in the Market at Rome where when the Citizens beheld them and wondred at their comelynesse and beautie of face amongst other Gregory the Archdeacon of the Apostolicall seate being one asked of what Nation they were vnto whome it was answered that they were the children of Englishmen of the prouince of Deires and subiect to Alla their King but were Painims wherevnto Gregory sayd they shall be taught to sing Alleluâ—a there during the raigne of Alla ouer the Deires ADda the eldest sonne of Ida raigned vpon the Bernitians seauen yeares ¶ Elappea fiue yeares ¶ Theodwald one yeare ¶ Frethulfe seauen yeares ¶ Theodrike seauen yeares ¶ Aethelfride two yeares and all in the life of Bernitianus AEThelrike the sonne of Ida raigned in both prouinces of 582 Wil. Malme Deirie and Bernicia fiue yeares EThelfride brother to Ethelricus made greater spoyle of Marianus Floriacensis the Britaines than all the other Kings of the Angles and vnpeopled and subdued more of their Countreys and made the same tributarie and habitable for Englishmen wherefore Aadan King of the Scottes being greately moued with his happie successe came against him with a mighty Army but was ouercome and put to flight of a few Saxons whiche battell was fought by Ethelfreth in a place called Degsastan in the eleuenth yeare of his raigne and in the first yeare of Phocas the Emperoure This King also long after this time leuyed a newe power and according as Augustine the Archbishop of Canterbury had before spoken marched toward the Citie of Legious which of the Britaines is called Cairlegion and there first slew 1200. Monckes assembled to make prayer vnto God 1200. Monkes slayne for the good successe of their Souldioures in the battell and afterward he ouerthrewe the whole power of the Britaynes host He was slayne by Redwall King of the East Angles in a battell néere vnto a Riuer whiche is called Idle in the yeare of Christ 616. when he had raigned xxvij yeares EDwyne succéeded and droue out the seauen sonnes of 617 First Christian King of Northumberland Marianus Floriacen Wi. King Ethelfride In Anno 626. Paulinus being the thirde Bishop of Rochester was constituted by Iustus then Archbishop of Canterburie to be Bishop ouer the Northumbers and sente by Eadbald to Edwine the King of that nation with his Wife being the daughter of King Ethelbert and sister of the sayde King Eadbald A certayne desperate fellowe named Eomer was sente vnto King Edwine by Guicheline King of the Weast Saxons who came vnto him on Easter day and hauing a naked weapen vnder his garment assayled the King but Lilla his seruant thrust himselfe before y e stroke yet notwithstanding the Kyng was with that stroke wounded throughe the bodye of his faithfull seruaunt The same night the Quéene his wife was deliuered of a daughter whyche vppon Whitsondaye nexte after was the firste that was baptized of Paulinus the Byshop and named Eanfleda In the yeare of Christ 628. Edwine the most mighty king of the Northumbers and his people receiued the word of God at the preaching of Paulinus the Bishoppe this was done in the xj yeare of hys raigne and in the 230. yeare after the arriuall of the Angles in Brytaine Edwine gaue vnto Pauline a Byshops Sea in the Citie Cathedrall Church of Yorke founded of Yorke and began the Cathedrall Church of S. Peter there whiche Church was after finished by King Oswald his successor after this in encreasing of the Christian Faith and heauenly kingdome his earthly possessions did wonderfully encrease for he first of al the Angles broughte Brytaine wholy vnder his subiection sauing the Kingdome of Kent Edwine in the xvij yeare of his raigne and xlviij of hys age was slaine in a battel whiche he fought at Headfeld with the moste valiant Painime Penda King of the Mercies and Ceadwalla Kyng of the Brytaines Paulinus the Bishop buylded Lincolne Minster founded Beade the great Church at Lincolne In the raigne of King Edwine suche was the peace and tranquilitie throughe all Brytaine whiche way soeuer King Edwines dominions lay that a weake woman mighte haue walked with hir newe borne babe ouer all the I and without any domage Moreouer for the refreshing of wayfaring men he ordained cuppes of yron Cuppes of brasse by the high vvayes or brasse to be fastned by such cleare Wels and Fountaines as did runne by the wayes side whych Cuppes no man durst touch further than to his owne present vse necessity for the loue good wil they bare to their prince who was for y e time of his raigne so honored and loued that the triumphant banners were borne before him not in war only but in peace to wheresoeuer he went abroad After the death of Edwine the Kingdome of Northumberland was againe diuided OSriche the sonne of Elfrike who was Edwins vnckle succéeded 633 in the gouernance of Deira And Eanfride the sonne of Ethelfride ruled y e Bernicians but both these forsaking the Christian profession wherein they were instructed yéelded themselues to be defiled with the filth of Idolatry but thys Apostacie was reuenged by Cedwall King of y e Brytans who slewe them bothe and with tragicall slaughter spoyled Northumberland OSwald brother to Eanfride then gouerned this Kingdom 634 who with a small army ouercame the Brytans and slewe Cedwall theyr King at Deniseburne He sent for Aidan a Scot to aduance y e Christian religion among his people assigning to him the Isle of Lindisfarne or holy Iland for his Sea Hée greatly enlarged his Kingdome reconciled the Deirians and Bernitians whych did deadly hate one the other And when he had raigned viij yeres was slaine in a cruel battel at Maserfielde by Penda King of Mercia and canonized a Sainct OSwine brother to Oswald succéeded he buried the heade 642 and armes of Oswald whyche Penda commaunded to be hanged vpon poles His gouernment was greatly disquieted by inuasion of the Mercians rebellion of his own sonne Aelfride and insurrection of Adilwald sonne to Oswald Hée murthered Oswy the sonne of Osrike who ruled Deira béeing traiterously deliuered vnto him at Ingethling where Liber Lichfield â— Rudbernâ— afterwarde a Monasterie was erected But at length he deliuered his Country from forraine inuasion vanquished the Mercians with Penda in a foughte fielde neare the riuer Iewet brought them to his subiection and caused them to be instructed in the Christian Faith He builded a Churche among the Mercians called Lichefielde Lichfield Churche a Byshops sea founded and procured the same to be a Bishops sea in Anno. 657. Duina was first Byshoppe there of Mercia and also of Lindisferne for there were then so fewe Priests that one Byshoppe was compelled to gouerne two Prouinces King Oswine ended his life quietly when he had raigned xxxij yeres EGfride his lawfull sonne then inherited Northumberland 670 he deposed Wilfride of the Bishoprike and appoynted two Bishops ouer the Northumbers Mildred otherwise
