1550
Folio 1r1550-08-04 (begins on folio 1r)
This relates to the burial of the Earl of Southampton at St. Andrew's Holburn.
y & dyad there
prest & ther was hyſ standard borne
then came yſ banurſ of armeſ & the clarkes & priests, and then
the harold{s} a v one carehyng yſ elmet anodur
wt ye garter & a nodur yſ sword & a nodur yſ crest
then came ye corſ wt iiij baner of armeſ then mourners
for hym a c powre mē hauyng gowneſ of mantyl frysse
& ther was a grett dolle of monay & aft- a grett dinner
& iiij banarſ roll{s} of armeſ borne a bowt ye body
This relates to the burial of the Earl of Southampton at St. Andrew Holborn … and died there … priest. And there was his standard borne. Then came his banners of arms and the clerks and priests and then the heralds, a five: one carrying his helmet, another with the Garter, and another his sword, and another his crest. Then came the corpse with four banners of arms, then mourners … before him a hundred poor men having gowns of frieze mantle. And there was a great dole of money. And after, a great dinner. And four banderoles of arms borne about the body.
1550-08-27 (begins on folio 1r)
The xxvij day of august waſ bered S wyllīa Locke knight
& alder man & late shreyff of london & bered at St.
Thomas of acurſ & a ffor hym whent a lx pore mē in mourning
gownſ & whytt stayffeſ in ther hand{s} ij & ij together after
them ye standard & then mornarſ & then cam a
wt odur mornarſ & then ye clark{s} & prest{s} & then a herald
wt yſ cott armor target elmet sword & then ye corpse with
penonſ of armeſ borne a bowt hym & ye stret
hangyd wt blake & armeſ a pone ye cloth & ther was a
doll of monay & a grett denner as I have be hat
The twenty-seventh day of August was buried Sir William Locke, knight and alderman and late sheriff of London, and buried at St. Thomas of Acon. And before him went a sixty poor men in mourning … gowns and white staves in their hands, two and two together. After them, the standard and then mourners. And then came a … with other mourners and then the clerks and priests and a herald with his coat of arms, target, helmet, sword. And then the corpse with pennons of arms borne about him. And the street hanged with black and arms upon the cloth. And there was a dole of money and a great dinner as I have been at.
1550-09-01 (begins on folio 1r)
The ffurst day of september was bered ye good lady
ye conteſ of hamtun sum tyme ye wyff of S wyllīa Fitz
wylliam lord of ye prevesell & ded & bered aft farnham .
wt mony mornaſ & harold{s} & a bowt ye corse iiij banars
of armeſ & then ye cheyff mornarſ S garveſ clyffton
knyght & S antony browne wt odur & a gret dener
The first day of September was buried the good lady the Countess of Southampton [Mabel Clifford], sometime the wife of Sir William Fitzwilliam, lord of the privy seal, and died and buried at Farnham with many mourners and heralds. And about the corpse four banners of arms and then the chief mourners—Sir Gervase Clifton, knight, and Sir Anthony Browne, with others. And a great dinner.
1550-10-18 (begins on folio 1r)
The xviij day october was bered juge hynde
in sant donstoneſ pryche in ye whest wt standard cot
elmet sword & penon target & a harold & jugeſ ij & ij
to gether & then Siant of coyffe ij & ij together & ye clarkes
syngyng & my lade hynd dyd make a nodur standard
& a cote armur & a penon & a elmet & target & sword
to be had at ye moynthe myn in the contrey for
hym & a grett doll of monay & of mett & drynk &
gowneſ to ye pore after ther wache myche a doo ther for
hym
The eighteenth day of October was buried Judge Hynde in St. Dunstan's parish in the West with a standard, coat … helmet, sword, and pennon, target, and a herald and judges, two and two together. And then sergeant of the coif, two and two together. And the clerks singing. And my Lady Hynde did make another standard … and a coat of arms and a pennon and a helmet and target and sword to be had at the month's mind in the country for him. And a great dole of money and of meat and drink and gowns to the poor. There was much ado there for him.
