1036

Edvard the sixth.

Lord Mayor of
London made
Knight.

called, who kneeling down, the kyng toke the Sword of the
Loode Pzotectour, and made hym Knight, whiche was the
firke that ene he made.

The fourteenth of February the corps of King Henry the
eighte, was with great Solemnitie and hono conveied to-
wardes Windfore, and there buried in the Colledge.

Duke and Lor-
des created.

The seuenteenth of February, fir Edward Seyner Earle
of Hertforde and Loode Pzotectour, was created Duke of So-
merfet, the Loode Parre Earle of Essex, was created Marques
of Northampton, fir Iohn Dudley Loode Lisle, Loode Admi-
ral, was created Erle of Warwike, and Loode Chamberlaine
of Englande, fir Thomas Wriothesley and Loode Chaunce-
lour, was created Earle of Southampton, fir Thomas Seymer
was made Loode of Sudley, and highe Admirall, fir Richard
Riche, was made Loode Rich, fir William Willoughbey was
made Loode Willoughbey of Parham, fir Edmond Sheffield was
made Loode Sheffielde of Buterwike.

Paules keeple
lay at ancker.

King Ed. rode through y critic of London towards Westmin-
ster, and as he passed on the South side of Paules Churche-
parde, an Argoline came from the Battlements of the Stæ-
ple of Paules Churche upon a Cable, being made fakke to an
Ancker by the Deanes gate, lying on his break, aiding him-
selfe neither with hande noz fakke, and after ascended to the
middest of the Cable, where he tumbled and played manye
pzeatie fopes, where at the King and the nobles hadde god
pastime. He was crowned at Westminster, on the xx. of Fe-
bruary.

King Edyvarde
crovvned.

1547

The sixth of Marche, the great Seale of Englande was ta-
ken from fir Thomas Wriothesley, and on the morrowe the
same was deliuered to the Loode Sent-Iohn, Loode great Pat-
ter.

Doctor Smith
recanted.

The fiftieth of May Doctor Smith recanted at Paules
Crosse.

Images forbiddid.

The Loode Pzotectour and the rest of the Council sent
Commissioners into all parties of the realme, willing them
to take all Images out of their Churches, foz the auopyding
ok

## Edvard the sixth.

1037

of Idolatrie, wyth them were sent diners Preachers to per-
wade the people from their heades, and suche lyke ceremo-
nies, and at that time the going in P[ro]cession was sozbid-
den to be vsed: e the G[os]pel and Epistle were read in E[ng]lifsh.

Proceſſion for,
bidden.

In the moneth of Auguſt, Edwarde Duke of Somerset,
Lozde Professor as Generall, and Iohn Dudley Earle of
Warwick, Lozde Lieutenant with a noble army were sente
into Scotland, and neare to Edenborough at a place called
Muscleborough the Englishhemenne and Scottes mette, where
betwene them the tenth of September was foughte a
cruell battel. The victorie whereof ſell to the Englishmen, and
of the Scottes were Slaine souretæne thouſande, and taken
prisoners, ſiſtæne hundted, wherof many were Gentlem,
and not aboue thre[e] stoze Englishmen Slaine.

Muscleborough
fielde.
William Patyn.

The vriiij, of October, Richarde Lozde Riche was made
Lozde Chauncellour.

Lorde Rich L.
Channcelor.

Thomas Whit·Robert Cherſey, the 28. of September.
Sir Iohn G[re]ſham Mercer, the 28. of October.

Sherifes.
Maiors.

Free Schoole at
Holt.

This fir Iohn G[re]ſham founded a Fræſchole at Holt, a
Market towne in Norſſolke. Also at hys deceaſſe whiche was
in Anno 1556, on the vriiij of October, he gaue to euerp warde
in London ten pound to be diſtributed to the p[o]wre. And to 60,
p[o]wre men & women, every one of them thre[e] yards of b[ro]ade
cloth of eight oz nine hillings ŷ yard, to be made in gowns
readye to thep[er] backes: He gaue also to Maides marriages
and to the H[os]pitals in London, aboue two hundted pounds
in readp money.

The fourth of P[ou]ember, the Parliament beſanne at
Heſtmanſer, in the which was graunted to the King al Chā-
tries, free Chappels, and B[ro]therhowdes : and an acte was
made for the recepuing of the Sacrament, in both kindes of
B[re]ade and W[ine].

Chauntries and
Chappels giuen
to the King.

Thervij, of P[ou]ember was pulled downe the Rowde in
Paules Church, with Marie and Iohn, & all other Images in
ŷ Church: then ŷ like was done in al Churches in E[ng]l[and].
Also at C[as]ter following began the Communion and con-
Ttt.iiij, keſ

1038

Edvard the sixth.

Anno reg. 2.
1548

The kege of
Hadington.

session in English, but no manne constrained thereto excepte
they woulde: but after Easter beganne the Service in En-
glish in dyuers Parishes, and at Whitfontide at
Paules, by the commandement of the Deane. Barking Chap-
pell nighe the Tower of London, and Saint Martins Le Gramp-
nigh the Shambles were pulled down. Also the parish Chur-
ches, of Saint Nicholas in the Shambles, and Saint Ewyns with-
in Newgate, were pulled downe, and the Parishioners, ap-
pointed to the late dissolved Grey Friers Church, whyche is
now named Christes Church, founded by King Henrie the eight.

The watche whiche hadde béene accultomed in London at
Pidsommer of long time laide downe, was nowe againe by-
sed, both on the euen of Saint Iohn and of Saint Peter, in as
comely order as it had béene accultomed, whych watch was
greafely beautified by the number of more than thylle hun-
dred Dimilaunces and light hozfemen, that were prepared
by the Citizens to be sent info Scotlande for the rescue of the
Town of Hadington, and other kept by Englishmen in Scotland.

On Saint Peters euen, Monsieur Dafley, Lieuetenant to
the French King, and the Reingraue of Fraunce, wyth the
number of r. thousand French and Almaines besides Scots, be-
lieged the Towne of Hadington in Scotlande, defended by the
Englishmen, vnto whose aide short ly after came from Barwike
ity. C. hozfemen, which were 700. men of armes and Dim-
lances, the Captaines whereof were fir, Robert Bowes, and
fir Thomas Palmer, whych hozfemen not long after by the
Frenchmen were enclosed, and the molle part either slaine or
taken with their Captaines before named : neuerthelesse,
our Englishmen defended the Town, often skirmishing wyth
the French, and putting them to the wozse, vntill the twen-
tith dape of August, and then came an army out of Englande
of sixte fène thoufande, of the whiche foure thoufande were
Almaines, the Kyngs Lieuetenant was the Earle of Shrews-
burie, the General of the Almaines was Captaine Courtney.

At the comming of this armie, the Frenchemenne and
Scottes in peaceable manner departed from before Hadington,
giuing

## Edvard the fixth.

giuing our Captaynes and Souldiers great commendati-
on fo: their seruice. Francis Earle of Shremshurie after he had
fâne the Towne vidualled and flozed with freth Souldi-
ers and munitions, departed into England, and our me kept
the Towne of Hadington, oftentimes kirmithing with the
Frenchmen and Scottes, till the twentith day of Sepfember,
and then came with the Earle of Rutland with thre: thousand
Almaynes, and as many Bozderers, who caused the Towne
to be razed, and so brought their Ordinance and carriage to
Berwike, and returned without battayle.

In Saint Peters day, Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Win-
chester, preached at Westminster in the Courte before the
King, fo: the which Sermon, he was on the morrow after
sent to the Tower of London.

The vii. of July, a Priest was hanged and quartered in
Smithfield, fo: that he and other in Cornewall had slayne May-
ster Body, one of the Kings Commissioners, the others of
his Societie, were put to death in diuers other parties of the
Realme.

This yeare, a great mostalitie by the pestilence, was in
London, wherefoe, commaundement was giuen to all Cu-
rates and other hauing to do therwith, that no corps should
be buried before fire of the clocke in the morning, no: after
fire of the clocke at night, and that there should at the buri-
all of every corpse, be rong one bell at the leaft, by the space
of thre: quarters of an houre.

In September, dyed Quene Katherine, late wife to King
Henry, and after marryed to Sir Thomas Seymer Lo:de
Admirall.

William Locke: John Aylife, the 28. of September.

Sir Henry Amcots Fishmonger, the 28. of October.

The rbi. of November, Saint Annes Church within Al-
derstgate of London was hent.

The rbi. of January, Thomas Seymer Lo:rd Admirall,
and brother to the Lo:rd Profectoz, was sent to the Tower of
London, the xx. of March, he was beheaded on the Tower hill.

Ltt.b.

The

Hadington raz-
fed by Englishe
men.

Bishop of
VWinchester
fent to the To-
vver.

A Priest of
Cornevall
executed.

Great Pestilence
in London.

Queene Kather-
ine dyed.

Sherifes.

Maior.

Saint Annes
Church brent.

Anno reg. 3.

Lord Thomas
Seymer be-
headed.

Edvard the sixth.

1040

1549

Daunce of
Paules pulled
dovyne.

Charnill houſe
of Paules.

Church of Saint
Iohn by Smiths
field bloyyne
vp.

Fire at Broken
V Vharffe.

Commotion in
Sommerfetshire
and Lincoln-
shire.

Commotion in
Cornevvall and
Deuonshire.

Rebels subdued

The sixth of Aprill, Proclamation was made for the
Palle to be put downe through the whole Realme.

The tenth of Aprill, the Cloyſter of Paules Church in
London, called Pardon Church-pard, with the Daunce of
Death, commonly called the Daunce of Paules about the
same Cloyſter, correctly and cunningly wouſought, and the
Chappell in the midst of the same Church-pard, were all
begon to be pulled downe.

Also, the Chernill house of Paules, with the Chappell
there (after the Tombes and other Monuments of the dead
were pulled downe, and the dead mens bones buried in
the fields) were conuerted into dwelling houſes & choppes.

About the same time, the Steple, and moſt part of the
Church of Saint Iohn of Hierusalem nere into Smithfield, was
undermined, and ouerthrownne with Gunne powlder, the
kone whereof was applied in the building of the Lord
Protector's house at the Strand.

The xxiij. of Aprill, fire houſes at Broken Wharffe were
hzent.

In the moneth of May, by means of a Proclamation
for enclosures, the Commons of Somersetshire and Lincoln-
shire made a Commotion, and broke up certaine Parkes
of Sir William Herberds, and Lord Sturtons, but Sir Willi-
am Herberd flew and executed many of those Rebels.

In July, the Commons of Essex and Kent, Suffolk, and
Norfolk, rose against inclosures, and pulled downe dyuers
Parkes and houſes.

Also, the Commons of Cornwall and Devonshire, rose against the Nobles and Gentlemen, and required not only that the inclosures might be disparked, but also to have their old Religion, and Acte of fire Articles restor'd: these besæged the Citie of Exceſter, which was valiantly defended. Against these Rebels was sent Iohn Lord Russell, Lord private Seale, with a number of ſouldyers, who entered the Citie of Exceſter the fifth of Auguſt, where they flew and took prisoners of the Rebels more than four thousand, and after

Edvard the sixth.

after hanged diuers of them in the Towne and Countrep
about. The Lozde Gray was also sente with a number of
Strangers, hozflemen, who in diuers conflictes flew many
people, and spoyled the Countrep.

The last of July, William, Lozde Marques of North-
hampton, entred the Citie of Norwich, and on the next moz-
ning, the Rebels also entred the Towne, burned part there-
of, put the Lozde Marques to flighte, and clewe the Lozde
Sheffield.

In this meane time, diuers persons were apprehended
as apders of the fozesayde Rebels, of the whiche, one was
hanged within Aldgate, and another at the Bridge swote to-
ward 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 lodeinly
upon our Shippes with a great number of Caleis, but
they were so manfully encountréd by the Kings Pauie,
that with the lolle of a thousand men, and great spoyle of
their Caleis, they were forced to retire into France, and de-
list from their purpose.

The rvj. of Auguſt, a man was hanged without Bishopf-
gate of London, and one other sent to Waltham, and there ere-
cuted, and diuers other in many places.

The viij. of Auguſt, the French Embassadours gaue a
defiance to the Lozde Protector, whereupon, all French-
men with their godes béeing no Denizens, were appræ-
hended.

The Rebels in Norſfolke and Suſſolke encamped theſelues
at Mount Surrey, in a wood called Saint Nicholas Wood, næré
unto Norwich, agapńſt whome, Sir Iohn Dudley Earle
of Warwike went with an Armye, where both he and a
great number of Gentlemen meeting with the Rebellés
were in ſuche daunger, as they had thought all to haue
dyed in that place, but God that confoundeth the pur-
pose of all Rebellés, thought it so to paille, that as well there
as in al other places, they were partly by power coſſtreined,
partly

Commotion at
Norvvich.
Lord Sheffield
layne.
Marciall Lavy.

The French
Kings Galleys
inuaded Garne-
ſea and Iercea.

Frenchmen
apprehended.

["1042", "Edvard the sixth.", "partly by promise of their pardon, persuaded to submit to themselves to their Prince: the Earle of Warkiike entred the Citie of Norwich the rrwy.of Auguufft, when he had staine above five thousand of the Rebels, and taken their chiefe Captayne Robert Ket of Windham Tanner, which mighte dispense in Lands five pound by peare, and was worth in moueables, above a thousand Markes, when he had put to execution diners of the Rebels in diners places about Norwich and returned.", "The Earle of\nV Varvvicke\nwent against\nthe Rebels at\nNorvvich.", "The rrwy.of Auguufft, tidings was brought to King Edward and the Lord Protector, that the Frenchmen had taken Blacknesse, Hamiltow, and Newhaven by Boleyne, and had slayne all the Englishmen, and taken the Kings Dzidinance andactualles, which was reported to be begunne by one Sturton, a Walkard sonne of the Lord Sturtons, which had betrayed Newhaven, and went himselfe to the French Kings service; hæreབོན་ནོན་གྲོན་ནོན་གྲོན་ནོན་གྲོན་ན

Edvard the fixth.

faken, and brought to Yorke, where Thomas Dale and other
were executed the rrj. of September.

The first of September, Edmond Bonar Bishop of London, preached a Sermon at Powles Crosse, for the which, he was accused unto the Counsell by William Latimer, Parson of Saint Lawrence Pountney, and John Hoper, sometime a white Donke, and so convented 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 : John Yorke, the 28. of September.

The bit. of October, after a common Counsell in the Guildhall at London, whether all the Lords of the Counsell came, the Lord Chauncello and other declared diuers abuses of the Lord Protector, desiring the Citizens to béeaying and affilling with them, for the prieferuing of the Kings Maiesties person, which they greatly feared, béeing in his aduersaries hands. The Lords dined with Maytler 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 enill gouvernement of the Lord Protector. The tenth of October, by a common Counsell at the Guildhall, was graunted five hundred men of the Citie (one hundred to be hozzemen) to be readie on the next morrow; and this day, the Lords dined wth Maytler Turke the other Sheriffe.

The rj. of October, the Lords sitting at the Lord great matters, Sir Anthony Wingfield Captayne of the Garde, was sent to the King at Windfore, and feuered the Lord Protector from his person, and caused the Gard to watch him till the Lords comming. On the morrow, the Lord Chancellor with the rest of the Counsell, rode to Windfore to the King, and that night, the Lord Protector was put in ward into Beauwchamps Tower in the Caffell of Windfore.

The

1043

Rebels exec-
ted at Yorke.

Sherifes.

Proclamation d-
gainst the Lord
Protector.

Edward the Sixth.

1045

them both, besides convenient Lodgings for the same.

He also purchased a free Faire to the sayd Towne, with
a free market weekely, and a free market for Cattell every
fourteenth dayes.

He gave to the Hospital of Churkes Church in London in
his life time five hundred pound in ready money, and a
hundred pound at his deceasse.

The rir. of November, Robert Kete, and William Kete
his brother were delivered out of the Tower of London, to Sir
Edmond Windham Knight, and Sheriffe of Norffolke, to be
conueyed to Norwich, where Robert Kete was hanged in
chepnes on the toppe of Norwich Cattell, and William Kete
likewise hanged on the toppe of Windam Stæple.

In December, the Scottes foke Burticragge in Scotland, and
other holdes, then posseffed by Englishmen, where they flew
man, woman, and child, except Sir John Lutterell the Cap-
tayne, whome they foke prisoner.

The rir. of January, Sir Iohn Ruffell, Lord prinie Seale,
was created Earle of Bedford: and Lord Saint Iohn Lozde
great Payfker, was created Earle of Wilshire: and Sir Wil-
liam Paget, Comptroller of the Kings house, was made
Lord Paget.

The same day at night, were murthered by Saint Pul-
chers Church against the Kings head without Newgate of
London two Captaynes that had served the King at Boloigne
and else-where, the one was Sir Peter Gambo, the other
Filicirga, which murther was committed by Charles Gaua-
ro a Fleming, who came poft from Berwike to do that acte: on
the morrow, he with thys of his company was taken in
Smithfield by the Lozde Paget, and sent to Newgate, and the
four and twentith of January, they were all four, Charles
Gauaro, Balthafar Gauaro, Nicholas Difalueron, and Francis
Deualaco, had in a Cart to Smithfield, and by the way, at the
place where the murther was done, Charles Gauaro had his
right hand striken off on the Cart whæle, and then all han-
ged in Smithfield.

Gift to Chrkes
hospitall.

Robert Kete
and V William
Kete hanged.

Holds in Scot-
land lost.

States created,

Peter Gambo
and another
Captayne muu-
thered.

Gauaro and
other hanged.

The

1046

Edvard the sixth.

The rry. of January, John Earle of Bedford, William
Lord Paget, Sir William Peter Knight, one of the Kings
Secretaries, and Sir John Mafon Knight, chiefe Clearke
of the Counsell, were sent into France, Embassado's to the
French King.

The rry. of January, Humfrey Arundell Esquier, Thomas Holmes, Winflow, and Bery, Captaynes of the Rebels in Deuonshire, were hanged and quartered at Tiborne.

On Candlemas day, William Lord Saint John Earle of Wiltshire, Lord great maister, and president of the Counsell, was made Lord Treasurer. John Dudley Earle of Warwike, Lord great Chamberlayne, was made Lord great maister. William Parre, Marques of Northampton, was made Lord great Chamberlayne. Lord Wentworth was made Lord Chamberlain of household. Sir Anthony Wingfield Captayne of the Gard, was made Comptroller of the Kings house: and Sir Thomas Darcy Knight, was made Aizchamberlayne, and Captayne of the Gard: and the Earle of Arundell, late Lord Chamberlaine, with the Earle of Southampton, were put off the Council, and commaunded to keepe their houses in London.

The vii. of February, the Duke of SomerSET was deliuered out of the Tower, and that night he supped at Sir John Yorkes one of the Sheriffes of London.

The r. of February, one Bell, a Suffolk man, was hanged and quartered at Tiborne, for moving a new Rebellion in Suffolk and Essex.

The last of March, a general peace was proclaymed betweene the Kings of England & France, the Emperour, & the Scottes.

This time, the Lord Maior of London, and the Aldermen, purchased all the liberties of Southwarke which was in the Kings hands.

The rry. of Apzill, Doctoz Nicholas Ridley, late Bishop of Rochester, was enkalled Bishop of London at Powles.

The rxb. of Apzill, the Towne of Boloigne was valded to the

Anno reg. 4.
Rebels excommunicated.

Nevv Officers.

Duke of SOMERSET
delivered.

1550

Peace proclaymed.
The liberties of Southwarke purchased.

Boloigne yeel-
ded to the
French.

Edvard the sixth.

the French King.

The second of May, Ioan Knell, alia Butcher, o3 Ioan of Kent, was bzent in Smithfield for Heresie, that Chist toke no flesh of the virgin Mary. Joan Butcher brent.

Richard Lion, Goddard Gorran, and Richard Irelande, were executed the viiij. of May, for attempting a new Re-bellion in Kent. Rebels of Kent executed.

On Wednesday in Whitson wéeke, at a Court of Aldermen kept at the Guildhall, Sir John Aliffe, Knight, and mayster of Backewell hall, was two ne Alderman of the Bridge warde without, to haue the iurisdoction of the Bourow of Southwarke, and thus was he the first Alderman that euer was there, who made vp the number of rrbj. Aldermen of London, whereas before that time had bin but rrb.

Trinitie Tearne was adiourned till Michaelmas, for that the Gentlemê should keepe the Commons from com-motion. Tearne adjourned.

The third of June, the Lord Lisle, Sonne and heire to the Earle of Warwike, was married to the Duke of Somers, daughter at Sheene, the King Daiecie being there present. A marriage.

The ri. of June, being Saint Barnabyes day, was kepte holypday all London ouer, and the same day at night, the high Aultare in Paules Church was pulled downe, and a table set where the Aultare kwide, with a bayle drawne beneath the keppes, and on the Sonday nert, a Communion was long at the same table, and thortly after, all the Aultars in London were taken downe, and tables placed in their roomths. Saint Barnaby kept holy.

This yeare was no such watch at Pidsomer as had bitt accustomed. No watch at Pidsomer.

The xxx. of July, Thomas Lozde Wriothsley Earle of South-hampton, Knight of the Carter, and one of the epectors to King Henry the eyght, deceased at Lincolne place in Oldborne, and was buryed in Saint Andrewes Church there. Earle of Southampton deceased.

Augustine Hinde: John Lion, the 28. of September.

Sir Andrew Iud Skinner, the 28. of October.

Tun.

This

Sherifes
Mator.

P

Edvard the sixth.

This Sir Andrew Iud erected one notable Fræschole
at Tonbridge in Kent, wherein be brought up and nourished
in learning, great scope of youth, as well bred in that Shire,
as brought from other Countreys adiopning, a noble
acte, and correspondent to those that haue bin done by like
worshipfull men and other in old time within the same City
of London.

He also builded Almes houses for fire poze almes
people, nigh to the parish Church of Saint Helen within
Bishopsgate of London, and gaue Landes to the companie
of the Skinners in the same City, amounting to the
value of three score pound three Shillings evghtpence the
peare, for the which, they be bound to pay twenty pound
to the Schoolmappter, and evght pounde to the father of
hys free Schowle at Tonbridge pearely for euer, and foure
Shillings the wæke to the fire poze almes people at Saint
Helens afourlesapde, evghtpence the pæce wæekely, and five
and twenty Shillings fourpence the peare in Coales a
mongst them for euer.

On Saint Valentines dape, at Feuersham in Kent, one
Arden a Gentleman was murthered by procuremente
of hys owne wife, for the which fact, she was the foure-
tenth of March bente at Canterbury: Michael Maypster
Ardens man was hanged in chypnes at Feuersham, and
a mayden bente: Mosby and hys sister were hanged in
Smithfielde at London: Greene which had fledde, came a
gayne certaine peares after, and was hanged in chypnes
in the high way agaynste Feuersham, and Blacke Will the
Ruffian that was hired to do that acte, after his first escape,
was apprehended, and bente on a Scaffold at Flushing in
Zeland.

The fourteenth of February, Stephen Gardener bl
hop of Wincheste, was depined of hys Wilsnopzicke, and
committed to the Tower agayne: into his place was trans-
flated Docto Poynet, who before was Bishop of Roche-
ster.

The

1048

Preeſchooler at
Tonbridge.

Almes houſes.

Anno reg. 5.

Arden murthe-
red.

Bishop of
VWinchester
depriued.

## Edvard the sixth.

1049

The fifth Apzill, Sir Thomas Darcey Wizchamberlaine, and Captayne of the Gard, was created Lord Darcey at Greenwich.

1551

The four and twenty of Apzill, George of Paris a Dutchman was born in Smithfield for an Arian.

An Arian brent.

The five and twenty of May, about none, was an Earthquake at Blechingly, God's Tone, Titsey, Rigate, Croydon, Benington, Alberie, and diuers other places in Southery.

Earthquake.

The ninth of July, the base moneys (copned in the time of King Henry the viijth, and King Edward the sixtھ) was proclapted the Shilling to goe for nine pence, the grote for three pence, which toke effect immediately after the Ptoclamation was made.

First fall of the base moneys.

The fifteenth of Apzill, the infectious sweating fikelles beganne at Shrewsbury, which ended not in the Poth part of England until the ende of September. In this space what number dyed, it can not be well accompted, but certaine it is that in London in few dapes nine hundred and firttie gaue vp the ghoff: it began in London the ninth of July, and the twelfth of July it was most behement, which was so terrible, that people being in best health, were so deinly taken, and dead in four and twentie houres, and twelue, or lesse, for lacke of skill in guiding them in theys sweate. And it is to be noted, that this mortalitie fell chiefely on men, and those also of the best age, as bestweene thirtie and fottie peares: also, it followed Englishmen as well within the Realme, as in strange Countreys: wherefore this Nation was much aleard of it, and for the time beganne to repent and remember God, but as the disease relented, the devotion decayed. The first wéeke dyed in London evght hundred persons.

Sweating fikelles.

John Caius.

The seventeenth of August, the Shilling which of late was called downe to ninepence, was called downe to fire pence, the grote to two pence, the halfe grote to one pence, the pennie to an halfepeny.

Second fall of the base moneys.

John Lambert: John Cowper, the 28. of September.

Sheriffes.

Auu.y.

The

Edwvard the sixth.

