an Esquier also a Cofferer béeyng a Doctor thrée Marshalles thrée yeomen Ushers in the Hall besides two groomes and Almoners Then in the Hal Kitchen two Clearks of the kitchen a Clearke comptroller a Surueyor of the Dressor a Clearke of the Spicerie the whyche togither kepte also a continuall messe in the Hal. Also in hys Hall kitchin hée had of Maister Cookes twoo and of other Cookes Laborers and children of the kitchin twelue persons foure yeomen of the Scullerie and foure yeomen of the siluer Scullerie two yeomen of the Pastry with two other Pastelers vnder the yeomen Then in his priuie Kitchin a Master Cooke who went daylye in Ueluet or in Sattin wyth a Chayne of Golde wyth two other yeomen and a groome In the Scalding house a yeoman and twoo groomes In the Pantery twoo persons In the Buttrey two yeomen two Groomes and twoo Pages And in the Yewrye lykewise In the Seller thrée yeomen and thrée pages In hys Chaundrey two In the Wafarie two In the Wardrobe of Beddes the Maister of the Wardrobe and â— other persons In the Laundry a yeoman a groome thirtie pages two yeomen purueyors and one groome In the Bake house a yeoman and two groomes In the Wood yarde a yeoman and a groome In the Barne one In the Garden a yeoman and two groomes Porters at the Gate twoo yeomen and two groomes a yeoman of hys Barge a maister of hys horse a Clearke of the Stable a yeoman of the same the Sadler the Farrier a yeoman of hys Chariot a Sumpter man a yeoman of his Styrrop a Muleter sixetéene groomes of hys Stable euery of them kepte foure Geldings In the Almorie a yeoman and a groome In Thomas VVolseys Chappell hys Chappel he hadde a Deane a greate Diuine and a man of excellent learning a Subdeane a Repeater of the Quire a Gospeller a Pistler of singing Priestes ten a master of the Children Seculars of the Chappell singing men twelue singing children tenne with one seruant to awaite vppon the children In the Reuestry a yeoman and two groomes ouer besides dyuers reteiners that came thither at principal feastes For the furniture of hys Chappell passeth my capacitie to declare the number of costly ornamentes and riche iewels that were to be occupyed in the same continuallye there hathe béene séene in Procession aboute the Hall 44. very rich Coapes of one sute worne besides the riche Crosses and Candlestickes and other ornamentes to the furniture of the same Hée had two crosse-bearers and two Piller bearers in hys great Chamber and in hys priuy Chamber these persons fyrste the chiefe Chamberlaine and Uizchamberlaine of Gentlemen Ushers besides one in his priuie Chamber he hadde twelue daylye wayters and of Gentlemen wayters in hys priuye Chamber he hadde sixe and of Lordes nyne or tenne who hadde eche of them two men allowed them to attend vpon them except the Erle of Darby who had allowed fiue men then had he of Gentlemen of Cup bearers Caruers and Sewers beth of the priuie Chamber and of the great chamber wyth Gentlemen dayly wayters there fortie persons Ofyeomen Ushers sixe of groomes in his Chamber eight of yeomen in his Chamber fiue and fortie daylye he had also Almose men sometime more in number than other sometime There was attending on his borde of Doctors and Chapleines besides them of his Chappell sixetéene daylye a Clearke of his Closet Secretaries two and two Clearkes of his Signet and foure Counsellours learned in the Lawe And for asmuche as it was necessarie to haue dyuers officers of the Chauncerie to attende vppon hym that is to saye the Clearke of the Crowne a ryding Clearke a Clearke of the Hamper and a chafer of the Waxe then a Clearke of the Checke as well vppon the Chapleins as of the Yeomen of his Chamber hée had also foure footemen whyche were garnished in riche running coates when so euer he rode in anye iourney then had hée an Harraulte of Armes and a Sergeant of Armes a Phisition a Poticarie foure Minstrels a kéeper of his Tents an Armorer an instructer of hys wards two yeomen of hys Wardrobe of hys Robes and a kéeper of hys Chamber continuallye in the Court he had also in his house the Surueyor of Yorke and a Clearke of the gréene Cloth All these were dayly attending downe lying and vprising and at meales he kepte in his greate Chamber a continuall borde for the Chamberers and Gentlemen officers hauing wyth them a messe of the yong Lords and an other of Gentlemen and besides all these there was neuer an officer Gentleman or worthy person but he was allowed in the house some thrée some two and al other one at the leaste whiche grewe to a greate number of persons Thus farâ—ute of the Checker roll besides other officers seruantes â—â—teyners and futers that moste commoulye dyned in the Hall Thomas VVolsey tvvice Embassador to the Emperour Charles After that he was thus furnished he was sente twice in embassade to the Emperor Charles the fifth for diuers vrgent causes touchyng the Kings Maiestie it was thought that so noble a Prince the Cardinall was moste méete to be sente wherefore being readye to take vppon hym the charge thereof was furnished in all degrées and purposes moste lyke a greate Prince for firste he procéeded forth furnished lyke a Cardinall hys Gentlemen béeyng verye many in number were clothed in Lyuerie coates of Crimosin Ueluet of the best wyth chaines of Golde aboute theyr neckes and hys yeomen and meane officers in coates of fine Scarlet garded with blacke Ueluet a hande broade Thus furnished he was twice sente into Flaunders to the Emperour then lying in Bruges whom he did most highly entertain discharging al his charges his meÌ„s There was no house within the town of Bruges wherein any GentlemaÌ„ of the Cardinals were lodged or had recourse but that the owners were commaunded by the Emperoures officers that they vpon paine of their liues shoulde take no mony for anye thing that the Cardinalles seruantes diode take of anye kinde of victuall no althoughe they were disposed to make anye costlye banquets commaunding forthermore their saide hostes to sée y â— they lacked no such things as they honestly required for their honesty pleasure Also the Emperors officers euery night weÌ„t through the town froÌ„ house to house whereas any English GentlemeÌ„ did repast or lodged serued their liueries for all night which was done in this maner First the Officers brought into the house a cast of fine Manchet of siluer two great pots with white wine and Sugar to the waighte of a pounde white lights and yellowe lightes of Ware a boule of siluer wyth a Goblet to drinke in and euerye night a staffe torche This was the order of the liueries euerye nighte and in the morning when the same officers came to fetch away their stuffe then woulde they accompte with the hostes for the Gentlemens costes spent in the daye before Thus
Aquitaine and the Earledome of Poâ—tâ—â—e and that the French Kyng shoulde receyue homage of hym wherevpon Edwarde the Kings sonne wente ouer wyth a competent housholde aboute the feaste of Saint Mathewe and did homage vnder certaine protestations to his vncle the Frenche King Bennet of Fulham Iohn Cowson the. 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1325 Hamon Chickwel Peperer the. 28. of October Whiles the Quéene wyth hyr sonne remayned in Fraunce longer than the Kings pleasure was and would not come agayne wythout Roger Mortimer and other Nobles that were fledde out of Englande and especially for the hatred shée bare to the two Hughe Spencers the Kyng in displeasure banished them bothe and all other that toke theyr partes wherevppon manye fledde ouer the Seas to the Quéene amongst the whych was one a subtill Knyght Sir Robert Walkefare who slaying the Conestable of Corfe Castel brake from them where he had long line prisoner Sir Oliuer Ingham Knight whom the yong Duke Edwarde Oliuer Ingham hadde made kéeper of Aquitaine gathered a great armye and inuaded the prouince of Aniowe whiche the Frenche King contrarie to couenauntes dydde wythholde Anno reg 19 and broughte it wholby into the dominion of England Moreouer the kings Nauie tooke a hundred ships of the Normans and brought them into England for which cause gret hatred grew betwixt the two kings and their Realmes The Q. perceyuing that y â— nobles of France were corrupted with gifts sent out of EnglaÌ„d so that she could trust none of them secretly conueyed hir selfe and hir sonne to the Erle of Heynalde desiring ayde of him who receyued and intreated hyr very honourably so long as she remayned there Gilbert Mordon Iohn Cottoâ— the. 28 of September Sherifes Maior 1326 