to be made wher as before tyme it was a pryson for priestes called the Taâ—â—e in Cornehill A great bataile at Shrewesbury began Batayle aâ— Srewesbu by syr Thomas Percy erle of worcester and other agaynste the Kynge where syr Thomas Percie was taken Execution and beheaded and syr Henry Percye slayn with many other noble men Anno. 4. M Iohn Walcot Draper S date 1402 Richarde Marlowe Robert Chicheley The Lorde of Casteil in Britayne landed within a mile of Plymmouthe Plimmoth spoyled with a greate company he lodged all nyght in Plimmouthe and on the morow robbed and spoyled the town and returned agayne to theyr shyps Anno. 5. M date 1403 William Askham Fishmonger S Thomas Fauconer Tho. Poole The Britaynes and Frenchemen which the yere before had spoyled and robbed the town of Plimmouth were discomfited and slayne of the englishe men in a battell on the sea nere the towne of Dartmouth This yere one William Serle was taken in the marches of Scotlande and Execution brought to London and there hanged drawen and quartered for murdrynge the duke of Gloucester at Calice Anno. 6. M date 1404 Iohn Hind Draper S Wil Lowsche Ste. SpilmaÌ„ Syr Rychard Scrope then archbyshop of Yorke and the Lord Mowbray then marshal of England with other gathered greate strengthe to haue put Execution down the king but they were taken at York where they were both beheaded Anno. 7. M Io. wodcock Mercer date 1405 S HeÌ„ry BartoÌ„ Wil. Cromer This yere was the bridge and Chapel Rochester bridge builded of Rochester finished by syr Robert Knols who also new reedified the body of y â— church of white friers standing in Fletestrete and there was buried That Church was fyrst founded by the auncestores of the Lord Gray Corner Anno. 8. M Richard WhittingtoÌ„ Mercer date 1406 S Nicolas Wotton Geff. Broke This Richard Whittington Maior of Whittington college builded London aboue named builded y â— house in London named Whittingtons colledge He builded a great parte of the hospitall of saincte â–ª Bartholomewes in west Smithfielde he builded the library at the gray friers in LondoÌ„ now called christes hospital he also builded a great part of the east end of the guyld hall in London besyde sundry other no table workes done by him This yere syr Henry Erle of Northumberland Execution and the lord of Bardolfe commyng out of scotland with a stroÌ„g company were met foughten with and discomfited and theyr heades wer stryken of and sent to London Anno. 9. M date 1407 William Stonden Grocer S Henry Pomfret Henry Halton This yere was a great froste which Gret frost began in December and lasted fyftene wekes Edmond Holland Erle of Rent was by the kynge made admirall of the sea who scouring and skimming the sea at the last landed in britayn and besieged the Castell of Brâ—ake and wan it but he was there wounded with an arrow wherof he dyed sone after Anno. 10. M date 1408 Drewe Barentine Goldsmith S Thomas duke William Norton This yere in Smithfield was held a Gret iustes in Smithfield great Iustes betwene the Henowayes and Englishemen â–ª in the whiche were many feates of armes done Anno. 11. M date 1409 Richard Marlowe Ironmonger S Iohn Lawe William Chichley Iohn Badley Taylour was brent in Execution in Smithfield The market house called the stockes builded Smithfield for the Sacramente of the Aulter This yere the market house called the Stockes in London was begon to be builded Anno. 12. M Tho. Knolles Grocer date 1410 S Io. Penne Tho. Pike This yere a squire of Wales named Execution Rice ap Dee which had long tyme rebelled against the king was broughte to London and there drawen hanged and quartered This yere â–ª was the Guilde Hall of Guyld hall in London new buylded London begon to be new built and of an olde and lyttell cotage made into a fayre goodly house as it now apereth Anno. 13. M Robert Chicheley Grocer date 1411 S Iohn Rainwel William Cotton This yeare the .xii. day of October the Thames flowed thrise in one day And this yere the kyng caused a new coyne of nobles to be made which wer of lesse value then the olde by .iiii. d in a noble Anno. 14. M William Waldren Mercer date 1412 S Rafe Leuâ—hind William Seuenoke This yere after the great and fortunate chaunces happened to King Henry being deliuered of al ciuile diuision and discentioÌ„ he minded to make a vot age against the infidels and especially for the recouery of Ierusalem and for that cause prepared a great army and gathered muche treasure entending to set forward in the same spryng When he had thus prepared al thinges necessary for his voyage he was taken with an Apoplexie of the whiche he languished till his appointed hower During which sicknes as autors write he caused his Crowne to be set on the pillow at his beds head and sodenly his pang so sore troubled him that he laye as all his vital spirits had ben departed such as had cure of his body thinkyng him to be dead couered his face with a linnen clothe The prince his sonne beyng therof aduertised entred into the Chamber and toke away with him the crowne and departed the father beyng sodainly reuiued oute of his traunâ—e quickly perceiued y t lack of his croun and hauing knowledge that the prince had possessed â–ª it caused him to repayre to his presence requiringe him for what cause he had so misused him selfe The prince aunswered syr to my iudgement you semed dead wherfore I as your next heyre tooke it as myne and not as yours well sonne sayd the king what right I had to it and howe I enioyed it God knoweth Well quâ—d the Prince if you dye king I wyll haue the garlande and trust to kepe it with the sworde as ye haue done â—â—ll sayd the king I commit all to God and remember you to do well and with that turned him selfe and shortely after departed in a chamber of the Abbottes of Westminster called Ierusalem the xx day of Marche in the yere of our lorde 1412. When he had reigned 13. yeres syxe monethes and nyne dayes and was buried at Cantorbury King Henry the fyfth Anno ReÌ„gni I. date 1412 HEnry the fyfth began his reigne y â— .xx. day of March in the yeare of our lorde 1412. and deceased the last day of August in the yere 1422. so he reigned .ix. yeres fyue monethes and ten dayes He was a prince of great noblenes prowes of stature and parsonage tall and selender of nature gentle and liberal in dedes of armes expert and cunning wherby he coquered manfully his enemies and brought Fraunce to his subiection before the death of his father he applied and gaue him selfe to al vice and insolencie of lyfe and drewe vnto him riotous and wildely dispased â–ª persons but when he was admitted to the rule of the lande sodaynly he became a newe
Alexander Iden founde him in a gardeyn who in his defence slew the sayd Iacke Cade and brought his body to London where his heade was set on London bridge The Byshop of Salisbury was murdred The bishop of Salisbury murdred by the commons of the west countrey Anno. 29. M date 1450 Nicolas Wiford Grocer S Iohn Middleton William Dere The whole duchie of Normandy was yelded to the frenche kynge by meanes of the Queene and the duke of Somerset whiche caused so muche trouble in England that mortall war ensued Anno. 30. M William Gregory Skinner date S Mathew Philip Christopher warton A commotion began this yere by the The Duke of York began a commotion duke of Yorke and other noble men which was appeased for a time and the malice dissembled Anno. 31. M Gddfrey Feldyng Mercer date 1452 S Richard Lee Richarde Alley This yeare the Quene was delyuered of a Prynce who was called Edward Anno. 32. M Iohn Norman Draper date 1453 S Iohn Walderne Thomas Coke Before this Maiors yere the maior The maioâ— of London first roweâ— to westminster sheriffes and commons were wont to ryde to westminster when the Maior should take his charge but this maior was rowed thither by water For the which the watermen made of hym a songe begynnynge Rowe the boate Norman c. The fire of enuye that a good space had couertly smouldered betweene the Duke of Yorke and the duke of Somerset with other of the quenes counsayle at this tyme brake oute in hot fierce flames of warres In so muchâ— that betwene the Kyng who defended these persons and the Duke of Yorke with his alies at sainct Albons a cruell Battaile at S. Albons battaile was foughte In the ende whereof the victory fell to the duke of yorke And on the kynges partie was stayne the Duke of Somerset the erle of Northumberland the Lorde Clyfford with many other honorable men knightes and Squyers After whiche tyme the Duke with greate reuerence brought the Kynge frome Saincte Albons to London Where by a Parliament he was made protector of the realme the Erle of Salisbury Chauncellor and the erle of Warwike Captayne of Calaice Anno. 33. M date 1454 Stephen Foster fishemonger S Iohn Field WilliaÌ„ Taylor This yeare in London was a greate Fraye in London by sainctuarye men fray at saint Martins le graÌ„d by saintuary men who issued forth and hurte diuers citisens but it was appeased â–ª by the Maior and other There was suche greuons complaintes made thereof to the kyng by the Deane of Saint Martins that the liberties of the citie werin perill to be seised Anno. 34. M William Marrow Grocer date 1455 S Iohn Yong Thomas Oulgraue By meanes of the Quenâ— and other lordes the duke of Yorke was discharged of his protectorship which thynge was cause of new grudge and malice A great riot coÌ„mitted in London agaynst A ryote againste the Lombardâ— the Lombardes and Italians because a mercers seruant was cast in prison for strikyng an Italian Anno. 35. M Thomas Canyngs Grocer date 1451 S Iohn Steward Rafe Derney At Erith within .xii. myles of London Great fysshes taken were taken .iiij. wonderful fishes wher of one was called Mors Marina the seconde a sword fishe the other two were whales A Fleete of Frenchemen landed at SaÌ„dwich spoyled Sandwiche spoyled the town with great crueltie Anno. 36. M Godfrey Boleyne Mercer date 1547 S Wylliam Edwarde Tho. Rayner A sained agremeÌ„t was made betwene the Kyng the Quene and the Duke of Yorke with his retinueâ— for ioy wherof a generall procession was celebrate in A generall procession saint Poules at London At which solemne feast the kyng in habite royall and his diademe on his head kept his state in procession before whom went hand in hand 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 behind the king the duke of Yorke ledde the Quene â–ª with great 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. M date 1458 Thomas Scotte Draper S Rafe Iossolyn Richarde Medtham The noble Science of printing was found in Germany ac Magunce byone The scieÌ„ce â—f printing â—â—stinuenâ—d Iohn Cuthenbergus a knyght he fouÌ„d moreouer the Inke by his deuice that printers vsed xvi yeare after printing was found which was the yere of our Lord. 1458. one Conradus an Almain brought it into Rome Nicolas Iohn son a french man did greatly polishe garnysh it And now it is dispersed thorough the whole world as saith Poliâ—ore Dirgile WilliaÌ„ Caxton mercer oâ— London first brought it into England about the yere of our Lord. 1471. and first practised the same in the abbeye of saynt Peter at Westminster The duke of Yorke the Erles of Salifburye and Warwike with a greate Bloreheat fielde hoste met the kyng and other lordes of England vpon Blore heath nere to LoÌ„don where because Andrew Trollop a captain of Calaice the night before the battaile should haue ben fledde with a company of the beste souldiours to the Kynges parte The Duke of Yorke the Earles of March Salisbury and Warwike mystrustyng them selues to bee to weake departed with a priuye company and fledde The Duke into Ireland the .iij. erles into Gerneseye and after to Calays without any notable battaile Anno â—38 M William Hulyn fishemonger date 1459 S Iohn Plummer Ioh. Stocker The .iii. erles coÌ„ming froÌ„ Calice with a puisant army the .ix. day of July met kyng Henry at Northampton gaue Battaile at Northampton hym strong battayle In the end wherof the victorie fell to the Earles and the kynges host was dispersed chased and many slayne among whiche was the Duke of Buckingham the Erle of Shrewesbury the lord Egremount with other and the kynge taken in the fielde The duke of yorke returnyng into The Duke of Yorke made claim â—o y e crown Englande made suche clayme to the crown that by consent of a parliameÌ„t he was proclaimed heyre apparant and all his progenie after hym The quene in this meane tyme had gathered a company of Northern men nere to a towne in the North called Battaile at Wakefield Wakefield in a cruel fight discoÌ„sâ—ted slew the Duke of Yorke with his son the erle of Rutland the erle of Salisbury was taken prisoner with diuers other noble men Anno. 39. M date 1460 Rich. Lee Grocer S Rich. Flemyng Iohn Lamberde The Quene with her retinue neare Second baâ—â—ayle at â–ª S. â—lbons saynet Albons discomfited the â–ª erle of Warwiâ—e and the Duke of Norfolk delyuered kyng Henry her husband Edwarde Earle of Marche and eldeste sonne to the Duke of Yorke came vp to London with myghtye power of Marchemen accompanied wyth the Earle of
The Summarie of English Chronicles Lately collected and published nowe abridged and continued tyl this present moneth of Marche in the yere of our Lord GOD 1566. By I. S. ⧠¶ Imprinted at London in Fletestrete by Thomas Marshe ☞ The Contentes of this Boke as foloweth â–ª 1 FIrst a Kalender at large 2 A rule for the beginnyng and endynge of the Termis 3 The Description of Englande Wales and Cornewall 4 The names of all the kynges of England from Brute who was the fyrst kyng to this present â–ª with the true accompte of yeares wherin euery kyng beganne theyr Reygne howe longe they reigned and what notable thynges hathe bene doone durynge theyr Reignes â–ª 5 The names and yeares of all the Bailiffes Custos Maiors and Sheriffes of the Citie of London since the Conquest 6 The buyldyng of the moste auncient Cities Townes Castelles with other Antiquities and Monumentes wythin thys Realme by whome and aboute what tyme they were buylded â–ª 7 Howe a man may iourney frome any notable towne in England to the Citie of London or from London to any notable towne in the same Realme â–ª with many other notable matters as partely may appere noted in the margine of the same Booke â—L Ianuary hath .xxxi. dayes â–ª â—ii â— Circumcision of Christ â— Â b Octa. of Saint Stephen 2 xi c Octa. of Sainct Iohn â— Â d Octa. of Innocentes 4 xix e Deposition of sainct Edward 5 viii f Epiphania Domini 6  g â—ranâ—â—a â—â—â—â—heâ—mâ— 7 xvi â— Lucian priest â— â— â— Lewes confessor 9  c Paule the first Heremite 10 xiii d Sol in Aquarius 11 ii e Richardus marâ—â—r 12  f S. Hilarius martyr 13 x g Felicis 14 xviii â— Archadius martyr 15 vii b S. Mauricius 16  c Saincte Anthonie 17 xv d Prisce virgin 18 iiii e Wolstan byshoppe 19  f Fabian and Sebastian 20 xii g Agnes virgin 21  ◠Vincent martir 22 â— b Emerense â—3  c Timothe bishop 24 ix d Conuersion of S. Pauls 25  e Policarpe byshop 26 xvii f Iulian confessor 27 vi g Valerii byshop 28  ◠Theodore priest 29 xiiii b Basilius byshop 30 〈◊〉 c Saturniue Victor â–ª 3â— KL â–ª February hath .xxviii. dayes  d Brigide virgin Fast 1 xi e Puriâ—â—cation oâ— Mary 2 xiv f Blase byshop 3 viii g Gilbert confessor 4  k Agathe virgin 5 xvi b Amandus byshop conf 6 v c Anguli byshop 7  d Paule bish Sol in 〈…〉 8 xiiii e Appoline virgin 9 â—â— f Scholastâ—â—e virgin 10  g Desiderius byshop 11 x â— Dorothe vir 〈…〉 12  b Wolfrane byshop 13 xviii c Valentine martir 14 vii d Faustine Iouiâ—e 15  e Iulian virgin 16 xv f Polycronâ—us byshop 17 â—â—iii g Symon byshop 18  ◠Sabyn and Iulian martir 19 xii b Milbred virgin 20 j c Lxxix martyris 21  d Cathedra Petrâ— 22 â—x e Fast 〈…〉 23  f 〈…〉 Apostle 24 xviâ— g Alexandee byshop 25 â—i â— Eusebius priest 26  b Augustine 27 xiiiâ— c Oswalde byshop 28 KL Marthe hath â–ª xxxl iii d Dauid byshop â— Â e Chadde consessor 2 xi f Maurice confessor 3  g Adrian byshop 4 xix â— Foâ—e Euseviâ— 5 viii v Vidor Victorin 6  c Perpetue Felix 7 xvi d Deposit of Felix 8 v e Quadraginta mar 9  f Aggeus prophete 10  g Gorgonius mar 11 xiii â— Gregorius byshop 12 â—i b Theodore martir 13 â— c Longius mar Sol 〈…〉 14  d Cyriaci martir 15 xviii e Hilarius byshop 16 vii f Patrick Gertrudis 17  g Edward kyngand confessor 18 xv â— Ioseph the husbaÌ„d of Mary 19 â—iii b Cuthbert byshop 20  c Benedict abotte 21 xii d Aphrobosius byshop 22 j e Theodore virgin 23  f Fast 24 ix g 〈…〉 25  ◠Castor martir 26 xvii b Eulalie virgin 27 vi c Victor martyr 28  d Augenii mar 29 xiiii e Quirinâ— marâ— 30 iii f Adeâ—mus byshop 31 KL Aprill hath .xxx. dayes  g Theodore virgin 1 xi â— Mary Egiptiace 2  b Richard byshop 3 xix c Ambrosius 4 viii d Martianus mar 5 xvi e Sixtus bishop 6 v f Egesippus 7  g Euphemii virgin 8 xiii â— Â 9 ii b Perpetuus byshop 10  c Marcus martir 11 x d Sol in 〈…〉 12  e Oswalde archbyshop 13 xviii f Guthlarie 14 vii g Olife 15  ◠Isidore 16 xv b Aniceti 17 â—iii c Eleutherius byshop 18  d Alphege 〈…〉 19 xii e Tyburtius 20 j f Sother virgin 21  g Symon byshop 22 â—x a S. George mar 23  b Lucretia 24 xvii c Marke Eâ—â—nâ—elâ—â—â—â— 25 vi d Anastasii 26  e Ditalis martir 27 xiiiâ— f Petri Mediolanensis 28 iiâ— g Clete byshop 29  ◠Depositio Erkenwald 30 KL May hath xxxi dayes xi b Philip and Iacob â— Â c Athanasii byshop 2 xix d Inuen of the crosse 3 viii e Floriani martyr 4  f Godard 5 xvi g Iohn port latyn 6 v â— Iohn of Beuerley 7  b Apparitio Mich 8 xiij c Genguifi martyr 9 â—j d Gordian and Epimachy 10  e Aâ—â—entâ—on day 11 x f Sol in Geminâ— 12  g Boniface martyr 13 xviii â— Sophia vyrgin 14 vii b Seruacii confessor 15  c Translat of S. Bernard 16 xv d Dioscorides martyr 17 iiii e Dunston byshop 18  f Bernardyne 19 xii g Helene Quene Fast 20 j â— â—â—â—â—soâ—day 21  b Vrbane martyr 22 â—x c Translation Francis 23  d  24 xvii e Adelme byshop 25 vi f Augustin of England 26  g Beâ—e priest 27 xiiii â— Trinitie â—â—â—â—day 28 iii b 〈…〉 29  c Corona marâ— 30 â—i d Marcell martyr 3â— KL June hath .xxx. dayes  e Corpus Christi 1 xix f Erasmus byshop 2 viii g Basill 3 xvi â— Petroâ—i confessor 4 v b Boniface byshop 5 â— c Melon byshop 6 xiii d Translatio Wolstane 7 ii e Wilhelâ—ni confessor 8  f Trans Edmond 9 x g Iue confessor 10  ◠â—arnaâ—e â—ostle 11 xviii b Sol â—n Canceâ— 12 vii c Anthony 13  d Basill byshop confessor 14 xv e Vite Wodeste 15 iiii f Trans Richard 16  g Botulphe 17 xii â— Marrâ— Marciliani 18 i b Geruasie 19  c Trans Edward 20 ix d â—alburge Vyrgin 21  e Albane martyr 22 xvii f Fast 23 vi g 〈…〉 24  ◠Trans Helene 25 xiiii b Iohn Paule 26 iii c Achasius confessor 27  d Fast 28 xi e 〈…〉 29  f Comme of Paule 30 KL â—ulâ— hath .xxxi. 〈…〉 xix g Octa Iohn Baptist 1 viii a Visitation of our Lady 2  b Trans of S. Thomas 3 xvi c Translation of S. Martyn 4 b d Zoe Vyrgin and martyr 5  e Octa. Peter and Pause 6 xiii f Translation of S. Thomas 7 ii g Deposition of Grymbald 8
 a Cyrilli byshop 9 x b Seuen brethren 10  c Trans of S Benet 11 xviii d Nabor and Felix 12 vii e Priuate Sol in 〈…〉 13  f 〈…〉 14 xv g Trans of S. Swythyn 15 iiiii a Trans of S. Osmund 16  b Keneline king 17 xii c Arnulphe byshop 18 i d Rufine and Iustine 19  e Margaret 20 ix f Praxede vyrgin 21  g Mary Magdalen 22 xvii a Apollinaris 23 vi b Fast 24  c 〈…〉 25 xiiii d Saint Anne 26 iii e vii slepers 27  f  28 xi g Samson byshop 29 xix a Abdon Sennes martyrs 30  b Germany byshop 31 KL August hath xxxl dayes â—iiâ— c Lammas day 1 â—vi d  2 v e Stephanus byshop 3  f Iustini confessour 4 xiii g Aâ—â—a vyrgin 5 ii a Transuguration 6  b The feast of Iesu 7 x c Siriarke 8  d Romayne 9 xviii e S. Laurence day 10 vii f Tiburtius martyr 11  g Clare vyrgin 12 xv a Rochus 13 iiii b Eusebii priest 14  c Assumption Mary 15 xii d Sol â—n â—ergo 16 i e Oct. of S. Laurence 17  f Agapethe martyr 18 ix g Magnus martyr 19  a Lewes confessor 20 xvii b Bernarde 21 vi c Oct. assumptio Mary 22  d Timothe Fast 23 xiiii e 〈…〉 24 â—ii f Ludouici king 25  g Seuerine bishop 26 xi a â—ufus martyr 27 xix b August byshop 28  c Decolat of S. Iohn 29 â—iii d Felyx 30  e Cuthburge virgin 31 KL September hath .xxx. dayes xvi f Egidius abbottâ— 1 b g Anthonini mar 2  a Gregorie byshop 3 xiii b Transla of â–ª Cuthbert 4 ii c Bartyn abbot 5  d Eugenius 6 â— e Gorgon 7  f Natiâ—itie of Marâ—â— 8 xviii g Prothus 9 vii a Siluius byshop 10  b Iacobus priest 11 xv c Maurilius byshop 12 iiii d Amantii martyr 13  e Holy Roode day 14 xii f  15 i g Edith virgin 16  a Victorin byshop 17 ix b Ianuarii martir 18  c Eustatius 19 xvii d Fast 20 vi e S. Matheâ— Aposâ—iâ— â–ª 21  f Tecle virgin 22 xiiiâ— g Mauritius cont 23 iiiâ— a Andochi martir 24  b Firmine martyr 25 â—â— c Cyprian and Iustinâ— 26 xix d Seuerine byshop 27  e Cosine and Damianâ— 28 viii f Michael â—â—changel 29  g Hierome priest 30 KL â–ª 〈…〉 hath â–ª xxxi dayes â–ª â—v â— Remâ—gâ—us bishop 1 â—iiâ— b Leodegariâ— 2 xiâ— c Candidi martic 3 â—â— d Francis confessor 4  e S. Faith vir 5 ix â— Marci Marcellianâ— 6  g Pelagiâ— virg 7 xvi◠◠〈…〉 8 vâ— b Nicasius con 9  c Wylfriede virgin 10 xv d Trans of S. Edward 11 iiii e Calixtus byshop â–ª 12  ◠Wolfrane byshop 13 xiâ— g â—ol 〈…〉 14 i â— Galli confessor 15  b Maximini martyr 1â— ix c Etheldrede virgin 17  d 〈…〉 18 xviâ— e Qâ—irinâ— martyr 19 vâ— f Ausirebert martir 20  g Xi M. virgins 21 xiiii â— Mary Salome 22 iii b Romani archbysh 23  c Chrispine 24 xi d Euaristus 25 xix e Vrsula vir 26  f Maglorius bishop 27 viiâ— g Fast â–ª 28  ◠S. 〈…〉 29 â—â—i b Abacuâ— prophete 30 â— c Quintâ—ni martir 31 KL â–ª 〈…〉 ◠◠〈…〉 â— xiij e All soules day 2 ij f Weâ—efrede vyrgyn 3  g Amancius 4 â— â— Leâ—e 5  b Leonard 6 xviij c Villibrord byshop 7 vij d Quatuor coronato 8  e Theodore martyr 9 xv f Martin bishop 10 â—iiij g Martyn 11  ◠Paternie 〈…〉 12 xij b Bricâ— 13 j c Trans of Erkenwald 14  d Macute 15 ix e Deposit Edmond 16  f Hughe byshop 17 xvii g Octa â–ª Martini 18 vj â— Elizabeth 19  b Edmond king 20 xiii c Present â–ª of our Lady 21 iij d Cicilâ—e vyrgin 22  e Clement byshop 23 xj â— Grisogoni martyr 24 xix g Katherine vyrgin 25  ◠Peter byshop 26 viij â— Vitalis Agricolâ— 27  c Ruffinus 〈…〉 28 xvi d Fast â–ª 29 ◠◠〈…〉 30 KL December hath xxxâ— dayes xiij â— Crisanti Darie martyâ— â— ii g Libiani â— Â a Deposit Osmond â–ª 3 â—â— b Barbara vyrgin â–ª 4  c Saba abbot 5 xviij d Nicolas byshop 6 vii e Oct. Andrew 7  f Concep Mary 8 xv g Cyprian abbot 9 â—iij â— Eulalie 10  b Antippa Sol in Caâ—â—â—â— 11 xij c Paule byshop â–ª 12 â— d Lucy vyrgin 13  e Nicasiâ— 14 â—x â— Valery 15  g Osapientia 16 xvij a Lazatus byshop 17 vj b Gracian byshop 18  c Venesy vyrgin â–ª 19 xiiij d Fast 20 iij e S. Thomas 〈…〉 21  f â—o â–ª martyrs 22 xi g Victor vyrgin 23 xix â— Fast 24  ◠Naâ—iuitas Christâ— 25 viij c S. Steuen martyâ— 26  d S. Iohn Eaâ—geliâ—â— 27 xvi e Innocentes day 28 v f Thomas 〈…〉 29  g Trans of S. Iames 30 xiij â— Siluestâ—r byshop â–ª â—◠¶ A rule to knowe when the Terme beginneth and endeth EIght days before any Terme be the Eschequer openeth for certaintie except Trinitie terme which is but .iiij. daies before Hillary terme beginneth the .xxiii. day of January if it be not Sunday then the nexte day after endeth the .xii. day of February Easter terme beginneth xvii dayes after Easter and endeth foure dayes after Ascension day Trinitie terme beginneth the next day after Corpus Christi day and endeth the wednesday fortnight after Michelmas terme beginneth the .ix. daye of October if it be not Sunday and endeth the .xviii. of Nouember In Easter terme on the ascention day On Trinitie terme on the Natiuitie of saincte Iohn Baptist In Michelmas terme on the feast of all saintes In Hillary terme on the feast of the PurificatioÌ„ of our Lady the quenes Iudges of Westminster do not vse to syt in iudgement nor vpon any Sondayes ¶ â— table for .xxx. yeres to come The yeres of our Lorde God 〈…〉 Leape yeares â–ª Easter daye March or Aprill â–ª 1564 a â— Â A 1565 g  22 A 1566 â— Â 14 A 1567 â— Â â—0 M 1568 c â— 18 A 1569 b  20 A 1570 a  26 M 1571 g  15 A 1572 e â— 6 A 1573 d  22 M 1574 c  12 A 1575 b  ◠A 1576 g â— 22 A 1577 â— Â 7 A 1578 â— Â 18 M 1579 d  19 A 1580 b â— 3 A 1581 a  16 M 1582 g  5 A 1583 â— Â 31 M 1584 d â— 19 A 1585 c  11 A 1586 b  3 A 1587 a  16 A 1588 f g 7 A 1589 e  30 M 1590 d  19 A 1591 c  4 A 1592 a â— 2 M 1593 g  15 A A briefe Description of Englande BEFORE I entre to abridge the factes and gestes of the Kynges and other persones
date 70 Helius the sonne of Dinellus reigned not â—ully one yere â–ª king of Britain Howe the Isle of Ely toke fyrst y t name 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 date 69 LUd y e eldest son of Hely succeded his father and reigned .xi. yeares King Lud buylded London from London stone to Ludgate and named it Ludstone in Britayne As soone as he was made kyng he reformed the state of his common weale for he amended his lawes and tooke away all vsages that were naught Moreouer he repaired the Citie of London then called Troynouant â–ª with fayre buyldings and walles and builded on the west part therof a strong gate which vnto this tyme retaineth the name of hym and is called Ludgate Finally he dyed leauing after hym two sonnes Androgeus and Theomantius 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 buried nere to the same Ludgate in a Temple which he there bulded date 58 CAssiuelane the son of Hely after the deth of his brother Lud was made gouerner of britain which he ruled .xix. yeres In y â— .viii. yere of his reign Iulius Cesar who warred long in France made the first voyage of any straunger inâ—â— Iuliê° Cesar made his fyrste voyage into EnglaÌ„d this Realme and afterwarde subduâ—â—it When C. Iulius Cesar had warred seuen yeares in France and Germany comyng vnto that part where Calaâ—â—â—â— and Boloigne nowe stande hee determined to make warre into Britaine whiche vntill that time remayned vnfrequented and vnknowen of the Romains His quarell was because that in the warres of France he perceiued the Frenchmen to haue muche succour and aide from thens Wherfore hauing prepared .lxxx. shippes he sailed into Britaine where at the first being weried with an hard and sharpe battaile And after with sodain tempest his nauie almoste destroied he retourned agayne into France there to wynter his men The next spring which was the The secoÌ„d voyage of Iulius Cesar into England yeare before Christ .li. His nauy being newe regged and encreased he passed the seas agayn with a greater armye But whiles he went towards his enemies on land his shippes lying at anker wer agayn by tempest almost lost for either they were driuen on the â—andes where they stack fast or els thrugh beatyng one an other with force of the tempest they were destroyde So that â—l were lost â–ª the other with much labour were saued Vpon lande also his horsemen at the fyrste encountre were vanquished Labienus the Tribune slayn At the second conflict not without great danger of his men he put the Britains to flyght and pursued them to the riuer of Thamis on the further side wherof Cassiuelan with a great multitude of people was kepinge the banks but they not able to resist y e violeÌ„ce force of the Romains hyd them selues in woddes and with sodayn eruptions LoÌ„don submitted to Iulius Cesar ofteÌ„times inuaded them but in the mean time their strongest citie Troynouant submitted it selfe to Cesar deliuerynge vnto hym hostages whiche exaumple also the other cities folowed Whereby Cassiuelane after Englande first tributarie to the Romains many losses was constreigned to geue pledges and to agree that Britayne shoulde become Tributarie to the Romaynes Then Cesar lyke a Conqueroure with a greate numbre of prysoners sayled into Fraunce and soo to Rome where shortely after hee was slayne with bodkyns Iohn Lydgate in his Booke named the Serpente of diuisyon wryteth that Iulius Cesar buylded in thys Lande dyuers Castelles and cities for a perpetuall mâ—morie The castels of Douer Cantorb Rochest the Tower of London built Saliso Chich. Excetor buylded to putte his name in remembraunce That is to saye The castell of Douer of Canterbury Rochester and the Tower of London the Castel and towne of Cesars burye takynge hys name after Cesar the whyche is nowe called Salisbury He also edifyed Cesars Chester that nowe is called Chichester and the castelle of Excester c. date 42 THeomantius the sonne of Lud nephue to Cassiuelane succeded in the realme of Britayne and reygned quietly xxiij yeares and was buried at London date CYmbalinus the sonne of TheomaÌ„tius reigned king of Britain xxxv yeares and was buried at London When Cesar Augustus the second emperour by the wyll of God hadde stablyshed moste sure peace thorough the worlde oure Redemer Iesu Christe The byrth of Christe very God and man vpon whom peace wayted was borne in the .xiij. yeare of the reigne of Augustus From this place folowyng the yeres sens Christs birthe are placed in the margent at the begynnyng of euery Kinges Reygne date 17 GUiderius the fyrst sonne of Cymbaline beganne his reigne ouer the Britaines in the .xvij. yeare after the byrth of Christe our Sauiour Thys man was valiant hardy welthy and trusted muche in his strength And for that he thought the Romains had their tribute wrongfully he of greate courage denied to pay the same For which cause Claudius the .v. Emperor came into Britayne with a great power to clayme agayne the payment therof lastly slewe the sayd Guiderius when he had reigned .xxviii. yeres date 45 ARuiragus the youngest sonne of SouthaÌ„pton how it tooke that name Cymbaline and brother of Guiderius was ordeyned kynge of Britayn he reigned .xxvii. yeres He slue Hamon nere to a hauen of the sea and threw hym gobbet meale therin wherfore it is now called Southampton Claudius the Emperor after diuers happes of battaile toke kyng Aruiragus to his grace And for so much as he perceiued him to be a valiant prince in token of frendeshyp gaue to hym his daughter in mariage namâ—d Genissa Gloucester buylded named TarlioÌ„ S. Peter crucified S. Paule beheaded This Claudius buylded â–ª Gloucester and was there buried S. Peter by the tyrannye of Nero was crucified at Rome â–ª alter y e birthe of our Sauiour Iesus Châ—iste .lxviii. yeares and S. Paul was there beheaded wiâ—h the sworde date 73 MArius the sonne of Aruiragus an excellent wyse man was ordeyned kyng of Britayne He reigned .liii. yeres In his tyme Lodrike kyng of the Pictes accompanied with the Scots inuaded Britayn and spoiled the couÌ„trey with sword and fyre against whoÌ„ Marius with his knightes assembled in all haste and gaue them sharpe battaile Wherin Lodrike captayne of the Pictes was slayne with a great numbre of his souldiors to them which remained Marius gaue inhabitaunce in the further parte of Scotlande And forasmuch as the Britains disoained to geue their daughters to theÌ„ in mariage they acquainted them with y e IrishmeÌ„ and maried their daughters grewe in proces of tyme to a great people This Marius buylded the towne of Chester â—own builâ—ed Chester and is buried at
