Wyllyam Conqueroure.
WIlliam Duke of Normandy called conquerour, Of williā cōqueror duke of normādy. Nephew vnto king Edward the confessoure began his dominion ouer this realme of Englande the .xv. daye of October in the yeare of oure Lorde .M lxvii. and reygned .xxi. yeares, one moneth with greate cruelnes toward the Englyshmen chargynge them alwayes wyth greate exactions by meanes whereof he caused dyuers to flee oute of the lande, he ordayned new lawes at hys owne pleasure profitable to him self and greuous and hurtful to the people.
In the second yere of thys kīges [Page] reygne the cyty of Exeter and Northumberland, Exiter Rebelled. rebelled which bothe were subdued and after greuously punyshed.
Kynge Wyllyam bylded certayne castels within thys realme and put normans to be gouerners in them who greatlye oppressed the Englyshe men. The englysh men oppressed.
About thys time the kyng caused .ii. Bishops & albotes deposed. Cardynalles to come frome Rome, where by meanes of the kynge they deposed certayne, Bysshopes, Albottes, and Prioures, Englyshemen and in theyr place put in Normans.
The countre aboue yorke destroyed.In the .iii. yeare of Wyllyam Conqueroure the Danes inuaded the North countre and won yorke, but shortlye after the kynge came and droue awaye the Danes and toke such displeasure wyth the enhabitauntes of that prouynce that he destroyed the lande from yorke [Page] to Durham, that .ix. yeare after it laye vnlaboured and vntylled.
About thys tyme was a greate debate betwene Thomas Archebishop of yorke and Langfranke archbyshop of Canterbury for the Primacy of Englande, A variaunce betwene the byshops for the primacy. but the byshop of Cantorbury optained, and the Byshop of yorke made to hym an othe of obeysaunce.
In the .x. A conspiracy against the kynge. yeare of thys kynges raigne Roger Erle of Herford and Rafe Earle of Norfolke conspyred agaynste kynge Wyllyam he beynge in Normandy, whych were bothe outelawed the realme, and Earle Walrefe, that vttered the conspiracy was beheaded.
About the .xv. A bataile ī normādy yere of his raigne Robert curteyse the kynges eldest sone wyth the helpe of Philip the French kinge made warre against his father in Normandye where kynge Wyllyam was sore hurte [Page] but afterwarde a peace was made betwene them.
Thys kynge wyllyam made the newe forest in hamshere and therefore he cast downe diuers churches by the space of xxx. The makinge of new forest myles.
No englishe man bare office in englād.In his time he kept the Englysh men so lowe that few of them bare any offyce of honour in England.
Also in the .xix. yeare of kynge Wyllyams reygne he beynge in Normandy raysed a great trybute in England and caused to be gathered of euery hyde of landes whych contayneeh .xx, A greate tribute. Acres .vi. s
Shortly after the kinge made warre into Fraunce where he dyd muche hurte, The deth of williā cōqueror. but in this heate he toke suche a disease that it cost him his life, in his sekenes he made his testamente, and gaue to Wyllyam Rufus his second sonne the kyngdome of Englande, and to Roberd Courteise his eldest sonne the Duchye [Page] of Normandy, and vnto hē ry hys thyrde sonne he gaue hys treasure, thus he ended his lyfe in the moneth of Iuly and lyeth buryed at Cane in Normandy.
Wylliam Rufus
WIllyam Rufus or willyam the Reed began his reygne ouer thys realme the .xvii. day of Septembre the yeare of Christ .m.lxxxix. Sone after willyam Rufus had taken vpon him the kyngdome, hys brother Robert Courteise came out of Normandy and landed at hamptō to thentent to haue put out his brother frome the kyngdome but the kynge sente to him ambassadours, Agremēt betwene williā rufus & hys brother. so at the last they were agreed that Wyllyam Rufus should be kynge payinge to his brother yearly .iii.M. Markes [Page] & ech of them to be others aire.
A rebelliō againste the kinge.In the second yere of thys king dyuers Lordes in England rebelled against the kynge and assayled dyuers townes, but kyng wylliam vanquyshed the traitours and chased them out of hys realme.
war with the scotesIn the .iii. yeare of Wyllyam Rufus the scottes warred on englande, wherefore kynge Wyllyam prouided an armye and wente thether where after dyuers conflictes and scermyshes a peace was concluded so that Malcolyn kynge of Scottes was sworne to be trew to kynge Wyllyam.
A greate winde in EnglandIn the iiii. yere of wyllyam Rufus there was a greate wynde, in London that blew downe v.c. houses, and the rofe of Bow churche, and did greate hurte in vynchester and other places.
The king of wales slayne.In this time also the Welchemen rebelled, but they were subdued [Page] theyr duke or kinge called Ryse slayne whiche was accompted the laste kinge of Wales.
Also Malcolin kyng of Scottes rebelled and came with an army into Englande, The king of scottes slayne: but the Earle of Northumberlande encountred wyth him, and there kinge Malcolyn was slaine.
In the .vi. a viage to Ierusalē. yeare of William Rufus there was prepared throughe christendome a mightye army of thre .c.M. men to winne Ierusalē whose soueraygne capitayne was Godfrey duke of Loraine and his ii, bretheren with many other noble men of Christendome.
At this time many noble menne Borowīg of money for this vyage laied their landes to morgage to prouide for the forenamed viage amonge whiche was Roberd Curtoyse Duke of normandy he layed his dukedome to pledge to his brother William kinge of Englande [Page] for a C.M. pounde.
Greate taxynge.A bought the .viii, yeare of william Rufus bothe Englande and Normandy were greuouslye taxed, and also there was a great mortalitie amonge menne so sharpe that tillage of the earthe was put of for that yeare whereby ensued greace hunger and scarcitie in the yeare folowinge. Greate morallity
Westminster hall builded.Abought the xi. yeare of the king he builded Westminster halle.
In this yeare also the christen men wan Ierusalē after they had beseged it xxxix. Ierusalē wonne by the Christen men. daies and Godfry the soueraine captaine of the christen men was proclaimed kinge of Ierusalem.
The deth of williā Rufus.This kyng William had great pleasure in hunting insomuch that he pulled downe many houses of religion to enlarge the newe eorest of Winsore for wilde dere, but a Frenche knyght of his named water [Page] Cerel by y e glaunsynge of hys arowe vpon a braunche when he shote at a harte in the sayde forest, smot the kynge and wounded hym to deathe, whereof he shortlye dyed in the yeare of oure Lorde. M.C. wythoute anye yssue of his bodye, and he raygned .xii. yeare and .xi. monethes and is buried at westminster.
Henry the firste.
HEnry the brother of Wyllyam Rufus and fyrste of that name (for hys learnynge callyd Beweclarke) and thyrd sonne to Wylliam Conqueroure was crowned kynge of England the .v. day of August the yere of our Lord .M.c. and .i.
This Henry was a noble prince [Page] in the fyrst yeare of his raygne he reformed the measure in England whiche of longe time were corrupted he vsed the lawes of saynt Edwarde, Mesures restored. sone after he was kynge he toke to wyfe Maude the syster of Edgare kynge of Scottes. Thys man fauoured nothynge the vsurped powre of the byshop of Rome.
The king relesed of his tributIn the .iiii. yeare of this kyng Roberd curtoyse the kynges brothere came into englande and was well entreated of the kynge and Quene and there the duke released the kynge of his tribute of .iii.M. markes, but it was not longe after by meanes of tale bearers and yll reporters that great variaunce fell betwene the kynge, Duke Robert takē prisoner. and the Duke of Normandy hys brother, and shortlye thereupon deadlye warre was arrered in thend wherof duke Roberd was taken and kepte in perpetuall pryson at cardyffe, by [Page] his brother, who immediatlye seased vpon the duchye of Normandy and helde it in possession.
In the .vi. A rebeliō ī england yeare of kynge henry the fyrst, the Earle of shrewysbury, and the Earle of Cornewall rebelled againste kynge henry and after were taken and kepte in pryson as longe as they lyued.
About this tyme also the kyng ordayned strayghte lawes agaynst theues and other that vsed vnlawful meanes, whiche were punished, Punishemente for transgressours. some with death, some with losse of their eyes, of their stones and other membres of man as theyr trespas requyred.
By the meanes of Anselme byshop of Cantorbury the preestes of England were constrayned to forgo theyr wyues whiche before was lawfull to be maryed. The preestes were cōstraned to forgo their wiues.
Aboute the .xiii. An earthequake. yeare of kynge Henries raygne was a great earthquake [Page] at shrewsburye and the ryuer of Trent was so drye that men myght go ouer drye shode.
warre betwene england & Fraunce.In the .xvii. yeare of king henries raygne began great varyence betwene Lewes frenche kinge and kynge henry of Englande and at the last was fought betwene them a cruell battayle where the Englyshe menne optayned the victory and the frenche king fled, but shortly after a peace was concluded and wylliam the eldest sonne of kynge henry dyd homage to the frenche king for the Duchy of Normandy
The kinges two sonnes drowned.In the .xx. yere of Henry the first Wyllyam duke of normandye the kinges eldest sonne, and Richarde his brother, and Mary theyr sister, Richard Earle of chester with hys wyfe the kynges nece, and other to the nombre of a .c. and .vi. persons passing from Normandy into Englande by ouer syghte of the shypmaister [Page] were drowned and none scaped but one man.
Aboute the .xxvi. A law ordaned for preestes. yeare of thys kynge there was a counsell holden at london wher it was determined that the abominable vices of the prestes shoulde be punished by the kinges offiters.
In the .xxii. maude the empresse made aire of the Realme. yeare of kyng henries raigne bycause he had none other issue male, ordayned that hys doughter Maude which had bene Empresse shoulde succede him in the kyngdome.
A boughte the .xxviii. maude the empresse maryed. yeare one Geffery Plantagenet Earle of Angeo maried the saide Maude and by her had issue henry whiche henry after kinge Steuen was kinge of Englande.
This kinge henry the firste beyng in Normandy in the .xxv. The deth of kīg henry the fyrste. yere of his reigne the second day of December in the yere of Christe a .M [Page] a .c.xxxv. dyed, some say of a surfet, and some writers saye it was by a fall of a horse. And his bodye was brought into England and is buried in the Abbey of Reding.
Of King steuen.
STeuen Earle of Boloine, the sonne of the earle of blois, and Adela williā Cōquerours doughter and Nephew to Henry the first, toke on hym the gouernaunce of this realme of England throughe the counsaile of manye Lordes of Englande contrarye to theyr othe made to Maude the Empresse, and was crowned king vpon saint Steuens day the yeare of Christ .M.c. and xxxv.
Variance ī englandAt this time there was greate variance in Englād for king Steuen was thoughte to be kinge vniustlye [Page] for manie of the Lordes of Englande fauoured Maude the Empresse, and other fauored Steuen who was kinge of the whiche folowed greate warre.
This kinge steuen beseiged diuers castels that belonged to Bisshops and other lordes and toke them by forse, Castelles beseged. and fortified them with his owne knightes and seruauntes, to thentente to withstand the empresse whose comminge he euer feared.
In the seconde yeare of kinge Steuen there rose a greate rumor in Englād that king Steuen was deade whiche tales rose much variaunce in England for diuers of the lordes got them to their holdes whiche after might scantly be pacefied or quieted. yll talles doth much hurte.
Shortly after the kinge wente A viage to normandy. into Normandye and kepte warre with the Earle of Aniowe the husband [Page] of Maude y e Empresse which was righte aire to the Crowne of England and when he had quietted that prouince he made Eustace his sonne duke of normandy.
A bataile & the king taken prysoner.In the .vi. yeare of king Steuen Maude the Empresse came in to England by the comforte of the Earle of Glocester and the Earle of Chester, and made strong warre vpon kinge Stephen in the ende whereof the kinges partie was ouer come, and him selfe taken prisoner, and was brought to the Empresse who sente him to Bristowe to prison.
Shortlye after this bataile the kentish men and londoners rose & toke parte with the king, A bataile at wynchester. & at a feld foughten at winchester they ouercame the Empresse, and she flede to Gloucester and Earle Roberte of Glocester was taken, but shortlie after bothe the kynge and earle [Page] Roberte were delyuered out of prison by exchaunge.
Shortly after the kynge gathered a greate power, To ēpresse beseged. and the Empresse fled vnto Oxforde where the kynge dyd besege her, but she fled awaye by nyghte, and so wente to Walyngford, and shortlye after with a smalle companye she wente into Normandy to her husbande Geffery Plantagenet.
Aboughte the .x. A childe crucified ī despyte of Christe. yeare of kynge Steuens raygne, the Iues that dwelt in England toke and crucified a chylde at Norwytch on Easter day in derision of Chryste and hys relygion.
In the .xi. The deth of Gefery Plantaginet. yeare of kynge Steuen, Geffery Plantagenet Erle of Aniowe and husbande to Maude the Empresse, after he had wonne from kynge Steuen the Duchy of Normandy ended his life, and Hē ry his sonne succed in that dukedō.
Henry Duke of Normandy, in the quarell of hys mother Maude the Empresse with a great pusaūce entred into Englande, Henri the second entred engand. and at the fyrst wan the Castell of Malmesbury, then the Towre of London, and afterwarde the towne of Notyngham, with other holdes and Castels, betwene hym and kynge Steuen were fought manye Battayles whereby thys realme was sore troubled.
A peace betwene the Empresse and kinge Steuen.In the .xviii. yeare of kyng Steuen peace was agreed betwene Maude the Empresse, her sonne, & kynge Stephen on thys condicion that Steuen should be kynge duryng hys life, but for al this peace, kynge Steuen toke suche thought and care that he died in the .xv. The deth of king Steuen. day of Octobre nexte folowynge, in the yeare of Chryste .M.C.liiii. for he was in warre and trouble all the terme of hys lyfe and he was buryed [Page] at Feuershame.
⚹ Henry the second.
HEnry the seconde and sonne to Geffery Plantagenet erle of Angeo and maude y e empresse, was crowned king the .xx. daye of Decembre the yeare of Chryste .M.c.lv.
Thys kyng was a noble man, Henry the secōd gretly enlarged his kingdome and muche fortunate in warres, & greatlye enlarged his kyngdome. But diuers wryters whiche more dyd fauoure the doynges of Thomas Becket then the truthe, wryte that in his latter daies he was vnfortunat, but by his great manhod and pollycy the syngnory of England was muche augmented with the addicions of Scotlande, Irelande, the yles, Orcades, Britaine. [Page] Poytow, Gyon, and other prouinceces of fraunce, wherfore it may be euydent to all men that hys good wyl was to reforme in his tyme the clargie, but as then god had not apoynted it.
Defacing of castels.In the seconde yeare of kynge Henry the seconde, the kynge caste downe diuers castels whiche were set vp in the tyme of kynge Steuen to defende Maude the Empresse his mother.
After that he went into the north partes and receyued of the kynge of Scottes, A voiage into the Northe countre. Cumberland, and Northumberland, which they sayd wer geuen to them, by Maude his mother and set an order in that coūtre
A voiage ī to Wales.In the .iii. yeare of kynge Henryes reigne he wente with a strong Armye into Wales and quietted that countrey, and after buylded the stronge castel of Rutland.
About the .v. yere of this kinges [Page] reygne rose a greate Schisme at Rome for some of the Cardynals chose one octauian, A schysme at Rome. and other some woulde haue Alexander to be Byshop, whyche Schisme continued xx. yeares and muche trouble folowed.
In the .vii. The king of scottes taken prisoner. yeare kynge Henry kepte such warre in to Scotlande that he toke kynge Wyllyam prisoner whiche afterward was delyuered, and the kynge of Scottes dyd fealtie and homage to kynge Henrye.
In the .x. yeare of thys kynge Thomas Bocket archebyshop of Cantorbury (whyche sediciouslye vnder pretence of defending the liberties of the churche (as he sayde) Thomas becket fled the realme spake and dyd manye thynges agaynste the kynges prorogatyue royall) dyd flee out of the realme, & went to Rome to complayne vpon the kynge to the Byshop.
In the xvii. yeare of kynge Hē ry Thomas Becket by entreaty of the byshoppe of Rome, Thomas becket slayne. and Lewes the Frenche kynge was restored to his Byshopryke, and not longe after by certeine gentilmē was slain.
more falshed of the byshop of Rome.Kyng Henry in the .xviii. yeare of his reygne sent Ambassedoures to the byshop of Rome to pourge hym selfe of the false accusacion of y e death of Thomas Becket but amonge other thinges it was enioyned the kinge in his penaunce that it shoulde be lawfull to all his subiectes as often as thē list to apeale to the sea of Rome, and that no mā shoulde be accompted as king vntill such time as he were confirmed by the Romysh Bishop. By thys all men may perceiue that the Bisshoppes of Rome alway desired to haue princes and kinges readye at their becke, but this Eniuncion was neuer fulfiled of the kynge of [Page] Englande.
In thys yeare also kynge Henry went into Ireland and subdued it, Irelande wonne. and anexed Irelande to his kyngdome.
In the .xxii. The kynges eldest sonne crowned Kyng yeare of kinge Henry he caused Henry his eldest sonne to be crowned kynge and maryed Margeret the Frenche kynges doughter.
Shortlye after kynge Henry the sone at the settyng on of the french kynge and the kynge of of scottes, warre betwene the father & the sonne wyth dyuers other made warre agaynste kynge Henry his father where were betwene them dyuers stronge battayls but alwayes the father had the victorye, and at the laste his sonne with his alyees wer constrayne to bende, and desyre peace whiche he gentyly graunted and forgaue their tresspasse. The king of scottes takē prysonner.
In thys warre Wylliam king of Scottes was taken prysoner [Page] and yelded for hys raunsome the cytie of Carlyle, the castell of Bambroughe, the newe castell vpon Tine, and swore for euer to be trew to the kinge, and aswel he to do homage as his successours as ofte as they should be requyred.
many Iues in englande.About thys tyme were manye Iues in England, which agaynst the feaste of Easter, dyd vse to crucifie yonge chyldren in despyte of christian relygion.
In the .xxviii. yeare, Henry the eldest sonne of Kynge Henrye of England ended his lyfe. warre renewed in Fraunce. Shortlye after began the warre in fraunce for kinge Philip of Fraunce desired homage to be done to hym for the landes of Poytow and other, and for the castell of Gysours.
The deth of kīg henry the seconde.In the .xxxiiii. yeare of kynge Henry the seconde Richard Earle of Poytow mayde warre a gaynst kynge Henry of England hys father, [Page] and takynge parte wyth the frenche king wan from hys father many townes & castels, for sorowe wherof shortly after kynge Henry ended his lyfe in the yeare of christ m.c.lxxxviii, & is beryed at founteuerarde in fraunce.
¶Rychard the fyrste.
RIchard the firste, and second sonne of kynge Hē ry the seconde was crowned kynge of Englande the, iii. day of September the yere of Chryste .M.c.lxxxix. This man for hys valyantnesse and corage was called Curedde lion.
In the fyrst yeare of kyng Richarde the Londoners obtayned two offycers to gyde theyr cytie whiche were called baylyffes. Two bayliffes gouerned lō don: The Iues spoiled at london
About this time the Iues bare themselues very bolde in London [Page] in so muche that the people rose agaynste them and dyd robbe and kyll many of them without pytie. But by cause the offendours were so manye they ascaped wythoute punyshment.
The king of scottes did hōageAlso in this fyrst yeare Wyllyam king of Scottes came to Cantorbury and dyd homage to kynge Rycharde.
A preraraciō to recouer Hierusalem.About this time the prynces of Christendom made great preparacyon to recouer Hierusalem and to ayde the Chrystyans in Asia.
