Historical Memoranda of John Stowe: General, 1564-7

General, 1564–7

Poynts of Devinitie: Anno 1564 (by order of the Kalendar), y^e yere to be accomptid from newe yers daye forward, on y^e Wedynsdaye, beynge y^e 26 of Januarie, wasse a solome sermon made at Powlls Crosse by Coale, (fn. 1) Archedecon of Essyxe, wherunto was warnyd y^e Lord Mayre of London with y^e Aldarmen and Shrives, with alls the crafftis of y^e citie in theyr lyveries. Wher in y^e prechar dyd move y^e awdyence to rejoyce that y^e plage wasse cleane sessyd, and that God had cleane takyn it awaye from us. He sayd y^e cawsse ther of was y^e superstysyows relygyon of Rome, whiche was (as he sayd) so myche favoryd of y^e sytysyns. He gave ws warnynge to be ware therof, callynge it a fallce relygyon, worsse then ethar y^e Turkis or y^e devyles relygyon. Moreover he sayd it stode uppon iiij pilars which wer rotyn postis, that is to say, Imagis, Purgatory, y^e Sacraffice of y^e Masse, and Transubstansyation, agaynst y^e which he dyd invaye, and sayd that yf we dyd not beware of falce relygyon, and thowght God had cleane takyn a way ye plage, he wold send a worse apon use, that is to say, fyre and sword, which shuld slee y^e children at ther mothars brestes, y^e wyffes shuld be slayn from theyr husbonds, y^e husbonds from theyr wyffes, and one neyghbour shuld sleye an othar to have his goods. But to conclud with all, he perswadyd all states of y^e citie to rejoyce for that y^e plage was sesyd, for now, sayd he, shall yowr mayre ryde honorably acco[m]panyed with y^e aldermen and othar ther assystence y^e worshypffull of y^e citie; now shulde y^e lawyers be frequentyd and set a worke, now shall y^e skolles be openyd, now shuld the marchantis have fre traffryke into all cuntries and nacions, wher as before all nasyons dyd abhore them, now shall yow artyffysers rejoyce, for ye shall now sell yowr wares aboundantly, and now shall ye be sett a worke even thorowly, wher as of longe tyme ye have had no worke but lyvyd in great penurye. Now, O ye artyfysers, shall ye take mony aboundantly. O ye prentysys rejoyce, for now shall ye have yowr bellys full of meate, whiche of longe tyme have bene starvyd thrughe your mastars skarsytie.

On Wedyndyns daye, beynge Sent Mathews eve, and y^e xx day of Septembar, anno 1564, was suche hye tydes that all y^e marshys abought East Hame, and so to London, was ovar flowyd with watar, whiche dyd myche harme.

On the xxvj day of Septembar, in anno 1564, beynge Tweseday, ware araynyd at y^e Gyldhalle of London iiij persons and there caste, for y^e stelynge and receyvynge of y^e queens lypott, (fn. 2) combe, and lokynge glasse, with a bodkyn of gold to brayd hir heare, ans suche othar small ware out of hir chambar in her progresse. And on Thursday next afftar, beynge Myhilmas even, and y^e xxviij day of Septembar, ij of them whiche had bene servantis in Chepesyd, one of them with Master Bakehowse, dwellyng agaynst y^e Standard, beyng a sylke man, were bothe hangyd before y^e Cowrte gatte, upon y^e gallows that stode on Haye Hyll, whiche was for that tyme removyd for that purpose to Saynt James, before y^e wall, beynge at that tyme y^e quee[n]s cowrte.

The xxix of Septembar, in Anno Domini 1564, was y^e Lorde Robart Dudleye, master of y^e queens horsse, creatyd Baron of Denbyghe and Erle of Lescestar at y^e queens cowrtte, then beynge Saynt James, be sydes Charing crosse.

The second day of Octobar, beynge Mondaye, in anno 1564, was kepte at Paulls a sertayne kynde of evenynge prayer as an osequye or memoriall of y^e deathe of Fardynando, latte Emperowr of Germanye, where y^e Lorde Hyghe Tresorar of England was y^e cheffe mowrnar amongest dyvars othar, as y^e Byshope of Cauntowrbery, y^e Byshopes of London and Rochester, with y^e Deab of Powles, &ct. And on y^e morow, beynge y^e iij of October, was selebratyd a comunyon to y^e offatory and no farther, and so y^e Byshope of London went to the pulpyt and prechyd a sermond, and y^e herce, whiche was very fayr, of clothe, velvyt, and sylke, with frynge of golde, and banars very many and fayre, but no lyghts of waxe or othar wyse, stode tyll Monday next folowynge, whiche was y^e ix dai of October.

