order of the Garter one of the Quéenes Maiesties priuy Counsell and Lorde high Treasorer of England at his Manour of Basing Thys worthy man was borne in the yeare of our Lorde 148â— the firste yeare of King Richarde the thirde and lyued aboute the age of 87. yeares in sixe Kings and Quéenes dayes He serued fiue Kings and Quéenes Henrie the seauenth Henrie the eight Edwarde the sixth Quéens Marie and Quéene Elizabeth All these he serued faithfully and of them was greately fauoured Hymselfe did sée the chyldrâ—n of hys childrenâ— children growen â—o the â—â—â—ber of â—03 Aâ—â—â—â— blessing gyuen by God to men of hys â—â—â—â—ing The xxv and xxvj of March by the commaundement of the Quéenes Maiestie hir Councel the Citizens of London assembling at their â—â—â—â—â—all Halles the Maisters chose oute â—he moâ—â—e 〈◊〉 â—â—◠〈◊〉 persons of euerye their companies to 〈…〉 eâ— of thrée thousande whom they appoynted to be Pikemen and 〈◊〉 â—hâ— Pikemen were forthwith armed in â—aâ—â—â—â—â—râ—eâ—â— and â—â—â—â—r furniture according there vnto the Gunners had euery of them hys Callyuer with the furniture and 〈◊〉 on theyr heaâ—es To these were appoynted dyuers valiant Capitaines who to â—â—aine them vp in warlike â—eaâ—◠〈◊〉 them â—â—râ—ce euery wéeke sometimes in the Artillery yarde teaching the Gunners to handle their péeces sometime at the Miles end and in Saint Georges fielde teaching them to skyrmishe In the whyche skyrmishe wythe Miles end the tenth of Aprill one of the 〈◊〉 of the Goldsmiths company was shot in the 〈◊〉 wyth a péece of a scowring sticke lefte in one of the Calyuers whereof he dyed and was buryed the twelfth of Aprill in S. Paules Churcheyarde al the Gunners marching from the Miles end in battaile ray shotte off theyr Calyuers at hys graue On May day they mustred at Grenewich before y e Quéens Maiestie where they shewed manye warlike feates but were hindred by the weather whych was all day showring they returned that nighte to London and were discharged on the nexte morrowe The fourth of May Walter Deueroux Lorde Ferrers of Earles of Essex and Lincolne created Chartley and Viscount of Herâ—fonde was created Earle of Essex And Edwarde Fines Lorde Clinton and Say hyghe Admirall of Englande was created Earle of Lincolne The eight of May the Parliament beganne at Westminster Barons made and that same daye in the Parliament by the Quéenes Maiesties Writtes sir Henrie Compton Knight Lorde of Comptâ—n in the Hole sir Henry Cheyney Knight Lorde of Tudington sir William Pawlet Knight of Basing and sir Henrie Norrice Knight Lorde of Rycote were called Barons into the higher house In this Parliament for so muche as the whole Realme of England was excéedingly pestred with Roags Uagabonds and sturdy beggers by meanes wherof dayly hapned diuers horrible murders theftes and other greate outrages it was enacted that all persons aboue the age of fourtéene yeres beyng taken begging vagrant and Roags brente through the â—are wandring misorderly shoulde be apprehended whipped brent through the griâ—â—le of the right eare with a hote yron of one ynch compasse for the firste time so taken The foure and twentith of May Martin Bulloke was hanged on a Gibbet by the Well with two Buckets in Bishoppes gate stréete of London for robbing and most shamefullye murdering of a Merchaunt named Arthure Hall in the Personage of Saint Martine by the saide Well Thys Martin hadde procured the saide Arthure Hall to come to the sayd Personage to buy of hym certaine Plate but after the saide Arthure hadde well viewed the same he saide this is none of your Plate it hathe Doctor Gardeners marke I knowe it to be his that is true said Martin Bullocke but he hath appoynted me to sell it c. After thys talke whyles the said Arthure was weighing the Plate the same Martin fetcht out of the Kitchen a thicke washing Béeâ—le and commyng behinde hym strake the saide Arthure on the head that hée felled him with the firste stroke and then strake hym againe and after tooke the saide Arthures Dagger and sticked hym and wyth hys knyfe cut hys throate and after woulde haue trussed hym in a Danske Cheste but the same was too shorte wherevppon he tumbled him downe a paire of stayres and after thinking to haue buryed hym in the Seller hys legges being broken with the fyrst fal and stiffe he coulde not drawe hym downe the Seller staires béeyng wynding wherefore he cutte off hys legs wyth an Hatchet and in the ende trussed hym with Strawe in a drye fat and saying it was his apparell and Bookes caused the same to be carryed to the water side and so shipped to Rye The sixe and twentith of May the