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HEnry the sonne of Ieffery Plantage∣net, and Maude the Empresse, be∣gan his raigne ouer this Realme of England, the 17. day of De∣cember, and was crowned the the same day, in the yeare of our Lord 1154. he was somewhat red of face, short of body, and therewith fat, well learned, noble in chi∣ualry, wise in counsell, stedfast of promise, and a wedlocke breaker.
William of Ipres, and all the Flemings that had flocked into England, fearing the indignation
of the new king, departed the land, and the castles that had béene builded to pill the rich, and spoile the poore, were by the Kings Commandement throwne downe.
Quéene Elianor did beare a sonne, called Henry after his father.
King Henry went into Normandy, where with long siege he tooke diuers Castles.
King Henry with an Army went against the Welshmen, where he felled their woods, fortified the Castle of Rutland, and reedified the Castle 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Basingwirke.
Quéene Elianor brought foorth a sonne named Ieffery. A new coine was made in England.
King Henry tooke escuage of the Englishmen, the sum whereof grewe to 124. thousand pounds of siluer.
Henry the Kings sonne, not seuen yeares olde, married Margar••t the French Kings daughter, not two yeares old.
Thomas the Kings Chancellour, was elect•• Archbishop of Canterbury.
There came into England thirty Germanes as well men as women, who called themselu•••• Publicanes, they denied Matrimony, Baptism and the Lords Supper. Being apprehended, th•• King caused they should bee marked with an ho•••• Iron in the forehead, and whipped them, an•• that no man should succour them. Thus being whipped, and thrust out in the winter, they di•• for cold.
London bridge was new made of timber, 〈◊〉〈◊〉
Peter, a Priest of Colchurch. Malcolme the Scot∣tish King, and Kefus Prince of Southwales, did homage to King Henry, and his sonne Henry.
A Councell was holden at Claringdon in pre∣sence of the King and the Archbishops, Bishops, Lords, Barons, &c. wherein was by their oathes confirmed many ordinances. Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, being sworne to the same, shortly after sore repented, and fled the Realme.
A great earthquake in Ely, Norfolke, and Suf∣folke, so that it ouerthrew them that stood vpon their féete, and caused the bels to ring.
Quéene Elianor brought foorth a sonne named Iohn.
The warre was receiued betwixt the King of England, and the French King for the Citty of Tholouse.
Conan Earle of little Britaine died, and left his heire, a daughter named Constance, which hee had by the King of Scots sister: which Constance King Henry married to his sonne Geffery.
Robert de Boscue, Earle of Leicester, founded the Monasteries of Gerendon of Monkes, of Leicei∣ster of Canons regular, and Eaton of Nunnes, was founded by Amicia his wife.
King Henry caused his sonne Henry to be crow∣ned, as hee thought to the quietnesse of himselfe and his realme: but it proued otherwise.
Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, the eightéenth day of December was slaine by Wil∣liam Tracie, Reignold Fitzs Vrse, Hugh Moruil, and Richard Briton Knights: Nicholas Bree••e∣speare
an Englishman, who was chosen Pope by the name of Adrian the 4. He graunted the Regi∣ment of Ireland to the King of England, where∣upon King Henry tooke ship at Pembroke, and sailed thither.
King Henry the son, with his wife the French Kings daughter, were both together crowned at Winchester.
King Henry the elder was assoiled of the death of Thomas the Archbishop, vpon his oath made that he was not priuy to it.
King Henry married the eldest daughter of He••∣bert Earle Morton vnto his sonne Iohn.
King Henry the elder returning into England, in short time subdued his rebels. The citie of Lei∣cester by his commandement was burnt, the wals and castle rased, and the inhabitants dispersed in∣to other cities. The King of Scots was taken by King Henry, led into Normandy, where he com∣pounded for his ransome. Christs Church in Can∣terbury was burned.
King Henry the sonne, with his brethren, and others, were reconciled to King Henry the Father.
The Kings of England both father and sonne went together to visite the tombe of Thomas late Archbishop of Canterbury. The stone bridge o∣uer the Thames at London was began to be foū∣ded. A Cardinall and the Archbishop of Canter∣bury, gaue 1000. Marks towards the same foun∣dation. There chanced some discord betwixt the Kings of England and France, about the marri∣age
of Richard Earle of Poitow,with the French Kings daughter.
Richard Lucie, the Kings Iusticiar, layed the foundation of the conuentuall Church in a place which is called Lesnes, in the Territorie of Ro∣chester.
The Citie of Yorke was burned.
The Church of St. Andrew in Rochester, was consumed with fire.
The Vsurers of England grieuously puni∣shed.
Geffery the Kings bastard sonne, resigned the Bishopricke of Lincolne, & was made the Kings Chancellour.
