of Burbone with xii C. the frēch mē made a vyoage into Englande knyghtes squyres to ayd Owen Glendor a squyre of wales agaynst kynge Henry and landed at Plummouthe in Deuenshyre who shortly after to his great losse shame retired backe into Fraūce In thys yeare a Priour viii fryers were hāged at Tiburne for treason ¶ Anno do M. cccc.i anno tertio henrici quarti Ihon Shadworth Mayre Wyllyam Fremyngham Wylliam Venour shyreffes In this yeare was sene in Englande a blasing starre a comete or blasynge starre of a huge quantite ¶ Anno do m. cccc.ii anno quarto herici quarti Ihon Walcot mayre Robert Chicheley Richarde Matlowe shereffes In this yeare was the battayl of Shrowysbury ¶ Anno do m. cccc.iii an quinto henrici quarti Wyllyam Askam mayre Thomas Fawkener Thomas Pole shyreffes A cōmotiō in yorke shyre In this yeare began a cōmocion in Yorke shere but theyr entente was knowen and for that treason was apprehēded Richard Scrope Archebyshop of Yorke the Earle Marshall Syr Ihon Lampley and syr Robert Plumton who in whytson weke were beheaded at Yorke In this yere the king of Scottes sente hys sonne the Prynce into Fraunce The prīce of Scotland takē prysoner but by violence of wether was dreuen into Englande where he cōtynued prisoner many yeares after ¶ Anno do m. cccc.iiii an vi henrici iiii Ihon Hynd draper mayre William Louth Steuen Spilmā shyreffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.v an vii henrici quarti Ihon woodcoke mayre Henry Barton Wyllyam Crowner shyreffes ¶ Anno dom m. cccc.vi an octauo henrici quarti Rychard wittyngtō marcer mayre Nicolas Wotton Geffery Broke shyreffes ¶ An. do M. cccc.vii an ix hērici quarti William Sandon mayre Hēry Balton Hēry Pōfret shyref ¶ Anno do m. cccc.viii an x. henrici quarti Drewe Barētine goldsmythe Mayre Thomas Duke Wyllyam Norton sheryffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.ix an xi henrici quarti Rychard Marlow Yrinmōger mayre Ihon Law Wylliā Chichelye shyreffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xii anno hērici quarti Thomas knolles grocer Mayre Ihon Penne Thomas Pyke shyreffes This yeare was a byll put into the Parliament agaynst the spiritualtie for wasting of the tēporaltie ¶ Anno do m. cccc xi an xiii henrici quarti Robert Chichelye grocer mayre Ihon Reynwel Walter Cotton shyreffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xii an xiiii hērici quarti Wylliam Walderne marcer Mayre Raufe Leuynghā Wylliam Senenoke shyreffes In this yeare kynge Henry the fourth dyed the .xx. daye of march The deth of Kynge Hēry the fourthe In the yere of our lorde a thousād cccc xii And whan he had reygned xiii yeares fiue monethes and one and twenty dayes lyeth buryed at Cantorbury ¶ Henry the fyfte HEnry the fyfte began hys reigne the xxi day of march in the yeare of our lord next aboue mencioned And was crowned at westmynster the nynthe daye of Apryll folowynge In the yeare of oure lorde M. cccc and xiii In thys yeare was a generall counsel holden at Constance vpon the ryuer of Reyne a general counsell to the whyche councell was sente Rycharde Erle of warwike and iii. Bishopes with dyuers doctours knyghtes squiers to the nombre of viii C. horses In this coūsel were condempned to death for heresy Ihon Wicliffe Ihon Husse Ieram of Prage The lord cobhā accused of heresy In thys yeare syr Ihon Oldecastell lorde Cobham was accused to the Archebishop of Cantorbury for certeyne poyntes of heresy ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xiii an i. hērici quinti Wyllyam Walderne mayre Raufe Leuingham Williā Seuenoke sheyreffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.xiiii an ii hērici quinti. Williā Crowner maire Ihon Suttō Ihon Michel shyre A parliament holdē at Leyceter In this yeare in Apryll was holden a Parliamente at Leyceter in the which Parliament were cōcluded many profitable lawes and amonge other thynges was a byll put into the Parliamente house agaynst thaccesse of the spiritualtye was lyke to take effecte but than the Bishoppes and Abbottes moued the kynge to make warre in to Fraūce for his title there so that in al his tyme after he had neuer leser to speake therof more And also towarde that voyage was graunted by the spiritualtie such a payment as had not bene payed before ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xv an tertio henrici quinti Thomas Fakener mercer mayre Ihon Mychel Thomas Alayne shyreffes This yere the kinge dyd prepare an armye into Fraunce of .xv. C. A cōspiracie agaīst the kyng shyppes the day before he sholde depart from Southhāton certaine lordes dyd cōspyre the kynges death for the whiche conspiracie was apprehended Rychard Erle of Cambrege the lord Scrope syr Thomas Gray knight who at the tyme of theyr executiō cōfessed that they were set a worke by the Frēch kyng And after theyr execution the king set forwarde on the vigill of the assūption of our Lady he with all hys nauy landed at Kyd Caux in Normandy The winnynge of Herflew And on the next daye he beseged the towne of Herflwe and the .xxxvii. daye after the sayd towne was yelded to the kyng The battell of agī courte In this yeare in Octobre was the battell of Agyn courte whiche victory by the onely prouision of god fell to the Englishemen for kynge Henry had in his bataile but onely two M. horsemen and xii M. fotemen of al sortes And on the Frēch partie were almost all the nobilitie of Fraunce with .lx. M. hortemen besyde fotemen There were slayne on the Frenche partie aboue .x. M. persones wherof were princes and nobles bering baners C.xxvi and all the remnaunt sauynge .xvi C. were knyghtes Esquires gentlemen And on the Englishe parte wer slaine Edward duke of yorke therle of Suffolke syr Rycharde Kykeley and Dauy gāme esquyre and of al other not aboue .v. or .vi C. persons ¶ Anno do M. cccc.xvi an iiii hērici quinti Nicolas wotton draper Mayre Wyllyam Cambridge Alayne Euarde shyreffes This yeare in Maye the Emperor Sigismond came into Englande to treate of a peace betwene kynge Henry and the French king and was nobely receyued but hys labour toke small effecte The Emperour came into Englāde This yere was Harflew beseged by the Frēchemen Harflew beseged both by water land but incōtinent the kyng sent his brother the Duke of Bedforde with a noble army A battell on the see on the sea encountered the French Nauy in nūbre .v. C. shyppes whiche were by the Englishemē dyscomfyted and almoste all taken or drowned and when the army by lande knew that the Nauy by sea was discomfited reysed theyr sege and departed ¶ An. do M. cccc.xvii an quinto henrici quinti Henry Bartō skinner Mayre Robert Whityngton Ihon Couentre shyreffes A voiage into Normandy This yeare in Iuly the kynge accompanied with his brethren the Dukes of Clarēce and Gloucester with a noble armie made
to the Duke of Burgoine kynge edward fled flaūders After kynge Edwards fleing diuers of his frendes toke saynctuary Kynge edward the v. borne in sanctutuarye and in especially Quene Elisabeth who was porely deliuered in the sainctuary at Westminster of a sonne named Edward Then was Henry the .vi. set at large and agayne proclamed king by meanes of the Earle of Warwyke king henry restored to his kynglye estate and other and king Edward proclamed vsurper of the crowne but that contynued not longe ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxix anno nono Edwardi quarti Richarde Lee grocer mayre Robart Draper Rychard Gardener sheriffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxx anno decimo Edwardi quarti Iohn stocton mercer knyghte mayre Iohn Crosby Ihon Ward sheriffes In this yere also kyng Edwarde hauynge kynge Henri in his company met with the Earle of Warwyke on Esterdaye at Barnet .x. Barnet felde myles frō London where betwene them was fought a cruell battayle the victory fell on kynge Edwardes parte where were slayne Rycharde Neuel Earle of Warwike and the Marques moūtacute his brother with x.m men more Shortly after this bataile quene Margaret with her sonne landed at Waymouth in Dorsetshere and when she heard of the death of the Earle of Warwike she and her sonne toke saynctuary at Beweley in hamshyre vnto her resorted the