that tyme there was buried when he had ruled Britain .xxv. yeres date 892 Lud Rudibras the son of Leill builded CaÌ„torbury winchester Shaftesbury builded CaÌ„torbury Winchester Shafâ—sbury wherin he builded .iii. teÌ„ples placed in y e same .iii. Flamins like as bishops now be â–ª he reigned xxix yeres left a son after him named Bladud date 863 Bladud son of Lud Rudibras who had loÌ„g studied at AtheÌ„s brought with him iiii philosophers to kepe scole in Britain for y e which he builded Stamford Stamford buylded Iohn Harding alleging Merlyn Bath with y e hot baths builded The kinge ateÌ„pting to fiye brake his necke made it an vniuersitie wherin he had great nuÌ„bre of scolers studying in al y e seueÌ„ liberal scieÌ„ces which vniuersitie dured to y e coÌ„ming of S. Augustine At which time y e bish of Rome in terdited it for heresies y t fell amoÌ„g the SaxoÌ„s britoÌ„s together mixt he builded Bathe made ther a teÌ„ple to Apollo and placed there a Flamyn he made there the hot bathes practised his necromaÌ„cy he decked himself in fethers presumed to fâ—ie in y e aire fallynge on his teÌ„ple of Apollo brake his neck when he had reigned .xx. yeres date 844 Leire y e son of Bladud succeded his father he builded Cair Leir now called Leicester and made there a temple oâ— of Ianus placyng a Flamyne there to gouerne the same he had .iii. daughters Gonorell Ragan and Cordell â–ª which Cordelle for her wisedom vertue towards her father succeded hym in the kingdom wheÌ„ he had reigned xl yere he decessed was buried at Leycester date 805 Coâ—dyla the youngest daughter of Leire succedyng her father was sore vexed by her two nephues Morgan of Albanye and Conedagus of Camber and Cornewall who at the length toke and caste her in prison where she beyng in dispaire of recoueryng her estate Galfride slewe her selfe when she had reigned .v. yeares and was buried at Leicester in Ianus temple by her father date 800 Morgan the eldest sonne of Dame Gonorell claimed Britayn warred on his nephue Conedagus that was kyng of Camber that now is wales and of Cornwall but Conedagus met How Glamorganshire toke that name S. Iohns towne in Scotland builded with Morgan in wales and there siue him which place is called Glamorgan tyll this daye And then Conedagus was king of all Britayn he builded a temple of Mars at Perch that now is Sâ— Iohns towne in Scotland placed there a Flamyne he builded an othâ—â— of Minerue in wales which now Bangor 〈◊〉 wales builded is named Bangor The thyrd he made of Mercurie in Cornewall where he was borne he reigned .xxiiii. yeares and was buried at London It rayned bloud .iii. dayes date 766 date 721 Riuallo sonne of Conedagus succeded his father in whose tyme it rained bloud .iii. days after the whiche tempest ensued a great multitude of venemous flyes which slew much people And then a great mortalitie thoroughout this land which caused almost desolation of the same This Riuallo reigned ouer this whole IlaÌ„d xlvi yeres and than deceased and was buried at Caiâ—e branke that now is Yorke date 684 Gurgustus sonne of Riuallo succeded in the kyngdom of Britayn who reigned quietly but was a coÌ„mon dronkard wherof folowed all other viâ—es when he had reigned .xxxviii. yeres he deceased and was buried at Yorke date 630 Scicâ—lius the brother of Gurgustuâ— succeded in the kyngdom of whom is leâ—t but litle memory but that he reigned lix yeres was buried at Bathe Iago or Lago cousin of Gurgustus reigned .xxv. yeres for his euill gouernement he died of a litargie and was buried at Yorke date 612 Kynimacus succeded Iago in thys realme of Britayn wherin he reigned liiii yeares and was buried at Yorke date 559 Gorbodug succeded his father Kynimacus in this realm of britain as our Chronicles write He reigned lxiii yeres and was buried at London date 496 Forrex with his brother Porrex ruled this land of Britaine .v. yeres but it was not loÌ„g ere they fel at ciuil discorde for the soueraigne dominion in Porrex siue his brother Forrex Porrex was afterward slain by his mother whiche Forrex was slayn And Porrex afterwardes by his mother was killed in his bedde Thus cruelly was the bloud house of Brute destroyd wheÌ„ y t this realme by the space of â–ª vi C .xvi. yeres had ben gouerned by y t lynage After the death of the two brethren Forrex and Porrex this Realme was Brutus blud extinguished deuided with ciuile warres for lacke of one soueraigne gouernor which coÌ„tinued by the space of .li. yeres vntyll that noble Dunwallo reduced y t same into one Monarchy date 441 MVlmutius Dunwallo the son of Cloten duke of Cornwal reduced this realme into one Monarchie being before by ciuile warres disceÌ„tion seâ—ered brought into diuers dominions he was the first that ware a crowne of golde he constituted The firste king of Englande that ware a crowne of gold who buylded Blackwel hall in LoÌ„don The secoÌ„d laws were Mulmutiê° lawes The town of Malmsbury built good lawes which long after wer called Mulmutius lawes he gaue priuileges vnto TeÌ„ples and ploughes and began to make the foure notable wais in Britayne In London called then Troy Nouant he builded a great temple which some suppose to be Saynte Paules some Blackwell hall whiche was called TeÌ„pluÌ„ pacis Finally wheÌ„ he had brought this Realme to welthe and quietnes reignyng herein xl yeares He died honourably leauing after him two valiant noble sonnes Belinus and Brennus as FabiaÌ„ writeth He builded the town of Malmesbury and of Vies He was buried at LoÌ„don in the temple of Peace before named date 401 BElinus and Brennus sonnes of Mulmutius deuided this whole Isle of Britayne betweene them Vnto Beliâ—e y e elder brother was appointed England Wales Cornewall Vnto the other the North part beyond Humber But Brennus a yonge man â–ª desirous of glory and dominion thinkyng him self equal with his brother in marcial prowes was not therwith content Wherfore he raised war agaynst Beliue But in coÌ„clusion by the meanes of their mother they were accorded and Brennus beynge geuen wholly to the study of warres left his countrey to the gouernance of his brother and went into Fraunce amongest the Galles where in the prouince of LioÌ„s for his excelleÌ„t qualites he was greatly estemed of Siguinus kyng of the countrey whose daughter he maried And of the Galles was made souerain captain wheÌ„ they made their voiage to Rome Beline in the mean time Iohn Harding Thre archflames in Englande Foure notable wais made in Englande Iohn Leylande both in ciuil Iustice and also religion such as at that tyme was vsed greatly increased his realme Hee made three Archflames whose seas were at London Yorke and â–ª Carlion He finished the fowre great wayes begon by his father He subdued and
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
