tribute a thousand markes and to hold the Title of the Crowne by the byshop of Rome Anno. 14. M date 1212 HeÌ„ry fitz Alwyn S RaÌ„dolph EilaÌ„d ConstaÌ„tin Iosue This yeare fell great discention betwene Discention betwene y e Kynge and his Lordes the kyng and his lordes partly for that he wold not maynteyne the lawes of kyng Edwarde partly for the displeasure he bare vnto them for that they ayded hym not agaynst the bishop of Rome so that a greatnumbre of people were raysed on bothe parties The Earle of Chester wyth the other lordes toke the Citie of London and held theym there Other saye that a greate part of this variance betwene Kynge Iohn and his barons was forbecause the Kyng would haue exiled the Earle of Chester who oftentymes had aduised the kyng to leaue his cruelnes and his accustomed aduoutrye whiche he exercised with his brothers wyfe and others But by meanes of the Archebyshep af Cantorbury and other prelatez a peace was taken for a whyle This yeare on the .xi. day of Iuly a Great fyre in Southwarke and London great part â–ª of Southwarke was brent and in the moneth of August next folowyng was muche harme doone in London by fyre The kyng and his lordes met wyth A Charter to the Barons great strength on either partie vppon Baramdowne where a charter or writyng was made and sealed by the king so that the Barony was with it contented and departed in peace euery man into his countrey Anno. 15. M Roger fitz Alwyne S Martin fitz alis date 1213 Peter Bate The peace whiche in the laste yeare was agreed betwene kyng Iohn his barons was this yeare by the Kynge biolated and broken Wherfore the lordes assembled to them great powers and made cruell warre vpon the king in so muche that he was constrayned to sende into Normandy for ayde TheÌ„ camme into Englande a Normane knight named Foukis de Brent whiche broughte with hym a companye of Normans Flemmyngs and Picards He and his coÌ„pany were so cruel that they destrosed as wel religious houses â—s other and dyd muche harme to the lande puttyng the lordes to the worse the kynge made Foukes and other of his company wardens of castels and stronge holdes in Englande The lordes seynge the kynge perseuer in his wronge and that he woulde in no wyse be induced to hold his own grantes but to do all thyngs after pleasure and nothyng after lawe or iustice caste in their myndes how they myght bring the realme in a better rule and by one consent wrote to Philip king of FraÌ„ce that he would send som noble man into Englande and they would yeld the land vnto hym This yere kynge Iohn caused to hee drawen and hanged at Warham one Piers of Pomfret his sonne executed Piers of Pomfret and his sonne for speakyng of dyuers thynges agaynste the Kyng Anno reg 16. M date 1214 Roger fitz Alwyn S SalomoÌ„ basing Hugh basyng KYng Iohn laying siege to the castell of Rochester wanne the same and K. Iohn be sieged y e castel of Rochester toke therin certayn gentylmeÌ„ and sent them to dyuers prysons placyng strangers in the same Castell The barons held them together at London abiding the commynge of Lewes sonne to the Frenche kyng whyche landed in England with a great armye and so came to Rochester and wanne it with small payne he caused all the strangers therin to be hanged and after came to LoÌ„don where certain alliances and couenantes were establyshed and coÌ„cluded betwene the lordes and hym and receiued of them homage Then he with the Lordes departed frome London and gat the castell of Rigate of Gilforde and of Fernham and frome thens to Wynchester where the Citie was yelded wyth all other holdes in those parties and then he wyth the lordes came agayne to London At whose coÌ„myng the tower of London was delyuered to them they slew all straungers that had ben placed by the Kynge in any place King Iohn beyng thus ouerset with his lordes sent messangers to y e bishop of Rome shewyng to hym the rebellion of his lordes and how they labored his destruction Wherfore the bishop of A Legate froÌ„ Rome Rome with all haste sent a Legate into England called Swalo The whiche after his commyng commaunded Lewes to returne into Fraunce and laboured boured to the vttermost of his power â–ª to appease the Kyng and his haronye but all his labour was in â–ª vayne Anno reg 17. date 1215 W WilliaÌ„ Hardel S Iohn Crauers Andrew NewlaÌ„d This yeare kyng â–ª Iohn dyed â–ª of the the Flixe as is recorded in Policronicon at the towne of Newarke he was bowelled in the abbey of Croghton and buried at Worcester It is written that he buylded the abbey The abbey of blacke monkes in Winchester of Bewley in the new forest in re compence of the parysh Churches whiche he there ouerturned to enlarge the forest and an abbey of Blacke monks in the citie of Winchester He deceasseâ— in the yere of our Lord. 1216. the .xix. of October when he had reigned 17. yeares .vi. moneths and. 13. dayes ¶ Henry the thyrde Anno Regni .i. date 1216 HEnry the sonne of Iohn of the age of nyne yeares was proclaymed Kynge of England who began his â–ª reigne the .xix. day of October in the yeare of our Lorde 1216. and deceased in the yeare 1272. thi .vi. day of Nouember So he reigued .lvi. yeres and .xxviij. days The noble mou with their retinue kept sharp warre with Lewes thâ— frenche kynges sonne who by the conenants made before with the English men claymed the crowne But after certayn sâ—icmishes and battailes Lewys HeÌ„ry crouned at Glocester began to desyre peace which was concluded and Henry was crowned at Gloucester Anuo 1. W Iacob AldermaÌ„ S Benet CoueÌ„trie date 1216 Wil. GluÌ„tiuers Swale y â— Legat accursed Lewis y e freÌ„che kings sonne He accursed Lewlyn prince of Wales interdicted his laÌ„d At the last Lewis toke a. W. marks or as som authors affirin .xv. W. markes of money departed this realm Anno. 2. W Serle merrer S Tho. Bokerell date 1217 Raâ—e Holyland VVHen the laÌ„d was deliuered froÌ„ straungers inquisitions were made to know what ê‘sons assisted Lewas against the kyng of which y â— king pardoned many of the laye men But the spirituall men were put to such synes that they were compelled to layâ— all that they had to pledge And also to sue to Rome to be assoyled Raynolffe Erle of Chester toke hys iourney to the holy lande Anno. 3. date 1218 W Serle Mercer S Iohn Wayle Iosenus Spicer A parliamente was holden at London ii â— of euery plough lande by vertue wherof was granted to the kyng .ii. s. of euery ploughe lande through Englande This yeare kyng Henry beganne to buylde the newe worke of the â—â—â—â—rche Westminster abbey of westmynster Anno. 4. date 1219 W Serle mercer S Rich. Wimbeldey Iohn