right honorable Earle of Lincolne departed from London towardes Fraunce Embassador being accompanyed with the Lords Dacres the Lord Riche the Lord Talbot the Lord Sandes and the Lord Clinton sir Arthure Chambernowne sir Ierome Bowes and sir Edwarde Hastings Knightes wyth dyuers other Gentlemen who takyng ship at Deuer cutte ouer to Bolongne where they were very honorably receyued from thence conueyed by iorneys to Paris where they were lodged in a house of y e kings named Le Chasteau de Loure being attended on by the Kings Officers Fiue dayes after they wente to the King at a house called Madril where the Kyng wyth his two brethren the Admirall and the moste parte of the Nobles of Fraunce mette them a distance from the place and broughte them into the house where they dyned and remayned till Sondaye followwyng from whence the Kyng and hys nobles with the nobles of Englande came to Paris the Kyng his two brethren and oure Embassador ryding in one Coche togither and the Nobles of England and Fraunce being so placed also in Coches came to the saide Castell of Loure and there dyned After dinner the King our Embassadour with the Nobibilitie of bothe Realmes wente to a Churche named Saint Germaine where the Frenche King his brethren and Nobilitie hearde Euensong the Noble men of Englande withdrawing them into a Chappell til Euensong was done were then fetched thence by the Nobles of Fraunce to the Kyng and hys brethren that awayted their commyng where was League vvith Fraunce confirmed in Fraunce confirmed the league whyche hadde bin concluded at Blois the ninetéenth of April deputies beyng there for the French partie Frauncis Momorencie Reignold Virago Sebastian de Lanbespine and Paul de Foix. And for the Quéene of Englande sir Thomas Smith and Maister Walsingham Embassadors Thys being done they departed without the wals of Paris to a Garden of pleasure where they supped after supper the King departed to his place of Madrill and the nobles of Englande to the Castell of Loure On Monday the Admirall feasted the Nobles of Englande On Tuisday the Duke of Aniow the Kings brother and on Wednesday the Duke of Alanson hys yonger brother and so passed in banquetting and feasting wyth riche giftes on bothe partes On Fridaye the Nobles of
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Thomas Castleforde Thomas Sprote Thomas de Wike Thomas Walsingham Thomas Rudburne Thomas Delamore Thomas Hocline Thomas Moore Thomas Lanquet Thomas Cooper Thomas Churchyarde Vita Berini Vita Aldelmi Vita Erkenwaldi Vigetius Vita Albani Vita Guilelmi Longocampo Vopiscus Vox Clamantis Wolfangus Lazius William Norwel William Caxton William Beare William Lambert William Patten Ypodigma Neustriae Zozimus DROIT · ET · LOYAL HONI â—¦ SOIT â—¦ QVI â—¦ MAL â—¦ Y â—¦ PENSE To the right Honorable the Lord Robert Dudley Earle of Leicester Baron of Denbigh Knight of the most noble Orders of the Garter and of Saint Michaell one of hir Maiesties moste Honourable priuie Counsell and Maister of hir Horsse THe good acceptatioÌ„ of my Summarie dedicated to your Lordship fiue yeares since right honorable my singular good Lord hathe so emboldened this Treatise growne now to a greater Volume that it presumeth with assured hope of like acceptance to present it selfe to your Honor vnder the protectioÌ„ therof to venture into the world and viewe of men and that the more boldly being an Historical Discourse of this oure natiue Countrie setting before our eyes to our instruction profite the incredible inconstancie continuall alterations of this transitorie world wyth the worthie exploites of our Kings and Gouernors What I haue performed herein to the common commoditie in searching out the truth and what varietie of worthy matters I haue recouered with no small coste and care out of the graue of Obliuion wherein they haue laine buried I referre to your honorable censure and the indifferent Reader not doubting but your Lordship whiche hath gotten grounded experience by the administration of most weighty affaires furnished your wisedome wyth diligent reading of sundrie Histories will bothe vouche safe to accepte this Monument of my affectionate minde with your wonted curtesie and shield it vnder the autoritie of your name against those whiche in this age requite honest endeuours with vnhonest speeches The Almighty God preserue your Honor with continual encrease of his benefits to his glory and your aduauncement Your Lordships most humble to commaund IOHN STOW ¶ To the gentle Reader AMongst other Bookes which are in this our learned age published in great numbers there are few eyther for the honestie of the matter or commoditie which they bring to the common wealth or for the pleasantnesse of the studie and reading to be preferred before the Chronicles and Hystories What examples of men deseruing immortalitie of exploites worthy great renowne