The rj. of October, at Hampton Court, Lozde Marques
Dorset was created Duke of Suffolke: the Earle of Warwike
was created Duke of Northumberland: the Earle of Wilbore
was created Marques of Winchester: Sir William Harbert,
maplfer of the horlfe, was made Lozde of Karmarden, and
created Earle of Pembroke. He also made William Cicill
his Secretarie Knight, Maplfer John Checke, one of his
Scholemaplers: Knight, Maplfer Henry Dudley Knight,
Maplfer Henry Neuell Knight.

The rbs. of October, Edward Seymer Duke of Somerset,
the Lord Grey of Wilton, Sir Ralph Vane, Sir Thomas Pal-
mer, Sir Miles Partridge, Sir Michaell Stanhope, Sir Tho-
mas Arundell Knightes, and diners other Gentlemen,
were brought to the Tower of London. The next mozrow, the
Dutcheſſe of Somerset was also brought to the Tower. The to-
berties of the Stiliard were Seafed into the Kings hands.
Sir Richard Dobbes Skinner, the 28. of October.

The ppr. of October, was proclapmed a new copne both
of Siluer and Gold, Soueraines of thirtie Shillings, An-
gels of ſenne Shillings etc.

The bj. of November, the olde Quène of Scotter rode
through London towards Scotland with a great company of
Englishmen wayting upon him, after the had layne four daies
in the Bishop of Londons pallace.

The first of December, the Duke of Somerset was are-
raigned at Westminster, and there acquited of treason, but
condemned of felonic. The vy. of December, was a muſter
of Horſſemen before the King at Saint James. The rr. of
December, the great Seale was taken from the Lord Rich,
and deliuered to D. Goodricke Bishop of Eely. Docto: Tun-
ſtall Bishop of Durham, was ſent to the Tower of London. The
cty. of January, Edward Duke of Somerset was beheaded on
the Tower hill. The ſame mozning early the Confables of
euery warde in London (according to a pzercept directed from
the Counſell to the Maio:) freightly charged euery houſe
hold of the ſame Citie not to depart any of them out of their
houſes.

1050

Dukes and
Barles created.

Duke of Somerset
brought to
the Tower.

Liberties of the
Stilyard Seafed.

Maior,
Nevy Coyne.

Queene of
Scottes rode
through Lond
on.

Duke of Somerset arraigned.

Muster of
horſſemen.

Duke of Somerset beheaded,

## Edvard the sixth.

houses before tenne of the clocke of that day, meaning there by to retrepne the great number of people, that otherwise were like to haue bin at the sayde execution: notwithstanding by seauen a clocke the Tower hill was couered with a great multitude, repaying from all partes of the Citie, as well as out of the Suburbes, and before eyght of the clocke the Duke was brought to the Scaffold, inclosed with the Kings Gard, the Sheriffes Officers, the Warders of the Tower, and other with halberds: the Duke being ready to haue bin executed, sodeinly the people were driuen into a great feare, few or none knowing the cause, wherefore I thinke it good to write what I sawe concerning that matter.

Great feare
with small
cause.

The people of a certainne Hamlet, which were warned to be there by seauen of the clocke to give their attendance on the Lieutenant, now came thither the posterne, and perceiving the Duke to be already on the Scaffold, the solemost began to runne, crying to their fellowes to follow him after, which sodeinest of these men being weaponed with billes and halberds thus running, caused the people which first saw them, to thinke some power had come to haue rescued the Duke from execution and therefore to crye away away, whereupon the people ranne some one way, some another, many fell into the Tower Ditch, and the rest that followed, thought some pardon had bin brought, some sayd it thundered, some that the ground moved, but there was no such matter.

The next of February, on which day was recevued the Wokes of the reliefe of all the wardes of London, towards the new Hospitals, by the Kings commissioners, the Countess dined at Papfer Cowpers the Sheriffe, and after dinner, Papfer Thomas Curteys Alderman came thither to speake with the Lord Chancellor so a matter he had de pending afore him in the Chancerie, but so his mind meanour in words, and lignes to the Lord Chancellour at that time, the sayde Papfer Curteys was committed to warde

1052

Edvard the fifth.

warde in the Fleete.

Anno reg. 6.

Sir Ralph a
Vane and other
executed.

The sixe and twentith of February, Sir Ralph a Vane, and Sir Miles Partridge, were hanged on the Tower hill, Sir Michael Stanhope, with Sir Thomas Arundell, were beheaded there.

1552

Houfe blowyne
vp vvith Gun-
povvlder.

The last of Apzill, thzough negligence of the Gunnespowder makers, a certayne house ne're to the Tower of London, with thzée Last of Powlder, was blowne vp and bzent, the Gunpowldermakers being fikstene in number, were all slayne.

The xvj. of May, was a godly mukker of Hozzemen made before the Ring in the Parke at Greenwich.

Muster of
Hozzemen.

Under the Kings Banner, his band of Pencioners, in number. 150. euery Pencioner two great Hozzles, and a Celding, the Lord Bray their Lieuetenaunt.

The Lord Marques of Winchester high Treasurer, under his Banner the Faulcon, one C.men.

The Duke of Northumberland, greate mapker of the Kings household, under the white Lion and the ragged Laffe, fiktie.

The Duke of Suffolke, under the Unicorne in the Starre. C.r.

The Earle of Bedforde, Lorde Prizte Seale under the Coate, C.

The Marques of Northampton high Chamberlayne, under the Mayden head. C.

The Earle of Warwike mapker of the Kings hozles, under the white Lion fikty.

The Earle of Huntington under his Banner, fikty.

The Earle of Rutland under the Peacocke, fikty.

The Earle of Pembroke under the gréene Dragon, fikty.

The Lord Darcy under the Maydens body, fikty.

The Lord Cobham under the Sarizens head, fikty.

The Lord Clinton, Lord Admirall, under the Anker, fikty.

The Lord Warden of the five Poztes, under the Rose in the Sunne beames. C.

The

## Edward the sixth.

The yrj.of July, began the preparing of the Grey Friers house in London, for the pweze fatherlesse Children: and also, in the later end of the same moneth, began the repavzing of Saint Thomas Hospitall in Southwarke, for the pweze impotent and lame persons.

The iy. of Auguſt, at Middleton, rj. miles from Oxford, a woman brought forth a child, which had two perfect bodges from the nauell upward, and were so iopned togither at the nauell, that when they were layd in length, the one head & body was Eastward, and the other West: the legges for both the bodges grew out at the midft where the bodges iopned, and had but one ſſſue for the excrements of both bodges, they lined rbiti. dapes, and were women children.

The viij. of Auguſt, were taken at Queeneborough iy. great Fishes called Dolphins: and the wæke following at Blacke Wall, were vi. more taken, and brought to London, the least of them was moze than any Hozſſe. This moneth of Auguſt, began the great prouifion for the pweze in London, towardes the which, euery man was contributorie, and gaue certaine money in hand, and couenanted to giue a certayne wæekely.

The commons of the Citie of London being assembled in their Guildhall on the first of Auguſt, elected John Grimes Clothworker to be Sheriffe for the yeare following, who refused, and payd his fine of two hundred pound. The vi. of Auguſt, the commons chose Thomas Clayton Baker, who likewise refused, and payde his fine. The rb. of Auguſt, the commons chose John Browne Mercer, who also refused, and payde his fine. The rir. of Auguſt, the commons chose John Maynard Mercer, who took the same in good part, and served.

William Garrard: John Maynard, the 28. of September. Sherifes.

The ſeanenth of October, were thre great Fishes called Whirlepowles taken at Graueſend, which were dzalwne vp to the Kings Bridge at Westminſter.

In this moneth of October, the King demaunded of the Merchant Aduſturers by way of preſt of euery bzoad cloath Twu. iiij. then

Grey Friers in London an Hospitall.

A Monster.

Great Fishes.

Four elections for one Sheriffe.

Great Fishes taken.

1054

Edvard the fixth.

A preſt by the
Merchant Ad-
venturers.

Sergeants keaſt.

Maior.

Charitable
deedes of Sir
George Barne.

Booke of com-
mon Prayer.

ken chipped to Bawmes mart, twentie Shillings kerling to
be payde at Antwerp for certayne dette there, and they to
haue the Kings band for the repayment thereof, which did
at that time amount to moze than xlviiij. thousand pound.

The rvij. of October, the Sergeants keaſt was kept at
Greys Inne by Oldborne, Mapſter Robert Brooke Recorder of
London being the principall of the new Sergeants, and ſire
moze besides him, the Lozde Maioz and Aldermen being
bidden to the payde keaſt, rode from the Lozde Maioz house
by Friday straſe through Cheape, and out at Newgate, all
in their Scarlet Gownes to the said Greys Inne.

Sir George Barne Haberdasher, the 28. of October.

This Sir George Barne gaue a Windmill in Finsburie
Field to the Haberdashers of London, the profites thereof to
be diſtributed to the poze Almes people of the same compa-
ny. Also, to the parish Church of S. Barthelmew the little,
certayne tenements, for the which the Parfon and Church
wardens be bounde to diſtribute to the poze people of the
same Parish rvij. pence in bread euery Sonday for euer.

The first of Pouember, being the keaſt of All Saintes,
the new Seruife Woke called Of common Prayer begonne
in Paules Church, and the like through the whole Citie,
the Bischop of London Doctor Ridley executing the ſervice in
Paules Church in the sozenone in his Kochet only, with-
out Coapes or Teſtment, preached in the Quire, and at after
none he preached at Paules Cross, the Lozde Maioz, Al-
dermen, and Craftes, in their best Lineries being present,
which Sermon, tending to the setting forth the payde late
made Woke of common Prayer, continued till almoſt ſine
of the clocke at night, so that the Maioz, Aldermen, and
companyes entred not into Paules Church as had bin ac-
customed, but departed home by Tochlight. By this Woke
of common Prayer, all Coapes and Teſtments were for-
bidden through Englande, and Pzebendes of Paules left off
their hoods, the Bishops left their Crosses, etc. as by an
Acte of Parliament moze at large is set out.

After

## Edward the Sixth.

After the seance of all Saints, the upper Quere in Sainte Paules Church in London where the highest Aultare knode, was broken downe, and al the Quere thereabout: and the table of the Communion was set in the lower Quere, where the Priests king.

The thre and twentith of November, the children were taken into the hospital at the Grey Friers called Christes Hospital, to the number of almoft foure hundred. And also sike and poze people into the Hospital of Saint Thomas in Southwarke, in whiche two places, the children and poze people shouldle haue meate, dinke, lodging, and cloth of the almes of the Citie.

First children in Christes hospital

In Christemas daye in the afternoone, when the Lozde Maioz and Aldermen rode to Paules, al the children of Christes Hospital, knode in array from Saint Laurence Lane in Cheape toward Paules, al in on Lyuerie of Ruffet Cotten, the men children with red Caps, the women children kerchiefs on their heads, all the Hailters of the Hospital all foze moft: nerte them the Phisitions and four Surgeons, and between euery twentie children one woman keper, whych children were in number 340.

Firste shevve of the children in Christes hospital.

The King kept his Christemas with open houyholde at Greenewiche, George Ferrers Gentleman of Lincolns Inne, he, ing Lozde of the merry dispoztes all the twelue dayes, who so pleasantly and wisedy behaued himselfe, that the King had greate delight in his pastimes.

Lorde of merry disportes.

On Monday the fourth of January, the saide Lozde of merry dispoztes came by water to London and landed at the Tower Wharffe, entred the Tower, and then rode thzough Tower streete, where he was receyued by Vawce Lozde of Miskule to John Mainard one of the Sheriffes of London, and so conducted thzoughe the Citie with a great company of yong Lozdes and Gentlemen to the house of Sir George Barne Lozde Mayo, where he with the chiefe of his company dyed, and after had a greate banquet, and at his departure, the Lozde Mayo gave him a standing Cup with a couer of

Auu.d.

filuer

1056

Edvard the fixth.

Guer and guilt, of the dalewe of ten pounde, for a reward, and also set a Hogshead of Wine, and a Barrel of Bére at his Gate, for his traine that folowed hym, the residue of his Gentlemen and seruaintes dyned at other Aldermens houses, and with the Sheriffes, and so departed to, the Tower Wharffe againe, and to the Courte by water, to the great commendation of the Daioz and Aldermen, and highly accepted of the King and Councell.

In the moneth of January, the King fell sicke of a Cough at Whitehall, whyche gréenuſlye encreased, and at the laſte, ended in a Consumption of the Lights.

Anno reg. 7.

A Parliament.

The firſke of Marche beganne a Parliament at Westmin-
ſter, and all the Loſdes Spiritual and temporal assembled
that daſe in the Whitehall in their Robes, where a Sermon
was preached in the Kings Chappell, by Doctor Ridley Bo-
hoppe of London, and his Maiestie with diuers Loſdes re-
cepued the Communion. Which being done, the King with
the Loſdes in order, went into the Kings greate Chamber
on the Kings side, which that day was prepared for the Lo-
des house: the King sitting under his cloth of Cſtate, and al
the Loſdes in their degrees, the Bifhoppe of Eh Doctor Go-
drike Loſde Chauncelloz, made a Propofition for the king,
whyche being ended, the Loſdes departed. This was done,
bycause the King was sickly.

1553

The mozrowe after, the Burgeſſes late in the Common
house at Westminſter, and chose for their Speaker, Maiſter
Diar, one of the late made Sergeants at the lawe.

The 31. of Marche, being good Friday, the Parliament
brake vppe, and was clearely dissolved at the Kinges Pal-
lance of White hall, at Seauen of the clocke at night.

The thirde of Aprill, being Monday after Cafter daſe,
the children of Chrifſts Hospitall in London, came from thçe
thozough the Citie to the Sermon kepte at Saint Marie Spit-
ile, all clothed in plonket Coates, and red Cappes, and the
maiden childz in the same Lyuerie, with kerchefs on their

heads.

## ! Edward the Sixth.

heades, all whiche with their matron and other gouernours
were there placed on a Scaffolde of eight Stages, and there
sate the same time, whiche was a goodly thewe.

The tenth of Apzill the Lord May or of London was sent
foz to the Courte at White hall, and there at that time, the
Kings Maiestie gaue to him foz to be a work-house foz the
powre and pyle persons of the Citie of London, hys Place of
Bridewel, and seauen hundred marke land of the Sauoy rents,
wyth all the beds and bedding of the Hospitall of the Sauoy,
towards the maintenaunce of the saide work-house of
Bridewell.

Bridevvell gy-
uent to the Citie
of London.

The eleauenth of Apzill the Lord Maior was presented
to the King in his Pallaice of White hall at Westminster, and
was made knight by his Maiestie, and the same day the king
remoued in the afternowne to Greenewiche.

In this Honeth of Apzill, and in May, commissions were
directed thongh the Englande, foz all the Church goods remai-
ning in Cathedzall and parische Churches, that is to saye,
Jewels of Golde and Siluer, Crosses, Candlestickes, Sen-
fozs, Chalices, and all other suche like, with their readye
money, to be delivere d to the Maiſter of the Kings Jewels
in the Tower of London, all Coapes and Vestmentes of cloth
of Gold, cloth of Tillewe, and Siluer, to the Maiſter of
the kings Wardrobe in London, the other Coaps, Vestmets,
and ornaments to be ſolde, and the money to be delivere d
to the Kings Treasurer, refering to euerie Church, one
Chalice of Cuppe, with Table-clothes foz the Communio
bord, at the discretion of the Commissioners.

Levelfes and
Church plate cal-
led into the
Kings handles.

The twentith of May, by the encouragement of one Se-
baltian Cabotte, thre great chips wel furnished were sette
fozth foz the aduenture of the unknowne vopage to Musco-
nia, and other easte partes by the Pozth Seas, diuers Mer-
thants and other, being fre of that vopage, yvielded towards
the charges of the same kie and twentie pounds apære.
Sir George Barnes & Sir William Garrard being & principall
doers

Voyage to
Mofcouy.

Edvard the sixth.

doers therein.

About the same time two other ships were sent toake aduentures Southwards.

Three notable marriages at Di-
zham place.

Whiles King Edward lap dangerously sicke, Lozd Gil-
forde the Duke of Northumberlandes fourth sonne, marped
Lady Jane the Duke of Suffolkes daughter, whose mother be-
ing then aliue, was daughter to Mary King Henries Sifter,
whiche was firste marped to the Frenche King, and after to
Charles Duke of Suffolke. Also the Earle of Pembrookes eldest
son marped Lady Katherine, the said Dukes second daugh-
ter, and the Erle of Huntingtons sonne, called Lozd Hafting,
married the Dukes yongest daughter.

King Edyvarde
deceased.

King Edward being about the age of fifteen yeares en-
ded his life at Grenewich on the sixth of July, when he hadde
raigned fire yeares five moneths, and odde dapes, and was
buried at Westminster. He was in this his youth a Prince
of such towardnesse, in vertue, learning, and al godly gifts,
as seldom hath bin seene the like.

King Edyvards
death opened.

The eight of July, the Lozd haioz of London was sente
foz to the Courte, then at Grenewich, and to bring with him
fire Aldermen, as many Merchaints of the Staple, and as
manye Merchaint Adventurers, vnto whom by the Count-
cell was secreatly declared the death of King Edwarde, and
also howe he hadde odained foz the sučession of the Crown
by his letters Patents, to the whych they were twozne, and
charged to keepe it secrete.

Lady Jane pro-
claimed Queene

The tenth of July, in the afternone aboute threé of the
clocke, Lady Jane daughter to Frauncis Duchesse of Suffolk,
(whyche Lady Jane was married to the Lozd Gilford Dud-
ley, fourth sonne to the Duke of Northumberlande) was con-
neped by water to the Tower of London, and there receyued as
Queene. After five of the clocke the same afternone, was
proclamation made of the death of King Edwarde the sixth,
and howe he had odained by his letters Patents, beareing
date the one and twentith of June lafte palt, that the Lady
Jane, (as is afoze saide) Thoulde be hepze to the Crowne of

Eng.

Edvard the sixth.

Englande, and the heire males of hir bode, &c.

The eleauenth of July, Gilbert Potte, Dzawer to Ninion Saunders Tinkner, dwelling at Saint Johns head wypthin Ludgate, who was accused by the said Saunders his Mauffer, was set on the Pillozie in Cheape, with both hys eares napled, and cleane cutte off, soz words speaking at time of the proclamation of Lady Lane, at which execution was a Trist pet blown, and a Harrault read his offence, in prefence of one of the Sheriffe, &c.

Gilbert Potte
punished in
Cheape.

Aboute five of the clocke the same day in the afternoone, Ninion Saunders, Mauffer to the said Gilbert Potte, and John Owen a Gunner, comming from the Tower of London by waster in a Whirrie, and showting London bridge, towardes the Blacke Friers, were drowned at Saint Mary Locke, and the Whirrie men faued by their Dres.

Men drowned
at Lon. bridge.

The twelfth of July, wozde was broughte to the Countell, hepyng then in the Tower with the Ladpe Iane, that the Lady Marie, eldest daughter to King Henrie the eighte was at Keninghall Castell in Norfolke, and wypth hir, the Earle of Bathe, Sir Thomas Cornwallis and other, and also, that the Earle of Sussex, and Mauffer Henrie Ratcliffe his sonne were commpyng towardes hir: whereoppon, by spédy Councell it was there concluded, that the Duke of Norfolke with certayne other Noblemen, should go towards the Lady Mary, to fetch hir vp to the Tower: thys was firſt determined: but by night of the same daye, the ſaide bovage of the Duke of Norfolke was cleane dissolued, by the ſpeciall meanes of the Lady Iane hys daughter, who takpyng the matſer heauily, wypth wépyng teares, made requeſt to the whole Councell, that hir father might tarry at home in hir company. Withereoppon the Countell perwaded with the Duke of Northumberlande, to take that bovage upon him, ſaying, that no man was so fit thereſoze, bycause that he hadde atchieued the viatorie in Norfolke once already, and was thereſoze so feared, that none durſte once lifſe vp their weapon against him: beſides that, he was the best man of warre in the Realme,

as.

Edvard the sixth.

as well for the ordering of his Campes and Souldiours,
bothe in battaile and in their tentes, as also by experience,
knowledge and wurdome, he coulde bothe animate his ar-
my with wittie perſwafions, and also pacifie and alap hys
ennimpes pride wyth hys kowte courage, or else to diſ-
suade them if næde were from their enterprise. Finally, saith
they, this is the short and long, the Quæne will in no wile
grauunte, that hir father shall take it upon him: wherefore
(quoth they) we thinke it god, if it may please your Grace,
it lyeth in you to remedy the matter. Well quoth the Duke
then, since ye thinke it god, I and mine will go, not doub-
ting of your fidelitie to the Quænes Maieſtie, whych nowo
I leaue in youre cuſcodie: so that nighe ye lente for bothe
Lorſes, Knightes, and other that choulde goe wyth hym,
and caused all things to be prepared accoſtayn glye: then
wente the Councell in to the Ladpe lane, and folde hit
of theyr conclusion, who humblye thanked the Duke for
reſeruing hir father at home, and be ſeech'd him to vse hys
diligence, whereto he anſwered, that he woulde doe what
in hym laye.

The mozrowe following, greate preparation was
made, the Duke early in the moznyng called for his owne
harnesse, and ſawe it made ready at Durham place, where
he appointed all his retinue to mæte.

The ſame dape Cartes were laden with Munition and
Artillerie, and ſielde pèces were ſet forwarde.

The ſame forſenone the Duke moued eſte ſones the
Counſell to ſende their powers after hym, as it was be-
ſore determined, the ſame to mæte wyth hym at Newe
Market, and they p[ro]mitted they woulde. He ſayde fur-
ther to ſome of them: *My Lorſes, I and the ſe other noble
Personages, with the whole armyp that nowe goe forſth,
as well for the behalſe of you and pours, as for the eſtablishing
of the Quænes highnesse, shall not only aduenture our bo-
dies and lyues amongeſt the bloudy Crokes and cruell al-
faulſes.*

Edvard the fixth.

faults of our aduerfaries in the open fieldes, but also wée
do leaue the conſervation of our ſelues, chyldzen, & families
at home here with you, as altogyther committed to poulre
truth and fidelities, whome, if we thoughte we would
throughe malice, conspyracie, or diffention leaue us your
friendes in the Bypars and betraye us, wée could as well
ſandry wayes foſeſe and prouide ſoſ our owne ſafegards,
as anye of you, by betraving us, can doe ſoſ pours. But
nowe oppon the onelyle truſſe and faithſulneſſe of your ho-
noſs, whereof we thinke our ſelues moſſe affured, wée do
hazarde oure liues, whyche truſſe and p[]r]omise if ye chall vi-
olate, hoping thereby of lyſe and p[]r]omotion, yet chall not
God countp you innocent of our blouds, neyther acquite
you of the ſacred and h[]oly ot[]he of allegeaunce made fr[]eely
by you to thys vertuouſ Lady the Quænes highneſſe, who
by your and our enticement is rather of ſoſce placed there-
in, than by h[]ir own ſeking and requeſt. Conſider also, that
Gods cauſe, whyche is the p[]re]ſerment of h[]ys woſde, and
ſeaſe o[]. Papilles enſtraunce, hathe b[]eene (as p[]e] haue here
before alwayes layde) the o[]rig[]nall grounde whereupon ye
euen at the firſte motion graunted your goodwils and con-
sents thereb[]unto, as by your handes w[]iting appeareth: and
thinke not the contrary, but if p[]e] meane decepte, though
not ſo[]th[]e]wyth, yet hereafter God will reuenge the
ſame.

I can ſape no moſte, but in thys trouſſome tyme wyth
you to b[]ſe conſtant heartes, abandoning all malice, enuſe,
and p[]r]inate affections: and therewithall the firſte course ſoſ
the L[]o]ds came vp, wherefoſe the Duke chut vp his taſke
wyth these woſdes, I haue not ſpoken to you in thys ſoſte
oppon anye miſtruſſe I haue of your e[]r]ueths, of whyche
alwayes I haue euer h[]itherto conceiued a truſt[]y confidence,
but I haue p[]ut you in remembra[n]ce thereof, what chance of
bariance ſo euer might grow amongſt you in mine absence,

and

1052

## Edvard the sixth.

and this I pray you, with me not worse god spæde in this
iornep, than ye woulde have to your selues. By Lozd, faithful
one of them, if ye miſtruste anye of vs in this inſatter, your
Grace is farre decepued, fo; whyche of vs can walhe hys
handes cleane thereof; and if we should lecke from you
as from one that were culpable, which of vs can ercuse him
ſelfe to be guiltleſſe; therefoſe herein your doubt is to farre
caffe. I prape God it be (quoth the Duke:) let vs go to diu
ner: and so they ſate downe. After dinner the Duke wente
in to the Quæne, where his Commiſtion was by that time
ſealed, fo; his Lieutenant ſhippe of the army, and then toke
his leaue of him, and so didde certaine other Lozdes alſo.

