other things by ingines or stéele Loomes by William Lee somtime Master of Arts of Saint Iohns colledge of Cambridge and sixtéen yéeres after this he went into France and taught it to the French because he was not regarded in England The 5 of March a Wench was burned in Saint Georges field without Southwarke for poysoning her Mistris and other This yeare 1589 Henry Duke of Guise and his brother the Cardinall Guise were both slaine by commaundement of the French King Henry the third This Duke was wonderously beloued of the Clergy and of the Peeres and commons of France he was also very highly estéemed of the Conclaue and of many other forraine Princes The manner of his death was taken very grieuously especially by such as had combinde themselues in league to suppresse the Protestants and preferre the Romane Catholike Religion Within a while after the said King Henry the third was also slaine by a Frier in reuenge of the death of the two brethren before named and the Frier himselfe was instantly slaine by such as were about the King who slew him with the said enuenomed knife wherewith hee stabd the King This Henry the third was the last of the house of Valois And presently vpon his death Henry of Burbon King of Nauarre laid iust claime to the crowne who with great difficultie and almost eight yeares sharpe warres with the Leagers he got peaceable possession of the whole Kingdome But at the first the Leagers droue him into diuers extremities and forced him to flie into Déepe where he was ready to haue embarked for England if the Quéene had not spéedily sent a resolute Armie vnto him vnder command of the Lord Willowby And from that time the Quéene ayded him with diuers Armies vnder the commaund of the Earle of Essex Generall Norris sir Roger Williams and many others besides incessant supplies vpon sudden occasions from London Kent Essex Suffolke Surrey Sussex and Hamhshire both of horse men and munition The next yeare following the great and ancient Citie of Paris was besieged by their new King Henry the fourth which City vntill their day of visitation was a glorious and a flourishing City and the most populous of all the cities in Europe vntill for their better defence they were constrained to pull downe all their suburbes and albeit the siege held not full fiue moneths yet such was the extremitie of famine vnto all the inhabitants as it may well be said to be greater and more miserable then either the siege of Samaria or Ierusalem for after they had eaten vp all manner of herbage and carrian and all manner of moist leather with whatsoeuer else they could get to eate they did eate many children concerning which and many other memorable and capitall Accidents you may reade more at large in my larger Chronicle Yet sith I haue speken thus much of France I will also for thy further delight giue thee a touch of some of the chiefe ancient Kings thereof Faramond was the first King of France in the yeere 431 and raigned 11 yéeres Clodouius alias Clouis was the fift King of France in the yeare 485 he was the first King of France that was christened he was baptized by S. Remy Arch-bishop of Reynes after diuers victories vpon his enemies and had enlarged his territories Pope Anastasius sent him the name and title of Patrician and Consull with a crowne of gold richly adorned with precious stones At this time the Arrian heresie much troubled Christendome Clotarius alias Cotane the first seuēth King of France his son Cranus w t a strong faction rebelled against him whō he ouerthrew in battaile tooke him prisoner burned him his wife and children and the chiefe of his seruants Pepinus alias Pepin the Briefe began in the yeere 750. He instituted the Parliament at Paris Carolus Magnus alias Charles le Maine so called for his many noble Acts which he did for the generall good of Christendome beganne his raigne in the yéere 800 hee was King of France forty six yeares and Emperor thirtéene yeares and died at 71 yeares of age On Wednesday in Easter wéeke by shooting of a Gunne in the Towne of Vlfringhampton in Staffordshire about the number of 80 houses were burned In the moneth of April 3000 footmen were sent from hence into Britaine in France vnder the conduct of Sir Iohn Norris Knight to ioyne with the Prince sonne of the Duke Mountpoinsier and Generall of the French Kings forces in the Prouince which company were often since supplied About this time as I am informed Robert Iohnson a zealous Minister Preacher and Parson of Northlumffingham in the County of Rutland finding the poore of those quarters to be vnprouided for and no Grammer Schoole erected in that country for edification of youth at his owne proper costs and charges caused two faire free Gramer Schools to be builded in Okam and Vppingham the two market townes of that shire and in each of them prouided a Schoolemaster and an Vsher more he caused Hospitals to be builded in the said Towns both called Christs Hospitall in euery of which may be placed twenty foure poore people and for their maintenance héere he bought and procured lands of the Quéen with a corporation mortmaine for the same This man hath left a good example to the other Ministers and Preachers to the glory of God for hee preached both by word and life not to inrich himselfe but was bountifull to the poore both in his own Parish where he was maried and kéepeth a good house and also in the Towne of Stamford where hee was borne in which Towne for many yeares together hee caused forty poore mens children to be taught at his charges The 21 of September being the Feast of Saint Mathew in the afternoone was a great stir at Lincolnes Inne by Prentisrs and others against young Gentlemen students at Law there for some rude demeanore late before by them done against the inhabitants of Chancerie Lane which had like to haue growne to great mischiefe had not the same béene by wise Magistrats soone appeased for the vprore grew great and violent suddenly Nicholas Mosley Robert Brooke Sir Iohn Allot Fishmonger the 28 of Oct Hee deceased in the moneth of September next following and sir Rowland Heyward clothworker serued out the rest of that yéere In the moneth of Ianuarie one Nichols a Purueyer for conuerting to his owne vse certaine prouision taken for her Maiesty was hanged for example to other the like purueyers The 16 of Iuly Edmond Copinger and Henry Artington Gentlemen came into Cheap and there in a carre proclaimed newes from heauen as they said to wit that one William Hacket Yeoman represented Christ by partaking his glorified body by his principall spirit and that they were two Prophets the one of mercie the other of Iudgment called and sent of God to assist him in his great work
estate then feared to haue happened but not expressed the Citizens of London were charged with the furniture and setting forth to sea of twelue ships since increased to 16. c. Also with 6000. men and furniture for the warres which men with all spéede were made in a readinesse Thrée thousand of them were daily trained in the field vnder Captaines Citizens of the same City from the sixth of August c. The other thrée thousand appointed to attend vpon her Roiall person were also likewise trained vnder Captaines in braue furniture for they were housholders of account all which their charges was partly borne by themselues the residue performed by subsidies leuied of the Citizens In this meane time to wit on the fifth of August at night by commandement from her Maiestie the chaines were drawne thwart the stréetes and lanes of the Citie and Lanthornes with light of candles hanged one at euery mans dore there to burne all the night and so from night to night and great watches kept in the stréets which so continued a long time The City and Citizens kept vnusuall watch and ward and all sorts of people were much amazed and frighted as well by reason of preparation for wars not knowing any cause as also by the soddaine strange and terrible rumors and reports of the Spaniards fierce approach Also many thousands of horsemen and footemen chosen persons well appointed for the warres trained vp in armor with braue liueries vnder valiant Captaines in diuers shires were brought vp to London where they were lodged in the suburbes townes and villages neare adioyning from the eight of August till the 20. or 23. in which time the horsemen were shewed in Saint Iames field the footemen traimed in other grounds about the City and then all discharged homewards with charge to be alwaies ready at an houres warning And so it followed that on the 25. of August at night Posts were sent after them to recall the horsemen presently to returne to London with all spéede possible which charge they prepared to performe But on the 27. of August the said Posts were likewise sent to stay them at home or to returne them backe whose forwardnesse in seruice of the Quéene was such as the like hath not béene séene or heard of towards any Prince of this Realme such was the dutifulnesse of her louing and obedient subiects The 26. of August being Sunday in the morning before sixe of the clocke by the commandement from the Quéene the 3000. souldiers trained vp by the Citizens were all in Armour in the open stréetes attending on their Captaines till past seuen of the clocke at what time being thorowly wet by a great showre of raine were sent home againe for that day On the next morrow being the 27 the other 3000 Citizens housholders and subsidy men shewed on the Miles end where they trained all that day and other vntill the 4 of September and so ceased they training and whatsoeuer had béene foreséene and wisely preuented by the Quéene and her Nobility whereof the Comminalty were vtterly ignorant for that time a good Peace within this Realme hath since followed which God long continue among vs. Humfrey Wilde Roger Clarke the 28 of September Sir Nicholas Mosley Clothworker the 28 of October This Roger Clarke Shrieue bidding the Companies of London to dine with him as had béene accustomed by other Shrieues his predecessors tooke no beneuolence of them towards his charges On Michaelmas euen Robert Earle of Essex Lieutenant Generall for Ireland hauing secretly returned into England came to the Court at Nonsuch spake with the Quéene and on the second of October was for contempt c. committed to the Lord Kéeper On the 29 of Nouember the Lord Kéeper and other Lords of the Counsell in the Starre Chamber perswaded against rumorous talke of the Earle of Essex In December the late Cardinall Albertus and Isabella his wife Daughter to the late King of Spaine with great pompe in Antwerpe were sworne Arch-dukes A Tilt-boat from London towards Grauesend lost against Woolwich with 40 persons men and women whereof 11 were saued The 19 of Ianuary 16 Priests and foure lay men were remoued out of diuers prisons in and about London and sent to the Castle of Wisbich in Cambridge-shire whereof one was a Bishop of Ireland and another a Franciscan Frier of the rule of the Caputians which wore his Friars wéede all the way as he went a thing not séene in England many yéeres before The eight of February Charles Blunt Lord Mountioy departed towards Ireland as Lieuetenant there souldiers out of diuers shires were sent before him and also after him in the month of February namely the Citizens of London at their owne charges furnished and sent 300 at that time into Ireland The 21 of Iune Iohn Rigby was drawne from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to S. Thomas Waterings and there hanged and quartered for being reconciled contrary to the Statute In the month of Iuly were drawn hanged and quartered at Lincolne two Priests named T. Hunt and Sprat for comming into this Realme contrary to the Statute two other Priests Edward Thing and Robert Nutter were likewise executed for the like offence at Lancaster Also T. Palafer a Priest executed at Durham and a Gentleman with him for relieuing and lodging him in his house In the moneth of Iuly the Citizens of London sent out 300 souldiers into Ireland with their furniture also out of diuers shires souldiers were likewise furnished and sent thither This yéere in the moneth of April Richard Bishop of London with other Commissioners to wit Doctor Perkins and Doctor Swale were sent Ambassadors to Emden there to treat with the Commissioners from the King of Denmark who had long remained there for that purpose but their commission expired they were returned ere Ambassadors were come there whereupon our Ambassadors also returned into England the 8 of Iuly next following In which seruice the said Reuerend Father so wisely bountifully honorably caried himselfe that the Quéene very graciously accepted his procéedings The fifth of Iune the Earle of Essex was called before the Lords of the Councell at the Lord Kéepers where for matters laide to his charge hee was suspended from vse of diuers offices till her Maiesties pleasure to the contrary to kéepe his house as before whereat the people still murmured The 5 of August Charles Iames King of Scots in Scotland escaped a strange and strong conspiracie practised by the Earle of Gowry and his Brother as at large appeareth in a booke thereof extant first published and printed in Scotland and since in England A peace being concluded at Veraine in France in the yeare 1598 betwéene Henry the fourth King of France and Nauarre and Philip the second King of Spaine The Quéene of England was likewise inuited by the French King her confederate allye to dispose her selfe vnto
of the Church of England and the Booke of Common prayer as it hath béene vsed in the time of Queene Elizabeth c. The 28 of March 1605 the Earle of Nottingham Lord high Admirall of England imbarked for Spaine to take the Kings oath for confirmation of the Articles of Peace lately agréed vpon returned the ninetéenth of Iune he left sir Charles Cornwallis Ambassador Lieger in Spaine The 19 of Aprill Edward Earle of Hertford was likewise sent Commissioner into Flanders to the Archduke and Dutchesse to take their oathes for confirmation of the said Peace and returned the 20 of May. At this time Ro. Doue of London Marchant-taylor gaue competent maintenance for euer for the tolling of a Bell in Saints Sepulchres Church to cause good people to pray for such prisoners as are to be executed out of Newgate and to cease when they are executed this Bell doth begin to toll at sixe of the clocke in the morning the same is made knowne vnto the prisoners that the said Bell is to put them in mind to prepare themselues for death c. The 29 of March was borne Philip Prince of Spaine son to Philip the 3 of that name At Gréenwich the 8 of Aprill was borne the Lady Mary Daughter to our Soueraigne Lord the King betwéene 11 and 12 a clocke at night The twenty one of February last died Clement the eight Pope of Rome after hee had raigned full thirtéene yéeres after him succéeded Leo the eleuenth who dyed within fourtéene dayes after his instalment and after him came Paul the fift The Feast of Saint George was kept at Gréenewich where the King elected the Duke Vlricke brother to our most gracious Quéene Anne and Henry Earle of North-hampton knights of the Garter At Gréenewich the fourth of May the King made Earles and Barons viz. Sir Robert Cecill Viscount Cranborne Baron of Essenden-was created Earle of Salisburie Thomas Cecil Lord Burghley elder brother to sir Robert Cecil was created Earle of Excester Sir Philip Harbert younger brother to the Earle of Pembrooke was created Baron of Shurland and Earle of Montgomery Rober Sidney Baron of Penhurst was created Viscount Lisie Sir Iohn Stanhope was created L. Stanhope of Harington Sir George Carew was created Lord Caâ—ew of Clopton M. Thomas Arondell was created Lord Arondell of Wardour and M. William Cauendish was created Lord Cauendish of Hardywicke The next day after being Sonday the Lady Mary was christned Vpon May day last Richard Haydocke a Physition asked forgiuenesse of the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury for deluding the King and many others vnder pretence of being inspired and to preach in his sléepe by night with which deceite he had so strongly possest the vulgar as it was hard to remoue them although he confessed the abuse The 19 of May the Quéene was churched and two dayes afterâ— the King made twelue Knights In this moneth Iohn Lepton of Kepwicke in the County of Yorke Esquire a Gentleman of an ancient Family there and of good reputation his Maiesties seruant and one of the Groomes of his most honourable Priuy Chamber performed so memorable a iourney as I may not omit to record the same to future ages the rather for that I did heare sundry Gentlemen who were good horsemen and likewise many good Physicions affirme it was impossible to bee done without daunger of his life Hee vndertooke to ride fiue seuerall times betwixt London and Yorke in sixe dayes to be taken in one wéeke betwixt Monday morning and Saturday following he began his iourney vpon Monday being the 20 day of May betwixt two and thrée of the clocke in the morning forth of S. Martins néere Aldersgate within the City of London and came into Yorke the same day betwixt the houres of 5 and 6 in the afternoone where he rested that night the next morning being Tuesday about 3 of the clock he tooke his iourny forth of York and came to his lodging in S. Martins aforesaid betwixt the houres of 6 7 in the afternoon where he rested that night the next morning being wednesday betwixt 2 and 3 of the clocke he tooke his iourney forth of London and came into Yorke about seuen of the clocke the same day where he rested that night the next morning being Thursday betwixt two and thrée of the clocke he took his iourney foorth of York and came to London the same day betwixt 7 and 8 of the clocke where he rested that night the next morning being Friday betwixt two and thrée of the clocke he took his iourney towards Yorke and came thither the same day betwixt the houres of 7 and 8 in the afternoone so as he finished his appointed iourney to the admiration of all men in fiue dayes according to his promise and vpon Monday the 27 of this moneth he went from Yorke and came to the Court at Gréenwich vpon Tuesday the 28 to his Maiesty in as fresh and chearefull maner as when he first began The first of Iune Prince Vlricke Duke of Holstaine c. embarked for Denmarke About this time the King caused a conuenient place to be made on the backe part of the Lyons Denne for the Lyons to bréed in which tooke good effect reade my large Booke concerning the Tryall and Conclusions with the Lyons touching their Instinct of Nature in not fearing the Cocke nor greedy deuouring the Lambe as also the vndaunted Courage of the English Masties against the fiercest Lyon in the Tower The 15 of Iune Thomas Dowglasse was committed to the Tower who arriued in England but thrée daies before being then sent prisoner by the County Palatine of the Rheine the 26 of Iune the said Thomas Dowglasse was brought to the Sessions house at Newgate and there condemned of high treason viz. for counterfeiting the Kings Priuie signet and for counterfeiting the Kings hand vnto Letters of his owne deuising vnto diuers Princes of Germany c. and the next day after his triall he was drawne hanged and quartered in Smithfield The second of Iuly 1605 seauentéene Scottish Ministers contrary to the Kings former expresse commandement held a solemne assembly at Aberdine in Scotland who being conuented for the same before the Councell of Scotland vtterly denied not onely their Lordships authority in that behalfe but the kings also saying that in matters Ecclesiasticall they neither owe nor ought to knowledge themselues in any subiection either to the King or to any temporall Counsell and that all spirituall differences should be tried and determined by the Church as competent Iudges c. Iustifying their voluntary méeting to be good and warrantable by the word of God alleadging the seuerall assemblies of the Apostles without knowledge or consent of any temporall estate c. for which riot and for denying the Kings supremacy in causes Ecclesiasticall sixe of the chiefe of them the tenth of Ianuary following at Blackenéese were
nose hée caused some of the fauourers of Leonicus to bée put to death sixe yeares after his reestablishment he sought to ruinate Chersena he was banquished in warre by Phyllippicus whom hee banished with his sonne Tiberius and lost his life and Empire after him succéeded Phyllippicus surnamed Bardanes Read Egnatius 2. Booke I will not speake chiefely of the West-Saxons because in the processe of time they subdued other Kings and brought this land againe to one Monarchy KEnwalcus surnamed Iew raigning among the west Saxons maintained such warre against the Kentish Saxons that he constrained them to séeke meanes of peace This man builded the Colledge of Wels and the Abbey of Glassenbury hee also paide the Peter pence first to Rome When hee had gouerned the west Saxons by the space of 7. yeares he gaue vp his royall power and went to Rome Anno 101. Ethelredus King of Mercia obtained a Bishops sea to bée in the Citty of Worcester Anno 711. Edilwach King of the south Saxons gaue to the Bishop Wilfride the Isle of Selsee wherein the saide Wilfride builded a Monastery and became the first Bishop of the Prouince And in the yeare 715. the Germanes were generally conuerted to the Christian faith EThelard was King of the West Saxons in whose time the reuerend Beda was famous Beda for his learning and good life was renowned in all the world he compiled 78. bookes Ethelrald raigned 14. yeares He died at 70. yeares of age Beda died the last of May 732. of age 72. CVthred was King of the west Saxons he raigned 16. yeares Slgibert being cruell towards his subiects was depriued of his kingly authoritie and wandring in a wood was slaine of a swineheard he raigned not one yeare About this time the Sarazens ouer-ran and spoiled all France KEnulphus appeased certaine murmurs that were among the people for the deposing of his predecessor Sigibert Hee founded the Cathedrall Church of Wels in Anno 766. As he haunted a woman which he kept at Merton he was slaine by a kinsman of Sigibert When he had raigned 29. yeares he was buried at Winchester About this time Charlemaine had forced the Saxons to become Christians BRithricus of the blood of Cerdicus was made King of the west Saxons and ruled 17. yeares In his time it rained blood which falling on mens cloathes appeared like crosses This yeare 793. the west country of Flanders began to bee an Earledome And 16. yeares before that Charlemaine of France sent choise schollers to Rome to learne to sing according to skill and Art The first Church that receiued and preferred skilfull melody was Mets in Lorrayne Till this time the Frenchmen had but small skill in Musicke but there were no Organs knowne in France vntill the yeare 826. Offa King of Mercia builded the Abbey of S. Albones hée chased the Britaine 's into Wales and the vtter bounds of Mercia which is now called Offa-dike The Danes ariued in the Isle called Portland but by the puissance of Bithricus and other Kings of the Saxons they were compelled to auoide the land Bithricus was poysoned by his wife Ethelbura for which deede the Nobles ordained that from thenceforth the Kings wiues should not bée called Quéenes nor suffered to sit with them in places of estate Kenulph King of Mercia builded the Abbey of Winchcombe EGbricus the Saxon obtained the gouernment of the west Saxons he tamed the Welshmen and vanquished Bertulphus King of middle England hée raigned 37. yeares and was buried at Winchester This yeare 812. being the 11. yeare of the Emperiall raigne of Charlemaigne hée founded an Arch-bishopricke in Hambro and ordained that the Arch-bishop and his successor should bée Metropolitan of Sclauonia Denmarke and other great Prouinces of the North Vpon enuy thereat the Danes and others being mighty in armes after the death of Charlemaigne assaulted Hambro and destroyed it cruelly Then within a while after was y e Bishopricke of Breme founded The Archbishop of Hābro sought to cōuert the Danes A Delnulphus the sonne of Egbricus began his raigne ouer the most part of England there came a great Army of the Pagan Danes with 550. shippes into the mouth of the Thames and so to London and spoled it Adelnulphus came against the foresaide Danes and had of them an honourable victory Adelnulphus sent his sonne Alfreed to Rome at which time Leo the fourth consecrated him King Adelnulphus did make the tenth part of his kingdome frée from all tribute and seruice to the King he raigned 18. yeares and was buried at Stonehing ADhelbalde raigned two yeares and a halfe he presumed to his fathers mariage bed and was buried at Shireburne AThelbrict brother to Adhelbald tooke vnder his dominian Kent Southery and Southsex In his time the Pagans spoiled the Citty of Winchester hee raigned 5. yeares and lyeth at Shireburne ETheldred brother to Atheldrict was slaine by the Danes when hee had raigned 5. yeares and was buried at Winborne About this time a furious heathen people came from Sweathland Denmarke and Norway and most despitefully possest that part of France which euer since hath béene called Normandy of whom it tooke the name William the Conqueror is descended of them Hinguar and Hubba ouercame the Prouince of the Northumbers Hinguar sailed into the east part of England tooke Edmond the King of that Prouince being constant in the faith of Christ who first beaten with bats then scourged with whips yet still called on the name of Iesus Christ his aduersaries shot his body full of shafts and stroke off his head Ebbe Abbesse of Coldingham cut off her nose and vpper lip and perswaded all her sisters to doe the like that they being odible to the Danes might the better kéepe their virgnitie in despite whereof the Danes burned the Abbey and Nunnes ALfreede the fourth sonne of Aethelwolph receiued the gouernment of the whole Realme and fought many sharpe battailes against the Pagans Hee restored and honourably repaired the Citty of London after it had béene amongst other Citties destroyed with fire and the people killed vp he made it habitable againe The twenty ninth yeare and fifth month of his raigne departed this life and is buried at Winchester in the Monastery of his foundation Hee founded a Monastery of Monkes at Ethelingsey and another for Nunnes at Shaftsbury hee ordained the hundreds and tenths hee ordained common Schooles of diuers Sciences in Oxford and turned the Saxons lawes into English with diuers other bookes Hee diuided the twenty foure houres of the day and night into thrée parts he spent eight houres in writing reading and praying eight in prouision for his body and eight in hearing and dispatching the matters of his subiects This yeare 930. the King of Norway was baptized and became a deuout Christian and his sonne Otto was Emperour his eldest
Angiou and Duke of Normandy deceased and left his sonne Henâ—â— his heire About this time died Gratianus hee composâ—â— the great Decretals Henry Duke of Normandy married Elionâ—â— whom Lewis King of France had diuorced from him and had by her a sonne named William Quéene Maude deceased and was buriedâ— Feuersham The King commanded the Nobles to méete aâ— Winchester where the Duke being receiueâ— with great ioy the King in sight of all men adopted him his sonne and confirmed to him the principalitie of England The Duke receiued him in place of a father granting to him all the dayes of his life to enioy the name and seate of the King Duke Henry came with the King to Oxford where the Earles and Barons by the Kings commandement sware fealty to Duke Henry sauing the Kings honour so long as he liued King Stephen died the 25. of October when he had raigned eighteene yeares ten moneths and odde daies He founded the Abbeies of Cogshall in Essex of Furnes in Lancastershire and Feuersham in Kent where his body was buried Henry the second HEnry the sonne of Ieffery Plantagenet and Maude the Empresse began his raigne ouer this Realme of England the 17. day of December and was crowned the the same day in the yeare of our Lord 1154. he was somewhat red of face short of body and therewith fat well learned noble in chiualry wise in counsell stedfast of promise and a wedlocke breaker William of Ipres and all the Flemings that had flocked into England fearing the indignation of the new king departed the land and the castles that had béene builded to pill the rich and spoile the poore were by the Kings Commandement throwne downe Quéene Elianor did beare a sonne called Henry after his father King Henry went into Normandy where with long siege he tooke diuers Castles King Henry with an Army went against the Welshmen where he felled their woods fortified the Castle of Rutland and reedified the Castle 〈◊〉 Basingwirke Quéene Elianor brought foorth a sonne named Ieffery A new coine was made in England King Henry tooke escuage of the Englishmen the sum whereof grewe to 124. thousand pounds of siluer Henry the Kings sonne not seuen yeares olde married Margarâ—t the French Kings daughter not two yeares old Thomas the Kings Chancellour was electâ— Archbishop of Canterbury There came into England thirty Germanes as well men as women who called themseluâ—â— Publicanes they denied Matrimony Baptism and the Lords Supper Being apprehended thâ— King caused they should bee marked with an hoâ—â— Iron in the forehead and whipped them anâ— that no man should succour them Thus being whipped and thrust out in the winter they diâ— for cold London bridge was new made of timber 〈◊〉 Peter a Priest of Colchurch Malcolme the Scottish King and Kefus Prince of Southwales did homage to King Henry and his sonne Henry A Councell was holden at Claringdon in presence of the King and the Archbishops Bishops Lords Barons c. wherein was by their oathes confirmed many ordinances Thomas Archbishop of Canterbury being sworne to the same shortly after sore repented and fled the Realme A great earthquake in Ely Norfolke and Suffolke so that it ouerthrew them that stood vpon their féete and caused the bels to ring Quéene Elianor brought foorth a sonne named Iohn The warre was receiued betwixt the King of England and the French King for the Citty of Tholouse Conan Earle of little Britaine died and left his heire a daughter named Constance which hee had by the King of Scots sister which Constance King Henry married to his sonne Geffery Robert de Boscue Earle of Leicester founded the Monasteries of Gerendon of Monkes of Leiceister of Canons regular and Eaton of Nunnes was founded by Amicia his wife King Henry caused his sonne Henry to be crowned as hee thought to the quietnesse of himselfe and his realme but it proued otherwise Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury the eightéenth day of December was slaine by William Tracie Reignold Fitzs Vrse Hugh Moruil and Richard Briton Knights Nicholas Breeâ—espeare an Englishman who was chosen Pope by the name of Adrian the 4. He graunted the Regiment of Ireland to the King of England whereupon King Henry tooke ship at Pembroke and sailed thither King Henry the son with his wife the French Kings daughter were both together crowned at Winchester King Henry the elder was assoiled of the death of Thomas the Archbishop vpon his oath made that he was not priuy to it King Henry married the eldest daughter of Heâ—bert Earle Morton vnto his sonne Iohn King Henry the elder returning into England in short time subdued his rebels The citie of Leicester by his commandement was burnt the wals and castle rased and the inhabitants dispersed into other cities The King of Scots was taken by King Henry led into Normandy where he compounded for his ransome Christs Church in Canterbury was burned King Henry the sonne with his brethren and others were reconciled to King Henry the Father The Kings of England both father and sonne went together to visite the tombe of Thomas late Archbishop of Canterbury The stone bridge ouer the Thames at London was began to be fouÌ„ded A Cardinall and the Archbishop of Canterbury gaue 1000. Marks towards the same foundation There chanced some discord betwixt the Kings of England and France about the marriage of Richard Earle of Poitow with the French Kings daughter Richard Lucie the Kings Iusticiar layed the foundation of the conuentuall Church in a place which is called Lesnes in the Territorie of Rochester The Citie of Yorke was burned The Church of St. Andrew in Rochester was consumed with fire The Vsurers of England grieuously punished Geffery the Kings bastard sonne resigned the Bishopricke of Lincolne was made the Kings Chancellour Robert Harding a Burges of Bristow to whom king Henry gaue the Barony of Barkeley builded the Monasterie of Saint Augustines in Bristow They of Aquitane hated their Duke Richard for his crueltie and were minded to driue him out of his Earledome of Poitow and Dukedome of Aquitane and transpose those estates to his brother King Henry the younger but all men looking for victory to the young King hee fell miserably sicke and died and was buried at Roan King Henry sent many men of warre into Wales for the Welshmen emboldened by the Kings absence had slaine Many Englishmen The Abbey of Glastenbury burnt Heraclius Patriarch of Ierusalem came to king Henry desiring him of aide against the Turke but the King because of the cruelty of his sonnes was counselled not to leaue his dominion in hazard and to goe farre off This Patriarch dedicated the new Temple then builded in the west part of London This yeare 1186. The citty of Paris was paued whose stréetes vntill this
of Ianuary thrée of the Moone Edward Seymer Earle of Hertford was made Lieutenant of the North and sent thither with an army Germaine Gardiner and Larke Parson of Chealsey were executed at Tiburne for denying the Kings supremacy with them was executed one Singleton and shortly after Ashby The third of Aprill a Gunpowder house in east Smithfield was blowne vp and therein burned 5. men a boy and a woman Sir Iohn Dudley Vicount Lisle high Admirall of England arriued with his Fléet of 200. saile in the Frith of Scotland where he landed diuers of his men he landed the residue at Lieth and from thence marched in three great battailes whereof the said Lord Admirall led the vaward the Earâ—â— of Shrewsbury the rereward and Edward Seâ—mer Earle of Hertford Lieutenant generall of the battaile Hâ—ere they found the Scots to the number of 6000. horsemen besides many footmen râ—â—â—dy to haue stopped their passage but after certaine shotte on both sides they suddenly leauing their artillerie fledde towards Edenbrough then the Englishmen entred the town of Lieth where thâ— found such riches as they thought had not been in any towne of Scotland The next day our arâ—my went towards Edenbrough where they beat the Scots from their Ordinance and so entred the Canigate and there slew a great number of the Scots and set fire on the towne The Letany or Procession was by the King commanded to be vsed in English in euery Parish Church Proclamation was made for the inhaunsing of gold to 48. shillings and siluer to foure shillings the ounce Also the King caused to be coined base monies After Whitsontide the Duke of Norffolke and the Lord Priuie seale with a great armie tooke their voyage toward France and besieged Mutterell The Duke of Suffolke with many other Noble men passed the seas and encamped before Boloin on the east side The 13. of Iuly King Henry with a goodly company passed into France and incamped on the North side of Boloine after whose comming the towne was so sore battered with Gunshot that after a moneths siege the Captaine sent word to the King that they would yéeld the Towne vpon condition that all which were within might depart with bagge and baggage and the Bulloiners departed to the number of foure thousand foure hundred fifty and foure The 25. of September the K. with his Nobilitie entred into high Boloine after turned from thence landed at Douer the first of October Iohn Wilford Andrew Iudde Sir William Laxton Grocer This William Laxton founded a frée Schoole at Dundale in Northampton-shire he also builded there certaine almeshouses for seuen poore almes men This yeare was taken by the Kings ships of the English cost the number of 300. French ships and more so that the Gray Friars Church in London was laide full of wine the Austen Friars blacke Friars were laid full of herring other fish that were taken going into France The king demanded a beneuolence towards his Wars in France and Scotland The Lord Chancellour the Duke of Suffolke other of the kings Counsell sate at Baynards Castle where they first called before them the Maior and Aldermen c. And because Richard Read Alderman would not agrée to pay as they set him hée was commanded vpon paine of death forthwith to serue the K. in his warres of Scotland who departed from London the 23. of Ianuary Also sir William Roche Alderman for words of displeasure taken by the Kings Counsell was by them sent to the Fléete where he remained till passion Sunday A Priest did penance at Pauls Crosse there confessed that himselfe saying Masse prickeâ— his finger and be bled the Corporas and Altar cloth meaning to haue made the people belieue that the miraculous host had bled which hee had consecrated The 13. of February a Priest was set on the pillory in Cheape and burnt in both cheekes with the letters F. and A. a paper on his head wherein was written For false Accusing which iudgement was giuen by the Lord Chancellour in the Starre Chamber A notable example of Iustice In the beginning of March a rode was made into Scotland by the English men who went so far that a great Army of Scots be set them with thrée battailes where the English men for the most part were slaine and taken at Panyer hough among whom Sir Ralph Eure Lord Warden of the Cast Marches was slaine and Richard Reade Alâ—oman of London with others taken prisoners by the Scots Trinity Tearme was adiourned because of the Warres The French kings Nauy comming out of New â—â—uen and Deepe arriued in Sussex afore bright Hâ—â—sted where they set certaine of their Souldiers a land but the beacons were fired and the men came downe so thicke that the French men 〈◊〉 The 19. of Iuly by misfortune of shooting off a â—â—ne in one of the Hedgehogges a shippe before Westminster a firken of gunpowder fired slew â—â—en men and the eight was drowned The 20. of Iuly the king being at Portsmouth a goodly shippe called the Marie Rose with Sir George Carrow the Captaine and many other Gentlemen was drowned in the midst of the haâ—en The 21. of Iuly the French Gallies came afore â—orâ—hmouth hauen and landed certaine of their â—â—â—y in the Isle of Wight and there burned and incamped about two thousaÌ„d men but they went soone driuen away with losse of their Captaine and many souldiers Within few dayes after the whole fléete remoued from the Wight vnto a place in Sussex called New hauen and there landed many captaines and souldiers who by the valiantnesse of the gentlemen and yeomen were slaine and drowned and the rest hardly recouered their Ships and Gallies In August the Earle of Hertford was sent into Scotland with an Army of 12000. men when he destroied diuers townes The 9. of September sir Iohn Dudley Lord Admirall of England landed with sixe thousand men at Treyport in Normandy and there burnt the towne and Abbie and thirtie ships with a barâ—â— that lay in the hauen The 12. of September the Church of S. Gilen without Creplegate of London was burnt George Barne Ralph Alley Sir Martin Bowes Goldsmith A Subsidie of two shillings eight pence in the pound of goods and foure shillings of land All Colledges frée Chappels Chantries aâ— hospitals were committed to the Kings order The Stewes in Southwarke was put dowâ—â— The 27. of Aprill being Wednesday in Eaâ—â— wéeke W. Foxley Pot-maker for the mint in thâ— Tower of London fell a sléepe who could not bâ— wakned with pricking cramping or otherwisâ— till the first day of the next tearme which was 〈◊〉 14. daies 15. nights The cause of his thus slâ—â—ping could not be knowne though the same were diligently searched for by the Kings Physitians and other learned men yea the King himselfe examining the said
haue meat drinke lodging and cloth of the almes of the Citie On Christmas day in the afternoone when the Lord Maior and Aldermen rode to Pauls the children of Christs Hospitall stood from St. Laurence lane in Cheape towards Pauls all in russet cotton the masters of the hospitall formost next the Physitians and Surgeons which children were in number 340. King Edward kept his Christmas with open houshold at Gréenewich George Ferrers Gentleman being Lord of merry disports al the xii daies who so pleasantly and wisely behaued himselfe that the King had great delight in his pastimes On the fourth of Ianuary the saide Lord of merry disports came by water to the Tower where hee entred and after rode through Tower stréete where he was met and receiued by Sergeant Vaus Lord of misrule to master Iohn Mainard one of the Shriues of London so conducted thorow the Cittie with a great company of young Lords and Gentlemen to the house of sir George Barne Lord Maior where he with the chiefe of his company dined and at his departure the Lord Maior gaue him a standing Cuppe with a couer siluer and gilt of the value of x. pound the residue of his Gentlemen and seruants dined at other Aldermens houses and with the Shrieues In the Moneth of Ianuary the King fell sicke of a cough which grieuously increased and at the last ended in a consumption of the lights The first of March began a Parliament at Westminster and brake vp on the 31. of March then being Good-friday a subsidie was granted of 4. shillings the pound lands and two shillings eight pence goods The third of Aprill being Munday after Easter day the children of Christs Hospitall in London came from thence through the City to the sermon at saint Mary spittle all cloathed in plâ—nket coats with red caps and the mayden children in the same liuery with karchiefes all which were there placed on the scaffold of eight stages and there sate the Sermon time The tenth of Aprill the Lord Maior was sent for to the Court and at that time the King gaue to him for a workhouse for the poore and idle persons of the Citie of London his place of Bridewell and seuen hundred marks lands of the Sauoy rents with all the beds and bedding of the Hospitall of the Sauoy toward the maintenance of the said workehouse The 20. of May by the encouragement of one Sebastian Cabot thrée great ships well furnished were sent forth for the aduenture of the vnknown voiage to Muscouia and other east parts of the North seas King Edward being about the age of sixtéene yeares ended his life at Gréenewich on the sixt of Iuly when he had raigned 6. yeares 5. moneths and odde daies and was buried at Westminster The tenth of Iuly was proclamation made of the death of King Edward and how he had ordained that the Lady Iane daughter to Francis Dutchesse of Suffolke which Lady Iane was married to the Lord Gilford Dudley fourth sonne to the Duke of Northumberland should be heire to the Crowne of England The 11. of Iuly Gilbert Pot Drawer to Ninion Sanders Vintner dwelling at Saint Iohns head within Ludgate was set on the pillory in Cheape with both his eares nailed and cleane cut off for words speaking at the time of the Proclamation of the Lady Iane. Lady Mary eldest daughter to King Henry the eight fled into Framingham Castle in Suffolke where the people in the country almost wholly resorted to her In Oxford Sir Iohn Williams in Buckinghamshire Sir Edmond Pecham and in diuers other places many men of worship offering themselues as guides to the common people gathered great powers and with all spéede made toward Suffolke where Lady Mary was Also the 13. of Iuly by appointment of the Counsell the duke of Northumberland the Earle of Huntington the Lord Gray of Wilton and diuers other with a great number of men of armes set forward to fetch the Lady Marie by force and were on their way as farre as Bury The 19. of Iuly the Counsell assembled themselues at Baynards Castle where they commoned with the Earle of Pembrooke and immediately with the Maior of London certaine Aldermen and the Shriues Garter King of armes and a Trumpet came into Cheape where they proclaimed the Lady Mary daughter to King Henry the eight and Quéene Katherine Quéene of England France and Ireland The 20. of Iuly Iohn Duke of Northumberland being at Saint Edmonsbury and hauing sure knowledge that the Lady Mary was at London proclaimed Quéene returned backe againe to Cambridge and about fiue of the Clocke in the euening he came to the market crosse and caused the Lady Mary to be likewise proclaimed Quéene of England but shortly after he was arrested in the Kings Colledge And the 25. of Iuly hee with other was brought vp to the Tower of London vnder the conduct of Henry Earle of Arundell Thus was the matter ended without bloodshed which men feared would haue brought the death of many thousands Queene Mary MAry the eldest daughter to K. Henry the eight beganne her raigne the sixt of Iuly in the yeare 1553. she came to London and was receiued with great ioy entred the tower the third of August where Thomas Duke of Norffolke Doctor Gardiner late Bishop of Winchester and Edward Courtney sonne and heire to Henry Marquesse of Excester prisoners in the Tower discharged The fifth of August Edmond Bonner late Bishop of London prisoner in the Marshalsey and Cuthbert Tunstall Bishop of Durham prisoner in the Kings Bench were restored to their Seas shortly after all the Bishops which had béene depriued in the time of King Edward the sixt were restored to their Bishoprickes also all beneficed men that were married or would not forsake their opinion were put out of their liuings others set in the same The 11. of August certaine Gentlemen minding to passe vnder London bridge in a whirrie were there ouerturned and 6. of them drowned The 13. of August maister Bourne a Canon of Paules preaching at Pauls Crosse so offended sonne of the audience that they breaking silence cried pull him out and one threw a dagger at him whereupon master Bradford and Iohn Rogers two Preachers of King Edwards time with much labour conuaied the saide master Bourne out of the audience into Paules Schoole The 22. of August Iohn Duke of Northumberland Sir Iohn Gates sir Thomas Palmer knights were beheaded on the Tower hill The 4. of September was proclaimed certaine new coines a soueraine of gold of 30. s. the halfe soueraine 15. s. an Angell x. s. the halfe angell 5. s. Of siluer the great halfe groat and peny Also basâ— coines to be currant as before At the same day by proclamation was pardoned the Subsidie of foure shillings the pound lands and 2. s. 8. d. the pound of moueable goods granted in the last Parliament of King
before proclaimed Quéene and the Lord Gilford her husband were araigned at Guild hall of London and condemned of Treason In the beginning of the month of Ianuary the Emperour sent a Noble man called Ecmondine and certaine other Ambassadors into England to conclude a mariage betweene King Phillip his son and Quéene Mary The 21. of December began the Church seruice to be done in Latine as the same had béene left in the last yeare of King Henry the eight The 25. of Ianuary Sir Iohn Gage Chamberlaine certified the Lord Maior of London that Sir T. Wiat with certaine other rebels were vp 〈◊〉 Kent whereupon great watch was kept and that night the Lord Maior rode about to peruse the same and euery night after two Aldermen did the like in the day time the gates of the Citie warded by substantiall Citizens The 27. of Ianuary the Lord Treasurer came to Guild-hall from the Counsell to request the citizens to prepare 500. footemen well harnished to goe against the said Wiat which was granted and on the morrowe were sent to Grauesend by water The 29. of Ianuary the Duke of Norfolke with the Captaine of the guard other souldiers and the Captaine and souldiers that were sent for London minded to assault Rochester Castle where Wiat and his company lay but the Captaines of the Cittie and their souldiers fled ouer Rochester bridge to Wiat so that the Duke was faine to returne againe to London with great feare of his life Thus Wiats number being strengthned with the Quéenes ordinance and treasure the 30. of Ianuary he remooued to Blacke heath Henry Duke of Suffolke father to Lady Iane flying into Leicester-shire and Warwicke-shire made proclamation against the Quéenes Marriage with the Prince of Spaine c. But the people inclined not to him The first of February the commons of the Citie assembled in their Liueries at the Guild hall whither the Quéene with her Lords came riding from Westminster and there after vehement wordes against Wiat declared that shée ment not otherwise to marry then the Counsell should thinke both honourable and commodious to the Realme and therefore willing them truely to assist her in oppressing such as contrary to their duties rebelled Shée appointed Lord William Howard Lieutenant of the Citie and the Earle of Pembroke Generall of the field which both prepared all things necessary Wiat entred Southwarke the third of February wherefore the draw-bridge was broken downe Ordinance bent to that part general pardon proclaimed to all that would giue ouer and forsake their rebels After Wiat had laine thrée dayes in Southwarke hée turned his iourney to Kingstone on Shrouetuesday in the morning being the sixt of February where he passed ouer the Thames and purposed to haue come to London in the night but by meanes that the carriage of his chiefe ordinance brake he could not come before it was faire day The same Shrouetnesday in the afternoone were two men hanged in Paules Church-yard one late Shriue of Leicester the other a Baker On the morrow early in the morning the Earle of Pembrooke and diuers other were in St. Iames fields with a great power and their Ordinance so bent that Wiat was faine to leaue the common way and with a small company came vnder St. Iames wall from the danger of the Ordinance and so went by Charing Crosse vnto the Bel Sauage nigh vnto Ludgate without resistance in at the which gate hée thought to haue béene receiued but perceiuing that he was defeated of his purpose he fled backe againe and at Temple bâ—t was taken and brought by water to the Tower of London The tenth day of February the Duke of Suffolke which was taken in Leicestershire was brought to the citty of London by the Earle of Huntington and one of his brethren with him and so had to the Tower The 12. of February Lady Iane and her husband Lord Gilford were beheaded The 14. and 15. of February about the number of 50. of Wiats faction were hanged on twentie pairs of Gallowes in diuers places about the Cittie The 17. of February was proclamation made that all strangers should auoid the Realme within 14. daies next ensuing vpon pain of their goods to be confiscate all frée Denizens Marchants and Embassadors excepted The 22. of February certaine of Wiats faction to the number of 400. and more were led to Westminster coupled together with halters about their neckes and there in the Tiltyard the Quéene who looked foorth of her Gallery pardoned them The 24. of February H. Gray Duke of Suffolke was beheaded on the Tower hill The 11. of Aprill Sir Thomas Wiat was beheaded on the Tower hill and after quartered his quarters were set vp in diuers places and his head on the Gallowes at Hay hill neare Hide Parke from whence it was after shortly stollen The 27. of Aprill Lord Thomas Gray was beheaded William Thomas Gentleman for conspiring Quéene Maries death was drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered the 18. of May. The tenth of Iune Doctor Pendleton Preached at Paules Crosso at whom a Gun was shot the pellet whereof lighted on the Church wall but the shooter could not be found The 22. of Iune was proclamation made forbidding the shooting in hand Gunnes and bearing of weapons The 15. of Iuly Edward Croft about the age of 18. yeares stood on a scaffold at Paules Crosse all the sermon time where shee confessed that shee being moued by diuers lewde persons thereunto had vpon the 14. of March last before passed counterfeited certaine spéeches in an house without Aldersgate of London through the which the people of the whole Cittie were wonderfully molested The 19. of Iuly the Prince of Spaine arriued at Southampton after hee came to Winchester and there going to Church was honourably receiued of the Bishop and a great number of Nables On St. Iames day the marriage was solemnized betwéene him and Quéene Mary Shortly after they came to London where with great prouision they were receiued of the Citizens the 18. of August Dauid Woodrofe William Chester The 26. of October a Spaniard was hanged at Charing-crosse for killing of an Englishman in fight Sir Iohn Lion Grocer the 28. of October The 24. of Nouember Cardinall Poole came into England was by a Parliament restored to his old dignitie and shortly after came into the Parliament house where the King and Quéene and other States being present hée exhorted them to returne to the communion of the Church The next day the whole Court of Parliament desired the King and Quéene and cardinall that by their meanes they might be restored to the sea of Rome The 18. of Nouember the Lord Maior of London with the Aldermen in Scarlet and the commons in their best Liueries assembled in Paules Church where Doctor Chadsey one of the Prebends Preached hée read them a letter sent from