and the Frenche Kyng their Realmes Dominions and Subiectes whyche peace was proclaymed with sounde of Trumpet at hir Castell of Windsore and also at London on the thyrtéenth daye of Aprill The plague thankes be to God being cleane ceased in London both Easter and Midsommer Terme were kepte at Westminster Throughe the earnest suite of the Armourers there was on the vigile of Saint Peter a Watche in the Citie of London VVatche on S. Peters euen whyche did onelye stande in the highest stréetes as Cheape Cornehill and so forth to Aldgate whyche Watche was to the commons of the City as chargeable as when in times past it had béene commendably done The fifth of Auguste the Quéenes Maiestie in hir Progresse Abrah Hartwell The Queenes Progresse thorough Cambridge came to the Uniuersitie of Cambridge and was of all the Students being inuested according to their degrées taken in the Schooles honorably and ioyfully receiued in the Kings Colledge where she did lye during hir continuaunce in Cambridge The dayes of hir abode were passed in Scholasticall exercises of Philosophie Phisicke and Diuinitie the nightes in Comedies and Tragedies sette for the partlye by the whole Uniuersitie and partly by the Studentes of the Kyngs Colledge At the breakyng vp of the Diuinitie acte being on Wednesday the ninth of Auguste on the whyche daye shâ—e rode through the Town and viewed the Colledges those goodly and auncient monuments of Kyngs of Englande hir Noble Predecessours shée made wythin Saint Macies Church a notable Oration in Latine in the presence of the whole learned Uniuersitie to the Studentes greate comforte The â—erte daye she wente forwarde on hir Pregresse to Fihchingbrooke by Huntington The thyrtith daye of August was enacted by a common Out cryer and Bellman for the daye Councell of the Citie of London that all suche Citizens as from thence-forth should be â—instrained 〈…〉 their houshold â—â—uâ—â—e leafes of houses or suche like shoulde firste cause the same to be cried throughe the Citie by a man wyth a Bell and then to be solde by the common out cryer appoynted for that purpose and he to retaine one farthing of the shilling for his paines The xx daye of September arose great floudes in the riner Greate â—â—onds in the Thamis of Thamis where-through the Marshes neare adioyning were ouerflowed and manye Cattell drowned The creation of sir Robert Sutton alias Dudley Knight of Creation of a Baron the Garter and Maister of the Horsse to the Quéenes Maiestie who was created Baron of Denbigh and after Earle of Leicester on Michaelmasse daye at Saint Iames wyth the gifte of the Manour of Killingworth and other things there to hym and hys heires to the yerely valewe of four and twentie pounde and better Firste the saide Lord attended on the Quéenes highnes to the Chappel and from the Chappell to seruice and when he was returned to the Chamber of Presence the saide Lord with other departed to the Lord Chamberlaines Chamber and shifted them the said Lord Robert in his Surcote with the Hoode his mantle borne before hym by the Lorde Hunsdon and ledde by the Lord Clinton Lorde Admiral by the right hand and the Lord Strange on the lefte hande in their Parliament Robes Garter bearing the Patent and before him the Officers of Armes and so procéeded into the Chamber of Presence where the Quéenes Highnesse sate vnder the cloth of Estate with the Noble men on ech side of hir the Embassador of France was also present with another straunger an Italian and when the faiâ—â—â— Lorde with the other came in the Quéenes sight they made theyr oâ—â—ysaunce thrée tymes the saide Lorde knéeled 〈…〉 after the whyche Gatter presented the Letters pattents to the Lord Chamberlaine and he presented the same to the Quéenes Highnesse who gaue it to sir William Cecil Secretary who read the same with a loude voyce and at the wordes of Creduimus the Lord of Hunsdon presented the Mantle to the 〈…〉 Maiestie who putte on the same whereby he was treated Baron of Denbigh for hym and hys heyres then the pattent was read out to the ende after the whyche hée delyuered it to the Quéene agayne hir Highnesse gaue it to the saide Lord who gaue hir Maiestie most humble thankes and he rose vp and departed to the Chamber then came from the Trumpettes sounding before hym Then bée shifted hym of those Robes and put on the Robes Creation of an Earle