Spencers the father and the sonne the earle of Arundel with diuers other brought them to â–ª the toun of Hereford Anno. 19. M Richard Betain Goldsmith S date 1325 Gilbert Mordon Iohn Cotton The morow after Simon and Iude syr Hugh Spencer y â— father was put to Great execution death at Bristowe and after buried at Winchester and on saint â–ª Hughes day folowing was syr Hugh his son drawen hanged quartered at Hereford and his head sent to London and sette emong other vpon the bridge After Robert Baldock the Chancellor was sent to London to Newgate where he died miserably The earle of Arundell was put to deth at Hereford and king Edward was by parliament deposed from King Edward deposed his kingdom when he hâ—d reigned xâ—â—yere syxe monthes and .xviii. dais and not longe after was murthered by syr Roger Mortimer and was buried aâ— Glocester Edward the third Anno Regni 1. date 1326 EDwarde the thirde after the deposing of his father was crowned king of England He began his â–ª reigne ouer this realm the .xxv. day of Ianuary in the yere of our lorde 1326 and deceased the. 21 â–ª day of Iune in the yere 1377. so he reigned 50. yere and. 5. monethes lackinge 3. daies In â—â—ates of armes he was very expert as the noble enterprises by him atchiâ—ued do wel declare Of his â—â—beraliite clemencie he shewed many gret examples Briefly in al princely vertues he was so excellâ—t that few â—â—oble men before his time were to be â—â—pared to him At the beginning of his reigne he was chiefly ordred by syr Roger Mortymer and his mother Isabel In this fyrst yere of his reigne he confirmed The liberties of London confyâ—med the liberties of the citie of London and ordeyned that the maior of the city of London should syt in all places of iudgemâ—t within the liberties of the same for chiefe Iustice the kinges person only excepted and that euery alder man â–ª that had ben maidr shold be iustice of peace in all London and Middlesex and euery Alderman that had not bene maior should be iustice of peace within his owne warde Diuers other priuâ—leges he graunted to the citie The king went toward Scotland hauing vnderstanding that the scottes were entred into England as farre as Stanhop parke He beset them rounde about hopynge to haue broughte them bnder his subiection But when he thought to be most sure of them by treason of some of his host the scottes escaped cleane returned back into scotland About the .xxi. day of September Kinge Edward the seconde murdered Edward y â— second was murdered in the castell of Barkley by syr Roger Mortimer and was buried at Glocester Anno. 1. M date 1326 Richard Britayn Goldsmith S Râ—c Roting Roger Chacellor The King maried the lady Philip the earles doughter of Henawde in the citie of Yorke The kinge helde his parliament at A Parliament at Northampton Northampton wher through the counsaile of syâ— Roger Mortimer the old Quene his mother he made with the scots an vnprofitable and dishonorable peace For why he restored to them all theyr writings charters and patentes wherby the kinges of Scotlande had bounde them selues to be tributarye â—o to the crowne of England with other like vnprofitable conditions Anno. 2. M date 1327 Mamoâ—de Chikwell Grocer S Henry Darcy Iohn Hawden Dauid the yong prince of Scotland maried Iane the syster of Kinge Edwarde whom the Scottes in derision called Iane makepeace The scottes made many â—ymes agaynst thenglishmen for the fond disguiâ—ed apparell by them at that tyme worne amongest the which this was one Long beardes hartlesse Scottish â— tauntes Paynted hoodes witlesse Gay Cotes gracelesse Makes England thriftlesse Anno. 3. M Iohn Grantham Grocer date 1328 S SimoÌ„ FraÌ„câ—s Henry Combmarten Edward erle of Kent vncle to king Edward of England beynge falselye Execution accused of treason was by syr Roger Mortimer put to death at Winchester Prince Edward was borne at Wodstock The .xvii. of October syr Roger Mortemer was taken in Notingham castell and sent to the Tower of London Anno. 4. M Symonde Swalond date 1329 S Richard Lazaâ— Henry Gâ—sors Syr Roger Mortimer was accused for diuers points of treason as y t he murdered king Edward the second that through him the scots escaped at Staâ—â—hope parke for receiuynge summes of money of the Scottes for which accusations he was shortely aâ—ter drawen Execution â–ª and hanged at London Edward Baylel the sonne oâ— Iohn Baylel late king of scottes by lysence purchased of king Edward entred into to Scotland clayming the crowne by the right of his father where he vanquished the Scottes and was crouned at Stone Anno. 5. M date 1330 Iohn Pountney Draper S Robert Ely Thomas whorwod The king with a great army wente into Scotland and at Halidâ— hil gaue the Scottes battaile wherin he obteined a triumphant victory and slew oâ— them .viii. erles 900. knightes of barons Barwike wonne and esquires 400. 33000. coÌ„mon souldiors he wan Edenborâ—we Barwike and many other castels and gane the gouernance of Scotlande to Edward Baylel Anno. 6. M date 1331 Iohn Pountney Draper S Iohn Mocking Andrew Aubery The king of France sent .x. shyps toward Scotland which wer â—o wether driuen into Flauâ—ders that they were little worth after that time Anno. 7. M date 1332 Iohn Preston Draper S Nicolas Pikr Iohn Husbande Kyng Edwarde wente agayne into Scotlande and layd siege to the castel of â—ylbridge He wan it by strength set the countrey in quietnes and came back to the castel of Tyne where shortly after Edward Baâ—lel kyng of Scottes came and dydde hym homage and sware vnto hym fealtie Anno. 8. M Iohn Pountney draper date 1333 S Iohn Hamond William Hansarde Embassadors were sent froÌ„ Philip de Valoys king of France for to conclude vpon certayn articles of variaÌ„ce betwene their lord and the kyng of Englande but it toke none effecte Anno. 9. M Reignold at Cundyte date 1334 S Iohn Hyngston Walter Turke This yere kyng Edward sent ambassadors into France to coÌ„clude a peace whiche likewise toke none effect Anno. 10. M Iohn PonÌ„tney draper date 1335 S Walter Wordoâ— Richard Vâ—ton This yere king Edward made claime to the crowne of France and therfore proclaimed open warre betwene Englande and France Anno. 11. M date 1336 Iohn PouÌ„tney draper S William Brickelsworth Iohn Northhal This yere the kyng considering the charge he had with warrs in ScotlaÌ„d and also that he inteÌ„ded to haue against the Frenchmen gathered togither treasure by dyuers and sundry ways wher of the maner is not expressed but such great plentie came to his handes that money was very scant throughout the whole Realme by reason of whiche scarsnes vitaile and other merchandise were excedyng good cheape for at London Cheape of vitailes a quarter of wheate was sold for ij sÌ„ A fat oxe for .vi. sÌ„ .viii. d A fatte shepe for vi
when he had reigned .ix. yeares Hee buylded the priory of Chanons at Excetor was buried at Winbourne date ALured the fourth sonne of Ethelwolphus began his reigne ouer the more parte of Englande and reigned xxviij yeares He was wyse discrete and lerned and fauoured good letters Shaftsbury Ethelingâ—ei builded First schole 〈◊〉 OxeÌ„ford excellently wel He buylded the house of Nunnes at Shaftisbury and an other at Ethelyngsey By the counsayle of Nottus Alured ordeined the fyrst Grammer schole in Oxenford and franchised the town with many great liberties He buylded the newe mynster in Wynchester Newabbel in winch date 901 Kyng Edward the senior Herford castel built The monastery of S. Peter in Gloucester buylded and there lyeth buried date 925 King cronned at Kingston EDward the elder sonne of Alured began his reigne ouer the most part of Englande and gouerned this lande well and nobly .xxiiij. yeares He builded Hereford castell and adioyned to his lordshyp all this Ilande sauynge onely Northumberlande whych was possessed of the Danes He lyeth buried at Wynchester by hys father in the newe mynster he builded the monastery of S. Peter in Gloucester ADelstane after the deathe of Edwarde senior his father began hys reygne in Englande He was a prince of worthy memorye valyant and wise in all hys actes and broughte thys lande to one Monarchye for he expelled vtterlye the Danes subdued the Scottes and quieted the Welshmen He reigned .xv. yeares and lyeth at Malmsbury date EDmunde the brother of Adelstane tooke on hym the gouernaunce of thys Realme of Englande whose shorte reygne tooke from hym the renoume of moste hyghe prayses that should haue redouÌ„ded to his posterity for he was a man disposed of nature to noblenes iustice he reigned vi yeres and was buried at Glastenbury date 946 ELdred succeded Edmunde his brother King crowned at king hull for his sonnes Edwine and Edgar were thoughte to yong to take on them so great a charge This Eldred hadde the earnest fauoure of the commons because hee was a greate maynteyner of honestye and also most abhorred naughty and vnruly persons for his expertnes in feates of armes he was much commended Whereby he quieted and kept in due obeisance the Northumbers Scottes and exiled the Danes He reigned .ix. yeares and was buried in the cathedrall church of Wynchester EDwine succeded his vncle Eldred Crouned at Kingstone A vicious king in the kyngdome of whome is left no honeste memorye for one heynous acte by hym commytted in the begynnynge of hys reigne In the selfe daye of his Coronation he sodaynlye withdrewe him selfe from his Lordes and in the sighte of certayne persons rauished his own kynswoman the wife of a noble man of his Realme and afterwarde slew her husband that he might haue the vnlawfull vse of her beautye whiche acte and for banishinge Dunstane he becam odible to his subiectes and of the Northumbers people of middle England that rose agaynste The king depriued hym was depriued when he had reigned .iiij. yeres he was buried in the cathedrall churche of Winchester date 959 EDgar brother to Edwine began Crouned at Bath some say at Kingston his reigne in Englande He was a prince of worthye memorye for hys manifold vertues greatly renoumed so excellent in iustice and sharp in correction of vices aswel in his maiestrates as other subiectes that neuer before his dais was vsed lesse felonye by robbes or extortion or bribery by fals officers He chastised also the gret negligeÌ„ce couetousnes vicious liuing of the clergy he refourmed brought them to a better order of stature he was but litle but of mynd valiaunt hardy and very expert in martial policie he prepared a great nauye of shyppes which he disposed in .iij. partes of hys This king builded repaired â—iltoÌ„ Peterborowe Thorney Ramsei â— realm and had souldiours alway prest and readye agaynst the incursions of forrein and straÌ„ge enemies he reigned xvi yeares He builded Peters Bury Thorney Ramsey and manye other and was buried at Glastenbury date EDward the sonne of Edgar by his first wife beganne his reigne ouer this realme contrary to the mynd and pleasure of Elfride hys stepmother and other of her alliance In all kinds of honest vertue thys man myght wel be compared to his father and began his Reygne wyth suche modestie and myldenesse that he was worthylye fauoured of all men Excepte onely Elfride whyche euer bare a grudge agaynste hym for so muche as she desyred to haue the gouernaunce of the Realme for her owne soonne Egelrede Edwarde whyle he was huntynge in a forrest by chaunce lost his companye and rode alone to refreshe hym The kyng murdered by his stepmother at the castell of Corffe where by the counsayle of his stepmother Elphrede he was traiteroussye murthered as he satte on hys horse When he had reigned .iij. yeares Hee was buryed at Shaftesburye It is of some authors written that the foresayd Elphred did afterward take