1556-01-?? (begins on folio 52r)

dwellyng in v jve lane stuard vnto M g
Sir Recherd Recherdsun prest w^t ij whyt branches
xij stayff{s} torchyſ & iiij grett tapurſ a dolle
& a knell at powll{s} & a nodur at sant feyth's

… dwelling in Ivy Lane, steward unto Mr. G … Sir Richard Richardson, priest, with two white branches, twelve staff torches, and four great tapers, a dole and a knell at Paul's and another at St. Faith.

1556-01-27 (begins on folio 52r)

The xxvij day of Januarij whent in to Smith
ffeld to borne be twyn viij & vij in y^e morning
vij v men & ij women on of y^e mē waſ a gentleman
of y^e ender tempull yſ name M ___ gren & they were
all bornyd by ix at iij ff posst{s} & ther wher a com
monment thrughe london over nyght y^t no young
ffolke shuld come ther for ther y^e grettest numbers
waſ aſ haſ byne sene at shyche a tyme

The twenty-seventh day of January went into Smithfield to burn between seven and eight in the morning seven: five men and two women. One of the men was a gentleman of the Inner Temple. His name, Mr. [Bartlett] Green. And there were all burned by nine at three posts. And there were a commandment through London overnight that no young folk should come there, for there the greatest numbers was as has been seen at such a time.

1556-02-05 (begins on folio 52r)

The v day of feybruarij waſ bered M crystopher
allen sum tyme altherman of london in sant
in london w^t iij dosen torchyſ on dosen of staff
torchyſ ij whyt branchyſ & iiij grett tapers
& pore men & women had gowneſ & ther were
mony mornarſ in blake a lx & y^e xxviij^th waſ y^e monyth's mind

The fifth day of February was buried Mr. Christopher Allen, sometime alderman of London, in St. … in London, with three dozen torches, one dozen of staff torches, two white branches, and four great tapers. And poor men and women had gowns. And there were many mourners in black, a sixty. And the twenty-eighth was the month's mind.

1556-02-08 (begins on folio 52r)

The viij day of feybruarij dyd pryche at powll{s}
crosse M peryn a blake ffrere & at y^e sam sermon
waſ a prest on S thomaſ samsun dyd penansse for
he had ij wyff{s} & a shett a bowt hym & a tapur in
yſ hand bornyng a for y^e precher & y^e mayre of
london & y^e althermen & wershephull men & mony odur

The eighth day of February did preach at Paul's Cross Mr. [William] Peryn, a Blackfriar. And at the same sermon was a priest, one Sir Thomas Sampson, did penance—for he had two wives—and a sheet about him and a taper in his hand burning, before the preacher and the mayor of London and the aldermen and worshipful men and many others.

1556-01-12 (begins on folio 52r)

The xij day of january waſ bered in essex
M leygett justeſ of pesse w^t ij whyt branchyſ
& a v dosen of torchyſ & iiij gret tapurſ & a
gret dolle & mony mornarſ & a gret dener and
shroyff sonday waſ yſ monyth myne & ij dosen stayff{s}
more & a grett dolle y^e … y to y^e pore & a ij dosen skochyonſ

The twelfth day of January was buried in Essex Mr. Legatt, justice of peace, with two white branches and a five dozen of torches and four great tapers and a great dole and many mourners and a great dinner. And Shrove Sunday was his month's mind. And two dozen staffs more and a great dole to the poor and a two dozen escutcheons.

1556-02-?? (begins on folio 52v)

grenwyche & to y^e courtt gatt for the
spaneard{s} & odur one mastor{s} kayeſ keping their
tavarne & vetell

… Greenwich, and to the court gate for the Spaniards and others, one Mistress Kayes keeping their tavern and victual.

1556-02-24 (begins on folio 52v)

The xxiiij day of feybruarij waſ the obsequies
of the most Reverentt ffather in god stheyven
gardener docthur & bysshope of wynchastur
prelett of y^e gartter & latte chansseler of england
& on of the preve conssell vnto kyng henry y^e viij
& vnto quen mare tyll he ded & so the after
none be gane y^e knyll at sant mare overeſ with
ryngyng & aft- be gane y^e durge w^t a palle of cloth
of gold & w^t ij whytt branchyſ & ij dosen of
stayff{s} torchyſ bornyng & iiij grett tapurſ & my
lord montyguw y^e cheyffe mornar & my lord bysshop
of lynkolne & s robart rochaster comtroller & w^t
dyuerſ odur in blake & mony blake gowneſ & coats
and y^e morow masse of requeem & offeryng done
be gane the sarmen & so masse done & so to dener
to my lord montyguw & at yſ gatt y^e corse waſ
putt in to a wagen w^t iiij well{s} all covered w^t black
& ower y^e corsse yſ pyctur mad w^t yſ myter on
yſ hed w^t yſ & yſ armeſ & v gentyll mē bayryng
yſ v banarſ in gowneſ & hod{s} then ij haralds
in ther cot{s} armur m garter & ruge crosse
then cam y^e mē rydyng carehyng of torches
a lx bornyng at bowtt y^e corsse all y^e way
& then cam y^e mornarſ in gowneſ & cot{s}
to y^e nombur vnto ij c a for & be hynd &
so at sant gorgeſ cam prest{s} & clarkeſ w^t crosses
& sensyng & ther thay had a grett torche gyffynthem
& so to l ever pryche tyll they cam to wynchast-
& had money aſ money aſ cam to mett them
& durge & masse at evere logyng

The twenty-fourth day of February was the obsequies of the Most Reverend Father in God Stephen Gardiner, doctor and bishop of Winchester, prelate of the Garter, and late chancellor of England and one of the Privy Council unto King Henry VIII and unto Queen Mary till he died. And so the afternoon began the knell at St. Mary Overy with ringing. And after began the dirge with a pall of cloth of gold and with two white branches and two dozen of staff torches burning and four great tapers. And my Lord Montague, the chief mourner, and my lord bishop of Lincoln and Sir Robert Rochester, comptroller, and with divers others in black and many black gowns and coats. And the morrow, Mass of Requiem. And offering done, began the sermon. And so Mass done and so to dinner to my Lord Montague's. And at his gate the corpse was put into a wagon with four wheels, all covered with black, and over the corpse, his picture made with his miter on his head, with his and his arms, and five gentlemen bearing his five banners in gowns and hoods. Then two heralds in their coats armor, Mr. Garter and Rouge Cross. Then came the men riding, carrying of torches, a sixty burning about the corpse all the way. And then came the mourners in gowns and coats to the number unto two hundred before and behind. And so at St. George's came priests and clerks with crosses and censing. And there they had a great torch given them. And so to every parish till they came to Winchester. And had money as many as came to meet them and dirge and Mass at every lodging.

1556-03-04 (begins on folio 53r)

The iiij day of March, execution was had upon the young man named
Featherstone, who claimed to be King Edward the VI, whose sayings and pretences had occasioned
many men and women to be punished. He was hanged, drawn and quartered,
and his head waſ sett vp yn
londun bryge & yſ qterſ waſ bered

The fourth day of March, execution was had upon the young man named Featherstone, who claimed to be King Edward VI, whose sayings and pretenses had occasioned many men and women to be punished. He was hanged, drawn, and quartered, and his head was set up in London Bridge and his quarters was buried.

1556-03-07 (begins on folio 53r)

The vij day of marche waſ hangyd at tyburn
x theyff{s} for Robere & odur thyng{s}

The seventh day of March was hanged at Tyburn ten thieves for robbery and other things.

1556-03-07 (begins on folio 53r)

The vij day of marche be gane the blassyng star
at nyght & yt dyd shutt owt ffyre to grett wonder
& marvell to y^e pepull & contynud serten nights

The seventh day of March began the blazing star at night [Halley's comet]. And it did shoot out fire, to great wonder and marvel to the people, and continued certain nights.

1556-03-08 (begins on folio 53r)

The viij day of marche dyd pryche at powl's
crosse doctur ___ & ther waſ a man dyd penance for transgressing Lent
w^t ij pyg{s} rede dythe on a pon yſ hed sowd y^e
he browth them to sell

The eighth day of March did preach at Paul's Cross Doctor … and there was a man did penance for transgressing Lent, with two pigs already dressed, one upon his head sewed, the which he brought them to sell.

1556-03-05 (begins on folio 53r)

The ffryday v day of marche waſ y^e obsequies of
the bysshope of peterborowth in lynkolne shyre and
bered w^t a goodly hersse & armeſ & pensell{s} &
ij whytt branchyſ & viij dosen of stayff{s} & w^t an
harold of armeſ & v banerſ & a c in blake
gowneſ & cot{s} & a gret meyne of pore mē in gowneſ
& y^e morow masse & aft- a grett dener der

The fifth day of March was the obsequies of the bishop of Peterborough in Lincolnshire and buried with a goodly hearse and arms and pencels and two white branches and eight dozen of staffs and with a herald of arms and five banners, and a hundred in black gowns and coats and a great many of poor men in gowns. And the morrow, Mass; and after, a great dinner there.

1556-03-07 (begins on folio 53r)

The ffryday y^e vij day of marche waſ hangyd
in cheyneſ be syd huntyntun on ___ conearſ
& spenser aft- ward for y^e kyllyng of a gētyllman
that kept them bowth lyke gentyllmē & ther
be syd wher thay hange the wyche on benett
smyth ded promessyd & hyred them & promesed
them xl ll to do y^t dede

The Friday the seventh day of March was hanged in chains beside Huntington one [Francis] Conyers and [John] Spenser afterward, for the killing of a gentleman that kept them both like gentlemen. And there beside where they hanged, the which one Benedict Smith did promise and hired them and promised them forty pounds to do that deed.

1556-03-14 (begins on folio 53r)

The xiiij day of marche waſ on sett on y^e
pelere for sedyssyouſ word{s} & rumorſ & conseleſ
agaynst the quen mageste y^e iij yer of her grace

The fourteenth day of March was one set on the pillory for seditious words and rumors and counsels against the Queen's Majesty—the third year of Her Grace.

1556-03-18 (begins on folio 53v)

The xviij day of March were diverse gentlemen carried to the Tower, by certain of the guard, viz. John Throgmorton,
M hare peckam & M bethell M tornar M hygins
M daneell M smyth marchand M henag{s} of y^e chapel
M George the sherche of grayffend M hogyſ M spenser & ij Rawlins's
and Rosey kep of y^e star y^e chambur & M dethyke and diverse
odur gentyllmē y^t I haue not ther nameſ

The eighteenth day of March were divers gentlemen carried to the Tower by certain of the guard, that is, John Throckmorton, Mr. Harry Peckham, and Mr. Bethel, Mr. Turner, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Daniel, Mr. Smith, merchant, Mr. Henages of the chapel, Mr. George, the searcher of Gravesend, Mr. Hodges, Mr. Spenser, and two Rawlins and [William] Rossey, keeper of the Star Chamber, and Mr. [John] Dethick and divers other gentlemen that I have not their names.

