Symon and Iude syr Hugh Spēcer the father was put to death at Bristowe and after buried at Winchester and on saint Hughes day folowyng was syr Hugh his sonne drawen hanged and quartered at Herford and his head sent to London and sette emong other vpon the bridge After Robert Baldock the Chancellor was sent to London to Newgate where he dyed myserably The earle of Arundell was put to death at Herford and kynge Edward was by parliament deposed from his kingdom when he had reigned .xix. yere .6 monethes and .18 days and not longe after was murthered by syr Roger Mortimer and was buried at Glocester Edwarde the thirde Anno Regni .1 EDwarde the thyrde after the deposing of hys father was crowned king of Englād He begon his reign ouer this realme the .xxv. daye of Ianuarie in the yeare of our lord .1326 and deceased the 21. day of Iune in the yeare .1377 so he reigned .50 yere and .5 monethes lackyng .3 dais This man beside all other gyftes of nature was endued with passynge comely beautie and fauoure Of wytte prouident circumspecte and gentyll of nature doyng nothyng without great wysedom and consideration Hee was a man of excellent modestie temperance and aduanced suche persons to high dignities as dyd most passe other in integritie innocency of lyfe in feares of armes he was very expert as the noble enterprises by hym atchieued doo well declare Of his liberalitie and clemēcy he shewed many great examples Briefly in all princely vertues he was so excellent that few noble men before his tyme were to bee compared to hym At the beginnyng of hys reigne he was chiefly ordered by syr Roger Mortymer and hys mother Isabell. In this fyrst yeare of his reigne he confirmed the liberties of the citie of London and ordeined that the maior of the city of London should sytte in all places of iudgement within the liberties of the same for chiefe Iustice the Kynges person only excepted and that euery alderman that had ben Maior shold be iustice of peace in all London and Middlesex and euery Alderman that had not bene maior should be iustice of peace within his own ward Diuers other priuileges he graunted to the citie whiche ye may reade in Fabian The kynge went towarde Scotlande hauyng vnderstanding that the scottes were entred into England as farre as Stanhop parke He beset them rounde about hopynge to haue broughte them vnder hys subiection But when hee thought to be most sure of them by treason of some of his hoft the scottes escaped cleane and returned back into scotland About the .xxi. day of September Edward the second was murdered in y e castell of Barkley by sir Roger Mortymer was buried at Glocester Anno. 1. Richard Bretain M. Rich. Roting S. Roger Chācellor S. The kyng maried the lady Philip the erles doughter of Henawde in the cytie of Yorke The kynge helde his parliament at Northampton where through the counsaile of syr Roger Mortimer and the old Queene his mother hee made with the scotts and vnprofitable and dishonorable peace For why he restored to them all theyr writyngs charters and patents wherby the kynges of Scotlande hadde bounde them selues to be tributarye to the crowne of England with other like vnprofytable conditions Anno. 2. Hamonde Chikwell S. Henry Darcy S. Iohn Hawden S. Dauid the yong prince of Scotlād maried Iane the syster of kyng Edwarde whom the scots in dirision called Iane makepeace The scotts made many rymes against thenglishmē as saith Guido for the fond disquised apparell by thē at that time worne amongst the whiche this was one Long beardes hartlesse Paynted hoodes witlesse Gay cotes gracelesse Makes England thryftlesse Anno. 3. Iohn Ganthā M Symon Frācis S. Hēry Cōbmartē S. Edward erle of Kent vncle to kynge Edward of England beyng falsely accused of treason was by syr Roger Mortymer put to death at winchester Prince Edward was borne at Wodstocke Who in proces of tyme grew to a noble and famous man and was in his days counted the Flowre of chiualrie through out the world The .xvii. of October sir Roger Mortimer was taken in Notyngham castell and sente to the Tower of London Anno. 4. Symond Swalond S Richard Lazar S Richard Gisours S Syr Roger Mortimer was accused for diuers points of treason as that he murdered king Edward the second and that through hym the scots escaped at Stanhope parke for receiuynge summes of money of the Scottes for which accusations he was shortly after drawē and hanged at London Edward Baylell the sonne of Iohn Baylell late kyng of Scottes by licence purchased of kyng Edward entred into Scotlande clayminge the crowne by the right of hys father where he vanquished the Scottes and was crowned kyng at Stone Anno. 5. Symond Swaylon M. Robert Ely S. Tho. whorwod S. The kyng with a great armye went into Scotland and at Halidon hyll gaue the Scottes battayle wherin he obteined a triumphant victorie and slewe of them .viii. Erles .900 knightes of barons and esquires 400. and .32000 common souldiors he wonne Edenborow Barwicke and many other castels and gaue the gouernaunce of Scotlande to Edward Baylell betwene whome and the Scots was foughten many battels Anno. 6. Iohn Poūtney M. Iohn Mocking S Andrew Aubery S The king of France sent .x. shyps toward Scotland which were so wether driuen into Flanders that they were little worth after that tyme. Anno. 7. Iohn Preston M. Nicolas Pike S. Iohn Husbande S. King Edward went agayn into Scotland and laid siege to the castell of Kylbridge He wan it by strength and sette the countrey in quietnes and cam back to the castell of Tyne where shortly after Edward Baylell kynge of Scottes came and dyd hym homage and sware vnto hym fealtie and fidelitie and returned agayne into Scotlande Anno. 8. Iohn Poūtney M. Iohn Hamond S. Williā Hansard S. Embassadors were sent from Philyp de Ualoys kynge of France for to conclude vpon certain articles of variance betwene theyr lord and the kyng of England but it toke none effect Anno. 9. Reignold at cundyt M. Iohn Kyngston S. Walter Turke S. This yere kyng Edward sent ambassadors into Frāce to conclude a peace whiche likewyse toke none effect Anno. 10. Reignold at conduit M. walter mordon S. Richard Upton S. This yere kyng Edward made claim to the crowne of France and therfore proclaimed open warre betwene Englande and France Anno. 11. Iohn Poūtney M wil. brickelsworth S Iohn Northehall S In this yere as saith Fabian the king consyderyng the charge he hadde with warres in Scotlande and also that he intended to haue agaynst the Frenchemen for the obtainyng of his right gathered togither treasure by dyuers and sundry wayes wherof the maner is not expressed but such great plentie cam to his handes that money was very scant throughout the whole realme by reason of which
place Kyng Henry by letters complained vnto the princes of Germanie of Luther who had writen to sharply against him and desyred theym that he myghte not translate the newe Testament into the vulgar tongue Sharpe warre and often skyrmishes betweene the borderers of Englande Scotlande and France The Erle of Surrey burned .37 villages in ScotlaÌ„d despoiled y e couÌ„trey froÌ„ the east marches to the west and ouerthrewe dyuers holdes and castels Anno. 15. Syr Tho. Baldrie Mercer M. Michel English S Nich. Ienyngs S In DeceÌ„ber at the cytie of Couentry one Philip Scholemaister to the kyngs henxmeÌ„ Christopher Pykeryng clarke of the Larder and Anthony Maynuile gentlemen entended to haue taken the kynges treasure of his subsidie as the Colectors of the same came towarde London therwith to haue araysed meÌ„ and taken the Castell of Kylyngworth and then to haue made battayle against the kyng for the whiche they were drawen hanged and quartered at tyborne The .xi. daye of February the reste that were taken were executed at CoueÌ„tree The Duke of Suffolke with many other lordes and knyghtes was sent in to Fraunce by kyng Henry with an armie of .10000 men who passynge the water of Some without battayle tooke dyuers townes and castelles and destroyed the countrey before him In December he returned agayne into Englande The erle of Surrey brent Iedworth in Scotlande and toke dyuers holdes The Duke of Albanye besieged the castell of Warke and had in a redynes a great army to inuade Englande but when he heard the erle of Surrey was commyng he fled back into Scotland The souldiours of Guynes tooke a great bootie at a fayre in the towne of Morguyson and syr Robert Iernyngham and certayne dimilaunces of Calys toke dyuers Frenche prysoners Anno. 16. Sir Wil. Bailie Draper M. Raufe Dodmer S WylliaÌ„ Roche S The fyrst weke of Lent the Lorde of Camphier and other came from the Emperour to kyng Henry The byshop of Dunkell and other Ambassadours came out of Scotland and a legate from the byshop of Rome to entreate a peace betwene England and Fraunce Syr Raufe a Fanwycke Leonarde Musgraue and bastard Hearon were slayne in Scotlande by to muche hardines in pursuing their enemies at which tyme .300 Scottes were takeÌ„ prysoners by the englyshemen Clement byshop of Rome sent vnto kyng Henry in token of great loue the golden rose that he vseth euery yere to consecrate before Easter Great triumphe in England for y e taking of y e French kyng by y e Emperour The Cardinall obteyned lycence of the byshop of Rome to suppresse certain abbayes to the intent to erecte two colledges one at Oxenforde an other at Ipswyche and to indue theÌ„ with laÌ„des whiche colledges he began so sumptuously that it was not lyke they woulde come to good ende Kyng Henry was lyke to haue been drowned by leapyng ouer a diche in followyng his hauke This yere was the castell or towre set vp at Grenewyche This yere the coyne was enhaunsed in England Luther by the counsell of Christerne king of DeÌ„marck certain other wrate very huÌ„ble letters vnto kynge Henry of EnglaÌ„d acknowleging a faulte in him self that he had writteÌ„ before so sharply vnto hym but when the kyng in his answere blamed Luther muche and noted hym of lyghtnes and inconstancie Luther repented his doyng and wrate that he was deceiued when he thoughte to fynd Iohn Baptist in princes courtes and amonge them that were arayed in purple A murmuring was in al partes of the realme for payment of money and in Suffolke .4000 men rose agaynst the Duke and other commissioners which were appeased by the Duke of Norfolke and other A truce betwene England Fraunce for a certaine space and Ambassadours were sent into Denmarke for restoring of their kyng whiche was then in Englande but the Danes would graunt nothyng they dyd hate hym so extremely for his crueltie Anno. 17. Syr Iohn Allen Mer. M. Iohn Calton S. Christ. Askew S. The .xi. day of February being shrofe sonday fyue men of the Styliarde dyd penaunce three of them bare fagottes at Paules and two of them bare tapers of waxe And an Austen fryer called doctor Barnes of Cambrydge bare a fagot at Paules the same daye and there was present at that tyme the lorde Cardinal with a .xi. bishops y e bishop of Rochester made the sermon against Martin Luther and his doctrine The same yere the .vi. daye of SepteÌ„ber was a proclamation for goulde the Frenche crowne was valued at .iiii. s. vi d the Angel at vii.s vi d the Ryall at xi.s.iii.d and so euery pece after that value Anno. 18. sir Tho. Seymer Mercer M. Ste. Pecock S Nich. LaÌ„bert S The thyrd daye of Iuly whiche was in the .xix. yere of kyng Henry the lorde Cardynall of England with great poÌ„pe rode thorowe Cheape and so towarde FrauÌ„ce where he coÌ„cluded a league betweene kyng Henry and the Frenche kyng whiche both sent their defiaunce to the Emperour and a stronge armie into Italy to delyuer the byshop driue the Emperours power out of that countrey The great maister of Fraunce came to London with great triumphe for the coÌ„clusion of y e â—ornamed league The .xv. daye of Iuly was one Harman drawen from newgate to tyborne and there hanged for coyninge of false golde Also in Iuly and Auguste was the sleweis made in Fynsebury fielde to coÌ„uey the ill waters ouer the towne dyche by pipes of lead into y e riuer of Thames In the same yere was suche scarcitie of bread at London and all Englande that many people died for defaulte therof And the bread cartes that came from Stratforde to London were met by the waye at Myles ende by the cytyzens of London that the lorde Mayor and Sheryfes of London were fayne to goe and rescue the sayde bread cartes and see them brought to the markettes appoynted for the same Anno. 19. Syr Iames Spencer Uyntener M. Iohn Hardy S. Wyl Hollis S. The first daye of Nouember the lord Cardynall with the Ambassadours of Fraunce were at Paules there was proclaymed a generall peace betwene kyng Henry of England and Fraunces the French kyng duryng their lyues a twelne monethes and a daye after The .viii. day of December thre scholers of Cambridge one Forster a gentilmaÌ„ of y e court bare fagots at Paules The fyfth day of Ianuary the Cardinall with many byshops abbottes and priors went a procession at Paules and sang Le deum for the escapyng of y e Pope from the Emperour The .xiii. daye of Ianuary was a great fyer at Andrewe Moris keye in Thames strete and at an other keye by it where was muche harme done This yere a frenche Crayer of .xxx. tonne beyng maÌ„ned with .xxxviii. freÌ„ch men and a flemish crayer of .xxviii. toÌ„ne and .xxiiii. flemynges metyng at Margate the one chased the other along the ryuer of Thames to
one of the Sonne the .xxiiii. daye of Ianuary and three of the moone a straunge thyng and suche as had not happened since the tyme of Charles the great In the beginning of lent lorde Edward Seymer erle of Hertforde was made lieftenāt of the north partes and sent thether with an armie for y e defēce of that countrey The beginning of Marche Germine Gardyner Larke parson of Chelsey besyde London and Syngleton were executed at Tyborne for denying the kyng to be supreme head of the churche and shortly one Ashbee was lykewyse executed for the same The .xxii. daye of Marche the lorde Admirall with a great nauy departed from the port of Londō towardes Scotlande The fourth daye of Apryll a gonne poulder house called the black swanne standyng vpon east smythfielde was blowen vp with other houses nighe adioynyng and therein were burned fyue men a boye and a woman Upon Maie euen in the .36 yere of Henry the eyght died the lord Thomas Audeley hygh Chancellor of England After whome succeded lorde Thomas Writhesley Upon May daye the nauye sente by the Lord admirall which vntyll thys tyme had no good wynde tooke their voyage into Scotlande from Tynmouth wyth whom was the lorde Edwarde Seymor Erle of Hertford the kynges lieutenāt and generall captain of the army whiche the fourthe daye of May arriued at Lyth the hauen of Edenborough and toke the towne of Lyth and spoyled it after which they made toward Edenboroughe where at a certayne brydge the Scottes had layde theyr ordynance but by the pollicie and manhode of our captaines and souldiors the Scottes ordynance was won and discharged against them selues and thereby were put to flyght after thys the towne of Edenborough sente vnto the armye pretendynge to delyuer the towne vppon certayne condytions to the behofe of oure Kynge But when the armye entred they were inuaded by them for whiche cause the Towne was destroyed and cleane wasted Kyng Henry and the Emperoure agreed ioyntely to inuade the realme of France wyth two great powers About this tyme kyng Henry made great prouisiō for a voiage into France A proclamation made enhaunsynge the value of gold to the rate of xlviii.s and syluer to .iiii. shyllynges the ounce It is to be noted that at thys tyme the kynge caused to be coyned the base moneys whych was called down the fyfth yeare of Edwarde the .vi. and called in the seconde yere of Quene Elizabeth After the whytson holye dayes the Duke of Norffolke and the Lord pryuie seale with a great army tooke their voyage into Fraunce and besieged Mutterell where they laye vntyll the Kynge hadde wonne Boloygne Not longe after the Duke of Suffolke with many other noble men passed the seas and encamped before Boloigne on the East syde The xiiii daye of Iuly kyng Henry hym selfe wyth a goodly companye passed from Douer to Calaice and the .26 day encamped on the north syde of Boloygne after whose comyng the towne was so sore battered wyth gonneshott and certayne of theyr Towers beynge vndermyned soo shaken wyth force of gunne powder that after a monethes siege the captayne sente woorde to the kyng that he would yelde the towne to his behofe vpon condition that all whiche were within myght departe wyth bagge and baggage whiche conditions Kyng Henry mercyfully graunted and the Bulleynors departed one and other to the numbre of .4454 The .xxv. day of Septembre the kyng entred into hyghe Boloigne wyth the nobilitie of hys realme and the trompettes blowyng that it reioyced all the whole hoast to heare The fyrst daye of October kyng Henry departed frome Boloigne towarde Douer and at his goyng he dubbed .iiii. knyghtes at the water syde Ambassadours were sent both frome the Emperour and the french Kyng for peace to Kyng Henry but for so muche as he would not geue vp Boloigne nothyng was concluded The .ix. day of October in the night the frēch mē cam vnwares vpōth english mē in base Boloigne and slewe of theym a great number Howe beit they were shortly chased from thense and the base towne holden after in good quiete Anno. 36. Williā Laxton grocer Mai. Iohn Wilford S. Andrew Iudde S. This yere was taken by the Kynges shyps of the weste countrey and of the Englysh coast the numbre of .300 frenche shyppes and more The .xxvi. day of Ianuary there camped on the weste syde of Boloigne beyonde the hauen an army of Frenchemen to the number of .xviii. thousand and laye there ten days and the .vi. day of February they wer all put to flight by the Erle of Hertforde and the lorde admirall then beynge Lorde deputie of Boloigne The .vii. day of Iune in the .37 yere of kyng Henry the .viii. a great army of Frenchmen came nere to the hauen of Bulleyne and skirmished with the Englyshmen and thys armye beganne to buylde a fort whych before they departed they dyd accomplishe The French kyng prepared .ii. great armies agaynst the Englishmen one by sea an other by lande that vpon the sea was aboue .200 shyppes besyde galeys This nauye made shewe dyuers tymes to haue landed in the Isle of wyght at Portesmouth and other where but euer they perceyued suche prouysyon made by kynge Henry that nothynge was done woorthy memorye but that theyr sort by Boloine was in the meane tyme fynyshed Worde was brought that the french menne entended to lande in the Isle of Wyght Wherfore the kyng wente to Portesmouthe At whyche tyme of the kynges abode there a goodly shyppe of Englande called the Mary Rose wyth syr George Carewe the capitayne and many other gentylmen were drowned in the myddest of the hauen by greate negligence and folye Certayne frenche men landed in the Isle of Wyght but they were dryuen away with losse of theyr captaine and many souldiours In August the lorde Edwarde Seymor erle of Hertforde was sente by the Kyng into Scotland with an armye of xii thousande men where he destroyed dyuers towns and the middle marches and greatly endomaged the Scottes This yeare in Auguste dyed Charles duke of Suffolke a very noble gentylman and full of actiuitie This yeare the .xii. day of September the Churche of saynt Gyles without Creplegate was brent Anno. 37. sir Martin Bowes goldsmith M. George barnes S Rafe Alleyn S The .xxiiii. day of Nouember a parliament begon at Westminster where was graunted to the Kyng a Subsydie of ii.s viii.d of the pounde of mouable gooddes and .iiii. shyllynges the pounde in landes to be payde in twoo yeare and all Colleges Chauntryes and hospitalles were committed to the kynges order durynge hys lyfe to alter and transpose whyche hee promysed to doo to the glory of God and the common profyte of the realme Aboute thys tyme the Lorde admirall landed in Normandye and brente the suburbes of Traiport dyuers villages along the sea coast and destroyed and toke almost all the shyppes in the hauen which was a
his sonne who inclosed y e same with a depe dyche and grauÌ„ted to the inhabitantes therof great fredom And after builded a church ouer y e place of his sepulture and ordeined there an house of monkes enduyng them with fayre possessioÌ„s And after it was vsed y e kings of EnglaÌ„d wheÌ„ thei wer crouned sent for an offering their crounes vnto S. Edmondes shryne and redemed the same with a good price The englyshe men sente agayne for Etheldred out of Normandye who by the healpe of the Normans and present assistance of his commons expelled Canutus but shortly Canutus returned agayne into Englande where he spared nothynge that myght be destroyed with sworde fyre In whiche tyme king Etheldred ended his lyfe when he had reigned .xxxviii. yeares and was buried in the Northe Isle of Paules churche in London aboue the aultar Fabian saythe that in the seconde yeare of this kynges reigne a great part of the citie of London was wasted with fyre but how it beganne hys aucthor telleth not But ye shal vnderstand that this day the citie of London had moste housyng and buyldynge from Ludgate towarde Westminster and littell or none where the chiefe or hart of the citie is now except in diuers places was housynge but they stoode without order So that many townes cities as CaÌ„terbury York and dyuers other in Englande passed London in buyldyng at those dayes as I haue sene sayth Fabyan by an old boke somtime in the Guyld halle of London named Domes daye But after the conquest it increased and shortly after passed and excelled all the other Aboute the .viii. yeare of this kyngs reign dyed Ethelwald byshop of Wynchester who was born in Wynchester and ther buylded an abbey of Nunnes as sayth Fabyan AFter y e deth of Etheldred great variance fell betwene y e englishe meÌ„ for the election of theyr kyng for y e citezens of London with certayn other named Edmund the son of Etheldred a yong man of lusty and valiant courage in martiall aduentures both hardy and wyse and one that could very well endure all paynes Wherefore hee was surnamed Ironsyde but the more part fauored Canutus the Dane By meanes wherof betwene those two princes were foughten many great battayles in the which either party sped diuersly to the great slaughter of theÌ„ that toke their partes But lastly it was agreed that the two Captayns shold try theyr quarell betwene them selues onely In which fight although Edmund semed to haue the vpper hand yet be condisceÌ„ded to deuyde the realm and make Canutus felow with him in the kingdom whyche agreement was at laste concluded In this tyme there was an englishe Earle called Edricus which by hys falshode had wrought muche hurte to hys naturall country and lastelye was aucthor of the deth of the noble Edmund And therof himself brought fyrst knowledge to Canutus the Dane sayinge in this wyse Thus haue I doone Canutus for the loue of thee To whom hee answered sayinge For my loue thou hast murdered thyne owne soueraigne Lord whome I loued most entierly I shall in rewarde therof exalt thy head aboue all the lordes of Englande And foorthwith commanded hym to be headed and his head to be set vpon a spear on the hyghest gate of London These princes reygned together .ii. yeares Thys Edmund was buryed at Glastenburye VUhen Canutus was stablished in the kyngdom he had knowledge how Olanns king of Norway in his absence inuaded the couÌ„trey of Denmarke wherfore in all hast he sped him thitherward by the maÌ„hod of the english souldiors obteined of them a noble victory recouered Norway to his seignory wherfore when he returned into England he demeaned him toward all men as a sage gentle moderat prince and so continued .xx. yeares Canutus called a parliameÌ„t at OxeÌ„ford where it was decreed that english men and Danes should hold the lawes of Edgare late kyng Canutus subdued the Scots wherby he was king of .iiii. kingdoms y t is to say of England ScotlaÌ„d Denmark Norway After that he weÌ„t into Denmark and so to Rome And after returned again into England Where he kept all his life tyme good iustice and did many charitable dedes And after his deathe was buried in s. Swithins at Winchester Of this Canutus Polidore hath writen a notable history in y e end of his vii boke of the historie of England HArold the sonne of Canutus by hys wyfe Elgina for hys swyftnes surnamed Harefote began hys reygne ouer thys realme of England In the begynning hee shewed some token of crueltie in that he banyshed his stepmother Emma and tooke from her suche iewelles and treasure as she hadde He reigned iii. yeares Hee was buryed at Westmynster and after at S. Clementes without Temple barre HArdikenitus king of Denmarke after the deathe of Harolde was ordeyned kyng of Englande He for the iniurie done to his mother Emma caused the corps of Harolde to be taken out of the sepulchre and smyting of the head caste it with the body into the ryuer of Thames where by a fysher it was taken vp and vnreuerently buried at S. Clementes as afore is sayd He burdeined his subiectes with eractions and tribute and in meat and dryncke was so prodygall that hys tables were spreade .iiii. tymes in the day and the people serued with great excesse whan he had reigned .iii. yeares he dyed sodeinly at Lambeth not without suspection of poysonynge and was buried at Winchester Hardikenitus beyng deade the Danes were beaten slayn and dryuen out of this lande into theyr owne countrey xxviii yeares after that Swayn began fyrst to reigne EDwarde the sonne of Egelrede or Etheldred by the aduice of Goodwyne and Leofricus Erle of Chester after the deathe of Hardikenitus was sent for out of Normandie to take on him the goueruaunce of this realme of Englande whiche hee guyded with much wisdome and iustice from whom issued as out of a fountaiue very godlinesse mercie pitie and liberalitie towarde the pore and gentylnes and iustice towards all men and in all honest lyfe gaue moste godly example to hys people He discharged the englyshmen of the great tribute called y e Dane gelt whiche was often before time leuied to y e impouerishyng of the people He subdued the Wesâ—hemen whiche rebelled and made warre vpon their borders The .xvi. yere of this kyng Edward died y e good Erle Leofricus erle of Mercia of Chester who was buried in the abbey of Couentrie which he hym selfe had caused to be buylded He purchased many great priuileges for the aforesaid towne of Couentrie Willyam bastard duke of Normandie about this tyme came with a goodly company into England and was honorablye receyued to whom the kynge made great cheere And at his returne enriched hym with great gyftes pleasures and as som write made promise to hym that if he died without issue the same
ryches of the abbays to be brought into his treasory he made also the news Forest in the countreye of Southampton for the atchiuyng which enterprise he was forst to cast downe dyuers townes and churches .xxx. myles of length and replenysshed the same with wylde beastes and made sharpe lawes for the maintenance and increase of the same Auno .10 Roger erle of Hertforde Ranulphe earle of Norffolke conspired agaynste kynge Wyllyam beyng in Normandye both whiche were by hym outlawed and chased oute of the Realme And Waldiffe that was duke of Northumberland and Earle of Huntyngdon and Northampton who vttered the conspiracie was beheaded at Wynchester buried at Crowlande in Lyncolnshire Anno. 13. AT this tyme Oswalde Byshop of Salisburye was famous in England The kyng gaue the Erledome of Northumberlande to Waltar byshoppe of Durham who was after slayne by the men of Northumberland Anno. 15. RObert the eldest sonne of William by the counsell of Philippe kyng of France inuaded his fathers Duchye of Normandye wherwith Wyllyam beynge greately dyspleased gaue hys sonne a stronge battayle in whyche it fortuned Robert to mete vnwares in the field with his father and bare hym to the earthe But perceyuynge by the voyce who it was forth with he lept from his horse and saued his father By whiche dede he was reconciled and peace betweene them was agreed Anno. 16. Whyle kyng William of Englande was in Normandy the Northumbers rebelled About this .xvi. yere earle Waryng erle of Shrewsbury made two abbeis wherof the one was in the suburbes of Shrewsbury the other at wenloke Anno. 19. KYnge Wyllyam caused a newe manner of Tribute to be leuyed thoroughout this Realme for euery hyde of land that is twenty acres vi s. And not long after commanded a valuation to be takeÌ„ of all lands fees and possessions and diligent serche also to be made what numbre of men and cattell were within this land And accordynge to the quantitie and number therof gathered an other payment Anno. 20. Englande was vered wyth manye plagues For greate morayne fell emonge cattelle brennynge feuers and hunger emong people greate bareynnesse vpon the earth and muche hurte was done in manye places by the mysfortune of fyre aud specially in LoÌ„dor For Fabyan and other aucthors affirmeth that a part of Poules was brent at that same tyme namely the .vii. daye of Iuly Kyng William buylded two abbeys in Englande one at Battell in Sussex the other nere to London called Barmondsay He buylded the third at Cane in Normandy He ended his life y e ix day of Septembre and was buried at Cane in Normandie He had .v. children Robert to whom he gaue Normandy Richard who dyed in his youth William Ruffus and Henry which wer kinges after hym And one doughter named Adela who he gaue in mariage to Stephen Erle of Bloâ—s who gotte on her Stephen that after was kynge of England as sayth Hardyng VVilliam Rufus or VVilliam the Red kyng Anno regni .1 WIllyam Ruffus the seconde sonne of Willyam conqueror began his reygne ouer the realme of England the ninthe day of Septembre in the yeare of oure Lorde .1087 and deceased in the yeare of our Lorde 1100. the fyrst day of August so that he reigned .xii. yeare .xi. monethes lackyng .viii. dayes He was variable and inconstant of his demeanor very couetous and therewithall cruell For he burdened his people with vnresonable taxes He pilled the ryche and opprest the poore And caused many to lose their landes for small causes And what he thus got by pillyng of hys people be prodigally and wastfully spente in great banketting and sumptuous apparell And as one auctor writeth who wrate in the tyme of Henry the thirde he would neither eate drynke or weare any thyng but that it coste vnmeasurably deere And for an exaumple hee wryteth whiche is to be noted in these oure dayes that in a morning his chamberlayne bryngyng hym a newe payre of hosen he demanded what they cost his chamberlayn answered .iii. s. Wher with the kynge beynge wrothe as this author affirmeth saide as foloweth Fye a dibles q the king who sey so vile a dede Kyng to weare so vyle cloath but it costened more Bye a payre for a marke or thou shalt a corry sore A worse payre ynongh that other swithe hym brought And said they costned a mark vneth he them so bought Ye belamy q y e king these were wel thought In this maner serue me outher ne serue me nought OUt of this aucthor I haue taken the saying of K. William Ruffus because it importeth the simplicitie of apparel in those days vsed If kinges in those dayes ware hose of .xiii. s .iiii. d. the price then maye subiectes in these days imitate his chamberlayn to weare of inferior price of .iii. s. Whiche price he thought king W. Ruffus wold not haue disdained but as his chamberlayne spared the kynges priuie purse in byeng hose in those days So now some of meane lyuyng spare not theyr owne and others to employe vpon one paire whiche wold bye princes hose for a hole yere as this hystorie reporteth Robert Curthoise his elder brother came with an armie into Englande against William wherof when the said WilllaÌ„ had knowledge he entreated peace Anno. 2. Dyuers Lordes of this realme conspired against William Ruffus and assaulted dyuers townes within EnglaÌ„d They stirred in like maner against him Robert Curthoyse duke of Normandy the second tyme. But William vanquished the traytours chased them oute of this realme and made peace wyth hys brother Robert This second yere was a great earthquake the .xi. daye of haruest that ouerturned many houses and churches in Englande Anno. 3. The Scottes spoyled Northumberland Wherfore William Ruffus prouided a nauie and sayled thither where after dyuers conflictes and skirmishes a peace was concluded Anno. 4. A great tempest fell on sainct Lukes day in sundrye places of Englande and speciallye in Wynchecombe where a great parte of the steple was ouerthrowen with thundryng and lyghtnyng in London the wynde ouertourned .vi. hundreth houses and the roofe of Bow church in Cheape wherwith was slayn mo than .xx. persones Anno. 5. In this yere William Ruffus wente into Northumberland repayred suche holdes and castels as the Scots by their warres had impaired and builded other there besydes as the Newe castell on Tyne c. This v. yere the roofe of Salisburye Churche was cleane consumed with lyghtnyng Anno. 6. In Englande fell wonderfull abundance of raine and after ensued so great frost that horses and cartes passed commonly ouer great ryuers when it thawed the great cakes of yce brake down many great bridges The Welshemen rebelled but they wer vanquished their duke or captain named Rees slayn in battaile And after when their woddes wer cut down they becam by litle little to more quietnes
castell of Malmesbury then the tower of London and afterwarde the towne of Notyngham with other holdes and castels betwene hym and kyng Stephen were foughten many battayles wherby thys realme was sore troubled Anno. 18. But at the last peace was agreed betweene Maude the empresse hir sonne Henry and kyng Stephen vpon thys condition that Stephen duryng his life should holde the kyngdom of England and Henry in the meane tyme to bee proclaymed heyre apparant in the chief cities throughout the realme Kyng Stephen buylded the abbey of Coggeshall in Essex He founded an other at Furneis in Lancashyre and the thyrde at Feuersham in Kente where now his body resteth and deceassed the xxv day of October in the yeare of oure Lord .1154 when he had reigned .xviii. yeres .x. moneths and .xxiiii. dayes King Henry the seconde Anno regni .1 HEnry the second of that name the sonne of Geffrey Plantagenet and Maude the Empresse daughter of kyng Henry the fyrst began his reigne ouer this realme of England the .xxv. day of October in the yere of our Lorde .1154 and deceassed in the yere of our Lord .1189 the .vi. daye of Iuly so that he reigned xxxiiii yeres .ix. monthes and .xii. dayes He was somwhat redde of face short of body and therwith fat Of speache reasonable well learned noble in chiualrie and fortunate in battayle Of couragious hearte wyse in counsell and one that loued well peace liberall to strangers but hard to his familiars slowe of answers vnstedfast of promise geuen somdeale to pleasure and an open breaker of wedlocke By his greate manhode policie the crowne of England was muche augmented wyth the annexyng of Scotland Ireland the Isles Orcades Britayne Poytow Guyan other prouinces of France Anno. 2. Kyng Henry cast down diuers castels which were erected in the tyme of Stephen He wente into the northe partes and got from the Scots Cumberlande and Northumberland which they sayd were geuen to them by Maude his mother and set an order in that countreye Anno. 3. In England were sene .ii. sonnes in the fyrmament and in the Moone appered a redde crosse King Henry wēt with a strong armye into Wales and quieted that countrey and after buylded the stronge castell of Rutland and founded the abbey of Bassyngwerke Anno. 4. About this tyme came into England certaine Germaynes to the numbre of xxx which taught the abrogation of the Sacramentes of the altare Baptisme and Wedlocke Anno. 6. Lewes Kynge of Fraunce gaue his daughter Margaret in mariage to Henry the sonne of Kynge Henry of Englande By reason whereof was pacifyed the Warre and grudge betwene Englande and Fraunce for the landes of Poytowe and others Anno. 7. This yeare as sayth Fabyan kyng Heury went into Scotlande and made freshe warre vppon their kynge William so that at last he toke him and made hym yelde the castell of Carlyle the castell of Bamburgh with dyuers other and receued of him fealtie aud homage Anno. 8. This yeare the citie of Canterbury was fyred by negligence and a greate parte therof brent Anno. 10. Thomas Becket byshop of Canturbery fledde to Rome to complayn vpon the kyng to the byshop Anno. 14. King Henry caused Henry his eldest sonne to be crouned king as he thought to the great quietnes as well of himself as of his realme but as it proued to the vtter disturbance of them bothe Anno. 17. Thomas Becket by the mediation of Alexander byshop of Rome and Lewes the French kyng was restored to his byshoprike and not longe after by certayne gentylmen he was slayne at Canturbery Anno. 18. Kyng Henry sent ambassade to Alexāder bishop of Rome to purge him self of the death of Thomas Becket Among other thynges it was enioyned hym in his penance that it should be laufull to hys subiectes as often as them lysted to appeale to the sea of Rome and that no man should be accompted as Kynge vntyll such tyme as he were confirmed by the Romayn byshop Anno. 19. Thomas Becket was canonised by the byshop of Rome Anno. 21. Henry the sonne of Kynge Henry of England was crouned the second tyme with his wyfe Margarete the frenche kynges doughter Anno. 22. Kyng Henry the sonne by the setting on of the Kyng of France Alinour hys mother and certayn other nobles toke armes and raised deadly warre against his naturall father Dyuers strong batailes were foughten as well in England by the deputies and frends of both parties as also in Normandy Poytow Guyen Britain where they wer corporally present but y e victory fel alway to y e father There toke partie agaynste kyng Henry the father Lewys kyng of France William kynge of Scotlande Henry Geffrey and Iohn his own sonnes Robert Erle of Leicester Hughe of Chester and other But in the ende the sonnes with their alyes were constrayned to yeld to theyr father and desyre peace which he gentilly graunted and forgaue theyr trespas Anno. 24. In England fell greate wetherynge and tempest of thunder and lyghtening in the myddes of wynter and in Sommer folowing fell hayle of suche greatnes that it flewe bothe man and beast Anno. 2.6 At this tyme were manye Iewes in Englande whiche agaynste the feast of Easter did vse to sacrifice yong children in despite of christen religion Anno. 28. Henry the eldest sonne of Henry of Englande ended his lyfe Shortly after began the warre betwene kyng Henry and Philyp of France for homage that the Frenche kyng required to be done for the lands of Poytow and other and for the castell of Gysours Anno. 31. Heraclius Patriarke of Hierusalem whiche had ben in dyuers partes of Europe came to kynge Henry desyrynge hym of ayde agaynst the Turkes but was denied thereof as ye made reade in Fabian the .239 Chapter Anno. 32. At Bury the Iewes crucified a child in despite of Christes passion Anno. 34. Rycharde Earle of Poytowe made warre agaynst kyng Henry his father and taking part with the French kyng wan from hym dyuers cities townes and castels and namely the citie of Cenomannta For sorowe wherof shortly Kynge Henrye ended hys lyfe the .vi. daye of Iune in the yeare of our Lorde 4189. lyeth buried at Founteuerard Kinge Richarde the firste called Cueur de lyon Anno regni .1 RIcharde the fyrste of that name for his valyantnesse surnamed Cueurdelyon beyng the second son of Henry the seconde was crowned Kyng of Englande He began hys reigne the .vi. day of Iuly in the yere of our Lord .1289 and he deceased the yere of our Lord .1199 the .vi. day of Apryll so that he reigned .ix. yeres and .ix. monethes He was bygge of stature and had a mery countenance in the whiche appered as well a pleasant gentylnesse as a noble and princely maiestie to hys souldiors he was fauorable bountifull to hys frendes and to strangers a