Carlyon date 126 COilus the sonn of Marius was or deyned kyng of the Britaynes Hee was brought vp euen from his young age in Italy among the Romains and therfore fauoured them greatly payd the tribute truly Some write that he Colchester buylded builded the town of Colchester he reigned .liij. yeres was buried at York date 180 LUcie the son of Coilus was ordeined kyng of Britayn who in al his acts and dedes folowed the steppes of his forfathers in such wise that he was of al men loued and dread This Lucie Englande fyrst receyued the christeÌ„ faith in the .viii. yere of his reigne that was about the yere of our Lorde 187. sent louyng letters to Eleutherius byshop of Rome desyryng hym to sende some deuout lerned meÌ„ by whose instruction both he and his people might be taught the faith and religion of Christ wherof Eleutherius beyng very glad sent into Britayn .ii. famous clerkes Faganus and Dunianus By whose diligence Lucie and his people of Britayne were instructed and baptised in the faith of Christ 1294. yeares after the arriuall of Brute The yeare of Christ 189. Lucius kyng of Britayn when he had reigned .xii. yeres deceased and was buried at Gloucester after whose deathe for so muche as of hym remained no heire the Britaynes betwene them selues fell at greate discorde and warre which continued to the great disturbance of the realme about .xv. yeares By meane of this forsayd discorde among the Britons Seuerus was moued to make haste into thys Countrey as well to quiete the realme as to kepe back the Pictes and Scots which vexed them with warre he caused a walle of turnes and greate Adrians wall repaired by Seuerus which is yet called the scottish banke stakes to be made of the length of 112. myles or after some repaired the wall of Adrian It began at Tyne reached to the Scottishe sea This Seuerus gouerned Britayn .v. yeares and was buried at Yorke date BAssianus Caracalla succeded hys father in the Empire and reygned vi yeares Of nature he was cruell and fierce able to endure al payns and labors especially in warfare wherto he semed to be framed of nature IN Britayne was yet no kyng but the Emperor was accoÌ„pted as king wherfore Carassus a Britayn of low byrthe but valiant and hardy in marciall dedes purchased of the Emperour the kepyng of the coastes of brâ—tayn By meanes where of he drue to hym many knightes of his countreye and addressed deadly warre against the Romains hauyng the better hope for that he heard of the deathe of Bassianus the emperor who about this time was slain by one of his owne seruaÌ„ts Alectus a Duke of Rome was sente to subdue Carassus which vnlefully vsurped the Crowne of Britayn whiche Alectus vanquished Carassus and lastely slue hym whan he had reigned viij yeres date 226 ALectus the Romayn gouerned the Britains after hee had subdued the land againe to the Romains and vsed among them much crueltie tyranny Wherfore they inteÌ„ding vtterly to expel y â— Romains moued a noble maÌ„ called Asclepiodatus to take on hym the kingdom who gathered a great power and made sharpe warre vpon the Romains and chased them from countrey to countrey vntyll at lengthe Alectus kept hym at London for his most suretie whither Asclepiodatê° pursued him Alectus slain by Asclepiodatê° and nere to that citie gaue him bataile in which Alectus was slayn when he had gouerned Britayn .vj. yeares date Asclepiodatus after Alectus was thus slain belaied the citie of London with a strong siege wherin was Linius Gallus the Romayn capitayn ere it were long by knightly force and violence entred the citie and slue the fornamed Gallus nere vnto a broke there at that day runnyng into which broke he threw him by reason wherof it was Walbroke in London how it toke that name called Gallus or Wallus brooke and this day the strete where somtyme the broke ranne is called Walbroke After which victory Asclepiodatus gouerned Britayn .xxv. yeares date AT this tyme hapned a great discention in Britayn betwene Asclepiodatus their king one Coill duke of Colchester wherby was raised a greuous warre in whiche Asclepiodatus was slayn And Coill toke on hym the Asclepiodatus was slayne kyngdome of Britayn and gouerned the realme the space of .xxvii. yeares date 289 COnstantius a duke of Rome was sent into Britayn to recouer the tribute shortly after whose arriual Coill which then was king died wherfore y â— britains to haue more suertie of peace willed this duke to take to wife Helena the daughter of Coill which was a wonderfull fayre mayden and therwith well learned This Constantius when he had recouered the tribute returned with his wife Helena to Rome as chief ruler in Britayn who gouerned â–ª the same .xxi. yeares he was buried at Yorke In this Constantius tyme was S. Albon prothomartir of England martyred at Verolan date 310 COnstantine the sonne of Constantius succeded as well in the kyngdome oâ— Britayn as in the gouernaÌ„ce of other realmes that were subiect afore to his father This Constantine was a ryght noble and valyant prince and sonne of Helena a womaÌ„ of great sanctimonie and borne in Britayn He was so myghty in marciall prowesse that he was surnamed the greate Constantine and had the Fayth of Christe in suche reuerence that alwaye moste studiously he endeuoured to augmente the same In wytnesse of his belefe he caused a Booke of the Gospell to bee caryed before hym and made the Bible to be copied out and sent into all Wherfore y â— Kynges of Englande wear close crownes partes of the Empyre Of this man the kynges of Britayne had fyrst the priuiledge to weare close crownes or Diademes he reigned .xviii. yeares â—Ctauius cam into Britayn who is called in the English Chronicles Octauian reigned in this lande at the lest 54. yeres In which tyme he was troubled with ofteeÌ„ warres by y â— Romans date MAximus sonne of Leonine and cousyn Germayne to Constantine the great was made kyng of Britain This man was mighty of his handes but for that he was cruell and pursued some deale the Christians he was called Maximus the tyrant Betweene him and one Conon Meridoke a Britayn was strife and debate in whiche they both sped diuersly but at length they were made frendes Maximus Maximus conquered litle Britayne reygned .viii. yeares Hee made warre vpon the Galles and sayled into Armerica now called little Britayn and subduyng the countrey gaue it to Conon Meridoke to hold for euer of the kynges of great Britayn Saint Vrsula with the. 11000. virgins whiche were sent into litle Britayne S. Vrsula of EnglaÌ„d to be maried to the foresayd Conon and his knyghtes were slayn of y â— barbarous people beyng on the sea date 391 FOrthwith the foresayd Gratian that was sent into Britayn of Maximus to defende the land from Barbarians toke on hym the kyngdom of
Waltham abbey Waltham abbey whyche he hym selfe hadde buylded and was the laste that reigned of the bloudde of the Saxons in thys Realme Kyng WilliaÌ„ Conqueror Anno Regni .i. date 1067 WIlliam Duke of NormaÌ„dy surnamed Conqueror Bastarde sonne of Roberte the sixt Duke of that duchye and nephew vnto kyng Edward the Confessour beganne his dominion ouer thys Realme of England the .xiiij. daye of October â–ª in the yeare of oure Lorde 1067. and deceased in the yeare 1087. the nynthe daye of September and reigned xix yeares .xi. monethes lackyng fyue dayes He vsed greate crueltie towarde the Englyshe menne burdenynge them with greuous exactions By meane whereof he caused diuers to flee the lande into other couÌ„treyes And lyke as hee obteyned the kyngdome by force and dent of sweard so he chaunged the whole state of this coÌ„mon weal and ordeined new lawes at his pleasure profitable to hymselfe but greuous and hurtfull to the people This William was wise and politike riche and couetous and loued well to be magnified He was a fayre speaker and a great dissembler A man of comly stature but somdeale grosse bealied sterne of countenance and stronge in armes and had great pleasure in huntynge and makynge of sumptuous feastes Anno. 2. date 1068 The towne of Excetour the north Two castels buylded at York one other at Notingham an other at Lincolne umbers rebelled which were both subdued and greuously punyshed date 1909 This kynge William buylded foure strong castels Twayne at Yorke one at Notyngham an other at Lincolne whiche he furnished with garrisons of Normaynes Anno. 3. CAnutus kyng of Denmarke beyng encouraged therto by certayne Englishe outlawes inuaded the Northe partes of Englande and passed thorough to Yorke from wheâ—s he was driuen backe by William and forced to flee into his owne countrey Anno. 4. date The Scots with their kyng Malâ—olyne inuaded Northumberland and spoyled the countrey Anno. 6. date Kyng William by the counseyle of the Erle of Hertford caused the money and ryches of the abbeys to be brought into his treasory he made also the new Forest in the countrey of SouthamptoÌ„ The newe forest in Southampton for y e atchiuing of which enterprise he was forst to cast downe diuers townes churches .xxx. myles of length and replenished the same with wylde beastes and made sharpe lawes for the maintenaunce increase of the same Anno. 10. date Roger erle of Hertford Ranulphe earle of Norffolke conspired agaynst kinge William beyng in Normandy both whiche were by him outlawed and chased oute of the Realme And Waldiffe that was duke of Northumberlande Earle of Huntingdon and Northampton who vttered the conspiracie Execution at Winchester was beheaded at Linchester and buried at Crowland Anno. 13. date At this time Oswalde Byshop of Salisbury was famous in England The kyng gaue the Erledome of Northumberlande to Walter byshoppe of Durham who was after slayne by the men of Northumberland Anno. 15. date 1081 RObert the eldest sonne of William inuaded his fathers Duchie of Normandy wherewith William beynge gretly displeased gaue his son a strong battayle in which it fortuned Roberte to meâ—e vnwares in the field with his father and bare him to the earth But perceiuyng by the voyce who it was forthwith he â—epte from hys horse and saued his father By whiche deede he was reconciled and peace betwene them was agreed Anno. 16. date 1082 shrewes WeÌ„lok abbeis built About this .xvi. yere earle Waryng erle of Shrewsbury made two abbeis wherof the one was in y e suburbes of Shrewsbury the other at Wenloke Anno. 19. date 1085 KYng William caused a newe manner The number of men cattel how many hids of laÌ„d was noted in england of tribute to be leuied throughout this Realme for euery hyde of lande that is twenty acres .vi. s. And not long after commaunded a valuation to be taken of all landes fees and possessions and diligent search also to be made what number of men and cattell were within this land And accordyng A greuous exaction to the quantitie number therof gathered an other payment Anno. 20. date Englande was vexed with manye plagues For greate morayne fell emonge cattell brennynge â—euers and Gret plagâ— in england honger emong people greate bareynnesse vpon the earth and muche hurte was done in many places by the misfortune of fyre specially in London For a part of Paules was brent y e .vii. A parte of Paules church breÌ„t of Iuly Kyng WilliaÌ„ builded two abbeis in England one at Battel in Sussex y e other nere to LondoÌ„ called Barmondsay He builded the third at Cane Battel abbey Barmondsey abbey builded in Normandy He ended his life the .ix day of September and was buried at Cane in Normandy he had .v. childreÌ„ Robert to whom he gaue Normandy Richard who died in his youth William Rufus and Henry which were kinges after him And one daughter named Adela who he gaue in mariage to Steuen Erle of Bloys who got on her Steuen that after was kynge of Englande William Rufus or William the red kyng Anno regni 1. date 1087 WIlliam Rufus the second sonne of William conqueror began his reigne ouer the realme of Englande the ninth day of September in the yere of our Lord 1087. and deceased in the yere of oure LORDE 1100. the firste day of August so that he reigned .xii. yere .xi. monethes lacking .viij. days He was variable and inconstant of his demeanor very couetous and ther withall cruel For he burdened his people with vnresonable taxes He pilled the ryche and oppressed the pore And caused many to lose their landes for small causes And what he thus got by pillyng of his people he prodigally and wastfully spent in great bankettynge and sumpteous apparell Robert Curthoise his elder brother came with an armie into England against William wherof when the said William had knowledge â–ª he entreated peace Anno. 2. date DIuers Lordes of this realme conspired against William Rufus assaulted diuers tounes within EnglaÌ„d they stirred in like maner against him Robert Curthoyse duke of NormaÌ„dy the second time But Willian vanquished the traitours chased them oute of this realme and made peace with his brother Robert This second yere was A gret erthquake a great earthquake the .xi. day of haruest that ouerturned many houses and churches in England Anno. 3. date THe Scottes spoyled Northumberland â–ª Wherfore williaÌ„ Rufus prouided a nauy and sayled thither wher after diuers conflictes and skirmishes a peace was concluded Anno. 4. date 1090 A great tempest fell on sainct Lukes The rose of Bowchuâ—hâ— sâ—â—e hundred houses in London blowen down day in sundry places of England specially in Winchecombe where a great parte of the steple was ouerthro wen with thundring lightning and in London the wynd ouertourned .vi. hundred houses and the roofe of Bowchurche in Cheape date IN this yere William Rufus
wente into NorthuÌ„berland repaired such holdes castels as the Scots by their warres had impayred builded other Newcastel vpon Tine builded â—als church brent with lightening there besydes as the newe castell on Tyne c. This .v. yere the roofe of Salisoury Church was cleane consumed with lightnyng Anno. 6. date 1092 In England fell wonderful aboundance of raine and after ensued so gret frost that horses and cartes passed commonly ouer great riuers when it thawed Gret frost the gret cakes of yce brake down many great bridges Robert Curthois duke of NormaÌ„dy Normandy morgaged to the king of england layd his dukdome to pawne to his brother William of Englande for tenne thousand poundes This .vi. yeare Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester sente to Normandy for Ancelme to builde an abbey at Chester Chester abbey built whiche he after builded and then was made archbishop of Cantorbury and after was exiled by William Rufus Anno. 7. date 1093 MAlcoline kyng of Scottes for displeasour takâ— with the vnkindnes of William Rufus inuaded the marches The kinge of Scottes slayne in England of England and in Northumberland was slayne with his eldest sonne Edward by Robert Moâ—bray which was Earle of that prouince This yere was so gret a pestilence Gret pestilence that many men laye vnburied Anno. 8. date 1094 ENgland and Normandy were greued Gret morrein of meÌ„ â–ª with exactioÌ„s and murreyn of men so sharply that tillage of the earth was layed asyde for .x. yere wherby ensued gret hunger and scarsity the yeres folowing And many strange and vncouthe fightes were sene as hostes of Sightes in the ayre men fightyng in the saye fiery flames and such other Anno. 10. date 1096 THe .x. yere was sene a blasing sterre of great brightnes Anno. 11. date 1097 ABoute this time William Rufus builded Westminster hal who misliking the same for that it was to smal was determined to make a bigger and that it should serue for a chamber Anno. 12. date 1098 THe .xii. yere the ryuer of Thames gret flouâ— rose so hye that it drowned manye townes in England In England at a towne called Finchauster A wel 〈…〉 flames fyre sene the 〈◊〉 in Barkeshyre a wel cast out bloud as before it had done water and after by the space of .xv. dayes gret flames of fyre were sene in the element Anno. 13. date 1099 VVilliaÌ„ Rufus beyng at his disport of huÌ„ting by glauÌ„sing of an arrow that Walter Tyrell a frenche knighte did shote was wounded to death in the newe forest in Hampshire on a Lammas day and buried at Winchester King Henry the first called Beauclerke Anno Reg. 1. date HEnry the brother of William Rufus and the fyrste of that name for his learnyng called Beauclerke began his dominion ouer this realm of England the first day of August in the yeare of our Lord. 1100. and reigned .xxxv. yeares iiij monethes and one day Anno. 2. date RAnulphe bishop of Durham procured Robert Curthoise duke of Normandy to warre vppon hys brother Henry for the crown of England who assembled a strong army and landed at Portismouth But by mediation peace was made on this condition that Henry Tribute to he duke of NormaÌ„dy should pay three thousande markes yerely to duke Robert Anno. 3. date 1102 IN this thirde yere of Kynge Henry The priory hospitall of S. Bartholomewe in Smithfield begon to be builded the churche hospitall of saint Bartholomew in Smithfield was begon to be founded by a minstrel of the kynges named Rayer And after finished by good and wel disposed citizeÌ„s of the citie of London and especially by Richard WhittingtoÌ„ This place of smithfielde was at that day a laystowe of al ordure of fylth and the place wher felons and other transgressours of the Smithâ—â—â—â—ld a laystowe kinges lawes were put to execution Anno. 4. date 1103 RObert Duke of Normandye commyng into England by the entreatie of kyng Henry his wife released to hym the tribute of three thousande markes Anno. 5. date BVt it was not long ere that by meanes of yll reportes gret malice was kindeled betwene the two brethren and shortely therevpon deadly warre sprang in the end wherof Robert was taken and kept in perpetuall prisoÌ„ in Cardiff by his brother who immediatly seised the duchye of Normandy and held it in his possession Teukesbury â–ª abbey builded Syr Robert le FitzhaÌ„ builded Teukesbury and there was buried Anno. 6. date 1105 RObert Earle of Shrewesbury and Rebellion in Shropshyre and Cornwall William of Cornewall rebelled agaynst kynge Henry and were taken and condempned to perpetuall imprisonment Anno. 7. date 1106 IN England appered a blasing starre betwene the south and the weste and agaynst that in the east appered a great beame as it were stretching towarde A blasynge sterre the sterre and shortly after were seene two moones the one in the Easte and thother in the west Anno. 9. date 1108 HEnry the emperor desyred to wife Maude y e eldest daughter of kinge Henry of England beyng then but .v. yeres of age nor able to be maried Anno. 10. date 1179 IN the. 10. yere of his reigne the king maryed Robert hys bastarde sonne to Mabeâ—â—â—â—â—ghter heyre of Roberts Fitzhaâ—â— and made him the fyrst earle of Gloucester who after buylded the strong castel of Brystowe And the priorie The strong castel of bristow built EuishaÌ„ abbey builded of saint Iames in the northesyde of the same citie wher his body was buryed And his sonne Erle William began the abbey of Euishan Anno. 13. date 1112 AT Shrewesbury in England was A greh erthquake a great earthquake and the riuer of Trent was so dried that the space of one daye men went ouer dryshod And this yere the king builded the abbey of Hide abbey builded Hyde without the wals of Winchester that of old time was within the wals A blasyng sterre appered sone after and ther vpon folowed a harde winter A blasynge sterre deathe of men scarsitie of victuals and morayne of beastes Anno. 15. date 1114 King Henry of Englande gaue his daughter in mariage to the Emperour with great dower and made William his sonne Duke of Normandy wherof began the vsage and custome that the kinges of England made theyr eldeste sons dukes of Normandy Anno. 18. date LEwes inuaded Normandy with muche cruelty and toke the city of Lignes in Cauise Wherfore king HeÌ„ry assembled a stronge armye met with Lewis in playn field and fought with him a cruell and deadly battell in the ende wherof Lewes was ouercome constreined to flee the field Henry recouered the town of Lingnes Anno. 20. date 1119 VVilliam Duke of Normandy and The kings children drouned in the sea Richard the sons of king Henry of England and Mary his doughter Richard earle of Chester with his wyfe the kinges nece and other to the number of â–ª 160. persons passyng
from Normandie into England by ouersight of the shyppe mayster were drowned sauyng one butcher which escaped the danger Anno. 24. date 1123 IN this yeare the abbey of Readynge Readinge abbey Cisseter Windsor Woodstock builded was begunne to be builded by kinge Henry the first he also builded Cisseter Wyndesore and Woodstoke with the parke Anno. 17. date 1126 The gray friers came nowe firste into The graye frierst first came into England Englande and had their firste house at Cantorbury Maude the daughter of kyng Henry after the deathe of her â–ª husbande the Emperour came into England to her father Anno. 28. date 1127 THe order of sainct Iohns Hospitals Templers and other lyke began first at this time Anno. 32. date IN this yeare began FouÌ„tains abbey Fountains abbey builded Geffrey Plantagenet Erle of Angew maried Maude y e empresse daughter of kyng Henry of whiche .ii. descended Henry the seconde which reigned after Stephen Aboute this tyme was buylded the The priory of Norton the abbey of Combrâ— more built prioyre of Norton in the prouince of Chester by one William the sonne of Nichole Also the abbey of Combremore in the same prouince was â–ª buylded aboute the same tyme. Robert Curthois dyed in prison was buried at Glocester Anno. 33. date 1132 HEnry kyng of Englande because he had none issue male ordeyned that his daughter Maude whiche had ben Empresse shoulde succede hym in the kyngdome Anno. 36. date 1135 KYng Henry of Englande beyng in Henry the firste tooke his deathe by a fall of his horse Normandy with a fall of his hors toke his death and was buried at Readyng when he had reigned 35. yeares .iiij. moneths and one day Kyng Stephen Anno Regni .i. STephen Earle of Boloyn y e son of the erle of Bloys and Adela William Conquerors daughter nephewe to king Henry y e fyrst toke on him the gouernance of this realme of England the second day of December in the yere of our lorde 1135 and left y e same y â— xâ—v day of October in y e yere of our lord 1154 so that he reigned xviij yeres .x. monthes xxiiij days Although he had continuall warre yet did he neuer burden his coÌ„mons with exactions He semed in this blam worthy that contrary to his othe made to Maude the daughter of Henry he was thought vniustlye to take on him the Croun For which cause he was vexed with warres all the time of his reigne At this time was great trouble and slaugher in England for somuche as diuers of y e nobles mainteyned Maud the empresse agaynst Stephen which was in possession of the croune King Stephen made warres agaynst Dauid of Scotlande because he refused to do him his homage for NorthuÌ„berland huntingdon which he held by his wyfe In this warre the Earle of Gloucester was taken But at the lengthe Stephen made peace and agreed with Dauid king of Scots and receiued of him homage after that he had wonne from him certayne tounes and castelles and gaue to Henry the sonne of Dauid the erledome of Huntingdon Anno. 2. date STephen passed ouer into Normandy against Eeffrey erle of Ange we the husband of Maude the empresse which was right heire to the crowne when he had quieted the prouince he made Eâ—stâ—ce his sonne duke of Normandy and ioyned frendship and league with Lewes king of France Anno. 4 â–ª date DAuid kyng of Scots in moste cruell wise inuaded Northumberland wher by meane of Thurston byshop of Yorke the Scots had an ouerthrow slayn in gret number and Dauid was constrayned to geue his sonne Henrye in hostage for suertie of peace Anno. 6. date MAude the Empresse came into this land out of Normandy by ayde of King Stephen taken prisoner Robert erle of Glocester Ranulphe of Chester made strong war vpoÌ„ king Stephen In theâ—d wherof the kinges partie had the worse and him self takeÌ„ prisoner and sent to Bristow But the Kentishe men and Londoners fauouryng the kyng warred vpon the rebelles and in open field toke Robert erle of Glouceter But shortly after both the kyng and the duke were deliuered out of prison by exchaunge And Stephen without delay asseÌ„blyng a stroÌ„ge army in suche wise pursued his eâ—â—emies that he forced Maude to forsake the Realme Thys warre contynued a longe tyme to the greate domage of the Realme Aboute this tyme was founded the abbey of Stratford Langthorn within Stratford abbey builded iiij myles of London by a knyght called sir William de mount Fichet Anno. 10. date 1144 ABout this tyme the Iewes crucified a chylde vppon Easter daye at Norwyche in derision of Christe and his religion Anno. 11. date 1145 GEffrey Plantagenet the husbande of Maude the Empresse who had longe continued the warres agaynste kyng Stephen of England wan from hym the Duchye of Normandye and streight thervpon dyed and his sonne Henry succeded in the dukedome Anno â–ª 12. date STephen after long warre and much trouble was agayn crouned at Lincolne but â–ª Robert earle of Glocester made new warre vpon him in which he had the vpper hande of the kinge at Lilton so that the kinge was lyke to haue fallen into Roberts danger and escaped with much paine Anno. 15. date 1149 THis yere the riuer of Thames was A greate frost so stronglye frosen that horse and cart passed ouer vpon the yee Anno. 16. date 1150 THis yere kinge Stephen brent the citie of Norwiche Anno. 17. date 1151 HEnry duke of Normandye in the quarel of his mother Maude with a great puisance arriued in England and won the castell of Malmesbury the tower of London and the towne of Notingham with other holdes and castels betwene him and king Stephen were foughten many battels wherby this realme was sore troubled Anno. 18. date BVt at the last peace was agreed betwene Maude the empresse her son Henry and king Stephen vpon this condition that StepheÌ„ during his life should holde the kingdom of England and Henry to be heire apparant Anno. 19. date 1153 KIng Stephen builded the abbey of The abbeis of Cogshal Fourneys and Feuâ—â—sham builded Coggeshal in Essex an other at Furneis in Lancashire and the third at Feueâ—sham in Kente where now his body resteth and deceassed the â–ª xxv day of October in the yere of our Lord. 1154. when he had reigned .xviii. yeres .x â–ª monethes and .xxiiij. dayes King Henry the second Anno regni 1. date 1154 HEnry the seconde of that name the son of Geffrey Plantagenet and Maude the Empresse daughter of king â–ª Henry the fyrst began his reigne ouer this realm of England the .xxv. day of October in the yere of our Lord. 1154. and deceassed in the yere of our Lord. 1189. the .vi. day of Iuly so that he reigned xxxiiij yeres .ix. monthes .xii. daies Anno. 2. date 1155 King Henry cast down diuers castels which wer erected in the time of Stephen He went