Duke of Somerset and the Earle of Deuenshire with other A bataile at Tewkesburye who gathered a greate Army and kynge Edwarde with a greate Army met with them nere vnto Tewkesbury where was fought a cruel bataile but kynge Edward had the victorye where quene Margaret was taken prysoner and Prince Edward her sonne also who in the kynges presence was shamefully mourdered this batayle was foughte the iiii day of maye on a saterday and on the mondaye after was beheaded at Twekesburye Edmonde Duke of Somerset the Prior of saynct Iohns Ierusalem with dyuers other and the Quene sent prysoner to London who afterwarde was redemed by her father and after sent into fraunce After this the basterd Fauconbrydge who was made fese Admirall by the Earle of Warwike began a newe commocion with kentyshe men A new cōmocion and esexmen who shortlye was apprehendyd and put to deathe In this yeare also vpon the Ascencion euen nexte folowinge the dead corps of kynge Henri the .vi. was brought from the Tower of London to Poules where he laye all nyghte The deth of kynge henry the vi But howe this Prince came to his deathe there be dyuers sayinges but commonly it is said that Rychard Duke of Gloceter kynge Edwardes brother slewe hym wyth a dager ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxi anno xi Edwardi quarti William Edward Grocer mayre Iohn Aleine Iohn Shelley shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxii anno xii Edwardi quarti William Hampton fyshmonger mayre Thomas Bledlow Iohn Browne sheriffes ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lxxiii an xiii Edwardi quarti Iohn Tate mercer mayre wylliam Stocker Robert Byllesdon shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxiiii an xiiii Edwardi quarti Roberte Drope draper mayre Edmond shaa Thomas Hyll shiriffes This yeare kynge Edwarde wyth a noble armye wente in to fraunce but afterward considering the vniustnes of the duke of Bourgone there was a peace concluded so that the french kyng should pay to kynge Edwarde .lxxv. M crownes A voyage into fraunce and yearly .l. M. crownes durynge kynge Edwardes lyfe ¶ Anno dom m. cccc.lxxv an xv Edwardi quarti Roberte Basset Salter mayre Roberte Colwyche Hugh Bryce shiriffes This yere were diuers Bakers of London sette vpon the Pillorye for makynge of lyghte weyghte of breade ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxvi an xvi Edwardi quarti Raufe Iostelyn draper mayre Rychard Rauson Wylliam Horne sheryffes This yere from Crypylgate to Byshopisgate London wale was newlye repared ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxvii anno xvii Edwardi quarti Humfrey Heyforde goldsmyth mayre Henry Colet Iohn Stocker sheryffes Thys yeare George Duke of Clarens yonger brother to kynge Edwarde beynge prysoner in the tower of London was there drowned in a barell of Malmesy ¶ Anno domi m. cccc.lxxviii an xviii Edwardi quarti Rycharde Gardyner mercer Mayre Robert Harding Robert Bifelde sheryffes In this yeare was great mortalitie in London and throughout all England ¶ Anno domini m. cccc.lxxix an xix Edwardi quarti Bartilmewe Iames draper mayre Thomas Ilam Iohn warde shyryffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxx anno xx Edwardi .iiii. Iohn Browne mayre wyllyam Bacon wyllyam Daniel shyryffes ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lxxxi an xxi Edwardi quarti Wyllyam Heriot draper knight mayre Robert Tate wyllyam wykyng Richard Caurie shiriffes The king made a feaste to the maire of Londō This yere in the moneth of Iulye the kynge sente for the mayre wyth certayne of his brethren and comeners of the cytye of London vnto the Forest of waltham and there cause the game to be brought before thē so that they sawe course after course and manye dere bothe redde and falowe slaine And after that the king commaunded his offycers to brynge the mayre and his company vnto a pleasaunte lodge made al of grene bowes and there set them to dyner and serued theim wyth manye denty dyshes and dyuers wynes good and plenty and ouer that caused the lorde Chamberlyn with other Lordes to chere the mayre and his companye sundrye tymes whyle they were at dyner and at theyr departynge gaue vnto them venyson greate plentye Thys yeare also the kynge sene vnto the mayresse of London and her systers the Aldermens wifes two hartes .vi. Buckes a Tonne of wyne to make theym merye wythall ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxii an xxii Edwardi quarti Edmonde shaa goldsmith mayre Iohn Mathew William whyte shiriffes In the begynnynge of the .xxiii. yeare the .ix. day of Apryl dyed the noble kynge Edwarde the .iiii. at westminster and is buryed at winsor leuinge after him two sonnes that is to say Prince Edward his eldest sonne and Richard Duke of yorke .iii. doughters Elisabeth that after was Quene Cycili and Katherine ¶ Edward the fyft EDwarde the .v. beganne hys reygne ouer the realme of england the .xi. daye of Apryll in the begynnynge of the yeare of our Lorde M. cccc.lxxxiii the same Edwarde beynge of the age of .xi. yeares or there aboute this Edwarde was neuer crowned but shamefully murthered by the commaundemente of Rycharde the thyrd that after was kynge of englande ¶ Richard the .iii. RIchard the .iii. began hys domynion ouer the Realme of England the .xxi. day of Iune in the yeare of oure Lord M. cccc lxxxiii and the .vi. day of Iuly the nexte folowinge was crouned at Westeminster ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxiii an primo Richardi .iii. Robert billesdon haberdasher mayre Thomas Norlande Wyllyam Martyne shyryffes In thys yere was the Duke of Buchyngham beheaded at Salysburye The duke of bokingham beheaded ¶ Anno. do m. cccc.lxxxiiii anno secondo richardi .iii. Thomas Hyl mayre Thomas
amonge menne so sharpe that tillage of the earthe was put of for that yeare whereby ensued greace hunger and scarcitie in the yeare folowinge Greate morallity Westminster hall builded Abought the xi yeare of the king he builded Westminster halle In this yeare also the christen men wan Ierusalē after they had beseged it xxxix Ierusalē wonne by the Christen men daies and Godfry the soueraine captaine of the christen men was proclaimed kinge of Ierusalem The deth of williā Rufus This kyng William had great pleasure in hunting insomuch that he pulled downe many houses of religion to enlarge the newe eorest of Winsore for wilde dere but a Frenche knyght of his named water Cerel by the glaunsynge of hys arowe vpon a braunche when he shote at a harte in the sayde forest smot the kynge and wounded hym to deathe whereof he shortlye dyed in the yeare of oure Lorde M.C. wythoute anye yssue of his bodye and he raygned .xii. yeare and .xi. monethes and is buried at westminster Henry the firste HEnry the brother of Wyllyam Rufus and fyrste of that name for hys learnynge callyd Beweclarke and thyrd sonne to Wylliam Conqueroure was crowned kynge of England the .v. day of August the yere of our Lord M.c. and .i. This Henry was a noble prince in the fyrst yeare of his raygne he reformed the measure in England whiche of longe time were corrupted he vsed the lawes of saynt Edwarde Mesures restored sone after he was kynge he toke to wyfe Maude the syster of Edgare kynge of Scottes Thys man fauoured nothynge the vsurped powre of the byshop of Rome The king relesed of his tribut In the .iiii. yeare of this kyng Roberd curtoyse the kynges brothere came into englande and was well entreated of the kynge and Quene and there the duke released the kynge of his tribute of .iii. M. markes but it was not longe after by meanes of tale bearers and yll reporters that great variaunce fell betwene the kynge Duke Robert takē prisoner and the Duke of Normandy hys brother and shortlye thereupon deadlye warre was arrered in th end wherof duke Roberd was taken and kepte in perpetuall pryson at cardyffe by his brother who immediatlye seased vpon the duchye of Normandy and helde it in possession In the .vi. A rebeliō ī england yeare of kynge henry the fyrst the Earle of shrewysbury and the Earle of Cornewall rebelled againste kynge henry and after were taken and kepte in pryson as longe as they lyued