Search York

" home poor and bare, being very sick and weak, and in Anno 1554.

" Holbourn dyed most miserably full of lice. Behold his

" end I God grant he dyed his servant, Amen.

" Now when as I came to Antwerp, being never there Arrives at

" afore, I was amazed, and knew not where to become that

" night. At last I found out the English house ; and there

" I was received for a time. After that, I took an house in

" the Ox-mart of a merchant, called Adam Raner, who

" shewed me much favour. And there I taught a school Teaches

" for the space of a year and a half quietly : and then

" comes over Mr. Hussy, being then governor of the Eng-

" lish nation ; and it was given out, that he would suddenly

** ship, and send away into England, al such as were come

" over for religion, he naming me himself for one. So with

" as much speed as I could make, I took waggon and went

" up to Germany, and there was, at a place called Duis- Re V res to

" burgh, a free city, being under the Duke of Cleveland,

" and there remained until the death of Queen Mary. And

" then came back again to Antwerp. And there, when I

" set all my doings in order, I returned home again with Returns to

" joy into England, my native country. In the which God England '

" grant his gospel to have free passage, and by the same

" our lives to be amended, Amen.' 1 ''

CHAP. XXV.

Various- memorials of things happening in the months oj

September, October, November.

iS OW to recollect some further memorials of these times : September.

the most whereof I take from certain authentic MS. diaries,

written in those times.
It was observed, that about the 11th or 12th of Septem-But two

ber, in Ipswich, a flourishing and populous city in Suffolk, {^"g'jjj

containing then eleven parish churches, there were but two

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CHAP.

XXV.

Anno 1554.

m
Cheats at

dice pillor-

ized.
Vagabonds

to avoid the

city.

Coiners

executed.

Sampson,

bishop of

Litchfield,

dies.

Record.

Eccles.

Litchfield.

priests left to serve them, the rest being either fled or im-

prisoned. And throughout that whole county were very

few priests now remaining, in comparison with the great

numbers of towns and parishes.
On the 14th of September three were set on the pillory

for playing with false dice, and for deceiving honest men

by that means.
The 17th of the same came forth a proclamation, that

all vagabonds and loiterers, as well English as all manner

of strangers, having no masters, should avoid the city and

the suburbs forthwith, upon great pains enjoined by law :

and that none that kept public houses should give entertain-

ment to any serving men, unless they brought testimonials

under their master's hands.
On the 20th were two men drawn on hurdles unto Ty-

burn, to execution, for coining of naughty money, and de-

ceiving the Queen's subjects therewith.
On the same day Sampson, bishop of Litchfield and Co-

ventry, died at his house at Ecclesshall, a fine palace, situate

about fifteen miles from Litchfield, but now in ruins, de-

molished in the late civil wars. This Bishop had been a

student in Saint Clement's ostle in Cambridge : became

Dean of Saint Stephen's chapel in Westminster : and being

King Henry's chaplain, wrote a notable book against the

Pope's supremacy : which that King sent over sea to the

Pope himself, and to Pole and others, to vindicate him-

self and his doings, in taking the supremacy to himself.

This Bishop had been president of Wales under King

Henry, but removed from that place under King Edward :

who yet employed him sometimes in state business ; as in a

commission to meet and treat with the Scots commissioners.

In his time, two of the best manors belonging to the bishop-

ric, viz. Beaudesert and Shutborough, were exchanged

for two benefices, which were esteemed as much worth in

value as the manors. But the royalty was lost. He made

away also the royalty of the city of Litchfield. Beaudesert

was conferred upon Sir William Paget, comptroller of the

King's household ; and being made a baron in the year

UNDER QUEEN MARY I. 317

1549, he had his title from thence, and called Lord Paget CHAP,

of Beaudesert. x '

September the 23d, Doctor Rud preached at Paul's Cross, Anno 1554.

and recanted ; repenting that he ever was married : and Dr- Rud
1 ° recants.
said openly, that he could not marry by God's law.
September the 26th were two young men, apprentices, set Tw0 P' 1 -

on the pillory, and their ears nailed ; for speaking seditious

and malicious words against the commonwealth. Of such

as underwent this kind of punishment now, were more than

we meet with in any reign beside : for the government was

so uneasy, that people could not forbear opening their

mouths sometimes. And for the least words, they were

presently adjudged to the shame of the pillory, and to the

pain of the nailing or cutting off their ears : so the month

after this, a woman for seditious words was set on the pil-

lory, and a few days after another person for the like fault,

standing there three times.