of Estate of an Earle and béeing ledde by the Earle of Sussex on the righte hande and the Earle of Huntington on hys lefte hande the Earle of Warwike bearing his Sworde the Pomell vpward and the girdle aboute the same al in their Robes of Estate the Lorde Clinton Lorde Admirall in hys Parliament robes bearing his Cap with y e Coronal Garter before him hearing his Patent and the other officers of Armes before him they procéede as afore into the Chamber of Presence where after they hadde made their obeysance the saide Earle â—néeled downe and Garter delyuered hys patent to the Lorde Chamberlaine who gaue the same to the Quéenes Maiestie and hir highnesse gaue the same to sir Wiliam Cecil Secretary to reade who read the same and at the words Cincturam Glady the Earle of Warwike presented the Sworde to the Quéenes Highnesse who gyrte the same aboute the necke of the saide newe Earle puttyng the poynt vnder hys lefte army and after hir Maiestie putte on his Cappe with the Coronall then hys Patent was read out to the ende and then the saide Secretary deliuered it againe to the Quéene and hir Highnesse gaue it to the sayde newe Earle of Leicester who gaue hir humble thankes for the same and then he arose and wente into the Councell Chamber to dynner the Trumpets sounding before and at dinner he sate in hys kyrtle and there accompanyed him the foresayde Embassadour of Fraunce and the saide Italian wyth dyuers other Earles and Lordes and after the second course Garter with the other Officers of Armes proclaymed the Quéenes Maiesties Stile and after the Stile of the sayde Earle for the whyche they had fiftéene pounde to â—éete for hys Baronie fâ—ue pound and for his â—arledoms tenne pounde and Garter had hys Gowne of blacke â—elnet garded wyth thrée gardes of the same layde on wyth Lace fyned throughe wyth blacke Taffata and garded on the inner side with the same and on the sléeues xxxvitj paire of Aglets of Golde Duâ—resnoble puissant seigneur Robert Cante de Leycestâ—e Baron de Denbighe Cheualier du tresnoble Ordre de la Iarretierrè Grand Esquier de la Royne nostre Souuereigne Edwarde Iackeman Leonell Ducket the 28. of September Sheriffes Obsequy for the Emperour The seconde of October in the afternoone and the morrowe in the forenoone a solempne obsequie was holden in Saint Paules Churche at London for Ferdinando late Emperour departed The seauenth of October at eight of the clocke at night Anno
Leicester wyth the saide order of Saint Mâ—chaell The Marâ—uâ—s of Baden and the Ladye Cecilie his wyfe 1566 â—â—â— Maâ—qâ—es of Baden returneth â—â—ster to the King of Swethen who came into this land in the meneth of September laste paste as before is declared béeing then by the Qéenes especiall appointment at theyr arriuall honorably receyued by the Lord Cobham an honorable Baron of this Realme and the Ladye his wife one of the Quéenes Maiesties priâ—ie Chamber nowe in the moneth of Aprill Anno. 1569. departed the same againe the Marques a fewe dayes before hys wife being both cenducted by a lyke personage the Lorde of Aburgaueny to Douer Certaine houses in Cornehill being first purchased by the The Burse in Cornehill Citizens of London were in the moneth of February cryed by the Bell man and afterwarde solde to suche persons as shoulde take them downe and carry them from thence whiche was so done in the moneths of Aprill and May next following And then the grounde beyng made plaine at the charges also of the Cittie poâ—â—ession thereof was by certaine Aldermen in name of the whole Citizens giuen to y e right worshipfull sir Tho. Gresham Knight Agent to the Quéens Highnesse there to buylde a place for Merchantes to assemble in at hys owne proper charges who on the seauenth of June layde the firste stone of the foundation being Bricke and forth-with the work-men followed vpon the same with suche diligence that by the Moneth of Nouember in the yeare of our Lorde â—â—67 the same was couered wyth Slate The commissioners before named appointed for the matters of Flaunders kéepyng their dyet at Bruges agréed to referre the whole matter to the Princes on bothe sides and if they coulde not agrée then the Merchants to haue fortie dayes to repayre home with their merchaundise and in the meane tâ—â—â— all things to stande as they were then Dure Câ—â—â—â—issioners departed froÌ„ Bruges about the xxvj of June The xxxj of August y e Quéenes Maiestie in hir progresse The Queenes progresse to Oxforde came to the Uniuerâ—â—tie of Oxforde and was of all the Studentes whyche had looked for hir commyng thyther two yeares so honorably and ioyfully receyued as eyther