Gallies and Brigantines 230 there were slaine of the Turkes more then thirty thousand beside a great number of prisoners taken and about 12000 Christians that had béene slaues with the Turkes were set at liberty The 13 of Ianuary deceased sir William Peter knight who had béene Secretary and of the priuy Councell to foure Kings and Quéens in this Realm and seuen times L. Ambassadour abroad in forraine lands he augmented Excester Colledge in Oxford with lands to the value of one hundred pounds by yeare The 16 of Ianuary Thomas Duke of Norffolke was arraigned in Westminster Hall and there by his Péeres found guilty of high Treason The 11 of February Kenelme Barne and Edmond Mather were drawne from the Tower of London and Henry Rolfe from the Marshalsée in Southwarke all thrée to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered Barncy and Mather for conspiracy and Rolfe for counterfeiting the Quéenes hand The 12 of February was proclamation made for the sharpe punishment of such as conuaied bels lead and other Church goods out of the Parish Churches or Chappels The tenth of March deceased sir William Pawlet knight Lord Saint Iohn Earle of Wilshire Marques of Winchester knight of the Garter one of the Quéenes Maiesties priuie Counsell and Lord high Treasurer of England He was borne in the yeare of our Lord 1483 he serued Henry the 7 Henry the 8 Edward the 6 Quéene Mary and Quéene Elizabeth Himselfe did sée the children of his childrens children growing to the number of 103. The 25 of March by the commandement of the Counsel the Citizens of London assembling at their seuerall halles the master collected the most actiue persons of euery their companies to the number of 3 thousand whom they appointed to be pikemen and shotte the pikemen were forthwith armed in faire corslets the gunners had euery of them his Callieuer with the furniture To these were appointed diuers captaines who to traine them vp in warlike feats mustered them thrice euery wéeke sometime in the artillery yard teaching the gunners to handle their péeces sometime at the miles end in Saint Georges field teaching them to skirmish On May day they mustred at Gréenewich before the Quéenes maiestie where they showed many warlike feats but were much hindred by the weather all day showring It was enacted that all persons aboue the age of fouretéene yeares being taken vagrant and wandring misorderly should be apprehended whipped and burnt through the right eare with a hot iron for the first time so taken the second time to be hanged This yeare 1572 was the Massacar in Paris The 2 of Iune Thomas Duke of Norffolk was beheaded on tower hill Francis Duke of Memorency and Betraude de Saligners Knights of the order of Saint Michaell Ambassadours for Charles king of France arriued at Douer The 15 of Iune they repaired to the White hall and there in her Graces chappell about one of the clocke in the after noone the Articles of treaty league or confederacy and sure friendship concluded at Bloys the ninetéenth of Aprill betwéen the Quéenes maiesty and the French King being read the same was by her maiesty and his Ambassadours confirmes to be obserued and kept The 22 of August Thomas Percie Earle of Northumberland now brought out of Scotland whither he had fled was beheaded at York In the moneth of August sir Thomas Smith one of the Quéens Maiesties priuie Counsell sent his sonne Thomas Smith Esquire into Ireland with a Colony or habitation of English men to inhabite the Ardes in Vlster Richard Pype Nicholas Woodroffe Sir Lionell Ducket mercer The 18 of Nouember was séene a star Northward very bright and cleare in the contestation of Cassiopeia which with thrée chiefe fixed stars of the said constellation made a Geometicall figure lozengewise of the learned men called Rombus this starre in bignesse at the flrst appearing séemed bigger then Iupiter and much lesse then Venus when she séemed greatest also the said star neuer changing his place was carried about with the daily motion of heauen as all fixed stars commonly are and so continued almost sixe moneths The same starre was found to be in place celestiall farre aboue the Moone otherwise than euer any comet hath béene séene or naturally can appeare therefore it is supposed that the signification thereof is directed purposely and specially to some matter not naturall but celestiall or rather supercelestiall so strange as from the beginning of the world neuer was the like The 14 of Nouember Edward Earle of Darby Lord Stanley and Strange L. and Gouernor of the Isle of Man knight of the noble Order of the Garter and one of the Quéenes Maiesties Priuie Counsell deceased His life and death deseruing commendation and crauing memory to be imitated was such as followeth His fidelity to two Kings and two Quéenes in dangerous times and great rebellions in which time alwaies as cause serued he was Lieutenant of Lancashire and Cheshire His godly disposition to his tenants neuer forcing any seruice at their hands but due payment of their rent His liberality to strangers his famous houskéeping his féeding of aged persons twice a day forty and odde besides all commers thrice a wéeke appointed for his dealing daies and euery good Friday 35 yeares relieued one with another 2700 with meate drinke and mony worth His cunning in setting bones disioynted or brake his chirurgery desire to helpe the poore his deliuery of his George and seale of the Lord Strange with exhortation that he might kéepe it so vnspotted in fidelity to his Prince as he had and his hope that he died in the Quéenes fauour his ioyfull parting this world his taking leaue of all his seruants by shaking of hands and his remembrance to the last day The 18 of Ianuary William Lord Herbert Earle of Worcester began his iourney toward France to the christning of the Kings daughter there in stead of the Quéenes maiesty of England The said Earle with many of his company were robbed vpon the sea of much of their baggage and thrée or foure of their men slaine In the moneth of February through sundry hainous complaints brought to the Quéenes Maiesty and her Counsell of Pirats that kept the narrow Seas doing many robberies as also the robbing of the Earle of Worcester it pleased her Maiesty to send one of her Ships named the Swallow vnder the charge of William Holstocke Esquire controller of her highnesse shippes who had with him the Gillian the Barke Garet and the Barke of Yarmouth and 306 able Marriners Gunners and Souldiers in the said three shippes and one Barke which scoured the narrow Sea from the North forland as farre Westward as Falmouth in Cornwall and tooke twenty ships and Barkes of sundry nations viz. English French and Flemmings but all Pirats and in fashion of warre He apprehended in those ships and Barkes to the number of 900 men of
street vp to the Northwest corner of Leaden hall the highest ground of London where the waste of the main pipe ranne first this yeare on Christmas euen and since being diuided into foure spouts oft times running foure waies plentifully seruing to the commodity of the inhabitants neare adioyning in their houses and also clensing the kennels of the stréet towards Bishops gate Algate the Bridge and the Stocks market But now no such matter priuate commodity being preferred common commodity is neglected and not reformed as was promised The 17 of Ianuary in the Parish of Armitage in a place called Blackemore in Dorcetshire a péece of ground contayning three acres remoued from the place where it was first planted and was carried cleane ouer another close where Alder and Willow trées grow the space of forty goad euery goad contayning 15 foote and hath stopt vp a high way that directed towards the market towne of Cerne and yet notwithstanding the hedges wherewith it was inclosed enuiron it still and the trees stand thereon bolt vpright sauing one Oke that is well nigh twenty loads remoued the place whereas this ground had his being is left like vnto a great pit The 23 of Ianuary being Sonday about 4 of the clocke in the afternoone the old and vnderpropped scaffolds round about the Beare-garden on the South side of the Thames ouer against the City of London on excharged with people sell suddenly downe whereby to y e number of 8 persons men and women were slaine many others sore hurt and bruised A friendly warning to such as more delight themselues in the cruelty of beasts then in the workes of mercy the fruits of true possessed faith which ought to be the Sabboth daies exercise This yeare 1583 William Prince of Orenge was slaine by Iohn Iowrigny a Wallon Souldier who notwithstanding sundry extreame torments inflicted vpon his body and limbs in prison as also hauing his flesh pluckt off with hot pincers vpon an open stage yet he neuer shrunke nor craued any fauour neither repented him of the fact but feared he had not slaine him About this time the Archbishop of Collen being well in yeares married a wife whereupon the Emperor with other Princes of Germany made war vpon him and forced him to flie into Holland for aid but could not preuaile forthwith there was an other preferred in his roome and all was quiet On the sixtéene of Aprill about eight of the clocke in the morning a gunpowder house in Fetter-lane and diuers other houses neare adioyning were blowen vp with the spoile of fiftéene hundred waight of powder two men and one woman were slaine and diuers other persons sore hurt and some strangely saued Albertus Alasco frée Baron of Lasco Vainoide or Palatine of Siradia in Poland arriued at Harwich in Essex and on the last of Aprill came by water to Winchester house in Southwarke where he remained for the most part of his abode here Elias Thacker was hanged at Saint Edmond bury in Suffolke on the fourth of Iune Iohn Coping on the sixt for spreading certaine bookes seditiously penned by one Robert Brown against the Booke of Common praier established by the Lawes of this realme On the ninth of Iuly deceased Thomas Ratcliffe Earle of Sussex Lord Chamberlaine to her Maiesty and knight of the Garter at Bermendsey besides London and was on the 28 of Iuly conueyed through the same city of London toward Newhall in Essex there to be buried Edmond Grindall Doctor of Diuinity Archbishop of Canterbury deceased in Croydon in Surrey on the 6 of Iuly and was there buried Barnard Randolph Esquire common Sergean of the city of London deceased on the 7 of August This man in his life-time deliuered to the company of the Fish-mongers in London the summe of nine hundred pounds to be imployed towards the conducting of Thames water cesterning the same in Lead and castleying with stone in the Parishes of Saint Mary Magdalen and Saint Nicholas Colde Abbey néere vnto Fish-stréet seuen hundred pounds The other two hundred pounds to pay for euer yearely the summe of tenne pounds viz. towards the maintenance of a poore scholar in the Vniuersity of Oxford yearely foure pounds towards the mending of the high-wayes in the Parish of Tisehurst in the County of Sussex foure pounds And to the poore people of the Parishes of Saint Nicholas Oliue in Bred-stréet and Saint Mary Magdalen néere old fish-stréete forty shillings More he bequeathed to be bestowed in lands or annuitie to the reliefe of the poore inhabiting in the Wards of Quéene-hith and castle Baynard in the city of London and in the afore-said Parish of Tisehurst in the County of Sussex the summe of 1000 pounds a faire Legacie if it be performed In the moneth of Iune were sent to the seas a ship called the Barke Talbot and a smal Barke both manned with one hundred men vnder the charge of William Borough Esquire Clerke of her Maiesties Nauie for the apprehending of certain out-ragious sea-rouers who for that they were many in number and well appointed so boldly behaued themselues as that shortly after it was confidently bruited that they had vanquished in fight the said Ship and Barke but within few dayes after beyond all exspectation they were by the said W. Borough and his company discomfited and taken to the number of ten saile whereof thrée prises and some of the chiefe Pirats namely T. Walton alias Purser Clinton Athinson W. Ellis W. Valentine alias Bagh T. Beuen and foure more on the ninetéenth day of August were hanged at Wapping Walton as he went to the Gallowes rent his Venetian Bréeches of crimson taffata and distributed the same to such his old acquaintance as stood about him but Atkinson had before giuen his murrie Veluet doublet with great gold buttons and his like coloured Veluet Venetians laid with great gold lace which he had worne at the seas of Porbeke vnto such of his friends as pleased him On the 17 day of September Iohn Lewes who named himselfe Abdoit an obstinate Hereticke denying the Godhead of Christ and holding diuers other detestable heresies was burned at Norwich On the 22 of September Albertus de Lasco Palatine of Siradia in Poland after he had wel viewed the order of our English Court and Nobility with other places of this Realme especially the Vniuersity of Oxford he returned towards Poland On the 23 day of December Iohn Whitgift Doctor of Diuinity late Bishop of Worcester was at Lambeth translated to the Arch-bishoprick of Canterbury The 25 of September a monstrous childe was borne in Yorke-shire hauing two heads William Masham Iohn Spencer Sir Edward Osborne Clothworker The tenth of October at Caster in Norfolke about two miles from Yarmouth there was a Fish by force of the Easterly winde driuen ashore the length whereof from the necke to the taile was seuentéene yards and a foote
the head was great for the chap of the iaw was thrée yards and a quarter in length with téeth of thrée quarters of a yard compasse great eyes and two great holes ouer them to spout water her taile was fourtéene foot broad in thicknes from the backe to the belly she was foure yards and a halfe This yéere 1583 the Quéene being at Barne Elmer at the earnest suite of sir Francis Walsingham shee entertained twelue Players into her seruice and allowed them wages and liueries as Groomes of the Chamber and vntill then she had none of her owne but diuers Lorde had Players Iames Earle of Desmond in Ireland secretly wandring without any succour being taken in his cabine by one of the Irish his head was cut off and sent into England where the same as the head of an Arch rebell was set on London Bridge on the 13 of December The 13 of December through negligence of vndiscréet persons brewing in the Towne of Nantwich the fire being carelesly left set vpon some light matter and so burst forth to the roofs of the house and in short time increased that from the West end of the Towne the flame was dispersed so furiously that in short space a great part of the South side and some of the East side was burned downe to the ground Which fire beginning at sixe of the clocke in the Euening and continuing till sixe of the clocke in the Morning consumed in a manner all the whole towne and about the number of two hundred houses beside brew-houses barnes stables c. In all about 600 houses Iohn Someruile of Edstow in Warwickshire of late discouered and taken in his way comming to haue killed the Quéene confessed that he was moued thereunto by certaine traiterous persons his kinsmen and allies and also by often reading of certaine seditious bookes lately published for the which the same Someruile Edward Arden Esquire Mary Arden his wife father and mother in Law to the said Someruile and Hugh Hall Priest were on the 16 of December arraigned in the Guild hall of London where they were found guilty and condemned of high treason On the 19 of December I. Someruile and E. Arden being brought from the Towre of London to Newgate and there shut vp in seuerall places within two houres after Someruile was found to haue strangled himselfe And on the morrow after E. Arden was drawne from Newgate into Smithfield and there hanged bowelled and quartered whose head with Someruiles was set on London Bridge and his quarters on the gates of the City On the 10 of Ianuary William Carter was arraigned and condemned of high treason for printing a seditious and traiterous booke intituled A Treatise of schisme and was for the same on the next morrow drawne from Newgate to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered and forthwith a booke was published intituled A Declaration of the fauourable dealing of her Maiesties Commissioners c. The 7 of February were arraigned at Westminster I. Fenne George Hadocke I. Munden I Nutter and Thomas Hemerford all fiue were found guiltie of high treason and had iudgement to be hanged bowelled and quartered and were executed at Tiburne on the 12 of February The 21 of May Francis Throgmorton Esquire was arraigned in the Guild-hall of the city of London where being found guilty of high treason he was condemned and had iudgment to be drawne hanged bowelled and quartered The tenth of Iuly next following the same Francis Throgmorton was conuayed by water from the Tower of London to the Blacke Fryars staires and from thence by land to the Sessions hall in the old Baily without Newgate where he was deliuered to the Shrieues of London laid on a hurdle drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered This yeare 1584 the rich and most flourishing City of Antwerpe was strongly besieged by Alexander Duke of Parma with eleuen thousand men All which was in vaine except hee could stoppe all reliefe by water therefore he made a Bridge ouer the great Riuer of Scheld by meanes whereof the Citizens were wholly impeached of all maner of succour so as they were constrained to submit themselues again to the King of Spaine gouernment hauing endured a yeares siege during which time fiue hundred gallant Marchants at their owne charges became resolute Souldiers skirmishing daylie with the enemy vntill by their owne forwardnesse and the chance of warre they were either slaine or taken Stephen Slanie Henry Billingsley Sir Thomas Pullison Draper The 12 of Nouember the Quéene returning after her Progresse came to her Manor of S. Iames where the Citizens of London to the number of two hundred in coates of Veluet and chaines of gold on horsebacke and 1000 of the Companies on foot hauing torches ready to giue light on euery side receiued and welcommed her And on the twenty foure day of the same moneth her Maiesty and the Lords rode to the Parliament which was that day begun at Westminster In the moneth of Ianuary deceased Edward Fines Lord Clinton Earle of Lincolne and Lord Admirall of England Knight of the Garter and one of her Maiesties priuy Councell and was buried at Windsor The 21 of Ianuary Iesuites Seminaries and other Massing Priests to the number of 21 late prisoners in the Tower of London Marshalsey and Kings Bench were shipped at the Tower Wharfe to bee conueyed towardes France and banished this Realme for euer Henry Earle of Darby appointed by her Maiesty Ambassadour to Henry the third French King to inuest him with the order of the Garter on the 26 of Ianuary passed with his traine from London to Grauesend and from thence to Douer where they embarked landed at Calleis on the first of February and returning againe landed at Douer on the 11 of March. The second of March W. Parry was drawne from the Tower through the city of London to Westminster and there in the Palace Court hanged and quartered for high treason as may appeare by a booke intituled A true and plaine declaration of the horrible treasons practised by William Parry c. hee was a cunning Traitor This yéere sir Walt. Mildmay Knight one of her Maiesties priuy Councell founded a Colledge in the Vniuersity of Cambridge and named it Emanuel colledge The twenty nine of March the Parliament was dissolued at the breaking vp whereof her Maiesty in the Parliament house made an Oration as ye may reade in my larger labours About the 24 of Aprill by commandement from har Maiesty the citizens of London appointed out of the companies of the same city to the number of foure thousand men with armour ensignes c. the greater part whereof were shot the other were pikes and halbarts in faire corslets all these were trained vp vnder expert Captaines and other officers who mustered and skirmished daily at the Miles end or in Saint Georges field
