F Queene Maud deceased 1153 87 18 459 april 19  1154 88 19 458 april 4  Stephen dyed Octo 25 Defect Henry 2 began Octo 25 Defect He reigned 18 years 11. moneths 18 dayes and buried at Feuersham in Kent 1154 88 1 458 april 4 Flemings departed EnglaÌ„d their castle spoiled being built to pill the rich and spoyle the poore 1155 89 1 457 mar 27  1156 90 2 456 apri 5. A  1157 91 3 455 Ma. 31 The K. goes against Wales fels their woods Anno Domini Post CoÌ„g K Reigne time expired Easter day Henry 2. son of Ieffery Pâ—antaâ—enet and Maud the Empresse he was noble wise stedfast yet a wedlocke-breaker Richard the 1 for his valour called Cordelion son of Henry the 2. who would haue no Iews nor women at his Coronation 1158 92 4 454 april 20  1159 93 5 453 april 12 The K. had 124 p. Escuage of the English 5. 1160 94 6 452 ma. 27. C The Kings sonne marieth the French Kings daughter he 7 she 2 yeares old Anno Reg. 6. 1161 95 7 451 april 16  1162 96 8 450 aprill 8. 30 Germans professed théselues publicans they be burnt with a letter and whipped 8. 1163 97 9 449 mar 25. London bridge new built with timber 1164 98 10 448 apr 12. E  1165 99 11 447 april 4  1166 100 12 446 april 24 A great Earth-quake in Ely c. 12 1167 101 13 445 aprill 9 Wars betwixt EnglaÌ„d France renewed 13 1168 102 14 444 ma. 31. G  1169 103 15 443 april 29 The king crowns his son in his own time 15. 1170 104 16 442 aprill 5 Thomas Becket murthered after was the regiment of Ireland granted to the King by Pope Adrian the 4 an Englishman called Nicholas Breake speare 1171 105 17 441 mar 28  1172 106 18 440 apr 16. B  1173 107 19 439 aprill 8 Leicester burnt razed K. of Scots prisoner 1174 108 20 438 mar 24. K. Henry the son c. reconciled to the King 1175 109 21 437 april 13 The King and his son visit T. Beckets tombe London-bridge built with stone towards the which a Cardinall and the Arch-bishop of Canterbury gaue 1000 markes 1176 110 22 436 apr 4. D  1177 111 23 435 april 24  1178 112 24 434 april 9.  1179 113 25 433 aprill 1  1180 114 26 432 apr 20 F Vsurers punished 1181 115 27 431 april 5  1182 116 28 430 mar 28 S. Austines in Bristow founded 1183 117 29 429 aprill 17  1184 118 30 428 apr 1 A The king sent an army into Wales 1185 119 31 427 april 21 Glocester burnt 1186 120 32 426 april 13 Paris in Fraunce and London paued and thatching in both left because all lubericke was spoiled thereby with fire Maud the Empresse dveth 1187 121 33 425 mar 29  1188 122 34 424 apr 17 C  1189 123 35 423 aprill 9.  Henry the 2 dieth Iuly 6 Defecti Rich. the 1. began Iuly 6 Defecti He reigned 34 ye 9 mo 1. day is buried at Fonterland in a monastery by him founded 1189 123 1 423 aprill 9 Robert Hood and little Iohn and this yeare London obtained to bee gouerned by Sheriffes and Maiors 1190 124 1 422 mar 25  1191 125 2 421 aprill 14  1192 126 3 420 am 5. E King Richard taken prisoner by Leopold Anno Domini post conquestum K. reigne time expired 612 Easter day K. lohs brother to K. Richard the I. was of complection melancholy Hee granted the Shrief wicke of London Midolesex to the Citizens for 300. pound perannum as of old 1193 127 4 419 mar 28 His ranfome was 100000. pound 1194 128 5 418 april 10  1195 129 6 417 april 2 The King Crowned againe Anno Reg. 6. The King complains of Leopold to the Pope 1196 130 7 416 apr 21. G He excommunicates Leop. Duke of Austria 1197 131 8 415 april 6 The King the Earle of Flanders conspire 1198 132 9 414 mar 29 The King tooke 5 shillings of euery Hydeland through England 1199 133 10 413 aprill 18  Rich the 1. slaine Aprill 6. period K. Iohn began Aprill 6. period Richard the 1 reigned 9 years 9 moneths buried at Founteuerard his heart at Roan his bowels at Chalne 1199 133 1 413 april 18  1200 134 1 412 apri 9. B  1201 135 2 411 mar 25 The King had 3 shillin for euery plow-land 1202 136 3 410 april 14 The King of Scots with many of his Nobility did homage to the King at Lincolne 1203 137 4 409 aprill 6  1204 138 5 408 ap 28. D  1205 139 6 407 april 12 Arthur Earle of Brittaine murthered By reason of a frost from Ianuary to March wheat was sold for a marke the Quarter which before was at 12 pence Anno Reg 6. 1206 140 7 406 aprill 2  1207 141 8 405 april 22 The King took the 13 part of all moueable goods both of the Lay and Religious 1208 142 9 404 apr 6 F  1209 143 10 403 mar 29 London-bridge builded with stone and this yeare the Citizens of London had a grant to choose them a Mayor and the king of Scots gaue 11000 markes and his two daughters for a pledge for a treaty of peace 1210 144 11 402 aprill 10  1211 145 12 401 aprill 3  1212 146 13 400 ma. 25. A  1213 147 14 399 aprill 13  1214 148 15 398 april 6 By meanes of Pandulph the Barons excommunicated their Charter and Liberties before granted disanulled 1215 149 16 397 aprill 9  1216 150 17 396 apr 10 C  King Iohn dyed Octob. 19 periodic K. Henry 3 began Octob. 19 periodic He reigned 17 years 17 weekes buried at Worcester dying at Newarke Castle with much griefe for the losse of diners things 1216 150 1 396 apr 10. C  1217 151 1 395 mar 26  1218 152 2 394 mar 25  1219 153 3 393 aprill 7  1220 154 4 392 ma. 29 E. The new worke of our Lady Chappell at Westminster begun by the King 1221 155 5 391 april 11  1222 156 6 390 aprill 3  1223 157 7 389 april 23  1224 158 8 388 aprill 14 The King of Ierusalem seeketh aid of the King to win Ierusalem 1225 159 9 387 mar 30  Anno Domini Post conquestum K Reigne time expired 1612 Easter day Henry the 3 eldest son of Iohn aged 9 yeares was crowned at Glocester remaining in custody of VVil Marshall Earle of Penbrooke in his life hee tooke the 15 part of all mens goods moueable 1226 160 10 380 april 19 The Citizens of London had liberty to hunt a certaine distance about the City and to passe toll-free through England anno reg 10. 1227 161 11 385 april 11  1228 162 12 384 ma. 26 B  1229 163 13 383 april 15  1230