theyr lâ—yaâ—nâ—â—â—e towardes the Quéenes Maiestie or the expectation of their â—â—iendes did requyre Concerning orders in disputaâ—â—on and other Academicall exercises they agréede much wyth those which the Uniuersitie of Cambridge had vsed two yeres before Comedies also and Tragedies were played in Christes Churche where the Quéenes Highnesse â—â—dged Among the whych the Comedie entituled Palemon Misfortune at Oxford and Arcet made by Maister Edwards of the Quéenes Chappel had suche tragicall successe as was lamentable For at that time by the fall of a wall and a payre of staires great preâ—sse of the multitude thrée men were slaine The fifth of September after disputations the Quéene at the humble sute of certaine of hir Nobilitie and the King of Spaâ—â—es Embassadour made a briefe Oration in Latine to the Uniuersitie but so wise and pithie as England maye reioice that it hathe so learned a Prince and the Uniuersitie may triâ—â—ph that they haue so noble a Patronesse The vj of September after dinner hir Grace comming from Christs Churche ouer Carfox and so to Saint Maries the Scholers standing in order according to their degrées euen to the East gate certaine Doctors of the Uniuersitie did ride before in their Scarlet gownes and hoodes Maisters of Arte in blackâ—â—â—wnâ— and hoodâ—s The Maior also with certaine of his drethren did ryde before hir in Scarlet to the ende of Magdalene â—â—â—dge where their liberties ended but the Doctors and Maisters went forward still to Shoâ—ouer a myle and more out of Oxforde dicause their Liberties extended so farre and there after Orations made hir Highneâ—â—â— with thankes to the whols Uniuersitie dade them farewel and rode to Rycote Richarde Lambert Ambrose Nicholas the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Iohn Langley the 4. of Aprill Sir Christopher Draper Iremonger the 28. of October Maior Souldiors transported into Irelande The valiant Captaine Edward Randolfe Esquier lieutenant of the Ordinaunce and Colonell of a thousand footemen in September last paste was wyth his band embarqued at Bristow and within few dayes after landed at Knocfergus in the North parts of Ireland and went thence by water to a place called Derry by which passeth y e riuer of Longfoile there the saide Colonell in shorte space fortified to the greate annoyaunce of Iohn Oneale and by greate foresight and experience guarded hymselfe and hys charge till the said Oneale to hinder and disturbe his abode there thâ—â— of NoueÌ„ber arriued with a great army of Kerne Galawglâ—ssâ—s and horssemen wyth whome the saide Captaine Randolfe encountred and him there so discomfited as after that conflicte he durste neuer approche the Quéenes power and to his perpetuall fame the said Captaine by reason of his bold and hardie onset that daye loste his life Charles Iames the sixth of that name sonne to Henrie Yong Prince of Scots christned Anno reg 9. Stuarte Lord of Darnley and Marie King and Quéene of Scots was borne in Edenberough Castel the ninetéenth of June last past and the eightéenth of December thys yeare solemnly Christned at Striueling whose Godfathers at the Christning were Charles King of Fraunce and Philibert Duke of Sauoy and the Quéenes Maiestie of Englande was the Godmother who gaue a Font of Golde curiously wrought and enameled weighing 333. ounces amounting in value to the summe of 1043. â— 19. s. The tenth of February in the morning Henrie Stuarte King of Scottes murdered Lorde of Darneley before named King of Scots by Scottes in Scotlande was shamefully murdered the reuenge whereof remaineth in the mightie hande of God The xxij of February the Lady Margaret Dowglasse couÌ„tesse of Leunex mother to the saide King of Scottes was discharged out of the Tower of London Within the space of ten moneths laste paste dyed seauen Seauen AldermeÌ„ deceased in LoÌ„don Aldermen of London the firste Edwarde Bankes deceassed the ninth of July Anna 1566. R. Chamberlaine late Sherife sir Martin Bowes sir R Malory sir William Hewet sir Thomas White late Maiors then Richarde Lambart one of the Sheriffes for that yeare the 4. of Aprill Anno 1567. The xxij of Aprill by greate misfortune of fyre in the 1567 The Tovvn of Ossestry brente thrice in thyrtie yeares Towne of Ossestrie in Wales twelue myles from Shrewsburie to the number of 200. houses to saye seauen scores wythin the walles and thrée score without in the Suburbes béesides cloth corne cattel c. were consumed whyche fire began at two of the clocke in the forenoone and ended at fâ—â—â— to the great maruelling of many that so great a spoile in fo short time should happen Two long stréets with great riches of that town were brent in Anno. 1542. And lykewise or worse in Anno. 1544. The xxiiij of Aprill the Sergeants
