and temporal from thence weÌ„t to the Tower of London by land ouer London bridge his nobles riding after the guise of FraÌ„ce vpon small Hackneys two and two vppon a Horsse and at London Bridge ende the Maior of London with his brethren and the Craftes met and receyued the King and the King procéeded to Grace Church corner and so to the Tower On the morrowe being the feast daye of Simon and Iude King Henrie created Thomas Lord Stanley Earle of Darby Edwarde Courtney Earle of Deuonshire and Iasper Earle of Penbroke was created Duke of Bedforde all at one time in the Tower of London On the thirtith of October King Henrie was Crowned at Westminster and ordayned a number of chosen Archers being strong and hardie persons to giue dayly attendaunce on his Parson whome he named Yeomen of the Guarde The seauenth of Nouember beganne a Parliamente at Westmiâ—ster for the establishing of all things in the whiche he caused to be proclaimed that al men were pardoned of al offences and shoulde be restored to their landes and goods which would submit themselues to his clemency After this he began to remember his especial friendes of whom some he aduannced to honor and dignitie and some he enriched with possessions and goods and to beginne the Lord Chandew of Brytaine he made Earle of Bath sir Gyles Dawbeney was made Lord Dawbeny sir Robert Willoughby Lorde Broke and Edward Stafford eldest sonne to Henrie late D. of Buckingham he restored to his dignitie and possessions The Parliament being dissolued the King redéemed the Marques Dorset and sir Iohn Bourcher whom he had left as pledges at Paris for mony there before borrowed And sent also into Flaunders for Iohn Morton Byshop of Ely The eightéenth daye of Ianuarie King Henrie married the Lady Elizabeth eldest daughter to Edward the fourth by whiche meanes the two families of Yorke and Lancaster which had long bene at great diuision were vnited made one King Henrie sente the Lorde Treasurer with Maister Bray and other vnto the Lorde Maior of London requiring 1486 Loane to the King hym and the Citizens of a Preste of 6000. markes wherefore the Maior with hys brethren and Commons graunted a prest of two thousand pound which was leuied of the coÌ„panies and not of the wards which prest was repayred againe in the yeare next following Anno. reg 2. Wheate was sold for iij. shillings the Bushell and Bay salt at the like price In the moneth of September Quéene Elizabeth was deliuered of hir first son named Arthur at Winchester Iohn Perciuall Hugh Clopton the 28. of Septemb. Sir Henry Collet Mercer the 28. of Octob. The beautifull Crosse in Cheape was newe builded towarde the building whereof Thomas Fisher Mercer gaue 600. markes Sir Richarde Simon a wily Priest came to Geralde erle of Kildare and Deputie of Irelande and presented to hym a lad his Scholler named Lambert whom he fained to be y e sonne of George duke of Clarence lately escaped the Tower of London And the childe hadde learned of the Prieste such Princely behauiour that he lightly moued the Earle and manye Nobles of Irelande tendering the bloude royall of Rycharde Plantagenet and George his sonne as also maligning the aduancement of the house of Lancaster in Henry the seauenth eyther to thinke or make the world wéene they thought verily this childe to be Edward Earle of Warwicke the Duke of Clarence lawfull sonne And althoughe King Henrie more thaÌ„ halfe marred their sport in shewing the right Earle thorowe all the streates of London yet the Lady Margaret Dutches of Burgoigne sister to Edwarde the fourth Iohn de la Poole hir nephewe the Lorde Louell sir Thomas Broughton Knight and other Capitaines of thys conspiracy deuised to abuse the colour of this yong Earles name for preferring their purpose which if it came to good they agréed to depose Lambert and to erecte the verye Erle in déede nowe prisoner in the Tower for whose quarrell had they pretended to fight they déemed it likely he should haue béene made awaye wherfore it was blazed in Ireland that the Kyng to mocke his subiects had schooled a boye to take vpon him the Earle of Warwickes name and had shewed hym aboute in London to blind the eies of simple folke and to defeate the lawfull inheritor of the Duke of Clarence theyr Countreyman and Protectour during hys lyfe to whose lynage they also diuided a tytle of the Crowne In al y e hast they assemble at Diueline and there in Christes Church they crowned this Idoll honouring him with tytles emperiall feasting and triumphing rearing mighty showtes and cries carying him thence to the Kings Castel vppon tall mens shoulders that he might be séene and noted as he was surely an honourable boy to looke vppon In thys meane tyme the Earle of Lincolne and the lord Edward Hall Louell hadde gotten by the ayde of the sayde Margaret aboute 2000. Almaines with Martin Swart a Germaine and in martiall actes verye experte to be their Capitaine and so sayling into Ireland and at the Citie of Diuelin caused yong Lambert to bée proclaymed King of Englande and so with a greate multitude of Irishemen of whome Thomas Gerardine was Capitaine they sailed into Englande wyth the newe king and landed at Fowdrey within a little of Lancaster trusting there to be ayded with money by sir Thomas Broughton one of the chiefest of thys conspiracy Kyng Henrie not sléepyng in his matters when he had gathered hys host togither ouer the whych the Duke of Bedforde and the Earle of Oxforde were chiefe Capitaines he went to Couentrie where he being certified that the Erle of Lincolne was landed at Lancaster with his newe King he remoued to Notingham to whom shortly after came George Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie the Lorde Straunge sir Iohn Cheyney with manye other In this space the Earle of Lincolne beyng entred into Yorkeshire directed his way to Newarke vppon Trent and at a little village called Stoke thrée or four miles from Newark nighe to the King and his armye planted his Campe. The nexte daye following the king diuided hys number into thrée battailes and after approched nighe the town of Stoke where bothe the armies ioyned and foughte egrelye on bothe partes but at the length the Kyngs forewarde sette vppon the aduersaries wyth suche a violence that they slewe manye and putte the reste to flighte For there their chiefe Capitaines the Earle of Lincolne and the Lord Louel sâ—r Thomas Broughton Martin Swart and the lord Grardin or after Champion Morise Fitz Thomas Captaine of the Irishemen were flaine and other aboue foure thousande This battaile was fought on the sixtéenth of June Lambert and the priest wer both taken to the no small griefe of Margaret Dutchesse of Burgoine Anno. reg 3 Sherifes Maior Iohn Fenkell William Remington the 28. of Septem Sir William Horne Salter the 28. of October The xxv of Nouember Quéen Elizabeth was Crowned at Westminster In the
a platter with porage and four pencâ— in money The xiiij of Nouember Hugh Ferringdon Abbot of Abbots of Reading Glastonbâ—â—y executed Reading and two Priests named Ruge and Onyon for denying the Kings Supremacie were hanged and quartered at Reading The same day was Richard Whiting Abbot of Glastonburie hanged and quartered on Torre hill beside his Monasterie for the same cause The first of December Iohn Beach Abbot of Colchester was likewise executed In December were appoynted to wayte on the Kings Pencioners appoynted highnesse person fiftie Gentlemen called Pencioners or Speres vnto whome was appoynted fiftie pound the péece pearely The third of January was the Lady Anne of Cleeue receiued King Henry married Lady Anne of Cleue at Blacke heath and brought to Greenewich with great triumph and the sixth day of y e same moneth she was maryed to King Henry After Christmas the Priorie Church of Saint Mary Ouery Saint Mary Oueryes made a parish Church in Southwarke was purchased of the King by the inhabitants of the Borow Doctor Gardener Bishop of Winchester putting to his helping hand they made thereof a parish church and the little Church of Mary Megdalen ioyning to the same Priorie was made all one Churche and Saint Margarets in Southwarke a parish was admitted to the same parish The xij of March Henry Bowrcher Earle of Essex riding Earle of Essex deceassed a yong Horsse was cast and brake his necke at his Manour in Essex He was the eldest Earle in England The xix of March Iohn Vere Earle of Oxforde high Earle of Oxford deceassed chamberlayne of Englande deceassed at his