Anno Regni .i.

date 1067 WIlliam Duke of Normādy, surnamed Conqueror, Bastarde sonne of Roberte the sixt Duke of that du­chye, and nephew vn­to kyng Edward the Confessour, beganne his dominion o­uer thys Realme of England, the .xiiij. daye of October▪ in the yeare of oure Lorde. 1067. and deceased in the yeare 1087. the nynthe daye of September, and reigned xix. yeares .xi. monethes, lackyng fyue dayes. He vsed greate crueltie towarde the Englyshe menne, burdenynge them with greuous exac­tions: By meane whereof he caused diuers to flee the lande into other coū ­treyes. And lyke as hee obteyned the kyngdome by force and dent of sweard [Page] so he chaunged the whole state of this cōmon weal, and ordeined new lawes at his pleasure, profitable to hymselfe: but greuous and hurtfull to the people This William was wise and politike riche and couetous, and loued well to be magnified. He was a fayre speaker and a great dissembler. A man of com­ly stature, but somdeale grosse bealied: sterne of countenance, and stronge in armes, and had great pleasure in hun­tynge, and makynge of sumptuous feastes.

Anno. 2.

date 1068 The towne of Excetour, & the north Two ca­stels buyl­ded at York one other at Noting­ham, an o­ther at Lincolne. umbers rebelled, which were both subdued, and greuously punyshed.

date 1909 This kynge William buylded foure strong castels: Twayne at Yorke, one at Notyngham, an other at Lincolne, whiche he furnished with garrisons of Normaynes.

Anno. 3.

CAnutus kyng of Denmarke beyng encouraged therto by certayne En­glishe outlawes, inuaded the Northe partes of Englande, and passed tho­rough to Yorke: from whe [...]s he was driuen backe by William, and forced to flee into his owne countrey.

Anno. 4.

date The Scots with their kyng Mal­ [...]olyne, inuaded Northumberland, and spoyled the countrey.

Anno. 6.

date Kyng William by the counseyle of the Erle of Hertford caused the money and ryches of the abbeys to be brought into his treasory: he made also the new Forest in the countrey of Southamp­tō, The newe forest in Southampton. for y ^e atchiuing of which enterprise he was forst to cast downe diuers townes & churches .xxx. myles of length, and replenished the same with wylde beastes, and made sharpe lawes for the maintenaunce & increase of the same.

Anno. 10.

date Roger erle of Hertford & Ranulphe earle of Norffolke conspired agaynst kinge William beyng in Normandy, both whiche were by him outlawed, and chased oute of the Realme. And Waldiffe that was duke of Northum­berlande & Earle of Huntingdon and Northampton (who vttered the conspiracie) Execution at Winche­ster. was beheaded at Linchester, and buried at Crowland.

Anno. 13.

date At this time Oswalde Byshop of Salisbury was famous in England. [Page] The kyng gaue the Erledome of Nor­thumberlande to Walter byshoppe of Durham, who was after slayne by the men of Northumberland.

Anno. 15.

date 1081 RObert the eldest sonne of William inuaded his fathers Duchie of Normandy, wherewith William beynge gretly displeased, gaue his son a strong battayle, in which it fortuned Roberte to me [...]e vnwares in the field with his father, and bare him to the earth. But perceiuyng by the voyce who it was, forthwith he [...]epte from hys horse, and saued his father. By whiche deede he was reconciled, and peace betwene them was agreed.

Anno. 16.

date 1082 shrewes, & Wēlok ab­beis built.About this .xvi. yere, earle Waryng erle of Shrewsbury, made two abbeis wherof the one was in y ^e suburbes of Shrewsbury, & the other at Wenloke.

Anno. 19.

date 1085 KYng William caused a newe man­ner The num­ber of men & cattel, & how many hids of lād was noted in england of tribute to be leuied through­out this Realme, for euery hyde of lande (that is twenty acres .vi. s. And not long after, commaunded a valua­tion to be taken of all landes, fees, and possessions, and diligent search also to [Page 42] be made, what number of men and cattell were within this land. And accor­dyng A greuous exaction to the quantitie & number ther­of, gathered an other payment.

Anno. 20.

date Englande was vexed with manye plagues. For greate morayne fell e­monge cattell, brennynge [...]euers, and Gret plag [...] in england honger emong people, greate bareyn­nesse vpon the earth, and muche hurte was done in many places, by the mis­fortune of fyre: & specially in London. For a part of Paules was brent y ^e .vii. A parte of Paules church brēt of Iuly. Kyng Williā builded two ab­beis in England, one at Battel in Sussex: y ^e other nere to Londō called Bar­mondsay. He builded the third at Cane Battel ab­bey & Bar­mondsey abbey builded. in Normandy. He ended his life the .ix day of September, and was buried at Cane in Normandy, he had .v. childrē, Robert, to whom he gaue Normandy, Richard, who died in his youth. Wil­liam Rufus, and Henry, which were kinges after him. And one daughter, named Adela, who he gaue in mariage to Steuen Erle of Bloys, who got on her Steuen that after was kynge of Englande.

Anno regni. 1.

date 1087 WIlliam Rufus, the second sonne of William conqueror began his reigne ouer the realme of Englande, the ninth day of Septem­ber in the yere of our Lord 1087. and deceased in the yere of oure LORDE 1100. the firste day of Au­gust: so that he reigned .xii. yere .xi. monethes lacking .viij. days. He was va­riable and inconstant of his demeanor very couetous, and ther withall cruel. For he burdened his people with vnresonable taxes. He pilled the ryche, and oppressed the pore. And caused many to lose their landes for small causes. And what he thus got by pillyng of his people, he prodigally and wastfully spent in great bankettynge and sumpteous apparell.

Robert Curthoise his elder brother came with an armie into England, a­gainst William, wherof when the said William had knowledge▪ he entreated peace.

Anno. 2.

date [Page 43]DIuers Lordes of this realme con­spired against William Rufus, & assaulted diuers tounes within Englād they stirred in like maner against him Robert Curthoyse duke of Normādy, the second time. But Willian vanqui­shed the traitours, chased them oute of this realme, and made peace with his brother Robert. This second yere was A gret erthquake. a great earthquake, the .xi. day of har­uest, that ouerturned many houses and churches in England.

Anno. 3.

date THe Scottes spoyled Northumber­land▪ Wherfore williā Rufus pro­uided a nauy, and sayled thither: wher after diuers conflictes and skirmishes a peace was concluded.

Anno. 4.

date 1090 A great tempest fell on sainct Lukes The rose of Bowchu [...]h [...] & s [...]e hun­dred houses in London blowen down. day in sundry places of England, & specially in Winchecombe: where a great parte of the steple was ouerthro: wen with thundring & lightning: and in London the wynd ouertourned .vi. hundred houses, and the roofe of Bowchurche in Cheape.

date IN this yere William Rufus wente into Northūberland, & repaired such holdes & castels, as the Scots by their [Page] warres had impayred: & builded other Newcastel vpon Tine builded. [...]als. church brent with lightening. there besydes, as the newe castell on Tyne. &c. This .v. yere the roofe of Salisoury Church was cleane consumed with lightnyng.

Anno. 6.

date 1092 In England fell wonderful aboundance of raine: and after ensued so gret frost, that horses and cartes passed commonly ouer great riuers: when it tha­wed, Gret frost. the gret cakes of yce brake down many great bridges.

Robert Curthois duke of Normādy Normandy morgaged to the king of england. layd his dukdome to pawne to his brother William of Englande for tenne thousand poundes.

This .vi. yeare Hugh Lupus Earle of Chester sente to Normandy for An­celme, to builde an abbey at Chester: Chester ab­bey built whiche he after builded, and then was made archbishop of Cantorbury: and after was exiled by William Rufus.

Anno. 7.

date 1093 MAlcoline kyng of Scottes for dis­pleasour tak [...] with the vnkindnes of William Rufus inuaded the mar­ches The kinge of Scottes slayne in England. of England: and in Northumber­land was slayne with his eldest sonne Edward, by Robert Mo [...]bray, which was Earle of that prouince.

[Page 44]This yere was so gret a pestilence, Gret pesti­lence. that many men laye vnburied.

Anno. 8.

date 1094 ENgland and Normandy were gre­ued Gret mor­rein of mē ▪ with exactiōs, and murreyn of men so sharply, that tillage of the earth was layed asyde for .x. yere, wherby ensued gret hunger and scarsity the yeres folowing. And many strange and vn­couthe fightes were sene, as hostes of Sightes in the ayre. men fightyng in the saye, fiery flames, and such other.

Anno. 10.

date 1096 THe .x. yere was sene a blasing sterre of great brightnes.

Anno. 11.

date 1097 ABoute this time William Rufus builded Westminster hal, who mis­liking the same, for that it was to smal was determined to make a bigger, and that it should serue for a chamber.

Anno. 12.

date 1098 THe .xii. yere the ryuer of Thames gret flou [...] rose so hye that it drowned manye townes in England.

In England at a towne called Fin­chauster A wel [...] & flames fyre sene the [...] in Barkeshyre, a wel cast out bloud as before it had done water, and after by the space of .xv. dayes gret fla­mes of fyre were sene in the element.

Anno. 13.

date 1099 VVilliā Rufus beyng at his disport of hūting by glaūsing of an arrow that Walter Tyrell a frenche knighte did shote, was wounded to death in the newe forest in Hampshire, on a Lam­mas day: and buried at Winchester.

Anno Reg. 1.

date HEnry, the brother of William Rufus, and the fyrste of that name, for his learnyng called Beauclerke, began his domi­nion ouer this realm of England, the first day of August, in the yeare of our Lord. 1100. and reigned .xxxv. yeares iiij. monethes, and one day.

Anno. 2.

date RAnulphe bishop of Durham procu­red Robert Curthoise duke of Normandy, to warre vppon hys brother Henry for the crown of England, who assembled a strong army, and landed at Portismouth. But by mediation peace was made on this condition, that Henry Tribute to he duke of Normādy. should pay three thousande markes yerely to duke Robert.

Anno. 3.

date 1102 IN this thirde yere of Kynge Henry The priory & hospitall of S. Bar­tholomewe in Smith­field begon to be buil­ded. the churche & hospitall of saint Bar­tholomew in Smithfield, was begon to be founded by a minstrel of the kyn­ges, named Rayer: And after finished by good and wel disposed citizēs of the citie of London, and especially by Ri­chard Whittingtō. This place of smithfielde was at that day a laystowe of al ordure of fylth: and the place wher fe­lons and other transgressours of the Smith [...]ld a laystowe. kinges lawes were put to execution.

Anno. 4.

date 1103 RObert Duke of Normandye com­myng into England by the entrea­tie of kyng Henry & his wife, released to hym the tribute of three thousande markes.

Anno. 5.

date BVt it was not long ere that by mea­nes of yll reportes, gret malice was kindeled betwene the two brethren: and shortely therevpon deadly warre sprang, in the end wherof, Robert was taken, and kept in perpetuall prisō in Cardiff, by his brother, who immediatly seised the duchye of Normandy, and held it in his possession. Teukesbu­ry▪ abbey builded.

Syr Robert le Fitzhā builded Teu­kesbury, and there was buried.

Anno. 6.

date 1105 RObert Earle of Shrewesbury, and Rebellion in Shrop­shyre and Cornwall. William of Cornewall, rebelled a­gaynst kynge Henry, and were taken and condempned to perpetuall impri­sonment.

Anno. 7.

date 1106 IN England appered a blasing starre betwene the south and the weste, and agaynst that in the east appered a great beame (as it were) stretching towarde A blasynge sterre. the sterre, and shortly after were seene two moones, the one in the Easte, and thother in the west.

Anno. 9.

date 1108 HEnry the emperor desyred to wife Maude, y ^e eldest daughter of kinge Henry of England, beyng then but .v. yeres of age, nor able to be maried.

Anno. 10.

date 1179 IN the. 10. yere of his reigne, the king maryed Robert hys bastarde sonne, to Mabe [...] [...]ghter & heyre of Roberts Fitzha [...], and made him the fyrst earle of Gloucester, who after buylded the strong castel of Brystowe. And the pri­orie The strong castel of bristow built Euishā ab­bey builded of saint Iames in the northesyde of the same citie, wher his body was bu­ryed. And his sonne Erle William be­gan the abbey of Euishan.

Anno. 13.

date 1112 AT Shrewesbury in England was A greh erthquake. a great earthquake, and the riuer of Trent was so dried, that the space of one daye men went ouer dryshod. And this yere the king builded the abbey of Hide abbey builded. Hyde without the wals of Winchester that of old time was within the wals.

A blasyng sterre appered sone after, and ther vpon folowed a harde winter, A blasynge sterre. deathe of men, scarsitie of victuals, and morayne of beastes

Anno. 15.

date 1114 King Henry of Englande gaue his daughter in mariage to the Emperour with great dower, and made William his sonne Duke of Normandy, wherof began the vsage and custome that the kinges of England made theyr eldeste sons dukes of Normandy.

Anno. 18.

date LEwes inuaded Normandy with muche cruelty, and toke the city of Lignes in Cauise Wherfore king Hēry assembled a stronge armye, met with Lewis in playn field, and fought with him a cruell and deadly battell: in the ende wherof Lewes was ouercome, & constreined to flee the field. Henry re­couered the town of Lingnes.

Anno. 20.

date 1119 VVilliam Duke of Normandy and The kings children drouned in the sea. Richard the sons of king Henry of England, and Mary his doughter, Richard earle of Chester, with his wyfe, the kinges nece, and other to the num­ber of▪ 160. persons passyng from Normandie into England, by ouersight of the shyppe mayster were drowned, sa­uyng one butcher, which escaped the danger.

Anno. 24.

date 1123 IN this yeare the abbey of Readynge Readinge, abbey, Cisseter Windsor & Woodstock builded. was begunne to be builded by kinge Henry the first: he also builded Cisseter Wyndesore, and Woodstoke with the parke.

Anno. 17.

date 1126 The gray friers came nowe firste in­to The graye frierst first came into England. Englande, and had their firste house at Cantorbury.

Maude the daughter of kyng Hen­ry after the deathe of her▪ husbande the Emperour, came into England to her father.

Anno. 28.

date 1127 THe order of sainct Iohns Hospi­tals Templers, and other lyke be­gan first at this time.