Richard Betaine Goldsmith the. 28. of October Isabel the Quéene made a mariage betwixt hir eldest son Edward and Phillip the Earles daughter of Heynalde and and then with hir sonne Edwarde Edmunde of Woodstocke Erle of Kent the kings brother Roger Mortimer and many other noble men that were fledde out of Englande and Iohn brother to the Earle of Heynalde being Captaine with stipedarie knightes out of Almaine and Henalde she toke the seas with all hir power whiche were to the number of MM. DCC LUII menne well armed and arriued at Vrewel or Orwel hauen besides Harwich in Essex about Michaelmasse whether immediately the Earle Marshal the Earle of Leicester the Bishops of Lincolne Hereforde Diuelyn Ely came and being ioyned to the Quéene made a great army Anno reg 20. Queene Isabel returned the other Bishops specially of Canturburie ayded hyr with mony When she had refreshed hir armye at Saint Edmondesburie she went forwardes pursuing hir enimies whose goods she applyed to hir owne vse The King requested ayde of the Citizens of London who made him aunsweare they woulde The King requested ayde with due obedience honour the King and Quéene and theyr sonne who was lawfull heyre to the Realme and that they woulde shut theyr gates against all forraine traytors of the Realme but they would not go out of their Citie to fighte except they might according to theyr liberties return home againe the same day before Sunne sette which when the K. hearde he fortified the Tower of London and lefte there hys Proclamation by the king yonger sonne Iohn of Eltham he caused also to be proclaimed that euery â—â—â— should resist them that were arriued and to inuade them to the vttermost of theyr powers the Quéene with hir some Edward and the Erle of Kent his brother only excepted and wholoeuer coulde bring the heade of Roger Mortimer shoulde haue a thousande pounde On the other sâ—â—â— it was proclaymed in the Quéenes behalfe that al men Proclimation by the Queene should haue good peace except the disturbers of the Realm to wit the Spencers y â— father and the son Robert Baldocke byshop of Norwich the kings Chancellour and theyr fautours whosoeuer did bring to the Quéen the head of Hugh Spencer shoulde haue a M. pound The Citizens of London without respect of any beheaded such as they took to be the Quéenes enimies among the whiche they beheaded one of their owne Citizens named Iohn Marshal bicause he was familiar with Hugh Spencer the yonger They toke also Maister Walter Stapleton Bishoppe of Excester and on the. xv day of Bishop of Excester beheaded October beheaded him the eight and tweÌ„tith of March next following he was buried at Excester with great solemnitie and two of his seruauntes a squire and a yeoman named William Atwall and Iohn of Padington at the standerd in Cheape bycause as the saying was he had gathered a greate army to withstand the Quéene they did also wrest the keyes of the Tower of London out of the Conestables handes and deliuered al the prisoners Richard Rothing Roger Chaunteclere the. 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior Saint Iames. Richard Britaine Goldsmith the 28. of October Thys Richarde Rothing Sherife builded the Parishe Church of Saint Iames at Garlike Hithe in London The Quéen besieged Bristow which was soone reÌ„dered to The Queen besieged Bristovv hir and the morrow after hir coÌ„myng Hugh Spencer the elder was drawen hanged in his armour then beheaded Spencer the elder executed Wil. Pakington his body hanged vppe againe and after foure dayes cutte al to péeces and cast to the dogges to be eaten but his heade was sent to Winchester The King Hugh Spencer the yonger and Robert Baldocke determyned to flée into the I le of Lunday whiche is in the mouth of the riuer Seuerne twoo miles in length euery waye verye fruitefull pleasaunte and harde to conquer but beyng in greate daunger on the Sea the space of a The King taken Tho. de la More Alexan. Nethaâ— wéeke at laste arriued in Wales where they were taken the sixtéenth daye of Nouember in the Monasterye of Neth The Kyng was committed to Henrie Earle of Lancaster his kinsman who broughte hym to Kellingworthe Castell The K. sent to Killingvvorth Hugh Spencer Robert Baldocke and Symon Readyn were broughte to the Quéene at Hereforde the Earle of Arundell Iohn Daniel and Thomas Muchelden by procurement of Roger Mortimer were beheaded before theyr comming Hugh Spencer was condemned without aunswere at Hereforde where he was drawen and hanged vppon a Spencer the yoÌ„ger executed Gallowes thirtye foote hygh and then headed and quartered on the foure and twentith of Nouember Simon Reading was drawen and hanged on the same Gallowes but ten foote lower Robert Baldocke dyed in Newgate with manye torments These things beyng done the Quéene wyth hyr sonne Edwarde Roger Mortimer and other went to Wallingforde Castell a little before Christmasse and before the twelfth daye they came to London where they were ioyfully receyued On the morrowe after the sayde feaste they helde a Parliamente where by common decrée they elected Edwarde hys eldeste sonne and then sente in the name of
Porter at the Gates to deliuer him y e keyes therof who would in no wise obey his coÌ„mandement although he were roughly threatned streightly coÌ„manded in y e Kings name to make deliuery of theÌ„ to one of the Earles seruants Sir quoth he seeing that ye do but intend to set one of your seruants in my place to kéepe the Gates I knowe no seruant that ye haue but I am as able as he to do it and kéepe the Gates to your purpose whatsoeuer it be and also the keyes were deliuered me by my Lord and Mayster wherefore I pray you to pardon me for whatsoeuer ye shall commaund me to do in the ministratioÌ„ of mine office I shall do it with good will with that quoth the Earle hold him a Booke coÌ„maunded him to lay his hand theron thou shalt â—weare quoth he that thou shalt well and truly kéepe the Gates to the Kings vse and to doe all such things as we shall commaund and that ye shal let passe neither in nor out at these Gates but such as ye be commaunded by vs and with this oth he receiued the keyes at the Earles hands Of all these doings knewe the Cardinall nothing for they stopped the steire so that none went vp to the Cardinals Chamber and they that came downe could no more go vp againe at the last one escaped who shewed the Cardinall that the Earle was in the Hall wherat the Cardinall maruelled would not beléeue him but coÌ„maunded a Gentleman to bring him the truth who going downe the staires saw the Earle of Northumberland and returned and said it was very he then quoth the Cardinall I am forâ— that we haue dined for I feare our Officers be not prouided of any store of good fishe to make him some honourable chéere let the Table stande quoth he with that he rose vp and going downe y â— staires he encountred the Earle coÌ„ming vp with all his tayle and as soone as the Cardinal espied y â— Earle he put off his â—ay said my Lord ye be most hartily welcome so embraced each other then the Cardinall tooke the Earle by the hand â—â—â— had him vp into the Chamber whome followed all the number of the Earles seâ—â—ants From thence he led him into his bedchamber and they being there al alone the Earle said vnto the Cardinall with a soft voice laying his hande vpoÌ„ his arme my Lord I arrest you of high Treason with which words y e Cardinal being maruellously astonied staÌ„ding both stil a good space at the last quoth the Cardinall what authority haue you to arrest me forsooth my L. quoth â— Earle I haue a coÌ„missioÌ„ so to do where is your coÌ„mission quoth he that I may sée it nay sir that you may not sayde the Earle well then quoth the Cardinall I will not obey your rest But as they were debating this matter betwéene them in the Chamber so busie was M. Walsh in arresting Doctor Augustine at the dore in y e pallace saying vnto him go in Traytor or I shal make thée At the last M. Walsh being entred the Cardinals Chamber began to plucke off his hoode and after knéeled down to the Cardinall vnto whom the Cardinal said come hither gentlemaÌ„ and let me speake with you Sir héere my Lord of Northumberland hath arrested me but by whose authoritie he sheweth not if ye be ioyned with him I pray you shew me Indéede my Lord quoth M. Walsh he sheweth you the truth well then quoth the Cardinall I pray you let me sée it Sir I beséech you quoth M. Walsh hold vs excused there is annexed to our coÌ„missioÌ„ certaine instructions which you may not sée