miles of length and gaue twentie pound in money toward the making of Roytton bridge thrée miles from Couentrie He made the high way to Kâ—lborne néere to London He made foure Bridges two of them of stone conteyning eyghtéene Arches in them both the one ouer the â—iâ—er of Seuerne called Aâ—â—â—â— bridge the other Terne bridge for that the water of Terne runneth vnder it the other two of Timber at Stoke and built a good part of Stoke Church He builded one notable Fréeschoole at Drayton in Shropshire Freeschoole at Drayton in Shropshire with Mayster and â—â—â—â—er and sufficient stipends for them both besides conuenient Lodgings for the same He also purchased a frée Faire to the sayd Towne with a frée market wéekely and a frée market for Cattell euery fourtéene dayes He gaue to the Hospitall of Christes Church in London in Gift to Christes hospitall his life time fiue hundred pound in ready money and a hundred pound at his deceasse The xxix of Nouember Robert Kete and William Kete Robert Kete and VVilliam Kete hanged his brother were deliuered out of the Tower of London to Sir Edmond Windham Knight and Sheriffe of Norffolke to be conueyed to Norwich where Robert Kete was hanged in theynes on the toppe of Norwich Castell and William Kete likewise hanged on the toppe of Windam Stéeple In December the Scottes tooke Burticragge in Scotland and Holds in Scotland lost other holdes then possessed by Englishmen where they slew man woman and child except Sir Iohn Lutterell the Captayne whome they tooke prisoner The xix of January Sir Iohn Russell Lord priuie Seale States created was created Earle of Bedford and Lord Saint Iohn Lorde great Mayster was created Earle of Wilshire and Sir William Paget Comptroller of the Kings house was made Lord Paget The same day at night were murthered by Saint Pulchers Peter Gambo and another Captayne murthered Church against the Kings head without Newgate of London two Captaynes that had serued the King at Boloigne and else where the one was Sir Peter Gambo the other Filicirga which murther was committed by Charles Gauaro a Fleming who came post from Berwike to do that acte on the morrow he with thrée of his company was taken in Smithfield by the Lorde Paget and sent to Newgate and the four and twentith of January they were all four Charles Gauaro and other hanged Gauaro Balthasar Gauaro Nicholas Disalueron and Francis Deualasco had in a Cart to Smithfield and by the way at the place where the murther was done Charles Gauaro had his right hand striken off on the Cart whéele and then all hanged in Smithfield The xxij of January Iohn Earle of Bâ—â—ford William 〈…〉 Paget 〈…〉 William Peter Knight one of the Kings Secretaries and Sir Iohn Mason Knight chiefe Clearkâ— of the Counsell were sent into France Embassadors to the French King The xxvij of January Humfrey Arundell Esquier Thomas Anno reg 4. Rebels executed Holmes Winslow and Bery Captaynes of the Rebels in Deuonshire were hanged and quartered at Tiborne On Candlemasse day William Lord Saint Iohn Earle Nevv Officers of Wilshire Lord great maister and president of the Counsell was made Lord Treasurer Iohn Dudley Earle of Warwike Lord great Chamberlayne was made Lord great maister William Parre Marques of Northampton was made Lord great Chamberlayne Lord Wentworth was made Lord Chamberlain of houshold Sir Anthony Wing field Captayne of the Gard was made Comptroller of the Kings house and Sir Thomas Darcy Knight was made Uizchamberlayne and Captayne of the Gard and the Earle of Arundell late Lord Chamberlaine with the Earle of Southampton were put off the Councell and commaunded to kéepe their houses in London The vj. of February the Duke of Somerset was deliuered out of the Tower and that night he supped at Sir Iohn Duke of Somerset deliuered Yorkes one of the Sheriffes of London The x. of February one Bell a Suffolke man was hanged and quartered at Tiborne for mouing a new Rebellion in Suffolke and Essex The last of March a generall peace was proclaymed betwéene 1550 Peace proclaymed The liberties of Southvvarke purchased the Kings of England France the Emperour the Scottes This time the Lord Maior of London and the Aldermen purchased all the liberties of Southwarke which was in the Kings hands The xij of Aprill Doctor Nicholas Ridley late Bishop of Rochester was enstalled Bishop of London at Powles Boloigne yeelded to the French The xxv of Aprill the Towne of Boloigne was yéelded â—â— the French â—ing The second of May Ioan Knell alias Butcher or Ioan of Ioan â—utcher brent Kent was brent in Smithfield for Heresie that Christ tooke no flesh of the virgin Mary Richard Lion Goddard Gorran and Richard Irelande Rebels of Kent executed were executed the xiiij of May for attempting a new Rebellion in Kent On Wednesday in Whitson wéeke at a Court of Aldermen kept at the Guild hall Sir Iohn Aliffe Knight and mayster Alderman of Southvvarke of Backewell hall was sworne Alderman of the Bridgewarde without to haue the iurisdiction of the Bourow of Southwarke and thus was he the first Alderman that euer was there who made vp the number of xxvj Aldermen of London whereas before that time had bin but xxv Trinitie Tearme was adiourned till Michaelmas for Tearme adiourned that the GentlemeÌ„ should kéepe the Commons from commotion The third of June the Lord Lisle sonne and heire to the Earle of Warwike was married to the Duke of Somersets A marriage â—aughter at Sheene the King Maiestie being there present The xj of June being Saint Barnabyes day was kepte Saint Barnaby kept holy holyday all London ouer and the same day at night the high â—â—â—tare in Paules Church was pulled downe and a table High Aultare in Paules pulled dovvne â—â—â— where the Aultare stoode with a vayle drawne beneath the steppes and â—n the Sonday next a Communion was 〈…〉 at the same table and shortly after all the Aultars in London were taken downe tables placed in their 〈…〉 This yeare was no such watch at Midsomer as had bin No vvatch at Midsomer 〈…〉 The xxx of July Thomas Lorde Wriothsley Earle of Earle of South-hampton deceassed â—â—uth-hampton Knight of the Garter and one of the execu 〈…〉 to King Henry the eyght deceassed at Lincolne place in 〈…〉 orne and was buryed in Saint Andrewes Churche 〈…〉 Augustine Hinde Iohn Lion the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Andrew Iud Skinner the 28. of October This Sir Andrew Iud erected one notable Fréeschoole Freeschoole at Tonbridge at Tonbridge in Kent wherein be brought vp and nourished in learning great store of youth as well bred in that Shire as brought from other Countreys adioyning a noble acte and correspondent to those that haue bin done by like worshipfull men and other in old time within the same Citie of London He
but he with his mother fledde to Theodotius and persuaded him to take reuenge of Maximus In the meane time Maximus came to Aquileia all Italie and Affrica submitted themselues vnto him when sodainelye Theodotius comming from Constantinople moued warre against him corrupted his souldiours with brybes and after one or two skirmishes enforced Maximus to flye to Aquileia where his owne souldiours deliuered him to Theodosius by whose commaundement he was shortly after beheaded Andragatius also who kept the Seas vnderstanding this drowned himselfe and Victor the sonne of Maximus was slaine in Fraunce by Arbogustes The Brytaines which serued him retourned into Fraunce and setled them in the Countrey there which is now called Brytaine so was Brytaine recouered Giraldus againe to the Romaines Empire Saint Vrsula with the 11000. Uirgins whiche were sente The. 11000. Virgins Flores HistoriaruÌ„ into Brytaine to be married to Conon and hys Knyghtes were slaine and martyred of the barbarous people being on the sea But as some write by Attila King of the Huâ—â—es HOnorius the sonne of Theodosius succéeded in the Empire 365 Bede Pelagius Heresie in whose time Pelagius a Brytaine borne disparckled the venome of his faithlesse Doctrine very farre abroade holding that a man might liue well without the help of the grace of God vsing héerein the ayde of Iulianus of Campania who was intemperately stirred with the losse of his Bishoprike to whome Saint Austen and other Fathers also haue answered in most ample maner but yet they would not be amended thereby but being conuicted of their falsehoode they rather would encrease it by defending and maynteyning it than amend it by returning to the truth This time Marcus was chosen Emperoure by the Souldyoures