from beyond the Seas concerning matters of Religion but the matter came to small effect The seauenth of Aprill was a peace proclaymed betwixt England and France And the like betwéene hir Maiestie and the King and Quéene of Scotland The xix of Aprill was kepte the Serieants feast in the â—â—ner Temple and nine Serieants were there made Maiâ—â—er Reignald Chamley Recorder of London being one of y â— ix A Subsidie of ij sÌ„ viij d. the pound of moueable goods was Subsidy granted granted and the Parliament dissolued the vij of May. The seconde of July the Citizens of London had a muster The Citizens of London mustered at Greenevvich afore the Quéenes Maiestie at Greenewich in the Parke of fourtéene hundred men whereof eyght hundred were Pikemen all in fine Corselets foure hundred Haquebuts in shirtes of mayle with morians and two hundred Halberters in almanriuets which were furnished and set forth by the companyes of the Citie of London they had to euery hundred two wiffelers richly apparelled and twelue wardens of the best companyes riding in coates of blacke Ueluet to conduct them with drommes and fifes and sixe Ensignes all in Jerkins of white Bridges Satten cutte and lined with blacke Sarsenet with cappes hosen and skarfes according the Captayne 's Robert Constable and Mayster Saunders brought them in battayle ray afore the Quéene euen as they should haue fought which made a goodly shewe before hir Maiestie the Emperoures and French Kings Embassadours béeing present In the moneth of July the olde Bishops of England then liuing were called and examined by certayne of y e Quéenes Bishops depriued Maiesties Counsayle where the Bishops of Yorke Ely and London with other to the number of thirtéene or fourtéene for refusing to take the oth touching the Quéenes supremacie and other Articles were depriued from their Bishoprickes And likewise were diuers Deanes Archdeacons Parsons and Uicars depriued from their Benefices and some committed to prison in the Tower Fléete Marshalsea and Kings bench Commissioners were likewise appoynted for the establishing Commissioners of Religion through the whole Realme For London were appoynted Sir Richard Sackuile Knight Doctouâ— Horne a Diuine Doctour Huicke a Ciuilian and Mayster Saluage who called before them diuers persons of euery parish and sware them to enquire and present vpon certayne iniunctions Iniunctions Also the houses of Religion erected by Quéene Mary Houses suppressed as the Monkes of Westminster Nunnes and bréethreâ— of Sion and Sheene the blacke Friers in Smithfielde and the Friers of Greenewich were all suppressed On the euen of Saint Barthelmew the daye and the Church ymages burned merrow after c. were burned in Paules Church yarde Cheape and diuers other places of the Citie of London all the Roodes and other Images of Churches in some places the Coapes Uestments Alter clothes Bookes Banners Sepulchers and Roode loftes were burned The fifth of September about midnight fell a greate tempest at London in the ende whereof a great lightning with a terrible clappe of thunder strake the Spire béeing stone of the Stéeple of Alhallowes Churche in Bredstreete Churches in London striken and broken by tempest about a tenne foote beneath the toppe out of the which fell a stone that slew a Dogge and ouerthrew a man playing with the same Dogge and the Spire of the Stéeple was so perished that not long after the same was taken downe with lesse charges to the Parish than the repayring woulde haue cost And at the same instant by the same tempest one of the South dores of Saint Dionise Churche in Fenchurch streete with the dore of the Reuestrie of the same Churche were both stricken thorough and broken The eyght and ninth of September a solemne Obsequie Obsequy for the French King was kepte in Paules Churche at London for Henry the French King departed who dyed of a wound giuen by the County Mountgomerie at a triumph iusting in the Citie of Paris whereof he dyed about the tenth daye of July About the last of September Iohn Duke of Finland seconde Embassadour from Svvethen sonne to Gustabus Kyng of Swethen was sente by hys father to treate a marriage for hys eldest brother Ericus with the Quéenes Maiestie of Englande he arriued at Harwich in Essex and was there honourably receyued enterteyned by y e Earle of Oxford which said Earle the Lord Robert Dudley with a goodly baude of Gentlemen and yeomen conueyed him to London where he was receyued of diuers Knightes and Gentlemen of the Court on the fifth of October and was with his trayne of about the number of fiftie persons well horssed conuayed to the Bishop of Winchesters place in Southwarke where he was lodged during his abode héere and remoued from thence two dayes before Easter homeward and sped on his message as may appeare by that which foloweth takeÌ„ out of Iohannes Lewenclaij comment de bellis Moscorum Ericus King of Sweden sonne of Gustabus late King of the sayde Kingdome hauing committed to prison his brother Iohn Duke of Finlande whome a little before he had employed into England on an Embassage to the Quéenes Maiestie whome he sued to for marriage and had his sute reiected agayne the second time solicited hir Maiestie in the same suite notwithstanding to his great dishonor and as it fell out his iust disgrace he attempted the same matter with the yongest daughter of Phillip Lantgraue Vanhessen at whose hand hauing the seconde tyme bin reiected of hir Maiestie héere the matter béeyng knowne there he also not onely receyued a denyall but the Lady was by hir Father bestowed vppon Adolfe Duke Van Holst Unckle Iohannes Lewenalaij of Frederike Kyng of Denmarke then enemie of the sayde Erice Thus farre Iohannes Lewenclaij Thomas Lodge Roger Martin the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Anno reg 2. Sir William Hewet Clothworker the 28. of October About this time many men of warre were conueyed out of France into Scotlande and there placed in Townes and Fortresses as in the Towne of Leeth Dunbarre Inskith and other whereby it was to bée suspected that they would sodeynely inuade thys Realme wherevpon the Quéenes Maiestie sente the Duke of Norffolke towards Duke of Norffolke sent into Scotland Scotland as Generall with an army who remayned at Berwike In the moneth of Aprill the Lord Grey Wilton entred 1560 Scotland with an army of tenne thousand and beséeged the towne of Lâ—th where betwéene the French and the English Lord Grey beseeged Lieth were often skirmishes and many slayne on both sides for few were taken prisoners In May a noble man of France by licence of the Quéenes Maiestie passed through England into Scotland to talke with the Quéene Dowager and the Frenchmen for the appeasing of this matter who at his returne agayne into England obteyned of the Quéenes Maiestie to send Sir William Ciuill Knight hir Maiesties principall Secretary with Mayster Doctour Wootton to treate with the