well quoth y e Cardinall I trow ye are one of the Kings priuie Chamber your name is Walsh I am content to yéeld to you but not to my Lord of Northumberland without I sée his commission the worst in the Kings priuie Chamber is sufficieÌ„t to arrest the greatest péere of the Realme by the Kings commandement without any commission therefore put your commission and authoritie in execution spare not I will obey the Kings will I take God to Judge I neuer offended the Kyng in worde nor déede Then the Earle called into the Chamber diuers Gentlemen of his owne seruauntes and after they had taken the Cardinalles keyes from him they put him in custodie of the Earles Gentlemen then they went about the house to set all things in an order theÌ„ sent they Doctor Augustine away to London with as much spéede as they could who was boune vnto the Horsse like a Traytor but it was Sunday toward night ere the Cardinal was conuayd from Cawod lodged that night in the Abbey of Pomfret The next day he remoued towarde Daneaster and was there lodged at the blacke Friers The nexte day he was remoued to Shefilde Parke where the Earle of Shrewsburie with his Lady and a traine of GentlemeÌ„ and Gentlewomen receyued him with much honor then departed all the great number of Gentlemen that conducted him thether and the Cardinall being thus with y â— Earle of Shrewsburie coÌ„tinued there xviij dayes after vpoÌ„ whome the Earle appointed diuers Gentlemen to attend coÌ„tinually to sée that he should lacke nothing béeing serued in his owne Chamber as honourably as he had in his own house and once euery day the Earle would repaire vnto him commune with him After the Cardinall had thus remained with the Earle of Shrewsburie aboute a fortnight it came to passe at a certaine time as he sate at his dinner in his own chaÌ„ber hauing at his boords end a messe of Gentlemen and Chaplaines to kéepe him company toward y â— end of his dinner when he was come to eating hys fruites his colour was perceyued often to change whereby he was iudged not to be in good health where vpon one of The Cardinall â—ickneâ—â—â— his Gentlemen said Sir me séemes you are not well at ease to whome he answered with a loude voice forfooth no more I am for I am quoth he taken sodâ—inly with a thing about my stomacke that lyeth there along as colde as a whetstone which is no more but wind I pray you go to the Poâ—icarie and enquire of him â—â— he haue any thing that wil breake winde vpward Then went he to the Earle and shâ—wed him what estate the Cardinall was in and what he desired with that the Earle caused the Poticarie to be called before him and demanded of him if he had any thing that would breake wind vpward in a mans body he answered he had such geare Then quoth the Earle fetch me some theÌ„ y â— Apoticary fetched a white coÌ„fectioÌ„ in a fair paper shewed to y â— erle who coÌ„manded one to giue y e assay therof before him then y â— same to be brought to the Cardinall who receiued it vp al at once into his mouth but immediatly after surely he auoided much wind vpward â—o quoth he ye
at Grenevviche Henrie Norice and other From this Iustes King Henrie sodainely departed to Westminster hauing only with him sixe persons of which sodayne departure many menne maruelled On the nexte morrowe the Lorde Rocheford brother to the Quéene and Henrie Norrice were brought to the Tower of London prisoners Also the same daye aboute fiue of the clocke in the afternoon Quéene Anne Bolleine was brought to the Tower of London by sir Thomas Audley Lord Chancelour the Duke of Norffolke Thomas Cromwell Secretary and sir William Kingston Constable of the Tower and when she came to the Tower gate entring in she fell on hir knées before the saide Lordes beséeching God to helpe hir as shée was not guiltie of that whereof she was accused and then desired the saide Lordes to beséeche the Kings Grace to bée good vnto hir and so they lefte hir there prisoner On the xv of May Quéene Anne was arraigned in the Tower of London on a Scaffold for y ◠purpose made in y ◠kings Hall before the Duke of Norffolke who sate vnder y e cloth of Estate as high Steward of England with the Lord Chancellour on his right hand the Duke of Suffolke on his left hande with Marquesses and Lords c. and the Earle of Surrey sate before the Duke of Norffolke his father as Earle Marshall of England The Kings commission being redde the Connestable of the Tower the Lieutenant brought the Quéene to the barre where was made a Chaire for hir to sit downe in and there hir inditement was redde whervnto she made so wise and discrete answeres that she séemed fully to cléere hirselfe of all matters layd to hir charge but being tried by hir Péeres wherof the Duke of Suffolke was chiefe she was by them found giltie and had iudgement pronounced by the Duke of Norffolke and immediatly the Lord Rochford the Quéenes brother was likewise arraigned and condemned the Maior of London his bréetherne the Aldermen the Wardens and four persons moe of euery the twelue principall companyes béeing present The xvij of May the Lorde Richford brother to the Quéene Henry Norris Marke Smeton William Brierton and Francis Weston all of the Kings priuie Chamber about matters touching the Quéene were beheaded on the Tower hill the Lord Rochfords body with the head was buryed in the Chappell of the Tower the other four in the Church-yard there On the xix of May Quéene Anne was on a Scaffold made for that purpose vpon the gréene within the Tower of London beheaded with the sword of Caleis by the handes of the hangman of that Towne hir body with the head was buryed in the Quéere of the Chappell in the Tower The xx of May the King marryed Lady Iane daughter King Henry married Lady Iane. to Sir Iohn Seymour Knight which at Whitsontide was openly shewed as Quéene and on Tuesday in the Whitson wéeke Sir Edwarde Seymour was created Uicount Beauchamp and Sir Walter Hungerford made Lorde Hungerford The eyght of June beganne a Parliamente and the Articles of Religion deuised by the King Cleargie held a Conuocation in Paules Churche where after much disputing and debating of matters they published a Booke of Religion entituled Articles deuised by the Kings highnesse On Saint Peters night the King Quéene stoode at the Mercers Hall and saw the watch The xxix of June the King held a great iusting triumph at Westminster where were ordeyned two Lighters made Triumph at VVestminster like Shippes to fight vpō the water one of the which brast in the midst whereby one Gates Gentleman a seruant of Maister Kneuits was drowned in his harneis In the other a Gunne brast hir Chamber maymed two of y e mariners Thomas Cromwell Secretary to the King and Mayster of the Rolles was made Lord Kéeper of the priuie Seale The ix of July the Lord Fitzwaren was created Earle of Bath and y e morrow after Thomas Cromwell was made Lord Cromwell The xviij of July Lord Thomas Cromwell Thomas Cromvvell Lord priuie Seale vicar generall was made Knight and high vicar generall ouer the Spiritualty vnder the King and sate diuers times in the Conuocation among the Bishops as head ouer them The xxij of July Henry Duke of Richmond and Somerset Henry Duke of Richmount Earle of Northampton a Bastard sonne of King Henry borne of the Lady Taileboise that time called Elizabeth Blunt dyed at Saint Iames and was buryed at Thetford in Norffolke This moneth of July Lord Thomas Howarde Lord Thomas Hovvard sent to the Tovver yongest brother to the Duke of Norffolke was sente to the Tower of London for making a priuie contract of Matrimonie with the Lady Margaret Dowglas daughter to y e Quéene of Scottes by the Earle of Anguish and néece to King Henry of England the said Lord Thomas was attaint by Parliament and also the saide Lady Margaret Dowglas was after committed to the Tower for the same In September Thomas Cromwell Lorde priuie Seale and Uizgerent sent out vnder the Kings Spiritual Seale certayne Iniunctions to the Prelates and Cleargie of the Realme charging Curates to preach and to teache their parishners the Pater noster Aue and Creede the Commaundements Pater noster creede and commandements articles of y e faith in English with other articles In the beginning of October at a Sise for the Kings Commotion in Lincolneshire Subsidie kept in Lincolneshire the people made an insurrection and gathered nye twenty thousand persons who tooke certayne Lords and Gentlemen of the Countrey causing them to be sworne to them vpon certayne Articles whiche they had deuised and such as