Lâ—ziâ—â—â— in Brytaine fearing the inuasion of the Vandales but immediately they slewe him and elected Gratianus whome also they murthered within foure monethes Then Constantine a Souldiour of base estate onely vpon confidence of his name was elected héere Emperoure who passing hence into France with all the youth of Brytaine gote all the men of warre there to take part with him Honorius sent therefore Sarus to withstand him who in a foughten field slew Iustinian Constantines Captayne and so pursued Constantine that he made him take Valentia wherein he sharply beséeged him vntill Gerentias with his Brytaines and Edebrichus with the francks raysed the séege Then Constantine fortifyed the Alpes and Rhene with Garrisons sent Constans his sonne whome of a Monke he had made a Caesar with a great Armie into Spayne where he tooke and afterward slew certayne noble personages aâ—lyed to Honorius and returning to his Father left Gerontius to gouerne Spayne Constantius himselfe then craued pardon of Honorius for vsurping the Empire saying that he did it by compulsion which when Honorius heard he so wel liked that he sent an Imperiall Roabe vnto him In these troubles Brytaine was greatly endangered by Pictes and Scottes and sued to Honorius for succoure but he sending them only Letters willed them to looke to their owne state Shortly after Constance that was Monke was slayne by Gerontius his owne Captayne at Vienna in France and Constantine himselfe being beséeged at Arles by Honorius Souldiers entred into holy orders and fled into the Church thinking thereby to saue himselfe but was drawen out from thence and slayne Gerontius who had trayterously killed his Maister was besette rounde aboute with Nicephorus Spanyards in his Lodging wherefore he first slew Allanus his tryed friend then Nunichia his wife and lastly himselfe and now Honorius recouered Brytaine In his time saith Beade Beade Rome was destroyed of the Gothes the 1164. yeare after it was buylded after which time the Romanes left to rule in Britaine after almost 470. yeares that Iulius Caesar first entered the sayd I le The Romanes dwelt within y e french which as we haue sayd Seuerus drew ouerthwart y e Iland at y e South part which thing may appeare by y e Cities Temples Bridges paued stréetes to this day remayning notwithstaÌ„ding they had in possession vnder their dominioÌ„ y â— farther parts of Britaine and also the Ilands which are about Brytaine By meanes as is afore sayd y e Romanes had vsed to traÌ„sport with them ouer into France the floure of al the youth of Brytaine to serue theÌ„ in their foraigne warres their men of warre were consumed was not now able to defende theÌ„selues against the inuasions of their enimies wherevpon many yeares togither they liued vnder the oppression of two most cruel Nations the Scottes Pictes which were of y e circuite of Britaine but deuided from the lande of Britaine by two armes of the Sea running betwixt them of the which one from the East Sea the other from the Weast runneth in farre and wide into the land though they may one reake to the other In the middle of the East créeke there is a Citie builded called Guidi Aboue the Weast créeke toward the right hand standeth a Citie called Alcluith which in their language is as Alcluith much to say as the Rocke Cluith for it standeth by a Floud of the fame name The Britaines then being thus afflicted by the said nations sent their Embassadors with Letters vnto Rome with lamentable supplications requiring of them ayd and succour promising them their continuall fealtie so that they would rescue theÌ„ against y e oppression of their enimies wherevpon there was sent vnto them a legioÌ„ of armed souldiers from Rome which comming into the Iland encountring with the enimies ouerthrew a great number of them draue the rest out of the frontiers of the countrey so setting them at liberty frée from the miserie with which they were before so gréeuously ouercharged counselled them to make a wall betwéene the two Seas which might be of force to kéep out their euill neyghbours and y t done they returned home with great triumph But the Britaines building y â— wall which they were bid to make not of stone as they were willed but of turffe as hauing none amoÌ„g theÌ„ that had skil therin made it so slender y â— it serued theÌ„ to little purpose This wall they made betwene y e two said armes or créekes of the Sea many miles long that where the fence of the water lacked there by the help of y e trench they might kéepe their country from y â— breaking in of their enimies of which péece of worke there remayneth euen vnto this day most assured tokens yet to be séene This trench beginneth about two miles froÌ„ the monastery of Abercuring in a place which in the Pictes language is called Penuahil and in English is called Panwell and running Penuahil out Westward is ended by the City of Alcluith But the former enimies wheÌ„ they had once perceiued y t the Romane Legion was returned home againe forthwith being set on land by boates inuaded the borders ouercame y e countrey as it were beate downe
houre There were thrée Bishops also of which two did not like good men the Bishop of Lincolne and Saint Dauids but the third continued faithfull that was the Bishop of Carelile He had also two Knightes Stephen Scrope and William Fireby and Ianico a Gascoigne The King rode so warely that he came to Conwey at the breake of the daye Great sorrow and lamentation was made by the King and the Earle at their méeting for that the Earles host was dispersed and gone some to the Duke and some otherwayes The Duke of Aumarle Connestable and chiefe gouernour of the Kings armie at Milford immediately wheÌ„ the Kings departure was knowne he sayde to the Souldiers let vs shift for our selues maysters for the King is fledde wherevpon euery man trussed and away Sir Thomas Percy Steward of houshold talking with the Connestable also departed and tooke their way through Wales The Welshmen séeing such disorder assembled them togither and spoyled the Englishmen of all their goodes and sent them packing in their dublets with white staues in their hands for there rode héere tenne héere twentie héere fiftie héere an hundred and so the Welchmen comming downe the Mountaynes the English lost that they had The King had many Horsses of beyond the Sea broode and great riches in apparell and iewels which was in the kéeping of Sir Thomas Percy who with the Connestable came to Duke Henry of Hereford and more than fiue hundred of their companye all naked whome the Welchmen had despoyled and beaten well The King being at Conwey in great discomfort sent the Dukes of Excester and Surrey to Henry Duke of Hereford and Lancaster to know what his meaning was himselfe remayning still at Conwey in great perplexitie and with him the Earle of Salisburie the Bishop of Carelile Sir William Ferebe Knight Sir Stephen Scrope mine Author and another Frenchman in all but xvj persons then was newes brought to the King how his Connestable had demeaned him and likewise his Steward that had caused his riches to be brought aland and going through Wales with it the Welchmen had taken it The King then by the aduise of the Earle of Salisburie departed from Conwey vnto Beawmareis a ten miles off and from thence he went to Carnaruan Beawmaris was a strong Fortresse if it had bin manned and victualled Carnaruan is a faire Towne and a strong Castell but these were vnprouided of all things so that for fiue or sixe nightes he lay very hard and base and for victualles there was none wherefore he returned againe to Conwey where he sore lamented his estate The Dukes of Excester and Surrey entring the Citie of Chester which Duke Henry had taken were brought streight to the Castell to the Duke who was glad to sée them and forthwith asked the Duke of Excester what newes who tolde him from poynt to poynt what shame and dishonour it woulde be to him if he dealt so vniustly towardes his Prince and that through him he were deposed hée therefore demaunded anâ—were with spéede but the Duke of Lancaster was as slow to dispatch him and tolde hym he shoulde not goe for one wéeke and that the King was not well aduised to sende hym and his fellow béeing men of such calling sith he had other ynow of meaner estate to do the message so they remayned to their great discomfort The Duke of Excester Duke Henry still kepte in hys company but the Duke of Surrey was committed to safekéeping within the Castell of Chester There is a Castell sixe