meanes of Elionar the old Quéene Earle Iohn was reconciled to his brother William fitz Isable Shriue William fitz Arnold Shriue Henry fitz Alwine Maior K. Richard sent messengers to the Pope complaining vpon the Duke of Austrich for misusing of him his as they came by distresse of weather through his country whereupon the Pope excommunicated the Duke inioined him to release the couenants that be constrained the King to make Robert Beasaunt Shriue Iokt Ieiouse Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior William with the beard mooued the common people to séeke their libertie not to be subiect to the rich and mightie by which meanes he drew to him many great companies The King being warned of this tumult commanded him to cease from those attempts but the people still followed him He was taken in Bow Church in Cheape but not without shedding of blood for he was forced by fire and smoake to forsake the Church Hée with nine of his adherents had sentence of death and were hanged This counterfeit friend to the poore slew one man with his own hands polluted Bow Church with his Concubine and amongst other his detestable facts one was hee falsely accused his elder brother of treason which elder brother had in his youth brought him vp in learning and done many things for his preferment Gerard de Antiloch Shriue Robert Durant Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Richard and the Earle of Flaunders confederated together Roger Blunt Shriue Nicholas Duket Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Richard â—ooke of euery hide of land through England 5. s. The French King was intercepted by the army of King Richard so that with much a doe he escaped into Cipres Constantine Fitz Arnold Shriue Robert de Beaw Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Richard turned his armes against the Barons of Poictow that rebelled against him he set their Cities Townes on fire spoiled their country slew many of his aduersaries cruelly at the last came to the Dukedome of Aquitane and besieged the Castle of Chalne where one Bertraine de Gordon smote him with a venowmed dart which stripe the king litle regarded but inuading the Castle wan it and put the souldiers in prison of this wound aforesaide hee died the 6. day of Aprill in the yeare of our Lord 1199. when he had raigned 9. yeares 7. moneths and was buried at Founteuerard his heart was buried at Roan and his bowels at the aforesaid Chalne King Iohn IOhn brother to Richard began his raigne the 26. day of May in the yeare of our Lord 1199. Of person he was indifferent but of melancholy complexion Phillip king of France in a quarrell of Arthur the sonne of Ieffery Iohns eldest brother Duke of Britaine made warre vpon King Iohn in Normandy and tooke from him diuers Castles and Townes K. Iohn granted the Shrifewick of London and Middlesex to the Citizens thereof for 300. pound yearely to be paide as of ancient time Arnold Fitz Arnold Shriue Richard Fitz Barthelmew Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Iohn required of euery Plow land 3. s. The king being diuorced from his wife Isabel the Earle of Glocesters daughter he passed ouer the sea paied forty thousand markes to the French King and returned into England with Isabel his wife daughter to the Earle of Angolesme Roger Dormer Shriue Iames Bartilmew Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior K. Iohn weÌ„t to Lincolne where he met with William king of Scots Rotlond Lord of Gallowy and many other noble men which did to him homage Walter Fitz Alis Shriue Simon de Aldermanbury Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Arthur Earle of Britaine being made Knight by the French King whose yonger daughter he had fianced besieged the Castle of Mirable in which Quéene Elianor was inclosed but King Iohn came with a power and deliuered his mother from danger he tooke there his Nephew Arthur William de Brawsa Hugh Brune and many others Haile as bigge as hens egges c. Normand Brundel Shriue Iohn de Ely Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Arthur Earle of Britaine from Falaise was brought to Roan and put in the Tower vnder the custody of Robert de Veypont where shortly after he was dispatched of his life The King of France tooke Lisie Dandely with the castle and vale de Ruell in which were Robert Fitz Water Sayer de Quincie and many others hée tooke the strong Castle vpon Seyne builded by King Richard Water Browne Shriue William Chamberlaine Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Normandy Angiou Britaine Maine Poitow and Touraine were within a short time deliuered to King Phillip King Iohn married Iane his bastard daughter to Lewelin Prince of Wales and gaue with her the castle and Lordship of Elinsmore in the Marches of South Wales Thomas Hauarell Shriue Hamond Brond Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior The 14. of Ianuary began a frost which continued till the 22. day of March so that the ground could not be tilled whereof it came to passe that in Summer following a quarter of wheat was sold for a Marke which in the dayes of Henry the second was sold for twelue pence Iohn Walgraue Shriue Richard Winchester Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior Great thunders and lightnings were séene so that many men and women were destroied beâ—sides cattell and houses ouerthrowne and burneâ— corne in the fieldes was beaten downe with haiâ—â— stones as bigge as goose egges Iohn Holland Shriue Edmond Fitz Garrard Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior King Iohn tooke the 13. part of all mouable goods both of Lay Religious throughout England The Monkes of Canterbury elected Stephen Langton to be their Archbishop The Pope sent letters to King Iohn humbly exhorting him to receiue the saide Stephen being thereunto canonically elected the rather because he was an Englishman borne and a Doctor of Diuinitie c. but king Iohn being greatly offended with the promâ—ting of the said Stephen sent men in armour to expell the Monkes of Canterbury and condemned them of treason At this time began the kingdome of Tartars in Tartaria Quéene Isabel was deliuered of her first sonne named Henry Roger Winchester Shriue Edmond Hardwell Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Maior W. B. of London and E B. of Ely and M. B. of Winchester by the Popes commaundement executed the interdiction vpon the whole realme and they ceased through all England to ministring of Ecclesiasticall Sacraments sauing of them that were in perill of death and Baptisme to children The King set all the Bishoprickes and Abbies in the Realme into the custodie of Lay-men and commanded all Ecclesiastical reuenewes to be confiscated This yeare was granted to the citizens of London by the kings letters patents that they should yearely choose to them a Maior Peter Duke Shriue Thomas Neale Shriue Hen Fitz Alwin Maior The Exchequer was remoued to Northampton by the Kings commandement hee also gathered a
other things appertaining to their mint c. The King confirmed the liberties of the Citty of London The 22. of September at night King Edward the second was cruelly murthered in the Castle oâ— Barkeley by the practise of the Quéene his wife the Lord Mortimer and the Bishop of Hereforâ— He was buried at Glocester Henry Darcy Shriue Iohn Hauten Shriue Hamond Chickwell Grocer Maior Peace was made betwixt the Englishmen and Scots so that Dauid the sonne of Robert Brce married Ioane of the Tower King Edwards sister By procurement of the old Quéene and Rogeâ— Mortimer Edmond of Woodstocke Earle of Kent the Kings Vncle was beheaded at Winchester Richard Lazâ—r Shriue Henry Gisors Shriue Iohn Stanland Maior Roger Mortimer was taken by William Mâ—â—tacute and sent to London where he was condemâ—ned and hanged The 15. day of Iune was borne Edward 〈◊〉 blacke Prince Robert of Ely Shriue Thomas Whoorwood Shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior This Sir Iohn Pultney builded the Colledge 〈◊〉 London called Saint Laurence Pultney and â—â—tle Alhalowes a Parish Church in Thaâ—â— stréete and also the Carmelite Fryars Church 〈◊〉 Couentry Iohn Motking Shriue Andrew Aubury Shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior Henry Earle of Lancaster and of Leicester founded the new Hospitall by the Castle of Leicester wherein were an hundred poore impotent persons The King of England with force came before Berwicke where they that kept the Castle and Towne vsed many deceitfull treaties Nicholas Pike Shriue Iohn Husband Shriue Iohn Preston Draper Maior The Scots came with great multitudes minding to dissolue the siege of Berwicke whom the King couragiously met and slewe of them eight Earles 1300. horsemen and of the common souldiers 35000. neare vnto Halidon The townsemen of Berwicke yéelded to the King of England both the castle the towne who placing garisons there he sent Edward Baliol and other Nobles to kéepe the Realme of Scotland Iohn Haman Shriue William Hansard Shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior Edward Baliol king of Scots did homage to king Edward at â—ew Castle vpon Tyne and shortly after he receiued homage of the Duke of Britaine or his Earledome of Richmond Iohn Kingstone Shriue Walter Turke Shriue Reginald at Conduit Vintner Maior Part of the Vniuersitie of Oxford went tâ— Stamford because of a variance that fell be wéeâ— the Northerne and Southerne Schollers The Sea bankes brake in through all England but specially in the Thames so that all the casâ— and beasts neare thereunto were drowned Walter Morden Shriue Richard Vpton Shriue Richard Wotton Maior King Edward made his eldest sonne Edâ—â— Earle of Chester and Duke of Cornewall It was enacted that no wool should be conuaiâ— out of the Realme Iohn Clarke shriue William Curtis shriue Sir Iohn Pultney Draper Maior The Towne of Southampton was burnt 〈◊〉 the French Kings Galleys It was enacted that whatsoeuer Clothworâ— of Flanders or of other countries would dâ—â— and inhabite in England should come quietly 〈◊〉 the most conuenient places should bee asigned 〈◊〉 them with great liberties and priuiledges This yeare 1338. as saith the French Chroâ—â—â—cle there happened in Auignon so strange teâ—ble mortalitie that brooks riuers were red 〈◊〉 bloud And that from the graues and sepulchâ—â— of the dead there issued streames of bloud 〈◊〉 vnheard of mortalitie was foretold the Frenâ— by father Robert a Iacobin Frier who hearâ— bewailed the sinnes and wickednesse of this Câ—â—ty and other places for the which hee often prâ—thed vnto them that God would surely visite them vnlesse they speedily repented but they obeyed not his doctrine This sickenesse continued a long time and dispersed into Germany and other nations many a yeare after Also it was enacted that none should weare any cloth made without the realme the K. the Quéen and their children onely excepted The king caused to confiscate all the goods of the Lumbards and also all the Monks of the order of Clume and Citiaux through the whole Realme Walter Beale shriue Nicholas Craine shriue Henry Darcy Maior King Edward with Quéene Phillip his wife and a great army passed the Seas into Flanders and so to Colleine where he made friendship with the Emperour and was made his vicegerent Hee quartered the armes of England and France William of Pomfret Shriue Hugh Marberell Shriue Henry Darcy Maior A sudden inundation of water at New Castle â—pon Tine bare downe a péece of the Towne â—all where an hundred and twenty men and woâ—en were drowned The King appointed himselfe to be called King of England and of France William Thorney Shriue Roger Fresham Shriue Andrew Aubery Grocer Maior The King gathered a Nauy of two hundred and sailed towards Flanders where hee fought with the enemies a most cruell battell by sea in the which the Frenchmen were ouercome and slaine of them 30000. men There was taâ—en 200 ships and the rest fled By the assistance of the Duke of Brabant and the Earle of Hainalt with them of Gaunt and Cypres he entred the North parts of France and besieged the Citty of Turney In the meane season the Earle of Henalt Sir Walter Manny and Reignold Cobham burnt 300. Townes great and small taking preyes Adam Lucas Shriue Bartholomew Maris Shriue Andrew Aubury Grocer Maior Two Cardinals were sent from the Pope who demanded a truce for thrée yeares betwixt the two Kings in which space the title that the King of England pretended might be discussed Richard of Barking shriue Iohn of Rokesley shriue Iohn of Oxford Vintener Maior King Edward sailed ouer into Britaine when he tooke diuers castles and other strong holds that resisted him After this he besieged Vannes and though Phillip de Valois came downe with a great multitude of people yet a truce was taken and Vannes remained to the King of England Iohn Loukin Shriue Richard Keslinbury Shriue Simon Frances Mercer Maior King Edward commanded florences of Gold to be made the penny of the value of vi s. viii pence the halpeny and farthing after the rate William Mountacute Earle of Salisbury conquered the Isle of Man from the Scots which Isle Edward the third gaue the same Earle and caused him to be crowned King of Man Iohn Steward shriue Iohn Alisham shriue Iohn Hamond Maior King Edward held a solemne feast at his Castle at Windsor where he established the most honourable order of the Garter to the number of 26. Knights which were chosen of the most noble and valiant persons of this Realme He also augmented the Cappell which his progenitors Kings of England had before erected with 8. Canons in the Castle of Windsor adding a Deane and 15. Canons more 24. poore knights with other Ministers Geffery Wickingham shriue Thomas Legge shriue Iohn Hamond Maior The Scots to the number of 30000. William Dowglas being their leader entred into Westmerland and burnt Carlile and