About this tyme also the kyng ordayned strayghte lawes agaynst theues and other that vsed vnlawful meanes whiche were punished Punishemente for transgressours some with death some with losse of their eyes of their stones and other membres of man as theyr trespas requyred By the meanes of Anselme byshop of Cantorbury the preestes of England were constrayned to forgo theyr wyues whiche before was lawfull to be maryed The preestes were cōstraned to forgo their wiues Aboute the .xiii. An earthequake yeare of kynge Henries raygne was a great earthquake at shrewsburye and the ryuer of Trent was so drye that men myght go ouer drye shode warre betwene england Fraunce In the .xvii. yeare of king henries raygne began great varyence betwene Lewes frenche kinge and kynge henry of Englande and at the last was fought betwene them a cruell battayle where the Englyshe menne optayned the victory and the frenche king fled but shortly after a peace was concluded and wylliam the eldest sonne of kynge henry dyd homage to the frenche king for the Duchy of Normandy The kinges two sonnes drowned In the .xx. yere of Henry the first Wyllyam duke of normandye the kinges eldest sonne and Richarde his brother and Mary theyr sister Richard Earle of chester with hys wyfe the kynges nece and other to the nombre of a .c. and .vi. persons passing from Normandy into Englande by ouer syghte of the shypmaister were drowned and none scaped but one man Aboute the .xxvi. A law ordaned for preestes yeare of thys kynge there was a counsell holden at london wher it was determined that the abominable vices of the prestes shoulde be punished by the kinges offiters In the .xxii. maude the empresse made aire of the Realme yeare of kyng henries raigne bycause he had none other issue male ordayned that hys doughter Maude which had bene Empresse shoulde succede him in the kyngdome A boughte the .xxviii. maude the empresse maryed yeare one Geffery Plantagenet Earle of Angeo maried the saide Maude and by her had issue henry whiche henry after kinge Steuen was kinge of Englande This kinge henry the firste beyng in Normandy in the .xxv. The deth of kīg henry the fyrste yere of his reigne the second day of December in the yere of Christe a M a .c.xxxv. dyed some say of a surfet and some writers saye it was by a fall of a horse And his bodye was brought into England and is buried in the Abbey of Reding Of King steuen STeuen Earle of Boloine the sonne of the earle of blois and Adela williā Cōquerours doughter and Nephew to Henry the first toke on hym the gouernaunce of this realme of England throughe the counsaile of manye Lordes of Englande contrarye to theyr othe made to Maude the Empresse and was crowned king vpon saint Steuens day the yeare of Christ M.c. and xxxv Variance ī england At this time there was greate variance in Englād for king Steuen was thoughte to be kinge vniustlye for manie of the Lordes of Englande fauoured Maude the Empresse and other fauored Steuen who was kinge of the whiche folowed greate warre This kinge steuen beseiged diuers castels that belonged to Bisshops and other lordes and toke them by forse Castelles beseged and fortified them with his owne knightes and seruauntes to thentente to withstand the empresse whose comminge he euer feared In the seconde yeare of kinge Steuen there rose a greate rumor in Englād that king Steuen was deade whiche tales rose much variaunce in England for diuers of the lordes got them to their holdes whiche after might scantly be pacefied or quieted yll talles doth much hurte Shortly after the kinge wente A viage to normandy into Normandye and kepte warre with the Earle of Aniowe the husband of Maude the Empresse which was righte aire to the Crowne of England and when he had quietted that prouince he made Eustace his sonne duke of normandy A bataile the king taken prysoner In the .vi. yeare of king Steuen Maude the Empresse came in to England by the comforte of the Earle of Glocester and the Earle of Chester and made strong warre vpon kinge Stephen in the ende whereof the kinges partie was ouer come and him selfe taken prisoner and was brought to the Empresse who sente him to Bristowe to prison Shortlye after this bataile the kentish men and londoners rose toke parte with the king A
bataile at wynchester at a feld foughten at winchester they ouercame the Empresse and she flede to Gloucester and Earle Roberte of Glocester was taken but shortlie after bothe the kynge and earle Roberte were delyuered out of prison by exchaunge Shortly after the kynge gathered a greate power To ēpresse beseged and the Empresse fled vnto Oxforde where the kynge dyd besege her but she fled awaye by nyghte and so wente to Walyngford and shortlye after with a smalle companye she wente into Normandy to her husbande Geffery Plantagenet Aboughte the .x. A childe crucified ī despyte of Christe yeare of kynge Steuens raygne the Iues that dwelt in England toke and crucified a chylde at Norwytch on Easter day in derision of Chryste and hys relygion In the .xi. The deth of Gefery Plantaginet yeare of kynge Steuen Geffery Plantagenet Erle of Aniowe and husbande to Maude the Empresse after he had wonne from kynge Steuen the Duchy of Normandy ended his life and Hēry his sonne succed in that dukedō Henry Duke of Normandy in the quarell of hys mother Maude the Empresse with a great pusaūce entred into Englande Henri the second entred engand and at the fyrst wan the Castell of Malmesbury then the Towre of London and afterwarde the towne of Notyngham with other holdes and Castels betwene hym and kynge Steuen were fought manye Battayles whereby thys realme was sore troubled A peace betwene the Empresse and kinge Steuen In the .xviii. yeare of kyng Steuen peace was agreed betwene Maude the Empresse her sonne kynge Stephen on thys condicion that Steuen should be kynge duryng hys life but for al this peace kynge Steuen toke suche thought and care that he died in the .xv. The deth of king Steuen day of Octobre nexte folowynge in the yeare of Chryste M.C.liiii for he was in warre and trouble all the terme of hys lyfe and he was buryed at Feuershame ⚹ Henry the second HEnry the seconde and sonne to Geffery Plantagenet erle of Angeo and maude the empresse was crowned king the .xx. daye of Decembre the yeare of Chryste M.c.lv Thys kyng was a noble man Henry the secōd gretly enlarged his kingdome and muche fortunate in warres greatlye enlarged his kyngdome But diuers wryters whiche more dyd fauoure the doynges of Thomas Becket then the truthe wryte that in his latter daies he was vnfortunat but by his great manhod and pollycy the syngnory of England was muche augmented with the addicions of Scotlande Irelande the yles Orcades Britaine Poytow Gyon and other prouinceces of fraunce wherfore it may be euydent to all men that hys good wyl was to reforme in his tyme the clargie but as then god had not apoynted it Defacing of castels In the seconde yeare of kynge Henry the seconde the kynge caste downe diuers castels whiche were set vp in the tyme of kynge Steuen to defende Maude the Empresse his mother After that he went into the north partes and receyued of the kynge of Scottes A voiage into the Northe countre Cumberland and Northumberland which they sayd wer geuen to them by Maude his mother and set an order in that coūtre A voiage ī to Wales In the .iii. yeare of kynge Henryes reigne he wente with a strong Armye into Wales and quietted that countrey and after buylded the stronge castel of Rutland About the .v. yere of this kinges reygne rose a greate Schisme at Rome for some of the Cardynals chose one octauian A schysme at Rome and other some woulde haue Alexander to be Byshop whyche Schisme continued xx yeares and muche trouble folowed In the .vii. The king of scottes taken prisoner yeare kynge Henry kepte such warre in to Scotlande that he toke kynge Wyllyam prisoner whiche afterward was delyuered and the kynge of Scottes dyd fealtie and homage to kynge Henrye In the .x. yeare of thys kynge Thomas Bocket archebyshop of Cantorbury whyche sediciouslye vnder pretence of defending the liberties of the churche as he sayde Thomas becket fled the