Bishop of Dunmock Falix Bishoppe of Donwich now called Donwich an auntiente Citie sometime of great fame gouerned by a Maior and thrée Baylifes nowe soare decayed and wasted by the Sea he satte Byshop xvij yeares and was buryed at Ramsey Sigebert renounced the world and became a Monck and left his Kingdome to his kinseman Egricke with whom hée being assaulted of Penda King of the Mercies ioyned himselfe in battayle and was slaine ANna the sonne of Guido succéeded Egrieks and was lykewise slaine by the furie of Penda Etheldred daughter to Anna founded the Churche of Saincte Peter in the Isle of Ely Minster founded Ely Anno. 674. Athelhere brother to Anna succéeded and bothe he and Penda were slaine by Oswinus Kyng of the Northumbers and that deseruedly bycause he hadde ayded Penda against his owne brother and his kinsman Adelwaldus hys brother succéeded hym with like fortune and left the Kingdom to Aldulfus Elohwoldus and Hisberna sonnes of the same Athelhore Etheredus succéeded him EThelbertus his sonne whome Offa Kyng of Mercies deceitfully 790 slewe he was buryed at Hereforde Uery few men of might did raigne after him in East-Angle by reason of the violence done by the Mercians vntill S. Edmond EDmonde raigned xv yeares in whose time Hinguar and 870 Hubba began Danes entring the Prouince of the Northumbers raged ouer all the same and made great spoiles Hinguar hauyng gotten a great pray left Hubba and wyth Asserius his nauy sayled into East-Angle arriued at a certaine Citie thereof vnawares to the Citizens sette it on fire and slue Albo Florica censis both man woman and childe This wicked Hinguar tooke Edmonde King of that Prouince in a Uillage then called Heglisdune neare to a Wood bearing the same name where this holy Edmond being constant in the Christian Faith was first by the Pagans beaten wyth battes then scourged King Bdmund cruelly martyred by the Danes with whips he still calling on the name of Iesus hys aduersaries in a rage shotte him ful of Shaftes and then smote off his heade after whiche time the Angles ceased to raigne in the East-Angle but the same was possessed by Danes til a fiftie yeares after that Edward the sonne of Etheldred did expulse the Danes and ioyned that Prouince and also the East-Saxons to hys Kingdome of the Weast-Saxons East-Saxons ESsex the fourth kingdome contayned Essex Midlesex and Hartfordshire being bouÌ„ded on the East with the Germaine Ocean on the South with the riuer Thamis on the Weast with Colme and on the North with Stowre which at this day parteth Suffolke from Essex it contayneth the diocesse of LoÌ„don ERchenwine the eighte from Woden from whome all the Saxons deriued their genealogies first erected this Countrey 527 to a Kingdome which neuerthelesse he held as Feodarieto the kings of Kent who were as yet the very soueraines of the whole country froÌ„ Thamis to Humber And as we haue specified Vortiger yéelded season to HeÌ„gest for his deliuery â—eade when y â— Péeres of the Brytains were slain on Salisburie playn and he taken prisoner SLedda the sonne of Erchenwine succéeded his father in the 587 gouernement and to establishe the state more sure married Ricula the daughter of Ermenrich King of Kent and enioyed hys gouernemente so quietly that he ministred small matter to Historiographers SEbert the sonne of Sledda by Ricula ruled this kingdome 602 after his father The seconde yeare of hys raigne by the perswasion of Ethelbert hys vncle and preaching of Miletus first Byshoppe of London he embraced Christianitie and was baptised by Miletus and immediately to shewe himselfe a Christian builte a Churche to the honour of Saint Peter on the West side of London in a place whiche bycause it was ouergrowen with Thornes and enuironed wyth Waters the Saxons at that time called it Thorney and VVestminster built nowe of the Monasterie and West scituation is called Westminster In this place long before was a Temple of Apollo as Sulcardus writeth whyche being ouerthrowne wyth an Earthquake Eucius builte a Churche for the Christians â—ulcardâ—â— Sebert when he had raigned thirtéene yeres dyed and was entombed in the Church which he builte with his wife Acthelgod whose bodies many yeares after in the the time T. Walsingham of Richarde the seconde were translated from the olde Churche to the newe at Westminster and there enterred SErred Sewarde and Sigbert sonnes of Sebarte ioyntly as it séemeth then ruled Eastsex men wickedly giuen irreligious 616 and deadely enemies to the Christian profession who presumed contemptuouslye to the Table of the Lords Supper beyng not Baptised and bycause Miletus woulde not permitte them to be partakers of the Christian Sacramente they expelled hym from his Sea at London but shortly after Serred encountring with the West Saxons was slaine with both his brethren by king Kinegls SIgebert surnamed the little sonne of Sewarde succéeded in this kingdome and lefte the same to Sigebert his kinsman SIgebert sonne to Sigebalde brother to Sebert then ruled in Eastsex he by the perswasion of Oswy King of Northumbers â—eade abandoned all superstition and became a Christian and toke an holye manne Ced wyth hym who did mightily beate down errours wan many by preaching the Christian religion in his Dominions wherevpon Ced was by Finan consecrated Bishoppe of the East Saxons and then procéeded with more authoritie in hys functioÌ„ ordering Priests and Deacons in all places of Essex but especially at Ithancester and Tilberie Thys Cittie of Ithancester stoode on the bancke of the riuer Pante that runneth by Maldune in the hundered of Dansey but now that Citie is drowned in Pante so y t nothing remaineth but the ruines of the Citie in the sayde riuer Tilbery standeth on the Thamis side Ralph Cogshal In y â— good procéedings of King SIGEBERT he was slain by a kinsman of his owne vpon none other occasion but for that he vsed too muche clemencie towardes his enimies as the murtherers themselues confessed Swidhelin sonne of Sexbald succéeded then in this regimeÌ„t who was baptized by Ced in Rendlesham in East-Englande Sigher then ruled with Sebba whyche Sebba became a Monke and is buried at Saint Paules in London Sigehard then raigned Erkenwald Bishop of Eastangle founded the Monasteries of Chartesey in Surrey and Barking in Essex Anno. 677. Seofride nexte successiuely of whome I finde nothyng recorded Offa the sonne of Sigher then ruled this Prouince he enlarged with building and enriched with landes the Church Rich Cicesâ—â— of Westminster and then forsaking hys wife landes kinne and Countrey he went to Rome with Kenrede King of Mercia and there in a Monkes coule ended this life leauing Selred to rule his Countrey SElred whom other call Colred peaceably after Offa raigned 718 Ri. Grincastri 748 in Essex thirty yeares and at length was slaine SVthred after Selred was slayne raigned in Eastsex but Egbert King of the Weast-Saxons
