worshippe of hys holy name and for the encrease of vertue the dilation of cunning and establishmente of Christian Fayth whereof the one in Cambridge to bée called hys Colledge royall of oure Ladye and Saint Nicholas And the other at Eaton beside Windsor to bée called hys Colledge of oure blessed Ladye And for the performaunce of thys hys deuoute purpose hee enfeffed certayne Byshoppes wyth other Noble and worshipfull personages by hys letters patents wyth lands and possessions parcel of his enheritance of the Dutchie of Lācaster to the cleare value of wel neare xxxiiij hundred pound by yere whych letters patents he after confirmed by his Acte of Parliament declaring also by his wil vnto his sayde feoffées his intent and meaning howe the same should be imployed vpon the edifications of his saide two Colledges wherof in my iudgemente the deuice is so excellent and the buildings so princely and apt for that purpose as I can not omitte to set forth vnto you the very plat of the whole Colledge in Cambridge euen as I finde mentioned almost Verbatim in his said wil supposing that if the rest of the house had procéeded according to the Chappel alreadie finished as his full intent meaning was the lyke Colledge coulde skant haue bin found againe in any Christian land The words of the Will are thus As touching The Chappel the dimensions of the Church of my sayde Colledge of our Lady and Saint Nicholas of Cambridge I haue deuised appointed that the same Church shal containe in length 288. foote of assise without any Iles all of the widenesse of xl foote And the length of the same Church from y e West end vnto the Alters at the Quire dore shal contayne 120. foote And from the Prouostes stall vnto the gréece called Gradus Chori 90 foote for 36. stals on either side of the same Quyre aunscoering to lxx fellowes and ten Priests conduits whiche must be de prima forma And from the sayd stalles vnto y e East end of the sayde Church lxij foote of assise Also a Reredosse bearing the Roodelofte departing the Quire and the bodye of the Churche contayning in length xl foote and in breadth xiiij foote The walles of the same Church to be in height 90. foote imbattelled vawted and Charerooffed sufficiently butteraced and euery Butterace fined with finials And in the East end of the same Church shal be a Window of nine dayes and betwixt euerye Buttrace a Windowe of fiue dayes And betwixt euery of the same Buttraces in the Bodye of the Churche on both sides of the same Church a Closet with an Alter therein contayning in length twenty foote and in bredth ten foote vawted and finished vnder the soyle of the I le windowes And the pauement of y e Church to be enhansed 4. foote aboue y e groūd without And y e height of the pauement of the Quire one foote and a halfe aboue the pauement of the Churche And the pauemente of the Alter thrée foote aboue that And on the North side of the Quier a The Vestry Uestry contayning in length fiftie foote and in breadth 22. foote departed into two houses beneath and two houses aboue which shal containe in hight 22. foote in al with an entrey from the Quire vauted And at the West ende of the The Cloister Church a Cloyster square the East pane contayning in length 175. foote and the West pane as muche The North pane two hundered foote and the South pane as muche of the whiche the Deambulatoriē thirtéene foote wide and in heyght twentie foote to the Corbill Table wyth cleare stories and Butteraces wyth finalles vawted and embattelled And the grounde thereof foure foote lower then the The Steeple Churche grounde And in the middle of the West pane of the Cloyster a strong Tower square contayning foure and twentith foote wythin the Walles And in height one hundred and twentie foote to the Corbill table And foure small Turrets ouer that fined wyth Pynacles And a dore into the sayde Cloyster inwarde but outwarde noone And as touching the dimensions of the housing of the saide The base Cour◠Colledge I haue deuised and appointed in the South-side of the sayde Churche a Quadraunte closing to bothe endes of the same Churche the East pane wherof shal contayne 230. foote in length and in bréedth within the Wals The East pane two and twentith foote In the same panes myddle a Tower for a Gatehouse containing in length thirtie foote and in bredth two and twentith foote and in height lx foote with The great Gate in thrée Chābers ouer y e Gate euery one ouer y e other And on either side of the same gate foure Chambers euerye one contayning in length fiue and twentie foote and in breadth two and twentie féete And ouer euery of these Chambers two Chambers aboue of the same measure or more with two Towers outwarde and two Towers inwarde The Southe pane shall containe in length 238. foote and The south pane in breadth two and twentie foote wythin in which shall bée seuen Chambers euery one cōtayning in length nine and twentie foote and in breadth 22. with a Chamber percell of the prouosts lodging contayning in length 35. foote wyth a Chamber in the East corner of the