1550-11-?? (begins on folio 1v)
gayffe vnto xiij powre men xiij gowns
yffe havying a bage of bokeram lozent fassyon
gold wt prest{s} & clarkeſ wt a pennon of yſ armes
of armeſ & hangyd wt blake & shohoyon of ye
wt a harold beyryng yſ cott in yſ armes
… gave unto thirteen poor men thirteen gowns … having a badge of buckram lozenge-fashion … gold with priests and clerks, with a pennon of his arms … of arms and hanged with black and escutcheons of the … with a herald bearing his coat in his arms.
1550-11-17 (begins on folio 1v)
The xvij day of november was bered ye old contes of Derby
bered at collam S edward hastyng{s} behyng her secutor
The seventeenth day of November was buried the old Countess of Derby buried at Colham, Sir Edward Hastings being her executor.
1550-11-18 (begins on folio 1v)
The xviij day of november was bered M heyſ he
of london in the pryche of saynt peterſ in cornhyll
awllter wt ye ffeyleshyp of ye clarkeſ of london
The eighteenth day of November was buried Mr. Hays, high … of London in the parish of St. Peter in Cornhill … altar with the Fellowship of the Clerks of London.
1550-11-19 (begins on folio 1v)
The xix day of november was bured my lade jude mayoress
of london & wyff S androw jude mayre of london & bered in
pryche of saynt ellen in bysshope gatt stret for he gayff mony
gowneſ & to ye powre mē & womē ij c gowneſ of mantyll
& ye clarkeſ of london had ye beryng of my lade & then came ye corpse
wtt ij harord a for wt iiij banerſ a bowt her borne & after my lord
mayre & yſ bredurne & all ye stret & ye chyrche wher hanged with
blake & wt schochyonſ of ther armeſ & a gret doll & a gret dinner
The nineteenth day of November was buried my Lady Judde, mayoress of London and wife of Sir Andrew Judde, mayor of London, and buried in the parish of St. Helen in Bishopsgate Street. For he gave many gowns, etc., to the poor men and women—two hundred gowns of mantle. And the clerks of London had the burying of my lady. And then came the corpse with two heralds before, with four banners about her borne. And after, my lord mayor and his brethren. And all the street and the church were hanged with black and with escutcheons of their arms. And a great dole and a great dinner.
1550-11-24 (begins on folio 1v)
The xxiiij day of november was bered ye nobull captain
ser jameſ wylfford knyght sum tyme captayn in ffranse &
& ded at the cruchydffrerſ & was cared to berying from thence
vnto lytyll saynt bathellmuw besyd sant antonyſ wt a standard
a penon & a harold carehyng the cott armur & mony mourners
& bered in the sam tombe yt yſ grett vnckull M jameſ
ther waſ at yſ bereyng my lord gray & the wylfford
captayneſ & the compeny of ye clarkeſ myll{s} coverdall did preach
The twenty-fourth day of November was buried the noble captain Sir James Wilford, knight, sometime captain in France and [Scotland] and died at the Crutched Friars. And was carried to burying from thence until Little St. Bartholomew beside St. Anthony's with a standard, a pennon, and a herald carrying the coat of arms. And many mourners. And buried in the same tomb that his great uncle, Mr. James … there was at his burying my Lord Grey and the Wilford … captains, and the Company of the Clerks. Miles Coverdale did preach.
1550-11-30 (begins on folio 1v)
The xxx day of november was bered crystoffer machyn
marchand tayller in the pryche of saynt jameſ & brodur of
hnery machyn the compeny of marchand{s} tayllerſ behyng
at yſ berehyng & ye compeny of ye clarkes syngyng and
maydwell dyd pryche for hym ye iiij yer of k e vjt
The thirtieth day of November was buried Christopher Machyn, merchant tailor, in the parish of St. James, and brother of Henry Machyn, the Company of Merchant Tailors being at his burying, and the Company of the Clerks singing. And … Maidwell did preach for him—the fourth year of King Edward VI.