Manour in Essex Ther. of Aprill Sir William Peterson Priest late commissarie 1540 of Caleis and Sir William Richardson Priest of Saint Maryes in Caleis were both there drawne hanged Priests at Caleis executed and quartered in the Market place for the Supremacie The 18. of Aprill Sir Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Cromvvell Earle of Essex Seale was created Earle of Essex and high Chamberlayne of England Also Gregory hys sonne was made Lorde Cromwell In a Parliament which began the xviij of Aprill was Subsedie and four fifteenes graunted to the King a subsedie of two shillings the pound Lands and twelue pence goodes and four fiftéenes The xxiiij of Aprill Thomas Lord Audley Chancellor Anno reg 32 of England with Sir Anthony Browne Maister of the Kingâ— Lord Audley Knight of the Garter Horsse were made Knightes of the Garter On May day was a great triumph of Justing at Westminster which Justes had bin proclaymed in France Flaunders Iusting of challengers Scotland and Spayne for all commers that woulde against the challengers of Englande which were Sir Iohn Dudley Sir Thomas Seymer Sir Thomas Poynings Sir George Carew Knightes Anthony Kingston and Richarde Cromwell Esquiers which sayd challengers came into the listes that day richly apparelled and their Horsses trapped all in white Ueluet with certayne Knightes and Gentlemen riding afore them apparelled all in white Ueluet and white Sarsenet and all their seruants in white dublets and hozen cut after the Burgonion fashion and there came to Just against them the sayd daye of defendants xlvj the Earle of Surrey being the formost Lord William Heyward Lord Clinton and Lord Cromwell sonne and heire to Thomas Cromwell Earle of Essex and Chamberlayne of EnglaÌ„d with other which were all richly apparelled And that day Sir Iohn Dudley was ouerthrowne in the fielde by mischance of his Horsse by one Mayster Breme defendant neuerthelesse he brake diuers Speares valiantly after that and after the saide Justes were done the sayde challengers rode to Durham place where they kepte open housholde and feasted the King and Quéene with hir Ladyes and all the Court. The seconde of May Anthony Kingston and Richarde Cromwell were made Knightes at the sayd place The third of May the sayde challengers did turney on Tournying horssebacke with swords and against them came xxix defendants Sir Iohn Dudley and the Earle of Surrey running first which the first course lost both their gauntleâ—s and that day Sir Richard Cromwell ouerthrew Mayster Palmer in y e field off his Horsse to the great honor of the challengers The v. of May she said challengers fought on foote at the Barriers against theÌ„ came xxx defendants which â—ought Barriers valiantly but Sir Richard Cromwell ouerthrew that day at the Barriers Mayster Culpeper in the field and the sixth of May the sayd chalengers brake vp their houshold The vij of May Sir William Weston Knight Lorde Saint Iohns in Smithfield suppressed Prior of Saint Iohns without Smithfield dyed and the King tooke all the Lands that belonged to that order into hys hands to the augmentation of his Crowne and gaue vnto euery of the Chalengers aboue written for a rewarde of their valiantnesse a hundred Markes and a house to dwell in of yéerely reuenues out of the sayd lands for euer The 26. of May was sent to the Tower Doctour Wilson and Doctour Sampson Bishop of Chichester for reléeuing certayne prisoners which denyed the Kings Supremacie for the same offence Richard Farmer Grocer of London a rich Richard Farmer in the Premunire and wealthy man was committed to the Marshalsea and after arraigned and attaynted in the Premunire and lost all his goodes Also the kéeper of Newgate was sent to the Marshalsea for giuing libertie to Doctor Powell and Doctour Abell his prisoners The ninth of July Thomas Lord Cromwell Earle of Thomas Lord Cromvvell beheaded Essex béeing in the Counsell Chamber was sodeinly apprehended and committed to the Tower of London The ninetéenth he was attainted by Parliament of heresie and high Treason and y e xxviij of July he was beheaded on the Tower hill with the Lord Walter Hungerford of Heitisburie In this moneth of July King Henry by authoritie of King Henry deuorced from Lady Anne of Cleeue Parliament and Conuocation was deuorced from Lady Anne of Cleeue The xxx of July Robert Barnes Thomas Gerrard William Sixe Priestes three brent three hanged Ierome Priests were burned in Smithfield The same day Thomas Abell Edward Powell and Richarde Fetherstone all thrée Doctours were hanged and quartered for denying the Kings supremacie of the Church The fourth of August were drawne to Tiborne sixe persons Seauen executed at Tiborne and one ledde Lawrence Cooke Prior of Dancalfe William Horne a lay brother of the Charterhouse Giles Horne Gentleman Clement Philpot Edmond Bromham Darby Kenham Robert Birde Iaruis Carrow all put to death for Treason The Ditches about London were clensed The eyght of August Lady Katherine Haward daughter to Edmond Lord Haward was shewed opeÌ„ly as Quéene King Henry married at Hampton Court The xj of September was hanged in Moore field a StraÌ„ger Harlots cause many murthers named Iames Rinatian who had slayne his Maister one Capon a Florentine in a Garden for his Harlot The later end
their horsses to the Courte then was taking of menne on all sides It is saide that in thys conflicte one Pikeman setting his backe to the wall at Saint Iames kepte seauentéene horssemen off hym a greate tyme and at the laste was slaine The whole number on bothe sides slaine at thys battaile passed not fortie persons as farre as coulde be learned by them that viewed the feld but there were many sore hurte The noyse of women and children when the conflicte was at Charing Crosse was so greate that it was hearde to the toppe of the white Tower and also the great shotte was well discerned there out of Saint Iames fielde there stoode vpon the Leades the Marques of Northampton sir Nicholas Poines sir Thomas Pope Maister Iohn Seimer and other About fiue of the clocke Thomas Wiat William Kneuet Thomas Cobham two brethren name Mantels and Alexander VViat sent to the Tovver Bret were broughte by sir Henrie Ierningham by water to the Tower prisoners where sir Philip Deny receyued them at the Bulwarke and as Wiat passed by he saide goe Traitor there was neuer suche a Traytor in Englande to whome sir Thomas Wiat turned and saide I am no Traitor I woulde thou shouldest well knowe thou arte more Traitor than I it is not the point of an honeste man to call me so and so went forth when he came to the Tower Gate sir Thomas Bridges Lieuetenant tooke in through the Wicket firste Mantele and saide Ah thou Traitour what hast thou and thy companye wrought but he holding down hys head saide nothing Then came Thomas Kneuet whome Maister Chamberlaine Gentleman Porter of the Tower tooke in Then came Alexander Bret whome sir Thomas Pope tooke by the bosome saying oh Traitoure howe couldest thou finde in thy hearte to worke suche a villany as to take wages and being trusted ouer a bande of men to fall to hir enimyes returning againste hir in battell Bret answered yea I haue offended in that case Then came Thomas Cobham whome sir Thomas Poines tooke in and said alas Master Cobham what wind headed you to worke such treason and he aunswered oh sir I was seduced Then came in sir Thomas Wyat whome sir Iohn Bridges tooke by the collar and saide oh thou villaine and vnhappy traytour howe couldest thou finde in thy hearte to worke such detestable treason to the Quéenes Maiestie who gaue thée thy life and liuing once already althoughe thou diddest béefore this time beare armes in the fielde against hir and now to yéeld hir battel c. if it were not saith he but that the law muste passe vpon thée I woulde sticke thée throughe with my Dagger to the whyche Wyat holding hys armes vnder his side and lookyng gréeuouslye with a grimme looke vpon the Lieutenant said it is no maistery nowe and so passed on Thomas Wyat hadde on a shyrte of Maile wyth sléeues very fayre thereon a Ueluet Cassocke and a yellow Lace with the windlace of his Dag hanging thereon and a paire of Bootes on his legges and on his head a fayre Hatte of Ueluet with broade bone-worke Lace aboute it William Kneuet Thomas Cobham Bret were the like apparelled On the morrow and the next day folowing were brought into the Tower prisoners George Cobham sir Wyllyam Cobham Anthony Kneuet Hugh Booth Thomas Vain