Douer and Sandwiche From whence to Caleys or Boloigne in Fraunce is the distaunce of .xxx. myles From this Angle whiche is agaynst France to the third Angle whiche is in the Nortte in Scotlande the mayne whereof boundeth vpon Germany but no land seene and there the Iland is lyke vnto a wedge euen at the very angle of the land in ScotlaÌ„d The leÌ„gth whereof is .vii. hundreth myles Agayne the length from this Corner at Douer in Kente to the vttermoste part of Cornewall beynge sainct Michaels mount whiche is the wesâ—e part or weast angle is supposed to be CCC myles From this left Angle â–ª beyng the west part and thuttermost part of Cornwall whiche hath a prospect towards Spayn in whiche part also standeth Irelande situated â–ª betwene Britayne and Spayne to the north angle in the further part of Scotland in which part the Iland dothe ende the length is .viii. hundred myles in whiche part there be very good hauens and saufe harboroughs for shippes and apt passage into Ireland beyng not past one day saylynge but the shorter passage is from wales to waterford a towne in Irelande vppon the sea coaste muche like to that passage betwene Douer and Calaice or somwhat more but the shortest passage of all is out of Scotland FroÌ„ this last angle to Hampton whiche is a towne vpon the sea coast with a hauen so called toward the south and therfore called Southhampton betweene the Angles of Kent and Cornewal they do mesure by a straight lyne the whole lengthe of the Iland and doo say that it contâ—ineth viii C. myles as the breadth frome Menena or Saint Dauids to yarmouth which is in the vttermost part of the Iland towardes the east dothe conteyn CC. myles for the breadth of the Iland is in the south part which part is the front and begynnyng of the Land and endeth narowe or as it were in a straight So the circuite or compasse of the Iland is .xviii C. myles whiche is CC. lesse then Cesar dothe recken or accompt Thus muche I haue thought good to take â—ut of Polydore touchynge the dyuisyon of Englande with the fourme and situation of the same Muche other good matter that Author doth alledge whych here for breuitie I do omitte referryng those that desire to knowe farther hereof to that Boke where he shall fynd the style and story both pleasant and profytable THE RACE OF THE KINGES OF ENgland since Brute the first of this Realme and in the margent are placed the yeres before Christ his byrth when euery king began their reigns tyl ye come to Cimbilinus in whose tyme Christ y e Sauior of the worlde was borne then foloweth y e yeres froÌ„ Christ his byrthe date 1108 AFTER THE commune and beste allowed opinion of the â—moste auncient and beste approued Authors Brute the sonne of Syluius Posthumius arriued in this IlaÌ„d â–ª at a place now called Totnes in Deuonshire the yere of the worlde 2855. the yere before Christes Natiuitie 1108. wherein he first began to reigne named it Britayneâ— which before was called Albion And. London buylded therin he buylded the noble citie of LoÌ„don naâ—ed it new Troy buildyng there a Temple to Appolin wherein He established the Troyane Lawes in this kyngdome he placed an Archfâ—amyn He deuideâ— the same Iland among his thre sonnes vnto Locrine he gaue the middell part of Britayne nowe called Englande with the superioritie of all this I le Vnto Camber he gaue Wales and to Albanacte Scotlande After whiche partition he decessed when he had reigned xxiiii yeares and was buried at London then called newe Troye as is aforesayde date 1084 Locrine the eldest sonne of Brute reigned .xx. yeares he châ—sed the Hunnes which inuaded this Realme and pursued them so sharply that many of them with their kyng were drowned in a ryuer whych departeth England and Scotland And for so much as the king of HuÌ„nes named Humbar was Howe the Ryuer of Humber tooke that name there drowned the Ryuer is tyll this daye named Humber This kyng Locrine had to wyfe Guendolyn daughter of Corineus duke of Cornewall by whome he had a sonne named Madan he also kept as paramour the bean tifull lady Estrild by whome he had a daughter named Sabrine And afterthe death of Corineus duke of Cornewall he put from hym the said Guendolin wedded Estryld but Guendolyn repaired to Cornewall where she gathered a greate power foughte with king Locrine and siue hym he Howe the Ryuer of Seâ—erâ—e tooke â–ª that name 1063 was buried at Troinouant She drowned the lady Estrylde with her doughter Sabrine in a ryuer that after the yong maideÌ„s name is called Seuern Gwendoline the daughter of Corineus and wife to Locrin for so muche as Madan her sonne was to yonge to gouerne the land was by common assent The quene reigned during the minoritie of her son of all the Britains made ruler of the whole Isle of Britayn which she well and discretely ruled to the comforte of her subiectes .xv. yeares and than left the same to her sonne Madan date 1053 Madan the sonne of Locrine and Guendolyne was made ruler of Britayn The King deuoured by wolâ—es he vsed great tiranny among his Britons And beyng at his disport of huntyng he was deuoured by wylde wolues when he had reigned .xl â–ª yeres He left after hym .ii. sonnes named Mempricius and Manlius date 1009 Mempricius the sonne of Madan beyng kyng by treason slewe his brother Manlius after whose death he liued in more tranquillitie where thorough he fel in slouth and so to lechery taking the wiues and daughters of his subiectes and lastly became so euyll that he forsoke his wife and concubines and fell to the synne of Sodomye with beastes wherby he becam odible to God and man And goinge on hunting The king deuoured of wolues lost his coÌ„pany was destroied of wild wolues wherof the land was then ful wheÌ„ he had reigned .xx. yeres date 989 Ebrank the sonne of Mempricius was made ruler of Britaine he Had xxi wiues of whom he receiued .xx. sonnes and .xxx. daughters whiche he sent into Italie there to be maried to the bloud of the Troianes In Albany now called Scotland he edified the DuÌ„britain EdeÌ„brugh BaÌ„burgh and Yorke builded â–ª castel of Alclude which is DuÌ„britain he made y e castell of Maidens now called Edenbrough he made also y e castell of Bamburgh he builded Yorke citie wherin he made a teÌ„ple to Diane and set there an Archeflame and there was buried whaÌ„ he had reigned .lx. yeares date 929 Brute Grienshielde the sonne of Ebranke ruled this lande .xii. yeres was buried at Yorke leauynge after hym a sonne named Leill date 917 Leill the son of Brute Greneshielde being a iust maÌ„ louer of peace in his time builded Carleil made ther a â—â—ple placing therin a Flamin to rule y â— same according to y â— laws of their goddes at
hauynge made sure league one with an other went eyther of them onward of theyr iorney toward Ierusalem Thys time the Iewes in diuers Iewes in England robbed and many slewe them selues places of this Realme as at Lincolne Stamforde and Lynne were robbed and spoyled And at Yorke to the number of four hundred â–ª more had theâ—r maister vaines cut so bled to death Anno reg 3. Baylyffes date 1191 William Hauer shall John Bukmotte KIng Richard in his iourney to waedes Ierusalem subdued the Erle of King Richard went to Ierusalé and his brother rebelled Cipres and then ioyning his puisance with the Frenche kinges in Asia conquered Acon wher ther grew betwen king Richard and Philip the Frenche kinge a greuous displeasure Iohn the brother of king Richard toke on him the kingdome of Englande in his brothers absence King Richard restored to the Christians the citie of Ioppa and in many battels put the Turke to gret sorow Anno. 4. Bailiffes Nicolas Duke Peter Newlay date 1192 King Richard exchanged Cypres with Guye â–ª of Lesyngham for the kingdom of Ierusalem Wherfore the king of England a long time after was called king of Ierusalem An. reg 5. Bailiffes Roger Duke date 1193 Richard Fitz Alyn King Richarde hauinge knowledge that Philip of Fraunce inuaded Normandy and that Iohn his brother had made himselfe king of England made peace with the Turkes for .iii. â–ª yeares and with a small company returnyng King Richard takeÌ„ prisoner home ward by Thrace was taken prisoner by the Duke of Ostriches men and brought to Henry the Emperour and there kept in streite prison a yere and .v. monethes Where it is sayd that he slewe a Lyon and toke out his