September the 27th, among others hanged at Tyburn A Spaniard

this day, one was a Spaniard, for some barbarous murder ; anget '

no doubt, for a warning to the rest, who swarmed now in

London, and insulted unmeasurably over the English.

The 28th, the King and Queen removed from Hampton 200

Court unto Westminster, the Queen's place. The King

The 30th, it pleased the Bishop of Winchester, lord at west-

chancellor, to preach at Paul's Cross : which he did with minster -

1 1 1 n j. Lord Chan-
mUCll applause, before an audience as great as ever was ce] i or
known ; and among- the rest all the Council that were then P reac »es at
Paul's
at court. His text was out of the Gospel, Thou shalt love cross.

the Lord thy God with all thine heart, fyc. and thy neigh-

bour as thyself. Where at length, out of his love to his

neighbour, he fell foul upon King Edward's preachers,

slandering them without measure, as preachers of voluptu-

ousness, and blasphemous lies, and that their doctrine was

false doctrine, full of perverse zeal, earthly, tending to dis-

cord and dissension : then he instanced in some of their

doctrines ; as, that a man may put away his wife for adul-

tery, and marry another : that if a man vowed to day, he

might break his vow to-morrow; and much more to this

318 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

CHAP, purpose. Then descending to the apostasy of the nation,

l_ ne willed all men to say with Joseph's brethren, Peccav'imus

Anno 1554. in fratrem : " and so have I too," added he, like a meek, re-

canting penitent. And lastly, he fell in with the praises of

the King and Queen, especially of the King, to reconcile

the realm the more to this match of his own making : as,

that Philip came not hither out of necessity or any need ;

that he had ten times as much as the English people then

were in hope or possession of. All which was so evident,

that it was superfluous for him to speak of. As for his ac-

complishments, they were admirable, being as wise, sober,

gentle, and temperate a Prince, as ever had been in England.

And if he were not so, then they might take him for a false

liar in so saying ; exhorting therefore all to make much of

him, [which he saw they had but little stomach to,] and to

win him, while they had him. And hereby they might win

all such as he had brought with him, [perhaps he meant his

gold :] and so he ended.

October. October the 2d, twenty cars went from Westminster

Many cart- } ac ] en w \th wedges of gold and silver, to the Tower, to be
loads of gold . . & & ' '
sent to the coined. So it was commonly reported. But some that

ower ' looked narrowly into matters, made a question, whether it

were bullion, or something else to deceive the people.

The Duke On the same day was the most noble and high-born

buriaT S Duke °f Norfolk buried at Fremingham church : living so

long as to be delivered out of a long imprisonment, and to

be restored to his liberty with honour. There was at his

funeral a goodly herse of wax, with a dozen of bannerols of

his progeny, twelve dozen of pensils, twelve dozen of es-

cutcheons, with standards, three coats of arms, and a ban-

ner of damask, and four banners of images : there were four

heralds and many mourners attending. And after a dinner,

a great dole distributed. For the furnishing of which din-

ner were killed forty great oxen, and an hundred sheep,

and sixty calves, besides venison, swans and cranes, capons,

rabbits, pigeons, pikes, and other provision, both flesh and

fish. There was also great plenty of wine ; and of beer and

bread as great plenty as ever had been known, both for

UNDER QUEEN MARY I. 319

rich and poor. For all the country came thither. And a CHAP,

great deal of money bestowed upon the poorer sort. xxv.