miles from Chester called Beston Castell builded on a Rocke verye strong by scituation therein were an hundred men of armes chosen and able men but not diligent for they deliuered it to the Duke where they might well ynough haue kept it the ascending is so stéepe it was victualled for sixe yeares There was founde within it Coyne better than an hundred thousande Markes beside other Jewels which King Richard caused to be kepte to the value of two hundred thousande Markes all which Duke Henry tooke wyth him and returned to Chester and there taking counsell of his friendes what was best to bée done the Archbishop of Canterburie sayde that sith the Kyng was in Wales whych was a Countrey strong by reason of the Mountaynes so that it was impossible for an Armie to passe wyth bagge and baggage hée thought it best to sende vnto King Richarde and to make hym beléeue that hée sought nothing but peace and a Parliamente to bée made wherein those that had offended in putting to death his Unkle the Duke of Glocester shoulde bée punished and so from thenceforth the King and the Duke to be good friendes and that it should be at the Kings pleasure to appoynte the day and place for thys Parliamente for withoute thys shifte it shoulde bée vnpossible for the Duke to gette hym into his handes for hée mighte departe by Sea when hée woulde hauing retayned at Conwey Shippes for that purpose All the other Lords assenting to this counsell the Duke appoynted the Earle of Northumberland to go to the King with four huÌ„dred Launces and a thousand Archers which Earle when he came to Flint Castell had it deliuered to his hands from thence he hasted to Rudland which was also giuen ouer to him then laying vnder a rocke two great embushments of his people with commandemente to kéepe that passage he went with fiue other in his company by the Sea coast till he came before the Towne and then he sent an Herault to the King for a safeconduct to come to his presence to declare his message from the Duke about an agréement which safeconduct being granted he passed the water and entred the Castell of Conwey where he founde the King and the Earle of Salisburie he declared to them that peace woulde be made if he would be a good Judge and a true and cause those that should be named to be tried by iustice at a certayne day of Parliament at Westminster which he and the Duke should holde togither and that the Duke might kéepe his place of high Judge as his father and other auncesters before him had done for the space of one hundred yeares Those that he would haue to be tried by the Law were the Duke of Excester the Duke of Surrey the Earle of Salisburie the Bishop of Carelile and Thomas Marke which fiue had giuen the King counsell to put his Unkle y â— Duke of Glocester to death and then if it should please him to pardon the Duke his wrath he would be readie to come to him on his knées to aske him mercie and so they might goe to London togither or the one one way and the other another The Earle offered to sweare that all this shoulde be perfourmed and that the Duke had assured him by oth to stand to it The King liking that it should be at his libertie to go eyther in companie with the Duke or alone vnto London purposed to take the offer and so
Castell where they firste called before them the Mayor and Alderman c. And bycause Richard Read Alderman would not agrée to pay as they set hym he was commaunded vpon paine to serue the King in hys wars of Scotlande who departed from London the thrée and twentith of January Also sir William Roâ—â—â— Alderman for words â—â— displeasure taken by the Kings Councell was by them sent Sir VVilliam Roche sente to the Fleete to the Fleete where he remayned till Passion Sondaye The sixe and twentith of January there camped on the Weast side of Boloigne beyond the Hauen an army of French to the number of eightéene thousand where they laye tenne dayes and the sixth of February were put to flight by the Earle of Hartford and sir Iohn Dudley Lord Admiral then being Deputie of Boloigne The thirtéenth of February a Priest was set on the Pillorie in Cheape burnt in both chéeks with the letters F A. a paper on his heade wherein was written For false accusing whyche iudgement was giuen by the Lorde Chancelor in the Starre Chamber a notable example of Justice great cause haue I to wishe the lyke to the lyke accuser who neuer yet repented but coÌ„trariwise sweareth and forsweareth that he neuer did any suche acte againste his brother In the beginning of March a roade was made into Scotlande towarde Gedworth by the Englishemen who at the firste gote greate praise but they were so gréedy and went so far that a greate army of Scottes beset them with thrée battels where the Englishemen for the moste part were slaine and taken at Panyer Howghe among whome sir Ralph Eure Lorde Alderman of London taken prisoner Eure and Warden of the East Marches was slayne and Richard Read Alderman of London wyth other taken prisoners by the Scots Trinitie Terme was adiorned bicause of the warres 1545 Anno reg 37 About the xxv of June was great tempest of wind in Darbishire where through trées were ouer-turned and dyuers Churches Chappels and houses were vncouered Also in Hailestones fâ—gured lyke menâ— heades Lancashire there fell hailestones as big as mens fists which had diuers printes in them some like mens faces some like Gunne holes c. The ninetéenth of July the French kings nauy comming Frenchemen arryued in Susseâ— out of Newhauen and Deepe arriued on the coaste of England in Sussex afore Bright Hamsteade where they sette certaine of their souldiours alande to burne but the Beacons were fyted and the men came downe so thicke that the French men fledde and did little hurte The xix of July by misfortune of shooting a Gun in one of Men brent in the 〈…〉 y â— Hedgehogs a ship afore Westminster a â—irken of gun-poulâ—â—â— fyred slew 7. men and the eight leaped into the Thamis and was drowned The xx of July the king being at Portsmouth a goodly ship Mary Rose vvas drovvned of Englande called the Mary Rose with sir George Carrowe the Captaine and manye other Gentlemen were drowned in the middest of the Hauen by greate negligence The xxj of July the French Galleis nauye came afore Frenchmen landed in the I le of VVight Portsmouth Hauen and landed certaine of their army in the I le of Wight at Saint Helens Point there burned encamped about two thousande men but they were soone driuen away with losse of their Captaine many souldiors Within few dayes after the whole fléete remoiâ—ed from the Wight Frenchmen landed at Nevvhauen in Sussex to a place in Sussex called Newhauen four miles from Lewes and there landed many Captaines souldiors who by the valiantnesse of the Gentlemen and Yeomen of Sussex were slaine and drowned in the Hauen a great number of them the reste hardly recouered their shippes and Galleis In the moneth of August deceassed at Guilforde Charles Brandon Duke of Suffolke and Lorde greate Maister of the Kings housholde who was honorably buryed at Windsore In August the Earle of Hereforde was sent into Scotland Erle of Herford sent into Scotl. with an armye of 12000. menne where he destroyed dyuers Townes and greatly endaâ—uaged the Scottes The ninth of September sir Iohn Dudley Lorde Lisle Lorde Admirall brene Treyport Lorde Adinirall of Englande landed with 6000. men at Treyport in Normandie and there brente the Towne and Abbey with other houses about it and thirâ—â—e ships with a Barke that laye in the Hauen with losse of fourtéene Englishmenne and so reâ—urned The twelfth of September the Churche of Saint Giles S. Giles churche brent without Criplegate of London was brent The eightéenth of October the Procession was firste begon in Paules Church to be sung in English and so commanded by Iniunction through the whole realme George Barnes Ralphe Allen the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Martin Bowes Goldsmith the 28. of October The xxliij of Nouember began a Parliament wherein was graunted to the Kyng a subsedie of two shillings eight Chauntres Colledges and hospitals giuen vnto the King pence of the pound in goods four shillings of the pound in lands Also at Colledges Chauntries and Hospitalles were committed to the Kings order to alter and transpose whyche he promised to do to the glorie of God and the common profite of the Realme In the latter ends of March the Stewe in Southwarke was put down by the Kings commandement In May the kings 1546 The Stevves put dovvne