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
An Act was made That Annats forbidden to be paid to Rome Bishops should pay no more Annats or Money for Bulls to the Pope forasmuch as it was proved there had been paid for Bulls of Bishops since the 4th year of Hâ—â—nry the VII an 160000 l. besides what had been paid for Pardons and other Dispensations Another Act was also then made That No more Appeals to Rome no Person should appeal for any Cause out of this Realm to the Court of Rome but from the Commissary to the Bishop and from the Bishop to the Archbishop and from the Archbishop to the King and all Causes of the King to be tryed in the Upper House of the Convocation The Clergy of England being now charged King Henry supream Head of the Church by the King's Council to be in a Praemunire for maintaining the Cardinal Woolsey's Legantine Power in their Convocation concluded an humble Submission in writing and offered the King an 100000 l. to have their Pardon by Parliament Which Offer after some labour was accepted and their Pardon promised in which Submission the Clergy called the King The supream Head of the Church About the Time that this King married Obligations of Knighthood Ann Bullen all men that had 40 l. a year Land were either obliged to be Knighted or to pay a Fine In the 26th year of this King there was The Pope's Authority abolished an Act made which authorized the King to be supream Head of the Church of England and the Pope's Authority to be utterly abolished On the 10th of June 1541. Sir Edmund The Manner and Ceremony of cutting off the Hand of one that strikes in the King 's Court. Knevet of Norfolk Kt. was arraigned before the Officers of the Green-cloth for striking Mr. Cleer of Norfolk within the Tennis-Court of the King's House Being found guilty he had Judgment to lose his right Hand and to forfeit all his Lands and Goods Whereupon there was called to do Execution First The Serjeant-Surgeon with his Instruments pertaining to his Office then the Serjeant of the Wood-yard with a Mallet and a Block to lay the Hand upon then the King's Master-Cook with a Knife to cut off the Hand then the Serjeant of the Larder to set the Knife right on the Joynt then the Serjeant-Farrier with fearing Irons to fear the Veins then the Serjeant of the Poultry with a Cock which Cock should have his Head smitten off on the same Block and with the same Knife then the Yeomen of the Chandry with Searcloths then the Yeomen of the Scullery with a Pan of Fire 〈◊〉 heat the Irons and two Forms for all Officers to set their Stuff on then the Serjeant of the Cellar with Wine Ale and Beer then the Serjeant of the Ewery with Bason Ewer and Towels All things being thus prepared Sir William Pickering Knight-Marshal was commanded to bring in his Prisoner to whom the Chief Justice declared his Offence which the said Knevet confessed and humbly submitted himself to the King's mercy only he desired the King would spare his right Hand and take his left Because said he if my right Hand be spared I may live to do the King good service Of whose Submission and reason of his Suit when the King was informed he granted him to lose neither of his Hands and pardoned him also of his Lands and Goods A. D. 1542. About this Time Arthur Vicount Lisle dieth of excess of Joy Plantagenet Vicount Lisle base Son to King Edward the IV. having been imprisoned upon suspicion of a Practice for betraying of Callice to the French whilst he was the King's Lieutenant there was found to be innocent of the Fact And thereupon the King to make him some reparation for his Disgrace sent him a Ring and a very gracious Message whereat the Vicount took so great Joy that the night following of that very Joy he died In the 30th year of this King it was ordained First Registers in Churches by Cromwel the King's Vicar-General That in all Churches there should be kept a Register of every Wedding Christning and Burial within the same Parish for ever In his 31st year the King first instituted First Gentlemen Pensioners and appointed 50 Gentlemen called Pensioners to wait upon hâ—â—s â—â—erson assigning to each of them 50 l. a year for the maintenance of themselves and two Horses In his 37th year the Brothel-houses Stews put down called the Stews on the Bank-side in Southwark were put down by the King's Commandment and it was done by Proclamation and sound of Trumpet In his 23d year it was enacted That Meat sold by weight Butchers should sell their Meat by weight Beef for a half penny the pound and Mutton for three farthings King Henry in his 24th year built his St. James built Mansion-house of St. James where he made a fair Park In this King's Time one Foxley Pot-maker A great Sleeper to the Tower of London fell asleep and could not be wakened at 14 days In this King's Time also lâ—â—ved Anthony Anthony