Three days after, that is, on the 5th day of October, were Anno 1 554.

the obsequies of the said Duke of Norfolk celebrated at 201

Saint Mary Overy's : an herse being made with timber, and

hanged with black with his arms, and four goodly candle-

sticks gilded, and as many great tapers standing about it,

all the choir hung in black, and arms. And the dirge and

mass on the morrow was used. At the dirge there went His dirige.

about forty in gowns and coats : after came the Lord Chan-

cellor, chief mourner, next Mr. Comptroller, Mr. George

Howard, my Lord Mountague, my Lord Admiral, Lord

Bruges, and divers others. And there was great ringing of

bells for two days.

In the beginning of this month, on a Sunday, the King A mask at

and Queen danced together, there being a brave maskery at

court of cloth of gold and silver, apparelled in mariners ,

garments. The chief doer whereof was thought to be the

Lord Admiral. And upon Thursday after, at Smithfield,

was Genoce di carme, where the King and Queen were to

be. Now came over from the Emperor to the King and

Queen, Don Ferrando Gonsaga, Marquis de Bergos, Count

de Home, and Monsieur D 1 Arras, the Emperor's secretary.
October the 6th was a Spaniard buried at Westminster, a Spaniard

in the abbey, with singing performed both by English and un '

Spaniards, and a handbell before ringing ; every Spaniard

holding green torches, and green tapers burning, to the

number of an hundred.
On the 11th day was the Spaniards obsequies celebrated. His obse-

There was an herse after the fashion of Spain, with black, quies '

and a goodly mass of requiem. The chapel wherein he was

interred, hung with black, with a banner of arms, and coat

of arms, all in gold : a target and an helmet, and many es-

cutcheons, and a fair herse cloth of black, and a cross of

crimson velvet down to the ground.
October the 12th, the Lord De La War in Sussex was Lord De La

buried with standards, banner of arms, &c. There were ne ^ es

many mourners in black, and a goodly herse of wax, and

320 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

CHAP, pensils. He was the best housekeeper in Sussex in his

_J days. And the greater moan was made for him, because

Anno 1554. he died without issue.

Bishop of The 14th, being Sunday, the old Bishop of Durham

preaches, preached in the shrouds.

A murder The 15th, a servant of Sir George Gifford was shame-

byaSpa- fully slain by a Spaniard without Temple Bar near the

niard. Strand, about four in the afternoon : and as execution was
done upon one Spaniard about a month before at Tyburn,

so on the 26th of this, was this murderer hanged, for more

terror, at Charing-cross, in the very face of the court,

though five hundred crowns had been offered by the stran-

gers, his countrymen, to save his life : which if it had been

granted, the court perhaps considered it might have caused

an insurrection.

Day the October the 16th, John Day, late printer to King Ed-

brou'ht to ward tne Vlth, was now brought out of Norfolk, and com-

the Tower, mitted to the Tower, for printing books unsuitable to the

present government, together with his servant, and a priest,

and another printer.

King Philip October the 18th, King Philip came down on horseback

Paul's! f rom Westminster unto Paul's with many lords, being re-

ceived under a canopy, at the west end. And the Lord

202 Viscount Mountague bare the sword afore the King. There

he heard mass, sung by Spaniards, a Spanish bishop cele-

brating: and after mass he went back to Westminster to

dinner.

Earl of October the 21st, about midnight, died the Earl of War-

J[ e a s nvick wick, the eldest son of the late Duke of Northumberland, at

Sir Henry Sydney's place in Penshurst, who was nearly re-

lated to that family.

Sir Thomas The 29th, Sir Thomas Audely, a famous captain, was

dies!^ buried in Saint Mary Overy's. There attended his funerals

the Lord Gray, Lord Fitz water, and divers other captains,

knights, and gentlemen, to the number of sixty, or there-

abouts, besides others of less quality.