refused to sweare they kepte prisoners and beheaded a Priest who was the Bishop of Lincolnes Chancellour Against those the King did send the Commotion appeased Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Shrewshurie and the Earle of Rutland with a strong power whereof when the Rebelles heard they desired pardon brake vp their armye and departed home but their Captaynes were apprehended and executed The ix of October a Priest and a Butcher were hanged A Priest and a Butcher executed at Windsore for wordes speaking in the behalfe of the Lincolneshiremen y e Butcher wished y e good fellowes as he tearmed them in Lincolneshire to haue the flesh on his stall rather than to sell it at such price as he was offered the Priest standing by likewise wished them to haue it for he said they had néede of it The men of Lincolneshire being pacifyed within sixe dayes Commotion in Yorkeshire after began an insurrection in Yorkeshire for the same causes there people gathered to the number of fortie thousand who tooke the Archbishop of Yorke and the Lord Darcy and caused them to be sworne to their partie Agaynste those Rebelles the Kyng sente the Duke of Norffolke the Duke of Suffolke the Earle of Shrewshurie and the Marquesse of Excester wyth a greate Armye wyth whome a Battayle was appoynted to haue béene
of this yeare was a great drouth and a Dry sommer great death of hote burning agues and flixes The salt water flowed aboue London bridge William Laxton Martin Bowes the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir William Roche Draper the 28. of October The xxij of December Ralph Egerton and Thomas Harman seruant to Mayster Flightwood were executed for counterfetting the Kings great Seale in leade wherewith they had sealed diuers Patents counterfetted and antidated making Strangers Denisons vnder the names of diuers Clearkes of the Chancerie one Tuckefield being of their faction robbed the Lord Audlyes Chappell and fledde who béeing afterwarde apprehended at Caleis whiche Towne he woulde haue betrayed he slew himselfe with a Dagger In Aprill certayne persons began a new Rebellion in 1541 Anno reg 33 A nevv commotion in Yorkeshire Yorkeshire which were shortly after takeÌ„ put to executioÌ„ in diuers places of which Leigh a GeÌ„tlemaÌ„ Tatarsal a Clothyer and Thorneton a yeoman were put to death at London Sir Iohn Neuell Knight a tenne persons or moe were put to death at Yorke The seauen and twentith of May the Countesse of Salisburie Countesse of Salisburie beheaded Damport and Chapman hanged was beheaded in the Tower of London The ninth of June Damport and Chapman two of the Kings Gard were hanged at Greenewich for robbery The tenth of June Sir Edmond Kneuet Knighte of Norffolke was arraigned before the Kings Justices sitting Sir Edmond Kneueâ— arraigned for striking in the Court. in the great Hall at Greenewich Mayster Gage Comptroller of the Kings houshold Mayster Suthwell Sir Anthony Browne Sir Anthony Winkefield Mayster Wrisley and Edmond Pecham Cofferer of the Kings houshold for striking of one Mayster Clere of Norffolke seruant with theÌ„ Earle of Surrey within the Kings house in y e Tenis Court There was first chosen to go vpoÌ„ the sayd Edmond a Quest of Gentlemen and a Quest of Yeomen to enquire of the saide stripe by the which inquests he was found gilty and had iudgement to lose his right hande wherevpon was called to do the execution first the Sergeant Chirurgion wyth hys instrumentes apperteyning to his Office the Sergeant of the Woodyard with the Mallet and a Blocke wherevpon the hand should lye the Mayster Cooke for the King with the knife the Sergeant of the Larder to set the knife right on the ioynt the Sergeant Farrer with his searing irons to seare the veynes the Serieant of the Poultrey with a Cocke which Cocke should haue his head smitten off vpon the same blocke and with the same knife the yeomen of the Chaundrie with seare clothes the yeomen of the Skolerie with a panne of fire to heate the irons a chafer of water to coole the endes of the irons and two formes for all Officers to sette their stuffe on the Sergeant of the Celler with Wine Ale and Béere the yeomen of the Ewrie in the Sergeantes stéede who was absente wyth Bason Ewre and Towels Thus euery man in hys Office readye to do the execution there was called foorth Sir William Pickering Knight Marshall to bring in the sayde Edmonde Kneuet and when hée was broughte to the Barre the chiefe Justice declared to hym his trespasse and the sayde Kneuet confessing hymselfe to bée giltye humblye submitted hym to the Kings mercie for this offence hée was not only iudged to lose his hand but also his body to remayne in prison and his Landes and goodes at the Kings pleasure Then the sayde Sir Edmund Kneuet desired that the King of his benigne grace would pardon him of his right hande and take the left for quoth he if my right hand be spared I may héereafter doe suche good seruice to his grace as shall please him to appoynt Of this submission and request the Justices forthwith enformed the King who of his goodnesse considering the gentle heart of the sayde Edmund and the good reporte of Lords and Ladyes graunted hym pardon that he should lose neyther hand land nor goodes but should goe frée at libertie The Lord Leonard Gray being endited of certain points of Treason by him committed as was alledged agaynste him during the season that he was the Kings Lieutenant in Ireland to witte for deliuering his nephew Girald Fitz Garard brother to Thomas Fitz Garard before executed and also for that he caused certaine Irishmen to inuade the lands of the Kings friends whome he fauoured not the fiue and twentith of June he was arraigned at Westminster in the Kings bench and appoynted to be tryed by Knightes bycause he was a Lord by name and no Lord of the Parliament but he discharged the Jurie and confessed the enditement wherevpon he had iudgement on y e xxvitj of June being S Peters euen he was beheaded at Tower hill where he The Lord Leonard Grey beheaded ended his life very quietly and godly This noble man as he was come of high lignage so was he a right valiant and hardy personage hauing in his time done his Prince and Countrey good seruice both in Ireland France and other places greatly to his commendation although now his happe was thus to lose his head The same day that he suffered there were executed at Saint Thomas Waterings thrée Gentlemen Iohn Mantell Iohn Frowdes and George Roydon They died for a murther committed in Sussex as theyr inditement imported in company of Thomas Fines Lorde Dacres of the South The troth whereof was thus the Lord Dacres of the South arâ—aigned sayde Lord Dacres through the lewde perswasion of some of them as hath bin reported meaning to bunt in y e Parke of Nicholas Pelham Esquier at Laughton in the same Countie of Sussex béeyng accompanyed with the sayde Mantel Frowdes and Roydon Iohn Cheyney and Thomas Isley Gentlemen and Richarde Middleton and Iohn Goldwell Yeomen passed from his house of Hurstmonseux the laste of Aprill in the night season towarde the same Parke where they intended so to hunt and commyng into a place called Pikehay in the parishe of Hillingley they found one Iohn Busbrigge Iames Busbrigge and Richarde Somener standing there togither and as it fell out through quarrelling there ensued a fray betwixte the sayde Lorde Dacres and his company on the one part and the said Iohn and Iames Busbrig and Richard Somener on the other in so much that the said Iohn Busbrigge receyued such hurt that he dyed thereof the seconde of May nexte ensuing wherevpon as well the sayd Lorde Dacres as those that were there wyth hym and diuers other likewise that were appointed to go another way to méete them at the sayd Parke were indited of murther and the seauen and twentith of June the Lord Dacres himselfe was arraigned before the Lord Audley of Walden then Lord Chauncelor sitting that day as high Steward of Englande with other Péeres of the Realme about him who then and there condemned the sayde Lorde Dacres to dye for that transgression and afterwardes the nine and twentith of