and on the 18 of May mustred in the Parke of Gréenewich and skirmished before the Quéenes Maiesty who gaue them thankes The 25 of April Philip Howard Earle of Arundell was brought to the towre of London for attempting to haue passed beyond the Seas without licence of the Quéene On the twentieth of Iune Henry Percy Erle of Northumberland prisoner in the towre of London vpon vehement suspition of high treason was found there to haue murdered himselfe as more at large in a larger booke I haue set downe The 26 of Iune arriued at London Deputies for the States of the Netherlands who were lodged about the Tower stréete and had their diet worshipfully appointed at the charges of her Maiesty in the Clothworkers hall Those on the 29 of Iune repayred to the Court then at Gréenewich where they presented to her Maiesty the soueraignty of those countries The 4 of Iuly Charles Lord Howard late Lord Chamberlaine was made Lord Admirall and Henry Lord Hunsdon was made Lord Chamberlaine of the houshold The 5 of Iuly T. Awfield Seminary Priest and T. Welby Dyer were arraigned at London found guilty and had iudgment to be hanged as Felons for publishing of bookes contayning false seditious and slanderous matter these were on the next morrow executed at Tiburne The sixteenth of Iuly Sir Francis Russel Knight Lord Russell third sonne to Francis Russell Earle of Bedford was slaine with a dagge in the borders of Scotland beside Barwicke by a Scot as they met vpon a truce day On the next morrow Francis Russell Earle of Bedford Knight of the Garter and one of her Maiesties priuy Councell Father to the late named Sir Francis Lord Russell slaine on the borders of Scotland deceased and was honourably buried at Cheineies in Bedford-shire In the moneth of Iuly Souldiers were pressed in the Citie ef London and being furnished for the warres at the charges of the companies set forth towards the Seas on the 13 of August and were transported ouer into Holland Zeland c. as other the like Sruldiers out of other parts of the Realme before had béene On the fourth of August at the end of the Towne called Motingham in Kent 8 miles from London the ground began to sinke thrée great Elmes being swallowed vp and driuen into the earth past mans sight The fourtéenth of September Sir Francis Drake Generall as well by ses as by land Christopher Carlile Esquire Lieuetenant Generall Martine Frobisher with diuers other Gentlemen Captaines and two thousand and three hundred Souldiers and Sailers in twentie two Shippes and Pinesses departed from Plimouth and passing by the Isles of Bayon and the Canaries arriued at Saint Iago which citty they tooke and burned after they sailed to Saint Domingo which they spoiled and ransomed from thence to Cartagena which they also tooke spoyled and ransomed and retiring homewards razed and burned the city and Fort of S. Augustine in Terra florida and the 27 of Iuly in Anno 1586 arriued at Plimouth their souldiers and saylers got but small spoyle The ninetéenth of September to the number of two and thirty Seminary Massing Priests and other late prisoners in the Towre of London Marshalsey Kings Bench and other places were imbarked to be transported ouer into the costes of Normandy to be banished for euer Antony Ratcliffe Henry Pranell Sir Wolstone Dixie Skinner In the moneths of Nouember and December many men and horses were shipped at the Tower wharfe to be transported ouer into the Low countries The 2 of December Fredericke Lord Windsor deceased at Westminster and was honourably buried at Bradenham in Buckinghamshire And on the sixt of December the Lord Robert Dudley Erle of Leicester Lord Lieutenant Generall with his traine entred the Towne of Colchester in Essex where he lodged at the house of sir Thomas Lucas on the next day he set forward to Harwich and on the eight of December the said Earle accompanied with the Earle of Essex the Lord North the Lord Audley sir W. Russell sir Thomas Sherley sir Arthur Basset sir Walter Waller sir Geruaise Clifton and other with his traine to the number of 50 sailes of shippes and hoyes set forward towards Vlushing where by sir Philip Sidney Gouernor and others he was honorably entertained as he was the like into all other townes of the Low countries The Quéene tooke order for the peopling and inhabiting of the countries late belonging to the Earle of Desmond to which end diuers honourable and worshipfull Gentlemen prouided to be vndertakers of signories there whereof some went into the said Country others according to order taken sent their people among which were Sir Christopher Hatton sir Walter Rawleigh sir William Courtney sir Richard Molinox sir George Bourchire sir Edward Fitton sir Valentine Browne sir Walter Luson Iohn Popham her Maiesties Atturny Generall and others The nineteene of Ianuary Nicholas Deuorox alias Wodson was condemned for treason in being made Priest at Reymes in France Also Edward Barbat being made Priest as aforesaid and comming into this Realme was likewise condemned of treason and both drawne to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered on the one and twentieth of Ianuary On the same day a Wench was burnt in Smithfield for poysoning of her Aunt and Mistrisse and attempting the like to her Vncle. On the feast day of the purification of our blessed Lady Doctor Iohn Whitegift Archbishop of Canterbury William Lord Cobham Warden of the fiue Ports and Thomas Lord Burckburst were chosen and taken to bee of her Maiesties priuie Councell the two first were sworne on that day and the third on the next morrow The eleuenth of February Thomas Louelace was brought prisoner from the Tower of London to the Starre-chamber against whom her Maiesties Atturney did informe that the same Louelace vpon malice conceiued against Leonard Louelace and Richard Louelace his cousin germanes had falsely and deuilishly contriued and counterfeited a very traiterous Letter in the name of Thomas Louelace another brother of the said Leonard and Richard then resident beyond the Seas purporting that the same Thomas should thereby incite and prouoke the said Leonard to procure the said Richard to execute her Highnes destruction with other circumstances of treason This Letter he cast in an open high-way pretending thereby that vpon the discouery thereof his said kinsmen Leonard and Richard should be drawne in question for the treasonable matter against her Maiesty in that bill contained euen in the highest degrée for which offence her Maiesties Atturney prayed that the said Thomas then prisoner might receiue condigne punishment Whereupon the Court adiudged him that he should be remitted to the Tower from whence he came That he should be caried on horsebacke about Westminster hal with his face to the horsetaile and a paper on his backe wherein to be written For counterfeiting of false and trecherous Letters against his owne kindred
house of timber and boord being there erected for that purpose on Saint Peter and Pauls day in the morning which Lottery continued in drawing day and night for the space of two or thrée daies Tho. Candish hauing of his owne charges built and furnished for two yeares prouision a ship called the Desire of 140. tun a lesse of 60. tuns named the Content ioyning thereto a barke of 40. tuns named Galliane in which fléet were 125 men set saile from Plimoth on the 21 of Iuly and began his voiage about the Globe of the earth which voiage he finished in the space of two years lesse then two moneths as ye may read in R. Hacluyt In the moneth of Iuly diuers traiterous persons were apprehended and detected of most wicked conspiracie against her Maiesty and also of minding to haue stirred vp a generall rebellion throughout the whole Realme For ioy of whose apprehension the Citizens of London on the 15 of the same moneth at night and on the next morrow caused the Bels to be rung and bone fires to be made and also banqueted euery man according to his ability some in their houses some in the stréets with singing of Psalmes and prasing God for preseruing of her Maiesty and people of this Land which doings of the Citizens were so well accepted of her Maiesty as by her letters to them directed may appeare The seuenth of September certaine of these wicked Subiects were indicted first for intending Treason against the Quéenes owne person secondly for stirring ciuill wars within the Realme and thirdly for practising to bring in forraine power to inuade the Realme 7 of them appeared at Westminster on the thirtéenth of September who all pleaded guiltie and were condemned On the fiftéenth of September other 7 were likewise arraigned who pleaded not guilty were found guilty by the Iurie and had iudgement These traitors 14 in number were executed in Lincolnes Inne fields on a stage or scaffold of timber strongly made for that purpose euen in the place where they had vsed to méet and to confer of their traiterous practises there were they hanged bowelled and quartered seuen of them on the 20 of September to wit I. Ballard Priest A. Babington Esquire I. Sauage gentleman R. Barnewell gentleman Chidirke Tichborne Esquire Charles Tilney Esquire E. Abington Esquire The other 7 were likewise executed on the 21 of September to wit T. Salisbury Esquire Henry Dunne Gentlemen Edward Iones Esquire I. Trauarse gentleman I. Charnocke Gentleman R. Gage gentleman Ierome Belamie gentleman c. The twenty two of September sir Philip Sidney knight a most valiant and towardly gentleman sonne and heire to sir Henry Sidney late deceased in seruice of his Prince and defence of his country in the warres of the Netherlands was shot into the thigh with a musket at Zutphen in Gelderland whereof he died on the 17 of October whose body was conuaied into England on the 16 of February conuaied from the Minories without Algate of London through the principall stréets of the same Citie accompanied of many honourable persons vnto S. Pauls Church and there honourably buried the Captaines of the Artillery Garden being 250 in number all in mourning habit accompanied the Corps to Church these Captaines at this time flourished The eight of October Iohn Low Iohn Adams and Richard Dibdaile being before condemned for Treason in being made Priest by authority of the Bishop of Rome were drawne to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered Robert House William Elkin Sir George Barnes Haberdasher One of the West gates of the City of London commonly called Ludgate being sore decaied in perill to haue fallen was taken down the prisoners thereof in the meane time remaining in the Southeast quadrant to the same gate adioyning which quadrant for the ease of the prisoners was sometimes builded by StepheÌ„ Forstar Fishmonger Maior and Dame Agnes his wife c. And this yeare the said gate was againe not onely newly but also strongly and beautifully builded at the charges of the Citizens of the same City The foundation whereof in the name and presence of Sir Wolston Dixie Maior certaine Aldermen Anthony Radcliefe Henry Prannel shrieues was laid on the second of May forthwith so diligently applied that the same gate was fully finished in the space of sixe monthes or lesse so that on the twenty nine of October in the same yeare the said gate was set open to Sir William Cecill Knight Lord Treasurer who first entred the same on horsebacke accompanied of the Earle of Darby and diuers other honourable persons noble men of her Maiesties priuy Counsell who all rode to the Guild hall where on the same day George Barne Lord Maior of that City kept his feast after he had taken his oath and charge in the Exchequer at Westminster On the same 29 of October the Archbishop of Canterbury the L. Treasurer and the Earle of Darby representing the Quéenes Maiesties person began the high Court of Parliament by proie which Session of Parliament was at this state assembled for triall of matters concerning Mary Quéene of Scots c. The 23 of Nouember the Earle of Leicester Lieutenant generall of her Maiesties forces in the vnited Prouinces of the Low countries returning from thence arriued at London The second day of December the Parliament was proroged vntill the 15 of February the substance of matter handled in the same Session of Parliament concerning the Queen of Scots is set downe in a letter learnedly penned and published directed to the Earle of Leicester The 6 of December the Lord Maior of London assisted with diuers Earles Barons the Aldermen in their scarlet the principallest officers of the Citie the greatest number of Gentlemen of the best account in and about the City with the number of eighty of the grauest Citizens in coats of veluet and chaines of gold all on horsebacke in most solemne and stately manner by sound of foure Trumpets about ten of the clocke in the forenoone made open and publike proclamation and declaration of the sentence lately giuen by the Nobility against the Queene of Scots vnder the great Seale of England bearing date at Richmond the fourth of December being openly read by Master Sebright Towne-Clarke of London and with loud voice solemnely proclaimed by the Serieant at Armes of the said Citie in foure seuerall places to wit at the Crosâ— Cheap at the end of Chancery lane in Fâ— stréet ouer against the Temple at Leadenâ— corner and at S. Magnus corner neare Lonâ— bridge during which time like solemne â—clamations were made with great solemnity the country of Middlesex namely in the Palace at Westminster without Temple Barâ— in Holborne by the Shrieues of London 〈◊〉 Middlesex assisted with sundry Noblemen 〈◊〉 Gentlemen of good account and the Iustice â— Peace of the said country to the great and wâ—derfull reioycing of the people as
it séemâ— ringing of bells making of bonefires and â—ing of Psalmes The Quéenes Maiesty foreséeing the gâ—rall dearth of corne and other victuals grow partly through the vnseasonablenesse of 〈◊〉 yeares past partly through the vncharitaâ— gréedinesse of such as bee great corne masteâ— but especiallie through the vnlawfull and 〈◊〉 much transportation of graine into forâ— countries by the aduice of her honourâ— Councell published a proclamation and bâ— of orders to be taken by her Iustices for reliâ— of the poore notwithstanding all which the â—â—cessiue prices of graine still encreased so 〈◊〉 wheat and meale was sold at London for 〈◊〉 the bushell and in some other parts of tâ— Realme dearer The 8 of February being Wednesday accorâ—ding to sentence lately giuen by the nobiliâ— Mary Steward Quéene of Scots about tenne of the Clocke before noone was executed and suffered death by beheading vpon a scaffold set vp for that purpose at the great Hall of the Castle of Fodringay in the presence of George Talbet Earle of Shrewsburie Henry Grey Earle of Kent principall Commissioners and others the Gentlemen of the Country neare adioyning to the number of about 300 all her apparell was burned but her body with the head was royally buried at Peterborow on the first day of August next following The 15 of February the Parliament began at Westminster wherein was granted to her Maiesty towards her charges for the defence of this Realme a subsidy by the Clergy of 6 shillings the pound and of the temporalty two shillings eight pence goods and foure shillings lands with two fiftéenes c. Munday the twenty foure of Februarie a man hanged for felony at Saint Thomas of Waterings being begged by the Chirurgions of London to haue made of him an Anatomie after he was dead to all mens thinking cut down stripped laid naked in a Chest throwne in a Carre and so brought from the place of execution through the Borow of Southwarke and the city of London to the Chirurgions hall neare vnto Aldersgate the chest being there opened and the weather extreame cold he was found to be aliue and liued till thursday next following and then died The twentie thrée of February a gunpowder house at Radriffe was blowne vp with much harme Sir Thomas Bromley knight Lord Chancellour of England deceased on the 12 of Aprill and was buried at Westminster This yeare 1587 Master William Sanderson of London Fishmonger attained the perfection of making the great round globes viz. Celestiall and Terrestriall On the 16 of Aprill deceased the Dutchesse of Somerset at Hanworth and was buried at Westminster Edward Earle of Rutland Knight of the Garter departed this life at London on the 18 of Aprill and was very honourably conuaied from thence to his Castle of Beauoyre and buried in the Parish Church at Bettifford The 29 of Aprill Sir Christopher Hatton knight late Vicechamberlaine and one of her Maiesties priuy Counsell was made Lord Chancellor of England at Croidon on the 3 day of May being the first day of the tearme he rode from Ely place in Holborne to Westminster there to take his oath before whom went about the number of forty his gentlemen in one liuery and chaines of gold diuers Pentioners and other Gentlemen of the Court vpon foot-clothes the officers and Clarkes of the Chancery and then the Lord Chancellour hauing on his right hand the Lord Treasurer and on the left hand the Earle of Leicester after whom rode certaine of the Nobility the Iudges of the Realme and many knights The 22 of May was published by proclamation an order granted by the Quéene in fauour of her Subiects for the transporting of clothes out of the Realme to wit that the Merchants of the Stilyard resident in London and all other Merchants strangers or other of the realme may buy of the Clothiers any cloth vnwrought vnbarbed or vnshorne and shall haue full liberty to ship and carry away out of the port of London any such cloaths and further that all Merchants strangers and English that shall not haue liberty to buy cloathes at Blackwell-hall or within the liberties of the City of London may buy all manner of clothes in the Citie of Westminster The 18 of Iune Robert Earle of Leicester was made Lord Steward of the houshold Robert Deuorex Earle of Essex was made master of her Maiesties horse The fiftéene of Iune Robert Earle of Leicester tooke shipping at Margate in Kent toward the Low Countries where he remained not long but returned This yeares was a late spring and a cold Sommer so that at Midsomer Peason in the cods were sold at London for 8 pence the pecke yet after were plenty no cherries ripe till Saint Iames-tide or Lammas and then such plenty that they were sold for a penny the pound The 7 of September sir Thomas Henage was made Vicechamberlaine Thomas Skinnet Iohn Catcher Sir George Bond Haberdasher Richard May Merchant-tailor lately deceased gaue to the Chamber of London 300 pouÌ„ds toward the new building of the Blackwell Hal which at length tooke effect Vpon this gift the said Blackwell hall was taken downe a new foundation was laide and within the space of ten moneths after with the charges of 2500 l. the same was finished Great prouision was made this yeare both by Land and Sea to withstand the inuasion by the Spanish Armado against the Realme for besides the generall forces of the Realme appointed to be mustered trained and put in readinesse in the seuerall shires for the defence of the land there was also a leauy made of two seuerall armies the one to make the body of a campe to reside at Tilbury in Essex to encounter with the Enemy if he should attempt to land in any place of that country whereof the Earle of Leicester Lord Steward of her Maiesties houshold was Lieutenant Generall as also of the Armies leuied against forraine inuasion The other to be imploied for the guard of her highnesse person vnder the charge of the right Honourable the Lord Hunsden Lord Chamberlaine to her Maiestie The campe at Tilbury consisting both of horsemen and footemen raised out of all the shires were of Lancers 253 of light horsmen 769 of footmen 22000. the armie for the guard of her Maiesties person Lances 481 light horsemen 1431. footmen 34050. The Nauie set forth and armed to the seas consisted partly of her Maiesties shippes partly of the ships of her subiects which were furnished out of the Port townes whereunto they belonged of this Nauie the chiefest and greatest part was vnder the charge of the Lord Charles Howard of Effingham Lord Admirall of England and were addressed to encounter with the Spanish Fléet the rest of the ships were assigned vnto the Lord Henry Seimer Admirall of the Fléete to guard the narrow Seas and to impeach the issuing forth of the ships and vessels prepared by the Duke of Parma at Dunkirke The
23 of May the Lord Admirall came to Plimouth with the Fléet aforesaid finding there Sir Francis Drake in a readinesse with more then 50 ships and pinnaces The 24 of Iune the Lord Admirall issued out toward the Sea from Plimmouth he diuided her Maiesties Fléet into thrée parts viz. Sir Francis Drake Vice Admirall in the Reuenge with other towards the Islands of Sillie Iohn Hawkens Rere-Admirall in the Victory with other toward the Isles of Vshent And the Lord Admirall with the rest remayning in the sléeue appointed other there all to discerne if the Spanish forces did any way passe The 19 of Iuly intelligence was brought to the Lord Admirall by a pyrate Pinnis whose captaine was Thomas Fleming that the Spanish Fléete was séene in the sea The 20 of Iuly the Lord Admirall made toward the Sea and the same day had sight of the Spanish Fléete in number by estimation 158 sailes The Lord Admirall cast about toward the Land to interrupt them from approaching hauing got the wind of them prosecuted them all that night and so continually from place to place vntill the second of August in which space hauing by the power GOD wonderfully ouercome them he returned to Margate in Kent Now the Campe being kept at Tilbury in Essex vnder the charge of the Earle of Leicester the ninth of August her Maiesty repaired thither where all the whole Campe being set in order of Battaile she passed through euery rank of them to their great reioycing lodged that night and the night following in the house of Master Edward Rich a Iustice in the Parish of Hornedon On the next morrow her Maiestie returned to the Campe and on the twelfth returned to Saint Iames and shortly after the Campe was dissolued Sonday the 20 of August Master Nowell Deane of Pauls at Pauls Crosse in the presence of the Lord Maior the Aldermen in Scarlet the Companies in their liueries preached mouing them to giue land vnto God for the great victory giuen to our English Nation by the ouerthrow of the Spanish Fléete The 26 of August at the Sessions hall neare vnto Newgate were condemned 8 persons for being made Priests beyond the Seas and remayning in this Realme contrary to a Statute foure Temporall men for being reconciled to the Romish Church and foure other for relieuing the others The 28 W. Deane and H. Welby were hanged at the Miles end W. Hunter R. Morton and Hugh More at Lincolnes Inne fields T. Acton at Clarken well T. Fulton and Iames Clarkeson betwéene Brainford and Hounslow The 30 Richard Flower G. Shesley Richard Leigh Richard Martin Iohn Roch and Margaret Warde gentlewoman who had conueied a cord to a Priest in Bridewell whereby he escaped from thence were hanged at Tiborne This yeare 1588 the Patriarke of the Gréeke Church came from Chyo alias Syo in Gréece vnto the City Mosco in Russia and for a certaine summe of money resigned all his Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction state stile and dignity vnto the Metropolitan of Mosco and his successors for euer which done the old Patriarke left Mosco and in his returne towards Grecia the Turkes robbed him of all his treasure and slue him A iust reward for his cowardise and couetousnesse The 2 of September at night a vehement fire brake foorth against the Dutch Church in London to the great terrour of the whole City but by the burning of one house and pulling downe of some other the fire was quenched The 4 of September deceased Robert Dudley Earle of Leicester Lord Steward of her Maiesties houshold lieutenant generall and Marshal of England at Cornebury in Orfordshire from whence hée was conuaied to his Castle of Kenelworth and from thence to Warwicke where hee was honourably interred He had in his towne of Warwicke founded one Hospitall of an old guilde giuen him by the townes for twelue poore men endowing the same with lands to the yearely value of 200. pound and fifty load of Wood out of Killingworth Parke and gaue to the same Hospitall by his Testament 200 pounds in money for a stocke hée was extreame tyrannous in authority Vhe 8 of September the Preacher of Pauls Crosse moued the people to giue God thankes for the ouerthrow of our enemies the Spaniards and there were shewed 11 ensignes or banners takn in the Spanish ships by our men and on the next morrow hanged on London bridge towards Southwarke where then the Faire was kept being our Lady day Hugh Offley Richard Saltonstall Sir Martin Calthorp Drapor The 5 of October Iohn Welden and William Hartley made Priests in France were hanged the one at Miles end the other at Holliwell Robert Sutton for being reconciled to the Church of Rome was hanged at Clarkenwell The 8 of October at night was burnt one stable with horses about the number of twenty at Drury house neare to the Strand The 19 of Nouember was this yeare kept holy day throughout the Realme with sermons singing of Psalmes Bone fires c. for ioy and thanksgiuing vnto God for the ouerthrow of the Spaniards our enemies on the sea and the Cittizens of London assembled in their Liueries that day at a Sermon at Pauls Crosse tending to that end The 24 of Nouember being Sunday the Quéenes Maiesty hauing attendants vpon her the Priuy-Counsel Nobility and other honorable persons aswell spirituall as temporall in great number all on horse backe did come in a chariot throne made with foure pillars behind to haue a Canopy on the top wherof was made a crowne imperiall and two lower pillars before whereon stood a Lion and a Dragon supporters of the Armes of England drawne by two white stéeds from Somerset house to the Cathedrall Church of Saint Paul c. At the temple Barre the Lord Maior and his Brethren the Aldermen in Scarlet receiued and welcomed her Maiesty to her city deliuering to her hands the Scepter which her Highnesse deliuered to the Maior who bare the same before her The Companies in their Liueries stood along to Pauls Church where at the great west dore she dismounted about 12 of the clock and was receiued vnder a canopy by the Bishop of London the Deane others of the Clergy to the number of more then 50. all in rich Coapes and by them brought to a Closet towards the Pulpit Crosse where she heard a Sermon made by Doctor Pierce Bishop of Salisbury and then returned to the Bishops Pallace where she dined and returned to Somerset house by Torchlight The 5 of Ianuary at night a great wind in the Northeast ouerturned trées and otherwaies did great harme in very many places The 30 of Ianuary the Quéenes Maiesty came from Richmond to Chelrich and so to Westminster and was receiued by the Maior Aldermen and commoners of her city of London in coates of veluet and chaines of gold all on horse-backe with the Captaines of the citty betwixt 5. and 6. of
