april 12 Guild-hall in London begun 1412 346 13 200 apri 3. C New Nobles made 4 pence lesse theÌ„ before Henry the 4. dyed 5. began Mar. 20 periodi Henry the 5. began Mar. 20 periodi Hee dyed hauing reigned 13 yeares 6. moneths 3 daies and buryed at Canterbury 1412 346 1 200 april 3  1413 347 1 199 april 23 Sir Iohn Old Castle committed 1414 348 2 198 aprill 8 Moore gate first builded 1415 349 3 197 april 31 The King sailed into Normandy with 1000 saile The battell at Agincourt 1416 350 4 196 ap 20. E  1417 351 5 195 april 11 A decree for Lantherne and Candle-light in London 1418 352 6 194 mar 27  1419 353 7 193 april 16 Sir Iohn Old Câ—stâ—e hanged and burned 1420 354 8 192 apr 7. G The King made Regent of France 1421 355 9 191 mar 23 The Bishop of Winchester lent the King 20000 pound to stay a subsidy 1422 356 10 190 april 11  Henry the 5. dyed Aug. 1 Defect Henry the 6. began Aug. 1 Defect Hee died when he had reigned 9 yeares 5 moneths 24 daies is buried at Westminst 1422 356 1 190 april 11  1423 357 1 189 april 3  1424 358 2 188 apr 23. B The young King of Scotland taken by the English in the 8 yeare of Henry the 4. remained prisoner till 1424. and being deliuered was married to the Lady Iane daughter to the Earle of Somerset Anno Reâ— 2. 1425 359 3 187 april 8  1426 360 4 186 mar 31  1427 361 5 185 april 20 Raine from the first of Aprill to Hollontide 1428 362 6 184 apr 4 D  1429 363 7 183 mar 27  1430 364 8 182 april 16  1431 365 9 181 april 1  1432 366 10 180 apr 20. F The King being 12 yeares old was triumphantly crowned King of France in our Ladies Church in Paris with the consent of both kingdomes and the French called him Little Harry 1433 367 11 179 april 12  1434 368 12 178 mar 28  1435 369 13 177 april 17  1436 370 14 176 apri 8. A  1437 371 15 175 mar 31 All-soules Colledge in Oxford founded by Henry Bishop of Canterbury the king greatly augmenting the reuenewes 1438 372 16 174 april 13  1439 373 17 173 april 5  1440 374 18 172 ma. 27 C Lincoln Col. in Oxf. founded by Râ— Fleming Kings Colledge in Cambridge founded by Henry the sixth 1441 375 19 171 april 16  1442 376 20 170 april 1  1443 377 21 169 april 21  Anno Domini posticonquetun K. Reigne time expired 1612 Easter-day Edvvard Earle of March hauing deposed Henry 6 was crowned by the name of Ed. the 4 and after was deposed and driuen out of his Kingdome but at last by helpe of his brother reâ—â—ained the Crowne 1444 378 22 168 apr 12 E  1445 379 23 167 mar 28 A manage concluded betwixt the Kingson and the King of Cicils daughter 1446 380 24 106 april 17  1447 381 25 165 april 9 Queenes Colledge in Cambridge begun by Lady Margaret wife to Henry the 6. And 1447 Diuinity Schoole was sounded by Humphrey Duke of Glocester 1448 382 26 164 ma. 24. O  1449 383 27 163 april 13  1550 384 28 162 april 5  1451 385 29 161 april 25  1452 386 30 160 apri 9. E Prince Henry borne October 12 and before this time the Mayor of London euer rode to Westminster 1453 387 31 159 april 1  1454 388 32 158 april 21  1455 389 33 157 aprill 6 The Duke of Yorke was discharged of the protectorship 1456 390 34 156 ma. 28 D  1457 391 35 155 aprill 17  â—458 392 36 154 aprill â— Â 1459 393 37 153 mar 25 Katherine-Hall in Cambridge founded by Ro VVoodlarke Doctor of Diuinity and this yeare was Maâ—dalen Colledâ—e in Oxford founded by VVilliam VVunsleet Bishop of Winchester 1460 394 38 15â— april 13  Henry 6 deposed March 4 periodi Edward 4 began March 4 periodi Being deposed he reigned 8 yeares 6 moneths and 8 dayes 1460 394 1 152 aprill 13  1461 395 1 151 aprill 5  1462 396 2 150 aprill 18  1463 397 3 149 aprill â—0  1464 398 4 148 april 1. A The battell at Hexham 1465 399 5 147 aprill 14 The King taken neere the Abby of Selby in Yorkeshire and sent to the Towre 1466 400 6 146 aprill 6  1467 401 7 145 mar 29  1468 402 8 144 apr 17 C  1469 403 9 143 aprill 〈◊〉  1470 404 10 142 aprill 22 King Edvvard proclaimed vsurper hauing fled to Flaunders and King Henry restored The K. Edvvard landed at Rauensport regained the Crowne by helpe of his brother Duke of Clarence tooke Q. Margaret with prince Edvvard prisoners 1471 405 11 141 aprill 14  1472 406 12 140 ma. 29. E  1473 407 13 139 aprill 18  1474 4â—8 14 138 april 1â— Â 1475 409 15 137 mar 26  1476 410 16 136 apri 14 G The King sailed into France to aide the Duke of Burgondy but by sute of the French King peace was concluded 1477 411 17 135 aprill 6  1478 412 18 134 mar 22  1479 413 19 133 april 11 A great Dearth 1480 414 20 132 apr 2 B  Anno Domini post conquesin King Reigne time expired 1612 Easter day Edvvard the 5 about 13 yeares old was depriued of his life and Crowne by his Vncle the Duke of Glocester Richard the 3. brother to Edvvard the 4 was made King Iune 22. and was crowned at Westminister but was shortly after slaine 1481 415 21 131 april 22 The Citizens of London lent the King 5000 marke 1482 416 22 130 april 7  1483 417 23 129 mar 30  Edward 4. dyed Aprill 9 Defect Edward 5. begaÌ„ Aprill 9 Defect He died hauing reigned â—2 years 5 weekes and one day buried at Windsor 1483 417 1 129 mar 30  Edwa. 5 murthered Ian. 22 Defect Ri. 3. vsurp began Ian. 22 Defect He was murthered hauing reigned two moneths and 18 dayes 1483 417 1 129 mar 3â— Â 1484 4â—8 1 128 ap 18. D The king began the high tower at Westmin 1485 419 2 127 aprill 3 The battell at Bosworth Richard 3 slaine August 22 periodi Henry 7 began August 22 periodi He was slaine when he had reigned 2 years 8 weekes and 5 dayes buried at Leicester 1485 419 1 127 april 3 Sweating sicknesse The King ordeined a number of good Archers to attend him called Yeomen of the Guard 1486 420 1 126 mar 20  1487 421 2 125 aprill 1â— Prince Arthur borne 1487. 1488 422 3 124 apri 6 F  1489 423 4 123 aprill 19 The Earle of Northumberland slaine 1490 424 5 122 aprill 11  1491 425 6 121 aprill 3 Henry the Kings sonne borne 1492 420 7 120 apr 22. A  3493 427 8 119 aprill 7
 1494 428 9 118 mar 30  1495 429 10 117 aprill 10  1496 430 11 116 apri 3 C Iesus Colledge in Cambridge founded by Iohn Alcocke the 29 Bishop of Ely 1497 431 12 115 mar 26  1498 432 13 114 aprill 15  1499 533 14 113 mar 31 Gascoine wine at forty shillings the Tun. 1500 434 15 112 apr 19. E  1501 435 16 111 aprill 1â— Â 1502 436 17 110 mar 27 Prince Arthur married to Katherine daughter to Ferdinand King of Spaine 1503 437 18 109 april 16  1504 438 19 108 apr 7. G Christ Colledge in Cambr. first founded by Henry 6. who named it Gods house but this yeare Henry the 7. granted a Charter to his mother that it might bee translated at her pleasure for the benefite of Students prouiding it were euer called Christs Colledge 1505 439 20 107 mar 23  1506 440 21 106 aprill 12  1507 441 22 105 aprill 4  1508 442 23 104 aprill 30  1509 443 24 103 aprill 8  Anno Domini post conquestum K. Reigne Time expired 1612 Easter day King Henry the eighth was a mighty man and wise He abrogated the Popes authority in England and pulled downe their Abbies c. Henry the 7. dyed Apri 22 Defect Henry the 8. began Apri 22 Defect Henry 7. dyed at Richmond hauing reigned 23 years 10. mo 24. da. buried at Westmin 1509 443 1 103 april â—â— S Iohns Colledge in Cambridge being an ancient Hostell was conuerted to a Colledge by the Excecutors of the Countesse of Richmond and Derby and Mother to H. 7. in this yeare as her will was 1510 444 1 102 mar 31  1511 445 2 101 april 20  1512 446 3 100 apâ—il 10  1513 447 4 99 mar 27 1513. VVill Smith Bishop of Lincolne founded Brason nose Colledge in Oxford 1514 448 5 98 april 18  1515 449 6 97 aprill 8 Magdalen Colledge an Hostell first for diuers Moâ—kes of sundry Monasteries was this yeare translated by the Duke of Buckingham who this yeare built vp the Hall 1516 450 7 96 ap 23 F  1517 451 8 95 april 12  1516 452 9 94 aprill 4  1519 453 10 93 april 2â— Â 1520 454 11 92 apr 8. A  1521 455 12 91 mar 31  1522 456 13 90 april 20  1523 457 14 89 aprill 5  1524 458 15 88 mâ—â— 2. C  1523 459 16 87 apriâ—l 17  1526 460 17 86 april 1. Corpus Christs Colledge founded by Ri. Fox Bishop of Winchester 1527 461 18 85 apri 21  1528 462 19 84 apr 12. E  1529 463 20 83 mar 28 Queene Katherine brought before the two Cardinals her marriage at last found vnlawfull 1530 464 21 82 aprill 15  1531 465 22 81 aprill â— Â 1532 466 23 80 ma 31. G Sir Thomas Moore discharged T. Audley Lord Chauncelloâ— 1533 467 24 79 aprill 13  1534 468 25 78 aprill â— The