so came to Lōdon wher when he had arested him with a certayn nūber of knightes he rode to Notynghā wan the castell after that the castel of Tikhil by force◠and so called a coūsell of his lordes at Winchester where he reposed his brother Iohn then beyng in Fraunce crouned himselfe sone after again king of Englād in y e city of Winchester thē he called a parliament where he called agayne into his handes all suche thyngs as he hadde eyther geuen or solde by patentes or otherwise by whiche meanes he gathered a summe of money and sailed into Fraunce where shortly a peace was concluded betwene the two Kings for one yeare Then Iohn which hadde taken part with the Frenche Kinge against his brother made meanes to Elianor his mother by whose mediation he was reconciled and became a trewe Knight to his brother In this time there was one William with the longe bearde who moued the common people to seke libertie and fredome not to be subiect to the rich and mightie By whiche meanes hee drewe to hym many greatte companies and with all his power defended the poore mēs cause against the riche The King being warned of this tumult commanded him to cease from those attemptes But the people stil folowed him as thei before had doone and he made to them certaine orations openly taking for his Theme this sentence Haurietis aquas in gaudeo de fontibus Saluatoris Whiche is to saie Ye shall drawe in ioie waters forth of the welles of your Sauiour And to this he added I am sayd he the sauiour of poore men ye be poore and haue assayed longe the harde handes of ryche menne Now drawe ye therfore holsom water foorth of my welles that with ioye For the tyme of your visitation is to men This William was commanded to appere before the kynges counsel to answere for hym self in suche cases as should be layde against hym where he appered but with suche a multitude of people that the lordes were afrayde of hym and remitted hym with pleasaunt wordes for that tyme appointyng some priuily when he was alone and then to apprehende hym By whom he was after taken in Bowe churche in Cheape but not without sheddyng of blood for for he was forced to forsake the church which they fyered about hym And whē he was taken he was arrained before y e Iudges and with .ix. of his adherentes had sentence of deth and he wyth those ix were hanged the morowe after who of the simple people was after honored as a martyr in so muche that they reserued relikes of hym as it is declared at large by Robert Fabyan Anno. Reg. 9. Bailiffes Roger Blunt Nycolas Ducket This yere the warre was renued betwene kyng Richard of Englande and Philip of France in whyche eyther of them spedde dyuersly Anno Reg. 10 Bailiffes Cōstantin Fitz Arnold Robert le Beau Kyng Richard of Englande besieged the castell of Galiarde and was wounded with a quarrell that was shot from the wall and therof dyed the .vi. day of Apryll in the yeare of our Lorde .1199 when he had reigned .ix. yeares and .ix. monethes Hys bodye was buryed at Founteuerard his bowels at Carlyle his harte at Roan King Iohn Anno regni .1 IOhn brother to Richard aforenamed began his reigne ouer this realm of England the .vi. day of Apryl in the yere of our Lord .1199 and deceased in the yere .1216 the .xix. day of October He reigned xvii yeares .vi. monethes and .xiii. days Of person he was indifferent But of melancoly and angry complexion He contempned the byshop of Romes authoritie whiche if he had doone constantly with iudgement to refrayne abuses as he semed to doo for couetousnes and of a froward mynde vndoubtedly he had ben worthy commendation By his cowardnes and slouthfull negligence the crowne of Englande greatly decayed Anno Reg. 1. Bailiffes Arnold fitz Arnold Richard Fitz bartilmewe Philip kyng of Fraunce in the quarell of Arthur duke of Britayn whom certayn of the Lordes had named king of Englande made warre vpon kynge Iohn inuaded Normandye and tooke from hym dyuers castels and townes Kyng Iohn hearynge of thys warre in Normandye assembled a counsayle wherin was graunted to hym .iii. s. of euery plough lande thorough England besyde the subsydie of the spirituall landes and when he had made redy for his dosage he sailed into Normandy wher he spent the tyme to his losse and dishonour But aboute Mighelmas a truce was concluded betwene the two kings of Englande and of Fraunce This yeare was a deuorce betweene kyng Iohn his wife the Erle of Glocesters daughter because of nerenesse of bloode and after he was maryed to Isabel the doughter of the Erle of Engolesym in France by whom he had .ii. sonnes Henry and Richarde and .iii. doughters Isabell Elianor and Iane. An. R. 2. bailifs Roger Dorset Iames bartilmew aldermā In this secoud yere as sayth Fabian Raynulph Erle of Chester by thexāple afore shewed by king Iohn left his own wyse named Constance whiche he before had maried by counsell of Henrys the second and wedded one Clemens One Chronicle saythe he dyd so to haue issue but he therwith displeased God so muche that he wold suffer him to haue none issue but dyed without This yeare as is reported in Polychronicon the kyng of Scottes dyd homage to kyng Iohn at Lincolne An. Reg. 3. Bailiffs Waiser Fitz Ales Symon de aldermābury This yeare in Yorkeshire were sene v. Moones one in the east an other in the weste the thirde in the northe the fourthe in the southe and the fyfthe in the myddes of the other and went compassyng the other .vi. tymes as it were the space of an howre and vanyshed away soone after Philyp of France inuaded Normandie and toke diuers castels and townes whiche he gaue to Arthur duke of Britayne But shortely after the same Arthure with many other noble men wer taken prisoners by kyuge Iohn and led prisoners into Englaude In thys yeare wer chosen .xxv. of the most substantiall and wysest men of the Citie of London to mainteine and kepe the Assises of the same Citie of the whiche yerely the Bailiffs wer chosen and after the Mayre and Sheriffes wer taken of the same numbre Anno Reg. 4. Bailiffes Normand Blundell Iohn de Ely This yere fell excedyng lyghtnyng thunders and other stormes of wynde and rayn w t hayle of y e bignes of henne◠egges which perished fruit corn houses and yong cattell Also spirites were sene in the ayre in likenes of fowles be ring fier in their billes which set fire on diuers houses as R. Fabian reporteth Philip of France continually made warre vppon the Duchye of Normandye tyll at the last be subdued the same to his dominion with the prouinces of Guyen Poytiers Britayn which before pertayned to the crown of Englād
brothers wife and others But by meanes of the archebyshop of Canturbery and other prelates a peace was taken for a whyle This yere as saith Fabian on the .xi. day of Iuly a great part of Southwark was brent and in the moneth of August next folowyng was much harme done in London by fyre The kynge and his lordes mett with great strengthe on either partie vppon Baramdowne where a charter or writyng was made and sealed by the kyng so that the Barony was with it contented and departed in peace euerye man into his countrey Anno. 15. Roger fitz Alwyne M Martin fitz alis S. Peter Bate S. The peace whiche in the laste yeare was agreed betwene kynge Iohn his barons was this yere by the kynge violated and broken Wherfore the lordes assembled to them greate powers and made sharpe and cruell warre vpon the kyng in somuche that he was constrained to send into Normandie for ayde Then came into Englande a Normane knyght named Foukis de Brent whiche broughte with hym a companye of Normans Flemmyngs and Picardes He and his company were so cruel that they destroyed as well religious houses as other and dyd muche harme to the lande puttyng the lordes to the worse the kynge made Foukes other of his company wardens of castels and strōg holdes in England The lordes seynge the kynge perseuer in his wrong that he wold in no wyse be induced to holde his owne grauntes but to do all things after pleasure and nothyng after lawe or iustice cast in theyr minds how they myght bryng the realm in a better rule and by one consente wrote to Philyppe kyng of France that he wold send som noble mā into England and they wold yeld the lande vnto hym This yeare kyng Iohn caused to bee drawen and hanged at Warham one Piers of Pomfrette and his sonne for speaking of dyuers thinges against the king Anno Reg. 16. Roger fitz Alwayne M. Salomō basing S Hugh Basing S Kyng Iohn laying siege to the castell of Rochester wan the same toke therin certain gentilmen that had conspired against hym sent them to dyuers prysons placyng strangers in the same castell The barons helde them together at London abydyng the commynge of Lewes son to the French kyng whiche lāded in England with a great army so cam to Rochester wan it with smal payne he caused all the strangers therin to be hanged and after came to London where certain alliances and couenants were established and cōcluded betwene the lordes and him and receiued of them homage as is mēcioned in Polycronicon Then he with the lordes departed from London and gat the castel of Rigate of Gilford and of Fernham and from thens to Winchester where the City was yelded with all other holdes in those partes and then he with the lordes came agayne to London At whose commynge the Tower of London was deliuered to them they slewe all strangers that had ben placed by the kyng in any place Roger Fitz Alwine for that he was accused to the Lordes to be fauourable to the kynges partie was discharged of that office and one called Serle mercer was Mayre in hys place the reste of the yere whiche was viii wekes Kyng Iohn beyng thus ouerset with his lordes sent messangers to the bishop of Rome shewing to hym the rebelliō of his lords and how they laboured his destruction Wherefore the byshop of Rome with all haste sente a Legate into Englande called Swalo The whiche after his commynge commuanded Lewes to returne into France and laboured to the vttermoste of his power to appease the Kynge and his baronye but all his labour was in vayne Anno reg 17. Williā Hardel M. Iohn Crauers S. Andrew Newlād S. This yere kyng Iohn the warre betwene hym and his lordes continuyng dyed of the Flixe as is recorded in Policronicon at the toune of Newarke he was bowelled in the abbey of Croghtō and buried at Worceter in the quier of monkes To tell the opynions of many auctours concernyng his death it wold in this place occupy to muche tyme. To be brefe Caxton affirmeth he was prisoned by a monke of Swinsted abbey in Lincolnshire for sayinge If he myghte liue half a yere he wold make a halfpeny lofe worth .xx. s. others ar of other opinions some y t he dyed for sorow heuynes of hert as Polidorus some of surfettyng in the night as Radulphus niger some of a bloudy flixe as Houeden some of a burning ague some of a cold sweat some of eating apples peares or plummes Mathewe Parisiensis writeth that as he wente from Lyn to Lincolneshire and there hearynge of the losse of hys cariage and treasures vppon the washes fell in great heauynes of mynde and so therby into a feruent feuer beyng at the abbay of Swynsted whiche agew he encreased thorough surfetyng and naughty diet by eating of peches drinking new cider And when he was thus sick was caried thēs to the castel of Laford from thens to the castel of Newark and there departed this lyfe was buried as afore is sayd at Worcestor It is written by Fabian and diuers other that he founded the abbey of Bewley in the new forest in recompence of the parishe churches whiche he there ouerturned to enlarge the forest and an abbey of blacke monkes in the citie of Winchester he decessed in y e yere of our Lord .1216 the .xix. of October when he had reigned .17 yeares .6 monethes and .13 dayes Henry the thirde Anno regni 1. HEnry the sonne of Iohn of the age of .ix. yeares by the counsell of William duke of Glocester the erles of Pēbroke Chester was proclaimed kyng of England who began his reigne the .19 day October in the yeare of our Lord .1216 and decessed in the yere .1272 the .vi. day of Nouember So he reigned .56 yeres and .28 dayes The noble men before mēcioned with their retinue kept sharp warre with Lewys the frenche kynges sonne who by the couenants made before with the englishemen claymed the crown But after certain skirmishes battailes Lewis began to desyre peace whyche lastly was concluded and Henry was crowned at Gloucester Anno. 1. Iacob aldermā M. Benet Couētrie S. williā Blūtiuers S. Iacob Alderman was maior one part of the yeare and Salomon Basing the other part of the same yere But the .ii. sheriffes aboue named stode the whole yeare Swale the byshop of Romes legate accursed Lewys the frenche kyngs son after all suche as toke part with hym agaynste Henry He accursed Lewlyn prince of Wales and interdicted hys lande At the last Lewys toke a◠M. markes or as some authors affirme .xv. M. markes of money departed this realme Anno. 2. Serle merser M. Tho. Bokerell She. Rafe Holyland She. When the land was deliuered from straungers inquisitions were
Poūtney M. Iohn Lambyn S. Adam Lutekyn S. This yere was many good lawes made in the parliamēt Londō wher vnto the kynge and his lordes were sworne Anno. 7. Nycolas Faringdon M. Adam Burdē S. Hugh Baytō S. The Englysh men encountred with Robert le Bruse and his Scottes at Estriualen where was fought a strong battayl◠In the ende whereof the Englyshmen wer discomfited and so egrely pursued by the Scottes that many of the noblemen were slayne as Gylbert de Clare Erle of Glocester syr Robert Clyford syr Edmond of Manle with other lordes and barons to the nomber of .xlii. knightes and .lxvii. barons besyde .xxii. men of name which were taken prisoners and .x. M. cōmon souldiours slayne After thys tyme Robert le Bruze reigned as kyng of Scotland Anno. 8. Iohn Gysors M. Stephē of abingdō S Hamōd Chikwell S A villain called Iohn Poydras a tanners sonne of Excester in diuers places of England named himself the sonne of Edward the first and said that by a falsnourse he was stolne out of his cradel Edward that was now kyng put in his place whiche was but a carters sonne but shortly after he was conuict of hys vntruthe and confessed that he dyd it by the motion of a familiar sprite which he had in his house in likenes of a catt whom he had serued .iii. yere and he for his seruice was drawen and hanged at Northampton Anno. 9. Stephē abingdō M Hamōdgoodchepe S Williā Readyng S The castell of Barwike was yelded vp to the Scottes by the treason of Peter Spaldyng Two cardinals beyng sent frō Rome to conclude a peace betwene the kyng of England and the scottes as they wente through Yorkshire were robbed by two knights called Gilbert Midleton walter Selby with .600 mē which .ii. knigtes had don many robberies in those partes or they were taken but they wer afterward condemned drawē hanged at London And the kynge recōpenced the Cardinals double so muche as they lost Shortly after sir Gosselyn Deinuile his brother Robert with two hūdred in habite of Friers going about as exiled persons or outlawes did many great notable roberies despites they robbed spoiled y e bishop of Durhams palaces leauyng nothing in them but bare walles and suche lyke robberyes for the which they were after hanged at York Anno. 10. Iohn wēgraue M. Williā Caston S. Rafe Palmer S. The scottes entred y e borders of Northūberland most cruelly robbed spoiled the countrey sparing neither man woman nor chyld To this mischiefe was ioyned so excedyng derth scarsity y e wheat was sold for .iiii. mark y e quarter y e cōmon people did eate hors flesh other vile beastes many dyed for hunger Anno. 11. Iohn Wēgraue M. Ihon Prior S. williā Furnex S. Kyng Edward assembled a new host and went into Northumberland wher he layde siege to Barwike But in the meane tyme the Scots by an other way inuaded y e borders of Englād wasted the countrey euen to Yorke and slew a greate noumber specially of religious people wherfore it was called the white battaile King Edward was constrained to breake vp his siege and return again into England Sir Hugh the Spencers the father and the sonne were of great power in England and by the fauour of the king practised suche crueltie and bare theim selfe so hautie that no lord in this land durst contrary them in any thynge that they thought good whereby they were greatly hated of the nobles Anno. 12. Iohn Wēgraue M Iohn Poūtney S. Iohn Dallyng S. The Lordes and nobles of Englande detestynge the outragious pryde of the Spencers in suche wyse conspyred against them that they caused the kynge halfe agaynst his mynd to banysh them the Realme Anno. 13. Hamond Chikwel M Simon Abingdō S. Iohn Preston S. This yere king Edward contrary to the mynd of his lords reuoked the Spēcers from banishement and set them in lyke authoritie as they before had ben to the great disturbance of the realme◠and not long after pursued the barons and chased them from place to place as fyrst at Liedes castell in Kent after in the marches of Wales where he toke the Mortymers and sent theym to the Tower of London Anno. 14. Hamond Chikwel M Reinold at cūdyt S william Prodhā S This yere king Edward ouercam the barons of this realme in many batailes and toke many of them whome he put to death in dyuers partes of this realm to the number of .xxii. noble men Master Iohn Baldocke a man of euil fame was made Chancellor of Englād who extremly pilled the cōmons of this realme for the whiche he was well rewarded after as ye maye reade in the xix yeare Anno. 15. Hamond Chikwel M. Rich. Cōstantin S Rich. Hakeney S This yere the sonne appered to mens sight as red as bloud and so continued the space of .vi. howers The last day of October the Irishment by the ayde they had out of England droue the scots out of theyr land At whiche time many noble men of Scotland were slain Amōg whiche was Edward le Bruze the kinges brother Anno. 16. Hamond Chikwell M. Iohn Granthā S Rich. of Ely S Kyng Edward with a great army entred Scotland but with sickenes and other misfortunes that chanced amonge the souldiors he within short space was forced to returne into England wherof syr Iames Douglas and the Scots hauyng knowledge pursued hym in suche wise that they slew many english men and had welnere taken the kynge at an abbey called Beighlād from the whiche he was forced to flee and leaue his tresure behynd hym Anno. 17. Symon Francis M. Adā Ealisbury S. Iohn of Oxēford S. Charles of France warred vpon the landes of Kyng Edward in Gascoyne Guyen and tooke there many townes and castels Wherfore kyng Edwarde sent his wyfe Isabell to entreate wyth her brother Charles for peace or as Froisard sayth the Quene her selfe fleyng the tyranny and mischief of y e Spēcers fled with her yong sonne Edward into France and was gentilly receiued of hir brother whiche made greate promise to ayde hir against the tyranny and iniury of the Spencers Anno. 18. Hamond Chikwel M. Benet of Fulhā S Iohn Causton S Quene Isabell by the ayde and help of syr Iohn of Heynald with a small company of Henoways returned into Englande to whome the Nobles and the commons gathering in greate numbre pursued the kynge the Spencers and other ennemies so egerly that shortely after they tooke them and kepte the kynge in pryson at Kenylworthe And after at Barkeley they toke master Robert Baldok the Chācellor both the Spencers the father and the sonne the erle of Arundel with diueres other and brought them to the towne of Hereford Anno. 19. Richard Betain M Gilbert Mordō S. Iohn Cotton S. The morowe after
strong power came to London where they caused the kyng to cal a parliameÌ„t whereof hearynge Alexander Neuyll Archbyshop of Yorke Syr Lionel Uere Marques of Deuelen syr Mychael de la Poole ChauÌ„cellour erle of Suffolk fearyng punyshment fled the lande and died in straunge countreys The kynge by counsayle of the aboue named lordes duryng the parliament caused to be taken syr Robart Triuilian chiefe Iustice of Englande syr Nycholas Brembre late Maior of LondoÌ„ syr Iohn Salysbury knyght of houshold syr Iohn Beauchampe Stewarde of the kyngs house syr Symon Burley syr Iames Bernes and syr Robert Belknappe knyghtes and a sergeaunt of armes named Iohn Uske the whiche by authoritie of the sayde parliament were conuict of treason and put to death at the towre hyll at Tyborne And Iohn Holt Iohn Locton Rychard Gray Wylliam Burgth and Robert Fuithorpe iustice with the other foresayde lordes which before had voyded the land were banished and exiled for euer Anno. 12. Sir Nych Twyford M. Tho. Austen S. Adam Gathill S. This yere the kyng kepte a great iustes in Smythfielde whiche continued xxiiii days This yere on the fifth day of August was the battayle of Ottyrborn where syr Henry Percy slewe the erle Douglas of Scotland and after was taken prisoner Anno. 13. WilliaÌ„ Uenour M. Iohn Walcot S. Iohn Loueney S. An esquier of Nauarre accused an englyshe esquire called Iohn Welshe of treason for the triall whereof a daye of fyght was betwene them taken to bee fought in the kyngs palais at westminster where they fought a strong fyght but Iohn Welshe was victor and constrayned the other to yelde Where he was dispoyled of his armour and draweÌ„ to Tyborn and hanged for his vntruth Anno. 14. Adam Bawme M. Iohn Francis S. Tho. Uiuent S. The duke of Lancaster vncle to king Richard sayled with a company of souldiours into Spayn to claym the realme of Castâ—le for so muche as he had taken to wife the eldest daughter of kyng Peter that was expelled his kyngdom by Henry his bastard brother be conquered the countreye of Galice and made league with the kyng of Portugall but by great mortalitie whiche fell among his people he was fayne to dismysse his armye and shortly after loste all that euer he had wonne Anno. 15. Iohn Hind Draper M. Io. Chadworth S Henry Uamer S A bakers man bearynge a basket of horsebread in Fletestrete one of the bishop of Salisburies meÌ„ toke out a lofe y t baker requyryng his lofe the byshops man brake the bakers head whervpon folowed suche parties takyng that the Maior and Sheriffes and all the quyete people of the citie coulde not order the vnrulynes of the multitude there gathered togyther but that they woulde haue hym deliuered to them who brake the bakers heade or els to breake open the gates of the sayde byshops palaice who was the kynges high treasorer for the whyche the kynge seased the liberties of the Cytie and discharged the Maior and Sheriffes of the rule of the Citie and committed the gouernement therof to a knight of the court called sir Edward Dalingerige The citisens making great sute and labour to obtein the kynges fauoure coulde not thys yere obteyne it Anno. 16. William Stonden Grocer M. Gilbert MaÌ„field S Tho. NewingtoÌ„ S Thys yere by the great sute labour of doctor Grauesend then byshop of LoÌ„don the liberties were shortly restored in reward of whiche paynes he desyred the Maior wyth the citisens of London in their liueries to resort yerely on their ix pryncipall dayes to the Churche of Poules vnto the graue of the same byshop after his decease who lyeth in the myddle of the west end of the sayd churche and there to say De profundis c. As ye may reade in Robert Fabyan Anno. 17. Iohn Hadley Grocer M. Drew BareÌ„tin S. Rich. whittington S. A truce prolonged betwene France and Englande for .iiii. yeares Thys years dyed Quene Anne wyfe to kynge Rychard Anno. 18. Io. FreÌ„che Mercer M Wil. BramtoÌ„ S. Tho. Knolles S. Aboute thys tyme was Wikliffe famous in England King Richard made a voiage into Ireland which was more chargeable then honorable And this yeare was greate tempest of wynde in England Anno. 19. Wil. More Uintener M Roger Elys S wil. SheringhaÌ„ S A truce for .xxx. yeares was made betwene England and France and kyng Richard toke to wife Isabell the daughter of Charles the Frenche kyng Anno. 20. AdaÌ„ bame goldsmith M Tho. Wilford S. williaÌ„ Parker S. The duke of Gloucester king Richardes vncle wyth the Earle of Arundell and other was put to cruel death for so muche as they rebuked the kyng in certayne matters ouer lyberally Anno. 21. Richard WhittingtoÌ„ Mercer M. williaÌ„ AskhaÌ„ S. Io. wodcock S. Thys yeare deceased Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster He was buryed in Poules Churche on the Northe syde of the quyer The Duke of Hereforde and also the Duke of Norffolke were bothe banyshed the lande Anno. 22. Drew BareÌ„tin Goldsmith M. Iohn wade S Io. warner S Kynge Rycharde lette the realme of Englande to ferme to syr Wyllyam Scrope Earle of Wyltshyre and to .iii. knyghtes Busshy Bagot and Grene. And then in Apryll he wente wyth an armye into Irelande leauynge for hys Lieuetenaunte in Englande syr Edmund of Langley hys vncle and Duke of Yorke Kynge Rycharde beyng occupyed in Irelande Henry Bolynbrooke Duke of Hereforde and of Lancaster whyche was banyshed into France beynge sente for of the Londoners came into Englande wyth a smalle power and landed in Holdernesse in Yorkeshyre to whome the Communes gathered in greate number whereof Kynge Rycharde hearynge aboute September he returned and landynge at Mylforde hauen he went to the Castell of Flynt in Wales where he rested hym entendynge to gather more strengthe In the whych tyme Henry Duke of Lancaster came vnto Brystowe where he tooke syr Willyam Scrope Ealre of Wylteshyre and Treasourer of Englande syr Iohn Bushy and syr Henry Greene. Syr Iohn Bagot was there taken but he escaped and fledde the other .iii. were iudged and put to execution Kynge Rycharde beyng in the castell of Flynte hys noble menne forsakynge hym was taken and by Henry duke of Lancaster sente to the tower of London where shortly after he yelded vp and resigned to the saide Henry all hys power and Kyngely tytle to the Crowne of Englande and Fraunce knowledgynge that he worthyly was deposed for his demerites and mysgouernyng of the Common weale King Henry the fourthe Anno Regni .1 HEnry the fourthe was ordeyned Kyng of Englande more by force as it appeared then by laufull succession or election Whyche thynge tourned hym to muche vnquyetnesse and caused often rebellyon in thys Realme of courage he was noble and valyaunt and after the Ciuile warres were appeased shewed hym selfe very gentill and louyng to hys subiectes He began hys reygne
this Maior was rowed thyther by water For the whiche the water men made of hym a songe begynnyng Row the boate Norman c. The fyre of enuye that a good space had couertely smouldered betwene the Duke of Yorke and the Duke of Somerset with other of the Quenes counsayle at thys tyme brake out in hot and fierce flames of warres In so muche that betwene the Kynge who defended these persones and the Duke of Yorke wyth hys alies at Sainct Albons a cruell battayle was foughte In the ende wherof the victory fell to the Duke of Yorke And on the kynges partye was slayne the Duke of Somerset the Erle of Northumberlande the Lorde Clyfforde wyth many other honorable men knyghtes and Squyers After whyche tyme the Duke wyth great reuerence broughte the Kynge frome Sainct Albons to London Where by a Parlyamente hee was made Protectour of the realme the Crie of Salisbury Chauncellour and the Erle of Warwyke captayne of Calice Anno. 33. Stephen Maf Foster Maf Iohn Field S. williā Tailor S. This yeare in London was a greate fray at saint Martyns le grand by sainctuary men who issued foorth and hurte diuers citisens but it was appeased by the Maior and other There was suche greuous complaints made therof to the Kyng by the deane of Sainct Martins that the liberties of the citie were in perill to be seysed Anno. 34. William M. Marrow M. Grocer M. Iohn Yong S. Tho. Dulgraue S. By meanes of the Quene and other lordes the duke of Yorke was discharged of his protectorshyp whyche thyng was cause of newe grudge and malice A great ryot committed in London agaynst the Lombardes and Italians because a mercers seruant was caste in pryson for strikyng an Italian Anno. 35. Thomas M. Caninges M. Grocer M. Iohn Steward S. Rafe Uerney S. At Erith within .xii. miles of London were taken .iiii. wonderful fishes wherof one was called Mors Marina the second a swoorde fyshe the other twoo were whales A fleete of Frenchemenne landed at Sandwych and spoyled the towne with great cruelty Anno. 36. Godfrey M. Boleyne M. Mercer M. Williā Edward S. Tho. Rayner S. A fained agremēt was made betwene the Kyng the Quene and the Duke of Yorke with his retinue for ioye wherof a generall procession was celebrated in sainct Paules at London At whyche solempne feast the King in habite royal and his diademe on hys heade kept hys state in procession before whome wente hand in hande the Duke of Somerset the Erle of Salisbury the Duke of Excester and the Erle of Warwike and so one of the one faction an other of the other sect And behynde the kynge the Duke of Yorke ledde the Quene with greate familiaritie to all mens syghtes But wo worth dissimulation for theyr bodies were ioyned by hande in hande whose heartes were farre in sunder as appered shortly after Anno. 37. Tho. Scot M Draper M Rafe Iosselyn S. Rich. Medthā S. The noble scyenco of printynge was founde in Germany at Magunce by one Iohn Cuthenbergus a knight he found moreouer the Inke by his deuyce that printers vsed .xvi. yeare after printyng was founde which was the yeare of our Lord .1458 one Conradus an Almayn brought it into Rome Nicolas Iohnson a frenche man dyd greatly polyshe garnishe it And now it is dispersed thorough the whole worlde as saythe Poliedore Virgile William Caxton mercer of London fyrst brought it into Englande aboute the yeare of our Lord .1471 and practised the same in the abbey of sainte Peter at Westmynster The Duke of Yorke the Erles of Salisburye and Warwicke with a greate hoste met the Kyng and other lordes of England vpon Bloreheath nere to Lōdon where because Andrew Trollop a captayn of Calice the nyght before the battaile should haue ben fledde with a companye of the beste souldiours to the Kynges parte The Duke of Yorke the Earles of Marche Salisbury and Warwyke mystrustyng them selues to bee to weake departed wyth a preuye companye and fledde The Duke into Irelande the .iii. Erles into Gernesey and after to Calais without any notable battayle This yeare deceased the famous citesen of London Symond Eyre Who as before is saide builded the Leaden hall in London and in the chapel of the sayd hall was written in Latine as foloweth in Englisshe The honourable and famous marchant Symond Eire founder of this worke once Maior of this Citie Citezen and draper of the same departed oute of this life the .xviii. daie of September the yeare of the Incarnation of Christe .1459 and the .38 yeare of the reigne of King Henry the .vi. Anno. 38. William M. Hulyn M. Fishmonger M. Io. Plūmar S. Io. Stocker S. The .iii. Erles cōming frō Calice with a pussaunt armie the .ix. daie of Iulie mette Kinge Henrie at Northampton and gaue hym strong battayle In the ende wherof the victorie fell to y e erles and the kynges host was dispersed chased and many slayne amonge whiche was the Duke of Buckingham the erle of Shrewesburie the lorde Egremount with other and the kyng taken in the fielde The Duke of Yorke retornyng into Englande made suche clayme to the crowne that by consent of a parliament he was proclaymed heyre apparaunte and all his progeny after hym Margarete the Quene in this meane tyme in all haste possible had gathered a company of Northern men and neare to a towne in the North called Wakefielde in a cruell fyght discomfited and slew the Duke of Yorke with his sonne the erle of Rutlande the erle of Salysbury was taken prysoner with dyuerse other noble men Anno. 39. Rich. Lee M. Grocer M. Rich. Flemyng S Iohn Lambard S The Quene with hir retyne we neare saynt Albons discomfited the earle of Warwick and the Duke of Norfolke delyuered kyng Henry hys husband Edward erle of March eldest sonne to the Duke of Yorke came vp to London with a myghty power of Marchmē accompanyed with the earle of Warwycke and by agreement of a councell was proclaymed kynge of Englande and called Edwarde the fourth shortly after he pursued kyng Henry towarde Yorke where he gaue a sore battayle to the kyng and his company This fyght was so cruell and fyers that in the field and chase were slayne .xxx. thousand of the commons besyds men of name of the whiche were the erles of Northumberlande and Westmerlande the lorde Clyfford Androwe Trollep and other to the number of eleuen And kynge Henry lost all and was fayne to flee the lande when he had reigned eight and thyrty yeres .vi. monethes and foure dayes And Quene Margaret with the yong prynce fled to her father the Duke of Angeowe King Edwarde the fourth Anno Regni .1 EDwarde the fourth began his dominion ouer this Realme of Englād the fourth daye of Marche in the yere of our lorde .1460 and lefte the same the .ix. daye of