realme spake and dyd manye thynges agaynste the kynges prorogatyue royall dyd flee out of the realme went to Rome to complayne vpon the kynge to the Byshop In the xvii yeare of kynge Hēry Thomas Becket by entreaty of the byshoppe of Rome Thomas becket slayne and Lewes the Frenche kynge was restored to his Byshopryke and not longe after by certeine gentilmē was slain more falshed of the byshop of Rome Kyng Henry in the .xviii. yeare of his reygne sent Ambassedoures to the byshop of Rome to pourge hym selfe of the false accusacion of the death of Thomas Becket but amonge other thinges it was enioyned the kinge in his penaunce that it shoulde be lawfull to all his subiectes as often as thē list to apeale to the sea of Rome and that no mā shoulde be accompted as king vntill such time as he were confirmed by the Romysh Bishop By thys all men may perceiue that the Bisshoppes of Rome alway desired to haue princes and kinges readye at their becke but this Eniuncion was neuer fulfiled of the kynge of Englande In thys yeare also kynge Henry went into Ireland and subdued it Irelande wonne and anexed Irelande to his kyngdome In the .xxii. The kynges eldest sonne crowned Kyng yeare of kinge Henry he caused Henry his eldest sonne to be crowned kynge and maryed Margeret the Frenche kynges doughter Shortlye after kynge Henry the sone at the settyng on of the french kynge and the kynge of of scottes warre betwene the father the sonne wyth dyuers other made warre agaynste kynge Henry his father where were betwene them dyuers stronge battayls but alwayes the father had the victorye and at the laste his sonne with his alyees wer constrayne to bende and desyre peace whiche he gentyly graunted and forgaue their tresspasse The king of scottes takē prysonner In thys warre Wylliam king of Scottes was taken prysoner and yelded for hys raunsome the cytie of Carlyle the castell of Bambroughe the newe castell vpon Tine and swore for euer to be trew to the kinge and aswel he to do homage as his successours as ofte as they should be requyred many Iues in englande About thys tyme were manye Iues in England which agaynst the feaste of Easter dyd vse to crucifie yonge chyldren in despyte of christian relygion In the .xxviii. yeare Henry the eldest sonne of Kynge Henrye of England ended his lyfe warre renewed in Fraunce Shortlye after began the warre in fraunce for kinge Philip of Fraunce desired homage to be done to hym for the landes of Poytow and other and for the castell of Gysours The deth of kīg henry the seconde In the .xxxiiii. yeare of kynge Henry the seconde Richard Earle of Poytow mayde warre a gaynst kynge Henry of England hys father and takynge parte wyth the frenche king wan from hys father many townes castels for sorowe wherof shortly after kynge
Nele Aboute the .xiii. kīg Iohn reconsiled to the byshoppe of Rome yeare of kinge Iohns rayne Philippe of fraunce made sharpe warre vpō England at the settynge on the Byshop of Rome Insomuch that kyng Iohn was fayne to submite him selfe to the Romish bishop who was boūde that aswell he as his ayres should hold the crowne of the byshoppe of Rome and should paye yearelye a M. Marke of syluer Iewes the frēch kinges sonne entred into englād In the .xvi. yeare of king Iohn great strife and varyaunce happened in England betwene the kyng and his Lordes and commons of his realme Insomuche that the kynge sente into flaunders for socoure and the nobles sent for Lewes the sonne of kinge Phylyppe of fraunce and him saluted as kinge mayntayned him in war against kynge Iohn to the great hurte of this realme of Englande Duryng the tyme of this warre King Iohn ended hys lyfe and died of the flixe at Newewarke vpon Trent the .xix daye of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.cc.xvi The deth of king Iohn But some Authors wryte that a Monke poysoned him at Swynested and is buryed at Worcester ¶ Henry the thirde HEnry the thyrd of of that name and eldest sonne to kīg Iohn by the ayde of certayne lordes of Englande was crowned kynge at .ix. yeares of his age whiche kinge wyth his aydes kepte sharpe warre whiche Lewes the frenche kynges sonne who by comnaunte of certayne Lordes of England claymed the crowne Iewes returned into fraūce but after certagne Skyrmyshes and battayles a peace was concluded so that Lewes shoulde departe into Fraunce and for his trauayle he had a m. Markes and so departed In the fyrst yeare of king henryes raygne were ordayned many lawes in Englande to the greate commoditie of his subiectes Magnacarta cōfirmed And the greate charter called Magnacarta was confirmed and diuerse articles added thereto In the forthe yeare Alexander kynge of Scottes maried Ioan the syster of kynge Henry of Englande The king of scottes maried In this yeare also there was a Proclamacion made througheoute Englande to auoyde straungers Straungers put out of the realme Because one Foukes de brent held the castell of Bedford against the kinges will The commīg in of the graye friers In the .v. yeare of kinge Henryes raygne the gray fryers of the order of Fraunces came fyrste into Englande A voiage into bretayne In the .xiii. yeare of kinge Hēry the thyrd he sailed into bretayne with a noble army agaynst Lewes kynge of Fraunce wher after spoylynge of the countre a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yonge Prynces A varyaunce betwene the king his lordes In the .xvi. yeare of this Kinges raygne a variaunce kyndled betwene kyng Henry and hys lordes because he put frō his seruice Englyshe men and trusted straungers aswell in his counsell as other offices nere about him In the .xix. The king maried yeare kynge Henry toke to wyfe Elinour doughter of the Earle of Prouynce Aboute the .xxi. yere of king hēry the vniuersite of Parys concluded that no Preestes vnder paine of deadlye synne shoulde haue .ii. No preest ought to haue .ii. benefytes benefytes In the .xxxi. The liberties of lōdon loste yeare kynge Hēry seyased the Fraunchesse of the citie of London for a Iudgemente geuen a gaynste a Wydowe named Margaret vyell But shortly after they were restored In the .xxxviii. yere prynce Edwarde The fyrst prince of waies eldest sonne to kynge Henry maryed Elynour doughter to the kyng of Castell to whome king Henry gaue the principalitie of Wales and the gouernaunce of Gyen and Irelande whereof began fyrste that the kynges of England ordayned theyr sonnes prince of Wales The battaile at iewes In the .xlviii. yeare of Kynge Henryes raygne greate varyaunce was betwene the kynge and hys Lordes and commons In somuch that neare vnto Lewes kynge Hēry and his barons fought a cruell battayle where the kynge loste the felde where the kyng himselfe with Richarde his brother kyng of Romaines and syr Edward his sonne and other noble men to the nombre of .xxv. wer taken of the commons were slayne .xx. M. The king delyuered oute of prison The king and his brother wer deliuered vpon promyse made to performe certayne Actes made at Oxforde in the parliament before for suerty wherof Prynce Edward remayned as pledge Shortly after fell great varyaunce betwene the Earle of glocester and the Earle of Leyceter and Prynce Edwarde toke parte with the Earle of Glocester The battayle at killingworthe and at kyllyngworthe was foughte a cruell battayle the vyctory fell on prynce Edwardes parte Shortlye after syr Symonde mounford Earle of Leceter gathered a new army and mette Prynce Edward at Euesham where Syr Symonde the Earle was slayne dyuerse other that toke his parte The battayle at Euesham About the .liiii The liberties of lōdon loste yeare of kynge Henries raygne was such dyspleasure taken agaynst the Londoners that the kyng seased theyr liberties into his handes But after the citie by meanes of frendes payed a fine of .xx. M. Markes and so was restored to theyr lyberty In the .lv. A voyage into the holy land yeare of this kynge syr Edward the kinges sonne toke his iourney into the holy land and there he rescued the citie of Acres whiche was beseiged by the Soudan of surrey The deth of kinge henry the thyrde Duringe which voyage Prynce Edward beyng in the holy land kyng Henry hys father fell sycke at