appoynted the King and Earle Godwine should méete at London and thus departing for the time the King increasing his armie ledde the same to London and Godwine with his power came to Southwarke on the other side of the Riuer Thamis but there bycause his armie by little and little stipped from him he fledde and the King forthwith pronounced him with his fiue sonnes to be banished who straightwayes with his wife and two of his sonnes came to Thorney where his Shippe being laden with Golde Siluer and precious things he sayled towarde Flanders his other sonnes tooke Shippe at Bristow and sayled into Ireland In the next yeare Harold and Leofwine sonnes to Earle Godwine returning out of Ireland entred Seuerne arriued with many Shippes in Somerset and Dorsetshires spoyled many Townes in the Countrey slew many people and returned with pray then they sayle about Portesmouth c. Earle Godwine landed in Kent gathered a power sayled to the I le of Wight wasting along the Sea coastes till his sonnes Harold and Leofwine came with a Nauy which being come togither they take their course vp the Riuer of Thamis came to Southwarke and there stayed for the Tide and then weyed vp Anchor and finding none that offered to resist them on the Bridge they sayled vp by the South side of the Riuer and his armie by land placing it selfe vppon the banckes side made shew of a thicke and terrible battayle After this the Nauie turned toward the North shore as though it would haue compassed in the Kings Nauie but they that were with the King and with Godwine abhorred to fight againste their owne kindred and Countreymen wherefore a peace was made Godwine with his sonnes were restored to all former honor and the Normans were banished the land As William of Malmesbury writeth a certayne yong woman W. Malme Kings euill healed by the King being terribly diseased by reason of humors gathered about hir necke into great swelling kernels came to King Edward who with his right hand dipped in water handled hir necke and forthwith y e hardnesse did breake the wormes with the matter ranne out and all the noysome dwelling asswaged so that she was perfectly hole and faire skinned ere the wéeke were ended and they that knewe his life sayd he had oft cured this plague in Normandy This Edward raigned thrée and twentie yeres sixe monethes T. Rudborn and odde dayes He was buryed on the day of the Epiphanie in the Abbey of Saint Peeter in Westminster which he had newly builded In the same day Harold the eldest sonne of Godwine Earle of Kent and brother to Edgitha the Quéene hauing obteyned fayth of the nobilitie tooke the Crowne Leofrike Earle of Mercia and of Hereford founded the Monasterie of Couentrie in Anno 1044. He also granted great priuiledges to that Towne HArold that he might in some behalfe séeme to make the 1066 The yeare of our Lord beginneth heere at Christmas yong Edgar amendes for the wrong he had done him gaue him the Earledome of Oxford and so from a King he made him an Earle But in the meane season England began to be tossed and turmoyled with warres within and without for the disheriting of the right heire is alwayes wont to be the beginning of ciuill warres The 24. day of Aprill a Comete appeared not only to the people of this land but also in other parts of the world seauen dayes Toftus enuying as men said the prosperitie â—og Houed Simon Dâ—nel Gualter Couen of his brother stirred vp troubles in the Realme for he ioyning himselfe to Harold the King of Norway assaulted England in warlike sort both by sea and land Whose attempt whiles Harold of England prepared to withstand William Duke of Normandy who notwithstaÌ„ding he was a Bastard VVilliam Conquerour cousyn to King Edvvard by the mother side was of kinne to Saint Edward in the thirde and fourth degrée of consanguinitie séeing a conuenient time and occasion offered to take the Kingdome in gathered a Nauie of 896. Shippes and came into England with a very well appoynted armie alledging that by all right and title it was due to him by the gift of King Edward his kinsman and also by the couenant that was made and by othe established betwixt Harold and him He landed at Pemsey nine miles Gualter Couen from Hastings the 28. of September Harold notwithstanding he was bare of men by reason of the battel that he had fought against Toftus and the men of Norway yet hearing of Williams comming wente straightwayes againste him Both armies being broughte into aray the battell was fought wherin great slaughter of Englishmen was made and England conquered by vvoden bovves and arovves the Normans gote the victorie especially by meanes of their wodden bowes and arrowes which the Englishmen had not then in vse for Duke William commanded his men that Io. Rouse some of them should shoote directly forwarde and some vpward by reason whereof the arrow shot vpward destroyed the English as they stouped and the arrow shot directly afore hand wounded them that stoode vpright and King Harold himselfe valiantly fighting was shotte through the Harold slayne braynes whereof he dyed when he had raigned nine monethes and was buryed in the Priorie of Waltham which he Sigebertus Gemlaâ—en W. Gemiâ—â—censis Gualterus Couen Hen. Hunting Register of Wodbridge Chronicle of Normandy The description of the Saxons Mathew Paris W. Malme Flores HistoriaruÌ„ had founded This battell was fought at Hastings in Sussex vppon the fourtéenth day of October being Saterday in the yeare of oure Lord 1066. There was slayne of Englishmen 67974. and of Normans 6013. This was saith Mathew Paris the dolefull destruction of this swéete and pleasant land the Kings whereof meaning the Saxons at their firste comming with barbarous countenance and gesture in warlike sort prouoked all men to malice and hatred towards them who ouercame al men by warre and subtiltie but after they had receyued the Christian faith and by little and little applyed their diligence vnto Religion they neglected the exercise of armour for the Kings did change their habite and some at Rome and some in their owne Countrey sought to change their temporall Kingdomes for euerlasting Kingdomes and many which all their life time embraced worldly things did yet distribute their treasures vnto all the workes of mercy but afterwards when charitie waxed colde all their studie and trauaile of Religion slaked and then came the destruction of the inhabitants first at the comming of the Danes and now in the expulsing of the Englishmen by the Normans for the noble men giuing themselues to gluttonie and lecherie did not goe to the Church in the morning as Christian men vse to doe but lying in their Chambers dalying with Women did heare the Priest hastilie rattle vp diuine seruice The Clerkes also that had taken orders if one had learned but his Grammer euery one wondered at him All men generally gaue
