The faithful analist:, or, The epitome of the English history: giving a true accompt of the affairs of this nation, from the building of the tower in London, in the days of William the Conquerour, to the throwing down the gates of the said city, by the command of the Parliament, which state before the secluded members were admitted, in the yeer 1660. In which all things remarkable both by sea and land from the yeer 1069. To this present yeer of 1660 are truly and exactly represented.

King Iames.

[An. Reg. 1] PResently upon the death of Queene Elizabeth of Famous memory, the Nobility of this land, and P••ivie Councellors of estate un∣to the said Queen, accknowledged

Iames the sixth then King of Scot∣land for their lawfull king, and within six houres after her death, the said Lords and Counsellors, gave full satisfaction unto the peo∣ple by three proclamations, the first at the Court Gate, the second at the Cross in Cheapside, and the third at the Tower, by the name of Iames the First King of England, Scot∣land, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, the King being then full thirty six yeers of age, and Crouned King of Scots in his infancie, began his Raign over the Isle of Great Brittany the 24. of March, 1602.

The Nobility and State aforesaid, with ••ll speed sent Charles Piercy, and Master Thomas Sommerset, with Letters unto the King signifiying the death of the Queene, and the tender of their duties, love, and alegian••e, but Sir Robert Carie rid poste, and b••ought the first newes to ••he king & as he rod gave know∣ledge un••o his brother Sir Iohn Ca∣rie, then Governour of Barwick, this

calme and discreet course, of the English Lords, in Proclaiming the King, and quiet setling the whole Estate, without faction or interrup∣ti••n, was as plausible unto all his loving Subjects, as admired of For∣raign Nations.

Aprill the fifth, the King came from Eden-Borowgh to Barwick, and the next day came newes of many disordered persons, that were in Armes in the Borders, whereat the King was much troubled, and forth∣with there was power sent to sup∣press them, and after that, when the King came to London, he with the advise of the Counsell, set all the parts of the North Borders, in as good condition, as any other parts of his Dominions.

Aprill the tenth, divers priso∣ners were discharged out of the Tower, amongst whom, the Earle of Southampton was the chief∣est.

Aprill the twenty seventh, was thirteen persons slain and blown in peeces by misfortune, at the Gun∣powder

Mill at Reddriffe.

Aprill the twenty eight, at West∣minster a very Royall Obsequy, for the late Queene Elizabeth, accord∣ing to the Kings appointment, by his Letters to the Lords of the Privie Counsell.

May the nineteenth, Proclama∣tion was made for the suppression of disordered persons in the North: and for the mutuall Peace and A∣mity of both Kingdoms.

Iune the first, there was one whip∣ped through London, for presuming to come to the Court, having his house infected.

Iune the fourth, Vallentine Tho∣mas, having been many yeers prisoner in the Tower of London, was arraig∣ned at the Kings Bench Barr, and there condemned of High Treason, for Conspiracy against our late Queene, and some of her Counsell, and the seventh of Iune, about Six of the clock he was drawn from the Kings Bench in Southwarke to Saint Thomas a Waterings, and there han∣ged and quartered.

Iuly the second, the King So∣lemnized the Feast of Saint George, at Winsor, and Installed Prince Henry Knight of the Garter, and there the chief Ladies of England, did Hommage to the Queene.

There were also made Knights with Prince Henry, the Duke of Lennox, the Earle of South-Hampton, the Earle of Marre, and the Earle of Pembroke.

Within a few dayes after were made divers Proclamations for the apprehension of Anthony Copley, Sir Griffin Markham▪ Knight, and Wil∣liam watson, and VVilliam Cleark Priests and about the same time was apprehended as Traytors, the Lord Cobham and his brother, the Lord Gray, Sir VValter Rawley, and o∣thers.

The fifth of August was Com∣manded by the Bishops to be kept as a Holy day, with Prayers, Preach∣ing and thanksgiving to Almighty God, for the Kings escape from be∣ing murdered by Earle Gowrie in Scotland.

The Plague, increased most g••ievo••sly in London, and thereupon it w••s ordered that every Wednes∣d••y the••e sho••ld be a general Fasting and Prayer, with preaching, through the land, to d••aw the people to hu∣mility and rep••ntance.

This year was Bartholomew fair forbidden to be kept, and Michael∣mas Te••m adjorned, and to be kept at Westminster, but by reason of the sickness, it was afterward kept at Winchester, and the Lord Mayors great tri••mphs and feasts was this year omitted.

The fourth of November, the Lord Cobham, the Lord Grey of Wil∣ton were b••ought from the Tower of London unto Winchester, to be ar∣raigned; and to that purpose were sent to W••nchester, Sir VValter Raw∣leigh▪ Sir Gr••ffin Markham Knights, George Brook brother to the Lord Cobham, Anthony Copley Gentleman, William Watson and William Cleark P••ie••••s: and the same day out of the G••tehouse at Westminster▪ went Sir Edward Parham, he was acquitted

by the Jury. The twenty ninth of November were executed the two P••iests and six daies after was George Brook hanged, and the ninth of De∣cember, Sir Griffin Markham and the two Barons, a••ter they had been se∣verally brought upon the Scaffold in the Castle of Winchester, and had made their confessions, and p••epared themselves to die, upon a suddain, the Kings Warrant written with his own hand, was there delivered to Sir Benjamin Titchborne, High She∣riff of Hampshire, ••ommanding him to stay execution, these three and Sir Walter Rawleigh were returned P••i∣soners to the Tower again, the fif∣teenth of December.