Robert Rudstone sir George Harper Edwarde Wyat Edward Fogge George Moore and Cutbert Vaughan The tenth of February the Earle of Huntington and other Gentlemenne and to the number of thrée hundred horssemenne broughte into the Tower as prisoner the Duke of Suffolke and the Lord Iohn Grey hys brother from Couentrie where the Duke hadde remayned thrée dayes after his taking in the house and custody of Christopher Warren Alderman there The eleauenth day sir Henry Isley who had fledde was brought into the Tower prisoner in an old Fréese coate and olde payre of hosen all his apparell not worth foure shillings the same daye came in twoo of the Culpepers one Cromar Thomas Rampton the Duke of Suffolks secretary The twelfth of February being Monday about tenne of the clocke there went out of the Tower to the Scaffold on the Tower hill the Lorde Guilforde Dudley sonne to the Duke of Northumberlande husband to the Lady Iane Grey daughter to the Duke of Suffolke and without the Bulwarke gate Maister Thomas Offley one of the Sheriffes of London receyued hym and brought him to the Scaffolde where after a small declaration he knéeled downe and said his prayers then holdyng vppe hys eyes and handes to Heauen wyth teares at the last he desired the people to pray for hym and after was beheaded hys body beyng layde in a Carre and hys head in a cloth was broughte into the Chappel within the Tower where the Ladye Iane whose lodging was in Maister Partridges house did sée hys deade carcasse taken oute of the Carre as well as she did sée hym before aliue going to his death a sight to hir worse thā death By this time was there a Scaffolde made vpon the Gréene ouer againste the white Tower for the Lady Iane to dye vppon who béeing nothyng at all abashed neyther with feare of hir owne death whyche then approched neyther wyth the sighte of the dead carcasse of hir husbande when he was broughte into the Chappel came forth the Lieuetenaunt leading hir w t countenance nothing abashed neither hir eies any thing moistned with teares with a Booke in hir hande wherein she prayed vntill shée came to the said Scaffolde whereon when she was mounted she was beheaded whose deaths were the more hastened for feare of further troubles and stirre for hir Tytle lyke as hir father had attempted The fourtéenth and fiftéenth of February aboute the number of fiftie of Wyats faction were hanged on twenty paire of Gallows made for that purpose in diuers places about the Citie The xvij of Februarye was proclamation made that all Straungers shoulde auoide the Realme within xxiiij dayes nexte ensuing vpon paine of their goodes to be confiscate al Frée denizens Merchants and Embassadors excepted The xviij of February Bright one of the Captaines of the Londoners that fledde to Wiat and two and twentie persons more of the Kentishmen were deliuered to the Sheriffe of Kent to be executed in dyuers places of Kent but for the Kentishmen pardoned moste parte they were all pardoned The xxij of February certaine of Wiats faction to the number of four hundred and more were led to Westminster coupled togither with halters about their neckes and there in the Tylt yarde the Quéene who looked forth of hir Gallery pardoned them Duke of Suffolk beheaded The xxiij of February Henrie Grey Duke of Suffolke was beheaded on the Tower hill The xj of Marche William Lorde Howard Admirall of Englande was created Baron Howard of Effingham at Westminster Erle of Deuonshire sent to the Tovver The xv of March the Earle of Deuonshire was apprehended and committed to the Tower for suspition
fact he was drawne hanged and quartered To this Counsell came two Earles and two Clearkes sente from the Princes electours signifying that their election was made to the King for the dignitie of the Kingdome of Almayne These messengers the Kyng receyued King Edvvard elected King of Almayne with due honour but aunswered them that hée woulde not take so great honour vppon hys shoulders vntill hée had the Crowne of France due vnto him in peaceable possession A little after Easter there were great Justings holden Iusting at Lincolne at Lincolne by the Duke of Lancaster where were presente many Ladyes with the Countesse and also certayne messengers sente from the King of Spayne for the Lady Ioane daughter to the King that should be maryed to their Mayster the Kings sonne whome hir husbande méeting she dyed of the great Pestilence so that he followed hir to the graue The same yeare King Edward with his eldest sonne the Earle of Warwike and the Bishop of Winchester went to Caleis from whence the King sente the Duke of Lancaster to Denemere to receyue in his behalfe fealtie and homage of the Earle of Flanders â—hich thing was by the sayd Earle perfourmed Henry Picard Simon Dolseby the 23. of September Sherifes Maior Tho. de la More Great PestileÌ„ce Tho. Waâ—sing Iohn Loueken Fishmonger the 28. of October There beganne amongst the East Indians and Tartarians a certayne Pestilence which at length waxed so generall infecting the middle region of the ayre so greatly that it destroyed the Sarasins Turkes Sirians Palestinians and the Gretians with a wonderfull or rather incredible death in so much that those peoples béeing excéedingly dismayde with the terrour thereof consulted amongst themselues and thought it good to receyue the Christian Faith and Sacramentes for they had intelligence that the Christians whiche dwelte on this side the Gréekish Sea were not so greatly more than common custome was troubled wyth sicknesse and mortalitie At length this terrible slaughter passed ouer into those Countreys which are on this side the Alpes and from thence to the partes of France which are called Hesperia and so by order along into Germany and Dutchland And the seauenth yeare after it beganne it came into England and first beganne in the Townes and Ports ioyning on the Sea coastes in Dorsetshire where euen as in other Countreys it made the Countrey quite voyde of inhabitantes so that there were almost none left aliue From thence it passed into Deuonshire and Somersetshire euen vnto Bristowe and raged in suche sort that the Glocestershiremen woulde not suffer the Bristowmen to haue anye accesse vnto them or into their Countrey by anye meanes but at length it came to Gloceâ—â—or yea and to Oxforde and London and finally it spread ouer all England and so wasted and spoyled the people that scarce the tenth person of all sortes was lefte aliue when Church yardes were not sufficiente and large ynough to burie theyr dead in they chose certayne Fields appoynted for that purpose Gualter Mayny Lord of Mayny borne in Cambray who serued in company of Henry Duke of Lancaster in his great Records of the Garter actes of Gaseoyne and Gâ—ien after this time made Knight of the Garter in England hauing a respect to the danger that might fall in time of this Pestilence then begonne in England if the Churches and Church-yardes in London might not suffise to bury the multitude he purchased a péece of ground called Spittle Croft for that it belonged to the Mayster and bréethren of Saint Barthelmewes Spittle conteyning Register of the Charterhouse Ex Carta thirtéene acres and a rodde without the barres of Weast Smithfield and caused the same to be enclosed and dedicated by Ralph Bishop of London in the which place in the yeare Charterhouse Church-yard by London following was buryed more than fiftie thousand persons as is affirmed by the Kings Charters which I haue séene and also by an inscription fixed on a stone crosse in the same place And in memorie thereof the same Gualter Mayny caused vpon the same grounde a Chappell to be builded Anno reg 23. and after founded the same to be an house of Charterhouse Roâ—de Auesburie Charterhouse at London founded Monkes Also about the same time one Iohn Cory procured of Nicholas Prior of the Church of the Holy Trinitie néere vnto Alâ—gate one tost of ground néere vnto East Smithfield for the buriall of them that dyed that it mought be called the Church yard of the Holy Trinitie which ground he caused to be enclosed and dedicated by Nicholas Northbroke Bishop of London in the which place King Edward the third by consent of the sayd Prior and Couent founded the Abbey Nevv Abbey by the Tovver of London founded Liber trinita Lond. Lib. Eastminster of Saint Mary of Grace in the yeare 1359. placing therein an Abbot and Monke of the order of Cisteaux whiche were white Monkes and named the place Eastminster All