Anno reg 38 VVilliam Foxley slepte more than fourteene dayes and as many nightes vvithout vvaking ships tooke one of y e French Kings Galleis with gret riches The xxvij of Aprill being Tuisday in Easter wéeke William Foxley Potte maker for the Mint in the Tower of London fell asléepe and so continued sléeping and coulde not be wakened with pricking cramping or otherwise burning whatsoeuer till the firste day of the nexte Tearme whyche was full fouretéene dayes and as many nights or more for that Easter Terme beginneth not afore seauentéene dayes after Easter The cause of his thus sléeping could not be knowen thoughe the same were diligently searched for by the Kings Phisitions and other learned menne yea the King himselfe examining the saide William Foxley who was in all pointes found at his wakening to be as if he had slept but one night and is yet liuing in the Tower of London this present yeare of oure Lorde God 1579. The thirtéenth of June being Whitsonday a peace was proclaymed betwéene the Kings of England and France with a generall Procession in London The seauen and twentith of June Doctour Crome recaÌ„ted at Paules Crosse The xvj of July were burned in Smithfied for the Sacrament Anne Askevve and other brent Anne Askew alias Keime Iohn Lassels Nicholas O 〈…〉 tleâ— Priest Iohn Adlam Tailour and Doctour Shaxton 〈…〉 time Bishop of Salisburie preached at the same fire and 〈…〉 erecanted perswading them to doe the lyke but they â—oulde not The xxj of August came
deceyued for whyche of vs can washe hys handes cleane thereof and if we shoulde shrincke from you as from one that were culpable which of vs can excuse himselfe to be guiltlesse therefore herein your doubt is too farre caste I praye God it be quoth the Duke let vs go to dinner and so they sate downe After dinner the Duke wente in to the Quéene where his Commission was by that tyme sealed for his Lieutenantshippe of the army and then tooke his leaue of hir and so didde certaine other Lordes also Then as the Duke came through the Councell Chamber he tooke his leaue of the Earle of Arundale who prayed God be with his Grace saying he was sorie it was not his chance to goe with him and beare him companye in whose presence he could finde in hys hearte to spende hys bloâ—de euen at his féete then the Earle of Arundale tooke Thomas Louell the Dukes boy by the hande and saide farewel gentle Thomas with al my heart Then the Duke with the L. Marques of Northampton the Lorde Grey and dyuers other tooke their Barge and went to Dirham place and tâ— White hall where that night they mustred theyr men and the next day in the morning the Duke departed with the number of 600. menne or there aboutes And as they rode thorough Shordiâ—che saith the Duke to the Lorde Grey the people preasse to sée vs but not one sayeth God spéede vs. The same daye sir Iohn Gates and other went oute aâ—â—â—â— the Duke By this time worde was broughte to the Tower that the Lady Mariae was â—â—ed to Framingâ—aâ— Castell in Suffolke where the people of the Country almoste wholly resorted to hâ—â— â— that â—â—â— Edmond Pecâ—am sir Edward Hastings and the Lorâ— Windsore with otherâ— were 〈◊〉 Quéene Marie â—â— Bâ—ckinghamshire sir Iohn Williams in Oxfordshire c. About this time sixe ships well manned that were aâ—poynted to lye before Yarmouth and to haue taken the Lady Mary if she had fled that way were by force of weather driuen into the Hauen where one Maister Iernigham was raysing power on the Ladye Maries behalfe who hearing thereof came thither wherevppon the Captaines tooke a boate and wente to the Shippes but the Saylers and souldiors asked Maister Iernigham what he woulde haue and whether he would haue their Captaines or no and he said yea Mary saide they ye shall haue them or we will throwe them into the bottome of the Sea but the Captaines saide forthwith that they would serue Quéene Mary willingly and so broughte forth their men and conueyed with them their great ordinaunce Of the commyng of these Shippes the Ladye Mary was wonderfull ioyous and afterwarde doubted little the Dukes puissaunce but when newes therof was broughte to the Tower eche manne there beganne to draw backward and ouer that word of a greater mischiefe was broughte to the Tower that is to saye that the Noblemens tenaunts refused to serue their Lords against Quéen Marie The Duke thoughte long for his succoures and wrote somewhat sharplye to the councell at the Tower in that behalfe as well for lacke of men as of munition but a flender aunsweare had he againe And from that time forward certaine of the Councell to wéete the Earle of Pembrooke and sir Thomas Cheyney Lorde Warden and other sought to gette oute of the Tower to consulte in London but coulde not yet The sixetéenth of Iuly being Sonday Doctor Ridley Bishoppe of London by commaundement of the Councel preaâ—hed at Paules Crosse where he vehementlye perswaded the â—eople in the title of y e Lady Iane late proclaimed Quéene â—nd inueyed earnestly againste the title of Lady Mary c. The same sixetéenth of Iuly the Lorde Treasurer was â—â—ne oute of the Tower to his house in London at nighte and â—â—rthwith about seauen of the clocke the Gates of the Tower vpon a sodayne were shut vppe and the kayes borne vp to the Lady Iane which was for feare of some packing in the Lorde Treasurer but he was fetched agayne to the Tower about twelue of the clocke in the night The xviij daye the Duke perceyuing that the succours promised came not to him and also receyuing from some of the Councell Letters of discomforte he returned from Bury backe agayne to Cambridge The ninetéenth of July the Counsell partelye moued with the right of the Lady Maries cause partly considering that the moste of the realme was wholy bent on hir side changed theyr minds and assembled themselues at Bainardâ— Castel where they communed with the Earle of Pembrooke and immediately with the Maior of London certaine Aldermen the Sheriffes Garter King at Armes and a Trumpet came into Cheape where they proclaymed the Ladye Mary daughter to King Henry the eyght and Quéene Katherine Quéene of Englande Fraunce and Irelande Dofendor of the Faith c. and the same night the Earle of Arundele the Lord Paget rode in poste to Quéene Mary The xx of July Iohn D. of Northumberlande hauing sure knowledge y â— the Lady Mary was by the nobilitie others of the Councell remayning at London proclaymed Quéene aboute fiue of the clocke the same night he with suche other of the Nobilitie as were in his company came to the Market Crosse and callyng for an Harrault hymselfe proclaymed Quéene Mary and among other he threwe vppe hyâ— owne Cap and wythin an houre after he had Letters from the Councell as he said that he shoulde forthwith dismissâ— his army and not to come within tenne myles of London foâ— if he did they woulde fight wyth hym the rumour whereâ— was no sooner abroade but euerie man departed And shortlye after the Duke was arrested in the Kings Colledge 〈…〉 one Maister Slegge Sergeant at Armes At the laste letters were brought from the Councell at London that al 〈…〉 shoulde goe eche his way Wherevpon the Duke sayde 〈…〉 them that kepte him yée doe me wrong to withdrawe my libertie sée you not the Counsels letters wythoute exception that all men shoulde go whither they would At which wordes they that kepte hym and the other Noblemen sete them at libertie and so contynued they for that night insomuche that the Earle of Warwicke was readye in the morning to haue rode away but then came the Erle of Arundel froÌ„ the Quéen to y e Duke into his Chamber who went out to méete him as soone as he saw the Earle of Arundale he fel on hys knées desired hym to be good to him for the loue of God coÌ„sider saith he I haue done nothing but by the coÌ„sents of you and all the whole Councell My Lorde quoth the Earle of Arundale I am sente hither by the Quéenes Maiestie and in hir name I doe arreast you and I obey it my Lorde quoth he I beséeche you my Lorde of Arundale quoth the Duke vse mercy towardes mée knowing the case as it is my Lorde quoth the Earle yée shoulde haue sought for mercie sooner I muste doe accordyng to my commaundement and
