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The summarie of English chronicles (lately collected and published) nowe abridged and continued tyl this present moneth of Marche, in the yere of our Lord God. 1566. By J.S.; Summarie of Englyshe chronicles. Abridgements
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Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
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that to theyr great shame he was sound by his peres not gilty The xxii daye of Iulye was Iohn Frith brent Frith â–ª burned in Smithfield for his opinions and with him on yong maÌ„ called Andrew Hewet a taylors seruant The xi day of August was al the places Frier houses suppressed of the obseruant Friers put down and Austen Friers set in theyr places and the same obseruantes were put in places of gray friers c. The thyrtenth day of August was a Fyre at temple barre great fyre at Temple barre and much hurte done and certayne personnes burned The xvi day of August was burned The kings stable brent the kings stable at Charing crosse called mewes wherin was burned many great horses and great store of haye Thomas Cromwel was appointed and sworne maister of the Rolles the ix day of October Anno. 26. M Syr Iohn Champneis Skinner S Nic. Lewson date 1534 William Denham In Nouember by a parliament the Bishop of Romes autoritie abrogated byshop of Rome with al his authoritie was cleane banished this Realme and commaundement geuen that he should no more be called Pope but bishop of Rome and that the king should be â—eputed as supreme head of the Churche of England hauing ful aucthoritie to reforme all errors heresies and abuses in the same Also the firste fruites and â—irst frutes geueÌ„ to the king An. reg 27 tenthes of all spirituall dignities wer graunted to the king The .xxix. day of Aprill the prior of the Charter house of London the prior of Beual the prior of Exam and a brother of the same called master Reignoldes and a prieste called maister Iohn Haile vicar of Thistil worth wer al coÌ„demned of treason who wer executed the fourth day of May and theyr heads Execution and quarters set on the gates of the citie of London and at the Charter house of London was set one quarter The eighte day of Maye the kinge Polled heads commaunded all aboute his courte to poll theyr heades and to geue them â—nsample he caused his owne heade to be polled likewise The xxv day of May was â–ª a gret examination Examination of Hollanders Execution of heretikes born in HollaÌ„d there was examined .xix. men and vi women of the same countrey borne The iiii day of Iune a man and his wife borne in Holland wer burned in Smithfield for the arrians heresie The .18 day of Iune wer .3 monkes Execution of the Charterhouse named Exmewe Midlemor Nudigate drawen to Tiborne and there hanged and quartred The xxii day of Iune was doctor Bishop of Rochester beheaded Syr Thomas Morâ— beheaded Disitation of abbcis fysher byshop of Rochester beheaded at tower hill The vi day of Iuly syr Thomas More was beheaded at the tower hill for deniall of the kings supremacie In October the king sent doctor Lee to visite the abbeis priories and nonneties in England to put out al religious persons that would go and al that wer vnder the age of .xxiiii. yeres and al such monkes chanons friers that wer so put out the abbot or prâ—or shold geue euery one in stede of theyr â–ª habite a priests gown and xl.s of money And the nonnes to haue such apparel as seculeâ— women weare and to go where they would he toke out of monasteries theyr reliques and chiefest iewels Anno. 27. M syr Iohn Alleyn â–ª mercer S date 1535 HuÌ„frey Monmothe Iohn Cottes The xi day of Nouember was a gret A generall procession generall procession at London by the kings coÌ„mandemeÌ„t for the recouering of the Frenche kinge to his healthe The number of copes that were worn in this Procession was seuen hunbred and fourtene The laste daye of December the Names of Chauntries taken Lord Maior of London gaue commandement to all parishes in the same to bring in before him the names of aâ— the Chauntries in their parishes and who had the gift of the same The .viii day of Ianuary died lady Lady Katherine deceased Smal houseâ— oâ— religion geuen to y e king An reg 28. Katherine dowagâ—r at Kimbalton and was buried at Peterborowe The â–ª 4. daye of February wer geuen to the kinge by a parliamenâ— with the consent of the abbottes â–ª all religiâ—us houses that wer of .300 marke and vnder On May day king Henry beyng at a Iustes at Gâ—ene wich sodenly departed to Westminster hauing only with him â— persons