xxiiij of Nouember the Quéenes Maiestie had caused the sayd Earles of Northumberland The Earles of Northumberland VVestmerland proclaymed Traytors and Westmerland to be proclaymed Traytors with all their adherents and fauourers and forthwith prepared an army to be sent out of the South for their suppression The Lord Scrope warden of the West marches had called vnto him the Earle of Cumberland and other Gentlemen of the Countrey and they kepte the Citie of Carelile The Earle of Sussex the Quéenes maiesties Lieutenant generall The Earle of Sussex the Queenes Lieutenant generall in the North against the Rebels in the North had on the xvij of Nouember there published the like Proclamation in effect as after was published by hir Maiestie against the sayde Rebels and also sent out to all such Gentlemen as he knew to be hir Maiesties louing subiects vnder his rule who came vnto hym with such number of their friends as he was able in fyue dayes to make aboue fiue thousand horsemen and footemen and so being accompanyed with the Earle of Rutlande his Lieutenant the Lord Hunsdon general of his horsemen William Lord Eure who had the leading of the rereward of the footemen and Sir Ralph Sadler Treasurer who all came to Yorke with their seruants on Sonday the xj of December they marched from Yorke towards Topclife the xâ—j they tarryed at Sezay where Sir George Bowes with his power comming from Barnards Castell as is a foresayde mette him and was made Marshall of the Armye then they wente to Northalarton to Sâ—ictoâ— to Croftbridge and so to Actay on the which day the Rebels fledde from Durham hauing called their companye Christopher Neuill frent Hertlepoole who were fortifying there to Exham where they abode thrée dayes The Earle of Sâ—â—ssex Lieutenant with his power wente from Actay to Durham then to Newcastell and the twentith of December to Exham from whence the Rebels were gone the nighte before to Naworth where counsayling with Edwarde Dacres concerning theyr owne weakenesse as also how they were pursued by the Earle of Sussex and hys power of seauen thousande euen almoste at theyr héeles and moreouer that the Earle of Warwike the The Earle of VVarvvike sent against the Rebels Lorde Clinton Lorde Admirall of Englande and the Lorde Ferrers Uiscount Hereford with afarre greater armye of twelue thousande out of the South whereof the sayde Earle of Warwike was Generall was not farre behynde them at Borowbridge The nexte nighte the two Earles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande wyth sundry of their principall Gentlemen The Earles of Northumberland VVestmerland fledde vnknowne to theyr associates fledde to Herlaw in Scotlande the other Rebels were shortly after taken by the Earle of Sussex and hys power without any resistance The fourth and fifth of January did suffer at Durham Rebels executed at Durham to the number of thréescore and sixe Constables and other amongst whome an Alderman of the Towne and a Priest called Parson Plomâ—ree were the most notable then â—â—â—r Groâ—â—â— Bowes Marshall finding manye to bée faultors in the foresayde Rebellionâ— dyd sée them executed in euery Markette Towne and other places betwiete Nowcastell and Wetherby about thréescore miles in length and fortie miles in breadth The one and twentith of January a Prentise was hanged on a gibbet at the North end of Finke Lane in London to the ensample of other for that he y â— thirtéenth of December had striken hys mayster with a knife whereof hée dyed The two and twentith of February Leonard Dacre of Leonard Dacrâ—â—â—edde into Scotland Harlsey in the Countie of Yorke Esquire hauyng raysed a number of people the Lorde Hunsdon and other setting on hym with a companye of valiaunt Souldyers flewe manye of hys people and forced hym to flée into Scotlande On good Friday the seauen and twentith of March Simon 1570 Digby of Askewe Iohn Fulthorp of Isilbecke in the Countie of Yorke Esquires Robert Peneman of Stokesley Rebels executed at Yorke Thomas Bishop the yonger of Poklinton in the same Countie of Yorke Gentlemen were drawne from the Castell of Yorke to the place of execution called Knauestmire halfe a mile without the Citie of Yorke and there hanged headed and quartered their foure heads were set on the four principall gates of the Citie with foure of their quarters the other quarters were set in diuers places of the Countrey Oscolph Clesbe was with them drawne to the gallowes and returned agayne to the