held in admiration of the ignorant Sarazens and distracted Arabians And albeit he was of small reading by reason of his education otherwise yet he hearkened vnto such as were learned especially if they were any way malcontented either with any established religion state or gouernment Amongst which number hee inclined earnestly vnto the censured Hereticke Sergius a Monke of Constantinople which should haue béene punished for maintaining the Nestorian heresie hée attributed great Diuinitie to himselfe And hauing the falling sicknesse he denied it saying hée was onely in a trance being rauished with the vision of the Angell Gabriel who deliuered him secret instructions and new commaundements from God hee taught a Doue to pecke foode out of his eares which hee made the people beléeue was the holy ghost that came to inspire him by means whereof and other his illusions which his confederates vsed in his behalfe strongly possest the multitude with a most holy and reuerent opinion of him as also that hee was the great Prophet of the Ismaelites or as they call themselues the Sarazens and then by the helpe of Sergius and the rest in contempt of the old and new Testament hée made his Antichristian Alcaron wherein hée forbade the vse of holy Scriptures commanding them to continue circumcision and vtterly to abolish baptisme for to them belonged the diuide promise in contempt of Iewe and Christian hée commanded euery Friday for euer to bée held his holy Sabbaoth hée commanded them not to eate swines flesh nor drinke wine by day hée allowed euery man to haue many wiues and constituted a voluptuous Paradise like to the Manichées hée absolutely denied the Trinitie and the doctrine of our Sauiour Christ and his Apostles except onely such places of text as hée wrested to serue his sathanicall purpose saying Christ was a holy Prophet and his fore-runner and had foretold much of him and of his comming hée said the holy Ghost was a Creature like to the Nicholaytans with many other abhominations and blasphemies not fit to be spoken by a Christian all which hee began publickely to preach in the yeare of Christ 620. in the twelfth yeare of the raigne of Hyraclius the Emperour and by degrées it was so followed and beléeued that hée grew mighty in fauour with all sorts of people chiefely the Sarazens then he entred into armes and with a great hoast wasted Asyria tooke Damasco ouerthrew the Persians hée inueigled the warlike Scenits who reuolted from Hyraclius for want of pay hauing subdued many Nations caused himselfe to be crowned King of Persia then hée proclaimed himselfe a great Prophet and by force established his blasphemous Alcaron consisting of the dregges of all Religions then in vse which diuellish and Antichristian Doctrine through the remisnesse and negligence of the Emperours and ciuill dissention of the rest of the Christian Princes hath ouer spread all Asia Affrica and the best part of Europe and is in many places of India He dyed in the yeare 632. being poysoned by his alyes vpon hope to succéede him in his gouernment some write hee dyed at thirty yeares of age and others write at forty yeares and they put him in an Iron chest and placed it vpon loftie Tressels in the Citty of Mecha in Persia whereunto the Turkes goe in pilgrimage from all places Reade Egnatius 2. Booke Blondas 9. Booke Charles Fountagne 2. Booke of Medals and Polydor Virgil 7. Booke This yeare 606. Clocks and Dials were commaunded to be set vp in Churches CAdmine Duke of North Wales was made Soueraigne of the Britaines who gaue strong battell to Ethelfride King of Northumberland and forced him to intreate for peace hée raigned 42. yeares The Kingdome of Mercia beganne vnder the Saxon Penda which Lordship contained Huntingtonshire Herefordshire and Glocestershire At that time raigned in diuers parts of the land 7. Kings Paulinus builded the great Church at Lincolne He beganne the Cathedrall Church at Yorke named S. Peters CAdwallaine the sonne of Cadwane began his raigne ouer the Briaines He warred strongly vpon the Saxons made Penda King of Mercia tributary to him he raigned 48. yeares and was buried at London Sigibert King of the East Angles sent for Felix out of Burgondy to preach the faith he made this Felix Bishop of Dunwich and by his counsell he erected diuers schooles Honorius Arch-bishop of Canterbury diuided his prouince into Parishes Atheldrith the Quéene began the Monastery at Ely Medulfe builded the Abbey of Malmesbury Penda King of Mercia warred vpon Oswald King of Northumberland and slue him in battell Kenewalcus King of the west Saxons builded the Bishops sea of Winchester Benet the Monke and maister of the reuerend Beda brought first the craft of Painting Glasing and Masons worke into this land Cissa began to build the Abbey of Abingdon Erkenwald Bishop of London builded the Abbeyes of Chertsey and of Barking Ostrike Duke of Glocester founded the Monastery of Glocester Peda The sonne of Penda and Selruphus of Mereia were the first founders of Peterborow CAdwalladar was ordained King of Britaine saith Ieffery and ruled onely three yeares He was the last King of Britaine And this land after his time called Anglia and the inhabitants there of Angles or Anglish Saxons who vsed to call all men Welshmen that bee strangers vnto them This happened after the entring of the Saxons vnder their leaders Hengist and Horsus in the time of Vortiger 236. yeares IVstinian the second which some said was Iustinian the fourth sonne to Constantine the fourth was the last of the race of Hyraclius and began his raigne in the yeare 686. hée cut the noses of his yonger brothers to the end they should not aspire to the Empire This wicked Emperor caused a headstrong Councell to bee made against the sixt generall Councell held by his father he made warres vpon the Arabians and Bulgarians contrary to the appointment of his father and prospered accordingly for he was put to the worst Amurath King of Sarazens made peace with him and restored backe Affrica This Iustinian for his crueltie and wilfull behauiour was generally hated of all his subiects and in the tenth yeare of his raigne was chased out of his gouernment by Leonicus who possest the Emperiall Crowne thrée yeares with the speciall helpe of Callymycus and then the men of warre chose Hysmarus Alias Tyberius the third who cut his nose likewise and repressed the Arabians he banished the most noble Phillippicus because an Eagle was séene to light vpon him as bée slept then hée sailed from Affrica to Constantinople and tooke Leonicus and cut his nose as he had done to Iustinian and séered it in the seuenth yeare of his raigne Iustinian by helpe of the Bulgarians recoured his Empire and presently practised all maner of reuenge vpon those hée hated he banished Tiberius pulled out the eyes of Callymycus and in his daily exercise of crueltie as oft as he blew his
he forthwith tooke shipping though hee were vehemently petâ—waded to the contrary for that there was at that time a great tempest to whom hee answered hee neuer heard that any King was drowned At this time hee got more honour then euer hee did in all his life for hee chased his enemies and returned with victory In the Summer blood sprang out of the earth at â—inchamsteed in Barkeshire King William on the morrowe after Lammas day-hunting in the new forrest Sir Walter Tirel shooting at a Deare vnawares hit the King in the breast that hee fell downe dead and neuer spake word his men and especially that Knight gat them away but some came backe againe laide his body vpon a Colyars cart which one silly lâ—â—ne beast did draw to the Citty of Winchester where he was buried He raigned twelue yeares 11. monethes lacking eight dayes Hee gaue vnto the Monkes called de Caritate in Southwarke the great new Church of Saint Sauiour of Barmondes eye and also Barmondes eye it selfe He also founded a good Hospitall in the city of Yorke called Saint Leonards for the sustentation of the poore Henry Bewclarke HEnry brother to William Rufus and the first of that name for his learning called Bewclarke borne at Salby beganne his raigne the 5. of August the yeare of our Lord 1100. He restored the state of the Cleargy asswaged the grieuous paiments reduced againe S. Edwards lawes reformed the olde vntrue measures made a measure by the length of his arme which was called Vlna Iordan Brise Baron founded the house of St Iohn of Ierusalem neare vnto London in Smithfield The same Iordan gaue 14. acres of ground lying in the field next adioyning to Clarkenwell to build thereon a house for Nunnes Robert Duke of Normandy the Kings eldest brother which was now returned from Ierusalem made warre for the crowne of England but by meditation peace was made on condition that Henry should pay 3000. markes yearely to Duke Robert and if the one died without issue the longer liuer should inherit Winchester and Glocester was burnt The Cathedrall Church of Norwich was founded by Robert Bishop of Norwich The priory and Hospitall of Saint Bartholomew in Smithfield was founded by a Minstrell named Reior Robert Duke of Normandy comming into England through the subtilty of King Henry his yonger brother released to him the tribute of 3000. markes of siluer Great malice was kindled betwéene the two brethren Robert and Henry whereupon deadly warre in sued There appeared about the Sunne foure circles and a blazing starre Endo sewer to King Henry founded the Monastery of S. Iohn in Colchester Robert Duke of Normandy came to his brother and friendly desired him to beare brotherly loue towards him But King Henry feeling his conscience accusing him for obtaining the kingdome by defrauding of his eldest brother and fearing men more then God first he reconciled the Nobles of the Realme with faire promises and then pursued his brother into Normandy where betweene them were many sore battailes fought but at the last the valiant man Robert was taken The first Canons entred into the Church of our Lady in Southwarke called Saint Mary Ouery founded by William Pountlarge Knight and William Dancis Normans King Henry returning into England brought with him his brother Robert and William of Morion and put them in perpetuall prison from whence shortly after Duke Robert deceiuing his kéepers