Blacksmith and Flamocke were hanged headed and quartered at Tiborne The King sent an Army into Scotland vnder the Earle of Surrey and the Lord Neuell which made sharpe warre vpon the Scots In Bedfordshire at the Towne of S. Néedes fell hailstones 18. inches about Perkin Warbecke landed in Cornwall went to Bodman where being accompanied with thrée or foure thousand men hee proclaimed himselfe King Richard the fourth second sonne to Edward the fourth From thence he went to Exceter and besieged it which Cittie was valiantly defended by the inhabitants but many of the rebels being slaine they withdrew them to Taunton from thence Perkin fled to Bewdley where he tooke sanctuary and was after taken and pardoned his life Bartholmew Rede shriue Thomas Windought shriue William Purchas Mercer Maior Perkin Warbecke was conueied vpon horsebacke through Cheap and Cornehill vnto the Tower of London and from thence backe againe through Candlewick stréete to Westminster with much wondring All the Gardens in Moore field which had continued time out of minde were destroyed and of them was made a plaine field for archers to shoote in Thomas Bradbury Shriue Stephen Ienings Shriue Sir Iohn Perciuaile Tailor Maior A Shoomakers sonne was hanged at S. Thomas Watrings for naming himselfe to be Edward Earle of Warwick sonne to George Duke of Clarence which Edward Earle of Warwicke was then kept secret prisoner in the Tower of London Gascoine Wine was sold at London for 40. s. the tune A Quarter of wheate 4. s. and bay salt 4. d. the bushell Iames wilford Shriue Richard Brond Shriue Nicholas Alwine Mercer Maior Perkin Warbeck and Iohn a Water were executed at Tiborne Edward Plantagenet Earle of Warwicke sonne to George Duke of Clarence was beheaded at Tower hill Shortly after Blewet Astwood were hanged at Tiborne Iohn Hawes shriue William Stede shriue William Remington Fishmonger Maior The King builded new his Manour at Shéene and named it Richmond Hee also new builded Bainards Castle in London and repaired Gréenwich Laurence Ailmer Shriue Henry Hede Shriue Iohn Shaw Goldsmith Maior The Maior caused his brethren the Aldermen to ride from the Guild-hall vnto the water side when hee went to Westminster to bee presented in the Exchequer He kept his feast in Guild-hall whereas before the Maiors feast had béene kept in the Maiors house or in the Grocers or Tailors hall He afterwards caused the Archhouse and other houses of Office to be builded at the Guild-hall where since the feasts haue ben vsually kept This Maior euery afternoone held a Court and called before him matters redressed them without expence of money hee was a man of sharpe wit bold spirit by reason of the fauour he stood in with the King Quéene and other estates insomuch that hee was sworne one of the Kings Counsell The 14. of Nouember Prince Arthur was married in S. Pauls Church at London to Katherine daughter to Ferdinando King of Spaine which Arthur the 2. of Aprill deceased at Ludlow and was buried at Worcester The 25. of Ianuary at Pauls crosse was published the assurance of Iames King of Scots and of the Lady Margaret eldest daughter to King Henry of England in reioycing whereof Te Deum was sung bonefires made through the Citty and at 12. of the bonefires were set 12. hogsheadâ— of Gascoine to be drunke of all men freely The dike called Turnmill brooke and all the course of Fléete dike and other were so scouâ—â— down to the Thaines that boats and fish feweâ— were rowed vp to Holborne bridge as they had of olde time béene accustomed Henry Kebel Shriue Nicholas Ninns Shriue Bartholmew Rede Goldsmith Maior The Chappell of our Lady at Westminsterd a Tauerne neare adioyning were put downe in which place a most beautifull Chappell is builded by King Henry the seuenth Elizabeth Quéene of England died in childbed and was buried at Westminster King Henry the seuenth being himselfe a broâ—ther of the Tailors and linnen Armorers in London as diuers of his predecessors Kings before him had béene to wit Richard the third Edâ—â—â—â— the fourth Henry the sixth Henry the fifth Hâ— the fourth and Richard the second Also Duâ— 11. Earles 28. and Lords â—5 Hee now gaâ— them by this great Charter the Title of Mâ—â—â—chant Tailors as a name of worship to endâ— for euer The 8. of August Iames the 4. King of Scoâ— married Margaret the eldest daughter to Heâ— the 7. at Edenbrough Christopher Hawes Shriue Robert Wats T. Granger Shriue Sir Willlam Capell Draper Maior The 21. of Nouember at night a perillous fire began vpon London bridge neare Saint Magnus Church where 6. tenements were burnt The 7. of Februry certaine houses more consumed with â—â—e against S. Buttelphes Church in Thames stréet The 29. of Ianuary began a Parliament at Westminster Edmond Dudley was speaker for the Commons wherein was granted to the King of lands 6. d. in the pound and of goods valued ten marks 6. d. and so vpwards which in all rose to the quantitie of a Fiftéene A new coine is ordained that is to say great â—nd halfe great which bare but halfe faces some greater of the value 12. d. were coined Robert Acheley shriue William Browne shriue Iohn Winger Grocer Maior The prisoners of the Marshalsey in Southwark â—â—ake out and many of them being shortly after taken were put to execution especially those that â—â—d laine for felony Richard Shore Shriue Roger Groue Shriue Thomas Knesworth Fishmonger Maior This Thomas Knesworth builded the Conduit at Bishopsgate he gaue to the Fishmongers certaine tenements for the which they bee bound to finde foure schollers at Oxford at Cambridge euery of them 4. pound the yeare Also to giue to twentie aged poore people of their Company to euery of them a winter garment for euer Also to giue the prisoners of Ludgate and Newgate euery yeare 40. s. Philip King of Castile and his wife were wâ—â—ther driuen into England as they were passing toward Spaine who were honourably receiued 〈◊〉 the Earle of Arundell William Copinger shriue Thomas Iohnson shriue These Shriues being presented before the â—â—rons of the Exchequer one William Copinger was admitted and sworne but Thomas Iohnâ— was put backe till they knew further of the Kiâ—â— pleasure On the 10. of October a commaunâ—â—ment was brought from the King to the 〈◊〉 Maior that he should cause an election to be 〈◊〉 for a new Shriue at which day came into 〈◊〉 Guild hall M. Edmond Dudley the Kings Pâ—â—dent and there shewed the Kings letters that 〈◊〉 Commons should name for the Kings pleasâ— William Fitz William Marchant Taylor and â—â—derman for the yeare ensuing which with 〈◊〉 difficultie was granted This William fitz Wilâ— for the Kings gracious fauour to bee Shriue 〈◊〉 yeare gaue to the King 100. pound in ready â—â—ney and hee was afterward of counsell to Hâ— the eight Sir Richard
was burnt in Smithfield William Combis shriue Richard Rich shriue Robert Clopton Draper Maior The ninth of Nouember dame Elianor appeared before the Arch-bishop and others and receiued penance which she performed On the xvii of Nouember she came from the temple bridge with a taper of waxe of two pound in her hand through Fléetstréete to Paules where she offered her Taper at the Altar On the wednesday next she went through Bridge-stréete Grace-Church stréete to Leaden-hall and so to Christ-Church by Algate On friday she went through Cheape to S. Michaels in Cornehill in forme aforesaid The 18. of Nouember Roger Bolinbrooke was araigned drawne from the Tower to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered Thomas Beaumont Shriue Richard Norden Shriue Iohn Athile Ironmonger Maior The Citizens of Norwich rose against the Prior of Christs Church within the same City would haue flered the Priory they kept the Towne by strength against the Duke of Norffolke all his power wherefore the King sent thither the chiefe Iudge Iohn Fortescue with the Earles of Stafford and of Huntington who indited many Cittizens and the Prior also Nicholas Wyfford Shriue Iohn Norman Shriue Thomas Catworth Grocer Maior King Henry sent into France Embassadours W. de la poole Marques of Suffolke Adam Molens Robert Roes and others to treate of a marriage betwéene King Henry Margaret the kings daughter of Cicill and was concluded Stephen Foster shriue Hugh Wich shriue Henry Frowicke Mercer Maior On Candlemas eue in diuers places of England was heard terrible thunders with lightning wherby the Church of Baldeoke in Hartfordshire the Church of Walden in Essex diuers others were sore shaken And the stéeple of S. Pauls in London about 3. of the clock in the afternoone was set on fire in the midst of the shaft but by the labor of well disposed people the same was quenched Lady Margaret landing at Porchester went from thence by water to Hampton from thence to the Abbey of Tich-field and was there wedded to king Henry she was receiued at the Black-heath by the Citizens of London riding on horsebacke in blew gownes and red hoods Iohn Derby Shriue Godfrey Filding Shriue Simon Eyre Draper Maior This Simon Eyre builded the leaden Hall in London to be a storehouse for graine fewell for poore of the Cittie and also a beautifull Chappell in the East end of the same Robert Horne Shriue Godfrey Boleine Shriue Iohn Olrey Mercer Maior In a Parliament at Bury in Suffolke Humphrey Duke of Glocester was arested where soone after he died he was buried at S. Albones William Abraham Shriue Thomas Scot Shriue Iohn Gedney Draper Maior This yeare 1447. George Castriot whom the Turkes in scorne called Scanderbeg by fine policy warlike prowesse recouered from Amurath his kingdomes left by his father viz. the kingdoms of Epyris and Albania auntiently called Macedon he won by force also from the Turkes many prouinces cities and strong holds An English Knight named sir Francis de Aragonis tooke a towne of Normandy named Fogiers against the truce and this was the occasion that after the Frenchmen gate all Normandy Willâ—am Cantlow Shriue William Marow Shriue Stephen Browne Grocer Maior Roan was yéelded to the French King William Hulin Thomas Câ—nings Thomas Chalton Mercer Maior Adam Molins Bishop of Chichester kéeper of the kings priuy seale was by shipmen slaine at portsmouth Blewbeard a Fuller taken beside Canterbury for raising a rebellion was hanged and quartered The Duke of Suffolke was banished the land who sailing toward France was met on the sea by a ship of war beheaded his corps was cast vp at Douer The commons of Kent in great numbers assembled on blacke Heath hauing to their Captaine Iacke Cade against whom the King sent a great array but by the said captaine and rebels they were discomfited sir Humphrey Stafford William his brother with many other slaine After this victory the rebell came to London entred the city strake his sword vpon London Stone saying Now is Mortimer Lord of this city Vpon the 3. of Iuly hee caused the Lord Say to be arrained and at the standard in Cheape smot off his head he also beheaded Sir Iames Cromer at the miles end After this succéeded open robbery within the city But the Maior others sent to the Lord Scales kéeper of the Tower who promised his aide with shooting of Ordinance Matthew Gough was appointed to assist the Maior so that the captaines of the Citie tooke vpon them in the night to kéepe the bridge where betwéene them and the rebels was a fiery encounter In conclusion the rebels got the draw-bridge and drowned spoiled many This conflict endured till 9. of the clocke in the morning in doubtfull chance so that both parties agréed to desist from fight till the next day vpon condition that neither Londoner should passe into Southwarke nor the kentishmen into London Then the Archbishop of Canterbury other passed to southwarke where they shewed a generall pardon for all offenders whereupon the multitude retired home The captaine fled through y e wild of Suffex and there was slaine After this the King rode into Kent where many were drawn and quartered The 29. of Iune William Bishop of Salisbury was by his owne Tenants shamefully murdered Iohn Middleton Shriue William Deere Shriue Nicholas Wyfford Grocer Maior Souldiars made a fray against the Maior of London the same day that hee tooke his charge at Westminster at night comming from S. Thomas of Acres Matthew Phillip Shriue Christopher Warton Shriue William Gregory Skinner Maior A commotion began by Richard Duke of Yorke and others which was appeased for a time Richard Lee shriue Ralph Alley shriue Godfrey Felding Mercer Maior King Henry made his two brethren on the mothers side Edmond Earle of Richmond and Iasper Earle of Pembrooke The 12. of October the Quéene was deliuered of a Prince named Edward Iohn Waldren Shriue Thomas Cooke Shriue Iohn Norman Draper Maior Before this time the Maior Aldermen commons were wont to ride to Westminster wheâ— the Maior should take his charge but this Maior was rowed thither by water A great fire next without Ludgate in a Cordwainers house which Cordwainer his wife thrée mâ—n and a maide were all burnt Iohn Field Shriue William Taylor Shriue Stephen Foster Fishmonger Maior This Stephen Foster and Dame Agnes his wife builded the southeast quadrant adioyning to Ludgate of the citty of London also conueied thereunto swéet water sufficient for the ease of the prisoners he also gaue forty pounds to the preachers at Pauls Crosse and Spittle K. Henry came to S. Albons accompanied with the Dukes of Buckingham Somerset y e Earles of Pembroke NorthuÌ„berland Deuonshire Stafford Dorset Wilshire with other to the number of 2000. The King pight his banner in S. Peters stréet the Lord Clifford
the Counsell the effect whereof was that the Bishop of London should cause Te Deum to bée sung in all the Churches of his Diocesse with continuall prayer for the Quéene which was conceiued and quicke with child as was thought the letter being read he began his Sermon with this theame Ne timeas Maria inuenisti enim gratiam apud Deum which Sermon being ended Te deum was sung The second of December Cardinall Poole came to Paules Church where hée tarried till the King came from Westminster and then the Lord Chancellour entred Paules Crosse and preached a Sermon In the which Sermon hée declared that the King and Quéene had restored the Pope to his supremacy and thrée Estates assembled in the Parliament submitting themselues to the same The 27. of December Emmanuel Prince of Piemount with other Lords were receiued at Grauesend and so conueied to Westminster The 9. of Ianuary the Prince of Orenge landed at London The 4 of February Iohn Rogers Vicar of Saint Sepulchres was burnt in Smithfield The 22. of February ninetie nine horses and two Carriers laden with treasure of gold and siluer brought out of Spaine was conuayed thorow the City to the Tower of London vnder the donduct of sir Thomas Gresham the Queenes Marchant and others Against Easter the Earle of Deuonshire came to the Court and about ten dayes after the Lady Elizabeth came likewise to the Queene This yeere Walter Ripon made a Coach for the Earle of Rutland which was the first Coach saith he that euer was made in England since to wit in Anno 1564. the said Walter Ripon made the first hollow turning Coach with pillars and arches for her Maiestie being then her seruant Also in Anno 1584. a chariot throne with foure pillars behind to beare a Canopy with a Crowne imperiall on the toppe and before two lower pillars whereon stood a Lion and a Dragon the supporters of the Armes of England On Easter day a Priest named William Flower with a wood knife wounded another Priest as he was ministring the Sacrament to the people in S. Margarets Church at Westminster for the which fact the said William the 24. of Aprill had his right hand smitten off and for opinions in â—atters of Religion was burned nigh vnto S. Margarets Churchyard The tenth of May William Constable who had named himselfe to bee King Edward the sixt was sent to the Marshalsey and the 22. of May hee was carryed about Westminster Hall before the Iudges whipped about the Pallace and then through Westminster into Smithfield The first of Iuly Iohn Bradford was burned in Smithfield for Religion In this moneth of August was brought to Lin a monstrous fish of forty foote in length King Philip went to Brussels in Brabant to visit the Emperour his father Thomas Leigh Iohn Machill Shriues In October fell such aboundance of raine that for the space of sixe dayes men might row with boats in Saint Georges fieldes water came into Westminster hall halfe a yard déepe The 26. of October Doctor Ridley and Doctor Latimer was burned at Oxford for Religion Sir William Garrard Haberdasher Maior The Quéene yéelded vp to the spirituall men the first fruits and tenths of all Bishopricks Benefices and Ecclesiasticall liuings In this Parliament was granted to the Quéene a Subsidy of the Laity from fiue pound to ten pound 8. pence of the pound from