The vij day of October, beynge Satowrdaye, anno 1564, at viij a cloke at nyghte, was sene comynge out of y^e northe easte very great lyghtes lyke great flames of fyre, whiche shott forthe as it [were] gonpowdar fyeryd and spred out in a longe frome y^e northe easte, northe, and northe west, in dyvars placis at once; and all mett in y^e mydes of y^e fyrmament, as it war ryght ovar London, and desendyd somewhat west warde, and all y^e flames beynge ther gatheryd grew in to a rednys, as it were a very sangwyn or blode cowlar, and this contynewyd tyll ix of y^e cloke; and all y^e same nyght was more lyghtar then yf y^e mowne had shone moste bryght, wheras no mone shone that nyght, for yt chaungyd but one day before, whiche was Fridaye.

Anno Domini 1564, Master Newalle, Deane fo Powles, preachyd at Polles Chrose y^e 19 of November, where he protestyd that ther was not one trew worde in Master Dormars boke latly browght ovar from beyonde y^e seas.

The 20 of November, beynge Monday, in y^e mornynge, a bowt vj of y^e clocke, throghe neglygence of a mayden with a candell, y^e snoffe ther of fawlynge into an hundryd wayght of gonne pothar, thre howssys in Bucklersbury war sore shaken, and y^e backar partes of y^e same howsys wer all to blewne and shattard in pecis, and y^e afore sayde mayde was so byrnt that she dyede ther of with in ij dayes afftar; yf this powthar had bene in a sellar, as it was in a garret, it had donne myche more harme.

This yere 1564 was a sharpe froste, whiche began on Seynt Thomas daye before Cristmas, on y^e 21 daye of Desember, beynge Thursdaye, and contynewyd tyll y^e 3 day of Janewarie beynge Wednysdaye; on y^e whiche Wedynsedaye it thawyd bothe y^e daye and nyght folowynge, and y^e morow beyng Thursdaye allos this forst as before is sayde begynynge on Sent Thomas day before Cristmas was so sharpe that on newyers even men went ovar y^e Thams as saffe as on the dry land, not only betwyxt Westmystar and Lambythe, but in all placis betwyxt Lambethe and the Olde Swane, they wente bothe ovar y^e Thames and alonge y^e same from London to Westmystar and from Westmystar to London, comynge a lande salffelly (thankis be to God) wher they wolde betwen Westmystar and y^e Olde Swan, whiche is very nere unto y^e brydge. And y^e same newyers even, beynge Sondaye, people playd at y^e footte ball on y^e Thams by great nombars. On newyers day beynge Monday, and on Twesday and Wednyseday, dyvars jentyllmen and others set up pryckes on y^e Thams and shott at y^e same, and great nombars of people beholdynge y^e same standynge at y^e prykis as boldly (and thankis be gyvyn to God a saffly) as it had bene on y^e drye lande. And I my selffe who write this notte wentte on y^e Wedynsday before namyd frome Lambythe to Westmystar and there dynyd with Master Burre, who went thetar with me. And then we went agayne to y^e comon stayrs of Westmystar, and so upon y^e Thames to y^e Baynards Castell, where we went a land (thankys be to God) as salffe as ever I went in eny place in all my lyffe, where we sawe men shewte at a payre of prykes set up agaynst y^e qweens cowrte upon y^e Thams, and costardmongars playnge at y^e dysse for aples, and y^e people went on y^e Thams in greater nombars then in eny streat in London. The people went ovar y^e Thams on y^e Thursdaye at nyght, and on y^e morow, beynge Fridaye, was no yce on y^e Thams to be sene, but that all men myght rowe ovar and alonge y^e same, it was so sodaynly conssumyd.

Anno 1565, y^e yere beginynge y^e first of Januarie. The xxvj day of Januarie, beynge Frydaye, at nyght was ij tydes at London brydge; and on y^e morow, beynge Satardaye, was ij tydes in y^e mornynge and ij in the evenynge of y^e same day, and y^e morow, beynge Sonday and y^e xxviij day of Januarie, was lyke wys ij in y^e mornynge and one in y^e evynynge.

The iij daye of Februarye y^e Lorde Darley departyd toward Scotland, who afftarward maried y^e Quene of Scotts, &ct.

The vij of Marche beynge Asshe Wedensday, in anno 1564, Master Newalle, Deane of Powls, prechid at Westmystar before y^e Queens Majestye, wher he so handelyd his mattar that the Quenes Majestie spake to hym owt at a wyndowe and bad hym goo to his texte, &ct.

The xxviij day of Aprylle in y^e afftar none, anno 1565, fell so great an haylle that yt lay on y^e grownd in many placys abowt London more then xxiiij owres and ther with was iij or iiij great clapps of thundar. The morow, beynge Lowe Sonday and y^e xxviiij day of Aprille, was Wylyam Man, of Soffolke in Sudbury, fownde hangyd with in Mistres Kyrtons palle in S. Andrews Wndarshafft paryshe in London; he honge hym selffe with his nyghte kercheffe on one of y^e pykes of y^e palle so that one of his fett towchyd y^e grownd. The morrow, beynge Monday and y^e xxx day of Aprill, one mane rode on two staves borne on iiij mens showldars at S. Katheryns for that his next neybor sofferyd his wyffe to beat hym. There went with hym ny iijc. men with handgunes and pikes well armyd in cowrslytts.