1556-03-09 (begins on folio 53v)

The ix day of marche was hangyd at brykhyll
Benett smyth in bokyngham shyre ffor the deyth of M
Rufford gentyllman y^e wyche conearſ & spenser sluw
y^e iij yer of quen mare

The ninth day of March was hanged at Brickhill Benedict Smith, in Buckinghamshire, for the death of Mr. Rufford, gentleman, the which Conyers and Spenser slew—the third year of Queen Mary.

1556-03-22 (begins on folio 53v)

The sonday xxij day of marche waſ at y^e grayffrerſ
at grenwyche waſ my lord cardenall poll was cōsecrated
w^t x bysshopeſ mytyred y^e iij yere of y^e quene mare

The Sunday, twenty-second day of March, was at the Grey Friars at Greenwich was my lord Cardinal Pole was consecrated with ten bishops mitered—the third year of the Queen Mary.

1556-03-25 (begins on folio 53v)

The xxv day of marche waſ owre lade day y^e annūsyation
at bow chyrche in london waſ hangyd w^t cloth of gold
& w^t Ryche hareſ & cossenſ ffor y^e commyng of my
lord cardenall polle ther dyd y^e bysshope of vosseter dyd
syng he masse mytered & ther wher dyuer bysshopeſ present
aſ y^e bysshope of ely bysshope of london & bysshope of
lynkkolne & y^e yerle of penbroke & S edward hastyng{s}
___ y^e master of horsse & dyuerſ odur nobulſ & after
masse done to my lord

The twenty-fifth day of March was Our Lady's Day, the Annunciation at Bow Church in London was hanged with cloth of gold and with rich arras and cushions for the coming of my lord Cardinal Pole. There did the bishop of Worcester did sing High Mass mitered. And there were divers bishops present, as the bishop of Ely, bishop of London, and bishop of Lincoln and the Earl of Pembroke and Sir Edward Hastings … the master of horse, and divers other nobles. And after Mass done, to my lord's place for dinner.

1556-03-27 (begins on folio 53v)

The xxvij day of marche waſ hangyd be yonde
huntyngtun in cheyneſ on spenser for y^e deth
of M rufford of bokyngham shyre by yſ felow
conearſ hangyſ

The twenty-seventh day of March was hanged beyond Huntington in chains one Spenser, for the death of Mr. Rufford of Buckinghamshire—by his fellow Conyers hangs.

1556-03-21 (begins on folio 53v)

The xxj day of marche waſ bornyd at oxfford
doctur cranmer late archebysshope of canturbere

The twenty-first day of March was burned at Oxford Doctor Cranmer, late archbishop of Canterbury.

1556-04-04 (begins on folio 54r)

The iiij day of aprell waſ in london a proclamation made
thrugh london of serten gentyll mē y^e wych fled
over the see aſ trayturſ y^e furst waſ hare dudley &
crystoffer aston y^e elther & crystoffer y^e yonger & Francis
horssey & edward horssey & edward cornwell alias Corewell
& Recherd tremayn & necolaſ tremayn & Richard
Ryth & Roger Renold & joh̄n dall & joh̄n Caltham
& hamond & meverell & dyuer odur

The fourth day of April was in London a proclamation made through London of certain gentlemen, the which fled over the sea as traitors. The first was Harry Dudley and Christopher Aston the Elder and Christopher the Younger and Francis Horsey and Edward Horsey and Edward Cornwell, alias Corewell, and Richard Tremaine and Nicholas Tremaine and Richard Wright and Roger Reynold and John Dall and John Caltham and Hammond and Marvell and divers others.

1556-04-16 (begins on folio 54r)

The xvj day of aprell erly in y^e mornyng dyd ...
vyntorner Suand at y^e syne of y^e swane w^t owt n
dyd hange hym in a gutter on he

The sixteenth day of April early in the morning did … Vintoner, servant at the Sign of the Swan without n … did hang him in a gutter in high.

1556-04-13 (begins on folio 54r)

The xiij day of aprell was mared in saint
gyll{s} w^t owt bysshope crepull gatte thomaſ gre
waxchandeler vnto jone wakffeld wedow

The thirteenth day of April was married in St. Giles Cripplegate Thomas Grey, wax-chandler, unto Joan Wakefield, widow.

1556-04-15 (begins on folio 54r)

The xv day of aprell waſ electyd at grenwyche
bysshope of wynchastur M doctur whyt bysshope
of lynckolne & doctur westun dene of westmynster
to be bysshope of lynckolne & y^e dene of durram
to be bysshope of karlell

The fifteenth day of April was elected at Greenwich bishop of Winchester Mr. Doctor White, bishop of Lincoln; and Doctor Weston, dean of Westminster to be bishop of Lincoln; and the dean of Durham to be bishop of Carlisle.

1556-04-17 (begins on folio 54r)

The xvij day of aprell waſ on ^on y^e pelere for fasshele
deseyuyng of y^e quen subgett{s} sellyng of ryng{s} for
gold & waſ nodur seyluer nor gold but covp y^e wyche
he haſ deseyvyd money thyſ waſ done in chepe

The seventeenth day of April was one on the pillory for falsely deceiving of the Queen's subjects, selling of rings for gold, and was neither silver nor gold but copper, the which he has deceived many. This was done in Cheap.

1556-04-21 (begins on folio 54r)

The xxj day of a prell cam ffrom y^e towre
over london bryge vnto y^e ssessyonsse howsse in sowth
warke & ther raynyd & cast to be draue & qtered
for a consperacy a gaynst y^e quen & odur maturſ M
john̄ ffrogmortun & M wodall captayn of y^e ylle of
whyth y^e accusarſ M rossey M bedyll & M deythyke

The twenty-first day of April came from the Tower over London Bridge unto the Sessions House in Southwark and there arraigned and cast to be drawn and quartered for a conspiracy against the Queen and other matters, Mr. John Throckmorton and Mr. [Richard] Uvedale, captain of the Isle of Wight. The accusers, Mr. Rossey, Mr. [John] Bedell, and Mr. Dethick.

1556-04-?? (begins on folio 54v)

grett stayffe torchyſ & they had gowns
a nobull a yerde & xij womē in cassokeſ of rosett
iiij mē holdyng iiij grett tapurſ & iiij dosen of skochyons

… great staff torches. And they had gowns … a noble a yard and twelve women in cassocks of russet, four men holding four great tapers, and four dozen of escutcheons.

1556-04-24 (begins on folio 54v)

The xxiiij day of aprell in y^e mornyng be tymes
waſ cared to smyth ffeld l to be bornyd vj mē and vj
more waſ cared in to y^e contrey l to be bornyed

The twenty-fourth day of April in the morning betimes was carried to Smithfield to be burned six men, and six more was carried into the country to be burned.

1556-04-24 (begins on folio 54v)

The sam day waſ sett on y^e pelere in chepe iij men, two
waſ for y^e prevermentt of wyllffull piure y^e iij was
for vylfull pergure w^t pap sett over ther hed{s}

The same day was set on the pillory in Cheap three men: two was for the preferment of willful perjury, the third was for willful perjury, with paper set over their heads.

1556-04-28 (begins on folio 54v)

The xxviij day of aprell was draue ffrom y^e Tower
to tyborne ij gentyll men on yſ name waſ M waddall
captayn of y^e yle of wyth & y^e thodur M john̄ frogmorton
& so hangyd & aft- cutt downe & quartered & y^e morrow
after ther hed{s} sett on london bryge y^e iij of quen mary

The twenty-eighth day of April was drawn from the Tower to Tyburn two gentlemen. One his name was Mr. Waddell, captain of the Isle of Wight, and the other, Mr. John Throckmorton. And so hanged and after cut down and quartered, and the morrow after, their heads set on London Bridge—the third of Queen Mary.

1556-04-29 (begins on folio 54v)

The xxix day of aprell waſ a man baude set up
___ one y^e pelere for bryngyng vnto mē prenteſ harlots
the wyche thay gayff hym & them serten of ther
masturſ good{s} & wastyd

The twenty-ninth day of April was a man bawd set up … on the pillory for bringing unto men apprentices harlots, the which they gave him and them certain of their master's goods and wasted.

1556-04-29 (begins on folio 54v)

The sam day was cared vnto y^e towre S wylliā
cortenay S john̄ paratt S john̄ pallard S necolaſ
arnold S john̄ chechastur & w^t dyuerſ odur

The same day was carried unto the Tower Sir William Courtenay, Sir John Paratt, Sir John Pallard, Sir Nicholas Arnold, Sir John Chichester, and with divers others.

1556-05-02 (begins on folio 54v)

The ij day of may waſ a man & a woman for
ffalshed & piure y^e maſ had yſ here naylled y^e iij of quen Mary

The second day of May was a man and a woman [put in the pillary] for falsehood and perjury. The man had his ear nailed—the third of Queen Mary.

1556-05-04 (begins on folio 54v)

The iiij day of may dyd ryd in a care a bowt london
a woman y^t dwelt at quen heyffe at y^e hott howsse
ffor a bawde

The fourth day of May did ride in a cart about London a woman that dwelled at Queenhithe at the hothouse for a bawd.

1556-05-05 (begins on folio 54v)

The v day of may at after none y^e ssufferacan
of norwyche dyd consecratyd & halohyd iij auterſ in
trenete pryche y^e iij yere of quen mare

The fifth day of May at afternoon the suffragan of Norwich did consecrated and hallowed three altars in Trinity parish—the third year of Queen Mary.

1556-??-?? (begins on folio 55r)

1556-04-25 (begins on folio 55r)

The xxv of aprell was bered lord chamberlain Sir John
gage to y^e quen w^t ij harold{s} w^t a standard banners of
armeſ & iiij of emages & w^t a hersse & ij white branches
ij dossen of stayff{s} & viij dosen of skochyons
bered at ___

The twenty-fifth day of April was buried Sir John Gage the lord chamberlain to the Queen, with two heralds, with a standard, banners of arms, and four of images and with a hearse and two white branches, two dozen of staffs, and eight dozen of escutcheons, buried at …

1556-05-09 (begins on folio 55r)

The ix day of may waſ a audetur dyd wear a paper
rond a bowtt westmynster hall & aft- he was set
a pon y^e pelere ffor deseyvyng y^e quen of her receipts
& dyd reseyff of her tenant{s} money & aft- dyd he avow that he had
reseyvyd non yſ nam yſ M leyke y^e wyche the
tenant{s} had ther qwyttanſ of hym of ys hand

The ninth day of May was an auditor did wear a paper round about Westminster Hall. And after, he was set upon the pillory for deceiving the Queen of her receipts and did receive of her tenants' money. And after, did he avow that he had received none. His name is Mr. Lake, the which the tenants had their quittance of him of his hand.