Then as the Duke came through the Coun Cell Cham
ber, he toke his leaue of the Earle of Arundale, who prape d
God be with his Grace, ſaying, he was ſoſie it was not his
chance to goe with him and beare him companye, in whose
pzeſence he could ſinde in hys hearte to ſpende hys bloude e
uen at his ſæte: then the Earle of Arundale toke Thomas
Louell the Dukes boy by the hande, and ſaide, farewel gen
tle Thomas with al my heart. Then the Duke, with the L.
Parques of Northampton, the Lozd Grey, and opuers o
ther, toke their Barge, and went to Dirham place, and to
White-hall, where that night they muſtred theyz men: and the
nert day in the mozning the Duke departed with the num
ber of 600. menne, or there aboutes. And as they rode tho
rough Shorditche, ſaith the Duke to the Lozd Grey, the peo
ple pzeaffe to ſee vs, but not one ſayeth God spæde vs.

The ſame daye ſir John Gates and other went oute after
the Duke.

By this time woode was brought to the Tower, that the
Lady Marie was fled to Framingham Caſtell in Suffolke, where
the people of the Country almoſte wholly reſoſted to hir: 4
that ſir Edmond Pecham, ſir Edward Haſtings, and the Lozd
Windsore, with others, were p[ro]clapming Quæne Marie in
Buckinghamshire, ſir Iohn Williams in Oxfordshire &c.

About this time, ſire Chips well manned, that were ap
pointed

Edward the Sixth.

popited to lye befoze Yarmouth, and to haue taken the Lady Mary if the had fled that way, were by force of weather duciuen into the Hauen, where one Maister Iernigham was rapping power on the Ladpe Maries behalfe, who hearing thereof, came thither, where he ppon the Captaines toke a boate and wente to the Shippes, but the Saylers and soulvioirs alked Maister Iernigham what he woulde haue, and whether he would haue their Captaines or no, and he said yea, Mary saide they, ye shall haue them or we will throwe them into the bottome of the Sea, but the Captaines saide so forthwith, that they would serue Quæne Mary willingly, and so broughte so forth their men, and conueyed with them their great ordinance: Of the comming of these Shippes the Ladpe Mary was wonderfull iopous, and afterwarde doubted little the Dukes puissance: but when newes thereof was broughte to the Tower, eche manne there beganne to drow backward, and ouer that, word of a greater mischiefe was broughte to the Tower, that is to sape, that the Noblemens tenaunts refused to serue their Lords against Queen Marie.

The Duke thoughte long so his succoures, and wrote somewhat charplye to the councell at the Tower, in that behalfe, as well so lacke of men as of munition, but a flender aunswere had he againe: And from that time forward, certaine of the Councell, to wæte, the Earle of Pembrooke, and Sir Thomas Cheyney Lozde Warden, and other, sought to gette oute of the Tower to consulte in London, but could not yet.

The fiftieth of July, being Sunday, DoctoRidley Bishoppe of London, by commandement of the Councell, pzeasched at Paulles Croffe, where he behementlye perswaded the people in the title of Y Lady Jane, late pzoclaimed Quæne, and inueyed earnestly againste the title of Lady Mary, &c.

The same fiftieth of July, the Lozde Treasurer was gone oute of the Tower to his house in London at nighte, and so forthwith about seauen of the clocke the Gates of the Tower

App.

Upon

1064

Edward the Sixth.

upon a sodapne were chut vppe, and the kayes bozne by to
the Lady lane, which was soz keare of some packing in the
Lozde Treasurer, but he was fetched agapne to the Tower,
about twelue of the clocke in the night.

The rviiij. daye, the Duke perceyuing, that the succours
promised came not to him, and also, receyuing from some
of the Councell Letters of discomfozte, he returned from
Bury backe agapne to Cambridge.

The nineteenth of July, the Counsell, partelpe moved
with the right of the Lady Maries caufe, partly considering,
that the moſſe of the realme, was wholy bent on hit ſide,
changed theyz minds and assembled themſelues at Bainardo
Caffel, where they communed with the Earle of Pembrooke,
and immediately with the Paioz of London, certaine Alber
men, the Sheriffes, Garter King at Armes, and a Trump
pet, came into Cheape, where they proclapmed the Ladyp
Mary daughter to King Henry the eyghe, and Quæne Ka-
therine, Quæne of Englande, Fraunce and Irelande Defendoz
of the Faith, &c. and the ſame night the Earle of Arundele,
the Lozd Paget rode in poſſe to Quæne Mary.

The rr. of July, John D. of Northumberlande, hauing ſure
knowledge, y the Lady Mary was by the nobilitie of others
of the Councell remayning at London proclapmed Quæne:
aboute ſine of the clocke the ſame night, he with ſuche other
of the Nobilitie as were in his company, came to the Par-
ket Crosse, and callyng soz an Harrault, hymſelke proclay
med Quæne Mary, and among other he thzeewe vppe hys
owne Cap, and wypthin an houre after he had Letters from
the Councell (as he ſaid) that he choulde fozthwith diſmille
his armp, and not to come within tenne mples of London, ſo
if he did, they woulde fight wypth hym, the rumour whereof
was no ſoner abzoade, but euerie man departed. And thort-
lye after, the Duke was arreſſed in the Kings Colledge by
one Haifter Slegge Sergeant at Armes. At the laſte, let-
ters were brought from the Councell at London, that al men
thoulde goe eche his way : Wherebpon the Duke ſayde to
theu

## Edvard the fixth.

them that kepte him, pè doe me wong to withdrzawc my
libertie, sè you not the Counsels letters wythoute ercepti-
on, that all men shoulde go whither they would. At which
wodes, they that kepte hym and the other Poblemen, set
them at libertie, and so contpynued they for that night, inso-
muche, that the Earle of Warwicke was readye in the moz-
ning to have rode away, but then came the erle of Arundale
frò the Quèn to þ Duke into his Chamber, who went out
fo meète him, as fone as he saw the Earle of Arundale, he
fel on hys knèes, as desired hym to be god to him for the loue
of God, consider (faith he) I haue done nothing but by the co-
sents of you and all the whole Councell : My Lozde (quoth
the Earle of Arundale) I am fente hither by the Quènes
Maiestie, and in hir name I doe arreaf you, and I obeyp it
my Lozde (quoth he) I besèche you my Lozde of Arundale
(quoth the Duke) vse mercy towardes meè, knowing the
case as it is, my Lozde (quoth the Earle) pè shoulde haue
sought for mercie foner, I muste doe accor ding to my com-
maundement, and therewith he committed the charge of
him, and of other to the Guarde and Gentlemen that fode
by.

The xxx. of July, the Duke with other were brought vp
to the Tower of London, under the conducte of Henry Earle
of Arundale, and thus was the matter ended without bloud-
shed, whiche men feared woulde have brought the death of
many thousandes.

XXX. y.

Queene

## Queene Mary.

1057

and heyle to Henrie Parques of Exceſter, p[ri]ſoners in the
Tower, knæling on the hill within the ſame Tower, were par-
doned and diſcharged.

The fifth of Auguſt, Edmond Bonner late Byſhoppe of
London p[ri]ſoner in the Marſhallea, and Cutbert Tonitall the
olde B[is]hop of Durham p[ri]ſoner in the Kings bench, had their
parpons, and were reſtoſed to their Seas. Shoſtelpe after
all the Byſhops which had bin dep[ri]pued in the time of king
Edward the sixth, were reſtoſed to their B[is]hopzickes, and
the other which were placed in King Edwardes time, remo-
ued: also all beneficed men that were married, or woulde
not ſoſake their opinion, were put out of their liuings, and
other knowen to be of the contrary part, were ſet in þ same,
eſpecially if any were alpue, that had of late bin put out of
the same, as B[is]hop Day of Chicheſter, Heath of Worceſt. &c.

Bishops reſto-
red and other
displaced.

The 9. of Auguſt in the afternoone, the Quæne helde an
Obſequie in the Tower ſo[2] King Edwarde, the Dirge beypng
ſung in Latine, on the mozo[1]l a Malle of Requicm, where-
at the Quæne with hir Ladies offered. The ſame dave the
corps of King Edward was buried at Westminſter, the Lo[2]de
Treasurer, the Earle of Pembrooke, and the Earle of Shrewſ-
burie being chieſe Mourners, with dyuers other Noblemen
and other. Doctour Day Byſhop of Chicheſter p[ri]eached at
the ſat buriall, and al the ſeruice with a Communion was
in Engliſhe.

Buriall of Kyng
Edvard.

The 11. of Auguſt, certaine Gentlemen minding to p[alle]
under London bridge in a W[he]p[rie], were there auerturned,
and ſeauen of them di[owned], one was Daitter T. Bridges
ſonne.

Men drovned
at London
bridge.

The 13. of Auguſt, Daitter Bourne a Chanon of Paules,
p[ri]eaching at Paules Croſſe, not onelpe p[ri]aped ſo[2] the deade,
but also declared, that Doctour Bonner Byſhoppe of London
(late reſtoſed, and there in p[ri]ſence) ſo[2] a Hermon by hym
made in the ſame place, upon the ſame C[ong]ſpell, was about
ſoure peares ſince, uniuſtly caſe into the bile p[ri]ſon of the
Marſhalsea, and there kepſe during the raigne of King Ed-

A[pr] iii.

wardc

1063

## Queene Mary.

ward, whyche saying so offended some of the audience,
that they breaking silence, saide the Bishoppe had preached
abhomination, other some cryed (meaning of the Preacher)
pull him oute, pull hym oute, and some beeing neare the
Pulpit, beganne to clyme, wherewith the Preacher stepped
backe, and one Maister Bradford, a Preacher of King Ed-
wardes tyme, stepped into his place, and gently perſwa-
ded the audience to quietnesse and obedience, alleadging
Saint Paule to the Romaines: Let euery Soule submitte him-
ſelfe to the authoritie of the higher powers, etc. neuertheleſſe
Maister Bourne standing by Maſter Bradford, one that we
a Dagger at hym, whych hit a side poſſe of the Pulpit, and
rebounded backe againe a greate waye, whereupon Pap-
ſter Bradford bſake off hys ſpeach, and ſoſced hym ſelſe with
the helpe of John Rogers, an other Preacher, to conuey Ma-
ſter Bourne oute of the audience, whyche wyth greate labo-
theyp broughte into Paules Scholc.

A Dagger
throvyne at the
Preacher.

The xvij. of Augustt John Dudley Duke of Northumber-
lande, William Parre Marques of Northampton, and the Erle
of Warwike ſonne and heire to the Duke, were arraigned at
Westminſter halibefoze Thomas Duke of Norſtolke, high Ste-
ward of Englande, where the Duke of Northumberland wth
greate reuerence towardes the Judges, proteſted hys faith
and allegiance to the Quæne, whome he confetſed græuou-
ſly to haue offended, and ſaide, that he meante not to ſpeake
anye thing in defence of his fact, but requested to nderſtand
the opinion of the Courte in two poyntes: First, whether a
man doing anye acte by authoritie of the P[rinces] Councel,
and by warrant of the greate Seale of England, and dopng
nothing without the fame, might be charged with Treason
foz any thing whiche he might doe by warrant thereof: Se-
condly, whether any such persons as were equally culpable
in that crime, and thofe, by whose letters and commaunde-
mentes he was directed in all his dopngs, myſchte bæ hys
Judges, o[ur] p[ass] e[pp]on h[is] tryall as h[is] P[er]es.

Where

## Queene Mary.

Whereunto was aunswear'd, that as concerning the firſte, the greate Seale, (whiche he layde for his warrant) was not the Seale of the lawful Quæne of the Realme) no[ther] paſſed by auθo[ritie, but the Seale of an As[urper], and therefo[re] could be no warrant to hym. As to the ſecond, it was alleadged, that if anye were as depely to be[ch]ed in that rale as hymſelſe, yet so long as no atteynder were of re[c]o[de] agaynſke them, they were neuertheſſe perſons able in La[we] to paſſe u[pp]on anye trypall, and not to be[ch]alenged therefo[re], but at the Princes pleasure. After whyche aunswear[e], the Duke uſed ſelw[e] wo[d]es, but conſeſſed the inſitenent, by whose erample the other p[ri]ſoners arraigned with him did the like, and thereu[pp]on had iudgement.

And when iudgement was gyuen, the Duke ſaid, I beſech you my Lords all to be humble ſuters to the Quænes Maiestie, and to graunte mæ ſoure requeſtes, whyche are these, Fyſſe, that I maye haue that death whyche Noble menne haue hadde in tymes paſſe, and not the other. Secondarily, that hir Maiestie will be gratious to my chyldren, whyche maye hereafter doe good ſeruice, conſydering, that they wente by my commaundement, who am they? father, and not of their own fræ willes. Thydlye, that I maye haue appoyped to me some learned manne for the inſtruction and quiet of my conscience. And fourthlye, that th[ee] will ſende two of the Councell, to commune wyth mæ, to whome I will declare ſuche matters as shall be erpedient for hir, and the common weale: and thus I beſech you al to pr[ay] for me.

On the ninet[enth] of Auguſt[e] were arraigned at Westminſter, fir[st] Iohn Gates, fir[st] Henrie Gates, fir[st] Andrew Dudley, and fir[st] Thomas Palmer, where, wythout anye Quæſtio[es] they pleaded guiltie, and ſubmitted themſelues to the Quæn[es] mercy, and ſo had iudgement.

Axx.iiiij.

The

1070

## Queene Mary.

The rr.of August Doctoure Watson Chaplaine to the
Bishop of Winchester preached at Paules Croffe, by the Queens
appointment, and for fear of the like tumulte, as had been
the Sunday laste paffe, certaine Lords of the Council rea-
papeed to the Sermon, as the Lord Treasurer, the Lord
priue Seale, by Earle of Bedford, the Earle of Pembrooke, the
Lord Wentworth, the Lord Riche, and Sir Henric Gernigam
Capitayne of the Guarde, wyth two hundred of the
Guarde, whych knode aboute the Preacher with Halberts.
Also the Daioz had warned the Companies of the Cittie to
be present in their Lyqueries, whyche was well accepted of
the Queens Councell, and the Sermon was quietly en-
ded.

Preacher at
Paulles Croffe
guarded.

The rris. of August John Duke of Northumberlande was
beheaded on the Tower hill, whose bodye with the head was
buryed in the Tower, by the bodye of Edwarde late Duke of
Somerset, so that there lyeth before the highe Aultare two
Dukes between two Queens, to wæte the Duke of Somerset,
and the Duke of Northumberlande, betweene Quæne Anne,
and Quæne Katherine, all soure beheaded. At the same
time and place also, was likewise beheaded Sir John Gates,
and Sir Thomas Palmer, whyche Sir John Gates in that place
bied fewe words, but layde downe his head withoute anye
kerchief, and had the same striken off at thys blowes. By
Thomas Palmer, as some as he came to the Scaffold, wike
euerpe manne by the hande, and despyed them to praye for
hym: then putting off his gowne, he leaned upon the Caffe
raple, and layde these words in effecte: My Daiders (quoth
he) God saue you all: it is not unknowne unto you where-
fore I come hither, whyche I haue worthilpe well deferued
at Gods hands, for I knowe it to be his divine ordinance,
by this meanes to call me to his mercie, and to teache me to
knowe my selfe, what I am, and whereunto we are all
subiecte: I thanke hys mercifull goodnes, for he hath caused
me to learne moze in one little darke corner in yder Tower,
than

Sir John Gates
and Sir Thomas
Palmer be-
headed.

## Queene Mary.

than ever I learned by any trauell in so many places as I haue bin, for there (I say) I haue seene God, what he is, and how unsearchable his wonderous workses are, and how infinite his mercies be: I haue seene there my selfe throughly, and what I am, nothing but a lump of sinne, earth, dust, and of all vilenesse most vilen: I haue seene there and know what the world is, how bayne, de receipt full, transitoie, and short it is, how wicked and loathsome the workses thereof are in the sight of Gods Maiestie, how he nepther regardeth the manaces of the proude men and mighty ones, nepther despise th the humblenesse of the poore and lowly which are in the same world: Finally, I haue seene there what death is, how neere hanging ouer every mans head, and yet how uncertaine the time, and how unknowne to all men, and how little it is to be feared: and should I fear death: or be saad therefor: haue I not seene two dye before mine eyes, yea, and within the hearing of mine eares: no, nepther the spitting of the bloud, or the sheading thereof, nor the bloudy Are it selfe shall make me afrae p: and now taking my leaue to the same, I pray you all to pray for me: come on good fellow (quoth he) art thou that must do the dæde? I forgiue thee with all my heart, and then kneeled downe, lay ing his head on the blocke, sayd, I will see how meete the blocke is for my necke, I pray thee strike not yet, for I haue a few prayers to say, and that done, strike on Gods name, good leaue haue thou: his Prayers ended, and desiring each man to pray for him, he layd downe his head agayne, and so the executioner took it from him at one stroke.

The crit. of Auguſt, the Quæne deliuered the greate Seale to Doctor Gardener, Bishop of Wincheste, and made him Lord Chauncellour.

The rrvij. of Auguſt, the ſeruice began in Latin, to bee long in Paules Church in London.

The rrvij. of Auguſt in the euening, the notableſt Shippe in England called the great Harry, was brent at Wolwich by negligence of the Mariners, the was of burthen a P. tunne.

Arr. b.

The

Nevv Lord
Chancellours

Latine ſeruice.

Great Harry a
Shippe brent.

Quæne Mary.

The i. of September, the Quæne demanded a preest of 3 Citie of London of twentie 9. pound, to be repayde agayne within fourteene dayes after Michaelmas next following, which summe was levied of the Aldermê, ¢ 120. commoners.

The third of September, Edward Courtney was created Carle of Devonshire at Richmond.

The iiij. of September, was proclaymed certayne newe copnes of gold and siluer, a Soueraigne of gold of xxx.á., the halfe Soueraigne of.á., an Angell of r.á., the halfe Angel of.á. Of siluer the grote, halfe grote, and peny. All bafe copnes to be currant as befoze. Also the same day by Proclamation, was pardoned the Subsidie of iiij. á. the pound Landes, and two shillings eyghtpence the pound of mouable goods, graunted in the last Parliamant of King Edward the fifth.

The fourteenth and fifteenth of September, Mapfier Laitimer and Doctor Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury, were sent to the Tower of London.

Thomas Offeley: William Huette, the 28.of September.

The rrbij. of September, N. Mary came to the Tower by water, accompanied with 3 Ladype Elizabeth hir siller, ¢ other Ladies, befoze whose arinal was chot a gret peale of günes.

The last of September, Quæne Mary rode through the Citie of London towards Westminster, sitting in a Charypot of cloth of Tillew, drawne with fire Hozes, all trapped with the like cloth of Tillew. She sate in a gowne of purple Veluet, furred with powdered Ermin, hauing on her head a caule of cloth of tinsel, beset with perle and stone, ¢ abone the same upon her head, a round circlet of gold, beset so richly with preetious stones, that the value thereof was inestimable, the same caule and circle being so many, ¢ pöderous, that she was fayne to beare vp her head with her hand, and the Canapp was boze ouer her Charypot. Befoze her rode a number of Gentlemen ¢ Knightes, then Judges, then Doctors, then Bishops, th' Lords, then 3 Counsel, after whom followed 3 Knightes of the Bath in their roabes, the Bishop of Winchester L. Chancellor, ¢ the Marques of Winchester L. high Treasurer, next came 3 D. of Norfolk, and after him the

1072

Pref to the
Queene.

Earle of Des
onshire crea-
ted.

Nevy Coyner.

Subsiedie par-
doned.

Sheriffes.

Coronation.

## Queene Mary.

the Earle of Oxford, who bare þ>sword before hir, the Daioz of London in a gowne of Chaimon Veluet bare the Scepter of gold etc. after þ> Quænes Chariot, Sir Ed. Hastings led hir horse in his hâd: then came another Chariot, hauing a couering all of cloth of siluer all white, & vi. horses trapped with the like, therin sat the Lady Elizabeth, and the Lady Anne of Cleve, then Ladies & Gentlewomen riding on horses trapped with red veluet, and their gownes and kirtles likewile of red veluet: after them followed two other Chariots couered with red sattin, and the horses betrapped with the same, & certaine Gentlewomen betwene euery of the said Chariots riding in Chaimon sattin, their horses betrapped with the same, the number of the Gentlewomen so riding were xlvij. besides them in the Chariots. At Fenchurch was a coftly Pageant made by the Genewayes at Graffechurch corner there was another Pageant made by the Easterlings. At the upper end of Graffestreete there was another Pageant made by the Florentines very high, on the top whereof there stowed iij. pictures, and in the midst of them and most highest, there stowed an Angell all in græne, with a Trompet in his hand, and when the Trompetter who stowed secretly in the pageant did sound his tromp, the Angel did put his tromp to his mouth as though it had bin the same that had founded, to the great marvelling of many ignoant persons: this Pageant was made with iij. thousand faires or gates etc. The Conduit in Cornehill ran wine, and beneath þ> Conduit a Pageant made at the charges of the Citie, and another at the great Conduit in Cheape, and a fountaine by it running wine. The Standard in Cheape new painted, with the Waytes of the Citie aloft therof playing. The Trosse in Cheape new washed & burnished. One other Pageant at the little Conduit in Cheape next to Paules made by the Citie, where the Aldermen stwde, and when þ> Quæne came against them, the Re coordinator made a thousand proposition to hir, and then the Châberlaine presented to hir in the name of the Daioz and the Citie, a purse of cloth of gold, and a thousand marks of gold in it: then the rode thousand, and in Paules Churcharde against

1073

1074

## Queene Mary.

against the Schoule, one Paister Heywod sate in a Pageant
under a Waine, and made to hir an Dzation in Latine and
English. Then was there one Peter a Dutchman sode on
the weathercocke of Paules Stæple, holding a streamer in
his hand of flue pards long, and wanting therof, sode some
time on the one sode, and choke the other, and then kneled
on his knés, to the greate maruell of all people. He had
made two Scaffoldes under him, one aboue the crosse, ha-
uing touches and streamers set on it, and one other ouer the
bole of the crosse, likewise set with streamers and touches,
which could not burne, the wind was so great: the said Peter
had firtene pound thirtene chillings fourpence given hym
by the Citie for his colles and paynes, and all his fluffe.
Then was there a Pageant made against the Deane of
Paules gate, where the Queresters of Paules playde on
Trials, and song. Ludgate was newly repaired, paynted,
and richly hanged, with minstrels playing and singing
there: then was there an other Pageant at the Conduit in
Flætestrète, and the Temple barre was newly paynted
and hanged. And thus the palled to White ball at Westminster,
where the toke hir leaue of the Lozd Maiot, giuing hym
greate thankes for his paynes, and the Citie for their colles.
On the mozrow, which was the first day of October, the
Quene went by wafer to the old Pallace, and there remay-
ned till about eleuen of the clocke, and then went on sode
upon blew cloath, being rapled on eyther side, unto Saint
Peters Church, where the was solemnly crowned and a-
noynted by the Bishop of Wincheste, which Coronation and
other ceremonies and solemnities then vded according to
the old custome, was not fully ended till it was nigh foure
of the clocke at night that the returned from the Church,
before whome was then bozne threé Swords cheathed, and
one naked. The great seruice that day done in Westminster
ball at dinner by diuers noble men, would aſke long time to
write. The Lozd Maiot of London and twelve Citizens
kept the high Cupbord of plate as Butlers, and the Quene
gave

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1075

gane to the Maioz for his fee a cuppe of gold with a couer
swaping seuentæne ounces.

The fifth of October, the Parliament began at Westminister.

Parliament:

The flue and twenty day of October, the Barge of Graues
end, a Catch running upon fir, was overturned, and four-
tæne persons drowned, and furtæne faued by swimming.

Graues end
Barge ouer-
turned.

Sir Thomas White Merchant Taylor, the 28. of October.

Maior.

This Hir Thomas White, a worthy patron and protector of poor Scholers and learning, renved so rather erected a Colledge in Oxford, now called Saint Iohns Colledge, be soe Bernard Colledge. He also erected Scholes at Bristow and Reading. Moreover, this worshipfull Citizen in his life time gane to the Citie of Bristow two thousand pounds of ready money to purchase lands to the yearly value of 120. pound, so the which it is decreed, that the Maiot, Burgeses and Communalty of Bristow, in Anno. 1567. and so yearly during the tearme of ten yeares then next ensuing, should cause to be payd at Bristow, one hundred pound of lawfull money. The first 800. pound to be lent to furtæne poor yong men Clothiers, and free men of the same Towne, so the space of tenne yeares, fiftie pound the piece of them, putting sufficient sureties so the same, and at the end of ten yeares, to be lent to other furtæne, at the discretion of the Maiot, Aldermen, and foure of the common Counsell of the sayde Citie. The other two hundred pound to be employed in the prouision of Corne, so the reliefes of the poize of the same Citie, so their ready money, without gaine to be taken. And after the end of tenne yeares on the feast day of Saint Bartholomew, which shall be in Anno. 1577. at the Merchant Taylors Hall in London, unto the Maiot and communalty of the Citie of Yorke, so to their Attourney authorized, an hundred and four pound, to be lent unto four yong men of the sayde Citie of Yorke, freemen and inhabitants, (Clothiers alway to be preferred,) viz. to every of them flue and twenty pound, to hane and occupie the same so the terme

Charitable
deedes of Sir
Tho. V. White.