Anno. 32.

[Page 47] date IN this yeare began Foūtains abbey. Fountains abbey builded.

Geffrey Plantagenet Erle of An­gew maried Maude y ^e empresse, daughter of kyng Henry: of whiche .ii. des­cended Henry the seconde which reig­ned after Stephen.

Aboute this tyme was buylded the The priory of Norton & the abbey of Combr [...] more built prioyre of Norton in the prouince of Chester, by one William, the sonne of Nichole. Also the abbey of Combre­more in the same prouince was▪ buyl­ded aboute the same tyme.

Robert Curthois dyed in prison, & was buried at Glocester.

Anno. 33.

date 1132 HEnry kyng of Englande because he had none issue male, ordeyned that his daughter Maude, whiche had ben Empresse shoulde succede hym in the kyngdome.

Anno. 36.

date 1135 KYng Henry of Englande beyng in Henry the firste tooke his deathe by a fall of his horse. Normandy, with a fall of his hors toke his death, and was buried at Readyng: when he had reigned. 35. yeares .iiij. moneths, and one day.

Anno Regni .i.

[Page] STephen Earle of Bo­loyn, y ^e son of the erle of Bloys and Adela, William Conquerors daughter, & nephewe to king Henry y ^e fyrst toke on him the gouernance of this realme of England the second day of Decem­ber, in the yere of our lorde. 1135, and left y ^e same y ^• x [...]v. day of October, in y ^e yere of our lord. 1154 so that he reigned xviij. yeres .x. monthes, & xxiiij. days. Although he had continuall warre, yet did he neuer burden his cōmons with exactions. He semed in this blam worthy, that contrary to his othe made to Maude the daughter of Henry, he was thought vniustlye to take on him the Croun. For which cause he was vexed with warres all the time of his reigne.

At this time was great trouble and slaugher in England: for somuche as diuers of y ^e nobles mainteyned Maud the empresse agaynst Stephen, which was in possession of the croune.

King Stephen made warres agaynst Dauid of Scotlande, because he refu­sed to do him his homage, for Northū ­berland, & huntingdon, which he held [Page 48] by his wyfe. In this warre the Earle of Gloucester was taken. But at the lengthe Stephen made peace, and a­greed with Dauid king of Scots, and receiued of him homage, after that he had wonne from him certayne tounes and castelles, and gaue to Henry the sonne of Dauid, the erledome of Hun­tingdon.

Anno. 2.

date STephen passed ouer into Normandy against Eeffrey erle of Ange we the husband of Maude the empresse, which was right heire to the crowne, & when he had quieted the prouince, he made E [...]st [...]ce his sonne duke of Normandy, and ioyned frendship and league with Lewes king of France.

Anno. 4▪

date DAuid kyng of Scots in moste cru­ell wise inuaded Northumberland wher by meane of Thurston byshop of Yorke, the Scots had an ouerthrow & slayn in gret number, and Dauid was constrayned to geue his sonne Henrye in hostage for suertie of peace.

Anno. 6.

date MAude the Empresse came into this land out of Normandy, by ayde of King Ste­phen taken prisoner. Robert erle of Glocester, & Ranulphe of Chester, made strong war vpō king Stephen. In the [...]d wherof the kinges [Page] partie had the worse, and him self takē prisoner, and sent to Bristow. But the Kentishe men and Londoners, fauou­ryng the kyng, warred vpon the rebel­les, and in open field toke Robert erle of Glouceter. But shortly after, both the kyng and the duke were deliuered out of prison by exchaunge. And Ste­phen without delay assēblyng a strōge army, in suche wise pursued his e [...]e­mies, that he forced Maude to forsake the Realme. Thys warre contynued a longe tyme, to the greate domage of the Realme.

Aboute this tyme was founded the abbey of Stratford Langthorn within Stratford abbey builded. iiij. myles of London, by a knyght called sir William de mount Fichet.

Anno. 10.

date 1144 ABout this tyme the Iewes cruci­fied a chylde vppon Easter daye at Norwyche in derision of Christe and his religion.

Anno. 11.

date 1145 GEffrey Plantagenet, the husbande of Maude the Empresse (who had longe continued the warres agaynste kyng Stephen of England) wan from hym the Duchye of Normandye: and streight thervpon dyed: and his sonne [Page 49] Henry succeded in the dukedome.

Anno▪ 12.

date STephen after long warre and much trouble, was agayn crouned at Lin­colne, but▪ Robert earle of Glocester made new warre vpon him: in which he had the vpper hande of the kinge at Lilton, so that the kinge was lyke to haue fallen into Roberts danger: and escaped with much paine.

Anno. 15.

date 1149 THis yere the riuer of Thames was A greate frost. so stronglye frosen, that horse and cart passed ouer vpon the yee.

Anno. 16.

date 1150 THis yere kinge Stephen brent the citie of Norwiche.

Anno. 17.

date 1151 HEnry duke of Normandye in the quarel of his mother Maude, with a great puisance arriued in England, and won the castell of Malmesbury, the tower of London, and the towne of Notingham, with other holdes and ca­stels, betwene him and king Stephen were foughten many battels, wherby this realme was sore troubled.

Anno. 18.

date BVt at the last peace was agreed be­twene Maude the empresse, her son Henry, and king Stephen: vpon this [Page 49] condition that Stephē during his life should holde the kingdom of England and Henry to be heire apparant.

Anno. 19.

date 1153 KIng Stephen builded the abbey of The abbeis of Cogshal Fourneys, and Feu [...] ­sham buil­ded. Coggeshal, in Essex an other at Furneis in Lancashire, and the third at Feue [...]sham in Kente, where now his bo­dy resteth, and deceassed the ▪xxv. day of October: in the yere of our Lord. 1154. when he had reigned .xviii. yeres .x▪ monethes and .xxiiij. dayes.

Anno regni. 1.

date 1154 HEnry the seconde of that name the son of Geffrey Plantagenet, and Maude the Empresse daughter of king▪ Henry the fyrst, be­gan his reigne ouer this realm of England, the .xxv. day of Oc­tober in the yere of our Lord. 1154. and deceassed in the yere of our Lord. 1189. the .vi. day of Iuly, so that he reigned xxxiiij. yeres .ix. monthes, & .xii. daies.

Anno. 2.

date 1155 King Henry cast down diuers castels which wer erected in the time of Ste­phen: He went into the north partes, and got from the Scots Cumberland and Northumberland, which▪ they said were geuen to thē by Maude his mo­ther, and set an order in that countrey.

Anno. 3.

date IN Englande were sene .ii. sunnes in the fyrmamēt: and in the Moone ap­peared a redde crosse.

King Henry went into Wales, and Castell of Rutland & abbey of Basing­werk built quieted that countrey, and after buil­ded the strong castel of Rutlande, and founded the abbey of Basyngwerke.

Anno. 4.

date 1157 ABout this tyme came into Englād certayn Germaines, to the number of xxx. which taught y ^e abrogatiō of the Sacramentes of the alter, Baptisme, and Wedlocke.

Anno. 6.

date 1159 IEwes kinge of Fraunce gaue his daughter Margaret in mariage to Henry the sonne of kynge Henry of England. By reason wherof, was [...]a­cifyed the warre betwene Englande and Fraunce, for the landes of P [...]y­towe, and others.

Anno. 7.

date 1160 [Page]KIng Henry went into Scotlande, and made war vpon king William so that he toke him, and made him yeld the castel of Carlile; the castel of Cam­burgh, with diuers other, and receiued of him fealtie and homage.

Anno. 8.

date 1161 THis yere the citie of Canterburye Gret fire at Cantor­bury. was fiered by negligence, & a great part therof brent.

Anno. 10.

date 1161 THomas Becket byshop of Canter­bury fled to Rome to complayn vppon the king to the byshop.

Anno. 14.

date 1167 KIng Henry caused Henry his eldest R. Henris so crouned his father being aliue son to be crouned king as he thoght to the great quietnes aswel of himselfe as of the realm: but as it proued, to the vtter disturbance of them bothe.

Anno. 17.

date 1170 THomas Becket by the mediation of Alexander bishop of Rome, and Lewes the French king, was restored to his bishopricke: and not longe after by certayne gentilmen, he was slayne at Cantorbury.

Anno. 18

date 1171 KIng Henry sent Ambassade to Alexander bishop of Rome to purge him self of the deth of Thomas Becker. A­monge [Page 51] other thinges it was enioyned him in his penance, that it should be lawful to his subiectes as often as thē listed to appeale to the see of Rome, & that no man shoulde be accompted as king vntill such tyme as he were con­firmed by the Romayne byshop.

Anno. 19.

date THomas Becket was canonised by the byshop of Rome.

Anno. 21

date 1174 HEnry the sonne of kinge Henry of The kings sonne the second time crowned. England was crouned the seconde time with his▪ wife Margaret, y ^e french kinges daughter.

Anno. 22.

date 1175 KIng Henry the sonne by the settyng Henrye the son of king Henry re­belled a­gainst his father. on of the king of France, Elanour his mother, and certaine other nobles, toke armes, & r [...]i [...]ed dedly war against his naturall father. Diuers strong bat­tels were foughten as well in Eng­land by the deputies & frendes of both parties, as also in Normādy, Poytow Guyen, & Britayn: wher they wer cor­porally present: but y ^• victory fel alway to the father. There toke party against king Henry the father, Lewis king of France, William kyng of Scotlande, Henry, Geffrey, & Iohn his own sons: [Page] Robert Earle of Leicester, Hughe of Chester, and other. But in the ende the sonnes with their alies were constrai­ned to yelde to their father, and desyre peace, which he gentilly graunted and forgaue their trespace.

Anno. 24.

date 1177 IN Englande fell grent wetherynge and tempest of thunder & lightening in the middes of winter: and in Som­mer folowyng [...]ell hayle of such gret­nes that it slew both man and beast.

Anno. 26.

date 1179 AT this time were manye Iewes in England, which agaynst the feast of Easter did vse to sacrifice yong childrē in despite of christen religion.

Anno. 28.

date 1181 Henry the eldest sonne of Henry of England ended his lyfe. Shortly after began the warre betwene king Henry and Philip of France for homage that the Frenche kinge required to be done for the landes of Poytow, and other, for the castell of Gysours.

Anno. 29.

date 1182 RObert Harding a bourgis of [...]ry­strow S. Iustes at bristowe builded. to whō kyng Henry gaue the Garonye of Ge [...]klaye, butlded the ab­bey of S▪ Austen at Bristow.

Anno. 31.

date 1184 HEraclius Patriarke of Ierusalem, which had bene in diuers parts of Europe came to king Henry, desyring him of ayde againste the Turkes, but was denied therof.

Anno. 32.

date 1185 At Bury the Iewes crucified a child in despite of Christes passion.

Anno. 34.

date 1187 RYcharde Earle of Poytowe made warre against kyng Henry his fa­ther, and taking part with the French king in proces of tyme wan from him diuers cities, tounes, and castels, and namely the citie, of Cenomannia. For sorow wherof at the lengthe, that is to say, on the .vi. day of Iuly, in the yeare of our Lord. 1189. king Henry ended his life, when he had reigned. 34. yeres 9. monethes, and. 12. days: he was bu­ryed at Founteuerard.

Anno regni. [...].

[Page] date 1189 RIcharde the firste of that The fyrste batliffes in London. name, for his valiantnesse surnamed Cueurdelion, beyng the second son of Henry the seconde, was crow­ned King of England. He began his reigne the .vi. daye of Iuly, in the yere of our Lord .1189. and he deceased, the yere of our Lord 1199. the vi. day of Aprill: so that he reigned .ix. yeres and .ix. monethes.

THe fyrste yere of his reigne, the ci­tisens of London obteined two of­ficers to guide their Citie, which were called Bayliffes, whose names shal fo­lowe here vnder.

Anno regni. [...].

• date 1189 Henry Cornhyll
• Richard Reine [...]y

IN this yere y ^e Iewes were very brag here in this realm, for that their number Iewe [...]slain in england. was so great. But the commō peo­ple, especially about London, fel vpon them, and despoyled them without pi­tie or mercy, they so hated thē for theyr vsury, and other euill conditions.

THis yere the king set at libertie E­lianor Elianor released oute of prison. his mother, which lōg before at the cōmaundement of his father her husband, had ben kept close prisoner. But after her enlargement, the realme [Page 53] was much gouerned by her.

KIng Richard gaue ouer the Castel­les of Bar wike and Rokesburge to the Scottishe Kinge, for the summe of x. [...] .li. He also solde to the bishop of Durham his own prouince, for a great piece of money, and created him erle of the same. Wherfore the king saide after in game: I am a wonderous craftsman, I haue made a newe earle of an olde bishoppe.

He gaue his brother Iohn many dignities, as the prouinces of Notinghā, De [...]o [...]shyre and Cornwall, and crea­ted him earle of Lancaster.

Anno reg. 2▪

• date 1190 Iohn Herlyon
• Roger Duke.

IN this yeare kyng Richarde betooke the guiding of this land to the bishop of Ely then beyng Chancelour of En­gland, and sayled into Normandy: and when he had appoynted good gouer­noures ouer that countrey, he went to mete the frenche kinge: and hauynge made sure league one with an other, went eyther of them onward of theyr iorney toward Ierusalem.

Thys time the Iewes in diuers Iewes in England robbed. and many slewe them selues. places of this Realme, as at Lincolne Stamforde, and Lynne, were robbed [Page] and spoyled. And at Yorke to the num­ber of four hundred▪ & more, had the [...]r maister vaines cut, & so bled to death.

Anno reg. 3.

• date 1191 William Hauer shall
• John Bukmotte

KIng Richard in his iourney to waedes Ierusalem, subdued the Erle of King Ri­chard went to Ierusalé and his brother rebel­led. Cipres, and then ioyning his puisance with the Frenche kinges in Asia, con­quered Acon, wher ther grew betwen king Richard and Philip the Frenche kinge a greuous displeasure. Iohn the brother of king Richard toke on him the kingdome of Englande in his bro­thers absence.

King Richard restored to the Chri­stians the citie of Ioppa, and in many battels put the Turke to gret sorow.

Anno. 4.

