taken at Quinborough Dolphins three Dolphins and at Black-wall six more the least of which was bigger than any Horse EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS In the Reign of Queen MARY QUeen Mary soon after her coming to A. D. 1553. Mass restored the Crown introduced Mass again which had been abolished by her Brother It is remarkable in this Queens Reign A Judgement on Judge Morgan that Judge Morgan who gave the Sentence upon the Lady Jane Gray shortly after sâ—â—ll mad and in his raving cried continually to have the Lady Jane taken from him and so ended his miserable Life It was very remarkable of Cranmer Cranmer's Heart not burnt with his Body Archbishop of Canterbury who being burnt at Oxford in this Queens days his Heart remained in the midst of the Fire untouched by that devouring Element In this Queens Time there died for Religion How many died for Religion in all two hundred threescore and seventeen In her 2d year on the 15th of February A strange Rainbow there appeared in the Sky a Rainbow reversed the Bow turning downwards and the two ends standing upwards In her 5th year within a mile of Nottingham A wonderful Tempest so marvellous a Tempest of Thunder hapned that it beat down all the Houses and Churches in two Towns thereabouts cast the Bell to the outside of the Church-yard and some Webbs of Lead 400 Foot into the Field the River of Trent running between the two Towns the Water with the Mud in the bottom was carried a quarter of a Mile and cast against Trees with the violence whereof the Trees were pulled up by the Roots and cast twelvescore off five or six Men thereabouts were slain and neither Flesh nor Skin perished also a Child was taken out of a man's hand and taken two Spears length high and then let fall 200 Foot off Also this year on the last of September A vast Rain fell so great store of Rain that Westminster-hall was full of Water and Boats were rowed over Westminster-bridge into Kings-street About this Time John Hopkins translated John Hopkins many of David's Psalms into English Meeter which are to be found amongst those appointed to be sung in the Church EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS In the Reign of Queen ELIZABETH QUeen Elizabeth was Crowned by the A. D. 1558. The last Nuncio in England Bishop of Carlisle This Queen re-introducing Protestancy the Abbot Mortinengi was the last Nuncio thatever was sent by the Pope into England and Sir Edward Carne now dying at Rome was the last Leiger that was ever sent to the Pope by the Kings of England In the 19th year of this Queen at the A strange Mortality Assizes at Oxford suddenly the Court sitting at the Crown-bar they were surprized with a pestilent Savour from whence it came is uncertain but all that were there present within 40 hours died except Women and Children and the Contagion went no farther There died the Lord Chief Baron with many Knights and Justices of the Peace and others to the number of 300. A. D. 1580. Captain Drake returned Captain Drake from his Voyage about the World being the first that succeeded in that Attempt In the Dutch Wars in this Queens Time English first Drunkards the English who of all Dwellers in the Northern Parts of the World were hitherto the least Drinkers and deserved praise for their Sobriety learned to be Drunkards About 1585. one Ralph Lane who came Tobacco brought into England with Captain Drake from Virginia brought the first Tobacco into England which the Indians take against Crudities of their Stomach The Earl of Leicester assaulting Zutphen A Fort taken by one Man and there setting upon a Fort one Edward Stanley of the Stanleys of Elford catching hold of a Spaniard's Lance that was brandished at him held it so fast that by it he was drawn into the very Fort whereupon the Spaniards being affrighted thinking all the Enemies were coming up forsook the Place A. D. 1587. died Sir Ralph Sadler Last Banneret of England Chancellor of the Dutchy of Lancaster the last Banneret of England with which Dignity he was adorned at the Battel of Musselborough in Scotland At this Time was memorable the prodigious Hacket's strange Reconciliation Carriage of one Hacket a mean Fellow of no Learning who when in shew of Reconciliation to one with whom he had been at variance he embraced him he bit off his Nose and the Man desired to have his Nose again that it might be sewed on while the Wound was green he most villainously eat it up and swallowed it down before his face This Man was afterwards executed for taking upon him to be Christ without Recantation This Queen made the Colledge at Dublin Dublin made an University in Ireland an University which was formerly the Monastery of All-saints endowing it with Power to confer Scholastical Dignities This Queen was the first that allowed Judges the Judges any thing upon their Circuits She first ordained the Company of East-India East-India Company Merchants The Stone called Lapis Calaminaris Lapis Calaminaris which is of great use in Brass-works was first brought into England at this Time and in plentiful manner Likewise this Queen was the first that Gunpowder made in England caused Gunpowder to be made in England which before was had from foreign Parts and at dear Rates In her 6th year in the Month of December A monstrous Fish at Grimsby in Lincolnshire was driven on shore a monstrous Fish in length 19 yards his Tail 15 foot broad and 6 yards between the Eyes 12 Men stood upright in his Mouth to get the Oyl In her 10th year the Dutch brought into Serges made in England England the Art of making Bays Says and Serges and all woven Stuffs both woollen and linnen In her 13th year a prodigious Earthquake A prodigious Earthquake hapned in the East Parts of Herefordshire The Earth opened and a Hill with a Rock under it making at first a hideous noise lifted it self up a great height and began to travel bearing along with it the Trees that grew upon it the Sheep-folds and Flocks of Sheep in the Place from whence it was first moved it left a gaping distance 40 Foot broad and 80 Ells long the whole Field was about 20 Acres Passing along it overthrew a Chappel in the way removed an Yew-tree planted in the Church-yard from the West into the East with the like force it thrust before it High-ways Sheep-folds Hedges and Trees made tilled Ground Pasture and Pasture fit for Tillage Having walked in this sort from Saturday Evening till Monday Noon it stood still In her 17th year a vast mighty Whale A large Whale taken was cast upon Thanet-Isle in Kent 20 Ells long and 13 Foot broad from the Belly to the Back-bone and 11 Foot between the Eyes one of his Eyes being taken out of his Head was more
abrogated 87 Stews put down 93 A great Sleeper ibid Serges made in England 100 A Star at Noon at King Charles the 2ds Birth 107 T. ORders of Templers Page 49 Wonderful Accident of Thunder 51 Thames almost dry 50 Decrease of Teeth in Men. 68 1500 executed for Treason 69 Five Mâ—â—n hang'd at Tyburn yet lived after 77 A wonderful Tempest 97 Tobacco brought into England 99 U. UTer Page 4 A strange Vision 89 A miraculous Victory 94 W. WIlliam sirnamed Rufus Page 10 His Expedition into Normandy 11 Death and Burial ibid Wales subdu'd 17 Woolsey Cardinal 30 Woolston's Miracle 48 Westminster first built 49 Prince of Wales whence first 59 Wales and England united Apparel for Whores 67 King Edward and the Widow 81 A large Whale taken 101 〈◊〉 brought to London 104 Y. YEomen of the Guard first instituted Page 86 Collections of Life and Death NAture durable and not durable in Stones Metals Page 111 In Herbs and Fruit-trees 112 Length and shortness of Life in Creatures viz. The Elephant Camel Dog Sow Vultures ib Birds Fishes Crocodiles tame Animals 113 Of Nourishment 114 To make large Fruit. ibid Where Men live longest ibid To try Healthfulness of Air Signs of long Life Medicines for long Life Blood-letting Strong Liquors and Spices Spare Diet Exercise 115 Of Joys Grief and Fear Anger and Envy Pity and Shame Love and Hope Admiration 116 Chief Promoters of Longaevity Desarts and Mountains Anointings Sweatings Woollen Clysters Bathing Meats c. 117 118 The Porches of Death SUdden Death Poysons Extream Passions Strangling Page 119 To recal Life if possible 120 Collections of