 1494 428 9 118 mar 30  1495 429 10 117 aprill 10  1496 430 11 116 apri 3 C Iesus Colledge in Cambridge founded by Iohn Alcocke the 29 Bishop of Ely 1497 431 12 115 mar 26  1498 432 13 114 aprill 15  1499 533 14 113 mar 31 Gascoine wine at forty shillings the Tun. 1500 434 15 112 apr 19. E  1501 435 16 111 aprill 1â— Â 1502 436 17 110 mar 27 Prince Arthur married to Katherine daughter to Ferdinand King of Spaine 1503 437 18 109 april 16  1504 438 19 108 apr 7. G Christ Colledge in Cambr. first founded by Henry 6. who named it Gods house but this yeare Henry the 7. granted a Charter to his mother that it might bee translated at her pleasure for the benefite of Students prouiding it were euer called Christs Colledge 1505 439 20 107 mar 23  1506 440 21 106 aprill 12  1507 441 22 105 aprill 4  1508 442 23 104 aprill 30  1509 443 24 103 aprill 8  Anno Domini post conquestum K. Reigne Time expired 1612 Easter day King Henry the eighth was a mighty man and wise He abrogated the Popes authority in England and pulled downe their Abbies c. Henry the 7. dyed Apri 22 Defect Henry the 8. began Apri 22 Defect Henry 7. dyed at Richmond hauing reigned 23 years 10. mo 24. da. buried at Westmin 1509 443 1 103 april â—â— S Iohns Colledge in Cambridge being an ancient Hostell was conuerted to a Colledge by the Excecutors of the Countesse of Richmond and Derby and Mother to H. 7. in this yeare as her will was 1510 444 1 102 mar 31  1511 445 2 101 april 20  1512 446 3 100 apâ—il 10  1513 447 4 99 mar 27 1513. VVill Smith Bishop of Lincolne founded Brason nose Colledge in Oxford 1514 448 5 98 april 18  1515 449 6 97 aprill 8 Magdalen Colledge an Hostell first for diuers Moâ—kes of sundry Monasteries was this yeare translated by the Duke of Buckingham who this yeare built vp the Hall 1516 450 7 96 ap 23 F  1517 451 8 95 april 12  1516 452 9 94 aprill 4  1519 453 10 93 april 2â— Â 1520 454 11 92 apr 8. A  1521 455 12 91 mar 31  1522 456 13 90 april 20  1523 457 14 89 aprill 5  1524 458 15 88 mâ—â— 2. C  1523 459 16 87 apriâ—l 17  1526 460 17 86 april 1. Corpus Christs Colledge founded by Ri. Fox Bishop of Winchester 1527 461 18 85 apri 21  1528 462 19 84 apr 12. E  1529 463 20 83 mar 28 Queene Katherine brought before the two Cardinals her marriage at last found vnlawfull 1530 464 21 82 aprill 15  1531 465 22 81 aprill â— Â 1532 466 23 80 ma 31. G Sir Thomas Moore discharged T. Audley Lord Chauncelloâ— 1533 467 24 79 aprill 13  1534 468 25 78 aprill â— The Popes authority abrogated 1535 469 26 77 mar 20 Sir Thomas Moore beheaded 1536 470 27 76 apr â—6 B The King married the Lady Iane. 1537 471 28 75 aprill 1  1538 472 29 74 april 21 Christ-church in Oxford founded by Cardinall VVolsey 1539 473 30 73 aprill 6  1540 474 31 72 ma. 28 D Queene Katherine beheaded 1541 475 32 71 april 17  1542 476 33 70 aprill 9 The King married Ka. Parre and this yeare the King went to Boloin 1543 477 34 69 mar 25  1544 478 35 68 apr 13 F  1545 479 36 67 aprill 5  1546 480 37 66 april 25 Trinity Colledge in Cambridge founded Anno Domini post conquestuÌ„ K Reigne Time expired Easter day Edvvard the sixth began his reigne at nine yeares old who hauing his Councell appointed by his Father After him succeeded Mary his eldest Sister who restored the Popes authority And after her Elizabeth second daughter of Henry the eighth Henry the 8. dyed Ian. 28 period Edw. the 6. began Ian. 28 period He dyed hauing reâ—â—â— 37 yeares 10 moneths and two dayes buried at Westminster 1546 480 1 66 aprill 25  1547 481 1 65 april 10 Muskelborough field 1548 482 2 64 april 1. A The siege of Hadington 1549 483 3 63 april 21 Boloin yeelded 1550 484 4 62 aprill 6 The second fall of base money 1551 485 5 61 mar 20  1552 486 6 60 apr 17. C The new Seruice-booke in English 1553 487 7 59 aprill 2  Edward 6 dyed Iuly 6. Defectiu Mary began Iuly 6. Defectiu He died at Green-wich buried at Westminster when he had reigned 6 ye 23 wee 5. dai 1553 487 1 59 aprill 2 Bishops restored 1554 488 1 58 mar 15 VViat beheaded 1555 489 2 57 april 14 The first vse of Coches in England 1556 490 3 56 apr 5. E Trinity Coll in Oxf being in Anno 1370 a religious house called Durham Colledge was now refounded by Tho. Pope knight 1557 491 4 5â— april 1 8  1558 492 5 54 aprill 1â— Â Q. Mary died NoueÌ„ 17. periodi Q Elizab began NoueÌ„ 17. periodi She died hauing reigned 5 yeares 4 moneths and 22 dayes buried at Westminster 1558 492 1 52 april 10 Now the Masse was suppressed 1559 493 1 53 mar 25  1560 494 2 52 ap 14. G All base money suppressed 1561 495 3 51 aprill 6 Paules steeple burned 1562 496 4 50 mar 2 Going to New hauen 1563 497 5 49 aprill 11 108 parishes infected in London 1564 498 6 48 apri 2. B  1565 499 7 47 april 22 Thames frozen Anno Reg. 7. 1566 500 8 46 april 14 This yeare sir VVil Peter Knight augmented Exceter Colledge first founded by VValte Stapleton Bishop of Exceter 1556 1568 501 9 45 mar 3 C  1568 502 10 44 ap 28. D  1569 503 11 43 aprill â—0  1570 504 12 4 mar 26 Diuers ArmieÌ„s sent into Scotland 1571 505 13 41 april 15 The Duke of Norfolke arrained 1572 506 14 40 apr 6 F The Massacre in France 1573 507 15 39 mar 22 Edenborow yeelded to the English 1574 508 16 38 april 12 An Earth-quake 1575 509 17 37 aprill 3 The Family of Loue. Anno Domini post conquestum K. Reigne time expi Easter day Charles Iames the first of that name son to Henry Stevvard Lord Darley Mary King Queen of Scotl. borne at Edenburg whose god-father was Ch. K of France Phill. D of Sauov Q. Eliz. being his godmother who gaue him a Font of gold of 333. ounces whose true successor he is 1576 510 16 30 apr 22. A  1577 511 19 35 aprill 7  1578 512 20 34 mar 30  1579 513 21 33 april 10 Frobushers voyage to Cathay A blazing star Great snow great floods A generall earth-quake 1580 514 22 32 apr 3. C  1581 515 23 31 mar 26  1582 516 24 30 april 15 A blazing starre Strange tempest 1583 517 25