Popes authority abrogated 1535 469 26 77 mar 20 Sir Thomas Moore beheaded 1536 470 27 76 apr â—6 B The King married the Lady Iane. 1537 471 28 75 aprill 1  1538 472 29 74 april 21 Christ-church in Oxford founded by Cardinall VVolsey 1539 473 30 73 aprill 6  1540 474 31 72 ma. 28 D Queene Katherine beheaded 1541 475 32 71 april 17  1542 476 33 70 aprill 9 The King married Ka. Parre and this yeare the King went to Boloin 1543 477 34 69 mar 25  1544 478 35 68 apr 13 F  1545 479 36 67 aprill 5  1546 480 37 66 april 25 Trinity Colledge in Cambridge founded Anno Domini post conquestuÌ„ K Reigne Time expired Easter day Edvvard the sixth began his reigne at nine yeares old who hauing his Councell appointed by his Father After him succeeded Mary his eldest Sister who restored the Popes authority And after her Elizabeth second daughter of Henry the eighth Henry the 8. dyed Ian. 28 period Edw. the 6. began Ian. 28 period He dyed hauing reâ—â—â— 37 yeares 10 moneths and two dayes buried at Westminster 1546 480 1 66 aprill 25  1547 481 1 65 april 10 Muskelborough field 1548 482 2 64 april 1. A The siege of Hadington 1549 483 3 63 april 21 Boloin yeelded 1550 484 4 62 aprill 6 The second fall of base money 1551 485 5 61 mar 20  1552 486 6 60 apr 17. C The new Seruice-booke in English 1553 487 7 59 aprill 2  Edward 6 dyed Iuly 6. Defectiu Mary began Iuly 6. Defectiu He died at Green-wich buried at Westminster when he had reigned 6 ye 23 wee 5. dai 1553 487 1 59 aprill 2 Bishops restored 1554 488 1 58 mar 15 VViat beheaded 1555 489 2 57 april 14 The first vse of Coches in England 1556 490 3 56 apr 5. E Trinity Coll in Oxf being in Anno 1370 a religious house called Durham Colledge was now refounded by Tho. Pope knight 1557 491 4 5â— april 1 8  1558 492 5 54 aprill 1â— Â Q. Mary died NoueÌ„ 17. periodi Q Elizab began NoueÌ„ 17. periodi She died hauing reigned 5 yeares 4 moneths and 22 dayes buried at Westminster 1558 492 1 52 april 10 Now the Masse was suppressed 1559 493 1 53 mar 25  1560 494 2 52 ap 14. G All base money suppressed 1561 495 3 51 aprill 6 Paules steeple burned 1562 496 4 50 mar 2 Going to New hauen 1563 497 5 49 aprill 11 108 parishes infected in London 1564 498 6 48 apri 2. B  1565 499 7 47 april 22 Thames frozen Anno Reg. 7. 1566 500 8 46 april 14 This yeare sir VVil Peter Knight augmented Exceter Colledge first founded by VValte Stapleton Bishop of Exceter 1556 1568 501 9 45 mar 3 C  1568 502 10 44 ap 28. D  1569 503 11 43 aprill â—0  1570 504 12 4 mar 26 Diuers ArmieÌ„s sent into Scotland 1571 505 13 41 april 15 The Duke of Norfolke arrained 1572 506 14 40 apr 6 F The Massacre in France 1573 507 15 39 mar 22 Edenborow yeelded to the English 1574 508 16 38 april 12 An Earth-quake 1575 509 17 37 aprill 3 The Family of Loue. Anno Domini post conquestum K. Reigne time expi Easter day Charles Iames the first of that name son to Henry Stevvard Lord Darley Mary King Queen of Scotl. borne at Edenburg whose god-father was Ch. K of France Phill. D of Sauov Q. Eliz. being his godmother who gaue him a Font of gold of 333. ounces whose true successor he is 1576 510 16 30 apr 22. A  1577 511 19 35 aprill 7  1578 512 20 34 mar 30  1579 513 21 33 april 10 Frobushers voyage to Cathay A blazing star Great snow great floods A generall earth-quake 1580 514 22 32 apr 3. C  1581 515 23 31 mar 26  1582 516 24 30 april 15 A blazing starre Strange tempest 1583 517 25
thereof by Brute to his three sonnes being then called Britaine as to Locrine the eldest hee gaue this part of Britaine called England to Albanact the second the Country of Albany now called Scotland and to Camber the yongest hee gaue the Prouince of Cambria called now Wales And you shall note that the lands that Abbots such like men enioied before the suppressioÌ„ thereof did containe 15. Carledomes 1500. Knights lands 6200. Esquires lands 100. Almes-houses besides to the Kings Treasury 20000. l. as may appeare by a petition exhibited in the 11 yeare of Henry the 4. at a Parliament held at Westminster and reuiued in the 2. yeare of Henry the 5. in a Parliament at Leicester What Shires belong to euery Bishoprieke or Diocesse and first in the Prouince of Canterburie Canterbury and Rochester hath all Kent London hath Essex Middlesex and part of Hartfordshire Chichester hath Sussex Winchester hath Hampshire Surrey and the Isle of Wight Salisbury hath Wiltshire and Barkeshire Exceter hath Deuonshire Cornewall Bathe Welles hath Sommersetshire Glocester hath Glocestershire Worcester hath Worcestershire and part of Warwickshire Hereford hath Herefordshire part of Shropshire part of Monmouthshire part of Worcestershire part of Radnorshire Couentry Liechfield hath Staffordshire Derbyshire and the rest of Warwicke and Shropshire Lincolne greatest of all hath Lincolne Leicester Huntington Bedford and Buckinghamshire and the rest of Hartfordshire Ely hath Cambridge and the Isle of Ely Norwich hath Norfolke Suffolke Oxford hath Oxfordshire Peterborough hath Northampton Rutlandshire Diocesses in Wales S. Dauids hath 331 parishes Landaffe 156. Bangor 95 and Asaph 128 parishes In the Prouince of Yorke Yorke hath Yorke Nottingham Westchester Cheshire Richmondshire and part of Flint and Denbigh in Wales Duresme hath the Bishopricke of Duresme and Northumberland Carlile hath Cumberland and Westmerland Of the Shires Cities and Boroughes of England that haue any Knights or Burgesses in the Parliament house the Shires standing Alphabetically Barkshire New-windsor Reading Wallingford Abington Bedfordshire Bedford towne Buckeinghamshiâ—e Bukingham T Wickham Alisbury Cambridge towne Cheshire Chester cittie Cumberland Carlile ci Corn wall Launceston alia Newport Lesthued Dunheuet Turo Bodmin Holston Saltash Camelford Grampond Poney Trogony Tresmena alia Basing S. Iues S. Iermeines S. Michael Foy S. Maws Castled Darby towne Deuonshire Exceter Citie Toines Plimmouth Barstable PlimtoÌ„ Stonestocke Clyston Dartmouth whose proper name is Hardnesse Dorsethire Poole Dorcester Line Melcombe Waymouth Bertport Shaftbury Wareham Essex Colchester Malden Glocestershire Glocester Citie Cicester towne Hartfordshi S. Albons Herefordshire Hereford Citie Lemster towne HuÌ„tingtonshire Huntington Towne Kent Canterbury Rochester Maidstone Quinborough Lancashire Lancaster town Preston in Holdernesse Leuerpoole tow Newton Wigan Clithero Leicestershi Leicester Towne Lincolneshâ—re Lincolne Citty Grimby Stamford Grantham Boston Middlesex London Citty Westminsterci Norfolk Norwich Citty Linne Thetford town Gr. Yarmouth Castell rising NorrhhamptoÌ„shire NorthamptoÌ„ T. Peterborow Ci. Higham Ferry NorthuÌ„berlandshire Newcastle vpoÌ„ tine Barwicke town Morpith the Bishoprick of Durham NottinghaÌ„shire Nottingham T. East Stretford Oxfordshire Oxford Citty Woodstocke Banbury Richmondshire Rutlandshire Shropshire Shrewsbury Bridge-North Ludlow Wenlocke Bishops castle Somersetshire Bristow Bath cities Welscitty Taunton Bridgwater Minhead SouthhamptoÌ„shire Winchester Ci. Southampton Portsmouth Petersfield Stocke-bridge Christs-church Whit-church Staffordshire Lichfieild City Stafford T. Newcastle vnderline Tamworth Suffolk Ipswich Donewich Orford Alderburgh Sudbury Ely Surrie Southwarke Blechingley Riegate Guilford Gatton Suffex Norsham Midhurst Lewes Shorehame Brandbro Steining east gréenstead Arundell Chichester Citi. Warwickeshire Couentrie City Warwick town Westmeâ—laÌ„d Appleby Towne Wiltshire Salisbury Citi. Noua Wiston DowntoÌ„ Hinden Hetesbury Westbury Calue Deuises Chippingham Malmsbury Cricklad Old Salisbury Wotton basset Marleborough Bodwine the great Lodgershull Worcestershire Worcester Cif. Wiche Yorkeshire Yorke Citie Sharborough T Kingston vpon Hull Hedon Thuske Knaresborough Rippon Borough-bridge Alderborugh Beuerly The Prouince of Wales Mountgomeryshire Mountgomery Towne Monmouthshire Monmouth Towne Radnorshire Radnor Towne Denbighshire Denbigh Towne Penbrookeshire Penbrooke Towne CardigaÌ„shire Cardigan Towne Flineshire Flint Towne CarmartheÌ„shire Carmarthen Towne CarnaruaÌ„shire Carnaruan Towne Breckenockeshire Brecknocke Towne Anglesey Newborough Towne Merionethshire ClamorgaÌ„shire Cardiffe Heruerd Townes A Table of the number of Parish-Churches in euery Shire with the number of Shires in England and Wales 1 Barkeshire 140 2 Bedfordshire 116 3 Buckingham 185 4 Cambridgeshi 163 5 Cheshire 68 6 Cumberland 58 7 