sought to escape but he was taken and by his brothers commandement hée had his eyes put out and then kept straighter till his dying day The Church of the holy Trinitie without Algate in London was founded by Mathild the Quéene A great part of Flaunders was drowned by breaking in of the sea which caused many Flemings to come into EnglaÌ„d at length by the kings appointment they tooke vpon them the possession of Rosse a prouince in Wales Henry Emperour of Rome required to haue Maude the Kings daughter in marriage which was graunted and the King tooke thrée shillings of euery hide of land through England This King translated the Abbey of Ely into a Bishopricke King Henry made Robert his bastard sonne the first Earle of Glocester who after builded the Castles of Bristow and Cardife with the Priory of S. Iames in Bristow King Henry went into Normandy to make warre against the Earle of Angion and spoyled the whole countrey This yeare was a great mortalitie of men and murren of beasts The citty of Worcester was burnt The tenth of October the riuer of Medway by no smal number of miles did so faile of water that in the middest of the channell the smallest vessels and boats could not passe The selfe same day the Thames did suffer the like lacke of water for betwéene the Tower of London and the bridge not onely with horse but also a great number of men and children did wade ouer on foote Chichester was burnt many stormes and a blazing starre In March was excéeding lightning and in December thunder and haile and the Moone at both times séemed to be turned into blood Maude the Quéene of England dyed and was buried at Westminster shee builded an Hospitall neare vnto London without Holborn which now is the parrish Church of Saint Giles in the field The order of the Templars Knights began Many sore battailes were fought in France and Normandy betwéene Henry King of England and Lodowicke the French King King Henry hauing tamed the Frenchmen and pacified Normandy returned into England in which voyage William Duke of Normandy and Richard his sonne and Mary his daughter Richard Earle of Chester and his wife with many noble men and to the number of 160. persons were drowned Lybussa daughter of Cracus the second King of Bohemia for a certaine space raigned as Queene ouer them and albeit shee ministred iustice indifferently yet there grewe a great disdaine male-contentment amongst all sortes of people that men should bee gouerned and directed by women and thereupon was spread a generall voyce that foorthwith they would haue a King And to appease the peoples discontent or as some thinke for her owne pleasure shee married a Peasant called Primislaus who gouerned the Bohemians and was the first that builded walles and rampiers about the Citty of Prague in the yeare 995. After the death of the said Lybussa there presently start vp one of her handmaids called Valasque a lusty Lady of wondrous Amazonian boldnesse who very cunningly caused an assembly of all the chiefe Ladies and others of note vnto whom shee made an eloquent Oration and amongst other things shee spake as followeth My most noble and worthy Ladies wee haue lost our Quéene and Mistresse whose high spirit could neuer admit that either wée or our Sexe should in any sort be subiect vnto men if therefore for the euer fréeing of our selues
time lay as rudely as London stréetes which were not all paued in foure hundred yeares after and the north Church-yard of Paules otherwise called the Close and diuers other stréetes in London were not paued vntill the raigne of Quéene Elizabeth In the yeare 1246. the Citty of Luberke was quite consumed with fire whose misfortune made Paris London and other Citties to couer their houses with tile or slate especially if they stood close together and not to vse any thatch which vntill then was vsuall Maude the Empresse mother to King Henry the second deceased shee founded the Abbey of Bordesley Geffery Earle of Britaine the Kings son died and was buried at Paris he left issue two daughters which he had by Constance daughter of Conan Earle of Britaine who also at this time of his death was great with child and after brought a sonne named Arthur A great earthquake threwe downe many buildings among the which the Cathedrall Church at Lincolne was rent in pieces Chichester Cittie was burnt Neare vnto Orford in Suffolke certaine Fishers tooke in their nets a fish hauing the shape of a man which fish was kept by Barthelmew de Glanuile Custos of the Castell of Orford in the same Castell by the space of sixe moneths and more for a wonder he spake not a word all maner of meats he gladly did eate but most greedily raw fish At length he stole away to the sea The towne of Beuerly with the Church of St. Iohn there was burnt Phillip the French King required that his sister which had ben kept in England 22. yeares might be restored vnto Earle Richard as his wife and Earle Richard desired the same but King Henry denied this request and so they got them to armour The French King and Earle Richard pursued the King of England so hard that he was forced to yéeld all the requests as well of the French King as of his sonne Richard This was done at Gisors and so departing came to Zafe where he fell sicke and departed this life the sixth day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord 1189. when hee had raigned 24. yeares 7. moneths lacking 11. dayes and was buried at Fonteuerald in the Monastery of Nunnes by him founded Richard Coeurdelyon RIchard the first for his valiantnesse surnamed Coeurdelion second sonne to Henry the second began his raigne and was crowned the third of September 1186. He was bigge of stature with a merry countenance he commanded that no Iewes nor women should be at his Coronation for feare of inchantments For breaking of which commandement many were slaine Elianor the old who at the commandement of her husband had béene long kept close prisoner was now set at libertie King Richard gaue ouer the castles of Berwick and Rokesburgh to the Scottish King for the sum of ten thousand pound he also sold to the Bishop of Durham his owne Prouince for a great péece of money and created him Earle of the same He also faigned to haue lost his signet then caused to be proclaimed that whosoeuer would safely enioy those things which before time they had inrolled should come to the new seale He gaue his brother Iohn the Prouinces of Nottingham Deuonshire and Cornewall In this time were many Robbers and Outlawes among whom Robert Hood and little Iohn remained in the woods despoiling and robbing the goods of the rich The saide Robert entertained an hundred tall men and good Archers with such spoiles as he got vpon whō foure hundred men were they neuer so strong durst not giue the onset Poore mens goods hée spared aboundantly relieuing them with that which hee got from Abbies and houses of rich Earles This yeare the Cittizens of London obtained to be gouerned by two Bayliffes or Shriues and a Maior Henry Cornhill Shriue Richard Reynery Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior King Richard betooke the guiding of this land to William Longshanke Bishop of Ely Chancellour of England and transported ouer into Normandy The two Kings of England and of France met at Towers and from thence set forward on their iourney towards Ierusalem The Iewes of Norwich Saint Edmonsbury Lincolne Stamford and Linne were robbed And at Yorke to the number of fiue hundred beside women and children entred a tower of the castle which the people assailing the Iewes cut the throats of their wiues and children and cast them ouer the walles on the Christians heads the residue they locked vp and burnt both the house and themselues William Bishop of Ely builded the outer wall about the Tower of London and caused a déepe ditch to be made Iohn Herlion Shriue Roger Duke Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior King Richard subdued the Isle of Cipres and then ioyned his power with Phillip y e French king in Asia conquered Acon where there grewe betwéene the two Kings a grieuous displeasure for which cause Phillip shortly departed thence and comming into France inuaded Normandy Iohn brother to king Richard tooke on him the kingdome of England King Richard restored to the Christians the citty of Ioppa The bones of king Arthur were found at Glastenbury William Hauerall Shirues Iohn Bucknot Shirues Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior William Bishop of Ely withstood the kings brother who said he wist not if his brother were aliue or not To whom the Bishop answered If King Richard be yet liuing it were vniust to take from him the crowne If he be dead Arthur the elder brothers sonne must enioy the same Nicholas Duke Shriue Peter Newlay Shriue Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior King Richard hauing knowledge that Phillip of France inuaded Normandy and that Iohn his brother had made himselfe King ouer England made peace with the Saladine for thrée yeares with a small company returning homeward he was taken by Leopold Duke of Austria who kept him in straight prison a yeare and fiue moneths Roger Duke Shriue Richard Fitz Alwine Shriue Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior The Kings friends intreating for his deliuerance his ransome was set at 100000. l. wherevpon cōmandement was directed from the Kings Iustices that all Bishops Prelates Earles Barons Abbots and Priors should bring in the 4. part of their reuenewes towards the Kings ransome and besides this the Cleargy brought in their golden and siluer Chalices and fléeced their Shriues all which was coined in mony Iohn the kings brother when he heard of the imprisonment of his brother made great war within the realme and tooke by strength the castles of Windsor Nottingham and others The king was deliuered landed at Sandwich on the 12. of March he was againe solemnly crowned After this hee called into his hands all such things as he had either giuen or sold by patents or otherwise by which meanes he got a great sum of mony and sailed into Normandy where shortly after peace was taken betwéene the two kings Also by