the head was great for the chap of the iaw was thrée yards and a quarter in length with téeth of thrée quarters of a yard compasse great eyes and two great holes ouer them to spout water her taile was fourtéene foot broad in thicknes from the backe to the belly she was foure yards and a halfe This yéere 1583 the Quéene being at Barne Elmer at the earnest suite of sir Francis Walsingham shee entertained twelue Players into her seruice and allowed them wages and liueries as Groomes of the Chamber and vntill then she had none of her owne but diuers Lorde had Players Iames Earle of Desmond in Ireland secretly wandring without any succour being taken in his cabine by one of the Irish his head was cut off and sent into England where the same as the head of an Arch rebell was set on London Bridge on the 13 of December The 13 of December through negligence of vndiscréet persons brewing in the Towne of Nantwich the fire being carelesly left set vpon some light matter and so burst forth to the roofs of the house and in short time increased that from the West end of the Towne the flame was dispersed so furiously that in short space a great part of the South side and some of the East side was burned downe to the ground Which fire beginning at sixe of the clocke in the Euening and continuing till sixe of the clocke in the Morning consumed in a manner all the whole towne and about the number of two hundred houses beside brew-houses barnes stables c. In all about 600 houses Iohn Someruile of Edstow in Warwickshire of late discouered and taken in his way comming to haue killed the Quéene confessed that he was moued thereunto by certaine traiterous persons his kinsmen and allies and also by often reading of certaine seditious bookes lately published for the which the same Someruile Edward Arden Esquire Mary Arden his wife father and mother in Law to the said Someruile and Hugh Hall Priest were on the 16 of December arraigned in the Guild hall of London where they were found guilty and condemned of high treason On the 19 of December I. Someruile and E. Arden being brought from the Towre of London to Newgate and there shut vp in seuerall places within two houres after Someruile was found to haue strangled himselfe And on the morrow after E. Arden was drawne from Newgate into Smithfield and there hanged bowelled and quartered whose head with Someruiles was set on London Bridge and his quarters on the gates of the City On the 10 of Ianuary William Carter was arraigned and condemned of high treason for printing a seditious and traiterous booke intituled A Treatise of schisme and was for the same on the next morrow drawne from Newgate to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered and forthwith a booke was published intituled A Declaration of the fauourable dealing of her Maiesties Commissioners c. The 7 of February were arraigned at Westminster I. Fenne George Hadocke I. Munden I Nutter and Thomas Hemerford all fiue were found guiltie of high treason and had iudgement to be hanged bowelled and quartered and were executed at Tiburne on the 12 of February The 21 of May Francis Throgmorton Esquire was arraigned in the Guild-hall of the city of London where being found guilty of high treason he was condemned and had iudgment to be drawne hanged bowelled and quartered The tenth of Iuly next following the same Francis Throgmorton was conuayed by water from the Tower of London to the Blacke Fryars staires and from thence by land to the Sessions hall in the old Baily without Newgate where he was deliuered to the Shrieues of London laid on a hurdle drawne to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered This yeare 1584 the rich and most flourishing City of Antwerpe was strongly besieged by Alexander Duke of Parma with eleuen thousand men All which was in vaine except hee could stoppe all reliefe by water therefore he made a Bridge ouer the great Riuer of Scheld by meanes whereof the Citizens were wholly impeached of all maner of succour so as they were constrained to submit themselues again to the King of Spaine gouernment hauing endured a yeares siege during which time fiue hundred gallant Marchants at their owne charges became resolute Souldiers skirmishing daylie with the enemy vntill by their owne forwardnesse and the chance of warre they were either slaine or taken Stephen Slanie Henry Billingsley Sir Thomas Pullison Draper The 12 of Nouember the Quéene returning after her Progresse came to her Manor of S. Iames where the Citizens of London to the number of two hundred in coates of Veluet and chaines of gold on horsebacke and 1000 of the Companies on foot hauing torches ready to giue light on euery side receiued and welcommed her And on the twenty foure day of the same moneth her Maiesty and the Lords rode to the Parliament which was that day begun at Westminster In the moneth of Ianuary deceased Edward Fines Lord Clinton Earle of Lincolne and Lord Admirall of England Knight of the Garter and one of her Maiesties priuy Councell and was buried at Windsor The 21 of Ianuary Iesuites Seminaries and other Massing Priests to the number of 21 late prisoners in the Tower of London Marshalsey and Kings Bench were shipped at the Tower Wharfe to bee conueyed towardes France and banished this Realme for euer Henry Earle of Darby appointed by her Maiesty Ambassadour to Henry the third French King to inuest him with the order of the Garter on the 26 of Ianuary passed with his traine from London to Grauesend and from thence to Douer where they embarked landed at Calleis on the first of February and returning againe landed at Douer on the 11 of March. The second of March W. Parry was drawne from the Tower through the city of London to Westminster and there in the Palace Court hanged and quartered for high treason as may appeare by a booke intituled A true and plaine declaration of the horrible treasons practised by William Parry c. hee was a cunning Traitor This yéere sir Walt. Mildmay Knight one of her Maiesties priuy Councell founded a Colledge in the Vniuersity of Cambridge and named it Emanuel colledge The twenty nine of March the Parliament was dissolued at the breaking vp whereof her Maiesty in the Parliament house made an Oration as ye may reade in my larger labours About the 24 of Aprill by commandement from har Maiesty the citizens of London appointed out of the companies of the same city to the number of foure thousand men with armour ensignes c. the greater part whereof were shot the other were pikes and halbarts in faire corslets all these were trained vp vnder expert Captaines and other officers who mustered and skirmished daily at the Miles end or in Saint Georges field
that name King of Spaine and Albertus and Isabella Archdukes of Austria on the one part and the generall Estates of Holland Zealand and Frizeland on the other part In this truce were included all the newter Townes Forts and Cities This was done after either side had tried their vtmost fortunes and felt the bitter sting and cruell miserie of almost fiftie yeares bloudy wars to the great damage of all Christendome and aduantage of the vnreconcileable common enemy the Turke The last yeare and this spring according to his Maiesties expresse order vpon apparant reason and great likelihood of future good vtilitie to the common subiects of this land there were many thousands of young Mulbery trées brought hither out of France by Monsieur Francis Vertron alias Forest of Verton in Pycardie Esquire who had a Patent for the same for two yeares which were likewise by order sent into diuers shires and there planted for the féeding of Silkewormes to make silke like as it is made in France The last yeare at Gréenwich he kept great store of English Silkewormes the which the King with great pleasure came often to sée them worke and of their silke the King caused a peece of Taffata to be made It is but twenty yeares since the first generall making of silke in France And the like generall planting of Mulbery trées there who vntill then could not make Silke All which notwithstanding for many yeares past héere in England haue béene diuers ingenious and industrious English gentlemen who haue planted Mulberies made many trials taken great paines and béene at expences to bréede and féed their wormes and to make silke whereof they brought some to good perfection Amongst whom of most note is William Stallendge Esquier who at this time and before by his proper practise had bred great store of wormes to good perfection and thereof made good silke in London viz. 13 yeardes of Taffata and diuers payres of Stockings of sūdry colours which he presented vnto his Maiesty and vnto the Quéene and Prince and vnto many others the other yeare This Stallendge about thrée yeares past had a Pattent for seuen yeares to bring in Mulbery séeds and this yere according to the kings direction he and the forenamed Forrest planted Mulbery trées in most shires of England viz. M. Stallendge furnished the Westerne parts and M. Forest the Northen part the King planted Mulbery trées neere Saint Iames Parke The beautifull building in the Strand neare Durham house was begunne the tenth of Iune last past and was fully finished in Nouember following at the proper charges of Robert Earl of Salisburie Lord high Treasurer of England and vpon Tuesday the tenth of Aprill this yeare 1609 many of the vpper shops were richly furnished with wares and the next day after that the King Quéene and Prince the Lady Elizabeth and the Duke of Yorke with many great Lords and chiefe Ladies came thither and then the King gaue it a name and called it Britaine Burse The 8 of May the King by his Proclamation prohibited all forraine Nations that after August next they should not fish vpon any the coasts of England Scotland or Ireland nor the Isles adiacent without speciall licence from the Commissioners in that behalfe ordained viz. to haue licence from the Commissioners in London for Fishing neare England and Ireland and from the Commissioners in Edenbrough to fish in the Scottish seas and the Isles adiacent The first second and third of Iune the king in person royall heard the differences betwéene the ecclesiasticall and the temporall Iudges argued touching prohibitions out of the Kings Bench and Common Pleas. The 8.9 and 10. of Iune his Maiesty also in proper person accompanied with the L. Treasurer the Lord Priuy Seal the Lord Admirall the Lord Chamberlaine and others heard the manifold complaints of the abuses of the officers of his Nauy royall The 23 of Iune y e King Quéen and Prince with diuers great Lords and many others came to the Tower to make triall of the Lions single valour and to haue the Lions kill a great fierce Bare which had kild a child but the Lions being tried by one and one at a time and lastly by two together which were bred in that open yard where the Bare was put loose for combat yet would none of them assaile him but sled from him and sought to returne into their dens After the first Lyon was put forth then was there a stone horse put into the Bare and Lyon who when he had gased vpon them a little he fell to grasing standing in the midst betwéene them both and whereas at first there was but two mastifes let in who boldly sought with the Lyon there was now 6 dogges let in who flue all vpon the horse being most in their fight at their first entrance and would soone haue woried the horse to death but that sodainely euen as the King wisht there entered in 3 stout Bearwards who wondrous valiantly rescued the horse and brought away the dogges whilest the Lyon and Bare stood staring vpon them And the fift of Iuly this Bare according to the Kings expresse commaundement was bayted to death with dogs vpon a Stage and the mother of the murthered child had twenty pound giuen her out of the mony giuen by the people to see the death of the Bare About two yeares past viz. at Christmas 1607. the King borrowed of Francis Iones and Nicholas Salter and their partners being Farmers of the Custome house one hundred and twenty thousand pound for one whole yeare which said summe his Maiesty very gratiously and carefull repayed at Christmas 1608. with full royall consideration for the same In the moneth of March the last yeare 1608. the King borrowed of certaine other Citizens the sum of thréescore and thrée thousand pound for fiftéene months and this Midsomer day 1609 the King not onely repayed them all the said sum but allowed them likewise their full interest for the same viz. seauen thousand and fiue hundred pround as a royall recompence the King sent them word that hee had money ready for them and that if they would they should receiue their money before their day but they refused it Of late yeares certaine ingenious and industrious persons deuised and found out the making of Allome within the Kings Dominions viz. in Deuonshire and Ireland and lastly at Gysborrow and other places in Yorkeshire where the sayd Allom by this time was brought to full perfection by the Lord Sheffield and Sir Thomas Challoner Sir Dauid Fowllis Sir Iohn Bowrchier Knights and William Turner Nicholas Cryspe Elias Cryspe Abraham Chamberlaine Citizens of London to the great vse profit of the common wealth whereupon the first of Iuly the King by his Proclamation prohibited the bringing in of any Allome from beyond the seas into any part of his Maiesties dominions vpon pain of confiscation The King likewise
Lady Elizabeth daughter to our Soueraign the Lady Arabella the Countesse of Arondel the Countes of Darby the Countes of Essex the Countes of Dorset the Countes of Mountgomery the Viscounts of Haddington the Lady Elizabeth Gray the Lady Elizabeth Guilford the Lady Katherine Peter the Lady Winter and the Lady Winsor and vpon Wednesday in the afternoon in the Tilt-yard there were diuers Earles Barons and others being in rich and glorious armour and hauing most costly caparisons wondrous curiously imbrodered with pearle gold and siluer the like rich abiliments for horses were neuer séene before presented their seuerall ingenious Trophies before the King Quéene and Prince and then ran at Tilt where there was a world of people assembled to behold their trophies and that night there were other triumphes vpon the water with ships of warre and Gallies fighting one against an other and against a great Castle builded vpon the water and after these battailes then for an houres space there were many strange and variable fire workes in the castle and in all the ships and gallies The Knights of the Bath The Earle of Oxford The Lord Gourdon The Lord Clifford The Lord Fitzwalter The Lord Fitzwarren The Lord Hay The Lord Erskine The Lord Winsor The Lord Wentworth Sir Charles Somerset Sir Edward Somerset Sir Francis Stewart Sir Ferdinando Dudley Sir Henry Cary. Sir Oliuer Saint Iohn Sir Gilbert Gerrard Sir Charles Stanhope Sir Edward Bruce Sir William Stewart Sir Robert Sydney Sir Ferdinando Tuchet Sir Peregrine Bartye Sir Henry Rich. Sir Edward Sheffield Sir William Cauendish The 4 of Iune Proclamation was made commanding all Roman Priests Iesuits and Seminaries to depart this Kingdome by the 4 day of Iuly next and not to returne vpon paine of the seuerity of the law also by this proclamation the King straightly commaunds all Recusants to returne home to their dwellings and not to remaine in London nor to come within ten miles of the Court without especiall licence but to depart from London and the Court by the last day of this moneth and to remaine confined according to the tenor of the statute in that behalfe prouided Presently after that the oth of allegiance was ministred vnto all officers atturneyes Clerks belonging to any of the Courts of Westminster hall and the Exchequer and vnto all Aduocats and Proctors of the spirituall Courts This oth was also ministred vnto all Lawyers and Students in the Innes of Court and Chancerie and vnto all Studients and Schollers in both the Vniuersities The 25 of Iuly 1610. the Lord Henry Clifford sonne to Frances Earle of Cumberland maried the Lady Francis Cecill daughter to Robert Earle of Salisbury Lord high Treasurer of England This yeare the King builded a most stately ship for war the Kéele whereof was an hundred and 14 foot long and the crosse beame was forty and foure foot long she will beare 64 péeces of great Ordnance and is of the burthen of 1400 tunne This royall ship is double built and is most sumptuously adorned both within and without with all manner of curious caruing painting and rich gilding being in all respects the greatest and goodliest shippe that euer was builded in England and this glorious ship the King gaue vnto his sonne Henry Prince of Wales and the 24 of September the King the Quéene the Prince of Wales the Duke of Yorke and the Lady Elizabeth with many great Lords went to Wollwich to sée it lanched but because of the narrownesse of the Docke it could not then be launched whereupon the Prince came the next morning by thrée a clocke and then at the launching thereof the Prince named it after his owne dignity and called it the Prince Master Phynyes Pet. was Warden and chiefe worke master in building this ship The King sent the Lord Wotton Ambassador into France to take the oath of the young King and of the Quéene Regent his mother for performance of a league newly made betwéene the two Kingdomes he arriued at Callis the 28 of August and came to Paris the 7 of September and the King was sworne the 12 of the same moneth And the Ambassador returned into England the 7 of October And the French King viz. Lewis the 13. was crowned the sixth of October at Reynes in Champaigne Sunday the 21 of October by Commission from the King to the Lord Bishop of London the Lord Bishop of Elye the Lord Bishop of Worcester and to the Lord Bishop of Rochester they did consecrate in the Chappell of the Lord Bishop of London Master Iohn Spottyswod Archbishop of Glasco Master Gawen Hamelton Bishop of Galloway and M. Andrew Lambe Bishop of Breachyn which consecration was performed mutatis mutandis according to the forme of the Church of England Richard Pyot Francis Ihones Shreeues Sir William Crauen Merchantaylor Maior The Triumphes Trophies and pleasant deuices at this time in honour of the Lord Maior and Citie of London were extraordinarie great being in a manner twice so much as hath béene vsuall within the Citie and so likewise were the stately shewes and ingenious deuices vpon the water at the charges of the Company of Marchantaylors Notwithstanding the Citie of Londons former plentifull prouision of sundry Granaries and other Storehouses for the generall seruice thereof and for preuention of sudden famine yet such is the late vnspeakeable increase of people within and about the City as well of strangers as Natiues so as the Magistrates in their prouidence for preuention of famine and for prouision for the poore very carefully about two yeares past beganne to build a Bridewell twelue new faire Granaries being sufficient to kéepe sixe thousand quarters of Corne and two store houses for sea-coale for the poore which will keepe foure thousand loade of coales These necessary houses were not finished vntill this time Master Alderman Leman vsed great paines and diligence in the contriuing and accomplishing of this memorable worke This last Summer there were warres in Cleueland and the vnited protestant Princes with their seuerall forces aided the Marquesse of Brandenberg in his claime to that Dukedome and the Dukedome of Gulich in which wars and at the taking the Citie of Gulich Christianus Prince of Anhalt was chiefe Generall of all the vnited forces and sir Edward Cecyll otherwise called Colonell Cecyll was then Lord Generall of the English and Scottish Army This Prince Christanus arriued of late at Douer and came to sée the King who entertained and feasted him and all his traine very roially He tooke great pleasure to view the Citie of London he beheld the pleasant triumphs vpon the water and within the City which were then extraordinary in honor of the Lord Maior and Citizens and that day this Prince with all his German traine were feasted in the Guild hall where he manifested his princely former admiration touching the greatnesse scituation state and wealth of the City and then he also admired
Adulteries The 26 of October ariued Olexsey Euanowich Iszazen from the yong Emperour of Russia Michaell Euanowich Vryoue hée returned the next spring and then the King sent Sir Iohn Merricke Knight Lord Ambassador to the sayd Emperour who according to his Commission with great paines and long trauaile made a firme Peace and League betwéene the King of Sweaden and the Emperour of Russia Thomas Benet Henry Iay Shrieues Sir Thomas Middleton Knight Grocer Maior The 4 of Nouember 1613. the Viscont Rochester was created Earle of Somerset and Baron of Branspeth and the same day in the afternoone Sir Edward Cooke Knight Lord chiefe Iustice of England was sworne a Priuie Counsellor Sonday the 26 of Decembert Robert Earle of Somerset maried the Lady Francis Howard daughter to Thomas Earle of Suffolke Sonday the 2 of Ianuary 1613. betweene the houres of twelue and one in the morning was Prince Henry Fredericke borne at Heydelberge in Germanie the first borne sonne of the most high borne Princesse the Lady Elizabeth the eldest daughter of the most High and Mighty Prince Iames King of Great Brittaine and wife to the most Noble Prince Fredericke the first Count Palatine chiefe of the Princes Electors he was christened the sixth of March. Thursday the 29 of March 1614. Sir Ralphe Winwood Knight Master of the Requests was sworne principall Secretary of Estate and Sir Thomas Lake Knight Clerke of the Priuie Signet was sworne a Priuie Counsellor The 15 of Iune died Henry Earle of Northamton and was buried in the chappell of Douer castle he founded thrée Hospitalls one whereof was at Gréenewich which he ordained should be for euer gouerned by the company of Mercers of London In the moneth of Iuly this yeare 1614. the King of Denmarke with thrée shippes arriued at Yarmouth accompanied and attended by his Lord Chancellor and Lord Admirall and diuers other of quallity and a competent Number of his Guard and others Friday the 22 of Iuly hee came to the Quéenes Court at Somerset house in the Strand the King of great Brittaine being then in Bedfordshire ryding progresse where hauing spéedie knowledge of his brothers a ryuall set forward instantly for London and vpon the next Sunday both the Kings the Quéene and and Prince Charles met at Somerset house where the Bishop of London preached before them And the first of August the King of Denmarke being accompanied with King Iames and Prince Charles went by Barge to Woolwich and to Graues-end where they dined and after dinner went aboord the King of Denmarkes shippe and there the King of Great Brittaine tooke leaue of his brother and returned that night to Theobalds Prince Charles accompanied his Vncle the next day to Rochester and and hauing viewed the Nauy Royall they returned to the King of Denmarkes Ship and the next daie Prince Charles returned to London and the King with a faire winde set saile for Denmarke hauing euery way exprest his Royall bounty as formerly The thirtéenth of Iuly Thomas Earle of Suffolke was made Lord high Treasurer of England and at this time Robert Earle of Somerset was made Lord Chamberlaine This Michellmas Tearme there was a call of Seargeants at Law viz. the eleuenth of Nouember At this time was finished and builded the new faire Counsell Chamber for the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London by reason the former Chamber was too little Sir Thomas Middleton Knight being then Lord Maior In September there was a generall muster of horse and foote throughout the Land and therewithall trayning of souldiers but chiefly in the City of London by the citizens themâ—selues many whereof by their former voluntary exercise of Armes and Millitary discipline was now so ready and expert that they taught oâ—thers And whereas at this time there was by the Lord Maior and citizens twenty selectâ—â— captaines chosen to traine and gouerne thâ— trained bands of London viz. sixe thousandâ— there were found in the said former company viz. of the Artillerie garden sufficient men â— be their Lieutenants and all other officers 〈◊〉 the apt and ready trayning of others frâ—â— whom vpon good obseruation all the shires 〈◊〉 England tooke example the captaines and genâ—tlemen of the Artillerie garden demeand themselues so wel exercising all points of warre that it pleased Prince Charles to goe in person to the Artillery garden to sée their wéekely exercise of armes and to goe into Hoxton field to sée their great muster and trayning of the sixe thousand citizens which wéekely practise now vsed in the Artillery garden they were determined to remooue from thence and to hold their vsual Marshall méetings and practise of armes in the great third field from Mooregate viz. next the sixe Windmills which field Master Leat with great paines hath béene diuers yeares a preparing to that purpose At this time the riuer of Thames was cléered of stops pyles and weyres by the Water Bayly of London as he was appointed by the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen Master Hugh Middleton Citizen and Goldsmith of London borne in Denbigh-shire hauing spent fiue yeares time with the aduise and direction of the best and most skillfull Artizens imployed bestowed great summes of money forced to vse seuen hundred workemen at one time and endured infinit Callumny and detraction he brought a delicate Riuer of swéet water from two plentious springs viz. the one whereof is called Chawldwell néere Ware and the other Amwell in Herefordshire which two springs being vnited runne ioyntly togither to the North-side of London which Riuer with the Trenches to conuay it and the great Cesterne to receiue it with great difficultie was brought vnto desired effect in Sommer 1613. but the Currant was restrained from running into the Ceasterne vntill Michaelmas day in the yeare 1613. And that day there came to behold it the Lord Maior if London and Sir Thomas Middleton Knight Lord Maior Elect for the yeare ensuing brother to this Maior Hugh Middleton Master of this memorable worke with many Aldermen and a great number of graue Citizens and others who were entertained with excellent Musique and the royall sound of drums and trumpets with spéeches and other pleasant entertainements and at the lifting vp of the Scluce to let the Riuer runne into the Ceasterne there was a peale of Chambers since which time with all possible expedition this water is conuaied from this Ceasterne by pipes of Elme into all high stré◠and chiefe lanes of the city and the suburbeâ— thereof the generall and particular benefit their of is vnualuable Peter Proby Martin Lumley Shrieues Sir Thomas Hayes Knight Draper Maior At this time was founded the Great Hospiâ—tall at the Charter-house néere London for fourescore men and forty children and the new built Hospitall at Dulwich in Surrey read my large booke The 17 of Ianuary 1614. it began to fréeze in ordinary manner and the 23
THE Abridgement of the English Chronicle First collected by M. Iohn Stow and after him augmented with very many memorable Antiquities and continued with matters forreine and domesticall vnto the beginning of the yeare 1618. By E.H. Gentleman There is a briefe Table at the end of the Booke Imprinted at London for the Company of Stationers 1618. Dextera Domini me exalt abit To the Right Honorable Sir George Bolles Knight Lord Maior of the Citie of London and to the Right worshipfull the Aldermen his brethren And to Sir Anthony Benn Knight Recorder of the same Citie Edmond Howes Gentleman wisheth all health and felicitie RIght Honourable and graue Senators the blessed and peaceful entrance into this land and ioyfull possession of our Leige Lord of his immediate right of the Imperiall crowne of England and the vtter banishment of all doubt in the Regall succession with the vniuersall hearts applause of all his Highnesse English subiects who with one consent acknowledged their loue and dutie vnto his lawfull right in Soueraigntie all which in the speedy effecting and establishing of peace in this kingdome was much more then either our neighbour Nations held possible to bee so easily performed A appeared by their great admiration vpon the certaine knowledge thereof or was rightly vnderstood of the multitude that wholly enioyes the benefite as too plainely appeareth by their wilful ingratitude forgetfulnes seeing their long continued feare so quickely supprest and beyond all expectation conuerted into as great freedome and tranquilitie as either their hearts could wish or is enioyed by any other nation All these and many other high blessings of Almightie God still succeeded one another no man would once hold vp his finger to make present acknowledgement or publicke vnderstanding vnto posterities of the boundlesse and wondrous workes of God in these our daies as also of the manifold remarkable accidents which haue happened of late yeares These motiues I say with the earnest perswasions of diuers graue and honourable personages who neuer ceased to accite mee vnto this present Act of Chronologie haue directly caused mee to performe this generall businesse in which my tedious labours I haue been intollerably abused and scandalized by Thraso Momus Zoylus and other backebiters detractors concerning whom sith it is the least of offences to offend offenders I will neither vexe my selfe nor trouble your patience in seeking to please the enuious and insatiate But forasmuch as I highly prize the good content of the honest wise and vertuous thus was the course and manner of my proceeding herein After I had well obserued that no man would lend a helping hand vnto the late aged painefull chronicler neither in many moneths after his death that any would expose or shewe themselues to prosecute so good a worke and albeit that in this interim before there were many named to haue already entred into this Labyrinth yet not one appeared whereupon I remembred the saying of the Philosopher That the naming of many friends is a maine impediment vnto friendship And as in that so in this then for my own cleare satisfaction full assurance that I would neither preiudice nor preuent any others better proceeding I entered into particular conference with euery man whose names had beene diuulged Some of them of honourable rancke and reuerent qualitie all of them learned of good sufficiency some whereof answered me they thought that the giuing out of their names in this sort was rather done by their secret enemies of purpose to draw them into capitall displeasure and to bring their names liues into a generall question then for any other intent of good other saide who doth this worke must flatter which I cannot neither will I wilfully leaue a scandall vnto my posteritie Another said I cannot see how in any ciuil action a man should spend his trauell time mony worse then in that which acquires no regard nor reward except backebiting detraction And one amongst the rest after he had sworne an oath saide I thanke God that I am not yet madde to wast my time spend two hundred pound a yeare trouble my selfe all my friends onely to gaine assurance of endlesse reproch losse of libertie and bring all my dayes in question like as these spake so did many others And in conclusion I sawe it vtterly refused of all And by this time it was generally obserued that this worke was wholly neglected Then many of my friends began againe to animate me and very seriously required me to make supplement whose kinde perswasions preuailed so farre that I promised them to doe my indeuour onely for one yeares space wherein my good will exceeded my best experience as I found afterwards for that it is not a yeare or two wherein a man may obtaine the particularities of truth neither accomplish any thing to the effect in this solide and variable imploiment Then forthwith I repaired to the most honourable superiours vnto whom I humbly signified my zealous loue dutie and diligence in this generall seruice of my Prince and Country Of whom I receiued very gracious incouragement honorable instructions And after that vpon conference with diuers graue Elders louers of vertue and fauourers of the Cities honour by whose direction with all meekenesse I manifested my willingnesse vnto the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen being then resolued neither to breake my former promise nor to neglect so great and generall a good for any deprauing speeches or maleuolent aspects with all integritie since which time I haue spent in this busines sixteene yeares without any great cause of encouragement May it therefore please your wisedomes rightly to vnderstand that in all my proceedings I haue neither presumed too farre of my selfe nor done ought that might discourage or preuent any other And thus much for the cause and maner of my proceeding Now right honourable and most worthy Elders whose state and gouernment is renowned through the world what is hee that hath any vnderstanding and knowes not London to bee the most flourishing and peacefull Cittie of Europe of greatest antiquitie happiest in countinuance most increased chiefe in prosperitie and most stored with plentie and here I might alleadge many ancient presidents of pleasures profits time and state whereof neuer any subordinate Magistrates could equall yours But seeing few wordes to the wise suffice I will onely speake a word or two by the way The promised blessing vnto the ancient Israelites to possesse a land that flowed with milke and hony is with seuen fold measure heaped on your heads your citty filled more aboundantly with all sorts of silkes fine linnen oyles wines and spices perfection of Arts all costly ornaments and curious workemanship then any other Prouince so as London well deserues to beare the name of the choicest storehouse in the world and to keepe ranke with any royall Cittie in Europe her Cittizens rich and bounteous witnesse their franke-giuing of more then
natiuitie 1108. wherein he first beganne to raigne and named it after his owne name Britan he builded the Citty of new Troy now called London he diuided the whole Island among his thrée sonnes Vnto Locrine his eldest sonne hée gaue the middle part called Loegria to Camber Cambria to Albanact Albania he deceased when he had raigned 24. yeares LOcrine raigned 20. yeares he chased the Hunnes which inuadâ—â— this realme pursued them so sharpely that many of them with their King were drowned in a riuer named Humber Locrine had to wife Guendoline daughter to Corineus Duke of Cornwall by whom hee had a sonne named Madan hée also kept Estrild by whom hee had a daughter named Sabrine but Guendoline gathering a great power fought with King Locrine and stewe him Shée drowned Estrild with her daughter Sabrine in a Riuer called Seuerne GVendoline discréetly ruled 15. yeares and left the same to her sonne Madan MAdan was deuoured by wild woules when he had raigned 11. yeares MEmpricius slewe his brother Manlius taking the wiues daughters of his subiects but was destroyed of wolues when he had raigned 20. yeares EBranke founded Alclud in Scotland he made the Castle of Edenbrough and Bambrought hee builded Rayrbranke now called Yorke hée raigned 40. yeares Brutus surnamed Greeneshield raigned twelue yeares LEil builded Carlill now called Cestria hée raigned 25. yeares RVdhudribras builded Canterbury Winchester and Shaftsbury He raigned twentynine yeares BLadud who had long studied at Athens broght Philosophers to kéepe schooles in Britaine hée builded Bath and presumed to flie but brake his necke when he had raigned 20. yeares LEile builded Caer Lair now called Leicester Hée had thrée daughters Gonorell Ragan and Cordelle which Cordelle succéeded him in the Kingdome when he had raigned fourtie yeares COrdelle was sore vexed by her two Nephews Morgan of Albanie and Conedagus of Camber who cast her into prison where shée flew her selfe when she had raigned 5. yeares MOrgan warred on his Nephewe Conedagus but Conedagus slue Morgan and then was King of all Britaine He raigned thrée and thirty yeares RIuallo in whose time it rained bloud three dayes And then a great mortalitie caused almost desolation He raigned 46. yeares GVrgustus a common drunkard whereof followed other vices raigned 37. yeares SIcilius the brother of Gurgustus raigned fortie nine yeares IAgo Cousin to Gurgustus raigned fiue and twenty yeares Kimmacus raigned 53. yeares Gorbodug raigned 43. yeares FErrex with his brother Porrex ruled Britainâ— fiue yeares they fell at ciuill discord for the soueraigne dominion in which Ferrex was slaine and Porrex afterward was killed MVlmutius Dunwallo constituted good lawes which long after were called Mulmutius lawes he gaue priuiledges vnto Temples and ploughes and began to make the foure notable wayes in Britaine he raigned 40. yeares BElinus Brennus diuided this Isle of Britaine Vnto Belme was appointed England Wales and Cornwall Vnto the other the part beyond Humber This Brennus raised warre against Bâ—line but in conclusion Brennus went amongst the Gaules where for his excellent qualities hée was their soueraigne Captaine with whom he passed into Italy sacked Rome Belinus raigned xxvi yeares Gurgustus subdued Denmarke and in his returne met with a fléete comming from the parts of Spaine which were séeking for habitations to whom he granted the Isle of Ireland to inhabite He raigned xix yeares GVinthelinus had to wife a notable womaÌ„ named Mercia Shee diuised certaine lawes named Mercians lawes He raigned xxvi yeares CEcilius raigned seuen yeares a people called Picts arriued here in Britaine and possessed those parts which now be the Marches of both Realmes England and Scotland KImarus raigned 3. yeares and was slaine as he was hunting Elanius was King of Britaine 9. yeares MOrindus in whose time out of the Irish seas came a wonderfull monster which destroyed much people whereof the King hearing would needes fight with it by which hee was deuoured when he had raigned 8. yeares GOrbomannus raigned 11. yeares He builded Grantham ARchigallo extorted from men their goods to enrich his treasure for which cause he was depriued when he had raigned 5. yeares Elidurus raigned 5. yeares ARchigallo restored ruled the people quietly ten yeares ELidurus after the death of his brother raigned not passing two yeares but that his younger brother Vigenius tooke and cast him into prison VIgenius raigned seuen yeares and Pereduries raigned after 2. yeares He builded the town of Pickering Elidurus the third time raigned foure yeares Gorbonian raigned ten yeares Morgan guided the Realme 14. yeares EMerianus when he had tyrannously raigned 7. yeares was deposed Iuall gouerned peaceably 20. yeares Rimo gouerned this Realme 16. yeares Gernuntius raigned 20. yeares CAtillus raigned ten yeares he hung vp all oppressors of the poore Coilus quietly raigned 20. yeares Porrex a vertuous Prince raigned 5. yeares CHierennus through his darkenesse raigned but one yeare Fulgen his sonne raigned but two yeares Eldred raigned but one yeare Androgius likewise raigned one yeare Varianus raigned thrée yeares Eliud a great Astronomer raigned 5. yeares Dedantius raigned fiue yeares Detonus raigned in the land two yeares Gurginus raigned thrée yeares Merianus was King two yeares Blandumus gouerned two yeares Capenus raigned thrée yeares Quinus ruled this land two yeares Silius raigned two yeares Bledgabredus raigned ten yeares Archemalus was King two yeares Eldelus raigned foure yeares Rodianus was King two yeares Redargius raigned thrée yeares Samulius raigned two yeares Penisellus was King thrée yeares Pyrhus ruled this land two yeares Caporus was King two yeares Diuellus gouerned foure yeares Helius raigned not full one yeare LVd repaired the city of new Troy builded on the west part thereof Ludgate leauing after him two sons Androgius and Theomancius who being not of age to gouerne their Vncle Cassibelan obtained the crown London tooke the name of Lud and was called Ludstowne Thus farre Ieffery Munmouth CAssibelanus ruled 19. yeares In the 8. yeare of his raigne Iulius Caesar sailed into Britain whereat the first being wearied with an hard sharpe battaile after with sudden tempest and his nauy almost destroied he returned againe into France the next spring which was the yeare before Christ 51. hée passed the seas againe with a great army But whiles he went towards his armies â—nland his shippes lying at anker with force of tempest were destroyed so that 40. were lost Vpon land also his horsemen at the first encounter were vanquished At the second conflict hee put the Britaine 's to flight From thence hée went vnto the riuer of thames on the further side whereof Cassibelanus with a great multitude of people was kéeping the bankes
held in admiration of the ignorant Sarazens and distracted Arabians And albeit he was of small reading by reason of his education otherwise yet he hearkened vnto such as were learned especially if they were any way malcontented either with any established religion state or gouernment Amongst which number hee inclined earnestly vnto the censured Hereticke Sergius a Monke of Constantinople which should haue béene punished for maintaining the Nestorian heresie hée attributed great Diuinitie to himselfe And hauing the falling sicknesse he denied it saying hée was onely in a trance being rauished with the vision of the Angell Gabriel who deliuered him secret instructions and new commaundements from God hee taught a Doue to pecke foode out of his eares which hee made the people beléeue was the holy ghost that came to inspire him by means whereof and other his illusions which his confederates vsed in his behalfe strongly possest the multitude with a most holy and reuerent opinion of him as also that hee was the great Prophet of the Ismaelites or as they call themselues the Sarazens and then by the helpe of Sergius and the rest in contempt of the old and new Testament hée made his Antichristian Alcaron wherein hée forbade the vse of holy Scriptures commanding them to continue circumcision and vtterly to abolish baptisme for to them belonged the diuide promise in contempt of Iewe and Christian hée commanded euery Friday for euer to bée held his holy Sabbaoth hée commanded them not to eate swines flesh nor drinke wine by day hée allowed euery man to haue many wiues and constituted a voluptuous Paradise like to the Manichées hée absolutely denied the Trinitie and the doctrine of our Sauiour Christ and his Apostles except onely such places of text as hée wrested to serue his sathanicall purpose saying Christ was a holy Prophet and his fore-runner and had foretold much of him and of his comming hée said the holy Ghost was a Creature like to the Nicholaytans with many other abhominations and blasphemies not fit to be spoken by a Christian all which hee began publickely to preach in the yeare of Christ 620. in the twelfth yeare of the raigne of Hyraclius the Emperour and by degrées it was so followed and beléeued that hée grew mighty in fauour with all sorts of people chiefely the Sarazens then he entred into armes and with a great hoast wasted Asyria tooke Damasco ouerthrew the Persians hée inueigled the warlike Scenits who reuolted from Hyraclius for want of pay hauing subdued many Nations caused himselfe to be crowned King of Persia then hée proclaimed himselfe a great Prophet and by force established his blasphemous Alcaron consisting of the dregges of all Religions then in vse which diuellish and Antichristian Doctrine through the remisnesse and negligence of the Emperours and ciuill dissention of the rest of the Christian Princes hath ouer spread all Asia Affrica and the best part of Europe and is in many places of India He dyed in the yeare 632. being poysoned by his alyes vpon hope to succéede him in his gouernment some write hee dyed at thirty yeares of age and others write at forty yeares and they put him in an Iron chest and placed it vpon loftie Tressels in the Citty of Mecha in Persia whereunto the Turkes goe in pilgrimage from all places Reade Egnatius 2. Booke Blondas 9. Booke Charles Fountagne 2. Booke of Medals and Polydor Virgil 7. Booke This yeare 606. Clocks and Dials were commaunded to be set vp in Churches CAdmine Duke of North Wales was made Soueraigne of the Britaines who gaue strong battell to Ethelfride King of Northumberland and forced him to intreate for peace hée raigned 42. yeares The Kingdome of Mercia beganne vnder the Saxon Penda which Lordship contained Huntingtonshire Herefordshire and Glocestershire At that time raigned in diuers parts of the land 7. Kings Paulinus builded the great Church at Lincolne He beganne the Cathedrall Church at Yorke named S. Peters CAdwallaine the sonne of Cadwane began his raigne ouer the Briaines He warred strongly vpon the Saxons made Penda King of Mercia tributary to him he raigned 48. yeares and was buried at London Sigibert King of the East Angles sent for Felix out of Burgondy to preach the faith he made this Felix Bishop of Dunwich and by his counsell he erected diuers schooles Honorius Arch-bishop of Canterbury diuided his prouince into Parishes Atheldrith the Quéene began the Monastery at Ely Medulfe builded the Abbey of Malmesbury Penda King of Mercia warred vpon Oswald King of Northumberland and slue him in battell Kenewalcus King of the west Saxons builded the Bishops sea of Winchester Benet the Monke and maister of the reuerend Beda brought first the craft of Painting Glasing and Masons worke into this land Cissa began to build the Abbey of Abingdon Erkenwald Bishop of London builded the Abbeyes of Chertsey and of Barking Ostrike Duke of Glocester founded the Monastery of Glocester Peda The sonne of Penda and Selruphus of Mereia were the first founders of Peterborow CAdwalladar was ordained King of Britaine saith Ieffery and ruled onely three yeares He was the last King of Britaine And this land after his time called Anglia and the inhabitants there of Angles or Anglish Saxons who vsed to call all men Welshmen that bee strangers vnto them This happened after the entring of the Saxons vnder their leaders Hengist and Horsus in the time of Vortiger 236. yeares IVstinian the second which some said was Iustinian the fourth sonne to Constantine the fourth was the last of the race of Hyraclius and began his raigne in the yeare 686. hée cut the noses of his yonger brothers to the end they should not aspire to the Empire This wicked Emperor caused a headstrong Councell to bee made against the sixt generall Councell held by his father he made warres vpon the Arabians and Bulgarians contrary to the appointment of his father and prospered accordingly for he was put to the worst Amurath King of Sarazens made peace with him and restored backe Affrica This Iustinian for his crueltie and wilfull behauiour was generally hated of all his subiects and in the tenth yeare of his raigne was chased out of his gouernment by Leonicus who possest the Emperiall Crowne thrée yeares with the speciall helpe of Callymycus and then the men of warre chose Hysmarus Alias Tyberius the third who cut his nose likewise and repressed the Arabians he banished the most noble Phillippicus because an Eagle was séene to light vpon him as bée slept then hée sailed from Affrica to Constantinople and tooke Leonicus and cut his nose as he had done to Iustinian and séered it in the seuenth yeare of his raigne Iustinian by helpe of the Bulgarians recoured his Empire and presently practised all maner of reuenge vpon those hée hated he banished Tiberius pulled out the eyes of Callymycus and in his daily exercise of crueltie as oft as he blew his
daughter married Lewis the fourth of that name King of France And about the yeare 962. the people of Denmarke were conuerted to the Christian faith by Popynus the Popes Chaplaine and shortly after that the said Otto made fierce wars vpon Denmarke and tooke their King Aleadus prisoner and caused him and all his children to bee baptized EDward surnamed Senior the sonne of Alfreed was annointed King hee builded Hertford another towne at Wittham in Essex hee builded a new Towne against the old Towne of Nottingham on the south side of the Riuer of Trent and made a bridge ouer the said Riuer betweene two townes Hee subdued the King of Scotland and Wales he also builded Thilwall and repaired Manchester hee was buried at Winchester when hee had raigned foure twenty yeares ADelstane after Edward his father was crowned at Kingstone hee brought this land into one Monarchy for hee expelled the Danes and quieted the Welshmen Hee caused them to pay to him yearly for a tribute twenty pound of gold 300. pound of siluer 2500. head of neate with hounds and hawkes to a certaine number Hee conquered Scotland Hee raigned 15. yeares and lyeth at Malmesbury Guy Earle of Warwicke side the Danish Giant in Hide meade nigh vnto Winchester EDmund brother to Adelstane tooke on him the gouernance of this realme who was slaine when he had raigned 5 yeares and was buried at Glastenbury About this time the Empire of Gréece was translated from Constantinople into Germany in the time of Otto the Emperour And at this time began the Princes Electors And the Citty Magdeburge in Germany was also founded read my larger booke ELdred succéeded Edmund his brother he tooke on him but a protectour but afterward hée was crowned at Kingstone he quieted and kept in due obeisance the Northumbers and Scots and exiled the Danes He raigned 9. yeares and was buried at Winchester EDwine succéeded his vncle Eldred he was crowned at Kingstone In the selfe same day of his coronation he rauished his owne kinswoman the wife of a noble man and afterward slew her husband Which act and for banishing Dunstan who rebuked him he became odible to his subiects and was depriued when hee had raigned 4. yeares EDgar brother to Edwine was crowned at Bathe Hée was excellent in iustice and sharpe in correction of vices that neuer before his dayes was vsed lesse Fellonie by Robbers or Extortion by false Officers Hee chastised the great negligence and vicious liuing of the Cleargy he prepared a great Nauy of ships which he disposed in thrée parts of this Realme and had Souldiers alwaies ready prest and ready against the incursions of forraine enemies King Edgar hauing restored and new founded eight and fourtie Monasteries which before had béene destroyed and confirmed the Monasterie of Worcester which Osnalde then Bishoppe of Worcester by the Kings consent had inlarged and made the Cathedrall Church of that shire Alwinus Alderman Earle of Eastangle founded the Abbey of Ramsey King Edgar raigned 16. yeares and was buried at Glastenbury EDward the sonne of Edgar was crowned at Kingstone by the counsell of his Stepmother Elfreed hee was traiterously murdered when he had raigned 3. yeares Buried at Shaftsbury At this time died S. Dunstan Etheldred the sonne of Edgar was crowned at Kingstone but because he came to the kingdome by killing his brother he could neuer get the good will of his people A great part of the city of London was burnt At this time saith Sigibert the Historian flourished Guydo Aretine he was the first that taught the Gamuth for prick-song King Etheldred erected the Bishopricke of Exeter he caused all the Danes in England to bee slaine In reuenge whereof Swaxe King of Denmarke inuaded England with fire sword Etheldred died when hee had raigned eight and thirty yeares and was buried in Paules Church in London EDmund the sonne of Etheldred succéeded in the kingdome who was surnamed Ieronside and whiles betwéene him and Canutus striuing for the Empire many bloody battailes were fought the Kings themselues attempted to fight hand to hand for the title of the kingdome in which combate after long and doubtfull fight they both being weariâ—d fell to a couenant to diuide the same Edmund not long after was slaine by the treason of one Ederick of Staton Edrick making vaunt thereof to Canutus Canutus answered saying and thou shall die as well thou art worthy straight wayes the traitor was tormented to death and cast into a ditch About this time ended the race of Charlemaigne and then began the line of Hugh Caper in France Canutus the Dane challenging all England to himselfe slew his brother Edmond he procured to haue giuen him in mariage Emma the Widdow of King Etheldred who at that time was with Edward and allured her sons to exile with Duke Richard in Normandie She did beare Canutus a sonne of his owne name by his affinitie and alliance the Danes became of the more strength and power His subdued the Scots whereby he was King of England Scotland Denmarke Norway Hee founded the Monastery of Saint Edmondes-Burie when hee had raigned twenty yeares hée deceased and was buried at Winchester HArold Harefoot vsing the force of the Danes that dwelt in England inuaded the Realme while his brother Hardicanutus gouerned in Denmarke And not being vnmindfull by whose aide hee came to the kingdome rewarded the Danes with great dignitie in this Realme he constrained his mother in law Emma to flye and prouide for her selfe hee tormented to death Alured the sonne of Emma which she had by King Etheldred who then was come out of Normandy to visit his mother He raigned 3. yeares died at Oxford and was buried at Westminster HArdicanutus sonne of Canutus and Emma as soone as hee had gotten his fathers kingdome fetched his mother out of exile And in reuenge of displeasure that was done to her and of the murder of his brother Alured hée commanded the carkas of Harold to bee digged out of the earth and to be thrown into the riuer of Thames where by a fisher it was taken vp brought to the Danes who buried it in a Churchyard which they had at London In the midst of his cups he departed this life the 3. yeare of his riagne and was buried at Winchester EDward the sonne of Etheldred was crowned at Westchester hee released the tribute of 4000. pounds called Dane-gelt which the English people from the beginning of the raigne of the Danes was compelled to pay their King euery yeare he tooke to wife Edgitha the daughter of Earle Goodwine hee sent for home into England his Nephew Edward the sonne of King Edmond his brother who brought with him Agatha his wife Edgar Margaret and Christian his children borne in Pannonia where hee liued but a while Thus Edward being disappointed both of his Nephew and his heire pronounced
thâ— for the space of more then thirty miles good proâ—fitable corne ground was turned into a chase 〈◊〉 wilde beastes Remingus Bishop of Dorchesteâ— remoued his sea to Lincolne where hee builded new Church There was a great water flood so that hils weâ—â— made soft and consumed and with their fall ouerâ—whelmed many villages King William builded Battell Abbey in Sâ—sex another at Selby in Yorkeshire the thâ—â— at Caen in Normandy in which hee was buriâ—ed He gaue great priuiledges to Saint Marthâ—â—le graund in London Pauls Church in London burnt In a prouince of Wales called Rose 〈◊〉 found the Sepulchre of Gawen vpon the Seâ—â—shore who was sisters sonne of Arthur the great King of Britaine being in length fourtéene so King William being at Roan in Normandâ— went with a great Army into France spoyliâ— all things as he passed Last of all hée burned 〈◊〉 Citty of Meaur with our Lady Church aâ— two Anchorits that was inclosed there The Kiâ—â— cheared his men to féede the fire and came hiâ— selfe so neare that with the heate of his harneâ— he got a disease Also the Kings horse leaping oâ—uer a ditch did burst the inner parts of the King with the paine whereof hee was sore afflictâ—â— and returned to Roan where shortly after 〈◊〉 ended his life the ninth day of September 〈◊〉 the yeare of our Lord 1087. When hee had raigâ—ned twenty yeares eight moneths and sixtéene dayes Hee was buried at Caen in Normandy and had issue by Matild his wife daughter to Baldwin Earle of Flanders Robert Curthose vnto whom hee gaue Normandy Richard that died young William Rufus to whom he gaue England and Henry to whom hee gaue his wiues inheritance and treasure Daughters Cicely Abbesse of Caen Constance wife to Stephen Earle of Bloys Margaret promised to Harold King of England and Elienor betrothed to Alfonso King of Galicia WILLIAM Rufus WIlliam Rufus the third sonne of William Conquerour beganne his raigne the ninth day of September in the yeare of our Lord 1087. He was variable inconstant couetous and cruell he burdened his people with vnreasonable taxes and what he thus got he prodigally spent in great banquetting and sumptuous apparrell Otho Bishop of Bayon and Earle of Kent with his brother Robert Earle of Mortaine and Hereford and almost all the Nobles of England raised warre against King William would haue had Robert his eldest brother to be King but William by faire wordes pacifying some of the principall conspirators besieged the residue in the Caâ—stell of Rochester And lastly ouercame them Lanfranke Archbishop of Canterbury deceaâ—sed hee renewed the great Church of Canterbury hee repaired the walles of that Citty buiâ—â—ded two Hospitals the one of Saint Iohn thâ— other at Harbaldowne He restored the Churcâ— of Rochester King William Making warre against his broâ—ther Robert Duke of Normandy at length agréâ—â—ment was made betwéene them that if one 〈◊〉 them died without issue the other should succeâ—â— in the inheritance Malcolme King of Scots did homage to King William A great tempest fell on Saint Lukes day specially in Winchcombe where a great part of the Stéeple was ouerthrowne And in London the winde ouerturned 606. houses and the roofeâ— Bow Church in Cheape wherwith some persons were slaine King William builded the new Castle vpon Tine Osmond Bishop of Sarisbury founded the Cathedrall Church of Sarisbury In England fell a wonderfull aboundance 〈◊〉 raine and after insued so great frost that Horses and Carts passed commonly ouer great Riuers which when it thawed the Ice brake downe many great bridges Malcolme the King of Scots coÌ„ming into England was sodainely slaine with his sonne and heire by Robert Mowbrey Earle of Northumberland Iohn Bishop of Welles by nointing the Kings hands transposed the Bishops sea to Bath King William builded againe the cittie of Carlile which was destroyed by the Danes 200. yeares before he also builded a castle there and out of the South parts of England sent men to inhabite there This yeare was a great famine and so great a mortality that the quick were scant able to bury the dead The Welshmen spoiled the citty of Glocester with a part of Shrewesbury and won the Isle of Anglesey The Bishopricke of Thetford was translated to Norwich King William with a great power entred Wales not being able to follow the Welchmen amongst the hils hee builded two Castles in the borders and returned Great preparation was made by the Christians to goe against the infidels at Ierusalem Peter the Hermite being their first leader and after Godfrey of Bullen Robert Duke of Normandy tooke his iourney towards Ierusalem and laide Normandy to gage to his brother King William for 6666. pound of siluer All the land that sometime belonged to Earle Goodwin by breaking in of the sea was couered with sandes and there is yet called Goodwin sands King William in Normandy gaue himselfe to warres so that with exactions and tributes he did not onely shaue but flea the people of England The Christians tooke the Cittie of Ierusalem placing there a King and a Patriarch THe fiftéenth of Iuly 1098. after thirty sixe dayes siege the Cittie of Ierusalem was yéelded vnto Godfrey of Bollen Duke of Lorane chiefe leader of the Christian Army against the Sarazens to recouer the Holy land hee was accompanied with thrée Kings and diuers other Christian Princes namely Robert Duke of Normandy eldest sonne vnto William the Conquerour hee had an hundred thousand Souldiers all of them marked with the signe of the Crosse This renowned and victorious Prince before hee entred into Armes morgaged his Dukedome vnto the Bishop of Liege for great summes of money wherewith hee furnished himselfe in this expedition he was chosen King of Ierusalem but would not bee crowned with a Crowne of gold because our Sauiour Christ was crowned with a crowne of thornes This Christian Conquest was performed about fiue hundreth yeares after the Persians had got possession of Ierusalem and the Holy land Peter the Hermite who had seene and felt the Turkish outrages tooke great paines in going to all Christian Princes to contract them vnto this seruice Pope Vrban the second in the Councell of Cleremount was also very forward in this businesse King Godfrey dyed of a feuer hauing raigned one yeare and was buried neare vnto the holy Sepulchre after him succéeded his brother Baldwine and raigned eighteene yeares hee made great wars vpon the enemies of our faith After the death of King Godfrey Ierusalem continued fourescore and eight yeares vnder Christian obedience and then became subiect vnto Turkish tyranny After King William was come out of Normandy he kept his Court at Westminster in the new Hall and hearing men say it was too bigge he answered This Hall is not bigge enough by one halfe King William being a hunting word was brought him that his people were besieged in Maine