• Nicolas Duke
• Peter Newlay

date 1192 King Richard exchanged Cypres, with Guye▪ of Lesyngham for the kingdom of Ierusalem, Wherfore the king of England a long time after was cal­led king of Ierusalem.

An. reg. 5.

King Richarde hauinge knowledge that Philip of Fraunce inuaded Nor­mandy, [Page 54] and that Iohn his brother had made himselfe king of England, made peace with the Turkes for .iii.▪ yeares, and with a small company returnyng King Ri­chard takē prisoner. home ward by Thrace, was taken pri­soner by the Duke of Ostriches men, and brought to Henry the Emperour, and there kept in streite prison, a yere and .v. monethes. Where it is sayd that he slewe a Lyon, and toke out his hert.

Anno reg. 6.

• William Fitz Isabell
• William Fitz Arnold

Iohn the kinges brother by the set­tyng on of the Frenche king made gret warre within the land, & toke by strengthe the castelles of Windsore, of No­tinghā, & others. And the French king made strong warre in Normandy.

date 1195 Anno. reg. 7.

• Robert Beysaui
• Io [...]e le Iosue

Hubert bishop of Salisbury was by king Richard sēt into Englād to haue the guiding thereof, and also to treate with the lords & cōmons for the kings deliuerance. The sayd Hubert was by the monkes of Christes church in Cantorbury chosen archbishop.

Anno. reg. 8▪

• Gerrad de Anteloche
• Robert Durant

[Page]THis yere king Richarde was deli­uered Great ran­sume payde for the king. out of prison for the summe of one. C. M. pounds of sterlinge money, for paiment of which ransom al y ^t wol of white monkes & chanons was sold and rings & crosses of prelates, with vessels & chalices of al churches thrugh the land, and .xvii. shrines wer ap [...]d and spoyled of the golde and siluer. &c.

King Richard beyng thus deliuered shortly after landed at Sandwich, & so came to London: where when he had a­rested him: with a certayne number of knightes: he rode to Notingham, and wan the castel: & after that the castel of Tikhill, he deposed his brother Iohn, Richard a­gayn cron­ned at Winchester. & crouned him selfe agayn king of En­gland in the citie of Winchester, & then he called a parliament, where he called agayn into his handes all such thinges as he hadde eyther geuen or sold by pa­tentes, or otherwise: wy which meanes he gathered a summe of money and sai­led into Fraunce, wher shortly a peace was concluded betwene the two kings for one yere. Then Iohn which had ta­ken part against his brother, made meanes to Elianor his mother, by whose mediation he was reconsiled.

[Page 55]In this tyme one William with the William with the long beard longe bearde, moued the common peo­ple to se [...]e libertie and fredome, & not to be subiect to the riche and mightye. By which meanes he drew to him ma­ny great companies, and with all his power defended theyr cause against the riche. The king beyng warned of thys tumult, commanded him to cease from those attemptes. But the people s [...]il fo­lowed him as thei before had done: and he made to them certayn orations openly, taking for his Theme this sentence Haurietis aquas in gaudio de fonti­bus Saluatoris, Which is to saye: Ye shall drawe in ioye, waters forth of the welles of your Sauior. And to this he added: I am (sayd he) the sauiour of pore men: ye be pore, and haue assaied longe the harde handes of the rich men. Now drawe ye therfore holsome water forth of my welles, and that with ioye. For the time of your visitation is com [...]n. This William was taken in Bowe churche in Cheape, but not withoute shedding of bloud for he was forced by fyre & smoke to forsake the church. And he with .ix. of his adherēts wer hanged.

date 1197 Anno reg. 9

• Roger Blunt
• Nicholas Ducket

[Page]This yere the warre was renued be­twene King Richard of England, and Philip of France, in whiche eyther of them [...]ped diuersly.

An. reg. 10

• date 1198 Constantine Fitz Arnold
• Robert le Beau.

King Richard of England be [...]eged the castell of Galiarde, and was wounded Kinge Ri­chard woū ded to deathe. with a quarell that was shot from the wall, and therof died the .vi. day of Apryll, in the yere of our Lorde. 1199. when he had reigned .ix. yeres, and .ix. monethes. His bodye was buried at Founteuerard, his bowels at Carlile, his hart at Roan.

Anno Regni. [...].

date 1199 IOhn, brother to Richarde afore named, beganne his reigne ouer this realm of England the .vi. day of A­prill, in the yeare of oure lord. 1199. and decesed in the yere. 1216. the .xix. day of October: He reigned .xvii. yeres .vi. monethes, and .xiii. dais. Of person he was indif­ferent. But of melancolye and angrey complexion.

An. reg 1.

• Arnold bitz Arnold
• date 1199 Richard Fitz bartilmewe

Philip king of France (in the qua­rell of Arthur duke of Britain, whom certayn of the Lordes had named kyng of England) made warre vpon kynge Iohn, inuaded Normandy, and tooke from him diuers castels and tounes. iii. s. of euery ploughe land.

King Iohn hearyng therof, assem­bled a counsayle, wherin was graun­ted to him iii. s. of euery plough lande through England, beside the subsedy of the spirituall landes: he sayled into Normandy, where he spent the time to his losse and dishonour. But aboute Michelmas a truce was concluded betwene the two kinges of Englande and of France. king Iohn deuorsed

This yere was a deuorce betwene king Iohn & his wife, the erle of Glo­cesters daughter, because of nerenesse of bloude: and after he was maried to Isabel, the daughter of the Erle of En­golcsym in France: by whom he had. i [...] sonnes, Henry and Richard, and .iii. daughters, Isabel, Elianor, and Iane.

date 1200 An re. 2.

• Roger. Dorset
• Iames bactilmew aldorm [...]

In thys seconde yeare Ray­nulphe Erle of Chester, by thexample [Page] afore shewed by kinge Iohn, lefre his own wife named Constance, which he before had maried, and wedded one Clemens. One Chronicle sath he did so to haue issue: but he ther with displesed God so much▪ y ^t he would suffer him to haue none issue, but dyed without.

An. reg. 3

• Walter. Fitz Ales
• date 1201 Simon de aldermābury

THis yere in Yorkshyre were sene. v Moones, one in the east, an other in [...]ue mones in the fir­mament. the Weste, the thirde in the northe, the fourth in the southe, and the fifthe in the myddes of the other: and went compassing the other .vi. t [...]nes, as it were the space of an houre, and vanished a­way sone after.

In this yore were chosen .xxv. of the most substantial and wysest men of the xxv. gouer­nours of the citie. Citie of Lond [...], to maintayn and kepe the Assises of the same Citie, of the whiche yerely the bailiffs wer chosen: and after the Mayor and Sheriffes were taken of the same number.

An. reg. 4.

date 1202

• Normand Blundell
• Iohn de Ely.

THis yere fell excedyng lightnyng, thunders, & other stormes of wynd and rayn with hayl of y ^e bignes of hen­nes egges: which perished fruit & corn [Page 57] houses, and yong cattell. Also spirites were sene in the ayre, in likenes of foules bearyng fire in their bylles, which set fyre on dyuers houses.

Philyp of France cōtinually made warre vpon the Duchy of Normandy, tyl at the last he subdued the same with the prouinces of Guyen, Poytiers, & Britayne, whiche before pertayned to the crowne of Englande.

Kyng Iohn sailyng into Normandy warred on the borders of France, but of his victories is little written.

Anno. 5.

date 1203

• Walter Browne
• Williā Chāberlain
  Dearth of wheate.

This yeare by meanes of euyl wea­ther, in the yeare passed, wheate was sold for .xv. s. a quarter, whyche was thought an extreme price.

King Iohn maried his bastarde dau­ghter to Lewlyn prince of Wales, and gaue with her the castell and lord shyp of Elyngsmore, beyng in the marches of Southwales.

The byshop of Rome wrate to kyng Iohn, gentilly requirynge hym to ad­mytte Stephen Langton into the by­shoprike of Cantorbury, and the mon­kes by hym expelled from theyr own [...] [Page] abbeye, to restore theym agayne to the same: but the more hys lordes aduised hym so to do, the more was he bente to the contrary. In so much y ^t they retur­ned without obteinyng their request▪

Anno Reg. 6.

• Thomas Hauerill
• date Hamond Bronde

The bishop of Rome deno [...]ed king Iohn with his whole realme▪ accursed, Englande interdicted because he would not admit Stephen Langton to the bishoprike of Cantor­bury: but he litle regarded his threat­nyngs, and would not obey hym.

At this tyme in Suffolke a fish was takē like to a man, & was kept liuing A [...] fysh was taken vi. moneths vpon the land with rawe fleshe and fyshe: and after when they saw they could haue no speche thereof, they cast it agayne into the sea.

Anno re. 7.

• Iohn Walgra [...]e
• date Richard de Winchester

Kyng Philip of France subdued the Normādye [...]ost. countrey of Normādy▪ which sens the tyme of Charles the simple (that is to say) the space of. 300. yeres) was [...]ot in the possession of the kinges of France.

Anno re. 8

• Iohn Holylande
• date 1206 Edmonds fitz Gerrard

About this tyme the Irishemen and Wales and Ireland re­ [...]elled. shortly after the Welshemen rebelled, [Page 58] for that he leuied on theim suche gre­uous taskes to warre agaynst France [...] so that the Kynge was fayne to rayse a great taxe throughout this Realme of Englande to wythstande theyr force. He required of the white monkes syxe thousande marke: but they refused the payement of so greate a summe, so that the king toke great displeasure against them: by reason wherof after his re­turne out of Ireland, he exacted of them more then before he had desyred: wher by he caused some abbottes to forsake theyr houses.

Anno Reg. 9.

• date Roger Winchester
• Edmond Hardell

Kyng Iohn sayled into Normandy: wher after certain s [...]rmishes, he made peace wyth kyng Philyp of Fraunce for .ii. yeares.

This yeare was graunted to the Ci­tisons of London by the Kynges Let­te [...]s patentes, that they should yerely First ma [...] of London chose to them selues, a Mayre and .ii. Sheri [...]es, on S. Mathewes or My­chelmas day, whose names were as fo­loweth.

Anno Reg▪ 10.

• Hēry [...]tz Alwyn

• date Peter [...]uke
• Tho▪ Nele

[Page]This yeare London bridge was b [...] ­gon to be buylded of stone: The origi­nall wherof, was as foloweth. Fyrste beyng no bridge but a Ferry, the Fery­man and his wife deceasynge, lefte the same to their daughter, a mayden na­med Mary Audery: who with the goo­des left to her by her parents, buylded an house of systers, whiche is the vp­permost end of S. Mary Auderis churche, vnto the whiche house she gaue the ouersyght and profite of the same ferry but afterward the same house of sisters was conuerted vnto a colledge of pri­stes: who buylded the bridge of tym­ber, and frome tyme to tyme kepte the same in reparations: but consydering the great charges in repairyng y ^• same, in the yeare of our Lorde. 1209. by the great ayde of the citisens of Lōdon and other, they begon to build the same of stone, and then the abouesaid college of priestes was conuerted vnto a prio­rie of chanons, bearyng styll the name of the mayden, whiche kept the ferry: and so called S. Mary Auderie.

Anno. 11.

• Henry fitz Alwyne

• Peter le Iosue
• Williā Bloūd

The Englyshemen which were sent [Page 59] by kyng Iohn to ayde the erle of Flan­ders chased the Frenchemen: and in the hauen of Sluce compassed and tooke theyr whole nauy of ships, which was in number. 1020. sayle.

• Henry fitz Alwyne

• date 1210 Adam Whetley
• Stephē le grase

This yere Pandolph a legat cam frō A legate from Rome the bishop of Rome monishing y ^e king in sharpe maner, y ^t he shold restore maister Stephen Langton to hys see of Cantorbury, and the monks vnto their abbey. The kyng callyng to mynd the daungers he was wrapped in, bothe in his owne realme, and also in Normā ­dy, The Kyng sworne to be obedient to Rome. made promyse by othe, to be obedi­ent to the court of Rome. At that tyme were graunted the Peter pence.

Anno reg. 13.

• Hēry fitz Alwyn

• date Iohn fitz Pet
• Iohn Garlonde

THis yeare Stephen Langton arch­byshop of Cantorbury with the o­ther exiles landed in Englande: the kyng receyuyng them [...]oyo [...]sly, & was there assoyled of the sayd byshop: and after that▪ the kyng makyng restituti­on to the byshop and other, accordynge to the third article of his othe, the land was released of the interdiction: the [Page] the kyng makyng restitution to the bi­shop and other, accordyng to the thirde The lande released of the Inter­diction. article of his othe, the land was relea­sed of the interdiction: the Kyng being bounden, that as well he as his heires should euer after be fenders to the sea of Rome, paying yerely tribute a thousand markes, and to hold the Title of the Crowne by the byshop of Rome.

Anno. 14.

• date 1212 Hēry fitz Alwyn

• Rādolph Eilād
• Constātin Iosue

This yeare fell great discention be­twene Discention betwene y ^e Kynge and his Lordes the kyng and his lordes, partly for that he wold not maynteyne the la­wes of kyng Edwarde, partly for the displeasure he bare vnto them: for that they ayded hym not agaynst the bishop of Rome, so that a greatnumbre of people were raysed on bothe parties: The Earle of Chester wyth the other lor­des toke the Citie of London, and held theym there. Other saye, that a greate part of this variance betwene Kynge Iohn and his barons, was forbecause the Kyng would haue exiled the Earle of Chester, who oftentymes had adui­sed the kyng to leaue his cruelnes, and his accustomed aduoutrye, whiche he exercised with his brothers wyfe, and others. But by meanes of the Arche­byshep [Page 60] af Cantorbury, and other pre­latez, a peace was taken for a whyle.

This yeare on the .xi. day of Iuly, a Great fyre in South­warke and London. great part▪ of Southwarke was brent: and in the moneth of August next fo­lowyng, was muche harme doone in London by fyre.

The kyng and his lordes met wyth A Charter to the Ba­rons. great strength on either partie vppon Baramdowne: where a charter or writyng was made and sealed by the king: so that the Barony was with it contented, and departed in peace euery man into his countrey.

Anno. 15.