Castile King Henry the eight Anno Regni .1 THe renoumed prince HeÌ„ry the eight beyng .xviii. yeres of age succeded his father in the gouernance of this realme and began his reigne the .xxii. day of Aprill in the yere of our Lord .1509 and deceased in the yere .1546 the .xxviii. day of Ianuary so he reygned .37 yeares .ix. monethes and .vi. days Of personage he was tall and myghtie in wytte and memorie excellent of suche maiestie tempered with humanitie and gentlenesse as was comely in so great a prince Margaret mother to Henry the .viii. buylded .ii. colledges in Cambridge and Willyam byshop of Lyncolne buylded Brasenos in Oxenford Kyng Henry maried the lady Katherin late wyfe to prince Arthure Richard byshop of Wynchester buylded Corpus Christi Colledge in Oxenforde Anno. 1. Thomas Bradbury mercer M George Monoxe S Iohn Doket S Thys yeare syr Rycharde Empson knyght and Edmund Dudley Esquier who had ben great counsaylours to the late kyng Henry the seuenth were beheaded at the tower hyll the .xvii. daye of August Whose attachement whervpon folowed y e execution was thought to be procured by the malyce of theym who wyth theyr auctoritie in the late Kynges dayes were offended orels to shyft the noyse of the straight execution of penall statutes in the late Kynges dayes by punyshment of those persons so saythe Halle Thys Edmonde Dudley compyled one notable boke and named it the tree of common wealth The oryginall copie whereof I haue seene though rudely written worthy for the excellencie thereof to be written wyth letters of golde A copy wherof I haue geuen to the ryght honorable lorde the Earle of Leicester Sir WylliaÌ„ Fitz wylliaÌ„s was disfranchysed because he would not be sheriffe This yeare master doctor Colet deane of Poules erected a free schole in Paules churche yarde in London and committed the ouersyght therof to the maisters and wardeynes of the company of Mearcers because hym selfe was borne in London and sonne of Henry Colet whoe was a Mearcer and Maior of London Anno. 2. Henry Keibell mercer M. Iohn Milborn S Iohn Reste S Henry the fyrst son of king HeÌ„ry the right was borne on new yeres day for ioyâ— wherof a great iustes was kepte at Westminster on saint Mathewes day folowyng the chylde dyed Anno. 3. Roger Achiley Draper M. Nico. Shelton S Tho. Mirfyn S King Henry sent the lord Darcy with a goodly company of men into Spayne to ayde the kynge hys father in lawe against the Moores but ere he arriued a peace was concluded betwene theym wherefore shortely after he retourned home agayne The same tyme syr Edwarde Poynyngs accompanied with the lord Clinton and dyuers other was sente into Gelderland with .xv. C. archers to aide the prince of Castile at the requeste of Margaret Duches of Sauoye and Regent of Flanders Syr Edmond Haward and the lorde Thomas Haward toke Andrew Barton and .150 Scots with .ii. great ships The kyng of Scottes requyred hys shyps that were lately taken to bee restored accordyng to the league but answer was made by kyng HeÌ„ry that the matter perteined nothing to the league because that Andrew Barton was a pirate and robber on the seas The .xv. day of Ianuary was holden a parliament in the which two fiftenes and two tenthes of the clergie wer graÌ„ted to ayde the king in his warres that he entended agaynst the French kyng Anno. 4. William Copinger fishmoÌ„ger M. Rob. Holdernes S Rich. Haddon S Rob. FeÌ„rother S This yeare was finyshed the beautifull steple with the lanterne of Bowechurche in cheape The lorde Marques Dorset with diuers other lordes and knyghtes was sent into Spain with an army of .13000 men who a good part of the sommer dyd much harme in Guyon by spoilyng the countreis But in wynter returned by meanes of a flixe which fell among his men Sir Edward Haward admirall of Englande with a great nauie scowred the seas and then went toward Britayne Kyng Henry sent forth a nauy of .xxv. shyppes among the which the Regent a shyppe royall was chiefe Sir Edward Haward lorde admirall of Englande through his to muche hardinesse was slayn in Britayn after whoÌ„ his brother syr Thomas Hawarde was made admirall by the Kyng The nauies of Englande and France metynge at Britayne Baye foughte a cruell battaile in the whiche the regent of England and a Caricke of Fraunce beyng crappled together were burned and their captaynes with theyr men all drowned the englishe capitayn was sir Thomas Kneuet who had wyth hym 700. men in the frenche carricke was sir Piers Morgan with .900 men Anno 5. WilliaÌ„ Brown mercer M. Iohn Dawes S. Iohn Bridges S. Roger Basforde S. Kyng Henry beyng confederate with the Emperour and the kyng of Spayn passed with a great power into France where hauyng in wages vnder his banner the Emperor Maximilian all the nobilitie of Brabant Flaunders Holland he discomfited the whole power of France conquered Turwyn and the great citie of Turney In thys time the kynge of Scots not withstandyng that he was sworn on the sacrament to kepe peace inuaded this land with a myghty Armie but by the good diligence of the Quene and the policie and manhode of the Erle of Surrey the kynges lieutenant he was hym selfe slayne with .xi. of his erles and the Scottes discomfyted but not wythout great losse of Englyshemen Before this tyme the townes about London as Islington Horton suche other had so enclosed the common fields with hedges and dyches that neyther the yong men of the citie myght shoote nor the ancient persons walke for their pleasure except either theyr bowes and arrowes wer broken or taken away or the substanciall persons arested or endited saying That no Londoner shoulde go out of the citie but in the hygh ways This saying sore greued the LoÌ„doners and sodainly this yeare a great number of the Citie assembled in a mornyng a turner in a fooles cote cam crying thorough the citie shouels spades so many people folowed y t it was wonder and within a short space al the hedges about the townes were cast down and the dâ—ches filled and euery thing made plain The kynges counsaile hearyng of thys assemblie came to the graye friers and sent for the Maior and counsaile of the citie to knowe the cause which declared to them the noysance done to y e citisens and their commodities and liberties taken from them though they wold not yet the coÌ„minaltie whiche were anoyed would plucke vp and remedy the same When the kynges counsayle had heard the answer they dissimuled the matter and coÌ„manded the Maior to see that no other thynge were attempted and to cal home the citisens which when they had done their enterprise came home before the kyngs couÌ„sell and the Maior departed without any more harme doyng and soo after the fieldes were neuer hedged Sir Iohn Wallop burned diuers tounes and villages in Normandie
Anno. 6. George Monore Draper M. Iames Yarforde S. Iohn Mundye S. A peace concluded betwene England and France Lewes the french kynge coupled in mariage with lady Mary the kynges syster on newe yeres day folowyng he ended his life wherfore king Henry sent agayne for his syster by the duke of Suffolke and other This yere Richard Hunne a marchaÌ„t taylour of London was fouÌ„d hanged in Lollers tower Anno. 7. sir williaÌ„ Butler grocer M. Henry worley S. Richard Gray S. WilliaÌ„ Baily S. Lady Mary kyng Henries daughter was borne at Grenewich in February Lady Mary the kynges syster before maried to the Frenche kyng returned into Englande and shortely after was maried to the duke of Suffolke Margaret Quene of Scottes kynge Henries eldest syster fled into EnglaÌ„d and laye at Harbottell where she was delyuered of a chyld called Margaret In Maie she came to London where she taried a whole yeare before she departed into Scotlande Anno. 8. Iohn Rest Grocer M. Tho. Seimer S. Rich. ThurstoÌ„ S. This yere was suche a frost that all men wyth cartes myght passe betwene Westminster and Lambeth On May euen this maiors yeare the begynnyng of the .ix. yere of kyng Henry was an insurrection of yong persons agaynst aliens of the whyche dyuers were put to execution with theyr capitayne Iohn Lincolne a broker and the resydue came to Westminster with halters about their neckes and were pardoned This was called Euyl May day whereof ye may reade in Edward Hall And in May the Quene of Scottes returned to her countrey agayne Anno. 9. Sir Thomas Ermeâ— Goldsmith M Th. Balorie S. Rich. SymoÌ„ S. Many dyed in Englande of the sweatynge sicknes and in especially aboute London wherfore the terme was one day kept at Oxenford and adiourned agayne to westminster The admirall of Fraunce came into Englande as ambassadour with a great company of gentylmen The citie of Turney was delyuered agayne into the Frenche kyngs hande for the whiche he should pay vi C. thousande crownes and for the castell that the kynge buylded .iiii. C. thousand and 23000. poundes turnoys A peace was concluded betwene the kinges of England France and Castile for terme of their lyues Anno. 10. Thomas Myrfyn Skinner M. Iohn Alleyn S. Iames Spencer S. This yeare the Erle of Surrey was sente into Irelande as deputie and the Earle of Kyldare was of his office dyscharged Anno. 11. sir Iames Yarforde Mercer M. Iohn wilkinson S. Nicol. partrige S. This yeare was greate preparation made for the kyngs goyng into France to mete the frenche kyng at Arde. As Kynge Henry was at Canterburye wyth the Queene in a readynesse to haue passed the sea he hearde of the Emperoures commynge wyth whom he met at Douer and accompanied hym to Canterburie where after the Emperor had saluted the quene his aunt he toke shypping into Flanders the last day of May kyng Henry passed ouer to Calais and met with Francis the Frenche Kynge at the campe betwene Arde and Guysnes where was great triumphes and many goodly sightes in so sumptuous maner as the like had not ben sene Immediatly after he met with the Emperour with whome he went to Grauelyn and the emperor retourned wyth hym to Calais where he had great chere after whyche tyme they departed and kyng Henry returned into this realme Anno. 12. syr Iohn Bruge Draper M. Iohn SkeuingtoÌ„ S Iohn Remble S In this Maiors yeare the .xvii. day of May whyche was in the .13 yere of the Kynge was the duke of Buckyngham beheaded at London for treason as ye may rede at large in Edward Hall his chronicles the .12 and .13 yeare of Henry the .viii. hys body with the head was buried at the frier Augustins at LoÌ„don Kyng Henry wrate a boke against Luther and therfore the byshop of Rome named hym defender of the faithe To whiche booke Luther aunswered very sharply nothyng sparing the auctoritie or maiestie of the kyng The frenche Kynge attached all Englyshe mens goodes at Burdeaux and deteyned the kynges tribute and the Frenche Quenes dower All frenchemen were attached in the citie of London and cast in prison The .v. day of Iuly the cardinall rode through LoÌ„don to Douer to mete with the Emperor beyng accompanied with ii Erles .xxxvi. knyghtes an C. gentilmen .viii. byshops .x. abbots .xxx. chaplaines all in veluet and satyn and .700 yeomen This yeare was a greate pestilence and deathe in London and other places Anno. 13. Sir Iohn Milborne Draper M. Iohn Britain S. Tho. Pargeter S. This syr Iohn Mylborne to his great commendation and the ensaumple of other the worshypfull of this citie buylded certaine almost houses wherein be placed .xiii. aged poore people who haue theyr dwellynges rente free and also .ii. shillinges .vi. d. the piece payde to them the fyrst day of euery moneth for euer The seconde daye of February the Cardinall declared howe the byshop of Rome had sent kyng Henrye the fifâ—e of defender of the christen faith and to his successours for euer Thys Charles the fyfthe Emperor of Rome came into England and was honourably receiued into London by the Maior the Aldermen and commons of the Citie the syrt of Iune the kyng hym self accompanying him from thens he went to Wyndsour and sate in the stall of the garter At this tyme was talke betwene the Emperour and kyng Henry for the mariage of Lady Mary the kyngs daughter being about the age of .vii. yeres after great feastes iustes and honourable entertaynment hee departed to Hampton and sayled from thense into Spayn Duryng this tyme the Earle of Surrey Lorde Admyrall brente Morles in Britayne and than retuurned into the Realme Not longe after hauyng an armye appoynted to hym by the Kynge hee passed ouer to Calaice and entred Pycardye and brent dyuers townes and castelles He besieged Hesdyng but because winter drewe nere he raysed his siege and returned home The Duke of Albanye began to enter this lande wyth a greate armye but hearyng that the Erle of Shrewesbury was commynge hee tooke a truce for vi monethes Anno. 14. Sir Iohn Mondye goldsmith M. Iohn Rudston S Jo. Champneis S The lorde Rosse and lorde Dacres of the Northe burned the Towne of Kelsey in Scotlande wyth fower score Uyllages and also dydde ouerthrowe eyghtene towers of stone with all their bulwarkes The Emperor Charles Kyng Henry of England Ferdinando duke of Austrige the byshop of Rome the citie of Venice and dyuers other in Italy were confederate against the frenche men The Turkes besieged Rhodes and on Christmas daye tooke it to the greate shame and rebuke of Christen men The lorde Marques Dorset wardeyn of the East marches brent dyuers villages holdes and other places in Scotlande The .xv. daye of Iune the Kynge of Denmarke and hys Quene aryued at Douer and the .xxii. day of Iune they came to London and laye at the byshop of Bathes
the towre wharffe of London where syr Edmond Walsyngham lieftenant of the Towre stayed them bothe and tooke bothe the captaynes and their men The vii daye of Aprill the lord maister of the Rhodes came to London and laye at saynt Iohnes in Smythfielde The .17 day of Iune y e terme was adiourned to Mighelmas after because of the sweting sicknes that thē reigned in London other places of this Realme This yere because of y e sweting sicknes ther was no such watch in Lōdō at Midsomer as beforetime had hē acustomed The vii day of October came to lōdō a legate from Rome called Cardinall Campegius who afterward with Cardinall Wolsey sate at the Black fryers in London where before them was brought in question the kinges mariage with Queene Katheryne as to be vnlawfull but they longe tyme protracted the conclusion of the matter whiche delaye kyng Henry tooke very displeasauntly in so muche that shortly after the Cardinall Wolsey was deposed frō the Chauncelorshyp of Englande c. as ye may reade in Edward Haule Anno. 20. S. Iohn Rudstone Draper M. Ra. warrē S. Iohn Lōg S. The .xxix. daye of Nouember the parysh priest of Hony lane and a yong mā that some tyme was vsher of saynt Anthonies schole bare fagottes at Paules and two other one a ducheman the other an Englysheman bare tapers of ware The .viii. daye of May a pouchmaker bare a fagot at Paules The .vi daye of September one Iohn Scot woodmonger did penaunce in Chepe and other places of y e citie goyng in his shert bare legged bare footed and proclamation made at the standard at Leden hal at Erace church vpō his demeanor against the Maior Aldermen and the shirifes The .xviii. daye of October was the Cardynall discharged of his Chauncelorshyp the kyng seased al his goodes and his palaice at Westmynster called Yorke place into his hādes and the 25. daye of the same moneth the Cardinall went from Yorke place to Ashere with xxx persons and no more and there to abyde tyll he knewe further the kynges pleasure The .xxvi. daye of October was syr Thomas More made Chauncelour of England and sworne kepte his rome all one daye Wyllyam Tyndale translated the newe testament into englysh and printed the same beyonde the seas A peace was agreed vpon betwene kyng Henry of Englande the Emperour the Frenche kynge the kynge of Boheme and Hungary The thyrd day of October the kyng came to his place of Brydewell and there he and his nobles put on their robes of parliament so came to the black friars and there sat in their robes began the parliament Anno. 21. Syr Raufe Dodmer Mercer M. Mich. Dormer S Wal. Chāpion S Cōmaundement was geuē by kyng Henry to the byshops that Tyndales translation of the newe testament shuld be called in and that they should see an other set forth to the profit of the people The xiii day of Ianuary was a great fyre in the Uintry and much hurt done The .24 day of Ianuary were .iii. mē one a Gascoyne and twoo Irishe men drawen from newgate to the towre hil and there hanged and quartered for coūterfeityng the kynges coyne The .xvi. daie of May was a gybet set vp in Fynsbury field and a mā hanged in chaines for murderyng doctor Myles Uicar of saint Brydes The .v. daye of Iuly was one hanged in chaynes in Fynsbury field for murdering mistres Kneuets mayde at saint Antolins parishe Kyng Henry vpon occasion of delay y t the byshop of Rome made in his controuersie of diuorcemēt through displeasure of such reports as he heard made of hym by the Cardinalles to the court of Rome and thirdly pricked forwarde by some councellors to folowe the example of the Germaynes lastly caused proclamation to be made in Septēber forbyddynge all his subiectes to purchase any maner of thing from the court of Rome Anno. 22. sir Th. Pargitour Salter M. wil. Daūcie S I. Choping S The .v. day of April was a cooke named Rychard Rose boyled in a cauldron of brasse in Smythfield for poysoning y e byshop of Rochesters seruaūtes other The Cardinall being before cast cōuict in a premunire in Nouember was arrested by the erle of Northūberland at Cawood and died at the abbey of Leicester the .28 day of Nouēber was there buried as he shuld haue ben brought to the tower of London The whole clergie of Englād beyng iudged by the kinges learned counsel to be in the premunire for maintaining y e power legatiue of y e Cardinal were called by proces into the kynges benche to answere wherefore in their conuocatiō they concluded a submissiō wherin they called the king supreme head of y e church of England and were cōtented to geue the kynge .100000 poundes to pardon them their offences touching the premunire by acte of parliament This yere the kyng purchased at his pleasure y e whole house of saint Iames and al the medowes about y e same And there made a fayre māsion and a parke and buylded many costly and commodious houses for great pleasure The .xix. daye of August the byshop of Norwich burned a batcheler of lawe called Thomas Bilney The .xxii daye of October one Paitmer a marchaunt and a glasier bare fagottes at Paules crosse Anno. 23. S. Nich. Lambert Grocer M. Ri. Greshā S Ed. Altam S The .xxvii. daie of Nouember was a monke of Bury burned in Smithfielde The .iiii. daye of December was one Ryce Grifyn a gentylman of Wales beheaded at the tower hyl and his man hanged drawen and quartered at Tyborne for treason The .xxvii. daye of Ianuary a Duche man bare a fagot at Paules crosse The last day of April was one Baynam burned in Smithfield The .xxv. daye of May was taken betwene London and Grenewiche twoo great fyshes called Herlpoles bothe a male and a female This yere the othe that the clergie was wonte to make to the byshoppe of Rome was made doyde by statute and a newe othe confirmed wherein thei cōfessed the kyng to be supreme head Syr Thomas More after sute made was discharged of the Chauncelorshyp the .xvi. daye of Maye And the fourth of Iune the kynge dubbed Thomas Audeley knyght and made hym keeper of the great seale And not long after lord Chauncelour of England Thomas Cromwell maister of the kynges Iewell house began to bee in great fauour with kyng Henry was nowe of his counsell The .xv daye of Iune were fyue men drawen from newgate to the tower hil and there hanged and quartered for coynyng of syluer and clyppyng of golde The fyfth daye of Iuly was a priest dwellyng at saint Androwes besyde the wardrop drawen from newgate to the tower hyll and there hanged and quartered for clippyng of golde Also in Iuly the
kyng put downe the priorie of Chrichurche in London and all the Chanons of the same place the kynge sent to other places of the same Religion This yere in August and September the kyng repayred the towre of Lōdon and made there muche buyldyng The fyrst of September was my lady Anne Bulleyne made Marques of Penbroke at Wyndsore The .vii. daye of October the kynge went to Caleys and to Bulloyne and came ouer agayne the .xiii. daye of Nouember followyng Anno. 24. Syr Steuē Pecocke Haberda M. Rich. Rainold S. Iohn Martyn S. Nich. Pynchō S. The .xv. daye of December was a great fyre at the byshop of Lyncolnes place in Holborne whyche dyd muche hurte The .xvii. daye of Marche was Edward Haule gentylmā of Graies Inne chosen to be common sargeant of the citie of London Whiche Edward Haule made the notable boke of Chronicles The .x. day of Aprill was a dole geuē at saint Marie Audries in Southwark at the whiche was so muche preace of poore people that there was smouldred iiii men .ii. women a boie starck dead This yere on saint Erkenwaldes daie kyng Henry had maried the lady Anne Bulloyne at Caleyce and the .xii. daye of Aprill beynge Easter eue next followyng she was proclaymed Queene of Englande The .12 day of May one Pauiar being the town clerke of Londō hōg him self This yere on Whitsonday beyng the last day of May was y e lady Anne Bulleyn solemnely honorably crowned at Westminster The .xvii. day of Iuly were two marchantes slaine on the water of Thames toward Westminster by one Wolfe his wyfe who suffered for the same as ye shall here after The .7 day of Septēber was the lady Elizabeth daughter to king Hēry borne at Grenewich there christened at the fryers church the .x. daye of September The .5 day of October was a great fire at Baynardes castell did great hurt The .24 day of October being sonday ther was a scaffold set vp at Pauls cros and theron stode a nonne named Anne Barton of Courtopstrete besyde Canterbury and twoo Monkes of Canterbury and two obseruaunt fryers and the parson of Aldermary in London called maister Gold an other priest-confessour to the sayde nonne and twoo laye men and there preached at that time the byshop of Bangor called the abbot of Hyde where he shewed their offences and so from thence they were sent to the tower of London Anno. 25. sir Christoper Askew Draper M. Wil. Formā S. Tho. Kitson S. This yere Pope Clement cursed king Henry and the realme of Englande This curse was hanged on a churchdore at Dunkirke in Flaunders and taken downe by one William Locke a Mercer of London The .xxviii. daye of Ianuary was a great fyshe taken at Blackwall called a whale and was brought vp to westmynster to the kyng to see so brought downe to broken wharffe and there cut out Commissioners were sent all ouer England to take the othe of all persons to the acte of succession for the refusall of whiche othe doctour Fysher byshop of Rochester syr Thomas More late lorde Chancellor of England were sent to the tower of London The fyrst day of April wer Wolf and his wyfe hanged on two gybets at the turnyng tree in Lambeth marshe for murdryng of the two marchant strangers afore named The .xx. day of Aprill were .ii. monkes of Canturbery .ii. obseruant friers the persone of Aldermary in London and the Nonne called the holye Mayde of Courtopstrete in Kent all these were drawen from the tower of London vnto Tyborne and there hanged and beheaded and their heades set on London bridge and other gates of the Cytie of London and their bodies buried The .xx. daye of Aprill all the craftes and companies in London were sworne to the Kyng and to the Quene Anne and their heyres The .xxvi. yere of the kyngs reigne the .xv. day of May was a great fyre at Salters hall in Breadstrete and much harme doone The .v. day of Iune were all seruants and prentices of the age of .20 yeres or aboue sworne to the Kyng and Quene Anne his wife and to the issue of them The .ix. day of Iuly was the lord Dacres of the north arrained at Westminster of hygh treason where he so wittyly and directely confuted hys accusers that to theyr great shame he was found by his peres not gyltie The .xxii. day of Iuly was one Iohn Frith a yong man of excellent wyt and learnyng burned in Smythfield for his opinions concerning the sacrament and with hym a yong man called Andrewe Hewet a taylours seruant The .xi. day of August was all the places of the obseruant Friers as Grenewyche Canterburye Rychmounte Newarke and newe castell put downe and Austen Friers sette in their places and the same obseruauntes were put in places of gray fryers The .xiii. daye of Auguste was a greate fyre at Temple barre and muche hurte doone and certayne persones burned The .xvi. daye of Auguste was burned the kyngs stable at Charyng crosse otherwyse called the mewes wherein was burned many great horses greate store of haye The .xxi. day of September doctour Taylour maister of the Rolles was discharged and for hym maister Thomas Cromwell was appointed and sworne the .ix. day of October who afterward bare great rule Anno. 26. Sir Iohn Champneis skinner M Nicol. Lewson S. Wil. Denham S. In Nouember was held a parliament wherin the byshop of Rome with all his authoritie was cleane banyshed this realme and commandement geuen that he shoulde no more bee called Pope but byshop of Rome that the kyng should be reputed and taken as supreme heads of the Churche of England hauyng ful aucthoritie to reforme all errors hereses and abuses in the same Also the first fruites and tenthes of all spirituall dignities and promotions were granted to kyng Henry by acte of parlyament The .xxix. day of Aprill the pryor of the Charter house of London the prior of Beual the prior of Exham and a brother of the same called master Reignoldes and a prieste called mayster Iohn Haile vicar of Thistilworth wer al condemned of treason and iudged at westminster to be drawen hanged and quartered at Tyborne who were there executed the fourth daye of May and theyr heades and quarters set on the gates of the citie of London and at the Charter house of London was set one quarter The .viii. day of May the kyng commanded all about his court to poll their heades to geue them ensāple he caused his owne head to be polled likewise The .xxv. day of May was a great examination of heretikes borne in Hollād there was examined .xix. men and .vi. women of the same countrey borne The seconde day of Iune Edwarde Halle the famous Chronicler was chosen an vnder sheriffe of London by the Maior and common counsell
into the Hospitall at the gray friers called Christes Hospitall to the number of fower hundred In the sommer past the other yeare king Edward wēt in progresse into the west countrey where he had so muche exercise of haukynge and huntynge as was thought by some at that tyme to be daungerous vnto his health Towarde wynter he returned to London from thense to Grenewitche where all the Christmas season was passed with muche pleasauntnes and myrthe vntill at lengthe in Ianuarie he felle sycke of a cough whyche ended in a consumption of the lyghtes The sunday before Candelmas which was the .xxix. daye of Ianuarie in the vii yere of Edward the .vi. came a commission to the Churche wardens of all paryshes in London that all their lynnen as albes chesebels and surplices whiche were not occupied reseruynge necessarie linnen for the churche should bee geuen vnto the Hospitall aboue named The .xx. day of May by the encouragemēt of one Sebastian Gabota .iii. great shyppes well furnished were set foorthe for the aduenture of the vnknowen voiage to Moscouia and other easte partes by the northe seas And about the same tyme .ii. other shyps were sent foorth to seke aduentures southwardes In May whiles kyng Edwarde laye daungerously sycke Lorde Gylford the duke of Northumberlandes fourth son maryed lady Iane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter whose mother being then aliue was doughter to Mary king Henries sister whiche fyrste was maried to the frenche kynge and after to Charles duke of Suffolke In this tyme many were punyshed in Englande for talkynge rasshely that the Kyng shoulde be deade and dyuers also for sayenge that he was poysoned for that rumour was spred throughoute the Realme The .22 day of Iune a great thunder began about a .xi. of the clock and dured almoste the space of two houres and about .xii. of the clocke was a wonderfull terrible clap at which clappe the lyttell doore of saint Denyse church in London was driuen open and the locke thereof with a great parte of the lynyng of the same doore was torne awaye Kyng Edward beyng about the age of .xvi. yeres as is sayd before was long sick of a consumption of the lightes and the .vi. day of Iuly ended his life he was in this hys youthe a prince of suche towardnes in vertue learnynge and all goodly gyftes as Europe seldom tymes or neuer hath sene the like and therfore no meruaile considering the state of the realme if all true englyshe hartes dye muche lament soo vntymely death in so tender youthe and so toward a prince The .x. daye of Iuly beyng monday the deathe of Kyng Edwarde was publyshed The same daye in the after noone aboute fower of the clocke the Lady Iane doughter of the lady Frances the Duchesse of Suffolke whyche Lady Iane was maryed vnto the Lord Gyiford Dudley the fourthe sonne vnto the Duke of Northumberland was conueyed by water to the tower of London and betwene .vii. and .viii. of the clocke in the euening proclamation was made throughout the citie whereby was declared by sondry circumstāces that king Edwarde beyng deceased by his wylle had assigned the sayde lady Iane to bee quene and therevppon so proclaymed Quene of England Thys matter was very greuouslye taken of the commom people and a greate numbre of gentilmen for the loue they bare to Lady Mary and the ryghte of her title At thys tyme the state of this realme might wel seme moste myserable wherin the nobilitie and counsell on the one parte and the gentlemen and commons of the other appered to be fully bent to mayntayne two contrary titles For when it was heard that the lady Mary was fled to Framingham castell in Suffolk the people of the countrey almoste wholly resorted vnto her and in Oxenforde syr Iohn Williams in Buckinghamshire syr Edmunde Peckham and in dyuers other places many men of worshyp offryng them selues as guides to the common people gathered greate powers and with all spede made towarde Suffolke where ladye Mary was In thys meane tyme the .xiii. day of Iuly by appointment of the counsell the Duke of Northumberland the Erle of Huntingdon the lorde Grey of Wilton and dyuers other with a great numbre of men of armes went to fetche her by force and was on their way as farre as Bury but not long after the counsell partly moued with the right of her cause partly consideryng that the moste of the realme was wholly bent on her syde changed theyr myndes and assembled them selues at Baynardes castell and there commoned with the erle of Pembroke and immediatly came into Cheapeside with the kyng of heraldes where they proclaimed the lady Mary doughter to kyng Henry the .viii. and quene Katherine quene of Englande France and Irelande defendor of the faithe c. the xix day of Iuly kepyng as prisoners in the tower lady Iane lately proclaimed and Lorde Gylford her husband When this was heard in the dukes campe many of his souldiours forsoke hym and be returnynge to Cambridge proclaimed the Ladye Marye Quene and on the twenty day at nyght beyng apprehended of the garde he with other was brought to the Tower of London the fyue and twentye daye of Iuly Thus was the matter ended wythout bloudshedde whyche menne seared woulde haue brought the deathe of many thousandes Queene Mary Anno Regni 1. MArye the eldest daughter of king Henry the .viii. began her reigne ouer thys realme of England the vi day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord .1553 deceased in the yere of our Lorde .1558 the .17 day of Nouember so she reigned .v. yeares .v. moneths .xi. days she was proclaimed Quene at London the .xix. day of Iuly and the .xx. day at the castel of Framingham and afterwarde beynge accompanied with a goodly bande of noble men gentylmen and commoners gathered out of all partes of the realme came to London and entred the tower the .iii. day of August In her fathers tyme and brothers tyme dyuers noble men byshops and other were caste into the tower somme for treason layde to their charge as the Duke of Norffolke and the Lord Courtney sonne to the Marques of Excester some for mainteinyng the Popes supremacie as D. Lonstall byshop of Durham and other whiche continued there prisoners at the Quenes commyng to the tower to all these and many other she graunted pardon and restored them to theyr former dignities Lykewise dyd she vnto doctour Gardener bishop of Winchester whom she dyd not only sette at libertie but also made hym hygh chauncellour of Englande For the greate fauour that she shewed to the lord Courtney whom she made Erle of Deuonshyre many men were in opinion that she purposed to haue maryed hym but in the end it proued otherwyse As all sortes of men almoste dyd reioyce that Quene Mary had recouered the crowne so many notwithstandyng muche feared alteration of religion by her For manyfest signification therof was geuen
dayly as well by the Quene her selfe who oftentymes hadde masse and Latine seruice before her in the tower as also by diuers sermons made of them that at that tyme were appointed to preache about London The .xi. day of August certaine gentilmen myndyng to passe through London bridge in a wherrie were there ouerturned by violence of the water and seuen of them drowned The .xiii. day of August master Bourn canon of Paules preachynge at Paules crosse sayd as foloweth This same day v. yeares the reuerende father in God Edmunde bishop of London our diocesan preachynge in thys place and thys same gospell whyche I nowe preache for the same was cast in prison and hath there remained tyll this tyme that the quenes most excellent maiestie hath deliuered and set hym at libertie whyche saying of the precher so offended the audience that they breakyng silence said the byshop had preached abhomination other some cried meanyng of the preacher pull hym out pulle hym out and some beynge next the pulpyt began to clymbe towarde the preacher to haue pulled hym out wherwith the preacher stepped backe and one mayster Bradforde a preacher of Kynge Edwardes tyme stepped forthe into the preachers place most myldely and gently persuadyng the audience to quietnes and obedience whose presence lyked the people well but neuertheles Bourne standing by Bradford one threw a dagger at him whiche hytte one of the syde poastes of the pulpet and rebounded backe agayn a great way whervpon maister Bradforde was fayne to breake of his speche forced hym self with the helpe of Iohn Rogers an other preacher to conueye Maister Bourne oute of the audience whiche with great labour they brought into Poules schole Doctour Boner that was depriued in king Edwards time was now again as ye haue heard restored to his bishoprike and dyuers other byshops for Religion were displaced as Cranmer of Canterbury The archbishop of Yorke Poynet of winchester Barlow of Bath Farrar of S. Dauis Harley of Herford Houper of Gloucester Couerdale of Excester Scory of Chichester c. And al other benefieed men that either were maried or wold not forsake their opiniōs wer put out of their liuinges other knowen to be of the contrary parte were set in the same especially if any were aliue that in the time of kyng Henry or Edwarde were put out of the same bishoprikes or benefices as bishop day of Chichester Heth of worc Turberuile of Excest c. The .22 day of August y t duke of Northūberlād was beheded with him wer put to deth sir Iohn Gates and sir Thomas Palmer called Buskin palmer knights Peter martyr who in king Edwards tyme was reader of diuinitie in Oxford obteined licence and safe conduite of the quene and departed oute of Englande to Argentine whens he came In this time y e people shewed thēselues so redy to receiue their old religion y t in many places of the realme vnderstandyng the quenes plesure before any law was made for the same they erected agayne theyr aultars and vsed the Masse and latin seruice in suche sorte as was wont to be in kyng Henries tyme. The .xxvi. day of Auguste in the euenyng the notablest shyppe in the world was burnt at wolwich called the great Hary by the negligence of maryners she was of burthen a M. tunne The last day of September the quenes hyghnes rode thorough the citie to Westminster in moste goodly maner the pageantes in all places accustomed beyng moste gorgiously trimmed And as her grace passed by Poules a certain dutche man stode vpon the wethercock with an enseigne in his hande flouryshyng with the same and vnder hym vpon the crosse a scaffold garnished with enseignes banners and streamers and vnder that vpon the holle an other scaffolde with enseignes streamers very strange to y e beholders And the morow which was the fyrst day of October her grace was crowned at westminster by doctor Gardiner bishop of Winchester The .v. day of October began the parliament at Westminster and masse of the holy ghoste was songe The .xxv. day of October the barge of Grauesend by greate misfortune of a ratche running vpon her was ouerthrowen and .xiiii. persones drowned and xvi saued by swymmyng The .xxiii. the .xxv. the .xxvii. dayes of October were certayne disputations in the longe chapell at the northe doore of Paules concerning Transubstantiation but nothyng throughly determined Anno. 1. Tho. white marchant tailour M. Tho. Offley S. Wil. Hewet S. The same syr Thomas White a worthy patron and protector of poore scholers and learnynge renewed or rather erected a college in Oxford that was in great ruine and decaye nowe called S. Iohns college and before Bernard college indowyng the same with landes reuenues to the greate prefermente of learnyng and comfort of poore mennes children Renuing by that ensample the worthy monuments and dedes done by the lyke godly disposed of ancient tyme in bothe the vniuersities whiche maye wel be called y e two Eies of the realme whose sight begyn to grow dymme thorough the coldnes of charitie and want of deuotion late crept into the hartes of men God graunt they may be restored to the clerenes of their wonted syghte that learnyng may flouryshe throughe abundaunce of schollers with maintenaunce for the same And that the able and riche may liberally imitate therample of this vertuous gentleman who both there and in many other places as by erection of Schooles at Bristoll and Readynge hathe planted the rootes of learnyng the fruites wherof no doubte in tyme to come shall flouryshe to the great cōmoditie and singular ornament of the realme The lyke College also now called trinitie colledge the ryght worshypfull sir Thomas Pope knyght deceased to his great praise and singular commēdation erected whiche some tyme was called Durham colledge also ruinous and in great decaye he reedified appoyntynge for the maintenance of the fellowes and scholers like possession By whiche fact he declared that like as God had indued him with greate rychesse and reuenues by policie and the princis seruice acquired and gotten euen so he therby ment to dedicate some portion thereof to the honor of lerning and gifts of the mynd that his naturall countrey might attein that honoure whiche is or ought to belonge to euery christen realme For he remembryng what benefites learnyng dothe conduce and brynge to a well gouerned common wealthe thought not to beslack in distributyng his portion to thaugmentation of the same Cardinall Poole who fledde oute of Englande in the tyme of Kyng Henry and was in great estimatiō in the court of Rome was sent for by Quene Mary to returne into hys countrey About this tyme the parliament dyd conclude that the Seruice of the churche should from and after the .xx. day of December next ensuyng be used in all places in suche maner and fourme as it was vsed in the laste yere of kyng Henry the .viii. The .xiii.