and our heires you now please to lend me your strong hand I héere promise and assure you that we will haue the supremacy and gouerntment This speach preuailed so farre that instantly the women tooke oath and ioyned their hearts and hands to effect their willes against men and in that fury flew all the men they met then they entred into Armes and for seauen yeares space maintained warres very stoutly and like valiant Amazones all which notwithstanding in the end they were suppressed by Prymâ—slaus partly by force partly by policy gifts and faire wordes Reade Naucler King Henry married Adelisia the Duke of Louans daughter The Citty of Glocester was burnt Henry Earle of Warwicke and Margaret his wife founded the Colledge of Saint Mary in the towne of warwicke Waleran Earle of Mellent was taken in Normandy by King Henry and hee with many others were imprisoned at Roan The King caused all the Coiners of England to haue their priuy members cut off and also their right hand because they had corrupted the Coine Henry the Emperour being dead Maude the Empresse returned into England Richard Bishop of London founded the Monastery of S. Oseth in Essex At this time men had such a pride in their haire that they contended with women in length of haire King Henry held a Councell at London wherein it was granted him correction of the Cleargie so the King tooke infinite sums of money of Priests and suffered them to doe what they would King Henry gaue his daughter the Empresit vnto Geffrey Plantagenet Earle of Angiou The Citty of Rochester was sore defaced with fire The King made a Bishopricke at Carlile Maude the Empresse did beare vnto Ieffery Plantagenet Earle of Angiou a sonne and named him Henry A great fire beginning at Gilbert Beckets house in west Cheape consumed a great part of London from thence to Algate Henry Bloys Bishop of Winchester builded the Hospitall of S. Crosse neare vnto Winchester Worcester was sore defaced with fire Maude the Empresse brought forth a sonne named Ieffery Robert Cortoise or Short-thigh King Henries brother died in the Castle of Cardife and was buried at Glocester King Henry remaining in Normandy deceased the first day of December Anno 1135. when he had raigned 35. yeares 4. moneths his bowels braines and dies were buried at Roan the rest of his body being powdred with salt and wrapped in Buls hides was buried at Reading an Abbey of his owne foundation Hee founded a Priory at Dunstable and builded the Castle of Windsort with a Colledge there KING STEPHEN STephen Earle of Beloine sonne of the Earle of Blois and Adala William Conquerours daughter Nephew to King Henry the first claimed the kingdome the second day of December Anno 1135. and was consecrated at Westminster on the 26. of December This was a noble man and hardy of passing comely of fauour personage he excelled in martiall policy gentlenes liberality towards all men although he had continuall warre yet he did neuer burden his commons with exactions Fire which began at London Stone consumed eastward to Algate and westward to S. Paules Church King Stephen besieged the castle of Exceter a long time which Balwine de Riuers held against him but at length when they within the Castle wanted necessary things to liue by they compounded King Stephen passed the sea to subdue Normandy where hee tooke many citties and strong Castles Rochester was burnt with all the citty The Archbishops sea in Yorke S. Martins without the walles the Hospitall with 39. Churches were burnt Saint Peters Church at Bath and all the citty was burnt The Nobles sent for Maude the Empresse promising her the possession of the Realme according to their oath made to her Dauid King of Scots purposing to recouer the Crowne of England for the Empresse inuaded Northumberland when by Thurstane Archbishop of Yorke the Scots had an ouerthrowe and were slaine aboue ten thoâ—â—sand Robert Earle of Glocester returned into England with his sister the Empresse and a great Aâ—my which arriued at Portsmouth Robert Earle of Glocester with a great power inuaded the towne of Nottingham and spoiled it the Townsmen were taken slaine or burnt in thâ— Churches whereunto they fled This yeare 1140. died Iohannes de temporibus he was Page to Charlemaigne King Stephen besieged Lincolne against Rainulph Earle of Chester but Rainulph Eare of Gâ—â—â—cester came with a great power and rescued the same chased the Kings Army and tooke him prisoner hée was had to Glocester and after to Bristow The Empresse reioycing at this heâ— good hap departed from Glocester and came to Cicester from thence to Winchester where the Crowne of the Realme was deliuered into her hands Earle Robert being pursued was taken a Sobbrige with Earle Warren and many other at length through meditation peace was concluded that the King should be deliuered to his kingdome and the Earle to his liberty Gaufride de Mandeuil Earle of Essex founded the Abbey of Walden and Sir William de Mountfitchet founded the Abbey of Stratford Langthorne King Stephen hearing the Empresse to lye at Oxford with a great power came and besieged her a two moneths space Earle Robert with Henry Sonne to the Empresse landed at Warham where hee besieged the Castle which was defended by Hubert de Lucie who at length yeelded the same In the meane time the Empresse séeing that shee was voyde of helpe cloathing her selfe and her companie all in white vpon a night went ouer the Thames a foote which was then hard frozen she went to Wallingford and the Castle of Oxford was yéelded to the King William of Ypre founded Boxley Abbey in Kent King Stephen tooke Ieffery Maundeuile Earle of Essex at Saint Albones which Ieffery could not be at libertie till he had deliuered the Tower of London with the Earles of Waldon and Plecy When the Earle was thus spoiled of his holds hee tooke the Church of Ramsey and fortified it King Stephen besieged Wallingford but could not preuaile The Earle of Chester was reconciled to the King and was at the siege with him but shortly after when he came to the Court the King being at Northampton hee was taken and kept prisoner till he had rendred the Castle of Lincolne and other fortresses Earle Robert deceased and was buried at Bristow The Empresse being wearied with the discord of the English nation went ouer into Normandy Quéene Matild builded the hospitall of S. Katherine by the Tower of London for poore brethreâ— and sisters Henry the Empresse sonne went to Dauid King of Scots of whom he was ioyfully receiued and made Knight England was full of trouble and warre set foorth to fire and rapine through the discord betwixt Stephen and certaine Earles that tooke part with Henry Ieffery Plantagenet Earle of
time lay as rudely as London stréetes which were not all paued in foure hundred yeares after and the north Church-yard of Paules otherwise called the Close and diuers other stréetes in London were not paued vntill the raigne of Quéene Elizabeth In the yeare 1246. the Citty of Luberke was quite consumed with fire whose misfortune made Paris London and other Citties to couer their houses with tile or slate especially if they stood close together and not to vse any thatch which vntill then was vsuall Maude the Empresse mother to King Henry the second deceased shee founded the Abbey of Bordesley Geffery Earle of Britaine the Kings son died and was buried at Paris he left issue two daughters which he had by Constance daughter of Conan Earle of Britaine who also at this time of his death was great with child and after brought a sonne named Arthur A great earthquake threwe downe many buildings among the which the Cathedrall Church at Lincolne was rent in pieces Chichester Cittie was burnt Neare vnto Orford in Suffolke certaine Fishers tooke in their nets a fish hauing the shape of a man which fish was kept by Barthelmew de Glanuile Custos of the Castell of Orford in the same Castell by the space of sixe moneths and more for a wonder he spake not a word all maner of meats he gladly did eate but most greedily raw fish At length he stole away to the sea The towne of Beuerly with the Church of St. Iohn there was burnt Phillip the French King required that his sister which had ben kept in England 22. yeares might be restored vnto Earle Richard as his wife and Earle Richard desired the same but King Henry denied this request and so they got them to armour The French King and Earle Richard pursued the King of England so hard that he was forced to yéeld all the requests as well of the French King as of his sonne Richard This was done at Gisors and so departing came to Zafe where he fell sicke and departed this life the sixth day of Iuly in the yeare of our Lord 1189. when hee had raigned 24. yeares 7. moneths lacking 11. dayes and was buried at Fonteuerald in the Monastery of Nunnes by him founded Richard Coeurdelyon RIchard the first for his valiantnesse surnamed Coeurdelion second sonne to Henry the second began his raigne and was crowned the third of September 1186. He was bigge of stature with a merry countenance he commanded that no Iewes nor women should be at his Coronation for feare of inchantments For breaking of which commandement many were slaine Elianor the old who at the commandement of her husband had béene long kept close prisoner was now set at libertie King Richard gaue ouer the castles of Berwick and Rokesburgh to the Scottish King for the sum of ten thousand pound he also sold to the Bishop of Durham his owne Prouince for a great péece of money and created him Earle of the same He also faigned to haue lost his signet then caused to be proclaimed that whosoeuer would safely enioy those things which before time they had inrolled should come to the new seale He gaue his brother Iohn the Prouinces of Nottingham Deuonshire and Cornewall In this time were many Robbers and Outlawes among whom Robert Hood and little Iohn remained in the woods despoiling and robbing the goods of the rich The saide Robert entertained an hundred tall men and good Archers with such spoiles as he got vpon whō foure hundred men were they neuer so strong durst not giue the onset Poore mens goods hée spared aboundantly relieuing them with that which hee got from Abbies and houses of rich Earles This yeare the Cittizens of London obtained to be gouerned by two Bayliffes or Shriues and a Maior Henry Cornhill Shriue Richard Reynery Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior King Richard betooke the guiding of this land to William Longshanke Bishop of Ely Chancellour of England and transported ouer into Normandy The two Kings of England and of France met at Towers and from thence set forward on their iourney towards Ierusalem The Iewes of Norwich Saint Edmonsbury Lincolne Stamford and Linne were robbed And at Yorke to the number of fiue hundred beside women and children entred a tower of the castle which the people assailing the Iewes cut the throats of their wiues and children and cast them ouer the walles on the Christians heads the residue they locked vp and burnt both the house and themselues William Bishop of Ely builded the outer wall about the Tower of London and caused a déepe ditch to be made Iohn Herlion Shriue Roger Duke Shriue Henry Fitz Alwin Fitz Leostane Maior King Richard subdued the Isle of Cipres and then ioyned his power with Phillip y e French king in Asia conquered Acon where there grewe betwéene the two Kings a grieuous displeasure for which cause Phillip shortly departed thence and comming into France inuaded Normandy Iohn brother to king Richard tooke on him the kingdome of England King Richard restored to the Christians the citty of Ioppa The bones of king Arthur were found at Glastenbury William Hauerall Shirues Iohn Bucknot Shirues Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior William Bishop of Ely withstood the kings brother who said he wist not if his brother were aliue or not To whom the Bishop answered If King Richard be yet liuing it were vniust to take from him the crowne If he be dead Arthur the elder brothers sonne must enioy the same Nicholas Duke Shriue Peter Newlay Shriue Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior King Richard hauing knowledge that Phillip of France inuaded Normandy and that Iohn his brother had made himselfe King ouer England made peace with the Saladine for thrée yeares with a small company returning homeward he was taken by Leopold Duke of Austria who kept him in straight prison a yeare and fiue moneths Roger Duke Shriue Richard Fitz Alwine Shriue Henry Fitz Alwine fitz Leostane Maior The Kings friends intreating for his deliuerance his ransome was set at 100000. l. wherevpon cōmandement was directed from the Kings Iustices that all Bishops Prelates Earles Barons Abbots and Priors should bring in the 4. part of their reuenewes towards the Kings ransome and besides this the Cleargy brought in their golden and siluer Chalices and fléeced their Shriues all which was coined in mony Iohn the kings brother when he heard of the imprisonment of his brother made great war within the realme and tooke by strength the castles of Windsor Nottingham and others The king was deliuered landed at Sandwich on the 12. of March he was againe solemnly crowned After this hee called into his hands all such things as he had either giuen or sold by patents or otherwise by which meanes he got a great sum of mony and sailed into Normandy where shortly after peace was taken betwéene the two kings Also by
haue crucified him at Easter for which fact they were conuicted Walter Brune a Citizen of London and Rosia his wife founded the Hospitall of our Lady without Bishops-gate of London Gerard Bate Shriue Robert Hardell Shriue Andrew Bakerell Pepperer Maior K. Henry tooke to wife Elianor daughter to Raymond Earle of Prouince The Thames ouerflowed the banks so that in the great Palace of Westminster men did rowe with wherries in the midst of the Hall A Parliament at Marton wherein was made the statutes of Marton Henry Cocham Shriue Iordan of Couentry Shriue Andrew Bokerell Pepperer Maior Octobon a Cardinall came into England as a Legate from the Pope This yeare passed stormy and troublesome weather and very vnhealthfull Iohn Toloson Shriues Geruas the Cordwaiuer Shriue Andrew Bokerell Pepperer Maior Octobon being lodged in the Abbey of Osney the scollers of Oxford slew his master Cooke the Legate for feare got him into the stéeple of the church where he held him till the kings Officers coÌ„ming from Abingdon conueied him to Wallingford where hee accursed the misdoers Otho de Kilkeuney a standard bearer to the schollers was taken with 12. other cast into prison long after went from S. Pauls Church in London to the Legates house bare footed bare headed where they asked him forgiuenes A Scholer of Oxford enterprised to haue slaine the King in his chamber at Woodstocke was taken and pulled in péeces with horses Iohn Coders Shriue Iohn de Wilchale Shriue Richard Renger Maior The K. gaue the Earledome of Lecester to Simon Mountford The Tower of London was fortified which the citizens feared lest it were done to their detriment Roger Bongry shriue Ralph Ashy shriue William Ioyner Maior The stone gate bulwarke which the king caused to be builded by the tower of London was shaken with an earthquake fel down but the king commaunded the same to bee builded againe Many strange fishes came a shore wherof 40. were Seabuls and one of a huge bignes passed through the bridge of London vnhurt til he came as farre as kings house at Mortlacke where he was killed Aldermen of London which had the rule of the wards of the Citty were euery yeare changed Iohn Gisers Shriue Michael Tony. Shriue Gerard Bat Maior The Iewes were constrained to pay 2000. markes at two tearmes in the yeare or else to be kept in perpetuall prison The walles and bulwarkes that were newly builded about the tower of London were againe throwne downe as it were with an earthquake Iohn Viel Shriue Thomas Duresme Shriue Reginald Bongey Maior K. Henry with a great army sailed into Normandy purposing to recouer Poiters Guien and other countries but after many bickerings to the losse of Englishmen he treated peace Iohn Fitz Iohn Shriue Ralph Asswaie Shriue Reginald Bongey Maior The Thames ouerflowed the bankes about Lambeth drowned houses and fields the spaâ— of 6. miles and in the great hall at Westminster men tooke their horses backes Hugh Blunt Shriue Adam Basing Shriue Ralph Ashwie Pepperer Maior Griffin the eldest son of Leoline prince of Northwales which was kept prisoner in the Tower of London made of y e hangings shéets towels c. a long line put himselfe downe from the top of the tower but being a very big man the rope brake and he fell on his necke Robert Grosted Bishop of Lincolne with other Prelates complained to the king of the waste made of the Church goods by alian Bishops and Clearkes Ralph Foster Shriue Nicholas Bat Shriue Michiael Tony. Maior The King enlarged the Church of S. Peters in Westminster pulling downe the old walles and stéeple and caused them to be made more comely Robert of Cornehill Shriue Adam of Bentley Shriue Iohn Gisers Pepperer Maior The Church of S. Mildred in Canterbury and a great part of the Citie was burnt Simon Fitz Marie shriue Laurence Froike shriue Iohn Gisers Pepperer Maior King Henry let to fâ—rme the Quéene-hiue in London to Iohn Gisors then Maior and his successors and coÌ„minalty of London for euer for the summe of 50. pounds the yeare A great plague was in England Iohn Viell shriues Nicholas Bat shriue Peter Fitz Alwin Maior By reason of the embasing of the coine a great penury followed The towne of Newcastle vpon Tine was burned bridge and all By a strange earthquake the toppes of houses were throwne downe wals did cleaue the heade of chimneyes and towers were shaken Nicholas Fitz Iosey shriue Geffery Winchester shriue Michael Toney Maior The King made a Mart at Westminster to laâ—â— 15. daies which the citizens were faine to redéeme with 1000. pounds Richard Hardell Shriue Iohn Tolason Shriue Roger Fitz Roger Maior In October the sea flowing twise without ebbe made so horrible a noise that it was heard a great way into England beside this in a darke night the sea séemed to be on a light fire and the waâ—s to fight one with another so that the Marriners were not able to saue their ships And at Wincheâ—â—sea besides cottages for salt fishermens houses bridges mils aboue 300. houses in that towne with certaine Churches through the violent rising of the sea were drowned Humfrey Beas shriue William Fitz Richard shriue Iohn Norman Maior K. Henry granted that where before the citizens of London did preseÌ„t their Maior before the king wheresoeuer he were and so to be admitted now should come only before y e Barons of y e Exchequer Lawrence Froicke shriue Nicholas Bat shriue Adam Basing Maior A great drought from Easter to Michaelmas The shepheards of France England took their iourney towards the holy land to the number of 30000. but their number vanished in short time William Durham shriue Thomas Wimborn shriue Iohn Toloson Draper Maior The liberties of London were seized by y e means of Richard Earle of Cornwall who charged the Maior that hee looked not to the Bakers for their â—ses of bread so that the citty was forced to please the Earle with 600. Markes and were restored Iohn Northampton shriue Richard Pickard shriue Richard Hardell Draper Maior Edward the kings son wedded Elianor the kings daughter of Spaine his father gaue him y e Earledome of Chester the gouernance of Gwien and Ireland Ralph Ashy shriue Robert of Limon shriue Richard Hardell Druper Maior 142. Iewes were brought to Westminster which were accused of crucifying a child at Lincolne 18. of them were hanged the rest remained long prisoners Stephen Do shriue Henry Walmond shriue Richard Hardell Draper Maior The Maior and diuers Aldermen of London and the Sherifes were depriued of their offices the gouernance of the Cittie committed to other Michael Bokerell Shriue Iohn the Minor Shriue Richard Hardel Draper Maior Hugh Bigot chiefe Iustice of England Rogâ— Turkleby kept their Courts in the Guild hall
〈◊〉 London and punished the bakers vpon the Tuâ—â—berell and did many other things contrary to thâ— lawes of the Cittie The King caused the walles of the Cittie 〈◊〉 London to be repaired Richard Owell shriue William Skwie shriue Richard Hardel Draper Maior The Lords held a Parliament at Oxford wheâ— were chosen 12. Péeres which had authoritieâ— correct the breakers of these ordinances the King his brethren the Noble men and Barons taking their oath to sée the same obserued A Iewe 〈◊〉 Tukesbury fell into a priuy vpon the Saturdâ—â— and would not for reuerence of his Sabboath 〈◊〉 plucked out wherefore Richard of Clare Earle 〈◊〉 Glocester kept him there till Munday at whiâ—â— time he was dead Robert Cornehill Shriue Iohn Adrian Shriue Richard Hardel Draper Maior The king coÌ„manded the Maior that he shuld caâ— to be sworne euery stripling of 12. yeares of aâ—â— or vpward to be true to y e king his heires thâ—â— the gates of y e city should be kept w t harnessed 〈◊〉 Iohn Adrian Shriue Robert Cornhill Shriue Iohn Gisors Pepperer Maior The Barons nobles of the realme held a Parliament at London in the new Temple and the King held himselfe in the Tower of London Adam Browning Shriue Henry Couentry Shriue William Fitz Richard Maior K. Henry published at Pauls crosse the Popes absolution for him all his that were sworne to maintain y e articles made in the parliament at Oxford Iohn Northampton Shriue Richard Pickard Shriue William Fitz Richard Maior The Barons armed men against the King and all this yeare houered about London without any notable of act rebellion This yeare 1263. all Christian nations on the other side the sea sustained great dangers outrages by the miscreant Sarazens so as the Christians was constrained to vse their best meanes to suppresse them And in Paris there was a great Councell held of Prelates and Barons to deuise means for their countries safety In the 10. yeare of the raigne of Richard the Emperour there was a blazing star séene 3. moneths At this time there was a Schisme amongst the Princes Electors in Germany and they elected Richard Earle of Cornwall brother to K. Henry of England he was chosen in the yeare 1257. or as some say in the yeare 1255. with him was likewise chosen Aâ—phonso King of Castile he raigned 18. yeares in his time flourished the great Clarke S. Thomas Aquinas Iâ—hn Taylor shriue Richard Walbroke shriue Thomas Fitz Thomas Maior There was slaine of Iewes in London to the number of 700. the rest were spoiled their Synagogues defaced because one Iewe would haue forced a Christian man to haue paid more then 2. d. for the vsury of 20. s. the wéeke Robert Monpilet Shriue Osbert Suffolke Shriue Thomas Fitz Thomas Maior A battell at Lewis betwéene K. Henry the Barons in which battell the King with his son Edward Richard Earle of Cornwall with many other Lords were taken by Simon of Mountford Earle of Leicester and the Barons Gregory Rokesley shriue Thomas of Lafford shriue Thomas Fits Thomas Maior Edward being now at libertie allied him with the Earle of Glocester gathering to him a great power warred so freshly vpon Simon of Leicester that at the end he with many other of the nobles were slaine in the battell at Euisham A parliament was holden at Winchester when all the statutes made at Oxford were disanulled London was in great danger to haue bin destroyed by the K. for displeasure he had conceiued but the Citizens wholly submitted both liues goods inâ—â— the kings hands The King gaue vnto his son Edward the Maior and 4. Aldermen many other were committed to seuerall prisons Edward Blund Shriue Peter Anger Shriue Thomas Fitz Thomas Fitz Richard Maior The king gaue to diuers of his houshold seruants about the number of 60. houses housholds within the Cittie so that the owners were compelled to redéeme their houses and goods or else to auoid them The 11. of May was the battell of Chesterfield against them that were disherited where many were slaine Iohn hinde shriue Iohn Walrauen shriue William Richard Maior Gilbert de Clare Earle of Glocester allying himselfe with the exiled Gentlemen rose against the K. the 8. of April with an army entred the city of London therein builded bulwarkes cast trenches in diuers places the King gathered an army came towards London pitched his tents at Stafford and taried there the space of one moneth The sixt of Iune the Earle of Glocester in peaceable manner rendred the Citie vnto the King Iohn Adrian shriue Lucas Baâ—ecourt shriue Alin Souch Maior Variance fell betweene the fellowship of Goldsmiths and Taylers of London causing great rufflings in the City and many men to be slaine For which riot twelue of the chiefe Captaines were hanges Walter Haruie Shriue William Duresme Shriue Sir Stephen de Edward Maior The riuer of Thames was so hard frozen from S. Adrewes tide to Candlemas that men beasts passed on foote from Lambeth to Westminster the marchandise was carried from Sandwich and other hauens to London by land Thomas Basing Shriue Robert Cornehill Shriue Hugh Fitz Otonis Maior The Nobles of England assembled at London to entreate of diuers matters whereof there arose discord betwixt Iohn Warren Earle of Surrey and Alin de la Souch Lord Iustice of Ireland before the Iustice of the Bench where the saide Alin Souch was wounded to death Walter Potter Shriue Taylor Shriue Iohn Adrian Vintner Maior The stéeple of Bow in Cheape fell downe and slew many people men and women Richard King of Almaine and Earle of Cornwall brother to K. Henry deceased and was buried at Hailes Gregory Rokesly Shriue Henry Walis Shriue Iohn Adrian Vintner Maior In Iune began a great riot in the City of Norwich through the which the monastery of the Trinity was burned wherupon the King rod downe and making inquirie for the chiefe doers thereof caused 30. of them to be condemned drawne hanged and burnt Richard Paris shriue Iohn Bedell shriue Sir Walter Haruie Maior K. Henry died in the 16. of Nouember in the yeare 1272. wheÌ„ he had raigned 56. yeares 28. daies he was buried at Westminster he builded a great part of the same Church he left for his heire his eldest son Edward Edmond Crowchbacke Earle of Leicester and Lancaster and two daughters Beatrice and Margaret King Edward surnamed Longshankes EDward the first after the Conquest sonne to Henry the third surnamed Longshanke began his raigne the 16. of Nouember in the yeare 1272. being then beyond the sea Iohn Horne shriue Walter Potter shriue Sir Walter Haruie Knight Maior This yeare fell a great variance at Oxford betwéene the Northerne and Irishmen wherein many Irishmen were slaine Nicholas Winchester Shriue Henry Couentry Shriue Henry Walles Maior On St. Nicholas euen were great
Penreth with many other townes wherefore the Bishop of Carlile with Thomas Lucy Robert Ogle and a great number compassed them in the night season and with lights and noises so disquieted them that they neither durst goe out for victuals nor giue their bodies to sléepe but at the last Alexander Stragon stoutly prepared to goe out for victuals whom the Bishop and Robert Ogle met and with a speare thrust him through the body so that the Scots were ouercome and slaine Edmond Hemenball shriue Iohn of Glocester shriue Richard Leger Maior King Edward tooke shipping and arriued at Hogges in Normandy from thence hee went to Caen in which iourney he burned the ships in all the hauens round about hee spoiled Caen to the bare wals and tooke many prisoners Hee besieged Calice Dauid le Bruce with all his power entred the borders of NorthumberlaÌ„d came to Bere Parke by Neuels crosse nigh Durham spoyling and killing all that met them then William Souch Archbishop of Yorke the Lords Percy Mâ—nbray Ralph Neuell gaue them a sharpe battell wherein the Englishmen had the victory the Scots put to slight In the chase were taken Dauid le Bruce the Earles of Meney of Stradermes of Fife with others Iohn Croyden Shriue William Clopton Shriue Geffery Witchingham Maior When King Edward had long time besieged Calice the French King came to breake the seege but when he saw he could not fulfill his desire hee set fire in the tents and went his way which wheÌ„ the men of Calice perceiued they yéelded the town and Castle This yeare 1347. Lewis the fourth Emperour of that name fell from his horse and died thereof And in the yeare 1390. Iohn King of Spaine as he was hunting a hart fell from his horse brake his neck In the yeare 1395. in diuers parts were seene one great starre and fiue little starres which séemed to fight with the great starre and to pursue it by the space of an hower and after that there were diuers voyces heard in the aire like cryes and after that a man was séene in the aire like copper holding a launce in his hand and hee threw fire after the starre and suddenly all these sights vanished In some places there were heard loud voices and great sounds of men fighting and ratling of Armour wherewith the people were much astonished These prodigies came before a great battell which was fought this yeare in Hungary where the Hungarians at this time had the victory slew of their enemies the Sarazens almost an hundred thousand but the next yeare following the Turkes Sarazens had a mighty victory vpon Sigismond King of Hungary and vpon the rest of the Christian army Which discomfiture of the Christians the French Chronicles very honestly records to be long of the proud disordered Princes and Gentry of France who obstinately inclined more to their seuerall losses and riotous desires then to their obedience in this speciall seruice of God It happned this yeare also being the yeare 1396. that the King of Arragon riding after a Hart fel from his horse brake his necke and not long after this King Richard came to vntimely death And in the 400. the Duke of Brunswicke was murthered by a Knight And this yeare in france there were hailestones as big as goose egs About this time was that Vniuersitie of Lypsicke founded K. Edward was by the Princes Electors chosen Emperour but he refusing it attended the wars in France Adam Broson Shriue Richard Bas Shriue Thomas Leggy skinner Maior Gualter Many founded the Charterhouse besides London neare to Smithfield and was there buried The pestilence beganne in England about Lammas so that very many that were whole in the morning died before noone In one day there was 20.40.60 and many times more dead bodies buried in one pit About the feast of all Saints it came to London and increased so much that from Candlemas vntill Easter in the Charterhouse Churchyard neare vnto Smithfield more then 200. dead corps besides the bodies that were buried in other Churchyards where there euery day buried Henry Pichard Shriue Simon Dolseby Shriue Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Maior More then 120. persons of Zealand and Holland comming out of Flanders to London sometime in the Church of S. Paul sometime in othâ—â— places of the Cittie twise in the day in the sight of the people from the loines to the héeles couered with linnen cloath euery one in their hand a whip with thrée cordes beat themselues on their bodies going in procession 4. of them singing in their own language all the other answering them Adam of Bury Shriue Ralph of Linne Shriue Walter Turke Fishmonger Maior In Oxfordshire neare to Chippingnorton was found a Serpent hauing two heads and two faces like women one face attired of the new fashion of womens attire the other face like the old array and had wings like a bat King Edward met the Spaniards vpon the Sea by Winchelsea Romney and slew them and tooke 26. great shippes Iohn Notte Shriue William Worcester Shriue Richard Killingbury Maior A new coine called a groate and halfe groate were coyned but these were of lesse waight then the Easterlings by reason whereof victuals and marchandise became the dearer Iohn Wroth Shriue Gilbert Stinesthorpe Shriue Andrew Aubery Grocer Maior The Castle of Guines was yéelded to the Englishmen dwelling in Callis Iohn Peach Shriue Iohn Stotley Shriue Adam Frances Maior King Edward altered the Chappell which his progenitours before time had founded of S. Stephens at Westminster into a Colledge of xii secular Canons xii vicars other ministers accordingly This sommer was called the dry sommer William Wolde Shriue Iohn Little Shriue Adam Frances Mercer Maior The staple of wooll was remoued from Flanders and established sundry places of England to wit at Westminster Canterbury Chichester Bristow Lincolne and Hull William Totingham shriue Richard Smelt shriue Thomas Leggy Skinner Maior A great dissension fell in Oxford betwéene a scholler a vintner for a quart of wine so that the scholler powred the wine vpon the vintners head and brake his head with the pot by reason wherof a great conflict was made betwéene the schollers and the Lay people of the Towne Walter Frost shriue Thomas Brandon shriue Simon Frances Mercer Maior Edward Prince of Wales nigh to the Citty of Poytiers ioyned battell with K. Iohn of France of whom the Prince by his martiall policy won a noble victory In this conflict King Iohn was taken with his young son and many of his Nobles Richard Notingham shriue Thomas Dolsel shriue Henry Pichard Vintner Maior This Henry Pichard Vintner Maior of London in one day sumptuously feasted Edward King of England Iohn king of France the King of Cipres then arriued in England Dauid King of Scots Edward Prince of Wales with many other Noble men c. The King taking his iourney towards
Scotland besieged Barwicke which was shortly rendred vnto him Edward Prince of Wales returned into England with Iohn King of France and Phillip his son Roial Iusts were holden in Smithfield before the Kings of England France and Scotland Stephen Candish Shriue Bartholomew Frostling Shriue Sir Iohn Stodie Vintner Maior This Sir Iohn Stody gaue vnto the Vintners of London all the quadrant wherein the Vintners hal now stādeth with the tenements round about where he founded 13. houses for 13. poore people which are there kept of charitie rent-free Dauid le Bruce King of Scots was deliuered from the long imprisonment he had béene in his ransome being set at 100000. markes to be paaid the next 10. yeares following Iohn Barnes Shriue Iohn Buris Shriue Iohn Loukin Stock fishmonger Maior King Edward with a Nauy of ships passed the sea to Calice so into Burgundy In the meane season the Normans with a smal Nauy arriued at Winchelsea partly burnt the town slewe such as did withstand them wherefore the Prelates of England assembled in armor but the french were gone Simond of Benington shriue Iohn Chichester shriue Simon Dolfeby Grocer Maior A finall peace was concluded King Edward came into England and straight to the Tower to sée the French King where hee appointed his ransome to be thrée millions of Florences and so deliuered him out of all imprisonment Iohn Penis Shriue Walter Berney Shriue Iohn Wroth Fishmonger Maior Men and beasts perished in England in diuers places with thunder and lightning Friends were séene and spake vnto men as they trauelled William Holbech shriue Iames Tame shriue Iohn Peach Fishmonger Maior A great death pestilence in England in which died Henry Duke of Lancaster who was buried at Leicester King Edward commanded all Pleas to be made in English and not in French This time was granted to the K. for 3. yeares 26. shillings 8. pence of euery sacke of wooll Iohn of S. Albons Shriue Iames Andrew Shriue Stephen Candish Draper Maior A great winde in England ouerturned many stéeples and townes The French King the King of Cypres and the king of Scotland came all into England to speake with King Edward who receiued them with great honour and gaue them great gifts A frost in England lasted from the mids of September to the moneth of Aprill Richard Croydon Shriue Iohn Hiltofte Shriue Iohn Notte Pepperer Maior The ix day of Aprill died Iohn King of France at the Sauoy beside Westminster his corps was honourably conueyed to Saint Denis in France Iohn de Mitford Shriue Simon de Mordon Shriue Adam of Bury Skinner Maior Ingram Lord of Cowsey married Lady Isabell the Kings daughter Iohn Buckleworth Shriue Thomas Ireland Shriue Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Maior The King commaunded that peter-pence should no more be paide to Rome The 3. day of Aprill was borne at Burdeaux Richard son to Edward the blacke Prince who was after King of England Iohn Ward Shriue Thomas Attalie Shriue Iohn Loukin Fishmonger Maior This Iohn Loukin stockfishmonger foure times Maior of London builded a chappell called Magdalenes at Kingston vpon Thames to the which he ioyned an hospitall wherein was a master two Priests and certaine poore men he builded the parish Church of S. Michael in crooked lane Edward Prince of Wales taking compassion vpon Peter K. of Spaine who was driuen out of his Kingdome by Henry his bastard brother entered Spaine with a great puissance and in a battell at Nazers put to flight the foresaid bastard he restored the foresaide Peter to his former dignity but not long after Henry the bastard whiles K. Peter sate at a table suddenly thrust him through with a speare Robert Girdler Shriue Adam Wimondhom Shriue Simon Mordin stock fishmonger Maior The third pestilence was this yeare a bushell of wheat at London sold for 2. s. 6. d. Iohn Piel Shriue Hugh Holditch Shriue Iohn Chichester Goldsmith Maior A great part of Gascoine fell from the Prince because of y e exactions he laid vpon them also sicknes increasing vpon him he returned into England William Walworth shriue Robert Gayron shriue Iohn Barnes Mercer Maior This Iohn Barnes gaue a chest with 3. lockes 1000. Markes to be lent to yong men vpon sufficient gage The King demanded of the Cleargie and cōmonaltie a subsidie of 10000 pounds The Bishops were remoued from the Chancelor treasurer priuy scale Lay men put in their stead Robert Hatfield Shriue Adam Staple Shriue Iohn Barnes Mercer Maior The Frenchmen besieged Rochell to the remouing whereof was sent the Earle of Pembroke with a number of men of armes vpon whom fell the Spanish Nauy who slew and tooke the Englishmen and burnt their Nauy the Earle and many Noble men were carried into Spaine Iohn Philpots shriue Nicholas Brember shriue Iohn Piel Mercer Maior Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred France with a strong power passed through y e realme without battell but in the deserts and mountaines of Aluerne for lack of victuals many of his army died Iohn Awbry shriue Iohn Fished shriue Adam of Bury Skinner Maior This yeare 1374. died the most famous learned Poet Francis Petrarch borne in Tuscany he was of singular iudgement in al acts sciences a great Philosopher and an excellent Poet Orator hee was very religious and vertuous he despised the worlds vain-glory he died in his hermitage neare Pauia And about the same time died the renowned Iohn Boccace This Boccace was a famous Poet borne in Florence he wrote many excellent eloquent histories in diuers languages Iohn Duke of Lancaster with Simon de Sudbury and other assembled at Brudges to treate of peace betwéene the realms of England France This treaty continued almost two yeares and ended without conclusion of peace Richard Lyons Shriue William Woodhouse Shriue William Walworth Fishmonger Maior Iohn hastings Earle of Pembroke comming into England after hee had ransomed himselfe for a great masse of mony which he neuer paied died Iohn Hadle Shriues William Newport Shriue Iohn Ware Grocer Maior Richard Lions Adam of Bury citizens of London were accused by the Commoners of diuers frauds deceits which they had done to the King Richard Lions for mony did wisely compound and escaped the other conueied himselfe into Flanders Prince Edward departed out of this life was buried at Canterbury and then king Edward created Richard sonne of Prince Edward Earle of Chester Duke of Cornwall Prince of Wales and because the King waxed féeble and sickly hee betooke the rule of the land to Iohn of Gaunt Duke of Lancaster Iohn Northampton shriue Robert Laund shriue Adam Staple Mercer Maior King Edward ended his life at his manour of Shene the 21. day of Iune in y e yeare 1377. when he had raigned 50. yeares 4. moneths od daies whose body was buried at Westminster He builded
Nottingham considering how this land was misgouerned by a few persons about the K. intending reformation of the same assembled at Radcote Bridge with a power of forty thousand came to London and pitched in the fields neare to the tower where the King kept his Christmas Shortly after they caused the King to call a parliament whereof hearing Alexander Neuell Archbishop of Yorke Robert Ver Duke of Ireland and Michael de la Poole Earle of Suffolke fled the land died in strange countries The king by the counsell of the aboue named Lords caused to be taken Sir Robert Tresilian chiefe Iustice of England sir Nicholas Brember late Maior of London sir Iohn Salisbury knight sir Iohn Beauchamp sir Simon Burghley sir Iames Barnes knight Iohn Vske a Serieant at Armes which by the authoritie of the said Parliament were conuict of treason and put to death Robert Belknap Iohn holt Iohn Locton Richard Gray William Burgh and Robert Fulthrope Iustices with the Lords which before had voided the land were banished for euer Thomas Austen shriue Adam Carlohul shriue Nicholas Twyford Goldsmith Maior Statutes made of the Staple to bee brought from Middleborow to Calice Iohn Walcot Shriue Iohn Louely Shriue William Venour Grocer Maior In Oxford the Welsh and Southerne schollers assailed the Northerne whereby many murders were done on each side Iohn Francis shriue Thomas Viuent shriue Adam Bawne Goldsmith Maior This Adam Bawne prouided that from parts beyond the seas was corne brought to London plentifully to the furtherance of which good work the Maior and Citizens tooke out of the Orphans chest in their Guild-hall 2000. markes to buy corne and the Aldermen laid out each of them 20. pound to the like purpose The good man of the Cock in Cheape at the litle conduit was murdered in y e night time by a thiefe that came in at a gutter window as it was known long after by the same thiefe when he was at the Gallowes to be hanged for fellony but his wife was burnt therefore and thrée of his men drawne to Tyborne and there hanged wrongfully Iohn Chadworth Shriue Henry Venor Shriue Iohn Hinde Draper Maior Vpon Christmas day a Dolphin came vp the riuer of Thames to London bridge foreshewing the tempests that followed shortly after or else the disturbance of the Citizens which through y e Kings displeasure they came into because the Londoners had denied the lending of 1000. pound which the king demanded of them Hee caused the Maior Shriues Aldermen to be summoned to a Counsell at Nottingham there imprisoned them disanulling all their liberties and made sir Edward Dalengrige Warden of London Gilbert Maghfield Shriue Thomas Newington Shriue William Stondon Grocer Maior When the King saw the Londoners sore repent their trespasses he came to London where the citizens receiued him with so great glory as might haue séemed to receiue an Emperour in his triumph with such gifts did honour him that the worth thereof could not bee estéemed By this meanes the King became more tractable to grant them their liberties and then the Kings Bench from Yorke and the Chancery from Nottinghâ—â— were returned to London Drew Barentine shriue Richard Whitingâ—on shriue Iohn Hatley Grocer Maior Qéene Anne died at Shene in Southery and was buried at Westminster William Brumstone Shriue Thomas Knowles Shriue Iohn Froshie Mercer Maior King Richard made a chargeable voyage into Ireland which came to small effect Roger Ellis Shriue William Skirrington Shriue William Moore Vintner Maior The Kings of England and of France met besides Calice and there concluded a peace King Richard tooke to his wife Isabell daughter to the French King Thomas Wilford Shriue William Parker Shriue Adam Bawne Goldsmith and Richard Whittington Mercer Maiors This yeare 1397. Tamberlaine being Lord of a a certaine wast countrey and rude people in the East who not long before had assembled great numbers of strangers vnto his aid ouerthrown the Persians vnderstanding that Baiazeth the Turkish Emperour had won diuers kingdomes and many strong Citties from the Christians as also discomfited the Christian Emperiall army which consisted of Gréekes Italians Germanes Hungarions Seruians Myssians Frenchmen and others and that he still persisted in extreame pride of his inuincible strength fortune with a mightie hoast had besieged Constantinople eight yeares being fully perswaded that there was no power vpon earth that could redéeme the Cittie out of his hands because he knew the Princes of Christendome to bee at dissention among themselues And therupon secured himselfe y t if Europ could not preuaile against him there was no other power that durst encounter him And whilest hée thus thought the saide Tamberlaine the yeare alone written came vpon him with a very mighty hoast in a set battell vpon Mount Stella where Pompey fought with Mithridates hee ouercame this Baiazeth being the fourth of that name flew two hundred thousand Turkes tooke him prisoner put him in an iron cage and so carried him in triumph from place to place This Baiazeth was crowned in the yeare 1373. Amurah the second was crowned 1414. he was the first that ordained the Emperiall Band or guarde of renegate Christians commonly called Ianezaries And in the yeare 1447. Constantine the 7. was crowned Emperour of Constantinople being before that K. of Morea he was surnamed the Dragon for his cruelty which he exercised vpon the Turkes for reuenge whereof other ancient grudges Mahomet sonne of Amurat the 2. in the yeare 1452. after hee had done great spoiles and damage vpon Gréece hee also conquered their chiefe Citie Constantinople tooke Constantine the Christian Emperour prisoner then coÌ„manded his head to be cut-off and with great derision caused his head to bee showne throughout all the Turkish campe And among other things of worthy note and obseruation you shall vnderstand that whereas the famous Citie Constantinople was at first dignified reedified enriched aduanced by a Constantine whose mothers name was S. Helen the same Citie was lost subiugated vnto Turkish slauery by a Constantine whose mothers name was likewise Helen This Mahomet was the second of that name and the eight in ranke of Turkish Emperours was the first that arrogated to his title the name of Great whose successors euer since haue béene called the great Turke or grand Signor Therefore Baiazeth the fourth by reason of sundry his victories against the Christians and cruell murthers which he had performed on his kindred friendes was surnamed the whirlwinde or thunderbolt of heauen And Tamberlaine after his conquest calling to minde all his fortunes considering how many mighty Princes he had subdued surnamed himselfe the scourge of God Thomas Duke of Glocester King Richards Vncle was murdered at Calice The Earle of Arundell and many other were put to death for that they rebuked the King in certaine matters somewhat liberally Richard Askam Shriue Iohn Woodcocke Shriue Richard
was at Church hauing raigned ten yeares Reade the supplement of Chronicles The Dukedome of Ferrara for want of heires male returned to the Church againe about the yeare 1596. and Pope Clement the 8. tooke possession thereof and conuerted it to a commonwealth retaining the regall power thereof vnto himselfe and his successors The Scots were ouerthrowne at Hallidon Hill Earle Dowglas was taken many other there were drowned in the riuer of Twéed about 500. Richard Marlew Shriue Robert Chicheley Shriue Iohn Walcot Draper Maior A great battell was fought neare vnto Shrewesbury betwéene King Henry and Henry Percy the yonger vnto whom was ioyned sir Thomas Percy Earle of Worcester vncle to the said Henry almost all the Gentlemen of Ches-shire Sir Henry Percy was slaine sir Thomas Percy taken and beheaded and of the commons on both sides about 5000. slaine The town of Plimouth was burnt by y e Britons Thomas Falconer shriue Thomas Poole shriue William Askam Fishmonger Maior The Frenchmen came to the Isle of Wight but those of the Isle rising against them they were glad to depart The Lord of Cassels in Britain arriued at Black poole 2. mile out of Dartmouth with a great Nauy Where of the rusticall people hee was slaine and xvii ships were taken fraught with wines William Louth Shriue Stephen Spilman Shriue Iohn Hinde Draper Maior The sonne of Owen Glendouerdew was taken and 150. with him were taken and slaine Richard Scrope Archbishop of Yorke and Thomas Monbray Earle Marshall imagined diuers articles against the King because he had put downe King Richard offering themselues for those articles to liue and die which caused great numbers of people to resort to them but they were taken and presented to the King at Yorke where they were both beheaded Henry Berton Shriue William Cromer Shriue Iohn Woodstocke Mercer Maior Iames the sonne of Robert King of Scots being nine yeares old sayling towards France was by tempest of weather driuen vpon the coast of England where being taken he was presented to the King and remained prisoner till the second yeare of Henry the sixth Nicholas Wotton shriue Geffery Brooke shriue Richard Whittington Maior A pestilence consumed in the Citty of London about 30000. Sir Robert Knowles Knight deceased he builded anew the bridge of Rochester hee reedified the Church of the white Friars at London where hée was buried he founded a colledge at Pomfret c. Henry Pomfret Shriue William Hallon Shriue William Stonden Grocer Maior A frost lasted 15. wéekes Henry Earle of Northumberland and the Lord Bardolph came into England with a great company pretending by proclaimation to deliuer the people from the great suppression that they well burdned with but by sir Thomas Rokeby Shriue of Yorkeshire he was encounted at Bramhaunnor there slaine the Lord Bardolph was wounded to death Thomas Dacke Shriue William Norton Shriue Drew Barentine Goldsmith Maior This yeare was a great play at Skinners well neare vnto Clarken well besides London was of matter from y e creation of the world there were to behold the same the most part of Nobles and Gentiles in England and forthwith after began a royall Iousting in Smithfield betwéene the Hâ—nowayes and our English Lords Iohn Law shriue William Chichely shriue Richard Marlow Irenmonger Maior Vpon the euen of S. Iohn Baptist Iohn the Kings son being in East Cheape after midnight a great debate happened betwéene his men men of the Court till the Maior with other Citizens ceased the same K. Henry founded a Colledge at Battlefield in Shropshire where he ouercame Sir Henry Percy and other Iohn Penne shriue Thomas Pike shriue Thomas Knowles Grocer Maior The guild Hall in London was began to be made newly by the foresaid Maior AldermeÌ„ A squier of Wales named Rice ap Dee which had long time rebelled against the King was brought to London and there drawne hanged and quartered Iohn Rainewill Shriue William Cotton Shriue Robert Chichely Grocer Maior The K. caused a new coine of nobles to be made which were of lesse value then the old by 4. d. in a Noble King Henry founded the Colledge of Fadringhey in Northamptonshire Ralph Leuenhinde shriue William Seuenoke shriue William Waldren Mercer Maiorâ— After the fortunate chances happened to K. Henry being deliuered of all ciuill diuision he was taken with sicknesse yéelded to God his spirit the 10. of March Anno 1412. when he had raigned 13 yeares 6. moneths and odde daies he was buried at Canterbury Hâ—â—ry the fifth began his raigne the 20. of March in the yeare 1412. This Prince excéeded the meane stature of men he was beautious of visage his neck long body slender and leane and his bones smal neuertheles he was of maruellous great strength and passing swift in running Sir Iohn Old Castle for diuers points touching the Sacrament before the Archbishop of Canterbury the Bishop of London Winchester and other was conuict and committed to the Tower of London out of the which he brake Iohn Stotton Shriue Iohn Michael Shriue William Cromer Draper Maior Certaine adherents of Sir Iohn Olde Castle assembled them in Thickets field neare vnto the citie of London but the King being warned tooke the field afore them and so took of them such numbers that all the prisoners about London were â—â—â—led diuers of them were after executed Iohn Nâ—anset Esquire with 9. of his men slew Iohn Tibbey Clarke Chancellour to the Quéene for the which déed the said Esquier and foure of his men fled to S. Anns Church within Aldersgate and after for swore the land Iohn Michael Shriue Thomas Allin Shriue Thomas Fawconer Mercer Maior This Thomas Fawconer caused to breake the wall of London neare vnto Colman stréet and there to make a gate vpon the moore side where was none before He also caused the ditch to be cleansed The King rode to Southhampton where was discouered a great conspiracy against him by Richard Earle of Cambridge sir Thomas Gray and Henry Scrope with other who were executed at Southhampton The King entred the sea with 1000. saile and the third night after arriued in Normandy He laid siege to Hartflew which was yéelded to him Hee sought the battell at Agincourt where hee had a maruellous victory About this time Philip the French King began to set a custome or impost vpon Salt which was neuer before William Cambridge Shriue Allen Euerard Shriue Nicholas Wotton Draper Maior K. Henry arriued at Douer The Maior of London with the Aldermen and crafts riding in red with hoods red and white met with the King on blacke Richard Whittington Shriue Iohn Couentry Shriue Henry Barton Skinner Maior This yeare it was decréed by a court of common counsaile that a lantherne candle light should be hanged out at euery doore in the city in the winter On Easter day at a Sermon in S.