and Townes in the like order as afore and thus to continue for euer as in the indentures tripartite more playnely may appeare Cardinall Poole who had long time bin forth from this Cardinal Poole Realme and now in great estimation in the Court of Rome was sent for by Quéene Mary to returne into his Countrey of England The third of Nouember the weathercocke of Paules was set vp which cocke wayed fortie pound his length VVeathercock of Paules from the bill to the tayle was four foote and his breadth ouer the wings thrée foote and a halfe the which cocke béeing of copper was ouer gilt The thirtéenth of Nouember Doctor Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury Lady Iane that was before proclaymed Quéene and the Lord Guilford hir husband were arraigned at the Guild hall of London and condemned of Treason The Parliament was dissolued on the sixth of December And on the one and twentith of December beganne Latine seruice in the Church throughout England the Church seruice to be done in Latine as was enacted by the last Parliamente and as the same had bin left in the last yeare of King Henry the eyght In the beginning of the moneth of January the Emperour sent a noble man called Ecmondane and certayne other Embassadors into England to conclude a marriage betwéene King Phillip his sonne and Quéene Mary of Englande The fourtéenth of January D. Stephen Gardener Bishop of Winchester Lord Chancellour of England in the Chamber of presence at Westminster made to the Lordes Nobilitie and Gentlemen an Oration very eloquent wherein hée declared that the Quéenes Maiestie partly for amitie and other waightie considerations had after muche suite on the Emperours and Prince of Spaynes behalfe made determined by the consent of the Counsell and Nobilitie to match hir selfe with the sayde Prince in most godly and lawfull matrimonie and declared further that she should haue for hir ioynter thirtie thousand Duckets by the yeare with all the lowe Countrey of Flanders and that the issue if there happened any betwéene them two lawfully begotten should bée heire as well to the Kingdome of Spayne as also to the sayde lowe Countrey He sayde therefore that they were all bound to thanke GOD that so noble worthy and famous a Prince would vouchsafe so to humble hymselfe as in thys marriage to take vppon hym rather as a Subiect than otherwise for the Quéene and hir Counsell shoulde rule all thynges as â—â—e dyd before and that there shoulde bée of the Counsell no Stranger neyther to haue the custodie of anye Fortes or Castels c. nor beare anye rule or office in â—he Quéenes house or else-where in all Englande with â—yuers other Articles there by hym rehearsed whereâ—â—e hée sayde the Quéenes pleasure and request was â—â—at lyke good Subiectes for hir sake they woulde most â—â—â—inglye receyue him with reuerence ioy and honoure The next day the Lord Maior of London with his bréethren the AldermeÌ„ were sent for to the Court and to bring with them fortie of the head commoners of the Citie vnto whome before the Counsell the Lord Chancellour made the like Oration desiring them to behaue themselues like good subiects with all humblenesse and reioycing The purpose of this marriage was so gréeuously taken of diuers men that for this and for Religion they in such Conspiracy sort conspired against the Quéene that if the matter had not broken out before the time by them appoynted men thought it would haue brought much trouble and daunger The xxv of January Sir Iohn Gage Lord Chamberlayne certified the Lord Maior of London that Sir Thomas Commotion in Kent by Sir Thomas VViat Wyat with certayne other Rebels were vp in Kent aboute Maydestone wherevpon great watche was kepte and that night the Lord Maior rode about to peruse the same and euery night after two Aldermen did the like in the day time the gates of the Citie were warded by substantiall CitizeÌ„s The xxvij of January the Lord Treasurer came to the Guild hall from the Counsell to request the Citizens to prepare fiue hundred footemen well harnessed to go agaynste Wyat which was granted and made ready the same night and on the morrow were deliuered to their Captaines and sent to Grauesend by water The xxix of January the Duke of Norffolke with the Captayne of the Gard and other souldiers The Duke of Norffolke sente against VVyat and the Captaine and Souldiers that were sent from London minded to assault Rochester Castell where Wyat and his people lay but before the setting forward of these VVyat strengthened vvith the Queenes Ordinance men the Duke sent Mayster Nory an Herault vnto Rochester with the Quéenes Proclamation of pardon to all such as would desist from their purpose who comming to the bridge woulde haue gone through into the Citie but they that kept the bridge would not suffer him till that the Captayne came who at the last granted the same to be read â—â— the Citie but holding a Dagge against him cryed speakâ—â— softly or else they would shoote him thorough so that they would not suffer the people to heare the Proclamation which béeing ended each man cryed they had done nothing wherefore they should néede any pardon and in that quarrell which they had taken in hande they would lyue and dye neuerthelesse at the last Sir George Harpar receyued the pardon outwardly and béeing receiued vnder the Duke of Norffolkes protection came on forwarde againste the Kentishmen and euen as the company were set in a readinesse and marched forward toward the Bridge Brette béeing Captayne of the fiue hundred Londoners of which the more parte were in the fore-ward turned himselfe aboute and drawing out his sword sayd these or like words Maysters we go about to fight against our natiue Countreymen of England and our friends in a quarrell vnrightfull and partly wicked for they considering the great and manyfolde miseries which are like to fall vpon vs if we shall be vnder the rule of the proude Spanyards are héere assembled to make resistance of their comming for the auoyding of so great mischiefes and inconueniences likely to light not only vpon themselues but on euery of vs and the whole Realme wherefore I thinke no English heart ought to say against them much lesse by fighting to withstande them and therefore I and others meaning such as were in that ranke with hym will spende our bloud in the quarrell of this worthy Captayne Mayster Wyat and other Gentlemen héere assembled which words once pronounced each man turned their Ordinance agaynst their folowers and therevpon cryed a Wyat a Wyat of which sodeyne noyse the Duke the Captayne of the Gard and other béeing abashed fledde forthwith immediatly came in Mayster Wyat and hys company on horssebacke rushing in amongst as well the Garde as the Londoners and sayde so many as wyll come and tarrye wyth vs shall be welcome and so many as wyll departe good leaue haue they and so
from beyond the Seas concerning matters of Religion but the matter came to small effect The seauenth of Aprill was a peace proclaymed betwixt England and France And the like betwéene hir Maiestie and the King and Quéene of Scotland The xix of Aprill was kepte the Serieants feast in the â—â—ner Temple and nine Serieants were there made Maiâ—â—er Reignald Chamley Recorder of London being one of y â— ix A Subsidie of ij sÌ„ viij d. the pound of moueable goods was Subsidy granted granted and the Parliament dissolued the vij of May. The seconde of July the Citizens of London had a muster The Citizens of London mustered at Greenevvich afore the Quéenes Maiestie at Greenewich in the Parke of fourtéene hundred men whereof eyght hundred were Pikemen all in fine Corselets foure hundred Haquebuts in shirtes of mayle with morians and two hundred Halberters in almanriuets which were furnished and set forth by the companyes of the Citie of London they had to euery hundred two wiffelers richly apparelled and twelue wardens of the best companyes riding in coates of blacke Ueluet to conduct them with drommes and fifes and sixe Ensignes all in Jerkins of white Bridges Satten cutte and lined with blacke Sarsenet with cappes hosen and skarfes according the Captayne 's Robert Constable and Mayster Saunders brought them in battayle ray afore the Quéene euen as they should haue fought which made a goodly shewe before hir Maiestie the Emperoures and French Kings Embassadours béeing present In the moneth of July the olde Bishops of England then liuing were called and examined by certayne of y e Quéenes Bishops depriued Maiesties Counsayle where the Bishops of Yorke Ely and London with other to the number of thirtéene or fourtéene for refusing to take the oth touching the Quéenes supremacie and other Articles were depriued from their Bishoprickes And likewise were diuers Deanes Archdeacons Parsons and Uicars depriued from their Benefices and some committed to prison in the Tower