hert Anno reg 6. date 1194 Bailiffes William Fitz Isabell William Fitz Arnold Iohn the kinges brother by the settyng on of the Frenche king made gret warre within the land toke by strengthe the castelles of Windsore of NotinghaÌ„ others And the French king made strong warre in Normandy date 1195 Anno. reg 7. Bailiffes Robert Beysaui Ioâ—e le Iosue Hubert bishop of Salisbury was by king Richard seÌ„t into EnglaÌ„d to haue the guiding thereof and also to treate with the lords coÌ„mons for the kings deliuerance The sayd Hubert was by the monkes of Christes church in Cantorbury chosen archbishop Anno. reg 8 â–ª date 1196 Bailiffes Gerrad de Anteloche Robert Durant THis yere king Richarde was deliuered Great ransume payde for the king out of prison for the summe of one C. M. pounds of sterlinge money for paiment of which ransom al y t wol of white monkes chanons was sold and rings crosses of prelates with vessels chalices of al churches thrugh the land and .xvii. shrines wer apâ—d and spoyled of the golde and siluer c. King Richard beyng thus deliuered shortly after landed at Sandwich so came to London where when he had arested him with a certayne number of knightes he rode to Notingham and wan the castel after that the castel of Tikhill he deposed his brother Iohn Richard agayn cronned at Winchester crouned him selfe agayn king of England in the citie of Winchester then he called a parliament where he called agayn into his handes all such thinges as he hadde eyther geuen or sold by patentes or otherwise wy which meanes he gathered a summe of money and sailed into Fraunce wher shortly a peace was concluded betwene the two kings for one yere Then Iohn which had taken part against his brother made meanes to Elianor his mother by whose mediation he was reconsiled In this tyme one William with the William with the long beard longe bearde moued the common people to seâ—e libertie and fredome not to be subiect to the riche and mightye By which meanes he drew to him many great companies and with all his power defended theyr cause against the riche The king beyng warned of thys tumult commanded him to cease from those attemptes But the people sâ—il folowed him as thei before had done and he made to them certayn orations openly taking for his Theme this sentence Haurietis aquas in gaudio de fontibus Saluatoris Which is to saye Ye shall drawe in ioye waters forth of the welles of your Sauior And to this he added I am sayd he the sauiour of pore men ye be pore and haue assaied longe the harde handes of the rich men Now drawe ye therfore holsome water forth of my welles and that with ioye For the time of your visitation is comâ—n This William was taken in Bowe churche in Cheape but not withoute shedding of bloud for he was forced by fyre smoke to forsake the church And he with .ix. of his adhereÌ„ts wer hanged date 1197 Anno reg 9 Bailiffes Roger Blunt Nicholas Ducket This yere the warre was renued betwene King Richard of England and Philip of France in whiche eyther of them â—ped diuersly An. reg 10 bailiffes date 1198 Constantine Fitz Arnold Robert le Beau. King Richard of England beâ—â—eged the castell of Galiarde and was wounded Kinge Richard wouÌ„ded to deathe with a quarell that was shot from the wall and therof died the .vi. day of Apryll in the yere of our Lorde 1199. when he had reigned .ix. yeres and .ix. monethes His bodye was buried at Founteuerard his bowels at Carlile his hart at Roan King Iohn Anno Regni â— date 1199 IOhn brother to Richarde afore named beganne his reigne ouer this realm of England the .vi. day of Aprill in the yeare of oure lord 1199. and decesed in the yere 1216. the .xix. day of October He reigned .xvii. yeres .vi. monethes and .xiii. dais Of person he was indifferent But of melancolye and angrey complexion An. reg 1. bailifies Arnold bitz Arnold date 1199 Richard Fitz bartilmewe Philip king of France in the quarell of Arthur duke of Britain whom certayn of the Lordes had named kyng of England made warre vpon kynge Iohn inuaded Normandy and tooke from him diuers castels and tounes iii. s. of euery ploughe land King Iohn hearyng therof assembled a counsayle wherin was graunted to him iii. s. of euery plough lande through England beside the subsedy of the spirituall landes he sayled into Normandy where he spent the time to his losse and dishonour But aboute Michelmas a truce was concluded betwene the two kinges of Englande and of France king Iohn deuorsed This yere was a deuorce betwene king Iohn his wife the erle of Glocesters daughter because of nerenesse of bloude and after he was maried to Isabel the daughter of the Erle of Engolcsym in France by whom he had iâ— sonnes Henry and Richard and .iii. daughters Isabel Elianor and Iane. date 1200 An re 2. bailifs Roger. Dorset Iames bactilmew aldormâ— In thys seconde yeare Raynulphe Erle of Chester by thexample afore shewed by kinge Iohn lefre his own wife named Constance which he before had
date 70 Helius the sonne of Dinellus reigned not â—ully one yere â–ª king of Britain Howe the Isle of Ely toke fyrst y t name Of this prince the Isle of Ely toke this name for that he there buylded a goodly palace wherin was his most delight to lyue and also was there buried date 69 LUd y e eldest son of Hely succeded his father and reigned .xi. yeares King Lud buylded London from London stone to Ludgate and named it Ludstone in Britayne As soone as he was made kyng he reformed the state of his common weale for he amended his lawes and tooke away all vsages that were naught Moreouer he repaired the Citie of London then called Troynouant â–ª with fayre buyldings and walles and builded on the west part therof a strong gate which vnto this tyme retaineth the name of hym and is called Ludgate Finally he dyed leauing after hym two sonnes Androgeus and Theomantius who beynge not of age to gouerne their vncle Cassiuelane obteyned the Crowne Our Chroniclers write that London tooke the name of this Lud and was called Ludston He was buried nere to the same Ludgate in a Temple which he there bulded date 58 CAssiuelane the son of Hely after the deth of his brother Lud was made gouerner of britain which he ruled .xix. yeres In y â— .viii. yere of his reign Iulius Cesar who warred long in France made the first voyage of any straunger inâ—â— Iuliê° Cesar made his fyrste voyage into EnglaÌ„d this Realme and afterwarde subduâ—â—it When C. Iulius Cesar had warred seuen yeares in France and Germany comyng vnto that part where Calaâ—â—â—â— and Boloigne nowe stande hee determined to make warre into Britaine whiche vntill that time remayned vnfrequented and vnknowen of the Romains His quarell was because that in the warres of France he perceiued the Frenchmen to haue muche succour and aide from thens Wherfore hauing prepared .lxxx. shippes he sailed into Britaine where at the first being weried with an hard and sharpe battaile And after with sodain tempest his nauie almoste destroied he retourned agayne into France there to wynter his men The next spring which was the The secoÌ„d voyage of Iulius Cesar into England yeare before Christ .li. His nauy being newe regged and encreased he passed the seas agayn with a greater armye But whiles he went towards his enemies on land his shippes lying at anker wer agayn by tempest almost lost for either they were driuen on the â—andes where they stack fast or els thrugh beatyng one an other with force of the tempest they were destroyde So that â—l were lost â–ª the other with much labour were saued Vpon lande also his horsemen at the