he forthwith fell on the Subprior and smote him on the face with his fiste saying indéede indéede doth it become you English Traytors so to answere me Thus raging with othes not to be recited he rent in péeces the rich Coape of the Subprior trode it vnder féete and thrust him against a Piller of the chancell that he had almost killed him but y e Chanons séeing that their Sub-prior was almost dead they ranne and plucked off the Archbishop with such a violence that they ouerthrew him backwards whereby they might sée that he was armed and prepared to fight The Archbishops men séeing their mayster downe being all Strangers and their maysters countreymen borne in Prouance fell vpon the Chanons beate them tare them and trode them vnder their féete at length the Chanons getting away as well as they could ranne bloudy and mirie rent and torne to the Bishop of London to complayne who bade them go to the King at Westminster and tell him thereof wherevpon foure of them went thither the rest were not able they were so sore hurt but when they came at Westminster the King woulde neyther heare nor sée them so they returned without redresse In the meane season the whole Citie was in an vprore and readie to haue rong the common bell and to haue hewed the Archbishop into small péeces but he was secretly gotte away to Lambeth The Friers of the order of Preachers through Christendome and from Hierusalem were by a common conuocation assembled togither at their house in Holborne by London to entreate of their estate to the number of foure hundreth The King taking inestimable summes of money of all the rich meÌ„ in his Realme tooke of one Aaron a Jew borne in Yorke 14000. markes for himselfe and 10000. markes for English Ievves A marke of gold or of siluer vvas eight ounces the Quéene and before he had taken of the same Jew so much as amounted altogither to 30000. markes of Siluer and two hundred markes of golde to the Quéene In October the Sea flowing twice without ebbe made Tempestes so horrible a noyse that it was heard a great way into the land Besides this in a darke night the sea séemed to be on a light fire and the waues to fight one with another so that the Mariners were not able to saue their Shippes and to omitte to speake of other in one Hauen called Hureburne besides small vessels thrée noble and famous Ships were swalowed vp of the waues And at Winchelsea besides cotages VVinchelsea drovvned for salte fishermens houses bridges milles aboue 300. houses in that Towne with certayne Churches through the violent rising of the Sea were drowned A great Earthquake at Saint Albons on Saint Lucies day Anno reg 35 Sherifes Maior 1251 Maior of London svvorne Anno reg 36 Humfrey Beas William Fitz Richard the 28. of Septem Iohn Norman the 28. of October King Henry granted that where before time y e CitizeÌ„s of London did present their Maior before the King wheresoeuer he were so to be admitted now he should come only before the BaroÌ„s of y e Eschequer they should admit him Lawrence Frowike Nicholas Bat the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Adam Basing the 28. of October A great drought from Easter to Michaelmas for from the first of March til the Assumption of our Lady there fell Nicho. Triuet not so much as one drop of raine The Shepeheards of France England tooke their iourney towards the holy land 1252 Shepheards assembled W. Packington Anno reg 37 Sherifes Maior 1253 Iohn Taxtor to y e nuÌ„ber of 30000. but their nuÌ„ber vanished in short time King Henry made Alexander King of Scottes Knight at Yorke and gaue him his daughter Margaret to wife William Durham Thomas Wymborne the 28. of Sept. Iohn Toloson Draper the 28. of October The King tooke 40. s of euery Knightes fée to make his eldest son knight He purchased the tenthes of all spirituall liuings at the Popes hands for fiue yeares as it had bin in ayd of the holy land but in déede it was to make his sonne Edmond King of Naples and Sicill The Liberties of London were seased by the meanes of Richard Earle of Cornewal who charged the Maior that he looked not to the Bakers for Liberties of London seased their sises of bread so that the Citie was forced to please the Earle with 600. markes and were restored The King emprisoned the Sherifes of London in the Tower a moneth and more and after deposed them of their office bycause of the escape of Iohn Offrom that was vnder their warde in Newgate for the death of a Priour that was the Kings ally Ypodigma A great Floud hapned in Holland Lindsey and Holdernes Great floud Anno reg 38 Countreys of England the tenth of October which came vnto Alnigham where through a great portion of land with houses and people were drowned Robert Grosted Bishop Robert Grostede of Lincolne in Gréeke Latin and other languages did by an Epistle reproue Pope Innocent affirming that the Nicholas Triuet W. Sheepeshed Preaching Friers minorite Friers were infected with heresies This Robert Grostede borne in Suffolke this yeare deceased he gaue al his bookes to y e friers Minors at Oxford Iohn Northampton Richard Pickard the 28. of Septem Sherifes Maior 1254 Edvvard prince of VVales Richard Hardell Draper the 28 of October Edward y t Kings eldest sonne wedded the Kings daughter of Spayne Elianor his father gaue him the Earledome of Chester and the gouernance of Guyen and Ireland The Bishop of Hereford in the Court of Rome feigning himselfe Procuratour for the Cleargy of England bound the small houses of Religion in 100. or 200. markes the péece Rodul de Diceto the greater houses in 300. or 500. markes the péece Saint Edmondsburie was bound in 700 markes to be paide to certayne Taxtor Anno reg 39 Merchant strangers and all this money was collected to expulse Manfred out of Naples Ralph Ashwye Robert of Limon the 28. of September Sherifes Maior 1255 Mathew Paris Anno reg 40 Ievves hanged Nicholas Triuet Richard Hardell Draper the 28. of October Cxlij Iewes were brought to Westminster which were accused of y e crucifying of a child named Hugh at Lincolne xviij of theÌ„ were drawne through the stréetes at Lincolne and after hanged y e other remained long prisoners The Earles Barons of England with assent of the Prelates caused proclamatioÌ„ to be made through all England that the Charters of liberties forests should be kept at their instance Boniface Archbishop of Canturbury accursed all those that shuld breake theÌ„ Lewlin Prince of Wales gathering a mighty â—aÌ„d of meÌ„ inuaded Cheshire which y e King had lately giueÌ„ to his son Edward and destroyed all things with fire sword till he came to the gates of the Citie of Chester to represse whose violeÌ„ce a valiant
