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.

¶Kynge Edwarde the fourth.

Anno Regni .i.

[date 1460]

FOward the fourth, be∣gan his dominion o∣uer this Realme of Englande, the fourthe day of Marche, in the of our Lorde. 1460. and lefte▪ the same the ix. day of Aprile, in the yere 1483. so he reigned .xxi••. yeres, one moneth and fiue dayes. He was a man of noble cou¦rage & great wyt: but in his time was muche trouble▪ and vnquietnesse in the Realme.

Anno. 1.

M

• [date 1461] Hugh Wiche grocer.

S

• Iohn Looke
• George Ire∣lande

This yere the Staplers of Caleis de¦maunded of kyng Edward .xviii. thou¦sand poundes, which they had lent him to mainteyne his warres against king Henry: but their sute was finally re∣garded, and lastly denied.

Anno. 2.

M

• [date] Thomas Cooke Draper

S

• Williā Hamp∣ton
• Barth•• Iames

Margarete the Quene, and wife to Henry the sixt, lāded in England, but hauyng smal succour and euil fortune: was sayn to take the seas again, and by

tempeste of weather, was dryuen into Scotland.

Anno. 3.

M

• Mathewe Philyppe goldsmyth

S

• Robert Basset
• [date 1463] Thomas Mu¦schampe

The lorde Mountague, hauing the* 1.1 rule of the North, discōs••ted king Hē∣ry, commyng out of Scotland with a great power, to recouer y^e crown: this is called the battaile of Exham, in whi¦che were taken the Duke of Somerset the lorde Hungerford, the lorde Roas, whiche were after put to deathe with many other.

Kyng Edwarde was secretly maried to Elisabeth Gray, late wife of six Iohn Gray. For whiche mariage rose greate variance betwene the king and the erle of Warwicke, his chiefe friende and mainteyner.

This yere was king Henry taken in* 1.2 a wodde in the north countrey, by one named Cantlowe, and arested by the erle of Warwike, and presented to the kyng Edward, and sent to the tower, where he remayned longe after in the Dungeon.

Anno. 4.

M

• Rafe Iosse∣lyn draper

S

• [date 1464] Iohn Tate
• Iohn Stone

This yere the king ordeyned a newe* 1.3

coyne, as the ryall, the angell, the halfe aungell, and the farthyng: ryals were x. ••. y^• angel .vi. •• .viii. d. And the gro∣tes were made of lesse value then they were by viii d. in an ounce. The syl∣uer that before was at .ii. •• .viii. d. the oūce, was now inhanced to .iii. •• .iiii▪ d the ounce, and fyne golde that before was .xxx. ••. the ounce, was now inhan¦ced to .xl. ••. the ounce.

And this yere was quene Elizabeth crowned at Westminster on whitson∣••ay, or the .xxvi. day of May.

Anno. 5.

M

• [date 1465] Rafe Verney Mercer

S

• Sir Hen. weuer
• William Constā¦tine

This yere the .xi. day of Februarye, the quene was deliuered of a daughtēr who was named Elizabeth.

Anno. 6.

M

• [date 1466] S. Io. Yōg Groce:

S

• Iohn Brown
• Henry Brice

Iohn Darby Alderman, for that he refused to pay for the cariage awaye of a dead dogge lying at his gate, and for vnmete language, which he gaue vnto the Maior, was by a courte of Alder∣men assessed with the fyne of fiue poūd whiche he payde euery peny.

Anno. 7.

M

• Thomas Owlegraue Skynne••

S

• [date 1467] Humf. Hey∣forde
• T. Stalbrok

Syr Thomas Cooke alderman of London, was accused of treason, and arraigned of the same, and founde not gyltie: but yet by reason of the Lorde Treasorer, who was not his frend, he was deteyned in prison, and could not be delyuered, vntyll he had fined▪ with the kynge for. 8000. poundes, whiche he payde.

A great iustes was in Smythfielde, betwene the lorde Scales, and the ba∣starde of Burgoyn.

Anno. 8.

