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.

Kyng Henry the seuenth.

Anno Regni .i.

[date]

HEnry the seuenthe began his reigne ouer this Re∣alme of Englād the xxii. day of August, in the yere of our Lord. 1485. and deceased in the yere. 1509 the xxii. day of Apryll: So he reigned xxiii. yeres, & .viii. monethes: he was a prince of meruailous wisedome and policie, and of great iustice, temperāce and grauitie. He so behaued him in the tyme of his reigne, that notwithstan∣dyng many and great occasions of trou¦ble vnquietnesse and warre, he kepte his realme in right good rule & order. Wherfore he was greatly estemed and reuerenced of foreyn princes.

This yeare maister Thomas Ilam, Alderman of London, and marchaunt of the Staple, newe made the greate Cunduite in Cheape of hys owne goodes.

This yeare was the sweating syck∣nes, of the whiche a wonderfull mul∣titude dyed: And in London besydes other, there dyed Thomas Hyll Ma∣ior, on the .xxvii. daye of September, in whose place was chosen syr Wylly∣am Stocker Draper, who receyued hys othe at the vtter gate of the tower

of London: but he lykewyse decea∣sed about seuen dayes after, in the whi∣che seuen dayes, departed other foure Aldermenne, as Thomas Ilam, Ry∣charde Rawson, Thomas Norlande, and Iohn Stocker, brother to Syr Wyllyam Stocker. And thenne was chosen for Maior, Iohn Warde Gro∣cer, who continued that office the full of Thomas Hylles yeare, that is to saye, tylle the feaste of Symon and Iude.

Anno. 1.

M

• Hugh Brice goldsmith

S

• [date 1485] Iohn Tate
• Iohn Swan

The .xxx. daye of O••••ober, the king was solempnely crowned at West∣mynster.

The Kynge ordeyned a numbre of chosen Archers, and other strong and hardy persones, to geue dayely atten∣dance on his person, whom he named ••••omen of his garde.

The Kyng sent the Lorde Treasou∣rer with maister Braye and other, vn∣to the Lorde Maior of London, requi∣rynge hym and his Citizens of a prest o•• .vi. M. marke: wherefore the Maior with his brethern and cōmon counsell of the Citie, assembled theym selues,

and by their auctoritie was graunted a prest of .MM. poundes, the whiche was leuied of the f••llow shyppes, and not of the wardes: for the more ease of the poore people.

This yeare the beautifull Crosse in Cheape was newe buylded and made. Toward the buyldyng whereof, Tho∣mas Fysher mercer, gaue .vi C. marks

This yeare wheate was at iii. ••. the bushell, bay salte at .ii. •• .viii. d. and iii. ••. the bushell.

Anno. 2.

M

• [date 1486] Syr Hen∣ry Colet Mercer

S

• Iohn Perciual
• Hughe Clop∣ton

This yere y^e kyng maried Elisabeth eldest daughter of Edward the fourth: by whiche meanes the two families of Yorke and Lancaster, the whiche hadde longe caused Diuysyon, was knyt to∣gether in one.

About this tyme Francis Louel, and Humfreye Stafforde rebelled in the north: with them was Martin Swart which cōmotion was quieted by y^• po∣licy of the Duke of Bedforde, but not without bloudshedde: For there was slayne the Earle of Lyncolne, the lord Louell, Martyn Swart, and other, a∣boue,

iiii. thousand.

Thys yeare was borne Prynce Ar∣thur, in the moneth of September.

Anno. 3.

M

• William Horne Salter

S

• Iohn Fenkyll
• [date 1487] Williā Reming¦ton

This yere was Quene Elisabeth crow¦ned at Westmnster vpon S. Katherins day. In Iuly was an other prest for the king made in y^e city of London of .iiii. thousand poūds, which was sessed on•• y^• crafts or felowships: shortly after was the thirde prest of .ii. M .li. which was leuied as the other, whiche were bothe repayed agayne the next yere folowing These summes of moneye with many ••o, whiche his grace borowed of his lordes, and other, was to ayde the arch duke of Burgoyn, agaynst the duke of Britayne. In the ende of this Maiors yeare was Iohn Ashsleye, the sonne of syr Iohn Ashley knight, with .ii. other drawen from Westminster to the tower hyll, and there beheaded.

Anno. 4.

M

• Roberte Tate Mercer

S

• [date] Wyllyam I∣sake
• Rafe Tinley

Thys yeare was a taske of the tenthe

peny of all mens goodes and landes: through which the cōmōs of the north slewe the Erle of Northumberlande, wherfore Iohn Chamber their captain with other was hanged at Yorke.

Anno. 5.

