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" abominations, are more detested than they were in the
*' blind world, very late years gone.'" And again, " A great
*' many that have hated matrimony, and yet have not hated
" fornication, incest, advoutry, begin now to abhor and
'* manifestly to fly these and other like pestilences, and ex-
*' ercise the contraries."
The taxes that happened in this King's reign, and mo- Taxes,

nies given him by Parliament, may not be improper to

be here set down, for the letting in some further light into

this history. And to do this, I shall but transcribe a brief

computation thereof, done to my hand by Sir Walter Ra-454

leigh.
" In the second year of King Edward VI. the Parlia- Prerogative

*' ment gave the King an aid of twelve pence the pound, of ^^^^g"''

*' goods of his natural subjects, and two shillings the pound

*' of strangers. And this to continue for three years. And

*' by the statute of the second and third of Edward VI. it

*' may appear, the same Parliament did also give a second

" aid, as followeth ; to wit, of every ewe, kept in several

" pastures, three pence ; of every wether, kept as afore-

" said, two pence ; of every sheep, kept in the common,

" three halfpence. The house gave the King also eight

" pence the pound, of every woollen cloth made for the sale

*' throughout England, for three years. In the third and

** fourth of the King, by reason of the troublesome gather-

" ing of the pole-money vipon sheep, and the tax upon

" cloth, this act of subsidy was repealed, and other relief

" given the King. And in the seventh year he had a sub-

*' sidy and two fifteenths."

I will add here, the sum of the charges of the King's The expen-

household for one week, beginning Sunday, December 29, "„y°gj*^jj

in the third year of his reign ; which were as follow : mss. penes

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£. s. d.

Anno 1553

"Sunday, n |

rl49 19 9ob.q.

Monday,

131 1 8 ob. q.

The charges

Tuesday,

1

129 3 10 o6.

of the house- <

Wednesday, ^were "^

164 12 9 ob.

hold on

Thursday,

Friday,

.Saturday,

151 16 3

126 17 6
-149 11

Sum total 1003 2 11 ob.

The charges of the household for one week, beginning

Sunday, March 16, in the same third year of the King, were

as follow :

"Sunday, -.

^124 7 4

Monday,

117 19 0^.

The charges

Tuesday,

112 6 ob.

of the liouse- <

Wednesday,

>'were <

114 19 3

hold on

Thursday,

Friday,

_ Saturday,

117 19 11 ob.
118 18 4

-122 1 7

Sum total 828 6 0^.

I subjoin the cxpcnces of the King's household yearly,

which were as follow :

455

The last half year of"
King Henry VIII.
28080Z. 14*. 2(Z. ob.

And the first half year

of King Edward VI. I ^^^^
21107Z. 4*. Qd. J
The second whole year of King
Edward''s reign

The third year of his reign -

The fourth year of his reign -

The fifth year of his reign

The sixth year of his reign

In all for

i>one whole ^ 49187 18

L

8 0^*.

46902 7 3

46100 3

11 ob. q

00578 16

4 ob.

62863 9

1 ob. q.

65923 16

4ry.

OF KING EDWARD VI. 157

During these three last years of the King, his preroga- CHAP.

tive [of taking up provisions, I suppose, at an easy rate]

ceased: which heightened the account of his household Anno 1553.

expences.
To fill up this work, and for a conclusion of these histori-

cal collections, as I have hitherto endeavoured to give some

account of things and matters remarkable, so I shall set be-

fore the reader the men, whether in State or Church, of

most eminence for their honours, qualities, or trusts com-

mitted to them : and that under several distinct ranks and

orders, as follows.

CHAP. XXV.

Creations. The King's counsellors. Courtiers and great
officers.
J. HIS chapter shall shew what creations of noblemen hap-

pened in this reign, and give a catalogue of the names of the

King^^s counsellors, lords lieutenants of the counties, and

most of the chief officers of the household, or otherwise.

1. For the creations of nobility by this King, I am be- Noblemen

holden both to a manuscript of the right reverend father

John, late Lord Bishop of Ely, and likewise to the Office of

Heralds. The nobles created by him were seventeen.