M

• William Tayler Grocer

S

• [date 1468] Symon Smith
• Willyam Ha∣riot

This Williā Tayler Maior of Lon¦don* 1.4 afore named, gaue to the Citie of London certaine tenementes, for the which the citie is bounde to pay for e∣uer, at euery fiftene to be graunted to the kynge, for al suche people as shall dwel in Cordwainer strete ward, that shalbe sessed at .xii. d. the pece, or vnder Whiche charitable woorke oughte not to be forgotten, but remayn in remem∣brance

to the exaumple of them, who are able to doo the lyke.

The grudge whiche the erle of War∣wike had conceyued against kyng Ed∣ward for the forsaid mariage, declared it selfe openly▪ so that he adioyned him with the duke of Clarence the kynges brother, and by their meanes stirred so the Northern men, that they diuers ty∣mes rebelled, and turned the kyng and the realme to muche trouble. But short¦ly the kyng demeaned hymself, that the* 1.5 rebelles were suppressed. Wherfore the erle of Warwike perceiuyng his part to be weakened, fled with the duke of Clarence, and other into France.

Anno. 9.

M

• [date 1469] Richarde Lee grocer

S

• Rich. gardiner
• Robert Drope

The Duke of Clarence, the Erles of Warwike, Pembroke, and Oxenforde, landed at Darthmouthe, to whome by meanes of▪ proclamations, that wer pu¦blyshed in the name of kynge Henry, the commons gathered in so great com¦panies, that Edward fearing his part,* 1.6 fled into Flanders to the Duke of Bur¦goyn. Then was Henry the sixt set at libertie, and agayn proclaymed kynge by meanes of the erle of Warw••ke and

other▪ & Edwarde proclaimed vsurpe•• of the Crowne: but that continued not longe.

The erle of Worcester was beheaded at the tower hyll.* 1.7

Anno. 10.

M

• Io. Stok∣ton mercer

S

• [date 1470] Iohn Crosby
• Iohn Warde

Quene Elisabeth wife to Edwarde the fourth, beyng in the sanctuarye of Westminster, was deliuered of a price, who afterward was Edward y^e fifthe.

King Edward being returned out of Flaunders, arriued in the north parte of England, with a very smal compa∣ny of souldiors: but by meanes that he vsed, and through his brother the duke of Clarence, who turned nowe to hys part, he cam so puisant to London that he entred the citie, and toke kyng Hen¦ry* 1.8 in the byshops palaice, and then wēt against the erle of Warwike, whom he vanquished and slew with his brother Marques Mountague, on Glademore heath nere Barnet, ten miles frō Lon∣don. Shortly after, at Teukesbury, he* 1.9 ouerthrew Quene Margaret, the wife of Henry. In which battaile was takē the sayd Margaret, with Edwarde the Prince her sonne, the duke of Somer

set, and diuers other. King Edward a∣gayne receiued his royaltie, & was ta∣ken for kyng, and vncurteously slew prince Edward sonne of Henry y^• .vi. after he had taken hym prisoner.

A commotion stirred by the bastard* 1.10 Faw combridge, and the commons of Kent and Essex, who robb••d and spei∣led the suburbes of the citie of London and fyred Bishops gate and Algate.

Henry the sixt was murdered in the tower of London, and buried at Ch••rt¦sey, and after remoued to wyndsor.

Anno. 11.

M

• [date 1471] Williā Ed¦ward gro.

S

• Iohn Alleyn
• Iohn Chelley

The erle of Oxenford was sent pri∣soner to Guynes, where he remayned prisoner, so long as Edward the fourth reigned, whyche was twelue yeares in all whiche tyme the lady his wyfe, myght neuer come to him, nor hadde a∣ny thyng to lyue vpon, but what peo∣ple of theyr charities would geue her, or what she got by her nedle.

Anno. 12.

M

• [date 1472] William Hampton fyshmonger

S

• Iohn Brown
• Tho. Bled∣lowe

This Maior was a good iusticer, he

punished in his yere many ••audes and strompettes, and caused theym to ryde with ••aye hoodes, and made a pay••e of stockes to be set in euery warde of the citie.

[date 1473] Anno. 13.

M

• Iohn Tate mercer

S

• William Stoc∣ker
• Rob. Bellisd••••

In this yere the erie of Ercester was found dead in the sea, betwene Douer and C••••••••ys.

One Iohn Gose, was burned at the* 1.11 tower hyll for heresy.