sutes and pleading in the Kings Bench and other places for a season ceassed Uery fewe noble men dyed among whome departed Iohn Mountgomery and his Lady the Lord Clisteles Captayne 1349 of Caleis dyed at Caleis and was buryed in the white Friers at London Of the common people togither with Religious and Clearkes there dyed an innumerable sorte for no man but God onely knewe how many There dyed from the first of January to the first of July in the Citie of Norwich 57374. persons besides Ecclesiasticall Mendicants Norvvich Regist of Norwich Anâ—â— ecclesi â—â—â— Yermouth and Dominikes There was buryed in the Church and Church-yard of Yermouth in one yeare 7052. men and women before which time the Personage there was worth 700. markes by yeare and afterwardes was scarse worth fortie pounde the yeare This note was certified to King Henry the seauenth in the â—â— of his raigne and the same is written on the gates of the Church of Yermouth This great Pestilence began at London about the feast of All Sainctes in y â— yeare 1348. What time this Pestilence had wasted all England y e Scots greatly reioycing mocked sware oft-times by the vile death of y â— Englishmen but y â— sword of Gods wrath departing froÌ„ thence slew coÌ„sumed the Scots in no lesse nuÌ„bers than it did the other It also wasted the Welchmen and within a while passed ouer into Ireland where it destroyed a great nuÌ„ber of English people that dwelt there but suche as were right Irishmen borne y â— dwelt in the hilly countreys it scarcely touched so that few of theÌ„ died therof This plague coÌ„tinued sometime in one place sometime in another vntill the yeare of our Lord 1357. The same yeare for a truce or finall peace to be concluded the B. of Norwich the Earle of Northampton the Earle of Stafford Richard Talbot Walter Mayny Knightes sayled ouer the Sea into France whom y â— Frenchmen met peaceably but they would not agrée to a
fast vpon the part of King Henrie while that parte was in wealth and naythelesse lefte it not nor forsooke it in woe but fledde the Realme with the Quéene and the Prince whyle King Edwarde hadde the King in prison neuer came home but to the fielde After whiche loste and that parte vtterly subdued the â—other for his fast fayth and wisedome not onelye was contente to receiue him but also woed him to come and hadde him from thenceforth both in secreate trust and very speciall fauour whiche he nothing deceiued For he being as ye haue hearde after King Edwards death firste taken by the tyrante for hys truth to the King founde the meane to set this Duke in his toppe ioyned Gentlemen togither in aide of king Henry deuising first the marriage betwéene him and King Edwardes daughter by which his faith he declared the good seruice to both his masters at once with infinit benefite to the realm by y e coniunction of those two blouds in one whose seueral titles had long enquieted the land he fled the realme went to Rome neuer minding more to meddle wite the worlde till the noble Prince King Henry the seauenth gate hym home agayne made hym Archebyshoppe of Canterbury and Chauncelor of Englande wherevnto the Pope ioined the honor of Cardinal Thus lyuing many dayes in as muche honor as one man mighte well wishe ended them so godly that his death with Gods mercie well changed his life This man therefore as I was aboute to tell you by the long and often alternate proofe as well of prosperitie as aduers fortune hadde gotten by greate experience the verye mother and mistresse of Wisedome a déepe insighte in pollitique worldly driftes Whereby perceyuing nowe thys Duke glad to commune with him fed him with faire wordes and many pleasaunt prayses And perceyuing by the processe of their communication the Dukes pride now and then balke oute a little bredde of enuie towarde the glorye of the King and thereby féeling him easie to fall oute if the matter were well handled he craftely sought the wayes to pricke him forwarde taking alwayes the occasion of hys commyng so kéeping himselfe so close within his bounds that he rather séemed to follow him then to leade him For when the Duke firste beganne to praise and boast the king and shewe howe muche profite the Realme shoulde take by his raigne my Lorde Morton answered Surely my Lord â—ollie it were for me to lye for if I would sweare the contrarie your Lordship would not I wéene beléeue but that if y â— world would haue gone as I wold haue wished K. Henries son had had the Crown not King Ed. But after that God hadde ordered him to loose it and King Edwarde to raigne I was neuer so madde that I woulde with a deade manne striue against the quicke So was I to King Edward a faithfull Chaplaine and glad woulde haue bin that his chylde hadde succéeded him Howbeit if the secrete iudgemente of God haue otherwise prouided I purpose not to spurre against a pricke nor laboure to sette vppe that God pulleth downe And as for the late Protector and now King And euen there he left saying y â— he had already meddled to muche wyth the world and would from that day meddle with hys Booke and his beades and no further Then longed the D. sore to heare what he woulde haue sayde bycause he ended with the King and there so sodainely stopped and exhorted him so familiarly betwéene them twayne to be bolde to say whatsoeuer he thoughte whereof he faythfullye promised there shoulde neuer come hurte and peraduenture more good than he woulde wéene and that himselfe intended to vse his faithfull secrete aduise and counsell whiche hée sayde was the only cause for which he procured of the King to haue hym in his custodie where he might recken himself at home and else had he bin putte in the handes of them with whome hée shoulde not haue founde the like fauour The Bishoppe righte humblye thanked hym and sayde in good faith my Lord I loue not to talke much of Princes as a thing not all out of perill thoughe the worde be wythout faulte for as muche as it shall not be taken as the partie meane it but as it pleaseth the Prince to consâ—rue it And euer I thinke on Esops tale that when the Lion hadde proclaymed that on payne of death there should none horned beast abide in that wood one that had in his forhead a bunch of flesh â—led away a great pace The Foxe that saw him run so fast asked him whether he made all that haste And hée aunswered In fayth I neuer wote nor recke so I wer once hence bicause of thys proclamation made of horned beasts What foole quoth the Foxe thou mayst abyde wel ynough the Lion meant not by thée for it is none horne that is in thine heade No marry quoth hée that wote I wel ynough But what and he call it an horne where am I then The Duke laughed merily at the tale and said My L. I warraÌ„t you neyther the LioÌ„ nor the Bore shall pike any matter at any thing here spoken for it shal neuer come to their eares In good faith Sir sayde the Bishop if it did the thing that I was about to say taken as well as afore God I meant it coulde deserue but thankes And yet taken as I wéene it woulde might happen to turne me to little good and you to lesser Then longed the Duke yet muche more to witte what it was wherevpon the Bishoppe saide in good faith my Lord as for the late Protector sith he is now King in possession I purpose not to dispute his title but for the weale of this Realme whereof his grace hath now the gouernaunce and wherof I am my selfe one poore member I was about to wishe that to those good abilities whereof he hath alredy righte many little néeding my prayse it might yet haue pleased God for the better store to haue giuen him some of such other excellente vertues méete for the rule of a realme as our Lord hath planted in the person of your grace and there left againe The Duke somewhat maruayling at hys sodayne This that follovveth is abridged out of Edvvard Hall pauses saide my Lorde I note your often breathing and sodayne stoppyng in your communication so that to my intelligence your wordes neyther come to anye perfecte sentence whereby eyther I mighte haue knowledge what your entente is nowe towarde the King or what affection you beare towarde me For the comparison of good qualities ascribed to vs both maketh me not a little to muse thinking y â— you haue some other priuie imagination imprinted in your hearte which you be abashed to disclose and especially to me which on my honor do assure you to be as secrete in this case as the deafe and dome The Byshop being somewhat bolder considering the Dukes promise but moste of all animated bycause he knewe
