tongue was a Norghough which after the Danish speech was called a Knight The next degree was the Edleman which wée now call the Gentleman I reade not of Esquires vnlesse it were Laueffer which the Linguists doe rather interprete a Pursiuant The next in the Saxons time was a Bocland-man which the Danes called a Swaine and is now a Charterer or Free-holder The next in the Saxons time was Gebures which we call Husbandmen There is a degrée called a Farmer which properly is as some thinke where a man letteth out land for a certaine time for meats drinke as you may read that Canutê° Rex dedit firmario Ecclesiae de Glastenbury vnam hidam terrae c. And this was onely for the reliefe of old sickly Monkes but hée is now a Farmer that can get a good liuing and pay but a little for it to the Lord. There is yet another degrée called Hlafordines the which were bond-men and are now Copyholders and their Lords were taled Hlafords CHAP. XLVIII The order of the Nobility and all other degrees and estates of England as they were set and distinguished in the time of King Henry c. 1 DUkes of the bloud royall 2 Other Dukes 3 The eldest sonnes of Dukes of that bloud royal 4 Marquesses 5 The eldest sonnes of other Dukes 6 Earles 7 The yongest sons of Dukes of the royall bloud 8 The eldest sonnes of Marquises 9 The eldest sonnes of Earles 10 Vicecounts 11 The younger sonnes of Dukes 12 The younger sonnes of Marquises 13 Barons 14 The eldest sonnes of Vicecounts 15 Knights of the order of S George which vulgarly be called Knights of the Garter 16 Knights of the Kings Counsell 17 The yonger sonnes of Earles 18 The yonger sonnes of Vicecounts 19 The eldest sonnes of Barons 20 Knights Banerets 21 The new order of Knights Baronets 22 Knights of the Bath 23 Doctors of the Kings Counsell 24 Knights Batchelours 25 Esquires of the Kings Counsell 26 The eldest sonnes of Knights Banerets 27 Ths eldest sonâ—ne of Batchelour Knights 28 Esquires of the body 29 The yonger sonnes of Knights Banerets 30 Esquires 31 Gentlemen The Nobility of England according to their authority and degrees as they bee now liuing 1611. Marques of Winchester 1 Earle of Arundell 2 E. of Oxford 3 E. of Northumberland 4 E. of Shrewsbury 5 E. of Kent 6 E. of Derby 7 E. of Worcester 8 E. of Rutland 9 E. of Cumberland 10 E. of Sussex 11 E. of Huntington 12 E. of Bath 13 E. of Southampton 14 E. of Bedford 15 E. of Penbroke 16 E. of Hertford 17 E. of Essex 18 E. of Lincolne 19 E. of Nottingham 20 E. of Suffolke 21 E. of Northampton 22 E. of Dorset 23 E. of Salisbury 24 E. of Exceter 25 E. of MouÌ„tgomery 1 Vicecount Mountag 2 Vicecount Lysle 3 Vicecount Rochester Carnborne 1 Lord Abergeuenny 2 L. Audley 3 L. Zouch 4 L. Willoughby of Eresby 5 L. Lawarre 6 L. Barkley 7 L. Morley 8 L. Stafford 9 L. Scrope 10 L. Dudley 11 L. Sturton 12 L. Herbert of Chepstow 13 Lord Darcy of the North 14 L. Mount-eagle 15 L. Sands 16 L. Vaux 17 L. Windsor 18 L. Wentworth 19 L. Mordant 20 L. Cromwell 21 L. Euers 22 L. Wharton 23 L. Rich. 24 L. Willowby of PaÌ„ham 25 L. Sheffeild 26 L. Paget 27 L. Darcy of Cliche 28 L. Howard of Effingham 29 L. North. 30 L. Chaundos 31 L. Hunsdon 32 L. S. Iohn of Bletfoe 33 L. Burleigh 34 L. Compton 35 L. Norris 36 L. Howard of Walden 37 L. Knowles 38 L. Wotton 39 L. Ellesmere now Lord high Chauncelour of England 40 L. Russell 41 L. Grey of Groby 42 L. Petre. 43 L. Harrington 44 L. Dauuers 45 L. Gerard. 46 L. Spencer 47 L. Say and Sele 48 L. Denny 49 L. Stanhop 50 L. Carew 51 L. Arundel of Warden 52 L. Cavendish 53 L. Kniuet 54 L. Clifton Other estates of honour and dignity there bée in respect of the office they beare which are highly preferred and take place some of them before the Nobility as the place of the Lord high Chancellor of England the Lord high Treasurer the Lord high Admirall of England c. And you must note that the eldest Sonnes of Dukes are not Earles by birth yet take place before Earles no more then the eldest sonnes of Earles be Uicecounts as for the rest of any of their sons they be by rigor of the law but Esquiers Of Women The estate of women is such by the curtesie of England