1076

## Queen Mary.

of tenne peares, without paying any thing for the loane, the four pound ouerplus of the 104. pound, at the pleasure of the King, and communaltie of their paines to be taken about the receipts and paymentes of the sayd 100. pounde. The like order in all popntes is taken for the delinuerie of 104. pound in the peare 1578. to the Citie of Canterbury. In the peare 1579. to Reading, 1580. to the company of the Merchant Taplours, 1581. to Gloucester, 1582. to Worcester, 1583. to Exeter, 1584. to Salisbury, 1585. to Westchester, 1586. to Norwich, 1587. to Southampton, 1588. to Lincoln, 1589. to Winchester, 1590. to Oxford, 1591. to Heriford East 1592. to Cambridge, 1593. to Shrewsbury, 1594. to Lin, 1595. to Bath, 1596. to Derby, 1597. to Ipswich, 1598. to Colchester, 1599. to Newcastle. And then to beginne againe at Bristol 140. pound, the next peare to the Citie of York, and so forth to every of the sayd Cities and Townes, in the like order as aforesaid, and thus to continue for ever, as in the indentures tripartite, more playnely may appeare.

Cardinal Poole.

Cardinal Poole, who had long time bin forth from this Realme, and now in great estimation in the Court of Rome, was sent for by Queen Mary to returne into his Countrey of England.

The third of November, the weathercocke of Paules was set vp, which cocke waped fortie pound, his length from the bill to the taple was four fote, and his bheadth ouer the wings thze fote and a halke, the which cocke being of copper, was ouer gilt.

Weathercock
of Paules.

The thirteenth of November, Doctor Cranmer Archbist
hop of Canterbury, Lady Lane that was before pzoelayned
Quene, and the Lord Guilford hir husband, were arraig-
ned at the Guild hall of London, and condemned of Trea-
son.

The Parliament was dissolved on the birth of Decem-
ber. And on the one and twentith of December, beganne
throughtout England the Church seruice to be done in La-
tine, as was enacted by the last Parliamente, and as the
same

Latine seruice
in the Church.

## Queen Mary.

same had bin left in the last yeare of King Henry the
epht.

In the beginning of the moneth of January, the Emper
our sent a noble man called Ecmondane, and certayne o-
ther Embassadoors into England, to conclude a marriage be-
twene King Phillip his Sonne, and Queen Mary of En-
glande.

The fourteenth of January, D. Stephen Gardener Bishop of Winchester, Lord Chancellor of England, in the Chamber of presence at Westminster, made to the Lords, Plobilitie, and Gentlemen, an Oration very eloquent, wherein he declared that the Queen's Maiestie, partly for amity, and other weightie considerations had, after muche suite on the Emperours and Prince of Spaynes behalfe made, determined by the consent of the Counsell and Plobilitie, to match his selfe with the sayde Prince in most godly and lawfull matrimonie, and declared further, that he should have his ioynter thirtie thousand Ducks by the yeare, with all the lowe Countrey of Flanders, and that the issue (if there happened any) betweene them two lawfully begotten, should be heire as well to the Kingdome of Spayne, as also to the sayde lowe Countrey. He sayde therefore that they were all bound to khanke D. D. that so noble, wozzthp, and famous a Prince would bouchsafe so to humble himselfe as in this marriage to take byppon hym rather as a Subject, than otherwise, so the Queen and his Counsell should have all thynges as the dyd before, and that there should be of the Counsell no Stranger, neither to have the cultkodie of anye Foztes or Cassetts etc. noz beare anye rule or office in the Queen's house, or else where in all Englande, with dyuers other Articles there by hym rehearsed, wherefoe hee sayde the Queen's pleasure and request was, that lyke good Subjects soz his sake, they would molte louinglye recepue him with reverence, ioy, and honour.

The

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Queene Mary.

The next day, the Lord Maiot of London, with his brothen the Aldermere, were sent to the Court, and to bring with them foxtie of the head commoners of the Citie, unto whom before the Counsell, the Lord Chancellor made the like Dzation, desiring them to behaue themselves like good subiects with all humblenesse and reiopcing.

The purpose of this marriage was so graeuously taken
of diuers men, that soz this and soz Religion, they in such
sozt conspired against the Quene, that if the matter had
not broken out before the time by them appoynted, men
thought it would haue broken much trouble and daunger.

The xrv. of January, Sir John Gage, Lord Chamberlain, certified the Lord Maiot of London, that Sir Thomas Wyat with certaine other Rebels were vp in Kent aboute Maydestone, whereupon, great watche was kepte, and that night the Lord Maiot rode about to peruse the same, and, euery night after two Aldermen did the like : in the day time the gates of the Citie were warded by substantiall Citizens.

The xrvij. of January, the Lord Treasurer came to the Guild hall from the Counsell, to request the Citizens to prepare five hundred footemen well harnessed, to go against Wyat, which was granted, and made ready the same night, and on the morrow were delivered to their Captaines, and sent to Grauesend by water. The xrr. of January, the Duke of Norffolke, with the Captayne of the Gard, and other soldiers, and the Captaine and Souldiers that were sent from London, minded to assault Rochester Castle, where Wyat and his people lay, but before the setting forward of these men, the Duke sent Payler Nory an Herault unto Rochester with the Quenes Proclamation of pardon to all such as would desist from their purpose, who comming to the bridge, would haue gone through into the Citie, but they that kept the bridge would not suffer him till that the Captayne came, who at the last granted the same to be read in the Citie, but holding a Dagge against him, cryed speake softely, or else they would choke him through, so that they would

Conspiracy.

Comanotion in
Kent by Sir
Thomas V. Viar

The Duke of
Norffolke sente
against V Vyat.

V Vyat streng
thened with
the Queenes
Ordinance.

## Queene Mary.

would not suffer the people to heare the Proclamation,
which bœing ended, each man cryed they had done nothing
wherefore they should need any pardon, and in that quar-
rell which they had taken in hande, they would lyue and
dye: neuerthelesse at the last Sir George Harpar receyued
the pardon outwardly, and bœing receiued under the Duke
of Norffolkes protection, came on sozwarde againste the
Kentishmen, and euen as the company were set in a readi-
nesse, and marched sozward toward the Bridge, Bretagne,
beging Captayne of the five hundred Londoners, of which, the
more parte were in the soze-ward, turned himselfe aboute,
and drawing out his wozd, sayd these or like words: May-
kers, we go about to fight against our native Countrey-
men of England and our friends, in a quarrell vnrightfull,
and partly wicked, soz they considering the great and many-
folde mileries which are like to fall upon us, if we shall be
under the rule of the proude Spaniards, are hère assembled
to make refistance of their comming, soz the auoyding of
so great mischiefes and inconueniences likely to light, not
only upon themselves, but on euery of us and the whole
Realme, wherefore I thinke no English heart ought to say
against them, much lesse by fighting to withstande them,
and thereforze I and others (meaning such as were in that
ranke with hym) will spende our bloud in the quarrell of
this wozthy Captayne Maytler Wyat, and other Gentle-
men hère assembled: which words once pronounced, each
man turned their Ordinance agaynst their folowers, and
therebonto cryed a Wyat a Wyat, of which sodeyne noyse,
the Duke, the Captayne of the Gard, and other bœing a-
bashed, fledde sozthwith: immediatly came in Maytler
Wyat and his company on horsebacke, rushing in amongst
as well the Gard as the Londoners, and sayde, so many
as wyll come and tarrpe wyth us, shall be welcome, and
so many as wyll departe, good leaue haue they, and so
all the Londoners, parte of the Gard, and more than thre-
partes of the retinue, wente to the Campe of the Kentish-
men.

Pyy.

1 e8o

## Queene Mary.

men, where they still remayned. At this discomfiture, the
Duke lost eyght pæces of bzaſſe, with all other munition
and Ordinance, and himselse with ſev other hardly eſta-
ped. The last of Januarp, Wyat and his company came to
Dertforde, and the next day they came full and whole to
Greenewich and Depeford, where they remayned Thurſe-
day, Fryday, and the ſwolenone of Hatterday. On the
Fryday which was Candlemas day, the moſt parte of the
houſholders of London, with the Matoz and Aldermen were
in harnette, pea this day and other dayes the Juitices,
Sergeants at the Lawe, and other Lawyers, pleaded in
harnette.

In this meane time, Henry Duke of Suffolk, Father
to the Lady Jane, flæing into Leycestershire and Warwikeſhire
with a small company, in diners places as he went made
Proclamation agaynſt the Quænes marriage with the
Prince of Spayne etc. but the people enclined not to him.

The first of February, Proclamation was made at Lon-
don, that the Duke of Suffolk was discomſited, and fled with
his two bæthzen. And also, that Sir Peter Carow, with his
knuckle Sir Gawyn Carow and Gibbes, were fledde into
France, and further, that the Quæne did pardon the whole
Camp of the Kentiſhmen ercept Wyat, Harpar, Rudstone, and
Ileley, and that who ſoever could take Sir Thomas Wyat,
ercept the ſapde ſcure persons, should haue an hundred
pound Lands to hym and his heires ſoever. The ſame
day in the afternoone being Candlemas euen, the com-
mons of the Citie assembled in their Lineries at the Guild
hall, whether the Quæne with hir Lords and Ladypes came
riding from Westminster, and there after behement woſdes
againſt Wyat, declared that the meant not otherwife to
marrie, than the Counſell should thinke both honourable
and commodious to the Realme, and that he could confi-
nue unmaryed, as he had done the greatest part of his age,
and thereſoze willed them truly to affixt hir in repſeffing
such as contrarie to their duties rebelled. When he had
done,

Queene Mary
came to the
Guild hall in
London.

## Queene Mary.

done, understanding that manp in London did favour Wyats part, the appoynted Lord William Howard Lieutenant of the Citie, and the Earle of Pembroke General of the Field, which both prepared all thyngs necessarie soz theyz pur pose.

In the meane season, to swæte, the third day of Febzua- ryp, about thze of the clocke in the after none, Sir Thomas Wyat and the Kentishmen marched sozwarde from Depeford

towards London with five Ancients, bœing by estimation about two thousand, which their comming soSONE as it was percepued, there was hot off out of the white Tower fire oz eyght chotte, but missed them, sometime shooting ouer, and sometime chozt. After knowledge thereof once had in London, sozwith the Draw Bridge was cut downe, and the Bridge Gates chutte. The Haioz and Sheriffes harnessed, commanded each man to chutte in their choppes and windowes, and to be ready harnessed at their dozes, what chance soeuer might happen. By this time was Wyat entred into Kentstreete, and so by Saint Georges Churche into Southwarke. Himselke and part of hiss company came in good arap downe Barmondsey streete, and they were suffered peaceably to enter Southwarke without repulse, oz anpe stroke stricken, eyther by the inhabitants, oz of any other: yet was there many men of the Countrep in the Innes, repsed and hzought thither by the Loode William and other, to haue gone against the layd Wyat, but they all iopned themselues to the Kentishmen, and the inhabitantes with their best enterpeyned them. Immediately upon the layde Wyats comming, hée made Proclamation that no Souldyour Thoulde take anpe thyng, but that hée thoulde pay soz it, and that hiss commyng was to resift the Spanish Lyng. etc.

At the Bridge kote he layde two pèces of Dzidinance, and beganne a greate trenche betwæne the Bridge and hym. Hée layde one other pèce of Dzidinance at Sainte Georges, and one going into Barmondsey streete, and one other toward the Bishop of Winchesters house.

Ppp. y.

Dn

Lord V. William
Hovvard Lieu-
tenant of the
Citie.

VVyat came
into South-
varke.

1932

## Queene Mary.

On Shone Tuesday the 3rth of February, Sir Thomas Wyat removed out of Southwarke, towarde Kingston Bridge, which was done upon this occasion. The night before hys departing out of Southwarke, by chance as one of the Lieutenants men of the Tower named Thomas Menchen rowed with a Sculler ouer against the Bishop of Winchesters place, there was a waterman of the Tower laire, desired the sayde Lieutenants man to take him in, who did so, which being espied of Wyats men, seauen of them with Harguebulles, called to them to land agayne, but they would not, whereupon, each man discharged their piece, and killed the sayd waterman, which forthwith falling downe dead, the Sculler with much payne rowed through the Bridge to the Tower wharfe with the Lieutenants man, and the dead man in his boate, which thing was no fomer knowne to the Lieutenant, but that ene the fame night, and the next morning, he bent seauen great pieces of Ordinance Culuerings, and Demi Canons, full against the fowe of the Bridge, and against Southwarke, and the two Steeples of Saint Olmes, and Saint Mary Ouerjes, besides all the pieces on the white Tower, one Culuering on Dueling Tower, and thre'e Fauconets ouer the Water gate, which so fone as the inhabitants of Southwarke bindestode, certayne both men and women came to Wyat in most lamentable wife, saying, Sir, we are all like to be utterly undone and destroyed soz pour sake, oure houſes shall be and by bee throune downe upon our heads, to the other Spople of thys Bozough, with the chotte of the Tower, all ready bente and charged towardes us, soz the love of God therefore take pitie upon us : at whiche words hee bœyng partly abashed, sayde awhile, and then sayde :

VVyat removed out of Southwarke.

I pray you my friendes bee contente a whyle, and I will fone ease you of this miechefe, so God forbid that you or the leale here should be killed or hurt in my behalfe. And so in most speedye manner hee marte(d) awaye.

As

## Queene Mary.

As he marched towards Kingstone, he met by chance a Merchant named Christopher Dorell, whome he called, saying, Cosen Dorell I pray you commend me onto your Citizens the Londoners, and say onto them from me, that when liberty and fr�edome was offered them, they woulde not receyue it, neyther woulde they admitte me to enter with in their Gates, who for theyr fr�edome, and the disbursing of theyr grceses, and oppzession by Strangers, would have franckely spente my blond in that their cause and quarrell, but nowe well appeareth theyr vnthankefulnesse to vs their friendes which meaneth them so much good, and thereforze they are the lesse to bée moned hèreafter, when the miserable tyrannie of Strangers shall oppzesse them, and so hée wente forwarde. This daye by nighte hée came to Kingstone, where the Bridge was broken, and kepte on the other syde by two hundreth men, wherefor ze Wyat caused a two pèces of Ordinance to be layde on the ende of the Bridge, whiche so feared them on the other syde, that they durst not abpde, then caused hée thée or foure of hys Souldyers to leape into the Thamis, and to Swimme to the other syde, who lewled the Westerne Barges whyche there lay fyed, and so brought them ouer, and by that meanes he passed the water: it was wonderfull what paynes hée tooke himselfe comming on softe amongst them, neyther dyd theyt kay anye whitte all that nyghte, but came almost to Brayne forde or euer they were discriped by the Quænes scoutes, who there by chaunce meeting Brette and hys companye, Brette sayde to the scoute, backe villayne, if thou goe farther to discouer any thing hère, thou chalte dye out of hande, the scoute returned in great half.

The same day in the afternoone, were two men hanged on a Gibbet in Paules Church yard by Partiall law, the one being seruant to the Duke of Suffolke, and late Shefforde of Lcyester, the other a Baker, one of the white coates sent out of the Citie agaynste Wyat, and the same day.

VViat marched
towards King-
stone.

Execution in
Paules Church
yard.

1054

Queene Mary.

day came tidings that the Duke with his bæthren were
taken.

The same day towards night, there was laden tenne o:
twelve Cartes with Dydinace, as Billes, Pikes, Speares,
bowes, arrowes, powlder, shotte, chouels, mattockes, bab
kets, and other munitions, two Culuerings, one Hacre,
thre Fawcons, and a Falconet, all which kuffe Kayde in
Paules Church-yard. The same night also aboute lyue
of the clocke, a Trompetter went about, and warned all
horflemen and men of armes to be at Saint Iames field, and
all fotemen also to be there by fire of the clocke in the next
morning.

The Quænes foute vpon his returne to the Court,
declared Wyats béeing at Braynefurd, whiche Sodeyne
newes, made all in the Courte wonderfullye afraide,
Dzommes went through London at four of the clocke, com-
manding all Souldiours to armour, and so to Charing Croffe.

Wyat hearing that the Earle of Pembroke was come in-
to the fields, he Kayde at Knightes bridge vntill day, where
his men being very wérie with trauell of that night, and
the day before, and also partly séebled and Saint, hauing re-
ceyued small suffenance since their comming out of South-
warke refklesse. There was no small ado in London, and like
wise the Tower made great preparation of defence. By tenne
of the cloke the Earle of Pembroke had set his troupe of
horflemen on the hill in the high way abone the newe
bridge, ouer against Saint Iames: his fotemen were set in two
battels, somewhat lower, and nèrer Charing Croffe, at the
lane furning downe by the brieke wall from Islington ward,
where he had set also certayne other horflemen, and he had
planted his Dydinance vpon the hill side. In the meane
season, Wyat and his company planted his Dydinance vp-
pon a hill beyond Saint Iames, almoft ouer against the Parke
corner, and himselve after a few words spoken to his Soul-
dyers, came downe the old lane on kote, hard by the Court
gate at Saint Iames, with four o'kue auntients, his menne
marching

V Wyat in Saint
Iames fielde.

## Queene Mary.

marching in good array. Cuthbert Vaughan and a two ancescents turned downe towarde Westminster. The Earle of Pembrokes hozflemen honered all this whple without moaning, antill all was passed by saing the taple, upon which they did set, and cut off: the other marched forward in array, and neuer stayo or returned to the ayde of theyz taple: the greate Ordinance shotte off freshly on both sydes: Wyats Ordinance ouer shotte the troupe of Hozflemen. The Quænes Ordinance, one piece strake thazce of Wyats company in a ranche upon the heads, and slaping them, strake thzough the wall into the Parks: more harme was not done by the greate shotte of neyther partie. The Quænes whole battaple of fotemen standing still, Wyat passed along by the wall towardes Charing Cross, where the sayde Hozflemen that were there, set upon parte of them, but was some fozed backe. At Charing Cross there stode Sir John Gage Loode Chamberlayne wyth the Carde, and a number of other, béeing almost a thousande, the which upon Wyats comming, shotte at hys companye, but at the last fledde to the Court gates, which certayne pursued, and fozed wyth shotte to stutte the Court gates against them. In thys repulse, the sayde Loode Chamberlayne and others were so amazed, that manpe cryed Treason in the Courte, and hadde thought that the Earle of Pembroke, who was affaulting the taple of hys Enimics, hadde gone to Wyat, takyng hys parte agaynst the Quæne: there was running and crying out of Ladyes and Gentiewomen, stuting of dozes and windowes, and suche a thziking and noyse, as was wonderfull to heare. Wyat wyth hys wenne marched still forwarde all along to Temple Barre, and so thzough Fleete Streete, tyll hée came to the Bell Sauage, an Anne nigh unto Ludgate, wythout ressurance, hys wenne goyng not in any good order or array. If is sayde, that at Strand, certayne of the Loode Treasurers band, to the number of thazce hundzeth men,

Ppp.iiij.

whereof

1935

## Queene Mary.

Whereof, the Loode Chidioke Powlet his Sonne was Cap-
tayne, met them, and so going on the one side, passed by
them going on the other side, without any thing saying to
them. Also this is moze strange, the Sayde Wyat and hys
company passed along by a greate companye of harnessed
men whiche Sayde on both sides the Streetes, without any
withstanding them. And as he marched forward through
Flætetræete most with their Swords ozalwne, some cryed
Quæne Mary hath graunted oure request, and given vs
pardon : other Sayde, the Quæne hath pardoned vs. Thus
some of Wyats men came even to Ludgate and knocked,
calling to come in, saying there was Wyat, whome the
Quæne had graunted to have their requestes, but the
Loode William Howarde Sayde at the Gate, and Sayde a-
uant Traptoz, thou Chalt not come in hære. Wyat a while
Sayde, and refed hym vppon a stall ouer agaynste the
Bell Sauadge Gate, and at the last seeing hée could not
gette into the Citie, and béeing deceyued of the apde
hée hoped for, returned backe agayne in array towards
Charing Cross, and was neuer stopped, till hée came at
Temple barre, where certayne Hozzeamen which came
from the fielde mette them in the face, and then beganne
the fyghte agayne, tytt Clarenthus an Herraulte came
and Sayde to Papfer Wyat, Sir, you were best by my
counsell to pælde, you see this daye is gone agaynste
you, and in refitting, you can gette no god, but bée the
death of all these your Souldiours, so you great pe-
rill of Soule : perchance you mape fynde the Quæne
mercifull, and the rather, if pée kint so greate blond-
thead as is lyke hære to bée. Wyat hæreswyth béeing
somewhat affonyed (although hée sawe hys menne bente
to fyghte) Sayde well, if I shall needes pælde, I wylt
pælde me to a Gentleman, to whome Sir Mawrice
Barkeley came freight, and bade hym leape vp behynde
hym, and another toke Thomas Cobham and Wyllyam
Kneuet, so carryed them behinde them vp of their hozzles to
the

Wyat taken.

## Queene Mary.

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 seauentène hozzlemen off
him a greate tyme, and at the latte was claine. The whole
number on bothe sides claine at thys battaile paſſed not foz-
tie persons, as farre as coulde be learned by them that vie-
wed the ſeld, but there were many ſoze hurte. The nopſe
of women and children, when the conflicte was at Charing
Croſſe, was ſo greate, that it was hearde to the toppè of the
white Tower, and also the great chotte was well discerned
there out of Saint Iames kielde: there ſkode upon the Leades,
the Marques of Northampton, fir Nicholas Poines, fir Thomas
Pope, Maſker Iohn Seimer and other.

About kine of the clocke, Thomas Wiat, William Kneuet,
Thomas Cobham, two hzethen name Mantels, and Alex-
ander Bret were hzoughte by fir Henrie Ierningham by wa-
ter to the Tower p[r]ſioners, where fir Philip Deny receyued
them at the Bulwarke, and as Wiat paſſed by he ſaide, goe
Traitoz, there was neuer ſuche a Traptoz in Englande, to
whome fir Thomas Wiat turned and ſaide, I am no Trai-
toz, I woulde thou shouldeſt well knowe, thou arte moze
Traitoz than I, it is not the point of an honeſte man to call
me so, and so went forſth: when he came to the Tower Gate,
fir Thomas Bridges Lieuetenant tooke in through the Wic-
ket, firſke Mantel, and ſaide: Ah thou Traitour, what hafte
thou and thy companye w[or]ought: but he holding down hys
head ſaide nothing: Then came Thomas Kneuet, whome
Paſker Chamberlaine Gentleman Poſter of the Tower
toke in: Then came Alexander Bret, whome fir Thomas
Pope toke by the bosome, ſaping: oh Traitour, h[o]we coul-
dest thou ſinde in thy hearte to w[or]ke ſuche a villany, as to
take wages, and being truſted ouer a bande of men, to fall
to hir enimpes, returning againſke hir in battell: Bret an-
twered yea, I haue offended in that case: Then came Tho-
mas Cobham, whome fir Thomas Poines toke in, and ſaid,
alas Maſker Cobham, what wind headed you to w[or]ke ſuch

Ppy.b.

trea-

VViat ſent to
the Tovver.

1088

## Queene Mary.

treason, and he answered, oh sir I was seduced. Then
came in sir Thomas Wyat, whome sir John Bridges took
by the collar and saide, oh thou villaine and unhappily
travelling, howe couldst thou finde in thy hearte to worke such
defestable treason to the Quænes Mateltrie, who gave thæ
thy life and liuing once already, although thou diddest bee
soze this time beare armes in the field against him, and now
to pæld him battel etc. if it were not (faith he) but that the law
muste passè upon thæ, I woulde sticke thæ throughe with
mye Dagger, to the whyche, Wyat holding his armes under
his side, and lokyng gréuously with a grimme loke upon
the Lieutenant, said, it is no maistery nowe, and so passed
on. Thomas Wyat hadde on a thyrte of Maile, wyth fleures
very fapze, thereon a Taeluet Cassetke, and a yellow Lace,
with the windlace of his Dag hanging thereon, and a paire
of Botes on his legges, and on his head a fapze Hatte of
Taeluet, with bzoade bone-worke Lace aboute it. William
Kneuet, Thomas Cobham, & Bret, were the like apparelled.

On the mozrow and the next day following, were brought
into the Tower prisoners, George Cobham, sir Wyllyam
Cobham, Anthony Kneuet, Hugh Booth, Thomas Vain, Ro-
bert Rudstone, sir George Harper, Edwarde Wyat, Edward
Fogge, George Moore, and Cutbert Vaughan.

The tenth of February, the Earle of Huntington and oth
er Gentlemen, and to the number of thre hundred
horsflemen, broughte into the Tower as prisoner the Duke
of Suffolke, and the Lord John Grey his brother from Conen-
trie, where the Duke hadde remayned thre dayes after his
taking in the house and culkody of Christopher Warren Al-
derman there.

The eleauenth day sir Henry Ifley who had fledde, was
brought into the Tower prisoner in an old Fræse coate, and
olde payze of hosen, all his apparell not worth foure shil-
lings: the same daye came in two of the Culpepers, one
Cromar, & Thomas Rampton the Duke of Suffolkes secretary.