Scotland besieged Barwicke which was shortly rendred vnto him Edward Prince of Wales returned into England with Iohn King of France and Phillip his son Roial Iusts were holden in Smithfield before the Kings of England France and Scotland Stephen Candish Shriue Bartholomew Frostling Shriue Sir Iohn Stodie Vintner Maior This Sir Iohn Stody gaue vnto the Vintners of London all the quadrant wherein the Vintners hal now stādeth with the tenements round about where he founded 13. houses for 13. poore people which are there kept of charitie rent-free Dauid le Bruce King of Scots was deliuered from the long imprisonment he had béene in his ransome being set at 100000. markes to be paaid the next 10. yeares following Iohn Barnes Shriue Iohn Buris Shriue Iohn Loukin Stock fishmonger Maior King Edward with a Nauy of ships passed the sea to Calice so into Burgundy In the meane season the Normans with a smal Nauy arriued at Winchelsea partly burnt the town slewe such as did withstand them wherefore the Prelates of England assembled in armor but the french were gone Simond of Benington shriue Iohn Chichester shriue Simon Dolfeby Grocer Maior A finall peace was concluded King Edward came into England and straight to the Tower to sée the French King where hee appointed his ransome to be thrée millions of Florences and so deliuered him out of all imprisonment Iohn Penis Shriue Walter Berney Shriue Iohn Wroth Fishmonger Maior Men and beasts perished in England in diuers places with thunder and lightning Friends were séene and spake vnto men as they trauelled William Holbech shriue Iames Tame shriue Iohn Peach Fishmonger Maior A great death pestilence in England in which died Henry Duke of Lancaster who was buried at Leicester King Edward commanded all Pleas to be made in English and not in French This time was granted to the K. for 3. yeares 26. shillings 8. pence of euery sacke of wooll Iohn of S. Albons Shriue Iames Andrew Shriue Stephen Candish Draper Maior A great winde in England ouerturned many stéeples and townes The French King the King of Cypres and the king of Scotland came all into England to speake with King Edward who receiued them with great honour and gaue them great gifts A frost in England lasted from the mids of September to the moneth of Aprill Richard Croydon Shriue Iohn Hiltofte Shriue Iohn Notte Pepperer Maior The ix day of Aprill died Iohn King of France at the Sauoy beside Westminster his corps was honourably conueyed to Saint Denis in France Iohn de Mitford Shriue Simon de Mordon Shriue Adam of Bury Skinner Maior Ingram Lord of Cowsey married Lady Isabell the Kings daughter Iohn Buckleworth Shriue Thomas Ireland Shriue Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Maior The King commaunded that peter-pence should no more be paide to Rome The 3. day of Aprill was borne at Burdeaux Richard son to Edward the blacke Prince who was after King of England Iohn Ward Shriue Thomas Attalie Shriue Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Maior This Iohn Loukin stockfishmonger foure times Maior of London builded a chappell called Magdalenes at Kingston vpon Thames to the which he ioyned an hospitall wherein was a master two Priests and certaine poore men he builded the parish Church of S. Michael in crooked lane Edward Prince of Wales taking compassion vpon Peter K. of Spaine who was driuen out of his Kingdome by Henry his bastard brother entered Spaine with a great puissance and in a battell at Nazers put to flight the foresaid bastard he restored the foresaide Peter to his former dignity but not long after Henry the bastard whiles K. Peter sate at a table suddenly thrust him through with a speare Robert Girdler Shriue Adam Wimondhom Shriue Simon Mordin stock fishmonger Maior The third pestilence was this yeare a bushell of wheat at London sold for 2. s. 6. d. Iohn Piel Shriue Hugh Holditch Shriue Iohn Chichester Goldsmith Maior A great part of Gascoine fell from the Prince because of y e exactions he laid vpon them also sicknes increasing vpon him he returned into England William Walworth shriue Robert Gayron shriue Iohn Barnes Mercer Maior This Iohn Barnes gaue a chest with 3. lockes 1000. Markes to be lent to yong men vpon sufficient gage The King demanded of the Cleargie and cōmonaltie a subsidie of 10000 pounds The Bishops were remoued from the Chancelor treasurer priuy scale Lay men put in their stead Robert Hatfield Shriue Adam Staple Shriue Iohn Barnes Mercer Maior The Frenchmen besieged Rochell to the remouing whereof was sent the Earle of Pembroke with a number of men of armes vpon whom fell the Spanish Nauy who slew and tooke the Englishmen and burnt their Nauy the Earle and many Noble men were carried into Spaine Iohn Philpots shriue Nicholas Brember shriue Iohn Piel Mercer Maior Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred France with a strong power passed through y e realme without battell but in the deserts and mountaines of Aluerne for lack of victuals many of his army died Iohn Awbry shriue Iohn Fished shriue Adam of Bury Skinner Maior This yeare 1374. died the most famous learned Poet Francis Petrarch borne in Tuscany he was of singular iudgement in al acts sciences a great Philosopher and an excellent Poet Orator hee was very religious and vertuous he despised the worlds vain-glory he died in his hermitage neare Pauia And about the same time died the renowned Iohn Boccace This Boccace was a famous Poet borne in Florence he wrote many excellent eloquent histories in diuers languages Iohn Duke of Lancaster with Simon de Sudbury and other assembled at Brudges to treate of peace betwéene the realms of England France This treaty continued almost two yeares and ended without conclusion of peace Richard Lyons Shriue William Woodhouse Shriue William Walworth Fishmonger Maior Iohn hastings Earle of Pembroke comming into England after hee had ransomed himselfe for a great masse of mony which he neuer paied died Iohn Hadle Shriues William Newport Shriue Iohn Ware Grocer Maior Richard Lions Adam of Bury citizens of London were accused by the Commoners of diuers frauds deceits which they had done to the King Richard Lions for mony did wisely compound and escaped the other conueied himselfe into Flanders Prince Edward departed out of this life was buried at Canterbury and then king Edward created Richard sonne of Prince Edward Earle of Chester Duke of Cornwall Prince of Wales and because the King waxed féeble and sickly hee betooke the rule of the land to Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Iohn Northampton shriue Robert Laund shriue Adam Staple Mercer Maior King Edward ended his life at his manour of Shene the 21. day of Iune in y e yeare 1377. when he had raigned 50. yeares 4. moneths od daies whose body was buried at Westminster He builded
A new coine was made a Rose-noble at 10. s. the halfe noble at 5. s. and the farthing 2. s. 6. d. an angelet 6. s. 8. d. King Henry was taken beside the Abbey of Sally in Yorkeshire from thence brough to Esilton and there arested by the Earle of Warwick Doctor Manning Deane of Windsor Doctor Bedle and young Elerton being in his company were brought to the Tower of London A licence was granted to conuey certaine Coteswoold shéepe into Spaine which haue since greatly multiplied there Sir Henry Wauer Shriue William Constantine Shriue Ralph Verney Mercer Maior Quéene Rlizabeth was deliuered of a daughter named Elizabeth Iohn Browne Henry Brice Shriue Iohn Stocton Shriue Sir Iohn Young Grocer Maior Many men were arested and treason surmised against them many of them were put to death other escaped for great sums of money Amongst the which sir Thomas Cooke sir Iohn Plomar Humphery Haward and other Aldermen of London brought and charged with treason and quit notwithstanding lost of their goods to the King the value of 40000. markes or more Anthony Wâ—dnile Lord Scales Iusted in Smithfield with the bastard Burgony had the victory Thomas Stalkbroke Shriue Humphrey Hayford Shriue Thomas Olgraue Skinner Maior Sir Thomas Cooke Alderman of London could not bee deliuered vntill hee had paied 8000. pound Simon Smith Shriue William Hariot Shriue William Taylor Maior This William Taylor gaue the Citty of London certain tenements for the which the city is bound to pay for euer at euery Fiftéene granted to the King for all such as shall dwell in Cord-waiuers stréete ward seased at 12. d. a péece or vnder The Earle of Warwicke adioyning himselfe with the Duke of Clarence the Kings brother stirred the Northen men that they diuers times rebelled and turned the King and realme to great trouble but in the end therebels were suppressed in a battell at Banbury Richard Gardiner Shriue Robert Drope Shriue Richard Lee Grocer Maior George Duke of Clarence Iasper Earle of Pembroke Richard Earle of Warwicke and the Earle of Oxford ariued at Plimouth and another sort at Dartmouth which all tooke their voyage toward Exceter and then Northward King Edward fled from his hoast beside Nottingham and the third of October hee tooke shipping at Lin sailed into Flanders The 6. of October the Duke of Clarence the Earle of Warwicke the Archbishop of Yorke the Lord of Saint Iohns with others entred the Tower of London and King Henry being there prisoner they elected him to be their lawfull King and forthwith rode with him through London to the Bishops palace where he rested til y e 14. of October on which day he went a Procession crowned in Pauls Church Iohn Crosby shriue Iohn Ward shriue Sir Iohn Stocton Mercer Maior Sir Iohn Crosby late Shriue builded Crosby place in London hee gaue 300. Markes to the repairing his Parrish Church of S. Helen to poore householders 30. pound to the repairing of London wall and the Tower on London bridge c. A Parliament at Westminster from thence procéeded to Pauls wherein King Edward was disherited and all his children and thereupon proclaimed Vsurper of the Crowne and his Brother the Duke of Glocester traitors and both attainted during this Parliament Sir Thomas Cooke then being one of the Knights of the Shire for London being an excellent well spoken man and of a profound wit shewed the great wrongs and losses he had sustained for his fidelitie to King Henry and required restitution of 22000. Markes that hée had lost by force of the saide wrongs and also he casting no perils executed the vtmost of his wrongs against