From the twenty third of Decem∣ber 1602. unto the twenty se••ond o•• December 1603, the••e died of all diseases, within London and the li∣be••ties thereof, thi••ty eight thousand two hundred forty and four, whe••e∣of, of the Plague, thirty thousand, five hundred s••venty eight, and the ne••t year afte••, London was clear of that infection, and then were all the

shires in England grievously visited, note the work of God.

March the fifth, was proclamati∣on m••de, for authorising the Book of Common Prayer.

February the twenty second, Pro∣clamation was made against all Je∣suits and Seminaries, that they sho••ld forthwith depart out of the Kingdome.

March the fifth, Proclamation was made for conformation of the Ecclesiastical government of the Ch••rch of England, and the book of Common P••ayer, as it had been used in the time of Queen Eliza∣be••h.

At this time Robert Dove of Lon∣don Merchant Taylor, gave compe∣tent me••ns ••o•• ever, for the toling of a bell in Saint Sepulchres Church, to cause good people to pray for such prisoners as are to be executed out of Newgate and to cease when they are executed; this bell should begin to toll at six a clock in the morning, and the same is made known to the Prisoners that the said bell is to put

them in mind to p••epare themselves for death.

Upon the first day of May, Rich∣ard Haydock a Physitian, asked for∣giveness of the Lord Arch-Bishop of Canterbury, for deluding the King and many o••hers, under pretence of being inspired, and to preach in his sleep by night, with which de••eit he had strongly possest the vulgar, as it was hard to remove them, although he confessed the abuse.

In this moneth Iohn Lepton of Kepwick in the County of York Esq; a Gentleman of an an••ient family, and of good reputation, his Majesties servant, and one of the Grooms of his most honourable privy Cham∣ber, performed so memorable a journey as I may not omit to record the same to future ages, the rather because I have heard sundry Gentle∣men who were goo•• horsemen, ••nd likewise good Phys••tians affi••me, it was impo••sible to be done without danger of his life.

He ••ndertook to ••ide five seve∣ral times betwixt London and York,

in six daies to be taken in one week, betwixt Munday morning and Sa∣turday night, he began his journey upon Munday being the twentieth day of May, betwixt two and three of the clo••k in the morning, forth of Saint Martins neer Aldersgate; with∣in the City of London, and came in∣to York the same day, betwixt the houres of five and six in the a••ter∣noon, where he rested that night; the noxt morning being Tuesday, about three of the clo••k, he took his journey fourth of York, and came to his lodging in St. Martins aforesaid, betwixt the houres of 6 and seven in the afternoon, where he rested that night, the next morning being Wed∣nesday, betwixt two and three of the clock, he took his journey forth of London, and came into York about se∣ven of the clock the same day, where he rested that night, the next mor∣ning being Thursday, betwixt two and three of the clock, he took his jo••rney forth of York, and c••me to London the same day, be••wixt seven and eight of the clock where he rest∣ed

that night▪ the next morning be∣ing Friday, betwixt 2. and 3. of the clock, he took his journey towards Yorke, and came thither the same day betwixt the howres of seven and eight, in the afternoon, so as he finished his app••inted journey, to the admi••ation, o•• all men in five dayes, acco••ding to hi•• p••o∣mise, and upon Munday the twenty seventh of this moneth, he went from Yorke and came to the Court at Greenwich upon Tueseday the twenty eight to his Majesty in as fresh and cheerfull manner, as when he first began.

The second of Iuly 1605 seven∣teen Scottish Ministers, contrary to the Kings former Exp••ess Comand∣ment, h••ld a Sollemne Assembly at Aberdine in Scotland, who being Convented fo•• the same before the Coun••••ll of Scotland utte••ly denied, not onely their Lo••dships authority in that behalf, but the Kings also, saying that in matters Ecclesiasticall they neithe•• owe no•• ought to ac∣knowledge themselves in any sub∣jection,

either to the King or to any Temporall power; and that all Sp••∣rituall difference, ought to be tryed and determined by the Church, as Competent Judges, justifying their voluntary meeting to be good and warrantable by the word of God, alleadging the severall Assemblies of the Apos••les, without knowledge or con••ent o•• any Temporall Es••ate, for which Riot, and for denying the Kings Supremacy in Causes Ecclesi∣asticall, Six of the chief of them the tenth of Ianuary following at Black∣ness, were ar••aigned and condemn∣ed of High Treason.

Iuly the eighth Proclamation was m••de against Pirates, and other En∣glish Ma••iners, and Souldiers, who under pretence of Serving the Sta••es▪ robbed divers English men and others who made complaint thereof to his Majesty. Now this is the third Proclamation against Pi∣rats.

William Calverley of Carverley in Yorkshire Esquire, murdered two of his own children, at home at his

own ho••se, then stab'd his wi•••• in••o the body, with full intent to have killed her, and then instantly with like fury went from his house, would have killed his childe at nu••se, but was p••evented, he was p••est to death at Yorke the fifth of March.