Fléete Marshalsea and Kings bench Commissioners were likewise appoynted for the establishing Commissioners of Religion through the whole Realme For London were appoynted Sir Richard Sackuile Knight Doctouâ— Horne a Diuine Doctour Huicke a Ciuilian and Mayster Saluage who called before them diuers persons of euery parish and sware them to enquire and present vpon certayne iniunctions Iniunctions Also the houses of Religion erected by Quéene Mary Houses suppressed as the Monkes of Westminster Nunnes and bréethreâ— of Sion and Sheene the blacke Friers in Smithfielde and the Friers of Greenewich were all suppressed On the euen of Saint Barthelmew the daye and the Church ymages burned merrow after c. were burned in Paules Church yarde Cheape and diuers other places of the Citie of London all the Roodes and other Images of Churches in some places the Coapes Uestments Alter clothes Bookes Banners Sepulchers and Roode loftes were burned The fifth of September about midnight fell a greate tempest at London in the ende whereof a great lightning with a terrible clappe of thunder strake the Spire béeing stone of the Stéeple of Alhallowes Churche in Bredstreete Churches in London striken and broken by tempest about a tenne foote beneath the toppe out of the which fell a stone that slew a Dogge and ouerthrew a man playing with the same Dogge and the Spire of the Stéeple was so perished that not long after the same was taken downe with lesse charges to the Parish than the repayring woulde haue cost And at the same instant by the same tempest one of the South dores of Saint Dionise Churche in Fenchurch streete with the dore of the Reuestrie of the same Churche were both stricken thorough and broken The eyght and ninth of September a solemne Obsequie Obsequy for the French King was kepte in Paules Churche at London for Henry the French King departed who dyed of a wound giuen by the County Mountgomerie at a triumph iusting in the Citie of Paris whereof he dyed about the tenth daye of July About the last of September Iohn Duke of Finland seconde Embassadour from Svvethen sonne to Gustabus Kyng of Swethen was sente by hys father to treate a marriage for hys eldest brother Ericus with the Quéenes Maiestie of Englande he arriued at Harwich in Essex and was there honourably receyued enterteyned by y e Earle of Oxford which said Earle the Lord Robert Dudley with a goodly baude of Gentlemen and yeomen conueyed him to London where he was receyued of diuers Knightes and Gentlemen of the Court on the fifth of October and was with his trayne of about the number of fiftie persons well horssed conuayed to the Bishop of Winchesters place in Southwarke where he was lodged during his abode héere and remoued from thence two dayes before Easter homeward and sped on his message as may appeare by that which foloweth takeÌ„ out of Iohannes Lewenclaij comment de bellis Moscorum Ericus King of Sweden sonne of Gustabus late King of the sayde Kingdome hauing committed to prison his brother Iohn Duke of Finlande whome a little before he had employed into England on an Embassage to the Quéenes Maiestie whome he sued to for marriage and had his sute reiected agayne the second time solicited hir Maiestie in the same suite notwithstanding to his great dishonor and as it fell out his iust disgrace he attempted the same matter with the yongest daughter of Phillip Lantgraue Vanhessen at whose hand hauing the seconde tyme bin reiected of hir Maiestie héere the matter béeyng knowne there he also not onely receyued a denyall but the Lady was by hir Father bestowed vppon Adolfe Duke Van Holst Unckle Iohannes Lewenalaij of Frederike Kyng of Denmarke then enemie of the sayde Erice Thus farre Iohannes Lewenclaij Thomas Lodge Roger Martin the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 2. Sir William Hewet Clothworker the 28. of October About this time many men of warre were conueyed out of France into Scotlande and there placed in Townes and Fortresses as in the Towne of Leeth Dunbarre Inskith and other whereby it was to bée suspected that they would sodeynely inuade thys Realme wherevpon the Quéenes Maiestie sente the Duke of Norffolke towards Duke of Norffolke sent into Scotland Scotland as Generall with an army who remayned at Berwike In the moneth of Aprill the Lord Grey Wilton entred 1560 Scotland with an army of tenne thousand and beséeged the towne of Lâ—th where betwéene the French and the English Lord Grey beseeged Lieth were often skirmishes and many slayne on both sides for few were taken prisoners In May a noble man of France by licence of the Quéenes Maiestie passed through England into Scotland to talke with the Quéene Dowager and the Frenchmen for the appeasing of this matter who at his returne agayne into England obteyned of the Quéenes Maiestie to send Sir William Ciuill Knight hir Maiesties principall Secretary with Mayster Doctour Wootton to treate with the
houses and brent the thatch in the stréetes and themselues fledde with most parte of theyr goodes but by the industrie of the Englishmen the timber was also burned with the thatch sauing one little house of stone of Dunlamrickes wherein my Lord lay that night The twentith daye the Armie marched forwardes to a house of the Lorde of Bucklugh whych they ouerthrew with powder and then marched Northwarde to the Riuer of Tiuet where they brente and spoyled suche Castels pyles and Townes as belonged to the Lorde of Fernihurst and Bucklogh their kinsmen and adherents and that night returned to Gedworth The one and twentith day part of the army went to the Riuer of Bowbent vnder the leading of the sayde Marshall where mayster George Heron Réeper of Tiuidale and Ridsdale with them of that Countrey mette with him and ioyning togither rode on burning and spoyling all on both sides of the Riuer and the other part marched to the Riuer of Trile where they wasted and brent all on both sides the Riuer and returned to Kilsey where the Lord Lieutenant lodged of purpose to beséege Hewme Castell in the nighte and the Lorde Gouernour with his company went to Warke to bring the ordinance from thence in the morning which was disappoynted by the negligence of such as were put in trust for those matters who suffered the cariage Horsses to returne to Barwike the daye before which should haue drawne the same she lacke whereof caused the Lorde Lieutenant wyth the whole armye to returne to Barwike the two and twentith of Aprill in all which time there was neuer any shewe by the Scottes made to resist or defende theyr Countrey The Lorde Scrope Warden of the West marches entred The Lorde Scrope entred Scotland Scotland the eyghtéenth of Aprill brente and spoyled those partes almost to Domfrees he had diuers conflictes gaue sondry ouerthrowes tooke many prisoners and returned safely During all these inuasions the marches of Englande in all places were so guarded by the Lorde Euers Sir George Bowes and other of the Bishopricke as the Scottes durst not once offer to enter into Englande so that not one house was burned nor one Cow taken out of Englande There were rased ouerthrowne and brent in thys iourney aboue fiftie strong Castels and pyles and aboue thrée hundred Townes and Uillages so that there be very few in the Countrey that eyther haue receyued our English Rebels or inuaded England that eyther haue Castell â—yle or house for themselues or theyr tenantes besides the losse of their goodes The xxvj the Lord Lieutenant accompanyed with the Lord Gouernour the Marshall and diuers lustie Gentlemen Captaynes and Souldyers to the number of three thousand set forward to Warke and so to Hewme Castell whiche Castell they beséeged till the same was yéelded the Lorde Gouernour the Marshall and dyuers other tooke possession for our soueraigne Ladye the Quéenes Maiestie and expelled the Scortes that were therein to the number of 168. persons in their apparell on their backes only without armour weapon bagge or baggage among whome there were two Englishmen one Hiliard the Earle of Northumberlands man and a vagrant person named William Godswher which both were carried to Barwike Rebels executed at Barvvike and there executed the xxtiij of May. The Lord Lieutenant placed in the Castâ—â—l Captayne Wood and Captayne Pikeman with two hundred Souldyers and so returned to Barwike the xxix of Aprill where he rested very euill at ease hauing in the trauaile taken ouermuch colde wherewith he was driuen into an extreame ague The fourth of May he sente mayster Drewry Marshall