day of Nouēber D. Cranmer Archbishop of Canturburye lady Iane that was before proclaimed Quene and the lorde Gylford her husbande were openly arreigned condemned for treson This yere the .xxv. of Nouember beyng saincte Katherins daye after euensong began the quier of Poules to go about the steple synging anthemes with cresset lyghtes after the old custome at vi of the clocke at nyght The laste daye of Nouember beynge saynt Andrewes day began the procession in latine the byshop curates persons and the whole quiere of Poules with the Maior and aldermen and the prebendes in their grey amyses c. The .v. day of December the parliament was dissolued in the whyche parliament all statutes that were made either of Premunire in tyme of king Hēry the .viii. or concernynge religion and administration of the sacramentes vnder kyng Edwarde the syxt were repealed and communication was had of the quenes mariage with kyng Philyp the Emperours sonne The beginnyng of Ianuarie the emperor sent a noble man called Ecmondane and certayne other ambassadours into England to make a perfecte conclusion of the mariage betwene Kyng Philyp and Quene Mary The .xx. day of Ianuary the lord Chancellor with other of the counsaile declared openly vnto the Quenes maiesties houshold that there was a mariage concluded betwene her grace and the kyng of Spayne whiche shoulde be a greate strength honour and enrichyng to the realme of England The purpose of this mariage was so greuously taken of dyuers noble men and a great numbre of gentylmen and commoners that for this and religion they in suche sort conspired agaynst the quene that if the matter had not brokē out before the tyme appointed menne thought it would haue brought muche more trouble and danger For syr Thomas Wyat in Kente beyng one of the chief fearynge that the matter was by certaine persones bewrayed sodenly about the .xx. day of Ianuary gathered a certayne company and muche incensed the people of those partes agaynste the quene saying That she and the counsel intended not onely by alteration of religion to bryng in the pope but also by mariage of a stranger to brynge the realme into miserable seruitude and bondage When report of this was brought to London the Queene with so muche spede as might be sent the duke of Norfolke with a company of souldiours into Kent against Wiat where the duke meting with Wyat not farre from Rochester bridge was forsaken of his souldiours and returned to London In this meane tyme Henry duke of Suffolk father to lady Iane lately proclaimed Quene fleynge into Leycestershyre and Warwikeshire with a small company in dyuers places as he went agayne proclaimed his daughter but the people did not greatly inclyne vnto him Wherfore when the erle of Huntyngton that was sent to pursue hym came to Couentrie and was receiued into the citie the duke hauyng no great power or strength of menne about hym was brought therby into a streight and hydyng hymselfe in a parke of hys owne by Couentrie was bewrayed by one of his seruauntes and so taken and by the erle of Huntington brought prysoner to London whyle thys stirre and trouble was the Emperours ambassadours for feare of daunger departed out of the realme and the same daye beyng the fyrst of Februarie the Quene came frome Westminster to the Guyld hall in London and there after vehement woordes agaynste Wyate declared that she ment not otherwyse to marry then the Councell should thynke both honourable and commodious to the realm And if they thought good that she could continue vnmaried as she had done y e greatest part of her age and therfore wylled theym truely to assist her in repressynge suche as contrarye to theyr dueties rebelled When she had done vnderstandynge that many in London dyd fauour Wyats part she appoynted lorde William Haward lieutenant of the citie and the Earle of Pembroke general of the field whiche bothe prepared all thynges necessarye for theyr purposes with greate prouision of men and artillerie Whyle thys prouysion was makynge Wyate came nere vnto the citie and was entred into Southewarke the third day of Februarie and the morow after Candlemas daye wherefore the drawe bridge was broken downe ordinance bent to that parte generall pardon proclaimed to all them that woulde geue ouer and forsake the rebels and a greate rewarde appoynted to hym that toke Wyate prisoner After Wyat had layne .ii. dayes in Southwarke he turned hys iorney to Kyngston on Shroue tuisday in the mornyng beyng the sixte of Februarie where he passed ouer the Thames and purposed to haue come to London in the night but by means that the cariage of his chiefe ordinance brake he was so letted that he could not come before it was farre daye At that tyme the erle of Pembroke and diuers other were in saint Iames field with a great power and theyr ordinance so bent that Wiate was faine to leaue the common way and with a smalle company came vnder saint Iames wall frome the danger of the ordinaunce and so wente by Charing crosse vnto Ludgate without resistence and there thought to haue be let in But perceiuyng that he was defeated of his purpose he returned and aboute temple barre was resysted and yeldyng hymselfe was taken prisoner Proclamation was made in London that no man vnder pain of death should kepe in his house any of Wiats faction Wherfore they were all brought forth and shortly after about the number of fifty were hanged on .xx. paire of gallouses made for that purpose in dyuers places in and about the citie The .xii. day of February lady Iane the duke of Suffolkes daughter and her husband lord Gylford whiche hytherto had ben kept in the tower were nowe be headed for feare least any other shold make lyke trouble for her title as her father had attempted to doo The .17 of February was proclamatiō made that all strangers should voyd the realme within .xxiiii. days next ensuing vpon payne of confiscation of their goods all free denisens marchantes embassadoures and theyr seruants except The .xvii. daye of Februarie Henry Duke of Suffolke was condempned of reason the fourth day after beheaded at the tower hyll and hys bodye buried in the tower The .23 of February about .240 prisoners of Wiats faction went with halters about theyr neckes toward Westminster who had theyr pardon in chepe The .xv. day of Marche the Earle of Deuonshire whom the Quene at her fyrst entring deliuered out of the tower and ladye Elisabeth also the Quenes syster were both in suspicion to haue consented to Wyats conspyracie and for the same were apprehended and committed to the Tower The .x. of Aprill Cranmer archbishop of Canturbury Ridley of London and Hugh Latymer ones byshop of worcester were conueyed as prisoners from the tower of London to Wyndsor and after frome thence to the vniuersitie of Oxforde there to dispute with the diuines and learned men of the contrary
opinion The .xi. daye of Aprill syr Thomas Wiat chiefe capitayn and ryngleader of the rebels was beheaded at tower hyll and after quartered his quarters were sette vp in dyuers places and his heade on the gallowes at Hay hyll where it was soone after stolne awaye and his fyngers and toes cut of from his quarters and conueyed The .27 of Aprill the lorde Thomas Gray brother to the late duke of Suffolke was beheaded William Thomas a gentylman and certaine other persons were apprehended for conspiring Quene Maries death the same William Thomas for that offence the .xviii. day of May was drawen hanged and quartered at Tyborne The .xix. day of May the lady Elizabeth was brought out of the Tower by water and so conueyde to Richemount from thense to Wyndsore and so by my lorde Williams to Rycote in Oxfordeshyre and from thens to Woodstocke where she remayned The .xxiiii. day of Maye beynge the feast of Corpus Christi a ioyner that dwelte in Colman streete called Iohn Strete wold haue takē the Sacrament out of the priests hands in Smithfield in the tyme of procession but he was resisted taken and put in Newgate and then he fayned hym selfe madde The fowerth day of Iune was taken down all the gallowes that were about London The same day began the crosse of Cheape to be newe gylded The .xxii. daye of Iune was a proclamation made concernyng shootynge in handgunnes and bearyng of weapons The .xv. daye of Iuly in the seconds yeare of Quene Mary Elisabeth a yong wenche of the age of .xvi. or .xviii. yeres did open penance at Paules crosse standyng vpon a skaffold al the sermon time where she confessed openly that she beyng inticed by lewde councell had vpon the .xiiii. day of Marche last passed counterfait certayn speches in an house nere vnto Aldersgate in London aboute the which the people of the whole citie wer wonderfully molested Some saying it was an angel some the holy ghost speakynge in a walls On this maner she behaued her selfe she laye and whystled in a strange whistell made for the nones then were .iii. or .iiii. companions confederate with her which toke vpon them to interprete what the spirit said expressyng certain sedicious opprobrious words against the quenes highnes The .xix. day of Iuly kyng Philyp the emperours sonne passyng out of Spain came into England arriued at South hampton the .iiii. daye after he came to Winchester in the euenynge and there goyng to the churche was honourably receiued of the bishop and a great number of nobles for that purpose appointed the next day he met with the quens with whom after he had long and familiar talke The second day beyng sainct Iames day the mariage was in honorable maner solemnised betwene him and quene Mary At this time the emperors embassadour being present openly pronounced y t in consideration of that mariage the emperour had granted geuen vnto his sonne the kingdom of Naples Shortly after kyng Philip and quene Mary departed from Winchester and with a goodly companie were broughte to London there with great prouision were receyued of the Citizens the .xviii. day of August At that time a man came as it wer flying vpon a rope from Paules steple to the deanes walle In October the emperor sent ambassadours into Englande to yeld vnto his sonne kynge Philip the Dukedome of Millayne Anno. M .2 P .1 Iohn Lyon grocer M. Dauid Wodroffe S. William Chester S. The .xxiii. of Nouember Cardinall Poole came oute of Brabant into Englande and was receyued with muche honour in all places as he passed At the same tyme he was by parlyamente restored to his old estate and dignitie that he was put frome by kynge Henry the quenes father and shortely after came into the parlyamente house where the kyng quene and other states were all present Then he declaryng the cause of his legacie fyrst exhorted thē to returne to the cōmunion of the church restore to the moste holy father and pope hys due aucthoritie secondly he aduertised them to geue thankes to God that had sent them so blessed a kynge and quene fynally he signified for so much as they had with great gentylnes restored him to his honour and dignitie that he most earnestly desyred to se them restored to the heauenlye courte and vnitie of the churche The next day the whole court of parliament drue out y e forme of a supplication the summe whereof was that they greately repented theym of that schisme that they had lyued in And therfore desired the quene and the Cardinal that by their meanes they myght be restored to the bosome of the holy churche and obedience of the sea of Rome The next day the Kyng queene and Cardinall beyng present the lorde Chancellour declared what the parliamente had determyned concernyng the Cardinals request and offred vnto the kynge and Quene the supplication before mencioned whiche beyng read the Cardinall in a large oration declared howe acceptable repentaunce was in the syghte of God c. Immediatly he makynge prayer vnto God by authoritie to hym committed absolued them and restored them to the churche of Rome When all this was done they wente all vnto the chapell and there syngynge Te Deum with greate solempnytie declared the ioye and gladnesse that for thys reconciliation was pretended The .ii. day of December beyng sonday the kynges maiestie the Lord cardinall and diuers other of the nobilitie repaired to saint Paules church in London and so vnto a wyndow of the same directly against the crosse wher the byshop of winchester being lord Chācellor of Englande made a sermon declaryng howe this realme was agayne restored and vnited vnto the churche of Rome The .27 of Decēber the prince of Piamont duke of Sauoy with other lordes wer receiued at Grauesend by the lord priuie seale other so conueyde along the ryuer of Thames thorowe London bridge to Westmin to y e kings palaice In the beginnyng of Ianuary the parliament was dissolued Wherin among other thynges it was enacted that the statutes before tyme made for the punishement of heretikes and the confirmation of the popes power should be reuiued and in so good force as euer they had ben before kynge Henries reigne and that such acts as were made against the supremacie of the Pope shoulde bee cleane abrogated and abolished The .ix. day of Ianuarie the prince of Orenge beyng receyued at Grauesende was conueyed along the ryuer of Thamis through London bridge and landed at the duke of Suffolkes place The .iiii. of February being monday Iohn Rogers vicar of S. Sepulchres was burned in Smithfield The .vii. of February the lorde Strange being maried at the court the same day at nyght was a goodly pastime of Iuga cana by cresset lyght there were .lxx. cresset lightes The .xviii. of February the byshop of Ely with the lord Mountacute dyuers other well apparelled rode forthe of the citie of London
and Rochester bee in Kēt Essex Middlesex part of Hertford belongeth to the bishoprike of London The bishop of Chicester hath Suffer Wynchester hathe Hampshire Surrey and the Isle of Wight Salesbury hath Dorsetshire Barkshyre and Wylteshire Excetor hath Deuonshire Cornwall Bathe and Welles hath Somersetshyre Worcester hath Glocestershyre Worcestershyre and part of Warwikeshire Hereforde hath parte of Shropshire and Herefordshire Couentre and Lichfelde Staffordeshyre and thother parte of Warwikshire Chestre hath Cheshire Darbyshire a piece of a Lancashyre nere the ryuer of Kepel The Diocesse of Lincolne which is the greatest hath eight shyres lieng betweene thei Thames and Humbre as Lincolne Northampton Leycester Rutlande Huntingdon Bedforde Buckyngham Oxford the residue of Hertfordshire The byshoprike of Ely hath Cantabridgeshire the Isle of Ely Suffolke and Norffolke be in the circuite of Norwiche Diocesse And thys is the Prouynce of the Archebyshop of Canterburye whyche is the primate of all England wyth Wales whyche hathe iiii diocesses as hereafter shall be declared The byshop of Yorke hath Yorkeshyre Notynghamshyre and a piece of Lancastshyre The byshop of Durham hath the bishoprike so commonly called and Northumberland Carlisle conteineth Cumberlande and Westmerland And this is the other prouince of tharch byshop of Yorke whiche is another prymate of England was of long tyme also primate of all Scotlande but these Diocesses take theyr names of the cities where those seas be placed The chiefe wherof is London where in the beginnyng was the Archebyshops sea but afterwardes transposed to Canterbury a Citie in Kent placed in a soyle amiable and pleasant London standethe in Middlesex on the northside of the Thamis That moste excellent and goodly ryuer beginneth a little aboue a village called Winchelcombe in Oxfordshyre styll increasyng and passeth fyrst by the vniuersitie of Oxēford so with a meruailous quiete course by London and and then breaketh into the frenche Ocean by mayne tydes whyche twyse in xxiiii howers space doth ebbe and flowe more then .lx. myles to the great cōmoditie of trauailers by whiche all kyndes of marchandise bee easylye conueyde to London the principall store and staple for all cōmodities within this Realme Uppon the same ryuer is placed a stone bridge a woorke very rare and meruailous whyche brydge hathe .xx. arches made of .iiii. squared stone of height .lx. foote and of breadth .xxx. foote distant one from an other .xx. foote compacte ioyned together with vaultes and Sellars Upon bothe sydes be houses buylded that it seemeth rather a continuall streete then a brydge The Ocean sea doothe bounde Englande the fyrst part of Britain east and South Wales and Cornewall west The ryuer of Twede deuideth England and Scotland north The length of the Island begynneth at Portsmouth in the South part and endeth at Twede in the north conteinyng 320. myles This Realme aboue other is moste fruitfull on this syde Humbre for beyonde it is fuller of mountaynes And althoughe to the beholders of that countrey a far of it may seme playn yet it is full of many hylles and those for the moste part voyde of trees the valeys wherof be very delectable inhabited for the most part by noble men who accordyng to auncient and olde ordre desyre not to dwell in Cities but neere vnto valleys and ryuers in seueral vyllages for aduoidyng of vehement wyndes because that Ilande naturally is stormye Humbre hath his beginnyng a little on this side York by by runneth southward thē holdeth his course eastward so into the mayn sea greatly increaced by the ryuers of Dune Trent Trent beginneth a lyttle from Stafforde runnyng through Darbyshyre and Leycestershyre passing by Lichfield and Notyngham on the ryght hand and Dune on the lefte so that bothe those ryuers dooe make an Ilande whyche is called Aurolme and then ioynyng together on this syde Kyngston vpon Hull a goodly marchant towne they falle into Humbre by whych ryuer they may aryue out of France Germanie and Denmarke England is fruitefull of beastes and aboundeth with cattell wherby thinhabitātes be rather for the most Grasiers then ploughmē because they geue them selues more to fedyng then to tyllage So that almoste the thyrde parte of the countrey is imployed to cattell dere red and fallow gores wherof there be store in the northe partes conyes for euery where there is ioly maintenāce of those kyndes of beastes because it is fulle of greate woddes wherof there ryseth pastyme of huntyng greatly exercised specially by the nobilitie and gentlemen Of Scotland an other parte of Britayn I purpose to say nothyng because I haue promised onely and briefly to remembre thaffaires of myne owne countrey as beste trauailed and acquainted with the knowledge of the same Wales the .iiii. part of Britayne lyeth vpon the lefte hand whiche like a Promontarie or forelande or an Isle as it were on euery syde it is compassed with the mayne sea excepte it be on the easte parte with the Ryuer of Sabrine commonly called Seuerne whiche deuideth Wales from England Although some late writers affirme Hereforde to bee a bound betwene Wales and England say that Wales begynneth at Chepstolle where the Ryuer Ueye augmented wyth an other ryuer called Lugge passyng by Hereforde dooth runne into the sea which riuer riseth in the myddle of Wales out of that hill but vncertain whether oute of that sprynge that Sabrine dothe whiche Corn. Tacitus calleth Antona For euen to that place there goth a great arme of the sea which passyng through the land westward on the right hande leaueth Cornewall and on the left Wales Whiche Topography or description although it be newe yet I thoughte good to folowe Therefore Wales is extended frome the towne of Chepstol where it beginneth almost by a straight line a lytle aboue Shrowsbury euē to Westchester northward Into that part so many of the Britains as remayned alyue after the slaughter and losse of their countrey at the length beyng dryuen to theyr shyftes dyd repaire as ancient writings report where partly through refuge of the mountaines partly of the woddes and marshes they remained in safetie which part they enioy euen to this daye That lande afterwardes the englyshe men dyd call Wales and the Britaius the inhabitauntes of the same Walshmen for amonges the Germaynes Walsman signifieth a strāger an alien an outborn or strange man that is suche a one as hath a contrarye language from theirs for Wall in their tongue is called a stranger born as an Italian or Frencheman whyche differ in speeche from the Germane Man signifieth Homo which is a mā in english Therfore englishmen a people of Germany after they had wōne Britain called the Britains which escaped after y e destructiō of their cuntrey after their countrey maner walshmen because they had an other tong or spech besides theirs the land which they inhabited Wales which name afterwardes both to the people and
the southe part which part is the front and begynnyng of the Land and endeth narow or as it were in a straighte So the circuit or compasse of the Iland is .xviii. C. myles which is .200 lesse than Caesar doothe recken or accompt Thus muche I haue thought good to take out of Polydore touchynge the diuision of England with the forme and situation of the same Much other good matter that author doth alledge whiche here for breuitie I doo omitte referring those that desyre to know farther herof to that boke where he shall fynde the style and story bothe pleasant and profitable The Race of the kinges of England since Brute the fyrste of this Realme and in the margent are placed the yeares before Christ his byrth when euery kyng began their Reignes tylye come to Cimbilinus in whose tyme Christe the Sauioure of the world was born and then foloweth the yeares from Christ his byrthe AFter the commune and best allowed opinion of the moste ancient and best approued Authours Brute the sonne of Siluius Posthumius arryued in this Ilande at a place now called Toâ—nes in Deuonshire the yeare of the worlde .2855 the yeare before Christes natiuitie .1108 wherin he fyrst began to Reigne and named it Britayn which before was called Albion And therin he builded the noble Citie of London and named it new Troy buildyng there a Temple to Appolyn wherein he placed an Archeflamyn He deuided the same Iland among his thre sonnes vnto Locrine he gaue the midle part of Britayn now called Englande with the superioritie of al this Ile Unto Camber he gaue Wales and to Albanact Scotland After whiche partition he deceassed when he had reigned xxiiii yeres and was buried at London then called new Troy as is aforesayd Locryne the eldest sonne of Brute reigned .xx. yeres he chased the Hunnes whiche inuaded this Realme and pursued them so sharply that many of theÌ„ with their kyng were drowned in a ryuer whyche departeth Englande and Scotland And for so much as the kyng of Hunnes named Humbar was there drowned the ryuer is tyll this daye named Humbar so saythe Hardyng Fabian and other This king Locryn had to wyfe Gwendolynâ— daughter of Corineus duke of Cornewall by whom he had a sonne named Madan he also kept as paramor the beautiful lady Estrilde by whom he had a daughter named Sabryne And after the death of Corineus duke of Cornewal he put from him the sayd Guendolyn and wedded Estrylde but Gwendolyn repaired to Cornwall where she gathered a great power and fought with king Locryn and siue him he was buryed at Troynouant She drowned the ladye Estrylde wyth her doughter Sabrine in a ryuer that after the yong maydens name is called Seuerne Gwendolyne the daughter of Corineus and wyfe to Locryne for so much as Madan her sonne was to yong to gouerne the land was by common assent of all the Britaynes made ruler of the whole Isle of Britayn whiche she well and discretely ruled to the comforte of her subiectes .xv. yeares and then lefte the same to her sonne Madan Madan the sonne of Locryne and Gwendolyne was made ruler of Britayne of hym is lyttle memorie made by any wrtters but that he vsed greate tyranny among his Brytons And that beyng at his disport of huntyng he was deuoured by wyld wolues when he had reigned .xl. yeres He left after hym .ii. sonnes as is reported in Polycronica named Mempricius and Manlius Mempricius the sonne of Madan beyng Kyng by treason slewe his brother Manlius after whose death he lyued in more tranquillitie wherthrough he fell in slouth and so to lechery takynge the wyues and doughters of his subiectes and lastly becam so euyl that he forsoke his wyfe and concubines and fell to the synne of Sodomie with beastes wherby he became odible to God and man And goyng on huntyng lost his company and was destroyed of wyld wolues wherof the lande was then full when he had reigned .xx. yeres Ebranke the sonne of Mempricius was made ruler of Britayn he had as testifieth Policronica Gaufride and other .xxi. wiues of whom he receued .xx. sonnes and .xxx. daughters whiche he sent into Italye there to be maryed to the blood of the Troyans In Albanye now called Scotland he edified the castell of Alclude which is Dumbritain he made the castle of Maidens now called Edenbrough he made also the castel of Bamburgh he buylded Yorke citie wherin he made a temple to Diane and set there an Archeflame and there was buried when he had reigned .lx. yeares About the yeare of the world .3000 according to the prophecie of Helie half the yeares of the world were fulfylled whyche was the yeare before Christes byrthe .963 Brute Greneshield the sonne of Ebranke ruled this lande .xii. yeares and was buried at Yorke leuyng after him a sonne named Leill Leill the sonne of Brute Greneshield beyng a iust man and louer of peace in his tyme buylded Carleile and made there a temple placyng therein a Flamyn to rule the same accordyng to the lawes of theyr gods at that tyme and there was buryed when he had ruled Britayn .xxv. yeares Lud Rudibras the sonne of Leille buylded Canterbury Winchester and Shaftsburye wherein he buylded .iii. temples and placed in the same .iii. flames lyke as byshoppes now be he reigned .xxix. yeares and left a sonne after him named Bladud Bladud sonne of Lud Rudibras who had longe studied at Athens broughte wyth hym .iiii. Philosophers to keepe schole in Britayn for the which he builded Stamford and made it an vniuersitie as saythe Merlyn wherein he had great numbre of scholers studyinge in all the .vii. liberall sciences whiche vniuersitie dured to the commynge of S. Augustine At whiche tyme the byshop of Rome interdited it for heresies that fell among the Sarons and Britons together mixt so saith Hardyng He builded Bathe and made there a temple to Apollo and placed there a Flamyn he made there the hote bathes and practised his necromancye He decked hymselfe in fethers and presumed to flye in the ayre and fallynge on hys temple of Apollo brake his necke when he had reigned .xx. yeares Leire sonne of Bladud succeded hys father he buylded Caire Leyr now called Leicester and made there a Temple of Ianus placyng a Flamyn there to gouerne the same he had .iii. daughters Gonorell Ragan and Cordelle Whiche Cordelle for her wysedom and vertue towardes her father succeded hym in the kyngedome When he had reygned .xl. yeare he deceassed and was buried at Leycester Cordyla the youngest daughter of Liere succedynge her father was sore vexed by her two nephues Morgan of Albanie and Conedagus of Camber and Cornewall who at the lengthe tooke and caste her in pryson where she beyng in dispayre of recoueryng her estate as testifieth Galfride slewe her selfe
After this day the britayns decreased dayly in lordshyp and rule and drewe them towardes Wales so that the countrey about Chester was the chiefe of theyr lordshyppe Uortiporus the son of Conanus was ordeyned kyng of Britayne of whom is lyttle memorye lefte sauyng that Guido testifyeth that hee was a vyctorious prince and that hee in dyuers battailes discomfited the saxons he reygned .iiii. yeares MAlgo a duke of Britayne began hys reygn ouer the britayns and gouerned them .xxxv. yeares as wryters recorde This Malgo was the comelyest and moste personable man of all the britaynes then lyuing and therwith indued with knyghtely manhode but hee delyted in the foule synne of sodomy and therfore was greatly spoiled by his enemies the Saxons Ethelbert kyng of the Saxones in Kent gaue bataile to Ceaulmus kyng of the west Saxons in whyche fyghte were slayne .ii. dukes of Ethelberts hymselfe with his people chased Thys was the fyrst warre betwene the Saxons after they had lande and dwelling within this realme Cutwalphus the sonne of Cerdicus kyng of west Saxons fought valiantly agaynst the Britaynes and berefte them of .iiii. great townes After the deathe of Cutwalphus before named his brother Ceaulmus desyrous of honoure made sharpe warre vpon the britayns and wan from them the cities of Glocester Worcester and Bathe CAreticus began to rule the Britons This man as witnesseth al writers loued ciuile warr and was odible both to God and to his subiects they moued the Saxons to warre vppon hym who toke from hym a great part of his land The Saxons heryng of the discention betwene Careticus and his Britaines beyng accoÌ„panied with Gurmundus kyng of Ireland made warr vpon Careticus in suche wyse that hee was fayne to take the Towne of Sicester where they assaulted him so sore that he wyth his menne fledde from thens into Wales by whyche meanes he lefte a great part of his dominion and shortly after ended his lyfe when he had reigned .iii. yeares THe Britaines which were chased by their enemies into Wales as is before sayd held theim in those parties and assaulted the Saxons some while in one coast and som while in an other vnder sundry dukes and so continued the space of .xxiiii. yeares In Britayne Ethelfridus gouerned the Northsaxons who made suche continuall warre vpon the Britaynes and chased them so sore that it is thoughte be slewe mo of them then all the other Saxons kynges By this crueltie the faith of Christ was almoste vtterly extinguished among the Britayns which had continued since y e tyme of Lucius about .400 yeres many of the britains were chased out of the Iland the reste remayned in Wales who there kept the christen fayth which they had receiued The britains being chased out of their countrey into Wales the Saxons obteyned the whole domynion of this Iland Sauing a part of Scotland which was subiecte to the Pictes and Scotts the britons kept theÌ„selues in Wales In Anno domini .596 S. Gregorie sent Augustin Melitus Iustus and Iohn with other learned men to preache the christen faithe to the Angles whiche were fyrst receyued of Ethelbert king of KeÌ„t whom they conuerted to the faith with diuers of his people This Ethelberte as some write fyrste began to buylde S. Austyns in Canturbery S. Paules church in London s. Andrews in Rochester he also excited a citisen of LoÌ„don to buylde the abbey of Westmynster CAdwane Duke of Northewales was made soueraigne of the britayns who comyng out of Wales gaue stronge battaile to Ethelfride kinge of Northumberland theyr moste deadly enemy in diuers encountres so discomfited the said Ethelfride that he was forced to intreate for peace After which concord made betwene those two princes they coÌ„tinued al their life tyme as two speciall and louyng frendes he reigned .xxii. yeares Edwyne the sonne of Ella whiche was persecuted of Ethelfryde kynge of Northumberlande made sore warre vpon the said Ethelfride and slewe hym in playne battayle and then seysed into his possession the kyngdome of Northhumberland This Edwine was the fyrst christian kyng of that countrey Aboute this tyme began Mahomete among the Turkes Also about this time began the kingdom of Mercia or middle England vnder the strong painim and Saxon called penda which lordshyp conteyned Huntyngtonshyre Herefordshire Gloucestershire and other and was greattest of all other kyngedomes At that tyme reygned in dyuers partes of this lande vii kynges Sibertus among the east Saxons Redwallus kyng of East angles nowe called Norffolke and Suffolke Ethelbert kynge of Kent Ethewolphus of Sussex Ringilus Quincellinus of Weste Saxons Penda of Mercia Edwyne of Northumberland Edwyn kyng of Northumberlande was baptised of holye Byshoppe Paulinus and after hym manye of hys people he for the refreshyng of wayfaryng men ordeyned cuppes and dishes of yron to be fastened by such clere welles and fountayns as dyd runne by the wayes syde CAdwallyne the son of Cadwane began his reigne ouer the britaynes He was valyant and mightie and warred strongly vpon the Sarons made Penda kyng of Mercia tributarie to him he reigned .xlviii. yeres and was buried at London in sent Martyns church by Lâ—dgate Kyngilpus kynge of weste Saxons was turned to the right belefe by a holy man called Berinus Segebert Kynge of Easte Angles or Norffolke ordeyned good learnyng to bee taughte and erected Schooles in dyuers partes of hys dominion as he sometyme hadde seene in Fraunce By hym was the fyrste common schoole founded at Cambridge Kenwalcus kyng of west Saxons in Britayn was dryuen oute of his kyngdome by Penda and kepte from thence by force the space of .iii. yeares Penda kyng of Mercia warred vpon Oswalde the good and holye Kynge of Northumberland and slue hym in battayle with many of his knightes Oswye the brother of Oswald obteined the kyngdome of Northumberlande who slue Oswyne his brothers sonne and made Odilwaldus partaker of his kyngdome Kenwalcus kyng of Weste Saxons was restored to his kyngedome by the helpe of Anna kyng of eastangles He builded the byshops see of Winchester and made Agelbert the fyrste byshop of that see And after him was one named Wyne of whome the Citie tooke the name of Wynchester Benet the monke and maister of the reuereÌ„d Beda was famous in Britain This Benet broughte fyrst the craft of glasyng into this lande Cissa begunne to buylde the abbey of Abington and Erkenwalde byshop of London buylded the abbeys of Chertsey and of Barkyng in Essex CAdwallader was ordeyned kyng of britons and ruled only .iii. yeres He vanquished and slew Lethayre kyng of Kente and Athelwolde kyng of South saxons and then forsakyng his kyngly authoritie he went to Rome and there becamme a religious man and was buried at sainct Peters churche at Rome He was the last king of Britayne And this lande after this tyme was
called Anglia and the inhabitantes therof Angles or Englyshmen and the britaynes were called Walshemen whiche name they tooke of a duke called Wallus This happened .1791 yeres or as saith Fabian .1822 after that Brute fyrste arryued in thys lande After the conquest of Cesar .735 yeres From the entryng of the Saxons vnder their leaders Hengist and Horsus in the tyme of Uortiger .236 or nere therabout Thus ended the reigne of the Britons and nowe foloweth the reigne of the Saxons Althoughe the Saxons had deuyded this realme into seuen seuerall kyngdomes yet I wyll nowe speake chiefely of the weste saxons in order because that in proces of tyme they subdued the other kynges and brought it agayne into one monarchie AMong the west saxons reigned a noble man called Iewe of greate power and wysedome and therewith valiant and hardy in feates of armes very expert he mainteyned such warre agaynste the Kentyshe Saxons that hee constreigned them to seke and intreate meanes of peace geuyng to hym for the same great gyftes This man buylded first the colledge of Welles the abbey of Glastenbury he payd the Peter pens fyrst to Rome When he had gouerned the west Saxons by the space of .xxxvii. yeres by the earnest labour of his wife Etheldreda which was an holy womaÌ„ and abbesse of Backyng in Essex gaue vp his royall power and became a pore man and weÌ„t to Rome on pilgremage he is of Beda called Hunne or Iewe. AFter hym Ethelarde was kynge of west Saxons in whose tyme the reuerend Beda was famous and wrote his boke called Anglica historia to Offrick kyng of Northumberlande Ethelarde reigned v. yeares â—Uthred was kynge of West saxons This man made warre vpon Ethelwald or Mercia and lyed therin diuersly In his tyme appered twoo blasynge sterres castynge as it were burnynge brandes towardes the northe He reygned .xvi. yeares Ethelwald before named as Hardyng writeth buylded the abbey of Crowlande The holy man Beda whiche for hys lernyng and godly life was renoumed in all y e world ended his last day about the yeare of Christ .734 he in his lyfe compiled .lxxviii. bookes SIgebert was made kynge of Weste Saxons he was cruell and tyraÌ„nous towards his subiects and changed anciente lawes and customes after hys owne will and pleasure And because a certayn noble man somedeale sharpely aduertised hym to change his maners he malitiously caused the same persone to be put cruelly to deathe And for soo muche as he continued in his malice would not amende he was depriued of all kyngely authoritie and lastely as a person desolate and forlorne wandring alone in a wodd was slayn of a swineherde whose lorde and mayster when he had reigned as kyng he had wrongfully put to death when he had reigned iii. yeares KEnulphus of the lynage blood of Cerdicus fyrst king of West saxons reigned in the kyngdome .xxxi. yeares The vertue of this manne farre passed his fame At the begynnyng he appeased certayne murmours and grudges that were among the people for the deposyng of his predecessour Sigebert Kenulfe kyng of Mercia buylded the abbey of Wynchecombe Offa a noble man reygned in Mercia or myddle Englande he had warre with theym of Northumberlande and for a tyme subdued theim He warred also agaynst Etheldred kyng of east angles and vanquyshed and tooke prisoner Egbert kyng of Kent Offa kyng of Mercia builded the abbey of saynt Albons he chased the britons or Welshemen into Wales and made a famous dike betwene Wales and the vtter boundes of Mercia whiche is nowe called Offa dike Kenulphus kyng of west saxons as he haunted to a woman whych he kept at Merton was slayne by treason of of one Clio the kynsemanne of Sigeberte late Kynge He was buryed at Wynchester BRithricus of the bloud of Cerdidicus was made kynge of weste saxons and knyghtely ruled his lande y e space of .xvii. yeres he maried one of the daughters of Offa kyng of Mercia by whose power hee expelled Egberte that was an vnder kyng in the lordship of west saxons In his tyme as saythe Fabyan it rayned blood from heauen whiche fallyng on mens clothes appered lyke crosses The Danes fyrst entred this land of Britayne but by the strength and puissance of Brithricus and other kynges of the saxons they were driuen backe and compelled to voyde the lande Brithricus was poisoned by his wife Ethelburga For whiche deede the nobles ordeined that from thenseforthe the kynges wyues shuld not be called Quenes nor suffred to sytte with them in places of estate EGbert the saxon whyche by Brithricus was chased oute of the Realme hauynge knowledge of the deathe of Brithricus returned onte of Fraunce and in so knightely wise demeaned hym selfe that he obteyned the gouernement of Weste Saxons hee tamed the welshe men vanquyshed Berthulphus kynge of myddle Englande and subdued to his seignorie and obeysance the Kentysh saxons eastsaxons and Northumbers reigned as kynge ouer the more part of EnglaÌ„d the space of .xxxvii. yeares and was buried at Wynchester The Danes with a great host entred this landd the second tyme and spoyled the Isle of Shepey in Kente agaynste whom Egbert the kyng addressed hym with his power whom the Danes forst to flee the field After which tyme som of the Danes continually abode in one place or other of this lande EEthelwolphus the sonne of Egbert began his reigne ouer y e more part of England This man in his youth was wyllyng to haue bene a priest entred y e order of subdeacon howbest after he maried a wyfe by whome he had .iiii. sonnes whiche reigned after hym successiuely He went to Rome where he repaired the englysshe schoole whyche was fyrst fouÌ„ded by Offa kyng of Mercia This schoole was after tourned to an hospitall for englyshemen whyche came to Rome he fyrst founded the vniuersitie of Oxenford which some wryters attribute to Offa kyng of Mercia that was in the tyme of Charles the great .ix. yeres before this tyme. He reigned .xxiii. yeares and was buryed at Wynchester EThewlaldus after the death of his father began his reign in England he maried a woman whiche his father had kepte before as his concubine and dyed when he hadde not reygned fully one yeare EEthelbert the brother of Ethelwold was made king ouer the more part of Englande In the begynnynge of hys reigne the Danes entred the west part of the realme and spoiled the countrey afore them tyll they came to Wynchester and by strength toke it But by the kynge and his dukes they were forced to leaue Wynchester and in retiryng towardes their shyps they lost a great number of theyr men He reigned .vii. yeares and was buryed at Sherborne ETheldred the thyrde sonne of Ethelwolphus toke on him the gouernaÌ„ce of Westsaxones and other Prouinces of Englande He was a man framed of nature