Thomas Pearcy, Robert Catesby, and o••her•• in the last yeer of Queen Elizabeths Raign, by the Ins••igation of certain Jesuits practised with the King of Spain, to send a well fur∣nished Army upon England, promi∣sing him great aide, to entertain them at their arrivall at Milford Haven, and to that end the King promised to send them fifty thou∣sand pound, for Levying of Horse and Foot, and preparation in Eng∣land for them of Ammunition, but when this was in a maner concluded upon Queen Elizabeth died, and the King of Spain upon certain knowle••ge that King Iames was establi••hed, di••p••tched his Embassa∣do•••••• ••n•• Commi••sioners for Eng∣land, for con••••••mation o•• a la••••ing

Peace between them, yet neverthe∣less, the said Robert Catesby sent Thomas VVinter again to the King of Spain, to Resollicite their former project, but the King answered him? Your old Queen is dead with whom I had warres; and you have a King with whom I have ever been at Peace and amity, and for continu∣ance thereof, I have sent my Com∣missioners, and untill I see what will become thereof, I will not hearken unto any other course whatsoever, when VVinter returned and made this known unto Catesby, Percey, and the rest, they began to cast about what might be done of themselves, to the Advance of the Romane Ca∣tholike Religion, but first they would see the event of the first Parliament, if they would mittigate any former lawes, and try what good the con∣clusion of Peace with Spain would do before they attempted any fur∣ther, but when they perceived, that neither Parliament, nor publi••ke peace so••ted in any part to their de∣sires, and that the peace concluded

with Spain, was rather a more ready means for the law to proceed against them then otherwise, because the peace concerned onely the amity of christian princes, for the general good of Christendome, without any particular or private respect; then Catesby told the rest he had a devise in his head that should free them and the rest of the Catholicks here in England from their oppressors, and when he had found out fit Ministers for execution of his devise, after they had taken oath and Sacrament for se••recie, he told them he had de∣vised the mean to blow up the Par∣liament house▪ by undermining the same, when the King, and Queen, and Prince, and Commons were as∣sembled, which project they pre∣sently embraced, and forthwith Pearcie hired lodgings close to the Parliament house, and then they appointed miners, who with great difficulty digged and undermined part of the wall, but after a while they understood that the vante right under the Parliament house was to

be let, then Guido Faukes hired it, this Guido Fawks was of late a Soul∣dier in Flanders and for that purpose sent for, who by consent of the rest changed his name, and was called Iohn Iohnson, Master Pearcies man, after they had hired the vaute, they secretly conveighed into it thirty and six barrels of powder and cove∣red them over with billets and fag∣gots.

About ten daies before, the Par∣liament began, an unknown party met with a servant of my Lord Mounteagles, and delivered him a letter, charging him speedily to de∣liver it to my Lord, which he did, when his Lord had read it, and ob∣served the dangerous contents, with a special caveat not to appear the first day of Parliament, he was ama∣zed, and forthwith delivered it to the Earl of Sallisbury the Kings chief Secretary, and Counsello•• of State, when the Earl had judiciously observed the strange phrase and te∣no•• thereof, with the terrible threats therein against the whole state, he

acquainted the Lord Chamberlain therewith, and then they shewed it to the Lord Admiral••, the Earls of Worcester, and Northampton, who instantly consulted what was fittest to be done, omitting neither time, dilligence, nor industry, all which notwithstanding, they could not as yet find out the depth of this myste∣ry, and were therefore much trou∣bled in mind, because the appointed day of Parliament drue near, which was Tuesday the fifth of November: the Saturday before, the King being returned from hunting, the said Lord acquainted his Highness with what had past, and when his Majesty had well noted the strange contents of the letter, which purported the suddain ruine of the state, the King said that notwithstanding the slight regard that should be given to scat∣tered Libels, yet this was more quick then was usually in Libels, and willed them to search in all places as well not dayly frequented as of usu∣al repair, and as conce••ning any for∣raign disturbance or inva••ion, he well

knew the force and preparation of all Ch••istian Nations, and that whatso∣ever plot and treason was now in hand, it must be performed in some unsuspected place, and by some homeb••ed Traytors, whereupon new search was made, about the Court and Parliament house, but co••ld not as ••et find any thing out worthy their labours, all which la∣bors, all which searches was per∣formed with such silence and discre∣tion, as there rose no manner of sus∣pition either in Court or City, the Lord Chamberlain whose office it most concerned, never rested day nor night, and the night before the Parliament, as Sir Thomas Knevet with others scouted about the Parli∣ament house, espied a fellow stand∣ing in a corner very suspiciously, and asked him his name, and what he was, and what he did there so late, who answered very bluntly his name was Iohn Iohnson, Master Pearces man, and keeper of his lodgings, Sir Thomas Knevet still continued his search in all places, and returning

thither again, found him lingring there, still searched him, and found under his cloke a dark Lanthorne with a candle burning in it, and about him other signes of suspition, that he stood not there for any good, then the Knight entred the vaut, where he found the powder covered with faggots and billots, and then the Lord Chamberlain commanded the Traytor to be bound, and being now three of the clock in the mor∣ning, he went unto the King, and with exceeding joy, told his Majesty the treason was found out, and the traytor in hold, the King desired to see Faukes, who when he came be∣fore the King, used like trayterous speeches, as he did at his first appre∣hension, affirming he was the onely man to performe this treason: say∣ing it sore vexed him that the deed was not done, and for that time would not confess any thing, touch∣ing the rest of the conspirators, but that he himself onely alone was the contriver and practiser of this treason.