Cornewall 161 8 Derbyshire 106 9 Deuonshire 394 10 Dorsetshire 248 11 Essex 415 12 Glocestershire 280 13 Hartfordshire 120 14 Herefordshire 176 15 Huntington 78 16 Kent 398 17 Lancashire 36 18 Leicestershire 200 19 Lincolneshire 630 20 Middlesex 73 21 Norfolke 660 22 Northampton 320 23 NorthumberlaÌ„ 168 24 Nottingham 168 25 Richmondshi 104 26 Rutlandshire 47 27 Oxfordshire 280 28 Shropshire 170 29 Somersetshire 385 30 Southampton 253 31 Staffordshire 130 32 Suffolke 575 33 Surrey 140 34 Sussex 312 35 Warwickshire 158 36 Westmerland 26 37 Wiltshire 304 38 Worcestershire 152 39 Yorkeshire 459 WALES 1 Montgomery 47 2 Monmouthshi 127 3 Radnorshire 52 4 Denbighshire 57 5 Penbrooke 145 6 Cardiganshire 64 7 Flintshire 28 8 Carmarthenshi 87 9 Brecknockshire 61 10 Anglesey 74 11 Merionethshire 37 12 Clamorganshi 118 13 Carnaruan shi 68 A Computation of the seuen Ages of the world for this present yeare 1612. From the First Age. Creation vnto the Flood 1656 Creation till this yeare is 5574 Flood till this yeare are 3918 secoÌ„d Age. Floud to Abraham is 292 Birth of Abraham till this yeare 3626 third Age. Birth of Abraham till the departing of the Israelites out of Egypt 503 Departing of the Iraelites till this yeare 3121 fourth Age. Departing of the Israelites vntill the building of the Temple 482 Building of the Temple till this yeare 2641 fifth Age. Building of the Temple til the Captiuity of Babylon 414 Captiuity of Babylon till this yeare 2252 sixth Age. Captiuity of Babylon till the Birth of Christ 614 The seuenth Age beginneth at the birth of Christ hath continued 1612 yeares at the 25 of March and so forth to the pleasure of God A Geographicall Description of the wales from one notable Towne to another ouer all England and thereby how to trauell from any of them to the Citie of London set forth after a new order Note that the figures in the rowes vnder this marke * is the distance of that towne they stand against from London or from the towne you are directed vnto From Yorke to London 150. miles From Yorke go first vnto Tadcaster which is 8. miles thence to  Miles * Wenthridge 12 130 Doncaster 7 123 Tuxford 18 105 New-market 10 95 Grantham 10 85 Stanford 16 69 Stilton 12 57 Huntington 9 48 Royston 15 33 Ware 13 20 Waltham 8 12 London 12  From Norwich to London 86 miles From Norwich go first vnto Windam which is 5 miles thence to  Miles * Acleborrought 5 76 Thetford 10 66 IckinghaÌ„ sands 6 60 New-market
besieged Exceter 1068 2 2 544 ma. 23. F Ro. Cum. Ear. of NorthuÌ„ slain by the CoÌ„mons 1069 3 3 543 Aprill 2 The English came out of Scotl. against the K. 1070 4 4 542 4 The K. bereued all abbies of their treasures 1071 5 5 541 24. The castle of Ledes and Oxford built 1072 6 6 540 8 A The King inuaded Scotland forced the King to homage 1073 7 7 539 Mar. 31  1074 8 8 538 April 20 Married priests remoued by the Pope 1075 9 9 537 5 Bishop of Durham slaine for his cruelty 1076 10 10 536 ma. 27. C A great Frost from October till April 1077 11 11 535 April 16 A blazing star on palm-sunday nere the sun 1078 12 12 534 8 The Towre of London built by the King 1079 13 13 533 ma. 24. A great murther by an Abbot in his Church who killed 3 Monkes wounded 18 men that their bloud ranne from the altar downe the steps at Glastenbury and this yeare was an earth-quake on Christmas day 1080 14 14 532 apr 12. E  1081 15 15 531 aprill 4  1082 16 16 530 aprill 24  1083 17 17 529 aprill 9 England surucied rated the men â—â—â—bred 1084 18 18 528 ma. 31. G The King had homage generally and 6 shillings for euery hide land 1085 19 19 527 aprill 25  1086 20 20 526 aprill 5 Battle Abby Stelby Abby built by the King 1087 21 21 525 mar 28 Gavvens sepulchre found in Wales Wil Conq. died Sept. 9. Defect Wil Ruf. began Sept. 9. Defect He died hauing reigned 20 yea 11 mo 14 dayes in anno 1087 buried in Normandy Anno Domini Post CoÌ„q K. Reigne time expired Easter day Rufus was a variable man couetous an oppressor of the Commons very prodigal Henry brother to Rufus borne at Salby called Beauclarke for his learning 1087 21 1 525 mar 28 The Nobles rebell and are vanquished at the Castle of Rochester 1088 22 1 524 Apr. 16 B  1089 23 2 523 aprill 1  1090 24 3 522 april 21 The King of Scots did homage 1091 25 4 521 april 13 The King built the Castle of Tine 1092 26 5 520 ma. 28. D The Earle of Northumberland slew the King of Scots and his Sonne 1093 27 6 519 aprill 17  1094 28 7 518 aprill 9 The King assaulted Wales but did no good 1095 29 8 517 mar 25 Warres aginst the Infidels 1096 30 9 516 apr 13. F R. Duke of Norm went towards Ierusalem 1097 31 10 515 aprill 5 The EarldoÌ„ of Goodwin drownd by the sea 1098 33 11 514 mar 28 Ierusalem yeelded to Godfrey of Bullen also in this sommer bloud sprang out of the earth in Barkeshire at Finchamsteed 1099 33 12 513 aprill 20  1100 34 13 512 aprill 1  Wil. Rufus slaine Aug. 1 Defect Henry the 1 begaÌ„ Aug. 1 Defect K. Rufus reigned 12 yeares II monethes 2 weeks 3 dayes being slaine with an arrow 1100 34 1 512 Apr 1 A S. Edw. lawes restored the yard made 1101 35 1 511 april 21 Winchester and Glocester burnt 1102 36 2 510 april 6 Norwich Church S. Bartholmews hospital built the one by that Bishop the other by a minstrel 1103 37 3 509 mar 29  1104 38 4 508 apr 17 C  1105 39 5 507 april 9 4 circles ablazing star appeare about the sunne 1106 40 6 506 april 25  1107 41 7 505 april 14 The K. perpetually imprisons his brothers 8 and Trinity within Algate is founded 1108 42 8 504 apr 5. E  1109 43 9 503 april 25 The Emperor Henry maried the K daughter 1110 44 10 502 april 20 Robert the Kings base sonne made first Earle of Glocester 1111 45 11 501 aprill 2  1112 46 12 500 apr 23 G The King inuades Normandy 12 1113 47 13 499 april 6 Great mortality 13 1114 48 14 498 mar 29 Worcester burnt 14 1115 49 15 497 april 18 Octo. 10. Thames and Medway dry 15. Chester burnt a blazing starre 1116 50 16 496 apr 2 B The moone seemed turned into bloud 1117 51 17 495 mar 25  1118 52 18 494 april 14 S. Giles without Oldburn built by Q. Maud 18 1119 53 19 493 april 6 The order of Templars began 19 1120 54 20 492 apr 18 D Many battles betwixt the English French King 20 1121 55 21 491 apr 10  1122 56 22 490 mar 26 The King returning to England his children the Duke of Normandy with 160 persons were drowned Anno Reg 22 1123 57 23 489 april 15  Anno Domini Post CoÌ„q K Reigne time expired Easter day Stephen Earle of Boloine son of the Earle of Blon and Adela the Conquerours daughter being wel personaged fauoured gentle politique and martiall free from exactions 1124 58 24 488 apr 5. F  1125 59 25 487 mar 29 Coyners had their priuy members cut off and their right hands for false coyning 25. 1126 60 26 486 aprill 11 The monastery of S. Oseth in Essex fouÌ„ded 26 1127 61 27 485 aprill 10  1128 62 28 484 apr 22. A Men ware haire like women 1229 63 29 483 aprill 14  1130 64 30 482 mar 30  1131 65 31 481 april 21 The King gaue his daughter the Empresse to the Earle of Angiers 31. 1132 66 32 480 apr 12. C Carlile made a Bishoprike 32. 1133 67 33 479 Ma. 25 From west Cheape to Algate burnt 33. 1134 68 34 478 april 15 Worcester defaced with fire 34. and the Hospitall of S. Crose by Winchester founded by Henry Blors Bishop of Winchester 1135 69 35 477 april 6  Henry 1 dyed Decem. 2 period Stephen began Decem. 2 period Henry 1 reigned 35 yeares 4 moneths and 11 dayes boweld at Roan buried at Reading 1135 69 1 477 april 6.  1136 70 1 476 ma. 22. F. Great fire about London-stone 1137 71 2 475 april 17 Exceter besieged by the King 2. 1138 72 3 474 april 3 All Rochester burnt with 39 Churches 1139 73 4 473 april 22 10000 Scots slaine by the Bishop of Yorke for aiding Maud Empresse 4. 1140 74 5 472 apr 7. F  1141 75 6 471 mar 30 The Earle of Glocester inuaded NotinghaÌ„ 6 1142 76 7 470 april 19 Lincoln besiged the K. prisoner restored 7 The King besieged Waltham Castle 1143 77 8 469 april 4  1144 78 9 468 ma. 26. B Boxley Abbey founded Anno Reg. 9. 1145 79 10 467 april 15 The King forceth the Towre of London froÌ„ the Earle of Essex at S. Albons 10. 1146 80 11 466 april 14  1147 81 12 465 april 20 The Empresse goes into Norway 1148 82 13 464 apr 11 D  1149 83 14 463 april 13 S. Katherines by the Towre built for poore by Queene Matild Anno Reg. 14. 1150 84 15 462 april 16  1151 85 16 461 april 18 England was full of trouble and warres 16 Gratianus dyed 1152 86 17 460 ma. 30.