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
Rebels of the whiche one was hanged within Aldgate and another at the Bridge foote toward Southwarke both on Mary Magdalens day In the beginning of August the French King determining to take the Isles of Garnesea and Iersea did set there sodeinly The French Kings Galleys inuaded Garnesea and Iersea vpon our Shippes with a great number of Galeis but they were so manfully encountred by the Kings Nauie that with the losse of a thousand men and great spoyle of their Galleis they were forced to retire into France and deâ—iâ—t from their purpose The xvj of August a man was hanged without Bishopsgate of London and one other sent to Waltham and there executed and diuers other in many places The viij of August the French Embassadours gaue a Frenchmen apprehended defiance to the Lorde Protectour wherevpon all Frenchmen with their goodes béeing no Denizens were apprehended The Rebels in Norffolke and Suffolke encamped theÌ„selues at Mount Surrey in a wood called Saint Nicholas wood néere vnto Norwich agaynst whome Sir Iohn Dudley Earle of Warwike went with â—n Armye where both he and a great number of Gentlemen méeting with the Rebelles were in suche daunger as they had thought all to haue dyed in that place but God that confoundeth the purpose of all Rebels brought it so to passe that as well there as in al other places they were partly by power coÌ„streined partly by promise of their â—arâ—â—n perswaded to submitte themselues to their Prince the Earle of Warwike entred the Citie of Norwich the xxvij of August when he had â—â—aine The Earle of VVarvvicke vvent against the Rebels at Norvvich aboue fiue thousand of the Rebels and taken their chiefe Captayne Robert Ket of Windham â—anner whiche mighte dispend in Lands fiftie pound by yeare and was worth in moueables aboue a thousand Markes when he had put to execution diuers of the Rebels in diuers places about Norwich and returned The xxviij of August tidings was brought to King Edward Nevvhauen by Boleyne vvon by the French and the Lord Protector that the Frenchmen had taken Blacknesse Hamiltew and Newhauen by Boleyne and had slayne all the Englishmen and taken the Kings Ordinance and victualles which was reported to be begunne by one Sturton a Bastard sonne of the Lord Sturtons which had betrayed Newhauen and went himselfe to the French Kings seruice héere vpon the Captayne of Bulleyne Barke for feare of the French Army conuayed all the Ordinance Uictualles goodes and men of that Fort to the high Towne of Bulleyne and after their departing with Gunpowder blew vp the Fort. About this time also a Commotion began at Semer in Commotion in Yorkeshire the North riding of Yorkeshire and continued in the East riding and there ended the principall raysers whereof were William Ombler of Easthesâ—eâ—â—on yeoman Thomas Dale parish Clarke of Semer and Steuenson of Semer being preuented by the Lord President from rising at Wintringham they drew to a place at Semer by the Sea coast and there by night rode to the beacon at Staxâ—oâ— and set it on fire and so gathered a rude route then they went to Mayster Whites house and tooke him and Clopton his wides brother Sauage Merchant of Yorke and Bery seruant to Sir Walter Mildmay which four they murthered a mile from Semer and there left theÌ„ naked their number increased to thrée thousand On the xxj of August the Kings pardon was offered which Ombler and other refused who were shortly after taken and brought to Yorke where Thomas Dale and other Rebels executed at Yorke were executed the xxj of September The first of September Edmond Bonar Bishop of London preached a Sermon at Powles Crosse for the which he was accused vnto the Counsell by William Latimer Parson of Saint Lawrence Pountney and Iohn Hoper sometime a white Monke and so conuented before the Archbishop of Canterbury and other Commissioners at Lambheath on the twentith day of that same moneth and sente to the Marshalsea on the first of October he was depriued of his Bishopricke for disobeying the Kings order in Religion Richard Turke Iohn Yorke the 28. of September Sherifes The viij of October after a common Counsell in the Guild hall at London whether all the Lordes of the Counsell came the Lord Chauncellor and other declared diuers abuses of the Lord Protectour desiring the Citizens to bée ayding and assisting with them for the preseruing of the Kings Maiesties person which they greatly feared béeing in his aduersaries hands The Lords dined with Mayster Proclamation against the Lord Protectour Yorke one of the Sheriffes and in the afternoone Proclamation was made in diuers places of the Citie with Trompets Heralts and Kings at Armes wherein was conteyned diuers Articles touching the euill gouernement of the Lord Protector The tenth of October by a common Counsell at the Guild hall was graunted fiue hundred men of the Citie one hundred to be horssemen to be readie on the next morrow and this day the Lordes dined wyth Mayster Turke the other Sheriffe The xj of October the Lordes sitting at the Lord great maisters Sir Anthony Wingfield Captayne of the Garde was sent to the King at Windsore and seuered the Lord Protectour from his person and caused the Gard to watch him fiâ—â— the Lords comming On the morrow the Lord Chancellour with the rest of the Counsell rode to Windsore to the King and that night the Lorde Protectour was put in ward into Beauâ—champs Tower in the Castell of Windsore The xiiij of October in the afternoone the Duke of Sommerset Lord Protector brought to the Tovver was brought from Windesore riding through Oldborâ—e in at Newgaâ—e and so to the Tower of London accompanyed with diuers Lordes and Gentlemen with thrée hundred horse the Lord Maior Sir Ralph Warren Sir Iohn Gressham Mayster Recorder Sir William Locke and both the Sheriffes and other Knightes sitting on their Horsses against Soper Laâ—e with all the Officers with Halbards and from Holburâ—e bridge to the Tower certayne Aldermen or their deputies on Horssebacke in euery stréete with a number of housholders standing with billes as he passed There was with him committed to the Tower Sir Michaell Stanhope Sir Thomas Smith Sir Iohn Thin Knightes Wolfe of the priuie Chamber and Grey of Reading The xvij of October King Edward came from Hampton Court to his place in Southwarke and there dined and after King Edvvarde rode through London dinner he made Mayster Yorke one of the Sheriffes Knight and then rode through the Citie to Westminster Sir Rowland Hill Mercer the 28. of October Maior This Sir Rowland Hill caused to be made a Causey Charitable deedes of Sir Rovvland Hill commonly called Ouerlane pauement in the high way from Stone to Nantwich in length four miles for horse and man with diuers Lanes on both sides the same Causey He caused likewise a Causey to be made from Dunchurch to Bransen in Warwickeshire more than two