1556-05-10 (begins on folio 55r)

The x day of may waſ bered anneſ Heth
y^e wyff of john̄ heth penter stayner and Anno M.
v^c lvj y^e iij yere of quen mare S wylliā garrard being
of london & M john̄ machyll & M thomaſ Leigh
shreyff{s} of london & bered at allalowſ staynyng
ffanchurche strett

The tenth day of May was buried Annis Heath, the wife of John Heath, painter, stainer, and anno 155ſ—the third year of Queen Mary—Sir William Gerard, being mayor of London, and Mr. John Machell and Mr. Thomas Leigh, sheriffs of London, and buried at All Hallows Staining, Fenchurch Street.

1556-05-12 (begins on folio 55r)

The xij day off may waſ raynyd at yeld hall
wylliā stantun sum tyme captayn & cast to be draue
ffrom y^e towre vnto tyburne & hangyd & qtered for
a cōsperacy aganst y^e kyng & y^e quen & odur materſ

The twelfth day of May was arraigned at Guildhall William Staunton, sometime captain, and cast to be drawn from the Tower unto Tyburn and hanged and quartered, for a conspiracy against the King and the Queen and other matters.

1556-05-13 (begins on folio 55r)

The xiij day of may ded S recherd dobeſ late mayre
of london & skynner & altherman be twyn iiij & v in y^e mornȳg

The thirteenth day of May died Sir Richard Dobbes, late mayor of London and skinner and alderman, between four and five in the morning.

1556-05-15 (begins on folio 55r)

The xv day of may waſ cared in a care to
ffrom nuwgatt thrug london vnto strettford a bow
to borne ij men y^e on blyne y^e thodur lame &
ij tall mē y^e waſ a penter y^e thodur a clothworker
y^e penter yſ nam waſ huw loveroke dwellyng in seythin
lane y^e blynd mā dwellyng in sant thomaſ a postyll{s}

The fifteenth day of May was carried in a cart from Newgate through London unto Stratford Bow to burn two men—the one blind, the other lame—and two tallmen. The one was a painter, the other, a clothworker. The painter, his name was Hugh Laverock, dwelling in Swithin Lane; the blind man [John Apprice] dwelling in St. Thomas Apostle.

1556-05-18 (begins on folio 55v)

The xviij day of may at after non waſ buried
Sir recherd dobeſ latt mayre of london & altherman
& ther wher at yſ berehyng mony worshefull men
my lord mare & y^e swordberrer in blake & y^e recorder
cheyff morner & M eggyllfeld & M ___ & M
oversear & a lx mornerſ & ij harold{s} of armeſ & the
althermē & y^e shreyff{s} & M chestur bare yſ cott armur with
helmett & targatt sword a standard & penone & iiij baners of
images & a xxx pore mē in rosett gowneſ holdyngstaff
torcheſ & iiij gylt chandyllstykeſ w^t iiij gret tapurs with
armeſ on them & all y^e cherche & y^e stret hangyd
w^t blake & y^e qwyre & armeſ & ij grett whyt branches
and all y^e masturſ of y^e hospetall boyth althermē & y^e
commenaſ w^t ther gren stayff{s} in ther hand{s} & y^e chyef
of y^e hospetall & prest{s} & clarkeſ & aft- durge to y^e place
to drynke & y^e morow masse of requeem ij masseſ on of
y^e trenete in pryke songe & a nodur of owr lade & after
a sermon & aft- to dener & ther wher x dosen of skochyons

The eighteenth day of May at afternoon was buried Sir Richard Dobbis, late mayor of London and alderman. And there were at his burying many worshipful men: my lord mayor and the sword-bearer in black and the recorder, chief mourner, and Mr. Eaglefield and Mr. … and Mr. … overseer, and a sixty mourners and two heralds of arms and the aldermen and the sheriffs. And Mr. Chester bore his coat of arms with helmet and target, sword, a standard, and pennon and four banners of images, and a thirty poor men in russet gowns holding staff torches and four gilt candlesticks with four great tapers with arms on them. And all the church and the street hanged with black and the choir and arms and two great white branches, and all the masters of the hospital—both aldermen and the commoners—with their green staffs in their hands and the chief of the hospital and priests and clerks. And after dirge, to his place to drink. And the morrow, Mass of Requiem, two masses: one of the Trinity in prick-song and another of Our Lady. And after, a sermon. And after, to dinner. And there were ten dozen of escutcheons.

1556-05-19 (begins on folio 55v)

The xix day of may was drau ffrom y^e towre vnto
tyborne captayn wyllm̄ stantun & ther hangyd & qtered
& yſ hed sett on london bryge y^e morow aft-

The nineteenth day of May was drawn from the Tower unto Tyburn Captain William Staunton and there hanged and quartered and his head set on London Bridge the morrow after.

1556-05-18 (begins on folio 55v)

The xviij day of may waſ y^e clarke pressessyon w^t
a c stremerſ w^t ye weytt{s} & y^e sacrementt & & viij
stayff{s} torchyſ bornyng & a goodly canepe borne over
y^e sacrementt

The eighteenth day of May was the clerk procession with a hundred streamers, with the waits and the sacrament and eight staff torches burning and a goodly canopy borne over the sacrament.

1556-06-02 (begins on folio 55v)

The ij day of june waſ bered at sant magnuſ at
londur bryge S recherd morgayn knyght a juge & one of
y^e preve consell vnto y^e nobull quen mare w^t a harold
of armeſ bayryng yſ cott armur & w^t a standard
& a penon of armeſ & elmett sword & targatt & iiij dosen
of skochyonſ & ij whytt branchyſ & xij torchyſ & iiij
gret tapurſ & xxiiij pore mē in mantyll ffrysse gowneſ
& mony in blake & M chansseler of london dyd pryche

The second day of June was buried at St. Magnus at London Bridge Sir Richard Morgan, knight, a judge and one of the Privy Council unto the noble Queen Mary, with a herald of arms bearing his coat of arms and with a standard and a pennon of arms and helmet, sword, and target, and four dozen of escutcheons and two white branches and twelve torches and four great tapers, and twenty-four poor men in frieze mantle gowns and many in black. And Mr. Chancellor of London did preach.

1556-06-02 (begins on folio 56r)

The same day were arraigned at Westminster Hall, three gentlemen, Mr. Rosey, Mr. Bedyl, and Mr.Dethick
for y^e experyng of y^e kyng & quen mageste deth

The same day were arraigned at Westminster Hall three gentlemen, Mr. Rossey, Mr. Bedyll, and Mr. Dethick, for the conspiring of the King and Queen Majesty's deaths.

1556-06-08 (begins on folio 56r)

The viij day of june waſ a godly pressessyon at Whitehall
by y^e spaneard{s} y^e hall hangyd w^t ryche cloth & at y^e skreen
in y^e hall waſ a auter mad & hangyd rychely w^t a canopy
& w^t grett baseinſ clengylt & candyll stykeſ & in y^e court
at iiij cornerſ waſ mad iiij do godly auterſ hanged
w^t clothe of gold & euere auter w^t canepeſ in brodere & there was in the
cowrt mad a pressessyon way w^t a c yonge okeſ in the
grond & of euere syd sett ard to y^e wall w^t green boughs
& then cam y^e pressessyon owt of ye chapell singing
& playng of y^e regall{s} & aft- ye sacrement born & over
ytt y^e rychest canepe yt y^e quen had w^t vj staves silver born
by vj goodly mē & a bowt y^e sacremēt a c torches
bornyng & sum of whytt wax & at ever autar was singing
& senst w^t swett odurſ & all y^e kyng garge w[as] carrying partisan's
gyltt & aft- to messe in y^e chapell & song by ye spaneards

The eighth day of June was a goodly procession at Whitehall by the Spaniards. The hall hanged with rich cloth, and at the screen in the hall was an altar made and hanged richly with a canopy and with great basins cleanly gilt and candlesticks. And in the court at four corners was made four goodly altars hanged with cloth of gold and every altar with canopies embroidered. And there was in the court made a procession way with a hundred young oaks in the ground and of every side set hard to the wall with green boughs. And then came the procession out of the chapel singing and playing of the regals, and after, the sacrament borne and over it the richest canopy that the Queen had, with six staffs silver borne by six goodly men. And about the sacrament a hundred torches burning and some of white wax. And at every altar was singing and censed with sweet odors. And all the King's guard was carrying partisan's gilt. And after, to Mass in the chapel and song by the Spaniards.

1556-05-25 (begins on folio 56r)

The xxv day of may was slayne by my lord darcy's son
M west sqwyre ther wher xl men a ganst M wert &
yſ viij men be syd roderam in yorke shyre y^e lord darce
dwellyſ at aston in y^e sam contrey

The twenty-fifth day of May was slain by my Lord Darcy's son Mr. West, squire. There were forty men against Mr. West and his eight men beside Rotherham in Yorkshire. The Lord Darcy dwells at Aston in the same country.

1556-06-09 (begins on folio 56r)

The ix day of june waſ draue ffrom y^e towre vnto
tyborne iij gentyllmē ffor a cōsperace M rosey M bedyll
& M dethyke & ther hangyd & qtered & ther qt- bered
M rosey hed on london bryge & bedyll hed over ludgatt &
M dethyke over althergatt

The ninth day of June was drawn from the Tower unto Tyburn three gentlemen for a conspiracy—Mr. Rossey, Mr. Bedyll, and Mr. Dethick—and there hanged and quartered and their quarters buried: Mr. Rossey's head on London Bridge and Bedyll's head over Ludgate and Mr. Dethick's over Aldersgate.

1556-06-09 (begins on folio 56r)

The sam day waſ a woman sett on y^e pelere in chepe
a bavde ffor conveyhyng of harlott{s} vnto mē prenteſ
& suand{s}

The same day was a woman set on the pillory in Cheap, a bawd, for conveying of harlots unto men apprentices and servants.

1556-06-11 (begins on folio 56r)

The xj day of june waſ a man sett on y^e pelere
a gold smyth in lumbarstrett ffor rassyng of an oblygasyon
& mad ytt a syngull oblygassyon ffalssely & deseytt ffor
money

The eleventh day of June was a man set on the pillory, a goldsmith in Lombard Street, for raising of an obligation and made it a single obligation falsely and for deceit for money.

1556-06-14 (begins on folio 56v)

The xiiij day of June, Father Sydnam, a Grey Friar of
Greenwich, preached at Trinity Church, and after dined with Sir Robert Oxenbridge,
knight and Lieutenant of the Tower.

The fourteenth day of June, Father Sydnam, a Grey Friar of Greenwich, preached at Trinity Church and after dined with Sir Robert Oxenbridge, knight and lieutenant of the Tower.

1556-06-15 (begins on folio 56v)

The xv day of june waſ raynyd at yeld hall M
lecknoll grome porter vnto kyng edward y^e vj and
quen mare y^e iij yere of quen mare & cast to suffer death

The fifteenth day of June was arraigned at Guildhall [Edward] Leukenor, groom, porter unto King Edward VI and Queen Mary—the third year of Queen Mary—and cast to suffer death.