that if they get to any degrée of estate they neuer loose it though they marry more basely and yet are capable of a higher degrée as a Lady marrying with a gentleman taketh place as a Lady according to the estate of her Lord or knight that was her first husband so likewise of a Dutches c. But if they debase themselues ouermuch as to marry with a Clowne or one of base parentage then they bée not so much esteemed amongst the better sort though of curtesie they affoord her a place CHAP. XLIX The number of Bishops in England and their order this present yeare whereof foure take place by act of Parliament the rest according to their consecration The number of Parish Churches in England and number of parishes in euery Shire with the Knights and Burgesses of the Parliament house The Prouince of Canterbury 1 George Archbishop of Canterbury 2 Iohn B. of London 3 Thomas B. of Win. 4 Anth. B. of S. Dau. 5 Wil. B. of Excester 6 Hen. B of Salisbury 7 Hen. B. of Bangor 8 T. B. of Peterborow 9 Fran. B. of Landaffe 10 Iohn B. of Bristow 11 Rob. B. of Hereford 12 Iohn B. of Norwich 13 Iohn B. of Oxford 14 Ric B of Asaph 15 Wil. B. of Lincolne 16 Lancel B. of Ely 17 Hen. B. of Worcest 18 Iam. B. of Bath and Wels 19 Ric. B. of Couentry and Lichfield 20 Sam. B. of Cicester 21 Giles B. of Glouce 22 Ioh. B. of Rochest The Prouince of Yorke 1 Tobias Arch-bishop of Yorke 2 Bishop of Durham 3 Bishop of Carlile 4 B. of Westchestr England thus deuided into Bishoprickes it hath therein 9272 parish Churches as you may note by the number of parishes in each shire in the table following and 52080 Townes besides Citties Castles It hath also 25 Shires of which 13 bee Welsh It hath 26 Bishoprickes of which 4 be Welsh England is also diuided into 3 great Prouinces or Countries euery of them speaking a seuerall and different Language as English Welsh and Cornish and their language which is strange alters vpon the sodaine euen as the Prouinces part for in this Towne they speake English and do not vnderstand Welsh or Cornish and in the next Towne Cornish not vnderstaÌ„ding English or Welsh but in many things the Welsh and Cornish somthing agrée but now God bee praised England and these Prouinces with Scotland are all vnder the subiection of one King which neuer was since the diuision
besieged Exceter 1068 2 2 544 ma. 23. F Ro. Cum. Ear. of NorthuÌ„ slain by the CoÌ„mons 1069 3 3 543 Aprill 2 The English came out of Scotl. against the K. 1070 4 4 542 4 The K. bereued all abbies of their treasures 1071 5 5 541 24. The castle of Ledes and Oxford built 1072 6 6 540 8 A The King inuaded Scotland forced the King to homage 1073 7 7 539 Mar. 31  1074 8 8 538 April 20 Married priests remoued by the Pope 1075 9 9 537 5 Bishop of Durham slaine for his cruelty 1076 10 10 536 ma. 27. C A great Frost from October till April 1077 11 11 535 April 16 A blazing star on palm-sunday nere the sun 1078 12 12 534 8 The Towre of London built by the King 1079 13 13 533 ma. 24. A great murther by an Abbot in his Church who killed 3 Monkes wounded 18 men that their bloud ranne from the altar downe the steps at Glastenbury and this yeare was an earth-quake on Christmas day 1080 14 14 532 apr 12. E  1081 15 15 531 aprill 4  1082 16 16 530 aprill 24  1083 17 17 529 aprill 9 England surucied rated the men â—â—â—bred 1084 18 18 528 ma. 31. G The King had homage generally and 6 shillings for euery hide land 1085 19 19 527 aprill 25  1086 20 20 526 aprill 5 Battle Abby Stelby Abby built by the King 1087 21 21 525 mar 28 Gavvens sepulchre found in Wales Wil Conq. died Sept. 9. Defect Wil Ruf. began Sept. 9. Defect He died hauing reigned 20 yea 11 mo 14 dayes in anno 1087 buried in Normandy Anno Domini Post CoÌ„q K. Reigne time expired Easter day Rufus was a variable man couetous an oppressor of the Commons very prodigal Henry brother to Rufus borne at Salby called Beauclarke for his learning 1087 21 1 525 mar 28 The Nobles rebell and are vanquished at the Castle of Rochester 1088 22 1 524 Apr. 16 B  1089 23 2 523 aprill 1  1090 24 3 522 april 21 The King of Scots did homage 1091 25 4 521 april 13 The King