that tyme there was buried when he had ruled Britain .xxv. yeres date 892 Lud Rudibras the son of Leill builded CaÌ„torbury winchester Shaftesbury builded CaÌ„torbury Winchester Shafâ—sbury wherin he builded .iii. teÌ„ples placed in y e same .iii. Flamins like as bishops now be â–ª he reigned xxix yeres left a son after him named Bladud date 863 Bladud son of Lud Rudibras who had loÌ„g studied at AtheÌ„s brought with him iiii philosophers to kepe scole in Britain for y e which he builded Stamford Stamford buylded Iohn Harding alleging Merlyn Bath with y e hot baths builded The kinge ateÌ„pting to fiye brake his necke made it an vniuersitie wherin he had great nuÌ„bre of scolers studying in al y e seueÌ„ liberal scieÌ„ces which vniuersitie dured to y e coÌ„ming of S. Augustine At which time y e bish of Rome in terdited it for heresies y t fell amoÌ„g the SaxoÌ„s britoÌ„s together mixt he builded Bathe made ther a teÌ„ple to Apollo and placed there a Flamyn he made there the hot bathes practised his necromaÌ„cy he decked himself in fethers presumed to fâ—ie in y e aire fallynge on his teÌ„ple of Apollo brake his neck when he had reigned .xx. yeres date 844 Leire y e son of Bladud succeded his father he builded Cair Leir now called Leicester and made there a temple oâ— of Ianus placyng a Flamyne there to gouerne the same he had .iii. daughters Gonorell Ragan and Cordell â–ª which Cordelle for her wisedom vertue towards her father succeded hym in the kingdom wheÌ„ he had reigned xl yere he decessed was buried at Leycester date 805 Coâ—dyla the youngest daughter of Leire succedyng her father was sore vexed by her two nephues Morgan of Albanye and Conedagus of Camber and Cornewall who at the length toke and caste her in prison where she beyng in dispaire of recoueryng her estate Galfride slewe her selfe when she had reigned .v. yeares and was buried at Leicester in Ianus temple by her father date 800 Morgan the eldest sonne of Dame Gonorell claimed Britayn warred on his nephue Conedagus that was kyng of Camber that now is wales and of Cornwall but Conedagus met How Glamorganshire toke that name S. Iohns towne in Scotland builded with Morgan in wales and there siue him which place is called Glamorgan tyll this daye And then Conedagus was king of all Britayn he builded a temple of Mars at Perch that now is Sâ— Iohns towne in Scotland placed there a Flamyne he builded an othâ—â— of Minerue in wales which now Bangor 〈◊〉 wales builded is named Bangor The thyrd he made of Mercurie in Cornewall where he was borne he reigned .xxiiii. yeares and was buried at London It rayned bloud .iii. dayes date 766 date 721 Riuallo sonne of Conedagus succeded his father in whose tyme it rained bloud .iii. days after the whiche tempest ensued a great multitude of venemous flyes which slew much people And then a great mortalitie thoroughout this land which caused almost desolation of the same This Riuallo reigned ouer this whole IlaÌ„d xlvi yeres and than deceased and was buried at Caiâ—e branke that now is Yorke date 684 Gurgustus sonne of Riuallo succeded in the kyngdom of Britayn who reigned quietly but was a coÌ„mon dronkard wherof folowed all other viâ—es when he had reigned .xxxviii. yeres he deceased and was buried at Yorke date 630 Scicâ—lius the brother of Gurgustuâ— succeded in the kyngdom of whom is leâ—t but litle memory but that he reigned lix yeres was buried at Bathe Iago or Lago cousin of Gurgustus reigned .xxv. yeres for his euill gouernement he died of a litargie and was buried at Yorke date 612 Kynimacus succeded Iago in thys realme of Britayn wherin he reigned liiii yeares and was buried at Yorke date 559 Gorbodug succeded his father Kynimacus in this realm of britain as our Chronicles write He reigned lxiii yeres and was buried at London date 496 Forrex with his brother Porrex ruled this land of Britaine .v. yeres but it was not loÌ„g ere they fel at ciuil discorde for the soueraigne dominion in Porrex siue his brother Forrex Porrex was afterward slain by his mother whiche Forrex was slayn And Porrex afterwardes by his mother was killed in his bedde Thus cruelly was the bloud house of Brute destroyd wheÌ„ y t this realme by the space of â–ª vi C .xvi. yeres had ben gouerned by y t lynage After the death of the two brethren Forrex and Porrex this Realme was Brutus blud extinguished deuided with ciuile warres for lacke of one soueraigne gouernor which coÌ„tinued by the space of .li. yeres vntyll that noble Dunwallo reduced y t same into one Monarchy date 441 MVlmutius Dunwallo the son of Cloten duke of Cornwal reduced this realme into one Monarchie being before by ciuile warres disceÌ„tion seâ—ered brought into diuers dominions he was the first that ware a crowne of golde he constituted The firste king of Englande that ware a crowne of gold who buylded Blackwel hall in LoÌ„don The secoÌ„d laws were Mulmutiê° lawes The town of Malmsbury built good lawes which long after wer called Mulmutius lawes he gaue priuileges vnto TeÌ„ples and ploughes and began to make the foure notable wais in Britayne In London called then Troy Nouant he builded a great temple which some suppose to be Saynte