Earle of Essex and the Lord Thomas Howard the Earle of Southampton sir Water Rawleigh other braue Commanders with 18. of the Quéenes ships many English Marchants ships and 12. Hollanders shippes made a warlike voiage to the Isles of Terceres In the moneth of August the price of Wheate in the Markets of London fell from thirtéene shillings the bushell to ten shillings Rie from nine shillings to sixe shillings and so to thrée shillings but then rose againe to the old greatest price This yeare also Arnold Whitefield Chancellor of Denmarke Ambassador and Christian Barnkun his assistant from the King of Denmarke arriued héere these had audience at the Court then at Tibols on the seuenth of September and were answered by her Maiesty without pawse to euery point of their ambassage and feasted Henry Roe Iohn Moore 28 September Richard Saltonstall Skinner 28 October Monday the 3 of Octob. began the reading of the Diuinity lecture in Sir Tho. Greshams Colledge by him founded in Bishops-gate stréet The 23 of October the honourable Lord Charles Howard Lord high Admirall of England was created Earle of Notingham at Westminster A Parliament began at Westminster on the 24 of October on the which day diuers people were smuldered and crushed to death pressing betwéene White-hall and the Colledge Church to haue séene her Maiesty and Nobility ryding in their Robes to the said Parliament This yeare Pepper was sold for eight shillings the pound The 25 of Ianuary one named Ainger was hanged at Tiburne for wilfully and secretly murdering of his owne Father a Gentleman and a Counsellor at the Law at Graies Inne in his chamber there The ninth of February the Parliament hauing granted thrée Subsidies of foure shillings the pound lands and two shillings eight pence the pound goods and sixe fiftéenes was dissolued and brake vp On the third of Aprill Twiford Towne in Deuonshire was burnt by casuality of fire beginning in a poore cottage a woman there frying pancakes with straw the same fired the house and so to the Towne about one of the clocke in the afternoone the rage of which fire lasting one houre and a halfe consumed 400 houses burned downe one hundred and fifty thousand pounds consumed in money Plate Marchandise houshold stuffe and houses fifty persons men women and children consumed an Almes-house preserued with poore men therein in the midst of the flames two thousand pounds wéekely was bestowed there in the market on Mondaies in Deuonshire Carsies nine thousand people maintained by the cloathing of that town in Cornwall and Sommersetshire It was the Earle of Deuonshires chiefe seate where yet standeth his castle or court place Thus much certified to her Maiesty On the first of May Sir Robert Cicil and other Ambassadors returned out of France and came to the Court. The 12 of Iuly one Iohannes alias Buckley a Priest made beyond the Seas hauing béene arraigned in the King Bench on the third of Iuly and there condemned of Treason for comming into this Realme contrary to a Statute was drawne to Saint Thomas a Waterings and there hanged and quartered his head set on the pillory in Southwarke his quarters in the high-wayes towards Newinton Lambeth c. On the fourth of August Sir William Cicil Knight of the Order Lord Burleigh Master of the Wardes and Liueries Lord high Treasurer of England a famous Counseller to the Quéene Maiesty during all her raigne and likewise had béene to King Edward the sixt who for his singular wisedome was renowned throughout all Europe departed this mortall life at his house by the Strand his body was conuaied to Westminster with solemne funerall and from thence secretly to Stanford and there buried among his Ancesters The third of September died Philip the second of that name King of Spaine at Madrill at 72 yeares of age his sonne Philip succeeded him This yeere 1598 the 12 of the moneth of Nouember William Cotton Doctor of diuinity sometimes Cannon of Paules was consecrated Lord Bishop of Excester He strongly maintained the Rites and Gouernement of the Church And liued so long that hee saw the change of Bishops throughout all the Bishoprickes of England and Wales The first of September in the afternoone thunder and lightning at London two great cracks as it had béene the shooting of great Ordinance some men smitten at the Posterne by the Tower of London and one man slaine at the Bridge-house in Southwarke ouer against the Tower Edward Holmdon Robert Hampson the 28 of September Sir Stephen Some Grocer the 28 of October The second of October arriued the Earle of Comberland being returned from the seas and hauing made spoyle of the strong Towne and Castle of Saint Iohn de Portarico c. The 9 of Nouember Squire of Gréenwich was arraigned at Westminster condemned of high Treason and on the thirteenth drawn from the Tower to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The 14 of Nouember the Quéenes Maiesty came to Westminster and was there most royally receiued by the Maior of London Aldermen and Shrieues in scarlet and a great number of wealthy Citizens in Veluet coates and chaines of gold all on horse backe in the euening by Torch-light In the moneth of December great frosts the Thames nigh ouer-frozen at London In the beginning of the moneth of Ianuary souldiers in diuers shires as also in the City of London were pressed and furnished of all things necessary for the warres and were sent into the Low countries there to serue in place of old souldiers from thence to bee transported into Ireland The subsidy men in the city were seased at eight pence the pound goods or lands toward this charge Also in this moneth great lones of money were demanded and granted by the citizens of London The moneth of February a fiftéene was granted and paid by the citizens of London for the setting forth of more souldiers into Ireland The 27 of March about two of the clocke in the afternoone Robert Deuereux Earle of Essex Lieutenant Generall Lord high Marshall c. departed from his house in Seding lane through Fenchurch stréet Grace-street Cornehill Cheape c. toward Iseldone High-gate and rode that night to Saint Albons towardes Ireland he had a great traine of Noblemen and Gentlemen on horsebacke before him to accompany him on his iourney his coaches followed him he had also by the pleasure of God a great showre or twaine of rain and haile with some great claps of thunder as he rode through Islington The moneths of March Aprill and May cold and dry but on Whitsonday great haile and high waters the like of long time had not béene séene the extreame violence of this Tempest made London stréetes more fresh and faire then euer was séene before In the Moneth of August by the Quéenes appointment politickly to preuent daungerous annoiance of her
estate then feared to haue happened but not expressed the Citizens of London were charged with the furniture and setting forth to sea of twelue ships since increased to 16. c. Also with 6000. men and furniture for the warres which men with all spéede were made in a readinesse Thrée thousand of them were daily trained in the field vnder Captaines Citizens of the same City from the sixth of August c. The other thrée thousand appointed to attend vpon her Roiall person were also likewise trained vnder Captaines in braue furniture for they were housholders of account all which their charges was partly borne by themselues the residue performed by subsidies leuied of the Citizens In this meane time to wit on the fifth of August at night by commandement from her Maiestie the chaines were drawne thwart the stréetes and lanes of the Citie and Lanthornes with light of candles hanged one at euery mans dore there to burne all the night and so from night to night and great watches kept in the stréets which so continued a long time The City and Citizens kept vnusuall watch and ward and all sorts of people were much amazed and frighted as well by reason of preparation for wars not knowing any cause as also by the soddaine strange and terrible rumors and reports of the Spaniards fierce approach Also many thousands of horsemen and footemen chosen persons well appointed for the warres trained vp in armor with braue liueries vnder valiant Captaines in diuers shires were brought vp to London where they were lodged in the suburbes townes and villages neare adioyning from the eight of August till the 20. or 23. in which time the horsemen were shewed in Saint Iames field the footemen traimed in other grounds about the City and then all discharged homewards with charge to be alwaies ready at an houres warning And so it followed that on the 25. of August at night Posts were sent after them to recall the horsemen presently to returne to London with all spéede possible which charge they prepared to performe But on the 27. of August the said Posts were likewise sent to stay them at home or to returne them backe whose forwardnesse in seruice of the Quéene was such as the like hath not béene séene or heard of towards any Prince of this Realme such was the dutifulnesse of her louing and obedient subiects The 26. of August being Sunday in the morning before sixe of the clocke by the commandement from the Quéene the 3000. souldiers trained vp by the Citizens were all in Armour in the open stréetes attending on their Captaines till past seuen of the clocke at what time being thorowly wet by a great showre of raine were sent home againe for that day On the next morrow being the 27 the other 3000 Citizens housholders and subsidy men shewed on the Miles end where they trained all that day and other vntill the 4 of September and so ceased they training and whatsoeuer had béene foreséene and wisely preuented by the Quéene and her Nobility whereof the Comminalty were vtterly ignorant for that time a good Peace within this Realme hath since followed which God long continue among vs. Humfrey Wilde Roger Clarke the 28 of September Sir Nicholas Mosley Clothworker the 28 of October This Roger Clarke Shrieue bidding the Companies of London to dine with him as had béene accustomed by other Shrieues his predecessors tooke no beneuolence of them towards his charges On Michaelmas euen Robert Earle of Essex Lieutenant Generall for Ireland hauing secretly returned into England came to the Court at Nonsuch spake with the Quéene and on the second of October was for contempt c. committed to the Lord Kéeper On the 29 of Nouember the Lord Kéeper and other Lords of the Counsell in the Starre Chamber perswaded against rumorous talke of the Earle of Essex In December the late Cardinall Albertus and Isabella his wife Daughter to the late King of Spaine with great pompe in Antwerpe were sworne Arch-dukes A Tilt-boat from London towards Grauesend lost against Woolwich with 40 persons men and women whereof 11 were saued The 19 of Ianuary 16 Priests and foure lay men were remoued out of diuers prisons in and about London and sent to the Castle of Wisbich in Cambridge-shire whereof one was a Bishop of Ireland and another a Franciscan Frier of the rule of the Caputians which wore his Friars wéede all the way as he went a thing not séene in England many yéeres before The eight of February Charles Blunt Lord Mountioy departed towards Ireland as Lieuetenant there souldiers out of diuers shires were sent before him and also after him in the month of February namely the Citizens of London at their owne charges furnished and sent 300 at that time into Ireland The 21 of Iune Iohn Rigby was drawne from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to S. Thomas Waterings and there hanged and quartered for being reconciled contrary to the Statute In the month of Iuly were drawn hanged and quartered at Lincolne two Priests named T. Hunt and Sprat for comming into this Realme contrary to the Statute two other Priests Edward Thing and Robert Nutter were likewise executed for the like offence at Lancaster Also T. Palafer a Priest executed at Durham and a Gentleman with him for relieuing and lodging him in his house In the moneth of Iuly the Citizens of London sent out 300 souldiers into Ireland with their furniture also out of diuers shires souldiers were likewise furnished and sent thither This yéere in the moneth of April Richard Bishop of London with other Commissioners to wit Doctor Perkins and Doctor Swale were sent Ambassadors to Emden there to treat with the Commissioners from the King of Denmark who had long remained there for that purpose but their commission expired they were returned ere Ambassadors were come there whereupon our Ambassadors also returned into England the 8 of Iuly next following In which seruice the said Reuerend Father so wisely bountifully honorably caried himselfe that the Quéene very graciously accepted his procéedings The fifth of Iune the Earle of Essex was called before the Lords of the Councell at the Lord Kéepers where for matters laide to his charge hee was suspended from vse of diuers offices till her Maiesties pleasure to the contrary to kéepe his house as before whereat the people still murmured The 5 of August Charles Iames King of Scots in Scotland escaped a strange and strong conspiracie practised by the Earle of Gowry and his Brother as at large appeareth in a booke thereof extant first published and printed in Scotland and since in England A peace being concluded at Veraine in France in the yeare 1598 betwéene Henry the fourth King of France and Nauarre and Philip the second King of Spaine The Quéene of England was likewise inuited by the French King her confederate allye to dispose her selfe vnto
a like treaty of amity with Spaine To the effecting whereof he had procured the consent of the K. of Spaine then liuing After whose decease Philip the third succéeding his Father in the Crowne the same was againe reuiued and solicited by Andreas of Austria the Gouernour of the Low Countries and the Bishop of Constance both for the house of Burgundy and Kingdome of Spaine afterwards ratified by the Arch-duke Albert returned out of Spaine with the Infanta his wife Vpon which former promise made vnto her Maiesty shee was at length induced to condiscend vnto a treaty of peace at Bolaigne in France a place chosen by mutuall agreement on either side with the assent and good liking of the French King whether both Princes sent their Ambassadors furnished with ample power and authority in that behalfe where the English Ambassadors arriued the sixtéenth day of May in this present yeare 1600 being the day prefixed for this assembly and the Spanish the seuentéenth of the same moneth The Commissioners on the English side were these Sir Henry Neuel Knight her Maiesties ordinary Ambassador resident with the French King Iohn Harbert Esquire her Maiesties Secretary in the North part and Thomas Edmonds Esquire her Maiesties Secretary for the French tongue The Commissioners for Spaine were Baltazar de Caniga and Fonseca Ambassador resident for the King of Spaine with the Arch-duke of Austria in the Low Countries and Ferdinando Carillo Doctor of the ciuill Law vnto whom were adioyned on the Arch-dukes part Iohn Richardot President of the counsell of the said Arch-duke and Lewis Verraken the said Arch-dukes Audiencer The Commissioners on both sides being viewed and considered of some question for the presidencie and superiority of place fell into disputation and debate her Maiesty challenging the same as due vnto her before the time of the Emperour Charles as appeareth by Volateran in the time of King Henry the seuenth her Highnes Grandfather when this self-same difference betwéene both those Crownes comming into question the Pope preferred England and adiudged vnto this Crowne the most honourable place but forasmuch as the same was contradicted by the Spanish Commissioners who not onely refused to yéeld presiansie vnto her Maiesty but also to admit an equality or of any other indifferent and middle course whereby the honour of her Maiesty might bee preferred the present treaty which hitherto was perfourmed onely by some priuate visitations and conferences of some one or two of the Commissioners on either side without comming to any generall méeting or colloquie was on the second day of August in the yeere aforesaid for this time delayed and by mutuall assent of the Commissioners on both sides according to their seuerall authorities respectiuely granted vnto them in that behalfe suspended vntill the the end of sixtie dayes following in which meane while it might be vnderstood what should be the determination of both Princes for a further â— preceeding in the said colloquie of peace at some other time and place wherein as yet no certaine resolution hath béene hitherto taken The 8 of August 1600 came Ambassadors from Abdela Wayhetanow King of Barbary the chiefe whereof was his Secretary diuers in commission with him were Artificers and Trades-men they were very bountifully entertained at the Quéenes charges during their sixe monthes abode they were very subtle and vnthankfull they abhorred to giue any manner of Almes vnto any poore Christians they sold their broken meat vnto such as would giue most for it they killed all their owne meat in the Ambassadors house as Lambes and all kinde of Pullen c. which they vsually killed turning their faces towards the East they vsed to wash their owne féete twice or thrice aday and sometimes to wash their bodies they vse beades and pray to Turkish Saints they diligently obserued the manner of our weights and measures and all things else that might auaile their natiue Marchants and preiudice the English Nation The 18 of September came Embassadours from Borris Pheodorwich Emperour of Russia which said Borris was newly come vnto that dignity by vsurpation onely by meanes of his greatnesse in popularity hauing as he supposed long before made away the late immediat Heire Demetrius second sonne to old Ivan Vasselowich and yonger brother to the late Pheodor Vasselowich This Borris at his first comming to the crowne was as bounteous and liberall vnto all sorts of people as he was when he was a subiect but within a while after he grew very couetous and desirous to fill his treasure by meanes whereof within sixe yéeres hee was as generally hated of all the Russians as euer he was beloued of whose sudden and vnexspected downefall you may reade at large in the third yeare of King Iames. About the last of August Robert Earle of Essex was set at liberty The 10 of September the said Embassadors of Barbary were againe conueyed to the Court at Oatlands there to take their leaue of her Maiesty but were required to stay to sée the Iusting and other triumphs at Westminster on the 17. of Nouember In the moneth of September souldiers prest in and about the City of London to the number of 350. and likewise out of diuers shires were sent towards Ireland wherof diuers running from their Captaines and colours were afterward taken and hanged for example to others The 18. of September Ambassadors from Muscouia or Russia landing at Tower wharfe were there receiued by the Aldermen of London in scarlets the Muscouy Marchants and a number about two hundred of the principall companies in veluet Coats and chaines of gold all well mounted conueied them in câ—aches from the Tower to the house sometime pertayning to Sir Cuthbert Buckell Maior The 14. of October the said Ambassadors rode to the Court and had audience before the Quéene This yeare the most Reuerend Father in God Iohn Whitgift Archbishop of Canterbury did finish that notable monument of our time to wit his Hospitall of the holy Trinity in Croydon in the County of Surry by him there founded builded of stone and bricke for the releise and sustentation of certaine poore people As also a faire Schoole-house for the increase of literature together with a large dwelling house for the Schoolemaster and these premisses he hath through Gods assistance in his owne life time performed for as my selfe haue heard him say he would not be to his Executors a cause of their damnation remembring the good aduice that an ancient Father hath left to all posterity Tutior via est vt bonum quod quisquis post mortem sperat agi per alios agat dum viuit ipse per se It is a way farre more safe for a man to doâ— good and charitable déedes by himselfe whilst he liueth then to hope that others will do the same for him after his death Thomas Smith Thomas Cambell the 28 of September William Crauen the fourteenth of Februarie Sir