great penance and that she buylded Almesbury and Warwel â—lmesâ—ury â— Warwel â—â—ylded In whiche Warwell she after lyued a solitarye lyfe tyll she dyed â–ª date 978 EGelrede or Etheldrede the sonne of The King crowned at Kingston kyng Edgar and Elphrede was ordeyned kyng of Englande and crowned at Kyngston In his tyme y e Danes ariued in sundry places of Englad as in the Isle of Thenet in Cornewalle and Sussex In conclusion for aduoidyng of further daunger he was compelled to appeace them with great summes of money but when the money was spent they fell to newe robbyng and cessed not to spoyle the lande and London bâ—sieged by y â— Danes lastlye besieged London And to augment the kyngs sorow Elphricus that then was admirall of England traiterously fled to the Danes And after beyng reconciled fledde to them the seconde tyme. The bloudy flixe the burnyng feuer with dyuers other maladies vexed the people throughout all Englande Swain king of Denmarke repeÌ„ted of y e former couenantes made with the Englishmen with a strong armye entred Northumberlande and so wente foorthe tyll he came to London which he besieged destroied the countrey of Kent Egelrede despairyng of all recouerie â—â—ed to Richard duke of NormaÌ„dy then possessed Swayn y e hole kyngdome of this realm who spoyled the landes of S. Edmunds But after his death succeded Canutus his sonne who inclosed y e same with a depe dich and graunted to thinhabitants therof S. EdmuÌ„des bury buylded greate freedome And after buylded a church ouer the place of his sepulture and ordeyned there an house of monks enduyng them with fayre possessions The Englyshmen sent agayn for Etheldred out of Normandy who by y â— helpe of the Normans and present assistance of his commons expelled Canutus â–ª but shortly Canutus retourned agayn into Englande where he spared nothyng that myght be destroyde with sword and fyre In whiche tyme king Etheldred ended
his life when he had reigned .xxxviij. yeares and was buried in the north Isle of Paules church in London aboue the aultar In the seconde â–ª yeare of this Kynges reigne a greate part of the city of London was A great fire in London wasted with fyre But ye shall vnderstand that the citie of LoÌ„don had most housyng and buyldyng frome Ludgate toward Westmynster littel or none wher y e chief or hart of y e Citie is now excepte in diuers places was housyng â–ª but they stode without order So that many townes and cities as Cantorbury Yorke and diuers other in Englande passed London in buyldyng But after the conqueste it increased and shortely after passed and excelled all the other date AFter the death of Etheldred greate variance fell betwene the englishemen for the election of theyr kyng for the citisens of London with certayne other named Edmund the son of Etheldred a yong man of lusty and valyant EdmuÌ„de with the Ironsyde courage in martiall aduentures bothe hardy and wise and one that could veâ—y well endure all payns Wherfore he was surnamed Ironsyde but the more part fauored Canutus y e Dane By meanes wherof betwene those two princes wer foughteÌ„ many great battails in the which either party sped diuersly to the great slaughter of them that toke their parts But lastly it was agreed that the two captains should trie their quarell betwene them selues only In whiche fight although Edmund semed to haue the vpper hand yet he condesceÌ„ded to deuide the realm and make Canutus felow with him in y e kingdom An Englishe Earle called Edricus whiche by his falshode wrought much hurte to his naturall countreie and lastly was aucthor of the deathe of the noble Edmund And therof hym selfe brought fyrst knowledge to Canutus the Dane sayinge in thys wise Thus haue I done Canutus for loue of thee To whom he answered sayinge For my loue thou hast murdered thyn own soueraigne Lorde whom I loued most entierly I shall in rewarde thereof exalte thy head aboue all the Lordes of A iust reward geueÌ„ Englande And forthwith coÌ„maunded hym to be beheaded and his heade to be set vpon a speare on the hyghest gate of London These princes reigned together ii yeares Thys Edmund was buried at Glastenbury date 1018 VVHeÌ„ Canutus was stablyshed in the kyngdom he had knowlege howe Olanus kyng of Norway in his absence inuaded the countrey of Denmarke wherfore in al hast he sped him thither ward by the maÌ„hod of the englishe souldiours obteined of theym a noble victory and recouered Norway to his seignorie Wherfore when he retourned into England hee demeaned hym toward all men as a sage gentyll and moderate prince and so continued xx yeares Canutus subdued the Scots wherby he was king of .iiij. kyngdoms that is to say of England Scotland Denmarke and Norwaye And after his deathe was buried at S. Swithins at Winchester date 1038 HArold the sonne of Canutus by his wyfe Elgina for hys swyftnes surnamed Harefoote began his reigne ouer this realme of Englande â–ª In the begynnynge he shewed some token of crueltie in that he banyshed his stepmother Emma and toke from her fuche iewels and treasure as she hadde He reigned .iii. yeares He was buried at Westmynster and after at S. Clementes without Temple barre date HArdikenitus kyng of Denmarke after the deathe of Harolde was or deyned Kynge of Englande He for the iniurie done to his mother Emma caused the corps of Harolde to bee taken out of the sepulchre and sinitynge of the head caste it with the body into the riuer of Thames where by a fysher it was taken vp and vnreuerently buried at S. Clementes as afore is sayd He burdeined his subiectes with â—ractions and tribute and in meat and â—ynke was soo prodigalle that hys tables were spreade .iiij. tymes in the day and the people serued with greate excesse when he had reigned .iij. yeres he died sodeinly at Lambeth not without suspection of poysonyng and was buried at Winchester Hardikenitus beyng dead the Danes were beaten slayn and driuen out of this land into their owne countrey xxxiij yeares after that Swayn began fyrst to reigne date EDwarde the sonne of Egelrede or Etheldred by the aduice of Goodwyne and Leofricus Earle of Chester after the death of Hardikenitus was seÌ„t for out of NormaÌ„dy to take on him the gouernance of â–ª this realme of Englande whiche he guided with muche wisedome and Iustice frome whome issued as out of a fountayn very godlinesse mercy pitie and liberalitie to warde the poore and gentilnes and iustice towards al men and in all honest lyfe gaue most godly exaumple to his people He discharged y e englyshemen of the great tribute called y e Dane gelt which was often before tyme leuied to the impouerishing of y e people He subdued the Welshmen whiche rebelled and made warre vpon their borders William bastard duke of Normandie William bastarde Duke of NormaÌ„dy about this tyme came with a goodly company into Englande and was honorably receiued to whom the king made great chere â–ª And at his returne enriched him with great gifts pleasures and as some write made promise to him that if he died without issue the same William shoulde succede hym in the kyngdom of England Harold the sonne of the Erle Goodwin went to NormaÌ„dy wher he made faithful promise to duke William that after the death of Edward he woulde kepe the kyngdome to his behalfe on which condition he brought with him at his returne his brother â–ª Tosto Kyng Edward finished his last daye when he had reigned foure and twenty yeares .vii. monethes and odde dais He purged the olde and corrupt lawes The laws of S. Edwarde the confessor and picked oute of theym a certayne whiche were moste profytable for the commons And therfore were they called the common Lawes For restitution whereof happened dyuers commotions and insurrections in this Land He was buried at Westminster date HArolde the eldest sonne of Earle Goodwyne beynge of greate power in England and therwyth valyaunt and hardye tooke on him the gouernaunce of thys lande nothynge regardynge the promyse that he made to Wyllyam Duke of Normandye Wherefore whenne Wyllyam sente to hym Ambassades admonyshyng hym of the couenauntes that were agreed betwene them Harolde would in no wyse surrendre to hym the kyngdom whyche Wyllyam claymed not only for the promise that was made to hym but also bycause he was the nexte of kyng Edwards bloud Whenne Wyllyam Duke of Normandye perceyued that he coulde not William Duke of Normandy conquered this lande by any meanes bryng Harolde to fulfylle hys promyse nor by treaâ—â—e to yelde vnto hym the kyngedome By force he entred the lande to whome Harolde gaue stronge and sharpe battayle In the ende whereof William chased the Englyshemen slewe Harolde and obteyned the gouernance of this lande when Harolde had reigned but .ix. monethes He was buryed at
borne Edwarde the kinges sonne called Longshankes Anno. 23. M WilliaÌ„ Joyner S date 1238 ReimuÌ„d Bingley Rafe Ashewy This yeare on Candelmas day the king created syr SimoÌ„ de Mountford Erle of Leycester Anno. 24. M Gerrard Batte S date 1239 John Gysors Michel Tony The King subdued the Welshemen which oftentimes rebelled An. 25. M Reymond Byngley S date 1240 John Doile Tho. Duresyne This yere were aldermen fyrst chosen The fyrste aldermen in London in London which theÌ„ had the rule of the wards of the citie but were euery yere changed as y e sherifs are now Anno. 26. M date 1241 Reymond Bingley S John Fitz John Rafe Ashewy KIng Henry sayled into Normandy with a fayre company purposing to recouer Poyteirs Guian other couÌ„treys but after many bickerings som what to the losse of Englishmen Henry treated a peace Anno. 27. M date 1242 Rafe Ashewy S Hugh Blunt Adam Basing THis yere the pleas of the crowne wer pleaded in the tower of LondoÌ„ And in this yere Griffeth whiche Griffeth of wales brake his neck was sonne of Lewlyn lately prince of Wales entendyng to haue broken prison fell ouer the inner ward of the Tower of London and brake his necke Anno. 28. M date 1243 Michell Tony S Rafe Spicer Nicolas Batte THis yere Michell Tony Maior and Nicolas Batte Shiriffe were bothe conuict of perâ—ury by the othe of all the Aldermen Because Nicholas Batte had bene Shriue ouer one yere and for the same they were both deposed and other were in their places Anno. 29. M John Gysors S Robert Cornhill date 1244 Adam Bewlay RObert Grosthed bishop of Lincoln with other prelates coÌ„plained to y e King of the wast of the goods and patrimony of y e church which daily was wasted by the aliant bishops clerks of this land who shortly wer auoided Anno. 30. date 1245 M John Gysors S Symon fitz mary LaureÌ„ce Frowike The labbey of Hayles builded This Richarde the Kinges brother builded the abbey of Hayles Anno. 31. M Piers Alleyn S John Doile date 1246 Nicolas Batte IN this yere was a mighty erthquake in England that the lyke to it was An earthequake not sene many yeres before This yere the king seised the fraunchise The kinge seised the fraunchises of the city â— of LondoÌ„ Coyn changed â–ª of the citie of LondoÌ„ for a iudgement â–ª that was geueÌ„ by the Maior and aldermen agaynste a wydowe named Margaret Diel but shortly the â–ª Maior and sheriffes were agayne restored to theyr offices and this yere was a new coyne and the olde called in Anno. 32. M Michel Tony S Nicolas Joy date 1247 Geffrey winton This yeare the wharfe of Quenes hiue in London was taken to ferme by the Communaltie of London to paye yerely fifty pound for the same Anno. 33. M date 1248 Roger fitz Roger S Rafe Hardell Iohn Tosalan This yere dyed Robert Grossehed a famous clerk and byshop of Lincoln who compiled many famous bookes whiche remayne to this daye in the latin and the frenche tongue the names wherof are partly declared by maister Bale in his story of English writers