same pane contayning in length 25. foote and in breadth xxij foote And ouer euery of all these Chambers two Chambers and with fiue Towers outward and thrée towers inward The West pane The vvest pane shal contain in length 230. foote and in breadth within 24. foote in whiche at the ende towarde the Church shall bée a The Librarie Librarie contayning in length 110. foote and in bread the The disputation house 24. foote And a large house for reading and disputations cōtayning in length xl foote And two Chambers vnder the same Librarie eache contayning 29. foote in length and in breadth foure and twentie foote And ouer the sayde Lybrary a house of the same largenesse for diuerse stuffe of the The vvardrobe sayd Colledge In the other ende of the same pane a Hall The Hall containing in length 100. foote vpō a vaute of 12. foote high ordained for the Cellor and Buttrie and the breadth of the Hall sixe and thyrtie foote On euerye side thereof a Baye Windowe And in the neather ende of the same Hall towarde the middle of the same pane a Pantrey and Buttrie The Pantrie and Buttrie euerye of them in length twentie foote and in breadth seauentéene foote and ouer that two Chambers for Officers And at the neather end of the Hal toward the West a goodlye The Colledge Kitchin Kitchin And euerye corner of the same pane shall haue inwarde two Towers ordayned for the wayes into the Hall and Librarie And in euerye corner of the sayde Quadraunt shall be two corner towers one inwarde and one outwarde moe than the Towers aboue rehearsed The
Chester of the auntient buyldyng wyth vaultes and towers eche house like a Castell whych sometyme hadde béene of greate pleasaunce A legion of the Romaines as Vigetius reporteth contained 6000. warriours or moe Vigetius whiche legion was diuided into 10. bands but the first passed all the rest both in number of souldioures and also in estimation for this band bare the Eagle whyche was the chiefest Standarde of the Romaines This first bande contayned 1105. footemen heauy armed horsemen 132. and was named Cohors miliaria that is to saye a companye of a thousand and moe souldiours This band is the head of all the legion whensoeuer they muste fight these beginne the battaile are first set in order in the front of the battell The seconde band containeth 555. footmen and 66. horsemen of heauy armour and this bande is called Cohors quingentaria that is to say a company of 500. and moe souldiours The thirde bande likewise hath 555. footmen and 66. horsemen The fourth bande hath 555. footemen and 66. horsemen The fifth bande hathe as many These fiue bandes are set in araye in the firste battaile The sixte bande hath 555. footemen and 66. horsemen The seauenth bande hath 555. footemen 66. horsemen The eighte bande hath 555. footemen 66. horsemen The ninth bande hath 555. footemen 66. horsemen The tenth hath 555. footemen 66. horsemen These ten bands make a ful and perfect legion contayning 6100. footemen and 726. horsemen King Leill in the ende of his raigne fel to slouth and lust of the body by mean wherof ciuill strife was raysed and not in hys dayes ended He raigned xxv yeares and was buried at Carleile alias Chester RVdhudibras alias Cicuber the sonne of Leil builded Caergant Canterburie VVinchester Shaftisbury builtâ— of the Englishemenne called Canterbury that is to saye the Courte of the Kentishemen Caierguent nowe Winchester and Caersepton nowe called Shaftisburie wherein hée builded thrée Temples and placed in the same Flamines Flores HistoriaruÌ„ He raigned xxix yeares BLadud the sonne of Rudhudibras who had long studied at 863 Stamford an Vninersitie Athens broughte with him foure Philosophers to kéepe Schoole in Brytaine for the whiche he builded Stamforde and made it an Uniuersitie wherein hée had greate number of Scholers studying in all the seauen liberall Sciences whiche Uniuersitie dured to the comming of Saint Augustine At whiche time the Bishoppe of Rome interdited it for heresies Iohn Harding I. Rouse Iohn Baâ—e in â—ys Votaries Bathe vvyth the hote Bathes built The King attempteth to flie that fel among the Saxons and Brytons togither mixt so sayth Harding He builded Caier Badon or Bathe and made there a Temple to Apollo and placed there a Flamine he made also the hote Bathes and practised hys Necromancie he decked himselfe in feathers and presumed to flie but by falling on his Temple he brake his necke when he had raigned xx yeres LEire sonne of Bladud succeded his father He builded Caier 844 Leycester built Flores HistoriaruÌ„ Lair vpon the Riuer Sore now called Leycéster and made there a Temple of Ianus placing a Flamine to gouerne the same He had thrée daughters Gonorel Ragan Cordeile whyche Cordeile for hir vertue and wisedome towardes hir father succeded him in the kingdome When he had raigned xl yeares he deceassed and was buryed vnder the channell of the Riuer Sore wythin Leicester Thys vault vnder the â— Rouse earth was builte in honour of Ianus Bifrons There all the Workemen of that Citie when the solemnitie of