In the thyrd yeare of king Richard, the isle of cipres conquered. he with a noble army toke his Iorney toward Hierusalem & by the way he conquered the yle of Cypres, and afterward he Ioyned wyth the french kynge in Asia, and conquired Acon, but shortlye after there fell great variaunce betwene kynge Richard of Englande, and kynge Philyp of fraunce wherfor [Page] kinge Philip returne whome in to Fraunce and inuaded Normandy, & also he counsaled Iohn the brother to kynge Rychard to take vpon hym the kingdome of England in his bothers absence.
Shortly after kynge Rychard of England restored to the christians the citie of Ioppe, The citie Ioppe wonne, and in manye battayles put the Turkes to muche sorowe.
In the .iiii. The cruelty of the byshop of Elye. yeare of kyng Richard, and while he was in Assia william byshoppe of Elye, to whome king Richarde had committed the gouernaunce of Englande, practised muche crueltie as in depreuing of byshoppes and Abbottes, and wolde ryde with a .M. horses wherby he greued the place where he so iourned. But at the last by strength y e lordes put hym out of the land. Kynge richard kīg of Hierusalem.
King Richard exchaūged Cipers with Guye of Lesingham for the [Page] kingdom of Hierusalem wherfore the kinge of Englande of a longe time after was called king of Hierusalem.
king Rychard takē prisōerIn the .v. yeare king Richard hearing that king Philip of fraūce inuaded Normandy: & that Iohn his brother aspired to his kingdom toke peace with the Turkes for .iii. yeares and with a small company returned whomewarde by Thrace and there was trayterouslye taken prisoner by the Duke of Austrych and brought him to henry the Emperour, and he was kept in streight prison a yeare, and .v. monethes where it is said he slew a Lion and toke out his harte.
king Rychard deliuered out of prison.In the .vi. yeare of kinge Rychardes raygne he payed his ransome whiche was a .C.M. pounde and was deliuered, and retorned to his countre, and made sharpe warre vpon the frenche kynge, and [Page] Iohn his brother at whiche tyme was fought diuers great batailes to the greate losse of both partyes.
In the .viii. peace betwene england and Fraunce, yeare of kinge Rychardes reygne there was a peace concluded betwene Englande and fraunce for one yeare, and Iohn submitted him selfe to his brother.
In the .x. Auriculen confecion first enuē ted. yeare of king Richards raygne, Innocent the .iii. Byshop of Rome, he firste compelled men to Auriculer confession, and forbad the Sacrament to be ministred to the layetie vnder both kyndes.
Shortlye after the warre was newe arered betwene England and fraunce wherfore kinge Richarde sailed againe into Normandy and made newe warre vpon the french kynge, in whiche warre they spede diuersly, for some time the Frenche kinge wan holdes in Normandy, and some time the kinge of Englande wan in Fraunce. But at the [Page] last kinge Richard went to besege a Castell called Castell Gayllarde and as he rode aboute the Castell to auew it one marked him, The deth of king richard the fyrste. & smot him with a Quarrell in the heade whereof anone after he dyed withoute yssue of his bodye in the yeare of Christ .M.cc. and in the .xii. yere of his reigne. And is buried at Fountuerarde.
¶Kinge Iohn.
IOhn brother to the aboue named Richard was crowned king of England the xvii. kīg Iohn cōtēyned the bishop of rome of a froward minde daye of Iuly the yeare aboue wrytten and reigne .xvii. yeares. This kinge contemned the bishop of Romes aucthoryte, whiche if he had done of conscience and for religions sake, as he semed to do for couetousnes, and of a frowarde minde, vndoubtedlye he had bene [Page] worthy hye commendacion. By his cowardnes and slothful necligence the signorye of Englande greatlye decayed.
In the first yere of kyng Iohns raygne kinge Philyp of Fraunce (in the quarell of Arthur Duke of Brytaine whome sertaine of the lordes had named kinge of England) made war vpon kinge Iohn and inuaded Normandy and toke from him diuers Castels and townes: but after long Scirmishes, warre begā betwen England & Fraūce. to y e losse of both parties, a peace was a greed which cōtinued not longe. The king of scottes did hōage
In this yere the king of Scottes came in to Englande and dyd homage, and sware to be trewe leage man to king Iohn of of England.
In the second yere in yorkeshire wer sene v, A sharpe wynter. mones at ones in y e element & the next winter after was a sharpe winter & hayle felle as byg as hennes Egges.
Arthur of Bretaine taken prisoner:In the .iii. yere of kinge Iohns raygne kinge Philip of fraunce inuaded Normandy and toke diuers castels and townes which he gaue to Arthur Duke of Bretaine. But shortly after the same Arther with many other noble men were taken prisoners by king Iohn and led in to Englande.
Englande enterditedIn the .vi. yeare of this kinge the byshoppe of Rome demounced kinge Iohn with his whole realme accursed, because he would not admit steuen Laughton to the bishoprike of Cantorbury. But he lyttel regarded his curse nor obeyed hym nothing the rather.
Normandy loste.In the .vii. yere of kyng Iohns Rayne, kynge Philyp of Fraunce subdued to him the countre of Normandye, which was not vnder the dominion of Fraunce in .ccc. yeares before.
Aboute thys tyme the Welchemen [Page] and Iryshmē rebelled, whom kynge Iohn constrayned to redeme peace with greate sommes of money. The welche men & Irishe mē rebelled.
Aboute this time Philip Emperour of Almaine was murdered by the treason of the countye Palentyne. The Emperoure murdered
In the .ix, The first mayre of London, yere of kynge Iohns rayne was fyrste ordayned mayres and shyriffes in London, and the fyrste mayers name was Henrye Fitz Alwyn, and the fyrste shyriffes wer Peter Duke, and Thomas Nele.
Aboute the .xiii. kīg Iohn reconsiled to the byshoppe of Rome. yeare of kinge Iohns rayne Philippe of fraunce made sharpe warre vpō England at the settynge on the Byshop of Rome. Insomuch that kyng Iohn was fayne to submite him selfe to y e Romish bishop, who was boūde, that aswell he as his ayres should hold the crowne of the byshoppe of [Page] Rome, and should paye yearelye a M. Marke of syluer.
Iewes the frēch kinges sonne entred into englādIn the .xvi. yeare of king Iohn great strife and varyaunce happened in England betwene the kyng and his Lordes, and commons of his realme. Insomuche that the kynge sente into flaunders for socoure and the nobles sent for Lewes the sonne of kinge Phylyppe of fraunce, and him saluted as kinge, & mayntayned him in war against kynge Iohn to the great hurte of this realme of Englande. Duryng the tyme of this warre King Iohn ended hys lyfe and died of the flixe at Newewarke vpon Trent the .xix daye of Octobre the yere of Chryst M.cc.xvi. The deth of king Iohn. But some Authors wryte that a Monke poysoned him at Swynested, and is buryed at Worcester.
¶Henry the thirde.
HEnry the thyrd of of that name, and eldest sonne to kīg Iohn by the ayde of certayne lordes of Englande was crowned kynge at .ix. yeares of his age whiche kinge wyth his aydes kepte sharpe warre whiche Lewes the frenche kynges sonne, who by comnaunte of certayne Lordes of England claymed the crowne, Iewes returned into fraūce. but after certagne Skyrmyshes and battayles a peace was concluded, so that Lewes shoulde departe into Fraunce and for his trauayle he had a m. Markes and so departed
In the fyrst yeare of king henryes raygne were ordayned many lawes in Englande to the greate commoditie of his subiectes. Magnacarta cō firmed. And the greate charter called Magnacarta was confirmed, and diuerse articles added thereto.
In the forthe yeare Alexander kynge of Scottes maried Ioan the syster of kynge Henry of Englande. The king of scottes maried.
In this yeare also there was a Proclamacion made througheoute Englande to auoyde straungers. Straungers put out of the realme. Because one Foukes de brent held the castell of Bedford against the kinges will.
The commīg in of the graye friers.In the .v. yeare of kinge Henryes raygne the gray fryers of the order of Fraunces came fyrste into Englande.
A voiage into bretayne.In the .xiii. yeare of kinge Hē ry the thyrd he sailed into bretayne with a noble army agaynst Lewes kynge of Fraunce, wher after spoylynge of the countre a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yonge Prynces.
A varyaunce betwene the king & his lordes.In the .xvi. yeare of this Kinges raygne, a variaunce kyndled betwene kyng Henry and hys lordes, [Page] because he put frō his seruice Englyshe men, and trusted straungers aswell in his counsell as other offices nere about him.
In the .xix. The king maried. yeare kynge Henry toke to wyfe Elinour doughter of the Earle of Prouynce.
Aboute the .xxi. yere of king hē ry the vniuersite of Parys concluded that no Preestes vnder paine of deadlye synne shoulde haue .ii. No preest ought to haue .ii. benefytes. benefytes.
In the .xxxi. The liberties of lō don loste. yeare kynge Hēry seyased the Fraunchesse of the citie of London for a Iudgemente geuen a gaynste a Wydowe named Margaret vyell. But shortly after they were restored.
In the .xxxviii. yere prynce Edwarde, The fyrst prince of waies eldest sonne to kynge Henry maryed Elynour doughter to the kyng of Castell to whome king Henry gaue the principalitie of Wales, and the gouernaunce of [Page] Gyen, and Irelande, whereof began fyrste that the kynges of England ordayned theyr sonnes prince of Wales.
The battaile at iewes.In the .xlviii. yeare of Kynge Henryes raygne greate varyaunce was betwene the kynge and hys Lordes and commons. In somuch that neare vnto Lewes kynge Hē ry and his barons fought a cruell battayle, where the kynge loste the felde where the kyng himselfe with Richarde his brother kyng of Romaines, and syr Edward his sonne and other noble men to the nombre of .xxv. wer taken, of the commons were slayne .xx.M.
The king delyuered oute of prison.The king and his brother wer deliuered vpon promyse made to performe certayne Actes made at Oxforde in the parliament before, for suerty wherof Prynce Edward remayned as pledge.
Shortly after fell great varyaunce [Page] betwene the Earle of glocester and the Earle of Leyceter and Prynce Edwarde toke parte with the Earle of Glocester, The battayle at killingworthe and at kyllyngworthe was foughte a cruell battayle the vyctory fell on prynce Edwardes parte.
Shortlye after syr Symonde mounford Earle of Leceter gathered a new army and mette Prynce Edward at Euesham where Syr Symonde the Earle was slayne & dyuerse other that toke his parte. The battayle at Euesham
About the .liiii, The liberties of lō don loste. yeare of kynge Henries raygne was such dyspleasure taken agaynst the Londoners that the kyng seased theyr liberties into his handes. But after the citie by meanes of frendes payed a fine of .xx.M. Markes and so was restored to theyr lyberty.
In the .lv. A voyage into the holy land yeare of this kynge syr Edward the kinges sonne toke his iourney into the holy land, and [Page] there he rescued the citie of Acres whiche was beseiged by the Soudan of surrey. The deth of kinge henry the thyrde. Duringe which voyage Prynce Edward beyng in the holy land: kyng Henry hys father fell sycke at Westminster and dyed the .xvi. daye of Nouember, the yeare of Christ .M.cc.lxxiii. and is buried at Westminster.
¶ Edward the fyrst.
Edward the fyrst of that name and sonne to Henry the .iii. after he hard of the death of his father came from the holye lande. And was crowned kynge at Westminster the .xix. The king of scottes did hōage to kynge Edward daye of August the yere of christ .M.cc.lxxiii. At which tyme Alexander kynge of Scottes was presente and did homage to kynge Edward.
Lewellyn of wales.In the seconde yeare of kynge Edwarde the Kynge wente into [Page] Wales and subdued Lewellyn Princes of Wales which paied to the kynge for a fine .l.m. Markes.
In the .x. yeare of thys kinge Lewellyn Prince of Wales rebellyd, A bataile in wales. but after they pursued so the Welchemen that Lewellin and his brother Dauid fled, but after Lewellyn was taken by syr Edmond Mortymer who smot of his heade and sent it to the kynge, and after that his brother was hanged, drawen and quartered.
In the .xiii. yeare of this kinge, The liberties of lō dō seased. the king seased the liberties of london into his handes because the Mayre toke brybes of the bakers. And suffered them to sell breade vnder the syse.
In the .xxiiii. A bataile in scotlād yere of kinge Edwarde the Scottes dyuers tymes rebelled wherfore kynge Edwarde beseiged the towne of Barwyke where was fought a cruell bataile, [Page] the vyctory fell to the Englysh mē and wanne the towne where were slayne of the Scotes .xxv.M. and after warde the kynge of Scottes submitted him selfe to kynge Edwarde of England.
A battel at fankyrke.In the .xxvi. yeare (kynge Edward being in flaunders (the Scottes rebelled, and chose them a newe kynge called Wales, and entred Northumberlande. But the nexte yeare after kinge Edward gathered a great power and entred scotlande, and at a place called Fankerke, he mete with the Scottes where betwene them was foughte a cruell battayle, but at the ende the Englyshmen had the victorye, and slewe of the Scotes to the nō bre of .xxxii.M. and Walis theyr new chosen king fled in to the marysses, and the common people yelded them to the kyng of England.
About the .xxxii. yeare Edward [Page] the kinges eldest sonne commytted dyuers ryots to the great dyspleasure of hys father wherefore the kynge enprysoned his sonne and other that were of his companye. The king put his sō in prisons
Also a bout the .xxxiii. yeare of kynge Edwarde the fyrste Wales the Scot was taken and brought to London and there put to death. A bataile in scotlād Anone after many Lordes and bisshoppes of Scotlande came and yelded them selues to kynge Edwarde. But Robert le Bruse contrary to his oth rebelled agaynste kinge Edwarde, and shortlye after the kinge with a great hoste wente into Scotland where he met with Roberte le Bruse at a place nyghe saynte Iohns towne where was fought a cruell batayle, the victory fell to the Englysh men, and .vii.m Scottes were slayne, and Roberte le bruce fled to the kynge of Norwaye, and dyuerse lordes were taken [Page] who were sent to London, and there put to death.
The deth of kīg Edward the fyrsteIn the .xxxv. yeare kynge Edwarde fell syke and dyed the .vii. daye of Iulye, in the yeare of christ M.ccc.vii. and is buryed at Westminster.
⚹ Edwarde the second.
EDwarde the second of that name, and sonne of the fyrst Edwarde and prince of wales, beganne his Raygne ouer England the .xxiiii. day of February the yere of Chryst .M.ccc.vii. and raygned xviii. yeres thys edward was faire of body but vnstedfast of maners, and disposed to lyghtnes. For he refused the companye of hys Lordes and men of honoure, and haunted a monge vylaynes and vyle persones, he gaue him selfe also to ouer muche drynkinge, and lyghtlye [Page] wold disclose thynges of great counsaile. And besides that he was geuen to these vices of nature, what yll counsayle maye doo he was much worse by the counsayle and famylyaritie of certayne euyll disposed personnes, as Pierse of Ganeston, Hughe the Spencers, & other, whose wanton counsayle he folowing gaue him selfe to the appetyte and pleasure of the body, no thyng ordering his common weale by sadnesse, discresion, and Iustice, whiche thinge caused fyrste greate varience betwene him and hys nobles, so that shortlye he became to them odible, and in the ende was depriued of his kingdome.
This kinge in the second yeare of his raygne, The king maryed, went into fraunce & maried Isabell doughter to Philip le Belle kynge of fraunce, and after with her returned īto englād.
About this time Piers of Ganeston behaued hym selfe ylle againste [Page] the Lordes, and waxed so proude that he would reuyle them, wherfore they sodenly rose, Piers of ganestō be headed. and beseiged him in the castell of Scarbroughe, and at the last wan it and toke Piers and broughte him to a place nere to Warwike. and there stroke of his heade where with the kinge was greatly dyspleased.
About y e .vi. yere of this king, Robert le Bruse heryng of the deuision betwene the king and his lords came agayne in to Scotland and there was amytted kinge, A batayle at banockes borne wherfore kinge Edwarde prepared a greate Armye and wente in to Scotlande, and nere to a place called Banockysbourne he mete with the Scottes where was betwene them a cruell battayle, but the Englyshmen lost the felde, and many of the lordes and great men of England were slayne and taken, and the kīg fledde wyth greate daunger into [Page] Barwyke.
In the .ix. yeare of kynge Edwarde the Scottes wan Barwike, The scottes won barwike. and shortly after they entered Northumberlande and slewe man woman and chyld.
Aboute this time there was a greate dearthe in Englande of all thinges, Great plages in England and after folowed greate Pestilence, yet all these mocions mended not the kynge of his yll liuinge.
In the .xi. A bataile of mitton yeare of this king the Scottes entred Englande & at a place in yorke shire called Mitton was fought a cruell batayle where the English men lost the felde, and much people of the countrey slaine But the kinge was all ruled by Hughe Spenser the father and the sonne, and the commons had thē in great hatred.
In the .xii. yeare of thys kinge [Page] there was a Parliament holden at London, Spēcers banished. where by the entreatinge of the lordes, Hugh Spencer the father, and Hugh Spencer the sonne were banished the Realme. But it was not longe after but the kynge contrary to that ordynaunce made in the Parlyamente sente for these Spencers agayne, and set them in hyghe aucthorytie.
A batel at brough brygeShortly after the Lordes rose agaynst the kynge, and at broughe bryge the kynges Captayne called Andrew of Harkeley met wyth thē where many of the Barons of englande were slayne and taken, and afterward that the Earle of Lancaster and dyuers other of y e Barons and knyghtes were putte to deathe.
In the .xvii. yeare of thys king the quene fearinge the tyrannye of the Spensors, The quen fled the lande. fled wyth her yonge sonne Edwarde into Fraunce to [Page] her brother Charles where she and her sonne was gentlye receyued of her brother, which made great promyse to ayde her agaynst the tyrany of the Spencers.
Shortly after Charles the frēch kynge (fearyng the Manassyng of the byshoppe of Rome) forsoke his systers quarell, The quene and her sonne driuen out of fraunce. and commaunded her to auoyde his lande.
In the .xix. The quene with her son entered the lande. yeare of kyng Edwarde, quene Isabel and her sonne by the ayde and helpe of syr Iohn of Heynalde, with a small companye of Heynowayes, retourned into England, to whome the nobles and commons gathered in greate nombre and pursued the kinge, the Spensers, and other enemies, so narowlye that shortlye after they toke them, and kepte the kinge in prisō at kenelworth, y e Spensours, the Earle of Arundell, Robert baldocke, and other Tyrantes whiche [Page] of longe tyme had greued y e reame were put to deth.
¶ Edward the thyrd.
Edward the third of that name and sonne to Edwarde the second, and of Isabell; onelye doughter of Phillip le Belle, after the deposynge of his father, was crowned kynge the second daye of February, the yeare of Christ .M.ccc.xxvi. Of kinge Edwarde the thyrde whē he was but .xv. yeres of Age. He was a man of excellent modestie and temperaunce, and aduaunced suche parsons to hyghe dignities, as dyd moste passe other in integrytye, and innocencie of lyfe. In feates of armes he was verye experte, as the noble Prowes by him atchiued do well declare, as Froysart and other wryters do declare at large. Of his lyberality and clemency he shewed many gret [Page] examples, brefelye, in all Pryncely vertues he was so excellente, that few noble men before his time maye be to hym compared. At his begynnynge he was chefelye ordered by syr Roger Mortimer, and his mother Isabell.
In the fyrst yere of his reygne, The scottes entered englād the Scottes entered into England and the kynge with a greate powre came to them at the Parke of stanhope and beset them rounde about, but by the treason of Syr Roger Mortimer the Scottes escaped without battayle wherby the king lost that voyage & al his charges.