1556-06-15 (begins on folio 56v)

The sam waſ y^e groserſ ffest & ther dynyd the lord
mayre & xiiij althermen & my lord cheyff justuce
M chamley y^e recorder & mony worcheffull men
& my lade mareſ & mony lade & althermen wyffs
gentyll women & then waſ y^e mast- of y^e compeny
M whyt grocer & altherman & M grafton & M
grenway wardenſ y^t tyme & M harper altherman
marchand tayller waſ chossyn sshreyff for y^e kyng

The same was the grocers' feast, and there dined the lord mayor and fourteen aldermen and my lord chief justice, Mr. Cholmeley, the recorder, and many worshipful men and my lady mayoress, and many lady and aldermen's wives, gentlewomen. And then was the master of the company, Mr. White, grocer and alderman, and Mr. Grafton and Mr. Greenway, wardens that time, and Mr. Harper, alderman, merchant tailor, was chosen sheriff for the King.

1556-06-18 (begins on folio 56v)

The xviij day of june waſ hangyd at sant thomas
of watheryng ffor robyng of a cartt w^t grett reches
that came ffrom a ffayre beverlay my lord
ssand{s} sune

The eighteenth day of June was hanged at St. Thomas Watering, for robbing of a cart with great riches that came from a fair at Beverley, my Lord Sandys' son.

1556-06-18 (begins on folio 56v)

The sam day waſ raynyd at yeld hall for a cōsperacy
M ffranceſ varney & captayn tornar & thay cast
to be draue hangyd & qtered

The same day was arraigned at Guildhall for a conspiracy Mr. Francis Varney and Captain Turner. And they cast to be drawn, hanged, and quartered.

1556-06-27 (begins on folio 56v)

The xxvij day of june rod ffrom nuwgatt vnto
stretfford a bow in iij careſ xiij xj mē & ij women
& ther bornyd to iiij post{s} & ther wher a xx M peple who came to see the execution

The twenty-seventh day of June rode from Newgate unto Stratford Bow in three carts thirteen: eleven men and two women. And there burned to four posts. And there were a twenty thousand people who came to see the execution.

1556-06-10 (begins on folio 56v)

The x day of junj waſ bered S gyll{s} capell
knyght sune & here vnto S wylliā capell late
mayre of london & drap y^e wyche he ded
in essex w^t standard & penon & iiij banerſ
of emageſ a ij dosen of torchyſ & ij whyt branchyſ
& iiij dosen of pensell{s} & vj dosen of skochyonſ &
mony mornarſ & y^e morow masse & aft- to dener & after
a grett dolle & ther waſ a harold of armeſ

The tenth day of June was buried Sir Giles Capel, knight, son and heir unto Sir William Capel, late mayor of London and draper. The which he died in Essex, with standard and pennon and four banners of images, a two dozen of torches, and two white branches and four dozen of pencels and six dozen of escutcheons and many mourners, and the morrow, Mass. And after, to dinner; and after, a great dole. And there was a herald of arms.

1556-06-28 (begins on folio 57r)

Saint john & dyuer
judgeſ & sergant{s} of coyff{s} & dyuer knyght & gentlemen
… & mony ladeſ & gentyllwomen & mony str strangers
ther wer l bokeſ & iiij stageſ y^t wher brought to
y^e dener & y^e morow aft

… St. John and divers … judges and sergeants of coif and divers knight and gentlemen and many ladies and gentlewomen and many strangers. There were fifty bucks and four stags that were brought to the dinner, and the morrow after …

1556-06-30 (begins on folio 57r)

The last day of junj waſ led ffrom y^e towre vnto
Guild hall wylliā west sqwyre odur wyſ callyd lord la Ware
& cast of he tresun to be draue & qtered

The last day of June was led from the Tower unto Guildhall William West, squire, otherwise called Lord De la Warr, and cast of high treason to be drawn and quartered.

1556-07-02 (begins on folio 57r)

The ij day of julij red in a care v vnto tyburn
on waſ the hangman w^t y^e stumplege for stheft, the
wyche he had hangyd mony a man & qtered mony and
hed meny a nobull man & odur

The second day of July rode in a cart five unto Tyburn. One was the hangman with the stump leg, for theft, the which he had hanged many a man and quartered many and beheaded many a nobleman, and others.

1556-07-03 (begins on folio 57r)

The iij day of julij waſ a man wypyd a bowtt
y^e post of reformacyon be y^e standard in chepsyd ffor sellyng
of ffalsse ryng{s}

The third day of July was a man whipped about the post of reformation by the standard in Cheapside for selling of false rings.

1556-07-07 (begins on folio 57r)

The vij day of julij waſ hangyd on y^e galauſ on towr
hyll ffor tresun a gaynst y^e quen on M hare peckam
& y^e thodur M john daneell & aft- cutt downe & heded
& ther hed{s} cared vnto londune bryge & ther sett vp & ther
bodyſ bered at allalowssbarkyng

The seventh day of July was hanged on the gallows on Tower Hill for treason against the Queen, one, Harry Peckham, and the other, Mr. John Daniel, and after cut down and beheaded and their heads carried unto London Bridge and there set up and their bodies buried at All Hallows Barking.

1556-07-08 (begins on folio 57r)

The viij day of julij waſ on of y^e laborarſ of
bryd well for brykyng vpon of a chest waſ hangyd
in y^e mydſ of y^e ffurst covrtt a pon a jubett

The eighth day of July was one of the laborers of Bridewell, for breaking open of a chest was hanged in the midst of the first court upon a gibbet.

1556-07-?? (begins on folio 57v)

The ... day of July was bered ... with ...
armeſ w^t ij whyt branchyſ xx torcheſ & xx men had
xx gowne of sad mantyll ffrysse & xx women xx gownes
of y^e sam ffrysse & iiij banerſ of emageſ & iiij gret tapers
apon iiij grett candyll stykeſ gyltyd & a vj dosen skocheons
& y^e strett hangyd w^t ffyn brod cloythſ & y^e chyrche hung with
armeſ & aft- durge they whent home to her plasse. On the
morow iij masseſ songe on of y^e trenete & on of owr of
lade y^e thurd of Requeem & a Smon & aft- masse hard to
here plasse to dener ffor ther waſ mony mornarſ and a
grett mone mad ffor her ffor her deyth & gyffen money ...
wardſ in london

The … day of July was buried … with … arms, with two white branches, twenty torches. And twenty men had twenty gowns of heavy frieze mantle and twenty women, twenty gowns of the same frieze. And four banners of images and four great tapers upon four great candlesticks gilt and a six dozen escutcheons and the street hanged with fine broadcloths and the church hung with arms. And after dirge, they went home to her place. On the morrow, three masses sung—one of the Trinity, and one of Our Lady, the third of Requiem—and a sermon. And after Mass heard, to her place to dinner, for there was many mourners and a great moan made for her for her death. And given money … wards in London.

1556-07-16 (begins on folio 57v)

The xvj day of julij waſ ye obseque of my lade
norwyche y^e wyff of ye lord norwyche juge sheyſ beran
at ___ in essex w^t banerſ & armeſ & dyuer mourners

The sixteenth day of July was the obsequy of my Lady Norwich, the wife of the Lord Norwich, judge, chief baron, at … in Essex, with banners and arms and divers mourners.

1556-07-21 (begins on folio 57v)

The xxj day of julij the quen grace Removyd ffrom
ssantt jameſ in y^e ffeldſ & unto … heltem thrugh y^e park
& thrugh whyt alle & took her barge & so to lambeth
vnto my lord cardenoll place & ther here grace toke
here charett & so thrugh sant gorge ffeld vnto nuhyngton
so over y^e ffeld{s} towherd eltem at v of y^e cloke at after
none & ther ^wher of pepull a boyff x M pepull to se her
grace & my lord cardinoll rod w^t her & my lord of penbroke
& my lord montyguw & dyuerſ lord{s} & knyght{s} & mony ladies
& gentyll women a grett nombur rod w^t her grace

The twenty-first day of July the Queen's Grace removed from St. James in the Field and unto Eltham through the park and through Whitehall and took her barge and so to Lambeth unto my lord cardinal's place. And there Her Grace took her chariot and so through St. George's Field unto Newington, so over the fields toward Eltham at five o'clock at afternoon. And there were of people above ten thousand people to see Her Grace. And my lord cardinal rode with her and my Lord of Pembroke and my Lord Montague and divers lords and knights and many ladies and gentlewomen—a great number rode with Her Grace.

1556-07-26 (begins on folio 57v)

The xxvj day of julij waſ bered at ye sayvoy a white
monke of ye charterhowsse & bered in yſ monke wede with
grett lyght made with tapers

The twenty-sixth day of July was buried at the Savoy a white monk of the Charterhouse and buried in his monk's weed with great light made with tapers.

1556-07-27 (begins on folio 57v)

The xxvij day of julij waſ bered thomaſ lune grocer
in sant mare mawdlyn in mylke strett w^t ij whytt branchyſ
& xviij stayff{s} torchyſ & iiij grett tapurſ & all thay had
mantyll ffrysse gowneſ & dyuerſ womē had lyke gownes
pore mē & vomen & mony mornerſ in blake & dyuer althermen
w^t gren stayff{s} & y^e masturſ of y^e hospetall w^t gren stayff{s}

The twenty-seventh day of July was buried Thomas Lune, grocer, in St. Mary Magdalene in Milk Street, with two white branches and eighteen staff torches and four great tapers. And all they had frieze mantle gowns and divers women had like gowns, poor men and women, and many mourners in black and divers aldermen with green staffs and the masters of the hospital with green staffs.

1556-07-27 (begins on folio 58r)

& vj long torchyſ & vj tapurſ of iij ^li a piece
& iiij grett tapurſ w^t armeſ & y^e cherche hangyd with black
a ffor none & mony mornerſ & mony prest{s} & clares
home to dener & a vj dosen of skochyonſ & y^e powre

… and six long torches and six tapers of three pounds apiece and four great tapers, with arms, and the church hanged with black before noon and many mourners and many priests and clerks. Home to dinner. And a six dozen of escutcheons and the poor …

1556-07-27 (begins on folio 58r)

The sam day waſ bered at saynt katheryn church
M thomaſ henege w^t a penon & a harold bayring his
cott armur & ij whyt branchyſ & a dosen stayff{s} torches ...
tapurſ & a v dosen of skochyonſ & y^e cherche hangyd with black
& after to y^e hosse to dener

The same day was buried at St. Katherine's Church Mr. Thomas [actually Robert] Henege with a pennon and a herald bearing his coat of arms and two white branches and a dozen staff torches … tapers and a five dozen of escutcheons and the church hanged with black. And after, to the house to dinner.

1556-07-27 (begins on folio 58r)

The sam day at nyght be twyn viij & ix ded S william Laxton
knyght & late mayre of london & grocer in althermary

The same day at night, between eight and nine, died Sir William Laxton, knight and late mayor of London and grocer in Aldermary.

1556-07-31 (begins on folio 58r)

The xxxj day of julij waſ raynyd at y^e yeldhall
Robarſ of y^e see a vj & y^e morow aft- thay wher hanged at
wapyng at y^e low water marke

The thirty-first day of July was arraigned at the Guildhall robbers of the sea, a six, and the morrow after they were hanged at Wapping at the low watermark.