the daye came begun al things that they had to do the yere folowing COrdila y e yongest daughter of Leire succéeding hir father 805 was sore vexed by hir two nephues Morgan of Albanie Conedagius of Camber and Cornwal who at the length toke cast hir in prison where she being in dispayre of recouering hir estate slewe hir selfe when she had raigned v. yeres and was buryed at Leicester in Ianus Temple by hir father MOrgan the eldest sonne of Dame Gonorell claymed 800 Brytaine and warred on hys nephewe Conedagius that was King of Camber that nowe is Wales and of Cornwall but Conedagius mette with Morgan in Wales and there slewe hym whyche place is called Glamorgan till Hovv Glamorganshire tooke that name this daye And then Conedagius was Kyng of al Brytaine He builded a Temple of Mars at Perche that now is Saint Saint Iohns tovvn builded Johns Towne in Scotlande and placed there a Flamine He builded another of Minerua in Wales whyche now is named Bangor The thirde he made of Mercurie in Cornwall Bangor built where he was borne He raigned xxxiij yeares and was buryed at newe Troy RIuallo sonne of Conedagius succéeded his father in whose 766 Bloude rayned Flores HistoriaruÌ„ tyme it rained bloude thrée dayes after whyche tempest ensued a greate multitude of venemous Flies whych slewe muche people and then a greate mortalitie throughout this land which caused almost desolation of the same This Riuallo raigned ouer this whole Iland xlvj yeares and then deceassed and was buryed at Caierbranke that nowe is Yorke Rome was builded in Italy by Remus and Romulus Rome builded 356. yeares after Brute arriued in this lande GVigustus sonne of Riuallo succéeded in the Kingdome of 721 Brytaine who raigned quietly but was a common drunkard wherof followed all other vices When hée had raigned xxxviij yeares hée deceassed and was buried at Yorke SCicilius brother of Gurgustus succéeded in the Kingdome 684 of whome is lefte but little memorie hée raigned xlix yeares and was buryed at Bathe IAgo or Lago Cousin of Curgustus raigned xxv yeares 636 for his euil gouernement he dyed of a Litargie and was buryed at Yorke Iohn de Vigney in his Booke named The Moralization Iohannes de Vigney Game of Chesse deuised of the Chesse sayeth that the same game of the Chesse was deuised by Xerxes the Philosopher otherwise named Philometre to reproue and correcte the cruell minde of a filmous Tyrant called Eâ—â—lmerodach Kyng of Babilon as is supposed about the yeare before Chrystes byrth 614. ¶ Kimâ—acus raigned liiij yeres and was buried at Yorke 612 GOrbodug raigned thrée score and thrée yeares and was 559 Flores HistoriaruÌ„ 496 The brother slue the brother and the mother murthered hir ovvne sonne buryed at newe Troy FErrex with his brother Porrex ruled Brytaine fiue yeres but it was not long ere they fell at ciuill discorde for the soueraigne dominion in whyche Ferrex was slaine and Porrex afterwardes by hys mother whose name was Idoine was killed in his bed Thus cruelly was the bloude and house of Brute destroyed when this realme by the space Brutes line extinguished of 616. yeares had béene gouerned by that lynage After this the realme was diuided with ciuil warres for lacke of one soueraigne gouernor vntil Dunwallo reduced the same into one Monarchie MVlmutius Dunwallo the son of Cloten Duke of
compassion of thyne owne soule and spare the greate number of people that by thy Fatherlye example yet may beware to offende God for whose soules thou shalt giue an accompte Consider also that if the Englshe nation despising lawfull matrimonye doe encrease by aduoutrye as the Frenche men Italians and also the verye Pagans do caste in our téeth and vpbrayde vs withall of suche coniunctions and copulations shall spring vppe a peakishe dasterdely people which shall despise God wyth theyr wicked qualities vndoe the Countrey as it came to passe to the Burgundians the people of Prouance and the Spaniardes whom the Sarazens haue many yeares assaulted for theyr sinnes whiche in times past they had committed Besides this it is told vs that you take away priuileges of Churches and thereby giue euill example to your noble men to do the like but I praye you remember howe terrible vengeaunce God toke vppon the Kings your predecessours whiche committed suche offences as we rebuke you for A wicked spirit came vpon Colredus your predecessoure whiche was a defiler of Uirgins and a breaker of ecclesiasticall Priuileges for sitting royally among his barrons at a dinner the Diuell plucked away his soule without confession of his sinnes The Diuell also drewe in suche a rage Osredus king of the Northumbers whiche was guiltie of the same crimes that with a vile death he loste both kingdome and life in his lusty yong age Also Charles king of Fraunce whiche ouerthrewe Churches and altered the Churche money to hys owne vse was consumed with a long tormeÌ„t and fearefull death It followeth therefore my deare beloued sonne that with Fatherlye and earnest prayers we beséeche you that you will not despise the Counsel