29 april 14 The prince of Orange slaine 1584 518 26 28 apr 19. E Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge founded by VValter Mildmay 1585 519 27 27 aprill 11  1586 520 28 26 aprill 3 Sir H. Sidney deceased 1587 521 29 25 aprill 16 The Queene of Scots beheaded 158◠522 30 24 apr 7 G Tilbury Campe. 1589 523 31 23 mar 30 Portugall voyage 1590 524 32 22 aprill 19 Christs Colledge in Cambridge founded 1591 525 33 21 aprill 4  1592 526 34 20 ma. 26. B Terme at Hartford 1593 527 35 19 aprill 15 Prince Henry borne in Scotland 1594 528 36 18 mar 31  1595 529 37 17 april 20 A great dearth Anno Reg. 37. 1596 530 38 18 apr 11. D The Spaniards win Callis 1597 531 39 15 mar 27 The voyages to the Isles of Tercera's 1598 532 40 14 aprill 16 The King of Spaine dyeth 1599 533 41 13 aprill 8 The Earle of Essex rode towards Ireland 1600 534 42 12 ma. 23. F  1601 535 43 11 april 12 The Earle of Essex beheaded 43. Marshall Baron of France arriued 1602 536 44 10 aprill 4 Seminaries executed Q. Elizabeth died Mar. 24 periodi K. Iames began Mar. 24 periodi She dyed hauing reigned 44. years 4. moneths 14 daies buried at Westminster An. D P. C kr Sc. T. e. East da The great plague in London wherof dred from Decem. 1602. to Dece 1603 30 578 peace with Spaine 3 Popes in 6 weekes Powder treason The King of Denmark cometh to England Great inundations in England The Oath of Alegeance ministred The first plantation of Virginia The King of France murthered And the prince created Prince of Wales after setteth his house in honorable fashion order his Titles be Henry Prince of VVales Duke of Cornvvall and Rothesey and Earle of Chester 1602 536 1 36 10 aprill 4 1603 537 1 37 9 apri 24 1604 538 2 38 8 ap 18. A 1605 539 3 39 7 mar 31 1606 540 4 40 6 apri 20 1607 541 5 41 5 april 5 1608 542 6 42 4 m. 27 C 1609 543 7 43 3 april 16 1610 544 8 44 2 aprill 8 1611 545 9 45 1 mar 24 Anno Domini post conquestum K. Re. England K. Re. Scotland time expired Easter day 1612 546 10 46 0 apr 12 E 1613 547 11 47 1 aprill 4 1614 548 12 48 2 april 24 1615 549 13 49 3 aprill 9 1616 550 14 50 4 ma. 31. G 1917 551 15 51 5 april 20 1618 552 16 52 6 april 5 1619 553 17 53 7 mar 28 1620 554 18 54 8 apr 16 B 1621 555 19 55 9 april 1 1622 556 20 56 10 april 21 1623 557 21 57 11 april 13 1624 558 22 58 12 ma 28. D 1625 559 23 59 13 april 17 1626 560 24 60 14 aprill 9 1627 561 25 61 15 mar 25 1628 562 26 62 16 apr 13 P 1629 563 27 63 17 aprill 5 Anno Domini post conquestum K Re. England K Re. Scotland time expire Easter day 1630 564 28 64 18 mar 28 1631 565 29 65 19 aprill 10 1632 566 30 66 20 apri 1. A 1633 567 31 67 21 april 21 1634 568 32 68 22 april 6 1635 569 33 69 23 mar 29 1636 570 34 70 24 ap 17. C 1637 571 35 71 25 aprill 9 1638 572 36 72 26 mar 25 1639 573 37 73 27 april 14 1640 574 38 74 18 apr 4. B 1641 575 39 75 29 april 25 1642 576 40 76 30 april 10 1643 577 41 77 31 april 2 1644 578 42 78 32 ap 21. G 1645 579 43 79 33 aprill 6 1646 580 44 80 34 mar 29 Note in the reading of these briefe Chronicle Notes at the end of many of them you shall haue certaine figures set which signifies the yeare of the King it happened in because sometime the accident was not in that regnal yeare that stands against the Eclesian yeare The Description and vse of this New Table called A Concordancy of Yeares THis my Concordancy of Yeares hath in euery page 5 seuerall rowes vnder seuerall Titles as the first row is vnder the Yeare of our Lord beginning at 1066. at what time the Conqueror began so continuing to the yeare 1646. The next row is vnder post Conquestū shewing how many yeares any yeare of our Lord or any yeare of any King was after the Conquest The third is vnder Kings Reigne shewing how the yeares of the Kings answere to the yeares of our Lord. The fourth is vnder Time expired shewing how many yeares it is since any of the yeares placed in any of the 3 former rowes at this present yeare 1612. And the last row is placed vnder the Title of Easter day shewing what day of the moneth Easter day fell vpon any yeare since the Conquest to the yeare 1646. In which row also be certaine Capitall letters placed which bee the later of the Dominicall letters in the Leape-yeare as in Chap. 21. Now these things considered you are to vnderstand that all the difficulty in computating of time is when the question is onely propounded by the yeare of the Kings reigne and therefore if you can deuise when any question is made by any yeare of any King to know in what yeare of our Lord it was then the labour is nothing for you must know that euery yeare of any King as yet began in one yeare of the Lord ended in the next insuing yeare which is the cause of this difference But to make all more plaine I will propound certaine examples both of the