their horsses to the Courte then was taking of menne on all sides It is saide that in thys conflicte one Pikeman setting his backe to the wall at Saint Iames kepte seauentéene horssemen off hym a greate tyme and at the laste was slaine The whole number on bothe sides slaine at thys battaile passed not fortie persons as farre as coulde be learned by them that viewed the feld but there were many sore hurte The noyse of women and children when the conflicte was at Charing Crosse was so greate that it was hearde to the toppe of the white Tower and also the great shotte was well discerned there out of Saint Iames fielde there stoode vpon the Leades the Marques of Northampton sir Nicholas Poines sir Thomas Pope Maister Iohn Seimer and other About fiue of the clocke Thomas Wiat William Kneuet Thomas Cobham two brethren name Mantels and Alexander VViat sent to the Tovver Bret were broughte by sir Henrie Ierningham by water to the Tower prisoners where sir Philip Deny receyued them at the Bulwarke and as Wiat passed by he saide goe Traitor there was neuer suche a Traytor in Englande to whome sir Thomas Wiat turned and saide I am no Traitor I woulde thou shouldest well knowe thou arte more Traitor than I it is not the point of an honeste man to call me so and so went forth when he came to the Tower Gate sir Thomas Bridges Lieuetenant tooke in through the Wicket firste Mantele and saide Ah thou Traitour what hast thou and thy companye wrought but he holding down hys head saide nothing Then came Thomas Kneuet whome Maister Chamberlaine Gentleman Porter of the Tower tooke in Then came Alexander Bret whome sir Thomas Pope tooke by the bosome saying oh Traitoure howe couldest thou finde in thy hearte to worke suche a villany as to take wages and being trusted ouer a bande of men to fall to hir enimyes returning againste hir in battell Bret answered yea I haue offended in that case Then came Thomas Cobham whome sir Thomas Poines tooke in and said alas Master Cobham what wind headed you to worke such treason and he aunswered oh sir I was seduced Then came in sir Thomas Wyat whome sir Iohn Bridges tooke by the collar and saide oh thou villaine and vnhappy traytour howe couldest thou finde in thy hearte to worke such detestable treason to the Quéenes Maiestie who gaue thée thy life and liuing once already althoughe thou diddest béefore this time beare armes in the fielde against hir and now to yéeld hir battel c. if it were not saith he but that the law muste passe vpon thée I woulde sticke thée throughe with my Dagger to the whyche Wyat holding hys armes vnder his side and lookyng gréeuouslye with a grimme looke vpon the Lieutenant said it is no maistery nowe and so passed on Thomas Wyat hadde on a shyrte of Maile wyth sléeues very fayre thereon a Ueluet Cassocke and a yellow Lace with the windlace of his Dag hanging thereon and a paire of Bootes on his legges and on his head a fayre Hatte of Ueluet with broade bone-worke Lace aboute it William Kneuet Thomas Cobham Bret were the like apparelled On the morrow and the next day folowing were brought into the Tower prisoners George Cobham sir Wyllyam Cobham Anthony Kneuet Hugh Booth Thomas Vain Robert Rudstone sir George Harper Edwarde Wyat Edward Fogge George Moore and Cutbert Vaughan The tenth of February the Earle of Huntington and other Gentlemenne and to the number of thrée hundred horssemenne broughte into the Tower as prisoner the Duke of Suffolke and the Lord Iohn Grey hys brother from Couentrie where the Duke hadde remayned thrée dayes after his taking in the house and custody of Christopher Warren Alderman there The eleauenth day sir Henry Isley who had fledde was brought into the Tower prisoner in an old Fréese coate and olde payre of hosen all his apparell not worth foure shillings the same daye came in twoo of the Culpepers one Cromar Thomas Rampton the Duke of Suffolks secretary The twelfth of February being Monday about tenne of the clocke there went out of the Tower to the Scaffold on the Tower hill the Lorde Guilforde Dudley sonne to the Duke of Northumberlande husband to the Lady Iane Grey daughter to the Duke of Suffolke and without the Bulwarke gate Maister Thomas Offley one of the Sheriffes of London receyued hym and brought him to the Scaffolde where after a small declaration he knéeled downe and said his prayers then holdyng vppe hys eyes and handes to Heauen wyth teares at the last he desired the people to pray for hym and after was beheaded hys body beyng layde in a Carre and hys head in a cloth was broughte into the Chappel within the Tower where the Ladye Iane whose lodging was in Maister Partridges house did sée hys deade carcasse taken oute of the Carre as well as she did sée hym before aliue going to his death a sight to hir worse thā death By this time was there a Scaffolde made vpon the Gréene ouer againste the white Tower for the Lady Iane to dye vppon who béeing nothyng at all abashed neyther with feare of hir owne death whyche then approched neyther wyth the sighte of the dead carcasse of hir husbande when he was broughte into the Chappel came forth the Lieuetenaunt leading hir w t countenance nothing abashed neither hir eies any thing moistned with teares with a Booke in hir hande wherein she prayed vntill shée came to the said Scaffolde whereon when she was mounted she was beheaded whose deaths were the more hastened for feare of further troubles and stirre for hir Tytle lyke as hir father had attempted The fourtéenth and fiftéenth of February aboute the number of fiftie of Wyats faction were hanged on twenty paire of Gallows made for that purpose in diuers places about the Citie The xvij of Februarye was proclamation made that all Straungers shoulde auoide the Realme within xxiiij dayes nexte ensuing vpon paine of their goodes to be confiscate al Frée denizens Merchants and Embassadors excepted The xviij of February Bright one of the Captaines of the Londoners that fledde to Wiat and two and twentie persons more of the Kentishmen were deliuered to the Sheriffe of Kent to be executed in dyuers places of Kent but for the Kentishmen pardoned moste parte they were all pardoned The xxij of February certaine of Wiats faction to the number of four hundred and more were led to Westminster coupled togither with halters about their neckes and there in the Tylt yarde the Quéene who looked forth of hir Gallery pardoned them Duke of Suffolk beheaded The xxiij of February Henrie Grey Duke of Suffolke was beheaded on the Tower hill The xj of Marche William Lorde Howard Admirall of Englande was created Baron Howard of Effingham at Westminster Erle of Deuonshire sent to the Tovver The xv of March the Earle of Deuonshire was apprehended and committed to the Tower for suspition
this Maiors yeare Corne rose to fourtéene shillings the quarter and wood waxed scant in London and was sold for thirtéene and fourtéene shillings the thousand of â—illets and coles at tenpence the sacke by reason of the great death and sicknesse the last Sommer for lacke of heÌ„lp and carriage King Philip being absent out of the Realme and Quéene Mary being dangerously sicke ended hir life at hir Manour of Saint Iames by Charing crosse the xvij of Nouember in the yeare 1558. when she had raigned fiue yeares four monethes and odde dayes The same daye deceassed Cardinall Poole at Lambheath and a little before two of hir Phisitions besides diuers Bishops and noble men Quéene Mary was buryed at Westminster and Cardinall Poole at Canterbury ¶ Queene Elizabeth ELizabeth our most gratious Anno reg 1. and soueraigne Lady second daughter to King Henry the viij to the great comfort of Englande was with full consent proclaimed Quéene of England France and Irelande Defender of the Fayth c. on the xvij of Nouember in the yeare of oure Lorde God 1558. Forthwith the Portes and Hauens were stopped and none suffered to passe out of the Realme without licence Proclamation was made forbidding all men to Preach saue such as should be appoynted also to alter any rytes or Ceremonies vsed in the Church saue as it was in hir graces Chappell The xxiij of Nouember Quéene Elizabeth came from The Queene commeth from Hatfild Bishops Hatfield in Hertfordshire vnto the Lord Northes house in the late Charterhouse of London the Sheriffes of London méeting hir Grace at the farther ende of Barnet Towne within the Shere of Middlesex and so rode before hir till the came to the Charterhouse Gate next Aldersgate where hir Grace remayned On Monday the eyght and twentith of Nouember about The Queene â—emoueth to the Tovver two of the clocke in the after noone Quéene Elizabeth rode from the Lorde Northes house along by the Barbycane in at Creeplegate then along by the wall to Bishopsgate which Gate was richly hanged where the Waytes of the Citie playde and ouer against the Kings head Tauerne a Scholler of Paules Schoole made a short Oration to hir Maiestie in Latin