Between five and six a clock in the morning, the Conusel gave or∣der to the Lard Major of London to look well to the City, and in very calme manner, to set civill watch at the Citie Gates, signifying there∣withall that there was a plot of trea∣son found out, and that the king would not go to Parliament that day, the same day in the afternoon the manner of the treason was by way of Proclaimation made known unto the people, for joy whereof there was that night, within the Ci∣ty and about as many bonfires as the streets could permit, and the peole gave humble and hearty thanks to Almighty God for their King and Countreyes right blessed, escape.

Within three dayes after two o∣ther Proclamations were made, sig∣nifying unto the people who were the chief Conspirators, with com∣mandment to apprehend Pearcy and Catesby, and to take them alive if it were possible, which said Pearcy and Catesby were gone to Holback

in Warwick Shire, to meet Winter, Grante and others; where under pre∣tence of a great hunting they made account to raise the Countrey and surp••ize the lady Elizabeth, from the Lord Harrington, whom they meant to Proclaime Queen, and in whose name they meant to take up Arms, being perswaded that the King, the Prince and the Duke of Yorke, were at that time blown up in the Parli∣ament House, but when they found their treason was known and pre∣vented, and saw the Kings Forces round about the house, so as they could not escape, Pearsey and Cates∣by very desperately issued out, and fighting back to back, were both flain with one Musket shot.

Saturday the ninth of November, the King went to Parliament, where in the presence of the Queen, the Prince, the Duke of Yorke, the Em∣bassadours of the King of Spain, and the Arch-Duke, and the Lords Spi∣rituall, and Temporall, and Com∣mons of the same, he made a ve∣ry solemne oration, Manifesting

the whole Complott or this trea∣son.

Ianuary the nineteenth, a great Porpaise was taken alive at West-Ham, in alittle Creeke; a mile and a half within the land, and was pre∣sented unto Francis Gofton Es∣quire, Chief Auditor of the Imprests, and within a few dayes after, a very great Whale came within eight miles of London: whose length was divers times seen above the Water, and the same was judged to be a great deal longer then any Ship in the River.

A few dayes before Christmass, the Parliament broke up, and began to sit again the twenty second of Ianuary being Tuesday, and conti∣nued untill the twenty seventh of May next following, in which Par∣liament, they gave the King and and his Successours, three entire Subsidies, and six Fifteens, and then the Parliament was proro••ged, un∣till the eigh••een••h o•• November at this 〈◊〉〈◊〉 the Clargie gave unto the King and his Successors four entire

Subsidies, and in this Parliament it was enacted, that the fifth of No∣vember should be kept Holy day for ever, with preaching, and giving God thanks for his mercy, in pre∣venting that terrible danger, of the late practise by Pearcy and Catesby with the rest of their wicked Crew, to blow up the Parliament House.

Ianury the twenty seventh, at Westminster were Arrained Thomas Winter, Guydo Fawkes, Robert Keyes, and Thomas Bates, for plotting to blow up the Parliament House, Digging in the Mine, taking oath and Sacrament for secresie, and Sir Everard Digby for being made ac∣quainted with the said treason, yeelding assent to it, and taking his corporal oath for secrecy all which Inditements were proved against them, and by themselves confessed, and thereupon had Judgement gi∣ven them, to be Drawn, Hanged, and quartered, their limbes to be set upon the City Gates, and their heads upon London Bridge according to which sentence, the thirtieth of

Ianuary, Sir Everard Digby, Robert Winter, Iohn Graunt, and Baites, at the West end of Saint Pauls Church, and the next day after the other four were executed in the Parlia∣ment yard, and six of the eight ac∣knowledged their guiltiness in this horrible plot, and dyed very penitent∣ly, but Graunt and Keyes did not so.

Saturday the twenty second of March, between six and seven a clock in the forenoon; a rumor was so dainly spread throughout the Court, and the City of London, that for cer∣tain, the King that morning was slain, as he was a h••nting in Okeing Parke, twenty miles from London, which dreadful newes still increased, untill nine of the Clock, being se∣conded by Infinite suggestions, by reason whereof it was generally re∣ceived for truth, and thereupon the Court Gates were kept shut; The Lord Major began to set Cuard at the City Gates, and to raise the Trained bands; Sir William Wade Liverenant of the Tower did the like with his Hamlets within his liber∣ties,

and the Parliament was much amazed: but by eleven of the Clock, the joyfull news of the Kings good health was made known in London by Proclamation, as it had been at the Court an hou••e before, whereat the people began to revive their vexed spirits, which till then were wonderously surcharged with hearts grief. This flying newes went three dayes journey into the Countrey be∣fore it was surp••est.

Friday the twenty eight of March, 1606. w••s Araigned and Condemned Henry Garnet, Provinciall of the Iesuites in England, for being ac∣quainted with the Gunpowder plot, and consealing the same, for the which▪ he was condemned to be Drawn Hanged and Quartered and his head to be set upon London B••idge, and according to that Sen∣tence he was Executed the third of May at the West end of Saint Pauls Church where he acknowledged the greatnesse of his offence, in consea∣ling the treason; and besought all Catholikes to forbear and desist

from Treason and all other violent attempts whatsoever, against Kings, and Princes, saying that all such pra∣ctises were utterly against the Ca∣tholike Religion.