The twelfth of February, being Monday, about tenne of
the

## Queene Mary.

the clocke, there went out of the Tower to the Scaffold on the
Tower hill, the Lozde Guilforde Dudley, sonne to the Duke
of Northumberlande, husband to the Lady Jane Grey daugh-
ter to the Duke of Suffolk: and without the Bulwarke gate
Haifter Thomas Offley one of the Sheriffes of London, re-
cepued hym and brought him to the Scaffold, where after
a small declaration, he kneeled downe and said his prayers,
then holdyng vppe hys eyes and hands to Heauen wyth
teares, at the last he desired the people to pray fo; hym, and
after was beheaded: hys body beypg layde in a Carre, and
hys head in a cloth, was broughte into the Chappel within
the Tower, where the Ladye lane, whose lodging was in
Haifter Partridges house, did see hys deade carcasse takenu-
oute of the Carre, as well as the did see hym before aliue go-
ing fo his death, a sight to hir wozle tha death. By this time
was there a Scaffold made upon the Græne ouer againste
the white Tower, fo; the Lady Jane to dye vppon, who bee-
ing nothving at all abashed neyther with feare of hir owne
death, whyche then approched, neyther wyth the sighte of
the dead carcasse of hir hufbande when he was broughte in-
to the Chappel, came fo; th, the Lienetenaunt leading hir,
with countenance nothing abashed, neither hir cies any thing
moistned with feares, with a Booke in hir hande, where-
in the prayed butill thée came to the said Scaffold, where-
on when the was mounted, the was beheaded: whose deaths
were the more haffened fo; feare of further troubles and
firre fo; hir Tytle, lyke as hir father had attempted.

The fourteenth and fifteenth of February, about the
number of fiftie of Wyats faction, were hanged, on twenty
paire of Gallows made fo; that purpose in diuers places a-
bout the Citie.

The rvtj. of Febrnarpe, was p[ro]clamation made, that
all Straungers Moulde auoide the Realme within xxiij.
dayes nerte ensuing, upon paine of their godes to be confis-
cate, (al Fre[e] denizens, Merchants, and Embassado;rs er-
septed.)

The

1090

## Queene Mary.

The viij. of February, Bright, one of the Captaines of the Londoners that fledde to Wiat, and two and twenty persons moze of the Kentishmen, were delivered to the Sheriffe of Kent, to be executed in dyuers places of Kent, but for the moſte parte, they were all pardoned.

The viiij. of February, certaine of Wiats faction, to the number of four hundred and moze, were led to Westminſter, coupled togither with halter s about their neckes, and there in the Tyt. parte, the Quene (who looked forth of his Gal. lery) pardoned them.

The viiij. of February, Henrie Grey Duke of Suffolk, was beheaded on the Tower hill.

The rj. of Marche William Lorde Howard Admirall of Englande, was created Baron Howard of Effingham, at Westminſter.

The rb. of March, the Earle of Devonshire was appointed hended and committed to the Tower for suspension to haue conducted to Wiats conspyzacie.

The viij. of Marche, being Palmſonday, the Lady Eli zabeth, the Quæne Sifter, was by the Lord Treasurer and the Earle of Sussex, conueped to the Tower of London, from Westminſter by water.

The tj. of Apzill, the Parliament beganne at Westminſter, whyche was appointed to haue bæne kepte at Oxforde.

The v. of Apzill, fir Iohn Williams was created Baron of Tame and Saint Iames.

The viij. of Apzill, fir Edward North, was created Baron of Chartlege at Saint Iames. The viij. of Apzill fir Iohn a Bridges was created Baron Chondoys of Sudley, Saint Iames.

The fame viij. of Apzill, then being Sunday, a Catte with hir head chوزne, and the likenefſe of a Triefment calle ouer hir, with hir koze ſeete tyed togither, and a round pæce of paper like a Singing Cake betwirte them, was hanged on a Gallowes in Cheape, neare to the Crosse, in the Parifh of Saint Mathew, whyche Catte being taken downe, was carried to the Wchope of London, and he cauled the fame to be.

Kentishmen
pardoned.

Duke of Suffolk
beheaded.

Erle of Devon-
shire ſent to the
Towver.

Parliament.

Barons' created.

Catte hanged in
Cheape.

## Queene Mary.

1091

be thew ed at Paules Crosse, by the preacher Doctor Pendleton.

The r. of Apzill, Doctor Cranmer Archbyshop of Canterbury, Doctorour Ridley Bythoppe of London, and Hugh Latimer once Bishop of Worcester, wers conueped prisoners from the Tower of London to Windfore, and after from thence to Oxford, there to dispute wth the Divines and learned men of the contrary opinion.

Disputation at Oxford.

The rj. of Apzill, fir Thomas Wiat was beheaded on the Tower hill, and after quartred, hys quarters were set vppe in dyuers places, and hys head on the Gallowes at Hay hill neare Hyde Parke, from whence it was shortly after kolne & conueped awaye.

Thomas V. Wiat beheaded.

The rcty. of Apzill, Lozde Thomas Grey, brother to the late Duke of Suffolk, was beheaded.

The viij. of May, Gerrard Fitz Garret was created Erle of Kyldare, and Baron of Ophelley for him and his hevies, at Saint Iames.

William Thomas Gentleman, and other, were appehended, for confpyzing Quene Maries death, the same William Thomas for the matter, was dzalwne to Tyborne, and hanged and quartred the viij. of May.

The rir. of May, Ladye Elizabeth was conueped from the Tower of London by water to Richemonde, from thence to Windfore, and so by the Lord Williams to Ricot in Oxfordshire, and from thence to Woodstoke.

The rrb. of May, Edward Courtney Earle of Deuonshire, was deliuered oute of the Tower by fir Ralph Chamberlaine of Suffolk, and fir Thomas Trefham Knights, who conueped him to Fodringay Castel in Northamptonshire, there to remaine under their custodie.

The Erle of Deuonshire sent to Fodringaye.

The r. of June, Doctorour Pendleton preached at Paules Crosse, at whome a Gunne was shotte, the pellet whereof went very neare him, and lighte on the Churche wall. But the thower coulde not be founde.

A Gunne shotte at the preacher.

The rry. of June, was Proclamation made, forbidding the thoting in handgunnes, and bearing of weapons.

The

1092

## Queene Mary.

Anno reg. 2.

A Spirite in a
vyall.

The fifthenth of July, Elizabeth Croft a wenche abouſe
the age of eighteene peares, ſkode oppon a Streſſolde at
Paules Croſſe all the Sermon tyme, where ſhée confessed, that
she being moued by dyuers lewde persons thereunto, hadde
oppon the fouretenth of Marche laſte before paſſed counter-
faited certaine ſpeaches in an house withoute Alderſgate at
London, thotoughe the whyche, the people of the whole City
were wonderfully moleſſed, for that all men mighte heare
the voice but not ſee hir person. Some ſaide it was an An-
gell and a boyce from Heauen, some the holy Choffe, etc.
Thys was called the Spirite in the Wall : the hadde laine
whilſking in a ſtraunge whilſle made for that purpose, who-
she was giuen hir by one Drakes : then were there dyuers
companions confederate with hir, whoche pufſing theſelues
among the preſſe, toke oppon them to interpřet what the
Spirite ſaide, erpřeſſing certaine ſeditious words againſte
the Quæne, the prince of Spaine, the Palle, and Cōſſion, etc.

The xir. of July, the prince of Spaine arrıuèd at Southam-
ton, the fourth day after he came to Wincheſter in the euening,
and there going to Church he was honozaſtly receyued of the
Byſhoppe, and a greate number of Nobles: the nerte dave
he met with the Quæne, wþth whome he had long familiar
talke. On Saint James dave, the marriage was Solempni-
zed betwene him and Quæne Mary, at whyche time the
Emperors Embaſſadour being preſent, pronounced, that in
consideration of the marriage, the Emperoz had giuen onſo
his ſonne the Kingdome of Naples. The Solempnitie of this
marriage being ended, the King of Harrauſts proſclaimed
their Tytle as ſoloweth: Philip and Marie by the grace of
God, King and Quæne of Englande, Fraunce, Naples, Hieru-
salem, and Ireland, Deſendors of the Faith, Princes of Spaine
and Sicile, Archdukes of Austrich, Dukes of Millaine, Burgu-
dy, and Brabant, Counties of Aspurge, Flaunders, and Tyrroſ:
whyche being ended, the Trumpets blewe, the Kyng and
Quæne came forſth hand in hande, and two Swoode boome
befoze them. Shortt after King Philip and Quæne Marie

remoned

The marriage
of King Philip
and Quæne
Mary.

The Kings title.

## Queene Mary.

removed from Winchester to Basing, from thence to Windsor, then to Richemont, from thence by water to Southwark, accompanied with the Nobles men & Ladies, the King in one barge, the Queen: an other, and landed at the Bishop of Winchesters faires neare to St. Mary Ouvries Church, & so passed through that place and parke, into Suffolk place, where they restd that night. And the next day being thexdy. of August, they rode through Southwark ouer the Bridge, and so through London, where they were with great provision received of y citizens, & passing through Paules Churchyard, a man came flying, as it were flying, upon a rope, from Paules kfcple.

The second of September, fir Anthony Browne Maitler of the House, was put by, and made Barques Mountague, for him and his heires Hales, with the gifte of rr. markes the yeare of Surrey, at Hampton Court.

David Woodroffe: William Chester, the 28. of September.

Sir John Lion Grocer, the 28. of October.

The rrbj. of October, a Spaniard was hanged at Charing Cross, for killing of an Englishman, there was offered for his life by other strangers 500. Crownes, but all that would not pay Justice.

The rtj. of Poouber, the parliament began at Westminster.

The rriiij. of November, Cardinall Poole came out of Brabant into England, and was received with much honour: he was by Parliament reffozed to his old dignitie, that he was put from by King Henrie, and thortly after came into the Parliament house, where the King, Quene, and other fates were present. Then he declared the cause of his Le-gacie, first erhozing them to returne to the Communion of the Church, and reffozed to the Pope his due authority. Secondly, he aduertised them to give thankes to God that had sent them so blessed a King and Quene. Finally, he signified, for so much as they had with great gentlenesse reffozed him to his honor & dignitie, that he most humbly desired to see them reffozed to the heauenly court, & unity of y church.

The nerte day the whole Courte of Parliament dzeue

ouf

A man flying from Paules keeple.

Sherifes.

Maior.

A Spaniard hanged.

1094

## Queene Mary.

out the fourme of a supplication, the summe whereof was,
that thep greatlie repented them of that tristise that thep
hadde lyued in, and therefoze desired the King, Quæne, and
Cardinal, that by their means thep might be reſtoed to the
bosome of the Churche, and obedience of the Sea of Rome.

The nerte dave the King, Quæne, and Cardinall, being
pzesent, the Lozde Chauncellour declared what the Parlia-
ment had determined concerning the Cardinalles request,
and offered to the King and Quæne, the Supplication be-
foze mentioned, which being read, the Cardinall in a large
Dization, declared howe acceptable Repentance was in the
sight of God, etc. And immediately, makyng prierUnto
God by authoritie to him committed, absolv'd them. Waſ-
al this was done, thep wente all vnto the Chappell, and
there Singing Te Deum, wyth greate Solemnitie declared
the ioy, that for this reconciliation was pretended.

The rrbity. of November, the Lozde Maiol of London,
wyth the Aldermen in Scarlet, and the Commons in their
Lyueries, assembled in Paules Churche at nine of the cloche
in the sozenone, where Doctoure Chadſey one of the Pze-
bendes pzeached in the Nuere, in pzesence of the Bischoppe
of London, and nine other Bisboppes, and read a Letter ſent
from the Quænes Counſell, the tenour whereof was, that
the Bisboppe of London Thoulde cauſe Te Deum to be ſung in
all the Churches of hys Diocellè, wyth continuall prierers
for the Quænes Paiestie, whiche was conceyued and quiche
with chylde: the Letter being read, he boganne his Sermon
wyth this Antitheme: Ne timeas Maria, innenſti enim grati-
am apud Deum: His Sermon being ended, Te Deum was
ſung, and Solempne Pzocellion was made of Salne festa diel,
all the circuit of the Churche.

The ſeconde of December, Cardinall Poole came from
Lambeth by water, and landed at Paules Wharſe, and from
thence to Paules Churche, with a Crosse, two Pillers, and
two Pollarcs of silver bozne before him. He was there re-
cepued by the Lozde Chaunceloz with Pzocellion, where he
take

The Queene
Druted to bee
wyth childe.

## Queene Mary.

Where he farrped til the King came from Westminſter by laſd
at eleanen of the clocke, and then the Lozde Chauncellour
entred Paules Crosſe and prieached a Sermon, taking koſ his
Theame these woſdes: Fratres, scientes quia hora eſt iam nos de
ſomno ſurgere, &c. In the whyche Sermon he declared, that
the Kyng and Quene had reſtozed the Pope to his ſupjer-
macie, and the thjée eſtates assembled in the Parliament,
repræſenting the whole body of the Realme, had submitted
themſelues to the ſame. The ſermon bepng ended, the king
departed towards Westminſter, and with him the Lozd Car-
dinall, wyth the Crosſe onelpe bozne beſoze hym.

The rrbvj. of December, Emanuell Philibere Prince of
Piamont, and Duke of Sauoy, wyth other Lozdes, were recei-
ued at Grauesende by the Lozde priuie Seale and other, and
ſo conueped along the riuer of Thamis under London bridge
to Westminſter.

Prince of Piamont.

The ninth of Januarpe, the Prince of Orange béeing re-
ceyued at Grauesend, was conueped along the Riuer of Tha-
mis, and landed at the Duke of Suffolkes place.

The rij. of January, the ſaid Prince of Orange, with o-
ther Lozdes, was conducted by the Lozde Chamberlaine ko-
the Tower of London, where was thewed unto hym the ozi-
naunce, artillerie, munitions, and armourie, with the mint
e. and ko was bzoughte into the white Tower, frö whence,
as he returned throughe the long Gallozie, al the p[]risoners
ſaluted hym, onto whome the Prince ſaid, he was ſoſie koſ
their captiuitie, and truſſed the King and Quene woulde
be good unto them: at his departing from the Tower, he gaue
the Gunners ten péces of F[]lemish Golde at v.ſ. the péce,
and the warders other ten péces, as a rewarde.

Prince of Orange.

The rbiij. of January, the Lozd Chanceloz, the Bithop
of Ely, the Lozde Treasozer, the Earle of Shrewſourie, the
Comptroller of the Quénes house, Seeretarp Bourne, and
fr Richard Southwell Pailſter of the Ordinaunce and Ar-
mozie, came to the Tower of London, and there sitting in com-
union, diſcharged p[]risoners as followeth: the Archbithop

Z.ij.

of

## Queene Mary.

of Yorke, sir Ioh. Rogers, sir Iames Crofts, sir Nicholas Throckmorton, sir Nicholas Arnolde, sir Edward Warner, sir George Harper, sir William Sentlow, sir Andrew Dudley, sir Gawin Carrewe Knights, William Gibs esquire, Cuthbert Vaughn, Harington, Tremaila and others.

The fourth of February, Iohn Rogers, Tlicar of Saint Sepulchres, was bient in Smithfielde.

The seuenth of February, the Lord Strange being marped to the Earle of Comberlands daughter at the Courte, the same dape at night was a goodly paſttime of Inogo de Carne by Cresſet light.

The viiij. of February Thomas Thurlathe Bishop of Ely, and Anthony Lord Montacute with other, took their toMP towardes Rome, Embaffadozs from the King and Quæne.

Agapinſt Easter, the Lord Courtney Earle of Deuonſoire, came againe to the Courte, and about ten daſes after, the Lady Elizabeth came likewiſe to the Quæne, both at Hampton Court, where the Quæne had taken hir Chamber, to be delynered of childe, but all p[ro]oued contrarie, for the neyther hadde childe no[]z greate hope to hane anype.

On Easter dape a P[ri]zieſte cometime a Monke at Biciter named William Branche alias Flower, with a Wood-knife wounded an other P[ri]zieſt as he was miniltring the Sacrament to the people in Saint Margarets Churche at Westminſter, for the white fac[e], the ſaide William Flower the rriiij. of Ap[ri]ill had his right hand ſmitten off, for ſo[ur] opinions in matters of religion was burned in the Sanctuary nighe to Saint Margarets Churchparde.

In Pap, Cardinall Poole, the Lo[de] Chauncelloz, the Earle of Arundale, and the Lo[de] Paget wente ouer Sea to Gallais, and neare vnto Marke treated with the Emperors & French Kings com[is]ſioners, for a peace to be had betw een the ſaid P[ri]inces, Cardinall Poole being p[re]ſident there, who returned againe into Englande, aboute the middeſt of June, without any agr[em]ent making. The r. of Pap, William Conestable, alias Fetharstone, a Millars ſon about the age of eygh[te]n.

1096

Prisoners diſcharged.

John Rogers
brent.

Inogo de Can.

Embaffadoures
ſent to Rome.

1558
Brie of Deuon-
shyre deliuered.

VVilliam Flo-
yver brent at
VVestminſter.

Embaffadoures
ſent ouer to Cal
lais.

## Queene Mary.

1097

eighteene yeres, who had published King Edwarde the sixth to be alpine, and sometime named himselfe to be King Edwarde the sixth, was taken at Eltham in Kent, and conueped to Hampton Courte, where bepng examined by the Counsell, he required pardon, and faide he wist not what he did, but as he was perswaded by manye: from thence he was sent to the Marshalsea, and the rry. of May he was carried in a Cart thazonghe London to Westminster Wyth a paper on hys head, wherein was written, that he hadde named himselfe to be Kypng Edwarde. After he had bin carried aboute Westminster ball befoze the Judges, he was whipped about the Pallaice, and then through Westminster into Smithfielde, and then banisned into the Pozth, in whyche Countrey he was bozne, and had bin sometime Lackey to Sir Peter Mewtas.

A Millers sonne
fained to bee K.
Edwarde the
fixte.

The firste of Julye, John Bradford was burned in Smith-fielde, this Bradford was a man of very sober and honest life, and therefoze the Bishops woulde gladly haue had him re-cant and abiure his opinions.

Bradford brent.

Anno reg. 3.

The rry. of Auguſte, was a ferrible fighte on the sea be-kwene the Dutchmen and Frenchmen, n'ere to Romney Marth, whereas ri. chips were hzent and funcke.

In thys moneth of Auguſt, in Suffolk, at a place by the Sea side, all of harde stone and pibble, called in those parts a Shelſe, lying between the towns of Orford and Alborough, where neuer grewe Graſſe, no anpe earth was euer ſaene, there chaunced in this barraine place, ſodainelp to spzing hppe without anye t follage or sowling, great abundaunce of Peason, whereof the poze gathered (as men iudged) aboue an hundzed quarters, yet remapned some rppe, and some blossoming, as many as euer there were befoze, to the whi-ch place rode the Biſhop of Norwich, & the Lozd Willough-bey with others in greate number, who found nothyng but harde rocke stone the space of thzeardes, under the roots of those Peason, whyche roots were greate and long, and herye Swæte, etc.

The neceſsity
of the poore by
God releeu'd.

On Bartholomew euen, after the Lozd Paioz and Al-

Zz. y.

dermen

1098

Queene Mary.

Disputation at
Christes Hospitall, as had bene
accustomed at S.
Bartholomeyvs
in Smithfielde.

dermen of London, hadde ridden aboute Saint Bartholomews
faire, they came to Chyffes Hospital within Newgate, where
they heard a disputation betwene the Schollers of Paules
Schowle, Saint Anthonies Schowle, and the Schollers of the
said Hospitall, for whom was provided thiz游戏 games, which
was thiz游戏 Pennes, the best Pen of filuer and guilte, valued
at v.s. wonne by a Scholler of Saint Anthonies Schowle, &
the Maifter of that Schowle had vj.s.viiij.d. the second, a Pen
of filuer parcel guilt, valued at iiiij.s. wonne by a Scholler
of Paules Schowle, and hys Maifter had v.s. in monep : the
thyzde a Pen of filuer, valued at iiiij.s. wonne by a Scholler
of the Saide Hospitall, and his Maifter had iiiij.s. and there
were two Priekkes Maifters of Arte appointed for Judges,
whyche had eache of them a filuer Rule for their paines, ba-
lued at vj.s.viiij.d. the pæce. The disputation beþng ended,
the Maioz and Aldermen entred the Hall where the chyl-
dzen of the Hospital use to dyne, and hadde fruite and wine,
and so departed.

King Philip
went ouer into
Flaunders.

King Philip wente ouer seas', and landed at Callais on
the fourth of September, where he was honozably recey-
ued by the Loode Deputie, and the Maioz of the Staple of
Callais, an Alderman of London named fit Andrew Iudde,
who presented his Maiestie wyth a Purse and a P. Marks
of Golde in it : that night the Kyng was lodged in Staple
June : and on the mozrowe he departed from Callais to
wards Bruffels in Brabant, to visit the Emperour hys father:
he gaue at his departing among the Souldpours of the towne
of Callais, M.crowns of gold, and there accompanied him in
his iozney of English Lords, the Earle of Arundale, Loode
Steward of the Quænes house, the Earle of Penbrooke, the
Earle of Huntington, and others.

Nevy Counter
in V Woodstreete

On Michaelmas euen, the prisoners that lape in the
Counter in Bredstreete, were remoued to a newe Counter
made in Woodstreete of the Cities purchase and building, the
whiche remouing was confirmed by a common counsell al-
lembled at the Guild hall for that purpose.

On

Queene Mary.

1039

Great lande
Vvaters.

On the lafte of September, by occasion of greate winde and raine that had fallen, was suche greate floudes, that that morning the Kings Palaice at Westminster, and Westminster hall was ouerflowen wyth water, vnto the Stayze fowe, goyng to the Chauncerie and Kings Benche, so that when the Lozde Mayوز of London would come to pæsent the Sheriffes to the Barons of the Erchequer, all Westminster hall was full of water, and by reporTE there, that morning, a Whirrie man rowed with his Boate ouer Westminster Bridge, into the Pallaice Courte, and so through the Staple gate, and all the Woll Staple into the Kings Stræte; for all the Marshes on Lambeth side, were so ouerflowen, that the people from Newington Church coulde not passe on fowe, but were carryed by boate from the said Church to the Pincfold, neare to Saint Georges in Southwarke.

Thomas Leigh: Iohn Machil, the 28. of September.

Sheriffes.

Ridley and L.
timer brent.

The rvj. of October Docto? Ridley, and Paifter Latimer
were bzent at Oxforde.

Sir William Garrard Haberdather, the 28. of October.

Maior.

First fruits and
tenths restored
to the Cleargie.

In October and Nouember a Parliament was holden, in the whych the Quæne peeld vp vnto the Spirituall men, the first fruits and tenths of all Bithopzickes, Benefices, & Eccleſiasticall liuings. In this Parliament was graunted to the King and Quæne a Subſedie of the Layty from v.P. to r.P. viii. & of the pound, from r.P. to rr.P. rvj. & of the pound, and from rr.P. vpwarde rvj. & of the pound, and al Strangers double, and the Cleargie granted bj. & of the pounde.

A Subſedie.

Docto? Storie and other were appointed by the Cardinal,
to vifite euery Parich Churche in London and Middleſex, to
ſee their Reliques repayred, and the Images of the Cruci-
ſir, wyth Mary and Iohn thereon to be ſired.

Stephen Gardener Byſhoppe of Wincheste, Chauncello?
of Englande dyed the ir. of Nouember, and was buryed at
Wincheste.

Doctor Gard-
ner deceaſed,

Doctor Gard-
ner deceaſed,

On Newperes day the Quæne gaue the great Seale to
Docto? Nicholas Heath Archebyschoppe of Yorke, and made

Zzz.iiij. him

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## Queene Mary.

him Lozd Chauncelloz, thæ likewise gaue the priuie Seale to the Lozd Paget, and made him Lozd priuie Seale, theſe were bothe Londoners bozne.

In thys moneth of February, the Lozd Maiol of London, and the Aldermen entred into Bridewell, and toke potſſion thereof, accozd yng to the gikte of King Edward, nowe confirme med by Quene Marie.

The rrdj. of Februarp, William Conelſable alias Fetharſton, was arraigned in the Guild hall of London, who had cauſed letters to be caſte abzoad, that King Edward was aline, and to ſome he thewed hymſelſe to be King Edward, ſo that many perſons both men and women were troubled by him, for the which ſedition the ſaid William had bin once whippod, and deliuered, as is aſoſe de: But nowe he was conſemned, and the thirteenth of March, he was drazne, hanzed and quartred at Tjborne.

A Blazing Starre was ſcène at all times of the nighe, the ſirth, ſeauenth, eight, ninth, and tenth of Marche.

The rrj. of March, Doctoz Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury was burned at Oxforde: and the ſame day Cardinal Poole ſang his firſte Masse at Greenemiche in the Fryers Church: on Sonday next he was consecrated Archbishop of Canterbury. The rrd of March, beyng the feaſt of the Annunciation of our Lady, Cardinal Poole received y Pall with y then vsed ceremonies & Solemnities at Bow church in Cheap.

The rrvij. of March, at ten of the clocke before none, a part of Nevvgate called Mannings hal was bient to the groſo, & no priſoners loſſ. A conſpiracie was made by certain perſons, whose purpose was to haue robbed the Quænes Crchequer, called the receit of the Erchequer, in y which there was of the Quænes treaſure aboue 50000, L. the ſame time, to the intent thep might be able to maintaine war againſſe the Quène. This matter was uttered by one of the conſpiracie, whereby V dall, Throckmorton, Peckham, John Daniel & Stanton were appræhended, & diuers others fledde into France. Sir Anthony Kingſtone was appræhended, & dyed.

