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. 1.

M

• Tho. White marchant taylour.

[date] S

• Thomas Of∣fley
• Wil. Hewet

The same syr Thomas White, a wor¦thy patron and protector of poore scho∣lers and learninge, renewed or rather erected a college in Oxford, that was in* 1.1 great ruine and decay, now called S. Iohns college, and before Bernard col¦lege, indowing the same with landes & reuenues, to the greate preferment of learning and comfort of poore mennes children.

The like College also now called tri∣nity college, syr Thomas Pope knight* 1.2 to his great praise and singuler cōmen¦dation erected, which sometime was called Durham colledge, appoyntinge for the maintenaunce of the fellowes and scholars like possession.

Cardinall Poole, who fledde out of England in the tyme of kinge Henry, and was in gret estimatiō in the court of Rome, and sent for by Quene Mary to returne into his countrey.

The xiii. day of Nouēber D Cra••••er Archbishop of Cantorbury, lady Iane

that was before proclaimed quene, an•• the lord Gilford her husband wer open¦ly arraigned & condemned for treason.

The .v. day of December the parlia∣ment was dissolued, in the which par∣liament all statutes that wer made ey∣ther of Premunire in time of king Hē∣ry the viii. or concerning religion an•• administration of the sacramentes vn∣der king Edward the syxt, wer repea∣led, and the latten seruice restored as it was in the last yere of king Henry the eyght: and communication was had of the Quenes mariage with king Phil∣lip the Emperours sonne. &c.

The beginning of Ianuary the empe¦ror sent a noble man called Ecmonda∣ne and certayne other ambassadours in to England to make a perfect conclu∣sion of the mariage betwen king Phi∣lip and Quene Mary.

The .xx. day of Ianuary the lord Chan¦cellor with other of the counsel, decla∣red openly vnto the Quenes maiesties houshold, that ther was a mariage con∣cluded, betwen her grace and the king ••f Spayne, whiche should be a greate strength, honour, and enriching to the realme of England.

This mariage was so greuously ta∣ken

of diuers noblemen, gentlemen & commoners, that for this, and religion they in such sort conspired against the Quene, that if God had not wonder∣fully preuented them, it woulde haue brought much more trouble and dan∣ger.* 1.3 For syr Thomas Wyat in Kente, beyng one of the chiefe, about the .xx. daye of Ianuary, gathered a certayne company, & much incensed the people of those parts against y^• quene, saying: That she & the counsel intended not on¦ly by alteration of religion to bring in the pope but also by mariage of a stran∣ger to bring the realme into miserable seruitude. The Quene sent the duke of Norfolk with a cōpany of soldiors in∣to Kent against Wiat, wher y^• duke me¦ting with Wiat, not farre from Roche∣ster bridge was forsaken of his souldi∣ours, and returned to London. Also Henry duke of Suffolk father to lady* 1.4 Iane, flying into Leicestershyre, & War¦wikeshy••e, in diuers places as he wēt again proclaymed his daughter quene▪ but the peple did not inclin•• vnto him. Wherfore when the erle of Huntingtō that was sent to pursue him, cam to Co¦uentry, y^e duke hauing no gret strength of men about him, was brought therby

into a streight, and hydyng himselfe ••n a parke of his owne by Couentry, was bewraied, and by the erle of Hunting∣ton brought prisoner to London, and* 1.5 the same day beyng the fyrst of Febru∣ary, the Quene came from Westmin∣ster to the Guilde hall in London: and there after vehement woordes against Wiat, declared that she ment not other wyse to marry, then the Councel shold thynke bothe honourable and commo∣dious to the realme: and therfore wil∣led them truely to assiste her in repres∣sing such as contrarye to theyr dueties rebelled. Moreouer, she appoynted lorde William Haward lieuetenaunte of the citie, and the Erle of Pembroke generall of the fyelde, whiche both pre∣pared all thinges necessarye for theyr purposes.

Wy••te came neare vnto the Citie and entred into Southwarke, the third day of February, wherefore the drawe▪ bridge was broken down, ordi∣nance bent to that parte, generall par∣don proclaymed to al them that would geue ouer and forsake the rebelles. After Wiat had layne .i••. dais in South¦warke, he turned his iourney to King∣••••on on Shrouetuisday in the morning

beyng the syxt of February, where he passed ouer the Thames, and purposed to haue come to London in the nighte: but by meanes that the cariage of hys thief ordinance brake he was so letted that he coulde not come before it was farre day. At that time the erle of Pem∣broke▪ and diuers other were in sainte Iames field with a gret power, & theyr ordinance so bent that Wiate was fayn to leaue the common way, and with a smal cōpany came vnder saint Iames wall from the danger of the ordinance, and so went by Charinge crosse vnto Ludgate without resistance, and there thought to haue be let in. But percea∣uinge that he was disapoynted of his* 1.6 purpose he returned▪ and about temple barre was taken prisoner.