1556-07-31 (begins on folio 58r)

The sam day ___ stod on y^e pelere in chepe a man
& a woman the wyche wher offeserſ of brydwell the which
ffavered them & convayd ffrom thenſ sondry harlott{s} ye
wyche dyuer of them wher taken a gayn & browth a gayn

The same day stood on the pillory in Cheap a man and a woman, the which were officers of Bridewell, the which favored them and conveyed from thence sundry harlots, the which divers of them were taken again and brought again.

1556-08-02 (begins on folio 58r)

The ij day of august waſ bered y^e bysshope of
chechastur doctur day w^t armeſ in y^e contrey

The second day of August was buried the bishop of Chichester, Doctor [George] Day, with arms, in the country.

1556-08-05 (begins on folio 58r)

The v day of august dyd drowne here seylff in
more ffeld in corner by y^e tre a woman dwellying be syde
y^e swane w^t y^e ij nekeſ at mylke strett ende

The fifth day of August did drown herself in Moorfield in corner by the tree a woman dwelling beside the Swan with the Two Necks at Milk Street end.

1556-08-02 (begins on folio 58r)

The ___ day of august ded iiij ij bysshops y^e on
bysshope of chechastur ^day y^e bysshope of durram
y^e bysshope of wosseter & ye bysshope doctur bell
ssum tym bysshope

The … day of August died two bishops, the one bishop of Chichester, Day; the bishop of Worcester, Doctor [John] Bell, sometime bishop.

1556-08-09 (begins on folio 58v)

The ix day of August, Sir William Laxton—Knight of the Corporation of Grocers,
late Lord Major, living in St. Mary Aldermary Parish, a Man of great Eminence in the City,
who dyed the twenty-ninth of July—was buried in the said parish.
& there waſ a goodly herſ w^t v prynsepals, and the majesty
& y^e valanſ gyltyd & viij dosen of pensels &
xiij dosen of skochyonſ & … d of bokeram
& a standard & iiij penonſ & ij banerſ of emages
& ye howsse chyrche & y^e stret hangyd w^t blak and
armeſ & a cott armur & helmett target & smard
mantyll{s} & crest & teyger hed w^t a colynbyn & y^e slype & ij
grett & goodly whyt branchyſ & xxxiiij stayff{s} torches
& xxxiiij mantyll ffrysse gowneſ to powre mē & a c black
gownes mornerſ M logeſ altherman cheyff morner & M Machyl
secund morner & M wanton iij morner & dyuer odurs
the lord mare & M whytt & dyuerſ odur & all y^e thodur
althermē in vyolett & then cam y^e women morners &
ladeſ & mony althermē wyff{s} & gentyll women & after the
durge to y^e plasse to drynk & y^e compene of y^e grocers
& aft- prest{s} & clarkeſ to y^e place to drynke & y^e harolds
& y^e waxchandlerſ & y^e penterſ to drynke w^t mony odurs
& y^e morow iij masseſ song ij pryke songe & iij requiem
at masse dyd pryche doctor harpsfell archeydekyn & after
to dener for ther waſ greatest dener aſ i have ^byne sene
at any berehyng ffor ther dynyd meny worshephul
men & women

The ninth day of August, Sir William Laxton, knight, of the Corporation of Grocers, late lord mayor, living in St. Mary Aldermary's parish, a man of great eminence in the city, who died the twenty-ninth of July, was buried in the said parish. And there was a goodly hearse with five principals and the majesty and the valence gilt, and eight dozen of pencels and thirteen dozen of escutcheons and half of buckram and a standard and four pennons and two banners of images, and the house church and the street hanged with black and arms and a coat of arms, and helmet, target, and sword, mantles and crest—and tiger head with a columbine and the slip—and two great and goodly white branches and thirty-four staff torches. And thirty-four frieze mantle gowns to poor men and a hundred black gowns mourners. Mr. [Thomas] Lodge, alderman, chief mourner, and Mr.[John] Machell second mourner, and Mr. Wanton, third mourner, and divers others: the lord mayor, and Mr. White, and divers others. And all the other aldermen in violet. And then came the women mourners and ladies and many aldermen's wives and gentlewomen. And after the dirge, to the place to drink. And the Company of the Grocers and after priests and clerks to the place to drink. And the heralds and the wax-chandlers and the painters to drink with many others. And the morrow, three masses sung: two prick-song and three Requiem. At Mass did preach Doctor Harpsfield, archdeacon, and after, to dinner, for there was greatest dinner as I have been seen at any burying, for there dined many worshipful men and women.

1556-08-13 (begins on folio 58v)

The xiij day of august waſ bered at clarkyn well
doctur bell ssum tyme bysshope of Worcester & wher
y^t he waſ put in yſ coffen like a bysshope w^t myter
& odur thyng{s} y^t longyst to a bysshope w^t ij whyt branches
& ij dosen of stayff{s} torchyſ & iiij grett tapurſ & a surmon
doctur harpfell dyd make y^t

The thirteenth day of August was buried at Clerkenwell Doctor Bell, sometime bishop of Worcester, and where that he was put in his coffin like a bishop, with miter and other things that belong to a bishop, with two white branches and two dozen of staff torches and four great tapers and a sermon—Doctor Harpsfield did make it.

1556-08-13 (begins on folio 58v)

The sam ^day a woman for baldry & procuryng a chyld
she & y^e chyld beyng on y^e pelere y^e wyche she waſ her
chyld browth her to hordome

The same day a woman for bawdry and procuring a child, she and the child being on the pillory, the which she was her child brought to whoredom.

1556-08-24 (begins on folio 58v)

The xxiiij day of august waſ bered at ___
beyonde hamtun cowrt M ___ banester sqwyre w^t
cott armur & penone of armeſ & iiij dosen of
shochyon of armeſ & xii stayff{s} torchyſ & iiij grett tapur

The twenty-fourth day of August was buried at … beyond Hampton Court Mr. … Banaster, squire, with coat of arms and pennon of arms and four dozen of escutcheons of arms and twelve staff torches and four great tapers.

1556-08-24 (begins on folio 59r)

cott armur helmett targatt & sword
of skochyonſ of armeſ & iiij banerſ of images
& iiij dosen of pensellſ & ij whyt branchys
& tapurſ & M norrey y^e harold

… coat of arms, helmet, target, and sword … of escutcheons of arms and four banners of images and four dozen of pencels and two white branches and tapers. And Mr. Norroy the herald.

1556-08-28 (begins on folio 59r)

The xxviij day of august waſ bered at waltham?
abay M ___ jakeſ dwellyng in cornehyll, sum-
tyme y^e M of y^e marchand tayllerſ of London
w^t ij whytt branchyſ & ij dosen torchyſ
grett tapurſ & iij dosen skochyonſ of armes

The twenty-eighth day of August was buried at Waltham Abbey Mr. … Jacks, dwelling in Cornhill, sometime the master of the merchant tailors of London, with two white branches and two dozen torches, great tapers, and three dozen escutcheons of arms.

1556-08-31 (begins on folio 59r)

The xxxj day of august waſ bered mastors
sawde sum tymewyff vnto john̄ sawde su
quen katheryn's exchekare & here sune p
vnto quen mary her dowther w^t ij great
branchyſ & xij torchyſ & iiij grett tapers
& bered in sant Dunstoneſ prcyhe in ye est with
many mornerſ & to M grenway to drynke
& spysse bred & y^e morow masse masse & a
Smon & aft- a grett dener & y^e morow aft- ther was
gyffyn for her boyth wod colleſ to y^e powre pepull

The thirty-first day of August was buried Mistress Soda, sometime wife unto John Soda, sometime of Queen Catherine's exchequer, and her son, p … unto Queen Mary, her daughter, with two great branches and twelve torches and four great tapers. And buried in St. Dunstan in the East with many mourners. And to Mr. Greenway to drink and spice bread. And the morrow, Mass and a sermon. And after, a great dinner. And the morrow after, there was given for her both wood and coals to the poor people.

1556-08-30 (begins on folio 59r)

The xxx day of august waſ y^e monyth
myn of S wyllm laxtun knyght & grocer
& the hersse bornyng w^t wax & y^e morow masse
& a sarmon & aft- a grett dener & aft dener y^e hersse
taken downe

The thirtieth day of August was the month's mind of Sir William Laxton, knight and grocer, and the hearse burning with wax. And the morrow, Mass and a sermon. And after, a great dinner. And after dinner, the hearse taken down.

1556-09-01 (begins on folio 59r)

The ffurst day of septēber waſ sant gyll{s} day & ther
waſ a goodly pssessyon a bowt y^e prcyhe w^t y^e whett{s} & y^e
canepe borne & y^e sacrement & ther waſ a godly masse
songe aſ bene hard & M thomaſ grenell waxchandler
mad a grett dener for M garter & my lade & M machyl
y^e shreyffe & yſ wyff & boyth y^e chamburlaynſ & mony
worshofull mē & women at dener & y^e whett{s}
playng & dyuer odur mynsterell{s} for ther waſ a grett dener

The first day of September was St. Giles's Day, and there was a goodly procession about the parish, with the waits and the canopy borne and the sacrament. And there was a goodly Mass sung as has been heard. And Mr. Thomas Greenhill, wax-chandler, made a great dinner for Mr. Garter and my lady, and Mr. Machell, the sheriff, and his wife, and both the chamberlains and many worshipful men and women at dinner and the waits playing and divers other minstrels, for there was a great dinner.

1556-09-06 (begins on folio 59v)

The vj day of september waſ bered at Barking Church
in london M phelype dennyſ sqwyre w^t coats
of armeſ & ij whytt branchyſ & xij torchys, iiij
grett tapurſ & a ij dosen of skchochyonſ of armes
the wyche he waſ a goodly man of armeſ and a great
juster … y kyng henry y^e viij^th behyng at torney be
yond see in ffransse y^e wyche waſ englang

The sixth day of September was buried at Barking Church in London Mr. Philip Dennis, squire, with coats of arms and two white branches and twelve torches, four great tapers and a two dozen of escutcheons of arms. The which he was a goodly man of arms and a great jouster, King Henry VIII being at tourney beyond the sea in France, the which was along …

1556-09-07 (begins on folio 59v)

The vij day of september waſ bered wtin
the towre of london y^e wyche waſ y^e evyn of the
natevete of owre lade on M ___ lecknolle sumtyme
grome porter onto quen mare y^e wyche waſ kast
to ssuffer deth ^for y^e consperacy a gaynst ye kynge and
y^e quen

The seventh day of September was buried within the Tower of London, the which was the eve of the nativity of Our Lady, one Mr. … Leukenor, sometime groom porter unto Queen Mary, the which was cast to suffer death for the conspiracy against the King and the Queen.