On Lowe Sonday an Eryshe byshope of Irlande, beyng prisonar in y^e Towr of London, went quietly frome thens, beynge sene and spokyn with at his so goynge, and yet not knowne, whiche was myche to be merveylyd at, but he cowld not be founde.

Anno 1565, y^e 20 dyay of June, at vij of y^e cloke at nyght, was y^e Lady Lynyt (fn. 3) sent prisonar unto y^e Towr of London.

Anno 1565, the 16 day of Julii, at nyghte, beyng Monday, was very tyrable lyghtnynge and thundar, that the lyke in many yers hathe not bene sene; y^e moste force therof was frome xij of y^e cloke at nyghte unto iij of y^e cloke in y^e mornyng; whiche dyd myche hurt in many placys of this realme.

Anno 1565, y^e 11 day of Septembar, beynge Tewsdaye, the K. of Swedons systar (fn. 4) cam to London, and lodgyd at y^e Earle of Bedfords place at Yve brydge, and was ther delyveryd of male childe on y^e Satarday at nyght next folowynge, or y^e 15 day of Septembre.

Anno 1565, y^e 8 day of Octobar, y^e Mayre of London, beyng Ser Richard Malarie, ridynge toward the Towr Hyll thorow Towar Streate to take the mustar of sertayn horsmen, was mett by Ser Frauncis Jobson, Levetenaunte of the Towr (with a band of men dyd assalt), (fn. 5) who forsably wolde have taken the swerd from the swerdberar before y^e mayre, in so myche that, the swerdberar holdynge the same very fast, the leffetenawnt so pulld therat that he pluckyd a way y^e skabard, rentynge the same with stryffe of them and y^e mayrs offysser, so that the mayre and his ofysars had myche wyrke to deffend and kepe the sayd swerd, in so myche that the lyfftenaunt callyd for more ayde and assystaunce out of y^e Towr, and the offysars war myndyd to have rayssyd the Towre Streate, and so the holle citie with wepons, but the lord maior made proclaymacion that no man shuld draw eny wepon or stryke eny stroke, but every man to depart home, and all so the horssmen lyke wysse to depart tyll they were warnyd agayn, whiche on y^e same daye sevennygh, beynge lykewys Monday and the 15 day of October, they dyd ther mustar beffore the maior in that sam place on the Towr Hyll before apoyntyd, and ther the mayr bare his swerd peasably as it befor tyms had bene used.

A Noate of Divinitye.

Colle, Assedeacon of Essexe, prechinge at Powlls Crosse, anno 1565, the xj day of November, lykenyd the pristes unto appes, for, saythe he, they be both balld alyke, but y^t the pristes be balld before, the appes behynd.

Anno 1565, y^e Lorde Ambros Dudley, Erle of Warwyke, y^e 11 day of Novembar, maryed y^e Earle of Bedfords dowghtar, named Lady Anne, at Westmynstar. For y^e space of iij wekes before, a chalenge was set on y^e cowrt gate at Westmyster, as folowyteh:

Yow that in warlikw ways and dedes of arms delight,
Yow that for cuntryes cawse or ells for ladyes love dare fyght,
Know yow foure knyghts ther be that come from foren land,
Whos hawtye herts and corage great hathe movd to take in hand,
With sword, with speare and shild, on fote, on horse backe, to,
To try what yow by force of fyght, or otharwyse, can do.
Prepare yowr selves ther fore this challenge to defend,
That trompe of fame yowr prowes great abrod may sownd and send.
And he that best can do, y^e same shall have the price.
Y^e day, y^e place, and forme and fyght, loo here before yowr eyes.

The day was apoyntyd y^e iiij of November, whiche was put of to y^e xj day of November. At y^e tylt with eache one vj courses, at y^e torney xij strokes with y^e swerd. Thre pusshes with the pounchen staffe and xij blows with y^e swerd at barryars, or twenty yf any be so dysposed.

The same xj day at nyght, sertayne peales of chambars was shot of at y^e bank ovar agaynst Westmyster, and one of y^e chambars brekynge slew y^e quenes scheffe master goonnar of Engeland, which was Master Robart Thomas.

The xxiij day of Decembar, beynge Sondaye, at nyghte, in anno 1565, was a great tempest of wynde where thrwghe many persons were drownyd on the Thams and othar placis, and the great gattes at the weste ende of S. Pawls churche in London, wher is the brasen pilar was blowne wyde open, the wynd beynge in y^e west was of suche force.