such as hée knewe baâ—e any fauour to King Edward of which he repented full sore afterward and was faine to flie the land King Edward landed at Rauensport with a small company of Souldiers but by meanes of his brother the Duke of Clarence who now returned to his part he came to London entred the Citty the 10. of Aprill and tooke King Henry and then went against the Earle of Warwicke whom hee vanquished and slew with his brother Marques Montacute neare to Barnet on Easter day King Edward tooke his iourney Westward where besides Tewkesbury hee ouerthrew Quéene Margaret and tooke her prisoner with Prince Edward her sonne Thomas the bastard of Fauconbridge with a riotous company of shipmen and others of Essex and Kent came to London where being denied passage through the Citty he fired the gates wannâ— the Bulwarkes at Algate and entred the city but the Citizens flewe such as entred causing the other to flie pursued them as farre as Blackewall slaying many King Henry was murthered in the Tower of London and after buried at Chertsey since remoued to Windsor King Edward rode toward Kent where he caused inquiry to be made of the foresaid riotous persons hanged the rich by the purse and the other by the neckes The Maior of Canterbury with others were beheaded there Thomas the bastard of Fauconbridge was taken at Southampton and beheaded Iohn Allein shriue Iohn Shelley shriue William Edward Grocer Maior The Earle of Oxford was sent prisoner to Guines where hee remained so long as the King raigned In all which time the Lady his wife might neuer come to him or had any thing but what the people of charitie would giue her 〈◊〉 what she gate with her néedle Iohn Browne Shriue Thomas Bledlow Shriue Sir William Hampton Fishmonger Maior This Maior punished many strumpets causâ—â— them to ride with gray hoods banished them the city He also caused stocks to be set in euery waâ—â— William Stocker Shriue Robert Billisdon Shriue Sir Iohn Tate Mercer Maior The Duke of Exceter was found dead in the sea betweene Douer and Calice Iohn Goose was burnt on the Tower hill Edmond Shaw Shriue Thomas Hill Shriue Robert Drope Draper Maior This Robert Drope builded the East end of the conduit vpon Cornhill King Edward sailed into France with a great army to aide the Duke of Burgony but by suit of the French King a peace was concluded Hugh Brice shriue Robert Colwich shriue Robert Basset Salter Maior This Maior did sharpe correction vpon Bakers for making light bread he caused diuers of them to be put on the pillory Also one Agnes Daintie for selling of mingled butter Richard Rawson shriue Willam Horne shriue Ralph Iossilin Draper Maior By the dilligence of this Maior the wall about London was newly repaired betwixt Creplegate and Algate King Edward in his progresse hunted in Thomas Burdets Parke at a Bucke and slewe many Déere amongst the which one was a white Bucke Thomas Burdet when hee vnderstood thereof wished the Buckes head in his belly that moued the King to kill it Burdet was apprehended accused of treason condemned drawne from the tower of London to Tiburne and there beheaded Henry Collet Shriue Iohn Stokes Shriue Humphrey Hayford Goldsmith
meanes of Elionar the old Quéene Earle Iohn was reconciled to his brother William fitz Isable Shriue William fitz Arnold Shriue Henry fitz Alwine Maior K. Richard sent messengers to the Pope complaining vpon the Duke of Austrich for misusing of him his as they came by distresse of weather through his country whereupon the Pope excommunicated the Duke inioined him to release the couenants that be constrained the King to make Robert Beasaunt Shriue Iokt Ieiouse Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior William with the beard mooued the common people to séeke their libertie not to be subiect to the rich and mightie by which meanes he drew to him many great companies The King being warned of this tumult commanded him to cease from those attempts but the people still followed him He was taken in Bow Church in Cheape but not without shedding of blood for he was forced by fire and smoake to forsake the Church Hée with nine of his adherents had sentence of death and were hanged This counterfeit friend to the poore slew one man with his own hands polluted Bow Church with his Concubine and amongst other his detestable facts one was hee falsely accused his elder brother of treason which elder brother had in his youth brought him vp in learning and done many things for his preferment Gerard de Antiloch Shriue Robert Durant Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Richard and the Earle of Flaunders confederated together Roger Blunt Shriue Nicholas Duket Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Richard â—ooke of euery hide of land through England 5. s. The French King was intercepted by the army of King Richard so that with much a doe he escaped into Cipres Constantine Fitz Arnold Shriue Robert de Beaw Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Richard turned his armes against the Barons of Poictow that rebelled against him he set their Cities Townes on fire spoiled their country slew many of his aduersaries cruelly at the last came to the Dukedome of Aquitane and besieged the Castle of Chalne where one Bertraine de Gordon smote him with a venowmed dart which stripe the king litle regarded but inuading the Castle wan it and put the souldiers in prison of this wound aforesaide hee died the 6. day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord 1199. when he had raigned 9. yeares 7. moneths and was buried at Founteuerard his heart was buried at Roan and his bowels at the aforesaid Chalne King Iohn IOhn brother to Richard began his raigne the 26. day of May in the yeare of our Lord 1199. Of person he was indifferent but of melancholy complexion Phillip king of France in a quarrell of Arthur the sonne of Ieffery Iohns eldest brother Duke of Britaine made warre vpon King Iohn in Normandy and tooke from him diuers Castles and Townes K. Iohn granted the Shrifewick of London and Middlesex to the Citizens thereof for 300. pound yearely to be paide as of ancient time Arnold Fitz Arnold Shriue Richard Fitz Barthelmew Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Iohn required of euery Plow land 3. s. The king being diuorced from his wife Isabel the Earle of Glocesters daughter he passed ouer the sea paied forty thousand markes to the French King and returned into England with Isabel his wife daughter to the Earle of Angolesme Roger Dormer Shriue Iames Bartilmew Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior K. Iohn weÌ„t to Lincolne where he met with William king of Scots Rotlond Lord of Gallowy and many other noble men which did to him homage Walter Fitz Alis Shriue Simon de Aldermanbury Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Arthur Earle of Britaine being made Knight by the French King whose yonger daughter he had fianced besieged the Castle of Mirable in which Quéene Elianor was inclosed but King Iohn came with a power and deliuered his mother from danger he tooke there his Nephew Arthur William de Brawsa Hugh Brune and many others Haile as bigge as hens egges c. Normand Brundel Shriue Iohn de Ely Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Arthur Earle of Britaine from Falaise was brought to Roan and put in the Tower vnder the custody of Robert de Veypont where shortly after he was dispatched of his life The King of France tooke Lisie Dandely with the castle and vale de Ruell in which were Robert Fitz Water Sayer de Quincie and many others hée tooke the strong Castle vpon Seyne builded by King Richard Water Browne Shriue William Chamberlaine Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Normandy Angiou Britaine Maine Poitow and Touraine were within a short time deliuered to King Phillip King Iohn married Iane his bastard daughter to Lewelin Prince of Wales and gaue with her the castle and Lordship of Elinsmore in the Marches of South Wales Thomas Hauarell Shriue Hamond Brond Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior The 14. of Ianuary began a frost which continued till the 22. day of March so that the ground could not be tilled whereof it came to passe that in Summer following a quarter of wheat was sold for a Marke which in the dayes of Henry the second was sold for twelue pence Iohn Walgraue Shriue Richard Winchester Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Great thunders and lightnings were séene so that many men and women were destroied beâ—sides cattell and houses ouerthrowne and burneâ— corne in the fieldes was beaten downe with haiâ—â— stones as bigge as goose egges Iohn Holland Shriue Edmond Fitz Garrard Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Iohn tooke the 13. part of all mouable goods both of Lay Religious throughout England The Monkes of Canterbury elected Stephen Langton to be their Archbishop The Pope sent letters to King Iohn humbly exhorting him to receiue the saide Stephen being thereunto canonically elected the rather because he was an Englishman borne and a Doctor of Diuinitie c. but king Iohn being greatly offended with the promâ—ting of the said Stephen sent men in armour to expell the Monkes of Canterbury and condemned them of treason At this time began the kingdome of Tartars in Tartaria Quéene Isabel was deliuered of her first sonne named Henry Roger Winchester Shriue Edmond Hardwell Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior W. B. of London and E B. of Ely and M. B. of Winchester by the Popes commaundement executed the interdiction vpon the whole realme and they ceased through all England to ministring of Ecclesiasticall Sacraments sauing of them that were in perill of death and Baptisme to children The King set all the Bishoprickes and Abbies in the Realme into the custodie of Lay-men and commanded all Ecclesiastical reuenewes to be confiscated This yeare was granted to the citizens of London by the kings letters patents that they should yearely choose to them a Maior Peter Duke Shriue Thomas Neale Shriue Hen Fitz Alwin Maior The Exchequer was remoued to Northampton by the Kings commandement hee also gathered a