Anno. 34. M date 1249 Iohn Norman S Humfrey Basse WilliaÌ„ fitz Ric â–ª This yere was a great winde vpon A greate winde the day of SimoÌ„ and Iude which did muche harme in many places of Englande Anno. 35. M date 1250 Adam Basing S LaureÌ„ce frowike Nicolas Batte The frier Augustins began to build or inhabite in wales at Woodhous King Henry maried his daughter Mary to Alexander king of Scots receiued of him homage for the realme of Scotlande Anno. 36. date 1251 M Iohn Toleson S The maior of London sworne in thex chequer WilliaÌ„ Durham Tho. Wimborn This yere was grauÌ„ted by the king that wher before this time the citizens of London did present theyr Maior before the kyng whersoeuer he were and so to be admitted now he should come onely before the Barons of the exchequer and they shoulde admit him and geue him his othe Anno 37. date 1253 M Nicolas Batte S Many vilages in Englande drowned Iohn NorthaÌ„ptoÌ„ Richard Picard This yere in the moneth of Ianuary the sea rose in such height that it drowned many vilages houses nere vnto it in diuers places of England This yere also the Thames sprang so highe that it drowned many houses about y e water side And this yere was graunted of the king that no citizen of London should paye scauage or tolle for any beastes by them brought as theâ— before time had vsed Anno. 38. date M Ri. Hardel Dra. S The liberties of London seased Ro. Belington Rafe Ashewy This yere also y e liberties of London wer again seased by the meane of Rychard Erle of Cornwalle because the Maior was charged that he loked not to the bakers for theyr syses of bread so that the citie was forced to please the Earle with 600. markes or they were restored agayne Alphonce king of Castel gaue Elinor his doughter in mariage to prince Edward the sonne of king Henry to whoÌ„ his father gaue the princedome of Wales The kings eldest soÌ„ne prince of Wales and gouernance of Guian and Ireland wherof beganne that the kings of England ordeined their eldest sonnes princes of Wales Anno. 39 M date 1254 Richard Hardell draper S Stephen Oistergate Hen. Walmode THe king againe seased the liberties The liberties of Lonâ—on seased of the citie for certayn mony which the quene claymed for her right of the citizeÌ„s so that they gaue vnto his grace 400. marke and then were restored to their liberties agayne The. 22. day of NoueÌ„ber wer brought to Westminster 102. Iewes from Lincolne whiche were accused for crucifying Execution â—f the Ieâ—es of a chylde at Lincoln they were sent to the tower of London of these 8. were hanged and the other remayned long in prison Anno. 40. M Rich. Hardell draper date 1255 S Mat. Bokerel Iohn Mynor THis yere a peace was made betwen the citizens of London the abbot of Waltham who had ben long in controuersie for tol that he demaunded of the citizens that came to WalthaÌ„ fayre but at the last the citizens were set free and bound to no toll Anno. 41 M Richarde Hardell Draper date 1256 S Rich. Ewyll William Ashewy GReat variance was betwene y e king the Londoners in so muche y t the The maior of London diuers Aldermen the sherifs depriued Maior diuers aldermen sheriffes were depriued of their offices and the gouernance of the citie coÌ„mitted to certeine persons of the kings appointing The king for so much as he had oftentimes promised the restitution of certayne ancient lawes but neuer performed the same the lords murmuring against him to appeace their malice he held a parliament at Oxenford which The mad parliament was called the madde parliament because many things were there enacted which proued after to the confusion of the
of LoÌ„don Anno. 3. M date 1275 Gregory Rockesse S Lucas BateÌ„court Henrye Frowyke Kyng Edwarde builded the castel of The castel of Flynte buylded Flynte and strengthened the castell of RutlaÌ„d other against the welshmeÌ„ Anno. 4. M date 1276 Gregory Rockessey S Iohn Horne Rafe Blunt The statute of Mortmayn was enacted by kyng Edward Alienynge in Mortmayn Michell Tony was hanged draweÌ„ and quartered for treason Anno. 5. M date 1277 Gregory Rockesse S Rob. de Bracy Rafe Fenour Kynge Edwarde gaue vnto Dauid brother to Lewlyn prince of Wales the lordshyp of Froddesham Anno. 6. M date 1278 Gregory Rockesie S Iohn Adrian Walter LaÌ„gley Michelmas term was this yere kept Term kept Shrewsb at Shrewesbury Anno. 7. M Gregory Rockesse date 1279 S Robert Basing Wil. Merser Reformation was made for clipping of the kynges coyn for which offence Execution of Iewes 297. Iewes were put to execution In this yeare began the foundation of the Church of the frier preachers or Black friers in London buylt blacke Friers by Ludgate and also Castell Baynard The towne of Boston was greately empaired â–ª with fyre Anno. 8. M Gregorye Rockessey date 1280 S Thomas Boxe Rafe Moore Thys yeare was fyrst coyned halfepens Halfepenâ— farthingâ— and farthynges of syluer where before other coynes of other mettall ran amonge the people to theyr greate losse and nâ—yance Anno. 9. M Gregory Rockessey date 1281 S Wil. FaringdoÌ„ Nicolas Wynchester Dauid the brother of Lewlyn prince Rebellion in Wales of Wales vnkyndly â–ª and traiterously moued his brother against kynge Edwarde Anno. 10. M date 1282 Henry Waleys S WilliaÌ„ Mazerer Nicholas â–ª Wynchester Kyng Edward sente a companye of souldiors into Wales vnder guyding of the Earles of Northumberlande Surrey Of whiche companye many were slayn and syr Roger Clifford taken prisoner The Welshemen subdued certayn â–ª castelles and holdes and of some townes thrâ—e down the walles Anno. 11. M date 1283 Henry Waleys S Rafe Blunt Haukyn Betuel Lewlyn prince of Wales was slayn Execution by syr Roger Mortymer and his head set vpon the Tower of London William Marton Chancellor of England MartoÌ„ colledge built about this tyme builded MartoÌ„ colledge in y e vniuersitie of Oxenford Anno. 12. M date 1284 Henry Waleis S Iorden goodchepe Martin Boxe DAuid the brother of Lewlyn prince A parliamente at Shrewesbury of Wales was taken beheaded Prince Edward was borne in Wales at the castell of Carnaruan and a parliament was held at Shrewsbury Laurence Ducket a citisen of London was found dead and hanged with Laurence Ducket hanged in saint Mary Bow church of Chepe for the whiche were condemned .viij. men which were drawen and hanged and one woman brent This yeare the great conduite standyng The greate cundite in Chepe builded again saincte Thomas of Acres in Chepe was first begon to be made Anno. 13. M Gregory Rockessey date 1285 S StepheÌ„ Cornhil Robert Rockessey Thys yeare the liberties of the Citie Liberties of London seysed of London was agayne seysed into the kynges handes and StepheÌ„ Sand wiche admytted for Custos and the Maior discharged for takyng bribes of the Bakers The newe woorke of the churche of The newe worke of westminst churche Westminster vnto the end of the quier begon in the thirde yeare of Henry the iij. and continued in buyldynge .lxvi. yeres before it was fynished Anno. 14. M Rafe SaÌ„dwich date 1286 S Walter Blâ—nt Iohn Wade This yeare were enacted by y e King ParliameÌ„t at Glocest the Statutes called AdditameÌ„ta Gloucestria Anno. 15. W date 1287 syr Iohn Bryton S Thomas Crosse WilliaÌ„ Hautein Kyng Edward sailed to Bnrdeaux and from thens rode into FraÌ„ce where he was honorably receiued oâ— Philyp le beau kyng of France This yere the sommer was so exceding A hot sommer gret cheape of corne hot that many men died throughâ— the extremitie thereof And yet wheate was so plentuous that it was sold at London for .iii. â— .iiii. d a quarter Anno. 16. M date 1288 â—afe sandwich S WilliaÌ„ Herford Tho. Staines Great haile fell in England after ensued so continuall rain that the yere folowyng wheat was sold for rvi d â— bushel and so encreased yerely y e reign of this kyng and his sone tyll it was lastly solde for xâ— â— a quarter Anno 17. M date 1289 Rafe Sandwiche S WilliaÌ„ Betain Iohn of Canâ—ee bury Rice ap Merâ—ooke a welsheman rebelling against Payn Tipâ—oâ—t warden Execution of the countreye was by the Earle of Cornwall in the kings absence taken draweÌ„ hanged quartered at Yorke Anno. 18. M Rafe Sand wiche S date 1290 Fulke of S. Edmonde SalomoÌ„ Langford This yeare kyng Edwarde returned into England and was honorably â—eceyued of the citisens of London Anno. 19. date 1291 M Rafe sanâ— wich S Tho. Romaine Woâ—staple at saÌ„dwich Iewes banished WilliaÌ„ de Lyre This yeare the staple of woll was ordeyned to be kept at Sandwiche And this yere the Iewes were banyshed the land for the which cause the coÌ„mons gaue to the kyng a fyftene Anno. 20. M Rafe sandwich S date 1292 Rafe Blunt HamoÌ„d Boxe This yere died quene Elianor y â— kinâ—es wâ—â—â—â— was buried at westminster in the chapell of saint Edward at the sete of Henry the third This yere also dyed Elianour wyfe vnto Henry the Quene Elianor decâ—sed third mother to this Edward whose heart was buried at the graye friers in London and her body at Ambresbury in the house of Nunnes Anâ—o 21. M Rafe SaÌ„dwich S date 1293 Henry Balle Eliâ— Russell This yeare .iii. men had theyr right hands smitten of in West chepe for rescuyng a prisoner arested by an officer of the Citie of London Anno. 22. M date 1294 Rafe Sandwiche S Roberte Rockeâ—leye Martin Aubreye The .xviii. day of May fell a wondrous snow and therwith an exceding wynde By violence whereof great harme was doone in sundrye places of Englande as ouerthrowynge houses Great tempest and trees c. Anno. 23. M date 1295 Sir Iohn Briton S Henry Boxe Richarde Gloucester MAdocke with the Welshemen rebelled against the kyng wherfore he â–ª in all â–ª haste made agaynst them and ouercame them This yeare the frenchemen arriued â—ouer spoâ—â—d by frenhemen at Douer and spoyled the towne and brent a part of it in which skirmishe was slayne one Thomas of Douer Anno. 24. M date 1296 Syâ— Iohn Bryton S Iohn Dunstable Adam Harlyngbury Iohn Baylel was by kyng Edward admitted to be kyng of Scottes he for the same dyd his homage sware vnto hym â—â—altie This yeare was taken Madocke or Rebellion in Wakes Meridoke capitayne of the rebelles in Wales hee was drawen and hanged at London Anno. 25. M Sir Iohn Bryton S date 1297 Thomas Sulam AdaÌ„ de Fullam Iohn Baylell king of Scots coÌ„trâ—â—y to his allegiance by the settynge on of the FrenchmeÌ„ rebelled agayn