The xxij day of February, 1565, beynge Friday, the howsys nere to y^e Cunduite in Cornhylle, abowt y^e nombar of lx housholds, poore and ryche, were cryed by the bell man a bowte y^e citie of London to be solde to them that wowld gyve moaste for them, and remeve the same from thens, that in that place y^e marchaunts mowght buyld theyr bursse. Thos howsys were dyverse tymes so cryed and at y^e last solde, and they begane to pull downe y^e same shortly aftar owr Lady day in Lent. In y^e pullynge downe wherof dyverse persons were sore hurt and ij in great poryll of deathe; and by Whitsontyd next followynge in 1566 y^e same howsys were all pullyd downe and y^e grownd clearyd: all whiche chargis was borne by y^e citizens of London, and then possessyon gyven by sertayn aldarmen to Syr Thomas Gressham, who layed y^e fyrst stone (beynge bryke) of y^e fowndacion on y^e vij day of June, beynge Friday, in y^e aftar none next after Whitson halydays, betwen 4 and 5 of y^e cloke.

The xxvj day of Marche, in anno 1566, beyng Twesday, y^e parsons and mynystars of y^e churches in and abought London were (by commaundyment) at Lambethe, before y^e Archebyshoppe of Caunterbury (fn. 6) and othar of y^e cownsell, wher charge was gyven to them to sarve theyr churchis and were theyr aparayll accordyng to y^e quens injunctions, or ells to do no sarvyce. And that same weke or y^e begynyng of y^e next came forthe a boke in print subscribed by y^e Archebyshope of Cauntorbury, (fn. 6) y^e Byshopps of London, (fn. 7) Wynchester, (fn. 8) Elii, (fn. 9) and dyvers othar, whiche apoyntyd y^e sayd mynistars to were theyre gownes and clokes with standynge colars and corneryd capse, and at theyr servyce to were syrplysys, or els not to mynystar, &ct. Afftar this folowyd myche troble with y^e mynystar of y^e citie of London; for in moost paryshis y^e sextyn of y^e churche dyd all shuche servys as was done, and that in his coate or gowne as he comonly went about othar busynes. In sume placis y^e mynystars themselves dyd servyse in theyr gownes or clokes with turnyng colars and hatts as they wer wont to do, and prechid stowtly and agaynst y^e ordar taken by y^e quene and counsell and counsell and y^e byshopps for consentynge ther unto. And on y^e 23 (fn. 10) day of Apryll a beryeng beynge at S. Gylls with owt Criple gate, vj clarkes weryng syrplicys befor y^e corps, Crowley, (fn. 11) vickar of that churche, stode in y^e churche dore and with stode them ther to entre, saynge the churche was his, and y^e quene had gyvne yt hyme duryng his lyffe and made hym vickar therof, wherfore he wold rule that place and wold not soffer eny suche superstycius rages of Rome ther to entre; wher uppon was lyke to have bene a great tumolte by the reson of partyse takynge, but in y^e end y^e clarks and those who toke theyr parte accordynge to y^e quenes prosedynge wer fayne to gyve ovar and to tary with owt y^e churche dore. Y^e 7 day of Aprell, beyng Palme Sondaye, y^e paryshe of S. Marie Magdalyn in Mylkestret, makynge labour to y^e byshope, had by hym a mynister apoyntyd to serve them with communion that day. And when y^e sayd mynystar was at sarvyce in a syrplyce and came doune to rede y^e pistle and ghospell, in y^e meane space one of y^e same paryshe cawsyd his servant to convey y^e comunyon cupe and y^e bread frome y^e table, wherby many persones that were determyned that day to have reseyvyd wer dysapoyntyd, y^e which fact was aftar but made a lawhyn game.

The xxx day of Marche, 1566, beyng Satarday, in y^e aftar none was a sore tempest of lyghtenynge and thundar with rayne very great. The day before was y^e Prynce and Martgrave of Badyn (fn. 12) arestyd or stayed at Rochestar, wher he was dysguysyd lyke an espye and so to have stolne owt of y^e realme and his Lady Cisily his wyffe to have stolne afftar hym, levynge a great nombre of creditowrs unpaid, as theyr buttchar, bakar, bruar, mercer, taylowr, skynar, grocer, habbardashar, and othar, and yet his creditors for y^e same stayeng of hym were by y^e cowncell commaundyd, some to the Flett and some to y^e Marshalsey. The 26 or 28 of Aprell Ciscily Marquese of Bawde was conveyed thrughe Kent towards Dovar and so to sayll towar hir natyv cuntrye.

Robart, Erle of Lecestar, 1566.