Castell William Earle of Pembroke Baron of Cardiffe Knighte The Earle of Pembroke deceassed of the Garter one of the priuie Counsell and Lord Stewarde of the Quéenes maiesties housholde deceassed the eyghtéenth of April and was buryed in Saint Paules Church at London The seauentéenth of Aprill the Earle of Sussex Lieutenant The Earle of Sussex made a iourney into Scotland generall in the North with the Lord Hunsdon Lorde gouernour of Barwike Warden of the East Marches and mayster William Drewry high Marshall of Barwike with all the garrison and power of the fame began a iourney into Scotlande and the same night came to Warke twelue miles from Barwike and so the next morrow entred into Tiuidale and marching in warlike order they breÌ„t ouerthrew rased spoyled all the Castels Townes villages of their enimies till they came to the Castell of Mosse standing in a stroÌ„g marish beloÌ„ging to the L. of Bucklugh which likewise was rased ouerthrowne and brent and so marched forward and brent the whole Countrey before them till they came to Craling The same day Sir Iohn Foster Warden of the Sir Iohn Foster vvith a garrison entred ScotlaÌ„d middle marches with the garrison and force of the same entred likewise into Tiuidale vpon Expes gate sixtéene mile from Warke where in like order they brent rased and spoyled the Countrey before them till they came to a strong Castell called Craling in the possession of the mother of the Lord Ferniherst which likewise they ouerthrew rased and brent There both the Armies mette and so marched by the Riuer of Tiuite rasing burning and spoyling Castels and pyles along the Riuer till they came to Gedworth where they both lodged and were curteously receyued The next day the Lorde Sesâ—ord Warden of the middle Marches of Scotlande came in with all the principall men of hys kinred to the Lorde Lieutenante and did submitte themselues and were assured for that they had not receyued the English Rebels ayding or assisting them neyther had made any inuasion into Englande The ninetéenth the Armie deuided into two partes the one parte whereof passed the Riuer of Teuite and brent the Castell of Ferniherst and all other Castels and Townes belonging to the Lorde of Ferniherst Huntill and Bedrell and so passed to Mint where both the Armyes mette agayne and so brente on bothe sides the Riuer till they came to a greate Towne called Hawicke where they intended to haue lodged but the Scottes had vnthatched the
the xvij of May began the battery of the Castell so that there were xxx Canons shotte off against the same and so well bestowed at Dauids Tower that by the ruines therof then and after the force of the English Canons were easte to be séene The xviij xix and xx of May the Canons and Demy Canons were not ydle but the xxj the whole battery began on each side the Castell from the trenches and mounts very hotly and still they within ceased not to make answer againe with their artillery killing and hurting diuers both English and Scottes but such was the diligence of the English Gunners that they displaced the Ordinance in the Castell and stroke one of their chiefe Canons iust in the mouth whereby the same was broken in péeces The xxvj of May the assault was giuen at scauen of the clocke in the morning to the Spurre which by the hardy manhoode of the assaylants was wonne and was no sooner entred by the Englishmen but that the Generals Ensigne was shewed and spread vpon the front and toppe thereof to the great discomfort of them within the Castell In the meane time whilest these were appoynted to giue the assault thus to the Spurre there were certayne Englishmen and Scottes commaunded to make a countenance of an assault at the West side of the Castell whereby those that assaulted the Spurre might the more easily obteyne their purpose but they rashly aduenturing farther than they had in commandement were beaten backe and repulsed with xxviij or xxx of their company slayne and hurt The same day towarde night they within the Castell by a Drumme demaunded parley which being graunted with assurance of all hostilitie from that houre vnto the xxviij of May the Lord Peterroc was let downe by a rope from the Castell and afterward the Lord Graunge himselfe Captayne of the Castell and Robert Meluin came likewise downe to talke with the Generall and such other as were appoynted to accompany him herevpon at length to wéete the said xxviij day of May the Castell was surrendred into the hands of Sir William Edenborough Castell yeelded to the Englishmen Drewry and so it rested in his possession for the time and his Ensigne was set vp and spread