• Roger fitz Alwyne

• Martin fitz alis
• date 1213 Peter Bate

The peace whiche in the laste yeare was agreed betwene kyng Iohn & his barons was this yeare by the Kynge biolated and broken. Wherfore the lor­des assembled to them great powers, and made cruell warre vpon the king: in so muche that he was constrayned to sende into Normandy for ayde. Thē camme into Englande, a Normane knight, named Foukis de Brent, whi­che broughte with hym a companye of Normans, Flemmyngs and Picards. He and his cōpany were so cruel, that they destrosed as wel religious houses [Page] [...]s other, and dyd muche harme to the lande, puttyng the lordes to the worse, the kynge made Foukes and other of his company, wardens of castels and stronge holdes in Englande. The lordes seynge the kynge, perseuer in his wronge, and that he woulde in no wyse be induced to hold his own grantes, but to do all thyngs after pleasure and nothyng after lawe or iustice, caste in their myndes how they myght bring the realme in a better rule, and by one consent wrote to Philip king of Frāce that he would send som noble man in­to Englande, and they would yeld the land vnto hym.

This yere kynge Iohn caused to hee drawen and hanged at Warham, one Piers of Pomfret & his sonne executed. Piers of Pomfret, and his sonne, for speakyng of dyuers thynges agaynste the Kyng.

Anno reg. 16.

• date 1214 Roger fitz Alwyn

• Salomō basing
• Hugh basyng

KYng Iohn laying siege to the castell of Rochester, wanne the same, and K. Iohn be sieged y ^e ca­stel of Ro­chester. toke therin certayn gentylmē, and sent them to dyuers prysons, placyng strangers in the same Castell. The barons held them together at London, abiding [Page 61] the commynge of Lewes sonne to the Frenche kyng, whyche landed in En­gland with a great armye, and so came to Rochester, and wanne it with small payne: he caused all the strangers ther­in to be hanged: and after came to Lō ­don, where certain alliances and couenantes were establyshed and cōcluded betwene the lordes and hym, and recei­ued of them homage. Then he with the Lordes departed frome London, and gat the castell of Rigate, of Gilforde, and of Fernham, and frome thens to Wynchester, where the Citie was yelded, wyth all other holdes in those parties: and then he wyth the lordes came agayne to London. At whose cō ­myng, the tower of London was de­lyuered to them, they slew all straun­gers that had ben placed by the Kynge in any place.

King Iohn beyng thus ouerset with his lordes sent messangers to y ^e bishop of Rome, shewyng to hym the rebelli­on of his lordes, and how they labored his destruction. Wherfore the bishop of A Legate frō Rome. Rome with all haste sent a Legate into England, called Swalo: The whiche after his commyng, commaunded Le­wes to returne into Fraunce, and la­boured [Page] boured to the vttermost of his power▪ to appease the Kyng and his haronye: but all his labour was in▪ vayne.

Anno reg. 17.

• Williā Hardel

• Iohn Crauers
• Andrew Newlād

This yeare kyng▪ Iohn dyed▪ of the the Flixe (as is recorded in Policro­nicon) at the towne of Newarke: he was bowelled in the abbey of Crogh­ton, and buried at Worcester.

It is written that he buylded the ab­bey The abbey of blacke monkes in Winchester of Bewley, in the new forest, in re compence of the parysh Churches, whiche he there ouerturned, to enlarge the forest, and an abbey of Blacke monks in the citie of Winchester. He deceasse [...] in the yere of our Lord. 1216. the .xix. of October, when he had reigned. 17. yeares .vi. moneths, and. 13. dayes.

Anno Regni .i.

date 1216 HEnry the sonne of Iohn, of the age of nyne yeares, was proclaymed Kynge of En­gland, who began his▪ reigne the .xix. day of October, in the yeare of [Page 62] our Lorde. 1216. and deceased in the yeare. 1272. thi .vi. day of Nouember. So he reigued .lvi. yeres, and .xxviij. days. The noble mou with their reti­nue kept sharp warre with Lewes th [...] frenche kynges sonne, who by the co­nenants made before with the English men, claymed the crowne. But after certayn s [...]icmishes and battailes, Le­wys Hēry crouned at Glocester. began to desyre peace, which was concluded, and Henry was crowned at Gloucester.

Anuo. 1.

• Iacob Aldermā

• Benet Couētrie
• date 1216 Wil. Glūtiuers

Swale y ^• Legat accursed Lewis y ^e frē ­che kings sonne. He accursed Lewlyn prince of Wales, & interdicted his lād.

At the last, Lewis toke a. W. marks (or as som authors affirin .xv. W. markes) of money, & departed this realm.

Anno. 2.

• Serle merrer

• Tho. Bokerell
• date 1217 Ra [...]e Holyland

VVHen the lād was deliuered frō straungers, inquisitions were made to know what ꝑsons assisted Le­was against the kyng: of which y ^• king pardoned many of the laye men: But the spirituall men were put to such sy­nes, that they were compelled to lay [...] all [Page] that they had to pledge. And also to sue to Rome to be assoyled.

Raynolffe Erle of Chester, toke hys iourney to the holy lande.

Anno. 3.

• Serle Mercer

• Iohn Wayle
• Iosenus Spicer

A parliamente was holden at Lon­don, ii. [...]. of eue­ry plough lande. by vertue wherof was granted to the kyng .ii. s. of euery ploughe lande through Englande.

This yeare kyng Henry beganne to buylde the newe worke of the [...]rche Westmin­ster abbey. of westmynster.

Anno. 4.

• Serle mercer

• Rich. Wimbeldey
• Iohn Wayle

Alexander Kyng of Scottes maried the lady Iane syster of Kyng Henry.

This yeare was great harme doone Spirites & firy dragōs in England by violence of whirle windes and fiery dragons and spirits wee sene flying in the ayre.

This yere was a proclamation made that all straungers shoulde auoyde the realme, except such as came with mer­chandise, and to make sale of them vn­der the kynges saufe condude, whiche was doone to auoyde Foukes de Brēt, and his complices, who kepte the. ca­stell [Page 63] of Bedford agaynst the Kyng.

This yere was kyng Henry second­ly Hēry crouned the se­cond tyme. The castels of Chartley Beston, & the abbey [...] of Dela­cresse built crowned at Westminster.

date 1220 This yeare Rainolph earle of Che­ster came out of the holy land into En­gland, and began to buylde the castels of; Chartley and of Beston, and after buylde the abbey of Delacresse.

Anno. 5.

• Serle mercer

• Richard Renger
• Iosence le Iosue

THis yeare was a counsel holden at Oxenford of the bishops of Englād wherin one was condemned, whiche taught that he was Iesus Christ, and to confirme the same. he shewed the tokēs of woundes in his handes bodye and fete: He was therefore crucified on a Crosse at Alburbury, tyll he dyed.

Anno. 6.

• Setle mercer

• Richard Renger
• date 1222 Iosens Iosue

A conspiracy was made against king Henry by one Constantine in the citie of London: for the which he was dra­wen hanged and quartered, the morow Execution after our Lady day assumption. Which conspiracie so moued the Kyng, that he was in mynde to haue cast downe▪ the walles of the citie.

Anno. 7.

• date 1222 Serle mercer

• Richard Renger
• Thomas Lābert

This yere Iohn kyng of Hierusa­lem came into England, and required ayde of kyng Henry to wynne agayne Hierusalem▪ but he returned agayne with small comfort.

This yeare the King began the foū ­dation Salisbury buylded. of Salisbury mynster.

Anno. 8.

• date 1223 Richard Renger

• Williā Ioyner
• Tho. Lābert

Thys yeare the Lordes and gentil­men The firste graunte of wardes to the kyng. of Englande fyrste graunted to kyng Henry and his heires, the ward and mariage of theyr heires, whyche was then by learned men, called the begynnyng of euyls.

Anno. 9.

• date 1224 Richard Renger

• Iohn Trauers
• Andrew Bokerel

Richard the brother of kyng Henry ouercame the Frenchemen, recouered Poytiers, and kepte the Gascoynes in due▪ obedience.

Anno. 10.

• date 1225 Ry­charde Renge [...]

• Roger Duke
• Martin fitz Wil­liam

[Page 64]This yeare the pleas of the crowne were pleaded in the Tower of Lōdon.

Lewis kyng of France wan certain castels in the countrey of Poytiers: & shortely after spoyled the citie of An­ [...]owe.

Anno. 11.

• Ry­charde Renger

• date 1226 Stephen Bo­kerell
• Henry Cobham

In this yere wes graunted by king Henry of the Sheriffes of the Citie of Shiriffe­wike of Lō ­don & Mid­dlesex. Free▪ war­reyn. London, the sheriffewike af London & Middlesex for the sum of, CCC. pound by the yeare.

It was also granted to the citie free warren, that is to saye, free libertie to hunt a certain circuite about the citie.

It was also granted, that the ce [...]isens of Lōdon shold passe tole free through Toll free▪ out all England [...]and also graunted by the kyng, that all weeres in y ^e Thames shoulde be plucked vp, and destroyed for euer.

Anno. 12.

• Roger Duke

• Stephē Buckerel
• date 1227 Henry Cobham

The liberties of the Citie were this yeare confirmed, and to eche of the she­riffes The cities liberties ra­tified. was graunted to haue .ii. clerks and two officers, without any more.

Anno. 13.

• date 1228 Roger Duke

• Walter Winche­ster
• Robert fitz Iohn

Kyng Henry sailed with an army in to Britayne agaynste Lewes kynge of France: where after spoyling the coū ­trey, a peace was concluded betwene the .ii. yong princes.

Anno. 14.

• date 1229 Roger Duke

• Richar. Fitz Wil­liam
• Iohn Wobborne

This yere was ordeined by y ^e Ma [...]or and rulers of the Citie of London, that No sheriff in London past one yeare. [...]o sheriffe of that citie should continue lenger / in office then one yere, because that they should not by long continu­ance of office become couetous bribers

Anno. 15.

• date 1230 Ro­ger Duke

• Michael of Sainct Cleue
• Walter Guff [...]ide

This yeare was muche harme doone Great fyre in London in London by fyre, which began in the house of a wydowe named dame Iane Lambert.

Anno. 16.

• An­brewe Bokerel

• Henry Edmon­ton
• Gerrarde Bate

Variance grewe betwene Kyng Henry [Page 65] and his lordes, because he put from Warre be­twene the king & his lordes. his seruice Englishemen, and trusted straungers as wel in his counsayle as other officers nere about him.

Anno. 17.

• Andrew Bocke­rel.

• date 1232 Symon Fitz­mare.
• Roger Blunt.

IN this yere the king began the foun­dation of the hospitall of saint Iohn, S. Iohns without O­xenford be­gon. without the east gate of Oxenforde. In which yere also fell▪ wonderfull sore wether, with such thunder & lightning that the like had not ben sene. And ther folowed an earthquake, to the gret fear Great tem­pestes. of the inhabitauntes of Huntingdon, and nere therabout.

Anno. 18.

• Andrew Boke­rell.

• date 1233 Ra [...]e Ashewy
• Iohn Nor­man.

THis yere the king put from him the strangers, and restored the English men to their offices.

The Iewes dwelling in Nor wiche were accused for stealyng of a chylde, whom they purposed to haue crucified.

Fredrike the Emperour maried Isa­bel sister of the king of England.

Anno. 19.

• date 1234 Andrew Bokerel

• Gerrard Batte
• Robert Ardell

King Henry maried Elinor y ^e daughter of the earle of Prouance.

There appeared as it were hostes of men fyghting in the element.

The statute of Merton was fyrst e­nacted The statute of Merton at the parliament of Merton.

Anno. 20.

• date 1235 Andrew Bokerel

• Henry Cobham
• Jorden Couētry

Quene Elinor founded the hospital of Saint Katherins besydes the tower S. Katherines by the [...]ouer un [...]lt of London for the reliefe of poore wo­men.

date 1236 Anno. 21

• Andrew Bokerel

• John Thesalan
• Garard cord wauer

Octobo [...]ea, a [...]legate came into Englād & ordened good ordināces for y ^e church But not all to the pleasure of the yong clergy of England. Wherfore as he one day passed thorow Oxenford, the scho­lers sought occasion against his seruantes, and fought with them, and [...]ue one of the same, and put the legate in suche feare, that he for his safegard tooke the belfray of O [...]ney, and there helde him tyl the kinges officers comming from Abingdō, deliuered him, and conueid [Page 65] him to Wallingford.

Syr Simon Mountford maried the kings syster, named Elianor, countesse of Pembroke.

Anno. 22.

• Richard Renger

• date 1237 John Wilhall
• John Gōdresse

A clerk of Oxenford (or more verely King Henry like to haue bene slayne. a souldior) faining him self mad: enter­prised to haue slayn King Henry in his chamber at Wodstocke: but he was ta­ken and put to death at Couentry.

This yere was borne Edwarde the kinges sonne called Longshankes.

Anno. 23.

• Williā Joyner

• date 1238 Reimūd Bingley
• Rafe Ashewy

This yeare on Candelmas day the king created syr Simō de Mountford Erle of Leycester.

Anno. 24.

• Gerrard Batte

• date 1239 John Gysors
• Michel Tony

The King subdued the Welshemen which oftentimes rebelled.

An. 25.

• Reymond Byngley.

• date 1240 John Doile
• Tho. Duresyne

This yere were aldermen fyrst cho­sen The fyrste aldermen in London in London, which thē had the rule of the wards of the citie, but were eue­ry yere changed, as y ^e sherifs are now.

Anno. 26.

• date 1241 Reymond Bingley

• John Fitz
• John
• Rafe Ashewy

KIng Henry sayled into Normandy with a fayre company, purposing to recouer Poyteirs, Guian, & other coū treys: but after many bickerings, som what to the losse of Englishmen, Hen­ry treated a peace.

Anno. 27.

• date 1242 Rafe Ashewy

• Hugh Blunt
• Adam Basing

THis yere the pleas of the crowne, wer pleaded in the tower of Londō And in this yere Griffeth whiche Griffeth of wales brake his neck was sonne of Lewlyn, lately prince of Wales, entendyng to haue broken pri­son fell ouer the inner ward of the To­wer of London, and brake his necke.

Anno. 28.

• date 1243 Michell Tony

• Rafe Spicer
• Nicolas Batte

THis yere Michell Tony Maior, and Nicolas Batte Shiriffe were bothe conuict of per [...]ury, by the othe of all the Aldermen. Because Nicholas Batte had bene Shriue ouer one yere, and for the same they were both depo­sed, and other were in their places.