Uerses the company of the Mercers standing in theyr rayles next the Scholler and so all the other Companyes of the Citie in order from thence to Mart Lane ende nexte vnto Barking Church in Tower streete the Lorde Maior of London riding wyth Mayster Garter King at Armes bearing a Scepter before hir Maiestie whiche Lorde Maior mette hir at the Charterhouse Gate nexte Aldersgate where Mayster Recorder saluted hir Grace in the name of the Lorde Maior and the whole Citie and so with Lordes Knightes and Gentlewomen richly apparelled brought hir to the Tower of London but when hir Grace entered at Mart Lane a peale of Gunnes beganne to be shotte off at the Tower whiche continued almost halfe an houre The fifth of December the Quéene remoued by water from the Tower to Somerset place néere to the Strand The xiij of December the corpse of Quéene Mary was honourably conuayed from Saint Iames to the Abbey of Queene Mary buryed Westminster and there placed vnder a rich Hearse decked with penons banners and Schutchions of the Armes of Englande and France where she remayned that nighte and on the morrow after the Masse of Requiem and a Sermon preached by Doctor White Bishop of Winchester was ended she was buryed in the Chappell of King Henry the seauenth on the North side The xxiiij of December was solemne obsequie kept in Obsequie for Charles the Emperour the Abbey of Westminster for Charles the fifth late Emperour which deceassed in Spayne in the moneth of September last past Quéene Maryes herse yet standing altered with the Armes of the Emperour and richly hanged with a rich pall-cloth of gold lying on the hearse the Emperours Embassadour being chiefe mourner with other Péeres and Lords of England assistant with him c. The first of January the Lord Maior and Aldermen gaue in commandement to euery warde in London that the Procession Epistle and Gospell in English Parson or Curate in euery Parish Church in London should reade the Epistle and Gospell of the day in the Englishe tong in the Masse time and the English Procession then vsed in the Quéenes Chappell according to a Proclamation sent from hir Maiestie and priuie Counsell proclaymed in the Citie of London the xxx of December which commandement was that day obserued in most parish Churches of the Citis The ninth of January in the morning the Image of Thomas Becket which stoode ouer the dore of the Mercers Image of Thomas Becket throvvne dovvne Chappell in London toward the stréete was found broken and cast downe and a bill set on the Church dore deprauing the setters vp thereof The xij of January the Quéenes Maiestie remoued from hir place of White hall to the Tower by water the Lorde Maior of London and his bréethren the Aldermen in their Barge and all the Craftes of the Citie in their Barges richly decked with targets and banners of euery mysterie The Batchelers of the Maiors companie in their Barge with a Foyst hauing thrée toppes trimmed and richly decked to wayte on them which shotte off gunnes all the way all these awayted on hir Maiestie who tooke hir Barge about two of the clocke in the after noone the Lord Maior folowing after and euery company in order with great melodie of musicall instruments till hir grace was through London bridge and landed at hir priuie staire of the Tower Wharffe and then the Maior after leaue taken and thankes of the Quéene returned through the Bridge with the floud and landed at the Three Cranes Wharffe in the Uintrie The xiiij of January at which time the Londoners had made sumptuous prouision the Quéenes Maiestie passed through the Citie of London to hir Palace at Westminster Coronation the next day she was Crowned by Doctor Oglethorp Bishop of Carelile The xxv of January began a Parliament at Westminster Parliament before the States whereof Doctour Coxe late come from beyond the Seas and sometime Schoolemayster to King Edward the sixth made a learned Sermon In this Parliament the first fruites and tenthes were granted to the Crowne and also the supreme gouernemeÌ„t ouer the state Ecclesiasticall Likewise the Booke of commoÌ„ Prayer and administration of the Sacraments in our vulgar tongue was restored to be done as in the time of King Edward the sixth In the Easter Holydayes preached at the Spittle Doctour Bill the Quéenes Almoner Doctour Coxe and Doctour Horne the two last came lately from beyond the seas On Lowsonday the seconde of Aprill Mayster Sampson made the rehearsall Sermon at Paules Crosse The iij. of Aprill the Quéenes Maiestie appoynted a coÌ„ference or disputation to be had at Westminster Church betwéene 1559 the olde Bishops and certayne learned men late A conference at VVestminster come
Leicester wyth the saide order of Saint Mâ—chaell The Marâ—uâ—s of Baden and the Ladye Cecilie his wyfe 1566 â—â—â— Maâ—qâ—es of Baden returneth â—â—ster to the King of Swethen who came into this land in the meneth of September laste paste as before is declared béeing then by the Qéenes especiall appointment at theyr arriuall honorably receyued by the Lord Cobham an honorable Baron of this Realme and the Ladye his wife one of the Quéenes Maiesties priâ—ie Chamber nowe in the moneth of Aprill Anno. 1569. departed the same againe the Marques a fewe dayes before hys wife being both cenducted by a lyke personage the Lorde of Aburgaueny to Douer Certaine houses in Cornehill being first purchased by the The Burse in Cornehill Citizens of London were in the moneth of February cryed by the Bell man and afterwarde solde to suche persons as shoulde take them downe and carry them from thence whiche was so done in the moneths of Aprill and May next following And then the grounde beyng made plaine at the charges also of the Cittie poâ—â—ession thereof was by certaine Aldermen in name of the whole Citizens giuen to y e right worshipfull sir Tho. Gresham Knight Agent to the Quéens Highnesse there to buylde a place for Merchantes to assemble in at hys owne proper charges who on the seauenth of June layde the firste stone of the foundation being Bricke and forth-with the work-men followed vpon the same with suche diligence that by the Moneth of Nouember in the yeare of our Lorde â—â—67 the same was couered wyth Slate The commissioners before named appointed for the matters of Flaunders kéepyng their dyet at Bruges agréed to referre the whole matter to the Princes on bothe sides and if they coulde not agrée then the Merchants to haue fortie dayes to repayre home with their merchaundise and in the meane tâ—â—â— all things to stande as they were then Dure Câ—â—â—â—issioners departed froÌ„ Bruges about the xxvj of June The xxxj of August y e Quéenes Maiestie in hir progresse The Queenes progresse to Oxforde came to the Uniuerâ—â—tie of Oxforde and was of all the Studentes whyche had looked for hir commyng thyther two yeares so honorably and ioyfully receyued as eyther theyr lâ—yaâ—nâ—â—â—e towardes the Quéenes Maiestie or the expectation of their â—â—iendes did requyre Concerning orders in disputaâ—â—on and other Academicall exercises they agréede much wyth those which the Uniuersitie of Cambridge had vsed two yeres before Comedies also and Tragedies were played in Christes Churche where the Quéenes Highnesse â—â—dged Among the whych the Comedie entituled Palemon Misfortune at Oxford and Arcet made by Maister Edwards of the Quéenes Chappel had suche tragicall successe as was lamentable For at that time by the fall of a wall and a payre of staires great preâ—sse of the multitude thrée men were slaine The fifth of September after disputations the Quéene at the humble sute of certaine of hir Nobilitie and the King of Spaâ—â—es Embassadour made a briefe Oration in Latine to the Uniuersitie but so wise and pithie as England maye reioice that it hathe so learned a Prince and the Uniuersitie may triâ—â—ph that they haue so noble a Patronesse The vj of September after dinner hir Grace comming from Christs Churche ouer Carfox and so to Saint Maries the Scholers standing in order according to their degrées euen to the East gate certaine Doctors of the Uniuersitie did ride before in their Scarlet gownes and hoodes Maisters of Arte in blackâ—â—â—wnâ— and hoodâ—s The Maior also with certaine of his drethren did ryde before hir in Scarlet to the ende of Magdalene â—â—â—dge where their liberties ended but the Doctors and Maisters went forward still to Shoâ—ouer a myle and more out of Oxforde dicause their Liberties extended so farre and there after Orations made hir Highneâ—â—â— with thankes to the whols