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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¶ Quene Marye.

Anno Regni .i.

[date 1553] MAry the eldest daugh¦ter of kyng Henrye the .viii. began her reigne ouer thys re∣alme of Englande the .vi. day of Iuly, in the yeare of oure Lord. 1553. and de∣ceased in the yere of our Lorde 1553. the. 17. day of Nouember, so she reig∣ned .v. yeares .iiii. moneths & .xi: days: she was proclaimed Quene at Lōdon, the .xix. day of Iuly, and the .xx. day at the castel of Framyngham: and after∣ward being accompanied with a good¦ly band of noble men, gentylmen, and commoners gathered out of all partes of the realme, came to London, and entred the tower the .iii. day of August In her fathers tyme and brothers time and other were caste into the Tower: some for treason layde to their charge, as the Duke of Norffolke, and the lorde Courtneye, some for matters of Religion, as Doctour Tonstall, by∣shop

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of Durham, and other: whiche continued there prisoners at the Que∣nes commyng: to all these and manye other, she granted pardon, and restored them to theyr forme dignities. Lyke∣wyse dyd she vnto Doctour Gardener byshop of Wynchester, whome she set at libertie, made hym hygh chancellor of England, the lorde Courtney made erle of Deuonshire.

The .xi. day of August certayne gen∣tylmen mindyng to passe through Lon¦don bridge in a wherrye, were there o∣uerturned, and seuē of them drowned

The .xiii. day of August one master Bourne a Canon of Poules, preached at Paules Crosse, whose talke mysli∣ked the audience, that some cryed, Pull hym oute, and one threwe a dagger at hym, which hyttyng one of the syde po∣stes, rebounded backe agayne: & then maister Bradforde and Iohn Rogers two preachers of kyng Edwards time with muche laboure conueyed the sayd maister Bourne oute of the audience into Paules schole.

The .xxii. day of August the duke of Northūberlād was beheaded, and with him wer put to deth sir Iohn Gates, &

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syr Thomas Palmer called Buskin Palmer knightes.

The xxvi. day of August in the eue∣ninge a ship was burnt at Wolwiche, called the greate Hary, by the negli∣gence of mariners, she was of burthen a thousand tunne.

The last day of September the que∣nes hyghnes rode thorough the citie to Westminster in moste goodly maner, and pagentes in all places accustomed beyng moste gorgeously trimmed: And as her grace passed by Pauls, a certain duche man stode vpon the wethercock with an enseigne in his hande, floury∣shyng with the same, very strange to the beholders. And ye morow her grace was crowned at Westminster by doc∣tor Gardiner bishop of Winchester.

The fyfth day of October began the Parliament at Westminster, and masse of the holy ghoste was songe.

The xxv▪ day of October the barge of Grauesend by great misfortune of a catch running vpon her, was ouerthro¦wen and .xiiii. persons drowned, and xvi. saued by swimming.

The xxiii. the xxv. the .xxvii. days of October were certayn disputations in the long chapell at the north doro of

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Paules concerning Transubstantiati∣on, but nothing throughly determined.

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 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 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

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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

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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. 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 Iane, flying into Leicestershyre, & War¦wikeshye, 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, ye duke hauing no gret strength of men about him, was brought therby

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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 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.

Wyte 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

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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 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 for feare least any othe shold make lil▪

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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 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 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 solne away.

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

William Thomas a gentleman, and 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 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 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

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emperours sonne, arriued at South∣hampton, 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 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.

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

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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

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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 Pa∣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.

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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 ye 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 Shordith, was burned in Smithfild.

On Easter day one William Flower with a wodni, woūded a priest, as he

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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

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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,

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Anno. M. . P. 2.

M
  • [date] Wil. Garret haberdasher
S
  • Thomas Lee
  • Io. Macham

In October and Nouember a parlia∣mēt was holden, in the which y quene yelded vp vnto the spirituall men, the fyrst fruites and tenthes of all byshop∣riks benefices, & ecclesiastical liuings before the end of this parliament dyed Stephen Gardener Chancellor of En¦gland on the ix. day of Nouember, and was buried at Winchester, in his place was appoynted doctor Heath archby∣shop of Yorke.