yeare of our Lord and of the regnall yeare Quest 1 I haue a Lease for an hundred yeares bearing date in Aprill 1514 and I would know this yeare 1612. what time I haue remaining ANSVVERE Séeke first the yeare of our Lord 1514 their begin to tell at the next yeare forwards calling 1515. one 1516. two and so procéed vntill you come to 1612 so shall you count to the number of 98 yeares and so many of your 100 yeares be expired But in the numbring thus you must remember that before after the change of euery Prince one the same yeare of our Lord is twice placed therefore omit the one in your reckoning Or take 1514 out of 1612 so haue you 98 years Or séeke with more ease in the third row vnder Time expired what figures stand against 1514 so shall you finde 98 as before and so many yeares be expired 1612. But if you had sought this any other yeare after 1612. as 1614 then must you haue séene what figures in the fift row had béene against 1614 as 2 the which 2 must haue béene added to 98 so had you 100 yeares The like for any other yeare after to 1646. Quest 2. I haue a Lease granted for 60 yeares bearing date the 8 of Ianuary in the 6 yeare of Edward the 6. and I would know this yeare 1612 how many years be expired ANSVVER You must note first that
tongue was a Norghough which after the Danish speech was called a Knight The next degree was the Edleman which wée now call the Gentleman I reade not of Esquires vnlesse it were Laueffer which the Linguists doe rather interprete a Pursiuant The next in the Saxons time was a Bocland-man which the Danes called a Swaine and is now a Charterer or Free-holder The next in the Saxons time was Gebures which we call Husbandmen There is a degrée called a Farmer which properly is as some thinke where a man letteth out land for a certaine time for meats drinke as you may read that Canutê° Rex dedit firmario Ecclesiae de Glastenbury vnam hidam terrae c. And this was onely for the reliefe of old sickly Monkes but hée is now a Farmer that can get a good liuing and pay but a little for it to the Lord. There is yet another degrée called Hlafordines the which were bond-men and are now Copyholders and their Lords were taled Hlafords CHAP. XLVIII The order of the Nobility and all other degrees and estates of England as they were set and distinguished in the time of King Henry c. 1 DUkes of the bloud royall 2 Other Dukes 3 The eldest sonnes of Dukes of that bloud royal 4 Marquesses 5 The eldest sonnes of other Dukes 6 Earles 7 The yongest sons of Dukes of the royall bloud 8 The eldest sonnes of Marquises 9 The eldest sonnes of Earles 10 Vicecounts 11 The younger sonnes of Dukes 12 The younger sonnes of Marquises 13 Barons 14 The eldest sonnes of Vicecounts 15 Knights of the order of S George which vulgarly be called Knights of the Garter 16 Knights of the Kings Counsell 17 The yonger sonnes of Earles 18 The yonger sonnes of Vicecounts 19 The eldest sonnes of Barons 20 Knights Banerets 21 The new order of Knights Baronets 22 Knights of the Bath 23 Doctors of the Kings Counsell 24 Knights Batchelours 25 Esquires of the Kings Counsell 26 The eldest sonnes of Knights Banerets 27 Ths eldest sonâ—ne of Batchelour Knights 28 Esquires of the body 29 The yonger sonnes of Knights Banerets 30 Esquires 31 Gentlemen The Nobility of England according to their authority and degrees as they bee now liuing 1611. Marques of Winchester 1 Earle of Arundell 2 E. of Oxford 3 E. of Northumberland 4 E. of Shrewsbury 5 E. of Kent 6 E. of Derby 7 E. of Worcester 8 E. of Rutland 9 E. of Cumberland 10 E. of Sussex 11 E. of Huntington 12 E. of Bath 13 E. of Southampton 14 E. of Bedford 15 E. of Penbroke 16 E. of Hertford 17 E. of Essex 18 E. of Lincolne 19 E. of Nottingham 20 E. of Suffolke 21 E. of Northampton 22 E. of Dorset 23 E. of Salisbury 24 E. of Exceter 25 E. of MouÌ„tgomery 1 Vicecount Mountag 2 Vicecount Lysle 3 Vicecount Rochester Carnborne 1 Lord Abergeuenny 2 L. Audley 3 L. Zouch 4 L. Willoughby of Eresby 5 L. Lawarre 6 L. Barkley 7 L. Morley 8 L. Stafford 9 L. Scrope 10 L. Dudley 11 L. Sturton 12 L. Herbert of Chepstow 13 Lord Darcy of the North 14 L. Mount-eagle 15 L. Sands 16 L. Vaux 17 L. Windsor 18 L. Wentworth 19 L. Mordant 20 L. Cromwell 21 L. Euers 22 L. Wharton 23 L. Rich. 24 L. Willowby of PaÌ„ham 25 L. Sheffeild 26 L. Paget 27 L. Darcy of Cliche 28 L. Howard of Effingham 29 L. North. 30 L. Chaundos 31 L. Hunsdon 32 L. S. Iohn of Bletfoe 33 L. Burleigh 34 L. Compton 35 L. Norris 36 L. Howard of Walden 37 L. Knowles 38 L. Wotton 39 L. Ellesmere now Lord high Chauncelour of England 40 L. Russell 41 L. Grey of Groby 42 L. Petre. 43 L. Harrington 44 L. Dauuers 45 L. Gerard. 46 L. Spencer 47 L. Say and Sele 48 L. Denny 49 L. Stanhop 50 L. Carew 51 L. Arundel of Warden 52 L. Cavendish 53 L. Kniuet 54 L. Clifton Other estates of honour and dignity there bée in respect of the office they beare which are highly preferred and take place some of them before the Nobility as the place of the Lord high Chancellor of England the Lord high Treasurer the Lord high Admirall of England c. And you must note that the eldest Sonnes of Dukes are not Earles by birth yet take place before Earles no more then the eldest sonnes of Earles be Uicecounts as for the rest of any of their sons they be by rigor of the law but Esquiers Of Women The estate of women is such by the curtesie of England that if they get to any degrée of estate they neuer loose it though they marry more basely and yet are capable of a higher degrée