king Barwikâ— wonne Edward Wherfore kyng Edward hasted him thither He wan from him the castels of Garwicke and Dunbarre He slewe of the Scottes .xxv. M. and toke prisoner syr William Douglas other noble men He conquered also Edenbrough where he found the regâ—â—ensignes of Scotland that is to wit the Crowne the Scepter and clothe of estate Anno. 26. M Syr Iohn Britton S date 1298 Iohn de stortforda William de Stort forde Certain persons brake vp y â— Tonne in Cornehyll and toke out certayn prâ—soners that thither were coÌ„mitted by syr Iohn Britton for the whyche .ix. of them were greuously punished by loÌ„g â—mprisonement and great fines The tunne aboue named is nowe the cundit in Cornhill The kyng coÌ„myng agayn into England Liberties of London graunted and so to Winchester the citizeÌ„s of LoÌ„don made suche labour vnto his grace that they obteined grauÌ„t of their liberties that had in some part be kept from them by the terme of .xii. yeres or more Anno. 27. M date 1299 Henry Walleis S Richard ReshaÌ„ Thomas Sely This yere the kyng made cruel war vpon the Scots had of them a great victorie and then yelded thâ—im selues agayn to his grace and mercy This yere also the king called in certayn coynes of money called pollards Câ—ocardes and rosaries Anno. 28. M date 1300 Elisâ— Russell S Iohn Armencer HeÌ„ry Fringrith Kyng Edward hearyng of the vntruth and rebellioÌ„ of the Scots made his third voyage against them wherin he subdued a great part of the land and toke the castell of Estriuelyn with other and made the lords sweare to hym â—â—â—â—ltie and homage Anno. 29. M Elis Russell S date Luke Hauerynge Rich. Champeis Thys yeare the kyng gaue vnto Edward his son the princedom of Wales and ioyned thervnto the dukedome of Cornwall and the erledom of Chester Anno. 30. M Iohn Blunt S Robert Caller date 1302 Peter Bosham This yeare the Kinge helde a greate ParliameÌ„t at CaÌ„torb parliament at Cantorbury Anno. 31. M Iohn Blunt S Hugh Pourte date 1303 Symon Parys This yere kyng Edward made great warres in Scotland where he had many great victories Anno. 32. M Iohn Blunt S date 1304 William Combmartein Ioh. de Burford This yeare the king caused great in quirie to be made of y e behauior of his Iustices throughout his realm which was called Troyly Baston Anno. 33. M Iohn Blunt S Roger Paris date Iohn Lincolne Wylliam Wales which had done sâ— many displeasures to kyng Edwarde Execution at LoÌ„don in Scotland was taken drawen haÌ„ged anb quartred at London on Saint Bartholomews eue and his head sette on London bridge The nobles in Scotland in a parliamente at Westmynster voluntarily wer sworn to be tru to the king of England and kepe the land of Scotland to his vse agaynst all persones Anno. 34. M date 1306 Iohn Blunt S Raynold Doderil William Causon Roberte le Bruse contrarye to hys othe to kyng Edward before made assembled the lordes of Scotlande and caused hym selfe to be crowned When kyng Edward hearde of this treason he went wyth haste into Scotlande where he chased syr Roberte le Bruse and all the power of Scotlande and toke many of the noble meÌ„ prisoners Anno. 35. M date 1307 Iohn Blunt S Symon Belet Godfrey de la conduite The warres continuynge in Scotlande Kyng Edwarde deceased the noble kyng Edwarde ended his lyfe the seuenth day of Iuly in the yere 1307 when he had reigned 34. yeres 7. monethes and. 21. dayes He lyeth buried at Westminster in the chapell of sainte Edwarde vpon the south syde in a plaine tombe of marble at the head of his father King Edwarde the second Anno Râ—gni 1 â–ª date EDward the seconde son of the first Edward and prince of wales borne at Carnaruan began his reigne ouer y â— realm of England the .vii. daye of Iuly in the yere of our lord 1307. who was deposed the. 25. day of Ianuary and in the yere 1326. so that he reigned 19. yeres He was fayre of body but vnstedfast of maners and disposed to lightnes he refused the company of his lordes and men of honour and hanted the company of villains vile persons He gaue him selfe to ouermuche drinkinge and lightly would disclose thinges of greâ— councel and besyde that he was geuen to these vices of nature He was made much worse by the counsel familiaritie of certain euil disposed persons â—s Piers of Gaueston Hugh Spencer others whose wanton counsel he folowing gaue him selfe wholly to the appetite and pleasure of the body not regarding to gouerne his coÌ„mon weale by sadnes discretion and iustice Anno. 1. M date 1307 Syr Iohn Blunt S Nicolas Pigoâ— Michell Drury Kyng Edward toke to wyfe Isabell the daughter of Phillip the fayre king of Fraunce He gaue Piers of Gaueston the â—arledome of Cornwall and the lordeshyp of wallingford and was ruled aâ— by his counsell Anno. 2. M date 1308 Nicolas Faringdon Goldsmith S William Basyng Iohn Butler The king calling to mind the displesure done vnto him and his familiar Piers GauestoÌ„ by y e bishop of Chester commanded him to the tower of London where he was strayghtlye kepte many dayes after But the lordes perâ—eauing the king geuen all to wantonnesse and that he was much prouoked thervnto by y â— meanes of Piers Gaueston caused the king to banish him the realme and so he wente ouer into Ireland where the king notwithstanding comforted him with many riche giftes and made him chief ruler of that countrey Anno. 3. M Thomas Romayn S date 1309 Iames of s Ed. Roger Palmer The kinge and his lordes were at gret strife for the banishment of Piers of Gaueston in so much that the kinge woulde not be pleased vntyll he were agayn restored the Rhodâ— won by christen men Crouched friers This yere was the Isâ—e of Rhodes recouered from the Turke by the knightes of the order of saint Iohn Baptist This yere the crouched friers came fyrst into England Anno. 4. M Rychard Rofham S date 1310 Symon Croppe Pet. Blacknay Pieâ—s of Gaueston more and more encreased in so much that he had the custody of all the kynges iewels and tresure of the which he tooke a table and a A table with 〈◊〉 payre of tresseâ—s of golde and conueighed them with other iewels out of the land He also broght the kyng to manyfolde vices as adultery and such other Wherfore the lordes agayne banished him out of England into Flaunders to the kinges great displeasure Anno. 5. M date Iohn Gysours Peperer S Symon Merwood Rich. Wilforde Piers of Gaueston was agayne by the king called out of Flaunders wherfore the lordes being confederate besieged him in the castel of Scarborough where they toke him and brought him to Gauersyde besyde Warwicke and Execution in Gauersyde smote of his heade to the great discontenting of the kinges mynd This yere the kings fyrst sonne named Edward was borne at
d and viii d six pigeoÌ„s for one peny a fat goose for ii d a pyg for a peny so al other victuals after y e rate This yere appered a blasing sterre Anno. 12. M date 1337 Henry Darcy S Walter Neale Nicolas Crane King Edward sent Embassadors beyond the sea to allie with hym the erle of Heynault and other lordes whiche obeyde not the french king of who by the meanes of Iaques Dartuell he had great comfort bothe of the Flemmings diuers lords princes of those parts This yere the kyng granted that the officers of the Maior and Sheriffs of London should beare maces of syluer Anno. 13. M Henry Darcy date 1338 S WilliaÌ„ of Pomfret Hugh Marbre Kyng Edward for establishement of amitie betwene hym and the Hollanders Selanders and Grabanders sailed to And warpe where he concluded the matter with his aliances and by y â— consent of y e emperor Lewys was proclaimed vicar generall of the empire In this mean time certain frenchmeÌ„ SouthaÌ„pton robbed had entred the haueÌ„ of Southhampton and robbed the towne brent a great part therof and vpon the sea they toke ii great ships called the Edward and the Christopher Anno. 14. M Andrew Aubery grocer date 1339 S William Thorney Roger Frosham Kynge Henry helde a parliament at Great subsedye Westminster he demaunded the fyfthe part of euery mans goods The customes of the wolles to be paid .ij. yeares before hand and the nynth sheafe of euery mans corne Which was granted hym But before it were all payde the loue of the people dyd turne into hatred and their prayer into cursyng c. The kyng changed his coyn made Coyn changed the noble and half noble The noble at vi s .viij. d which is how .x. sÌ„ Kyng Edward entred the borders of France and made clayme to the whole realme of France as his rightful inheritance Armes of Englande and France entermedled and for more auctoritie named hym selfe kyng of France and entermedled the armes of France as it remayneth to this daye Anno. 15. M date 1340 Andrew Aubery grocer S. Adam Lucas Bartholomew marys The quene of England wife to king Iohn of Gaunt Edward beyng at Gaunt was deliuered of a sonne which afterwarde was called Iohn of Gaunt which was first earle of Richemount and after Duke of Gloucester Kyng Edward sailyng into Flaunders nye to the towne of Sluce mette Sattayl ouâ—e sea with the Frenche kynges nauy where was foughten a cruell battail Wherof the kyng of England had the victury and the Frenche flete that was in nuÌ„ber 400. sayle was welnere destroied and the souldiors taken slayn drouned so that of 33000 four escaped aliue After this victory kyng Edwarde besieged Turney and the town of saint Omers At the end of .xi. wekes after the siege a peace was concluded for xii monethes and the kyng returned Anno. 16. M Iohn Oxenford vintener date 1341 S Rich. barkyng Iohn Rockesleye This yeare came into England .ii. cardinals to treate a peace betwene the kynges of Englande and of France who concluded it for .iij. yeares but it lasted not so long This yere the quene was deliuered of a man childe at Langley and was named Edmund of Langley and was kyng Edwards thirde sonne Anno. 17. M Symon Francis mercer date 1342 S Iohn Lufkin Rich. Kyslingbury This yere died Iohn duke of britain by reason of whose death war strife grewe and parts takyng by y e Frenche kyng and kyng Edwarde Anno 18. M date 1343 Iohn Hamond S Iohn Sewarde Iohn Aysesham This yere y e king called a parliameÌ„t at Westminster In time whereof Edwarde hys eldeste sonne was created prince of Wales This yere y e king made a coin of fine gold and named it the Florentine y â— is A newe coyne to say the peny of y e valu of .vi. â— .viii d the halfpeny of y â— valu of .iii. â— .iiii. d the farthing of the valu of .xx. d which coyn was ordeined for his warres in France for the gold therof was not so fyne as was the noble before named Anno. 19. M date 1344 Iohn HamoÌ„d S Geff. Wichingham Thomas Legget This yere y e king held a solemn feast The order of knights of the garter at his castel of Windsor where he deâ—sed the Order of the garter and stablished it as it is at this day And then he sayled into Sluce so into little Britain with a strong army He sent y e erle of Derby with a stroÌ„g army into GuyeÌ„ for to ayde the erle of Northampton Anno. 20. M date 1345 Richard Laceâ— Mercer S Edmonde Heuenall Iohn Gloucester King Edward made a great preparation for the warres of Fraunce and Philip de Valoys kynge of Fraunce made as great preparatioÌ„ to defend his land agaynst him Anno. 21. M Geffrey WichinghaÌ„ S date 1346 Iohn Croydon Will. Clopton King Edward sailed into NormaÌ„dy with 1100. sayle with his son Prince Edward they ouer rode spoiled destroied y e couÌ„trey before them vnto Paris gathered woÌ„derful riches of prai which he seÌ„t into EnglaÌ„d Shortly after he encouÌ„tred y e french king nye the forest of Cresse when he had not in his host the eight man in comparison of y â— Frenche army and obteyned of them a traumphant victorie â–ª Wher was slain the kyng of Goheme with tenne other great princes .80 baners .1200 knightes and .3000 common souldiors After this victory kyng Edwarde wente toward Caleys and besieged it In the meane whyle Dauid of ScotlaÌ„d made warre vpon the borders of England but the bishop of Yorke with other lordes gathered a great company aswell spirituall as temporall and nere vnto Durham did byd the kyng of Scottes battaile where was fought a cruel and fierce battaile But in the end the victory fell vnto the quenes syde there was taken the kyng of Scottes with many of his greatest lordes and there R. of scots taken was slayne one other aboue .15000 souldiours Anno. 22. M date 1347 Thomas Legget skinner S Adam Bramson Richar. Basingstoke This yere after kyng Edward had Caleys yelded lien afore Calais a yere more it was yelded vp to hym as ye maye reade in Iohn Frosarde Anno. 23. M date 1348 Iohn Lufkyn â—â—shmoÌ„ger S Henrye Pycarde SymoÌ„ Dolell In the ende of this yere about August Gret plage the pestileÌ„ce begon in dyuers places of England and specially at London and so continued tyll that tyme twelue moneth Anno. 24. date 1349 Walter Turke fyshmonger S Adam Burye Rafe Lynne The King caused to be voyned grotes and halfe grotes the whych lacked â—teration coyne of the weyght of his former coyn .ii. â— vi d of a pound troy And about y â— end of August ceased the death in London which was so vehemeÌ„t and sharp that ouer the bodies buryed in churches and churchyardes monasteries and other accustomed burying places was buried in
