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. 49.
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[date 1264] Tho. Fitz
Thomas
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Peter Armiger
Greg. Rockesie
The kinge came to Westminster, and shortly after he gauevnto diuers of his honshold seruants, vpon. 60. houshol∣des & houses within the citie, with all such lands & tenementes, goods & cat∣tels as the sayd citizens had in any o∣ther places of Englande, and then he made one Custos or Gacdein of the ci∣tie, syr Othon Constable of the tower. And after this, the kinge toke pledges of the best mens sons of the citie, that his peace should be surely kepte in the same, the which were put in the tower of London, and there kepte at the coste of theyr parentes. And shortly after, by greate laboure and suite made, all the foresayd persons whiche shoulde be in the keping of the bailife of the castel of Windsor, eyght onely excepte, and all the other londoners. 31. in nūbver, were deliuered and came to London. Dailye sute was made vnto the king, to haue his grace and know his pleasure what fine he would haue of the citie for theyr
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transgressions by th•• done, for the whi¦che the king asked .xl. M. poūdes, and stucke at .l. M. markes, but the citizēs alledged for them selues the vnhabili∣tie of the citie, as that many oftheyr ci∣tizens were fled: the rest at home were spoiled and robbed of theyr goods. For which considerations and many other, the citizens besought the kinges moste gracious fauour to take of thē as they might beare. Such continuall laboure was made to ye king, that lastly it was agreed for .xx. M. marks, to be paid by the citie, for all transgressions and of∣fences by them done: certayn persons excepted, which the king had geu•• his son, beyng in the tower of Windsor. Then for the leuying of this fine, were taxed as well seruantes, couenaunte men, as householders. And many refu∣sed the liberties of ye citie for tobe quite of the charge: of whiche number many neuer returned agayne.
King Henry besieged the castell of Kenelworth, which Henry Hastinges defended against him the space of half a yere, & then gaue it vp into his hands.
Notes
The kinge gaue di∣uers citi∣zens of Lō¦don with all theyr landes and goodes to his house∣hold seruā¦tes.