built the Castle of Tine 1092 26 5 520 ma. 28. D The Earle of Northumberland slew the King of Scots and his Sonne 1093 27 6 519 aprill 17  1094 28 7 518 aprill 9 The King assaulted Wales but did no good 1095 29 8 517 mar 25 Warres aginst the Infidels 1096 30 9 516 apr 13. F R. Duke of Norm went towards Ierusalem 1097 31 10 515 aprill 5 The EarldoÌ„ of Goodwin drownd by the sea 1098 33 11 514 mar 28 Ierusalem yeelded to Godfrey of Bullen also in this sommer bloud sprang out of the earth in Barkeshire at Finchamsteed 1099 33 12 513 aprill 20  1100 34 13 512 aprill 1  Wil. Rufus slaine Aug. 1 Defect Henry the 1 begaÌ„ Aug. 1 Defect K. Rufus reigned 12 yeares II monethes 2 weeks 3 dayes being slaine with an arrow 1100 34 1 512 Apr 1 A S. Edw. lawes restored the yard made 1101 35 1 511 april 21 Winchester and Glocester burnt 1102 36 2 510 april 6 Norwich Church S. Bartholmews hospital built the one by that Bishop the other by a minstrel 1103 37 3 509 mar 29  1104 38 4 508 apr 17 C  1105 39 5 507 april 9 4 circles ablazing star appeare about the sunne 1106 40 6 506 april 25  1107 41 7 505 april 14 The K. perpetually imprisons his brothers 8 and Trinity within Algate is founded 1108 42 8 504 apr 5. E  1109 43 9 503 april 25 The Emperor Henry maried the K daughter 1110 44 10 502 april 20 Robert the Kings base sonne made first Earle of Glocester 1111 45 11 501 aprill 2  1112 46 12 500 apr 23 G The King inuades Normandy 12 1113 47 13 499 april 6 Great mortality 13 1114 48 14 498 mar 29 Worcester burnt 14 1115 49 15 497 april 18 Octo. 10. Thames and Medway dry 15. Chester burnt a blazing starre 1116 50 16 496 apr 2 B The moone seemed turned into bloud 1117 51 17 495 mar 25  1118 52 18 494 april 14 S. Giles without Oldburn built by Q. Maud 18 1119 53 19 493 april 6 The order of Templars began 19 1120 54 20 492 apr 18 D Many battles betwixt the English French King 20 1121 55 21 491 apr 10  1122 56 22 490 mar 26 The King returning to England his children the Duke of Normandy with 160 persons were drowned Anno Reg 22 1123 57 23 489 april 15  Anno Domini Post CoÌ„q K Reigne time expired Easter day Stephen Earle of Boloine son of the Earle of Blon and Adela the Conquerours daughter being wel personaged fauoured gentle politique and martiall free from exactions 1124 58 24 488 apr 5. F  1125 59 25 487 mar 29 Coyners had their priuy members cut off and their right hands for false coyning 25. 1126 60 26 486 aprill 11 The monastery of S. Oseth in Essex fouÌ„ded 26 1127 61 27 485 aprill 10  1128 62 28 484 apr 22. A Men ware haire like women 1229 63 29 483 aprill 14  1130 64 30 482 mar 30  1131 65 31 481 april 21 The King gaue his daughter the Empresse to the Earle of Angiers 31. 1132 66 32 480 apr 12. C Carlile made a Bishoprike 32. 1133 67 33 479 Ma. 25 From west Cheape to Algate burnt 33. 1134 68 34 478 april 15 Worcester defaced with fire 34. and the Hospitall of S. Crose by Winchester founded by Henry Blors Bishop of Winchester 1135 69 35 477 april 6  Henry 1 dyed Decem. 2 period Stephen began Decem. 2 period Henry 1 reigned 35 yeares 4 moneths and 11 dayes boweld at Roan buried at Reading 1135 69 1 477 april 6.  1136 70 1 476 ma. 22. F. Great fire about London-stone 1137 71 2 475 april 17 Exceter besieged by the King 2. 1138 72 3 474 april 3 All Rochester burnt with 39 Churches 1139 73 4 473 april 22 10000 Scots slaine by the Bishop of Yorke for aiding Maud Empresse 4. 1140 74 5 472 apr 7. F  1141 75 6 471 mar 30 The Earle of Glocester inuaded NotinghaÌ„ 6 1142 76 7 470 april 19 Lincoln besiged the K. prisoner restored 7 The King besieged Waltham Castle 1143 77 8 469 april 4  1144 78 9 468 ma. 26. B Boxley Abbey founded Anno Reg. 9. 1145 79 10 467 april 15 The King forceth the Towre of London froÌ„ the Earle of Essex at S. Albons 10. 1146 80 11 466 april 14  1147 81 12 465 april 20 The Empresse goes into Norway 1148 82 13 464 apr 11 D  1149 83 14 463 april 13 S. Katherines by the Towre built for poore by Queene Matild Anno Reg. 14. 1150 84 15 462 april 16  1151 85 16 461 april 18 England was full of trouble and warres 16 Gratianus dyed 1152 86 17 460 ma. 30.