Westminster and dyed the .xvi. daye of Nouember the yeare of Christ M.cc.lxxiii and is buried at Westminster ¶ Edward the fyrst Edward the fyrst of that name and sonne to Henry the .iii. after he hard of the death of his father came from the holye lande And was crowned kynge at Westminster the .xix. The king of scottes did hōage to kynge Edward daye of August the yere of christ M.cc.lxxiii At which tyme Alexander kynge of Scottes was presente and did homage to kynge Edward Lewellyn of wales In the seconde yeare of kynge Edwarde the Kynge wente into Wales and subdued Lewellyn Princes of Wales which paied to the kynge for a fine l.m Markes In the .x. yeare of thys kinge Lewellyn Prince of Wales rebellyd A bataile in wales but after they pursued so the Welchemen that Lewellin and his brother Dauid fled but after Lewellyn was taken by syr Edmond Mortymer who smot of his heade and sent it to the kynge and after that his brother was hanged drawen and quartered In the .xiii. yeare of this kinge The liberties of lōdō seased the king seased the liberties of london into his handes because the Mayre toke brybes of the bakers And suffered them to sell breade vnder the syse In the .xxiiii. A bataile in scotlād yere of kinge Edwarde the Scottes dyuers tymes rebelled wherfore kynge Edwarde beseiged the towne of Barwyke where was fought a
Edward The king of scottes taken prisoner In the tyme of the seige before Callys Dauid of Scotlande by the settinge on of the french kinge warred on the borders of England But the quene assembled a strong armye as well of preestes as laye men and nere to Durham toke in batayle the kinge of Scottes prysoner with manye of his greatest Lordes and earles and slew of the common soudiers .xv. M. About the .xxii. A greate derth thorough out all the worlde yeare of kynge Edward the .iii ther was a wonderful famyn and Pestilence raygned throughout all the world In Italye scant the .x. person of an .c. was lefte on lyue In the citie of parys in Fraunce died L.M. and in the citie of London besyde the bodies buried in churches and churcheyardes and monasteryes and other places of buriall there was buryed in the charterhouse churche yerde .l. M. persons and aboue as wryteth Fabian In thys yeare the Captayne of Callys conspyred to betraye it agayne to the Frenchemen calis like to betrayed the historye whereof declareth wonderfully the great manhode pollycie liberalytie gentylnesse of the noble kinge Edwarde reade Frosarde the .c. and .v. Chapter of his fyrste boke The tirany of the byshop of rome c. Aboute this time kinge Edward was elected to be Emperour But he consyderynge the trouble vnquietnesse of the byshop of Rome refused it And then they chose the Marques of Messena whiche also refused it Gines yelded to the englishmeÌ„ In the xxvii yere of king Edwardes raygne the towne and castel of Gines was yelded to the english meÌ„ A voyage into Gascoyne In the .xxix. yeare of kinge Edwardes raygne Prynce Edwarde of Wales with a stronge companye of Soudyers passed into Gascoyne where he made sore warre destroied Castelles and townes before hym with greate successe and toke the Castell towne of Rehemorentyne with other A voyage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce Aboute this tyme king Edward sayled to Calys began to make war vpon frauÌ„ce but shortly after he returned because the Scottes rose inuaded the Englysh borders In the .xxx. The battaile of poytiers yeare of kynge Edwardes raygne prynce Edward of Wales nie to the citie of Poytiers ioyned batayle with king Iohn of fraunce on whome the prynce wan a noble victory In this conflycte kynge Iohn was taken wyth hys yonge sonne Phillippe The fifth king takeÌ„ prysoner there were taken .ix. earles the archebyshop of Sens and many other greate lordes Baronettes and knyghtes meÌ„ of name to the nombre of xvi.c and there were slayne the Duke of Burgoyne the Duke of Athens syr Iohn Cleremond Marshall of Fraunce with many lordes Baronetes knyghtes and menne of Armes to the nombre of xvii.c and iii. M of other meane persones And after this felde thus wonne the Prynce with his prysoners returned to Burdeaux And shortely after they sayled in to Englande where they were of kinge Edwarde noblely receyued In the xxxiii yeare kynge Edwarde with the Prynce his sonne wetne to Calys and so in to frauÌ„ce where he made sharpe warre A voiage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce and burned and destroyed the countre without mercye But shortly after by great entreaty ther was a peace concluded on this condicion that kinge Edward should haue to his propre possession the countres of Gascoyne and Guyan Poyters Lymosyn Beleuile Exanctes Calys Guines and diuers other lordshyps townes Castels and all the landes to them belonging without knowledge of any souerainte The freÌ„ch king raunsomed obeysaunce homage or subiection for the same and that the french kyng shoulde paye for his raunsome .iii Myllons of Scutes whiche amounte to v.c M. li. and so kynge Iohn was delyuered In the .xxxvii. yeare of kinge Edwarde The deth of the freÌ„ch king kynge Iohn of fraunce came into englande of his fre wyll to sporte hym and had greate chere And shortly after dyed at the Sauoy at London In this yeare also Prynce Edwarde toke possessyon of the Duchie of Guyen and Acquitaine and did homage to his father for the same Prince edward made duke of Guyen About the .xl. yeare of king Edward Dampeter of Spayne was expulsed his realme by his basterd brother Henry wherfore he fled to Prynce Edward whych was then at Burdeaux A bataile iÌ„ Spaine But this Peter by the ayde of Prynce Edwarde fought with his brother Henry and put him to flyghte and slue .v. M. of his men And restored Peter to dyuerse cities and holdes which he before had loste But not longe after the Prynce returned home and heÌ„ry repayred his army and warred vpon his brother so fearselye that in the end he vtterly vanquished hiÌ„ to deth and then without resistence possessed the kingdom of Spaine In the .xlii. yere of kyng Edward new variaÌ„ce begaÌ„ betwen EnglaÌ„d FrauÌ„ce A voiage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce wherfore the duke of LaÌ„caster was sent with an army into frauÌ„ce nere vnto Arde the Duke of Burgoyne lodged within a mile of the Englysh armye the space of xviii dayes and neuer profered batayle but at the laste stole awaye pryuelye by nyghte and then entered the Duke further into fraunce as Froysar sheweth at large In the .xliii. yeare syr Roberte knolles entered the realme of frauÌ„ce with a stronge army and wasted destroyed the countrie and passed euen by Parys ranged in batayle and without any notable battayle returned About the xlv yeare the french men made sharpe warre in Gyen Great variaunce iÌ„ Gascoine and many dyuers skyrmyshes wer betwene the frenchmeÌ„ and the englysh men but most commonlye alwayes the englyshemen loste and the citie of Lymoge other cities rebelled against Prince Edward Wherfore Prynce Edwarde perceyuinge all this what for lacke of money and what for sykenes maladyes that he had he departed into England leuyng behynd him hys bretheren the Duke of Lancaster and the Earle of Cambryge to rule Gascoyne but sone after they came into Englande In the .xlvi. A baâ—â—â—◠〈◊〉 yeare of kyng Edwardes raygne the Earle of Penbroke was sent with a great army to fortefye the towne of Rochell But he was met on the Sea wyth a companye of Spanyardes betwene whome there was a cruell fyghte but the Englishe men were discomfited and the earle of Penbroke was there taken wyth a .c.lx. mo prisoners and the most parte of his men slayne and drowned And sone after the towne of Rochel was yelded to the Frenchmen A voiage iÌ„to frauÌ„ce Also in the .xlvii. yere the duke of Lancaster landed at Calys with a myghtye armye passed throughe fraunce robbyng and spoylyng the countre eueÌ„ to Burdeaux and wer neuer fought with saue onelye at a scirmyshe they loste .l. Speres and xx archers In the .l. yeare of this kynge there was suche syckenes and mortalite A greate deathe as well in Italy as in England the innumerable of people died The deth of Prince Edwarde In the .li.