Paules some Blackwell hall whiche was called TeÌ„pluÌ„ pacis Finally wheÌ„ he had brought this Realme to welthe and quietnes reignyng herein xl yeares He died honourably leauing after him two valiant noble sonnes Belinus and Brennus as FabiaÌ„ writeth He builded the town of Malmesbury and of Vies He was buried at LoÌ„don in the temple of Peace before named date 401 BElinus and Brennus sonnes of Mulmutius deuided this whole Isle of Britayne betweene them Vnto Beliâ—e y e elder brother was appointed England Wales Cornewall Vnto the other the North part beyond Humber But Brennus a yonge man â–ª desirous of glory and dominion thinkyng him self equal with his brother in marcial prowes was not therwith content Wherfore he raised war agaynst Beliue But in coÌ„clusion by the meanes of their mother they were accorded and Brennus beynge geuen wholly to the study of warres left his countrey to the gouernance of his brother and went into Fraunce amongest the Galles where in the prouince of LioÌ„s for his excelleÌ„t qualites he was greatly estemed of Siguinus kyng of the countrey whose daughter he maried And of the Galles was made souerain captain wheÌ„ they made their voiage to Rome Beline in the mean time Iohn Harding Thre archflames in Englande Foure notable wais made in Englande Iohn Leylande both in ciuil Iustice and also religion such as at that tyme was vsed greatly increased his realme Hee made three Archflames whose seas were at London Yorke and â–ª Carlion He finished the fowre great wayes begon by his father He subdued and
Rome forâ—ydden that the bishoppe of Rome made in his controuersie of deuorcemeÌ„t caused proclamation to be made in SepteÌ„ber forâ— biddinge all his subiectes to purchase any thing from the court of Rome Anno. 22. M date 1530 syr To. Pargitour salter S Wil. DauÌ„cie J. Choping The Cardinall beynge before caste The Cardinal deceâ—sed and conuict in a premunire in Nouember was arrested by the earle of Northumberlande at Cawood and died at the abbey of Leicester the. 28. daye of Nouember and was there buried The v. day of April was a cooke named One boyld in Smithfielde Richarde Rose boyled in a cauldron of brasse in Smithfield for poysonyng the byshop of Rochesters seruantes and other The wole clergie of England being Anno. 23. Clergie in premunire iudged by the kings lerned councel to be in the premunire for mainteyningr the power legatiue of the Cardinall were called by proces into the kinges benche to answere wherfore in theyr conuocation they concluded a submission wherin they called y â— king suprem King â—yrste named supreme head head of the church of England were contented to geue the king 100000 .li. to pardoÌ„ them theyr offences touching the premunire by act of parliament The Kinges palaice builded at saint James whiche before was a house of susters The xix daye of Angust a batcheler of lawe called Thomas Bilney was burned The xxii â–ª day of October one Paâ—tâ—ner a marchant and a glasier bare fagottes at Paules crosse Anno. 23. M date 1531 â— Nich. Lambert â—rocer S Ri. Gresham Edw. Altam The xxvii day of Nouember was a Execution monke of Bury burned in Smithfield The iâ—â—i day of December was one Execution Ryce Grifyn a gentilman of Wales beheaded at the tower hil and his man hanged drawen and quartered at Tyborne for treason The .xxvii. day of Ianuary a Duche An. reg 24 Execution man bare a fagot at Paules crosse and the last of April was one Baynam burned in Smithfield The xxv day of May was taken be Gret fishes taken twene London and Grenewiche two great fishes called Herlpoles both a male and a female This yere the othe that the clergie Clergie â—worne was wonte to make to the byshoppe of Rome was made voide by statute and a newe othe confirmed wherin they coÌ„fessed the king to be supreme head Syr Thomas More-after sute made Thomas 〈◊〉 was discharged of the Chauncelorship the .xvi. day of May. And the fourth of Iune the kinge dubbed Thomas Audeley knighte and made him keper of the great seale And not long after lord Chauncelor of England Thomas Cromwell maister of the Thomas Cromwel kinges Iewell house began to bee in great fauoure with kinge Henry and was now of the counsell The xv day of Iune were fiue men Execution drawen froÌ„ Newgate to the tower hil and there hanged and quartered for â—oyning of syluer and clipping of golde The â—yfth day of Iuly was a priest Execution drawen hanged and quartred for clipping of golde Also in Iuly the king put down the Crichurch put down Tower of London repayred priory of Chrichurch in London In August and September the king repayred the tower of London The fyrste of September was lady Anne Bulleyne made Marques of Pembroke at Windsor The vii daye of October the kinge went to Caleys and to Bulloigne and came ouer agayne the xiii day of Nouember Anno. 24. M syr StepheÌ„ Pecocke Haberda S date Ric. Reinold Iohn Martin Nic. PinchoÌ„ The .xv. day of December was a great fyre at the byshop of Lyncolnes place in Holborne Kinge Henry who had maried the King Henry maried lady Anne Boleine lady Anne Bulloyne on the xii day of April beyng Easter eue next folowing caused her to be proclaymed Quene of Englande The twelfth day of May one Pauier Anno. 25. DesperatioÌ„ beyng the towne clerke of London hong him selfe On Whitsonday beyng the last day Quene Anne crowned of May was the lady Anne Bulleine solemnely and honorably crowned at Westminster The xvii daye of Iuly were two A murder Marchauntes slayne on the water of Thames towarde Westminster by one Wolfe and his wife The 7. of September was the lady Ladye Elizabeth borne Elizabeth daughter to kinge Henry borne at Grenewich and ther christned at the friers church the x. day of September The v. day of October was a Fyre at barnardes castell great fyre at Baynardes castell The .24 of October being sunday ther was a scaffold set vp at Paules crosse and theron stode a