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
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
10 50 Whitford bridge 10 40 Barkewaie 10 30 Puckeridge 5 25 Ware 5 20 Waltham 8 12 London 12  From Yarmouth to Colchester and so to London 92. miles From Yarmouth go first to Lestisse 6 miles thence to  miles * Blidbur 10 76 Snap-bridge 8 68 Wood-bridge 6 62 Ipswich 7 55 Colchester 12 43 Keluedon 8 35 Thelmsfoord 10 25 Brent-wood 10 15 London 15  From Walsingham to London 82 miles From Walsingham go to Pickam 12 miles thence to Brandon-Ferry 10 60 Newmarket 10 50 Whitford-bridge 10 40 to London as in Norwich way  From Cockermouth to Lancaster and so to London 223 Miles First go from Cockermouth to kiswike 6 miles thence to Grocener 8 217 Kendall 14 209 Burton 7 195 Lancaster 8 188 Preston 20 180 Wigan 14 160 Warington 12 146 Newcastle 20 134 Liechfield 20 114 Colesill 12 94 Couentry 8 82 Deuentry 14 74 Tocester 10 60 Stonystrat-ford 6 50 Brickehill 7 44 Dunstable 7 30 S. Albons 10 20 Barnet 10 10 London 10  From Shrewesbury to Couentry and so to London 126 Miles From Shrewsbury go to Watlingstréet 7 miles thence to  Miles * Shefnall 5 114 Bumingall 3 111 Woluerhampton 5 106 BremichaÌ„ 10 96 Meriden 10 86 Couentry 4 82 London as in Lancaster-way  From Cambridge to London 44 Miles First go to Royston from Cambridge 10 miles theÌ„ce to Barke-way 4 30 Puckeridge 5 25 Ware 5 20 Waltham 8 12 London 12  From Oxford to London 47 Miles First go to whatley-bridge from Oxford 5 miles theÌ„ce to Tetsworth 5 37 StokeÌ„-church 5 32 Wickham 5 27 Beconfield 5 22 Vxbridge 7 15 London 15  From Ludlow to Worcester and so to London 106 Miles From Ludlow go to Tenbury which is 5 miles thence to Worcester 16 85 Euisham 12 73 Chipingnorton 14 59 Islip 12 47 WickhaÌ„ 20 27 BecoÌ„field 5 22 Vxbridge 7 15 London 15  From Carmarthen to London Go first to Laundouery which is 20 miles theÌ„ce to  miles * Belth 14 135 Preston 12 123 VVorcester 26 85 London as in Ludlow-way  From S. Dauids to Hereford and Glocester and so to London 210 Miles From S. Dauids go to Axford 12 miles thence to CarmartheÌ„ 24 174 Newton 12 162 Lanbury 10 152 Breeknock 16 136 Hay 10 126 Hereford 14 112 Rosie 19 93 Glocester 12 81 Ciceter 15 66 Farington 10 56 Abington 10 46 Dorcester 5 41 Henley 12 29 Maidenhead 7 22 Colebrooke 7 15 Hounslow 5 10 London 10  From Carnaruan to Chester and so to London 207 Miles Go first vnto Conaway which is 24 miles thence to Denbigh 11 162 Flint 12 160 Chester 10 150 VVich 15 135 Stone 15 120 Liechfild 18 102 Colesill 12 90 Couentry 8 82 London as in Cockermouth-way  From Bristow to London 97 miles First go vnto Marefall which is 10 miles thence to Chipnam 10 77 Marleborow 15 62 Hungerford 8 54 Newbery 7 47 Reading 15 32 MaideÌ„head 10 22 Colebrooke 7 15 London 15  From Exceter to London 138 miles Goe first vnto Honiton which is 12 miles thence to Chartd 10 116 Crookborne 6 110 Sherborne 10 100 shafts-bury 12 88 Salisbury 18 70 Andeuer 15 55 Basingstoke 16 â—9 Hartlerow 8 31 Bagshote 8 23 Stanes 8 15 London 15  From Douer to London 55 miles First go vnto Canterbury which is 12 miles theÌ„ce to Sittingborne 12 31 Rochester 8 23 Grauesend 5 18 Dartford 6 12 London 12  From Rye to London 48 miles First go to Plimwell which is 15 miles theÌ„ to Tunbridge 11 23 Chepstow 7 15 