Dunstons in the East of London a great fray happened wherethrough many people were sore wounded Thomas Petwarden Fishmonger slaine out of hand The beginners of the fray which was the Lord Strange sir Iohn Russel knight through the quarrell of their two wiues were brought to the counter in the Poultry excoÌ„municated at P. Crosse King Henry sailed into Normandy and tooke the Castle of Tonke and shortly after get Caen Beyonx and many other Townes and Castles Henry Read shriue Iohn Gedney shriue Richard Marlow Ironmonger Maior Sir Iohn Oldcastle was sent vnto London by the Lord Powes out of Wales which sir Iohn was conuict by Parliament drawne to S. Giles field hanged and consumed with fire The Parson of Wrotham in Norfolke which had haunted New-Market-heath and there robbed and spoiled many was with his concubine brought to Newgate of London where he died Iohn Brian Ralph Barton Brian deceased Shriue Iohn Pernesse succeeded Shriue William Seuenoke Grocer Maior This William Seuenoke founded in the towne of Seuenocke in Kent where hee had béene nourished a frée schoole and xii almes houses King Henry besieged the Citty of Roan halfe a yeare and more which was yéelded to him Richard Whitingham shriue Iohn Butler shriue Richard Whittington Mercer Maior This Richard Whittington builded the library in the Gray Friars Church in London his Excecutors of his goods builded Whittington Colledge they repaired S. Bartholomews Hospitall in Smithfield they bare some charges to the pauing and glazing of the Guildhall and also of the library there they new builded the West gate of London of old time called Newgate K. Henry was made Regent of France wedded Lady Katherine the Kings daughter of France at Troys in Champaine the feast being finished the King besieged and won many townes in France Iohn Burler Shriue Iohn Welles Shriue William Cambrige Grocer Maior The King suppressed the French houses of religious Monks Friars and such like in England A Subsidie was demaunded but the Bishop of Winchester lent the King 20000. pound to â—â—ay the matter The King sailed into France Richard Goslin Shriue William Weston Shriue Robert Chichely Grocer Maior This Robert Chichely wâ—lled in his testament that vpon his mind day a competent dinner shuld be ordained for 2420. poore men housholders of the Citty and 20. pound in money to distribute amongst them which was to euery man two pence At this time such was the generall capital command sway of the King of England in France as her own Chronicles testifie that in the Court of Chancery in Paris all things were sealed with the seale of King Henry of England and the great seale of England was there new made and vsed wherein was the Armes of France England and as the King sate in his chaire of state he held two Scepters in his hands that is to say in his right hand was a scepter smooth plaine only the proportion of the French coine commonly called a French crowne in his left hand he held a scepter full of curious arts carued and wrought with the armes of England as is vsed in the English mony and on the top thereof a Crosse Presently vpon this the french were so vexed with the english gouernmeÌ„t that they practised al meanes to extirp the English as well by praiers as otherwise and neuer ceased vntill they had obtained their desire Calice onely excepted which was English many yeares after Henry the Kings sonne was borne at Windsor on the 6. day of December K. Henry being at Boys S. Vincent waxed sicke died the last of August in the yeare 1422. when he had raigned 9. yeares 5. moneths odde daies hee founded two Monasteries vpon the Thames the one of the Religion of the Carthusians which he named Bethlem the other of religious men women of S. Briget which he named Sion Hee founded Garter principall King of Armes He lieth buried at Westminster Henry of Windsor HEnry the 6. being an infant of 8. moneths olde began his raigne the last of August in the yeare 1422. the gouernance of the Realme was committed to the Duke of Glocester and the guard of his person to the Duke of Exceter to the Duke of Bedford was giuen the the regiment of France William Eastfield Shriue Robert Tatarsall Shriue William Walderne Mercer Maior The xxi of October died Charles King of France by reason whereof the kingdome of France should come to King Henry and the Nobles of France except a few that held with the Dolphine deliuered the possession thereof to the Duke of Bedford to the vse of King Henry A subsidy was granted for thrée yeares fiue nobles for euery sacke of woolle that should passe out of the land This yeare the West gate of London called Newgate was new builded by the Excecutors of Richard Whittington Nicholas Iames Shriue Thomas VVadford Shriue VVilliam Cromer Draper Maior Iames the yong King of Scots who was taken by the Englishmen in the 8. yeare of Henry the 4. and had remained in England prisoner till this time was now deliuered and maried in S. Mary Oueries in Southwarke to the Lady Iane daughter the Earle of Somerset The battell at Vernoill in Perch betwéene the Duke of Bedford Regent of France and the Arminakes but the English party preuailed Simon Seman shriue Iohn Bywater shriue Iohn Michael Stockefishmonger Maior By a Parliament was granted to the King for 3. yeares to helpe him in his warres a subsidie of 12. d. the pound of all Marchandise brought in or carried out of the Realme and 3. s. of euery tun of wine which was called tonage or poundage but since it hath béene renewed at sundry Parliaments and now called custome It was enacted that all the Marchant strangers should be lodged with English hosts and within 40. dayes to make sale of all they brought or else what remained to be forfeit to the King William Mâ—ldred shriue Iohn Brokâ—â—ll shriue Iohn Couentry Mercer Maior The morrow after Simon Iudes day the Maior caused a great watch to be kept with most part of the citizens in armor to stand by the duke of Glocester against the Bishop of Winchester who lay in Southwark with a great power of Lancashire and Cheshire men but the matter was appeased by the Archbishop of Canterbury The 28. of September was an earthquake which continued the space of two houres Iohn Arnold Shriue Iohn Higham Shriue Iohn Rainwell Fishmonger Maior This Iohn Rainwell gaue certaine tenements to the citie of London for the which the same citie is bound to pay foreuer such Fifteenes as well bee granted to the K. for Downgate Billâ—ngsgate and Algate ward c. This yeare the tower of the drawbridge of London was begun by the same Maior Henry Frowicke shriue Robert Otley shriue Iohn Godney Draper Maior From the beginning of Aprill vnto Hallontide
kept his barriers of the town so that the Duke of Yorke with his power might in no wise enter but the Earle of Warwick gathering his men together brake in on the garden side in Holloway stréet crying a Warwicke the duke of Yorke brake vp the barriers fought a fierce cruell battell in which was slaine on the Kings side the Duke of Somerset the Earle of Northumberland the Lord Clifford and many other This done the Duke of Yorke the Earles of Warwicke and Salisbury brought the King to London where by Parliament the Duke was made protector of the realm the Earle of Salisbury Chancelor the Earle of Warwicke captaine of Calice Iohn young Shriue Thomas Oldgraue Shriue William Marrow Grocer Maior The Duke of Yorke was discharged of the Protectorship A great ryot was committed is London against the Lumbards and Italians Iohn Steward Shriue Ralph Verney Shriue Thomas Cancings Grocer Maior At Erith were taken 4. great fishes whereof two were whales Frenchmen landing at Sandwich wasted the towne slew the inhabitants Sir Thomas Percy Lord Egremount sir Richard Percy his brother being prisoners in Newgate brake out by night went to the King other prisoners tooke the leads of the gate defended a long while against the Shriues and all their officers William Edward Shriue Thomas Reyner Shriue Godfrey Bolein Mercer Maior A faigned agréement was made betwéene the King and the Duke of Yorke A fray in Fléetstréet betwéene men of the Court and the inhabitants of y e same stréet in which fray the Quéenes Atturney was slaine for this fact the K. committed the Gouernours of Furniuall Clifford and Barnards Inne to prison and William Taylour Alderman of that ward with many other were sent to Windsor Castle Ralph Iossilin Shriue Richard Medtham Shriue Thomas Scot Draper Maior The Science of Printing was found in Germany at Magunce William Caxton of London Mercer brought it into England about the yeare 1471. and first practised the same in the Abbey of S. Peters at Westminster The Duke of Yorke the Earles of Salisbury and Warwicke with a great hoast met the K. and other Lords vpon Bloreheath where because Andrew Trolapa Captaine of Calice the night before the battell should haue béene fought fled with the best souldiers to the King the Duke of Yorke the Earles of March Salisbury Warwicke also fled without battell Iohn Plummer Shriue Iohn Stocker Shriue William Hulin Fishmonger Maior The thrée Earles with a puissant armie met King Henry at Northampton gaue him a strong battell In the end whereof the Kings hoast was dispersed chased slaine the King taken in the field The Duke of Yorke made such claime to the Crowne that by consent of a Parliament he was preclaimed heire apparant Richard Fleming shriue Iohn Lambard shriue Richard Lee Grocer Maior Quéene Margaret hauing gathered a company of Northren men neare to Wakefield slewe Richard Duke of Yorke with his sonne Edmond On Shrouetwesday the Quéene with her retinue neare S. Albones discomfited the Earle of Warwicke and the Duke of Norfolke and deliuered King Henry her husband In this battell were slaine 1926. persons Edward Earle of March had a great battell against the Earles of Pembroke and Wilshire at Mortimers crosse where hee put them to flight and slew many of their people The Earle of Warwicke fled from S. Albons to the Earle of March almost all the people of the South countries fell to him King Henry with the Quéene withdrew them towards Yorke Edward Earle of March came to London with a mighty power of March men and accompanied with the Earle of Warwicke the 26. day of February where he was ioyfully receiued But many wealthy Cittizens not liking of these doings conueied themselues out of the City amongst the which were Philip Malpas Alderman Thomas Vaugham Esquire William Actlife with many other who fearing the Quéenes comming to London shipped towards Antwerpe but by the way were taken by a French ship and at length deliuered for great ransome it cost Philip Malpas 4000. pound Edward being elected was proclaimed by the name of Edward the fourth on the 4. of March and King Henry lost his Kingdome when he had raigned 38. yeares 6. moneths and odde dayes Edward Earle of March EDward Earle of March began his raigne the 4. of March by the name of Edward the 4. in the yeare 1460. The 12. of March Walter Walker a Grocer that dwelt in Cheape for words spoken touching K. Edward was beheaded The 13. of March Edward tooke his iourney toward the North where betwéene Shireburne and Todcastle all the North part met him on palme Sunday the 29. of March fought a great battell in which were slaine Henry Percie Earle of Northumberland Iohn Lord Clifford Iohn Lord Neuill Leo Lord Welles and many other of both parts to the number of 357. and 11. persons but King Edward got the field The Duke of Exceter the Duke of Somerset the Lord of Ros the Lord Hungerford and many other fled to Yorke to K. Henry and then they with the King Quéene and Prince fled to Barwicke and so to Edenbrough George Ireland shriue Iohn Locke shriue Hugh Wich Mercer Maior Faweonbridge Earle of Kent was appointed to kéepe the Seas with others to the number of 10000. which landed in Britaine won the town of Conquer with the Isle of Keth c. William Hamton Shriue Bartholmew Iames Shriue Thomas Cooke Draper Knight of the Bath Maior Quéene Margaret landed in the North where hauing but small succour was faine to take the sea againe and by tempest of weather was driuen to Barwicke where shée landed but lost her ships and goods Robert Basset Shriue Thomas Muschampe Shriue Matthew Philip Goldsmith Knight of the Bathe Maior K. Henries power being at Hexham the Lord Mountacute with a power enclosed them round about there were taken slaine many Lords that were with King Henry but he himselfe was fled into Lancashire King Edward tooke to wife Elizabeth daughter to Iaquite Dutches of Bedford late wife to Sir Iohn Gray The King changed the coine both gold and siluer ordained that the new groat wayed scantly 3. d. and that the noble of 6. s. 8. d. should goe for 8. s. 4. d. c. A great pestilence and the Thames ouer frozen In Michaelmas Tearme were made Serieants at Law which held their feast in the Bishop of Elies place in Oldburne to the which feast the Maior of London with the Aldermen being bidden repaired but when the Maior looked to be set to kéepe the state in the hall the Lord Gray of Ruthin then Treasurer of England was there placed whereupon the Maior Aldermen and Commons departed home and the Maior made all the Aldermen dine with him Iohn Tate Shriue Iohn Stone Shriue Ralph Iossiline Draper Knight of the Bathe Maior
ordained a number of chosen archers to giue daily attendance on his person whom he named Yeomen of the Guard King Henry sent vnto the Lord Maior of London requiring him and his Citizens of a prest of 6000. markes Wherefore the Maior with his Brethren and Commons granted 2000. pound which prest was repaied againe the next yeare following Wheate was sold for 3. s. the bushell and bay salt at the like price The Crosse in Cheape was new builded Iohn Perciuall Shriue Hugh Clopton Shriue Henry Collet Mercer Maior Iohn Perciuall being the Maiors Caruer was by Hugh Brice late Maior chosen Shriue of London for the yeare following The king married Elizabeth the eldest daughter al Edward the fourth by which meanes the two families of Yorke and Lancaster were vnited Francis Louel and Humphrey Stafford rebelled in the North which commotion was quieted by the Duke of Bedford there was slaine Iohn Earle of Lincolne the Lord Louell Martine Swart and other there aboue foure thousand This battel was sought high to a village called Stoke On the twenty one of September Quéene Elizabeth brought foorth her first sonne named Arthur Iohn Fenkill Shriue William Remington Shriue William Horne Salter Maior King Henry comming to London made W. Horne Maior of London and Iohn Perciuall Alderman Knights betwixt Hornsey and Iseldon A prest for the King in the Citie of London of 4000. pound and shortly after was another prest of 2000. pound which were both repaied againe the next yeare William Isaake Shriue Ralph Tinleâ— Shriue Robert Taâ—e Mercer Maior A taske of the tenth peny of all mens goods and lands was granted to K. Henry to aide the Duke of Britaine against the French King through which taske the commons of the North made all insurrection and slew the Earle of Northemberland wherefore Iohn Achamber their Captaine with other were hanged at Yorke William Capel Shriue Iohn Brooke Shriue William White Draper Maâ—or Roger Shauelocke a Taylor within Ludgate of London being a maâ— of great wealth flew himselfe for whose goods was great busines betwéene the Kings Almâ—er and the Shriues of London H. Coote â— Reuil Shriue Hugh Pemberton Shriue Iohn Mathew Mercer Maior King Henry required a beneuolence which was granted towards his iourney into France Henry the Kings second sonne borne at Gréenwich the 22. of Iune The Conduit in Grace stréet was begun to bee builded by the Excecutors of Thomas Hill late Maior Wheate was sold at London for twentie pence the bushell Thomas Wood Shriue William Browne Shriue Hugh Clopton Mercer Maior This Hugh Clopton during his life a Batcheler builded a stone bridge at Stratford vpon Anon. King Henry tooke his voyage into France with a great Army to aide the Britons against the French King William Purchase Shriue William Welbecke Shriue William Martin Skinner Maior King Henry returned into England Two Pardone â—s were set on the Pillory in Cornehill thrée market dayes for forging of false pardons and for that one of them had fained himselfe to be a Priest he was sent to Newgate where he died the other was driuen out of London with shame enough A riot made vpon the Easterlings or Stilliard men by Mercers seruants and others of the City of London for the which many of them were sore punished Robert Fabian shriue Iohn Winger shriue Sir Ralph Austrie Fishmonger Maior This Ralph Austrie roofed with timber couered with lead the Parish Church of S. Martin in the Vintry and also glazed the same Church c. King Henry holding his roial feast at Christmas at Westminster on the twelfth day feasted the Maior of London Ralph Austry and his brethren the Aldermen Commoners after dinner he dubbed the Maior Knight and caused him his brethren to tary behold the disguisings other disports in the night following shewed in the great hall hanged with arras staged all along on both sides which disports being ended the K. Quéene and Ambassadors and other States being set at a Table of stone 60. Knights Esquires serued 60 dishes to the Kings messe and as many to the Quéenes neither fish nor flesh the Maior with 24. dishes to his messe of the same maner seruice with sundry wines in most plenteous wise Finally the King and Quéene being conueied into the Pallace the Maior with his company in barges returned and came to London by the breake of the next day Wheat was sold at London at 6. d. the bushell bay salt for 3. d. halfe peny Nantwich salt for sixe pence the bushell white herring for 6. s. the barrell red herring at 3. s. the cade red sprats 6. d. the Cade and Gascoine wine at 6. l. the tun Nicholas Alwine Shriue Iohn Warner Shriue Richard Chaurie Salter Maior Sir William Stanley was beheaded on tower hill White herring being good were sold for 3. s. 4. d. the barrell at London Perkin Warbecke arriued at Deale in Kent where when hee and his company saw they could haue no comfort of the country they withdrewe to their ships againe but the Maior of Sandwich with certaine commons of the countrey vickered with the residue that were vpon the land and tooke aliue of them 169. persons who were hanged in Kent Essex Sussex and Norfolke Thomas Knesworth Shriue Henry Somer Shriue Sir Henry Coliet Mercer Maior The 16. of Nouember was holden the Serieants feast at the Bishops place of Ely in Holborne where dined the King Quéene and all the chiefe Lords of England In Aprill was concluded an amitie and entercourse betwéene this land and the countrey of Flanders c. The Scots entred England and by the setting on of Perkin Warbecke did much harme Iohn Shaw Shriue Richard Haddon Shriue Sir Iohn Tate Mercer Maior This Iohn Tate newly builded and enlarged S. Anthonies Church in London a Colledge of a goodly foundation with a frée Schoole and certaine almes houses for â—oore men Sir Reignald Bray with others of the Kings Counsell declared to the Maior of London that the K. desired to borrow of the Citizens 10000. li. The Maior desired respite till the 5. day following at which time was assembled at the Guild-hall the common counsell thither came the forenamed sir Reignald Bray with other of the Kings Councel at which day with great submission and praier made vnto them to bee good meanes for the Citty vnto the Kings Grace the commons lastly granted to lend vnto the King 4000. li. which of his Grace was well and thankfully accepted and truly repaied By meanes of a Parliament that was granted to the King a commotion was made by the Commons of Cornewall which vnder the leading of Iames Lord Audley with Michel a Blacksmith and other came to Blacke-heath where the King met with them discomfited and tooke their Captaines there was slaine of the rebels about 300. and taken about 1500. The Lord Audley was beheaded on the Towerhill the
Haddon Mercer was also Mâ—â— by the Kings commandement Sir Richard Haddon Mercer Maior About Christmas was a Bakers house in wâ—â—wicke lane burnt with the mistresse of the hoâ—â— and two women seruants In Lent the King deliuered all prisoners London which lay for xl s. or vnder William Butler Shriue Iohn Kerkeby Shriue William Browne Mercer Maior Who deceased the 22. of March and forthwith Laurence Ailmer Draper was elected and â—orne he tooke his oath at the Tower and kept 〈◊〉 feast This yeare Sir William Caple was commaunâ—â—d to ward by Empson and Dudley and put in â—it by the King for things by him done in his maâ—altie for that he was charged that false moâ—y had come to his sight and had not done due â—unishment vpon the party that to him was acâ—used to be the coyner of it but were this true or not for that he would fall to no agréement he was by Darby and Sympson and other of their compaâ—â— whereof there was a Iury bound to the â—â—dles of Dudley and Empson indited and afâ—â—r by Dudley put in prison some while in the â—â—unter some time in the Shriues house while William Butler was Shriue and then deliuered vnto Thomas Exmew and forasmuch as he would not agrée to pay the King 2000. li. was commanded to the Tower where he lay till at length hee was let goe free Also Thomas Knesworth that had béene Maior and his Shriues Robert Shore and Roger Groue were sent to the Kings Bench vnder the custodie 〈◊〉 Sir Thomas Brandon where they were put to their fine of 2000. pound The Citty of Norwich was sore perished and neare consumed with fire for as some haue wriâ—â—ten there was more then 160. houses consumed with most part of their goods Stephen Genings Maior Marchant tailour by the Kings letters for his election Thomas Exmew Shriue Richard Smith Shriue This Stephen Genings founded a free Graâ—â—mer Schoole at Woluerhampton in Staâ—â—shire c. This yeare was finished the goodly Hospitall of the Sauoy néere vnto Charing Crosse whiâ—â— was a notable foundation for the poore done by King Henry the seuenth vnto the which bee purâ—chased lands for the relieuing of 100. poore people More by Indenture septipartite dated the 19. yeare of his raigne he established thrée Monkes Doctors or Batchelors of Diuinitie to sing and to preach in Westminster Church diuers feaâ—â— and euery Sonday for euer An anniuersary yearly of 20. li. to be distributed to the poore by 2. 〈◊〉 péece to 13. poore men and 3. poore women founded by him in an almes house for the same poore men women prouided in the saide Monastery 12. d. a yeare Also a wéekely obit and each of thâ—â— to giue to 140. poore people each one a peny Eigâ—â— brethren conuerses to bee found meate drinkâ— cloathing lodging for euer Thrée schollers 〈◊〉 kept at the Vniuersitie 10. li. the yeare to each 〈◊〉 euer The 13. poore men one to bee a Priest agâ—â— 45. yeares a good Gramarian the other 12. to 〈◊〉 aged 50. yeares euery Saturday the Priest 〈◊〉 receiue of the Abbot or Prior foure pence the day and each other two pence halfe peny the day for euer for their sustenance and euery yeare to each â—â—e a gowne and a hood ready made and to 3. women to dresse their meate and kéepe them in their 〈◊〉 each to haue euery Saturday 16. d. and â—uery yeare a gowne ready made more to the 13 â—â—re men yearely 80. quarters of coales 1000. 〈◊〉 good fagots to the vse of their hall and kitchin 〈◊〉 their mansion A discréete Monke to be ouerséer to them to haue 40. s. the yeare c. And to this 〈◊〉 Abbot and Prior to be sworne King Henry died at Richmond the 22. of Aprill â—hen he had raigned 23. yeares and 8. moneths â—nd was buried at Westminster in the new chappell which he caused to be builded Hee left issue Henry Prince of Wales which succéeded in the kingdome Lady Margaret Quéene of Scots and lady Mary promised to Charles King of Castile Henry the eight HEnry the eight at the age of eightéene yeares began his raigne the two and twentieth of Aprill Anno 1509. Of personage hee was tall and mighty in wit memory excellent The 3. of Iune he married laâ—y Katherine his first wife who had béene late wife 〈◊〉 Prince Arthur deceased On midsomer day the â—ing Quéene were crowned at Westminster George Monex shriue Iohn Dogget shriue Thomas Bradbury Mercer the 18. of October Sir William Capell Draper the 12. of Ianuarie Maiors Sir Richard Emson Knight and Edmond Dudley Esquire who had bene great Counsellors to Henry the seuenth were beheaded on Tower hill thâ— 18. of August This Edmond Dudley in time of his imprisonment compiled a Booke intituled the 〈◊〉 of Common wealth Iohn Milborne shriue Iohn Rest shriue Henry Kebel Grocer Maior This Henry Kebel builded Aldermary Church in London and did many other workes of charitiâ— in his life Henry the Kings first sonne was borne on Neâ— yeares day but died on S. Matthewes day nâ— following Nicholas Shelton shriue Thomas Mirfyn shriue Roger Acheley Draper Maior The Nauies of England and France méeâ— at Britaine Bay fought a cruell battell in whâ—â—â— the Regent of England and a Caricke of Fraâ—â— being grappeled together were burned and the Captaines with their men all drowned the Engâ—lish Captaine was Sir Thomas Kneuet whoâ— with him 700. men In the French Carike 〈◊〉 Sir Piers Morgan with xi hundred men Iohn Collet Deane of Paules erected one 〈◊〉 Schoole in Pauls Churchyard in the yearâ— 1512 for poore mens children to be taught frée c. Robert Holdernes shriue Robert Fenrother shriue William Copinger Fishmonger Maior Sir Richard Haddon Mercer Maior The stéeple and the lanterne on Bow Church in Cheape was this yeare finished In Iune the King with a great army in person went into France and there conquered Turwin the 22. of August and tooke the Citie of Turney by appointment the 29. of of September In this time Iames king of Scots inuaded this land with a mighty army but by the diligence of the Quéene with the policy and manhood of the Earle of Surrey the Kings Lieuetenant he was himselfe slaine at Bramstone with 3. Bishops 3. Abbots 12. Earles 18. Lords besides Knights Gentlemen eightéene thousand Scots and all the ordinance stuffe taken the 9. of September Iohn Dawes Iohn Bridges Shriue Roger Basford Shriue William Browne Mercer Maior Sohn Tate Mercer Maior The seuenth of August peace was proclaimed betwéene the King of England France during their liues All the hedges within one mile of London euery way were pulled downe and the ditches filled vp in a morning by a number of yong men Citizens of London because those inclosers had béene hinderance to their shooting In October a marriage was made betwéene Lewis the 12. King of France and Lady
s. 6. d. The Royall 11. s. 3. d. c. Stephen Pecocke Shriue Nicholas Lambert Shriue Sir Thomas Seymer Mercer Maior In Nouember December Ianuary fell such raine that thereof ensued great floods which destroied corne fields pasture beasts Then was it dry till the 12. of April from that nime it rained euery day and night till the 3. of Iune Such scarsitie of bread was at London and all England that many died for default thereof The bread carts comming from Stratford towards London were met at the Miles end by the citizens so that the Maior Shriues were forced to goe rescue the same to sée them brought to the markets appointed Wheate was then at xv s. the quarter Shortly after the Marchants of the Stilyard brought from Danske such store of wheate rye that it was better cheape at London then in any other part of the Realme Iohn Hardie Shriue William Hollis Shriue Sir Iames Spencer Vintner Maior A French Craer of 30. tun being manned with 38. Frenchmen and a Flemish Craer of 27. tun and 24. Flemings méeting at Margate the one chased the other along the Riuer of Thames to the Tower-wharfe of London where Sir Edmond Walsingham Lieutenant of the Tower staied them and tooke their Captaines and men The xvii of Iune the terme was adiourned till Michaelmas because of the sweating sicknes that then reigned there was no such watch in London at Midsomer as before had béen accustomed Ralph Warren Shriue Iohn Long. Shriue Sir Iohn Rudstone Draper Maior In April May Iune Iuly Cardinal Campaius with Cardinal Woolsey sate at the Blacke friars in London where before them was brought in question the kings mariage with Quéene Katherine as to be vnlawfull but they long time protracted the conclusion of the matter which delay King Henry tooke very displeasantly Cardinal Campaius departed towards Rome and shortly after Cardinall Woolsey was discharged of the Chancellorship and the king seised all his goods with his palace at Westminster called Yorke palace into his hands Sir Thomas Moore was made Chancellor of England Michael Dormer Shriues Walter Champion Shriue Sir Ralph Dodmer Mercer Maior William Tindall translated the new Testament into English printed the same beyond the seas A peace was agreed betwéene King Henry of England the Emperour the Frence King the King of Boheme and Hungary In the moneth of October the King came to the blacke Friars and began there a Parliament King Henry commanded the Bishops to call in Tindals translation of the new Testament and to sée another truly translated to be set forth King Henry vpon occasion of delay made by the Pope in his controuersie of diuorsment caused proclamatioÌ„ to be made forbidding all his subiects to purchase any thing from the Court of Rome The plague of pest being hot in the Cittie of London blew crosses called Per signum Tau were commanded to bee set ouer the doores of houses infected It was proclaimed that no Gascoine wine should be retailed aboue 8. d. the Galon Also that taules calued betwixt the first of Ianury and the first of May should not be killed but reared vp William Dancy Shriue Richard Choping Shriue Sir Thomas Pargetor Salter Maior The Cardinall being conuict of a premunire was arested by the Earle of Northumberland deliuered to the Earle of Shrewsbury and brought to Leicester Abbey where he deceased the 29. of Nouember and was there buried The whole Cleargy of England being iudged to be in the premunire in their conuocation concluded a submission wherein they called the King supreame head of the Church of England and were contented to giue the King 100000. pound to pardon their offence Richard Rise a Cooke was boiled in Smithfield for poysoning diuers persons at the Bishop of Rochesters place The xi of Aprill vii men with their horses and a Ferriman were all drowned at Lambeth Thomas Bilney was burned at Norwich Richard Gressam Shriue Edward Altam Shriue Sir Nicholas Lambert Grocer Maior In the moneth of Nouember a Serieants feast was held at Ely house in Holborne Looke more in the Suruey of London The 25. of May was taken betwéene London and Gréenewich two great Fishes called Hurlâ—pooles The oath which the Clergy had vsed to make to the Bishop of Rome was made voide by statute and a new oath confirmed wherein they confessed the King to be supreame head Sir Thomas Moore after suite made was discharged of the Chancellorship Thomas Audley Knight made Lord Chancellor Fiue men were hanged and quartered at Tower hill for coyning and clipping This yeare 1532. Alexander sonne of Lawrence of Medicis Duke of Vrban was by the speciall sauour of his vncle Pope Clement the 7. made the first Duke of Florence By the aduice of his vncle he gouerned his countrey and exercised great iustice vpon his people sate personally in the seate of iudgement and gaue sentence whereby he gained high estimation hee married the Emperours daughter and had no issue but in the end hee inclined to lust offered violence vnto modest Ladies And for his reward his kinsman Lawrence slew him by treason Anno. 1537. After him succéeded Gosmo de Medicis who tooke waâ—ning by the others folly and gouerned his people very peaceably and did many acts worthy of memory he builded a colledge in Pisa for the aduancement of poore mens children The King suppressed the Priory of Christchurch in London and gaue their Church place lands to Sir Thomas Audley The xix of August William Warham Archbishop of Canterbury deceased The King repaired the Tower of London Lady Anne Bullein was made Marchiones of Pembroke King Henry went to Calice and so to Bulletin where hee met with the French King R. Rainold N. Pichon Shriue Iohn Martin Shriue Sir Stephen Pecocke Haberdasher Maior The 12. of Aprill being Easter euen the Lady Anne Bolein who had béene priuily married to K. Henry was proclaimed Quéene of England and on Whitsonday with solemnitie crowned at westminster The 5. of Iuly Quéene Katherine was proclaimed Prince Arthurs widow It was enacted that Butchers should sell their béefe and mutton by waight béefe for an halfe peny the pound and mutton thrée farthings at that time fat oxen were sold for 26. s. 8. d. the péece fat weathers for 3 s. 4. d. the péece fat Calues the like price a fat lambe for twelue pence The Butchers of London sold peny péeces of béefe for the reliefe of the poore euery péece two pound and a halfe sometime thrée pound for a peny and 13. sometime 14. of those péeces for twelue pence mutton 8. d. the quarter and an hundred weight of béefe for 4. s. 8. d. The 7. of September betwéene the houres of 3. 4. of the clocke in the afternoone was the Lady Elizabeth daughter to K. Henry borne at Gréenwich and there christened in the Fryars Church
W. Foxley and hée was in all points found as hee had slept but one night and was liuing till the yéere of our Lord 1587. The 13. of Iune being Whitsunday a peace was proclaimed betwéene the Kings of England and of France The 16. of Iuly were burned in Smithfield for the Sacrament Anne Askewe Iohn Lassels Nicholas Ouerden Priest Iohn Adlam Tailor and Doctor Shaxton sometime Bishop of Salisburie preached at the same fire and there recanted perswading them to doe the like but they would not The 21. of August came into England Flaud high Admirall of France who brought with him the Sacre of Déepe and 12. Gallies he landed at the Tower wharse where he was honourably receiued brought to the Bishop of Londons Pallace where he lodged two nights and then rode to Hampton Court where the king lay By the way Prince Edward receiued him with a company of 500. coates of veluet with one sléeue of cloath of gold halfe the coate imbrodered with gold there was in all to the number of eight hundred horses In September the water of Finsburie was brought to the Conduits at London wall Saint Stephens in Colemanstréete and Saint Margarets in Lothburie Richard Geruace Thomas Cortese Henry Huberthorne Marchant Tailor The 12. of December Thomas Duke of Norfolke and Henry Earle of Surrey his sonne was sent to the Tower The third of Ianuary the Church of the late Gray Friars in London was opened And that day preached at Pauls Crosse the Bishop of Rochester who declared the Kings gift to the Ciâ—â—ie of London for the relieuing of the poore people to wit S. Bartholmew Spittle the Church of the Gray Friars and two Parish Churches the one of Saint Nicholas in the shambles the other St. Edwine in Newgate market all to bee made one Parish Church of the Gray Friars Church and in lands he gaue for the maintenance of the same fiue hundred markes by the yeare for ouer to maintaine a Quire of Singing-men viz. eight in number Henry Howard Earle of Surrey was beheaded on the Tower kill the 19. of Ianuary The 28. of Ianuary King Henry deceased appointed his first heirs to his son Prince Edward the second Lady Mary his daughter by Quéene Katharine and the third Lady Elizabeth by the Quéene Anne Bolein Hee deceased when hee had raigned 37. yeares nine moneths and odde daies and was buried at Windsor Edward the sixt Edward the sixt beganne his Raigne the 24. of Ianuary 1546. when hee was but nine yeares old King Henry his father by his will had appointed for his Priuy Counsell the Archbishop of Canterbury the Chancellor the Bishop of Durham with other to the number of sixtéene The first of February the Earle of Hertford was elected to be Protector of the Kings person The 6. of February the L. Protector in the tower of London endued K. Edward with the order of Knighthood and then Henry Hoblethorne L. Maior of London knéeling downe the King made him Knight The 17. of February sir Edward Seimer Earle of Hertford and L. Protector was created Duke of Somerset the L. Parre Earle of Essex Marques of Northampton Sir Iohn Dudley Lord Lisle Lord Admirall Earle of Warwicke Sir Thomas Wriothesley Lord Chancellor Earle of Southampton sir Thomas Seimer was made Lord of Sudley and high Admirall Sir Richard Rich was made Lord Rich Sir William Willowby Lord Willowby Sir Edmond Sheiffield Lord Sheiffield King Edward was Crowned at Westminster on the 20. of Februarie The 15. of May Doctor Smith recanted at Pauls Crosse The Lord Protector and the rest of the Counsell sent Commissioners into all parts of the Realme willing them to take all Images out of their Churches for the auoiding of Idolatry with them were sent diuers Preachers to perswade the people from their beades and at that time Procession was forbidden Edward Duke of Somerset and Iohn Earle of Warwicke with a Noble Armie were sent into Scotland and at a place called Muskleborough the English men and Scots met where betwéene them the 10. of September was fought a cruell battaile the victorie whereof fell to the Englishmen and of the Scots were slaine 1400 and taken prisoners 1500. Richard Lord Rich was made Lord Chancellour Thomas VVhite Robert Chersey Sir Iohn Gresham Mercer This Sir Iohn Gresham gaue to euery ward in London ten pound to the poore and to sixe score poore men and women euery of them thrée yards of cloth for a gowne of eight or nine shillings the yard he gaue also to maidens marriages and to the Hospitals in London about 200. pounds in money He founded a frée schoole at Holt a market towne in Norfolke All Colledges Chauntries frée Chappels Hospitals Fraternities Brotherhoods and Guildes were granted to the King and an Act made for the receiuing of the Sacrament in both kinds The Church seruice was sung in English The watch in London at Midsomer was now againe vsed both on the Euen of Saint Iohn and Saint Peter in as comely order as it had béene accustomed which watch was greatly beautified by the number of more then thrée hundred dimilances and light horsemen that were prepared by the Citizens to bee sent to the rescue of the towne of Haddington in Scotland On Saint Peters day Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester preached before the King for the which he was sent to the Towre The seuenth of Iuly a Priest was hanged and quartered in Smithfield for that he had slaine M. Body one of the Kings coÌ„missioners others of his societie were put to death in other places A great pestilence was in London wherefore commandement was giuen to all Curates and other that no corps should be buried before sixe of the clocke in the morning nor after sixe at night and that there should at the buriall of euery corps be rung one Bell at the least by the space of thrée quarters of an houre William Lock Iohn Ailife Knights Shriues Sir Henry Amcots Fishmonger Maior The 16. of September S. Annes Church within in Aldersgate was burnt The 16. of Ianuary Thomas Seimer Lord Admirall brother to the Lord Protector was sent to the tower of London and the 20. of March beheaded on the Tower hill The 23. of Aprill sixe houses at Broken wharfe were burnt In May by meanes of a Proclamation for enclosures the commons of Somersetshire and Lincolneshire made a commotion and brake vp certaine Parkes of sir W. Harbardes and Lord Sturtons but sir William Harbarde flewe and executed many of those rebels In Iuly the Commons of Essex and Kent Suffolke and Norfolke rose against inclosures and pulled downe diuers parks and hooses Also the Commons of Cornewall and Deuonshire required not onely that the inclosures might be disparked but also to haue their old Religion these besieged the Cittie of Excester which was valiantly defended Iohn
Lord Russell Lord Priuie seale with a number of souldiers entred the Citie of Excester the fill of August slew and tooke prisoners of the Rebels more then 4. thousand and after hanged diuers of them in the towne country about The L. Gray also with strangers horsemen in diuers conflicts slewe many people and spoiled the Country The last of Iuly W. Lord Marques of Northhampton entred the Citie of Norwich and on the next morning the rebels also entred the towne burned part thereof put the Lord Marques to flight and flew the Lord Sheffield Diuers persons were apprehended as aiders of the foresaid rebels of the which one was hanged within Aldgate and another at the Bridge foote toward Southwarke both on Mary Magdalens day In the beginning of August the French king determined to take the Isles of Gernsey and Iersey did set there suddenly vpon our ships with a great number of Gallies but were so manfully encountred by the Kings Nauy that with the losse of a thousand men and great spoile of Gallies they were forced to retire into France The eight of August the French Ambassadors gaue a defiance to the Lord Protector whereupon all Frenchmen with their goods being no Denizens were apprehended The rebels in Norfolke and Suffolke encamped themselues at mount Surrey neare vnto Norwich against whom sir Iohn Dudley Earle of Warwicke went with an Army where meeting with the rebels they had thought all to haue died in the place but God brought it to passe that as well there as in all other places they were partly by power constrained partly by promise of their pardon perswaded to submit themselues The Earle of Warwicke entred the Citie of Norwich the 27. of August when hee had flaine aboue fiue thousand of rebels and taken their chiefe Captaine Robert Ket of Windam Tanner The 20. of September Edmond Bonner Bishop of London was sent from Lambeth to the Marshalsey for a sermon which hee preached at Pauls Crosse on the first of December On the first of October hee was depriued of his Bishopricke and sent againe to the Marshalsey for disobeying the Kings order in religion Richard Yorke Iohn Chester Shriues The 24. of October the Duke of Somerset was brought from Windsor riding through Oldborne in at Newgate and so to the tower of London accompanied with diuers Lords and Gentlemen with thrée hundred horses The Lord Maior Sir Ralph Warren Sir Iohn Gresham master Recorder sir William Locke and both the Shriues with other knights sitting on their horses against Soper-lane all the officers with halbarts and from Oldborne bridge to the Tower certaine Aldermen or their Deputies on horsebacke in euery stréete with a number of householders standing with billes as hée passed There was with him committed to the Tower Sir Michael Stanâ—op Sir Thomas Smith sir Iohn Thin Knight Wolfe and Gray of Reading The 17. of October King Edward came from Hampton Court to his place in Southwarke and there dined hee made master Yorke one of the Shriues Knight and then rode through the Citie to Westminster Sir Rowland Hill Mercer the twentie eight of October Maior This sir Rowland Hill caused to bee made diuers causeyes bridges and frée schooles He gaue to the Hospitall of Christs Church in London fiue hundred pound in ready money and one hundred pound at his decease The twentie nine of Nouember Robert Kete and William Kete his brother were deliuered out of the Tower of London to sir Edmond Windam Shriue of Norffolke to bee conuaied to Norwich where R. Kete was hanged in chaines on the top of Norwich Castle and W. Kete likewise hanged on the top of Windam stéeple In December the Scots tooke Burtierag in Scotland and other holds then possessed by Englishmen where they slew man woman and child except Sir Iohn Luteroll the Captaine whom they tooke prisoner The 19. of Ianuary were murdered by S. Sepulchers Church without Newgate in London two Captaines that had serued the King at Boline and elsewhere she one was Sir Peter Gambo the other Filicirga which murders were committed by Charles Ganaro a Fleming who came post from Barwicke to doe that acte on the morrow he with three of his companions were taken in Smithfield and sent to Newgate and the foure and twentieth of Ianuary they were all foure Charles Gauaro Balthasar Gauaro Nicholas Disalueron Francis Deualasco hanged in Smithfield The 27. of Ianuary Humphry Arundell Esquire Thomas Holmes Winslow and Burie Captaines of the Rebels in Deuonshire were hanged and quartered at Tiburne The sixt of February the Duke of Somerset was deliuered out of the Tower The tenth of February one Bell was hanged and quartered at Tiburne foe mouing a new rebellion in Suffolke This yeare 1550. died Pope Paul the third formerly called Alexander Fernese hee was enstalled Pope Anno 1534. in his youth hee had two children viz. Peter Lewes and the Lady Constance This Pope ordained the general councels at MaÌ„tâ—a at Vicentia and Trent he gaue the Emperour fiue Gallies well furnished for his warres against Barbarosso hée met the Emperour Carolus Quintus and Francis the French King at Nice in Prouince to make peace betwéene them for ten yeares and concluded a marriage betwéene his Nephew Octauio and the Emperours daughter widowe to Alexander de medicis late Duke of Florence and after that with consent of the Emperour he made his forenamed sonne Peter Lewes Duke of Parma and Placentia he died at fourescore and foure yeares of age The last of March a generall peace was proclaimed betwéene the King of England France the Emperour and the Scots This time the Lord Maior of London the Aldermen purchased all the liberties of South warke which was in the Kings hands The 12. of Aprill D. Nicholas Ridley was enstalled Bishop of London The 25. of Aprill the towne of Boloine was yéelded to the French The second of May Ioan Butcher was burnt in Smithfield for heresie that Christ tooke no flesh of the Virgine Marie Richard Lion Goddard Gorran and Richard Ireland were executed the 14. of May for attempting a new rebellion in Kent Trinitie Tearme was adiourned till Michaelmasse In the moneth of August a Millar of Battle-bridge was set on the Pillory in Cheape and had both his eares cut off for seditious words by him spoken against the Duke of Somerset Also Grig a Poulter that had béene taken for a cunning man in curing of diseases among women being proued to be a craftie deceiuer was on the eight of september set on the Pillorie in southwarke and the Lord Maior and the Aldermen riding through the faire hee asked them and all the Citizens forgiuenesse Augustine Hide Iohn Lion Shriues Sir Andrew Iud Skinner Maior This Sir Andrew Iud erected one notable frée schools at Tonbridge in Kent wherein he brought vp and nourished in learning great store of youth as well bred in that