November. Sunday, November the 4th, began a great fray at Charing-
A fray be- cro a b ut eight of the clock at night, between Spaniards

tween Spa- 7 ° D *

UNDER QUEEN MARY I. 321

and Englishmen. But by some discreet persons interposing, CHAP,

but a few were hurt. And the next day certain who were '_

the beginners of it were taken up: whereof one was a Annol554 «

blackamoor, who was brought before the head officers by^L^

the knight marshal's servants.

On this day certain priests did their penance at Paul's, Priests do

and went before the procession, each of them in a white ^t'pauTs

sheet, with a taper in one hand, and a white rod in the

other: in the procession the Bishop came and discipled

them, and then kissed them. Then they stood before the

preacher at Paul's Cross till the prayers were made. Then

did the preacher disciple them : and so they put off their

white vesture, and stood all the rest of the sermon in their

own clothes.
November the 6th, the Earl of Shrewsbury came riding Earl of

to London with sixscore horse, and of gentlemen in velvet Shrewsbur y

° comes to
caps thirty, to his place in Coleherber in Thames-street. town.
November the 7th, two men were set on the pillory, Two piiio-

citizens, as it seems, of much trade and business, and of nzed>

quality ; for they stood there in their furred gowns. One

had a writing over his head, For falsehood and wilful per-

jury : the writing over the other was, For subtile falsehood

and crafty deceit.

November 9, the Earl of Pembroke came riding to Earl of

London, against the sitting of the Parliament, with two^™ es ™ p e

hundred horsemen in velvet coats and chains; the coats

with three laces of gold : and sixty residue in blue coats

garded with velvet, and a badge of a green dragon.
November 11, Pendleton preached at Paul's Cross again ; Pendleton

and made a sermon for which he was applauded. Cross.

November 12, being the first day of the Parliament's The King

sitting, the King and Queen rode unto Westminster church aUendeTto

to hear the mass of the Holy Ghost. And after mass to the the Par-

Parliament house, and with them all the bishops and the

lords in their Parliament robes, with trumpets blowing, and

all the heralds in their coat armour, together with the

judges in their robes. The Earl of Pembroke bare the

King's sword, and the Earl of Cumberland the Queen's.

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322 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

CHAP. The Earl of Shrewsbury bare the King's cap of mainte-

xxv " nance, and the Earl of Arundel bare the Queen's. And

Anno 1554. afore them went the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Trea-

surer in their Parliament robes.

St. Nico- November 13, it was commanded by the Bishop of Lon-

stition re- don, to all clerks in his diocese, to have St. Nicolas, that is,

vived * a boy-bishop, in procession, and to go abroad, as many as

were so minded, according to an old superstition.

203 November 14, St. Erconwald's day. Now it was com-

waid^da manol ed, tnat every priest in the diocese of London should

go to Paul's in procession in copes.
Some do The same day Harpsfield preached at Paul's Cross.
sTpauTs! There five did penance with sheets about them, and tapers
and rods in their hands ; and the preacher did strike them
with a rod ; and there they stood till the sermon was done.
Then the sumner took away the sheets and the rods from
them ; and they went into Paul's again, and so up the side
of the choir. One of these was named Sir Thomas Laws,
otherwise called Sir Thomas Griffin, priest, sometime a
canon at Elsing spittle. He and three more were religious
men ; and the fifth was a temporal man, that had two
wives. Those were put to penance for having one.
Barlow and November , the late Bishop Barlow, and Mr. Card-
romlritted. ma ker, parson of St. Bride's in Fleet-street, who were going
over sea like merchants, were committed to the Fleet.

Bishop of November 18, the new bishop of Lincoln, Dr. White,

Reaches. late warcl en of Winchester, preached at Paul's Cross. And

Two bi- the same day were consecrated two new bishops, Holyman,

J h crated >n " bishop of Bristol, and Bayne, bishop of Coventry and
Litchfield.

A Spaniard November 19, a Spanish gentleman was buried at St.

buned. Martin's, at Charing-cross, with two crosses, fourscore

torches and tapers in the hands of those that accompanied

the funeral, who were both Spaniards and English, singing

to the church ; and the morrow mass, with singing.