fyrste encountre were vanquished Labienus the Tribune slayn At the second conflict not without great danger of his men he put the Britains to flyght and pursued them to the riuer of Thamis on the further side wherof Cassiuelan with a great multitude of people was kepinge the banks but they not able to resist y e violeÌ„ce force of the Romains hyd them selues in woddes and with sodayn eruptions LoÌ„don submitted to Iulius Cesar ofteÌ„times inuaded them but in the mean time their strongest citie Troynouant submitted it selfe to Cesar deliuerynge vnto hym hostages whiche exaumple also the other cities folowed Whereby Cassiuelane after Englande first tributarie to the Romains many losses was constreigned to geue pledges and to agree that Britayne shoulde become Tributarie to the Romaynes Then Cesar lyke a Conqueroure with a greate numbre of prysoners sayled into Fraunce and soo to Rome where shortely after hee was slayne with bodkyns Iohn Lydgate in his Booke named the Serpente of diuisyon wryteth that Iulius Cesar buylded in thys Lande dyuers Castelles and cities for a perpetuall mâ—morie The castels of Douer Cantorb Rochest the Tower of London built Saliso Chich. Excetor buylded to putte his name in remembraunce That is to saye The castell of Douer of Canterbury Rochester and the Tower of London the Castel and towne of Cesars burye takynge hys name after Cesar the whyche is nowe called Salisbury He also edifyed Cesars Chester that nowe is called Chichester and the castelle of Excester c. date 42 THeomantius the sonne of Lud nephue to Cassiuelane succeded in the realme of Britayne and reygned quietly xxiij yeares and was buried at London date CYmbalinus the sonne of TheomaÌ„tius reigned king of Britain xxxv yeares and was buried at London When Cesar Augustus the second emperour by the wyll of God hadde stablyshed moste sure peace thorough the worlde oure Redemer Iesu Christe The byrth of Christe very God and man vpon whom peace wayted was borne in the .xiij. yeare of the reigne of Augustus From this place folowyng the yeres sens Christs birthe are placed in the margent at the begynnyng of euery Kinges Reygne date 17 GUiderius the fyrst sonne of Cymbaline beganne his reigne ouer the Britaines in the .xvij. yeare after the byrth of Christe our Sauiour Thys man was valiant hardy welthy and trusted muche in his strength And for that he thought the Romains had their tribute wrongfully he of greate courage denied to pay the same For which cause Claudius the .v. Emperor came into Britayne with a great power to clayme agayne the payment therof lastly slewe the sayd Guiderius when he had reigned .xxviii. yeres date 45 ARuiragus the youngest sonne of SouthaÌ„pton how it tooke that name Cymbaline and brother of Guiderius was ordeyned kynge of Britayn he reigned .xxvii. yeres He slue Hamon nere to a hauen of the sea and threw hym gobbet meale therin wherfore it is now called Southampton Claudius the Emperor after diuers happes of battaile toke kyng Aruiragus to his grace And for so much as he perceiued him to be a valiant prince in token of frendeshyp gaue to hym his daughter in mariage namâ—d Genissa Gloucester buylded named TarlioÌ„ S. Peter crucified S. Paule beheaded This Claudius buylded â–ª Gloucester and was there buried S. Peter by the tyrannye of Nero was crucified at Rome â–ª alter y e birthe of our Sauiour Iesus Châ—iste .lxviii. yeares and S. Paul was there beheaded wiâ—h the sworde date 73 MArius the sonne of Aruiragus an excellent wyse man was ordeyned kyng of Britayne He reigned .liii. yeres In his tyme Lodrike kyng of the Pictes accompanied with the Scots inuaded Britayn and spoiled the couÌ„trey with sword and fyre against whoÌ„ Marius with his knightes assembled in all haste and gaue them sharpe battaile Wherin Lodrike captayne of the Pictes was slayne with a great numbre of his souldiors to them which remained Marius gaue inhabitaunce in the further parte of Scotlande And forasmuch as the Britains disoained to geue their daughters to theÌ„ in mariage they acquainted them with y e IrishmeÌ„ and maried their daughters grewe in proces of tyme to a great people This Marius buylded the towne of Chester â—own builâ—ed Chester and is buried at
wente into NorthuÌ„berland repaired such holdes castels as the Scots by their warres had impayred builded other Newcastel vpon Tine builded â—als church brent with lightening there besydes as the newe castell on Tyne c. This .v. yere the roofe of Salisoury Church was cleane consumed with lightnyng Anno. 6. date 1092 In England fell wonderful aboundance of raine and after ensued so gret frost that horses and cartes passed commonly ouer great riuers when it thawed Gret frost the gret cakes of yce brake down many great bridges Robert Curthois duke of NormaÌ„dy Normandy morgaged to the king of england layd his dukdome to pawne to his brother William of Englande for tenne thousand poundes This .vi. yeare Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester sente to Normandy for Ancelme to builde an abbey at Chester Chester abbey built whiche he after builded and then was made archbishop of Cantorbury and after was exiled by William Rufus Anno. 7. date 1093 MAlcoline kyng of Scottes for displeasour takâ— with the vnkindnes of William Rufus inuaded the marches The kinge of Scottes slayne in England of England and in Northumberland was slayne with his eldest sonne Edward by Robert Moâ—bray which was Earle of that prouince This yere was so gret a pestilence Gret pestilence that many men laye vnburied Anno. 8. date 1094 ENgland and Normandy were greued Gret morrein of meÌ„ â–ª with exactioÌ„s and murreyn of men so sharply that tillage of the earth was layed asyde for .x. yere wherby ensued gret hunger and scarsity the yeres folowing And many strange and vncouthe fightes were sene as hostes of Sightes in the ayre men fightyng in the saye fiery flames and such other Anno. 10. date 1096 THe .x. yere was sene a blasing sterre of great brightnes Anno. 11. date 1097 ABoute this time William Rufus builded Westminster hal who misliking the same for that it was to smal was determined to make a bigger and that it should serue for a chamber Anno. 12. date 1098 THe .xii. yere the ryuer of Thames gret flouâ— rose so hye that it drowned manye townes in England In England at a towne called Finchauster A wel 〈…〉 flames fyre sene the 〈◊〉 in Barkeshyre a wel cast out bloud as before it had done water and after by the space of .xv. dayes gret flames of fyre were sene in the element Anno. 13. date 1099 VVilliaÌ„ Rufus beyng at his disport of huÌ„ting by glauÌ„sing of an arrow that Walter Tyrell a frenche knighte did shote was wounded to death in the newe forest in Hampshire on a Lammas day and buried at Winchester King Henry the first called Beauclerke Anno Reg. 1. date HEnry the brother of William Rufus and the fyrste of that name for his learnyng called Beauclerke began his dominion ouer this realm of England the first day of August in the yeare of our Lord. 1100. and reigned .xxxv. yeares iiij monethes and one day Anno. 2. date RAnulphe bishop of Durham procured Robert Curthoise duke of Normandy to warre vppon hys brother Henry for the crown of England who assembled a strong army and landed at Portismouth But by mediation peace was made on this condition that Henry Tribute to he duke of NormaÌ„dy should pay three thousande markes yerely to duke Robert Anno. 3. date 1102 IN this thirde yere of Kynge Henry The priory hospitall of S. Bartholomewe in Smithfield begon to be builded the churche