nonne named Anne Barton of Courtopstrete besyde Cantorbury Anne bartoÌ„ two Monkes of Cantorbury two obseruaunt friers the person of Aldermary in London called maister Golde an other prieste confessoure to the sayde Nonne and twoo laye men there preached at that tyme the byshop of Bangor called the Abbot of Hyde where he shewed theyr offences and so from thence they were sente to the tower of London Anno. 25. M syr Christopher Askew Draper S date WilliaÌ„ Forman Th. Kitson This yere Pope Clement cursed king Henry and the realme of England This curse was haÌ„ged on a churchdore at Dunkirke in Flaunders and taken downe by one William Locke a Mercer of London The .xxviii. day of Ianuary was a A gret fish taken great fysh taken at Blackewall called a whale and was broughte vppe to Westminster to the king to see and so brought downe to broken wharfe and there cut out Commissioners were sente all ouer An ' o the â—to the king England to take the othe of al persons to the acte of succession for the refusall of whiche acte doctour Fysher byshop of Rochester and syr Thomas More late lord Chancellor of England were sent to the tower of London The fyrst day of April Wolf and his Wolfe and his wife hanged wife wer hanged on two gybets at the turninge tree in Lambith marshe for murdringe of the two marchant â–ª strangers afore named The xx day of April wer two monkes Execution of Cantorbury two obseruant friets the person of Aldermary in LondoÌ„ and the Nonne called the holy Mayde of Courtopstrete in Kente all these were drawen from the tower of London vnto Tyborne and there hanged and beheaded and theyr heades set on London bridge and other gates of the Citie of London The xx day of Aprill al the craftes Othe to the king and companies in London wer sworn to the kinge and to the Quene Anne and theyr heyres The xv day of May was a gret fyre Au. reg 16 at Salters hall in Breadstret The v. day of Iune were all seruants and prentises of the age of .20 yeres or aboue sworne to the king and Quene Anne his wife and to the issue of them The .ix. day of Iuly was the lord Datres of the north arrained at Westminster Lorde Datres of high treason where he so wittily and directly confuted his accusers
within this Realme from Brutus the first Kyng of the same I purpose briefly to make a Description of this noble Realme gathered out of Polydore Virgil reported in his worke of the Englishe hystorie who saieth That all Britayn which by two names is called England and Scotland is an Iland in the Ocean sea situate ryght ouer against the Region of Gallia one part of which Isle Englishmen do inhabite an other parte Scottes the thirde parte walshemen and the fourth part Cornishmen All they oâ—ther in language coÌ„ditions or lawes do differ amonges them selues England so called of Englishemen whiche did winne the same is the greatest parte whiche is deuided into xxxix Counties which we cal Shires â–ª wherof ten that is to say Kent Sussex Surrey Southampton Barkeshire wilteshyre Dorsetshire Somersetshire Deuonshire Cornwall do contein the first part of that Iland â–ª whithe part boundyng toward the Southe â–ª standeth betwene the Thames and the Sea From thence to the riuer of Trent whyche passeth through the middes of Englande be xvi shires wherof the first vi standing eastward are Essex Middlesex Hertfordshire Suffolke Northfolk and Cambridgeâ—shire the other ten which stand more in the middle of the countrey are these Bedford Huntingdon Buckyngham Oxford Northampton Rutland Leicester Notingham warwike and Lincolne After these there be vi which border westward vpon wales as Glocester â–ª Hereford worcester Salop Stafforde and Chester Aboute the middle of the Region â—ye Darbyshire yorkeshire Lancashire and Cumberland On the left hande towarde the west is westmerland Against the same is the Bishoprike of Durham and Northumberlande whiche boundeth vpon the Northe in â–ª the marches of Scotland Those shires be diuided into .xvii. Byshoprikes whiche by a Greke worde be called Dioceses Of whiche Dioceses Cantorbury and Rochester bee in Kente Essex Middlesex and part of Hertforde â–ª belongeth to the Bishoprike of London The Byshop of Chichester hath Sussex â— winchester hath Hampshire Surrey and the Isle of wyght Salisbury hath Dorsetshire Barkeshire and wylteshire Excetour hath Deuonshire and Cornwall Bathe and welles hath Somersetshyreworcester hath Glocestershyre worcestershire and part of warwikeshire Hereforde hath parte of Shropshire and Herefordshyre Couentrie and Lichefelde Staffordshyre and thother part of warwikeshyre Chester hath Chesshyre Darbyshyre and a piece of Lancashire nere the riuer of Repel The Diocesse of Lincoln which is the greatest hath eight shires lying betwene the Thames and Humber as Lincolne Northampton Leicester Rutlande Huntingdon Bedforde Buckingham Oxford and the residuâ— of Hertfordshire The Bishoprike of Ely hath Cantabrigeshire and the I le of Ely Suffolke and Norffolke be in the circuite of Norwiche Diocesse And this is the Prouince of the Archebishoppe of Cantorburye which is the Primate of all Englande wyth wales whiche hath iiiâ— Diocesses as hereafter shal be declared â–ª The bishop of yorke hath yorkeshire Notynghamshyre and a piece of Lancastshyre The Byshop of Durham hath the byshoprik so commonly called NorthumberlaÌ„d Carlisâ—e coÌ„teineth CuÌ„breland westmerlaÌ„d And this is y e other prouince of tharchbishop â–ª of yorke whych is an other Primate of Englande and was of long tyme also primate of all Scotland But these Diocesses take their names of the Cities where those seas be placed The chiefe wherof is London wherein the beginnyng was the Archbishops sea but afterwardes transposed to Cantorbury a citie in Rent placed in a soyle amiable plesant London standeth in Middlesex on the northsyde of the Thamis That most excelleÌ„t and goodly Ryuer beginneth a little aboue a village