William Rider Haberdasher the 28 of October The 13 of Nouember the Quéene being most honourably attended on by the Prelats Nobles and Iudges of this Realme was receiued neere vnto Chelsey by the Lord Maior of London with his brethren the Aldermen in scarlet besides to the number of 500 Citizens in coats of veluet and chaines of gold on horsebacke euery of them hauing two staffe-torches to attend on them and they all wayted on her to her Pallace at Westminster The 17 of Nouember there were most princely Iusts performed at White-hall in honour of the Quéenes holy day by thrée Earles foure Lords seauen Knights and nine Gentlemen her Maiesties Pentioners At these Iusts was so great an assembly of people as the like hath not béene séene in that place before There were also present sundry Ambassadors as namely from the French King the King of Barbary and Fez and the Emperour of Russia The fift of February in the morning being Sunday a great tempest of winde brake the Windmill beyond Saint Giles in the field without London the Miller throwne one way an other man an other way one North the other South a part of the Mill roofe and halfe the milstone in like manner throwne Notwithstanding that for many yeares together vpon sundry deuises the City was continually charged either with building or furnishing ships and souldiers to Sea or else in trayning mustering or leuying and sending souldiers well appointed either into Ireland or Holland or into both all which were euer performed with wondrous dexterity so as their great trouble and charges for sixtéene yeares space neuer ceased Ouer and besides all which it hapned the last yeare vpon a strong report of the Spaniards preparation for a second inuasion that the City was at extraordinary charges in building and altering the vpper decks of many great strong hoyes and new cutting in them lower port-holes apt for the ready vse of great Ordnance which vessels so altered and prepared for warre were called Drumlers And this yeare the Citizens gaue fiue fiftéenes towards the new making and ample furnishing of two Gallies And when these costly Gallies were lanched rigged and in all points furnished then the City gaue them vnto the Quéene The Crosse in Cheape was partly repayred which the Quéene thought had beene fully repayred for so she commanded it should Sunday the eight of February about ten of the clocke before noone Robert Deuoreux Earle of Essex assisted by sundry Noblemen and Gentlemen in warlike manner-entered the City of London at the Temple barre crying for the Quéene till they came to Fenchurch stréet and there entered the house of Master Thomas Smith one of the Shiriffes of London who finding himselfe not master of his owne house by meanes of the strength the Earle brought with him and being ignorant of his intent and purposes conueied himselfe out at a backe gate to the Maior whereupon the Earle with his Troupe turned into Grace-stréete there perceiuing himselfe with his Assistants to be proclaimed Traitors also the Citizens to be raised in Armes against him he with his followers wandering vp and downe the Citie towardes Euening would haue passed at Ludgate which was closed against him so that he was forced to returne to Quéene Hithe and from thence by water to his house by the Strand which he fortified he vnderstanding that great Ordnance was brought to haue beat it downe he yéelded and was conueied to the Tower about midnight The 17 of February Captaine Thomas Lee was drawne to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for conspiracy against the Quéene he tooke his death constantly confessing he had diuers waies deserued it but to be innocent of that he was condemned for c. The eightéenth of February Iohn Pibush a Seminary Priest after seuen yeares imprisonment in the Kings Bench hanged and quartered at Saint Thomas Waterings for cōming into the Realme contrary to the statute Anno twenty seuen of the Quéenes raigne The 19 of February the Earle of Essex and the Earle of Southampton were both arraigned at Westminster and found guilty of high Treason Ashwednesday the fiue and twenty of February the Earle of Essex was beheaded in the Tower betwéene the houres of seuen and eight of the clocke in the morning being present the Earles of Hartfort and Cumberland the Lord Thomas Howard Constable of the Tower for that time and not passing sixty or seuenty persons more the Hangman was beaten as he returned thence so that the Shrieues of London were sent for to assist and rescue him from such as would haue murdered him The 27 of February Marke Bakworth and Th. Filcockes Seminary Priests were drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered for comming into the Realme contrary to the Statute And the same day a Gentlewoman called Mistresse Anne Lina a Widow was hanged in the same place for reléeuing a Priest in her lodging contrary to the said statute The last day of February a young Gentleman named Waterhouse was hanged in Smithfield for speaking and libelling against the Quéenes proclamation and the apprehending of the Earle of Essex at this time Libellers abounded The fifth of March the Earle of Marre the Lord of Krynters in Commission Ambassadors and others from Scotland came to London and were lodged by the Exchange in the house of Master Anthony Ratcliffe The 13 of March Sir Gelly Merike Knight and Henry Cuffe Gentleman were drawne to Tiburne the one from the Tower the other from Newgate and there hanged bowelled and quartered as being actors with the Earle of Essex The 15 of March in the night a new Scaffold was carried from Leaden Hall in London to the Tower hill and there set vp by Torchlight The 18 of March Sir Charles Danuers and Sir Christopher Blunt Knights were vpon the new scaffold on the Tower-hill beheaded In the Moneth of May fiue fifteenes were leuied in London toward the setting out of Gallies to the Seas as was appointed by the Queene and charges about the Earle of Essex when he entered the City The 20 of Iune Proclamation was made at London for deliuering of Prisoners to serue in the Gallies made at the charge of the Citizens Two men were set on the Pillorie in Fleetstreet whipped with gags in their mouthes and their eares cut off for attempting to haue robbed a Gentlewoman in Fetter lane in the day time putting gags in the mouthes of the seruants of the house because they should not cry One of these theeues was afterwards hanged and quartered at Saint Thomas Waterings Gilbert Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie Edward Earle of Worcester sir Iohn Stanhope were called to be of the Queenes Councell In the moneth of Iuly 1000. souldiers were sent to the Low Countries set out at the charges of the Citizens of London 3 l 10. s. a man More 800 souldiers set out by the Shires The
the Spanish Ambassador deliuered a Present from King Philip his master vnto King Iames viz. six Ienets of Andalusia with rich saddles and saddlo cloaths and all other things suteable Sir George Carew is sent Ambassador Lieger into France The 19 of Ianuary a great Porpos was taken aliue at Westham in a little Créeke a mile and a halfe within the land and was presented vnto Francis Goston Esquire chiefe Auditor of the Imprests and within a few dayes after a verie great Whale came within eight miles of London whose length was diuers times séene aboue the water and the same was iudged to be a great deale longer then the longest ship in the Riuer A few dayes before Christmas the Parliament brake vp and began to sit againe the 22 of Ianuary being Tuesday and continued vntill the 27 of May next following in which Parliament they gaue the King and his successors thrée entire Subsidies and sixe fiftéenes and then the Parliament was prorogued vntill the 18 of Nouember at this time the Clergy gaue vnto the King and his Successors foure entire Subsidies And in this Parliament it was enacted that the 5 of Nouember for euer should be kept holy day with preaching and thanksgiuing vnto Almighty God for his mercy in preuenting the terrible danger of the late practise by Pearcy Catesby and the rest to blow vp the Parliament house The 27 of Ianuary at Westminster were arraigned Thomas Winter Guydo Fawkes Robert Keyes and Thomas Bates for plotting to blow vp the Parliament house digging in the mine taking oath Sacrament for secresie c. and Robert Winter Iohn Graunt Ambrose Rookewood for being acquainted with the treason afterward giuing their full consent thereunto and taking oath and sacrament for secresie and sir Euerard Digby for being made acquainted with the said treason yeelding assent and taking his corporall oath for secresie all which indictments were prooued against them and by themselues confessed and thereupon had iudgement giuen them to be drawne hanged and quartered their limbes to be set vpon the Citie gates and their heads vpon the Bridge according to which sentence the thirtith of Ianuary Sir Euerard Digby Robert Winter Iohn Grant Bates were executed at the west end of Saint Paules Church and the next day after the other foure were executed in the Parliament yeard 6 of the 8. acknowledged their guiltinesse in this horrible treason and died very penitently but Graunt and Keyes did not so Saturday the 22 of March betwéene sixe and seuen a clocke in the forenoone a rumor was sodainely spread throughout the Court and the City of London that for certaine the King that morning was slaine as he was hunting in Okeeing Parke 20 miles from London which dreadfull newes still encreased vntill nine a clocke being seconded by infinite suggestions by reason whereof it was generally receiued for truth and thereupon the Court gates were kept shut the Lord Maior began to set guard at the City gates and to raise their trained souldiers Sir William Wade Lieutenant of the Tower did the like with his hamlets within his Liberties and the Parliament was greatly amased but by 11 a clocke the ioyfull newes of y e Kings good health was made knowne in London by proclamation as it had béene an houre before at the Court gate whereat the people began to reuiue their vexed spirits which vntill then were wondrously surcharged with hearts griefe yea men and women old matrons and yong virgins made exceeding great lamentation this flying terror went three daies iourney into the country before it was fully supprest Friday the 28 of March 1606 in the Guild-hall in London was arraigned and condemned Henry Garnet Prouinciall of the Iesuites in England for being acquainted with the Gunpowder plot and concealing the same for the which he was adiudged to be drawne hanged quartered and his head to be set vpon London bridge and according to that sentence he was executed the third of May at the west end of S. Paules Church where he acknowledged the greatnesse of his offence in concealing the treason and besought all Catholikes to forbeare and desist from treason all other violent attempts whatsoeuer against Kings and Princes saying that all such practises were vtterly against the Catholicke Religion The twenty nine and thirtith of March the wind was extreame violent so as it caused much shipwracke vpon the coasts of England France the Low countries it brought in the sea and drowned much cattell and in Picardie neare Dyope it blew downe a stéeple which slue fourescore persons in the fall thereof in Flanders and vp towards Germany there were many Churches Townes Wind-milles and trees blowne downe and the 8 of Iune following it rained 24 houres and the next day there â—ose strange land-waters which carried away mils trees and houses made new currants where neuer any was seene before it brake downe the heads of pooles and trenches and carried quite away great quantities of cattell timber and other things from off vp land grounds The 24 of Aprill arriued Don Iohn de Mendoza Marques of Saint Germaine from the King of Spaine vnto the King of Great Brittaine to congratulate his happy deliuerance froÌ„ the late pretended treason and to deliuer certaine presents from Queen Margaret of Spain vnto Queene Anne of Great Brittaine viz. a robe of morrey satten imbrodered all ouer with amber leather in many places with gold vpon the fore part thereof was forty eight tags of beaten gold three ynches long hollow within and filde with amber greece very curiously wrought and two large chaines of amber greece two Karkanets of Amber gréece a veluet Cappe with gold buttons pleasantly enameld like the tagges euery of these were seuerally inclosed in an ouall boxe of gold were presented all together in a vessell of gold like vnto a Bason Tuesday the 20 of May at Windsor were enstalled Knights of the Garter Robert Earle of Salisbury and the Lord Thomas Howard Viscount Bindon The third of Iune Henry Lord Mordant and Edward Lord Sturton were conuicted in the high Court of Star-chamber of diuers misprisions and contempts and for the same the Lord Mordant was censured to pay ten thousand markes the Lord Sturton sixe thousand markes and imprisonment during his Maiesties good pleasure The tenth of Iune proclamation was made for the banishing of all Iesuits Seminaries and Roman priests The Lady Sophia daughter to our Soueraign Lord the King was borne at Gréenewich vpon Sonday the 22 of Iune at thrée a clocke in the morning and died the next day and vpon Thursday next after was very solemnly conuaied by barge couered with blacke veluet accompanied with thrée other barges couered with blacke cloth vnto the Chappell royall in Westminster and was there enterred by Doctor Barlow Lord Bishop of Rochester where were present all the great Lords of the Councell with the Heralds and
May the said Prince returned into France About the middle of May certaine common persons assembled themselues in Northamptonshire Warwickshire and Leicestershire they cut and brake downe hedges filled vp ditches and laide open all such enclosures of commons and other grounds as they found enclosed which of ancient time had béen open and imploied to tillage And the last of May they were straitly commanded by Proclamation to surcease their disorder but yet they ceased not whereupon the Sheriffes and Iustices had authority giuen them to suppresse them by force And after that the King sent certaine Noblemen and Iudges to punish the wilfull offenders according to law And the 28 of Iune the King made another proclamatioÌ„ signifying his great vnwillingnesse to haue procéeded against them either by marshall law or ciuill iustice if lenity or gentle admonition might any way haue preuailed with them to desist from their turbulent rebellions and traiterous practise Tuesday the second of Iune in Pauls Church the right reuerend Father in God Thomas Rauis Doctor of Diuinity late Bishop of Glocester was by his deputy Doctor King Deane of Christ-church enstalled Lord Bishop of London He died the 14 of December 1609. Friday the 12 of Iune the King dined with the Lord Maior and after dinner went into Cloath-workers Hall and was there made frée of that company At that time also were made frée sir Patricke Murry knight gentleman of the Kings Bedchamber sir Arthur Arston knight sir Hugh Carmychel knight Iames Medow Doctor of Diuinitie one of the Kings Chaplaines and others The 16 of Iuly being the great feast day at Merchantailors hall the Lord Maior feasted all the Aldermen that were not frée of the Merchantailors and with them these honourable Personages following viz. Patricke Steward Earle of Orqueney sir Iohn Ramsey knight Lord Viscount Hadington sir Iohn Selby knight Edward Ramsey gentlemen Sewer to the King These were also made frée of the Cloathworkers sir William Stone being then Master of the company Henry Walton Thomâ—s Bostocke Richard Boothe and William Kymber Wardens The third of Iuly the Kings Maiestie repaied thréescore thousnd pound vnto the Citizens of London which summe the Londoners had lent vnto Quéene Elizabeth the 3 of Februarie 1598. On Saturday being the fourth of Iuly arriued Iohn Berke chiefe Councellor of Dort and Iames de Maldere Knight Lord of Heyes and had audience the sixth of Iuly they were honourably entertained and feasted in many places The fourth of Iuly the right honourable sir Thomas Kneuit knight was called by writ to the Parliament by the name and title of Baron of Escricke and sate that day in his roabes among the Barons being the last day of that Parliament holden vpon prorogation and so againe proroged vntill the 16 of Nouember following Sunday the 5 of Iuly sir Iulius Caesar knight Chancellor of the Exchequer was sworne a Priuie Councellor of Estate Thursday the 16 of Iuly 1607 the Kings most excellent Maiestie with Prince Henry and diuers honourable Personages dined at Merchantailors hall and were most ioyfullie entertained with great varietie of melodious harmony of voices and instruments and pleasant spéeches being the day they held their feast for the election of Master and Wardens and after dinner Master Iohn Swinnarton the Master and Richard Wright Andrew Osborne Edward Atkinson and William Albany the foure Wardens of the Company being accompanied with master Baron Southerton and sir Leonard Halliday sir William Crauen sir Iohn Swynerton knights and Aldermen and Ieffrey Elwes Alderman being all members of that Company resorted to the Kings most excellent Maiestie who dined in their chamber called the Kings Chamber and sir Henry Mountague knight Recorder of London being there present did in the name of the whole Company most humbly thanke his Maiesty for that it had pleased him to grace it with his royall presence that day And the Master of the Company did present his Maiestie with a purse full of gold Richard Langley the Clarke of the Company did deliuer vnto his Maiesty a roll wherein was entred the names of seuen Kings one Quéene seuentéene Princes and Dukes two Dutchesses one Archbishop thirty one Earles fiue Countesses one Viscount twenty foure Bishops sixty sixe Barons or Lords two Ladies seuen Abbats seuen Priors and one Sub-prior omitting a number of Knights Esquires c. who had béen frée of the Company which his Maiestie most gratiously accepted and said that he himselfe was frée of another Company yet he would so much grace the Company of Merchantailors that the Prince his eldest sonne should be frée thereof and that he would sée and be a witnesse when the garland should be put on his head And then they in like manner resorted to the Prince who dined in the great hall And the said Master presented his Highnesse with another purse full of gold and the Clarke deliuered his Highnesse a like roll which were also gratiously accepted and his Highnesse said that not onely himselfe would be frée of the Company of Merchantailors but commanded one of his Gentlemen and the Clarke of the Company to goe to all the Lords present and require all of them that loued him and were not frée of other companies to be free of his Company whereupon those Lords whose names ensue with humble thankes to his highnesse accepted of the freedome viz. Iohn Berke Lord in Godschalckcoort c. Counceller of Dort in Holland Sir Iames du Maldere knight Lord of Heyes c. Counceller of Zeland Sir Noel de Caron knight L. of Schoonwal c. Ambassador Lieger from the States c. The Duke of Lenox Earle of Nottingham Lord Admirall Earle of Suffolke Lord Chamberlaine Earle of Arundell Earle of Oxenford Earle of Worcester Earle of Pembrooke Earle of Essex absent yet entred by order from the Prince vnder his Highnesse owne hand Earle of Northampton Earle of Salisbury principall Secretary to the King Earle of Montgomery Earle of Pearth Lord Viscount Cranborne Lord Euars Lord Hunsdon Lord Knolles Lord Haye Lord Sanker Lord Borley M. Howard Sir Iohn Harington M. Sheffield Sir Thomas Challoner Gouernor to y e Prince Sir Roger Ashton Master of the Wardrobe Gentleman of the Kings Bed-chamber Sir Thomas Vauasor Knight Marshall Sir Dauid Fowlis Sir Dauid Murry M. Doctor Mountague Deane of the Chappell M. Adam Newton Deane of Durham and Tutor to the Prince Sir Thomas Sauage Sir Lewes Lewknor M. of the Ceremonies and many other Knights Esquires and Gentlemen seruants to the King Queene and Prince and to Noblemen The new Master and Wardens chosen in the presence of the King and Prince was Iohn Iohnson Master of the Company and Thomas Owen Richard Scales Iohn Woller and Randolph Wolley Wardens The next day the King christened Iames the eldest sonne of Thomas Earle of Arundel borne of Alethea youngest daughter to Gilbert Earle of Shrewsbury the Earle of Suffolke