The next day An Bulleine Execution Quene was had to the tower â–ª and ther for things layd to her charge beheaded the xiâ— day of May. The same time were apprehended Execution the Lord Rocheford brother to the sayd Quene Henry Noris Marke Smeâ—oÌ„ William Brierton FrauÌ„cis weston all of the kings priuie chamber which also about matters touching the quene were put to death the .xxii. day of May The .xx. day of May the kynge maried Lady Iane daughter to syr Iohn Seymor knyght whiche at Whitsontide was openly shewed as Quene K. Henry maried lady Iane. The .viii. day of Iune the king held his court of parliament the bishops and clergie of this realme held a conuocation at Paules church in LoÌ„don where after muche debatyng of many matters they publyshed a booke of religion entitled Articles deuised by the kynges highnes In this boke is specially meutioned but .iii. sacramentes CoÌ„motion in Lincoln shire with the whiche the Lincolnshire men were offended and fearing the vtter subnertion of theyr olde religion taised a great commotion against whoÌ„ the kynge dyd sende a stronge power wherof when the rebels hadde knowledge they desyred pardon brake vp theyr armie and departed home but their capitains were apprehended and executed The men of Lincolnshire beyng pacified within sixe dayes after began a newe insurrection in Yorkeshire for the same causes for they were persuaded that al theyr syluer chalices crosses sewels and other ornameÌ„ts shold be taken out of their churches These people were gathered togyther to the numbre of forty thousand hauyng for their badges the .v. woundes with the figure of the Sacramente and Iesus written in the myddest in token that they intended to fyght for the mayntenance of christen religion Anno. 28. M date 1536 Sir Rafe Warren Mercer S Rich â–ª Paget William Bowyer The .xii. day of Nouember sir Thomas Neweman bare a faggot at Poules Crosse for that he song Masse with good ale The .xiii. day of Nouember one master Mayster PagyngtoÌ„ slayne Robert Pagyngton a Mercer of London was slayn with a gunne as he was goyng to Masse at sainct Thomas of Akers Agaynst the rebelles of Yorkeshire the Kyng sent the Duke of Norffolke the Duke of Suffolke the Marques of Excester and other with a great army by whom after the daye and place was appointed to fyghte the Capitaynes of bothe parties had communication of peace and promyse was made to the rebelles that suche thynges as they wer greued with shold be
Britayn and exercised all tyranny and exaction vpon the people for whiche cause hee was abhorred of all the Britayns and by them was slayne when he hadde reygned fower yeares Then was the realme a good space without heade or gouernoure In the whiche tyme they were nowe and then very muche vexed wyth the foresayd Barbarous people and other foreyn enemies Nere about the yere of Christ 427. The scots and Pictes inuade Englande the Britaynes were inuaded agayn by the Picts and Scots which not withstandyng the foresayde walle that was made by the Romains spoiled the couÌ„trey very sore so that they were driuen to seke newe helpe of the Romaynes who sent to them a company of souldiors which again chased the Picts and A walle of stone betwene Englande and Scotland made a wall of stone of the thickenes of viii foot in height 12 â–ª foot Which thing when they had done comforting the Britons and admonishyng theim hereafter to trust to their own maÌ„hod strength they returned again to Rome The Scottes and Pictes yet once agayne entred the lande of Britayne spoylynge the countreye and chaâ—yng the commons so cruelly that they wer altogether comfortiesse and broughte to suche myserie that eche robbed and spoyled other and ouer this y e grouÌ„de was vntilled whereof ensued greate scarcitie and hunger and after hunger deathe In this necessitie they sent for The scots Picts in uaded thys Realme so sore that y e Romaines refused to defende the same but rather to lose theyr tribut ayde to Aetius the Romayne capitayn beynge then occupyed in warres in a part of France but they had no comfort at hys hande And therefore were forced to send ambassade to Aldroenus kyng of lyttle britayne to desyre ayde and comforte whyche they obteyned in condition that yf they atchieued the victory Constantine his brother shold be made king of britayn for to that day they had no gouernour Whiche thyng of the ambassadoures beyng graunted the sayd Constantine gathered a company of souldiors and weÌ„t forth with them And when he had manfully vanquished their enemies obteined the victory accordyng to the promise made he was ordeined their kyng and