Dukes.
1. Edward Seymour Earl of Hertford, and Viscount Beau-

champ. Created Duke of Somerset, Feb. 12, 1546. And

had issue Edward Earl of Hertford.
2. Henrv Grey Marquis of Dorset, Lord Ferrys of

Groby, Harrington, Bonvyle, and Aystley. Created Duke

of Suffolk, October 11, 1551. He had Henry Lord Har-

rington, who died without issue, and three daughters.

3. John Dudley Viscount Lysle, Baron of Somerye,

Basset, and Teyes, and Lord Dudley. Created Duke of

Northumberland, Octob. 11, 1551. Earl of W^arwick, Feb.

17, 1546. Then made High Chamberlain of England.

Made Earl Marshal of England in the 5th of Edw. VI.

158 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK April 20. Had issue Ambrose Earl of Warwick, and Robert

II- Earl of Leicester, and other sons. He bore a crescent for

Anao 1553. distinction in his arms.

45g Marquisses.
4. William Par, Lord Par of Kendal, Marmyon, and

S. Quintin. Created Marquis of Northampton by King

Edward VI. Feb. 17, 1546. And Earl of Essex by King

Henry VIII. And died without issue.

5. William Paulet Lord S. John of Basing. Created

Marquis of Winchester, Octob. 11, 1551. And Earl of

Wilts, Jan. 19, 1549- And after made Lord Treasurer of

England. Bore a crescent in his coat for distinction. He

left issue John.
Earls.
6. Thomas Wriothesly. Created Earl \)f Southampton,

and Lord Wriothesly of Titchfield, Feb. 17, 1546. Of

¦whom descended Henry, his son. Earl of Southampton.

[Dugdale makes this, and the other creations about this

time, to be Feb. 16, that is, three days before the corona-

tion : which yet happened Feb. 20.]

7. John Russel Lord Russel. Created Earl of Bedford,

Jan. 19, 1549. And after made Lord Privy Seal. Had

issue Francis Earl of Bedford.
8. William Herbert. Created Baron Herbert of Cardiff,

October 10, 1551, and the next day Earl of Pembroke.

Father to Henry Earl of Pembroke.
Viscounts.
9. Walter Devoreux, Lord Ferris of Chartley. Created

Viscount Hereford, Feb. 2, 1549- Of whom descended

Walter Devoreux Viscount Hereford, his grandson, by Sir

Richard Devoreux, his son.

Barons.
10. Gregory Cromwel, son of Thomas Cromwel Earl of

Essex, was created Lord Cromwel of Okeham. And had

issue, the Lord Cromwel. [This is an error : for this

creation happened not in this reign, but Dec. 18, 37 of

Hen. VIII. This Lord Cromwel died 5 Edw. VL]
11. Thomas Seymour, brother to Edward Duke of So-

OF KING EDWARD VI. 159

merset, was created Lord Seymour of Sudley, Feb. 17, CHAP.

1546. And made Lord Admiral. And died without '_

Anno 1553.

issue.
12. Richard Rich, created Lord Rich of Lighes, Feb.

17, 1546. And had issue, Richard [Robert, according to

Dugdale] Lord Rich.

13. William Willoughby, heir male to the Lord Wil-

loughby of Eresby. [Mistaken : in truth heir male to Sir

Christopher Willoughby.] Created Lord Willoughby of

Parham, Feb. 17, 1546. And had issue, Charles Lord

Willoughby.
15. Edmund Sheffield, created Lord Sheffield of Butter-

wick, Feb. 17, 1546. John Lord Sheffield, his son and

heir.
15. William Paget, called by writ to the Lords house,

Decemb. 3. Created Lord Paget of Beaudesert, Jan. 19, '

1549. And knight of the most noble order of the Garter.

Who had issue, Henry Lord Paget, that died without

issue.
16. Thomas Darcy, created April 5, 1551. Lord Darcy 457

of Chich, and knight of the noble order of the Garter.

Father to John Lord Darcy.
17 Ogle, created Lord Ogle. [This is erroneous :
for his creation was in the reign of Edward IV. not of Ed-

ward VI.]

II. Tlie names of King Edward's Council, upon his first

access to the crown, to assist the Protector, were as folloAv :

Thomas Cranmer, arch- great chamberlain of Eng-
bishop of Canterbury. land.
William Lord Saint John, Henry Earl of Arundel,
great master of the King's lord chamberlain,
household and president of Thomas Lord Seymour of
the Council. Sudley, high admiral of
John Lord Russel, keeper England,
of the privy seal. Cutbert, bishop of Dur-
William Marquis of North- ham.
ampton. Richard Lord Rich.
John Earl of Warwick, Sir Thomas Cheyney,

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MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK knifrht of the order, treasur-

• er of the household.