hospitall of saint Bartholomew in Smithfield was begon to be founded by a minstrel of the kynges named Rayer And after finished by good and wel disposed citizeÌ„s of the citie of London and especially by Richard WhittingtoÌ„ This place of smithfielde was at that day a laystowe of al ordure of fylth and the place wher felons and other transgressours of the Smithâ—â—â—â—ld a laystowe kinges lawes were put to execution Anno. 4. date 1103 RObert Duke of Normandye commyng into England by the entreatie of kyng Henry his wife released to hym the tribute of three thousande markes Anno. 5. date BVt it was not long ere that by meanes of yll reportes gret malice was kindeled betwene the two brethren and shortely therevpon deadly warre sprang in the end wherof Robert was taken and kept in perpetuall prisoÌ„ in Cardiff by his brother who immediatly seised the duchye of Normandy and held it in his possession Teukesbury â–ª abbey builded Syr Robert le FitzhaÌ„ builded Teukesbury and there was buried Anno. 6. date 1105 RObert Earle of Shrewesbury and Rebellion in Shropshyre and Cornwall William of Cornewall rebelled agaynst kynge Henry and were taken and condempned to perpetuall imprisonment Anno. 7. date 1106 IN England appered a blasing starre betwene the south and the weste and agaynst that in the east appered a great beame as it were stretching towarde A blasynge sterre the sterre and shortly after were seene two moones the one in the Easte and thother in the west Anno. 9. date 1108 HEnry the emperor desyred to wife Maude y e eldest daughter of kinge Henry of England beyng then but .v. yeres of age nor able to be maried Anno. 10. date 1179 IN the. 10. yere of his reigne the king maryed Robert hys bastarde sonne to Mabeâ—â—â—â—â—ghter heyre of Roberts Fitzhaâ—â— and made him the fyrst earle of Gloucester who after buylded the strong castel of Brystowe And the priorie The strong castel of bristow built EuishaÌ„ abbey builded of saint Iames in the northesyde of the same citie wher his body was buryed And his sonne Erle William began the abbey of Euishan Anno. 13. date 1112 AT Shrewesbury in England was A greh erthquake a great earthquake and the riuer of Trent was so dried that the space of one daye men went ouer dryshod And this yere the king builded the abbey of Hide abbey builded Hyde without the wals of Winchester that of old time was within the wals A blasyng sterre appered sone after and ther vpon folowed a harde winter A blasynge sterre deathe of men scarsitie of victuals and morayne of beastes Anno. 15. date 1114 King Henry of Englande gaue his daughter in mariage to the Emperour with great dower and made William his sonne Duke of Normandy wherof began the vsage and custome that the kinges of England made theyr eldeste sons dukes of Normandy Anno. 18. date LEwes inuaded Normandy with muche cruelty and toke the city of Lignes in Cauise Wherfore king HeÌ„ry assembled a stronge armye met with Lewis in playn field and fought with him a cruell and deadly battell in the ende wherof Lewes was ouercome constreined to flee the field Henry recouered the town of Lingnes Anno. 20. date 1119 VVilliam Duke of Normandy and The kings children drouned in the sea Richard the sons of king Henry of England and Mary his doughter Richard earle of Chester with his wyfe the kinges nece and other to the number of â–ª 160. persons passyng
dyed and the other was driuen out of the citie with shame ynough And this yeare was a fray made vpon the Easterlynges or A fraye agaynste the Stilliarde men Stilliard men by Mercers seruants and other For the whiche dyuers of them wer sore punished and the chief aucthors were kept long in prison Anno. 9. M date 1493 Rafe Astry fishmonger S Rob. Fabian Iohn Winger This yere wheat was sold for .vi. d Cheape wheat and salt the bushel and bay salt at .iii. d ob the bushel white herring at .ix. sÌ„ y e barell red herryng at .iii. sÌ„ the cade of y e best red sprots at .vi. d a cade and gascoyn wyne at .vi li. y e tonne Anno. 10. M date 1494 Ric. Chawry Salter S Nico. Alwin Iohn Warner This yeare white herring was sold at .xl. d a barell beyng good Perkyn Warbecke whiche by the Perkyn Warbecke counsayle of Margaret of Burgoyn namyng hym selfe Rychard of Yorke Kyng Edwardes seconde sonne arriued in Kente where he was dryuen backe by the vplandyshe men and other of the inhabitantes of the countreye with the losse of diuers of hys Great execution men and shortly after were hanged an hundred and threscore persones of the forenamed rebels in dyuers and sundry costes of England The .v. capitains were Mountford Corbet Whitbelt Quintin and Genyne Anno. 11. M Sir HeÌ„ry Colet mercer date 1495 S Thomas Kneisworth Henry Somer The Scots brake into y e north partes of EnglaÌ„d by y e setting on of Perkin Werbeck did much harme to y e borderers Anno. 12. M Iohn Tate mercer date 1496 S Iohn Shawe Rich. Haddon By meanes of a payment that was Blacke heath field graunted to the kyng by acte of parliament a newe coÌ„motion was made by the coÌ„mons of Cornwall which vnder the leadyng of the lorde Audeley with Mighell Ioseph y e black smith and diuers other came to Black heth where the king met with them discomfited the rebels and toke their cap â—â—ins which wer shortly after drawâ— hanged and quartered The lorde Audeley was beheaded at the tower hyll the .xxviii. day of Iune Kyng HeÌ„ry sent an army into Scotland vnder the guiding of the Earle of Surrey and the Lord Neuell whiche made sharpe warre vpon the Scots A mariage coÌ„cluded betwene prince Arthur and lady Katherine the kings daughter of Spayne Perkin Werbeck laÌ„ded again in Cornwal Perkyn Warbecke besieged Excetour assaulted the town of Excetouâ— other places but finally he tooke the saintuary of Beaudley and was after pardoned his life Anno. 31. M date William purchase mercer S Bartho Rede Thomas windought Perkyn Warbecke endeuoured to steale away secretly out of the laÌ„d but he was takeÌ„ agayn by his kepers and by the kynges commandement cast in the Tower of London where after he was shewed at Westmynster and in Chepe on scaffolds and stocked to the great wonderment of many people This yeare the English marchants Englishe marchants receiued with procession beyng long absente out of Flaunders commyng into Flaunders with marchaÌ„dise were receiued into Andwarpe with generall procession so glad was the towne of their returnyng whiche was by theyr abseÌ„ce sore hindred impouerished Anno. 14. M Sir Iohn Perciuall â—ar tailer S date Th. bradbury Stephen Ienyns At saint Thomas Watryng a stryplyng Execution was put to execution which â–ª called himselfe Edwarde Earle of Warwyke and sonne of George Duke of Clarence which George sence the beginnyng of kyng Henries reigne was kept secretly in the â–ª tower of London This yere master Iohn Tate aldermaÌ„ S â–ª Anthonies churche in London buylt oâ— LoÌ„don began to edify S. Anthonies church in London with a notable free schole to the same adioinyng and also one almes house for poore people The xâ—i day of Iuly beynge sondaye and the nexte sondaye folowing xii persones bare fagottes at Paules crosse This yeare good Gascoyne wyne was solde for .xi. â— the Tonne wheate for .iiii. shyllynges the quarter and baye salte for .iiii. d a bushell and better cheape â–ª Anno. 15. M date 1499 Nicolas Alwyn mercer S Iames Wylforde Rich. Brond This yeare the .xvi. day of Nouember Perkyn Werbecke other executed was arraigned at Westmynster Parkin Warbeck .iii. other which Perkyn and one Iohn a â—ater were executed at Tyborne the .xxiii. day