Natural History containing many choice Experiments viz. PErcolation Separating Bodies by weight c. To make Vines fruitful Meats and Drinks most nourishing An admirable Drink To keep long under Water To prolong Life Make Drink fresh Keep Fruit green Ripen Apples To make Gold Accelerate Growth Make Whelps little Preserving Rose-leaves Candles long last To make a hot Bed Fruit grow into shape To make Inscriptions on Trees Fruit without Core or Stone To try Seeds if good When to gather Fruits Easiest Death Of Drunkenness Prognosticks of unwholsom Years Induration of Quick-silver Apples without Core Raise Water by Flame Of Sneezing Audacity Food beneficial to the Brain To help Courage and Ingenuity Infallibly to take away Warts From Page 121. to Page 132. Vulgar Errors First Book THeir Causes Page 132 A further Illustration 133 Second Cause 135 Nearer and more immediate Causes in wise and common sort of People viz. Misapprehension Fallacy Credulity Supinity Adherence to Authority Antiquity and Tradition 137 Brief Enumeration of Authors 141 Of the same 143 The last Promoter of Common Errors Satan 144 Second Book OF Chrystal Page 145 Of the Loadstone 148 Of Bodies Electrical 149 Tenents of Vegetables 151 Insects and Properties of Plants 153 Third Book OF the Elephant Page 154 Of the Horse 155 Of the Dove 156 Of the Bever 157 Of the Badger 158 Of the Bear ibid Of the Basilisk 159 Of the Wolf 160 Of the Deer 161 Of the Kingfisher 163 Of Griffins 164 Of the Phoenix 165 Of Frogs Toads and Toadstone 166 Of the Salamander 167 Of the Amphisbaena 168 Of the Viper 169 Of Hares 170 Of Moles 171 Of Lampries 172 Of Snails 173 Of the Chameleon 174 Of the Ostrich 175 Of the Unicorns Horn. 176 That all Animals of the Land are in the Sea 177 Common course of Diet and choice or abstinence from sundry Animals 178 Of Sperma Ceti 179 Tenents of Animals false or dubâ—â— 180 Swans Melody ibid The Peacock ibid Of the Stork Toad Spider Lion Cock Snakes 181 Fourth Book Of the Erectness of Man 182 Of the Heart 184 Of Plurisies and 185 the Ring-finger 185 Of the right and left Hand 186 Of Swimming and Floating 187 Of Weight 188 Passages of Meat and Drink 189 Of Sneezing 190 Of the Jews 191 Of Pigmies 193 Fifth Book OF Pictures First Of the Pelican Page 194 Picture of the Dolphin 195 Serpent and Eve 196 Pictures of Eastern Nations c. 197 Sixth Book OF the Beginning of the World 199 Seventh Book HIstorical Tenents Of the forbidden Fruit. 199 That a Man has one Rib less than a Woman 203 The Death of Aristotle 204 Abridgment of Honour PRiviledges due to the Gentry 205 Of the Esquire 206 Of Knighthood in general and the Knight-Batchelor 207 Of the Knight of the Bath 208 Of Bannerets 209 Of Baronets 210 Of Barons 211 Of a Bishop 212 The Viscount 213 Count or Earl 213 The Marquess 213 Of the Duke 214 Of the Archbishop ibid The Prince 215 The King 216 Of Women 217 â—â—edence amongst the Peers of England 218 A short MEMORIAL OF English History Beginning before the Invasion of Britain by Julius Caesar and from thence continued to the year 1686. BRITAIN THE length of Britain from Length and breadth of Britain the Luzard-point Southward in Cornwal to the Straithy-head in Scotland containeth 624 miles The breadth from the Lands-end in Cornwal in the West unto the Island Tenet in the East containeth 340 miles A Place so well stored with all necessary Commodities for this Life that our English Lucan thus sings The fairest Land that from her thrusts the rest As if she cared not for the World beside A World within her self with Wonders blest England's Dimension in length from Length and breadth of England Barwick to the Lands-end is 386 miles In breadth from Sandwich to the Lands-end 279. In compass about 1300 miles The first Inhabitants of this Island were The first Inhabitants derived from the Gauls and anciently few and those of the better sort only did wear any sort of Cloathing Their Wives were 10 or 12 which they Their Wives held common amongst Parents and Brethren yet was the Issue reputed his only who first married the Mother when she was a Maid It is observable in the time of the Romans A valiant Queen of one Boadicea Queen to Pratiosagus after her Husband's Death receiving Incivilities from the Romans opposed her self against them and in one Battel slew 80000 of them and got several other great Victories but at length she was vanquished in Battel when rather than live subject to her Foes she poysoned her self The Romans were opposed 100 years nor were the Britains then subdued but by their own Divisions An. Mun. 3913. Julius Caesar first took Romans first â—â—ed Britain Footing in Britain about Deal besore Christ 54. In the year of Redemption 67. Domitius Nero reigning the 6th Emperor Joseph of Arimathea was sent by Philip the Apostle to First Preacher of the Gospel in Britain plant the Gospel in Britain who laid the foundation of the Christian Faith at a Place then called Avalon now Glastenbury where he died and was buried A. D. 181. Aurelius Commodus being Emperor The first publick profession thereof was the Christian Faith in Britain first professed by publick Authority under King Lucius the
Expedition into France Army into France and first of all took Harflew Sept. 22. 1414. Then went to Agencourt on Octob. 24. where the French had pitched with six some say ten times the number of the English whereupon the King offered to part and surrender what he had won but the French would not yield making sure account of Victory had prepared a Chariot for the Captive King and all other things for that purpose The Battel beginning King Henry encouraged his Souldiers and with their small company the English won the day having every man his Prisoner Of the English A wonderful Victory were slain the Duke of York Earl of Suffolk two Knights one Squire and 28 private Souldiers Of the French were slain 4000 Princes Nobles Knights and Esquires and 10000 common Souldiers and more than these taken After which he came home and in a short time returned there with another Army where at last he was Proclaimed Regent of France and had He is Proclaimed Regent of France His Marriage Homage sworn to him and his Marriage with the Lady Catharine was with all Solemnity celebrated at Troyes After which he hastes into England with his Queen and in a short time after he went into France again where he had not been long before His Death Burial and Issue he fell sick of a burning Fever and Flux whereof he died Aug. 31. 1422. and was buried at Westminster His Issue was only Henry of Windsor HENRY the Sixth of Windsor was A. D. 1422. Crowned about the eighth Month of his Age. The Government of England was committed to Humphrey Duke of Glâ—â—ucester and the Regency of France to John Duke of Bedford under whom things succeeded very prosperously In his time was that Famous French Shepherdess Joan of Lorrain Joan de Lorrain who put on Mans Apparel and opposed the English with great success but was at last taken and was burnt for Sorcery A. D. 1435. that Famous Patriot and General John Duke of Bedford died at Paris after which the English began to change their Affairs there for the worse and lost most of their strong Holds At last there was a Peace concluded between the two Kings A. D. 1444. was King Henry married His Marriage with Margaret Daughter to the Duke of Anjou and Lorrain after which the Kings Fortune declined both in England and France The Queen ruling all contrived the death of Duke Humphrey who was the only man that had hitherto kept things in His Troubles order by his Prudence By this time were all the English Fortunes in France lost The Duke of York raising many Rebellions in England and at last in a great Battel at St. Albans the Kings greatest Friends were most slain and himself taken After which York created himself Protector of England and by degrees works out the Kings ancient Counsellors yet many stood up for the King and many great Battels were fought Fortune favouring sometimes one and then another at last the Duke himself was slain by the Queens Forces near Wakefield And now his Son Edward Earl of March maintains his Quarrel The Queens Forces recover the King again howbeit the Lâ—â—ndoners Proclaimed the Earl Earl of March Proclaimed King His Issue of March King of England King Henry's Issue was only Edward He was a Prince free from Pride very devout chaste and modest He built Eaton College and Kings College in Cambridge The Art of Printing was found out in Printing first in England Germany by John Guttenburg and brought into England by Will. Caxton a Mercer of London who first practised the same in the Abby at Westminster A. D. 1471. EDWARD the IV. eldest Son to Richard A. D. 1461. Duke of York began to reign in the 20th year of his Age at which time Henry had many Friends who sought to re-settle him on his Throne On June the 28th was His Coronation Edward crowned and soon after King Henry and his Son Edward dis-inherited of their Claim to the Crown by Act of Parliament He takes to Wife the Lady Elizabeth Marriage Grey the Relict of his mortal Enemy Sir John Grey slain at the Battel of St. Albans who was crowned at Westminster May 26. 