called wâ—nchelcombe in Oxfordshire still increasyng â–ª and passeth fyrste by the vniuersitie of Oxenford and so with a meruailous quyete course by London and then breaketh into the frenche Ocean by mayn tydes which twise in xxiâ—ii houres space doth ebbe and flowe more then .lx. myles to the great coÌ„moditie of trauailers by whiche all kyndes of marchandise be easyly conueyd to London the principall store and staple for al coÌ„modities within this realm Vpon y e same riuer is placed a Stonebridge a work very rare meruailous which bridge hath xx Arches made of â—â—iâ— squared stone of height 〈◊〉 â—ote of bredth .xxx. foot distaÌ„t one from an other xx foot coÌ„pact ioyned together with â—aulâ—es sellaâ—s â–ª Vpon both sydes be houses builded that it seemeth rather a continuall streete then a Bridge The Ocean sea doeth bounde Englande the first part of Britayne east and South wales and Cornewall west The riuer of Twede deuideth England and Scotland north The length of the Island beginneth at Portsmouth in the south part and endeth at Twede in the Northe conteinynge CCCxx myles This Realm aboue other is most fruitful on this syde Humbre for beyoÌ„d it is fuller of mountaines And although to the beholders of that countrey a far of it may seme plaen yet it is ful of many hils those for the most part voyde of trees the valleys wherof be very delectable in habited for the most part by noble men who accordynge to ancient and olde order desyre not to dwell in Cities but nere vnto valleyes and riuers in seuerall villages for aduoidyng of vehemeÌ„t wynds because y e Iland naturally is stormy Humbre hath his beginnyng a littell on this syde yorke and by and by runneth southward and then holdeth his course eastward and so into the main sea greatly increased by the ryuers of Dune and Trent Trent beginneth a little from Stafforde running through Darbyshyre and Leicestershyre passyng by Lichfielde and Notyngham on the right hande Dune on the left so that both those riuers do make an Ilande which is called Auxolme and then ioynyng together on this syde King ston vpon Hull a goodly marchant towne they fall into Humbre by whiche riuer they may aryue out of Fraunce Germanie and Denmarke England is fruitfull of beasts and aboundeth with cattell wherby thinhabitauntes bee rather for the moste grasiers then ploughmen because they geue them selues more to fedyng then to tyllage So that almoste the third part of the countrey is imployed to cattell dere redde and fallow goates wherof there be store in the north parts and conies for euery where ther is ioly maintenance of those kyndes of beastes because it is full of great woddes whereof there riseth pastyme of huntyng greatly exercised specially by the nobilitie and gentlemen Of Scotland an other part of Britayn I purpose to say nothynge because I haue promised onely and briefly to remembre thaffaâ—res of myn owne countrey as best trauailed acquainted with the knowlege of the same â–ª wales the third part of Britayn lyeth vpon the left hand whiche like a Promontarâ—e or forelande or an Isle as it were on euery side it is compassed with the mayne sea except it be on the east part with the riuer of Sabrine commonly called Seuerne which deuideth wales from Englande Althoughe some late writers affirme Hereford to be a bound betwene wales and Englande and saye that wales
Waltham abbey Waltham abbey whyche he hym selfe hadde buylded and was the laste that reigned of the bloudde of the Saxons in thys Realme Kyng WilliaÌ„ Conqueror Anno Regni .i. date 1067 WIlliam Duke of NormaÌ„dy surnamed Conqueror Bastarde sonne of Roberte the sixt Duke of that duchye and nephew vnto kyng Edward the Confessour beganne his dominion ouer thys Realme of England the .xiiij. daye of October â–ª in the yeare of oure Lorde 1067. and deceased in the yeare 1087. the nynthe daye of September and reigned xix yeares .xi. monethes lackyng fyue dayes He vsed greate crueltie towarde the Englyshe menne burdenynge them with greuous exactions By meane whereof he caused diuers to flee the lande into other couÌ„treyes And lyke as hee obteyned the kyngdome by force and dent of sweard so he chaunged the whole state of this coÌ„mon weal and ordeined new lawes at his pleasure profitable to hymselfe but greuous and hurtfull to the people This William was wise and politike riche and couetous and loued well to be magnified He was a fayre speaker and a great dissembler A man of comly stature but somdeale grosse bealied sterne of countenance and stronge in armes and had great pleasure in huntynge and makynge of sumptuous feastes Anno. 2. date 1068 The towne of Excetour the north Two castels buylded at York one other at Notingham an other at Lincolne umbers rebelled which were both subdued and greuously punyshed date 1909 This kynge William buylded foure strong castels Twayne at Yorke one at Notyngham an other at Lincolne whiche he furnished with garrisons of Normaynes Anno. 3. CAnutus kyng of Denmarke beyng encouraged therto by certayne Englishe outlawes inuaded the Northe partes of Englande and passed thorough to Yorke from wheâ—s he was driuen backe by William and forced to flee into his owne countrey Anno. 4. date The Scots with their kyng Malâ—olyne inuaded Northumberland and spoyled the countrey Anno. 6. date Kyng William by the counseyle of the Erle of Hertford caused the money and ryches of the abbeys to be brought into his treasory he made also the new Forest in the countrey of SouthamptoÌ„ The newe forest in Southampton for y e atchiuing of which enterprise he was forst to cast downe diuers townes churches .xxx. myles of length and replenished the same with wylde beastes and made sharpe lawes for the maintenaunce increase of the same Anno. 10. date Roger erle of Hertford Ranulphe earle of Norffolke conspired agaynst kinge William beyng in Normandy both whiche were by him outlawed and chased