into the north partes and got from the Scots Cumberland and Northumberland which â–ª they said were geuen to theÌ„ by Maude his mother and set an order in that countrey Anno. 3. date IN Englande were sene .ii. sunnes in the fyrmameÌ„t and in the Moone appeared a redde crosse King Henry went into Wales and Castell of Rutland abbey of Basingwerk built quieted that countrey and after builded the strong castel of Rutlande and founded the abbey of Basyngwerke Anno. 4. date 1157 ABout this tyme came into EnglaÌ„d certayn Germaines to the number of xxx which taught y e abrogatioÌ„ of the Sacramentes of the alter Baptisme and Wedlocke Anno. 6. date 1159 IEwes kinge of Fraunce gaue his daughter Margaret in mariage to Henry the sonne of kynge Henry of England By reason wherof was â—acifyed the warre betwene Englande and Fraunce for the landes of Pâ—ytowe and others Anno. 7. date 1160 KIng Henry went into Scotlande and made war vpon king William so that he toke him and made him yeld the castel of Carlile the castel of Camburgh with diuers other and receiued of him fealtie and homage Anno. 8. date 1161 THis yere the citie of Canterburye Gret fire at Cantorbury was fiered by negligence a great part therof brent Anno. 10. date 1161 THomas Becket byshop of Canterbury fled to Rome to complayn vppon the king to the byshop Anno. 14. date 1167 KIng Henry caused Henry his eldest R. Henris so crouned his father being aliue son to be crouned king as he thoght to the great quietnes aswel of himselfe as of the realm but as it proued to the vtter disturbance of them bothe Anno. 17. date 1170 THomas Becket by the mediation of Alexander bishop of Rome and Lewes the French king was restored to his bishopricke and not longe after by certayne gentilmen he was slayne at Cantorbury Anno. 18 date 1171 KIng Henry sent Ambassade to Alexander bishop of Rome to purge him self of the deth of Thomas Becker Amonge other thinges it was enioyned him in his penance that it should be lawful to his subiectes as often as theÌ„ listed to appeale to the see of Rome that no man shoulde be accompted as king vntill such tyme as he were confirmed by the Romayne byshop Anno. 19. date THomas Becket was canonised by the byshop of Rome Anno. 21 date 1174 HEnry the sonne of kinge Henry of The kings sonne the second time crowned England was crouned the seconde time with his â–ª wife Margaret y e french kinges daughter Anno. 22. date 1175 KIng Henry the sonne by the settyng Henrye the son of king Henry rebelled against his father on of the king of France Elanour his mother and certaine other nobles toke armes râ—iâ—ed dedly war against his naturall father Diuers strong battels were foughten as well in England by the deputies frendes of both parties as also in NormaÌ„dy Poytow Guyen Britayn wher they wer corporally present but y â— victory fel alway to the father There toke party against king Henry the father Lewis king of France William kyng of Scotlande Henry Geffrey Iohn his own sons Robert Earle of Leicester Hughe of Chester and other But in the ende the sonnes with their alies were constrained to yelde to their father and desyre peace which he gentilly graunted and forgaue their trespace Anno. 24. date 1177 IN Englande fell grent wetherynge and tempest of thunder lightening in the middes of winter and in Sommer folowyng â—ell hayle of such gretnes that it slew both man and beast Anno. 26. date 1179 AT this time were manye Iewes in England which agaynst the feast of Easter did vse to sacrifice yong childreÌ„ in despite of christen religion Anno. 28. date 1181 Henry the eldest sonne of Henry of England ended his lyfe Shortly after began the warre betwene king Henry and Philip of France for homage that the Frenche kinge required to be done for the landes of Poytow and other for the castell of Gysours Anno. 29. date 1182 RObert Harding a bourgis of â—rystrow S. Iustes at bristowe builded to whoÌ„ kyng Henry gaue the Garonye of Geâ—klaye butlded the abbey of S â–ª Austen at Bristow Anno. 31. date 1184 HEraclius Patriarke of Ierusalem which had bene in diuers parts of Europe came to king Henry desyring him of ayde againste the Turkes but was denied therof Anno. 32. date 1185 At Bury the Iewes crucified a child in despite of Christes passion Anno. 34. date 1187 RYcharde Earle of Poytowe made warre against kyng Henry his father and taking part with the French king in proces of tyme wan from him diuers cities tounes and castels and namely the citie of Cenomannia For sorow wherof at the lengthe that is to say on the .vi. day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord. 1189. king Henry ended his life when he had reigned 34. yeres 9. monethes and. 12. days he was buryed at Founteuerard King Richard the first called Cueur delion Anno regni â— date 1189 RIcharde the firste of that The fyrste batliffes in London name for his valiantnesse surnamed Cueurdelion beyng the second son of Henry the seconde was crowned King of England He began his reigne the .vi. daye of Iuly in the yere of our Lord .1189 and he deceased the yere of our Lord 1199. the vi day of Aprill so that he reigned .ix. yeres and .ix. monethes THe fyrste yere of his reigne the citisens of London obteined two officers to guide their Citie which were called Bayliffes whose names shal folowe here vnder Anno regni â— Baylyffes date 1189 Henry Cornhyll Richard Reineâ—y IN this yere y e Iewes were very brag here in this realm for that their number Iewe â—slain in england was so great But the commoÌ„ people especially about London fel vpon them and despoyled them without pitie or mercy they so hated theÌ„ for theyr vsury and other euill conditions THis yere the king set at libertie Elianor Elianor released oute of prison his mother which loÌ„g before at the coÌ„maundement of his father her husband had ben kept close prisoner But after her enlargement the realme was much gouerned by her KIng Richard gaue ouer the Castelles of Bar wike and Rokesburge to the Scottishe Kinge for the summe of x. â— .li. He also solde to the bishop of Durham his own prouince for a great piece of money and created him erle of the same Wherfore the king saide after in game I am a wonderous craftsman I haue made a newe earle of an olde bishoppe He gaue his brother Iohn many dignities as the prouinces of NotinghaÌ„ Deâ—oâ—shyre and Cornwall and created him earle of Lancaster Anno reg 2 â–ª Batliffes date 1190 Iohn Herlyon Roger Duke IN this yeare kyng Richarde betooke the guiding of this land to the bishop of Ely then beyng Chancelour of England and sayled into Normandy and when he had appoynted good gouernoures ouer that countrey he went to mete the frenche kinge and
hauynge made sure league one with an other went eyther of them onward of theyr iorney toward Ierusalem Thys time the Iewes in diuers Iewes in England robbed and many slewe them selues places of this Realme as at Lincolne Stamforde and Lynne were robbed and spoyled And at Yorke to the number of four hundred â–ª more had theâ—r maister vaines cut so bled to death Anno reg 3. Baylyffes date 1191 William Hauer shall John Bukmotte KIng Richard in his iourney to waedes Ierusalem subdued the Erle of King Richard went to Ierusalé and his brother rebelled Cipres and then ioyning his puisance with the Frenche kinges in Asia conquered Acon wher ther grew betwen king Richard and Philip the Frenche kinge a greuous displeasure Iohn the brother of king Richard toke on him the kingdome of Englande in his brothers absence King Richard restored to the Christians the citie of Ioppa and in many battels put the Turke to gret sorow Anno. 4. Bailiffes Nicolas Duke Peter Newlay date 1192 King Richard exchanged Cypres with Guye â–ª of Lesyngham for the kingdom of Ierusalem Wherfore the king of England a long time after was called king of Ierusalem An. reg 5. Bailiffes Roger Duke date 1193 Richard Fitz Alyn King Richarde hauinge knowledge that Philip of Fraunce inuaded Normandy and that Iohn his brother had made himselfe king of England made peace with the Turkes for .iii. â–ª yeares and with a small company returnyng King Richard takeÌ„ prisoner home ward by Thrace was taken prisoner by the Duke of Ostriches men and brought to Henry the Emperour and there kept in streite prison a yere and .v. monethes Where it is sayd that he slewe a Lyon and toke out his hert Anno reg 6. date 1194 Bailiffes William Fitz Isabell William Fitz Arnold Iohn the kinges brother by the settyng on of the Frenche king made gret warre within the land toke by strengthe the castelles of Windsore of NotinghaÌ„ others And the French king made strong warre in Normandy date 1195 Anno. reg 7. Bailiffes Robert Beysaui Ioâ—e le Iosue Hubert bishop of Salisbury was by king Richard seÌ„t into EnglaÌ„d to haue the guiding thereof and also to treate with the lords coÌ„mons for the kings deliuerance The sayd Hubert was by the monkes of Christes church in Cantorbury chosen archbishop Anno. reg 8 â–ª date 1196 Bailiffes Gerrad de Anteloche Robert Durant THis yere king Richarde was deliuered Great ransume payde for the king out of prison for the summe of one C. M. pounds of sterlinge money for paiment of which ransom al y t wol of white monkes chanons was sold and rings crosses of prelates with vessels chalices of al churches thrugh the land and .xvii. shrines wer apâ—d and spoyled of the golde and siluer c. King Richard beyng thus deliuered shortly after landed at Sandwich so came to London where when he had arested him with a certayne number of knightes he rode to Notingham and wan the castel after that the castel of Tikhill he deposed his brother Iohn Richard agayn cronned at Winchester crouned him selfe agayn king of England in the citie of Winchester then he called a parliament where he called agayn into his handes all such thinges as he hadde eyther geuen or sold by patentes or otherwise wy which meanes he gathered a summe of money and sailed into Fraunce wher shortly a peace was concluded betwene the two kings for one yere Then Iohn which had taken part against his brother made meanes to Elianor his mother by whose mediation he was reconsiled In this tyme one William with the William with the long beard longe bearde moued the common people to seâ—e libertie and fredome not to be subiect to the riche and mightye By which meanes he drew to him many great companies and with all his power defended theyr cause against the riche The king beyng warned of thys tumult commanded him to cease from those attemptes But the people sâ—il folowed him as thei before had done and he made to them certayn orations openly taking for his Theme this sentence Haurietis aquas in gaudio de fontibus Saluatoris Which is to saye Ye shall drawe in ioye waters forth of the welles of your Sauior And to this he added I am sayd he the sauiour of pore men ye be pore and haue assaied longe the harde handes of the rich men Now drawe ye therfore holsome water forth of my welles and that with ioye For the time of your visitation is comâ—n This William was taken in Bowe churche in Cheape but not withoute shedding of bloud for he was forced by fyre smoke to forsake the church And he with .ix. of his adhereÌ„ts wer hanged date 1197 Anno reg 9 Bailiffes Roger Blunt Nicholas Ducket This yere the warre was renued betwene King Richard of England and Philip of France in whiche eyther of them â—ped diuersly An. reg 10 bailiffes date 1198 Constantine Fitz Arnold Robert le Beau. King Richard of England beâ—â—eged the castell of Galiarde and was wounded Kinge Richard wouÌ„ded to deathe with a quarell that was shot from the wall and therof died the .vi. day of Apryll in the yere of our Lorde 1199. when he had reigned .ix. yeres and .ix. monethes His bodye was buried at Founteuerard his bowels at Carlile his hart at Roan King Iohn Anno Regni â— date 1199 IOhn brother to Richarde afore named beganne his reigne ouer this realm of England the .vi. day of Aprill in the yeare of oure lord 1199. and decesed in the yere 1216. the .xix. day of October He reigned .xvii. yeres .vi. monethes and .xiii. dais Of person he was indifferent But of melancolye and angrey complexion An. reg 1. bailifies Arnold bitz Arnold date 1199 Richard Fitz bartilmewe Philip king of France in the quarell of Arthur duke of Britain whom certayn of the Lordes had named kyng of England made warre vpon kynge Iohn inuaded Normandy and tooke from him diuers castels and tounes iii. s. of euery ploughe land King Iohn hearyng therof assembled a counsayle wherin was graunted to him iii. s. of euery plough lande through England beside the subsedy of the spirituall landes he sayled into Normandy where he spent the time to his losse and dishonour But aboute Michelmas a truce was concluded betwene the two kinges of Englande and of France king Iohn deuorsed This yere was a deuorce betwene king Iohn his wife the erle of Glocesters daughter because of nerenesse of bloude and after he was maried to Isabel the daughter of the Erle of Engolcsym in France by whom he had iâ— sonnes Henry and Richard and .iii. daughters Isabel Elianor and Iane. date 1200 An re 2. bailifs Roger. Dorset Iames bactilmew aldormâ— In thys seconde yeare Raynulphe Erle of Chester by thexample afore shewed by kinge Iohn lefre his own wife named Constance which he before had
maried and wedded one Clemens One Chronicle sath he did so to haue issue but he ther with displesed God so much â–ª y t he would suffer him to haue none issue but dyed without An. reg 3 Bailiffs Walter Fitz Ales date 1201 Simon de aldermaÌ„bury THis yere in Yorkshyre were sene v Moones one in the east an other in â—â—ue mones in the firmament the Weste the thirde in the northe the fourth in the southe and the fifthe in the myddes of the other and went compassing the other .vi. tâ—nes as it were the space of an houre and vanished away sone after In this yore were chosen .xxv. of the most substantial and wysest men of the xxv gouernours of the citie Citie of Londâ— to maintayn and kepe the Assises of the same Citie of the whiche yerely the bailiffs wer chosen and after the Mayor and Sheriffes were taken of the same number An. reg 4. date 1202 Bailiffes Gyot tempest Normand Blundell Iohn de Ely THis yere fell excedyng lightnyng thunders other stormes of wynd and rayn with hayl of y e bignes of hennes egges which perished fruit corn houses and yong cattell Also spirites were sene in the ayre in likenes of foules bearyng fire in their bylles which set fyre on dyuers houses Philyp of France coÌ„tinually made warre vpon the Duchy of Normandy tyl at the last he subdued the same with the prouinces of Guyen Poytiers Britayne whiche before pertayned to the crowne of Englande Kyng Iohn sailyng into Normandy warred on the borders of France but of his victories is little written Anno. 5. date 1203 Bailiffes Walter Browne WilliaÌ„ ChaÌ„berlain Dearth of wheate This yeare by meanes of euyl weather in the yeare passed wheate was sold for .xv. s. a quarter whyche was thought an extreme price King Iohn maried his bastarde daughter to Lewlyn prince of Wales and gaue with her the castell and lord shyp of Elyngsmore beyng in the marches of Southwales The byshop of Rome wrate to kyng Iohn gentilly requirynge hym to admytte Stephen Langton into the byshoprike of Cantorbury and the monkes by hym expelled from theyr ownâ— abbeye to restore theym agayne to the same but the more hys lordes aduised hym so to do the more was he bente to the contrary In so much y t they returned without obteinyng their request â–ª Anno Reg. 6. Baylyffes Thomas Hauerill date Hamond Bronde The bishop of Rome denoâ—â—â—â—ed king Iohn with his whole realme â–ª accursed Englande interdicted because he would not admit Stephen Langton to the bishoprike of Cantorbury but he litle regarded his threatnyngs and would not obey hym At this tyme in Suffolke a fish was takeÌ„ like to a man was kept liuing A 〈◊〉 fysh was taken vi moneths vpon the land with rawe fleshe and fyshe and after when they saw they could haue no speche thereof they cast it agayne into the sea Anno re 7. Bayliffes Iohn Walgraâ—e date Richard de Winchester Kyng Philip of France subdued the NormaÌ„dye â—ost countrey of NormaÌ„dy â–ª which sens the tyme of Charles the simple that is to say the space of 300. yeres was â—ot in the possession of the kinges of France Anno re 8 Bailiffs Iohn Holylande date 1206 Edmonds fitz Gerrard About this tyme the Irishemen and Wales and Ireland reâ—elled shortly after the Welshemen rebelled for that he leuied on theim suche greuous taskes to warre agaynst Franceâ— so that the Kynge was fayne to rayse a great taxe throughout this Realme of Englande to wythstande theyr force He required of the white monkes syxe thousande marke but they refused the payement of so greate a summe so that the king toke great displeasure against them by reason wherof after his returne out of Ireland he exacted of them more then before he had desyred wher by he caused some abbottes to forsake theyr houses Anno Reg. 9. Bailiffes date Roger Winchester Edmond Hardell Kyng Iohn sayled into Normandy wher after certain sâ—â—rmishes he made peace wyth kyng Philyp of Fraunce for .ii. yeares This yeare was graunted to the Citisons of London by the Kynges Letteâ—s patentes that they should yerely First maâ—â—â—â— of London chose to them selues a Mayre and .ii. Sheriâ—â—es on S. Mathewes or Mychelmas day whose names were as foloweth Anno Reg â–ª 10. Maire HeÌ„ry â—â—tz Alwyn S date Peter â—uke Tho â–ª Nele This yeare London bridge was bâ—gon to be buylded of stone The originall wherof was as foloweth Fyrste beyng no bridge but a Ferry the Feryman and his wife deceasynge lefte the same to their daughter a mayden named Mary Audery who with the goodes left to her by her parents buylded an house of systers whiche is the vppermost end of S. Mary Auderis churche vnto the whiche house she gaue the ouersyght and profite of the same ferry but afterward the same house of sisters was conuerted vnto a colledge of pristes who buylded the bridge of tymber and frome tyme to tyme kepte the same in reparations but consydering the great charges in repairyng y â— same in the yeare of our Lorde 1209. by the great ayde of the citisens of LoÌ„don and other they begon to build the same of stone and then the abouesaid college of priestes was conuerted vnto a priorie of chanons bearyng styll the name of the mayden whiche kept the ferry and so called S. Mary Auderie Anno. 11. M Henry fitz Alwyne S Peter le Iosue WilliaÌ„ BlouÌ„d The Englyshemen which were sent by kyng Iohn to ayde the erle of Flanders chased the Frenchemen and in the hauen of Sluce compassed and tooke theyr whole nauy of ships which was in number 1020. sayle M Henry fitz Alwyne S date 1210 Adam Whetley StepheÌ„ le grase This yere Pandolph a legat cam froÌ„ A legate from Rome the bishop of Rome monishing y e king in sharpe maner y t he shold restore maister Stephen Langton to hys see of Cantorbury and the monks vnto their abbey The kyng callyng to mynd the daungers he was wrapped in bothe in his owne realme and also in NormaÌ„dy The Kyng sworne to be obedient to Rome made promyse by othe to be obedient to the court of Rome At that tyme were graunted the Peter pence Anno reg 13. M HeÌ„ry fitz Alwyn S date Iohn fitz Pet Iohn Garlonde THis yeare Stephen Langton archbyshop of Cantorbury with the other exiles landed in Englande the kyng receyuyng them â—oyoâ—sly was there assoyled of the sayd byshop and after that â–ª the kyng makyng restitution to the byshop and other accordynge to the third article of his othe the land was released of the interdiction the the kyng makyng restitution to the bishop and other accordyng to the thirde The lande released of the Interdiction article of his othe the land was released of the interdiction the Kyng being bounden that as well he as his heires should euer after be fenders to the sea of Rome paying yerely
tribute a thousand markes and to hold the Title of the Crowne by the byshop of Rome Anno. 14. M date 1212 HeÌ„ry fitz Alwyn S RaÌ„dolph EilaÌ„d ConstaÌ„tin Iosue This yeare fell great discention betwene Discention betwene y e Kynge and his Lordes the kyng and his lordes partly for that he wold not maynteyne the lawes of kyng Edwarde partly for the displeasure he bare vnto them for that they ayded hym not agaynst the bishop of Rome so that a greatnumbre of people were raysed on bothe parties The Earle of Chester wyth the other lordes toke the Citie of London and held theym there Other saye that a greate part of this variance betwene Kynge Iohn and his barons was forbecause the Kyng would haue exiled the Earle of Chester who oftentymes had aduised the kyng to leaue his cruelnes and his accustomed aduoutrye whiche he exercised with his brothers wyfe and others But by meanes of the Archebyshep af Cantorbury and other prelatez a peace was taken for a whyle This yeare on the .xi. day of Iuly a Great fyre in Southwarke and London great part â–ª of Southwarke was brent and in the moneth of August next folowyng was muche harme doone in London by fyre The kyng and his lordes met wyth A Charter to the Barons great strength on either partie vppon Baramdowne where a charter or writyng was made and sealed by the king so that the Barony was with it contented and departed in peace euery man into his countrey Anno. 15. M Roger fitz Alwyne S Martin fitz alis date 1213 Peter Bate The peace whiche in the laste yeare was agreed betwene kyng Iohn his barons was this yeare by the Kynge biolated and broken Wherfore the lordes assembled to them great powers and made cruell warre vpon the king in so muche that he was constrayned to sende into Normandy for ayde TheÌ„ camme into Englande a Normane knight named Foukis de Brent whiche broughte with hym a companye of Normans Flemmyngs and Picards He and his coÌ„pany were so cruel that they destrosed as wel religious houses â—s other and dyd muche harme to the lande puttyng the lordes to the worse the kynge made Foukes and other of his company wardens of castels and stronge holdes in Englande The lordes seynge the kynge perseuer in his wronge and that he woulde in no wyse be induced to hold his own grantes but to do all thyngs after pleasure and nothyng after lawe or iustice caste in their myndes how they myght bring the realme in a better rule and by one consent wrote to Philip king of FraÌ„ce that he would send som noble man into Englande and they would yeld the land vnto hym This yere kynge Iohn caused to hee drawen and hanged at Warham one Piers of Pomfret his sonne executed Piers of Pomfret and his sonne for speakyng of dyuers thynges agaynste the Kyng Anno reg 16. M date 1214 Roger fitz Alwyn S SalomoÌ„ basing Hugh basyng KYng Iohn laying siege to the castell of Rochester wanne the same and K. Iohn be sieged y e castel of Rochester toke therin certayn gentylmeÌ„ and sent them to dyuers prysons placyng strangers in the same Castell The barons held them together at London abiding the commynge of Lewes sonne to the Frenche kyng whyche landed in England with a great armye and so came to Rochester and wanne it with small payne he caused all the strangers therin to be hanged and after came to LoÌ„don where certain alliances and couenantes were establyshed and coÌ„cluded betwene the lordes and hym and receiued of them homage Then he with the Lordes departed frome London and gat the castell of Rigate of Gilforde and of Fernham and frome thens to Wynchester where the Citie was yelded wyth all other holdes in those parties and then he wyth the lordes came agayne to London At whose coÌ„myng the tower of London was delyuered to them they slew all straungers that had ben placed by the Kynge in any place King Iohn beyng thus ouerset with his lordes sent messangers to y e bishop of Rome shewyng to hym the rebellion of his lordes and how they labored his destruction Wherfore the bishop of A Legate froÌ„ Rome Rome with all haste sent a Legate into England called Swalo The whiche after his commyng commaunded Lewes to returne into Fraunce and laboured boured to the vttermost of his power â–ª to appease the Kyng and his haronye but all his labour was in â–ª vayne Anno reg 17. date 1215 W WilliaÌ„ Hardel S Iohn Crauers Andrew NewlaÌ„d This yeare kyng â–ª Iohn dyed â–ª of the the Flixe as is recorded in Policronicon at the towne of Newarke he was bowelled in the abbey of Croghton and buried at Worcester It is written that he buylded the abbey The abbey of blacke monkes in Winchester of Bewley in the new forest in re compence of the parysh Churches whiche he there ouerturned to enlarge the forest and an abbey of Blacke monks in the citie of Winchester He deceasseâ— in the yere of our Lord. 1216. the .xix. of October when he had reigned 17. yeares .vi. moneths and. 13. dayes ¶ Henry the thyrde Anno Regni .i. date 1216 HEnry the sonne of Iohn of the age of nyne yeares was proclaymed Kynge of England who began his â–ª reigne the .xix. day of October in the yeare of our Lorde 1216. and deceased in the yeare 1272. thi .vi. day of Nouember So he reigued .lvi. yeres and .xxviij. days The noble mou with their retinue kept sharp warre with Lewes thâ— frenche kynges sonne who by the conenants made before with the English men claymed the crowne But after certayn sâ—icmishes and battailes Lewys HeÌ„ry crouned at Glocester began to desyre peace which was concluded and Henry was crowned at Gloucester Anuo 1. W Iacob AldermaÌ„ S Benet CoueÌ„trie date 1216 Wil. GluÌ„tiuers Swale y â— Legat accursed Lewis y e freÌ„che kings sonne He accursed Lewlyn prince of Wales interdicted his laÌ„d At the last Lewis toke a. W. marks or as som authors affirin .xv. W. markes of money departed this realm Anno. 2. W Serle merrer S Tho. Bokerell date 1217 Raâ—e Holyland VVHen the laÌ„d was deliuered froÌ„ straungers inquisitions were made to know what ê‘sons assisted Lewas against the kyng of which y â— king pardoned many of the laye men But the spirituall men were put to such synes that they were compelled to layâ— all that they had to pledge And also to sue to Rome to be assoyled Raynolffe Erle of Chester toke hys iourney to the holy lande Anno. 3. date 1218 W Serle Mercer S Iohn Wayle Iosenus Spicer A parliamente was holden at London ii â— of euery plough lande by vertue wherof was granted to the kyng .ii. s. of euery ploughe lande through Englande This yeare kyng Henry beganne to buylde the newe worke of the â—â—â—â—rche Westminster abbey of westmynster Anno. 4. date 1219 W Serle mercer S Rich. Wimbeldey Iohn
Wayle Alexander Kyng of Scottes maried the lady Iane syster of Kyng Henry This yeare was great harme doone Spirites firy dragoÌ„s in England by violence of whirle windes and fiery dragons and spirits wee sene flying in the ayre This yere was a proclamation made that all straungers shoulde auoyde the realme except such as came with merchandise and to make sale of them vnder the kynges saufe condude whiche was doone to auoyde Foukes de BreÌ„t and his complices who kepte the. castell of Bedford agaynst the Kyng This yere was kyng Henry secondly HeÌ„ry crouned the second tyme. The castels of Chartley Beston the abbeyâ— of Delacresse built crowned at Westminster date 1220 This yeare Rainolph earle of Chester came out of the holy land into England and began to buylde the castels of Chartley and of Beston and after buylde the abbey of Delacresse Anno. 5. W Serle mercer S Richard Renger Iosence le Iosue THis yeare was a counsel holden at Oxenford of the bishops of EnglaÌ„d wherin one was condemned whiche taught that he was Iesus Christ and to confirme the same he shewed the tokeÌ„s of woundes in his handes bodye and fete He was therefore crucified on a Crosse at Alburbury tyll he dyed Anno. 6. W Setle mercer S Richard Renger date 1222 Iosens Iosue A conspiracy was made against king Henry by one Constantine in the citie of London for the which he was drawen hanged and quartered the morow Execution after our Lady day assumption Which conspiracie so moued the Kyng that he was in mynde to haue cast downe â–ª the walles of the citie Anno. 7. W date 1222 Serle mercer S Richard Renger Thomas LaÌ„bert This yere Iohn kyng of Hierusalem came into England and required ayde of kyng Henry to wynne agayne Hierusalem â–ª but he returned agayne with small comfort This yeare the King began the fouÌ„dation Salisbury buylded of Salisbury mynster Anno. 8. M date 1223 Richard Renger S WilliaÌ„ Ioyner Tho. LaÌ„bert Thys yeare the Lordes and gentilmen The firste graunte of wardes to the kyng of Englande fyrste graunted to kyng Henry and his heires the ward and mariage of theyr heires whyche was then by learned men called the begynnyng of euyls Anno. 9. M date 1224 Richard Renger S Iohn Trauers Andrew Bokerel Richard the brother of kyng Henry ouercame the Frenchemen recouered Poytiers and kepte the Gascoynes in due â–ª obedience Anno. 10. M date 1225 Rycharde Rengeâ— S Roger Duke Martin fitz William This yeare the pleas of the crowne were pleaded in the Tower of LoÌ„don Lewis kyng of France wan certain castels in the countrey of Poytiers shortely after spoyled the citie of Anâ—owe Anno. 11. M Rycharde Renger S date 1226 Stephen Bokerell Henry Cobham In this yere wes graunted by king Henry of the Sheriffes of the Citie of Shiriffewike of LoÌ„don Middlesex Free â–ª warreyn London the sheriffewike af London Middlesex for the sum of CCC pound by the yeare It was also granted to the citie free warren that is to saye free libertie to hunt a certain circuite about the citie It was also granted that the ceâ—isens of LoÌ„don shold passe tole free through Toll free â–ª out all Englandâ—and also graunted by the kyng that all weeres in y e Thames shoulde be plucked vp and destroyed for euer Anno. 12. M Roger Duke S StepheÌ„ Buckerel date 1227 Henry Cobham The liberties of the Citie were this yeare confirmed and to eche of the sheriffes The cities liberties ratified was graunted to haue .ii. clerks and two officers without any more Anno. 13. M date 1228 Roger Duke S Walter Winchester Robert fitz Iohn Kyng Henry sailed with an army in to Britayne agaynste Lewes kynge of France where after spoyling the couÌ„trey a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yong princes Anno. 14. M date 1229 Roger Duke S Richar. Fitz William Iohn Wobborne This yere was ordeined by y e Maâ—or and rulers of the Citie of London that No sheriff in London past one yeare â—o sheriffe of that citie should continue lenger / in office then one yere because that they should not by long continuance of office become couetous bribers Anno. 15. M date 1230 Roger Duke S Michael of Sainct Cleue Walter Guffâ—ide This yeare was muche harme doone Great fyre in London in London by fyre which began in the house of a wydowe named dame Iane Lambert Anno. 16. M Anbrewe Bokerel S Henry Edmonton Gerrarde Bate Variance grewe betwene Kyng Henry and his lordes because he put from Warre betwene the king his lordes his seruice Englishemen and trusted straungers as wel in his counsayle as other officers nere about him Anno. 17. M Andrew Bockerel S date 1232 Symon Fitzmare Roger Blunt IN this yere the king began the foundation of the hospitall of saint Iohn S. Iohns without Oxenford begon without the east gate of Oxenforde In which yere also fell â–ª wonderfull sore wether with such thunder lightning that the like had not ben sene And ther folowed an earthquake to the gret fear Great tempestes of the inhabitauntes of Huntingdon and nere therabout Anno. 18. M Andrew Bokerell S. date 1233 Raâ—e Ashewy Iohn Norman THis yere the king put from him the strangers and restored the English men to their offices The Iewes dwelling in Nor wiche were accused for stealyng of a chylde whom they purposed to haue crucified Fredrike the Emperour maried Isabel sister of the king of England Anno. 19. M date 1234 Andrew Bokerel S Gerrard Batte Robert Ardell King Henry maried Elinor y e daughter of the earle of Prouance There appeared as it were hostes of men fyghting in the element The statute of Merton was fyrst enacted The statute of Merton at the parliament of Merton Anno. 20. M date 1235 Andrew Bokerel S Henry Cobham Jorden CoueÌ„try Quene Elinor founded the hospital of Saint Katherins besydes the tower S. Katherines by the â—ouer unâ—lt of London for the reliefe of poore women date 1236 Anno. 21 M Andrew Bokerel S John Thesalan Garard cord wauer Octoboâ—ea aâ—legate came into EnglaÌ„d ordened good ordinaÌ„ces for y e church But not all to the pleasure of the yong clergy of England Wherfore as he one day passed thorow Oxenford the scholers sought occasion against his seruantes and fought with them and â—â—ue one of the same and put the legate in suche feare that he for his safegard tooke the belfray of Oâ—ney and there helde him tyl the kinges officers comming from AbingdoÌ„ deliuered him and conueid him to Wallingford Syr Simon Mountford maried the kings syster named Elianor countesse of Pembroke Anno. 22. M Richard Renger S date 1237 John Wilhall John GoÌ„dresse A clerk of Oxenford or more verely King Henry like to haue bene slayne a souldior faining him self mad enterprised to haue slayn King Henry in his chamber at Wodstocke but he was taken and put to death at Couentry This yere was