Fitz-Herbert Fitz-Herbert who has writ 〈◊〉 learnedly of the Law The most NOTABLE EVENTS In the Reign of King EDWARD the Sixth THE Reign of King Edward the VI. A. D. 1547. A miraculous Victory was ushered in with a miraculous Victory over the Scots the Duke of Somerset the Protector of England being General of the English Forces in which Battel there were of the Scots slain above 14000 and on the English Party only 50 Horse-men and one Foot-man After some Rebellions in the West in An uncourteous Guest this King's days Sir William Kingston being Provost-Marshal one Boyer Mayor of Bedwin in Cornwal had been amongst the Rebels but enforced The Provost sent him word he would come and dine with him the Mayor hereupon made great Provision A little before Dinner the Provost took the Mayor aside and required him to put up a pair of Gallows against Dinner was done which the Mayor did Presently after Dinner the Provost taking the Mayor by the Hand entreated him to lead him to the Gallows where being come he asked the Mayor If they were strong enough Yes said the Mayor Well then said the Provost get you up speedily for they were provided for you and the Mayor was hanged accordingly A. D. 1551. In the Reign of King Edward English Laws in Ireland the VI. the charge was given that Ireland should be governed by English Laws In a Parliament in the 4th year of this Priests Children legitimate A Miraculous Birth King Priests Children were legitimate In his 6th year at Middleton-stony 11 miles from Oxford a Woman brought forth a Child which had two perfect Bodies from the Navel upwards the Legs for both the Bodies grew out at the middle where they both were joyned and had but one Issue for the Excrements of them both They lived 18 days and were Women-Children This year also were
the Hemorrhoids A. D. 1154. and was buried at Feversham in Kent He had Issue Baldwin Eustace William Issue Maud Mary HENRY the Second Plantaginet the A. D. 1154. Son of Maud and Earl Geoffrey of Anjou was Crowned at Westminster This King went in Person against Lord Hugh de Mortimer and other Rebels where in the Siege of Bridgenorth he had been shot with an Arrow had not Hubert de St. An Example of true Loyalty Clare interposed and took the Arrow in his own bosom Tho. Becket Arch-Bishop of Canterbury made great disturbances in this Kings Reign he was at last murdered in the Cathedral at Canterbury and this was his Epitaph Quis moritur Praesul Cur Pro grege Qualiter Ense Quando Natali Quis locus Ara Dei. This King effected the Conquest of Ireland Ireland conquered and reformed the Irish Church This Kings Queen Eleanor and his Sons rose in Rebellions against him and were assisted by the French and Scotch Kings but he overcame them all He died in the Church at Chinon A. D. His Death 1189. and was buried at Font Everard His Issue were William Henry Richard Issue Jeoffrey Philip John Maud and Eleanor He had to his Concubine fair Rosamond Rosamond who was poisoned by the Queen in her Labyrinth at Woodstock which the King had built for her She had this Epitaph upon her Tomb Hic jacet in Tumba Rosamundi non rosa munda Non redolet sed olet quae redolere solet King Henry divided England into Circuits England divided into Circuits appointing that two of his Judges should twice in a year in each Circuit administer Justice In the beginning of his Reign one Nicholas An English man elected Pope Breakspear an English-man was elected Pope by the name of Adrian the IV. RICHARD from his exceeding Valour A. D. 1189. sirnamed Coeur de Lion was Crowned at Westminster He spent great time in the Wars at the Holy Land where he did many noble exploits and as he was going conquered Cyprus where he solemnly took to Wife his beloved Lady Berengaria He died of the wound of an Arrow received His Death at the Siege of the Castle of Chaluz belonging to the Viscount of Limoges April 6th 1199. and was buried at Charron In the first year of his Reign he appointed First Lord Mayor Henry Fitz-Alwin to be the first Lord Mayor of London being formerly governed by Portgraves Now lived Robin Hood and Little John JOHN by the assistance of his Mother A. D. 1199. Eleanor was by the great Council of the Realm admitted King and was Crowned at Westminster His Reign throughout was attended with great Troubles either with the King of France Scotland or by Rebellion of his own Subjects He was at last poisoned at Swinshed Abbey His Death by an envenomed Cup presented to him by a Monk tasting first thereof himself so becoming the wicked Instrument of his own and Sovereign's death Octob. 19. 