tempest of wind being at y â— Southwest The King of Castile landed in England which began the xv of January and continued till the sire and twenty of y â— same Phillip King of Castile and his wife were weather driuen and landed at Falmouth in England as Francis Guicciar they were passing on the. xvj of January out of Flanders toward Spayne who were honourably receiued by the Earle of Arundell at y â— Kings appointmeÌ„t with thrée C. horses all by torch light This teÌ„pest was strange to many meÌ„ bycause y â— VVeather cock of Paules blovvn dovvne violence thereof had blowne downe the Egle of brasse from the spire of Paules Church in London and in the falling the same Egle brake and battered the blacke Eagle whiche hong for a signe in Paules Churchyard that time being but low houses where now is the Schole of Paules About the end of March Edmond de la Poole was taken in Flanders and conneyed through the Citie to the Tower of London and there left prisoner In the beginning of July a Galory newe buylded at Galery at Richmont fell Anno reg 22. Richmond wherein the King and the Prince his sonne had walked not one houre before it fell sodeinly downe aboute midnight but no christian man perished thereby William Copingar Thomas Iohnson the 28. of Septem Sherifes These Sheriffes being on the morrow after Michaelmas day by the Maior and Aldermen presented before the Barons of the Exchequer only William Copingar was admitted and sworne but Thomas Iohnson they woulde not admitte till they knew farther of the Kings pleasure The x. of October a commandement was brought from the King to the Lord Maior that he shoulde cause an election to bée made for a new Sheriffe at which day came into the Guild Hall Mayster Edmond Dudley the Kings President and there shewed the Kings letters that the commons shoulde name for the Kings pleasure William Fitz William to bée Sheriffe for the yeare ensuing which with much difficulty at length was granted which William Fitz Williams kept his feast the sixtéenth day of October Richard Haddon Mercer by the Kings commandemente Maior the 28. of October On S. Thomas day at night afore Christmas was a Bakers house in Warwike Lane brent with the Mistres of y â— house ij women seruants iij. other In Lent the King deliuered all Prisoners in London 1057 Anno reg 23. Sherifes which lay for the debt of fortie shillings or vnder William Butler Thomas Kirkeby Merchant Taylor the 28. of September William Browne Mercer the 28. of Octo. Who deceassed Maior and forthwith Sir Lawrence Aylmer Draper was chosen sworne and went home in a grey cloke with y â— sword borne afore him on the xxvij day of March. Item he tooke his oth at y â— Tower kept no feast William Capell was put in suite 1508 VVilliam Capel sued by the K. Thomas knesvvorth imprisoned by the King for things by him done in his Maioraltie Also Tho. Kneisworth that had bin Maior of London and his Sheriffes were sent to the Kings Bench till they were put to their fine of fouretéene hundred pound In the moneth of June the Citie of Norwich was sore perished and néere consumed Norvvich on â—â—re Anno reg 24. with fire that began in a Frenchmans house named Peter Iohnson a Surgeon in the Parish of Saint George Thomas Exmew Richard Smith the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Stephen Genings Merchant Taylour the 28. of October This Stephen Genings Maior of London founded a frée Grammer Schole at Wlfrunehampton in Staffordshire wyth Freeschoole at VVlfrunehampton conuenient lodgings for the Mayster and Usher in the same place where he was borne He gaue Lands sufficient for the mayntenance leauing the ouersight therof to the Merchant Taylors in London who haue hitherto iustly dealt in that matter and also augmented the building there Mayster Nichols who marryed the only daughter and heire of the aforesayd Stephen Genings gaue Landes to maynteyne the pauements of that Towne Also Iohn Leneson Esquier about Anno 1556. gaue Lands where of four pound should be dealt euery yeare on good Friday to the poore people of Wilfrunehampton and sixe and twenty Shillings eyght pence yéerely towards the reparation of the Church there Moreouer aboute Anno 1566. Sir Iohn Lighe a Priest Iohn Ligh of VVlfrunehampton his rare example of Charitie whiche had serued in that Churche there the space of thréescore yeares for fiue pounds sixe Shillings eyght pence the yeare without any other augmentation of his liuing who would neuer take any Benefice or other preferment gaue twentye pounds to purchase twenty Shillings the yeare Lands the same to be giuen yearely for euer to the poore of Wlfrunehampton vpon good Friday and twelue pounds thirtéene Shillings fourpence to purchase a Marke a yeare Lande the same to be giuen to the poore of Chifnall in the Countie of Salope where the sayde Lighe was borne This man liued nigh one hundred yeares He bestowed besides his owne laboure whiche was greate in bearing of stone c. aboue twentye pounde on the high wayes about that Towne of Wlfrunehampton This Towne of Wlfrunehampton is now corruptly called 〈◊〉 for in Anno 996. in King Etheldreds tyme VVlfrunehaÌ„pton corruptly called VVolnerhampton who wrote himselfe Rex Anglâ—rum princops Northumbrerum Olimpiade tertia regni sui for so he wrote the count of his reigne then which was the fiftéenth yeare it was then Ex Carta Regia â—alled Hampton as appeareth by an old Charter written by the Notarie of the sayd King Etheldred whiche Charter I haue séene and read and for that a noble woman named Wlfrune a Widow sometyme wife to Althelme Duke of Northampton did obteyne of the sayd King to giue Landes vnto the Churche there whiche she had founded the sayde Towne tooke the addition of the same Wlfrune for that Charter so nameth hir Wlfrune and the Towne Hampton Sir Lawrence Aylmer and his two Sheriffes were put Sir Lavvrence Aylmer and his Sheriffes to their fine to the King of a thousand pound This yeare was finished the goodly Hospitall of the Sauoy 1509 Smart Hospitall of the Sauoy néere vnto Charing Crosse which was a notable foundation for the poore done by King Henry the seauenth vnto the which he purchased and gaue Lands for the releeuing of one hundred poore people This was first named Sauoy place by Peter Earle of Sauoy Rec. of Canterbury Church Father to Boniface Archbishop of Canterbury about the nine and twentith yeare of King Henry the thirde who made the sayde Peter Earle of Richmond This house belonged since to the Duke of Lancaster and at this tyme was conuerted to an Hospitall still reteyning the first name of Sauoy King Henry also buylded thrée houses of Franciscane Friers whiche are called Obseruants at Richmond Greenewich and Newarke and thrée other of that
that moued me vnto this matter was a certayne scrupulositie that pricked my coÌ„science vpon certaine words spoken at a time when it was by the Bishop of Bayon the French Embassador who had bin hyther sente vpon the debating of a marriage to be concluded betwéene our daughter the Lady Mary and the Duke of Orleance second sonne to the King of France and vpon the resolution and determination of the same he desired respect to aduertise the King his mayster thereof whether our daughter Mary should be legitimate in respect of this my marriage with this woman being sometime my brothers wife which wordeâ— once conceyued within the secret bottome of my conscience engendred suche a scrupulous doubt that my conscience was incontiently accombred vexed and disquieted whereby I thought my selfe to bée greatly in danger of Gods indignation which appeared to be as me séemed the rather for that he sente vs no issue male and all such issues male as my said wife had by me died incontient after they came into the worlde so that I doubted the great displeasure of God in that behalfe thus my conscience being tossed in the waues of a scrupulous conscience and partly in despaire to haue any other issue than I had already by this Lady now my wife it behoued me further to consider the state of this Realme and the danger that it stoode in for lacke of a Prince to succéede me I thought it good in releasse of the weighty burthou of my â—â—ake conscience and also the quiet estate of this worthy Realme to attempt the law therein whether I may lawfully take another wiâ—e more lawfully by whome God may sende me more issue in case this my first copulation was not good without any carnall concupiscenâ—e and not for