Bishop of On this day Dr. Thurlby, bishop of Ely, with others,

f' y mee ' s went to meet Cardinal Pole in Kent.

the Cardi-
nai. November 23, a man and a woman set on the pillory for

UNDER QUEEN MARY I. 323

telling of false lies, that King Edward VI. was alive. And CHAP.
XXV.

the next day they were set on the pillory again for that and.

other crimes. Ann0 1554 -

November 24, Cardinal Pole came from Gravesend by p 0rt King

water, with the Earl of Shrewsbury, the Lord Mountague, Edward

the Bishops of Durham and Ely, the Lord Paget, Sir Ed- CardinaI

ward Hastings, the Lord Cobham, and divers knights and Pole comes

gentlemen, in barges ; and did all shoot the bridge. The

Lord Shrewsbury had his own barge, with the Talbot on it.

All his men were in blue coats, red hose, scarlet caps and

white feathers: and so repaired to the court. And the

Lord Cardinal being landed at the court gates, there the

King's Grace met him and embraced him, and so led him

through the King's hall. He had borne before him a silver

cross. He was arrayed in a scarlet gown, and a square

scarlet cap. The Lord North then bore the sword before

the King : and so they went up unto the Queen's chamber :

there her Grace saluted him. After, he took his leave, and

went into his barge to his place at Lambeth, lately Arch-

bishop Crammer's ; and so to dinner.
The 25th, being Sunday and St. Katharine's day, Dr. Dr. Feck-

Fecknam, dean of St. Paul's, preached at Paul's Cross, and Paul - S

made a godly sermon. Cross.
The same day in the afternoon, the King, and the Lord The King

Fitzwater, and divers Spaniards, rode, arrayed in divers lords rL(]e

colours. The King in red, and some in yellow, some in forth and
6X61*cis6>
green, some in white, some in blue, with target and canes
in their hands, hurling rods at one another. The trumpets 204
also in the same colours, and drums of kettles and banners.
The 27th were the obsequies of Sir Hugh Rich, knight Sir Hugh

of the Bath, son and heir to the Lord Rich, solemnized in 8eqU feg°

Essex, with a standard, a pennon of arms, a coat armour,

helmet, sword, escutcheons, and torches.

This day did the King and Queen, and the lords ofThePariia-

Parliament, sit at the court at Whitehall, in the chamber at w hit) >_

of presence : where the Queen sat highest, richly appareled, hal1 -

and her belly laid out, that all men might see that she was

with child. At this Parliament, it was said, labour was
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324 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

CHAP, made to have the King crowned : and some thought that

the Queen for that cause did lay out her belly the more.

Anno 1554. On the right hand of the Queen sat the King, and on the

The Car- other hand of him the Cardinal, with his cap on his head ;

timi'- 5 ° ra " wno macle an ora ti° n to tne Parliament, which is exempli-

p. 1341. lied in Fox's Monuments. The sum of it was, that Pope

Julius III. had sent them by him his benediction, upon

And abso- their reconciliation again to the Church ; willing them to

lutto °P ro - k n eel all down upon their knees, to receive the Pope's bless-

ing and absolution, for their falling from the Pope and the

unity of the Church. And in confidence that they would

turn to the old use and custom again, the Pope by him

offered his blessing. And the next day, by an instrument,

they declared- their sorrow for their apostasy, and prayed

the King and Queen to intercede with the Cardinal to ob-

tain his absolution; and they all kneeled down and re-

ceived it. Yet one, i. e. Sir Ralph Bagnal, refused to con-

sent to this submission, and said, "he was sworn to the

" contrary to King Henry VIII. which was a worthy

" Prince, and laboured twenty-five years before he could

" abolish him : and to say I will agree to it, I will not."

And many more were of the same mind, but none had the

confidence to speak but he. Of this there was great notice

taken : and the Lord Chancellor spake of it in the exami-