1465. But this his Marriage below himself was much to his disadvantage by making the Earl of Warwick formerly his very good Friend a strong Rebel against him who took the King Prisoner but the King made his Escape again But afterwards the Earl of Warwick drove him out of the Land and made Henry again King After which King Edward returns and in a Battel upon Gladmore the Great Warwick fighting couragiously was slain Death of the Earl of Warwick and King Henry again put into the Tower Afterwards Queen Margaret was defeated and King Henry's Son Edward taken and brought before the King where he speaking boldly was knock'd down and murdered Soon after Queen Margaret was taken and not long after the crook-back'd Duke Death of King Henry of Gloucester stabb'd harmless King Henry to the heart whose Body was buried at Chertsey in Surrey A. D. 1483. King Edward fell into a His Death and Burial dangerous and deadly Sickness whereof April the 9th he died and was buried at Windsor in the new-Chappel whose Foundation himself had laid 'T is said of him that he was just and merciful in Peace fierce in War and very familiar with his Subjects His Issue were Edward Richard His Issue George Elizabeth Cicely Ann Briget Mary Margaret and Catharine EDWARD the V. the eldest Son of King A. D. 1483. Edward the IV. being but 12 years of Age when his Father died was committed to the government of his Uncle Sir Anthony Woodville a worthy Person which much troubled Richard Duke of Gloucester his Enemy who sought his Life that thereby he might come to the Crown By evil Suggestions he wrought upon the greatest Men to take his part against the old Queen and as the King was coming to London to be crowned with a small Company he seiz'd those about him and imprisoned Sir Anthony Woodville amongst the rest Then brought the King to London pretending to be his Friend and there was made his Protector after which he got the Duke of York the King's Brother out of Sanctuary from the Queen and caused many of the chief Nobles to be barbarously massacred and instead of King Edward caused himself to be crowned King RICHARD the III. Son of Richard Duke A. D. 1683. of York was born with all his Teeth and Hair to his Shoulders which foreshew'd his monstrous Proceedings July the 6th he was crowned King at Westminster soon after which he caused the young King and Edward the V. and Brother murdered his Brother to be most inhumanely massacred But King Richard lived most miserably ever after being without the least quiet of Conscience and soon after the Duke of Buckingham his greatest Favourite proved his greatest Enemy
in his Journey to France spent Vast Expences in France 2700000 l. which was more then than ten times so much now In the 25th year of this King Aldermen Aldermen first in London were first chosen within the City of London who then had the rule of the City and of the Wards of the same and were then yearly changed as now the Sheriffs are The City of London was now allowed to present their Mayor to the Barons of the Exchequer to be sworn which before was to be presented to the King where-ever he were In this King's Time a Proclamation was Who obliged to be Knighted set forth That all such as might dispend 15 l. a year in Land should receive the Order of Knighthood and those that would not or could not should pay their Fines There was a Man now that took upon A false Christ. him to be Christ and had five Wounds made in his Body in resemblance of our Saviour's and continuing obstinate in this humour he was taken and immured between two Walls A certain Jew chancing to fall in a Privy A devout Jew on a Saturday would not that day be taken out because it was the Sabbath the Earl of Gloucester would not suffer him to be taken out the next day because it was the Christian Sabbath and on the third day he was taken out dead In this King's Reign there was sent by An Elephant first in England the King of France the first Elephant that was ever seen in England Matthew Paris relates of a Maid now in A Miracle of Nature Leicestershire that being exactly watched was found in seven years together neither to eat nor drink but only that on Sundays she received the Communion and yet continued fat and in good liking Also in this Time a Child born in the A Dwarf Isle of Wight at 18 years of Age was but three Foot high who being brought to the Queen she kept him for a Monster of Nature Richard de Clare Earl of Gloucester in a A valiant Earl Battel against Baldwin de Gisnes a valiant Flemming employed by King Henry himself alone encountred 12 of his Enemies and having his Horse slain under him he pitched one of them by the Leg out of the Saddle and leapt into it himself and continued the Fight without giving ground till his Army came to rescue him Simon Montford was a Man of so audacious The strange Audacity of Montford a Spirit that he gave King Henry the Lye to his face and in presence of all his Lords the King feared him strangely for being frighted off the Thames by Thunder and meeting Montford who bid the King not fear for the danger was past the King said No Montford I fear not the Thunder so much as thee NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King EDWARD the First IN King Edward the First 's Time Leolin A. D. 1274. Leolin the last Welsh Prince being the last Prince of Welsh Blood for Rebellion was slain and his Head set upon the Tower of London This King by the Statute of Rutland in Wales and England united the 12th year of his Reign united the Government of Wales to England At this time there were ten Competitors Baliol Scots King does Fealty to K. Edward for the Scotch Crown at last King Edward determined the Business and Baliol was chosen who did Homage and swore Fealty and Allegiance to King Edward as his liege Lord. King Edward caused the fatal Chair The Coronation-Chair brought into England wherein the Kings of Scotland used to be inaugurated to be brought into England and put in Westminster-Abbey amongst the Monuments where it still remains All the Scots swore Allegiance to this The Scots swear Allegiance to King Edward King except William Walleys who of a private Gentleman came to be their Guardian Angel In his Time three Men for rescuing of a Prisoner had their right Hands cut off at their Wrists In this King's Time the Title of Baron Barons was confined to such only as were called by Writ to serve in Parliament In this King's Time there was a Rot of A Rot of Sheep Sheep which continued for 25 years together which 't was thought began by a Ship of incredible greatness brought out of Spain In his 16th year it chanced in Gascoin A wonderful Preservation that as the King and Queen sate in their Chamber upon a Bed talking together a Thunderbolt coming in at the Window behind them passed betwixt them and slew two of their Gentlemen that stood before them NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King EDWARD the II. THis King going towards Scotland to A. D. 1307. King Edward beaten by the Scots raise the Siege of Striveling with an 100000 Men was defeated by the Scots who had but 30000 Men. This King being always at dissention First noble Blood shed since the Conquest with his Barons and they rebelling against him there was many of them taken and executed being the first that suffered in this manner in England since William the Conqueror This King was