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
College by Edm. de Gonvil 1353. Repaired by J. Caius Dr. of Physick 1557. Kings College by King Henry the Sixth 1441. Queens College by Margaret his Wife in the same Year Katharine-Hall by R. Woodlark Provost of Kings College 1475. Jesus College by J. Alcock Bishop of Ely 1497. Christs College by Mar. Countess of Derby where the College of Gods House stood 1505. St. John's College by the same 1508. Magdalen College by T. Audley Lord Chancellor of England 1542. Trinity College by Henry the Eighth 1546. Emmanuel College by Sir Walter Mildmay 1584. Sidney Suâ—â— College by Frances Countess of Suâ—â— Daughter of Sir William Sidney 1598. There is a story of King Edward the He Reigned A. D. 1042. Confessor that as he lay in his Bed in an Afternoon with his Curtains drawn a Courtier came into his Chamber where finding the Kings Casket open which Hugoline his Chamberlain had forgot to shut he took out as much Coin as he could conveniently carry and went away and came again a second and a third time when the King spake to him and bad him speedily be packing whilest he was well for if Hugoline should take him he should not only lose all he had but stretch an Halter And when Hugoline came and missing it was troubled the King said be not troubled for the man that had it hath more need of it than we have This King Edward was the first that The Kings-Evil first Cured cured the Kings-Evil Earl Godwin whose Daughter this King married took Bread and eat it in witness that he was not guilty of the death of A dreadful Example Prince Alfred but as soon as he had received the Bread he was choaked at the Table before the King at Windsor WILLIAM the Conquerour was the A. D. 1066. base Son to Robert Duke of Normandy He began his Reign Octob. 14th A. D. 1066. He was very cruel to the English and took part of every mans Estate and also exacted very great Taxes He died at Roan in Normandy A. D. 1087. forsaken of all his Courtiers his Body was left unburied till one Harluims a poor Country Knight at his own charge conveyed it to Caen. His Issue were Robert Richard William Henry and six Daughters In his time it was decreed at Rome That the See of York should be stiled Primas Angliae and that of Canterbury Primas totius Angliae The setting Seals to Bonds and Writings First use of sealing Bonds was now first used in England there being before only Witnesses to them WILLIAM Sirnamed Rufus though A. D. 1087. not eldest Brother gained the voices of the Council and was Crowned A. D. 1087. This King fairly promised to abolish the over-hard Laws made by his Father He set to Sale the Rights of the Church The Church Rights sold. preferring those therein that would give the most He was wont to say that Christs Bread was sweet dainty and most delicate for Kings When Duke Robert had mortgaged Normandy to him hearing as he sat at meat the Main in Normandy was straitly Besieged and his Subjects distressed he swore his wonted Oath By St. Luke's Face that His Expedition into Normandy he would not turn his back till he was with them and thereupon commanded the Wall of the House to be broke down that he might go the next way leaving orders for his Nobles to follow him but the Winds being contrary and the Seas raging his Pilot desired him to stay till they were appeased to whom the King said Hast thou ever heard that a King hath been drowned Therefore hoise up thy Sails I charge thee and be gone Which accordingly being done the King making such haste relieved the City before it was expected and settled all things in a short time and being returned into England as he was Hunting in New Forest Sir Walter Tyrrel a French Knight shooting at a Stag the Arrow glanc'd against a Tree and struck the King into the Breast with which he immediately died August 1. A. D. 1100. His Death His Body laid in a Colliers Cart was drawn with one poor Jade till the Cart broke where for a while the Corps was laid in the dirt but afterwards was conveyed to Winchester and there buried in Burial the Cathedral Church There did several strange Wonders happen in this Kings Reign as Earthquakes Blazing-stars and the like HENRY for his Learning stiled Beauclerk A. D. 1100. promising many good things was with the general liking of the People Crowned at Westminster in A. D. 1100. He constituted many good Laws and rejected those that were formerly too severe by which he wholly gained the hearts of the People Robert being returned from the Holy Land claimed the Kingdom but at length the difference between these two Brethren was reconciled on these terms That Henrâ—â— should enjoy the Crown during his life paying to Robert 3000 Marks by the year After this King had taken pleasure in Hunting in Normandy he made a great repast of Lampreys upon which he fell exceeding sick and after seven days sickness died A. D. 1135. at the Town of St. Denis His Death His Body was brought to Reading and there buried in the Abbey which himself had founded