F Queene Maud deceased 1153 87 18 459 april 19  1154 88 19 458 april 4  Stephen dyed Octo 25 Defect Henry 2 began Octo 25 Defect He reigned 18 years 11. moneths 18 dayes and buried at Feuersham in Kent 1154 88 1 458 april 4 Flemings departed EnglaÌ„d their castle spoiled being built to pill the rich and spoyle the poore 1155 89 1 457 mar 27  1156 90 2 456 apri 5. A  1157 91 3 455 Ma. 31 The K. goes against Wales fels their woods Anno Domini Post CoÌ„g K Reigne time expired Easter day Henry 2. son of Ieffery Pâ—antaâ—enet and Maud the Empresse he was noble wise stedfast yet a wedlocke-breaker Richard the 1 for his valour called Cordelion son of Henry the 2. who would haue no Iews nor women at his Coronation 1158 92 4 454 april 20  1159 93 5 453 april 12 The K. had 124 p. Escuage of the English 5. 1160 94 6 452 ma. 27. C The Kings sonne marieth the French Kings daughter he 7 she 2 yeares old Anno Reg. 6. 1161 95 7 451 april 16  1162 96 8 450 aprill 8. 30 Germans professed théselues publicans they be burnt with a letter and whipped 8. 1163 97 9 449 mar 25. London bridge new built with timber 1164 98 10 448 apr 12. E  1165 99 11 447 april 4  1166 100 12 446 april 24 A great Earth-quake in Ely c. 12 1167 101 13 445 aprill 9 Wars betwixt EnglaÌ„d France renewed 13 1168 102 14 444 ma. 31. G  1169 103 15 443 april 29 The king crowns his son in his own time 15. 1170 104 16 442 aprill 5 Thomas Becket murthered after was the regiment of Ireland granted to the King by Pope Adrian the 4 an Englishman called Nicholas Breake speare 1171 105 17 441 mar 28  1172 106 18 440 apr 16. B  1173 107 19 439 aprill 8 Leicester burnt razed K. of Scots prisoner 1174 108 20 438 mar 24. K. Henry the son c. reconciled to the King 1175 109 21 437 april 13 The King and his son visit T. Beckets tombe London-bridge built with stone towards the which a Cardinall and the Arch-bishop of Canterbury gaue 1000 markes 1176 110 22 436 apr 4. D  1177 111 23 435 april 24  1178 112 24 434 april 9.  1179 113 25 433 aprill 1  1180 114 26 432 apr 20 F Vsurers punished 1181 115 27 431 april 5  1182 116 28 430 mar 28 S. Austines in Bristow founded 1183 117 29 429 aprill 17  1184 118 30 428 apr 1 A The king sent an army into Wales 1185 119 31 427 april 21 Glocester burnt 1186 120 32 426 april 13 Paris in Fraunce and London paued and thatching in both left because all lubericke was spoiled thereby with fire Maud the Empresse dveth 1187 121 33 425 mar 29  1188 122 34 424 apr 17 C  1189 123 35 423 aprill 9.  Henry the 2 dieth Iuly 6 Defecti Rich. the 1. began Iuly 6 Defecti He reigned 34 ye 9 mo 1. day is buried at Fonterland in a monastery by him founded 1189 123 1 423 aprill 9 Robert Hood and little Iohn and this yeare London obtained to bee gouerned by Sheriffes and Maiors 1190 124 1 422 mar 25  1191 125 2 421 aprill 14  1192 126 3 420 am 5. E King Richard taken prisoner by Leopold Anno Domini post conquestum K. reigne time expired 612 Easter day K. lohs brother to K. Richard the I. was of complection melancholy Hee granted the Shrief wicke of London Midolesex to the Citizens for 300. pound perannum as of old 1193 127 4 419 mar 28 His ranfome was 100000. pound 1194 128 5 418 april 10  1195 129 6 417 april 2 The King Crowned againe Anno Reg. 6. The King complains of Leopold to the Pope 1196 130 7 416 apr 21. G He excommunicates Leop. Duke of Austria 1197 131 8 415 april 6 The King the Earle of Flanders conspire 1198 132 9 414 mar 29 The King tooke 5 shillings of euery Hydeland through England 1199 133 10 413 aprill 18  Rich the 1. slaine Aprill 6. period K. Iohn began Aprill 6. period Richard the 1 reigned 9 years 9 moneths buried at Founteuerard his heart at Roan his bowels at Chalne 1199 133 1 413 april 18  1200 134 1 412 apri 9. B  1201 135 2 411 mar 25 The King had 3 shillin for euery plow-land 1202 136 3 410 april 14 The King of Scots with many of his Nobility did homage to the King at Lincolne 1203 137 4 409 aprill 6  1204 138 5 408 ap 28. D  1205 139 6 407 april 12 Arthur Earle of Brittaine murthered By reason of a frost from Ianuary to March wheat was sold for a marke the Quarter which before was at 12 pence Anno Reg 6. 1206 140 7 406 aprill 2  1207 141 8 405 april 22 The King took the 13 part of all moueable goods both of the Lay and Religious 1208 142 9 404 apr 6 F  1209 143 10 403 mar 29 London-bridge builded with stone and this yeare the Citizens of London had a grant to choose them a Mayor and the king of Scots gaue 11000 markes and his two daughters for a pledge for a treaty of peace 1210 144 11 402 aprill 10  1211 145 12 401 aprill 3  1212 146 13 400 ma. 25. A  1213 147 14 399 aprill 13  1214 148 15 398 april 6 By meanes of Pandulph the Barons excommunicated their Charter and Liberties before granted disanulled 1215 149 16 397 aprill 9  1216 150 17 396 apr 10 C  King Iohn dyed Octob. 19 periodic K. Henry 3 began Octob. 19 periodic He reigned 17 years 17 weekes buried at Worcester dying at Newarke Castle with much griefe for the losse of diners things 1216 150 1 396 apr 10. C  1217 151 1 395 mar 26  1218 152 2 394 mar 25  1219 153 3 393 aprill 7  1220 154 4 392 ma. 29 E. The new worke of our Lady Chappell at Westminster begun by the King 1221 155 5 391 april 11  1222 156 6 390 aprill 3  1223 157 7 389 april 23  1224 158 8 388 aprill 14 The King of Ierusalem seeketh aid of the King to win Ierusalem 1225 159 9 387 mar 30  Anno Domini Post conquestum K Reigne time expired 1612 Easter day Henry the 3 eldest son of Iohn aged 9 yeares was crowned at Glocester remaining in custody of VVil Marshall Earle of Penbrooke in his life hee tooke the 15 part of all mens goods moueable 1226 160 10 380 april 19 The Citizens of London had liberty to hunt a certaine distance about the City and to passe toll-free through England anno reg 10. 1227 161 11 385 april 11  1228 162 12 384 ma. 26 B  1229 163 13 383 april 15  1230
the 3. began Ianua 25 period He was deposed by his Queene when he had reigned 19 years 7 moneths and 5 daies 1326 260 1. 286 mar 23  1327 261 1 285 aprill 1â— Â 1328 262 2 284 apr 3. C  1329 263 3 283 april 2â— Â 1330 264 4 282 aprill â— Â 1331 265 5 281 mar 31 The Scots seeking to dissolue the siege at Barwicke were slaine to the number of 8 Earles 1300 Hors-men of common Souldiers 35000. nere to Halidon he won Barwick sent Baliol to keep the realme of Scotland 1332 266 6 280 apr 19. E  1333 267 7 279 aprill 5  1334 268 8 278 mar 27  1335 269 9 277 april 16  Anno Domini post conquestum K. Reigne time expired 1612 Easter day Edvvard the 3 began his reigne at 14 years ordered then most by Isabell his mother Richard the 2 began his reigne at 11 yeares old he was more bountiful then his progenitors but ruled by yong idle Councellors which brought him to misery 1336 270 10 276 apri 4. G  1337 271 11 275 april 20  1338 272 12 274 april 12 Queenes Colledge in Oxford founded by the Queenes Chaplaine R. Englishfield 1339 273 13 273 april 28  1340 274 14 272 ap 16. B  1341 275 15 271 aprill 8  1342 276 16 270 mar 31  1343 277 17 269 april 13 Penbrooke Hall founded in Cambridge by Mary Valentia 1344 278 18 268 apri 4 D  1345 279 19 267 mar 27  1346 280 20 266 april 26 The King saileth into France maketh war 1347 281 21 265 april 1. The Scots inuade Northumberland are put to flight and their King taken prisoner by the Bishop of Yorke Moubray and others 1348 282 22 264 apr 20. F  1349 283 23 263 aprill 12  1350 284 24 262 mar 28  1351 285 25 261 aprill 17  1352 286 26 260 apr 8 A  1353 287 27 259 mar 24  1354 288 28 258 aprill 13 Gunuile Caius Colledge in Cambridge founded by Edmund Gunuila Parson and this yeare was Trinity Colledge founded by VVilliam Bateman Bishop of Norwich This yeare also was Canterbury Colledge in Oxford founded by Simon Islip Archbishop of Canterbury and suppressed by Henry the 8. and put to Christ-church 1355 289 29 257 aprill 5  1356 290 30 256 apr 24. C  1357 291 31 255 april 9  1358 292 32 254 april 1  1359 293 33 253 april 21  1360 294 34 252 apr 5. E  1361 295 35 251 mar 28 Men and beasts perished in diuers places with Thunder and Lightning and Fiends were seene speake vnto men as they trauelled 1362 296 36 250 april 17  1363 â—97 37 249 aprill 2  1364 298 38 248 ma 24. G  1365 299 39 247 aprill 13  1366 300 40 246 aprill 5  1367 301 41 245 aprill 18 The Prince of Wales taking compassion of Peter King of Spaine driuen out of his kingdome by his Bastard brother restored him againe 1368 302 42 244 april 9. B  1369 303 43 243 aprill 1  1370 304 44 242 april 14  1371 305 45 241 aprill 6  1372 306 46 240 ma. 28. D The first Bailiffes in Shrewsbury 1373 307 47 239 april 17 The Duke of Lancaster passed through France without battell and about this time Boccace the poet dyed 1374 308 48 238 aprill 2  1375 309 49 237 april 22  Anno Domini posti conquestum K. Reigne time expired 1612 Easter day Henry the 4. sonne of Iohn of Gaunt was made King more by force then lawfull succession Henry the 5 exceeded the meane stature of men hee was beauteous long-necked body slender leane and small bones and could run well and was strong 1376 310 50 236 ap 13 F  1377 311 51 235 april 29  K. Edw. 3. dyed Iune 21. Defectiue Rich. 2. began Iune 21. Defectiue He dyed at his Manor of Shene when he had reigned 50 ye 5 mo 7 da. buried at Westmin 1377 311 1 235 april 29 New Colledge in Oxford founded by VVilliam VVâ—ckham Bishop of Winchester 1378 312 1 234 april 18  1379 313 2 233 april 10 The making of Gunnes found and Rebels in Kent and Essex who entred London beheaded all Lawyers and burnt all bookes of law burnt houses But the Essex men vpon the Kings intreature and pardon did returne home The men of Kent persisting the king commanded the Lord Mayor to arest VVaâ— Tyler their Captaine which hee did strikinâ— him vpon the head and after the kings attendance dispatched him at which the traitors murmured so that the Mayor serâ—â—â— armed me to relieue the King for which the Mayor and fine Aldermen were knighted Iack Stravo being taken confessed all 1380 314 3 232 ma 25 A  1381 315 4 231 april 14  1382 316 5 230 april 8  1383 317 6 229 mar 22  1384 318 7 228 ap â—0 C  1385 319 8 227 april 2  1386 320 9 226 april 22  1387 321 10 225 aprill 7  1388 322 11 224 ma 29 E And 1388 picked shooes â—â—ed to then knees with siluer chaines weâ—e vsed And men with long gowns rode on side saddle-like the Queene that brought siâ—e-saddle first to England for before they â—ode aâ—â—â—d 1389 323 12 223 april 18  1350 324 13 222 aprill 3  1391 325 14 221 mar 26  1393 326 15 220 ap 14 G  1393 327 16 219 aprill 6  1394 328 17 218 april 19  1395 329 18 217 april 11  1396 339 19 216 apri 2. B  1397 331 20 215 april 22  1398 332 21 214 april 7  1399 331 22 213 mar 30 The King made blancke Charters 1399. Rich. 2 deposed SepteÌ„ 29 periodic Henry 4. began SepteÌ„ 29 periodic He was deposed when he bad reigned 2â— yeares 3 moneths and 14 dayes 1399 333 1 213 mar 30 The King burnt all the blanke Charters made to K. Richard 1400 334 1 212 ap 18 D  1401 335 2 211 april 3 Pride exceeding in monstrous apparrell 1402 336 3 210 mar 26 The first Duke of Millaine 1403 337 4 209 april 15 The bartell of Shrewsbury 1404 338 5 208 apr 6. F The French beaten from the Isle of Wight Scroope Archbishop of Yorke conspired against the King 1405 339 6 207 april 19  1406 340 7 206 april 11  1407 341 8 205 mar 27 A Frost for 15 weekes 1408 342 9 204 ap 15 A  Years of our Lord. post conquestum K. reigne time expired 1612 Easter day Henry the 6 began his reigne at 8 moneth 's old the gouernance of the Realme was committed to the Duke of Glocester the guard of his person to the Duke of Exceter and the Duke of Bedford was Regent of France 1409 343 10 203 april 7.  1410 344 11 202 mar 20  1411 345 12 201