perswaded in his own Edward the II deposed Life-time to surrender his Crown to his Son and all Persons renounced Allegiance to him In this King's Time an Ordinance was Knights-Templers imprisoned made against Knights-Templers accused of Heresie and other Crimes and they were all apprehended and committed to divers Prisons The Bishop of Hereford being by this A Bishop rescued from the King by force King arrested for high-Treason the other Bishops came and rescued him by force In this King 's 8th year was so great a A greatDearth Dearth that Horses and Dogs were eaten and Thieves in Prison pluckt in pieces those that were newly brought in amongst them and eat them half alive which continuing three years brought in the end such a Pestilence that the living scarce sufficed to bury the dead In this King's Time lived John Mandevile Sir John Mandevile the great Traveller a Doctor of Physick and a Knight NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King EDWARD the III. AT the Coronation of Edward the III. A. D. 1327. The first Coronation-Pardon a general Pardon was proclaimed which was the president and foundation of the Custom since used by all Kings that at their first coming to the Crown a general Pardon is always granted This King surrendred all his Title to Title to Scotland surrendred Scotland which his Grandfather had obtained there Edmond Earl of Kent this King's Uncle Edmond Earl of Kent beheaded being condemned for high-Treason was so generally beloved that he stood on the Scaffold from one a Clock till five before any one could be found to execute him In this King's Time the Isle of Man was Man-Island conquered conquered by William Mâ—â—ntacute Earl of Salisbury for which Service King Edward gave him the Title of King of Man 'T is said that this King
of Buckingham meant to pass with his Army over Severn there was so great an Inundation of Water that Men were drowned in their Beds Houses were over-turned Children were carried about the Fields swimming in Cradles Beasts were drowned on Hills Which rage of Water continued ten days and has been ever since called The Duke of Buckingham's Water The most NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King HENRY the VII KIng Henry the VII whether doubting A. D. 1485. The King's Guard first ordained any sudden Attempt upon his Person or whether he dâ—â—d it to follow the Example of France â—â— the â—â—ery beginning of his Reign he ordered a Band of tall personable Men to be attending upon him which was called the King's Guard which no King before and all Kings since have used In this King's Time was the sweating-Sickness The Sweating Sickness its Cure in London of which two Lord Mayors and six Aldermen died in eight days time The Cure for it was If it took them in the day to lye down in their Cloaths for 24 hours and not stir if in the night not to stir out of Bed for the like time and to keep themselves from motion as much as could be In the 2d year of King Henry the VII A Carver made Sheriff of London John Persival the Mayor of London's Carver waiting at his Table was chosen one of the Sherifss of London only by Sir John Collet's then Mayor drinking to him in a Cup of Wine as the custom is to drink to him whom he list to name Sheriff and forthwith the said Persival sate down at the Mayor's Table and covered his Head and was afterward Mayor himself In the 6th year of Henry the VII thâ—â— Granada won by the Spaniards Spaniards won the great and rich City and Countrey of Granada from the Moors and thereupon the King of Spain was entituled The Catholick King In the Month of May was holden a solemn A Justs at Sheen Justing at the King's Palace of Sheen now called Richmond which continued the space of a Month in which Justs Sir James Parker running against a Gentleman named Hugh Vaughan by reason of a faulty Helmet was hit in the Mouth at the first Course so that his Tongue was born to the hinder part of his Head so that he died upon the Place This King by his good Husbandry and His Riches at his Death oppression of his Subjects by those hated Persons Empson and Dudley left behind him at his Death 1800000 l. This King was the first that ordained a Yeomen of the Guard when first instituted Company of tall strong men naming them Yeomen of the Guard to be attending about the Person of the King to whom he appointed a Livery by which to be known and a Captain by whom to be chosen In this Time was made that excellent First suing in forma pauperis Law for admission of poor Suitors in forma Pauperis without paying Fee to Councellor Attorney or Clerk Another That Murtherers should be First Burning in the Hand burnt on the brawn of the left Hand with the Letter M. and Thieves with the Letter T. so that if they offended a second time they should have no mercy but be put to death and this to reach to all Clerks convict In his 18th year King Henry being himself The Name of Merchant-Taylors first given a Brother of the Taylors Company as divers Kings before had been viz. Richard the III. Edward the IV. Henry the VI. Henry the V. Henry the IV and Richard the II. also 11 Dukes 28 〈◊〉 and 48 Lords he now gave to them the Name and Title of Merchant-Taylors as a Name of Worship to endure for ever In this King's Time the Priviledge of Sanctuaries abrogated Sanctuaries was very much abated with permission of the Pope In his 1â—â—th year on Bartholomew-day Large Hail-stones at the Town of St. Needs in Bedfordshire there fell Hailstones that were measured 18 inches about The most notable and extraordinary EVENTS In the Reign of King HENRY the VIII AMongst many of King Henry the A. D. 1509. Masking first in England Eighth's jovial Devices he at Greenwich with II more was disguised after the manner of Italy called A Mask a thing not seen before in England They were apparelled all in Garments long and broad wrought all with Gold with Vizards and Caps of Gold and after the Banquet done these Maskers came in with six Gentlemen disguised in Silk bearing staff-Torches and desired the Ladies to dance and after they had danced and communed together took their leave and departed In a War that King Henry the VIII had The Emperor takes Pay of King Henry with France the Emperor Maximilian took Pay of King Henry as his Souldier an Honour never done before to any King of Europe It is a strange thing what George Buchanan relates as being present of James now King of Scotland who intending to have a A strange Vision War with England a certain old Man of venerable Aspect and clad in a long blue Garment came to him and leaning familiarly on the Chair where the King sate said I am sent to thee O King to give thee warning that thou proceed not in the War thou art about for if thou do it will be thy ruine And having so said he pressed through the Company and vanished out of sight for by no enquiry it could be found what became of him Pope Julius the II. sent to King Henry a Henry the VIII had the Title of Christianissimus Cap of Maintenance and a Sword and being angry with the King of France transferred by Authority of the Lateran Council the Title of Christianissimo from him upon King Henry Soon after which King A Justing Henry had a Justs wherein himself and the Duke of Suffolk were Defendants against all comers who having the Duke of Longueville and the Lord of Clermont to be Spectators spread the Fame of their Chivalry into foreign Nations He used a new kind of Justing in manner volant as fast as one could follow another which was very delightful to the Beholders This King and Francis King of France A magnificent Interview had an Interview which was so magnificent that the Vale of Audrea where they met is since called The Camp of Cloth of Gold The Particulars are too tedious for this place so that he that would see more may find it at large in Page 266. This King for writing against Luther The Title of Defender of the Faith given had by the Pope the Title given him of Defender of the Faith In this King's Time Sir William Fitz-Williams A noble Action landing in the Haven of Trâ—â—pert with 700 Men he beat 6000 French that sought to impeach his Landing took their Bulwarks and much Ordnance in them burned the Suburbs of the Town of Treport and all in five hours and then returned A. D. 1531.