Proclamation was made in Londō that no man should keepe in his house any of Wiates faction. And shortly af∣ter about the number of fifty wer han∣ged on .xx. paire of gallouses made for that purpose in diuers places in and about the citie.

The .xii. day of February Lady Iane the duke Suffolkes daughter and her husband lorde Gylford were beheaded* 1.7 for feare least any othe shold make lil▪

trouble for her title, as her father ha•• attempted▪

The xvii. day of February was pro∣clamation made that al strangers shold boyde the Realme within .xxiiii▪ dayes next ensuinge, vpon payne of confis∣cation of theyr goodes (al free de••••sens marchantes, embassadours and theyr seruantes except.)

The xvii. daye of February Henry Duke of Suffolk was condempned of* 1.8 treason, & the fourth day after beheaded at the tower hill.

The. 23. of February, about. 240. pri¦soners of Wiats fa••••••••on went with hal¦ters about theyr neckes toward West∣minster, who had theyr pardō in chepe▪

The x. of Aprill D. Cra••••er arch∣bishop of Cantorbury, D. Ridley o•• London, and Hugh Latimer ones by: shop of Worcester, were conueyed as prisoners from the tower of London to Oxford▪ there to dispute with the di∣uines and learned men.

The .xi. day of Aprill syr Thomas* 1.9 Wiat was beheaded at tower hill▪ and after quartered, his quarters were se•• vp in diuers places, and his heade 〈…〉〈…〉 gallowes at Hay hill, wher it w••••〈◊〉〈◊〉 after s••olne away.

The 27. of Aprill the lord Thomas Gray, brother to the late duke of Suf∣folke, was beheaded.

William Thomas a gentleman, and* 1.10 certayne other persons wer apprehen∣ded for conspiring quene Maries death the same William Thomas for that of∣fence the .xviii. day of May was drawē hanged and quartered at Tyborne.

The .xxiiii. day of May, beinge the ••east of Corpus Christi, a ioyner called Iohn Strete wold haue taken the sacra¦ment out of the priests hands in Smith field, in the time of procession, but he was resisted, taken & put in Newgate.

The fourth day of Iune was taken* 1.11 down all the gallowes that wer about London. The same day began the crosse of Cheape to be new gyldid.

The .xv. daye of Iuly Elizabeth a* 1.12 wench of the age of .xvi. or, xviii. yeres, did open penaunce at Paules crosse, where she confessed, that she beyng in∣••••ced by lewde councell, had vpon the ••iiii. day of Marche laste passed coun∣terfait certain speches in an house, nere vnto Aldersgate in London, about the which, the peple of the whole citie wer wonderfully molested.

The .xix. day of Iuly king Philip the

emperours sonne, arriued at South∣hampton,* 1.13 the .iiii. day after he came to Winchester, and there was honourably receiued of the bishop, and a gret num∣ber of nobles, the next day he met with the quene with whom after he had long and familiar talke. The second day be∣yng saint Iames day, the mariage was in honorable maner solemnised betwen him and Quene Mary. Shortly after king Philip and quene Mary depar∣ted from Winchester, and with a good∣ly company were brought to London, and there with great prouision wer re∣ceaued of the Citizens the .xviii. day of August. At that time a man came as it* 1.14 were flying vpon a rope from Pauls steaple to the deanes wall.

In October the emperor sent embas∣sadours into England to yeld vnto his sonne king Philip the Dukedome of Millayne.

Notes

• * 1.1

  S. Iohns college in Oxforde e∣rect••d
• * 1.2

  Trinitie college erec¦ted
• * 1.3

  Cōmotion in Kent
• * 1.4

  The du••••of Suffol•• proclaimed hi•• daugh••¦ter quen••
• * 1.5

  Duke o•• Suffolke taken The quene came to the Guild hall in London
• * 1.6

  Wiat taken
• * 1.7

  Execution
• * 1.8

  Execution
• * 1.9

  Execution
• * 1.10

  Execution
• * 1.11

  Crosse in Cheape
• * 1.12

  The sprite in the wall
• * 1.13

  King Phi∣lip
• * 1.14

  Paules ste¦ple laye at Anker