Shortly after at yorke the kinge maryed Phyllip the earles doughter of Henaude. The king maryed. Then the kynge made peace with the Scottes and released to them theyr homage, and delyuered vnto them their charter or indenture called Ragman, Peace with the Scottes. as it was sayde by the counsel of the old [Page] Quene and syr Roger Mortymer which anone after was made Earle of Marche. And the old quene & he toke vpon them the rule of y e whole realme whereby manye thynges grewe oute of order.
Therle of kente beheaded.About the thyrde yeare of this kynge the Earle of Kente, the olde kynges brother, supposyng his brother had bene alyue deuysed certayne letters for the deliueraunce of his brother, wherfore he was accused, and by aucthoryte of parlyament condempned and therefore was beheaded.
Prince edwarde borne.In this yere was borne at Wedstocke Prynce Edwarde whiche in processe of tyme grewe to a noble and famous man, and was in his dayes counted the floure of Chiualry throughoute all the worlde.
Syr Roger mortimer beheaded.In the fourthe yeare of kinge Edwardes raigne, syr Roger Mortymer was accused for dyuerse [Page] poyntes of treason, and namelye that he was ouer famylyar with the olde quene Isabell the kynges mother for whiche accusacions he was shortly after beheaded.
In the .vi. A voiage into scotlande. yeare king Edward went into Scotlande with a great power, and at a place called Haldowne hyll, gaue the Scottes batayle wherin he optayned a tryumphant victory. So that he slewe of them .viii. Earles .ix.c. knyghtes and baronettes .cccc. esquiers and xxxiii.m. cōmon soudyers: And of the Englishe men were slayne onelye .xv. persons at the same voyage he wan the towne of Edenbrough and Barwycke with manye other castels, and gaue the gouernaunce of Scotland to Edwarde Baylol, betwene whome and the Scottes were foughten manye batayles, with greate dyuersite and chaunge of fortune.
After this time the Scottes so often rebelled, Scotland suffered muche penury. that kynge Edward made .iii. voyages into that lande within the space of .iiii. yeares. And with great manhode alwaye vanqueshed his enemies, and caused them to swere to him feautlie, and homage. In these battayles were slayne wel nere all the nobylyty of Scotlande, with infinite nombre of the common people.
Warre betwene englande and Fraunce.In the .x. yere king Edward claymed tytle to the crowne of fraunce, wherfore open warre was proclaymed betwene Englād and fraunce.
good they vitels in EnglandAboute this time (as Fabyan wryteth) by reason of scarsite of Mony, was such plentie of vitayles in Englande that the lyke had not bene sene. For a quarter of wheat was solde for .ii. s. a fat gose for .ii. d. a pygge for a peny a fate Oxe for .vi. s. viii. d. a fat shepe for vi. d. or .viii. d. vi. Pygions a peny.
In the .xii. yeare king Edward prepared stronglye to make warre in to Fraunce, King Edward wēt to Antwarpe where he was proclaymed vicar generall of the empire and for sure stablishmente of Amite betwene hym and the Holenders, Selanders, & Erabanders, sayled to Antwarpe wher he concluded the matter with hys alies and by the consent of the Emperour Lewes, was proclaymed vicer geneneral of the Empyre.
In the .xiii. The king held a parliamente. yeare kynge Edward returned into England and called his parliament at Westminster, and there by the aduyce of the whole realme, toke vpon hym the tytle to be kynge of Fraunce, and ioyned the armes of Englande to the armes of Fraunce and bare thē quarterlye as they yet continue, at which parliamente was graunted greate sommes of mony to mayntayne hym in his warres.
In the .xiiii. A batel on the sea. yeare of king Edwardes raygne, he saylyng toward [Page] Flaunders nye to the hauen of Scluce, met with the French kynges nauye: where was foughte a cruell batayle, whereof the kyng of England had the victory, and the frenche fleete, that was in nombre cccc. sayle, was wel nere all destroyed, and the Soudiers taken, slaine, and drowned, so that of .xxxiii.M. there escaped not one.
A yeare for one yeare.Shortlye after kynge Henry with a myghty army both of Englande, and of the Empyre, entered fraunce, and beseiged Torney, but shorlty after (by the meanes of the countes of Henand) mother to the Quene of Englande and syster to the french kyng, a peace was made for .xii. monethes, and kynge Edward returned into England.
The scottes trobeled Englande,In this tyme the Scottes (by the settynge on of the frenche men) recouered a great part of that land and in moste cruell wyse vexed the [Page] Englyshe garysons.
In the .xviii. yeare, The order of the garter fyrste ordained, kinge Edwarde enuented and ordained first the order of y e garter at Winsoure.
Aboute this time the Earle of Darby was sente into Gascoyne where he wonne dyuers townes & Castels, Gascoine wonne. and before Anberoche the Earle of Darby, by polecy of syr Walter of Manni, with a .M. englishemen discomfited and slewe .x.M. frenchmē, and Gascoines, and toke prysoner the Earle of Lay, their chefe capitayne, with dyuers other nobles: & subdued the coūtre.
In the .xx. yeare king Edward with his sonne Prynce Edwarde, sayled into Normandy, and ouerrode and spoyled the countre, euen to Paris, and gathered wonderful rychesse and prayes which he sente into Englande. Shortlye after he encountred the Frenche kynge nye to the forest of Cressy, The battayle of Cressy. wher betwen [Page] them was foughte a cruel batayle, and kinge Edwarde obtayned the victorye. In that battayle was slayne the floure of the Chiualrye of Fraūce. That is to say the king of Boheme, with ten other greate Princes, foure score barons .xii.c. knyghtes, and mo than .xxx.M. of the common Soudiers.
Callys wonne.After thys victorye the kynge wente towarde Calys and beseged the towne the space of .xi. monethes during which sege the french kyng came to rayse the sege but shortlye after he departed without battaile, wherfore they of Callys yelded vp the towne to kinge Edward.
The king of scottes taken prisoner.In the tyme of the seige before Callys, Dauid of Scotlande by the settinge on of the french kinge, warred on the borders of England But the quene assembled a strong armye, as well of preestes as laye men, and nere to Durham toke in batayle the kinge of Scottes prysoner, [Page] with manye of his greatest Lordes and earles, and slew of the common soudiers .xv.M.
About the .xxii. A greate derth thorough out all the worlde. yeare of kynge Edward the .iii, ther was a wonderful famyn and Pestilence raygned throughout all the world. In Italye scant the .x. person of an .c. was lefte on lyue. In the citie of parys in Fraunce died .L.M. and in the citie of London (besyde the bodies buried in churches and churcheyardes, and monasteryes, and other places of buriall) there was buryed in the charterhouse churche yerde .l.M. persons and aboue, as wryteth Fabian.
In thys yeare the Captayne of Callys conspyred to betraye it agayne to the Frenchemen, calis like to betrayed. the historye whereof declareth wonderfully the great manhode, pollycie, liberalytie, & gentylnesse of the noble kinge Edwarde, reade Frosarde [Page] the .c. and .v. Chapter of his fyrste boke.
The tirany of the byshop of rome. &c.Aboute this time kinge Edward was elected to be Emperour But he consyderynge the trouble & vnquietnesse of the byshop of Rome, refused it. And then they chose the Marques of Messena whiche also refused it.
Gines yelded to the englishmēIn the, xxvii. yere of king Edwardes raygne the towne and castel of Gines was yelded to y e english mē.
A voyage into Gascoyne.In the .xxix. yeare of kinge Edwardes raygne Prynce Edwarde of Wales, with a stronge companye of Soudyers passed into Gascoyne, where he made sore warre, & destroied Castelles and townes before hym with greate successe and toke the Castell & towne of Rehemorentyne, with other.
A voyage īto fraūceAboute this tyme king Edward sayled to Calys, & began to make war vpon fraūce but shortly after [Page] he returned because the Scottes rose & inuaded y e Englysh borders.
In the .xxx. The battaile of poytiers. yeare of kynge Edwardes raygne prynce Edward of Wales, nie to the citie of Poytiers ioyned batayle with king Iohn of fraunce, on whome the prynce wan a noble victory. In this conflycte kynge Iohn was taken wyth hys yonge sonne Phillippe, The fifth king takē prysoner. there were taken .ix. earles, the archebyshop of Sens, and many other greate lordes, Baronettes and knyghtes & mē of name to the nombre of .xvi.c and there were slayne the Duke of Burgoyne, the Duke of Athens, syr Iohn Cleremond Marshall of Fraunce, with many lordes, Baronetes, knyghtes, and menne of Armes to the nombre of .xvii.c. and iii.M of other meane persones. And after this felde thus wonne, the Prynce with his prysoners returned to Burdeaux. And shortely [Page] after they sayled in to Englande where they were of kinge Edwarde noblely receyued.
In the, xxxiii. yeare, kynge Edwarde with the Prynce his sonne wetne to Calys and so in to fraūce where he made sharpe warre, A voiage īto fraūce and burned and destroyed the countre without mercye. But shortly after by great entreaty ther was a peace concluded on this condicion that kinge Edward should haue to his propre possession the countres of Gascoyne and Guyan, Poyters, Lymosyn, Beleuile, Exanctes, Calys Guines, and diuers other lordshyps, townes, Castels and all the landes to them belonging, without knowledge of any souerainte, The frēch king raunsomed. obeysaunce, homage, or subiection for the same, and that the french kyng shoulde paye for his raunsome .iii Myllons of Scutes, whiche amounte to .v.c.M. li. and so kynge [Page] Iohn was delyuered.
In the .xxxvii. yeare of kinge Edwarde, The deth of the frēch king kynge Iohn of fraunce came into englande of his fre wyll to sporte hym and had greate chere. And shortly after dyed at the Sauoy at London.
In this yeare also Prynce Edwarde toke possessyon of the Duchie of Guyen and Acquitaine and did homage to his father for the same. Prince edward made duke of Guyen.
About the .xl. yeare of king Edward Dampeter of Spayne was expulsed his realme by his basterd brother Henry, wherfore he fled to Prynce Edward whych was then at Burdeaux. A bataile ī Spaine. But this Peter by y e ayde of Prynce Edwarde fought with his brother Henry and put him to flyghte and slue .v.M. of his men. And restored Peter to dyuerse cities and holdes which he before had loste. But not longe after [Page] the Prynce returned home, and hē ry repayred his army, and warred vpon his brother so fearselye that in the end he vtterly vanquished hī to deth, and then without resistence possessed the kingdom of Spaine.
In the .xlii. yere of kyng Edward new variāce begā betwen Englād & Fraūce, A voiage īto fraūce wherfore the duke of Lā caster was sent with an army into fraūce & nere vnto Arde the Duke of Burgoyne lodged within a mile of the Englysh armye the space of xviii. dayes and neuer profered batayle, but at the laste stole awaye pryuelye by nyghte, and then entered the Duke further into fraunce as Froysar sheweth at large.
In the .xliii. yeare, syr Roberte knolles entered y e realme of fraūce with a stronge army and wasted & destroyed the countrie and passed euen by Parys ranged in batayle, and without any notable battayle [Page] returned.
About the xlv. yeare the french men made sharpe warre in Gyen, Great variaunce ī Gascoine and many dyuers skyrmyshes wer betwene the frenchmē and the englysh men but most commonlye alwayes the englyshemen loste, and the citie of Lymoge & other cities rebelled against Prince Edward. Wherfore Prynce Edwarde perceyuinge all this, & what for lacke of money, and what for sykenes & maladyes that he had, he departed into England, leuyng behynd him hys bretheren the Duke of Lancaster, and the Earle of Cambryge, to rule Gascoyne, but sone after they came into Englande.
In the .xlvi. A ba [...] [...]. yeare of kyng Edwardes raygne the Earle of Penbroke was sent with a great army to fortefye the towne of Rochell. But he was met on the Sea, wyth a companye of Spanyardes, betwene [Page] whome there was a cruell fyghte, but the Englishe men were discomfited, and the earle of Penbroke was there taken wyth a .c.lx. mo prisoners, and the most parte of his men slayne and drowned. And sone after the towne of Rochel was yelded to the Frenchmen.
A voiage īto fraūceAlso in the .xlvii. yere the duke of Lancaster landed at Calys with a myghtye armye passed throughe fraunce robbyng and spoylyng the countre euē to Burdeaux, and wer neuer fought with saue onelye at a scirmyshe they loste .l. Speres and xx. archers.
In the .l. yeare of this kynge there was suche syckenes and mortalite, A greate deathe. as well in Italy as in England y e innumerable of people died
The deth of Prince EdwardeIn the .li. yere Prince Edward of Englande departed out of this lyfe who was in his time the flowre of Chiualry and was buryed at [Page] Canterburye.
Also in the same yeare, the .xxi. The deth of kinge Edward daye of Iune, the yeare of Chryste a .M.ccc.lxxvii. kynge Edwarde dyed and is buryed at Westminster. This king Edwarde when he dyed had .iiii. sonnes, that is to say Lyonell Duke of Clarence, Iohn of Gaunte Duke of Lancaster, Edmonde of Langley Duke of yorke, and Thomas of Wedstocke Earle of Cambrege.
¶Rychard the seconde.
RIchard the seconde of y e name, and son to Prince Edward eldest sonne to kyng Edward the thyrd beyng of .xi. yeres of age was crowned kynge of England the .xv. day of Iuly, the yeare of Chryste a .M ccc.lxxvii.
In the fyrst yeare of kyng Rychardes [Page] raygne the frenche kynge sente a great nauy to the sea, The frēch men entered englād which entered in dyuers partes of thys realme and dyd moch harme wher they landed, and at the laste came into Thames, & so to graues ende, and brent parte of that towne and returned into fraunce agayne.
About this tyme the Earle of Cambrege the kynges vncle was sent into fraunce with .viii.M. A voiage īto fraūce mē, and passed the water of Sōme, and so forth to Troyse and wan it, and so passed to the coūtre of Gascoine, and so into Brytayne where syr Iohn of Mounford duke of Britayne gladly receyued them.
Iacke Strawe.In the .v. yeare of this kynge the commons of Englande arose and specially in Estsex and Kente, and made them capytaines of whō the chefe they called Iacke straw, which came into the towre of London where the king was, and there [Page] they toke the Archebyshop of Caū terbury, the Lorde of saynt Iohns, and a frere the kinges confessoure, and at the towre hyll smot of theyr heades, and slewe and robbed all straungers in Sothewarke, and brente the Duke of Landcasters place called the Sauoy, and dyd muche hurt, and beynge assembled in Smithfeld, vsed them selues verye proudely and vnreuerentlye against the kynge. But by the manhode and wysdome of Wyllyam Waulworth mayre of London, that rude company was disceuered and theyr Capitayne Iacke straw was slayne. Iacke Strawe slayne.
Aboute thys tyme was a wonderfull great earthequake in Englande the lyke whereof was neuer sene before that day nor syns. A greate erthquak
In the .vii. yeare of kynge Rychard, A voyage into flaunders, Henry Spenser bishoppe of Norwitche wente into Flaunders [Page] at the commaundement of the bysshop of Rome with a great power, and wan Dūkyrke and grauelyn, and brente .xl. shyppes and muche goodes beyng within them, but after there fell a disease of the flickes and other dyseases among his soudiers, that he was fayne to returne into Englande.
The king maryed.In the .viii. yeare kynge Rycharde Maryed the doughter of Viceslaus, Emperour of Almaine.
A bataile on the seaIn the .x. yeare of this king the earle of Arundell was sente into Guyan to strengthe the soudyers there, but on the sea, he met with a flote of Flemynges laden with Rochell wyne, and set vpon them and toke them. Amonge the which was taken the Admyral of fraunce.
Great variaūce betwene the king & his Lordes & commonsIn the .xi. yeare there was maruaylous greate trouble and dyscē cyon in Englande, betwene the kinge and his counsayle and other [Page] nobles and prelates of the realme. The commons by the ayde and comforte of the kinges vncles and other lordes of the realme (that is to saye the Duke of Glocester, the duke of yorke, y e earles of Darby, of Arundell, and of Notyngham) put to death dyuers of the kynges counsel and chefe offycers, and chased the duke of Ireland and other out of the realme, for that they caused the kynge to burden his people with exactions and could make no iust accompt of the same when they were required.
In the .xv. The liberties of lō don lost. yeare there was a ryot in London wherfore the king seased the lybertye of the citie into his handes. But shortlye after by the meanes of the quene, & doctor Grauesend bishop of London they were restored to theyr lybertyes.
In the .xviii. A voiage īto Irelād yeare king Richard made a voyage into Irelād which [Page] was more to his charge thē honor.
Hēry the iiii. banyshed.In the, xxii. yeare Henry Boling broke duke of Hareford, and sonne to the Duke of Lancastre, and the duke of Norfolke were banyshed out of the realme.
Shortly after Henry bolinbroke Duke of Herford, Kinsh Rychard the ii. deposed wich was banished into fraūce, beyng sente for of the Lōdoners, came into englande with a small power, to whome the cōmons gathered in so gret multitude, & forsoke their Prince, y t not longe after at y e castel of Flint, they toke king Richard, & held hī as prisoner in the tower of Londō, where he yelded vp & resigned to the sayd Henrie duke of Hereforde, all his power & kingly title to the crowne of england & fraunce, knowleging that he was worthilye deposed for his demerites and misgouernynge of the common weale.
¶Henry the fourthe.
HEnry the fourthe, sonne to Ihon of Gaunt, late Duke of Lancaster, and thirde sonne of Edwarde the thyrde toke possessiō of his realme of England the last daye of Septembre, in the yere of oure Lorde a .M.ccc.lxxxxix.
¶Anno dn̄i .M.ccc.lxxxix. Anno primo Henrici .iiii. Thomas knolles Grocer mayre. William Hyde Ihon Walderne shyreffes.
In this yeare dyed kynge Rycharde the seconde. In thys yere also certaine Dukes and Erles of England and other, A cōspiraci againste the kyng. were accorded to make a mūming on twelfe daye at nyghte, trayterously to kyll the kynke, than beynge at Wyndsore, whiche beynge warned therof, departed sodaynelye & came to London, & made pursute after the sayd [Page] conspiratours, which apprehended and taken, were after by the lawe put to deathe. In this yeare kyng Hēry sent syr Thomas Persy Erle of Worsiter with a goodly crue of soudiers into Aquitayne to ayde syr Robert knowlles leuetenaunte there, A vyage into aquitayne. and to parswad the people to theyr obeysaunce, who dyd greatly stomacke y e death of king Richard
An act of Parliamente.In this yeare was enacted by auctorite of Parliamente, that no Lorde, nor other man, myght gyue anye gownes, or lyueryes to anye of theyr tenaūtes, or other persons, onelye but to theyr household and menyall seruauntes.
In this yeare also was enacted that all repyers, An other acte. & other fysshers from Rye, Wynchelsee, and other costes of the sea syde, shoulde sell theyr fysshe theyr selfe in Cornehil Chepe, & other stretes of London, to all men that woulde by theim, [Page] Fysshemongers, and all other that woulde bye the sayd fisshe to make sale agayne of it, onely except.
¶Anno domini .M.cccc. an. ii. Hē rici .iiii. Ihon Fraūces goldsmith mayre, Ihon Wakele, Wyllyam Ebot, shyryffes.