as a Lady marrying with a gentleman taketh place as a Lady according to the estate of her Lord or knight that was her first husband so likewise of a Dutches c. But if they debase themselues ouermuch as to marry with a Clowne or one of base parentage then they bée not so much esteemed amongst the better sort though of curtesie they affoord her a place CHAP. XLIX The number of Bishops in England and their order this present yeare whereof foure take place by act of Parliament the rest according to their consecration The number of Parish Churches in England and number of parishes in euery Shire with the Knights and Burgesses of the Parliament house The Prouince of Canterbury 1 George Archbishop of Canterbury 2 Iohn B. of London 3 Thomas B. of Win. 4 Anth. B. of S. Dau. 5 Wil. B. of Excester 6 Hen. B of Salisbury 7 Hen. B. of Bangor 8 T. B. of Peterborow 9 Fran. B. of Landaffe 10 Iohn B. of Bristow 11 Rob. B. of Hereford 12 Iohn B. of Norwich 13 Iohn B. of Oxford 14 Ric B of Asaph 15 Wil. B. of Lincolne 16 Lancel B. of Ely 17 Hen. B. of Worcest 18 Iam. B. of Bath and Wels 19 Ric. B. of Couentry and Lichfield 20 Sam. B. of Cicester 21 Giles B. of Glouce 22 Ioh. B. of Rochest The Prouince of Yorke 1 Tobias Arch-bishop of Yorke 2 Bishop of Durham 3 Bishop of Carlile 4 B. of Westchestr England thus deuided into Bishoprickes it hath therein 9272 parish Churches as you may note by the number of parishes in each shire in the table following and 52080 Townes besides Citties Castles It hath also 25 Shires of which 13 bee Welsh It hath 26 Bishoprickes of which 4 be Welsh England is also diuided into 3 great Prouinces or Countries euery of them speaking a seuerall and different Language as English Welsh and Cornish and their language which is strange alters vpon the sodaine euen as the Prouinces part for in this Towne they speake English and do not vnderstand Welsh or Cornish and in the next Towne Cornish not vnderstaÌ„ding English or Welsh but in many things the Welsh and Cornish somthing agrée but now God bee praised England and these Prouinces with Scotland are all vnder the subiection of one King which neuer was since the diuision
besieged Exceter 1068 2 2 544 ma. 23. F Ro. Cum. Ear. of NorthuÌ„ slain by the CoÌ„mons 1069 3 3 543 Aprill 2 The English came out of Scotl. against the K. 1070 4 4 542 4 The K. bereued all abbies of their treasures 1071 5 5 541 24. The castle of Ledes and Oxford built 1072 6 6 540 8 A The King inuaded Scotland forced the King to homage 1073 7 7 539 Mar. 31  1074 8 8 538 April 20 Married priests remoued by the Pope 1075 9 9 537 5 Bishop of Durham slaine for his cruelty 1076 10 10 536 ma. 27. C A great Frost from October till April 1077 11 11 535 April 16 A blazing star on palm-sunday nere the sun 1078 12 12 534 8 The Towre of London built by the King 1079 13 13 533 ma. 24. A great murther by an Abbot in his Church who killed 3 Monkes wounded 18 men that their bloud ranne from the altar downe the steps at Glastenbury and this yeare was an earth-quake on Christmas day 1080 14 14 532 apr 12. E  1081 15 15 531 aprill 4  1082 16 16 530 aprill 24  1083 17 17 529 aprill 9 England surucied rated the men â—â—â—bred 1084 18 18 528 ma. 31. G The King had homage generally and 6 shillings for euery hide land 1085 19 19 527 aprill 25  1086 20 20 526 aprill 5 Battle Abby Stelby Abby built by the King 1087 21 21 525 mar 28 Gavvens sepulchre found in Wales Wil Conq. died Sept. 9. Defect Wil Ruf. began Sept. 9. Defect He died hauing reigned 20 yea 11 mo 14 dayes in anno 1087 buried in Normandy Anno Domini Post CoÌ„q K. Reigne time expired Easter day Rufus was a variable man couetous an oppressor of the Commons very prodigal Henry brother to Rufus borne at Salby called Beauclarke for his learning 1087 21 1 525 mar 28 The Nobles rebell and are vanquished at the Castle of Rochester 1088 22 1 524 Apr. 16 B  1089 23 2 523 aprill 1  1090 24 3 522 april 21 The King of Scots did homage 1091 25 4 521 april 13 The King built the Castle of Tine 1092 26 5 520 ma. 28. D The Earle of Northumberland slew the King of Scots and his Sonne 1093 27 6 519 aprill 17  1094 28 7 518 aprill 9 The King assaulted Wales but did no good 1095 29 8 517 mar 25 Warres aginst the Infidels 1096 30 9 516 apr 13. F R. Duke of Norm went towards Ierusalem 1097 31 10 515 aprill 5 The EarldoÌ„ of Goodwin drownd by the sea 1098 33 11 514 mar 28 Ierusalem yeelded to Godfrey of Bullen also in this sommer bloud sprang out of the earth in Barkeshire at Finchamsteed 1099 33 12 513 aprill 20  1100 34 13 512 aprill 1  Wil. Rufus slaine Aug. 1 Defect Henry the 1 begaÌ„ Aug. 1 Defect K. Rufus reigned 12 yeares II monethes 2 weeks 3 dayes being slaine with an arrow 1100 34 1 512 Apr 1 A S. Edw. lawes restored the yard made 1101 35 1 511 april 21 Winchester and Glocester burnt 1102 36 2 510 april 6 Norwich Church S. Bartholmews hospital built the one by that Bishop the other by a minstrel 1103 37 3 509 mar 29  1104 38 4 508 apr 17 C  1105 39 5 507 april 9 4 circles ablazing star appeare about the sunne 1106 40 6 506 april 25  1107 41 7 505 april 14 The K. perpetually imprisons his brothers 8 and Trinity within Algate is founded 1108 42 8 504 apr 5. E  1109 43 9 503 april 25 The Emperor Henry maried the K daughter 1110 44 10 502 april 20 Robert the Kings base sonne made first Earle of Glocester 1111 45 11 501 aprill 2  1112 46 12 500 apr 23 G The King inuades Normandy 12 1113 47 13 499 april 6 Great mortality 13 1114 48 14 498 mar 29 Worcester burnt 14 1115 