myddle Englande that rose agaynste hym was depriued when he had reigned .iiii. yeres he was buried in the cathedrall churche of Wynchester EDgar brother to Edwyne began his reigne in Englande He was a prince of worthy memorye for hys manyfold vertues greately renoumed so excellent in iustice and sharpe in correction of vices aswell in his maiestrates as other subiectes that neuer before his dayes was vsed the lesse felony by robbers or extorcion or briberye by fals officers He chastised also the great negligence couetousnes and vicious liuyng of the clergye he refourmed and brought them to a better order of stature he was but litle but of mynde valyant and hardy very expert in marciall policye he prepared a great nauy of shyppes which he disposed in .iii. partes of his realme and had souldioures alway prest and ready agaynste the incursions of foreyn and strange enemies be reigned xvi yeares He buylded Peters Bury Thorney Ramsey and many other was buried at Glastenbury Ludwallus prince of Wales payd to hym yerely in name of tribute .3000 wolues by meane wherof within .iiii. yeares in England and Wales myght scantly be founde one wolfe This Edgare in his floryshing youthe was some deale geuen to the luste of the flesshe whyche he afterwarde greuousely repented In his tyme as well the Danes as all other people in Englande vsed the vice of great drinking The kyng therfore rode through the realme and put downe many alehouses and would suffer but one in a village or town except it were a great borough and ordeined certayne cuppes with pynnes and nailes and made a lawe that who soeuer dranke past that marke at one draught shoulde forfayt a certayne payn wherof the accuser should haue the one half and the ruler of the Towne the other halfe It is written by Fabyan and others that Edgar bring at Chester entred the ryuer of Dee and syttynge in the bote he toke the rule of the helme and caused .viii. kynges to row hym vp down the riuer vnto S. Iohns church and from thens to his palaice in tokē y t he was lord king of so many prouinces EDward the sonne of Edgar by his fyrst wyfe began hys ceigne ouer this realme contrary to the mynd and pleasure of Elfride his stepmother and other of her alliance In all kyndes of honest vertue this man might well bee compared to his father and began hys Reygne wyth suche modestye and myldenesse that hee was woorthylye fauoured of all menne Excepte onely Elfryde whyche euer bare a grudge agaynste hym for so muche as she desyred to haue the gouernaunce of the Realme for her owne soonne Egelrede Edwarde whyle hee was huntyng in a forrest by chaunce loste hys companye and rode alone to refreshe hym at the Castell of Corffe where by the counsayle of hys stepmother Elphrede he was traiterously murthered as hee satte on his horse When hee had reigned .iii. yeares hee was buryed at Shaftesbury After his death God shewed for hym dyuers myracles Wherfore he is numbred among the sayntes and martirs Before the death of thys Edward appeared a blasynge starre of meruailous greatnes It is of some authors writen that the forsaid Elphrede afterwarde take great penaunce and that she buylded twoo Monasteryes of Nonnes Almesbury and Warwell in whyche Warwell she after liued a solitarie lyfe tyll she dyed EGelrede or Etheldrede the sonne of kyng Edgar and Alphrede was ordeyned kynge of Englande and crowned at Kingstoune He was goodly of shape and visage but wholly geuē to idlenes and abhorred all princely exercises a louer of ryotte lecherie and dronkennes and vsed extreme cruelty towardes his subiectes hauyng his eares open to all vniust complaintes In feates of armes of all men moste ignorant his crueltie made hym odious to his subiects and his cowardise encoraged straunge ennemies to inuade his kyngdome By meanes whereof thys lande was sore afflicted with warre famyne and pestilence In his tyme decayed the noble kyngdom of England and became tributarie to the Danes whereby the Danes when they had spent the sayd tribute fel streight again to robberye and arryued in sundry places of Englande as in the Isle of Thenet In Cornewall and Sussex and after many damages by them done and ryche gyftes receaued of the Kynge they retourned into theyr countreye for a tyme. But shortly they agayn entred this lande in so many places that the kynge Etheldrede was to seeke to whiche coast he should fyrst go to withstande hys enemies In conclusyon for aduoydyng of further daunger he was compelled to appeare them with great summes of money but when the money was spente they fell to newe robbyng and cessed not to spoyle the land and lastly besieged Lōdon And to augment the kyngs sorow Elphricus that then was admirall of England traiterously fledde to the Danes And after beyng reconciled fledde to them the seconde tyme While this cruel warre continued in England by meane of a byshop named Elphegus a peace was concluded at whiche tyme as Polidore wytnesseth the kynge made his lande tributarie to the Danes the payment wherof from the summe of ten thousand poundes in few yeres was raised to fifty thousand The bloudy flixe the burnyng feuer wyth dyuers other maladies vexed the people throughout all Englande Etheldred kyng of England toke to wyfe Emma the syster of Rycharde Duke of Normandie whyche for her beautie was called the Flower of Normandie Etheldrede beyng greatly inhanced in his mynd for this his mariage sent forth into al partes of his realme secrete and strayght cōmissions chargyng the rulers that vppon a certayne day and hower assygned the Danes whiche proudely vsed great crueltie in the land should be sodeinly slayn and so was if doone Which thyng was after cause of great misery For Swain kyng of Denmark hearyng of the murder of the Danes and beynge sore moued therwith landed with a strong armye in dyuers partes of thys realme and so cruelly without mercy and pity spoyled the countreye and slue the people that the englysh men wer brought to mooste extreeme and vnspeakable mysery But yet after certayne space a peace was intreated For whyche the Englyshemen payde thirtye thousande poundes Howbeit dyuers princes of the Danes styll continued wastynge the lande in dyuers places Swayn kyng of Denmarke repented of the former couenāts made with the englyshmen thinkyng to attayne to the whole dominiō of this land with a strong army entred fyrste Northumberland than myddle England and so wente foorthe tyll he came to London whyche he besieged and destroyed the countrey of Kent At this tyme Egelrede the kyng despairyng of all recouerie not ones proferynge to resyste his ennemies with his wyfe and children fledde to Richard duke of Normandy then possessed Swayn y e hole kingdom of this realm who spoiled the landes of s Edmunds But after his death succeded Canutus
Robert Curthois duke of Normandy layd his dukedome to pawne to his brother Wyllyam of Englande for tenne thousand poundes This .vi. yeare as saith Guido Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester sente to Normandye for Anceime to buylde an abbey at Chester whyche he after buylded and then was made archebyshop of Canterburye and after was exiled by William Ruffus Anno. 7. Malcolyne kynge of Scottes for displeasure taken with the vnkyndnesse of William Ruffus inuaded the marches of Englande and in Northumberlande was slayne with his eldest soonne Edward by Robert Monbray which was erle of that prouince This yere was so great a pestilence that many men laye vnburied Anno. 8. Englande and Normandy were greued with exactions and murreyn of meÌ„ so sharply that tillage of the earth was layde asyde for .x. yeare wherby ensued great hunger and scarsitie the yeres folowyng And many strange vncouthe syghtes were sene as hostes of menne syghtynge in the skie fyery flames and suche other Anno. 10. The .x. yere was sene a blasyng sterre of great brightnes Anno. 11. About this tyme Wyllyam Ruffus buylded Westmynster Hall who mysliking the same for that it was to smal was determined to make a bygger and that it should serue for a chaumber Althogh WilliaÌ„ Ruffus builded Westminster Hall yet was it sens that tyme fynished or repaired by Richard the seconde who gaue the .iii. lyons with the flower de luce quarterly and the white hart for his cognisaÌ„ce he was the first that gaue the white hart Anno. 12. The .xii. yere the ryuer of Thames rose so hye that it drowned many townes in England In England at a towne called Fynchauster in Barkeshire a well cast out blood as before it had done water and after by the space of .xv. days great flames of fyre were sene in the element Anno. 13. Wylliam Ruffus being at his disport of huntynge by glaunsyng of an arrow that Walter Tyrell a frenche knyghte dyd shoote was wouÌ„ded to death in the newe forest in Hampshire on a Lammas day and buried at Wynchester Iohn Hardyng writeth that William Rufus to enlarge the same forest ouerturned .iiii. abbeyes .xvii. paryshe churches and all the towne to theÌ„ beloÌ„gyng King Henry the first called Beauclerke Anno Reg .1 HEnry the brother of Wylliam Ruffus and the first of that name for his lernyng called Beauclerk began hys dominion ouer this realme of England the fyrst day of August in the yeare of our Lord .1100 and reigned xxxv yeres .iiii. monethes and one day This Henry was a noble prince stronge aud myghty of body of hyghe stature blacke heared and had greate eyes a comely visage and a plesant and amiable countenance He greatly abhorred excesse of meates and drynkes In thre thynges he was excellent in witte eloquence and good fortune in battayle And for these there reigned in him thre notable vices couetousnes cruelty and lust of the body but yet he was not soo geuen to these vices but that he farre exceded in vertue At the beginnyng of his reigne hee restored the state of the clergie aswaged the greuous paymentes reduced agayn saint Edwardes lawes and amended them Anno. 2. Ranulphe byshop of Durham procured Robert Curthoise duke of Normandie which was now returned from Ierusalem to warre vppon his brother Henry for the crowne of England who assembled a strong armie and landed at Portismouth But by mediation peace was made on this condition that Henry should paye three thousande markes yerely to duke Robert Anno. 3. In this thirde yere of kynge Henry as sayth Fabian the churche and hospitall of saint Bartholomew in Smithfield was begun to be founded by a minstrell of the kynges named Rayer And after finished by good and wel disposed citisens of the citie of London and especially by Rychard Whittington Thys place of Smythfield was at that daye a laystowe of all ordure to fylthe and the place where felons and other transgressours of the kynges lawes were put to execution Anno. 4. Robert Duke of Normandye commynge into Englande by the entreatie of kynge Henry and his wyfe released to hym the tribute of three thousande markes Anno. 5. But it was not long ere that by meanes of yl reports great malice was kyndeled betwene the two brethren And shortly thervpon deadly warre sprang In the end wherof Robert was taken and kept in perpetual prison in Cardiff by his brother who immediatly seysed the duchye of Normandy and held it in hys possession Syr Robert le FitzhaÌ„ builded Teukesbury and there was buried Anno. 6. Robert Earle of Shrewsburye and Wyllyam of Cornewalle rebelled agaynst kyng Henry and were taken and condempned to perpetuall imprysonment Kyng Henry ordeined strayte lawes agaynst theues and other that vsed vnlaufull takyng of mens goodes in whiche was conteyned the losse of lyfe of eyes of stones and other membres of the parties transgressors accordyng as qualitie of the fact required Anno. 7. In England appered a blasing sterre betwene the south and the west and agaynst that in the east appered a greate beame as it were stretchyng towarde the sterre and shortly after were seene two moones the one in the Easte and thother in the weste Anno. 8. A certayne byshop of Fluentyne about this tyme taught that Antichriste was come beyng moued with the wonderfull straunge syghtes whiche were sene in those dayes Anno. 9. Henry the Emperor desyred to wife Maude the eldeste doughter of kyngâ— Henry of England beyng then but .v. yeares of age nor able to be maried Anno. 10. In the .10 yeare of his reygne the kyng maried Robert his bastard sonne to Mabel doughter and heire of Robert Fitzham and made hym the fyrst earle of Gloucester who after buylded the strong castell of Brystow And the priorie of saint Iames in the nor the syde of the same citie where his body was buryed And his sonne Erle William began the abbay of Euishame Debate fel betwene the kyng of Englande and Lewes of France for the castell of Gysours and homage whiche the sayd Lewes required to be done for the duchy of Normandie Anno. 13. At Shrewsbury in Englande was a greate earthe quake and the ryuer of Trent was so dryed that the space of one daye men went ouer dryâ—hoed And this yere the kyng buylded the abbay of Hyde without the walles of winchester that of olde tyme was wythin the walles A blasyng sterre appered sonne after and thervpon folowed a harde winter deathe of men scarsitie of victuals and morayne of beastes Anno. 15. Kyng Henry of Englande subdued the Welshmen whiche oftentymes rebelled and made them sweare to hym fealtie and allegeaunce and to delyuer pledges for the more certayn confirmation and suretie therof He also gaue hys doughter in mariage to the Emperour with great dower and made William his sonne Duke of Normandye
whereof began the vsage custom y t the kings of England made their eldest sons dukes of Normandye Warre was renued betwene kynge Henry of England Lewes of France Anno. 18. Lewes inuaded Normandye wyth muche crueltie toke the Citie of Lingnes in Cause Wherfore kyng Henry assemblyng a strong armye met wyth Lewys in playne field and fought with hym a cruell and deadly battayle in the ende wherof Lewes was ouercome cōstrayned to flee the field Baldwyne erle of Flanders was there slayne and Henry recouered the town of Lingnes Anno. 20. Wylliam Duke of Normandie and Riicharde the sonnes of kyng Henry of Englande and Mary his doughter Richard earle of Chester with his wyfe the kynges nece and other to the number of .160 persons passyng from Normandie into Englande by ouersyght of the shyp maister were drowned sauing one butcher which escaped the danger Anno. 24. In this yeare the abbey of Readyng was begun to be buylded by kyng Henry the fyrst he also buylded Cisseter Wyndilsore and Woodstocke wyth the parke Anno. 27. The gray fryers came nowe fyrst into Englande and had theyr fyrst house at Canturbery as saythe Ro. Fabyan Maude the daughter of Kyng Henry after the deathe of her husbande the Emperour came into Englande to her father Anno. 28. The order of sainct Iohns Hospitalles Templars and other lyke beganne fyrste at thys tyme. Anno. 32. In this yere began Foūtains abbey Geffrey Plantagenet erle of Angew maried Maude y e empresse doughter of king Henry of which .ii. descēded Hēry secōd which reigned after Stephen About this time was builded y e priory of Nortō in the prouince of Chester by one Williā the son of Nichole Also the abbey of Cōbremore in y e same prouince was buylded about the same tyme. Robert Curthois dyed in prison and was buried at Glocester Anno. 33. Henry king of Englande because he hadde none issue mal◠ordeyned that hys doughter Maude whiche had bene Empresse shoulde succede hym in the kyngdome Anno. 36. Kyng Henry of Englande beyng in Normandy with a fall of his horse toke his deathe and was buried at Reading when he had reigned .35 yeres .iiii. monthes and one day King Stephen Anno regni 1. STephen Erle of Boloyne the son of the erle of Bloys and Adela Wylliam Conquerors doughter aud nephewe to kynge Henry the fyrst tooke on hym the gouernaunce of this realme of England the seconde day of December in the yeare of our lorde 1135. and left the same in the yeare of our lord .1154 the .xxv. daye of October so that he reigned xviii yeres .x. monthes and .xxiiii. days This was a noble man and hardy of passinge comely fauor and personage in all princely vertues he excelled as in martiall policie gentylnes and liberalitie towarde all men and in especially in the begynnynge For although he had continuall warre yet did he neuer burden his cōmons with exactiōs Only he semed in this blame worthy that contrary to his othe made to Maude the doughter of Henry he was thoughte vniustlye to take on hym the Croune For which cause he was vexed with warres all the tyme of his reigne At this tyme was great trouble and slaughter in Englande for so muche as diuers of the nobles mainteined Maude the empresse agaynst Stephen whiche was in possession of the croune Kyng Stephen made warres against Dauid of Scotlande because he refused to do him his homage for Northumberlande and Huntyngdon whiche he helde by hys wyfe In thys warre the Scottyshe hystorie sayth the Earle of Glouceter was takē But at the length Stephen made peace and agreed with Dauid kyng of Scottes and receiued of hym homage after that he had wonne from hym certaine townes and castels and gaue to Henry the sonne of Dauid the erledome of Huntyngdon Anno. 2. A vayne rumour was spread in Englande of the death of Kyng Stephen which was cause of muche trouble and busynes in the realm For diuers of the lordes got them to their holdes whiche after might scantly with great laboure be quieted and pacified After whiche tyme Stephen passed ouer into Normādye against Geffrey erle of Angew the husband of Maude the empresse which was right heyre to the crowne◠and whē he had quieted that Prouince he made Eustace his sonne Duke of Normandy and ioyned frendshyp and league wyth Lewes kyng of France Anno. 4. Dauid kyng of Scottes repentyng him of the former agremēt made with kyng Stephen and purposyng to recouer the crowne of Englande for Maude his nece cousyn and daughter of kynge Henry in moste cruelle wyse inuaded Northumberland where by meane of Thruston bishop of Yorke the Scottes had an ouerthrow and slayne in greate numbre and Dauid was constrayned to geue his sonne Henry in hostage for suretie of peace In the meane season kyng Stephen was occupied in ciuil warre agayn Robert erle of Gloucester others which fauoured the partes of Maude whome the kyng subdued part of them were forted to forsake the realme Anno. 6. Maude the empresse came into thys lande out of Normandie by ayde of Robert erle of Glocester and Ranulph of Chester made strong warre vpon king Stephen In the end whereof the kyngs partie had the worse and hymselfe takē prisoner and sent to Bristow there to be kept in sure hold But the Kentishe men and Londoners fauourynge the kyng warred vpon the rebelles and in opē field toke Roberte rle of Gloceter◠But shortly after bothe the kyng the duke were deliuered out of prison by exchange And Stephen without delay assemblyng a strong armie in suche wyse pursued his enmies y t hee forced Maude with other of her frendes to forsake the realme This warre continued a longe time to the great domage of the realm About this tyme was foūded the abbey of Stratford Langthorn within .4 myles of London by a knyght called sir William de mount Fichet Anno. 10. About this time the Iewes crucified a chylde vpon Easter day at Norwiche in derision of Christe and his religion Anno. 11. Geffrey Plantagenet the husbande of Maude the Empresse who had long continued the warres against king Stephen of Englande wan from hym the duchy of Normandie and streight thervpon dyed and his sonne Henry succeded in the dukedome Anno. 12. Stephen kynge of Englande after long warre and muche trouble was agayne crowned kynge at Lincolne but Robert earle of Glocester made newe warre vpon hym in whiche he hadde the vpper hand of the kyng at Wilton so that the kyng was like to haue fallen into Roberts danger and escaped with muche paine Anno. 15. Thys yeare the ryuer of Thamis was so stronglye frosen that horse and cart passed ouer vpon the yee Anno. 17. Henry duke of Normādy in the quarell of his mother Maude with a greate puisance arriued in England and at the fyrst wonne the
greuous ennemy and hard to be pleased Desyrous of warre abhorryng idlenes enclined somewhat to pryde lecherye and auarice but moste of all he was to be blamed because he semed vnnatural towardes his father as ye haue partly hearde of hym and his brethren what warres they raysed agaynst him In his time were many robbers and outlawes amongest y e whiche as Iohn Maiore in his fourth booke De gestis ScotorniuÌ„ writeth Robert Hoode and lyttell John renoumed theues continued in woddes despoylynge and robbyng the goods of the ryche They kylled none but suche as would inuade them or by resistence for their owne defence The sayde Robert intertayned an hundred tall men and good archers wyth suche spoyles and theftes as he gotte Upon whome foure hundred were they neuer so stronge durste not geue thonset The tales and gestes of this Robert be comonly knowen by songes and balades vsed within this realme he suffred no woman to be oppressed violated or otherwyse molested Poore mens goodes hee spared abundantely releuyng theym wyth that whiche by theft he gotte frome abbeys and the houses of riche â—arles Whome the sayd Maior blameth for his rapyne and thefte but of all theues hee affyrmeth him to be the prince and the most gentle thefe In the fyrste yeare of thys Kynges reign the citisens of London obteined two officers to guide theyr Citie which were called Bayliffes whose names shall folowe here vnder Anno regni â— Bayliffes Henry Cornhyll Rychard Reinery In this yeare the Iewes were very brag here in thys realme for that theyr number was so greate But the coÌ„mon people especially about London fell vpon them and despoyled them without pitie or mercye they so hated theym for theyr vsury and other euyll conditions The kyng though he were not lyttle dyspleased wyth these offenders yet coulde he doo no execution on them for the fact the numbre was so great wher by they all escaped without punishmeÌ„t Also thys yere the king set at liberty Elianor his mother whiche long before at the commandement of his father hiâ— husbande had ben kept close prisoner But after her enlargement the realme was muche gouerned by her As sayth Ranulph kynge Rycharde gaue ouer the Castels of Berwyke and Rokesburghe to the Scottyshe Kynge for the suÌ„me of .x. M. li. for the charges of his voyage He also sold to the bishop of DurhaÌ„ his own prouince for a great piece of money and created him erle of the same Wherfore the king said after in game I am a wondrous craftesman I haue made a new erle of an old bishop He gaue his brother Iohn many dignities as the prouinces of Notingham Deuonshyre and Cornewall and created hym Earle of Lancaster This yere the king was assoiled of y e offence that he had coÌ„mitted in rebellioÌ„ against his father in recompence wherof as sayth Guido he voluntarily toke vpon him and promised to warre vpon Christes enemies But other authours affirme that his father hadde so wylled hym in his lyfe whervpon preparation was made towarde the perfourmance of thys iourney Anno reg 2. Bayliffes Iohn Herlyon Roger Duke In this yeare kyng Richard betooke the guidyng of this land to the bishop of Ely then beyng Chancellor of EnglaÌ„d sayled into Normandie when he had appoynted good gouernoures ouer that countrey he went to mete the frenche Kyng Philyp the seconde and hauyng made sure league one with an other went eyther of them the sayd yeare onward of their iorney toward Ierusalem In this meane time the Iewes in diuers places of thys Realme as at Lincolne Stamforde and Lynne were robbed and spoyled And at York to the numbre of four hundred and more had their maister vaynes cut and so bled to deathe Anno Reg. 3. baylyffes William Hauershall Iohn Bukmotte Kyng Richard in his iourney towardes Ierusalem subdued the Erle of Cypres then ioynynge his puisance with the French Kynges in Asia conquered Acon where ther grew betwene king Richard and Philip the frenche Kyng a greuous displeasure For whiche cause Philip shortly departed thens And coÌ„myng into France inuaded the contrey of Normandy And Iohn the brother of kyng Rychard tooke on hym the kyngdome of Englande in his brothers absence Kyng Richarde of England restored to the Christians the citie of Ioppa and in many battels put the turke to great sorowe Anno Reg. 4. Bayliffes Nycolas Duke Peter Newlay William byshop of Elye to whome kyng Richard had coÌ„mitted the gouernance of England dyd many cruell deedes and oppressed the clergie and also the laitie He woulde commonly ryde with a thousand horses and greued abbeyes by meane of his guestes and his lodgyng with them Kyng Richard erchaunged Cypres wyth Guye of Lesyngham for the kingdom of Ierusalem Wherfore the king of Englande a long tyme after was called kyng of Ierusalem Anno Reg. 5. Bailiffes Roger Duke Richard Fitz Alyn Kyng Richarde hauynge knowledge that Phillyp of Fraunce inuaded Normandie and that Iohn his brother had made hymselfe King of England made peace wyth the Turkes for .iii. yeares and with a small company returnynge homewarde by Thrace was taken prisoner by the duke of Ostriches menne and brought to Henry the Emperour and there kept in strayte prison a yere and .v. monethes Where it is sayd that he slewe a Lyon and toke out his hart Anno Reg. 6. Bayliffes WilliaÌ„ Fitz Isabell WilliaÌ„ Fitz Arnolde William Longshampe bishop of Ely coÌ„tinuyng his crueltie in England was lastly by strength of the lordes banished the lande Then he came to the kynge beyng prisoner alledgyng for hym selfe the best that he could but when he saw he myght not begyle the kyng with his sugred wordes he returned into FraÌ„ce there to tary the kynges commyng This yere Iohn the kings brother by the settyng on of the Frence kyng wheÌ„ he herd of the imprisonment of his brother made great warr within the laÌ„d toke by strength the castels of Windsor of Notyngham and others And the Frenche kyng made stronge warre in Normandy Anno Reg. 7. Bailiffes Robert Beysani Ioke le Iosue Hubert bishop of Salisbury was by kyng Richard sent into EnglaÌ„d to haue the guidynge therof and also to treate with the lordes coÌ„mons for the kings deliuerance howe he myght be set at libertie The sayde Hubert was by the monkes of Christes church in Cantorbury chosen archebyshoppe of Cantorburye Anno Reg. 8. Bailyffes Gerrad de Anteloche Robert Durant This yere as sayth Fabyan kynge Richarde was deliuered oute of prison for the summe of one C.M. poundes of sterlyng money for payment of which ransom all the woll of white monkes chanons was sold and rings and crosses of prelates with vessels and chalices of all churches through the land and .xvii. shrines were scraped and spoyled of the golde and syluer c. Kyng Richard being thus deliuered shortly after landed at Sandwiche
made to knowe what persons assisted Lewys agaynst the kynge of whiche the kynge pardoned many of the laye menne but the spirituall men were put to suche fynes that they were compelled to lay all that they hadde to pledge to please the Kynge And also besydes that to sue to Rome to be assoiled Thys yeare Raynolffe Erle of Chester toke his iourney to the holy land Anno. 3. Serle Merser M. Iohn Wayle S. Iosenus Spicer S. A parliamente was holden at London by vertue whereof was graunted to the kyng .ii. s. of euery plough lande through Englande This yere as is meÌ„cioned in Policronicon Thomas Couper kyng Henry began to buylde the newe worke of the churche of Westminster Anno. 4. Serle merser M. Rich. wimbeldeye S Iohn Wayle S Alexander kyng of Scottes maried the lady Iane syster of kyng Henry Thys yeare was great harme done in England by violeÌ„ce of whirlwynds and fiery dragons spirites were sene flying in the ayre as affirmeth Robert Fabyan This yere was a proclamatioÌ„ made y t all strangers shold auoide the realm except such as came with merchaÌ„dise to make sale of them vnder the kings saus conduct whyche was doone to auoyde Foukes de Brent and his complices who kept the castel of Bedford against the Kyng This yere was kyng Henry secondly crowned at Westminster This yeare Rainolph erle of Chester came out of the holy land into EnglaÌ„d began to build the castels of Charteley and of Beston and after he builded the abbey of Delacresse Anno. 5. Serle merser M. Richard Renger S. Iosence le Iosâ—e S. This yeare was a counsell holden at Oxenford of the byshops of England wherin one was condempned whyche taught that he was Iesus Christe and to confirme the same he shewed the tokens of woundes in hys handes body and feete he was therfore crucifyed on a Crosse at Alburbury tyll he died This yere as some write the grey Friers came fyrste into England and had their fyrst house at Canturbery Anno. 6. Serle merser M. Richard Renger S. Iosens Iosue S. A conspiracie was made against kingâ— Henry by one CoÌ„stantine in the citie of London for the which he was drawen hanged and quartered the morow after our Lady day Assumption Which conspiracie so moued the kyng that he was in mynde to haue cast downe the walles of the Citie Anno. 7. Serle merser M. Richard Renger S. Thomas LaÌ„bert S. This yeare Iohn kyng of Ierusalem came into Englande and required aide of kyng Henry to wynne agayne Ierusalem but he returned again with small comfort This yeare the kyng began the foundation of Salisbury mynster Anno. 8. Richard Renger M William Ioyner S. Thomas LaÌ„bert S. This yere the Lordes and gentllmen of Englande first granted to king Henry and his heyres the warde and mariage of theyr heyres which was then by lerned meÌ„ called the beginning of euils Anno. 9. Richard Renger M. Iohn Trauers S Andrew Bukerel S Richard the brother of kyng Henry ouercame the Frenchemen recouered Poyters and kept the Gascoyns in due obedience Anno. 10. Richard Renger M. Roger Duke S. Martin fitzwilliaÌ„ S. This yeare the pleas of the crowne were pleaded in the tower of London Lewis kyng of France wan certaine castels in the countrey of Poyters and shortly after spoyled the citie of Aniow Anno. 11. Richard Renger M. StepheÌ„ Bokerel S. Henry Cobham S. In this yere was graunted by kynge Henry to the Sheriffes of the Citie of London the sheriffewike of London Midlesex for the summe of CCC pouÌ„d by the yeare It was also granted to y e city fre warreÌ„ that is to say free liberty to hunte a certain circuite about the citie It was also granted that the citisens of London shold passe tole free through out all England and also granted by the kynge that all weeres in the Thamis shoulde bee plucked vp and destroyed for euer Anno. 12. Roger Duke M. StepheÌ„ Buckerel S. Henry Cobham S. The liberties of the Citie were this yeare confirmed and to eche of the sheriffes was graunted to haue .ii. clerkes and two officers without any more Anno. 13. Roger Duke M. walter winchester S. Robert Fitz Iohn S. Kyng Henry sailed with an army in to Britayne agaynste Lewes kynge of France where after spoilyng the couÌ„trey a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yong princes Anno. 14. Roger Duke M. Rich. Fitz WilliaÌ„ S. Iohn Wodborne S. This yere was ordeined by y e Maior and rulers of the Citie of London that no sheriffe of that citie shold continewe lenger in office then one yere because that they shoulde not by long continuance of office become couetous bribers Anno. 15. Roger Duke M. Michel of S. Cleue S Walter Guffilde S This yeare was much harme done in LoÌ„ndon by fyre which began in the house of a wydowe named dame Iane Lambert Anno. 16. Andrew Bokerel M HeÌ„ry EdmoÌ„ton S. Gerrard Bate S. Uariance grew betwene kyng Henry and his lordes bycause he put from his seruice Englyshemen and trusted strangers as well in his counsayle as other offices nere about hym Anno. 17. Andrew Bokerel M. SymoÌ„ Fitzmare S Roger Blunt S In this yere y e king began y e fouÌ„datioÌ„ of the hospitall of sainct Iohn without the east gate of Oxenforde In whiche yere also fell wonderfull sore weather with suche thunder and lightning that the like had not ben sene And there folowed an earthquake to the great fear of the inhabitauntes of Huntyngdon and nere therabout Anno. 18. Andrew Bokerel M. Rafe Ashewy S. Iohn Norman S. This yeare the kyng put from hym the strangers and restored the English men to theyr offices The Iewes dwellyng in Norwyche were accused for stealynge of a chylde whom they purposed to haue crucified Frederike the Emperor maried Isabel sister of y e king of England Anno. 19. Andrew Bokerel M. Gerrard Batte S. Robert Ardell S. Kyng Henry maried Elinor y e daughter of the Erle of Prouance There appeared as it were hostes of men fyghtyng in the element The statute of Merton was first enacted at the parliament of Merton Anno. 20. Andrew Bokerell M. Henry Cobham S. Iorden CoueÌ„try S. Quene Elynor founded the hospitall of saint Katherins besydes the Tower of London for the reliefe of poore women Anno. 21. Andrew Bokerel M Iohn Thesalan S. Gerard cordinaner S. Octobonea a legate of the nynth Gregorie came into England and ordeined good ordinances for the Churche But not all to the pleasure of the yong clergie of Englande Wherefore as he one daye passed thorow Oxenford the scholers sought occasyon against his seruantes and fought with them and slue one of the same and put the legate in suche feare that he for his safegard tooke the belfray of Osney and there helde hym tyll
the tyme of kynge Henry the syxt it was ordeined that the same ounce should be deuided into .xxx. partes called .xxx. pence and in kynge Edwarde the fourthe his tyme into .xl. partes called .xl. pence And in kynge Henry the eyght his dayes into .44 partes called 3.s S. â— but the weyght of the ounce troye and the measure of the foote was ordeined euer to be at one stynt Anno. 52. Allein Souch M. Thomas Basyng S. Robert Cornhyll S. Gylbert de Clare Earle of Glocester for vnknowen displeasure allieng hym selfe with the exiled gentilmen other nobles of Englande rose against the kyng and held the citie of London buildyng therin bulwarkes and caste dytches and trenches in dyuers places of the cytie and Southwarke and fortified it wonderously The kyng lying at the abbay of Stratforde also assaulted the same citie more then a moneth as it is to bee red in Fabian but by diligent labour vpon his partie and by the Legate and the kyng of Romaynes on the other partie Agrement was made betwene the king and hym In this meane tyme many robberies were done wherefore foure that bare the cognisance of the Earle of Darby were put in sackes and caste in the Thames Anno. 53. Aleyn South M. WilliaÌ„ de DurhaÌ„ S. Walter Haruy S. Uariance fel betwene the felowships of goldsmythes and â—aylers of London whiche caused great rufflying in the citie and many men to be slayne For whiche ryot .xiii of the chiefe capitaines were arreigned cast and hanged Aleyn South was discharged of his Mayraltie by the kyng and Stephen Edworthe made constable of the towre and custos of the citie The disherited gentylmen were this yere reconciled to the kynges fauour And the fiue citizens which had remayned prysoners in the towre of Wyndsour the whych the Kyng had geuen to his son Edwarde when they had made theyr ende with greate summes of money were deliuered Anno. 54. Thomas fitz Thomas M williaÌ„ Hadstock M Anketil de Aluern M The ryuer of Thamis was so harde frosen from the feast of S. Andrewe to Candelmas that men and beasts passed ouer on foote from Lambeth to Westmynster The marchandises was caried from Sandwiche and other hauens vnto London by lande The citie of LoÌ„don with the reuenues therof was geuen to prince Edward Anno. 55. Iohn AdriaÌ„ vintener M. walter Potter S Iohn Taylour S Prince Edward sailynge into Aâ—ia agaynst the infidels by his policy manly actes so demeaned hymself that often times he put the Turks to great shame disworshyp For despite wherof they suborned a false Sarasyn by whose treason he was wounded with a venemous dart and therof was longe sicke after This yere the liberties of London wer newely confirmed And this yeare the steple of Bowe churche in Cheape fell downe and slue many people both men and women Anno. 56. Io. Adrian vintener M. Greg. Rokesle S. Henry walleis S. This yeare deceased Richard king of Almayn and Erle of Cornwale brother to the kyng and was buryed at Hayles an abbey of white monkes by hym before tyme buylded In June began a great riot in the citie of Norwich wherethrough the monasterie of the Trinitie was burned And for that fact the king rode down made enquiry for the chief doers therof wherof .xxx. yong men were condemned drawen hanged and brent This yere were diuers prodigies and strange tokens sene in diuers places of Englande Anno. 57. Sir walter Haruy M Richard Pariâ— S. Iohn Bedill S. In the beginning of this yeare kynge Henry sickned and he called before him sir Gilbert Clare erle of Glocester and caused hym to be newly sworne to kepe the peace of the lande to the behofe of Edward his sonne then dyed the .xvi. day of NoueÌ„ber in the yere of our lorde 1272. when he had reigned .lvi. yeres xviii dais He was buried at Westminster vpon the southe syde of saincte Edward He buylded a greate part of the same Churche King Edwarde the firste surnamed Longshanke Anno regni .1 EDwarde the fyrst after the conqueste surnamed Longshanke began hys reigne ouer this realme of England the .16 day of Nouember in the yere .1272 and deceased the .vii. day of Iuly in the yeare .1307 so he reigned â—4 yeres .vii. moneths and .xx. dayes Of stature he was tall and mighty of body but nothyng grosseâ— his eies were somewhat blacke in tyme of anger semed fyerye Of suche a noble and valyaunt heart that his courage neuer faynted in moste harde and dangerous enterprises Of witt excellent of great towardnes and apt to euery thing that he him selfe applied Anno. 1. Sir walter Haruy knight M. Io. Horne S walter porter S In the end of this yere the kynge returned into EnglaÌ„d Ther was yet busines about chusynge of the Maior for dyuers would haue made such a Maior as they had lyked But for that tyme they were disappoynted whiche in the yeare folowyng vpon the same daye toke further effect Anno. 2. Henry walleis M. Nicolas wichester S. Henry Couentrie S. On the day of Symon and Iude wheÌ„ Philyp Tailor which before was chosen to be Maior and should as that day haue taken his charge in the Guylde hall of London diuers citisens put hym besyde the maires seate set therin sir walter Haruy y e rumor wherof came tofore y e kyng who put them both out and chose Henry Frowike Custes of the citie who continued tyll Candelmas At which tyme Walter Haruy was set in auctoritie as Maior and continued the full of that yeare The kyng of Scottes dyd homage to kyng Edwards for the Kyngedome of Scotlande The kyng ordeined certayn new lawes for the welth of the realme emong the which was one that bakers making breade lackyng weight assigned after y e price of corne should fyrst be punyshed by losse of their breade and the seconde by enprisonment and thirdly by the correction of the pillorye Myllers for stealyng of corne to be chastised by the tumberyll And this to be put in execution he gaue auctoritie to all Mayres Bailiffes and other officers through EnglaÌ„d and specially to the Maior of London Anno. 3. Gregory Rockesle M. Lucas Batencourt S. Henry Frowycke S. Kyng Edward buylded the castell of Flynt and strengthened the castell of Rutland other agaynst the welshmen Anno. 4. Gregory Rockesly Maire Iohn Borne S. Rafe Blunt S. The statute of mortmayn was enacted by kyng Edward Michell Tony was hanged drawen and quartered for treason Anno. 5. Gregory Rockesle M Robert de Bracy S Rafe Fenour S King Edward gaue vnto Dauid brother to Lewlyn prince of Wales the lordshyp of Froddesham This Dauid attended in the kynges courte and dyd vnto hym pleasant seruice to the intent to espie the kynges secrete counsel and if any thyng were done or spoken to the hurt of his brother that he