In this yeare the French kyng sent Lorde Iames of Burbone w t xii.C. the frēch mē made a vyoage into Englande. knyghtes & squyres to ayd Owen Glendor a squyre of wales agaynst kynge Henry, and landed at Plummouthe in Deuenshyre, who shortly after to his great losse & shame retired backe into Fraūce
In thys yeare a Priour & viii. fryers were hāged at Tiburne for treason.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.i. anno tertio, henrici quarti. Ihon Shadworth Mayre, Wyllyam Fremyngham, Wylliam Venour shyreffes.
In this yeare was sene in Englande a blasing starre. [Page] a comete or blasynge starre of a huge quantite.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.ii. anno quarto herici quarti. Ihon Walcot mayre Robert Chicheley, Richarde Matlowe shereffes.
In this yeare was the battayl of Shrowysbury.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.iii. an quinto henrici quarti. Wyllyam Askam mayre. Thomas Fawkener, Thomas Pole shyreffes.
A cōmotiō in yorke shyreIn this yeare began a cōmocion in Yorke shere, but theyr entente was knowen, and for that treason was apprehēded Richard Scrope Archebyshop of Yorke, the Earle Marshall. Syr Ihon Lampley, and syr Robert Plumton, who in whytson weke were beheaded at Yorke.
In this yere the king of Scottes [Page] sente hys sonne the Prynce into Fraunce, The prīce of Scotland takē prysoner. but by violence of wether was dreuen into Englande where he cōtynued prisoner many yeares after.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.iiii. an. vi. henrici iiii. Ihon Hynd draper mayre, William Louth, Steuen Spilmā shyreffes.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.v. an. vii. henrici quarti. Ihon woodcoke mayre Henry Barton, Wyllyam Crowner shyreffes.
¶Anno dom. m.cccc.vi. an. octauo henrici quarti, Rychard wittyngtō marcer mayre, Nicolas Wotton, Geffery Broke shyreffes.
¶An. do. M.cccc.vii. an. ix. hērici quarti, William Sandon mayre, [Page] Hēry Balton, Hēry Pōfret shyref.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.viii. an. x. henrici quarti, Drewe Barētine goldsmythe Mayre, Thomas Duke, Wyllyam Norton sheryffes.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.ix. an. xi, henrici quarti, Rychard Marlow Yrinmōger mayre. Ihon Law, Wylliā Chichelye shyreffes.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.xii. anno hērici quarti. Thomas knolles grocer Mayre, Ihon Penne, Thomas Pyke shyreffes.
This yeare was a byll put into the Parliament agaynst y e spiritualtie, for wasting of the tēporaltie.
¶Anno do. m.cccc xi. an. xiii. henrici quarti. Robert Chichelye grocer mayre, Ihon Reynwel, Walter Cotton shyreffes.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.xii. an. xiiii. hē rici quarti, Wylliam Walderne marcer Mayre, Raufe Leuynghā, Wylliam Senenoke shyreffes.
In this yeare kynge Henry the fourth dyed, the .xx. daye of march, The deth of Kynge Hēry the fourthe. In the yere of our lorde a thousād cccc.xii. And whan he had reygned xiii. yeares fiue monethes, and one and twenty dayes, & lyeth buryed at Cantorbury.
¶Henry the fyfte.
HEnry the fyfte began hys reigne the xxi. day of march, in the yeare of our lord next aboue mencioned. And was crowned at westmynster the nynthe daye of Apryll folowynge. In the yeare of oure lorde M.cccc. and xiii.
In thys yeare was a generall counsel holden at Constance vpon the ryuer of Reyne, a general counsell. to the whyche councell was sente Rycharde Erle [Page] of warwike and iii. Bishopes with dyuers doctours knyghtes & squiers to y e nombre of viii.C. horses.
In this coūsel were condempned to death for heresy Ihon Wicliffe, Ihon Husse, & Ieram of Prage,
The lord cobhā accused of heresy.In thys yeare syr Ihon Oldecastell lorde Cobham was accused to the Archebishop of Cantorbury for certeyne poyntes of heresy.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xiii. an. i. hē rici quinti, Wyllyam Walderne mayre, Raufe Leuingham, Williā Seuenoke sheyreffes.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.xiiii. an. ii. hē rici quinti. Williā Crowner maire Ihon Suttō, Ihon Michel shyre.
A parliament holdē at Leyceter.In this yeare in Apryll was holden a Parliamente at Leyceter, in the which Parliament were cōcluded many profitable lawes, and amonge other thynges was a byll [Page] put into the Parliamente house agaynst thaccesse of the spiritualtye & was lyke to take effecte, but than the Bishoppes and Abbottes moued the kynge to make warre in to Fraūce for his title there, so that in al his tyme after he had neuer leser to speake therof more. And also towarde that voyage was graunted by the spiritualtie such a payment as had not bene payed before.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xv. an. tertio henrici quinti, Thomas Fakener mercer mayre. Ihon Mychel, Thomas Alayne shyreffes.
This yere the kinge dyd prepare an armye into Fraunce of .xv.C. A cōspiracie agaīst the kyng. shyppes, & the day before he sholde depart from Southhāton certaine lordes dyd cōspyre y e kynges death for the whiche conspiracie was apprehended Rychard Erle of Cambrege, the lord Scrope, & syr Thomas Gray knight, who at the tyme [Page] of theyr executiō cōfessed that they were set a worke by y e Frēch kyng. And after theyr execution the king set forwarde, & on the vigill of the assūption of our Lady he with all hys nauy landed at Kyd Caux in Normandy. The winnynge of Herflew. And on the next daye he beseged the towne of Herflwe, and the .xxxvii. daye after the sayd towne was yelded to the kyng.
The battell of agī courte.In this yeare in Octobre was y e battell of Agyn courte whiche victory by the onely prouision of god fell to the Englishemen, for kynge Henry had in his bataile but onely two .M. horsemen and xii.M. fotemen of al sortes. And on y e Frēch partie were almost all the nobilitie of Fraunce with .lx.M. hortemen besyde fotemen. There were slayne on the Frenche partie aboue .x.M. persones wherof were princes and nobles bering baners .C.xxvi. and all the remnaunt sauynge .xvi C. [Page] were knyghtes, Esquires, & gentlemen. And on the Englishe parte wer slaine Edward duke of yorke, therle of Suffolke, syr Rycharde Kykeley and Dauy gāme esquyre, and of al other not aboue .v. or .vi C. persons.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xvi. an. iiii. hērici quinti, Nicolas wotton draper Mayre, Wyllyam Cambridge Alayne Euarde shyreffes.
This yeare in Maye the Emperor Sigismond came into Englande to treate of a peace betwene kynge Henry and the French king and was nobely receyued but hys labour toke small effecte. The Emperour came into Englāde.
This yere was Harflew beseged by the Frēchemen, Harflew beseged. both by water & land, but incōtinent the kyng sent his brother the Duke of Bedforde with a noble army &, A battell on the see on the sea encountered the French Nauy in nū bre [Page] .v.C. shyppes, whiche were by the Englishemē dyscomfyted and almoste all taken or drowned, and when the army by lande knew that the Nauy by sea was discomfited, reysed theyr sege and departed.
¶An. do. M.cccc.xvii an. quinto henrici quinti, Henry Bartō skinner Mayre, Robert Whityngton, Ihon Couentre shyreffes.
A voiage into Normandy.This yeare in Iuly the kynge accompanied with his brethren the Dukes of Clarēce and Gloucester with a noble armie made a voyag into Normandy and wonne Caen with the castell and in conclusyon what by force & rendering vp wan almost all y e holdes in Normandy. ¶Anno domi. M.cccc.xviii. anno vi. henrici quinti, Richarde Morlowe yremōger mayre, Hēry Rede, Ihon Gedney shyrefes.
In this yere syr Ihon Oldcastel [Page] knyght lorde Cobham was hāged in cheines and after brente.
In this yeare the laste daye of Iuly the cytie of Roan was beseged bothe by water and by lande, The citie of Roan beseged. insomoche that by reason of famin they were cōpelled to fall to treatie and so the xix. daye of Ianuary the cytie was yelded to the kynge. And immeniatly after all Normandy yelded them selues also.
¶An. do. M.cccc.xix. an septimo henrici quinti, Wylliā Seuenoke grocer mayre, Ihon Parues, Rauf Barton, Ihon Bryan shyreffes.
In the tyme of thys warre in Fraunce there was great variaūce betwene the nobles of Fraūce and specially betwene the Dolphin, variaūce betwene the lordes of fraūce the Duke of Burgon, and the Duke of Orliaunce with other, and there was a place appoynted to mete to treate for a peace and thether came [Page] the Dolphin & the Duke of Burgonne and the sayd Duke kneling on his knees tellyng his tale to the Dolphin one Tavagny du chastel smote the Duke on the heed with a hachet & so moste shamefully was mordered.
A communycatyon for a peace.In this yeare there was a communycatyon for a peace betwene England and Fraunce but it toke small efecte, wherfore the Kynge went forward with his conquest & sent an armie to Ponthoyse & with forse wanne it, Pōthoise wonne. to the great feare of the parisience and all Fraunce.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xx. anno viii. henrici quinti, Richard whitinghā mercer mayre, Robert whitingham Ihon Butler shyreffes.
A peace concluded betwene Fraūce & EnglandIn this yeare in Maye was cō cluded a peace betwene the Kynge of Englande and the French kyng so that king Henry did mary lady [Page] Katheryne the Frenche kynges doughter at Troye in Chāpaigne after which mariage kynge Henry was proclamed heyre and regente of Fraunce.
In this yeare at Christmas the kyng of Englād kept such a noble house in Roan as Regē of Fraūce that to his courte all men resorted and fewe to the Frenche kynges courte, and after Christmas he ordeaned his brother y e Duke of Clarence his leuetenaūt generall both of Fraunce & Normandy, and on the morow after candelmas daye the kynge and the quene toke shippyng at Calis & landed at Douer and on saynte Mathues daye folowynge the quene was crowned at westminster. the kynge returned into Englande.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.xxi. an. ix. henrici quinti, Wylliam Cambrydge grocer mayre, Ihon Butler, William weston shyreffes.
In this yere the Duke of Clarence made a rode into Aniowe where by a lūbard he was betraied and so was slayne with dyuers noble men more. the death of the duke of clarence.
A voiage into fraū ce.Also in this yeare in Maye the kynge passed the sea with a noble army into Fraūce and pursued the dolphin on such wyse that he coude scant fynde any place to hyde himselfe in.
In this yeare the kyng beseged the cytie of Meaux in brye during whiche syege was borne at Wynsore the kynges sōne named Hēry. the byrth of Kynge Hēry the syxte.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.xxii. an. x. henrici quinti, Robart Chychelye grocer mayre, Rychard Iostlyn, williā weston shyreffes.
The deth of Kynge Hēry the fyfte.In this yeare kynge Henry the fyfte dyed the xxi. daye of August. In the yeare of oure Lorde next aboue mencioned whan he had reigned [Page] .ix. yeares and fyue monethes and xxiiii. dayes, and lyeth buryed at Westmynster.
¶Henry the syxt.
HEnry y e vi. began his reigne the fyrst day of Septembre, in the yere of our lorde next aboue mencioned, & was crowne at Westmynster in the eyght yeare of hys reygne, all whiche tyme before for insufficiency of age he was admitted to y e rule of his vncles, the Duke of Bedforde and Glocester, he was of the age of viii. monethes & odde dayes and not aboue.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.xxxiii. anno primo Henrici sixti. Wyllyam walderne mayre, William Estfeld Robert Tatersale shyreffes.
Thys yeare was the Duke of Glocester made protectour of Englande, and the Duke of Bedforde [Page] regēt of Fraūce which Regent like a noble capitayne maytayned the warre against y e Dolphin so longe as he lyued.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxiiii. anno secondo Henrici sixti, Wyllyam Crowner drapen Mayre, Nicolas Iames, Thomas wadford shyref.
In this yere the Duke of Bedford Regēt of Fraūce, The battayle of vernoyle. made warre vpon the Dolphyn of Fraūce and vnto Englishemen fell the victory at the battayle of vernoyle where were viii.M. Frenchmen slayne.
Also in this yeare was Iames Steward kynge of scottes delyuered which was prisoner in Englād long time before, The king of scottes deliuered. who for y e realme of Scotlād did omage to the king of Englande and maryed the lady Iane doughter to the Erle of Somerset and cosyn to the kynge.
¶Anno domini M.ccc.xxv. an. [Page] tercio Henrici sixti, Ihon Michell Mayre, Symon Seman, Ihon Bythwater shyreffes.
In this yeare the Duke of Glocester protecter of Englande sente vnto hys brother the Regente of Fraunce .x.M. men to mayntayne warre agaynst the Dolphin. A voiage into fraū ce.
In this yeare also was a battayle at vernoyle in perch betwene the Regēt & the Duke of Alaūson, The battayle of Vernocle in Perch the victory fell to the Englshe men where were slayne of Frenchmen & Scottes .ix. thousand and vii.C. and of Englyshemen xvi.C.
¶Anno domini M.cccc.xxvi. anno quarto Ihon couentre marcer Mayre Wyllyam Mylted, Ihon Brokeley shyreffes.
In thys yeare began a greate variaunce in Englande betwene the noble men of the realme for the Byshop of wynchester dyd enuye Of a noble prelat [Page] the lorde protector in so moch that the Lorde Regent of Fraunce was fayne to come into England to set theim at one.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxvii. anno quinto Henrici sixti. Ihon Raynwell fyshmonger Mayre, Roberte Arnold, Ihon Heygham shyrefes.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxviii. anno sixto Henrici sixti. Ihon Godney draper Mayre, Robert Ocle, Hēry Frowyke shyreffes.
Orliance beseged.In thys yeare was Orlyaunce beseged by the thenglyshe men and as syr Ihon Fastolfe wente frome Parys towarde the army with vytales ther met him an army of frē chemen where after longe conflicte the Englysh men optained the victory where were .xxv.C. Frenchmē slayne and .xii.C. taken prisoners.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxix. anno septimo Henrici sixti. Henry Berton skiner Maire, Thomas Dushous Raufe Holande shyreffes.
In this yeare the seage brake vp before Orliaunce and wan many townes as Geneuile, Meū, & Fort, with diuers other, and as the lorde Talbot was coming to Meū with v.M. men he was incountered with an army of Frenchmen to the nombre of xxiii.M. where was taken prisoners the Lorde Talbot & the lorde Scales with other. The lord talbot taken prisoner. And of Englishemen were slayne xii.C. persons to the great reioysynge of the Dolphin & other of his facte.
In this yeare also after this victory the Dolphin reysed an army & wan by cōposicion Troys in Chā payne, & the cytie of Raynes with dyuers other townes and castelles whiche Dolphin had in his campe one Ione a stout Ramp whiche the [Page] Frenchemen dyd call La pusell de dwe, Of Ione the witch the mayd of God. And afterwarde in thys same yeare was the Dolphin sacred kynge of Fraunce at Raynes in the presense of all the noble men of his faction, The sacred king at Raynes. and the Dukes of Lorayne and Barre by the name of Charles the syxte.
The duke of Bedford pursueth the Dolphyn frō place to place.And the Duke of Bedford Regēt of Fraunce beynge at Paris hard of this doinges of the French king with an noble army of Englishmē and Normans pursued him frome place to place tyl he came to senles in Berre where both armies might se other, & after bothe armyes had lyne in eche others syght .ii. dayes, the Frenche kyng lyke a carpet capitayne in the dead of the nyghte brake vp his army & fled to Braye which when the Regent perceyued mystrustynge the waueringe Parciās returned w t his armi to paris.
In this yere by the procurement [Page] of the byshop of Rone Henry Benford Cardinall of Wynchester cō monly called the ryche Cardinall, Mē sente into fraū ce. was sent into Beame with iiii.M. men to reuēge the bishop of Rome, but whē he came to Douer he was countermaunded by the lorde protector & went into Fraūce to helpe the Regent agaynst y e Frēch kyng.
¶Anno domini M.cccc.xxx. anno octauo Hērici sixti. Williā Estfeld mercer Mayre. Wyllyam Ruffe, Raufe Holande shyreffes.
In this yere the Regēt of Fraūce lefte the gouernaunce of Paris to the Byshop of Ely Chaunceller of Fraunce, A parliamente at Roan. and the sayd Regent held Parliament at Roan animatynge the Normans to their obeysaunce to the Kynge of Englande &.c. At which season the Frenche king sent the Duke of Alaunson and his soceres Ione, the greate goddesse of [Page] the Frenche men to scale Paris, A sealeng of parys. from the which they were beaten to theyr great losse & theyr capytayne Ione was throwne into the dykes & had much worke to saue her lyfe.
In this eyght yeare kyng Henry y e sixt was crowned at wistminster.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxxi. an. nono Henrici syxti. Nicolas Wauton Mayre. Water Charsy, Roberte Large shyreffes.
The order of the golden flece.In this yeare did Phillip Duke of Borgon mary Lady Isabell doughter to Ihon kynge of Portingale and great aunt to the king of Englande, at whiche maryage the sayd Duke ordeyned the order of the golden flece.
In this yeare in Decembre the Englyshmen beseged the towne of of Laigny in the whiche the pusell was capitayne with other, who issued oute to skyrmyshe wyth the [Page] Englyshemen and Burgonyons, at which skyrmishe Ione the puzel was taken and after was sente to the duke of Bedford to Roan wherafter long examinacion was brent to asshes. Ione the puzel brēt at Roan.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxxii an. desimo Hērici sixti. Ihon Welles grocer Mayre. Ihon Aldryle, Steuen Browne shyreffes.
In this ten yeare kynge Henry the syxte was crowned at Paris, king hēry the syxte crowned Kynge of fraūce in Paris. which is y e chiefe cytie in all fraūce with great triumphe & nobilitie.
After kyng Henry was crowned kynge of Fraunce he kepte a noble house fyrste at Paris and after at Roan in whiche tyme there was a peace concluded for vi. yeares betwene the Englyshemen and the Frenchemen, A peace cō cluded. whiche peace within shorte tyme by the Frenchemē was broken.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxxiii. an. xi. [Page] Henrici sixti. Ihon Perueis fyshemōger Maire. Ihon Olney Ihon Paddisly shyreffes.
The peace brokē.In this yere the peace in Fraūce was broken wherfore on both partyes were armyes set forthe & townes fortefied, and when the French men coulde not preuayle they sente forth theyr accostmed seruaūt called mayster Treasō, and corrupted Piers Andebeuffe constable of the castle of Roan with mony, that the Marcial of Fraūce with ii.C. persons disgysed dyd entre the castell of Roan but they were sone espyed & so some of them were slayne some hanged and some raūsomed at the Regentes pleasure.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxxiiii. anno xii. Hērici sixti. Ihon Brokely draper mayre. Thomas Challō Ihon Lynge shyreffes.
In this yeare the commons of [Page] Normandy made insurrection, by the settyng on of the Frenche kyng but thei were shortely suppressed, The commons of normādy rebelled. & many of them slayne.
In this yeare was Ihon Duke of Burbon delyuered out of prysō whiche had bene prysoner in Englād syns the butayle of Agyncourt xviii. yeres before, The duke of Burbō delyuered out of prison. & paied for his roūsome xviii.M. pound starling.
In this yeare also began a veriaunce betwene y e Regēt of fraūce and the Duke of Burgoyne to the losse of Englande and no gayne to Burgony. A variaū ce betwene the Regent & the Duke of burgoine
¶Anno do. m.cccc.xxxv anno xiii. Henrici sixti. Robert Ocley grocer Mayre. Thomas Barnewel Symon Eyre shyreffes.
This yere was a great frost that endured from the feast of saint katheryne vnto the feast of saynt valentyne, A greate froste. so that neyther shyp might sayle nor botte be rowed on y e riuer [Page] of Thames, & therfore all the vyntage was caryed to Londō by land in Cartes.