Besides his Lawful Issue William and His Issue Maud he is said to have had fourteen illegitimate In the Year 1111. at Dunmow in Essex the Lady Juga Founded a Priory for black Nuns which afterwards became a House of Monks who 't is said did allow a Gammon of Bacon to such married couples as repented not of their bargain a year and a day after their Marriage nor made any Nuptial transgression in word or deed This they were to make a solemn Oath of STEPHEN Earl of Blois Son to A. D. 1135. Adelicia Daughter to the Conquerour was admitted King by the working of his Brother Henry Bishop of Winchester but chiefly through the means of Hugh Bigot who took this Oath That King Henry upon his Death-bed had dis-inherited his Daughter and appointed Stephen to succeed him He was Crowned at Westminster on St. Stephen's day in A. D. 1135. His entrance was peaceable but by little and little civil discords increased with which and the incursions of the Welsh Scots and Maud the Empress he was continually disturbed He was a very valiant King as was shewn His Valour by his encounter with Robert Earl of Gloucester and Ranulph Earl of Chester where after a long Fight his Horse and Foot flying and leaving him almost alone he with his Battle-Ax drove back whole Troops assailing him with an undaunted courage till his Battle-Ax broke and after that till his Sword flew in pieces but was knock'd down and taken and carried to the Empress So the Empress for a while ruled all but Stephen by the diligence of the Bishop of Winchester after a while gained it again He died at Dover being troubled with His Death the Iliack Passion and
part proving the weaker Spencer the elder was taken at the Siege of Bristol and there cut up alive and quartered The younger was taken with The death of the Spencers the King at the Abby of Neath in Wales which Spencer was ignominiously hanged The distressed King being now shut up in Prison at last yielded to resign the Crown The resignation of his Crown to his Son Edward whereupon Sir William Trussel in behalf of the whole Realm renounc'd all Allegiance to him A. D. 1327. His Issue were Edward John Joan and His Issue Eleanor EDWARD the Third was Crowned A. D. 1327. upon Candlemas-day Soon after Tho. de Gourney and John Mattrevers conveyed the old King from Kenelworth to Berkley Castle and there Murdered him by running a Death of Edward the Second burning Spit into his Body as he was easing Nature Sept. 22. 1327. His Body was buried at Gloucester To animate these Regicides Adam de Torleton Bishop of Hereford sent them this ambiguous Phrase by Mortimer Edwardum occidere nolite timere bonum est This King made Edw. Baliol King of Scots who did him Homage In the year 1327. died Charles the Fair King of France by whose death the Crown Edward the Third his Title to France devolved to Edward King of England in right of his Mother Queen Isabel who was Daughter to Philip the Fair and Sister to Charles the Fair. But the French pretending a Fundamental Law by which no Woman was inheritable to France sought to debar King Edward of his right receiving to the Crown Philip of Valois whose Father was younger Brother to Philip the Fair advancing the Brothers Son before the Daughters Son Whereupon King Edward went into France with a puissant Army His Expedition for his Right in France and over-ran all places in his way at last the French Army met him at Cressy in Ponthio lying between the Rivers of Some and Anthy being above 100000 men A bloody Fight ensued where the Black Prince King Edward's Son without the help of the Battel wherein his Father was which stood idle won so great a Victory of the French A great Victory that they slew of their party 11 great Princes and of Barons Knights and men of Arms above 1500. and of the Commons about 30000. Of the English not one man of Note or Honour was slain The Scots taking this Opportunity in Scots invade England favour of the French invaded England but were soon stopt their King David taken Prisoner and their chiefest Nobles slain After the King had taken many great places in France at last there was a Peace concluded though it continued not long ere the French broke the Agreement In revenge whereof King Edward entred His second Journey into France France with an Army and spoiled it where he came and after his return home he bestowed the Dutchy of Aquitain on the Black Prince commanding him to defend his right The Prince furnished with a gallant Army went to the chief City Bourdeaux and John King of France encountred him with a great Army having the odds of six to one notwithstanding the Victorious Prince discomfited the French Another great Victory by the Black Prince took Prisoners the King and his youngest Son and many great Lords and about 2000 Knights Esquires and Gentlemen bearing Armories slew 52 Lords and 1700 Knights and Gentlemen besides common Soldiers 6000. Shortly after he return'd home with his Prisoner King John and a while after these Conditions were agreed The Agreement