ten pound to twenty pound 12 pence of the pound and from twenty pound vpward 16. pence of the pound and all strangers double and the Cleargy granted 6. shillings of the pound Stâ—â—â—â— Gardiner Bishop of Winchester chancellor of England died the ninth of Nouember and was 〈…〉 Winchester William Conâ—le who had caused letters to be cast abroad thâ—â— King Edward was aliue and to some shewed himselfe to be King Edward the 13. of March was drawne hanged and quartered at Tiborne The 21. of March Doctor Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury was burned at Oxford for Religion Cardinall Poole on Sunday next was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury The 28. of March a part of Newgate called Mannings hall was burnt Certaine persons purposed to haue robbed the Quéenes Exchequer to the intent they might bee able to maintaine warre against her Vdall Throgmorton Peeham Daniel and Stanton were apprehended and diuers others fleâ— The 28. of Aprill Throgmorton and Richard Vdall were drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The 12. of May a ship loaden with herneshaws was brought out of Brabant to Billinsgate and the herons were there sold for xii pence or xiiii the best The ninetéenth of May Stanton was likewise executed The eight of Iune Rossey Detike and Bedell were executed at Tiborne The 11 of Iune Sandes a younger sonne of Lord Sandes was hanged at Saint Thomas of Waterings for a robbery The 27. of Iune 13. persons were burnt at Stratford the Bow The eight of Iuly Henry Peckam and Thomas Daniel were hanged and headed on the tower hill for conspiracy This yeare in the moneth of August sir William Garrard Maior of London being inuited dined with the reader in the middle Temple from whence when the Maior departed certaine Gentlemen of the yonger sort as well of that house as of the inner Temple by force put and held downe the sword before the Maior till hée came to the outer gate next the stréete for the which fact within foure daies after the two Readers with all their Companies of both houses were sent for to the Rolles in Chancerie lane where sate the Marquesse of Winchester Lord Treasurer assisted with xi other of the Quéenes Priuy Counsell These commaunded the two Readers to deliuer the names of the principall doers in the fore-expressed action the which if they refused to doe themselues should bée committed Whereupon consulting a little they presented the names of twentie whereof the Lord committed fourtéene to the Fléete and tooke bonds of the rest to appeare in the Starre-Chamber the first day of the next Tearme at the which day appearance being made as well by those committed as the other that were in bonds through humble intercession of all the head and chiefe learned men of euery Bench and Barre in the foure Innes of Court their punishment was referred to the discretions of the Benches of those houses where the faults were committed and so all was ended in that course and the prisoners with the rest discharged which notwithstanding were after for the most part expelled their houses till vpon great submission and long suit they were restored by degrées and times Cleba a Schoolemaster and thrée of Lincolnes Inne being brethren in Norfolke were hanged and quartered at Burie for conspiracy The last yeare began the hote burning feuers whereof died many olde persons so that in London died seuen Aldermen in the space of tenne moneths The 19. of September the Rose pence being a base
thâ— for the space of more then thirty miles good proâ—fitable corne ground was turned into a chase 〈◊〉 wilde beastes Remingus Bishop of Dorchesteâ— remoued his sea to Lincolne where hee builded new Church There was a great water flood so that hils weâ—â— made soft and consumed and with their fall ouerâ—whelmed many villages King William builded Battell Abbey in Sâ—sex another at Selby in Yorkeshire the thâ—â— at Caen in Normandy in which hee was buriâ—ed He gaue great priuiledges to Saint Marthâ—â—le graund in London Pauls Church in London burnt In a prouince of Wales called Rose 〈◊〉 found the Sepulchre of Gawen vpon the Seâ—â—shore who was sisters sonne of Arthur the great King of Britaine being in length fourtéene so King William being at Roan in Normandâ— went with a great Army into France spoyliâ— all things as he passed Last of all hée burned 〈◊〉 Citty of Meaur with our Lady Church aâ— two Anchorits that was inclosed there The Kiâ—â— cheared his men to féede the fire and came hiâ— selfe so neare that with the heate of his harneâ— he got a disease Also the Kings horse leaping oâ—uer a ditch did burst the inner parts of the King with the paine whereof hee was sore afflictâ—â— and returned to Roan where shortly after 〈◊〉 ended his life the ninth day of September 〈◊〉 the yeare of our Lord 1087. When hee had raigâ—ned twenty yeares eight moneths and sixtéene dayes Hee was buried at Caen in Normandy and had issue by Matild his wife daughter to Baldwin Earle of Flanders Robert Curthose vnto whom hee gaue Normandy Richard that died young William Rufus to whom he gaue England and Henry to whom hee gaue his wiues inheritance and treasure Daughters Cicely Abbesse of Caen Constance wife to Stephen Earle of Bloys Margaret promised to Harold King of England and Elienor betrothed to Alfonso King of Galicia WILLIAM Rufus WIlliam Rufus the third sonne of William Conquerour beganne his raigne the ninth day of September in the yeare of our Lord 1087. He was variable inconstant couetous and cruell he burdened his people with vnreasonable taxes and what he thus got he prodigally spent in great banquetting and sumptuous apparrell Otho Bishop of Bayon and Earle of Kent with his brother Robert Earle of Mortaine and Hereford and almost all the Nobles of England raised warre against King William would haue had Robert his eldest brother to be King but William by faire wordes pacifying some of the principall conspirators besieged the residue in the Caâ—stell of Rochester And lastly ouercame them Lanfranke Archbishop of Canterbury deceaâ—sed hee renewed the great Church of Canterbury hee repaired the walles of that Citty buiâ—â—ded two Hospitals the one of Saint Iohn thâ— other at Harbaldowne He restored the Churcâ— of Rochester King William Making warre against his broâ—ther Robert Duke of Normandy at length agréâ—â—ment was made betwéene them that if one 〈◊〉 them died without issue the other should succeâ—â— in the inheritance Malcolme King of Scots did homage to King William A great tempest fell on Saint Lukes day specially in Winchcombe where a great part of the Stéeple was ouerthrowne And in London the winde ouerturned 606. houses and the roofeâ— Bow Church in Cheape wherwith some persons were slaine King William builded the new Castle vpon Tine Osmond Bishop of Sarisbury founded the Cathedrall Church of Sarisbury In England fell a wonderfull aboundance 〈◊〉 raine and after insued so great frost that Horses and Carts passed commonly ouer great Riuers which when it thawed the Ice brake downe many great bridges Malcolme the King of Scots coÌ„ming into England was sodainely slaine with his sonne and heire by Robert Mowbrey Earle of Northumberland Iohn Bishop of Welles by nointing the Kings hands transposed the Bishops sea to Bath King William builded againe the cittie of Carlile which was destroyed by the Danes 200. yeares before he also builded a castle there and out of the South parts of England sent men to inhabite there This yeare was a great famine and so great a mortality that the quick were scant able to bury the dead The Welshmen spoiled the citty of Glocester with a part of Shrewesbury and won the Isle of Anglesey The Bishopricke of Thetford was translated to Norwich King William with a great power entred Wales not being able to follow the Welchmen amongst the hils hee builded two Castles in the borders and returned Great preparation was made by the Christians to goe against the infidels at Ierusalem Peter the Hermite being their first leader and after Godfrey of Bullen Robert Duke of Normandy tooke his iourney towards Ierusalem and laide Normandy to gage to his brother King William for 6666. pound of siluer All the land that sometime belonged to Earle Goodwin by breaking in of the sea was couered with sandes and there is yet called Goodwin sands King William in Normandy gaue himselfe to warres so that with exactions and tributes he did not onely shaue but flea the people of England The Christians tooke the Cittie of Ierusalem placing there a King and a Patriarch THe fiftéenth of Iuly 1098. after thirty sixe dayes siege the Cittie of Ierusalem was yéelded vnto Godfrey of Bollen Duke of Lorane chiefe leader of the Christian Army against the Sarazens to recouer the Holy land hee was accompanied with thrée Kings and diuers other Christian Princes namely Robert Duke of Normandy eldest sonne vnto William the Conquerour hee had an hundred thousand Souldiers all of them marked with the signe of the Crosse This renowned and victorious Prince before hee entred into Armes morgaged his Dukedome vnto the Bishop of Liege for great summes of money wherewith hee furnished himselfe in this expedition he was chosen King of Ierusalem but would not bee crowned with a Crowne of gold because our Sauiour Christ was crowned with a crowne of thornes This Christian Conquest was performed about fiue hundreth yeares after the Persians had got possession of Ierusalem and the Holy land Peter the Hermite who had seene and felt the Turkish outrages tooke great paines in going to all Christian Princes to contract them vnto this seruice Pope Vrban the second in the Councell of Cleremount was also very forward in this businesse King Godfrey dyed of a feuer hauing raigned one yeare and was buried neare vnto the holy Sepulchre after him succéeded his brother Baldwine and raigned eighteene yeares hee made great wars vpon the enemies of our faith After the death of King Godfrey Ierusalem continued fourescore and eight yeares vnder Christian obedience and then became subiect vnto Turkish tyranny After King William was come out of Normandy he kept his Court at Westminster in the new Hall and hearing men say it was too bigge he answered This Hall is not bigge enough by one halfe King William being a hunting word was brought him that his people were besieged in Maine
was so great aboundance of raine that not onely hay but corne also was destroyed Thomas Duthouse shriue Iohn Abbot shriue Henry Barton Skinner Maior The Duke of Norfolke passing through London bridge his barge ouerwhelmed so that 30. persons were drowned and the Duke with other that escaped were drawne vp with ropes A Britaine murthered a widow in white chappel parish without Algate of London bare away her goods but being pursued he took succour of the Church of S. George in Southwark from whence he was taken forswore the land But as he happened to come by the place where hee had done the murder y e women of the parish withstones shéeps hornes and kennell dung made an end of him William Russo Shriue Ralph Holland Shriue William Eastfield Maior Before the towne of Champaine was taken a woman armed the Frenchmen called her La Pucella de Dieu through whom the Dolphin trusted to haue conquered all France Walter Chartsey Shriue Robert Large Shriue Nicholas Wotton Draper Maior Francis Sforce son to Sforce of Cutygnola was by his father Viscount Philip Maria adopted for his heire caused him to beare the serpent in his Scutchion which was the ancient Armes of the said Viscount And in the yeare 1430 died Phillip Maria the yeare following y e forenamed Francis Sforce by reason of his singular vertue valour was made Duke of Millaine he was called Sforce because his father was so called who was so surnamed for his valour Noble acts of chiualry for albeit at the first hee was but of meane and lowe place yet by his owne merit he attained by degrées the highest place in Campe making all men to obey serue him by force and was thereupon surnamed Sforce which name hath descended vnto his heires euer since This Francis had many victories against Pope Eugenius and against the Florentines Venetians and Mylaneseys he had almost extirped the Gwelphes and Ghibelines he was feared and honoured of all Italy he made peace with Venice other cities he reedified the great Castle of Millaine and builded a faire hospitall within the Citie and gaue thereunto large reuenewes onely for the vse of the poore hée was at great charges in building the Church of Saint Ambrose he raigned 16. yeares his soune Galease Maria succéeded him who banished his owne mother and abounded in all vices he was slain in S. Stephens Church hauing raigned 9. yeares hée left behind him 4. children Read the Supplement of Chronicles At Abington began an insurrection of certaine lewde persons y e intended to haue wrought much mischiefe but the chiefe authour being Balifâ—e of the towne named VVilliam Mundeuile a Weauor with others were put to death Iohn Adorley Shriue Stephen Browne Shriue Iohn VVels Grocer Maior This Iohn Welles caused the Conduit called the Standard in Cheape to be new builded This yeare 1431. King Henry of England being but 12. yeares of age was triumphantly crowned King of France in our Lady Church in Paris in the presence of the English and French Cleargie and Nobilitie and was with great honour generally receiued as King The Frenchmen euer after called him little Harry as appeareth by their Chronicles to this day King Henry after he was crowned at Paris in France shortly after returned into England and came to London where hee was royally receiued of all the Crafts men riding in gownes of white and red hoods imbrodered richly Iohn Oluey shriue Iohn Paddesley shriue Iohn Perney Fishmonger Maior Foure Souldiers of Calice beheaded and an hundred and ten banished and before that time was banished an hundred and twenty Thomas Chalton Shriue Iohn King Shriue Iohn Brokeley Draper Maior The Earle of Huntington was sent with a company of Souldiers into France where hee atchieued many enterprises Thomas Barnewell Shriue Simon Eyre Shriue Roger Otely Grocer Maior The Thames was frozen that the Marchandise which came to the Thames mouth was carried to London by land Thomas Catworth shriue Robert Clopton shriue Henry Frowicke Maior Charles of France recouered the citty of Paris the towne of Hartflew and S. Denis Thomas Morsted Shriue William Gregory Shriue Iohn Michael Fishmonger Maior The gate on London bridge with the tower vpon it next to Southwarke fell downe the 2. furtheâ— arches of the saide bridge and no man perished King Henry put downe the Maior of Norwich sent the Aldermen some to Lyn some to Canterbury tooke their Franchises into his hand and appointed Iohn Wels sometime Maior of London to be Warden of Norwich All the Lions in the Tower of London died William Hales Shriue William Chapman Shriue VVilliam Eastfield Mercer Maior This VVilliam Eastfield builded the water conduit in Fléetstréete Owen Theodor fowly hurting his kéeper brake out of Newgate but was again taken afterward This Owen as was saide had priuily married Quéene Katherne late wife to Henry the fifth and had foure children by her Hugh Diker shriue Nicholas Yoo shriue Stephen Browne Grocer Maior A great minde in London almost blewe downe one side of the stréete called the old Change A stack of wood fell downe at Bainards Castle killed 3. men By the fall of a staire at Bedford where the shiâ—e day was kept 18. persons were slain Many strumpets were set on the pillory and banished the city except they wore their ray hoods Philip Malpas Shriue Roger Marshall Shriue Robert large Mercer Maior It was ordained that all Marchant strangers should go to host with Englishmen to make sale of their Marchandises and buy againe what they would within the space of 6. months giuing their host for euery 20. s. worth 2. d. except the Easterlings Also that euery housholder that was an aliant should pay to the King xvi pence the yeare and euery seruant aliant vi pence Sir Rich VVich Vicar of Hermetsworth in Essex was burnt on Tower-hill the 17 of Iune The 18. of Iuly the posterne of London by East-smithfield against the Tower of London sanke by night Iohn Sutton Shriue William Wettinhall Shriue Iohn Paddesley Goldsmith Maior A combate was fought at Tote hill betwéene two theeues the appealer had the field of the defendant Roger Bolingbrooke with Thomas Southwell were taken as conspirators of the kings death for it was said that the same Roger should labour to consume the Kings person by way of necremancy Elianor Cobham Dutchesse of Glocester was cited to appeare before Henry Chichely Archbishop of Canterbury to answer certaine matters of necromancy witchcraft sorcery heresie and treason where when she appeared the foresaid Roger was brought forth to witnes against her and said that she was the cause first stirred him to labour in that art Then she was committed to the ward of Sir Iohn Steward Knight Then was taken also Margerie Gurdmain a witch of Ely whose sorcery and witchcraft the said Elianor had long time vsed wherefore the same witch