Robert Harding, a Burges of Bristow, to whom king Henry gaue the Barony of Barkeley, builded the Monasterie of Saint Augustines in Bristow.
They of Aquitane hated their Duke Ri∣chard for his crueltie, and were minded to driue him out of his Earledome of Poitow, and Duke∣dome of Aquitane, and transpose those estates to his brother King Henry the younger: but all men looking for victory to the young King, hee fell miserably sicke, and died, and was buried at Roan.
King Henry sent many men of warre in∣to Wales: for the Welshmen emboldened by the Kings absence, had slaine Many English∣men.
The Abbey of Glastenbury burnt.
Heraclius Patriarch of Ierusalem came to king
Henry, desiring him of aide against the Turke: but the King because of the cruelty of his sonnes, was counselled not to leaue his dominion in hazard, and to goe farre off. This Patriarch dedicated the new Temple, then builded in the west part of London.
This yeare 1186. The citty of Paris was pa∣ued, whose stréetes vntill this time, lay as rudely as London stréetes, which were not all paued in foure hundred yeares after: and the north Church∣yard of Paules, otherwise called the Close, and di∣uers other stréetes in London were not paued vn∣till the raigne of Quéene Elizabeth.
In the yeare 1246. the Citty of Luberke was quite consumed with fire, whose misfortune made Paris, London, and other Citties to couer their houses with tile or slate, especially if they stood close together, and not to vse any thatch, which vn∣till then was vsuall.
Maude the Empresse, mother to King Henry the second deceased, shee founded the Abbey of Bordesley.
Geffery Earle of Britaine the Kings son died, and was buried at Paris, he left issue two daugh∣ters, which he had by Constance (daughter of Co∣nan Earle of Britaine) who also at this time of his death was great with child, and after brought a sonne named Arthur.
A great earthquake threwe downe many buil∣dings: among the which the Cathedrall Church at Lincolne was rent in pieces, Chichester Cittie was burnt.
Neare vnto Orford in Suffolke, certaine Fi∣shers tooke in their nets a fish hauing the shape of a man: which fish was kept by Barthelmew de Glan∣uile, Custos of the Castell of Orford, in the same Castell by the space of sixe moneths, and more for a wonder: he spake not a word: all maner of meats he gladly did eate, but most greedily raw fish. At length he stole away to the sea.
The towne of Beuerly with the Church of St. Iohn there was burnt.
Phillip the French King required that his sister which had ben kept in England 22. yeares might be restored vnto Earle Richard as his wife, and Earle Richard desired the same: but King Henry denied this request, and so they got them to ar∣mour. The French King and Earle Richard pur∣sued the King of England so hard, that he was for∣ced to yéeld all the requests, as well of the French King, as of his sonne Richard. This was done at Gisors, and so departing came to Zafe, where he fell sicke, and departed this life, the sixth day of Iuly, in the yeare of our Lord 1189. when hee had raigned 24. yeares, 7. moneths, lacking 11. dayes, and was buried at Fonteuerald, in the Monastery of Nunnes by him founded.
An, reg, 1.
1155
Line of the Saxons re∣paired.
An, reg, 2. 1156
An, reg, 3. 1157
An, reg, 4: K. Henry reedified Castles. 1158
An, reg, 5. 1159
An, reg, 6. 1160
An, reg, 7.
1161 An, reg, 8. Publicanes whipped. An, reg, 9. 1162
An, reg, 10. 1163
London bridge made of timber.
1164 An. reg. 11
1165 An. reg. 12. Earthquake
1166 An. reg, 13.
1167 An, reg. 14.
1168 An, reg, 15
Gerendon. Leicester, and Eaton. An, reg, 16. Henry the Kings son crowned. 1169
K. Henry Lord of Ireland. An reg, 18. 1172
An reg, 19. 1173
An, reg, 20. 1174 Leicester burnt. King of Scots ta∣ken. Canterbu∣ry burnt.
An, reg, 21. 1175
An, reg, 22 1176
An, reg, 23. 1177
An, reg, 24 1178
Lesnes. An, reg, 25 1179
An, reg. 26.
1180 An, reg, 27. Vsurers pu∣nished.
1181 An, reg, 28.
1182
An, reg, 29. 1183 An, reg, 30 K. Henry the yonger deceased.
1184
Glastenbu∣ry burnt. An, reg, 31.
Heraclius the patriark
Paris paued London paued. Lubecke destroyed. The cities take war∣ning. Tile or slate generally vsed in the Citties.
The Em∣pres decea∣sed.
An, reg, 32 1180 Geffery earle of Bri∣taine dieth.
Chichester burne.
An, reg, 33. 1151 A fish like a man.
An, reg, 34. 1189 Beuerly burnt.
An, reg, 35. 1190
Death of Henry the second.