Stuart Lord Darly and Marie King and Quéene of Scots was borne in Edenborough Castle the ninetéenth of Iune last past and the eightéenth of December solemnely christened at Sterling whose Godfathers at the Christning were Charles King of France and Philibert Duke of Sauoy and the Quéenes Maiestie of England was the Godmother who gaue a fount of gold curiously wrought and inameled waighing 333. ounces The 10. of February in the morning H Stuart Lord of Darly before named King of Scots by Scots in Scotland was traiterously murdered the reuenge whereof remaineth in the mightie hands of God The 22. of February the Lady Margaret Dowglas Countesse of Linoux mother to the said King of Scots was discharged out of the Tower of London Within the space of ten moneths last past died seuen Aldermen of London The 22. of Aprill by great misfortune of fire in the towne of Ossestry in Wales to the number of two hundred houses besides cloth corne cattel c. were consumed The 17. of May in the towne of Milnall in Suffolke 37. houses besides barnes stables and such like were consumed with fire in the space of two houres Shan Onele who had rebelled against the Quéens Maiesty in Ireland was this yéere with his great losse manfully repelled from the siege of Dundalke by the Garrison thereof and afterward through the valiancy of Sir Henry Sidney Lord Deputie of Ireland he was so discomfited in sundry conflicts that now hee determined to put a collar about his necke and penitently to require his pardon But Neile Mackener his Secretary perswaded him first to trie the friendship of certaine wild Scots that then lay encamped in Clan Iboy under the conducting of Alexander Oge and Mac Gilliam Buske whose father and vncle Shan Onele had lately killed neuerthelesse hée went to the saide Campe the second of Iune where after a dissembled entertainment Gilliam Busk ministred quaâ—relling talke and made a fray vpon Oneiles men and then gathering together his Scots hewed in péeces Shan Onele his Secretary and all his company On Saint Iohns Euen at night was the like standing watch in London as had béene on Saint Peters Euen two yeares before passed this order of watch is still continued The 29. of Iuly Charles Iames the yong Prince of Scotland after a Sermon made by Iohn Knokes was crowned King of Scots at Sterling Church and at that time the Quéene of Scots was prisoner at Loughleuen Sir Nicholas Throgmorton hauing talked with the Quéene of Scots at Loughleuen returned out of Scotland in the moneth of August Thomas Ramsey William Bond Shriues Sir Roger Martin Mercer Maior After a dry Sommer there followed a sharpe winter with such a scarcity of fodder and hay that in diuers places the same was sold by the waight for fiue pence the stone there followed also a great death of Cattell In the moneth of Ianuary the Quéenes Maiestie sent into the narrow seas thrée of her Ships named the Antilope the Swallow and the Aid and one Barke named the Phenix the which were manned with 500. men her Highnesse appointed the charge of those Ships and men to William Holstocke Esquire Controwler of her Ships who had commaundement to stay the subiects of King Phillip and according to his charge he vsed such diligence that on the eleuenth of March next following hee was with eleuen saile of Flemish Hoies vpon Boloine which came from Roan and in them foure hundred and odde Tunnes of Gascoine and French wines which they intended to haue conuaied into Flanders but William Holstock staied all the said Hoyes and sent them to London where they made their discharge More on the 28. of March the saide W. Holstocke seruing in the Antilope as Admirall in his Company W. Winter the younger being Vice-admirall seruing in the Aide and Iohn Basing Captaine of the Swallow and Thomas Gauerley Captaine of the Phenix met in the narrow Seas 14. saile of great Hulkes which were come out of Portingale and bound to Flanders their chiefe lading being Portingale salt and they had good store of Spanish Rials of plate also great store of spices the which 14. Hulkes did maintain their fight for the space of two houres but the said William Holstocke and his company tooke the same Hulkes whereof sixe were sent into the riuer of Thames and the Admirall and Viceadmirall of the said Hulkes being two great ships which William Holstocke himselfe did take were conuaied to Harwich and there discharged The 28. of March through vehement rage and tempest of winds many vessels on the Thames with two Tiltboates before Grauesend were drowned The 16. of May Mary Q. of Scots after her escape made out of Loughleuen where shee had béene long imprisoned arriued at Werkington in England hauing in her company to the number of 16. persons besides 4. water-men where she was staied and conuaied to Carlile and from thence to Bolton castle belonging to the L. Scrope who with sir Ralph Sadler sent downe for that purpose had the custody of her till she was committed to the Earle of Shrewsbury The 26. of Iune deceased Thomas Young Archbishop of Yorke at Shefield and was buried at Yorke The great hall and Pallace whereof hee had pulled downe and destroied Iohn Aleph Richard Harding Salter Iames Bacon Shriues The eleuenth of October were taken in Suffolke at Downam Bridge 17. monstrous fishes some of them 27. foote in length 2. miles from Ipswich Sir Thomas Roe Marchant tailor Maior At the cost and charges of the Citizens of London a new Conduit was builded at Walbrooke corner neare to Dowgate the water whereof is conuaied out of the Thames The 22. of December was the first day that the Marchants left their méeting in Lombard stréete and came into the Burse in Cornhill builded for that purpose The 27. of Ianuary a Frenchman two Englishmen were drawne from Newgate to tiburne and there hanged the French man quartered who had coined gold counterfaite the Englishmen the one had clipped siluer the other cast toâ—â—ons of Tin William Herbert Earle of Pembrooke deceased the 17. of March buried in Paules Church The 28. of March the Pentioners were appointed in armour on horsebacke mustered before the Quéene in Hide Parke beside Westminster A great Lottery of 400000. lots euery lot 10. s. being holden at London in Paules Churchyard at the West doore was begun to bee drawne the 11. of Ianuary and continued day and night till the sixt of May. The 17. of August an Ambassador from Musconie landed at Tower-wharfe and was there receiued by the Lord Maior of London Aldermen â—â—d Shriues in Scarlet with the Marchants aduenturers in coates of blacke veluet all on horsebacke The plague of pestilence somewhat raigning Michaelmas Tearme was adiourned vnto Hillary Tearme Henry Bechar William Dane Shriues This William Dane by his Testament and also Margaret Dane his wife gaue great
Legacies to the poore The 11. of October Thomas Duke of Norffolke was brought to the Tower prisoner Sir Alexander Anenon Ironmonger Maior This Maior went by water to Westminster and there tooke his oath but kept no feast at Guild-hall lest through comming together of a multitude infection of the pestilence might haue encreased The 24. of Nouember the Quéenes Maiestie caused the Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland who rebelled in the north to be proclaimed traitors and forthwith prepared an Army for their suppression The Earle of Sussex the Quéenes Lieutenant generall in the North had on the 17. of Nouember there published the like proclamation against the said rebels and also sent out to all such Gentlemen as he knew to be of her Maiesties louing subiects vnder his rule which came vnto him with such a number as he was able to make aboue fiue thousand horsemen and footemen and so being accompanied with the Earle of Rutland his Lieutenant the Lord Hunsden Generall of his Horsemen William Lord Eure who had the leading of the rereward of the footmen and Sir Ralph Sadler treasurer who all came to Yorke the 11. of December they marched from Yorke toward Topcliffe the 12. sir G. Bowes comming from Bernards Castle met him and was made Marshall of the Army then they went to Northalerton to Smoeton to Crofebridge and so to Aclay on the which day the Rebels fled from Durham to Exham The Earle of Sussex went from Aclay to Durham then to Newcastle and the 20. of December to Exham from whence the rebels were gone the night before to Naworth where counselling with Edward Dakers concerning their owne weakenes as also how they were pursued by the Earle of Sussex and his power of 7. thousand And moreouer that the Earle of Warwicke the Lord Clinton Lord Admirall of England and Lord Vicount Hereford with an Army of 12. thousand out of the South whereof the said Earle of Warwicke was generall not farre behind them at Browne bridge The next night the two Earles of Northumberland and Westmerland with sundry of the principall Gentlemen fled to Hetlaw in Scotland The other rebels were shortly after taken by the Earle of Sussex The fourth and fifth of Ianuary did suffer at Durham to the number of sixtie sixe Constables and other amongst whom an Alderman of the towne and a Priest called Parson Plomtree were the most notable Then George Bowes Marshall finding many to be factors in the aforesaide rebellion did sée them executed in euery market to 〈◊〉 and other places betwixt Newcastle and Wâ—therby about 60. miles in length and 40. mileâ— in breadth The 22. of February Leonard Dacre hauing raised a number of people the L. Hunsdâ—n and other setting on him with a company of valiant souldiers slue many of his people and forced him to flye into Scotland On Goodfriday the twentie seuen of March Simon Digby Iohn Fulthroppe Esquire Robert Pâ—â—â—man Thomas Bishop the yonger Gentleman wâ—re drawne from the Castle of Yorke to Knauesmire without the Cittie of Yorke and there hanged headed and quartered The 17. of Aprill the Earle of Sussex with the Lord Hunsdon master William Drewry high Marshall of Barwicke with all the garrison power of the same began a iourney into Scotland and entred into Tiuidale burnt ouerthrew and spoiled all the Castles townes and villages before them till they came to Craling The same day sir Iohn Foster Warden of the Middle Marches with the Garrison of the same entred into Tiuidale vpon Expas gate sixtéenâ— miles from Warke where in like order they burnt razed and spoiled their country before them till they came to Castle Craling which likewise they ouerthrew razed and burnt There both the Armies met and so marched by the Riuer of Tiwit razing burning and spoiling Castles and piles along the Riuer till they came to Godworth The Lieutenant returned to Barwicke the 22 of Aprill The Lord Scrope Warden of the West Marches entred Scotland the 18. of Aprill burnt and spoiled almost the Doinfrées tooke many prisoners and returned safely The Marches of England were so guarded by the Lord Eure sir George Bowes and other of the Bishopricke that not one house was burned nor one cowe taken out of England There were razed and ouerthrown and burnt in this iourney aboue fiftie strong Castles and piles and aboue 3. thousand townes and villages The 26. the Lieutenant accompanied with the Lord Gouernour the Marshall and diuers lusty Gentlemen Captaines and souldiers to the number of thrée thousand set forward to Yorke and so to Hewme Castle which Castle was yéelded the Lord Gouernour the Lord Marshall and other expelled the Scots to the number of 160. persons among whom were two Englishmen which were carried to Barwicke and there executed The L. Lieutenant placed in the Castle Captaine Wood and Captaine Pikeman with two hundred souldiers and so returned to Barwicke The fourth of May hee sent master Drewry Marshall with the number of 2000. to take Faust castle which at the first comming was deliuered to the Marshall who expelled the Scots and so returned to Barwicke Sir William Drewry set forward toward Edenborough with diuers Scottish bands to ioine with the Earles of Lineaur Morton Glencarne and Marre with other of the Kings power of Scotland in pursuing of the English rebels and such as supported them They came to Edenborough the 14. of May and from thence to Lithcoe where the Regent was slaine The 17. the footemen marched to Fankirke and Sir William Drewry with the horsemen marched to Sterling to sée the King The 18. they departed to the foote bands and so together Marched by Glasco where the Lord Hambletoâ— ad besieged a house of the Lungs but hearing of their comming they fled The 23. our Generall with the whole Army marched towards the Castles of Hamleton and there had parley with Arthur Hamleton but hée would not deliuer the Castle from thence accompanied with the Earle of Lenox and Mortaine with the horsemen marched to a faire house of the Abbots of Kelwing which house they burned with 17. houses more whereof one was the Lord Lanhaps The 27. of May Thomas Norton and Christopher Norton of Yorkeshire were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiburne and there hanged headed and quartered The 28. of May the Castle of Hamleton was yéelded to sir William Drewry and by him presently spoiled and burnt A conspiracy was made by certaine Gentlemen and other in the country of Norffolke whose purpose was on Midsomer day at Harlestone faire with sound of Trumpet to haue raised a number and then to proclaime their pretence against strangers and others This matter was vttered by T. Kete vnto I. Kensey who forthwith sent the same Kete to the next Iustice before whom hee opened the whole matter whereupon Master D. Drewry immediately apprehended Iohn Throgmorton and after him many Gentlemen of the Citty of Norwich and
Gallies and Brigantines 230 there were slaine of the Turkes more then thirty thousand beside a great number of prisoners taken and about 12000 Christians that had béene slaues with the Turkes were set at liberty The 13 of Ianuary deceased sir William Peter knight who had béene Secretary and of the priuy Councell to foure Kings and Quéens in this Realm and seuen times L. Ambassadour abroad in forraine lands he augmented Excester Colledge in Oxford with lands to the value of one hundred pounds by yeare The 16 of Ianuary Thomas Duke of Norffolke was arraigned in Westminster Hall and there by his Péeres found guilty of high Treason The 11 of February Kenelme Barne and Edmond Mather were drawne from the Tower of London and Henry Rolfe from the Marshalsée in Southwarke all thrée to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered Barncy and Mather for conspiracy and Rolfe for counterfeiting the Quéenes hand The 12 of February was proclamation made for the sharpe punishment of such as conuaied bels lead and other Church goods out of the Parish Churches or Chappels The tenth of March deceased sir William Pawlet knight Lord Saint Iohn Earle of Wilshire Marques of Winchester knight of the Garter one of the Quéenes Maiesties priuie Counsell and Lord high Treasurer of England He was borne in the yeare of our Lord 1483 he serued Henry the 7 Henry the 8 Edward the 6 Quéene Mary and Quéene Elizabeth Himselfe did sée the children of his childrens children growing to the number of 103. The 25 of March by the commandement of the Counsel the Citizens of London assembling at their seuerall halles the master collected the most actiue persons of euery their companies to the number of 3 thousand whom they appointed to be pikemen and shotte the pikemen were forthwith armed in faire corslets the gunners had euery of them his Callieuer with the furniture To these were appointed diuers captaines who to traine them vp in warlike feats mustered them thrice euery wéeke sometime in the artillery yard teaching the gunners to handle their péeces sometime at the miles end in Saint Georges field teaching them to skirmish On May day they mustred at Gréenewich before the Quéenes maiestie where they showed many warlike feats but were much hindred by the weather all day showring It was enacted that all persons aboue the age of fouretéene yeares being taken vagrant and wandring misorderly should be apprehended whipped and burnt through the right eare with a hot iron for the first time so taken the second time to be hanged This yeare 1572 was the Massacar in Paris The 2 of Iune Thomas Duke of Norffolk was beheaded on tower hill Francis Duke of Memorency and Betraude de Saligners Knights of the order of Saint Michaell Ambassadours for Charles king of France arriued at Douer The 15 of Iune they repaired to the White hall and there in her Graces chappell about one of the clocke in the after noone the Articles of treaty league or confederacy and sure friendship concluded at Bloys the ninetéenth of Aprill betwéen the Quéenes maiesty and the French King being read the same was by her maiesty and his Ambassadours confirmes to be obserued and kept The 22 of August Thomas Percie Earle of Northumberland now brought out of Scotland whither he had fled was beheaded at York In the moneth of August sir Thomas Smith one of the Quéens Maiesties priuie Counsell sent his sonne Thomas Smith Esquire into Ireland with a Colony or habitation of English men to inhabite the Ardes in Vlster Richard Pype Nicholas Woodroffe Sir Lionell Ducket mercer The 18 of Nouember was séene a star Northward very bright and cleare in the contestation of Cassiopeia which with thrée chiefe fixed stars of the said constellation made a Geometicall figure lozengewise of the learned men called Rombus this starre in bignesse at the flrst appearing séemed bigger then Iupiter and much lesse then Venus when she séemed greatest also the said star neuer changing his place was carried about with the daily motion of heauen as all fixed stars commonly are and so continued almost sixe moneths The same starre was found to be in place celestiall farre aboue the Moone otherwise than euer any comet hath béene séene or naturally can appeare therefore it is supposed that the signification thereof is directed purposely and specially to some matter not naturall but celestiall or rather supercelestiall so strange as from the beginning of the world neuer was the like The 14 of Nouember Edward Earle of Darby Lord Stanley and Strange L. and Gouernor of the Isle of Man knight of the noble Order of the Garter and one of the Quéenes Maiesties Priuie Counsell deceased His life and death deseruing commendation and crauing memory to be imitated was such as followeth His fidelity to two Kings and two Quéenes in dangerous times and great rebellions in which time alwaies as cause serued he was Lieutenant of Lancashire and Cheshire His godly disposition to his tenants neuer forcing any seruice at their hands but due payment of their rent His liberality to strangers his famous houskéeping his féeding of aged persons twice a day forty and odde besides all commers thrice a wéeke appointed for his dealing daies and euery good Friday 35 yeares relieued one with another 2700 with meate drinke and mony worth His cunning in setting bones disioynted or brake his chirurgery desire to helpe the poore his deliuery of his George and seale of the Lord Strange with exhortation that he might kéepe it so vnspotted in fidelity to his Prince as he had and his hope that he died in the Quéenes fauour his ioyfull parting this world his taking leaue of all his seruants by shaking of hands and his remembrance to the last day The 18 of Ianuary William Lord Herbert Earle of Worcester began his iourney toward France to the christning of the Kings daughter there in stead of the Quéenes maiesty of England The said Earle with many of his company were robbed vpon the sea of much of their baggage and thrée or foure of their men slaine In the moneth of February through sundry hainous complaints brought to the Quéenes Maiesty and her Counsell of Pirats that kept the narrow Seas doing many robberies as also the robbing of the Earle of Worcester it pleased her Maiesty to send one of her Ships named the Swallow vnder the charge of William Holstocke Esquire controller of her highnesse shippes who had with him the Gillian the Barke Garet and the Barke of Yarmouth and 306 able Marriners Gunners and Souldiers in the said three shippes and one Barke which scoured the narrow Sea from the North forland as farre Westward as Falmouth in Cornwall and tooke twenty ships and Barkes of sundry nations viz. English French and Flemmings but all Pirats and in fashion of warre He apprehended in those ships and Barkes to the number of 900 men of
being opened there were found about him diuellish bookes of coniuration and abominable practices a picture of a man hauing thrée dice in his hand and this writing Chance dice fortunately and diuers papers of such like matters as hee had dealt in for men such as are mentioned in Leuiticus the 20 chapter the 6 verse If any soule turne himselfe after such as worke with spirits and after southsayers to go awhooring saith the Lord I will put my face against that soule and will cut him off from among my people The 3 of February Iohn Nelson for denying the Quéenes supremacy was drawen to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The 10 of March deceased the Lady Margaret Countesse of Lineaux and was buried at Westminster The 31 of May Martine Frobisher with fiftéene saile of good ships well appointed departed from Harwich in Essex on his third voyage towards Cathay The 31 of Iuly after many attempts and sundry times being put backe by Ilands of Ice in his straites he came to anker in the Ilands now by her Maiesty named Meta incognita wheras in the yere before they fraght their shippes with the like Ore and then on the last of August returning thence arriued safely in England about the first of October George Bond Thomas Starky Sir Richard Pipe Draper The 22 of Ianuary about 7 of the clocke at night Iohn Cassimere Count Palatine of the Rhene and Duke of Bauaria landing at the Tower of London was there by diuers Noble men and others honorably receiued and conueyed by cresset-light and torch-light to Sir Thomas Gressams house in Bishops-gate stréet where hee was feasted and lodged till Sunday next and then by the Nobility brought to the court at Westminster and after lodged in Sommerset-house On the eight of February he was made Knight of the Garter and on the fourtéenth of February departed from London homewards with great rewards giuen by the Quéenes Maiesty the Nobility and men of honour The fourth of February and the night following fell such abundance of snow that on the fift in the morning the same was found at London to be two foot déepe in the shallowest and otherwise being driuen by the winde very boistrous in the Northeast on bankes an ell or yard and a halfe déepe in the which drifts of snow in the countries many cattell and some men and women were ouer-whelmed and lost it snowed till the eight day and fréezed till the tenth When following a thaw with continuall raine a long time after which caused such high floods that the Marshes and low grounds being drowned the water rose so high in Westminster hall that after the fall thereof some fishes were found there to remaine The 20 of February deceased sir Nicholas Bacon Lord Kéeper of the great Seale of England who was honourably buried vnder a sumptuous monument in Pauls Church of London the 9 of March. The 25 of Aprill sir Thomas Bromley knight was made Lord Chancellor of England The 14 of Aprill Matthew Hamont of Hithersey thrée miles from Norwich plough-wright for denying Christ to be our Sauiour and publishing diuers other horrible heresies was conuented before the Bishop of Norwich condemned in the consistorie and deliuered to the Shrieues of Norwich to bée executed but because he had spoken words of blasphemy against the Quéenes Maiesty and other of her Counsell he was by the Maior Sir Robert Wood and Sergeant Windam Recorder condemned to lose his eares which were cut off the thirtéenth of May in the Market place of Norwich and on the 20 of May he was burnt in the Castle ditch there This yeare Marke Scalior Blackesmith of London for triall of his workemanship made one hanging locke of Iron stéele and brasse of eleuen seuerall péeces and a pipe key all cleane wrought which waied but one graine of gold He also at the same time made a chaine of gold of forty thrée linkes to which chaine the locke and key being fastned and put about a fleas necke she drew the same with ease All which locke and key chaine and flea wayed but one graine and a halfe a thing most incredible but that I my selfe haue séene it The 17. of Iuly the Quéenes Maiesty being on the riuer of Thames betwixt her Mannor of Gréenwich and Depford in her priuy barge accompanied with the French Ambassadour the Earle of Lincolne and others it chanced that one Thomas Appletree seruingman in the company of others rowing vp and downe the Thames hauing a Calliuer charged with a bullet shooting at randon by misfortune shot one of the watermen the second next vnto the bales of the said barge which sate within sixe foote of her Highnesse cleane through both armes for the which fact the said Thomas was on the 21 of Iuly brought to the water side where was a Gibbet set vp and when the hangman had put the rope about his necke he was by the Quéenes pardon deliuered from execution This years Iohn Foxe of Woodbridge William Wicnor Robert Moore Englishmen hauing béene prisoners in Turkey about the space of thirtéene yeares with more than 260 other Christians of diuers nations by killing of their kéeper meruailously escaped and returned to their natiue countries In the month of September and October fell great winds and raging floods in sundry places of this Realme where through many men cattle houses were drowned In y e town of Newport the cottages were borne downe and the corne lost pasture ground ouerwhelmed cattell drowned In the towne of Bedford the water came vp into the Market place where cubbords chests and formes swam about the houses their fuell corne and hay was wract and borne away Also the towne of Saint Edes in Huntingtonshire was ouerflowed suddenly in the night when all men were at rest the waters brake in with such force that the towne was all defaced the Swannes swam downe the Market place and all the towne about the boates did floate Gormanchester was suddenly supprest their houses full of water and their cattell destroied Martin Calthorpe Iohn Hart. Sir Nicholas Woodroofe Haberdasher On the 21 of September Sir Thomas Gresham knight agent to the Quéene who had builded the Royall exchange in London deceased suddenly at his house in Bishops gate stéets of London and was buried in the parish Church of S. Elen there The 6 of Aprill being Wednesday in Easter weeke about sixe of the clocke towards the euening a sudden earthquake happened at London and generally throughout England by violence whereof the great clocke bell at Westminster strooke against the hammers as diuers clocks and bells against their hammers and clappers both in the City and country did the like In London a péece of the Temple Church fell downe In the late dissolued Church of the Gray Friars now called Christs Church in the Sermon time one falling from the top killed a
were the Earle of Arundell L. Windsor Philip Sidney and other the defendants to the number of one and twenty all which of them sixe courses against the former chalengers who performed their parts valiantly The 21 of Iune in the night the lowest Images about the Crosse in Cheap were broken and defaced whereupon proclamation was made that who so would bewray the doers thereof should haue forty Crownes but nothing came to light but an euill end befell the doer This yeare were to be séene in London two Dutchmen of strange statures the one in height seuen foot and seuen inches in breadth betwixt the shoulders thrée quarters of a yard and two inches the compasse of his breast one yard halfe and two inches and about the wast one yard quarter and one inch the length of his arme to the hands a full yard a comely man of person but lame of his legs for he had broken them with lifting of a barrell of Béere The other was in hight but thrée foot he had neuer a good foot nor any knée at all and yet could dance a galliard he had no arme but a stump to the elbow or little more on the right side on the which singing he would daunce a cup and after tosse it about thrée or foure times and euery time receiue the same on the said stumpe hée would shoote an arrow néere the marke flourish with a rapier throw a bowle beat with a hammer hew with an axe sound with a trumpet and drinke euery day tenne quarts of the best béere if he could get it The 18 of Iuly were brought from the Fléete the Gatehouse Newgate and the Counters sundry prisoners indicted for refusing to come to the Church all which being conuicted by their owne confession had iudgement accordingly to pay twenty pounds for euery moneth of such wilfull absence Richard Martine W. Webbe Sir Iames Haruy Ironmonger The first of Nouember Monsieur the French Kings brother Duke of Anioue and other Nobles of France hauing lately arriued in Kent came to London and were honourably receiued and retained at the Court with great banqueting The first of December Edmond Campion Iesuite Ralph Sherwin and Alexander Brian Seminary Priests hauing béene arraigned and condemned for high treason were drawne from the tower of London to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The first of February the Quéenes maiesty with her whole Court accompanied Monsieur Duke of Anioue from Westminster to Canterbury where when she had feasted all the French Nobility either tooke leaue of another and her Maiesty returned The sixt the Duke lodged at Sandwich and on the next morning tooke the sea being accompanied with the Earle of Leicester the Lord Hunsdon the Lord Howard knights of the Garter the Lord Willowby Lord Windsor Lord Shefild Lord Hyward and Lord Audley M r. Sidney sir George Cary Master Iohn and Robert Cary and a great number of Gentlemen so as the whole traine that attended vpon the said Earle was one hundred gentlemen and more then thrée hundred seruingmen The Lord Hunsdon had of gentlemen and others to the number of one hundred and fifty and the Lord Hayward had as many all which sailed in 15 ships to Flushing in Zeland where the Prince of Orenge and the States of the Low Countries receiued the said Duke and our Nobles of England with great ioy conducting them from thence to Middleborow and then to Antwerpe where before the twentith day of the same moneth they solemnely created the said Duke of Anioue Duke Lothyer Braband c. and our Nobility returned into England Iohn Paine Priest being indicted of high treason for words by him spoken was arraigned condemned at Chelmsford and there executed on the second of Aprill This yeare the water Conduit in Fléetstréete was new builded with a larger Cesterne at the charges of the City The fiftéenth of May at night about ten of the clocke a blasing starre appeared descending in the Northwest the beard whereof streamed Southeast The 28 of May Thomas Ford Iohn Sheret and R. Iohnson Priests hauing bin before condemned of high treason were drawne from the Tower of London to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered And on the 30 of May Luke Kerby William Filby Thomas Cotten and Laurence Richardson were for the like treason in the same place likewise executed The 14 of Iuly Peregrine Bartue Lord Willowby of Eresby appointed Ambassador to Frederick King of Denmarke with the Garter imbarked at Kingstone vpon Hull and prosperously arriued at Elismore in Denmarke on the twentith of the same moneth On the fouretéenth of August the said King receiued robes of the order ware the Garter Collar George and the Lord Ambassadour returning with his traine arriued at Bromtholine in Norffolke on the twentith of September This yeare was first founded a publike lecture in Surgery to begin to be read in the Colledge of Physitions in London Anno 1584. the sixt of May c. by Iohn L. Lumley and Richard Caldwell D. in Physicke The Reader whereof to be a Doctor of Physicke The 19 of Iuly certaine firkins of gunpowder to the number of seuen and as many more firkens of Sturgeon laden in a cart vpon Galley key some small portion of the same powder being shed on the ground the horse in the said Carre strooke fire with his foot and fired all together where through the Sturgeon was blowne away some into the Thames some else where one firken was driuen through alomed wall that was boorded ouer the Crane on the wharfe with the houses neare to adioyning shatred many men and horses so blasted the 3 men and 7 horses died thereof The 12 of August there arose a great tempest of lightning thunder whirlewind and raine beside hailestones fashioned like to the rowels of spurs 2 or 3 inches about in the Country of Norfolke betwéene the townes of North Walsam Worstéed which tempest beat the corne flat to the ground rent vp many great trées and shiuered them in péeces or wound them like writhes at Hemming a mile from Worsted the west doore of the Church weighing more then 300 weight was lifted off the hookes blowen ouer the Font within one yard of the Chancel doore the top of the Church was riuen vp and the lead blowen away fiue webbes of Leade were rufled vp together like a gloue and blown into the field without the Churchyard At East Russen were many barnes blowne downe William Roo Iohn Hayden deceased the twenty foure of Nouember and Cuthbert Buckle succeeded Sir Thomas Blanke Haberdasher Michaelmas terme was adiourned to the Castle of Hertford there to begin in Crastina Animarum Peter Morris frée denizon conuaied Thames water in pipes of Lead ouer the stéeple of Saint Magnus Church at the North end of London bridge so into diuers mens houses in Thames stréet Newfishstréet and Grasse
containing most trayterous matters against her Maiesties person And from thence to be caried in that maner and set on the pillory in the Palace at Westminster and there to haue one of his eares cut off also to be caried in like maner into London and set on the pillory on market day in Cheape with the like paper And after that caried into Kent and at the next Assise there to be set on the pillory with the like paper and his other eare to be cut off also to be set on the pillory one market day at Canterbury and another at Rochester in the like manner and at euery the said places this order taken touching this offence openly read the sentence whereof was duly executed The 14 of March at the Assises kept at the City of Excester in Deuonshire before Sir Edmond Anderson L. chiefe Iustice of the common pleas Sergeant Floriday one of the Barons of the Exchequer and other Iustices there happened a strange sicknesse first amongst the prisoners and then amongst other persons and beside the prisoners many of all degrées died thereof namely Serieant Floriday Sir Iohn Chichester Sir Arthur Basset and Sir Bernard Drake Knights Tho. Carew Richard Carie I. Fortescue I Waldran and Tho. Risdone Esquires and Iustices of the peace of the common people died very many Constables Reues Tithmen and Iurors and namely of one Iury being twelue of them died eleuen The seuentéene of March a strange thing happened Master Dorington of Spaldwickt in the Countie of Huntington Esquire one of her Maiesties Gentlemen Pentioners had a horse which died suddenly and being ripped to sée the cause of his death there was found in the hole of the heart of the same horse a strange worme which lay on a round heape in a Call or skinne in the likenesse of a Toade which being taken out spread abroade was in forme fashion not easie to be described the length of which worme diuided into many graines to the number of 50 spred from the body like the branches of a trée was from the snout to the end of the longest graine 17 inches hauing foure issues in the grains from whence dropped forth a red water the body in bignes round about was 3 inches a halfe the color whereof was very like to a mackarell This monstrous worme found in maner aforesaid crawling to haue got away was stabbed in with a dagger and died which after being dried was shewed to many honourable persons of the Realme The 18 of Aprill in the Sises holden at London in the Iustice hall William Tompson made Priest at Reymes in France and remaining within this Realme was condemned of treason Also Richard Lea made Priest at Lions was likewise there condemned which said William and Thomas were both on the twentieth of April drawne to Tiburne and there hanged bowelled and quartered The first of May sir Henry Sidney knight of the Garter Lord president of Wales departed this life and was honourably buried at Penshurst in Kent The 8 of May arriued at London on the Tower Wharfe Henry Ramelius Chancellor for Germany Ambassadour from Frederick the second King of Denmarke vnto the Quéenes Maiesty of England he was honourably receiued of the Lord Talbot the Lord Cobham and other great estates and by them conuayed through Tower stréete Fanchurch stréet and Grace-stréet into Bishops-gate stréet to Crosby place where he remained till hee had finished his Ambassage and returned on the thirtieth of May towards Denmarke Wolston Dixie Maior 1586 founded a frée schoole at Bosworth in Leicester-shire endowed with twenty pounde land by yéere better more he gaue to the gouernors of Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge 600 pounds to buy land for the mainteinance of two scholarships and two fellowships there the scholars to come forth of Bosworth schoole he gaue also toward the erecting of Emmanuel Colledge 50 pounds to Christs hospitall in London 42 pounds the yeare for euer toward the Diuinity lecture to S. Michaell bassings hall in London 10 pounds the yeare for euer Vnto his company of Skinners 500 pounds to be lent vnto young men of that company viz. 200 pounds to foure yong men marchant Aduenturers for 3 yeare at 3 pounds 6 shillings 8 pence the yeare and thrée hundred pounds to ten other after the same rate part of the profits to be spent in coles yearly to the poore of Saint Michaels parish Basing hall for euer To Saint Bartholmewes hospitall and Saint Thomas hospitall 50. l. to each The poore of Bridewell 20. l. To the poore of Newgate 20. l. To the poore of the Compters 10. l. to each to Ludgate 10. l. To Bethlem 10. l. To the foure prisons in Southwarke 20. pounds thirtéene shillings and foure pence To poore maides marriages 100. l. To poore strangers of the Dutch and French Churches 50. li. To the poore of Basings-hall 10. l. To the poore Eling in Middlesex foure pounds And 200. toward building of the Pesthouse The 17. of May Philip Earle of Arundell was conuaied from the Towre of London to Westminster and there in the Star-chamber by the Counsell condemned to pay 10000. l. fine for his contempt and to remaine in prison at the Quéenes pleasure A Commission was erected from her Maiesty tending to the ratifying of a firme League of amity betwéene her Maiesty and Iames King of Scots which League being articuled Commissioners were appointed Edward Earle of Rutland W. Lord Euers and T. Randolph Esquire who with their Traine came to Barwicke on the 19. of Iune were the Ambassadors of Scotland being present they accomplished the matter according to the commission the Articles of the said league in all and euery part sufficiently confirmed on 1. of Iuly which being done the said Earle of Rutland with his traine returned home Master Randolph went into Scotland to take his leaue of the King and returned into England This yéere 1586. certaine Merchants and other gallant actiue Citizens at their owne proper charges onely for their countries seruice and defence practised wéekely diuers feats of Armes and by orderly course euery man bare al degrées of Offices from the corporall to the captaine and when they had by vsuall practise attained vnto some perfection with obseruation of Martiall discipline then they trained the common souldiers of the City taught them the managing of their péeces pikes halbeards to march countermarch and ring this president was taken from the Marchants of Antwerp The 18. of Iune Henry Elkes clarke for counterfeiting the Quéenes signe manuell to a presentation of the personage of all Saints in Hasâ—ings directed to the Archbishop of Canterbury or to his Comissary generall the Diocesse of Chichester doing void that he might be institued Parson there was drawne to Tiburne there hanged and quartered A Lottery for maruellous rich and beautifull Armor was begun to be drawne at London in Pauls Church yeard at the great West gate an
it séemâ— ringing of bells making of bonefires and â—ing of Psalmes The Quéenes Maiesty foreséeing the gâ—rall dearth of corne and other victuals grow partly through the vnseasonablenesse of 〈◊〉 yeares past partly through the vncharitaâ— gréedinesse of such as bee great corne masteâ— but especiallie through the vnlawfull and 〈◊〉 much transportation of graine into forâ— countries by the aduice of her honourâ— Councell published a proclamation and bâ— of orders to be taken by her Iustices for reliâ— of the poore notwithstanding all which the â—â—cessiue prices of graine still encreased so 〈◊〉 wheat and meale was sold at London for 〈◊〉 the bushell and in some other parts of tâ— Realme dearer The 8 of February being Wednesday accorâ—ding to sentence lately giuen by the nobiliâ— Mary Steward Quéene of Scots about tenne of the Clocke before noone was executed and suffered death by beheading vpon a scaffold set vp for that purpose at the great Hall of the Castle of Fodringay in the presence of George Talbet Earle of Shrewsburie Henry Grey Earle of Kent principall Commissioners and others the Gentlemen of the Country neare adioyning to the number of about 300 all her apparell was burned but her body with the head was royally buried at Peterborow on the first day of August next following The 15 of February the Parliament began at Westminster wherein was granted to her Maiesty towards her charges for the defence of this Realme a subsidy by the Clergy of 6 shillings the pound and of the temporalty two shillings eight pence goods and foure shillings lands with two fiftéenes c. Munday the twenty foure of Februarie a man hanged for felony at Saint Thomas of Waterings being begged by the Chirurgions of London to haue made of him an Anatomie after he was dead to all mens thinking cut down stripped laid naked in a Chest throwne in a Carre and so brought from the place of execution through the Borow of Southwarke and the city of London to the Chirurgions hall neare vnto Aldersgate the chest being there opened and the weather extreame cold he was found to be aliue and liued till thursday next following and then died The twentie thrée of February a gunpowder house at Radriffe was blowne vp with much harme Sir Thomas Bromley knight Lord Chancellour of England deceased on the 12 of Aprill and was buried at Westminster This yeare 1587 Master William Sanderson of London Fishmonger attained the perfection of making the great round globes viz. Celestiall and Terrestriall On the 16 of Aprill deceased the Dutchesse of Somerset at Hanworth and was buried at Westminster Edward Earle of Rutland Knight of the Garter departed this life at London on the 18 of Aprill and was very honourably conuaied from thence to his Castle of Beauoyre and buried in the Parish Church at Bettifford The 29 of Aprill Sir Christopher Hatton knight late Vicechamberlaine and one of her Maiesties priuy Counsell was made Lord Chancellor of England at Croidon on the 3 day of May being the first day of the tearme he rode from Ely place in Holborne to Westminster there to take his oath before whom went about the number of forty his gentlemen in one liuery and chaines of gold diuers Pentioners and other Gentlemen of the Court vpon foot-clothes the officers and Clarkes of the Chancery and then the Lord Chancellour hauing on his right hand the Lord Treasurer and on the left hand the Earle of Leicester after whom rode certaine of the Nobility the Iudges of the Realme and many knights The 22 of May was published by proclamation an order granted by the Quéene in fauour of her Subiects for the transporting of clothes out of the Realme to wit that the Merchants of the Stilyard resident in London and all other Merchants strangers or other of the realme may buy of the Clothiers any cloth vnwrought vnbarbed or vnshorne and shall haue full liberty to ship and carry away out of the port of London any such cloaths and further that all Merchants strangers and English that shall not haue liberty to buy cloathes at Blackwell-hall or within the liberties of the City of London may buy all manner of clothes in the Citie of Westminster The 18 of Iune Robert Earle of Leicester was made Lord Steward of the houshold Robert Deuorex Earle of Essex was made master of her Maiesties horse The fiftéene of Iune Robert Earle of Leicester tooke shipping at Margate in Kent toward the Low Countries where he remained not long but returned This yeares was a late spring and a cold Sommer so that at Midsomer Peason in the cods were sold at London for 8 pence the pecke yet after were plenty no cherries ripe till Saint Iames-tide or Lammas and then such plenty that they were sold for a penny the pound The 7 of September sir Thomas Henage was made Vicechamberlaine Thomas Skinnet Iohn Catcher Sir George Bond Haberdasher Richard May Merchant-tailor lately deceased gaue to the Chamber of London 300 pouÌ„ds toward the new building of the Blackwell Hal which at length tooke effect Vpon this gift the said Blackwell hall was taken downe a new foundation was laide and within the space of ten moneths after with the charges of 2500 l. the same was finished Great prouision was made this yeare both by Land and Sea to withstand the inuasion by the Spanish Armado against the Realme for besides the generall forces of the Realme appointed to be mustered trained and put in readinesse in the seuerall shires for the defence of the land there was also a leauy made of two seuerall armies the one to make the body of a campe to reside at Tilbury in Essex to encounter with the Enemy if he should attempt to land in any place of that country whereof the Earle of Leicester Lord Steward of her Maiesties houshold was Lieutenant Generall as also of the Armies leuied against forraine inuasion The other to be imploied for the guard of her highnesse person vnder the charge of the right Honourable the Lord Hunsden Lord Chamberlaine to her Maiestie The campe at Tilbury consisting both of horsemen and footemen raised out of all the shires were of Lancers 253 of light horsmen 769 of footmen 22000. the armie for the guard of her Maiesties person Lances 481 light horsemen 1431. footmen 34050. The Nauie set forth and armed to the seas consisted partly of her Maiesties shippes partly of the ships of her subiects which were furnished out of the Port townes whereunto they belonged of this Nauie the chiefest and greatest part was vnder the charge of the Lord Charles Howard of Effingham Lord Admirall of England and were addressed to encounter with the Spanish Fléet the rest of the ships were assigned vnto the Lord Henry Seimer Admirall of the Fléete to guard the narrow Seas and to impeach the issuing forth of the ships and vessels prepared by the Duke of Parma at Dunkirke The