1216. He was buried at Worcester His Issue were Henry Richard Joan Issue Eleanor and Isabel. Now lived one Simon Thurvey who for Example his Pride in Learning especially for his Blasphemies against Moses and Christ became so utterly ignorant that he could hardly read a letter in a Book HENRY the Third at about ten years A. D. 1216. of Age was Crowned King the ninth day after his Father King John's decease The Noble Earl of Pembroke being by common consent of Peers and Prelates constituted Guardian of him during his Non-age This King was almost always at dissension His Troubles with his Barons He lost all his Rights beyond the Seas to His Losses the French King There were now at Oxford 15000 Students The number of S tudents now at Oxford whose names were in the Metriculation Book After he had gone through very many troubles he fell grievously sick at the Abbey of St. Edmund in Suffolk and there died His De ath and Issue A. D. 1272. whose Issue was Edward Edmund Richard John William Henry Margaret Beatrice and Catharine Richard Beor then Bishop of Sarum The bu ilding of Salisbury Châ—â—rch built that stately Church at Salisbury which hath in it as many Windows as are days in the year as many Marble Pillars as hours as many Doors as Months Magna Charta containing the sum of Magna charâ—â— first instituted all the written Laws of England was ordained in the ninth year of his Reign EDWARD the First sirnamed Longshanks A. D. 1272. at his Fathers Death was employed in the Holy Wars where he behaved himself very valiantly He grieved much at his Fathers death At his arrival into England he was most joyfully welcomed and with his dearest Eleanor was Crowned at Westminster The first of this Kings exploits was the Wales subdued subduing of Wales and made his Son Edward born at Caernarvan Prince thereof He was mighty indeâ—â—tigable and successful in all his exploits He brought Scotland Scotland subjected wholly in subjection and was ever very well beloved of his Subjects This Heroick King died of a Dysentery His. Death at Burgh upon Sands A. D. 1307. and was buried at Westminster His Issue were John Henry Alphonso Issue who died before him Edward Thomas Edmund and ten Daughters EDWARD called Caernarvan so soon A. D. 1307. as his Father was dead repealed Pierce Gaveston who in his Fathers time for abusing the Prince's years with wicked vanities by common Decree was banished He sailed into France where at Bolein he was married to young Isabella Daughter to Philip the Fair. This Gaveston forementioned caused many His Dissensions with the Death of Gaveston dissensions being a very debauched man and the King wholly ruled by him He was thrice banished by Parliament the King still re-calling him but at last was Beheaded at Warwick Castle by Guy Earl of Warwick as an open Traytor to the Kingdom which caused a lasting hatred between the King and Nobles This opportunity Bruce King of Scotland took to set his Kingdom at liberty and at Bannoxburn gave King Edward the greatest overthrow that ever they gave the English and gained great spoils the English The English beaten by the Scots coming as for a Triumph having adorned themselves with all sorts of riches whereon the Scots made these Rhymes Long Beards heartless painted Hoods witless Gay Coats graceless make England thriftless Then in Pierce Gaveston's place the King advanced the Spencers Father and Son The Spencers advanced whose intolerable insolences seemed to exceed the others and caused more Civil Dissensions and Civil Wars in which One Earl and fourteen Lords suffered death After which the Spencers behaved themselves so exceeding Lordly that the Queen and discontented Nobles resolve to clear the World of them and the King found but few Friends because of the Mortal hatred that the People generally did bear to the Spencers so that his
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
Almighty shewed his Justice declaring as it plainly appeared against such horrid Rebellions for though they were so vastly numerous in comparison of the Kings Forces besides took them upon the surprize and so had the advantage of the on-set yet they were so bravely received that first their Horse were routed by ours who coming in afterwards upon the Foot had so absolute a Victory that they The Defeat of the Rebels killed 2000 upon the place and took a vast number of Prisoners so that they were not able to make the least head again The next day the Lord Grey was taken who was Commander of the Rebels Horse and on the 8th of July the late Duke of Monmouth was also taken The Duke of Monmouth Beheaded and on the 15th Beheaded on Tower-Hill So that by the Divine Blessing of Almighty God not only this rebellious attempt brought the deserved vengeance upon its common promoters but even the very Root and Foundation is extirpated so that 't is to be hoped that we shall never again be acquainted with such Domestick strifes but may even forget what a Rebel means The Loyal Party and the Kings Forces Argyle in Scotland taken his Party routed and he Executed in Scotland were before-hand with us for