A peace betwene the Frēchkīg & the duke of Burgoyne.In this yeare was concluded a peace betwene the Frenche kyng & the duke of Burgoyn to the great dyspleasure and losse of the Englyshemen.
The deth of the regente of Fraunce.In this yere died the noble Duke of Bedforde Regent of Fraunce & lyeth buried in our lady churche at Roan, in whose sted was elected regente of Fraunce Richarde Duke of Yorke.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxxvi. an. xiiii. Henrici sixti. Henry Frowyke mercer Mayre. Thomas Catworthe, Robert Clopton shyreffes.
paris lostIn this yeare the Parissioners rebelled agaynst the Englishemen and so rendered vp the cytie of Paris in to the Frenchemens handes and slew many of the Englishmen [Page] that kept the cytie.
In this yeare the Duke of Burgoyne with an army of xl.M. mē dyd laye seage to Calys. Calis beseged. And durynge this seage the Duke sent the lorde of Croy with a cōuenient army to laie sege to Gines, Gines beseged. who gote there but small gaynes.
Shortly after it was noysed in the campe of the Duke, that y e lord protector of England was shipped with a great army to come to calis to rayse the seage, and sodaynly in the nyghte the Duke of Burgoyne raysed his seage & lykewyse sent to Gynes for the lorde Croy & lyke a valyante capitayne fled awaye by nyghte and on the next daye in the mornyng the lorde protector came to land & entered the campe of hys enemyes, but they were gone, The duke brake vp his seage & fled by nyght. and had left behynde them the Tentes, ordinaunce, and vitayles, and all that they had.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxxvii. an. xv. Hērici sixti. Ihon Michell mayre, Thomas worsted, Wylliam Gregore shyreffes.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxxviii. an. xvi henrici sixti. William Estfeld mercer Mayre. Wylliam Chapman, Wylliam Hales shyreffes.
The erle of warwike made Regent.In this yere y e Erle of warwyke was made Regent of Fraunce and y e duke of Yorke discarged, which Erle after hys ariuall in Fraunce dyd many noble feates as Halle wryteth at large.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xxxix. an. xvii. Henrici sixti Steuen Browne grocer Mayre. Hughe Duke, Nicolas Yeo shyreffes.
A darthe in englādIn this yeare by reason of vntemperat wether there was a great derthe in Englande so that wheate was at .iii. shyllynges .iiii. pens a bushell, & all other graynes were [Page] sold at an excessiue price, aboue the olde custome.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xl. an. xviii. Hērici sixti. Robert Large mercer Mayre. Robert Marshall, Philip Malpas shyreffes.
In this yere the Duke of Yorke was made againe Regēt of fraūce which accompanyed with the Erle of Oxford and dyuers other noble men sayled into Normandy, the frēche kyng fled for feare. & he hearynge that the Frenche kynge laye at seage at Ponthoyse wente thether with a noble army. But the Frenche king hearing of the Englyshe mennes cōmynge breake vp his seage & went awaye by nyght.
In this yeare was the Duke of Orliaunce delyuered out of prysō who had bene prysoner in Englād xxv. yeares, The duke of orliance delyuered oute of pryson and for his raunsome the Duke of Burgoyne paied iiii. C. M. Crownes.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xli. anno. xix. [Page] Hērici sixti. Ihon Paddisly goldsmyth Mayre, Ihon Sutton william wetinghale shyreffes.
In this xix. yeare many noble feates of armes was dōe in fraūce for y e Duke of Yorke lord Regent sent the lorde Wylloughby with a noble Crue of archers and men of warre into Pecardy which did valyantly. Thre armyes at ones in Fraunce. Also he sent the lord Talbot to beseage Depe, & he himselfe accōpanied with the Duke of Somerset set forward in to the duchye of Aniowe where he dyd many notable feates.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xlii. anno xx. Hērici sixti. Robert Cloptō mayre William Combra, Richarde ryche shyreffes.
This yeare the steple of Paules churche in London was set on fyre by lyghtnynge.
In this yere also began to kindle in Englande the fyre of malis, for [Page] the Cardynall of Wynchester dyd enuy the gouernaunce of the lorde protector, A variaunce betwene the Lordes of England. for which variaunce afterward was y e distructiō of many a noble man, as after shall be declared.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.xliii. anno .xxi. Henrici sixti. Ihon Atherley yronmonger Mayre, Thomas Bemōt Rycharde Nordon shyreffes.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.xliiii. an. xxii. Henrici sixti. Thomas Catworthe grocer mayre. Nycolas Wyfolde, Ihon Norman shyreffes.
In this yeare all the prynces of christendome sent theyr Ambassadors vnto Troyes in Champayne to treate for a peace betwene Englande & Fraunce, A treatie for a peas and a peace was taken for v. yeares.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xlv. an. xxiii. Henrici sixti. Henry Frawyke mercer mayre. Steuen Foster, Hughe [Page] Wyche shyreffes.
This yeare Lady Margret the kynges doughter of Ceryll was maried to the kyng, The king maryed. and after crowned at Westminster, whiche mariage was neyther profitable to the Realme, nor yet honorable to the kyng, as Halle declareth at large.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xlvi. an. xxiiii. Henrici sixti, Ihon Olney mercer Myre. Ihon Herot, Godfrey Bolayne shyreffes.
An insurrection at norwitchIn this yere was a great insurrection in Norwyche agaynste the Prior of Christes churche for raysīg of new fines of their tenaūtes, the cytezens kept the gates against the Duke of Norfolke, who came thether to appeace the matter, but in conclusiō they opened the gates & submitted them selfes. The chefe offendours were put to execution, and the Mayre dyscarged of hys [Page] offyce, and syr Ihon Clyfton was made gouernour tyll the kyng had restored the cytezens to thyr lyberties agayne.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.xlvii. an. xxv. Henrici sixti. Ihon Gidnes draper Mayre, Wylliam Abraham, Thomas Scot shyreffes.
This yeare dyed the good duke of Glocester, and is buried at saint Albones.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.xlviii. an. xxvi. Henrici sixti. Steuen Browne grocer Mayre. Wyllyam Cantlowe, William Marow shyreffes.
In this yeare the Englyshemen lost many townes in Fraunce, The begī nyng of lesynge of normādy. for by cause of the varyaunce betwene the nobilitie of Englād, there was small prouydyng to send ayd into Fraunce so that the sowdiers were vnpaid to y e great losse of Englād.
¶Anno do m.cccc.xlix. an. xxvii. [Page] Henrici sixti, Thomas Challton Mayre. Thomas Canynges william Holyn shyreffes.
Roan yelded to the Frenche kynge.In this yeare was Roan yelded to the Frenche kynge by reasō that the Cytezens rebelled agaynste the capitaines and so did almost al the townes of Normādy, and for lacke of ayde the Duke of Somerset & the lorde Tolbot were fayne to rendre all into the Frēch mens hādes.
A voyage in to IrelandeIn this yeare also the Duke of Yorke was sent with a conuenient army into Irelande to be the kynges leuetenaunt there, and to suppresse the wylde yrishe who dyd thē rebell.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.l. anno xxviii. Henrici sixti. Nicolas Vyuold grocer mayre. Wyllyam Dere, Ihon Myddelton shyreffes.
A voyage into Fraunce.In this yeare was syr Thomas Kyriel sent into Fraūce with a M. and v.C. men, and as he with other [Page] capitaines wēt to rescue Caen they met with a great army of Frenche men, & after longe fyght the french mē obteyned the victory, and there were slayne iiii.M. Englyshemen and viii.C. taken prisoners. This was the fyrst foughten felde that y e Frenchemen gate of the Englyshe men in many yeres before, The fyrst felde loste by thynglyshmen. therfore I can not blame them though thei make moche of it, they set forth all & hyde nothyng that maye be foud to theyr glory, but they wryte not how many of them were slaine and destroyed.
¶ Anno do. m.cccc.li. Anno. xxix. Henrici sixti. Wyllyam Gregory skynner maier, Mathewe Philip, Christopher warton shyryffes.
In thys yere the Englyshemen loste all the holdes and townes in normandy which were in English mens possession xxx. yeares before, Normandy loste. [Page] and where conquered by kyng Hē ry the fyfte.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.lii. anno xxx. hērici sixti. Gefrey Feldyng mayre Richard Lee, Richard Allay shyre.
A dissimuling peaceThis yeare was a metyng of a great hoost vpō brent heth in kent, betwene the Kynge and the Duke of Yorke, and other noble menne whyche was appeased for a tyme and the malyce dissimuled.
Aquitaine was wonne by the french menne.In this yeare was the countre of Aquitayne won by the frenchemen, which had ben Englysh .iii c yeares and odde yeares and was wonne by Henri the thyrde.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.liii. anno. xxxi. Henrici .vi. Ihon Norman draper mayre. Ihon Walden Thomas Coke shyryffes.
The batel of Chastelon.In thys yeare the Lorde Talbot Erle of Shrewesbury recouered the cytye of Burdeaux and after conquered manye townes in [Page] Gascoyne And at the Batyle of Chastellon y e saide noble Erle was slayne and his sonne also, with dyuerse noble & valyante Captaines of Englande, and many taken prisoners. Of this noble Earle of Shrewesbury serche Halles Cronycle and you shall perceyue hys vaylyaunt actes.
Thys yere Mahomet the great Turke wan Constantinoble with exceadynnge greate slaughter of Chrysten people, Constantinople wonne by the greate Turke. and vnto the aduaūsment of the Turkysh empire.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.liiii. an. xxxii. Henrci sixti. Steuē Foster mayre. William taylont, Iohn feld shir.
This yere the flambe of Enuie bruste oute betwene the Duke of Yorke, who thē claimed y e Crowne, The fyrst bataile of saynete Albons. and the Duke of Somerset, who ruled the kynge, and at Saynt Albans was fought a cruell batayle [Page] and vnto the Duke of Yorke fell the victorye, & on the kinges parte was slayne the Duke of Somerset, the Earle of Northumberland, the Lord Stafforde with .viii.M menne more. After this bataile the duke of yorke with gret reuerence brought y e king to London where the sayd Duke was made Protectoure of the realme.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.lv. an. xxxiii. Henrici .vi. Wyllyam Marlowe grocer mayre. Iohn yonge Thomas oldgraue shiryffes. The duke of yorke deposed of his protectorship
By meanes of the quene and her counsell the Duke of Yorke was deposed of hys protectorshyp whiche thynge was cause of a new grodge and malys.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.lvi. an. xxxiiii Henrici .vi. Thomas Chaninges mayre. Ihon Stuard, Raufe verney sheriffes.
A Riot in LondōIn this yeare was a great Riot [Page] committed in London againste the Lombardes and Italians because a Mercers seruaunte was caste in pryson for strykynge an Italyon.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.lvii. an. xxxv. Henrici sixti, Godfrey bolayne mercer mayre. William Edward, Thomas Reynere sheriffes.
In this yeare the french menne perceyuynge the dyscorde in Englande sent .ii. nauies into englande & one of them landed in y e downes and they (hauyng knowledge that the people of Sandwitch were fled the towne for death) cam and spoyled the towne wyth great crueltye. Sandwitch destroied by the frenchmen.
In the cytye of Mens in Germany was the scyence of Printing fyrst inuented by one named Iohanes faustius. whē and where the science of printinge was foūd
¶Anno do. M.cccc.lviii. an. xxxvi [Page] Henrici sixti. Thomas Scot draper mayre, Raufe Iosteline, Rycharde Nedham sheryffes.
A fayned peace.In this yeare was made a fayned peace betwene the kinge and y e quene and theyr counsell on the one party, and the Duke of Yorke with hys confederates on the other partie whiche agremente endured not longe.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.lix. an. xxxvii. Henrici sixiti. Wyllyam Hull fyshmonger mayre. Iohn Stocket, Iohn Plummer shiriffes.
The batel on blor Heath.In this yeare was the batayle on Blore heathe in Shropshyre betwene the Lorde Audeley on the Kynges partye, and the Earle of Sallisbury on the Duke of yorkes partye, where the victory fel to the Earle of Sallisburye, and the Lorde Audley was slayne, and his army dyscomfited.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.lx. an. xxxviii. Henrici sixti. Richarde Lee grocer mayre. Iohn Lambert, Rycharde Fleminge Sheryffes.
In this yere the Duke of yorke assembled a great Army of northrē men and welchemen, The duke of yorke flede. and the Earle of Warwike came with a great nō bre from Calis, & nere vnto Lodlawe in the Marches of Wales they pytched theyr felde, & towarde them came the Kynge accompanyed with the Dukes, of Somerset and Exeter with a myghtye Army, and the nyghte before the batayle Andrew Trollop fledde frome the Duke to the Kynge, wherfore in y e nyght the Duke hym selfe fled into Ireland and the Earles of Salisbury, Marche, and Warwyke, fled into Deuinshere & so to Calis.
After this departing the Duke of Yorke wyth hys confederates were proclamed traytours, The duke of yorke ꝓclamed traytour and the [Page] yonge Duke of Somerset was made Captayne of Calys but whē he came there he could not be receyued bycause the erles was there before, and so he was fayne to take Gynes.
The batayle of north hā ton.In this yere also the Earles of Marche, and Warwicke came frō Calys, and so landed at Sandewitch, and so came to London and by the way met them dyuers noble men and so came to London wher they were gentlye receyued and after long consultinge the sayde Earles with an Army of .xxv.M. men set forward to mete the kynge who hadde prouyded an Army nere to Northehamptō where was fought a cruell battayle, the victory fell to the Earle of March, and his company where were slaine on the kinges partye the Duke of Bokyngham and the Earle of Shrewsbury with .x.M. tall Englyshmen & [Page] the reste fled and lefte the kynge alone, and the Duke of Somerset, The king taken. y e Quene, & her sonne fled into the Bishopryke of Duram.
After thys felde the Earle of March conuaied the Kinge to Lō don wher was a Parliament sommoned at whiche Parlyament the Duke of Yorke was made ayre apparent and all his progenye after hym. The duke of yorke proclaymed ayre apparent
In this yere Quene Margaret in greate hast gathered a great cō pany of Northren mē and at wake feld in a cruell fyghte discomfited and slew the Duke of Yorke, The batayle at wakefeld with his son the Earle of Rutland, & the earle of Salisbury was takē prisoner, who afterward was beheded at Pomfret & his heade sent to yorke.
The Quene with her retinewe nere to saynte Albons discomfited the Earle of warwike and y e Duke of Norfolke, The second batayle at sainct Albons. and delyuered Kynge [Page] Henry her husband, in this battell was slayne .xxiii.c. men and not aboue of whome no noble men is remembred but syr Iohn Gray who the day before was made Knyght.
After thys battayle the kynge and the Quene (heringe of the commyng of the Earle of Marche and Earle of Warke with a great nomber of Marchemen) toke theyr iorney Norwarde and the sayd Earle came to London, where Edwarde Earle of Marche by the consent of the nobylytie and commons was proclaymed Kinge the .iiii. daye of Marche in the yeare of our Lord M.cccc.lx. by the name of kynge Edwarde the fourth. kynge Edward proclamed kynge.
Immediatlye after kynge Edwarde was proclaymed kynge he pursued Kynge Henry towarde yorke and met wyth King Henries Armye at a place called Towton wyth whome he had then a cruell The battayle at towton [Page] battaile but Kynge Edwarde had the victory, In the feld were slaine xxxvi.M. and .vii.c. persones and all Englyshemen. Also there was slaine the Earles of Northomberlande and Westtmerlande, the Lorde Clyfford, and diuerse other and Kynge Henri lost all and was fayne to flee the lande after he had raigned .xxxviii. yeares and .vi. monethes.
After this cruel batayle kinge Henry fledde into Scotlande and Quene Margeret with the yonge Prynce fled to her father the duke of Anges. king Hē ry fled into scotlād
¶Edwarde the .iiii.
ANno dommini .M.cccc.lxi. anno primo Edwardi quarti. Hugh Wiche mayre. George Ireland, Iohn Locke sherisses.
The cronation of king Edwarde.This yere the .xxix. daye of Iune was kinge Edwarde the .iiii. wyth great tryumphe crowned at Westmynster.
¶ Anno do. M.cccc.lxii. anno secondo Edwardi quarti. Thomas Coke mayre. Bartilmewe Iames, Wylliam Hampton sheryffes.
A bataile at Exhā.In thys yeare Kynge Henry and Quene Margaret hys wyfe came out of Scotlād with a great Army of Frenchemen and Scottes and in Exam shyre the Lorde Mountacute (gouernoure of the Northe countre) mete hym with a noble armye where Kynge Henry was discomfyted and fled, and the Duke of Somerset (who a litle before forsoke Kynge Edward) was taken in the chase wyth dyuers other who afterward wer beheaded.
¶Anno domini .M.cccc.lxiii. an. [Page] tercio Edwardi quarti. Mathewe Philip gold smith maire. Thomas Muscham, Robert bassed shiriffes
In this yeare kyng Henry came out of Scotlande into Englande by what meanes I haue not read, Kyng henry taken prysoner. but I thyncke not well stablyshed in his wit but boldly he entred the Realme and assone as he was entred he was knowen and taken by one Cantlow and brought toward the kyng whome y e Earle of Warwyke met on y e way by the kynges commaundement & brought hym throughe London to the Towre & there he was layed in sure holde. And Quene Margret & her sonne departed out of Scotlād and sayled into fraunce where she remayned with Duke Rayner her father tyll she toke her infortunate iourney into Englande agayne.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxiiii. an quarto [Page] Edwardi quarti, Raufe Iostelyne draper mayre, Iohn Tate, Iohn stone shiriffes,
Kyng Edward maryed.This yere the Earle of Warwyke was sent into fraūce to treat of a Mariage betwene the Lady Bona, doughter to Lewes Duke of Sauoy and syster to the French Quene, which mariage was a greed vnto, but in meane season kyng Edward maryed preuely at Grafton the Lady Elizabeth, late wyfe of Syr Iohn Graye, for whyche mariage rose greate varience betwene the kynge and the Earle of Warwycke hys chiefe frende and maynteynoure.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxv. anno quinto Edwardi quarto. Raufe Freney mercer mayre, The quene delyuered of a doughter Henry Waner, Wyllyam Constantine shyrif.
In this yere the Quene was delyuered of a fayre Ladye and was [Page] named Elyzabeth whyche afterward was wife to the noble prince kynge Henry the .vii. and mother to kynge Henry the .viii.
Also in thys yeare was graunted a licence that certaine cotsehold shepe shoulde be transported into Spayne, A lycence graunted to carye shepe into spayne. whych haue so ther multiplied & encreased that it hath turned the commoditie of Englande muche to the spanishe profyte.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxvi. anno sexto Edwardi quarti, Iohn yong, grocer knight mayre, Iohn Brice, Iohn Browne, Iohn stotton shyr.
In thys yere y e Bastard of Burgon came into Englande to treate for a mariage betwne y e earle Chareloyse yeyre of Borgoyne, [...]ch [...] betwen t [...] [...] s [...]er [...]e of burgoyn [...] & the Lord Scales & kyng Edwardes syster whyche mariage was concluded. At whych tyme the sayde basterd chalenged the Lorde Scales for certayne feates of war [Page] whiche were done in Smethfelde, but the lord scales had the victory.
¶ Anno domini .m.cccc.lxvii. an. septimo Edwardi quarti, Thomas Owlgraue mayre. Humfrey heyford Thomas stalbroke shiriffes.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxviii, an. octauo Edwardi quarti, Willyam Taylour grocer mayre, Symon smith Wyllyam Heriot shyryffes.