1265 Tâ—de la fourd Gre. Rokesly THe olde franchises and liberties of London with a new graunt for the shyre of Middelsex wer consirmed by A Parliament at Northampton a parliament at Northampton Where also many noble men y â— had taken part with the Barons were disheryted of their landes and therfore fled to Ely and strengthened it in suche wyse that they helde it long after Anno. 51. M date 1266 Alein Zowch S Iohn Adrian Lucas BiteÌ„cote About the .li. yere was made the statutes of weightes measure that is to The statute for weightes and mesures say that 32. graynes of Whete dry and round takâ— in the middes of the eare shold way a sterliÌ„g peny .xx. of those pens shold make an onnce .xii. ouÌ„ces shold make a pouÌ„d troy and. 8. pound troy shold wey a gallon of wine and. 8 galloÌ„s of wine shold make a bushel of London which is the. 8. part of a quarter Also that three barley cornes drie round should make an inche and .xii. ynches to a foote and three foote to a yarde and fyue yardes and a halfe to a perch or pole .xl. pole in leÌ„gth .iiii. in bredth to make an acre of lad thes standards of weight and mesures wer confirmed in the .xv. yere of Edward the thirde And also in the tyme of HeÌ„ry the sixte and Edwarde the fourthe and lastly confirmed in the .xi. yere of Henry the seuenth Howe be it in the tyme of king Henry the sixt it was or deined that the same ounce should be deuided The alteration of the coynes froÌ„ iiii peÌ„ce to xii pence into .xxx. parts called .xxx. peÌ„ce and in kynge Edwarde the fourth hys tyme into .xl. partes called xl pence And in kyng Henry the eight his days into .xliiii. partes called .iii. â— .viii. d but the weyght of the ounce troy and the measure of the foote â–ª was ordeined euer to be at one stint Anno. 52. M Alleyn Souch S Thomas Basing date 1267 Rob. Cornhyll Glybert de Clare Eerle of Glocester for vnknowen displesure allyeng him selfe with the exiled gentilmen other nobles of Englande rose agaynst the kyng and held the citie of LoÌ„don buil The Kyng besieged London dyng therein bulwarkes and cast ditches and trenches in dyuers places of the citie and Southwarke and fortified it wonderously The kyng lying at the abbey of Stratford also assaulted the same citie more then a moneth but by diligent labour vppon his partie and by the Legate and the kyng of of Romains on y â— other partie Agreement was made betwene the kyng and hym In this meane time many robberies Foure persons cast in y e Thames were done wherfore foure y t bare cognisance of the Erle of Darby were put in sackes cast in the Thames Anno. 53. M date 1268 Aleyn Souch S WilliaÌ„ de DurhaÌ„ Walter Haruy VariaÌ„ce fel betwene the felowships of goldesmythes and taylers of London A great ryot in London which caused great rufflynge in y â— citie and many men to be slayne For whiche ryoâ— .xiii. of the chief capitains were arreigned cast and hanged Alein Execution Souch was discharged of his maâ—oraltie by the king and Stephen Edworth made constable of the tower Custos of the Citie The disherited gentilmen were this yere reconciled to the Kynges fauour And the fiue citisens which had remained The maior .iiii. alder meÌ„â—elcased out of Winâ—or castell prysoners in the towre of Wyndsor the whiche the kyng had geuen to hys son Edward when they had made their end with great summes of money were deliuered Anno. 54. M date 1269 Thomas fitz Thomas S Will. Hadstock Anketil de Aluerne The riuer of Thamis was so harde A greate frost frosen from the feast of S. Andrewe to Candelmas that meÌ„ and beasts passed ouer on foote from Lambeth to Westminster The marchandises was caried from Sandwiche and other hauens Citie of LoÌ„don geueÌ„ to prince Ed. vnto London by lande The citie of LoÌ„don with y e reuenues therof was geuen to prince Edward Anno. 55. M Iohn AdriaÌ„ bintener S date 1270 walter Potter Iohn Tailour This yere the liberties of London The steple of Bowe Churche blowen downe were newly confirmed And this yere the steple of Bowe churche in Cheape fell downe and slue many people both men and women And. 56. M Io. Adrian vintener S date 1271 Greg Rokesâ—e Henry waleis This yere deceased Richard king of Almayn and earle of Cornwal brother to the kyng and was buried at Hailes In Iune began a great ryot in y e citie A ryotte in â–ª Norwiche of Norwich where through the monasterie of y e Trinitie was burned And for that fact the kyng rode downe and Execution made enquiry for the chief doers therof wherof xxx yong men were condemned drawen hanged and brent This yere were diuers prodigies strange tokens seene in dyuers places of Englande Anno. 57. M date 1272 Sir walter Harui S Richard Paris Iohn Bedill In the beginnyng of this yere kyng HeÌ„ry sickned and he called before him syr Gilbert Clare erle of Glocester caused hym to be newly sworn to kepe the peace of the lande to the behofe of Edward his sonne and then dyed the xvi day of Nouember in the yere of our Lord. 1272. when he had reigned lvi yeares and .xviii. dayes He was buried at Westminster vpon the southe tyde of sainct Edward He buylded a great part of the same Churche Kyng Edward the fyrst â–ª surnamed Longshank Anno Regni .i. date 1272 EDward the fyrst after the Conqueste surnamed Longshanke began his Reigne ouer this realme of EnglaÌ„d the .xvi. day of NoueÌ„ber in the yeare 1272. and deceased the .vii. daye of Iulye in the yeare 1307. so he reigned .xxxiiii. yeares .vii. monethes and .xx. dayes Anno. 1. M Syr Walter Haruy knyght S Iohn Horne date 1273 Walter Porter IN the ende of this yere the kyng returned Stryfe for chosyng the Maior of London into England Ther was yet busynes about chosyng of the Maior for dyuers woulde haue made suche a Maior as they had lyked But for that tyme they were disappoynted whiche in the yeare folowynge vpon the same day toke further effecte Anno. 2. M Henry â—alleys S date 1274 Nicholas Wynchester Henry Couentrie THe kyng of Scotts dyd homage to kyng Edward for the kyngedome of Scotlande The kyng ordeyned certayne newe lawes for the wealthe of the realme emong the which was one that bakers makyng bread lackyng weight assigned after the price of Corne shold first be punished by losse of their bread and the seconde by enprisonment and thirdlye by the correction of the pillorye Myllers for stealynge of corne to be chastised by the tumberyll and nighte walkers to be punished in the Tonne in Cornhyll And this to be put in executioÌ„ he gaue auctoritie to all maiors bailiffs other officers through EnglaÌ„d specially to y e maior
king Barwikâ— wonne Edward Wherfore kyng Edward hasted him thither He wan from him the castels of Garwicke and Dunbarre He slewe of the Scottes .xxv. M. and toke prisoner syr William Douglas other noble men He conquered also Edenbrough where he found the regâ—â—ensignes of Scotland that is to wit the Crowne the Scepter and clothe of estate Anno. 26. M Syr Iohn Britton S date 1298 Iohn de stortforda William de Stort forde Certain persons brake vp y â— Tonne in Cornehyll and toke out certayn prâ—soners that thither were coÌ„mitted by syr Iohn Britton for the whyche .ix. of them were greuously punished by loÌ„g â—mprisonement and great fines The tunne aboue named is nowe the cundit in Cornhill The kyng coÌ„myng agayn into England Liberties of London graunted and so to Winchester the citizeÌ„s of LoÌ„don made suche labour vnto his grace that they obteined grauÌ„t of their liberties that had in some part be kept from them by the terme of .xii. yeres or more Anno. 27. M date 1299 Henry Walleis S Richard ReshaÌ„ Thomas Sely This yere the kyng made cruel war vpon the Scots had of them a great victorie and then yelded thâ—im selues agayn to his grace and mercy This yere also the king called in certayn coynes of money called pollards Câ—ocardes and rosaries Anno. 28. M date 1300 Elisâ— Russell S Iohn Armencer HeÌ„ry Fringrith Kyng Edward hearyng of the vntruth and rebellioÌ„ of the Scots made his third voyage against them wherin he subdued a great part of the land and toke the castell of Estriuelyn with other and made the lords sweare to hym â—â—â—â—ltie and homage Anno. 29. M Elis Russell S date Luke Hauerynge Rich. Champeis Thys yeare the kyng gaue vnto Edward his son the princedom of Wales and ioyned thervnto the dukedome of Cornwall and the erledom of Chester Anno. 30. M Iohn Blunt S Robert Caller date 1302 Peter Bosham This yeare the Kinge helde a greate ParliameÌ„t at CaÌ„torb parliament at Cantorbury Anno. 31. M Iohn Blunt S Hugh Pourte date 1303 Symon Parys This yere kyng Edward made great warres in Scotland where he had many great victories Anno. 32. M Iohn Blunt S date 1304 William Combmartein Ioh. de Burford This yeare the king caused great in quirie to be made of y e behauior of his Iustices throughout his realm which was called Troyly Baston Anno. 33. M Iohn Blunt S Roger Paris date Iohn Lincolne Wylliam Wales which had done sâ— many displeasures to kyng Edwarde Execution at LoÌ„don in Scotland was taken drawen haÌ„ged anb quartred at London on Saint Bartholomews eue and his head sette on London bridge The nobles in Scotland in a parliamente at Westmynster voluntarily wer sworn to be tru to the king of England and kepe the land of Scotland to his vse agaynst all persones Anno. 34. M date 1306 Iohn Blunt S Raynold Doderil William Causon Roberte le Bruse contrarye to hys othe to kyng Edward before made assembled the lordes of Scotlande and caused hym selfe to be crowned When kyng Edward hearde of this treason he went wyth haste into Scotlande where he chased syr Roberte le Bruse and all the power of Scotlande and toke many of the noble meÌ„ prisoners Anno. 35. M date 1307 Iohn Blunt S Symon Belet Godfrey de la conduite The warres continuynge in Scotlande Kyng Edwarde deceased the noble kyng Edwarde ended his lyfe the seuenth day of Iuly in the yere 1307 when he had reigned 34. yeres 7. monethes and. 21. dayes He lyeth buried at Westminster in the chapell of sainte Edwarde vpon the south syde in a plaine tombe of marble at the head of his father King Edwarde the second Anno Râ—gni 1 â–ª date EDward the seconde son of the first Edward and prince of wales borne at Carnaruan began his reigne ouer y â— realm of England the .vii. daye of Iuly in the yere of our lord 1307. who was deposed the. 25. day of Ianuary and in the yere 1326. so that he reigned 19. yeres He was fayre of body but vnstedfast of maners and disposed to lightnes he refused the company of his lordes and men of honour and hanted the company of villains vile persons He gaue him selfe to ouermuche drinkinge and lightly would disclose thinges of greâ— councel and besyde that he was geuen to these vices of nature He was made much worse by the counsel familiaritie of certain euil disposed persons â—s Piers of Gaueston Hugh Spencer others whose wanton counsel he folowing gaue him selfe wholly to the appetite and pleasure of the body not regarding to gouerne his coÌ„mon weale by sadnes discretion and iustice Anno. 1. M date 1307 Syr Iohn Blunt S Nicolas Pigoâ— Michell Drury Kyng Edward toke to wyfe Isabell the daughter of Phillip the fayre king of Fraunce He gaue Piers of Gaueston the â—arledome of Cornwall and the lordeshyp of wallingford and was ruled aâ— by his counsell Anno. 2. M date 1308 Nicolas Faringdon Goldsmith S William Basyng Iohn Butler The king calling to mind the displesure done vnto him and his familiar Piers GauestoÌ„ by y e bishop of Chester commanded him to the tower of London where he was strayghtlye kepte many dayes after But the lordes perâ—eauing the king geuen all to wantonnesse and that he was much prouoked thervnto by y â— meanes of Piers Gaueston caused the king to banish him the realme and so he wente ouer into Ireland where the king notwithstanding comforted him with many riche giftes and made him chief ruler of that countrey Anno. 3. M Thomas Romayn S date 1309 Iames of s Ed. Roger Palmer The kinge and his lordes were at gret strife for the banishment of Piers of Gaueston in so much that the kinge woulde not be pleased vntyll he were agayn restored the Rhodâ— won by christen men Crouched friers This yere was the Isâ—e of Rhodes recouered from the Turke by the knightes of the order of saint Iohn Baptist This yere the crouched friers came fyrst into England Anno. 4. M Rychard Rofham S date 1310 Symon Croppe Pet. Blacknay Pieâ—s of Gaueston more and more encreased in so much that he had the custody of all the kynges iewels and tresure of the which he tooke a table and a A table with 〈◊〉 payre of tresseâ—s of golde and conueighed them with other iewels out of the land He also broght the kyng to manyfolde vices as adultery and such other Wherfore the lordes agayne banished him out of England into Flaunders to the kinges great displeasure Anno. 5. M date Iohn Gysours Peperer S Symon Merwood Rich. Wilforde Piers of Gaueston was agayne by the king called out of Flaunders wherfore the lordes being confederate besieged him in the castel of Scarborough where they toke him and brought him to Gauersyde besyde Warwicke and Execution in Gauersyde smote of his heade to the great discontenting of the kinges mynd This yere the kings fyrst sonne named Edward was borne at
Windsore Anno. 6. M date 1312 Iohn Gysours Grocer S Iohn Lambyn Adam Lutekyn This yere was manye good lawes made in the parliamente at London whervnto the king and his lords were sworne Anno. 7. M date Nicolas Faringdon goldsmith S Adam Burden Hugh BaytoÌ„ The Englishe men encountered with Robert le Bruse and his Scots at Estriualen where was fought a stronge The 〈…〉 battell In the ende whereof the Englyshemen wer discomfited so egerly pursued by the Scottes that many of the noble men were slayne as Gilbert de Clare Erle of Glocester syr Robert Clyford syr Edmond of Manle with other lords and barons to the number of .xlii. knightes and .lxvii. barons be syde .xxii. men of name which wer taken prisoners and .x. M. coÌ„mon souldiours slayne After this tyme Robert le Bruse reigned as king of Scotland Anno. 8. M Iohn Gysors Grocer S date 1314 Stephen of Abingdon HamoÌ„d Chikwel A villayn called Iohn Poydras a tanners son of Excester in diuers places A barkers son made claym to the croune of England named himselfe the son of Edward the first said that by a false nourse he was stolne out of his cradel Edward that was now king put in his place which was but a carters son but shortly after he was conuict of his vntrueth and confessed that he dyd it by the motioÌ„ of a familiar sprite which he had in his house in likenes of a cat whom he had serued .iii. yere and he for his seruice was drawen and hanged at Northamptou Anno. 9. M date 1315 StepheÌ„ abingdoÌ„ S HamoÌ„dgoodchep Wil. Reading The castell of Barwike was yelded vp to the Scottes by the treason of Peter Spaldyng Two cardinalles beyng sente from Rome to conclude a peace betwene the king of England the Scots as they went through Yorkshyre were robbed by two Knights called Gilbert Midleâ—oâ— Walter Selby with 600. men which .ii. knightes had don many robberies in those partes or they were taken but they were afterward condemned drawen hanged at London And the King recompensed the Cardinalles double so much as they lost Shortly after syr Gossâ—en Deinuile and his brother Robert with two hundred in habite of Friers goyng about Notable â—heues in Friers apparell as exiled persons or outlawes did many great and notable roberies and despites they robbed and spoyled the byshop of Durhams palaces leauing nothing in them but bare walles such lyke robberyes for the which they wer after hanged at Yorke Anno. 10. M Iohn Wengraue S date 1316 Wil. Caston Rafe Palmer The Scottes entred the borders of NorthuÌ„berland and most cruelly robbed and spoyled the countrey sparyng neither man woman nor chyld To this mischief was ioyned so exceding Great famine dearth and scarsitie that wheate was sold for .iiii. mark the quarter the coÌ„mon peple did eat hors flesh other vile beastes many died for hunger Anno. 11. M Iohn Wengraue S date 1319 Iohn Prior Wil. Furnex Kinge Edward layde siege to Barwike The white battell But in the meane time the scots by an other way inuaded the borders of England wasted the countrey euen to Yorke slew a gret number specially of religious people Wherefore it was called the white battel King Edward was constrained to break vp his siege returne agayne into England Syr Hugh the Spencers the father and the sonne were of great power in EnglaÌ„d and by the fauour of the king practised suche crueltie and bare them selfe so hautie that no lord in this land durst contrary them in any thyng that they thought good whereby they were greatly hated of the nobles Anno. 12. M date 1318 Iohn WeÌ„graue S Iohn PouÌ„tney Iohn Dalling The Lords and nobles of England detestynge the outragious pryde of the Spencers in suche wyse conspired against them that they caused the kinge halfe against his mind to banish them the Realme Anno. 13. M date 1319 Hamond Chikwel peperer S Symon Abingnon â–ª Iohn Preston This yere king Edward contrary to the mind of his lords reuoked the SpeÌ„cers from banishment and set them in like authoritie as they before had bene to the great disturbance of the realme and not long after pursued the barons and chased them from place to place as fyrst at Ledes castell in Kent after in the marches of Wales where he tooke the Mortimers and sent them to the Tower of London Anno. 14. M date 1320 Nicholas Faringdon goldsmithe S Reynolde at cundit Wil. Prodham This yere king Edward ouercam the barons of this realme in many battels Gret execution and toke many of them whome he put to death in diuers parts of this realm to the number of .xxii. noble men Master Iohn Baldocke a man of euill fame was made Chancelor of EnglaÌ„d who extremely pilled y â— coÌ„mons of this realme for the which he was well rewarded after Anno. 15. M Hamond Chikwel Grocer S. date 1321 Richard Constantine Rich. Hakeney This yere the sunne appeared to mens The sunne appeared as blood sight as red as bloud and so continued the space of .vi. houres The last day of October the Irishmen by the ayde they had out of Englande droue the scottes out of theyr land At which time many noble men of Scotland wer slayne Among which was Edwarde lè Bruze the kinges brother Anno. 16. M Hamond Chikwel Grocer S date Iohn Grantham Rich. of Ely King Edward with a great army entred Scotland but with sicknes and other misfortunes that chanced amonge the soldiors he within short space was forced to return into England wherof syr Iames Douglas and the Scots hauinge knowledge pursued him in such wise that they slew many english men and had welnere taken the kyng at an abbey called Beighland froÌ„ the which he was forced to flee and leaue his tresure behind him Anno. 17. M date 1323 Nicolas Faringdon Goldsmith S Adam Salisbury Io â–ª of Oxéford Charles of â–ª France warred vpon the lands of king Edward in Gascoyne Guien and tooke there manye to wnes and castels Wherfore king Edwarde sent his wyfe Isabell to entreate with her brother Charles for peace or as Froâ—sard saith the Quene her selfe fleyng che tyranny mischief of the SpeÌ„â—ers fled with her yonge son Edward into France and was gently receiued of her brother which made greate promise to ayde her against the tyranny iniury of the Spencers Anno. 18. M date 1324 Hamond Chikwel Gâ—â—â—â—er S Beâ—et of Fulham Iohn Caâ—sion Quene Isabel by the ayde and helpe of lyr Iohn of Haynold with a â—â—nal company of Henoways returned into Englande to whom the Nobles and the King Edward taken prisoner commons gatheringe in great number pursued the kinge the Spencers and other enemies so egerly that â—hortlye after they toke them and kept the king in prison at Kenil worthe â–ª And after at Barkley they toke maister Robert bal docke the chancellor the Spenrers taken prisoners Robert Baldock the ChaÌ„cellor both y e
Spencers the father and the sonne the earle of Arundel with diuers other brought them to â–ª the toun of Hereford Anno. 19. M Richard Betain Goldsmith S date 1325 Gilbert Mordon Iohn Cotton The morow after Simon and Iude syr Hugh Spencer y â— father was put to Great execution death at Bristowe and after buried at Winchester and on saint â–ª Hughes day folowing was syr Hugh his son drawen hanged quartered at Hereford 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 died miserably The earle of Arundell was put to deth at Hereford and king Edward was by parliament deposed from King Edward deposed his kingdom when he hâ—d reigned xâ—â—yere syxe monthes and .xviii. dais and not longe after was murthered by syr Roger Mortimer and was buried aâ— Glocester Edward the third Anno Regni 1. date 1326 EDwarde the thirde after the deposing of his father was crowned king of England He began his â–ª reigne ouer this realm the .xxv. day of Ianuary in the yere of our lorde 1326 and deceased the. 21 â–ª day of Iune in the yere 1377. so he reigned 50. yere and. 5. monethes lackinge 3. daies In â—â—ates of armes he was very expert as the noble enterprises by him atchiâ—ued do wel declare Of his â—â—beraliite clemencie he shewed many gret examples Briefly in al princely vertues he was so excellâ—t that few â—â—oble men before his time were to be â—â—pared to him At the beginning of his reigne he was chiefly ordred by syr Roger Mortymer and his mother Isabel In this fyrst yere of his reigne he confirmed The liberties of London confyâ—med the liberties of the citie of London and ordeyned that the maior of the city of London should syt in all places of iudgemâ—t within the liberties of the same for chiefe Iustice the kinges person only excepted and that euery alder man â–ª that had ben maidr 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 owne warde Diuers other priuâ—leges he graunted to the citie The king went toward Scotland hauing vnderstanding that the scottes were entred into England as farre as Stanhop parke He beset them rounde about hopynge to haue broughte them bnder his subiection But when he thought to be most sure of them by treason of some of his host the scottes escaped cleane returned back into scotland About the .xxi. day of September Kinge Edward the seconde murdered Edward y â— second was murdered in the castell of Barkley by syr Roger Mortimer and was buried at Glocester Anno. 1. M date 1326 Richard Britayn Goldsmith S Râ—c Roting Roger Chacellor The King maried the lady Philip the earles doughter of Henawde in the citie of Yorke The kinge helde his parliament at A Parliament at Northampton Northampton wher through the counsaile of syâ— Roger Mortimer the old Quene his mother he made with the scots an vnprofitable and dishonorable peace For why he restored to them all theyr writings charters and patentes wherby the kinges of Scotlande had bounde them selues to be tributarye â—o to the crowne of England with other like vnprofitable conditions Anno. 2. M date 1327 Mamoâ—de Chikwell Grocer S Henry Darcy Iohn Hawden Dauid the yong prince of Scotland maried Iane the syster of Kinge Edwarde whom the Scottes in derision called Iane makepeace The scottes made many â—ymes agaynst thenglishmen for the fond disguiâ—ed apparell by them at that tyme worne amongest the which this was one Long beardes hartlesse Scottish â— tauntes Paynted hoodes witlesse Gay Cotes gracelesse Makes England thriftlesse Anno. 3. M Iohn Grantham Grocer date 1328 S SimoÌ„ FraÌ„câ—s Henry Combmarten Edward erle of Kent vncle to king Edward of England beynge falselye Execution accused of treason was by syr Roger Mortimer put to death at Winchester Prince Edward was borne at Wodstock The .xvii. of October syr Roger Mortemer was taken in Notingham castell and sent to the Tower of London Anno. 4. M Symonde Swalond date 1329 S Richard Lazaâ— Henry Gâ—sors Syr Roger Mortimer was accused for diuers points of treason as y t he murdered king Edward the second that through him the scots escaped at Staâ—â—hope parke for receiuynge summes of money of the Scottes for which accusations he was shortely aâ—ter drawen Execution â–ª and hanged at London Edward Baylel the sonne oâ— Iohn Baylel late king of scottes by lysence purchased of king Edward entred into to Scotland clayming the crowne by the right of his father where he vanquished the Scottes and was crouned at Stone Anno. 5. M date 1330 Iohn Pountney Draper S Robert Ely Thomas whorwod The king with a great army wente into Scotland and at Halidâ— hil gaue the Scottes battaile wherin he obteined a triumphant victory and slew oâ— them .viii. erles 900. knightes of barons Barwike wonne and esquires 400. 33000. coÌ„mon souldiors he wan Edenborâ—we Barwike and many other castels and gane the gouernance of Scotlande to Edward Baylel Anno. 6. M date 1331 Iohn Pountney Draper S Iohn Mocking Andrew Aubery The king of France sent .x. shyps toward Scotland which wer â—o wether driuen into Flauâ—ders that they were little worth after that time Anno. 7. M date 1332 Iohn Preston Draper S Nicolas Pikr Iohn Husbande Kyng Edwarde wente agayne into Scotlande and layd siege to the castel of â—ylbridge He wan it by strength set the countrey in quietnes and came back to the castel of Tyne where shortly after Edward Baâ—lel kyng of Scottes came and dydde hym homage and sware vnto hym fealtie Anno. 8. M Iohn Pountney draper date 1333 S Iohn Hamond William Hansarde Embassadors were sent froÌ„ Philip de Valoys king of France for to conclude vpon certayn articles of variaÌ„ce betwene their lord and the kyng of Englande but it toke none effecte Anno. 9. M Reignold at Cundyte date 1334 S Iohn Hyngston Walter Turke This yere kyng Edward sent ambassadors into France to coÌ„clude a peace whiche likewise toke none effect Anno. 10. M Iohn PonÌ„tney draper date 1335 S Walter Wordoâ— Richard Vâ—ton This yere king Edward made claime to the crowne of France and therfore proclaimed open warre betwene Englande and France Anno. 11. M date 1336 Iohn PouÌ„tney draper S William Brickelsworth Iohn Northhal This yere the kyng considering the charge he had with warrs in ScotlaÌ„d and also that he inteÌ„ded to haue against the Frenchmen gathered togither treasure by dyuers and sundry ways wher of the maner is not expressed but such great plentie came to his handes that money was very scant throughout the whole Realme by reason of whiche scarsnes vitaile and other merchandise were excedyng good cheape for at London Cheape of vitailes a quarter of wheate was sold for ij sÌ„ A fat oxe for .vi. sÌ„ .viii. d A fatte shepe for vi