of your Fathers which diligently do admonishe your highnesse for nothing is more commodious to a good king than willinglye to amend such faultes when he is warned of them as SalomoÌ„ sayth who so loueth discipline loueth wisdome therfore my déere son declaring our aduice we beséech you by the liuing God by his sonne Jesus Christ our Lord and by hys holy spirit that you will remember how transitorie this present life is and howe shorte and momentane the pleasure of this filthie fleshe is and how vile and shamefull a thing it is that man shall leaue euill examples vnto his posteritie for euer beginne therefore to frame your life in better wayes and amend the errors of your youth that you may obtayne prayse with men in this life and eternall glorie in the life to come we wish your Highnesse well to fare and to encrease in all goodnesse Ethelbald was slayne at Secgeswald and was buryed at Hrependune BEraredus the murtherer of Ethelbald did nothing worthy 749 to be remembred but being straightway slayne by Offa had an end méete for a Traytour OFfa Nephew to Ethelbald succéeded he ioyned battayle 749 with Kineulfus King of the Weast Saxons and gote the victorie He sent for Ethelbert King of the East Angles promising great things by flatterie but when he had got him to his Palace he caused him to be beheaded and then vniustly inuaded the Kingdome of the East Angles He caused the reliques of S. Albon to be taken vp and Vita Alboni S Albons builded put in a Shrine aborned with golde and precious stones and builded there a princely Monasterie He founded the Abbey of Bathe He translated the Archbishops Sea to Lichfield He made a dike betwéene Wales and the Kingdome of Offa Dike the Mercies which ditch extendeth by South from the parts about Bristow ouer the Mountaynes of Wales and so North toward Flint and vnder a hill of coale euen to the mouth of Dee or the North Sea He raigned xxxix yeares and dyed at Oflay and was buryed in a Chappell which then stoode on Offlay the bancke of the Riuer Ouse without the Towne of Bedford EGbertus or Ecfride his sonne raigned one yeare Alquine Alquine writte to Osbert of the Mercians that the noble yong Ecfride dyed not so soone for his owne faultes but bycause his Father was a great sheader of bloud Plaeâ—â—â— Aâ—â—inus 789 Wâ—l Malme KEnulfus Nephew in the fifth degrée vnto Penda warreâ— on the Kentish Saxons punished their Country very sore and caryed away bound their King Egberthus but not long Winchelcomb founded after when he had builded a Church at Winchelcomb on the day of dedication therof he deliuered him declaring a worthy Bishops Sea aâ— Hereford founded example of clemencie He founded the Church of S. Ethelbert in Hereford and raigned xxiiij yeares KEnelmus sonne to Egbertus a child of seauen yeares was 813 innocently slayne by his Sister Quenda whereby he obtayned the name of a Martyre CEolwulfus brother to Kenulfus raigned one yeare and 820 was expulsed by Bernulfus BErnulfus in the third yeare of his raigne was ouercome 821 by Egbertus King of Weast Saxons at Elyndune LVcâ—â—us after he had raigned two yeares was oppressed 824 by the East Angles VVIthlasnus being at the first subdued by Egbirth raigned 826 xiij yeares paying to him and his son a tribute BErthulfus raigned xiij yeares in the same estate till at 839 W. Malme the last he was chased beyond the seas by the sea rouers of Denmarke BVrdredus paying the Tribute enioyed the same twenty 852 yeares and then he being deposed and driuen out of his CouÌ„trey fled to Rome and there was buryed at the English schole Then that kingdome was by the Danes deliuered to Geolwolfus and in few yeares after that Alfred y â— Nephew of Egbirth gate it So the kingdome of the Mercies fel away in the yeare of Christ 875. Northumbers THe sixt Kingdome was of the Northumbers whiche conteyned Lankishire Yorkeshire Cumberland Westmerland Northumberland It had on the Weast the Sea by South the Riuer of Humber and so downeward toward the Weast by the endes of the Shires of Nottingham and of Darby vnto the Riuer of Merce and hath the diocesse of Yorke Durham and Carelile At the beginning it was deuides into two Kingdomes Bernitia and Deira Bernitia stretched from Edenborough Frith to Tine and Deira from Tine to Humber but these two were shortly vnited When Hengest had established himselfe in Kent he sent W. Malme his brother Otha his sonne Ebusam to possesse the North partes of Britaine where many times they put the men of that prouince to flight and for the space of 99. yeares they and their successors ascribes to themselues the names of Dukes and bare themselues vnder the Kingdome of Kent but in the yeare of Christ 547. the yeare after Hengests death 60. that Dukedome was changed into a Kingdome IDa the ninth froÌ„ Beldegius and the tenth from Wodden 547 continued fourtéene yeares in the Kingdome of Deires Aeâ—la his successor of the same kinded but by another 559 line strongly aduanced his Kingdome thirtie yeares In his time children of Northumberland were caryed to be solde