of the same moneth of Nouember And soone after on the .xxviii. day of Nouember was the erle of Warwike put to â–ª deathe at the tower hylle and one Blewet and Atwod at Tyborne This yeare was a greate deathe in Great pestilence London wherof after â–ª Fabyan dyed xx thousande but after Hall his chronicle .xxx. thousand In May the kyng and Quene sailed The kyng and quen sayled to Calice to Calaice and at saincte Peters they met with the duke of Burgoin Anno. 16. date 1500 William Remington fishmonger S Iohn Hawes Wil. Stede This yere the king builded new his RichmoÌ„d Bainards castell and Grenewiche buy it manour at Shene changed y e name thereof and named it Richmont he buylded new his place called Bainardes castel in LoÌ„don and repaired his place at Grenewiche with much other building â–ª King Henry trouthplighted his daughter Margaret to Iames the kinge of Scots and the 4. day of October landed at Plimmouth Katheryn daughter of the king of Spayne M Sir Iohn Shawe goldsmith S date Syr Laurence Ailmer Henry Hede This syr Iohn Shaw maior of London before named caused the kitchens and other houses of office to be builded at the Guilde hall of London and sens that tyme the Maiors feastes hath bene there kept where as before that tyme they were kept eyther at the Grocers or the marchant Taylers Hall Prince Arthur beyng but .xv. yeres Prince Arthur maried old was maried vnto Katherin daughter to Ferdinando king of Spayn the xiiii of NoueÌ„ber which Arthur shortafter departed this mortal life at Ludlow and was buried at Worcester The diche of London from Thames to Holborne bridge was newe cast so that boates with victuals and fuelle other stuffe were brought vp to Holborne bridge Anno. 18. M date 1502 Bartholo Rede Goldsmithe S HeÌ„ry Keble Nicholas Nines In this yere began the newe worke The deathe of Quene Elizabethe of the kinges chapell at Westminster and Elizabeth Quene of England died at the Tower of London in childebed and was buried at westminster Shortly after was â—ame Magarete the Kinges The kinge of Scottes maried daughter maried to the Kinge of Scottes This yere the felowship of Taylers in London purchased a graunte of the Kinge to be called Marchantes Tayloures Anno. 19. M date 1503 syr Wil. Capell Draâ—er S Christo Hawes Robert â–ª Wattes Tho Granger The .xxi. day of Nouember was a dreadfull fyre vpon thee northe ende of Fyre on London bridge London bridge And vpon the vii day of Ianuary were certayne houses consumed with fyre against S. Botulphes church in Thames
through the citie shouels and spades and so many people folowed that it was wonder and within a shorte space all the hedges about the townes were cast downe and the dythes filled euery thing made plaine When the kings counsel hard therof they commanded the Maior to see that no other thyng â–ª were attempted and to call home the citizens whiche when they had done theyr enterpryse came home without any more harme doyng and so after the fieldes were neuer hedged Anno. 6. M date 1514 George Monoxe Draper S James Yarforde John Mundye A peace concluded betwen EnglaÌ„d and France Lewes the french king coupled in mariage with lady Mary y â— kinges sister on new yeres day folowing he ended his life wherfore king Henry sent agayne for his syster by the duke of Suffolke and other This yere Richarde Hunne a marchant taylour of London was founde hanged in Lollers tower Anno. 7. M date 1515 syr Wil. Butler grocer S Henry Worley Richard Gray William Bayly Lady Mary king Henries daughter Lady Mary borne was born at Grenewich in February Lady Mary the kinges sister before maried to the Frenche kinge returned into England and shortely after was maried to the duke of Suffolke Margaret the Quene of Scots kinge Henries eldest syster fled into EnglaÌ„d and laye at Harbottell where she was deliuered of a child called Margaret In Maye she came to London where she taried a whole yere before she departed into Scotland Anno. 8. M John Rest Grocer date 1516 S Tho. Seimer Rich. ThurstoÌ„ This yere was such a froste that all Gret frost men with cartes might passe betwene Westminster and Lambeth On May euen this maiors yere the Euil May day An. reg 9. beginning of the .ix. yere of king Henry was an insurrection in London of yonge persons agaynst aliens of the whiche diuers were put to execution with theyr capitayne John Lincolne a broker and the residue came to Westminster with halters about their necks and were pardoned This was called euill May day Anno. 9. M syr Thomas Exmen Goldsmith date 1517 S Th. Baldrie Richard Symon Many died in England of the sweatyng The sweatinge sicknes sicknes and in especially aboute London wherfore the terme was one day kept at Oxenforde and adiourned agayne to Westminster The admirall of France came into England as ambassadour with a great companye of gentilmen and the Citie of Turney was delyuered agayne into the Frenche kinges hande for the The citie of Turney yelded french which he should pay .vi. C. thousande crownes ann for the castell that the kinge buylded .iiii. C. thousande and 23000. poundes turnoys and a peace was concluded betwene the kinges of Englande Fraunce and Castile for terme of their lyues Anno. 10. M date 1518 Thomas Myrtin Skynner S John Alleyn James Spencer This yere the Erle of Surrey was sent into Ireland as deputie and the Erle of Kyldare was of his office discharged Anno. 11. M date 1519 syr James Yarforde Mercer S John Wilkenson Nico. Partrige As king Henry was at Cantorburye with the Quene in a redinesse to haue passed the sea he heard of the Emperours comming with whom he met at Douer and accompanied him to Cantorbury where after the Emperor had saluted the quene his aunt he toke shipping into Flanders the last day of Maye king Henry passed ouer to Calais and met with Francis the French king at the campe betwene Arde and Buisnes Immediately after he met with the Emperoure with whom he went to Granelyn and the Emperour returned with wim vnto Calais wher he had great cheare after whiche tyme they departed and king Henry returned into this realme Anno. 12. M syr John Bruge Draper date 1520 S John Skeuington John Remble In this Maiors yere the .xvii. day of An. reg 13. The duke of buckingham beheaded King Henry first named defender of the faythe May which was in the. 13. yere of the kinge was the duke of Buckingham beheaded at London King Henry wrate a boke against Luther and therfore the byshop of Rome named him Defender of the sayth To whiche booke Luther aunswered very sharply nothyng sparing the auctoritie or maiestie of the king All frenchemen were attached in the citie of London and cast in prison The v. day of July the cardinall Wolsee rode through London to Douer to mete with the Emperour being accompanied with .ii. Erles .xxxvi. knightes an C. gentilmenne .viii. bishoppes .x. abbots .xxx. chaplaynes all in veluet and saten and. 700. yeâ—men This yere was a great pestilence death in London and other places Anno. 13. M date 1521 syr Iohn Milborne Draper S Iohn Britayn Thomas Pargeter This syr Iohn Mylborne builded Almes huoses builded certayn almose houses wherin be placed .xiii. aged poore people who haue theyr dwellings rent free and also .ii. s .vi. d. the piece payd to them the fyrst day of euery moneth for euer Charles the fifth Emperor of Rome came into England and was honorably An. reg 14 The Emperour Charles coÌ„ming to London receiued into London by the maior the Aldermen and Commons of the Citie the syxt of Iune the kinge hym selfe accompanyinge him from thence he went to Windsor and