Anno. 29.

• John Gysors

• Robert Cornhill
• date 1244 Adam Bewlay

RObert Grosthed bishop of Lincoln with other prelates cōplained to y ^e King, of the wast of the goods and pa­trimony of y ^e church, which daily was wasted by the aliant bishops, & clerks of this land, who shortly wer auoided.

Anno. 30.

date 1245

• John Gysors

• Symon fitz mary
• Laurēce Frowike
  The labbey of Hayles builded.

This Richarde the Kinges brother builded the abbey of Hayles.

Anno. 31.

• Piers Alleyn

• John Doile
• date 1246 Nicolas Batte

IN this yere was a mighty erthquake in England, that the lyke to it, was An earthe­quake. not sene many yeres before.

This yere the king seised the fraun­chise The kinge seised the fraunchises of the city [...] of Londō. Coyn changed▪ of the citie of Londō for a iudge­ment▪ that was geuē by the Maior and aldermen agaynste a wydowe, named Margaret Diel: but shortly the▪ Maior and sheriffes were agayne restored to theyr offices: and this yere was a new coyne, and the olde called in.

Anno. 32.

• Michel Tony

• Nicolas Joy
• date 1247 Geffrey winton

[Page]This yeare the wharfe of Quenes hiue in London was taken to ferme by the Communaltie of London, to paye yerely fifty pound for the same.

Anno. 33.

• date 1248 Roger fitz Roger

• Rafe Hardell
• Iohn Tosalan

This yere dyed Robert Grossehed a famous clerk and byshop of Lincoln, who compiled many famous bookes, whiche remayne to this daye in the la­tin and the frenche tongue: the names wherof are partly declared by maister Bale in his story of English writers.

Anno. 34.

• date 1249 Iohn Norman

• Humfrey Basse
• Williā fitz Ric▪

This yere was a great winde vpon A greate winde the day of Simō and Iude, which did muche harme in many places of En­glande.

Anno. 35.

• date 1250 Adam Basing

• Laurēce frowike
• Nicolas Batte

The frier Augustins began to build or inhabite in wales, at Woodhous.

King Henry maried his daughter Mary to Alexander king of Scots, & receiued of him homage for the realme of Scotlande.

Anno. 36.

date 1251

• Iohn Toleson

• Williā Durham
• Tho. Wimborn

This yere was graūted by the king, that wher before this time the citizens of London, did present theyr Maior before the kyng whersoeuer he were, and, so to be admitted, now he should come onely before the Barons of the exche­quer, and they shoulde admit him, and geue him his othe.

Anno, 37.

date 1253

• Nicolas Batte

• Iohn Northāptō
• Richard Picard

This yere in the moneth of Ianuary the sea rose in such height that it drow­ned many vilages & houses nere vnto it in diuers places of England.

This yere also the Thames sprang so highe, that it drowned many houses about y ^e water side. And this yere was graunted of the king that no citizen of London should paye scauage or tolle for any beastes by them brought as the [...] before time had vsed.

Anno. 38.

date

• Ri. Har­del Dra.

• Ro. Belington
• Rafe Ashewy

This yere also y ^e liberties of London wer again seased by the meane of Ry­chard [Page] Erle of Cornwalle, because the Maior was charged, that he loked not to the bakers for theyr syses of bread: so that the citie was forced to please the Earle with. 600. markes or they were restored agayne.

Alphonce king of Castel gaue Elinor his doughter in mariage to prince Ed­ward the sonne of king Henry, to whō his father gaue the princedome of Wa­les, The kings eldest sōne prince of Wales. and gouernance of Guian and Ireland, wherof beganne that the kings of England ordeined their eldest sonnes princes of Wales.

Anno. 39

• date 1254 Richard Hardell draper

• Stephen Oister­gate
• Hen. Walmode

THe king againe seased the liberties The liber­ties of Lon [...]on seased. of the citie for certayn mony which the quene claymed for her right of the citizēs, so that they gaue vnto his grace 400. marke, and then were restored to their liberties agayne.

The. 22. day of Nouēber, wer brought to Westminster. 102. Iewes from Lin­colne, whiche were accused for cruci­fying Execution [...]f the Ie­ [...]es. of a chylde at Lincoln, they were sent to the tower of London: of these. 8. were hanged, and the other remayned long in prison.

Anno. 40.

• Rich. Har­dell draper

• Mat. Bokerel
• Iohn Mynor

THis yere a peace was made betwen the citizens of London & the abbot of Waltham, who had ben long in controuersie for tol, that he demaunded of the citizens that came to Walthā fayre: but at the last the citizens were set free and bound to no toll.

Anno. 41

• Richarde Hardell Draper

• Rich. Ewyll
• William Ashewy.

GReat variance was betwene y ^e king & the Londoners, in so muche y ^t the The maior of London diuers Al­dermen, & the sherifs depriued. Maior & diuers aldermen & sheriffes, were depriued of their offices, and the gouernance of the citie cōmitted to certeine persons of the kings appointing.

The king for so much as he had of­tentimes promised the restitution of certayne ancient lawes, but neuer per­formed the same, the lords murmuring against him, to appeace their malice, he held a parliament at Oxenford, which The mad parliament was called the madde parliament, be­cause many things were there enacted, which proued after to the confusion of the Realme, and death of manye noble men. In confirmation of these actes [Page] wer chosen .xii. piers, who altered and Twelue piers. changed many thinges, greetlye to the discontenting of the kinges minde.

Anno. 42.

• date 1257 Rich. Har­dell draper▪

• Th. fitz Rich.
• Ro. Cathelion

This yere Hugh Bigot Iustice, and Roger Turkeley, kept theyr courts in Bakers on the tumbrel the Guildhal of London, and punished the Bakers vpon the tombrell, where in times passed they were punished on the pillorye, and they dyd manye other thinges agaynst the lawes of the citie.

Richard the kings brother retour­ned out of Almayn into England.

Anno. 43.

• date 1258 Iohn Bisors Peperer

• Iohn Adrian
• Ro. Cornhil

King Henry fearing some rebellion of his nobles, went into Fraunce, and there concluded a peace: After whiche peace finished, the kyng retourned in­to Englande,

A Iewe at Tewkesbury fell into a A Iewe [...]rouned in a priuie. priuie vpon the saturday, & would not for reuerēte of his Saboth day be plucked out. Richard of Clare [...]ri [...] of Glo­cester, hearing that the Iew did so gret reuerence to his Saboth day, thought he would do as much to his holy day, [Page 68] which is sonday, and so kept him there tyll mondaye, at which season he was found deade.

Anno. 44.

• Willi [...] fitz Richard

• Adam brown
• Ri. Couentry

In this yere the king commaunded a a [...]olk mo [...]e at Poules crosse. general assembly or meting at Poules crosse▪ whor the king in proper person commaunded the Maior that the nexte day after he should cause to be sworna Othe to the king. before his Aldermen euery striplynge of .xii. yeres of age and vp warde, to be true vnto the king & his heires kings of England: and that the gates of the citie shold be kept with har [...]issed men.

Anno. 45.

• Wil. Fitz Richard

• Io. Northāptō
• Rich. Pickard

King Hēry published at Poules cro [...] the bishops of Rome absolutiō for him and al his, that wer sworn to maintein the articles made in the parliament at Oxforde: for whiche cause the barons of Englād begon to vtter theyr malice which they had long before conceiued against the king, and caused an insur­rection that continued three yeres. Ri­chard erle of Glocester decesed, & Gil­bart de Clare was erle after him.

Anno. 46.

• date 1281 Th. Fitz Thomas

• Phi. walbroke
• Rich. Tayler

THis yere was so gret a frost y ^t men A gret frost The barōs against the king. rode on hors back ouer the thames: The barons of Englande armed them against theyr king, and all this yere ho uered about Londō & other places they robbed and spoyled aliens and certayn other persons, whom they knew to be against theyr purpose: speciallye they slew the Iewes in all places.

Anno. 47.

• date 1262 Thomas Fitz Thomas

• Ro. Mountpiler
• Os [...]ern Bu [...] ­kessell.

500 Iewes were slayn by the ciizās Iewes slayne. of Londō, because one Iew wold haue forced a christen man to haue paid more thē .ii. d. for y ^• vsury of .xx. [...]. for a weke

Hugh le Spencer with the citizēs of London, spoyled & brent the manors of Richard the kinges brother, which hi­ther to had b [...]n a great stay of the warre betwene the king and his nobles.

Nere to Lewis in Sussex, king Hēry A ba [...]tell at Lewis. & his barons fought a cruell battei, in which the king him self with Richard his brother: syr Ed. his son. & other no­ble men to the nūber of. 25. wer taken: [Page 71] and of the commons were slayue about 20000.

Anno. 48.

• Tho. Fitz Thomas

• Tho. Lamford
• Edward blune

Debate and variance fel betwene Sy­mon Mountford erle of Leicester, and Gilbert de clare erle of Glocester, chif capitains of y ^• barons: which torned to theyr gret euill. For prince Ed. beyng now set at libertie, allied him with the erle of Glocester, & gathering to him a The battel of Euishā gret power, warred so freshly vpō Simon of Leicester, that at the end he and Hugh spencer with many others of the nobles, were slayn in the battel at E­uisham in Worcestershyre.

The same yere was holden a parliament A Parlia­ment at winchester at Wynchester, where all the sta­tutes made before Oxforde, were dis­anulled & abrogate. And all writinges made for the confirmation of the same, cancelled.

The citie of London was in greate London like to haue bene spoy­led. daunger to haue bene destroyed by the kyng for great ire and displeasure that he had conceiued against it, because of the fornamed commotion: he gaue vn­to prince Edward, the Maior of Lon­don and▪ iiii. of the beste Aldermen, [Page] with al theyr goodes & lands, and put diuers other of the moste welthye into diuers prisons.

Anno. 49.

• date 1264 Tho. Fitz Thomas

• Peter Armiger
• Greg. Rockesie

The kinge came to Westminster, and shortly after he gauevnto diuers of his The kinge gaue di­uers citi­zens of Lō don with all theyr landes and goodes to his house­hold seruā tes. honshold seruants, vpon. 60. houshol­des & houses within the citie, with all such lands & tenementes, goods & cat­tels as the sayd citizens had in any o­ther places of Englande, and then he made one Custos or Gacdein of the ci­tie, syr Othon Constable of the tower. And after this, the kinge toke pledges of the best mens sons of the citie, that his peace should be surely kepte in the same, the which were put in the tower of London, and there kepte at the coste of theyr parentes. And shortly after, by greate laboure and suite made, all the foresayd persons whiche shoulde be in the keping of the bailife of the castel of Windsor, eyght onely excepte, and all the other londoners. 31. in nūbver, were deliuered and came to London. Dailye sute was made vnto the king, to haue his grace and know his pleasure what fine he would haue of the citie for theyr [Page 72] transgressions by th [...] done, for the whiche the king asked .xl. M. poūdes, and stucke at .l. M. markes, but the citizēs alledged for them selues the vnhabili­tie of the citie, as that many oftheyr ci­tizens were fled: the rest at home were spoiled and robbed of theyr goods. For which considerations and many other, the citizens besought the kinges moste gracious fauour to take of thē as they might beare. Such continuall laboure was made to y ^e king, that lastly it was agreed for .xx. M. marks, to be paid by the citie, for all transgressions and of­fences by them done: certayn persons excepted, which the king had geu [...] his son, beyng in the tower of Windsor. Then for the leuying of this fine, were taxed as well seruantes, couenaunte men, as householders. And many refu­sed the liberties of y ^e citie for tobe quite of the charge: of whiche number many neuer returned agayne.

King Henry besieged the castell of Kenel­worth ca­stel besie­ged. Kenelworth, which Henry Hastinges defended against him the space of half a yere, & then gaue it vp into his hands.

Anno. 50.

• Williā fitz Richard

• date 1265 T [...]de la fourd
• Gre. Rokesly

[Page]THe olde franchises and liberties of London with a new graunt for the shyre of Middelsex, wer consirmed by A Parlia­ment at Northampton. a parliament at Northampton. Where also many noble men y ^• had taken part with the Barons, were disheryted of their landes, and therfore fled to Ely, and strengthened it in suche wyse that they helde it long after.

Anno. 51.

• date 1266 Alein Zowch

• Iohn Adrian
• Lucas Bitēcote

About the .li. yere, was made the sta­tutes of weightes & measure, that is to The statute for weigh­tes and me­sures. say, that. 32. graynes of Whete dry and round & tak [...] in the middes of the eare, shold way a sterlīg peny, & .xx. of those pens shold make an onnce, & .xii. oūces shold make a poūd troy, and. 8. pound troy shold wey a gallon of wine, and. 8 gallōs of wine, shold make a bushel of London, which is the. 8. part of a quarter. Also that three barley cornes drie & round, should make an inche, and .xii. ynches to a foote, and three foote to a yarde, and fyue yardes and a halfe to a perch or pole, & .xl. pole in lēgth, & .iiii. in bredth to make an acre of lad, & thes standards of weight and mesures, wer confirmed in the .xv. yere of Edward [Page 73] the thirde. And also in the tyme of Hē ­ry the sixte, and Edwarde the fourthe, and lastly confirmed in the .xi. yere of Henry the seuenth. Howe be it in the tyme of king Henry the sixt, it was or deined that the same ounce should be deuided The alteration of the coynes, frō iiii. pēce to xii. pence. into .xxx. parts called .xxx. pēce: and in kynge Edwarde the fourth hys tyme into .xl. partes, called xl. pence. And in kyng Henry the eight his days into .xliiii. partes, called .iii. [...] .viii. d. but the weyght of the ounce troy, and the measure of the foote▪ was ordeined euer to be at one stint.

Anno. 52.