Suffolke the Earle of Shrewsbury and the Earle of Rutland with a strong power whereof when the rebels heard they desired pardon brake vp their armie and departed home but their Captaines was apprehended and executed The 9. of October a Priest and a Butcher were hanged at Windsor for words speaking in the behalfe of the Lincolne-shire-men After beganne insurrection in Yorkeshire for the same causes the people gathered to the number of forty thousand Against those rebels the King sent the duke of Northfolke the Earle of Shrewsbury the Marques of Exceter with a great army with whom a battaile was appointed to haue beene fought on the euen of S. Simon and Iude but there fell such raine the night before that the two Armies could not méete whereupon they desired the Duke of Northfolke to sue to the K. for their pardon and that they might haue their liberties c Which the Duke promised and rid post to the King then lying at Windsor to know his pleasure and so appeased them Aske that was chiefe of this rebellion came to London and was not onely pardoned but rewarded with gifts Robert Paget William Bowyer Rir Ralph Warreire Mercer The 22. d. December the Thames being frozen the King and Queene Iane rode through London to Greenewich The third of February was Thomas Fitz Garet sonne and heire to the Earle of Kildare beheaded and fiue of his vncles drawen hanged and quartered at Tiburne In the same moneth Nicholas Musgraue Th. Gilby and others stirred a new rebellion and besieged the Cittie of Carlile from whence they were driuen and many of them taken and put to death Also sir Frances Bigot Sir Robert Constable and others began a conspicacy and for the same were attainted The 29. of March were twelue men of Lincolne drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered In Aprill through certaine Commissions sent into Somersetshire to take vp corne the people began to make an insurrection which was by master Pawlet other allayed the beginners to the number of 60. were condemned whereof 14. were hanged and quartered one of them was a woman In Iune the Lord Darcy the Lord Hussey Sir Robert Constable Sir Thomas Percy Sir Frances Bigot Sir Stephen Hamelton Sir Iohn Bulmer and his wife George Lumley Nicholas Tempell Robert Aske William Thrift Abbat of Fountaines Anthony Abbat of Geruaur the Abbat of Riuers William Prior of Birlington were all put to death Sir Robert Constable at Hull ouer the gate called Beuerley gate Aske hanged on a tower at Yorke Lady Bulmer burned in Smithfield Lord Darcy beheaded at tower hill Lord Hussey at Lincolne and the other suffered at Tiburne The 26. of August the Lord Cromwell was made Knight of the Garter The 12. of October was borne at Hampton Court Prince Edward and Quéene Iane lost her life the fourtéenth of October Iohn Gresham Thomas Lewine Sir Richard Gresham Mercer Alwin a Priest Harsam Customer of Plimmouth and Thomas Euell were hanged and quartered at Tiburne The 12. of May Fryer Forrest was hanged and burnt in Smithfield for denying the Kings supremacy with him was burnt the image of Daruar Gathering of Wales The 17. of May was a great fire at S. Margaret Pattens in London where many houses and nine persons were burned Edmond Coningsby for counterfeiting the Kings signe Manuel and Edward Clifford for the same cause executed at Tyburne The first of September was one Cartwell hangman of London and two other hanged by Clerken well for robbing a booth in Bartholmew faire Thomas Cromwell Lord priuie Seale Vicegerent to the K. sent foorth iniunctions to all Bishops and Curates through the Realme charging them to see that in euery parish Church the Bible of the largest volume printed in English were placed for all men to reade on And that a booke of Register were also kept in euery Parish Church wherin should be written euery wedding Christning and burying William Wilkinson Nicholas Gibson Sir William Forman Haberdasher Auis Gibson wife to Nicholas Gibson Grocer by his licence founded a free Schoole at Radcliffe néere vnto London she also builded there certaine almeshouses for 14. poore and aged persons Henry Marques of Excester Earle of Deuonshire Henry Poole Lord Mountacute and Sir Edward Neuill the ninth of Ianuary were beheaded on Tower hill two Priests Crofts Colens and Holland a Mariner were hanged and quartered at Tiburne The 17. of Nouember the blacke Fryars in London was suppressed the next day the white Fryars the Gray Fryars and the Monks of the Charterhouse Iohn Lambert was burnt in Smithfield On Ashwednesday Iohn Potter and William Mannering hanged in Pauls Churchyard for killing of Roger Cholmeley Esquire in the same place The third of March Sir Nicholas Carew Knight of the Garter and master of the Kings horse was beheaded at the Tower hill Margaret Countesse of Sarisbury Gertrude wife to the Marques of Excester Reignold Poole sir Adrian Fortescue and Thomas Dugley Knights of Saint Iohns and diuers others were attained by Parliament And all the religious houses in England suppressed and not suppressed were granted to the King for euer The eight of May the Cittizens of London mustred at the mile end all in bright harnesse with cotes of white silke or cloth and chaines of gold in thrée great battels the number was 15000 besides whiflers and other walkers who in goodly order passed through London to Westminster so through the Sanctuaray and round about the Parke of Saint Iames and returned home thorough Oldborne The Vicar of Wansworth with his Chaplaine his seruant and Friar Warre were hanged and quartered at Saint Thomas Waterings The Nunnery of Clarkenwell the Nunnery of Haliwell the Priorie of Saint Marioueries in Southwarke and Saint Bartholmew in Smithfield were suppressed Iohn Faire Thomas Huntlow Sir William Holleys Mercer This Sir William Holleys builded the beautifull Crosse in the Citie of Couentry This yeare 1539. the King commanded great English bibles to be kept in euery Church and also a generall Register booke for Christnings weddings and burials Anno 1539. The Abbat of Reading and two Priests were hanged and quartered at Reading The same day was Richard Whitting Abbat of Glastenbury hanged and quartered on Tower hill besides his Monastery according to an old prophecy In December were appointed to waite on the King 50. pensioners or Squires vnto whom was appointed 50. l. the péece yearely The third of Ianuary was the Lady Anne of Cleue receiued at Black-heath and brought to Greenewich and the sixth of the same moneth married to King Henry The thirtéenth of Aprill was Thomas Cromwell created Earle of Essex and made great chamberlaine of England In a Parliament was granted to the King a Subsidie of two shillings the pound of lands and twelue pence in goods and foure Fiftéens The Religious order of Knights of S. Iohns
in England named Knights of the Rhodes was dissolued whose reuenewes were wondrous great In May was sent to the Tower Doctor Wilson and Doctor Sampson Bishop of Chicester for relieuing certaine prisoners which dâ—nied the kings supremacy For the same offence Richard Farmer Grocer of London a wealthy man was committed to the Marshalsey attainted in the premunire and lost all his goods The 9. of Iuly Thomas Lord Cromwell Earle of Essex committed to the Tower of London the 28. of Iuly hee was beheaded on the Tower hillwith the Lord Walter Hungerford King Henry was diuorced from Lady Anne of Cleue The 30. of Iuly Robert Barnes Thomas Gerard William Ierome Priestes were burned in Smithfield The same day Thomas Abell Edward Powell and Richard Fetherstone were hanged and quartered for denying the Kings supremacy The fourth of August were drawne to Tiburne sixe persons one led Laurence Cooke Prior of Doncaster William Horne a lay brother of the Charterhouse Giles Horne Gentleman Clement Philpot Edmond Bromham Darby Kenham Robert Birde Geruace Carrow all put to death for denying the supremacie The eight of August Lady Katherine Howard was shewed openly as Queene at Hampton Court Great drought and a great death of hote burning agues and flixes The salt water flowed aboue London bridge William Laxton Martin Bowes Sir William Roch Draper Ralph Egerton and Thomas Harman put to death for counterfaiting the Kings great scale In Aprill certaine persons began a new rebellion in Yorkeshire which were shortly taken and put to execution in diuers places of which Leigh Tatersall and Thronton were put to death at London Sir Iohn Neuell Knight and ten persons more were put to death at Yorke Barbarossa the King of Argier his mother was a Christian and in his youth through extreame pouertie was constrained to wander like a pedler carrying chéeses and other like meane commodities into Spaine to get a poore liuing and after that he gaue himselfe to Piracy vpon the sea by which theft he enriched himselfe and then consorted with other strong théeues and robbers by meanes whereof hee grew very strong and well furnished with many exiles and wicked persons and then hee assailed and surprised Argier which is in Mauritania otherwise called Barbaria then he ioyned with the great Turke and made fierce warres by sea wherein hee was wondrous fortunate he did very great damage vnto Spaine and chased Foratine Muleasem the king of Tunis out of his kingdome but not being able to Maintaine his fortunes against the Emperour Carolus quintus the King of Tunis and others by reason hée wanted money and skilfull warriours the forenamed Muleasem in the yeare 1535. was by Carolus quintus reestablished in his Kingdome of Tunis for which kindnesse Muleasem permitted the preaching of the Christian faith and in the yeare 1541. Carolus and Muleasem made a strong attempt either to take or to extirpe the forenamed Barbarosso out of his Kingdome of Argier but it tooke no effect yet neuerthelesse forasmuch as they had crost the sea to that intent they meant to continue the siege which they had already planted before his chiefe city bordering vpon the Sea but vpon the sudden there arose a most great and terrible tempest with fierce showers of haile and raine which did the assailants extreame annoyance which the Argierians well perceiuing issued forth with great courage made as great slaughter of their enemies who were in a manner beaâ—â— and almost ouercome with the fury of the tempest this was done about the beginning of October the yeare last mentioned the Emperour hereupon was constrained instantly to retire with mighty losse of men ships and gallies Read Guaâ—â— and Paulus Iouius The Countesse of Sarisbury was beheaded in the tower of London Damport and Chapman two of the Kings guard were hanged at Greenewich in robbery The 28. of Iune Lord Leonard Gray Deputie 〈◊〉 Ireland was beheaded on the Tower hill The â—â—me day were hanged at Saint Thomas Waâ—â—ings Mantile Royden and Frowds Gentlemen for spoile and murther they had done in Nicholas Pelhams Parke the Lord of Dacres of the South being in company and on St. Peters day the Lord Dacres led led from the Tower to Tiburne and there hanged In August the King tooke his Progresse towards Yorke Rowland Hill Henry Sucley Sir Mâ—chaell Dormer Mercer On Christmas euen at night began a great fire in the house called Elsing spittle nigh Cripplegate in London which at that time was the house of Sir Iohn Williams Master of the Kings Iewels where many of those Iewels were burnt more imbezeled The Lady Katherine Howard whom the King had married for her vnchast liuing committed with Thomas Culpeper and Francis Deâ—â—ham was by Parliament attainted Câ—lpeper and Derham were put to death at Tiburne The 2â— of Ianuary the King was proclaimed king of Ireland The 13. of February were beheaded withâ—â— the Tower the Lady Howard otherwise called Queene Katherine and the Lady Rochford The 17. of March Margaret Dauie was boilâ—â— in Smithfield for poysoning thrée housholds thâ— she had dwelled in In the moneth of August Iames Earle of Desâ—mond in Ireland submitted himselfe to the King The first of October the great Onele of Ireland was created Earle of Tiron and his base 〈◊〉 Mathewe Onele Barron of Dongaman 〈◊〉 Duke of Northfolke entred Scotland the 21. 〈◊〉 October burning wasting all the Marches and there tarried till the midst of Nouember Sir Henry Hublethorne Henry Amcots Iohn Coates Salter The King of Scots made a Roade into England and did much harme but at the last Sir Thomas Wharton sir William Musgraue with a few of the borderers met the Scots where they being in number 15000. were ouerthrowne in which conâ—â—ict was taken the Lord Maxwell the Earles of â—lencarne and Sassilles with all the Captaines of the Army on St. Thomas euen were brought into the Tower of London At new-yeares-tide they were sent home againe The third of Iune the Obrine a Lord in Ireland and diuers of the wild Irish submitted them to King Henry the said Obrine was created Earle of Clawdicard The 12. of Iuly King Henry married Lady Katherine Parre late wife to the Lord Latimer King Henry sent ouer 6000. men to Landersey â—hither also came the Emperour with a great army and shortly after came downe the French K. with a great Army and offered to giue battaile to the Emperour by reason whereof the siege was raised Anthony Person Robert Testwood and Henry Filâ—er were burnt at Windsor A great pestilence was at London and thereâ—â—re Michaelmas terme was adiourned to Saint Albons Iohn Towles Richard Dobs Shriues Sir William Bowyer Draper Sir Ra. Warren At Hallontide a roade was made into Scotland by the Garrison there who burned 60. villages and tooke great preyes This yeare chanced foure Eclipses one of the Sunne the 24.