London 1â— Â From Southampton to London 64 miles Go first vnto Twifor which is 8 miles thence to Alforth 8 48 Alton 7 41 Farnam 7 34 Gilford 9 25 Ripple 5 20 Cobbam 5 15 Kingston 5 10 London 10  From Couentry to Oxford 44 miles First go vnto Southam 10 miles theÌ„ to  miles * Banbury 10 24 VVoodstocke 12 12 Oxford 12  From Couentry to Cambridge 46 miles Go first to Dun-church which is 8 miles theÌ„ to Northampton 10 28 Higham ferries 10 18 S. Cedes 8 10 CaÌ„bridge 10  From Bristow to Oxford 48 miles Go first vnto Sadbury 10 miles theÌ„ to Cicester 12 26 Faringdon 14 12 Oxford 12  From Bristow to Shrewsbury 70 miles First go to Awfte which is 8 miles theÌ„ce to Munmouth 10 52 Hereford 12 40 Lempster 12 28 Ludlow 8 20 Shrewsbury 20  There is another way to goe to Shrewsbury from Bristow as to Glocester Tewkesbury Worcester and Bridgenorth c but it is 17. miles further and then you passe no Ferry From Yorke to Shrewsbury 103 miles Go first to VVetherby which is 7. miles thence to Oteley 13 83 Bradford 6 77 Halifax 6 71 Blackston-edge 6 65 Roch-dale 6 59 Manchester 8 51 Norwich 16 36 BestoÌ„-wood 9 26 whitchurch 10 16 Price 4 12 Shrewesbury 12  From Barwicke to Yorke 108 miles Go first to Belford which is 12 miles thence to Anwicke 12 84 Morpit 12 72 Newcastle 12 60 Durham 12 48 Darington 14 34 Noorthalerton 10 24 Topcliffe 7 17 Yorke 17  Of the distance of diuers other Citties out of England from the Citty of London c. VIrginia lyeth West South-west 3650 miles from London and their longest day is 14. houres min. 28. Sunne riseth at 8 a clocke 17. minutes Babylon lyeth East South-east 2710 miles their longest day being 14. minutes shorter then at Virginia Sun rising 4 houres 59 minutes Ierusalem lyeth South-east by East 2320 miles lying vnder the parallell with Babylon Sunneriseth 3. houres 6. minutes before vs Constantinople lyeth East South-east 1480 miles whose longest day is 15. houres 24 min Sunne riseth at 5 and 24 minutes Rome lyeth South-east 896 miles their longest day being 15 houres 4 minutes at 5 and 28 minutes the Sun riseth Lisbone lyeth South South-west 776 miles the longest day being 14 houres 44 min. at 5 and 26 min. the Sunne riseth Geneua lyeth South-east 440 miles the longest day being 15 houres 34 min. Sunne riseth at 5. hou 8 minutes Dublin lyeth North-west and by North 290 miles the longest day being 16 houres 44 min. Sunne riseth at 2 houres and 48 minutes in the morning Edenborough lyeth North North-west 286 miles the longest day being 17 houres 22 min. Sunne riseth 3 hou 9. minutes Paris lyeth Southeast by South 240 miles the longest day being 16 houres Sun riseth at 4. of the clocke and 3. minutes A Concordancy of Yeares containing a most exact Computation of time with briefe Notes of the best Chronicles against euery yeare Years of our Lord. post coÌ„q K. reigne time expired Easter day VVilliam Duke of Normandy base sonne of Robert the 5 Duke of that Dutchy and cousin germane to King Edvvard after the battell at Hastings came to London was crownd on Christmas day 1067 but according to the Church now 1066. Wil. Conque began Oct. 14 1066 1 1 546 April 16  1067 1 1 545 8 The King
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.
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
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