trimmed And as her grace passed by Poules a certain dutche man stode vpon the wethercock with an enseigne in his hande flouryshyng with the same and vnder hym vpon the crosse a scaffold garnished with enseignes banners and streamers and vnder that vpon the holle an other scaffolde with enseignes streamers very strange to y e beholders And the morow which was the fyrst day of October her grace was crowned at westminster by doctor Gardiner bishop of Winchester The .v. day of October began the parliament at Westminster and masse of the holy ghoste was songe The .xxv. day of October the barge of Grauesend by greate misfortune of a ratche running vpon her was ouerthrowen and .xiiii. persones drowned and xvi saued by swymmyng The .xxiii. the .xxv. the .xxvii. dayes of October were certayne disputations in the longe chapell at the northe doore of Paules concerning Transubstantiation but nothyng throughly determined Anno. 1. Tho. white marchant tailour M. Tho. Offley S. Wil. Hewet S. The same syr Thomas White a worthy patron and protector of poore scholers and learnynge renewed or rather erected a college in Oxford that was in great ruine and decaye nowe called S. Iohns college and before Bernard college indowyng the same with landes reuenues to the greate prefermente of learnyng and comfort of poore mennes children Renuing by that ensample the worthy monuments and dedes done by the lyke godly disposed of ancient tyme in bothe the vniuersities whiche maye wel be called y e two Eies of the realme whose sight begyn to grow dymme thorough the coldnes of charitie and want of deuotion late crept into the hartes of men God graunt they may be restored to the clerenes of their wonted syghte that learnyng may flouryshe throughe abundaunce of schollers with maintenaunce for the same And that the able and riche may liberally imitate therample of this vertuous gentleman who both there and in many other places as by erection of Schooles at Bristoll and Readynge hathe planted the rootes of learnyng the fruites wherof no doubte in tyme to come shall flouryshe to the great cōmoditie and singular ornament of the realme The lyke College also now called trinitie colledge the ryght worshypfull sir Thomas Pope knyght deceased to his great praise and singular commēdation erected whiche some tyme was called Durham colledge also ruinous and in great decaye he reedified appoyntynge for the maintenance of the fellowes and scholers like possession By whiche fact he declared that like as God had indued him with greate rychesse and reuenues by policie and the princis seruice acquired and gotten euen so he therby ment to dedicate some portion thereof to the honor of lerning and gifts of the mynd that his naturall countrey might attein that honoure whiche is or ought to belonge to euery christen realme For he remembryng what benefites learnyng dothe conduce and brynge to a well gouerned common wealthe thought not to beslack in distributyng his portion to thaugmentation of the same Cardinall Poole who fledde oute of Englande in the tyme of Kyng Henry and was in great estimatiō in the court of Rome was sent for by Quene Mary to returne into hys countrey About this tyme the parliament dyd conclude that the Seruice of the churche should from and after the .xx. day of December next ensuyng be used in all places in suche maner and fourme as it was vsed in the laste yere of kyng Henry the .viii. The .xiii.
day of Nouēber D. Cranmer Archbishop of Canturburye lady Iane that was before proclaimed Quene and the lorde Gylford her husbande were openly arreigned condemned for treson This yere the .xxv. of Nouember beyng saincte Katherins daye after euensong began the quier of Poules to go about the steple synging anthemes with cresset lyghtes after the old custome at vi of the clocke at nyght The laste daye of Nouember beynge saynt Andrewes day began the procession in latine the byshop curates persons and the whole quiere of Poules with the Maior and aldermen and the prebendes in their grey amyses c. The .v. day of December the parliament was dissolued in the whyche parliament all statutes that were made either of Premunire in tyme of king Hēry the .viii. or concernynge religion and administration of the sacramentes vnder kyng Edwarde the syxt were repealed and communication was had of the quenes mariage with kyng Philyp the Emperours sonne The beginnyng of Ianuarie the emperor sent a noble man called Ecmondane and certayne other ambassadours into England to make a perfecte conclusion of the mariage betwene Kyng Philyp and Quene Mary The .xx. day of Ianuary the lord Chancellor with other of the counsaile declared openly vnto the Quenes maiesties houshold that there was a mariage concluded betwene her grace and the kyng of Spayne whiche shoulde be a greate strength honour and enrichyng to the realme of England The purpose of this mariage was so greuously taken of dyuers noble men and a great numbre of gentylmen and commoners that for this and religion they in suche sort conspired agaynst the quene that if the matter had not brokē out before the tyme appointed menne thought it would haue brought