the name of kynge Edwarde the fourth kynge Edward proclamed kynge Immediatlye after kynge Edwarde was proclaymed kynge he pursued Kynge Henry towarde yorke and met wyth King Henries Armye at a place called Towton wyth whome he had then a cruell The battayle at towton battaile but Kynge Edwarde had the victory In the feld were slaine xxxvi M. and vii.c persones and all Englyshemen Also there was slaine the Earles of Northomberlande and Westtmerlande the Lorde Clyfford and diuerse other and Kynge Henri lost all and was fayne to flee the lande after he had raigned .xxxviii. yeares and .vi. monethes After this cruel batayle kinge Henry fledde into Scotlande and Quene Margeret with the yonge Prynce fled to her father the duke of Anges king HeÌ„ry fled into scotlaÌ„d ¶ Edwarde the .iiii. ANno dommini M. cccc.lxi anno primo Edwardi quarti Hugh Wiche mayre George Ireland Iohn Locke sherisses The cronation of king Edwarde This yere the .xxix. daye of Iune was kinge Edwarde the .iiii. wyth great tryumphe crowned at Westmynster ¶ Anno do M. cccc.lxii anno secondo Edwardi quarti Thomas Coke mayre Bartilmewe Iames Wylliam Hampton sheryffes A bataile at ExhaÌ„ In thys yeare Kynge Henry and Quene Margaret hys wyfe came out of ScotlaÌ„d with a great Army of Frenchemen and Scottes and in Exam shyre the Lorde Mountacute gouernoure of the Northe countre mete hym with a noble armye where Kynge Henry was discomfyted and fled and the Duke of Somerset who a litle before forsoke Kynge Edward was taken in the chase wyth dyuers other who afterward wer beheaded ¶ Anno domini M. cccc.lxiii an tercio Edwardi quarti Mathewe Philip gold smith maire Thomas Muscham Robert bassed shiriffes In this yeare kyng Henry came out of Scotlande into Englande by what meanes I haue not read Kyng henry taken prysoner but I thyncke not well stablyshed in his wit but boldly he entred the Realme and assone as he was entred he was knowen and taken by one Cantlow and brought toward the kyng whome the Earle of Warwyke met on the way by the kynges commaundement brought hym throughe London to the Towre there he was layed in sure holde And Quene Margret her sonne departed out of ScotlaÌ„d and sayled into fraunce where she remayned with Duke Rayner her father tyll she toke her infortunate iourney into Englande agayne ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxiiii an quarto Edwardi quarti Raufe Iostelyne draper mayre Iohn Tate Iohn stone shiriffes Kyng Edward maryed This yere the Earle of Warwyke was sent into frauÌ„ce to treat of a Mariage betwene the Lady Bona doughter to Lewes Duke of Sauoy and syster to the French Quene which mariage was a greed vnto but in meane season kyng Edward maryed preuely at Grafton the Lady Elizabeth late wyfe of Syr Iohn Graye for whyche mariage rose greate varience betwene the kynge and the Earle of Warwycke hys chiefe frende and maynteynoure ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxv anno quinto Edwardi quarto Raufe Freney mercer mayre The quene delyuered of a doughter Henry Waner Wyllyam Constantine shyrif In this yere the Quene was delyuered of a fayre Ladye and was named Elyzabeth whyche afterward was wife to the noble prince kynge Henry the .vii. and mother to kynge Henry the .viii. Also in thys yeare was graunted a licence that certaine cotsehold shepe shoulde be transported into Spayne A lycence graunted to carye shepe into spayne whych haue so ther multiplied encreased that it hath turned the commoditie of Englande muche to the spanishe profyte ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxvi anno sexto Edwardi quarti Iohn yong grocer knight mayre Iohn Brice Iohn Browne Iohn stotton shyr In thys yere the Bastard of Burgon came into Englande to treate for a mariage betwne the earle Chareloyse yeyre of Borgoyne â—châ—â—â— betwen tâ—◠〈◊〉 sâ—erâ—e of burgoynâ— the Lord Scales kyng Edwardes syster whyche mariage was concluded At whych tyme the sayde basterd chalenged the Lorde Scales for certayne feates of war whiche were done in Smethfelde but the lord scales had the victory ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxvii an septimo Edwardi quarti Thomas Owlgraue mayre Humfrey heyford Thomas stalbroke shiriffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxviii an octauo Edwardi quarti Willyam Taylour grocer mayre Symon smith Wyllyam Heriot shyryffes In thys yere began the Earle of Warke to Rebel agaynst kinge Edward and procured to hys part the Duke of Clarens brother to the kynge The earle of warwike rebeâ—eld the Archebishop of yorke the Marques Mountacute hys brethren whiche Earle with the Duke of Clarence wente to Calys where the sayde Duke maried the Earles doughter of warwike Banbury helde In thys yeare also the commons of yorkeshyre made insurrection at the settynge on of the Earle of Warwyke and hys adherentes and made them a Captaine called Robyn of Ryddesdale and nere vnto Banbury the Lord Harbert Earle of Penbroke and hys brother syr Richarde harbert wyth an Army of vii.m Welchmen met the Northren men betwyxt whome was a cruell Battel where the northren men optayned the victorye the Earle of Penbroke his brother Richard taken and beheaded and v.m Welchmen slaine After thys victory the NorthreÌ„ men wente to Warwyke where the Earle King Edward taken prisoner and the Duke of Clarence had gathered a greate Army and kyng Edward wyth his puissauÌ„ce came agaynst them but sodenly in the nyght the Earle set on the kynges campe so that kynge Edward was there taken prysoner and so sent to Middelham castel in yorke shyre to be kept wyth the Archbisshop of yorke the Earles brother Shortely after kinge Edward hauynge frendship of his kepers was suffered certayne dayes in the weke to ryde a huntyng and by the meanes of syr wyllyam stanley king Edward deliuered oute of pryson syr Thomas of Borogh and dyuers other hys freÌ„des with a great bond of men was rescued from his kepers and so delyuered oute of Pryson Losecotefelde Kynge Edwarde after he was come to LondoÌ„ gathered together hys Army and so met wyth the Lorde Welles with a great army the victory fel on the kynges parte where were slayne x.m men at the least where were taken and beheaded the Lorde welles syr Roberd Welles his sonne The lord welles beheaded syr Roberd Democke wyth dyuers other thys batayle was called Losecotefelde because the Lyncolne shyre men dyd worle away theyr cotes and ranne awaye This yere the Earle of Warwyke with the Duke of Clarence perceyuyng theyr partie weakened fled into fraunce for socoure where they taryed not past .vi. monethes Th erle of warwike fled into Fraunce The Duke of Clarence Th erle of warwike landed the Earles of Warwyke Penbroke and Oxforthe landed at dertmoth to whome by meanes of proclamacions made in kynge Henries name the commons gathered to them in greate nombre so that kynge Edward fearynge hys parte fled into FlauÌ„ders
Bretayne Rycharde Chester Raufe Austreye shyryffes This yere the .xxii. day of August in the yere of our Lorde bosworth felde M. cccc.lxxxv was the Bataile of Bosworth nere to lecester in the which kynge Richard the .iii. in the third yeare of his reygne was slayne by kynge Henri the vii the whyche in the same daye began his reigne ouer the Realme King henry the .vii crowned and the .xxx. day of Octobre next folowing was crowned at Westminster In the .xiii. daye of September Two maires of london in one yeare and both died of the sweate in the yere of oure Lorde laste before mencioned dyed of the sweate the foresaid Thomas Hille mayre in whose place the .xxiiii. day of the moneth and yere of our lorde laste before mencioned wyllyam stocker knyght was chosen mayre whiche Stocker dyed the .viii. daye of the sayd moneth also of the sweate and the .xix. day of the sayde moneth of September was Iohn warde chosen mayre and so continued vntyll the feaste of Symon and Iude nexte folowing ¶ Henry the .vii. ANno dom M. cccc.lxxxv anno primo Henrici septimi Hughe Bryce goldsmyth knyghte mayre Iohn Tate Iohn Swā shiriffes ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxvi an secondo henrici septimi Henry Collet mercer knyghte mayre Iohn Perceiuall Hugh Clopton shirif This yere the kynge maryed kynge Edwards eldest doughter named Elyzabeth The king maried and in September next after was Prynce Arthur borne at wynchester Prince Arthar born ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxvii anno tercio henrici septimi Wyllyam Horne mayre wyllyam Remingtō Iohn Fenkell Shiriffes The quene crowned In thys yeare on saynct Katherins day was the Quene crowned at Westminster ¶ Anno do m cccc lxxxviii anno iiii Henrici septimi Roberte Tate Mercer mayre Wylliam Isaac Raufe Tylney shiriffes This yeare the commons of the North slew the Earle of Northumberland Aedmocion in northomberlande in the same yeare was the felde of Dykesmew in Flaunders foughten by the lorde Dawbeney where the Lorde Morlaye was slayne ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxix anno v. henrici septimi Wyllyam Whyte Mayre Wyllyam Capell Iohn Broke shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxx anno .vi. Henrici septimi Iohn Mathewe Mercer mayre Henry Coke Robert Reuil Hugh Pemperton shyr This yere was the Lord Henry the kinges seconde sonne The birth of king hēri the .viii borne in Grenewich in Iune ¶ Anno dom m. cccc.lxxxxi anno vii henrici septimi Hugh Clapton mercer mayre Thomas wod willyam Browne shiriffes ¶ Anno domi m. cccc.lxxxxii anno viii henrici septimi Willyam martyne skynner mayre william Purchate William welbeke shiriffes This yere in the moneth of Octobre A fray in London was a fraye made vpon the Esterlynges by the commons of the citie of London and speciallye by the mercers seruauntes ¶ Anno do m cccc lxxxxiii an ix henrici septimi Raufe Austrey fish monger mayre Roberte Fabyan Wyllyam wynger shiriffes This yeare was wheat at sixe pence the bushell and baye salte at thre pence ob a bushell in the cyty of London This yeare was syr wyllyam Stanley beheaded ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxxiiii anno .x. henrici septimi Rycharde Chawry Salter mayre Nicholas Alwyn Iohn warner shiriffes In this yere was good chepvittell in England This yere was whyte Hearing solde for thre shyllynges and iiii pence a barell at London and not aboue ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.lxxxxv an xi Henrici septimi Henri Collet mercer knyghte mayre Thomas knesworth Henry Somiz Shirif ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxxvi anno xii Henrici septimi Iohn Tate mercer mayre Iohn shaa Richard Haddon shiriffes This yeare the .xviii. daye of Iune was Blackeheth felde Blackeheth feld ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxxvii an xiii Henrici .vii. wylliā Purchase mercer mayre Bertylmewe rede Thomas wyndone shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. cccc.lxxxxviii anno xiiii henrici septimi Iohn perciual marchaunt tayler mayre Thomas Braybury Steuen Ienyns shir ¶ An. do M. cccc.lxxxxix an xv hērici septi Nicolas alwyne mayre Iames wyford Rychard Broude shiriffes This yeare was the Earle of Warwyke beheaded Th erle of warwike beheaded This yeare the kinge and the Quene sayled to Callys A triūphe at Calis and at Saynte Peters they met with the duke of Burgoyne ¶ Anno do M. ccccc anno xvi hērici .vii. william Remingtō maire Iohn Hawes Wyllyam Siete shiriffes Lady katherin landed This yere the .iiii. day of octobre landed at Plummouth katherin doughter to the kyng of Spaine ¶ Anno do M. ccccc.i anno .xvii. henrici septimi Iohn shaa goldesmith mayre Laurence Aylmer Henry hede shiriffes Prince arther maryed This yere vpon S. Erkinwaldes daye was Prince Arthur maryed to the foresayde Lady Katheryne whiche Prynce dyed in the Easter weke folowinge ¶ Anno domini m.ccccc.ii anno xviii Henrici septimi Bartilmewe Rede goldsmith maire Henri kebbell Nicolas Niuers Siriffes The deth of the quene This yere the .xi. daie of February dyed quene Elizabeth in the Towre of London beyng in child bed and the .viii. daye of Auguste was the King of Scottes maryed to Margeret the eldest doughter ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.iii an xix henrici septimi Wyllyam Capel draper mayre Chrystopher Hawes Robert warris Thomas graunge Shiriffes ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.iiii an xx hērici septimi Iohn wynger grocer mayre Roger Achilley Wyllyam browne shiriffes ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.v anno xxi henrici septimi Thomas Ioysworth fyshmōger Mayre Richard Shore Roger Grouer shiriffes In this yeare was the wethercocke of Poules blowne downe The duke of burgon driuen into englād by tēpest the duke of Burgoyne was driuen to lande in the west Countrey ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.vi an xxii Henriri septimi Richarde Haddon mercer knyght mayre wylliam Copynger wylliā Fytzwylliam shir ¶ Anno domini m.cccc.vii anno xxiii Henrici septimi Wyllyam Browne mercer Laurence Aymer Mayres wyllyam Butler Iohn Kyrby shyryffes A greate fire at norwytche This yeare was a greate parte of the Cytie of Norwytch brente ¶ Anno domi m. ccccc.viii anno xxiiii henrici septimi Steuen Ienins marchaunte tayler Mayre Thomas Exmew Richarde smith Shyryffes In this yere the .xxi. daye of Apryll dyed kynge Henry the vii at Rychmond the .xxiiii. yeare of hys reygne is buried at westminster ¶ Henry the eyghte THe most gracious prince Kynge Henry the viii beganne hys regyne the xxii day of Apryll in the yeere of oure Lorde M. ccccc ix and was crowned at westmynster in the Feaste of the Natiuite of saynt Iohn Baptyst nexte folowinge ¶ Anno domini m. ccccc.ix anno primo henrici octaui Thomas Bradbury mercer mayre George Monox Iohn Dubet shyryffes In this yere was Emsone and Dudley beheaded Emson dudley beheaded Thys yere was Syr wyllyam Fytzwyllyam disfraunchesed bycause he wolde not be shyrffe ¶ Anno do m. ccccc.x an secondo henrici octaui Henri Kebell mayre
yere Prince Edward of Englande departed out of this lyfe who was in his time the flowre of Chiualry and was buryed at Canterburye Also in the same yeare the .xxi. The deth of kinge Edward daye of Iune the yeare of Chryste a M.ccc.lxxvii kynge Edwarde dyed and is buryed at Westminster This king Edwarde when he dyed had .iiii. sonnes that is to say Lyonell Duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunte Duke of Lancaster Edmonde of Langley Duke of yorke and Thomas of Wedstocke Earle of Cambrege ¶ Rychard the seconde RIchard the seconde of the name and son to Prince Edward eldest sonne to kyng Edward the thyrd beyng of .xi. yeres of age was crowned kynge of England the .xv. day of Iuly the yeare of Chryste a M ccc.lxxvii In the fyrst yeare of kyng Rychardes raygne the frenche kynge sente a great nauy to the sea The frēch men entered englād which entered in dyuers partes of thys realme and dyd moch harme wher they landed and at the laste came into Thames so to graues ende and brent parte of that towne and returned into fraunce agayne About this tyme the Earle of Cambrege the kynges vncle was sent into fraunce with .viii. M. A voiage īto fraūce mē and passed the water of Sōme and so forth to Troyse and wan it and so passed to the coūtre of Gascoine and so into Brytayne where syr Iohn of Mounford duke of Britayne gladly receyued them Iacke Strawe In the .v. yeare of this kynge the commons of Englande arose and specially in Estsex and Kente and made them capytaines of whō the chefe they called Iacke straw which came into the towre of London where the king was and there they toke the Archebyshop of Caūterbury the Lorde of saynt Iohns and a frere the kinges confessoure and at the towre hyll smot of theyr heades and slewe and robbed all straungers in Sothewarke and brente the Duke of Landcasters place called the Sauoy and dyd muche hurt and beynge assembled in Smithfeld vsed them selues verye proudely and vnreuerentlye against the kynge But by the manhode and wysdome of Wyllyam Waulworth mayre of London that rude company was disceuered and theyr Capitayne Iacke straw was slayne Iacke Strawe slayne Aboute thys tyme was a wonderfull great earthequake in Englande the lyke whereof was neuer sene before that day nor syns A greate erthquak In the .vii. yeare of kynge Rychard A voyage into flaunders Henry Spenser bishoppe of Norwitche wente into Flaunders at the commaundement of the bysshop of Rome with a great power and wan Dūkyrke and grauelyn and brente .xl. shyppes and muche goodes beyng within them but after there fell a disease of the flickes and other dyseases among his soudiers that he was fayne to returne into Englande The king maryed In the .viii. yeare kynge Rycharde Maryed the doughter of Viceslaus Emperour of Almaine A bataile on the sea In the .x. yeare of this king the earle of Arundell was sente into Guyan to strengthe the soudyers there but on the sea he met with a flote of Flemynges laden with Rochell wyne and set vpon them and toke them Amonge the which was taken the Admyral of fraunce Great variaūce betwene the king his Lordes commons In the .xi. yeare there was maruaylous greate trouble and dyscēcyon in Englande betwene the kinge and his counsayle and other nobles and prelates of the realme The commons by the ayde and comforte of the kinges vncles and other lordes of the realme that is to saye the Duke of Glocester the duke of yorke the earles of Darby of Arundell and of Notyngham put to death dyuers of the kynges counsel and chefe offycers and chased the duke of Ireland and other out of the realme for that they caused the kynge to burden his people with exactions and could make no iust accompt of the same when they were required In the .xv. The liberties of lōdon lost yeare there was a ryot in London wherfore the king seased the lybertye of the citie into his handes But shortlye after by the meanes of the quene doctor Grauesend bishop of London they were restored to theyr lybertyes In the .xviii. A voiage īto Irelād yeare king Richard made a voyage into Irelād which was more to his charge thē honor Hēry the iiii banyshed In the xxii yeare Henry Boling broke duke of Hareford and sonne to the Duke of Lancastre and the duke of Norfolke were banyshed out of the realme Shortly