The twenty nine and thirtieth of March, the winde was extreame vi∣olent, so as it caused much Ship∣wrack upon the Coasts of England France and the Low Countreyes, in brought in the Sea and drowned much Cattell, and in Picardie neer Dyope, it blew down a steeple which Slew sourscore persons in the fall thereof, in Flanders, and up towards Germany, there were many Church∣es, Townes, Windemills. and Trees blown down, and the eighth of Iune following it rayned twenty four houres, and the next day there a∣rose great land floods which carried away Mills, Trees and Houses, made new Currants where never any was before, it carried away great store of Cattell, Timber and other things from off upland grounds.

The tenth of Iune Proclaimation

was made for the banishing of all seminaries, Jesuites, and Roman∣priests.

The fifteenth of Iuly the wife of Richard Homewood of East Grimsteed in Sussex without any known cause, murdered her own three children, and threw them into a pit, and then cut her own throat likewise.

The twentieth of Ianuary, it pleased God to send a mighty westwind, which continued sixteen houres, which brought in the sea, by reason whereof, and of high spring∣tides, both which encountred the land waters, after a great raine, which caused the River of Severn, beginning as far as the Mount in Cornwal, to overflow her banks all along on both sides, up into Somer∣set shire, and Glocester-shire, in some places the water overflowed the banks three foot, in other places five foot, and some places seven foot, by reason of which suddain inunda∣tion, much people and cattle were drowned, many Churches and villa∣ges borne down and spoyled and

some utterly destroyed, and in Wales in several places, it did great harme in manner as aforesaid, the like be∣fore was never known.

Maundy Thursday, the second of April, there hapned great inundati∣ons of water in Kent, Essex, Suffolk, and Norfolk, and the seventeenth of April, there arose in the City of Co∣ventry a most strange and dreadful inundation.

November the twenty sixth, pro∣clamation was made concerning the Earl of Tyrone Terconnel, and others of Ireland, signifying their purpose and practise to exterpit the English Nation out of Ireland, and to confer and yield the kingdome of Ireland, to the Pope, and Tyrones soliciting forraign Princes to attempt the con∣quest thereof.

The twentieth of December, pro∣clamation was made to apprehend the Lord Maxwel, who wounded the porter and so brake prison out of Edenborough Castle, this Lord Maxwel ayded Iames Mackdonel to escape likewise.

December the eighth, begun a hard frost, and continued till the fif∣teenth of the same, and then thaw∣ed, and the twenty second of Decem∣ber, it began again to freez very vio∣lently, so as some persons went halfe wap over upon the ice, and the thir∣tieth of December, many people went quite over in many places, and so continued till the third of Ianua∣ry▪ the people passed dayly between London and the Bank-side at every half ebb, for the floud removed the ice, and forced the people dayly to seek new paths, except onely be∣tween Lambeth and the ferry at Westminster, by which it became ve∣ry firme passage, untill the great thaw, and from Sunday the tenth of Ianuary, untill the fifteenth of the same, the frost grew extreame, so as the ice became firme, and removed not, and then all sorts of men wo∣men and children went boldly upon the ice in most parts, some shot at pricks, others bowled, and daunced, with other variable pastimes; by rea∣son of which concourse of people,

were many that set up boothes, and standings, upon the ice, as fruit-sel∣lers, victuallers, that sould beer and wine, shoomakers, and a barbers tent, every of them had fire near un∣to them, the fifteenth of Ianuary it began somewhat to thaw, and so continued four daies together; yet nevertheless the great ice upon the Thames held firm and passable, and became somewhat smooth, like as in the last great frost in the year 1564. which before were very craggy and uncertain: the nineteenth of Ianua∣ry, the frost began again, but not so violently, until Sunday the twenty fourth of Ianuary, and held on until the thirtieth of the same, the first of February the ice began to break by little and little, and the next day in the afternoon all the ice was gone, and quite dissolved, so as no sign re∣mained thereof. Many bridges were spoiled by this frost, and much fowle pe••ished, especially small birds, which in many places▪ were found frozen to death▪ this frost was more grievous in France and Ireland then in England.

February the ninth, Sir Iohn Ram∣sey Knight, Baron of Barnes, Vis∣count Hadington, married Elizabeth the eldest daughter of Robert Earl of Sussex, the King gave her in marri∣age, and at dinner he drank to the Bride and the Bridegroom in a fair cup of gold, which he gave him, and with it six hundred pound a year pen∣sion out of the Exchequer, to the longest liver of them both, this the King did do, to reward his faithful service, against the dangerous treason of Earl Gowry in Scotland.

March the tenth, was laid the first stone for the new building of Algate, but it was not fully finished till the next year after, this ouldgate was taken down and finished at the charges of the Citizens.

April the eleaventh, George Ier∣vas a Seminary, was drawn to Ty∣burn and there executed.