• Alleyn Souch

• Thomas Basing
• date 1267 Rob. Cornhyll

Glybert de Clare Eerle of Glocester for vnknowen displesure, allyeng him selfe with the exiled gentilmen & other nobles of Englande, rose agaynst the kyng, and held the citie of Lōdon, buil The Kyng besieged London. dyng therein bulwarkes, and cast dit­ches and trenches in dyuers places of the citie and Southwarke, and forti­fied it wonderously. The kyng lying at the abbey of Stratford, also assaul­ted the same citie, more then a moneth: but by diligent labour vppon his par­tie, and by the Legate and the kyng of [Page] of Romains on y ^• other partie. Agree­ment was made betwene the kyng and hym: In this meane time many robbe­ries Foure per­sons cast in y ^e Thames were done wherfore foure y ^t bare cognisance of the Erle of Darby, were put in sackes, & cast in the Thames.

Anno. 53.

• date 1268 Aleyn Souch

• Williā de Durhā
• Walter Haruy

Variāce fel betwene the felowships of goldesmythes and taylers of Lon­don, A great ry­ot in Lon­don. which caused great rufflynge in y ^• citie, and many men to be slayne. For whiche ryo [...] .xiii. of the chief capitains were arreigned, cast and hanged. Alein Execution Souch was discharged of his ma [...]oraltie by the king, and Stephen Edworth made constable of the tower, & Custos of the Citie.

The disherited gentilmen were this yere reconciled to the Kynges fauour. And the fiue citisens which had remai­ned The maior & .iiii. alder mē [...]elcased out of Win [...]or castell. prysoners in the towre of Wynd­sor, the whiche the kyng had geuen to hys son Edward, when they had made their end with great summes of money were deliuered.

Anno. 54.

• date 1269 Thomas fitz Tho­mas

• Will. Hadstock
• Anketil de Al­uerne

[Page 74]The riuer of Thamis was so harde A greate frost. frosen from the feast of S. Andrewe to Candelmas, that mē and beasts passed ouer on foote from Lambeth to West­minster. The marchandises was ca­ried from Sandwiche, and other ha­uens Citie of Lō don geuē to prince Ed. vnto London by lande.

The citie of Lōdon with y ^e reuenues therof was geuen to prince Edward.

Anno. 55.

• Iohn Adriā bintener

• date 1270 walter Potter
• Iohn Tailour

This yere the liberties of London The steple of Bowe Churche blowen downe. were newly confirmed. And this yere the steple of Bowe churche in Cheape fell downe, and slue many people both men and women.

And. 56.

• Io. Adrian vintener

• date 1271 Greg Rokes [...]e
• Henry waleis

This yere deceased Richard king of Almayn and earle of Cornwal, brother to the kyng, and was buried at Hailes

In Iune began a great ryot in y ^e citie A ryotte in▪ Norwiche. of Norwich, where through the mona­sterie of y ^e Trinitie, was burned. And for that fact the kyng rode downe, and Execution made enquiry for the chief doers ther­of: wherof xxx. yong men were con­demned, drawen, hanged and brent.

[Page]This yere were diuers prodigies & strange tokens seene in dyuers places of Englande.

Anno. 57.

• date 1272 Sir wal­ter Harui

• Richard Paris
• Iohn Bedill

In the beginnyng of this yere kyng Hēry sickned: and he called before him syr Gilbert Clare erle of Glocester, & caused hym to be newly sworn to kepe the peace of the lande, to the behofe of Edward his sonne, and then dyed the xvi. day of Nouember, in the yere of our Lord. 1272. when he had reigned lvi. yeares and .xviii. dayes. He was buried at Westminster vpon the southe tyde of sainct Edward. He buylded a great part of the same Churche.

Anno Regni .i.

date 1272 EDward the fyrst, after the Conqueste, surna­med Longshanke, be­gan his Reigne ouer this realme of Englād the .xvi. day of Nouē ­ber, in the yeare 1272. [Page 75] and deceased the .vii. daye of Iulye, in the yeare. 1307. so he reigned .xxxiiii. yeares .vii. monethes, and .xx. dayes.

Anno. 1.

• Syr Wal­ter Haruy knyght

• Iohn Horne
• date 1273 Walter Por­ter

IN the ende of this yere, the kyng re­turned Stryfe for chosyng the Maior of London. into England. Ther was yet busynes about chosyng of the Maior: for dyuers woulde haue made suche a Maior as they had lyked. But for that tyme they were disappoynted: whiche in the yeare folowynge vpon the same day toke further effecte.

Anno. 2.

• Henry [...]al­leys

• date 1274 Nicholas Wyn­chester
• Henry Couentrie

THe kyng of Scotts dyd homage to kyng Edward for the kyngedome of Scotlande.

The kyng ordeyned certayne newe lawes for the wealthe of the realme, e­mong the which was one: that bakers makyng bread lackyng weight, assig­ned after the price of Corne, shold first be punished by losse of their bread, and the seconde by enprisonment: and thirdlye by the correction of the pillorye. [Page] Myllers for stealynge of corne to be chastised by the tumberyll, and nighte walkers to be punished in the Tonne in Cornhyll. And this to be put in exe­cutiō, he gaue auctoritie to all maiors, bailiffs & other officers through En­glād, & specially to y ^e maior of Lōdon.

Anno. 3.

• date 1275 Grego­ry Rockesse

• Lucas Batēcourt
• Henrye Fro­wyke

Kyng Edwarde builded the castel of The castel of Flynte buylded. Flynte, and strengthened the castell of Rutlād, & other against the welshmē.

Anno. 4.

• date 1276 Gregory Rockessey

• Iohn Horne
• Rafe Blunt

The statute of Mortmayn was enacted by kyng Edward. Alienynge in Mort­mayn.

Michell Tony was hanged, drawē, and quartered for treason.

Anno. 5.

• date 1277 Gregory Rockesse

• Rob. de Bracy
• Rafe Fenour

Kynge Edwarde gaue vnto Dauid brother to Lewlyn prince of Wales, the lordshyp of Froddesham.

Anno. 6.

• date 1278 Gregory Rockesie

• Iohn Adrian
• Walter Lāgley

[Page 76]Michelmas term was this yere kept Term kept Shrewsb. at Shrewesbury.

Anno. 7.

• Gregory Rockesse

• Robert Basing
• Wil. Merser

Reformation was made for clipping of the kynges coyn: for which offence Execution of Iewes. 297. Iewes were put to execution.

In this yeare began the foundation of the Church of the frier preachers or Black fri­ers in London buylt. blacke Friers by Ludgate, and also Castell Baynard.

The towne of Boston was greately empaired▪ with fyre.

Anno. 8.

• Gregorye Rockessey

• Thomas Boxe
• Rafe Moore

Thys yeare was fyrst coyned halfe­pens Halfepen [...] & farthing [...] and farthynges of syluer: where before, other coynes of other mettall ran amonge the people to theyr greate losse and n [...]yance.

Anno. 9.

• Gregory Rocke­ssey

• Wil. Faringdō
• Nicolas Wyn­chester

Dauid the brother of Lewlyn prince Rebellion in Wales. of Wales, vnkyndly▪ and traiterously moued his brother against kynge Ed­warde.

Anno. 10.

• date 1282 Henry Wa­leys

• Williā Mazerer
• Nicholas▪ Wyn­chester

Kyng Edward sente a companye of souldiors into Wales, vnder guyding of the Earles of Northumberlande & Surrey: Of whiche companye many were slayn, and syr Roger Clifford ta­ken prisoner. The Welshemen subdu­ed certayn▪ castelles and holdes, and of some townes thr [...]e down the walles.

Anno. 11.

• date 1283 Henry Waleys

• Rafe Blunt
• Haukyn Betuel

Lewlyn prince of Wales was slayn Execution by syr Roger Mortymer: and his head set vpon the Tower of London.

William Marton Chancellor of England Martō colledge built about this tyme builded Martō colledge in y ^e vniuersitie of Oxenford.

Anno. 12.

• date 1284 Henry Waleis

• Iorden goodchepe
• Martin Boxe

DAuid the brother of Lewlyn prince A parlia­mente at Shrewes­bury. of Wales was taken & beheaded.

Prince Edward was borne in Wa­les, at the castell of Carnaruan, and a parliament was held at Shrewsbury.

Laurence Ducket a citisen of Lon­don [Page 79] was found dead, and hanged with Laurence Ducket hanged. in saint Mary Bow church of Chepe: for the whiche were condemned .viij. men, which were drawen and hanged, and one woman brent.

This yeare the great conduite stan­dyng The greate cundite in Chepe builded. again saincte Thomas of Acres in Chepe was first begon to be made.

Anno. 13.

• Gregory Rocke­ssey

• Stephē Cornhil
• Robert Rocke­ssey

Thys yeare the liberties of the Ci­tie Liberties of London seysed. of London was agayne seysed into the kynges handes, and Stephē Sand wiche admytted for Custos, and the Maior discharged, for takyng bribes of the Bakers.

The newe woorke of the churche of The newe worke of westminst churche. Westminster vnto the end of the quier begon in the thirde yeare of Henry the iij. and continued in buyldynge .lxvi. yeres before it was fynished.

Anno. 14.

• Rafe Sādwich

• Walter Bl [...]nt
• Iohn Wade

This yeare were enacted by y ^e King Parliamēt at Glocest. the Statutes called Additamēta Gloucestria.

Anno. 15.

• date 1287 syr Iohn Bryton

• Thomas Crosse
• Williā Hautein

Kyng Edward sailed to Bnrdeaux and from thens rode into Frāce, where he was honorably receiued o [...] Philyp le beau kyng of France.

This yere the sommer was so exce­ding A hot som­mer & gret cheape of corne. hot, that many men died through [...] the extremitie thereof. And yet wheate was so plentuous, that it was sold at London for .iii. [...] .iiii. d. a quarter.

Anno. 16.

• date 1288 [...]afe sandwich

• Williā Herford
• Tho. Staines

Great haile fell in England, & after ensued so continuall rain, that the yere folowyng, wheat was sold for. rvi. d. [...] bushel: and so encreased yerely y ^e reign of this kyng and his sone, tyll it was lastly solde for. x [...]. [...]. a quarter.

Anno 17.

• date 1289 Rafe Sand­wiche

• Williā Betain
• Iohn of Can [...]ee bury

Rice ap Mer [...]ooke, a welsheman, re­belling against Payn Tip [...]o [...]t, warden Execution. of the countreye, was by the Earle of Cornwall in the kings absence, taken, drawē, hanged, & quartered at Yorke.

Anno. 18.

• Rafe Sand wiche

• date 1290 Fulke of S. Ed­monde
• Salomō Langford

This yeare kyng Edwarde returned into England. and was honorably [...]e­ceyued of the citisens of London.

Anno. 19.

date 1291

• Rafe san [...] wich

• Tho. Romaine
  Wo [...]staple at sādwich. Iewes ba­nished.
• Williā de Lyre

This yeare the staple of woll was ordeyned to be kept at Sandwiche.

And this yere the Iewes were bany­shed the land: for the which cause the cōmons gaue to the kyng a fyftene.

Anno. 20.

• Rafe sandwich

• date 1292 Rafe Blunt
• Hamōd Boxe

This yere died quene Elianor y ^• kin [...]es w [...], & was buried at westminster in the chapell of saint Edward, at the sete of Henry the third. This yere also dyed Elianour wyfe vnto Henry the Quene Elianor dec [...] sed. third, & mother to this Edward, whose heart was buried at the graye friers in London, and her body at Ambresbury, in the house of Nunnes.

An [...]o. 21.

• Rafe Sādwich

• date 1293 Henry Balle
• Eli [...] Russell

[Page]This yeare .iii. men had theyr right hands smitten of in West chepe for res­cuyng a prisoner, arested by an officer of the Citie of London.

Anno. 22.

• date 1294 Rafe Sand­wiche

• Roberte Rocke­ [...]leye
• Martin Aubreye

The .xviii. day of May fell a won­drous snow, and therwith an exceding wynde. By violence whereof, great harme was doone in sundrye places of Englande, as ouerthrowynge houses Great tempest. and trees. &c.

Anno. 23.

• date 1295 Sir Iohn Briton

• Henry Boxe
• Richarde Glou­cester

MAdocke with the Welshemen re­belled against the kyng, wherfore he▪ in all▪ haste made agaynst them, and ouercame them:

This yeare the frenchemen arriued [...]ouer spo [...] [...]d by frenhemen. at Douer, and spoyled the towne, and brent a part of it, in which skirmishe was slayne one Thomas of Douer.

Anno. 24.

• date 1296 Sy [...] Iohn Bryton

• Iohn Dunstable
• Adam Harlyng­bury

[Page 79]Iohn Baylel was by kyng Edward admitted to be kyng of Scottes, & he for the same dyd his homage, & sware vnto hym [...]altie.

This yeare was taken Madocke or Rebellion in Wakes. Meridoke capitayne of the rebelles in Wales: hee was drawen and hanged at London.

Anno. 25.

• Sir Iohn Bryton

• date 1297 Thomas Sulam
• Adā de Fullam

Iohn Baylell king of Scots cōtr [...] [...]y to his allegiance, by the settynge on of the Frenchmē, rebelled agayn king Barwik [...] wonne. Edward. Wherfore kyng Edward ha­sted him thither. He wan from him the castels of Garwicke and Dunbarre. He slewe of the Scottes .xxv. M. and toke prisoner syr William Douglas & other noble men. He conquered also Edenbrough, where he found the reg [...]ensignes of Scotland: that is to wit, the Crowne, the Scepter and clothe of estate.

Anno. 26.

• Syr Iohn Britton

• date 1298 Iohn de stortforda
• William de Stort forde

Certain persons brake vp y ^• Tonne in Cornehyll, and toke out certayn pr [...] soners, that thither were cōmitted by syr Iohn Britton: for the whyche .ix. of [Page] them were greuously punished by lōg [...]mprisonement, and great fines. The tunne aboue named is nowe the cundit in Cornhill.

The kyng cōmyng agayn into En­gland, Liberties of, London graunted. and so to Winchester, the citizēs of Lōdon made suche labour vnto his grace, that they obteined graūt of their liberties that had in some part be kept from them by the terme of .xii. yeres or more.

Anno. 27.

• date 1299 Henry Walleis

• Richard Reshā
• Thomas Sely

This yere the kyng made cruel war vpon the Scots, & had of them a great victorie, and then yelded th [...]im selues agayn to his grace and mercy.

This yere also the king called in certayn coynes of money called pollards, C [...]ocardes, and rosaries:

Anno. 28.