feaste was kepte at Greis Inne neare vnto Holborne and there were at that time Sergeants feaste made seauen newe Sergeants of the lawe The xxvij of May in the towne of Milnal in Suffolke eight Milnal in Suffolke brent myle from Newmarket 37. houses besides barnes stables such like were coÌ„sumed with fire in the space of two houres Shane Oneale who had most trayterously rebelled against Shane Oneale discomfited Statuta Regni Hiberniae Edmond Campion the Quéenes Maiestie in Ireland had done manye greate outrages in the partes of Vâ—ster was this yeare wyth hys greate losse manfully repelled from the siege of Dundalke by the garrison thereof and afterward through the great valiancie of sir Henrie Sidney Knight of the order Lord Deputie of Irelande he was so discomfited in sundry conflictes with the losse of 3500. of his men that nowe foreséeyng hys declination to be iminant he determined to put a colleâ— about his necke disguising himselfe to repayre to the Lord Deputy patiently to require his pardon to haue his life But Neil Maâ—keuer hys Secretary who had incited him to this rebellion perswaded hym firste to trye and treate the friendship of certaine wilde Scots that then say 〈…〉 in Clan Ibon vnder the conducting of Alexander Oge and Mec Gilliam Buske whose father and vncle Shane Oneale hadde lately kylled in an ouerthrow giuen by the Scots neuerthelesse he wel liking this perswasion went to the saide camp the second of June where after a dissembled entertainment and quaffing of Wine Gilliam Buske burning wyth desire of reuenge of his fathers and vncles death and ministryng Shane Oneale slayne quarrelling talke issued out of the Tent and made a feay vppon Oneales men and then gathering togither hys Scots in a throng sodainely entred the Tent againe who there wyth their slaughter Swordes hewed in péeces Shane Oneale hys Secretarie and all hys company excepte a verye fewe whych escaped by flyght The 8. of June sir Thomas Sackuile Knight was created Baron of Buckhurst at Westminster in the Quéenes Palaice On Saint Iohns euen at nighte was the like standyng VVatche at Midsomer watche in London as had béene on Saint Peters euen in the yeare before passed The xxix of July Charles Iames the yong Prince of Creation in Scotlande Scotlande after a Sermon made by Iohn Knokes was crowned King of Scots at Sterling Churche where were read certaine Commissions wyth the Quéenes priuy seale at them for the establishing of the same The first for hir resignation of the Crowne and gouernement of the yong Prince hir sonne The seconde to aucthorize the Earle of Murrey to be Regent during his minoritie The thirde to gyue authoritie and power to seauen other ioyning with the sayde Erle of Murrey in case he shoulde refuse to exercise the same alone that is to saye the Duke of Chaâ—â—leroy the Earles of Leunex Argyle Athelmorto â—lencarne and Marre the commissions béeing ended the Byshoppe of Akelley wyth twoo Superintendents procéeded to the Coronation the Earle Morton and Lorde Hume tooke â—the for the King that hée shoulde rule in the faith feare and loue of God to maintaine the Religion then preached in Scotlande and persecute all aduersaries to the same c. The whole ceremony of the coronation was done in their mother tongue and at that time the Quéene of Scottes was prisoner at Loughleuen Thomas Ramsey William Bonde the 28. of September Sherifes Maior Sir Roger Martin Mercer the 28. of October After a drye Summer followed a sharpe Winter wyth suche a scarcitie of Fodder and Hay that in dyuers places the same was solde by waighte as in Yorkeshire and in the Peake Haye was solde for fiue pence the stone there followed also a greate death of cattel especially of horse shéepe In the moneth of January the Quéenes Maiestie sente into the narrow seas thrée of hir ships named the Antelope the Swallow and the Aide and one Barke named the Phoenix the whiche were manned with v. C. men and hir Highnesse appointed the charge of those ships and men to Mayster William Holstoke Esquier Comptroller of hir Highnesse shippes who had commaundement to stay the subiects of King Philip and according to hys duetie and charge hée vsed suche diligence that on the eleauenth of Marche nexte following he mette with eleauen saile of Flemishe Hoyes vppon Bolongne whyche came from Roanâ— and in them foure hundred and odde Tuunes of Gascoigne and French Wines whyche they intended to haue conueyed into Flaunders but William Holstoke stayed al the saide Hoyes sent them to London where they made their discharge and the Flemings disappointed Moreouer on the eight and twentith of March the said William Holstoke seruing in the Antelope at that present Admirall in his company being William Winter the yonger at that time Uizadmirall seruing in the Ayde and â— Basing Capitaine of the Sâ—â—llowe and Thomas Generley Captaine of the Phoenix meâ—te in the narrowe Seas wyth fouretéene sayle of greate Hâ—lkes whych were come out of Portingale and bounde to Flaunders theyr chiefe lading béeyng Portingale Salte and yet hadde good store of Spanishe Rialles of Plate and also greate store of Spices the which fourtéene Hulkes did mainteyne their fight for the space of two houres and after that they did perceyue that they could not preuayle the sayd W. Holstoke and hys company tooke eyght of the same Hulkes whereof sixe were sent into the Riuer of Thamis and the Admirall and Uizadmirall of the sayd Hulkes being two great Shippes which W. Holstoke himselfe did take were conuayed to Harwich and there discharged The xxviij of March through vehement rage and tempest Great vvinds of windes many vessels in the Thamis with two Tiltebeates before Grauesend were sunke and drowned The xxvj of June deceassed Thomas Yong Archbishop Archbishop of Yorke deceassed of Yorke at his manour of Shefield and was honourably buryed at Yorke This yeare Carâ—â—nall Odet Chastilion fléeth out of Peter Ramâ—â— France into England where he remayned till the yeare of our Lord 1570 and then dyed at Canterbury and was there bâ—ryed in Christes Church Iohn Oleph Robert Harding the 28. of September Sheriffes The xj of October were taken in Suffolke at Downam bridge â—éere vnto Ipswich eyghtéene monstrous fishes some Monstrous fishes of them conteyning xxvij foote in length the other xxiiij or xxj foote a péece at the least Sir Thomas Roe merchant Taylor the 28. of October Maior Sherife Iames Bacon the 26. of Nouember At the costes and charges of the Citizens of London a new Conduit was builded at Walbrooke corner néere to Nevv Conduit at VValbroke Anno reg 11 Downegate which was finished in the moneth of October the water whereof is conuayed out of the Thamis The xvij of January Philip Mestrell a Frenchman and A Frenchman executed two Englishmen were drawne from Newgate to Tiborne and there hanged the Frenchman quartered who