and displeasure or misliking of the Quéenes person and age with whome I would be as well contented to continue if our marriage may stand with the Lawes of God as with any woman aliue in which poynt consisteth all this doubt that we go about now to trie by the learning wisedome and iudgement of you our Prelates and pastoures of all this our Realme and dominiâ—â— now héere assembled for that purpose to whose conscience 〈…〉 learning I haue committed the charge and iudgement according to the whiche I will God willing be right well content to submit my 〈…〉 and for my part obey the same wherein after that I perceyued my â—â—â—scâ—ence so dâ—â—â—tfull I moued it in confession to you â—â—◠〈…〉 â—◠〈…〉 then Ghostly Father and â—â—â— as much as â—he◠〈…〉 〈…〉 self were in some doubt you â—â—ued me to 〈…〉 the counsell of all you my Lords wherevpon I moued you my Lord of Canterbury first to haue your â—â—ence in as much as you were Metropolitane to put this matter in question and so I of all you my Lordes to which you granted vnder your Seales héere to be shewed that is truth quoth the Archbishop of Canterbury After that the King rose vp and the Court was adiourned vntill another day The next Court day the Cardinals sate againe at which time the Counsell on both sides were there 〈…〉 to answere the Kings Counsell alledged the Matrimonie not to be lawfull at the beginning bycause of the â—â—â—nall copulation had betwéene Prince Arthure and the Quéene This matter being very vehemently touched on that side and to proue it they alledged many reasons and â—â—â—ilitudes of truth and being answered negatiuely againe in the other side it séemed that all their former allegations were doubtfull to be tryed and that no man knewe the truth And thus this Court passed from Sessions to Sessions and day to day that at certayne of their Sessions the King sent the two Cardinalles to the Quéene who was then in Bridewell to perswade with hir by their wisedomes and to aduise hir to surrender the whole matter into the Kings hands by hir owne consent and will which should be much better to hir honour than to stand to the triall of Law and thereby to be condemned whiche shoulde séeme much to hir dishonour The Cardinalles béeing in the Queenes Chamber of presence the Gentleman Usher aduertised the Quéene that the Cardinalles were come to speake with hir â— with that the rose vp and with a Skeyne of white thâ—ead about hir â—â—â—ke came into hir Chamber of presence where the Cardinalles were attending at whose comming quoth shâ— what is your pleasure with me if it please your Grace quoth Cardinall Wolsey to goe intâ— your priâ—ie Chamber we will shew you the cause of oure comming my Lord quoth she if yée haue any thing to say speake it openly before all these fâ—â—ke for I feare nothing that yée can say against me but that I would all the worlde should heare and sée it and therefore speake your minde Then began the Cardinall to speake to hir in Latine nay good my Lord quoth she speake to me in Englishâ— forsâ—th quoth the Cardinall good Madame if it please you we come both to knowe your mind how you are disposed to do in this matter betwéene the King and you and also to declare secretly our opinions and councell vnto you whiche we do only for very zeale and obedience we beare vnto your Grace My Lord quoth she I thanke you for youre god will but to make you answere in your request I can not so sodeinly for I was set among my Maydes at worke thinking full little of any such matter wherein there néedeth a longer deliberation and a better head than mine to make answere foâ— I néede of councell in this case which toucheth me so néere and for my councel or friendship that I can find in England they are not for my profite what thinke you my Lords will any Englishman councell me or be friendly to me against the Kings pleasure that is his subiect nay forsâ—th as for my Counsell in whome I will put my trust they be not here they be in Spayne in mine owne Countrey and my Lordes I am a poore woman lacking witte to answere to any such noble persons of wisedome as you be in so waightie a matter therefore I pray you be good vnto me poore woman destitute of friends héere in a forrayne region and your counsell also I will be glad to heare and therewith she tooke the Cardinall by the hand and leÌ„dde him into hir priuie Chamber with the other Cardinall where they tarried a season talking with the Quéene which communication ended they departed to the King making to him relation of hir talke Thus this case went forward froÌ„ Court to Court till it came to Judgemente so that euery men expected the iuÌ„dgement would be giuen the next day at which day the King came thither and set him downe in a Chaire within a dore in the end of y â— Galery which opened directly against the iudgemeÌ„t seate to heare the iudgement giuen at which time all their procéedings were openly red in Lattin That done the Kings Counsell at y â—
June being Saint Peters daye at eleauen of the clocke in the forenoone the Sheriffes of London accordingly as they were appointed were readye at the Tower to haue receiued the saide prisoner and him to haue led to execution on the Tower hill but as the prisoner should come forth of the Tower on Heire a Gentleman of the Lord Chancelors house came and in the Kings name commaunded to stay the execution till two of the clocke in the afternoone whyche caused many to thinke that the King woulde haue graunted his pardon But neuerthelesse at thrée of the clocke in the same afternoone he was brought forth of the Tower and delyuered to the Sheriffes who led him on foote betwixte them vnto Tyborne where he dyed His body was buryed in the Churche of Saint Sepulchres he was not paste foure and twentie yeres of age when he came thus throughe greate mishappe to hys ende for whome many sore lamented and likewise for the other thrée Gentlemen Mantell Frowdes and Roydon but for the saide yong Lord being a right towardly GentlemaÌ„ and such a one as many had conceiued great hope of better proofe no smal mone and lamentation was made the more indéede for that it was thought he was induced to attempt suche follis which occasioned his death by some light heads that were then aboute him The firste of July a Welchman a Minstrell was hanged and quartred for singing of songs whiche were interpreted to be prophecying againste the King In the moneth of August the King tooke his Progresse Progresse to Yorke towarde Yorke About this time Westminster and Bristow were made Bishopricke â— Rowland Hill Henrie Sucley the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Michaell Dormer Mercer the 28. of October On Christmasse euen at seauen of the clocke at nighte beganne a great fire in the house of sir Iohu Williams Maister of the Kings Jewels where many of those Jewelles were brent more imbezeled The Lady Katherine Haward whom the King had marryed for hir vnchaste liuing committed with Thomas Culpeper and Francis Derham was by Parliament attainted Culpeper and Derham were put to death at Tyborne y e tenth day of December The xxiij of January the King was proclaymed King of King Henry K. of Irelande Queene Katherine beheaded Irelande The 1â— of February the Lady Haward otherwise called Quéene Katherine and the Lady Iane Rocheforde for beyng of hir Councel with Thomas Culpeper were both beheaded within the Tower of London The twelâ—th of March Iohn Dudley was created Viscount Lisle by the right of his mother Lady Elizabeth sister and heire to sir Iohn Grey Viscount Lisle who was late wife to Arthur Plantagenet Viscount Lisle late deceassed The seauentéenth of March Margaret Dauy a Maid was A Maide boiled in Smithfielde boyled in Smithfielde for poysoning thrée housholdes that she had dwelled in The eight and twentith of Marche the Parliament sitting 1542 George Feres Burgesse for the Towne of Plimmouth was arrested in London vpon a condemnation wherevppon the Sergeant at armes of the Common house was sente to the Counter in Bredstrete to fetch him but the Clearks would not delyuer him till the Sheriffes came them selues who in the ende deliuered him howbeit this matter was so takeÌ„ in the Common house that the Sheriffes the Clearks and fiue officers wyth the partie plaintife were sent to the Tower The Sheriffes of London sent to the Tovver Anno reg 34 and there laye two dayes and were then deliuered by y e Speaker and common house the Sheriffes were deliuered from all charges excepte twentie