than a Cart with six Horses could draw the Oyl being boyled out of his Head was Parmacittee In her 22d year a strange Apparition A strange Apparition hapned in Somersetshire 60 Personages all cloathed in black a Furlong distance from those that beheld them then another like Number and Company appeared these encountred one another and then vanished away and again they appeared all in bright Armour and encountred one another and so vanished away This was examined before Sir George Norton and sworn by four honest Men that saw it to be true In her six and twentieth year being Another Earthquake the year 1588 in Dorsetshire a Field of three Acres in Blackmore with the Trees and Fences moved from its Place and passed over another Field travelling in the High-way that goeth to Herne and there stayed In her five and thirtieth year many A great Drought Cattel died for want of Water and the River of Thames did so fail that a Horse-man might ride over at London-Bridge EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS In the Reign of King JAMES AS King James coming first to London A. D. 1603. King James presented with 70 Teams of Horses at Godmanchester near Huntington the Bailiffs of the Town presented him with 70 Team of Horse all traced to tail new Plows At which the King wondring they said It was the ancient Custom so to do when any King of England passed through the Town and by which as being the King's Tenants they held their Land King James having now Ambassadors The first Master of the Ceremonies sent to congratulate his coming to the Crown from all Parts first erected the Place of Master of the Ceremonies allowing 200 l. a year Fee and the first that had the Place was Sir Lewis Lewkenor a Gentleman who besides other good Parts was very skilful in the neighbouring Languages In the year 1612 King James began Knights-Baronets first created the Order of Knights called Baronets because they take place next to Barons younger Sons and he appointed certain Laws to make them capable that should be admitted First That they should maintain the number of 30 Foot-Souldiers in Ireland for three years then that they should be Gentlemen of Blood of three Descents and lastly should have Land of Inheritance in poâ—â—ession or immediate reversion to the value of a 1000 l. per annum And to keep the number from swarming he confined it to 200 and as the Issue should fail the Order to cease In this King's Time Mr. Hugh Middleton Water brought to London a Goldsmith of London brought Water to the City from the two great Sâ—â—rings of Chadwel and Amwel in Hertfordshire having cut a Channel from thence to a Place neaâ—â— Islington whither he conveyed it to a large Pond and from thence in Pipes of young Elms to all Places of the City In the 17th of this King Bernard Calvert A wonderful Journey of Andover rode from St. Georges-Church in Southwark to Dâ—â—ver from thence passed by Barge to Callice in France and from thence returned back to St. Georges-Church the same day setting out about Three in the morning and returned about Eight at night frâ—â—sh and lusty This King set forth a Proclamation restraining Penalties for Deer-killers all Persons under great Penalties for killing of Deer or any kind of Fowl used for Hawking In a Parliament holden the third year The Oath of Allegiance of his Reign the Oath of Allegiance was devised and ordained and soon after ministred to all sorts of People By this King 's Appointment a strict Duels restrained Decree passed in the Star-Chamber against Duels or single Combats and a strict Law against Stabbing This King added one Judge to every Five Judges in every Court Court which made them five and increased the number of Gentlemen-Pensioners to 200. In his first year in London there died in A Plague one Week 3090 Persons In the year 1613 on the 17th of April A monstrous Child in the Parish of Standish in Lancashire a Maiden Child was born having four Legs four Arms two Bellies joyned to one Back one Head with two Faces the one before the other behind like the Picture of Janus This year also in the Parish of Christs-Church A Man and Child burnt to death by Lightning in Hampshire John Hitton lying in Bed with his Wife and a young Child by them was himself and Child burnt to death with Lightning no Fire appearing on them though they continued burning three days till they were consumed to ashes EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS In the Reign of King CHARLES the I. THE first year of King Charles's Reign A. D. 1625. A Term at Reading the Term because of the Plague in London was kept at Reading and special Instructions were given to the Judges to put the Laws in execution against Recusants About the Month of July 1629 there A Fray in Fleerstreet hapned a great Fray in Fleetstreet upon the rescue of Captain Bellingam which was attempted by some Students of the Temple wherein some were hurt and carried to Prison This drew together about 500 Gentlemen who beat the Sheriffs Officers and released their Friends then the Lord Mayor and Trained-Bands coming the Trained-Bands fired only with Powder at this the Gentlemen having Pistols engaged very fiercely in earnest and killed five of the Trained-Bands but were by number at last overcome and Ashurst and Stamford two of their Captains taken who were afterwards for the Murther executed at Tyburn Leighton a Scotch-man for writing a seditious A strange Punishment Book called Ziâ—â—ns Plea was sentenced in the Star-Chamber to be whipt and stigmatized to have his Ears cropt and Nose slit which Sentence was soon after inflicted upon him About the year 1630 Sir Giles Allington Sir Giles Allington marries his Neece married his Neece for which in a Court consisting of eight Bishops and four other Commissioners he was sentenced to be fined to the King 12000 l. to stand obliged in the Penalty of 20000 l. never to co-habit or come near his Neece more and to be committed to Prison or put in sufficient Bail till both he and his Neece shall have done Penance at Pauls-Cross and at Great St. Mariâ—â—s at Cambridge at a day appointed by the Court The Judges offering to proceed in this Business received a Check from the King In the 7th year of this King May the A Star seen at Noon at the Birth of King Charles the II. 29th a Star appeared visibly at Noon the Sun shining clear at which Time the King rode to St. Pauls Church to give thanks for the Queens safe delivery of her 2d Son Prince Charles In his 16th year the Earl of Haddington A sad Accident in Scotland having recovered some Pieces of Ordnance which the Garrison of Berwick had seized at Dunce returned back to Dowglass where sitting merry at Dinner with about 20 Knights and Gentlemen on a sudden
and Breadth Page 1 Boadicea 2 Bonds first sealed 10 Becket Tho. 14 Black Prince 21 A Bishop's Chastity 49 Blasphemy 51 London-Bridge 53. and finisht 53 Shower of Blood 53 Barons 63 Barons first executed 64 A Bishop rescued from the King by force ibid Shower of Blood 78 A miraculous Birth 95 Last Banneret in England 99 A Pond of Blood 108 C. CAractecus Page 4 Cadwallader ibid Constantine ibid Cambridge founded 7 Church-Rights sold. 10 Charles the I. 36 Charles the II. 37 Committee of Safety 39 Canutus 48 Scotch Custom 49 Children born with Horse-tails 52 A barbarous Cruelty 57 Common-Councel-men first in London 58 Charters confirm'd 59 A false Christ. 60 Richard Clare his Valour 61 Coronation-Chair brought from Scotland into England 62 The Value of Calice 66 Clergies Tax ibid Chaucer 68 A noble Citizen of London 69 Combat between Katrington and Annesley ib Character of King Henry the V. 75 A wonderful Cock 78 Cap of Maintainance 89 King Henry the VIII supream Head of the Church 90 First Registers in Churches 92 Cranmer Archbishop his Heart not burnt 96 East-India Company 100 First Master of Ceremonies 103 A monstrous Child 105 King Charles murdered 108 D. DAnes first invade England Page 6 Second Invasion of Danes ibid Drake Captain 34 Dangerfield 45 A Dwarf 63 A great Dearth 65 First Dauphin of France 66 Dukes first created 67 An Appearance of the Devil 74 â—â—fender of the Faith Title 90 Dolphins 95 Captain Drake 99 English first Drunkards ibid Dublin-University 100 A great Drought 101 Deer-killers Penalty 104 Duels restrain'd 105 Countess of Derby's Resolution 108 Lady Eleanor Davis 109 E. ENgland's Length and Breadth Page 2 Its first Inhabitants ibid Their Wives ibid England when so call'd and why 6 Divided into Parishes ibid Kings-Evil first cured 7 A dreadful Example ibid Divided into Circuits 14 Edward the I. sirnamed Long-shanks 17 Edward Caernarven ibid Edward the III. Crowned 19 Edward the IV. 26 Edward the V. 27 Edward the VI. 32 Elizabeth Queen ibid Ethelred 48 Strange Earthquake 49 53 Elephant first seen in England 60 Emperor takes Pay of King Henry 88 A prodigious Earthquake 100 Another 101 F. FIre in London Page 39 Great Fire in London 49 A bountiful Feast 59 Vast Expences in France 60 A great Frost 68 4000 French frighted at the Name of Salisbury 76 A Fort taken by one Man 99 A monstrous Fish 100 G. GOspel first preach'd in England Page 3 First publickly professed here ibid Gaviston 18 Garter first instituted 21. 