came to the farther side of the Towne and as it went left some stréets and houses safe and vntouched the flame flew cleane ouer many houses néere vnto it and did great spoile to many faire buildings farthest off and ceased not vntill it had consumed 160 dwelling houses besides other and in dammage of wares and houshold stuffe to the full value of thréescore thousand pound The King shewed great kindnesse to the distressed inhabitants as well in giuing them fiue hundred load of timber to repaire their buildings as in preferring their best meanes to raise their generall and particular estates and in giuing them a new Charter The Knights and chiefe Gentlemen of that County performed likewise great kindnesse vnto the Townsmen the Citie of London gaue kindly towards their reliefe The 17 of Aprill Doctor Montague Deane of the Kings Chappell was consecrated Bishop of Bath and Wels by the Lord Archbishop of Canturbury At this consecration were present Prince Henry the Duke of Yorke and most of the great Lords of the Priuie Counsell and diuers Bishops The 19 of Aprill at Whitehall died Thomas Earle of Dorset Lord high Treasurer of England He died suddenly at the Counsell Table The 29 of Aprill proclamation was made commanding the oth of allegiance to be ministred vnto all persons that should come from beyond the seas onely to distinguish honest subiects from traiterous practisers and not for any point or matter in religion all knowne Merchants and others of honest state and quallitie were exempt from taking this oth This proclamation was made by reason that many suspitious persons of base sort came daily from beyond seas and refused to take the oth At this time Henry Earle of Northampton was made Lord Priuie Seale Friday the 6 of May Robert Earle of Salisbury was sworne Lord high Treasurer of England at Westminster being accompanied with the most part of all the Earles and Barons and with an extraordinary company of Knights and others of honorable ranke and qualitie that day he feasted the King Quéene and Prince the Lady Elizabeth the Duke of Yorke and all the Counsell The 20 of May at Windsor were made knights of the Garter George Earle of Dunbar Baron Hume of Berwick Lord of Norham Lord high Treasurer of Scotland one of the two Lords Lieutenants in equall authority ouer the middle shires of Great Britaine sometime the borders of both the kingdomes Lord Gouernour and Captaine for his Maiestie of the said towne of Berwick and the Garrison thereof and one of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Counsell and Philip Earle of Montgomery Baron of Shurland In the moneth of Iune the King knighted Sir Alexander Hay Secretary for the Scottish affaires The 23 of Iune Thomas Garnet a Iesuite was executed at Tyburne hauing fauour offered him if he would haue taken the oth of allegiance aforesaid which he refused to doe This Summer at Astley in Warwickshire by reason of the fall of the Church there was taken vp the corps of Thomas Gray Marquesse Dorset he was buried the tenth of October 1530 in the twenty two yeare of Henry the eight and albeit he had laine 78 yeares in the earth yet his eyes haire and flesh remained in a manner as if it had béene newly buried Concerning which you may read the new Epitaph set ouer his sepulchre The ninth of October Doctor Neyle Deane of Westminster was consecrated Bishop of Rochester at Lambeth George Bolles Richard Farrington Shrieues Sir Humphrey Weld Grocer Maior The first of December William Viscount Cramburne sonne and heire to Robert Earle of Salisbury Lord Treasurer of England married Catheren Howard the third Daughter of Thomas Earle of Suffolke For these fiue yeares last past great and manifold roberies spoyles pyracies murthers and depredations within the streights elsewhere haue béene committed by seuerall companies of English pirates as well vpon our owne nation as others but especially vpon the Florentines and Venetians wherewith his highnesse being much grieued published from time to time sundry proclamations denouncing the said offenders to be rebels and therewithall gaue order for their suppression and apprehension as traitors and peace-breakers But all this preuailed not for they still increased and persisted in their former villanies with which offenders there were some English Merchants who very cunningly vnderhand vsed cōmerce trucke and traffique for stolen goods to the great cherishing and abetting of those malefactors and dishonor to this nation for redresse whereof the King by proclamation the eighth of Ianuary prohibited all English Merchants from any manner of medling or dealing with them vpon great penaltie commanding the Iudge of the Admiraltie to proceed seuerely in Iustice against all such offenders and that from him there should be no appeale granted to any person touching the premises all which notwithstanding the number of Pirats still increased and did great damage vnto the English Merchants and to all other nations There were Hollanders and Esterlings that at this time and before became fierce Pirats and held consort with the English robbers viz. Ward Bishop Sir Francis Verney and others Whereupon the King of Spaine sent certaine ships of warre vnder command of Don Lewis Faxardo who very politikely about the middle of Iuly came vpon them at Tunis and suddenly burned about 20 of their ships lying in harbor at which time though captaine Ward escaped in person by being then a shoare yet his great strength riches perished in the fire with other his confederates And the 22 of December there were executed at Waping 19 Pirats some whereof had béene in consort with the forenamed English pirats Sunday the ninetéenth of February it should haue béene dead low water at London bridge but quite contrary to course it was then hie water and presently it ebbed almost halfe an houre the quantitie of a foote and then suddenly it flowed againe almost two foote higher then it did before and then ebbed againe vntill it came néere the right course so as the next floud began in a manner as it should and kept his due course in all respects as if there had béene no shifting nor alteration of tides All this happened before twelue of the clocke that forenoone the weather being indifferent calme The 25 of February Richard Lord Buckhurst maried the Lady Anne Clyfford the onely child of George Earle of Cumberland And the last of February died Robert Earle of Dorset father to the forenamed Richard L. Buckhurst And the first of Iune next following Edward Seymour the sonne and heire of the Lord Beauchampe maried the Lady Anne Sackuyle second daughter to the said Robert Earle of Dorset In this month of March 1609. vpon full 3 yeares deliberate aduice was concluded and proclaimed a generall and particular truce ceassation from all maner of hostilitie by sea and land for twelue yeares betwéene Philip the third of
the Counsell the effect whereof was that the Bishop of London should cause Te Deum to bée sung in all the Churches of his Diocesse with continuall prayer for the Quéene which was conceiued and quicke with child as was thought the letter being read he began his Sermon with this theame Ne timeas Maria inuenisti enim gratiam apud Deum which Sermon being ended Te deum was sung The second of December Cardinall Poole came to Paules Church where hée tarried till the King came from Westminster and then the Lord Chancellour entred Paules Crosse and preached a Sermon In the which Sermon hée declared that the King and Quéene had restored the Pope to his supremacy and thrée Estates assembled in the Parliament submitting themselues to the same The 27. of December Emmanuel Prince of Piemount with other Lords were receiued at Grauesend and so conueied to Westminster The 9. of Ianuary the Prince of Orenge landed at London The 4 of February Iohn Rogers Vicar of Saint Sepulchres was burnt in Smithfield The 22. of February ninetie nine horses and two Carriers laden with treasure of gold and siluer brought out of Spaine was conuayed thorow the City to the Tower of London vnder the donduct of sir Thomas Gresham the Queenes Marchant and others Against Easter the Earle of Deuonshire came to the Court and about ten dayes after the Lady Elizabeth came likewise to the Queene This yeere Walter Ripon made a Coach for the Earle of Rutland which was the first Coach saith he that euer was made in England since to wit in Anno 1564. the said Walter Ripon made the first hollow turning Coach with pillars and arches for her Maiestie being then her seruant Also in Anno 1584. a chariot throne with foure pillars behind to beare a Canopy with a Crowne imperiall on the toppe and before two lower pillars whereon stood a Lion and a Dragon the supporters of the Armes of England On Easter day a Priest named William Flower with a wood knife wounded another Priest as he was ministring the Sacrament to the people in S. Margarets Church at Westminster for the which fact the said William the 24. of Aprill had his right hand smitten off and for opinions in â—atters of Religion was burned nigh vnto S. Margarets Churchyard The tenth of May William Constable who had named himselfe to bee King Edward the sixt was sent to the Marshalsey and the 22. of May hee was carryed about Westminster Hall before the Iudges whipped about the Pallace and then through Westminster into Smithfield The first of Iuly Iohn Bradford was burned in Smithfield for Religion In this moneth of August was brought to Lin a monstrous fish of forty foote in length King Philip went to Brussels in Brabant to visit the Emperour his father Thomas Leigh Iohn Machill Shriues In October fell such aboundance of raine that for the space of sixe dayes men might row with boats in Saint Georges fieldes water came into Westminster hall halfe a yard déepe The 26. of October Doctor Ridley and Doctor Latimer was burned at Oxford for Religion Sir William Garrard Haberdasher Maior The Quéene yéelded vp to the spirituall men the first fruits and tenths of all Bishopricks Benefices and Ecclesiasticall liuings In this Parliament was granted to the Quéene a Subsidy of the Laity from fiue pound to ten pound 8. pence of the pound from ten pound to twenty pound 12 pence of the pound and from twenty pound vpward 16. pence of the pound and all strangers double and the Cleargy granted 6. shillings of the pound Stâ—â—â—â— Gardiner Bishop of Winchester chancellor of England died the ninth of Nouember and was 〈…〉 Winchester William Conâ—le who had caused letters to be cast abroad thâ—â— King Edward was aliue and to some shewed himselfe to be King Edward the 13. of March was drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne The 21. of March Doctor Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury was burned at Oxford for Religion Cardinall Poole on Sunday next was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury The 28. of March a part of Newgate called Mannings hall was burnt Certaine persons purposed to haue robbed the Quéenes Exchequer to the intent they might bee able to maintaine warre against her Vdall Throgmorton Peeham Daniel and Stanton were apprehended and diuers others fleâ— The 28. of Aprill Throgmorton and Richard Vdall were drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The 12. of May a ship loaden with herneshaws was brought out of Brabant to Billinsgate and the herons were there sold for xii pence or xiiii the best The ninetéenth of May Stanton was likewise executed The eight of Iune Rossey Detike and Bedell were executed at Tiborne The 11 of Iune Sandes a younger sonne of Lord Sandes was hanged at Saint Thomas of Waterings for a robbery The 27. of Iune 13. persons were burnt at Stratford the Bow The eight of Iuly Henry Peckam and Thomas Daniel were hanged and headed on the tower hill for conspiracy This yeare in the moneth of August sir William Garrard Maior of London being inuited dined with the reader in the middle Temple from whence when the Maior departed certaine Gentlemen of the yonger sort as well of that house as of the inner Temple by force put and held downe the sword before the Maior till hée came to the outer gate next the stréete for the which fact within foure daies after the two Readers with all their Companies of both houses were sent for to the Rolles in Chancerie lane where sate the Marquesse of Winchester Lord Treasurer assisted with xi other of the Quéenes Priuy Counsell These commaunded the two Readers to deliuer the names of the principall doers in the fore-expressed action the which if they refused to doe themselues should bée committed Whereupon consulting a little they presented the names of twentie whereof the Lord committed fourtéene to the Fléete and tooke bonds of the rest to appeare in the Starre-Chamber the first day of the next Tearme at the which day appearance being made as well by those committed as the other that were in bonds through humble intercession of all the head and chiefe learned men of euery Bench and Barre in the foure Innes of Court their punishment was referred to the discretions of the Benches of those houses where the faults were committed and so all was ended in that course and the prisoners with the rest discharged which notwithstanding were after for the most part expelled their houses till vpon great submission and long suit they were restored by degrées and times Cleba a Schoolemaster and thrée of Lincolnes Inne being brethren in Norfolke were hanged and quartered at Burie for conspiracy The last yeare began the hote burning feuers whereof died many olde persons so that in London died seuen Aldermen in the space of tenne moneths The 19. of September the Rose pence being a base
lightning and thunder that the like had not béene séene nor heard by any man liuing In the moneth of December was driuen on the shore at Grunsby in Lincolneshire a monstrous fish in length xix yards his taile xv foote broad and vi yards betwéene his eyes Hillary Tearme kept at Hertford Castle Peace proclaimed betwéene England France Through sute of the Armorers there was on the vigile of Saint Peter a watch in the Citie of London which did onely stand in the high streete in Cheape Cornehill and so forth to Aâ—dgate The fift of August the Quéenes Maiesty in her progresse came to the Vniuersity of Cambridge was of all the Students most honourably receiued in the Kings Colledge She made within S. Maries Church a notable Oration in Latine in the presence of the whole learned Vniuersitie to the Students great comfort The next day shee went forward to Fincinbrooke The 30. day of August was enacted by a common Counsell of the City of London that all such Citizens as from thenceforth should bee constrained to sell household stuffe should first cause the same to bée cried thorow the City by a man with a bell and then to be sold by the common outcrier appointed for that purpose The 20. of September rose great floods in the riuer of Thames where through the Marshes were ouerflowed and many cattell drowned Edward Iackeman Lionell Ducket Shriues The second of October was an obsequie at Pauls for Faroinando late Emperour The seuenth of October at night all the North parts of the Element séemed to bée couered with flames of fire procéeding from the Northeast and Northwest toward the midst of the firmament and discended West Sir Richard Mallorie Mercer Maior The 21. of December began a frost which continued so extreamely that on Newyeares euen people went ouer and along the thames on the yee from London bridge to Westminster some plaied at the footeball diuers of the Court being then at Westminster shot at pricks set vpon the thames And people both men and women went on the thames in greater number then in any stréete of the Citty On the third day of Ianuary at night it began to thaw on the fift day was no yee to be seene betwéene London bridge and Lambeth which sudden thaw caused great floods and high waters that bare downe bridges and houses and drowned many people in England especially in Yorkshire Owes bridge was born away The third day of February Henry Steuart Lord Darly eldest sonne to Matthew Earle of Linneaux tooke his iourney toward Scotland and in sommer following married Mary Quéene of Scotland The 22. of Aprill the Lady Margaret Countesse of Linneaux was commanded to kéepe her chamber at the White hall where she remained till the two and twentieth of Iune and then by sir Frances Knowles and the guard conuaied her to the Tower of London by water The 16. of Iuly about nine of the clocke at night began a tempest of lightning and thunder with showres of haile which continued till thrée of the clocke in the next morning so terrible that at Chelmisford in Essex 500. acres of corne was destroied the glasse windowes on the East side of the towne and on the West and South sides of the Church were beaten downe with all the tiles of their houses besides diuers barnes chimnies and the battlements of the Church which were ouerthrowne The like harme was done in many other places as at Léedes Crainebrooke Douer c. Christopher Prince and Margraue of Baden with Cicely his wife sister to the King of Swethland in September landed at Douer and the xi day of the same they came to London and were lodged at the Earle of Bedfoords place where within foure dayes after shée trauelled and was deliuered of a man childe which child was christened in the Quéenes Chappell of White Hall the Quéenes Maiestie being Godmother gaue the child to name Edward Fortunatus This yeare by commaundement of the Counsell diuers musters of light horsemen in sundry dayes and in seuerall places about the Citie of London were taken by the Maior and other commissioners for that purpose by which meanes it happened on the eight of October that Sir Richard Mallorie riding through Tower stréet toward the tower hill there to haue taken muster as was appointed he was met by Sir Francis Iobson then Lieutenant of the Tower and by him forbidden to enter the hill with the sword before him whereunto no answers by the Maior could be heard but the sword was violently seased on by the Lieutenant and his men and defended by the officers of the Maior so that the Lieutenant called for more assistance out of the Tower and the Maiors Officers were minded to haue raised tower stréet and so more of the Citie whereof was like to haue bin a great tumult but the Lord Maior caused Proclamation to be made that no man should draw weapon or strike any stroke but euery man to depart horsemen and all till they were againe warned to appeare which was on the same day seuen night being likewise monday and the xv of October that they did there muster before the Maior in that very place on the tower hill before appointed where by the Counsels appointment the Maior had the sword peaceably borne before him as he had béene accustomed Iohn Riuers Iames Hawes Shriues Sir Richard Champion Draper Maior The 24. of December there rose a great storme of wind by whose rage the Thames and Seas ouerwhelmed many persons and the great gates at the West end of Saint Pauls Church in London were through the force of the winde then in the westerne part of the world blowne open The Marques of Caden and the Lady Cicely his wife sister to the King of Swethen now in the moneth of Aprill departed the land Certaine houses in Cornehill being first purchased by the Citizens of London and cost them more then 3532. pound were afterward sold to such as should carry them from thence and then the ground being made plaine possession thereof was giuen to Sir Thom. Gresham Knight there to build a place for Marchants to assemble in at his owne proper charges who on the 7. of Iune laide the first stone of the foundation and forthwith the workemen followed with such diligence that by the moneth of Nouember in Ann. 1567. the same was couered with slate The 31. of August the Quéenes Maiesty in her Progresse came to the Vniuersity of Oxford and was of all the Students honourably receiued The 5. of September after disputations the Quéene at the humble suit of certaine of her Nobilitie made a briefe Oration in Latine to the Vniuersitie and the 6. her Maiestie bade them farewell and rode to Ricote Richard Lambart Ambrose Nicholas Iohn Langley The 4. of Aprill Sir Christopher Draper Ironmonger Charles Iames the sixt of that name sonne to Henry