oute of the Realme And Waldiffe that was duke of Northumberlande Earle of Huntingdon and Northampton who vttered the conspiracie Execution at Winchester was beheaded at Linchester and buried at Crowland Anno. 13. date At this time Oswalde Byshop of Salisbury was famous in England The kyng gaue the Erledome of Northumberlande to Walter byshoppe of Durham who was after slayne by the men of Northumberland Anno. 15. date 1081 RObert the eldest sonne of William inuaded his fathers Duchie of Normandy wherewith William beynge gretly displeased gaue his son a strong battayle in which it fortuned Roberte to meâ—e vnwares in the field with his father and bare him to the earth But perceiuyng by the voyce who it was forthwith he â—epte from hys horse and saued his father By whiche deede he was reconciled and peace betwene them was agreed Anno. 16. date 1082 shrewes WeÌ„lok abbeis built About this .xvi. yere earle Waryng erle of Shrewsbury made two abbeis wherof the one was in y e suburbes of Shrewsbury the other at Wenloke Anno. 19. date 1085 KYng William caused a newe manner The number of men cattel how many hids of laÌ„d was noted in england of tribute to be leuied throughout this Realme for euery hyde of lande that is twenty acres .vi. s. And not long after commaunded a valuation to be taken of all landes fees and possessions and diligent search also to be made what number of men and cattell were within this land And accordyng A greuous exaction to the quantitie number therof gathered an other payment Anno. 20. date Englande was vexed with manye plagues For greate morayne fell emonge cattell brennynge â—euers and Gret plagâ— in england honger emong people greate bareynnesse vpon the earth and muche hurte was done in many places by the misfortune of fyre specially in London For a part of Paules was brent y e .vii. A parte of Paules church breÌ„t of Iuly Kyng WilliaÌ„ builded two abbeis in England one at Battel in Sussex y e other nere to LondoÌ„ called Barmondsay He builded the third at Cane Battel abbey Barmondsey abbey builded in Normandy He ended his life the .ix day of September and was buried at Cane in Normandy he had .v. childreÌ„ Robert to whom he gaue Normandy Richard who died in his youth William Rufus and Henry which were kinges after him And one daughter named Adela who he gaue in mariage to Steuen Erle of Bloys who got on her Steuen that after was kynge of Englande William Rufus or William the red kyng Anno regni 1. date 1087 WIlliam Rufus the second sonne of William conqueror began his reigne ouer the realme of Englande the ninth day of September in the yere of our Lord 1087. and deceased in the yere of oure LORDE 1100. the firste day of August so that he reigned .xii. yere .xi. monethes lacking .viij. days He was variable and inconstant of his demeanor very couetous and ther withall cruel For he burdened his people with vnresonable taxes He pilled the ryche and oppressed the pore And caused many to lose their landes for small causes And what he thus got by pillyng of his people he prodigally and wastfully spent in great bankettynge and sumpteous apparell Robert Curthoise his elder brother came with an armie into England against William wherof when the said William had knowledge â–ª he entreated peace Anno. 2. date DIuers Lordes of this realme conspired against William Rufus assaulted diuers tounes within EnglaÌ„d they stirred in like maner against him Robert Curthoyse duke of NormaÌ„dy the second time But Willian vanquished the traitours chased them oute of this realme and made peace with his brother Robert This second yere was A gret erthquake a great earthquake the .xi. day of haruest that ouerturned many houses and churches in England Anno. 3. date THe Scottes spoyled Northumberland â–ª Wherfore williaÌ„ Rufus prouided a nauy and sayled thither wher after diuers conflictes and skirmishes a peace was concluded Anno. 4. date 1090 A great tempest fell on sainct Lukes The rose of Bowchuâ—hâ— sâ—â—e hundred houses in London blowen down day in sundry places of England specially in Winchecombe where a great parte of the steple was ouerthro wen with thundring lightning and in London the wynd ouertourned .vi. hundred houses and the roofe of Bowchurche in Cheape date IN this yere William Rufus
kyng Edward dyd nowe yelde dyuers townes of the countrey of Poytiers vnto the Frenche kyng Anno. 44. M date 1369 Iohn Chichester goldsmyth S Iohn Pyell Hughe Holbitche This yeare dyed Quene Philyppe Quenes colledge in Oxforde wyfe to Edward the thyrd she builded the colledge in Oxenford called quenes colledge In this yere was the third mortality or pestilence wherof died much people Anno. 45. M date 1370 Iohn Bernes mercer S William Walworth Roberte Gayton Iohn Barnes maior of LoÌ„don gaue a cheste with three locks and a. 1000. markes to be lent to yong men vpon sufficient gage so that it passed not one 100. marks and for the occupying thee of if he were lerned to say at his plesure De profundis for the soule of Iohn Barnes if he were not learned to saye Pater noster But how soeuer the money was lent at this day the chest staÌ„deth in the chaÌ„ber of London without eyther money or pledges for the same Anno. 46. M Iohn Barnes mercer date 1371 S Roberte Hatfielde Adam Staple The erle of Pembroke as he passed the sea to reskue the castell of Rochell was encouÌ„tred with a flete of Spaniardes which kynge Henry of Castell had sent to ayde the Frenche kyng Of these Spanyardes after cruel fight the Erle was taken and syr Guystarde de Angle and other to the nuÌ„ber of 160 â–ª persons and the more part of his men slayne and drowned Anno. 47. M Iohn Pyell marchant date 1372 S Iohn Philpot Nicolas Brember Iohn Duke of Lancaster entred by Calays into France passed through out the realme by Vermendoys and ChaÌ„payn nigh to Burdeaux in Aquitayn without battaile Anno. 48. M date 1373 Adam of Burye Skinner