HONI SOIT Y QVI MAL Y PENSE CONCORDANCY OF YEARES Containing a new easie and most exact Computation of Time according to the English Account Also the vse of the English and Roman Kalender with briefe Notes Rules and Tables as well Mathematicall and legal as vulgar for each principle 〈…〉 Newly composed and digeâ—â—… 〈…〉 The Contents follow after the Epistles Printed for the Company of Stationers 1612. Cum priuilegio TO THE RIGHT HONOVRABLE SIR EDWARD COKE KNIGHT LORD Chiefe Iustice of the Common Plea's all health and happinesse in this world and in the world to come RIGHT HONOVRABLE HAVING spent some time in my Art of Geodetia Bookes of other matter dedicated to the right honorable the Lord Treasurer and other times in my Topographicall Glasse to the right honorable the Lord Chancellor After as induced by complaint of some I obserued the inconueniences that happened to the vulgar wits and meane capacities in the calculation of the expiration of time by such Rules and Computations as be now extant occasioned chiefly thereunto by the partcipation of euery one Regnall yeare with two Ecclesian yeares because the yeare of any Prince his reigne as yet began in one yeare of our Lord taking part of the same ending in the next participating likewise therof by which means when a question is made by the Regnall yeare only the coÌ„mon doubt is to which yeare of our Lord it answeres vnto or a questioÌ„ being made by the yeare of our Lord without mention of the Regnall yeare to know if it answere to the yeare of the King that did take beginning or ending in the Eclesian yeere All these many other doubts which to your Wisedome are trifles vnworthy the regard of such an ennobled spirit yet to such whose vnderstanding liues in a lower Region amongst the mists and clouds of ignorance to these and the common sort may this booke bring benefite for whose sake I haue drawne new Tables and methods which will be much auaileable to them for whose sakes also I haue calculated perpetuall Tables of the Termes and their Returnes guiding the same with a Decemnouenall circle as the Paschall Tables bee And lastly haue made a Prognostication exact and ad minutum for 19. yeares being referred to the Meridian of London and is perpetually more true then any euer yet extant with other Astronomicall Rules and new Tables generall and necessary It resteth then that as your Lordship is Lex loquens out of whose mouth like Oracles proceed to posterities that as you are a Lycurgus in prescribing Lawes for the Common-wealth so you will be a Mecaenas in protecting literature for their necessary vse That as you are a Cato in counselling for the good of all so you will bee a Hercules in defending that which is for the gaine of all Vpon presumption whereof I am bold to craue your noble patronage of this little booke intended for the common good and if time and health to the pleasure of God permit oportunity I will hereafter present you with a worke better beseeming your reading In the meane time let me not be troublesome Although your Lordships minde bee continually busied in matters of State yet sometimes let your eyes view trifles We reade of a noble Romane that could both write reade and answere petitions at once which though he were an admired Phoenix for his time yet such that daily obserue you vpon your Tribunall seate reading Lawes to some pronouncing Iudgement to others and hearing the complaints of all haue beheld you with like admiration insomuch that as we may wonder at the rarenesse of your gifts so are we to pray for your Lordships continuance in the place But lest I proue troublesome I end euer praying for your Honours prosperity resting Your Honours euer deuoted ARTHVR HOPTON To the Reader FRIENDLY Reader oftentimes noting how much the Shepeheards Kalender the Perpetuall Prognostication and the Computation be required and how false their Astronomicall Rules and Tables be for the true place of the Moone for her Coniunctions and Oppositions with other things of like consequence I thought it fit especially being intreated thereunto by a friend I well esteemed to draw a booke that might passe vnder some of the former or such like name that should salue and correct those vncertaine Tables blots to the Art and blemishes of the truth and also wholly to reiect any of their methods drawing forth a worke that might instruct the ignorant in the truth without intricate obseruations and satisfie the vnlgar without difficult calculations and therefore haue set downe such Tables such Documents and such Notations that are easie to be vnderstood necessary to bee knowne and aptly should agree with the volume As for the Concordancy of Yeares I know certainly that when you vnderstand the true vse thereof you will confesse that it is far more easie more true and more profitable then any booke yet extant of like purposeâ— happily the newnesse of the method may seeme strange to the vnlearned at first but a little practize will soone perswade them the contrary The wants of the old Computation be a little remembred in my Concordancy not as if the Author thereof wanted vnderstanding in that point for I suppose him right sufficient but in that facilius est addere quà m nouum componere Yet I haue borrowed nothing but what is common to all If any thing be wanting I wish you my further paines to supply it and would haue wrote more had I not feared to tire you with an ouer-great volume But as it is I hope it will be offensiue to none since it is made for the good of all And so commending this worke to them whose occasions tend that way I end resting Yours to vse ARTHVR HOPTON A briefe and necessary Table of the Chapters contained in this Booke OF the distinction of Creatures and their respondency to the world Chap. 1. Of the definition of the world Chap. 2. Of the diuision of the world Chap. 3. Of the Elementall parts of the world Chap. 4. Of the Aethereall or coelestiall parts of the world Chap. 5. Of the first moueable Ch. 6. Of the Christalline Heauen Chap. 7. Of the starry heauen Cha. 8. Of the course colour magnitude and distance of the 7 planets and the thicknes of their sphears Chap. 9. Of the magnitude of the Sun Moone the rest of the Planets with their diameters and distances from the Earth in miles according to Tycho Brahe and of the magnitude of the fixed starres with other secrets concerning them Chap. 10. Of the sixe great circles in Heauen the 12. Signes Chap. 11. Of the foure lesser circles in Heauen Chap. 12 Of Time Chap. 13 Of the day both natural and artificiall and their diuers beginnings Chap. 14 Of the names of the Dayes their etymology Ch. 15 Of the weeke Chap. 16 Of a Moneth Solar and vsuall Chap. 17 Of the lunar Moneth the diuersities thereof Chap.
Solar yeare which are not much néedfull to be knowne in respect of this Treatiss To bee therefore short the Solar yeare is a space of time that the Sunne by his proper motion departing from some point in the Eclipticke returneth to the same place againe and this yeare Solar is either Astronomicall or Poeticall the Astronomicall yeare is either Tropicall or Sidereall and the Tropicall yeare is either Equall or Vnequall The Tropicall yeare taketh his beginning from the Vernall Equinox containing 365 dayes 5 houres 49 minuts 15 seconds and 46 thirds but the vnequall or aparent Tropical yeare containes sometime more as 365 dayes 5 houres 56 minuts 53 seconds and 1 third and other times lesse as 365 dayes 5 houres 42 minutes 38 seconds and 27 thirds And this vnequality is made by the vnequall precession of the Equinoctiall points The Egyptians wanting the vse of letters set forth the yeare like an Adder eating her owne taile so that it may bee said Annus ab Anguis a Snake wee may depaint the yeare by a King in respect they both turne round in themselues so may it be called Annus from Annulus a King for a motion in a King finished beginneth againe without end and therefore Virgil Atque in se sua per vostigia voluitur Annus Some call a yeare Annus ab innouatione because the strength and vertue of all vegetable things is renewed and are passed ouer by the course of time It is called Annus ab An which is Circum and eo in by reason of the foresaid reuolution of Time CHAP. XXI Of the Iulian yeare or our vulgar yeare and of the Leap-yeare and the cause thereof with the diuers beginnings of yeares IVlius Caesar anno mundi 3925.45 yeares before the birth of Christ and the yeare before his bloudy death noting the falsenesse of the yeare then vsed by the Councell of Sosigenes an excellent Mathematitian made the yeare to consist of 365 dayes and 6 houres and because it would be very difficult to computate these 6 houres euery yeare for should you begin this yeare at 12 of the clocke and 6 houres it must end the next yeare at 12 and 6 houres and the next yeare following would end at mid-night c. So that wee should driue the beginning of the yeare euery 4 yeares a day further without the getting of a day so that in 124 yeares the Annuntiation of Mary would fall to bée where Saint Marke Euangelist is or a day sooner To auoyd which inconuenience Caesar concluded that at euery foure yeares there should be a day gotten by the surplus of the 6 houres in euery yeare for 4 times 6 make 24 houres which day he added to February for that it is the shortest moneth and according to the ancient and also according to our Churches account the last moneth and this day they put at the 25 of February so that the letter F is twise repeated Saint Mathias day being obserued vpon the later according to the verse Bissextum sextae Martis tenuere Calendae Posteriore die celebrantur festa Mathiae So that the Iulian yeare is two-fold as Iulian and Bissextill it is called Bissextill of bis and sex because the 6 Kalends of March is twise repeated so may it be called Annus intercalaris because of the day that is put betwéene so may February in that respect be called Mensis intercalaris and so may the 25 of February that yeare be called Dies intercalaris But since the Romanes haue found that this Iulian yeare was too great and by helpe of Antonius Lilius they haue abated the quantity of the yeare making it to consist of 365 daies 5 houres 49 minutes and 12 seconds whereby their account in the celebration of the festiuall daies and of the times of the yeare differeth 11 dayes from ours as in my Kalender and yet is neither of these accounts precisely true by occasion of the vnequall precession of the Equinoctiall points of which here is no place to speake By this that is said in the Chapters before you may gather that a wéeke hath seuen dayes or 168 houres a moneth 4 wéekes 30 dayes or 720 houres I speake of Solar moneths and a yeare 52 wéekes 12 moneths 365 dayes or 8760 houres But the leape yeare hath 366 daies or 8784 houres wanting indéed according vnto true calculation 47 minutes and 12 seconds and so much doth euery foure yeares differ from our Iulian yeare which is 11 minutes