54 Lady Jane Grey 32 Gunpowder Plot. 35 Guns first used 66 Knights of Garter first ibid Guns first invented 72 First Garter King at Arms. 74 Gold paid by Weight 75 King's Guard first ordained 85 Granada won by the Spaniards 86 An uncourteous Guest 94 H. HEptarchy Page 4 5 Henry the I. Crown'd at Westminster 11 His Death and Issue 12 Henry the II. Plantagenet 13 Henry the III. Crowned 16 Henry the IV. 22 Henry the V. 23 Henry the VI. 24 Henry the VII 28 Henry the VIII 29 Hell Kettles 40 First Burning in the Hand 87 Large Hailstones ibid Ceremonies of Cutting off the Hand for Courtstriking 91 John Hopkins 97 Hacket's strange Reconciliation 99 King James presented with 70 Teams of Horses 103 I. IReland conquer'd Page 14 John King Crown'd at Westminster 15 First Justice of Peace 21 Joan de Lorrain 24 James the I. King 35 James the II. King 40 Installation at Windsor 45 First Lord of Ireland 50 Johannes de Temporibus ibid Ireland first entred by the English 51 Submits to King Henry 52 King of Jerusalem's Title whence 54 Laws first in Ireland 58 A devout Jew 60 Man-Island conquered 66 A noble Justing 70 An Image made to speak 72 King Edward the IV. sits as Judge 79 A melancholy Judge 80 A magnificent Interview 89 King Henry his Justing ibid Viscount Lisle dies of Joy 92 St. James's built 93 English Laws in Ireland 95 A wonderful Journey 104 K. THe Kingdom interdicted by the Pope P. 58 Knighthood compell'd 60 Knights-Templers imprisoned 64 Earl of Kent beheaded 65 Manner of Knighting 70 Obligations of Knighthood 91 Knights-Baronets first created 104 L. A Learned Man became an Ideot Page 59 Laws first pleaded in English 67 Legitimacy by Parliament 71 Barons first made by Letters Patents ibid Lions die in the Tower 77 Judge Littleton 82 Wonderful Lightning at Whitecomb 108 M. FIrst Lord Mayor and Sheriffs of London Page 15. 55 Magna Charta 17 Evil May-day 29 Man hang'd for his Master 32 Mary Queen ibid Monmouth lands at Lyme 42 Defeated and beheaded 43 A Lord devoured by Mice 49 Miracles 58 Maid of Leicestershire 61 Montfort's Audacity ibid Sir John Mandevil 65 Judgement on King Edward's Murderers 83 Name of Merchant-Taylors first given 87 Masking first used in England 88 Meat sold by Weight 93 Mass restored 96 A strange Mortality 98 N. NUns of Codington Page 48 French Navy of 1287. 7 Necromantick Art 76 Last Nuncio in England 98 O. Oswald Page 6 Oxford-University founded 7 Oliver Usurper 37 Oates his Plot. 40 Perjury and Punishment 41 Oath of Allegiance 105 P. AN English-man elected Pope Page 15 Peterkin and Symnel 28 Protestancy founded 32 Abolished 33 Old Parr his Age. 37 Plague in London 39 First Parliament in England 49 Two Popes at once 53 A Bondman came to be Pope ibid King John resigns his Crown to the Pope 48 A wonderful Preservation 63 First Coronation-Pardon 65 A wonderful Pestilence 67 Great Plenty 68 A King obliged to attend the Parliament 70 A strange sort of general Pardon 71 Prince Henry made a Prisoner 73 King Henry the 5ths Prophesie 74 Printing first used in England 77 A wonderful Prodigy ibid The Fickleness of Parliaments 80 First suing in forma Pauperis 86 Popes Authority abolished 91 First Gentlemen-Pensioners 93 Priests Children legitimated 95 A Plague 105 R. ROmans first enter England Page 2 Their Departure 3 Rosamond 14 Richard Coeur de Lion 15 Robin Hood and Little John ibid. 55 Richard the II. 22 Richard the III. 28 King Richard's Reply to the Priest 56 A â—â—ot of Sheep 64 A strange Rainbow 96 A vast Rain ibid Rain of Fire from Heaven 110 S. SAxons Invasion Page 4 Stephen Earl of Blois Crown'd at Westminster 12 His Valour Death Issue 13 Salisbury Church built 16 Scotland subjected 17 Spencers 18 Scots invade England 20 Straw and Tyler 22 A wonderful Sorceress 53 William King of Scots does Homage to King John 57 Sterling Money ibid. 58 King of Scots does Fealty to King Edward 62 Title to Scotland surrendred 65 Defrauding Souldiers punished 66 A Subsidy granted without asking 74 Scriptures ordered to be in Latin 75 A wonderful Slaughter 79 King Edward marries his Subject 80 Sheep sent to the King of Arragon ibid Strange Examples of Severity 81 Length of Shoos Noses 82 Inundation of the Severn 84 Sweating Sickness 85 A Carver made Sheriff ibid A Just at Sheens 86 Sanctuaries
changed apace most of his Friends forsaking him and General Monk coming to London was received with much joy and every one had great hopes of a peaceable Government Then he ordered a free Parliament to be chose who A. D. 1660. April 20. assembled at Westminster on May 1. voted Votes for the Kings return That according to the Ancient and Fundamental Laws of this Kingdom Charles the Second is the Lawful King of these Nations which caused a general rejoycing over all England And His Majesty from his Court at Breda wrote very graciously to the General and Parliament who then sent him 50000 l. for a Present and the City to shew their gratitude sent him 10000 l. And May the 8th by Order of Parliament Charles the Second was at London Proclaimed at London with very great Solemnity Proclaimed King of England Scotland c. May 22. General Monk set forth of London to meet His Majesty who landed at Dover whom the King for his excellent Service was pleased to dignifie with the Honour of Knight of the Garter Master of his Horse Duke of Albemarle Earl of Torrington Baron Monk of Botheridge c. chief General of all his Land-Forces in the three Kingdoms and one of his Privy Council And now was the general Joy so great that it cannot be expressed The Regicides and chief Offenders punished and Loyalty truly recompensed A. D. 1661. on St. George's day was the His Coronation Magnificent Coronation of Charles the Second at Westminster by Dr. Juxton Arch-Bishop of Canterbury And now was the Book of Common-Prayer restored again to the Church May 14. Katharine the Infanta of Portugal arrived at Portsmouth His Marriage where she was married to Charles the Second King of England A. D. 1664. the War began with the Dutch And 1665. in May began the Great Plague in London Plague whereof died near 100000 Persons Upon the second of September began that dreadful Fire Fire in London the total Loss sustained by these devouring Flames was valued to be 9900000 l. Sterling In Feb. 1674. after many great Conflicts Peace with Holland between the Dutch and England was there a Peace concluded A. D. 1677. was the Marriage between the Lady Mary and His Highness the Prince of Orange celebrated at St. James's by the Bishop of London Anno Dom. 1679. began the sham-discovery Popish Plot. of the Popish Plot for which so many Persons suffered and which plainly appeared to be afterwards a contrivance of the Non-conformists from whom our gracious Monarch was wonderfully preserved by a Fire at New-market which occasioned him to leave that place sooner than he designed and by that means escaped the designed Ambuscado that was to have destroyed him at Hodsdon The extraordinary occurrences of his Reign about these times are printed by themselves and therefore here omitted Feb. 6. 