49 15 497 april 18 Octo. 10. Thames and Medway dry 15. Chester burnt a blazing starre 1116 50 16 496 apr 2 B The moone seemed turned into bloud 1117 51 17 495 mar 25  1118 52 18 494 april 14 S. Giles without Oldburn built by Q. Maud 18 1119 53 19 493 april 6 The order of Templars began 19 1120 54 20 492 apr 18 D Many battles betwixt the English French King 20 1121 55 21 491 apr 10  1122 56 22 490 mar 26 The King returning to England his children the Duke of Normandy with 160 persons were drowned Anno Reg 22 1123 57 23 489 april 15  Anno Domini Post CoÌ„q K Reigne time expired Easter day Stephen Earle of Boloine son of the Earle of Blon and Adela the Conquerours daughter being wel personaged fauoured gentle politique and martiall free from exactions 1124 58 24 488 apr 5. F  1125 59 25 487 mar 29 Coyners had their priuy members cut off and their right hands for false coyning 25. 1126 60 26 486 aprill 11 The monastery of S. Oseth in Essex fouÌ„ded 26 1127 61 27 485 aprill 10  1128 62 28 484 apr 22. A Men ware haire like women 1229 63 29 483 aprill 14  1130 64 30 482 mar 30  1131 65 31 481 april 21 The King gaue his daughter the Empresse to the Earle of Angiers 31. 1132 66 32 480 apr 12. C Carlile made a Bishoprike 32. 1133 67 33 479 Ma. 25 From west Cheape to Algate burnt 33. 1134 68 34 478 april 15 Worcester defaced with fire 34. and the Hospitall of S. Crose by Winchester founded by Henry Blors Bishop of Winchester 1135 69 35 477 april 6  Henry 1 dyed Decem. 2 period Stephen began Decem. 2 period Henry 1 reigned 35 yeares 4 moneths and 11 dayes boweld at Roan buried at Reading 1135 69 1 477 april 6.  1136 70 1 476 ma. 22. F. Great fire about London-stone 1137 71 2 475 april 17 Exceter besieged by the King 2. 1138 72 3 474 april 3 All Rochester burnt with 39 Churches 1139 73 4 473 april 22 10000 Scots slaine by the Bishop of Yorke for aiding Maud Empresse 4. 1140 74 5 472 apr 7. F  1141 75 6 471 mar 30 The Earle of Glocester inuaded NotinghaÌ„ 6 1142 76 7 470 april 19 Lincoln besiged the K. prisoner restored 7 The King besieged Waltham Castle 1143 77 8 469 april 4  1144 78 9 468 ma. 26. B Boxley Abbey founded Anno Reg. 9. 1145 79 10 467 april 15 The King forceth the Towre of London froÌ„ the Earle of Essex at S. Albons 10. 1146 80 11 466 april 14  1147 81 12 465 april 20 The Empresse goes into Norway 1148 82 13 464 apr 11 D  1149 83 14 463 april 13 S. Katherines by the Towre built for poore by Queene Matild Anno Reg. 14. 1150 84 15 462 april 16  1151 85 16 461 april 18 England was full of trouble and warres 16 Gratianus dyed 1152 86 17 460 ma. 30.
the regnal yeares stand periodicall or compleat against the yeares of our Lord so that the yeare Regnall standeth against that Eclesian yeare or yeare of our Lord it ended in and not against that it began in so that if a question in the Computation be put in the beginning of the regnal yeare or in this Concordancie in the ending of the regnal yeare the demand is easie but if the contrary happen it is more hard Therefore the matter and intent of this my worke is when a question is pronounded by the yeare of any King to know in what yeare of our Lord it was the is whether it were in the yeare of cur Lord. God that the regnall yeare did take beginning or ending in This considered all shall be made easie by the ensuing examples Seeke in your Tables for Edward the 6 then in the row vnder K. Reigne finde the 6. yeare of his reigne which you shall sinde placed against 1552 against which in the row vnder Time expired is 60. My leass is therefore expired in January the 8 day 1612. Or hauing found the yeare of our Lord count as in the first question or substract 1552 from 1612 as before but reckoning with the old Computation you haue 61. yeares which is false but to make all plaine worke as followeth Notes to bee obserued for this new kinde of of casie Computation YOu must first consider that in my Kalender in the Margent vpon the left hand the wéekes be numbred from our Lady day the which number for breuities sake is called the Hebdomadall Number Next here is an insuing Table wherein the names of all the Kings and Quéenes of England since the Conquest be writ and to them is added a certaine number of wéeks and daies as to Henry the 7 21 wéekes and 3 dayes which I call Epact which Bosco saith is Intercalare or addere But howsoeuer you may admit the word without offence since it is but for distinction or difference sake which had worke 〈◊〉 followeth A Table of the Epacts for each King KINGS Names Epact KINGS Names Epact w. da. w. da. Wil. Conquerour 29 0 Hen. the. fourth 27 1 Wil. Rufus 24 0 Henry the fifth 51 2 Henry the first 18 3 Henry the sixth 22 5 Stephen 36 0 Edw. the fourth 49 0 Henry the second 30 4 Edward the fifth 2 1 Richard the first 14 5 Rich. the third 11 2 Iohn 1 6 Hen. the seuenth 21 3 Henry the third 31 1 Hen. the eighth 4 0 Edward the first 33 5 Edw. the sixth 44 0 Edward the secoÌ„d 14 6 Mary 15 1 Edward the third 43 4 Elizabeth 33 6 Richard the secoÌ„d 12 4 King Iames. 51 5 When any question is propounded by the yeare of any King only without mention of the Ecclesâ—â—◠〈…〉 yeare you must note in what Kings reignâ—◠〈…〉 what moneth and day of the moneth it 〈…〉 date Next ' find the said moneth and 〈…〉 moneth sée what Hebdomadall 〈…〉 â—â—â—reth thereunto that is how 〈…〉 it is from the 25 of March 〈…〉 â—â—â—ble finde the name of the King 〈…〉 number of wéekes daâ—â—◠〈…〉 pact and against the 〈…〉 numbers viz. 