great Army and went towards Scotland as farre as the castle at Northampton where the King of Scots came to them and treated peace for which he gaue 11000. Markes of siluer and deliuered his two daughters for a pledge After this he tooke homage of all fréeholders and swore all men to his allegiance The Arches and Stone bridge ouer the Thames at London was this yeare finished by Serle Mercer and William Alman then Procurators or Maisters of the Bridgeworkes Peter le Losne Shriue William Blund Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior The King commanded all the Iewes both men and women to bee imprisoned because hee would haue their money The king brought Ireland vnder his subiection hee caused the lawes of England to bee execuâ—â—â— there and money to be coined he raised a grâ—â— tax vpon all the Religious in England whom 〈◊〉 caused to pay such a ransome that the sum caâ—â— to 100000. pound besides 40000. pounds of thâ— white Monkes William de Brawse was chased out of England and his wife and children murdered at Winâ—â—â— Adam Wetley Shriue Stephen la Grace Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior The King went into Wales with a great forâ—â— subdued all the Princes Nobles tooke 28. plages for their subiection and returned There 〈◊〉 him messengers from the Pope which came 〈◊〉 make an vnitie betwixt the King the Bishope Canterbury with the Monkes which were baniâ—shed but the Ambassadors returned without 〈◊〉 end concluded After this the king tooke of euery knight whiâ—â— was not with him in Wales two markes of â—uer of euery shield Iohn Fitz Peter Shriue Iohn Garland Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior The Welshmen tooke diuers Castles of the King of England cut off the heads of all the souldiers burned many Townes and with a great prey returned The King caused the 28. pledges that thâ— Welshmen deliuered him to be hanged An Hermit in Yorkshire named Peter prophesieâ— openly to King Iohn and said that vpon Ascention day next comming he should bee no King but the Crowne should bee transposed to another This Peter was apprehended and put in prison The 10. of Iuly at night the cittie of London vpon the South side of the riuer of Thames with the Church of our Lady of the Canons in Southwarke being a fire and an excéeding great multitude of the people passing the bridge sodainly the North part by blowing of the South winde was also set on fire and the people which were euen now passing the bridg perceiuing the same would haue returned but were stopped with fire and it came to passe that as they protracted time the South end was fired so that people thronging themselues betwixt the two fires there came to aide them many Shippes and vessels into the which the multitude so vndiscreetely pressed that the Shippes being drowned it was saide that there were destroyed about thrée thousand persons Randolph Eland Shriue Constantine Iosue Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Pandulph the Legate admonished the King to restore Stephen Langton to his Sea of Canterbury and the Monkes vnto their Abbey The King calling to minde the manifold dangers hee was in made promise by oath to bee obedient to the Court of Rome Pandulph with the nobles of the realme came together at Douer vpon Ascention euen where the king did resigne his Crowne with the realme of England and Ireland into the Popes hands When the Ascention day was past Peter the Hermite bound to a horse taile was drawne through the stréetes of Warham and there both he and his sonne were hanged Stephen Langton Archbishop of Canterbury and the other that were banished arriued at Douer and went to Winchester to the King and absolued him Richard Priâ—â—â— of Bermonsey builded an house against the wall of the said house of Bermonsey called the Almorâ— of Hospitall of Conuerts of S. Thomas Henry Fitz Alwin Maior of London deceased who had continued Maior of London foure and twentie yeares Martin Fitz Alis Shriue Peter Bate Shriue Roger Fitz Alwine Maior The ditch without the walles of London 200. foot broad was begun Pope Innocent sent Nicholas Bishop of Tusâ—â—â—lane to release the interdiction which had continued 6. yeares 3. moneths and 14. dayes Salomon Basing Shriue Hugh Basing Shriue Searle Mercer Maior S. Edmondsbury was consumed with fire The King met with the Barons in a medow betwixt Stanes and Windsor and there granted the liberties of England without any difficultie the Charter whereof is dated giuen by our hand in Rimming mead betwixt Stanes Windsore the 16. day of Iune the 17. yeare of our raigne vnto which all the whole realme was sworne The King sent vnto the realmes next adioyning to procure him Souldiers promising them large possessions By meanes of Pandulph the Pope disanulled the aforesaid charter liberties granted and also excommunicated the Barons By the other messengers were procured a great number of men of war which landing at Douer the King forthwith besieged Rochester and tooke it Iohn Trauers Shriue Andrew Newland Shriue William Hardel Maior The Pope excoÌ„municated the Barons by their peculiar names but they notwithstanding sent to Phillip King of France requiring him to send his son Lewis into this realme promising to make him King which the French King refused to doe till the Barons had sent him 24. pledges Gwallâ— a Legate was sent from the Pope into France to forbid the going of Lewis into EnglaÌ„d bâ—t his perswasions nothing preuailed he charged them vpon paine of excommunication This notwithstanding Lewis with a great army arriued in the Isle of Thanet King Iohn being then at Douer fled towards Gilford Lewis subdued all the Castles in Kent Douer onely excepted then came he to London where he was honourably receiued of the Nobles Citizens The King marched through Norfolke Suffolke till he came to Linne and appointing Sauarice de Manlion to bée Captaine there began to fortifie the towne but here filling his belly too much he got a surfet and therewith fell into a laske and when the messengers of them that were besieged in Douer were come and had declared their case the disease with griefe conceiued thereat increased Moreouer great sorrow oppressed him for that in his iourney hee had lost the ornaments of his chappel with other treasure carriages at the passage of Welstreame where many of his houshold seruants were drowned in y e water quicksands he died in the castle of Newarke on the 19. of October 1216. where the Captaine of the castle causing his body to be bowelled the same was conueied to Worcester and there honourably buried when he had raigned 17. yeares 5. moneths lacking 8. daies He had issue two sons Henry and Richard and thrée daughters Isabel Elianor and Iane. He founded the Abbey of Bowley in a new forrest of Southampton He builded the Monasteries of Farendon and Hales
Lord Russell Lord Priuie seale with a number of souldiers entred the Citie of Excester the fill of August slew and tooke prisoners of the Rebels more then 4. thousand and after hanged diuers of them in the towne country about The L. Gray also with strangers horsemen in diuers conflicts slewe many people and spoiled the Country The last of Iuly W. Lord Marques of Northhampton entred the Citie of Norwich and on the next morning the rebels also entred the towne burned part thereof put the Lord Marques to flight and flew the Lord Sheffield Diuers persons were apprehended as aiders of the foresaid rebels of the which one was hanged within Aldgate and another at the Bridge foote toward Southwarke both on Mary Magdalens day In the beginning of August the French king determined to take the Isles of Gernsey and Iersey did set there suddenly vpon our ships with a great number of Gallies but were so manfully encountred by the Kings Nauy that with the losse of a thousand men and great spoile of Gallies they were forced to retire into France The eight of August the French Ambassadors gaue a defiance to the Lord Protector whereupon all Frenchmen with their goods being no Denizens were apprehended The rebels in Norfolke and Suffolke encamped themselues at mount Surrey neare vnto Norwich against whom sir Iohn Dudley Earle of Warwicke went with an Army where meeting with the rebels they had thought all to haue died in the place but God brought it to passe that as well there as in all other places they were partly by power constrained partly by promise of their pardon perswaded to submit themselues The Earle of Warwicke entred the Citie of Norwich the 27. of August when hee had flaine aboue fiue thousand of rebels and taken their chiefe Captaine Robert Ket of Windam Tanner The 20. of September Edmond Bonner Bishop of London was sent from Lambeth to the Marshalsey for a sermon which hee preached at Pauls Crosse on the first of December On the first of October hee was depriued of his Bishopricke and sent againe to the Marshalsey for disobeying the Kings order in religion Richard Yorke Iohn Chester Shriues The 24. of October the Duke of Somerset was brought from Windsor riding through Oldborne in at Newgate and so to the tower of London accompanied with diuers Lords and Gentlemen with thrée hundred horses The Lord Maior Sir Ralph Warren Sir Iohn Gresham master Recorder sir William Locke and both the Shriues with other knights sitting on their horses against Soper-lane all the officers with halbarts and from Oldborne bridge to the Tower certaine Aldermen or their Deputies on horsebacke in euery stréete with a number of householders standing with billes as hée passed There was with him committed to the Tower Sir Michael Stanâ—op Sir Thomas Smith sir Iohn Thin Knight Wolfe and Gray of Reading The 17. of October King Edward came from Hampton Court to his place in Southwarke and there dined hee made master Yorke one of the Shriues Knight and then rode through the Citie to Westminster Sir Rowland Hill Mercer the twentie eight of October Maior This sir Rowland Hill caused to bee made diuers causeyes bridges and frée schooles He gaue to the Hospitall of Christs Church in London fiue hundred pound in ready money and one hundred pound at his decease The twentie nine of Nouember Robert Kete and William Kete his brother were deliuered out of the Tower of London to sir Edmond Windam Shriue of Norffolke to bee conuaied to Norwich where R. Kete was hanged in chaines on the top of Norwich Castle and W. Kete