Legacies to the poore The 11. of October Thomas Duke of Norffolke was brought to the Tower prisoner Sir Alexander Anenon Ironmonger Maior This Maior went by water to Westminster and there tooke his oath but kept no feast at Guild-hall lest through comming together of a multitude infection of the pestilence might haue encreased The 24. of Nouember the Quéenes Maiestie caused the Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland who rebelled in the north to be proclaimed traitors and forthwith prepared an Army for their suppression The Earle of Sussex the Quéenes Lieutenant generall in the North had on the 17. of Nouember there published the like proclamation against the said rebels and also sent out to all such Gentlemen as he knew to be of her Maiesties louing subiects vnder his rule which came vnto him with such a number as he was able to make aboue fiue thousand horsemen and footemen and so being accompanied with the Earle of Rutland his Lieutenant the Lord Hunsden Generall of his Horsemen William Lord Eure who had the leading of the rereward of the footmen and Sir Ralph Sadler treasurer who all came to Yorke the 11. of December they marched from Yorke toward Topcliffe the 12. sir G. Bowes comming from Bernards Castle met him and was made Marshall of the Army then they went to Northalerton to Smoeton to Crofebridge and so to Aclay on the which day the Rebels fled from Durham to Exham The Earle of Sussex went from Aclay to Durham then to Newcastle and the 20. of December to Exham from whence the rebels were gone the night before to Naworth where counselling with Edward Dakers concerning their owne weakenes as also how they were pursued by the Earle of Sussex and his power of 7. thousand And moreouer that the Earle of Warwicke the Lord Clinton Lord Admirall of England and Lord Vicount Hereford with an Army of 12. thousand out of the South whereof the said Earle of Warwicke was generall not farre behind them at Browne bridge The next night the two Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland with sundry of the principall Gentlemen fled to Hetlaw in Scotland The other rebels were shortly after taken by the Earle of Sussex The fourth and fifth of Ianuary did suffer at Durham to the number of sixtie sixe Constables and other amongst whom an Alderman of the towne and a Priest called Parson Plomtree were the most notable Then George Bowes Marshall finding many to be factors in the aforesaide rebellion did sée them executed in euery market to 〈◊〉 and other places betwixt Newcastle and Wâ—therby about 60. miles in length and 40. mileâ— in breadth The 22. of February Leonard Dacre hauing raised a number of people the L. Hunsdâ—n and other setting on him with a company of valiant souldiers slue many of his people and forced him to flye into Scotland On Goodfriday the twentie seuen of March Simon Digby Iohn Fulthroppe Esquire Robert Pâ—â—â—man Thomas Bishop the yonger Gentleman wâ—re drawne from the Castle of Yorke to Knauesmire without the Cittie of Yorke and there hanged headed and quartered The 17. of Aprill the Earle of Sussex with the Lord Hunsdon master William Drewry high Marshall of Barwicke with all the garrison power of the same began a iourney into Scotland and entred into Tiuidale burnt ouerthrew and spoiled all the Castles townes and villages before them till they came to Craling The same day sir Iohn Foster Warden of the Middle Marches with the Garrison of the same entred into Tiuidale vpon Expas gate sixtéenâ— miles from Warke where in like order they burnt razed and spoiled their country before them till they came to Castle Craling which likewise they ouerthrew razed and burnt There both the Armies met and so marched by the Riuer of Tiwit razing burning and spoiling Castles and piles along the Riuer till they came to Godworth The Lieutenant returned to Barwicke the 22 of Aprill The Lord Scrope Warden of the West Marches entred Scotland the 18. of Aprill burnt and spoiled almost the Doinfrées tooke many prisoners and returned safely The Marches of England were so guarded by the Lord Eure sir George Bowes and other of the Bishopricke that not one house was burned nor one cowe taken out of England There were razed and ouerthrown and burnt in this iourney aboue fiftie strong Castles and piles and aboue 3. thousand townes and villages The 26. the Lieutenant accompanied with the Lord Gouernour the Marshall and diuers lusty Gentlemen Captaines and souldiers to the number of thrée thousand set forward to Yorke and so to Hewme Castle which Castle was yéelded the Lord Gouernour the Lord Marshall and other expelled the Scots to the number of 160. persons among whom were two Englishmen which were carried to Barwicke and there executed The L. Lieutenant placed in the Castle Captaine Wood and Captaine Pikeman with two hundred souldiers and so returned to Barwicke The fourth of May hee sent master Drewry Marshall with the number of 2000. to take Faust castle which at the first comming was deliuered to the Marshall who expelled the Scots and so returned to Barwicke Sir William Drewry set forward toward Edenborough with diuers Scottish bands to ioine with the Earles of Lineaur Morton Glencarne and Marre with other of the Kings power of Scotland in pursuing of the English rebels and such as supported them They came to Edenborough the 14. of May and from thence to Lithcoe where the Regent was slaine The 17. the footemen marched to Fankirke and Sir William Drewry with the horsemen marched to Sterling to sée the King The 18. they departed to the foote bands and so together Marched by Glasco where the Lord Hambletoâ— ad besieged a house of the Lungs but hearing of their comming they fled The 23. our Generall with the whole Army marched towards the Castles of Hamleton and there had parley with Arthur Hamleton but hée would not deliuer the Castle from thence accompanied with the Earle of Lenox and Mortaine with the horsemen marched to a faire house of the Abbots of Kelwing which house they burned with 17. houses more whereof one was the Lord Lanhaps The 27. of May Thomas Norton and Christopher Norton of Yorkeshire were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiburne and there hanged headed and quartered The 28. of May the Castle of Hamleton was yéelded to sir William Drewry and by him presently spoiled and burnt A conspiracy was made by certaine Gentlemen and other in the country of Norffolke whose purpose was on Midsomer day at Harlestone faire with sound of Trumpet to haue raised a number and then to proclaime their pretence against strangers and others This matter was vttered by T. Kete vnto I. Kensey who forthwith sent the same Kete to the next Iustice before whom hee opened the whole matter whereupon Master D. Drewry immediately apprehended Iohn Throgmorton and after him many Gentlemen of the Citty of Norwich and
all nations and sent them to Sandwich Douer Wight and Portsmouth whereof three of them that rebbed the Earle of Worcester were shortly after executed at Wight Also the said William Holstocke did rescue and take from the abouesaid Pirats xv other merchants shippes laden with merchandises y t were their prises being of sundry nations and set at liberty the said fifteene merchants shippes and goods which done hee returned The 25 of March being Wednesday in Easter weeke George Browne cruell murdered neare to Shooters-hill in Kent a wealthy merchant of London named George Sanders Iohn Beane of Wolwich which murder was committed by the procurement of mistresse Sanders wife to the said George Sanders for the which fact George Browne was hanged in Smithfield in London the 20 day of Aprill and after hanged in chaines neare vnto the place where hee had done the fact Mistris Anne Sanders mistris Anne Drewry and trusty Roger mistris Druries man were al as accessary hanged in Smithfield on the 13 of May. Not long after Anthony Browne brother to the forenamed George Browne was for notable felonies conueied from Newgate to Yorke and there hanged This yeare the Quéene of England being moued by the Regent of Scotland sent a power of 1500 Englishmen to the siege of Edenborow Castle sir William Drewry knight Marshall of Barwicke to be generall of her forces there who with his Captaines and souldiers marched thitherward from Barwicke to Léeth and from thence on the 25 of Aprill to Edenborough entred the towne the same day summoned the Castle raised mounts began the siege in fiue places continuing the same so hote y e on the 28 of May the Castle was surrendred into his hands his ensigne was set vp and afterwards spred in sundry places of the Castle and afterwards by him it was deliuered vnto the vse of the K. of Scots part of the spoile was giuen to the souldiers the Canons and artillery with certaine other instruments left to the King more you may reade in my Annales The second of Iune a great tempest of raine happened at Tocester in Northhampton shire where-through sixe houses of that Towne were borne downe and fourtéene more sore perished the haile-stones were sixe inches about one child was there drowned and many shéepe with other cattell The sixtéenth of Iune T. Woodhouse Priest was arraigned in the Guild hall of London and condemned of high Treason who had iudgment to be hanged and quartered and was executed at Tiburne the 19 of Iune The sixtéenth of August Walter Earle of Essex accompanied with the Lord Rich and diuers other Gentlemen embarked themselues in seuerall ships at Lerpoole and tooke their voyage towards Ireland The Earle after many and great dangers on the Sea landed at Knockfergus The Lord Rich with the like dangers landed at Castle Kilcliffe where being met by Captaine Malby master Smith and master Moore was conductdd to master Malbies house where he had in readines on the morrow morning 150 horsemen for their safegard to Knockfergus beside 50 kernes Sir Brian Makephelin on the 6 of September came to Knockfergus to the Earle of Essex and there made his submission After him Ferdorough Macgillasticke Roze Oge Macwilline did the like and diuers others sent their messengers to the Earle to signifie that they were at his disposition as the Baron of Dongarrow Condonell Odonell and the Captaine Kylulto The Earle of Essex hauing the country of Clanyboy and other the Quéenes Maiesty directed her Letters to the Lord Deputie of Ireland willing him to make the Essex Captaine generall of the Irish Nation in the Prouince of Vlster and to diuide the country won Clanyboy and else-where c. Iames Haruey Thomas Pullison Sir Iohn Riuers Grocer The 6 of Iuly in the Isle of Thanet a monstrous fish of the sea did shut himselfe on shore where for want of water beating himself on the sands he died The length of this fish was twenty two yards the nether iaw 12 foote the opening the thicknes from the back whereon helay to the top of his belly was 14 foote his taile of the same bredth betwéen the eyes 12 foote some of the ribs were 16 foot long his tongue was fiftéene foot long The 7 of August a solemne Obsequie was kept in Pauls Church in London for Charles the 9. King of France The 15 of August being Sunday Agnes Bridges a maid about the age of 20 yeares and Rachel Pinder a wench about 12 yeres old who both of them had counterfeited to be possessed by the diuell stood at Pauls Crosse where they acknowledged their hypocriticall counterfeiting requiring forgiuenesse of God the world for they had made the people beléeue many things The 4 of September in the afternoone such a forme of raine hapned at London as the like of long time could not be remeÌ„bred wherethrough the chanels of the City suddenly ran with a forcible course that a lad about the age of 18 yéeres néere vnto Dowgate was borne ouer with the streame and by the same carried from the conduit there towardes the Thames with such a swiftnes that no man with staues or otherwise could stay him till hee came against the cart whéele that stood in the water gate afore which time he was drowned and found starke-dead Thomas Blanke Antony Gammage Iames Hawes Hawes Cloathworker This Maior kept no feast at the Guild hall but diued at his owne house with his brethren the Aldermen the companies dined at their seuerall halles Michaelmas Tearme which had bin adiourned by Proclamation beganne at Westminster on the sixt of Nouember The same sixt day in the morning there happened two great tides in the Riuer of Thames the first by course the other within an houre after which ouer-flowed the marshes The 14 of Nouember about midnight diners strange impressions of fire and smoake were séene in the Aire to procéede forth of a black cloud in the North towards the South which so continued til the next morning The next day following the heauens from 〈◊〉 parts did séeme to burne and ouer our heads 〈◊〉 flames from the Horizon round about rising 〈◊〉 meete The foure and twentieth of February 〈◊〉 Tewkesbury a strange thing happened after 〈◊〉 flood which was not great In the afternoonâ— there came downe the riuer of Auen great number of Flies and Béetles such as in Sommer euenings vse to strike men on the face in great heapes a foot thicke vpon the water so that to credible mens iudgement there were within a paire of buts length of those flies about a hundred quarters The milles there-about weâ—â— dammed vp with them for the space of foure dayes after and then were cleansed by digging them out with shouels from whence they came as yet vnknowne but the day was colde and a hard frost The 16 of February betweene foure and fiue of the clocke in the
yong man out of hand and one other stone so bruised a maiden his fellow seruant both to one master that she liued but 4 daies Diuers other were sore bruised running out of the Church Some stones fell from the Church of Saint Paul in London and some from the Church of Saint Peter at Westminster diuers chimnies with shaking lost their tops and ships on the riuer of Thames and on the Seas were séene to totter this earthquake continued about London not passing one minute of an houre but in East Kent and the sea coast thereabout it was felt three times to wit at 6.9.11 of the clocke The first of May after 12 of the clocke in the night was an earthquake felt in diuers places in Kent namely at Ashford great Chatte c. which made the people there to rise out of their beds and to runne to their churches to call vpon God by earnest praier to be mercifull vnto them The 13 of Iune about 6 of the clocke in the morning at Shipwash within Bothell Barony in Northumberland there happened a tempest of lightning and thunder after the which of a sudden came great showers of haile amongst the which were stones of diuers shapes The 17 of Iune in the Parish of Blansdon in Yorkeshire after a great tempest of lightning and thunder a woman of foure score yeares old named Alice Perin was deliuered of an hideous monster whose head like vnto a sallet the fore part of his body like a man but hauing eight legges not one like another and a taile of halfe a yard long About the 18 of Iuly the Lord Gray tooke his voiage towards Ireland as Lord Deputy thereof after whom were sent diuers bands of lusty souldiers both horsemen and footmen vnder the leading of expert captaines The 23 of September at Fennistanton in Huntingtonshire one Agnes wife to William Linsey was deliuered of an vgly and strange monster with a face blacke mouth and eyes like a Lyon and both male and female Ralph Woodcocke Iohn Allot The eight of October appeared a Crinicall or blasing starre bushing toward the East which was nightly séene more than two monthes after The eightéenth of October were made 8 Sergeants at law to wit William Fleetwood Recorder of London Edward Flowerdew Thomas Snagge William Periam Robert Halton Iohn Clench Iohn Puckering Thomas Walmsley and held their feast in the new temple at London The 19 of October proclamation was published at London for the apprehension and seuere punishing of all persons suspected to be of the familie of loue Sir Iohn Braunch Draper There arriued vpon the West coast of Ireland certaine companies of Italians and Spaniards sent by the Pope to aide the Earle of Desmond in his rebellion which fortified themselues strongly neare Smerwicke in a fort which they called Castle delore there erecting the Popes Banner against her Maiesty which when the Lord Gray of Wilton deputy of Ireland vnderstood marched thitherward and the sixt of Nouember hearing of the arriuall of foure or fiue of the Queenes Maiesties ships also of three barkes fraughted from Limorket and Korke with victuals on the morrow after marched towards the fort vnto which he gaue so hot an assault that on the ninth of Nouember the same was yeelded all y e Irish men women hanged more then 400 Spaniards Italians Byscaies at y e time put to the sword the Coronell Captaines Secretary other to the number of 20 saued for ransome In which fortresse was found good store of money bisket bacon oyle wine and diuers other prouisions of victuall sufficient for their company for halfe a yeare beside armour powder shot and other furniture for two thousand men and vpwards The 28 of Nouember were arraigned in the Kings bench William Randall for coniuring to know where treasure was hid in the earth and gods felloniously taken Ralph Spacie and Christopher Waddington for being present Randall Elas Spacie and Waddington were found guilty and had iudgement to be hanged Randall was executed the other were repriued About the foure and twentith of December in the towne of Walsam in the County of Sussex a Child of eleuen yeares old named William Withers lay in a trance and then comming to himselfe againe vttered to the standers by many strange speeches against pride coueteousnesse and coldnesse of Charity c. About the 12 of Ianuary proclamation was published at London for reuocation of sundry the Queenes Maiesties subiects remayning beyond the seas vnder colour of study and yet liuing contrary to the lawes of the Realme And also against the retayning of Iesuites and massing Priests sowers of sedition and other treasonable attempts c. The 13 of Ianuary a man was drawne to S. Thomas of Watrings there hanged headed quartered for begging by a licence wherunto the Queenes hand was counterfeited The sixteenth of Ianuary the Parliament began at Westminster and on the twentith of Ianuary the Queenes maiesty went from White hall to the Parliament house by water The 22 of Ianuary triumphant iusting was accomplished at Westminster where many of the beholders as well men as women sore hâ—â—t some maimed and some killed by falling of scaffolds About Halontide last past in the marshes of Dainsey hundred in a place called Southminster in the County of Essex there suddenly appeared an infinite multitude of Mice which ouerwhelming the said marches did sheare and gnaw the grasse by the roote spoyling and tâ—â—â—ting the same with their venemous teeth in such sort that the cattell which grased thereâ—â— were smitten with a morraine and died therof which vermine by policy of man could not be destroied till it came to passe that there flocked together all about the same marshes such a number of Owles as all the shire was not able to yeeld whereby the marsh-holders were shortly deliuered from the vexation of the Mice the like of this was also in Kent The 4 of Aprill the Queene dined at Depford and there after dinner entred the shippe wherein captaine Drake had sailed about the world and being there a bridge that her Maiesty came ouer brake being vpon the same thâ—â— 200 persons and no hurt done by the same and there she knighted Captaine Francis Drake iâ— in his ship The Banqueting house builded at Westminster beginning on the 26 of March and finished on the eighteenth of Aprill in which meâ—â—â— space to wit on the sixtéenth of Aprill arriued at Douer certaine noble men of France to wit Francis Burbon Prince Daulphine of Auergne Arthur Casse Marshall of France Lodowike Lusigaian Lord of Lansac and others These came from Grauesend by water to London and so to the Court then being at Westminster where they were honourably entertained the Nobles and gentlemen desirous to shew them all câ—rtesie prepared a triumph in most sumptuous order vpon Whitson Munday Tewsday the chiefe chalengers of which attempts
containing most trayterous matters against her Maiesties person And from thence to be caried in that maner and set on the pillory in the Palace at Westminster and there to haue one of his eares cut off also to be caried in like maner into London and set on the pillory on market day in Cheape with the like paper And after that caried into Kent and at the next Assise there to be set on the pillory with the like paper and his other eare to be cut off also to be set on the pillory one market day at Canterbury and another at Rochester in the like manner and at euery the said places this order taken touching this offence openly read the sentence whereof was duly executed The 14 of March at the Assises kept at the City of Excester in Deuonshire before Sir Edmond Anderson L. chiefe Iustice of the common pleas Sergeant Floriday one of the Barons of the Exchequer and other Iustices there happened a strange sicknesse first amongst the prisoners and then amongst other persons and beside the prisoners many of all degrées died thereof namely Serieant Floriday Sir Iohn Chichester Sir Arthur Basset and Sir Bernard Drake Knights Tho. Carew Richard Carie I. Fortescue I Waldran and Tho. Risdone Esquires and Iustices of the peace of the common people died very many Constables Reues Tithmen and Iurors and namely of one Iury being twelue of them died eleuen The seuentéene of March a strange thing happened Master Dorington of Spaldwickt in the Countie of Huntington Esquire one of her Maiesties Gentlemen Pentioners had a horse which died suddenly and being ripped to sée the cause of his death there was found in the hole of the heart of the same horse a strange worme which lay on a round heape in a Call or skinne in the likenesse of a Toade which being taken out spread abroade was in forme fashion not easie to be described the length of which worme diuided into many graines to the number of 50 spred from the body like the branches of a trée was from the snout to the end of the longest graine 17 inches hauing foure issues in the grains from whence dropped forth a red water the body in bignes round about was 3 inches a halfe the color whereof was very like to a mackarell This monstrous worme found in maner aforesaid crawling to haue got away was stabbed in with a dagger and died which after being dried was shewed to many honourable persons of the Realme The 18 of Aprill in the Sises holden at London in the Iustice hall William Tompson made Priest at Reymes in France and remaining within this Realme was condemned of treason Also Richard Lea made Priest at Lions was likewise there condemned which said William and Thomas were both on the twentieth of April drawne to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered The first of May sir Henry Sidney knight of the Garter Lord president of Wales departed this life and was honourably buried at Penshurst in Kent The 8 of May arriued at London on the Tower Wharfe Henry Ramelius Chancellor for Germany Ambassadour from Frederick the second King of Denmarke vnto the Quéenes Maiesty of England he was honourably receiued of the Lord Talbot the Lord Cobham and other great estates and by them conuayed through Tower stréete Fanchurch stréet and Grace-stréet into Bishops-gate stréet to Crosby place where he remained till hee had finished his Ambassage and returned on the thirtieth of May towards Denmarke Wolston Dixie Maior 1586 founded a frée schoole at Bosworth in Leicester-shire endowed with twenty pounde land by yéere better more he gaue to the gouernors of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge 600 pounds to buy land for the mainteinance of two scholarships and two fellowships there the scholars to come forth of Bosworth schoole he gaue also toward the erecting of Emmanuel Colledge 50 pounds to Christs hospitall in London 42 pounds the yeare for euer toward the Diuinity lecture to S. Michaell bassings hall in London 10 pounds the yeare for euer Vnto his company of Skinners 500 pounds to be lent vnto young men of that company viz. 200 pounds to foure yong men marchant Aduenturers for 3 yeare at 3 pounds 6 shillings 8 pence the yeare and thrée hundred pounds to ten other after the same rate part of the profits to be spent in coles yearly to the poore of Saint Michaels parish Basing hall for euer To Saint Bartholmewes hospitall and Saint Thomas hospitall 50. l. to each The poore of Bridewell 20. l. To the poore of Newgate 20. l. To the poore of the Compters 10. l. to each to Ludgate 10. l. To Bethlem 10. l. To the foure prisons in Southwarke 20. pounds thirtéene shillings and foure pence To poore maides marriages 100. l. To poore strangers of the Dutch and French Churches 50. li. To the poore of Basings-hall 10. l. To the poore Eling in Middlesex foure pounds And 200. toward building of the Pesthouse The 17. of May Philip Earle of Arundell was conuaied from the Towre of London to Westminster and there in the Star-chamber by the Counsell condemned to pay 10000. l. fine for his contempt and to remaine in prison at the Quéenes pleasure A Commission was erected from her Maiesty tending to the ratifying of a firme League of amity betwéene her Maiesty and Iames King of Scots which League being articuled Commissioners were appointed Edward Earle of Rutland W. Lord Euers and T. Randolph Esquire who with their Traine came to Barwicke on the 19. of Iune were the Ambassadors of Scotland being present they accomplished the matter according to the commission the Articles of the said league in all and euery part sufficiently confirmed on 1. of Iuly which being done the said Earle of Rutland with his traine returned home Master Randolph went into Scotland to take his leaue of the King and returned into England This yéere 1586. certaine Merchants and other gallant actiue Citizens at their owne proper charges onely for their countries seruice and defence practised wéekely diuers feats of Armes and by orderly course euery man bare al degrées of Offices from the corporall to the captaine and when they had by vsuall practise attained vnto some perfection with obseruation of Martiall discipline then they trained the common souldiers of the City taught them the managing of their péeces pikes halbeards to march countermarch and ring this president was taken from the Marchants of Antwerp The 18. of Iune Henry Elkes clarke for counterfeiting the Quéenes signe manuell to a presentation of the personage of all Saints in Hasâ—ings directed to the Archbishop of Canterbury or to his Comissary generall the Diocesse of Chichester doing void that he might be institued Parson there was drawne to Tiburne there hanged and quartered A Lottery for maruellous rich and beautifull Armor was begun to be drawne at London in Pauls Church yeard at the great West gate an