The 2 of Aprell y^e Erle of Leycester cam to London, beyng accompanyd with lords, knyghts, y^e pencionars and a great nombar of gentylmen and othars with y^e quenes fottmen and his owne also, all in theyr riche cotes and to y^e nombar of 700. He came in at y^e Temple barre and so thrughe Ludgate, Powlls churchyard, Cheape, Cornhyll, Gracious Strete, and then turnyd downe Lombard Strete and downe S. Nicholas Lane, and so to London Stone to y^e Erle of Oxfords place in S. Swythyns churche yard, wher it was apoyntyd that the Quenes Majestye (who had come frome Grenewytche secretly in to Sothewarke, takynge a whiry with one payr of ors for her and two othar ladyes at S. Mary Overyes stayres, and so rowyd ovar to the Thre Crannes in y^e Vyntre, wher she entryd a cowche cyveryd with blewe and so rode to y^e same Oxforde place) to mett with y^e sayd Earle of Lescestar, who or her gracis comynge was retorned with his trayn thrughe Candelwyke Strete and Easte Cheape, and downe New Fyshe Strete, ovar y^e brydge, thrwghe Sothewarke, and so by S. Georgys churche toward Grenewytche. Not fer be yonde y^e sayd churche of S. George he stayde tyll y^e Quenes Majestie came frome y^e sayd Oxford Place before namyd the same way that she had passyd thethar tyll hym. She cam owt of hir coche in y^e highe way, and she imbrased y^e earle and kyssed hym thrise, and then they rode togythar to Grenewytche. The same day at nyght from vij of the cloke tyll ix was sene in y^e elyment as thowghe the same had openyd y^e bredghte of a great shete and shewyd a bryght flame of fyre and then closyd a gayne, and as it ware at every mynute of an howre to opyn and close agayne, y^e whiche I beyng at y^e Barrs with owt Allgate sawe playne easte as it war ovar the churche namyd Whitchappell. It is sayd y^e Erle of Leycester was retornyd frome London Stone be fore y^e Quenes Majestie came ther, for that she was not come when he came thethar.

Y^e same Palme Sonday in anno 1566, y^e 7 of Aprill, a Scott (who prechid ij tymes every day at Sent Magnus, and mynysteryd every day to all comars of y^e paryshe or eny othar in his gowne or cloke) prechid in y^e afternone at Lytle Allhalows in Thams Stret. Y^e moaste part of his sermon was (as the othar of his sermons were and are) agaynst y^e order takyn by y^e quene and councell for y^e aparayll of mynystars before namyd, with very byter and vehement words agaynst y^e quene not here to be namyd, and allso agaynst mynystars as receyvyd y^e same ordre. The mynyster of y^e churche for savgarde of his lyvynge had receyvyd y^e cappe and syrplyce, where fore some tyme in y^e sermon he smylyd at vehemente talke by y^e prechar usyd to the contrary. Wher upon aftar y^e sermon sertayne of y^e paryshe, namly, Wyllson, a dyar, and Dyckynson, a fyshemonger, resonyd with y^e mynystar for his smyllyng at y^e prechar, who resonably aunsweryd; but they toke y^e matter so grevowsly that they fell from rwghe wordes at y^e last to blowes with them who toke parte with y^e mynystar. The lyke dysquyet doyngs wer that daye in dyvars churches of y^e citie, and allso y^e lyke on Estar day or rather worsse, so that in some paryshe churchis y^e people in great nombar beynge redy to reseyve, suche quarylynge and contencion was betwen y^e mynystars and parishoners that to quyat y^e mattar y^e churche dores wer fayn to be closyd, and y^e paryschyns to departe unreseyvynge for that day. And on Low Sonday, beynge y^e xxj of Aprell, y^e worshypffull of y^e paryshe of Seynt Myldred in Bred strett, bryngynge a mynystar to serve the aftar none with a syrplyce, wer with stand by y^e parson and his adherents, so that at y^e last the cheffe of y^e paryshe with y^e aldarmans deputy of y^e warde were fayne to cawse y^e mynystar to put on his syrplys and to do his servys, they standyng by on ethar syde to defynd hym tyll y^e end of servyce. Y^e mynistars and prechars that wer prehibytyd to preche or mynister dyd mayny of them nevartheles mynystar and preache as they before had don, yewsynge words of great vehemencie agaynst y^e ordar before sayd set forthe, as also agaynst y^e quene, counseyll, and byshops for settynge forthe y^e same. Y^e lyke sedycious lybells wer wryttyn and strewyd abowt in y^e strets, and ij sortis of sedycious bokes wer set forthe in prynt and gyven at theyr mornynge congratyngs; the one entytelyd "The Voyce of God,"set owt by one Towrs y^e coole takar of the Towre. a smaterar in musyke, and hathe of longe tyme laboryd to serve in Powls churche, and ther dayly to were a syrplice wer it but for xli. the yere. Thothar by y^e wholl multytud of London mynystars, every one of them gyvynge theyr advyce in writynge unto Robart Crowley (somtym a boke sellar), now redar at Sent Antholyns, person of S. Petar y^e Powre, prebend of Pawlls, vickar of S. Gills with owt Criple gate, and deane of Harfford in Wales, who compilyd y^e same in to one booke, namynge y^e same "Y^e Unffoldynge of y^e Popyshe atyr;" agaynst y^e whiche boke an othar boke, beynge "A Playn Confutacion," was set forthe in print with y^e quens priveledge. It is to be notyd that y^e awcthors of thos two books before namyd were no ways punyshid for y^e same, but only y^e printars were kepte in y^e Contar nyghe a fortnyght, tyll they had openyd who war y^e awcthors, but they had frinds ynowe to have sete y^e whole realme togethar by the eares.