upon That King John and his Heirs should have the Crown of France and Dutchy of Normandy and King Edward and his Heirs Aquitain and Santain and King John pay for his Ransom 500000 l. Sterling Not long after this the Martial Prince The death of the Black Prince Edward died on Trinity Sunday 1376. about his age 46 and was buried at Canterbury And his Father died soon after at Shene in The Kings Death and Burial His Issue Surrey A. D. 1377. and was buried at Westminster His Issue were Edward the Black Prince William Lionel John of Gaunt Edmund William of Windsor Thomas Isabel Joan Blanch and Margaret He was the founder of the Noble Order The first Order of the Garter of the Garter so entituled from the Garter he took up of the Countess of Salisbury's which slipt off in a Dance Also in his First Justices of the Peace first year was the Original of Justices of the Peace RICHARD the Second the Son of A. D. 1377. the Black Prince was Crowned King in the eleventh year of his Age but ere the Crown was settled on his Head the French braved it on the English Coasts and the Scots set fire on the Tower of Roxborough and through want of care in such who had the charge of State-matters in the Kings behalf things were declined to a shameful change and the glorious Atchievements of the two late Edwards fell under an Eclipse Jack Straw and Wat Tyler caused Straw Tyler great Rebellions but were supprest at last King Richard married the Lady Ann His Marriage Daughter to the Emperour Charles the IV. and a Truce was concluded with France After a great many Troubles by Civil Wars and Dissensions he was caused to His resignation of the Crown resign the Crown to the Duke of Lancaster Queen Ann Wife to King Richard first Womens first riding on sidefaddles taught English Women to ride on side-saddles before they rode astride and long trainâ—â— Gowns for Women HENRY the Fourth the Son of John A. D. 1399. Duke of Lancaster the fourth Son of King Edward the Third was Crowned at Westminster All that the old King said was I look not after such things but my hope is that after all this my Cousin will be my good Lord and Friend Many did strive to re-place Richard but to no purpose Death of King Richard And he at last died at Pontfract Castle by Hunger Cold and great Torments and was buried at Langley in Hartford-shire There was a great many Conspiracies afterwards against King Henry but they all came off with the worst and the Plotters thereby only hastened their own ruin The King died at London A. D. His Death and Issue 1413. His Issue were Henry Thomas John Humphrey Blanch and Philippa HENRY the Fifth of Monmouth whilest A. D. 1413. he was Prince did many things very incongruous to the greatness of his Birth yet when he had attained the Crown to begin a good Government he began at home banishing from Court those unruly Youths that had been his Consorts He began his Reign in all things very advisedly He sent into France to demand his Right and the Dauphin in derision sent him a Ton of Paris Tennis Balls But the King returned for Answer that he would shortly send him London Balls which should shake Paris Walls And soon after went with an His
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
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
the Magazin of Powder that lay in a vaulted Room took Fire by Accident whereby the Earl and his Company were blown up The same year a Pond in Cambridge became A Pond of Blood red as Blood the Water whereof being taken up in Basons retained still the same Colour Many Sights were seen in Armies in the Air. the Air as Armies fighting one against another which were looked upon as sad Presages of the future Wars In the 14th year of his Reign at Whitecomb A wonderful Lightning at Whitecomb in the County of Devon a Ball of Fire was seen to come into the Church in the time of Divine Service whereby three Persons were killed and 62 hurt divers of whom had the linings of their Cloaths burnt though their outward Garments were not so much as singed and most of the Seats were turned upside down and the Pillars Steeple and Church more endamaged than the expence of 300 l. could repair On Tuesday the 30th of January 1648 King Charles murthered was perpetrated that horrid and damnable Murther of the most Gracious of Kings Charles the I. an Act so wicked and diabolical so unjust and cruel that possibly the whole World since the Creation cannot produce its Parallel The most wonderful Remark of Courage The wonderful Resolution of the Countess of Derby in the Troubles of this King was shewed by the Noble Earl of Derby and his Renowned Lady which Lady by her admirable Courage and Magnanimity maintained her House of Latham for the King against the Parliaments Forces who besieged it from Feb. 28. 