April the eleaventh being Mun∣day, the quarter Sessions was held at Edmonsbury, and by negligence an out malthouse was set on fire, from whence in most strange and

suddain manner, through fierce winds, the fire came to the farther part of the town, and as it went, left some streets and houses safe, and un∣touched; the flame flew cleare over many houses near unto it, and did much spoile to many fair buildings fardest off, and ceased not untill it had consumed one hundred sixty houses, besides others, and in dam∣mage of wares and household goods, to the full value of threescore thou∣sand pound, the King shewed a great deal of kindness to the distressed in∣habitants, as in giving them five hun∣dred load of Timber to repair their houses, as in preferring their best means to raise their general and par∣ticular estates, and in giving them a new Charter, the Knights and Gen∣tlemen likewise of the County per∣formed great kindness unto the townsmen, the City of London gave freely towards their relief.

April the nineteenth, at White-Hall dyed Thomas Earl of Dorcet, Lord High Treasurer of England, he died suddenly at the Counsel table.

April the twenty ninth proclama∣tion was made, commanding the oath of allegiance to be ministred to all persons that should come from beyond the seas, onely to distin∣guish honest subjects, from traite∣rous practisers, and not for any point or matter in religion, all known Merchants and others of honest state and quality, was exempte from take∣ing this oath, this proclamation was made, by reason that many suspiti∣ous persons of base sort came dayly from beyond seas, and refused to take the oath.

Iune twenty third, Thomas Garnet a Jesuit was executed at Tyburne, having favour offered him, if he would have taken the oath of alle∣giance which he refused.

This Summer at Astley in War∣wick shire, by reason of the fall of the Church, there was taken up the corps of Thomas Grey Marquess of Dorset, he was buried the tenth of October, 1530 in the twenty second year of the ••aign of Henry the eighth, and albeit he had lain seventy eight

yeers in the the Earth, yet his Eyes, Haire, and flesh remained in a man∣ner as if he had been newly bu∣ried.

For these five yeeres past, great and manifold Roberies spoiles, Piracies, murders and Depredati∣ons, within the Streights, and else∣where, have been committed by severall Companies of English Pi∣rats, as well upon our own Nation as others, but especially upon the Florentines and Venetians, wherewith his Majesty was much grieved, and for that cause published from time to time severall Proclamations, de∣nownsing the same offenders to be Rebells, and therewithall gave order for their suppression and apprehensi∣as Traiters and peace breakers: but all this prevailed not, for they still pre∣vailed, persisted and maintained their former villanies▪ with which offenders there were some English Marchants who very cunningly un∣derhand used Commerce, Track, and Trafficke for stollen goods, to the great Cheri••••ing, of those Male∣factors,

and dishonour of this Nati∣on, for redresse whereof the King by Proclamation the eighth of Ianu∣ary, Prohibited from all manner of medling, or dealing with them upon great penalties, all English Mar∣chants whatsoever, Commanding the judge of the Admiralty to pro∣ceed severely in Justice against all such offenders, and that from him there should be no appeal granted to any person touching the premi∣ses: all which notwithstanding the number of Pirats still increased, and did much damage to the English Marchants and to all other Nations, there were Hollanders and Easter∣lings, that at this time and before became fierce Pirats, and held con∣sort with the English Robbers, viz. Ward, Bishop, Sir Francis Vorny: and others, whereupon the King of Spain sent certain Ships of Warr, un∣der the command of Don Lewis Faxardo, who very pollitickly about the middle of Iuly came upon them at Tunis, and sudenly burned twenty of their ships, lying in Harbor,

at which time though Captain Ward escaped in person, by being then a shore, yet his great Strength, and Riches perished in the fire, with some of his Confederates.

December the two and twentieth, Nineteen Pirates were executed at Waping some had been in consort with the English Pirates.

Sunday the nineteenth of Februa∣ry, when it should have been low water at London-Bridge, quite con∣trary to course, it was then high Wa∣ter, and presently it ebbed almost half an houre, the quantity of a foot, and then suddenly it flowed again, almost two foot higher then it did before, and then ebbed again, untill it came to its course almost as it was at first, so that the next flood began in a manner as it should, and kept its due course in all respects, as if there had been no shifting nor alte∣ration of Tydes, all this hapned be∣fore twelve a clock in forenoone, the weather being indifferent calme.

The thirteenth of Iune the King,

Queen and Prince, with many great Lords and others, came to the Tow∣er, to make triall o•• the Lions single valour, and to have the Lions skill, a great fierce Bear that had killed a Childe, but the Lyons being tryed by one and one at a time, and lastly by two together wh••ch were bread in that open yard, where the Bare was put loose for Combat, yet would none of them assaile him, but fled from him, to their Dens, after the first Lion was put forth, then was there a Stone Horse put into the Bare and Lyon, who when he had gazed upon them a while, fell to gra∣zing, standing in the midst between them both, and whereas at the first there was but two Mastives let in who fought sto••tly with a lion, there was now six Dogs let in, who flew all upon the Stone Horse, being most in their sight at their first entrance, and would soon have wearied the horse to death, but that suddainly, even as the King wisht, there Ente∣in th••ee stout Barewards, who won∣derous valliantly rescued the Horse,

and brought away the Doggs: whilst the Lyon and the Bear stood staring upon them, and the fifth of Iuly, this Bare according to the kings Com∣mandment was bayted to death by Dogges, upon a Stage, and the Mo∣ther of the murthered Child had twenty pound given her out of the money given by the people to see the death of the Bare.