On the 3 day of June, beynge Whitson Monday, at nyght, y^e Scott (who before had ussyd to preche at S. Magnus and so sore to envey agaynst y^e capps, syrplisis, and suche lyke) dyd servys at S. Margaret Pattyns in Roode Lane, wher he ware a syrplice; and a sertayne nonbar of wyves threw stons at hym and pullyd hym forthe of y^e pulpyt, rentyng his syrplice and scrattyng his face, &ct.

On y^e 4 day of June, beynge Twewssdaye in Whison weke, Philpot, summe tyme a scrivoner, othar redar at Sent Antholyns, person of S. Mihells in Chornhyll, person of Stepnye and othar spirituall possesyons, and Gowghe, and othar scrivoner, the third redar of S. Antholyns, person of S. Petars in Cornhyll, for that they were the moaste ernyste withstondars of y^e lawes of this realme before namyd consernynge y^e ordar of mynystracions, and y^e greatyst animators of all y^e wholl citie to do the lyke, upon whom y^e greatest nombar of othar mynystar dyd depend, beynge apoyntyd by the byshops to go to Wynchestar to Robert Horne, ther byshope, withe hym to perswad or be perswad or be perswadyd for y^e space of xxj days, toke theyr jorney ovar London brydge thrughe Sothewarke and so forthe to ward Wynchestar, beynge accompanyed with a great nombar of wymen to y^e nombar of ij or iij c. ladyn with baggs and bottells to bancket at theyr departynge, gyvynge them golde, sylvar, sugar, spice, or othar wyse suche as they had, anymatynge them moaste ernystly to stand fast in y^e same theyr doctryn whiche they had tawght touchynge syrplysis, caps, and suche lyke. At Myhelmas next foloyng, Philpot subsribyng to them came to London agayn, wher beyng myche rebukyd of his brethern he sold up his movable goods and went to Rie, in Kent, wher he hathe xxxli. a yer, and servythe with owt a syrplice, and kepithe all his othar promocions still as Stapney, Cornhill, &ct.

The 26 day of Januarie next folowynge, beynge Sonday, y^e Byshope of London comynge to Seinte Margarets in Olde Fishe Strete to preache in the fore none, the people (especially the wymen) that ware in y^e sayde churche unreverently howtyd at hym with many oprobrious words, and cryed "Ware horns," for that he ware a corneryd capp. For y^e whiche on y^e Satarday next, beynge the 1 day of February, one woman, beynge the wyfe of one — (fn. 13) Symsone, a tynkar, dwellynge in Sowthewarke, was sett uppon two laddars lyke a cuckengstole before the same churche, where she satt the space of one owre, greatly rejoysynge in that her lewde behavowr, and that she was punyshyd for the same, and lyke wyse the beholdars of y^e same dyd myche rejoyce ther in and anymatyd the lewde woman to rejoyce and prayse the Lorde for that He had made hir worthy to soffer persecution for ryghywysnes, and for the truths sake (as they said) and for crienge owt a gaynst supersticion as the termed it.

The 17 day off Februarie at nyght, beynge Monday, was a great watche in y^e citie of London, so that y^e Lord Maior, y^e shrives, and dyvers aldarmen them selves were abrode in the strets all that nyght with great nombars of people; whiche great watche contynewyd all that weke. Whiche watche was for feare of an insurrection agaynst y^e strangars whiche wer in great nombar in and abowt y^e citie, as in all othar porte townes and havens of the whole realme, and styll increasyd and do tyll this day, for y^e whiche we ar bownd to pray to God that some ordar may be taken by owr Prince for y^e contrarie. They have browght mayny howsys in y^e citie frome 40s. y^e yere to 20 nobles or 10li. with othar anoyauncis to y^e comon welthe with out nombar. The occasyon of this watche was thrwghe a portar who went about to dyvars prentises, tellynge them that that nyght folowynge wowlde be y^e lyke stire agaynst straungars as was at Evyll May Day, (fn. 14) &ct.; some of whiche pre[n]tesys gave knowledge ther of to theyr mastars and theyr mastars to y^e lord maiore, &ct. The same portar was take, layd in y^e Countar, and on Friday aftar stod in Cheape on a scaffold.

On Shrove Monday, beynge y^e 10 day of Februarie, in y^e mornynge, y^e Lorde Henrie Dernley, Kynge of the Scotts, was mourderyd in Scotland. And on Fryday, beynge the 22 day of Februarie, in the evenynge about 5 of y^e cloke, y^e Lady Lynioxe, mothar to y^e sayd Kynge of Scotts, was delyveryd owt off the Towr of London and loddgyd at Salysbury Courte, callyd Sakvyll Place, in y^e Flete Strete.