M

• [date 1489] William Whyte Draper

S

• Wylliam Ca∣pell
• Iohn Brooke

This yeare one Roger Sha••elocke a taylor dwellynge within Ludgate, slewe hymself: For whose goodes was muche busynes betwene the kyngs am ner and the sheriffe.

Anno. 6.

M

• [date 1490] Iohn Ma¦thewe mercer

S

• Henry Coote
• Ro. Reuell
• Hugh Pēbertō

Syr Robert Chamberlayn beheaded

This yere the kyng required a bene∣uolence, whiche was to hym graunted toward his iourney into France.

This yeare Creplegate of London was new buylded at the costes & char∣ges of syr Edmund Shaw goldsmyth late maior of the same Citie.

In Iuly was Henry the kynges se∣conde sonne borne at Grenewiche.

This yere the beautifull cundite in Gracious strete was begon to be buil∣ded. The stone worke wherof was fi∣nished

in the yere. 1494. But the first water ran out therof, on the .xix. day of March, in the yeare. 1503. the .xix. yere of Henry the .vii, & not before. Which Cundite was buylded of the goodes & by the executours of sir Thomas Hyll grocer: as it dooth appere by certayne verses, written on the same Cundite.

Thomas Hyll knight, late Maior of this Citie, With his wife Dame Elisabeth, of their charitie, For the loue of God, & weale of the cōmonaltie Of theyr costes onely, this thyng did edi••ye, Out of the ground, with all things necessary.

In this Maiors tyme wheat was at xx. d & .xxii. d. y^e bushel which was then accōpted deare.

Anno. 7.

M

• Hugh Clop¦ton mercer

[date 1491] S

• Tho. Wood
• Wil. Brown

This yere king Henry toke his voi¦age into France with a great armye to aide y^e Britōs against the french king.

Anno. 8.

M

• Wil. Mar¦tin skinner

[date 1492] S

• Wil. Purchas
• Wil. welbeck

This yeare was a peace concluded betwene the kinges of Englande and Fraunce, and kyng Henry returned a∣gayne into Englande▪

In the moneth of Ianuary, two par∣doners were set on the pillory .iii. mar¦ket days, for forgyng of a false pardon wherwith they had deceued many peo¦ple, and for that one of them had fai∣ned hymself to be a priest, he was sent to Newgate, where he dyed, and the other was driuen out of the citie with shame ynough. And this yeare was a fray made vpon the Easterlynges or Stilliard men, by Mercers seruants and other: For the whiche dyuers of them wer sore punished, and the chief aucthors were kept long in prison.

Anno. 9.

M

• [date 1493] Rafe Astry fishmonger

S

• Rob. Fabian
• Iohn Winger

This yere wheat was sold for .vi. d the bushel, and bay salt at .iii. d. ob. the bushel: white herring at .ix. s̄. y^e barell red herryng at .iii. s̄. the cade of y^e best, red sprots at .vi. d. a cade. and gascoyn wyne at .vi li. y^e tonne.

Anno. 10.

M

• [date 1494] Ric. Chaw¦ry Salter

S

• Nico. Alwin
• Iohn Warner

This yeare white herring was sold at .xl. d. a barell beyng good.

Perkyn Warbecke whiche by the counsayle of Margaret of Burgoyn namyng hym selfe Rychard of Yorke:

Kyng Edwardes seconde sonne, arri∣ued in Kente: where he was dryuen backe by the vplandyshe men, and o∣ther of the inhabitantes of the coun∣treye, with the losse of diuers of hys men: and shortly after were hanged an hundred and threscore persones of the forenamed rebels, in dyuers and sun∣dry costes of England. The .v. capi∣tains were Mountford, Corbet, Whit¦belt, Quintin, and Genyne.

Anno. 11.

M

• Sir Hē¦ry Colet mercer

[date 1495] S

• Thomas Kneis∣worth
• Henry Somer

The Scots brake into y^e north par∣tes of Englād by y^e setting on of Per∣kin Werbeck, & did much harme to y^e borderers.

Anno. 12.

M

• Iohn Tate mercer

[date 1496] S

• Iohn Shawe
• Rich. Haddon

By meanes of a payment that was graunted to the kyng by acte of parlia¦ment) a newe cōmotion was made by the cōmons of Cornwall: which vn∣der the leadyng of the lorde Audeley, with Mighell Ioseph y^e black smith, and diuers other came to Black heth where the king met with them, & dis∣comfited the rebels, and toke their cap

••••ins, which wer shortly after, draw•• hanged, and quartered: The lorde Au∣deley was beheaded at the tower hyll, the .xxviii. day of Iune.