during the same time in sundry places of the Castell and afterwards to the great honor of England by him it was deliuered vnto the vse of the King of Scottes and part of the spoyle of the Castell was giuen to the Souldyers the Canons and Artillerie with certayne other instruments left to the King If the Englishmen by force had taken it it was decréed that they should haue had the whole spoyle except the Artillerie and so shoulde haue enioyed it by the space of thrée dayes Causes of deliuerie of the Castell were these 1 Lacke of water the well within the Castel was stopped and defiled by the ruines of the Castell the other well without the Castell could not serue them for that there was a mount made to hinder them Another water there was which was vnknowne to them which were without and was taken from them when the Spurre of the Castell was taken out of the which they were wont to haue a pint a day for euery Souldiour 2 Diuers sicke 3 Diuers hurt 4 Not many to maynteyne y e Castel which had no space to take any test they were so plyed and ouerwéeryed 5 Diuers deuided in opinion 6 Some were no Souldyers 7 No ayde was to be loked for The xvi of June the prisoners were deliuered by the sayd Sir William Drewry in presence of sundry Scottes and Englishmen vnto the Regent and that done the same day the sayd Sir William Drewry with his power departed toward Barwike The names of the prisoners were these Sir William Kerkandie Larde of Graunge and Captaine of the Castell of Edenburgh The Lord Hume The Lord Ledington Secretarie The Lord of Peterroe Conestable of the castel The Countesse of Arguile The Lady of Ledington The Lady of Graunge with others The vij of June betwene the houres of one and two of Haile in Northamptonshire the clocke in the afternoone a greate tempest of hayle and rayne happened at Tocester in Northamptonshire where-throughe sixe houses in that Town were borne down and xiiij more sore perished with the waters which rose of that tempest the haile stones were square and sixe ynches about one childe was there drowned and many shéepe and other cattel whiche when the Water was fallen manye of them were lying on the hyghe hedges where the waters had left them The xvj of June Thomas Woodhouse a prieste of Lincolneshire Tho. VVoodhouse who had laine long prisoner in the Fleete was arraigned in the Guilde Hall of London and there condemned of highe treason who hadde iudgemente to be hanged and quartered and was executed at Tiborne the ninetéenth of June The xvj of August Walter Earle of Essex accompanyed Earle of Essex and the L. Rich vvith other sayled into Ireland with the Lord Rich and diuerse other gentlemen imbarked themselues in seuerall shippes at Leirpoole and the winde sitting very well toke their voyage towardes Ireland The Earle after many and great daungers on the sea at length wanne Copemans Ilands from whence in a Pinise of captaine Perces he was brought safe to Knock fergus The Lorde Riche with the like dangers landed at Castel Kilclife where being mette by Captaine Malby Maister Smith and Mayster Moore Pentioners was conducted to Inche Abbey Master Malbis house where he had in a readinesse on the morrow morning a hundred and fiftie horssemen for their safeguarde to Knockefergus beside fiftie Kernes which wente a foote through the Wooddes there was amongst these a thirtie bowes with a Baggepipe the rest had Dartes Sir Brian Makephelin had prayed the Countrey and taken awaye what was to be carryed or driuen but on the sixth of September he came to Knockefergus to the Earle of Essex and there made his submission the number of Kyne were estéemed thirtie thousande beside shéepe and swine After him Ferdoroughe Macgillastike the blinde Scottes sonne Roze Oge Macwilline did the like and diuerse other sent their messengers to the Earle to signifie that they wer at his Lordships disposition as the Barron of Dongarrow Condenel Odonel and the Captaine of Kylulto The Earle of Essex hauing the Countrey of Clanyboy and other The Quéenes Maiestie of England directed hir letters to Earle of Essex captain generall of Vlstar in Ireland the Lord deputie of Irelād willing him to make by commission the Earle of Essex Captaine generall of the Irishe nation in the prouince of Vlster and to deuide the country won Clenyboy and elsewhere c. Iames Haruy Thomas Pullison the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Riuers Grocer the 28. of October The xj of October Peter Burchet Gentlemanne of the middle Temple with hys dagger sodainly assayled cruelly wounded and ment to haue murdered a seruisable Gentleman named Iohn Hawkins Esquire