all nations and sent them to Sandwich Douer Wight and Portsmouth whereof three of them that rebbed the Earle of Worcester were shortly after executed at Wight Also the said William Holstocke did rescue and take from the abouesaid Pirats xv other merchants shippes laden with merchandises y t were their prises being of sundry nations and set at liberty the said fifteene merchants shippes and goods which done hee returned The 25 of March being Wednesday in Easter weeke George Browne cruell murdered neare to Shooters-hill in Kent a wealthy merchant of London named George Sanders Iohn Beane of Wolwich which murder was committed by the procurement of mistresse Sanders wife to the said George Sanders for the which fact George Browne was hanged in Smithfield in London the 20 day of Aprill and after hanged in chaines neare vnto the place where hee had done the fact Mistris Anne Sanders mistris Anne Drewry and trusty Roger mistris Druries man were al as accessary hanged in Smithfield on the 13 of May. Not long after Anthony Browne brother to the forenamed George Browne was for notable felonies conueied from Newgate to Yorke and there hanged This yeare the Quéene of England being moued by the Regent of Scotland sent a power of 1500 Englishmen to the siege of Edenborow Castle sir William Drewry knight Marshall of Barwicke to be generall of her forces there who with his Captaines and souldiers marched thitherward from Barwicke to Léeth and from thence on the 25 of Aprill to Edenborough entred the towne the same day summoned the Castle raised mounts began the siege in fiue places continuing the same so hote y e on the 28 of May the Castle was surrendred into his hands his ensigne was set vp and afterwards spred in sundry places of the Castle and afterwards by him it was deliuered vnto the vse of the K. of Scots part of the spoile was giuen to the souldiers the Canons and artillery with certaine other instruments left to the King more you may reade in my Annales The second of Iune a great tempest of raine happened at Tocester in Northhampton shire where-through sixe houses of that Towne were borne downe and fourtéene more sore perished the haile-stones were sixe inches about one child was there drowned and many shéepe with other cattell The sixtéenth of Iune T. Woodhouse Priest was arraigned in the Guild hall of London and condemned of high Treason who had iudgment to be hanged and quartered and was executed at Tiburne the 19 of Iune The sixtéenth of August Walter Earle of Essex accompanied with the Lord Rich and diuers other Gentlemen embarked themselues in seuerall ships at Lerpoole and tooke their voyage towards Ireland The Earle after many and great dangers on the Sea landed at Knockfergus The Lord Rich with the like dangers landed at Castle Kilcliffe where being met by Captaine Malby master Smith and master Moore was conductdd to master Malbies house where he had in readines on the morrow morning 150 horsemen for their safegard to Knockfergus beside 50 kernes Sir Brian Makephelin on the 6 of September came to Knockfergus to the Earle of Essex and there made his submission After him Ferdorough Macgillasticke Roze Oge Macwilline did the like and diuers others sent their messengers to the Earle to signifie that they were at his disposition as the Baron of Dongarrow Condonell Odonell and the Captaine Kylulto The Earle of Essex hauing the country of Clanyboy and other the Quéenes Maiesty directed her Letters to the Lord Deputie of Ireland willing him to make the Essex Captaine generall of the Irish Nation in the Prouince of Vlster and to diuide the country won Clanyboy and else-where c. Iames Haruey Thomas Pullison Sir Iohn Riuers Grocer The 6 of Iuly in the Isle of Thanet a monstrous fish of the sea did shut himselfe on shore where for want of water beating himself on the sands he died The length of this fish was twenty two yards the nether iaw 12 foote the opening the thicknes from the back whereon helay to the top of his belly was 14 foote his taile of the same bredth betwéen the eyes 12 foote some of the ribs were 16 foot long his tongue was fiftéene foot long The 7 of August a solemne Obsequie was kept in Pauls Church in London for Charles the 9. King of France The 15 of August being Sunday Agnes Bridges a maid about the age of 20 yeares and Rachel Pinder a wench about 12 yeres old who both of them had counterfeited to be possessed by the diuell stood at Pauls Crosse where they acknowledged their hypocriticall counterfeiting requiring forgiuenesse of God the world for they had made the people beléeue many things The 4 of September in the afternoone such a forme of raine hapned at London as the like of long time could not be remeÌ„bred wherethrough the chanels of the City suddenly ran with a forcible course that a lad about the age of 18 yéeres néere vnto Dowgate was borne ouer with the streame and by the same carried from the conduit there towardes the Thames with such a swiftnes that no man with staues or otherwise could stay him till hee came against the cart whéele that stood in the water gate afore which time he was drowned and found starke-dead Thomas Blanke Antony Gammage Iames Hawes Hawes Cloathworker This Maior kept no feast at the Guild hall but diued at his owne house with his brethren the Aldermen the companies dined at their seuerall halles Michaelmas Tearme which had bin adiourned by Proclamation beganne at Westminster on the sixt of Nouember The same sixt day in the morning there happened two great tides in the Riuer of Thames the first by course the other within an houre after which ouer-flowed the marshes The 14 of Nouember about midnight diners strange impressions of fire and smoake were séene in the Aire to procéede forth of a black cloud in the North towards the South which so continued til the next morning The next day following the heauens from 〈◊〉 parts did séeme to burne and ouer our heads 〈◊〉 flames from the Horizon round about rising 〈◊〉 meete The foure and twentieth of February 〈◊〉 Tewkesbury a strange thing happened after 〈◊〉 flood which was not great In the afternoonâ— there came downe the riuer of Auen great number of Flies and Béetles such as in Sommer euenings vse to strike men on the face in great heapes a foot thicke vpon the water so that to credible mens iudgement there were within a paire of buts length of those flies about a hundred quarters The milles there-about weâ—â— dammed vp with them for the space of foure dayes after and then were cleansed by digging them out with shouels from whence they came as yet vnknowne but the day was colde and a hard frost The 16 of February betweene foure and fiue of the clocke in the
being opened there were found about him diuellish bookes of coniuration and abominable practices a picture of a man hauing thrée dice in his hand and this writing Chance dice fortunately and diuers papers of such like matters as hee had dealt in for men such as are mentioned in Leuiticus the 20 chapter the 6 verse If any soule turne himselfe after such as worke with spirits and after southsayers to go awhooring saith the Lord I will put my face against that soule and will cut him off from among my people The 3 of February Iohn Nelson for denying the Quéenes supremacy was drawen to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The 10 of March deceased the Lady Margaret Countesse of Lineaux and was buried at Westminster The 31 of May Martine Frobisher with fiftéene saile of good ships well appointed departed from Harwich in Essex on his third voyage towards Cathay The 31 of Iuly after many attempts and sundry times being put backe by Ilands of Ice in his straites he came to anker in the Ilands now by her Maiesty named Meta incognita wheras in the yere before they fraght their shippes with the like Ore and then on the last of August returning thence arriued safely in England about the first of October George Bond Thomas Starky Sir Richard Pipe Draper The 22 of Ianuary about 7 of the clocke at night Iohn Cassimere Count Palatine of the Rhene and Duke of Bauaria landing at the Tower of London was there by diuers Noble men and others honorably receiued and conueyed by cresset-light and torch-light to Sir Thomas Gressams house in Bishops-gate stréet where hee was feasted and lodged till Sunday next and then by the Nobility brought to the court at Westminster and after lodged in Sommerset-house On the eight of February he was made Knight of the Garter and on the fourtéenth of February departed from London homewards with great rewards giuen by the Quéenes Maiesty the Nobility and men of honour The fourth of February and the night following fell such abundance of snow that on the fift in the morning the same was found at London to be two foot déepe in the shallowest and otherwise being driuen by the winde very boistrous in the Northeast on bankes an ell or yard and a halfe déepe in the which drifts of snow in the countries many cattell and some men and women were ouer-whelmed and lost it snowed till the eight day and fréezed till the tenth When following a thaw with continuall raine a long time after which caused such high floods that the Marshes and low grounds being drowned the water rose so high in Westminster hall that after the fall thereof some fishes were found there to remaine The 20 of February deceased sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Kéeper of the great Seale of England who was honourably buried vnder a sumptuous monument in Pauls Church of London the 9 of March. The 25 of Aprill sir Thomas Bromley knight was made Lord Chancellor of England The 14 of Aprill Matthew Hamont of Hithersey thrée miles from Norwich plough-wright for denying Christ to be our Sauiour and publishing diuers other horrible heresies was conuented before the Bishop of Norwich condemned in the consistorie and deliuered to the Shrieues of Norwich to bée executed but because he had spoken words of blasphemy against the Quéenes Maiesty and other of her Counsell he was by the Maior Sir Robert Wood and Sergeant Windam Recorder condemned to lose his eares which were cut off the thirtéenth of May in the Market place of Norwich and on the 20 of May he was burnt in the Castle ditch there This yeare Marke Scalior Blackesmith of London for triall of his workemanship made one hanging locke of Iron stéele and brasse of eleuen seuerall péeces and a pipe key all cleane wrought which waied but one graine of gold He also at the same time made a chaine of gold of forty thrée linkes to which chaine the locke and key being fastned and put about a fleas necke she drew the same with ease All which locke and key chaine and flea wayed but one graine and a halfe a thing most incredible but that I my selfe haue séene it The 17. of Iuly the Quéenes Maiesty being on the riuer of Thames betwixt her Mannor of Gréenwich and Depford in her priuy barge accompanied with the French Ambassadour the Earle of Lincolne and others it chanced that one Thomas Appletree seruingman in the company of others rowing vp and downe the Thames hauing a Calliuer charged with a bullet shooting at randon by misfortune shot one of the watermen the second next vnto the bales of the said barge which sate within sixe foote of her Highnesse cleane through both armes for the which fact the said Thomas was on the 21 of Iuly brought to the water side where was a Gibbet set vp and when the hangman had put the rope about his necke he was by the Quéenes pardon deliuered from execution This years Iohn Foxe of Woodbridge William Wicnor Robert Moore Englishmen hauing béene prisoners in Turkey about the space of thirtéene yeares with more than 260 other Christians of diuers nations by killing of their kéeper meruailously escaped and returned to their natiue countries In the month of September and October fell great winds and raging floods in sundry places of this Realme where through many men cattle houses were drowned In y e town of Newport the cottages were borne downe and the corne lost pasture ground ouerwhelmed cattell drowned In the towne of Bedford the water came vp into the Market place where cubbords chests and formes swam about the houses their fuell corne and hay was wract and borne away Also the towne of Saint Edes in Huntingtonshire was ouerflowed suddenly in the night when all men were at rest the waters brake in with such force that the towne was all defaced the Swannes swam downe the Market place and all the towne about the boates did floate Gormanchester was suddenly supprest their houses full of water and their cattell destroied Martin Calthorpe Iohn Hart. Sir Nicholas Woodroofe Haberdasher On the 21 of September Sir Thomas Gresham knight agent to the Quéene who had builded the Royall exchange in London deceased suddenly at his house in Bishops gate stéets of London and was buried in the parish Church of S. Elen there The 6 of Aprill being Wednesday in Easter weeke about sixe of the clocke towards the euening a sudden earthquake happened at London and generally throughout England by violence whereof the great clocke bell at Westminster strooke against the hammers as diuers clocks and bells against their hammers and clappers both in the City and country did the like In London a péece of the Temple Church fell downe In the late dissolued Church of the Gray Friars now called Christs Church in the Sermon time one falling from the top killed a
were the Earle of Arundell L. Windsor Philip Sidney and other the defendants to the number of one and twenty all which of them sixe courses against the former chalengers who performed their parts valiantly The 21 of Iune in the night the lowest Images about the Crosse in Cheap were broken and defaced whereupon proclamation was made that who so would bewray the doers thereof should haue forty Crownes but nothing came to light but an euill end befell the doer This yeare were to be séene in London two Dutchmen of strange statures the one in height seuen foot and seuen inches in breadth betwixt the shoulders thrée quarters of a yard and two inches the compasse of his breast one yard halfe and two inches and about the wast one yard quarter and one inch the length of his arme to the hands a full yard a comely man of person but lame of his legs for he had broken them with lifting of a barrell of Béere The other was in hight but thrée foot he had neuer a good foot nor any knée at all and yet could dance a galliard he had no arme but a stump to the elbow or little more on the right side on the which singing he would daunce a cup and after tosse it about thrée or foure times and euery time receiue the same on the said stumpe hée would shoote an arrow néere the marke flourish with a rapier throw a bowle beat with a hammer hew with an axe sound with a trumpet and drinke euery day tenne quarts of the best béere if he could get it The 18 of Iuly were brought from the Fléete the Gatehouse Newgate and the Counters sundry prisoners indicted for refusing to come to the Church all which being conuicted by their owne confession had iudgement accordingly to pay twenty pounds for euery moneth of such wilfull absence Richard Martine W. Webbe Sir Iames Haruy Ironmonger The first of Nouember Monsieur the French Kings brother Duke of Anioue and other Nobles of France hauing lately arriued in Kent came to London and were honourably receiued and retained at the Court with great banqueting The first of December Edmond Campion Iesuite Ralph Sherwin and Alexander Brian Seminary Priests hauing béene arraigned and condemned for high treason were drawne from the tower of London to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The first of February the Quéenes maiesty with her whole Court accompanied Monsieur Duke of Anioue from Westminster to Canterbury where when she had feasted all the French Nobility either tooke leaue of another and her Maiesty returned The sixt the Duke lodged at Sandwich and on the next morning tooke the sea being accompanied with the Earle of Leicester the Lord Hunsdon the Lord Howard knights of the Garter the Lord Willowby Lord Windsor Lord Shefild Lord Hyward and Lord Audley M r. Sidney sir George Cary Master Iohn and Robert Cary and a great number of Gentlemen so as the whole traine that attended vpon the said Earle was one hundred gentlemen and more then thrée hundred seruingmen The Lord Hunsdon had of gentlemen and others to the number of one hundred and fifty and the Lord Hayward had as many all which sailed in 15 ships to Flushing in Zeland where the Prince of Orenge and the States of the Low Countries receiued the said Duke and our Nobles of England with great ioy conducting them from thence to Middleborow and then to Antwerpe where before the twentith day of the same moneth they solemnely created the said Duke of Anioue Duke Lothyer Braband c. and our Nobility returned into England Iohn Paine Priest being indicted of high treason for words