Kyng Hēry sent an army into Scot¦land vnder the guiding of the Earle of Surrey, and the Lord Neuell, whiche made sharpe warre vpon the Scots.

A mariage cōcluded betwene prince Arthur, and lady Katherine the kings daughter of Spayne.

Perkin Werbeck lāded again in Corn¦wal, & assaulted the town of Excetou•• & other places: but finally he tooke the saintuary of Beaudley, and was after pardoned his life.

Anno. 31.

M

• [date] William purchase mercer

S

• Bartho. Rede
• Thomas wind∣ought

Perkyn Warbecke endeuoured to steale away secretly out of the lād: but he was takē agayn by his kepers, and by the kynges commandement cast in the Tower of London: where after he was shewed at Westmynster, and in Chepe on scaffolds, and stocked, to the great wonderment of many people.

This yeare the English marchants (beyng long absente out of Flaunders commyng into Flaunders with mar∣chādise,

were receiued into Andwarpe with generall procession: so glad was the towne of their returnyng, whiche was by theyr absēce sore hindred & im¦pouerished.

Anno. 14.

M

• Sir Iohn Perciuall ••ar. tailer

S

• [date] Th. bradbury
• Stephen Ie∣nyns

At saint Thomas Watryng a stry∣plyng was put to execution, which▪ cal¦led himselfe Edwarde Earle of War∣wyke, and sonne of George Duke of Clarence: which George sence the be∣ginnyng of kyng Henries reigne was kept secretly in the▪ tower of London. This yere master Iohn Tate aldermā o•• Lōdon began to edify S. Anthonies church in London with a notable free schole to the same adioinyng, and also one almes house for poore people.

The .x••i. day of Iuly, beynge son∣daye, and the nexte sondaye folowing xii. persones bare fagottes at Paules crosse.

This yeare good Gascoyne wyne was solde for .xi. ••. the Tonne: wheate for .iiii. shyllynges the quarter, and baye salte for .iiii. d. a bushell, and bet¦ter cheape▪

Anno. 15.

M

• [date 1499] Nicolas Alwyn mercer

S

• Iames Wyl∣forde
• Rich. Brond

This yeare the .xvi. day of Nouem¦ber was arraigned at Westmynster, Parkin Warbeck, & .iii. other, which Perkyn, and one Iohn a ••ater, were executed at Tyborne, the .xxiii. day of the same moneth of Nouember. And soone after, on the .xxviii. day of No∣uember was the erle of Warwike put to▪ deathe at the tower hylle, and one Blewet and Atwod at Tyborne.

This yeare was a greate deathe in London: wherof (after▪ Fabyan), dyed xx .thousande, but after Hall his chro¦nicle .xxx. thousand.

In May the kyng and Quene sailed to Calaice: and at saincte Peters they met with the duke of Burgoin.

Anno. 16.

• [date 1500] William Remington fishmonger

S

• Iohn Ha∣wes
• Wil. Stede

This yere the king builded new his manour at Shene, & changed y^e name thereof, and named it Richmont: & he buylded new his place called Bainar¦des castel in Lōdon, and repaired his

place at Grenewiche, with much other building▪

King Henry trouthplighted his dau∣ghter Margaret to Iames the kinge of Scots: and the, 4. day of October lan∣ded at Plimmouth, Katheryn daughter of the king of Spayne.

M

• Sir Iohn Shawe goldsmith

S

• [date] Syr Laurence Ailmer
• Henry Hede

This syr Iohn Shaw maior of Lon¦don before named, caused the kitchens and other houses of office to be builded at the Guilde hall of London, and sens that tyme the Maiors feastes hath bene there kept: where as before that tyme they were kept eyther at the Grocers, or the marchant Taylers Hall.

Prince Arthur beyng but .xv. yeres old, was maried vnto Katherin, daugh¦ter to Ferdinando king of Spayn, the xiiii. of Nouēber, which Arthur short∣after departed this mortal life at Lud∣low and was buried at Worcester.

The diche of London from Thames to Holborne bridge was newe cast: so that boates with victuals and fuelle, & other stuffe were brought vp to Hol∣borne bridge.

Anno. 18.

M

• [date 1502] Bartholo. Rede Goldsmithe

S

• Hēry Keble
• Nicholas Nines

In this yere began the newe worke of the kinges chapell at Westminster, and Elizabeth Quene of England died at the Tower of London in childebed, and was buried at westminster, Short¦ly after was ••ame Magarete the Kin∣ges daughter, maried to the Kinge of Scottes.

This yere the felowship of Taylers in London purchased a graunte of the Kinge to be called Marchantes Tay∣loures.