1567.

The 4 day of Aprill, beynge Fryday, at nyght deseasyd Alderman Lambart, one of y^e shrives of London; and on y^e 5 day, beynge Sattarday, was chosen shrive for hym Alderman Langleye.

On Twsdaye, y^e 15 day of Aprill, y^e Earle of Arondell aryvyd at Dovar, and on Thursday in y^e aftarnone, whiche was y^e 17 day of Aprell, he was honorably and with a great trayne of horse men conductyd thrughe y^e citie of London.

James, y^e bastard of Scotland, (fn. 15) with his brothar and othar Scots, came to London on Wedyneseday y^e 16 of Aprell. The xxij day of Aprill iiij^xx howses was brente, and xv in Oswestre, and xviij barens, (fn. 16) it began byrynynge and contynuyd but vj owrs.

The 24 days of Aprell, beynge Thursday, the Sargaunts feaste was kept at Grys In, nere to Holborne, and aftar dynnar the new sargaunts, beynge 7 in nombar, cam in theyr gowns, hodds, and coyves to Seynt Thomas of Ackars, nere to the great Conduite in Cheape, and from thens to Seynt Pawls, and in bothe placis observyd serimonys, and then went in the same order into Flete strete, and then departyd to theyr severall lodgyngs.

The 4 days of Maye, beyng Sonday, in the mornynge was fownd sertayn bylls agaynst the Flemyngs that latly had fled owt of Flaundars, with galowsys, and as it wer hangynge of Flemyngs drawne in the same papars, or bylls, fyxid on posts abowte the citie, for the whiche was aftarward very strayght watche kepte in London y^e same nyght and longe afftar.

The 2 day of June, beynge Monday, in y^e fornone, one ambasador from y^e Emperowr and one othar from y^e Lady Regent of Flaundars, landyd at y^e Towr stayres, and wer ther receyvyd by y^e Earle of Sussexe and by hym convayde to Mastar Dymoks place in Fanchurche Strete and ther lodgyd. On y^e Thursday next folowynge they went to y^e quens cowrte at Westmynster wher y^e ambasador from y^e Emperowr delyveryd to y^e quene one boke and one lettar, beynge bothe seallyd. And the Sonday next folowynge y^e Emperowrs ambasadowr, to the marvayll of many, went to y^e Duche churche in London, and ther herd y^e sarmond and servysse done by y^e Calvenystys, and then went to y^e cowrte. And on Fryday next in y^e aftarnone they wer at y^e Towr, and from thens to y^e Mynorys, were Capitayn Pellam made them a banquit with bakon and powlderyd netts tonges, wher wher was suche eattynge and drynkynge that (by y^e reporte of thos which made clean y^e hows) y^e howse was mervelowsly by pyste and by spewyd to the great shame of thos banquettars; at which banquet was y^e Dutches of Suffolke, and it was moste parte or all at hir cost. The same embasāors went to Richemount to y^e Quenes Majestie of y^e Sonday next folowynge, and agayn y^e next Sonday, &ct. And on Wedenseday, beyng y^e 25 day of June in y^e mornynge, the Earle of Sussex with y^e yonge Lord Northe went onward of his jurney as ymbasador to the Emperowr, and the same day in y^e aftarnone y^e embasadors of y^e Emperowr and of y^e Lady Regent of Flaundars departyd from London toward the sea to pase home warde.

The fyrst day of Julii to carts loden with haye, one betwen Eslendoune and Clerkenwell, y^e othar beyonde Eslyndon and Holowway at Rynge Crosse, wer set affyre and byrnt, no man can tell how, excepte y^e heate of y^e exeltrie showld be y^e cawse.

The ij day of Julii Syr Nycholas Throkemorton toke his jorneye towards Scotland (as it was sayd by comon reporte, to fetche y^e yonge Prynce of Scotland); y^e 10 of September he enteryd into London homeward agayne.

The xxix day of Julii y^e yonge Prince of Scotland was crownyd Kynge of Scotland.

About that tyme were many congregations of the Anabaptysts in London, who cawlyd themselvs Puritans or Unspottyd Lambs of the Lord. They kept theyr churche in y^e Mynorys with out Algate. Afterwards they assomblyd in a shype or lyghtar in Seynt Katheryns Poole, then in a chopers howse, ny Wolle Key in Thamse strete, wher only the goodman of the howse and the preachar, whose name was Brown (and his awditory wer cawlyd the Browyngs), were comyttyd to ward; then aftarward in Pudynge Lane in a mynisters hows in a blynd ally, and vij of them were committyd to y^e Countar in y^e Poultrye. Then aftar, on y^e 29 of February, beyng Shrove Sonday, at Mountjoye Place, wher y^e byshop, beyng warnyd by the constables, bad let then alone. Then at Westmystar, the 4 of Marche, and in a goldsmythis house nere to the Savoy, the 5 of marche, wher beynge taken to the nombar of 60 and odd, only 3 were sent to the Gatehous. In many othat placis were and are the lyke. On Estar day at Hogston in my Lord of Londons mans house to y^e nombar of 120, and on Lowe Sonday in a carpentars hous in Aldarman bury. It is to be noated that suche as were at eny tyme comitted for suche congregatynge were sone delyvered without punishemente.