likewise hanged on the top of Windam stéeple In December the Scots tooke Burtierag in Scotland and other holds then possessed by Englishmen where they slew man woman and child except Sir Iohn Luteroll the Captaine whom they tooke prisoner The 19. of Ianuary were murdered by S. Sepulchers Church without Newgate in London two Captaines that had serued the King at Boline and elsewhere she one was Sir Peter Gambo the other Filicirga which murders were committed by Charles Ganaro a Fleming who came post from Barwicke to doe that acte on the morrow he with three of his companions were taken in Smithfield and sent to Newgate and the foure and twentieth of Ianuary they were all foure Charles Gauaro Balthasar Gauaro Nicholas Disalueron Francis Deualasco hanged in Smithfield The 27. of Ianuary Humphry Arundell Esquire Thomas Holmes Winslow and Burie Captaines of the Rebels in Deuonshire were hanged and quartered at Tiburne The sixt of February the Duke of Somerset was deliuered out of the Tower The tenth of February one Bell was hanged and quartered at Tiburne foe mouing a new rebellion in Suffolke This yeare 1550. died Pope Paul the third formerly called Alexander Fernese hee was enstalled Pope Anno 1534. in his youth hee had two children viz. Peter Lewes and the Lady Constance This Pope ordained the general councels at MaÌ„tâ—a at Vicentia and Trent he gaue the Emperour fiue Gallies well furnished for his warres against Barbarosso hée met the Emperour Carolus Quintus and Francis the French King at Nice in Prouince to make peace betwéene them for ten yeares and concluded a marriage betwéene his Nephew Octauio and the Emperours daughter widowe to Alexander de medicis late Duke of Florence and after that with consent of the Emperour he made his forenamed sonne Peter Lewes Duke of Parma and Placentia he died at fourescore and foure yeares of age The last of March a generall peace was proclaimed betwéene the King of England France the Emperour and the Scots This time the Lord Maior of London the Aldermen purchased all the liberties of South warke which was in the Kings hands The 12. of Aprill D. Nicholas Ridley was enstalled Bishop of London The 25. of Aprill the towne of Boloine was yéelded to the French The second of May Ioan Butcher was burnt in Smithfield for heresie that Christ tooke no flesh of the Virgine Marie Richard Lion Goddard Gorran and Richard Ireland were executed the 14. of May for attempting a new rebellion in Kent Trinitie Tearme was adiourned till Michaelmasse In the moneth of August a Millar of Battle-bridge was set on the Pillory in Cheape and had both his eares cut off for seditious words by him spoken against the Duke of Somerset Also Grig a Poulter that had béene taken for a cunning man in curing of diseases among women being proued to be a craftie deceiuer was on the eight of september set on the Pillorie in southwarke and the Lord Maior and the Aldermen riding through the faire hee asked them and all the Citizens forgiuenesse Augustine Hide Iohn Lion Shriues Sir Andrew Iud Skinner Maior This Sir Andrew Iud erected one notable frée schools at Tonbridge in Kent wherein he brought vp and nourished in learning great store of youth as well bred in that
estate then feared to haue happened but not expressed the Citizens of London were charged with the furniture and setting forth to sea of twelue ships since increased to 16. c. Also with 6000. men and furniture for the warres which men with all spéede were made in a readinesse Thrée thousand of them were daily trained in the field vnder Captaines Citizens of the same City from the sixth of August c. The other thrée thousand appointed to attend vpon her Roiall person were also likewise trained vnder Captaines in braue furniture for they were housholders of account all which their charges was partly borne by themselues the residue performed by subsidies leuied of the Citizens In this meane time to wit on the fifth of August at night by commandement from her Maiestie the chaines were drawne thwart the stréetes and lanes of the Citie and Lanthornes with light of candles hanged one at euery mans dore there to burne all the night and so from night to night and great watches kept in the stréets which so continued a long time The City and Citizens kept vnusuall watch and ward and all sorts of people were much amazed and frighted as well by reason of preparation for wars not knowing any cause as also by the soddaine strange and terrible rumors and reports of the Spaniards fierce approach Also many thousands of horsemen and footemen chosen persons well appointed for the warres trained vp in armor with braue liueries vnder valiant Captaines in diuers shires were brought vp to London where they were lodged in the suburbes townes and villages neare adioyning from the eight of August till the 20. or 23. in which time the horsemen were shewed in Saint Iames field the footemen traimed in other grounds about the City and then all discharged homewards with charge to be alwaies ready at an houres warning And so it followed that on the 25. of August at night Posts were sent after them to recall the horsemen presently to returne to London with all spéede possible which charge they prepared to performe But on the 27. of August the said Posts were likewise sent to stay them at home or to returne them backe whose forwardnesse in seruice of the Quéene was such as the like hath not béene séene or heard of towards any Prince of this Realme such was the dutifulnesse of her louing and obedient subiects The 26. of August being Sunday in the morning before sixe of the clocke by the commandement from the Quéene the 3000. souldiers trained vp by the Citizens were all in Armour in the open stréetes attending on their Captaines till past seuen of the clocke at what time being thorowly wet by a great showre of raine were sent home againe for that day On the next morrow being the 27 the other 3000 Citizens housholders and subsidy men shewed on the Miles end where they trained all that day and other vntill the 4 of September and so ceased they training and whatsoeuer had béene foreséene and wisely preuented by the Quéene and her Nobility whereof the Comminalty were vtterly ignorant for that time a good Peace within this Realme hath since followed which God long continue among vs. Humfrey Wilde Roger Clarke the 28 of September Sir Nicholas Mosley Clothworker the 28 of October This Roger Clarke Shrieue bidding the Companies of London to dine with him as had béene accustomed by other Shrieues his predecessors tooke no beneuolence of them towards his charges On Michaelmas euen Robert Earle of Essex Lieutenant Generall for Ireland hauing secretly returned into England came to the Court at Nonsuch spake with the Quéene and on the second of October was for contempt c. committed to the Lord Kéeper On the 29 of Nouember the Lord Kéeper and other Lords of the Counsell in the Starre Chamber perswaded against rumorous talke of the Earle of Essex In December the late Cardinall Albertus and Isabella his wife Daughter to the late King of Spaine with great pompe in Antwerpe were sworne Arch-dukes A Tilt-boat from London towards Grauesend lost against Woolwich with 40 persons men and women whereof 11 were saued The 19 of Ianuary 16 Priests and foure lay men were remoued out of diuers prisons in and about London and sent to the Castle of Wisbich in Cambridge-shire whereof one was a Bishop of Ireland and another a Franciscan Frier of the rule of the Caputians which wore his Friars wéede all the way as he went a thing not séene in England many yéeres before The eight of February Charles Blunt Lord Mountioy departed towards Ireland as Lieuetenant there souldiers out of diuers shires were sent before him and also after him in the month of February namely the Citizens of London at their owne charges furnished and sent 300 at that time into Ireland The 21 of Iune Iohn Rigby was drawne from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to S. Thomas Waterings and there hanged and quartered for being reconciled contrary to the Statute In the month of Iuly were drawn hanged and quartered at Lincolne two Priests named T. Hunt and Sprat for comming into this Realme contrary to the Statute two other Priests Edward Thing and Robert Nutter were likewise executed for the like offence at Lancaster Also T. Palafer a Priest executed at Durham and a Gentleman with him for relieuing and lodging him in his house In the moneth of Iuly the Citizens of London sent out 300 souldiers into Ireland with their furniture also out of diuers shires souldiers were likewise furnished and sent thither This yéere in the moneth of April Richard Bishop of London with other Commissioners to wit Doctor Perkins and Doctor Swale were sent Ambassadors to Emden there to treat with the Commissioners from the King of Denmark who had long remained there for that purpose but their commission expired they were returned ere Ambassadors were come there whereupon our Ambassadors also returned into England the 8 of Iuly next following In which seruice the said Reuerend Father so wisely bountifully honorably caried himselfe that the Quéene very graciously accepted his procéedings The fifth of Iune the Earle of Essex was called before the Lords of the Councell at the Lord Kéepers where for matters laide to his charge hee was suspended from vse of diuers offices till her Maiesties pleasure to the contrary to kéepe his house as before whereat the people still murmured The 5 of August Charles Iames King of Scots in Scotland escaped a strange and strong conspiracie practised by the Earle of Gowry and his Brother as at large appeareth in a booke thereof extant first published and printed in Scotland and since in England A peace being concluded at Veraine in France in the yeare 1598 betwéene Henry the fourth King of France and Nauarre and Philip the second King of Spaine The Quéene of England was likewise inuited by the French King her confederate allye to dispose her selfe vnto