the Charter house yarde of Great pestilence London I. M. persons And also many persons of good credite yet liuinge in the citie of LoÌ„don affirme that they haue redde the lyke written on a plate of laton fastned on a crosse of stone in the same Charter house churcheyarde and also to haue seene recorded in one olde Booke of the sayd Charter house that at that tyme the sayde mortalitis was so great that there remayned not the tenth person alyue throughout the realme Anno. 25. M Richarde Kyllyngburye S date 1350 Iohn Notte Wylliam Wocester This yeare kyng Edward hadde a goodly victory vppon the sea agaynste the Constable of FraÌ„ce where he toke xxii of their shyps Anno. 26. M Andrew Aubery grocer S Iohn Wrothe date 1351 Gibbon Staindrope This yere the castel of Guynes was yelden vnto y e englyshmen dwellinge in Calice by treason of a French man Also the englishmeÌ„ being in Britain had a goodly victory ouer the FreÌ„chmeÌ„ where they toke many noble men prisoners Anno. 27. W date 1352 Adam Francis mercer S Iohn Peache Iohn Stodeney This sommer was so long dry that it was called after the dry sommer for from March till the later end of Iuly Dry Sommer fell litle rain or none by which reason corne that yere folowyng was scant Anno. 28. maior date 1353 Adam Francis mercer S Iohn Welde Iohn Lyttle The duke of Grunswike made an appeale agaynst Henry duke of Lancaster for whiche was waged battaile in the frenche Kynges courte and beynge bothe ready within the lystes to fyght the french king staied the matter and toke the quarel into his handes so that either of them departed the freld without any stroke striken Anno. 29. W date 1354 Thomas Legget Skinner S WilliaÌ„ Totingham Richar. Smelt For so much as the townes in FlaÌ„ders Woll staples keptat Westmin Chichester Lincolne Bristow CaÌ„torbury brake their promise beefore tyme made by Iaques Dartuel and now fauored the French partie king Edward remoued the market and staple of wol out of Flanders into Englande as to Westminster Chichester Lincolne Bristow Cantorbury Also this years was the house of the Friers Augustins in London finished Fryer Augustines churche in London builded which was reedified by syr Humfreye Bohune Erle of Hertforde and Essex whose bodye lieth buried in the quier of the said hous before the high aultar Anno. 30. W Simond Francis Mercer date 1355 S Tho. Forster Thomas Brandon Edward prince of Wales nie to the city of poitiers ioined battel with king Iohn of FraÌ„ce of whoÌ„ y e prince by his marcial policy wan a noble victory not withstaÌ„ding y t he had in his armye but 800. souldiors on the freÌ„ch part wer 6000. fighting meÌ„ In this coÌ„flict king Iohn was takeÌ„ with his yong son Phiâ—â—p and many of his nobles brought into England Anno. 31. W Henry Picard date 1356 S Râ—ch NotinghaÌ„ Thoma â—osellâ— Great and royal iustes were holdeÌ„ in Iustes in smithfielâ— smithfield before the king of England the FreÌ„ch king being prisoner y â— king of Scots and diuers other nobles Anno. 32. W date 1357 Iohn Stody vintener S StepheÌ„ CaÌ„dish Barthol Frostlyng This yere Dauid le Bruze king of Scots was set at libertie when he had put kynge Edward suretie of 10000. marke for his ransome Anno. 33. W date 1358 Iohn Lufkyn fyshmonger S Ioh. Barnes Iohn Burys The Englyshemen in Britain toke the towne of Ancore and diuers other and put them to great raunsome Anno. 34. W date 1359 Symon Dolel grocer S Simon Bedington Iohn Chichester A fynall peace was concluded betwene the kynges of Englande and of Fraunce on this condition that kynge Edward should haue to his possession the countreis oâ— Gascoyn and Guyen Poytiers Lymosyn Galeuile Xantes Calice Guines and diuers other lordshyps castels townes â–ª and al the landes to them belonging without knowledge of any soueraigntie or subiection for the same and the kyng of Fraunce should pay for his raunsome 300000. crownes and so kyng Iohn returned into France Anno. 35. W Iohn Wrothe fishmonger date 1360 S Iohn Denys Walter Burney Kyng Edward returned froÌ„ Caleys into England and brought with hym many noble meÌ„ of FraÌ„ce for hostages This yere men and beastes perished in Englande in dyuers places with thunder and lightenynge and stendes were sene in mans likenes and spake vnto men as they trauailed by the way Anno. 36. W Iohn Peche fishmonger date 1361 S WilliaÌ„ Holbeche Iames Tame This yeare was great death and pestilence The secoÌ„de pestilence in EnglaÌ„d which was called the second mortalitie in whiche dyed Henry duke of Lancaster then was Iohn of Gaunt the kyngs third sonne which had maried the dukes daughter made duke of Lancaster Also there were sene this yere in the ayre Castelles and hoostes of menne fyghtyng Anno. 37. M date 1362 Stephen Candishe S Io. of S. AlboÌ„s Iames Andrew This yere was a great wind in England Greate wynde wherwith many steples towres were ouerthrowen King Iohn of France came into England shortly after died at y e Sauoy in London Also this yere was a great frost in England whiche lasted frome the myddest of September to the moneth of Aprill Anno. 38. M date 1363 Iohn Notte peperer S Rycharde Croydon Iohn Hiltofte Prince Edward sayled into Burdeaux receiued the possession of Guyen that kyng Edwarde â–ª had newly gyuen vnto hym Anno. 39. M date 1364 Adam Burye Skinner S Symon Mordant Io. of Motford This yere the kyng began the foundation S. stepheÌ„s chapell of sainct Stephens Chapell at Westmynster whiche was fynished by Richard the secoÌ„d and sonne of prince Edwarde Anno. 40. M Adam of Burye Skinner date 1365 S Iohn Bukilsworthe Iohn Drelande Adam of Bury was maior one parte of the yere Iohn Lufâ—yn y e residue This yere the kyng comanded that Peter pence shold no more be gathered nor payd to Rome Anno. 41. M Iohn Louekyn fishmoÌ„ger S date 1366 Iohn Warde WilliaÌ„ Dickman This yere was borne the second son of prince Edward named Richarde Anno. 42. M Iames Andrew Draper date 1367 S Rich. Torgold William Dickman This yeare appered Stella cometa that is a blasing starre And the Earles Blasyng sterre of Armenak of Brett and of Perygort with other nobles of the Duchye of Guyan appealed the Prince of Wales in the Frenche kynges courte that he had broken the peace and wronged them as in exacting of them ouer great summes of money c. But the French kyng deferted it for certayne causes to longe here to recite Anno. 43. M date 1368 Symon Mordon fishmoÌ„ger S AdaÌ„ Wimbingham Rob. Girdler This yeare the Frenche Kyng proceded in iudgement vpon the appellation before made by the erle of Arminak the lord of Bret and erle of Perygort agaynst prince Edward Whervpon discorde and variance began to take place betwene the two kynges those lordes which before were sworne to
kyng Edward dyd nowe yelde dyuers townes of the countrey of Poytiers vnto the Frenche kyng Anno. 44. M date 1369 Iohn Chichester goldsmyth S Iohn Pyell Hughe Holbitche This yeare dyed Quene Philyppe Quenes colledge in Oxforde wyfe to Edward the thyrd she builded the colledge in Oxenford called quenes colledge In this yere was the third mortality or pestilence wherof died much people Anno. 45. M date 1370 Iohn Bernes mercer S William Walworth Roberte Gayton Iohn Barnes maior of LoÌ„don gaue a cheste with three locks and a. 1000. markes to be lent to yong men vpon sufficient gage so that it passed not one 100. marks and for the occupying thee of if he were lerned to say at his plesure De profundis for the soule of Iohn Barnes if he were not learned to saye Pater noster But how soeuer the money was lent at this day the chest staÌ„deth in the chaÌ„ber of London without eyther money or pledges for the same Anno. 46. M Iohn Barnes mercer date 1371 S Roberte Hatfielde Adam Staple The erle of Pembroke as he passed the sea to reskue the castell of Rochell was encouÌ„tred with a flete of Spaniardes which kynge Henry of Castell had sent to ayde the Frenche kyng Of these Spanyardes after cruel fight the Erle was taken and syr Guystarde de Angle and other to the nuÌ„ber of 160 â–ª persons and the more part of his men slayne and drowned Anno. 47. M Iohn Pyell marchant date 1372 S Iohn Philpot Nicolas Brember Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred by Calays into France passed through out the realme by Vermendoys and ChaÌ„payn nigh to Burdeaux in Aquitayn without battaile Anno. 48. M date 1373 Adam of Burye Skinner S Iohn Aubery Iohn Fysshyed Dyuers entreaties of peace were made betwene the kyng of England Fraunce by meane of the by shoppe of Rome but none was concluded Anno. 49. M date 1374 William Walworth fishmoÌ„ger S Richard LioÌ„s WilliaÌ„ Wodhouse The entreatie of peace coÌ„tinued but not concluded but for foure monethes at the most in whiche time of entreatie the French kyng wan many holdes townes of the Englishmen as wel in Guyen as in Britayn and in other places Anno. 50. M date 1375 Iohn Warde grocer S Iohn Hadleye Willyam Neweporte Many wonderfull sycknesses felle among the people â—swel in Italy as in England wherof there died an exceadyng great number Anno. 51. M Adam Staple Mercer S date 1376 Iohn Northampton Robert Launde Prince Edward departed out of this life who was in his time the flower of chiualrie He was buried at Cantorbury and then kyng Edwarde created Richard son of prince Edward prince of Wales and because the kyng waxed feble and sickly he betoke the rule of the land to syr Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster who so continued durynge his fathers lyfe This yere kyng Edward the thirde ended his lyfe at Richemond the .xxi. day of Iune in the yeare of our Lorde 1377. When he had reigned 50. yeres fiue monethes lackynge foure dayes and was buried at Westmynster He left behynde hym foure sonnes Lionel duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster Edmonde of Langleye duke of Yorke and Thomas of Wod stocke Earle of Cambridge ¶ Rycharde the seconde Anno Regni .i. date 1377 RIchard the second son of Prince Edward of Wales was ordeyned kyng of England beynge as yet but eleuen yeares of age He began his reigne the .xi. day of Iune in the yeare of our Lorde 1377 â–ª and left the same the .xxix. daye of September in the yeare 1399. so he reigned .xxii. yeres .iii. monethes and eight days In bountie and liberalitie he farre passed all his progenitoures but he was ouermuche geuen to rest quietnes and loued litle dedes of armes marciall prowesse and for that he was yonge he was moste ruled by yong counsayle and regarded nothing the aduertisementes of the sage wise men of his Realme for the chiefe about hym were of no wisedome nor elâ—â—mation Which thyng tourned thys land to great trouble and hymselfe in fine to extreme myserie Of hym Iohn Gower writeth these vâ—â—ses folowing When this king first began to reigne â—oâ— clamaÌ„ 〈…〉 the lawes neglected were Wherfore good fortune hym forsoke and thearthe dyd quake for feare The people also whom he poulde agaynst hym dyd rebell The tyme doth yet bewayle the woes that Chronicles do of tell The foolishe councell of the lewde and yong he dyd receyue And graue aduice of aged heads he dyd reiect and leaue And then for gredy thirst of coyne some subiects he accusde To gayne their goodes into his hands thus he the Realme abusde Anno regni 1. M Nicolas Brember grocer date 1377 S Andrew pickmaÌ„ Nicolas Tuyforde By the enticement of the FrenchmeÌ„ the Scots began to rebel and a squire of theyrs called Alexander Ramsey Barwykâ— taken with .xl. persons in a nyght toke the castell of Barwike whiche was râ—scued and recouered by therle of Northumberlande Anno. 2. M Iohn Philpot grocer date 1378 S Iohn Boseham Thomas Cornewalis This Iohn Philpot