1556-09-15 (begins on folio 59v)

The xv day of september waſ bered at sant peters
y^e powr hard by ffrer Austyne w^t a harold kareyng ys
cott armur & a penon of armeſ & ij fayre whyt branches
& xij stayff{s} torchyſ & tapurſ & a dosen & d of
skochyonſ & y^e powr mē had x mantyll ffryſ gownes
& mony mornerſ on ___ lucaſ sqwyre sum tyme
on of y^e masters of y^e request vnto kyng henry ye viij^th

The fifteenth day of September was buried at St. Peter the Poor, hard by Austin Friars, with a herald carrying his coat of arms and a pennon of arms and two fair white branches and twelve staff torches and tapers and a dozen and a half of escutcheons. And the poor men had ten frieze mantle gowns and many mourners one … [John] Lucas, squire, sometime one of the masters of the request unto King Henry VIII.

1556-09-19 (begins on folio 59v)

The xix day of september dyd y^e quene grace remove
ffrom croydun y^e bysshope of canthurbere plasse vnto Saint
jameſ in ^ye ffeld be yond charyng crosse her own place
w^t my lord cardenall &

The nineteenth day of September did the Queen's Grace remove from Croydon, the bishop of Canterbury's place, unto St. James in the Field beyond Charing Cross, her own place, with my lord cardinal and …

1556-09-19 (begins on folio 59v)

The xix day of september waſ pclamyd in london
by a xjj of y^e cloke y^e crear havyng y^e quen sell y^t
rosse pensse sshulld nott be taken aft- y^e cry waſ
made butt in yrland to be taken for pensse

The nineteenth day of September was proclaimed in London by twelve o'clock the cryer having the Queen's seal, that rose pence should not be taken after the cry was made, but in Ireland to be taken for pence.

1556-09-21 (begins on folio 59v)

The xxj day of septembr waſ a grett rumor in
london a bowtte stesturnſ in chepe belynggatt
leydynhall nuwgatt markett a monge markett folke
& moyllmen by noythe parsunſ & y^t my lord mayre
& y^e ij shreyff{s} waſ fayne to go in to y^e markest{s} for sett
pepull in a stay & so to nuwgat market & ther sold mell for

The twenty-first day of September was a great rumor in London about testerns in Cheap, Billingsgate, Leadenhall, Newgate Market, among market folk and mealmen, by naughty persons, and that my lord mayor and the two sheriffs was fain to go into the markets for set people in a stay and so to Newgate market and there sold meal for …

1556-09-2? (begins on folio 60r)

The . . . day of September was buried at Saint
Martenſ besyd charyng crosse ser Humphrey Foster
knyghtt of shyre w^t ij goodly white branches
xxiiij stayf{s} torchyſ & iiij grett tapurs
a pesse & w^t a harold of armeſ wt hys coat
& yſ pennon of armeſ & yſ cott armur target
& sword & elmett & crest & vi dosen skocheons
& y^e chyrche hangyd w^t blake & armes & many
mornerſ

The … day of September was buried at St. Martin beside Charing Cross Sir Humphrey Foster, knight of shire, with two goodly white branches, twenty-four staff torches, and four great tapers apiece, and with a herald of arms with his coat and his pennon of arms and his coat of arms, target, and sword and helmet and crest and six dozen escutcheons. And the church hanged with black and arms, and many mourners.

1556-09-26 (begins on folio 60r)

The xxvj day of september waſ buried
in essex att ^{Southmynstere} maldun on M william harris
^{Siff of essex} ow notabull ryche ^{both in Landſ & ffermeſ} ffarmer w^t a pennon of armes
& cott armur & iiij banerſ of emageſ of armes
& a vj dosen of skaychyonſ & mony mourners
& a grett dolle

The twenty-sixth day of September was buried in Essex at Southminster one Mr. William Harris, sheriff of Essex, notably rich both in lands and farms, with a pennon of arms and coat of arms and four banners of images of arms and a six dozen of escutcheons and many mourners and a great dole.

1556-10-03 (begins on folio 60r)

The iij day of october waſ y^e ssessyon at
oxford & ther wher comdemnyd lx to die

The third day of October was the session at Oxford. And there were condemned sixty to die.

1556-10-08 (begins on folio 60r)

The viij day off october waſ bered in
kentt at a towne callyd ___
champney knyght late mare of london &
altherman & skynner w^t ij whytt branchyſ
ij dosen torchyſ & iiij grett tapurſ & w^t a
harold of armeſ beyryng yſ cote armur
hyſ standard & pennon of armeſ w^t elmett
targatt & sword & vj dosen of skochyonſ
& mony gouneſ & cott{s} & aft- a grett dener
to all y^e contrey

The eighth day of October was buried in Kent at a town called … [Sir John] Champneys, knight, late mayor of London and alderman and skinner, with two white branches, two dozen torches, and four great tapers, and with a herald of arms bearing his coat of arms, his standard, and pennon of arms, with helmet, target, and sword and six dozen of escutcheons, and many gowns and coats. And after, a great dinner to all the country.

1556-10-?? (begins on folio 60v)

The ... of October was buried
Lord Waus of northhamtonshyre with
baner of armeſ elmett targett & sword and with a
vj dosen of skochyonſ & a dosen of pensels

The … of October was buried Lord Vaux of Northamptonshire, with banner of arms, helmet, target, and sword, and with a six dozen of escutcheons and a dozen of pencels.

1556-10-14 (begins on folio 60v)

The xiiij day of october waſ bered sir
Recherd cottun knyght & comtroller vnto
kyng edward y^e vj^th of yſ honorabull howssehold
w^t a harold of armeſ & a standard penone & coat
of armes & a vi ___ dosen of skochyonſ & bered
at warlbryltun in ___

The fourteenth day of October was buried Sir Richard Cotton, knight and comptroller unto King Edward VI of his honorable household, with a herald of arms and a standard, pennon, and coat of arms and a six dozen of escutcheons, and buried at Warblington in …

1556-10-18 (begins on folio 60v)

The xviij day of october waſ sant luk day
waſ bered at sant peter's in cornehyll ser henry
hobulthurne knyght & late mayre of london the
wyche he waſ mare at y^e crownenasyon of kyng
edward y^e vj^th & mrchand tayller of london &
marchand of y^e stapull of calyſ & he had ij
ffayre whytt branches & xx grett stayff{s} torches
& iiij grett tapurſ apon iiij gylt candyll styks
& a standard & a penon of armeſ & a harold of armes
bayreng yſ cott armur & a helmet target & sword
& a vj dosen of skochyonſ & ye chyrche & y^e strett were
hangyd w^t blake & armeſ & mony mornarſ & pore
mē had nuw gowneſ

The eighteenth day of October—was St. Luke's Day—was buried at St. Peter in Cornhill Sir Henry Huberthorn, knight and late mayor of London. The which he was mayor at the coronation of King Edward VI, and merchant tailor of London and merchant of the Staple of Calais. And he had two fair white branches and twenty great staff torches and four great tapers upon four gilt candlesticks, and a standard and a pennon of arms, and a herald of arms bearing his coat of arms, and a helmet, target, and sword and a six dozen of escutcheons, and the church and the street were hanged with black and arms and many mourners and poor men had new gowns.

1556-10-20 (begins on folio 60v)

The ___ xx ___ of october waſ bered S john̄ olyff
knyght & altherman & sum tym he waſ surgantt vnto
kyng henry y^e viij^th & aft- he waſ shreyff of london
& he had levyd tyll ye next yere he had beyn mayor
for he tornyd ffrom y^e surgenſ vnto y^e groserſ & bered
at sant myghell{s} in bassynghall w^t a harold of armeſ
bayryng yſ cott armur & w^t a standard & a pennon
of armeſ & iiij banerſ of emageſ & ij grett whytt
branchyſ & iiij grett tapurſ & iiij dosen of torchyſ
& mony powre men had gowneſ & w^t a elmett targat
& sword & y^e crest a crowne & a holyfftre standyng w^t
in ye crowne

The twentieth of October was buried Sir John Olive, knight and alderman. And sometime he was surgeon unto King Henry VIII, and after he was sheriff of London. And he had lived till the next year, he had been mayor, for he turned from the surgeons unto the grocers. And buried at St. Michael in Basinghall with a herald of arms bearing his coat of arms and with a standard and a pennon of arms and four banners of images, and two great white branches and four great tapers and four dozen of torches. And many poor men had gowns, and with a helmet, target, and sword, and the crest a crown and an olive tree standing within the crown.

1556-10-?? (begins on folio 61r)

hytt & ^mad a nobull haration

… hit and made a noble oration.

1556-10-22 (begins on folio 61r)

The xxij day of october waſ bered doctur Man
sum tyme y^e pryor of shen y^e charterhowse & after made
bysshope of man by kyng edward y^e vj^th tyme
waſ mared & bered at sant andrewſ hundershaft in
london & ded at M whetheley marchand tayller

The twenty-second day of October was buried Doctor Man, sometime the prior of Sheen the Charterhouse, and after made bishop of Man by King Edward VI's time. Was married and buried at St. Andrew Undershaft in London and died at Mr. Wheatly's, merchant tailor.

1556-10-30 (begins on folio 61r)

The xxx day october waſ bered ser
gressem knyght & merser & marchand of y^e staple
of callyſ & marchand venterer & late mere & alderman
of london w^t a standard & a penon of armes, cote-
armur of damask & iiij pennonſ of armeſ &
a elmett a target & a sword mantyll{s} & y^e
& a goodly hersse of wax & x .. dosen of pensels
& xij dosen of shochyonſ & he gayff a c blake gowns
vnto pore mē & powre womē of ffyne blake y cloth
iiij dosen of gret staff{s} torchyſ & a dosen of
longe torcheſ & he gayff a c d of ffyne blake gowns
ij vnto y^e mare & ye old mare & to S rowland hyll & to sir
androw jude & to boyth the chamburlaynſ & to M
blakwell & to M y^e common hūtt & yſ man & to y^e
porterſ y^t long{s} to y^e stapull & to all yſ farmerſ & yſ
tenantt{s} & all y^e chyrche hangyd & y^e strett w^t blake &
armeſ grett store & morrow iij goodly massesſ song on
of y^e trenete & a nodur of owre lade & y^e iij of requem
& a goodly sermon M harpfeld dyd pryche & aft- aſ grett
a dener aſ haſ bene sene for a ffysse day for all
y^t cam to dener ffor ther lakct nothyng dere

The thirtieth day of October was buried Sir [Richard] Gresham, knight and mercer and merchant of the Staple of Calais and merchant venturer and late mayor and alderman of London, with a standard and a pennon of arms, coat of arms of damask, and four pennons of arms, and a helmet, a target, and a sword, mantles, and the … and a goodly hearse of wax and ten dozen of pencels and two dozen of escutcheons. And he gave a hundred black gowns unto poor men and poor women of fine black cloth, four dozen of great staff torches and a dozen of long torches. And he gave a hundred and a half of fine black gowns … two unto the mayor and the old mayor and to Sir Rowland Hill and to Sir Andrew Judde and to both the chamberlains and to Mr. Blackwell and to master of the common hunt and his man and to the porters that belongs to the Staple and to all his farmers and his tenants. And all the church hanged and the street with black and arms—great store. And morrow, three goodly masses sung—one of the Trinity and another of Our Lady and the third of Requiem—and a goodly sermon. Mr. Harpsfield did preach. And after as great a dinner as has been seen (for a fish day) for all that came to dinner, for there lacked nothing dear.