the clocke at night by torch-light The first of February two Souldiers were set on the Pillory at the Leaden hall whereon they stood by the space of thrée houres the one had his eare nailed the other his tongue pierced with an aule which aule remained in his tongue till hee was taken from the Pillory for abusing their captaines and Gouernours with had spéeces The 4 of February began the Parliament at Westminster About this time Francis Ket M. of Art of Wimondham for holding diuers detestable opinions against Christ our Sauior was burnt néere to the city of Norwich The 5 of February two souldiers were hanged on trées at the Miles end for being mutinous The 29 of March being Easter Euen the Parliament brake vp at Westminster wherein was granted two subsidies of two shillings eight pence the pound the péece foure fiftéenes and a tenth The 14 of Aprill Philip Earle of Arundell was arraigned at Westminster of high treason and found guilty by his Péeres had iudgment accordingly The 18 of Aprill Sir Iohn Norris and Sir Francis Drake Generals with sixe of her Maiesties ships 20 ships of warre and â—00 fit for burden hauing in them a choice company of Knights Captaines Gentlememen and souldiers departed from Plimouth and the 23 of the same arriued at the Groine The 26 they tooke the lower Town with great store of ordinance victuals cables and other furniture for shipping About the 6 of May they fought with the Spaniards at Borges bridges where the enemies fled with the losse of 700 men The lower town of Groine was burned and the ninth of May our Fléet set saile the thirtéenth the Earle of Essex sir Philip Butler and sir Roger Williams met the said Fléet so that on the sixtéenth the whole Nauie arriued at Phinicha where they set a land and the same day wanne both Towne and Castle After this they diuided the Armie whereof part marched with Sir Iohn Norris by land to Lisborne the rest with Sir Francis Drake passed by Sea to Cascales The twenty fourth our men entred the suburbes of Lisborn where they obtayned rich spoyles and plenty of euery good thing The twenty seuenth the Army left Lisborne and came to Cascales without any great fight or skirmish where they tooke the castle and thence returned for England but landing at Vigo they tooke the towne and wasted the country The 21 of Iune sir Francis Drake arriued at Plimouth and the third of Iuly sir Iohn Norris with the rest of the Fléet arriued there also the two Generals being offended the one with the other The third of May deceased Martin Calthrope Lord Maior of London M. Richard Martin Alderman succeeded Richard Martin Goldsmith the 5 of May. The first of August at night was the greatest lightning and thunder about London that euer was séene or heard of any man liuing and yet but small hurt done thankes bee to God tharefere Sir Iohn Norris and sir Francis Drake being returned as you haue heard many of their sailers and souldiers shortly after their landing fell sicke and died of a stinch bred amongst them on shipbord othersome of them so rudely behaued themselues about the country and elsewhere that diuers of them being apprehended on the 27 of August one of them was hanged on the end of a signe at an Inne doore in Kingston vpon Thames for a terror to the rest and on the 29 of August two more of them were hanged in Smithfield two at the Tower-hill two besides Westminster and one at Tiburne It was now vsuall with sailers and others at their returne of such voyages to rob pilfer and mutiny at their arriuall In the moneth of September the Citizens of London furnished 1000 men to be sent ouer into France to the aiding of Henry late King of Nauarre then challenging the Crowne of France Richard Gurney Stephen Some The 21 of October Richard Martin Maior of London accompanied with his brethren the Alderman being inuited guests rode to the Serieants feast then holden in the new Temple hall and at the Temple gate the Lord Maior was by certaine young Gentlemen denied to enter with his sword before him whereupon he with his brethren returned home Sir Iohn Hart Grocer the 28 of October The 6 of Nouember Lodowicke Griuell of Warwickshire Esquire was brought from the Tower of London to Westminster and theâ—â— at the Kings bench barre for murther and other notorious trespasses wherewith he was charged arraigned and found guilty but standing mute had iudgement to bee pressed to death which iudgement was put to execution in the Iayle of the Kings bench in Southwarke on the 14 of Nouember on the which day for the same fact his man was hanged in the Palace court at Westminster In this moneth of Nouember the citizens of London were sundry times affrighted by casualtie of fire first on the 20 about 4 of the clocke in the morning on Fish-stréete hill where one large house was burned to the ground and some people in helping to quench were consumed and the houses next adioyning also the one side of Saint Leonards Church was sore spoiled On the 22 at night about 11 of the clocke one other house ouer against the first on the other side of the way was in great danger but soone slaked On the twenty sixt about one of the clocke in the morning one other house and some people were burnt on the backside of the first house burnt and other houses neere about were sore spoyled c. The 5 of Ianuary about fiue of the clocke in the euening before twelfth day began a great and terrible tempest of winde in the Southwest which continued with great vehemency till about eleuen of the clocke of the same night this in the city of London blew the Tiles off mens houses and caused them to feare the ouerthrow of their houses The lesser west gate of Saint Paules Church next to the Bishops Palace was broken both boltes barres and lockes so that the same was blown ouer In the countrey houses and barnes were borne ouer some blowne farre from the places wheron they had stood besides trees in great numbers blew vp by the roote On the seas no man can tell what harme was done At South-hampton the ships and barkes riding at anchor were driuen aland and sunke the like was neuer séene Sir Iohn Hart Knight Alderman of London builded a frée Schoole in Cuccold alias Coxold in Yorkeshire And endowed it with thirtie and fiue pounds a yéere for euer He likewise gaue fin to Sussex Sidney Colledge in Cambridge two Fellowships and four Schollarships viz. forty and fiue pounds a yéere for euer The 21 of February Ambrose Dudley Earle of Warwicke deceased and was buried at Warwicke This yeare 1589 was deuised and perfected the Art of knitting or weauing of silke stockings Wastcoteh Couerlets and diuers
c. These men were afterward apprehended The 20 of Iuly Hacket was arraigned and found guilty as to haue spoken diuers most false and trayterous words against her Maiesty to haue rased and defaced her Armes as also her picture thrusting an iron instrument into that part that did represent the brest and heart c. For the which he had iudgment and on the 28 of Iuly brought from Newgate to a gibbet by the crosse in Cheape where being moued to aske GOD and the Quéene forgiuenesse he fell to rayling and cursing of the Quéene and began a most blasphemous prayer against the diuine Maiesty of GOD he was there hanged and quartered His immodest spéeches at his arraignment and death vtterly disgraced all his former-seemed sanctity wherewith he had shroudly possessed the common people The next day Edm. Copinger hauing wilfully abstained from meat and otherwise tormented himselfe died in Bridewell and Henry Artington long after in the Counter submitting himselfe writ a Book of repentance and was deliuered The people had formerly receiued a very reuerent opinion of them In this moneth of Iuly Robert Deuorex Earle of Essex was by her Maiesty appointed to haue the charge and conduction as her Lieutenant Generall of 4000 footemen and some number of horsemen and Pioners sent into France for the assistance of the French King against the confederats of the League In which expedition he was also honorably accompanied with sundry Gentlemen Souldiers that voluntarily followed him in his seruice William Rider Benedict Barnham Sir William Webbe In the moneth of October a Proclamation was published contayning a declaration of troubles pretended against the Crowne by Seminaries and Iesuites c. For the preuenting whereof charge was giuen to all Officers to looke to their charges for defence of the Realme and speciall Commissioners were appointed in all Shires to enquire out the said Seminaries and such as might be reconciled by them c. On the 28 of October Bren O Royrke a great man of Ireland was arraigned at Westminster where hee was found guilty of high treason and after for the same executed at Tiburne on the third of Nouember as more at large I haue expressed in mine Annales The 20 of Nouember sir Christoper Hatton Knight Lord Chancellor of England deceased at his house in Holborne commonly called Ely house because it belongeth to the Bishop of Ely On the 16 of December he was honorably buried in Saint Pauls Church at London one hundred poore people hauing gownes and caps giuen them and goe before him of Gentlemen and Yeomen in gownes cloakes and coates more then thrée hundred with the Lords of the Councell and other beside 80 of the guard that followed c. A sumptuous monument for him was since prouided in Pauls Church The 10 of December three Seminaries for being in this Realme contrary to Statute and foure other for relieuing them were executed to wit Ironmonger a Seminary and Swithen Welles Gentleman in Graies Inne fields Blaston and White Seminaries and three other their abetters at Tiburne The fourteenth of Ianuary Captaine Arnolde Cosby an Irish-man did forcibly set vpon Iohn Lord Burke also an Irish-man neare to the Towne of Wansworth in the County of Surrey and there vpon a malicious intent did wilfully murder him giuing him one mortall wound with a Rapier by meanes whereof hee fell downe and after that the said Cosby with a dagger gaue vnto the said Lord Burke twelue or more grieuous and seuerall wounds of the which mortall wound hee died within two houres after For the which fact Cosby was hanged on a gibbet neare vnto Wansworth on the 27 of Ianuary The 18 of February Thomas Parmort was conuicted of two seuerall high treasons the one for being a Seminary Priest and remaining in this Realme and the other for reconciling Iohn Barwis against the forme of a statute The said Barwis was likewise conuicted of treason for being so reconciled and also of felony for relieuing the said Priest Thomas Parmort was executed in Pauls Church-yard on the 20 of February In the moneth of February Sir Edmond Yorke Knight conducted ouer into France two thousand footmen sent from hence for the seruice of the French King which vpon their arriuall remained vnder the charge of Sir Roger Williams Generall of the English companies there The twenty seuenth of Aprill Sir Iohn Parrat Knight was arraigned at Westminster found guilty of treason and had iudgment in the same place on the 16 of Iune but died in the Tower The fourth of May a Tiltboate of Grauesend hauing in the same Boate about the number of forty persons was ouer-runne by a Hoy so that the greater part of those people were drowned ouer against Gréenewich the Court then being there and the Quéene beheld the mischance The 4 of Iune Sir Iohn Puckering made Lord Kéeper of the Great Seale In the moneth of Iune a young man was hanged in Smithfield and a woman was burnt both for poisoning of her husband a Goldsmith The Marchant Tailors in London this yeare founded faire Almes-houses vpon a plot of ground neare vnto East Smithfield in the Parish of S. Botolph without Aldgate which plot of ground was giuen to them by Richard Hilles sometime Master of that Company as also one hundred load of Timber by Anthony Ratcliffe of the same society Alderman In these Almes houses fouretéene charitable men brethren of the said Merchant-Tailors yet liuing haue placed fouretéene poore aged sole women which receiue euery one of them of their founder sixtéene pence or better wéekely besides 8. pounds 15 shillings yearely paide for of the common treasurie to the said Company for fuell The fourth of September a woman was burnt in Smithfield for poysoning of her husband Wednesday the sixt of September the winde West as it had béene for the space of two daies before very boisterous the Riuer of Thames was made voide of water for forcing out the fresh and kéeping backe the salt that men in diuers places might goe 200 paces ouer and then fling a stone to the Land A Colliar on a Mare rode from the North side to the South and back againe on either side London Bridge but not without perill of drowning both waies Iohn Gerrard Robert Taylor Sir William Roe Ironmonger This Maior rode from the Guild-hall to the Tower and there tooke his oath being accompanied of the Aldermen Recorder and Shriues the Liuery and Batchelers of the Ironmongers the liuerie of the Haberdashers and no more these dined at the Lord Maiors house and at the Halls of these two Companies and this was done by the appointment of the Quéenes Coūsell for auoiding infection of the plague Michaelmas Terme was kept at Hartford began on Crastina animarum The third of Nouember deceased sir Iohn Parat in the Tower of London The 13 of December a certaine
a Councell to him and taking order for setting all things in his realme of Scotland began his voyage towards England King IAMES PResently vpon the death of Queene Elizabeth of famous memory the Nobilitie of this Land and Priuy Counsellors of Estate vnto the said Queene acknowledged the immediate right of Iames the sixt then King of Scots and within sixe houres after her death the said Lords and Counsellors gaue full satisfaction vnto the people by three Proclamations the first at the Court gate the second at the high Crosse in Cheape and the third at the Tower by the name of Iames the 1. King of England Scotland France and Ireland defendor of the Faith c. The King being then full 36 yeares of age and crowned King of Scots in his infancy began his raigne ouer the great Isle of Britaine the 24 of March 1602. The Nobility and State aforesaid with all speed sent Sir Charles Pearcy and Master Thomas Sommerset with letters vnto the King signifying the death of the Queene and tender of all their duties loue and allegiance but Sir Robert Cary rid poste and brought the first newes to the King and as he rode gaue knowledge vnto his brother Sir Iohn Cary then Gouernor of Barwicke This calme and discréet course of the English Lords in proclaiming the King and quiet setling the whole Estate without faction or interruption was as plausible vnto all his Highnesse Subiects as admited of all forraine nations The 5. of Aprill the King came from Edenborough to Dunglasse and the next day to Barwicke and vpon the morrow after came newes of many disordered persons that were in Armes in the borders whereat the King was somewhat troubled and forthwith there was power sent to suppresse them and after that when the King came to London he with the aduice of the Lords of his Counsell set all the parts of the northborders in as good condition as any other part of his dominions The 8. of Aprill the King went from Barwicke to Wytherington and then to Newcastle and from thence to Durham to Yorke to Grimstone to Dancester to Newarke vpon Trent to Beuercastle to Burleigh to Hinchingbrooke to Godmanchester to Royston to Standon to Theobalos where the Lords and ether of the Priuie Councell and many other of the Nobility attended his comming and did their homage vnto his Maiesty And here the King made of his Priuie Councell the Lord Henry Howard the L. Tho. Howard who was also made L. Chamberlaine and the L. Mountioy there the King made 28 knights The 10 of Aprill diuers prisoners were discharged out of the Tower among whom the Earle of Southamton was the chiefest The 27 of Aprill there were thirtéene persons slaine and blowne in peeces by misfortune at the Gunpowder mill at Redriffe The 7 of May his Maiesty came from Theobalds to London against which time Master Iames Pemberton and Master Iohn Swinnarton shrieues of London and Middlesexe had furnished themselues with 80 men on horse backe in faire Liueries but Master Pemberton being sicke M. Swinnarton with the whole traine attended at Waltham to receiue his Maiesty as the shrieues of other Coūties had formerly done in all the Kings progresse from Scotland And at Stanford hill three miles from London the L. Maior Aldermen in scarlet robes accompanied with the chiefe officers councellors of the City 500. graue Citizens in veluet coats and chains of gold wel moūted attēded his Maiesty there met him also diuers his Highnes officers as Sergeants at armes Heralds Trūpeters euery one in due place y e Duke of Lenox bare the sword the L. Tho. Howard receiued his Maiesty into the Charterhouse where he staied 4 daies made 80 knights you shall vnderstand y e whilst the King was in his iourney many prisoners were released out of diuers prisons the Maūdy very solemnly performed And the 28 of Aprill at Westminster a very Royall obsequy for the late Quéene Elizabeth according to the Kings appointment by his letters to the Lords of the Priuy Councell all auncient English rites and customes were fully obserued except only the feast of Saint George which his Maiesty deferred vntill his personall comming vnto some of his owne palaces The 7 of May proclamation was made for suppression of all manner of former Monopolies that hindered commerce and protections that impeached mens suits in Law and against the annoyance and oppressions done by y e Salt-peter men Purueyors and Cardmakers The 11 of May the King rode priuately from the Charterhouse to White-hall and went from thence by water to the Tower of London and there the 13 of the same he made Barons viz. Robert Lord Cecill Baren of Essenden Robert Lord Sydney Baron of Penshurst William Lord Knowles Baron of Graies Edward Lord Wotton Baron of Marley he also made xi knights The 16 of May Proclamation was made to prohibite all manner of persons from killing of Déere and all wilde foule according to the Tenour of diuers statutes for preseruation of the Kings game of hunting and hawking The 19 of May proclamation was made for the suppression of disordered persons in the North-borders and for the mutuall peace and amity of both Kingdomes The 20 of May the King made Knights sir Iulius Caesar sir Roger Wilbram masters of the requests sir William Waad sir Thomas Smith sir Thomas Edmonds clerks of the priuy Councell and sir Thomas Lake Clerke of the Signet The twenty two of May the King knighte◠sir Robert Lee Maior of London sir Iohn Crooke Recorder and sir Edward Cooke his Highnes Atturney generall And that day the King made a great feast and was serued with great state and at night sundry fire-workes vpon the Thames the Court being at Gréenewich In the last yéere and last terme of Quéene Elizabeth there was a call of Sergeants at Law viz. Thomas Couentrie Robert Houghton Laurence Tanfield I. Crooke Thomas Foster Edward Philips Thomas Harris Iames Altham Henry Hubert Augustine Nichols and Robert Barker these receiued writs from the Quéene de statu gradu seruientum ad legem suscipiendi returnable tres Pascae next following being the second returne in Easter terme but the Quéene dying in the meane time their Writtes abated which notwithstanding the King being aduertised thereof in Scotland from the Councell of England of their late election gaue order for the rest of their procéedings according to their ancient laudable customes so far forth as that they procéed by new Writs in his name returnable the day aforesaid and added vnto their number thrée others viz. Iohn Sherly George Snig and Richard Hutton these fouretéene vpon Tuesday the seuenth of May being the next day after the returne of their writs made their appearance before sir Thomas Egerton Lord Kéeper of the great Seale in the high Court of Chancerie and were then sworne Sergeants at Law and vpon Tuesday