sate in the stal of the garter After great feastes iustes and honourable enterteynemente he departed to Hampton and sayled from thence into Spaine Duryng this time the Earle of Surrey Lorde Admirall brent Morles in Britain and then returned into the Realm Not long after he passed ouer to Calaice and entred Picardy and brent diuers tounes and castels He besieged Hesding but because winter drewe nere he raised hys siege and returned home Anno. 14. M Syr Iohn Mondye goldsmith S Iohn Rudston date 1522 Iohn Champneis The Lord Rosse and lord Dacres of the North burned the towne of Kelsey in scotland with foure score Villages and also ouerthrewe eightene towers of Stone with al theyr bulwarkes The Emperor Charles king Henry of England Ferdinando duke of Austrige the bishop of Rome the citie of Venice and diuers other in Italy wer confiderate against the french men The Turkes besieged the Rhodes The Rhodes taken by the Turkes Au. reg 15. The Kinge of DeÌ„mark came into England and on Christmas daye tooke it to the greate shame and rebuke of Christen men The .xv. daye of Iune the Kinge of Denmarke and his Quene ariued at Douer and the .xxii. day of Iune they came to London and lay at the bishop of Bathes place The Earle of Surrey burned .37 villages in Scotlande and despoyled the countrey from the Easte marches to the Weste and ouerthrewe diuers holdes and castels Anno. 15. M date 1523 Syr Tho. Baldrie Mercer S Mic. English Nichol. Ieninges In December at the citie of Couentry one Philyp Scholemaster to the kynges hanchmen Christopher Pikering clarke of the Larder and Anthony Maynuile gentleman entended to haue taken the kinges treasure of his subsedye as the Collectors of the same came toward London
miles from Oxenford a woman brought forth a child which had .ii. perfeâ—â—bodies frome the nauel vp ward and wâ—re so ioyned together at the nauell that whenne they were layde in length the one head and body was eastward and the other west the legges for bothe the bodies grewe out at the myddes where the bodyes ioyned and had but one issue for y â— excrement of both the bodies they lyued xviii dayes and when they were opened it appered they wer womeÌ„ childreÌ„ Great fyshes taken The .viii. day of August there were taken about Quinborough thre greate fyshes called Doâ—phines or by some called Rigs and the weke folowing at â–ª Blackwall wer .vi more taken and brought to London there solde the â—east of theÌ„ was greater then any horse The same moneth of August began the great prouision for the pore in LoÌ„don towardes the whiche euery man was contributorie and gaue certayn money in hande and promised to geue a certain wekely The first house whiche was begon was at the Gray friers in Newgate market The .vii. day of October were two great fyshes takeÌ„ at Grauesend which Great fyshes were called whirlepoles they wer afterward drawen vp aboue the bridge The .xiiij. day of October y e bishop of DurhaÌ„ Cuthbert Tunstall was depriued from his byshoprike Anno. 6. M date 1552 George Garnes haberdasher S Will. Garrct Iohn Maynarde This sir George Garnes haberdasher gaue y e windmil which staÌ„deth toward the east in Finsâ—ery fielde to the poore almose people of the same companye And also he gaue to be distribute to the poore people of the parish of S. Bartholomew the little .xviii. d in breade euery sonday for euer The .xxi day of Nouember the children were taken into the Hospitall at the gray friers to the numbre of iiii C In the sommer past kyng Edwarde went in progresse into the weste countrey where he had so muche exercise of haukyng and hunting as was thought by some to bee daâ—ngerous vnto hys healthe Towarde wynter he retourned to London and frome thense to Grene wiche where all the 〈◊〉 season was passed with muche pleasantnesse and myrâ—he vntyll at length in Ianuarye he fell sycke of a cough whiche ended in coâ—sumption of the lyghtes The .xx. day of May .iii. great shippes Voyage to Moscouie well furnyshed were set forth for the aduentuâ—e of the vnknowen voyage to Moscouia And .ii. other shyps were sente foorth to seke aduentures southe wardes In May Lorde Gylsorde the Duke of Northumberlandes fourthe sonne maried lady Iane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter whose mother being theÌ„ alyue was daughter to Mary kynge Henryes syster The .xxii. daye of Iune was a verye great terrible clap of thunder aboute Great thunder rii of the clock at noone which bet open one of the doores of saint Denyse câ—â—â—â—ch in London tore of both lock and lynyng of the same doore Kyng Edward beyng about the age Kyng Edwarde deceased of xvi yeres as is said before was loÌ„g sick of a consumption of the lightes the â–ª vi day of Iuly ended his lyfe The x. day of Iuly the death of kyng Edwardâ— was publyshed The same day in the after noone about foweroâ— the clocke the Lady Iane doughter of the lady Frances the duchesse of Suffolke whiche Lady Iane was maried vnto the Lorde Gylforde Dudley the fourthe sonne vnto the Duke of Northumberland was conueyed by water to the Tower of London and betwene viâ— and .viii. of the clocke in the euening proclamatâ—oÌ„ was made through out the citie whereby was declared that kyng Edward beyng deceâ—sed by his wyll had assigned the sayde Lady Iane to be quene and thervpon so proclaymed Quene of Englande This matter was very greuously taken of y e common people and a great numbre of gentilmen for the â—one they bare to lady Mary and the right of her title For when it was heard that the Ladye Mary was fled to Framingham castel in Suffolke the people of the countrey almost wholly resorted vnto her and in Oxenford syr Iohn Williams in Buckynghamshire syr Edmunde Peckham and in dyuers other places many men of worshyppe gathered great powers and with al spede made toward Suffolke where lady Marye was The .xiii. day of Iuly by appoiâ—t mente of the counsell of the duke of Northumberland the Earle of Huntingdon the lord Grey of Wilton and dyuers other with a greate numbre of men of armes wente to fetche her by force and was on theyr way as farre as Bury But the .xix. daye of Iulye the counsell partely moued wyâ—h the right of her cause partly consydering that the most of the Realm was wholly bente on her syde chaunged theyr myndes and immediately came inâ—o Cheapesyde with the kynge of Heraldes where they proclaymed the ladye Lady Mary proclaymed quene Mary Quene of Englande kepyng as prisoners in the Tower lady Iane lately proclaimed and lorde Gylford her husband and the duke returnyng to Cambridge on the twentye daye at nyght beyng apprechended of the gard he with other was brought to the tower of London the fiue and twentye of Iulye Thus was the matter ended without bloudshed whiche men feared woulde haue brought the deth of many thousandes ¶ Quene Marye Anno Regni .i. date 1553 MAry the eldest daughter of kyng Henrye the .viii. began her reigne ouer thys realme of Englande the .vi. day of Iuly in the yeare of oure Lord. 1553. and deceased in the yere of our Lorde 1553. the. 17. day of Nouember so she reigned .v. yeares .iiii. moneths .xi days she was proclaimed Quene at LoÌ„don the .xix. day of Iuly and the .xx. day at the castel of Framyngham and afterward being accompanied with a goodly band of noble men gentylmen and commoners gathered out of all partes of the realme came to London and entred the tower the .iii. day of August In her fathers tyme and brothers time and other were caste into the Tower some for treason layde to their charge as the Duke of Norffolke and the lorde Courtneye some for matters of Religion as Doctour Tonstall byshop of Durham and other whiche continued there prisoners at the Quenes commyng to all these and manye other she granted pardon and restored them to theyr formeâ— dignities Lykewyse dyd she vnto Doctour Gardener byshop of Wynchester whome she set at libertie made hym hygh chancellor of England the lorde Courtney made erle of Deuonshire The .xi. day of August certayne gentylmen A wherrye ouerturned mindyng to passe through London bridge in a wherrye were there ouerturned and seueÌ„ of them drowned The .xiii. day of August one master Bourne a Canon of Poules preached at Paules Crosse whose talke mysliked the audience that some cryed Pull hym oute and one threwe a dagger at hym which hyttyng one of the syde postes rebounded backe agayne then maister Bradforde and Iohn Rogers two preachers of kyng Edwards time with muche laboure conueyed the sayd maister Bourne oute of the