with the number of two thousand to take Faust Castell which at the first comming was deliuered to the Marshall who expelled the Scottes in number tenne and placed fourtéene of our Englishmen against all Scotland it is so strong a place and so returned to Barwike The eleuenth of May the Lord Lieutenant made four Knightes viz. Sir William Drewry Knightes made by the Earle of Sussex Sir Thomas Manners Sir George Care sir Robert Constable And the same day Sir William Drewry being Generall set forwarde toward Edenborough with diuers foote bands with shotte armed pâ—â—es and péeces of great Ordinance to ioyne with the Earles of Leunox Murton Glencarne and Marre and other of the Kings power of Scotland in pursuing of the English Rebels and such of the Scottes as supported them as the Duke Hamelton and other who were in armes at Lithcoe twelue miles from Edenborough to defend their cause The â—ort sayd new Knightes with their bands came to Edenborough the thirtéenth of May and there rested thrée nightes and departed from thence to Lithcoe where the Regent was slayne The xvij the footemen marched to Faukirke sixe myles from Sterling and Sir William Drewry with the horssemen marched to Sterling to sée the King whome they found so perfect in all things as age and nature could permitte The xviij they departed to the footebands and so togither marched to Glascoy where the Lorde Hamelton had beséeged a house of the Kings but hearing of their comming he fledde with dishonour and the losse of 29. of his men The xix the generall with other horssemen and some shotte passed to Dunbarton to view the straytes of the Castell there being kept by the Lord Fleming the Bishop of Saint Andrewes and other his adherents to the Quéene of Scottes vse Our generall sent his Trumpetor to require a parley with assurance safely to returne wherevnto the Lord Fleming subtilly consented and minding so to wind him into his danger conueyed certayne shot and armed men into a secret place so that our Generall comming alone to haue parlyed his Trumpetor not returned they shotte at him meaning to haue slayne him but he bestowed his Pistolettes as fréely at them as they at him and returned to his companye and so to Glasco from whence Sir George Care being maruellously offended with the subtill dealing of the Lord Fleming wrote a letter of challenge to combate with him body for body which the Lord Fleming by his letter of answere refused wherevpon Sir George Care wrote a sharp and pithie replie c. The one and twentith day our Generall accompanyed with the Gentlemen and horsemen went to Dunbritton agayne to parley with the Lorde Fleming vpon his promise that hée â—â—oulde méete him thrée miles from the sayde Castell but the place of parley béeing viewed was found to be subiect to the shotte of the Castell and therefore our Generall required another place which woulde not be graunted by the Lord Fleming The. xxij the Lord of Lenox the Lord Glencarne and the Lord Simple with their friends and tenaunts came to our Generall and mustered before Glasco to the number of four thousand horsemen and footemen The. xxiij oure Generall with the whole armye marched towarde the Castell of Hamelton and there had parley with the Captayne whose name was Arthur Hamelton but he would not deliuer the Castell wherevpon our
was condempned as principal of the murder according to which sentence he was excuted in Smithfield on Monday the xx of April at which time also vntruely as she hir selfe confessed afterward he laboured George Brovvn hanged in Smith fielde by al meanes to cleare Maistresse Saunders of coÌ„mitting euill of hir body with him then flung himselfe besides the Ladder he was after hanged vp in chaines neare vnto the place where he had done the facte In the meane time mistresse Drewry hir man being examined as well by their owne confessions as by falling out of the matter and also by Browns appeachment thought culpable were committed to warde And after mistresse Saunders being deliuered of child and churched for at the time of hir husbaÌ„ds death she looked presently to lie downe was vpon mistresse Drewryes mans confession and other great likelyhoodes likewise committed to the Tower and on Wednesday the sixth of May arraigned with mistresse Drewry at the Guild hall the effect of whose enditemeÌ„t was that they by a letter written had bin procurers of the sayde murther and knowing the murther done had by money and otherwise relieued the murtherer wherevnto they pleaded not giltie howbeit they were both condemned as accessaries to Mayster Saunders death and executed in Anne Sanders Anne Drevvry trusty Roger hanged Smithfield the thirtéenth of May being Wednesday in the Whitson wéeke at which time they both confessed themselues giltie of the fact Trusty Roger mistresse Drewryes man was arraigned on Fryday the eyght of May and béeing there condemned as accessarie was executed with hys mistresse at the time and place aforesayd Not long after Anthony Brovvne hanged at Yorke Anthony Browne brother to y â— forenamed George Browne was for notable felonies conuayed from Newgate to Yorke and there hanged The tenth of Aprill seauen Pirates which among other had bin taken on the North Seas were ledde from Pirats hanged at VVapping Southwarke to Wapping and fiue of them were there hanged the other two had their pardon at the gallowes The seauentéenth of Aprill a Chandlers wife without Aldreds gate of London who had practised hir husbands death Four vvomen on the Pillorie by poysoning and other wayes was set on the Pillory in Cheape with thrée other women who had bin of hir counsell two of them were with hir there whipped This yeare the Quéenes maiestie of Englande being moued Ayd sent into ScotlaÌ„d against the Castell of Edenborough by the Regent of Scotlande in the behalfe of the yong King of Scottes hir Cousen sente a power of 1500. Englishmen to the séege of Edenborough Castell Sir William Drewry Knight Marshall of Barwike to be Generall of hir forces there with Captaynes as foloweth Sir Francis Russell Knight Captayne Reade of Barwike as these folowing also Captayne Yaxley Captayne Wood Captayne Brickwell Captayne Pikeman Captayne Gamme Captayne Cace Captayne Carew Captayne Erington Prouost Marshall Captayne Astoll Captayne Sterlee Captayne of the Pioners and Captayne Barton also of the Pioners Diuers other Gentlemen also went thither to serue of their owne frée willes as Sir George Carie Knight Sir Henry Lee Knighte Mayster Thomas Cecil Maister Michaell Carie Mayster Henry Carie Mayster William Knolles Mayster Thomas Sutton Mayster Cotton Mayster Kelway Mayster Dier Mayster Tilney Mayster William Killigrew Mayster Wlliam Selby and other Sir William Drewry with the Captaines GentlemeÌ„ number of souldiers before mentioned passed from Barwike to Lieth froÌ„ whence on the xxv day of April they marched on to Edenborough entred y e town the same day sommoned y â— Castell in forme as followeth Tho. Churchyard Sir William Kirkandie sometime of Graunge Knighte for as much as the Quéenes Maiestie my soueraigne Lady vpon the earnest request of hir deare coosin y â— King of Sots your soueraign Lorde made to hir highnesse by his regent nobilitie and states of this realme after al good meanes vsed to haue reduced you to dutifull obedience of his authority by treatie which hither to you haue not duely hearkened vnto to the only hinderaunce of the vniuersall peace in this realme by withholding that his highnesse Castle meaning as it séemeth to reserue the same for a receptacle of forraine forces to the manifest daungers both of this realme and of my soueraignesse and therefore necessarie to remoue so perilous a daunger to both the realmes for which consideration hir Maiestie hath sente hir ayde and succours of men ordinaunce and munition vnder my charge and leading for the repugnation and recouerie of the sayde Castel to the saide Kings vse and behalfe and therefore according to hyr Maiesties commandement and commission this shal be in due manner to warne require and summon you that you render and deliuer the saide Cascell with the whole ordinaunce artillerie munitions Jewels housholde stuffe and such other implements within the same to me and the vse and behalfe of the King your soueraigne and his regent in his name immediately after this my letter of Summons or knowledge of the same shall come to you which if you obey as of duetie you oughte then shall I in hir Maiesties name enterpone my selfe to trauaile with the regent