d and viii d six pigeoÌ„s for one peny a fat goose for ii d a pyg for a peny so al other victuals after y e rate This yere appered a blasing sterre Anno. 12. M date 1337 Henry Darcy S Walter Neale Nicolas Crane King Edward sent Embassadors beyond the sea to allie with hym the erle of Heynault and other lordes whiche obeyde not the french king of who by the meanes of Iaques Dartuell he had great comfort bothe of the Flemmings diuers lords princes of those parts This yere the kyng granted that the officers of the Maior and Sheriffs of London should beare maces of syluer Anno. 13. M Henry Darcy date 1338 S WilliaÌ„ of Pomfret Hugh Marbre Kyng Edward for establishement of amitie betwene hym and the Hollanders Selanders and Grabanders sailed to And warpe where he concluded the matter with his aliances and by y â— consent of y e emperor Lewys was proclaimed vicar generall of the empire In this mean time certain frenchmeÌ„ SouthaÌ„pton robbed had entred the haueÌ„ of Southhampton and robbed the towne brent a great part therof and vpon the sea they toke ii great ships called the Edward and the Christopher Anno. 14. M Andrew Aubery grocer date 1339 S William Thorney Roger Frosham Kynge Henry helde a parliament at Great subsedye Westminster he demaunded the fyfthe part of euery mans goods The customes of the wolles to be paid .ij. yeares before hand and the nynth sheafe of euery mans corne Which was granted hym But before it were all payde the loue of the people dyd turne into hatred and their prayer into cursyng c. The kyng changed his coyn made Coyn changed the noble and half noble The noble at vi s .viij. d which is how .x. sÌ„ Kyng Edward entred the borders of France and made clayme to the whole realme of France as his rightful inheritance Armes of Englande and France entermedled and for more auctoritie named hym selfe kyng of France and entermedled the armes of France as it remayneth to this daye Anno. 15. M date 1340 Andrew Aubery grocer S. Adam Lucas Bartholomew marys The quene of England wife to king Iohn of Gaunt Edward beyng at Gaunt was deliuered of a sonne which afterwarde was called Iohn of Gaunt which was first earle of Richemount and after Duke of Gloucester Kyng Edward sailyng into Flaunders nye to the towne of Sluce mette Sattayl ouâ—e sea with the Frenche kynges nauy where was foughten a cruell battail Wherof the kyng of England had the victury and the Frenche flete that was in nuÌ„ber 400. sayle was welnere destroied and the souldiors taken slayn drouned so that of 33000 four escaped aliue After this victory kyng Edwarde besieged Turney and the town of saint Omers At the end of .xi. wekes after the siege a peace was concluded for xii monethes and the kyng returned Anno. 16. M Iohn Oxenford vintener date 1341 S Rich. barkyng Iohn Rockesleye This yeare came into England .ii. cardinals to treate a peace betwene the kynges of Englande and of France who concluded it for .iij. yeares but it lasted not so long This yere the quene was deliuered of a man childe at Langley and was named Edmund of Langley and was kyng Edwards thirde sonne Anno. 17. M Symon Francis mercer date 1342 S Iohn Lufkin Rich. Kyslingbury This yere died Iohn duke of britain by reason of whose death war strife grewe and parts takyng by y e Frenche kyng and kyng Edwarde Anno 18. M date 1343 Iohn Hamond S Iohn Sewarde Iohn Aysesham This yere y e king called a parliameÌ„t at Westminster In time whereof Edwarde hys eldeste sonne was created prince of Wales This yere y e king made a coin of fine gold and named it the Florentine y â— is A newe coyne to say the peny of y e valu of .vi. â— .viii d the halfpeny of y â— valu of .iii. â— .iiii. d the farthing of the valu of .xx. d which coyn was ordeined for his warres in France for the gold therof was not so fyne as was the noble before named Anno. 19. M date 1344 Iohn HamoÌ„d S Geff. Wichingham Thomas Legget This yere y e king held a solemn feast The order of knights of the garter at his castel of Windsor where he deâ—sed the Order of the garter and stablished it as it is at this day And then he sayled into Sluce so into little Britain with a strong army He sent y e erle of Derby with a stroÌ„g army into GuyeÌ„ for to ayde the erle of Northampton Anno. 20. M date 1345 Richard Laceâ— Mercer S Edmonde Heuenall Iohn Gloucester King Edward made a great preparation for the warres of Fraunce and Philip de Valoys kynge of Fraunce made as great preparatioÌ„ to defend his land agaynst him Anno. 21. M Geffrey WichinghaÌ„ S date 1346 Iohn Croydon Will. Clopton King Edward sailed into NormaÌ„dy with 1100. sayle with his son Prince Edward they ouer rode spoiled destroied y e couÌ„trey before them vnto Paris gathered woÌ„derful riches of prai which he seÌ„t into EnglaÌ„d Shortly after he encouÌ„tred y e french king nye the forest of Cresse when he had not in his host the eight man in comparison of y â— Frenche army and obteyned of them a traumphant victorie â–ª Wher was slain the kyng of Goheme with tenne other great princes .80 baners .1200 knightes and .3000 common souldiors After this victory kyng Edwarde wente toward Caleys and besieged it In the meane whyle Dauid of ScotlaÌ„d made warre vpon the borders of England but the bishop of Yorke with other lordes gathered a great company aswell spirituall as temporall and nere vnto Durham did byd the kyng of Scottes battaile where was fought a cruel and fierce battaile But in the end the victory fell vnto the quenes syde there was taken the kyng of Scottes with many of his greatest lordes and there R. of scots taken was slayne one other aboue .15000 souldiours Anno. 22. M date 1347 Thomas Legget skinner S Adam Bramson Richar. Basingstoke This yere after kyng Edward had Caleys yelded lien afore Calais a yere more it was yelded vp to hym as ye maye reade in Iohn Frosarde Anno. 23. M date 1348 Iohn Lufkyn â—â—shmoÌ„ger S Henrye Pycarde SymoÌ„ Dolell In the ende of this yere about August Gret plage the pestileÌ„ce begon in dyuers places of England and specially at London and so continued tyll that tyme twelue moneth Anno. 24. date 1349 Walter Turke fyshmonger S Adam Burye Rafe Lynne The King caused to be voyned grotes and halfe grotes the whych lacked â—teration coyne of the weyght of his former coyn .ii. â— vi d of a pound troy And about y â— end of August ceased the death in London which was so vehemeÌ„t and sharp that ouer the bodies buryed in churches and churchyardes monasteries and other accustomed burying places was buried in
the Charter house yarde of Great pestilence London I. M. persons And also many persons of good credite yet liuinge in the citie of LoÌ„don affirme that they haue redde the lyke written on a plate of laton fastned on a crosse of stone in the same Charter house churcheyarde and also to haue seene recorded in one olde Booke of the sayd Charter house that at that tyme the sayde mortalitis was so great that there remayned not the tenth person alyue throughout the realme Anno. 25. M Richarde Kyllyngburye S date 1350 Iohn Notte Wylliam Wocester This yeare kyng Edward hadde a goodly victory vppon the sea agaynste the Constable of FraÌ„ce where he toke xxii of their shyps Anno. 26. M Andrew Aubery grocer S Iohn Wrothe date 1351 Gibbon Staindrope This yere the castel of Guynes was yelden vnto y e englyshmen dwellinge in Calice by treason of a French man Also the englishmeÌ„ being in Britain had a goodly victory ouer the FreÌ„chmeÌ„ where they toke many noble men prisoners Anno. 27. W date 1352 Adam Francis mercer S Iohn Peache Iohn Stodeney This sommer was so long dry that it was called after the dry sommer for from March till the later end of Iuly Dry Sommer fell litle rain or none by which reason corne that yere folowyng was scant Anno. 28. maior date 1353 Adam Francis mercer S Iohn Welde Iohn Lyttle The duke of Grunswike made an appeale agaynst Henry duke of Lancaster for whiche was waged battaile in the frenche Kynges courte and beynge bothe ready within the lystes to fyght the french king staied the matter and toke the quarel into his handes so that either of them departed the freld without any stroke striken Anno. 29. W date 1354 Thomas Legget Skinner S WilliaÌ„ Totingham Richar. Smelt For so much as the townes in FlaÌ„ders Woll staples keptat Westmin Chichester Lincolne Bristow CaÌ„torbury brake their promise beefore tyme made by Iaques Dartuel and now fauored the French partie king Edward remoued the market and staple of wol out of Flanders into Englande as to Westminster Chichester Lincolne Bristow Cantorbury Also this years was the house of the Friers Augustins in London finished Fryer Augustines churche in London builded which was reedified by syr Humfreye Bohune Erle of Hertforde and Essex whose bodye lieth buried in the quier of the said hous before the high aultar Anno. 30. W Simond Francis Mercer date 1355 S Tho. Forster Thomas Brandon Edward prince of Wales nie to the city of poitiers ioined battel with king Iohn of FraÌ„ce of whoÌ„ y e prince by his marcial policy wan a noble victory not withstaÌ„ding y t he had in his armye but 800. souldiors on the freÌ„ch part wer 6000. fighting meÌ„ In this coÌ„flict king Iohn was takeÌ„ with his yong son Phiâ—â—p and many of his nobles brought into England Anno. 31. W Henry Picard date 1356 S Râ—ch NotinghaÌ„ Thoma â—osellâ— Great and royal iustes were holdeÌ„ in Iustes in smithfielâ— smithfield before the king of England the FreÌ„ch king being prisoner y â— king of Scots and diuers other nobles Anno. 32. W date 1357 Iohn Stody vintener S StepheÌ„ CaÌ„dish Barthol Frostlyng This yere Dauid le Bruze king of Scots was set at libertie when he had put kynge Edward suretie of 10000. marke for his ransome Anno. 33. W date 1358 Iohn Lufkyn fyshmonger S Ioh. Barnes Iohn Burys The Englyshemen in Britain toke the towne of Ancore and diuers other and put them to great raunsome Anno. 34. W date 1359 Symon Dolel grocer S Simon Bedington Iohn Chichester A fynall peace was concluded betwene the kynges of Englande and of Fraunce on this condition that kynge Edward should haue to his possession the countreis oâ— Gascoyn and Guyen Poytiers Lymosyn Galeuile Xantes Calice Guines and diuers other lordshyps castels townes â–ª and al the landes to them belonging without knowledge of any soueraigntie or subiection for the same and the kyng of Fraunce should pay for his raunsome 300000. crownes and so kyng Iohn returned into France Anno. 35. W Iohn Wrothe fishmonger date 1360 S Iohn Denys Walter Burney Kyng Edward returned froÌ„ Caleys into England and brought with hym many noble meÌ„ of FraÌ„ce for hostages This yere men and beastes perished in Englande in dyuers places with thunder and lightenynge and stendes were sene in mans likenes and spake vnto men as they trauailed by the way Anno. 36. W Iohn Peche fishmonger date 1361 S WilliaÌ„ Holbeche Iames Tame This yeare was great death and pestilence The secoÌ„de pestilence in EnglaÌ„d which was called the second mortalitie in whiche dyed Henry duke of Lancaster then was Iohn of Gaunt the kyngs third sonne which had maried the dukes daughter made duke of Lancaster Also there were sene this yere in the ayre Castelles and hoostes of menne fyghtyng Anno. 37. M date 1362 Stephen Candishe S Io. of S. AlboÌ„s Iames Andrew This yere was a great wind in England Greate wynde wherwith many steples towres were ouerthrowen King Iohn of France came into England shortly after died at y e Sauoy in London Also this yere was a great frost in England whiche lasted frome the myddest of September to the moneth of Aprill Anno. 38. M date 1363 Iohn Notte peperer S Rycharde Croydon Iohn Hiltofte Prince Edward sayled into Burdeaux receiued the possession of Guyen that kyng Edwarde â–ª had newly gyuen vnto hym Anno. 39. M date 1364 Adam Burye Skinner S Symon Mordant Io. of Motford This yere the kyng began the foundation S. stepheÌ„s chapell of sainct Stephens Chapell at Westmynster whiche was fynished by Richard the secoÌ„d and sonne of prince Edwarde Anno. 40. M Adam of Burye Skinner date 1365 S Iohn Bukilsworthe Iohn Drelande Adam of Bury was maior one parte of the yere Iohn Lufâ—yn y e residue This yere the kyng comanded that Peter pence shold no more be gathered nor payd to Rome Anno. 41. M Iohn Louekyn fishmoÌ„ger S date 1366 Iohn Warde WilliaÌ„ Dickman This yere was borne the second son of prince Edward named Richarde Anno. 42. M Iames Andrew Draper date 1367 S Rich. Torgold William Dickman This yeare appered Stella cometa that is a blasing starre And the Earles Blasyng sterre of Armenak of Brett and of Perygort with other nobles of the Duchye of Guyan appealed the Prince of Wales in the Frenche kynges courte that he had broken the peace and wronged them as in exacting of them ouer great summes of money c. But the French kyng deferted it for certayne causes to longe here to recite Anno. 43. M date 1368 Symon Mordon fishmoÌ„ger S AdaÌ„ Wimbingham Rob. Girdler This yeare the Frenche Kyng proceded in iudgement vpon the appellation before made by the erle of Arminak the lord of Bret and erle of Perygort agaynst prince Edward Whervpon discorde and variance began to take place betwene the two kynges those lordes which before were sworne to
kyng Edward dyd nowe yelde dyuers townes of the countrey of Poytiers vnto the Frenche kyng Anno. 44. M date 1369 Iohn Chichester goldsmyth S Iohn Pyell Hughe Holbitche This yeare dyed Quene Philyppe Quenes colledge in Oxforde wyfe to Edward the thyrd she builded the colledge in Oxenford called quenes colledge In this yere was the third mortality or pestilence wherof died much people Anno. 45. M date 1370 Iohn Bernes mercer S William Walworth Roberte Gayton Iohn Barnes maior of LoÌ„don gaue a cheste with three locks and a. 1000. markes to be lent to yong men vpon sufficient gage so that it passed not one 100. marks and for the occupying thee of if he were lerned to say at his plesure De profundis for the soule of Iohn Barnes if he were not learned to saye Pater noster But how soeuer the money was lent at this day the chest staÌ„deth in the chaÌ„ber of London without eyther money or pledges for the same Anno. 46. M Iohn Barnes mercer date 1371 S Roberte Hatfielde Adam Staple The erle of Pembroke as he passed the sea to reskue the castell of Rochell was encouÌ„tred with a flete of Spaniardes which kynge Henry of Castell had sent to ayde the Frenche kyng Of these Spanyardes after cruel fight the Erle was taken and syr Guystarde de Angle and other to the nuÌ„ber of 160 â–ª persons and the more part of his men slayne and drowned Anno. 47. M Iohn Pyell marchant date 1372 S Iohn Philpot Nicolas Brember Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred by Calays into France passed through out the realme by Vermendoys and ChaÌ„payn nigh to Burdeaux in Aquitayn without battaile Anno. 48. M date 1373 Adam of Burye Skinner S Iohn Aubery Iohn Fysshyed Dyuers entreaties of peace were made betwene the kyng of England Fraunce by meane of the by shoppe of Rome but none was concluded Anno. 49. M date 1374 William Walworth fishmoÌ„ger S Richard LioÌ„s WilliaÌ„ Wodhouse The entreatie of peace coÌ„tinued but not concluded but for foure monethes at the most in whiche time of entreatie the French kyng wan many holdes townes of the Englishmen as wel in Guyen as in Britayn and in other places Anno. 50. M date 1375 Iohn Warde grocer S Iohn Hadleye Willyam Neweporte Many wonderfull sycknesses felle among the people â—swel in Italy as in England wherof there died an exceadyng great number Anno. 51. M Adam Staple Mercer S date 1376 Iohn Northampton Robert Launde Prince Edward departed out of this life who was in his time the flower of chiualrie He was buried at Cantorbury and then kyng Edwarde created Richard son of prince Edward prince of Wales and because the kyng waxed feble and sickly he betoke the rule of the land to syr Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster who so continued durynge his fathers lyfe This yere kyng Edward the thirde ended his lyfe at Richemond the .xxi. day of Iune in the yeare of our Lorde 1377. When he had reigned 50. yeres fiue monethes lackynge foure dayes and was buried at Westmynster He left behynde hym foure sonnes Lionel duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster Edmonde of Langleye duke of Yorke and Thomas of Wod stocke Earle of Cambridge ¶ Rycharde the seconde Anno Regni .i. date 1377 RIchard the second son of Prince Edward of Wales was ordeyned kyng of England beynge as yet but eleuen yeares of age He began his reigne the .xi. day of Iune in the yeare of our Lorde 1377 â–ª and left the same the .xxix. daye of September in the yeare 1399. so he reigned .xxii. yeres .iii. monethes and eight days In bountie and liberalitie he farre passed all his progenitoures but he was ouermuche geuen to rest quietnes and loued litle dedes of armes marciall prowesse and for that he was yonge he was moste ruled by yong counsayle and regarded nothing the aduertisementes of the sage wise men of his Realme for the chiefe about hym were of no wisedome nor elâ—â—mation Which thyng tourned thys land to great trouble and hymselfe in fine to extreme myserie Of hym Iohn Gower writeth these vâ—â—ses folowing When this king first began to reigne â—oâ— clamaÌ„ 〈…〉 the lawes neglected were Wherfore good fortune hym forsoke and thearthe dyd quake for feare The people also whom he poulde agaynst hym dyd rebell The tyme doth yet bewayle the woes that Chronicles do of tell The foolishe councell of the lewde and yong he dyd receyue And graue aduice of aged heads he dyd reiect and leaue And then for gredy thirst of coyne some subiects he accusde To gayne their goodes into his hands thus he the Realme abusde Anno regni 1. M Nicolas Brember grocer date 1377 S Andrew pickmaÌ„ Nicolas Tuyforde By the enticement of the FrenchmeÌ„ the Scots began to rebel and a squire of theyrs called Alexander Ramsey Barwykâ— taken with .xl. persons in a nyght toke the castell of Barwike whiche was râ—scued and recouered by therle of Northumberlande Anno. 2. M Iohn Philpot grocer date 1378 S Iohn Boseham Thomas Cornewalis This Iohn Philpot maior of LoÌ„don Charitaâ— dedes oâ— Iohn Pâ—â—â—â—pot aboue named gaue to the citie of London certain tenements for the whiche the Chamberlayne of London payeth yerely for euer to .xiij. poore people of the same citie euery of theÌ„ vii peÌ„ce the weke which is payd to them at the iilj quarter feastes of the yere as any of those .xiii. persons dye the Maior appoynteth one and the Recorder of LoÌ„don an other in their romthes Anno. 3. M date 1379 Iohn Hadley grocer S Iohn Heylisdom Myllyam Barret The Frenche men with galleyes and Grauesend â—oyled other shyppes entred into the Thames and burnt diuers townes at the last came to Grauesende where they spoyled â–ª the town and set it on fyre and returned into Fraunce with muche rythes This yere was suche a pestileÌ„ce in Englande that most people dyed Also a parlyamente at Westmynster where was graunted that all men and women beyng of the age of .xiiij. yeres or vpward shold pay to y e king .iiii. d by reason whereof greate grudge and murmure grew among the commons and this was graunted towardes the warres in Fraunce Anno. 4. M William Walworth fishmoÌ„ger date S Walter ducket Will. Knighthode This yeare the makynge of gunnes Gonnes inuented was fyrst fouÌ„d 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 fier it fortuned a sparke to fal in the pouder by and by there rose a great flame-out of the morter and lifte vp the stone wherwith it was couered a great height and after he had perceyued that he made a pype of yron and tempered the pouder and finished this deadly engin and taught it to the Venetians when they warred against the Genuates whiche was in the yeare of our Lord. 1380. For
multitude but y t they wold haue him deliuered to them who brake the bakers head or els to breake open the gates of the saide bishops palaice who was the kings high treasorer for the which the kyng seased the liberties of the citie and discharged the Maior and Sheriffes of the rule of the Citie and committed the gouernement therof to a knyght of the courte called sir Edward Dalingrige Anno. 16. M date 1392 William Stonden Grocer S Gilb. MaÌ„sfield Thomas Newington This yere by the great sute labour The liberties of LondoÌ„ restored of doctor Grauesend then bishop of LoÌ„don the liberties were shortly restored to the citisens of London Anno. 17. M date 1393 Iohn Hadley grocer S Drâ—w Barentin Richarde Whittingion A truce prolonged betwene Fraunce and Englanoe for thre yeares This yeare died Quene Anne wyfe to kyng Richarde Anno. 18. M Iohn Frenche Mercer S date 1394 William Bramton Tho. Knolles Aboute this tyme was Wikliffe famous Iohn Wiklife in England Kyng Richarde made a voyage into Ireland whiche was more chargeable theÌ„ honorable And this yere was great tempest of wynd in England Anno. 19. M William More bintener S Roger Elys date 1395 William Sheringham A truce for .xxx. yeres was made betwene England and France and kyng Richard toke to wife Isabel the daughter of Charles the Frenche kyng Anno. 20. M Adam Bame goldsmith S date 1396 Thomas Wylforde Will. Parker The duke of Glocester king Richardes vncle with the erle of Arundel and Execution other was put to cruell deathe for so muche as they rebuked the kyng in certayn matters ouer liberally Anno. 21. M date 1397 Richard WhittingtoÌ„ Mercer S Wil. Askham Iohn Woodcocke â–ª This yeare deceased Iohn of GauÌ„t duke of Lancaster He was buried in Poules Churche on the north syde of the quier The Duke of Hereford and also the the duke of Hereforde banyshed Duke of Norffolke were bothe banyshed the lande Anno. 22. M date 1398 Drewe BareÌ„ntine goldsmith S Iohn Wade Iohn Warner Kinge Richarde lette the realme of Englande let to ferme Englande to Ferme to syr Willyam Scrope Erle of Wiltshyre and to .iij. knyghtes Bushye Bagot and Grene And then in Aprill he wente with an army into Irelande leauynge for hys Lieuetenaunt in Englande syr Edmund of Langley his vncle and duke of Yorke Kyng Rychard beynge occupied in Irelande Henry Bolynbroke Duke of Hereforde and of Lancaster whiche was banyshed into France beynge sesite for of the Londoners came into Englande wyth a small power and landed in Holdernesse in Yorkeshire to whome the Commons gathered in greate numbre whereof Kynge Richarde hearynge aboute September he returned and landed at Mylforde hauen he went to the Castell oâ— Flint in Wales where he rested hym entendynge to gather more strengthe In the which tyme Henry Duke of Lancaster came vnto Bristowe where he tooke syr William Scrope Earle of Wilteshyre and Treasourer of Enggland syr Iohn Bushy and syr Henry Greene. Syr Iohn Bagot was there taken but he escaped and fled the other thre were put to execution Kyng Richard beyng in the casâ—ell of Flynt Kyng Rychard takeÌ„ prisoner by HeÌ„ry duke of Herford was taken and by Henry Duke of Lancaster sent to the Tower of London where shortly after he yelded vp and resigned to the sayd Henry all his power and Kyngly title to the crowne of Englande and Fraunce knowledgynge that he worthily was deposed for â–ª hâ—s demerytes and misgouerning of the coÌ„mon weale ¶ Kyng Henry the fourth Anno regnl â— date HEnry the fourth was ordeyned King of England more by force then by lau full succession or election Which thyng tourned him to much vnquietnes and caused often rebellion in this Realm He began his reigne ouer this Realm the .xxix. of September in the yere of our Lord. 1399. and leâ—te the same the xx day of Marche in the yere 1412. So he reigned thirtene yeres six monethes lackyng nyne dayes Henry the sonne of Kynge Henry was chosen prince of Wales and duke of Cornewall Earle of Chester and heyre apparant to the Crowne he deposed three Dukes that is to saye of Albumarle Excester and Suâ—â—â—â—y and the â—arquâ—s of Dorset An. reg 1. M date Thomas â—â—olles Grocer S William Walderne William Hyde Syr Iohn Hollande duke of Excester A conspiracie against king Henrye â–ª brother to Kinge Richarde the duke of Albumarle y e duke of Surrey with the Erles of Salisbury Gloucester and other that fauored Richard of Burdeux conspyred agaynst Kynge Henry and appointed priuely to murder him at a feaste whyche shoulde be holden at Windsore but theyr treason Execution â–ª was disclosed and they al put to death with as many knightes esquires as were of that aliance and confederacie King Richard was put to death in Kinge Rychard murdered Pomfret castel by a knight called syr Piers of Exton and after brought to the tower of London so through the citie to Poules barefaced ther stode â—â—i dayes for all beholders and from thence to LaÌ„gley and ther buried in a house of Friers but he was since remoued by Henry the .v. and lieth at Westminster Vpon the deathe of thys king Richard Iohn Gower doth write as foloweth O myrrour for the worlde mete Which shouldest in gold be bette Dox clamâ—tis By which all wise men by forsight Theyr prudent wittes may whette â—o God doth hate suche rulers as Here viciously do lyue And none ought rule that by theyr life Doo yll example gyue As this king Richard witnesseth wel His ende this playne doeth showe For God allotted him such ende and sent him so great â–ª woo As suche a lyfe deserude as by The chronicles thou mayst knowe Anno. 2. M date 1400 Iohn Frauncis Goldsmith S Iohn Wakell William Ebot Whyle the kinge was in Wales certayne persons enuying that he had so shortely obteyned and possessed the Realme blased abroade amongest the vulgare people that kynge Richarde was yet liuing and desyred ayde of the common people to reposesse his realme and royall dignitie And to the furtherance of their inuention they sette vppon poastes and caste aboute the stretes raylyng rimes against king Henry He beyng neâ—led with those vncurteous prickes searched out the auctors and amongest other were founde culpable of thys cryme syr Roger Claryngdon knyghte with two of his seruauntes the Priour of Launde and eyghte Fryers Mynoures or graye Friers who were drawen hanged and Execution quartered at Tyborne in the moneth of February Owen Glendour of Wales rebelled Rebellioâ— in Wales and kinge Henry wente thither with a strong armye but they fledde to theyr mountaynes This yeare was greate scarsitie of Dearthe oâ— corne wheate and other grayne so that wheat was sold at LondoÌ„ for .xvi. s a quarter Anno. 3. M Iohn â—hadworth Mercer date 1401 S. Wil. Venour Iohn Fremingham This yere the Condite standyng vpon Condite iâ— Cornehill buâ—ded Cornehill in London was begon
man and turned all the rage of wildnes into sober and wise behauior and vice into vertue and that he might not be agayne corrupted he charged all his olde companions that vpon payne of theyr liues none of them shold come within ten myles of the place that he was lodged in This yere about haruest tyme was syr Iohn Oldecastel knight appeached Oldcastel for an heretike and committed to prison but he brake out of the tower and wente to wales where he lyued .iiii. yeres after Anno. 1. M date 1413 Wil. Crowmer Draper S Iohn Sutton Iohn Mycol Certayne adherentes of the forenamed syr Iohn Oldecastell assembled them in Thickets fielde nere vnto S. Gyles in great number whereof the kinge beyng informed toke the fielde afore them and toke of them so manye that all the prisons in and about London were filled The chief of theÌ„ whiche were .xxix. wer condempned by the Clergie of heresie and attaynted of high treason as mouers of war against theyr king by the temporall law in the Guild hall and adiudged for treason to be drawen and hanged and for herefye to be consumed with fyre whiche was executed accordyngly in January folowyng The chiefe wherof was syr Robert Acton knighte Iohn Browne Esquier and Iohn Beuerley priest Anno. 2. M Thomas Fauconer Mercer S Iohn Michell date 1414 Thomas Allein This yere the king made great prouision to sayle into France with an army while he was shipping of his peple syr Richard erle of Cambridge syr Richard Scrope treasorer of England and syr Thomas Graye knighte were arrested for treason and so strayghtlye examined that it was coÌ„fessed that they were purposed to haue slayn the king by the corrupting of the Frenche men Execution wherfore they were all three adiudged to dye and were headed at Hampton Then king Henry toke shipping with a great power and sayled into NormaÌ„ die toke the town of Harflew wher he was compassed about with a greate host of frenchmeÌ„ to y e nuÌ„ber of 40000 He hauinge but. 13000. footemen and 2000. speares He slew of his enemies Battell of Agincourt 10000. and toke priâ—oners nie as many â–ª This was called y e battel of Agincourt Anno. 3. M date 1415 Nicholas Wotton Draper S William Cambridge Allein Euerard This yere the â–ª Emperour Sigiâ—mond came into EnglaÌ„d to entreat a meanes of peace betwene the kinges of England Fraunce but all was in vaine for in the ende no peace coulde be con â–ª cluded and king Henry went agayne into Fraunce Anno. 4. M date 1416 Henry Barton Skinner S Robert Wodington Iohn Couentre This yere in France kinge Henry obteined many victories and gotte all the townes and holdes in Normandy sauing Rohan whiche he strongly besieged This yere on Ester day was a great A fraye in saint Dunstons Church fraye in saint Dustons Church in the Easte parte of London the beginners therof was the lord Strange and syr Iohn Trussel knight through the quarell of theyr two wyues through the whiche fraye manye people were sore wounded and hurt and one Thomas Petwarden Fishmonger slayne out of â—â—â—â—de wherfore both the fraiers were brought to the counter in the Pultrey and the lord Strange for beginning the sayd fray was the next sunday accursed at Paules crosse Anno. 5. M Richard Marlowe Iremonger S date 1417 Henry Reade Iohn Gedney This yere syr Iohn Oldcastell was Execution sent vnto London by the lorde Powes out of Wales the whiche syr Iohn for heâ—esye and treason was conuicte and for the same was draweÌ„ to saint Giles fielde where he was hanged on a new payre of Gallowes with cheynes and after consumed with fyre About this time the person of Wrotham The person of WrothaÌ„ with his concubine in Norfolke whiche had haunted newe Market heath and there robbed spoyled many of the kings subiects was with his concubine brought vp to Newgate where he lastly died Anno. 6. M date 1418 Wil Seueâ—â—ke grocer S Rafe Barton Io â–ª Parnesse King Henry conquered Roan subdued al Normandy and was proclaymed Regent of Fraunce for terme of the lyfe of Charles beyng then kinge And after his decease y e croun of FraÌ„ce with al rightes belonging to the same to him and his heyres For confyrmation wherof he toke to wife Catherinâ— the daughter of Charles Anno. 7. M date 1419 Richarde WhittingtoÌ„ Mercer S R. Whitttngham Iohn Butler This yere king Henry returned into England so to London and at Westminster Katherin his wife was crowned the xxiiii day of February Anno. 8. M date 1420 Wil. Cambridge gro S Iohn Butler Iohn Welles The duke of Clarence king Henries brother was ouerset by the Dolphin of France and slayn to the kinges great displeasure King Henry went agayn into France and made warre vpon the Dolphin Anno. 9. M Robert Chichely Grocer S date 1421 Richard Gosselyn Wil. Weston The beginning of this yere Q. Catherin was deliuered at Windsor of a yoÌ„g prince whose name was Henry and the tenth day of August was the newe wether cocke set on Paules steple And this yere the Queene returned into Fraunce to Kinge Henry where was a ioiful meting but â—fâ—er folowed sorow for shortly after the king beyng at Bois in Vincente he wexed sicke Shene and Sion builded died the last day of August in the yere of our lord .1422 when he had reigned nine yeres fyue monethes ten dayes he builded the Shene and Sion and lyeth buried at Westminster King Henry the syxt Anno Regni 1. date HEnry the syxt beynge an infant of .viii. monethes of age began his reigne ouer this Realme of England the last day of August in the yeare of oure lord .1422 he was deposed the fourthe day of Marche in the yere 1460. So he reigned .xxxviii. yeres syxe monethes foure days continuing the time of his youth he was committed to the gouernaunce of Duke Humfraye of Glocester his vncle when he came to â—ans state he was of wit and nature symple gentle and meke loued better peace then war quietnesse of mynd then busines of the world honesty then profite rest ease then trouble care all trouble vexation vnquietnes and iniuries that euer happened to him which were many great he suffred so paciently that he reputed them to be worthely sente to him of God for his offences He fauored good letters excellently wel in token wherof he erected Kings colledge at Cambridge and the colledge at Eaâ—on bâ—ilded two famous Colledges the one at CaÌ„bridge called the kinges colledge the other at Eaton by means wherof good learning greatly increased In the beginninge of his reigne died king Charles of France by reason wherof the kingdome of Fraunce should come vnto king Henry and the nobles of France excepte a fewe that helde with the Dolphin deliuered the possessioÌ„ therof vnto the duke â–ª of Bedford Regent of Fraunce to the vse of king Henry Anno. 1. M William Walderne Mercer S