pounde for their fées In Maye the Kyng tooke a loane of money of all such as were valued worth fifty pound or vpwarde In the moneth of August Iames Erle of Desmond in Irelande The Earle of Desmoude came and submitted himselfe to the King and so returned The firste of October the greate Oneale of Irelande was The greate Oneale created Earle of Tiron and hys base sonne Mathew Oneale Baron of Donmagan for Shane Oneale the onely sonne of his bodye lawfully begotten was then little estéemed The Duke of Norffolke entred Scotland the one and twentith Duke of Norffolke entred Scotlande of October burning and wasting all the Marches and there tarried wythoute anye battel proffered by the King of Scottes vntill the middest of Nouember Henry Hoblethorne Henry Hancots the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Iohn Coates Salter the 28. of October After the departure of oure armye from Scotlande the Kyng of Scottes made a roade into Englande and did muche harme but at the laste sir Thomas Wharton and sir William Scots ouerthrovvne Musgraue wyth a fewe of the bordurers met the Scots where they being in number 15000. were ouerthrowne in whiche conflicte was taken the Lorde Maxwell the Earles of Glencarne and Sassilles wyth all the Capitaines of the army to the number of one and twentie and on Saint Thomas euen the Apostle they were broughte to the Tower of London where they laye that night the nexte daye they were by the Kings charge apparelled in silke and rode through the Citie to Westminster where they were sworne to be true prisoners and then were deliuered to the custodie of dyuers noble menne whyche honorably entertained them At New-yeares tide they were sent home againe agréeing to certaine articles The 9 of February a proclamation was made whereby VVhite meate licenced to bee eaten in Lent the people were licenced to eate white meates in Lent but straightly forbidden the eating of fleshe Wherevppon shortly after the Earle of Surrey with diuers Lords Knights and Gentlemen were imprisoned for eating of fleshe in the same Lent contrarie to the saide Proclamation The 8. of May one Leche sometyme Bayly of Lowth who 1543 Anno reg 35 Somerset an Herault kylled had killed Somerset one of our Herraults of Armes at Dunbarre in Scotlande was drawne to Tyborne and there hanged and quartred And the twelfth of June Edwarde Leche hys brother and with him a Priest for the same facte were lykewise executed at Tyborne This yeare the firste caste péeces of yron that euer were Firste yron peeces caste made in Englande were made at Buckestede in Sussex by Ralfe Hoge and Peter Bawde The thirde of June the Obrine a Lorde in Irelande and dyuers of the wilde Irishe submitted them to Kyng Henrie In July the saide Obrine was created Earle of Clawricarde The 12 of July King Henrie married Ladye Katherine King Henrye marryed Ladye Katherine Par. Parre late wife to the Lorde Latimer and sister to the Marquesse of Northampton at Hampton Courte King Henry sent ouer 6000. men to 〈…〉 whether An army sent to Landersey also came the Emperouâ— with a greate armye â—â—◠〈…〉 after came downe the Frenche King wyth a great army and offered to gyue battaile to the Emperour by reason whereof the siege was raysed then the Frenche men victualled the Towne and on the morrowe
manye Merchaunt Aduenturers vnto whom by the Councell was seâ—â—daâ—â—y declared the death of King Edwarde and also hoâ—e he hadde ordained for the succession of the Crown by his letters Patents to the whych they were sworne and charged to kéepe it secrete The tenth of July in the afternoone aboute thrée of thâ— Lady Iane proclaimed Queene clocke Lady Iane daughter to Frauncis Duchesse of Suffolke 〈…〉 Ianâ— was maâ—â—â—â—â— to the Lord Gilford Dudley fourth â—â—nne to the Duke of Northumberlande was conâ—â—eyed by water to the Tower of London and there receyued as Quéene After fiue of the clocke the same afternoone was proclamation made of the death of King Edwarde the â—â—â—th and howe he had ordained by his letters Patents bearyng baâ—â— the 〈…〉 and twentith of June laste past that the 〈…〉 Iane as is afore saide shoulde be heyre to the Crowne of Englande and the heire males of hir bodye c. The eleauenth of July Gilbert Potte Drawer to Ninion Gilbert Potte punished in Cheape Saunders Uintner dwelling at Saint Iohns head wythin Ludgate who was accused by the said Saunders his Maister was set on the Pillorie in Cheape with both hys eares nayled and cleane cutte off for wordes speaking at time of the proclamation of Lady Iane at which execution was a TruÌ„pet blown and a Harrault read his offence in presence of one of the Sheriffes c. Aboute fiue of the clocke the same day in the afternoone Men drovvned at Lon. bridge Ninion Saunders Maister to the said Gilbert Potte and Iohn Owen a Gunner comming from the Tower of London by water in a Whirrie and shooting London bridge towardes the Blacke Friers were drowned at Saint Mary Locke and the Whirrie men saued by their Ores The twelfth of July worde was broughte to the Councell beyng then in the Tower with the Ladye Iane that the Lady Marie eldest daughter to King Henrie the eighte was at Keninghall Castell in Norffolke and wyth hir the Earle of Bathe sir Thomas Cornwallis and other and also that the Earle of Sussex and Maister Henrie Ratcliffe his sonne were â—â—mmyng towardes hir wherevppon by spéedy Councell it was there concluded that the Duke of Suffolke with certayne other Noblemen should go towards the Lady Mary to â—â—â—che hir vp to the Tower thys was firste determined but by night of the same daye the saide voyage of the Duke of Suffolke was cleane dissolued by the speciall meanes of the Lady Iane hys daughter who takyng the matter heauily wyth wéepyng teares made request to the whole Councel that hir father might â—arry at home in hir company Whervppon the Councel perswaded with the Duke of Northumberlande to take that voyage vpon him saying that no man 〈…〉 so â—â—t therefore bycause that he hadde atchieued the victorie in Norffolke once already and was therefore so feared 〈…〉 none durste once liâ—â—e vp their weapon against him be 〈…〉 that he was the beste man of warre in the Realme as well for the ordering of his Campes and Souldicures bothe in battaile and in their tentes as also by experience knowledge and wisdome he coulde bothe animate his army with wittie perswasions and also pacifie and alay hys ennimyes pride wyth hys stowte courage or else to dissuade them if néede were from their enterprise Finally said they this is the short and long the Quéene will in no wise graunte that hir father shall take it vpon him wherefore quoth they we thinke it good if it may please your Grace it lyeth in you to remedy the matter Well quoth the Duke then since ye thinke it good I and mine will go not doubting of your fidelitie to the Quéenes Maiestie whych now I leaue in youre custodie so that nighte he sente for bothe Lordes Knightes and other that shoulde goe wyth hym and caused all things to be prepared accordynglye then wente the Councell in to the Ladye Iane and tolde hir of theyr conclusion who humblye thanked the Duke for reseruing hir father at home and beséeched him to vse hys diligence whereto he aunswered that he woulde doe what in hym laye The morrowe following greate preparation was made the Duke early in the mornyng called for his owne harnesse and sawe it made ready at Durham place where he appointed all his retinue to méete The same daye Cartes were laden with Munition and Artillerie and fielde péeces were set forwarde The same forenoone the Duke moued efte soones the Counsell to sende their powers after hym as it was before determined the same to méete wyth hym at Newe Market and they promised they woulde He sayde further to some of them My Lordes I and these other noble Personages with the whole army that nowe goe forth as well for the behalfe of you and yours as for the establishing of the Quéenes highnesse shall not only aduenture our bodies and lyues amongest the bloudy strokes and cruell 〈◊〉 of our aduersaries in the open fieldes but also wée do leaue the conseruation of our selues chyldren families at home here with you as altogyther committed to youre truth and fidelities whome if we thoughte ye woulde throughe malice conspyracie or dissention leaue vs youre friendes in the Bryars and betraye vs wée coulde as well sundry wayes foresee and prouide for our owne safegards â—â— anye of you by betraying vs can