23 of May the Lord Admirall came to Plimouth with the Fléet aforesaid finding there Sir Francis Drake in a readinesse with more then 50 ships and pinnaces The 24 of Iune the Lord Admirall issued out toward the Sea from Plimmouth he diuided her Maiesties Fléet into thrée parts viz. Sir Francis Drake Vice Admirall in the Reuenge with other towards the Islands of Sillie Iohn Hawkens Rere-Admirall in the Victory with other toward the Isles of Vshent And the Lord Admirall with the rest remayning in the sléeue appointed other there all to discerne if the Spanish forces did any way passe The 19 of Iuly intelligence was brought to the Lord Admirall by a pyrate Pinnis whose captaine was Thomas Fleming that the Spanish Fléete was séene in the sea The 20 of Iuly the Lord Admirall made toward the Sea and the same day had sight of the Spanish Fléete in number by estimation 158 sailes The Lord Admirall cast about toward the Land to interrupt them from approaching hauing got the wind of them prosecuted them all that night and so continually from place to place vntill the second of August in which space hauing by the power GOD wonderfully ouercome them he returned to Margate in Kent Now the Campe being kept at Tilbury in Essex vnder the charge of the Earle of Leicester the ninth of August her Maiesty repaired thither where all the whole Campe being set in order of Battaile she passed through euery rank of them to their great reioycing lodged that night and the night following in the house of Master Edward Rich a Iustice in the Parish of Hornedon On the next morrow her Maiestie returned to the Campe and on the twelfth returned to Saint Iames and shortly after the Campe was dissolued Sonday the 20 of August Master Nowell Deane of Pauls at Pauls Crosse in the presence of the Lord Maior the Aldermen in Scarlet the Companies in their liueries preached mouing them to giue land vnto God for the great victory giuen to our English Nation by the ouerthrow of the Spanish Fléete The 26 of August at the Sessions hall neare vnto Newgate were condemned 8 persons for being made Priests beyond the Seas and remayning in this Realme contrary to a Statute foure Temporall men for being reconciled to the Romish Church and foure other for relieuing the others The 28 W. Deane and H. Welby were hanged at the Miles end W. Hunter R. Morton and Hugh More at Lincolnes Inne fields T. Acton at Clarken well T. Fulton and Iames Clarkeson betwéene Brainford and Hounslow The 30 Richard Flower G. Shesley Richard Leigh Richard Martin Iohn Roch and Margaret Warde gentlewoman who had conueied a cord to a Priest in Bridewell whereby he escaped from thence were hanged at Tiborne This yeare 1588 the Patriarke of the Gréeke Church came from Chyo alias Syo in Gréece vnto the City Mosco in Russia and for a certaine summe of money resigned all his Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction state stile and dignity vnto the Metropolitan of Mosco and his successors for euer which done the old Patriarke left Mosco and in his returne towards Grecia the Turkes robbed him of all his treasure and slue him A iust reward for his cowardise and couetousnesse The 2 of September at night a vehement fire brake foorth against the Dutch Church in London to the great terrour of the whole City but by the burning of one house and pulling downe of some other the fire was quenched The 4 of September deceased Robert Dudley Earle of Leicester Lord Steward of her Maiesties houshold lieutenant generall and Marshal of England at Cornebury in Orfordshire from whence hée was conuaied to his Castle of Kenelworth and from thence to Warwicke where hee was honourably interred He had in his towne of Warwicke founded one Hospitall of an old guilde giuen him by the townes for twelue poore men endowing the same with lands to the yearely value of 200. pound and fifty load of Wood out of Killingworth Parke and gaue to the same Hospitall by his Testament 200 pounds in money for a stocke hée was extreame tyrannous in authority Vhe 8 of September the Preacher of Pauls Crosse moued the people to giue God thankes for the ouerthrow of our enemies the Spaniards and there were shewed 11 ensignes or banners takn in the Spanish ships by our men and on the next morrow hanged on London bridge towards Southwarke where then the Faire was kept being our Lady day Hugh Offley Richard Saltonstall Sir Martin Calthorp Drapor The 5 of October Iohn Welden and William Hartley made Priests in France were hanged the one at Miles end the other at Holliwell Robert Sutton for being reconciled to the Church of Rome was hanged at Clarkenwell The 8 of October at night was burnt one stable with horses about the number of twenty at Drury house neare to the Strand The 19 of Nouember was this yeare kept holy day throughout the Realme with sermons singing of Psalmes Bone fires c. for ioy and thanksgiuing vnto God for the ouerthrow of the Spaniards our enemies on the sea and the Cittizens of London assembled in their Liueries that day at a Sermon at Pauls Crosse tending to that end The 24 of Nouember being Sunday the Quéenes Maiesty hauing attendants vpon her the Priuy-Counsel Nobility and other honorable persons aswell spirituall as temporall in great number all on horse backe did come in a chariot throne made with foure pillars behind to haue a Canopy on the top wherof was made a crowne imperiall and two lower pillars before whereon stood a Lion and a Dragon supporters of the Armes of England drawne by two white stéeds from Somerset house to the Cathedrall Church of Saint Paul c. At the temple Barre the Lord Maior and his Brethren the Aldermen in Scarlet receiued and welcomed her Maiesty to her city deliuering to her hands the Scepter which her Highnesse deliuered to the Maior who bare the same before her The Companies in their Liueries stood along to Pauls Church where at the great west dore she dismounted about 12 of the clock and was receiued vnder a canopy by the Bishop of London the Deane others of the Clergy to the number of more then 50. all in rich Coapes and by them brought to a Closet towards the Pulpit Crosse where she heard a Sermon made by Doctor Pierce Bishop of Salisbury and then returned to the Bishops Pallace where she dined and returned to Somerset house by Torchlight The 5 of Ianuary at night a great wind in the Northeast ouerturned trées and otherwaies did great harme in very many places The 30 of Ianuary the Quéenes Maiesty came from Richmond to Chelrich and so to Westminster and was receiued by the Maior Aldermen and commoners of her city of London in coates of veluet and chaines of gold all on horse-backe with the Captaines of the citty betwixt 5. and 6. of
c. These men were afterward apprehended The 20 of Iuly Hacket was arraigned and found guilty as to haue spoken diuers most false and trayterous words against her Maiesty to haue rased and defaced her Armes as also her picture thrusting an iron instrument into that part that did represent the brest and heart c. For the which he had iudgment and on the 28 of Iuly brought from Newgate to a gibbet by the crosse in Cheape where being moued to aske GOD and the Quéene forgiuenesse he fell to rayling and cursing of the Quéene and began a most blasphemous prayer against the diuine Maiesty of GOD he was there hanged and quartered His immodest spéeches at his arraignment and death vtterly disgraced all his former-seemed sanctity wherewith he had shroudly possessed the common people The next day Edm. Copinger hauing wilfully abstained from meat and otherwise tormented himselfe died in Bridewell and Henry Artington long after in the Counter submitting himselfe writ a Book of repentance and was deliuered The people had formerly receiued a very reuerent opinion of them In this moneth of Iuly Robert Deuorex Earle of Essex was by her Maiesty appointed to haue the charge and conduction as her Lieutenant Generall of 4000 footemen and some number of horsemen and Pioners sent into France for the assistance of the French King against the confederats of the League In which expedition he was also honorably accompanied with sundry Gentlemen Souldiers that voluntarily followed him in his seruice William Rider Benedict Barnham Sir William Webbe In the moneth of October a Proclamation was published contayning a declaration of troubles pretended against the Crowne by Seminaries and Iesuites c. For the preuenting whereof charge was giuen to all Officers to looke to their charges for defence of the Realme and speciall Commissioners were appointed in all Shires to enquire out the said Seminaries and such as might be reconciled by them c. On the 28 of October Bren O Royrke a great man of Ireland was arraigned at Westminster where hee was found guilty of high treason and after for the same executed at Tiburne on the third of Nouember as more at large I haue expressed in mine Annales The 20 of Nouember sir Christoper Hatton Knight Lord Chancellor of England deceased at his house in Holborne commonly called Ely house because it belongeth to the Bishop of Ely On the 16 of December he was honorably buried in Saint Pauls Church at London one hundred poore people hauing gownes and caps giuen them and goe before him of Gentlemen and Yeomen in gownes cloakes and coates more then thrée hundred with the Lords of the Councell and other beside 80 of the guard that followed c. A sumptuous monument for him was since prouided in Pauls Church The 10 of December three Seminaries for being in this Realme contrary to Statute and foure other for relieuing them were executed to wit Ironmonger a Seminary and Swithen Welles Gentleman in Graies Inne fields Blaston and White Seminaries and three other their abetters at Tiburne The fourteenth of Ianuary Captaine Arnolde Cosby an Irish-man did forcibly set vpon Iohn Lord Burke also an Irish-man neare to the Towne of Wansworth in the County of Surrey and there vpon a malicious intent did wilfully murder him giuing him one mortall wound with a Rapier by meanes whereof hee fell downe and after that the said Cosby with a dagger gaue vnto the said Lord Burke twelue or more grieuous and seuerall wounds of the which mortall wound hee died within two houres after For the which fact Cosby was hanged on a gibbet neare vnto Wansworth on the 27 of Ianuary The 18 of February Thomas Parmort was conuicted of two seuerall high treasons the one for being a Seminary Priest and remaining in this Realme and the other for reconciling Iohn Barwis against the forme of a statute The said Barwis was likewise conuicted of treason for being so reconciled and also of felony for relieuing the said Priest Thomas Parmort was executed in Pauls Church-yard on the 20 of February In the moneth of February Sir Edmond Yorke Knight conducted ouer into France two thousand footmen sent from hence for the seruice of the French King which vpon their arriuall remained vnder the charge of Sir Roger Williams Generall of the English companies there The twenty seuenth of Aprill Sir Iohn Parrat Knight was arraigned at Westminster found guilty of treason and had iudgment in the same place on the 16 of Iune but died in the Tower The fourth of May a Tiltboate of Grauesend hauing in the same Boate about the number of forty persons was ouer-runne by a Hoy so that the greater part of those people were drowned ouer against Gréenewich the Court then being there and the Quéene beheld the mischance The 4 of Iune Sir Iohn Puckering made Lord Kéeper of the Great Seale In the moneth of Iune a young man was hanged in Smithfield and a woman was burnt both for poisoning of her husband a Goldsmith The Marchant Tailors in London this yeare founded faire Almes-houses vpon a plot of ground neare vnto East Smithfield in the Parish of S. Botolph without Aldgate which plot of ground was giuen to them by Richard Hilles sometime Master of that Company as also one hundred load of Timber by Anthony Ratcliffe of the same society Alderman In these Almes houses fouretéene charitable men brethren of the said Merchant-Tailors yet liuing haue placed fouretéene poore aged sole women which receiue euery one of them of their founder sixtéene pence or better wéekely besides 8. pounds 15 shillings yearely paide for of the common treasurie to the said Company for fuell The fourth of September a woman was burnt in Smithfield for poysoning of her husband Wednesday the sixt of September the winde West as it had béene for the space of two daies before very boisterous the Riuer of Thames was made voide of water for forcing out the fresh and kéeping backe the salt that men in diuers places might goe 200 paces ouer and then fling a stone to the Land A Colliar on a Mare rode from the North side to the South and back againe on either side London Bridge but not without perill of drowning both waies Iohn Gerrard Robert Taylor Sir William Roe Ironmonger This Maior rode from the Guild-hall to the Tower and there tooke his oath being accompanied of the Aldermen Recorder and Shriues the Liuery and Batchelers of the Ironmongers the liuerie of the Haberdashers and no more these dined at the Lord Maiors house and at the Halls of these two Companies and this was done by the appointment of the Quéenes Coūsell for auoiding infection of the plague Michaelmas Terme was kept at Hartford began on Crastina animarum The third of Nouember deceased sir Iohn Parat in the Tower of London The 13 of December a certaine
gentlewoman by the Councels commandement was whipped through the City of London for affirming her selfe to be the daughter to Philip king of Spaine as she had béene perswaded by some accounted Sooth-saiers after proued liers for she was knowne to be a Butchers daughter in Eastcheape The 19 of February the Parliament began at Westminster The 21 of March Henry Barrow gentleman Iohn Greenewood Clarke Daniel Studley Girdler Sapio Bislot gentleman Robert Bowley Fishmonger were indicted of felony the said Barrow and Greenewood for writing sundry seditious bookes tending to the slaughter of the Quéen and State Studley Billot and Bowley for publishing and setting forth the same Bookes and on the 23 they were all arraigned found guilty and had iudgement on the last of March Henry Barrow and Iohn Greenewood were brought to Tiburne and there hanged on the 6 of Aprill The tenth of Aprill the Parliament at Westminster brake vp for a time wherein was granted thrée Subsidies of two shillings eight pence the pound goods foure shillings lands and 6 fifteenes About the same time Penry a principall penner and publisher of bookes intituled Martin Marre prelate was apprehended at Stebbenheth by the Vicar there and committed to prison In the moneth of May he was arraigned at the Kings Bench Barre condemned of Felony and afterward conuaied from the Goale of the Kings Bench to Saint Thomas Waterings and there hanged this pernitious booke much troubled the people The 19 of Iuly the Court of Assise for Surrey was holden and kept in S. Georges field in a Tent there set vp for that purpose many prisoners were there arraigned ninetéene were burnt in the hand but none executed This Assise was ended the same day which was thought would haue lasted thrée daies but the Iustices all duties being paid made hast away for feare of being infected with the pestilence This yeare was no Bartholmew faire kept at London for the auoiding of concurse of people whereby the infection of the pestilence might haue increased Paul Banning Peter Hawghton Sir Cuthbert Buckle Vintner For part of y e yeare sir Rich. Martin goldsmth The whole number this yeare buried within the Citie of London the suburbes and other places adioyning as well of the plague as of the other diseases from the 29 of December in the yeare 1592 vntill the 20 of December 1593 was as followeth Within the walls of all diseases 8598 whereof the plague 5390 without the walles in the liberties 9295. the plague 5285. so that within the City and Liberties of all diseases 17863. whereof the Plague was 10675. The 19 of February 1593. at Edenburght in Scotland was borne Prince Henry the eldest sonne of King Iames the 6. King of Scots The 18 of February Harington a Seminary was drawne from Newgate to Tiborne and there hanged cut downe aliue strugled with the hangman but was quartered The last of February Rodoricke Lopeza a Portugal as it was said professing Physicke was arraigned in the Guild-hall of London found guily and had iudgement of high Treason for conspiring her maiesties destruction by poyson In this moneth of March were many great stormes of winde which ouerturned trées stéeples houses barnes c. namely in Worcester-shire in Beaudley forrest many Oakes were ouerthrowne In Horton wood of the said shire more then one thousand fiue hundred Oakes were ouerthrowne in one day namely on the Thursday next before Palmesunday In Stafford-shire the shaft of the stéeple in Stafford Towne was rent in péeces along through the midst and throwne vpon the Church wherewith the said roofe is broken 1000 pounds will not make it good Houses and Barnes were ouerthrowne in most places of those shires In Canke wood more then 3000 trées were ouerthrowne many stéeples more or lesse aboue 50. in Stafford-shire were perished or blowne downe The 11. of Aprill was a great raine which continued more then 24 houres long and withall a great North winde The 14 of Aprill a woman was burnt in Smithfield for killing of her husband The 16 of Aprill Ferdinando Earle of Darby deceased at Latham in a very strange manner The second of May came downe great flouds by reason of sodaine showres of haile and raine that had fallen which bare downe houses Iron milles the prouision of coles prepared for the said mils it bare away cattle c. The second of May the new Serieants of the Law in number ten held their dinner in the Temple The third of Iune deceased Iohn Aylmer Bishop of London at Fulham and on the 26 of Iune was solemnly interred in his Cathedrall Church of Saint Paule in London The 7 of Iune Doctor Lopez and two other Portugals were drawne from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to Tiborne and there hanged and quartered The first of Iuly deceased Sir Cuthbert Buckle Lord Maior of London and on the next morrow was elected Sir Richard Martin to be Maior for the rest of that yeare on the third of Iuly he tooke his oath at the Tower of London The fiftéene of Iuly by a common Counsell in the Guild hall was graunted according to a precept from her Maiesty that sixe ships and two pinnaces should be set forth at the charges of the City the same to be ready with men munition and victuals for thrée moneths by the last of Iuly More on the 17 of Iuly the same Common Councell according to another precept granted 450 men on foote to be likewise set out by the citizens towards the charges whereof a fifteenth was seized and paid This yeare in the moneth of May fell many great raines but in the moneth of Iune and Iuly much more for it commonly rained day and night till Saint Iames Eue on Saint Iames day in the afternoone it began againe and continued for two daies together notwithstanding there followed a faire haruest in the month of August but in September great raines raised high waters such as staied the carriages and bare downe bridges as at Cambridge Ware and elsewhere Also graine grew to be of a great price as a strike or bushell of Rie 5 s a bushell of wheat 6 7 or 8 s c. which dearth happened more by meane of ouermuch transporting by our Merchants then the vnseasonablenes of the weather passed This yeare Beuis Bulmar an ingenious Gentleman made an engine at Broken wharfe thereby from thence to conuay Thames water vp into the Citie sufficient to serue the whole West part thereof being conuaied into mens houses by pipes of lead The same Gentleman on the 18 of October gaue vnto sir Richard Martin then Lord Maior of the City of London and to the Citie for euer one cuppe of siluer with a couer weighing 137 ounces of fine better then the Sterling the siluer of which cup with other he said was digged out of the mine in England in
Earle of Essex and the Lord Thomas Howard the Earle of Southampton sir Water Rawleigh other braue Commanders with 18. of the Quéenes ships many English Marchants ships and 12. Hollanders shippes made a warlike voiage to the Isles of Terceres In the moneth of August the price of Wheate in the Markets of London fell from thirtéene shillings the bushell to ten shillings Rie from nine shillings to sixe shillings and so to thrée shillings but then rose againe to the old greatest price This yeare also Arnold Whitefield Chancellor of Denmarke Ambassador and Christian Barnkun his assistant from the King of Denmarke arriued héere these had audience at the Court then at Tibols on the seuenth of September and were answered by her Maiesty without pawse to euery point of their ambassage and feasted Henry Roe Iohn Moore 28 September Richard Saltonstall Skinner 28 October Monday the 3 of Octob. began the reading of the Diuinity lecture in Sir Tho. Greshams Colledge by him founded in Bishops-gate stréet The 23 of October the honourable Lord Charles Howard Lord high Admirall of England was created Earle of Notingham at Westminster A Parliament began at Westminster on the 24 of October on the which day diuers people were smuldered and crushed to death pressing betwéene White-hall and the Colledge Church to haue séene her Maiesty and Nobility ryding in their Robes to the said Parliament This yeare Pepper was sold for eight shillings the pound The 25 of Ianuary one named Ainger was hanged at Tiburne for wilfully and secretly murdering of his owne Father a Gentleman and a Counsellor at the Law at Graies Inne in his chamber there The ninth of February the Parliament hauing granted thrée Subsidies of foure shillings the pound lands and two shillings eight pence the pound goods and sixe fiftéenes was dissolued and brake vp On the third of Aprill Twiford Towne in Deuonshire was burnt by casuality of fire beginning in a poore cottage a woman there frying pancakes with straw the same fired the house and so to the Towne about one of the clocke in the afternoone the rage of which fire lasting one houre and a halfe consumed 400 houses burned downe one hundred and fifty thousand pounds consumed in money Plate Marchandise houshold stuffe and houses fifty persons men women and children consumed an Almes-house preserued with poore men therein in the midst of the flames two thousand pounds wéekely was bestowed there in the market on Mondaies in Deuonshire Carsies nine thousand people maintained by the cloathing of that town in Cornwall and Sommersetshire It was the Earle of Deuonshires chiefe seate where yet standeth his castle or court place Thus much certified to her Maiesty On the first of May Sir Robert Cicil and other Ambassadors returned out of France and came to the Court. The 12 of Iuly one Iohannes alias Buckley a Priest made beyond the Seas hauing béene arraigned in the King Bench on the third of Iuly and there condemned of Treason for comming into this Realme contrary to a Statute was drawne to Saint Thomas a Waterings and there hanged and quartered his head set on the pillory in Southwarke his quarters in the high-wayes towards Newinton Lambeth c. On the fourth of August Sir William Cicil Knight of the Order Lord Burleigh Master of the Wardes and Liueries Lord high Treasurer of England a famous Counseller to the Quéene Maiesty during all her raigne and likewise had béene to King Edward the sixt who for his singular wisedome was renowned throughout all Europe departed this mortall life at his house by the Strand his body was conuaied to Westminster with solemne funerall and from thence secretly to Stanford and there buried among his Ancesters The third of September died Philip the second of that name King of Spaine at Madrill at 72 yeares of age his sonne Philip succeeded him This yeere 1598 the 12 of the moneth of Nouember William Cotton Doctor of diuinity sometimes Cannon of Paules was consecrated Lord Bishop of Excester He strongly maintained the Rites and Gouernement of the Church And liued so long that hee saw the change of Bishops throughout all the Bishoprickes of England and Wales The first of September in the afternoone thunder and lightning at London two great cracks as it had béene the shooting of great Ordinance some men smitten at the Posterne by the Tower of London and one man slaine at the Bridge-house in Southwarke ouer against the Tower Edward Holmdon Robert Hampson the 28 of September Sir Stephen Some Grocer the 28 of October The second of October arriued the Earle of Comberland being returned from the seas and hauing made spoyle of the strong Towne and Castle of Saint Iohn de Portarico c. The 9 of Nouember Squire of Gréenwich was arraigned at Westminster condemned of high Treason and on the thirteenth drawn from the Tower to Tiburne and there hanged and quartered The 14 of Nouember the Quéenes Maiesty came to Westminster and was there most royally receiued by the Maior of London Aldermen and Shrieues in scarlet and a great number of wealthy Citizens in Veluet coates and chaines of gold all on horse backe in the euening by Torch-light In the moneth of December great frosts the Thames nigh ouer-frozen at London In the beginning of the moneth of Ianuary souldiers in diuers shires as also in the City of London were pressed and furnished of all things necessary for the warres and were sent into the Low countries there to serue in place of old souldiers from thence to bee transported into Ireland The subsidy men in the city were seased at eight pence the pound goods or lands toward this charge Also in this moneth great lones of money were demanded and granted by the citizens of London The moneth of February a fiftéene was granted and paid by the citizens of London for the setting forth of more souldiers into Ireland The 27 of March about two of the clocke in the afternoone Robert Deuereux Earle of Essex Lieutenant Generall Lord high Marshall c. departed from his house in Seding lane through Fenchurch stréet Grace-street Cornehill Cheape c. toward Iseldone High-gate and rode that night to Saint Albons towardes Ireland he had a great traine of Noblemen and Gentlemen on horsebacke before him to accompany him on his iourney his coaches followed him he had also by the pleasure of God a great showre or twaine of rain and haile with some great claps of thunder as he rode through Islington The moneths of March Aprill and May cold and dry but on Whitsonday great haile and high waters the like of long time had not béene séene the extreame violence of this Tempest made London stréetes more fresh and faire then euer was séene before In the Moneth of August by the Quéenes appointment politickly to preuent daungerous annoiance of her
26 of August Desmond and an other Knight brought out of Ireland were conueied to the Tower of London About the 5 of September certaine Noblemen and other of France to the number of 300 persons arriued at the Tower wharffe the chiefe of them were conueied in Coaches through the City into Bishopsgate streete and there the principall namely Marshall de Biron was lodged in Crosby place the other neere adioyning to Corne-hill Henrie Anderson William Glouer the 28 of September Sir Iohn Garrard Haberdasher the 28 of October About the 13 of October 400 souldiers were set out of the City of London In Nouember the Lady Mary Ramsey widdow to Sir Thomas Ramsey sometime Maior of London was buried in the Parish church or Hospitall of Christs church by Newgate market A charitable dole or almes was giuen for her on the same day in the afternoone at the Leaden hall 17 poore weake people were there among the sturdy beggars crushed and troden to death The 19 of December with the grant of Subsidies and Fifteenes the Parliament was dissolued Lightning and thunder often before Christmas and in the holy dayes and an Earthquake at London on Christmas euen at noone In the moneth of Ianuary newes came out of Ireland that on Christmas day the Spaniards and Irish were ouercome and slaine in great numbers and the Englishmen were victors The 18 of Ianuary at night bone-fires were made at London with ringing c. For ioy of newes out of Ireland the victory of our English there against Tyrone Windsor boate was cast away against the Blacke Fryers stayres at London by tempest The ninetéenth of Aprill Peter Bullocke Stationer and one named Ducket for printing of bookes offensiue were hanged at Tiborne The 20 of Aprill Stichborne William Kenson and Iames Page Seminarie Priests were drawne to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for comming into this realme contrary to the statute of An. 27. c. In the moneth of May great pressing out of Souldiers about London to be sent into the Low Countries The 22 of Iune proclamation was published for the pulling downe of late builded houses and the auoiding of Inmates in the City of London Westminster and for the space of three miles distant of both these Cities but little hurt was done and small effect followed more then of an Act of Parliament made to that purpose those Cities are still increased and pestred with cottages and Inmates to the great infection of them both The last of Iune Atkenson a customer of Hull was set on the Pillory in Cheape and with him three other who had beene brought thither on horse backe with their faces towards the horse tailes and papers on their heads They were there whipped on the Pillory and lost their eares by iudgement of the Star-chamber for slanderous words by them spoken against the Counsell The same last of Iune in the afternoone fell great lightning and thunder with hale-stones in many places of nine inches compasse which at Sandwich in Kent lay a foot déepe on the ground brake the glasse windowes of their Churches and many tiles of their houses some barnes were fired by lightning About the first of August the citizens of London set out and furnished 200 souldiers towards Ireland Iames Pemberton Iohn Swinarton the 28 of September Sir Robert Lee Merchantailor the 28 of October In the moneth of Ianuary the citizens of London were charged with ships to sea to lie before Dunkerke two ships and a Pinnace furnished manned and maintained The 17 of February William Anderson alias Richardson a Seminary Priest was drawne to Tiborne and there hanged bowelled and quartered for being found in England contrary to the statute of Anno 27. c. In the moneth of March the Quéene lying at Richmont dangerously sicke straight watches were kept in London with warding at the gates lanthornes with lights hanged out all the night at which newes the people were sore perplexed Thursday the foure and twenty of March about two of the clocke in the morning deceased Quéene Elizabeth at her Mannor of Richmont in Surrey being then aged seuenty yeeres and had raigned forty foure yeares fiue moneths and odde daies Whose corps was priuily conueied to Whitehall and there remained till the 28 of Aprill and then buried at Westminster The same day aforesaid the Nobility and Priuie Counsellors of Estate with as great peace prudence and prouidence as the heart of man could imagine assembled themselues together and farre beyond the generall imagination of all men being a matter most remarkeable tooke speedy order aswell for the instant manifesting the Quéenes death as in publishing to the whole Realme for their lasting comfort the true and lawfull successor And about eleuen of the clocke the same Thursday in the forenoone which according to the computation of the Church of England is the last day of the yeare 1602 being accompanied with the Lord Maior Aldermen and Shrieues of London and very many others of most reuerend and honorable quality at the high Crosse in Cheapeside proclamed Iames the sixth of that name King of Scotland to bee the right King of England Scotland France and Ireland defender of the Faith being lineally descended from Margaret the eldest daughter to King Henry the seuenth by Elizabeth his wife which was the eldest daughter of King Edward the fourth the said Margaret was married to King Iames the fourth of that name King of Scotland in the yeare of our redemption 1503 who had issue Iames the fifth who was Father to Mary Quéene of Scotland And the said Mary was mother to Iames the sixth now sole Monarch of the whole Island of great Brittaine and King of France and Ireland this forenamed Proclamation was most distinctly and audibly read by Sir Robert Cecill principall Secretary vnto Quéene Elizabeth Also the Lords and Priuie Councellors of Estate with great diligence sent spéedily condigne Messengers vnto his Maiesty into Scotland who manifested their whole procéeding with tender of their zealous loue and duety and the peoples vniuersall ioy and great desire to sée their King which his Maiesty most gratiously accepted approued all their procéedings and returned them all princely thankes authorizing the Lords and others late Priuie Counsellors of Estate to the Quéene to persist as they had begun vntill he came personally vnto them This change was very plausible and well pleasing to the Nobility and Gentry and generally to all the Commons of this Realme among whom the name of a King was then so strange as few could remember or had séene a King before except they were aged persons considering that the gouernment of the Realme had continued neere the space of 50. yeares vnder the raigne of two Quéenes which is the far greater part of an old mans age but tidings hereof being brought to the King in Scotland he called
a Councell to him and taking order for setting all things in his realme of Scotland began his voyage towards England King IAMES PResently vpon the death of Queene Elizabeth of famous memory the Nobilitie of this Land and Priuy Counsellors of Estate vnto the said Queene acknowledged the immediate right of Iames the sixt then King of Scots and within sixe houres after her death the said Lords and Counsellors gaue full satisfaction vnto the people by three Proclamations the first at the Court gate the second at the high Crosse in Cheape and the third at the Tower by the name of Iames the 1. King of England Scotland France and Ireland defendor of the Faith c. The King being then full 36 yeares of age and crowned King of Scots in his infancy began his raigne ouer the great Isle of Britaine the 24 of March 1602. The Nobility and State aforesaid with all speed sent Sir Charles Pearcy and Master Thomas Sommerset with letters vnto the King signifying the death of the Queene and tender of all their duties loue and allegiance but Sir Robert Cary rid poste and brought the first newes to the King and as he rode gaue knowledge vnto his brother Sir Iohn Cary then Gouernor of Barwicke This calme and discréet course of the English Lords in proclaiming the King and quiet setling the whole Estate without faction or interruption was as plausible vnto all his Highnesse Subiects as admited of all forraine nations The 5. of Aprill the King came from Edenborough to Dunglasse and the next day to Barwicke and vpon the morrow after came newes of many disordered persons that were in Armes in the borders whereat the King was somewhat troubled and forthwith there was power sent to suppresse them and after that when the King came to London he with the aduice of the Lords of his Counsell set all the parts of the northborders in as good condition as any other part of his dominions The 8. of Aprill the King went from Barwicke to Wytherington and then to Newcastle and from thence to Durham to Yorke to Grimstone to Dancester to Newarke vpon Trent to Beuercastle to Burleigh to Hinchingbrooke to Godmanchester to Royston to Standon to Theobalos where the Lords and ether of the Priuie Councell and many other of the Nobility attended his comming and did their homage vnto his Maiesty And here the King made of his Priuie Councell the Lord Henry Howard the L. Tho. Howard who was also made L. Chamberlaine and the L. Mountioy there the King made 28 knights The 10 of Aprill diuers prisoners were discharged out of the Tower among whom the Earle of Southamton was the chiefest The 27 of Aprill there were thirtéene persons slaine and blowne in peeces by misfortune at the Gunpowder mill at Redriffe The 7 of May his Maiesty came from Theobalds to London against which time Master Iames Pemberton and Master Iohn Swinnarton shrieues of London and Middlesexe had furnished themselues with 80 men on horse backe in faire Liueries but Master Pemberton being sicke M. Swinnarton with the whole traine attended at Waltham to receiue his Maiesty as the shrieues of other Coūties had formerly done in all the Kings progresse from Scotland And at Stanford hill three miles from London the L. Maior Aldermen in scarlet robes accompanied with the chiefe officers councellors of the City 500. graue Citizens in veluet coats and chains of gold wel moūted attēded his Maiesty there met him also diuers his Highnes officers as Sergeants at armes Heralds Trūpeters euery one in due place y e Duke of Lenox bare the sword the L. Tho. Howard receiued his Maiesty into the Charterhouse where he staied 4 daies made 80 knights you shall vnderstand y e whilst the King was in his iourney many prisoners were released out of diuers prisons the Maūdy very solemnly performed And the 28 of Aprill at Westminster a very Royall obsequy for the late Quéene Elizabeth according to the Kings appointment by his letters to the Lords of the Priuy Councell all auncient English rites and customes were fully obserued except only the feast of Saint George which his Maiesty deferred vntill his personall comming vnto some of his owne palaces The 7 of May proclamation was made for suppression of all manner of former Monopolies that hindered commerce and protections that impeached mens suits in Law and against the annoyance and oppressions done by y e Salt-peter men Purueyors and Cardmakers The 11 of May the King rode priuately from the Charterhouse to White-hall and went from thence by water to the Tower of London and there the 13 of the same he made Barons viz. Robert Lord Cecill Baren of Essenden Robert Lord Sydney Baron of Penshurst William Lord Knowles Baron of Graies Edward Lord Wotton Baron of Marley he also made xi knights The 16 of May Proclamation was made to prohibite all manner of persons from killing of Déere and all wilde foule according to the Tenour of diuers statutes for preseruation of the Kings game of hunting and hawking The 19 of May proclamation was made for the suppression of disordered persons in the North-borders and for the mutuall peace and amity of both Kingdomes The 20 of May the King made Knights sir Iulius Caesar sir Roger Wilbram masters of the requests sir William Waad sir Thomas Smith sir Thomas Edmonds clerks of the priuy Councell and sir Thomas Lake Clerke of the Signet The twenty two of May the King knighte◠sir Robert Lee Maior of London sir Iohn Crooke Recorder and sir Edward Cooke his Highnes Atturney generall And that day the King made a great feast and was serued with great state and at night sundry fire-workes vpon the Thames the Court being at Gréenewich In the last yéere and last terme of Quéene Elizabeth there was a call of Sergeants at Law viz. Thomas Couentrie Robert Houghton Laurence Tanfield I. Crooke Thomas Foster Edward Philips Thomas Harris Iames Altham Henry Hubert Augustine Nichols and Robert Barker these receiued writs from the Quéene de statu gradu seruientum ad legem suscipiendi returnable tres Pascae next following being the second returne in Easter terme but the Quéene dying in the meane time their Writtes abated which notwithstanding the King being aduertised thereof in Scotland from the Councell of England of their late election gaue order for the rest of their procéedings according to their ancient laudable customes so far forth as that they procéed by new Writs in his name returnable the day aforesaid and added vnto their number thrée others viz. Iohn Sherly George Snig and Richard Hutton these fouretéene vpon Tuesday the seuenth of May being the next day after the returne of their writs made their appearance before sir Thomas Egerton Lord Kéeper of the great Seale in the high Court of Chancerie and were then sworne Sergeants at Law and vpon Tuesday
arraigned and condemned of high treason The fift of Iuly arriued at London Prince George Lodwicke Langraue of Lutenburgh c. being sent Ambassador from Rodolphus the second of that name Emperour of the Romans vnto the Kings Maiestie to congratulate his peacefull enioying this Kingdome and the rest of his lawfull inheritance and for continuance of ancient amity with the King of Great Brittaine and the Emperours emperiall dignity this Ambassador was accompanied with thrée Earles and 24 Knights and Gentlemen he had a guard of muskets and an hundred other common persons and returned the 22 of Iuly The 8 of Iuly proclamation was made against Pirats and other English Mariners and Souldiers who vnder pretence of seruing the States robbed diuers Englishmen and other Nations who made complaint thereof vnto his Maiesty This is the third Proclamation against Pirats The 24 of Iuly died shireiffe Iones and two daies after Oliuer Stile Grocer was chosen shiriffe for the remainder of that yeare but the said Oliuer Stile was not chosen Alderman but remained as a Commoner because he had paid a fine before to acquite himselfe thereof and as he supposed of all other publicke offices wherein he deceiued himselfe The first of August died Sir Edmond Anderson Lord Chiefe Iustice of the 〈◊〉 Pleas a man very famous for Law Equity and Conscience he sate Iudge of that High Court thrée and twenty yeares he abhorred briberie he was vtterly against all Monopolies and Polipragmaes in concealements after him succéeded Sir Francis Gawdie a most iust Iudge and a great Lawier he died the 15 of December next following The 11 of August the King made Proclamation to redresse the misimployment of lands and goods and other things giuen to charitable vses William Caluerley of Caluerley in Yorkeshire Esquier murdered two of his owne children in his owne house then stabd his wife into the body with full entent to haue killed her and then instantly with like fury went from his house to haue slaine his youngest Child at nurse but was preuented he was prest to death in Yorke the 5 of August The 27 of August the King Quéene Prince with many of the Nobility being accompanied with the Ambassadors of Spaine and the Archduke were very royally receiued into Oxford where the King heard sundry disputations and himselfe made an Oration in Latine in presence of the whole assembly and for thrée daies space they were most sumptuously feasted by the Earle of Dorset Lord Treasurer of England and Chancellour of that Vniuersity who also gaue frée entertainement vnto all commers from morning vntill night during the Kings abode in Oxford The 29 of August 1605. the King by his Letters Pattents did incorporate the Woodmongers and Carmen of London and the Suburbes to be a Body Corporate and Politicke for euer by the name of Master Wardens and Fellowship of Woodmongers Thomas Hunt and Marke Snelling and Cuthbert Coleman were the first Master and Wardens thereof The last of August arriued at London Henricus Remelyus Principall Secretary of Estrate vnto Christianus the 4 King of Denmarke to be enstalled Knight of the Garter in his Kings right to whom the order of the Garter was sent two yeares before he returned the 28 of September The 29 of September the L. Archbishop of Canterbury was sworne a Priuy Counsellor of Estate at Hampton Court About the 20 of September sir Thomas Smith returned out of Russia being sent thither Ambassador the last yeare vnto the Emperour Boris Pheodorowich Godonoua at whose arriuall there he found the country in vprore and the Emperour in open warres against Demetrius who claimed the crowne then entered his territories with an armie of Polonians and seconded by certaine discontented Russians all which notwithstanding the Emperour vsed and entreated him very respectiuely and became so gratious with him as the Emperour graunted all that he desired and being returned from Mosco to Vollogda to embarke for England he vnderstood that the said Boris Pheodor had poisoned himselfe and that his sonne Pheodor Borossowich succéeded him who vpon knowledge that the English Ambassador was not yet departed dealt as kindly with him as his father had done as well in accepting his letters as promising to confirme whatsoeuer his father graunted but this yong Emperour died within eight wéekes after his coronation and the forenamed Demetrius the supposed sonne to the ancient Euan Vaselowich obtained the crowne which said Demetrius after his counsell had duely informed him of the serious purposed and discreet carriage of the English Ambassador from the King of England and that he remayned yet in Russia with all spéed sent Gauarillo Salmanoue a great Courtier vnto his Lordship with commission to giue him a honourable dispatch and to signifie his Maiesties most earnest desire to be in loue and amity with King Iames of England aboue all the Kings in the world Thomas Pearcy Robert Catesby Thomas Winter and others in the last yeare of the raigne of Quéene Elizabeth by the instigation of certaine Iesuits practised with the king of Spain to send a well furnished Army vpon England promising him great aide to entertaine them at their arriuall at Milford Hauen to that purpose the King promised to send them fifty thousand pound for leuying of horse and â—oot and preparation of Munition in England to second them but whilst this was in a manner concluded Quéene Elizabeth died and the King of Spaine vpon certaine knowledge that King Iames was established dispatched his Ambassadors and Commissioners for England for confirmation of a lasting Peace betweene them yet neuerthelesse the said Robert Catesbie sent Thomas Winter againe to the King of Spaine to resolicite their former proiect but the King answered him your old Queene is dead with whom I had warres and you haue a new King with whom I haue euer beene in good peace and amity and for continuance thereof I haue sent my speciall Commissioners and vntill I sée what will become thereof I will not hearken vnto any other course whatsoeuer When Winter returned and made this knowne vnto Catesby Pearcy and the rest then they beganne to cast about what they might doe of themselues to aduance the Roman Catholicke Religion but first they would see the euent of the first Parliament if that would mitigate any former Lawes and trie what good the Conclusion of Peace with Spaine would doe vnto them before they attempted any further but when they perceiued that neither Parliament nor publicke Peace sorted in any part to their desire and that the Peace concluded was rather a more ready meanes for the Law to proceede against them then otherwise because the Peace concerned onely the Amitie of Christian Princes for the generall good of Christendome without any particular or priuate respect then Catesby told the rest hee had a deuice in his head that should free them and the rest of the English Catholiques from their oppressions
and the Lady Arbella were the other gossips About the beginning of September there fled out of Ireland into the parts beyond the Seas Hugh Earle of Tirone Terconnel Hugh Baron of Don Gannon Caffer Oge Odonnel brother to the Earle of Terconnel Orto Oge Oneale Nephew to the Earle of Tyrone the Countesse of Tyrone and two of the younger sonnes of Tyrone and the sonne and heire of the Earle of Terconnel being an infant of one yeare of age or thereabout with diuers other their seruants and followers they imbarked at Lughswillie The seuenth of September was borne Duke Charles second sonne to the King of Spaine Wednesday the 16 of September died the Lady Mary daughter to our Soueraigne Lord the King and was solemnly interred at Westminster the twenty thrée of the same in a vaut of the same Chappell and in the same manner as was her sister the Lady Sophia Sir Ieruais Clyfton of Layton Bromeswold Knight was made Baron by writ by the title of Baron of Layton Bromeswold and sate in his roabes with the Lords in the Parliament house the 16 of Nouember being the day of the adiornment of the Parliament And the twentith day of Iuly following the Lord Esme Stewart Lord of Awbigny in France gentleman of his Maiesties Bedchamber in England and sole brother vnto Lodouicus Duke of Lenox maried Katherin in the onely daughter and heire of the said Lord Clyfton The first day of March in the second yeare of his Maiesties raigne proclamation was made straitly prohibiting all increase of buildings within the city of London and one mile thereof and expresly commanding all persons to build all the fore front and windowes of al their new buildings either of bricke or stone but it tooke small effect whereupon the 12 of October this present yere 1607 Proclamation was made again to the same effect commanding them to build all their vtter wals windowes either 〈◊〉 brick or stone And y e 16 of October there were 2 censured in the the star Chamber for building contrarie to the tenour of his Maiesties firs◠Proclamation This yeare the King new builded the statelie Banquetting-house with increase of many faire lodgings at Whitehall Doctor Ailmer late L. Bishop of London and the right honourable Elizabeth Countesse Donger of Shrewsbury haue giuen certaine sums of money for the better maintenance of sermon hereafter at Pauls Crosse and Thomas Russell Draper hath likewise giuen ten pound a yeare for euer to be giuen vnto such vnbeneficed Preachers as shall preach at Pauls Crosse whereupon the Lord Maior and Court of Aldermen for the due imployment of the foresaid summes and encrease of the same haue further prouided for the said Preachers so as euery o◠them being vnbeneficed shall not onely receiue a grauitie in money but also euery one that shall preach there shall at his pleasure be fréely entertained for fiue daies space with swéet conuenient lodgings fire candle and all other necessarie viz. from thursday before their appointed day of preaching vntill tuesday morning following Geffrey Elwes Nicholas Style Sir Henry Row Mercer Maior The 16 of Nouember proclamation was made concerning the Earle of Tyrone Terconnell and others of Ireland signifying their purpose and practise to extirpe the English nation out of Ireland and to conferre and yéeld the kingdome of Ireland vnto the Pope and Tyrones soliciting forraigne Princes to attempt the conquest thereof The 20 of December proclamation was made to apprehend the Lord Maxwell who wounded the Porter and so brake prison out of Edenbrough Castle This Lord Maxwell aided Iames Macdonell to escape likewise The 24 of December sir Thomas Parry Knight Chancellor of the Dutchie was sworne a Priuie Counsellor of Estate The 8 of December began a hard frost continued vntill the 15 of the same and then thawed and the 22 of December it began againe to fréeze violently so as diuers persons went halfe way ouer the Thames vpon the Ice and the 30 of December at euery ebbe many people went quite ouer the Thames in diuers places and so continued from that day vntill the third of Ianuary the people past daily betwéene London and y e Banke-side at euery halfe ebbe for the floud remooued the Ice and forced the people daily to tread new paths except onely betwéene Lambeth and the ferry at Westminster the which by incessant treading became very firme and frée passage vntill the great thaw and from Sunday the tenth of Ianuary vntill the fiftéenth of the same the frost grew extream so as the Ice became firme and remoued not then all sorts of men women and children went boldly vpon the Ice in most parts some shot at prickes others bowled and danced with other variable pastimes by reason of which concourse of people there were many that set vp boothes and standings vpon the Ice as Fruit sellers Victuallers that sold béere and wine Shoomakers a Barbers tent c. Euery of them had fire néere their beings The 15 of Ianuary it began somewhat to thaw and so continued 4 daies together yet neuerthelesse the great Ice vpon the Thames held firme and passable and became somewhat smooth like as in the last great frost in the yeare 1564. which till then were very craggy and vncertaine The 19 of Ianuary the frost began againe but not violently vntill Sunday the 24 of Ianuary and then held on vntill the 30 of the same The 1 of February the Ice began to breake by little and little and the next day in the afternoone all the Ice was quite dissolued and cleane gone so as no signe remained thereof many bridges were spoiled by this frost and much fowle perished especially smal birds which in many places were found frozen to death this frost was more grieuous in Ireland and France then in England The 9 of February sir Iohn Ramsey knight Baron of Barnes Viscount Hadington maried Elizabeth the eldest daughter of Robert Earle of Sussex the King gaue her in mariage and at dinner the King dranke to the bride and bridegrome in a faire cup of gold which he gaue him And with it a patent of 600 pound yearely pension out of the Exchequer to the longest liuer of them both this the King did to reward his faithfull seruice against the dangerous treason of Earle Gowry in Scotland The 10 of March was laid the first stone for the new building of Algate but it was not fully finished vntill the end of the next yeare after this old gate was taken downe and new builded at the charges of the Citizens The eleuenth of Aprill George Ieruas a Seminarie was drawne to Tiburne and there executed The eleuenth of Aprill being Monday th◠quarter Sessions was held at Saint Edmondsbury and by negligence an out malt-house was set on fire from whence in most strange and sudden manner through fierce windes the fire