by him spoken was arraigned condemned at Chelmsford and there executed on the second of Aprill This yeare the water Conduit in Fléetstréete was new builded with a larger Cesterne at the charges of the City The fiftéenth of May at night about ten of the clocke a blasing starre appeared descending in the Northwest the beard whereof streamed Southeast The 28 of May Thomas Ford Iohn Sheret and R. Iohnson Priests hauing bin before condemned of high treason were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered And on the 30 of May Luke Kerby William Filby Thomas Cotten and Laurence Richardson were for the like treason in the same place likewise executed The 14 of Iuly Peregrine Bartue Lord Willowby of Eresby appointed Ambassador to Frederick King of Denmarke with the Garter imbarked at Kingstone vpon Hull and prosperously arriued at Elismore in Denmarke on the twentith of the same moneth On the fouretéenth of August the said King receiued robes of the order ware the Garter Collar George and the Lord Ambassadour returning with his traine arriued at Bromtholine in Norffolke on the twentith of September This yeare was first founded a publike lecture in Surgery to begin to be read in the Colledge of Physitions in London Anno 1584. the sixt of May c. by Iohn L. Lumley and Richard Caldwell D. in Physicke The Reader whereof to be a Doctor of Physicke The 19 of Iuly certaine firkins of gunpowder to the number of seuen and as many more firkens of Sturgeon laden in a cart vpon Galley key some small portion of the same powder being shed on the ground the horse in the said Carre strooke fire with his foot and fired all together where through the Sturgeon was blowne away some into the Thames some else where one firken was driuen through alomed wall that was boorded ouer the Crane on the wharfe with the houses neare to adioyning shatred many men and horses so blasted the 3 men and 7 horses died thereof The 12 of August there arose a great tempest of lightning thunder whirlewind and raine beside hailestones fashioned like to the rowels of spurs 2 or 3 inches about in the Country of Norfolke betwéene the townes of North Walsam Worstéed which tempest beat the corne flat to the ground rent vp many great trées and shiuered them in péeces or wound them like writhes at Hemming a mile from Worsted the west doore of the Church weighing more then 300 weight was lifted off the hookes blowen ouer the Font within one yard of the Chancel doore the top of the Church was riuen vp and the lead blowen away fiue webbes of Leade were rufled vp together like a gloue and blown into the field without the Churchyard At East Russen were many barnes blowne downe William Roo Iohn Hayden deceased the twenty foure of Nouember and Cuthbert Buckle succeeded Sir Thomas Blanke Haberdasher Michaelmas terme was adiourned to the Castle of Hertford there to begin in Crastina Animarum Peter Morris frée denizon conuaied Thames water in pipes of Lead ouer the stéeple of Saint Magnus Church at the North end of London bridge so into diuers mens houses in Thames stréet Newfishstréet and Grasse
Earle of Essex and the Lord Thomas Howard the Earle of Southampton sir Water Rawleigh other braue Commanders with 18. of the Quéenes ships many English Marchants ships and 12. Hollanders shippes made a warlike voiage to the Isles of Terceres In the moneth of August the price of Wheate in the Markets of London fell from thirtéene shillings the bushell to ten shillings Rie from nine shillings to sixe shillings and so to thrée shillings but then rose againe to the old greatest price This yeare also Arnold Whitefield Chancellor of Denmarke Ambassador and Christian Barnkun his assistant from the King of Denmarke arriued héere these had audience at the Court then at Tibols on the seuenth of September and were answered by her Maiesty without pawse to euery point of their ambassage and feasted Henry Roe Iohn Moore 28 September Richard Saltonstall Skinner 28 October Monday the 3 of Octob. began the reading of the Diuinity lecture in Sir Tho. Greshams Colledge by him founded in Bishops-gate stréet The 23 of October the honourable Lord Charles Howard Lord high Admirall of England was created Earle of Notingham at Westminster A Parliament began at Westminster on the 24 of October on the which day diuers people were smuldered and crushed to death pressing betwéene White-hall and the Colledge Church to haue séene her Maiesty and Nobility ryding in their Robes to the said Parliament This yeare Pepper was sold for eight shillings the pound The 25 of Ianuary one named Ainger was hanged at Tiburne for wilfully and secretly murdering of his owne Father a Gentleman and a Counsellor at the Law at Graies Inne in his chamber there The ninth of February the Parliament hauing granted thrée Subsidies of foure shillings the pound lands and two shillings eight pence the pound goods and sixe fiftéenes was dissolued and brake vp On the third of Aprill Twiford Towne in Deuonshire was burnt by casuality of fire beginning in a poore cottage a woman there frying pancakes with straw the same fired the house and so to the Towne about one of the clocke in the afternoone the rage of which fire lasting one houre and a halfe consumed 400 houses burned downe one hundred and fifty thousand pounds consumed in money Plate Marchandise houshold stuffe and houses fifty persons men women and children consumed an Almes-house preserued with poore men therein in the midst of the flames two thousand pounds wéekely was bestowed there in the market on Mondaies in Deuonshire Carsies nine thousand people maintained by the cloathing of that town in Cornwall and Sommersetshire It was the Earle of Deuonshires chiefe seate where yet standeth his castle or court place Thus much certified to her Maiesty On the first of May Sir Robert Cicil and other Ambassadors returned out of France and came to the Court. The 12 of Iuly one Iohannes alias Buckley a Priest made beyond the Seas hauing béene arraigned in the King Bench on the third of Iuly and there condemned of Treason for comming into this Realme contrary to a Statute was drawne to Saint Thomas a Waterings and there hanged and quartered his head set on the pillory in Southwarke his quarters in the high-wayes towards Newinton Lambeth c. On the fourth of August Sir William Cicil Knight of the Order Lord Burleigh Master of the Wardes and Liueries Lord high Treasurer of England a famous Counseller to the Quéene Maiesty during all her raigne and likewise had béene to King Edward the sixt who for his singular wisedome was renowned throughout all Europe departed this mortall life at his house by the Strand his body was conuaied to Westminster with solemne funerall and from thence secretly to Stanford and there buried among his Ancesters The third of September died Philip the second of that name King of Spaine at Madrill at 72 yeares of age his sonne Philip succeeded him This yeere 1598 the 12 of the moneth of Nouember William Cotton Doctor of diuinity sometimes Cannon of Paules was consecrated Lord Bishop of Excester He strongly maintained the Rites and Gouernement of the Church And liued so long that hee saw the change of Bishops throughout all the Bishoprickes of England and Wales The first of September in the afternoone thunder and lightning at London two great cracks as it had béene the shooting of great Ordinance some men smitten at the Posterne by the Tower of London and one man slaine at the Bridge-house in Southwarke ouer against the Tower Edward Holmdon Robert Hampson the 28 of September Sir Stephen Some Grocer the 28 of October The second of October arriued the Earle of Comberland being returned from the seas and hauing made spoyle of the strong Towne and Castle of Saint Iohn de Portarico c. The 9 of Nouember Squire of Gréenwich was arraigned at Westminster condemned of high Treason and on the thirteenth drawn from the Tower to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The 14 of Nouember the Quéenes Maiesty came to Westminster and was there most royally receiued by the Maior of London Aldermen and Shrieues in scarlet and a great number of wealthy Citizens in Veluet coates and chaines of gold all on horse backe in the euening by Torch-light In the moneth of December great frosts the Thames nigh ouer-frozen at London In the beginning of the moneth of Ianuary souldiers in diuers shires as also in the City of London were pressed and furnished of all things necessary for the warres and were sent into the Low countries there to serue in place of old souldiers from thence to bee transported into Ireland The subsidy men in the city were seased at eight pence the pound goods or lands toward this charge Also in this moneth great lones of money were demanded and granted by the citizens of London The moneth of February a fiftéene was granted and paid by the citizens of London for the setting forth of more souldiers into Ireland The 27 of March about two of the clocke in the afternoone Robert Deuereux Earle of Essex Lieutenant Generall Lord high Marshall c. departed from his house in Seding lane through Fenchurch stréet Grace-street Cornehill Cheape c. toward Iseldone High-gate and rode that night to Saint Albons towardes Ireland he had a great traine of Noblemen and Gentlemen on horsebacke before him to accompany him on his iourney his coaches followed him he had also by the pleasure of God a great showre or twaine of rain and haile with some great claps of thunder as he rode through Islington The moneths of March Aprill and May cold and dry but on Whitsonday great haile and high waters the like of long time had not béene séene the extreame violence of this Tempest made London stréetes more fresh and faire then euer was séene before In the Moneth of August by the Quéenes appointment politickly to preuent daungerous annoiance of her
estate then feared to haue happened but not expressed the Citizens of London were charged with the furniture and setting forth to sea of twelue ships since increased to 16. c. Also with 6000. men and furniture for the warres which men with all spéede were made in a readinesse Thrée thousand of them were daily trained in the field vnder Captaines Citizens of the same City from the sixth of August c. The other thrée thousand appointed to attend vpon her Roiall person were also likewise trained vnder Captaines in braue furniture for they were housholders of account all which their charges was partly borne by themselues the residue performed by subsidies leuied of the Citizens In this meane time to wit on the fifth of August at night by commandement from her Maiestie the chaines were drawne thwart the stréetes and lanes of the Citie and Lanthornes with light of candles hanged one at euery mans dore there to burne all the night and so from night to night and great watches kept in the stréets which so continued a long time The City and Citizens kept vnusuall watch and ward and all sorts of people were much amazed and frighted as well by reason of preparation for wars not knowing any cause as also by the soddaine strange and terrible rumors and reports of the Spaniards fierce approach Also many thousands of horsemen and footemen chosen persons well appointed for the warres trained vp in armor with braue liueries vnder valiant Captaines in diuers shires were brought vp to London where they were lodged in the suburbes townes and villages neare adioyning from the eight of August till the 20. or 23. in which time the horsemen were shewed in Saint Iames field the footemen traimed in other grounds about the City and then all discharged homewards with charge to be alwaies ready at an houres warning And so it followed that on the 25. of August at night Posts were sent after them to recall the horsemen presently to returne to London with all spéede possible which charge they prepared to performe But on the 27. of August the said Posts were likewise sent to stay them at home or to returne them backe whose forwardnesse in seruice of the Quéene was such as the like hath not béene séene or heard of towards any Prince of this Realme such was the dutifulnesse of her louing and obedient subiects The 26. of August being Sunday in the morning before sixe of the clocke by the commandement from the Quéene the 3000. souldiers trained vp by the Citizens were all in Armour in the open stréetes attending on their Captaines till past seuen of the clocke at what time being thorowly wet by a great showre of raine were sent home againe for that day On the next morrow being the 27 the other 3000 Citizens housholders and subsidy men shewed on the Miles end where they trained all that day and other vntill the 4 of September and so ceased they training and whatsoeuer had béene foreséene and wisely preuented by the Quéene and her Nobility whereof the Comminalty were vtterly ignorant for that time a good Peace within this Realme hath since followed which God long continue among vs. Humfrey Wilde Roger Clarke the 28 of September Sir Nicholas Mosley Clothworker the 28 of October This Roger Clarke Shrieue bidding the Companies of London to dine with him as had béene accustomed by other Shrieues his predecessors tooke no beneuolence of them towards his charges On Michaelmas euen Robert Earle of Essex Lieutenant Generall for Ireland hauing secretly returned into England came to the Court at Nonsuch spake with the Quéene and on the second of October was for contempt c. committed to the Lord Kéeper On the 29 of Nouember the Lord Kéeper and other Lords of the Counsell in the Starre Chamber perswaded against rumorous talke of the Earle of Essex In December the late Cardinall Albertus and Isabella his wife Daughter to the late King of Spaine with great pompe in Antwerpe were sworne Arch-dukes A Tilt-boat from London towards Grauesend lost against Woolwich with 40 persons men and women whereof 11 were saued The 19 of Ianuary 16 Priests and foure lay men were remoued out of diuers prisons in and about London and sent to the Castle of Wisbich in Cambridge-shire whereof one was a Bishop of Ireland and another a Franciscan Frier of the rule of the Caputians which wore his Friars wéede all the way as he went a thing not séene in England many yéeres before The eight of February Charles Blunt Lord Mountioy departed towards Ireland as Lieuetenant there souldiers out of diuers shires were sent before him and also after him in the month of February namely the Citizens of London at their owne charges furnished and sent 300 at that time into Ireland The 21 of Iune Iohn Rigby was drawne from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to S. Thomas Waterings and there hanged and quartered for being reconciled contrary to the Statute In the month of Iuly were drawn hanged and quartered at Lincolne two Priests named T. Hunt and Sprat for comming into this Realme contrary to the Statute two other Priests Edward Thing and Robert Nutter were likewise executed for the like offence at Lancaster Also T. Palafer a Priest executed at Durham and a Gentleman with him for relieuing and lodging him in his house In the moneth of Iuly the Citizens of London sent out 300 souldiers into Ireland with their furniture also out of diuers shires souldiers were likewise furnished and sent thither This yéere in the moneth of April Richard Bishop of London with other Commissioners to wit Doctor Perkins and Doctor Swale were sent Ambassadors to Emden there to treat with the Commissioners from the King of Denmark who had long remained there for that purpose but their commission expired they were returned ere Ambassadors were come there whereupon our Ambassadors also returned into England the 8 of Iuly next following In which seruice the said Reuerend Father so wisely bountifully honorably caried himselfe that the Quéene very graciously accepted his procéedings The fifth of Iune the Earle of Essex was called before the Lords of the Councell at the Lord Kéepers where for matters laide to his charge hee was suspended from vse of diuers offices till her Maiesties pleasure to the contrary to kéepe his house as before whereat the people still murmured The 5 of August Charles Iames King of Scots in Scotland escaped a strange and strong conspiracie practised by the Earle of Gowry and his Brother as at large appeareth in a booke thereof extant first published and printed in Scotland and since in England A peace being concluded at Veraine in France in the yeare 1598 betwéene Henry the fourth King of France and Nauarre and Philip the second King of Spaine The Quéene of England was likewise inuited by the French King her confederate allye to dispose her selfe vnto