Anno 1553, Sir Johii Gate, knight of

the order, comptroller of the

household.

Sir Anthony Browne,

knight of the order, master

of the horses.
Sir Anthony Wyngfield,

knight of the order, vice-

chamberlain.
Sir William Paget, knight

of the order, chief secretary.

Sir William Petre, one of

the two principal secreta-

ries.
Sir Ralph Sadleyr, mas-

ter of the great wardrobe.

Sir John Baker, of the

Augmentation Office.

Dr. Wotton, dean of

Canterbury and York.
Sir Anthony Denny, gen-

tleman of the privy chamber.

Sir William Herbert, gen-

tleman of the privy chamber.

Sir Edward North, chan-

cellor of the courts of Aug-

mentations, and Revenues of

the crown.

Sir Edward Montague,

chief justice of the Common

Pleas.
Sir Edward Wotton.
Sir Edmund Peckham,

cofferer of the household.

Sir Thomas Bromely, one

of the jvistices of the Common

Pleas.
Sir Richard Southwel.

The names of the privy counsellors anno 1552 were as

follow :

Thomas Archbishop of

Canterbury.
Thomas Bishop of Ely,

lord chancellor.

The Lord Treasurer, Mar-

quis of Winchester.

The Duke of Northum-

berland.

Lord Privy Seal, Earl of

Bedford.

The Duke of Suffolk.
The Marquis of North-

ampton.
The Earl of Shrewsbury.

The Earl of Westmerland.
The Earl of Huntingdon.

The Earl of Pembroke.

Viscount Hereford.
Lord Admiral, Lord Clin-

ton.
Lord Chamberlain, Lord

Darcy.
Lord Cobham.
Lord Rich.
Mr. Comptroller, Sir An-

thony Wyngfield,

Mr. Treasurer, Sir Tho-

mas Cheyne.

Mr. Vice-chamberlain, Sir

John Gates.

Mr. Secretary Petre.
Mr. Secretary Cecyl.

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161

Sir Pliilip Hoby.
Sir Robert Bowes.
Sir John Gage, constable

of the Tower.

Sir John Mason, secretary

for the French tongue.

Sir Ralph Sadleir.

Sir John Baker, chancel

lor of the court of Auarmen
o

tations.

Judge Bromely.
Judge Mountague. 458
Dr. Wotton.
Mr. North.

CHAP.

XXV.

These that follow were King Edward's Council in the

north.

Francis Earl of Shrews-

bury, lord president.
Henry Earl of Westmer-

land.
Henry Earl of Cumber-

land.
Cuthbert, bishop of Dur-

ham.
William Lord Dacres of

the north.
John Lord Conyers.
Thomas Lord Wharton.
John Hind, knt. one of his

Majesty'sjustices of the Com-

mon Pleas.
Edmund Molineux, knt.

sergeant at law.

Henry Savyle, knt.

Robert Bowes, knt.

Nicolas Fairfax, knt.

George Conyers, knt.

Leonard Beckwith, knt.

William Babthorp, knt.

Anthony Nevyl, knt.

Thomas Gargrave, knt.

Robert Mennel, sergeant

at law.
Anthony Bellasis, esq.

John Rokeby, doctor of

law.

Robert Chaloner, esq.

Richard Norton, esq.

Thomas Eymis, esq. secre-

tary.

The President and Council in the marches of Wales, by a

commission from the King, anno 1551, were as follow:

Sir William Herbert, pre- Sir Robert Townsend.

sident.
The Earl of Worcester.

Walter Viscount Here-

ford.
Robert Bishop of St.

Asaph.
Edward Lord Powis.
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Sir Thomas Bromely.

Sir John Packington.

Sir John Savage.

Sir Richard Cotton.

Sir Anthony Kingston.

Sir John Setlow.

Sir George Herbert.

1G2 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK Sir Richard Mauxel. Sir Adam Mitton.
' Sir Thomas Johns. Griffith Leyson.
Sir Walter Denys. John Pollard.
Sir Edward Carne. Matthew Herbert.
Sir Roland Hill. John Skidmore.
Sir James Croft. Richard Hussal.
Sir Robert Acton. William Shelden
Sir Nicolas Arnold. John Basset.
Sir John Price. John Throgmerton.
Lords jus- jjj These were the Kine-'s justices commissioned in
tices and i i i i- o i
lords lieu- May, 1552, and lords lieutenants of the counties; who were

tenants of ^^ inquire of all treasons, misprisions of treasons, insurrec-

ties. tions, rebellions, unlawful assemblies, and conventicles, un-
lawful speaking of words, confederacies, conspiracies, false

allegations, contempts, falsehood, negligences, conceal-

ments, oppressions, riots, routs, murders, felonies, and all

other evil doings. And to appoint certain days and places

for inquiry thereof: and to be the King's lieutenants for

levying of men, and to fight against the King''s enemies and

459 rebels, and to execute upon them the marshal law ; and sub-

due all invasions, insurrections, &c. as should chance to be

moved in any place ; as it ran in their commissions :
The Duke of Northumberland, for the counties of Nor-

thumberland, Cumberland, Newcastle upon Tine, and Bar-

wick.
The Earl of Bedford, for Dorset, Somerset, Devon, and

Cornwal.

The Earl of Sussex, Lord Dudley, Sir William Fermour,

and Sir John Robsert, for Norfolk.

The Earl of Slirewsbury, for Yorkshire and the city of

York.
The Lord Darcy, the Lord Wentworth, and Sir Anthony

Wyngfield, for Suffolk.
The Duke of Northumberland and Viscount Hereford,

for Staffordshire.

The Earl of Darby, for Lancashire.
The Lord Chancellor, for the Isle of Ely.

OF KING EDWARD VI.

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The Lord Marquis of Northampton, for the counties of

Northampton, Bedford, Surrey, Hertford, Cambridge,

Berks, and Oxon.
The Lord Treasurer, for Southampton and the Isle of

Wight.
The Lord Clinton, for Lincolnshire.

The Earl of Oxford, Lord Darcy, Lord Rich, and Sir

John Gates, for Essex.

The Earl of Westmerland, for the bishopric of Durham.
The Duke of Northumberland and Earl of Warwick, for

Warwick.

The Earl of Pembroke, for Wilts.
Sir Robert Bowes, for Middlesex.
The Duke of Suffolk, for Leicester.
The Earl of Huntingdon, for Darby and Rutland.
The Lord Warden, for Kent and Canterbury.
The Earl of Rutland, for Nottingham.
Sir Robert Tyrwit and Thomas Audley, esq. for Hun-

tington.

The Lord Russcl, for Bucks.
The Lord La Ware, for Sussex.
The Earl of Cumberland, for Westmerland.
The Earl of Pembroke, for Wales, and the marches thereof.
IV. Of persons in place and office, and chief about the

King, these were the most eminent :

Goodrick, bishop of Ely, chamberlain of the house-

CHAP.

XXV.

lord chancellor.

Lord Marquis of Win-

chester, lord high treasur-

er.
The Earl of Bedford, lord

privy seal.

The Duke of Northum-

berland, loi'd great master.

The Marquis of North-

ampton, lord high chamber-

lain of England.

hold.
Lord Clinton, lord high

admiral of England.
The Earl of Warwick,

master of the King's horses.

SirAnth.Wyng-

field,
Sir Richard Cot-

ton,

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oj a> V
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Lord Darcy of Chiche, lord Sir John Gates, vice-cham-

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berlain and chancellor of the

duchy.
Sir John Williams, master

of the jewel-house.

460 The Lord Strange,

Sir Philip Hoby,

SirThomasWroth,

Sir Nic. Throgmor-

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ton,

Barnaby Fitz-Pa-
tric,

Sir John Cheke,

Sir Robert Dudley,

Sir Henry Nevyl,

Sir Henry Gates,

Sir Henry Sidney,

SirWilliamStanley,

And some others.

Sir Ralph Sadleyr, master

of the wardrobe.

Sir William Cavendish,

treasurer of the chamber.

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SirW.Petre, -\V^^''^W^

SirW.Cecyl, h^^tanes

-^ 01 state.

Sir John Mason, secretary

for the French tongue.

Sir George Howard, mas-

ter of the King''s henchmen.

Sir John Gage, constable

of the Tower.

Sir James Croft, lord de-

puty of Ireland.

5 esqs. yeo-

men of

the robes.

SirThomasChaloner,

Bernard Hampton,

Armagil Waad,

William Thomas,

William Honnins,

Cutbert Vaugha

master of the King's bears,

bulls,

Richard Cecyl,

Rob. Robotham,

esq.

and dogs.

V. The names of the high sheriffs of Essex and Hertford-

sliire were these :


<

rl. Edward Brocket of

Hatfield, esq.
2. JohnCockof Brokes-

burn, esq.

3. Sir John Gates of

Chesthunt, knt.

f4. Sir George Norton

I knt.

J 5. Sir Henry Tyrrel of

Heron, knt.

6. Sir Thomas Pope of

Tittenhanger, knt.

VI. The names of the King's chief captains and head

officers in Calais and Guisnes, and the marches thereof, in

the latter end of his reign, were these :

Tlie Lord William Howard, The Lord Grey, Sir An-

thony Aucher, Sir Raynold Scot, Sir Maurice Denys, John

Harleston, George Brown, Edward Grimston, Sir Thomas

Cotton, Nicolas Alexander, Eustace Abingdon.

OF KING EDWARD VI. 165

CHAP. XXVI. 461
A catalogue of the Bishops in this King's reig^i ; icith re-

marks upon them.

x\.ND as these were the chief of quality and honour among

the laity, so for those of that figure among the spiritualty,

I shall offer here the names of the several archbishops and

bishops that governed the respective sees under this King.

Of whom were not above half a score that heartily favoured

and furthered the reformation of religion.

Archbishops.
Cranmer. A privy counsellor : memorials of whom were Canterbury.

some years ago published. To him the Church of England

oweth her excellent reformation. He was a married man :

and left a son, of his own name ; who was restored in blood

in the fifth of Queen Elizabeth. This Archbishop was

martyred by fire at Oxford, under Queen Mary.

Holgate. A favourer of the Reformation. The only York,

wealthy prelate in this reign ; and a married man. He

purchased of the King the manor of Scrowby in Notting-

hamshire ; and, after his o^vn and his wife''s death, laid it to

the archbishopric of York. Upon the coming of Queen

Mary to the crown, he was cast into the Tower ; spoiled of

vast treasure, plate, and jewels, and household-stuff, at his

houses at Cawood, and at Battersea in Surrey, and other

places, where he sorhetimes resided.

Bishops.

Boner. He was deposed under King Edward's reign ; London.

but restored under Queen Mary, by sentence of Dr. John

Tregonwel. Commonly called bloody Boner, for his popish

zeal in sentencing so many professors of the gospel to the

flames. He was deprived again under Queen Elizabeth ;

and remained excommunicate several years before his death.

Supposed to be base son of one Savage, a priest. He died

in the Marshalsea.

Ridley. He succeeded, upon the deprivation of Boner.
M 3

166 MEMORIALS ECCLESIASTICAL

BOOK A great instrument and assistant to Cranmer in the refor-

mation of this Church, Very learned and pious. He was

chaplain to King Henry VIII. before whom he once

preached a notable sermon, at the marriage of the Lady

Clynton to Sir Anthony Browne, master of the horse to that

King. He was martyred by tire under Queen Mary : and

died unmarried.

Winchester. Gardiner. Deprived under this King, and laid in the

Tower. But under Queen Mary restored, and advanced to

be lord chancellor of England. He was chancellor also of

the University of Cambridge, and master of Trinity hall

there: which place he held to his death. He is supposed

to be the base son of Wood vile, bishop of Salisbury. But

462 he gave the coat of the Gardiners of Glemsford, near Ips-

wich in Suffolk ; which was, azure, a cross, or, charged with

a cinquefoil, gules, pierced ; or rather, a rose, (which, I

suppose, was an addition granted him by the King,) be-

tween four griffins' heads crazed, argent, languid, gules : as

I observed from an ancient picture of this prelate''s, in the

possession of my worthy friend. Sir Richard Gibbs, of Whet-

ham in Suffialk, knt. Upon the frame is writ his motto,

Vana saliis Iwminis. When that picture was taken of him,

he was fifty-three years of age. He is represented with a