maior of LoÌ„don Charitaâ— dedes oâ— Iohn Pâ—â—â—â—pot aboue named gaue to the citie of London certain tenements for the whiche the Chamberlayne of London payeth yerely for euer to .xiij. poore people of the same citie euery of theÌ„ vii peÌ„ce the weke which is payd to them at the iilj quarter feastes of the yere as any of those .xiii. persons dye the Maior appoynteth one and the Recorder of LoÌ„don an other in their romthes Anno. 3. M date 1379 Iohn Hadley grocer S Iohn Heylisdom Myllyam Barret The Frenche men with galleyes and Grauesend â—oyled other shyppes entred into the Thames and burnt diuers townes at the last came to Grauesende where they spoyled â–ª the town and set it on fyre and returned into Fraunce with muche rythes This yere was suche a pestileÌ„ce in Englande that most people dyed Also a parlyamente at Westmynster where was graunted that all men and women beyng of the age of .xiiij. yeres or vpward shold pay to y e king .iiii. d by reason whereof greate grudge and murmure grew among the commons and this was graunted towardes the warres in Fraunce Anno. 4. M William Walworth fishmoÌ„ger date S Walter ducket Will. Knighthode This yeare the makynge of gunnes Gonnes inuented was fyrst fouÌ„d in this maner a certain Almayne whose name is not knowen chaunced to haue in a morter pouder of brymstone that he had beaten for a medicine and couered it with a stone and as he stroke fier it fortuned a sparke to fal in the pouder by and by there rose a great flame-out of the morter and lifte vp the stone wherwith it was couered a great height and after he had perceyued that he made a pype of yron and tempered the pouder and finished this deadly engin and taught it to the Venetians when they warred against the Genuates whiche was in the yeare of our Lord. 1380. For
Prince her sonne the duke of Somer set and diuers other King Edward agayne receiued his royaltie was taken for kyng and vncurteously slew prince Edward sonne of Henry y â— .vi. after he had taken hym prisoner A commotion stirred by the bastard The suburbes without Algate Bishops gate burnt Murder Faw combridge and the commons of Kent and Essex who robbâ—d and speiled the suburbes of the citie of London and fyred Bishops gate and Algate Henry the sixt was murdered in the tower of London and buried at Châ—rtsey and after remoued to wyndsor Anno. 11. M date 1471 WilliaÌ„ Edward gro S Iohn Alleyn Iohn Chelley The erle of Oxenford was sent prisoner to Guynes where he remayned prisoner so long as Edward the fourth reigned whyche was twelue yeares in all whiche tyme the lady his wyfe myght neuer come to him nor hadde any thyng to lyue vpon but what people of theyr charities would geue her or what she got by her nedle Anno. 12. M date 1472 William Hampton fyshmonger S Iohn Brown Tho. Bledlowe This Maior was a good iusticer he punished in his yere many â—audes and strompettes and caused theym to ryde with â—aye hoodes and made a payâ—e of stockes to be set in euery warde of the citie date 1473 Anno. 13. M Iohn Tate mercer S William Stocker Rob. Bellisdâ—â— In this yere the erie of Ercester was found dead in the sea betwene Douer and Câ—â—â—â—ys One Iohn Gose was burned at the Execution at toure hil tower hyll for heresy Anno. 14. M Ro. Drope draper date 1474 S EdmuÌ„d Shâ—w Thomas Hyll This Robert Drope maior of London The cuÌ„dite in Cornhil enlarged afore named buylded the east ende of the Cundyte in Cornehyll Kyng Edward required of his subiectes a beneuolence which they gaue him and so he sailed into France with a great army to aide the Duke of Burgoyn but by sute of the French kyng a peace was concluded for .vii. yeres Anno. 15. M Robert Basset Salter date 1474 S Hugh Prince Ro. Colwich This maior did sharp correction vpoÌ„ Bakers for makyng of light bread ill so muche that he set dyuers of them on the pillory whose names I passe ouer Agnes Deintie set on the pillorie And a woman named Agnes Deintie was also there punished for sellyng of false mynged butter Anno. 16. M date 1476 Rafe Josselyn Draper S Richard Rauson William Horne This yeare by the diligence of thys Part of LoÌ„don walle new buylt Maior the new wall of London from Creplegate to bishops gate was made as it now is the Maior with his company of the Drapers made all that part betwixt All halowes church in y e same wall and Byshops gate of their owne proper costes and the other companies made the other dele which was a great work to be done in one yere coÌ„sidering the purueyance of the stuffe Anno. 17. M date 1477 Humfrey Heyforde Goldsmith S Henry Colet John Stocker This yere the Duke of Clarence second brother to the kyng beyng prysoner in the â—ower was secretely put to death and drowned in a barell of malnesey within the sayd towre Anno. 18. M Richard gardiner Mercer date 1478 S Roberte Herdyng Robert Byfelde This yeare was a greate dearth and Great pestilence also a great death at London and in diuers â–ª other partes of this realme Anno. 19. M Bartholo James Draper date 1479 S Thomas Jlam John Warde This yere at Tower hyll wer foure Execution felons hanged and burned for robbing of a churche Anno. 20. M John Browne Mercer date 1480 S William Daniell William Bacon This yeare the kyng required great sonnnes of money to be lent him of the citisens of London who after diuers assemblies graunted to lend hym 5000 marke whiche was repayde agayne in the nexte yere folowyng Anno. 21. M William Hariate Draper date 1481 S Robert Tate Will. Wikyng Rich. Chawry This yere the Scots began to stirre against whom kyng Edwarde sent the Duke of Gloucester and diuers other whiche returned agayne without any notable battayle Anno. 22. M date 1482 Edmond Shawe goldsmith S Wil. White Iohn Mathewe Kyng Edward making great prouision for warre into France ended his lyfe the .ix. of Aprill in the yere of our Lord. 1483. when he had reigned xxii yeres â— moneth and .v. dayes He was buried at Wyndsor leauyng after hym two sonnes Edward the prince Richard Duke of Yorke with .v. daughters as Elizabeth y â— after was quene Cicelie Anne Ratherin Bridget King Edward the fyfth Anno Regni .i. date 1483 EDwarde the fyfth of the age of eleuen yeares began â–ª his reigne ouer this Realme of Englande the nynthe of Aprill in the yere of our Lord. 1483. was murdred by Richarde Duke of Gloucester the same yere the .xxii. day of Iune so he reigned .ii. moneths and xi dayes This Edwarde was neuer crowned but cruelly murdred by Richard duke of Gloucester his vnnaturall vncle who after vsurped y e crown and was called Richard the third Kyng Richard the thyrd Anno regni 1. date 1483 RIchard the third brother to Edwarde the fourth through many cruel dedes lastly obteyned the Crowne of EnglaÌ„d Fyrst to compasse his wicked and dyuely she purpose He put to deathe those noble men whiche he thoughte woulde not consente to hys mynde in all thynges the other hee corrupted Quene Elizabeth toke sainctuarye at westminst â–ª with riche gyftes then by his vntruth and falsehoode he wrested frome the quene Elizabeth beyng then in saintuarie Richarde her yonger sonne and brother to the Prince Thirdly he caused to be published at Poules Crosse by one doctour Shawe that Edwarde the fourthe his elder brother was not rightly begotten of his mother but by aduoutrie and therfore that neither he nor hys chyldren hadde ryghte to the crowne or as some write he caused to be published that the prynce and hys brother were not rightefully begotten of Quene Elizabeth and therfore the ryght of the crowne to be his whiche he toke vpon hym and shortly thervppon shamefully murdred the two yong Murder chyldren in the tower of London and vsurped the crowne twoo yeares and two monethes Anno Regni 1. M date 1483 Robert Bilisâ—oÌ„ hateâ— dasher S Tho. NorlaÌ„d WilliaÌ„ Martyn Grudge began betwene Kynge Richarde the thyrde and his nere friende the duke of Buckyngham in so muche that for displeasure therof the Duke coÌ„spired with diuers other noble men agaynst hym and intended to bring into the lande Henry erle of Richmond as rightful heyre to the crown This HeÌ„ry had fled into Britayne fearyng the crueltie of Edward the fourth for whiche conspiracie the said Duke of Buckyngham with diuers other was short ly after taken and put to deathe Anno. 2. M Thomas Hyll Grocer S date 1484 Richard Chester Tho. Britayne Rafe Astrie The noble prince HeÌ„ry erle of Richmount with a small company of frenchemen landed at Mylford haueÌ„ nigh Pembroke whose commynge when it was
strete the .xxvii. day of Marche was an house burned against saint Martins le grand and the same day was hurt don with fyre in the parishe of saint Peter the poore This yere was holden a parliament wher was ordeined a new coyne of siluer A newe coyne â–ª as groates halfe groates and shillings with halfe faces and in the same parliament was graunted to the King the leane of 36000.li Anno. 20. M Iohn Winger Grocer S date 1504 Roger Achilley Wil. Browne This yere the liberties of the Citie of London were agayn confirmed Anno. 21. M Thomas Kneisworthe Fishmonger S date 1505 Richard Shore Rog. Groue This Thomas Kneisworthe Maior The condit at Bishops gate builded of London of his owne goodes builded the Condite at Byshoppes gate Moreouer he gaue to the companye of the Fishmongers certayn tenements for the whiche they be bounde to fynde iiii scholars that study art two to be at Oxenford the other two at Cambridge euery of them to haue iiii.li the yeare for theyr exhibition They be bouÌ„d also to geue to xiii aged pore people of their company to euery of them enery weke viii d â–ª and to euery of them at Bartylmeutide a winter garment of frise or such like for euer And also to geue to the prisons of Newgate Ludgate euery yere xl.s whose notable workes by him don are wel worthy of remembrance and to be folowed of others This yere Philip king of Castil and The kinge of Castile landed in England his wife were wether driuen into England as they were passyng towarde Spayne who were honorably receiued by the Erle of Arundell at the kynges appoyntment with .iii. C. horses all by torchelight Anno. 22. M date 1506 Syr â–ª Ric. Madden mercer S Wil. Copinger Tho. Iohnson Wil. â—itz Wil. This yere the king of his goodnesse Prisoners deliuered deliuered out all prisoners in London which lay for xl.s and vnder Anno. 23. M date 1507 William Browne mercer S William Butler Iohn Ryrkeby In the ende of Aprill dyed William Browne maior and for him was chosen Laurence Ailemer draper who serued out that yere This yere syr William Capell was put in suite by the kynge for certayne thinges by him doue in the time of his Maioraltye Anno. 24. M Stephen Genings M. tayler S date 1508 Thomas Exmen Richard Smith This yere was begon the goodlye The hospitail of the Sauoy builded hospital of the Sauoy nere vnto Charing crosse which was a notable foundation for the poore don by king Henry the seuenth This yere died this moste noble and The newe chapell at Westminsterbuilded famous prince king Henry the seuenth which was in y e yere 1509 the .xxii. day of April when he had reâ—gned .23 yeres and viii monethes and was buried at Westminster in the new chapel which he had caused to be builded and left behind him Henry prince of Wales wht the after him succeded lady Margaret quene of Scottes and lady Mary promised to Charles king of Castile King Henry the eyght Anno regni I. date 1509 HEnry the eyghte beynge xviii yeres of age succeded his father in the gouernance of this realme and began his reigne the xxii day of Aprill in the yere of our Lord .1509 and deceased in the yere .1546 the .xxviii. day of Ianuary so he reigned .37 yeares .ix. monethes and .vi dayes Margaret mother to Henry the .vii S. Iohns college and