date 1422 William Estfield R. Tattersale A subsedie was graunted for three yeres fiue nobles of euery sack of wol that should passe out of the lande A priest was burned for heresie called Execution William Tayler This yere the west gate of London Newgate builded now calâ—ed newegate was newly builded by the executors of Richard Whittington late Maior of London Anno. 2. M William Crowmer Draper S date 1423 Nicho. Iames Thomas Wadforde This yere the duke of Bedford wan from the Dolphin of Fraunce manye strong holdes and townes and nere to a towne called Vernell he discomfited the Dolphins whole power for in that fighte were slayne .iii. erles and many other noble men and .5000 common souldiours Syr Roger Mortimer for treason Execution was condemned by acte of parliament and hanged and quartered This yere Iames king of Scottes was deliuered who had remayned prisoner in England .xviii. yeres and he maried the lady Iane daughter to the erle of Somerset cosyn to king HeÌ„ry Anno. 3. M date 1424 Iohn Michell Fishmonger S Symon Seman Io. Bywater This yere the kinge of Portingale came into England and was honorably receaued The fyrste custome This yere by the parliaâ—â—â—â—t holden at Westminster was graunted to the king for three yeres â–ª to help him in his warres a subsedy of .xii. d. in the pouÌ„d of all marchandizes brought in or caried out of this realme and .iii. s. of euery tonne of wine the which was then called tonnage and pondage but since â—t hath bene renewed at sundry parliamentes and nowe is called custome Furthermore it was enacted that all marchant strangers shoulde be lodged within an english host within .xv. dais of their coÌ„minge to their port sale to make no sale of any marchaÌ„dise or they were so lodged then within .lx. days folowing to make sale of al that they brought and if any remayned vnsolde at the sayd .lx. dayed ende that then all such marchandize so vnsold to be â—orfeyte to the king Anno. 4. M Io. Couentre Mercer â–ª S date 1425 Wil. Mâ—lrede Iohn Brokel Grudge and variance betwene the ParliameÌ„t at Leicester duke of Gloucester protector of England and his half brother the byshop of Winchester whiche was appeased by the regent of Fraunce and debated by a parliament at Leicester Anno. 5. M Iohn Raynewell Fishmonger S date 1426 Io. Arnold Io. Heâ—ghtham This Iohn Raynewel Maior of London Thre wardes in London discharged of Fyâ—tenes before named gaue certayn lands or tenemâ—tes to the citie of London for the which the same citie is bound to pay for euer all such fyftenes as shall be graunted to the king 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 Anno. 6. M Iohn Gidney Draper S date 1427 Henry Frâ—wicke Rob. Otley This yere a woman dwelling in whâ—t Chappell parishe withoute Algate of London was in the night murdred by a Britayne or Frenchman whom she had cherished and brought vp of almes Who conueying such iewels and stuffe as he might cary was taken in Essex and brought vp to London but as sone Murder quite with murder as he came in the parishe where he had committed the murder the wiues caste vpon him so muche fylthe and ordure of the strete that notwithstanding the resistaunce made by the Constables they slew him out of hande Anno. 7. M date 1428 Henry Barton skinner S T. Dushous Iohn Abbot This yere y â— duke of Norfolk was like to haue byne drowned passing through London bridge his barge beyng set vppon the piles whelmed ouer so that he and very few escaped beyng drawe vp with ropes the rest were al drowned Anno. 8. M date 1429 William Estfield Mercer S William Russe Rafe Hollande This yere was King Henry crowned at Westminster Anno. 9. M date 1430 Nicholas Wotton Draper S Walter Chertsey Robert Large This yere at Abington began an insurrection Commoted at Abington of certayn lyght persons that entended to haue wrought muche mischiefe but they wer quieted by the lorde protector and the chiefe authour beyng vaily of the towne named Welliam Mâ—undeuil a weauer otherwise naming him selfe Iack sharpe of wigmores Land in Wales with other wer put to death This yere was one Richard Russel Execution at Tyborn a wolman drawen hanged and quartered at Tiborne for treason Anno. 10. M Ioh. Welles grocer S date 1431 Iohn Adirlee Step. Grown This Iohn Wels of his goods caused The Standard in cheape builded the condite named the Standard in cheape to be builded in Anno. 1442. This yere king Henry was crowned at Paris Anno. 11. M Io Parneis FishmoÌ„ger S Iohn Olney Io. Paddeâ—â—ey This yere was sene in the southwest a A comete sterre called a Comete or blasing sterr Anno. 12. M Iohn Brokley Draper S date 1433 Thomas Chalton Iohn Kyng The erle of Huntington was sente with a companye of souldioures into France where he atchiued many great feates of Armes Anno. 13. M date 1434 Roger Otley Grocer S Th. Barnwell Simgnd Eyre This yere was a gret frost that such A gret frost marchandiâ—e as came to the Thames mouth was caried to London by land This frost endured from the .xxv. daye of Nouember vnto the .x. day of February which was .x. wekes Anno. 14. M date 1435 Hen. Frowike mer. S Th. Catworth Ro. Clopton Charles of France recouered the citie of Paris and wanne by force the town of Harflew and of saint Denis expelling and murdring the Englishmen in great number Anno. 15. M date 1436 Iohn Michell Fiâ—hmonger S Th. Worsted William Gregorie This yere on the third day of Ianuary dyed Quene Catherine mother to king Henry the syxt and wife to Henry the fyfth and lyeth buried at Westminster This yere on the fourtene day of Ianuary A parte of London bridge fell downe the gate of London brydge with the tower vpon it next to Southwark fell downe and ii of the furdest arches of the sayd bridge but as god would no man therwith perished This yere all the lyons in the tower of London dyed which had bene there a long tyme â–ª Anno. 16. M William Eastfield Mercer S date 1437 William Chapman WilliaÌ„ Hallio The king caused a great obite to be kept in Pouls church for Sigismund the Emperour who was knight of the Garter Anno. 17. M Stephen Browne Grocer S date 1438 Hugh Dycker Nicholas Yoo This yere on new yeres day a stacke Three men slayne of wodde fel downe at Baynardes castell and flew three men and hurt mainy other Ther was so great a dearth in Englande Great dearth that the poore people made them bread of fetches peason fern rootes This yere by the fall of a stayre at Xviii persons murdered Bedford .xviii. persons wer slayne In this yere the Cundite in Fletestrete was begon by syr William Eâ—â—field The condit in
Warwike and by agreement of a councell was proclaymed kyng of England and called Edwarde the fourthe Shortely after he pursued kyng Henry towarde Yorke Battaile a Sherborn where he gaue a sore battayle to the kyng and his company This fyghte was so cruelle and fierce that in the fyght and chase were slayne .xxx. thousand of the commons besyde menne of name the whyche were the Earles of Northumberlande and Westmerland Kyng Heâ—ry rayne tâ—flie the â—aÌ„â— the lorde Clyfford Andrewe Tâ—â—llep and other to the numbre of eleuen And kynge Henry loste all and was fayne to flee the lande when â–ª he had reigned eight and thyrty yeres .vi. monethes and foure dayes And Queene Margarete with the yong prince fled to her father the duke of Angeowe ¶ Kynge Edwarde the fourth Anno Regni .i. date 1460 FOward the fourth began his dominion ouer this Realme of Englande the fourthe day of Marche in the of our Lorde 1460. and lefte â–ª the same the ix day of Aprile in the yere 1483. so he reigned xxiâ— yeres one moneth and fiue dayes He was a man of noble courage great wyt but in his time was muche trouble â–ª and vnquietnesse in the Realme Anno. 1. M date 1461 Hugh Wiche grocer S Iohn Looke George Irelande This yere the Staplers of Caleis demaunded of kyng Edward .xviii. thousand poundes which they had lent him to mainteyne his warres against king Henry but their sute was finally regarded and lastly denied Anno. 2. M date Thomas Cooke Draper S WilliaÌ„ Hampton Barthâ— Iames Margarete the Quene and wife to Henry the sixt laÌ„ded in England but hauyng smal succour and euil fortune was sayn to take the seas again and by tempeste of weather was dryuen into Scotland Anno. 3. M Mathewe Philyppe goldsmyth S Robert Basset date 1463 Thomas Muschampe The lorde Mountague hauing the Battayle â–ª at Exham rule of the North discoÌ„sâ—ted king HeÌ„ry commyng out of Scotland with a great power to recouer y e crown this is called the battaile of Exham in whiche were taken the Duke of Somerset the lorde Hungerford the lorde Roas whiche were after put to deathe with many other Kyng Edwarde was secretly maried to Elisabeth Gray late wife of six Iohn Gray For whiche mariage rose greate variance betwene the king and the erle of Warwicke his chiefe friende and mainteyner This yere was king Henry taken in King Henry takeÌ„ prisoner a wodde in the north countrey by one named Cantlowe and arested by the erle of Warwike and presented to the kyng Edward and sent to the tower where he remayned longe after in the Dungeon Anno. 4. M Rafe Iosselyn draper S date 1464 Iohn Tate Iohn Stone This yere the king ordeyned a newe New coyn coyne as the ryall the angell the halfe aungell and the farthyng ryals were x. â— y â— angel .vi. â— .viii. d And the grotes were made of lesse value then they were by viii d in an ounce The syluer that before was at .ii. â— .viii. d the ouÌ„ce was now inhanced to .iii. â— .iiii â–ª d the ounce and fyne golde that before was .xxx. â— the ounce was now inhanced to .xl. â— the ounce And this yere was quene Elizabeth crowned at Westminster on whitsonâ—ay or the .xxvi. day of May. Anno. 5. M date 1465 Rafe Verney Mercer S Sir Hen. weuer William ConstaÌ„tine This yere the .xi. day of Februarye the quene was deliuered of a daughteÌ„r who was named Elizabeth Anno. 6. M date 1466 S. Io. YoÌ„g Groce S Iohn Brown Henry Brice Iohn Darby Alderman for that he refused to pay for the cariage awaye of a dead dogge lying at his gate and for vnmete language which he gaue vnto the Maior was by a courte of Aldermen assessed with the fyne of fiue pouÌ„d whiche he payde euery peny Anno. 7. M Thomas Owlegraue Skynneâ— S date 1467 Humf. Heyforde T. Stalbrok Syr Thomas Cooke alderman of London was accused of treason and arraigned of the same and founde not gyltie but yet by reason of the Lorde Treasorer who was not his frend he was deteyned in prison and could not be delyuered vntyll he had fined â–ª with the kynge for 8000. poundes whiche he payde A great iustes was in Smythfielde betwene the lorde Scales and the bastarde of Burgoyn Anno. 8. M William Tayler Grocer S date 1468 Symon Smith Willyam Hariot This WilliaÌ„ Tayler Maior of London Charitable dedes of William Tayler afore named gaue to the Citie of London certaine tenementes for the which the citie is bounde to pay for euer at euery fiftene to be graunted to the kynge for al suche people as shall dwel in Cordwainer strete ward that shal be sessed at .xii. d the pece or vnder Whiche charitable woorke oughte not to be forgotten but remayn in remembrance to the exaumple of them who are able to doo the lyke The grudge whiche the erle of Warwike had conceyued against kyng Edward for the forsaid mariage declared it selfe openly â–ª so that he adioyned him with the duke of Clarence the kynges brother and by their meanes stirred so the Northern men that they diuers tymes rebelled and turned the kyng and the realme to muche trouble But shortly the kyng demeaned hymself that the Battayle at Badbery rebelles were suppressed Wherfore the erle of Warwike perceiuyng his part to be weakened fled with the duke of Clarence and other into France Anno. 9. M date 1469 Richarde Lee grocer S Rich. gardiner Robert Drope The Duke of Clarence the Erles of Warwike Pembroke and Oxenforde landed at Darthmouthe to whome by meanes of â–ª proclamations that wer publyshed in the name of kynge Henry the commons gathered in so great companies that Edward fearing his part â— Ed. fled into Flanders fled into Flanders to the Duke of Burgoyn Then was Henry the sixt set at libertie and agayn proclaymed kynge by meanes of the erle of Warwâ—ke and other â–ª Edwarde proclaimed vsurpeâ— of the Crowne but that continued not longe The erle of Worcester was beheaded at the tower hyll Execution â–ª Anno. 10. M Io. Stokton mercer S date 1470 Iohn Crosby Iohn Warde Quene Elisabeth wife to Edwarde the fourth beyng in the sanctuarye of Westminster was deliuered of a price who afterward was Edward y e fifthe King Edward being returned out of Flaunders arriued in the north parte of England with a very smal company of souldiors but by meanes that he vsed and through his brother the duke of Clarence who turned nowe to hys part he cam so puisant to London that he entred the citie and toke kyng Henry Baâ—nettte field on Ester day in the byshops palaice and then weÌ„t against the erle of Warwike whom he vanquished and slew with his brother Marques Mountague on Glademore heath nere Barnet ten miles froÌ„ London Shortly after at Teukesbury he Battaile at Tâ—uksbury â–ª ouerthrew Quene Margaret the wife of Henry In which battaile was takeÌ„ the sayd Margaret with Edwarde the
Prince her sonne the duke of Somer set and diuers other King Edward agayne receiued his royaltie was taken for kyng and vncurteously slew prince Edward sonne of Henry y â— .vi. after he had taken hym prisoner A commotion stirred by the bastard The suburbes without Algate Bishops gate burnt Murder Faw combridge and the commons of Kent and Essex who robbâ—d and speiled the suburbes of the citie of London and fyred Bishops gate and Algate Henry the sixt was murdered in the tower of London and buried at Châ—rtsey and after remoued to wyndsor Anno. 11. M date 1471 WilliaÌ„ Edward gro S Iohn Alleyn Iohn Chelley The erle of Oxenford was sent prisoner to Guynes where he remayned prisoner so long as Edward the fourth reigned whyche was twelue yeares in all whiche tyme the lady his wyfe myght neuer come to him nor hadde any thyng to lyue vpon but what people of theyr charities would geue her or what she got by her nedle Anno. 12. M date 1472 William Hampton fyshmonger S Iohn Brown Tho. Bledlowe This Maior was a good iusticer he punished in his yere many â—audes and strompettes and caused theym to ryde with â—aye hoodes and made a payâ—e of stockes to be set in euery warde of the citie date 1473 Anno. 13. M Iohn Tate mercer S William Stocker Rob. Bellisdâ—â— In this yere the erie of Ercester was found dead in the sea betwene Douer and Câ—â—â—â—ys One Iohn Gose was burned at the Execution at toure hil tower hyll for heresy Anno. 14. M Ro. Drope draper date 1474 S EdmuÌ„d Shâ—w Thomas Hyll This Robert Drope maior of London The cuÌ„dite in Cornhil enlarged afore named buylded the east ende of the Cundyte in Cornehyll Kyng Edward required of his subiectes a beneuolence which they gaue him and so he sailed into France with a great army to aide the Duke of Burgoyn but by sute of the French kyng a peace was concluded for .vii. yeres Anno. 15. M Robert Basset Salter date 1474 S Hugh Prince Ro. Colwich This maior did sharp correction vpoÌ„ Bakers for makyng of light bread ill so muche that he set dyuers of them on the pillory whose names I passe ouer Agnes Deintie set on the pillorie And a woman named Agnes Deintie was also there punished for sellyng of false mynged butter Anno. 16. M date 1476 Rafe Josselyn Draper S Richard Rauson William Horne This yeare by the diligence of thys Part of LoÌ„don walle new buylt Maior the new wall of London from Creplegate to bishops gate was made as it now is the Maior with his company of the Drapers made all that part betwixt All halowes church in y e same wall and Byshops gate of their owne proper costes and the other companies made the other dele which was a great work to be done in one yere coÌ„sidering the purueyance of the stuffe Anno. 17. M date 1477 Humfrey Heyforde Goldsmith S Henry Colet John Stocker This yere the Duke of Clarence second brother to the kyng beyng prysoner in the â—ower was secretely put to death and drowned in a barell of malnesey within the sayd towre Anno. 18. M Richard gardiner Mercer date 1478 S Roberte Herdyng Robert Byfelde This yeare was a greate dearth and Great pestilence also a great death at London and in diuers â–ª other partes of this realme Anno. 19. M Bartholo James Draper date 1479 S Thomas Jlam John Warde This yere at Tower hyll wer foure Execution felons hanged and burned for robbing of a churche Anno. 20. M John Browne Mercer date 1480 S William Daniell William Bacon This yeare the kyng required great sonnnes of money to be lent him of the citisens of London who after diuers assemblies graunted to lend hym 5000 marke whiche was repayde agayne in the nexte yere folowyng Anno. 21. M William Hariate Draper date 1481 S Robert Tate Will. Wikyng Rich. Chawry This yere the Scots began to stirre against whom kyng Edwarde sent the Duke of Gloucester and diuers other whiche returned agayne without any notable battayle Anno. 22. M date 1482 Edmond Shawe goldsmith S Wil. White Iohn Mathewe Kyng Edward making great prouision for warre into France ended his lyfe the .ix. of Aprill in the yere of our Lord. 1483. when he had reigned xxii yeres â— moneth and .v. dayes He was buried at Wyndsor leauyng after hym two sonnes Edward the prince Richard Duke of Yorke with .v. daughters as Elizabeth y â— after was quene Cicelie Anne Ratherin Bridget King Edward the fyfth Anno Regni .i. date 1483 EDwarde the fyfth of the age of eleuen yeares began â–ª his reigne ouer this Realme of Englande the nynthe of Aprill in the yere of our Lord. 1483. was murdred by Richarde Duke of Gloucester the same yere the .xxii. day of Iune so he reigned .ii. moneths and xi dayes This Edwarde was neuer crowned but cruelly murdred by Richard duke of Gloucester his vnnaturall vncle who after vsurped y e crown and was called Richard the third Kyng Richard the thyrd Anno regni 1. date 1483 RIchard the third brother to Edwarde the fourth through many cruel dedes lastly obteyned the Crowne of EnglaÌ„d Fyrst to compasse his wicked and dyuely she purpose He put to deathe those noble men whiche he thoughte woulde not consente to hys mynde in all thynges the other hee corrupted Quene Elizabeth toke sainctuarye at westminst â–ª with riche gyftes then by his vntruth and falsehoode he wrested frome the quene Elizabeth beyng then in saintuarie Richarde her yonger sonne and brother to the Prince Thirdly he caused to be published at Poules Crosse by one doctour Shawe that Edwarde the fourthe his elder brother was not rightly begotten of his mother but by aduoutrie and therfore that neither he nor hys chyldren hadde ryghte to the crowne or as some write he caused to be published that the prynce and hys brother were not rightefully begotten of Quene Elizabeth and therfore the ryght of the crowne to be his whiche he toke vpon hym and shortly thervppon shamefully murdred the two yong Murder chyldren in the tower of London and vsurped the crowne twoo yeares and two monethes Anno Regni 1. M date 1483 Robert Bilisâ—oÌ„ hateâ— dasher S Tho. NorlaÌ„d WilliaÌ„ Martyn Grudge began betwene Kynge Richarde the thyrde and his nere friende the duke of Buckyngham in so muche that for displeasure therof the Duke coÌ„spired with diuers other noble men agaynst hym and intended to bring into the lande Henry erle of Richmond as rightful heyre to the crown This HeÌ„ry had fled into Britayne fearyng the crueltie of Edward the fourth for whiche conspiracie the said Duke of Buckyngham with diuers other was short ly after taken and put to deathe Anno. 2. M Thomas Hyll Grocer S date 1484 Richard Chester Tho. Britayne Rafe Astrie The noble prince HeÌ„ry erle of Richmount with a small company of frenchemen landed at Mylford haueÌ„ nigh Pembroke whose commynge when it was
hearde of in Wales dyuers noble men with their retinue forsakyng Richard gathered to him in greate number so that his strength in shorte space greatly increased At a vyllage nere to Leicester called Bosworthe he mette with his enemies wher betwene them K. Richarâ— slayn in y e fielde was foughten a sharp battaile In conclusion king Richard with dyuers other was slayn and Henry obtayned a noble victorie After which conqueste he was immediatly crowned kyng of Englande in the fielde and the deade corps of kyng Richard was broughte to Leicester and there buryed at the Stay friers churche Kyng Henry the seuenth Anno Regni .i. date HEnry the seuenthe began his reigne ouer this Realme of EnglaÌ„d the xxii day of August in the yere of our Lord. 1485. and deceased in the yere 1509 the xxii day of Apryll So he reigned xxiii yeres .viii. monethes he was a prince of meruailous wisedome and policie and of great iustice temperaÌ„ce and grauitie He so behaued him in the tyme of his reigne that notwithstandyng many and great occasions of trouble vnquietnesse and warre he kepte his realme in right good rule order Wherfore he was greatly estemed and reuerenced of foreyn princes This yeare maister Thomas Ilam Alderman of London and marchaunt of the Staple newe made the greate Cunduite in Cheape of hys owne goodes This yeare was the sweating sycknes of the whiche a wonderfull multitude dyed And in London besydes other there dyed Thomas Hyll Maior on the .xxvii. daye of September in whose place was chosen syr Wyllyam Stocker Draper who receyued hys othe at the vtter gate of the tower of London but he lykewyse deceased about seuen dayes after in the whiche seuen dayes departed other foure Aldermenne as Thomas Ilam Rycharde Rawson Thomas Norlande and Iohn Stocker brother to Syr Wyllyam Stocker And thenne was chosen for Maior Iohn Warde Grocer who continued that office the full of Thomas Hylles yeare that is to saye tylle the feaste of Symon and Iude. Anno. 1. M Hugh Brice goldsmith S date 1485 Iohn Tate Iohn Swan The .xxx. daye of Oâ—â—ober the king was solempnely crowned at Westmynster The Kynge ordeyned a numbre of Firste yeâ—â—men of thâ— garde chosen Archers and other strong and hardy persones to geue dayely attendance on his person whom he named â—â—omen of his garde The Kyng sent the Lorde Treasourer with maister Braye and other vnto the Lorde Maior of London requirynge hym and his Citizens of a prest oâ— .vi. M. marke wherefore the Maior with his brethern and coÌ„mon counsell of the Citie assembled theym selues and by their auctoritie was graunted a prest of MM. poundes the whiche was leuied of the fâ—llow shyppes and not of the wardes for the more ease of the poore people This yeare the beautifull Crosse in â—he crosse Cheape ylded Cheape was newe buylded and made Toward the buyldyng whereof Thomas Fysher mercer gaue .vi C. marks This yeare wheate was at iii. â— the bushell bay salte at .ii. â— .viii. d and iii. â— the bushell Anno. 2. M date 1486 Syr Henry Colet Mercer S Iohn Perciual Hughe Clopton This yere y e kyng maried Elisabeth Henry â—aried 〈◊〉 Elisaâ—â—th eldest daughter of Edward the fourth by whiche meanes the two families of Yorke and Lancaster the whiche hadde longe caused Diuysyon was knyt together in one About this tyme Francis Louel and Humfreye Stafforde rebelled in the north with them was Martin Swart which coÌ„motion was quieted by y â— policy â—â—ttayle at â—â—oke of the Duke of Bedforde but not without bloudshedde For there was slayne the Earle of Lyncolne the lord Louell Martyn Swart and other aboue iiii thousand Thys yeare was borne Prynce Arthur in the moneth of September Anno. 3. M William Horne Salter S Iohn Fenkyll date 1487 WilliaÌ„ Remington This yere was Quene Elisabeth crowned at Westmnster vpon S. Katherins day In Iuly was an other prest for the king made in y e city of London of .iiii. thousand pouÌ„ds which was sessed onâ— y â— crafts or felowships shortly after was the thirde prest of .ii. M .li. which was leuied as the other whiche were bothe repayed agayne the next yere folowing These summes of moneye with many â—o whiche his grace borowed of his lordes and other was to ayde the arch duke of Burgoyn agaynst the duke of Britayne In the ende of this Maiors yeare was Iohn Ashsleye the sonne of syr Iohn Ashley knight with .ii. other drawen from Westminster to the tower hyll and there beheaded Anno. 4. M Roberte Tate Mercer S date Wyllyam Isake Rafe Tinley Thys yeare was a taske of the tenthe peny of all mens goodes and landes through which the coÌ„moÌ„s of the north slewe the Erle of Northumberlande wherfore Iohn Chamber their captain with other was hanged at Yorke Anno. 5. M date 1489 William Whyte Draper S Wylliam Capell Iohn Brooke This yeare one Roger Shaâ—elocke Desperation a taylor dwellynge within Ludgate slewe hymself For whose goodes was muche busynes betwene the kyngs am ner and the sheriffe Anno. 6. M date 1490 Iohn Mathewe mercer S Henry Coote Ro. Reuell Hugh PeÌ„bertoÌ„ Syr Robert Chamberlayn beheaded Execution This yere the kyng required a beneuolence whiche was to hym graunted toward his iourney into France This yeare Creplegate of London Creplegate of London buylded was new buylded at the costes charges of syr Edmund Shaw goldsmyth late maior of the same Citie In Iuly was Henry the kynges seconde sonne borne at Grenewiche Condite in Gracious strete This yere the beautifull cundite in Gracious strete was begon to be builded The stone worke wherof was finished in the yere 1494. But the first water ran out therof on the .xix. day of March in the yeare 1503. the .xix. yere of Henry the .vii not before Which Cundite was buylded of the goodes by the executours of sir Thomas Hyll grocer as it dooth appere by certayne verses written on the same Cundite Thomas Hyll knight late Maior of this Citie With his wife Dame Elisabeth of their charitie For the loue of God weale of the coÌ„monaltie Of theyr costes onely this thyng did ediâ—ye Out of the ground with all things necessary In this Maiors tyme wheat was at xx d .xxii. d y e bushel which was then accoÌ„pted deare Anno. 7. M Hugh Clopton mercer date 1491 S Tho. Wood Wil. Brown This yere king Henry toke his voiage into France with a great armye to aide y e BritoÌ„s against the french king Anno. 8. M Wil. Martin skinner date 1492 S Wil. Purchas Wil. welbeck This yeare was a peace concluded betwene the kinges of Englande and Fraunce and kyng Henry returned agayne into Englande â–ª In the moneth of Ianuary two pardoners were set on the pillory .iii. market days for forgyng of a false pardon wherwith they had deceued many people and for that one of them had fained hymself to be a priest he was sent to Newgate where he