might geue to hym warnyng Anno. 6. Gregory Rockesley M. Iohn Adrian S. walter Lāgley S. Mychelmas terme was thys yeare kepte at Shrewsbury Anno. 7. Gregory Rockesle M. Robert Basing S Williā Merser S Reformation was made for clypping of the kynges coyne for whiche offence 297. Iewes were put to execution In this yeare began the foundation of the churche of the frier preachers or black friers by Ludgate and also castell Baynarde The towne of Boston was greately empayred with fyre Anno. 8. Gregory Rockesley M. Thomas boxe S. Rafe More S. This yeare was fyrst coined halfpens and farthings of siluer where before other coynes of other mettal ran among the people to theyr great losse noyāce Anno. 9. Gregory Rockesle M Williā Faringdō S Nicolas wichester S Dauid the brother of Lewlyn prince of Wales vnkyndly traiterously moued his brother against king Edwarde Anno. 10. Henry Waleis M. williā mazerer S. Nicolas wichest S. King Edward sent a cōpany of souldiors into wales vnder guiding of y e erles of Northūberland Surrey Of which cōpany many were slain and syr Roger Clifford taken prisoner The welshemē subdued certain castels and holdes of some townes threw downe the walles Anno. 12. Henry Waleis M. Rafe Blunt S. Haukyn Betuel S. Lewlyn prince of Wales was slayn by syr Roger Mortymer and his heade set vpon the tower of London William Marton Chancellor of England about this tyme buylded Marton colledge in the vniuersitie of Oxenford Anno. 12. Henry Waleis M Iorden goodchepe S Martin Boxe S Dauid the brother of Lewlyn prince of Wales was taken and beheaded and dyuers holdes and castels of the Welsh men geuen to englishe lordes Prince Edwarde of Caruaruan was born in Wales at the castell of Carnaruan a parliamēt was held at Shrewsburye Laurence Ducket a citisen of London was found dead and hanged within saint Mary Bowe churche of Chepe for the whyche were condemned .viii. men whiche were drawen and hanged and one woman brent This yeare the great conōuyte standyng agayn sainct Thomas of Acres in Chepe was fyrst begon to be made This yeare began a greate stryfe betwene the Kyng and the Erle of Glocester whiche after grew to the greate disturbance of diuers townes of Englād and specially of the Citie of London as after some deale shall appeare Anno. 13. Gregory Rockeslei M Stephē Cornhil S Robert Rokesley S This yere the liberties of the Citie of London was agayn seysed into the kynges handes and Stephen Sandwiche admytted for Custos and the Maior discharged as some write for takyng brybes of the Bakers The newe worke of the churche of Westminster vnto the end of the quire begon in the third yere of Henry the .iii. and continued in buildyng .66 yeres before it was fynished Anno. 14. Rafe Sādwiche M Walter Blunt S. Iohn Wade S. This yere were enacted by the King the statutes called Additamenta Gloucestria Anno. 15. Sir Iohn Bryton M. Thomas crosse S. williā Hautein S. Kyng Edward sailed to Burdeaur and from thence rode into Frāce wher he was honorably receiued of Philyp le-beau kyng of France This yeare the sommer was so excedyng hot y t many mē dyed through the extremitie therof And yet wheat was so plenteous that it was sold at London for .iii. s .iiii. d. a quarter Anno. 16. Rafe sandwich M. willyā Herford S. Thomas staines S. Great hayle fell in England and after ensued so continuall raine that the yere folowyng wheate was solde for .xvi. d. a bushel and so encresed yerely the reigne of this kynge and his sonne tyll it was lastly sold for .xl. s. a quarter Anno. 17. Rafe sandwich M. Williā Betain S Iohn of Cāturb S Rice ap Meriduck a welshman rebelling against Payne Tiptoft wardeyne of the countreye was by the Earle of Cornewall in the Kynges absence taken drawen hanged and quartered at Yorke Anno. 18. Rafe sādwich M. Fulk of s Edmōd S Salomō Lāgford S This yeare kyng Edward returned into Englande and was honorably receyued of the citesens of London Anno. 19. Rafe sandwich M. Tho. Romaine S. Williā de Lyre S. This yere the staple of woll was ordeyned to be kept at Sandwiche And this yere the Iewes were banished the land for the which cause the cōmons gaue to the kyng a fyftene Anno. 20. Rafe sandwich M. Rafe Blunt S. Hamond Boxe S. This yere died quene Elian or the kinges wife was buried at Westminster in the chapell of sainte Edwarde at the fete of Henry the third This yere also dyed Elianoure wyfe vnto Henry the third mother to this Edwarde whose heart was buried at the gray fryers in London and her body at Ambresbury in the house of Nunnes Anno. 21. Rafe sandwiche M. Henry Balle S. Elys Russell S. The Kyng helde hys parliament at London to the whych with diuers lordes of his Prouince came the kynge of Scottes This yeare .iii. men had theyr ryght handes smitten of in Westchepe for rescuynge a prisoner arested by an officer of the Citie of London Anno. 22. Rafe sādwich M. Robert Rockesley S. Martin Aubrey S. The .xviii. day of May fell a wondrous snow and therwith an excedyng wynd By violence whereof great harme was done in sundry places of England as ouerthrowyng houses and trees c. Anno. 23. Sir Iohn Bryton M Henry Boxe S. Rich. Glocester S. Madocke with the Welshmen rebelled agaynst the kyng wherfore he in all hast made against them ouercam thē Thys yeare the frenchemen arriued at Douer and spoyled the towne and brent a parte of it in whiche skirmishe was slayne one Thomas of Douer Anno. 24. sir Iohn Bryton M Iohn Dunstable S. Adā Harlingbery S. Iohn Baylell was by kyng Edward admitted to be kyng of Scottes and he for the same dyd his homage and sware vnto hym fealtie This yere was takē Madock or Meridoke captayn of the rebells in Wales he was drawen and hanged at London Anno. 25. Sir Iohn Britton M. Thomas Sulff S. Adā de Fullam S. Iohn Bailell kyng of Scottes contrary to his allegiance by the settynge on of the frenchmen rebelled agayn king Edward Wherfore kyng Edward hasted hym thither He wan from him the castels of Barwicke and Dunbarre He slewe of the Scottes as saith Fabyan xxv M. and tooke prisoner sir Willyam Douglas and other noble men He conquered also Edenbrough wher he foūd the regall ensignes of Scotland that is to witte the croune the scepter cloth of estate In this tyme the englyshmen susteined many stormes in Gascoyn Guyen Anno. 26. sir Iohn Britton M. Iohn de stortford S williā de stortford S Kyng Henry sayled into Flanders to reskue Guy theyr Erle which was greuously ouerset by the Frenche kyng so that he had
won muche of his landes But shortly after kyng Edwards commyug a peace was concluded for .ii. yeares and thens he went to Burdeaux The Scotts by the enticement of the frenchmen and settinge on of one William Wallace rebelled and put the englishmen to muche trouble and losse of many men emong which was sir Hugh Tresyngham This yere certain persons of the city of Lōdon brake vp the tonne in the ward of Cornhyll and toke out certain prisoners that thither were cōmitted by sir Iohn Britton for the which .ix. of them were greuously punished by long imprisonment and great sines The tunne aboue named is now y e cūdit in Cornhill The kyng comming againe into England and so to Winchester the citesēs of Lōdō made such labor vnto his grace that they obteined grant of their liberties that had in some part be kept from them by the terme of .xii. yeres or more Anno. 27. Henry Walleis M. Richard Reshā S. Thomas Sel◠S. This yere the kyng made cruell war vpon the Scots and had of them a great victorie and then they yelded them selues agayn to his grace and mercy This yeare also the kynge called in certaine coynes of money called pollardes Crocardes and rosaries Anno. 28. Elis Russell M. Iohn Armencer S. Henry Fringrith S. Kyng Edward heryng of the vntruthe and rebellion of the Scottes made his third voyage against them wherin he subdued a great part of the land and toke the castel of Estriuelyn with other and made the lords sweare to hym fealtie and homage Anno. 29. Elis Russel M Luke Haueryng S. Rich. Champeis S. Thys yeare the Kynge gaue vnto Edwarde hys sonne the Princedome of Wales and ioyned there vnto the Dukedome of Cornewall and the crie dome of Chester Anno. 30. Iohn Blunt M. Robert Caller S. Peter Bosham S. This yeare the Kyng helde a greate parliament at Canturbery Anno. 31. Iohn Blunt Maior Hugh Pourte S. Simon Parys S. This yere Kyng Edward made great warres in Scotland where he had many great victories Anno. 32. Iohn Blūt M Williā Cōbmartein S. Iohn de Burford S. This yeare the Kyng caused great inquirie to be made of the behauior of his Iustices through out his realme which was called Broyly Baston Anno. 33. Iohn Blunt M. Roger Parys S. Iohn Lincolne S. Wylliam Wales whiche had don so many displeasures to Kyng Edwarde in Scotland was taken drawen hanged and quartred at London on S. Bartylmewes eue and his head sette on London brydge The nobles of Scotlande in a parliament at Westmynster volūtaryly were sworne to be true to the kynge of Englande and to kepe the lande of Scotlande to his vse against all persons Anno. 34. Iohn Blunt M. Raynold Doderil S. Wylliā Causon S. Robert le Bruse cōtrary to his othe to kyng Edwarde before made assembled the lordes of Scotland and caused hym selfe to be crowned When kynge Edwarde heard of this treason he went with haste into Scotlande where he chased syr Robert le Bruse and all the power of Scotlande and tooke many of the noble men prysoners Anno. 35. Iohn Blūt M. Symon Belet S. Godfrey de la cōduit S. The warres continuyng in Scotlād the noble kyng Edwarde ended his lyfe the seuēth day of Iuly in the yere .1307 When he had reigned .34 yeres ◠monethes and .21 dayes He lyeth buryed at Westmynster in the chappel of saynt Edward vpon the south syde in a playne tōbe of marble at the head of his father King Edward the second Anno Regni .1 EDwarde the second sonne of of the first Edward prince of wales borne at Carnaruan began his reigne ouer the realme of England the vii day of Iuly in the yeare of our lord 1307. who was deposed the .25 day of Ianuary and in the yeare .1326 so that he reigned .19 yeres He was fayre of body but vnsted fast of maners and disposed to lightnes he refused the company of his lordes and men of honour and hanted the company of villeins and vile persous He gaue hym self to ouermuch drinkyng and lightly wold disclose thinges of great councell and beside that he was geuen to these vices of nature He was made muche worse by the counsail and familiaritie of certain euill disposed persons As Piers of Gaueston Hugh Spencer others whose wanton coūsaile he folowyng gane himself wholly to the appetite and pleasure of the body not regardyng to gouerne his commune weale by sadnes discretion and iustice Which thing caused first great varīace betwene him and his lords so that shortly he became to his lordes odible aud in the end was deposed from his kingdom Anno. 1. Sir Iohn Blunt M. Nicolas Pigot S. Michel Drury S. King Edward toke to wife Isabel y e doughter of Philip y e fayre king of France He gaue Piers of Gaueston the erledom of Cornwall the lordshyp of wallingford was ruled al by his counsell Anno. 2. Nicolas faringdō M. Williā Basyng S. Iohn Butler S. The kyng callyng to mynd the displesure don vnto him his familiar Piers Gaueston by the bishop of Chester commanded hym to the Tower of London where he was streightely kepte many dayes after But the lordes perceauyng the kyng geuen all to wantonnesse and that he was much prouoked thervnto by the meanes of Piers of Gaueston caused the kyng to banishe him the realme and so hee wente ouer into Irelande where the kyng notwithstandyng comforted hym wyth many rych gyftes and made him chief ruler of that countrey Anno. 3. Thomas Romain M. Iames of s. Ed. S. Roger Palmer S. The kynge and hys lordes were at great stryfe for the banyshmēt of Piers of Gauestone in so muche that the king would not be pleased vntill he were agayn restored This yere was the Ile of Rhodes recouered from the Turke by the knightes of the order of saynt Iohn Baptist. This yere the crouched friers came fyrst into England Anno. 4. Rychard Rofham M. Symon Croppe S. Pet. Blacknay S. Piers of Gaueston more and more encreased in so muche that he had the custody of all the kynges iewelles and tresure of the whyche as sayeth Fabian and other he tooke a table and a payre of tressels of golde and conueyghed thē with other iewelles out of the lande He also brought the kyng to manyfolde vyces as adultery and suche other Wherfore the lordes agayne banyshed hym out of England into Flaunders to the kynges great displeasure Anno. 5. Iohn Gysours M. Symō Merwod S. Rich. Wylford S. Piers of Gauestone was agayne by the kyng called out of Flaūders wherfore the lordes beyng confederate besieged hym in the castell of Scarborough where they tooke him and brought him to Gauersyde besyde Warwycke and smote of his head to the great discontētyng of the kynges mynde This yere the kyngs fyrst sonne named Edward was borne at Wynsore Anno. 6. Iohn
scarsnes vitaile and other merchandise were exceding good chepe for at London a quarter of wheate was sold for .ii. s. fat oxe for vi s .viii. d. A fat shepe for .vi. d. and .viii. d. syx pigeons for one peny a fatt goose for .ii. d. a pyg for a peny so all other victuals after y e rate This yeare appered a blasyng sterre Anno. 12. Henry Darcy M. Walter Neale S. Nicolas Graue S. Kyng Edward for the expedition of his warres agaynst the frenche Kynge sent embassadours into the parties beyonde the sea to allie with hym the erle of Heynault and other lordes whiche obeyed not the french king of whom by the meanes of Iaques Dartnell he had great comfort bothe of the Flemmings diuers lordes princes of those parts This yere the kyng granted that the officers of the Maior and Sheriffes of London should beare maces of syluer Anno. 13. Henry Darcy M. Williā of Pomfret S Hugh Marbre S King Edward for more establishmēt of amitie betwene hym and the Hollanders Selanders and Brabanders sailed to Andwarpe where he concluded the matter with his aliances and by the consent of the emperor Lewys was proclaimed vicar generall of the empire In this meane time certayn French men had entred the hauē of Southampton and robbed the towne and brent a great part therof and vpon the sea they toke .ii. great ships called the Edward and the Christopher Anno. 14. Andrew Aubery M. Williā Thorney S. Roger Frosham S. Kyng Henry helde a parlyament at Westminster and there towarde his great charges he demaunded the fyfthe part of euery mans goodes The customes of the wolles to be payd .ii. yeares before hand and the ninth sheaff of euery mans corne Which was granted vnto hym But before it were all payd the loue of the people dyd turne into hatred and theyr prayer into cursyng c. The kyng changed hys coyne made the noble and halfe noble The noble at vi s .viii. d. which is nowe .x. s. King Edward ouer and beside a great army of Englishe souldiours hauynge with him welnere the power of the hole Empire entred the borders of France and made claime to the whole realme of Fraunce as his rightfull inheritaunce and for more auctoritie named hym self kyng of France and entermedled the armes of Fraunce as it remayneth to this day Anno. 15. Andrew Aubery M. Adam Lucas S. Bertholo marys S. The quene of England wife to kyng Edward beyng at Gaunt was deliuered of a sonne whiche afterwarde was called Iohn of Gaunt which was fyrst earle of Richemont and after Duke of Gloucester This yere K. Edwarde sailynge into Flanders nye to y e town of Sluce mett with the Frenche kynges nauy where was foughten a cruell battaile wherof the kynge of Englande had the victorie and the French flete that was in number .400 sayle was welnere destroyed and the souldiors taken slayn and drowned so that of .33000 fower escaped aliue Shortly after this victorye kyng Edward besieged Turney and the towne of saint Omers during the time of whiche siege dyuers out rydynges and enterprises were aduentured by the Heynawes Almains and other his frendes to the great hurt of both parties At the ende of .xi. wekes after the siege a peace was concluded for .xii. monethes and the kyng returned to Londou Anno. 16. Iohn Oxenford M. Rich. barking S. Iohn Rokesley S. This yeare came into England .ii. cardinals to treat a peace betwene the kinges of England of France who cōcluded it for .3 yeres but it lasted not so lōg This yere the quene was deliuered of a mā child at Lāgley which was named Edmunde of Langley was kyng Edwards third sonne Anno. 17. Symon Francis M. Iohn Luskyn S Rich. Kyslingbery S This yere dyed Iohn duke of Britain by reason of whose death warre strife grew and partes taking by the French kyng and kyng Edward Anno. 18. Iohn Hamond M. Iohn steward S. Iohn Ayseshā S. This yere the king called a parliamēt at westmynster In tyme wherof Edwarde hys eldeste soonne was created prince of Wales This yere y e king made a coyne of fine gold and named it the florentine that is to say the peny of the valu of .vi. s .viii. d. the halfpeny of the valu of .iii s .iiii. d. and the farthing of the value of xx d. whiche coyne was ordeyned for hys warres in Fraunce for the golde therof was not so fyne as was the noble before named Anno. 19. Iohn Hamōd M. Geff. wichinghā S. Thomas Legget S. This yere the king held a solemn feast at his castell of Windsor where he deuised the order of the Garter and stablished it as it is at this day Then king Edward sailed into Sluce so into little britain with a strong army But for that he was disappointed of the Flemmyngs by reason of the death of his trusty frende Iaques Dartnell he turned again into England leauing behynd hym the Erle of Salisbury wyth a stronge company to ayde Iohn Erle of of Mountford against Charles de bloys Which Iohn by the aide of Englishmen wan diuers towns holdes in Britain This yeare the kyng sent the Erle of Derby with a strong army into Guyen for to ayde the erle of Northampton Anno. 20. Richard Lacer M. Edmōd Hēpnall S. Iohn Gloucester S. Thys yere kyng Edward made great preparation for the warres of France and Philyp de Ualoys kyng of France made as greate preparation to defende his land against king Edward Anno. 21. Geffrey wichinghā M. Iohn Croydon S. williā Clopton S. This yeare kyng Edward sailed into Normandy with .1100 sayle greate and small and with him his sonne prince Edward they ouer rode spoiled destroied the countrey before them vnto Parys and gathered wonderfull riches of pray which he sent into England Shortly after he encoūtred the french kynge nye the foreste of Cresse when he had not in his host the eight man in comparison of the Frenche army and obteyned of them a triumphant vyctorie Where was slayn the kyng of Bohem with .x. other great princes .80 banners .1200 knyghtes and .3000 common souldiors After this victory kyng Edward went toward Caleys and besieged it In the meane while Dauid of Scotland by procurement of the Frenche kynge made warre vpon the borders of Englande but the byshop of Yorke with other lordes gathered a greate company aswell spirituall as temporall and nere vnto Durham dyd hyd the kynge of Scottes battayle where was fought a cruell and fierce bataille But in the ende the victorie fell vnto the quenes syde and ther was taken the kynge of Scottes wyth many of his greatest lordes there was slain one other aboue .15000 souldiors Anno. 22. Thomas Legget M. Adā Bramson S Rich. basingstoke S This yeare after king Edwarde had lien afore Caleis a yeare more it was
yelded vp to hym as ye maye reade at large in Iohn Frosard his chronicles Anno. 23. Iohn Lufkin M. Hēry Picard S. Simōwoseley S. In the end of this yere about August the pestilence begon in diuers places of England and specially at London and so cōtinued tyll that tyme twelue month Anno. 24. Williā Turke Maior Adam Bury S. Rafe Lynne S. This yeare was Calice lyke to haue ben betrayed but the kyng in tyme preuented it The Kynge caused to be coyned grotes and half grotes the whyche lacked of the weyght of his former coyne .ii. s .vi. d. of a pound troy And about the end of August ceased the death in London whiche was soo vehement and sharpe that ouer the bodies buried in churches and church yardes monasteries and other accustomed buryeng places was buryed in the Charter howse yarde of London as saith Fabyan .l. M. persons And also many persons of good credite yet liuyng in the citie of London affirm that they haue redde the like writen on a plate of laton fastened on a crosse of stone in the same Charter house church yarde and also to haue sene recorded in one olde Booke of the sayde Charter house that at that tyme the said mortalitie was so great that there remained not the tenthe person alyue throughout the realme Anno. 25. Richard Killingbury M. Iohn Notte S. wil. wocester S. This yere king Edward had a goodly victory vpon the sea against Charles the constable of France where he toke xxii of their shyppes Anno. 26. Andrew Aubery M. Iohn wroth S. Gibbō staindrop S. This yeare the castell of Guynes was yelden vnto the englishmen dwellyng in Calice by treason of a Frenche man Also this yere y e englishmen beyng in Britayn had a goodly victory ouer the Frenchemen where they tooke many noble men prisoners Anno. 27. Adam Francis Maior Iohn Peache S Iohn stodeney S This Sommer was so long dry that it was called after the dry sommer for from March tyll the latter end of Iuly fell lytle rayne or none by which reason corne that yere folowyng was scant Anno. 28. Adam Francis Maior Iohn Welde S. Iohn Lytle S. The Duke of Brunswyke made an appeale against Henry duke of Lancaster for whyche was waged battell in the frenche kynges courte and beynge bothe ready within the lystes to fyght the french kyng stayed the matter and toke the quarell into his handes so that either of them departed the field without any stroke striken Anno 29. Thomas Legget M. williā Totinghā S. Richard Smert S. For so muche as the townes in Flanders brake their promyse before tyme made by Iaques Dartnell and now fauoured the french partie king Edward remoued the market and staple of woll out of Flanders into Englande as to Westminster Chichester Lyncolne Bristowe and Canterbury Prince Edward the sonne of kynge Edward passed into Gascoyn where he made sore warre and destroyed castels and townes before hym and tooke the towne of Remorentine wyth other Also this yeare was the house of the Friers Angustines in London finished whiche was reedifyed by syr Humfrey Bobune earle of Hertforde and Essex whose bodye lyeth buried in the quier of the said house before the high aultar Anno. 30. Symond Francis M. Thomas Forster S Thomas Brādon S Edwarde prince of Wales nye to the citie of Poitiers ioyned battel with king Iohn of Frāce of whō the prince by his marcial policy wan a noble victory notw tstandyng that he had in his army but 800. souldiors on the french part were 6000. fighting mē In this conflict King Iohn was taken with his yong son Philyp and many of his nobles brought◠into Englande Anno. 31. Henry Picard M. Rich. Nofinghā S. Thomas Dosel S. Great and royal iustes were holden in Smythfield before the kyng of Englād the frēch king being prisoner the kyng of Scottes and diuers other nobles Anno. 33. Iohn Stody M. Stephen Candish S. Barthol Frostling S. This yere Dauid le Bruze king of scottes was set at libertie when he had put king Edward suretie of .10000 mark for his ransom Anno. 23. Iohn Lufain M. Iohn Barnes S. Iohn Burys S. The englyshemen in Britaine tooke the towne of Ancore and dyuers other and put them to great ransome Anno. 34. Symon Duffild M. Simon Bedinghā S. Iohn Chichester S. Kyng Edward with his son the prince passed the sea to Calice and from thense rode through France by Picard Artois Roan Champayn and so foorth to Britaine euer destroying the countrey before him hys garrisons also made warre in Beauvoisin in Picardye in Brye in Campayn and spoiled well nere all the counntrey Moreouer the kynge of Nauarre vexed sore the marches of Normandy Thus was the realm of France miserably beset at this tyme on all sydes At the last a finall peace was concluded betwene the kynges of Englande of Frāce on this cōdition that king Edward should haue to his possession the countreis of Gascoyn and Guyen Poytiers Lymosyn Baleuile Exantes Calice Guynes and diuers other lordships castels towns all the landes to thē belōging without knowlege of any soueraigntie or subiection for y e same and the king of France shold pay for his ransom 300000. crownes so King Iohn returned into France Anno. 35. Iohn Wroth M. Iohn Denys S. Walter Burney S. King Edward returned from Caleys into Englande and brought with hym many noble men of Frāce for hostages This yere men and beasts perished in England in diuers places with thunder lightning and fiends wer sene in mās likenes aud spake vnto men as they trauailed by the way Anno. 36. Iohn Peche M. Williā Holbeche S. Iames Tame S. This yeare was great death and pestilence in Englande which was called the second mortalitie in which died Hēry duke of Lancaster then was Iohn of Gaunt the kings third son which had maried the dukes daughter made duke of Lancaster Also there were sene this yere in the ayre castels and hostes of men fighting as sayth Fabian Anno. 37. Stephen Cādishe M. Io. of S. Albons S. Iames Andrew S. This yere was a great wynd in England wherwith many steples and towres were ouerthrowen King Iohn of Fraunce came into England and shortly after died at y e Sauoy in London Also this yeare was a great frost in Englande whiche lasted from the myddest of September to the moneth of Aprill Anno. 38. Iohn Notte M Rychard Croydon S. Iohn Hiltofte S. Prynce Edwarde sayled into Burdeaux and receyued the possession of Guyā that kyng Edwarde had newly gyuen vnto hym Anno. 39. Adam of Bury M. Symon Mordant S Iohn of Motford S This yere the kyng began the foundation of saynt Stephens chappell at Westmynster whiche was finished by Rycharde the second sonne of prince Edward Anno. 40. Iohn Lufkyn M. Io. Bukylsworth S Iohn
Oreland S This yere the kyng cōmaunded that Peter pence should no more be gathered nor payde to Rome This yere Prynce Edwarde had hys fyrst sonne whose name was Edward but he dyed at seuen yeres of age Prynce Edward entred Spayne with a great puysaunce where he ouercame the Spanyardes and Frenche men and expelled Henry the bastarde and set Peter in his former estate as kig of Spain But not long after the prynces retorne home agayne Henry repaired his army and warred vpon his brother so fiersly that in the ende he vtterly vanquyshed hym and put him to death and thē without resistance possessed the kyngdome of Spayne Anno. 41. Iohn Louekyn M. Iohn Warde S Williā Dickmā S This yere was borne the second son of Prynce Edward named Rychard Anno. 42. Iames Andrew M. Rich. Torgold S. Williā Dickmā S. This yere appeared Stella cometa that is a blasing starre And this yere the erles of Armenak of brett of Perygort with other nobles of y e duchie of Guyan appealed the Prynce of Wales in the Frenche kynges court that he had broken the peace and wronged them as in exacting of them ouer great sommes of money c. But the Frenche king deferred it for certayne causes to long here to reherse Anno. 43. Symon Mordon M. Adā wymbinghā S. Robert Gyrdler S. This yere the kyng of Fraunce proceaded in iudgement vpon the appellation before made by y e erle of Armenak the lorde of Bret and erle of Perygort agaynst Prynce Edward Wherupon discorde variance began to take place betwene y e two kynges and those lords which before were sworne to kyng Edward dyd nowe yelde dyuers townes of the coūtrey of Poytiers vnto the Frēch kyng The Duke of Lācaster aryued at Caleis and entred Fraunce with a company of souldiours wher not farre from Arde the Duke of Burgoyne lodged within a mile of his army with a great power the space of .xviii. dayes and neuer profered battell But lastly went away by nyght and then the Duke passed further into Fraunce Anno. 44. Iohn Chichester M. Iohn Pyell S. Hugh hoiditch S. This yere dyed Quene Phylip wyfe to Edward the thyrd she buylded y e colledge in Oxēford called quenes colledge In this yere was the thyrd mortalitie or pestylence wherof dyed much people Anno. 45. Iohn Bernes M. Wil. Walworth S Robert Gayton S Iohn Barnes Mayor of Londō gaue a chest with three lockes and a. 1000. markee to be lent to yonge men vpon sufficient gage so that it passed not one 100. markes and for the occupying therof if he were learned to saye at his pleasure Deprofundis for the soule of Iohn Barnes if he were not learned to saye Pater noster But howe so euer the money was lent at this daie the chest standeth in the chamber of London without eyther money or pledges for the same This yere the countrey of Lymosyn with other became obeysaunt to the Frenche kyng and fell from the kynge of Englande by reason that Prynce Edward had lately assessed vpon the inhabytantes of the countrey a great and greuous taske by meanes whereof he lost the loue of the people Anno 46. Iohn Barnes M. Robert Hatfild S. Adam Staple S. The Erle of Penbroke as he passed the sea to reskewe the castell of Rochel was encoūtred with a fleete of Spanyardes whiche kyng Henry of Castell had sent to ayde the Frenche kyng Of these Spanyardes after cruellfyght the Erle was taken and syr Guystarde de Angle and other to the number of .160 persons and the more part of his men slayne and drowned Anno. 47. Iohn Pyel Maior Iohn Phylpot S. Nycolas Brēber S. Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred by Calays into Fraunce passed throughout the Realme by Uermendoys and Campayne nyghe to turdeaux in Aquitane without battayle not withstāding the great hurt and domage they dyd to the townes countreys as they passed Anno. 48. Adam of Bury M. Iohn Aubery S. Iohn Fisshye S. Dyuers entreatyes of peace were made betwene the kyng of Englande Fraunce by meane of the byshoppe of Rome but none was concluded Anno 49. William Walworth M. Rychard Lyōs S W. wodhous S The entreatie of peace continued but not concluded but for foure monethes at the moste in which tyme of entreatie the Frenche kyng wan many holdes townes of the Englyshemen as well in Guyan as in Brytayne and in other places Anno. 50. Iohn Warde M. Iohn hadley S. Wil. Newport S. Many wonderfull sycknesses fell among the people as well in Italy as in England whereof there vsed an exceadyng great number Anno. 51. Adam staple M. Iohn Northampton S Robert Launde S Prince Edward departed out of this lyfe who was in his tyme the flower of chyualry He was buried at Caunterbury and then kyng Edwarde created Richard sonne of prince Edward prince of Wales and because the kyng waxed feble and sickly he betoketh rule of the lande to syr Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster who so continued duryng his fathers lyfe This yere kyng Edward the thyrde ended his lyfe at Rychemonde the .xxi. daye of Iune in the yere of our Lorde 1377. When he had reigned .50 yeres fyue monethes lackynge foure dayes and was buried at Westmynster he left behynde hym foure sonnes Lewes duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster Edmond of Langley duke of Yorke and Thomas of Wodstocke erle of Cambrydge Richarde the second Anno regni .1 RIchard the second sonne of Prince Edward of Wales was ordeyned kyng of Englande beyng as yet but eleuen yeres of age He began his reigne the .xi. daye of Iune in the yere of our lorde .1377 and left the same the .xxix. daie of September in the yere .1399 so he reigned .xxii. yeres .iii. monethes and eight daies In bountie and liberalitie he farre passed all hys progenitours but he was ouer muche geuen to reste quietnes and loued litle dedes of armes and martial prowesse for that he was yong he was moste ruled by yong counsayle and regarded nothyng the aduertysementes of the sage and wyse men of his Realme for the chiefe about hym were of no wysdome nor estimacion whiche thyng tourned this land to great trouble and him selfe in fine to extreame myserie Of hym Iohn Gower wryteth as Hardyng affyrmeth these verses in latyne folowyng Principio Regis oritur transgressio legis Quo fortuna cadit humus retrograda uadit Quomodo surrexit populus quem nō bene rexit Tēpus ad huc plangit super hoc quod Chronica tangit Stultorū uile cepit consiliū iuuenile Et sectam senium decreuit esse reiectam Tunc accusare quosdam presumpsit auare Vnde catallorum gazas spoliauit corum Whiche may be englyshed thus When this kyng fyrst began to reigne the lawes neglected were Wherfore good fortune him forsooke and thearth did quake for feare The people also whom
ouer this Realme the .xxix. of September in the yeare of oure Lorde .1399 and lefte the same the .xx. day of March in the yeare .1412 So hee reygned thirtene yeares sixe monethes lackyng nyne dayes Henry the soonne of Kynge Henry was chosen Prince of Wales and duke of Cornewall Earle of Chester and heire Apparaunt to the Crowne hee deposed three Dukes that is to saie of Albumarle Ercester and Surrey and the marques of Dorset Anno. 1. Tho. Knolles Grocer M. wil. waldern S williaÌ„ Hyde S The lorde Morley appealed the Erle of Salisburye of treason and caste hys hoode for a guage to trye wyth hym batayle the whych saying he replied and caste frome hym hys gloues for guage to proue hys sayinges vntrewe which were sealed and delyuered to the lorde Marshall Syr Iohn Hollande Duke of Ercester brother to Kynge Rycharde the Duke of Aumarke the duke of Surrey with the Erles of Salisbury and Gloucester and other that fauoured Richard of Burdeur conspyred againste Kyng Henry and appoynted pryuily to murder hym at a feaste whyche shoulde be holden at Wyndsore but their treason was disclosed and they all put to death with as many knightes and esquiers as were of that alyance and confederacie Kyng Richarde was put to deathe in Pomfret castell by a knyghte called syr Piers of Exton and after brought to the tower of London and so through the citie of London to Poules barefaced and there stode .iii. dayes for all beholders and frome thense to Langley and there buried in a house of Friers but he was since remoued by Henry the .v. and lieth at Westmynster Upon the deathe of thys Kynge Rycharde Iohn Gower dothe wryte these verses in Latine as foloweth O speculum mundi quod debet in auro refundi Ex quo prouisum sapiens acuit sibi uisum Cum male uiuentes Deus odit in orbe regentes Est qui peccator non esse potest dominator Richardo teste finis probat hoc manifeste Sic diffinita fuit regia sors stabilita Regis ut est uita Chronica stabat ita Which may be englished thus O myrrour for the worlde mete Whyche shouldste in golde be bette By whyche all wyse men by forsyght Theyr prudent wytts may whette Lo God dothe hate suche rulers as Here viciously doo lyue And none ought rule that by theyr lyfe Doo yll example gyne As thys kyng Richard wytnesseth well His ende thys playne dothe showe For God allotted hym suche ends And sent hym so great woo As suche a lyfe descrude as by The chronicles thou mayst knowe Anno. 2. Iohn Frauncis Goldsmyth M. Iohn wakell S. williaÌ„ Ebot S. Whyle the Kynge was in Wales certayne persons enuyinge that he had so shortely obteyned and possessed the Realme blased abroade amongest the vulgare people that kynge Rycharde was yet lyuyng and desyred ayde of the common people to reposesse hys realme and royall dignitie And to the furtherance of theyr inuention they sette vppon poastes and caste aboute the stretes raylynge rymes malicious metres and taunting verses against Kyng Henry and kys procedynges He beyng netled wyth those vncurteous prickes and thornes searched out the auâ—tours and amongest other were founde culpable of thys cryme syr Roger Claryngdon knyght wyth two of hys seruauntes the Pryour of Launde and .viii. Friers Mynoures or graye Fryers who were drawen hanged and quartered at Tyborne in the moneth of February Owen Glendour of Wales rebelled and kyng Henry wente thyther with a strong armye but coulde not wynne to them they fled so to theyr mountayns This yeare was greate scarsitie of wheate and other grayn so that wheat was sold at London for xvi.s a quarter Anno. 3. Iohn Chadworth M. will Uenour S I. FreminghaÌ„ S Thys yeare the Cundite standing vpon Cornehill in London was begon to be made where as before tyme it was a pryson for priestes called the Tonne in Cornehyll A great batayle at Srewesbury began by syr Thomas Percy Erle of worcester and other agaynste the Kynge where syr Thomas Percye was taken and beheaded syr Henry Percy slayn wyth many other noble men Anno. 4. Iohn Walcot Draper M. Richard Marlow S. Robert Chicheley S. The Emperor Robert came into Englande only to see the countrey and coÌ„modities therof where he was receiued with great triumph The Lorde of Castile in Brytayne landed within a myle of Plymmouthe with a greate compauye hee lodged all nyghte in Plymmouth and on the morowe robbed and spoyled the town and returned agayne to theyr shyppes Anno. 5. WilliaÌ„ Alkham M. Tho. Fauconer S. Tho. Poole S. The Britaynes and Frenchemen whyche the yere before had spoyled and robbed the towne of Plymmouth were discomfited and slayn of the englishmen in a battayle on the sea nere the towne of Dartmouth This yeare one willyam Serle was taken in the marches of Scotlande and brought to London and there hanged drawen and quartred for the murdring of the duke of Gloucester at Calice Anno. 6. Iohn Hynd Draper M. Wil. Lowsche S StepheÌ„ spilmaÌ„ S Syr Rycharde Scrope then archebishop of Yorke and the Lord Mowbraye then marshall of England wyth other gathered greate strength to haue put downe the kyng as the fame went but they were taken and presented to the Kyng at Yorke where they were bothe beheaded Anno. 7. Io. wodcock Mercer M. Henry BartoÌ„ S wil. Croumer S This yeare was the bridge and Chapell of Rochester finished by syr Robert Knolles who also new reedified the body of the church of white friers standing in Fletestrete and there was buryed That Church was fyrst founded by the ancestors of the Lorde Gray Cotner Anno. 8. Richard WhittingtoÌ„ Mercer M Nic. wotton S. Geffrey broke S. Thys yeare syr Henry Earle of Northumberland and the lord of Bardolfe commyng out of Scotland with a stroÌ„g company to the displeasure of the Kyng as they intended were met and foughten wyth and dyscomfyted and theyr heades were stryken of and sents to London This Richard Whityugton Maior of London aboue named builded the house in London named Whittingtons colledge He buylded a great parte of the Hospytall of Saynete Bartholomewes in west Smithfielde he buylded the library at the Gray friers in LoÌ„don now called Christes hospitall he also buylded a great part of the east end of the guyld hall in London besyde sundry other notable workes done by hym Anno. 9. Wil. scondeÌ„ Grocer M. HeÌ„ry PoÌ„fret S Henry Halton S This yere was a great froste whiche began in December and lasted fyftene weekes Edmond Holland Erle of Kent was by the kynge made admirall of the sea who scouryng and skimmyng the sea at the last landed in Britayn and besieged the Castell of Briake and wan it but he was there wounded with an arrow wherof he dyed soone after Anno. 10. Drew BareÌ„tin Goldsmyth M. Tho. duke S wil.