doe for yours But nowe vppon the onelye truste and faithfulnesse of youre honors whereof we thinke our selues moste assured wée do hazarde oure liues whyche truste and promise if ye shall violate hoping thereby of lyfe and promotion yet shall not God coumpt you innocent of our blouds neyther acquite you of the sacred and holy othe of allegeaunce made fréely by you to thys vertuous Lady the Quéenes highnesse who by your and our enficement is rather of force placed thereâ—â— than by hir ownséeking and request Consider also that Gods cause whyche is the preferment of hys worde and â—â—aâ—e of Papistes entraunce hathe béene as yée haue here before alwayes layde the originall grounde wherevpon ye â—â—en at the firste motion graunted your goodwils and conâ—â—â—ts therevnto as by your handes writing appeareth and â—â—inke not the contrarye but if yée meane deceyte thoughs not forthewyth yet hereafter God will reuenge the same I can saye no more but in thys trouble some tyme wysh you to vse constant heartes abandoning all malice enuye and priuate affections and therewithall the firste course for the Lords came vp wherefore the Duke shut vp his talke wyth these wordes I haâ—e not spoken to you in thys sorte â—ppon anye mistruste I haue of youre truethâ— of whyche alwayes I haue euer hitherto conceiued a trusty confidence but I haue put you in remembrance thereof what chance of variance so euer might grow amongst you in mine absence and this I pray you wish me not worse good spéede in this iorney than ye woulde haue to your selues My Lord saith one of them if ye mistruste anye of vs in this matter your Grace is farre
and desire the to take these my trauell in good parte like as I haue painefully to my greate costes and charges out of manye olde hidden Histories and Recordes of antiquitie broughte the same to light and fréely for thy great commoditie bestowed them vpon thée The seauen ages of the Worlde THe first age from the creation of Adam to the floud of Noe which continued yeares 1659 2 The second from Noe to Abraham 292 3 The third from the birth of Abraham till the departing of Israel out of Aegipt 503 4 The fourth from the departing of Israel out of Aegipt till the building of the Temple 482 5 The fift from the building of the Temple til the Captiuitie of Babilon 414 6 The sixth from the captiuitie of Babilon till the byrth of our Sauiour Iesus Christ 614 7 The seauenth beginning at the birth of our Sauiour Iesus Christ hath continued till this present yeare of our Lorde 1580 and shall last to the worlds ende  ⧠The age of the Worlde at the birth of our Sauiour Christ was 3962. The age of the worlde this presente yeare of our Lord. 1580. is 5542. ¶ Of the vniuersities in England and Colledges in the same vvith the founders and principall benefactours I Haue before time reioyced sayeth Erasmus Roterdam that England was so wel furnished with so many men of excellent learning but now I begin to enuie hir felicitie for that she so florisheth with all kind of literature that by taking the commendation therof from the other Regions she doth as it were maruellously obscure them And yet this commeÌ„dation is not as now first due to England in the whiche it is well knowen haue bene of long time men of greate learning The vniuersities proue this to be true which haue for their antiquities and worthynesse contended with the most auntient and worthy vniuersities in the worlde Cambridge as some learned writers doe affirme was Cambridge first frequented with Philosophers and Astronomers procured from Athens by Cantaber a Spaniarde in the time of Gurguntius who was King of Brytaine before the byrthe of Christ yeares 375 Peter Colledge was erected of two auntiente Hostelles Peter Colledge sometime belonging vnto the Brethern de paenitentia Iesu Christi by Hughe Balesame sometyme Pryor of Elye Anno. 1256 This Hugh was afterwarde the tenth Byshop of Elye and finished this Colledge in Anno. 1284 Clare Hall was firste builded by Richarde Badowe then Clare Hall Chauncellour of the students there and the same was called Vniuersitie Hall 1326 It was since that enlarged by Gualter Thacsteede Mayster of the said Hall who with consent of the saide Richarde Badow resigned the foundation thereof to Elizabeth Ladye of Clare thirde daughter of Gilbert and sister and one of the heyres of the laste Gilbert de Clare Earle of Gloucester who was firste married to Iohn Burgh Earle of Vlster in Ireland after to Theobald of Verdon and thyrdly to sir Roger Damarie and hadde issue by them all she I saye named it Clare Hall Pembrooke hall was founded by Marie of Valentia daughter Pembrooke hall to Guydo Erle of Saint Paul in France wife to Adomare de Valentia Earle of Pembrooke she obtained of King Edwarde the thyrde whose cousin she was to found this Colledge in hir owne grounde with purchasing two or thrée tenements there by and named it Aulade Valence Mariae Anno. 1343. Corpus Christi Colledge was firste begunne to be buylded Corpus Christi Colledge by the Alderman and brethren of Corpus Christi Guild This Colledge was brought so farre forth the rather by the help of Saint Maries Guilde and fraternitie newly adioyned to the other Guilde 1344. In the yere 1353. they did elect Henrie Erle of Darby and Lancaster who shoulde obtaine them fauour for the purchasing of Mortmaine for suche landes and tenementes as after manye did sell them This Earle of Darby in the eyghte and twentith yeare of Edwarde the thyrde was created the firste Duke of Lancaster and then they elected hym their Alderman who recognised theyr statutes not by the Dukes Seale but by the Seale of the Aldermen of that Guilde Trinitie hall was first an Hostell purchased by Iohn Cranden Trinitie hall sometime Prior of Ely who procured it for his brethren the Monkes of that house to be Students there in y â— tyme of Edwarde the thyrde whyche Hostell was afterward purchased by William Bateman Bishoppe of Norwich who builded this Colledge of Trinitie hall vpon the saide grounde being the firste Founder thereof he deceassed in the yeare of Christe 1354. Gunuile and Caius Colledge was first founded by Edmund Gunuile and Caius Colledge Gunuile sometime Parson of Terington in Norffolke he gaue it to name Gunuile hall as appeareth by his statute 1348. At his deceasse he leauing a good masse of money commended the further finishing of the same Hall to William Bateman Bishoppe of Norwiche who with the assent of the Aldermen and brethren of the Guildes of Corpus Christi our Lady changed with them the said house with their house called the Stone hall where nowe Gunuile and Caius Colledge standeth 1353. Iohn Caius Doctoure in Phisicke sometime fellow and late Maister of the saide Colledge hath enlarged the house and nowe made a second foundation with gyuing certaine Manours and lands to the same 1557. Kings Colledge was first founded by King Henrie the sixth Kings Colledge in the yeare of Christ 1441. The same King altered the forme of hys firste foundation in the yeare of Christe 1443. Edwarde the fourth in displeasure of the firste foundation wythdrewe from the Colledge so muche lande as the firste Founder hadde gyuen them but afterwardes hée restored them to the inheritaunce of fyue hundreth markes â—â—â— After hym Henrie the seauenth finished that notable Chappell begonne by Henrie the sixth to the glazing stalles and pauing with Marble whych was done by king Henrie the eight Queenes Colledge Queenes Colledge was begonne by Lady Margaret wife to Kyng Henry the sixth 1446. Shée procured Mortmaine of an hundred pound by yere Anno. 1448. At the intercession of Andrew Ducket sometime principall of Barnarde Hostell whiche Hostell he gaue to the saide Colledge He was Parson of Saint Buttolphs in Cambridge who by his owne money and help of others purchased certaine tenementes and builded his Colledge beyng the first President of the same who gaue as well by hys life as by hys Testament dyuers summes and parcels of lande and also procured certayne gyftes of the Duke of Clarence of Cicelie Dutchesse of Yorke of Richarde Duke of Gloucester of Anne Dutchesse of the same of Edwarde Earle of Salisburie Maude Countesse of Oxforde and Marmaduke Lumley Bishop of Lincolne with diuers other Elizabeth wife to King Edwarde the fourth finished that whyche Quéene Margaret hadde begonne in the yeare 1465. Katherine hall was founded by Robert Woodlarke Doctor Katherine hall of Diuinitie and Prouost of the Kings Colledge