The Millers
ſon fayning to
be King Edvv.

Doctor Cranmer brent.

Cardinall Poole
Archebishoppe.

1556

Nevvgate ſette
on fire.

Conſpiracie.

by

## Queene Mary.

IIIOI

by the way comming towarde London.

The rrbij. of Apzill, John Throckmorton and Richarde
Vdall were dzawne to Tyborne, and there hanged and quar-
tred.

Throckmorston
and other exec-
cuted.

The pir. of May, William Stanton was likewise execu-
ted.

The viij. of June, William Roffey, John Redike, and John
Bedell were executed at Tyborne.

The rrbij. of June, one Sands a vonger Son to the Lozde
Sands, was hanged at Saint Thomas of Waterings for a robbery
that he & other had comitted on Whitfonday latt[e], of foure
thousande pounde.

Sandes hanged
for robbery.

The rrbij. of June, thirtæne persons were bzent at Strat-
ford the Bowe.

Thirtene brent
at Stratforde.

The viij. of July, Henrie Peckham & John Daniell were
hanged and headed on the Tower hill, and their bodies buried
in Barking Church.

Anno reg. 4.
Daniell and
Peckham.

Conspiracle.

Aboute this time one Clober, whyche sometime kefte a
schole at Dys in Norffolke, with threæ bzethzen, whose names
were Lincoln, p[re]fended an insurrection, and woulde haue
gathered the people at a marriage, vnto the whiche the bze-
thzen p[re]zomifed either of the to bring an hundred hozze with
men : at whyche tyme by them appointed, the saide Clober
gaue charge to a seruant of hys, to watche in a Lane nighe
to the Churche where they choulde meete, and as some as he
sawe any hozseman comming thitherwarde, to giue hym
warning wyth all spæde. So if chaunced (by the wil of God)
that certaine men ryding thzough that Lane, to some other
place aboute their businesse, came aboute suche an houre
as Clober had appointed, vpon sight of which men, hys sa[]pd
seruaunt retourned to his Maiffer, and folde hym that hys
friendes were come : and immediatly the saide Clober stwode
bppe in the Parische Church of Yaxſle, and read a trayferous
p[ro]clamation of purpose p[re]pared, whyche beyng ended, &
s[æ]eing his part was two weake, for that his mates were not
come, beganne to flée, but one Maiffer Shireman pursued

Zzz.vij. and

1102

Queene Mary.

and toke him at a Towne called Eye in Suffolk, and was
kepte in prison untill the nerte Sections at Saint Edmond fou-
rie, and hys threemates being broughte to him, were there
all togther drawne, hanged and quartred.

In the latte peare beganne the hote burning Feuers,
whereof dyed many olde persons, so that in London there by-
ed Seauen Aldermen in the space of tenne moneths, whole
names were Henrie Herdson, who deceaſſed the two and
twentith of December, 1555. fir Richard Dobs late Daioz,
fir William Laxton late Daioz, fir Henrie Hoblethorne late
Daioz, fir Iohn Champneis blind, late Daioz, fir Iohn Ay-
leſſe late Sheriffe, and fir Iohn Gresham late Daioz, who
deceaſſed the thre and twentith of October Anno 1556.

William Harper: John White, the 28. of September,
Sir Thomas Offeley Merchant Taylor, the 28. of October.

The one and twentith of November, Iohn Fecknam late
Deane of Paules in London, was made Abbot of Westminſter,
was called, and toke possession of the fame: and fourtene
Honkes more receyued the habite with him that dape of the
order of Saint Benet.

The laid one and twentith of November, a man was
broughte from Westminſter hall ryding wyth his face to the
horſe taile, and a paper on his heade, to the Standarde in
Cheape, and there set on the Pillozie, and then burned with
an hote p[ion]on on bothe his cheeks, with two letters F and A,
foz False Accusing one of the Courte of the Common place
in Westminſter of Treason: the like iuſtice I once wifhed, to
the like accuſer of his Pailſer and eldest brother, but it was
auntyweared, that in suche case coulde be no remedy, though
the accuſer himselfe were in the fame fact found the principal
offender: where th[ough] it followeth, the accuſer neuer the
wed ſigne of ſhame (the wape to Repentance) but terribly
curſeth, and blasphemously ſweareth he neuer committed
anye such acte, though the fame be regiſtred before the hono-
rable, the Quænes Maiesties high Commissioners, and
what hor[ible] cl[avers], w[ho] th[ey]ts of murder he daily h[ust]eth,
the

Seauen Alder-
men deceaſſed
in London.

Sherifes.
Mavor.

Abbot of
VWestminster.

Fals[e] accuſer fet
on the Pillorie
and brente in
bothe cheeſe:
vvoulde to God
all ſuch accuſer
vvere ſo vvell
marked,

Queene Mary.

1103

the knower of all secretes, God I meane, knoweth, unto
whome I refer the cause, being comforted with this sen-
tence of the Prophet David : Fret not thy selfe with these
curled harmefull men, neyther eimie angerly these workers
of wickednesse, for like graffe anon shall they be cut downe,
and like the greene fresh bent of the flower shall they wither
away &c.

Ipsalmc.37.

The rbi.of December, Gregory Carpenter Smith, and
a Frenchman borne, was arraigned for making counterfeite
keyes, wherewith to haue opened the lockes of Newgate, to
haue slayne the keeper, and let forth the prisoners, at which
time of his arraignment, hauing conuaped a knife into his
flèue, he thrust it into the side of William Whitrents his fel-
low prisoner, who had given witnesse against him, so that
he was in great perill of death thereby, for the which fact,
he was immediatly taken from the barre into the krète
before the Justice hall, where his hand being first striken
off, he was hanged on a Gibbet set up for that purpose: the
keeper of Newgate was arraigned and indicted, for that the
fapd prisoner had weapon about him, and his hands loose
which should haue bin bound.

A Stranger
would haue
murthered the
keeper of
Nevvgate.

The fourth of January, a Shippe before Greenwich (the
Court being there) hotte off hir Dizinance, one pæce be-
ing charged with a bullet of stone, which palled throughe the
walles of the Court, and did no moze hurt.

Gunnell shot in-
to the Court at
Greeneyvich.

The rrbty. of Febrnary, an Embassadour came to London
from the Emperour of Muskouy and Rufland, who was re-
ceued at Tottenham by Merchants Aduenturers of London,
riding in veluet coates, and chaines of golde : the Lozde
Mountagew with the Quænes Pencioners mette him at
Ifeldonne townes ende : and at Smithfield barres, the Lozde
Paioz and Aldermon in Scarlet receyued him, and con-
uaped him throughe the Citie unto Pailler Dimockes house
in Fanchurch krète, where he lodged untill the twelfth of
May, and then returned to Muscouy.

Ambassadour
from Muscouy.

The Lozde Sturton and his men cruelly murthered

Z. 33. b.

Payller

1104

Queene Mary.

Lord Sturton
executed.

King Philip re-
turned into
England.

1557

Thomas Staſ-
ford rooke
Scarborough
Caffell.

Percy Earle of
Northumber-
lande.

Thomas Staſ-
ford beheaded.

V Varre vith
France.

Englishmen
fent to Saint
Quintins.

Maplker Argile and his sonne: he caused them to be striken
downe with clubbes, then their thotes to be cut, and after
to be burped in his owne house fiktene swte dæpe, for the
which, he was arraigned and condemned at Westminſter,
and after contuayed from the Tower of London throughe
Citie, and so to Salisburie, and there hanged, with four of his
men ſeruants the firſt of March.

King Philip returned into England, and the rriij. of March
passeſed through London with the Quæne and Nobles of the
Realme.

The rriij. of Apzill, Thomas Stafford, and other English-
men, to the number of xrry. persons, comming out of France,
toke the Caffell of Scarborough in the Countray of Yorke,
which they enioyed two dayes, and then were taken by the
Carle of Westmerland, and brought to London.

The last of Apzill, Thomas Percy Esquire, was made Baron Percy at Westminſter, and on the next mozrow which was the firſt of May, he was created Carle of Northumber-land, and the Quæne gaue him all the Lands which had bin his Auncasters remayning in his hands.

The eyght and twentyth day of May, Thomas Stafford
was beheaded on the Tower hill, and on the mozrow, thze of
his company, to wæte, Streightly oz Stretchley, Bradforde,
and Proctor, were drawne to Tiberne, and there hanged and
quartered.

The ſeauenth of June, open warre was p[ro]claymed a-
gainſt the French King.

The ſixth of July, the King p[as]ſed ouer to Caleis, and so
into Flanders, where he made great p[ro]ouſion for warre a-
gainſt the French King. The ſame moneth, the Quæne
ſent ouer an Army of one thousand h[o]ſſemen, ſoure thom-
land ſotemen, and two thousand P[io]ners, to ayde K[up]ing
Philip, whereof the Carle of Pembroke was C[en]erall. The
Lord Robert Dudley map[ster] of the Ordinance.

The rb. of July, dyed the Lady Anne of Cleene at Chelſey,
and was buried at Westminſter.

The

## Queene Mary.

1105

The tenth of August, were taken of France the chiefest Captaynes, the Duke of Mountmorency, Connestable of France, and his Sonne Monfieur de Merne, the Duke of Monpencier, the Duke of Longuile, the Marshall of Saint Andrew, the Reinegraeue Coronell of the Almaznes, Roche du Maine, the Count de Rochfoucault, the Ulcount of Touraine, the Baron of Curton, the Prince of Mantua, besides many Gentlemen and Captaynes.

The viiij. of August, the Towne of Saint Quintins was taken by King Phillip, with the help of Englishmen, at the sæge whereof, the Lord Henry Dudley, yongest Sonne to John late Duke of Northumberland, was slayne wyth a Gunne.

This peare befoze harneſt, wheate was solde fo; foure Parke the quarter, malt at four and foſtie chillings ſ; quarter, beanes and rye at foſtie chillings the quarter, and peafe at fire and foſtie chillings eygħtpence, but after harneſt, wheate was sold fo; ſiue chillings the quarter, malt at fire chillings eygħt pence, rye at thre chillings and four pence, so that the pennie wheate loffe that wayde in London the last peare but eleuen ounces Troy, wayed now fire and foſtie ounces Troy. In the Countrep, wheate was solde fo; four chillings the quarter, of malt foure chillings eygħt pence, and in some place a bushell of Rie fo; a pound of Candles which was four pence.

The ſeauenth of September, at ſeauen of the clocke at night, in a blacke rapny cloude in the Wast was ſtene a Kaynebow, the Drone in the East risen one hour beſoze, and faire Chining, and at the full the day beſoze.

Richard Malerie: Iames Altham, the 28.of September.
Sir Thomas Curteis Fishmonger, the 28.of October.

The thirtieth of November, Sir Thomas Treflam Knyschte, receyued the order of the Cross, and was made Loode of Sainte Iohns of Hierusalem in England.

The first of January, the Frenchmen came to Caleis with a great

Anne reg. 5.

Noble men of France taken prifoners.

Dearth and plenty.

John Cains.

Sherifes.
Maior.

1106

Queene Mary.

Calcis loft by
the Englishmen.

a great Army, and within four dayes were maysters there:
of, and sozly after wan all the pæces on that side the Sea,
To many it ſemed strange, that such a Towne which so
many peares had bin foztified with all munitions that
could be deuiled, should now in so short space be taken of
our enimies. The Counſell of England reſped great poſuer
to hane gone to the defence of that Towne, but ſuch tempel
of wind aroſe, as the like in many peares had not bin ſene,
whereby no Shippe coulde bizeke the Sea, till it was to
late for that matter.

The rbit. of January, Edward Haltings Knight of the
Garter, Lord Chamberlayne to the Quæne, was created
Baron Haltings of Lowghborough at Westminſter.

The xx. of January, began a Parliament at Westminſter.

A Parliament.

A preſt to the
Queene.

1558

In the moneth of March, a preſt was graunted to the
Quæne by the Citizens of London, of twentie thouſande
pound, which was leuied of the companies, for the which
ſumme to be repayde agapne, the Quæne bound certayne
Lands, and also allowed for intereſt of the monep twelue
pound of enery hundreth for a yeare.

The French King inuaded Flanders, (spoyled and bizente
Dunkerke, before King Phillip could come to reſcue, but be-
foze the Frenchmen returned out of Flanders, the Flemings
and the English, Shippes mœting with them upon the
lands betwicne Dunkerke and Graveline, ſlew of them a great
number.

Dunkirke in
Flanders brent.

The rj. of July, within a mile of Notingham, was a mar-
uellous tempeſt of thunder, which as it came through two
Townes, beate downe all the houses and Churches, the
belles were cast to the out ſide of the Church-yardes, and
some webbes of leade four hundreth kowe into the field, wri-
then like a paire of gloues.

Anno reg. 6.

The Ruer of Trent running betwicne the two Townes,
the water with the mud in the bottome was carped a quar-
ter of a mile and caſt againſt the trées, the trées were pulled
by the rows, and caſt twelue ſcoze off. Alſo, a child was
taken

## Queene Mary.

taken forth of a man's hands two Speares length hye, and
carped a hundred kowe, and then let fall, wherewith hys
arme was broke, and so dyed. Five or fire men there about
were clayne, and neither flesh nor skinne perished: there fell
some hapless ones that were fiftene ynches about 4c.

This peare in haruest time, the quarterne agues conti-
nued in like manner, so moze Gehemmentp, than thep had
done the laste peare pasted, where through died many olde
people, and specially poijestes, so that a great number of pa-
riches were vnserued, and no Curates to be gotten, and
much Corne was lost in the field soz lacke of wozkemé and
labourers.

John Halfe: Richard Campion, the 28.of September.

Sir Thomas Leigh Mercer, the 28.of October.

Sherifes.
Maier.

In the beginning of this Maioiz peare, Corne rose to
fourtene tillings the quarter, and woad wared scant in
London, and was sold soz thirtene and fourtene tillings the
thousand of billets, and coles at tenpence the lacke, by rea-
son of the great death and sickneltie the last Sommer soz
lacke of help and carriage.

King Philip being absent out of the Realme, and Quæne
Mary being dangerously sicke, ended his life at his Panour
of Saint James by Charing croſſe the rubi. of ſpouember, in the
peare 1558, when he had raigned five peares, four mo-
neſthes, and odde dayes. The same dape, deceaſed.

Cardinall Poole at Lambheath, and a little be-
foze, two of his Philistions, besides diners.

Bishops and noble men. Quæne Ma-
ry was buried at Westminster,
and Cardinall Poole at
Canterbury.

Queene

## Queene Elizabeth.

1109

meeting hir Grace at the farther ende of Barnet Towne
within the Shere of Middlester, and so rode befoze hir, till
the came to the Charterhouse Gate next Alderfgate, where
hir Grace remayned.

In Monday, the eysht and twentith of November, a bout two of the clocke in the after none, Queene Elizabeth rode from the Lozde Northes house, along by the Barby-cane, 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 Schole made a short Dzation to hir Paiestie in Latin Uerles, the company of the Percers fanding in theyz rayles next the Scholler, and so all the other Companpes of the Citie in order from thence to Mart Lane ende, nerte onto Barking Church in Tower streete, the Lozde Patoz of London riding wyth Papfer Garter King at Armes, bearing a Scepter befoze hir Paiestie, whiche Lozde Patoz mette hir at the Charterhouse Gate nerte Alderfgate, where Papfer Recorder saluted hir Grace in the name of the Lozde Patoz and the whole Citie, and so with Lozdes, Knightes, and Gentlewomen richly apparelled, hought hir to the Tower of London : but when hir Grace entered at Mart Lane, a peale of Cunnes beganne to be thotte off at the Tower, whiche continued almost halfe an houre.

The Queene
remoueth to
the Tower.

The fifth of December, the Queene remoued by water
from the Tower to Somerset place nere to the Strand.

The riyf of December, the corpse of Queene Mary was
honourably connayed from Saint James to the Abbey of
Westminster, and there placed under a rich Hearse decked
with penons, banners, and Schutchions of the Armes of
Englande and France, where the remayned that nighe, and
on the morrow, after the Mass of Requiem, and a Sermon
preached by Doctor White Bishop of Winchester was en-
ded, he was buryed in the Chappell of King Henry the sea-
uenth on the North side.

Queene Mary
buryed.

The

III

## Queene Elizabeth.

Obsequie for
Charles the
Emperour.

Procession, E-
pistle, and Gof-
gell in English.

Image of Tho-
mas Becket
shrovvne
dovyne.

The first of December, was solemn obsequie kept in the Abbey of Westminster for Charles the fifth late Emperor, which deceased in Spayne in the moneth of September last past, Quæne Maryes herse yet standing, altered with the Armes of the Emperour, and richly hanged with a rich pall-cloth of gold lping on the hearse, the Emperours Embassadour being chiese mourner, with other Pères and Lords of England affixt with him etc.

The first of January, the Lord Daioz and Aldermen gaue in commandement to every warde in London, that the Parson of Curate in every Parish Church in London, should reade the Epistle and Gospell of the day in the English language in the Masse time, and the English Proceſsion then bſed in the Quænes Chappell, according to a Proclamation ſent from hir Maiestie and priuie Counſell, proclaſmed in the Citie of London the xxx. of December, which commandment was that day obſerued in moſt parish Churches of the Citie.

The ninth of January in the morning, the Image of Thomas Becket which stode ouer the doze of the Mercers Chappell in London toward the stréeke, was found broken and cast downe, and a bill set on the Church doze depzauing the letters vp thereof.

The ix. of January, the Quænes Maiestie removed from hir place of White hall to the Tower by water, the Lord Daioz of London, and his bræthren the Aldermen, in their Barge, and all the Craftes of the Citie in their Barges richly decked with fargets and banners of every myſterie. The Watchelers of the Daiozs companie in their Barge, with a Floyd, having thre toppes, trimmed and richly decked to wayte on them, which chotte off gunnes all the way: all these awapted on hir Maiestie, who toke hir Barge about two of the clocke in the after none, the Lord Daioz for lowing after, and every company in order, with great meiſiordie of muſicall instruments, till hir grace was through London bridge, and landed at hir priuie faire of the Tower

Wharſe,

## Queen Elizabeth.

Wharffe, and then the Maior, after leane taken, and thankes of the Quene, returned through the Bridge with the cloud, and landed at the Three Cranes Wharffe in the Aintrie.

The riij. of January, at which time the Londoners had made sumptuous prouision, the Quènes Maiestie passed through the Citie of London to hir Palace at Westminſter: Coronation, the nert day the was Crowned by Doctor Oglethorp Bithop of Carelile.

The rrb. of January, began a Parliament at Westmin- Parliament, after, before the States whereof, Doctor Coxe, late come from beyond the Seas, and sometime Scholemappter to King Edward the fifth, made a learned Sermon.

In this Parliament, the first fruits and tenthes were granted to the Crowne, and also the supzeme gouernemét ouer the state Ecclesiastical. Likewise, the Boke of commoetzayer, and administration of the Sacraments in our bulgar tongue was retozed, to be done as in the time of King Edward the fifth.

In the Easter Holydayes pzeached at the Spittle Doctour Bill the Quènes Almoner, Doctor Coxe, and Doctour Horne, the two last came lately from beyond the seas. Du Lowsonday the Seconde of Aprill, Pappter Sampson made the rehearsall Sermon at Paules Croſſe.

The iiij. of Aprill, the Quènes Maiestie appoynted a coherence or disputation to be had at Westminſter Church, be twcene the olde Bishops, and certayne learned men late come from beyond the Seas, concerning matters of Religion, but the matter came to small effect.

The seauenth of Aprill was a peace proclaymed betwirt England and France. And the like betwcene hir Maiestie, and the King and Quene of Scotland.

The rix. of Aprill, was kepte the Sericants keast in the inner Temple, and nine Sericants were there made, Maiſter Reignald Chamley Reçozder of London being one of ſir.

A Subſide of ſi. s. viij. v. the pound of moueable goods was granted, and the Parliament dissolved the viij. of May.

Subſide granted

Aaaa.

The

1559

A conference at
V Westminſter.

1112

## Queene Elizabeth.

The Citizens of
London muste-
red at Greene-
yvich.

The seconde of July, the Citizens of London had a minster afore the Quænes Paiestie at Greenewich in the Parke of fourtæne hundred men, whereof eyght hundred were Pikemen, all in fine Cozelets, foure hundred Haquebuts in thirtes of mayle with mozians, and two hundred Halberters in almaniriets, which were furnished and set forth by the companyes of the Citie of London: they had to every hundred two wiffelers, richly apparelled, and twelue warrens of the best companyes riding in coats of blacke Teluet to conduct them with dzommes and fles, and fire Engignes, all in Jerkins of white Bridges Satten, cutte and lined with blacke Sarsenet, with cappes, hosen, andtkarfes according: the Captaynes Robert Constable, and Mapster Saunders, brought them in battaple ray afore the Quæne, euen as they should haue fought, which made a godly thewe before hir Paiestie, the Emperoures and French Kings Emballadours being present.

Bishops depre-
ued.

In the moneth of July, the olde Bishops of England then liuing, were called and examined by certayne of the Quænes Paiesties Countayle, where the Bishops of Torke, El, and London with other to the number of thirtæne or fourtæne, for refusing to take the oth touching the Quænes suprema-tie and other Articles, were depriued from their Bichopzickes. And likewise, were diners Deanes, Archdecons, Parsons, and Clicars, depriued from their Benefices, and some committed to prizon in the Tower, Flæte, Parliamente, and Kings bench.

Commissioners.

Commissioners were likewise appoynted for the eſtabelſhing of Religion through the whole Realme. For London were appoynted Sir Richard Sackuile Knight, Doctor Horne a Divine, Doctor Huicke a Civilian, and Mapster Saluage, who called before them divers persons of every pariſh, and wware them to enquire and present upon certayne iniunctions.

Injuſtions.

Houses suppre-
ſed.

Also, the houses of Religion, erected by Quæne Marry, as the Honkes of Westminster, Punnes and bræthren.

ok

## Queene Elizabeth.

of Sion and Sheene, the blacke Friers in Smithfielde, and the Friers of Greenwich were all suppresseed.

On the euen of Saint Barthelmew, the dape and the
mojrow after ec. were burned in Paules Church parde,
Cheape, and diuers other places of the Citie of London,
all the Rowdes and other Images of Churches, in some
places the Coapes, Trestments, Alter clothes, Wokes,
Banners, Sepulchers, and Rowde loftes were bur-
ned.

Church ymages
burned,

The fifth of September about midnight, fell a greate
tempeft at London, in the ende wherof, a great lightning,
with a terrible clappe of thunder krake the Spire (bveeing
klone) of the Stæple of Alhallowes Churche in Bredstreete,
about a tenne fowe beneath the toppe, out of the which
fell a klone that flew a Dogge, and ouerthrew a man play-
ing with the ſame Dogge, and the Spire of the Stæple
was ſo perithed, that not long after the ſame was taken
downe with leſſe charges to the Parish, than the repayzing
Woulde haue coſt. And at the ſame instant, by the ſame
tempeſt, one of the South dozes of Saint Dionife Churche
in Fenchurch freete, with the doze of the Neueſtrie of the
ſame Churche, were both kricken thozough and bzo-
ken.

Churches in
London striken
and broken by
tempeſt.

The eygbt and ninth of September, a Solemne Obſe-
quié was kepte in Paules Churche at London, fo; 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 dape of
July.

Obſequy foſ
the French
King.

About the laſt of September, Iohn Duke of Finland, ſe-
conde ſonne to Guſtabus Lyng of Swethen, was ſente by
hys father to treate a marriage ſo; hys eldest brother E-
ricus, with the Quænes Daieſtie of Englande : he arriued at
Harmich in Eſſex, and was there honourably receyued ſ en-
terpeyned by ſ Carle of Oxford, which ſaid Carle, ſ the Loſd

Embassadour
from Svethensæ

Aaaa.y.

Robert

1114

## Queene Elizabeth.

Robert Dudley, with a godly bande of Gentlemen and yeomen, conueped 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 sittie persons well hoztled, conuaped to the Bishop of Winchesters place in Southwarke, where he was lodged during his abode hære, and remoued from thence two days before Easter homeward, and sped on his message, as may appeare by that which foloweth, take out of Johannes Lewen-clay comment. de bellis Mofcorum.

Ericus King of Sweden, Sonne of Gustabus late King of the
fayde Kingdome, hauing committed to prifon his brother
Iohn Duke of Finlande, whome a little before he had em-
ployed into England on an Embassage to the Quènes Da-
iestie, whome he fued to for marriage, and had his fute re-
jected, agayne the ſecond time ſolicited hir Haiestie in the
ſame ſuite, notwithstanding (to his great diſhonor, and (as
it ſell out) his iust disgrace) he attempted the ſame matter
with the yongest daugher of Phillip Lantgraeue Vanheffen,
at whose hand (hauing the ſeconde tyme bin reieced of hie
Haiestie hære) the matter béeypg knowne there, he also
not onelyp receyued a denpall, but the Lady was by hie
Father beſtowed upon Adolſe Duke Van Hollt, Unckle
of Frederike Ryng of Denmarke, then enemie of the ſayde
Erice. Thus farre Iohannes Lewenclay.