syr Iohn Trussell knyght through the quarel of their two wyues through the whiche fraye many people were sore wounded and hurt and one Thomas Petwarden Fyshmōger slayne out of hande wherefore both the frayers were brought to the Counter in the Pultrye and the lord Straunge for begynning the sayd fraye was the next sunday accursed at Paules crosse Anno. 5. Richard Marlowe Iremōger M. Henry Reade S. Iohn Gedney S. This yere syr Iohn Oldecastell was sent vnto London by the lorde Powes out of Wales the whiche syr Iohn for heresie and treason was conuicte and for the same was draweu to saint Gyles fielde where he was hanged on a newe payre of Gallowes with chaynes and after consumed with fier About this tyme the parson of Wrotham in Norfolke whiche had haunted newe market heath and there robbed and spoiled many of the kyngs subiects was with his concubyne brought vp to Newgate where he lastely died Anno. 6. Wil. Seuenoke Grocer M. Rau◠Barton S. Iohn Parnesse S. Kyng Henry conquered Rone subdued all Normandie and was proclaymed Regent of Fraunce for terme of the lyfe of Charles beyng then kynge And after his decease y e crown of Fraūce with all ryghtes belōgyng to the same to hym and his heyres For confirmation wherof he toke to wyfe Catheryne the daughter of Charles Anno. 7. Richard Whittingtō Mercer M. R. Whittinghā S Iohn Butler S This yere kyng Henry retorned into England and so to London and at west mynster Catheryn his wyfe was crowned the .xxiiii. daye of February Anno. 8. Wyl Cābridge Gro. M. Iohn Butler S. Iohn Welles S. The Duke of Clarence kyng Henries brother was ouer set by the Dolphyn of Fraūce and slayne to the kynges great displeasure Kyng Henry went again into Fraūce and made warre vpon the Dolphyn Anno. 9. Ro. Chichely gro M. Richard Gosselyn S. Williā Weston S. The begining of this yere O. Catherin was deliuered at windsor of a yōg prīe◠whose name was Henry and the tenth daye of August was the newe weather cocke set on Paules steple And this yere the Queene retorned into Fraunce to kynge Henry where was a ioyful metyng but after folowed sorowe for shortly after the kyng being at Bofes in Uincent he wered syck and died the last daye of August in the yere of our lorde .1422 when he had reigned nyne yeres fyue monethes ten dayes he buylded the Shene and Sion and lyeth buried at westmynster King Henry the sixt Anno Regni .1 HEnry the sixt being an infant of .viii. monethes of age began his reigne ouer this realme of England the last day of August in the yere of our lord .1422 he was deposed the fourth day of March in the yere .1460 So he reigned .xxxviii. yeres syxe monethes and foure dayes continuyng the tyme of his youthe he was committed to the gouernaunce of Duke Humfrey of Glocester his vncle whan he came to mans state he was of wytte and nature symple gentyll and meke and loued better peace thē warre quietnes of mynde then busines of the world honestie then profite rest case then trouble and care all trouble veration vnquietnes iniuries that euer happened to hym whiche were many great he suffered so paciently that he reputed them to be worthely sent to hym of God for his offences He fauoured good letters excellently well in token wherof be erected two famous Colledges the one at Cambrydge called the kynges colledge the other at Eaton by meanes wherof good learnyng greatly increased In the begynnyng of this his reigne dyed kyng Charles of Fraunce by reason wherof the kyngdome of Fraunce should come vnto kyng Henry and the nobles of Fraunce except a fewe that helde with the Dolphin delyuered the possession therof vnto the Duke of Bedford Regent of Fraunce to the vse of kyng Henry Anno. 1. William Walderne M. Will. Estfield S. K. Tattarsale S. A subsidie was graunted for three yeres fyue nobles of euery sack of woll that should passe out of the lande A priest was burned for heresie called William Tayler This yere the West gate of London now called newe gate was newly builded by the executors of Richard Whittington late Mayor of London Anno. 2. William Crowmar Draper M. Nicho. Iames S. Th. Wadford S. This yere the Duke of Bedford wan from the Dolphyn of Fraunce manye strong holdes and townes and nere to a towne called Uernell be discomfited the Dolphyns whole power for in that fight were slayne .iii. erles and many other noble mē .5000 cōmō soldiours Syr Roger Mortimer for treasō was condemned by acte of parliament and hanged and quartered This yere Iames kyng of Scottes was deliuered who had remayned prysoner in England .xviii. yeres and he maried in saynt Mary Adries in Southwarke the lady Iane daughter to the erle of Somerset cosyn to kyng Henry Anno. 3. Iohn Michel M. Symon Seman S Iohn Bywater S This yere the kynge of Portingale came into England and was honourably receyued This yere by the parliament holden at Westminster was graunted to the kyng for thre yeres to helpe hym in his warres a subsedy of xii d. in the pounde of all marchaundyzes brought in or caried out of the Realme and .iii. s of euery tonne of wyne the whiche was then called tonnage and pondage but synce it hath been renewed at sondrye parliamentes and nowe is called custome Furthermore it was enacted that all marchaunt straungers should be lodged within an englysh host within .xv. days of their coming to their porte sale and to make no sale of any marchandyse or thei were so lodged then within .xl. days folowyng to make sale of all that they brought and if any remayned vnsolde at the sayde .xl. dayes ende that then all suche marchandyse so vnsolde to be forfeyte to the kyng Anno. 4. Iohn Couētre Mercer M. Wil. Milrede S Iohn Brokle S Grudge and variaunce betwene the Duke of Gloucester protectour of England and his halfe brother the byshop of Wynchester whiche was appeased by the regent of Fraunce and debated by a parliament at Leicester as ye maye reade at large in Edwarde Haull Anno. 5. Iohn Raynewell Fishmōger M. Iohn Arnolde S. Io. Nightham S. This Iohn Raynewell Maior of Lōdon before named gaue certayne landes or tenemētes to the citie of London for the whiche the same citie is bounde to paye for euer all suche fyftenes as shall be graunted to the kyng so that it passe not three fyftenes in one yere for three wardes of the same that is to say Dougate warde Bellynsgate warde and Algate warde This yere the englysh men besiegyng Orliaunce the noble valiaunt knight syr Thomas Mountague was slayne by a great misfortune whose death was the beginnyng of al mischiefe to the Englysh men for after this mishappe they lost by litle and litle all their possessions
and the inhabitantes of the same strete which fray began in the nyght and continued tyll the next day where were many mē slayne and hurt on bothe parties Anno. 21. Iohn Thirley Irōmōger M. Tho. bewmoūt S Rich. Nordon S The steple of Paules churche in London was set on fyre with lightnyng and lastly quenched by great diligence of many men but chiefly through the labour of a priest of Bowe in cheape Anno. 22. Thomas Carworth Grocer M Nicolas wilford S Iohn Norman S An act was made by the common coū sayle of London that vpon the sondaye should no maner of thyng within the francheses of the Citie be bought or sold Anno. 23. Henry Frowicke Mercer M. Stephē Foster S Hugh Wyche S Kyng Henry by the aduice of the erle of Suffolke toke to wyfe Margaret the kynges daughter of Sicile and refused the daughter of the Erle of Arminake with whome he had made his fyrst contract which thyng was cause of muche miserie and trouble in England as fyrst the losyng of Normandy the diuision of the lordes within the realme the rebellion of the Commonaltie agaynste the Prince and fynally the Kynge deposed and the Quene with the prince fayne to flee the realme Henry Chicheley byshop of Canturbury dyed who in hys lyfe time builded two houses for studentes in the vniuersitie of Oxenforde called Alsolne colledge and Bernarde colledge Anno. 24. Symond Eyre Draper M. Iohn Derby S Godfrey Fildyng S Thys Symon Eyre afore named builded the Leaden hall in London and also a beautifull chapell in the east ende of the same Ouer the gate whereof was written as foloweth Dextera Domini exaltauit me That is to saye The Lordes ryght hande hath exalted me Wherby be doyng so notable a worke for the common weale also lefte a notable example to other Citezens commyng after hym whom God likewise exalteth with such temporall blessynges that they be not vnthankefull to God and theyr cōmon weale wherin they haue receued them This yere was a peace concluded with France for one yeare Anno. 25. Iohn Onely Mercer M. Robert Horne S. Godfrey Boloyne S. Humfrey Duke of Gloucester and protectour of Englande was at the parliament of Bury arrested and .vi. days after he was found dead in his bedde of his deathe are dyuerse opinyons whych I ouerpasse Hee was huryed at Saint Albones William Wamflete a man of greate deuotion wysedome and Iustice was made byshop of Winchester and Chancelloure of Englande thys man to the fortheraunce of letters and studious yong men erected the famous colledge of Marye Magdalene in Oxenford Anno. 26. Iohn Gidney Draper M. Williā Abraham S. Thomas Scotte S. This yeare was taken the towne of Fogers from the Englyshemen which was the cause that all Normandye was loste after warde Anno. 27. Stephen Browne Grocer M. Williā Catlow S. Williā Marrow S. This yeare Roan was yelded to the Frenche Kyng Anno. 28. Thomas Chalton M. William Hulyn S. Tho. Canynges S. The Marques of Suffolke was banished the land for .v. yeares to appeace the rumor of the commons of England for the death of the duke of Gloucester who saylyng toward France was mett on the sea by a shyp of warre and there presently beheaded by the capitayn called Nicholas of the tower and the dead corps cast vp at Douer vpon the sandes the fyrst day of May. The commons of Kent in great number assembled on Black Heath hauyng to their captain Iack Cade naming him self Mortimer Against whom the kyng sent a great armye but by the sayd capitain and rebelles they were discomfited and syr Humfrey Stafford Williā hys brother wyth many other slayne After this victorie the Capitaine and rebelles cam to London and cut the ropes of the drawe brydge and entred the citye and stroke his sworde on London stone saying Nowe is Mortymer lord of this citie Upon the third day of Iuly he caused the lorde Saye to be brought to the Guylde Hall of London there to be arraigned Whyche before the Kynges Iustices desyred to be tried by his peres but the capitayn perceyuing hys delay by force tooke hym frome the officers and at the standarde in Cheape smote of hys head Hee also beheaded syr Iames Cromer at the mylls ende And pytchynge these two heades on two polles entred the Cytie and in despite caused them beynge borne before hym in euery streete to kysse togyther After thys murder succeded open robberye wythin the Cytie But the Maior and other sage Maiestrates perceiuynge theymselues nother to bee sure of goodes nor lyfe determyned to expulse this vngracious companye and sente to the Lorde Scales keeper of the tower who promysed hys ayde wyth shootyng of ordinaunce and Mathewe Gough was appoynted to assyst the Mayre so the capitaines of the Citie tooke vpon them in the nyght to keepe the brydge prohybytyng the Kentyshe men to passe The rebelles hearyng the bridge to be kept ranne with great force to open that passage where betwene bothe partes was a fierce encounter The rebelles draue the Citelyns frome the stoulpes at the Brydge foote to the drawe bridge and sette fyre in dyuers houses In conclusyon the rebelles gat the drawe bridge and drowned and slewe manye This conflict endured tyll .ix. of the clocke in the mornyng in doubtfull chaunce so that bothe partes agreed to desiste from fyght tyll the next day vpon condition that neither Londoners should passe into Southwarke nor the Kentishmen in to London Then the archbishop of Canturbury being Chancellor with the byshop of Winchester passed into Southwarke where they shewed a generall pardon for all offenders vnder the kynges greate seale whyche they caused to be proclaymed wherevppon the whole multitude retyred home but through a proclamation beyng made that who so coulde apprehend the sayd Iacke Cade shoulde haue a M. markes one Alexander Iden founde hym in a gardein who in hys defence slewe the said Iack Cade and brought his body to London where his head was set on London brydge The bishop of Salisbury was murdred by y e cōmons of the west countrey Anno. 29. Nicolas Wiford grocer M Io. Middleton S Williā Dere S The whole duchy of Normandy was yelded to the frenche kynge by meanes of the Quene and the duke of Somerset whiche caused so muche trouble in England that mortall warre ensued Anno. 30. Williā Gregorie skinner M Mathew Philip S. Christop wartō S. A commotion began thys yere by the duke of Yorke and other noble menne which was appeased for a tyme and the malice dissembled Anno. 31. Godfrey M. Feldyng M. Richard Lee S. Richard Alley S. Thys yeare the Quene was delyuered of a Prynce who was called Edwarde Anno. 32. Iohn M. Norman M. Draper M. Iohn Waldern S. Thomas Coke S. Before this Maiors yeare the Maior sheriffes and commons were wonte to ryde to Westmynster when the Maior should take hys charge but
of Nouember was one Iohn Nycholson otherwyse Lambert a priest burnt in Smythfielde Also in Nouember were Henry Marques of Excester and erle of Deuōshire and syr Henry Pole knyghte the lorde Mountague and syr Edward Neuell brother to the lorde of Burganysent to the towre The two lordes were arraigned the last day of December at Westminster before the lord Audley of Walden lord Chaunceller highe stewarde of Englād there found gilty the third day after was arraigned sir Edwarde Neuell syr Geffray Pole two priestes called Croftes and Collyns one Holland a marriner and all attainted the ix daye of Decēber were the sayde two lordes and syr Edward Neuel beheaded at the tower hyll the two priesies Holland were drawen to tyborne and there hanged and quartered and syr Ieffray Pole was pardoned The .22 day of Decēber a priest Hēry Daunce a Brycklayer an Organ maker bare fagottes at Paules crosse On Ashwensday were Iohn Iohnes Iohn potter William Manering hāged in the princes lyueries because thei were the princes seruantes on the south side of Paules churchyard for killing of Roger Cholmeley Esquier in the same place of malyce pretended The thyrd daye of Marche was syr Nicholas Carewe of Bedingtō in Surrey knyght of the gartar and maister of the kynges horse beheaded at towre hil The thirde daye of Marche the kyng created at Westmynster syr Willyam Pawlet knyght treasorer of his housholde Lorde saynt Iohn and syr Iohn Russell comptroller of his housholde lorde Russell The same tyme the kynge caused all the hauens to be fortyfied and rode to Douer and sent cōmissioners through out all the Realme to haue his people muster and at the same season on Easter daye was there .ix. vnknowen ships liyng in the downes wherfore all Kent arose and mustered in harness the same daye The .xxviii. daye of Apryll beyng in the .xxxi. yere of Henry the eight began a parliament at Westmynster in the whiche Margaret Coūtesse of Salisbury Gertrude wyfe to the Marques of Excester Reinold Pole syr Adrian Foskewe and Thomas Dingley knyght of saynt Ihons and dyuers other were attaynted of treason Folkewe and Dingley were beheaded the .x. day of Iuly This yere the .viii. daye of May the citezins of London mustered at the Myles ende all in bryght harneys with coates of whyte sylke and cloth and chaines of golde in thre great battayls the number was .xv. thousande besyde wyffelers and other wayters who in goodly order passed through London to Westmynster and so through the sanctuary and round about the parke of S. Iames and so up through the fielde and came home through Holborne The .viii. daye of Iuly the Uicar of Wandsworth with his chaplayne and his seruaunt and fryer Wayre were all foure drawen from the Marshalsey vnto saint Thomas a Wateryngs and there hanged and quartered for treason In August the great Onele Odonele of Irelande inuaded the Englyshe pale and burned almost .xx. myles within the same wherfore the Lorde Graye beyng deputie there assembled a strong power and draue hym back The .xvi. daye of September Duke Frederick of Bauarie the Palsgraue of Rhine the Marshal of duke Iohn Frederick electour of Saxony with other came to London by whom the mariage was concluded betwene kyng Henry the lady Anne sister to Wyllyam the Duke of Cleue Anno. 31. Syr William Hollis Mercer M. Tho. Feyrie S. Th. Hūtlow S. This Thomas Huntlow shryue before named gaue to the company of the Habardashers certain tenementes for y t which they be bound to geue to .x. poore almes people of y e same cōpany euery one of thē .viii. d. euery fryday for euer And also at euery quarter diner to be kept by the masters of y e same cōpany to be genē to euery one of those .x. poore people before named a peny lose of bread a potle of ale a pece of bief worth .4 d. in a platter with porage and .4 d. in money The .14 day of Nouēber Hughe Feryngdon abbot of Reding .ii. priestes the one called Rug the other named Onion were attainted of high treason for deniyng y e kyng to be supreme head of the church were drawen hanged quartered at Redyng The same days was Richard Whiting abbot of Glastēbury lykewyse attainted hanged and quartered on towre hyll besyde his Monastery for the same cause The first day of Decēber was Iohn Beche abbot of Colchester put to execution for the lyke offence In Decēber were appointed to waite on the kynges highnes person .50 gentlemē called Pencioners or speres lyke as they were in the first yere of y e kyng The third daye of Ianuary was the lady Anne of Cleue receiued at Blacke heath and brought to Grenewych with great tryumphe and the syxt daye of the same moneth she was maried to kynge Henry The .18 daye of Apryl was Thomas lorde Cromwell created erle of Essex made great chamberlayne of England whiche euer the erles of Oxenforde had before that tyme. In A parliament whiche began the xviii daye of Apryll the relygion of S. Iohnes in Englande whiche of moste men was named the knyghtes of the Rhodes was dissolued wherof hearing syr Wyllyam Weston knyght prior of S. Ihones for thought dyed on the Assention day beyng the fifth day of May. In Maye the .xxxii. yere of his reigne was sent to the towre doctor Wilson doctor Samson bishop of Chichester for releuīg certain prisoners which denied the kings supremacy and for y e same offēce was one Richard Farmer Gro. of London a ryche and a welthy man and of good estimacion commytted to the Marshalsey and after in Westmynster hall was arraigned and attainted in the premunire and lost all his goodes The .ix. daye of Iuly Thomas lorde Cromwell late made Erle of Essex being in the counsayle chamber was sodaynly apprehended and committed to the tower of London The .xix. daye of the same moneth he was attainted by parliament and neuer came to his answere whiche lawe he was the autour of he was there attainted of heresie and hyghe treason And the .xxviii. daye of Iuly beheaded at the tower hyll with the lorde Hungerforde Kyng Henry by authoritie of parliament conuocatiō was dyuorsed from his pretensed mariage made with the lady Anne of Cleue and it was enacted that she shoulde bee taken no more as Queene but called the ladye Anne of Cleue The .xxx. daye of Iuly Robert Barnes Thomas Gerrard Wylliam Ierome priestes were burned in Smythfield The same daye Thomas Abell Edward Powell and Rychard Fetherstone were drawen hanged and quartered for denying the kynge to bee supreme head of the churche of England The fourth daye of August were drawen from the towre to tyborne syx persons one led betwene two sergeātes and there hanged and quartered one was the Priour of Dancaster an other a Monke of
riche and a goodly pray so returned w tout any damage Mounsyre de Bees inuaded the Englyshe pale besyde Grauelyn Kyng Henry sent the lorde Edward Seymour Earle of Hertforde and the Lorde Lysle hyghe Admirall wyth a companie of .vii. thousand men to preuent the Frenchmē which intended to build an other fort at S. Iohns Rode at whyche tyme they entred into the hauen two daies before the Frenchemen had appointed to be there and so defeated them of their purpose Often skirmishes were betwene the Englishe garrisons in Bulleyne the Frenche forte greately to the losse of both partes and at one time especially were slayn sixtene Englishe gentlemen and .80 other and sewe or none of the Frenchemen The stewes other like borthell houses wer by the kings cōmandement put down in all partes of the realme The .24 day of December the kinges maiestie came into the parliamēt house to geue his royall assent to such actes as there had passed where was made vnto hym by the speaker an eloquent oration whiche the kyng hym selfe dyd very eloquently and wittyly answere In February shoulde a woman haue ben burned in Smithfield for clyppyng of gold but the Kynges pardon came she being at the stake redy to be burned In Aprille were dyuers assemblyes made to entreate a peace betwene Englande and Fraunce but as yet tooke none effecte This .38 yeare of Henry the .viii. the citisens of London leuyed in the Citie two fiftenes for the conueyance of more water to the Citye and then was the Cunduites at Algate and at Lothbery begunne to be buylded And the cunduites at Byshoppes gate was taken downe and sette lower as it nowe standeth This yeare the .xiii. day of Iune beynge Whytsonday a continuall peace was proclaymed in the Cytie of London betwene the kyng of England and the Frenche Kynge wyth a solempne Procession at the tyme of proclamation gyuynge laude and prayse to God and at nyghte thoroughout the Citie great bonfyers were made The .xxvii. day of Iune doctor Crome recanted at Paules Crosse. The .xvi. daye of Iuly were burned in Smithfielde these fower persones Anne Askewe gentylwomanne Iohn Lasselles gentylmanne Nicholas Otterden Prieste and Iohn Handlande Taylour And Doctour Shaxton somtyme byshoppe of Salisbury preached at the same fyre and recanted hys opynyon perswading them to do the like but they would not The .xxi. daye of Auguste came into Englande to doo hys duetie from the Frenche Kynge Mounsyre Deneball hygh Admyrall of France wyth great Tryumphe and also broughte wyth hym the Sacre of Diepe and xii galeys wel besene in dyuers poyntes and landed at London at the tower wharfe where he was honourablye receyued wyth many nobles and pieres of thys Royalme wyth greatte shootynge of gunnes and so broughte to the Bysshop of Londons palaice and laid there twoo nightes On Mondaie the xxiii daye of August he rode to Hampton Courte where the Kinge laie and before he came there Prince Edward receaued him with a companie of fiue hundred coates of veluet and the princes lyuerie were with sleues of cloathe of golde and halfe the coate embroudered with golde And there were to the number of eighte hundred horses royally apparailed whiche broughte him to the manour of Hampton court to the prudent Prince hys father and quene Katherin Anno. 38. Hēry Noble-thorne merchant tailer M. Rich. Iarbis S. Th. Curtise S. In Ianuarie Thomas Duke of Norfolke was sent to the tower of London and condempned to perpetuall prison And shortly after his sonne the Earle of Surrey was condemned and beheaded the .xix. daie of Ianuarie These thinges beinge doone aboute the ende of Ianuarie Kinge Henry departed out of this life appointings his first heire to be his yong son prince Edwarde and the seconde ladie Mary his daughter by his firste wife Quene Katherine and the thyrd Ladie Elisabeth by his seconde wife Quene Anne Boloigne Edwarde the sixte Anno Regni .1 THe gracious prynce Edwarde the sixte began his reigne the xxviii daie of Ianuarie in the yere .1546 when he was but .ix. yeres old He deceased in the yeare .1553 the .vi. daie of Iuly so he reigned .vi. yeares .v. moneths and viii daies by his fathers will were appointed .xvi. gouernours and ouerseers of this yonge prince the chiefe wherof was his vncle Earle of Hertforde who by the cōsent of the residue shortly after was made Duke of Sommersette and proclaymed Protectoure of the Kynge and realme The .xix. day of February he roade solempnely with hys vncle syr Edward Seymour Lorde Gouernour and protectour Duke of Somersette wyth the nobilitie of the realme from the tower to Westmynster thorough the Cytie whiche was richely hunged with couer-lettes and Carpettes of Tapistrie and arras Cheape beynge rychely hanged with cloth of gold and syluer euery cundite runnyng with wine with pageantes being richely apparailed to receiue him at euerye place with Orations of his praise And on the Southesyde of Paules Churcheyard an Argosie came frome the Battilment of Poules churche vppon a Cable beinge made faste to an anker at the Deanes gate lieng vppon his breast aidinge him selfe neither with hande nor foote and after ascended to the middeste of the same Cable and tombled and played many pretie toyes whereat the Kinge with the nobles of the Realme lawghed righte hartilye The fiue and twentye daye of Februarye he was crowned Kynge at Westmynster wyth greate solempnitie In the Monethe of Marche syr Andrewe Dudley Uyce admyrall wyth the Paunce and the Harte beynge but syngle manned hadde a great conflicte wyth three Scottysshe shyppes beynge double manned and obteyned the victorie and toke many prysoners and broughte the shyppes into Orwelle Hauen where they dydde remayne The Lorde Protectoure wyth the reste of the Counsayle sent Commissioners into all partes of the Realme wyllynge them to take all Images out of theyr Churches for the aduoydynge of Idolatrie wyth them were sent dyuers preachers to perswade the people from theyr beades and suche lyke At the same tyme Procession was commaunded to be no more vsed And shortly after was a Parlyament wherin besyde other thynges Chauntryes were geuen into the Kynges handes to bee vsed at hys pleasure And also an order taken for the vse of the Lordes supper that it should be in bothe kynds of bread and wyne This yeare in Auguste the Duke Somersette and the Earle of Warwike wyth a noble armye were sente into Scotlande and nere to Edenborough at a place called Muskelboroughe the Englyshmen and Scottes mett where betwene theym was foughten a cruell battayle The victorye by the onely prouydence of God fell to the Englysh men and the Scottes were slayne as writeth maister Patten in his booke aboue .xiiii. thousande and taken prysoners of lordes knyghtes and gentylmen .xv. C. Anno. 1. Syr Iohn Gresham mercer M. Thomas white S. Robert Chersey S. This seconde yere of kyng Edwarde the .vi. the watche whyche
in London had bene vsed at Mydsomer and of long tyme before had ben layde downe was nowe agayn vsed bothe on the euen of sainct Iohn at Mydsommer and on the euen of saincte Peter next folowyng in as beautyfull maner and in as good order as it hadde bene accustomed before tyme. The laste day of Iuly Stephen Gardyner byshop of Winchester was for a sermon made before kyng Edward and the Counsell wyth the nobilitie sent to the tower of London where he remained all this kynges reigne Thys yeare in London was greate mortalitie by the pestilence Wherfore a commauundemente was geuen to all Curates and other hauyng to doo therwyth that no corps shoulde bee buried before .vi. of the clocke in the morning nor after .vi. of the clocke at nyght and that there shoulde at the buryeng of enery corps bee ronge one belle at the leaste the space of three quarters of an hower Anno. 2. sir Henry Amcottes fishmōger M. Williā Locke S. Iohn Oliffe S. Sir Thomas Seimour hygh Admirall of Englande brother to the Lorde Protectour and the Kynges vncle had maryed Quene Katherine late wyfe to Kynge Henry she conceyuynge a stomacke agaynste the Lorde Protectors wyfe And there vppon also in the behalfe of theyr wyues dyspleasure and grudge beganne betweene the twoo brothers whyche at the lengthe brake out to the trouble of the whole realme and the confusion of theym bothe For the twenty day of Marche in the third yeare of Edwarde the syrt was the lord admyrall beheaded at Tower hyl And it was then sayde of many the fall of the one brother woulde bee the ruine of the other as afterwarde it happened This yeare about Whitsontide and so foorthe vntyll September the commons in most part of this realme mads sundry insurrections and commotions Amongest whome dyuers of the commons of Cornewall and Deuonshyre rose agaynst the nobles and gentilmen and in sundrye Campes besyeged the towne of Excester whyche was valyantly defended Also they of Norffolke and Suffolke encamped them selves in a wood called saynt Nycholas woode nere vnto Norwiche declaryng them selues to be grieued with parkes pastures and inclosures made by the gentilmē who required the same to be disparked set among the commons They of Deuonshyre dyd not only require that but also their olde relygion and the arte of syre articles to be restored Into Deuonshyre against Humfrey Arundell and his rebelles was sent the lorde Russell lorde preuye seale with a nūber of souldiours The lorde Graie was also sent with a number of straungers which were horsemē where in dyuers conflictes they slewe many people and spoiled that countrey Into Norfolk against captaine Kite a Tanner and his company syr Iohn Dudley erle of Warwycke went with an armie where both he hym selfe and a great number of gentlemen that were with hym metynge with the rebelles were in suche daunger as they had thought all to haue dyed in the place but God that confoundeth the purpose of rebelles brought it so to passe that as well there as in all other places they were partely by power constrayned partly by promis of their pardō perswaded to submitte them selues to their prynce and delyuered their chiefe capitaynes to punyshment but yet after the losse of many thousādes of Englishmē The kyng of Fraunce perceyuinge suche sedicion and trouble in England as is before mencioned and takyng greuously the losse of Bulleyne dyd not omitte the occasion but in y e meane time assaulted certayne holdes about y e town builded of the Englyshemen for the defence of the same and namely tooke the forte called newe hauen and thereby muche indamaged the Englyshe garryson that laye at Bulleyne The losse of this was layde to the lorde Protectour because he hauynge the chief gouernement of the Realme dyd not see those partes better furnyshed in conclusion the Erle of Warwycke as chiefe with the consent of other nobles of the Realme by open proclamatiō accused him of misgouernement as well in this as in dyuers other matters Wherefore when he fled with the yonge kynge to Wyndsour castell they caused hym to be set from thēce and brought as a traytour to the tower of London the .xiiii. daye of October Anno. 3. Syr Rouland Hill Mercer M. Iohn Yorke S. Rych Turke S. This syr Rouland hyll to the great prayse of his vocation and to the synguler comfort of the weale publyque of his countrey erected many notable monumentes and good dedes whiche here are not to be vnremembred so many at the least as be come to my knowledge to the intent that lyke as suche without doubte be immortalized in the euerlastyng worlde they may not also be forgotten in this transitory passage where they be vsed and practysed as well to the reliefe of the poore as to the great commoditie of trauelers and maintenaunce of learnyng whiche amonges other be these At his costes and charges he caused to be made a causye commonly called ouerlane pauement in the highe waye from Stone to Nantwiche in length .iiii. myles for horse and man safely to passe with also diuers lanes on bothe sydes the same causye he caused lykewyse a causye to bee made from Dunchurche to Bransen in Warwickshyre more then two myles of lengthe and gaue .xx. pounde in money towarde makynge of a brydge called Roytten brydge three myles from Couentree He made the hyghe waye to Kylborne nere vnto London he made foure brydges two of them of stone conteynynge xviii arches in them bothe the one of them ouer the ryuer of Seuerne called Acham bridge the other Terne bridge for that the water of Terne renneth vnder it y e other two of timbar at Stoke built new a good part of Stoke church Moreouer he buylded one notable free schole in Drayton in Shropshyre of cōtinuānce for euer with maister Ushar and sufficient stypendes for them bothe besydes conuenient lodgynges for the the same and one yerely rent to mayntayne and repayre the same schole house and other the roumes for euer For the maintenaunce whereof he hath assured landes to the parysh of Drayton of .22 pounde by the yere he also purchased a free fayre to the sayd towne with a free marked wekely and a free market for cattell euery .xiiii. dayes He gaue to the Hospital of Christes churche in Londō in his lyfe tyme fyue hundred pounde in ready money and one hundred pounds at his decease to the poore of the same cytie of London besyde the fyndynge of certayne scholers at the vniuersities of Oxenforde and Cambrydge and studentes in the Innes of courte c. Upon a sondaye beyng the .xix. daye of Ianuary were murdered in London betwene Newgate and Smythfielde two capitaines that had serued the king in his warres at Bulleyne and other where the one was called Gambo the other Filicirga both Spaniardes this murder was cōmitted by Charles Gauaro a Flēmyng who came in poste frō Barwyke to London
towards Rome ambassadours from the king quene councel The .xvi. daye of Marche a weaner which dwelled in Shorditche was burned in Smithfield The xiiii day of Aprill in Anno .1555 beyng Ester day a certain desperate person named Williā Flower with a wod knyfe wounded a priest as he was ministrynge the sacrament to the people in S. Margarets churche at Westminster for the whiche offence the said William Flower was burned at westmynster in saint Margarets church yarde the .xxiiii. day of Apryll In Maye the Lorde Cardynall Poole the lorde Chauncelloure of Englande the Earle of Arundell hygh steward of Englande and the lorde Paget wente ouer sea to Calyce and nere vnto Mark treated with the emperors and Frenche kynges Commyssioners for a peace to be had betwene the sayde princes Cardinall Poole beyng president there who returned agayne into Englande about the myddest of Iune without any agrement makyng On the tenthe daye of May a ladde called Wyllyam Fetherstone aboute the age of eyghtene yeares whoe named hym selfe to be kyng Edwarde the vi was taken about Eltham in Kente and conueyed to Hampton court there brought before the counsell who examined hym why he named hymselfe to bee kyng Edward he requirynge to be pardoned sayd he wist not what he did but as he was counsailed apperyng manyfestly to be a desperate foole and so was cōmitted to the marshalsey The .xxviii. day of May the aforesayd ladde was had out of the Marshalsey in a carte and so caryed throughe London to Westminster wyth a paper on hys head wherin was written that he named hym selfe kyng Edwarde And after that he had bene thus caryed round aboute Westmynster hall before all the Iudges and others he was then whipped about the sayde Hall and after set at lybertie The later ende of Iune was a certain muttering traiterously attempted about Wadehurst in Suffex but it was spedily perceyued and wyttyly repressed About the fyrste of Iuly Iohn Bradforde was burned in Smithfield This Bradforde was a man of very sober and honest lyfe and therefore the byshoppes woulde haue ben very glad to haue had hym recant and abiure his opinion The .xii. day of August the .3 yeare of quene Mary was a terrible fyght on the sea betwene the Duchemen and frenchmen nere vnto Romney marshe where as .xi. shyps were brent and sonke that is .vi. frenche shyppes and fyue greate hulkes and certayne hulkes taken by the Frenche men In the beginning of Septēber the king went ouer sea to Calice and so forthe to Brusselles in Brabant to visite the emperour his father The begynning of October fell suche rayne that for the space of vi days men mought row with boates in saint Georges field the water came into westminster hall and there stoode halfe a yarde depe Also into the palaice of westmynster and into Lambeth Churche that men mought row about the church with a whirrie The .xvi. day of October doctor Ridley and doctour Latymer were burned at Oxenforde Anno. M .3 P .2 wil. Garret haberdasher M Thomas Lee S. Iohn Machā S. In October and Nouember a parliamēt was holden in the which the quene beyng persuaded of the clergie that she could not prosper so long as she kepte in her handes the reuenues of the churche yelded vp vnto the spirituall menne the fyrste fruites and tenthes of all byshoprikes benefices and ecclesiasticall liuinges which in king Hēries time were by parliament annexed to the crowne before the ende of this parliamente dyed Stephen Gardener Chancellour of England on the .ix. day of Nouember and was buried at Wynchester and in hys place was appointed doctor Heath archbyshop of Yorke Philpot was burned the .xviii. daye of Nouembre Kyng Philyp beginnyng to gouerne the low countreys committed vnto him by his father about the .xviii. day of Ianuarie entred into Andwerpe and was receiued with great solemnitie The .iiii. day of Marche appered a blasyng sterre and continued the space of xii dayes William Fetherston who before had named hym selfe to be kyng Edward as you haue herd in the yere last past now said he had of late sene and spoken with kynge Edwarde for the whiche he was drawen to tyborne and there hanged quartered the .xiii. day of Marche The .xxi. day of Marche D. Cranmer archbyshop of Canterbery was burned at Oxford and the same daye the lorde Cardinall Poole song his fyrst masse at Grenewich in the friers church on sonday next folowynge he was consecrated archebyshop of of Caunterbury at the same friers churche with great solemnitie and on the .xxv. daye of Marche beyng the feast of the annunciation of our Ladye in the yeare .1556 he was stalled at Bowechurche in Cheape On Palmsonday euē being y e .28 of Marche part of the prison house of Newgate at Lōdon was burnt by casualtie of fire This yeare a certain conspiracie was made by certaine meane persons in England whose purpose was to haue robbed the quenes Escheker to this entent that they myghte bee able to mainteyne warre agaynste the quene This matter was vttered by one of the conspiracye whereby Udall Throgmorton Peckham Daniel and Stanton were apprehended for the same and dyuers other fled into France The .xxviii. day of Apryll Throgmorton and Richard Udall wer drawen to Tyborne and there hanged and quartered The .xix. of Maye Stanton was likewyse executed at Tyborne The .viii. daye of Iune one Rossy Dedyke and Bedle were also drawen to Tyborn and hanged quartered The .xxvii. daye of Iune were .xiii. persones brent at Stratforde the bowe for matters of religion The .viii. day of Iuly Henry Peckham and Iohn Daniel were hanged and headed at the tower hyll and theyr bodyes buried at Barkyng churche Anno. M .4 P .3 sir Tho. Offley marchāt taylour M. Wil. Harper S. Iohn white S. About this tyme began the hofe burnyng feuers and other strange diseases wherof died many olde persons so that in London there dyed frome the laste of Nouēber vnto the last of Decēber .vii. Aldermen whose names were Henry Herdson sir Richard Dobbes late maior sir Williā Larton late maior syr Henry Nublethorn late maior sir Iohn Chapneis blynde late maior sir Iohn Oliffe late sheriff sir Iohn Greshā late maior The .16 of December a smyth beyng a stranger borne was arraigned at Newgate for makynge counterfeated keyes wherwith to haue opened Newgate in the nyght and so to haue slayne the keper and lette foorth the prysoners at whyche tyme of his arraignement hauyng a knyfe about hym he thrust hym in who gaue witnesse agaynst hym so that he dyed therof for the whiche acte after that .xii. men had gyuen theyr verdict against him and iudgement passed he was immediatly takē from the barre and in the strete before the Iustice hall his hand beyng striken of his body was hanged on a new gybbet set vp for that purpose the same tyme the keeper of newgate was indicted for that the sayde