William Rider Haberdasher the 28 of October The 13 of Nouember the Quéene being most honourably attended on by the Prelats Nobles and Iudges of this Realme was receiued neere vnto Chelsey by the Lord Maior of London with his brethren the Aldermen in scarlet besides to the number of 500 Citizens in coats of veluet and chaines of gold on horsebacke euery of them hauing two staffe-torches to attend on them and they all wayted on her to her Pallace at Westminster The 17 of Nouember there were most princely Iusts performed at White-hall in honour of the Quéenes holy day by thrée Earles foure Lords seauen Knights and nine Gentlemen her Maiesties Pentioners At these Iusts was so great an assembly of people as the like hath not béene séene in that place before There were also present sundry Ambassadors as namely from the French King the King of Barbary and Fez and the Emperour of Russia The fift of February in the morning being Sunday a great tempest of winde brake the Windmill beyond Saint Giles in the field without London the Miller throwne one way an other man an other way one North the other South a part of the Mill roofe and halfe the milstone in like manner throwne Notwithstanding that for many yeares together vpon sundry deuises the City was continually charged either with building or furnishing ships and souldiers to Sea or else in trayning mustering or leuying and sending souldiers well appointed either into Ireland or Holland or into both all which were euer performed with wondrous dexterity so as their great trouble and charges for sixtéene yeares space neuer ceased Ouer and besides all which it hapned the last yeare vpon a strong report of the Spaniards preparation for a second inuasion that the City was at extraordinary charges in building and altering the vpper decks of many great strong hoyes and new cutting in them lower port-holes apt for the ready vse of great Ordnance which vessels so altered and prepared for warre were called Drumlers And this yeare the Citizens gaue fiue fiftéenes towards the new making and ample furnishing of two Gallies And when these costly Gallies were lanched rigged and in all points furnished then the City gaue them vnto the Quéene The Crosse in Cheape was partly repayred which the Quéene thought had beene fully repayred for so she commanded it should Sunday the eight of February about ten of the clocke before noone Robert Deuoreux Earle of Essex assisted by sundry Noblemen and Gentlemen in warlike manner-entered the City of London at the Temple barre crying for the Quéene till they came to Fenchurch stréet and there entered the house of Master Thomas Smith one of the Shiriffes of London who finding himselfe not master of his owne house by meanes of the strength the Earle brought with him and being ignorant of his intent and purposes conueied himselfe out at a backe gate to the Maior whereupon the Earle with his Troupe turned into Grace-stréete there perceiuing himselfe with his Assistants to be proclaimed Traitors also the Citizens to be raised in Armes against him he with his followers wandering vp and downe the Citie towardes Euening would haue passed at Ludgate which was closed against him so that he was forced to returne to Quéene Hithe and from thence by water to his house by the Strand which he fortified he vnderstanding that great Ordnance was brought to haue beat it downe he yéelded and was conueied to the Tower about midnight The 17 of February Captaine Thomas Lee was drawne to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for conspiracy against the Quéene he tooke his death constantly confessing he had diuers waies deserued it but to be innocent of that he was condemned for c. The eightéenth of February Iohn Pibush a Seminary Priest after seuen yeares imprisonment in the Kings Bench hanged and quartered at Saint Thomas Waterings for cōming into the Realme contrary to the statute Anno twenty seuen of the Quéenes raigne The 19 of February the Earle of Essex and the Earle of Southampton were both arraigned at Westminster and found guilty of high Treason Ashwednesday the fiue and twenty of February the Earle of Essex was beheaded in the Tower betwéene the houres of seuen and eight of the clocke in the morning being present the Earles of Hartfort and Cumberland the Lord Thomas Howard Constable of the Tower for that time and not passing sixty or seuenty persons more the Hangman was beaten as he returned thence so that the Shrieues of London were sent for to assist and rescue him from such as would haue murdered him The 27 of February Marke Bakworth and Th. Filcockes Seminary Priests were drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered for comming into the Realme contrary to the Statute And the same day a Gentlewoman called Mistresse Anne Lina a Widow was hanged in the same place for reléeuing a Priest in her lodging contrary to the said statute The last day of February a young Gentleman named Waterhouse was hanged in Smithfield for speaking and libelling against the Quéenes proclamation and the apprehending of the Earle of Essex at this time Libellers abounded The fifth of March the Earle of Marre the Lord of Krynters in Commission Ambassadors and others from Scotland came to London and were lodged by the Exchange in the house of Master Anthony Ratcliffe The 13 of March Sir Gelly Merike Knight and Henry Cuffe Gentleman were drawne to Tiburne the one from the Tower the other from Newgate and there hanged bowelled and quartered as being actors with the Earle of Essex The 15 of March in the night a new Scaffold was carried from Leaden Hall in London to the Tower hill and there set vp by Torchlight The 18 of March Sir Charles Danuers and Sir Christopher Blunt Knights were vpon the new scaffold on the Tower-hill beheaded In the Moneth of May fiue fifteenes were leuied in London toward the setting out of Gallies to the Seas as was appointed by the Queene and charges about the Earle of Essex when he entered the City The 20 of Iune Proclamation was made at London for deliuering of Prisoners to serue in the Gallies made at the charge of the Citizens Two men were set on the Pillorie in Fleetstreet whipped with gags in their mouthes and their eares cut off for attempting to haue robbed a Gentlewoman in Fetter lane in the day time putting gags in the mouthes of the seruants of the house because they should not cry One of these theeues was afterwards hanged and quartered at Saint Thomas Waterings Gilbert Talbot Earle of Shrewsburie Edward Earle of Worcester sir Iohn Stanhope were called to be of the Queenes Councell In the moneth of Iuly 1000. souldiers were sent to the Low Countries set out at the charges of the Citizens of London 3 l 10. s. a man More 800 souldiers set out by the Shires The
a Councell to him and taking order for setting all things in his realme of Scotland began his voyage towards England King IAMES PResently vpon the death of Queene Elizabeth of famous memory the Nobilitie of this Land and Priuy Counsellors of Estate vnto the said Queene acknowledged the immediate right of Iames the sixt then King of Scots and within sixe houres after her death the said Lords and Counsellors gaue full satisfaction vnto the people by three Proclamations the first at the Court gate the second at the high Crosse in Cheape and the third at the Tower by the name of Iames the 1. King of England Scotland France and Ireland defendor of the Faith c. The King being then full 36 yeares of age and crowned King of Scots in his infancy began his raigne ouer the great Isle of Britaine the 24 of March 1602. The Nobility and State aforesaid with all speed sent Sir Charles Pearcy and Master Thomas Sommerset with letters vnto the King signifying the death of the Queene and tender of all their duties loue and allegiance but Sir Robert Cary rid poste and brought the first newes to the King and as he rode gaue knowledge vnto his brother Sir Iohn Cary then Gouernor of Barwicke This calme and discréet course of the English Lords in proclaiming the King and quiet setling the whole Estate without faction or interruption was as plausible vnto all his Highnesse Subiects as admited of all forraine nations The 5. of Aprill the King came from Edenborough to Dunglasse and the next day to Barwicke and vpon the morrow after came newes of many disordered persons that were in Armes in the borders whereat the King was somewhat troubled and forthwith there was power sent to suppresse them and after that when the King came to London he with the aduice of the Lords of his Counsell set all the parts of the northborders in as good condition as any other part of his dominions The 8. of Aprill the King went from Barwicke to Wytherington and then to Newcastle and from thence to Durham to Yorke to Grimstone to Dancester to Newarke vpon Trent to Beuercastle to Burleigh to Hinchingbrooke to Godmanchester to Royston to Standon to Theobalos where the Lords and ether of the Priuie Councell and many other of the Nobility attended his comming and did their homage vnto his Maiesty And here the King made of his Priuie Councell the Lord Henry Howard the L. Tho. Howard who was also made L. Chamberlaine and the L. Mountioy there the King made 28 knights The 10 of Aprill diuers prisoners were discharged out of the Tower among whom the Earle of Southamton was the chiefest The 27 of Aprill there were thirtéene persons slaine and blowne in peeces by misfortune at the Gunpowder mill at Redriffe The 7 of May his Maiesty came from Theobalds to London against which time Master Iames Pemberton and Master Iohn Swinnarton shrieues of London and Middlesexe had furnished themselues with 80 men on horse backe in faire Liueries but Master Pemberton being sicke M. Swinnarton with the whole traine attended at Waltham to receiue his Maiesty as the shrieues of other Coūties had formerly done in all the Kings progresse from Scotland And at Stanford hill three miles from London the L. Maior Aldermen in scarlet robes accompanied with the chiefe officers councellors of the City 500. graue Citizens in veluet coats and chains of gold wel moūted attēded his Maiesty there met him also diuers his Highnes officers as Sergeants at armes Heralds Trūpeters euery one in due place y e Duke of Lenox bare the sword the L. Tho. Howard receiued his Maiesty into the Charterhouse where he staied 4 daies made 80 knights you shall vnderstand y e whilst the King was in his iourney many prisoners were released out of diuers prisons the Maūdy very solemnly performed And the 28 of Aprill at Westminster a very Royall obsequy for the late Quéene Elizabeth according to the Kings appointment by his letters to the Lords of the Priuy Councell all auncient English rites and customes were fully obserued except only the feast of Saint George which his Maiesty deferred vntill his personall comming vnto some of his owne palaces The 7 of May proclamation was made for suppression of all manner of former Monopolies that hindered commerce and protections that impeached mens suits in Law and against the annoyance and oppressions done by y e Salt-peter men Purueyors and Cardmakers The 11 of May the King rode priuately from the Charterhouse to White-hall and went from thence by water to the Tower of London and there the 13 of the same he made Barons viz. Robert Lord Cecill Baren of Essenden Robert Lord Sydney Baron of Penshurst William Lord Knowles Baron of Graies Edward Lord Wotton Baron of Marley he also made xi knights The 16 of May Proclamation was made to prohibite all manner of persons from killing of Déere and all wilde foule according to the Tenour of diuers statutes for preseruation of the Kings game of hunting and hawking The 19 of May proclamation was made for the suppression of disordered persons in the North-borders and for the mutuall peace and amity of both Kingdomes The 20 of May the King made Knights sir Iulius Caesar sir Roger Wilbram masters of the requests sir William Waad sir Thomas Smith sir Thomas Edmonds clerks of the priuy Councell and sir Thomas Lake Clerke of the Signet The twenty two of May the King knighte◠sir Robert Lee Maior of London sir Iohn Crooke Recorder and sir Edward Cooke his Highnes Atturney generall And that day the King made a great feast and was serued with great state and at night sundry fire-workes vpon the Thames the Court being at Gréenewich In the last yéere and last terme of Quéene Elizabeth there was a call of Sergeants at Law viz. Thomas Couentrie Robert Houghton Laurence Tanfield I. Crooke Thomas Foster Edward Philips Thomas Harris Iames Altham Henry Hubert Augustine Nichols and Robert Barker these receiued writs from the Quéene de statu gradu seruientum ad legem suscipiendi returnable tres Pascae next following being the second returne in Easter terme but the Quéene dying in the meane time their Writtes abated which notwithstanding the King being aduertised thereof in Scotland from the Councell of England of their late election gaue order for the rest of their procéedings according to their ancient laudable customes so far forth as that they procéed by new Writs in his name returnable the day aforesaid and added vnto their number thrée others viz. Iohn Sherly George Snig and Richard Hutton these fouretéene vpon Tuesday the seuenth of May being the next day after the returne of their writs made their appearance before sir Thomas Egerton Lord Kéeper of the great Seale in the high Court of Chancerie and were then sworne Sergeants at Law and vpon Tuesday
follow visited and suruaied the bounds and limits of the Riuer of Thames and held Courts and Iuries in sundry places in this progresse he was as honourable accompanied and attended as was befitting so honourable a Maistrate of so famous a Citie as London the like visitation had not beene in about fourscore yeares before Monday the 23 of October 1615. Richard Weston yeoman was indicted and condemned in the Guild-hall of London for poysoning 〈◊〉 Thomas Ouerbury Knight and was executed at Tiburne the next Wensday Thursday the ninth of Nouember 1615 Anne Turner widow was indicted and condemned at Westminster for being accessarie before the murther of Sir Thomas Ouerbury she was executed at Tiburne the twelfth of Nouember Thursday the 16 of Nouember 1615. Sir Ieruas Elwese Knight Lieutenant of the Tower was indicted and condemned in the Guild-hall for being accessarie before the murther of Sir Thomas Ouerbury and was executed vpon the Tower hill the 20 of Nouember Monday the 27 of Nouember 1615. Iames Franklin Gentleman was indicted and condemned at Westminster for being accessarie also before the murther of the sayd Sir Thomas Ouerbury and was executed at Saint Thomas Awaterings vpon Satterday the ninth of December The next yeare viz. the 24 of May Frances Countesse of Somerset was brought to Westminster-hall and the next day Robert Earle of Somerset was brought thither likewise and had their seuerall tryalls by their Péeres touching the businesse lastly mentioned and from thence they returned backe againe to the Tower The seuenteenth of Nouember 1615. began she drawing of the second great Lottery for Virginia At the end of this yeare 1615. the East India Merchants sent out sixe braue ships to the East Indies vnder command of Beniamine Ioseph an excellent Nauigator The third of December 1515. Robert Abbot Doctor of Diuinity and brother to the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury was consecrated Lord Bishop of Sallisbury The thrée and twentith of December the Earle of Pembrooke was made Lord Chamberlaine The third of Ianuarie the Earle of Worcester was made Lord Priuie Seale Thursday the fourth of Ianuary Sir George Villers was made Master of the Horse The third of Aprill 1616. Sir Iohn Digby Knight was sworne a Priuie Counsellour and was made Vice-Chamberlaine to the King At this time Master William Iones Merchant and frée of the Company of Haberdashers of London gaue nine thousand pounds to build twenty Almes houses at Monmouth in Wales for twenty poore men and women with competente maintinence for them for euer He builded there also a faire Frée schoole the Master thereof to haue a hundreth Marke yerely for euer and the Vsher a hundreth Nobles yearely for euer And at Newland he haue likewise fiue thousand pounds for the maintenance of a Preacher and for the reliefe of the poore and others for euer In London hee gaue sixtéene hundreth pounds to allow a learned Preacher a hundreth pounds a yeare for euer He gaue also fouretéene hundreth and forty pounds to purchase a yearely reliefe for euer of nine poore men of the Company of Haberdashers He haue to the foure Hospitalls of London fiue hundreth pounds He gaue a thousand pounds to be giuen to poore Preachers throughout the Land for a present guift All these his guifts and bounty he ordained should be for euer at the dispose of the Company of Haberdashers the full summe of money to the aforesaid vses is eightéene thousand pounds fiue hundreth and forty besides his bounty in Hambro and Stode c. At this time was brought to perfection the making of all manner of Glasse viz. Venice Glasse and all other sorts of Glasses by