chiefe officers of the Court. The 27 of Iune Henry Earle of Northumberland was brought from the Tower vnto the Starre-chamber and there conuicted of diuers misprisions contempts and offences and for the same was adiudged to pay thirty thousand pound and to be remooued from the place of a Priuy Counsellor and from being Captains of his Maiesties Pentioners and from all other offices which he held of his Maiesties grace and fauour and to remaine prisoner during life At this time returned Signior Nichola Molyno of honourable family hauing béene here thrée yeares Ambassador Lieger for the Signory of Venice whom the King honoured with Knight-hood and in his stead came the honourable Signior Georguo Iustiniano from the Duke and State of Venice of which most famous and flourishing city I haue here very briefly set downe the first foundation and State thereof as followeth Bleda and Attilla Brethren Kings of the Hunnes after they had made great excursions and spoyles vpon Illyria and Thrace as farre as Thermopyle Attilla desirous to be sole Soueraigne slue his brother Bleda then he subdued most nations Eastward and after that with fiue hundred thousand men he inuaded the Roman Empire viz. the Romans and Visygotes who encountred him with diuers Armies he passed violently through Italy and forced the people to flie from City to City and other places of which sort some went and possessed certaine very small Islands in the sea which then were not well knowne by any name but were afterward called Venice as you may read he also inuaded France and besieged Orleance in the yeare of the world 4414. and after Christ 452 and gaue battaile vnto Detyus Aefius the Vice Emperour and Theodoric King of Vysâ—gotes the fight continued one whole day wherein was performed all martiall prowes and two hundred thousand slaine on both sides yea such was the effusion of bloud that very many dead bodies floted vp and downe as it had béen a brooke of bloud in this fight Attilla had the worst yet neuerthelesse he reencouraged himselfe and furiously assailed Italie and had vtterlie spoiled it if the Pope had not humbled himselfe before him then he returned into his owne Country of Hungarie The Emperour Valentinian the third being in a manner constrained gaue him his sister in mariage after that he maried an other at which Nuptiall he became so drunke that he died thereof the City of Venice being at first but a small thing was gouerned by Consuls who resisted Pelagius Nestorius and Pharamond the first King of France then it increased and was gouerned by Tribunes And in the yeare 582. Pope Pelagius the second in a Councell of twenty Bishops by meanes of the Archbishop of Aquilea it was agréed that Grado should be the Metropolis of Venice and Istria by reason that Grado was then more Noble and populous then Venice so continued vntill the yeare 654. Afterward Mallo Mocco and Palestina by meanes of a great assembly of people from Padua and Mount Telice which came in company of the Bishop of Padua Venice was greatly increased this was done when Padua had beene destroyed by the Lombards the third and fourth time in the yeare 593. And in the yeare 654 vnto the foresaid ten Tribunes were added two more to rule in Hyraclia which Hyraclia tooke his name of Hyraclius the Christian Emperour the said Hyraclia in the yeare 603 was reedified and enlarged by Bishop Magno but Rotaryo King of Lombards still exercising his crueltie destroyed Oderzo and other places as also there was ciuill wars a long time in most parts of Italy so as many auncient Noble habitations being ruinated the distressed persons for their conuenient safety resorted and inhabited these foresaid small plots or Islands lying in the sea the chiefe whereof was then call Ryuo Alto and is now called the Ryalto which they found to lie commodious for traffique and Nauigation then they encreased so fast in people and building that these petty plots or Islands became well inhabited and therein with great Christian piety erected eight faire goodly Churches with many stately pallaces so as the City was growne very great and these last twelue Magistrates of Tribunes continued vntill the yeare 697. and was then by the forenamed Hyraclius Pope Sergius the first in the generall Councell of Aquilea those foresaid Islands were called Venice and by vertue of the same Councell it was ordained that they should choose themselues a Duke out of their City successiuely for euer and for conclusion of peace after long dissension betwéene Grado and Venice the Pope was content that the Patriarchie of Grado should be transferred vnto Venice since which time he hath there held his Cathedra and the Venetians haue béene gouerned by Dukes assisted by Senators Paulus Lucius was the first Duke and haue so continued Dukes by election vntill this present yeare 1606. with great honour and prosperity ouer whom Leonardo Donato now raigneth there haue béene ninety one Dukes since the forenamed Councell At this time the King made Sir Edward Cooke Lord chiefe Iustice of the common Pleas after he had béene fouretéene yeares his Maiesties Solicitor and Atturney generall This yeare at the appointment and charges of the King the stately Tombe for Quéene Elizabeth was fully finished and set vp in a little Chappell on the North side of the high Altar in the Chappell Royall at Westminster and her Image or Status placed amongst the Pictures of other Kings and Quéenes in an vpper roome on the North side of the high Alter in the Abbey Church at Westminster which said Images of former Princes were wont to stand in a darke lost or Chappell behinde the high Altar and were remooued thence into a more lightsome place by Doctor Neile Deane of Westminster which sayd Deane repayred the Tombe of Anne of Cleaue gaue a rich Altar Cloath vnto the Church and reformed the impeachments of light in the Quire thereof The 15 of Iuly the wife of Richard Homwood of East Grimsted in Sussex without any knowne cause murdered her owne thrée children and threw them into a pit and then cut her owne throat likewise Thursday the 17 of Iuly Christianus King of Denmarke with eight shippes cast anker before Graues-end and the next day King Iames with Prince Henrie and diuers Nobles went thither to him and dined a ship-boord and after diner both Kings came to Gréenewich where Christianus and all his traine were royally entertained The 24 of Iuly these Kings rode progresse together and for foure daies space they and their traine were worthily feasted by the Earle of Salisbury at Theobalds and vpon Thursday the last of Iuly both Kings with all magnificence rode through London against which time and vpon very short warning the Citizens had made diuers Trophies viz. a Bower of the Muses at the East end of Cheapeside a braue stately Pageant with delicate musicke eloquent Orations and variable pleasant
builded 1526 Rome taken and sacked by the duke of Burbon 1527 An reg 19. Extreame raine and drought Great famine 1528 An reg 20. A ship chased to the Tower wharfe Sweating sicknesse 1529 An reg 21. Cardinall Woolsey Sir Thomas Moore made Chancellor New testament printed Parliament at Blacke Friars 1530 An reg 23 Suit to the Court of Rome for bidden Pest in London Cardinall Wolley died Cleargy in the premunire K Henry supreame head 1531 A Cooke boyled An reg 23. Thomas Bilney burned 1532 An reg 24. Monstrous Fishes The cleargy sworne Sir Thomas Moore discharged T. Audley Lord chancellor Coiners executed The first Duke of Florence Christ Church suppressed Tower of London repaired 1538 An reg 25. Queene Annecrowned Prince Arthurs widdow Beefe and mutton sold by waight Lady Elizabeth borne The holy maide of Kent Oath to K. Henry Queene Anne An reg 26. Fire in Bredstreet Lord Dacres araigned Frier houses suppressed Fire at Temple-barre The Kings stables burnt The Popes authoritie abrogated First fruits and tenths 1537 An reg 27. Charterhouse men Poled heads Hollanders heretikes This was the last Duke of Millaine since which time that Citty hath beene gouerned by strangers Monkes executed Bishop of Rochester beheaded Sir Thomas Moore beheaded Abbies visited Charitable deeds L. Katherine Dowager Houses of Religion suppressed 1536 An reg 28 L. Rochford executed King Henry married Lady Iane. Articles by the King Triumph at Westminster Thomas Cromwell Vicar generall Duke of Richmond Pater noster Creede and commandements Commotion in Lincolnshire Lincolneshire commotion appeased A â—riest and a butcher executed Commotion in Yorkshire CommotioÌ„ appeased Shriues Maior The Earle of Kildare and his vncles executed Another conspiracy 1584 Lincolne-shire-men executed An reg 29. A commotion in Somersetshire Prince Edward borne Shriues Maior 1585 An reg 30 Hangman hanged Bible in euery Church a Register booke Shriues Maior Freeâ—chole and Almes-houses at Radcliffe Marques of Deuonshire executed Blacks Friers suppressed Execution in Pauls Church-yard 1538 An reg 13. Great muster at London The Vicar of Wansworth executed Clarken well suppressed Shriues Maior Couentry Crosse The Register booke of Parish Churches Abbats of Reading and Glastenbury executed Pensioners appointed King Henry married Lady Anne of Cleue 1540 The Cromwell Earle of Essex 4. fifteens a subsidy An reg 32. Knights of Rhodes supprest Note Richard Farmer in the premunire L. Cromwell beheaded K Henry diuorced Priests burnt and hanged others for denying the Kings supremacy K. Henry married againe Dry sommer Note Shriues Maior 1541 An reg 33 Commotion in Yorkshire The misery of Barbarosso K. of Argier and how hee obtained the Crowne The Christian religion preached in Tunis Countesse of Sarisbury beheaded Damport Chapman hanged L. Dacres of the South put to death Progresse to Yorke Shriues Maior Fire at Elsing spittle K. Henry King of Ireland Qu Katha beheaded A maide boilded 1542 An reg 4. The Earle of Desmond the great Onele Duke of Norffolke entred Scotland Shriues Maior Scots ouerthrowne Maxwell 1543 An reg 35. K. Henry married K. Henry married againe An Army into Landersey Tearme at S Albons Maiors 4. Eclip Germain Gardiner 1544 House blowen vp Sir Iohn Dudley An reg 36. Lieth taken and spoiled Edenborough burnt Procession in English Coines inhaunced Base monie coined K H. went to Boloin Shriues Maior free schools at Oundale Prise taken A beneuolence demanded An Alderman sent into Scotland S. W. Roch sent to the Fleete A fained miracle A false accuser set on the pillory and well marked to be knowne A rode into Scotland Alderman of London taken