Anno. 14.

M

• Ro. Drope draper

[date 1474] S

• Edmūd Sh••w
• Thomas Hyll

This Robert Drope maior of Lon∣don* 1.12 afore named, buylded the east ende of the Cundyte in Cornehyll.

Kyng Edward required of his sub∣iectes a beneuolence, which they gaue him, and so he sailed into France with a great army, to aide the Duke of Bur¦goyn: but by sute of the French kyng, a peace was concluded for .vii. yeres.

Anno. 15.

M

• Robert Bas¦set Salter

[date 1474] S

• Hugh Prince
• Ro. Colwich

This maior did sharp correction vpō Bakers, for makyng of light bread, ill

so muche that he set dyuers of them on the pillory, whose names I passe ouer.* 1.13 And a woman named Agnes Deintie, was also there punished for sellyng of false mynged butter.

Anno. 16.

M

• [date 1476] Rafe Josselyn Draper

S

• Richard Rau∣son
• William Horne

This yeare by the diligence of thys* 1.14 Maior, the new wall of London, from Creplegate to bishops gate, was made as it now is, the Maior with his com∣pany of the Drapers, made all that part betwixt All halowes church in y^e same wall and Byshops gate, of their owne proper costes: and the other companies made the other dele, which was a great work to be done in one yere, cōsidering the purueyance of the stuffe.

Anno. 17.

M

• [date 1477] Humfrey Heyforde Goldsmith

S

• Henry Colet
• John Stoc∣ker

This yere the Duke of Clarence se∣cond brother to the kyng, beyng pryso∣ner in the ••ower, was secretely put to death, and drowned in a barell of mal∣nesey, within the sayd towre.

Anno. 18.

M

• Richard gardiner Mercer

[date 1478] S

• Roberte Her∣dyng
• Robert Byfelde

This yeare was a greate dearth, and* 1.15 also a great death at London, and in di∣uers▪ other partes of this realme.

Anno. 19.

M

• Bartholo. James Draper

[date 1479] S

• Thomas J∣lam
• John Warde

This yere at Tower hyll wer foure* 1.16 felons hanged and burned for robbing of a churche.

Anno. 20.

M

• John Browne Mercer

[date 1480] S

• William Da∣niell
• William Bacon

This yeare the kyng required great sonnnes of money to be lent him of the citisens of London, who after diuers assemblies graunted to lend hym 5000 marke, whiche was repayde agayne in the nexte yere folowyng.

Anno. 21.

M

• William Hariate Draper

[date 1481] S

• Robert Tate
• Will. Wikyng
• Rich. Chawry

This yere the Scots began to stirre, against whom kyng Edwarde sent the

Duke of Gloucester, and diuers other, whiche returned agayne without any notable battayle.

Anno. 22.

M

• [date 1482] Edmond Shawe goldsmith

S

• Wil. White
• Iohn Ma∣thewe

Kyng Edward making great proui¦sion for warre into France, ended his lyfe the .ix. of Aprill, in the yere of our Lord. 1483. when he had reigned xxii. yeres. ••. moneth and .v. dayes. He was buried at Wyndsor, leauyng after hym two sonnes, Edward the prince, & Ri¦chard Duke of Yorke, with .v. daugh∣ters, as Elizabeth y^• after was quene, Cicelie, Anne, Ratherin, & Bridget.

Notes

• * 1.1

  Battayle▪ at Exham.
• * 1.2

  King Hen¦ry takē pri∣soner.
• * 1.3

  New coyn
• * 1.4

  Charitable dedes of William Tayler.
• * 1.5

  Battayle at Badbery.
• * 1.6

  ••. Ed. fled into Flan∣ders.
• * 1.7

  Execution▪
• * 1.8

  Ba••nettte field on E∣ster day.
• * 1.9

  Battaile at T••uksbury▪
• * 1.10

  The subur¦bes with∣out Algate & Bishops gate burnt. Murder.
• * 1.11

  Execution at toure hil
• * 1.12

  The cūdite in Cornhil enlarged.
• * 1.13

  Agnes Deintie set on the pil∣lorie.
• * 1.14

  Part of Lō¦don walle new buylt.
• * 1.15

  Great pe∣stilence.
• * 1.16

  Execution