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. M. 2. P. 1.

M

• [date] Iohn Lyon grocer

S

• Dauid Wod∣roffe
• Wil. Chester.

The .xxiii. of Nouember Cardinall Poole came into England, and was receyued with honoure in all places 〈◊〉〈◊〉 he passed▪ At the same tyme he was

by Parliamente restored to his olde estate and dignitie that he was putte from by king Henry the quenes father and shortely after came into the Par∣liamente house, where the king, quene and, other states were al present. Then he declaryng the cause of hys legasie, fyrst exhorted them to returne to the cō¦munion of the churche, & restore to the most holy father and pope, his due auc¦thoritie, secondly he aduertised them to geue thanks to God that had sent them so blessed a king and quene: finally he signified, for so much as they had with great gentilnes restored him to his ho∣nour & dignitie, that he most earnestly desired to see them restored to the hea∣uenly court & vnitie of the church. The next day the whole court of parliamēt drue out the forme of a supplicatiō, the summe wherof▪ was, that they greatly repented them of that schisme that they had lyued in. And therfore desyred the Quene and the Cardinall that by theyr meanes they mighte be restored to the bosome of the holy church & obedience of the seu of Rome. The nexte day, the king, quene, and Cardinall beyng pre∣sent, the lorde Chancellour declared what the parliament had determined

concerning the Cardinals request, and offered vnto the kinge, and Quene the supplication before mentioned, which beyng read, the Cardinall in a large oration, declared how acceptable repen¦taunce was in the sighte of God. &c. Immediately he▪ makinge prayer vn∣to God, by authoritie to hym commit∣ted absolued them, and restored them to the church of Rome. When all thys was done, they wente all vnto the cha∣pell, and there synging Te deum, with greate solempnitie declared the ioye and gladnesse, that for this reconcilia∣tion was pretended.

The ii. day of December beyng son∣day, the kinges maiestie, the lord Car∣dinal, and diuers other of the nobilitie repaired to saint Paules church in Lon¦don, and so vnto a window of the same directly against the crosse, wher the by¦shop of Winchester being lord Chācel¦lor of England made a sermon▪ decla∣ryng how this realme was agayne re∣stored to the church of Rome.

The 27. of Decēber the prince of P••a∣mont duke of Sauoy, with other lords wer receiued at Grauesend by the lord priuie ••eale & other▪ & so cōueyd along the riuer of Thames to Westminster.

In the beginning of Ianuary the par¦liament was dissolued: Wherin it was enacted, that the statutes before tyme made for the punishment of heretikes, and the confirmation of the popes po∣wer should be reuiued, and in so good force as euer they had ben before king Henries reigne: and that such actes as wer made against the supremacie of the Pope should be cleane abrogated.

The ix. day of Ianuary the prince of Orenge beyng receiued at Grauesend, was conueyed along the riuer of Tha∣mis, and landed at Suffolke place.

The iiii. of February Iohn Rogers was burned in Smithfield. The .vii. of February, the lord Strange being ma∣ried at the court, the same day at nighte was a goodly pastyme of Iuga cana by cresset lyght, there were .lxx. cresset lightes.

The xviii. of February the bishop of Ely, with y^e lord Mountacute & diuers other▪ well apparelled rode forth of the citie of Lōdon towards Rome ambas∣sadours frō the king, quene & counsel.

The xvi. day of March a weauer of Shordit••h, was burned in Smithfild.

On Easter day one William Flower with a wod••ni••, woūded a priest, as he

was ministrynge the sacrament to the people in S. Margaretes churche at Westminster: for the which offence, the sayd William had his right hand smit∣ten of, and for opinions in matters of religion was burned in sainct Marga∣rets churchyard the .xxiiii. day of April▪

In May the Lorde Cardinall Poole the lorde Chauncellour of Englande, the earle of Arundell, high stewarde of England, and the lorde Paget went o∣uer sea to Calice, and nere vnto Mark•• treated with the Emperors and French kynges Commissioners, for a peace to be had betwene the sayd princes, who returned agayne into Englande, about the myddest of Iune, withoute any a∣greement makyng.

The tenthe day of May, a ladde cal∣led Wylliam Fetherstone, aboute the age of eightene yeares, who named him selfe to be kyng Edwarde the .vi. was taken about Eltham in ••ent.

The .xxviii. day of May the aforsayd ladde was had out of the Marshalseye in a carte, through London to Westmin¦ster, with a paper on his head: wherin was written, that he named hym selfe kyng Edwarde. And after that hee had ben thus caryed rounde aboute West∣mynster

hall before all the Iudges and other, he was then whipped about the sayd Hall, and after set at libertie▪

About the fyrst of Iuly Iohn Brad∣ford was burned in Smithfielde.

The .xii. day of August was a terri∣ble fight▪ on the sea▪ betwene the Duch∣men and Frenchmen, ne••••vnto Rom∣ney marshe, where as .xi. shippes were brente and sonke, that is .vi. frenche shyppes, and fyue great hulkes, and certayne shalkes taken by the Fren∣che menne.

The fourth day of September king Philip passyng out of England arri∣ued at Calice, and so went to Brussels in Brabant to visite the Emperour his father.

The beginnyng of October fel such rayne, that for the space of .vi. dais men mought row with boates in saint Geor¦ges field, the water cam into Westmin∣ster hall, and there stoode halfe a yarde deepe. Also into the palaice of West∣mynster, and into Lambeth Churche, that men mought row aboute the chur∣che with ••a whirrie.

The .xvi. day of October doctour Rid¦ley, and doctour▪ Latimer were burned ••t Oxenforde,

Notes

• Cardinall Poole
• The prince of Piamōt
• The prince of Orenge.
• Execution▪
• Iuga ca••••▪
• Execution▪
• •• mylners ••onne coun¦terfeated to 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••. Ed∣ward the▪ ••.
• Execution
• An. reg. ••.
• Hye wa∣ters.