Christes colledge builded builded .ii. colledges in CaÌ„bridge the one called S. Iohns colledge and the other Christes colledge and William byshop of Lincolne builded Brasenos in Oxenford King Henry maried the Lady Katherin King Henrye maried lady Katherin late wife to prince Arthur Richard bishop of winchester builded Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxenforde Anno. 1. M date 1509 Thomas Bradbury Mercer S George Monoxe Iohn Doket This yeare syr Rycharde Empson knight and Edmond Dudley Esquier who had bene great counselours to the late king Henry the seuenth were beheaded at the tower hyll the .xvii. daye of August This yere master doctor Colet deane of Poules erected a free schole in Paules Paules schole builded church yarde in London and committed the ouersighte Herof to the maisters and wardeins of the company of Mercers because him selfe was borne in London and sonne of Henry Colet who was a Mercer and maior of London Anno. 2. M Henry Keibel mercer S date 1510 Io. Milborn Iohn Reste Henry the first son of king HeÌ„ry was borne on new yeres day for ioy wherof a great iustes was kept at Westminster and on saint Mathewes day folowing the childe died Anno. 3. M Roger Achiley Draper S date 1511 Ni. Shelton Th. Mirfin Syr Edmond Haward and the lord Thomas Haward toke Andrew Barton and .150 Scottes with two great shyppes The .xv. day of Ianuary was holden a parliament in the which two fiftens and .ii. tenthes of the clergy wer graunted to aide the king in his warres that he entended against the French king Anno. 4. M William Copinger fishmoÌ„ger S Rob Holdernes date 1512 Rich. Haddon Rob. FeÌ„rother This yere was finished the beautifull steple with the lanterne of Bowe churche in Cheape The nauies of England and France Battell on the sea metynge at Britayne Baye fought a cruell battell in the whiche the regent of England and a Caricke of Fraunce beyng crappled together were burned and theyr captaynes with their men all drowned the english capitayn was syr Thomas Kneuet who had with him 700. men in the frenche carricke was syr Piers Morgan with .900 â–ª men Anno. 5. M date 1513 William Browne mercer S Iohn Dawes Iohn Bridges Rog. Basforde King Henry being confederate with the Emperour and the king of Spain passed with a great power into France where hauing in wages vnder his banner the Emperor Maximilion al the nobilitie of Brabant Flanders Holland he discoÌ„fited the whole power of Turney Turwin France conquered Turwin and the great citie of Turney In this tyme the king of Scots notwithstandinge that he was sworne on the Sacramente to kepe peace inuaded this lande with a mighty army but by the good diligeÌ„ce of the Quene and the policie and manhode of the Erle of Surrey the kinges Scots field lieuetenaunt he was him selfe slayne with .xi. of his erles and the Scottes discomfited but not without gret losse of Englishmen Before this time the Townes about London as Isâ—ington Hoxden such other had so enclosed the coÌ„mon fields with hedges and dyches that neyther the yong men of the citie might shoote nor the ancient persons walke for their plesure except eyther theyr bowes and arrowes wer broken or taken away or the substantial persons arested or endited saying That no Londoner shoulde go out of the citie but in the high wais This sayinge sore greued the Londoners and suddenly this yeare a greate number of the citie assembled in a mornyng and a Turner in a fooles cote came crying
Realme and death of manye noble men In confirmation of these actes wer chosen .xii. piers who altered and Twelue piers changed many thinges greetlye to the discontenting of the kinges minde Anno. 42. M date 1257 Rich. Hardell draper â–ª S Th. fitz Rich. Ro. Cathelion This yere Hugh Bigot Iustice and Roger Turkeley kept theyr courts in Bakers on the tumbrel the Guildhal of London and punished the Bakers vpon the tombrell where in times passed they were punished on the pillorye and they dyd manye other thinges agaynst the lawes of the citie Richard the kings brother retourned out of Almayn into England Anno. 43. M date 1258 Iohn Bisors Peperer S Iohn Adrian Ro. Cornhil King Henry fearing some rebellion of his nobles went into Fraunce and there concluded a peace After whiche peace finished the kyng retourned into Englande A Iewe at Tewkesbury fell into a A Iewe â—rouned in a priuie priuie vpon the saturday would not for reuereÌ„te of his Saboth day be plucked out Richard of Clare â—riâ— of Glocester hearing that the Iew did so gret reuerence to his Saboth day thought he would do as much to his holy day which is sonday and so kept him there tyll mondaye at which season he was found deade Anno. 44. M Williâ— fitz Richard date 1259 S Adam brown Ri. Couentry In this yere the king commaunded a a â—olk moâ—e at Poules crosse general assembly or meting at Poules crosse â–ª whor the king in proper person commaunded the Maior that the nexte day after he should cause to be sworna Othe to the king before his Aldermen euery striplynge of .xii. yeres of age and vp warde to be true vnto the king his heires kings of England and that the gates of the citie shold be kept with harâ—issed men Anno. 45. M Wil. Fitz Richard date 1260 S Io. NorthaÌ„ptoÌ„ Rich. Pickard King HeÌ„ry published at Poules croâ— the bishops of Rome absolutioÌ„ for him and al his that wer sworn to maintein the articles made in the parliament at Oxforde for whiche cause the barons of EnglaÌ„d begon to vtter theyr malice which they had long before conceiued against the king and caused an insurrection that continued three yeres Richard erle of Glocester decesed Gilbart de Clare was erle after him Anno. 46. M date 1281 Th. Fitz Thomas S Phi. walbroke Rich. Tayler THis yere was so gret a frost y t men A gret frost The baroÌ„s against the king rode on hors back ouer the thames The barons of Englande armed them against theyr king and all this yere ho uered about LondoÌ„ other places they robbed and spoyled aliens and certayn other persons whom they knew to be against theyr purpose speciallye they slew the Iewes in all places Anno. 47. M date 1262 Thomas Fitz Thomas S Ro. Mountpiler Osâ—ern Buâ—kessell 500 Iewes were slayn by the ciizaÌ„s Iewes slayne of LondoÌ„ because one Iew wold haue forced a christen man to haue paid more theÌ„ .ii. d for y â— vsury of .xx. â— for a weke Hugh le Spencer with the citizeÌ„s of London spoyled brent the manors of Richard the kinges brother which hither to had bâ—n a great stay of the warre betwene the king and his nobles Nere to Lewis in Sussex king HeÌ„ry A baâ—tell at Lewis his barons fought a cruell battei in which the king him self with Richard his brother syr Ed. his son other noble men to the nuÌ„ber of 25. wer taken and of the commons were slayue about 20000. Anno. 48. M Tho. Fitz Thomas date S Tho. Lamford Edward blune Debate and variance fel betwene Symon Mountford erle of Leicester and Gilbert de clare erle of Glocester chif capitains of y â— barons which torned to theyr gret euill For prince Ed. beyng now set at libertie allied him with the erle of Glocester gathering to him a The battel of EuishaÌ„ gret power warred so freshly vpoÌ„ Simon of Leicester that at the end he and Hugh spencer with many others of the nobles were slayn in the battel at Euisham in Worcestershyre The same yere was holden a parliament A Parliament at winchester at Wynchester where all the statutes made before Oxforde were disanulled abrogate And all writinges made for the confirmation of the same cancelled The citie of London was in greate London like to haue bene spoyled daunger to haue bene destroyed by the kyng for great ire and displeasure that he had conceiued against it because of the fornamed commotion he gaue vnto prince Edward the Maior of London and â–ª iiii of the beste Aldermen with al theyr goodes lands and put diuers other of the moste welthye into diuers prisons Anno. 49. M date 1264 Tho. Fitz Thomas S Peter Armiger Greg. Rockesie The kinge came to Westminster and shortly after he gauevnto diuers of his The kinge gaue diuers citizens of LoÌ„don with all theyr landes and goodes to his household seruaÌ„tes honshold seruants vpon 60. housholdes houses within the citie with all such lands tenementes goods cattels as the sayd citizens had in any other places of Englande and then he made one Custos or Gacdein of the citie syr Othon Constable of the tower And after this the kinge toke pledges of the best mens sons of the citie that his peace should be surely kepte in the same the which were put in the tower of London and there kepte at the coste of theyr parentes And shortly after by greate laboure and suite made all the foresayd persons whiche shoulde be in the keping of the bailife of the castel of Windsor eyght onely excepte and all the other londoners 31. in nuÌ„bver were deliuered and came to London Dailye sute was made vnto the king to haue his grace and know his pleasure what fine he would haue of the citie for theyr transgressions by thâ— done for the whiche the king asked .xl. M. pouÌ„des and stucke at .l. M. markes but the citizeÌ„s alledged for them selues the vnhabilitie of the citie as that many oftheyr citizens were fled the rest at home were spoiled and robbed of theyr goods For which considerations and many other the citizens besought the kinges moste gracious fauour to take of theÌ„ as they might beare Such continuall laboure was made to y e king that lastly it was agreed for .xx. M. marks to be paid by the citie for all transgressions and offences by them done certayn persons excepted which the king had geuâ— his son beyng in the tower of Windsor Then for the leuying of this fine were taxed as well seruantes couenaunte men as householders And many refused the liberties of y e citie for tobe quite of the charge of whiche number many neuer returned agayne King Henry besieged the castell of Kenelworth castel besieged Kenelworth which Henry Hastinges defended against him the space of half a yere then gaue it vp into his hands Anno. 50. M WilliaÌ„ fitz Richard S date