strete the .xxvii. day of Marche was an house burned against saint Martins le grand and the same day was hurt don with fyre in the parishe of saint Peter the poore This yere was holden a parliament wher was ordeined a new coyne of siluer A newe coyne â–ª as groates halfe groates and shillings with halfe faces and in the same parliament was graunted to the King the leane of 36000.li Anno. 20. M Iohn Winger Grocer S date 1504 Roger Achilley Wil. Browne This yere the liberties of the Citie of London were agayn confirmed Anno. 21. M Thomas Kneisworthe Fishmonger S date 1505 Richard Shore Rog. Groue This Thomas Kneisworthe Maior The condit at Bishops gate builded of London of his owne goodes builded the Condite at Byshoppes gate Moreouer he gaue to the companye of the Fishmongers certayn tenements for the whiche they be bounde to fynde iiii scholars that study art two to be at Oxenford the other two at Cambridge euery of them to haue iiii.li the yeare for theyr exhibition They be bouÌ„d also to geue to xiii aged pore people of their company to euery of them enery weke viii d â–ª and to euery of them at Bartylmeutide a winter garment of frise or such like for euer And also to geue to the prisons of Newgate Ludgate euery yere xl.s whose notable workes by him don are wel worthy of remembrance and to be folowed of others This yere Philip king of Castil and The kinge of Castile landed in England his wife were wether driuen into England as they were passyng towarde Spayne who were honorably receiued by the Erle of Arundell at the kynges appoyntment with .iii. C. horses all by torchelight Anno. 22. M date 1506 Syr â–ª Ric. Madden mercer S Wil. Copinger Tho. Iohnson Wil. â—itz Wil. This yere the king of his goodnesse Prisoners deliuered deliuered out all prisoners in London which lay for xl.s and vnder Anno. 23. M date 1507 William Browne mercer S William Butler Iohn Ryrkeby In the ende of Aprill dyed William Browne maior and for him was chosen Laurence Ailemer draper who serued out that yere This yere syr William Capell was put in suite by the kynge for certayne thinges by him doue in the time of his Maioraltye Anno. 24. M Stephen Genings M. tayler S date 1508 Thomas Exmen Richard Smith This yere was begon the goodlye The hospitail of the Sauoy builded hospital of the Sauoy nere vnto Charing crosse which was a notable foundation for the poore don by king Henry the seuenth This yere died this moste noble and The newe chapell at Westminsterbuilded famous prince king Henry the seuenth which was in y e yere 1509 the .xxii. day of April when he had reâ—gned .23 yeres and viii monethes and was buried at Westminster in the new chapel which he had caused to be builded and left behind him Henry prince of Wales wht the after him succeded lady Margaret quene of Scottes and lady Mary promised to Charles king of Castile King Henry the eyght Anno regni I. date 1509 HEnry the eyghte beynge 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 reigned .37 yeares .ix. monethes and .vi dayes Margaret mother to Henry the .vii S. Iohns college and Christes colledge builded builded .ii. colledges in CaÌ„bridge the one called S. Iohns colledge and the other Christes colledge and William byshop of Lincolne builded Brasenos in Oxenford King Henry maried the Lady Katherin King Henrye maried lady Katherin late wife to prince Arthur Richard bishop of winchester builded Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxenforde Anno. 1. M date 1509 Thomas Bradbury Mercer S George Monoxe Iohn Doket This yeare syr Rycharde Empson knight and Edmond Dudley Esquier who had bene great counselours to the late king Henry the seuenth were beheaded at the tower hyll the .xvii. daye of August This yere master doctor Colet deane of Poules erected a free schole in Paules Paules schole builded church yarde in London and committed the ouersighte Herof to the maisters and wardeins of the company of Mercers because him selfe was borne in London and sonne of Henry Colet who was a Mercer and maior of London Anno. 2. M Henry Keibel mercer S date 1510 Io. Milborn Iohn Reste Henry the first son of king HeÌ„ry was borne on new yeres day for ioy wherof a great iustes was kept at Westminster and on saint Mathewes day folowing the childe died Anno. 3. M Roger Achiley Draper S date 1511 Ni. Shelton Th. Mirfin Syr Edmond Haward and the lord Thomas Haward toke Andrew Barton and .150 Scottes with two great shyppes The .xv. day of Ianuary was holden a parliament in the which two fiftens and .ii. tenthes of the clergy wer graunted to aide the king in his warres that he entended against the French king Anno. 4. M William Copinger fishmoÌ„ger S Rob Holdernes date 1512 Rich. Haddon Rob. FeÌ„rother This yere was finished the beautifull steple with the lanterne of Bowe churche in Cheape The nauies of England and France Battell on the sea metynge at Britayne Baye fought a cruell battell in the whiche the regent of England and a Caricke of Fraunce beyng crappled together were burned and theyr captaynes with their men all drowned the english capitayn was syr Thomas Kneuet who had with him 700. men in the frenche carricke was syr Piers Morgan with .900 â–ª men Anno. 5. M date 1513 William Browne mercer S Iohn Dawes Iohn Bridges Rog. Basforde King Henry being confederate with the Emperour and the king of Spain passed with a great power into France where hauing in wages vnder his banner the Emperor Maximilion al the nobilitie of Brabant Flanders Holland he discoÌ„fited the whole power of Turney Turwin France conquered Turwin and the great citie of Turney In this tyme the king of Scots notwithstandinge that he was sworne on the Sacramente to kepe peace inuaded this lande with a mighty army but by the good diligeÌ„ce of the Quene and the policie and manhode of the Erle of Surrey the kinges Scots field lieuetenaunt he was him selfe slayne with .xi. of his erles and the Scottes discomfited but not without gret losse of Englishmen Before this time the Townes about London as Isâ—ington Hoxden such other had so enclosed the coÌ„mon fields with hedges and dyches that neyther the yong men of the citie might shoote nor the ancient persons walke for their plesure except eyther theyr bowes and arrowes wer broken or taken away or the substantial persons arested or endited saying That no Londoner shoulde go out of the citie but in the high wais This sayinge sore greued the Londoners and suddenly this yeare a greate number of the citie assembled in a mornyng and a Turner in a fooles cote came crying
and ther with to haue araysed men and taken the Castel of Kiling worth and theÌ„ to haue made battell against the kyng for the whiche they wer drawen hanged and quartered at Tyborne the reste that were taken were executed at Couentrie The souldiours of Guines tooke a An. reg 16. great bootie at a fayre in the towne of Morguison and syr Robert Ierningham and certayne dimilaunces of Calays toke diuers Frenche prisoners Anno. 16. M date 1524 Syr Wil. Bâ—ylie Draper S Raufe Dodmer Wil. Roche Clement bishop gf Rome sent vnto The goldeÌ„ rose king Henry in token of great loue the golden rose Gret triumph in England for the taking of y â— FreÌ„ch king by the Emperor The Cardinall obteined lycence of Cardinal suppressed abbeis the bishop of Rome to suppresse certain abbayes to the intent to erect two colledges one at Oxenforde an other at Ipswich and to indue theÌ„ with lands whiche colledges he began so sumptuously that it was not lyke they would come to good ende King Henry was like to haue bene King Henry in ieopardy drowned by leaping ouer a diche in folowing his hauke This yere was the castell or tower set vp at Grenewiche This yere the coyne was enhansed Coyne enhaunced in England A murmuring was in all partes of the realme for payment of money and in Suffolke .4000 men rose against the Duke and other commissioners which were appeased by the duke of Norfolk and other A true betwene England and France for a certayne space Anno. 17. M Syr Iohn Allen mer S Iohn Calton date 1525 Christ Askew The .xi. of February fyue men of the Stâ—iarde did penaunce at Paules And an Austen fryer called Doctor Barnes bare a fagot at Paules y e same day there was present at that time the lord Cardinall with xi byshoppes the byshop of Rochester made the sermon against Martin Luther his doctrine The same yere the syxt day of September An. reg 18 Gould enhaunced was a proclamation for gold the Frenche crowne was valued at iiii s .vi. d. the Angel at .vii. s .vi. d. the Ryall â–ª at xi s .iii. d. and so euery piece after that value Anno. 18. M date 1526 syr Th. Seymer Mercer S Ste. Pecock Nic. LaÌ„bert The thyrde day of Iuly which was Anno. 19 in the .xix. yere of king Henry the lord Cardinall of Englande rode towarde Fraunce where he concluded a league betwene kinge Henry and the French kinge whiche both sente their defiance to the Emperour and a stronge armye into Italy to deliuer the byshop and driue the Emperors power out of that countrey The .xv. day of Iuly was one Harman Execution drawen and hanged for coynyng false golde This yeare was suche scarsitie of Scarsiti of bread bread at London and al England that many people dyed for default thereof And the bread cartes that came from Stratford to London were met by the way at Myles end by the citizens that the lord Maior and Sherifes of London were fayne to go and rescue the sayd cartes and se them brought to the markets appointed for the same Anno. 19. M Syr Iames Spencer Vintener S Iohn â–ª Hardy date 1527 William Hollis The fyrst day of Nouember the lord Peace proclaymed Cardinall with the Ambassadours of France were at Paules and ther was proclaymed a generall peace betwene king Henry of England and Frances the french king during theyr lyues twelue monethes and a day after The eyght day of December three scholers of Cambridge and one Forster a gentilman of the court bare fagots at Paules The fyfth of Ianuarye the Cardinall Generall procession with many bishops abottes and priors went a procession at Paules sang Te deum for the escaping of the Pope from the Emperor This yere a French Crayer of .xxx. tonne beynge manned with .xxxviii. frenchmen a flemish craier of .xxviii â— ship chaâ—ed to the â—ower wharfe â–ª tonne and xxiiii fleminges meting at Margate the one chased the other aloÌ„g the riuer of Thames to y e tower whare of London wher the lieuetenaunt stayed them and toke bothe the captaynes and their men The .xvii. day of Iune the terme was An. reg 20 â–ª â— sweating â—ickenes adiourned to Michelmas after because of the sweting sicknes that then reigned in LondoÌ„ and other places of this Realme and also there was no suche watch in London at Midsomer as beforetime had bene acustomed The vii day of October cam to London A legate from Rome a legate froÌ„ Rome called Cardinal Campegius who afterward with Cardinall Wolsey sate at the Black friers in London where before them was brought in question the kings mariage with Quene Katherine as to be vnlawefull but they long time protracted the conclusion of the matter â–ª which delaye king Henry tooke very displâ—asauntly in so much that shortly after the Cardinall Wolsey was deposed froÌ„ the Chauncelorship of England Anno. 20. M date 1528 S. Iohn Rudstone Draper S Ra. warreÌ„ Ioh. Long The .xxix. day of Nouember the parysh priest of Hony lane and the vsher of Saincte Anthonees schole bare fagottes at Paules and two other bare tapers of waxe The .viii. day of may a pouchmaker An. reg 2â— bare a fagot at Paules A peace was agreed vpon betwene king Henry of Englande the Emperour the Frenche kinge the kinge of Boheme and Hungary The third day A parliament at the Blacke fiers of October the king came to his place of Bridewell and there he and his nobles put on theyr robes of parliament and so â–ª came to the blacke Friers and there sate in theyr robes and began the parliament The .xviii. day of October was the Cardinall discharged Cardinall discharged of his Chauncelorship the king seased all his goods and his palais at Westminster called yorke place into his handes The xxvi daye of October was syr s Thomas more made chauncelor Thomas More made Chauncelour of England and sworne kept his rome all one day William Tyndale translated the The new Testamente printed in english new testament into English and printed the same beyond the seas Anno. 21. M date 1529 Syr Raufe Dodmer Mercer S Mic. Dormer Walter Champion Commaundement was geuen by king Henry to the Bishops that Tyndales translation of the new testament shold be called in and that they should see an other set forth to the profit of y e people The .xxiiii. of January wer .iii. men Execution drawen from newgate to the towre hil and there hanged and quartered for counterâ—eyting the kinges coyne The xvi daye of Maye was a gybet Anno. 22. Execution set vp in Finsbury field a man hanged in chaynes for murderinge doctor Miles Dicar of saint Brides The v. day of July was one hanged Execution in chaynes in Finsbury field for murdering mistres Kneuâ—ts mayd at saint Antoâ—ins King Henry vpon occasion of delay Sute to
Rome forâ—ydden that the bishoppe of Rome made in his controuersie of deuorcemeÌ„t caused proclamation to be made in SepteÌ„ber forâ— biddinge all his subiectes to purchase any thing from the court of Rome Anno. 22. M date 1530 syr To. Pargitour salter S Wil. DauÌ„cie J. Choping The Cardinall beynge before caste The Cardinal deceâ—sed and conuict in a premunire in Nouember was arrested by the earle of Northumberlande at Cawood and died at the abbey of Leicester the. 28. daye of Nouember and was there buried The v. day of April was a cooke named One boyld in Smithfielde Richarde Rose boyled in a cauldron of brasse in Smithfield for poysonyng the byshop of Rochesters seruantes and other The wole clergie of England being Anno. 23. Clergie in premunire iudged by the kings lerned councel to be in the premunire for mainteyningr the power legatiue of the Cardinall were called by proces into the kinges benche to answere wherfore in theyr conuocation they concluded a submission wherin they called y â— king suprem King â—yrste named supreme head head of the church of England were contented to geue the king 100000 .li. to pardoÌ„ them theyr offences touching the premunire by act of parliament The Kinges palaice builded at saint James whiche before was a house of susters The xix daye of Angust a batcheler of lawe called Thomas Bilney was burned The xxii â–ª day of October one Paâ—tâ—ner a marchant and a glasier bare fagottes at Paules crosse Anno. 23. M date 1531 â— Nich. Lambert â—rocer S Ri. Gresham Edw. Altam The xxvii day of Nouember was a Execution monke of Bury burned in Smithfield The iâ—â—i day of December was one Execution Ryce Grifyn a gentilman of Wales beheaded at the tower hil and his man hanged drawen and quartered at Tyborne for treason The .xxvii. day of Ianuary a Duche An. reg 24 Execution man bare a fagot at Paules crosse and the last of April was one Baynam burned in Smithfield The xxv day of May was taken be Gret fishes taken twene London and Grenewiche two great fishes called Herlpoles both a male and a female This yere the othe that the clergie Clergie â—worne was wonte to make to the byshoppe of Rome was made voide by statute and a newe othe confirmed wherin they coÌ„fessed the king to be supreme head Syr Thomas More-after sute made Thomas 〈◊〉 was discharged of the Chauncelorship the .xvi. day of May. And the fourth of Iune the kinge dubbed Thomas Audeley knighte and made him keper of the great seale And not long after lord Chauncelor of England Thomas Cromwell maister of the Thomas Cromwel kinges Iewell house began to bee in great fauoure with kinge Henry and was now of the counsell The xv day of Iune were fiue men Execution drawen froÌ„ Newgate to the tower hil and there hanged and quartered for â—oyning of syluer and clipping of golde The â—yfth day of Iuly was a priest Execution drawen hanged and quartred for clipping of golde Also in Iuly the king put down the Crichurch put down Tower of London repayred priory of Chrichurch in London In August and September the king repayred the tower of London The fyrste of September was lady Anne Bulleyne made Marques of Pembroke at Windsor The vii daye of October the kinge went to Caleys and to Bulloigne and came ouer agayne the xiii day of Nouember Anno. 24. M syr StepheÌ„ Pecocke Haberda S date Ric. Reinold Iohn Martin Nic. PinchoÌ„ The .xv. day of December was a great fyre at the byshop of Lyncolnes place in Holborne Kinge Henry who had maried the King Henry maried lady Anne Boleine lady Anne Bulloyne on the xii day of April beyng Easter eue next folowing caused her to be proclaymed Quene of Englande The twelfth day of May one Pauier Anno. 25. DesperatioÌ„ beyng the towne clerke of London hong him selfe On Whitsonday beyng the last day Quene Anne crowned of May was the lady Anne Bulleine solemnely and honorably crowned at Westminster The xvii daye of Iuly were two A murder Marchauntes slayne on the water of Thames towarde Westminster by one Wolfe and his wife The 7. of September was the lady Ladye Elizabeth borne Elizabeth daughter to kinge Henry borne at Grenewich and ther christned at the friers church the x. day of September The v. day of October was a Fyre at barnardes castell great fyre at Baynardes castell The .24 of October being sunday ther was a scaffold set vp at Paules crosse and theron stode a nonne named Anne Barton of Courtopstrete besyde Cantorbury Anne bartoÌ„ two Monkes of Cantorbury two obseruaunt friers the person of Aldermary in London called maister Golde an other prieste confessoure to the sayde Nonne and twoo laye men there preached at that tyme the byshop of Bangor called the Abbot of Hyde where he shewed theyr offences and so from thence they were sente to the tower of London Anno. 25. M syr Christopher Askew Draper S date WilliaÌ„ Forman Th. Kitson This yere Pope Clement cursed king Henry and the realme of England This curse was haÌ„ged on a churchdore at Dunkirke in Flaunders and taken downe by one William Locke a Mercer of London The .xxviii. day of Ianuary was a A gret fish taken great fysh taken at Blackewall called a whale and was broughte vppe to Westminster to the king to see and so brought downe to broken wharfe and there cut out Commissioners were sente all ouer An ' o the â—to the king England to take the othe of al persons to the acte of succession for the refusall of whiche acte doctour Fysher byshop of Rochester and syr Thomas More late lord Chancellor of England were sent to the tower of London The fyrst day of April Wolf and his Wolfe and his wife hanged wife wer hanged on two gybets at the turninge tree in Lambith marshe for murdringe of the two marchant â–ª strangers afore named The xx day of April wer two monkes Execution of Cantorbury two obseruant friets the person of Aldermary in LondoÌ„ and the Nonne called the holy Mayde of Courtopstrete in Kente all these were drawen from the tower of London vnto Tyborne and there hanged and beheaded and theyr heades set on London bridge and other gates of the Citie of London The xx day of Aprill al the craftes Othe to the king and companies in London wer sworn to the kinge and to the Quene Anne and theyr heyres The xv day of May was a gret fyre Au. reg 16 at Salters hall in Breadstret The v. day of Iune were all seruants and prentises of the age of .20 yeres or aboue sworne to the king and Quene Anne his wife and to the issue of them The .ix. day of Iuly was the lord Datres of the north arrained at Westminster Lorde Datres of high treason where he so wittily and directly confuted his accusers
neuer had but were called Lord of Irelande The .x. day of March a mayd was boyled in Smithfield for poysonynge A â–ª mayd boiled in smithefyeld many persons In Maye the .xxxiiii. yeare of his raigne king Henry toke a loane of money of all such as were aboue the value Anno reg 34. of 50. pounde and vp warde The Duke of Norfolk with an army royall was sente into Scotlande where he bourned and wasted all the marches and there taried without any battaile proffered by the king of Scottes vntyll the myddest of Nouember followyng Anno. 34. M Iohn Cotes Galter S Henry Hoblethorne Henry Hancotes After the departure of our army froÌ„ Scotland the king of Scottes made a roade into EnglaÌ„d did much harm but at the laste sir Thomas Wharton and syr William Musgraue with a fewe of the borderers mette with the Scottes on saynct Katherins eue the xxiiii of Nouember where by the greate power of God they beynge in number 15000. were ouerthrowen in whyche confâ—icâ—e was taken the lorde Maxwell the erles of Glencarne and Sassilles with all the capitaynes of the army And on saint Thomas euen the Apostle they were broughte to the tower of London where they lay that nyght the next daye folowyng they were by the kynges charge apparelled all in sylke and rode through the city to Westminster where they wer sworn to bee true prisoners and then were they delyuered to the custodye of dyuers noble men whiche honorably entertayned them In this season an Harolde of England rydynge on the borders syde to do a message was mette by certayne rebels which cruelly against all lawe of armes slewe him in his cote armor but they for this dede were sent to the king the yere folowing who executed them for that offence At newyeres tyde the Scottes that were taken by Carlile were by the kinge sente home agayne with greate giftes vpon condition to agree to certayne articles The thyrd day of Iune the Abrine a An. reg 15 lorde in Irelande with diuers of the wild Irish submitted theÌ„ to king Henry and in Iuly the sayde Abrine was created Earle of Clawricarde This yere in Iuly king Henry sent Goyng to Laundersey ouer 6000. men to Landersey whither also came the Emperour in proper person with a gret army and shoâ—tly after came down the french King in proper person with a gret army and offred to geue battell to the Emperour by reason wherof the siege was raysed The xxviii day of Iuly were brent Execution at Wyndsor three persons Anthony Person Robert Testwood and Henry â—ilmer This yere was a gret death in London A pestileÌ„câ— of the pestileÌ„ce therfore Michelmaâ— terme was adiourned to saint Albons and there was kept to the ende Anno. 35. M date 1543 Syr Wil. Bowyer Draper S Iohn Toules Richarde Dobbes Syr William Bowier deceased the xiii day of Aprill about Easter and syr Raufe Warren serued out the residue of that yeare A roade was made into Scotlande by the garryson there who burned 60. villages and tooke great prayes bothe of men and beastes In Nouember the Englishmen that were sente to Laundersey came home agayne This yere beyng leape yeare chaunsed Foure eclipses foure Eclipses â–ª one of the Sonne the .xxiii. day of Ianuary and three of the Moone The beginning of March Germaine Execution Gardiner Larke parson of Chelsey be syde London and Singleton wer executed at Tiborne for denying the king to be supreme head of the churche and shortly one Ashbee was likewise executed for the same The .xxii. day of Marche the Lorde Admirall with a great nauy departed from London towardes Scotland The fourthe day of Aprill a gonne Houses blowen vp with gonpouder pouder house called the black swanne standing vpon the east sinithfield was blowen vp with other houses nighe adioyning and therin were burned fyue men a boye and a woman Vpon May day died the lord Thomas Anno. 36. Audeley highe Chancellor of England After whom succeded lord Thomas Writhesley The nauie sent by the lord admirall with whoÌ„ was the lord Edward Seymor Earle of Hertforde the kinges lieuetenant and general captain of the army the fourth day of May arriued at Lith the hauen of Edenboroughe and toke the towne of Lyth and spoyled it Lithe and Edenborough takeÌ„ after which they made toward Edenborough where at a certayne bridge the Scottes had layde theyr ordinance but by the policie of our Captaynes and souldiors the Scottes ordinance was won and discharged against theÌ„ selues after this the towne of Edenboroughe sent vnto the armye pretending to deliuer the Towne vpon certayne conditions to the behofe of oure Kinge But when the army entred they were inuaded by them for whiche cause the towne was destroied and wasted Kinge Henry and the Emperouâ— agreed ioyntly to inuade the realme of France with two great powers A proclamation made enhaunsinge Coynes in â—hanced the value of Gold to the rate of xlviii â— and siluer to iiii shilâ—inges the ounce It is to be noted that at this time the kinge caused to be coyned the base moneys Base moneys coyned which was called down the fifth yere â—f Edward the syxt and called in the second yere of Quene Elizabeth After the whitson holye dayes the Duke of Norfolke and the Lorde priuie seale with a great army tooke their boyage into Fraunce and besieged Motterell where they laye vntyll the kinge hadde wonne Boloigne Not longe after the Duke of Suffolk with many other noble men passed the seas and encamped before Boloigne on the East syde The xiiii day of Iuly kinge Henry King Henry went to â—oloigne with a goodlye companye passed from Douer to Casaice and the 26 â–ª day encamped on the north syde of Boloigne after whose comming the town was so sore battered with gonneshot and certayne of their Towers beynge vndermined so shaken that after a monetheâ—s â—â—ege the capitayne sente woorde to the king that he would yelde the towne to his behofe vpon condition that al whiche were within myghte departe with bagge and baggage whiche conditions king HeÌ„ry grauÌ„ted the Boloigners Boloignâ— wonne departed to the number of 4454. and the xxv day of September the kinge entred into highe Boloigne with the nobilitie of this realme and the trompettes blowing The fyrst of October king Henry departed from Boloigne towarde Douer The nynthe daye of October in the nighte the French men came vnwares vppon the Englishemen in base Boloigne and slewe of them a great number Howe beit they were shortely hased from thence Anno. 36. M William Laxton Grocer S Iohn Wilforde date 1544 Andrewe Iudde This yere was taken by the kinges shippes of the west countrey and of the English coast the number of 300. frenche shippes and more The vii day of Iune a gret army of An. 37 Frenchmen came nere to the hauen of Boloigne and skirâ—ished with the englishmen and this army beganne to
builde a fort which before they departed they accomplished Worde was brought that the french menne entended to lande in the Isle of Wighte Wherfore the kinge wente to The kinge wente to Portismouth where waâ— drowned the Mary Rose FrenchemeÌ„ landed at the Isle of Wight Portâ—smouthe At whiche tyme of the kinges aboâ—e there a goodly shippe of Englande called the Mary Rose with syr George Care we the capitaine and many other gentilmen were drowned in the middest of the hauen by greate negligence and foly Certayne frenchemen landed in the Isle of Wighte but they were dryuen awaye with the losse of theyr captayn and many souldiours In August the lorde Edward Seymor Earle of Hertford was sent by the king into Scotland with an army of xii thousand men where he destroyed diuers townes and greately endomaged the Scottes This yere the .xii. day of September S. Giles church brâ—t the Churche of sainte Gyles without Creplegate was brent Anno. 37. M date 1545 syr Martin Bowes Goldsmith S George Barnes Rafe Alleyn The .xxiiii. day of Nouember a parliament begon at Westminster where was graunted to the king a Subsedye of .ii. s .viii. d. of the pounde of mouable ChauÌ„tâ—â—â—â—s giuen to king Henry goods and â–ª iiiâ— shilings the pound in landes to be payd in two yere and all colledges Chauntreys and hospitalles were committed to the kinges order duringe his lyfe to alter and transpose which he promised to do to the glory of God and the common profite of the realme About this time the Lorde Admirall landed in Normandy and brente the suburbes of Trâ—iport and diuers villages along the Sea coaste and destroyed and tooke almost all the ships in the hauen The stewes other like borthel houses The stew eâ— put downe wer by the kinges commandement put downe in all partes of the realme In February should a woman haue ben burned in Smithfield for clipping of golde but the kinges pardon came she being at the stake redy to be burned Tâ—is yere the citizens of LondoÌ„ leuied An. reg 3â— The Condit aâ—aâ—gâ—tâ— Lothbury builded in the citie two fiftenes for the coÌ„ueyance of more water to the citie and then was the condites at Aâ—gâ—te and at Lothbury begon to be builded This yere the xiii day of Iune beyng â— generall â—rocession Whitsonday a continuall peace was proclaymed in the citie of London betwene the king of England and the French kinge with a solempe procession at the time of the proclamation geuing lande and prayse to God and at night throughout the citie great bon â—yers were made The xrvii day of Iune doctor Cromâ— recanted at Paules crosse The xvi day of Iuly were burned in Smithfielde Anne Aske we gentâ—lwoman Iohn Lâ—ssels gentilman Nicolas Execution Otterden Priest and Iohn Hadland Taylour And Doctor Shaxton sometyme byshop of Salisbury preached at the same fyre and recanted his opinions perswadinge them to do the like but they would not The .xxi. daye of August came into The admiâ—al of FraÌ„ce â—anded at â—he tower â—harâ—e Englande to do his duety from the Frenche kinge Mounsyre Deneball high Admirall of France with great Triumphe and also broughte with hym the Sâ—cre of Diepe and xii galeis wel besene in diuers pointes and landed at London at the tower whâ—rfe where he was honourably receyued with manye nobles and piâ—res of this Realme with greate shootynge of gunnes and so broughte to the Byshoppe of Londons Palaice and layâ— there two nightes On Monday thâ— xriii day of August he rode to Hampton Courte where the King laye and before he came there Prince Edward receaued him with a companye of fyue hundred coates of veluet and the princes liuerie were with sleues of cloathe of Golde and halfe the coate embroudered with golde And there were to the number of eyghte hundred horses royally apparailed whiche broughte him to the manour of Hampton court to his father Anno. 38. M Hen. Hoblethorne merchant tailour date 1546 S Rich. Iaruis Th. Curtise In Ianuary Thomas duke of Norfolke was sent to the tower of London and condempned to perpetuall prison And shortely after his sonne the Earle of Surrey was condemned and beheaded the. xix day of Ianuary These thinges beyng doone about Execution the ende of Ianuarie King Henry departed out of his life appointing his â—â—st heyre to be his yong son prince Edwarde and the seconde lady Mary his daughter by his first wife Quene Katherine and the thirde lady Elizabeth by his second wife Quene Anne Bolleyne Edward the syxt Anno Regni 1. date 1546 EDward the syxte beganne his reygne the xxviii day of Ianuarie in the yere 1546. when he was but .ix. yeres olde He deceased in the yere 1553. the vâ— daye of Iuly so he reigned .vi. yeres v. monthes and viii dayes By his fathers will were appoynted .xvi. gouernours and ouerseers of this yonge prince the chiefe wherof was his vncle erle of Herford who shortly after was made Duke of Sommersette and Protectour of the kinge and realme the .xix. day of February he rode solemnely with the nobilitie of the Realme from the tower to Westminster throughe the Citie which was richely hanged euery condite â—onning with wene with pageantes being richely apparailed to receaue him at euery place with Orations of S. Paules church lay at ancre his prayse And on the Southesyde of Paules churchyard an Argosie came from the Battâ—lment of Paules churche vppon a Cable beynge made faste to an anker at the Deâ—nes gate lying vpon his breast ayding him self neyther with hande nor foote and after ascended to the middest of the same Gable and tombled and playd many pretie toyes whereat the kinge with the nobles of the Realme laughed righte hartily the .xxv. of Februarye he was crowned Kinge at Westminster with great solempnitie The Lorde Protectour with the Images taken downe reste of the Counsayle sente Commissioners into all partes of the Realme â— willing them to take all Images oute of theyr Churches with them wer sent diuers preachers to perswade the people from theyr beades and such lyke Procession forbidden also procession was commanded to be no more vsed And shortely after was a Parliamente wherein besyde other ChauÌ„tries geuen to y â— king thinges Chauntries were geuen into the kinges handes to be vsed at his pleasure And also an order taken for the vse of the Lordes Supper that it shoulde be in bothe kyndes of breade and wine In August the Duke of Somerset and the Earle of Warwicke with a noble army were sent into Scotland and nere to Edenboroughe at a place called Muskelboroughe the Englishmen and Scottes mette where betwene them was foughten a cruel battayle Muskelborow field The victorie fell to the Englishmen and the Scottes were slayne aboue .xiiii. thousande and taken prisoners of Lordes knightes and gentilmen xv hundred Anno. 1. M date 1547 Syr Iohn Gresham mercer S The. White Robert Chertsey This second yere