• date 1300 Elis [...] Russell

• Iohn Armencer
• Hēry Fringrith

Kyng Edward hearyng of the vn­truth and rebelliō of the Scots, made his third voyage against them, wherin he subdued a great part of the land, and toke the castell of Estriuelyn with o­ther, and made the lords sweare to hym [...]ltie and homage.

Anno. 29.

• Elis Russell

• date Luke Hauerynge
• Rich. Champeis

Thys yeare the kyng gaue vnto Ed­ward his son, the princedom of Wales and ioyned thervnto the dukedome of Cornwall, and the erledom of Chester.

Anno. 30.

• Iohn Blunt

• Robert Caller
• date 1302 Peter Bosham

This yeare the Kinge helde a greate Parliamēt at Cātorb. parliament at Cantorbury.

Anno. 31.

• Iohn Blunt

• Hugh Pourte
• date 1303 Symon Parys

This yere kyng Edward made great warres in Scotland, where he had many great victories.

Anno. 32.

• Iohn Blunt

• date 1304 William Comb­martein
• Ioh. de Burford

This yeare the king caused great in quirie to be made of y ^e behauior of his Iustices throughout his realm, which was called Troyly Baston.

Anno. 33.

• Iohn Blunt

• Roger Paris
• date Iohn Lincolne

Wylliam Wales which had done s [...] [Page] many displeasures to kyng Edwarde Execution at Lōdon. in Scotland, was taken, drawen, hā ­ged anb quartred at London on Saint Bartholomews eue, and his head sette on London bridge.

The nobles in Scotland in a par­liamente at Westmynster voluntarily wer sworn to be tru to the king of England, and kepe the land of Scotland to his vse agaynst all persones.

Anno. 34.

• date 1306 Iohn Blunt

• Raynold Doderil
• William Causon

Roberte le Bruse (contrarye to hys othe to kyng Edward before made) as­sembled the lordes of Scotlande, and caused hym selfe to be crowned. When kyng Edward hearde of this treason, he went wyth haste into Scotlande, where he chased syr Roberte le Bruse, and all the power of Scotlande, and toke many of the noble mē prisoners.

Anno. 35.

• date 1307 Iohn Blunt

• Symon Belet
• Godfrey de la conduite

The warres continuynge in Scot­lande, Kyng Ed­warde de­ceased. the noble kyng Edwarde ended his lyfe, the seuenth day of Iuly, in the yere, 1307, when he had reigned. 34. [Page 81] yeres. 7. monethes, and. 21. dayes. He lyeth buried at Westminster in the chapell of sainte Edwarde vpon the south syde in a plaine tombe of marble at the head of his father.

Anno R [...]gni. 1▪

date EDward the seconde son of the first Ed­ward, and prince of wales borne at Carnaruan, began his reigne ouer y ^• realm of England, the .vii. daye of Iuly in the yere of our lord. 1307. who was depo­sed the. 25. day of Ianuary: and in the yere. 1326. so that he reigned. 19. yeres. He was fayre of body, but vnstedfast of maners, and disposed to lightnes: he refused the company of his lordes, and men of honour: and hanted the compa­ny of villains & vile persons. He gaue him selfe to ouermuche drinkinge, and lightly would disclose thinges of gre [...] [Page] councel: and besyde that he was geuen to these vices of nature: He was made much worse by the counsel & familiaritie of certain euil disposed persons: [...]s Piers of Gaueston, Hugh Spencer, & others, whose wanton counsel he folo­wing gaue him selfe wholly to the ap­petite and pleasure of the body, not re­garding to gouerne his cōmon weale, by sadnes, discretion, and iustice.

Anno. 1.

• date 1307 Syr Iohn Blunt

• Nicolas Pigo [...]
• Michell Drury

Kyng Edward toke to wyfe Isabell the daughter of Phillip the fayre king of Fraunce.

He gaue Piers of Gaueston, the [...]arledome of Cornwall, and the lorde­shyp of wallingford, and was ruled a [...] by his counsell.

Anno. 2.

• date 1308 Nicolas Faringdon Goldsmith

• William Ba­syng
• Iohn Butler

The king calling to mind the disple­sure done vnto him and his familiar, Piers Gauestō, by y ^e bishop of Chester commanded him to the tower of Lon­don, where he was strayghtlye kepte many dayes after. But the lordes per­ [...]eauing the king geuen all to wanton­nesse, [Page 82] and that he was much prouoked thervnto by y ^• meanes of Piers Gaueston, caused the king to banish him the realme, and so he wente ouer into Ire­land, where the king notwithstanding comforted him with many riche giftes and made him chief ruler of that coun­trey.

Anno. 3.

• Thomas Romayn

• date 1309 Iames of s. Ed.
• Roger Palmer

The kinge and his lordes were at gret strife for the banishment of Piers of Gaueston, in so much that the kinge woulde not be pleased vntyll he were agayn restored. the Rhod [...] won by christen men. Crouched friers.

This yere was the Is [...]e of Rhodes recouered from the Turke, by the knightes of the order of saint Iohn Baptist.

This yere the crouched friers came fyrst into England.

Anno. 4.

• Rychard Rofham

• date 1310 Symon Croppe
• Pet. Blacknay

Pie [...]s of Gaueston more and more encreased: in so much that he had the cu­stody of all the kynges iewels and tre­sure of the which he tooke a table and a A table with [...] payre of tresse [...]s of golde, and conueig­hed them with other iewels out of the [Page] land. He also broght the kyng to manyfolde vices: as adultery and such other. Wherfore the lordes agayne banished him out of England into Flaunders, to the kinges great displeasure.

Anno. 5.

• date Iohn Gysours Peperer

• Symon Mer­wood
• Rich. Wilforde

Piers of Gaueston, was agayne by the king called out of Flaunders, wherfore the lordes being confederate, besie­ged him in the castel of Scarborough, where they toke him, and brought him to Gauersyde besyde Warwicke, and Execution in Gauer­syde. smote of his heade, to the great discon­tenting of the kinges mynd. This yere the kings fyrst sonne, named Edward, was borne at Windsore.

Anno. 6.

• date 1312 Iohn Gysours Grocer

• Iohn Lam­byn
• Adam Lutekyn

This yere was manye good lawes made in the parliamente at London, whervnto the king and his lords were sworne.

Anno. 7.

• date Nicolas Faringdon goldsmith

• Adam Bur­den
• Hugh Baytō

[Page 83]The Englishe men encountered with Robert le Bruse and his Scots, at E­striualen, where was fought a stronge The [...]. battell. In the ende whereof, the En­glyshemen wer discomfited & so egerly pursued by the Scottes, that many of the noble men were slayne: as Gilbert de Clare Erle of Glocester, syr Robert Clyford, syr Edmond of Manle, with other lords and barons, to the number of .xlii. knightes, and .lxvii. barons, be syde .xxii. men of name, which wer ta­ken prisoners, and .x. M. cōmon souldiours slayne. After this tyme Robert le Bruse reigned as king of Scotland.

Anno. 8.

• Iohn Gysors Grocer

• date 1314 Stephen of Abingdon
• Hamōd Chikwel

A villayn called Iohn Poydras, a tanners son of Excester, in diuers places A barkers son made claym to the croune of England, named himselfe the son of Edward the first, & said that by a false nourse he was stolne out of his cradel, & Edward that was now king put in his place, which was but a carters son but shortly after, he was conuict of his vntrueth, and confessed, that he dyd it by the motiō of a familiar sprite, which he had in his house in likenes of a cat, [Page] whom he had serued .iii. yere, and he for his seruice was drawen and hanged at Northamptou.

Anno. 9.

• date 1315 Stephē abingdō

• Hamōdgoodchep
• Wil. Reading

The castell of Barwike was yelded vp to the Scottes by the treason of Peter Spaldyng.

Two cardinalles beyng sente from Rome to conclude a peace betwene the king of England & the Scots: as they went through Yorkshyre, were robbed by two Knights called Gilbert Midle [...]o [...], & Walter Selby, with. 600. men, which .ii. knightes had don many rob­beries in those partes, or they were ta­ken, but they were afterward condemned, drawen & hanged at London. And the King recompensed the Cardinalles double so much as they lost.

Shortly after syr Goss [...]en Deinuile and his brother Robert, with two hundred in habite of Friers, goyng about Notable [...]heues in Friers ap­parell. as exiled persons or outlawes, did many great and notable roberies and des­pites, they robbed and spoyled the by­shop of Durhams palaces, leauing nothing in them but bare, walles, & such lyke robberyes, for the which they wer after hanged at Yorke.

Anno. 10.

• Iohn Wengraue

• date 1316 Wil. Caston
• Rafe Palmer

The Scottes entred the borders of Northūberland and most cruelly rob­bed and spoyled the countrey, sparyng neither man, woman nor chyld.

To this mischief was ioyned so ex­ceding Great fa­mine dearth and scarsitie that wheate was sold for .iiii. mark the quarter: the cōmon peple did eat hors flesh, & other vile beastes, & many died for hunger.

Anno. 11.

• Iohn Wengraue

• date 1319 Iohn Prior
• Wil. Furnex

Kinge Edward layde siege to Bar­wike. The white battell But in the meane time the scots by an other way inuaded the borders of England, & wasted the countrey euen to Yorke, & slew a gret number, speci­ally of religious people: Wherefore it was called the white battel. King Ed­ward was constrained to break vp his siege, & returne agayne into England.

Syr Hugh the Spencers, the father and the sonne, were of great power in Englād, and by the fauour of the king practised suche crueltie, and bare them selfe so hautie, that no lord in this land durst contrary them in any thyng that [Page] they thought good: whereby they were greatly hated of the nobles.

Anno. 12.

• date 1318 Iohn Wēgraue

• Iohn Poūtney
• Iohn Dalling

The Lords and nobles of England detestynge the outragious pryde of the Spencers, in suche wyse conspired a­gainst them, that they caused the kinge halfe against his mind, to banish them the Realme.

Anno. 13.

• date 1319 Hamond Chikwel peperer

• Symon Abing­non▪
• Iohn Preston

This yere king Edward contrary to the mind of his lords reuoked the Spē cers from banishment, and set them in like authoritie as they before had bene, to the great disturbance of the realme. and not long after pursued the barons and chased them from place to place: as fyrst at Ledes castell in Kent: after in the marches of Wales, where he tooke the Mortimers, and sent them to the Tower of London.

Anno. 14.

• date 1320 Nicholas Faringdon goldsmithe

• Reynolde at cundit
• Wil. Prodham

[Page 85]This yere king Edward ouercam the barons of this realme in many battels Gret execution. and toke many of them, whome he put to death in diuers parts of this realm, to the number of .xxii. noble men. Master Iohn Baldocke, a man of euill fame was made Chancelor of Englād, who extremely pilled y ^• cōmons of this realme: for the which he was well re­warded after.

Anno. 15.

• Hamond Chikwel Grocer

• date 1321 Richard Con­stantine
• Rich. Hakeney

This yere the sunne appeared to mens The sunne appeared as blood sight as red as bloud, and so continued the space of .vi. houres. The last day of October the Irishmen by the ayde they had out of Englande, droue the scottes out of theyr land. At which time many noble men of Scotland wer slayne. A­mong which was Edwarde lè Bruze the kinges brother.

Anno. 16.

• Hamond Chikwel Grocer

• date Iohn Gran­tham
• Rich. of Ely

King Edward with a great army en­tred Scotland: but with sicknes and other misfortunes that chanced amonge [Page] the soldiors, he within short space was forced to return into England: wherof syr Iames Douglas, and the Scots hauinge knowledge, pursued him in such wise, that they slew many english men and had welnere taken the kyng at an abbey called Beighland, frō the which he was forced to flee, and leaue his tresure behind him.

Anno. 17.

• date 1323 Nicolas Faringdon Goldsmith

• Adam Salis­bury
• Io▪ of Oxéford

Charles of▪ France warred vpon the lands of king Edward in Gascoyne & Guien, and tooke there manye to wnes and castels. Wherfore king Edwarde sent his wyfe Isabell to entreate with her brother Charles for peace, or (as Fro [...]sard saith) the Quene her selfe fle­yng che tyranny & mischief of the Spē [...]ers, fled with her yonge son Edward into France, and was gently receiued of her brother, which made greate pro­mise to ayde her against the tyranny & iniury of the Spencers.

Anno. 18.

• date 1324 Hamond Chikwel G [...]er

• Be [...]et of Fulham
• Iohn Ca [...]sion

[Page 86]Quene Isabel by the ayde and helpe of lyr Iohn of Haynold with a [...]nal com­pany of Henoways returned into En­glande: to whom the Nobles and the King Ed­ward taken prisoner. commons gatheringe in great number pursued the kinge, the Spencers, and other enemies so egerly, that [...]hortlye after they toke them, and kept the king in prison at Kenil worthe▪

And after at Barkley they toke maister Robert bal docke, the chancellor, the Spen­rers taken prisoners. Robert Baldock, the Chācellor both y ^e Spencers, the father, and the sonne, the earle of Arundel, with diuers other, & brought them to▪ the toun of Hereford.

Anno. 19.

• Richard Betain Goldsmith

• date 1325 Gilbert Mor­don
• Iohn Cotton

The morow after Simon and Iude, syr Hugh Spencer y ^• father was put to Great exe­cution. death at Bristowe, and after buried at Winchester: and on saint▪ Hughes day folowing was syr Hugh his son dra­wen hanged & quartered at Hereford, and his head sent to London, and sette emong other vpon the bridge. After Robert Baldock the Chancellor was sent to London to Newgate, where he died miserably. The earle of Arundell was put to deth at Hereford: and king Ed­ward [Page] was by parliament deposed from King Ed­ward depo­sed. his kingdom, when he h [...]d reigned .x [...]yere. syxe monthes and .xviii. dais, and not longe after was murthered by syr Roger Mortimer, and was buried a [...] Glocester.

Anno Regni. 1.

date 1326 EDwarde the thirde af­ter the deposing of his father was crowned king of England, He began his▪ reigne ouer this realm the .xxv. day of Ianuary: in the yere of our lorde. 1326, and deceased the. 21▪ day of Iune in the yere. 1377. so he reigned. 50. yere, and. 5. monethes lackinge 3. daies. In [...]ates of armes he was ve­ry expert, as the noble enterprises by him atchi [...]ued, do wel declare. Of his [...]beraliite & clemencie, he shewed ma­ny gret examples. Briefly, in al princely vertues he was so excell [...]t, that few [...]oble men before his time were to be [Page 87] [...]pared to him. At the beginning of his reigne he was chiefly ordred by syr Roger Mortymer and his mother Isabel.