maried and wedded one Clemens One Chronicle sath he did so to haue issue but he ther with displesed God so much â–ª y t he would suffer him to haue none issue but dyed without An. reg 3 Bailiffs Walter Fitz Ales date 1201 Simon de aldermaÌ„bury THis yere in Yorkshyre were sene v Moones one in the east an other in â—â—ue mones in the firmament the Weste the thirde in the northe the fourth in the southe and the fifthe in the myddes of the other and went compassing the other .vi. tâ—nes as it were the space of an houre and vanished away sone after In this yore were chosen .xxv. of the most substantial and wysest men of the xxv gouernours of the citie Citie of Londâ— to maintayn and kepe the Assises of the same Citie of the whiche yerely the bailiffs wer chosen and after the Mayor and Sheriffes were taken of the same number An. reg 4. date 1202 Bailiffes Gyot tempest Normand Blundell Iohn de Ely THis yere fell excedyng lightnyng thunders other stormes of wynd and rayn with hayl of y e bignes of hennes egges which perished fruit corn houses and yong cattell Also spirites were sene in the ayre in likenes of foules bearyng fire in their bylles which set fyre on dyuers houses Philyp of France coÌ„tinually made warre vpon the Duchy of Normandy tyl at the last he subdued the same with the prouinces of Guyen Poytiers Britayne whiche before pertayned to the crowne of Englande Kyng Iohn sailyng into Normandy warred on the borders of France but of his victories is little written Anno. 5. date 1203 Bailiffes Walter Browne WilliaÌ„ ChaÌ„berlain Dearth of wheate This yeare by meanes of euyl weather in the yeare passed wheate was sold for .xv. s. a quarter whyche was thought an extreme price King Iohn maried his bastarde daughter to Lewlyn prince of Wales and gaue with her the castell and lord shyp of Elyngsmore beyng in the marches of Southwales The byshop of Rome wrate to kyng Iohn gentilly requirynge hym to admytte Stephen Langton into the byshoprike of Cantorbury and the monkes by hym expelled from theyr ownâ— abbeye to restore theym agayne to the same but the more hys lordes aduised hym so to do the more was he bente to the contrary In so much y t they returned without obteinyng their request â–ª Anno Reg. 6. Baylyffes Thomas Hauerill date Hamond Bronde The bishop of Rome denoâ—â—â—â—ed king Iohn with his whole realme â–ª accursed Englande interdicted because he would not admit Stephen Langton to the bishoprike of Cantorbury but he litle regarded his threatnyngs and would not obey hym At this tyme in Suffolke a fish was takeÌ„ like to a man was kept liuing A 〈◊〉 fysh was taken vi moneths vpon the land with rawe fleshe and fyshe and after when they saw they could haue no speche thereof they cast it agayne into the sea Anno re 7. Bayliffes Iohn Walgraâ—e date Richard de Winchester Kyng Philip of France subdued the NormaÌ„dye â—ost countrey of NormaÌ„dy â–ª which sens the tyme of Charles the simple that is to say the space of 300. yeres was â—ot in the possession of the kinges of France Anno re 8 Bailiffs Iohn Holylande date 1206 Edmonds fitz Gerrard About this tyme the Irishemen and Wales and Ireland reâ—elled shortly after the Welshemen rebelled for that he leuied on theim suche greuous taskes to warre agaynst Franceâ— so that the Kynge was fayne to rayse a great taxe throughout this Realme of Englande to wythstande theyr force He required of the white monkes syxe thousande marke but they refused the payement of so greate a summe so that the king toke great displeasure against them by reason wherof after his returne out of Ireland he exacted of them more then before he had desyred wher by he caused some abbottes to forsake theyr houses Anno Reg. 9. Bailiffes date Roger Winchester Edmond Hardell Kyng Iohn sayled into Normandy wher after certain sâ—â—rmishes he made peace wyth kyng Philyp of Fraunce for .ii. yeares This yeare was graunted to the Citisons of London by the Kynges Letteâ—s patentes that they should yerely First maâ—â—â—â— of London chose to them selues a Mayre and .ii. Sheriâ—â—es on S. Mathewes or Mychelmas day whose names were as foloweth Anno Reg â–ª 10. Maire HeÌ„ry â—â—tz Alwyn S date Peter â—uke Tho â–ª Nele This yeare London bridge was bâ—gon to be buylded of stone The originall wherof was as foloweth Fyrste beyng no bridge but a Ferry the Feryman and his wife deceasynge lefte the same to their daughter a mayden named Mary Audery who with the goodes left to her by her parents buylded an house of systers whiche is the vppermost end of S. Mary Auderis churche vnto the whiche house she gaue the ouersyght and profite of the same ferry but afterward the same house of sisters was conuerted vnto a colledge of pristes who buylded the bridge of tymber and frome tyme to tyme kepte the same in reparations but consydering the great charges in repairyng y â— same in the yeare of our Lorde 1209. by the great ayde of the citisens of LoÌ„don and other they begon to build the same of stone and then the abouesaid college of priestes was conuerted vnto a priorie of chanons bearyng styll the name of the mayden whiche kept the ferry and so called S. Mary Auderie Anno. 11. M Henry fitz Alwyne S Peter le Iosue WilliaÌ„ BlouÌ„d The Englyshemen which were sent by kyng Iohn to ayde the erle of Flanders chased the Frenchemen and in the hauen of Sluce compassed and tooke theyr whole nauy of ships which was in number 1020. sayle M Henry fitz Alwyne S date 1210 Adam Whetley StepheÌ„ le grase This yere Pandolph a legat cam froÌ„ A legate from Rome the bishop of Rome monishing y e king in sharpe maner y t he shold restore maister Stephen Langton to hys see of Cantorbury and the monks vnto their abbey The kyng callyng to mynd the daungers he was wrapped in bothe in his owne realme and also in NormaÌ„dy The Kyng sworne to be obedient to Rome made promyse by othe to be obedient to the court of Rome At that tyme were graunted the Peter pence Anno reg 13. M HeÌ„ry fitz Alwyn S date Iohn fitz Pet Iohn Garlonde THis yeare Stephen Langton archbyshop of Cantorbury with the other exiles landed in Englande the kyng receyuyng them â—oyoâ—sly was there assoyled of the sayd byshop and after that â–ª the kyng makyng restitution to the byshop and other accordynge to the third article of his othe the land was released of the interdiction the the kyng makyng restitution to the bishop and other accordyng to the thirde The lande released of the Interdiction article of his othe the land was released of the interdiction the Kyng being bounden that as well he as his heires should euer after be fenders to the sea of Rome paying yerely