Robert Allyley being Araigned at Newgate for fellony, stood mute and and refused the ordinary triall, whreupon as the manner is, the Hangman came unto him to binde his hands, but Allyley resisted, and with his fist stroke him on the face in the presence of the Judges, who presently Remembred, that this pri∣prisoner but the last Sessions before was there Convicted of Fellony, and for the same had obtained the Kings Speciall pardon, which par∣dons in generall, are unto all per∣sons but onely upon their good be∣haviour unto King and his Subjects, and thereupon the Court gave judg∣ment, that for the blow he gave, his

hand should first be cut off: and then his body to be hanged for that fact, for the which he had his pardon, according to which sentence he was presently executed at the Sessions Gate.

Thursday the third of May, the French Queen was Crowned with all Solemnity in Paris, and having been ten yeers before maried to the King, and the next day was murthe∣red in his Coach as he rode through Paris by a base villain that stabed him into the body twise with a long knife, that he died instantly, and his body was carried to the Loover, presently upon the Kings death, the Queen was made Regent, during her sons minority, viz. Lewis the thirteenth. The twentieth of May, being Sunday, our King, Queen and Prince, the Duke of Yorke, the lady Elizabeth, and all the Lords and Ladies of the Court mourned in Black for the death of the French King, Henry the fourth, and about the end of Iune, was he buried in Paris in as great Royalty as ever

King of France; upon the murrher of this French King, the Lords and Commons of the house of Parlia∣ment of England, humbly besought the King to have a more especiall care then formerly, for the preser∣vation of his Royall Person; and al∣so to the speedy order for the avoi∣ding of Emminent danger and keep∣ing his subjects in their due obedi∣ence, and forthwith, the Com∣mons of the Parliament, for the manifestation of their alleigance, love and duty they voluntarily of their own accord took the Oath of Allegiance, and after them the Lords of the upper house did so likewise, who ministred the same Oath to all their servants and followers, and such as refused to take oath were put from their Lord Services, and the Bishops in the Convocation House ordained that every Bishop in their severall visitations, should minister the same Oath unto all their Cler∣gie, which they performed accord∣ingly, this oath was also ministred to others as followeth, according to

the Tenor of a speciall Statute made this Session of Parliament made in that behalf.

The fourth of Iune Proclamation was made commanding all Romane Priests and Iesuites, and Seminaries, to depart this Kingdom, by the fourth day of Iuly next, and not to return upon paine of the severity of the Law, also by this Proclamation, the King straitly commands, all Re∣cusants to return home to their dwellings, & not to come within 10 miles of the Court, without speciall licence, but to depart from London, and the Court by the last day of this Moneth: and to remain confined ac∣cording to the Tenor of the Statute in that behalf provided.

Presently after that the Oath of Allegiance was ministred unto all of∣ficers, Atturnies and Clarkes, belong-to any of the Courts at Westminster Hall, and the Exchequer, and unto all Advocates, and Proctors of the Spirituall Courts, this Oath was also administred unto all Lawvers, in the Inns of Court, and Chancery, and

unto all Students and Schollers in both the Vniversities.

The appointed time now drew neer, or Prince Henry to be created Prince of Wales, and upon Thursday the last of May the Lo••d Mayor and the Aldermen being accompanied with 54 several Companies of Ci∣tizens of London in several Barges, bearing armes distinguished by their proper Ensignes, Banners and strea∣mers in warlike manner, and there∣withal plentiously furnished with se∣veral sorts of excellent M••sick, and had also to entertain the Prince di∣vers pleasant and ingenious trophies upon the water, all which in comely order went to Chelsea, the Lord Mayor as Admiral going formost, where from nine a clock in the mor∣ning till th••e•• in ••h•• afternoon, they attended the coming of the Prince, who could not come sooner by rea∣son of the low ebb, at which time the King came from Richmond, be∣ing very honourably accompanied and attended, and from Che••sea the Lord Mayor and Citizens, conduct∣ed

his Highness unto the Court at White Hall, as they returned from Chealsea the citizens led the way, and the Lord Mayor followed them, going alwaies next the Princes Barge, to see this joyful sight, the people for seven miles space, swar∣med on both sides the River, and the Thames was covered with Boates, Barges and Lighters, full fraught with men, women, and childred; and upon Sunday the third of Iune, the King made twenty five Knights of the Bath, and the next day the King crowned the prince his eldest son, Henry prince of Wales, in the great chamber at Westminster, being per∣ormed with great magnificence and solemnity, and with full consent of all the Lords spiritual and temporal, and Commons of the Parliament, being all there present, the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of London were also present at this creation, the princes titles were then proclai∣med, Viz. Henry prince of Wales, Duke of Cornewal, and Rotheser, and Earl of Chester, in honor of this cre∣ation:

there was the next night at the Court, a most rich and royal mask of Ladies, viz. the Queen, the Lady Elizabeth, daughter to our So∣veraign Lord the King, the Lady Arrabella, the Countess of Arundel, the Counress of Darbie, the Coun∣tess of Essex, the Countess of Dorset, the Countess of Mountgomery, the Visecounts of Haddington, the Lady Elizabeth Gray, the Lady Elizabeth Guilford, the Lady Katherine Peter, the Lady Winter, the Lady VVindsor, and upon Wednesday in the after∣noon, in the Tilt yard there were di∣vers Earles, Barons and others, be∣ing in rich and glorious armour, having most costly caparisons, won∣derous ri••hly embrodered, with pearl gold, and silver, the like abil∣lements for horses were never seen before, presented their several inge∣nious trophies before the King, Queen, and Prince, and then ran a tilt, where there was a world of peo∣ple assembled to behold them, and that night there were other tri∣umphs upon the water, with ships of

war, and Gallies fighting one against an other, and against a great Castle builded upon the water, and after these battels, then an houres space there were many strange and varia∣ble fire works in the Castle, and in the ships and Gallies.