1684. At Whitehall died our most His Death gracious King Charles the Good and Just which not only almost deluged England with Tears for so great a loss but he was generally lamented through all the Christian World He had no Legitimate Issue Feb. 14. He was Interred in Henry the His Funeral Seventh's Chappel at Westminster JAMES the Second the only Royal A. D. 1684. Brother to King Charles the Second and his undoubted Heir was on the sixth of February Proclaimed at London to the unexpressible joy and satisfaction of all Loyal Proclamation Subjects having the same day been graciously pleased to declare in Council That he would maintain the Protestant Religion as by Law established And truly we can attribute it to no less than the Divine Goodness and Mercy of Almighty God to these Kingdoms that notwithstanding the late strange and unreasonable Animosities against our now gracious Sovereign yet his coming to the Crown was received by his Subjects in all his Dominions with the greatest expressions of content and satisfaction imaginable April 23d being St. George's day he was His Coronation with very great State and Magnificence Crowned at Westminster with his dearest Consort Mary by Dr. Sancroft and Dr. Dolben the two Arch-Bishops and Dr. Turner Bishop of Ely Preached the Coronation-Sermon May the 16th Titus Oates the chief Titus Oates his Sentence for Perjury Evidence to the Popish Plot being convicted upon two Informations of Perjury received Sentence That he should pay a Fine of one thousand Marks for each Perjury should stand in the Pillory at Westminster-Hall Gate and at the Royal-Exchange be whipped twice viz. from Aldgate to Newgate and from Newgate to Tyburn all this was to be done in that week But besides for an Annual commemoration of his admirable faculty of Swearing it was ordered that four times every year upon the days on which he fathered his horrid falsities so long as he lived he should stand in the Pillory and the places to be The Royal-Exchange Temple-Gate Charing-Cross and Tyburn May the 19th the Parliament met and Parliament met unanimously chose Sir John Trevor Speaker who was also approved of by His Maiesty June the 11th the Duke of Monmouth The Duke of Monmouth his Landing at Lyme having Caballed with the Earl of Argyle to put their rebellious Designs in practice in England and Scotland at the same time landed at Lyme in Dorset-shire with about 150 Men after an Hostile manner where many of the like rebellious Principles flocked to him so that in few days he left Lyme and took the Field and marched with his Forces to Taunton and Bridgewater His first Repulse and from thence near Bristol to Canisham-Bridge where they were repulsed by a party of 100 of His Maiesties Horse Commanded by Collonel Oglethorp who there cut off two of Monmouth's best Troops of Horse From thence the Rebels marched near to Bath but His Majesties Forces being joyned there they marched in much fear and confusion backwards towards Frome and from thence to Philipsnorton where the Duke of Grafton encountred them very smartly in which Engagement Mr. May a Voluntier was killed with many common Souldiers From thence they went to Shepton-Mallet from thence to Wells and so to Bridge-water His Maiesties Forces commanded by the Earl of Feversham all the while pursuing them on â—â—uly the 5th came to Weston within three â—â—iles of the Rebels where they placed â—â—hemselves in a very advantageous Post â—â—ronting a spacious Plain having a Ditch before them in which posture next Mornâ—â—ng the late Duke of Monmouth resolved to attack them and to that end had with all possible silence in the Night drawn his Forces out of Bridge-water to the number of about 6000 Foot and 1200 Horse and towards Morning formed them in Battel and marched so with design to surprize the Earl of Feversham but he having advice of it by his Scouts was prepared to receive them though the number of his Souldiers was but small in comparison of the Rebels having but 2000 Foot and 700 Horse but here God
general Pardon was now granted for A strange sort of general Pardon all Offences to all the King's Subjects but only 50 whose Names he would not express but reserved them to his own knowledge that when any of the Nobility offended him he might at his pleasure name him to be one of the number excepted and so keep them still within his danger In his 11th year King Richard created Barons first made by Letters Patents John Beauchamp of Holt Baron of Kiderminster by his Letters Patents the first that was so made for before this Time Barons were always made by calling them to Parliaments by the King 's Writ In a Parliament in this King's Time An Image made to speak there was a certain Image of Wax made by Necromancy which at an hour appointed spoke these words The Head shall be cut off the Head shall be lift up aloft the Feet shall be lift up above the Head About the year 1280 the making of Guns first invented and used Guns was found by a German who having beaten Brimstone in a Mortar to powder and covering it with a Stone it hapned that as he struck Fire a spark chanced to fall into the Powder which caused a Flame of such force that it raised the Stone a great height which after he perceived he made a Pipe of Iron and tempered the Powder with some other Ingredients and fo finished that deadly Engine The first that used it were the Venetians against the Inhabitants of Genoa NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King HENRY the IV. THis King Henry fighting against the A. D. 1399. This King's Valour Nobles that rebelled slew 36 with his own hands Prince Henry this King's Son being very Prince Henry made a Prisoner disorderly and keeping ill Company one of his Companions being arraigned for Felony before the Lord Chief Justice he went to the King's Bench-Bar and offered to take the Prisoner away by force but being withstood by the Lord Chief Justice he stept to him and struck him over the Face whereat the Judge nothing abashed rose up and told him That he did not this Astrint to him but to the King his Father in whose Place he sate and therefore to make him know his Fault he commanded him to be committed to the Fleet The Prince quietly submitted to the Sentence and suffered himself to be led to Prison In this King's days Burning and Execution Burning Atheists when first by Fire for Controversies in Religion was first put in practice In the 3d. year of this King at Danbury An Appearance of the Devil in Essex the Devil appeared in likeness of a grey Friar who entring the Church put the People in great fear and the same hour with a Tempest of Whirlwind and Thunder the top of the Steeple was broken down and half the Chancel scattered abroad NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King HENRY the Fifth THE first Parliament in this King's A. D. 1412. A Subsidy granted without asking Time grant him a Subsidy without asking for it the like of which was never known before nor since the Kings being in capacity to ask At the Siege of Seyns in France King First Garter-King at Arms. Henry created an Officer of Arms to be King of Heralds over the Englishmen and entitled him Garter This King having notice of his Son's The King 's Prophetical Saying Birth and Christning Prophetically said Good Lord I Henry of Monmouth shall small time reign and much get and Henry born at Windsor shall long time reign and lose all but God's Will be done In his 9th year in a Parliament holden Gold paid by weight at Westminster it was ordained That no man should offer Gold in payment unless it were weight and thereupon were appointed Balances and Weights In a Synod at Rochester in this King's The Scriptures ordered to be in Latin for which a just Judgment falls on the Bishop of Canterbury Time Sir John Oldcastle was pronounced to be an Heretick by the Archbishop of Canterbury who then enacted a Decree That the holy Scriptures ought not to be translated into the English Tongue But mark the Judgment that fell upon his Tongue whose Roots and Blade soon after grew so big in his Mouth and Throat that he could neither speak nor swallow down Meat but in horrour lay languishing till at last starved by Famine he died This King was perhaps the greatest that King Henry the V. his Character ever reigned in England 'T is said he was so temperate in his Diet and so free from Vain-glory that 't was truely said he had something in him of Caesar that Alexander the Great had not that he would not be drunk and something of Alexander that Caesar had not viz. that he would not be flattered NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King HENRY the Sixth IN King Henry the Sixth's Time the A. D. 1422. 