In thys yere began the Earle of Warke to Rebel agaynst kinge Edward and procured to hys part the Duke of Clarens brother to y e kynge, The earle of warwike rebe [...]eld. the Archebishop of yorke, & the Marques Mountacute hys brethren, whiche Earle with the Duke of Clarence wente to Calys where the sayde Duke maried the Earles doughter of warwike.
Banbury helde.In thys yeare also the commons of yorkeshyre made insurrection [Page] at the settynge on of the Earle of Warwyke and hys adherentes and made them a Captaine called Robyn of Ryddesdale, and nere vnto Banbury the Lord Harbert Earle of Penbroke and hys brother syr Richarde harbert wyth an Army of .vii.m. Welchmen met the Northren men betwyxt whome was a cruell Battel where the northren men optayned the victorye, & the Earle of Penbroke & his brother Richard taken and beheaded, and .v.m. Welchmen slaine.
After thys victory the Northrē men wente to Warwyke where the Earle, King Edward taken prisoner. and the Duke of Clarence had gathered a greate Army, and kyng Edward wyth his puissaūce came agaynst them, but sodenly in the nyght the Earle set on the kynges campe, so that kynge Edward was there taken prysoner, and so sent to Middelham castel in yorke [Page] shyre to be kept wyth the Archbisshop of yorke the Earles brother.
Shortely after kinge Edward (hauynge frendship of his kepers) was suffered certayne dayes in the weke to ryde a huntyng and by the meanes of syr wyllyam stanley, king Edward deliuered oute of pryson. syr Thomas of Borogh, and dyuers other hys frēdes with a great bond of men was rescued from his kepers, and so delyuered oute of Pryson.
Losecotefelde.Kynge Edwarde after he was come to Londō, gathered together hys Army, and so met wyth the Lorde Welles, with a great army, the victory fel on the kynges parte where were slayne .x.m. men at the least, where were taken and beheaded the Lorde welles, syr Roberd Welles his sonne, The lord welles beheaded. syr Roberd Democke wyth dyuers other, thys batayle was called Losecotefelde because [Page] the Lyncolne shyre men dyd worle away theyr cotes and ranne awaye.
This yere the Earle of Warwyke with the Duke of Clarence perceyuyng theyr partie weakened fled into fraunce for socoure where they taryed not past .vi. monethes. Therle of warwike fled into Fraunce.
The Duke of Clarence, Therle of warwike landed y e Earles of Warwyke, Penbroke and Oxforthe landed at dertmoth, to whome by meanes of proclamacions made in kynge Henries name the commons gathered to them in greate nombre so that kynge Edward fearynge hys parte fled into Flaūders to y e Duke of Burgoine kynge edward fled flaūders
After kynge Edwards fleing, diuers of his frendes toke saynctuary, Kynge edward the v. borne in sanctutuarye. and in especially Quene Elisabeth who was porely deliuered in the sainctuary at Westminster, of a sonne named Edward.
Then was Henry the .vi. set at [Page] large and agayne proclamed king by meanes of the Earle of Warwyke, king henry restored to his kynglye estate. and other, and king Edward proclamed vsurper of the crowne but that contynued not longe.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxix. anno nono Edwardi quarti, Richarde Lee grocer mayre Robart Draper Rychard Gardener sheriffes.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxx. anno decimo Edwardi quarti. Iohn stocton mercer knyghte mayre. Iohn Crosby, Ihon Ward sheriffes.
In this yere also kyng Edwarde hauynge kynge Henri in his company met with the Earle of Warwyke on Esterdaye at Barnet .x. Barnet felde. myles frō London where betwene them was fought a cruell battayle the victory fell on kynge Edwardes parte where were slayne Rycharde [Page] Neuel Earle of Warwike, and the Marques moūtacute his brother with .x.m. men more.
Shortly after this bataile quene Margaret with her sonne landed at Waymouth in Dorsetshere, and when she heard of the death of the Earle of Warwike, she and her sonne toke saynctuary at Beweley in hamshyre, & vnto her resorted y e Duke of Somerset, and the Earle of Deuenshire with other, A bataile at Tewkesburye. who gathered a greate Army, and kynge Edwarde with a greate Army met with them nere vnto Tewkesbury where was fought a cruel bataile, but kynge Edward had the victorye where quene Margaret was taken prysoner, and Prince Edward her sonne also, who in the kynges presence was shamefully mourdered, this batayle was foughte the iiii. day of maye on a saterday, and on the mondaye after was beheaded [Page] at Twekesburye Edmonde Duke of Somerset the Prior of saynct Iohns Ierusalem, with dyuers other, and the Quene sent prysoner to London, who afterwarde was redemed by her father, and after sent into fraunce.
After this the basterd Fauconbrydge who was made fese Admirall by the Earle of Warwike began a newe commocion with kentyshe men, A new cō mocion. and esexmen, who shortlye was apprehendyd and put to deathe.
In this yeare also vpon the Ascencion euen nexte folowinge the dead corps of kynge Henri the .vi. was brought from the Tower of London to Poules where he laye all nyghte. The deth of kynge henry the vi. But howe this Prince came to his deathe there be dyuers sayinges, but commonly it is said that Rychard Duke of Gloceter kynge Edwardes brother slewe [Page] hym wyth a dager.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxxi. anno xi. Edwardi quarti William Edward Grocer mayre, Iohn Aleine Iohn Shelley shiriffes.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxxii. anno. xii. Edwardi quarti, William Hampton fyshmonger mayre. Thomas Bledlow Iohn Browne sheriffes.
¶Anno do. M.cccc.lxxiii. an. xiii. Edwardi quarti. Iohn Tate mercer mayre, wylliam Stocker Robert Byllesdon shiriffes.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxxiiii. an. xiiii. Edwardi quarti. Roberte Drope draper mayre. Edmond shaa, Thomas Hyll shiriffes.
This yeare kynge Edwarde wyth a noble armye wente in to fraunce but afterward, considering the vniustnes of the duke of Bourgone) [Page] there was a peace concluded so that the french kyng should pay to kynge Edwarde .lxxv.M crownes, A voyage into fraunce. and yearly .l.M. crownes durynge kynge Edwardes lyfe.
¶Anno dom. m.cccc.lxxv. an. xv. Edwardi quarti. Roberte Basset Salter mayre. Roberte Colwyche, Hugh Bryce shiriffes.
This yere were diuers Bakers of London sette vpon the Pillorye for makynge of lyghte weyghte of breade.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxxvi. an. xvi. Edwardi quarti, Raufe Iostelyn draper mayre, Rychard Rauson, Wylliam Horne sheryffes.
This yere from Crypylgate to Byshopisgate, London wale was newlye repared.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxxvii. anno. [Page] xvii. Edwardi quarti. Humfrey Heyforde goldsmyth mayre, Henry Colet, Iohn Stocker sheryffes.
Thys yeare George Duke of Clarens yonger brother to kynge Edwarde beynge prysoner in the tower of London was there drowned in a barell of Malmesy.
¶Anno domi. m.cccc.lxxviii. an. xviii. Edwardi quarti, Rycharde Gardyner mercer Mayre Robert Harding Robert Bifelde sheryffes
In this yeare was great mortalitie in London and throughout all England.
¶Anno domini. m.cccc.lxxix. an. xix. Edwardi quarti. Bartilmewe Iames draper mayre. Thomas Ilam, Iohn warde shyryffes.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxxx. anno xx. Edwardi .iiii. Iohn Browne [Page] mayre, wyllyam Bacon, wyllyam Daniel shyryffes.
¶ Anno do. M.cccc.lxxxi. an. xxi. Edwardi quarti. Wyllyam Heriot draper knight mayre, Robert Tate, wyllyam wykyng Richard Caurie shiriffes.
The king made a feaste to the maire of LondōThis yere in the moneth of Iulye the kynge sente for the mayre wyth certayne of his brethren, and comeners of the cytye of London, vnto the Forest of waltham, and there cause y e game to be brought before thē, so that they sawe course after course, and manye dere bothe redde and falowe slaine. And after that the king commaunded his offycers to brynge the mayre and his company vnto a pleasaunte lodge made al of grene bowes, and there set them to dyner and serued theim wyth manye denty dyshes and dyuers wynes good and plenty, and [Page] ouer that caused the lorde Chamberlyn with other Lordes to chere the mayre and his companye sundrye tymes whyle they were at dyner, and at theyr departynge gaue vnto them venyson greate plentye.
Thys yeare also the kynge sene vnto the mayresse of London and her systers the Aldermens wifes, two hartes .vi. Buckes, & a Tonne of wyne, to make theym merye wythall.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxxxii. an. xxii. Edwardi quarti. Edmonde shaa goldsmith mayre, Iohn Mathew, William whyte shiriffes.
In the begynnynge of the .xxiii. yeare the .ix. day of Apryl, dyed the noble kynge Edwarde the .iiii. at westminster and is buryed at winsor, leuinge after him two sonnes, that is to say Prince Edward his eldest sonne and Richard Duke of [Page] yorke, & .iii. doughters, Elisabeth that after was Quene, Cycili and Katherine.
¶Edward the fyft.
EDwarde the .v. beganne hys reygne ouer the realme of england the .xi. daye of Apryll in the begynnynge of the yeare of our Lorde .M.cccc.lxxxiii. the same Edwarde beynge of the age of .xi. yeares, or there aboute, this Edwarde was neuer crowned but shamefully murthered by the commaundemente of Rycharde the thyrd that after was kynge of englande.
¶Richard the .iii.
RIchard the .iii. began hys domynion ouer the Realme of England y e .xxi. day of Iune, in the yeare of oure Lord .M.cccc. [Page] lxxxiii. and the .vi. day of Iuly the nexte folowinge, was crouned at Westeminster.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxxxiii. an. primo Richardi .iii. Robert billesdon haberdasher mayre, Thomas Norlande, Wyllyam Martyne shyryffes.
In thys yere was the Duke of Buchyngham beheaded at Salysburye. The duke of bokingham beheaded,
¶Anno. do. m.cccc.lxxxiiii. anno. secondo richardi .iii. Thomas Hyl mayre. Thomas Bretayne Rycharde Chester, Raufe Austreye shyryffes.
This yere the .xxii. day of August in the yere of our Lorde. bosworth felde. M.cccc.lxxxv. was the Bataile of Bosworth nere to lecester in the which kynge Richard the .iii. in the third yeare of his reygne, was slayne by [Page] kynge Henri the vii. the whyche in the same daye began his reigne ouer the Realme, King henry the .vii crowned. and the .xxx. day of Octobre next folowing was crowned at Westminster.
In the .xiii. daye of September, Two maires of london in one yeare and both died of the sweate. in the yere of oure Lorde laste before mencioned dyed of y e sweate the foresaid Thomas Hille mayre in whose place the .xxiiii. day of the moneth and yere of our lorde laste before mencioned, wyllyam stocker knyght, was chosen mayre, whiche Stocker dyed the .viii. daye of the sayd moneth also of the sweate, and the .xix. day of the sayde moneth of September, was Iohn warde chosen mayre, and so continued vntyll the feaste of Symon and Iude, nexte folowing.
¶Henry the .vii.
ANno dom. M.cccc.lxxxv anno primo Henrici septimi. Hughe Bryce goldsmyth knyghte mayre. Iohn Tate, Iohn Swā shiriffes.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxxxvi. an secondo henrici septimi. Henry Collet mercer knyghte mayre, Iohn Perceiuall Hugh Clopton shirif.
This yere the kynge maryed kynge Edwards eldest doughter named Elyzabeth, The king maried. and in September next after was Prynce Arthur borne at wynchester. Prince Arthar born
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxxxvii. anno. tercio henrici septimi. Wyllyam Horne mayre, wyllyam Remingtō, Iohn Fenkell Shiriffes. The quene crowned.
In thys yeare on saynct Katherins day was the Quene crowned [Page] at Westminster.
¶Anno do. m, cccc.lxxxviii. anno. iiii. Henrici septimi Roberte Tate Mercer mayre Wylliam Isaac, Raufe Tylney shiriffes.
This yeare the commons of the North slew the Earle of Northumberland, Aedmocion in northomberlande. in the same yeare was the felde of Dykesmew in Flaunders, foughten by the lorde Dawbeney where the Lorde Morlaye was slayne.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxxxix. anno. v. henrici septimi. Wyllyam Whyte Mayre, Wyllyam Capell, Iohn Broke shiriffes.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxxxx. anno .vi. Henrici septimi. Iohn Mathewe Mercer mayre. Henry Coke. Robert Reuil Hugh Pemperton shyr.
This yere was the Lord Henry [Page] the kinges seconde sonne, The birth of king hē ri the .viii borne in Grenewich in Iune.
¶Anno dom. m.cccc.lxxxxi. anno. vii. henrici septimi. Hugh Clapton mercer mayre. Thomas wod willyam Browne shiriffes.
¶Anno domi. m.cccc.lxxxxii. anno viii. henrici septimi. Willyam martyne skynner mayre, william Purchate, William welbeke shiriffes.
This yere in the moneth of Octobre, A fray in London. was a fraye made vpon the Esterlynges by the commons of y e citie of London, and speciallye by the mercers seruauntes.
¶Anno do. m, cccc.lxxxxiii. an. ix. henrici septimi. Raufe Austrey fish monger mayre, Roberte Fabyan, Wyllyam wynger shiriffes.
This yeare was wheat at sixe pence the bushell, and baye salte at [Page] thre pence. ob. a bushell in the cyty of London.
This yeare was syr wyllyam Stanley beheaded.
¶ Anno domini .m.cccc.lxxxxiiii. anno .x. henrici septimi, Rycharde Chawry Salter mayre. Nicholas Alwyn, Iohn warner shiriffes.
In this yere was good chepvittell in EnglandThis yere was whyte Hearing solde for thre shyllynges and iiii. pence a barell at London, and not aboue.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.lxxxxv. an. xi. Henrici septimi. Henri Collet mercer knyghte mayre, Thomas knesworth Henry Somiz Shirif.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxxxxvi. anno. xii. Henrici septimi. Iohn Tate mercer mayre, Iohn shaa, Richard Haddon shiriffes,
This yeare the .xviii. daye of [Page] Iune was Blackeheth felde. Blackeheth feld.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxxxxvii. an. xiii Henrici .vii. wylliā Purchase mercer mayre, Bertylmewe rede Thomas wyndone shiriffes.
¶Anno do. m.cccc.lxxxxviii. anno xiiii. henrici septimi. Iohn perciual marchaunt tayler mayre, Thomas Braybury, Steuen Ienyns shir.
¶An. do. M.cccc.lxxxxix. an. xv. hērici septi. Nicolas alwyne mayre Iames wyford Rychard Broude shiriffes.
This yeare was the Earle of Warwyke beheaded. Therle of warwike beheaded
This yeare the kinge and the Quene sayled to Callys, A triūphe at Calis. and at Saynte Peters they met with the duke of Burgoyne.
¶Anno do. M.ccccc. anno. xvi. hē rici .vii. william Remingtō maire, [Page] Iohn Hawes, Wyllyam Siete shiriffes.
Lady katherin landed.This yere the .iiii. day of octobre landed at Plummouth katherin doughter to y e kyng of Spaine
¶Anno do. M.ccccc.i. anno .xvii. henrici septimi. Iohn shaa goldesmith mayre, Laurence Aylmer Henry hede shiriffes,
Prince arther maryed.This yere vpon. S. Erkinwaldes daye was Prince Arthur maryed to the foresayde Lady Katheryne, whiche Prynce dyed in the Easter weke folowinge.
¶Anno domini .m.ccccc.ii. anno. xviii. Henrici septimi. Bartilmewe Rede goldsmith maire, Henri kebbell, Nicolas Niuers Siriffes.
The deth of the quene.This yere the .xi. daie of February dyed quene Elizabeth in the Towre of London, beyng in child bed and the .viii. daye of Auguste [Page] was the King of Scottes maryed to Margeret the eldest doughter.
¶Anno do. m.ccccc.iii. an. xix. henrici septimi. Wyllyam Capel draper mayre, Chrystopher Hawes, Robert warris Thomas graunge Shiriffes.
¶Anno do. m.ccccc.iiii. an. xx. hē rici septimi. Iohn wynger grocer mayre, Roger Achilley Wyllyam browne shiriffes.
¶Anno domi. m.ccccc.v. anno. xxi henrici septimi. Thomas Ioysworth fyshmōger Mayre, Richard Shore, Roger Grouer shiriffes.
In this yeare was the wethercocke of Poules blowne downe, The duke of burgon driuen into englād by tēpest. & the duke of Burgoyne was driuen to lande in the west Countrey.
¶Anno domi. m.ccccc.vi. an. xxii. [Page] Henriri septimi, Richarde Haddon mercer knyght mayre, wylliam Copynger wylliā Fytzwylliam shir.
¶Anno domini .m.cccc.vii. anno. xxiii. Henrici septimi, Wyllyam Browne mercer, Laurence Aymer Mayres, wyllyam Butler, Iohn Kyrby shyryffes.
A greate fire at norwytcheThis yeare was a greate parte of the Cytie of Norwytch brente.
¶Anno domi. m.ccccc.viii. anno. xxiiii. henrici septimi, Steuen Ienins marchaunte tayler Mayre, Thomas Exmew, Richarde smith Shyryffes.
In this yere the .xxi. daye of Apryll, dyed kynge Henry the, vii, at Rychmond the .xxiiii. yeare of hys reygne & is buried at westminster.
¶Henry the eyghte.
THe most gracious prince Kynge Henry the viii. beganne hys regyne the xxii, day of Apryll in the yeere of oure Lorde .M. ccccc.ix. and was crowned at westmynster in the Feaste of the Natiuite of saynt Iohn Baptyst nexte folowinge.
¶ Anno domini. m.ccccc.ix. anno primo henrici octaui. Thomas Bradbury mercer mayre, George Monox. Iohn Dubet shyryffes,
In this yere was Emsone and Dudley beheaded. Emson & dudley beheaded.
Thys yere was Syr wyllyam Fytzwyllyam disfraunchesed, bycause he wolde not be shyrffe.
¶ Anno do. m.ccccc.x. an secondo henrici octaui, Henri Kebell mayre Iohn mylborne, Iohn Rest shirif.
This yeare Henry the kynges sonne was borne at Richmonde, The birth of king hē ries fyrste sonne. on [Page] newyeres daye: and Iustes kepte at westminster, and on saynt Mathewes daye the childe died.
¶Anno domini. m.ccccc.xi. anno. tercio henrici octaui, Roger Achilley draper mayre, Nicolas Shelton, Thomas Myrfyn shyryffes.
This yeare was the lorde Darsey sent into Spayne, A voyage īto spaine to ayde the kyng of Spayne against the Mores, but peace was made before hys aryuynge, and so he returned home agayne.
This same season was syr Edwarde Poynynges sente into Gelderlande to ayde the Prynce of Chastell. A voyage into gelderlande.
The same tyme the lorde haward toke Andrewe berton & a C.lx Scotes, and two fayre Shyppes.
¶Anno. domini. m.ccccc.xii. anno quarto henrici octaui, wyllyam copynger [Page] Richarde haddon knyghte mayre, Roberte holderne, Roberte Fenrothern Shyryffes.
Thys yeare was Edward Delapole beheaded. Edward delapole beheaded
Thys yeare the lorde Marques dorset was sent into Spayne wyth x.M. men, A voiage īto spaine and did much hurt in Guien. and returned in wynter by reason of the flyx, and on saynct Laurence daye the Regent and the Caricke were brente, A battale on the sea whiche were two greate Spyppes.