after Henry bolinbroke Duke of Herford Kinsh Rychard the ii deposed wich was banished into fraūce beyng sente for of the Lōdoners came into englande with a small power to whome the cōmons gathered in so gret multitude forsoke their Prince that not longe after at the castel of Flint they toke king Richard held hī as prisoner in the tower of Londō where he yelded vp resigned to the sayd Henrie duke of Hereforde all his power kingly title to the crowne of england fraunce knowleging that he was worthilye deposed for his demerites and misgouernynge of the common weale ¶ Henry the fourthe HEnry the fourthe sonne to Ihon of Gaunt late Duke of Lancaster and thirde sonne of Edwarde the thyrde toke possessiō of his realme of England the last daye of Septembre in the yere of oure Lorde a M. ccc.lxxxxix ¶ Anno dn̄i M.ccc.lxxxix Anno primo Henrici .iiii. Thomas knolles Grocer mayre William Hyde Ihon Walderne shyreffes In this yeare dyed kynge Rycharde the seconde In thys yere also certaine Dukes and Erles of England and other A cōspiraci againste the kyng were accorded to make a mūming on twelfe daye at nyghte trayterously to kyll the kynke than beynge at Wyndsore whiche beynge warned therof departed sodaynelye came to London made pursute after the sayd conspiratours which apprehended and taken were after by the lawe put to deathe In this yeare kyng Hēry sent syr Thomas Persy Erle of Worsiter with a goodly crue of soudiers into Aquitayne to ayde syr Robert knowlles leuetenaunte there A vyage into aquitayne and to parswad the people to theyr obeysaunce who dyd greatly stomacke the death of king Richard An act of Parliamente In this yeare was enacted by auctorite of Parliamente that no Lorde nor other man myght gyue anye gownes or lyueryes to anye of theyr tenaūtes or other persons onelye but to theyr household and menyall seruauntes In this yeare also was enacted that all repyers An other acte other fysshers from Rye Wynchelsee and other costes of the sea syde shoulde sell theyr fysshe theyr selfe in Cornehil Chepe other stretes of London to all men that woulde by theim Fysshemongers and all other that woulde bye the sayd fisshe to make sale agayne of it onely except ¶ Anno domini M. cccc an ii Hērici .iiii. Ihon Fraūces goldsmith mayre Ihon Wakele Wyllyam Ebot shyryffes In this yeare the French kyng sent Lorde Iames
them after which victory Sir Thomas Poyninges was made Lord. This yeare in Iuly about the xx day the frenchmen wyth a greate Nauy of shyppes enuaded the I le of Wyghte The frēchmen enuaded the ile of wight where as they wer driuen backe and a greate nombre slayne This yerae in Septembre the Church of Saynt Gyles withoute Cripilgate was brent ¶ Anno domini M. ccccc.xlv an xxxvii Henrici octa Syr Martyn Bowes goldsmith mayre George Barnes Raufe Aleine shiriffes This yere in February sholde a woman bene brente in Smithfmithfelde for clyppyng of Golde but the kinges pardonne came she beynge at the stake readye to bee brente Thys yere the Cytizyns of london leuaied in the cyty ii fyfienes for the conueyaunce of more water to the citie Thys yeare the .xiii. day of Iune beynge whytsonday and the yeare of our lorde God M. ccccc.xlvi a continuall peace was proclaymed in the citie of London betwene our most renomed Henry the eyghte on the one partye A peace betwen england and Fraunce And the ryght hygh and myghtye prynce the Frenche kynge on the other partye with a solempne procession at the tyme of proclamacion gyuynge laude and praise to god the auctour of peace and at nyght thorowoute the Citie greate fyers with muche ioye and gladnes This yeare the .xxvii. daye of Iune docter Crome preached at Poules crosse Docter crome recanted and there openly confessed that he had ben seduced with noughtye Bokes contrarye to the true doctrine of Christ and in this doyng he sayd he was not compelled so for to saye neyther for feare nor by any other meanes but onelye of his free and voluntary wyll This yere was brent in smithfelde Anne Ascue and thre more for herisy and Doctor shaxston recanted the same time In the same yeare the .xxi. day of Auguste The conclusion of the year came into englande to do his duety from the french kinge Mounscure Deneball high admirall of Fraunce wyth greate tryumphe and broughte with him the Sacre of Depe .xii. Galeis well besene in diuers poyntes and so landed at the Towre where as he was honorablye receyued with manie nobles and peres of the realme and with the greatest shotinge of Gunnes that euer was hearde or sene and so broughte to the Byshoppe of Londons place and lay there ii nyghtes that is to saye the xxi .xxii. day of August ī the yere of oure lorde M. ccccc.xlvi On the monday the .xxiii. day of August he dyd ryd to Hampton courte where as the kinges grace lay and before he came to Hampton Court my Lorde the prince receyued him with the noblest company that euer was sene to the nombre of cccc.xl veluet cotes And my lord Prīces leuery wer with sleues of cloth of golde and halfe the cote imbrodred also with golde there were to the nombre of viii.c horses ryally apparelled which broughte him to the Maner of Hampton Courte to the prudent and redubted Prynce his father and Quene Katheryne and on the morowe the kynges grace and the said Mounsure Deueball brake the hooste betwene them for a generall peace so continued in banketynge and pleasure triumphantlye wyth the noblest Maskes and mumminges that euer was sene with diuers sundry chaunges in so muche that the torche berers were clothed in cloth of golde this continued .vi. daies and so returned into Fraūce with manye sundrye gyftes gyuen him and his retynew ¶ An. do m. ccccc.xlvi an xxxviii herici viii Henri Hobelthorne marchaunte Tayloure mayre Richard Gerues Thomas Curtes shiriffes This yeare the .xix. day of Ianuary was the Erle of Surrey beheaded at the Towre hyl for treasō This yeare the .xxviii. daye of Ianuary departed this present life the noble king Henry the eyght of that name whose soule God take to his infinite mercy vnder whome we his people of Englande lyued longe a ioyful and a peasable lyfe The deth of kīg hēry the .viii reduced from the errour of Idolatry to the true knowledge of God and his worde And was full royally buryed at Wynfore the .xvi. day of February the same yeare ¶ Edwarde the .vi. OVre most gracious Soueraygne lorde kyng Edward the .vi. beganne his raygne the .xxxi. daye of Ianuary in the yere of our lord m.ccccc.xlvi and was proclaimed kīg in all his late fathers realmes and landes And the .xix. day of February he rode solemply with his vncle syr Edward Seymer Lord gouernour and Protectour Duke of Somerset with the nobilitie of the realme from the towre to Westmīster thorowe the citie of London whiche was richelye hanged with couerlites and carpettes of tapistry and ares Chepesyde being richely hanged with clothe of siluer and golde Euery condite running wine Pagentes of chyldren beyng rychely aparelled to receiue him at euerye place with Oracons of his prayse And on the Southe syde of saynt Poules churcheyard an Argosie came from the battilment of the same churche vpon a cable beynge made faste to an anker at the deanes doore lying vpon his brest aidinge him selfe nether with hand nor fote and after ascēded the mid of the same cable tūbled and played many pretye toyes where at the kynge with other of the peres and nobles of thys Realme laughed hertelye The tornacion of king Edwarde The .xx. daye of February hys moste noble grace at Westminster was proclaymed anoynted crowned kynge Thomas lord Archebishop of Cantorbury and Meterapolytane of this Realme minystring the deuine Sacramentes ceremonies to do ryallye al thynge belonginge and so continued in banketynge triumphantlye wyth the noblest maskes and mummeries that euer was sene wyth dyuers and sundry chaunges of apparell The xxi and .xxii. day syr Thomas Seymer lorde Admyrall accompanied with Deuelox syr Anthony kingstone syr Peter Carewe Knowles and Shelley were Chalengers agaynst al personnes defendaunte at the Tylte bariers and turney wherein they behaued themselues lyke valiaunte men of armes And this was finished on Sonday nexte folowinge beynge the .xxvii. day hauinge at euen bankettes at the which were suche dyuers and sundry playes with maskes that no tyme tongue nor pen can expresse In this moneth of March syr Andrewe Dudley vise Admirall with the Paunce and the Hart beynge but synglye manned had a great conflycte with thre Scottish shippes beynge double manned and trīmed with ordinaunce in the narowe Seas and thankes be to God obteyned the victory and toke many prisoners and broughte the shyppes into Orwell hauen where they dyd remaine For the whiche victory let vs praise God praying God for the prosperous raygne longe life of oure Lord and kynge Edward the sixte to the victory ouer his enemyes and for the welthe of this Realme ¶ Anno domi M. ccccc.xlvii an primo Edwardi sexti Syr Iohn Greshā knighte Mayre Thomas White Robert Curtes shiriffes In this yere was ordeyned the holye Communion to be receyued in both kindes This yere the last day of Iuly Stephen Gardener byshoppe of