1556-10-30 (begins on folio 61r)

The xxx day a ffor none waſ bered at sant
thomaſ of a curſ by yſ ffather M loke y^e
sune of S wylliā loke y^e wyche he ded at yſ plasse in
walbroke & bered at sant thomaſ of a curſ & all ye qwyre
hangyd wt blake & armeſ & iiij grett tapurſ & ij whyt
branchyſ & xij torchyſ & M doctur pendyltun dyd pryche

The thirtieth day before noon was buried at St. Thomas of Acon by his father, Mr. Locke, the son of Sir William Locke. The which he died at his place in Walbrook and buried at St. Thomas of Acon. And all the choir hanged with black and arms and four great tapers and two white branches and twelve torches. And Mr. Doctor [Henry] Pendleton did preach.

1556-10-30 (begins on folio 61v)

stayffys torchyſ & iiij grett tapurſ & there were at
yſ bereng y^e ffelowshype of y^e drap M chaster herald
and odur & grett mon mad for hym at yſ berying

… staff torches and four great tapers. And there were at his burying the Fellowship of the Drapers, Mr. Chester, herald, and others. And great moan made for him at his burying.

1556-10-30 (begins on folio 61v)

The xxx day of october waſ hangyd at y^e palace
gatt at santt jameſ … iiij mē for robyng at the
cowrte of on of y^e quen mayd{s} & ij for robyng of
the knyght marshall Suand{s}

The thirtieth day of October was hanged at the palace gate at St. James's four men for robbing at the court of one of the Queen's maids and two for robbing of the knight marshal's servants.

1556-10-29 (begins on folio 61v)

The xxviiij day of october y^e nuw mare took
yſ oythe & so whent by water to westmynster with
trumpet{s} & y^e whett{s} Ryalle & a galant ffuynace
deckyd w^t stremarſ & gonneſ & dromeſ & y^e
mayre M hoffeley marchand tayller & marchand of
y^e stapull of calleſ & y^e ij heynchmē in cremeson
veluett in brodered w^t gold a… nell brod & iiij^xx poor
bachelerſ & they dyd gyff iiij^xx blue gowneſ cape dobelets
& hosse to y^e iiij^xx powre mē & ther waſ a godly pageant
& y^e trumpet{s} had skarlett capeſ & y^e whet{s}

The twenty-ninth day of October the new mayor took his oath and so went by water to Westminster with trumpets and the waits royal and a gallant pinnace decked with streamers and guns and drums. And the mayor, Mr. [William] Hollyes, merchant tailor and merchant of the Staple of Calais, and the two henchmen in crimson velvet embroidered with gold an ell broad and eighty poor bachelors. And they did give eighty blue gowns, cape, doublets, and hose to the eighty poor men. And there was a goodly pageant and the trumpets had scarlet capes—and the waits.

1556-10-20 (begins on folio 61v)

The xx ___ day of october waſ deleu^cd owt of
y^e lowlar towre all y^e heretyk{s} y^t cam owt of essex
& odur plasyſ & so to kepe them good & truw to
god & to y^e king & quen

The twentieth day of October was delivered out of the Lollard Tower all the heretics that came out of Essex and other places and so to keep them good and true to God and to the King and Queen.

1556-11-03 (begins on folio 61v)

The iij day of november waſ bered in y^e pryche
of sant towlyſ in sowthwarke M goodyear
sum tyme altherman of london & letherseller
marchand of y^e stapull of callyſ w^t ij white
branchyſ xij stayff{s} torchyſ & iiij grett tapers
& mony mornerſ in blake boythe men & vomen
& ye compene of y^e lethersellerſ in ther leveries

The third day of November was buried in the parish of St. Olave's in Southwark Mr. [Henry] Goodyere, sometime alderman of London and leatherseller, merchant of the Staple of Calais, with two white branches, twelve staff torches, and four great tapers and many mourners in black, both men and women, and the Company of the Leathersellers in their liveries.

1556-11-04 (begins on folio 61v)

The iiij day of november waſ bered my lade
wylliāmſ of tame w^t iiij banerſ of emageſ & vj
dossen of skoychyonſ of armeſ & c

The fourth day of November was buried my Lady Williams of Thame with four banners of images and six dozen of escutcheons of arms, etc.

1556-11-05 (begins on folio 62r)

The v day of November whereof, as tho' King Philip were
now coming, came through London from the said King, Forty Gennets, and sixteen
great horses. The gennets were mounted by the pages of honour
otherwyſ callyd y^e Kyng henchmen

The fifth day of November whereof, as though King Philip were now coming, came through London from the said King forty jennets and sixteen great horses. The jennets were mounted by the pages of honor, otherwise called the King's henchmen.

1556-11-16 (begins on folio 62r)

The xvj day of november cam owt of y^e tower to be arraigned
at westmynster on walker servant to the
lord of denshere ffor carehyng of letterſ & condemned to
ppetuall presun & for kepyng consell w^t them that died for treason
a ffor

The sixteenth day of November came out of the Tower to be arraigned at Westminster one Walker, servant to the Lord of Devonshire, for carrying of letters. And condemned to perpetual prison—and for keeping counsel with them that died for treason before.

1556-11-21 (begins on folio 62r)

The xxj ___ day of november waſ rayned at Guild
hall on M smyth a marchand ffor keping the council
of them y^t wher putt to deth & cōdemnyd to ppetual
presun

The twenty-first day of November was arraigned at Guildhall one Mr. Smith, a merchant, for keeping the counsel of them that were put to death and condemned to perpetual prison.

1556-11-21 (begins on folio 62r)

The xxj day of octob nouembr a fforenoon was taken
ronde a bowtt westmynster hall a Suand of M
y^e master of y^e roll{s} w^t a paper on yſ hed & so to the
in chepe & ther he waſ sett a pone ye pelere w^t the paper
on yſ hede y^t every man shuld know what he had done
the wyche waſ theſ word{s} ___

The twenty-first day of November before noon was taken round about Westminster Hall a servant of Mr. … the master of the rolls, with a paper on his head. And so to the … in Cheap. And there he was set upon the pillory with the paper on his head that every man should know what he had done, the which was these words …

1556-11-21 (begins on folio 62r)

The ssam day waſ y^e nuw abbott of westmynster
putt in docthur ffecknam latt dene of powll{s} & xiiij
moo monkeſ shorne in & y^e morow after y^e lord abott
w^t yſ coventt whentt a prossessyon aft- ye old ffassyon
in ther monkeſ wede in collyſ of blake say w^t ij
vargerſ carehyng ij syluer rod{s} in ther hand{s} & at
evyngsong tyme y^e vergerſ whent thrugh y^e clostur
to y^e abbott & so whentt in to y^e chyrche a ffor
ye he auter & ther my lord knellyd downe & yſ
coventt & aft- yſ praer mad waſ browtt in to
y^e qwyre w^t y^e vergerſ & so in to yſ plasse &
contenentt he be haue gane evyngsong xxij day
of ye ssam monyth y^t waſ santt clementt evyn last

The same day was the new abbot of Westminster put in, Doctor Feckenham, late dean of Paul's, and fourteen more monks shorn in. And the morrow after, the lord abbot, with his convent, went on procession after the old fashion, in their monk's weed, in cowls of black say, with two vergers carrying two silver rods in their hands. And at evensong time the vergers went through the cloister to the abbot, and so went into the church before the high altar. And there my lord kneeled down, and his convent. And after his prayer made was brought into the choir with the vergers and so into his place. And immediately he began evensong twenty-second day of the same month. It was St. Clement's even last.

1556-11-24 (begins on folio 62v)

The xxiiij day of november, was Saint Katherine's day
and at six of the clock at night, Saint
Katheryn lyght went about the battlements of St. Paul's Church, accompanied with fine
singing & sant katheryn gohyng a prossessyon

The twenty-fourth day of November was St. Katherine's Day, and at six o'clock at night, St. Katherine's light went about the battlements of St. Paul's Church, accompanied with fine singing and St. Katherine going on procession.

1556-11-25 (begins on folio 62v)

The xxv day of november whent my lord of pēbroke
toke yſ barge toward caleſ &

The twenty-fifth day of November went my Lord of Pembroke—took his barge toward Calais, etc.

1556-11-26 (begins on folio 62v)

The xxvj day of y^e sam monyth waſ bered mastor{s} Heys
a mersere wyff in althermanbere w^t ij whyt branchyſ &
xij stayffeſ torchyſ & iiij grett tapurſ & xvj women
bayreng them & holdeng them & they had nuwe
gowneſ & rayll{s} & a iiij dochen of skochyonſ & many
mornerſ & all yſ howsse & yſ gatt hangyd w^t blake &
armeſ w^t herſ & merserſ & stapull & ventererſ armes
& doctur perryn dyd pryche at her masse & aft- a grett dener

The twenty-sixth day of the same month was buried Mistress Hays, a mercer's wife, in Aldermanbury, with two white branches and twelve staff torches and four great tapers and sixteen women bearing them and holding them—and they had new gowns and cloaks—and a four dozen of escutcheons and many mourners. And all his house and his gate hanged with black and arms, with hearse, and mercers and staple and venturers' arms. And Doctor Peryn did preach at her Mass. And after, a great dinner.

1556-11-27 (begins on folio 62v)

The xxvij day of nowenber waſ a proclamassyon
in london thatt euer man to loke y^t no enfantt{s} shuld
be layd in y^e strett{s} nor mē doreſ & y^t ther shuld be a day
wache & a nyght{s} y^t ther shuld be nō led in no plase in
london by nyght nor day & he y^t do take ane shytt psun shall hayffe
xxſ for yſ payne

The twenty-seventh day of November was a proclamation in London that every man to look that no infants should be laid in the streets nor men's doors, and that there should be a day watch and a night's, that there should be none laid in no place in London by night nor day. And he that do take any such person shall have twenty shillings for his pain.

1556-11-29 (begins on folio 62v)

The xxix day of november waſ my lord abbott
consecratyd at westmȳster abbay & ther waſ grett compene
& he waſ mad abott ___ & dyd wher heſ a myter & my
lord cardenall waſ ther & mony byshopeſ & my lord chanselor
dyd syng masse & y^e abbott mad y^e sermon & my lord tressore was there

The twenty-ninth day of November was my lord abbot consecrated at Westminster Abbey. And there was great company. And he was made abbot and did wear a miter. And my lord cardinal was there and many bishops. And my lord chancellor did sing Mass, and the abbot made the sermon. And my lord treasurer was there.