¶Anno domi. m.ccccc.xiii. anno. quinto henrici octaui, Wyllyam browne mercer mayre. Iohn Dawes, Iohn Brute shyryffes.
This yeare the sayde Dawes dyed within the yeare, and in hys place was chosen Roger Basford. The lorde Admirall slayne.
Thys yeare syr Edward Howarde Lorde Admyrall of England was slayne on saint Markes daye [Page] in Bryttayne by muche hardynes. The same yeare in Iune the kinge besyeged Tyrwyn, and discomfyted the power of Fraunce, at Boomie, Tyrwin & Turney wonne. and toke the cyties Tyrwyn and Turney, and returned without any more battayle offered durynge whiche tyme the kynge of Scottes enoyed Englande, The king of Scottes slayne wyth an. C.M. men and was slaine him selfe, and .xii. Earles by the earle of Surry the kinges lyefe tenaunte wherefore the kynge created hym Duke of Northfolke, and hys eldest sonne Earle of Surrey.
¶Anno domini. m.ccccc.xiiii. an. sexto henrici octaui, Georg monox draper Mayre, Iames yarforde, Ihon Mundy shyryffes.
A peace concluded betwene England & fraunceThis yere was a peace concluded betwene England and Fraūce and on saynt Denice day the frēch kynge maryed the Lady Mary the [Page] kynges syster, and on Newyeres day after he dyed, and therefore the kynge sente for her agayne by the Duke of Suffolke and other.
In this yeare was Rycharde hunne hanged in y e Lollers Towre Richarde hun mordered ī lolers towre
¶Anno do. M.ccccc.xv. anno .vi. henrici octaui. Syr william Butler grocer mayre, henry worle, Rychard Gray shyriffes.
The sayde graye died within the yeare and for him was chosen william Bayle.
This yeare in Februarye, was borne at Grenewitche the Ladye Mary, the Kynges doughter.
In Aprill the Frenche Quene came into England, The duke of sofolke maried the french Quene. and was maried to the lorde Charles duke of Suffolke.
This yeare Margaret Quene of Scottes, sister to the kynge fled [Page] into England and lay at Harbottell, The quene of scottes fled in to englād and she was deliuered of a doghter called Margaret, & came to London in may, and taried there a hole yeare, before she returned.
¶Anno domine. m.ccccc.xvi. anno viii. henrici octaui. Iohn Rest grocer maire, Thomas Semer, Richard Thurstone shiriffes.
A great froste.This yere was suche a Froste that al men with cartes might pas betwene westminster & Lambeth.
yll Maye daye.This yeare on maye euen, was an insurreccion of yong persons against Alyens of the which diuers were put to execucion, and the resedue came to westminster wyth halters aboute their neckes, and were pardoned.
And the .xxiiii. daye of Maye the quene of Scottes returned into scotlande againe.
¶Anno do. m.ccccc.xvii. anno .ix. [Page] henrici octaui. Syr thomas Exmew goldsmith mayre, Thomas baudry Richard Simon shiriffes.
In this yere was the Terme adiourned to Oxford and agayne to London.
In October the Admyrall of Fraunce came into Englande and Turney was delyuered to the Frenche kynge agayne. Turney geuē oure to the [...]
¶Anno domini. m.ccccc.xviii. an, x. henrici octaui, Thomas Myrfin skynner mayre, Iohn Allē, Iames Spencer shyryffes. Charles the v. elected emperoure.
In this yere at Frāckford Charles the .v. was elected Emperoure.
This yeare the Earle of Surrey was sent into Irelande. a vsage in to yrelad.
¶Anno dom. m.ccccc.xix. anno. xi henrici octaui, Syr Iames yoxford mercer mayre, Ihon wyllyam Nicholas Pheteryche shyryffes.
This yeare the kynge and the Frenche kynge met at the campe betwene Arde and Guynes, The treumphe at Gynes. where were greate triumphes.
After that the Kynge and the Emperoure mete, a treūphe at Callis and the kynge wente to Grauelen wyth hym, and he came to Calys wyth the kynge, and had great chere, and the kinge returned.
¶Anno domini .m.ccccc.xx. anno xii. henrici octaui. syr Iohn Bruge draper mayre. Iohn Skeuyngton Iohn Keynde shiriffes.
The duke of bukingham beheaded.This yere the Duke of Buckyngham was beheaded the .xxii. daye of maye.
In Iune the Cardinal went to Calys, The cardinal wēt to Callys to intreate a peace betwene the Emperour & the French kynge and taryed there tyll December with oute anye thynge concluded.
¶Anno domini .m.ccccc.xxi. anno [Page] xiii. Henrici octa. Syr Iohn Myl borne draper mayre. Iohn Brytayne, Thomas Pargetoure shyr.
This yere the frydaye before Penthecost, that is to saye the .vi. daye of Iune, Charles the fyfte Emperoure was honorably receyued into the citie of London of the Mayre, Aldermen, Themperour receiued into London. and the Communaltye, our souereigne lorde accompanying hym. And from London he wente to winsoure, and sate in the stall of the Garter, and from thence to Hampton, and sayled ouer the sea, into Spayne, a voiage ī to fraūce. durynge whiche tyme the Earle of Surrey lorde Admirall brente Morles in Bryttayne, and after landed at Calys, and entred Picardye, & brente townes and castels, and besieged Hesding, but because of wynter he taysed hys seige & returned. The scottes īuaded Englāde.
Thys yeare the duke of Albany was entringe into Englande [Page] wyth a greate armye, but when he harde that the earle of Shrowysbury was commyng to fyght wyth hi, he toke a truce for .vi. moneths.
¶ An. do. M.ccccc.xxii. an. xiiii. Henrici octaui. Syr Ihon mondy goldsmith mayre, Iohn Rudstone Ihon Champnies shiriffes.
The king of Denmarke cā into england for socoureThys yere Christenrne kynge of Denmarke came into England in Iune.
This yere the earle of Surrey brente Iedworth, A voyage īto scotlād and many other townes in Scotlande.
The Rodes wone by the turkes.In this yeare the Turke besyeged the Roodes, and vpon Chrystmas daye he toke it.
¶Anno domi. m.ccccc.xxiii. anno. xv. Henrici octaui. Syr Thomas Baudry mercer Mayre, Myghell Englyshe, Nycolas Ienyns shir.
This yeare the duke of Suffolke [Page] was sente into Fraunce, A voiage īto fraūce with .x.M. menne and passed the water of Some without battayle, tooke and destroied many townes, and in december he returned.
The same yeare the duke of Albany besyeged the castel of warke, The scottes entred england & shorly after ran awaye. and hearinge of the Earle of Surreys commynge with a great army he cowardly fled.
¶Anno dom. m.ccccc.xxiiii. anno. xvi. Henrici octaui. Syr wylliam Bayly draper mayre. Raufe dodmer william Roch sheriffes.
This yere came from the Emperour the lorde of Champere and other lordes.
This yere came out of Scotlād the Bishop of Dunkell, Diuers ambassadors cam ī Englād. & other as Ambassadours.
This yere on saynt Mathewes daye was the French kynge taken by the Emperour.
A cōmocion ī Norfolke and suffolke.This yeare was a metynge in Norfolke and Suffolke for payment of money.
A peace concluded betwene england and fraunce.
The frenche kinge was deliuered in Marche. The frēch king deliuered out of pryson
This yeare was the coyne enhaunced.
¶Anno dom. M.ccccc.xxv. anno. xvii. Henrici octaui syr Iohn Aleyne marcer knyght mayre, Iohn Caūton, Christopher Ascue shirif.
¶Anno do. m.ccccc.xxvi. an. xviii. Henrici octaui. Syr Thoms Semer mercer mayre. Steuē Pecoke, Nicholas Lambert sheryshes.
This yeare the corne began to fayle.
The Cardinal wēt īto fraūce with gret pompe.This yere the Cardinall went into Fraunce with a great pompe where he concluded a peace betwen [Page] the kinge and the Frenche kynge, whiche both defied the Emperoure & sente an army in to Italy and in Septembre he returned.
In Octobre the greate mayster of Fraunce came to London, a leage betwene Englād & Fraunce. with great triumphe, for conclusion of the same leage.
¶ Anno do. m.ccccc.xxvii. an. xix. henrici octaui. Syr Iames Spencer vyntener mayre, Ihon Hardye, wyllyam Holles sheriffes.
This yeare corne was verye deare, A dearthe of corne. and had ben dearer if y e marchauntes of the Stylyard had not bene, and duche shippes restrayned and an abstinence of war betwene England and Flaunders.
On Saynte Denies day a legate came from Rome. A legate cam from Rome.
¶ Anno domi. m.ccccc.xxviii. an. henrici octaui. Sir Iohn Rudstone [Page] draper mayre. Raufe waren, Iohn Longe sheriffes.
This yeare in Iune the legates sat at the blacke freers for the kinges mariage.
The cardynal deposedThis yere in Octobre the Cardynall was deposed of the Chaunceller shyp.
A peace betwene the kīg of england & the Emperour,This yere was a peace concluded betwene the Emperour and the kynge.
¶Anno domini. M.ccccc.xxix. an. xxi. Henrici octa. Sir Raufe Dodmer mercer mayre. Myghell Dormer, Walter Champion shiriffes.
The emperour crowned.This yeare the Emperour was Crowned at Bonony.
¶Anno domini. M.ccccc.xxx. an. xxii. Henrici octaui. Syr Thomas Pargetoure salter maire, wyllyam dauney, Iohn Clopynge shiriffes.
This yere was the French kinges [Page] Children delyuered.
One boyled in smithfelde for poisonynge.
This yeare dyed the Cardynalle on saynt Andrewes euen. The cardinal died
¶ Anno domini .m.ccccc.xxxi. an. xxiii. henrici octaui Nicholas Lā bert grocer mayre. Richard Greshā Edward Attam sheriffes.
This yeare the kyng began to buylde his place at westminster. the pales at westmī ster bilded
In this yeare was Griffeth Ryse beheaded.
This yeare in Octobre the king went ouer the sea and met with the Frenche kynge.
¶Anno do. m.ccccc.xxxii. an. xxiiii henrici octaui. Sir steuen Pecoke haberdasher mayre. Richard Reynolde. Richarde Pinthon, Ihon martyne shiriffe.
This yerae the kinge was [Page] by due proces of the law diuorsed from lady Katherine his brothers wife, The king deuorsed frō his brothers wif and he maryed Lady Anne Boleine, The king maried. which was crowned Quene on whitsonday.
On midsomer daye died the french quene, wife vnto the Duke of Suffolke.
Lady elizabeth borne.This yere was borne the ladye Elizabeth at Grenewetch, on the euen of the Natiuitie of our Lady
¶Anno domi. m.ccccc.xxxiii. an. xxv. Henri octaui. Christopher Ascue knyght draper mayre Wyllyam Forman, Thomas Kitson Shiriffes.
The holy maid of kent & her companions put to death,This yeare was a Nunne called the holy mayde of Kente, two monkes, and two frees and a preest hanged and headed for treason, blasphemy, and ypocresye.
This yeare was a peace concluded with Scotlande.
This yere was the Bishop of Rome with all his false vsurped power abbolished quite out of the Realme. The byshoppe of Rome abolished.
¶Anno domi. m.ccccc.xxxiiii. an, xxvi. Henrici octaui. Syr Iohn Chamnies skynner mayre, Nycholas Leueson Wyllyam Denham Shiriffes.
This yere the earle of Kildare dyed in the Towre, The erle of kildare rebeled. and hys sonne rebelled and slewe the Byshop of Deuilynge, wherefore the kynge sente syr Wyllyam Skeuyngton theyther. The fyrst frute of the spiritualtye graūted to the kynge.
Thys yeare was graunted to the Kyng the fyrste frutes and the tenthes of all spiritual possessions.
In Iune was the byshoppe of Rochester, and syr Thomas more, The bysshop of rochester & syr tomas more beheaded. beheaded for denyinge the kynge to be supreme heade of the Church of Englande.
And in this yere were thre monkes of the Charterhouse executed for the same offence. Thre mō kes of chater house put to deathe.
¶ Anno do. M.ccccc.xxxv. anno. xxvii. Henrici octa. Syr Iohn Allyn mercer the second tyme mayre, Humfrey Mommoth, Iohn Cotes shiriffes.
This yere was Quene Anne, the lorde Rocheforde, Quene an beheaded. Nores, Weston, Brereton, and Markes beheaded. And the kynge maryed Lady Iane Semer.
This yere in Octobre begane a folyshe commocion in Lincolneshire, A cōmocion in lincolneshere and in yorkeshire, by meanes of the Lorde Dercie, the Lord Husie. syr Robert Constably, and Robert Aske, whiche by the kynges wysedome and his prudente counsell were appeased wythout bloude shedynge.
¶Anno dom. m.ccccc.xxxvi. anno [Page] xxviii. Henrici octaui, syr Raufe Warren mercer Mayre, Rycharde Paget, Wyllyam Boyer shiriffes.
This yeare the kynge and the Quene rode thorow London, with a goodly company.
In February was Thomas Fetzgaret and fyue of hys vncles hanged drawen and quartered.
Thys yeare the Lorde Dersey, syr Fraunces Bygot, syr Roberte Constable, and other began a new conspyracy, A new cō mocion. whych were attaynted and put to death in Iune.
This yere on saynt Edwardes euen, The birth of king edward the vi. ano. 1537 was Prynce Edward borne at Hampton Courte.
This yeare the .xxiii. day of Octobre, died Quene Iane, and is buryed at wynsore.
¶Anno. dom, M.ccccc.xxxvii. an xxix. henrici octaui. Rychard Gresham mayre. Iohn Gresham, Thomas [Page] Lewyn shyriffes.
Thys yete begane the colletion for the poore, and a greate nombre were cured of manye greuous diseases, thorowe the Charity therof.
In Maye was frier Forest hanged, Frier forest suffered. and brente in smithfelde for treason and heresy.
¶Anno dom. M.ccccc.xxxviii. an xxx. Henrici octaui. Syr Wyllyam Forman mayre, Wyllyam wylkinson, Nicholas Gibson shiriffes.
The marques of exetor beheded.This yeare in Decembre was the Marques of Exceter, the lorde Montacute and syr Edwarde Neuel, beheaded for hygh treason duely proued.
A noble muster in London.In May, the Cytezyns of London mustred all in bryghte harnes and cotes of white sylke, wyth whit cloth, and chaynes of golde, in thre greate battaylles, to the great wō der of straungers.
¶Anno dom. M.ccccc.xxxix. anno xxxi. Henrici octaui, syr wyllyam Holleys mayre, Iohn Fayre, Thomas Huntlowe sheriffe.
This yeare in Nouembre, 4. abbottēs put to death for treason the Abbot of Redynge Glastenbury, & Colchester, were attaynted of hygh treason, and lyke traytours put to deathe.
The .xxviii. daye of Iuly, Thomas cromwell beheaded Thomas Crumwell, late before created Earle of Essex, and water Lorde Hungerford were beheaded at the Towre hyll for treason.
And the .xxx. daye were Barnes, Garet, and Hierom brent for heresye. Also the same daye were Abell Powell, and Fetherstone, drawen, hanged, and quartered, in Smyth felde for treason.
This Somer was a great heat and droughte, so that in many places the people woulde haue gyuen one bushell, for the grendyng of another.
An examinacion of byshopes.Thys yeare was the Byshop of Chychester, and Doctor wylson, delyuered oute of the towre vpon the kynges pardon.
¶Anno. dom. m.ccccc.xl. an, xxxxii Henrici octaui, syr Wyllyam Roch mayre, Wylliam Laxton, syr Martyn Bowes shyryffes.
great pityThys yeare the collection for the poore people seased.
In Decembre were Egerton & Harman put to execucion for counterfetyng of y e kinges great Seale
This yere the kinges grace begā great buildīg at Calis & Guynes.
In Apryl, certaine preestes and laye men began a new commocion in yorkeshyre, A new cō mocion in yorkeshire whiche were shortly taken and put to death in dyuerse places, one Leghte, and two other were put to deathe at London, the xxvii. daye of Maye, and for that [Page] offēce was syr Iohn Neuel knight draune, hanged, and quartered, Due execucion. at yorke on corpus Christi euen, and xxx. handged for robbery.
This yeare the .vi. day of May, there was a proclamacion that the Byble should be had in euery parysh Churche, within this realme, Goddes word set at lyberty redye for all sortes of people, to reade and heare Goddes worde at conuenient tymes.
This yere the countesse of Salisburye was beheaded the .xxviii. day of maye.
The .ix. daye of Iune, were two yemē of the kinges Garde, Right iudgement. hanged at Grenewitch for robberye in example of al other.
And the .x. day of Iune, was sir Edmond Kneuet knighte arayned in the Kynges Hall there for geuynge a blow in the kinges house, and shoulde haue loste his hand, if the kinges maiestie had not extended [Page] hys mercy towardes him.
The .xxii. daye of Iulye, there was another proclamaciō, Abrogacions of holye dayes. that no holy day shoulde be kepte (excepte) our ladies dayes, the Apostles, Euangelystes, S. George, S. Mary Magdalene. And y e S. Marke shal not be takē, ne kept as a fastīg day, nor S. Laurence euen. Neyther that Chyldren shoulde be derked, ne go aboute vpon saynt Nycholas, saynt Katheryne saynt Clement, the holy Innocentes, & suche lyke dayes.
Also the .xxviii. daye of Iuly, was the lord Leonard Grey beheaded at Towre hill for diuers treasons done in Irelād while he was the kinges deputy there.
The same daye were thre Gentilmen, called Mantell, Roydon, & Frowes, hanged at sayncte Thomas waterynges, for comminge a shameful murther, and making an [Page] vnlawfull assemble confirmed by a sedicious oth in Sussex, A vnlawful assēble in May laste, in the companye of the Lorde Dacres of the South, which lorde Dacres was on s. Peters daye folowing led frō the Towre through London, by the Sheryffes on fote to Tyborne, and there hanged.
And the first daye of Iuly, was a Welchman drawen, hanged, and quartered for prophesyinge of the noble kinge Henrye the eyghtes deathe.
¶ Anno domini. M.ccccc.xli. an. xxxiiii. henrici octaui. Syr Mighell Dormer mayre, Syr Rouland Hyl, Henry Suckley shiriffes.
In this yeare, the .x. daye of Marche there was a maide boyled in Smithfelde for poysonynge of diuers honest persons that she had dwelled wyth, in the Citie of londō
This yeare, came in the Earle [Page] of Desmonde and the great Oneil oute of Irelande, and did submyt theim to the kinges maiestie, yrysh men called to honoure and after their submission, the great Oneyll was created Earle of Tyron & his sonne Baron of Doncannen.
¶ Anno domini. M.ccccc.xlii. an. xxxiiii. Henrici octaui. Iohn Cotes salter mayre Henry Hobelthorne, Henry Amcotes sheriffes.
Lacke of wood in LondonIn this yeare the Frost dured so longe that many of the poore people cried out for lacke of wode and coles, that the mayre wente to the wood wharfes, and sold to the pore people Byllet and Fagot, by the peny worth.
And this yeare was an Acte of parliamente, An act for wod & cole in london for woode and cole to kepe the full syse, after the purifycaciō of our Lady, that shuld be in the yere of our lorde. M.ccccc.xliii that no manne shuld bargayne, sel, [Page] bringe or conuaye to be vttered or solde, vpon payne of forfiture.