counsel and nobilitie here for y e safetie of your liues c. Otherwise if you continue in your former obstinacie abyding the Canon then no further to looke for grace or fauour but you and the rest within that Castell to be pursued to the vttermost and holden as enemies to hir maiestie your owne soueraigne Countrey Giuen at Edenburgh by me sir WilliaÌ„ Drurie Knighte generall of hir Maiesties forces nowe in Scotland this xxv of April 1573. The Lord Grange Captain of y e Castell notwithstaÌ„ding this somonaÌ„ce refused vtterly to yéeld y â— Castel who thervpoÌ„ receiued such answere froÌ„ y e general as stoode not to his contentation Herevpon were the Pioners set in hand to caste trenches and to raise mounts in places conuenient to plaÌ„t the ordinaunce vppon And then began the siege of the Castell in fiue places where were erected 5. mounts The first was for the regent called the King mount The seconde for sir William Drurie general there The third was gouerned by sir George Carie. The fourth by sir Henrie Lee. The fifth by Maister Thomas Sutton Maister of the ordinance in the Northe parte of Englande There was at thys siege as is reported 1500. Englishmen and of Scottes fiue hundred there was also one with another péeces of Artillery 30. sixe Canons nine halfe Canous ix Culuerings sixe Sakers They within spared not to bestow such as they had as wel at y e pioners as souldiours in so much y e diuerse were hurt and some sâ—ayne before the trenches and mountes might be brought to perfection but they within escaped not frée especially after that the trenches and mountes were brought in state to defende the assaylants who watching and warding in the trenches answered them within the Castell very roughly On
the xvij of May began the battery of the Castell so that there were xxx Canons shotte off against the same and so well bestowed at Dauids Tower that by the ruines therof then and after the force of the English Canons were easte to be séene The xviij xix and xx of May the Canons and Demy Canons were not ydle but the xxj the whole battery began on each side the Castell from the trenches and mounts very hotly and still they within ceased not to make answer againe with their artillery killing and hurting diuers both English and Scottes but such was the diligence of the English Gunners that they displaced the Ordinance in the Castell and stroke one of their chiefe Canons iust in the mouth whereby the same was broken in péeces The xxvj of May the assault was giuen at scauen of the clocke in the morning to the Spurre which by the hardy manhoode of the assaylants was wonne and was no sooner entred by the Englishmen but that the Generals Ensigne was shewed and spread vpon the front and toppe thereof to the great discomfort of them within the Castell In the meane time whilest these were appoynted to giue the assault thus to the Spurre there were certayne Englishmen and Scottes commaunded to make a countenance of an assault at the West side of the Castell whereby those that assaulted the Spurre might the more easily obteyne their purpose but they rashly aduenturing farther than they had in commandement were beaten backe and repulsed with xxviij or xxx of their company slayne and hurt The same day towarde night they within the Castell by a Drumme demaunded parley which being graunted with assurance of all hostilitie from that houre vnto the xxviij of May the Lord Peterroc was let downe by a rope from the Castell and afterward the Lord Graunge himselfe Captayne of the Castell and Robert Meluin came likewise downe to talke with the Generall and such other as were appoynted to accompany him herevpon at length to wéete the said xxviij day of May the Castell was surrendred into the hands of Sir William Edenborough Castell yeelded to the Englishmen Drewry and so it rested in his possession for the time and his Ensigne was set vp and spread during the same time in sundry places of the Castell and afterwards to the great honor of England by him it was deliuered vnto the vse of the King of Scottes and part of the spoyle of the Castell was giuen to the Souldyers the Canons and Artillerie with certayne other instruments left to the King If the Englishmen by force had taken it it was decréed that they should haue had the whole spoyle except the Artillerie and so shoulde haue enioyed it by the space of thrée dayes Causes of deliuerie of the Castell were these 1 Lacke of water the well within the Castel was stopped and defiled by the ruines of the Castell the other well without the Castell could not serue them for that there was a mount made to hinder them Another water there was which was vnknowne to them which were without and was taken from them when the Spurre of the Castell was taken out of the which they were wont to haue a pint a day for euery Souldiour 2 Diuers sicke 3 Diuers hurt 4 Not many to maynteyne y e Castel which had no space to take any test they were so plyed and ouerwéeryed 5 Diuers deuided in opinion 6 Some were no Souldyers 7 No ayde was to be loked for The xvi of June the prisoners were deliuered by the sayd Sir William Drewry in presence of sundry Scottes and Englishmen vnto the Regent and that done the same day the sayd Sir William Drewry with his power departed toward Barwike The names of the prisoners were these Sir William Kerkandie Larde of Graunge and Captaine of the Castell of Edenburgh The Lord Hume The Lord Ledington Secretarie The Lord of Peterroe Conestable of the castel The Countesse of Arguile The Lady of Ledington The Lady of Graunge with others The vij of June betwene the houres of one and two of Haile in Northamptonshire the clocke in the afternoone a greate tempest of hayle and rayne happened at Tocester in Northamptonshire where-throughe sixe houses in that Town were borne down and xiiij more sore perished with the waters which rose of that tempest the haile stones were square and sixe ynches about one childe was there drowned and many shéepe and other cattel whiche when the Water was fallen manye of them were lying on the hyghe hedges where the waters had left them The xvj of June Thomas Woodhouse a prieste of Lincolneshire Tho. VVoodhouse who had laine long prisoner in the Fleete was arraigned in the Guilde Hall of London and there condemned of highe treason who hadde iudgemente to be hanged and quartered and was executed at Tiborne the ninetéenth of June The xvj of August Walter Earle of Essex accompanyed Earle of Essex and the L. Rich vvith other sayled into Ireland with the Lord Rich and diuerse other gentlemen imbarked themselues in seuerall shippes at Leirpoole and the winde sitting very well toke their voyage towardes Ireland The Earle after many and great daungers on the sea at length wanne Copemans Ilands from whence in a Pinise of captaine Perces he was brought safe to Knock fergus The Lorde Riche with the like dangers landed at Castel Kilclife where being mette by Captaine Malby Maister Smith and Mayster Moore Pentioners was conducted to Inche Abbey Master Malbis house where he had in a readinesse on the morrow morning a hundred and fiftie horssemen for their safeguarde to Knockefergus beside fiftie Kernes which wente a foote through the Wooddes there was amongst these a thirtie bowes with a Baggepipe the rest had Dartes Sir Brian Makephelin had prayed the Countrey and taken awaye what was to be carryed or driuen but on the sixth of September he came to Knockefergus to the Earle of Essex and there made his submission the number of Kyne were estéemed thirtie thousande beside shéepe and swine After him Ferdoroughe Macgillastike the blinde Scottes sonne Roze Oge Macwilline did the like and diuerse other sent their messengers to the Earle to signifie that they wer at his Lordships disposition as the Barron of Dongarrow Condenel Odonel and the Captaine of Kylulto The Earle of Essex hauing the Countrey of Clanyboy and other The Quéenes Maiestie of England directed hir letters to Earle of Essex captain generall of Vlstar in Ireland the Lord deputie of Irelād willing him to make by commission the Earle of Essex Captaine generall of the Irishe nation in the prouince of Vlster and to deuide the country won Clenyboy and elsewhere c. Iames Haruy Thomas Pullison the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Riuers Grocer the 28. of October The xj of October Peter Burchet Gentlemanne of the middle Temple with hys dagger sodainly assayled cruelly wounded and ment to haue murdered a seruisable Gentleman named Iohn Hawkins Esquire