Philpot was burned the .xviii. day of Nouember.

The .iiii. day of Marche appered a blasing sterre, and continued the space of xii. dayes.

William Fetherston who before had named him selfe to be kinge Edwarde, now sayd, he had of late sene & spoken with kinge Edward, for the whiche he was drawen to tiborne, & ther hanged and quartered the .xiii. day of Marche.

The xxi. day of March D. Cranme archbishop of Canterbury was burned at Oxforde: and the same day the lorde Cardinal Poole song his fyrst masse a Grenewich in the fryers Chusche: on

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sonday next folowing he was conse∣crated archbishop of Cantorburye, at the same friers church with great solem¦nitie: and on the feast of the annuncia∣tion of our lady, he was stalled at Bow churcheyard in Cheape.

On Palmesonday euen beyng the 28. of Marche, part of the prison house of Newgate at London was burnt by casualitie of fyre.

A conspiracie was made by certaine persons in England, whose purpose was to haue robbed the quenes Esche∣quer, to the entent they might be hable to mainteyne war against the Quene. This matter was vttred by one of the conspiracie: wherby Vdall, Throg, morton, Peckham, Daniel, and Stan∣ton wer aphrehended for the same, and diuers other fled into France.

The xxviii. day of Aprill, Throgmor∣ton, and Richard Vdall wer drawen to Tyborne, and there hanged and quar∣tered. The xix. of▪ May Stanton was likewise executed at tyborne. The viii. day of Iune one Ro••••y, Dedike, and Bedle were also drawen to Tiborne, and hanged and quartered.

The .xxvii. day of Iune were .xiii. persons brent at Stratford the Bowe

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for matters of religion.

The vii. day of Iuly Henry Peckh and Iohn Daniel were hanged and hea¦ded at the tower hill.

Anno. M. 4. P. 3.

M
  • [date 1556] syr Tho. Of∣fley marchant taylour
S
  • William Harper
  • Iohn white

About this tyme began the burning feuers and other strange diseases, wher¦of died many olde persons, so that in London ther died from the last of No∣uember in Anno. 1555. vnto the last of December in Anno. 1556 .vii. Alderm whose names we Henry▪ Hersdon, syr Richard Dobbes late maior, syr Willi-Laxton late maior, syr Henry Huble∣thorn late maior, syr Iohn Champneis blynd late maior, syr Iohn Oliffe late sheriffe, and syr Iohn Gresham late Maior.

The 16. of December a smith being arraigned at Newgate hauing a knife in his sleue, drue the same, and thrust▪ it into the syde of his felowe prisoner, who gaue witnes against him, so that he was in great peril of death thereby: for the which act his hand being strik of, his body was hanged on a new gib¦bet set vp for yt purpose: ye same time the

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keper of Newgate was arraigned and indicted for that the sayde prisoner had weapon aboute hym, and his handes loose, whiche ought to haue ben boūde.

The .iiii. of Ianuarie a shyp passing before Grenewiche (the courte beynge there) shotte of her ordinance, and one piece beyng charged with a pellette of ••••one, was shot into the court: but than¦kes be vnto god it did no hurt: but pas¦sed through the walles.

The .xxvii. day of February an am∣bassador cam to London from the em∣peror of Cattay, Moscouie, and Russe¦land: who was honorably met and re∣ceiued at Totnam by the merchantes venturers of London, ridynge in vel∣uet coates and chaynes of gold, and by them cōducted to the barres at Smith∣fielde, and there receiued by the lorde Maior of London, with the aldermen and sheriffs: and so by them conueyd thorough the Citie, vnto maysten Di∣mokes place in▪ Fanchurche streete, where he lodged vntil the .xi▪ o May next folowyng, at the whiche tyme he toke his iourney to Grauesend, & ther toke shippyng with the primrose, and iii. other shippes to sayle to Moscouie.

The lorde Sturton murthered two

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men: and for the same was arraigned and condempned at Westmynster: he was conueyd through London to Sa∣lisbury, and there hanged with .iiii. of his seruants, the .vi. day of Marche.

Kyng Philip, who had ben in Flan¦ders to take the possession of the lowe countreys, in Marche retourned into England, and the .xxii. daye he passed through London, beyng accompanyed with the Quene, and the nobles of the realm: But because great trouble was toward betwene hym and the kyng of France, he taried not long here: but y third of Iuly next folowyng, passyng the seas agayne into Flaunders made great prouision for warre agaynst the Frenche kyng. The Quene in her hus∣bands quarel sent ouer an army of one thousand horsemen .iiii. thousand foote mē .ii M. pioners, to ayd king Philip wherof y erle of Pēbroke was general

The .xxiiij. day of Aprill Thomas Stafford and other englishemen▪ to the numbre of .xxxii. persons cōmyng out of Fraunce, toke the castell of Scar∣borough, which they enioyed .ii. days, and then were taken, and brought to London: where on the .xxviii. daye of May the sayd. Thomas Stafford was

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beheaded at the Tower hyl: and vpon the morowe were thre of his company drawen to Tyborne, and there hanged and quartered.

This yere on y .xv. day of Iuly died the lady Anne of Cleue at Chelsey, & was buried at Westmin. y 8 of August

The .x. day of August were taken of France the chiefest capitaynes that the Frenche kynge had, as foloweth: The duke of Montmorency Consta∣ble of Fraunce, and his sonne called Monsieur de Meru, the Duke of Monpencier, the Duke of Longue∣uile, the Mareshall of S. Andrewe, the Ringraue Coronall of the Almai∣nes, Roche du Maine, the Conte of Roche fouault. The Vicount of Tou¦raine, the Baron of Curton, the prince of Mantua, besyde many gentylmen and capitaynes.

The .xviii. day of Auguste was ta∣ken the towne of S. Quitin by kyng Philip, with the help of englyshmen.

This yeare before haruest▪ wheate was solde for .iii. marke the quarter. Malte at foure and forty shyllynges: Beanes at fortye shyllynges: Rye at forty shyllyngs the quarter, and pease at .xlvi. shillynges .viii. d. But after

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haruest, wheate was sold for▪ v. s. the quarter: malt at .vi. s .viii. d. rye at .iii. s .iiij. d. and in the countreye, wheate was sold for .iiij. s. the quarter: malte for▪ iii. s .viii. d. and n some place, a bushell of rye for a pound of candels, whiche was .iiii. d.

Anno▪ M. 5. 10. 4.

M
  • [date 1557] Thomas Curteys fishmōer
S
  • Richarde Ma∣larie
  • James Atam

The first of January the frenchmen came to Calaice with a great army, & layd siege thervnto: and within .iiij. or v. days wer maisters therof: and short¦ly acter wan all the pieces on that syde the sea.

The Frenche Rynge also inuaded Flanders, and spoiled and brent Dun∣kicke, before king Philyp could com to the rescue: but before the Frenche men returned out of Flanders, the Flemmynges and the englyshe ships meting with them vpon the sandes be∣twene Dunkicke and Brauelyn slewe of them a great numbre.

This winter the quarterne agues continued in lyke maner, or more ve∣hemētly then they had don the last yere wher throughe dyed so many prieste,

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that a great number of parishes in di∣uers places of this Realme! were vn∣serued.

This yere in June were .vii. burned at one stake in Smithfield, and in Ju∣ly were sixe burned at Brainforde.

Anno. M. 6. P. 5.

M
  • Sir Tho∣mas Lee Mercer
[date 1558] S
  • Tho. Hawes
  • Rich. Cham∣pion

Kyng Philippe beyng absent out of this realme, Quene Mary beyng dan gerously sycke, ended her lyfe, the. xvij day of Noumber, when she had reig∣ned .v. yeres .iiii. moneths and .xi. days The same day dyed Cardinall Poole, and a lyttell before two of her phisi∣tions, and dyuers by shops and noble men, whom the quene estemed greatly

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