Uniuersitie dade them farewel and rode to Rycote Richarde Lambert Ambrose Nicholas the 28. of Septemb. Sherifes Iohn Langley the 4. of Aprill Sir Christopher Draper Iremonger the 28. of October Maior Souldiors transported into Irelande The valiant Captaine Edward Randolfe Esquier lieutenant of the Ordinaunce and Colonell of a thousand footemen in September last paste was wyth his band embarqued at Bristow and within few dayes after landed at Knocfergus in the North parts of Ireland and went thence by water to a place called Derry by which passeth y e riuer of Longfoile there the saide Colonell in shorte space fortified to the greate annoyaunce of Iohn Oneale and by greate foresight and experience guarded hymselfe and hys charge till the said Oneale to hinder and disturbe his abode there thâ—â— of NoueÌ„ber arriued with a great army of Kerne Galawglâ—ssâ—s and horssemen wyth whome the saide Captaine Randolfe encountred and him there so discomfited as after that conflicte he durste neuer approche the Quéenes power and to his perpetuall fame the said Captaine by reason of his bold and hardie onset that daye loste his life Charles Iames the sixth of that name sonne to Henrie Yong Prince of Scots christned Anno reg 9. Stuarte Lord of Darnley and Marie King and Quéene of Scots was borne in Edenberough Castel the ninetéenth of June last past and the eightéenth of December thys yeare solemnly Christned at Striueling whose Godfathers at the Christning were Charles King of Fraunce and Philibert Duke of Sauoy and the Quéenes Maiestie of Englande was the Godmother who gaue a Font of Golde curiously wrought and enameled weighing 333. ounces amounting in value to the summe of 1043. â— 19. s. The tenth of February in the morning Henrie Stuarte King of Scottes murdered Lorde of Darneley before named King of Scots by Scottes in Scotlande was shamefully murdered the reuenge whereof remaineth in the mightie hande of God The xxij of February the Lady Margaret Dowglasse couÌ„tesse of Leunex mother to the saide King of Scottes was discharged out of the Tower of London Within the space of ten moneths laste paste dyed seauen Seauen AldermeÌ„ deceased in LoÌ„don Aldermen of London the firste Edwarde Bankes deceassed the ninth of July Anna 1566. R. Chamberlaine late Sherife sir Martin Bowes sir R Malory sir William Hewet sir Thomas White late Maiors then Richarde Lambart one of the Sheriffes for that yeare the 4. of Aprill Anno 1567. The xxij of Aprill by greate misfortune of fyre in the 1567 The Tovvn of Ossestry brente thrice in thyrtie yeares Towne of Ossestrie in Wales twelue myles from Shrewsburie to the number of 200. houses to saye seauen scores wythin the walles and thrée score without in the Suburbes béesides cloth corne cattel c. were consumed whyche fire began at two of the clocke in the forenoone and ended at fâ—â—â— to the great maruelling of many that so great a spoile in fo short time should happen Two long stréets with great riches of that town were brent in Anno. 1542. And lykewise or worse in Anno. 1544. The xxiiij of Aprill the Sergeants
707. at Mortimers crosse Pag. 708. at Towton Pag. 712. at Barnet Pag. 727. at Thewkesburie Pag. 728. at Stoke Pag. 863. at Blackeheath Pag. 870 Battel Abbey buylded Pag. 166 Battell of Gnats Pag. 509 â—arwike wonne by Edwarde the firste Pag. 306. betrayed Pag. 339. deliuered to the Scots Pag. 712. won by the Earle of Warwicke Pag. 715. wonne by the Scottes and recouered again by the Earle of Northumberland Pag. 477. 497 Barbican of London Pag. 373 Bay salt deare Pag. 1180 Bedford towne Pag. 105. Pag. 114. besieged Pag. 189 Bedforde Castle besieged Pag. 259 Benet a MoÌ„ke brought glasing into this land Pag. 111 Beda famous Pag. 111 Bewly builte Pag. 251 Beaufleete in Essex Pag. 125 Beuerley brent Pag. 215 Beranbridge Pag. 114 Bewmarise Castel builded Pag. 307 Beggers murdered Pag. 310 Biefe and Mutton first sold by weighte Page 999 Berking in Essex founded Pag. 100 Belins gate in London Pag. 27 Belinus and Brennus king Pag. 24 Beston Castel builded Pag. 254 Bermonsey founded Pag. 165 Bensintoâ— Pag. 114 Bishoprickes in England Pag. 2 Bishoprickes in Wales Pag. 11 Bishoppe of Excester drawne out of hys Church Pag. 279 Bishop of Chichester murdered Pag. 651 Bishop of Salisburie murdered Pag. 664 Bishop of Durham murdered Pag. 164 Bishop of Ely put to his shiftes Pag. 222 Bishops gate of London builded Pag. 746 Bishop of Rochester beheaded Pag. 1004 Bishops depriued Pag. 1112 Bishoppe of Winchester sent to the Tower Pag. 1039. depriued Pag. 1048 Bishops restored other displaced Pag. 1067 Bible commaunded to be had in euerye Church in Englishe Pag. 1013 Bilney burned Pag. 978 Bladud king Pag. 22 Blasing starres Pag. 116. Pag. 179. blasing star Pag. 179 285. 297. 636. 550. 3679. 1100. Blacke Heath fielde Pag. 688 870 Blacke Friers in Holborne Pag. 273 in London Pag. 298 Blanke charters burned Pag. 546 Blasing starre Pag. 182 Bledgabredus king Pag. 31 Blewbeard hanged Pag. 651 Bloude rayned Pag. 23. Pag. 117. Pag. 211. sprang out of the Earth Pag. 174. bloud of Hales Pag. 1014 Boniface his Epistle to Ethelbald Pag. 102 Bones of men monstrous Pag. 167 Bones of Arthur found Pag. 221 Bosten spoyled and brent Pag. 302 Bow Church suspended Pag. 302 Bow steeple builded Pag. 897 Booke written against Luther by King Henrie the eight Pag. 930 Booke of Common prayer set forthe Page 1054 Bokeland Pag. 297 Boloigne yeelded to the French Pag. 1046 Bonars heade broken Pag. 271 Bridge at London Pag. 3 Brute arriued in Brytaine Pag. 17 Brutaine so named of Brute Pag. 17 Brutaine deuided into three Pag. 18 Brother slue brother Pag. 24 Brytaine tributarie to the Brutaines Pag. 34 Brytaines barbarous Pag. 34 Brasen Image of Cadwaline cast downe Page 118 Brakenburie Conestable of the Tower Page 826 Bridge of London new made Pag. 204 Bridge of stone begun at London Pag. 211 finished Pag. 238 Bridge at Stratford vpon Auen Pag. 865 Bridges borne downe Pag. 299 Brimsburie with the bridge builded Page 130 Bristow Castel built Pag. 181. besieged Pag. 189 Brytains house in Holland Pag. 37 Brytains bodyes painted Pag. 59 Brentford Pag. 137 Bretan receyued the Faith Pag. 55 Bruite Greneshilde King Pag. 20 Bradford brent Pag. 1097 Bridwel giuen to the Citie of London Page 1057 Browne hanged in Smithfield Pag. 1168 Bursse begun in Cornehill Pag. 1129 Burton vpon Trent Pag. 135 Burgondie inuaded by the Englishe Page 457 Boundwica a woman of Britaine Pag. 40. 41. 42. 43. Britains had all things common Pag. 41 Bury Abbey spoyled and brent Pag. 353 Burial forbidden to W. Conqueror Pag. 167 Buckingham Castel builded Pag. 129 Bul hanged on the Bishops of Londons gate Pag. 1146 Burdet beheaded Pag. 747 Buriall of King Edward the sixth Pag. 1067 P. Burchet wounded Maister Hawkins Pag. 1175. founde an Hereticke ibid. kylleth his keeper Pag. 1176. hanged ibid. C. CArliele builded Pag. 21 Caratacus Pag. 38 Caligula his expedition into Britain Pag. 36 Caius Pag. 65 Canterburie builded Pag. 21. Castell buylded Pag. 34 Canterburie defaced by fire Pag. 270 Canterburie prouince deuided into Parishes Pag. 92 Canterburie brent Pag. 209 Canterburie ouerflowed by breaking out of bornes Pag. 294 Caporus King Pag. 31 Cassibelanus King Pag. 34 Cambridge builded Pag. 29 Cairleon vpon Vske builded Pag. 27 Capenus King Pag. 31 Carausius vsurped Britaine Pag. 65 Careticus King Pag. 88 Cadwalin King Pag. 88 Cadwalader King Pag. 89 Cadwine king Pag. 88 Catellus King hung vp oppressors Pag. 3â— Castels at Notingham Yorke and Lincolne builded Pag. 161 Cardife Castle builded Pag. 181 Carliele repayred and the Castell builded Pag. 172 Carlile a Bishops Sea Pag. 185 Canutus the Dane King of England Pag. 139 King of foure kingdomes Pag. 140 Cardinals robbed Pag. 337 Cambridge sore perished by fire Pag. 306 Cane in Normandy spoiled by E. Pag. 3. 