This year the King builded a most stately ship for war, being in all re∣spects the greatest and goodliest ship that ever was made in England, and this glorious ship the King gave to his sonne Henry prince of VVales, the prince named it after his own dignity and called it the prince.

The seventh of December, Iohn Roberts a Benedickt Monk, some∣times provincial of the Benidictans in England, and Thomas Summers a Seminary, were condemned at New∣gate and hanged at Tyburne, they having been before sundry times ta∣ken and bannished, and yet presum∣ed to return again, and bere to pract∣ice against King and State.

Upon Newyears day at night, the prince o•• VVales being ac••ompanied with twelve others, viz. Two Earles,

three Barons, five Knights, and two Esquires, they performed a very stately mask, in which was an excel∣lent Sceane, ingenious speeches, and rare songs, and with great variety of most delicate Musick.

The twentieth of April 1611. Sir Thomas Overburie was commit∣ted to the Tower, and died there the fifteenth of September, next follow∣ing.

May the thirteenth being Mun∣day in Whitson week, at Windsor were enstalled Knights of the Garter, Prince Charles Duke of York, sonne to our soveraign Lord the King, and Thomas Earl of Arundel, and Robert Vi••••ount Rochester.

Wednesday the eighteenth of March, 1611. Bartholomew Legate an obstinate Heretick, and a strong Arian, was burned in Smithfield, and the eleaventh of April following, viz. Edward Wightman an other per∣verse Heretick, having refused more favour then he could desire or de∣serve, was burned at Lichfield, this Heritick would have made the peo∣ple

believe that he himself was the Holy Ghost, and immortal, with other vild opinions not fit to be mentioned amongst Christians.

May the twenty ninth 1612. Richard Newport and VVilliam Scot Seminaries were executed at Ty∣burne.

Iune the twenty fifth, Robert Car∣liele, and Iames Edwin, were execu∣ted for murthering Iohn Turner fen∣cer, and the twenty seventh of Iune the Lord Sanquire was arraigned at the Kings Bench Bar, for conspiring and hiring the said two persons to kill the said Turner, the Lord confes∣sed the Indightment and was execu∣ted upon a Gibber, the 29 of Iune at Westminster.

In the months of October, Novem∣ber and December, there hapned great winds, violent storms, and tempests, which caused much ship∣wrack upon the Ocean, in havens and Rivers, and did great damage upon the land, and the net spring ex∣traordinary rain fell, even till Saint Iames-tide, and yet upon the hum∣ble

and hearty prayers of the people in all Churches, it pleased Almighty God to send a more plentiful harvest then had been in many years be∣fore.

Friday the sixteenth of October, 1612. at eleven a clock at night ari∣rived at Gravesend the most illustri∣ous young Prince Fredrick, the fift of that name, Count Palatine of the Reyne, being very princely attended, he was received by Sir Lewis Lewke∣nor Knight, master of the ceremo∣nies, whom the King had sent before to attend the coming of the Prince, upon knowledge of his arrival, the King sent speedily the Duke of Le∣n••x, with other Earls and Barons, to signifie his hearty welcome, and the next Sunday they accompanied the Palsgrove by Barge, from Craves∣end to VVhite Hall, where Prince Charles Duke of York received him at his first landing, and brought him up into the great bankqueting house, where he was entertained by the King, Queen, Henry Prince of Wales, and the Lady Elizabeth.

The twenty ninth of October, the Palsgrave dined at Guild-Hall, and the chief nobility of the Land, where he had presented unto him a rich Bason and Eure, and two Livery∣pots, richly engraven, and richly guil∣ded.

Friday the sixth of October, died the most noble and hopeful Prince Henry, Prince of Wales, he was roy∣ally buried in the Chappel Royal at Westminster the seventh of Decem∣ber.

Upon Saint Thomas day, the Palsgrave and Grave Marris were elected Knights of the Garter, and upon Sunday the seventh of Februa∣ry, the Palsgrave and Grave Mau∣rice was enstalled at Windsor.

The fourteenth of February be∣ing Shrove Sunday, the Lady Eliza∣beth was married to the Palsgrave, in as most royal manner as ever Prin∣ces were, with masking, tilting, and turnament, and many rare showes both by land and water, where the Lord Mayor and Aldermen of Lon∣don, in behalf of the City and them∣selves,

presented the bride with a very fair chain of oriental Pearl.

And thus Reader have I presented thee a chain of the best oriental pearles I could pick out of K. Iames his raign, being most remarkable, and worthy observation, who was called a second Solomon, and the peace-maker of Christendome, and had peace with all Nations: and I conclude thus,

If we by Kings again should ruled be, We wish to have no worse a King then he; This land did flourish, by the trades in∣crease He rul'd, he swai'd, he liv'd, he di'd, in peace.