miles from Oxenford a woman brought forth a child which had .ii. perfeâ—â—bodies frome the nauel vp ward and wâ—re so ioyned together at the nauell that whenne they were layde in length the one head and body was eastward and the other west the legges for bothe the bodies grewe out at the myddes where the bodyes ioyned and had but one issue for y â— excrement of both the bodies they lyued xviii dayes and when they were opened it appered they wer womeÌ„ childreÌ„ Great fyshes taken The .viii. day of August there were taken about Quinborough thre greate fyshes called Doâ—phines or by some called Rigs and the weke folowing at â–ª Blackwall wer .vi more taken and brought to London there solde the â—east of theÌ„ was greater then any horse The same moneth of August began the great prouision for the pore in LoÌ„don towardes the whiche euery man was contributorie and gaue certayn money in hande and promised to geue a certain wekely The first house whiche was begon was at the Gray friers in Newgate market The .vii. day of October were two great fyshes takeÌ„ at Grauesend which Great fyshes were called whirlepoles they wer afterward drawen vp aboue the bridge The .xiiij. day of October y e bishop of DurhaÌ„ Cuthbert Tunstall was depriued from his byshoprike Anno. 6. M date 1552 George Garnes haberdasher S Will. Garrct Iohn Maynarde This sir George Garnes haberdasher gaue y e windmil which staÌ„deth toward the east in Finsâ—ery fielde to the poore almose people of the same companye And also he gaue to be distribute to the poore people of the parish of S. Bartholomew the little .xviii. d in breade euery sonday for euer The .xxi day of Nouember the children were taken into the Hospitall at the gray friers to the numbre of iiii C In the sommer past kyng Edwarde went in progresse into the weste countrey where he had so muche exercise of haukyng and hunting as was thought by some to bee daâ—ngerous vnto hys healthe Towarde wynter he retourned to London and frome thense to Grene wiche where all the 〈◊〉 season was passed with muche pleasantnesse and myrâ—he vntyll at length in Ianuarye he fell sycke of a cough whiche ended in coâ—sumption of the lyghtes The .xx. day of May .iii. great shippes Voyage to Moscouie well furnyshed were set forth for the aduentuâ—e of the vnknowen voyage to Moscouia And .ii. other shyps were sente foorth to seke aduentures southe wardes In May Lorde Gylsorde the Duke of Northumberlandes fourthe sonne maried lady Iane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter whose mother being theÌ„ alyue was daughter to Mary kynge Henryes syster The .xxii. daye of Iune was a verye great terrible clap of thunder aboute Great thunder rii of the clock at noone which bet open one of the doores of saint Denyse câ—â—â—â—ch in London tore of both lock and lynyng of the same doore Kyng Edward beyng about the age Kyng Edwarde deceased of xvi yeres as is said before was loÌ„g sick of a consumption of the lightes the â–ª vi day of Iuly ended his lyfe The x. day of Iuly the death of kyng Edwardâ— was publyshed The same day in the after noone about foweroâ— the clocke the Lady Iane doughter of the lady Frances the duchesse of Suffolke whiche Lady Iane was maried vnto the Lorde Gylforde Dudley the fourthe sonne vnto the Duke of Northumberland was conueyed by water to the Tower of London and betwene viâ— and .viii. of the clocke in the euening proclamatâ—oÌ„ was made through out the citie whereby was declared that kyng Edward beyng deceâ—sed by his wyll had assigned the sayde Lady Iane to be quene and thervpon so proclaymed Quene of Englande This matter was very greuously taken of y e common people and a great numbre of gentilmen for the â—one they bare to lady Mary and the right of her title For when it was heard that the Ladye Mary was fled to Framingham castel in Suffolke the people of the countrey almost wholly resorted vnto her and in Oxenford syr Iohn Williams in Buckynghamshire syr Edmunde Peckham and in dyuers other places many men of worshyppe gathered great powers and with al spede made toward Suffolke where lady Marye was The .xiii. day of Iuly by appoiâ—t mente of the counsell of the duke of Northumberland the Earle of Huntingdon the lord Grey of Wilton and dyuers other with a greate numbre of men of armes wente to fetche her by force and was on theyr way as farre as Bury But the .xix. daye of Iulye the counsell partely moued wyâ—h the right of her cause partly consydering that the most of the Realm was wholly bente on her syde chaunged theyr myndes and immediately came inâ—o Cheapesyde with the kynge of Heraldes where they proclaymed the ladye Lady Mary proclaymed quene Mary Quene of Englande kepyng as prisoners in the Tower lady Iane lately proclaimed and lorde Gylford her husband and the duke returnyng to Cambridge on the twentye daye at nyght beyng apprechended of the gard he with other was brought to the tower of London the fiue and twentye of Iulye Thus was the matter ended without bloudshed whiche men feared woulde haue brought the deth of many thousandes ¶ Quene Marye Anno Regni .i. date 1553 MAry the eldest daughter of kyng Henrye the .viii. began her reigne ouer thys realme of Englande the .vi. day of Iuly in the yeare of oure Lord. 1553. and deceased in the yere of our Lorde 1553. the. 17. day of Nouember so she reigned .v. yeares .iiii. moneths .xi days she was proclaimed Quene at LoÌ„don the .xix. day of Iuly and the .xx. day at the castel of Framyngham and afterward being accompanied with a goodly band 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 time and other were caste into the Tower some for treason layde to their charge as the Duke of Norffolke and the lorde Courtneye some for matters of Religion as Doctour Tonstall byshop of Durham and other whiche continued there prisoners at the Quenes commyng to all these and manye other she granted pardon and restored them to theyr formeâ— dignities Lykewyse dyd she vnto Doctour Gardener byshop of Wynchester whome she set at libertie made hym hygh chancellor of England the lorde Courtney made erle of Deuonshire The .xi. day of August certayne gentylmen A wherrye ouerturned mindyng to passe through London bridge in a wherrye were there ouerturned and seueÌ„ of them drowned The .xiii. day of August one master Bourne a Canon of Poules preached at Paules Crosse whose talke mysliked the audience that some cryed Pull hym oute and one threwe a dagger at hym which hyttyng one of the syde postes rebounded backe agayne then maister Bradforde and Iohn Rogers two preachers of kyng Edwards time with muche laboure conueyed the sayd maister Bourne oute of the
Flaunders made great prouision for warre agaynst the Saincte Quintins Frenche kyng The Quene in her husbands quarel sent ouer an army of one thousand horsemen .iiii. thousand foote meÌ„ .ii M. pioners to ayd king Philip wherof y â— erle of PeÌ„broke was general The .xxiiij. day of Aprill Thomas Scarboroughe castell taken Stafford and other englishemen â–ª to the numbre of .xxxii. persons coÌ„myng out of Fraunce toke the castell of Scarborough which they enioyed .ii. days and then were taken and brought to London where on the .xxviii. daye of May the sayd Thomas Stafford was beheaded at the Tower hyl and vpon Execution An. reg 5. the morowe were thre of his company drawen to Tyborne and there hanged and quartered This yere on y â— .xv. day of Iuly died the lady Anne of Cleue at Chelsey was buried at Westmin y â— 8 of August The .x. day of August were taken of France the chiefest capitaynes that the Frenche kynge had as foloweth The duke of Montmorency Constable of Fraunce and his sonne called Monsieur de Meru the Duke of Monpencier the Duke of Longueuile the Mareshall of S. Andrewe the Ringraue Coronall of the Almaines Roche du Maine the Conte of Roche fouâ—ault The Vicount of Touraine the Baron of Curton the prince of Mantua besyde many gentylmen and capitaynes The .xviii. day of Auguste was taken the towne of S. Quiâ—tin by kyng Philip with the help of englyshmen This yeare before haruest â–ª wheate Dearthe plentie of corne in one yeare was solde for iiâ—i marke the quarter Malte at foure and forty shyllynges Beanes at fortye shyllynges Rye at forty shyllyngs the quarter and pease at .xlvi. shillynges .viii. d But after haruest wheate was sold for â–ª v. s. the quarter malt at .vi. s .viii. d rye at .iii. s .iiij. d and in the countreye wheate was sold for .iiij. s. the quarter malte for â–ª iiiâ— s .viii. d and â—n some place a bushell of rye for a pound of candels whiche was .iiii. d Anno â–ª M. 5. 10. 4. M date 1557 Thomas Curteys fishmoÌ„â—er S Richarde Malarie James Aâ—tam The first of January the frenchmen Calice lost came to Calaice with a great army layd siege thervnto and within .iiij. or v. days wer maisters therof and shortly acter wan all the pieces on that syde the sea The Frenche Rynge also inuaded Flanders and spoiled and brent Dunkicke before king Philyp could com to the rescue but before the Frenche men returned out of Flanders the Flemmynges and the englyshe ships meting with them vpon the sandes betwene Dunkicke and Brauelyn slewe of them a great numbre This winter the quarterne agues continued in lyke maner or more vehemeÌ„tly then they had don the last yere wher throughe dyed so many priesteâ— that a great number of parishes in diuers places of this Realme were vnserued Execution This yere in June were .vii. burned at one stake in Smithfield and in July were sixe burned at Brainforde Anno. M. 6. P. 5. M Sir Thomas Lee Mercer date 1558 S Tho. Hawes Rich. Champion Kyng Philippe beyng absent out of this realme Quene Mary beyng dan gerously sycke ended her lyfe the. xvij day of Noumber when she had reigned .v. yeres .iiii. moneths and .xi. days The same day dyed Cardinall Poole and a lyttell before two of her phisitions and dyuers by shops and noble men whom the quene estemed greatly ¶ Quene Elizabeth Anno Regni 1. date 1558 ELizabeth oure moste gracious soueraign lady to the great comfort of England was with ful consent proclaymed queene the xviâ— day of Nouember in the yere 1558. Not long after she came from Hatfielde in Hertfordshire vnto the Charterhouse in London and weÌ„t from thens to the tower wher she remayned vntil the .xiiii. day of January folowing at whiche tyme the Londoners hauynge made sumptuous prouisiion she passed through y â— citie to her palaice at Westminster she wyng very comfortable gentil couÌ„tenance vnto y â— people the next day folowynge her grace was crowned in Saint Peters church at Westminster by doctor Oglethorpe bysh of Carlile The report of this was very ioyful to suche as in Quene Maries tyme for religioÌ„s sake fled into Germany and other countreys whervpon they nowe shortly returned home agayne The twenty day of Januarye beganne a Parliament at Westmynster A parliameÌ„tnt west minster and in thys Parliamente the Fyrste â—ruiles and Tenthes were restored to the Crowne and also the supreme gouernement ouer the state Ecclesiasticall lykewise the booke of common prayer and administration of the sacra mentes in our vulgar tongue was restored Shortely after the quenes maiestie appointed a conference or disputation to be had at Westminster churche concernynge matters of religion but the matter came to none effecâ— The .vii. of April was a ioyful peace proclaimed betwixt our souerain lady Elisabeth quene of England and Henry the Frenche kyng At the feast of John Baptist the seruice in the mother tongue was fully established throughout this realme and the Masse with other Latine Seruice was cleane â–ª abolyshed About Bartholome wtide the church Images burned wardens of churches in London with their persons and ministers broughte foorthe the Roodes and other images of their churches and brent them before their churche doores Anno reg 1. M Sir Wil. Hewet cloth worker date S Tho. Lodge Roger Martin Many men of warre were conueyde An. reg 2. The maior of London begynneth his yeare y â— 18. daye of October whiche is in the firste yere of the quenes maiesties reigne And y â— quenes second yeare beginneth on the .17 day of Nouember foâ—owyng Houses â—lowen vp â—n croked â—ane â—ase moâ—eys called â—n out of France into Scotland wherby it was suspected that they woulde sodeinly inuade this realme whervpon the Quenes maiestie sent the Duke of Norffolke towardes Scotlande as generall and the lorde Grey of Wylton beynge lieutenant entred Scotlande with a sufficient power to ioyne with the Scottes and Frenchemen And in the ende her grace sente sir WilliaÌ„ Cicill knight her maiesties principal secretarie with maister doctour wotton to treate with the Frenchmen who by their wisedomes enforced the Frenchmen to depart to the greate quietnesse bothe of Englande and Scotland The .v. day of Iuly through shoting of a gonne whiche brake in the house of one Adrian Arten a ducheman in croked lane and settyng fire on a firkyn a barell of gunpower .iiii. houses were cleane blowen downe dyuers other sore hurt and bruised This yere on Michelmas euen before noone it was published by proclamation that the teston of the best sort beynge marked with the porte â—uleys shold then forthwith be taken for .iiii. d ob â–ª and the second sorte beyng marked with the greyhound for .ii. d q. the third and worst sort not beyng marked with one of those markes afore named â—ot to be taken for any value the thre peny piece which was â—oyned for .iiii.
he that best can do the same shall haue the prise The day the place and forme fight Lo here before your eyes At the tylt with eche one .vi. courses at the torney .xii. strokes with the swearde thre pushes with the puncheon staffe and .xii. blowes with the sweard at bariars or twenty if any be so disposed At x. of the clocke at night the sâ—me day a valiant seruisable man called Roberte Thomas Master gonner of England desirous also to honour 〈◊〉 â—east and mariage day in consideration the sayd erle of Wâ—rwike was generall of thordinancâ— within hâ—â—Maiesties realme and dominâ—ans made three gret traines of chambres which terriblyâ— yelded forthâ— the nature of theyr voyce to the gret astonishment of diuers who at the â—yriâ—g of the second was vnhappely staynâ— by a pece of one of the chambers to the great sorowe and lamentation of al those that loue theyr country deâ—ence of the sâ—me for further explication of whoâ—e praâ—â—â—â— the 〈◊〉 rome of this abriâ—ged summary wil not suffice The .xxviii. day of December there rose a greâ— storme and tempest of wind An. reg 8. by whose rage the â–ª Thâ—mes and Seâ—â—ouerwhelmâ—d many persons and the gret gates at the west â—nd of S. Pauls churche in London betwene whiche standeth the brâ—senpylor were through the forcâ— of the wynde then in the Western part of the world blowen open In Ianuary Moâ—â—siâ—â—Rambuley a 〈…〉 in France was sent ouer into England by the French king Charles the â—â— of that name with the â—rdâ—â—of saint Mâ—â—â—â—ell who at Windsâ—r was 〈…〉 the sayd French kinge with the knighthoode of the most honorable order of the Garter and the .xxiiii. of Ianuary in the chapel of her maiesties pallace of Whitehall The sayd Moâ—â—sieâ— Rambuley inuested Thomas duke of Norfolk Robert erle of Leicester with the sayd order of saint Mighell Thus good reader I haue brought as thou seest this abridged Summary to these our present dayes meaning as tyme shall encrease so to augment the same desyringe thee to take these â–ª my trauayles in good part â—yke as I haue mâ—uâ—e thâ—m to wardes â–ª thee FINIS â–ª The age of the world 1 THe fyrst age from the creation of Adam â–ª to the â—â—oude of Noe which continued 1656 2 The seconde from Noe to Abraham 291 3 The thyrd age from the byrth of Abraham till the departing of Israel out of Egipt yeres 50â— 4 The fourth age from the departing of Israel out of Egipt til the building of the temple yeres 481 5 The fyfth age from the building of the temple till the captiuitie of Babilon yeres 414 6 The sixte age from the captiuitie of Babylon tyll the birth of our sauiour Iesus Christe â–ª yereâ— 614 7 The vii age of the world toke his beginning at the birth of our sauiour Iesus Christ hath continued til this present yere of our Lord .1566 and shal last till the worldes ende The age of the world at the birth of Christe was .3962 The age of thâ— world this present yere of our Lorde .1566 is .5528 FINIS ¶ Howe a man may sourney from any notable towne in England to the Citie of LoÌ„don or from London to any notable town in the same realme The way from Walsyngham to London FRom Walsyngham to PiknaÌ„ xii miles From Picknam to BraÌ„doÌ„fery x. mile From Brandonfery to Newemarket x. myle From Newmarket to Babram x. myle From Babram to Barkway xx myle From Barkway to Puchrich â–ª vii mile From Puchriche to Ware v. myle From Ware to Waltham viii myle From Waltham to London xii myle The way from Barwike to Yorke and so to London FRoÌ„ Barwik to belforth xii mâ—â—â—â— FroÌ„ Belforth to Anwik xii mile FroÌ„ Anwike to Morpit xii mile FroÌ„ morpit to Newcastel xii mi. FroÌ„ Newcastel to DurhaÌ„ xii mile FroÌ„ DurhaÌ„ to Darington xiiii myle FroÌ„ daringtoÌ„ to northalertoÌ„ xiiii mil. FroÌ„ NorthalertoÌ„ to Topclif vii mile From Topclife to Yorke xvi mile From Yorke to Tadcaster viii mile FroÌ„ Tadcaster to Wentbridge x. mile FroÌ„ Wentbridge to DaÌ„caster viii mile FroÌ„ Dancaster to Tutford xviii mile From Tutford to Newarke x. myle From Newarke to Grantham x. myle From GranthaÌ„ to Stanford xvi mile From Stanforde to Stilton xii myle FroÌ„ Stylton to Huntyngton ix mile From HuÌ„tington to Roiston xv mile From Royston to Ware xii myle From Ware to Waltham viii myle From Waltham to London xii myle The way from Carnaruan to Chester and so to London FroÌ„ CarnaruaÌ„ to CoÌ„wey xxiiii mile From CoÌ„way to Dinbigh xii mile From Denbigh to Flynt xii myle From Flynt to Chesteâ— x. myle From Chester to Wyche xiiii mâ—â—â—â— From Wyche to Stone xv mile From Stone to Lichefield xvi myle From Lichfield to Colsill xii myle From Colsyll to Couentree viii mile And so from Couentre to London as hereafter â—o â—â—weth The way from Cokermouth to Lancaster and so to LoÌ„don FRoÌ„ Cokermouth to Kiswik vi â—â— FroÌ„ Kiswik to Grocener viii mile From Grocener to Kendale xiiii mile From Kendale to Burton vii myle From Burton to Lancaster viii myle From Lancaster to Preston xx mile From Preston to Wygam xiiii myle From Wygam to Warington xii â–ª mile FroÌ„ warington to Newcastel xx mile From Newcastle to Lichfield xx mile from Lichfield to Couentre xx myle from Couentre to Danetre xiiii myle from Danetre to Tocester x. myle from Tocester to Stony Stratforde vi myle froÌ„ Stony stratford to Brichyl vii mâ— from Brichyl to Dunstable vii mile from Dunstable to S. Albons x. mile â—rom S. Albons to Barnet x. myle â—rom Barnet to London â–ª x. mylâ— The way from Yermouth to Colchester and so to London FRom Yermouth to Becclis viii mâ— from Becclis to Blybour vi myle froÌ„ Blybour to Snapbridge viii mile froÌ„ Snapbridge to wodbridge viii mâ— from Wodbridge to Ipswich v. myle from Ipswiche to Colchester xii mile from Colchester to Eastford viii mile from Eastford to Chelmesrord x. myle froÌ„ Chelmesford to Brentwod x. mile from Brentwod to London xii myle The waye from Douer to London FRoÌ„ Douer to Cantorbury xii mile froÌ„ CaÌ„terbury to sitingborn xii mile froÌ„ Sitingborn to Rochester viii mi. from Rochester to Grauesend v. myle from Grauesend to Datford vi myle From Datford to London xii myle The waye from S. Burien in Cornwall to London FRoÌ„ S. Burientâ— y â— mount xx myle From the mount to Thury xii mile â—rom S. Thury to Bodnam xx mile From Bodnam to Launston xx mile From Launston to Ocomton xv myle froÌ„ Ocomton to Crokehornwel x. mile froÌ„ Crokehornwel to Exceter x. myle from Excester to Honiton xii myle from Honiton to Charde x. myle from Chaâ—de to Crokehorne viâ— â–ª myle froÌ„ Crokehorne to Shirborne x. myle froÌ„ Shirborn to Shafâ—sbury x. mile froÌ„ shafâ—sbury to Salisbury xviii mi. from Salisbury to Andeuor xv myle froÌ„ andeuor to Basingstock xviii mi. froÌ„ Basingstock to Harford viii myle from Harford to Bagshot viii myle from Bagshot to Stanes viii myles from Stanes to London xv â–ª miles â–ª The way from Brystâ—wâ— to London FRoÌ„ Bristow to Marsfelde x. myle from Marsfeld to Chipâ—â—n x. myle froÌ„ ChipnaÌ„ to Marlcborow xv myle froÌ„ Marlcborow to HuÌ„gerford 8. mile froÌ„ HuÌ„gerford to Newbery vii mile from Newbery to Readyng xv myle from Reading to Maidenhead x. mile froÌ„ Maidenhead to Colbroke vii mile from Colbroke to London xv myle The way from Saint Dauids to London â–ª FRom S Dauids t o Axford xx mile From Axford to Carmarden x mile From Carmarden to Newton x myle From Newton to Lanbury x myle FroÌ„ Lanbury to Brecknock xvi mile From Brecknocke to Hay x mile From Hay to Harford xiâ—â—j mile From Harford to Rosoâ— ix myle From Roso to Glocester xij mile From Glocester to Cicester xv mile From Cicester to Faâ—â—â—â—gton xvâ— myle From Farâ—â—â—â—gtoÌ„ to Habington viâ— mile froÌ„ Habington to Dorcester vii myle From Dorcester to Henley xij mile From Henley to Maidenhed vii â–ª mile FroÌ„ Maydenhead to Colbroke vij mile â—rom Colbroke to London xv mile
that to theyr great shame he was sound by his peres not gilty The xxii daye of Iulye was Iohn Frith brent Frith â–ª burned in Smithfield for his opinions and with him on yong maÌ„ called Andrew Hewet a taylors seruant The xi day of August was al the places Frier houses suppressed of the obseruant Friers put down and Austen Friers set in theyr places and the same obseruantes were put in places of gray friers c. The thyrtenth day of August was a Fyre at temple barre great fyre at Temple barre and much hurte done and certayne personnes burned The xvi day of August was burned The kings stable brent the kings stable at Charing crosse called mewes wherin was burned many great horses and great store of haye Thomas Cromwel was appointed and sworne maister of the Rolles the ix day of October Anno. 26. M Syr Iohn Champneis Skinner S Nic. Lewson date 1534 William Denham In Nouember by a parliament the Bishop of Romes autoritie abrogated byshop of Rome with al his authoritie was cleane banished this Realme and commaundement geuen that he should no more be called Pope but bishop of Rome and that the king should be â—eputed as supreme head of the Churche of England hauing ful aucthoritie to reforme all errors heresies and abuses in the same Also the firste fruites and â—irst frutes geueÌ„ to the king An. reg 27 tenthes of all spirituall dignities wer graunted to the king The .xxix. day of Aprill the prior of the Charter house of London the prior of Beual the prior of Exam and a brother of the same called master Reignoldes and a prieste called maister Iohn Haile vicar of Thistil worth wer al coÌ„demned of treason who wer executed the fourth day of May and theyr heads Execution and quarters set on the gates of the citie of London and at the Charter house of London was set one quarter The eighte day of Maye the kinge Polled heads commaunded all aboute his courte to poll theyr heades and to geue them â—nsample he caused his owne heade to be polled likewise The xxv day of May was â–ª a gret examination Examination of Hollanders Execution of heretikes born in HollaÌ„d there was examined .xix. men and vi women of the same countrey borne The iiii day of Iune a man and his wife borne in Holland wer burned in Smithfield for the arrians heresie The .18 day of Iune wer .3 monkes Execution of the Charterhouse named Exmewe Midlemor Nudigate drawen to Tiborne and there hanged and quartred The xxii day of Iune was doctor Bishop of Rochester beheaded Syr Thomas Morâ— beheaded Disitation of abbcis fysher byshop of Rochester beheaded at tower hill The vi day of Iuly syr Thomas More was beheaded at the tower hill for deniall of the kings supremacie In October the king sent doctor Lee to visite the abbeis priories and nonneties in England to put out al religious persons that would go and al that wer vnder the age of .xxiiii. yeres and al such monkes chanons friers that wer so put out the abbot or prâ—or shold geue euery one in stede of theyr â–ª habite a priests gown and xl.s of money And the nonnes to haue such apparel as seculeâ— women weare and to go where they would he toke out of monasteries theyr reliques and chiefest iewels Anno. 27. M syr Iohn Alleyn â–ª mercer S date 1535 HuÌ„frey Monmothe Iohn Cottes The xi day of Nouember was a gret A generall procession generall procession at London by the kings coÌ„mandemeÌ„t for the recouering of the Frenche kinge to his healthe The number of copes that were worn in this Procession was seuen hunbred and fourtene The laste daye of December the Names of Chauntries taken Lord Maior of London gaue commandement to all parishes in the same to bring in before him the names of aâ— the Chauntries in their parishes and who had the gift of the same The .viii day of Ianuary died lady Lady Katherine deceased Smal houseâ— oâ— religion geuen to y e king An reg 28. Katherine dowagâ—r at Kimbalton and was buried at Peterborowe The â–ª 4. daye of February wer geuen to the kinge by a parliamenâ— with the consent of the abbottes â–ª all religiâ—us houses that wer of .300 marke and vnder On May day king Henry beyng at a Iustes at Gâ—ene wich sodenly departed to Westminster hauing only with him â— persons The next day An Bulleine Execution Quene was had to the tower â–ª and ther for things layd to her charge beheaded the xiâ— day of May. The same time were apprehended Execution the Lord Rocheford brother to the sayd Quene Henry Noris Marke Smeâ—oÌ„ William Brierton FrauÌ„cis weston all of the kings priuie chamber which also about matters touching the quene were put to death the .xxii. day of May The .xx. day of May the kynge maried Lady Iane daughter to syr Iohn Seymor knyght whiche at Whitsontide was openly shewed as Quene K. Henry maried lady Iane. The .viii. day of Iune the king held his court of parliament the bishops and clergie of this realme held a conuocation at Paules church in LoÌ„don where after muche debatyng of many matters they publyshed a booke of religion entitled Articles deuised by the kynges highnes In this boke is specially meutioned but .iii. sacramentes CoÌ„motion in Lincoln shire with the whiche the Lincolnshire men were offended and fearing the vtter subnertion of theyr olde religion taised a great commotion against whoÌ„ the kynge dyd sende a stronge power wherof when the rebels hadde knowledge they desyred pardon brake vp theyr armie and departed home but their capitains were apprehended and executed The men of Lincolnshire beyng pacified within sixe dayes after began a newe insurrection in Yorkeshire for the same causes for they were persuaded that al theyr syluer chalices crosses sewels and other ornameÌ„ts shold be taken out of their churches These people were gathered togyther to the numbre of forty thousand hauyng for their badges the .v. woundes with the figure of the Sacramente and Iesus written in the myddest in token that they intended to fyght for the mayntenance of christen religion Anno. 28. M date 1536 Sir Rafe Warren Mercer S Rich â–ª Paget William Bowyer The .xii. day of Nouember sir Thomas Neweman bare a faggot at Poules Crosse for that he song Masse with good ale The .xiii. day of Nouember one master Mayster PagyngtoÌ„ slayne Robert Pagyngton a Mercer of London was slayn with a gunne as he was goyng to Masse at sainct Thomas of Akers Agaynst the rebelles of Yorkeshire the Kyng sent the Duke of Norffolke the Duke of Suffolke the Marques of Excester and other with a great army by whom after the daye and place was appointed to fyghte the Capitaynes of bothe parties had communication of peace and promyse was made to the rebelles that suche thynges as they wer greued with shold be