guyded this lande .x. yeres Here endeth finally the dominion tribute of the Romains ouer this laÌ„d whiche had continued by the space of 483. yeres from the tyme that Brute began to rule this land 1541. After the city of Rome was builded 1585. yeres THen it folowed that when ConstaÌ„tine brother of Aldroenus had chastd and ouercome the Picts and Scottes as is beforesaide he was crowned kyng of greate Britayne and guyded the lande the space of .x. yeares in quietnesse date 433 In the court of Constantine Kinge of britayne was a certaine Pict in so greate fauour and authoritie wyth the king that he mighte at all times come The kinge slain in his chaÌ„ber by a Picte to hys presence who watchynge his time by secrete meanes traiterouslye slewe the king in his chamber date 443 THen Constantius his eldest sonne which for his soft spirit was made a monke at sainct Swithens in Winchester by y e means of Vortiger duke A Monke made king of EnglaÌ„d â–ª of Cornewal was taken out of y e câ—oister made kinge vnder whose name the forsâ—â—d Vortiger ruled all the land and vsed great tirannie Constantius king of britain was slaine of certaine Pictes or Scottes The Kyng traiterously slayn by certayne Pictes whoÌ„ Vortiger had ordeined for a gard to the kinges bodie Whereof when Vortiger had knowledge he wept and made semblaunt of greate sorowe and heauines and caused the said Scottes or Pictes to be put to deathe thoughe he in dede wer the chief causer of their treason and murder So this Constantius reigned but .v. yeares And Aurelius and Vther the kynges yonger brethren fied into Britayne date 448 VOrtiger was by force ordeined kâ—g of Britayn and gouerned y â— realme xvi yeares not without trouble For the nobles of Britayne suspected that Constantius was not murthered with out his consent and therfore alienated their myndes from hym In Britayn was so great plentye of Great plentie of corne grayne corne and fruite that the lyke had not ben sene many yeares before Whicde plenty was cause of idelnes gluttony lechery and other vices so y â— through their incontinent and riotous liuyng ensued so great pestilence mortalitie that the lyuing scantly suffised to bury A great pestilence the dead The Pictes and Scots also hauing knowledge of the deth of their knightes whiche were slayne by Vortiger for murderyng of the kynge inuaded The scots and Pictes spoiled this lande and in mooste cruell wyse spoyled the lande of Britayne Vortiger beynge sore abashed for so muche as he knewe the myndes of his people to be alienated from hym sent for the Saxons named Angli which had no place to dwell in and gaue to theÌ„ inhabitance in Kent By their help The fyrste Saxons entryng this realme and manhode in many batails he vanquished and droue back the Pius and other enemies and therfore had theim euer after in great loue and fauour Hengist one of the captaynes of the Saxons found meanes that Vortiger kyng of Britayne maried his daughter Kyng Vortiger deuorced froÌ„ his lauful wife and maried Rowan y e daughter of Hengist y e Saxon. Rowan a mayden of wonderfull beautie and pleasantnesse but a myscreant and Pagane For her sake the kynge was deuorced from his laufull wife by whome he had .iii. sonnes For whiche dede wel nere all the Britons forsoke hym and the Saxons daily encreased both in fauour multitude and auctoritie from this time sought alway occasion to extingny she vtterly the power of the Britains and subdue the lande to them selfe The Saxons couenanted wyth the Britons that they shuld attend to their worldly busynes and the Saxons as their souldiours would defend y e land from the incursions of all enemies for which seruice the Britains shuld geue to them competent meate and wages And vnder this pretence caused more Saxons to be sent for entendynge at conuenient tyme by force to haue the lande in their subiection Sainct Germain came into britayne Pelagius heresye in England to reduce them from the heresy of Pelagius â–ª to the faith of Christ The Britaynes considering y e dayly repaire of the Saxons into this realm shewed their kyng the ieopardye that might therof ensue â–ª and aduertised him to auoyde the danger and expell them out of the realm but all was in vayn For Vortiger by reason of his wife bore such fauor towardes the Saxons that he would in no wise heare the couÌ„celle of his subiectes Wherefore they Vortiger depriued of his kingdom with one wylle and mynde depriued hym of hys royall dignitie and ordeyned to theyr Kynge his eldest sonne Vortimerus date 464 VOrtimer as before is sayd beynge The kyng poisoned by his stepmother made kynge in all