This yeare the .xxviii. daye of Iulye, was brente at winsore three persōs, y t is to say, one sir Anthony parsō Preest and two seculer men, & the thyrd had the kinges pardon
Also this yere was proclamed in the Citie of London the thirde day of August, Opē war towarde fraunce. open war betwene our soueraigne Lorde the kynge & the Frenche kinge, so the kynges hyghnes geuinge licence and aucthororitie to euery of his subiectes to vse the sayde Frenche kinge and al that depēded vpon him, to their moste aduauntage and commoditie, as his maiesties enemies hath in suche lyke case heretofore bene vsed and accustomed.
¶ Anno domi. M.ccccc.xliiii. an. xxxv. Henrici octaui. Syr Wyllyam Bower draper, whiche deceased [Page] being mayre, & after him was chosē syr Raufe warren. Iohn Rowles, Richard Dobbes shiriffes.
This yere was a greate deathe in London, A greate deathe. whiche continued so longe, that ther was no terme kept at Londō at Mighelmas, but was remoued to saynt Albones, & there kepte.
A voiage into scotlande.In the yere of our lord. M.ccccc xliii. and the .xxxvi. yere of our soueraygne lorde kinge Henry the .viii in the time of the mairaltie of syr Rafe Waren, the kinges maiestie sente an army into Scotlande the iiii. day of May, and landed at lith and so wente burning and destroyinge the countrey about, sparinge neyther Castell, towne, Pyle, ne Village.
The boroughe and towne of Edenborough, with the Abbey called Holy Rode house, and the kinges Palice adioyned to the same, were [Page] dystroyed. The towne of Lyth also, and the hauen and peyre destroied. The castell & village of Cragmyller, the Abbey of Newbottelland parte of Muskel borow towne the Chapell of oure lady of Lawret, Preeston towne and the castell Harintwone with the Freers and nunnery, a castel of Oliuer Sācklers, the towne of Dunbar, Laurestone with the Graunge.
- ¶Drilaw.
- Wester crag.
- Enderlaugh
- The pyle & the towne.
- Broughton.
- Chester felles.
- Crawned.
- Dudistone.
- Stanhouse.
- The Fycket,
- Beuerton.
- Tranent
- Shenstoue.
- Markle.
- Tarpren.
- Kyrlande hyll.
- Katherwike,
- Belton.
- East Barnes.
- Howlande.
- Buterden.
- Quicwod.
- Blacburne.
- Raunton.
- Byldy & the towre.
And manye other townes and villages brente by the fleete vpon the sea syde, A rode in to scotlād with a greate nombre of pyles and vilages which I can not name nor reherse, which he destroyed and left desolate, Kyncorne S. Myners, the quenes Fery, part of Peting waies: and other diuers thinges done by the Earle of Herford lyuetenant to the kinges maiestye.
At Lythe in Scotlande were made fyue and forty knightes.
Also this yere, the kinges maiesty prepared an army into fraūce and thither he wente his owne persone, Buleine & mutrel beseged. beseiged the stronge towne of Bullen in Pycardy, as here after ye shall here.
The .xiiii. day of Iuly the kinges maiestye departed from douer to Callys.
The .xv. daye of Iuly, his maiestye remoued to Morgysen, and [Page] there camped one night.
The, xxvi. day of Iuly, his maiesty remoued to hie Bulleine, and there camped on the Northest part of the towne.
The .xxvii. daye of Iulye my Lord of Suffolke layde syege vnto hyghe Bulleyn, and there camped on the Easte parte of y e towne.
The .xxviii. daye of Iulye, the watche towre otherwyse called, the Olde man was wonne.
The .xxix. daye of Iulye, Base-Bullen was wonne.
The .xi. day of September was made a greate Larum, and the castell was so shaken with gunpoudre, that the stones whiche wayed xxx. poūde wayght, dyd flye twenty score of, the which not lytell greued the inhabitours to theyr daily paines, and tormentes.
The .xiii. daye of Septembre the towne was victoryouslye conquered [Page] by the mooste dreade souerayne Lord kinge Henry the eight, kinge of Englande Fraunce and Ireland, defender of the faith, and in earthe supreme head of y e church of Englande and Irelande, Bolleyne cōquered. which after the entreaty and humble peticion made of the French men, gaue them licence to take bag and bagage with them and so departe.
The .xiiii. daye of Septembre, at iii. of the cloke at after none, the towne gate was opened, and the people began to come out, and they helde on vntyll .vii. of the clocke at nyghte. And there were in nomber of men wemen and chyldren .iiii. M. and of them .xv.C. able men of warre, The kynges beniuolence. and they had with theim as muche as they could cary both mē, women, and children, that was able to beare any thynge, and theyr horses and kyne were loded with as much stuffe as they could beare [Page] away. And they had .lxxv, wagens laded with them, what laude and prayse oughte they to geue vnto God, what worthye salutacions ought they to render to such a mercifull and valiaunte Prynce. O howe ought they to pray dayly for the prosperous reigne of this victorious and puyssaunt Prince which shewed them suche mercye and fauour, with safegarde of their lifes.
The .xv. day of September the kinges maiestie entred into hyghe Bullen with the nobilitie of hys realme, and trumpettes blowinge, The king entred bullē like a conqueroure. that it reioysed all the whole hoste to heare, and woulde haue comforted all true Englishe mens hartes to haue hard, and sene the victorye and conquest that was had by our mooste dread soueraygne ouer the mayden towne, for the whiche honoure, prayse and glorye be gyuen to almighty God, grace and victorye [Page] frome god the father, vnto the Kynge for euer. Amen.
¶Anno domi. M.ccccc.xliiii. an. xxxvi. Henrici octaui. Williā Laxton mayre, Iohn wylford, Andrew Iud sheriffes.
The fyrste day of Octobre, the kinges grace departed from Bullen toward Douer. And at his goynge he dubbed fowre knightes at the waters syde.
A brag of the french meane.The .viii. daye of Octobre, the Dolphin came with a great power out of highe Fraunce and camped at Morgysen and sent his trompet with .ii.C. horsemen and men of armes towarde Bullē, and they marched on the Northeaste syde where the kinges grace camped, and the trumpetter came to Bullen gate, & blewe his trumpet to come to my Lorde Deputie, and taried at the gate from .ix. of the clocke before [Page] noone, tyll .ii. of the clocke at afternoone, and then he came into Bullen to my Lorde deputye and sayd the Dolphyn hys master had sente to somon the towne. And my Lord deputie and the Counsell gaue answere to the Dolphin of defiaunce, and then the trumpet and the bushment of horsmen marched backe toward Morgysen.
Shortly after, besyde diuerse and many sharpe skimishes, A skirmish at Bolleyne. made by the Frenchemen at Bullen aswell by the Dolphyn with a great power whiche in the night season, stale vpon Base Bullein, takynge there a greate sorte of sycke persones, and women in their beddes whome withoute mercy they slewe. Howbe it so manfully the Englysh men, whyche escaped oute of Base Bullein, behaued them selfes, gettynge weapons oute of the highe towne, that they bet the Frenchemen [Page] agayne out of the Base towne and after with helpe of the hyghe towne, they slewe a greate nomber of them, and so agayne possessed quietly, the sayde Base towne. And the .x. day of Octobre the Dolphin sent his trumpetter to the Lord deputie of Bullein to knowe what capitaines, men of Armes, and other of his men the Englyshe men had taken. The Lorde Deputye made answer and sayde he had but one. Then the Dolphins trumpeter sayde, that they lacked of theyr captaines men of armes and other of theyr fote men to the nombre of vii.C. and mo. And the Lorde deputie deliuered the french captaine and the Dolphin deliuered oures.
The .xi. day of Octobre came agreat nauy of French shyps right before Bullein, and they remained in sighe two dayes, and then sayled forth betwene Bullein and Calis, [Page] to heare of their master y e Dolphin
This yeare was taken by the kinges shyppes of the West countrey and of the English costes, the nombre of .ccc. Frēch ships & more.
The .xxvi. day of Ianuary in the yeare of .xlv. there camped on y e Weste syde of Bullen beyonde the hauē an army of frenchmen to the nombre of .xviii. M. and lay there the space of .x. dayes. And the .vi. day of February they were all put to flight by the Erle of Harford & the lord Admyral, then beyng lord Deputie of Bullen with a smal cō pany of men, & without any bludsheding on y e English side, but dyuerse of them were slaine. And they left al their ordinaunce with bag & baggage behind them, after which victory Sir Thomas Poyninges was made Lord.
This yeare in Iuly about the xx. day y e frenchmen wyth a greate [Page] Nauy of shyppes enuaded the Ile of Wyghte, The frēchmen enuaded the ile of wight. where as they wer driuen backe and a greate nombre slayne.
This yerae in Septembre the Church of Saynt Gyles withoute Cripilgate was brent.
¶Anno domini. M.ccccc.xlv. an. xxxvii. Henrici octa. Syr Martyn Bowes goldsmith mayre, George Barnes, Raufe Aleine shiriffes.
This yere in February sholde a woman bene brente in Smithfmithfelde for clyppyng of Golde, but the kinges pardonne came she beynge at the stake readye to bee brente.
Thys yere the Cytizyns of london leuaied in the cyty, ii. fyfienes for the conueyaunce of more water to the citie.
Thys yeare the .xiii. day of Iune beynge whytsonday, and the yeare [Page] of our lorde God. M.ccccc.xlvi. a continuall peace was proclaymed in the citie of London betwene our most renomed Henry the eyghte on the one partye. A peace betwen england and Fraunce, And the ryght hygh and myghtye prynce the Frenche kynge on the other partye, with a solempne procession at the tyme of proclamacion gyuynge laude and praise to god the auctour of peace, and at nyght thorowoute the Citie greate fyers with muche ioye and gladnes.
This yeare the .xxvii. daye of Iune docter Crome preached at Poules crosse, Docter crome recanted. and there openly confessed that he had ben seduced with noughtye Bokes, contrarye to the true doctrine of Christ, and in this doyng he sayd he was not compelled so for to saye, neyther for feare nor by any other meanes, but onelye of his free and voluntary wyll.
This yere was brent in smithfelde, [Page] Anne Ascue, and thre more for herisy, and Doctor shaxston recanted the same time.
In the same yeare the .xxi. day of Auguste, The conclusion of the year. came into englande to do his duety from the french kinge Mounscure Deneball high admirall of Fraunce wyth greate tryumphe, and broughte with him the Sacre of Depe & .xii. Galeis well besene in diuers poyntes and so landed at the Towre, where as he was honorablye receyued with manie nobles and peres of the realme and with the greatest shotinge of Gunnes that euer was hearde or sene, and so broughte to the Byshoppe of Londons place and lay there ii. nyghtes, that is to saye the xxi. & .xxii. day of August ī the yere of oure lorde. M.ccccc.xlvi.
On the monday the .xxiii. day of August, he dyd ryd to Hampton courte, where as the kinges grace [Page] lay, and before he came to Hampton Court, my Lorde the prince receyued him with the noblest company that euer was sene, to the nombre of .cccc.xl. veluet cotes. And my lord Prīces leuery wer with sleues of cloth of golde, and halfe the cote imbrodred also with golde, there were to the nombre of .viii.c. horses ryally apparelled, which broughte him to the Maner of Hampton Courte to the prudent and redubted Prynce his father, and Quene Katheryne, and on the morowe, the kynges grace and the said Mounsure Deueball brake the hooste betwene them, for a generall peace, & so continued in banketynge and pleasure triumphantlye wyth the noblest Maskes and mumminges that euer was sene, with diuers & sundry chaunges in so muche that the torche berers were clothed in cloth of golde, this continued .vi. [Page] daies and so returned into Fraūce with manye sundrye gyftes gyuen him and his retynew.
¶An. do. m.ccccc.xlvi. an. xxxviii herici. viii Henri Hobelthorne marchaunte Tayloure mayre, Richard Gerues, Thomas Curtes shiriffes
This yeare the .xix. day of Ianuary, was the Erle of Surrey beheaded at the Towre hyl for treasō
This yeare the .xxviii. daye of Ianuary departed this present life the noble king Henry the eyght of that name, whose soule God take to his infinite mercy vnder whome we his people of Englande lyued longe a ioyful and a peasable lyfe, The deth of kīg hē ry the .viii reduced from the errour of Idolatry to the true knowledge of God and his worde. And was full royally buryed at Wynfore, the .xvi. day of February the same yeare.
¶Edwarde the .vi.
OVre most gracious Soueraygne lorde kyng Edward the .vi. beganne his raygne the .xxxi. daye of Ianuary in the yere of our lord .m.ccccc.xlvi, and was proclaimed kīg in all his late fathers realmes and landes. And the .xix. day of February, he rode solemply with his vncle syr Edward Seymer, Lord gouernour, and Protectour, Duke of Somerset, with the nobilitie of the realme from the towre to Westmī ster thorowe the citie of London, whiche was richelye hanged with couerlites, and carpettes of tapistry and ares, Chepesyde being richely hanged with clothe of siluer and golde. Euery condite running wine, Pagentes of chyldren beyng rychely aparelled to receiue him at euerye place with Oracons of his [Page] prayse. And on the Southe syde of saynt Poules churcheyard an Argosie came from the battilment of the same churche, vpon a cable beynge made faste to an anker at the deanes doore, lying vpon his brest aidinge him selfe nether with hand nor fote, and after, ascēded the mid of the same cable, tūbled and played many pretye toyes, where at the kynge with other of the peres and nobles of thys Realme laughed hertelye.
The tornacion of king EdwardeThe .xx. daye of February hys moste noble grace at Westminster was proclaymed, anoynted, & crowned kynge. Thomas lord Archebishop of Cantorbury and Meterapolytane of this Realme, minystring the deuine Sacramentes, & ceremonies to do ryallye al thynge belonginge, and so continued in banketynge triumphantlye wyth the noblest maskes and mummeries [Page] that euer was sene, wyth dyuers and sundry chaunges of apparell.
The, xxi. and .xxii. day, syr Thomas Seymer lorde Admyrall accompanied with Deuelox, syr Anthony kingstone, syr Peter Carewe, Knowles, and Shelley, were Chalengers agaynst al personnes defendaunte at the Tylte, bariers and turney, wherein they behaued themselues lyke valiaunte men of armes. And this was finished on Sonday nexte folowinge, beynge the .xxvii. day hauinge at euen bankettes, at the which were suche dyuers and sundry playes with maskes, that no tyme tongue, nor pen can expresse.
In this moneth of March, syr Andrewe Dudley vise Admirall with the Paunce and the Hart, beynge but synglye manned, had a great conflycte with thre Scottish [Page] shippes beynge double manned, and trīmed with ordinaunce in the narowe Seas, and thankes be to God obteyned y e victory, and toke many prisoners, and broughte the shyppes into Orwell hauen, where they dyd remaine. For the whiche victory, let vs praise God, praying God for the prosperous raygne & longe life of oure Lord and kynge Edward the sixte, to y e victory ouer his enemyes, and for the welthe of this Realme.
¶Anno domi. M.ccccc.xlvii. an. primo Edwardi sexti. Syr Iohn Greshā knighte Mayre, Thomas White Robert Curtes shiriffes.
In this yere was ordeyned the holye Communion to be receyued in both kindes.
This yere the last day of Iuly Stephen Gardener byshoppe of Winchester was commaunded to [Page] the tower of london.
Tis yeare was a great mortalitie in London, then was a commaundement geuen to al Curates that they shoulde burye none a fore six of the cloke in the morning nor after sixe at night, and that the bell shoulde ringe three quarters of an houre or more.
¶ Anno domi. m.ccccc.xlviii. an. seconde Edwardi sexti. Henri Ampcotes fishmonger Mayre, wylliam Locke, Iohn Aylufe sheriffes.
In this yeare was images put downe in all churches thorowe Englande. Idolatry forbedden
This yere the mariage of preestes was graunted lawfullye by the lawes of God. Laufull for prestes to be maryed.
This yeare doctoure Bonnar was deposed of his bishoppricke y e first day of October.
In this moueth the Duke of [Page] Somerfet was committed to the Towre.
¶Anno domini .M.ccccc.xlix. an. tercio Edwardi sexti. Syr Roland Hyl knight Mayre. Robert yorke, Iohn Turke shiriffes.
A cōmocion in Deuenshyre.This yeare was a rysynge in Deuenshire and Cornewale about the myddes of the yere: which was domage to thē and other: wherfore their chiefe captanies were taken and broughte to the tower of London: and the .xxvi. day of Ianuary after was drawen, hanged, and quartered, & thre more at tydurne.
Also this yeare about the same time was an Insurrecciō in Norffolke and Suffolke. A cōmocion in norfolke. And theyr chefe Captaine captaine Kyte and his brothere were shortlye after taken, and Iudged to bee hanged at Norwiche in chaynes.
Also in the yeare of oure Lorde [Page] God. M.ccccc.l. the .xix. day of Ianuary captayne Gābalde: the captaine of y e spainieardes, & an other captaine was slaine without New gate in an euenyng by a Fleming: whiche was taken and hanged on the euen of S. Paule, and iii. more with him in Smithfelde.
The .vi. day of February came the Duke of Somerset oute of the Towre.
In the same moneth went oute of Englande certayne Lordes of the counsayle to Bulleyne, A peace cōcluded. where certayne of the French counsel met with them, and after longe consultacion had, and diuers metynges betwene them, there was a general peace concluded, which peace was proclaymed the .xxix. day of march folowinge.
Also about the .xxv. day of Aprill folowinge, Bullē geuen to the frenchmē. the towne of Bulleine with the Fortresses therunto belonging, [Page] was deliuered by the english men, into the handes of the French menne.
In this yere the second day of Maye was a woman brente in Smithfeld callled Ioane Kenll otherwise called Ioane Bocher for the horrible herisie, one brent for heresy that Christ toke no fleshe of the vyrgyn Mary, and at her deathe dyd preache Mayster Iohn Scory a preacher of Cantor bury, shewinge vnto the people her abhomynable opinions, warnyng al mē to beware of thē & such lyke.
About this tyme ther were certaine lighte personnes pretended a new commocion in Kente, but they were apprehended, and on the .xiii. day of Maye was for that trespas hanged at Asheford Richard Liō, and Goddard Goram and the next day folowing was hanged at Cantorbury Richard Irelande for the same trespace.
¶Anno dom, M.ccccc.l. anno, iiii Edwardi sexti. Syr Andrew Iudskīner knight mayre, Austen hinde, Iohn Lyon shyryffes.
The .xxv. day of Maye was an erthquake in Sothery and in part of Medelsex. An earthquake.
This yeare on. S. Valentines daye at feuersham in Kent was comytted a shamefull mourther for one Arden a gentilman was by the consente of hys wyfe mourthered wherfore she was brent at Canterbury, A shāfull murther. and there was one hanged in Chaynes for that mourther, and at Feuersham was .ii. hanged in chaynes, and a woman brente, and in smithfelde was hanged one Mosby and his syster for the same murther also.
This yeare was Steuen Gardener Bishop of Wynchester called to iustice at Lābeth before the kynges cōmyssioners and the .xvi. Steuen gardener deposed. [Page] daye of February for his manyfest contempte and continuall disobedience or rather rebellion against the kynges maiesty, wherof he was iustly depreued of his estate of the same.
Thys yeare was a duche man brent in Smithfelde for holdynge of the opinion of the Auryans.
¶Anno dom. M.ccccc.li. anno. v Edwardi sexti. Richarde Dobbes skinner mayre, Iohn Lābert Iohn Coper shiryffes.
This yeare the seconde daye of Nouember the old quene of Scottes came to london which was honorably receiued and lodged in the Bishops palace.
A hie flodIn this yeare the .xiii. daye of Ianuary the sea brake in at sandwitche insomuche that it did ouer flowe al the Marshes thereaboute and drowned muche cattell to the [Page] greate losse bothe of the towne and countre.