came to the farther side of the Towne and as it went left some stréets and houses safe and vntouched the flame flew cleane ouer many houses néere vnto it and did great spoile to many faire buildings farthest off and ceased not vntill it had consumed 160 dwelling houses besides other and in dammage of wares and houshold stuffe to the full value of thréescore thousand pound The King shewed great kindnesse to the distressed inhabitants as well in giuing them fiue hundred load of timber to repaire their buildings as in preferring their best meanes to raise their generall and particular estates and in giuing them a new Charter The Knights and chiefe Gentlemen of that County performed likewise great kindnesse vnto the Townsmen the Citie of London gaue kindly towards their reliefe The 17 of Aprill Doctor Montague Deane of the Kings Chappell was consecrated Bishop of Bath and Wels by the Lord Archbishop of Canturbury At this consecration were present Prince Henry the Duke of Yorke and most of the great Lords of the Priuie Counsell and diuers Bishops The 19 of Aprill at Whitehall died Thomas Earle of Dorset Lord high Treasurer of England He died suddenly at the Counsell Table The 29 of Aprill proclamation was made commanding the oth of allegiance to be ministred vnto all persons that should come from beyond the seas onely to distinguish honest subiects from traiterous practisers and not for any point or matter in religion all knowne Merchants and others of honest state and quallitie were exempt from taking this oth This proclamation was made by reason that many suspitious persons of base sort came daily from beyond seas and refused to take the oth At this time Henry Earle of Northampton was made Lord Priuie Seale Friday the 6 of May Robert Earle of Salisbury was sworne Lord high Treasurer of England at Westminster being accompanied with the most part of all the Earles and Barons and with an extraordinary company of Knights and others of honorable ranke and qualitie that day he feasted the King Quéene and Prince the Lady Elizabeth the Duke of Yorke and all the Counsell The 20 of May at Windsor were made knights of the Garter George Earle of Dunbar Baron Hume of Berwick Lord of Norham Lord high Treasurer of Scotland one of the two Lords Lieutenants in equall authority ouer the middle shires of Great Britaine sometime the borders of both the kingdomes Lord Gouernour and Captaine for his Maiestie of the said towne of Berwick and the Garrison thereof and one of his Maiesties most Honourable Priuie Counsell and Philip Earle of Montgomery Baron of Shurland In the moneth of Iune the King knighted Sir Alexander Hay Secretary for the Scottish affaires The 23 of Iune Thomas Garnet a Iesuite was executed at Tyburne hauing fauour offered him if he would haue taken the oth of allegiance aforesaid which he refused to doe This Summer at Astley in Warwickshire by reason of the fall of the Church there was taken vp the corps of Thomas Gray Marquesse Dorset he was buried the tenth of October 1530 in the twenty two yeare of Henry the eight and albeit he had laine 78 yeares in the earth yet his eyes haire and flesh remained in a manner as if it had béene newly buried Concerning which you may read the new Epitaph set ouer his sepulchre The ninth of October Doctor Neyle Deane of Westminster was consecrated Bishop of Rochester at Lambeth George Bolles Richard Farrington Shrieues Sir Humphrey Weld Grocer Maior The first of December William Viscount Cramburne sonne and heire to Robert Earle of Salisbury Lord Treasurer of England married Catheren Howard the third Daughter of Thomas Earle of Suffolke For these fiue yeares last past great and manifold roberies spoyles pyracies murthers and depredations within the streights elsewhere haue béene committed by seuerall companies of English pirates as well vpon our owne nation as others but especially vpon the Florentines and Venetians wherewith his highnesse being much grieued published from time to time sundry proclamations denouncing the said offenders to be rebels and therewithall gaue order for their suppression and apprehension as traitors and peace-breakers But all this preuailed not for they still increased and persisted in their former villanies with which offenders there were some English Merchants who very cunningly vnderhand vsed cōmerce trucke and traffique for stolen goods to the great cherishing and abetting of those malefactors and dishonor to this nation for redresse whereof the King by proclamation the eighth of Ianuary prohibited all English Merchants from any manner of medling or dealing with them vpon great penaltie commanding the Iudge of the Admiraltie to proceed seuerely in Iustice against all such offenders and that from him there should be no appeale granted to any person touching the premises all which notwithstanding the number of Pirats still increased and did great damage vnto the English Merchants and to all other nations There were Hollanders and Esterlings that at this time and before became fierce Pirats and held consort with the English robbers viz. Ward Bishop Sir Francis Verney and others Whereupon the King of Spaine sent certaine ships of warre vnder command of Don Lewis Faxardo who very politikely about the middle of Iuly came vpon them at Tunis and suddenly burned about 20 of their ships lying in harbor at which time though captaine Ward escaped in person by being then a shoare yet his great strength riches perished in the fire with other his confederates And the 22 of December there were executed at Waping 19 Pirats some whereof had béene in consort with the forenamed English pirats Sunday the ninetéenth of February it should haue béene dead low water at London bridge but quite contrary to course it was then hie water and presently it ebbed almost halfe an houre the quantitie of a foote and then suddenly it flowed againe almost two foote higher then it did before and then ebbed againe vntill it came néere the right course so as the next floud began in a manner as it should and kept his due course in all respects as if there had béene no shifting nor alteration of tides All this happened before twelue of the clocke that forenoone the weather being indifferent calme The 25 of February Richard Lord Buckhurst maried the Lady Anne Clyfford the onely child of George Earle of Cumberland And the last of February died Robert Earle of Dorset father to the forenamed Richard L. Buckhurst And the first of Iune next following Edward Seymour the sonne and heire of the Lord Beauchampe maried the Lady Anne Sackuyle second daughter to the said Robert Earle of Dorset In this month of March 1609. vpon full 3 yeares deliberate aduice was concluded and proclaimed a generall and particular truce ceassation from all maner of hostilitie by sea and land for twelue yeares betwéene Philip the third of
by the frée election of the Treasurer and Counsell of Virginea and with the full consent of the generality of that company was constituted and authorized during his naturall life to be Lord Gouernour and captaine generall of all the English Colonies planted or to be planted in Virginea according to the tenor of his Maiesties Letters Pattents granted this present yeare vnto the said company The Lord La Warre had his Pattent sealed by that Company the twenty eight day of February this yeare 1609. he went accompanied with Knights and Gentlemen of qualitie And in Iune next there was one ship with 20 men and a yeares competent prouision for the whole Colony sent after him The ninth of February the Parliament began at Westminster and continued vntill the twenty third of Iuly and was then prorogued vntill the 16 of October following and then the Lords and Commons sate againe vntill the sixt of December and then it was adiourned vnto the ninth of February The Kings Maiesty in his princely prouidence for the present and future good of his Kingdomes and chiefely for preuention of all rebellion in the Kingdome of Ireland and in his especiall fauour and kingly respect vnto the City of London did in Iuly last make a liberall offer vnto the Lord Maior and citizens of London for the present possession and plantation of Englishmen in the Prouince of Vlster And when the Lord Maior and Citizens had well aduised themselues therein then in August they sent foure discréet expert persons being accompanied and directed by Sir Thomas Philips as the Lords of the Councell had appointed to suruay that Prouince and to obserue the profits with the estate and condition thereof and to report what ruines were to be repayred and what cities castles and townes were presently to be builded and when these 4 suruayors were returned they ascertained the Lord Maior Citizens aswell of the true estate and validity thereof as of the seuerall commodities honor dignity y t would therby ensue then they humbly accorded vnto the Kings most gratious and bounteous offer then the Lord Maior Citizens vpon mature deliberation leuied 20000. li. to be employed in these Irish affaires by vertue of their act of common Councell they constituted 24 Committies consisting of 6 Aldermen and 18 Commoners the two chiefe wherof were called the gouernor deputy all which are to be new chosen euery yeare hauing power authority giuen them to order dispose of all matters for plantation traffique rule gouernment in that North part of Ireland whereupon the 14 of February they made publication therof signifying vnto all handy crafts men their present entertainment employment in this expedition that they should haue their full wages with their dwelling houses and other good meanes for the honest maintenance of themselues their families vpon knowledge wherof there came about 300 seuerall persons who were presently fitted and furnished with all things necessary with all conueniency were sent to Vlster and so this expedition procéeded prosperously William Cokaine Alderman was the first gouernor Thursday the 3 of May the French Quéene with all solemnity was crowned in Paris hauing béene ten yeares before maried to the king and the next day after the King was murthered in his coach as he rode through Paris by a base villain that stabd him into the body with a long knife twice that he died instantly and his body was carried to the Loouer presently vpon the Kings death the Quéene was made Regent during her sons minority viz. Lewis the 13. The 20 of May being Sonday our King Quéene the Prince the Duke of Yorke the Lady Elizabeth and all the Lords and Ladies in the Court mourned in blacke for the death of this French King Henry the 4. and about the end of Iune was he buried in Paris with as great royalty as euer was any king of France Vpon the murther of this French king the Lords Commons of the Parliament of England humbly besought the King our soueraigne Lord to haue a more especiall care then formerly had béene for the preseruation of his royall person also to take spéedy order for the auoiding imminet danger and kéeping his Subiects in their due obedience and forthwith the Commons of the Parliament for manifestation of their allegiance loue and duety they voluntarily of their owne accord tooke the oath of allegiance and after them the Lords of the vpper house did so likewise who also ministred the same oath vnto all their seruants and followers and such as refused to take the oath were put from their Lords seruices and the Bishops in their Conuocation house ordained that euery Bishop in their seuerall visitations should minister the same oath vnto all their Clergy which they performed accordingly this oath was also ministred vnto others as followeth according to the tenor of a speciall statute made this Session of Parliament in that behalfe The appointed time now drew neere for Prince Henry to be created Prince of Wales and vpon thursday the last of May the Lord Maior and Aldermen being accompanied with 54 seuerall companies of citizens of London in their seuerall Barges bearing Armes distinguished by their proper Ensignes banners and streamers in braue and warlike manner and therewithall plenteously furnished with sundry sorts of excellent musicke and had also to entertaine the Prince diuers ingenious and pleasant trophies vpon the water all which in very comely order went to Chelsea the Lord Maior as Admirall going formost where from nine a clocke in the morning vntill past three in the afternoone they attended the comming of the Prince who could not come sooner by reason of the low ebbe at which tsme the Prince came from Richmond being very honourably accompanied and attended And from Chelsea the Lord Maior and citizens conducted his Highnesse vnto the court at White-hall as they returned from Chelsea the citizens ledde the way and the Lord Maior followed them going alwaies next before the Princes Barge To sée this ioyfull fight the people for 7 miles space swarmed on both sides the riuer the Thames was couered with boates barges and lighters full fraught with men women and children And vpon Sonday the 3 of Iune the King made 25 knights of the Bath whose names follow And the next day the King created and crowned the Prince his eldest Sonne Henry Prince of Wales in the Great White Chamber at Westminster being performed with all magnificence and solemnity and with the full consent of the Lords spirituall and temporall and commons of the Parliament being all there present the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London were also present at this Creation the Princes titles were proclaimed viz. Henry Prince of Wales Duke of Cornewall and Rothesey and Earle of Chester In honour of this Creation there was the next night at the Court a most rich and royall maske of Ladies viz. the Quéene the
the goodly vniforme order rich habit of the citizens and said that there was no State nor citie in the world that did elect their Magistrates with such magnificence except the citie of Venice vnto which the city of London commeth very neere c. The 7 of December Iohn Roberts a Benedict Monke somtime prouinciall of the Benedictans in England and Thomas Somers a Seminary were condemned at Newgate executed at Tiburn they hauing bin before sundry times takē and banished yet presumed to returne againe and here to practise against the King and State George Palyn Citizen and Girdler of London at this time gaue ad pios vsus 3600. pound that is to say twelue hundreth pound vnto the two Vniuersities and nine hundreth pound for an Almes-house and the rest he bequeathed vnto other godly and charitable purposes in which legacies he bestowed the better part of all his wealth This month of December 1610. Henry Prince of Wales kept his Court at Saint Iames néere Charing Crosse setled his house and ordained his Officers as well the Officers of his Highnesse Reuenewes as those of his houshold the names of the chiefe whereof follow Of his Highnesse Reuenewes Sir Edward Philips Chancellor Master Adam Newton Secretary Sir George Moore Receiuer Generall Sir Willi. Fleetwood Suruaier generall Sir Augustine Nichols Sergeant M. Thomas Stephens Atturney M. Richard Cunnock Auditor Of his Highnesse Houshold Sir Thomas Challoner Chamberlaine Sir Charles Cornewalleys Treasurer Sir Iohn Hollis Comptroller Sir Dauid Fowllis Cofferer Sir Dauid Murrey Gentleman of the Bed-chamber Whereas the Kings most Excellent Maiestie hath continued this Parliament together longer then hath beene vsuall or might well haue stood either with his important affaires of State or with the publike businesse of three whole Termes spent in the two last Sessions or with the occasions of the Countrey where the seruice and Hospitality of many Persons of quality hath beene missing and diuers Shires Cities and Burrough Townes haue beene burdened with allowances made to the Knights and Burgesses whom they imployed besides the particular expence of the nobility and others attending that seruice And all this in expectation of a good conclusion of some of those weightie causes which haue béene therein deliberated not onely for the supply of the necessities of his Maiesties estate but for the ease and fréedome of his subiects in many things proposed by his Maiestie in Parliament farre differing surpassing the fauors and graces of former times both in nature and value His Maiestie hath now resolued for preuenting of further trouble of all those that would prepare themselues to be here against the time limited by the last prorogation to declare by these presents that they shall not néed to giue their attendance at the day appointed for any seruice to be done as members of this Parliament because his Maiestie for many good considerations knowne to himselfe hath now determined to dissolue this Parliament by his Commission vnder the great Seale of England Vpon New yéeres night the Prince of Wales being accompanied with twelue others viz. two Earles thrée Barons fiue Knights two Esquires they performed a very stately maske in which was an excellent Sceane ingenious spéeches and rare songs and with great variety of most delicate musique The French King sent Monsieur de la Verdyne one of the Marshals of France Gouernor of Maine accompanied and attended with sixescore persons all in mourning habit He and his whole traine came to Lambeth the 16 of Ianuary and were lodged in the Archbishops palace which the King caused to be very roially furnished and during their abode they were also entertained at the Kings charge The Ambassador had audience vpon Sunday the 20 of Ianuary and the next Sunday the King tooke his oath for performance of a league lately made betwéene the two Kingdomes Thomas Teasdale of Glymton in Oxfordshire-Gentleman at this time gaue fiue thousand pound to purchase land for perpetual maintenance of seuen Fellowes and six Schollers to bee placed in Bailyoll Colledge in Oxford and to be chosen thither from time to time out of the Free-schoole of Abingdon in Backshire He also gaue lands for perpetuall maintenance for an Vsher in that Schoole besides many other charitable legacies He deceased the 13 of Iune 1610. The 30 of Ianuary 1610. died the Earle of Dunbar and the 18 of Aprill next following viz. 1611 his funerall was very honorably performed at Westminster The 31 of Ianuary 1610 the Lord Viscont Fenton captaine of the Guard was sworne a Priuy Counsellor About this time sir Marmaduke Dorell knight then Master of the Kings houshold but was afterward cofferer of the kings houshold builde◠a very faire new Parish Church in the Town of Fulmer in Buckingham-shire neere Vxbridge this church was consecrated by Doctor Barlow Lord Bishop of Lincolne and within fiue yeres after this time most of the Churches within and about London with their steeples were either newly enlarged or repaired or beautified as also about 3 yeares after there were diuers Chappels new builded and consecrat as a Chappell builded by Baron Altham at Oxhey a Chappell builded in the Strand by sir Iulius Caesar Knight Master of the Roles as also diuers Church-yards ordained and consecrated y e last whereof was that at White-chappel néere Mile-end-gréene and at this time Bow-stéeple in Cheap-side was well repaired and the faire Dial set vp The 11 of February 1610. sir Henry Montegue Knight recorder of London was made Sergeant at Law and presently after he was made the Kings Sergeant so remained Recorder of London vntill the 18 of Nouember 1610. and then was made L. Chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench the next day road to Westminster-hall with great state being very honorably accōpained attended Vpon our Lady-day being thē Easter-day the King created Sir Robert Car Knight L. Viscont of Rochester at White-hall The 9 of Aprill 1611. the most reuerend Father in God George Abbot Doctor of Deuinity Lord Bishop of London was transferred vnto the Archbishoprick of Canterbury and vpon Sonday the 23 of Iune he was sworne a Priuy Counseller at Gréenewich About the middle of March last Sir Thomas Dale Knight Marshall of Virginia was sent thither with thrée ships and three hundreth men and all things necessary for the Colony and also twelue Kine twenty Goates besides Coneies Pigeons and Pullen and toward the end of May following Sir Thomas Gates Knight Lieutenant Generall of Virginia was sent with thrée ships and thrée Caruells and two hundreth and fourescore men and twenty women and two hundreth kine and as many swine with other necessaries And the next spring were sent thither more supplies besides a particular supply for the English in the Bermodes The 20 of Aprill 1611 Sir Thomas Ouerbury was committed to the Tower and died there the 15 of September next following Thursday
the 9 of May this yeare 1611. the King in person came in the forenoone and suruaied Westminster-hal the Court of Exchequer and all the Offices the King being accompanied and attended by the Lord Chancellor Lord Treasurer Lord Priuie Seale the Lord Chamberlaine with six other Earls sir Iulius Caesar Knight Chancelor of the Exchequer and went into the Star-chamber being thither come of purpose to sée his Moneys of Gold and Siluer and caused them to be taken out of the Pixe which were then brought from the Tower to be tried as well for their weight as finenesse where Edmond Doublday Esquire Warden of the Mint with the rest of the Officers of the Mint with their seuerall keyes opened the Pix and powred foorth the gold and siluer before his Maiestie to be tried and assaied by their seuerall standards which was more then was done by any King this hundreth yeares the King then also gaue them a Iury of sixtéene Goldsmiths of the best skill and note to make farther tryall and satisfaction and presently after this his Maiestie made a strict Proclamation for preseruation of his moneys within his dominions which were most subtilly transported in great aboundance by Hollanders and others so as his Maiesty in his wisdome and kingly care was constrained to aduance his quoines and to make an encrease of the price and valuation read my large Booke The 13 of May being Monday in Whitson weeke at Windsor were enstalled knights of the Garter Prince Charles Duke of Yorke sonne to our soueraigne Lord the King and Thomas Earle of Arundell and Robert Viscont Rochester The ninth of Iune Doctor Buckeredge was consecrated Lord Bishop of Rochester did Doctor Melburne Bishop of Saint Dauies The 23 of Iune arriued Prince Otto sonne and heire to Mawrice Langraue of Hesson of 17 yeares of age being very Princely accompanied and attended the king honoured two of his Attendants with knight-hood this young Prince went vnto both the Vniuersities and saw diuers of the Kings pallaces and returned the 3 of August The 6 of Iune the King by Proclamation straightly commanded the oath of Alleageance to be ministred vnto all sorts of people and a true certificate to be made thereof vnto the great Lords of the Counsell The 8 of August the King by proclamation very straightly commanded that there should be no more encrease of buildings within London and y e Suburbs and twenty miles thereof to build in vniforme of bricke and stone for the preseruation of timber wherof there was plain◠appearance of extreame want except by prouidence preuented as also that the sudden increasing of people in London and Westminster was the decay and depopulating of many Townes and Hamlets in diuers shires for the more spéedy and assured redresse whereof and other such like enormities the King made an other proclamation the 10 of September following The 18 of September 1611 Doctor King Deane of Christ-church in Oxford was consecrated Lord Bishop of London At this time was concluded a double match betwéene the yong French King and the King of Spaines daughter and the Prince of Spaine and the French Kings sister· Wensday the 29 of September the Earle of Pembrooke was sworne a Priuie Counseller Edward Barkeham George Smithes Shrieues Sir Iames Pemberton Knight Gold-smith Maior Wensday the 18 of March 1611. Barthelmew Legat an obstinate Arian Heretique was burned in Smithfield And the eleuenth of Aprill following viz. 1612. Edward Wightman an other peruerse Heretique hauing refused more fauour then hee could either desire or deserue was burned at Lichfield this Heretique would faine haue made the people beléeue that hee himselfe was the Holy Ghost and immortall with sundry other most vile opinions not fit to be mentioned amongst Christians The 22 of Aprill the Viscont Rochester was sworne a Priuie Counseller The 29 of May 1612. Richard Newport and William Scot Seminaries were executed at Tiburne The 25 of Iune Robert Carliel Iames Edwin were executed for murthering Iohn Turner a Fencer and the 27 of Iune the Lord Sanquire was arraigned at the Kings Bench barre for conspyring and hireing the said two persons to kill the said Turner the Lord confessed the indictment and was executed vpon a Gibet the 29 of Iune at Westminster The 25 of Iune 1612. began a great Lottery in London the greatest Lot or Prize was a thousand pound in plate and three yeares after that there was an other greater Lottery drawne at the same place viz. at the West end of Saint Paules Church The 26 of Iune died Roger Earle of Rutland at Cambridge and was buried at Bottysford his brother Sir Francis Maners succeeded him in the Earledome At this time the corps of Queene Mary late Queene of Scotland was translated from Peterborough to Westminster being thither attended by the Lord Bishop the Couentry and Lichfield And vpon Thursday of 8 of October the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Chancellor the Lord Priuie Seale the Earle of Worcester with other Noble men and Gentlemen and the Lord Bishop of Rochester and the Deane of Westminster met the Corps at Clarkenwell about sixe a clocke in the Euening and from thence with plenty of Torch-lights the body of the sayd Queen was brought into the Chappell Royall at Westminster and was there placed in a vaute vpon the South-side whereof the King had new made a Royall Toombe for her where she now resteth In the monethes of October Nouember and December there happened great windes violent stormes and tempests which caused much shipwracke vpon the Ocean in hauens and riuers and did great damage vpon the Land and the next spring there fell extroardinary raine euen vntill Saint Iames-tyde and yet vpon she humble and hearty praiers of the people in all Churches it pleased Almighty God to send a more seasonable and plentifull haruest then in many yeares before The last yeare in Sommer here arriued sir Robert Sherley knight an Englishman from the King of Persia And by him sent Ambassador to the King of Great Brittan and was very honourably receiued and entertained he returned in Ianuary this yeare 1612. The Kings Maiesty by his letters pattents dated the seuenth of Iune in the seuenth yeare of his raigne did enfeoffe 15 knights and Esquires of the County of Middlesex of a peece of ground lying in Saint Iohns street in Middlesex to be for euer imployed for a Sessions house and for the keeping of a prison or house of correction for that county vpon which peece of ground Sir Baptist Hicks knight one of the Iustices of that county at his owne proper charge builded a faire Session house of Bricke and Stone and vpon Wensday the 13 of Ianuary this yeare 1612. the house being then newly finished there were assembled sixe and twenty Iustices of that countie where the founder feasted them all and when
they had wel considered what name that house should beare then with one consent they all agreed it should be called Hicks-hall after the name of the Founder and then the Founder gaue it freely to them and their Successors for euer Vntill this time the Iustices of Middlesex held their County Court or méetings in a rude common Inne called the Castle néere Smithfield-bars anoyde with Carriers and many other sorts of people The said Sir Baptist Hicks hath also builded a very faire Hospitall of frée stone at Camden in Gloucester-shire for sixe poore men and six women allowing them competent mainetenance for euer he also repaired the Parrish Church and gaue them a Bell. This yeare vpon sondry apparant reasons of present ensuing famine the Fast of Lent was straightly commanded to bée strickly kept and that all persons should vtterly abstaine from killing and eating of all manner of Butchers flesh which course tooke good effect as you read at large Edw. Rotherham Allexander Prescot Shrieues Sir Ioh. Swynarton knight MerchaÌ„taillor Maior Friday the 16 of October 1612. at 11 a clock at night arriued at Graues-end the most illustrious young Prince Frederick the fifth of that name Count Palatine of the Reyne c. being very Princely accompanied and attended he was receiued by Sir Lewis Lewkenor Knight Master of the Ceremonies whom the King had sent thither before to attend the comming of the Prince vpon knowledge of his ariuall the King sent spéedily the Duke of Lenox with other Earles and Barons to signifie his hearty welcome and the next Sonday they accompanied the Palsgraue by Barge from Graues-end to White-hall where Prince Charles Duke of Yorke receiued and entertained him at his first landing and brought him vp into the great Banqueting-house where he was likewise entertained by the King Queene Henry Prince of Wales and the Lady Elizabeth The 29 of October the Palsgraue dined at the Guild-hall and was accompanied with the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and the Duke of Lenox being the great Feast day of the Lord Maior after dinner the Lord Maior in the behalfe of the City and himselfe in signe of loue and hearty welcome presented the Palsgraue with a Bason and Eure and two faire Liuerie pots curiously wrought and richly gilded and in euery of them was engrauen Ciuitas London Friday the sixt of October died the most Noble and hopefull Prince Henry Prince of Walâ—s hée was Royally buried in the Chappell Royall at Westminster the seuenth of December Spon Saint Thomas day the Palsgraue and Graue Mawrice were elected Knights of the Garter and vpon Sonday the 7 of February the Palsgraue in person was enstalled at Windsor and Graue Mawrice was enstalled by his Deputy and kinsman Count Lodowicke of Nassaw The 14 of February being Shroue Sunday the Lady Elizabeth was married vnto the Palsgraue In honour whereof there were sundry warlike Tryumphs and Trophies vpon the Thames thrée daies before the daie of marriage and vpon the wedding day there was Tilting and other Royall entertainements of Time and that night there was a Maske of Lords and Ladies and two nights after that there were two seuerall Maskes performed by the Gentlemen of the foure Innes of Court all which were set out and adorned with more sundry propperties speeches and ingenious deuices then euer was any before in this Kingdome and the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London in the behalfe of the citie and themselues presented the Bride with a very faire chaine of Orientall pearle Vpon Easter day the King the Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth receiued the Sacrament in the Chappell of White-hall and the next day Prince Charles was confirmed or Bishopped in the same Chappell by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury in the presence of the King and Quéene the Prince hauing beene formerly conferred withall by the Lord Archbishoppe and the Lord Bishop of Bathe and Wells touching the principles of Religion vnto whom hee manifested such princely vnderstanding and forwardnesse and there withall vpon the sodaine gaue such ready answeres and reasons of his Faith as draue them and all the rest that heard him into great admiration the Prince being then but twelue yeares of age the 19 of February last Satterday the tenth of Aprill 1613. the Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth set forward on their iourney for Heydelberge being accompanied with the King and Quéene and Prince Charles and went by barge from White-hall to Gréenewich and vpon Twesday they all in like manner went by Coach to Rochester where the next morning the Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth tooke their leaue of the King Quéene and Prince and then rode to Canterbury and from thence to Margate where the Lord Admirall of England with nine ships and pinaces attended their comming and receiued them and their traine and with them there went to conduct them the Duke of Lenox the Earle of Arundell the Viscont Lisle and the Lord Harrington all these were imbarked the 23 of Aprill but through contrary windes it was the 25 of Aprill before they arriued at Flushing and from thence passed through the vnited Prouinces and through the Dukedome of Cleaueland Gulych and through the Bishopricks of Collen and Tayer and through part of Hessia in all which places they were most kindly entertained and presented with many princely presents and being arriued at Heydelberge they were likewise as ioyfully receiued and welcomed by the Princes Electors and others with great Tryumphs and royall entertainements The Palsgraue during his abode in England demeand himselfe so Nobly that he won the hearts of the whole Nation and at his departure hee exprest his Princely bounty in guifts and rewards The 17 of Aprill 1613. at Alington in Lancashiâ—e was borne a maiden child hauing foure Legges foure Armes two Bellies ioynde to one backe one head with two faces the one before and the other behinde and this yeare likewise was great Ship-wracke by violent tempests there happened also sundrie Inundations and strange accidents and much dammage done by fire in diuers places and vpon Saint Peters day the Globe on the banckside was burned The practise of Armes and Millitary discipline in the Artillery Garden by the Citizens of London formerly mentioned in the yeare 1586. being for the space of almost foure and twentie yeares quite neglected and in a manner forgotten beganne this yeare 1613. to be practised in farre more excellent manner then formerlie and shortly after vpon the example of this warlike exercise of the Citizens of London then the young Gentlemen of the Innes of Court and Middlesex and others beganne the like practise of Armes in a place called the Couent Garden and after that they made themselues a more conuenient place in a field betwéene Saint Iames and Saint Gyles The 24 of October sir Pecksall Brocas knight did penance at Paules Crosse for standing conuicted before the high Commissioners for secret and notorious
Iuly 1616. were created Barons viz. Sir Iohn Hollis Knight was created Baron of Hawghton and Sir Iohn Roper Knght was created Baron Tynchham of Tyncham in Kent Tuesday the 16 of Iuly 1616. the Earle of Arondell was sworne a Priuie Counsellor The 20 of Iuly the Lord Carew was sworne a Priuie Counsellor At Woodstocke vpon Tuesday the 27 of August 1616. Sir George Villers Knight of the Garter and Master of the Horse was created Viscont Villers and Baron of Whaddon By vertue of a speciall Commission from his Maiesty and from the Citie of London bearing date the fifteenth of May this yeare 1616. Peter Proby Alderman of London and Gouernour for the new plantation of the Prouince of Vlster in Ireland accompanied with Master Mathias Springham Merchantailor and Master Clement Mosse Solyciter for London with others did there establish such Lawes and constitutions for the City of London Derie and the Borough of Colerame as should thenceforth be obserued and kept according to the Tenor of the Kings Charter granted to the City of London in that behalfe The sayd Alderman Proby by vertue of the Kings Commission did there also Minister oath vnto all officers and others for the well gouernment and making of true accompts He caried ouer thither with him two rich swords the one whereof he deliuered to Sir Iohn Vawghan Knight Maior of Lonon Dery and the other to Trystram Beryfford Esquire Maior of Coleraine for that time being and to be borne before them and their successors for euer There was also sent vnto the Maior of London Dery a great gilded Man being sent him from the Gouernors and Assistants for that plantation Alderman Proby with his company went from London the eight and twenty of May last and returned to London the 28 of August 1616. what is more to be said touching this businesse I must referre you to my larger booke Sonday being Michaelmas day Doctor Androwes Bishop of Ely was sworne a Priuy Counsellor at Hampton Court The fourth of October Doctor Mountague was translated from Bathe and Wells to Winchester and forthwith he expelled all Inmates out of Winchester house on the Banke-side reduced diuers parts thereof from fowle noysomnesse vnto swéetnesse and comlinesse he repayred the whole house throughout and builded some part new and enclosed a great part of the wharfe and made a new faire paire of staires into the Thames he spent almost thrée thousand pound in the repaire and beautifying this ancient house which for a long time had béene suffred to run to ruin Allan Cotton Cutbert Hacket Shrieues Sir Iohn Leman Knight Fishmonger a batcheler Maior In his Maioralty the old ruinous Gate called Aldersgate was quite taken downe and fairely new builded from the foundation The riuer of Thames cleared of shelues in all parts and the Hauen of Quéene Hyth cleansed and likewise the making of the great wharse on the South-side of the riuer by the Willowes and also the new strict order for the passage of Cars and Carts in the stréets for the preseruation of all passengers Thursday the last of October 1616. viz. Alhollond Eue Prince Charls came in great state by Barge from Barne Elmes to White-hall accompanied attended by diuers great Lords and others of honorable rancke and quallity besides his owne traine and was most ioyfully met at Chelsey by the Lord Maior Aldermen and Citizens of London each Company in a seuerall Barge and distinguished by their seuerall Armes in their rich Banners and stately Streamers besides the Royal sound of Drum and Trumpet and great variety of excellent Musique besides all which and the infinit number of people vpon the shore and in Boates and Barges to behold this ioyfull daie there was also at the Cities charge in honour of his Highnesse creation more particular pleasant Trophies and Ingenious deuices met him vpon the water then euer was at any former creation of any Prince of Wales And vpon Monday the fourth of Nouember at White-hall where the Kings Maiesty inuested crowned Prince Charles Prince of Wales at this solemne creation were present most of the Nobility of the Land The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury and diuers other Bishops and reuerend Prelaâ—s all the Iudges of the Law sir Edward Cooke onely excepted there were present also the Lord Maior and Aldermen of London in their scarlet Robes as were the Iudges In honour of this ioyfull creation there were made fiue and twenty Knights of the Bath who performed all their Ceremonies in the vpper Parliament house and the next Sonday withall Magnifisence being lustily mounted they rode to White-hall and were there Knighted by his Maiesty Iames Lord Maltreuers Algernon Lord Percy Iames Lord Wryothesley Edward Lord Clynton Edward Lord Beauchamp Lord Barkley Lord Mordant Sir Alexander Erskin Sir Henry Howard Sir Edward Sackuill Sir William Howard Sir Edward Howard Sir Montague Barty Sir William Stourton Sir Henry Parker Sir Dudley North. Sir Spencer Compton Sir William Spencer Sir William Seymor Sir Rowland Saint Iohn Sir Iohn Candish Sir Thomas Neuill Sir Iohn Roper Sir Iohn North. Sir Henry Carey In honour of this ioyfull creation there were solemne Tryumphs performed at Lowdon in the County of Salop the fourth of Nouember and published by Master Daniell Powel Gentleman Also in honour of this creation there were forty young gentlemen selected out of the foure Iunes of Court who fought at Barriers viz. the one halfe against the other Thursday the seuenth of Nouember Thomas Elsmer Lord Chancellor of England was created Viscont Brackley And William Lord Knowles was created Viscont Wallingford and Sir Philip Stanhope Knight was created Baron of Shelford and vpon the next Satterday the Lord Maior feasted the Knights of the Bath Satterday the 16 of Nouember 1616. Sir Edward Cooke Knight was discharged from his Office viz. from being Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench. Monday the 18 of Nouember Sir Henry Montague Knight the Kings Sergeant at Law was sworne Lord chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench. This Sommer and haruest was so dry that passengers were anoyde with dust in the high-waies the 20 of Nouember Sonday the 8 of December 1616. Arthur Lake Doctor of Diuinity was consecrated Bishop of Bathe and Wells Lewis Bayly Doctor of Diuinity was consecrated Bishop of Bangor Monday the 16 of December 1616. Marcus Anthonius de Domynis Archbishop of Spalato in the Territory of Venice was very honorably entertained and receiued at Lambeth by the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury with whom he remained and writ a briefe declaration of his Reasons for leauing that Prelacy and forsaking his Natiue Country which Booke was presently published in eight Languages and disperst through Europe and in Sommer following he printed in London the first foure of his ten bookes intituled of the Common-weale of the Church Monday the two and twentith of December Sir Thomas Edmonds Knight
Ambassador Leger in France was sworne a Priuie Counsellor and made Comptroller of the Kings houshold and the Lord Wotton was made Treasurer of the Kings houshold Sonday the fifth of Ianuary the Lord Viscont Villers was created Earle of Buckingham at White-hall Twesday the fourth of February 1616. the Earle of Buckingham was sworne a Priuie Counsellor Twesday the 13 of February the King in person sate in the Star-chamber and made an excellent Oration to the Lords and to the Iudges vnto whom hee gaue a charge and direction how they should proceed in the Circuits Shroue Twesday the 4 of March many disordred persons of sondry kindes amongst whom were very many young boyes and laddes that assembled themselues in Lincolnes Inne field Finsbury field in Ratliffe and Stepney field where in ryotous manner they did beate downe the walls and windowes of many victualling houses and of all other houses which they suspected to bee bawdie houses And that after-noone they spoyl'd a new Play-house and did likewise more hurt in diuers other places in pulling downe walles and windowes and spoyling of house-hold-stuffe and were so headâ—strong that they dispightfully vsed and resisted the Shrieffes of London and the Constables and Iustices of Middlesex Whereupon the Lords of the Counsell by the Kings appointment ordained diuers of the Chiefe Iustices of Middlesex to be Prouost Marshals and to execute Marshall Law if the like occation should happen Shroue-twesday the fourth of March this yeare 1616. the Queene feasted the King at her Palace in the Strand formerly called Somerset-house and then the King commanded it should no more be so called but that it should from henceforth be called Denmarke-house which said Denmarke-house the Queene had many waies repaired beautified new builded and enlarged and brought to it a pipe of conduit water from Hyde-parke The seuenth of March the Great Seale of England was deliuered to Sir Francis Bacon Knight the Kings Atturney and was then made Lord Kéeper and the next day toward Euening died the Lord Elismer late Lord Chancellor and the fourth of Ianuary following Sir Francis Bacon Lord Keeper was made Lord Chauncelor When Sir Francis Bacon was made Lord Kéeper then was sir Henry Yeluerton Knight the Kings Soliciter made the Kings Atturney and Master Thomas Couentry Esquire Recorder of London was made the Kings Soliciter and was Knighted the 16 of March Friday the fouretéenth of March 1616. the King being accompanied with the Queene and Prince Charles and many of the Chiefe Nobility and others went from White-hall to Theobalds and from thence the King with his appointed traine set forward toward Edenborough the next Monday being Saint Patricks day And vpon his Maiesties returne to London viz. the 15 of September next following the King came from Windsor to London and was met at Hyde-parke by the Lord Maior and Aldermen and aboue foure hundreth of the chiefe Citizens with chaines of gold and well mounted the Lord Maior presented the King with a purse and in it fiue hundreth péeces of gold called the Vnity and there the King Knighted sir Anthony Ben Recorder of London The 20 of March 1616. the Lord Hay was sworne a Priuie Counsellor at Hynching-brooke Sonday the 23 of March 1616. at Burley on the hill in Rutland-shire sir Edward Noell Knight and Baronet was created Lord Noell of Rydlington At this time neere Wapping in the Parish of White-chappell was new builded a very faire large Chappell and a Church-yard to it which were consecrated the 7 of Iuly 1617. by the Lord Bishop of London Vpon Michaelmas day Doctor Montague Lord Bishop of Winchester was sworne a Priuie Counsellor at Hampton Court and that day at that place Sir Iohn Villers maried Frances the daughter of Sir Edward Cooke Knight William Hallyday Robert Iohnson Shrieues Sir George Bolles Knight Grocer Maior Twesday the fourth of Nouember here ariued Stephen Euanowich Lieutenant of Rasco and Marke Euanozin Posdieof of one of the thrée Chancellors of Russia from the late mentioned Michaell Pheodorowich Emperour of Russia they had audience the next Sonday and vpon Now yeares day the King feasted them and their chiefe followers and attendants at Whitehall being fifty in number their whole Traine was 75. Thursday the 6 of Nouember the Lord Hay married the Lady Luce daughter to the Earle of Northumberland Sonday the last of Nouember 1617. the Lord Archbishop of Spalato preached at the Marcers Chappell in the Italian tongue there were present the L. Archbishop of Canterbury the L. Chancellor the Earles of Arondell Pembroke Lord Zowch the Lord Compton and many others of great note he preached there againe vpon Sonday the ninetéenth of Aprill 1618. Sonday the foureteenth of December at â—â—â—beth were two Bishops consecrated viz. 〈◊〉 Felton Master of Pembroke-hall was consecrated Lord Bishop or Bristow and Doctor Montaigne Deane of Westminster was consecrated Lord Bishop of Lincolne at this Consecration were present and assistant at the imposition of hands with the Lord Archbishop of Canterbury the Lord Archbishop of Spalato the Bishops of London Ely Rochester and Lichfield Monday the foure and twenty of December 1617. was borne Charles Lodowick at Heydelberg about foure a clocke in the morning and was christened in March following Prince Charles was out of his Godfathers At this time the Appothecaries of London obtained a corporation for themselues and their successors for euer and by Letters pattented were made a Body Pollitique and Corporate and that all such as vse and professe the Apt and Mistery of Appothecaries within London and the Suburbs thereof and within seuen miles compasse thereof shall be ordred and gouerned by the Master Wardens and socitie of the Art and Misterie of the Appothecaries Edmond Philips was the Master Stephen Hyggines and Thomas Fanes were the first Wardens New yeares day being Thursday 1617. George Earle of Buckingham was created Marquesse of Buckingham at White-hall Thursday the eight of Ianuary 1617. Sir Robert Manton Knight was sworne the Kings Secretary At the end of February this yeare 1617. the Company of the East India Merchants sent nine braue goodly ships well appointed to the East Iudies And Sir Thomas Dale Knight went Generall this was the first fléet of the second ioynt stock At the beginning of this month of Aprill 1618. the Lord De la Ware with about eight score persons viz. men women went y e second time to Virginea to make good the plantation the Lord De la Ware at his first being in Virginia through extreamity of sicknesse was constrained to returne for England about sixe yeares past and could not recouer his perfect health vntill the last yeare in which he builded a very faire shippe and went now in it himselfe and after him went Captaine Henry Spilman with thirty persons this Captaine Spilman had béene formerly