chiefe officers of the Court. The 27 of Iune Henry Earle of Northumberland was brought from the Tower vnto the Starre-chamber and there conuicted of diuers misprisions contempts and offences and for the same was adiudged to pay thirty thousand pound and to be remooued from the place of a Priuy Counsellor and from being Captains of his Maiesties Pentioners and from all other offices which he held of his Maiesties grace and fauour and to remaine prisoner during life At this time returned Signior Nichola Molyno of honourable family hauing béene here thrée yeares Ambassador Lieger for the Signory of Venice whom the King honoured with Knight-hood and in his stead came the honourable Signior Georguo Iustiniano from the Duke and State of Venice of which most famous and flourishing city I haue here very briefly set downe the first foundation and State thereof as followeth Bleda and Attilla Brethren Kings of the Hunnes after they had made great excursions and spoyles vpon Illyria and Thrace as farre as Thermopyle Attilla desirous to be sole Soueraigne slue his brother Bleda then he subdued most nations Eastward and after that with fiue hundred thousand men he inuaded the Roman Empire viz. the Romans and Visygotes who encountred him with diuers Armies he passed violently through Italy and forced the people to flie from City to City and other places of which sort some went and possessed certaine very small Islands in the sea which then were not well knowne by any name but were afterward called Venice as you may read he also inuaded France and besieged Orleance in the yeare of the world 4414. and after Christ 452 and gaue battaile vnto Detyus Aefius the Vice Emperour and Theodoric King of Vysâ—gotes the fight continued one whole day wherein was performed all martiall prowes and two hundred thousand slaine on both sides yea such was the effusion of bloud that very many dead bodies floted vp and downe as it had béen a brooke of bloud in this fight Attilla had the worst yet neuerthelesse he reencouraged himselfe and furiously assailed Italie and had vtterlie spoiled it if the Pope had not humbled himselfe before him then he returned into his owne Country of Hungarie The Emperour Valentinian the third being in a manner constrained gaue him his sister in mariage after that he maried an other at which Nuptiall he became so drunke that he died thereof the City of Venice being at first but a small thing was gouerned by Consuls who resisted Pelagius Nestorius and Pharamond the first King of France then it increased and was gouerned by Tribunes And in the yeare 582. Pope Pelagius the second in a Councell of twenty Bishops by meanes of the Archbishop of Aquilea it was agréed that Grado should be the Metropolis of Venice and Istria by reason that Grado was then more Noble and populous then Venice so continued vntill the yeare 654. Afterward Mallo Mocco and Palestina by meanes of a great assembly of people from Padua and Mount Telice which came in company of the Bishop of Padua Venice was greatly increased this was done when Padua had beene destroyed by the Lombards the third and fourth time in the yeare 593. And in the yeare 654 vnto the foresaid ten Tribunes were added two more to rule in Hyraclia which Hyraclia tooke his name of Hyraclius the Christian Emperour the said Hyraclia in the yeare 603 was reedified and enlarged by Bishop Magno but Rotaryo King of Lombards still exercising his crueltie destroyed Oderzo and other places as also there was ciuill wars a long time in most parts of Italy so as many auncient Noble habitations being ruinated the distressed persons for their conuenient safety resorted and inhabited these foresaid small plots or Islands lying in the sea the chiefe whereof was then call Ryuo Alto and is now called the Ryalto which they found to lie commodious for traffique and Nauigation then they encreased so fast in people and building that these petty plots or Islands became well inhabited and therein with great Christian piety erected eight faire goodly Churches with many stately pallaces so as the City was growne very great and these last twelue Magistrates of Tribunes continued vntill the yeare 697. and was then by the forenamed Hyraclius Pope Sergius the first in the generall Councell of Aquilea those foresaid Islands were called Venice and by vertue of the same Councell it was ordained that they should choose themselues a Duke out of their City successiuely for euer and for conclusion of peace after long dissension betwéene Grado and Venice the Pope was content that the Patriarchie of Grado should be transferred vnto Venice since which time he hath there held his Cathedra and the Venetians haue béene gouerned by Dukes assisted by Senators Paulus Lucius was the first Duke and haue so continued Dukes by election vntill this present yeare 1606. with great honour and prosperity ouer whom Leonardo Donato now raigneth there haue béene ninety one Dukes since the forenamed Councell At this time the King made Sir Edward Cooke Lord chiefe Iustice of the common Pleas after he had béene fouretéene yeares his Maiesties Solicitor and Atturney generall This yeare at the appointment and charges of the King the stately Tombe for Quéene Elizabeth was fully finished and set vp in a little Chappell on the North side of the high Altar in the Chappell Royall at Westminster and her Image or Status placed amongst the Pictures of other Kings and Quéenes in an vpper roome on the North side of the high Alter in the Abbey Church at Westminster which said Images of former Princes were wont to stand in a darke lost or Chappell behinde the high Altar and were remooued thence into a more lightsome place by Doctor Neile Deane of Westminster which sayd Deane repayred the Tombe of Anne of Cleaue gaue a rich Altar Cloath vnto the Church and reformed the impeachments of light in the Quire thereof The 15 of Iuly the wife of Richard Homwood of East Grimsted in Sussex without any knowne cause murdered her owne thrée children and threw them into a pit and then cut her owne throat likewise Thursday the 17 of Iuly Christianus King of Denmarke with eight shippes cast anker before Graues-end and the next day King Iames with Prince Henrie and diuers Nobles went thither to him and dined a ship-boord and after diner both Kings came to Gréenewich where Christianus and all his traine were royally entertained The 24 of Iuly these Kings rode progresse together and for foure daies space they and their traine were worthily feasted by the Earle of Salisbury at Theobalds and vpon Thursday the last of Iuly both Kings with all magnificence rode through London against which time and vpon very short warning the Citizens had made diuers Trophies viz. a Bower of the Muses at the East end of Cheapeside a braue stately Pageant with delicate musicke eloquent Orations and variable pleasant
deuises at the West end of Cheapeside vpon the South side whereof sate the Lord Maior and Aldermen in Scarlet Robes where Sir Henry Mountegue Recorder of London after his solemne Oration in Latine presented the King of Denmarke with a faire Cuppe of gold and vpon the Fountaine in Fléetstréete was a pleasant pastorall deuise with musicke and pleasing songs and for their more State and easie passage the Stréetes were rayled in on the one side and the Companies sate in their Liueries on the other side in as great brauerie as is vsed at a Coronation And that night the Kings were lodged at White-hall the next day the King of Denmarke after he had séene and noted the rare Architecture and stately monuments in the Chappell royall at Westminster he suruaied Paules Church and on the toppe of the stéeple thereof he caused the Kéeper of the stéeple to take the iust length and breadth of his foot in the leade from thence the King went to the Royall Exchange and to the Tower where Sir William Wade banqueted him and all his attendants and within few daies after that the Earle of Rutland feasted all the King of Denmarkes Priuy Counsellors hauing made his prouision to haue feasted the King also Sonday the 10 of August the King of Denmarke with his Counsell and chiefe Gentlemen were royally feasted by the King of Great Brittaine in the Elizabeth Ionas at Chatham and the next day Christianus feasted King Iames Quéene Anne Prince Henrie and others of the Nobility in his owne shippe and about foure a clocke in the afternoone all princely complements being performed they tooke their leaue one of another and the Thursday following the King of Denmarke with all his ships and traine hauing a faire wind set saile of Denmark The King whilest he was in England heard two sermons in Latine and dealt bountifully and royally with all men The 24 of September the French King baptized his Sonne the Prince Dolphin being then full fiue yeares of age This yeare diuers churches in London were well repayred and somewhat beautified namely Christ-church Trinity Church Saint Brides church and Bow-church with others The city also very carefully clensed their ditches and common shewers and made floud gates in Holborne ditch and Fléet ditch and beyond all expectation they turned Moorefield into diuers pleasant and princely walkes and planted it round on all sides and quarters with good store of young trées and rayled it round in like manner to preserue the walkes and keepe the trees from violence and defended the out-sides therof with a new strong bricke wall there was also made diuers vauts vnder ground some to conuey away fowle water without offence and one to bring fresh water into the towne ditch to keepe it sweet This field was euer vntill this present a rude noysome place like a Lay-stall halfe enuironed with stincking ditches very offensiue to the City and all passengers Sir Leonard Hallyday Lord Maior was very forward and carefull to the furtherance of this worke and for contriuing to bring a riuer to the North part of London to serue the City and to clense their ditches and sewers and what he could not performe in his Maiorality his Successor Sir Iohn Wats did his full endeauour to accomplish and Master Nicholas Leate a graue wise and wealthy Citizen was wondrous painfull and industrious in the furtherance of this worke and of the rest thereunto adioyning also there were many thousands of worthy citizens wondrous earnest to expresse their bounty towards the bringing of the foresaid riuer to the city according to the Tenor of a statute lately made for them in that behalfe This yeare was concluded a truce for 15 yeares betweene Rodolphus the second of that name Emperour of Almaine and the Great Turke William Walthall Iohn Leman a batchelor Sir Iohn Wats knight Clothworker Maior The 18 of December the Lords Knights and Bâ—rgesses of the Parliament had leaue to go home vnto their houses and the tenth of February they all began to sit againe The sixt of Ianuary at Whitehall with very great solemnity the Lord Iames Hay was maried vnto Honora the daughter and heire of the Lord Edward Denny The twentith of Ianuary if pleased God to send a mighty west wind which continued sixtéene houres which brought in the sea by reason whereof and of high spring tides both which encountred the land waters after a great raine which caused the Riuer of Seuerne beginning as farre as the mount in Cornewall to ouerflow her bankes all along on both sides vp into Somersetshire and Glocestershire in some places the Waters ouerflowed their Bankes thrée foote in other places fiue foote and some places seuen foote by meanes of which sodaine inundation much people and cattell were drowned diuers Churches and villages borne downe and spoiled and some vtterly destroyed in Wales in diuers places it did most harme in manner as aforesaid the like whereof in England is not knowne to be mentioned in any Chronicle The 26 of February Robert Drewrie a Seminary was executed at Tiburne The 1 of March a peace and reconciliation was concluded and proclaimed betwéene the Graue of Emden and the City of Emden and the Graue entered and tooke possession of the City his Subiects assured him his royalties and profits and concerning all other differences betwéene the Graue and the Citizens it was agréed the same should be determined by the Emperour this was done after the people had wasted their wealth and were wearied with thrée yeares warre Tuesday the last of March the Lorde Knights and Burgesses of the Parliament came before the King at Whitehall vnto whom he made a solemne spéech And from that time the houses sate not vntill the 20 of Aprill following and the 2 of May the King made an other solemne spéech vnto the said Lords Knights and Burgesses concerning the vnion Maundy thursday the 2 of Aprill there happened great inundations of water in Kent Essex Suffolke and Norffolke And the 17 of Aprill there arose in the City of Couentry a most strange and dreadfull inundation The 8 of May ariued Prince Ienuille of the house of Lorraine second sonne to Henry late Duke of Guise which was slaine in the yeare 1589 he was very honourably feasted and entertained by the King And the 22 of May he accompanied the King Quéene and Prince vnto Theobalds where they were royally feasted and entertained with pleasant and ingenious deuises by the Earle of Salisbury being the appointed day in which his Maiesty came to take possession thereof Tuesday the 25 of May the said Prince Ienuille with others ran at Tilt at White-hall viz. The Prince Ienuille The Duke of Lenox The Earle of Arundel The Earle of Pembroke The Earle of Montgomerie The Viscount Haddington The L. Compton The L. Hay Sir Henry Cary. Sir Richard Bulkley Sir Richard Preston Sir Henry Guntrot And the 29 of
Ambassa-into Denmarke The Lecture of Surgery first founded A strange misfortune of gunpowder on Galley key A strange tempest in Norffolke Shrieues Maior Terme kept at Hartford Thames Water brought into the high strets of LondoÌ„ Ground remoued in Docetshire An. reg 25 A gratious admonition to keepe the Sabbaoth 1583. The Prince of Orenge slaine Note The Arch bishop of ColleÌ„ expulsed for marrying a wife A house blowne vp with gunpowder in Fetter-lane Alasco of Poland Archbish of Canterbury deceased Iustice Randolph his charity of 900 pounds At this time Pyrats and great Rouers troubled the Seas Sea Rouers apprehended and executed An heretick burned at Norwich Palatine of Siradia in Poland returned Doctor Whitgift Archbish of Canterbury Shrieues Maior A monstrous fish An. reg 26 Players Desmonds head set on LondoÌ„ bridge Nantwich in Cheshire burnt Someruile Arden others arraigned Someruile strangled himselfe Arden executed Carter executed for printing of trayterous books Fiue executed for treason 1584. Throgmorton executed Antwerpe besieged yeelded to the Duke of Parma Citizens become resolute souldiers Shrieues Maior An. reg 27 Earle of Lincolne deceased Seminaries and massing Priests banished Earle of Darby Ambassadour into France W. Parry executed Emanuel Colledge founded 1585. ParliameÌ„t dissolued Citizens of London trained vp with shot Earle of Arundell sent to the Tower The soueraignty of the Low Countries presented to her Maiesty and a pedigree drawne to proue the Q' title to those prouinces by descent Awfild Welby executed Earle of Bedford deceased Souldiers transported into the Low Countries by commission Ground and trees sunke Seminary Priests banished Shrieues Maior An. reg 28 The Earle of Leicester Lieutenant generall of the Low countries Desmond in Ireland peopled of the English natioÌ„ Order for plantation in Ireland Archbish· of Canterbury called ro be of the priuy Coun T. L. lost his eares for treacherously practising to enioy the goods and lands of his naturall kinsmen A notable praise-worthy ensample of Iustice Strange sicknes at Excester A strange worme found in the heart of a horse 1586. Seminary Priests executed Sir Henry Sidney deceased Ambassadors from the K. of Denmark The Earle of Arundel censured in the Star-chamber League with the King of Scots Captains of the artillery garden other wise called London Captaines Elkes executed for counterfeiting the Q. signe manuell A lottery at LondoÌ„ for rich armour Tho. Candish his voiage Great reioicing in London for apprehension of traitors Traitors indicted Traitors executed Sir Philip Sidney wounded and died thereof Seminary Priests executed Shrieues Maior Ludgate at LondoÌ„ new builded ParliameÌ„t at West ParliameÌ„t against the Queene of Scots Proclamation against the Queene of Scots Queen of Scots after 19 yeeres imprisonment in Scotland EnglaÌ„d was beheaded ParliameÌ„t at Westminster A man reuiued after he had beene executed The first making of great rouÌ„d Globes Eaâ—le of Rutland deceased Sir Christopher Hatton L. Chancellour Clothes to be transported generally A strange backward spring Shrieues Maior An. reg 30 Blackwell hall 1588 Campe at Tilbury Her maiesty went to the Campe at Tilbury Sermon of thanksgiuing Seminaries others executed The transferring of the Greek patriarke from Greece into Russia Earle of Leicester deceased Banners taken froÌ„ the Spaniards shewed at Pauls Crosse Shrieues Maior Seminary Priests executed Stable and horses burnt An. reg 32 The Qu. Maiesty came to Palus Great winde The Qu. receiued into Westminster Souldiers punished for abusing their Captains A Parliament An Heretick burned Marshall Law 1589. ParliameÌ„t dissolued Earle of Arundell arraigned Voiage to Portugall Norris Drake returne froÌ„ Portugall L. Maior deceased Maior Lightning and thunder Sailers souldiers executed Souldiers sent into France Shrieues Serieants feast Maior Lodowick Griuel pressed to death An. reg 32. Citizens of LondoÌ„ frighted by fire Tempest of winde A doore of Pauls blowne ouer Sir Iohn Harts bountie A new kinde of weauing A Wench burnt The Duke of Guise slaine The FreÌ„ch K. slaine Paris besieged The first K. of FraÌ„ce Disobedience seuerely punished Vlfringhampton burnt Souldiers transported Free Schooles and hospitals founded Shrieues Maior An. reg 33 A purueier hanged Bold impostures that distracted the people Hacket hanged Copinger died in Bridewel Shrieues Maior Proclamation against Iesuites and Seminaries Bren O Royrke apprehended An. reg 34 Lord ChaÌ„cellor deceased Seminaries others executed Captaine Cosby executed A Seminary executed in Paules Church-yard Souldiers sent into France 1592. Tiltboat drowned New Lord Keeper ExecutioÌ„ in Smithfield for poisoning Almes houses founded by the Marchant Taylors A woman burnt in Smitfield The riuer of Thames seemed to be almost voide of water and many things were fouÌ„d by diuers as they walked vp on the low sands Shrieues Maior No Maiors feast Tearme kept at Hartford An. reg 35 A butchers daughter sayd she was daughter to King Philip and Queene Mary ParliameÌ„t at Westminster Barrow Greenewood hanged ParliameÌ„t dissolued Penry apprehended and hanged Court of Assises kept in S. Georges field No Bartholmew faire at London Shriues Maior An. reg 36 Number of the plague died in London Prince Henry borne A Seminary executed Lopez arraigned 1594. Great wind ouer turned trees Great raine A woman burnt for pety Treson Great flouds Serieants dinner Bishop of London deceased D. Lopez others executed Maior of London deceased Sir Richard Martin Maior Ships set out by the Citizens of London Souldiers set out by the Londoners Great raine Bridges at CaÌ„bridge and at Wareborn downe Thames water connaied into London A siluer Mine fouÌ„d Shrieues Maior An. reg 37 A woman burnt in Smithfield Bishop of London elected Earle of Darby married Yorke and Williamsâ— executed 1595 A Iesuit executed Great dearth of corne and other victuals Disodered youthes punished Coiner and a cunning cosoner punished Vnruly youths on the tower hill apprehended for being ther assembled to do violence to the Lord Maior and to make insurrection Vnruly youths executed on the Tower hill they died penitent Sir Tho. Wilford Prouost Marshall within LondoÌ„ hâ— behaued himselfe very mildly and discreetly Shriues Maior Two marshals in London at one time An. reg 38 Notorious knaues A Pinnace made in the LeadeÌ„ Hall by a Land Carpenter being neuer taught nor vsed to make any Ships or Boats 1596. Souldiers pressed discharged Souldiers pressed The Spaniards win Callis Souldiers sent to Callis L. Keeper deceased Soldiers to the sea New L. Keeper Water flouds These inundations were very strange terrible Cadize voyage L. Chamberlaine deceased Triumph in LondoÌ„ for victory in Spaine The Ciuil Lawes reduced into order A warning to Carpenâ—ers Too good to last long Duke of Bolloine came into England Souldiers sent into France Earle of Shrewsbury Ambassador into France Shrieues Maior Prouision made for grain froÌ„ beyond the seas Great laÌ„d waters Dearth An. reg 39 Great triumph for the prosperous raigne of her Maiesty Tempests in the City of Wels. T. Skinner Maior deceased he spent more of his time then any