〈…〉 consider which 〈…〉 If the Eâ—â—â—â—◠〈…〉 the demâ—â—◠〈…〉 yeare which standeth against the Ecclesian yeare periodically But if the Hebdomadall number be the greater the demand was made in the beginning of the Regnall yeare which answereth to the Ecclesian yeare or yeare of our Lord next before And of both these differences an example followeth Quest 3 I haue an Euidence bearing date the 13 of May in the 23 yeare of Elizabeth I would know 1612 what yeare of our Lord it was how long since how long after the Conquest it was ANSVVER To answer this question by this new Table first séeke the Epact of Elizabeth which is 33 wéeks 6 daies then the Hebdomadall number of the 13 of May is 13 wéeks here the Epact is the greater Therefore according to the first difference the demand is made in the ending of the regnal yeare that stands periodically against the yeare of our 〈◊〉 in the Concordancy Wherefore to resolue 〈…〉 â—â—estion find the 23 yeare of Elizabeth aâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—ich standeth 1581 in the first row in 〈…〉 15 in the fourth is 31 whereby 〈…〉 Euidence was dated in the 25 Anno Domini 1581 515 afâ—â—◠〈…〉 that it is 31 yeares since 〈…〉 see the answere to 〈…〉 Quest 4. I haue a lease bearing date the 5 of March in the 2 yeare of Elizabeth and is to continue for 60 yeares I demand what yeare of our Lord it was dated in and consequently how many yeares bee expired this yeare 1612. ANSVVER As in the last question conferre the Epact of Elizabeth and the Hebdomadall Number of the 5 of March together noting which is the greater In this question the Hebdomadall number is the greater therefore according to the second difference the demand was made in the beginning of the regnall yeare which answereth to the yeare of our Lord next before Séeke therefore the second yeare of Elizabeth against which in the first row is 1560 but for the causes before said you must take the yeare next before that is 1559 and that yeare of our Lord was the lease dated in the tune expired standing against the same as 53 and so many yeares of my lease bee expired But if you séeke how many yeares be expired in any other yeare after 1612 worke as in the first question Quest 5. To finde Easter day and the rest of the moueable feasts because many times Deeds c. beare date vpon such dayes without mention of the moneth as also to finde the Dominicall letter First seeke the yeare of our Lord God or yeare of the King against either of which in the last row vpon the right hand is the moneth and day of the moneth the Easter day fell vpon that yeare which had get the other moueable Feasts thus From Easter day count fixe Sundaies backewards so haue you Quadragessima or the first Sunday in Lent then goe backe vnto the next Tuesday so haue yee Shroue-tuesday Againe From Easter day forwards count fiue weekes or 35 dayes so haue you Rogation Sunday The next Thursday after is Ascension day Ten dayes after is Whitsunday The next Sunday following is Trinitie Sunday and foure dayes after is Corpus Christi day Hauing found Easter day see what day of the Moneth it happened on and finde that day in the Kalender for the letter answering thereto was Dominicall letter that yeare As 1611 Easter day was the 24 of March to which F answereth in the Kalender therefore F was Sunday letter that yeare But when it is Leape-yeare there be two Dominicall letters whereof that which beginneth the yeare and serueth till Saint Mathias day is noted by the time in the Table when Easter day happeneth and the other seruing to the end of the yeare is the next letter in the Alphabet that goeth before or this
thereof by Brute to his three sonnes being then called Britaine as to Locrine the eldest hee gaue this part of Britaine called England to Albanact the second the Country of Albany now called Scotland and to Camber the yongest hee gaue the Prouince of Cambria called now Wales And you shall note that the lands that Abbots such like men enioied before the suppressioÌ„ thereof did containe 15. Carledomes 1500. Knights lands 6200. Esquires lands 100. Almes-houses besides to the Kings Treasury 20000. l. as may appeare by a petition exhibited in the 11 yeare of Henry the 4. at a Parliament held at Westminster and reuiued in the 2. yeare of Henry the 5. in a Parliament at Leicester What Shires belong to euery Bishoprieke or Diocesse and first in the Prouince of Canterburie Canterbury and Rochester hath all Kent London hath Essex Middlesex and part of Hartfordshire Chichester hath Sussex Winchester hath Hampshire Surrey and the Isle of Wight Salisbury hath Wiltshire and Barkeshire Exceter hath Deuonshire Cornewall Bathe Welles hath Sommersetshire Glocester hath Glocestershire Worcester hath Worcestershire and part of Warwickshire Hereford hath Herefordshire part of Shropshire part of Monmouthshire part of Worcestershire part of Radnorshire Couentry Liechfield hath Staffordshire Derbyshire and the rest of Warwicke and Shropshire Lincolne greatest of all hath Lincolne Leicester Huntington Bedford and Buckinghamshire and the rest of Hartfordshire Ely hath Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Norwich hath Norfolke Suffolke Oxford hath Oxfordshire Peterborough hath Northampton Rutlandshire Diocesses in Wales S. Dauids hath 331 parishes Landaffe 156. Bangor 95 and Asaph 128 parishes In the Prouince of Yorke Yorke hath Yorke Nottingham Westchester Cheshire Richmondshire and part of Flint and Denbigh in Wales Duresme hath the Bishopricke of Duresme and Northumberland Carlile hath Cumberland and