the burning onely of Sea-coale and also the melting of Iron and all other Mettles onely with Sea-coale and also the burning of Brick with Sea-coale whereof I will say more in my large Booke The ninth of Iune 1616. Sir Francis Bacon Knight was sworne a Priuie Counsellour Thursday the twentith of Iune the King in person being accompanied with Prince Charles and the great Lords of the Counsell went into the Starre-chamber and there made an excellent Oration vnto the Iudges and others Monday the first of Iuly 1616. one Maxfield a Seminary was executed at Tiburne and the same fore-noone a woman was burned in Smithfield for killing her husband Wensday the third of Iuly Sir Iohn Iolles Knight Lord Maior of London accompanied with Alderman Prescot Alderman Iones Alderman Rotherham Alderman Lumley Master William Gore one of the Shréeues of London Master Iones common Sergeant Master Smart Sword bearer Master Sparrey Water Bayliffe with diuers other chiefe officers and gentlemen went to Suruay the bounds and limits of the Riuer of Thames Eastward and to cleanse the Riuer of annoyances and to reforme the abuse of vnlawfull fishing and spoile of Fry c. And to that purpose kept Court at Graues-end and gaue a Iurie to make dilligent enquiry of all abuses and annoyances from thence he his whole traine rode to Rochester where the Maior and Aldermen of that City entertained him and all his traine verie kindely and the next morning those three Barges that brought them to Graues-end being come about carried his Lordship and the rest from Rochester to Lée and Master Rocke The Maior of Rochester in his owne Barge conducted the Lord Maior as farre as his liberties extended and passing by the Kings Castles and Nauy Royall they were saluted with many volleis of great shot And being come to Lée the Lord Maior that after-noone held a Court and gaue a Iury for Essex as he had done before in Kent and the next day returned to London hauing demeand himselfe very Nobly and performed all things very honourably and giuen very kinde entertainement to such Gentlemen of the seuerall Counties as came either to see him or obserue the carriage of the businesse because the like visitation to this purpose had not beene in the memorie of the oldest man then liuing And the 16 of Iuly the Lord Maior with eight Aldermen kept like Courts at Putney for Surrey and at Fullham for Middlesex and the sixteenth of September the Iury for Middlesex made their presentments before the Lord Maior in Westminster-hall And the 18 of September the Iury of Kent made their presentments before the Lord Maior at Detford in the fore-noone the Iury of Essex gaue in their Presentments vnto the L. Maior at Barking in the after-noone And the 25 of September the Lord Maior kept Court againe in Westminster-hall in the forenoone and in Southwarke in the after-noone to take Presentments and giue order for reformation Sonday the 7 of Iuly Doctor Thomas Morton Deane of Winchester was consecrated Bishop of Chester The same day were enstalled Knights of the Garter at Windsor Francis Earle of Rutland Sir George Villers Knight Master of the horse and the Lord Viscont Lisle At White-hall the ninth of
by woules 1009 A traitor to his brother deuoured of wild beasts 919 929 917 Chester 892 863 Bath The King attempted to flye 844 Cordila Queene 800 766 Bloud rained 721 664 636 612 â—59 396 The brother slue the brother 441 Mulmutius lawes 375 Ireland inhabited 356 MerciaÌ„ law the third 33â— The Picts inhabited the marches 323 321 311 The King deuoured 393 Grantham builded 192 The King depriued 296 272 370 The towne of Pickering built 261 258 248 234 227 207 191 171 A good example 161 141 116 135 133 132 131 136 124 120 118 115 111 180 106 104 94 91 88 86 83 81 78 76 74 70 66 Lud repaired London 51 Caesar his first voiage into England The second voyage of Caesar England tributary to the Romanes 37 14 An Christ 1 21 44 First Christians in England 73 124 Colchester built Galen England receiued the Faith 194 212 290 Carausius vsurpeth in Britaine 292 The first imperiall Crowne of gold 299 305 306 337 340 353 S. George 372 Iulian the Apostata Iouinian 365 Hillary Tearme 375 Maximus LiÌ„tle Britan in France The originall of the Patriarchy of Constantinople 395 408 The death of S. Hierosme S. Patrique sent to conuert Ireland The Gothes spole Rome The death of S. Augustine 447 Pestilence Saxons sent for Saxons entered this land Vortiger diuorced Vortiger depriued 454 The King poysoned 460 Barone slaine at Aubresbury First kingdome of the Saxons Vortiger burned 466 Stonehing The second kingdom of the Saxons The third kingdom of the Saxons 498 516 Round Table Mordred slaine 542 545 The 5. 6. kingdomes of the Saxons 578 The first warre betweene the Saxons in this realme 58â— Gurmundchester builded 588 The Saxons had the whole possession of this realme A strange and terrible pestilence AusteÌ„ came into England S. Austens at Canterbury S. Pauls Church in London S. Andrews in Rochester S. Peters at Westminster builded The life death of the false Prophet Mahomet As descended of Sara wife to Abraham The Scenits did Mahomet great seruice 606 613 The 7 kingdoms of the Saxons Lincolne Minister S. Peters at Yorke 635 Dunwich The prouince of Canterbury diuided into parishes Ely Oâ—waldfire The bishops sea of Winchester Glazing brought first into England The Abbeyes of Abingdon Chertsey Barking builded 685 This Iland called vniuersally England Iustinian the Emperour 687 Wels and Glassenbury Kingdome forsaken Selsee Germany conuerted 726 Beda 740 757 Cruelty 757 The King slaine Wels. Kenulphus slaine Saxons become Christians It rained blood The original of Flanders soleme musicke in Churches in France S. Albones Offa-dike The Danes first entred this land The King poysoned Winchcombe 802 The Bishopricke of Hambro Breame founded 839 London spoiled 857 860 Winchester spoiled 866 The original of Normandy Edmond martyred Chastity before beauty preferred 872 Vniuersitie in Oxford 900 The Danes and Norweies conuerted Thilwall built Manchester repaired Guy of Warweike 940 The Translation of the Empire of Greece The King of Denmarke conuerted 946 959 The King depriued King crowned at Bath Worcester Ramsey founded 975 The King murdred 1016 Edmond Ironside England diuided Edricus a traitour Treason rewarded 1018 The Danes possessed all England Marriage made vpon condition Canutus King of 4. Kingdomes S Edmonde bury builded 1038 Harald a tyrant Emma her childreÌ„ banished 1041 S. Clements Church without Temple-barre Dane-gele Edgitha was barren Lubecke founded 1066 This yeare of our Lord beginneth here at Christmas William Conqueror cousin to K. Edward by the mothers side Harald slaine Anno reg 1 1067 Wherefore the Mayor Citizens of London repaire to Paules Exeter besieged An reg 2. 1068 Earle of Northumberland slaine An reg 3. 1069 Ann reg 4. 1070 Monasteries rifled Ann reg 5. 1071 Ann. reg 6. Castle of Ledes and of Oxford 1072 Yorke subiect to Canterbury Ann. reg 7. 1073 Ann. reg 8. 1074 Married Priest remoued 1075 Bishop murdered An. reg 10 1076 An. reg 11 1077 An reg 12. 1068 An reg 13 1079 Murther An reg 15 1081 An reg 16 Tutsbury 1082 Bermondsey An reg 17 1083 Acres of land numbred An reg 18 1084 A greatter An reg 19 1085 New forest Bishop at Lincolne An reg 10. 1086 water flood Battail Abbey Selby Abbey S. Martine be grand An reg 21. 1086 boâ—â—s fouÌ„d King William died King Willâ—â—am had 4 sonnes and 5. daughters An reg 1. The nobles rebell An reg 2. 1089 Hospitall of S. Iohn Harbaldowne An reg 3. 1090 K. William made war against his brother Scots did homage 606. houses ouerturned An reg 4. 1091 Newcastle Sarisbury An reg 5. 1092 great frost King of Scots slaine Bishoprike at Bath An reg 6. 1093 Carlile repaired and the castle builded Famine Welshmen won Anglesey Ann reg 7 1094 Bishoprickâ— at Norwich K. Willam inuaded Wales An reg 8.1095 Going to Ierusalem 1096 An reg 9. Normandy pawned An reg 10. 1097 Goodwin sands An reg 11. 1099 Ierusalem wonne The Conquest of Ierusalem by Godfrey of Bollen Words of William Rufus An reg 1â— 1100 K. William slaine An reg 1. Measures reformed Vlna now called a yard S. Iohns by Smithfield Clarkenwell 1101. An reg 2. Winchester and Glocester burnt 1102 Norwich An reg 3. Hospitall of S. Bartholomew 1103 An reg 4. Younger brother beguileth the elder 1104 An reg 5. 1105 An reg 6. S. Iohns in Colchester 1106 Elder brother seeketh fauor of the younger Saint Mary Oueries 1107 Ann. reg 8. The Priory of the Trinitie in London builded 1108 Flemings sent into Wales Ann. reg 9. 1109 An reg 10 Taxe Ely a Bishoprike 1110 An. reg 11 Castles as Bristow Cardife S. Iames at Bristow 1111 An. reg 12. 1112 An reg 13 1113 An reg 14. 1114 An reg 15 Medway Thames dried vp 1115 Chichester burnt A blazing starre 1116 1117 An reg 18 1118 Matildes hospitall An reg 19 Knights of the temple 1119 An reg 20. 1112 An reg 21 The Kings children drowned An reg 22. 1121 1122 Lybussa Queene of Bohemia Valasque with her army of Ladies An. reg 23. Glocester burnt An reg 24 Warwicke with the Colledge 1124 An reg 25 Coiners punished 1126 An reg 26 The Empres returned into England 1127 An reg 28. S. Oseth An. reg 29. 1128 Men ware haire like women 1129 An reg 30. 1130 An reg 31. 1131 An reg 32 Rochester burnt 1132 An reg 33 Carlile a Bishoprike London burnt 1133 An reg 34. Worcester burnt 1134 An reg 35. Short thigh died 1135 An reg 36. Death of K Henry An reg 1. Fire at London 1136 Exceter besieged An reg 2. 1137 Rochester S. Peters in Yorke The city of Bath burnt An reg 3. 1138 An reg 4. Battel of the staÌ„dard 1139 The Empresse returned into England An reg 5. 1140 Nottingham spoiled An reg 6. 1141 Lincolne be sieged K. Stephen taken An reg 7. The Empres obtained the Crowne Earle of Glocester taken K. Stephen
Cardinall Poole came to Paules Prince of Peiemount Prince of Orenge Ioh. Rogers burnt The King of Spaines treasure 1555. Earle of Deuonshire deliuered Vse of Coaches first in England W. Flower burnt at Westminster A Millars sonne fained to be King Edward the sixth Bradford burnt An reg 3. Monstrous fish Great land waters Ridley and Latimer First fruits and tenths restored to the Clergy D. Gardiner deceased The miller sonne faining to be King Edward D. Cranmer burnt 1556 Newgate a fire Conspiracy Throgmorton and others executed Sands hanged Thirteene burnt at Stradford An reg 4. The Maiors sword put downe Conspirators executed A great burning feauer whereof 7. Aldermen died in London Rose pence supprest A false accuser well marked Note this example A warning for Gaolers Gun shot into the Court. The very like chanced in Qu. Elizâ—beâ—hs time Ambassadour from Moscouy A president of speciall Iustice A blazing starre K. Phillip returned into England 1557 A practise of rebellion T. Stafford beheaded Wars with France Englishmen sent to Saint Quintans Anne of Cleaue dead An. reg 5. S. Quintaines taken Dearth and plentie Calice lost by the Englishmen 1558 An reg 6. A wondrous strange tempest The last yeares violent feauers continued still Queene Mary dieth An. reg 1. Q. Elizabeth proclaimed The Clergy attend the Queene at highgate coronation A Parliament A disputatioÌ„ The masse suppressed and the seruice in English Supremacy Bishops deposed All Monkes and monasteries suppressed All roods images pulled downe Obsequies for the French King The Duke of Norffolk An reg 2. 1559 The Lord Gray besiegeth Leeth English Commissioners betweene the French and Scots All base mony suppressed An reg 3. 1561 Marchant-tailors schoole False Propheâ—s Paules steeple burned Shriues Maior Free schoole at Bedford An reg 4. Monstrons births 1562 A monstrous child birth Going to Newhauen An reg 5. Tempest at Leicester 1563 Pestilence in 108. Parishes in London besides 11. in the subburbs Tempest at London Earthquake The Maior taketh his oath at the Tower An reg 6. Lightning and thunder Tearme kept at Hertford 1564 The Qu progresse through Cambridg A good deuice Great floods in the thames Obsequio for Ferdinando Emperor Fiery impressions An reg 7. The thames frozen ouer Ows bridge born down H Stuart married the Queene of Scots 1565 Tempests at Chelsford Margraue Marques of Baden Muster of horsemen The Maior of London his sword seised An. reg 8. The 17. of Nouember Pauls gate blowen open 1596 The Marques of Baden returneth The â—urse in Cornehill The Queen progresse to Oxford An. reg 9. Shriues Maior King Iames borne King of Scots murdered 7. AldermeÌ„ deceased in London Ossestry burnt Milnall in Suffolke burnt Shan Onele discomfited Shan Onele slaine Watch at Midsomer Coronation in Scotland An reg 10 Hay sold by waight Ships sent to the sea against the subiects of K. Phillip 1568 Great windes Queene of Shots arriued in England Archbishop of Yorke deceased Monstrous fishes New Conduit at walbrooke An reg 11 The Burse for meeting of Marchants 1569 Muster of Pentioners A Lottery at London Embassador from Muscouy Terme adiourned No Maiors feast An reg 12. The Earles of NorthuÌ„berland Westmerland proclaimed traitors Earle of Sussex Lieutenant generall against the Earles Earle of Warwicke sent against the rebels The Earle of NorthuÌ„berland and Westmerland 1570 A caueat for Constables Rebels exâ—â—uted Traitors executed The Earle of Sussex made iourney into Scotland Sir I. Foster with a garison entred Scotland The Lord Scrope entred Scotland Rebels executed at Barwicke The Nortons executed Hamleton in Scotland yeelde Conspiracy in Norfolke Duke of Norffolke remoued Felton executed A iourney into Scotland High waters An reg 13. Royall Exchange A strange kinde of earth remoued 1571 Parliament Doctor story executed A combat appointed at Tuthill Tee quarrell of combat staied A woman burnt Duke of Norffolke sent to the Tower B. of Salisbury deceased Shrieues Maior The christiaÌ„ victory against the Turks The battel of LepaÌ„to Anno reg 14. S.W. Peters deceased Duke of Norffolke araigned A proclamation 1572. Souldiers trained A shew at Greenwich The massacre in France Duke of Norf. beheaded French Embassadour Earle of Northumberland beheaded EnlishmeÌ„ sent to Ireland Shriues Maior An. reg 15 A strange starre The Earle of Darby deceased An. reg 15 The narrow sea scoured Pirats on the West seas Pirats executed 1573. G. SaÌ„ders murdered G. Brown Anne SaÌ„ders Anne Drury trusty Roger hanged A. Browne hanged at Yorke Edenborough castle yeelded to the English Haile in NorthaÌ„ptonshire Thomas Woodhouse The Earle of Essex sailed into Ireland Earle of Essex Generall of Vlster Shrieues Maior An. reg 16 A monstrous fish Obsequie for the K. of France A Ladde drowned in a channell in London No Maiors feast Terme adiourned Two tides in one houre Fiery impressions maruailous An. reg 17 Flies in February the number straÌ„ge Earthquake 1575. Anabaptists at Pauls crosse Archbishop of Canterbury deceased Anabaptists banished Family of Loue. Anabaptists burnt Thunder and haile Four children at a burden Shrieues Maior An. reg 18 God punisheth periury Archbish elected Tiltboat drowned 1576. Frobishers first voyage for the discouery of Cathay Earle of Essex deceased Shrieues Maior An. reg 19 Patricke Brunton ouerturned 1577. Charitable acts of M. Lamb. Holborne conduite builded A Free schoole and almes houses at Sutton in Kent A Second voyage toward Cathay Worth the reading Strange sudden sicknes at Oxford Tempest in Norff. The tower vpon LondoÌ„ Bridge new builded with timber Shrieues Maior Sir Thom. Ramseyes gift is of 243 l. the yeare to Christs Hospitall A blazing Starre An. reg 20 Sergeants feast A warning to Coniurers Nelson executed 1578. Frobishersthird voyage Shrieues Maior An. reg 21 Cassimere receiued Deepe snow upon a sudden Greatland waters Lord Keeper deceased 1579 Lord chaÌ„cellor An heretick burnt at Norwich A locke key weighed but one wheat corne Great art and labor to very small purpose The traiterous fact of Thomas Apple-tree Iohn Fox deliuered 269 Christians out of the Turkes hands Great water floods Shrieues Maior An. reg 22 Sir Thomas Gresham deceased 1580 Earth quake generall Strange haile A monstrous child Souldiers transported into Ireland child moÌ„strous Shrieues Blasing Starre Sergeants feast Maior An. reg 23 Strange speeches of a child Against Iesuites massing priests ParliameÌ„t at Westminster Iusting at Westminster Mice deuoured grasse Francis Drake knighted· 1581 Banqueting house at Westminster Ambassadors out of France Iousting tourneying and barriars Crosse in Cheap defaced Two men of strange stature Prisoners arraigned for not coÌ„ming to Church Shriues Maior Monsieur Duke of Anioue came into EnglaÌ„d An. reg 24. Campion others executed Monsieur returneth and is honourably conuaied toward the sea Duke of Anioue receiued into Zeland Duke of Anioue created Duke of Brabant c. 1581. Paine executed at Chelmsford The Conduit in Fleetstreet newly built A blasing starre 7. Priests executed at Tiburn Lord Wilowby