and 48 seconds euery yeare And you must note that according vnto diuers men the yeare hath diuers beginnings which some call Aera Numa Pompilius did begin the yeare at the Hyemall Solstitiall because as then the Sunne began to ascend Romulus began the yeare at the Equinoctiall of March because as then all things began to flourish all trées and plants to bud c. The Arabians begin their yeare at the Estiuall Solstitiall because they are of opinion that the Sun was made in Leo. Some let their yeare take beginning at the Autumnall Equinoctiall The Egyptians count from the death of Nabuchadonozor the Persians from Iezdegird the Arabians or Moores from the preaching of Mahomet who was after the birth of Christ 626 yeares The Astronomers begin their yeare the first of Ianuary and so do we take it vulgarly in England But the Church of England and the date of all writings and such like hath their yeare to begin vpon the 25 day of March The Iewes began their yeare after two sorts viz for feasts in March and for other affaires in September And so must wee vnderstand Ezechiel chap. 40. vers 1. The Spaniards did reckon their yeare for tributes and all other payments from the Emperour Octauian vntill King Iohn altered it to the Natiuity of our Lord and you shall note that it was 500 yeares after the birth of Christ that the Christians did begin their yeare at the Annunciation of Mary CHAP. XXII Vulgar errours reformed I Tould you before in what time the Sunne did finish his course through the 12 signes of the Zodiaque and here you must know further that he hath thrée motions as slow being in Apogaeon or his greatest Eccentricity and then goeth not aboue 57 minutes 18 seconds in 24 houres and sometime but 56 minuts 43 seconds Swift being in Perigaeon or nearest the earth and then may goe one degrée 1 minute and 43 seconds in 24 houres and his meane motion at what times he passeth 59 minuts and 8 seconds in 24 houres by occasion whereof diuers things happen contrary as the vulgar take it as there be more daies by about 10 from the Equinoctiall of March vnto the Equinoctiall of September then there is from the Equinoctiall of September to the Equinoctiall of March. By occasion of this diuersity of the Sunnes motion the vulgar be also much deceiued that say that the dayes doe lengthen and shorten one houre euery 15 dayes which is false indéed from the 11 of March vnto the
or Trine with Sol or Mars If of drynesse let the Moone bee in Cancer Scorpio or Pisces aspected as before with Jupiter or Venus Elections for Ablactation or weaning of Children For delicatenesse take the Moone in Gemini Virgo Libra or the first halfe of Sagittarius well aspected with Venus That they may be couetous the Moone must be in Leo aspected with Mars To be good husbands and bufie in the commodities of the earth take the Moone in Taurus Virgo and Capricorne well affected with Mars The Moone without Aspect and furthest from the Sunne maketh them forget the Nurse Elections for Husbandry Before you plant or graft consider the winde for if it bee in the North or East cease thy labour This foreknowne plant or graft generall the Moone increasing in Taurus or Aquarius Remoue and set yong trees in the last quarter the Moone in Taurus or Capricorne in September October Nouember and February Sow all kinde of Corne the Moone increasing in Cancer Set or sow all kinde of séeds the Moone well seated in Aries Taurus Cancer Virgo Libra Capricorne Aquarius or Pisces but with this prouiso that your seeds whose rootes be round be sowen three or foure dayes before or after the full moone but for store take the increase from February to Iune Gather fruits at the full c. Fell Coppice in the first quarter sheare shéepe in the increase and then cut haire to make it grow fast and thicke Cut vines in February March or September the Moone increasing in Aries Libra or Scorpio Libbe or geld cattell the Moone increasing in Aries Sagittarius or Capricorne Mucke your land that the weedes may not grow thereby in the decreasing CHAP. XXXIX Of the moueable Feasts and diuersities of Easter with the reason of our difference and the Romanes HAuing spoken of the changes of the Moone c. It followeth to speake of the moueable Feasts because they depend thereon and haue no fixed place in the Kalender being sixe in number to wit Septuagesima Quadragesima Easter Rogation Sunday Ascension and Whitsunday Septuagesima is so called of 70 as it were containing 70 dayes which the Church doth obserue in remembrance of the 70 yeares that the children of Israëll were vnder the Babylonicall seruitude and is alwayes three Sundayes before Quadragesima Quadragesima is simply said of 40 as containing 40 daies which the Church recounts in remembrance of the 40 daies that Moses fasted when he receiued the Lawes of our Lord Elias fasted so many daies so many daies fasted Christ before the tempter came and because the actions of Christ should be instructions to vs therefore we should endeuour to fast so many daies Easter is the principall of all other Feasts and so ordained by God at first and at this day there bee three sorts that is Pascha Hebraeorum the Iewes Easter Pascha Verum our Easter and Pascha Nouum the Romanes Easter The Iewes Easter was commanded to be kept the 14 day of the first moneth called Abib which day at Euen was the Lords Passouer and the 15 day should be the holy Conuocation as you may see Exod. chap. 12. verse 18. Leuit. 23.5 Deut. 16.1 Numb 28.16 Esdras 7.10 And this 15 day is taken for the first day after the first full Moone happening after the Spring Equinoctial which institution the Iewes altered holding a superstitious opinion of daies and thereby would not keepe their Easter vpon a Munday Wednesday or Friday breaking thereby the commandedament of God like stiffe-necked people as in the 2 booke of the Kings chap. 23. v. 22. Our Easter was ordained 322 yeares after the Incarnation for Constantinus Magnus noting the errors risen amongst the congregation of the Christians the many contentions that continually rose after the Apostles time about the celebration of Easter assembled from all Nations 18 Bishops other learned as wel Greeks as Latins AEgyptians such that could withall well determine of the motions of the celestial bodies Amōgst whom was Eusebius Bishop of Caesaria chiefe being an excellent Mathematitian and hee kept them there two yeares vpon his owne cost and charges and so 323 after the Incarnation there was a new Decemnouall or Golden Number instituted differing from that the Romanes then vsed which made it the longer before they would consent vnto it for by this new Circle Easter should be celebrated vpon the Sunday next following the first fuil Moone that should happen after the entrance of the Sunne into Aries and this new institution continued not passing seauen yeares after the Nicene Councell for in 330 there fell differences betwixt the Romanes and the Greekes about the same which continued neers 200 yeares and then in the time of Iustinianus the Emperour Dionysius Abbas a worthy Romane Anno 527 began to draw Paschall Tables and Rules Ecclesiasticall according as it was ordained at the former Councell which he finished Anno 532 and then at a Counceil at Calcedon it was established that whosoeuer held any other Easter then that after the statutes of Rome should ber counted an hereticke and therefore till 1582 no man durst presume to alter the Easter though they saw the Equinoctium still flye backwards from the 21 of March insomuch that it is now about the 11 day by reason of which anticipation sometimes there happens two full Moones before wee can keepe our Easter which was a cause the Romanes altered their Kalender and thereby is there 28 daies difference sometimes betwixt vs and them as in Anno 1557 60 71 84. and 87 also there may happen 35 dayes as in Anno 1565 68 76 79 in all which yeares there happens two full moones betwixt our Easter and the Spring Equinoctiall so did it 1595 and farre more late as 1603 and so shall it 1622 the which inconuenience the Romanes finding reformed their Paschall Tables whereby they produce Easter alwayes the Sunday following the first full moone according to the foresaid first generall Councell held at Nice in Pontus 322 yeares after the Incarnation But now whether it be best for vs to alter our Tables and Kalender according to that Councell I will not presume to argue if some say all Christians vsed this wee doe 1055 yeares I answere the Nicene Councel made no respect of the smal want that the day in cucry Leape yeare wanted of 24 houres being but 47 minutes 12 seconds as in the 21 Chapter but since there is passed 1289 yeares this present yeare 1611. whereby the Equinoctiall is gone before the 21 of March as it was then obserued 10 dayes and this is the cause of the difference betwixt vs and the Romanes whereby the Astronomers are forced in their Registers to distinguish thus betwixt vs and them Annus Nouus Vetus and so of the Kalender and of Easter and the other moueable feasts as before but this volume is too short for an ample discourse Now Easter hath diuers names according vnto the diuersity of Nations with the
164 14 382 april 7 Â 1231 165 15 381 mar 23 Thunder lasted 15 daies beginning the morrow after S. Martins day 1232 166 16 380 april 12 Â 1233 167 17 379 apr 3 D Foure Sunnes appeared beside the true Sun of a red colour 1234 168 18 378 april 23 Â 1235 169 19 377 april 8 The Iewes of Norwich stole a Boy and circumcised him minding to haue crucified him at Easter 1236 170 20 376 ma. 30. F Â 1237 171 21 375 april 19 Â 1238 172 22 374 april 4 Â 1239 173 23 373 mar 27 Â 1240 174 24 372 ap 15 A Â 1241 175 25 371 april 14 The Iews were forced to giue 20000 marks at two termes in the yeare or suffer perpetuall prison Anno Reg. 25. 1242 176 26 370 april 20 Â 1243 177 27 369 april 12 Â 1244 178 28 368 apr 3 C Â 1245 179 29 367 april 16 Â 1246 180 30 366 april 8 The King enlarged the Church of S. Peters in Westminster 1247 181 31 365 mar 31 Â 1248 182 32 364 apr 19 E The King farmed Queene-hiue for 50 pound per annum to the Citizens 1249 183 33 363 april 4 Â 1250 184 34 362 ma. 27 Â 1251 185 35 361 apr 10 Great tempests vpon the sea and fearefull and this yeare the King granted that wheretofore the Citizens of London were to present the Mayor before the King whersoeuer he were that now Barons of the Exchequer should serue 1252 186 36 360 mar 31 Â 1253 187 37 359 april 20 Â 1254 188 38 358 mar 29 Â 1255 189 39 357 aprill 10 Â 1256 190 40 356 april 16 Peter Colledge in Cambridge founded by Hugh Balsama being after Bishop of Ely 1257 191 41 355 april 8 Â 1258 192 42 354 mar 24 Â 1259 193 43 353 aprill 3 Â 1260 194 44 352 apr 4 D Â 1261 195 45 351 april 24 Â 1262 196 46 350 april 9 Baliol Colledge in Oxford founded by Iohn Baliol father to Iohn Baliol King of Scots 1263 167 47 349 april 1 Â 1264 198 48 348 april 26 Â 1265 199 49 347 april 5 Â Anno Domini post conquestum K. Reigne time expired 1612 Easter day Edvvard the 1 after the Conquest son to Henry the 3 surnamed Longshankes who destroyed the Iews Sinagogue and after banished them all our of England bearing their charges till they were out of his Realme 1266 200 50 346 mar 28 Â 1267 201 51 345 april 17 Â 1268 202 52 344 apr â— A Â 1269 203 53 343 mar 24 The Thames hard frozen from S. Andrew to Candlemas 1270 204 54 342 april 1 Â 1271 205 55 341 april 5 Bow-steeple fell downe and did much hurt Anno Reg. 56. Anno Dom. 1271. Henry 3 dyed Nouemb. 