Westmerland Of the Shires Cities and Boroughes of England that haue any Knights or Burgesses in the Parliament house the Shires standing Alphabetically Barkshire New-windsor Reading Wallingford Abington Bedfordshire Bedford towne Buckeinghamshiâ—e Bukingham T Wickham Alisbury Cambridge towne Cheshire Chester cittie Cumberland Carlile ci Corn wall Launceston alia Newport Lesthued Dunheuet Turo Bodmin Holston Saltash Camelford Grampond Poney Trogony Tresmena alia Basing S. Iues S. Iermeines S. Michael Foy S. Maws Castled Darby towne Deuonshire Exceter Citie Toines Plimmouth Barstable PlimtoÌ„ Stonestocke Clyston Dartmouth whose proper name is Hardnesse Dorsethire Poole Dorcester Line Melcombe Waymouth Bertport Shaftbury Wareham Essex Colchester Malden Glocestershire Glocester Citie Cicester towne Hartfordshi S. Albons Herefordshire Hereford Citie Lemster towne HuÌ„tingtonshire Huntington Towne Kent Canterbury Rochester Maidstone Quinborough Lancashire Lancaster town Preston in Holdernesse Leuerpoole tow Newton Wigan Clithero Leicestershi Leicester Towne Lincolneshâ—re Lincolne Citty Grimby Stamford Grantham Boston Middlesex London Citty Westminsterci Norfolk Norwich Citty Linne Thetford town Gr. Yarmouth Castell rising NorrhhamptoÌ„shire NorthamptoÌ„ T. Peterborow Ci. Higham Ferry NorthuÌ„berlandshire Newcastle vpoÌ„ tine Barwicke town Morpith the Bishoprick of Durham NottinghaÌ„shire Nottingham T. East Stretford Oxfordshire Oxford Citty Woodstocke Banbury Richmondshire Rutlandshire Shropshire Shrewsbury Bridge-North Ludlow Wenlocke Bishops castle Somersetshire Bristow Bath cities Welscitty Taunton Bridgwater Minhead SouthhamptoÌ„shire Winchester Ci. Southampton Portsmouth Petersfield Stocke-bridge Christs-church Whit-church Staffordshire Lichfieild City Stafford T. Newcastle vnderline Tamworth Suffolk Ipswich Donewich Orford Alderburgh Sudbury Ely Surrie Southwarke Blechingley Riegate Guilford Gatton Suffex Norsham Midhurst Lewes Shorehame Brandbro Steining east gréenstead Arundell Chichester Citi. Warwickeshire Couentrie City Warwick town Westmeâ—laÌ„d Appleby Towne Wiltshire Salisbury Citi. Noua Wiston DowntoÌ„ Hinden Hetesbury Westbury Calue Deuises Chippingham Malmsbury Cricklad Old Salisbury Wotton basset Marleborough Bodwine the great Lodgershull Worcestershire Worcester Cif. Wiche Yorkeshire Yorke Citie Sharborough T Kingston vpon Hull Hedon Thuske Knaresborough Rippon Borough-bridge Alderborugh Beuerly The Prouince of Wales Mountgomeryshire Mountgomery Towne Monmouthshire Monmouth Towne Radnorshire Radnor Towne Denbighshire Denbigh Towne Penbrookeshire Penbrooke Towne CardigaÌ„shire Cardigan Towne Flineshire Flint Towne CarmartheÌ„shire Carmarthen Towne CarnaruaÌ„shire Carnaruan Towne Breckenockeshire Brecknocke Towne Anglesey Newborough Towne Merionethshire ClamorgaÌ„shire Cardiffe Heruerd Townes A Table of the number of Parish-Churches in euery Shire with the number of Shires in England and Wales 1 Barkeshire 140 2 Bedfordshire 116 3 Buckingham 185 4 Cambridgeshi 163 5 Cheshire 68 6 Cumberland 58 7 Cornewall 161 8 Derbyshire 106 9 Deuonshire 394 10 Dorsetshire 248 11 Essex 415 12 Glocestershire 280 13 Hartfordshire 120 14 Herefordshire 176 15 Huntington 78 16 Kent 398 17 Lancashire 36 18 Leicestershire 200 19 Lincolneshire 630 20 Middlesex 73 21 Norfolke 660 22 Northampton 320 23 NorthumberlaÌ„ 168 24 Nottingham 168 25 Richmondshi 104 26 Rutlandshire 47 27 Oxfordshire 280 28 Shropshire 170 29 Somersetshire 385 30 Southampton 253 31 Staffordshire 130 32 Suffolke 575 33 Surrey 140 34 Sussex 312 35 Warwickshire 158 36 Westmerland 26 37 Wiltshire 304 38 Worcestershire 152 39 Yorkeshire 459 WALES 1 Montgomery 47 2 Monmouthshi 127 3 Radnorshire 52 4 Denbighshire 57 5 Penbrooke 145 6 Cardiganshire 64 7 Flintshire 28 8 Carmarthenshi 87 9 Brecknockshire 61 10 Anglesey 74 11 Merionethshire 37 12 Clamorganshi 118 13 Carnaruan shi 68 A Computation of the seuen Ages of the world for this present yeare 1612. From the First Age. Creation vnto the Flood 1656 Creation till this yeare is 5574 Flood till this yeare are 3918 secoÌ„d Age. Floud to Abraham is 292 Birth of Abraham till this yeare 3626 third Age. Birth of Abraham till the departing of the Israelites out of Egypt 503 Departing of the Iraelites till this yeare 3121 fourth Age. Departing of the Israelites vntill the building of the Temple 482 Building of the Temple till this yeare 2641 fifth Age. Building of the Temple til the Captiuity of Babylon 414 Captiuity of Babylon till this yeare 2252 sixth Age. Captiuity of Babylon till the Birth of Christ 614 The seuenth Age beginneth at the birth of Christ hath continued 1612 yeares at the 25 of March and so forth to the pleasure of God A Geographicall Description of the wales from one notable Towne to another ouer all England and thereby how to trauell from any of them to the Citie of London set forth after a new order Note that the figures in the rowes vnder this marke * is the distance of that towne they stand against from London or from the towne you are directed vnto From Yorke to London 150. miles From Yorke go first vnto Tadcaster which is 8. miles thence to  Miles * Wenthridge 12 130 Doncaster 7 123 Tuxford 18 105 New-market 10 95 Grantham 10 85 Stanford 16 69 Stilton 12 57 Huntington 9 48 Royston 15 33 Ware 13 20 Waltham 8 12 London 12  From Norwich to London 86 miles From Norwich go first vnto Windam which is 5 miles thence to  Miles * Acleborrought 5 76 Thetford 10 66 IckinghaÌ„ sands 6 60 New-market