The summarie of English chronicles (lately collected and published) nowe abridged and continued tyl this present moneth of Marche, in the yere of our Lord God. 1566. By J.S.

Anno. 28.

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• Tho. Chal∣ton mercer

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• [date 1449] Wil. Hulyn
• Th. Caninges

The Marques of Suffolk was bani∣shed the land for .v. yeres who fayling towarde France, was met on the sea by a ship of warre, and there presently be∣headed, by the capitayn called Nicho∣las of the tower, & the dead corps caste vp at Douer vpon the sandes.

The commons of Kent in gret num¦ber▪ assembled on black Heath, hauing to their capitaine Iacke Cade, naming him self Mortimer. Against whom the king sent a great army, but by the sayd rebelles they were discomfited, and syr Humfrey Stafford and William his brother with many other slayne: After this victory the capitaine and rebelles cam to Londō and cut the ropes of the drawe bridge, and entred the citie, and stroke his sword on London stone, say∣ing: Now is Mortimer lord of this ci¦tie. Vpon the third day of Iuly, he cau∣sed the Lorde Say to be brought to the Guilde hall of London there to be ar∣raigned: Whiche before the kinges Iu∣stices, desyred to be tried by his peres, but the capitain perceiuing his delay: by force tooke him from the officers, and at the standard in Cheape smote of his head. He also beheaded syr Iames Cromer at the miles ende: And pyt∣ching

these two heades on two polle•• entred the Citie: and in despite caused them (beynge borne before him (in eue∣ry strete to kysse together. After thys murder, succeded open robberie with∣in the citie: But the Maior and other sage Maiestrates, perceauinge theym selues, nother to be sure of goodes nor lyfe, determined to repulse this vngra∣cious company, and sente to the Lorde Scales, keper of the tower, who pro∣mysed his ayde, with shoting of ordi∣naunce: and Mathew Gough was ap∣pointed to assist the Maior: so the capi∣taines of the Citie tooke vpon them in the nighte to kepe the bridge, prohi∣byting the Kentish-men to passe. The rebelles hearing the bridge to be kept, ranne with great force to open that pas¦sage: where betwene bothe partes was a fierce encounter. The rebelles draue the Citezens from the stoulpes at the Bridge foote, to the drawe bridge, and set fyre on diuers houses: In conclu∣sion, the rebels gat the drawe bridge, and drowned and flewe many. This conflict endured tyll .ix. of the clock in the mornyng, in doubtfull chaunce: so that both partes agreed to desiste from fyght tyll the next day, vpon condition

that neyther Londoners shoulde passe into Southwarke, nor the Kentishmen into London. Then the archebishop of Cantorburye beynge Chancellor with the bishop of Winchester, passed into Southwarke, wher they shelved a ge∣nerall pardon for all oftenders, vnder the kinges greate seale, whiche they caused to be proclaymed, wherevpon the whole multitude retyred home: but throughe a proclamation beyng made, that who so coulde apprehend the sayde Iacke Cade, should haue a thousande markes, one Alexander Iden founde him in a gardeyn, who in his defence slew the sayd Iacke Cade and brought his body to London, where his heade was set on London bridge.

The Byshop of Salisbury was mur∣dred by the commons of the west coun¦trey.

Notes

• A murder
• A commo∣tion in Kēt by Iacke Cade
• The bishop of Salisbu¦ry murdred