they took Argyle on the 18th of June and ruined his Forces and on the 30th of the same Month he was Beheaded at Edenburgh by which means there is so absolute and serene a Peace and Concord amongst His Majesties Subjects and Affairs are in so happy a posture in all his Dominions that perhaps England hardly ever knew the like June the 29th Mr. Richard Baxter was Mr. Baxter Fined Fined 500 Marks and bound to his Good Behaviour for seven years for publishing his seditious Annotations on the New Testament And at the same time Mr. Tho. Dangerfield who the Term before was convicted Dangerfield's Sentence upon an Information for writing and publishing a Scandalous Libel received Sentence at the Kings-Bench-Bar That he should stand in the Pillory at Westminster-Hall Gate and the Royal-Exchange be whipt from Aldgate to Newgate and from Newgate to Tyburn and that he should pay a Fine of 500 l. and find Sureties for his Good Behaviour during life This man after having received the last of these Punishments viz. his whipping from Newgate to Tyburn was returning in a Coach when being met by a Gentleman to whom he gave a saucy Answer to an impertinent Question the Gentleman being nettled made at him with a small Bamboo Cane which so unfortunately hit the Sufferer in Kill'd by a strange Accident the Eye that it pierced to his Brain and soon deprived him of Life which being upon Tryal judged Murther the Gentleman was executed for it at Tyburn On July the 2d the Parliament was adjourned Parliament Adjourned till the 4th of August after the enacting of many good Statutes and being met on the 4th of August they were farther adjourned till the 9th of November On July 22th there was an Installation An Installation at Windsor at Windsor of three Knights of the Garter Henry Duke of Norfolk Earl-Marshal of England Henry Earl of Peterborough Groom of the Stool to His Majesty and Lawrence Earl of Rochester Lord High Treasurer of England It was performed in the Royal Chappel of St. George within the Castle by the Dukes of Ormond and Beaufort two Knights of the said Order Commissioned thereunto by the Sovereign with all the accustomed Ceremonies after which the new Installed Knights Entertained the Commissioners and the other Noblemen and Persons of Quality there present at a splendid Feast in the Kings great Guard-Chamber within the said Castle His Majesty for all the foresaid wonderful Blessings of Almighty God to himself and all his happy Subjects was pleased by Proclamation to order an Universal A General Thanksgiving Thanksgiving on July the 26th throughout the Kingdom to that All-wise and powerful King of Heaven and Earth by whom all Earthly Monarchs Rule and are preserved from the horrid Machinations and rebellious Designs of all Barbarous Caballers and Seditious Plotters whatsoever Wherefore what remains now but that all True and Loyal Subjects unite their Prayers to Almighty God for the long Life and happy Reign of our most Wise most Powerful and most Excellent Monarch And say God Save King JAMES the Second A COLLECTION Of the most remarkable Occurrences Adventures notable Exploits and wonderful Casualties mentioned in Sir Richard Baker's Chronicle I Shall first take notice of the admirable A. D. 516. Arthur of Britain his great Deeds Arthur Son to Uter and King of Britain who in twelve set Battels discomfited the Saxons and in one his Sword Callibourn managed by his own invincible Arm gave Death to 800 of his Enemies which is but one and perhaps not the greatest of his wonderful Deeds 'T was he instituted the Order of Knights of the Round Table Cadwalladar about the year 687 going Cadwalladar against the Saxons and praying to God for good success was informed by an Angel That it was God's pleasure that the Britains should not rule this Land any longer whereupon he desisted from his Enterprize and so England became a Colony of the Saxons anon England was made into an Heptarchy Etheldred Daughter to Anna King of Etheldred the East-Saxons was twice married and yet continued a Virgin and afterwards turned Nun. When the Danes first invaded England A. D. 866. Nuns of Coldington the Nuns of Coldington to keep themselves from being polluted by the Danes deformed themselves by cutting off their upper Lips and Noses King Athelstone going to encounter the A. D. 924. A Miracle Danes prayed to God to shew some sign of his rightful Cause whereupon striking with his Sword he struck it an ell deep into a hard Stone Canutus the first Danish King of England A. D. 1017. A precious Jewel gave to the Church of Winchester a precious Jewel in form of a Cross valued at as much as the yearly Revenues of all England 'T was he that convinced his Flatterers of his small Power by his endeavouring to command the Tides of the Sea at Southampton Bishop Wolston in King William the Conqueror's A. D. 1066. A strange Wonder Time being commanded by the King to leave his Bishoprick Wolston answered A better than thou O King gave me these Robes and to him I will restore them and thereupon went and struck his Staff upon St. Edward's Monument who had made him a Bishop where it stuck so fast that by no strength it could be removed till himself removed it with ease which so terrified the King that he entreated him again to accept of his Bishoprick In this King's Time there hapned the A Fire greatest Fire that ever was in London by which the Cathedral of Pauls was utterly destroyed A great Lord sitting at a Feast was set A Lord devoured by Mice upon by Mice and though