tenne yeares in Virginia knew most of the Kings of that Country and spake their Languages very vnderstandingly The seuenth of March this yeare 1617. about one a clocke at midnight there was séene in the ayre ouer the Pallas of Paris in France a flame of fire as it were a Starre of a Cubit long and a foot broad which fired the Palas and with extreame terror and violence burnt it downe and therewithall burned the ancient Records of France and the Pictures and Statuaes of the Kings of France this fire notwithstanding the redinesse of water and twenty thousands of willing persons endeauoring to quench it yet it continued about twenty houres in which space it also burned a prison with great dammage to other houses and Tradesmen great Pillers and Arches of stone burned with great flames as if they had béene made of Timber and commixt with Brimston and the first wéeke of this moneth of March happened in the Towne of Chagford in Deuonshire at a Court of Stanery a wall fell downe and after that part of the house and fiue Master Nicholas Eueligh then Steward of that Court and two of his seruants And Master Richard Cottell of the Middle Temple Esquire and seuen other there were also about thirty persons sore hurt within few daies of these two accidents aboue said the Towne-house of Delph in Holland by negligence was set a fire and quite burned downe Martine Fotherby Doctor of Diuinity and Chaplaine to the Kings Maiesty one of the Canons of Christ-church in Canterbury borne at Grimsby in Lincolneshire he was Kinsman Pupile and Chaplaine to the good Archbishop White-gift and was Consecrated Bishop of Salisburie vpon Sonday the ninetéenth of Aprill 1618. by the most Reuerend Father in God Doctor Abbot Lord Archbishop of Canterbury This moneth of May 1618. the forenamed Russia Ambassadour with his Traine returned and Sir Dudley Digges Knight was sent Ambassador to the Emperour of Russia from his Maiesty William Parker Citizen and Merchantaillor of London died about two yeares past and amongst other things which hee gaue to Pius and Publique vses he gaue a thousand pound towards the new building of Aldersgate which was imployed therein according to the Tenor of his Will he gaue also fiue hundreth pounds towards the new glasing of the decayed windowes in the vpper part of Paules Church in London and the same to be done in rich colloured glasse with Effygies and holy stories as it had béene formerly glased and adorned the first window whereof being new made was prepared and appointed to be set vp on the North-side of the Quire in the moneth of Iune this yeare 1618. and much of the old glasse repayred the decaies of diuers broken windowes Dura enim est Historiographorum conditio si vera dicant homines prouocant si falsa scripturis commendant Dominus qui vera dicta ab adulteris sequestrat non acceptat saith Matthew of Paris Of the Vniuersities in England and Colledges of the same with the Founders and principal Benefactors I Haue before time reioyced saith Erasmus Roterdam that England was so well furnished with so many men of excellent learning but now I begin to enuie her felicity for that he so flourisheth with all kind of literature that by taking the commendation thereof from the other regions she doth as it were maruailously obscure them And yet notwithstanding this commendation is not as now first due to England in the which it is well knowne haue béene of long time men of great learning The Vniuersities proue this to be true which both for their antiquitie and worthinesse contend with the most antient and worthy Vniuersities in the world Peter Colledge was erected of tâ—o antient Hostels sometime belonging vnto the Brethren of the sect called De poenitentia Iesu Christi by Hugh Balsam sometime Subprior of Ely 1256. This Hugh was afterward the tenth Bishop of Ely and finished this Colledge in Anno 1248. Clare Hall was first builded by Richard Badow then Chancellor of the Students there and the same was called Vniuersity Hall 1326. It was since that inlarged by Gwalther Thansteed Master of the same hall who with consent of the said Richard Badow resigned the foundation thereof to Elizabeth Lady of Clare third daughter of Gilbert and sister and one of the heires of the last Gilbert de Clare Earle of Glocester who was first married to Iohn Bourgh Earle of Vlster in Ireland after to Theobald of Verdon and thirdly to Sir Roger Damary and had issue by them all she I say named it Clare Hall Pembroke Hall wâ—s founded by Mary of Valentia daughter to Guydo Earle of Saint Paul in France wife to Adomate de Valentia Earle of Pembroke She obtained of King Edward the third whose cosen she was to found this Colledge in her owne ground with purchasing two or thrée tâ—nements thereby and named it Aula de Valeâ—ce Marie An. 1343. Corpus Christi Colledge was first begun to be builded by the Aldermen and brethren of Corpus Clristi Guild This Colledge was brought so far forth she rather by the helpe of Saint Maries Guild and fraternitie newly adioyned to the other Guild In the yeare 1353. they did elect Henry Earle of Darby and Lancaster who should obtaine them fauour for the purchasing of Mortmaine for such lands and tenements as after many did sell thim This Earle of Darby in the 28 yeare of Edward the third was created the first Duke of Lancaster and then they elected him their Alderman who recognised their statutes not by the Dukes seale but by the seale of the Alderman of that Guild Trinity hall was first an Hostell purchased by Iohn Cranden sometime Prior of Ely who procured it for his brethren the Monkes of that house to be students there in the time of Edward the third which hostell was afterward purchased by William Bateman Bishop of Norwich who builded this Colledge of Trinity hall vpon the said ground being the first founder thereof he deceased in the yeare of Christ 1354. Gunuile and Caius Colledge was first founded by Edmund Gunuile sometime Parson of Terington in Norffolke he gaue it to name Gunuile Hall as appeareth by his statute 1354. At his decease leauing a good masse of mony commended the further finishing of the same Hall to William Bateman Bishop of Norwich who with the assent of the Aldermen and Brethren of the Guiles of Corpus Christi and our Lady changed with them the said house with their house called the Stonehall where now Gunuile and Caius colledge standeth Iohn Caius Doctor in Physick sometime fellow and late Master of the same colledge hath inlarged the house and now made a second foundation with giuing certain manors and lands to the same 1557. Kings Colledge was first founded by King Henry the sixth in Anno 1441. The same King altered the forme of his first foundation Anno 1443. Edward the fourth in displeasure
of the first foundation withdrew from the colledge so much land as the first founder had giuen them but afterward he restored them to the inheritance of fiue hundred marks After him Henry the seuenth finished that notable chappell begun by Henry the sixth to the glasing stalls and pauing with marble which was done by King Henry the eighth Queenes Colledge was begun by Lady Margaret wife to King Henry the sixth 1446. She procured Mortmaine 100. l. by yeare Anno 1448. At the intercession of Andrew Ducket sometime Principall of Barnard hostell which hostell he gaue to the said colledge He was Parson of Saint Botolphs in Cambridge who by his owne mony and helpe of others purchased certaine tenements and builded his colledge being the first President of the same who gaue as well by his life as by his Testament diuers â—ummes and parcels of land and also procured â—ertaine gifts of the Duke of Clarence of Cecily Dutchesse of Yorke of Richard Duke of Gloâ—ester of Anne Dutchesse of the same of Edward Earle of Salisbury Maude Countesse of Oxâ—ord and Marmaduke Lumnee Bishop of Linâ—olne with diuers other Elizabeth wife to â—ing Edward the fourth finished that which Queene Margaret had begunne in the yeare â—465 Katharine Hall was founded by Robert Woodlarke Doctor of Diuinity and Prouost of the Kings colledge and Chancellor to the Vniuersity as is testified by the charter of King Henry the sixth bearing date the 37 of his raign which was the yeare of Christ 1459. Iesus Colledge was founded by Iohn Alcock the 29 Bishop of Ely who did conuert the Monastery of S. Radigond the Abbesse liuing a dissolute life the Monastery then destitute of gouernment the edifices then fallen into ruine and â—n conclusion the Nunnes departing thence leauing it desolate into a colledge of chaplens and schollers the yeare 1496. This Alcocke borne at Beuerley founded a Frée-schoole at Kingston vpon Hul and a schoole â—n the south-side the Parish church of the Trinity wherein his parents were buried The rents of Iesus Colledge haue béen more amplified by Sir Robert Read Knight Doctor Elestone Doctor Roiston and Doctor Fuller Christs Colledge was founded by King Henry the sixth who named it Gods House 〈◊〉 was sometime a great hostell so called first foâ—â—â—ded by W. Bingham Parson of Saint Sakery London and other King Henry the seueâ—â— granted his Charter to Lady Margaret his â—â—ther Countesse of Richmond and Darby to â—â—â—crease the students there translating at her 〈◊〉 position so that from thenceforth it should 〈◊〉 called Christs Colledge S. Iohns Colledge being first an hostell of religious Canons was erected by Nigellus the sâ—â—cond Bishop of Ely Treasurer to King Henâ—â— the first the yeare of Christ 1134. Those Canons liued by the name of the Hospitall and Brethren of Saint Iohn vntill the yeare of Christ 1510. though at that time so 〈◊〉 decaied that there was but a Prior and two Brethren and by the dilapidations of their goods moueable and vnmoueable they abuse their reuenues and within the space of ten yeres last past from the summe of one hundred and forty pounds to thirtie pounds c. Wheâ—â—upon Henry the eight Richard Bishop of Winchester Iohn Bishop of Rochester Charles Somerset Lord of Herbert Thomas Louel Henry Marne and Iohn Saint Iohn Knights Henry Horne and Hugh Ashron Clerks Executor◠〈◊〉 the Testament of Lady Margaret Countess 〈◊〉 Richmond and Darby grandmother to Kinâ— Henry the eighth and mother to King Henry the seuenth vpon the suppression of the said Priorie she being preuented by death leauing behinde her sufficient goods and committing the 〈◊〉 to those her said friends and executore they erected the said Colledge 1511. Magdalene Colledge was first an hostell or hall inhabited by diuers Monkes of sundrie Monasteries Edward Duke of Buckingham translated the same to a Colledge naming it Buckingham Colledge who builded vp the Hal in the yeare of Christ 1519. After him Thomas Audley of Walden sometime Chancellor of England tooke vpon him to be founder of the said colledge and going about to establish the same was preuented by death so that what he had begun he left vnperfect and altogether vnfinished Christopher Wray Lord chiefe Iustice of England repaired and beautified it Trinity Colledge was founded by King Henry the eighth in the yeare of Christ 1546. The colledge was builded in the plot where sometime Edward the third builded his house called the Kings Hall in the yeare of Christ 1337. There was ioyned vnto this Hall a colledge called Michael House with an hostell called Phiswicke hostell and after the building there being made of thrée King Henry the eight named it Trinity Colledge Quéene Mary augmented it with 338 pounds lands the yeare Michael House was founded by Haruie de Stanton Priest Chancellor of the Exchequer to Edward the second of whom he obtained 〈◊〉 to erect the said colledge in the yeare of our Sauiour Christ 1324. Emmanuell Colledge founded by sir Walter Mildmay in Anno 1584. Sussex Sydney Colledge was founded in the yeare 1598. by the right Honorable the Laâ—â— Francis Sydney sometime Countesse of Sussex And thus much in briefe concerning the Vniuersity of Cambridge with the Colledges and Halls in the saâ—â— The Vniuersity of Oxford was instituted by King Alfred a Saxon after the birth of Christ 873. yeares and hath Colledges VNiuersitie Colledge or Saint Marie Church as some haue written founded in the time of King Alfred by Sir William Archdeacon of Duresme in the yeare 873. But more likely by William Bishop of Duresme in the 12 yeare of William Conqueror in Anno 1081. Baliol Colledge was founded in the time of Henry the third by Iohn Baliol father to Iohn Baliol King of Scotland in the yeare of Christ 1263. Merton Colledge was founded in the raigne of Henry the 3. by Walter Merton sometime Canon of Pauls and also of Salisbury at a Towne in Surrey by Nonsuch called 〈◊〉 Anno 1264. And after in Edward the first time being Bishop of Rochester he translated iâ— to Oxford and deceased Excester colledge was founded in the time of Edward the second by Walter Stapleton Bishop of Excester 1156. And augmented in the time of our Soueraigne Lady Quéene Elizabeth by Sir William Peter knight in the yeare of Christ 1566. Oriall Colledge was founded in the time of Edward the second by Sir Adam Browne Almoner of the said King and for the said King the yeare of Christ 1323. Queenes Colledge was founded in the time of Edward the third by Robert Englishfield in his owne ground and by him called the Quéens Hall Hée was chaplaine to the Lady Philip wife to the same Edward the yeare of Christ 1340. New Colledge was founded in the time of King Edward the second by William Wickham Bishop of Winchester the yeare of Christ 1379. Edmond Grindall Archbishop of Canturbury was a benefactor of twenty
pounds the yeare beside bookes and places William Wickham also founded a colledge in the citie of Winchester by the like name of New Colledge in Anno 1389. Lincolne Colledge was founded in the time of King Henry the fifth by Richard Fleming Bishop of Lincolne 1440. And augmented in Richard the thirde time Thomas Rotheram Bishop of Lincolne in the 〈◊〉 1479. All Soules Colledge was founded in the time King Henry the sixth by Henry Archbishop of Canturbury in the yeare 1437. King Henry the 〈◊〉 gaue it to soure Priors alians to wit Alâ—â—erbury in Salope Runmey in Kent Languaâ—th in Southwales Wedon Pinkney in Northamptonshire and therefore is he in the â—â—â—ord called the founder of that colledge Chichley also founded Bernard Colledge in Oxford since suppressed by Henry the 8. and now re-edified by Sir Thomas White and by him called Saint Iohns Colledge More he founded a colledge at Higham ferris with Almesâ—ouses there Diuinity Schoole was founded in the raigne of Henry the sixth by Humfrey Duke of Glocester 1447. He gaue 129 bookes to the Library there Magdalen Colledge was founded in the time of King Henry the sixth by William Wamflet Bishop of Winchester 1459. He builded a good part of Eaton Colledge begun by King Henry the sixth He builded a frée-schoole at Wamflet in Lincolneshire Brasen-nose Colledge was founded in the raigne of King Henry the seuenth by William â—mith Bishop of Lincolne He deceased in the yeare 1513. Corpus Christi Colledge was founded in the raigne of King Henry the seuenth by Richard Fox Bishop of Winchester in the yeare 1516. Christ Church was founded in the time of Henry the 8. by Thomas Wolsey Cardinall and Archbishop of Yorke in the yeare of Christ 1539. And finished by the same King Henry the eight in the yeare 1549. Canterbury Colledge in Oxford founded by Simon Islip Archbishop of Canterbury in the yeare of our Lord 1353. And lately suppressed in the 31 yeare of King Henry the eight was ioyned to Christs-churchâ—â— in Oxford Trinity colledge was founded and so named in the time of Quéen Mary by S. Thomas Pope Knight in Anno 1556. which colledge was first founded in the time of King Edward the third by Thomas Hatfield Bishop of Durham and by him named Durham colledge for eight Monks and seuen clarks admitted by the Prior of Durham there to study Anno 1370. Robert Walworth Prior of Durham indowed it with 3 â—â—nates of land c. in Readington and Clarton â— the adnowsion of y e church of Readington which colledge at the suppression by King Henry the eight might dispend land as the same was theâ— valued by the Visitors 115 pounds foure shillings foure pence Saint Iohns Colledge was founded and is named in the time of Quéene Mary by Sir Thomas White Merchantailor Anno 1557. which Colledge sometime called Bernards Colledge being amongst other suppressed in the time of King Henry the eight and greatly ruinated the same Sir Thomas White purchased and after bestowed large summes of money in building thereof and did lay the same Colledge in very good land neare to the Vniuersity of Oxford to the yearely value of 500 pounds which he purchased with his money and hath left order to make it dispend sixe hundred pounds the yeare Also the same sir Thomas White founded a hall for students by him called Saint Iohns Hall sometime Glocester Colledge founded by Iohn Glifford for Monkes which Colledge being suppressed he redeemed from spoyle and wast with his money placing there a Principall and Schollers to the number of an hundred persons or more made great reparations of the house and adioyned it to his sayd Colledge of Saint Iohn Wadham colledge was founded in the yeare 1613. by Nicholas Wadham of the county of Sommerset Esquire and Dorothy his wife sister to the right honorable Iohn Lord Peter of Writle Oxford hath Halls Brodegate Hall Heart Hall Magdalene Hall Alborne Hall Saint Mary Hall White Hall New Inne Edmond Hall In the Vniuersities of England saith Erasmas Roterodam there be certaine colledges in the which there is so much Religion so strait Discipline and such integrity of life that if you did sée it you would neglect in comparison of them all Monkish rules and ceremonies All y e cities in England many market towns and some villages haue frée Grammer schooles erected in them for the further increase of learning and vertue Vertuous men haue to the perpetuall registring of their good names done these good déeds learned men haue not béene all the doers Some therefore for the supply in other of that which wanted in themselues haue done wisely all to this purpose that vertue and learning vnited and knit together might in this curage make a learned vertuous world haue done godly It were much there are so many in a small roome to comprehend them but the chiefe and worthy patterns of the rest are Eaton Schoole Henry the 6. 1443 Westminster Queene Elizabeth  Winchester W. Wickham Bishop of Winchester 1387 Paules Schoole in London Iohn Collet 1510 Saint Antonies in London by Iohn Tate Merchantailors schoole in London by the Merchantailors 1560 How a man may iourney from any notable towne in England to the City of London or from London to any notable Towne in the Realme The way from Walsingham to London FRom Walsingham to Picknam xii mile From Picknam to BrandoÌ„ fery x. mile From Brandon fery to Newmarket x. mile From Newmarket to Braban x. mile From Braban to Barkeway x. mile From Barkeway to Puckrich vii mile From Puckrich to Ware v. mile From Ware to Waltham viii mile From Waltham to London xii mile From Barwicke to Yorke and also to London FRom Barwicke to Belford xii mile From Belford to Anwick xii mile From Anwicke to Morpit xii mile From Morpit to Newcastle xii mile From Newcastle to Durham xii mile From Durham to Darington xiii mile From Darington to Northalerton xiiii mile From Northalerton to Topcliffe vii mile From Topliffe to Yorke xvi mile From Yorke to Tadcaster xvi mile From Tadcaster to Wentbridge xii mile From Wentbridge to Doncaster viii mile From Doncaster to Tutford xviii mile From Tutford to Newarke x. mile From Newarke to Grantham x. mile From Grantham to Stamford xvi mile From Stamford to Stilton xii mile From Stilton to Huntington ix mile From Huntington to Roysten xv mile From Royston to Ware xii mile From Ware to Waltham viii mile From Waltham to London xii mile From Carlile to Doncaster and so to London FRom Carlile to Hasket yate viii mile From Hasket yate to Pirath viii mile From Pirath hardby to Apelbie x. mile From Apelby to Burghley vi mile From Burghley to the Spittle viii mile From the Spittle to the Bowes viii mile From the Bowes to Grethaw bridge iiii mile From Grethaw Bridge to Catrike Bridge x. mile From Catrike bridge to Limon vi mile From
restored Abbies of Walden Stratford 1142 Warham Castle besieged The Empres flieth An reg 8. 1143 An reg 9. Boxley 1144 An reg 10 1145 Wallingford besieged An reg 11 1146 An reg 12. 1147 An reg 13. The Empresse went into Normandy 1148 An reg 14. S. Katerins 1150 An reg 16. 1151 An reg 17 1152 An reg 18. Norwich increased 1153 An reg 19. K. Stephen adopted K. Henry 1154 K Stephen died An reg 1. 1155 Line of the Saxons repaired An reg 2. 1156 An reg 3. 1157 An reg 4 K. Henry reedified Castles 1158 An reg 5. 1159 An reg 6. 1160 An reg 7. 1161 An reg 8. Publicanes whipped An reg 9. 1162 An reg 10. 1163 London bridge made of timber 1164 An. reg 11 1165 An. reg 12. Earthquake 1166 An. reg 13. 1167 An reg 14. 1168 An reg 15 Gerendon Leicester and Eaton An reg 16. Henry the Kings son crowned 1169 K. Henry Lord of Ireland An reg 18. 1172 An reg 19. 1173 An reg 20. 1174 Leicester burnt King of Scots taken Canterbury burnt An reg 21. 1175 An reg 22 1176 An reg 23. 1177 An reg 24 1178 Lesnes An reg 25 1179 An reg 26. 1180 An reg 27. Vsurers punished 1181 An reg 28. 1182 An reg 29. 1183 An reg 30 K. Henry the yonger deceased 1184 Glastenbury burnt An reg 31. Heraclius the patriark Paris paued London paued Lubecke destroyed The cities take warning Tile or slate generally vsed in the Citties The Empres deceased An reg 32 1180 Geffery earle of Britaine dieth Chichester burne An reg 33. 1151 A fish like a man An reg 34. 1189 Beuerly burnt An reg 35. 1190 Death of Henry the second Outlaws in England 1190 Voyage to Ierusalem Ditch about the Tower of London 1191 Ann. reg 3. Iohn the Kings brother rebelled 1192 An reg 4. K. Richard was taken prisoner 1193 An reg 5 Kings ransome 1194 K. R. the second time crowned An reg 6. 1195 An reg 6. William with the heard A false accuser of his elder brother in the end was hanged God amend or shortly send such an end to such false brethren 1197 An reg 9. An reg 10. 1198 1199 K. Richard wounded to death An reg 1. Shriuewick of London put to farm 1200 An reg 2 Tax K. of Scots did homage 1201 An reg 3 1202 An reg 4. Arthur earl of Britaine â—â—ken 1203 An reg 5. Earle of Britaine murdered 1204 An reg 6. Great frost Dearth of corne An. reg 7 1206 An reg 8. 1207 An reg â— The originall of the Kings of Tartary 1208 England interdicted An reg 10 Maior of London yearely chosen Exchequer at Northhampton Homage of freeholders An reg 11. London bridge builded of stone Iewes ransome An reg 12 A mint in Ireland Taxe 1211 Army into Wales Legate froÌ„ Rome A great tax Welsh inuaded England 1211 Pledges hanged Peter of Pomfret An reg 14. London bridge perished with fire 1213 K. Iohn resigned the Crowne Peter of Pomfret An reg 15. Stephen Langton returned The King absolued S. Thomas hospitall Maior of London 24. yeares A ditch about London 1214 An reg 16. Saint Edmondsbury burnt An reg 17. 1215 The King meeteth the Barons The Barons excommunicated 1216 The Barons sent for Lodowick An reg 18. Lewis arriued in England The Kings treasure drowned King Iohn died Issue of K. Iohn Farendon Hales Godstow and Knarisbrough An reg 1. 1217 An reg 2 1218 An reg 3 Earle Marshall died An reg 4. 1220 K. Henry crowned at Westminster Castles of Chartley. Beston Delacresse An reg 5. 1221 Welshmen subdued An reg 6. 1222 Counterfeit Mary and Christ Feete and hands cut off An reg 7. 1223 King of Ierusalem An reg 8. 1224 Gray friers An reg 9. 1225 A fifteene Great charter confirmed An reg 10. Free warreÌ„ An reg 11. Free tole 1227 Cancelled An reg 12 1228 An. reg 13. 1229 An. reg 14. 1230 Darknesse in Pauls Church An reg 15 1231 An reg 16. 1232 An. reg 17 1233 Likenes of fiue Suns Houses of Conuerts Hospitall at Oxford An reg 18 1234 Salisbury burnt An reg 19. 1235 S. Mary Spittle An reg 20 1236 High waters Statutes of Marton An reg 21. 1237 1238 Legate put to his shiftâ— Schollers did penance King in danger An reg 23 1239 Tower of London An reg 24 1240 Bulwarke by the Tower Monstrous fishes Aldermen An reg 125 1241 Bulwarke by the Tower An reg 26. An. reg 27. 1242 1263 Great flouds 1244 Miserable death of Griffin Robert Grofted An reg 29. 1245 An reg 30 1246 Canterbury burnt An reg 31 1247 Queene hiue Pestilence An reg 32. 1248 Earthquake An reg 33 1249 A Mart at Westminster An reg 34. 1250 Tempests Winchelsea drowned An reg 35. 1251 Maior of London sworne An reg 36. 1252 Shepheards assembled An reg 37. 1253 Liberties of London seized An reg 38. 1254 An reg 39. 1255 An reg 40. Iewes hanged 1256 An reg 41 1257 King of Almaine Walles of London repaired An reg 42. 1258 Mad Parliament Twelue Peeres A Iew drowned An. reg 43. 1259 Oath to the King An reg 44. Parliament An reg 45 1261 K Henry absolued An reg 46 Barons in armour 1262 An reg 47 1263 Sarazens attempt to conquer Christendome A blazing starre Earle of Cornwall chosen Emperour Thomas Aquinas 1263 Iewes slain for vsury An reg 48. 1264 Battell at Lewes The King taken An reg 49. 1265 Battell at Euâ—sham Parliament at winchester An reg 50 1266 Battell of Chesterfild An reg 51. 1267 An reg 52. 1268 An reg 53 Great frost 1269 An. reg 54. 1270 An reg 55. 1271 An reg 56. 1272 Riot at Norwich An reg 57. An reg 1. 1273 An reg 2 1274 An reg 3 Vsury forbidden 1275 First rot of sheepe Castle of Flint An reg 4. 1276 Blacke Friers in London An reg 5. 1277 An reg 6. 1278 An reg 7. 1279 Iewes executed First halfepence and farthings round 1280 An reg 9. 1281 Bridges broken downe An reg 11 1282 Corne sold by waight The tonne in Cornhill The stocks market 1283 The Iewes sinagogues destroied An reg 12 1284 An reg 13. 1283 Knights Templars supprest Knights of the Rhods ordained Ducket hanged vp in Bow Church An reg 14. 1286 Faire at Boston spoiled An reg 15 Yarmouth Dâ—nwich Ipswich perished 1287 An reg 16. 1288 An reg 17. 1289 An reg 18 1290 An reg 19 1291 Iewes banished An reg 20 1292 An reg 21 Iohn Ballioll did homage for Scotland 1293 Queene deceased The Minoresse An reg 22 1294 An reg 23 1295 An reg 24 Castle of Beawmarish 1296 An reg 25. 1297 K. Edward won Barwicke An reg 2â— 1298 An reg 27. 1299 The Kingâ— pâ—llace burnt S Martins in the Vintry An reg 2â— Falle mony 1300 An reg 29. 1301 An reg 30 1302 An reg 31 1303
of his predecessors H. Billingsley Maior 1597. Souldiers trained sent to the sea The Islāds voiage Ambassadors from Denmark Shrieues Maior Lectures read in Sir Thomas Greshams Colledge Earle of Notinghā created Parliamēt at Westm The cause of this spoyle of the people was the indiscreet behauiour of the inferiour Marshals An. reg 40 Price of Pepper Pety treason A Parliament 1958. Twiford Towne burnt Sir Robert Cicil returneth out of France A Iesuite executed Lord treasurer deceased The King of Spaine dieth Doctor Cotton Bishop of Excester Thunder and lightning Shrieues Maior Earle of Comberland returned from the seas Squire executed for high Treason The Qu. receiued An. reg 41 Great frosts Souldiers sent into Ireland Souldiers into Ireland 1599. Earle of Essex rode towards Ireland Ships sent to the seas and men trained for the warres Shrieues Maior Note Earle of Essex returned out of Ireland The people ignorantly muttered many things The Archdukes enstalled An. reg 42 Twenty prisoners sent to Wisbich Castle L. Mountioy sent into Ireland 1600. Execution of Seminaries Souldiers sent into Ireland The Bishop of London Ambassadour to Emden The Earle of Essex suspended from his office Conspiracie against the King of Scots Meanes for an intreaty of peace to be had Ambassadors from Barbary Right Turkish charity Ambassadors from Russia Earle of Essex set at liberty They were sent home at the Q. charges They were sent home at the Qu. charges Souldirs sent into Ireland run awaies punished Ambassadors from Russia and Muscouia Hospital in Croydon founded Shrieues Maior An. reg 43 Iusts at Westminster Tempest Drumlers made in great hast to little purpose Gallies made by the Citizens of London and giuen to the Queene Earle of Essex his rising A Seminarie executed The Earls of Essex Southāpton arraigned The Earle of Essex beheaded Executiō of Seminaries A Gentlewoman hanged One hanged for libelling Ambassadors from Scotland Merike and Cuffe executed Danuers and Blunt executed 1601 Bold offēders seuerely punished The Earle of Shrewsburie and Worcester of coūsel Souldiers sent to the Low coūtries Desmond brought out of Ireland Marshall Biron of France Shrieues Maior Lady Ramsey An. reg 44 17 poore people murdered Parliamēt dissolued Lightning thunder earthquake at Christmas Victors in Ireland Bonefires for victory in Ireland Windsor boat cast away 1682 Executiō Seminaries executed Great leuying of souldiers to aid Holland Proclamatiō against late building and Inmates but neuer the better Seditious persons punished Tempest of thunder and haile Souldiers to Ireland Shrieues Maior An. reg 45 Seminaries executed Staight watches kept Queene Elizabeth deceased King Iames proclaimed There were 37 Earles Barons Bishops dined that day with Master Shrieue Pembertō besides Iudges chiefe gētry that dined with Master Shrieue Swinartō An. reg 1. 1603. The King Beginneth his iorney for England The kings iorney frō Barwicke to London Prisoners discharged Diuers slaine by Gunpowder The Lord Maior Shrieues and chiefe Citizens ride to receiue the King Prisoners released Funerall for Queen Elizabeth Proclamation Barons Created Proclamations Knights made The Lord Maior of London knighted Sergeants feast Note Presumption punished Valentine Thomas executed for high treason Ambassadour The Earle of Rutland Ambassador into Denmark The great Ladies of England doe their homage to the queen Knights of the Garter Proclamations The Lord Cobham and the Lord Grey and Sir Walter Rawleigh apprehended Cration of Earles and Barons Sir Thomas Edmonds Ambassadour Knights of the Bath Coronation The Aldermen of London knighted The 5 of August to be kept holy day A holy decree Faires forbidden Terme at Winchester No Maiors feast at Guild hall Inmates suppressed Rogues banished Shrieues Maior The Lord Spencer sent Ambassadour to the Duke of Wytenberge Prisoners carried from the Tower vnto Winchester Arraignement at Winchester Executiō The great Plague in London The whole land visited with sicknes except London Archbishop of Canterbury deceased Proclamation Creation of Earles The King Queene Prince with al the Nobility ride in state through London The secōd Pegeant was set vp at the charges of the Italians the third at the charges of the Netherlanders A Parliament Sir Edw. Denny Baron of Waltham 1604. An. reg 2. Ambassador to Russia The King granteth a Corporation vnto the Felt-makers of London Peace with Spain proclaymed Ostend besieged 3 yeares 3 months The Lord Robert Cecil created Viscount Crāborn The Customes of merchandise let to farme K. Iames proclaymed King of Great Brittaine Shrieues Maior D. Bancroft archbishop of Canterbury D. Vaughan Bishop of Londō Sir Philip Harbert married Knights of the Bath The Duke of Yorke created Lyons whelped in the Tower All Iesuites Seminaries banished by Proclamation A Proclamation for establishing the Episcopall authority the booke of commō prayer An. reg 3. 1605. The Lord Admirall sent to the King of Spaine to take his oath The Earle of Hertford goeth to take the oath of the Archduke A charitable deed The Prince of Spaine borne The Lady Mary borne 3 Popes in sixe weekes Knights of the Garter elected Creation of Earles Barons The Lady Mary christned The pretended sleeping preacher The Qu. churched Master Leptons swift iourney betweene London Yorke Duke Vlrich returneth to Denmark The King maketh speciall prouision for the breeding of Lyons in the Tower Thomas Dowglasse sent prisoner out of Germany and after that condemned executed for his treason An vnlawfull assembly of Ministers A speciall Ambassador from the Emperour of Almaine A proclamation against Pirats and peace-breakers Shiriffe Iones died and a new shiriffe chosen in his place The Lord Anderson deceased A proclamation for continuance of things giuen to charitable vses A cruell homicide The kings progresse to Oxford The Woodmōgers and Carmen of London made a corporation A speciall Ambassador from the King of Denmarke The Archbishop of Canterbury sworne a priuy Counsellor Sir Tho. Smith returneth from Mosco Demetrius came out of Poland and was brought vp there The practise of the blowing vp of the Parliment house The discouery of the gunpowder treason Shrieues Maior The Lord Maior triumphés The Lord Knowles married A present from the King of Spaine Sir Georg Carew Ambassador in France A great Whale came vp as hie as Wolwich Three entire Subsidies and six fifteens giuen by the tēporalty and foure Subsidies giuē by the Clergy The 5 of Nouember ordayned holy day Arraignement of Traytors at Westminster Execution in Londō and Westminster A terrible rumor that the King was slaine An. reg 4. Henry Garret arraigned 1606 Garnet executed Great winds and flouds and shipwrack A speciall Ambassador from Spaine Presents from the Queene of Spaine vnto the Queen of Great Britaine Knights of the Garter made Lords brought from the Tower censured in the Star chamber A proclamation against all Iesuits Seminaries The Lady Sophia borne The Earle of Northūberland conuicted in the Star chamber Ambassador from Venice The Originall and State of Venice These Islands vntill
then were not known by any name Sir Edw. Cooke Lord chief Iustice of the common pleas A Tombe for Queen Elizabeth A monstrous mother The King of Denmarke arriueth in EnglaÌ„d Sir William Wade The King of Denmarke returneth Prince Dolphin of France christned Churches repaired Morefield otherwise called the new walks A truce betweene the Emperour of Germany and the great Turke Shrieues Maior The Lord Hay maried Great flouds A Seminary executed Reconciliation between the Graue of Emden his Subiects An. reg 5. 1607 The King manifesteth his minde to both houses Great flouds in diuers houses Prince Ienuile came into England Vnlawfull assemblies to lay opeÌ„ inclosures Doctor Rauis lord Bishop of London The King dineth with the Lord Maior and made free of the Cloath-workers His Maiestie paieth 600000. l. which was lent vnto Elizabeth Ambassadors from the States Sir Thomas Kneuit made Baron A Parliament Sir Iulius Caesar made a Priuie CouÌ„sellor The King Prince feasted at Merchantailors hall Prince Henry made free of the Merchantailors Strangers NoblemeÌ„ Knights The new Master Wardens of the Merchantailers The Earle of Arundels eldest sonne The Earle of Tyrone and other Irish lords fled out of Ireland The King of Spaines second son borne The death of the Ladie Mary Sir Iaruais Clyfton made baroÌ„ The Lord Awbignye maried Inmates increase of building forbidden by proclamation Also the preseruation of timber vniformity of building throughout London commanded by proclamation Contemners censured in the Star-chamber The old rotteÌ„ Banquetting house of timber taken down and a new builded of bricke and stone Prouision for such Preachers as shall preach at Pauls Crosse Shrieues Maior The discouerie of the Earle of Tyrons treason The Lord Maxwell brake out of prison Sir Thomas Parry sworne a Priuie Counsellor of Estate A great frost All the Hartichokes in gardens about London were kild with this frost Viscount HadingtoÌ„ maried Allgate new builded An. reg 6. 1608 A Seminarie executed S. EdmoÌ„ds Bury spoiled by a sudden fire The King was very forward to do them any fauor Doctor Mountague Lord Bishop of Bath and Wels. The Earle of Dorset dieth The oth of allegiance ministred vnto suspitious persons The Earle of Northampton made L. Priuie Seale The Earle of Salisbury made Lord high Treasurer of England The Earls of Dunbar Montgomery made Knights of the Garter Francis Earle of Comberland is the other lord Lieutenant Sir Alexander Hay knighted A Iesuite executed The corps of the lord Marquesse Dorset taken vp whole hauing been 78 yeares enterred Doctor Neyle Lord Bishop of Rochester Shrieues Maior The Viscount of Cramburne maried Consorts of pirats within the Streights and in the maine sea This Sir Francis Verney did turne vpon hope of aduaÌ„cement but hee became extreame poore and miserable Pirats executed Strange shifting of the tides The yong Earle of Dorset maried and the Earle of Hertfords grandchild maried An. reg 7. 1609 A general truce in the Netherlands for twelue yeares The first generall planting of Mulbery trees in England In Dawpheny other parts of France there was silke made a good while before but not thorowout the whole kingdome vntill of late yeres M. Nicholas Ieffe many others had put it in practise long before Britaine Burse builded They were there entertained with pleasant ingenious speeches gifts and deuises Al forrain nations forbidden to fish vpon the coasts of England Scotland Ireland without speciall licence The King heareth the Bishops and secular Iudges The King heareth the complaints touching his nauie A triall of fight between a Lyon a Horse and a Bare The parents of the childe had as much as â—aw and reason could afford Kingly paiments beyond president There was neuer the like royall payment made by any King to the coÌ„mon subiects The first making of Allome in England An ancient duty Let al that are pardoned note this for example His hand was nailed at the Gybet end before his face The originall and foundation of the East India Company Shrieues Maior Translation and consecration of Bishops Prince Henry his first feats of Armes The first discouery and plantation of Virginea The Lord La Warre goeth to Virginea The Parliament adiorned The plantation of the North of Ireland by the Citizens of London An. reg 3. 1610 The king of France murdered Prince Henry created Prince of Wales Knights of the Bath A proclamation touching Iesuits and Recusants The oath of allegiance ministred The Lord Clifford maried The King buildeth the greatest and goodliest ship of war that euer was built in EnglaÌ„d The Lord Wotton sent to take the oth of the French King Three Bishops consecrated Shrieues Maior The Citie of LondoÌ„ buildeth new granaries and store houses The prince of Anhalt commeth to see the King Sir Edward Cecill Lord Generall of all the English and Sots forces in CleuelaÌ„d and Gulich A Monke and a Seminary executed M. Palyns bounty The Prince of Wales setleth his houshold The Parliament dissolued by Proclamation dated the 31 of December The Prince of Wales his maske at Whitehall A speciall Ambassador froÌ„ the FreÌ„ch King M. Teasdale his bounty Dunbar deceased Viscont Fenton a Priuie Counsellor Sir Marmaduke Dorrell buildeth a Parrish Church Sir Henry Montegue made Sergeant An. reg 9. 1611 Visconâ— Rochester created Doctor Abbot L. Archbishop of Canterbury Sir Thomas Dale and sir Thomas Gates sent with supplies to Virginia Sir Thomas Ouerbury The King in person commeth into the Star-chaÌ„ber to see the triall of his Pixe Proclamation against the transportation of gold siluer and the quoin aduanced The Duke of Yorke the Earle of Arundell and the Viscont Rochester made knights of the Garter Doctor Buckeridge B. of Rochester The yong Landgraue of Hesson arriueth in England The oath of Alleageance ministred ProclamatioÌ„ against al encrease of buildings with in LondoÌ„ and the Suburbs and 20 miles therof Doctor King Lord Bishop of London France Spaine match togither The Earle of Pembrooke a Priuie Counseller Shrieues Maior Two Heretiques burned An. reg 10 1612 Viscont Rochester a Priuie Counsellor Two Seminaries executed The Lord Sanquire executed Lotteries in LondoÌ„ Roger Earle of Rutland deceast The King buildeth a royall Toombe for his mother translateth her corps from Peterborow to Westminster Great windes shipwrack An Ambassador from the King of Persia to the King of Great Brittaine Hicks-hall builded Sir Baptist Hicks his farther bouÌ„tie Lent strictly kept Shrieues Maior The Palsgraue aâ—â—ueth in England Henry Prince of Wales deceased The Palsgraue and Graue Mawâ—ice made Knights of the Garter The Lady Elizabeth married vnto the Palsgraue A present from London Prince Charles bishopped An. reg 11 1613 The Palsgraue and the Lady Elizabeth set forward for Heydelberg A Ianus borne shipwrack great flames fiers The Globe burnt The Millitaâ—y exercisâ— of Armes in the Artillâ—â—y Garden again pâ—t in practise Sir Peeksall Brocas doth penance at Paules Crosse Sir Iohn Merick sent Lord Ambassador
to Russia Shrieues Maior Viscont Rochester made Earl of Somerset L. Cooke a Priuie Counsellor Earle of Somerset maried Prince Henry Frederick borne at Heydelberg An. reg 12 1614 Sir Ralph Winwood made Secretary Sir Thomas Lake a Priuie Counsellor Henry Earle of Northamton deceast Christianus King of Denmarke his second comming into England The Earle of Suffolk Lord Treasurer The Earle of Somerset Lord Chamberlaine A call of Sergeants A new Counsell Chamber for the L. Maior of London A general muster trayning The Thames cleered of Piles Stops and Weyres Master Middletō bringeth a riuer to London Shrieues Maior Two Hospitalls founded Great frosts snow and great flouds The King is entertained at Cambridge An. reg 13 1815 Proclamation against transportation of children of gold and siluer Sir George Villers Knighted Iesuits Seminaries sent to Wisbidge Two Knights of the Garter The Lord Hay made a Baron Sir Robert Dormer made Baron Doctor Milburne Bishop Proclamation against encrease of building about London Bishop of Winchester a Priuie Counsellor A house of correction builded for the Countie of Middlesex Smithfield paued all ouer The high-cawses in London taken downe made leuell The Lady Arbella deceast Shrieues Maior Sir Iohn Iolles his bounty Weston executed Mistresse Turner executed The Lieutenant of the Tower executed Franckline executed The second Lottery Captaine Beniamin Ioseph goeth to the East Indies D. Abbot B. of Sallisbury The Earle of Pemb. made L. Chamberlaine The Earle of Worcester L. Priuy Seale Sir Georg Villers Maister of the horse Sir Iohn Digby made a Prime Counsellor 1616 An reg 14 Master William Iones his Bounty Sea-coale and Pit-coale make glasse and melt Mettels Sir Frances Bacon a Priuie Counsellor The King maketh an oration in the Star-chamber A Seminary hanged and a woman burned The Lord Maior in person surueieth the boūds of the Riuer of Thames and reformeth all maner of anoyances Master Rock Doctor Morton Bishop of Chester Knights of the Garter made Two barons created The Earle of Arondell sworn a Priuie Counsellor The Lord Carew a Priuie Counsellor Viscont Villers created The Citie of Londō sendeth Alderman Proby into Ireland to reforme abuses to ratifie good lawes and constitutions in the Prouince of Vlster viz. Londons plantation The Bishop of Flie a Priuy Counsellor Shrieues Maior Aldersgate new builded Prince Charles created Prince of Wales The Earle of Arondell was then Earle Marshall 26 Knights of the Bath made Knights of the Bath Barons created The Lord Chiefe Iustice of the Kings Bench put from his place Sir Henry Montague Lord chief Iustice of the Kings Bench. A dry Sommer Two Bishops consecrated The Archbishop of Spalato ariueth in England Sir Thomas Edmonds a Priuie Counsellor Earle of Buckingham created Earle of Buckingham a Priuy Counsellor The King sitteth in the Star-chamber Disordered youths Denmark house Sir Francis Bacon Lord Chancellor Sir Henry Yeluerton the Kings Atturney The King rydeth into Scotland The King returneth from Scotland The Lord Hay a Priuy Counsellor Lord Noell created A new Chappell of ease builded The Bishop of Winchester a Priuie Counsellor Shrieues Maior Ambassadors from Russia The L. Hay maried The L. Archbishop of Spalato preacheth in London Two Bishops Consecrated The second son of the Lady Elizabeth born at Heydelberg The Appothecaries London made a particular Company Marques of Buckingham created Sir Robert Manton Secretary This yeares fleet to the East Indies An. reg 16 1618 The Lord De La Warre his second going to Virginia Captaine Spilman The Pallace of Paris burned Chagford in Deuonshire Sol and Mars were in coninuction at that time Doctor Fotherby Bishop of Salisbury Sir Dudley Digs sent Ambassador to the Emperor of Russia The vpper part of Paules new glassed and repaired Peter Colledge Clare-hal Pembroke hall Corpus Christi Colledge Trinitie Hall Gunuile and Caius Colledge Kings Colledge Queenes Colledge Katherine Hall Iesus Colledge Christs Colledge S. Iohns Colledge Magdalen Colledge Trinity Colledge Michael house Emmanuel Colledge Sussex Sydney Colledge founded Vniuersitie Colledge Baliol Colledge Merton Colledge Excester Colledge Orial Colledge Queenes Colledge New Colledge Lincolne Colledge All Soules Colledge Diuinitie Schoole Magdalen Colledge Brasen-nose Colledge Corpus Christi Colledge Christ Church Canterbury Colledge Trinity Colledge sometime Durham Colledge S. Iohns Colledge sometime Bernard Colledge Wadham Colledge founded Walter Stapleton William Wanstock * See the Records in the Roles