Thomas Lodge: Roger Martin, the 28. of September.

Sir William Hewet Clothworker, the 28. of October.

About this time, many men of warre were conueped
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 bee ſuſpected that
they would lodeypnely inuade thys Realme, whereby
on, the Quènes Haiestie ſente the Duke of Norſtolke to
wards Scotland as Cenerall with an army, who remapned
at Berwick.

Johannes Lewene
slay.

Sherifes. 2

Maior. 3

Anno reg. 2.

Duke of Norſt
ſolke ſent into
Scotland.

In

## Queene Elizabeth.

1115

1560

In the moneth of April, the Lord Grey Wilton enfred
Scotland with an army of tenne thousand, and befwged the
towne of Luth, where betwene the French and the English
were often skirmishes, and many slayne on both sides, soz
few were taken prisoners.

Lord Grey be
feeged L. ith.

In May, a noble man of France, by licence of the Quænes
Daiettie, palled through England into Scotland, to take with
the Quæne Dowager and the Frenchmen, soz the appealing
of this matter, who at his returne agapne into England, ob-
tepned of the Quænes Daiettie to send Sir William Cicill
Knight, hir Daietties principall Secretary, with Payker
Docour Wootton, to treate with the Frenchmen, who by
their wifedomes, so well ordered the matter, that they a-
græd upon a peace, which was concluded in thirtene Ar-
ticles, the Frenchmen to depart, to the great quietnesse and
faketie both of England and Scotland, and thereupon, hir Ma-
iettie renoked his army, after the soztes there were raised,
without any sepfure or holding of any pèce within Scotland.

The fifth of July, thzough showting of a gunne whiche
hzake in the house of one Adrian Arten a Dutchman, in
Croked Lane, and setting fire on a Firken and Barell of
Gunpowder, four houses were blowne vp, and diuers other
soze scattered, nine men and women slayne, and diuers o-
ther soze huzsed.

Houfes bloven
VP.

On Michaelmas euen bezoze none, was published by
Proclamation, that the Telfone coven soz swelue pence,
and in the reigne of King Edward the first, called downe to
fire pence, should now sozthwith (of the best sozt, marked
with the Dozsculeys) be taken soz four pence halsepeny, the
seconde, marked with the Grephound, soz two pence
farthing, the thirde and wozz sozte not market as afoze,
not to be taken soz any value : the grofe should be taken soz
two pence, the two peny pèce soz a peny etc. And soztkly af-
ter, hir grace reffozed to hir subieats fine kerling monep, soz
their cozrupt and base cogyne, calling the same to hir Maie-
ties mintes accozding to the rate bezoze mentioned.

The third fall
of the base mo-
ney.

Nevv cogyne of
fine filuer.

Aaa.iff.

Christopher

1116

## Queene Elizabeth.

Christopher Draper: Thomas Rowe, the 28.of Septemb.
Sir William Chester Draper, the 28.of October.

The Quænes Maiestie made great preparation of ar-
mour, munition, and powder, to be in a readineſſe to defend
hir Realme, if nède ſhould happen.

The rrj. of March, a notable Grammer Schole was
founded by the Papſſer, Wardens, and affiſtats of the woſ-
shipſull company of the Merchant Taploſs of London, in
the parish of Saint Laurence Pountney in the fame Citie,
the woſshipſull Emanuell Lucar, Robert Rofe, William
Mericke, John Sparke, and Robert Duckington then being
Papſſer and Wardens of that company.

The tenth of Apſill, was one William Geſſerey whip-
ped from the Marhſalea in Southwarke, to Bethlem without
Bishopſgate of London, ſo that he p[ro]ſeffed one John Moore to
be Chriſt our ſauiour: on his head was ſet a paper, wherein
was w[ritten] as followeth, William Geſſerey a moſt blaſ-
phemous Heretike, denying Chriſt our ſauiour in Heauen.
The ſayd Geſſerey being k[apd] at Bethlem gate, John Moore
was brought for[th] before whome, William Geſſerey was
whipped till he conſſested Chriſt to be in Heauen. Then the
ſayde John Moore being examined, and anſwering ouer-
thwartly, was commanded to put off his coate, dublet, and
ſhirte, which he ſeemed to do very willingly, and after b[ea]
ing tied to the Cart, was whipped an arrowes ch[ote] from
Bedlem, where at the laſt he also conſſested Chriſt to b[œ] in
Heauen, and himſelſe to be a ſinſull man: then was John
Moore ſente agapne vnto Bedlem, and William Geſſerey to
the Marhſalea, where they had lapne p[ri]ſoners nigh a
a yeare and a halſe, the one, ſo p[ro]ſelling himſelſe to be
Chriſt, the other a Diſciple of the fame Chriſt.

On Wednesday the fourth of June, betweene ſoure
and ſyne of the clocke in the after none, the St[ee]ple of
Paules in London being ſired by lightning, h[ae]t for[th] (as
it ſeemed to the beholders) two or two[he] yards beneath the
foote of the Crotſe, and from thence, h[iz]ent down the S[ph]ere
to

### Sherifes.
### Maiors.
### Anno reg. 3.

The merchant
Taylors free
Schoole.

1561

V. William Gef-
ſrey vwhipped.

A false Chriſt
vvhipt.

Paules Steeple
and fire.

## Queene Elizabeth.

to the konewozke and belles, so terribly, that within the
space of foure houres, the same Steeple, with the rows of
the Church so much as was timber of other wayes combu-
tible, were consumed, which was a lamentable sighte,
and pitifull remembraunce to the beholders thereof.

The length of Paules Church in London is 2690. kwte.

The bzeadth thereof is 130. kwte.

The heigth of the Steeple was 520. kwte, whereof the
konewozke is 260. kwte.

And the Spere which now is burnt, was likewise 260.
kwte.

Alexander Auenon: Humfrey Baskeruild, the 28. of Sep.

Sherifes.

Sir William Harper merchant Taylor, the 28. of October.

Mater.

This Sir William Harper founded a free School in the
Towne of Bedford (where he was born, and lyeth buried)
and hath given a competent living for a Scholemayster
there to teach and instruct children in vertue and learning
unto the woldes end.

Free Schoole
at Bedford.

The fifteenth of November, the Quicnes Maiestie pu-
blishe d a Proclamation, wherein the restozed to the Realme
dpuers small pieces of Siluer money, as the pèce of fire
pence, koure pence, thzè pence, two pence, and a pennie,
thzè halfe pence, and thzè farthings. And also, fozbadde
all fozreprene Copnes to bee currant within the same
Realme, as well Gold as Siluer, calling them into their ma-
tekties Mintes, ercept two sortes of Crownes of Golde, the
one the French Crowne, the other the Flemish Crowne.

Nevv coynes.

The prej. of December, Sir Ambrose Sutton, alias Dudley Knight, called Lozd Ambrose Dudley was created Baron Lisle, and afterward the same day Earle of Warwike at Westminster.

This peare in Englande were many monstrous birthes.
In March, a Mare brought forth a foale with one body and
two heads, and as it were a long taple growing out be-
swene the two heads. Also, a sow farowed a Pigge
with foure legges like to the armes of a man childe,

Aaa.iiy.

with

Annoreg. 4.

Monstrous
birthes.

1115

## Queene Elizabeth.

with hands and fingers etc.

In April, a sow farrowed a Pigge with two bodyes,
eight keete, and but one head, many Calnes and Lambes
were monkrous, some with coliers of skinne growing a-
bout their neckes, like to the double ruffes of shirtes and
nekercheffes then bled.

The xritij. of May, a man child was borne at Chichester
in Sussex, the head, armes, and legges wherof, were lyke a
Potamy, the brest and belly monkrous bigge from the na-
uell, as it were a long string hanging: about the necke a
great coller of flesh and skinne growing like to the ruffe of
a shirt oz nekerchese, comming vp aboue the eares pleeting
and folding etc.

The Nuènes Maiestie in September, addresse d a band
of hir Subieces to the Towne of Newhauen in Normandy:
who were embarked at Portesmouth, by cause that Hanen is
moft apt foz transpontation to that place, upon whose arri-
uall, the Townesmen and inhabitants toypfully surrendered
themselues and their Towne into the possestion of the
Nuènes maiestie, which was kept by Englishmen from Sep-
tember 1562, to the 29. of July then next following, which
was in the yeare 1563. The governour of which band was
the right honourable the Earle of Warwicke, who with the
Captaynes seruing there (which were of great experience)
and Souldyers trayned by them to knowledge of seruice,
togther with part of the old approued garrison of Barwike,
did at that time both manfully defende the pèce, and vali-
antly encountered by sundrie skirmishes and conflictes with
the Countie Reingraue and his band, the moft part where-
of were happily atchæued, to the greate ouertholwe of
the aduerfarpes parte, and singular commendation of
ours.

William Allin: Richard Chamberlaine, the 28. of Sept.
Sir Thomas Lodge Grocer, the 28. of October.

On Haterdæp y rhi. of January, a great tempest of wind
and thunder happened in the Towne of Leycester, whiche
uncoa

Going to
Nevy hauen.

Sherifes. ?
Maior. §
Annoreg. 5.
Tempeſt at
Leyceſter.

Queene Elizabeth.

1119

encouered 411. bayes of houſes, and ouerturned manye.

The ir. v. and rj. of February, Westminster hall was ouerflowen wyth waſer, and Holland in Lincolnſhire was diuoted by rage of winde and waſer.

When the Frenchemen with huge armies assembled out of all parties of Fraunce, to recover the place of passage, the flopping whereof by our power was the double twoe of their common wealth, there bzea throughe the ſeason of the yere and putrification of the aire, a miserable & inſoxtunat plaſue among our men, whyche marnellouſly encreased, with the death of diuers of the best captains & ſouldioſs, wherewith al there followed a cruel and quicke ſiege, whereat was prieſent the pong Lyng hymſelſe, the Duene hys mother, the beste tryed number of warlike ſouldtours within the whole Countrey, besides an other ſorte of pong and olde that cared not for ſoife or lande, so their aduenture might winne againe the cause of their diſtresse: wyth this generall ayde, the marſhes were made paſſable and firme ground, whych by men of great experience was thought impoffible: and with common helpe the Cannons were placed, the Caffell and wals were battered, and ſundrie brieaches made beyond expectation, howbeit they were rewarded by oure Cunners, and made to taffe the bitter fruit of their desperate appoche, to their greate terour and annopyaunce, the Earle of Warwike wyth the remnant of our Capitaines and ſouldioſs in couragious order standing at the ſeuerall brieaches ready to defende their affaultes, whyche percepued by the enimp, they caused their Trumpets to ſound the blaſt of Cmparle, that composition of eyther parte mighte be made, to auoide the imminent ſlaughte, and effusion of bloude. This offer ſeemed not vnmaſte, bothe parties concluded, the Towne was delpuered the nine and twentith of July, wyth condition, that the Englishemen should departe. When the towne in this ſorte was ſurrendred to the Frenche, and the greateſt part of our garrison chippéd, many ſicke perſons were left behind, impotent and vnable to help themſelues. The mi-

Aaa.b.

ſery

1563

John Caius.

1120

## Queene Elizabeth.

fery whereof Edward Randolphe, Esquier hysb Parthall of
the Towne (who was appointed to tarry and see the utter-
morte of oure composition accomplished) perceiuyng, mo-
ued with naturall pitie of his Countreymen relinquished
withoute comfozte, caused the Saide sicke persons to be car-
ped abozde, not sparing his own shoulders (at that time
sfeble and full of the plague) hymselfe and hys men still bea-
ring and helping the poore creatures on Ship-bozde, a rare
facte, worthy rewarde, and no doubte in remembzance with
God, the true recorder of mercifull deserts.

Perpetual,

As ye haue heard, the plague of pestilence being in the
Towne of Newhauen, through the number of souldiers that
returned into Englande the infection thereof spread into dy-
ers partes of this Realme, but especially the Citie of Lon-
don was so infected, that in the same whole yeare, that is to
say, from the first of January 1563, till the last of December,
1563, there dyed in the Citie and Liberties thereof, contay-
ning 108. parishes of all diseases, rr. M. iiij. C. lxxxij. and of the
plague, (being parte of the number afozze saide) rvij. M. iiij.
C. iiiij. persons. And in the out parishes adiopning to the same
Citie, being viij. parishes, dyed of all diseases in the whole
yeare iiij. M. iiij. C. lxxxij. and viij. persons, and of them, of the
plague iiij. M. viij. C. lxxxij. persons, so that the whole num-
ber of all that dyed of all diseases, as well within the Citie
and Liberties, as in the out parishes, was xiiij. M. viij. C. e
and lx. e of them, there dyed of the plague, xx. M. one hun-
dred thirtie and fire.

to 103. parishes in
London, besides
22. in the suburbs

Temple at
London.

The eight of July in the morning, hapned a great pest
of lightning and thunder, where-through a woman e thic
kyne were slaine in the Couent Garden neare to Charing
Crosse: At the same time in Essex a man was to zne to péces
as he was carping haye, hys barne was bozne downe, and
hys haye ment, bothe kones and trés were rent in many
places.

The Counsell of Kyng Philip at Bruxels, commaunded
proclamation to be made in Antwerpe and other places, that

nq

## Queen Elizabeth.

no English ship with anye clothes shoulde come into anye
places of their lowe Countries : their colour was (as they
faide) the daunger of the plague whych was that tyme in
London, and other places of England : notwythstanding, they
woulde gladly have gotten our Woulles, but the Quænes
Daiestie, throughe sute of oure Herchaunt Adventurers,
caused the Woll flæte to be discharged, and our Cloth fleet
was sente to Emden in Calt Friselande aboute Caster nerte
following in Anno 1564.

Fozsomuche as the plague of Pessilence was so hote in
the Citie of London, there was no Terme kepte at Michael-
malle : to be shozte, the poze Citizens of London, were thys
peare plagued with a thre solde plague, pestilence, scarcity
of mony, and dearth of viduals : the misery whereof, were
two long here to wzyte, no doubte the poze remember it, the
riche by flight into the Countries made chifte soz them-
selues, etc.

Three solde
plague to the
poore Citizens
of London.

An Earthquake was in the moneth of September in dy-
uers places of thys realme, speciallye in Lincolne and Nor-
thamptonfures.

Edwarde Bankes: Rowlande Haywarde, the 28. of Septem.
Sir John White Grocer, the 28. of October.

Sherifes.
Maior.

After the election of this Maiot, by the Counsels letters,
the Quænes Daiesties pleasure was signified to Sir Tho-
mas Lodge, then Maiot, that fozsomuche as the plague was
so greate in the Citie, the newe Maiot elected shoulde kæpe
no feact at the Guild hall, soz doubte, that throughe bringing
togither suche a multitude, the infection might encreafe, soz
that wéeke there dyed wythin the Citie and out Parishes,
moze than two thousande : wherefoze this fir Iohn White
toke his othe at the outermollc Gate of the Tower of Lon-
don.

From the fircke dape of December, till the twelfth, was
suche continuall lightning and thunder, especially the same
twelfth day at night, that y like had not bin ſene noz heard
by any man then living.

Anno reg. 6.
Lightning and
thunder.

In

1122

## Queen Elizabeth.

In the moneth of December, was driven on the those at Grimsbrie in Lincolnshire, a monstrous fife, in length nyne-tene yardes, his taile sikkene fote broade, and fire yardes between hys eyes, twelue men ftoode upright in hys mouth to get the ople.

For that the plague was not fully ceased in London, Hillarpe Tearme was kepte at Hertforde Castell besides Waer.

Terme kepte at Hertforde.

1564

Thys yeare an honozable and ioyfull peace was concluded, betwirte the Quænes Maiestie and the Frenche Lyng, their Realmes, Dominions and Subiectes, whyche peace was p[ro]claymed with sounde of Trumpet, at hir Castell of Windsor, and also at London on the thynteenth daye of April.

The plague (thankes be to God) being cleane ceased in London, both Carter and Hid sommer Terme were kepte at Westminster.

Throughe the earneſt ſuite of the Armourers there was on the vigile of Saint Peter a Watche in the Citie of London, whyche did onelyp stande in the highest strætes, as Cheape, Cornehill, and so forth to Aldgate, whyche Watche was to the commons of the City as chargeable, as when in times past it had beene commendably done.

V Watche on S. Peters euen.

The fifth of Auguſt, the Quænes Maiestie in hir Progreſſe came to the Univerſitie of Cambridge, and was of all the Students (being inueſted according to their degrees tafien in the Scholes) honozably and ioyfully received in the Kings Colledge, where they did lye during hir continuance in Cambridge. The dayes of hir abode were p[as]ſed in Scholaſticall exerciſes of Philofophie, Philſicke and Diuinitie, the nightes in Comedies and Tragedies, ſette for the partyl[e]e by the whole Univerſitie, and partly by the Students of the Lyngs Colledge.

Abrab. Hartwell, The Quæenes Progreſſe through Cambridge.

At the break[ing] vp of the Diuinitie acte, being on Wadnesday, the ninth of Auguſt, (on the whyche daye the rode through the Town, and viewed the Colledges, thate godly

and

## Queene Elizabeth.

and ancient monuments of Byngs of Englande, hir Noble Pzdecellours) chane made wythin Saint Maries Church a no- table Oration in Latine, in the presence of the whole learn- ned Universtie, to the Students greate comforte. The nerte dave the wende sozwarde on hir Progresse to Fuzching- brooke by Huntington.

The thystith dave of Auguuff, was enacted by a common Councell of the Citie of London, that all suche Citizens as from thence-forth should be constrained to fel their household kuffe, leafes of houses of suche like, shoulde fircke cause the same to be cried throughe the Citie by a man wyth a Bell, and then to be solde by the common out cryer appoynted soz that purpose, and he to retaine one farthing of the Chilling soz his paines.

Out cryer and Bellman for the dave.

The rr. dave of September arose great floudes in the ri-uer of Thamis, where throughe the Barthes neare adiopning were overflowed, and manye Cattell drowned.

Create flouds in the Thamis.

The creation of Sir Robert Sutton alias Dudley Knight of the Garter, and Paiffer of the Hozze, to the Quænes Pa- iestie, who was created Baron of Denbigh, and after Earle of Leicester on Michaelmas dave at Saint James, wyth the gifte of the Panour of Killingworth, and other things there to hym and hys heires, to the verely valewe of four and twen- tie pounde and better. Fircke, the saide Lord attended on the Quænes highnes, to the Chappel, and from the Chap- pell to seruice, and when he was returned to the Chamber of Presence, the saide Lord with other departed to the Lord Chamberlaines Chamber, and shifted them, the said Lord Robert in his Surcote with the Hode, his mantle bozne be- soze hym by the Lordе Hunsdon, and iedde by the Lord Clin- ton Lordе Admiral by the right hand, and the Lord Strange on the lefte hande, in their Parliament Robes, Garter bea- ring the Patent, and before him the Officers of Armes, and so proceeded into the Chamber of Presence, where the Quænes Highnesse sat under the cloth of Eustate with the Noble men on ech side of hir, the Embassadoz of France was also.

Creation of a Baron.

1124

## Queene Elizabeth.

also present with another kraunger an Italian, and when the
saide Lozde with the other came in the Quænes fight, they
made they obeysaunce thre tymes, the saide Lozde knæled
downe, after the whyche Garter presented the Letters pat-
tents to the Lord Chamberlaine, and he presented the same
to the Quænes Highnesse, who gaue it to Sir William Cecil
Secretary, who read the same with a loude doyce, and at
the words of Creauimus, the Lord of Hunsdon presented the
Mantle to the Quænes Maiestie, who putte on the same,
whereby he was created Baron of Denbigh for hym and hys
hepzes: then the pattent was read out to the ende, after the
whyche he delpuered it to the Quæne agapne, & hir High-
nesse gaue it to the saide Lord, who gaue hir Maiestie moft
humble thankes, and he rose vp and departed to the Cham-
ber they came from, the Trumpettes founding before hym.
Then he chifted hym of those Robes, and put on the Robes
of Estate of an Earle, and bæing ledde by the Earle of Suf-
sex on the righte hande, and the Earle of Huntington, on hys
lefte hande, the Earle of Warwike bearing his Swode the
Pomell vpward, and the girdle aboute the same, al in their
Robes of Estate, the Lozde Clinton Lozde Admirall in hys
Parliament robes, bearing his Cap with y Cozonal, Garter
beforee him bearing his Patent, and the other officers of
Armes beforee him, they procæde as afore into the Chamber
of Presence, where, after they hadde made their obeysance,
the saide Earle knæled downe, and Garter delpuered hys
patent to the Lozde Chamberlaine, who gaue the same to
the Quænes Maiestie, and hir highnesse gaue the same to
Sir William Cecil Secretary to reade, who read the same, and
at the words, Cincluram Glady, the Earle of Warwike present
ed the Swode to the Quænes Highnesse, who gave the
same aboute the necke of the saide newe Earle, puttpng the
popnt under hys lefte arme, and after hir Maiestie putte on
his Cappe with the Cozonall, then hys Patent was read
out to the ende, and then the saide Secretary deliuered it a-
gaining

Creation of an
Earle.

## Queene Elizabeth.

gaine ko the Quæne, and hir Highnesse gaue it to the layde newe Earle of Leicester, who gaue hir humble thankes for the fame, and then he arose and wente into the Councell Chamber fo dyinner, the Trumpets founding before, and at dinner he fate in hys Wyfte, and there accompanied him the fozesayde Embassadour of Fraunce, and the Saide Italian, Wyft dyuers other Earles and Lozdes, and after the second course, Garter with the other Officers of Armes, proclamed the Quænes Maiesties Stile, and after, the Stile of the layde Earle, for the Whyche they had fifteenth pounde, to wæte, for hys Baronie five pound, and for his Carledome tenne pounde, and Garter had hys Gowne of blacke Tulet garded Wyth thixe gardes of the fame, layde on Wyth Lace, lyned throughe Wyth blacke Taffata, and garded on the inner side with the fame, and on the fleures rrrbity, paires of Aglets of Golde.

Du tresnoble & puissant Seigneur Robert Conte de Leycestre Baron de Denbighe, Chevalier du tresnoble Ordre de la Iarretierre, & Grand Esquisier de la Royne nostre Souveraigne.

Edwarde lackeman: Leonell Ducket, the 28. of September.

Sheriffes.

Obsequy for the
Emperour.

The Seconde of October in the afternoone, and the mozo
rove in the fozenone, a Solempne obsequie was holden in
Saint Paulles Churche at London, for Ferdinando late Empe-
rour departed.

The seauenth of October at eight of the clocke at night,
the ninth parties of the Element fœmed to be couered Wyth
flames of fyze, procreding towards the middle of the firmma-
ment, where, after it had flayed nigh one houre, it defcended
West, and all the fame night (being the next after the chage
of the Mone) fœmed as light as it had bin dave.

Annoreg.7

Sir Richard Mallery Mercer, the 28. of October.

Maior.

The twentith of Pouember in the morning, throughe
negligence of a Maiden with a Candle, the snuffe falling in
an hundred pounde waighte of gunne poulder, thixe hou-
es in Bucklerfburie, were fozë thaken, and the Maide dyed
two daves after.

The

## Queene Elizabeth.

The one and twentith of December beganne a Froste,
whyche continued so extreamly, that on Melweperes euen,
people wët ouer and along the Thamis on the Ice from Lon-
don bridge to Westminster, some played at kote ball as bolde
lyp there, as if it had bin on the dyp land, diuers of the Court
being then at Westminster, thotte dailye at prickes sette vp,
on the Thamis. And the people both men and women went
on the Thamis in greater number, than in anye stræte of
the Citie of London: On the thirde dave of January at night
it beganne to thalwe, and on the fifth dave was no Ice to be
sœne betwene London bridge and Lambeth, whyche caused
greate floudes and highe waters, that bare downe Bridges
and houses, and dzowned manye people in Englande, vs
typically in Yorkshire, Owes bridge was borne away wyth o-
ther.

The thylde dave of Februarp, Henry Stuarte Lozd Dar-
ley, aboute the age of ninetène pères, eldett sonne of Ma-
thew Carle of Leunex, (who wente into Scotlande at White
sontide before) hauing obtayned licence of the Quèenes Ma-
teskie, twke his iozney towarde Scotland, accompanied with
frieke of his fathers men, where, when he came, was hono-
blye receyued, and lodged in the Kings lodgings, and in
the Sommer following, marrped Marie Quène of Scot-
lande.

Aboute this time for the Quèenes Maiestie were chosen
and sent commissioners to Bruges, the Lozde Montacute
Knight of the honozable order of the Carter, Doctor Wot-
ton one of his Maiesties honozable Counsell, Doctor Haddo
one of the Maisters of Requests to hir highnesse with other:
Paister Doctor Aubrey was for the Merchant Adventurers
of Englande. They came to Bruges in Lent, Anno. 1565, & con-
tinued there till Michaelmas followyng, and then was
the diet prolonged till March, in 1566: and the Committo-
ners returned into Englande.

The two and twentith of Aprill, the Ladpe Margaret
Countesse of Liunex, was commaunded to kæpe hir Cham-
ber

The Thamis
frozen ouer.

Owes bridge
borne doyvne.