1556-11-28 (begins on folio 62v)

The xxviij day of nowember came Rydyng thrugh
smyth ffeld & old balee & thrugh fflestrett vnto somerset
place my good lade elsabeth grace the quen syster with
a grett compene of veluet cott{s} & cheyneſ her grace's
gentyll mē & after a grett compene of her men
all in red cott{s} gardyd w^t a brod gard of blake veluett
& cutt{s} & ther her grace dyd loge at her place ther
her grace tared _____ dayſ tyll y^e iij day of dessember
or her grace dyd Remowyffe

The twenty-eighth day of November came riding through Smithfield and Old Bailey and through Fleet Street unto Somerset Place my good Lady Elizabeth's Grace, the Queen's sister, with a great company of velvet coats and chains, Her Grace's gentlemen. And after, a great company of her men all in red coats bordered with a broad border of black velvet and slashes. And there Her Grace did lodge at her place. There Her Grace tarried … days till the third day of December ere Her Grace did remove.

1556-12-03 (begins on folio 63r)

The iij day of desember waſ bered in Essex my
Lord morlay w^t iij harold{s} M garter & odur heralds a
standard & a baner of yſ armeſ & iiij baners
& iiij banerſ of emageſ & elmett & cott armor
targett & sword & viij dossen of skochyons
dosen of torchyſ & ij whytt branchys
mornarſ & aft- y^e masse a grett dener

The third day of December was buried in Essex my Lord Morley, with three heralds—Mr. Garter and other heralds—a standard and a banner of his arms and four banners and four banners of images, and helmet and coat of arms, target, and sword, and eight dozen of escutcheons … dozen of torches and two white branches, … mourners. And after the Mass, a great dinner.

1556-12-03 (begins on folio 63r)

The sam day at after non in london at Saint
mare colchyrche in chepe on M Robart Downes
y^e master of y^e yrmongerſ w^t xij torchys, ij white
branchyſ & iiij grett taperſ & vj pore men did bear
hym to y^e chyrche & all theyſ pore mē had
gowneſ xxij gowneſ & he had tombe made in the
tombe a caffen of led & when y^t he came to the
grayff he waſ taken owt of one of wood and
putt in to y^t of lede & y^e morow ij song
& a godly sermon & aft- a grett dener & ther
wher mony blake gowneſ gyffyn to mē & women

The same day at afternoon in London at St. Mary Colechurch in Cheap, one Mr. Robert Downs, the master of the ironmongers, with twelve torches, two white branches, and four great tapers. And six poor men did bear him to the church. And all these poor men had gowns—twenty-four gowns. And he had tomb made. In the tomb, a coffin of lead. And when that he came to the grave, he was taken out of one of wood and put into that of lead. And the morrow, two songs and a goodly sermon. And after, a great dinner. And there were many black gowns given to men and women.

1556-12-03 (begins on folio 63r)

The iij day of desembr cam rydyng from her plasse
my lade elsabeth grace ffrom somersett place downe fflestrett
& thrugh old bayle & thrugh ffle smyth feld w^t a grett
compene & her servand{s} all in red gardyd w^t veluett & so
her grace toke her way toward bysshope atfeld plasse

The third day of December came riding from her place my Lady Elizabeth's Grace from Somerset Place down Fleet Street and through Old Bailey and through Smithfield, with a great company and her servants all in red bordered with velvet. And so Her Grace took her way toward Bishop Hatfield's place.

1556-12-05 (begins on folio 63r)

The v day of desember waſ sant necolaſ evyn &
sant necolaſ whentt a brod in most partt in london
syngyng after y^e old ffassyon & waſ reseyvyd w^t
mony good pepull in to ther howsseſ & had myche
good chere aſ ever they had in mony plasses

The fifth day of December was St. Nicholas's even. And St. Nicholas went abroad in most part in London, singing after the old fashion, and was received with many good people into their houses and had much good cheer as ever they had in many places.

1556-12-06 (begins on folio 63v)

The vj day of December, the abbot of Westminster went a procession with his convent. Before him went
all the santtuary mē with crosse keys a pon their garments
& aft- whent iij for murder on waſ y^e lord Darcy's
sone of y^e north waſ wypyd w^t a shett a bowt him for
the kyllyng of on M west sqwyre dwellyng be syd the Lord
Darse & a ^nodur theyff y^t dyd long to one of M comtroller's servants who
ded kyll Recherd eggyllston y^e comtroller tayller & at
y^e long acurſ y^e bake syd charyng crosse & a third
kyld a byge boye y^t sold paperſ & pryntyd bokes with
the horlyng of a stone & y^t hym vnder y^e ere in
Westmynster hall y^e boy waſ one ^{of ye} chylderyn y^t was at
the sckoll ther in y^e abbay y^e boy yſ a hossear sune a boyff
Londen stone

The sixth day of December the abbot of Westminster went on procession with his convent. Before him went all the sanctuary men with cross keys upon their garments. And after went three for murder. One was the Lord Darcy's son, of the North, was whipped with a sheet about him for the killing of one Mr. West, squire, dwelling beside the Lord Darcy. And another, thief that did belong to one of Mr. Comptroller's servants, who did kill Richard Eagleston, the comptroller's tailor, and at the Long Acre, the backside Charing Cross. And a third killed a big boy that sold papers and printed books with the hurling of a stone and hit him under the ear in Westminster Hall. The boy was one of the children that was at the school there in the abbey. The boy is a hosier's son above London Stone.

1556-12-09 (begins on folio 63v)

The ix day of desember waſ berd at hyslyngton
S Recherd brutun knyght w^t a dosen torchyſ & ij great
whytt branchyſ ssum tyme of y^e preve chambur to
kyng henry y^e viij^th

The ninth day of December was buried at Islington Sir Richard Bruton, knight, with a dozen torches and two great white branches, sometime of the Privy Chamber to King Henry VIII.

1556-12-10 (begins on folio 63v)

The x day of desember waſ bered at y^e sawvoy
mastor{s} clarenshuſ syster w^t a herse mayd w^t ij storeſ & a
c whytt candyllstykeſ & in evere candyllstykeſ a great
qwarell of alff a ll of wax & her armeſ a bow pon
y^e herse & a dosen of torchyſ & her armeſ a pon

The tenth day of December was buried at the Savoy Mistress Clarenceux's sister, with a hearse made with two stories and a hundred white candlesticks. And in every candlestick a great quarrier of half a pound of wax and her arms upon the hearse and a dozen of torches and her arms upon.

1556-12-16 (begins on folio 63v)

The xvj day of desember waſ y^e ssessyonſ at
nuwgatt & ther waſ john̄ boneard & on gregory
a spaneard a smyth raynyd ffor a robere y^t thay
wold have done to halesandur y^e kep of nuwgate
& ther waſ one y^t gayff evydenſ a ganst them
y^t gregore had a knyff & he dyd ffrust in to y^e
man a ffor y^e jugeſ & aft- he waſ cast & cotenēt
ther waſ a gebett sett vp at y^e ssessyonſ gatt &
ther yſ ryght hand strykyn of & nayllyd a pone y^e
jubett & cantenent he waſ hangyd vp & boneard
waſ bornyd in y^e hand & gregore hangyd all nyght nakyd

The sixteenth day of December was the sessions at Newgate. And there was John Boneard and one Gregory, a Spaniard, a smith, arraigned for a robbery that they would have done to Alexander, the keeper of Newgate. And there was one that gave evidence against them—that Gregory had a knife and he did thrust into the man—before the judges. And after, he was cast and immediately there was a gibbet set up at the sessions' gate. And there his right hand struck off and nailed upon the gibbet. And immediately he was hanged up. And Boneard was burned in the hand, and Gregory hanged all night naked.

1556-12-20 (begins on folio 64r)

On the xx day of December, Queen Mary rid in her chariot through the Park from
ssantt jameſ vnto y^e galere & so took
her barge vnto westmynster & landyd at the Palace
& so in to y^e abbay & ther her grace hard evensong
& my lord cardenall & my lord montygue & the
lord darse of essex dyd bere y^e sword a for the Queen
& my lade montyguw bare vp y^e quen's train

On the twentieth day of December, Queen Mary rode in her chariot through the park from St. James unto the gallery and so took her barge unto Westminster and landed at the palace and so into the abbey. And there Her Grace heard evensong. And my lord cardinal and my Lord Montague and the Lord Darcy of Essex did bear the sword before the Queen, and my Lady Montague bore up the Queen's train.

1556-12-22 (begins on folio 64r)

The xxij day of desember the quen grace removed
ffrom sant jameſ thrugh y^e parke & took her barge
vnto lambyth vnto my lord cardenall place & there
her grace dynyd w^t hym & dyuerſ of y^e council
& after dener her grace toke her gorney unto
grenwyche to kepe her cryustynmaſ there

The twenty-second day of December the Queen's Grace removed from St. James through the park and took her barge unto Lambeth unto my lord cardinal's place. And there Her Grace dined with him and divers of the council. And after dinner Her Grace took her journey unto Greenwich to keep her Christmas there.

1556-12-23 (begins on folio 64r)

The xxiij day of desember waſ a proclamasyon made
thrugh london & shall be thrugh y^e quen Reaym
that watt man somover thay be y^t doysse forsake
testornſ & to do not take them for vj^d a pesse for corne
or vetell or any odur thyng{s} or ware y^t thay
to be taken & browth a for y^e mayre or shreyff
baylle justuſ a pesse or constabull or odur
offeserſ & thay to ley them in presun tyll ye
quen & her consell & thay to remayn ther
plesur & to stand boyth body & good{s} at her grace plesur

The twenty-third day of December was a proclamation made through London and shall be through the Queen's realm that what man soever there be that does forsake testerns and do not take them for six pence apiece for corn or victual or any other things or wares, that they to be taken and brought before the mayor or sheriff, bailiff, justice of peace or constable or other officers. And they to lay them in prison till the Queen and her council—and they to remain their pleasure and to stand both body and goods at Her Grace's pleasure.

1556-12-20 (begins on folio 64r)

The xx day ___ of desember waſ bered at west
mynster M brysse y^e sergantt of y^e quen wod
yerde w^t

The twentieth day of December was buried at Westminster Mr. Bysshe, the sergeant of the Queen's woodyard, with …

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strett m

… street m …

1556-12-29 (begins on folio 64v)

The xxix day of dessember waſ bered at
Barkyng towne yonge mastoreſ boweſ y^e daughter
of my lord skrope w^t ij whytt branchyſ &
dossen torchyſ & iiij grett tapurſ & a iij dozen
of skochyonſ of armeſ & aft- a grett dener

The twenty-ninth day of December was buried at Barking town young Mistress Bowes, the daughter of my Lord Scrope, with two white branches and a three dozen of torches and four great tapers and a three dozen of escutcheons of arms. And after, a great dinner.

1556-12-31 (begins on folio 64v)

The xxxi day of desember waſ maltt sold in
gracyouſ strett markett ffor xliiij^ſ a quarter
& melle sold for vj^ſ a bussell of whett mell
& aft- at xlvjſ a q^t-

The thirty-first day of December was malt sold in Gracechurch Street Market for forty-three shillings a quarter and meal sold for six shillings a bushel of wheat meal, and after, at forty-six shillings a quarter.