redressed by the kyngs auctoritie wher with they beyng coÌ„tented departed without bloudshedynge Aske that was chief of this rebellion in December came to London and was not onely pardoned but also receyued and rewarded wyth other gyftes of the Kyng but he dydde not longe enioye hys prosperitie Aboute the same tyme a priest and a Execution boucher were hanged at Wyndsor for speakynge in the behalfe of the Yorkeshyre men This yeare in Decembre the Thames Great frost at London was all ouer frosen The thirde daye of Februarye was Execution Thomas Fitzgarret late Erle of Kildare fiue of his vncles drawen haÌ„ged quartered at Tiborn for treason In this moneth of February Nicolas A new coÌ„motion in Yorkshire Musgraue Thomas Gilbye other stered a newe rebellion besieged the City of Carlile from whense they were driuen and many of them taken and put to death Sir Francis Bâ—got sir Robert Constable and other began an other conspiracie and for the same were attainted and executed in the moneth of Iune folowyng The .xxix. daye of Marche beynge Execution Maundy thursdaye were .xii. men of Lincolne drawen frome Newgate to Anno reg 29. Tyborn and there hanged and quartered Fiue were priestes and .vii. were laye men In Iune the Lord Darcy the lorde Hussy sir Robert Constable sir Thomas Execution Percy sir Frauncis Bigot sir Stephen Hamelton sir Iohn Bulmer and his wife William Lomley Nicolas Tempest and the abbots of Ierneye and Riuers and Roberte Aske were all put to death sir Robert Constable was hanged on Beuerley gates Aske was hanged in chaynes on a tower at Yorke Syr Iohn Bulmers wyfe burned in Smithfield the lorde Darcy beheaded at tower hyll the lord Hussey at Lincolne and the other suffred death at Tyborne The lord Cromwel was made knight Cromwel of the Garter In October on sainct Edwards eueÌ„ Birthe of prince Edwarde was borne at Hampton court Prince Edward shortly after Quene Iane left her lyfe the .14 day of October ber Anno. 29. M Sir Rich. Gresham Mercer S Iohn GreshaÌ„ date 1537 Thomas Lewen The .viii. day of NoueÌ„ber the corps of the Quene was caried to Windsor and buried with great solempnitie The .xviii. day of Ianuary a salter of London was set on the pillory for packyng and sellyng of rotten herrynge and vsyng of false weightes The .xviii. day of February â—a seruaÌ„t Execution of my ladye Pargetors was drawen hanged and quartered for clyppynge of golde The .xxv. day of February syr Allein Execution a prieste and a gentylman were drawen to Tyborn and there hanged and quartered for treason The .xxi. day of March Henry Harffam Execution customer of Plimmouth was drawen from Newgate to Tyborne and there hanged and quartered for treason And one Thomas Ewel likewise was hanged and quartered The .xxii. day of May frier Forest was hanged and brent in Smithfielde An. re 30. Execution for denyenge the kynges supremacie with hym was brent the Image of Daruell Gatherne of Wales The .xxvii. day of May was a great fyre at sainte Margaret Pattens called Fyre in London Roode lane where were manye houses burned and .ix. persons In Iuly was Edmonde Conyngshe attainted of treason for counterâ—eating Execution of the kynges signe manuell And in August was Edward Clyfford for the same cause attaynted and both put to execution at Tyborne The first day of September beynge The hangman haÌ„ged the sonday after Bartilmew faire was one Cratwell hangman of London two persons more hanged at the wrest lyng place beside London for robbing of a bouthe in Bartylmew faire In September by the speciall motioÌ„ Images in churches takeÌ„ down of the lord Cromwel al y â— notable images vnto whiche were made any speciall pylgremages and offeryngs wer vtterly taken away as the images of Walsyngham Ipswich Worcester the Lady of Wilsedon with many other and lykewise all shrines c. In October and Nouember the abbeys wer suppressed al friers monkes Abbeyes suppressed chanons nonnes and other sorts were rooted out of this realme Anno. 30. M date 1538 Sir wil. Forman Haberd M Wil. Wilkinson Nic. Gybson This Nicolas Gibson sheriffe and Grocer of London afore named buylded a free schole at Ratcliffe nere vnto London appoyntynge to the same schole for y â— instruction of .lx. pore meÌ„s children in lernyng and vertuous educatioÌ„ a scholemaister an vsher with a stipend of ten pound by the yere to y â— maister and .vi. pouÌ„d .xiii. â— .iiii. d to y â— Vsher He also builded certain almesse houses adioyning to the said schole for xiiii poore and aged persones suche as through impotencie and age are not able to susteyne the trauell and toyle of the worlde who quarterly doo receiue vi â— .viii. d a pece for euer The .xvi. daye of Nouembre was The friers in â–ª London suppressed the Black friers in LoÌ„don suppressed and the next day the white fryers the next day the Gray friers and the monkes of the Charterhouse and so all the other immediatly after The .xxii. day of Nouember was one Lamberte burnt Iohn Nicolson otherwise Lambert a priest burnt in Smythfield Also in Nouember wer Henry marques of Excester erle of DeuoÌ„shire and sir Henry Pole knight the lorde Mountague and fir Edward Neuell brother to y â— lord of BurgaueÌ„ny sent to the tower The two lords were arrelgned the last day of December before the lorde Chancellor and there found gyltie the third daye after was arreigned sir Edward Neuell sir Geffreye Poole and two priestes called Crofts and Collyns and one Hollande a maâ—yner and all attainted and the .ix. day of Ianuary nexte folowynge wer the said two lordes and syr Edward Neuell Execution beheaded at the tower hyl the two priestes and Holland were drawen to Tyborne there hanged quartered and syr Geffrey Poole was pardoned The xxii day of December a priest Henry Daunce a bricklayer and an organ maker bare fagots at Pauls cros On Ash wednesday wer Iohn Iones Execution Iohn Potter William Maneryng hanged in the princes liuereis on the southsyde of Paules churcheyarde for killyng of Roger Cholmeley Esquier in the same place of malice pretended The third day of Marche was syr Execution Nicolas Carew of BedingtoÌ„ â–ª in Surrey beheaded at towre hyll The .xxviii. day of Aprill began a An. reg 31. parliament at westminster in the whiche Margaret Countesse of Salisbury Gertrude wyfe to the Marques of Excester Reinolde Poole â–ª sir Adrian Foskewe Thomas Dingley knight of saint Iohns and diuers other wer attainted of treason Foskew Dingley were beheaded the .x. day of Iuly This yere the .viii. day of Maye the Citizens of London mustered at the The great Muster at London Myles end al in bryght harâ—eis with coates of white sylke and câ—oathe and chaines of gold in thre great battailes the number was .xv. thousande beside
Warwike and by agreement of a councell was proclaymed kyng of England and called Edwarde the fourthe Shortely after he pursued kyng Henry towarde Yorke Battaile a Sherborn where he gaue a sore battayle to the kyng and his company This fyghte was so cruelle and fierce that in the fyght and chase were slayne .xxx. thousand of the commons besyde menne of name the whyche were the Earles of Northumberlande and Westmerland Kyng Heâ—ry rayne tâ—flie the â—aÌ„â— the lorde Clyfford Andrewe Tâ—â—llep and other to the numbre of eleuen And kynge Henry loste all and was fayne to flee the lande when â–ª he had reigned eight and thyrty yeres .vi. monethes and foure dayes And Queene Margarete with the yong prince fled to her father the duke of Angeowe ¶ Kynge Edwarde the fourth Anno Regni .i. date 1460 FOward the fourth began his dominion ouer this Realme of Englande the fourthe day of Marche in the of our Lorde 1460. and lefte â–ª the same the ix day of Aprile in the yere 1483. so he reigned xxiâ— yeres one moneth and fiue dayes He was a man of noble courage great wyt but in his time was muche trouble â–ª and vnquietnesse in the Realme Anno. 1. M date 1461 Hugh Wiche grocer S Iohn Looke George Irelande This yere the Staplers of Caleis demaunded of kyng Edward .xviii. thousand poundes which they had lent him to mainteyne his warres against king Henry but their sute was finally regarded and lastly denied Anno. 2. M date Thomas Cooke Draper S WilliaÌ„ Hampton Barthâ— Iames Margarete the Quene and wife to Henry the sixt laÌ„ded in England but hauyng smal succour and euil fortune was sayn to take the seas again and by tempeste of weather was dryuen into Scotland Anno. 3. M Mathewe Philyppe goldsmyth S Robert Basset date 1463 Thomas Muschampe The lorde Mountague hauing the Battayle â–ª at Exham rule of the North discoÌ„sâ—ted king HeÌ„ry commyng out of Scotland with a great power to recouer y e crown this is called the battaile of Exham in whiche were taken the Duke of Somerset the lorde Hungerford the lorde Roas whiche were after put to deathe with many other Kyng Edwarde was secretly maried to Elisabeth Gray late wife of six Iohn Gray For whiche mariage rose greate variance betwene the king and the erle of Warwicke his chiefe friende and mainteyner This yere was king Henry taken in King Henry takeÌ„ prisoner a wodde in the north countrey by one named Cantlowe and arested by the erle of Warwike and presented to the kyng Edward and sent to the tower where he remayned longe after in the Dungeon Anno. 4. M Rafe Iosselyn draper S date 1464 Iohn Tate Iohn Stone This yere the king ordeyned a newe New coyn coyne as the ryall the angell the halfe aungell and the farthyng ryals were x. â— y â— angel .vi. â— .viii. d And the grotes were made of lesse value then they were by viii d in an ounce The syluer that before was at .ii. â— .viii. d the ouÌ„ce was now inhanced to .iii. â— .iiii â–ª d the ounce and fyne golde that before was .xxx. â— the ounce was now inhanced to .xl. â— the ounce And this yere was quene Elizabeth crowned at Westminster on whitsonâ—ay or the .xxvi. day of May. Anno. 5. M date 1465 Rafe Verney Mercer S Sir Hen. weuer William ConstaÌ„tine This yere the .xi. day of Februarye the quene was deliuered of a daughteÌ„r who was named Elizabeth Anno. 6. M date 1466 S. Io. YoÌ„g Groce S Iohn Brown Henry Brice Iohn Darby Alderman for that he refused to pay for the cariage awaye of a dead dogge lying at his gate and for vnmete language which he gaue vnto the Maior was by a courte of Aldermen assessed with the fyne of fiue pouÌ„d whiche he payde euery peny Anno. 7. M Thomas Owlegraue Skynneâ— S date 1467 Humf. Heyforde T. Stalbrok Syr Thomas Cooke alderman of London was accused of treason and arraigned of the same and founde not gyltie but yet by reason of the Lorde Treasorer who was not his frend he was deteyned in prison and could not be delyuered vntyll he had fined â–ª with the kynge for 8000. poundes whiche he payde A great iustes was in Smythfielde betwene the lorde Scales and the bastarde of Burgoyn Anno. 8. M William Tayler Grocer S date 1468 Symon Smith Willyam Hariot This WilliaÌ„ Tayler Maior of London Charitable dedes of William Tayler afore named gaue to the Citie of London certaine tenementes for the which the citie is bounde to pay for euer at euery fiftene to be graunted to the kynge for al suche people as shall dwel in Cordwainer strete ward that shal be sessed at .xii. d the pece or vnder Whiche charitable woorke oughte not to be forgotten but remayn in remembrance to the exaumple of them who are able to doo the lyke The grudge whiche the erle of Warwike had conceyued against kyng Edward for the forsaid mariage declared it selfe openly â–ª so that he adioyned him with the duke of Clarence the kynges brother and by their meanes stirred so the Northern men that they diuers tymes rebelled and turned the kyng and the realme to muche trouble But shortly the kyng demeaned hymself that the Battayle at Badbery rebelles were suppressed Wherfore the erle of Warwike perceiuyng his part to be weakened fled with the duke of Clarence and other into France Anno. 9. M date 1469 Richarde Lee grocer S Rich. gardiner Robert Drope The Duke of Clarence the Erles of Warwike Pembroke and Oxenforde landed at Darthmouthe to whome by meanes of â–ª proclamations that wer publyshed in the name of kynge Henry the commons gathered in so great companies that Edward fearing his part â— Ed. fled into Flanders fled into Flanders to the Duke of Burgoyn Then was Henry the sixt set at libertie and agayn proclaymed kynge by meanes of the erle of Warwâ—ke and other â–ª Edwarde proclaimed vsurpeâ— of the Crowne but that continued not longe The erle of Worcester was beheaded at the tower hyll Execution â–ª Anno. 10. M Io. Stokton mercer S date 1470 Iohn Crosby Iohn Warde Quene Elisabeth wife to Edwarde the fourth beyng in the sanctuarye of Westminster was deliuered of a price who afterward was Edward y e fifthe King Edward being returned out of Flaunders arriued in the north parte of England with a very smal company of souldiors but by meanes that he vsed and through his brother the duke of Clarence who turned nowe to hys part he cam so puisant to London that he entred the citie and toke kyng Henry Baâ—nettte field on Ester day in the byshops palaice and then weÌ„t against the erle of Warwike whom he vanquished and slew with his brother Marques Mountague on Glademore heath nere Barnet ten miles froÌ„ London Shortly after at Teukesbury he Battaile at Tâ—uksbury â–ª ouerthrew Quene Margaret the wife of Henry In which battaile was takeÌ„ the sayd Margaret with Edwarde the