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
where a lesser degree is conferred on a Person of a 〈◊〉 there needs nothing but meer Patent without any Ceremony of Creation Of the Archbishop HE is so highly honoured that he is made the first Peer of the Realm next to the Royal Family and precedes all Dukes not of the Blood The Coronation of the King belongs to His Prerogative him He hath the Prerogative to consecrate all Bishops and besides these great Priviledges has very many more The Archbishop of York takes place next him and hath many of the same Priviledges He hath the Priviledge of crowning the Queen and he is styled Primate of England as the other is styled Primate of all England The Prince THE next and first immediately subordinate to the Crown amongst these radiant Stars is The Prince though in England only is the Prince of Wales the first born of the King And unless he were King 't is unpossible HisPriviledges he should enjoy more Priviledges for it is high-Treason to imagine the Death of his Person as also to vâ—â—olate his Wife He doth only acknowledge a Reverence His Motto not only as to a Father but Sovereign and to that purpose continues that Motto which the Black Prince took up Ick dien I serve The first that we read of in England The first in England was Edward eldest Son to Henry the 3d. and after him the eldest Son of the King hath been ever by Patent and Ceremonies of Instalment created Prince of Wales Earl of Chester and Flint being born Duke of Cornwal Of these Titles the Duke Marquess Princely Titles and Earl are esteemed Princely especially the two last These also are allow'd to hear their Crests with Helmets the Bever directly forward whereas a Gentleman Knight and Baron bear them with half the Bever seen The King THE King is the next and in our Nations the highest being subordinate to no sublunary Power as those of Spain Portugal and other Kingdoms of Europe and other Parts of the World are He is the true Fountain from whence all these Rivulets and swelling Streams of Honour spring He is God's Vicegerent and to be obeyed accordingly both in Church and State good he is a Blessing if bad a 〈◊〉 The Ceremonies at his Coronation are Ceremonies at his Coronation any and in England more than any other ountreys as the anointing with Oyl 〈◊〉 sacred Consecration and his Crown 〈◊〉 on his Head with many religious 〈◊〉 Besides the Ensigns of Regality 〈◊〉 are A Ring to signifie his 〈◊〉 a Bracelet for good Works a 〈◊〉 for Justice a Sword for 〈◊〉 purple Robes to attract Reverence and a Diadem triumphant to blazon his Glory Of Women ALthough Women are not allowed to sit in Parliament yet do they enjoy 〈◊〉 all the Priviledges due to the other Sex The Honourable feminine Dignities are Dignities Princess Dutchess Marchioness Countess Vicountess and Baroness which are either by Creation by Descent or by Marriage By Creation it is very rare though we By Creation have had several Examples of it By Descent we have continual Examples By Descent When any Daughter of an Earl or Vicount shall continue a Virgin or marry an Esquire she shall retain that Honour that springs from her Father's Blood take Place accordingly and be saluted by the Title of Lady The Heirs females of any Count or â—â—icount shall enjoy both the Estate divided and Titles too if they be to be divided and they shall be enjoyed by their Husbands if they marry in the right of their Wives A Woman who received Honour by a By Marriage former Husband if she then marry an ignoble Person her Honours are 〈◊〉 And thus much of Honour Precedence amongst the Peers of England IT is to be observed That after the Kings and Princes of the Blood viz. the Sons Grandsons Brothers Uncles or Nephews of the King and no farther Dukes amongst the Nobility have the firs Place then Marquesses Dukes eldest Sons Earls Marquesses eldest Sons Dukes younger Sons Vicounts Earls eldest Sons Marquesses younger Sons Barons Vicounts eldest Sons Earls younger Sons Barons eldest Sons Vicounts younger Sons Barons younger Sons the younger Sons of Vicounts and Barons shall yield precedence to all Bannerets and Knights of the Garter quatenus tales c. FINIS