S Iohn Aubery Iohn Fysshyed Dyuers entreaties of peace were made betwene the kyng of England Fraunce by meane of the by shoppe of Rome but none was concluded Anno. 49. M date 1374 William Walworth fishmoÌ„ger S Richard LioÌ„s WilliaÌ„ Wodhouse The entreatie of peace coÌ„tinued but not concluded but for foure monethes at the most in whiche time of entreatie the French kyng wan many holdes townes of the Englishmen as wel in Guyen as in Britayn and in other places Anno. 50. M date 1375 Iohn Warde grocer S Iohn Hadleye Willyam Neweporte Many wonderfull sycknesses felle among the people â—swel in Italy as in England wherof there died an exceadyng great number Anno. 51. M Adam Staple Mercer S date 1376 Iohn Northampton Robert Launde Prince Edward departed out of this life who was in his time the flower of chiualrie He was buried at Cantorbury and then kyng Edwarde created Richard son of prince Edward prince of Wales and because the kyng waxed feble and sickly he betoke the rule of the land to syr Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster who so continued durynge his fathers lyfe This yere kyng Edward the thirde ended his lyfe at Richemond the .xxi. day of Iune in the yeare of our Lorde 1377. When he had reigned 50. yeres fiue monethes lackynge foure dayes and was buried at Westmynster He left behynde hym foure sonnes Lionel duke of Clarence Iohn of Gaunt duke of Lancaster Edmonde of Langleye duke of Yorke and Thomas of Wod stocke Earle of Cambridge ¶ Rycharde the seconde Anno Regni .i. date 1377 RIchard the second son of Prince Edward of Wales was ordeyned kyng of England beynge as yet but eleuen yeares of age He began his reigne the .xi. day of Iune in the yeare of our Lorde 1377 â–ª and left the same the .xxix. daye of September in the yeare 1399. so he reigned .xxii. yeres .iii. monethes and eight days In bountie and liberalitie he farre passed all his progenitoures but he was ouermuche geuen to rest quietnes and loued litle dedes of armes marciall prowesse and for that he was yonge he was moste ruled by yong counsayle and regarded nothing the aduertisementes of the sage wise men of his Realme for the chiefe about hym were of no wisedome nor elâ—â—mation Which thyng tourned thys land to great trouble and hymselfe in fine to extreme myserie Of hym Iohn Gower writeth these vâ—â—ses folowing When this king first began to reigne â—oâ— clamaÌ„ 〈…〉 the lawes neglected were Wherfore good fortune hym forsoke and thearthe dyd quake for feare The people also whom he poulde agaynst hym dyd rebell The tyme doth yet bewayle the woes that Chronicles do of tell The foolishe councell of the lewde and yong he dyd receyue And graue aduice of aged heads he dyd reiect and leaue And then for gredy thirst of coyne some subiects he accusde To gayne their goodes into his hands thus he the Realme abusde Anno regni 1. M Nicolas Brember grocer date 1377 S Andrew pickmaÌ„ Nicolas Tuyforde By the enticement of the FrenchmeÌ„ the Scots began to rebel and a squire of theyrs called Alexander Ramsey Barwykâ— taken with .xl. persons in a nyght toke the castell of Barwike whiche was râ—scued and recouered by therle of Northumberlande Anno. 2. M Iohn Philpot grocer date 1378 S Iohn Boseham Thomas Cornewalis This Iohn Philpot maior of LoÌ„don Charitaâ— dedes oâ— Iohn Pâ—â—â—â—pot aboue named gaue to the citie of London certain tenements for the whiche the Chamberlayne of London payeth yerely for euer to .xiij. poore people of the same citie euery of theÌ„ vii peÌ„ce the weke which is payd to them at the iilj quarter feastes of the yere as any of those .xiii. persons dye the Maior appoynteth one and the Recorder of LoÌ„don an other in their romthes Anno. 3. M date 1379 Iohn Hadley grocer S Iohn Heylisdom Myllyam Barret The Frenche men with galleyes and Grauesend â—oyled other shyppes entred into the Thames and burnt diuers townes at the last came to Grauesende where they spoyled â–ª the town and set it on fyre and returned into Fraunce with muche rythes This yere was suche a pestileÌ„ce in Englande that most people dyed Also a parlyamente at Westmynster where was graunted that all men and women beyng of the age of .xiiij. yeres or vpward shold pay to y e king .iiii. d by reason whereof greate grudge and murmure grew among the commons and this was graunted towardes the warres in Fraunce Anno. 4. M William Walworth fishmoÌ„ger date S Walter ducket Will. Knighthode This yeare the makynge of gunnes Gonnes inuented was fyrst fouÌ„d in this maner a certain Almayne whose name is not knowen chaunced to haue in a morter pouder of brymstone that he had beaten for a medicine and couered it with a stone and as he stroke fier it fortuned a sparke to fal in the pouder by and by there rose a great flame-out of the morter and lifte vp the stone wherwith it was couered a great height and after he had perceyued that he made a pype of yron and tempered the pouder and finished this deadly engin and taught it to the Venetians when they warred against the Genuates whiche was in the yeare of our Lord. 1380. For