1644 till the 27th of May following when the Siege was raised by Prince Rupert EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS In the first 13 Years of the Reign of King CHARLES the Second ANno 1652. This year died the Lady A. D. 1648. The Lady Eleanor Davis Eleanor Davis Wife to Sir John Davis the King 's first Serjeant at Law in England who was a Lady that has the greatest Character for Piety Vertue Wit and Prudence that I ever read and her Predictions most wonderful Of the death of the Duke of Buckingham long before In the most flourishing condition of the Nation she foretold its unparallel'd Troubles and in the depth of those Troubles she foretold that happy Restauration to Peace and Settlement which we at this day through the mercy of God enjoy under our most Gracious Sovereign and in every one she long before prefixed the Time of their Accomplishment Anno 1656. It was related by the young Rain of Fire from Heaven Marquess Francisco de Lopez who with his Brother and Sisters was brought up to London being lately come from Peru that the Cities of Luma and Calao in Peru were destroyed by an Earthquake and Fire raining from Heaven in which Ruine perished 11000 Spaniards and about 100 Indians As for the other Events occurring in the late King 's and this happy Monarch's Reign I shall omit them here being so extraordinary and innumerable that they cannot be comprized but in large Volumes of which upon that occasion we have many extant SHORT COLLECTIONS OF Life and Death Nature durable and not durable MEtals at last decay by Rust only Gold excepted Quicksilver decays only by Fire Stones at last decay by a kind of Nitre Precious stones and Crystals grow less orient by age Metals 'T is observ'd that Stones lying towards the North decay sooner than towards the South but Iron the contrary as may be Stones seen in all Buildings Glass and Bricks having passed the fire last very long Gums Wax and Honey last very long Note that these continue longest being always wet or always dry Colder Herbs die yearly both in Root and Stalk but hot Herbs bear their age better The Vine and Rosemary attain to 60 Herbs and Fruit-trees years White Thorn and Ivy above 100. The Oak and Elm do commonly come to 800 years Most Fruit-trees attain to about 60 years but the sowrer the Fruit the longer-lived is the Tree All sorts of Fruits and Flowers might be long kept in earthen Vessels close stopt and much longer if the Vessels whether earthen or glass be sunk in the Water or buried in the Earth Fruits closed in Wax or any the like Case keep green very long Length and shortness of Life in Living Creatures THE Elephant grows till 30 and lives Elephant commonly till 200 years The Camel sometimes attains to 100 Camel years The Dog or Fox seldom reach 20 years Dog The Sow lives 15 years the Cat about 8. Sow Vultures Vultures live to near 100 years as also all Birds that eat Flesh and Prey live long The Swan and Goose commonly reach Birds 100 years The Parrot also lives long Ring-doves reach 20 years but Doves or Turtles not above 8. Of Fishes the Dolphin is said to live 30 years Lampreys were found in Caesar's Fish-ponds Fishes to live 60 years The Pike longest liver of fresh Fish reaches 40. Carp Bream Tench and Eel reach 10 years Crocodiles grow as long as they live and Crocodile are very long-liv'd It is generally observed that there are Birds and Beasts more Birds long-liv'd than Beasts though most come to their full growth in a year The Reason is thought to be because they partake more of the substance of the Mother than of the Father and so are not so hot and also their mixt and easie motion is a great help Upon this account it is noted that those What men live longest Men who more resemble the Mother than Father live longest as most participating of her substance and thereby the cooler Feeders on Grass are shorter-liv'd than those that feed on Flesh Seeds or Fruits Good Cloathing helps much to long Life Tame Animals by degenerating are Tame Animals much shorter-liv'd Of Nourishment The Slip of any Tree grafted on a Stock comes on most kindly To make an Onion very large place To make Fruit large the Seed in another Onion under ground Length of Life in Man Before the Flood Men lived many hundred When men lived long years though none reacht 1000 and 't is observed that those of the holy Line did not live so long as the Line of Cain there being of these but 8 Generations and of the other 11 Generations before the Flood But soon after the Flood Man shorter-liv'd Man was brought down to a 4th part of his primitive Age. Here the Lord Bacon numbers up many long livers since the Flood and here also he observes that though Virgil divined and men are wholly Of man's Decay carried away with an opinion that there is a continual decay by succession of Ages as well in the term of man's Life as in the stature and strength of his Body yet within these last 3000 years a time whereof we have sure memory there hath been no sensible alteration It is also observed that in cold Countries Where men live longest
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
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
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