394 Carliele consumed by fire Pag. 303 Caleice besieged by E. Pag. 3. Pag. 398. described and builded Pag. 400. yeelded Pag. 402 Caleice like to haue bene betrayed Pag. 410 Caleice besieged by the Duke of B. Pag. 639 Caleice lost by the Englishmen Pag. 1106 Castle at Ethelingey builded Pag. 123. Monasterie builded Pag. 127 Carcason in FrauÌ„ce burned by the English Pag. 438 Caple Alderman of London Pag. 868 Cardinal Wolsey the storie of his life vprising described Pag. 904 Cardinal Campeius came into Eng. Pag. 923 Cardinal Poole came into EnglaÌ„d Pag. 1093 Castel at Tourney built Pag. 922 Catte hanged in Cheape Pag. 1090 Cecilius King Pag. 28 Caesar Iulius his first voyage into Brytain Pag. 31. his second third voyage Pag. 32. subdued Brytaine Pag. 33. slaine Pag. 34. London yeelded to Caesar Pag. 33 Cerdike first King of the West SaxoÌ„s Pag. 113 Cerdikes Shore Pag. 113 Cerdikes Forde Pag. 113 Chester a Citie Pag. 21 Chesse a game deuised Pag. 23 Chartsey in Surrey founded Pag. 100 Chartley Castle builded Pag. 254 Christians first in Brytaine Pag. 5â— Chester repayred Pag. 129 Churchyardes appointed to Bury Pag. 117 Chastitie before beautie to be preferred Page 121 Charing Crosse Pag. 305 Children were eaten of their parentes Page 336 Chichester brent Pag. 182 Christes Church in London fouÌ„ded Pag. 180 Children of King Henrie drowned Pag. 183 Chester Abbey Pag. 172 Christ was borne Pag. 35 Children of Englishmen solde in common markets Pag. 107 Chipenham Pag. 121 Chichester builded Pag. 34. 94 Chipingham in Wilshire Pag. 123 Chichester brent Pag. 214 Chrisanthus deputie in Brytaine Pag. 77 Chirinus King Pag. 30 Chester repayred Pag. 54 Christ counterfaite Pag. 255 Charterhouse of London founded Pag. 406 Chicheley his testament Pag. 612 Church seruice altered Pag. 587 Chest in the Guild Hal of London Pag. 464 Chappell at Westminster for Henrie the seauenth Pag. 875 Christ Church suppressed Pag. 908 Charterhouse Monkes executed Pag. 1003. 1004. Charitable deeds of sir Iohn Allen. Pag. 1005 Charitie of Thomas Huntlowe Pag. 1016 Churches pulled downe Pag. 1038 Churche of Sainte Iohn by Smithfielde blowne vp Pag. 1040 Charnel house of Paules conuerted to dwellings
Pag. 1040 Charitable deedes of sir Rowland Hill Page 1044 Charitable deeds of George Barnes Pag. 1054 Charitable deedes of sir Thomas White Page 1075 Church Images brent Pag. 1113 Churches in London striken and broken by Tempest Pag. 1113 Charitable actes of Maister William Lambe Pag. 1188 Cilicester a Citie Pag. 84 Cicester brent Pag. 88 Cirencester Pag. 114 Citizens of Canterburie againste the Monkes of Christs Church Pag. 354 Citizens of Norwich against the Prior. Page 647 Claudius a Romaine Pag. 37. 39 Clearkenwel Pag. 177 Clearkes of Oxford banished Pag. 281. discord betwixte the Clearkes and laye men Pag. 307 Cleargies landes required Pag. 499 Clopton Maior of London Pag. 865 Cleargie cōdemned in premunire Pag. 978 Cleargie sworne to the King Pag. 979 Counties or shieres in England Pag. 1 Cornewal described Pag. 12 Cordila Queene Pag. 22 Crowne of gold first worne in Eng. Pag. 24 Conspiracy in Ireland against King Herie the sixth Pag. 862 Coronation of Q. Anne Bulleine Pag. 916 Coilus King Pag. 30 Coilus King Pag. 54 Colchester builded Pag. 54. besieged spoiled repayred again Pag. 129. besieged Pag. 248 Comodus Emperour Pag. 57 Coil King Pag. 67 Constantius Emperoure Pag. 67. dyed at Yorke Pag. 68 Constantine the great Pag. 68 Constantinus Emperour Pag. 69 Constance Pag. 70 Constantius Pag. 70 Constantine King Pag. 86 Comet appeared Pag. 135. 180 Couentrie priuiledged Pag. 146 Comen Earle of Northumberland slaine Page 161 Conspiracie against William Conqueror Page 165 Cogshall in Essex Pag. 199 Conestable of Colchester lost his owne life to saue the Kings life Pag. 205 Colledge at Lambeth Pag. 229 Corne full of vermine Pag. 264 Corne deare Pag. 234. 276. 300. 641 Corne cheape Pag. 867 Constantine hanged Pag. 257 Coyne bace Pag. 271 Conuerts their house founded Pag. 863 Colledge of Saint Laurence Poultney founded Pag. 364 Comodities of peace Pag. 404 Cobham Colledge Pag. 460 Counsellers bannished the Court Pag. 506 Counsel of Constance Pag. 5 Colledge and Hospital at Higham Ferres Pag. 630 Conspiracie disclosed Pag. 588 Conspiracie of Abingdon Pag. 634. at Couentrie Pag. 933 Colledge at Tateshal Pag. 640 Cooke Maior of London Pag. 720 Coyne enhaunced Pag. 716. newe Pag. 717. 877. Colingborne beheaded Pag. 847 Combat for the kingdome Pag. 138 Combat at Reading Pag. 204. betwene two Dukes Pag. 528. at Westminster Pag. 479 Combat foughte at Westminster betwixt Iohn de Viscount born at Cipres and Thomas Delamarch bastard sonne to Philip king of France before king Edwarde the thirde Pag. 428 Combat Pag. 496. in Smithfielde Pag. 633. 643. at Tothil Pag. 644. in Smithfield Pag. 647. 649. at Tothill Pag. 1151 A Cooke boyled in Smithfielde Pag. 978 Coyners and clyppers executed Pag. 980 Conduite in Lothburie Pag. 1034 Commotion in Somerset and Lincolne shires Pag. 1040. in Cornewall and Deuonshire Pag. 1040. in Yorkeshire Pag. 1042 in Somersetshire and other places Pag. 1009. 1110. 1111. Coronation of Queene Marie Pag. 1072 Counter remoued into Woodstreete first Pag. 1098 Coronation of Queene Elizabeth Pag. 1111 Conference of religion at Westminster Page 1111 Creda first King of Mertians Pag. 101 Criklade a towne Pag. 128 Criples gate of London Pag. 166 Crockard and Pollard false moneys Pag. 310 Creation of Dukes and Erles Pag. 500. 527. degraded Pag. 543 Crosby Sherife of London his gift to the Citie Pag. 725 Criples gate of London builded Pag. 749 Crosse in Cheape builded Pag. 862 Creations at Bridewel Pag. 940. of the Erle of Leicester Pag. 1123 Croomewell maister of the Rolles beheaded Pag. 1003 1019 Cranmer brent Pag. 1100 Cunobelinus King Pag. 35 Cups of brasse by the high wayes Pag. 109 Custos of London Conestable of the Tower Pag. 303. 305 Conduit in Cheape builded Pag. 302 Conduite in Cornehill builded Pag. 550 Conduite in Cheape builded Pag. 748 Conduite in Fleetestreete builded Pag. 640 Conduite in Grassestreete builded Pag. 865 Conduit at Bishops gate builded Pag. 878 D. DAunce of Paules Pag. 567 Daunsey in Essex Pag. 99 Danes arriued in Englande Pag. 117. at Lindsfarne Pag. 118. Portland an Ile Pag. 117 Danes spoyled London Pag. 119 Danes spoyled Winchester Pag. 120 Danes had a victorie at Reading Pag. 120 Danes in England murdered Pag. 135 Danes destroyed Canterbury and murdered their Archbishop Pag. 135. their tyrannie Pag. 136 Danes possesse all Englande Pag. 139 Dane gilte Pag. 142 Danes Church without Temple bar Pag. 142 Darkenesse in Paules Church Pag. 262 Dauid king of Scots taken Pag. 399 Dampot and Chapman two of the Guarde hanged Pag. 1020 Dakers of the North arraigned Pag. 1022 Daunce of Paules pulled downe Pag. 1040 Dagger throwne at a Preacher Pag. 1060 Denmarke contributorie to Brytayne Page 27. 28 Dedantius king Pag. 30 Detonus king Pag. 30 Decius Pag. 64 Deorham Pag. 114 Dearth in England that mens flesh was eaten Pag. 162 Delacrase Abbey Pag. 254 Delapoole Duke of Suffolke murdered Page 651 Death in London Pag. 874 Dearth without scarcitie Pag. 1176 Disputation at Christs Hospital Pag. 1098 Disputation at Oxford Pag. 1091 Description of Englande Pag. 1 Dinellus king Pag. 31 Ditch about London Pag. 137. Pag. 244. cleansed Page 875 Ditche aboute the Tower of London Page 220 Dissention at Oxforde the Citizens indited Pag. 430. 505. 510 Diuell in likenesse of a Frier Pag. 550 Domitianus Emperour Pag. 54 Doncaster Pag. 19 Douer Castel builded Pag. 34. besieged Pag. 250 spoyled by Frenchmen Pag. 307 Dorchester a Bishop Sea Pag. 114 Donemouth Pag. 117 Downmowin Essex Pag. 178 Donwich spoyled Pag. 300. by Tēpest Pag. 302. Dogges flesh good meate Pag. 336 Dragons seene Pag. 263. 297 Durham a Bishops Sea Pag. 135 Ducket hanged in Bow Church Pag. 301 Dukes banished Pag. 529 Duke of Burgoigne enamored on the Countesse of Salisburie Pag. 622 Drie Sommer Pag. 1020 Duke of Buckingham accused of Treason Pag. 928. beheaded Pag. 929 Duke of Norffolke sent into Scotland Page 1114 Duke of Norffolke and Earle of Surrey sent to the Tower Pag. 1034 Duke of Somerset brought to the Tower Pag. 1044 arained Pag. 1050. beheded Pag. 1052 Duke of Northumberlande and others beheaded Pag. 1070 Duke of Suffolke beheaded Pag. 1090 Duke of Norffolke sent to the Tower Pag. 1154. araigned Pag. 1155. beheaded Pag. 1162 E. EBranke king Pag. 19 East Saxons Pag. 88. 98 East Angles Pag. 84. 96 Earthquake Pag. 133. 165. 169. 180. 182. 185. 202. 205. 212. 214. 270. 271. 274. 297. 491. 497. 630. 1049. 1121. 1210. Earle Waren excommunicate for aduoutry Pag. 337 Earle of Northumberland slaine by the commons there Pag. 864 Earle of Deuonshire created Pag. 1072 Earle of Warwicks mariage Pag. 1128 Earle of Warwick sente against the Rebels Pag. 1140 Earles of Northumberlande and Westmerland fledde Pag. 1140 Earle of Deuonshire executed Pag. 1015 Earle of Surrey beheaded Pag. 1034 Earle of Hertforde made Lord Protector Pag. 1035 Erle of Deuonshire to the Tower sent to Fodringay Pag. 1090 1071 Earle of Kent restored Pag. 1154 Earle of Darby deceased Pag. 1164 Earle of Northūberland