neuer had but were called Lord of Irelande The .x. day of March a mayd was boyled in Smithfield for poysonynge A â–ª mayd boiled in smithefyeld many persons In Maye the .xxxiiii. yeare of his raigne king Henry toke a loane of money of all such as were aboue the value Anno reg 34. of 50. pounde and vp warde The Duke of Norfolk with an army royall was sente into Scotlande where he bourned and wasted all the marches and there taried without any battaile proffered by the king of Scottes vntyll the myddest of Nouember followyng Anno. 34. M Iohn Cotes Galter S Henry Hoblethorne Henry Hancotes After the departure of our army froÌ„ Scotland the king of Scottes made a roade into EnglaÌ„d did much harm but at the laste sir Thomas Wharton and syr William Musgraue with a fewe of the borderers mette with the Scottes on saynct Katherins eue the xxiiii of Nouember where by the greate power of God they beynge in number 15000. were ouerthrowen in whyche confâ—icâ—e was taken the lorde Maxwell the erles of Glencarne and Sassilles with all the capitaynes of the army And on saint Thomas euen the Apostle they were broughte to the tower of London where they lay that nyght the next daye folowyng they were by the kynges charge apparelled all in sylke and rode through the city to Westminster where they wer sworn to bee true prisoners and then were they delyuered to the custodye of dyuers noble men whiche honorably entertayned them In this season an Harolde of England rydynge on the borders syde to do a message was mette by certayne rebels which cruelly against all lawe of armes slewe him in his cote armor but they for this dede were sent to the king the yere folowing who executed them for that offence At newyeres tyde the Scottes that were taken by Carlile were by the kinge sente home agayne with greate giftes vpon condition to agree to certayne articles The thyrd day of Iune the Abrine a An. reg 15 lorde in Irelande with diuers of the wild Irish submitted theÌ„ to king Henry and in Iuly the sayde Abrine was created Earle of Clawricarde This yere in Iuly king Henry sent Goyng to Laundersey ouer 6000. men to Landersey whither also came the Emperour in proper person with a gret army and shoâ—tly after came down the french King in proper person with a gret army and offred to geue battell to the Emperour by reason wherof the siege was raysed The xxviii day of Iuly were brent Execution at Wyndsor three persons Anthony Person Robert Testwood and Henry â—ilmer This yere was a gret death in London A pestileÌ„câ— of the pestileÌ„ce therfore Michelmaâ— terme was adiourned to saint Albons and there was kept to the ende Anno. 35. M date 1543 Syr Wil. Bowyer Draper S Iohn Toules Richarde Dobbes Syr William Bowier deceased the xiii day of Aprill about Easter and syr Raufe Warren serued out the residue of that yeare A roade was made into Scotlande by the garryson there who burned 60. villages and tooke great prayes bothe of men and beastes In Nouember the Englishmen that were sente to Laundersey came home agayne This yere beyng leape yeare chaunsed Foure eclipses foure Eclipses â–ª one of the Sonne the .xxiii. day of Ianuary and three of the Moone The beginning of March Germaine Execution Gardiner Larke parson of Chelsey be syde London and Singleton wer executed at Tiborne for denying the king to be supreme head of the churche and shortly one Ashbee was likewise executed for the same The .xxii. day of Marche the Lorde Admirall with a great nauy departed from London towardes Scotland The fourthe day of Aprill a gonne Houses blowen vp with gonpouder pouder house called the black swanne standing vpon the east sinithfield was blowen vp with other houses nighe adioyning and therin were burned fyue men a boye and a woman Vpon May day died the lord Thomas Anno. 36. Audeley highe Chancellor of England After whom succeded lord Thomas Writhesley The nauie sent by the lord admirall with whoÌ„ was the lord Edward Seymor Earle of Hertforde the kinges lieuetenant and general captain of the army the fourth day of May arriued at Lith the hauen of Edenboroughe and toke the towne of Lyth and spoyled it Lithe and Edenborough takeÌ„ after which they made toward Edenborough where at a certayne bridge the Scottes had layde theyr ordinance but by the policie of our Captaynes and souldiors the Scottes ordinance was won and discharged against theÌ„ selues after this the towne of Edenboroughe sent vnto the armye pretending to deliuer the Towne vpon certayne conditions to the behofe of oure Kinge But when the army entred they were inuaded by them for whiche cause the towne was destroied and wasted Kinge Henry and the Emperouâ— agreed ioyntly to inuade the realme of France with two great powers A proclamation made enhaunsinge Coynes in â—hanced the value of Gold to the rate of xlviii â— and siluer to iiii shilâ—inges the ounce It is to be noted that at this time the kinge caused to be coyned the base moneys Base moneys coyned which was called down the fifth yere â—f Edward the syxt and called in the second yere of Quene Elizabeth After the whitson holye dayes the Duke of Norfolke and the Lorde priuie seale with a great army tooke their boyage into Fraunce and besieged Motterell where they laye vntyll the kinge hadde wonne Boloigne Not longe after the Duke of Suffolk with many other noble men passed the seas and encamped before Boloigne on the East syde The xiiii day of Iuly kinge Henry King Henry went to â—oloigne with a goodlye companye passed from Douer to Casaice and the 26 â–ª day encamped on the north syde of Boloigne after whose comming the town was so sore battered with gonneshot and certayne of their Towers beynge vndermined so shaken that after a monetheâ—s â—â—ege the capitayne sente woorde to the king that he would yelde the towne to his behofe vpon condition that al whiche were within myghte departe with bagge and baggage whiche conditions king HeÌ„ry grauÌ„ted the Boloigners Boloignâ— wonne departed to the number of 4454. and the xxv day of September the kinge entred into highe Boloigne with the nobilitie of this realme and the trompettes blowing The fyrst of October king Henry departed from Boloigne towarde Douer The nynthe daye of October in the nighte the French men came vnwares vppon the Englishemen in base Boloigne and slewe of them a great number Howe beit they were shortely hased from thence Anno. 36. M William Laxton Grocer S Iohn Wilforde date 1544 Andrewe Iudde This yere was taken by the kinges shippes of the west countrey and of the English coast the number of 300. frenche shippes and more The vii day of Iune a gret army of An. 37 Frenchmen came nere to the hauen of Boloigne and skirâ—ished with the englishmen and this army beganne to