September she trauailed in childbedde and was delyuered of a man chylde whyche child the laste of September was baptised in the Queenes maiesties chapell of the White Halle of Westmynster the Quenes maiesty in her own person beyng godmother the archbyshop of Canburye and the duke of Norffolke godfathers the Quene gaue the name Edwardus Fortunatus for that God had so graciousely assisted his mother in so long and dangerous a iourney and brought her so fate to land in that place which she most desyred and that in so short tyme before her deliueraunce Rech Champion draper M Iohn Riuers S. Iam. Hawes S. Thus good reader I haue broughts as thou seest this small abridgement or Summarie of our englyshe Chronicle to these our present dayes meanyng as tyme shall increase so to encrease the same yf I be not discouraged of thee in these my symple beginnyngs Wherfore I beseche thee to iudge fauourably and to correct frendly so as thy correction maye rather be an Instruction then a condemnyng of me The ages of the world after the accompt of the Bible the Hebrues and after the most ueritable writers are in numbre .7 as foloweth THe fyrst age of the world toke his beginnyng at the creation of Adam and was finished at the floude of Noe whiche continued 1656. The second age toke his beginning at such time as Noe came out of the ark and cōtinued til the natiuitie of Abraham which was yeres 292. The third age continued from the birth of Abraham til the departyng of Israel out of Egypt whiche was yeres 503. The fourth age continued from the departing of Israel out of Egypt till the buyldynge of the temple whiche was yeres 481. The .5 age cōtinued frō the building of the tēple til the captiuity of Babilō which was yeres 414. The sixte age cōtinued from the captiuitie of Babylon tyl the birthe of our Lorde and sauiour Iesus Christ which was yeares 614. The .7 age of the world toke his beginnyng at the birth of our sauior Iesus Christ and hath continued till this present yere of our Lord and shall last til the worldes ende 1565. The age of the world at the birthe of Christe was .3962 The age of the worlde this present yere of our Lord. 1565. is .5527 FINIS Here is shewed howe a man may iourney from any notable towne in Englande to the Citie of London or from London to any notable towne in the same realme ¶ Here foloweth the way from Walsingham to London FRom Walsingham to Pyknam xii myles From Pyknam to Brandonfery x. myles From Brandonfery to newmarket x. myle From newe market to Babrain x. myle From Babram to Bark way xx myle From Barkeway to Puchryche vii myle From Puchryche to Ware v. myle From ware to Waltham viij myle From Waltham to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the way from Barwyke to Yorke and so to London FRom Barwyke to Belforth xij myles From Belforth to Anwyke xij myle From Anwyke to Morpit xij myle From Morpit to Newcastell xij myle From Newcastell to Durham xij myle From Durham to Daryngton xiiij myle From Darington to Northalerton xiiij myle From Northalerton to Topclyfe vij myle From Topclyfe to Yorke xvj myle From Yorke to Tadcaster viij myle From Tadcaster to Wentbrydge x myle From Wenthrydge to Dancaster viij myle From Dancaster to Tutford xviij myle From Tutford to Newarke x myle From Newarke to Grantham x myle From Grantham to Stanford xvj myle From Stanforde to Stylton xij myle From Stylton to Huniyngton ix myle From Huniyngton to Boyston xv myle From Royston to Ware xij myle From Ware to Waltham viij myle From Waltham to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the waye from Carnaruan to Chester and so to London FRom Carnaruan to Conway xxiiij myle From Conway to Dynbygh xij myle From Dynbygh to Flynt xij myle From Flynt to Chester x myle From Chester to Wyche xiiij myle From Wyche to Stone xv myle From Stone to Lychfelde xvj myle From Lychfield to Colfill xij myle From Colfyll to Couentre viij myle And so from Couentre to London as hereafter foloweth ¶ Here foloweth the waye from Cokermouth to Lancaster and so to London FRom Cokermouth to Kyswyke vj myle From Kyswyke to Grocener viij myle From Grocener to Kendale xiiij myle From Kendale to Burton vij myle From Burton to Lancaster viij myle From Lancaster to Preston xx myle From Preston to Wygam xiiij myle From Wygam to Waryngton xij myle From Waryngton to Newe castel xx myle From Newe castell to Lychfield xx myle From Lychfield to Couentre xx myle From Couentre to Danetre xiiij myle From Danetre to Tocester x myle From Tocester to Stony Stratforde vj myle From Stony Stratford to Brychyl vij myle From Brychyl to Dunstable vij myle From Dunstable to S. Albons x myle From S. Albons to Barnet x myle From Barnet to London x myle ¶ Here fololoweth the waye from Yermouth to Colchester and so to London FRom Yermouth vnto Becclis viij myle From Becclis to Blybour vj myle From Blybour to Snapbrydge viij myle Frō Snapbrydge to Wodbridge viij myle From Wodbrydge to Ipswyche v myle From Ipswyche to Colchester xij myle From Colchester to Eastford viij myle From Eastford to Chelinesford x myle From Chelinesford to Brentwod x myle From Brentwood to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the way from Douer to London FRom Douer to Canterbury xij myle Frō Cāterbury to Sittingborn xij myle Frō Sittyngborn to Rochester viij myle From Rochester to Grauesende v myle From Grauesende to Datford vj myle From Datford to London xij myle ¶ Here foloweth the waye from S. Burten in Cornwall to London FRom S. Burten to the mount xx myle From the mount to Thury xij myle From S. Thury to Bodnam xx myle From Bondain to Launston xx myle From Launston to Ocomton xv myle From Ocomton to Crokehornewell x myle From Crokehornewell to Exceter x myle From Exceter to Honiton xij myle From Honiton to Charde x myle From Charde to Crokehorne vij myle From Crokehorne to Shyrborne x myle From Shyrborne to Shaftisbury x myle From Shaftisbury to Salysbury xviij myle From Salysbury to Andeuor xv myle From Andeuor to Basyngstock xviij myle from Basingstocke to Harford viij myle from Harford to Bagshot viij myle from Bagshot to Stanes viij myle from Stanes to London xv myle ¶ Here foloweth the waye from Brystowe to London FRom Brystowe to Maxfelde x myle from Maxfelde to Chypnam x myle from Chypnam to Marleborow xv myle from Marleborow to Hūgerford viij myle from Hungerford to Newbery vij myle from Newbery to Redyng xv myle from Redyng to Maydenhead x myle from Maydenhead to Colbroke vij myle from Colbroke to London xv myle ¶ Here fololoweth the waye from S. Dauids to London FRom S. Dauids to Axforde xx myle from axford to Carmarden x myle from Carmarden to Newton x myle from Newton to Lanbury x myle from Lanbury to Brecknocke xvj myle from Brecknocke to Hay x
Danes discharged 44 Tempest in England 57.67.75.82.247.85.110 Tewkesbury abbey buylded 61 Twenty gouernours of London 75 Twelue yeeres in Englande 91 Terme kepte at Shrewesbury 99 Tunne in Cornhyll 101 Treasure conueyed out of England 101 Theues in apparayle of friers 101 Three hundred men slayn by misfortune 141 Two Maiors and syxe Aldermen of London dyâ— within .viij. dayes 164 Thomas Kneysworth hys charitable dedes 171 Turney and Turwyne wonne 171 Towre of Grenewyche buylded 180 Thomas More Chaunceler 181 Thomas Cromwell 185. 188. 193. 198. Towre of London repayred 185 Thomas â—unflow his charitable dedes 167 Thomas Whyte his charitable dedes fo 225 Trinite college erected 225 Three folde plague of London 245 U Ueye a ryuer 4. Uniuersitie at Stamforde fo 11. Uies buylded 14. Uortymer poysoned by his stepmother 29 Uillages and towns drouned 89 Uisytation of the abbeyes fol. 189. Uoyage to Moscouie 220 W Wales described 4. Welshemen fo 4. Wolues deuoured kynges fol. 10. Wynchester buylded 11 Walbrooke howe it tooke that name 23 Wall of stone betwene England and scotland 26 Wyndsore castel fyrst buylded 31. Wynchecombe abbey buylded 37 Wolues destroyed in Englaude 43. Warwell buylded 44 WalthaÌ„ abbey buylded 50 Wenloke abbey buylded 55 Westmynster Halle buylded 58 Wyndsore buylded 62 Wodstocke buylded ibid. Wyllyam wyth the longe bearde 72.73 Wynchester abbeye buylded 81 Wardes graunted to the kyng 83. Weyghts and measures 95 Woll staple kepte at sandewyche 102 Whyte battayle 108 Woll staple kept at Westmynster 119 Wolstaple kept at Chychester ibide Wolstaple kept at Lincolm Brystowe and Canterbury ibidem Wylliam Walworth slewe Iacke strawe 127 Whityngton colledge buylded 135 William Taylour his charitable dedes 155 Wyat taken 229 Y Yorke buylded 10 FINIS Imprinted at London in Fletestreete nygh vnto S. Dunstones churche by Thomas Marshe Anno Salutis 1565. Polydore Virgil. Now at thys presente there is a byshop of Glocester Ther is now a byshoppe at Peterborow London brydge Cornelius Tacitus This arme of the sea as I Iudge is nowe called Anste where is a passage betwene the village of Anste and Chepstoll 1108 London builded He stablyshed the Troian lawes in thys kyngdome 1084 Howe the ryuer of Humber toke that name Howe the ryuer of Seuerne tooke that name 1063 The Queene reigned durynge the mynoritie of her sonne 1053 The king deuoured by wolues Policronica 1009. Iohn Hardyng The king destroyed of wolues 989. Policronica Gaufride Iohn Hardinge Dumbritaine Edenbrough Bawburgh and Yorke buylded 929. 917. Carleile builded 892. Canterbury Wynchester and Shaftesbury builded 863. Stamforde buylded Iohn Hardyng alledgyng Merlyn Bathe wyth the hotte bathes builded The king attemptynge to fly brake his necke 844 Leycester buylded â—0â— Galfride 800 Howe Glamorganshyre tooke that name S. Iohns Towne in Scotlande buylded Bangor in Wales buylded 766 It rayned bloud .iii. dais Rome was buylded â—21 684 636 The game of â— hosse deuised 612 559 496 Porrex slewe his brother Forrex and Porrex was afterwarde slayne by his mother Brutus lyne extinguished 441 The fyrste king of Englande that ware a crown of golde who builded Black well Hall in London The seconde lawes were Mulmutius lawes R. Fabian The towne oâ— Malmesbury buylded 401 Iohn Hardynge Three archeflames in Englande Foure notable wayes made in Englande Belyns gate in London buylded Iohn Leylande The tower of London fyrst buylded Carlyon buylded The old temple nexe to teÌ„ple barre builded 375 The Spaniards fyrst inhabited Irelande Ector Boyce 356 The thirde lawes were Marcian lawes 330 The Pictes fyrste inhabited the marches of Englande and Scotland 323 321 311 The king deuoured by a monster 303 Cambridge Grantham buylded 292 The kyng depriued 286 281 272 270 The town of Pikerynge buylded 261 258 248 234 The kyng deposed 225 207 191 173 A good ensample 163 143 138 137 135 134 133 136 124 120 118 115 113 111 108 106 104 94 92 Prodigious sygnes in the ayre 88 86 83 81 78 76 74 70 Now the Ile of Ely â—tooke fyrste that name 69 Kynge Lud buylded London from LoÌ„don slone to Ludgate and named it Ludston 58 Iulius Cesar made his fyrst voyage into Englande The seconde voyage of Iulius Cesar in to England London submitted to Iulius Cesar. England first tributarye to the Romains Iohn Lidgate Iulius Cesar a bakers son coÌ„quering y e worlde and beyng the first Emperour was in the capitoll by the senate slayne with bodkins The castels of Douer Canterburye Rochester the tower of London builded Salisbury Chichester and Excester builded 42 19 The byrth of Christ. 17 Thomas Lanquet 45 Southampton howe it tooke that name Gloucester buylded whiche before was named Carlyon Peter and Paule crucified 73 Chester town builded 126 Colchester buylded 180 England first receiued the christen faith Gildas in his boke De victoria Aurelii Ambrossi In this tyme as Gildas Martin a chronicler dooe write xxviii temples of Flamynes were made cathedrall churches and bysshops placed in the same as Flamyns before had bene LoÌ„don York and Earlyon were archbyshops Adrians wall repaired by Senerus which is yet called the scottyshe banke 213 218 Polydore Virgile 226 Alectus slayn by Asclepiodatus 232 Walbroke in London how it toke that name 262 Asclepiodatus slayne 289 S. Albon of England martyred Iohn Lidgate 310 Wherfore the kynges of Englande weare close crownes The fyrste christen Emperour S. Helene an englyshe woman 329 Ector Boice Polydore Virgile 283 Maximus coÌ„quered lyttle Britayn S. Ursula of Englande 391 The Scotts and Picts inuade EnglaÌ„d A walle of stone betwene England and Scotlande The Scottes and Picts inuaded this realme so sore that the Romains refused to defende the same but rather to lose theyr Trybute Beda de gestis AngloruÌ„ 433 The kynge slayne in hys chamber by a Picte 443 A Monke made kyng of Englande The kynge traiterousely slayne by certaig Pictes 448 Great plentie of Corne and grayne A great pestilence The Scots Pictes spoyled this land The fyrste Saxons entryng thys realme Kyng Uortiger deuorced from his laufull wyfe and maryed Rowan y e daughter of Hengist the Saxon. Pelagius heresy in Englande Uortiger depriued of hys kyngdome 464 The king poisoned by his stepmother 471 Hardyng sayeth the Saxons slewe on the Playne of Salisburye iiii C. and ix barones and Erles toke the kyngeprisoner Abbot Ambry buylded Ambresbury Kyng Uortiger burned in his castell in Wales 481 The seconde kyngdome of the Saxons How Porismouthe came to that name The thyrde kyngdome of the Saxons 218 500 517 Gildas made a boke de gestis Arthuri Iohn Frosard Wyndsor castell buylded The fowerth kyngdome of the Saxons Galfride Mordred the traytour vsurpeth the crowne Mordred slayne and Arthur wouÌ„ded to deathe 543 Gildas the wyse 546 The .v. and vi kyngdome of the SaxoÌ„s 548 Guido 552 The fyrste war betwene the Saxons in this realme 586 Gurmundus builded Gurmundchester so sayth Hardyng who alleâ—gâ—th Beda 589 The Saxons had the whole possession of this realme S. Augustin came into Englande
S. Austins at Canturbery S. Paules church iu LoÌ„don S. Andrews in Rochester Saint Peters at Westminster buylded 613 Mahomete fyrst begynnyng The vii kingdome Paulinus buylded the great churche at Lincolne Iron cuppes fastened by welles fountayns for trauayling meÌ„ to drynke on 635 The fyrste Schoole in Cambrydge buylded Policronica f. Columbe cronicis Colmanni The byshops see of Winchester buylded Glasynge brought fyrst into Englaud Chertesey in Southerye was afterwarde destroyed by the Danes 683 The kyng becam a monke The Ilande called vniuersally England 686 The colledge of Welles the abbey of Glastenbury newly builded The quene of West SaxoÌ„s was abbesse of Barkyng the kynge her husbande became a religious man 724 S. Beda in this tyme wrote in Englande 729 Two comets or blasynge starres Crowlande buylded Beda deceased 745 The kyng depriued and slayne by a swyneheard 748 Winchcombe abbey builded The abbey of S. Albons buylded The Kynge Kenulphus slayne 778 It rayned blood The Danes fyrst entred this lande The kynge poysoned by his wyfe 795 The Danes seconde entryng thys lande 832 Ethelwolphus gaue first tithes in Englande as Iohn Harding affirmeth An hospitall for englyshemen buylded at Rome Oxenforde buylded 855 856 The Danes third entryng this land 893 This kynge deuided y e day and nighte in iii. partes 8. howers to serue god .8 houres where suites of his people and viii houres to take his sleape reste The Danes landed in Northumberlande Kynge Edmunde slayne by the Danes Iohn Lidgate Women to kepe their chastitie disfigured them selues by cuttinge of theyr noses and ouerlyppes The king Etheldred slayn by the Danes The prioryist Excetor builded 872 The kynge counterfeated the mynstrell Shaftesbury Ethlingsey buylded The fyrste graÌ„mer scole in Oxenforde buylded Newe abbey in winchester 901 This K. Edwarde is called Edwarde the senior Herford castell buylded The monastery of S. Peter at Gloceter buyldyd 925 The Kinge was crouned at Kyngston Iohn Lidgate 940 946 The Kynge crowned at Kyngs town 955 He was crouned at Kyngstoune A vicious kinge The kyng depriued 959 He was crouned at Bathsome saye at Kyngstoune This kynge builded and repaired xi abbeis in England as Wilton Peterborowe Thorney Ramsey c. The wolues in Englande destroyed Good lawes made agaynst quaffyng and alehouses Eight pety kyngs rowed kynge Edgar vp and down the ryuer of Dee 975 The Kynge crowned at Kyngston The kyng murdered by his stepmother A blasynge sterre Almsbery Warwel builded 978 The kynge crowned at Kyngston Englande became tributary to the Danes The Danes besieged London Great tribute sayd to the Danes The Danes sodeynly murdered slayne A great number of Danes aryue in thys lande London besiged by the Danes S Edmondes Burye buylded A great fire in London A boke in the Guylde hall of London named domes daye 1016 EdmuÌ„d with the Iron sydâ— 1038 Kynge Edmunde slayne with a speare thrust vp into his foundment as he sat on a priuy I iuste reward geuen Iohn Hars dynge 1018 A parliameÌ„t at Oxforde Polidore Vergile 1038 1041 Reynolde of Chester Robert Fabian 1043 Robert Fabian William bastarde duke of Normandye Thomas Couper The lawes of S. Edwarde the confessor 1066 WillliaÌ„ duke of Normandy conquered this lande Waltham abbey Thomas Couper 1067 Thomas Couper The names of Normanes and other that came with the conqueror 1068 Two castels buylded at Yorke one other at Notyngham and other at Lincolne 1069 1070 1072 Iohn Hardynge The new forest in South-hampton Iohn Hardynge Execution at Wynchester 1079 1081 10â—â— 1082 Srhewsbury and WeÌ„loke bbeys buylded 1085 The numbre of men of cattell and howe many hydes of lande was noted in Englande A greuous reaction 1086 Great plages in England A parte of Poules churche was brent Battaile abbey and Barmondsey abbey builded 1087 It remaineth in recorde of good authoritie that the best payre of hose then to be bought for the kyng coste but .iii. s. as one Robert affirmeth who wrate in the tyme of Henry the thyrde 1088 A great earth quake 1089 1090 Greate teÌ„pest in Englande The roofe of Bowchurche and syxe hundred houses in London bloweÌ„ down 1091 Newe castell vpon Tyne buylded The roofe of Salisburye churche consumed with lyghtnyng 1092 Great frost The welshemen rebelled The dukedome of Normandy morgaged to y e kyng of England Chester abbey buylded 1093 The kyng of Scots slayne in Englande Greate pestilence 1094 Great morein of men Strange sightes sene in the ayre 1096 1097 Westminster hall buylded Iohn Rastall 1098 Great flouds A welle caste out bloud Great flames of fyre sene in the element 1099 Iohn Hardynge 1100 1101 A tribute payed to the duke of NormaÌ„dy 1102 The priory the hospitall of S. Bartholomewe in Smithfielde was begun to be buylded Smith feld a laystowe 1103 1104 Teukesbury abbey builded 1105 Rebellion in Shropshire Cornwall 1106 A blasynge sterre 1107 1108 1109 The strong castell of Brystow builded Euisham abbey buylded 1112 A great earth quake Hyde abbey buylded A blasyng sterre 1114 1117 1119 The kynges chyldren drouned in the sea 1123 Readyng abbey Cisseter Windilsore Woodstocke buylded 1126 The gray friers first came into EnglaÌ„de 1127 1131 Fountaynes abbey builded The priory of Norton and the abbeye of Combremore buylded 1132 1135 Henry the first toke his death by a â—all of his horse 1135 Hector Boice 1136 1138 1140 Kynge Stephen taken prisoner Stratford abbey buylded 1144 1144 1145 1148 A great frost 1150 1151 The abbeyes of Coggeshall of Fourneys and Feuersham buylded 1154 1155 1156 Two sonnes sene in the fyrmament The castel of Rutland and the abbeye of Basyngwerk buylded 1157 Thomas Couper 1159 1160 1161 Great fyre at Canturbery 1163 Thomas Becket bisshop of Canturbery 1167 K. Henries eldest sonne crowned hys rather beynge alyue 1170 1171 Thomas Gouper 1172 1174 The kynges sonne the seconde tyme crowned 1175 Henry the sonne of king Henry rebelâ— agaynst his father 1177 1179 1181 The Kynges son deceased 1184 1185 1187 1289 Thomas Couper Iohn Maiore Many outlawes in Englande The fyrst bailiffes in London 1189 Many Iewes slayne in Englande Quene Elianor released out of prison Ranulph of Chester Guido 1290 The Iewes in Englande were robbd many of them slewe them selues 1191 Kyng Rychard weÌ„t to Ierusalem in his absence his brother rebelled in Englande 1192 Thomas Couper 1193 Kyng Richarde taken prisoner 1194 1195 1196 Great ransom payde for the kyng Kyng Rychard agayne crowned at Wynchester A preacher called Willliam wyth y e long bearde WilliaÌ„ with the long beard forced by fyre to flye oute of Bowchurche in cheape 1197 1198 Kyng Richarde wounded to deathe with a venemous arrow 1199 1199 The kynge toke .iii. s. of euery plough lande Kyng Iohn dueorsed 1200 Ranulph of â—â—ester 1201 Fiue Mones sene in the firmament Robert Fabian xxv Gouernours of the Citie chosen 1202 Great tempest in Englande 1203 Great dearth of wheate in Englande 1204 England interdicted A monstrous fyshe taken 1205 Normandye loste 1205
as wel to peace as warr AmoÌ„g his subiectes he was mylde gentill louyng and pleasant agaynst his aduersaries seuere fierce valyant and hardye He lyued in continual warre with the Danes whiche all the tyme of his reigne vexed this land with most deadly warres as Iohn Hardyng writeth he deuided the day in three partes .viii. houres to serue god viii to heare suites of his people and .viii. to take his sleps and reste A company of Danes landed in Northumberlande and after manye skyrmyshes and battayles to theym geuen by strength they possessed and held that countrey the space of .ix. yeares and got also the Citie of Yorke A company of the Danes entred the countrey of Norffolke where they slue the holy kyng Edmonde which gouerned the prouince of Norffolke because he wolde not forsake the faith of Christ. Of this kynge Edmunde Iohn Lidgate monke of Bury hath compyled a goodly treatice in englishe meter heroicall At Colyngham saint Ebbe abbesse cut of her nose and ouerlyppe and persuaded all her â—yuers to doo the lyke that they beyng odible to y e Danes mought better kepe theyr virginitie in dispite the Danes burned the abbeye and the Nunnes therin Also those Danes landed agayne in Southery and went forwarde tyll they came to Readyng and toke that towne and cattell at whiche tyme whyle Etheldred was busyed agaynste them he hadde woord of the landyng of Offrike kyng of Denmarke with an other companye to whome the Kynge gaue manye stronge battayles But in the ende he was put to the woorse and receyued a wounde whereof he dyed when hee had reygned .ix. yeres He buylded the priory of Chanons at Excetor and was buryed at wynbourne ALured the fourthe son of Ethelwolphus beganne his reigne ouer the more parte of England and reigned xxviii yeares This man was of fayre stature and comely personage no lesse renoumed in marciall policie thenne in Ciuille gouernaunce of hys commune weale Hee was wyse dyscreete and learned and raudured good Letters excellentlye well In youth somewhat he was disposed to the vicy of the fleshe and therefore besought god to chastise hym by some continuall sicknes wherby he might serue God the better and yet not to be made vnapte to worldly busynes Wherfore by the ordinance of God he was taken with the euil called Ficus and was ther of sycke a longe space The fyrste yeare of his reign in sundry places he fought vi tymes with the Danes by meanes whereof his people were so weakened that he was glad to make peace wyth his enemies The Danes brake the league made with Alured Wherefore in as secrete maner as he myght he assembled a chosen company and set vpon them sodainly and after the fyrst conflict held them so shorte that he constreigned theim to geue hostages for suretie of peace Alured was sore ouerset wyth newe companies of Danes but at length takynge to hym a valiant courage he enterprised to espye the maner of his enemies in this wyse he dyd on hym the habite of a mynstrell and with his instrument of musyke entred the tentes of the Danes and in shewynge theyin pastyme and songe hee espyed all their slouth and idelnes and heard muche of their counsell Then priuily returning to his armye with a chosen companye fell vpon the Danes in the nyght and slue of them a great numbre and lastly concluded a peace on condition that as many of them as woulde be christened shoulde inhabite the prouinces of East Angles and Northumberlande the other to depart into France As Guido writeth he buylded the house of nuÌ„nes at Shaftsburye and an other house of religion at Ethelyngsey By the counsell of Nottus Allured ordeyned the fyrst Grammer schoole in Oxenforde and franchised the towne with many great liberties He buylded the newe mynster in Wynchester and there lyeth buried EDwarde the Elder sonne of Alured began his reign ouer the most parte of Englande and gouerned this land well and nobly xxiiii yeares In knowledge of good letters he was not to be compared to his father But in honour worshyppe and marciall prowes nothynge inferiour and was also profitable to the coÌ„mon weale in buildinge and repayringe many castelles tounes and cyties whyche were raced and broken by the Danes He in hys tyme builded Herford castel and adioyned to his lordship al this Iland sauing onely Northumberlande whiche was possessed of the Danes He lyeth buried at Wynchester by hys father in the new mynster and as Fabyan writeth he buylded the monasterie of S. Peter in Gloucester In this tyme a noble womaÌ„ named Elfleda syster to kyng Edward gouerned y e prouince of middle EnglaÌ„d This woman whan she had ones assayed the paynes that women suffer in trauaylyng with childe euer after hated the imbracynges of her husbande sayinge That it was not seemely for any noble woman to vse suche fleshely lykynge wherof shold ensue so great sorow and payne She tamed the Welshmen and in dyuers battayles chased the Danes After whole death Edward helde that prouince in his owne hande ADelstane after the death of Edward senior his father begaÌ„ his reign in EnglaÌ„d he was a prince of worthy memorie valiant wise in al his actes and brought this land to one Monarchye for he expelled vtterly the Danes subdued the Scots and quieted the Welshmen He reigned xv yeres and lieth at Malmsbury Of him Iohn Lidgate monke of Bury hath translated a goodly story out of Latin into english meter which was compiled in Latine by Girardus Cambrence EDmuÌ„d y e brother of Adelstan toke on hym y e gouernaÌ„ce of this realm whose short reigne take from hym the renoume of most highe praises that should haue redouÌ„ded to hys posteritie for he was a man disposed of nature to noblenes iustice he reigned .vi. yeres and was buryed at Glastenburie ELdred succeded Edmunde his brother for his sonnes Edwyne and Edgar wer thought to yoÌ„g to take on them so greate a charge This Eldred hadde the earneste fauoure of the commons because hee was a greate maynteyner of honestie and also most abhorred naughty and vnruly persons for his expertnes in feates of armes he was muche commended Whereby he quieted and kept in due obeysance the Northumbers and Scottes and exiled the Danes He reigned .ix. yeares and was buried in the cathedrall church of Wynchester EDwine succeded his vncle Eldred in the kingdome of whome is left no honeste memorye for one heynous acte by him committed in the begynning of his reigne In the selfe daye of his Coronation he sodeynelye withdrewe hym self from hys Lordes and in the syghte of certaine persons rauished his owne kynswoman the wife of a noble man of his Realme and afterwarde slew her husband that he might haue the vnlaufull vse of her beautie whiche acte and for banyshings Dunstane he became odible to his subiects and of the Northumbers and people of
April in the yere 1483. so he reigned .xxii. yeres one moneth and fyue dayes He was a man of noble courage and great wyt but in his tyme was muche trouble and vnquietnes in the realme Anno. 1. Hughe Wiche M. Iohn Looke S. George Irelande S. This yere the Staplers of Calless demanded of kyng Edward .18 thousand pouÌ„ds which they had leÌ„t him to mainteyne his warres against kyng Henry but their sute was smally regarded and lastly denyed Anno. 2. Thomas Coke M. Wil. Hampton S Barth Iames S Margarete the Quene and wyfe to Henry the sixt landed in EnglaÌ„d about the beginning of Nouember but hauyng small succour and euyll fortune was fayne to take the seas agayne and by tempest of weather was dryuen into Scotland Anno. 3. Mathewe Philippe Goldsmyth M. Robert Basset S Th. MuschaÌ„pe S The lorde Mountague hauynge the rule of the North discomfited kyng HeÌ„ry commyng out of Scotlande with a great power to recouer the crowne this is called the battayle of ExhaÌ„ in which were taken the Duke of Somerset the lorde Hungerford the lord Roas which were after put to death w t many other Kyng Edward was secretly maried to Elizabeth Gray late wife of syr Iohn Graye at whiche mariage was none present but the king his spouse the Duches of Bedford the priest twoo gentle women and a yonge man to helpe the priest to masse For which mariage rose great variance betwene the kynge and the erle of Warwick his chief fryende and mainteyner This yere was kyng Henry taken in a woodde in the North countrey by one named Cantlowe and arested by the erle of Warwicke and presented to the kyng Edwarde and sent to the tower where he remayned longe after in the Dungyon Anno. 4. Raufe Iosselyn Draper M. Iohn Tate S. Iohn Stone S. This yere the kyng ordeyned a newe coigne as the ryall the angell the halfe aungell and the farthyng ryals were x. s. the angel .vi. s. viii d. And the grots were made of lesse value then they were by .viii. d. in an ouÌ„ce The siluer that before was at .ii. s. viii d. the ounce was nowe inhaunced to .iii. s. iiii d. the ouÌ„ce and fyne golde that before was .xxx. s. the ounce was now inhaunced to .xl. s. the ounce And this yere was Queene Elizabeth crowned at westmynster on Whytsondaye or the .xxvi. daye of Maye Anno. 5. Raufe Uerney Mercer M. Sir HeÌ„ weuer S Wil. CoÌ„staÌ„tin S This yere the .xi. daye of February the Queene was delyuered of a daughter who was named Elizabeth Anno. 6. S. Io. Yong Grocer M. Iohn Brown S Henry Brice S Iohn Darbie Alderman for that he refused to paye for the cariage awaye of a dead dogge lying at his gate and for vnmete language whiche he gaue vnto the Maior was by a court of Aldermen assessed with the fyne of fyue pounde whiche he payed euery peny Anno. 7. Thomas Owlegraue M. HuÌ„f. Heyford S Th. stalbroke S Syr Thomas Cooke alderman of London was accused of treason and arraygned of the same and founde not gyltye but yet by reason of the Lorde Treasorer who was not his friende he was deteyned in prison and coulde not be delyuered vntyll he had fyned with the kyng for .8000 poundes which he payed A greate iustes was in Smythfyelde betwene the lorde Scales and the bastard of Burgoyne Anno. 8. Wil. Tayler Grocer M. SymoÌ„ Smith S. Wil. Hariot S. This William Tapler Maior of LoÌ„don afore named gaue to the citie of LoÌ„don certaine tenementes for the whiche the citie is bounde to paye for euer at euery fiftene to be grauÌ„ted to the kyng for all such people as shal dwel in Cordwayner strete warde that shall be sessed at .xii. d. the piece or vnder Which charitable worke ought not to be forgotteÌ„ but remayne in remeÌ„braunce to the exaÌ„ple of them who are able to do the lyke The grudge whiche the erle of Warwyke had conceyued against kyng Edward for the forsayde mariage declared it selfe openly so that he adioyned hym with the Duke of Clarence the kynges brother and by their meanes styrred so the Northren men that they dyuers tymes rebelled and turned the kynge and the realme to much trouble But shortly the kyng so demeaned hym selfe that the rebelles were suppressed Wherfore the erle of Warwych perceyuynge hys part to be weakened fled with the duke of Clarence and other into Fraunce Anno. 9. Rich. Lee Grocer M. Rich. Gardiner S. Robert Drope S. The Duke of Clarence the earles of Warwycke Penbroke and Oxenford landed at Darthmouth to whome by meanes of proclamations that were publyshed in the name of kyng Henry the commons gathered in so great companies that Edward fearyng his part fled into FlauÌ„ders to the Duke of Burgoyne Then was Henry the syxt set at lybertie and agayne proclaymed kynge by meanes of the erle of Warwyck and other and Edward proclaymed vsurper of the crowne but that contynued not longe The erle of Worcester was beheaded at the tower hyll and his body with the head was buried in the blacke fryers churche Anno. 10. Io. Stockton Mercer M. Iohn Crosby S. Iohn Warde S. Queene Elizabeth wyfe to Edwarde the fourth beynge in the sanctuary of westmynster was deliuered of a prince who afterward was Edward the fifth Kyng Edward beyng retorned out of Flaunders arryued in the North parte of England with a very small company of soldiours but by meanes that he vsed and through his brother y e Duke of Clarence who turned now to hys parte he came so puisaunt to London that he entred the citie and tooke kyng Henry in the Byshops palaice and than went agaynst the erle of Warwick whom he vanquyshed and slewe with his brother Marques Mountagâ—e on Glademoreheath nere Barnet ten myles from LoÌ„don Shortly after at Tewkesbury he ouerthrew Queene Margaret the wife of Henry In whiche battayle was takeÌ„ the sayde Margaret with Edwarde the Prynce her sonne the Duke of Somerset and dyuers other Kyng Edwarde againe receyued his royaltie and was taken for kyng and vncourteously slewe prynce Edwarde sonne of Henry the .6 after he had taken hym prysoner as by smyting hym on the face with his gauÌ„tlet after which stroke his seruauÌ„tes sodaynly fell vpon hym and slewe hym out of hande so sayth Halle Fabian and Raistall A commocion styred by the bastarde Fawcombrydge and the commons of Kent and Essex who robbed and spoyled the suburbes of the cytie of London and fyred Byshops gate and Algate Henry the syxt was murdered in the towre of London and buried at Chertsey and after remoued to Wyndsor he founded the Colledge and schole at Eaton nyghe to Wyndsor Anno. 11. WilliaÌ„ Edward Gro. M. Iohn Alleyn S. Ioh. Chelley S. The erle of Oxenforde was sent prysoner to Guynes where he remayned prysoner so longe as Edwarde the fourthe reygned whiche was twelue yeres in all