10 period Edw. 1 began Nouemb. 10 period He dyed hauing reigned 56 yeares and 4 weekes buried at Westminster 1272 206 1 340 ap 24. C Â 1273 207 1 339 april 9 Â 1274 208 2 338 april 1 Â 1275 209 3 337 april 14 Great Earth-quakes Anno Reg. 3. and vsury forbidden to the Iewes 1276 210 4 336 apr 3 E Â 1277 211 5 335 mar 28 Â 1278 212 6 334 april 17 Merton Colledge in Oxford founded by VValter Merton 126. and this yeare translated by the King to Oxford and this yeare also was the statute of Mortmaine enacted 1279 213 7 333 april 2 Â 1280 214 8 332 apr 21. G Â 1281 215 9 331 april 13 Â 1282 216 10 330 mar 19 Â 1283 217 11 329 april 18 The Iewes Synagogue destroyed 1284 218 12 328 april 9. B Â 1285 219 13 327 april 25 Â 1286 220 14 326 april 14 Knights Templars suppressed and Knights of the Rhodes ordained 1287 221 15 325 april 6 Â 1288 222 16 324 ma 28 D The extremity of the Sunnes heate killed many 1289 223 17 323 april 10 Â 1290 224 18 322 april 2 Â 1291 225 19 321 april 22 The Iewes corrupting England with vsury had first a badge giuen them to weare that they might be knowne and after were banished to the number of 15000009 persons 1292 226 20 320 april 6. F Â 1293 227 21 319 mar 29 Â 1294 228 22 318 april 18 Â 1295 229 23 317 aprill 3 Â 1296 230 24 316 ma. 25. A Â 1297 231 25 315 april 4 Iohn Baliol King of Scots contrary to his alegeance rebelled The King won the Castle of Barwicke and Dunbar slew 25000 Scots and conquered Edenborough 1298 232 26 314 april 6 Â 1299 233 27 313 april 19 Â 1300 234 28 312 apr 16 C Â 1301 235 29 311 aprill 2 The King againe subdued most part of Scotland tooke the Castle of Estreucline with other and made the Lords sweare him fealty Anno Domini Post conquestum K. Reigne time expired 1612 Easter day Edvv. the 2. son to Edvv 1. born at Carnaruan he was comly of body but vnstedfast of maners not regarding to gouerne his realme by discretion which caused much trouble 1302 236 30 310 april 22 And 1302. the King gaue his sonne the princedome of Wales the Dukedome of Cornwal and Earledome of Chester 1303 237 31 309 aprill 7 Â 1304 238 32 308 apr 29. E Â 1305 239 33 307 aprill 18 Â 1306 240 34 306 aprill 3 Â 1307 241 35 305 mar 26 Â Edward the 1. dyed Iuly Defect Edward the 2. began Iuly Defect He died of a bloudy-flix hauing reigned 34 vea 8. mo 6. dai buried at Westminster 1307 241 1 305 mar 26 Â 1308 242 1 304 ap 14 G Purce of Gaueston exiled 1309 243 2 303 aprill 6 Â 1310 244 3 302 april 19 Gauestone returned out of Ireland 1311 245 4 301 april 21 Gauestone beheaded 1312 246 5 300 ma. 26. B Â 1313 247 6 299 april 15 The battell at Streueling where the Scots had the better And this yeare the King of Fraunce burned all his leporous and pocky people as well men as women for that he supposed they had poysoned the waters which caused his leprosie And about this time the Iewes had a purpose to poyson all the Christians by poysoning their springs 1314 248 7 298 aprill 7 Â 1315 249 8 297 april 13 Â 1316 250 9 296 ap 11 D Â 1317 251 10 295 aprill 3 Â 1318 252 11 294 april 23 Â 1319 253 12 293 aprill 8 Â 1320 254 13 292 ma. 30. F Â 1321 255 14 291 apri 19 Â 1322 256 15 290 april 1â— Â 1323 257 16 289 mar 27 Michaell house in Cambridge founded by Haruid de Stanton priest 1324 258 17 288 ap 15. A Â 1325 259 18 287 aprill 7 Â 1326 260 19 288 mar 23 Clare-hall builded in Cambridge first founded by Ri. Badovv enlarged by Gualther Theasteed the foundation whereof at last by both them was resigned to the Lady Elizabeth Claire Edw. the 2. depos Ianua 25 period Edw.
29 april 14 The prince of Orange slaine 1584 518 26 28 apr 19. E Emanuel Colledge in Cambridge founded by VValter Mildmay 1585 519 27 27 aprill 11  1586 520 28 26 aprill 3 Sir H. Sidney deceased 1587 521 29 25 aprill 16 The Queene of Scots beheaded 158◠522 30 24 apr 7 G Tilbury Campe. 1589 523 31 23 mar 30 Portugall voyage 1590 524 32 22 aprill 19 Christs Colledge in Cambridge founded 1591 525 33 21 aprill 4  1592 526 34 20 ma. 26. B Terme at Hartford 1593 527 35 19 aprill 15 Prince Henry borne in Scotland 1594 528 36 18 mar 31  1595 529 37 17 april 20 A great dearth Anno Reg. 37. 1596 530 38 18 apr 11. D The Spaniards win Callis 1597 531 39 15 mar 27 The voyages to the Isles of Tercera's 1598 532 40 14 aprill 16 The King of Spaine dyeth 1599 533 41 13 aprill 8 The Earle of Essex rode towards Ireland 1600 534 42 12 ma. 23. F  1601 535 43 11 april 12 The Earle of Essex beheaded 43. Marshall Baron of France arriued 1602 536 44 10 aprill 4 Seminaries executed Q. Elizabeth died Mar. 24 periodi K. Iames began Mar. 24 periodi She dyed hauing reigned 44. years 4. moneths 14 daies buried at Westminster An. D P. C kr Sc. T. e. East da The great plague in London wherof dred from Decem. 1602. to Dece 1603 30 578 peace with Spaine 3 Popes in 6 weekes Powder treason The King of Denmark cometh to England Great inundations in England The Oath of Alegeance ministred The first plantation of Virginia The King of France murthered And the prince created Prince of Wales after setteth his house in honorable fashion order his Titles be Henry Prince of VVales Duke of Cornvvall and Rothesey and Earle of Chester 1602 536 1 36 10 aprill 4 1603 537 1 37 9 apri 24 1604 538 2 38 8 ap 18. A 1605 539 3 39 7 mar 31 1606 540 4 40 6 apri 20 1607 541 5 41 5 april 5 1608 542 6 42 4 m. 27 C 1609 543 7 43 3 april 16 1610 544 8 44 2 aprill 8 1611 545 9 45 1 mar 24 Anno Domini post conquestum K. Re. England K. Re. Scotland time expired Easter day 1612 546 10 46 0 apr 12 E 1613 547 11 47 1 aprill 4 1614 548 12 48 2 april 24 1615 549 13 49 3 aprill 9 1616 550 14 50 4 ma. 31. G 1917 551 15 51 5 april 20 1618 552 16 52 6 april 5 1619 553 17 53 7 mar 28 1620 554 18 54 8 apr 16 B 1621 555 19 55 9 april 1 1622 556 20 56 10 april 21 1623 557 21 57 11 april 13 1624 558 22 58 12 ma 28. D 1625 559 23 59 13 april 17 1626 560 24 60 14 aprill 9 1627 561 25 61 15 mar 25 1628 562 26 62 16 apr 13 P 1629 563 27 63 17 aprill 5 Anno Domini post conquestum K Re. England K Re. Scotland time expire Easter day 1630 564 28 64 18 mar 28 1631 565 29 65 19 aprill 10 1632 566 30 66 20 apri 1. A 1633 567 31 67 21 april 21 1634 568 32 68 22 april 6 1635 569 33 69 23 mar 29 1636 570 34 70 24 ap 17. C 1637 571 35 71 25 aprill 9 1638 572 36 72 26 mar 25 1639 573 37 73 27 april 14 1640 574 38 74 18 apr 4. B 1641 575 39 75 29 april 25 1642 576 40 76 30 april 10 1643 577 41 77 31 april 2 1644 578 42 78 32 ap 21. G 1645 579 43 79 33 aprill 6 1646 580 44 80 34 mar 29 Note in the reading of these briefe Chronicle Notes at the end of many of them you shall haue certaine figures set which signifies the yeare of the King it happened in because sometime the accident was not in that regnal yeare that stands against the Eclesian yeare The Description and vse of this New Table called A Concordancy of Yeares THis my Concordancy of Yeares hath in euery page 5 seuerall rowes vnder seuerall Titles as the first row is vnder the Yeare of our Lord beginning at 1066. at what time the Conqueror began so continuing to the yeare 1646. The next row is vnder post Conquestū shewing how many yeares any yeare of our Lord or any yeare of any King was after the Conquest The third is vnder Kings Reigne shewing how the yeares of the Kings answere to the yeares of our Lord. The fourth is vnder Time expired shewing how many yeares it is since any of the yeares placed in any of the 3 former rowes at this present yeare 1612. And the last row is placed vnder the Title of Easter day shewing what day of the moneth Easter day fell vpon any yeare since the Conquest to the yeare 1646. In which row also be certaine Capitall letters placed which bee the later of the Dominicall letters in the Leape-yeare as in Chap. 21. Now these things considered you are to vnderstand that all the difficulty in computating of time is when the question is onely propounded by the yeare of the Kings reigne and therefore if you can deuise when any question is made by any yeare of any King to know in what yeare of our Lord it was then the labour is nothing for you must know that euery yeare of any King as yet began in one yeare of the Lord ended in the next insuing yeare which is the cause of this difference But to make all more plaine I will propound certaine examples both of the yeare of our Lord and of the regnall yeare Quest 1 I haue a Lease for an hundred yeares bearing date in Aprill 1514 and I would know this yeare 1612. what time I haue remaining ANSVVERE Séeke first the yeare of our Lord 1514 their begin to tell at the next yeare forwards calling 1515. one 1516. two and so procéed vntill you come to 1612 so shall you count to the number of 98 yeares and so many of your 100 yeares be expired But in the numbring thus you must remember that before after the change of euery Prince one the same yeare of our Lord is twice placed therefore omit the one in your reckoning Or take 1514 out of 1612 so haue you 98 years Or séeke with more ease in the third row vnder Time expired what figures stand against 1514 so shall you finde 98 as before and so many yeares be expired 1612. But if you had sought this any other yeare after 1612. as 1614 then must you haue séene what figures in the fift row had béene against 1614 as 2 the which 2 must haue béene added to 98 so had you 100 yeares The like for any other yeare after to 1646. Quest 2. I haue a Lease granted for 60 yeares bearing date the 8 of Ianuary in the 6 yeare of Edward the 6. and I would know this yeare 1612 how many years be expired ANSVVER You must note first that