40000 French frighted with the Name of Salisbury Earl of Salisbury got so great a Name in France that only naming of him was enough to fright 20000 French as appeared when the French Constable with 40000 Men besieged the Town of St. James de Benuron and having made a breach fit for Assault whilst his Captains stood straining of courtesie which of them should first enter Sir Nicholas Burdet with all his Forces sallied forth crying aloud A Salisbury A Salisbury which Name-struck such a Consternation in the Besiegers that they all stood like men amazed of whom 600 were slain 200 drowned in the Ditches 50 taken Prisoners with 18 Standards and the Constable was glad to quit the Place and desert the Siege 'T is said that Roger Bullingbrook a Necromancer A Necromantick Art and Margery Jordan the Witch of Eye in Suffolk devised a Picture of Wax in proportion of the King by Sorcery that had such effect on the King's Body that as the Wax consumed so the King's Body consumed for which they were both condemned Soon after the good Duke of Gloucester Five Men hanged at Tyburn yet lived after was secretly murthered five of his menial Servants viz. Sir Roger Chamberlain Kt. Middleton Herber Artzis Esq and John Needham Gent. were condemned to be hanged drawn and quartered and hanged they were at Tyburn let down quick stript naked marked with a Knife to be quartered and then the Marquess of Suffolk brought their Pardon and delivered it at the Place of Execution and so their Lives were saved It was observed of this King that no His Misfortune in War Enterprize of War ever prospered when he was present In the 32d year of this King the Lord Lord Mayor goes by Water to take his Oath Mayor of London first began to go by Water to Westminster to take his Oath where before they used to go by Land In this King's Time the Art of Printing Printing first in England was found out at Mogunce in Germany by a Knight called John
Guttenburg and brought into England by William Caxton a London Mercer who first practised the same in the Abbey at Westminster A. D. 1471. In the 18th year of this King all the The Lions died Lions in the Tower died In his 22d year on New-years-day near A wonderful Prodigy unto Bedford a very deep Water which ran between the Towns of Swelstone and Harlsewoad stood suddenly still and divided it self so that by the space of three miles the bottom remained dry In the three and thirtieth year of his A wonderful Cock Reign besides a great Blazing-star there hapned a strange Sight a monstrous Cock came out of the Sea and in the presence of a multitude of People at Portland made a hideous Crowing three times each time turning about and clapping his Wings and beckning towards the North the South and the West as also many prodigious Births In his six and thirtieth year in a A showr of Blood Town in Bedfordshire it rained Blood In this King's Time Richard Nevil The Valour of the Earl of Warwick Earl of Warwick was so brave a Souldier that he could make whom he pleased K. ing NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King EDWARD the IV. IN the beginning of this King's Reign A. D. 1460. A wonderful Slaughter there was so bloody a Battel fought between his Forces and those of the late King Henry that there was on both sides 38000 Men slain all Englishmen which perhaps was a greater Slaughter than at one Encounter has been known for many Ages In the 4th year of King Edward the IV. The Mayor of London offended there were made eight Serjeants at Law who held their Feast at the Bishop of Ely's Place in Holborn where the Lord Gray of Ruthin then Lord Treasurer of England was placed before the Lord Mayor of London being invited to the Feast which gave such a distast to the Mayor that he presently departed with the Aldermen and Sheriffs without tasting of their Feast and it was registred to be a President in time to come This King in Michaelmas Term in the This King sirs as Judg. 2d year of his Reign sate three days together publickly with his Judges on the King's-Bench in Westminster-Hall to observe what needed Reformation in it either at Bench or at Bar. This King falling desperately in Love King Edward marries his Subject with the Lady Elizabeth Gray Widow of Sir John Gray of Groby not being able to prevail upon her Chastity was forced to marry her he was the first King since the Conquest that married his Subject This King sent a score of Cotsal Ewes Shâ—â—ep sent to the King of Arragon and five Rams to John King of Arragon for a Present which how small soever the Present appeared was great in effect by their increase there to admiration Sir John Hawksford one of the Chief A Judge strangely melancholy Justices about this Time grew so melancholy that one day he called to him the Keeper of his Park charging him with negligence in suffering his Deer to be stoln and thereupon commanded him that if he met any man in his Night-circuit that would not stand or speak he should not spare to kill him whosoever he were The Knight having thus laid his foundation and meaning to end his doleful days in a certain dark Night secretly conveyed himself out of the House and walked alone in his Park The Keeper hearing one stirring and coming towards him asked Who was there but no Answer being made he commanded him to stand which he refusing to do the Keeper shot and killed him Here was a great Example of the Fickleness The Fickleness of Parliaments of the Minds of Parliaments for in the space of half a year one Parliament proclaimed King Edward an Usurper and King Henry a lawful King and another proclaiming Edward a lawful King and King Henry an Usurper So that we may see in humane Affairs there is nothing certain In this King's Time one Walter Walker Strange Examples of Seâ—â—rity living at the Crown in Cheapside was hang ed for only saying to hiâ—â— Child when it cried That if it would be quiet he would make it Heir of the Crown And Thomas Burdet Esq of Arrow in Warwickshire having a Buck killed by the King that he much esteemed wished it Horns and all in the Belly of him that counselled the King to kill it and because none counselled the King to kill it but himself it was thought those words were not spoken without a malignant reflecting on the King and thereupon Burdet was arraigned condemned and beheaded at Tyburn In Edward the Fourth's Time there was A merry Passage between the King and an old Widow used a way for raising Money called a Benevolence and it is memorable of an old rich Widow to whom King Edward calling among others merrily asked What she would willingly give towards his great Charges By my troth quoth she for thy lovely Countenance thou shalt-have twenty pounds The King not looking for half the Sum thanked her and lovingly kissed her which so wrought with the old Widow that she presently swore He should have twenty pounds more and paid it willingly Whereas before this King's Time the The length of the Noses of Shooes Noses or Beaks of Shooes were so long that they were fain to be tyed some with Chains and some with Silk to their Knees their length was now by Proclamation contracted to two inches In this King's Time lived Thomas Littleton Judge Littleton a Reverend Judg of the Common-Pleas who brought a great part of the Law into method which lay before confusedly dispersed and composed his Book of Tenures The most Notable EVENTS In the Reign of King EDWARD the V AND RICHARD the III. THE most notable thing that hapned A. D. 1483. King Edward murther'd and God's Judgment on his Executioners about this Time was the murthering of King Edward the V. and his Brother in the Tower by the Order of their Uncle the Duke of Gloucester who being appointed their Protectoâ—â— usuâ—â—ped the Kingdom sure the most horrid Villainy that was ever perpetrated and must needs excite the divine Revenge to make Examples of such villainous Miscreants as durst attempt the Lives of two such Royal Infants which indeed was not very slow for Miles Forrest one of these damnable Executioners rotted away piece-meal Dighton another lived at Callice a long time after but detested of all men died in great misery Sir James Tyrrel the chief Engine was beheaded afterwards on Tower-hill for Treason and King Richard had never after a quiet Mind being forced by his frightful Dreams often to start out of Bed and run about his Chamber as if all Hells Furies were tormenting him so that it was truely verified in him Ultrix Tisiphone vocat agmina saeva sororum An Inundation of the River Severn In the second year of King Richard the Third when the Duke