prisoner 1545 An reg 37 Men burnt in the hedghogge Mary Rose was drowned French men landed at new hauen in Sussex Earle of Hertford sent into Scotland L. Admirall burnt Treyport S. Giles Church burnt Shriues Maior Chantries Colledges and Hospitals giuen to the King 1546 The stewes put downe Note this sleeper Anne Askew and others burnt Admirall of France came to London Conduit in Lothbury Shrieues Maior Duke of Norfolke sent to the Tower K. Henry his gift to the Cittie of London Earle of Surry beheaded K. Henry deceased An reg 1. Earle of Hertford L. Protector K E. made Knight L. Maior of London made knight Duke and Lords created K. Edward crowned 1557 D. Smith recanted Images forbidden Procession forbidden Muskleborow field 1. Rich L. Chanceller Shrieues Maior 1548 An reg 2. A goodly watch at Midsomer The siege of Haddington Bishop of Winchester sent to the Tower A priest of Cornwall executed A great pestilence at London S. Annes Church burnt An reg 3. Lord Thomas Seymer beheaded 1549 Fire at broken wharfe Commotion in Somerset shire Commotion in Cornwall Rebels subdued Martiall law The french Kings gullies inuaded Gernsey and Iersea French men apprehended The Earle of Warwicke went against the rebels Bishop of London depriued L. protector brought to the Tower K. E. rode through London Charitable deedes of sir Rowland 〈◊〉 gift to Christs Hospitall R. Kete and W. Kete hanged Holds in Scotland lost Peter Gambo murdered Gauaro others hanged An reg 4. Rebels hanged The house of Fernese made dukes of Parma Peace proclaimed The liberties of southwarke purchased Boloine yeelded Ioan Butcher burnt Rebels executed Tearme adiourned Almesnouses by Saint Helens in Bishopsgate streete Arden murdered Bishop of Winchester depriued 1551 An Arrian burnt Earthquake First fall of base money Sweating sicknes Second fall of base money Liberties of the Stilyard seased Maior New coine Muster of horsemen Duke of Somerset beheaded An reg 6. Queene of Scots rode thorow London Sir Ralph Vaine and other executed 1552 Christs Hospitall A monster Great fishes Great fishes Charitable deeds of six G. Barnes Great fishes taken Money borowed of the Merchants The new seruice in English First children in Christs Hospitall First shew of children in Christs Hospitall Lord of merry disports An. reg 7. Parliament 1553. Subsidie Bridewell giuen to the Citie of London The Sauoy suppressed Voiage to Muscouie K. Edward deceased Lady Iane proclamed Queene Gilbert Pot punished in Cheape Lady Mary fled Lady Mary proclaimed Queene An reg 1 Bishops restored Men drowned at London bridge Violence vnto a Preacher at Paules Crosse The Duke of Northumberland beheaded New coins Subsidy pardoned CoronatioÌ„ Grauesend barge ouerturned Charitable deeds of sir Thomas White Cardinall Poole recalled A treaty for marriage with the Queen Commotion in Kent by Sir Th. Wiat. Wiats insurrection Duke of Norfolke sent against Wiat. Wiat Strengthned with the queenes ordinance Lord William Howard Lieutenant of the Citie of London Two men hanged in Paules Church-yard Wiat taken The Duke of Suffolke brought to the lower Lady Iane beheaded Wiats men hanged Strangers banished the realme Duke of Suffolke beheaded 1554 Th. Wiat beheaded W. Thom. quartered A Gun shoâ— at a Preacher An reg 2. An imposture The mariage of K. Phillip Q. Mary Shâ—s A Spaniard hanged Maior Cardinall Poole Q. Mary bruted to be with child
a like treaty of amity with Spaine To the effecting whereof he had procured the consent of the K. of Spaine then liuing After whose decease Philip the third succéeding his Father in the Crowne the same was againe reuiued and solicited by Andreas of Austria the Gouernour of the Low Countries and the Bishop of Constance both for the house of Burgundy and Kingdome of Spaine afterwards ratified by the Arch-duke Albert returned out of Spaine with the Infanta his wife Vpon which former promise made vnto her Maiesty shee was at length induced to condiscend vnto a treaty of peace at Bolaigne in France a place chosen by mutuall agreement on either side with the assent and good liking of the French King whether both Princes sent their Ambassadors furnished with ample power and authority in that behalfe where the English Ambassadors arriued the sixtéenth day of May in this present yeare 1600 being the day prefixed for this assembly and the Spanish the seuentéenth of the same moneth The Commissioners on the English side were these Sir Henry Neuel Knight her Maiesties ordinary Ambassador resident with the French King Iohn Harbert Esquire her Maiesties Secretary in the North part and Thomas Edmonds Esquire her Maiesties Secretary for the French tongue The Commissioners for Spaine were Baltazar de Caniga and Fonseca Ambassador resident for the King of Spaine with the Arch-duke of Austria in the Low Countries and Ferdinando Carillo Doctor of the ciuill Law vnto whom were adioyned on the Arch-dukes part Iohn Richardot President of the counsell of the said Arch-duke and Lewis Verraken the said Arch-dukes Audiencer The Commissioners on both sides being viewed and considered of some question for the presidencie and superiority of place fell into disputation and debate her Maiesty challenging the same as due vnto her before the time of the Emperour Charles as appeareth by Volateran in the time of King Henry the seuenth her Highnes Grandfather when this self-same difference betwéene both those Crownes comming into question the Pope preferred England and adiudged vnto this Crowne the most honourable place but forasmuch as the same was contradicted by the Spanish Commissioners who not onely refused to yéeld presiansie vnto her Maiesty but also to admit an equality or of any other indifferent and middle course whereby the honour of her Maiesty might bee preferred the present treaty which hitherto was perfourmed onely by some priuate visitations and conferences of some one or two of the Commissioners on either side without comming to any generall méeting or colloquie was on the second day of August in the yeere aforesaid for this time delayed and by mutuall assent of the Commissioners on both sides according to their seuerall authorities respectiuely granted vnto them in that behalfe suspended vntill the the end of sixtie dayes following in which meane while it might be vnderstood what should be the determination of both Princes for a further â— preceeding in the said colloquie of peace at some other time and place wherein as yet no certaine resolution hath béene hitherto taken The 8 of August 1600 came Ambassadors from Abdela Wayhetanow King of Barbary the chiefe whereof was his Secretary diuers in commission with him were Artificers and Trades-men they were very bountifully entertained at the Quéenes charges during their sixe monthes abode they were very subtle and vnthankfull they abhorred to giue any manner of Almes vnto any poore Christians they sold their broken meat vnto such as would giue most for it they killed all their owne meat in the Ambassadors house as Lambes and all kinde of Pullen c. which they vsually killed turning their faces towards the East they vsed to wash their owne féete twice or thrice aday and sometimes to wash their bodies they vse beades and pray to Turkish Saints they diligently obserued the manner of our weights and measures and all things else that might auaile their natiue Marchants and preiudice the English Nation The 18 of September came Embassadours from Borris Pheodorwich Emperour of Russia which said Borris was newly come vnto that dignity by vsurpation onely by meanes of his greatnesse in popularity hauing as he supposed long before made away the late immediat Heire Demetrius second sonne to old Ivan Vasselowich and yonger brother to the late Pheodor Vasselowich This Borris at his first comming to the crowne was as bounteous and liberall vnto all sorts of people as he was when he was a subiect but within a while after he grew very couetous and desirous to fill his treasure by meanes whereof within sixe yéeres hee was as generally hated of all the Russians as euer he was beloued of whose sudden and vnexspected downefall you may reade at large in the third yeare of King Iames. About the last of August Robert Earle of Essex was set at liberty The 10 of September the said Embassadors of Barbary were againe conueyed to the Court at Oatlands there to take their leaue of her Maiesty but were required to stay to sée the Iusting and other triumphs at Westminster on the 17. of Nouember In the moneth of September souldiers prest in and about the City of London to the number of 350. and likewise out of diuers shires were sent towards Ireland wherof diuers running from their Captaines and colours were afterward taken and hanged for example to others The 18. of September Ambassadors from Muscouia or Russia landing at Tower wharfe were there receiued by the Aldermen of London in scarlets the Muscouy Marchants and a number about two hundred of the principall companies in veluet Coats and chaines of gold all well mounted conueied them in câ—aches from the Tower to the house sometime pertayning to Sir Cuthbert Buckell Maior The 14. of October the said Ambassadors rode to the Court and had audience before the Quéene This yeare the most Reuerend Father in God Iohn Whitgift Archbishop of Canterbury did finish that notable monument of our time to wit his Hospitall of the holy Trinity in Croydon in the County of Surry by him there founded builded of stone and bricke for the releise and sustentation of certaine poore people As also a faire Schoole-house for the increase of literature together with a large dwelling house for the Schoolemaster and these premisses he hath through Gods assistance in his owne life time performed for as my selfe haue heard him say he would not be to his Executors a cause of their damnation remembring the good aduice that an ancient Father hath left to all posterity Tutior via est vt bonum quod quisquis post mortem sperat agi per alios agat dum viuit ipse per se It is a way farre more safe for a man to doâ— good and charitable déedes by himselfe whilst he liueth then to hope that others will do the same for him after his death Thomas Smith Thomas Cambell the 28 of September William Crauen the fourteenth of Februarie Sir