the regnal yeares stand periodicall or compleat against the yeares of our Lord so that the yeare Regnall standeth against that Eclesian yeare or yeare of our Lord it ended in and not against that it began in so that if a question in the Computation be put in the beginning of the regnal yeare or in this Concordancie in the ending of the regnal yeare the demand is easie but if the contrary happen it is more hard Therefore the matter and intent of this my worke is when a question is pronounded by the yeare of any King to know in what yeare of our Lord it was the is whether it were in the yeare of cur Lord. God that the regnall yeare did take beginning or ending in This considered all shall be made easie by the ensuing examples Seeke in your Tables for Edward the 6 then in the row vnder K. Reigne finde the 6. yeare of his reigne which you shall sinde placed against 1552 against which in the row vnder Time expired is 60. My leass is therefore expired in January the 8 day 1612. Or hauing found the yeare of our Lord count as in the first question or substract 1552 from 1612 as before but reckoning with the old Computation you haue 61. yeares which is false but to make all plaine worke as followeth Notes to bee obserued for this new kinde of of casie Computation YOu must first consider that in my Kalender in the Margent vpon the left hand the wéekes be numbred from our Lady day the which number for breuities sake is called the Hebdomadall Number Next here is an insuing Table wherein the names of all the Kings and Quéenes of England since the Conquest be writ and to them is added a certaine number of wéeks and daies as to Henry the 7 21 wéekes and 3 dayes which I call Epact which Bosco saith is Intercalare or addere But howsoeuer you may admit the word without offence since it is but for distinction or difference sake which had worke 〈◊〉 followeth A Table of the Epacts for each King KINGS Names Epact KINGS Names Epact w. da. w. da. Wil. Conquerour 29 0 Hen. the. fourth 27 1 Wil. Rufus 24 0 Henry the fifth 51 2 Henry the first 18 3 Henry the sixth 22 5 Stephen 36 0 Edw. the fourth 49 0 Henry the second 30 4 Edward the fifth 2 1 Richard the first 14 5 Rich. the third 11 2 Iohn 1 6 Hen. the seuenth 21 3 Henry the third 31 1 Hen. the eighth 4 0 Edward the first 33 5 Edw. the sixth 44 0 Edward the secoÌ„d 14 6 Mary 15 1 Edward the third 43 4 Elizabeth 33 6 Richard the secoÌ„d 12 4 King Iames. 51 5 When any question is propounded by the yeare of any King only without mention of the Ecclesâ—â—◠〈…〉 yeare you must note in what Kings reignâ—◠〈…〉 what moneth and day of the moneth it 〈…〉 date Next ' find the said moneth and 〈…〉 moneth sée what Hebdomadall 〈…〉 â—â—â—reth thereunto that is how 〈…〉 it is from the 25 of March 〈…〉 â—â—â—ble finde the name of the King 〈…〉 number of wéekes daâ—â—◠〈…〉 pact and against the 〈…〉 numbers viz. 〈…〉 consider which 〈…〉 If the Eâ—â—â—â—◠〈…〉 the demâ—â—◠〈…〉 yeare which standeth against the Ecclesian yeare periodically But if the Hebdomadall number be the greater the demand was made in the beginning of the Regnall yeare which answereth to the Ecclesian yeare or yeare of our Lord next before And of both these differences an example followeth Quest 3 I haue an Euidence bearing date the 13 of May in the 23 yeare of Elizabeth I would know 1612 what yeare of our Lord it was how long since how long after the Conquest it was ANSVVER To answer this question by this new Table first séeke the Epact of Elizabeth which is 33 wéeks 6 daies then the Hebdomadall number of the 13 of May is 13 wéeks here the Epact is the greater Therefore according to the first difference the demand is made in the ending of the regnal yeare that stands periodically against the yeare of our 〈◊〉 in the Concordancy Wherefore to resolue 〈…〉 â—â—estion find the 23 yeare of Elizabeth aâ—â—◠〈…〉 â—â—ich standeth 1581 in the first row in 〈…〉 15 in the fourth is 31 whereby 〈…〉 Euidence was dated in the 25 Anno Domini 1581 515 afâ—â—◠〈…〉 that it is 31 yeares since 〈…〉 see the answere to 〈…〉 Quest 4. I haue a lease bearing date the 5 of March in the 2 yeare of Elizabeth and is to continue for 60 yeares I demand what yeare of our Lord it was dated in and consequently how many yeares bee expired this yeare 1612. ANSVVER As in the last question conferre the Epact of Elizabeth and the Hebdomadall Number of the 5 of March together noting which is the greater In this question the Hebdomadall number is the greater therefore according to the second difference the demand was made in the beginning of the regnall yeare which answereth to the yeare of our Lord next before Séeke therefore the second yeare of Elizabeth against which in the first row is 1560 but for the causes before said you must take the yeare next before that is 1559 and that yeare of our Lord was the lease dated in the tune expired standing against the same as 53 and so many yeares of my lease bee expired But if you séeke how many yeares be expired in any other yeare after 1612 worke as in the first question Quest 5. To finde Easter day and the rest of the moueable feasts because many times Deeds c. beare date vpon such dayes without mention of the moneth as also to finde the Dominicall letter First seeke the yeare of our Lord God or yeare of the King against either of which in the last row vpon the right hand is the moneth and day of the moneth the Easter day fell vpon that yeare which had get the other moueable Feasts thus From Easter day count fixe Sundaies backewards so haue you Quadragessima or the first Sunday in Lent then goe backe vnto the next Tuesday so haue yee Shroue-tuesday Againe From Easter day forwards count fiue weekes or 35 dayes so haue you Rogation Sunday The next Thursday after is Ascension day Ten dayes after is Whitsunday The next Sunday following is Trinitie Sunday and foure dayes after is Corpus Christi day Hauing found Easter day see what day of the Moneth it happened on and finde that day in the Kalender for the letter answering thereto was Dominicall letter that yeare As 1611 Easter day was the 24 of March to which F answereth in the Kalender therefore F was Sunday letter that yeare But when it is Leape-yeare there be two Dominicall letters whereof that which beginneth the yeare and serueth till Saint Mathias day is noted by the time in the Table when Easter day happeneth and the other seruing to the end of the yeare is the next letter in the Alphabet that goeth before or this
letter is found by Easter day as before Quest 6. I haue a deed bearing date vpon Wednesday day in the Easter weeke in the yeare of our Lord 1556. I desire this present yeare 1612. to know in what Kings yeare it was what moneth what day of the Moneth and how long since it was dated ANSVVER First seeke 1556 against which vnder Easter day standeth Aprill 5. Wherefore Easter day was the 5 of Aprill D beeing Dominicall letter so that Wednesday in Easter weeke was the 8 of Aprill G standing for the same then you may see it was in Queene Maries time and remembring what was said before in the third yeare of her reigne and that it is 56 yeares since and 490 after the Conquest Now if any euidence beare date vpon the Kalends Nones or Ides of any moneth they bee easily found in the Kalender without further speech because they stand against the ordinary day of the moneth Note by the name of euery King deceased you shall finde one of these words Periodicall which signifieth the King reigned so many yeares as be in the Concordancie beside odde monethes c. or Defectiue which signifieth hee did not reigne compleat so many yeares but onely wrote of so many Quest 7. How shall I make a Concordancie of principall times of note that were in being long since ANSVVER In the ensuing Table is set downe how many yeares it is since at this present yeare 1612. Since the Creation 5582 Flood 3925 Promise of Abraham 3558 Israelits departure out of Egypt 3128 Entrance of Brute into England 2719 Building of the Temple of Salomō 2648 Building of Rome 2363 Captiuity of Babylon 2217 Death of Alexander 1936. Birth of Christ 1612 passiō of Christ 1579 England receiued the faith 1432 Conquest of England 546 Inuenting of Printing 152 Order of Templars 494 Time the London Paris were cōmanded to be paued 426 Building of London bridge with stone 435 But if you séeke how long it is since any of these times after 1612 séeke in your Table what number standeth against that proposed yeare of our Lord in the row vnder Time expired that adde to the time of note proposed if the demand were made in any yeare before 1612 take the number vnder the title Time expired answering to the yeare of our Lord out of the number in the former table as 1600 I would know how long it was thē after the Creation therefore according to what is said I take 12 from 5582 so haue I 5570 my demand Quest 8. How shall I finde the Golden number Circle of the Sunne and Epact by this Concordancy ANSVVER To the time of Post Conquestum adde three and from the Total reiect 19 so often as you may or diuide by 19 so is the which remaineth the Golden number and the quotient or number of 19 reiected the number of Reuolutions of the said Circle since the Conquest Now for the Circle of the Sunne to the time of post Conquestum adde 11 diuiding by 28 as before by 19 so is the remainder the Circle of the Sunne For the Epact worke as in the 30. Chapter To know if figures be mistaken in the Concordancy Adde Anno Domini and Time expired together for they must make both 1612 I meane in none of the Tables after 1612. Also adde Time expired and post Conquestum both together for they must make 1612. Also take 1066 from the proposed yeare and the remainder is post conquestum Lastly take Ann. Dom. proposed frō the present yeare of our Lord so haue you Time expired Let this suffice for the briefe vse of this Concordancy Of the foure times of pleading called Tearmes and of their Returnes For the hearing and determining of all kinde of cōtracts discords such like in that common weale there be foure times in the yeare appointed which be called Termes because in those dayes the learned Iudges set Finis Terminus Contentionum or Terminus litis that is an end of contention and debate betwixt party and party Now euery of these foure Tearmes consist of foure fiue or eight Returnes euery Returne of foure daies and euery day seruing vnto a seuerall purpose Note therefore that euery Tearme hath but part or all of these 6 kinde of Returnes viz. Crastino Octabis Quindeno Tres Mense and Quinque as you may gather hereafter Euery of which Returnes hath a Basis or knowne day from whence they take their denomination and bee reckoned The signification of which sixe kinde of Returnes is thus Crastino is the morrow after the Basis or day nominated as Crastino Trinitatis is the morrow after Trinity Sunday Trinity Sunday being the Basis and the day that giues the denomination Octabis is 8 dayes after inclusiuely Quind is 15 dayes after Tres that day thrée-wéekes Mense that day moneth Quinq that day fiue wéekes Now euery of these Returnes hath foure seueral daies wherupon they consist The first whereof hath double signification the one is the day of Returne and the other the day of Essoyne for the defendant in a personall action or the Tenant in are all action to bee essoyned The second is the day of Exceptions for the Plaintiffe or Demaundant to lay an exception if no Essoyne bee cast that the Defendant shall not be essoyned or amerced The third is Returna Breuium that is the day whereon the Sheriffe must returne the writ And the fourth is the day of appearance for Parties and Iurors in the Court of Common Pleas. But if so any of these dayes fall vpon an Holy-day that is no Court day as in Easter Tearme vpon Ascension day in Trinity Terme vpon S. Iohn Baptists day in Michaelmas Terme vpon All-Saints day and in Hillary Terme vpon the Purification of our Lady or vpon any Sunday all which bee not Court dayes then must the next day following serue for both As if the Essoyne day fell vpon a Sunday then Munday must serue for Essoyne day and day of Exception both As for these dayes they haue all most vse in the Court of Common pleas where all sutes commence by originall c. But for Latitats or other processe vpon a bill certaine it is vpon a day certaine as Die lunae proxi post Purifi which must alwayes be reckoned from the essoyne day In the Starre-chamber Chauncery Court of Wards and Court of Requests they vse none of these Returnes but onely the day of appearance which is quarto die post Yet note well if a Capias Exigent Scri-facias or Destringas be executed after the day of Essoyne by the Sheriffe or a Commission seate vpon out of any of the foresaid Courts after the said Essoyne day it is neither iustifiable nor warrantable but for that these Termes may be found out easily by euery one for euer as also for that it is most fit for all men to know I haue deuised in performance thereof the ensuing Table for their sakes whose vse is thus To find