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.
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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.
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Stow, John, 1525?-1605.
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Imprinted at London :: in Fletestrete by Thomas Marshe,
[1566]
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Great Britain -- History -- To 1485 -- Early works to 1800.
Great Britain -- History -- Tudors, 1485-1603 -- Early works to 1800.
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Anno. 5.
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[date 1513] William
Browne mercer
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Iohn Dawes
Iohn Bridges
Rog. Basforde
King Henry being confederate with the Emperour and the king of Spain, passed with a great power into France where hauing in wages vnder his ban¦ner the Emperor Maximilion, & al the nobilitie of Brabant, Flanders & Hol∣land: he discōfited the whole power of France, & conquered Turwin and the great citie of Turney. In this tyme the king of Scots, notwithstandinge that he was sworne on the Sacramente to kepe peace, inuaded this lande with a mighty army, but by the good diligēce of the Quene, and the policie and man∣hode of the Erle of Surrey the kinges lieuetenaunt, he was him selfe slayne
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with .xi. of his erles, and the Scottes discomfited, but not without gret losse of Englishmen.
Before this time the Townes about London, as Is••ington, Hoxden, & such other had so enclosed the cōmon fields with hedges and dyches, that neyther the yong men of the citie might shoote, nor the ancient persons walke for their plesure, except eyther theyr bowes and arrowes wer broken or taken away, or the substantial persons arested or endi∣ted, saying: That no Londoner shoulde go out of the citie, but in the high wais This sayinge sore greued the Londo∣ners, and suddenly this yeare a greate number of the citie, assembled in a mor¦nyng, and a Turner in a fooles cote came crying through the citie: shouels and spades: and so many people folo∣wed, that it was wonder, and within a shorte space all the hedges about the townes were cast downe, and the dy∣thes filled, & euery thing made plaine. When the kings counsel hard therof, they commanded the Maior to see that no other thyng▪ were attempted, and to call home the citizens, whiche when they had done theyr enterpryse came home without any more harme doyng: