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Stephen Lions, from the vicarage of II Bruars ; Alexander Brown, from the vicarage of S. Decuman ; John Welshe, from the church of Curry Malet; William Radbert, from the vicarage of Somerton; another, nameless, deprived of the church of Aishebrylle. All these, about twenty in num- ber, deprived in the month of May ; and one or two more resigned : such round work was made. They followed their business the next month, and seventeen more were then deprived. And the deprivations went on in the month of July : and so along the ensuing month, more or less, till March 1555. And some resignations and some depriva- tions were in this said year 1555, as appears in that Bi- shop's register.
354 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL CHAP. A case was decided in February, in the Star-chamber, XXVII. ... . . '__ about a chapel in this diocese; obtained in the former reign Anno 1555. by one Coke, by virtue of the act for dissolving free cha- chapeire- P e ^ s ^ chantries, &c. and granting the revenues thereof stored to to the crown : which was now restored to the former chap- lain, lain, upon pretence or proof that this chapel came not under that statute : which cause is thus entered into the said re- gister.
" 1 Mariae, between Robert Higden, chaplain of Calcote, " and William Coke of the said village : where it was de- " creed, that Calcote was not a free chapel or chauntrie " within the statute, but a chapel of ease. And the chap- " lains and successors shall enjoy the same chapel and " churchyard, with all the tiths, commodities, and oblations, " and other duties, in as large and ample maner as any of 223 " the predecessors have enjoyed them, before the making " of the statute of chauntries. And it is further ordered, " that the said chapel, with bells, font, windows, and doors, " and seats, be re-edified by the said Coke, in as good " estate as it was when he pulled them down : and that he " restore the ornaments belonging to it, or the value of " them, judged by the court. And also, that the said " Coke shall bring into that court to be cancelled, a pre- " tensed lease of tiths of the said chapel, which he obtained " out of the court of Augmentations, and the said lease be " cancelled." The Pope The Pope was not wanting on his part, in this favourable plenary in- juncture, to bring back the English nation to their old de- duigence. vo i rs t him, and graciously to overlook and forgive all Boum. former backslidings from his religion and laws : for he soon issued a bull of plenary indulgence to every one for all past misdemeanours whatsoever, in as full a manner as in a year of jubilee, that would give thanks and make a prayer for the causes therein mentioned.
see of Bath and Wells. UNDER QUEEN MARY I. 355 " Bulla plenarie Indulgence ; CHAP. " Granted by Julius III. pope, to all who shall give * " thanks for the union of the kingdom of England to the An "° 1555< u holy mother Church, and humbly pray for the rest which " as yet remain in error, and for peace among Christian " princes." The indulgence is granted " for all faults, " however grievous and enormous, reserved to the apostolic " see ; even those that are contained in the bull which is " read in ccena Domini. And to be absolved for sins com- " mitted ; and whatsoever vows, (except those of chastity " and religion,) to be changed into other pious works. " And those that shall pray, &c. plenariam omnium pceca- " torum suorum indulgentiam et i-emissionem, sicut anno "jubilei concedi solet, misericorditer in Domino elargimur. " Dat. Romce 9 kal. Jan. 1554." CHAP. XXVIII. 224 Memorable events happening in the months of Jidy, Au- gust, September, October, and November. Some remarks upon Bradford and Latymer, martyrs.
in King Edward's days, and one of Bishop Ridley's chap- Tvv0 burnt " __ . in« vine w&s lains, and with him a tallow chandler s apprentice, dwelling Mr. Brad- hard by Newgate, on the first day of July went to Smith- ford * field to be burnt for religion, by eight of the clock in the morning, surrounded with a great company of people. Of Bradford something will be said hereafter. Of the other young man, whose name was Leafe, it may be observed, that his living so near St. Sepulchre's gave him the oppor- tunity to be an auditor of Mr. Rogers, the preacher there ; by whom his eyes were enlightened, and his mind instructed in true religion. In which he was at length so established, that when, as it was reported, Bishop Boner sent him two bills to sign, either one or the other, by the signing of one to save his life, or of the other to lose it ; that is to say, a
356 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL CHAP, bill of recantation, and a bill of his former confession; he XX. VI II ' refused the former : and because he could not write, he
Anno 1555. pricked himself to fetch blood, and then sprinkled it upon the letter ; signing it after that manner, to shew his readiness to confirm his confession by his blood. Three more. On the 8th day of July were three more delivered out of Newgate, and sent into the country to be burnt for here- tics. Four more. On the 12th, were four burnt at Canterbury : two priests, named Bland and Frankesh ; the one incumbent of Adesham in Kent, and a bringer up of youth, and sometime school- master to Edwin Sandys, afterwards archbishop of York ; and the other, incumbent of Rolvendon in the same county. The other two were laymen, named Sheterden and Mid- dleton.
Richardson, On the 22d day, one Richardson, a Scot, who was reader preaches, of Whittington college, came up in the afternoon to preach at Aldermary church a recantation-sermon. In expectation whereof, was one of the greatest audiences as had been known at a private church. Richardson continued his ser- mon from one till three, but deceived every one^s expecta- tion ; for he shewed rather his persistance in his former doctrines, than recanted any. Apprehen- A report had lately come to the Court, being still at a fl e et of Hampton Court, of a fleet of ships belonging to the King of ships from Denmark, to be arrived in or near Scotland. This alarmed
J sion of that northern people. The Council thought fit, July 11, to send to the Earl of Shrewsbury, their exploits being so doubtful as they were, to desire him to learn as much as he could, at the hands of the wardens, what might be thereby intended, who being nearer, might, by their di- ligent espials, and other means, procure some knowledge. And but seven days before, the Lord Conyers, governor of Berwick, gave the Earl of Shrewsbury this account, which was the best intelligence thereof; " That there was a great " voice of certain ships, which should have been seen in " Scotland, supposed to have been a fleet from the King of UNDER QUEEN MARY I. 357 "Denmark. And that the Scots Queen, being much afraid CHAP. " of their landing, had given strait commandment to all her " officers along the sea coast to have a careful respect to Anno) 555. " their charge, and that in no wise they should be suffered to " land, until such time as she should have notice, and grant " leave." This fleet lay hovering upon these north seas all the month of July and the beginning of August. The Scotch Queen at this time commanded a great number of the gentlemen of Scotland, with their powers, to be in rea- diness against the seventh day of August at Dumfreeze, whether it were upon the apprehension of this navy, or some other enterprise ; but this somewhat startled the Eng- lish. And as for the eye these Danish ships cast upon Eng- land, the Lord Conyers advised the Lord President, in another letter, that they much inquired of the state and strength of the town of Berwick.
and seemed only to be against pirates. The conjectures thereof, however intended, were various. Some, that it was procured by the Emperor, to put the King of Denmark's son or his brother in the possession of the kingdom of Scot- land. Some, that it was procured by the free cities of Ger- many against the Emperor, to restrain him, in case he should attempt any thing against them, by the help of England. And some, that this fleet was for the French King's use. August 2, was a shoemaker, named Abbes, burnt at St. August. Edmondsbury in Suffolk, for heresy. ££*" On the 3d of the same month, the expectation of the The King Queen's great belly beino; laid aside, she left her chambers and Qu t en ^ o J a _ * _ remove to at Hampton Court, and the place itself, and resorted with oteiands. the King her husband to Oteiands, about four miles off. And as she went through the park to take her barge, there met her by the way a poor man with two crutches, who when he saw her Grace, for joy he flung away his staves, and run after her: of which such notice was taken, that command was given to one to give him a reward. This perhaps was reported as a little miracle wrought by the pre- a a 3 358
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XXVIII. Anno 1555, [226] Prepara- tions against
Scotland. Two more burnt.
Procession. sence of the Queen, to make the people the more to admire her gracious Majesty ; when all this seemed to be nothing but a common deceit of beggars. The late treaty made between Scotland and England seemed to prove but of small duration, and was looked upon by the English as very dubious; for the Scots de- layed evidently to do justice to the English, and withal were making great preparations of armed men, as was shewed before. Whereupon the Council resolved to have the borders well guarded, and gave out their orders to the Earl of Shrewsbury, August 6, to this effect : " That by ' letters from the wardens they perceived what delays of ' justice were used by the Scots : which sort of dealing, ' together with those other preparations and rumours that ' were come to his knowledge, as they could not but seem ' strange to some of the Council, so the more cause of sus- 1 picion they brought with them, the greater heed, in their ' opinion, was to be given to the surety of those frontiers, ' for the meeting with all attempts that might happen to ' be offered. And they prayed his Lordship to give sub- ' stantial order, that the force of the borders might be in ' such readiness, according to a former order sent by them, ' as might serve to encounter with the Scots practices, if ' they should happen to attempt any." This was dated from Otelands, and signed by Winchester, lord treasurer, the Lord Cheyne, Sir Robert Rochester, Sir William Petre, Sir Francis Englefield, Sir Richard Southwel, Sir John Baker, Sir Edward Waldgrave. We shall perhaps hear more hereafter of these matters. On the 8th day, betwixt four and five in the morning, was a prisoner, whose name was Denby, delivered out of Newgate, to the sheriff of Middlesex, to be carried unto Uxbridge, to be burnt there on that day, being the market day, for heresy. For the same crime, on the same day, and in the same town, was Robert Smith burnt, once a retainer to Sir Thomas Smith.
the children of the schools in the city ; all the sextons, and UNDER QUEEN MARY I. 359 all the clerks, and all the priests; the Bishop of London; CHAP, the Lord Mayor and the Aldermen, and all the corporations in their liveries ; marching from St. Paul's down Cheapside, Anno 1555. through Bucklersbury and Walbrook, and so up Wattling- street back to Paul's. On the 15th happened a great sea-fight between the Fight at French and the Flemmings, and Dutch ; wherein divers of both parties were slain and burnt, both men and ships, and divers hulks belonging to the Spaniard, taken with the goods, and brought into Diepe.
of Middlesex, a woman, who was wife of John Waren, or Warne, upholster, lately burnt with Cardmaker in Smith- field for heresy. The said woman had a son taken at her burning, who was carried to Newgate to his sister there: for they both shewed a desire to burn for religion. Her name was Joan Laishford, daughter-in-law to Warne and his wife. On the 24th, the Bishop of Ely, Glyn, bishop of Ban- ["2271 gor, the Lord Viscount Mountacute, Sir Harry Hussey, Ambassa- and divers others, came home from the embassy to Rome ; j* ors come and passed through London in the afternoon. Aug. 26, the King and Queen came from Westminster, The King riding through London unto Tower-wharf; where they took pass their barge unto Greenwich, and landed at the Long Bridge ; throu S h
the Lord Viscount Mountacute, Mr. Comptroller, Sir Ri- chard Southwel, and divers more, together with the guard ; divers holding torches burning. And so they went up to the Friars Observants, lately new founded by the Queen. And there their Graces made their prayers. At the Queen's landing, she received nine or ten supplications: and so back again to the Court, with an hundred torches burning. The reason of this cavalcade was, that the Queen might publicly shew herself to her subjects, who, upon her long keeping up, upon the account of her belly, was talked and whispered every where to have been dead. The midwives a a 4 360 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL CHAP, also and rockers being observed to have been dismissed, in- XXVIII. , ., • . creased the suspicion. Anno 1 555. On the 28th, certain heretics went this day out of New- "gate into the country to be burned. Among the rest, Patrick Pachingham, who was burned this day at Ux- bridge.
did offer at mass : and Sir Harry Hubblethorn, Sir Thomas White, and Mr. Harper, aldermen, and all the clothing. And after, the four wardens of the yeomanry, and all the company of the tailors, did all offer a penny apiece. And after mass, unto the Tailors' 1 hall to dinner. All the choir was hung with cloth of arras.
ships lying ready for his wafting over sea. And in the be- ginning of September he set sail for Calais, and so to Brus- sels, to visit the Emperor his father. Another On the 30th day, a man of Essex was carried out of New- gate, by the sheriff of Middlesex, unto Barnet, to be burnt there for heresy. His name was William Hayle, of Thorpe in Essex.
Maidstone in Kent, burnt at Walden in Essex : where once the blessed Bradford had preached, and converted a great many to the true faith of Christ. And this execution was to be a terror to these. r<228l September 4, the Queen's Grace, and the Lady Elizabeth, September, and all the Court, did fast from flesh ; to qualify them to The Court ta k e *] ie Pope's j ubilee and pardon granted to all, out of his abundant clemency. Aconseera- The same day were certain bishops consecrated at St. tion of hi- Pair's ; pflg, p) r . Corwyn, archbishop of Duvelyn in Ireland ; Dr. William Glyn, bishop of Bangor; and Dr. Troublefield, [or Turbervile,] bishop of Exeter.
UNDER QUEEN MARY I. 361 On the 15th day of the same month, the preacher at CHAP. Paul's declared the Pope's jubilee and pardon sent from Rome. And that as many as would receive the pardon should Anno 1555 « be shriven, and fast three days in one week, and receive the- b *j* e ° pes sacrament the next Sunday. And after to receive clean re- mission of all their sins that ever they did, toties quoties. On the 29th were the greatest rains and floods that ever Great rains. were seen in England. The low countries in divers places were drowned, and both men and cattle. All the marshes near London, and such like places, and all the cellars, with the beers and wines, and other wares and merchandises in them, drowned also. The rains began after Bartholomew tide, and continued till St. Edward's tide after, that is, to March 18 : not ten days together fair. The Queen was now pretty well recovered, and seemed to The state of be in a good state of health, and ready to remove nearer to! lie ,^" eeus o J health. London, having some expectation of the speedy return of the King her husband to her again. For thus did one Cryche, a servant to the Earl of Shrewsbury, write to him of the news at Court, October 13 : " The Queen's Majesty, October. " God be thanked, is in prosperous health, and, as the voice " goeth, doth intend to remove to St. James's very shortly, " and there to tarry the King's Majesty's return : of which, " as yet, few or none know the certainty. For the Spaniards " go over still with their stuff so fast as they can, as well " from the Court "as from London." October 16, the sergeants at the law had their feast. New ser- Seven were made the same day, and a great dinner after. g eants - On -this day also were the reverend fathers, Dr. Latymer, Latymer once bishop of Worcester, and Dr. Ridley, late bishop of T°* ** , London, burnt at Oxford for heresy. They were reputed
the greatest preachers in their time ; and now died with like courage and constancy, as the rest had done in the same
good cause. At their burning preached Dr. Smith, some time master of Whittington college. Of these two mar-
tyrs some things shall be spoken hereafter. ing of seditious words lonzed. 362
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Two exe- cuted for
robbing a Spaniard.
November. Bp. Gardi-
ner, lord chancellor,
dies.
Dirge and
morrow-
him.
Forgery.
And on the 28th, in the morning, was a pair of gallows set up in Fleet-street, beside the well, and two men hanged
thereon, for the robbery of a Spaniard : hanging against his gate from the time of their execution, which was betimes in
the morning, all the day in the rains. The Spaniards 1 gold and riches were great temptations to the English ; which
made them sometimes venture their necks. But when they were caught, more exemplary punishment was taken of
them, by hanging them, not at the common place of exe- cution as common felons were, but before the court, or the
doors of the Spaniards that were robbed, and by appointing them to hang all day, or sometimes several days. For the
Queen was very tender of giving them offence. and lord chancellor of England, and one of Queen Mary's prime privy counsellors, died in the morning between twelve
and one of the clock at the King's place, called Whitehall, at Westminster. And by three of the clock he was brought
by water to his own place by St. Mary Overy's. And by five of the clock his bowels were taken out, and buried be-
fore the high altar. And at six the knell began there, and a dirge and mass ; and all the bells continued ringing till
seven at night. was then an herse of four branches, with gilt candlesticks, and two white branches, and three dozen of staff-torches.
All the choir hung with black and arms, and a dirge sang ; and the morrow-mass of requiem sung by Boner, bishop of
London, the bishops, lords, knights, and gentlemen present. And Dr. Whyte, the bishop of Lincoln, did preach at the
same mass. After the ceremonies were over, they all re- paired to the place to dinner. The same day, in the after-
noon, was dirge sung in every parish in London, and an herse, and ringing, and the morrow-mass of requiem. And
so he was prayed for after the old fashion. forging a letter in the names of Andrew Revet and William Bygot, whereby he was like to have brought them within
UNDER QUEEN MARY I. 363 Cheapside. And there, in open market, to be set on the pillory ; and to be burnt in the one cheek with an iron with
the letter F graven thereon, and burnt also on the other cheek with another iron, and the letter A graven thereon,
to imply, by the initial letters, false accuser. And after that, he was set on the pillory at Norwich and Ipswich.
the late Lord Chancellor, whose body was then brought to lor ' S fune . the church of St. Mary Overy's, with a great company of JjJ^] 6 "
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