Henry Stuarte
marrped the
Queene of Scots

Lady Liunex
fent to the To-
vver.

1565

## Queene Elizabeth.

her at the White hall, where she remapned till the rrg. of
June, ſ then conueped by ſir Frauncis Knolles, ſ the Guard
to the Tower of London by water.

On Pidsomer dap Donell Mac Cartie More, was created
Baron of Valencia, and afterwarde the same dape Earle of
Glankerre at White hall.

On S. Peters euen at night, was the like standing watch
in London, as hadde beene on the same nighte twelue mo-
neths.

V Vatche at
Midsomer.

The rbj. of July, about nine of the clocke at night, began
a tempeſt of lightning and thunder, wyth chowzes of haile,
whyche continued til thre of the clocke the nexte morning
ſo terrible, that at Chelmſforde in Eſſex 500. acres of corne
were deſtroyed, the Claffe windowes on the Calk ſide of
the Towne, and of the Wlealt and South ſides of the church
were beaten downe, wyth alſo the tiles of their houſes, be-
ſide dyuers Barnes, Chimneys, and the battlements of the
Churche whiche were ouerthrown. The like harme was
done in manye other places, as at Leedes, Cranebrooke, Do-
uer, &c.

Tempeſt at
Chelmſforde.

Christopher Prince and Margraue of Baden, wyth Cice-
lie his wyke ſitter to the King of Swethlande, after a long and
daungerous iornep, wherein they had trauelled almoſſe rj.
moneths, ſayling from Stokeholme, crouſing the Seas ouer
into Lifeland, from whence by land they came aboute by Pol-
land, Pruscy, Pomerland, Meckeburge, Friseland, and ſo to Ant-
warpe in Brabant, then to Callais, at the laſſe in September
laded at Douer, and the rj. dap of the same they came to Lon-
don, and were lodged at the Earle of Bedfordes place, neare
unto Iuie bridge, where, wythin ſoure dapes after, that is to
ſaye, the rb. of September, the trauelled in childe bed, and
was delyuered of a man childe, whyche childe the laſſe of
September was chiltned in the Quænes Paietties chap-
pell of White hall at Westminster, the Quænes Paiettie in
hir olvne person being Godmother, the Archebychoppe of
Canterburie, and the Duke of Norſſolke Godfathers : at the

B3bb.

chilſe

Margraue and
Marques of
Baden.

1128

## Queene Elizabeth.

chriſtning the Quæne gaue the childe to name Edwardus
Fortunatus, for that God had so gratiouſly affiſted hys mo-
ther, in so long and daungerous a iourney, and brought hir
ſo ſaſe to lande in that place whyche the moſſe deſired, and
that in so thorſte time before hir delineraunce.

John Riuers: Iames Hawes, the 28.of September.
Sir Richarde Champion Draper, the 28.of October.

The eleauenth of ſonember, the right honourable Am-
broſe Earle of Warwike, married Anne eideſt daughter to
the Earle of Bedforde: for the honor and celebration of who-
the noble marriage, a goodlpe chalenge was made, and ob-
ſerved at Westminster at the Tilt, with hir one ſire courses:
at the Tourney tivelue krokes with the Swoſd, thixt pue-
ches wyth the punchion ſtaſſe: and tivelue blowes with the
Swoſde at Barriars, or twentie if any were ſo diſpoſed.

At tenne of the clocke the ſame daye, a valiant ſeruice-
able man, called Roberte Thomas, Daitler Gunner of Eng-
lande, delirous also to honour the feast and marriage day in
consideration the ſaide Earle of Warwike was Cenerall of
the Dydinaunce wythin hir Paieſtles Realmeſ and Do-
minions, made thixt traines of great Chambers, which ter-
tribly pælded ſoſt h the nature of their boſce, to the greate
aſſonihment of diuers, who at the ſying of the ſeconde, was
onhappily ſtaine by a pèce of one of the Chambers, to the
greate ſoſrowe and lamentation of many.

The koure and twentih of December, in the mornyng
there roſe a greate kozme and tempeſt of winde, by whose
rage the Thames and Seas ouerwhelmed many persons,
and the greate Gates at the Weaſke ende of Paules Church
in London, (betwène the whyche Standeth the Wazen Pil-
ler) were, throughe the ſorce of the winde, then in the wea-
ſterne parte of the worlde blowen open.

In January, Monſieur Rambuley a Knight of the Dder
in Fraunce, was ſent ouer into Englande, by the French King
Charles the ninth of that name, wyth the Dder, who at
Windſore, was called in the behalſe of the ſaide French King,
with

Sherifes.
Maior.

Marrіage of the
Earle of VVar-
vyke.

Robert Tho-
mas ſtaine.

Annoreg. 8.

Paules Gate
Blovven open.

Order of Sainte
Michaell.

## Queene Elizabeth.

Wyth the Knighthode of the moste honozable order of the Carter: and the four and twentith of January, in the Chap-pell of hir Maietties Pallace of White hall, the faide Mon-fieur Rambuley inuelted Thomas Duke of Norffolke, and Robert Earle of Leicester, wyth the faide order of Saint Mi-chaell.

The Marques of Baden, and the Ladye Cecilie his wyfe, sifter to the King of Swethen, who came into this land in the moneth of September lafte paffe, as before is declared, being then by the Deenes especiall appointment at theyn arrivaunce honozably recepued by the Lord Cobham, an honozable Baron of this Realme, and the Ladpe his wife one of the Quenues Maietties prieue Chamber, nowe in the moneth of Aprill, Anno. 1569. departed the same againe, the Marques a fewe dayes beforee hys wife, being both conducted by a lyke personage the Lozde of Aburgaueney to Douer.

Certaine houses in Cornehill, being first purchased by the Citizens of London, were in the moneth of Februarp crped by the Bell-man, and after warde solde to suche persons as Chould take them downe and carry them from thence, while she was so done in the moneths of Aprill and May next folowing. And then the grounde bepyng made plaine at the charges alio of the Cittie, posseffion thereof was by certaine Aldermen, in name of the whole Citizens, giuen to y right Wozshipfull fir Tho. Gresham Knight, Agent to the Quenues Highnesse, there to buylde a place for Merchantes to assem-ble in, at hys owne pzer charges, who on the seauenth of June layde the firste stone of the foundation (being Bricke) and for thyn with the Wozk-men followed upon the same with suche diligence, that by the Honeth of Pouember, in the peare of our Lozde 1567, the same was covered wyth Slate.

The commissioners before named appointed for the matters of Flaunders, keepping their dyet at Bruges, agræd to referre the whole matter to the Princes on bothe sides, and if they could not agræ, then the Merchants to haue fortie dayes to repayne home with their merchaundise, and in the

W. W. b. b. t. means

1129

1566

A ne marques
of Baden recur-
rentk.

The Burfe in
Cornehill.

1130

Queene Elizabeth.

The Queenes
progræſſe to
Oxſorde.

Miffortune at
Oxford.

meane time, all thi ngs to kande as they were then. Dure
Commissioners departed fro Bruges abont the rrvj.of June.

The rrrj. of Augustt & Quænes Maiestie in hir progræſſe
came to the Uniuerſitie of Oxſorde, and was of all the Stu-
dentes, whyche had loked for hir comming thyther two
yeares, so honozably and toypfully receyued as eyther they
lopalnſe towardes the Quænes Maiestie, or the erpectati-
on of their friendes did requipze. Concerning orders in diſ-
putation, and other Academicall exercifes, theyp agréve
much wyth thowe, which the Uniuerſitie of Cambridge had v.
ſed two yeres before. Comedies also and Tragedies were
played in Chriſts Churche, where the Quænes Highnelfe
lodged. Among the whych, the Comedie entituled Palemon
and Arcet, made by Maſter Edwards of the Quænes Chap-
pel, had ſuche tragicall ſuccesse as was lamentable: For at
that time by the fall of a wall and a payze of ſtaires, & great
pzeasse of the multitude, thys men were ſlaine.

The fifth of September after dispuſation, the Quæne
at the humble lute of certaine of hir Pobilitie, and the King
of Spaines Embaſſadour, made a bzieſe Diation in Latine,
to the Uniuerſitie, but so wife and pithie, as England maye
reioice, that it hathe so learned a Prince, and the Uniuerſi-
tie may triumph, that theyp haue so noble a Patronſe.

The vii. of September after dinner, hir Grace comming
from Chriſts Churche ouer Carfox, and so to Saint Mariet,
the Scholers standing in order according to their degrees, e-
uen to the East gate, certaine Doctors of the Uniuerſitie did
ride before in their Scarlet gownes and hodes, & Maſkers
of Arte in blacke gowns and hodes. The Maioz also with
certaine of his biethren did ryde before hir in Scarlet to the
ende of Magdalene bridge, where their liberties ended: but
the Doctors and Maſkers went forward still to Shotouer, a
myle and moze out of Oxſorde, bicause their Liberties erten-
ded to farre, and there after Diations made, hir Highnelfe
with thankes to the whole Uniuerſitie, bade them farewel,
and rode to Rycote.

Richard

## Queen Elizabeth.

1131

Richard de Lambert: Ambrose Nicholas, the 27. of Septemb. Sherifes. John Langley, the 4. of Aprill.

Sir Christopher Draper Iremonger, the 28. of October

Maior.

Souldiers transf.
ported into
Irelande.

The valiant Captaine Edward Randolfe Esquier, lieu-
tenant of the Dzinaunce, and Colonell of a thousand fote-
men, in September last paffe, was wyth his band embar-
gued at Bristol, and within few dayes after, landed at Knoc-
fergus in the North parts of Ireland, and went thence by wa-
ter to a place called Derry, by which paffeth his river of Long-
foile, there the Saide Colonell in thate space forfified, to the
greate annopaunce of John Oneale, and by greate foze sight
and experience, guarded hym selfe and his charge, till the
said Oneale (to hinder and disfurbe his abode there) the ry.
of Pouber arrived with a great arnp of Kerne Galanglasses
and hozestemen, wyth whom the Saide Captaine Randolfe
encountred, and him there so discomfited, as after that con-
ficle he durste neuer approche the Quænes power, and to
his perpetuall fame, the said Captaine by reason of his bold
and hardie onset that dave loffe his life.

Charles Iames, the sixth of that name, sonne to Henrie
Stuarte Lozd of Darnley, and Marie King and Quæne of Scots
was boze in Edenberough Casset the nineteenth of June last
paft; and the eighteenth of December, thys peare solemn-
ly Chaffned at Strineling, whose Godfathers at the Chaff-
ning were, Charles King of Fraunce, and Philibert Duke of
Saney, and the Quænes Maiestie of Englande was the God-
mother, who gave a Font of Golde curiously wrought and
enameled, weighing 333. ounces, amounting in value to
the summe of 1043. P.19. 3.

Yong Prince of
Scots christned.
Anno reg. 9.

The tenth of February in the morning, Henrie Stuarte
Lozde of Darneley before named King of Scots, by Scottes in
Scotlande, was chamefully murdered the revenge whereof
remaineth in the mightie hande of God.

King of Scottes
murdered.

The rry. of February the Lady Margaret Dowglasse cou-
telle of Leunex, mother to the Saide King of Scottes, was dis-
charged out of the Tower of London.

W. Wbb.iiij.

Witha

1132

## Queene Elizabeth.

Seauen Aldermes
deceased in Lo-
don.

1567

The Tovvn of
Offestry brente
thrice in thyrtie
yeares.

Sergeants feaffe

Milnall in Suf,
folke brent.

Shane Oneale
discomfited.
Statuta Regni
Hiberna.
Edmond Campion

Within the space of ten moneths lafte paffe dyed seauen Aldermen of London, the firſſe Edwarde Bankes deceaſſed the ninth of July, Anno 1566. R. Chamberlaine late Sheriſe, ſir Martin Bowes, ſir R Malory, ſir William Hewet, & ſir Thomas White late Patozs, then Richarde Lambart one of the Sheriſſes for that peare, the 4. of Aprill, Anno 1567.

The rry. of Aprill, by greate misſoſtune of fyze in the Towne of Offestrie in Wales twelue myles from Shrewſourie, to the number of 200. houſes, to ſaye, ſeauen ſcozes wythin the walles, and thre ſcoze without in the Suburbes, bessides cloth, cozne, cattel, &c. were consumed, whyche ſire began at two of the clocke in the ſozenone, and ended at four, to the great maruelling of many, that ſo great a spoile in ſo ſhort time ſhould happen. Two long straets with great riches of that town were bzent in Anno. 1542. And lykewife o? worſe in Anno. 1544.

The rriij. of Aprill, the Sergeants feaffe was kepte at Greis Inne neare into Holborne, and there were at that time made ſeauen ne we Sergeants of the lawe.

The rrv. of May in the towne of Milnall in Saffolke eight myle from Newmarket, 37. houſes, bessides barnes, tables, &c. ſuch like were consumed with ſire in the ſpace of two hours.

Shane Oneale, who had moſt trapterouſly rebelled against the Quænes Paitieſtie in Ireland, & had done manne greate outrages in the partes of Vtsier, was this peare wyth hys greate loffe manſuſly repelled from the ſiege of Dundalke by the garrison thereof, and afterward through the great baliancie of ſir Henrie Sidney Knight of the order, & Lord Deputie of Irelande, he was ſo discomſtited in ſundry conſiſtates, with the loffe of 3500. of his men, that noſe ſozeſkyng hys declination to be imminent, he determined to put a coller about his necke, & disguising himſelfe, to repaſſe to the Lord Deputy, & patiently to require his pardon to haue his life. But Neil Mackeuer hys Secretary, who had incited him to this rebellion, perſwaded him firſſe to trye and treate the kſiendship of certaine wilde Scots that then lay encamped in

Glan.

## Queene Elizabeth.

Clan Iboy, under the conducting of Alexander Oge, and Mec
Gilliam Buske, whose father and uncle Shane Oneale hadde
lately kylled, in an ouerthoow given by the Scots: neuerthe-
lese, he wel liking this perfusion, went to the saide camp
the second of June, where after a disembled entertainment,
and quaffing of Wine, Gilliam Buske burning wypth desire
of reuenge of his fathers and uncles death, and miniskryng
quarrelling talke, issued out of the Tent, and made a fray
bypon Oneales men, and then gathering togither hys Scots
in a thong, sodainely entred the Tent againe, who there,
wyth their slaughter Hwozdes, helwed in pæces Shane O-
neale, hys Secretarie, and all hys company, excepte a verpe
sewe whych escaped by flyght.

Shane Oneale
flayne.

The 8. of June fir Thomas Sackuile Knight, was created
Baron of Buckhurst, at Westminster in the Queenes Palaice.

On Saint Johns euen at nighte, was the like landyng
watche in London, as had bée ne on Saint Peters euen in the
yeare before passed.

V Watche at
Midfomer.

The rir. of July, Charles James the yong Prince of
Scotlande, after a Sermon made by John Knokes, was crow-
ned King of Scots at Sterling Churche, where were read cer-
taine Commissions, wypth the Queenes prip seale at them
foz the establishing of the same. The firſt foz hir resignation
of the Crowne, and gouvernement of the yong Prince hir
ſonne. The ſeconde, to auθoſize the Earle of Murrey, to
be Regent during his minoſitie. The ſhirde, to gyue au-
thoſitie and power to ſeauen other, iopning with the ſayde
Erle of Murrey, in case he ſhoulde refuse to exercise the ſame
alone, that is to ſape, the Duke of Chatileroy, the Earles of
Leunex, Argyle, Athelmorton, Clencarne and Marre: the com-
missions béeing ended, the Wychoppe of Akelley, wypth twm
Superintendents, p[ro]ceed[ed] to the Coronation, the Earle
Morton and Loode Hume toke othe foz the King, that hée
Choulde rule in the faith, ſeare, and loue of God, to main-
taine the Religion then p[re]eached in Scotlande, and perſecute
all aduerſaries to the ſame, etc.

Creation in
Scotlande.

Bbbb.iiiff.

The

## Queene Elizabeth.

The whole ceremony of the coronation was done in their mother tongue, and at that time the Queene of Scottes was prisoner at Loughleuen.

Thomas Ramsey: William Bonde, the 28. of September.
Sir Roger Martin Mercer, the 28. of October.

After a drpe Sommer 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 five pence the stone : there followed also a greate death of cattel, especially of horse & thepe.

In the moneth of January, the Quænes Maiestie sente into the narrow seas thre of hir chips, 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 chips and men, to Hayter William Holstoke Esquier, Comptroller of hir Highnesse chippes, who had commandement to stay the subiects of King Philip, and according to hys duetie and charge, hee used suche diligence, that on the eleauenth of Marche nexte following, he mette with cleauen saite of Flemishe Hopes, yppon Bolongne, whiche came from Roan, and in them foure hundred and odde Tunnes of Galecoigne and French Wines, whiche they intended to haue conneped into Flounders, but William Holstoke stayed al the saide Hopes, & sent them to London, where they made their discharge, and the Flemings disappointed.

Mozeouer, on the eight and twentith of March, the said William Holstoke serving in the Antelope at that present Admirall, in his company being William Winter the pomer, (at that time Wizadmirall) serving in the Ayde, and L. Basing Capitaine of the Swallowe, and Thomas Geuerley Captaine of the Phoenix, mette in the narrowe Seas wyth fouretene sayte of greate Bulkes, whych were come out of Portingale, and bounde to Flounders, theyz chieke lading béeing Portingale Salte, and yet hadde god kaze of Spanishe Rialles of Plate, and also greate kaze of Spices,

the

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## Queene Elizabeth.

the which fourteenth Hulkes did mainteyne their fight for the space of two hours, and after that they did percepue that they could not pnenaple, the sayd W. Holstoke and hys company were eyght of the same Hulkes, whereof fire were sent into the Riuer of Thamis, and the Admirall and Elizabeth of the sayd Hulkes, being two great Shippes, which W. Holstoke himselfe did take, were conuayed to Harwich, and there discharged.

The xxvii. of March, through vehement rage and tempest of windes, many vessels in the Thamis, with two Tilte-boates before the Grauesend were sunke and drowned.

Great vvinds.

The xxvii. of June, deceased Thomas Yong Archbishop of Yorke, at his manour of Shefield, and was honourably buried at Yorke.

Archbishop of Yorke deceased.

This peare, Cardinall Odet Chastilion fleeth out of France into England, where he remapned till the peare of our Lord 1570, and then dyed at Canterbury, and was there buried in Christes Church.

Peter Rameus.

John Oleph, Robert Harding, the 28. of September.

Sheriffes.

The xxvii. of October, were taken in Suffolk at Downam bridge, where into Ipswich, eyghtene monstrous kithes, some of them contepyning the xxvii. were in length, the other xxvii. were kote a pèce at the leak.

Monstrous fishes.

Sir Thomas Roe merchant Taylor, the 28. of October.

Maior.
Sherife.

James Bacon, the 26. of November.

At the costes and charges of the Citizens of London, a new Conduit was builded at Walbrooke corner, where to Downegate, which was finished in the moneth of October, the water whereof is connayed out of the Thamis.

Nevv Conduis at V Valbroke.
Anno reg. 1 K.

The xxvii. of January, Philip Mestrell a Frenchman, and two Englishmen, were drowne from Newgate to Tiborne, and there hanged, the Frenchman quartered, who had copned gold counterfeit, the Englishmen, the one had clipped filuer, the other cast Telfons of Linne.

A Frenchman executed.

The xxvii. of March, the Pencioners well appoynted in armour on hozzebacke, mustered before the Queens

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Paiellie

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Muster of Penniquets.

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### Maiestie in Hide Parke beside Westminster.

A Lottary at
London.

A great Lottary being holden at London in Paules Churchyard at the West doze, was begon to be drawne the eleuenth of January, and continued day and night, till the sixth of May, wherein the sayd drawing was fully ended.

Buriall for dead
prepared.

Sir Thomas Roe, Lord Maior of London, caused to be enclosed with a wall of bicker, nigh one acre of ground, neere unto Bedlem without Bishopsgate, to be a place of buriall for the dead, of suche parishes in London as lacked conveniente ground within their sayd parishes.

A standing watch on Saint Johns even at Pidsomer, and Sir John White Alderman rode the circuite, as the Lozez Maior should haue done.

Embassador
from Mufcouy.

The rrby. of August, Andrew Gregoreuich Sauin, Embassadour from Mufcouy, landed at the Tower Wharffe, and was there recepued by the Lord Maior of London, the Aldermen, and Sheriffes in Scarlet, with the merchants advenurers in coates of blacke veluet all on horsebacke, who conuad him riding through the Citie to the Mufcouy house in Seding Lane there to be lodged.

Terme adior-
ned.

The plague of pestilence somewhat raigning in the Citie of London, Michaelmas Terme was first adiourned unto the thirde of Pouember, and after vnto Hillarie Terme next following.

Sheriffes.

Henry Bechar: William Danne, the 28.of September.

Duke of Norf-
folke sent to the
Tovver.

The vii. of October, Thomas Haward Duke of Norffolke, was brought from Burnam beside Windſore by land to Westminſter, and from thence by water to the Tower of London pnvoner, Sir Henry Nevill being his keper.

Sir Alexander Auenon Irnemonger, the 28.of October.

Maior.
No Maiors
keast.

This Maior went by water to Westminſter, and there froke his oth as hath bin accustomed, but kept no keast at the Guild hall, leaſt through comming togither of so great multitude, infection of the pestilence might haue increased. That wæs, from the one and twentith vnto the eyght and twentith of October, there dyed in the Citie and out parishes of

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Thees of all diseales 152, of the which 51, were accompted to dye of the plague.

On Monday the fourteenth of November, Thomas Percy Earle of Northumberland being at Topcliffe, received the Quænes maiesties letters to repaire to the Court, and the same day at night, certaine conspirators perceiving the layde Earle to be wauering and unconstant of promise made to them, caused a seruante of hys, called Bekewith, (after he was layde in hys bedde) to bustle in, and to knocke at hys chamber doze, willing hym in hault to arise and chistke for hymselfe, for that hys enimies (whome he teared to bée Sir Oweld Vllstrop, and Papker Vaghan) were about the Parke, and had besette him with numbers of men, whereupon he arode, and conuayde hymselfe away to hys keepers house: in the same instant, they caused the Belles of the Towne to be rong backward, and so raped as many as they could to that purpose.

The Earles of Northumberland & Westmerland rebelled.

The next night, the Earle departed thence to Bransbyth, where he mette with Charles Neuill Earle of Westmerland, and other they confederates, after which time, by sundrie Proclamations, they abusing the Quænes subiects, commaunded them in hir highnesse name to repaire to them in warlike manner, for the defence and suretie of hir Maiesties person, some tymes affirming they dopings to bée with the aduise and consent of the Nobilitie of the Realme, who in diéde were wholly bente (as manpessety appeared) to spende they lives in dutifull obedience, against them and all other Traytors, some tymes pretending for consciencie sake to féeke to refome Religion, some tymes declaring that they were drinen to take thys matter in hand, least other wife forzatgne Princes might take it upon them, to the great perill of this Realme.

The next day, they came to Durham, and forthwith went to the Papker, where they tare the Bible, Communion Bokes, and other such as there were. The same night they

went.

Rebels rent the Byble.

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Queene Elizabeth.

went agayne to Branspith, and on the mozrow to Darlington,
where they had holywater, but my Masse, for want of best-
ments. From thence, they sente their Hozzemen to gather
togither suche numbers of men as they coulde. The rbit,
the Earle of Northumberland went to Richmond, then to Nor-
thalarton, after to Borow bridge, and on Sondap, the twentith
of Pouember, he with his Lady Countesse of Northumber-
land, met agayne with the Earle of Westmerland at Ripon, and
there had Masse, where (to get the moze credite among the
fauourers of the olde Romish Religion) they had a crosse
with a banner of the five wounded bozne before them by
Richard Norton, and that night they went to Borow bridge,
and on the Sondap to Wetherbie, on whiche dave at nighe
some bands of them enfred Tadcafter, and troke a two hun-
dred fotemen, chacing their Captaynes which were lea-
ding them towards Yorke to the Earle of Sussex. On Sondap,
they mustered on Clifford moore, nigh onto Bramham
moore, where they were a sixtæne hundred hozzemen, and a
four thousand fotemen, which was the greatest number
that euer they were. From thence, they intended to have
marched toward Yorke, but their mindes being sodeinly al-
tered, by report they heard that Sir George Bowes had mu-
fered within the Bithopzicke, and Richmondshire, and leuped
greate bands, on the Wednesday they returned agayne to
Wetherby, on Thursday to Northalarton, on Fryday to
Richmond, on Saturday Westmerland wente to Rabyes hys
owne house, on Sondap at night the Earle of Northumber-
land came to him there. On Monday, Tuesday, and Wed-
nesday, they mustered in all Richmondshire and the Bithop-
ricke, bestowing their fotemen in bands under Captaynes
leading: and the same day, which was the last of Pouember,
they beseeged Barnard of Barne Cassetl upon Tese, builded by
Barnard Bayllioll about Anno domini 1174, which Cassetl
was valiantly defended by Sir George Bowes and Roberte
Bowes his brother the space of eleven dayes. In the meane
space, the Earle of Westmerland and his Lady went to Dur-
bam

Anno reg. 12

The number of
the Rebels.

Bernards Cassetl
beseeched.