Anno Domini 1564, from y^e 7 of Julie of y^e plage in London.

Unto y^e 14 of Julie, 1.
Unto y^e 21 of Julie, 1.
Unto y^e 28 of Julie, 2.
Unto y^e 4 of August, 3.
Unto y^e 11 of August, 2.
Unto y^e 18 of August, 1.
Unto y^e 25 of August 1.
Unto y^e 1 of Septembar, none.
Unto y^e 8 of Septembar, 3.
Unto y^e 15 of Septembar, 1.
Unto y^e 22 of Septembar, none.
Unto y^e 29 of Septembar, 6.
Unto y^e 6 of Octobar, 1.
Unto y^e 13 of Octobar, none.
Unto y^e 20 of Octobar, none.
Unto y^e 27 of Octobar, none.
Unto y^e 3 of Novembar, 1.
Unto y^e 10 of Novembar, none.
Unto y^e 17 of Novembar, none.
Unto y^e 24 of Novembar, none.
Unto y^e 1 of Decembar, none.
Unto y^e 8 of Decembar, none.
Unto y^e 15 of Decembar, 2.
Unto y^e 22 of Decembar, none.
Unto y^e 29 of Decembar, none.
Unto y^e 5 of Januarie, none.
Unto y^e 12 of Januarie, none.
Untjo y^e 19 of Januarie, none.
Unto y^e 26 of Januarie, none.
Unto y^e 2 of Februari, none.
Unto y^e 9 of Februari, none.
Unto y^e 16 of Februari, none.
Unto y^e 23 of Februari, none.
Unto y^e 2 of Marche, none.
Unto y^e 9 of Marche, none.
Unto y^e 16 of Marche, none.
Unto y^e 23 of Marche, none.
Unto y^e 30 of Marche, none.
Unto y^e 6 of Aprill, none.
Unto y^e 13 of Aprill, none.
Unto y^e 20 of Aprille, none.
Unto y^e 27 of Aprile, none.
Unto y^e 4 of May, none.
Unto y^e 11 of May, none.
Unto y^e 18 of May, none.
Unto y^e 25 of May, none.
Unto y^e 1 of June, none.
Unto y^e 8 of June, none.
Unto y^e 15 of June, none.
Unto y^e 22 of June, none.
Unto y^e 29 of June, none.
Unto y^e 6 of Julii, none.
Unto y^e 13 of Julii, none.
Unto y^e 20 of Julii, none.
Unto y^e 27 of Julii, none.
Unto y^e 3 of August, none.
Unto y^e 10 of August, none.
Unto y^e 17 of August, none.
Unto y^e 24 of August, 1.
Unto y^e last of August, none.
Unto y^e 7 of Septem. none.
Unto y^e 14 of Septem. none.
Unto y^e 21 of Septem. none.
Unto y^e 28 of Septem. none.
Unto y^e 5 of October, none.
Unto y^e 12 of October, none.
Unto y^e 19 of October, none.
Unto y^e 26 of October, none.
Unto y^e 2 of November, none.
Unto y^e 9 of November, none.
Unto y^e 16 of November, none.
Unto y^e 23 of November, none.
Unto y^e 30 of November, none.
Unto y^e 7 of December, none.
Unto y^e 14 of December, none.
Unto y^e 21 of December, none.
Unto y^e 28 of December, none.
Unto y^e 4 of January, one.
Unto y^e 11 of January, none.
Unto y^e 18 of Januray, none.
Unto y^e 25 of January, none.
Unto y^e 1 of February, one.
Unto y^e 8 of February, none.
Unto y^e 15 of February, none.
Unto y^e 22 of February, none.
Unto y^e 1 of Marche, none.
Unto y^e 8 of Marche, none.
Unto y^e 15 of Marche, none.
Unto y^e 22 of Marche, none.
Unto y^e 29 of Marche, none.
Unto y^e 5 of Aprill, none.
Unto y^e 12 of Aprill, none.
Unto y^e 19 of Aprell, none.
Unto y^e 26 of Aprell, none.
Unto y^e 3 of Maye, none.
Unto y^e 10 of May, none.
Unto y^e 17 of May, none.
Unto y^e 24 of May, one.
Unto y^e last of May, one.
Unto y^e 7 of June, none.
Unto y^e 14 of June, none,
Unto y^e 21 of June, one.
Unto y^e 28 of June, none.
Unto y^e 5 of Julii, none.
Unto y^e 12 of Julii, one.
Unto y^e 19 of Julii, none.
Unto y^e 26 of Julii, none.