muche more trouble and danger For syr Thomas Wyat in Kente beyng one of the chief fearynge that the matter was by certaine persones bewrayed sodenly about the .xx. day of Ianuary gathered a certayne company and muche incensed the people of those partes agaynste the quene saying That she and the counsel intended not onely by alteration of religion to bryng in the pope but also by mariage of a stranger to brynge the realme into miserable seruitude and bondage When report of this was brought to London the Queene with so muche spede as might be sent the duke of Norfolke with a company of souldiours into Kent against Wiat where the duke meting with Wyat not farre from Rochester bridge was forsaken of his souldiours and returned to London In this meane tyme Henry duke of Suffolk father to lady Iane lately proclaimed Quene fleynge into Leycestershyre and Warwikeshire with a small company in dyuers places as he went agayne proclaimed his daughter but the people did not greatly inclyne vnto him Wherfore when the erle of Huntyngton that was sent to pursue hym came to Couentrie and was receiued into the citie the duke hauyng no great power or strength of menne about hym was brought therby into a streight and hydyng hymselfe in a parke of hys owne by Couentrie was bewrayed by one of his seruauntes and so taken and by the erle of Huntington brought prysoner to London whyle thys stirre and trouble was the Emperours ambassadours for feare of daunger departed out of the realme and the same daye beyng the fyrst of Februarie the Quene came frome Westminster to the Guyld hall in London and there after vehement woordes agaynste Wyate declared that she ment not otherwyse to marry then the Councell should thynke both honourable and commodious to the realm And if they thought good that she could continue vnmaried as she had done y e greatest part of her age and therfore wylled theym truely to assist her in repressynge suche as contrarye to theyr dueties rebelled When she had done vnderstandynge that many in London dyd fauour Wyats part she appoynted lorde William Haward lieutenant of the citie and the Earle of Pembroke general of the field whiche bothe prepared all thynges necessarye for theyr purposes with greate prouision of men and artillerie Whyle thys prouysion was makynge Wyate came nere vnto the citie and was entred into Southewarke the third day of Februarie and the morow after Candlemas daye wherefore the drawe bridge was broken downe ordinance bent to that parte generall pardon proclaimed to all them that woulde geue ouer and forsake the rebels and a greate rewarde appoynted to hym that toke Wyate prisoner After Wyat had layne .ii. dayes in Southwarke he turned hys iorney to Kyngston on Shroue tuisday in the mornyng beyng the sixte of Februarie where he passed ouer the Thames and purposed to haue come to London in the night but by means that the cariage of his chiefe ordinance brake he was so letted that he could not come before it was farre daye At that tyme the erle of Pembroke and diuers other were in saint Iames field with a great power and theyr ordinance so bent that Wiate was faine to leaue the common way and with a smalle company came vnder saint Iames wall frome the danger of the ordinaunce and so wente by Charing crosse vnto Ludgate without resistence and there thought to haue be let in But perceiuyng that he was defeated of his purpose he returned and aboute temple barre was resysted and yeldyng hymselfe was taken prisoner Proclamation was made in London that no man vnder pain of death should kepe in his house any of Wiats faction Wherfore they were all brought forth and shortly after about the number of fifty were hanged on .xx. paire of gallouses made for that purpose in dyuers places in and about the citie The .xii. day of February lady Iane the duke of Suffolkes daughter and her husband lord Gylford whiche hytherto had ben kept in the tower were nowe be headed for feare least any other shold make lyke trouble for her title as her father had attempted to doo The .17 of February was proclamatiō made that all strangers should voyd the realme within .xxiiii. days next ensuing vpon payne of confiscation of their goods all free denisens marchantes embassadoures and theyr seruants except The .xvii. daye of Februarie Henry Duke of Suffolke was condempned of reason the fourth day after beheaded at the tower hyll and hys bodye buried in the tower The .23 of February about .240 prisoners of Wiats faction went with halters about theyr neckes toward Westminster who had theyr pardon in chepe The .xv. day of Marche the Earle of Deuonshire whom the Quene at her fyrst entring deliuered out of the tower and ladye Elisabeth also the Quenes syster were both in suspicion to haue consented to Wyats conspyracie and for the same were apprehended and committed to the Tower The .x. of Aprill Cranmer archbishop of Canturbury Ridley of London and Hugh Latymer ones byshop of worcester were conueyed as prisoners from the tower of London to Wyndsor and after frome thence to the vniuersitie of Oxforde there to dispute with the diuines and learned men of the contrary