Anno. 19.

M

• [date 1503] syr. Wil. Capell Dra••er

S

• Christo. Hawes
• Robert▪ Wattes
• Tho Granger

The .xxi. day of Nouember, was a dreadfull fyre vpon thee northe ende of London bridge. And vpon the vii. day of Ianuary were certayne houses con∣sumed with fyre against S. Botulphes church in Thames strete: & the .xxvii. day of Marche was an house burned a∣gainst saint Martins le grand, and the same day was hurt don with fyre in the parishe of saint Peter the poore.

This yere was holden a parliament

wher was ordeined a new coyne of sil∣uer: as groates, halfe groates, and shil¦lings with halfe faces: and in the same parliament was graunted to the King the leane of .36000.li.

Anno. 20.

M

• Iohn Winger Grocer

S

• [date 1504] Roger Achil∣ley.
• Wil. Browne

This yere the liberties of the Citie of London were agayn confirmed.

Anno. 21.

M

• Thomas. Kneisworthe Fishmonger

S

• [date 1505] Richard Shore
• Rog. Groue

This Thomas Kneisworthe Maior of London, of his owne goodes, buil∣ded the Condite at Byshoppes gate. Moreouer, he gaue to the companye of the Fishmongers, certayn tenements, for the whiche they be bounde to fynde iiii. scholars that study art, two to be at Oxenford, the other two at Cambridge euery of them to haue .iiii.li. the yeare for theyr exhibition. They be boūd also to geue to xiii. aged pore people of their company, to euery of them enery weke viii. d▪ and to euery of them at Bar∣tylmeutide a winter garment of frise, or such like for euer. And also to geue to the prisons of Newgate & Ludgate,

euery yere .xl.s. whose notable workes by him don, are wel worthy of remem¦brance, and to be folowed of others.

This yere Philip king of Castil and his wife, were wether driuen into En∣gland, as they were passyng towarde Spayne who were honorably receiued by the Erle of Arundell at the kynges appoyntment with .iii. C. horses all by torchelight.

Anno. 22.

M

• [date 1506] Syr▪ Ric. Madden mercer

S

• Wil. Copinger
• Tho. Iohnson
• Wil. ••itz Wil.

This yere the king of his goodnesse deliuered out all prisoners in London which lay for .xl.s. and vnder.

Anno. 23.

M

• [date 1507] William Browne mercer

S

• William But∣ler
• Iohn Ryrkeby

In the ende of Aprill dyed William Browne maior, and for him was cho∣sen Laurence Ailemer draper, who ser¦ued out that yere.

This yere syr William Capell was put in suite by the kynge for certayne thinges by him doue in the time of his Maioraltye.

Anno. 24.

M

• Stephen Genings M.tayler

S

• [date 1508] Thomas Ex∣men
• Richard Smith

This yere was begon the goodlye hospital of the Sauoy, nere vnto Cha∣ring crosse, which was a notable foun∣dation for the poore don by king Hen∣ry the seuenth.

This yere died this moste noble and famous prince king Henry the seuenth which was in y^e yere. 1509 the .xxii. day of April, when he had re••gned .23. yeres and viii. monethes, and was buried at Westminster in the new chapel, which he had caused to be builded: and left be∣hind him Henry prince of Wales, wht the after him succeded, lady Margaret quene of Scottes, and lady Mary pro∣mised to Charles king of Castile.

Notes

• Firste ye••••men of th•• garde.
• ••he crosse Cheape ylded.
• Henry ••aried 〈◊〉〈◊〉 Elisa∣••••th.
• ••••ttayle at ••••oke.
• Despera∣tion.
• Execution
• Creplegate of London buylded.
• Condite in Gracious strete.
• A fraye a∣gaynste the Stilliarde men.
• Cheape wheat and salt.
• Perkyn Warbecke
• Great exe∣cution.
• Blacke heath field
• Perkyn Warbecke besieged Excetour.
• Englishe marchants receiued with pro∣cession.
• Execution
• S▪ Antho∣nies chur∣che in Lon¦don buylt.
• Perkyn Werbecke & other ex¦ecuted.
• Great pe∣stilence.
• The kyng and quen sayled to Calice.
• Richmōd Bainards castell and Grenewi∣che buy it.
• Prince Ar¦thur ma∣ried.
• The deathe of Quene Elizabethe
• The kinge of Scottes maried.
• Fyre on London bridge.
• A newe coyne▪
• The condit at Bishops gate buil∣ded.
• The kinge of Castile landed in England.
• Prisoners deliuered
• The hospi∣tail of the Sauoy builded
• The newe chapell at Westmin∣sterbuilded