In this fyrst yere of his reigne he confirmed The liber­ties of London confy [...] med. the liberties of the citie of London, and ordeyned, that the maior of the city of London should syt in all places of iudgem [...]t within the liberties of the same for chiefe Iustice, the kinges per­son only excepted, and that euery alder man▪ that had ben maidr shold be iustice of peace in all London and Middlesex: and euery Alderman that had not bene maior should be iustice of peace within his owne warde. Diuers other priu [...]le­ges he graunted to the citie.

The king went toward Scotland hauing vnderstanding that the scottes were entred into England, as farre as Stanhop parke. He beset them rounde about, hopynge to haue broughte them bnder his subiection. But when he thought to be most sure of them by treason of some of his host, the scottes esca­ped cleane, & returned back into scot­land. About the .xxi. day of September Kinge Ed­ward the seconde mur­dered. Edward y ^• second was murdered in the castell of Barkley by syr Roger Mor­timer, and was buried at Glocester.

Anno. 1.

• date 1326 Richard Britayn Goldsmith

• R [...]c. Roting
• Roger Cha­cellor

The King maried the lady Philip the earles doughter of Henawde in the citie of Yorke.

The kinge helde his parliament at A Parlia­ment at Northampton. Northampton, wher through the counsaile of sy [...] Roger Mortimer, & the old Quene his mother, he made with the scots an vnprofitable and dishonorable peace: For why he restored to them all theyr writings, charters, and patentes wherby the kinges of Scotlande had bounde them selues to be tributarye [...]o to the crowne of England, with other like vnprofitable conditions.

Anno. 2.

• date 1327 Mamo [...]de Chikwell Grocer

• Henry Darcy
• Iohn Haw­den

Dauid the yong prince of Scotland maried Iane, the syster of Kinge Ed­warde, whom the Scottes in derision called Iane makepeace. The scottes made many [...]ymes agaynst thenglish­men, for the fond disgui [...]ed apparell by them at that tyme worne, amongest the which this was one.

Anno. 3.

• Iohn Grantham Grocer

• Simō Frāc [...]s
• Henry Comb­marten

Edward erle of Kent, vncle to king Edward of England, beynge falselye Execution. accused of treason, was by syr Roger Mortimer put to death at Winchester.

Prince Edward was borne at Wod­stock. The .xvii. of October, syr Roger Mortemer was taken in Notingham castell, and sent to the Tower of Lon­don.

Anno. 4.

• Symonde Swalond

• Richard Laza [...]
• Henry G [...]sors

Syr Roger Mortimer was accused for diuers points of treason, as y ^t he mur­dered king Edward the second, & that through him the scots escaped at Sta [...]hope parke, for receiuynge summes of money of the Scottes: for which accu­sations he was shortely a [...]ter drawen Execution▪ and hanged at London.

Edward Baylel, the sonne o [...] Iohn Baylel late king of scottes by lysence purchased of king Edward, entred in­to [Page] to Scotland, clayming the crowne by the right of his father, where he van­quished the Scottes, and was crouned at Stone,

Anno. 5.

• date 1330 Iohn Pountney Draper

• Robert Ely
• Thomas whorwod

The king with a great army wente into Scotland, and at Halid [...] hil gaue the Scottes battaile, wherin he obtei­ned a triumphant victory, and slew o [...] them .viii. erles. 900. knightes & of barons, Barwike wonne and esquires. 400. &. 33000. cō ­mon souldiors: he wan Edenbor [...]we, Barwike, and many other castels, and gane the gouernance of Scotlande to Edward Baylel.

Anno. 6.

• date 1331 Iohn Pountney Draper

• Iohn Mocking
• Andrew Au­bery

The king of France sent .x. shyps to­ward Scotland, which wer [...]o wether driuen into Flau [...]ders, that they were little worth after that time.

Anno. 7.

• date 1332 Iohn Preston Draper

• Nicolas Pikr
• Iohn Hus­bande.

[Page 89]Kyng Edwarde wente agayne into Scotlande, and layd siege to the castel of [...]ylbridge: He wan it by strength, set the countrey in quietnes, and came back to the castel of Tyne where shortly after Edward Ba [...]lel kyng of Scot­tes, came and dydde hym homage, and sware vnto hym fealtie.

Anno. 8.

• Iohn Pountney draper

• Iohn Hamond
• William Han­sarde

Embassadors were sent frō Philip de Valoys king of France, for to con­clude vpon certayn articles of variāce betwene their lord and the kyng of Englande, but it toke none effecte.

Anno. 9.

• Reignold at Cun­dyte

• Iohn Hyng­ston
• Walter Turke

This yere kyng Edward sent ambassadors into France, to cōclude a peace whiche likewise toke none effect.

Anno. 10.

• Iohn Pon̄tney draper

• Walter Wor­do [...]
• Richard V [...]ton

This yere king Edward made claime [Page] to the crowne of France, and therfore proclaimed open warre betwene Eng­lande and France.

Anno. 11.

• date 1336 Iohn Poūtney draper

• William Bric­kelsworth
• Iohn Northhal

This yere the kyng considering the charge he had with warrs in Scotlād and also that he intēded to haue against the Frenchmen, gathered togither treasure by dyuers and sundry ways, wher of the maner is not expressed: but such great plentie came to his handes, that money was very scant throughout the whole Realme: by reason of whiche scarsnes, vitaile and other merchandise were excedyng good cheape: for at London Cheape of vitailes. a quarter of wheate was sold for ij. s̄. A fat oxe for .vi. s̄ .viii. d. A fatte shepe for vi. d. and viii. d. six pigeōs for one peny, a fat goose for ii. d. a pyg for a peny: & so al other victuals after y ^e rate

This yere appered a blasing sterre.

Anno. 12.

• date 1337 Henry Darcy

• Walter Neale
• Nicolas Crane

King Edward sent Embassadors beyond the sea, to allie with hym the erle of Heynault, and other lordes, whiche [Page 90] obeyde not the french king: of who by the meanes of Iaques Dartuell, he had great comfort bothe of the Flemmings & diuers lords & princes of those parts

This yere the kyng granted, that the officers of the Maior and Sheriffs of London should beare maces of syluer.

Anno. 13.

• Henry Darcy

• Williā of Pomfret
• Hugh Marbre

Kyng Edward for establishement of amitie betwene hym and the Hollan­ders, Selanders, and Grabanders, sailed to And warpe, where he concluded the matter with his aliances, and by y ^• consent of y ^e emperor Lewys was pro­claimed vicar generall of the empire.

In this mean time certain frenchmē Southāp­ton robbed had entred the hauē of Southhampton and robbed the towne, & brent a great part therof, and vpon the sea they toke ii. great ships, called the Edward, and the Christopher.

Anno. 14.

• Andrew Aubery grocer

• William Thor­ney
• Roger Frosham

Kynge Henry helde a parliament at Great sub­sedye. Westminster: he demaunded the fyfthe part of euery mans goods. The custo­mes of the wolles to be paid .ij. yeares [Page] before hand: and the nynth sheafe of e­uery mans corne. Which was granted hym. But before it were all payde, the loue of the people dyd turne into ha­tred, and their prayer into cursyng. &c.

The kyng changed his coyn, & made Coyn changed. the noble, and half noble: The noble at vi. s .viij. d. which is how .x. s̄.

Kyng Edward entred the borders of France, and made clayme to the whole realme of France, as his rightful in­heritance: Armes of Englande and France entermed­led. and for more auctoritie na­med hym selfe kyng of France, and entermedled the armes of France, as it remayneth to this daye.

Anno. 15.

• date 1340 Andrew Aubery grocer

• Adam Lucas
• Bartholomew marys

The quene of England wife to king Iohn of Gaunt. Edward beyng at Gaunt, was deliue­red of a sonne, which afterwarde was called Iohn of Gaunt, which was first earle of Richemount, and after Duke of Gloucester.

Kyng Edward sailyng into Flaun­ders nye to the towne of Sluce mette Sattayl ou [...]e sea. with the Frenche kynges nauy, where was foughten a cruell battail. Wherof the kyng of England had the victury, [Page 91] and the Frenche flete that was in nū ­ber. 400. sayle was welnere destroied and the souldiors taken, slayn & drou­ned, so that of. 33000 four escaped aliue

After this victory, kyng Edwarde besieged Turney, and the town of saint Omers. At the end of .xi. wekes after the siege, a peace was concluded for. xii monethes, and the kyng returned.

Anno. 16.

• Iohn Oxenford vintener

• Rich. barkyng
• Iohn Rocke­sleye

This yeare came into England .ii. cardinals to treate a peace betwene the kynges of Englande and of France, who concluded it for .iij. yeares, but it lasted not so long.

This yere the quene was deliuered of a man childe at Langley, and was named Edmund of Langley, and was kyng Edwards thirde sonne.

Anno. 17.

• Symon Francis mercer

• Iohn Lufkin
• Rich. Kysling­bury

This yere died Iohn duke of britain by reason of whose death, war & strife grewe, and parts takyng by y ^e Frenche kyng and kyng Edwarde.

Anno 18.

• date 1343 Iohn Hamond

• Iohn Sewarde
• Iohn Aysesham

This yere y ^e king called a parliamēt at Westminster: In time whereof, Ed­warde hys eldeste sonne was created prince of Wales.

This yere y ^e king made a coin of fine gold, and named it the Florentine; y ^• is A newe coyne. to say, the peny of y ^e valu of .vi. [...] .viii d the halfpeny of y ^• valu of .iii. [...] .iiii. d. & the farthing of the valu of .xx. d. which coyn was ordeined for his warres in France, for the gold therof was not so fyne as was the noble before named.

Anno. 19.

• date 1344 Iohn Hamōd

• Geff. Wichingham
• Thomas Legget

This yere y ^e king held a solemn feast The order of knights of the gar­ter. at his castel of Windsor: where he de [...] ­sed the Order of the garter, and stabli­shed it as it is at this day. And then he sayled into Sluce, & so into little Bri­tain with a strong army. He sent y ^e erle of Derby with a strōg army into Guyē for to ayde the erle of Northampton.

Anno. 20.

• date 1345 Richard Lace [...] Mercer

• Edmonde Heue­nall
• Iohn Gloucester

[Page 92]King Edward made a great prepara­tion for the warres of Fraunce: and Philip de Valoys kynge of Fraunce made as great preparatiō to defend his land agaynst him.

Anno. 21.

• Geffrey Wichinghā

• date 1346 Iohn Croydon
• Will. Clopton

King Edward sailed into Normādy with. 1100. sayle, with his son Prince Edward, they ouer rode spoiled & de­stroied y ^e coūtrey before them vnto Pa­ris: & gathered wōderful riches of prai which he sēt into Englād. Shortly af­ter, he encoūtred y ^e french king nye the forest of Cresse, when he had not in his host the eight man in comparison of y ^• Frenche army, and obteyned of them a traumphant victorie▪ Wher was slain the kyng of Goheme with tenne other great princes .80. baners .1200. knightes, and .3000. common souldiors. Af­ter this victory kyng Edwarde wente toward Caleys, and besieged it. In the meane whyle Dauid of Scotlād made warre vpon the borders of England: but the bishop of Yorke with other lordes, gathered a great company, aswell spirituall as temporall, and nere vnto Durham did byd the kyng of Scottes battaile, where was fought a cruel and [Page] fierce battaile. But in the end the vic­tory fell vnto the quenes syde, & there was taken the kyng of Scottes, with many of his greatest lordes, and there R. of scots taken. was slayne one & other aboue .15000. souldiours.

Anno. 22.

• date 1347 Thomas Legget skinner

• Adam Bramson
• Richar. Basing­stoke

This yere, after kyng Edward had Caleys yelded. lien afore Calais a yere & more, it was yelded vp to hym, as ye maye reade in Iohn Frosarde.

Anno. 23.

• date 1348 Iohn Lufkyn [...]shmōger

• Henrye Py­carde
• Symō Dolell

In the ende of this yere about Au­gust Gret plage the pestilēce begon in dyuers places of England, and specially at Lon­don, and so continued tyll that tyme twelue moneth.

Anno. 24.

• date 1349 Walter Turke fyshmonger

• Adam Bu­rye
• Rafe Lynne

The King caused to be voyned gro­tes and halfe grotes, the whych lacked [...]teration coyne. of the weyght of his former coyn .ii. [...] vi. d. of a pound troy. And about y ^• end of August ceased the death in London, [Page 93] which was so vehemēt and sharp, that ouer the bodies buryed in churches and churchyardes, monasteries, and o­ther accustomed burying places, was buried in the Charter house yarde of Great pesti­lence. London. I. M. persons. And also ma­ny persons of good credite yet liuinge in the citie of Lōdon affirme that they haue redde the lyke, written on a plate of laton, fastned on a crosse of stone in the same Charter house churcheyarde: and also to haue seene recorded in one olde Booke of the sayd Charter house, that at that tyme the sayde mortalitis was so great, that there remayned not the tenth person alyue throughout the realme.

Anno. 25.

• Richarde Kyllyng­burye

• date 1350 Iohn Notte
• Wylliam Wo­cester

This yeare kyng Edward hadde a goodly victory vppon the sea agaynste the Constable of Frāce, where he toke xxii. of their shyps.

Anno. 26.

• Andrew Aubery grocer

• Iohn Wrothe
• date 1351 Gibbon Stain­drope

This yere the castel of Guynes was yelden vnto y ^e englyshmen, dwellinge in Calice, by treason of a French man.

[Page]Also the englishmē being in Britain had a goodly victory ouer the Frēchmē where they toke many noble men pri­soners.

Anno. 27.

• date 1352 Adam Francis mercer

• Iohn Peache
• Iohn Stode­ney

This sommer was so long dry, that it was called after, the dry sommer: for from March till the later end of Iuly Dry Sommer. fell litle rain or none: by which reason corne that yere folowyng was scant.

Anno. 28.

• date 1353 Adam Francis mercer