meanest of vs all or of any subiectes should suffer the slaunder of so tyranous or trayterous a fact yea or of the prepension or forethought of so horrible a treason toward hit thoughe it were in facte See the exceeding loue of a prince tovvarde hir subiectes in excusing all accidents vvithout any suspition of ill meaning Here al the people shouted out Amen Amen neuer executed Wherein to all our singular comfortes it pleased hir w t moste princely affection and earnestnesse graciouslye to affirme that neuer Prince had better nor more kinde true subieas God for his mercie direct vs euer to be so with our due gratefulnesse to sacrifice at hir kinglye féete oure bloude and liues for hir seruice sake when occasion shal cal vs thereto M. Carie vvas maister to this â—ude Appletree and Knight Marshal for that day appointed One other thing I finde hir Maiestie troubled with y â— is the sorrow this noble yong Gentleman M. Henrie Carie hath suffered in continuall grieft of his hart for the offence of his man who through the vaine iealousie of some euill disposed persons hath likewise borne some slaunder of the cause But it suffiseth to cleare him that no intente of malice nor forethought of this fact is found in the partie himselfe M. Caries commendation His conuersation besides with excéeding faith and diligence in hir highnesse seruice will euer deliuer him as a most acceptable Gentleman frée from this and al other euil in the sight of hir Maiestie and all the worlde I shall not néede therefore to speake of him for hys cause néedeth none excuse Here may you behold the rare goodnesse of our great and He reciteth the Queenes vertues and most vvorthsly commendeth hir rare courage in such a perilous chance gracious Mistresse full of religion and pietie Justice and mercie Temperance and magnanimitie and that I cannot but tell you of the most constant and noble courage that euer liued the proofe wherof the cause heard whereat I was present I leaue to your iudgements Hir Maiestie taking prospecte out of the vales of hyr Behold hir princely stoutnesse nothing dismayed at thir sodaine terror but vvith such care to this pore vvounded man and vvith suche countenaunce to the Embassador that she seemed a mother to the one a Queen to the other Barge at the very instant did sée the man stricken and behelde his fall and hearde as it were his deadly scrâ—tch whoÌ„ she immediately commaunded to be taken vp and then beholding him all embrued with bloude commaunded hys woundes to be lapped vp with a scarffe of hir owne and so with hir most constante and amiable countenaunce continued hir entertaynement of the Ambassadoure as thoughe there had bene no such matter Afterwardes the man began to fainte hir highnesse then commaunded a cloke to be put on his bodye with other suche necessarie reliefes asÌ„ were there presentlye to be hadde without alteration of countenaunce Beholde this kinglye hearte and courage of rarâ— magnanimitie Hir highnesse magnanimitie mingled vvith mercie the one most comfortable to hir subiectes and the other most terrible to hir foes séeing as it were the presente death of the next to hir neyther feared hir owne life nor was dismayed with this treasonable chaunce An action more than maruellous in hir sexe Hereof howe muche wée maye reioyce I want witte to tell you But in one worde hir highnesse that with hir singular wisedome and policie hath preserued hir Empire these twentie yeares in moste ioyfull peace wyth thys courage magnanimitie will no doubt as mightily defende vs in the moste cruell wars God therefore euer blesse hir and let vs with oure handes stretched vp to Heauen and oure eyes fixed on the seate of God praye for hir long life and moste prosperous raigne ouer vs. Thomas An earnest exhortation to pray Appletree receiue thy life from hir most excellent Maiestie and pray to God on thy knées for hir all thy dayes to come Here Maister VizchaÌ„berlaine kneeled on hys knees vvith al the people pray sing God for hir Maiesties safe deliuerie And so the people being moued to prayer for hir Maiesties moste happy escape and for the blessing of God to lengthen hir dayes for many any many yeares he fell on hys knées with great deuotion amongest them and so departed with excéeding ioy to the people and a thousand blessings on him selfe A Shippe called the thrée halfe Moones manned with xxxviij men and well fenced with munitions sette from Iohn Fox delyuered 269. Christians ouâ—e of captiuitie of the Turkes Portesmouth towarde Ciuill a Citie in Spaine but falling into the streightes were taken by the Turkes putte in their Galleys their clothes torne from their backes and then set to the Ores where their fare was scant of bread vnholesome water and plentie of stripes Nigh to the Citie of Alexandrâ—a being a Hauen Towne vnder the dominion of the Turkes there is a Roâ—â—e very fencible where into the Turkes doe customably bring their Galleis on shoare euery yere in the Winter and there do trimme them against the Spring time In whyche roade there is a prison wherein the Captiues and suche prisoners as serue in the Galleis are putte for all that time vntill the Seas be calme and passable for the Galleis euery prisoner laden with yrons on their legs Into whiche prison these Christians were putte and faste warded all the Winter season but ere it was long the Maister and the owner by meanes offriendes were redéemed the reste abyding whyle they were all throughe their yll vsage and worse fare myserablye starued sauing one Iohn Fox who being somewhat skilfull in the Crafte of a Barber by reason thereof made great shift in helping his fare now and then with a good meale till at the last God sente him fauour in the sight of the kéeper of the prison so that he had leaue to go in and out to the Roade at his pleasure paying a tertayne stipend vnto the kéeper and wearing a locke about his legge which libertie likewise sixe more had vpon like sufferance who not being suspected to start aside had libertie to go in and out at the sayd Roade and to returne agayne at night In the yere of our Lord 1577. in the Winter season the Galleis comming to their accustomed harborough and being discharged of all their Mastes Sayles and other such furnitures and all the maysters and marriners of them being lodged in their owne homes there remayned in the prison of the sayd Roade 268. Christian prisoners who had bin taken by the Turkes force and were of sixtéene sundry Nations among the which there were thrée Englishmen whereof one was named Iohn Fox of Wodbridge another William Wickney of Portesmouth and the third Robert Moore of Harwich which Iohn Foxe hauing bin thirtéene or fourtéene yeares vnder their gentle intreatance minding his escape tooke good heart vnto him Not farre from the Roade at one side of